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cinnamon-girl-writes · 5 months

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re: . . . remember me? gojo x reader

when gojo satoru meets the new student at jujutsu high (and gets humbled)

fluff, gojo x reader, set during gojo's past arc, canon compliant request: gojo meeting the reader, a brazilian sorceress who went to Tokyo Jujutsu High, while she sings "Como Nosso Pais" by singer Elis Regina on the guitar in moments of rest a/n: brazilian coded reader but anyone can read!

by @cinnamon-girl-writes

His whole life, people had told Satoru Gojo he was arrogant.

To be fair, it's not his fault he was born into greatness. As the world's strongest sorcerer, of course he'd be a little gaudy. Everywhere he goes, he gets unparalleled affection and praise.

When he was little, he would always hear people say to his rambunctious cousins, "You'll settle down one day," or "You just need to find the right person."

But in all truthfullness, Satoru didn't believe in true love. Sure, he'd seen tons of cheesy romance movies throughout his life, but wasn't that all staged? Most of the 'love' he has seen in his life ended in heartbreak and suffering.

The morning air was warm and sunny. Satoru had already woken up, gotten ready for the day, and completed his morning training with Yaga. He strided through the halls of jujutsu high, looking for something to do or someone to annoy. Sadly, he realized everyone was currently out on a mission except him so he could get in some extra one-on-one training.

Eventually, he ended up in the kitchen of the common room. Digging through the pantry, he found some packet ramen to eat while he waited for his friends to return.

While he waited, he pondered his thoughts. He had an important clan meeting coming up in few days. Hopefully he could get out of that.

He remembered then that his sensei had told him about a new student transferring from Kyoto. He had described her cursed technique to him: Trajectory Manipulation. Yaga claimed that their cursed techniques would pair well in training and that he was curious to see how they'd work together.

Throwing his trash away, Satoru made his way to the dorms building. If he's not gonna do anything, he might as well rest in his room. He strided down the long hallway.

Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from one of the rooms. Did someone finally come back? Or maybe it was a TV that got left on.

He turned, making his way closer to the source of the voice. As he approached it, he realized the voice wasn't talking; it was singing.

He found the room the voice was coming from: a previously empty dorm with a freshly printed plate on it that read Y/n L/n.

"Você me pergunta pela minha paixão, digo que estou encantada."

The voice was beautiful, melodic and smooth as butter. Satoru found himself leaning in, straining to hear every word and each tone.

"Como uma nova invenção, eu vou ficar nesta cidade."

CRACK. Having leaned on the door too hard, Satoru now stood in the doorway, fully exposed to the girl in the room.

Satory mentally took in her image for a split second: h/c hair and a look of hope in her eyes.

She paused, startled. "I'm sorry, can I help you?"

Satoru stood at a loss for words. He realized his mouth was hanging open and closed it quickly. For the first time in his life, his charm with women didn't see to be working.

"I-"

"Get out of my room, you creep!" the girl shouted.

Satoru shoots back, "Well, I just wanted to tell you we'll be partners in training." A smug look appeared on his face, "So, you'd better get used to me, songbird."

Y/n fumed. Really? I have to work with this guy?

"Hey, don't worry about it. We'll have lots of fun together this year." And with that, the white-haired boy waltzed away happily back to his room.

This was going to be an interesting year.

#gojo jjk #jjk x reader #jujutsu kaisen x reader #gojo x reader #shoko ieiri #Suguru Geto #satoru gojo #gojo satoru #gojo x you #gojo's past arc #jjk season 2 #jjk gojo #jjk #Satoru Gojo x reader

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filmsmakkari · 17 days

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LA Girl Magic

warren rojas x fem!reader

Summary: Warren Rojas always dreamed of Los Angeles. The clubs, the music, and the ridiculously beautiful women.

CW: Sexual-ish content but no actual smut, a little angsty at the end. As always my (Y/N) is assumed to be black and sometimes such is implied but definitely not enough that others can't read.

June 1979

Everyone always dreamed of Los Angeles. The warmth of the Californian sun, the waves crashing against the Venice shore, the palm trees lining the streets. LA was the land of opportunity. And when you wished on Los Angeles stars, it felt like they would always come true. LA was the dream. Endless sunny days, ridiculously beautiful girls, and freedom to do and be whatever you wanted.

Los Angeles was everything for a band from Pittsburgh, where the only options were the mill or the army. So when Billy Dunne asked Warren Rojas about the possibility, Warren immediately went out and bought a van so the band would be ready to make the drive. It more or less cost him everything he had. It was crazy, but he somehow trusted it.

And boy, he couldn't have been more right.

