#greens Sam and max art

[green-static]

Swimsuits 😋

Buy em as stickers -> here!

[narnour-momo-007]

I wanna put those guys in a blender

[plushpyro]

RGB!

[realsolelyhours]

Why is Sam and Max trending??? Only the divine gods of the algorithm know. Anyways gotta take advantage of this and quickly post my slop

Blank one in case anyone wanted to make some memes

[sammaggs]

I’m a writer for DC PRIDE 2025!

Wildly honoured to be writing stories for MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO and CONNOR HAWKE’S GREEN ARROW!! Drawn by Derek Charm and Phillip Sevy. I cannot BELIEVE.

Out June 4, 2025

96 pages of Gay Drama and Laughs

Words by Vita Ayala, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Maya Houston, Sam Maggs, Tim Sheridan, and Josh Trujillo

Art by Don Aguillo, Vincent Cecil, Derek Charm, A.L. Kaplan, Giulio Macaione, Skylar Patridge, Emilio Pilliu, Max Sarin, Phillip Sevy, and more

covers by Julia Reck, Kris Anka, and Jack Hughes

SEE YOU FOR PRIDE!!

[theogclownboy]

age regression request list

these are the things I take requests for if you wanna know my head cannons or art (i may add more later) Also if anyone is up for art trades im completely open for it. Also rp stuff with my OCS is okay with me but keep things sfw.

my OCs

OCs with other characters

Dan vs

Hazbin hotel

Helluva boss

MLP

Tadc

Welcome home

Scott Pilgrim (show, game, comic, and movie)

Good omens

Sander sides

Dhmis

Sally face

Bluey

Wander over yonder

Camp camp

Cuphead (game and show)

Brandon Rogers characters

Markiplier characters

Jacksepticeye characters

Centaurworld

Paswg

Adventure time

Beetlejuice (cartoon or musical, not movie)

Y/n stuff

Nimona (book and movie)

Animaniacs

Animal crossing

Heathers (musical or movie)

Stuffed animals

Green eggs and ham

Care bears

Sam and Max

Night in the woods

SpongeBob (I will do human designs)

Wild kratts

An extremely goofy movie

Inside out 2

Pokemon

Emojis/ reaction stuff (idk what it's called)

Fairly oddparents

Total drama Island (only season 1 cast)

Deadpool and wolverine

Chikn nuggit

Mr plant and Argos

Muppets

Ducktales

Fursonas/animal ocs

Looney tunes

Mha

Dogman

Encanto

Sonic

Wordgirl

Epic the musical

[zponds]

Spy May and Spy Max

Here are May and Max dressed as top secret agents/spys.

After @hunty627 told @grantgfan about his (@hunty627’s) Ben 10 series; Ben 10 Intergalactic Adventures, I spent months trying to come up with a series of my own. Eventually, i finally did, just a couple of weeks ago, i came up with a spy thriller show called “Hoenn Spy Siblings”. This series stars May and Max as top secret spies/agents and this show was inspired by the 2001 film Spy Kids and the series Totally Spies.

The Totally Spies part of the inspiration is shown in May and Max’s spy outfits, with May’s outfit being red like Clover’s and max’s outfit being green like Sam’s, not to mention the outfits are designed similarly (though obviously Max’s outfit is designed more so for boys), though the belt symbol is in the shape of a pokeball rather than a heart. The Spy Kids part of the inspiration comes from May and Max’s sibling relationship, with May being the big sister like Carmen Cortez and Max being the little brother like Juni Cortez.

As for the cast of this series… May and Max are obvious as they’re the stars. And the rest of the cast are recurring characters and they are… Ash (May’s boyfriend), Norman & Caroline (May and Max’s parents, obviously), and Dexter boy genius.

Being spies, May and Max have been trained into the arts of stealth, speed and agility thanks to the teachings from Ninja Teacher Angela and test simulations from Dexter’s simulation (similar to the one Professor Utonium used). And speaking of Dexter, he’s the one who supplies May and Max with state of the art technology and being May and Max’s supervisor, briefing the siblings on their missions. As for Norman and Caroline, they’re retired spies in retirement now that May and Max are doing the spy job, though the parents wont shy away from coming out of retirement whenever the occasion calls for it. For Ash, he’s May’s boyfriend and is a spy himself, though no one knows that yet.

Now as a side note; for Pokémon, May still has her Pokémon (including the Pokémon she gets in my AG rewrite), and Max has Jirachi. However, these Pokémon are brought out only when absolutely necessary.

[cherri-the-role-playaz]

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐀. 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥.🍒

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬.

"𝐇𝐢, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲."

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Chrysta Anastasia Campbell.

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: - "Cherry" By most people, specifically The Lost Boys.

- "Chrys" by people like Sam Emerson, and Michael Emerson. "Miss Chrysta" By Lucy Emerson, Grandpa Emerson. "Anastasia" By Max Lawerence. "Juice-box" Used by the Frog Brothers, Edgar and Alan. "Chick" and "Babe" by Michael Emerson.

-Pet names include and exclusively used by David Williams are "Doll" "Baby-Doll" and "Kitten"

-Pet names include and exclusively used by Dwayne Stephens are "Mama" "Mi amor" "Doll-Face"

-Pet names include and exclusively used by Paul Harris are "Mama" "Baby" "Baby-Doll" "Angel"

-Pet names include and exclusively used by Marko Bianchi are "Angel" "Angel-Face" "Bimbo" "Amore"

༺♥༻

𝐀𝐠𝐞: 19 years old.

𝐒𝐞𝐱: CIS Female.

-She/Her pronouns.

-𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Bisexual, Polyamorous.

༺♥༻

𝐃𝐨𝐁: August 8th, 1968.

-𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧: Leo.

-𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞: Peridot.

-𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫: Gladiolus

༺♥༻

-𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡: Salt Lake City, Utah.

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲/𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲: American, White.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: Alive.

༺♥༻

𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭. Chrysta is a worker and helper at her Aunts small salon shop along the strip at the boardwalk. She usually is running register and stalking dyes and nail polish or sweeping up hair while her Aunt deals with clients, but when there's a rush or two in the week, Chrysta is there to help aid in cutting hair, or doing nails. It is her main source of income even if her allowance isn't that plentiful with all her work.

-𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲. Since he's a stay-at-home client, Chrysta runs deliveries to mister Emersons home upon the request of her Aunt, who makes him microwave ready meals that he can use and make throughout the week, so he isn't living off of Oreos and root beer. She also comes over now and then to give him a haircut/beard trim.

"𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭? 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫... 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐡?"

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞: Apple, square.

-𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝: Toned arms and inframammary. Soft, and slight plump in stomach, hips, and thighs.

-𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Five foot four inches.

-𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: One-hundred and twenty-eight pounds.

-𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦: Brooke Sheilds.

-𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐞: Very soft, smooth, low and flirty.

༺♥༻

𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫: Natural brown/brunette.

-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡: Short, mid-length to her neck.

-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬: Usually worn down with large, loose curls or full volume waves.

༺♥༻

𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫: Deep green.

-𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞: Big doe-eyes.

-𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: None.

𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬: None.

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬: Two beauty marks dotted on her cheeks and one on her chin. Also, multiple sunspots along her arms, legs, and backside.

༺♥༻

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Large red lensed sunglasses with cherry charms hanging from them.

-Red, almond-shaped acrylic nails.

-Large silver hoop earrings.

-Cherry scented lip-gloss always on her person at all times.

༺♥༻

𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Fake metals, pollen.

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞: A-negative.

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬: Fear of loneliness.

-Fear of abandonment.

-Fear of disappointment.

-Fear of heartbreak.

༺♥༻

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬: Dancing, makeup, music, sweets, candy, hair styling, teen magazines, gossip, the boardwalk, rides, carnival games, jewelry, nail art, clothes, swimming, surfing, bike rides, summer.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬: Being alone, being grounded, missing out, rude people, being scared, rude people, catcalling, school.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝: food truck corn dog with honey.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤: Cherry Coca-Cola.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭: cotton candy.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫: Baby pink and crimson.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞: Legend.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠: Rebel Yell by Billy Idol.

-𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲: Sneaking out to the Boardwalk.

༺♥༻

Chrysta's boardwalk wardrobe consists of tightly fitted jeans and a jean jacket with rhinestone spangles along the back, arms, and pockets. She wears a simple white tank top with silver hoop earrings and a cross necklace, along with charm bracelets and a couple rings on her fingers. Her makeup is a striking silverly blue eye shadow and pink glossy lip with a pack-ton of blush.

-Other appearances includes her more casual fit for a day in at the Salon, which is jeans and a fuzzy white sweater with multi-colored polka dots all over it.

-Her Pajamas which one would consider the most casual lingerie one could get with it consisting of a lot of silks and lace.

"𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝, 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐲... 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞..."

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

𝐌𝐁𝐓𝐈: 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐏. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲, 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬. Chrysta is a very charismatic, flirtatious young lady who's always up for any thrill you can offer. Chrysta is the personification of a lady straight from the 80s- a California dream from the magazines. While she gives of an intimidating presence, she's extremely kind, and a very sweet, soft-hearted young woman who is welcome to friends and meeting people. 

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭: Extrovert. Chrysta is very much a people person, any adventure she has on the boardwalk is involved in random groups she tags along with for concerts, sneaking onto rides, or running to the secluded parts of the beach to go swimming.

��𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. Chrysta is very confident, and it projects in her appearance or attitude. She's very bold and striking, that of a bird, always trying to show off her colors and striking feathers. When she walks on the boardwalk her head is held high, and she struts with boldness.

-𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠. Chrysta seems like she'll say yes to anything, which makes her come off a little reckless. But Chrysta is simply a sheltered girl who is somehow trying to catch up and enjoy her youth all at the same time. With adulthood seemingly around the corner, she wants to jump at any opportunity it seems she'll never get the chance to have ever again.

-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲. Chrysta has an overwhelmingly kindness and want to make everyone her best friend. Within an instant she's dragging you to every store and shop at the boardwalk, yapping your ear off with the newest gossip she's heard from the salon or read in her magazines. 

-𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲. Heavens above this girl is a flirt. Doesn't matter what gender you are, Chrysta will do anything in her power to see a shy smile or a little blush on someone's cheeks. She enjoys flattery and seeing people's self-confidence bloom if all she has to do amp up a bit of sweet-talk. Another thing is it's a lovely perk for a free meal or sneaking onto a ride without having to pull your wallet out.

-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. Chrysta's a very sympathetic person, especially toward kids. She's a caretaker of Laddie a lot of the time, mostly tag teaming with Star on watching him when they go to the Boardwalk or beach. She continues to visit Grandpa Emerson as often as she can before Lucy and the boys had showed up, wanting to keep the lonely man as much company as she could. She knows what it's like to feel lonely or abandoned, and she does everything she can to make sure the ones she loves don't feel that way when with her.

𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬: 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲. Chrysta has a bit of an envy bug and can be quick to jealousy. It's a habit she isn't proud of, knowing a big part of it is due to most of her life yearning for a life like in the movies, with the newest fashion and hottest boys, sometimes she can't help but wish for more.

-𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. Chrysta can be very reckless in her choice making. Once again, having the 'only live once' mind-set can lead her to making some wrong decisions in the long run. Her fear of not living her life to the fullest in turn causes her to act foolishly, and sometimes even dangerously in acts of peer-pressure.

-𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧. With her reckless nature in the debacle, Chrysta's stubbornness added onto that is a recipe for disaster. You can't talk her down from the cliff she's willingly walked herself onto, once her mind is set you can't change it. Especially if one openly dislikes her decision, it seems her urge to rebel grows stronger.

-𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. Chrysta can be very self-conscious. Shocking from a girl who shows off confidence to the public eye, but behind closed doors she tends to be very worried about her image and her fragile pride. She seems to see every flaw that needs to be fixed or covered up with pounds of makeup. 

-𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. Chrysta doesn't like to be told what to do and in return and can cause her to act out. From sneaking out to getting her ears pierced or a tattoo, it doesn't help with the individuals she spends her time with and influence.

"𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞... 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐤𝐚𝐲?"

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲: Andy Sansbury [Biological Mother], Charles Campbell [Biological Father], Susan Campbell [Stepmother], Danny Campbell [Younger stepbrother], Markus Campbell [Younger stepbrother], Violet Campbell [Younger stepsister], Jessie 'Aunty' Sansbury [Biological Aunt].

-Chrysta grew up in Utah with both of her parents till about the age of six when her mother d fathers marriage began to grow strained. The divorce wasn't very messy, but her life afterwards was much harder. Her parents seemed to be constantly at each other's throats over the smallest things, wanting to make their lives miserable as much as they could without having to be a part of it. It resulted in a lot of Chrysta's life being ignored or used as an excuse in their mistakes they had made through their marriage.

Chrysta grew up living with her father, Charles, given he was a wealthy businessman and could keep income, unlike her mother, Andy, who was constantly in and out of medical care due to her worsening health. Her father was quick to remarry after the divorce, and met a lady named Susan, who- to put it bluntly- tried to replace Chrysta's mother. She was always pushing and pressuring Chrysta into their lifestyle, forcing her to call her 'mom' and take care of her new stepsiblings. 

