#okay well first of all Tor<3

[samuelturn]

Aight so now that I have finished Brothersong I have THOUGHTS on further logistical breakdowns of how Green Creek could be adapted to a GLAAD Award-Winning HBO TV show. Spoilers so here is a cut for anyone who wants to be fresh to the series.

PRE-PRODUCTION

OKAY SO! The filming block for Season 1/Wolfsong would MOST LIKELY be the biggest, especially for scenes involving younger versions of the actors. As these are spread out across, like, all four books, some are just “scene we’ve seen but from a different perspective or with ‘Dream Seauence VFX’ so we just need more blocking/extra takes to make it all seem believeable using B-roll” to “yeah this requires Young Thomas and various child actors so we’re filming this beforehand so that everyone looks the same when these scenes come up later” to “ah hell we gotta shave their heads anyways might as well film the revenge road trip.” Thus, basically everyone but, like, Dominique would have to be cast by Season 1, and probably all of Season 1 and half of season 2 would need to be written and finalized and drafts/outlines of Season 3 and 4 would need to be made before casting would begin. Writer’s room would include TJ and a racially-diverse LGBT staff.

Caswell wouldn’t need to be fully built but enough of a location would be needed to film individual scenes with the younger actors and scenes set in the big house at Caswell (ie arguments between Mark and Thomas, Joe being taken, Thomas in the woods with the kids, Thomas writing the letters)

Title sequence would be based on the lovely new covers for the hardcover editions from Tor. They’d get longer with each season and by the end we see the whole pack in the papercraft style of the covers.

CASTING

Yeah we’d need a big ass cast. With multiple actors to play different characters at different ages.

Babies:

Carter, Kelly, Joe, maybe also Gavin depending on things

Children:

Gordo, Gavin, Mark, Rico, Chris, Tanner, Carter, Kelly, Joe, Robbie

Young Adult (ie Teen to Mid 20s) and Adult (ie by the Rough Present of when Ox first discoveres the secret of the Bennetts)

Basically everyone else

The tricky part will be that, yeah, there will probably need to be different actors for 20s Thomas, Elizabeth, Mark, and Gordo because while a 20-something can play 16 or so, its harder for 30-40 year olds to play 20-something. The upside being that an older actor CAN play Gordo for the scenes after Ox’s dad leaves (also Ox’s dad will need a name lol). You would need to switch to older actors for the Bennett kids and Ox basically once Ox graduates high school. But then you can keep all the same actors for the rest of the “present” set scenes. Osmond, and Robert Livingstone would also need younger actors. Richard Collins would only need one actor he’s barely in the flashbacks as it is.

STRUCTURE/PLOT RAMBLINGS

There are a few things that would need to be done in order to improve the pacing for TV, imo. Mainly, that the handing off of Alpha of All to the Fairbanks pack needs to feel more earned and less semi-random. Like, show them taking in Omegas at the end of Season 2, have them be allies at Caswell in Season 3 and the final battle in Season 4. Flesh them out a bit more. Also some continuity smoothing would be needed (ie clarifying that Gordo refused Mark’s MATE bite not Thomas’s BECOME WOLF bite).

Some more forshadowing of Robert’s failsafe in Season 2 would help. Obviously SHOW Gavin’s timber wolf in the attack on Jessie (and ideally have the actor be the body actor wearing the CGI ball suit moving all wolf-like in the scene) in Season 1.

I’d personally add in more of a wrap-up in Caswell at the end of Season 4. And also an extended aftermath scene or episode after Ox’s resurrection. Joe’s wolf is still bigger than almost everyone else, but not as big as it was when he was Alpha. One thing that I’d ask to be added is, maybe with the death of Robert and the ressurrection of Ox there’s a big ass magic pulse and we get a follow-up with the new Alpha of All from Alaska training Betas who have become Alphas thanks to Mystical Moon Magic as they rebuild packs across the continent. Idk the story needs more of a denumont. Alpha of All making more of an effort to try and bring Omegas back from the brink before just automatically deciding to kill them.

Dominique could have human bite marks on her to show thar Jessie tried to “Mate Bite” too even as a human. Bambi and Rico too.

He/They Gavin? Maybe? Gavin feels very he/they. Also Elizabeth showing affection to Maggie (hey if we’re gonna imply that Thomas and Richard had a kind of romantic love for each other in Brothersong before he went Omega Lizzie can make side-eye at Maggie).

Show more of the three year gap between Ravensong and Heartsong (not a lot but more than just one bit when Robbie is kidnapped). And the new story in the deluxe hardcover books too. The myth or whatever. That can be animated in a sketchy style (think Princess Kaguya or Wolfwalkers) with VO from Elizabeth.

Anyway rambling over I love these books so much. TJ I woudn’t say no to a LIGHT DRAMA/mostly fluff 5th book or short story. Maybe from Chris or Tanner’s perspective? Or Jessie’s?

[mooodyblue]

hello my dear! I hope u’ve been feeling better today <3

could we get a fic of little!e playing in the snow? maybe it snows at graceland for the first time in a while and he’s sooo excited about it and is annoyed when reader makes him wait to put on a jacket and boots and gloves 😭💜💜 (and yes it’s snowing like CRAZY where I live rn)

this was so cute!!! so jealous y'all are getting snow, it was hot today 😭 thank you for the request 🫶🏼

wc: 764

masterlist

you'd been keeping a close eye on the weather the whole week. it was much colder out, the sky was grey and you were eagerly waiting for it to snow. elvis complained about the lack of snow every single year and honestly, you were getting sick of the plain, boring, rainy christmases the past few years. graceland deserved just a little bit of snow.

it finally happened on a tuesday morning. you woke up before elvis, letting him sleep in a little after a long recording session the night before. you slipped on a robe, crossing your arms for warmth as you headed downstairs. "oh my god." you gasped to yourself once you caught a glimpse of the front lawn covered in white.

elvis padded down the stairs, tiredly rubbing at his eyes. "mommy?"

"oh!" you turned around quickly at the sudden name, "baby, come look!" you took his hand and brought him to the window to point outside.

his eyes widened as his jaw dropped, "snow! momma, it snowed! it snowed, it snowed!" he said excitedly. he quickly unlocked the front door, ready to head out in his pajamas and bare feet.

you pulled him back immediately. "nuh-uh, silly boy." you tsked. "we have to get you all bundled up first."

"but mo-"

"nope. no arguments." he let out a huff as you pulled him up the stairs and back to his room, pulling out his many layers. getting him to change wasn't an issue until it came time to put on his coat. he did his best to convince you didn't need it and that his sweater would be enough, but you knew it wasn't enough. "elvie, it's just a jacket. c'mon." you sighed, tried to get his arms through it as he resisted.

"don't wanna wear it!" he complained.

"well, that's too bad. guess you don't wanna go play in the snow then." you shrugged.

he shot you a glare, rolling his eyes and holding his arms out. "fine."

"good boy." you finally got the jacket on, slipping it over his shoulders and zipping it up. "boots next." you got on your knees to help put his boots on, only to get another dirty look in response. "jesus, baby. you're actin' like i'm torturing you or something! i'm just trying to get you bundled up."

"this is t-tour-tort....tor....t-that word you said! jus' wanna go play, momma." he complained, stomping his feet.

"and once we get your boots and gloves on, you can go play." you said, sternly. you got his boots on, tying them on and patting his knee as you stood up. "you see how easy that was?"

elvis grumbled, "can i go out now?"

you slipped on your jacket and boots as well, not forgetting your gloves and his. "so impatient." you mumbled. "okay, let's go." you walked down the stairs with him, stopping him once more before he headed out the door.

"now what!" he whined.

you took his hands and slipped on his gloves. "watch that tone." the moment you opened the door, allowing him to run out into the cold air and snow covered front lawn.

elvis threw himself in the snow, rolling around in it and giggling to himself. you sat on the steps watching him enjoy himself, smiling as he ran through the snow. of course, the one time you turned your back to him, a snowball smacked right into your back. you jumped up, turning around and putting your hands on your hips. "now, who did that?"

he looked the other way, pretending to kick at the snow and not acknowledging you.

you got a snowball quickly made in your hand, slowly walking over to elvis and tossing it right at his back. he gasped, "momma!"

"wasn't me!" you held your hands up in defense.

and thus began a very heated snowball fight between the two of you. then he went on to make a snowman, assuring you he could build it all by himself. it was a struggle for him at first, but he got the hang of it. he placed the head on top, giving him a face and looking at it proudly. "see, momma! i did it all by myself!"

"i'm proud of you!" you smiled.

elvis continued playing in the snow while you watched, shivering slightly and crossing your arms. "honey, let's warm up for a bit then come back out! it's freezing! i think it's about to start snowing again too."

he perked his head up, "hot chocolate? marshmallows?"

"lots of marshmallows."

