#ginevralinton

[literary-lesbian]

9 for the ghosts ask!

9. What are the 3 most touching scenes for you?

in the bleak midwinter in the ghost of christmas. there's a reason it's my header, i love that scene sooo much

gonna go with cap's "coming out". i feel like there was a big build up and expectation around it and the actual scene was very simple and touching, which i appreciated

i don't know if it counts as one scene, but the final few minutes of part of the family. probably my favourite episode and i'm forever mad that we didn't learn more about alison's family but the alison/kitty moment and then the improv meal all together gets me every time <3

[breitzbachbea]

for the fic writer asks: 🍭 🎈🎀

Thank you, darling!

Fic writer asks

🍭why did you start writing?

I wish I knew. I've been writing since elementary school, I think, but I can't remember the why. As I grew and became a teenager though, in retrospect it was escapism. I made characters who are cool and respected and stand up for themselves ... very much the opposite of lil old me. It's also a way to make my head shut up - Adhd means that I am never not thinking and if I wouldn't have an outlet for all of my ideas, I'd simply explode, I reckon. I haven't written in so long actually, I should today ... there is a stretch of Irish Problems I could get done without prior research ...

🎈describe your style as a writer; is it fixed? does it change?

Very matter of factly, very prosaic and not poetic. I like simple but precise language and rather have fun with language via wordplay:

"So far it had only lead to a not so merry round of roundabout merry go round, but Francesco was sure it wouldn’t be left at that."

Instead of florid language, I rather describe body language and use short impressions, though I also like my potent metaphors. It does change, though! I also try to adjust my narrative entity slightly to the POV I am using. I write 3rd person most of the time, but I do want reflect through whose eyes the narrative entity is narrating regardless.

And aside from my writing style developing, which I am always pleased to notice in comparison, I sometimes do switch it up consciously. I am a big fan of ghost stories, of the liminal and dangerous in the world of imagination, which is where I tend to get less precise and revel in the uncertainty that creates goosebumps.

And funfact, I noticed that when I write from an Italian speaker POV, I am sometimes more forgiving for writing longwinding run-on sentences. Because boy howdy, as someone who is learning Italian via reading books, they love a fucking run-on sentence.

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

I can edit, must edit and edit happily, which i take a lot of pride in. I love killing my darlings, cutting out scenes that I love but that kill the pacing of a scene or don't 110% fit the characters. Also, people like my OCs and the way I write characters in general, making them vibrant even if they occupy only very minor roles. AND! People say that my writing flows very well, which is all I ever wanted with my writing style.

[cromwelll]

For the three asks :)

27. 3 things you wish you did more often

11. 3 books that you would recommend everyone to read

Thanks for the ask, @ginevralinton! 😊

11. 3 books that you would recommend everyone to read

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

How to Be a Person in the World by Heather Havrilesky

What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer

27. 3 things you wish you did more often

Do fun things

Have confidence to try new things

Take more risks

3 Things Ask Game

Ask me things!

[its-a-hare-pom-pom]

New tag game! Use this picrew to make yourself, and your current blorbo

(Mine is Maude Flanders, surprise surprise)

No reassure tags @krispyy-lotol @ablatheringblatherskite @justarandombrit @or-not-2b---i-dont-know @spaghettiwithnachos13 @excusemewotdidyousaytome @literary-lesbian @ginevralinton @nocturnal-cryptid @spineless-lobster @sitdownfeargalyounerd @ticcywhaleshark @ineffablelunatic @blue-eyed-giant and anyone else who would like to :)

[ailendolin]

List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

Thank you for tagging me @the-20th-century-girl!

1. Palaeontology: I didn't get a PhD for nothing and even though it's been years since my thesis defense, I'm sure I could still do the full presentation without preparation. I dedicated three years of my life to this (ten if you count my bachelor's and master's degrees as well) and I certainly don't mind talking about this childhood dream of mine or the issues surrounding academia, especially here in Germany.

