#i've read it cover to cover a LOT

[emilyliuwho]

like we never changed at all

[everythingranma]

I need to read/watch more of Rumiko Takahashi's other works. I've been currently watching Maison Ikkoku for the first time. I read the manga years ago and loved it.

I also want to check out what other movies/anime/cartoons the Ranma 1/2 Japanese VAs have done.

[moonpaw]

Fighting DEMONS rn trying not to get invested in one piece to figure out wtf you're posting about!!!!

come here cyber.... we have this thang

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[holocene-sims]

just a guy and his snowpal ⛄❄️

[biollyante]

welp. day 2 of cringetober.... self-insert.

This is Ur, short for Eurynomea. Wears a mask because like hell she's going to introduce new illnesses (or catch them!) from this weird planet. Too-many-sizes-too-large uniform with enough pockets to hide seemingly infinite bits and bobs, tools, food, and act as armor in a pinch. Who knew sewing could be a defensive skill?

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: THE AMBERGRIS TRILOGY by Jeff VanderMeer.

Up next! This series is how I'm bridging my current writing/revision project with the one on deck for my personal nano. They're both Weird Stories, but the one I'm working on now is Weird (genre), like VanderMeer, and the one I'm planning for November is going to be Weird (fungus), also like VanderMeer. I hope to get Driscoll vibes AND some New Book vibes out of this!

[northern-passage]

Do you have any favorite horror book recommendations?

hhng... well i did a lot of reading like a month ago but i can't say much of it was very good.... otherwise im in a perpetual state of reading many books at once that i have still not finished... but from what i've read recently:

fluids & girl flesh by may leitz - these are both extreme horror novels and i actually still haven't finished girl flesh yet. fluids is about two women who meet on tinder during the pandemic and spend a few fucked up days together in a hotel where they hurt each other (and others) very badly.

girl flesh is about two (different) women who are both "famous" in different ways and find themselves kidnapped in the middle of nowhere together and it follows them as they try to escape through the texas mesa.

to be devoured by sara tantlinger - this is a novella and it's one of my top reads. about a woman who really really really wants to know what it's like to be a vulture and eat carrion. (apocalypse party who published the newest edition have quite a few interesting horror books/novellas. i have more from them on my to read list)

death in the mouth: original horror by people of color - this has been my "work read" for a while now which means i read it when i'm on break at work (this also means it's taking me forever to read it) it's an anthology of short horror stories and i've read four of them so far and have really enjoyed every single one.

not read recently but that i remember fondly:

annihilation by jeff vandermeer - i do recommend the entire southern reach trilogy but annihilation is the first one and also my favorite. you follow the biologist and the rest of her team into area x. weird stuff happens.

the luminous dead by caitlin starling - one woman in a high tech suit going on a solo caving expedition. she is guided (and sometimes controlled) by another woman who is able to talk through and manipulate the suit to get her to do what she wants.

bonus round two good horror stories i've read on itch.io lately:

childhood homes (and why we hate them) and gutless

[iobartach]

[jojosgaylittleadventure]

This is the fourth fic in my Josuyaus series that takes place while they're still in high school You can find my series here I also have a master post of all my Josuyasu writing here

Summary: After a study session gone wrong, Josuke finds himself needing somewhere he can feel safe and at home and that some where turns out to be Okuyasu. Tags: Post-Canon, Pre-Relationship, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, the following tags are not from/between the ship (just an fyi), Non-Consensual Kissing, Non-Consensual Touching, Side Character/Main Character Attempted Sexual Assault, Attempted Sexual Assault, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Victim Blaming

[cecelovesrats]

HEY, I HERD U LIEK RATS

This is Toast & Gravy, they're my breakfast boys <3 They are very very happy little guys right now because we got them new toys, a new hammock for snuggles, and some treats for being very good boys!!!

THEY'RE SO CUTE!! love them :D thanks for sending them to me this picture is adorable, such a pretty fur color and texture. their names are perfect love it

sorry for being so late answering this TwT

[doedipus]

a large amount of time I've been spending on -untitled undefined scope original fiction project- since the last time I posted about it has been trying to develop the protagonist concept I came up with last summer or whatever into like, a character that would feel real and era appropriate.

it's fun research to do. naturally a lot of the details I assigned to her are things that I already think are cool, so it's been a lot of fun trying to trace her traits back through the relatively recent past, getting reminded of how much things have changed, or where the gaps in my intuition are, and then doing a flurry of reading to get a sense for exactly how someone like her and the people around her could have happened and what her life was probably like leading up to her present day. hopefully this results in some good good verisimilitude.

[sysig]

Sorry, I can’t, I’m just too cute today 💕 (Patreon)

[crimeronan]

oh the other influencing factor in that book poll is that i've read almost 100% of the listed trashy teen paranormal romance & teen dystopian romance titles. yes even the ones that suck. yes even those ones. i was non-discriminating as a teenager and i know what i like (drama and garbage).

[heftmanrhamm]

Heeeeyyyyyyyyy @brezideje :) !!!! Thank you for tagging me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D <3 <3 💖<3

hardcover or paperback // bookstore or library // bookmark or receipt // stand alone or series // nonfiction or fiction // thriller or fantasy // under 300 pages or over 300 pages or the exact number of pages needed and no more or less // children's or ya // friends to lovers or enemies to lovers // read in bed or read on the couch or anywhere // read at night or in the morning or anytime // keep pristine or markup // cracked spine or dog ear

Tagging: (this is like, if you're wanting to do it. No pressure. Apologies if you've already been tagged or something :) ) @miniaturestarlightdelight @five-potatoes-high @iiep-wop @streetjack

[oshiawaseni]

I know you must have been asked this so many times but do you think will Horikoshi make Bakudeku cannon? I mean he wouldn't add Trans characters and show them in a positive light but exclude LGBTQ+ characters because it wouldn't make sense to the narrative of acceptance of people of all backgrounds. Bakugo's role also seems like that of a tsundere love interest in Shonen who was in denial of his feelings towards Izuku.

Of course! I've always thought there was something between them. But the time when all of my doubts about them becoming canon actually went away, was the day we saw Katsuki die thinking of Izuku. There was something so very romantic about him drawing courage from his memories of Izuku and talking to him in his mind for comfort and relieving his fear, etc. And guess which loved up couple soon returns to the manga with the convenient words of "My only comfort was the thought of you!"

My next Hori's Trails meta will cover the "canon" topic thoroughly! It should be a good read!

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: OFFENDED SENSIBILITIES by Alisa Ganieva.

Up next! This came in my subscription box last year, and I am ALWAYS down for Russian things.