#springback

[epitomereally]

If You’ve A Ready Mind by maya

i have FINALLY finished the second copy for my shelf of this bind - the first was a gift for the lovely @finalfrontierpublishing - and I am absolutely ecstatic. I really try to prioritize binding fics for active authors when I’m binding an author gift, so binding a fic as a gift for a fellow fanbinder finally gave me the opportunity to bind this classic from the heady days of 2000s H/D fandom! Maya was my favorite author when I was first reading Drarry in like 2005, and so when she got a trad pub deal and pulled her fics (hence why there’s no link in the title!), I immediately downloaded the pdf she distributed and clung onto that baby like my life depended on it - across multiple computers and multiple timezones, I always return to that pdf whenever I needed a pick-me up. Every fic in there is absolute gold, but I have such a soft spot for If You've A Ready Mind.

If You’ve A Ready Mind is an AU with Draco sorted into Ravenclaw (hence the blue and bronze brocade), and it’s an absolute gorgeous mix of humor and heart-rending angst, as it’s slowly revealed which things change and which things stay the same. It’s populated by a stellar cast of seldom-seem characters (Anthony Goldstein has my whole heart in this fic) and is such a generous portrayal of how circumstances shape us.

I based (copied) the typeset choices of the first edition of Emma, because I wanted that classic Regency look & feel. This is also my first SPRINGBACK binding, which I am absolutely in love with. Some typeset details:

Next time, I will learn how not to have crinkly made endpapers, but I did get my best leather corners yet on this bind <3

AND A NEW BOOKSHELF!

[mr-laveau]

It's Hot Boi Springback and that means I get to present to y'all my piece for the whole affair! Have some Treasure/Porter! I love the idea of Porter helping Treasure get dressed in the morning just so he can take the time to flirt with them

[leafpool-loves-ashfur]

TIMBERHISS CHEATED ON HIS WIFE WHO HAD SIX KIDS (ONE OF WHOM JUST DIED)?!?!

The Stoats are all grown up!!

Stoatflash has vitiligo too!! first can i've had who has it :)

i also think Stoatfoot is grumpy about being named "after" his sister, but literally and figuratively... not only was he made a warrior after her, but his suffix is also "like" hers...

[web-kindle]

I'm really hoping these Valenweek vids are way back in early days for them (which it should be since its first valentines)

I wanna see the old personalities, cadences, and quirks of the older boys that have evolved (or in some ways got lost) but with their updated voices.

[daveys-angel01]

playing redacted roulette while i clean and shuffling the everything playlist😜

[siliquasquama]

If I had a nickel for every time European colonization introduced a pathogen that a continent had no immunity to, thereby destroying civilizations across that entire continent, and leaving the land so empty that the resulting springback of wildlife would lead later European explorers to declare the place a pristine wilderness, and formulate their ecological theory based on the faulty assumption that the land had always looked this way -- I would have two nickels. Which is two more than I desire.

Seriously, though, the Serengeti as an area of abundant wildlife isn't any older than the early 1900s.

[dangerphd]

blurplesquoosh

Targhee. 2 ply

[belovedbow]

it's hotboi springback in the server! here's my piece of eli proving his magic to sunshine during camping before they got together. sunshine already believes him, but where better to show off one's magic than at a camping trip.

[kilarthmac]

Here are my pieces for the Sky Side HBS Springback event on discord, hosted by the lovely @angelicaether!! We have Porter bein a lil romantic in the first pic and Guy being a little spicy menace under the cut!!

These events are always so fun to be a part of, so yall should check out all the art and fics once they're posted!!

In my head this was the first time he surprised Honey after work and he went so extra with it LOL

[nortyourself]

Happy hotboi springback from Skyside!!

