#this is a work of fiction

[impishtubist]

buck moon snippet #2

Another excerpt from the abandoned Moonchaser-raising-Harry AU: 

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Remus had spent the morning in the garden while James took Harry out for their chat, needing to do something with his hands while he waited for them to return. Just after noon, he heard the Floo and was on his feet as soon as Harry came barreling out of the house calling, “Moony!” 

“Right here, Haz,” he said, and Harry collided with his legs. He wondered if Harry could feel him trembling. “What’s all this, then?”

“Dad says you’re getting married.” 

“Yes, we are.” Remus’s heart skipped painfully in his chest. “How do you feel about that, Harry?” 

“I want Ron to come,” Harry said. “Are you my dad now, too?” 

“Oh. Um.” Remus hadn’t expected either of those responses. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed James come to the door. He leaned against it, watching them, a soft smile on his lips. Remus gently pulled Harry’s arms from around his legs and crouched so they were eye level. “That’s up to you, Harry. What do you want me to be?” 

Harry’s brow furrowed. “You’re my Moony.” 

“Yes, I am. I’ll always be Moony to you.” 

Harry bit his lip, thinking. “But you can also be Da. I already have a Dad.” 

“Alright,” Remus said, pulling the boy close. Harry’s arms went readily around his neck. “Alright. I’ll be your Da.”

[pistachiotalenti]

[podcast with Ludwig, Dream, and George; recorded late December 2022]

L: So how long have you guys been living together now?

G: Um–

D: Um, well, let's see. You moved in in…

D & G: (in unison) October.

D: Right, right at the start of October. So it's– November, December– it's been about two months. Maybe a little more than that since we're a few weeks into December now? Or maybe–

G: I was gonna say, maybe it's less than that because we've both been traveling a lot.

D: That's true.

L: Oh, okay. So either way, about two months, give or take.

D: Yes.

G: Yes.

L: ...That's not very long at all.

G: No, not really.

L: So are you guys used to it yet, living with each other, or…?

D: Um.

G: Um. [laughs]

D: (smiling) Well, I don't know, 'cause I feel like we're hanging out almost the same amount as we did when he wasn't here. [laughs]

G: Yeah, like, of course it's weird– not weird, different to be here and– and to see him and all that, but we've always hung out for these really long stretches of time–

D: Yeah.

G: –so I guess, in a way, that hasn't changed much.

L: I see. That makes sense. Well, I have to ask…

A stilted pause.

D: (barely laughing) Yes?

George laughs.

L: I think George knows what I'm gonna ask. George?

G: No, no, I'm just… What?

L: … I mean… You know what they say about guys who are roommates.

G: They… kiss?

L: ..No. What?

D: What?

L: No, it's not that they kiss. It's that… [laughs] It's that thing people say where it's like, it's inevitable that you'll see each other's dicks?

D: Oh.

George snickers.

L: So…?

D: Is– is that what you're asking?

G: (dryly) You're asking if me and Dream have seen each other's dicks?

Dream snorts. Ludwig snickers, sounding embarrassed yet unwilling to back down from his line of questioning.

L: (exaggerated) Well, when you put it that way… (serious) I mean, yeah, I… (laughing nervously) I dunno, I–

George and Dream laugh.

L: That's just what people say, okay! And like, I– I've managed to dodge all my roommates' dicks, so I'm just wondering… (chuckling nervously) You don't have to answer if you don't want to.

D: (laughing) No, no, we–

Dream exhales in a soft chuckle. Then, in a voice that's small yet so clear it almost comes across as formal–

D: George and I have not seen each other's dicks.

Another pregnant pause.

G: ...Well, why'd you say it like that?

L: (laughing) Yeah, I was gonna say…!

D: Whuh– like what? I was just– I answered his question.

G: You said it like you've seen my dick before.

D: What? No, I– (spluttered laughter) H-how would that even happen without you knowing? I literally just answered his question.

L: Well, there are maybe a couple ways for you to see his dick without him knowing, but–

D: (flustered) But none of them are good!

George laughs.

L: Right, yeah. We'd have a bigger problem on our hands.

