#be safe guys gals and nonbinary pals

[shallyouobeyme]

For the “spicy” prompt im imagining Platonic Yandere Batfam discovering your internet history, and having a confrontation about how you’re far too young for such things (reader is a full adult, not that the Batfam sees it that way).

I sadly already have something written out for today, but I really love this idea so I decided that I'd just go into the concept a bit as well - I mean I make the rules to this so I might as well use that power.

Okay, so I don't really write smut as of now because I don't read it and I do have not a lot of real-life experience so I figure it might just be a lot of cringy blabbering. But let's go with the 'spicey' meaning that horny adolescents will probably think of when reading the word in the context of fanfiction.

Now you're probably somewhere in the span of 16-20 in this scenario, old enough to live independently on your own, but young enough that the batfam can somehow justify it in their mind to treat you like a precious, fragile, little toddler. Sure, some of them logically know that you're basically a grown-up, but with how much effed-up shit they see every day they don't really wanna admit that to themselves and rather chose to act all 'I do not see'. And while that's all fine and dandy for them to do, it doesn't change the logical facts. Fact number one: You grew out of binkies and blankies like a decade ago, for god's sake Dick stop trying to make me take ten naps a day with them. Fact number two: Like I said, you're kind of (definitely) an adult and assuming that you have not always been the coddled little Wayne-baby that the Batfam wants to see you as you've probably been exposed to adult things before and aren't sensitive with seeing them. Like, guys, I was reading the news daily before you crazy people kidnapped me - stop talking about international crises as if the countries are people who have minor disagreements, okay? Fact number three: there comes a time in an adult's life when they might be craving a somewhat more intimate partner in their life - and no, Damian, I don't mean the bestest friend in the whole world forever, I mean a guy or a gal or a nonbinary pal who can rock your shit, if you get my drift (never dare say that to Damian out loud tho, you will be having your mouth washed out with soap). So while it might be a giant oversight on your part to not realize that all your precious internet time is completely monitored, you still probably haven't expected to be sat down by Bruce, Dick, Jason and Alfred and get a lecture on how you're way too little to look up these kinds of things (you looked up TikTok videos and happened to watch a few with TikTokers dancing in slightly less covered clothing) and how your mind is too undeveloped to grasp these big things you searched for (you looked up a statistic on the rate of kidnapping victims to get killed) and how you should keep playing your safe games instead of these violent ones (you looked at a game trailer for Cyberpunk 2077).

All your arguing falls on deaf ears. They just don't wanna hear that you're not their little, innocent baby. The only good thing is that they don't think you have enough logical thinking skills yet to properly grasp the situation so you'll be punished very lightly (a month without internet privileges). Once you're allowed to go online again though, you'll have to make do with the special kiddy-pad they got you with all the safety features and parental controls installed. So yeah, might wanna get used to being without the internet from now on...

[checkoutmybookshelf]

EXCUSE ME, That Is My Emotional Support Bodyguard

If Artemis Fowl was originally planned as a trilogy (and I have no idea, I was literally too emotionally distraught from rereading this book to Google that), then this book is a really lovely ending. It's also just a massive emotional roller coaster, especially for a middle-grade series! Let's talk Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code.

*Spoilers Below the Break. Be Warned*

This book could honestly also be titled Artemis Fowl: American Businessmen are Scum and I Will Personally Make them Pay, because one of the very, very few flat-out mistakes we see Artemis make occurs in the opening chapters of this book. Our boy attempts to extort American businessman Jon Spiro into paying him an exorbitant fee to keep his C-Cube (a peice of tech that integrates fairy technology to make literally everything else on the planet obsolete, with the added bonus that if anyone looks too hard at it, the fairy world could be exposed) off the market.

Butler--bless his bodyguard heart--spends this entire meeting with his instincts screaming "Something is seriously wrong," but Artemis is so damn sure that he has the high ground that he ignores a couple of fairly blatant red flags to bait the already pissed-off businessman. And then, of course, the angry American does the most predictably fucking American thing in the world and pulls a gun.

And Butler does his job. This man who we have grown to love through two books literally stands in front of the bullet and makes sure that Artemis is safe before literally using his dying breath to tell Artemis his name before dying in his principle's arms.

Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals: This scene is DEVASTATING.

We are intimately tangled up in the moment, with Artemis and Butler's reactions. As someone who has had life-threatening medical emergencies, Butler's calm in the moment is totally understandable, but when I read this book for the first time, that calm was scarier than him panicking would have been. Artemis is a normal human boy with normal human boy emotions in this scene, and because he is so rarely that in these books, that is perhaps more devastating than if he had also been calm in the scene. Basically, if this death scene hadn't been reversed in later chapters, it would be #1 on my list of book death scenes that scarred me for life.

But Artemis being Artemis, he finds his criminal mastermind instincts and stuffs Butler's body in a fish freezer, gets help from a professional cryogenicist, and then gets Holly on the line to pull off a hail-Mary four-minute healing. And the best part is that there are actual consequences. The healing takes about a decade off of Butler's life, and because some kevlar fibers got caught up in the wound, his breathing is less free than it was before. But the important thing is that Butler. Is. Alive.

Then, of course, Artemis has to come clean to the fairies that he came within a hair's breadth of exposing their entire civilization to humans and that he has left the door unlocked and cracked open for Jon Spiro to expose them. This is, of course, wholly beyond the pale, so the Council authorizes them fairy help to retrieve the cube, but for a price: All the humans involved get mind-wiped after the cube is successfully retrieved. Artemis agrees, because this kid has eaten enough humble pie today to kill a large horse.