2. Ghosts and anything Six Idiots related: the Six Idiots have been such a huge part of my life for the last few years even my family now knows who I'm talking about when I mention Thomas lol. They're lucky the original Ghosts isn't on TV here or I definitely would have made them watch it with me (on that note, I made my dad watch Bill last year and he enjoyed it!).

3. The Lord of the Rings: the films and then the books changed my life 23 years ago and if prompted, I will happily discuss why the Eagles were not the solution to the ring problem and why the Silmarillion is absolutely incredible and not dry and boring at all. Oh, and don't get me started on the musical or I will lament for an hour about the Springle Ring not being on the cast recording.

4. Survival stories: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 is just the latest in a line of survival stories that I have been fascinated by over the years. I'm sure I could talk about it for an hour alone but there's also the Franklin Expedition, the Donner Party, the Endurance Expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition, the Batavia shipwreck ... I think you get my point. There is just something about humans facing such extremes adversities and, if they're lucky, rising above them that I find deeply touching.

5. Animals in captivity: a few years ago, the documentary Blackfish opened my eyes to all the issues surrounding animals in captivity. I will never forget the pictures of Orca teeth being so far eroded that you can see the root canal or that one time my palaeo prof took one look at a skeleton and promptly asked if the specimen came from a zoo because he could immediately tell by the deformed bones and worn teeth. I don't try to convince people not to go to zoos because it's none of my business to tell them how to live their lives but if asked I do tell them why I don't visit those places anymore in the hopes that they too will realise that a fun day out for them is a lifetime of miserable imprisonment for the animals they claim to love.

Honorable mention goes to History because I have been fascinated by a wide range of historical topics over the years (the Pacific theatre of war, Chernobyl and nuclear power, the Plague, Napoleonic Wars, Ancient Rome, mountaineering history, medical history ...) and could talk about any of them for hours if prompted.

Tagging @amalthea9, @professorlehnsherr-almashy and @ginevralinton but no pressure!

[nortism]

Nor's Ultimate BBC Ghosts Fic Recommendations

I decided to put my obsessive AO3 bookmarking to good use and recommend you all some of my favourite ghosts fics (not all, there will likely be a part two). I tried my best to include a variety of fics centring different characters and ships as well as lesser known fics. Please feel free to reblog this post and add your own recs (self promo very much allowed). I've tried to add tumblrs were applicable but if you wrote one of these fics or know who did, please let me know and I'll edit the post. Happy reading!

It by Scriblit

Rating: M

Ships: Mary/Robin, Julian/Robin

Summary:

You lose three mates, ten babies, both parents, all your siblings and then every friend for scores of millennia and still entertain the concept of being 'sweet' on a dead woman still consumed by her own pain. Doing It never had much meaning to Robin, even when he was alive. Now that he's dead, it's really just something to while away all the years. At some point, he's asked most of the ghosts if they want to do it. Some said no, some said yes. His only rule is, they have to genuinely want to do it, too. And, they mustn't be too sad. One of the ghosts was too sad, for so long, so he waited. And waited.

Notes: The first two chapters of this fic are an amusing exploration of caveman sex and the boredom that comes with eternal purgatory but the last chapter is where it gets really, really good. Genuinely one of the most poignant and devastating explorations of grief I've ever read, I cannot recommend it enough.

The Curse by Scriblit

Rating: T

Ships: Robin/OFC, Humphrey/Sophie

Summary:

Over the years, the centuries, the millennia, the residents of, and visitors to Button House and the land it's built on have experienced strange things, and heard strange tales. Multiple mysterious, macabre deaths. Unruly electrics. Blurry shapes in photos. St Elmo's Fire. Burning smells, a mysterious, singing voice in the cellar. Rumours of witchcraft, an ancient amulet and visions of Satan himself. Is the land truly cursed? Or is this just a place of 250,000 years worth of human sadness?