D & G: (in unison) Yeah.

L: …So–

D: I mean, I did see…

Dream trails off, and there's another tense pause. Dream breaks the silence with a bout of explosive, flustered laughter.

G: What?

L: What?

D: (laughing) No, no, no, it's nothing, it's nothing.

Dream continues to laugh to himself. George exhales, seemingly laughing quietly at Dream's reaction yet not quite understanding.

G: (smiling) You saw what? You saw what?

D: Nothing, nothing. …I mean, it's not nothing, but–

G: What?

Dream guffaws again. Now Ludwig has his moment of contagious, confused laughter. After a few seconds, Dream settles down and catches his breath.

L: Well, now we have to know.

G: Yeah.

D: (smiling) Nah, it's stupid.

G: What, you caught me out of the shower or something?

D: No, no.

L: Yeah, he caught you on his secret George Shower Cam.

George barks out a laugh.

D: (chuckling) No, I– I honestly forgot this happened and I only just remembered now when we were talking about all this stuff, but uh… Basically, George wears a lot of oversized clothing, as you know.

L: Sure.

D: And I get it. It's, like, comfy and what he's used to and easy to wear and– yeah.

L: Yeah.

G: (warily) Okay…?

D: So he has a pair of shorts that he wears at home sometimes–

G: Oh.

George breaks into hiccupy giggles. Dream pauses to chuckle at his reaction.

L: Shorts, you said?

D: (smiling) Y-yeah, he has these– this pair of shorts that, like– [laughs] They're oversized and comfy and–

G: It's not even that they're oversized. They're just… not fitted.

D: Sure, yeah. They're–

L: They're loose.

D: Yes. And so– [laughs] So George is just sitting on the couch one day, just sort of– sort of flayed out and relaxed and whatever, and I'm– I'm on the couch with him, but I'm– we're positioned in a way where we're facing each other? And I'm sort of laying down, and George has a leg propped up and sort of bent– like, his foot is propped up on his knee.

L: Yeah?

D: And…

Dream titters. George giggles.

D: And I look over at George, and because he has these loose shorts on, I see– (laughing) I see one of his nuts, just–

Ludwig breaks into laughter. George scoffs fondly.

G: Oh my god.

D: –just hanging out, and I'm like, (whisper yelling) "George! Your– your fucking nuts are out–"

G: (flustered laughing) Okay, no–

L: Ah, a nut slip! Okay!

G: (laughing) No, wait–

D: What, George, you're gonna tell me your nuts weren't out that day?

G: No, well– I'm saying that I've worn those shorts plenty of times around other people, and I've never had any incidents where I accidentally flashed someone like that, except with you.

Ludwig chuckles.

D: Okay…? So what are you saying?

G: That's all I'm saying. I just think it's interesting.

D: ...What?

L: I don't get it. Like you think your nuts only decide to escape your shorts once Dream is around?

Dream and George laugh.

L: Like nut fate or something?

G: (laughing) No, like… like yeah, those shorts are sort of big and maybe I've accidentally flashed people wearing them before. But that means Dream is the only person who's looked hard enough to actually notice.

D: (flustered) What? No! You are not–

Ludwig erupts into laughter, which makes George laugh.

D: You are not turning this back on me! It's your stupid shorts that fuckin'– it is not my fault that you literally can't keep your nuts in your underwear.

G: (with feigned innocence) I'm not saying it's your fault, Dream. But it's not my fault either that I like to make myself comfortable in my home.

D: (mockingly) Your home.

G: Our home, Dream. Our home.

L: What's yours is his.

G: Exactly.

D: (snorting) You're… you're such an idiot. Oh my god.

George giggles. After a beat, Dream scoffs.

L: …Wow. That is gonna get clipped and shipped all over the Internet. You guys know that, right?

D: Yeah, yeah, whatever.

G: Yeah, my nuts will be fine.

Dream snickers.

[professor-mystic]

Why do we always need at least one or two pokemon with us when out in the wild.

Wild pokemon.