It felt as though her only escape was when she'd spend her summers in Santa Carla at her Aunts home. No school, no fights, no dad or stepmom, just fun, living, thrill seeking. It started out as a wholesome, familial tradition that had been in place since she was about seven years old... But the older she got, the clearer it was to Chrysta that these 'visits' were starting to become a way for her father to get rid of her. Her relationship with him is very tense, because it's obvious he wants to restart with his 'new family' and Chrysta is in the way of that. So now she's working at her Aunty's salon, scrounging up enough money to run away and live in Santa Carla permanently.

It didn't help that it feeling like even in her summers, Chrysta couldn't even be a girl. Her Aunty was always an extremely over-protective woman, and it never changed. If anything, it only grew worse as the years went on, and Chrysta grew older. Don't be out on the boardwalk after eight, no inviting anyone inside after dark, don't move or touch any of the crosses on the walls, doors stay locked, and the salon doesn't open no later than seven in the morning or when the sun rises.

And no matter how many times she asks, or always begs to go out with her friends, her Aunty always tells her one thing, the same thing night after night: 

"That's when the Vampires come out to play..."

But, alas. Chrysta's nineteen, a teen girl, a little rule breaking won't affect her- especially when she has all her gal pals expecting her on the boardwalk to watch some totally hot performers that night! So Chrysta quickly creates herself a routine around when her Aunty goes to bed, crashed in her bedroom at nine o'clock, the TV droning some old soap opera, loud enough Chrysta can easily open up her window, and swiftly hop out and sneak right onto the boardwalk for a night of fun, and be home without catching any notice.

༺♥༻

Chrysta had been playing cat and mouse with a group of leather clad vampires since the beginning of summer that year- it seemed anywhere she was, they were there, or vice versa. Something about them seemed oh so tempting and curious to her, she felt as though she couldn't stay away.

And everytime she caught one of their attention, soon followed by the rest, she'd quickly shy away the second all eyes were on her. Disappearing into a store or crowd, some little anticipation in the back of her mind hoping they'd chase soon after.

It wasn't until one night they had followed her into the Video rental store she realized she might get caught in her 'playing hard to get antics' even leading them on just a bit more by sneaking around aisles just for a bit longer, before she was trapped in my David and Dwayne down one side, and Paul and Marko by the other, almost circling her as if animals hunting prey.

Of course now getting caught she was rather shy and quiet, the four sweet talkers asking her name and what she was doing tonight- even telling her they had a nickname for the mysterious chick following them around- Chrysta getting the name 'Cherri' from them. She's never gotten an answer why they choose to call her that... But the boys knew that when she was around, the faint scent of blood and cherry perfume would linger in the night air.

After a while of talking and playful banter, Max comes in to scold the four reckless teens and asked Chrysta if they were bothering her- but Chrysta quickly stepped in to defend them, fibbing her and the boys way out of any bad news that'd get her caught by her aunt.

As thanks for helping them get past the old man Max, David offers her 'just one ride' on his bike around the boardwalk. She's been hanging with the boys ever since. 

༺♥༻

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬/𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬: Michael Emerson, Sam Emerson, The Lost Boys.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜/𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: Lucy Emerson, Max Lawerence, Grandpa Emerson.

𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥: Star, The Lost Boys, Frog Brothers.

𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬: Max Lawerence.

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 (s): Any/or all The Lost Boys, your OC, or Michael Emerson. [I usually RP a Poly relationship with the boys, and if one is comfortable, your OC as well. But if you're not comfortable with that idea I'm OK with any of the boys for a singular love interest! I usually lean toward David as my favorite.]

༺♥༻

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬: Chrysta had met Michael the day he, Sam, and his mom were new residence to Santa Carla. Chrysta was a regular to the Elder Emerson resident considering her aunt would send her there once or twice every week with some prepared meals for Grandpa Emerson in return for doing some freaky taxidermy of all her aunts' old dogs. So Chrysta had caught the two new boys to town and happily introduced herself, immediately sparking some flirty commentary between herself and Michael- of course nothing more really sparked from it, Chrysta knew she'd be in a little trouble if she got too caught up in those blue eyes and charming smile. But she does get caught on the job flirting and talking with him at the register a few times.

𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬: Sam didn't really mind Chrysta before, he found himself a little annoyed with her teasing or her flirting with his older brother, but they seemed to not mind one another- even the smallest hint of a sibling dynamic between the two when Lucy had brought him over for a haircut and she got a bit more one on one time to get to know him. He grows a bit distant and skeptical of her after he finds out about her being with The Lost Boys, and the added fact of a lot of stories and rumors the Frog Brothers have about her.

𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Lucy met Chrysta the same time the young woman had met Sam and Michael. Chrysta's relationship with Lucy is nothing but motherly, the woman is just the sweetest person she's met in Santa Carla in a long time and given Chrysta's mother is currently undergoing illness and surgeries, it's nice to have an older woman figure like Lucy- especially with her aunt being a bit... Cooky. She gets closer to Lucy through Sam and his haircuts- and Chrysta even offers and has helped get her dressed up and all dolled-out for a few dates she goes on with Max.

𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐠. 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: The Frogs are pretty hostile and suspicious of Chrysta since the moment she even stepped into Santa Carla. It only got worse when they saw her getting on the back of a bike with their top list suspects of being Vampires. They assume she's somehow hypnotized or being used as some sort of servant Juicebox they'll have to interview and get more information from. But, to Chrysta, it's like two pestering, annoying little cousins/brothers always trying to cause trouble to her poor clients.

𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Max is a very... Off putting character to Chrysta. It isn't to say he isn't a nice man; he just has something about him that always make her feel some nagging in the back of her mind to keep her distance- which doesn't help due to the boys hanging around his Video store a few times- enough times that she's always pulled into the strange, offering for her to join their family on a more permanent basis. He's extremely vague and always calling her by her middle name, Anastasia, and every time she asks, he merely waves her off with a chuckle, saying: "Oh, I'm sure you'll understand eventually. Afterall... Those who don't know their history, tend to repeat it, miss Chrysta..."

The side note/reason Anastasia is used by Max referring to Chrysta is based off of the Lost Boys prequel script, where David fell in love with a Russian Princess Anastasia, but tragically killed herself when she had been turned into a vampire. Chrysta has a VERY distant relation to her, yet besides her hair, she's the spitting image of the girl David fell in love with centuries ago.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: Chrysta and Star are... Complicated. It's obvious the tension between them is awkward and tense after the new girl showed up all of the sudden, now Star has become Davids's favorite for the time being and Chrysta isn't happy about it. She isn't exactly mad at Star; it isn't her fault- but she isn't close to her either. But on Star's behalf she doesn't really want Chrysta getting any closer if it means keeping her safe from what the boys are hiding...

𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Another attempt a making Star and Chrysta close is David ̶B̶a̶b̶y̶-̶T̶r̶a̶p̶p̶i̶n̶g̶  making the two Laddie's caretaker. Watching him while on the boardwalk, putting him to bed, etc. Chrysta is close to him, wanting to protect him considering Santa Carla isn't the safest place for a little boy at night.

"𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞... 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧' 𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞."

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬: Chrysta's relationship with David is something not many know what to put a label on. He calls, and she will follow. He asks, and she answers. A Devil and Angel dynamic shines as bright between these two as it would with a halo sitting atop her curls and a set of sharp horns atop his brow. Whether he's got her on the back of his bike, or he struts the boardwalk with the little lady attached to his arm, showing her off like a prized trophy, as something no one but him can touch. And who is his little Chrissie to deny such attention?

𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬: Ah, Dwayne. Dwayne and Chrysta's relationship is very 'Beauty and the Beast'. This brooding, quiet giant is following after a bubbly talkative bundle of pink, her tiny little hand intertwined with his large, cold one. She's chatting up a storm about her magazines and rambling gossip while he's fixing and working on him and his boys' bikes, merely replying with a few grunts and 'yeah?'s here and there. He loves her, he truly does, she's like a little doll hugging onto his large frame while they drive around the boardwalk or across the bluff. And he'll be sure everyone knows that she's his perfect Queen, but he's putting an emphasis on His.

𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬: Like watching two lovesick puppies. Paul is the other half of Marko, and twice as wild and exciting. Paul is the closest to being anything akin to a boyfriend of his time, with his flirty persona and spunk, he loves taking his girl out for cruises on his bike, stealing her jewelry and items on the boardwalk, taking her on every ride, trynna win anything and everything at carni-stands just to have an excuse to get a kiss as a reward. But don't let his labrador boyfriend aura fool you, he's still Paul, he's still a vampire- and the most insane no doubt.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤�� 𝐁𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬: Marko is definitely Chrysta's more wild side. Compared to David. Marko is labeled the guard dog of the coven- little but the fiercest of them all. And if David doesn't have eyes on their girl, Marko is making sure she isn't too far from their sights. Marko practically worships David, and Chrysta is a delicate possession that no one else is allowed to keep... Or even look at wrong, cause best assured, Marko won't take any backhand comment to his Angel lightly..

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧' 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐚𝐡. 𝐌𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚'𝐬 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐭�� 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐛. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭... 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭.."

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

[redwoodrecords]

— redwood. —

DEMO. ❀

MASTERLIST. PLAYLISTS. BUY ME A COFFEE.

━ introduction. ━

Congratulations! You have just received an acceptance letter from Redwood University.

A highly selective institution with alumni ranging from Nobel Peace Prize winners, Film Directors, Diplomats and other internationally renowned individuals. You are the first in your small town to make it to the 'big leagues'. With the weight of their expectations, your desire to make it somehow, your college fund suddenly emptied and the academic pressure placed on your shoulders, everything was already shaping up to be a stressful time. But now, there are letters, weird circumstances, a dead body, and suddenly, you're thrown into a game that you never knew was playing.

Everything powerful harbours secrets. Are you willing to uncover them?

redwood is rated 16+ for sexual content, violence, substance abuse, and more. everything will be tagged accordingly before the chapter containing it.

━ the game ━

You play as ‘the pledge’, a new recruit to the universities’ houses, of which there are five. You have to impress the house’s inhabitants and compete against the others who are fighting for the same spot that you are.

You can choose your approach to the game and how you treat your competitors. Every gameplay is unique, as most choices leave an impact.

While your character competes for their spot in a ‘House’, they will also be attempting to uncover the secrets that are buried within. Make sure to balance school, pledging and mystery hunting! It’s harder than you’d think.

━ genre(s) ━

mystery. coming of age. romance.

━ features. ━

a fully customisable MC, including choice of gender, name, sexual orientation, dietary requirements, house, pronouns, race, appearance and personality.

choose your relationship with your family members, friends, competitors and romantic interests!

a story that relies heavily on your choices, every playthrough is different.

GoC love interests that are optional, play with an option of romance or without!

build relationships with others and create enemies or allies.

get to the bottom of your family’s history, and how it intertwines with redwood.

━ romance options. ━

not only are there four main romance options, but you also have the ability to have romantic/sexual encounters with others.

⇢ max bennett

Max Bennett was born with a silver spoon in their mouth but never learnt how to use it, raised by their quirky auntie in upstate New York. With a tall stature and thick black hair, they are the epitome of a dream indie movie star. They applied to Redwood because of its prestige and their desire to follow in their parents footsteps. They never expected to meet you, especially considering their history with the Houses.

Maximilian Bennett is 6’4, with messy black hair, pale skin, green eyes and a beauty mark on his left cheek.

Maxine Bennett is 5’11, with her black hair cut into a bob, a beauty mark above her right eyebrow, and a slim build.

⇢ sam washington

Sam Washington is always looking for the next scoop and they think they’ll find it in you. Born to a family of media moguls, Sam is wishing to find their independence at Redwood. They’ve been given the scoop on the Houses and they could be a good ally to have due to their connections and charisma, although they would not blame you if you want to be something more.

Samson Washington is 6’2, with short curly brown hair, hazel eyes, a broad build, glasses (although he prefers contacts) and a beauty mark under his right eye.

Samantha Washington is 5’7, with long curly lighter brown hair, a single beauty mark under her left eye, a curvier build, glasses (because she hates contacts) and full lips.

⇢ frankie blake

Frankie Blake is the child of a major fashion designer and your also new roommate, although their family is known for being extravagant and ostentatious, they are the complete opposite. An art enthusiast who is looking for their next muse, and the quirk of your smile is enough to inspire a thousand drawings. They are a Redwood legacy and they’re willing to show you around, for a price of course. Nothing comes for free. Frankie has dark brown skin that is covered in freckles, with kinky hair and the prettiest smile you’ve ever seen.

Francis Blake is 5’10 with short twist outs, a toned build, freckles and a wardrobe filled with shorts.

Frances Blake is 5’4 with long, back length braids that are decorated with gold accessories, a slim build and freckles.

⇢ ali nakamura

Ali Nakamura is the only child of their politician mother and is already well-established at Redwood. They seem perfectly pleasant in public, however it is your first day at Redwood and you have already presented yourself as a rival. Through no fault of your own, that’s what you insist anyways. They have silky, dyed blond hair, well-groomed black eyebrows and an affinity for neutral tones. Although they insist on their aloof demeanour, you occasionally catch them looking at you with a look you can’t decipher.