[elaineofascolat]

Oh right okay recap of the Arthurian sites I visited part 1

First up is GLASTONBURY which I’m sure many of you are aware of Glastonbury abbey being the supposed site of king Arthur’s grave but if you’re not then quick explanation basically the abbey was having a hard time rebuilding after a fire and then just happened to find the grave of Arthur and Guinevere in their graveyard which brought in a ton of tourism and therefore money. The bodies themselves were real but they were also found with a cross (now lost) which stated it was the grave of king Arthur and his second wife Guinevere which is consistent with welsh legends where he has 3 wives all named Guinevere. There’s debate whether the cross is authentic or fabricated but since we only have an illustration of it it’s hard to say and I tend to lean towards fabricated.

The town leans very heavily into the claim that it’s Avalon and also that various sites around it are legendary locations in Arthurian legend. The tor (big hill with tower on it in the first image) sometimes gets called the location of Camelot and supposedly you can see the camlann battlefield if you climb it (which we could not do since we were short on time so we just admired it from afar). The two pictures of writing on walls comes from an extremely old pub/hotel we stopped in for dinner that I believe is 15th century but pretty much everything around town was named after Arthurian things and there were references to Avalon everywhere

The abbey itself is just ruins since it was destroyed during the reformation but it’s still very amazing to see in person and I took pictures with both grave sites (where the bodies were found and where they were moved to)

The last Arthurian related site we visited here was chalice well which only has a slight connection as it sometimes gets called the site of the holy grail but it’s a natural spring and you can drink some of the water there

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb:

The Hunting Moon is the highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard.

Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.

The Girl Who Jumped. The Girl Who Got Bitten.

Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.

On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.

Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.

As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary—and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.

Review:

Picking up where the first book left off Winnie Wednesday has finally gotten everything she could want, she's passed her hunter trials, her family is welcomed back into the Luminaries, and she's become the local celebrity. However Winnie is still searching for answers from her dad's clues and the only person who can help her find out what happened all those years ago in Hemlock Falls is her ex best friend, Jay Friday. Jay has secrets and issues of his own, and as the Leader of the Hunters hiding one particular secret is getting harder and harder. When Jay catches Winnie with items she shouldn't be keeping he decides to help her, whether or not she wants it. After their friendship ended four years ago, now they're back in each other's lives and Winnie is beginning to realize that Jay has been clearly trying to tell her his secret, yet when she realizes it... will she be able to stay with him? This book is definitely a much slower book than the first one, in fact this one felt like it only took the span of a few days in the book's timeline. Winnie is fresh from beating the hunter trial and spends the rest of this book working on figuring out her dad's clues and what her feelings for Jay are. This is the second book and realizing there is a third and final book has me asking what is happening in the end of this series. I liked the first book better if I'm going to be honest because it had a lot more going on but this one wasn't bad it just didn't really have anything happening. Jay and Winnie are mostly dealing their secrets and feelings for each other the entire book. Overall, it's an okay second book but I kind of wish this was the last book and any events that would have happened in the third book would have been combined with this one rather than stretched further. This is a much younger YA book and a slower burn romance as well.

*Spoiler: Winnie finds out that Jay was the werewolf who saved her and that he's had feelings for her four years ago and still does (He literally writes a song about her and sings it). Jay is a werewolf and has been keeping it a secret from her and pushed her away/ended their friendship because he thought he was protecting her and didn't want to hurt her. Winnie realizes that there is someone else out there killing people and it's not Jay, and that her dad was framed. Winnie rescues Jay when hunters go after him (while he is in werewolf form) and her aunt finds her (and jayout) and is ambushed by other Dianas (and she then lies for Winnie while in the hospital). Jay and Winnie admit their feelings for each other (this is only the second book in the trilogy).

*Thanks Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group, Tor Teen for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[stewardofningishzida]

Chapter 3: The Calvary

More of the fic with multiple special guests! Say hi to the rest of the cast!

Rating: T for strong language

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*Trix and I send each member of our group the same message to make things easier and more efficient, only changing the name for each send.  The text is accompanied by Trix’s video of Stephen.*

The message:  Hey, _____.  Something came up and we have a serious problem.  We need your help.  I know this sounds completely insane or like a joke, but it’s not.  However, you HAVE to keep it secret.  Nobody outside of the group can know about this.  Doctor Strange is real and he got trapped in our universe during a fight.  He has to get back home.  Here’s a video from Trix as proof:  *The video is there.*  Please get back in contact.  We need help via research, resources, and possibly alternative places for him to stay in case more trouble happens.

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Laer: *Within a couple of minutes, Trix and Steward get a text message.* What the _fuck_ did I just see? What the fuck? _What the fuck?_ How the hell am I supposed to get back to work now? I'm booking a hotel near you because I've gotta see this in person. And I dunno—I guess I'm gonna learn how to use the Tor browser cuz if the multiverse is real (what the _fuck_) there's no way that info's gonna be on the normal web.

Steward:  Okay.  Be safe coming over.  Tor is fairly straightforward.  Should be fine.  If needed, ask me.  Thanks for the response.  Seriously…This is a lot and we’ll need all of the help we can get.

Trix: Honestly, it’s absolutely worth it to come over just to see Cloak.

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Fox: *My answer is also pretty fast, in a series of messages as I re-read the first text.* asldkjalkdja WHAT?? I mean, sounds about right for Stephen, losing the sling ring and all, but what the actual fuck

Was that what I saw through the window? The Cloak of Levitation??

Draw your curtains btw I only saw some shadow but. y’know. 

AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN “IN CASE MORE TROUBLE HAPPENS”????

Is this a “the cops are coming, act natural” or a “house might be leveled by an eldritch monster” kinda trouble. House is open either way but some warning would be nice

I’m coming over now

Steward:  Crap!  On it!  As for trouble, either one is possible.  For now, we’re keeping things contained, but neither of us knows how this could escalate.  We’ll all need to be careful.  Knock 4 times so I know it’s you.

Trix: I would not be surprised to see the government roll up if more weird stuff happens. We could always buy some crystals and pass him off as being super into astrology

Fox: [answering Steward] Well that is not comforting at all! To be fair, if an eldritch monster does come here the whole neighborhood is fucked, so. Not much we can do about that

Fox: [answering Trix] ugh, I hope not. Though I'm sure Stephen is going to love playing the part of the passionate astrologist lmao

Trix: He can be grumbly all he wants.  Our primary goal is keeping him away from the weirdos who would study him.

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Hana: *Replies in an hour or so cuz I am a really shitty texter.* What the fuCk. This is not real. I… am coming over.

*A few minutes later*

Does he really like Crème Brûlée? I can bring some.

Steward:  Okay…Knock 4 times so I know it’s you.  By the way, I’ll have to ask him…Apparently, it’s a yes.  Heh.  Okay.

Trix: Absolutely bring creme brûlée if only for us to laugh and cry

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Tear: *A few minutes after receiving the text, I record and send a voice message in reply.* Heeeey Steward, apologies for the noise, I gotta keep an eye on the croissants in the oven. I watched the video you sent, and it looks like you and Trix are having a fun time, I guess? Are we sure the dude’s not just one hell of a cosplayer? I’ve seen the puppet Cloaks before.  They’re cool.  Anyway, I gotta do inventory here at the bakery after closing time if you guys wanna come over to work on that research you mentioned. Tell your new friend that he can have a free drink if he brings his Cloak, and if he’s really Stephen then he doesn’t even have to worry about the money. He cannot go around saving the multiverse on an empty stomach now, can he? Just let me know so that I leave the door unlocked for you. Toodles!

Steward:  Ooh!  Croissants!  Anyway, we’ll see if we can take you up on the offer, but it depends on how the situation develops.  As for cosplay…no.  It really isn’t.  He says “Thank you”, by the way.  Hope to see you soon.

Trix: -doesn’t have anything to add here-

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Alexis: *Sends a message in a few minutes.* What the fuck. I NEED to come over to your house right now to see if it’s really real. I’m also gonna cook some delicious soup and porridge to bring over. They’re not bland, I promise.

*Sends a second message a few minutes later.* I’m also bringing my precious weighted blanket. If Stephen really is in our universe, he can have it.

Steward:  Aww, thanks!  Sounds good!  Yeah…In the chaos, I forgot to do anything.  The food is appreciated.  Knock 4 times so I know it’s you.  Need to fix the guest room due to an accident.  Also, how sweet!  Stephen says it’s a kind offer, but he wants you to keep it.  Your own mental health is important too.  

Trix: We will absolutely not turn down snacks. 

Alexis: Oh. I have snacks. I will also bring da snacks.

Trix: Hell yeah.

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Tua (watching the video): Oh, that’s a really cool cosplay. I wonder how they made the Cloak float so realistically?

*The words catch up to them.*

Oh, what the hell. This can’t be real. This must be a pyramid scheme of some kind… but I really hope it’s real? I mean, it’s worth checking out. Maybe if I ask some questions…

*Sends a message after a few minutes.*: Sorry, I can’t do anything in-person, but I do have some questions. Why does he look so close to his MCU version - same coloured beard and all - but slightly different in facial structure? Do you know what's happened to him before and exactly how he got here? If he knows America this would be a lot simpler, but if he doesn't then we could have a variant. Good luck, and I'll try to help with research as much as I can!

