#loveagency

[avoidthevoid]

Take me home, what a wonderful way to go

[libraford]

Hold on, putting 'rabbits do not run from me' on my resume. Went out to the garden to pick some loveage and the rabbit out there didn't even flinch, just kept eating.

[letsbeapoemtogether]

“I long for you and for our fairy tale.”

— Ingeborg Bachmann, from a letter to Paul Celan written c. June 1949  (via loveage-moondream)

[pagesandpothos]

Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy

Official Blurb:

Desperate to undo the curse binding them to each other, an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival venture deep into a magical forest in search of a counterspell—only to discover that magic might not be the only thing pulling them together. Leovander Loveage is a master of small magics. He can summon butterflies with a song, or turn someone’s hair pink by snapping his fingers. Such minor charms don’t earn him much admiration from other sorcerers (or his father), but anything more elaborate always blows up in his face. Which is why Leo vowed years ago to never again write powerful magic. That is, until a mix-up involving a forbidden spell binds Leo to obey the commands of his longtime nemesis, Sebastian Grimm. Grimm is Leo’s complete opposite—respected, exceptionally talented, and an absolutely insufferable curmudgeon. The only thing they agree on is that getting caught using forbidden magic would mean the end of their careers. They need a counterspell, and fast. But Grimm casts spells, he doesn’t undo them, and Leo doesn’t mess with powerful magic. Chasing rumors of a powerful sorcerer with a knack for undoing curses, Leo and Grimm enter the Unquiet Wood, a forest infested with murderous monsters and dangerous outlaws alike. To dissolve the curse, they’ll have to uncover the true depths of Leo’s magic, set aside their long-standing rivalry, and—much to their horror—work together. Even as an odd spark of attraction flares between them.

My Thoughts:

Sorcery and Small Magics might be my absolute favorite read of the year! I absolutely devoured this book and loved everything about it.

First, the worldbuilding and magic system are both creative and really well done. Locations include a prestigious magic school, a rural countryside filled with people who use magic to make simple livings, and a dangerous forest filled with terrifying monsters. All of these settings are lush and described well. I felt fully immersed in this world while reading! The magic system is also unique and ended up being one of my favorite parts of the story. Sorcerers are divided into either Scrivers (people who can write spells) or Casters (who cast spells). This division was inventive and it added a lot to the story. There's also some music-based magic that plays a really cool role in the story.

The characters are also really great. At the start of the story, Leo is a loveable screwup who lacks confidence in his magic abilities. He's from a wealthy and esteemed family that has high expectations for him. Sebastian, on the other hand, is from a working-class family and is an excellent student and spellcaster who takes his abilities (and most things) very seriously.

Their opposite personalities have caused conflict between the two at school and they start the story as rivals. A spell-gone-wrong demands that the two work together and their story truly begins to develop here.

I adored their dynamic from start to finish. Their dynamic in the first half of the book reminded me of the Harry/Draco fanfiction I read as a teenager. Their evolution in the second half was even more interesting and led to a lot of depth and complexity in their relationship.

I will caution that this is a true slow burn! So don't go in expecting feelings to be fully realized or spicy scenes to happen. Sorcery and Small Magics lays the groundwork for what should become a really amazing relationship in later books but there are a lot of misconceptions to overcome and growth that has to happen first. This series feels like it could finally be the amazing queer slow-burn love story that so many queer fans in so many fandoms have longed for. I, for one, am fully on board this ship and I'm ridiculously excited to see where it goes!

Along with the relationship growth, both Leo and Grimm have great character moments. Both young men are more complicated than they seem and I loved slowly discovering more about them.

In addition, there's also a whole cast of supporting characters that I enjoyed and look forward to seeing more of in future books. Some interesting political and moral issues are also set up.

I can't recommend Sorcery and Small Magics enough. I enjoyed reading this immensely and I can not wait for the sequel. If future books in this series match the quality of this book, I think this could easily become my new favorite series!

Honestly, I need everyone on Tumblr to read this and start making fan art and writing fanfiction because it's going to be a long wait for book #2 and I need more of this world and Grimm/Leo!

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tropes/Tags: Achillean, high fantasy, romantasy, slow burn, rivals to allies to ???, magic, forced proximity. You can see a trope graphic from the author here!

Content Warnings: If you have emetophobia there are a few scenes where a character vomits due to a curse or other magical influence.