Alistair Nakamura is 6’0, with an average build, tan skin, short honey blond hair with dark eyes.

Alison Nakamura is 5’5, with an average build, tan skin, shoulder-length sunflower blonde hair and dark eyes.

[green-static]

Crossover

[geekcavepodcast]

"DC Pride" Returns in 2025 with New Format

DC Comics is changing up the format of DC Pride for the special's 5th anniversary. In past years DC Pride was an anthology series spotlighting LGBTQIA+ heroes, but in 2025 the special will instead feature a "singular story arc of interweaving narratives." These narratives are framed by an Alan Scott story from Tim Sheridan, Emilio Pilliu, and Giulio Macaione.

Several of DC comics' heroes will come together when "a century-old tavern, the center of queer life in Gotham City, unexpectedly announces its imminent closure. It’s a huge loss to the community, and generations of patrons return to pay respects to a space they’ve endowed with entire lifetimes of memories, wishes and dreams—including Alan Scott, the Green Lantern. Alan returns, for one last time, to the place he fell for his first love, Johnny Ladd, to touch the wall on which they carved the symbol of their love, to remember the days before everything went to hell for them...and to say goodbye.

But love is a kind of magic, and, in Alan’s experience, magic can take on a life of its own. Before anyone knows it’s happening, heroes, villains, and civilians alike from across the DCU with powerful ties to this mysterious place—the Question, Midnighter and Apollo, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern Jo Mullein, Bunker, Connor Hawke, and Blue Snowman among them—find themselves spirited away to strange, alternate worlds where everything they ever thought they wanted can be theirs…but at what cost?" (DC Comics)

Stories taking place in the framing device of Scott's return to the beloved bar include:

a Jo Mullein story from Vita Ayala, Maya Houston, and Vincent Cecil;

a story about new character Ethan Rivera from Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Josh Trujillo, and A.L. Kaplan;

a story about Connor Hawke from Sam Maggs and Phillip Sevy;

a Bunker story from Josh Trujillo and Don Aguillo;

a Harley Quinn story by Maya Houston and Max Sarin;

a Blue Snowman story by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Alex Moore;

a Renee Montoya story by Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge;

and a Midnighter and Apollo story by Sam Maggs and Derek Charm.

Additionally, fans can submit about how DC's legacy has impacted or reflected their LGBTQIA+ identity, journey, and/or experience on the DC Official Discord Server until March 28, 2025. DC's editorial team will then select some of the letters, cosplay, and fan art to be published in a letters column inside DC Pride 2025.

DC Pride 2025 goes on sale on June 4, 2025. The special features a main cover by Kris Anka, variant covers by Sozomaika and Julia Reck, and a 1:25 variant cover by Jack Hughes.

Other DC Pride products from DC Comics in 2025 include:

DC Pride-themed variant covers on several titles.

Hardcover collection of DC Pride: To the Farthest Reaches - on sale on May 27, 2025 - which collects DC Pride 2024 and additional stories. Cover by Kevin Wada.

DC Pride Box Set - on sale May 27, 2025 - collecting the first three hardcover volumes of DC Pride and a tribute to Rachel Pollack and Kevin Conroy's autobiographical comic "Finding Batman." Cover by Gabriel Picolo.

Batwoman: Elegy: DC Compact Comics Edition by writer Greg Rucka and artists JH. Williams III, Jock, and Scott Kolins - on sale June 17, 2025.

DC Pride comics will be added to the DC GO! webcomics collection - adapted into the vertical scroll format during June 2025.

(Image via DC Comics - Kris Anka's Cover of DC Pride 2025 and Gabriel Picolo's Cover of DC Pride Box Set)

[coolchevistianofficialsite]

What are your thoughts on Disney TVA's upcoming lineup (Primos, Zombies The Re-Animated Series, StuGo, Cookies & Milk, Rhona Who Lives By The River, Sam Witch, Dog & Frog, SuperStar, The Witchverse, InterCats, Fantasy Sports, Neon Galaxy, La Familia Avenunes, Journey and the Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin reboots by Seth Rogen?

1- Primos

Mira mijo para mí toda la polémica estuvo bien pendeja, ya que todo el crew del show fue puesto en el mismo saco de boxeo por las declaraciones de Myrna Velasco, como persona que conoce a Natasha Kline desde su trabajo en Big City Greens te puedo asegurar por Dieguito Maradona que no es un demonio como otras personas en el internet la están poniendo.

El show NO es sobre la cultura mexicana es sobre la cultura chicana en Los Angeles y como persona que se vio el piloto filtrado antes de que un chistosito lo subiera para crear bardo te digo que es lo mas harmless y inocentón del mundo, los que se están quejando son gente que solo lo hace para crear ragebait y farmear vistas.

2- Zombies The Re-Animated Series

Not really my thing since the movies where "eh" for me but those days i was sick, so i recall the songs, happy for Aliki and the team tho, probably will watch it when i rewatch the films.

3- StuGo

Really interested for this one specially since this one is slated to be Disney TVA's 100th Series, so im curious if Disney will have some kind of event planned besides that, the synopsis is interesting also this show had multiple people of Jellystone! and the crew from the axed CN movie Driftwood on board, so i think it will be interesting as the show saved this people from being jobless.

Just realized that is called "STUGO" beacuse they are STUdents stuck three months on a wild tropical island, so they need to "GO".

Heh. It's like a pun or something. Heheh.

4 - Cookies & Milk

Apparently this is the second project from the Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur EPs, i wonder how will they handle a down to earth slice of life series, imagine if they hire Flying Bark again becoming their first slice of life project with the Rise/LEGO/MGADD animation lol

5- Rhona Who Lives By The River

I like how the concept art has a Cartoon Saloon vibe and wondering how will translate to stop-motion which is interesting, i like Karen Gillian for her role as Nebula on GOTG trilogy, what i wonder is how Disney will handle the show with the Elfman scandal, will they quietly drop it without any mention of Elfman like MAX did with Fired on Mars EP or finding a new composer for Season 2.

6- The Witchverse

I played the VR short recently and OMG is so cute and adorable, the world they created has a big potential for multiple storylines, hoping S1 is more focused on Magda, Sasha (Yeah they have to change her name) and her mother, their relationship was so adorable, hope Daisy Ridley returns for the full series.

7- InterCats

Apparently this will be Disney's first workplace comedy series for YA audiences and it sounds cute, apparently is co-created by one of the Nimona screenwritters Pamela Ribon, so that's a plus.

8- Fantasy Sports

Super looking forward to this one, i loved the original novels and hoping Disney makes justice to Sam Bosma's world and characters, i can see Wiz and Mug becoming perfect additions to crosspromotion events at ESPN.

