#babylon berlin is my fav reality tv show

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my fav part about having this acc is that once in awhile ill get a shitton of notes and its always ppl thirsting over Edgar

[burninghoneyatdusk]

2020 Year in Review

Rules: answer some questions about 2020 and tag some people!

Tagged by: @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold & @marauders-groupie 💛

Top Five Three Films you watched in 2020:

I watch way more television than movies so this is all I can think of at the moment 🤷🏼‍♀️

1. Little Women

2. Emma

3. Taylor Swift: Miss Americana

Top Five Ten TV Shows in 2020:

1. Bridgerton

2. The Haunting of Bly Manor

3. The Boys

4. Buzzfeed Unsolved / Watcher Entertainment

5. Never Have I Ever

6. Sex Education

7. Spinning Out

8. Normal People

9. Outerbanks

10. Babylon Berlin**

**The way the bellarke fandom is sleeping on this show is horrendous

Top Five Songs/Albums of 2020:

1. Evermore (album, Taylor Swift)

2. Folklore (album, Taylor Swift)

3. Before You Go (song, Lewis Capaldi)

4. If the World Was Ending (song, JP Saxe & Julia Michaels)

5. To Die For (song, Sam Smith)

Top Five Two Books of 2020:

Ooof I only read 2 books this year which is sad, but here’s to 2021 being better on that front. I’ll give a shout out to them anyway because they were great.

1. King of Crows (Diviners #4, Libba Bray)

I feel like the Diviners series is one of the most underrated YA series. This book wasn’t my favorite in the series but the series in general is incredible. It’s essentially a paranormal mystery series set during the 1920s with plenty of romance and found family vibes.

What makes it great is that it doesn’t shy away from the more grim realities of the 20s. Rather than glamorizing the time period, it’s told through a really diverse cast of characters who are all forced to come together because of various circumstances (if you know of my love for six of crows, then you know why I love this). Also, the imagery and prose in this series is phenomenal. 11/10 recommend it and I think a lot of people are missing out.

2. Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1, Cassandra Clare)

Sigh. I feel like I have to preface, as always, that if you didn’t like the original shadowhunters series, PLEASE give the other series a try. I hated the first, but the others (The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices) are some of my favorite series. That being said, I think the Last Hours might become my favorite shadowhunter series just based on book 1 alone. I binged this in less than 48 hours because I couldn’t put it down and without spoiling anything I am SO excited for book 2 based on the ending of this one. I think Cassandra Clare’s writing grows better with each book/series and this is no exception.

This series takes place in Edwardian London and the some of the main characters are children of the Infernal Devices characters, with some new ones as well. Compared to the other series, I really loved the cast of characters as a whole rather than rooting for a single ship.

Top Five Eleven Fanfictions of 2020:

I’ve read way less fic than in past years just because I read less of it when I’m writing more, but here are some favorites, all bellarke fic. I recommend you check out my bookmarks for all my favs, 2020 and otherwise

1. I Found Peace in Your Violence by @eyessharpweaponshot

2. sometimes (this has a hot, sweet taste) by @brimay

3. it’s a small world by virgohotspot

4. Intertwining your soul (with somebody else) by @stealing-jasons-job

5. The Courage of the Stars by @bookwormforalways

6. Let Me Out by @animmortalist

Yes I know there’s only one chapter so far but it’s amazing and my excitement for it is enough, I can’t wait for more

7. Surely You Must Know (it was all for you) by @elora-lane

8. comes and goes (in waves) by @brimay

9. Soul Fate Determination by @wellsjahasghost

10. I’ll Find You in the Morning Sun by @cominguproses13x

Okay I technically still have 10 chapters left because I’m an easily distracted slow reader, but this fic has blown me away, especially the prose and writing quality

11. Sugar by @asroarke

Five good/positive things that happened to you in 2020:

1. Fandom: I really dove into fandom this year because of my free time and despite the show being a disaster, making really good friends & watching @t100fic-for-blm grow has been awesome.