This Frostlas has been following me for quite some time. And while tame ones can be lovely companions, the wild ones have some unpleasant tendencies.

A key thing to remember when you have a frostlas is that she'll have a need to freeze and display trophies. You need to make sure that she has appropriate trophies to display, and a safe spot to display them.

If you don't teach her what is proper to freeze, you'll end up having to explain why someone's pokemon ended up in a block of ice your shed.

Properly socialise and train your ghost types. ALWAYS.

[daytripperoverlord]

rea riding hood and the big bad wolf

Another night another moment thinking of you

I actually was next to your old house today

Aren’t I a dedicated fan?

I wonder when you moved out

Are you carrying his child? Or just planning to?

Even the thought of the degenerate sickens me

Was it worth making your daddy mad?

I can tell he’s not the one for you

Even if the ring on your finger says otherwise

If only I could coax you into admitting

The worst things he’s done to you

A trap for me to take a moment to climb into your heart

And sabotage every thought of him

I want to make you suffer

For sitting on my chest for so many years

And then daring to make yourself unavailable

Best friends since New York uwu you two sicken me

He’s nothing without you

His work pales in comparison to yours

I could be something with you

Does that remind you of a certain arc? :^)

I’m just as obsessed as her

But with you

We could combine our strengths and forget

All about the people we made promises to

I would hold your hand as we run away

Kiss you, lick you, taste every inch

(I wonder if it would be sweet)

Far far away from them all, I want to nestle in your chest

And be so safe in your arms, inhaling your essence

We could live our fantasy you know

I know secretly you’d long to be with a girl

I’d be a girl for you. Only you

I’d let you do so many terrible things to me

Abuse your power, make me hurt

Take out every bit of pain fandom inflicted

On the very embodiment of it

Toxic, terrible, in love with you

I’m going to find you darling

Any day now

Walk into my jaws

[young-astro]

PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

[powerfulmindcontrol]

really exceeded my own expectations at work yesterday. apart from ym actual work, i also managed to

make Halloween plans

buy a shirt for my Halloween outfit

clear storage in my phone

pirate a whole movie

set up a date

[lack-of-almost-everything]

Some dork who listens to pop punk: do you like Pity Sex?

Me: no but I take what I can get

[resentful-reads]

The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller

disordered eating resources

[seospicybin]

I'm probably reading into things too much but is felix the person lou was talking about with yn? 👀 I just thought so because of the last part of encore.

"As for Lou, he's finally standing right in front of him for the first time, seeing him eye to eye, perhaps, Felix can see him now and knows that he's been there all along."

🤭

You're not reading into things too much, you're reading it right, my friend! 😉

Lou knows Felix has something going on for Hyunjin, including Han. They've been with them all along so it's hard to miss it. Maybe if y/n didn't come, things would stay the same you know?

Well, that's up to your interpretation but I like the ending. Thank you for reading, love 💕

[konvoluted]

Interview with Diana Wynne Jones

[eriochromatic]

Pulp Fiction film poster study but make it Miss All Sunday

[nopiedraws]

🌊

[professor-mystic]

The lycanian empire covered a vast territory, and vestigaes of it can be seen everywhere. Such as the widespread-ness of falinks. These little guys where considered lucky mascots for the legions and so they brought them everywhere. And of course sometimes one was released.

They are often found around ruins, and now seem to avoid modern settlements.

No one is quite sure what pokemon it is most closely related to as it seems to be very unique.

[daytripperoverlord]

For a decade I’ve scrawled, screamed

Her name in my mind.

At this point you’re a part of my signature

I mean legally we have the same initials

I didn’t do that on purpose I promise

I uploaded that thing

That thing that was supposed to make you

Finally talk to me for real. Not like when we met

You couldn’t process anything and I forgave it

I just wanted to love you as you were

And show that in the best way I knew

But now I cringe my dear I cringe at myself

The hate comments aren’t as bad as my paranoia

Isn’t that just swell

[amelia-yap]

warrior

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

cyberpunk daomadan刀马旦 of chuanju川剧 (sichuan opera) at World Science Fiction Convention 2023 by 雁鸿Aimee