#i don’t know where else to put this so

[the-feral-gremlin]

Who thought it would be a fucking AMAZING idea to get a cat a fucking WEEK after your kid tells you they’re afraid of cats? My mother.

[stuckinapril]

I love Tumblr because nothing matters here truly. There are no influencers. Having followers doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a site where people post their sporadic thoughts and rb pretty pictures. Anyone who thinks any of this matters is woefully missing the point

[itspileofgoodthings]

so many people have said that as you approach your 30’s things start to fall into place but I don’t feel that at all. the closer I get the more it feels that everything is dissolving and falling apart

[every-natural-harmonia-gropius]

[aceofstars16]

Prayers appreciated I guess. Mental health is still eh and spiritual health isn’t any better.

[compacflt]

the only thing i ever wanna write anymore is icemav just being old and married and happy in retirement (so many thousands of words just dedicated to that & i have no idea where to post it)

[findmeabowlofundertale]

I keep doing these I can’t stop

THESE TWO ARE SO STUPID. Absolutely an idiot couple. (I just need to buckle down and GET THERE in the actual FIC.)

text post doodles: [part 1], [part 2], [part 3]

[starryrock]

Okay I’ve never written fanfic before but I have an idea for obligatory HP crossover #49 except TWST get sent to the HP universe and everyone suffers.

Idea 1: Masquerade Event gone horribly wrong because this is NOT the school we’re supposed to be at. (Dark Mirror sends Masquerade Group to the Triwizard Tournament instead of Fleur City. Possibly easier to figure out an ending after all that weirdness happens.)

Idea 2: Freshmen (+ maybe Ortho) sleepover after [insert whatever Chapter would best fit, maybe 4]. Yuu’s mirror does some funky stuff and OH LORD, THAT’S NOT MICKEY (pending idea is that they try doing some “Bloody Mary” type sleepover game and it’s actually a ritual). They are then spit out in Hogwarts, don’t know where or when yet. There will be lots of fighting and yelling at first (and throughout but especially at first).

The biggest problem is that I actually never read any Harry Potters books ever. I’ve seen maybe 2.5 movies and the rest of my knowledge comes from character analysis videos and more crossover fics. And I actually kinda wanna make this good too. I hate crossovers that clearly show favoritism to one media, instead of using both to expand the characters. If you know anything about HP let me know because I have ideas but no knowledge.

[thebirdmanhewatches]

Going feral about hinndredd and hinndredd Louie really all the hinndredd characters and versions of characters it’s where a lot of the older ideas regarding when hinndredd was on earth went along with the door lore, the Hamilton rip-off, the older version of current earth patchwork back when he was just a original patchwork reboot and not his own thing inspired mildly by bojack horseman, the older nightmare fuel reboot and associated lore, thauriel, Magnus tilby, more distilled and combined forms of characters that are sometimes somewhat demigod esc, the tower with myself at the top of it, azazel/cult on his endless quest to dig a pit, the scp characters, Magnus tilby, stuff regarding the origins of bauddalins, both types of joy(which ended up basically zombies without me noticing), every dropped plot thread that has ever existed, Magnus tilby

[skyward-floored]

YOU ALSO HATE BRADFORD PEARS??? We have Callery Pears on my campus (very similar) and they smell SO BAD in the spring. 0/10 tree. 0 stars.

THEY’RE TERRIBLE I HATE THEM I’m allergic to them and they’re all OVER where I live I can’t escape them 😭

There’s even one in my yard (though technically only half of one now since part of it blew over last week). I don’t know if that one is a true Bradford pear, but it’s something similar for sure since it has the weak limbs and the nasty-smelling flowers. It also has murder thorns too that make it very hard to move dead limbs so basically it’s just a terrible tree all around.