Butler, despite being alive, is not in any shape to go heisting, so Juliet and Mulch Diggums round out the heist team. Jon Spiro is rich, paranoid, and quite frankly evil, so this heist is a CHALLENGE, but ultimately they do end up succeeding, and Artemis, Butler, and Juliet submit to mind wipes. That scene is weirdly touching, but it is not without the caveat that allowed the series to continue beyond book three: They're wearing mirrored contact lenses to beat the mesmer, and Artemis slips Mulch a computer disc full of files that will spark enough memories to reverse the mind wipe.

This isn't my favorite Artemis Fowl book by any stretch of the imagination, but it's arguably the best heist in the series and the scenework and the development of Artemis's character is strong as hell. Plus, watching Jon Spiro spiral into a hell that is largely of his own making after he had Butler shot was deeply satisfying.

[guywithananimepfp]

hey 👋

Hey guys gals nonbinary pals and everyone in between and out in space. My name is Grey and this blogs purpose is to write, write, and write some more. This isn't my main account, and I don't know if I'll share it unless I get to a certain point of being comfortable of doing so. I hope people will like my writing because I've been trying to improve so I can make a book in a few years. So anyways, onto what this blog will include and my boundaries. So stick around to read

★ what will this blog include?: Well it'll include, well, writing. Fluff, angst and more. Think of it as Wattpad but hopefully less cringey and not stereotypical. I try to make my writing fair if it included a "reader" fic

★ what will this blog take away from writing?: Headcanons. I don't have a thing against it at all. In fact it's something I love to write. But like I said this isn't my main account, and in my main account it's all headcanon posts. So I wanna take things slowly and go a different route. Who knows maybe I will end up making a headcanon post if anyone requests it

★ what do you write about?: I write about everything my heart desires. Mostly whatever fandom I'm active at the time being. So anything fictional like that:]

★ what about nsfw?: Nsfw is a thin line and a boundary I'm afraid to cross. I am a minor, and I never wrote anything like nsfw before. But if there was a case where I would it would always be in the future. I'm a MINOR and I'm not ready to grow up and cringe at it because that'll be unbearable.

★ who do you NOT want interacting with your blog?: I'm aware that Tumblr is a app that is rocky with unwanted and concerning content. Wether that being nsfw, or straight up p0rn. I'm against alot of it and I rather this be a safe place for people to come and read to. In this case, DONT interact with this account if you are: an 18+ only blog, creeps, MAPS/Pedos, proshippers, racism, homophobia, anti-lgbtq, DDLG (and varieties/supporters) or really anyone who ignores boundaries.

Failure to comply will result in a block from all accounts of mine. So be a decent person please-

★ who CAN interact?: anyone as long as they follow my boundaries and against problematic topics! this is a safe place for all. Including the LGBTQ+ (INCLUDING all my trans brothers and sisters), POC+, traumagenic systems, kins, age regression and so on.

★ and finally, what fandoms are you active in? And can I request anything in the inbox?: I'm mainly active in anime, which includes Soul Eater, hunterxhunter, BNHA/MHA, one piece, DrStone, TBHK, and that's about it if I'm not forgetting anything! I'm also active on things not typically anime. Which being— Lego Monkie kid, Lego Ninjago, httyd, Wendall and wild, Mario and adventure time . And OF COURSE! I love writing for my followers, and I'm always open for requests. This can be from any fandom you enjoy or a fandom I stated here. I'd love to hear your ideas!

★ I wanna request something but is there a way to do it?: only one thing! I have autism, and it gets hard to actually write something if you can't be specific. Please tell me the fandom! Tell me the kind of fic you want it to be, character, and a prompt! This is so I don't end up writing something you didn't want or I end up panicking—

(example; "hey! Can you write a reader x zoro fic of one piece? And the reader is sick?"

(bad example: "hey can you write about hunterxhunter?")

Hopefully this makes sense!

^ Header by: mmadeinheavenn

[matthaisstupidus]

Hey guys gals and nonbinary/agender/xenogender pals, I'm "back from the milk store"

Or in all actuality... its just twitter shitting itself again so in the miniscule chance this Fuckening kills it for good I'm gonna use this instead, and I'm just making sure I can safely get back with all my twitter mutuals on here since they're also moving over here

[kosmic-kore]

this tag is so funny, thank u @illarian-rambling (post here)

INCORRECT QUOTE TAG (link here)

im tagging @starbuds-and-rosedust @macabremoons and @pinkevilwriter @bard-coded and anyone else because this tag is fun and i went over board by a lot

tyler: Hello, my name is Failure, and you're watching my life crumble into pieces.  tyler: *waves their finger and sings like they're in a Disney Channel intro*

phoebe: How’s practice going?  oliver: Terrible. I want to stab everybody there.  phoebe: Okay, just don’t get any blood on your clothes.  oliver: …you shouldn’t be condoning this.  phoebe: Don’t tell me how to live my life.

charlotte: You ever get so tired that you start seeing spiders?  amelie: Me after I take 17 Benadryl and start seeing the hat man.  charlotte: THE WHO?  amelie: Oh is this not a safe space suddenly?

oliver: God is no longer with us, I’ll take over.

