i literally had a dream that you posted run boy run 4 & manhattan wv at the same time and i got so excited i woke up
sneep that is both the funniest and sweetest thing i've ever heard but that is NOT gonna happen anytime soon - i am getting back into my RBR swing (yippee!) but manhattan wv (or part one at least) has soooo much left to put into it. i've been working purely on vibes and worldbuilding and i have done,,, very little on actually getting the plot rolling. but to make up for that here's a little snippet i was debating on posting because you're very lovely and your enthusiasm over the whole thing has been a really big motivator for me and i really really appreciate it :)
“Well, Medda’s been nice, I guess, so at least I have a place to sleep before the next train-”
Before he can finish, Siôn lunges like an animal, fast and deadly, slamming his mug against the diner table with a clatter, hard enough that a crack shoots up the edge. Jack’s breath freezes in his lungs as he jolts backwards, that audible crack fracturing through his ribs and into his chest, sharp enough to bleed.
“Jesus, dude, what the fuck?!” He snaps, teeth bared and heart hammering. “The hell’s wrong with you?!”
Siôn only raises his mug and stares, eyes wide, at the crumpled corpse of a spider. Phantom shivers wrack through Jack’s body, a million legs prickling at his skin, and he can’t help the gasp that shoots through his throat.
“Sorry,” Siôn breathes, his eyes still lost and misted. “I just… I don’t like spiders.”
Jack nods, not trusting his voice.
“Me neither,” is all he can manage to say while the spider’s dead eyes stare at him.
Siôn swallows, never taking his eyes off the spider’s mangled body as he takes a napkin and covers it, the paper immediately staining with something wet and sticky.
“I haven’t…” He whispers, like if he speaks too loud, he’ll wake it. “Haven’t seen one in a while.”
Jack blinks, a knot forming between his brows.
“A spider?”
Siôn shakes his head.
“Not this kind.”
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I've been on a work trip this week. Here are some things I learned about my coworkers:
One of them is a discworld fan who's trying to convince her 10yo daughter to read the Tiffany Aching books
One of them... might be aroace...? I didn't want to pry but she basically said she doesn't give a shit about relationships and is going to have a kid on her own. Either way, good for her
They are all SO chill about neurodiversity (I suspect it's due to the massive autistic vibes our line of work requires because I can think of at least three of them who are pinging my ND radar)
They are, collectively, a branch of my dog's online fan club
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Bisexual Panic! In the Greenwood
I got some interest on Bluesky for doing a series of videos on Welsh folklore, fables and folktales, so I thought as it’s Bi Visibility Month I’d start with an 18thC fable that Iolo Morgannwg recorded in his infamous manuscripts called Einion and the Lady of the Wood. I’ll do a video on who Iolo Morgannwg was another time, but you can Google him if you’re curious.
Iolo claimed this tale was…
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im helping out with a summer school this week and this morning we had a mainly interesting architecture talk but for some godforsaken reason the lady hadnt. bothered to google how to. pronounce the welsh names??? in a lecture in a welsh uni about mostly welsh places???? i was just like. what?? she teaches AT that uni im pretty sure so she must like. live in wales. it just came off SO fucking rude and i could see the other lecturers wincing
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