It didn't come immediately. Weeks of phone calls that lead to nowhere. Finally meeting Teddy Price, and then being put through the wringer by him for months, a canceled tour, and being so dirt poor that he had to steal toast from restaurants. Enter Daisy Jones. Look At Us Now comes out. Sold out shows, gold records, and more drugs and women tearing at his pants than he could have ever dreamed of when he was just some skinny, curly-haired kid in Pennsylvania. The Six were living the California dream. He always said Daisy had "LA girl magic." He even tried to get Billy to write a song about it.

It was July 1st, 1979, the LA date of the Aurora tour. For Daisy, it was the hometown show, but she had always said she didn't have anyone in LA, no parents or extended family in the whole city. So everyone in the band was surprised when she said she'd have a childhood friend coming for the show. The shock became even greater when Daisy walked into the green room laughing and smiling with (Y/N) (L/N).

(Y/N L/N) was the "it girl" before that term was coined. A gorgeous Hollywood starlet. An Oscar winner at ten, a Vogue cover at 15, a sold out world tour at 20, and a star on the Walk of Fame by 21. She was currently working on her sophomore album, and the world was waiting to see how she'd elevate herself further. But in the meantime, she was staying on the public's minds with her new Chanel film being aired on every TV in America, in which she played a songbird stuck in a cage next to a bottle of Coco Mademoiselle. (Y/N) had the talent that made her the critic's darling and the incredible beauty that made her desired and hated.

Warren's breath caught when he looked at her. (Y/N)'s hair, dark like a raven's wing, tumbled down her back in long curls. She wore a pale blue Halston jumpsuit that made her skin shimmer, and diamond jewelry added to the effect. And her eyes… oh God, those brown eyes. Warren would bet that she'd be able to finish him with just her eyes.

His cheeks slightly heated up at his thoughts as he watched her introduce herself to the band members. She approached him last, wrapping her arms around his neck, saying, "Hey, it's so nice to meet you! I'm (Y/N)."

Warren stuttered slightly, removing his hands from her waist and looking into her eyes. "I-I know."

(Y/N) chuckled. "And are you gonna tell me your name, drummer?"

"Warren!" he rushed out embarrassingly quickly. "I'm Warren Rojas."

(Y/N) smiled. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Warren."

Warren loved the way his name sounded on her tongue. He wanted her to say it over and over again. He wondered what it'd be like to hear her scream it.

These thoughts remained on his mind as he played as hard as he could that night, knowing she was watching and wanting her to feel every beat. Warren knew that people usually didn't pay attention to the rhythm section during concerts, too interested in the lead guitar or frontman to notice the lonesome drummer in the back, but just knowing there was a chance that (Y/N) was watching him, Warren played that drumline like it was his last night on earth.

Teddy was waiting as they all walked backstage, giving the usual pats on the shoulder and congratulations.

"Hey, Rojas," Teddy called as Warren cracked open a beer. That is the kind of performance I expect from the best drummer in rock' n roll!" Warren had never received such high praise from Teddy, and the compliment made him swell with pride.

"Hey, call it the LA girl magic," Warren said with a shrug and a smile.

Teddy furrowed his brow, "I have no idea what you're talking about, son, but if that's what made you play like that, I need you to use it every night."

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The afterparties in the bus were always wild, but tonight was different. The Six had just played one of their best shows of the tour, so they decided to rent out some random bar on Sunset to celebrate specially. Beautiful bodies of men and women were swaying to the sensual rhythms and blues blaring from the boombox, and there were pills and powders sprawled across the tables that could only be found on the dirtiest streets of the City of Angels. This night was on fire.

Now, on a normal night, Warren probably would have grabbed a blonde with nice tits and a brunette with nice legs and taken them anywhere with a working lock on the door, but on this particular night, even the tightest skirts wrapped around girls just begging him to lift them around their waists and bury his face in between their thighs weren't the slightest bit tempting to him. Instead, all his attention was on a certain LA girl with dark features and the voice of an angel.

(Y/N) and Daisy were currently standing on a table, swaying their hips in a way that could only come naturally to girls who were stumbling out of clubs like these in tight dresses and runny makeup when they were 14. All of the men stared at them hungrily. All the girls tried to emulate their movements. But none could mimic the harmonies they sang over the random guitar melody playing. Their voices were enough to bring the roof down.

Warren was in fucking awe.

He'd gotten used to Daisy's voice. The power in it, the way she sang from deep in her belly and sounded like her voice was traveling over rocks to produce the sound. Daisy's voice was the pure essence of rock n roll.

But (Y/N)? Her voice was hauntingly beautiful. And in the teal shimmery dress she's changed into for the after party, with slits on either side, she looked like she'd come from the depths of the sea to lure men in with her siren call. Her voice was alluring but dangerous. It pierced its way through Warren's heart, and in that moment, he would've done anything she asked him to.