*charlotte and alyssa playing minecraft*  charlotte: Oh no, oh no, oh no-  alyssa: What’s wrong?  charlotte: I did a thing.  alyssa: You regret the thing you dID- charlotte: *screams*  alyssa: What the fuck did you do- *sees mass of aggravated Piglin* Damn it-  charlotte: *screams again*

amelie, setting down a card:Ace of spades.  tyler, pulling out an Uno card:+4.  phoebe, pulling out a Pokémon card: Jolteon, I choose you!  elliot, trembling: What are we playing?!

tyler: phoebe's refusing to wear their glasses!  phoebe: tyler, look, I wore the glasses for a day. My eyes are much better now. Watch.  phoebe: *points to oliver* oliver.  phoebe: *points to elliot* elliot.  phoebe: *points to amelie* Sasquatch.

tyler, handing a balloon to elliot: I have no soul. Have a good day!  elliot, walking off: I don't have one either.

elliot: I’m quick at math.  alyssa: Ok, what’s 38 times 76?  elliot: 24.  alyssa: That wasn’t even close.  elliot: But it was quick.

oliver: You know, sometimes dandelions remind me of amelie.  tyler: Aww, is it because they’re like a little sunshine, spreading light and hope everywhere?  oliver: What? Gross, no, it’s because they’re like a weed that you can’t get rid of!

elliot, hungover: Please tell me I'm imagining that I claimed I was king of the ducks.  tyler: I would, but then I would be lying to the King of All Ducks.

amelie: Ow!  charlotte: What’s wrong?  amelie: I have this weird pain right above my eyebrow.  charlotte: It’s called a stress headache. I got my first one when I was four.

*During a game of Hangman*  amelie: Nope, there’s no Q. You lose.  tyler: Are you kidding me?! You can still add something!  amelie: I already added a belt, four earrings and an extra arm! YOU LOSE!

phoebe: I can't believe there's a cat somewhere in my house. Amazing feeling. Love cats. And he's here, in my house! Somewhere! And I may encounter him! What a treat.

alyssa: Alright, listen up you little shits.  alyssa: Not you charlotte. You’re an angel and we’re thrilled you’re here.

elliot: You are an absolute fucking dork.  tyler, singing: Yeah, but I'm your dork!  elliot: *sighs* Yeah, you're my dork.

tyler: As someone who has a long history of not understanding anything, I feel confident in my ability to continue not knowing what is going on.

elliot, holding a fork: You know your talking a lot of shit for someone who has 2 perfectly good eyeballs each cost about $16,000 on the blackmarket.  charlotte: ....  elliot: *lip smack*

charlotte: Man, I’m gonna get fat if you keep feeding me all these chips and junk!  elliot: I’M NOT! I was eating them and you took them. charlotte: You said I should try some!  elliot: I said they were good. charlotte: That’s not how I heard it.

alyssa: A butterfly! Hey, little guy, gal or nonbinary pal! phoebe: Can a butterfly be nonbinary? alyssa: I mean, maybe? I don't judge. elliot, staring dreamily out of the window: Ah, have you ever imagine having butterfly wings? Then- charlotte: Then it would be inconvenient as fuck. Your wings would smack every doorframe and your clothes would have to have holes in the back. tyler: Also, your wing's paper thin, so even a six year old aimed a NERF gun at it would… Yeah… amelie: *sips coffee* According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a- elliot: No, nononono. You fuckers have already shattered my dream, you don't get the fucking privilege to make that reference. phoebe: Also, it's about a butterfly, not a bee… Why would you make that reference? alyssa: You clearly have not lived with them long enough.

tyler: New year, same me. Because I'm perfect.

oliver: I don’t want to talk about it.  amelie: Good, I don’t wanna hear about it.

phoebe: What makes you all smile?  charlotte: Friends and Family.  alyssa: Snacks.  amelie: Victory and success.  oliver: Face muscles.

[supernovaa-remnant]

would you tell me how how the dinosaurs died? :0

buckle in guys gals nonbinary pals humans alterhumans whoever you may be, because this is a wild ride.

first thing you need to know: the dinosaurs died due to an asteroid impact. we know this for a variety of reasons (including stratigraphy, iridium, and the fact that we found where the asteroid impacted) (it's what we'd call a ghost crater bc it's been modified by certain processes, but the reason we know it exists is for a different post).

that's where the crater is

it impacted in the gulf of mexico, and, actually, it was only about the size of Mount Everest. now, you may be thinking "that's pretty big," but compared to the size of the earth?? that's pretty small.

take a quick look at the moon, will you? you see all those big impact basins? yeah, the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs wouldn't have even caused that had it impacted the moon. it simply wasn't big enough to create what we'd call a big impact basin.

this was the blast radius.

so, how, pray tell, did it manage to cause one of the major extinction events in the earth's history?

well, the short answer is, it's due to the earth's atmosphere. had this happened on any other planet in the solar system, it wouldn't really be notable. however, the earth has a thin layer of this thing called biology. and the biological organisms rely on the atmosphere to survive.

so, the asteroid impacts the earth. it sends debris flying up and out of the atmosphere, but not with enough force to reach a stable orbit, so all of this material comes crashing back down into the earth's atmosphere. now, as we know, the earth is constantly rotating, which means this debris is falling all the way in australia and trailing to the west as the earth rotates. and the debris falling has enough force that everything beneath it is immediately set on fire.

so, literally half the earth is burning within 24 hours of the impact. you might think that the ocean life would be safe, however, this impact caused the ocean to become super acidic, which is why the extinctions happened there, too.

now, a funky little thing about a fire of this scale: it causes so much smoke in the entire atmosphere that it actually blocks sunlight, and photosynthesis stops. which, means very very bad thing for the food chain.

there was a lot of luck involved in what survived this, actually. idk, I just think it's interesting. it only was able to spread so far and cause so much damage because of the atmosphere, which is kinda cool. not cool for the dinosaurs, but cool for us.

anyway obligatory disclaimer that I'm not an expert I took one (1) entry level class about dinosaurs and this is from one (1) lecture in my astronomy class, and I always encourage people to do their own research and fact check the stuff they see on the internet <3

[xxgoblin-dumplingxx]

House Keeping 12/14/22

Thirst Trap Thursday Is Go

Same rules apply, check the nope list. And no one under 18. And I'm shy ONE thirst trap for tomorrow so, y'know.