9- SuperStar

BTW just like to mention that i named it SuperStar as a placeholder title, the show dosn't have a name as of yet, based on the cast call we can see that Alejandra is latina so maybe it's a mixture between MGADD and Hannah Montana, wonder which person created the show.

10.- Journey

Since we don't know it's creator is very hard to tell what to expect BUT the synopsis is interesting kinda a awnser to LEGEND OF VOX MACHIMA but more family friendly, im wonder if this is the project created by Amy Hudkins, Ian Mutchler and Jonathon Wallach since they like Dungeons and Dragons, Legend Of Zelda and Magic The Gathering.

11- La Familia Avenúñez

It's a spin-off of The Proud Family Louder And Prouder with a latino cast pues suena chido la vdd, esperemos que cuando se anuncie no ocurra lo mismo que Primos.

12 - Dog And Frog, Neon Galaxy, Sam Witch

They don't have creator or synopsis as of yet besides a title revealed via a trademark, so it's hard to give overall thoughts

13- Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin Reboots

After TMNT Mutant Mayhem, The Boys, The Boys Diabolical and Invincible im confident that Rogen's team will do Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin justice and wishing good luck to the crew behind them.

[queer-in-a-cornfield]

A list of Thoughts™ I had in 2023:

-What is even the point of Arkansas?

- Why aren't there two cases of numbers?

- Humans like the taste of thinking they’re on fire and that’s just weird

- We need a word for when you're daydreaming at night

- Rob Cantor spelled backwards is not a palindrome and that feels wrong

-I think thyme should rhyme with stymie and for that matter, so should rhyme)

- Imagine a pollen waterfall

- What is the median word?

- V I O L E N T H A N D W A S H I N G

- How do the cars in Cars reproduce?

- What does human taste like?

- Plaque is like tooth zest

- Is there a raspberry emoji? (There isn't and I don't appreciate that)

- The respiratory system is my instrument

- 🎶Dun dun dududun dun dududun dun dudun dun dududun dun dududun dun dududun dun dududun dun🎶

- Is oxygen flammable?

- Someone should make jello ice cubes

- What is the word for the smell of a walk-in freezer?

- Where do blimps go when they aren't in the air?

- Do fish make sounds incomprehensible to us?

- Bottomless Dreaming (I do not remember what this means because I thought of it literally as I woke up)

- Who is the most average person?

- Is the trademark™️ symbol trademarked™️?™️??? (According to Max: Yes, by Alexander Trademark.)

- Why can 10/10 dentists never agree on anything?

- What percentage of the population is lawyers?

- Beanana

- What is the oldest surviving copy of a newspaper? (Not what is the longest running newspaper, but what is the oldest physical newspaper still intact?)

- ɪˈmæʤən ˈspɛlɪŋ jʊər ʧaɪldz neɪm wɪð aɪ-pi-eɪ ˈsɪmbəlz.

-I really want to bite my plant.

- Would Bill Cipher be invisible if you looked at him from the side? (Since he's 2D)

- Imagine if you could make wine bottles by jumping on grapes (Courtesy of Max)

-Queue should be pronounced qwehweh

- Trampolines are are when you jump on a strainer that is on top of another strainer. (Courtesy of Max)

- How many oranges are there? (Courtesy of Max)

- Imagine if there were just floating staircases to nowhere

- Rabbits are an unstoppable force

- What is the cold version of incineration?

- Wholesome blackmail should exist

- I hate that our eyes take in information from top to bottom because whenever I look at the map on my wall I see North Dakota first and that’s just not it.

- How many people were named Amerigo after the Americas became widely known as America?

- What was the greatest thing before sliced bread (pre-1928)?

- Pomelos are subject to the laws of physics

- Australians be like: “Our lord and savior vegemite”

- I want to grab a cloud with a hook and drag it along behind the car

- Unfortunate Roadtrip would be a really good band name

- You wouldn’t download a pie

- If you donate blood, do you tell the person drawing the blood "thank you" or "your welcome"? (Courtesy of Max)

- Grass does not care for international borders

- Why are mirrors slightly green?

- What is the texture of flame?

- What if Mickey was short for Mickolas?

- Beans is my favorite word.

- Trees are like naturally occurring lollipops except you can’t eat them and aren’t really anything like lollipops

- Is it possible to dissolve a brick?

- I know calling it Virginia was meant to be a compliment but like I personally would be miffed if a place was named after the fact I haven’t dated anyone

- We know what ranch tastes like, but then what does farm taste like?

- We have deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning, I say we complete the trilogy with seductive reasoning

- If the only qualifications for being a seagull are being bad at acting and not having lips then technically the only things that aren’t seagulls are people and desks (stupid f*cking bird reference)

- Is it possible to liquify a bird?

- Does pizza count as art?

- I’m so fine (both literally and figuratively, both sarcastically and sincerely. Bothception.)

- If Cam is short for Cameron then is Sam short for Sameron?

- Schrödinger’s AAA battery

- Five dudes, a gorl™, and a middle schooler walk into rehearsal…

- It’s been tomorrow since yesterday ended

- Ties are man ribbons

- Sugar is the letter Y of baking

- Balliscuits

- Desecrated Coconut

- Imagine if working out caused you to lactate (Courtesy of Alec)

- Dragon is not synonymous with pie

- (In the voice of the tiktok spongebob news fish) You’ve just been smargled

- What country has the most cities (incorporated places, not necessarily populous ones)

- Today is tomorrow’s yesterday and yesterday’s tomorrow and a tv show

- Soap soup

- Imagine a lightbulb with a smaller lightbulb inside and you can play lightbulb dice

- *British accent* Plunderbuckets and Billyhocks

- Rahrehksdee ;)

- Where does candle wax go???

- If you don’t specify the source of your organ meat, people would assume it’s human organs which is kinda weird

- What if air is a drug (if you don’t have it you go into withdrawals) (Courtesy of Max)

- What would a calorie taste like?

- Why are walruses like that

[mnh-ocs]

Figure I'd just do some rambling to start us off here, so who better to start with than one of my oldest characters, Laker.

^ First design.

^ Current design, he changed a LOT.

Also, when I say "oldest" I mean I didn't make him then immediately give up on him- Anyway, I made Laker when I was about 12? 13? Initially he was meant to be a Sam and Max fan character, don't really recall what his purpose was supposed to be, I think he was just a random punk ass kid they had to deal with, as time passed though, I decided that he should be his own thing, though worldbuilding for him hasn't been my top priority, I just prefer to do fun stuff with him at this point.

Some old random lore tidbits were that he was abandoned by his parents as an infant, and he stayed in a group home until he ran away and started living on the streets and stealing to survive. May or may not scrap that completely if I rewrite a backstory for him.