Notes: I only wanted to include one work from each author but I couldn't take this off my list. The only way I can describe this fic is clever. It's one of those things you just have to experience for yourself. Criminally underrated. Just read all of Scriblit's work, I'm their biggest fan.

Family, Family, Family by MadameReveuse

Rating: T

Ships: Primarily gen with side Julian/Robin

Summary:

Green Party Fundraiser Time! Rachel Fawcett comes to Button House, despite struggling with her feelings regarding a certain extremely unfortunate death there. Ghosts and the living alike are thrown into turmoil, especially when it begins to look like someone at the event may be attempting to harm the up-and-coming young politician. Can Julian stand idly by? Well, he's a ghost, so yeah, he has to.

Notes: This fic has it all; father/daughter bonding, a murder mystery and plenty of tory bashing. My entire perception of who Rachel Fawcett is comes from this fic, I was almost glad we never met her in canon as the author does such a fantastic job characterising her.

Ten friends total by notupforpolo (@notupforpolo)

Rating: G

Ships: Mary/Annie

Summary:

After the initial shock of dying wore off, Kitty was so excited to have Mary and Annie as friends. Kitty would notice how they spoke and gossiped just like Eleanor and her friends would do. They were potential friends until they just became friends. Then, when Annie was sucked off, Kitty was there to comfort Mary. Until Mary followed.

Notes: There is a severe lack of both Kitty-centric and Mary/Annie fic in this fandom and this fic covers both bases. Just a really excellent Kitty character study and a great exploration of grief

House Share by Sheepyblue (@ginevralinton)

Rating: G

Ships: Alison/Mike

Summary:

In which Mike makes a New Year's Resolution, with varying degrees of success (Or, a story of Mike spending time with the ghosts)

Notes: I've read a few variants of Mike spending time with the ghosts but I really like this one. My favourite chapter was definitely the Humphrey one, I won't spoil it but it's very funny. This author has far too many Ghosts fics for me to include in this post so I'd recommend you look through their other works

...And A Rainbow! by Spineless_Lobster (@spineless-lobster )

Rating: G

Ships: None

Summary:

Alison buys the Captain some pride merchandise, Kitty gets very excited that an entire room in the house is covered in rainbows. The two ghosts decide to have a sleepover to celebrate the (gay) occasion.

Notes: For all my Cap & Kitty lovers, this is pure fluff. Made me giggle.

Nothing Like a Round on 'The Krypton Factor' by neverfaraway

Rating: T

Ships: The Captain/Pat

Summary:

Wedding season approaches at Button House and, for once, everything is going off without a hitch. Of course, there’s the slight issue of Pat’s recent epiphany about his sexuality, Kitty’s determination to get her hands on as much badly-written erotica as possible, and the peasants becoming decidedly revolting. Still, if only the ghosts can refrain from murdering any of the builders, Alison is fairly sure they can pull this off. Or, Pat and the Captain negotiate coming out, even if it's only to each other.

Notes: Even if you, like myself, aren't a Patcap shipper, this fic is worth the read solely for the the subplot about the Plague Ghosts staging a leftist uprising. The perfect blend of comedy and heartfelt moments, this fic feels like it could have been an actual episode of Ghosts.

Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By by Impossibly_Izzy (@impossiblyizzy)

Rating: M

Ships: The Captain/Pat, Alison/Mike, minor Robin/Julian

Summary:

When the ghosts are mysteriously resurrected, life at Button House only gets more chaotic. Asking, how do you live in a world that wasn't built for you? How do you find meaning in a cold uncaring universe? And what does the Captain eat for breakfast?

Notes: Crack treated seriously is one of my fav AO3 genres and this fic is the cream of the crop. Despite being a Patcap fic, all the characters reactions to living in the modern world were explored in a detailed and hysterical way. I think about the scene where the whole gang goes to the pub constantly.

