#yeah sounds on brand for me

[moeblob]

You know, when I kept getting asked "so you didn't ever have severe pains before now?" in the hospital and I kept replying "I have a high pain tolerance" I meant it. However, there is only so much pain my tiny 4'9" body can hold... (aka I am sweating and in agony bc I'm getting told to use LESS severe pain meds so I don't rely on them too much and it is AWFUL)

[carcarrot]

OH MY GOD A YEAR AGO TODAY .

[blooming-cecilia]

me when im self indulgent once again

[greatloss]

"this is the price of being powerful. sometimes we step on ants." spoken like a guy who fucked around and found out with Time Itself at the cost of many human lives and will continue to fuck around if it means his siblings aren't the ants being stepped on anymore

[the-travelling-witch]

time to plan another fic based entirely on a pun

[pfhwrittes]

WIP Game - Maybe Mummies

Listen. I know you already answered for Maybe Mummies.

But also. I’d love to hear more!

WIP Game

tats of course i can provide more! of course i can!

i wasn't kidding when i said this document is a behemoth. i'm staring down the barrel of 10k words, most of which are bullet points right now. i'm going to need to appeal to the universe for help when it comes to making those bullet points into full sentences and then stringing those together into paragraphs. i can feel the edges of my sanity crumbling already.

anyway, that's not why you're here. you don't want to listen to me bemoan my writing "process" (it's not even a process, the worms wriggle and words come out). you're here for the good stuff.

here have another snippet under the cut (i'm so sorry if i've shared this before, i can't remember if i have or not. if i have, politely kick me and i'll dig through the bits i'm confident i haven't shared from act 3/act 4 and i'll find something tasty to chew on):

“I'm so sorry, Kyle. I didn’t realise you were -” You pitch your voice lower so it doesn’t carry past the small ring of light the two of you share “- a confirmed bachelor like my darling cousin.” 

“- I'm not quite the sort of man you’d be interested in.” Kyle finishes his sentence amongst yours. 

“What?”

“What?” 

You both blink at each other, stunned into a confused silence. Suddenly Kyle's head tips back and he roars with laughter as you scrunch your forehead into a confused scowl.

[safyresky]

🆕Crystal Springs Chapter 24: Blizzards NOW UP

and YES, you read the emoji right! It's NEW CONTENT!

Chapter 24: Blizzards

Snow immediately hits the fan once the Cold Front gets back to the Pole.

(HERE) on ao3 and (HERE) on fanfiction dot net!

I am so HAPPY to FINALLY post NEW content for CS, like, PROPER NEW. These chapters coming up have not seen the light of day since 2017, and weren't even TOUCHED for the rewrite(s) until 2023. Here's a little snippet of what snow hits the fan upon Jack and Jacqueline's return to the Pole from Frost Manor...

“Run,” she said, darkly. The briefest of beats passed by, Jack frozen in place as he assessed the scene. Incoming avalanche. The Workshop and town nearby. Jacqueline stiff in front of him, the ground cracking around her. The far-off rumble, fast approaching. He took a step forward. “RUN!” she repeated, with a bit more urgency and a softer current. Decision made, Jack whipped a finger up in the air. “Fabulous idea, Jacqueline.” Turning sharply on his heel, Jack shot forward, feeling out the snow beneath him. The speed, the sturdiness, the density; hands glowing, the snow below him rumbled, propping him up. With a grin, he sliced his hands through the air behind him, using the speed and momentum of the avalanche to bring up his own slab of snow, racing down the hills. Snow shot up behind him, ice pellets spraying as he zig zagged down towards the town, casting his eyes back every so often. It had been a long time since he surfed an avalanche, but if he had timed everything right (and he knew he had, he was Jack frostbitten Frost for a reason, after all), he’d have just enough time to clear the square and divert the snow. Assuming the Dome would let him, he thought with a frown, quickly glancing up. Unsure if the cracking was from the avalanche or the Dome, Jack landed in the square, a sharp turn stopping his snowy descent. The snow spiralled out behind him, powder flying as he anchored himself to the ground, staring down the fast-approaching cloud of white with a quiet, focused, determination. “Hey Jack!” said a familiar voice behind him, footsteps fast approaching. “Everything oka—AYE! Is that what I think it is?!” “Yes,” Jack said, quietly. “It’d be in your best interest to get everyone inside as quickly and quietly as possible, Curtis, if you wouldn’t mind—" “AVALANCHE!” The elf yelled, pointing up at the cloud of snow heading down towards them. “NOT screaming,” Jack snapped. “How ELSE do you expect everyone to get to safety in time?!” Curtis asked, as elves began to take notice and run into the nearest buildings. Thankfully, the square was fairly flat. The angles just weren’t conducive to an avalanche, nor was the amount of snow in the square. It was unlikely that Curtis’s cry had made things worse, Jack realized, relieved. “Come on, everyone in! Please refrain from panicking until you are safely indoors, and keep the doors clear to make sure everyone gets in safely and has their turn to panic!” Curtis shouted, waving everyone in. Shopkeepers and city workers threw open their doors, elves rushing into whatever building was closest as powdered snow began to drift into the square. “That’s everyone?!” “Yeah, just about! What the heck is going on?” “Ah—” “Silver bells! Is that Jacqueline?!” Up in the hills, the slab of snow that held Jacqueline came to a stop. Her arms were bent at the elbow, palms pulled towards her, a look of intense concentration on her face. The avalanche was, oddly enough, slowing down. The cracks reduced, though the ground was still rumbling. She’s still fighting, Jack realized.

Will Jacqueline succeed in fighting it off? Or is she about to ruin everyone's day? Is Jack gonna be able to circumvent an ENTIRE AVALANCHE? (Duh, he's Jack Fucking Frost!)