Nothing major this week, guys, gals, and nonbinary pals!

I've said this in asks previously in the week but: I'm building out a queue so I can take a week or so off between Christmas and New Years. I'd like a break.

AND I've got a few projects coming that I have to lay the groundwork for and it's gonna take my full attention for a few days while I fine-tune what I'm doing so.. On top of that, I've been acting as a caregiver for one of my parents and it's been... a lot. So, I'm not miffed or upset, I'm just busy.

I think that's it. I don't really have any gripes or things to whine about.

So, stay safe, stay hydrated, and Stay gold. 💜Ari

[xpegasusuniverse]

A man dating a woman is a straight couple even if both of them are bi.

No.

A bi man dating a bi woman is still a queer relationship because both parties are members of the LGBTQ community.

But in LGBTQ spaces, both IRL and online, bisexual who are in relationships with someone of the opposite gender often have their sexual identities completely invalidated and denied participation in the LGBTQ community.

We only count as members of the LGBTQ community in their eyes when we conform to how other LGBTQ people think we should act, even if it means denying a whole part of the who we are.

In fandom spaces, characters who are popularly headcanoned as bisexual are usually the stereotypical “skirt chaser,” playing into the idea that bisexual people inherently more sexually promiscuous than other people.

Typically, the only reason these characters are headcanoned as bisexual is to safely explain why they’re always flirting with people of the opposite gender in canon while still shipping them with someone of the same gender. The very same people who headcanon a character as bisexual will try to bite your fucking head off if they see you shipping that character with someone of the opposite gender.

And shoutout to all the transgender and asexual guys, gals, and nonbinary pals who go through similar issues both IRL and in fandom.

Wow, this got a lot more personal than I intended it to be.

[sorenmarie87]

Meet Mx. Raimi and Ms. Hayden

Author Note: Hi guys, gals and nonbinary pals <3 I know it's been forever and day since I've written anything but I hope you enjoy this. This is kind of a new thing I'm working on and yes, there will be more.

Just a few notes - Raimi is a nonbinary (afab) demon who uses they/them pronouns and Hayden is a middle school teacher/glucose guardian to Raimi. If that's not your cup of tea, you can skip reading this :)

Raimi swore that after all the cleaning they had done, they were going to curl up on their couch and nap for the next seven years.  It was certainly an option and they certainly had the time.  

Raimi's boss had noticed they were running on fumes and nudged them into taking a month off.  Raimi weighed the pros and cons, and it wasn't like they didn't have the PTO saved up.  Their boss had to reassure them several times that everything would be fine and yes, they had enough workers to cover for them.  

With a sigh, Raimi rung out the wet rag they had used and tossed it on one of the empty rungs of their towel rack.  Laundry was done and put away, the dishes were washed and the house was clean.  There were still some small things they could do, but that was future Raimi’s problem. 

--

 “Guys, Ms. Hayden is smiling at her phone again.”

“It must be Thursday.”  Hayden peered over her phone at the small audience watching her.

“Wait, why are Thursdays so special?”  

"Not sure, we just know Ms. Hayden gets all giddy but anytime we ask her about it, she always deflects and tries to tell us about something else.”

"If you gremlins really want to know,"  Hayden chuckled as her class yelled out yes in unison and she slid her phone into her back pocket, "I sent someone close to me a very big package and they sent me several texts about how it was too much and that they don't deserve it."

Hayden folded her arms and leaned against the front of her desk.  She could feel her phone vibrating in her pocket, but she'd have to wait until her students left to read what was sent to her.

"If they don't want it, we'd gladly take it."  The twins answered in unison.  

"You don't even know what it is." 

"It's a gift from Ms. Hayden, and that's one of the best things in the world."  Hayden smiled at the two and she could hear the quiet giggles from the back of the room.  

The questions went on until the final bell of the day rang.  "Have a safe weekend you guys!"  

Once the classroom was clear, she pulled her phone out and tapped on her messages.  

Devil's Food Cake - I know I can't take back what I said but I really am grateful for what you got for me.  

Devil's Food Cake - You could at least come over tonight and help me set everything up.  

Hayden grinned as she typed out her response.  I'll be there as soon as I can.  Hope you don't mind me picking up something to eat for the two of us.

Devil's Food Cake - No, that's fine.   Be safe and text me whenever you get here.

Will do.

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OC Taglist - @lovetusk @coffee-obsessed-writer @littlehotmess26 @docharleythegeekqueen @mirajanefairytailmage @artemisthebadgerdger

[skeletalglovedartist]

Titled: We Are Warriors

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Happy Pride Month, guys, gals, and nonbinary pals; I hope you all have a safe and wonderful Pride! <3 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ (Title is taken from the song This Is Me from The Greatest Showman)

***This is also posted on my DeviantArt***

[menareworthy]

Introduction Post

Hi guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! I'm Will (not real name), I am 19 as of this post and I go by they/them pronouns.

