#screaming-weevil

[spiribia]

Read the first two books of Baru Cormorant last week because of your posts. They're really good, does it ever stop hurting?

officially, i've read no further than you have so far o7 may she live happily ever after / blow up forever and ever #barugang

[draculagerard]

CAT IMAGES!

This is stanislavsky. He is a muppet somebody accidentally brought to life. He likes to climb on people's shoulders, purr, drool, nibble noses, and hiss at anything he hasn't seen before. We used to take him outside on a harness but he would cry and howl and pine so wretchedly every time we brought him back into the house that we have to keep him inside all the time 😭

Here's Benoit B Mandelbrot (the B stands for Benoit B Mandelbrot). He's weird.

And here they are together <3 my little gay lads.

OH MY GODD SO MANY CAT IMAGES :0 man they are so pretty.. also i love their names :0 stanislavsky seems so silly. the second to last photo where he's just in a basket and Benoit B (Benoit B Mandelbrot) Mandelbrot is just staring <3

[liesmyth]

Do you have recs for getting good running shoes for cheap? I have weeeeird feet and finding active footwear that won't a) warp my bones or b) put me in debt is hard 🥲

HI. Your best bet is a running store to pick your first pair, for real. I would at least go and try them on even if you won't commit to a purchase right away, because running store employees really know their business, and especially if you have tricky feet to find good running shoes for, you want an expert eye. If possible, I'd go with a shop for a first purchase because they usually have a solid return policy, in case you find out within a couple of weeks that your new shoes aren't the great fit you were thinking they might be in the shop. Once you have found a model that fits, you I highkey recommend stalking websites like runningwarehouse, runnea etc (depending on your location) and waiting for end-series or seasonal sales to buy the same model at a discounted price for when you need to replace them. I also really recommend reddit for shoe info, especially r/running and r/runningshoegeeks, where you can also get tips to make your shoes last as long as possible. Usually 600km/shoe is a good ballpark of how long they'll last, but it can be longer depending on the model + how you take care of them and how often you run.

(You can also go try your shoes in a shop, say you'll think about it, and buy the model online if you're really strapped for cash but online discount sites often have a much worse return policy so I wouldn't risk it unless the price difference is really a big deal to you)

[bookwyrminspiration]

🐛

[Name] stopped protesting when they leaned down, grabbing them on either side of their face to hold them still as they planted a kiss on those lips. A moment later their hands held their wrists, and they kissed them back. 

Hard. 

Send me an emoticon for a fresh snippet of my wip :)

[thealexandriaarchives]

just wanted to say that I am not a Dune enjoyer but I looove your posts on the subject so much. They're retrospectively making my watching experience so much more fun haha

thank you, i will dedicate a long rambling meta post or shitpost to you in your honor, along with the dedication on my PWP to my high school drama teacher who taught the science fiction english elective i bullied my way into at 13 who first made me read Dune, Stranger in a Strange Land, and other books that were formative and highly inappropriate for a U.S. public school simply because no one looked closely at the syllabus.

[spectra-bear]

people making fun of alolan exeggutor's lazy design all those years ago, when natures character design features this thing

[corset]

Cofronting sucks. I have been trying to let other parts talk more but it makes me feel like. Extremely insane and self conscious. Teehee

[bughazard]

Weevil doodle for the masses

ID under the cut in case you can't access alt text

[ID: A cartoon drawing of a weevil from the front, so its nose is comically large and in the camera. It is blue and purple with pink highlights. End ID]

[ryuichifuwa]

nothing he does could make me hate or even dislike weevil but insect queens existence isnt making that too easy.

[sunny-m00n]

BUGS!!!!!!!!!!!

bugs are the best!!!!!!!

[spiribia]

FALSE! shes also made problems worse

LOL to be fair to shao lune which i absolutely don't need to do i think she was complaining that baru hadn't made problems worse in long enough

[crabussy]

everyone in my school loves to scream as louyd as they can on purpose to hurt me just because they can

[bookwyrminspiration]

I saw the post you reblogged about Insignia and it piqued my interest, so I read it this evening and... yeah. Wtf. Excellent read, but wtf!

!!! Woo more people reading! You're very right, their world is incredibly fucked up--and it's horrifying how normal so much of it has become to them. Like the skyboards? the sky has been filled with advertisements blocking out the stars, but some people haven't even known a sky without them, so they don't even know they've lost something.