Read on to find OUT (a03 link here) (fanfic link here)

Want to start from the top? You can read the Prologue: An Encounter HERE on ao3 and HERE on ff.net!

Summary and some author's notes under the cut! :)

It's been almost a year since Jack Frost thawed and things are looking...well, not so great. Jack's powers are seemingly gone. Without them, the Dome that keeps the North Pole safe from the cold and its magic controlled is melting, putting everything and everyone magical at risk. Unable to hide his power shortage any longer, Jack is forced to admit the truth. Thankfully, there is a solution: enacting the Legate Law, bringing Jack and the sister that he hurt so many centuries ago back together again. But when Jacqueline starts experiencing destructive blackouts, the pair are forced to head back home to Crystal Springs, bringing Jack face to face with the rest of the family. Needless to say, between getting his powers back, helping his sister figure out what in the FROST those blackouts even were, reconciling with his parents, meeting the two even younger siblings he didn't even KNOW he had, NOT TO MENTION the ancient threat that's had it out for the ENTIRE Frost family finally making a move? Saving Christmas (regrettably) is looking to be a little bit...complicated.

So...what's new with this chapter? (a la the lil' what's new updates I had when I was posting up to Chp 23 to ff.net!)

I took the bones of the original and added muscles AND meat AND skin AND EVEN CLOTHES.

word count check: ->CS 2014 (the OG): 5,010k ->CS 202X: 15,200k (ish)

(insert perturbed monkey puppet looking left and right reaction image here)

🆕 A bit of insight has been added via MINDSCAPES! So we get a VIBE of what exactly is going on with Jacqueline 🤔

🆕 Lore drop! A bit of a look into how paternal mental connections work with magibean parents!

🆕 The OFFICIAL Mario Party Team Name for Jack and Jacqueline has FINALLY officially dropped: Cold Front! Now I can refer to them as such without perplexing people!! :D

RIGHTO. TIME TO UNLEASH THIS! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY! And for those of us who have seen today's episode and are experiencing a bit of psychic damage (I've only seen reports of what happens and am going in armoured, oh baby), I cast CURE WOUNDS (Crystal Springs Update) AND HOPE IT GIVES YOU BACK SOME HP! 💙💜

[thebirdandhersong]

what a pity! I would've made such a lovely bride

[astarioffsimpmain]

And see, this here is why I don't opt to read books as often as I used to: I now need sleep in order to survive.

Nighttime is my best "reading" time; it's quiet, peaceful, and I have no agonizing interruptions that take me ages to recover from. When I was little, I could stay up all night and be generally fine, if a little cranky. But it is 12pm, I started reading this book at 8am. I have read 250 pages. I have maybe a fourth of the book left. I have not slept at all, and I already know I'm going to be virtually useless today.

Not being 10 years old really sucks sometimes. Cause when I start a book, I fucking finish it.

[anothermonikan]

How to subtly imply to parents that I am in a relationship with puter. How to make them understand puter is important to me in general and I don't want to risk anything happening to her. pls

[watercolor-hearts]

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[psqqa]

the person behind me is having a whispered conversation with someone and their desk and my brain keeps trying to go down the path “oh no it’s because they’re talking about how much they hate me!” and i keep having to drag it back to the extremely obvious and fully rational “oh they’re trying not to disrupt anyone’s work, super appreciate them for that”.

like human brains are for real the dumbest, most terrified little animals in existence. calm the fuck down my dude our colleagues aren’t going to kick us out of the cave to fend for ourselves against the cold and sabre-tooth tigers.

[delta-piscium]

Steve holds hands for wip Wednesday 💜

thank you so much <3 sorry this is so late, I got stuck on all my writing but it is actually Wednesday today so better timing right (right?)

Steve hums in agreement, "but hey, at least we can keep each other company.” Eddie can’t help himself. He never can but especially not around Steve, he’s like a goddamn siren, or catnip. So he smirks, slants a look at him and in a voice that comes out deeper and raspier than he meant asks, “oh yeah? And what kind of company would that be?” But then, because this is Steve he backtracks, diffuses, “I could tell you about the new campaign I’m planning. I’m thinking no monsters, no fighting. Just a good happy time for everyone.” Steve peers up at him, that frown back between his eyebrows but now there’s also a glint in his eyes. One Eddie has only seen flashes off before, not now though, now it stays. Steve looks at him with interest, with determination. “You keep doing that.”  He looks between Eddie’s eyes, searching and keeping him pinned on the spot.  “You keep saying all these things filled with intent and meaning.” Eddie swallows, can’t look away. “But then nothing happens, you just switch topics, pretend like nothing. Gives me whiplash man” “I- um,” he stammers, tries to find something to say, and finally lands on, “Sorry?” Steve sits up on his elbows, still not breaking eye contact, “I just wonder why you do it?” Because you’re Steve Harrington. Because not only are you hot but so pretty that I don’t actually understand it. Because you’re so fucking kind, so caring, so good, that I can’t help but flirt even though I shouldn’t. Eddie shrugs, “dunno.”

(very late) WIP weekend (or Wednesday)/make me write

[crimeronan]

"well, i GUESS. but every time that you say belos is like your dad, it gives me psychic damage."

-rafi, 2023, aloud, in bed, responding to my own irl commentary on a tumblr text post. that describes both belos and my dad.

[seraphicrose]

get you a queer friend that makes gay jokes about mead (it's me. the friend is me.)

[sincerecinnamon]

I had gotten out of the depression slump for a few days purely because of how great Friday afternoon was, but now I think I'm back in it purely because of how bad last night was so.. 🥲