Queer Eye (The Captain Edition) by swimmingfox

Rating: Not Rated but I'd give it T

Ships: Past The Captain/Havers

Summary:

In a miraculous world where they have the ability to see ghosts, the Fab 5 descend upon Button House to transform the Captain (and, well, everyone).

Notes: Exactly what it says on the tin. Just pure hijinks, I can't fault it. Don't let the script format put you off, the author has done an excellent job of characterising everyone's voice

Fabrications by SwaggerStick

Rating: T

Ships: The Captain/Julian

Summary:

"It's true," said Julian. "You lot couldn't lie to save your lives." The Captain took personal offence at that statement. So, apparently, did Pat. "Oh give over," he said. "Like you can do better." ---------- The ghosts decide to figure out which one of them is the best liar. Competitively.

Notes: Another fic that really feels like it could be an actual episode. Very funny and also provides an explanation to the ghosts' pee turning to dust thing that has been bothering me since last Christmas so honestly you should just read it for that. Ship content is minor if Julicap isn't your thing (it's not really mine either)

Good Boy by Ailendolin (@ailendolin)

Rating: T

Ships: Mike/Alison

Summary:

"I’ve been thinking – Robin saved my life, didn’t he? Last week when I was out in the storm.” “Because of the stupid bear,” Alison couldn’t help but remind him. “Yeah, whatever,” Mike said with a roll of his eyes. “So when he redirected the lightning I saw him for a brief moment and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that.” Alison felt her eyes soften. “Oh Mike, why didn’t you say anything?” “No, it’s not like that,” Mike waved her worry away. “I know we’ve thanked him for what he did but with the gatehouse burning down and the whole insurance mess it feels like we haven’t really appreciated it enough, you know?” Mike and Alison plan a surprise for Robin.

Notes: Very sweet addition to the season 4 finale. Would have loved to see something like this in season 5 but this is almost as good.

fieri sentio et excrucior by oui_oui_mon_ami (@sunshine-soprano)

Rating: T

Ships: The Captain/OMC

Summary:

It all begins when the Captain meets the Roman centurion ghost next door.

Notes: An absolute fandom classic, I couldn't not include it. Not normally a huge fan of ocs but this one is vey well done. You can tell the author is very passionate about Latin and roman history which I always enjoy seeing (the passion not necessarily roman history).

The Moneypot by someplsloverobbierotten (@caps-clever-girl)

Rating: T

Ships: Julian/Robin

Summary:

Julian bet Robin a tenner over Heather getting sucked off. He of course tries squirrel his way out, but Robin’s not letting him off that easily. OR: Robin and Julian like their bets, but what's a ghost to spend imaginary money on?

Notes: Another fic that is basically canon to me. The author absolutely nailed Julian's voice. Overall just a fun read with some genuinely sweet moments.

Thanks, Skipper by NaughtyBees

Rating: G

Ships: None

Summary: Button House gets a visitor, someone specifically looking for Pat.

Notes: No 1 trans ally Pat Butcher, what more could you ask for? The definition of short and sweet

smoke gets in your eyes by sidelined

Rating: T

Ships: Alison/Mike, The Captain/Havers, minor Julian/Robin

Summary:

Alison and Mike move into Button House and, completely unintentionally, teach the ghosts valuable lessons about love. (In which Alison worries about a first date, Robin and Julian discuss marriage, Thomas accidentally humbles himself, Kitty discovers that romance can live everywhere, and the Captain ponders his loneliness

Notes: A really sweet set of vignettes about the ghosts and love. The Mike and Alison first date scene is canon to me, the author nailed Mike.

[sonnet-of-anarchy]

More crappy phone doodles… found a base on Pinterest & had to draw em’ - coloured one specifically reminded me of that one scene from ‘not quite like the books’ by @ginevralinton haha!!

[bison-appreciation-club]

thanks for the tag @ginevralinton! tag someone you'd like to get to know better. (i've been tagged in two of these so i'm gonna tag different folks in each)

Favourite colour: lilac and turquoise

Last song: we were all wounded at wounded knee by redbone

Last movie: welp i haven't watched any films for a couple of months. last film i watched was dances with wolves!