"Huh," he breathed out. "LA magic."

"What was that, love?" asked the red-haired girl who'd taken it upon herself to wrap her arms around his neck and move her body against his.

"Excuse me," said Warren, shoving her off and walking towards (Y/N). A sailor drawn to a siren, he approached the table and called her name.

(Y/N)' s eyes widened happily when she saw him. "Warren!!" She climbed down from the table and wrapped him in a tight hug. "You did so well tonight, congratulations! The drumline in "Let Me Down Easy" made the entire number- no one could have played it better!" she yelled over the loud music.

Warren exhaled and smiled. "It's just nice to know someone's listening."

(Y/N) let out a giggle, folding her lips before turning back to the table. "Daisy-jay!" she yelled at her friend. Daisy had already found another way to occupy herself, playing some sort of game involving vodka and a chocolate bunny. "Yeah, (Y/N/N)?"

"I'll be right back! Save me a shot!" (Y/N) yelled before grabbing Warren by the wrist and dragging him outside the club.

The pair heard Daisy yell out ",Hey! Don't have too much fun you two!"

(Y/N) exhaled a deep breath, taking a few steps forward and staring up at the sky. "It's a full moon tonight, Warren."

Warren stood beside her. "Yeah, no stars though."

They looked back at each other, brown eyes meeting brown eyes in a warm dance.

"There are never stars here," (Y/N) said with a smile. "Something called light pollution, I think. From all the city lights everywhere."

"I love the city lights. Seeing them reminds me that we made it. That we're really here." Warren closed his eyes for a moment. "But some nights I miss the stars. Back in Pitt, I could always see hundreds of stars from my window. Started chartin' em like I was part of Apollo 11 or something," he said shyly, letting out a dry chuckle.

"That's amazing, Warren." (Y/N) smiled at him so beautifully and kindly. He knew she meant it.

"I didn't know you were from Pittsburgh," she said.

"Mmhm. Been friends with all the guys since I was a kid. But I was actually born in Botogá. Shot over to the U.S. when I was three."

"Colombia?"

Warren nodded with a smile.

(Y/N) hummed. "I guess now's a good time to mention that I've always had a thing for foreign men. Only guys I usually like more are drummers in rock bands," she said nonchalantly, looking back at the moon.

Meanwhile, Warren felt like his heart was in his fucking ass.

He swallowed nervously. "W-well I have a thing for Hollywood girls."

"Oh, really?" she said casually.

"Yeah," Warren said, building up his confidence. "'S part of why I chose to move here. I knew that even if the music thing worked out, I'd still be able to find a girl from the city of angels to take me to heaven." Warren pushed a stray curl behind her ear, and for the first time in the whole night, (Y/N) was the nervous one.

Warren felt the change in dynamic immediately and decided to take a risk. He leaned in, searching (Y/N) 's eyes for any sign of rejection. When he saw none, he closed the gap between them, seizing her lips with his in a passionate kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling the tall man downwards. He grabbed her by her waist, exposed by the slit in her dress, pulling her closer. (Y/N) let out a small moan at the feeling of his touch on her skin, and Warren took the opportunity to slip his tongue into her mouth, increasing the wetness accumulating between her legs.

The pair finally pulled away for air, staring deep into each other's eyes silently.

"Do you want to see heaven, Rojas?" (Y/N) asked breathily.

Warren's lips were swollen, and his pupils were dilated as he spoke, "I'll follow wherever you go, angel."

(Y/N) caught his lips in a quick kiss before walking over to the phone booth and calling the taxi company. She'd never felt so much embarrassment as when she had to stifle her moans on the phone with the operator as Warren had followed her into the booth and began kissing and sucking up her arm to her shoulder and neck. Once he quickly figured out her weak spot was in between her jawline and her neck, he just continued on with the spot as if he was a starving man and her skin was his last meal. That, along with his large hands traveling up and down her body, almost caused (Y/N) to drop the phone, tear off her clothes, and sit on his lap on the dirty street corner.

When the taxi finally arrived, (Y/N) 's embarrassment only grew as Warren pulled her to practically straddle him and stuck his tongue down her throat. She could feel the discomfort radiating from the driver. But when he started playing with her panties… well, then she said to hell with embarrassment.

It felt like they'd been in the taxi for an eternity when they finally arrived at the large house in Baldwin Hills. The lovers stumbled through the large door, fumbling with each other's clothes and sharing messy, maddening kisses as they fell on the couch. (Y/N) sat atop Warren, staring deep into his eyes. The feeling of his hands on her waist was making her feel crazy.

"I want you inside me, Warren."

She didn't need to tell him twice.