Steward:  It’s real.  As crazy as it looks and sounds, it’s real.  As for that…I assume it’s because it’s really Stephen and not an actor?  Otherwise, since the multiverse seems to be a real thing, maybe it’s because he’s a variant.  Apparently, he was fighting Shuma-Gorath and he shoved Stephen through the portal and took his Sling Ring.  Not sure if he knows America yet.  Laer has a list of questions for him so we can ask without messing with his timeline too much.  It’s okay that you can’t be here in-person. We didn’t expect any of this to happen anyway.  Thanks for the research aid!  We need all of the help we can get!

Trix: We’ll send you everything we find out!

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Weevil: Oh my god you guys I was standing in line for rush tickets to Rogers the musical with a friend and i didn’t see this until just now and I should probably put a . in here somewhere because I’m doing speech to text and

Weevil: Ok… going to actually type. We didn’t get tickets, but I have to ditch my friend because I can’t think straight and WHAT THE HELL!!!! I mean, wtf am I even seeing in this video and is this for real??!

Weevil: Ok. Yeah. Going to, um, go home, and… clean. Like, everything. And maybe borrow some pillows. And bake. Because… I’m guessing you’re coming here? Like… soon? Um. Right. Totally not freaking out right now.

Steward:  Sorry!  Also, yes.  As crazy as this looks and sounds, it’s real.  As for coming there, we’ll have to see how the situation develops.  Right now, making sure the chaos is contained, this stays a secret within our group, and determining whether or not any other complications might emerge.  Hope to see you soon!  Seriously, though.  Nobody outside the group can know about this.

Trix: -no comments to add-

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*After the messages are sent and subsequently replied to, I quickly close the curtains so the Cloak can’t be seen from the street anymore.  Then, I go to fix the guest room so Stephen has a place to stay.  Stephen, meanwhile, is with Trix.  The three of us listen for anyone arriving at the house.*  

**To be continued**

[halliescomut]

Secret Crush on You Ep 13

-Are we getting a SkyJao focused ep???? Because I'm down for that!!

-😂😳 Jao doesn't want you to hold yourself back Sky!!!!

-Indeed yes, Sky is very tasty 😋

-I can't believe that uniform has a fake tie.

-Hah! Sky likes to tease, but doesn't like to be teased....at least not in this context 😂

-Awww Jao said the L word too ❤️❤️❤️❤️

-Kong's definitely more than your standard weird awkward freshman....what was that bathroom note????

-Som struggling with bluntness again...not really mad about it though. She's a good friend.

-'Toh, can't I come with you??' 'Dude, I'm tryna get my back blown out and your kinda fuckin that up.' (Not actual dialogue but I really wish it was.)

-Nuea clearly trusts him as much as I do. This is not just a case of cockblock frustration.

-Damn Nuea. But also now I'm a little worried Kong might sneak into the condo and murder Toh and Nuea.

-Who was in that car that picked up Kong??? All I could see is they also had the uniform....

-Haha Jao was totally gonna give that present away before he figured out it was from Sky....what a good babes.

-Aaahhh so he was sort of trying to SWF Toh, but the plan was stealing Nuea.

-I'm not gonna feel bad for Kong, I'm not gonna feel bad for Kong, I'm not gonna feel bad for Kong--I knew it!!! It was an act!!

-Domestic fluff!!! My favorite ☺️

-The sound effects in this show are great.

-They really only ate like 3 bites of their food.

-Nooooo!!!!!!! Not the stalker box!!!! Oh God....well stalker wall revealed.

-The fucking towel!!!

-That was a.... ridiculous save by Toh.

-No, the box!!! OMG

-Sky and Jao have the worst timing. Like 5 min earlier guys. I know you were making out in the car. YOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS!!!

-God this is so awkward. I want to fast forward.

-Rating the awkwardness now. 70billion/10 after the stalker memory walk.

-These two dinguses have been stressed out at the thought of the other finding someone 'better'... They're idiots and they belong together, Your Honor!!!

-Now I'm worried they're gonna have crying sex and I'm gonna have to add another billion to the awkwardness rating....

-I always knew you were weird, I walked into this with my eyes open, is kind of a weird way to go....but okay I guess.

-Awww Jao revealed his Sky box to help Toh. That's very sweet, but also.... Toh definitely needs therapy. (Also, that ambulance first aid kit is cute as fuck!!! I want one!)

-Awww, Sky's so cute.... And Jao's so cute 🥺🥰 Adorable. Also I love how expressive Sky's eyebrows are, especially when he gets that little wrinkle between his brows.

-"I'll show you naughty" [Yes please!!!]

-Yes worship Jao!!! He deserves it!!!

-Oooohhhh we get to meet Toh's family. Hopefully that will go as well as meeting Nuea's.

- SkyJao are too precious and I can't take it!!!!!

-Dude.... y'all are literally like 1.5 feet behind Toh, he 1000% can hear you.

-Toh definitely did not tell Nuea that he invited 6 other people 😂

-Tor, you're watching way too closely my guy.

-Awww Nuea's so nervous and Toh's mom is so sweet.

-Papa Toh....don't be grumpy please, Nuea's so good!!!

-I'll be honest, I'm worried about Papa Toh's health breathing in that smoke.

Alright, final rating....I think 9/10, a lot of sweet moments, 1 point deducted for the stalk down memory lane *shivers*

As established awkward rating 70billion/10.

[irregularjohnnywiggins]

Hey, kids, wanna hear about the worst tour I've ever been on?

(Tw: Antisemitism)

So, background: last May, me and my mum went on a travelling holiday to Cornwall - mainly to visit Tintagel, but also a whole load of other places, including Glastonbury on the way back.

Mum, in an effort to be as in-step with the intentions for the trip as possible, booked us on a walk-around tour of the town and Glastonbury Tor with a local shaman, which was already a bit of a red flag, but I figured I might as well just go along with it.

This was easily the worst mistake of the year.

Now, I'm not an expert in 'Celtic' mythology. I know enough to be able to tell what's bullshit, and I've read the Mabinogi a few times and Culhwch ap Olwen a few more, but I'm nowhere near a scholar in those fields at all, and anything more than a passing knowledge of Irish, Manx or Breton mythology is beyond me.

I say this so that when I say the entire tour felt like the Ron Swanson 'I know more than you' meme, you appreciate just how little this guy had to know for me to feel confident he was talking rubbish.

Red Flag #1: he asked us as we began the tour if he was okay to not be 'politically correct' as we went along.

He was a Norse pagan, which is not immediately a Red Flag (I know a lot of really nice Norse pagans), but combined with his previous question... yeah, Red Flag #2.

Apparently the word 'Pendragon' in relation to Arthur is derived from the Babylonian term for 'anointed one' and the 'Christians' stole it from them and brought it to Britain, and therefore Arthur Pendragon is a title passed down because apparently since MZB that's a thing everyone wants to do with King Arthur characters?

(Also, in case you missed it, Red Flag #3: he kept referring to Jews as 'Christians' even when it made no logical sense, and considering the general thrust of his arguments were 'Christians evil and weak, Pagans good and strong', that was... concerning. Gonna reiterate that tw for antisemitism, btw)

The Celts? Also had the Nine Worlds? Which, I've yet to see much evidence that convinces me 'the Celts' believed in multiple worlds at all, let alone nine of them.

Glastonbury Tor, he reliably told us, was the greatest place of learning in the Ancient World, which... I think that not only would Rome, and most of the Middle East, and Greece like a word, so would Ireland and Anglesey.

Also, he spouted the old 'Jesus visited Britain when he was a child' fanfic, but also added in that Jesus studied at Glastonbury Tor, learning the mystical arts of the Druids, and, you saw it coming, the only reason he was able to perform those miracles was because Jesus was a secret Druid.

Apparently the Tor itself was a powerful symbol of feminine energy because it's a symbolic baby bump, and the tower was put there by the Christians to violate that with phallic masculine energy, and not just because its a natural human impulse to put a building on any hill sufficiently tall enough.

He then almost immediately contradicted himself by saying that the hill was a symbol of masculine energy, and that there was this tree on an opposing hill that was symbolic of a vagina, but eeevil Christians had torn down the tree about two years ago.

If you managed to see where this is going, yes, the eeevil Christians caused the COVID pandemic.

Putting this in a general Red Flag #4 because I can't remember the exact details, but he had some familiarly weird opinions on the 'rona, like, the sort of opinions you would see on 4chan and the like.

He seemed really put out that I knew the legend of Severina and how the Severn got its name. Given the rest of his nonsense, I really don't want to know how he would have girlbossed the little girl drowning under the orders of the first Queen of England.

The discussion turned to The Green Knight, which had just recently come out, and he not only claimed that the original poem was written by Chretien de Troyes, but also that the movie was inaccurate because it did not feature the story of the Loathly Lady, which the original poem... does not feature at all.

Apparently Cú Chulainn beheaded and reanimated Scáthach's head after he was finished training with her? And this is the origin of the legend of Arthur talking with the head of Bran the Blessed, which... if you're going to assume it has a pagan origin, why not just link it to Odin and Mimir, that's actually a real legend and not something you completely made up.