And that's just background! then there's the whole we're going to recruit 14yos to the military and give them computer brain surgery so they can mentally fight a war in space that only still exists because the conditions of war turn over a huge profit for the trillionaires who will never be satisfied because it allows them to justify things they wouldn't be able to otherwise.

and then there's the characters themselves! I adore their group and how they interact with each other. they're deeply devoted to the end--but that mostly goes without saying and they cover it up with the stupidest jokes and interactions you've ever heard. and BLACKBURN!! he's sooo>>>>>> to me. is he a good person? who knows. but he's so compelling.

vibrating about this i just finished the series last night and it's going to rotate in my brain for a while

[certifiedbundleofsticks]

there is nothing more stressful than having to transfer stuff from computer A to computer B while having your way too calm father there reading stuff way too slowly and not really understanding why I don't want 827473 things tracking everything so I can get customized everythings. i get that he is trying to help but sir i am about to have a mental breakdown over this please stop

[theserpentsadvocate]

I am drowning in half-planned fic right now because I made the mistake of rewatching Veronica Mars (and seeing the new season) and then there was very very little of the stuff I wanted to make me feel better, so I am now writing it myself all at once??? (Yes, juggling like six AUs at once is a bad idea, no I did not do it on purpose.) And I know better than to post unfinished stuff, so give me some feedback, guys:

What are people interested in?

(Relevant information: I am here for Weevil, and I am decidedly not here for Logan. Also, these are mostly not the actual titles, I just don’t have one yet.)

Finish the short ones first!

*The long, sad, bittersweet Weevil/Jade reunion, where she runs into trouble post S4 and has no one else to call. (Pros: As a (long) oneshot, will probably be finished in the next millennium! I’ve also not only started it but made some decent progress. Has a likely sequel which is… maaaybe less sad. Kind of. Jade POV, which is, uh, scarce. Cons: Sequel is less well-planned-out and kind of self-indulgent, this is a ship that like two people are on. Also it’s sad.)

*Five Children Veronica Mars Never Had (Pros: Short enough it might get finished before the heat-death of the universe! I’ve also already started it. Takes a bit of a turn from the typical children-as-a-ship-exploration/validation these things often have (most of these children are not biologically Veronica’s). Novel canon is relevant! Some very solid V/W friendship in at least one. Cons: Tremendously, horrifically depressing; I literally just keep killing people to make the premise work. Very little shipping.)

*The Jade/Eli Chronicles (Pros: Related oneshots so, again, will probably be finished in a semi-reasonable time. Fluffy if you block S4 from your memory. Jade gets, like, lines. Cons: Not a ton of substance, only happy if you block S4 from your memory, this is a ship that two people are on.)

*Five (Or Some Number) Worlds Veronica Didn’t Grow Up In (Pros: Fun crossovers/fusions! All the chapters will be more standalone, so I might even post it serially. A BtVS where Veronica isn’t the Slayer (Lilly was). Animorphs!!! Cons: Fusions are automatically disinteresting if you don’t know the other canon. Some of them are not super well-developed yet. Also, how do you make Veronica Mars more upsetting? Cross it with Animorphs!)

I want longfic, because the literal problem is not enough V/W longfic!

*Veronica Mars, Intrepid Reporter

A Lilly lives AU where canon splits whenever Lilly (doesn’t) begin her affair with Aaron. Veronica copes with Duncan’s sudden cold shoulder by becoming an investigative high school journalist.

Pros: This is my first-concieved AU, and maybe the project I’m most proud of? (Pending completion.) Heavy focus on the death of Marisol Reyes. Features a not-irredeemably-awful high school experience for Veronica. Lilly is still flawed as per canon but she’s not evil and she loves her brother and her friends. Eventual (very eventual) Veronica/Weevil. Meg lives. Lots of Keith and Veronica’s relationship. Probably the most optimistic of all my AUs.

Cons: Spans a long time and will probably be gigantic (these things always get bigger once I’m writing them), so will take approximately forever to finish. Planned out to some extent but not started yet. Somewhat critical take on Logan (I almost put that in the ‘pros’ column but I know how the fandom is about him).

*The Lawsuit Story

An AU where Weevil doesn’t settle as soon as in canon (or maybe Lamb just panics quicker), and an attempted attack on him kills Jade instead.