Currently watching: the great british bake off

Other stuff I watched this year: the west!!! (my family want to rewatch it, but no. too long. too miserable. joseph died)

Shows I dropped this year/didn't finish: the frontier (another documentary)

Currently reading: 1984 by george orwell. and also a century of dishonor by helen hunt jackson, but i've been reading that on and off for ages.

Currently listening to: uhhh nothing

Currently working on: a novel!! i probably wont share it here because it's pretty private, but what i can share with you is that i have started writing fanfiction again after a five month hiatus! go and check it out *wink wink nod nod*

Current obsession: JOSEPH!!!!! he is absolutely AMAZING and i LOVE him (as all my friends are aware)

tagging @camillecorot, @lalallorona, @wastedonthesebutterflies, @iiep-wop, @spineless-lobster, @sonnet-of-anarchy and @theoriginaleppieblack-blog

[spineless-lobster]

Ok so I gotta tell you this, but an irl friend and I were discussing fandoms, and how sometimes you can totally overestimate how famous someone actually is, and I said about being in not really niche but not massive fandoms and being so excited when someone big in the fandom follows me, only for it to turn out that they're not an internet celebrity after all. They're just kinda big in the fandom, that's it.

And then we started talking about ghosts and about whether we'll stay in the fandom even once the frenzy about the final series has died down (I will), and who we think will stay in the fandom with me, and I said that there were some people in the fandom who were only minorly invested, and there were some who posted a LOT about ghosts, so those last people will probably stay on.

And then my friend looked at me and said 'is this about spineless-lobster?'

So yeah. We think of you as the epitome of ghosts. the ultimate ghosts blog. the bbc ghosts celebrity. all hail spineless-lobster!

(I wasn't talking about you either, which was the funniest thing. I was just talking generally. I always see @natequarter and @ginevralinton as BBC ghosts celebrities as well as you).

Wowza that’s definitely an honour!!!

I feel like a little boy saying “gee wilikers, sir! You really think I’ll make it out in the big city?” while being completely unaware that my face is on a billboard behind me

I still have no idea what caused me to get so popular, I was just a teenager desperate for fandom interaction and now I’m a teenager contributing to the fandom interaction lol

Being described as “the epitome of ghosts” is the most flattering thing anyone has ever told me thank you!!!

It’s also weird to think that people just like… know about me? Like “oh yeah spineless-lobster the ghosts captain blog” I don’t mind at all, if anything I think it’s really cool! Like do the people on ghosts twitter know about me? (I’ve seen a few of my posts on pinterest so I know the girlies on there have seen me)

And yes don’t worry I will definitely be posting after ghosts is over, you’ll have to pry that show from my cold dead hands

But yeah, I don’t think I’ll ever personally see myself as a fandom celebrity, I’ll keep the title though! As long as people aren’t afraid to approach me, at the end of the day I’m just a normal person who’s very autistic about this silly show lmao

[mortalfollies]

Tagged by @ginevralinton ! always so fun :D

Challenge: Make a poll with five of your all-time favourite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favourite!

this was so hard to narrow down!!!

i tag anyone that wants to + @retourne-toi-eurydice @belladonnafey @cactus-bag @catsafari25 @sleeeepy-demon

[ktsphere]

Prompt: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Thanks @ginevralinton!

School Dance (a kind of spark)

Mike/Death (horrible histories)

O, be some other name! What's in a name? (Ghosts)

Untitled rickbond (rpf)

Tagging the captains 😁 @caps-clever-girl @captains-clever-goose @captain-rickbond @captain-grammar

[breitzbachbea]

Tagged for heads up seven up by @borisyvain (who you should all follow for his 18th century OC shenanigans). Thank you!