2. Writing: Along the same lines as above, all the free time allowed me more time to write than I’ve ever had. Prompts from @t100fic-for-blm also had me writing ideas I never would have thought of or explored. In 2020 I officially published over 400k words and although that will be hard to keep up with when things become normal again, I definitely will do my best to keep my writing up.

3. Health & Job: I’m lucky enough that I didn’t get sick this year, nor did any close family members or friends. Everytime I get frustrated with how things are going, I try to remind myself big-picture that I’ve been really lucky. I also am still working and have a steady paycheck this year which I know isn’t the case for so many, so I’m beyond grateful for that.

4. Redecorating: Maybe this is more just “buy stuff make me happy” lmao. I moved to a new city in summer 2019 and was still getting my apartment together when the pandemic hit. Since March, I’ve bought what feels like my first ✨adult✨ furniture pieces and my apartment definitely feels more like home.

5. My cats: Lol I’m honestly so grateful for these munchkins. I live alone in a studio apartment and also don’t know many people since I moved to this city recently, so having them with me while stuck in my apartment alone has really been a huge comfort and brought me joy.

Tagging: @poppykru | @animmortalist | @stealing-jasons-job | @sparklyfairymira | @the-most-beautiful-broom | @writetheniteaway | @queenemori | @bookwormforalways | @elora-lane | @nakey-cats-take-bathsss | @nvermindiseeyou | @carrieeve | @icantloseyou-too | @eyessharpweaponshot | @pawprinterfanfic | @igotbellarkeforthat | @useyourtelescope | @helloeurydice | @venetum | @hopskipaway | @franklyineedcoffee | @underbellamy | @broashwhat | @bellarkestitchdelena | @ruggedmurphy | @brimay | @bellamyblake

[sternvonafrika]

I was tagged by @noir-vintage to do a quarantine q&a, thank you, dear!🌞💕

are you staying home from work/school? yes, i am, quarantine here started almost a month ago and my university, in one of the most affected italian cities, closed and provided online classes

if you’re staying home, who’s with you? mostly my mother (a teacher) and my little sister (a student) while my father (a butcher who works in a supermarket) still has to go to work so he's hardly ever home

an event you were looking forward to that got cancelled? oh, really... just starting horse riding again, some exams, going to lübeck on holiday with a friend of mine and maybe (i highly doubt it will still take place) the rammstein concert in july

what movies have you watched recently? what shows? i rewatched gran torino and suite française with my mother + der junge törless, der hauptmann and plata quemada in my free time, when it comes to tv shows i rewatched the first two seasons of babylon berlin and then watched the third (which was a masterpiece) but then i lost all my will to watch new serious shows but s12 of rupaul's drag race

what music are you listening to? nothing special, i am constantly alternating between my fav bands -rammstein, sabaton, cccp - fedeli alla linea, kraftwerk, hatari- and giving myself some time to listen to some italian indie music + pay more attention to powerwolf

what are you reading? the last but not the least of the long long list of italian classics i have to analyze for my italian literature exam, la coscienza di zeno (zeno's conscience) while also concentrating on some poems of pascoli's myricae

what are you doing for self-care? keeping a list of things i must do in order to be productive but in reality this is just stressing me at this point and after following six hours of classes everyday + studying + writing + reading my brain is starting to explode... honestly? i am doing nothing and i don't know what i should be doing

[dusted-0negin]

scotland, spain, estonia, ireland

scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 : do you prefer summer or winter?

summer! though, I do experience annual fondness of winter, especially before christmas and in russia, but that has never lasted longer than 2 weeks

spain 🇪🇸 : do you take naps during the day?

only if I'm feeling like crap (aka headache, period etc.)

estonia 🇪🇪 : do you have a crush?

in theory yes, but in reality they're all either dead or a younger version of someone pushing 80 now, sooo, it's all very very platonic 🙃

ireland 🇮🇪 : favourite tv show?

currently babylon berlin even though they've killed my two fav characters already:):):):)

honourable mentions goes to the nanny, black adder, bbc hercule poirot/mrs marple, midsomer murders, bc I can't choose one nor do I know whether they qualify as "proper" tv shows, lol