I am a feminist, but I am not a radical feminist. I believe that the patriarchy harms all genders. And, while I noticed an abundance of blogs pointing out the struggles and discrimination that women face as a result of this system, I have not yet come across one doing the same for men.

"That's because men are inherently privileged and do not struggle like women do." Some would argue. And while it IS true that men do have privilege in many areas, in some, they do not, and are actively discriminated against.

As such, the purpose of this blog is to be a safe space for men to feel heard and understood. I also want to show non-men persons the unique struggles that men face, so that we may all better understand each other.

Rules:

-This blog does NOT encourage or endorse the harassment or mistreatment of any gender. I do not tolerate misogyny, misandry, sexism, transphobia, or anything of the like.

-This blog does NOT encourage or endorse other kinds of bigotry, such as, but not limited to: what I have listed above, racism, colorism, homophobia, religious discrimination (islamophobia, antisemitism, etc.), and ableism.

-This blog does NOT encourage or endorse radical feminism or terf ideology. Personally, I believe that these beliefs are harmful. Y'all that believe in these beliefs are allowed to respectfully disagree, but not harass. (See the paragraph under this one for more v)

-Anyone (even radfems and terfs) are allowed to read my posts. I believe that people can challenge their viewpoints, and that it is healthy to do so. However, I do not tolerate the harassment of anyone on my blog. That includes me and other users who will be active on here. If you do so, I will block and report you. Don't be a bully. If you don't agree with something my blog says, that's within your right to believe. It is NOT your right to harass me or anyone else on this blog because of said disagreements. Write your feelings down in your notes app, go for a walk, write how you respectfully disagree. Whatever you gotta do that does NOT insult, demean, or bring down others. I am being as clear as I can with my thoughts on all this here, so you know exactly where I stand. And hey, if you hate me? Just block me. No bullying or harassment, period.

-This blog is Pro-Palestine.

-Just be kind, y'all. That's the main conceit of this whole thing. Treat others the way you would want to be treated, and have respectful discussions. Again, being the broken record that I am: RESPECTFUL discussions ARE permitted. HARASSMENT is NEVER permitted! I WILL block and report those who do not follow these rules.

To Men:

I hope that I am able to give you some support and encouragement through this blog. If there is anything that you would like me to cover, then please send an ask. If my askbox ends up becoming hell, I'll try to figure out another way of sending suggestions. And remember, you are worthy.

Yours, the (not real) Will Wood

(Yes I'm a Will Wood fan, that is who I based my alias here off of).

Have a good day, y'all.

[house-of-homemade-munitions]

Alrighty guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, I present to you: the Yeet22! Yes that is the actual name of this fully diy self loading .22 pistol designed by Shit_On_Wheels that can be manufactured as either semi automatic or select fire between semi and auto. check out this link if you're interested in how it's put together

https://player.odycdn.com/v6/streams/c996ad95dc55d2acab530563c83e16a0663dc4ac/f3a789.mp4?download=true

And this link to see just how fast the auto version yeets!

Be safe out there, fuck the cops, and live free or fucking die. RIP JStark 💔🕊

[xoxo-bunnydumpling]

"Am I...an asshole?"

My husband asks me this as he kneads at my feet, having propped them up in his lap after noticing they were puffy again. This was after he came home early from work with an unreasonable number of the current Baby Wants craving...buffalo wings.

"Yeah, you're a real cunt." He doesn't laugh, and I feel terrible immediately. "Babyyy...what? What's up? You're so nice it's annoying sometimes, why do you think you're an asshole?"

He asks me if he's been controlling lately and I'm not sure how to answer. He has been attempting to prevent me from doing certain things, hid my keys from me when it iced because I was stubbornly insisting I needed to go out. Even as I write this out it sounds kinda bad but I can see the logic behind it even if it's been irritating. He's so protective and I like that, generally, but I didn't grow up safe and protected so it hits me wrong sometimes. He definitely notices that I'm struggling to answer.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to be it's just...I get so worried about you. About Lyra. I'm trying to make it easier."

If it wasn't for so many health concerns I'd say this pregnancy has been downright leisurely. I haven't had to do much but cook occasionally, and even that he worries about. I'm on my feet too much, I should be resting, he didn't marry me so he'd have a servant...I've heard it all. I like that he's setting it up so I can stay home with the baby, I wanted to do that with Red but his dad and I couldn't afford it, and it seems really shitty to bitch about being bored at home but what SAHM stuff can I even do when the kid's not born yet?

"I know, and I appreciate you. But I'm bored."

He looks at me, very concerned, and asks me completely seriously: "Bored...of me? I can try harder. I don't know what you want but I can do it." Dude is sensitive as fuck today, bless his heart, and I don't know what to do. Guys, gals, nonbinary pals...I thought it was pretty clear that I'm a little obsessed with my husband and have been since day one. You can all probably tell but he apparently needs a little help. I feel the need to sit in his lap and smash him about it and when I do he pats my back like he's soothing a baby. I have never felt so safe in my life as I have since we met by some miracle and he decided that he wanted to show me what being unconditionally loved and cared for is like...how it feels to be honored and protected.

It's hard for me to say sometimes without crying, but he's seen me cry before so I just snuggle into him a bit more, as much as my belly will allow. "I'll never get bored of you, you're nuts and I like it. You're everything."