That, and a brief reference to the idea that Gawain is a reflection of Cú, were the only mentions of Irish myth that I can remember.

That is, however, in large part because of Red Flag #5, which is that he seemed to... conflate, a lot of things. Like, there's the to be expected conflation of Irish, Welsh, and Gallic myths into the umbrella 'Celtic' mythology, with all of the normal syncretisms that implies, but also he threw in things like Lugh/Lleu/Lug being an aspect of Odin, who was also an aspect of Zeus, and naturally every female mythological figure north of the Pillars of Hercules is an aspect of the singular Goddess, and the Romans, Celts and Norse were all worshipping the same aspects of life and were all equally robbed when The Christians came to ruin everything, and... y'know, maybe I'm overly sensitive to this particular thing, but anytime someone treats every pre-Christian European religion and culture as homogeneous I get really wary, because it reminds me of those Nazis who keep bleating about our 'European Identity' being threatened by the sheer existence of black people.

...I will be honest, I had zoned out of most of the tour at this point, and only occasionally dropped back in so that it looked like I was paying attention, because my mum had booked onto this tour and I didn't want to be a dick about it.

...That is, until I zoned back in for Red Flag #6, although not exactly a Red Flag as much as it was a giant flaring signal of 'this man is an antisemite'. Apparently, according to this man's head, the reason Germany lost the Second World War was because Jewish bankers plotted to bankrupt them, and therefore Hitler-

It cuts out there because that's when I lost my shit entirely and stormed off up the Tor, because I couldn't imagine any way this man ends that premise without somehow justifying the Holocaust. Mum, who's much less afraid of ruining people's days than me and just as pissed off, tore into him in front of the rest of the group, but honestly the walk up the steepest slope of the Tor was honestly less painful than listening to this fucker. On the bright side, when I finally got to the top the view was fucking spectacular, and Mum got back to the hotel room having left a negative review on the website, but still... not a good time.

Bottom line, if you're going to Glastonbury... don't hire a random shaman to give you a tour?

[all-the-fun-of-the-cirkus]

so i've still been working through neil's discography, so here's the albums i've listened to for the first time and not previously discussed

on the beach - 9/10

my least favourite of the ditch trilogy, but the one i listen to most often. sad and bleak, yet warm and hopeful, and side two is utterly mesmerising.

best song - see the sky about to rain. ben keith is a treasure

comes a time - 7/10

song for song this album's wonderful, but i don't like the arrangments. it's dense and slick, to the point where it feels less sincere; i've heard some beautiful solo versions of the title track, already one, human highway, but here they're just enjoyably catchy

best song - look out for my love.

re-ac-tor - 8/10

thirty minutes of endearingly silly jams and eight minutes of being pinned against a wall and beaten with hammers. glorious

best song - shots, stunningly good, nothing comes close

everybody's rockin - 3/10

very funny in theory, less so in principle. all one song, and that song wasn't so hot in the first place. at least it's short

best song - kinda fonda wanda is pretty cute

old ways - 4/10

it's okay. kinda bland. i defy anyone to say anything interesting about this album

best song - my boy is lovely

homegrown - 8/10

the only thing funnier than the idea of neil shelving an album for being too sad then releasing tonight's the night instead is this album actually being sadder. but all the songs that popped up elsewhere make so much more sense here, and the deep cuts are wonderful

best song - white line. gorgeous

landing on water - 7/10

this could easily be an 8. fuck it, it could be a 2, i don't fucking know. genuinely one of the most baffling albums i've ever heard. the mix is wild, drums ramped up to the front, then synths, then guitar and vocals, and given they were built over demos the vocals are already tentatitive, so it fully sounds like neil is drowning in his own songs. the songs themselves? i haven't a clue. i think i enjoy them? i haven't a clue, but it sure is compelling

best song - weight of the world, be it fron the production, performance or song itself, straight up feels like it's suffocating me

life - 4/10

the "normal neil but synthpop" album i thought landing on water would be. first side's rather good, second falls off a cliff, but very little off this album makes too much of an impression either way, except maybe for the laziest song of all time in too lonely. the synth stuff actually helps the songs though imo

best song - either inca queen (the quote from like an inca is genuinely inspired, and the rest is pleasantly moody, plus the acoustic guitar/synth combo works really well) or we never danced (sounds absolutely nothing like neil young but is rather lovely in its own right)

this note's for you - 8/10

one of the genuine major surprises i've had in this deep dive; this note's for you is great. i thought it'd be a throwaway big-band-blues album where it all sounded like one song, but it's as varied and compelling as you'd hope, just bluesy. i prefer the smokey jazz-club songs but while there's no classics on here, everything's good

best song - coupe de ville. atmospheric, melancholic, haunting and enrapturing from start to finish

[meltotheany]

original tag created by readlikewildfire + earl grey books! oh hello, friends! i hope you’re doing well! this is my eighth year doing this book tag, and that feels very wild to type (and to think about), but this is such a book community staple and i really love doing it each and every year! and i will also add some statistics to the end, that will encompass my reading for the first half of 2024! so far, i have read 44 books this year! okay, let’s get into it! please click on any of the book titles down below for my full reviews with thoughts and feelings and in depth content and trigger warnings! 💗 ♡ 1. best book you’ve read so far in 2024 ☆ The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez + A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) by Arkady Martine ⤷ my two favorites being backlist space operas? very insane dot. both also focusing on colonization and the generational impact of the horrors that come from it. also both also celebrating queer love, while also having some morally questionable sapphic relationships? wow, the dots are really dotting on this day whew! but i truly loved both of these with my whole heart and highly recommend them! ♡ 2. best sequel you’ve read so far in 2024 ☆ The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) by Nghi Vo ⤷ please, tor, give me cleric chih stories forever. but this fifth installment really resonated with me on a personal level and i just loved reading it so very much. ♡ 3. new release you haven’t read yet, but want to ☆ Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3) by Abby Jimenez ⤷ after Part of Your World becoming one of my favorite romance books of all time, and also completely adoring Yours Truly, i know i am going to love this one too. i just want to make sure i am in a good headspace for it, because even though everyone is loving this, they are also saying its her heaviest book yet. but i can’t wait to pick this up, hopefully soon! ♡ 4. most anticipated release for the second half of the year ☆ Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson (december 6th) ⤷ i feel like this fifth (and final for this era) stormlight book is going to be all the sff girlies answers, but here i am to make it mine, too! i cannot wait for this book and for this conclusion, and will be reading it immediately at midnight when it hits my kindle! ♡ 5. biggest disappointment ☆ Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) by Elsie Silver ⤷ well, even cowgirls get the blues (this is a d20 joke, i am so sorry but i could not resist) !! this is the first one star i have given out in years, because this was truly a mess in almost every way. disappointment is an understatement, actually. ♡ 6. biggest surprise ☆ Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas ⤷ it had been almost ten years since i read this book for the first time! but over the last year, i have been rereading all of sjm’s books/universe with my friend penny, and loving tog more than i did a decade ago has for sure been the biggest surprise in my reading year, so far! (but i expect this surprise to keep getting stronger and stronger throughout this year and reread!) ♡ 7. favorite new author (debut or new to you) ☆ Jade Song ⤷ Chlorine was such an amazing debut, with some of the most beautiful writing. i immediately knew i wanted to follow and read everything this author will create in the future. but then i also found this article that they wrote on inspiration, and they are just so cool –  On BTS, Writing, and What Makes an Artist. ♡ 8. newest fictional crush ☆ Funny Story by Emily Henry ⤷ miles kind of truly swept me completely off my feet. truly the best love interest i have read in years. (bonus michigan points too, wow) ♡ 9. newest favorite character ☆ The Crimson Moth (The Crimson Moth, #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli ⤷ rune completely won me over, even though i only gave this story three stars (a very high three stars) !! also, i just really enjoyed the magic system in this book and rune using the blood from her cycles was just really uniq...

[feuqueerfire]

Midnight Museum Live Blogging

Last week of classes, have a billion things due, am also deep in the GeminiFourth trenches, but why not start this since it just finished

GMMTV YT

Ep 1 (Apr 5)

1-1

is that Aou? I can differentiate between Aou and Boom's faces but I can never remember whose name is which

pls not the moaning heard through the walls that turns to ? whispering and speaking

first the MM card had an animated map at the back and now someone with a glove picks it up?

1-2

oof rip not the answer he wanted to hear whether Dome remembered him. I saw a tiktok edit that was like what if it's like the Howl's Moving Castle thing, which I also haven't watched but know has to do with time travel

"Khun Dome" "You can drop the Khun" "Yes, Khun Dome"

Namtan :>

I wonder if Dome hears these noises at certain times/proemity to certain things like monsters

oh is this Zone 16?

wtf is that red eyed thing possessing Dome?