Fun facts:

I was originally gonna name him "Claude" after I designed him, (remember that name btw.)

He used to be straight, eventually after I learned about other romantic/sexual orientations, I made him bi instead.

His birthday's August 2nd, he's currently 22.

His last name is Monroe.

In terms of what type of squirrel he is, I picture him being a mix between an Eastern Gray squirrel, and a red squirrel.

He's extremely afraid of snakes.

He prefers foods on the sweeter side, his top favorite being muffins.

His voice claim is Seth Green, dunno why, it just suits him to me.

I know this part is probably a bit silly, but while I love most of my characters, I'd have to say that Laker's the most important one to me, as I've just had him around for so long, and he kinda pushed me in to designing more and more OCs and continuing to do art in general. He's definitely sticking with me for a good while.

Have some other Laker art for the road, some old, some new.

[mtsodie]

seeing your cotl art i think hm. this guy is familiar

open your blog. see sam & max and duck pfp (cant see things that are small pfp is just a blob of green n orange til i open the blog)

immediately and painfully transported to a vivid memory of when i was hyperfixated on sam&max and was desperately scrounging for every scrap of it i could find on your blog. anyway hi howre you doing i like your lamb design.

oh real i totally get that 🫡 ty anon

[masonhawthorne]

What I read in 2023!

Isn't it nice to have the whole year's worth of something in one handy list?

January

Medieval England: From Arthur to the Tudor Conquest, Jennifer Paxton ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hannibal, Livy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster, Sam L Amirante, Danny Brodrick ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone ⭐️⭐️

Trouble With Lichen, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Reanimator's Heart, Kara Jorgensen 😠

The Miracle of Dunkirk, Walter Lord ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

Alone on the Ice, David Roberts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

The Midwich Cucoos, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Hanging Tree, Ben Aaronovitch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Polygamist's Daughter, Anna LeBaron, Leslie WIlson ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

Stowaway to Mars, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️

Confession of a Serial Killer, Katherine Ramsland ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

Sparta's First Attic War, Paul A Rahe ⭐️⭐️ NF

FantasticLand, Mike Bockoven ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia 1942, Special Service Division Services of Supply US Army ⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

Columbus Day, Craig Alanson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blood in the Snow, Tom Henderson ⭐️⭐️NF

The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Last Days of Stalin, Joshua Rubenstein ⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky ⭐️⭐️NF

Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Web, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️

An Unnatural Vice, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An Unsuitable Heir, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alexander the Great, Norman F Cantor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

A Dark Night in Aurora, William H Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Snow Killings, Marney Rich Keenan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

The Odyssey, Homer trans. Emily Wilson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Martian, Andy Weir ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K Wolfe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronovitch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

February

False Value, Ben Aaronovitch ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Lancashire Witches, William Harrison Ainsworth ⭐️

Queen of Teeth, Hailey Piper ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Hacienda, Isabel Cañas ⭐️⭐️

Age of Myth, Michael J Sullivan ⭐️⭐️

The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester ⭐️⭐️

All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Monsters We Defy, Leslye Penelope ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Man and the Crow, Rebecca Crunden (ss)⭐️

A Better Fate, DN Bryn (ss) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Artemis One-Zero-Five, CHristopher Henderson DNF

House of Suns, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

All Systems Red, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Artificial Condition, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Exit Strategy, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

New Earth, Ben Bova ⭐️⭐️

Death Wave, Ben Bova ⭐️

Mouth of Mirrors, Maxwell I Gold (ss) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

March

On the Beach, Nevil Shute ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Star Nomad, Lindsay Buroker ⭐️

Burning Roses, SL Huang ⭐️⭐️

Trick or Treat, Richie Tankersley Cusick ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Unfinished Tales, JRR Tolkien ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pushing Ice, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The End of the World Anthology ⭐️⭐️

The Home of the Blizzard (nf), Sir Douglas Mawson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Night Stalker (nf), Philip Carlo ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In the Court of the Nameless Queen, Natalie Ironside ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Ultimate Evil (nf), Maury Terry ⭐️

The Hillside Stranglers (nf), Darcy O'Brien ⭐️⭐️

The Element of Fire, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chasm City, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

April

The Stolen Heir, Holly Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kintu, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kidnapped, Diane Hoh ⭐️⭐️

Overlord, David Wood & Alan Baxter ⭐️⭐️

Child of God, Cormac McCarthy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Walking to Aldebaran, Adrian Tchaikovsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Redemption’s Blade, Adrian Tchaikovsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️

At the Mountains of Madness, HP Lovecraft ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Initiation, Diane Hoh ⭐️⭐️

The Book of Queer Saints Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Expert System’s Brother, Adrian Tchaikovsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pluto’s Republic, David Roochnik (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Twisted Ones, T Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Evil Roots, Killer Tales of Botanical Gothic Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Shadow Over Innsmouth, HP Lovecraft ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Whisperer in Darkness, HP Lovecraft ⭐️⭐️

Alien: Convenant Origins, Alan Dean Foster ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Coveant, Alan Dean Foster ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Wendigo, Algernon Blackwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien III, William Gibson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: The Cold Forge, Alex White ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Republic, Plato ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Prototype, Tim Waggoner ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Isolation, Keith RA DeCandido ⭐️⭐️

A Thief in the Night, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Dialogues, Plato ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Into Charybdis, Alex White ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Infiltrator, Weston Ochse ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Percent, Jon Elofson (ss) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Aliens: Bug Hunt Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Growing Things & Other Stories, Paul Tremblay ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lords of Uncreation, Adrian Tchaikovsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

May

The Day We Ate Grandad, CM Rosens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Out of the Shadows, Tim Lebbon ⭐️⭐️

Jaws, Peter Benchley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Room on the Sea, Andrē Aciman ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: River of Pain, Christopher Golden ⭐️⭐️

Alien: Sea of Sorrows, James A Moore ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Gentleman From Peru, Andrē Aciman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Century Rain, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hyperion, Dan Simmons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dust, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

100 Fathoms Below, Steven L Kent & Nicholas Kaufmann ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saturn’s Monsters, Thomas K Carpenter ⭐️

Address Unknown, Kressmann Taylor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Murder by Other Means, John Scalzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Ethics of Aristotle, Joseph Koterski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Neil Gaiman at the end of the Universe, Arvind Ethan David ⭐️⭐️

Bag of Bones, Stephen King ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bewilderness, Part One: Threshold, Jonathan Maberry ⭐️

Ten Low, Stark Holborn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, Hailey Piper ⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester ⭐️