Pros: Hello to the novel canon! This is probably my favourite of all the universes I’m messing around with. The Weevil/Veronica friendship is so strong with this one that I am legitimately conflicted over whether to actually even have them get together. Valentina has an extremely strong presence and I love her. It's pretty charitable to Logan, considering I wrote it. Carmen makes a few appearances. Celeste Kane goes down.

Cons: This was originally just part of ‘Five Children…’ so the long version probably won’t be written until that’s finished. May or may not contain Weevil/Veronica, but if it does, it is a loooong wait. Does contain LoVe.

*High School Revenge Story

Another Lilly lives AU, where Lilly definitely IS having an affair with Aaron. And also Weevil, but not anymore. And also, Veronica’s (post-Troy) boyfriend. Anyway, Veronica finds out about the last point and decides to get revenge/prove she’s not some virginal innocent sidekick by hooking up with Lilly’s sidepiece, who she imagines wants to piss Lilly off as much as she does.

Pros: Not only is it Veronica/Weevil, but Veronica/Weevil is, like, eighty percent of the plot. There’s definitely smut (plot- and character-advancing, even!). There’s an unexpectedly touching strangers-with-benefits relationship even before the extremely unplanned pining. This one felt the most like the show when I was planning it out, especially with the nature and timing of the twists. Lilly is not evil, she’s just a teenager in over her head who doesn’t want to admit it and coping maladaptively.

Cons: I always feel weird touting porn as a selling point when I wrote it, because I have had zero sex in my entire life (although I am thirty, and I feel like life experience and general knowledgeableness about actual human anatomy count for something here). I have not started this one yet, although it’s more or less outlined. Logan also does not come off well (this is because he is a teenager having a Very Bad Time, but his actions are still not excusable). This was originally two different AUs before I realized they should probably be one (I cannot say what the other one was, because it’s a major spoiler), so there’s the possibility of disjointedness where they meet. Also, I’m not entirely sure I have the chops to pull this one off – there’s a lot of dark stuff going on under the surface (well, there’d have to be, for the plot to work, because otherwise it’s just very OOC), and it’s not the kind of thing that’s usually my forte, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway.

*Platonic Co-parents

AU where Veronica stays at Hearst. She and Weevil have a one-night stand in her third year and end up getting a child out of it.

Pros: It’s just a lot of fun! It’ll probably end up W/V but in the meantime they’ve got a solid, supportive friendship going on, to the aggravation of everyone either of them tries to date. (“What do you mean your daughter’s father is sleeping on your couch because the hot water broke in his apartment???”) I have a later scene planned out where they go to the high school reunion separately and deliberately show everyone the same picture of Mariana to see if anyone realizes it’s the same kid, which sums up the vibe pretty well. There is Keith+Weevil awkwardness and then probably some Keith+Weevil friendship later on. Lots of time given to Weevil’s family. Also, Veronica looks into Susan Knight’s suspicious drowning. I have also (technically) started it.

Cons: Listen, I know it’s a reach for Veronica to be willing to have a child at this point in her life, but I’ve done my best to justify it and I think I did okay. Plus, you know, the entire premise is a junk food trope – it’s not evil, but it’s trite. I love it anyway.

No, I want something else/FINISH YOUR OTHER STUFF

*[Earth’s Children] The story where an adult Durc and Brun’s former clan meet the post-Ayla Lion Camp!

Pros: Ambitious dual narrative I think I’m pulling off well (time divergent; one strand moving forward from the first encounter, one from Ayla’s departure), lots of screentime for supporting characters with wasted potential (Vorn, Frebec, Ura, Brac, not to mention Durc), several chapters already written.

Cons: Extremely ambitious so it will take me forever to finish, there’s basically no one in this fandom.

*[Earth’s Children] The Echozar/Joplaya fic

Pros: Actually develops their friendship into something that makes sense, development of Echozar’s childhood and of the Lanzadonii, I’ve got a rough outline and a few pages written.

Cons: Definitely chaptered so it will take some time, there are even less people in this part of the fandom.

*[The Old Guard] Give An Inch Fall A Mile (Joe and Nicky friendship-with-benefits their way into being Joe and Nicky)

Pros: Lots of sex scenes (obviously) on which I have had positive feedback, several chapters written (probably half-finished), I'm very proud of the writing quality on this one, and I absolutely should be writing this first.

Cons: I have been stalled out on it for more than a year, it may not be finished before the new movie comes out and possibly makes it incompatible with canon.