Technically 7 Lines (okay, 7 paragraphs) from the last Irish Problems chapter I edited. The Sicilian twins, Paddy and Charlie are gearing up to get their kidnapped friends back and Paddy has to justify his dislike of firearms.

“Good.” Higgins got out of his suit jacket, Lorenzo only heard static and Marco turned to O’Neill. “How big of a gun are you comfortable handling, Signor O’Neill?” “Give me a semiautomatic pistol like Charlie, and I’ll be sound.” “Never handled a rifle or a machine gun?” Marco asked. My god, what wuzzes. If Michele only knew what he had left them to work with. A surprise that these Irishmen were still alive and confident enough to do business with them. “I have,” O’Neill replied. “But for my and your safety, a pistol will do.” “A big man like you could handle a bigger gun, though, so maybe –” Marco began. “Listen,” O’Neill interrupted him. “When I was your age, I spent my days, day in and day out, surrounded by rifles and machine guns. Always aware I could end up the wrong end of it, doesn’t matter if the wanker who carried them wore a uniform or not. I’ve had a machine gun in my hand, I’ve used shotguns. I’ve handled a rifle and I’ve handled it well enough. I don’t like being on the right end of these things either. Give me a pistol like Charlie.”

I'm tagging @foxnewsdeathcult, @ginevralinton @kitaychan and @hetaari & anyone else who wants to do it! :)

[natequarter]

thank you for the tags @vex-ing and @thelastplantagenet!!

1.  Are you named after anyone?

yes and no. my given name was not after anyone... my chosen name absolutely was

2. When was the last time you cried?

probably last year; i don't cry much

3. Do you have kids?

no, and i doubt i will have kids

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

yep. everyone automatically assumes i'm being sarcastic when i open my mouth to speak

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

errr i have no idea. how much i wish they would walk faster, or alternatively their appearance

6. What’s your eye colour?

very dark brown :)

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

what kind of question is this? i'll pick happy endings, i hate horror movies

8. Any special talents?

i know a lot about linguistics and history? i don't think "several parts of my body don't work properly" strictly counts as a special talent

9. Where were you born?

england

10. What are your hobbies?

drawing, writing, reading, and probably other things that don't involve lots of words...

11. Have you any pets?

nope, never

12. What sports do you play/had played?

i don't really do sports (or at least i hated it at school), but i cycle & paddleboard, and i enjoy badminton

13. How tall are you?

5'10" and i cannot do height in metres for the life of me

14. Favourite subject in school?

probably french, now that i think about it

15. Dream job?

i fucking wish i knew that

tagging @pixel3603 and @ginevralinton

[its-a-hare-pom-pom]

How does your Pinterest see you? (I was tagged by the lovely @ginevralinton thank you so much!)

Search up:

- fashion

- pantone

- mood

- food

No pressure tags @ablatheringblatherskite @spaghettiwithnachos13 @spineless-lobster @literary-lesbian @krispyy-lotol and anyone else who would like to join :)

[ailendolin]

9 Favourite Albums - Choose 9 & then tag 9 people! Or you can do nine singles or EPs, whatever lol.

Thank you for tagging me in this @ginevralinton!

As you can see my taste in music / albums is not typical. Even as a child, I rarely liked entire albums - most of the time, it was only one or two particular songs on them. And this selection reflects that pretty well. When I listen to an album all the way through, it's often a film score or musical album. Apart from that, I tend to listen to sea shanties, traditional folk songs or live albums (which I always prefer to a studio recording btw because raw emotion is always better than auto-tune).

Tagging @magicaltear @amalthea9 @professorlehnsherr-almashy @fandomsmeantheworldtome @viola-halogen @the-20th-century-girl @iris-in-the-rain @a-small-bear @tobys-walrus-crew but as always no pressure!

[thatgordongirl]

Tagged by @thelastplantagenet much love, five songs I’ve been listening to lately

Tagging - @ginevralinton @ailendolin @spineless-lobster