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January 2000

"At some point that night, I had every part of me in that woman," Warren reminisced with a chuckle. "Shit felt like joining the swim team. Shit, sorry Jules." Warren Rojas had aged handsomely. His once sleek black curly hair had grayed, and he'd developed wrinkles around his eyes. His hands were now rough and calloused from years of being a successful rock drummer who achieved many accolades before being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and retiring. He was the perfect picture of a had-been rockstar, a man now in his forties, tanned from days spent sitting out on his rusty old boat in the Marina. Some people might have pitied him, but he was content.

"I forgot who I'm talking to. I'd appreciate it if you didn't keep that part in. I think Nina would die if she had to hear about her old man like that."

Julia, now a woman grown and the spitting image of her mother with long, straight black hair and a camera at hand, was a far cry from the child Warren had known all those years ago.

"Hard for me too, to tell you the truth," she said with a slightly awkward laugh. "So then what happened?"

"Well I think you know, kiddo. Love. War. Band called it quits."

"With her, I mean."

Warren tensed up a bit. "Well, I loved her. Spent eight years with her, so I think he might've loved me too," he said with a smirk. "But we wanted different things, in the end. I wanted to slow down for a bit. Buy this boat, maybe have a few kids. I wanted success in the music world, but I wanted a wife and kids to share it with. She wanted to keep going. Being an "EGOT" at 24 wasn't enough, she wanted more. I've always loved her for that. She has so much hunger for life. She wants to live. She nearly gave it all up to settle with me, but I loved her too much to block her dreams. And I loved her enough to let her go. Met Lisa back in '89, had Nina in '94. I'm happy with my life now. I feel like everyone thinks I'm this miserable, washed up drummer, but I'm happy with the life I built for myself."

"Do you still love (Y/N)?" asked Julia.

Warren smiled a sad smile and looked at his lap. "... I'll always love that girl. I see her in everything. I watch her life in pictures now. Hear her voice on the radio. You'll probably have to cut this out too… cause of Lisa, of course… but uh…"the man trailed off, and a haze fell over his eyes as if he was seeing flashes of the past.

"You know something? That night when I first met her, after… after we finished," he shot Julia a look, "I got up to get her a cup of water, and when I looked out of her kitchen window, I saw a shooting star. I'd barely seen two stars in my time spent in the city at that point. We'd just fuckin talked about it! But after that night with her? There one was, shooting across the sky."

Warren chuckled and shook his head. "Goddamn LA Girl Magic."

#warren rojas x reader #warren rojas #warren rhodes x reader #warren rhodes #daisy jones and the six #djats #djats x reader #daisy jones x reader #daisy jones and the six x reader #billy dunne x reader #eddie roundtree x reader #x reader #daisy jones and the six fanfic #simone jackson #karen sirko

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thequeerlibrarian · 10 months

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Read in 2023

January

1. Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian - 5/5 ⭐

2. The Silmarillion by Tolkien - 4/5⭐

3. Seide und Schwert by Kai Meyer - 5/5⭐

4. Lanze und Licht by Kai Meyer - 5/5⭐

February

5. Drache und Diamant by Kai Meyer - 5/5⭐

6. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - 5/5⭐

7. The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller - 5/5⭐

8. The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis - 4/5⭐

9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis - 5/5⭐

March

10. Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare - 5/5⭐

11. The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis - 2.75/5⭐

12. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 5/5⭐

April

13. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - 5/5⭐

14. One last stop by Casey McQuiston - 3.5/5⭐

15. You Deserve Better by Anne-Marie - 3.75/5⭐

16. Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian - 5/5⭐

17. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia C. S. Lewis - 5/5⭐

18. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis - 5/5⭐

May

19. The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis - 5/5⭐

20. The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis - 4.75/5⭐

21. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo - 5/5⭐

22. Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo - 5/5⭐

June

23. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Book by Suzanne Collins - 5/5⭐