(Linguistics) Khathai refers to Dome as Nai - reminds me of Nobitinn using that for 2nd person pronoun with Gun as that in the beginning (My School President)

okay it's a bit scary, hopefully I won't get nightmares but it's certainly more supernaturally scary than the thrillers/horrors I've been watching recently, so maybe I'll be afraid rip

1-3

ooh ghosty little typewriter writing a story

pfft please the way the bride in the red dress ran away with Khatha T.T

oh, Lee

1-4

oh, the bride is Namtan's character?

Lee's character was also trapped in being the writer and reveling in the bride's pain? and he just faded away when the typewriter was stopped?

oooh June didn't know either that she was the bride, she just liked the dress and story. so I guess it's not just haunted items that find their way to the museum but without knowing, haunted people do too

also all this commotion seems to be unusual for the museum; Dome's doing?

I thought Khatha was gonna be more capable than he is thus far ngl he keeps getting captured or knocked out lol

That was pretty fun, even if the storytelling is erratic and chaotic so far. Also, very fun that the cameos are credited in the end (Lee and Aou for this ep) as well as Episode Title: The Bride In The Red Wedding Dress

Also, it's my first time watching something with Tor and Khatha looked really good with that gum... Also, I'm guessing he's centuries years old?

Ep 2 (Apr 5)

2-1

the blade cursed with animal sacrifice - Mike's the one who grabbed it right?

lmfao them carrying the corpse skeleton in a bridal carry

Winny wasn't there with them until now right?

ooh non-Petch twin beat up the snake and its blood soaked the dagger

lol I saw the unhinging-jaw monster twins on a tiktok

2-2

ew I do not want Foei and Piploy

Winny with a knife to the skull

snake monsters and frog monsters

2-3

What does Jib mean that Dome is different... was he not a good person before? Can't he remember?

2-4

lol Khatha and Dome moments just... gay

It (Winny) just taking a chunk out of one of the twins

sudden black eyes and commanding monsters from Dome

the healing properties of being in the museum for Khatha

oh there's some after-credits scene with the gathering of corpses and artifacts

Cameos: Mike, Winny, AJ, JJ

Title: The Poisonous-Animal Dagger

Ep 3 (Apr 5)

3-1

Khatha has lived for so long and has also come back from death

not these stalker photos

oh, so Khatha really did die for Dome right then? and came back again?

ah, so Khaha thinks we're dealing with reincarnation

oh the artifacts are gone?

lol this moth

oh, the moth infects Bright's character

Khatha has an immortality curse

Moths of memory kinda cool - so if it bites you, you get previous host's memories and if you eat it, you get previous host's memories

I kinda wish I hadn't seen those tiktoks of Midnight Museum cuz it was just all Bright being a stalker and breaking-and-entering lol - wonder what it would've been like if I hadn't known

lol unblurred knife - almost was like oh? but that's in fact Korean censoring

oof she still keeps polaroids

I was kinda hoping he'd already stab Zen

oh she does see him

3-2

oh moth blood gives him memories of their relationship

lol oh yeah I saw this clip of him looking so around (I thought he was jerking off) but so fun, I hadn't realized it came from moth blood

yaas wasn't expecting police criticism here "can't do anything because nothing serious has happened" "does someone have to die first for you people to do your job?"

oh crying Khatha

nooo don't go to his house D:

3-3

D: bro this is a nightmare, her ex is a creep stalker freak and her current bf is scary too

fuck Rin literally had her ex break into her house and be a freak -> get no help from the cops -> was raped by her bf -> is killed by aforementioned freak ex who then gets her memories by eating the moth

oh he bashed Zen's head in with the door

3-4

don't make me watch them be cute he killed her bro

oh his name is Moth?!

nooo resurrected monster Rin? poor girl :(((

oh I hope she kills him, gets her revenge

Zen's death wasn't painful or gruesome enough actually

why was her death so much brutal than his?

why is this Rin's ending idek what to make of it like yeah ig the moths made Moth that way but he still did in fact kill her, so even if he was a good guy before that (...questionable), Rin doesn't deserve to have to spend her afterlife with him

oh gross Bam gonna have to eat the moth

ohhh interesting, Dome has no memory - so maybe he really was a different person before the way Jib said

a missing corpse - oh Jib is fucking still going, the fucker

AouBoom photo? Boom cameo next ep?

oh lmfao Jib has vaporized and this magic ball has reached someone else

Credits: Bright, Pat, Joss

Title: Moths of Memory

I liked this ep when it focused on Moth being a creep and unstable because I think I just like the genre more than the speedy, shallow fantasy they're doing right now. However, I'm so tired of women just being brutalized by their bfs and ex-bfs in shows where that's not a main focus.

The writing is pretty shallow for Dome and Khatha like we're gonna learn more about their history and such but we still barely spend any time on them and I can't even complain because I do like the side stories more but that's a problem, why should the audience care about random small stories more than the main characters? Also, blagh CGI and visuals

Ep 4 (Apr 5)

4-1

AouBoom phone call 3 months before start of the show

oh, Boom's character was fucked from before

wait... Dome??? Boom is Dome? Dome is Boom's character?

Dome really just woke up as someone else?? and Khatha ran into him that day

oh so the people who live there also know that the old Dome was replaced by this new Dome - but what about Jib? How did he not realize?

Khatha and Dome have such gay vibes

who is the kid with the sphere artifact?

oh I saw Pawin in that preview for 1 second

4-2

the hazing here is so interesting, it really is going hard on the kids but also like appealing to girls

damn, did Auto really kill his friend

4-3

I was expecting Khatha to sneak in to get the artifact, not Dome

but I guess Dome is sort of alien or something or a messenger from a god since some galaxy thing was speaking to him

bruh ofc the artifact was picked up by a gloved hand and rolled to Atom and the people Atom killed are also waking up

4-4

the rock resurrected Jay

oh, Atom came to the museum to speak to them? Edit: on reddit on-air, they said he actually said "person inside the building" and they were saying Atom and Jay were actually part of a cult and we're assuming it's this cult

damn, this rock being passed around like a hot potato

Dome locking himself up since the rock is still in him

oh, we see how Khatha and Dome knew each other back in 1182 (Thai year, so probably a fewhundred years earlier in Gregorian)

Cameros: Indy, Java, Pawin, Boom. fun that we got to see 2 rookies, I don't know if I've seen them in other shows or not - okay according to MDL, this is Indy's first show and I'm not watching ABAAB where Indy has a role

Title: The Terrestrial Rock

Ep 5 (Apr 6)

5-1

Fah, hello :) Tu, hello :)

oh dang, Ing's husband's ex-wife is still haunting the apartment

Is Nisa gonna backstab Ing?

okayyy interesting side story

5-2

the piano teacher lady is Nisa right? maybe disguised? she's a menace fr lol

oh that jumpscare with the blanket got me

the husband is so useless and stupid lmfao

why is Nisa giving the magic salt to Ing and getting the family to be closer hmmm will she ruin it all soon? give her poison instead of magic salt? oh something with the neighbours instead?

5-3

lol did he mean to challenge the high priestess or whoever?

lol this auction... Idk how auctions work but these prices and the jumps seem so ??

I feel like Khatha is so bad at this like he kept getting his ass handed to him in fights even though I'd assume he'd be better and now he keeps fumbling repeatedly at the auction like ?? why did you buy that painting for 300M USD dumbass and not listen to Triphob at all

Dome looks like Katha's nong shai?

damn bruh why does priestess want the destruction and darkness

5-4

she's eating raw fish just like that?

oof so Nisa and the piano teacher are related to each other but not the same but are working together

surprise cannibalism

yes kill the father stab stab stab and then fuck each other up

ooh the evil ones are having fun with their protege

wtf where are they flying away? oh... the priestess? she's fucked in the head oh interesting okay so we're getting bit by bit more of the cult they that was mentioned in the end of the last ep

Khatha kneeling in front of Dome and putting the anklet on him - I don't think they're actual brothers but Triphob did say nong shai

ooh Nanon cameo next ep lmfao pls why are all these GMMTV male lead darlings playing such perverts

Cameos: Fah, Tu, Mook (oh, that's the piano teacher), Dao, Aon

Title: Salt

Dome being so meek sometimes is so boring like White was also new to things and not great at pretending to be Black but he was never so bland

Ep 6 (Apr 6)

6-1

Why are we learning about Christian creationism theology rn oof I should've suspected it after people said something about Christianity on the ep 10 on=air thread

oh i see Nanon's character is gonna be weird with the mannequins out of loneliness due to ableism

oh cult recruitment

oh, Antika thinks Dome is God and there's a guy in a cell?? or something who has met God?

oof, Nanon's character's monoloque is

oh, View

6-2

damn not us getting romance between Ton and Anne

bro Khatha and Dome aren't in love? fr?

oof Dome really not telling Khatha about Antika

6-3

Ton's gonna do something to the prostitute? D: omg Anne and Ton gonna take her leg or something?

Ton's lines about not allowing even God to do anything to Anne go so hard though

oh are they gonna try to get June's leg too omg

What's up with Ton's like game-like illusion on his face? What mystical being is he?

