overconsumption of narrative media

23 /he / they depressive pixie nightmare boy ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;) [ on hiatus from everything for an undetermined amount of time ]

[blackmetalbats]

✮

if you have something to spare it would be nice of you to visit gazafunds, which is a site that shows you vetted fundraisers that are low on donations.

i'm currently not active on here, but i am on ao3 under the same name. you can see what i've written on the masterpost i've kept updated.

# to navigate this mess of a blog:

- #blackmetalbats - #blackmetalbats writes - #blackmetalbats yaps - #my sketchbook & #blackmetalbats draws - #blackmetalbats does stuff - #my dissertation -> to see me talking about arthuriana and shit, on which i wrote my bachelor thesis :)

[1e3no]

[copperbadge]

#2, Brute?

[l-heure-du-the]

I made the ugliest noise.

[periegesisvoid-deactivated]

It’s not even March. It’s literally more than 6 months till the ides of March. Why.

[onemerryjester]

TODAY

[pathos-logical]

[Image ID: A pencil holder shaped like a bust of Julius Caesar. Multiple pencils protrude from its back, giving the impression that it was stabbed multiple times. / End ID]

[blackmetalbats]

i am back with another chapter!! there's just two chapters left rn, im very excited to get to the last one.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

hope you enjoy!!

[luxurystark-jackson]

“there will be peace when you are done” eric kripke said like a liar who lies

[damienhaaas]

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[science-junkie]

… and here is a gift for all of us.

[goddess47]

So I can find this again! Great list!

[clairificusrex]

Don’t lose this post

[destiel-news-channel]

[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'Misha Collins is in the Boys S5.' to Cas' 'I love you'. /End ID]

"I want a Supernatural revival."

Eric Kripke: "We have Supernatural revival at home."

Supernatural revival at home:

[one-awesome-beetle]

is this jonathan sims

[blackmetalbats]

i fiiiiiinally posted another chapter. im gonna try to finish this fic in like,, a month or so. i still have three more chapters

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[blackmetalbats]

Also currently feeling like a small bowl of soup as I contemplate how death haunts Galehaut's love for Lancelot. I can't remember if I've yapped about this on tumblr before but catch me writing some Jarthur fic based on this concept. I am feeling extra autistic tonight if you can't tell

you're leaving these gems in my inbox while im logged off of here

anyways yes you absolutely should write jarthur fanfictions based on lancelot and galehaut pleaseeeeee i would read it so quick lmao

[blackmetalbats]

Ayo I was reading through all the replies to my comments on other people's fanfics (the way it reminds me of my favourite parts of the plots is like microdosing everything I've read in the past six months) when I realised that you wrote one of my favourite fics?? I don't remember following you on here and I assumed that it was because you like malevolent and medieval shit and now I'm like ??? Woah !!! Anyway write more please xx

yooooo im soo sorry i have just seen this!!! but i actually feel so honored by this <3333

anyway i will write more, i just had like,,,, sickness,,,, and now im better so i count on actually starting to write fanfiction again

[blackmetalbats]

hey so... this was actually... the morpherine holiday exchange gift that i had to do but i literally.... got pneumonia and was like,,,, really sick for a while.... so anyway.... here's the piece

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

this is for @mangaka-devotee <3 im so sorry i am literally almost a month late!!!! i hope you can enjoy anyway

prompt given: jealous wolverine

[clown-guitar]

feels so wrong that itll be 2025 soon. fake year. science fiction year

[mohammedalanqar]

Art By @momenalmdhoun

Merry Christmas! Our dreams may be simple, but they are filled with hope and love. With your support, we can keep these warm moments alive and continue our story.

Merry Christmas, and together, we make a difference.

🎄✨Donate If You Can🎅🎁

and be part of the hope!

Campaign Verified (verified, #174) !

[tigreblvnc-deactivated20250219]

Your perfect painting quiz.

[ Take the quiz and tag five people. ]

Tagging the artsy squad: @anglefish3008, @chiikaiser, @goldencranberries, @soleilonthesun, @yolkochan + anyone who wants to join.