[night-triumphantt]

Happy Birthday @cashweasel beloved, have a soft kiyazan non confession confession, love you and these two idiots sm and I hope your day was amazing

[koncrete]

so i’ve just finished watching sweet tooth and i’ve come to the conclusion that the actor that plays Gus should totally play Will Solace in the PJO show, like he’s blonde, around the right age (currently 13 so by the time he really shows up he’d be pretty spot on) and totally seems like he’d be capable of showing the emotion needed

they look so similar!!!

[dangerous-advantage]

if you’re in the rise fandom and see this:

go read “all the ashes in my wake” by @crows-murder right now.

(yes, that is an order, and yes, pun intended.)

this post serves as a fic rec, but mainly to let me gush about how much i love this fic without filling up the author’s inbox with a small dissertation (/joking).

for the fic rec part:

leo. cursed. ella enchanted type cursed.

if you have any interest at all in absolutely phenomenal angst, clever writing with a style that’s easy to follow and smooth as butter, on-point characterization and dynamics, and basically anything you could ever ask for of a rise fic,

go. read. this. fic. right. now.

(that said, i am now going to ramble about my specific thoughts concerning the fic and it’s plot, so. possible spoilers beyond this point?)

there have been a growing number of fics in this “sub-genre” of the rise fandom involving a character (generally leo) getting cursed, and then facing off against angsty odds that make you go, “oh. oh, shit.” (/positive)

these curses also tend to involve the phases of the moon in some way, which i think is a very fun and interesting trend

i’ve enjoyed all of the fics that i’ve read which fit into this, but this particular fic may be my favorite yet

it follows a simple formula, neatly tying the a plot (the curse stuff) and the b plot (leo’s conflict with leadership and the strain it’s putting on his relationships) into a neat little bow.

while the idea of leo getting “ella enchanted” is fun on its own, it’s doubly important to the plot and the characterization, as it forces him to have to fix one problem to address the other.

in the first chapter, the author constructs the roots to this, by contrasting leo’s wily, independent nature against the inevitable conflict that will stifle his attempts to act on it.

watching him brush his brothers off, make his own choices and go off on his own, builds this wonderful sense of tension. it hooks you — what’s going to happen when that string is cut?

it plays perfectly into the underlying conflict. leo needs to find a way to overcome his fears of leading the team, or else the rift between him and his team will only continue to widen.

so what does the narrative do? it forces him into a position where he is no longer gets to choose.

this incapacitation is a powerful tool, not only because of the external force of the curse, but also that it plays off of the weaknesses of his character.

this isn’t something that he can just handwave, or take care of on his own. it’s a situation where he needs to ask for help.

but this is leo we’re talking about. of course he isn’t going to go to his brothers about this, or even tell them! but by hiding it and trying to fix it himself, he ends up caught in a deadlock of his own making.

and since it doesn’t look like he’s going to get over himself very soon, it seems more likely that he’ll end up cornered in a very sticky situation indeed (something which i am very much looking forward to seeing, if that is the plan).

it’s genius! to fix his problems with the curse, he has to address his issues with his family first.

my attempts to sound smarter than i actually am aside (/lighthearted), i am so glad this fic is addressing the conflict between raph and leo. not only that, but in a way that feels true to their characters.

unlike other iterations of the tmnt, the roles here are reversed. it’s not the stolid abs responsible leader pitted against the broody loner who wants to be leader, but isn’t the right fit.

it’s rise!raph, who cares about his little brother and wants to support him, and rise!leo who, on some level, doubts his own ability in this new role on the team — to be anything more than “the face man.”

it’s not often where you come across a fic where the a plot and the b plot are equally engaging, but this is one of those rare cases where everything just works. it’s like i’m witnessing the first steps of some great machine, meticulously crafted, a hundred disparate parts working in tandem.

in the third chapter, the angst just works. the pay-off there feels so real, because you get it. you relate to this character. when raph is there, waiting up for him, you know shit’s about to go down. you can feel it.

if the necklace (and therefore the curse) acted as both a narrative device and catalyst, leo’s swords represent the other side of that: the last bit of freedom he has left in this godawful situation.