Three Hearts and Three Lions, Poul Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Almost Human(nf), Lee Berger & John Hawks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Paladin’s Grace, T Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Killing the Bismarck(nf), Iain Ballantyne ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ancient Mesopotamia(nf), Amanda H Podany ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Art of War(nf), Andrew R Wilson ⭐️⭐️

The White People, Arthur Machen ⭐️

June

Witch King, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Broken Sword, Poul Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Early Middle Ages (nf), Philip Daileader ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The History of Ancient Egypt (nf), Bob Brier ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Banewreaker, Jacqueline Carey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Godslayer, Jacqueline Carey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chernobyl 01:23:40 (nf), Andrew Leatherbarrow ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stress and Your Body (nf), Robert Sapolsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ice Ghosts (nf), Paul Watson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Illiad, Homer, trans. Edward Earl of Derby ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Th Hunt & the Haunting, Victoria Audley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our Shadows Have Claws Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing Creative Nonfiction (nf), Tilar JJ Mazzeo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Brain Wave, Poul Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Forever War, Joe Haldeman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

July

Travel by Bullet, John Scalzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Redemption Ark, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Labrys(ss), Victoria Audley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grown Gown(ss), Derek Des Anges ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Hellbound Heart, Clive Barker ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Orca, Arthur Herzog III ⭐️

The Gallows Pole, Benjamin Myers ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Chemist, Stephanie Meyer ⭐️

Icehenge, Kim Stanley Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Band Sinister, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Now She Is Witch, Kirsty Logan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Slow Bullets, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Inside the Mind of BTK(nf), Johnny Dodd & John Douglas ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Antarctica, Kim Stanley Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

August

The Henchmen of Zenda, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Morning Star, Peter Atkins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Subsidence (ss), Steve Rasnic Tem ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Man in the High Tower, Philip K Dick ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What the Dead Know (ss), Nghi Vo ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Maze Runner, James Dashner ⭐️

Unfit to Print, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chill, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bryony and Roses, T Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Confessor (ss), Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grail, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Babylon (nf), Paul Kriwaczek ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Unquiet, E Saxey DNF

The Ritual of the Labyrinth (ss), Esmée de Heer ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Terminal World, ALastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Essays of Flesh and Bone (ss), Victoria Audley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Book Eaters, Sunyi Dean ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Future of Work: Compulsory (ss), Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Lady or the Tiger (ss), Frank Stockton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold ⭐️⭐️

Dreamsnake, Vonda N McIntyre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The First Fossil Hunters (nf), Adrienne Mayor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Shards of Honor, Lois McMaster Bujold ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Red Land, Black Land (nf), Barbara Mertz ⭐️⭐️⭐️

On Planetary Palliative Care (ss), Thomas Ha ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nova, Samuel R Delany ⭐️⭐️⭐️

September

Time to Orbit: Unknown, Derin Edala ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️*

The Invincible, Stanislaw Lem ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Prefect, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Myrtha (ss), Victoria Audley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Archaeology: An Introduction to the World’s Greatest Sites (nf), Eric H Cline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Catching Teller Crow, Amberlin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Old Man’s War, John Scalzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Don’t Hang Up, Benjamin Stevenson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Superluminal, Vonda N McIntyre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

World War Z, Max Brooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flight of the Fantail, Steph Matuku ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cyteen, CJ Cherryh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Regenesis, CJ Cherryh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mindfulness for Stress Management (nf), Dr Robert Schacter ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Orange Eats Creeps, Grace Krilanovich ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kushiel’s Dart, Jacqueline Carey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Aye, and Gomorrah (ss), Samuel R. Delany ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Carnage (nf), Mark Dapin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blue Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Unknown, Jordan L Hawk ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chocky, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sword of Empire: Praetorian, Richard Foreman ❌

Revival, Stephen King ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Apollo Murders, Chris Hadfield ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

*Time to Orbit: Unknown is hosted online [HERE] and is currently still updating twice a week

October

Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Hailey Piper ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ghost Bird, Lisa Fuller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Forest of Stolen Girls, June Hur ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Liar’s Dice, Jeannie Lin ⭐️

Straya, Anthony O'Connor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Toxic, Dan Kaszeta (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Illuminae, Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Penhallow, Georgette Heyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Myth of the Self Made Man, Ruben Reyes Jr (ss) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Call, Christian White & Summer De Roche ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Death of the Necromancer, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cretins, Thomas Ha (ss) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kill Your Brother, Jack Heath ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Valley of Terror, Zhou Haohui, tr. Bonnie Huie ⭐️⭐️

The Curse of the Burdens, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️

Amazons, Adrienne Mayor (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Kraken Wakes, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dead Mountain, Donnie Eichar (nf) ⭐️⭐️

Family Business, Jonathan Sims ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In the House of Aryaman A Lonely Signal Burns, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Blessing of Unicorns, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

METAtropolis Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plan for Chaos, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Fatal Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Outward Urge, John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️

King Solomon’s Mines, H. Rider Haggard DNF

The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle tr. David Ross (nf) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

November

The Jewel of Seven Stars, Bram Stoker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Terror, Dan Simmons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hannibal: The Military Genius who Almost Conquered Rome, Eve MacDonald ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ nf

Luna, Ian McDonald ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!, Poul Anderson & Gordon R Dickson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dracula, Bram Stoker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cicero: The Life & Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, Anthony Everitt ⭐️⭐️⭐️nf

The Worst Journey in the World, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️nf

METAtropolis: Cascadia Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Haunting of Willow Creek, Sara Crocoll Smith ⭐️

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne ⭐️⭐️

METAtropolis: Green Space Anthology ⭐️⭐️⭐️

December

Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wanted, A Gentleman, KJ Charles ⭐️⭐️

Interview With the Vampire, Anne Rice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Henry VIII: King & Court, Alison Weir ⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

Alexander the Great & the Macedonian Empire, Kenneth W Harl⭐️⭐️⭐️ NF

The Isles of the Gods, Amie Kaufman ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Sandman, Neil Gaiman & Dirk Maggs DNF

Phosphorescence, Julia Baird ⭐️⭐️⭐️NF

And so the grand total for 2023 is....

267!

Of course, there's a couple of DNFs in there which inflate this number somewhat, but I am absolutely not going to pick through and count them out. Plus, a DNF only gets included on the list if I've gotten through a significant portion of the book. If it's a page one no-no, it's not even worth mentioning.

I made the decision at the start of this year, to try out more books I'd never heard of before. I really like trawling through the library app, or through audible's free archives and finding stuff that I'd probably never normally have discovered. Also, revisiting books that I read a long time ago and seeing if they resemble my memories of them.

Overall, I think this was a very satisfying year of reading, and I hope that I enjoy 2024's reads just as much!

nf= non fiction ss= short story

Stars awarded at my whim.