BookDragon's Hoard of Writings

Early 30s. They/them. I write and stuff. Current WIP: Where the Tengu Roam (HQ), Double Life (HQ), TBA (VnC) AO3 Banner by @CalliLemon

[justslightlyconfused]

That ‘comment on your a03 work’ email hits like a line of cocaine every time. unmatched dopamine increase. shoutout to everyone who leaves a comment on fics. you deserve the world

[callilemon]

I love Holbein ❤️

[bookdragonwrites]

I'm cursing you with the curse of buying pretty Holbein things when I can't (not vegan :( ).

Be cursed, Calli. >:)

[thirstkanaphan]

[callilemon]

Heatwave

[homunculus-argument]

Coming back to the subject of whether or not Mao Mao of the Apothecary Diaries bites people, I gather that the general consensus was

She doesn't bite people recreationally, or as her first line of defense, or as a natural unthinking fight-or-flight instinctive reaction.

However, she would not hesitate to bite someone if - and only if - she deemed it to be the most reasonable thing to do in the situation.

Her standards for what counts as a reasonable reasons to bite someone are not the same as most people's.

I could picture a scene of some higher nobleman coming to the emperor with a complaint of "your little freak fucking bit me". Requiring no further context of what the hell he could possibly be talking about, the emperor simply raises his eyebrows and asks "what did you do?" Because he knows Mao Mao wouldn't bite someone without a good reason. This mf did something.

Dumbstruck by not having the emperor immediately take his side about this, the nobleman explains how Mao Mao somehow went out of her way to deliberately orchestrate a situation where the nobleman's hand came close enough to her face to get bit. Not questioning that she would do that on purpose, the emperor turns to Mao Mao and asks why she did that.

Mao Mao - who has been silently sitting in a corner this entire time - explains that the poison used in this specific incident she is investigating is only lethal when consumed, but leaves a residue on skin for a long time. Had the nobleman in question been personally handling the poison at any point, she would be throwing up blood right now. She seems somewhat disappointed that she isn't.

The emperor asks her whether that means that the nobleman is no longer a suspect, and she says not necessarily, he could have orchestrated the whole thing without ever personally handling the poison.

And the emperor calmly turns to look at the now horrified nobleman, giving him a look that's meant to remind him that leaving the emperor's presence by his own free will and going wherever he pleases, instead of getting dragged out face down through the mud in shackles, is a privilege that the emperor can revoke at any moment if he pleases.

Thoroughly shaken up and deeply baffled, the nobleman wisely decides to excuse himself and fuck off.

[callilemon]

Who's going to tell him? 💙💜

[tobio-tattoo]

When tumblr inevitably gives me a deadline and says by x date I must provide my government ID or be kicked off, I'm going to go on the biggest posting spree you've ever seen to get as much actually posted on this blog as possible, then I'm going to export one last backup and disappear.

[suncaptor]

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

petition to show support

[homunculus-argument]

I love peeling glue off things so much that sometimes I feel tempted to cover some random objects in glue just so I could peel it off.

[willgrahamscock]

do you read fanfic for a fandom you haven't engaged with otherwise?

no and I wouldn't

no but I'd try

yes and I liked it

yes but it's not for me

I don't think ppl should read fanfic without understanding the source material

Walter White

Voting ended onMay 27

just stumbled across a video of someone asking for fic recs and when asked what fandom they replied 'any' and my mind short circuited, pls add your thoughts in the tags

[bookdragonwrites]

18 for the book asks 📚

What's the scariest book you've ever read?

Oh gosh. I'm a real wuss. Horror is not my thing at all (though I do love me a good Gothic tale).

I once physically recoiled when I was reading one of those animal encyclopaedia things and turned over the page to see a lifesize picture of a tarantula. As I recall it, I needed a minute to calm down. So maybe that was the scariest? XD

After a quick scroll through the list of books I own, I found two other contenders:

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. I don't remember what happened, exactly, but some of the spooky scenes were definitely spooky. I really wish the author weren't so bad at writing women in his works for adults, because I do like his writing style.

Claudia (1939) by Rose Franken, in which our protagonist Claudia is a newlywed who spends her days being frivolous and stupid. She loves her husband David because he's such a big office caveman who spanks her when she's done something silly or wasted money again. It's everything you expect of 30s conservative housewife propaganda and more. What makes it even scarier is that the cover of the 1945 pocketbook version I own looks like this:

Those eyes will haunt me forever.

Thank you for asking! :)

[mostlyvoid-partiallyflowers]

Book Ask Game!

What's your favorite book?

What's your favorite book series?

What's a book/series you love to recommend to people?

What's a book/series you would never recommend to people?

How many books have your read this year?

What's the best book you've read this year?

Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?

What are your favorite genres?

What's one book you think everyone should read?

What was your favorite book/series when you were growing up?

What's a book you hate passionately (provide reasons if you want)?

What is a trope you love?

What is a trope you hate?

Who is your favorite author?

Do you have an author you will read anything they recommend and/or write?

What's a theme/motif you love to read?

What's the weirdest book you've ever read?

What's the scariest book you've ever read?

Do you prefer long or short books?

Who's your favorite book character?

How many books did you read last year?

Have you met any authors?

What's your favorite book that you own (as in coolest edition/signed/important to you)?

I know people have done these before but I thought it would be fun to write something out! Feel free to use for all your ask game enjoyment! <3

[luheichou13]

Day 10 of mermay! Shark week going strong with Ryunosuke Tanaka!

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Diana Wynne Jones wins big once again for understanding that the funniest way to write an isekai/portal fantasy is from the point of view of the people living in the fantasy world who look at the character who got isekai’d from our world and are like ‘WHAT is that guy’s deal???’

Howl/Howell stumbling back into his moving castle drunk after a night with his rugby bros is like the second funniest scene in that book, closely followed by poor Sophie getting reverse isekai’d and taking a day trip to Wales and suffering the terrible ordeal of a ride in a car.

[byjove]

Executive functioning tip: use a points based reward system to motivate yourself to do chores, less points for smaller tasks and more points for difficult tasks. You will have to write out your to-do list and desire how many points each task are worth and assign the price of rewards that may motivate you like crafting for an uninterrupted period of time, watching a movie, buying yourself a new pen or going out to eat. You can also see how many points you scored on a day to gauge how productive you have been and meter out your chores for the week. Yes, I feel like a kindergarten student. Yes, it does kind of work.

[bookdragonwrites]

I have been doing this for a good few months now. Initially with daily goals but no rewards, now with both.

Works quite well, since I'm a fiend from hell when it comes to collecting things.

Downside: I keep making the system more complicated and elaborate to keep my brain interested. Eventually I will need to come up with a new system when this one gets too bloated.

[bookdragonwrites]

I wonder if I'll forever have slightly fewer fics bookmarked than bookmarks on my own fics.

What a problem to have.

[hio-touge-deactivated20190518]

2015/03/11