24. Summer poems by Hermann Hesse - 5/5⭐

July

August

25. Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen - 4/5⭐

September

26. Harry Potter 1 reread for work

27. Harry Potter 2 reread for work

October

28. Harry Potter 3 reread for work

29. Babel by R.F. Kuang - 4.5/5⭐

30. Poems ll by Hermann Hesse - 4/5⭐

31. Poems by Shakespeare - 4/5⭐

32. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - 5/5⭐

33. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - 4/5⭐

34. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 4.75/5⭐

35. Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 4/5⭐

36. Watership Down by Richard Adams - 4.5/5⭐

37. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - 4.5/5⭐

38. Star Wars: Stealth by Karen Miller - 5/5⭐

November

39. Star Wars: Wild Space by Karen Miller - 5/5⭐

40. Crush by Richard Siken - 5/5⭐

41. Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno - 4/5⭐

42. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers - 4/5⭐

43. I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee - 5/5⭐

44. Was fehlt, wenn ich verschwunden bin by Lilly Lindner - 5/5⭐

45. Dracula by Bram Stoker - 4/5⭐

46. Hamlet by William Shakespeare - 4/5⭐

47. Die Farbe der Rache by Cornelia Funke - 4.5/5⭐

48. Star Wars: Siege by Karen Miller - 5/5⭐

December

49. The girl who decided to go for it by Alice Bromell - 5/5⭐

50. Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen - 4/5⭐

51. Star Wars: Jedi Quest - Path To Truth by Jude Watson - 4.5/5 ⭐

52. Macbeth by William Shakespeare - 3.5/5 ⭐

53. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 5/5⭐

54. Murtagh by Christopher Paolini 4.5/5⭐

55. Star Wars: Jedi Quest - The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson 4/5⭐

56. Star Wars: Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray 4.5/5⭐

57. Just eat it by Laura Thomas 5/5⭐

58. The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 5/5⭐

59. Star Wars: Padawan by Kiersten White - 5/5 ⭐

60. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

61. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

62. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

63. Star Wars: A New Hope Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

64. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

65. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Graphic Novel - 4/5⭐

66. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - 5/5⭐

67. Star Wars: The Trail of the Jedi by Jude Watson - 4/5⭐

68. Star Wars: The Dangerous Games by Jude Watson - 4/5⭐

69. Über mir die Wolke by Clara Louise - 4/5⭐

70. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater - 5/5⭐

71. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater - 5/5⭐

Dnf:

✖️ Star Wars Episode I

✖️ A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J Maas

✖️ A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

✖️ Luft nach unten by Aron Boks

#updated #read in 2023 #reading wrap up #to be updated #for later

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thatwasthenightthingschanged · 2 years

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books I've read in 2023!

I love doing these (3rd year running!) so these are the books I've read this year! as always, the numbers in brackets indicate a ranking out of five points (with 5/5 being the highest ranking and 0/5 being the lowest)!

Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake (3.5/5)

The Tower of Nero - Rick Riordan (4/5)

Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales (4/5)

Solitaire - Alice Oseman (5/5)

Radio Silence - Alice Oseman (4/5)

Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf (4/5)

Even Though I Knew the End - C. L. Polk (2/5)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab (2.5/5)

System Error - Solveig Engel (4/5)

Und ich leuchte mit den Wolken - Sophie Bichon (2/5)

Die Brandstiftung: Mythos Reichtagsbrand - Uwe Soukup (4/5)

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot - Marianne Cronin (4/5)

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution- Kacen Callender (5/5)

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier (3/5)

Ophelia After All - Racquel Marie (4/5)

Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli (5/5)

Blood & Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout (2/5)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky *re-read* (5/5)

Sorry, Bro - Taleen Voskuni (2/5)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages - ed. Saundra Mitchell (4/5)

The House on the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune

Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie (3/5)

Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko (2/5)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo (4/5)

The Guest - Emma Cline (3/5)

The Gravity of Us - Philipp Stamper (3/5)

Under the Whispering Door - T. J. Klune (4/5)

A Scatter of Light - Malinda Lo (3/5)

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender *re-read* (5/5)

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail - Ashley Herring Blake (4/5)

Wie Wellen im Sturm - Alicia Zett (3.5/5)

The Sun and the Star - Rick Riordan (4/5)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall - Ali Standish (4/5)

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

Meet Cute Diary - Emery Lee (2/5)

Old Enough - Haley Jakobson (4/5)

The Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan (4/5)

Going Bicoastal - Dahlia Adler (2/5)

The Bones Beneath my Skin - T. J. Klune (3.5/5)

James - Percival Everett (2/5)

#sarahsbooklist #i really enjoyed the first half of delilah green #but then it kinda went downhill from there for me? which is sad #i mainly got annoyed by how often the author used 'the other woman'

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francesderwent · 9 months

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I read 32 new books this year, and will probably finish the 33rd this evening! and on top of that, I reread at least 34 books that I can remember (Modern Faerie Tales/Darkest Part of the Forest/FOTA, The Hero and the Crown, Scorpio Races, Scholomance, P&P, most of the Wimsey books, most of L&C, Assassin's Apprentice, Ronan of Rin, THG), for a grand total of 67!

new book list under the cut, books I would recommend marked with an asterisk:

*Royal Assassin, Robin Hobb Tempests and Slaughter, Tamora Pierce The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins *Classic Scrapes, James Acaster *The Monsters We Defy, Leslye Penelope *Lord Peter Views the Body, Dorothy Sayers Arrows of the Queen, Mercedes Lackey *A Shilling for Candles, Josephine Tey *Busman’s Honeymoon, Dorothy Sayers Queen of Blood, Sarah Beth Durst Nine Liars, Maureen Johnson *The Mysterious Affair at Styles, *Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Mistborn & The Well of Ascension, Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson Jennifer the Damned, Karen Ullo *Midnight for Charlie Bone, Jenny Nimmo *The Stolen Heir, Holly Black *The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne (Being an Account of Their Daring Exploits and Audacious Crimes), Jonathan Stroud Vespertine, Margaret Rogerson *Piranesi, Susanna Clarke *The Screaming Staircase, *The Whispering Skull, *The Hollow Boy, *The Creeping Shadow, & *The Empty Grave, Jonathan Stroud *Small Spaces, Katherine Arden *Anne of Windy Poplars, L.M. Montgomery *The Bodyguard, Katherine Center *Woodwalker, *Ashes to Fire, & Creatures of Light, Emily B. Martin

#cate reads #if I miscounted. that is not surprising bc I am an idiot

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music-of-moonless-skies · 11 months

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2023 Reading Log

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald : ~ 3/12 - 3/29

Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare (TDA series of TSC) : ~ 6/21

Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare (TSC) : 6/29 - 6/30

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare (TDA series of TSC) : ~ 6/21 - 6/23

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen : 8/2 - 8/6

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas c Foster : 8/7 - 8/10

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (x2) : 8/13 - 8/16 and 8/20 - 8/27

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde : 8/30 - 9/2

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry: 9/6 - 9/25

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (x2) : 11/3 - 11/5 and 12/17 - 12/23

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink : 11/7 (finished in 1 night)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins : 11/18- 11/19

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins : 11/19 - 11/20

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins : 11/20 - 11/21

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins : 11/22 -11/24

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio : 12/27 - 12/29

#ren's reading #reading log #bookblr #Lin if you're reading these tags know that your list inspired me to make one #despite mine being wayyyy less involved or impressive

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bogwitch-art · 6 months

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B A S I C S

Name: Khorijin Bayaqud

Nicknames: Khor, Khokho, songbird, little bird

Age: 22 (by Dawntrail)

Nameday: 25th Sun of the 6th umbral moon (dec 25th)

Race: Viera (Rava) + Xaela mixed!

Gender: trans/nb (he/him)

Orientation: Ace

Profession: outside of being one of the warriors of light (alongside Meteor and sometimes Jai), Khor has.. many side jobs -- he nurses and is a baker, and does many other things as well (he likes being busy)

P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S

Hair: Auburn with white patches, and golden highlights, worn shaggy (wolf style!) with long bangs that hang into his eyes

Eyes: black sclera, pupils a mix of brown and blue, and golden limbal rings

Skin: tanned skin, aside from the pale vitiligo splotches -- he has a smattering of pale scales on his nose and his cheeks, as well

Tattoos/scars: a few scars here and there -- but most especially on his left leg, they run criss crossed and jagged on his thigh (he has tattoos, too but I can never figure out what)

Other: He has feathers! they run along his shoulders and down the tops of his arms, and along his back, ending in a long feathery red-and-gold/white tail, he also has a tuft of fur on his chest, and his legs (and peets!) He has permanent disabilities as well -- his left leg has been broken several times, and hurts to walk on for long, hence his usual use of fore-arm crutches, and sometimes wheelchairs

F A M I L Y

Parents: Many! Khor has many moms and dads, but his birth parents are Shami and a rando Viera gleaner she hooked up with

Siblings: Several, from all his parents. At the moment he lives with his baby brothers -- toddler Miqo'ra kittens called Khaji and Bati. Also has a twin sister he loves/hates. as one does.

Grandparents: Several! His grandma Mide is the shaman of their particular Bayaqud clan

Children: a lot! He has several with his partners -- most of them are toddlers and babies

In-laws and Other: (Haven't thought ahead for his other spouses but their parents are There… somewhat) Jai's mom and dad -- Lhuna Malqir-Kagon (Rivers) and Julian Rivers

Pets: loves animals -- they have something just shy of a farm in the Firmament, with many sheep, and couerls, and dogs and cats and gods know what else. Has a little sheep that constantly follows him around, though (and who he spoils) -- Tsenkher. Khatun of sheep.

S K I L L S

Abilities: Very skilled with weapons of any kind -- Khor can absolutely figure out how to use any weapon if left with it and something to train on. He doesn't much fight with them, though -- Khor prefers healing, though his own form of it (he doesn't have the aether for traditional healing).

Hobbies: Baking! Learning to felt toys, and knit and crochet, loves to bake and cook, decent at whittling!