[yolkochan]

woooo art related quiz , I do love da vinci’s works

tagging: @shrii-kk @i-am-so-strange @waffledforbrunch @sunriozz @oricoriorio @the-lazyyy-artist + anyone who wants in :)

[the-lazyyy-artist]

Thanks for tagging me, Yoko and Coco (your names rhyme HAHA!) ❤️

Hmmm interesting....

Tagging: @i-am-so-strange @nikonautic @shrii-kk @shidousprincess @pan-kojiwa ✨

[nikonautic]

aw, would ya look at that? i'm one of your compatible picks :3

dunno why that second painting didn't load, huh.

tags: @someprettyname @ravelroses + open tags!

[the-lazyyy-artist]

The way I got giddy abt you being one of my compatible paintings 🥰🥰 so cute!!!!!

[13personalities]

I haven’t been tagged but I thought this was really cool

Hey that painting has always interested me a lot so I really like this result. Adventurous is a bit of a reach but it could fit. Idk what to comment on the other words.

@bloopf1sh @anxious-alyssia @galaxys-universe

@n1xxi3 @itsbitter

[galaxys-universe]

this was fun, im sad the 3rd one didnt load

@the-stars-were-his  @jokes-randomnessgalore @lonely-girl-1612 @runwiththerain @totalcharliespringsimp

@dakrapatops @yelenapines @s0lit4ir3 @sad-girl-shit11 @bleep-bloop-boo

@ali-da-demon @a-dam-heartstopper-fan @judy2009 @mybedroomceilingsbored @carrotsinnovember

@sappicstatic-noises @itz-magz9 @annotated-catastrophe @imthatweirdratinthecorner @tatersgonnatate 

@pennyroyald @flaming-cactus @thecrazyalchemist @bloopf1sh @mydisfunctionallife  @pidgewildwind

@kippzzworld @sagaofadyingstar-thesequel @i-just-need-a-book-please @spir4nts-lun4r @unstableunicornsofasgard

@aroacepalette

[sad-girl-shit11]

Ohh I love these paintings!!

@automaticsoulharmony @bluetiger3000 @enderllama @galaxys-universe @mybedroomceilingsbored @patiori @pepperpickles1993 @renee561 @vino---delectable @zzzubie and anyone I forgot

[mybedroomceilingsbored]

thanks for the tag!!

LOVE manet, omg :)

tagging @brains-out-rn, @mossy-stormcloud, @15millionfireflies, @yelenapines, @nyyx-xoxx, and whoever else wants to join!

[mossy-stormcloud]

tysm for the tag!! my art history brain is happy rn

idk if I would describe myself as refined and elegant haha but I love this painting!!!

no pressure tags :) @vvanillavveins @i-am-as-normal-as-you-are @some-froggish-lad @bread-cat-luna @watchers-tea

[vvanillavveins]

This quiz is such a fun idea! Thank you :D

Oh, that painting would make such a pretty fabric for a coat lining!

Tagging @raccoons-under-a-trenchcoat @buried-in-the-archives @critterofthenight @skyeoak @urnewsteppappa @alvin-draper @field-cryptobotanist @sleeping-arsonist @i-love-hyacinths @sleeping-arsonist @bat-luun @silly-lil-scribbles @indelible-waltz

(lmao i'm too curious about what paintings my mutuals get to stop at just 5 tags)

[indelible-waltz]

np tags! @no-tengo-ojos @sawthoone @moose-driving @moookars-reblog-account @s-ccaam-era-crepe @silly-lil-scribbles @vee-lociraptor @lighthouseshepard @ananxiousgenz + anyone else who wants to join!

[no-tengo-ojos]

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS

np tags!

@izel-reblogs @ellamenop @blackmetalbats @lulu-spooks and @wasteland-babe (idk which acc you prefer to be tagged on but I'm making you do this)

[blackmetalbats]

art quiz!!!!! i love this sm thank you for the tag!!!

tags: @lemon-up @comma-souptra

[vulpinesaint]

pspspspsps poetry mutuals come here... new quiz... making you the patron saint of something...