[gh0stchoir]

Y/N took a deep breath from his cigarette, blowing the steam up to the ceiling. His room was as run-down as the other's, but at least he had a cool roommate. Spinner had to bunk with Twice and lost his sleep over it, having Dabi wasn't so bad in comparison. They had a lot in common, and bonded quickly. Same deal with Shigaraki, as soon as the initial urge to murder each other was gone, they found a lot of common ground between the three of them.

And now, they were a trio. Kurogiri was glad that two more people were now loyally protecting Shigaraki, and didn't comment on the varying ages. They were villains, and all above 18. Who gave a damn if they were kissing? Certainly no one in the league. That could change today, though. Dabi would bring a newbie, and while said newbie wouldn't meet the boss just now, he'd meet the others. That guy, gal or nonbinary pal better said noting about the relationship. It was all Y/N had, since his family had left him behind. Not like his parents were any good, they were deadbeats from day one. But Keigo's betrayal had hurt.

It had stung like a million knifes in his young heart, back then. Now, that pain was nothing but a dull throb that surfaced every other month, but died just as quickly. He was over that, he no longer loved that man. The man that chose a hero career over his own brother and left him behind like an unwanted toy. Once Y/N had realized Keigo wasn't searching for him, the pain had ended. Like a switch was flipped, the pain, anger and sadness had become numbness. Numbness that stayed until All for One had found in, had taken him in. Introduced him to the League, where he was just as much of a misfit as the others. A team of misfits that belonged with each other, they were family. And this family stayed together, the others had proven it time and time again. Y/N may be a villain, but at least he was home and happy. Home and happy with the League.

With a sigh, he sat up, putting the cigarette out on his arm. He didn't even flinch at the heat, he was too used to it. His arms and legs and even his neck were covered in the tiny scars of cigarette burns, all carefully placed around his tattoos. Countless black feathers adorned his skin, so different then the bright red ones growing from his back. He preferred black over red. With another sigh, he stood up and got dressed. All his clothes were black, his tank top, his jeans, his boots, his beanie. The piercings in his nose, his ears. The wings were the only thing not fitting, with their stupid red. Gods he hated red. "Very well", Y/N mumbled, "Let's meet this newbie."

Y/n waited around in the common area, scrolling through his phone at the news when the door unlocked and was pushed open. He rose a brow, glancing over to see Dabi walking in. The person behind him made himself known, with his bright red wings, his notably bland hero costume. It was Hawks. Y/n flinched, staring at Keigo. He only ever saw him on tv and the news. How he was such a big hero, number two. So young yet everyone felt safe and happy around him, all feeling protected. But what about y/n. He never got that. All he felt when he thought or saw Keigo was a deep feeling of hatred towards him. No love, no happiness, nothing positive. He hated Keigo with all of his heart.

Y/n smirked when Keigo stopped in place, staring back at him. The look in his eye told it all. Had he thought y/n was dead? Had he thought he left Japan? He surely didn't know. He raised a hand and waved. "A hero huh, Dabi?" Y/n said as he looked over at him. Dabi nodded, shoving his hands in his pockets and actually noticing how much the two brothers looked alike now that they both were together. Y/n stood up, walking to Keigo as his wings twitched behind him. "Don't disappoint, little hero. Don't want your wings to get clipped, right?" He let out a laugh at Keigo's expression. It was priceless! A mix of guilt, worry, and confusion. How funny, y/n thought. That now, after so long, his brother can finally see what he and their parents turned him into.

[residentlesbrarian]

The Second Book I Read In the Dark: Another YA superhero novel for me to squeal over forever...YES, Please! Gimme Gimme!

Dreadnought by April Daniels

So Day 1 in the dark continues onward and I have already finished 1 of my 3 library books with still so much day left so what else to do but soldier forward and continue without pause. Well there was a short pause for delicious chicken soup cooked on a blessedly gas powered range (never gonna live in a house with an electric range; I swear this thing has saved our butts in so many power outages), but I digress; I was ready! This time I was taking a break from the whimsical and witchy and diving head first into all things super with an extra heroic twist. 

I had heard so many good things about this book for so long but again it had fallen to the wayside of other distractions (a rainbow montage of movie and TV show gays runs back and forth through my head like the migrating fandom flamingoes). What finally made me make the decision to buckle down and do the thing was a video review done by one of my favorite YouTubers, Dominic Noble (Video Linked below). I love his series Lost in Adaptation, because as an avid reader I too find myself appalled by what Hollywood often does to my favorite books. Hearing him talk about Dreadnought was just the push my flighty brain needed to say, “Fine! Alright! We haven’t utterly obsessed over a teenage superhero book in like 6 months since we near bludgeoned our girlfriend with Not Your Sidekick! Fine! Let’s do it!” So...yeah if this intro is anything to go by this should be a fun one! Let’s dive right in shall we!

Unicorn Rating:

Blurb: She just wanted to paint her toenails in peace but then a superhero had to go and die and give Danny the one thing she never thought she’d have...her proper body. Now if only everyone else felt that way too. Life just got awesome and really really complicated all at once! Oh yeah and she can fly now. Bonus!

Disclaimer: I will try my best to not spoil anything from the book, but my book loving rambles may give more away than a traditional review. Here we go! Ramble time!