6-4

oh, is Ton talking to God when he says "even though I have to hurt your man" about Dome

oh, Ton's an artifact brought to life

oof, Ton became a mannequin again

Cameos: Nanon, View

Title: The Mannequin

Ep 7 (Apr 7)

7-1

oh a different non-Dome character who looks like Gun because "The Creator" likes the mold?

oh, his name's One

oh old Khatha met Dome-like person who was a witch?

7-2

old-Dome was named Chan?

Tay Tawan

I'm so bored, can they hurry up

would they actually kill of both Bam and Triphob in the span of 2 minutes, I doubt it

agh time travel back to the past why is this annoying

7-3

oh? Chan in that grey hoodie like the people in Antika's building - I wonder if that guy who said he'd met God was a follower of this Magician and was indeed talking about Chan

why do they keep stressing phi-nong so bad I'm rolling my eyes

so that's why Khatha has the staff, it's like the branch he used to use

7-4

old Khatha was the dumbest bitch alive and he's not gotten much smarter in the centuries since tbh

oh, this is the flames that Khatha saw in ep 2 or something in his visions

I can hardly feel a thing despite the tragedy and tears because it's due to such braindead stupid actions

Chan had cursed Khatha to immortality

as expected, Bam and Triphob aren't dead

oh, Nanon again? but he's not the mannequin anymore, he's The One?

no after-credits this time

Cameos: Tay Tawan, Guy (lmfao I didn't even recognize him)

Title: The Witch's Game

Ep 8 (Apr 7)

8-1

is that Tay's voice as God?

Eternity cult

December 20, 2012

I don't know these guys, though one of them looks kinda like Sky In Your Heart Mark

oh yeah 2012 end of the world

April 4 2023 calling Dec 21 2012 same guy. but current time in MM is March 2023

8-2

ah he's doing everything to bring this guy back and just witnessing him dying over and over again

yknow what is that gum that Khatha always eats

8-3

has Triphob been body-snatched orsomething

ah parallel universes

8-4

3 universes

bruh's in a mirror now? agh also why does he keep just bashing at the glass, can't he see June look back at him?

as expected, Triphob has been fucked with and he took away Dome's body

Cameos: Junior, Mark - oh yeah so it is Mark and also I think MarkJunior are a side ship in Cherry Magic or whatever

Title: The Payphone

Ep 9 (Apr 7)

9-1

oof missing teens

oh Tu's character isn't as brainwashed

lol Triphob telling Bam to give dating a shot to prove that he's the real Phob

oh so this is the devil and not god?

Bam's not dead lol too little fanfare

oof is miss girl Tu actually dead or will she be resurrected - lol as expected

9-3

oh Antika is Tay's granddaughter

9-4

oh all the children went to the moon? lol

no like what is the demon thing that materializes up every time she plays the piano?

oh, they're trying to bring back Chan but Dome isn't quite Chan

oh no way... Chan's body is actually that dark corpse thing

after-credits Dome's body wakes up

Title: The Hymns from Church

Ep 10 (Apr 7)

10-1

oh is the gum to not smoke?

so did destroying the corpse bring Chan back to life fr?

The One Nanon

10-2

why is there a moon-saving plot

it's just so weird how there's suchhh a romantic undercurrent to Katha and Dome's relationship like it doesn't feel sibling-like or platonic at all but with certain words they keep emphasizing phi-nong like what

whose voice is in the galaxy star thing? sounds like Tay somewhat but idk

oh Dome has taken over Nanon's The One body

10-3

feels like an easy fight to defeat Chan in the end

bro this death scene is so fucking gay

10-4

oh yeah I do feel the "they say we have choices but we actually have no choices" hard

girl 1943?

i don't get what Nanon The One's whole thing was but tbh he's fun so whatever ig

Bam forgot everything?

how tf did Tum go to a diff universe with 3 moons like 2 decades ago okay hold on let me not think about it

Boon Tay Tawan still alive and they're setting up a 2nd season but will it even happen/would I watch it

Title: The Magician's Embodiment

Overall:

I liked the first half with the artifacts and side stories more than the second half where they tried to do too much for a short runtime, not too much budget, and mediocre writing skills. I couldn't make myself care about Khatha or Dome and also it was funny how they kept emphasizing phi-nong with words but so romantic in action. I wish the fantasy and magic and parallel universes and time travel and cult and God and whatever else made more sense together.

Rating: 5.5/10

[multiplayingorg]

My Secret Addiction

| Repost: Originally posted by Maeve on August 3, 2012

Okay, if you follow me on Twitter, it’s not so secret after all. I have fallen hard into the depths of The Secret World. I played several of the Beta Weekend events. I liked it. There was just something about it that intrigued me. It was that “something different” I’ve been looking for in an MMO. But it just didn’t seem enough to pull the trigger and buy it at release, not with the release of Guild Wars 2 hot on it’s tail.

After the last GW2 beta weekend event, I found myself really excited for GW2. And really… bored. I’ve been on much of a gaming hiatus for about the last 21 months. For those who don’t know, I have a new baby. During the first trimester, I simply couldn’t game because it gave me motion sickness. Then after that, I simply had little time to game. I gave Skyrim and ME3 a shot. Both games are unfinished. I gave the old college try to SWTOR, but simply had little time for it.

So perhaps this is just a case of “the right timing”. The baby is a year old now and has a more regular schedule. She also will occupy herself a little bit more now (she’s sitting in the floor playing while I write this, with only a few shooing away from my laptop incidents). I blame Twitter for my eventual collapse to peer pressure. All my Twitter Tweeps were absolutely beaming about how great is TSW.

I bought it a week ago and have no regrets. The premise is that every urban legend, every story about the boogie man you have ever heard is, in fact, true. There is a whole hidden world out there. You have been recruited to join in the fight against this evil. And, depending on your faction, you have different reasons for going out there amongst the walking dead.

After the initial tutorial cut scene that shows how you were recruited into your faction, everyone starts out in the same starting area. Kingsmouth Town. It’s a poor small town in New E ngland that has been beset by zombies and other foul creatures. You are thrown right into the mix, asked to help rid the area of some of the unfortunate townsfolk that have been transformed.

It is by no means standard MMO quest fodder though. The difference lies in that there are no quest hubs with shiny “click here for a quest” symbols above NPC heads. Some missions you stumble upon. Box of squid, you say? Let’s see where this goes. Oh, a severed arm. Who does this belong to?

Certain missions are given via cut scenes. And they are quite well done. The voice acting is good and the story better. In fact, I’ve found myself drawn into the story much more than I was with SWTOR. That is not a slam against TOR by any means. I liked the story there as well. I simply like this one better, at least so far. Perhaps it is because The Secret World story is an open book whereas TOR had the immense Star Wars universe as its backdrop. While I love the Star Wars lore, I do also know more about it and it was much easier to predict what would happen next.

There is far more to the game than just slicing and dicing up some putrid corpses for missions. Certain missions require you to, gasp!, use your brain. These are called puzzle missions. Some are more easily solved than others. Others, well, TSW gives you an in game browser for a reason. You will use Google at some point most likely. Another type of mission requires you to use “finesse and subterfuge” to achieve your mission goals. For instance, sneaking around the airport where if you are caught, some men in black type folks will zap you with stun guns and you see nothing but your feet as you are dragged off the property.

There is reward for exploration by finding hidden lore or missions you may not otherwise have found. There are instances, although that is one area I have not yet ventured. I have heard some complain that combat is “bland”. Perhaps it can be considered that. For me personally, it has not been an issue because I see it as almost secondary to the rest of game play.

There are lots of hidden goodies. Go through the covered bridge in Kingsmouth once while alive and once while dead and you’ll see what I mean. There are references to sci fi and horror pop culture here and there. They have done a great job with the music and sound effects. Like any good horror show, you know something is about to go down when you hear the ominous music and the ground starts shaking. A few missions have been downright creepy. They have also gone to great lengths to add some “reality” to the game. Just check out the Kingsmouth, Maine webpage for an idea.

All in all, I would recommend this game. Even if you aren’t into the X-files or Stephen King, it can be fun and immersive. I’m really into neither. I’ve watched enough X-files only to know who the main characters are. I’m not much of a horror fan these days. I had to Google Lovecraft to find out who he was (don’t judge me). Funcom promises monthly updates and have delivered their first on July 31. Will it be enough to entice long term play? Only time will tell. But for now, the future looks full of zombies and other things that go bump in the night.

[queer-ragnelle]

Insane really the tiny details I cling to and decide to flesh out meanwhile big huge undeniably relevant plot bearing things I just...Look Away

[mytownhasariddleroad]

okay but edward nashton with a hacker s/o that probably made his riddled site 😍😍

Sorry this took so long! Enjoy this meme made just for this post 😭

Edward With a Hacker S/O!

I can definitely see y’all meeting in some sort of private chat room and just hitting it off.

Y’all start to find each other in other forums and chat rooms. That could either be a coincidence or Edward’s doing.

After a few weeks of chatting online you decide to meet up. You were a little apprehensive since it’s a person off the internet, in Gotham none the less, but you meet him at the diner anyways.