If you liked this I think you will like Sorcery and Small Magics: The Last Binding series by Freya Marske, The Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell, anyone who has ever enjoyed Harry/Draco fanfiction, anyone who has ever wanted a good queer slow-burn romance

Other Notes: Maiga Doocy posted some beautiful art of Leo and Sebastian on her Instagram!

Links: Storygraph | GoodReads | MaigaDoocy.com

Sorcery and Small Magics will be released on October 15, 2024, and is available for pre-order!

I received an advanced copy of this book for free thanks to NetGalley and Orbit. The above are my honest feelings on the provided book.

[brainpal-gachapon]

heyy i remember one of the mods saying that they like doing songtives, could i get a songtive based on Seaside Rendevouz by Queen? preferably a protector or gatekeeper if possible, maybe transnationality? everything else is up to you. thank you!!

Name(s): Rendezvous, Sea(side), Clementine, Jolly, Valentine, Dear, Night, Cupid, Esme, Valentina, Rosalind, Cordelia

Prns: it/she, sea/seas, dance/dancing, jolly/jollies, ocean/oceans, beau/tiful, sea/side, valentine/valentine, love/loves, song/songs, rain/rains, rose/roses, adore/adores, blush/blushes, cherish/cherishes, heart/hearts, beach/beachs

Gender(s): dancestimmic, Marinegender, lovegender, Fyrcoisean, valentinegender, Seashellgender, Neptunun, Gendersea, beachgender. lovecoric, dancegender. raingender, Lovergender

Species: siren (the mythology one not the salamander lmao)

TransID(s): transhuman, transallosexual (is demi), transOLD, transbpd, transWorldlovedel, translovesick, TransLovely, Acute Attach-love Disorder, Love-Obsessed Personality Disorder, TransSAD, transpanicattacks, transpsychotic, transpleasant, transRomanian, TRANSLINGUISTIC, HYPERRACE, cuterace, TRANSSOUTHKOREAN

Age: loveage, YURIAGE, Hyperseage, colorage, Xenoagefluid, amorage

Source(s): Seaside Rendevouz by Queen

Role(s) (if you want them): protector, gatekeeper

[deerfests]

Tag: 5 songs currently on repeat (thank you @weezerpilled !!)

One of These Nights by the Eagles

The Moth and The Flame by Les Deux Love Orchestra

Wrapped Around Your Finger by Denmark + Winter

This Road (The Dark Chamber) by Poe

Book of the Month by Loveage

Tagging: @eldritchdog @carlhappy7 @johnbrannox @phenanthreneblue

[mystrchaos]

ⓘ note that you don’t need to use everything provided and you can change any information you’d like, it’s your alter ! I tried to add as many names and labels as I could so that you would have options ^_^ let us know if you want anything else !

◡◡ ﹒IZUMI SENA TRANSCHARACTER

— names ; Aera , Duri , Hae , Hana , Jae , Jisoo , Myung , Nari , Sana , Sena , Seong , Yong

— pronouns ; Ae / Aem , Ao / Aos , Geu / 그 , Kai / Kaim , Key / Kyr , Li / Lim , She / Her , Shi / Hir

— genders ; amorgirl , amab transmasc , feminine transmasc , idolfem , idolgender , idolvocaloid , loveadored , poromatian

— age ; chrono adult , intra 18

— roles ; babysitter , info manager , internal self helper , performer ( like an idol ? :3 )

— transids ; idolboard , idolracial , idolscentien , kpopracial , loveage , transcharacter , transidol , transintersex , transkorean , translove , translovely , transmixed , transseverity , transwasian

— personality ; caring , works really hard in the system ( esp when it comes to taking care of littles , keeping track of things , soothing the system , etc . ) . very sympathetic . may take a while to warm up to people but when she becomes close to someone geu becomes very lovey - dovey or even clingy .