Review: 

Holy crap! After the last book this was exactly what I needed! This book was just...so good! The plot...the characters...the world...everything about it just pulls you in and doesn’t let you go. Now I may have felt that way because I didn’t have anything trying to pull me away from this book but I don’t think I would have been easily pulled away if there had been distractions. And so many facets of this story were things I didn’t expect because I had never seen them portrayed before. Like the fact Danny having to deal with the rampant day to day sexism of being a woman now that her appearance matches who she really is. I’ve never seen that in a book before and I absolutely loved it! I was so dedicated to Danny’s story from page 1 it’s ridiculous, and look at that, a perfect segue into the phenomenal characters of this book...look what I did there switching it up going out of order on ya...gotta keep ya on your toes.

Our protagonist Danny is such a phenomenal example of a genuine kind caring person who is also deeply scarred and angry. It was so amazing to read a character that was flawed and struggling and doesn’t see how much a hero she really is and the small moments when others take that double take and go, “You’re the real deal, huh?” But those moments just confuse the living hell outta Danny cause she’s just Danny, she got super powers as a fluke. She is also hilarious and courageous and smart but knows she isn’t perfect and has weaknesses. She may be the strongest person on earth physically now but she acknowledges that that isn’t everything someone needs. Danny is such a good bean, but she has issues and that isn’t glossed over which is so rare. Now the next thing I want to touch on is a very tough subject but is very prevalent in the book so I wouldn’t be a very prudent reviewer if I didn’t bring it up. Danny is, without question, an abused child. This isn’t even really a spoiler, it alludes pretty heavily to it in the blurb, but what I’m gonna touch on next does dip into that territory so I’m gonna break it into a new LONG paragraph so just scroll on by if you don’t want to read this bit.

So at one point in the book Danny mentions a health screening at school that revealed she had hearing damage in her right ear that has now been healed by the mantle of Dreadnought. At the time of the screening she didn’t realize why until her dad had another Mount Vesuvius day and she assumed her usual position of curling in on herself and turning her head to the left so he would yell into only her right ear. Now how loud and how often do you have to yell into someone’s ear to cause permanent hearing damage? I don’t know and honestly I don’t want to know. Why am I highlighting an overall tiny moment...because for me this moment jumped out and gut punched me. Brought literal tears to my eyes. Tears of pain. Tears of rage. Tears of hate. I’m a weepy bitch when I get emotional. I’ve read a lot of books that try and portray abuse and how Daniels wrote Danny’s abuse from her father took my breath away because it felt so real. There weren’t really any good days, there were bad days, there were really bad days, but most days were just anxiously waiting for the next bad day, because Danny knew there would always be a next bad day. Something that did surprise me was my feelings about Danny’s mother. I knew going in I would hate her father, before even meeting him I hated him, but her mother, that was a hate that lay dormant until it exploded onto the scene and froze me to my core. I’m not gonna get into my own demons here but there is one thing I cannot abide by and that is people turning a blind eye while someone abuses another. Danny’s mother is the textbook definition of someone who “goes along to get along”, she will do just about anything to keep the peace, but at what cost? Instead of protecting her child from someone who literally screamed so long and so loud at her child that it damaged her hearing she just sat back and let them. That’s not the worst though, no, after Danny’s transition her mom seems to be understanding of the fact she is happy being a girl and is buying her things she needs like bras and undeniably feminine shoes, only to reveal it was all to keep Danny docile so she wouldn’t cause more fights with her dad. That to me is unforgivable. Not worse than the abuse of the father, but still undeniably selfish. She never cared about Danny or listened to her and what she was really saying. She just didn’t want there to be anymore fighting. Well I’m sorry, but sometimes, as a mother, you should fight to protect your goddamn child when someone is hurting them. The last thing I’ll say before going back to the more spoiler free and fun part of the review is that the fact Danny can never make herself say she is being abused hits so close to home for me. As a reader looking in from outside, there was a scene with a member of the Legion that I felt like, as an abuse survivor myself, I was standing there begging Danny to accept her invitation. To get out of that house. To get away from her father. To see what he was doing for what it was. But I knew she wouldn’t, she wasn’t ready, and it broke my heart to watch her fly away.

Anyway moving on from all that heavy stuff lets talk about other things like some freaking superheroes and one particular vigilante. We have the Legion members: Doc Impossible, Valkyrja, Magma, Graywytch, Chlorophyll, and Carapice. Now How do I want to talk about these characters...in what order...hmmm...how about from best to worst. Okay? Okay. Great! 

I freaking love Doc Impossible! She is a character that from the moment I met her she gave me ‘kookie grandma’ character vibes and I get DOWN with kookie grandma characters. Now I know she isn’t a grandma character nor is she particularly crazy in the way she acts; it's just a vibe I get from her that I love. Now one thing I do want to say without spoiling anything is how Doc is one of the few characters that never tries to take away Danny’s agency in everything that happens around her in all this superhero craziness. Danny can always be her own person and most importantly a kid around Doc, and I feel Danny really needed that. I will stop myself now because I could go on for hours about Doc and how much I LOVE HER!

Next up we get a two for one, Valkyrja and Magma. We don’t see much of them but what we do get is pretty good. They are adult superheroes who have their own priorities surrounding what is going on with Danny, but aren’t mean or cruel and seem to genuinely care about Danny. Valkyrja is funny and surprisingly down to earth even though she is basically a scandinavian goddess of sorts. Also the hilarity of her being Danny’s long time celebrity crush never gets old. Oh Danny, you useless little lesbian. Magma is a precious big hot boy that seems like he’d give good hugs. Yeah, that's about all I got to say about him that won’t spoil anything. 