they’re the last bit of freedom, his only hope of escape. raph taking them (or, rather, leo being compelled to surrender them) has just glorious undertones in the narrative as a whole.

if you were to consider the katanas a representation of leo’s autonomy, it makes sense why him being forced to give them up hits that much harder.

not only is it a tense situation, where leo is fighting back but ultimately unable to overcome the curse, it cements this underlying feeling of helplessness the author has been seeding since the chapter previous.

now that we’re here, with both the a plot and b plot coming into direct confrontation with what leo wants, we recognize that leo cannot continue how he is.

sure, he’ll keep on fighting it (abs i am very much looking forward to seeing how that goes), but this is the point where we know, there is no escaping.

leo is now truly stuck. without his katanas, fubdibg the necklace to break the curse on his own is basically impossible.

and he recognizes this.

leo’s characterization throughout this fic has been some of the best in the business. he’s smart, witty, independent, calculating — probably one of, if not the best true-to-character representations of rise!leo thats i’ve seen so far.

(absolutely phenomenal job there, i cannot stress this point enough.)

in fact, all of the characters in this fic are so well-written? i’m already seeing roots for character development within casey sr. (which i am so here for, oh my gods you don’t even know), and you can’t help but be invested in all of these relationships

we’re constantly being reminded of the emotional conflict, how much of a strain it’s putting on the relationships, not just between raph and leo, but between all of them.

leo sees this, understands something has to change, but feels paralyzed by what that could mean. for him, and his family.

not to beat the metaphorical dead horse, but that scene after leo surrenders his katanas abs flees back to his room? damn. i felt that on a visceral level.

being so tired, so miserable, so helpless, when a part of you knows you’re being irrational, but having your own pride and fear get in the way of that?

not to project all over these characters or whatever, but fuck. it feels like this was written to call out me, specifically (/j /lh)

and urgh! the detail work in this is incredible!

maybe i’m just a slut for somewhat contrived narratives, and definitely contrived foreshadowing, but the way it’s done in this fic comes off as so clean and organized.

it’s like... weaving threads in a tapestry. you can see where the connect, though you’re not quite sure where they’re going, until you can step back abs look at the picture as a whole.

it genuinely feels masterful in some places, like, mother of god, leave some talent for the rest of us!! (/lighthearted)

i could probably keep talking about this forever, but i do have other responsibilities i should be taking care of, and i kind of want to reread the three chapters that are out (as of writing this) again.

who knows, maybe i’ll revisit this in the future, when i have a better basis and understanding of the underlying themes here.

for now, dear author (if you are, for some reason, reading this),i hope you don’t mind my pretentious and meandering thoughts and/or assumptions. you’ll probably see me again, gushing in your comment sections. yours is just the kind of fic that deserves to be gushed about.

[bravevolunteer]

i just need you guys to know how dangerously close i am not only to putting together a michael cosplay but wearing it in public

[batwynn]

After giving up on getting a seriously needed electrical upgrade and a heat pump because two different people who are required to Do a Thing before we can install ended up ghosting me for half a year now—I decided to self-install a pellet stove. Which would be fine and work really well, but I just found out that one of those people who needed to Do a Thing still needs to Do a Thing before I can install that. So I’m once again left with no heat source for the impending winter and absolutely out of patience with people who can’t be bothered to do a bare minimum of a response while holding me and my family’s literal survival in their hands.

[hotcheetohatredwastaken]

BDOR Prologue: The Yiga and The Shiekah (3/5)

Wild’s captor dragged him further and further out of sight. They hooked a scythe around Twilight’s neck, and its sharp edge dug in deep as they tried to pull him the other way.

“No, please! Wild!”

Wild swung at his captor, and he knocked his mask nearly sideways. His captor raised his scythe—

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TW: Electrocution, Attempted Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Threats of Rape/Non-Con (it’s blink and you’ll miss it), Swearing, Canon-Typical Violence, Description of Injury