[nerdylittlebugcreature]

is this a tag game, no. Is it a tag game now? yes.

@hyperfixationbullshit @pennyroyald @mildlybizarrecorvid

[mildlybizarrecorvid]

I got silence

The Horde™:

@methoxyacetyltryptamine, @louisspikeskellwood, @stackofsnakes, @nick--knack, 

@pokeybananas, @toadboatt, @secretlyafiveheadeddragon, @jochi-the-veristithaylen-baker, @masterwound

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@ethan-torchios-bitch, @cas-the-angel-of-thursday, @secretly-insane, @lookingforfrog, @ilovegorillas

@armath-the-wise, @orion-the-starspinner, @themongosianhorse, @madeline-celeste, @arsonstick,

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, @stardusts-supervoid, @ontario-officeal, @dragonicat, @themonster-under-your-bed,

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@lordhavemercyyyyy @unnamedtse @newfoundland-official @blondesillyboylover

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@thesillyguy @knightwolfghost @silverwanderingcrow @aspenii

@martinthebean @lemonsharkbite @nyyx-xoxx @magicalgear @basilthesnakingthing

@maybiirds @curliefried @atom1o6 @emilem-forevermore @speakofthedebbie

@beesechurger1909 @alchemicalwerewolf @kai-tus @kkqums

@themarshmush @maxspartnerincrime @khaoticspartan @saturn-in-retrograde0 @pyxilate

@charbored @runesofthedivine @hallowsy @faelovesthings @sodium-ion

@tsarq @i-hate--names @that-notrussian @flintlockfrenchkisser @abigail-the-bagel

@3-crows-in-a-trenchcoat @beensjamin @random-fnaf-fan1 @the1970sdeadgaywizard-regulus @off-brand-halloween-ghost

@that-angry-frog, @offiiciallybavaria, @germany-official, @ffswhyareallthenamestaken, @buggz-owlz,

@kkqums, @ontario-officeal, @crowthekiller, @plorpoy, @anomalocaris-in-da-clurb,

@adhd7seelie, @darth-moth, @girl-with-bones, @not-not-turnblr, @bat-detector

@consumerofshorthomies @the-interidiot @but-aint-this-texas @givenscribbles @real-boeing-757

@kiwi-had-nothing-better-to-do @no-tengo-ojos @jaydove-writes @sky-is-purple-because-i-said-so @jan-pi-suli-ala

@torsrighteye, @brightm8 @ye-olde-dragon-tits @tea-cake-and-sarcasm @hywenhei

@ink-stains-and-constellations 

@hedgionary @brains-out-rn @rudimentary-rutabaga @crixaflamma-the-secondMutuals

@zombiter @axolotl-detector @froggydrawz @glitterfeathersandblood @dazzlingqwq

@the-straight-guy-of-tumbir @jeannefostergoriot @cassieisinthebasementt @littlepopatochisp @aroacedragongirl

@ihavenothingoops @my-mom-named-me-duck @dustyoldclock @spacecatdraws

@enemylv1 @neoninglitchen @bitesizedbee4 @c0rvid-19 @twohundredfiftynine

@bl0ated-corpse @thesaddersalad @lem1aid @canisnebular @a-crazy-little-goblin

@stanley-the-coolest @thegodfrog @waspsinyouryard @ack1234567

[themongosianhorse]

This fits, honestly. It’s a little depressing, but it fits

No pressure tags: @jadegr8, @averyintrovertedfangirl, @justazebra, @thatrandomnerdyouknow, @agentwaffle

[jadegr8]

i'm gonna go with what my bestie prev said: this fits, honestly. it's a little depressingl, but it fits

@hawt-pants-exe @d1mndnthr0ugh wanna join?

[hawt-pants-exe]

Tagging

@madaims

[madaims]

Great I’m the Saint of bleeding hearts….