Vincent and Lovely back in their roommate stage - these two are 100% the type to slow dance in the kitchen to old records while they cook together. 😭

[agentplutonium]

Official First Date

T | 4.5k | Milo/Sweetheart

“Milo,” Sweetheart greeted, straightening. They caught sight of Aggro by his feet and saluted the cat. “Aggro.” “You’re early,” Milo said. Sweetheart moved their sunglasses to the top of their head, sweeping their hair back in the process. “And you look good. Couldn’t wait in my car a minute more if it meant another minute from you.” “Oh, is that so?” Milo asked, tamping down the flustered feeling that arose in his chest. Sweetheart hummed, shrugging. “Can you blame me?”

Just a story of Milo and Sweetheart on one of their 'Official First Date.' They run into some trouble at the restaurant, and Milo sees a side of Sweetheart he doesn't normally see.

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[Abreviated] Tags: First Dates (Kinda), fluff, Jealous Sweetheart, Hot Boi Springback, slice of life

[erial-c]

milo anthology audio 🗣

YESSSS sweetheart is finally the one who gets spooked, ohh how the tables have turned

sweetheart pretending like they arent undercover and milo not buying it😭😭 ALSO THE NICKNAMES ?? "sweet lips" "sweets" "sweet cheeks" kill me now

milo rebane huh. . .. AND the house of rebane being the most powerful vampire house in dahlia???? ok bitch work. . . ..💅

"i got a department rat on my doorstep?? ohh you picked the wrong house to fuck with, sweets. im about to ruin your fuckin life, this is my lucky night, bitch" LORDDD OK🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

good to know that mistreatment from dump is a multiverse constant . ..

sweetheart panicking and milo helping them breathe ,, , callback to the springback video i love this

PORTER????? PORTER IS HERE ?? AND HE'S IN THE SAME HOUSE AS MILO???? porter rebane, , , , , why does that name eat a litte bit ..(not as much as porter solaire but still) kinda wish we saw him here (#1 porter fan 🫶🫶)

dump rlly fucked sweetheart over by giving them the quinn situation as their first assignment 😭 and milo telling them they're probably not cut out for this LMAOOO

"excuse me? ill say fuck as much as i fucking want to, thank you very fucking much. fuck you, how about that?" CHILL LMAO

quinn is dead here . already loving this universe more just because of that . ALSO . TALBOT PACK⁉️⁉️ where is david don't do this to me

milo inviting sweetheart over. . . .. this is early vincent levels of charisma u gotta be shitting me

"what, im supposed to whisk you away in my arms? you gotta earn that, baby." kill me already

[anonymousredactedconfessions]

I wished Erik cut some of the "themed" series. HBS and HBW are the same every year with the same boys doing cute shit with their partners which is fun but stalls any lore videos or more story heavy characters. He doesn't have to stop them, I thought Fooliverse, Springback, and Imperium gave a lot more food for thought then a mildly horny video (which like given a quarter of his videos allude to sex it is no wonder he got demonetized). Since he no longer does them in a week but spread out for the month, it's essentially saying taken 3 months of the year, no progress in any other plot line.

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[half-lit]

You can't fool me with it this time. I already know all the survival techniques that matter and that includes not allowing us to be sent to mysterious links.

Oh, your back I've missed you so much. Stay safe friend.

Don't miss me. Don't even think about me. Who are you.

[docholligay]

Do you have recommendations for good running shoes?

I am about to be SO unhelpful: I recommend going to your local running store. Not like, a foot locker, but an honest to god running store, and talking to them about how you run, and what you're looking for. If they don't know anything about how people run, find a different store.

There are roughly three ways to "strike," or hit the ground, when you run.

One is being a forefront runner, so you hit on the ball of your foot. This is what I am. It can make you pretty fast, and it can be protective of your knee, but it also can cause Achilles tendon injuries and also means it's easier to twist your ankle, especially on downhills. You really shouldn't be running more than a 5k at full forefront (oops)

One is a midfoot strike, where basically you strike right in the center. This is what long distance runners SHOULD do (oops oops) because it protects you from overstride and has few downsides. It's also insanely unnatural for most people,

One is a heel strike which is easily the most common and also the most jarring on your joints. It also can make you slower because your whole body "brakes"

You'll need different shoes for each different strike! And then also preference.