When you met up with him at the diner you immediately realized he was a lot more timid and shy compared to online. Not one to judge, you thought it was cute and decided to take things slow with him and get him comfortable with you.

Eventually y’all start hanging out at each other’s apartments which is where he introduces you to his Riddler ideas. Thankfully you were into it! He was extremely happy about this.

He decided he wanted to do more videos but he didn’t know where to post without any complications. Especially because people could track him on regular websites. Being the sweet person you are, you decided to help him out. He was ecstatic!

Using your Tech Wiz Magic (TM), you managed to create a website for him and his riddler persona. You made sure to make it so if people want to find the website you have to go through forums and back links. Kind of like the old way of getting to the Deep Web without having the Onion, Tor, etc, but more secure.

Oh my gosh he’s so thankful! Not only have you made this website with your amazing skill but you’re helping clean up Gotham, one line of code at a time! Gods he loves you…

He’ll definitely have you around for his streams. Not just to watch but to keep track of comments and keep things working.

After a while you start to realize you really like him. Maybe not like but love.

You decided it was a good idea to tell him but how? Maybe in a note? No that’s to much like being in middle school… Straight up? That’d be kind of awkward and you wouldn’t want to make him more uncomfortable… Oh! He loves your tech skills! Maybe you could put them to use! Yep, that’s what’s happening.

After one of Edward’s streams y’all were hanging out and scrolling through your phones. Well, he was, you were making sure you could commandeer his.

Edward’s screen went black and pink text came up. “I was too nervous to tell you directly and I wanted to make this fun so I’m taking over your phone…”

He looked up from his phone and at you to see you smiling and telling him to keep looking. His phone then loaded up a heart that had a a couple sentences in the middle. One specifically caught his eye. “You’re the sweetest man I’ve ever met. I love you. - (N/N) <3”

His eyes get big and watery as his face beats up. At first you think you upset him until he grabs your hand and sniffles out a “Do you really mean it?! I love you too! So so much!”

He’s so happy he met you.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I used to do coding and ciphers but it’s been a long time so I kind of had to be vague. I’m sorry this took so long! There’s been things going on so I’ve been very slow with writing. On another note, thank you all for all the likes, reblogs, follows, and ideas! It means so much that people actually enjoy what I’m putting out. Hope everyone’s well! 🖤

[vinnival]

Hi, first time requesting something. How about some fluff with main 3 + mag torture +tricky and a pacifying reader? Like they have the ability to stop anyone in their tracks and calm down. Love your writing and you :)

HELLO yes I will deliver!!! Sorry 4 the long wait!!! I LOVE U TOO

as a pacifist I will ascend writing this 🧘‍♀️

Aggression? No, A Love

Session!

HANK

Oh hon u're one of the best people for this mf....

Like if you knew him since before the boombox incident you'd have saved Nevada from the Nightmare it was about to go through by calming Hank down

Unfortunately, you met him by literally defending yourself from him- he was about to slaughter you, but your magical ass self just. stopped him

It- it jarred him up badly too, one minute he felt intense urges to shed blood, and the next, it all vanished into thin air

He thought you were very interesting for that, and forced you to return to base with him

You're like... his therapist now

Technically, everyone's therapist (everyone is fucked up) but we won't talk about that

I can see him immediately coming back from a mission and just zipping straight to your room for solace

He doesn't even say anything, you can just Tell

Which he doesn't complain about, less talking from him so :]

He just loves pets.........

SANFORD

100% wants to find out how you can do such feats

One time you snuck into the van for a mission and managed to pacify everyone to sleep when you got there- before any of the 3 could start killing

He's been entranced with you ever since

Loves watching you calmly walk through enemy buildings, sweeping through the MAGs and Grunts with your soothing voice and gentle hands, calming them and making them friendly

"What kind of witchcraft..."

LOVES it when you calm him down too

Like when he's too riled up by Deimos or smth you'll immediately be there to reassure him

He was already a big cuddle bug before, but now? Can't go an hour without cuddling. (unless in a mission, but as soon as you two return home he will scoop u up and cuddle)

All 3 of them are fiercely protective of you, but Sanford is the most obviously protective- always close to you, trying to make himself a meat shield for you, teaches you good self-defense skills

DEIMOS

This man will never leave you alone

"Can you teach me can you teach me can you teac-" *is knocked out by you*

At first he couldn't tell why/how you're so effective, but after all the Purgatory bullshit, he suddenly VERY MUCH understood

You were so skilled in calming everyone down form panic attacks, violent outbursts, etc

"It's my turn on the therapy session"

The three of them fight like dogs trying to decide who can get your calming sessions for the day

Of course it's you who has to go in and stop it HAHAHA

Okay, now you have 3 baby men (/hj) to deal with and soothe, which isn't bad! They're all warm when you all cuddle up together and watch a movie so you enjoy it

AGENT TORTURE

Once again you're the perfect mf for this guy

He's been through too much shit please just make him happy and feel calm holy shit

The way you met? You weren't assigned to taking care of him, in fact, you were all the way across the building from him, as a simple security watch person

He broke out and went on a rampage today, but when he got to your side of the building, you were the first person he bumped into

Instead of picking you up and crushing you like a tin can, you two only stared at each other intensely

You were trying to display as much "you can trust me" vibes as possible

It apparently worked, because he knelt down to get eye-level with you

And in a cliche hiccup-toothless moment, you reached out your hand and he pushed his head forward for you to lay your hand on his cheek

He started purring too!! You have The Magic Touch (tm)

And literally the entire half of the facility witnessed it

Well, now you were a hero AND a someone personally assigned to Tor to keep him calm

Get ready for a very territorial boy

You'd be sleeping, he'd be curled up around you, and if anyone dared to get close, they'd get very menacingly growled at

No one even TRIES to be mean to you or anything because you, the happy magical ray of sunshine, had a giant, very protective shadow right behind you at all times

TRICKY

God pacifying reader is fit for anyone here huh? Guess everyone truly is fucked up

You very stupidly stepped in the middle of a fight between him and Hank

You very luckily have cool powers

You managed to stop them from killing each other yet again

Hank ran off without a second thought, leaving you alone with the clown

Good thing you calmed him, otherwise you would've been a sliced up body

He stared at you confusedly, "HOW DO THAT?"

Instant besties

If he ever catches someone talking shit ab you/being mean to you, or anything like that...

get their funeral ready LMAOAA

No one hurts his bestest friend !!!!!

Especially a magical bestie

He sees you as very special and loves how you always manage to calm even the most dangerous individuals (other than him)

Actually, his personality seems to adjust to be more kinder in a way? Like, he'll be more considerate and patient with others instead of straight up impulsively killing them

This was all thanks to you teaching him how to calm himself down !

btw he hugs you

a lot

like a heckin lot

some would argue way too much but let's be honest. clown hugs best hugs

speaking of clown ! He pulls out ALL the circus tricks and jokes to make you happy,,,, he loves hearing you laugh augh

ok so basically: you now have a very protective army of friends who all care you

[fnf-amateur-writing]

Hey! It’s Fox again! How are you doing? I just started school back up today, so I’ve been busy Xp.

Think you would be cool with writing some Pico with an s/o who is a writer, and tends to ask him about things like “hey, how long does it take someone to bleed out” or other things like that?

I understand if you don’t feel like it, and I hope you’re having fun 😊

🦊

Hello again Fox, I'm doing quite well rn. I'm cool with your prompt, especially since I need more writing material anyways.

Took me a while, because I didn't want to do a hc, but rather come up with a oneshot with a little twist to the style. Well, hope it works well.

Good luck with school, mate!

TW: Mentions of violence, swearing, slight sexual reference, and crime.

Pico with a writer S/O who asks him strange questions

Prologue:

On a chilly autumn morning, you were sitting out on your patio with a laptop and a mug of your favourite beverage next to you. Whenever you looked up, you could see the warm coloured leaves fall as the breeze accompanied you. The whole scene was an aesthetic.

When your boyfriend, Pico, came outside to see this, he knew that the nice environment you surrounded yourself with meant one thing. "You're back in your writing space already. Heh, with that bestseller you published, I thought you were comfy taking a break." You simply smiled and said, "can't waste the inspiration rush I got right now."

Pico had a good point though, with your rising popularity as an author, you were near set to retire before turning fourty. But you wish you weren't given all of the credit, since your boyfriend's stories of his dodgy job has occasionally sparked some ideas for your stories. However the books you wrote in the past were usually meant for the young adult and had few mature themes. This time, you thought maybe it's time to garner extra inspiration from those stories.

You were met with some disappointment when you realised that your mug was empty, only a drop entering your mouth. "Here, babe, I'll ya some more," Pico said, taking your mug and walking inside. "Quick question," you stopped him. "Yeah?"

"What would be the best place for a murder cemetery?"

"... What?"

Chapter 1:

"So you're doing some story about the police hunting down a mass murderer?"

"Pretty much."