Now we have another two for one with Chlorophyll and Carapice. These two I'm between dislike and indifferent on.  They weren’t outright mean to Danny but they treated her more like a means to an end or down right refused to acknowledge she was the new Dreadnought whether they liked it or not, but we didn’t really get to see them enough to really learn more about their motivations. 

Finally to round out the Legion we have Graywytch. Excuse me while I get this out. *Exaggerated throat clear.* First of all, Imma slap that stupid robe of ya stupid head. Then Imma stab you with your stupid fancy atheme you like to wave around all the time. And don’t even start on your “Typical male, always resorting to violence” shtick, cause guess what, I’m a ciswoman and I still wanna stomp a mudhole in your ass. And for that...Imma slap your dumb bird too. *Deep breath in. Looooooong exhale.* Sorry about that. Mama had to express some rage. I have never had a hate-sink character that made me feel the fiery flames of rage quite like Graywytch...obviously. Her treatment of Danny had me gripping the book tightly and growling about slapping birds and “shanking bitches” more than I should probably admit. She is one of those characters that I love how much I hate her. She served the exact purpose she was meant to and it was never cast in a light that she may be right in her treatment of Danny, we are always aware that her mindset is ridiculous. Like the fact outside of her parents Graywytch is the only character to blatantly deadname and misgender Danny. To go off on a small tangent here I may relate too much here because I have a younger brother who is trans (don’t worry he is fine with me discussing it in reviews and such) and I went to a graduation party when my best friend graduated medical school and he was out to the family but not extended friends yet. After only referring to him by the proper pronouns for so long at home hearing the wrong ones caused legitimate eye blinking record scratch cognitive dissonance for me. I had the same feeling anytime Graywytch opened her stupid mouth and blatantly misgendered Danny. Because the way this is written Danny is Danny, she is exactly who she is meant to be. Suck it Graywytch!

Okay, I know you probably want to hear about the plot I know, but we have one more character we have to talk about and that is Calamity, the rootin’-ist tootin’-ist vigilante that ever did come through these here parts. Sorry, I have to talk like this now, it’s part of the persona, you have to commit to the persona. But real talk, I absolutely love Calamity as a look into “graycapes” and the real dive into the world of superheroes beyond the big heroes. We get to see how someone who doesn’t have the backing of the Legion goes about helping people, the little people, those that maybe the Legion way up in their tower can’t see from so high up in the clouds. And y’all know me, I love a morally gray vigilante with a heart of gold.  She had me at “You wanna go capin’?”

Now obviously I couldn’t get enough of the characters but the plot was pretty darn good too. It was so intricately woven in with Danny and her inheriting the mantle from the previous Dreadnought that she had no choice but to be an integral part of it. Now I obviously don’t have as much to say about the plot as I did the characters but know if you come for the plot you won’t be disappointed. It kept me guessing and threw me for an absolute curve ball at the end that I did not see coming! You won’t be disappointed.

So final thoughts...there isn’t much more I can say without going on an hours long squeal fest about how much I freaking loved this book and the characters and the intricacies of how Danny’s powers work and how she was written and how she interacts with different characters and just everything that would mean massive untakebackable spoilers! So I will end on this note; Danny is a character that it would have been easy to lean into the superhero aspect and let the reader forget that she was trans, but April Daniels didn’t want that. Danny was gifted the easiest transition in the history of the world. What takes most people years of HRT and surgeries and therapy Danny did in the passing of a mantle, but it never took away the fact she is and always will be trans. It was a unique reading experience that I have only been blessed with once before but that’s a story for a different review on a different day.

Queer Wrap-up: I would give my left kidney (that’s my good one btw) to give this book five unicorns, but alas I cannot, a one off conversation in an elevator hinting that a certain improbable doctor may have a one sided thing for a particular sadly straight scandinanvian god being is just not enough to count as additional rep. As much as I love this book, and I love it A LOT! We only have Danny as our queer rep and she is fantastic rep and our protagonist so a 4 unicorn rating was a no brainer on this one. Danny is the kind of trans rep I want to see more of in the world of books, YA and otherwise. Being a trans lesbian is a huge part of her character but she gets to do so much more than that in the breath of the story and that’s what I look for in great representation, so Danny easily earned these 4 unicorns on her own merit just being her amazing self.

Links: 

Goodreads

Dominc Noble’s Review

Alright so...this one got long. Ah hell, I ain't gonna apologize for it! This is a damn good book and I wanted to get my fangirl squeal on y’all. 

Oh no, I think I’ve been thinking about Calamity too much I slipped into the persona without meaning to! This book was just far too much fun to read to the point I started reading it out loud with a full cast of voices (hint: the Calamity parts were my favorite) because it flowed so well and was genuinely so funny at parts and heart wrenchingly sad in others and so action packed the next moment. I finished this book in less than a day and if I had been more present and not under a pile of blankets and wearing a headlamp I might have thought to keep a timer to tell you the exact number of hours it took me, but alas know it didn’t take me many. 

So the adventures reading in the dark continue on to the next review after this one but as always if you want to read this but don’t want to spend the money without knowing for sure you are going to like it, go to your local library. You’d be surprised what they have on their shelves just waiting to be discovered. Trust me, I’m a lesbrarian.

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A girl (could be mtf :D) Technoblade from the DreamSMP in a pansexual 'SUPPORT LGBT+ RIGHTS, FUCK OFF TRANS/HOMOPHOBES' hoodie to combat the transphobia/homophobia in the fandom! thank you for your request, @duckytheghost and thank you for showing your love and support of our community!

(to see what i'm trying to do and why, go to this post here or the cleaner version of that post here!)