Tagging: @eybefioro and @seraphhiim 💛

[eybefioro]

Fuck.

That fits too well. I'm an architect, and there's a whole thing about architecture only IS architecture when it's lived. That we only plan the spaces, the shells, and that we can will never really make architecture. So yeah. Being the patron of houses and of the lack is just. Right. (Also the feeling this describes is pretty much me lol)

@captainblou @itsscottiesstark @crowleys-hips @crowleys-bentley-and-plants what are touch patrons of?

[crowleys-bentley-and-plants]

With these quizzes i always think how bad can it be and well. gonna lie down in a cave now

Np tagss @crowleybrekkers @crowleys-hips @random-doctor-on-the-internet @bluewrite @oatmilk-vampire @sabotage-on-mercury @tonydaddingham @thatineffablewitch

[tonydaddingham]

so yeah hi if you fancy being Perceived by a quiz go for it

[super-big-naturals]

Hey so man. Okay.

@rainforestferns @avhira @blood-loving-leech @luckynebulae @critterofthenight @thecrazyalchemist @criticaloser @blackmetalbats @inezrable @embracing-the-ineffable

[blackmetalbats]

yeahh

tags: @comma-souptra @no-tengo-ojos

[theperksofbeingahugefuckingcunt]

Okay I’m currently furious that migraines are often so blindly easy to treat and I had to find this out myself at the age of 26 when I’ve been to a neurologist since I was 11 lol so I’m about to teach you two neat and fast little tricks to deal with pain!

The first is the sternocleidomastoid muscle, or the SCM muscle.

This big red section is responsible for pain around the eye, cheekbone, and jaw, as well as some temple pain. Literally all you have to do is angle your head down a little, angle it away from the side that hurts, and then you can gently pinch and rub that muscle. I find it best to start at the bottom and travel upwards. The relief is so immediate! You can increase pressure as you feel comfortable doing so.

Here is a short and easy video showing this in action

The second is a fast and easy stretch that soothes your vagus nerve, which is the nerve responsible for calming you down. The vagus nerve, for those unfamiliar, is stimulated by deep breathing such as yawning, sighing, singing, or taking a deep breath to calm your anger in a tense situation.

You can stretch this out by sitting up as straight as possible (this does not have to be perfect to work) and interlacing your fingers. Put your hands on the back of your head with your thumbs going down the sides of your neck and, while keeping your face forward, look all the way to one side with just your eyes. Hold that until you feel the urge to breathe deeply or yawn, or until you can tell there’s a change. Then do the same thing on the other side. When you put your arms down, you should clearly be able to turn your head farther in both directions. If the first session doesn’t get rid of your migraine, rest and repeat as many times as necessary. I even get a little fancy with it and roll my eyes up and down along the outer edge sometimes to stretch as much as I can.

If you need a visual here’s a good video on it. I know some of the language they use seems questionable but this is real and simple science and should not be discarded because it’s been adopted by the trendy wellness crowd!

I seriously cannot believe I didn’t hear a word of this from any doctor in my life. Additionally, if you get frequent recurring migraines, you may want to see a dietician. Migraines can be caused by foods containing histamines, lectin, etc. and can also be caused by high blood pressure in specific situations such as exercise, stress, and even sex.

If any of this information helps you I’d love to hear it btw! It’s so so fast and easy to do. Good luck!

[mushroomsandteeth]

*currently suffering from a horrible migraine. Tries this*

Are you fucking shitting me it works!?

[titania-saturnine]

@thebibliosphere I don't know if it'll help, but it may be worth looking into.

[thebibliosphere]

This is something my magic physio man also taught me. It helps if your migraines are triggered by muscle tension. Not so much if you have other root causes like OP mentioned above.

[brightlotusmoon]

That's my mom's favorite muscle. She had all kinds of anatomy books and fashion illustration books to help with her life drawing. And I clearly remember talking with her about the beauty of the SCM muscle. I don't remember if we talked about it with migraine pain, but all the above information is accurate.

[q-soc-official]

i now pronouns you they and them