Because I'm a long distance forefront striker who prioritizes a light shoe, I use Brooks Adrenalines with guiderails that keep me from rolling out of my stride when I start to get tired. But I never ever would have known that if I hadn't talked to a guy at a running store. I try different shoes every so often--I know a lot of people like Hokas, but because of my strike and personal feelings, they have too much springback.

But yes! Any decent running store can help you find a shoe that works PERFECTLY for you!

[vind3miat0r]

Send Me a Character & I'll Tell You game

Avoir (I had to lol)

KSJDHFKD YOUUUU /nm /lh

My first impression: oaugh he was so mean to us in the beginning :( honestly? i did not like him (shocker i know). setting aside not having context for why he was acting like that, his character just did not strike a chord with me. the only thing that i really liked about him is that he yaps a lot and uses fancy words, and im like a moth to a flame when it comes to that shit

My impression now: THAT IS MY HUSBAND RIGHT THERE!! ughhh i love him and his character development :( hes so tragic and just. augh. he lives permanently in my brain now, the brainrot is real. i dont think im "could quote word for word" levels of obsessed, but ive listened to his audios enough times to know what hes going to say next in some instances. really a whole 180 i did there

Favorite thing about that character: his absolute adoration for Starlight. in the flashbacks, you can hear how much he loves and cares for them, and i can practically see him gazing at them starstruck, its beautiful. literally makes my cry anytime he says "my starlight" im so deadass rn 😭

Least favorite thing: honestly theres not really anything i dont like about him?? hes literally my favorite character so ofc im gonna be biased 😭😭 if anything, id like to hear more abt his past. i know he told us that story abt him and Circinus, and presumably there was more from the first time they were in the trap together, and id really like to see that, as well as their initial growing closer (again, ik that we saw some of that, but id would still like to see a more detailed version of it. like, who dropped the first "i love you"? and etc). other than that, i cant name anything off of the top of my head that i dont like abt him

Favorite line/scene: OAUGH. I HAVE SO MANY.. for scenes, definitely the entirety of "Back to The Real World With Your Demon." i was screaming internally the whole way through, and Avior realizing Starlight had gotten their memories back will always have me in a chokehold. and shoutout to his hbs and springback audios too. for lines, "The things I feel for you fly in the face of every justifiable fear and suspicion that this situation has burned into me" GETS ME EVERY TIME MAN, HE SOUNDS SO SOFT AND IN LOVE AND GRRRHASGHFDGF

Favorite interaction that character has with another: considering that hes literally only ever interacted with Starlight and Circinus on screen, id have to go with when hes helping Starlight get to sleep and (again) his hbs and springback audios. while i do like angst (why else would i listen to his playlist mutiple times per month), im such a sucker for fluff its not even funny

A character that I wish that character would interact with more: again, considering that hes only ever interacted with Starlight and Circinus, there is a whole slew of characters that id love to see him interact with! probably another demon character, like Warden or Gavin, those would be fun!

Another character from another fandom that reminds me of that character: theres a character in a fandom named Caduceus Clay that my bf rlly likes, and i think him and Avior have a similar vibe :)

A headcanon about that character: augh i have so manyyyy 😭 ill just put down a few lol

Avior studied Greek and Roman mythology as a hobby during his first years on Elegy. he was at first intrigued by how thousands of years ago, the Greek had named the stars (which as you know, the d(a)emons are named after), and he just fell into a rabbit hole of legends and mytology after looking into it

he acted as a steward to Warden (the lore implications this would have would be CRAZY methinks)

after getting Starlight out of the trap, the areas of his body where his magic had torn itself away from him became white scars that resemble explosion scars. they're on his hands, arms, general chest area, and most of his tail. he also gained a facial scar from the fall he experienced

A song that reminds of that character: Upon Cobblestone Streets by The Family Crest. a while back i saw someone say that this song rlly fits Avior and Starlight's dynamic, i gave it a listen and immediately cried cuz they were RIGHT!!

An unpopular opinion about that character: two words: BODY💥WORSHIP💥 thank you for coming to my ted talk.