T R A I T S

Most Positive Trait: endless empathy and patience, willing to give anyone a chance, warm, comforting, peaceful.

Most Negative Trait: Will give anyone a chance, far too empathetic, far too selfless! (doesn't really care for himself)

L I K E S

Colors: greens and blues, golds

Smells: flowers, freshly cooked food/baked goods, the smell of a fireplace, cinnamon, oranges

Textures: the wool of sheep, the feel of soft fabric, also textured fabric he can stim with, the rough way wood feels beneath his hands

Drinks: coffee! hot chocolate, milky tea, kumis

O T H E R D E T A I L S

Smokes: Fogweed! it helps keep him calm

Drinks: kumis, socially

Drugs: fogweed, if that counts -- had a more experimental youth, though; he was a curious teenager and would try just about anything

Mount Issuance: Usually just walks -- he has a chocobo he spoils, though!

Been Arrested: Not Yet

Tagged by: @starryscale

Tagging: anyone who reads this!

#ffxiv #khorijin bayaqud #this was fun!

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"Oh n-not this time, m-my Songbird. I-I've let it slide a bit, l-let you have your f-fun, and it is f-fun for me too. However. Y-you've been p-pampering me far too much. It is YOUR turn t-to be looked after and have a d-day off."

.....Darling, love of my life, my lil sugar bear you're my precious lil princess and I feel you underestimate my strength. I'll literally handcuff , put a collar on you and throw you over my shoulder as if It's the last thing I'll do, darling. ~~ ☺️💞

Now, now sit down. I've got a special surprise for you. I've been looking for the past hours for Indian recipes and tried my best to recreate them for you, my love. Also why need a chair? These thighs were made for you to sit on , and why do anything when I can feed you myself 😌✨✨

And don't worry your pretty lil head about taking care of me, I'm doing fine, Hun. you should be more worried about how you are going to your work tomorrow after I finish with you tonight, I saw that birdcage in your room maybe I should put it in use since you decide to disobey 🙂☺️

(fgsfgsfdadgagrsdg I'm not backing up until that lil shit accepts his new fate, I'LL CRUSH HIM WITH MY THIGHS LIKE A FUCKING WATERMELON AND HE'S GONNA LOVE IT!!! )

I fucking laughed so hard reading this. I wanted this framed and on my wall it's fucking art safndkfjg

Words cannot describe, or emphasize enough, the absolute joyous, yet positively gremlin, shit eating grin expression that Krow's face bears, including the rare sight of him showing his fanged canines without holding his hand over his mouth to hide them.

"R-really now, t-threatening me w-with a good t-time? I-is the collar a s-shock one? I've ALWAYS w-wanted to try one of t-those. C-cause that sounds AMAZING."

Krow gives a delighted little giggle at the thought, and continues to grin up at you. And at the mention of you recreating various Indian dishes for him, the teasing persona does crack, revealing him to be truly touched at this gesture.

"Ah... D-Dove. Y-y-you didn't... n-need to. S-some of these are complex t-too..." this time he does cover his mouth, though not from shame at his teeth, but out of the overwhelming feeling of gratitude he has.

He looks back to you, smile returning. "Do you r-really think, a-after all this, w-with how much you've been s-spoiling me, lavishing me, I-I can let you just.... g-get away with it? No. Oh no no no n-noooo. It is MY turn to t-take care of you, a-and service you, in a-all the ways you w-want."

He'd laugh more. "O-oh you noticed the cage? L-lovely, isn't it? Eheh, g-going to try and punish me, my Dove? My b-beautiful Songbird?" he drops his voice into a whisper. "Do it. M-make me BEG."

((Two service doms both just like 'no u' at each other nskjDFznsdf Place your bets on who's gonna crack first dfgsndkfjg))

((Given that Krow is like... an extreme masochist, he'd BEG you to crush him with your thighs. Destroy him. Please.))

#krow asked and answered #krow in character #naughty krow #putting that tag there just in case nbdkf #the krow's nest #and this is seriously so fucking funny I love it so much

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elenaferrante · 9 months

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In 2022 I managed to read 52 books, one per week, so in 2023 I got ambitious and gave myself a goal of 53 books, just slightly more than one book a week.

