#like not to be a buzz kill

[thebibliosphere]

(ID in alt)

A follower sent me this over on Instagram today to let me know the Hunger Pangs Fluff and Fangs edition was being used front and center for a marketing email they and a bunch of their friends got and how cool that was.

And while I agree that’s neat, good to know I’m hitting the algorithm enough to be included in marketing, I’m also just looking at that 99cent sign up offer knowing that it means my Audible rates are going to plummet for a bit because the way Audible works means I only get 20% of how much someone spent on accessing the book, so instead of my usual 20% of the $14.95 (because the credit isn’t worth the retail price that THEY set, just the subscription cost) I’ll be earning 20% of 99 cents which is… 19.8 cents before tax.

… yay 🫠

I really hate knowing how everything works lmao. I wish I could just enjoy knowing the audiobook is doing well enough to be used in promo. But alas.

Oh well.

[aerequets]

growing up reading + watching stories I would always wonder why villains would draw out the moment where they thought they had the hero beat. I would always wonder why they'd waste time gloating and monologuing and torturing or whatever when they should just kill them and be done with it!!

but I understand now.

there has been a fly inside our house for the past few hours that won't leave no matter how many doors we open. Now I am about to go to bed and it is in my room. the tiny room I share with my sister. I know that stupid fly is watching me with it's stupid bulbous eyes as I swat blindly like the big slow dumb human I am. I know it's smug. I know it's purposefully ignoring the door that I've opened 7 times now. I know.

I know if I ever caught this fly it would not be a quick death. quick death would be a mercy bestowed by desperation. if I got my hands on this fly it would be slow . I would tape it to the wall and put my earbuds playing flowers by miley cyrus next to it on full blast on loop. I would feed it raisins and boiled eggs. I would put it on a string so the next time it flies I can yank it back and it can be reminded of when it flew around me, taunting, not taking heed of the opportunities it had to just leave me alone. because it was never about killing the fly until it decided to torment me. I was fine having it in the house. like whatever. but to insist on encroaching specifically upon the 100 sq ft space that has no place for 2 and a fly. You are out of line. I will be the villain this time. I understand now

[mipexch]

been thinking about something wicked a little too much lately. no harm in romanticizing the ominous dreadful unstoppable force

[sufroyo]

ak jason with longer hair.....as a treat.......cause i wish there had been a scene w/o his helmet that wasnt a flashback 💔

[bradnateism]

Reporter, what the fuck was that? Serpentine, shell, serpentine. You know, the movie The In-laws. Peter Falk tells Alan Arkin, "Always run in a serpentine fashion." I was running evasively. The next time we come under fire, run in a straight line. You'll live longer.

[asleepinawell]

reblog if u support women's wrongs

[ardentpoop]

flirting

[front-facing-pokemon]

[bees-tes-blog]

was just talking about this on stream with the besties, i really love that if you tell gore you don’t want to be called brother/sister because youre nonbiney he calls you “blood” more often instead of just saying “sibling” or some shit like that. it feels so much more authentic and meaningful than any gender neutral alternative(most of which often feel even more alienating, at least to me anyway) ever could. truly the win we needed

[scre6m]

[shmowder]

im different i would've befriended those plague rats in pathologic i would've given them cheese and crackers

[that-seems-stupid-lets-do-it]

she's just killing a super annoying fly i promise dont look her like that

[dayurno]

omg reverse riko au is making me feel so ill..... please let us know if you have any more thoughts abt riko kayleigh and kevin legend.....

I DO my idea is that its around the same age kevin and riko met in canon so tetsuji kicks the bucket when riko is 7/8 and riko is (very forcibly) removed from the nest and sidelined to kayleigh as a new moriyama asset from the main branch takes over the nest. riko struggles a lot with the change because he is very young and very scared and he’s used to horrible things at tetsuji’s hand, which means that he doesn’t trust kayleigh and finds kevin entirely too weird. it’s honestly really cute because i think at this point obviously 7 year old kevin wants to befriend him but riko is such an anxious ball of anger that most of their interactions are like

baby riko: what do you WANT from me. go AWAY!!!! NOW

baby kevin: (heavy irish accent) nothing i think. do you want a bite of my sandwich?

anyway i think riko and kayleigh do get along but he never really considers her his mother or even godmother, for a long time he thinks of her as his Benefactor until the child therapy starts hitting and she becomes Aunt Kayleigh and then after a few more years he can be loosely convinced to refer to her as auntie once or twice a year. his second son syndrome never really leaves him; in the upcoming years riko struggles with the idea that he’s anything But an add-on to the days and still overworks himself to death trying to be acknowledged by kengo, but it’s leaps better just from being outside the nest and having people to look out for him

riko and kevin have some rough patches, especially during riko’s first years with the days. because kevin is an easy target and riko is afraid of kayleigh he ends up letting a lot of that anger out on kevin, though obviously at this point they are children and riko’s anger manifests in some mild bullying and name calling. i think kevin doesn’t even understand it most of the time 😭 riko has been around grown ups his entire life so his adult level insults make no sense to kevin’s seven year old mind. nevertheless after kayleigh tells him to stop picking on kevin riko does respect it (first out of fear, then later because they actually get along) and they go on to become brothers with only a slight tendency towards antagonism. riko’s jealousy of kevin is still a big part of their relationship and i think even more so when college applications roll around, and he’s even more worried when wymack comes into the picture, but it never culminates into anything as horrible as hand breaking because riko has an actual outlet and a support system :) it’s mostly a yelling match that eventually turns to getting scolded by kayleigh for acting like barbarians

[teddybearsims]

𝕁𝕦𝕕𝕖'𝕤 ℝ𝕠𝕠𝕞 | 𝟟:𝟛𝟘 ℙ𝕄 ⋆⁺𖤓₊⋆

Narration: Jude fumbles around a riff, frustration growing as he mumbles the lyrics.  Jude, singing quietly: I can’t move on, baby doll, waitin’ on calls, flippin’ through stations… His lighter clicks, and clicks, and clicks.  He leans against the windowsill, staring down at the bustling cityscape.  As he smokes, his mind whirs over the sights and sounds below.  He searches for a cure to this unending drought of creativity.  Retreating to his drum kit, he sits. And he listens.  And he waits. What are you waiting for? Or, better yet, who? You can’t write another song about your broken heart— Jude, interrupting the narration: Watch me.

[orkojpeg]

anyone remember luminous's villain quest? he gotta get back buzz's hat and buzz gives it to him as a gift. one dang ugly gift from a dude he hates lmao

[lastoneout]

Game Freak in 2023: Yeah we're thinking about slowing down our game production, it's clear this current pace is causing problems.

Game Freak in 2024: lmao jk