[abyssmoe]

Name: 陽葵 (Himari), Deareste, Lovina, 実織 (Minori) Pronouns: Shy/Hyr, Cu/Cute, Ki/Kiss, Lo/Love, Fluff/Fluffs, Pi/Pink, Smile/Smiles, He/Heart, Ado/Adore, Bri/Bride, Sh♡/H♡r, Dae/Dear Age: Ageless, LoveAge, CuteAge, PermaAdult Gender: Intersex Transfeminine, Lovegender, Lovedate, Amoncitte, Loveripped, Fashilovecute, Cutesticker, Ribbonfem, Strawberrygender Orientation: Aroallo, Bi Lesbian Species: Octoling Typing Quirk: Double Spacing Other: N/A

CisIDs: Octoling, BPD, PPD, ASPD, Obsessive, Lovesick, Self-Harmer, ARFID, Two-Faced, Stalker TransIDs: TransCuteHarmful, TransInnocentHarmful, TransKidnapper, TransNPD, TransProgrammer, PermaAbuser, TransTraitor, TransBully, TrisControlling, PermaManipulator, TransIndoctrinator, TransJapanese, TransKawaii, PermaSH, TransBlasian, TransAlbino Paraphilias: Hebephile, Consang, Necrophile, Traumaphile Other: Sadist

Role: Paraphilia Holder Source: Splatoon Likes: Hyr Brother, Gore, Appearing Innocent Dislikes: Being Found Out, Abandonment Other: N/A

[peterpijls1965]

MADONNA / Dens54 FRENCH Devil Pray MiX/ Autumn -18 LoveAge

[kookykitsu513]

"Find out what makes you kinder, what opens you up and brings out the most loving, generous, and unafraid version of you-and go after those things as if nothing else matters. Because, actually, nothing does."

- George Saunders (via loveage-moondream)

“The wound is where light enters”

[softhorrrors]

by the fucking way 4 out of 5 of my most listened songs of the year were mike patton's trip-hop project loveage i have no way to explain what is going on with me

[kkorechika]

This is peak taco,actually. The broth is very important

@twenty-first-order-simulacra

It’s mutton cooked in a ground barbecue, that is a dug out oven where it cooks at low temperature for 12+ hours. The stomach is then stuffed and seasoned with dried chillies and epazote (local herb somewhat similar to loveage or coriander), you can get a taco from any part of the sheep that you like, or the stomach or both, blue corn tortillas, and the broth which is made with the bones from the sheep, with rice and chickpeas, dried chilli sauce (smokey and intense) or green chilli sauce (earth and grasslike) onions and coriander leaves

[tatielextraterrestre]

Siempre confíe en Akasaka, después de todo su fuerte suelen ser sus personajes. Mari que me parecía planísima al inicio tiene un trasfondo muy interesante y ahora quiero saber más de ella.

manga: Renai Daikou

#manga #manganime #anime #renaidaikou #loveagency #romcom #sliceoflife #escolar #vidaescolar #akaakasaka #romance #comedia #drama #seinen

[brainpal-gachapon]

Hiii!! Found this blog today and love ittt :33 Probably a strange request but could you create an brainpal pack for a Jeremy Swayman introject? The source is hockey, maybe something related to bears and hugs? >.< I would really appreciate it /gen

I would love if you could choose a few roles and personality traits for them! And anything else you want!! Creators choice I'd love to see what you come up with!! :3 <3 TY!!

name: Jeremy Swayman, Sway, Bulldog, Bear, Ásbjǫrn, Barrett, Misha, Armel

age: loveage, bearage, chrono25

prns: he/it/they, hug/hugs, bear/bears, Snuggle/Snuggles, cuddle/cuddles, sweet/sweets, paw/paws, cub/cubs, fur/furs, claw/claws, 🧸/🧸s

gender: comfymoonkittenic, platoniaffectic, cutestboygender, Prettyboylexic, Softgender, SENSIBOY, beargender, teddybeargender, Squishyic

source: Hockey (Jeremy Swayman)

species: human

transid: Loveabled, translovesick, transvegan, translovely, TransSterotype, transnecro, transpunk, transshortlife, transdropout, permaheadache, transavpd, transbpd, transbiid, cis-thockyplayer, cis-tfamous

roles: gear turner, prime mover, prioritizer, reliefmate, Translator, sportsman

personality traits: Confident, Unrealistic thinker, Humorous, Generous, impulsive, controlling, driven, Dependable

[depoteka]

23, 42, 69

the holy numbers

23. faith no more - everything's ruined

42. peeping tom - we're not alone

69. loveage - lifeboat

I TOLD YOU. 3 DIFFERENT MIKE PATTON BANDS ASDFADSF

[lobotomiez]

hi .! can we b e m u t u a l s .......

yeah sure!!