I am very proud that I ended up reading even more than that 🥰

✨ 2023 books list ✨

1. Spatriati, M. Desiati

2. Olga dies dreaming, X. Gonzalez

3. My year of rest and relaxation, O. Moshfegh

4. Really good actually, M. Heisey

5. Our country friends, G. Shteyngart

6. Homebody, R. Kaur

7. Three women, L. Taddeo

8. Animal, L. Taddeo

9. Ghost lover, L. Taddeo

10. You think it, I’ll say it, C. Sittenfeld

11. The man of my dreams, C. Sittenfeld

12. I have some questions for you, R. Makkai

13. Best served hot, A. Elliott

14. Table for two, B. Graham

15. The Paris apartment, L. Foley

16. In the kitchen, various authors

17. Romantic comedy, C. Sittenfeld

18. Pineapple street, J. Jackson

19. Cook, eat, repeat, N. Lawson

20. Do I know you?, E. Wibberley

21. The ballad of songbirds and snakes, S. Collins

22. Supper club, L. Williams

23. The golden couple, G. Hendricks and S. Pekkanen

24. Daisy darker, A. Feeney

25. Sister mother husband dog (etc.), D. Ephron

26. Notes on heartbreak, A. Lord

27. The women of Troy, P. Barker

28. Euphoria, L. King

29. The Rachel incident, C. O’Donoghue

30. Second self, C. Ashby

31. The list, Y. Adegoke

32. Bad fruit, E. King

33. Before we were innocent, E. Berman

34. The girls of summer, K. Bishop

35. The daydreams, L. Hankin

36. Women are the fiercest creatures, A. Dunlop

37. People like her, E. Lloyd

38. When we were bright and beautiful, J. Medoff

39. The writing retreat, J. Bartz

40. The wife upstairs, R. Hawkins

41. The golden spoon, J. Maxwell

42. American wife, C. Sittenfeld

43. Father of the rain, L. King

44. Darling, I. Knight

45. Yellowface, R. F. Kuang

46. Weirdo, S. Pascoe

47. Piranesi, S. Clarke

48. Heat wave, P. Lively

49. Good material, D. Alderton

50. High fidelity, N. Hornby

51. A Paris all your own, various authors

52. Menodramma, M. Castellitto

53. The raptures, J. Carson

54. One last stop, C. McQuiston

55. Young Jane young, G. Zevin

56. Hamnet, M. O’Farrell

57. The invisible life of Addie Larue, V. E. Schwab

58. Hot milk, D. Levy

Bonus (audiobooks):

1. Wintering, K. May

#books #j says

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thebirdandhersong · 2 years

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👀👀👀👀👀

I LOVE that they laugh a lot together!! And the white/grey hair :')

#annabeth and percy vibes in a way #songbird reads l&c

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lifblogs · 9 months

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Lif’s Books Read in 2023

Bolded titles are my favorites and ones I recommend.

1. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

2. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

3. The Pale City by Marshall J. Moore

4. The Ashen City by Marshall J. Moore

5. The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin

6. Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

7. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

8. Babel by R. F. Kuang

9. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

10. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

11. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

12. The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

13. The Prince by Jennifer L. Armentrout

14. The King by Jennifer L. Armentrout

15. The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout

16. Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

17. All Systems Red by Martha Wells

18. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

19. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

20. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

21. Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout

22. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

23. Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout

24. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

25. Brave by Jennifer L. Armentrout

26. The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

27. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin

28. Even Though I Knew The End by C. L. Polk

29. The Awoken City by Marshall J. Moore

30. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, and Max Gladstone

31. The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin

32. The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

33. The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin

34. Son of a Sailor by Marshall J. Moore

35. The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin

36. Orpheus + Eurydice reWoven by Air and Nothingness Press

37. The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

38. The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

39. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

40. The Awakened Kingdom by N. K. Jemisin

41. The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

42. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

43. Life by Pumpkin by Leslie Popp

44. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

45. The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang

46. The Burning God by R. F. Kuang

47. Iceberg by Jennifer A. Neilsen

48. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

49. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

50. Network Effect by Martha Wells

51. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

52. Home by Martha Wells

53. Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

54. Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

55. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

56. Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky

57. This Guilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne

58. On Writing by Stephen King

59. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

60. The Children of Húrin by J. R. R. Tolkien

61. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

63. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

64. The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien

65. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

66. Galatea by Madeline Miller

67. He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

68. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

69. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

70. Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

71. The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

72. The Librarian by Air and Nothingness Press

73. The Librarian Card Catalogue by Air and Nothingness Press

74. The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

75. Dracula by Bram Stoker

76. Prisoners of a Pirate Queen by Marshall J. Moore

77. The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

78. A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

79. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

80. A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

81. Lore Olympus: Volume 1 by Rachel Smythe

82. Lore Olympus: Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe

83. Lore Olympus: Volume 3 by Rachel Smythe

84. Lore Olympus: Volume 4 by Rachel Smythe

85. Lore Olympus: Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe

86. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

87. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

88. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

89. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

90. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

91. Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson

92. The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

93. White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

94. Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

#books #reading #a certain book is crossed out #because i learned afterwards that the author #is horrifyingly antisemitic #and has crazy views about revolution #that involve mass death and violence so

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