"And to think you were gonna write Pixar's next script. Aight' I respect that." Pico takes a seat next to you with a refill of your drink placed next to your favourite writing laptop. "Thanks, Pico. But yeah, I want to branch out to something edgier, and I think you can help too."

"Let me show you what I've got so far." You showed him some of your notes in a little notepad document, detailing the story thus far and your current plans for this chapter. "Oh, that's it? Just looks like boring police preparation mainly," Pico commented. "Yeah, it's not much right now. But it'll get juicy later." "And bloody?" "And bloody."

"Welp, I'm gonna head back in," Pico got up, "let me know if you need anything." He head back inside, closing the door, but then opened it almost immediately afterwards. Pico stuck his head out, "by the way, the guy should use some strong alcohol or something to throw off those sniffer dogs."

Chapter 2:

"And then, because they used a silencer, the police don't immediately notice the--"

"Nope! I'm calling bullshit (Y/N)!" Pico had suddenly interrupted your explanation of the scene you were currently working on. "Silencers can help prevent some hearing loss, sure, but they're not magic."

"Alright," you reply, "no silencer, but the killer still has to kill in a way to not get blood on them, so I thought shooting and killing them from a distance would work." "Well, they're alone. Instead, have the guy get shanked in the neck or something, and have the killer use a plastic bag as a glove. It saved my ass one time."

"Woah!" you exclaimed with a giggle, "you used a knife once? What happened to my trigger happy boyfriend, huh? That's pretty sus."

"I forgot to reload the Uzis, alright?"

"What an impostor would say."

Chapter 3:

"What would be the best way to muffle the scream of someone you kidnapped?"

You two were sitting on the couch together watching a show. You didn't have your laptop on you, so Pico didn't expect you to still be thinking about that book. "I can't say from experience, really," he said as he paused the show. "However, shove a rag in their mouth and duct tape it in, and you should be good."

"Thanks Pico, also one more thing." "Yeah?" "What if our killer also wanted to..." God, this one was gonna be awkward, but you had to say it or else no help. "You know, cut off this victim's willy. How would you do that?"

"Wai-wha-uh-ga," Pico started fumbling his words like never before. He stopped, then took a deep breath. "YO, WHAT THE FUCK?!" "It'll make sense in the story later, I promise!" You watch Pico begin to lose it, breaking into laughter. "Ladies, gentlemen, and others," Pico dramatically stood up, pulling a little Showcaster impression and directing his arms towards you, "my famous 'young' adult novelist partner!"

Chapter 4:

It was in the dead of night, but you awoke to Pico on his phone. His vpn was on and Tor was up. As per usual, he was checking up on his little hitman service, where others could request for a certain someone's guts to fly if they paid him a hefty sum first. Though tired, you ound this to be the best time to ask him some more questions.

"Pico, how do those sites work?"

"Oh, you're awake," Pico blankly stated, sleepy too. But he still answered you. "Basically, some anonymous rich guys in the area give me money and a target, then I just do the thing and send a mission accomplished email." "Do they pay you in person?" "Nah, we use always use Bitcoin. It's a lot harder to trace than real money."

"Thanks Pico. Goodnight," you wish him, yawning and going back to sleep. "You too... So this guy is a hit man too?" "Hush. Tomorrow." "Okay." Pico puts his phone away, leaving it on a nightstand. You then spoon the night away, peacefully thinking of murder as you drifted off.

Chapter 5:

On a morning similar to before, you two sat on the patio with your drinks and laptop at the ready. Pico watched rather awkwardly as you typed away, wondering why you haven't entertained him with another question yet.

"You gonna ask anything else?" "What? Oh, nah," you plainly state. Inevitable, sure, but he was kind of saddened. He liked being able to share his messed up wisdom. "So, you're done?" "Almost." You turn to look at him, "want the spoilers?" Pico smiled, "sure thing."

In the novella you and Pico crafted together, the main character is a cop who hunts down a killer. They eventually notice that there would be two murders at a time for unknown reasons. Well, it was unknown until one victim had left up a dark web hit man for hire site. They that the hit man not only kills the target, but the client as a hidden price for the service.

And any request will be fulfilled, according to the hit man's site.

"Do they catch 'em?" Pico asked. "Well, ANY request is granted. So, if our hero were to... hire him to kill himself..."

"No way!"

"He did. They find both of their bodies in his bedroom."

Pico was a bit impressed with the ending you came up with, but then he remembered something. "Why did that guy get his thing cut off?" "Lol, I forgot," you giggled. "He sent a message to the hit man, saying he wishes the target would choke on his dick."

"That's my favourite part."

Epilogue:

After everything was finished up, you sent the book off to your editor. After the initial joy of knowing how the story ended, you saw that Pico was still in thought. "What's up with you?" "Oh nothing, well it's just... I'm probably just biased, being that I'm a bit of a hitman myself, but it's kind of sad to see the guy go."

"Then I should spoil the epilogue I came up with." Rather than being excited, Pico nervously asked, "what's an epilogue?" He didn't get an answer, only you staring at him. "Sorry, school held too many bad memories for me to pay attention."

"Anyways," you continue, "the rest of the police gang did some background checks, and find that our killer was a normal guy with no criminal history."

"Penilian?"

"No. But I did decide to take a more supernatural approach here. Somewhere across the country, another string of double homicides occur and that site is active once more. And the story kind of repeats itself."

"Penilian."

"You joker," you give him a playful little kiss on the cheek, one that definitely caught him off guard. "So is it canon?" Pico smirked. "Nah, just thanking you for being my cute little co-author." "Oh," Pico started, "so we're flirtin' now, huh. Come here babe!" He tackled you onto the ground, giving you several kisses in exchange.

"Actually, I think we call that 'making out'," you chuckle out, flustered. "But that doesn't mean I said stop'!" You pull him in for more, accidentally bonking your heads together rather painfully. "Nice double kill there, (Y/N)."

[thesestoriesarewrittenonmyheart]

I'm going to preface with this has spoilers for the Ted Lasso Christmas ep so as to not make anyone upset...and bear with me it's a bit long.🎄

I have a lot of feelings and I'm not sure they'll be coherent but here we go...(It's also 2:30am here in NY...)

1. The Secret Santa: loved it and thought it was such a Ted thing to do. Also, is that not common outside of the US?

2. Rebecca being the only one in the office to pick up on Ted’s sadness when talking about Henry...understanding that his cheeriness was a cover (because how often during her marriage had she done the same thing?)! I felt like in that moment, she KNEW what she had to do. I also loved this softer side of her and the time she spent with Ted. So, so much.

3. Love Sexy Chrismas, but love little Roy/Pheobe/Keeley family time, more! Also LOVED the Love Actually moment. Fucking Bernard.

4. Rebecca delivering presents to children on Christmas day!!!!!!!! It's canon in my mind she did this because Rupert was a POS and didn't want children. Ugh. My heart.

5. The Higgins family...thinking Sam would be the only one to show and then being okay if it was just Dani, Richard, and Zoreaux....but then the rest of them show!! I think its not just a testament to what Ted's done with the team but also how the rest of them (see: Higgins, and Rebecca, and Keeley) have come to create this found family. I know Higgins says they've done it every year, but they've only gotten 2 at most. Here, there was 8+! That's something special. And loved that they shared their family traditions and invited the team to bring some of their own.

6. "You look perfect." I died. (Side note: Rebecca in jeans is a mood and I am not okay).

7. The teasing: "...drinking and plotting horrible things." "Oh, yea? Like what?" ::turns to Ted, soft smile:: "...I wanted to make sure you're okay." "Yea, well I am now." NOW.

8. The It's a Wonderful Life scene. This. Jason talks about "angel moments" (I'm sure someone can find it...) he mentioned it in regards to the rickshaw at the gala when Ted and Rebecca are outside...these moments where angels find us, especially when we need them most. Ted, after face timing with Henry, and experiencing what is likely the first Christnas without his son, is watching It's a Wonderful Life. The scene we see is George Bailey at the bridge, getting ready to jump. The unhappiness, self doubt, loneliness, uncertainty is at its peak...and then Clarence, an actual angel appears. It's this MOMENT that REBECCA throws the rocks at his window (adorable and every 80s/90s rom com came to mind). She is his Clarence. THIS is an angel moment. Most people think Clarence shows George how good his life is, but what the angel really does is show the impact George had on the small town of Bedford Falls. We've already seen bits of Ted questioning himself and what he's done at Richmond through the introduction of Doc-tor Sharon. Here, in THIS MOMENT, Rebecca reminds Ted he's not alone, she shows him the differences he's made in Richmond, in her and in the end, the LAST thing they do is go to where the rest of their family is...all together, at the Higgins home. It's that end scene of It's a Wonderful Life...all of Bedford Falls in George's home. Returning the love and kindness he's given to them. It's here we see the work Ted's done, and the work every single one of those characters has done, too. God. I loved this episode.

9. The SINGING!! I need Hannah to drop a Christmas album ASAP. Ma'am. PLEASE. Also adored how she held the mic and had Ted sing. The two idiots. (NOW KISS!)

Okay. To bed. (Also please add your thoughts!)