*[Veronica Mars] The Firebird AU… crossover… fusion… thing

Post-S4, Veronica travels through alternate universes and learns that she needs to get her shit together and apologize to Weevil.

Pros: Um, the Firebird Trilogy is cool but is not required knowledge for entry, alternate universes are neat, and even though this idea is probably dumb I can’t stop thinking about it. It would probably even technically comply with canon.

Cons: Half of the universes I have up my sleeve are from the AUs mentioned above, so it probably won’t get written (if it does) until they’re finished in like ten to twenty years. The actual plot is thin; I mostly have a bunch of scenes. There is a decent chance this idea is self-gratifying and pointless, but I also just cannot stop thinking about it.

*[Veronica Mars] Zombie Apocalypse

Post-S4 zombie apocalypse lands Veronica and Keith on a stolen yacht with a bunch of Weevil’s gang, Jade and her new boyfriend, and this one other guy.

Pros: There’s a lot of compelling (I think) personal drama, which is largely not rooted in anyone being an asshole (except Veronica, but that’s canon and I can’t do anything about it except try to fix it with zombies). Weevil finds out his kid is trans and does his best to speed-run the acceptance ladder despite his personal doubts because he’s extremely concerned about being killed by zombies (and thinks he's dying for a minute) and knows this is his only chance to make them feel supported. Eventual W/V, probably.

Cons: I do not know where I’m going with this. Author is not trans herself and might fuck up.

*[Veronica Mars] The Babysitter Effect

Valentina’s babysitter is still in the truck when Weevil stops to help Celeste, and she witnesses everything.

Pros: Teenage awkwardness, but in a fun way. Weevil gets the justice he fucking deserves. Beginning already written.

Cons: I have no plans at all for what happens after the inciting incident, and even if I did I don’t know how long this would be.

Soooo... if you're not in the Silm fandom you've probably never seen my writing before, but I'm happy to back it up with excerpts! Please ask me for excerpts.

If I keep up the volume of writing I've been doing I can probably get something substantial finished by the end of the year but I need input, please weigh in even if we're complete strangers and you found this post two years from now, best-case scenario I can link you to the completed fic. :)

[gallusrostromegalus]

I was thinking the other day about snakes (textures, behaviors, general vibes) and the kind of fascinating array of snake perceptions I've seen in others, so for TPOFATGIF or AEIWAM, so how do the cast respond if someone offers to let them hold a snake?

For the purposes of this ask, I am assuming that this is a reasonably large, but nonvenomous and very human-acclimated snake being offered by an educational outreach docent at a zoo or suchlike.

Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up: Keigo, Izuru Hiyori, Shunsui, Urahara, Rukia, Isshin, Joey, Duke (the others are weenies, he's been bitten by an adder)

No, thank you. : Mizuiro, Sasakibe, Mayuri, Rose, Nanao, Seto, Mai Valentine

Takes Snake Because They Don't Want To Look Like A Weenie, But Is Obviously Freaking Out That The Snake Will Get Them: Uryuu, Aizen (this is a performance to throw everyone off guard, internally, he's monolouging), Shinji (the fear is VERY REAL), Tetsuzaemon,

Takes Snake Because They Don't Want To Look Like A Weenie, But Is Obviously Freaking Out That They Will Drop Or Otherwise Accidentally Harm The Snake: Ichigo,

Has Held Snakes Before, But Since They're Familiar, Will Give Everyone Else A Chance First: Yamamoto, Komamura, Solomon, Tristan, Ishizu

(picking up snake specifically to get their friends to chill out) Bro It's A Snake It's No Big deal??: Yoruichi, Momo, Renji, Shuuhei, Yachiru, Yumichika, Ikkaku, Ishizu, Yugi

Has Never Held One Before, And Are Curious: Byakuya, TOUSEN, Mokuba, Weevil

Takes Snake Joyfully And Happily Communes With Nature: Chad, Tatsuki, Don Kanonji, Soi Fon, Nemu, Unohana, Ukitake, Atem, Tea, Serenity

Has Gone Out Of Their Way To Hold A Snake: Orihime, Rangiku, Bakura, Marik, Rex, TKB

Attempts to Abscond With The Snake: Hanataro, Odion

Snake Refuses To Be Held Because Their Hands Are Cold (emotionally devastating): Gin, Isane, Hitsugaya, The Parasite

Is Not Allowed To Hold The Snake Because He Talked About How Delicious They Are A Few Too Many Times: Zaraki