BookwormyThings

Tere, 29, writer, fangirl, human with so many opinions I am less human and more opinion

[pinkponygrl]

so when trump takes office on monday and “saves tiktok” with a 90 day extension on the tiktok ban decision, then during that period mark zuckerberg “suddenly” decided to buy tiktok and have meta absorb it, then what.

trump created this problem when he introduced the tiktok ban in his first term and he’s going to take credit for “solving” it now. the tiktok ceo made a video thanking trump for “understanding the app” then the error message says we are grateful to trump for working with us on this ?? AND he’s invited to sit front row at the inauguration??? oh also new facebook/tiktok integrations popping up today ???

trump’s dick is in the tiktok ceo’s mouth the deal is already done

[bookwormythings]

All this! Not to mention how much this ban is distracting the public from the mass deportations starting on Tuesday. I’ve seen so few people talk about this on social media. He will “save tiktok” and the news will publish that instead of the 1000s of people being deported.

[bookwormythings]

With TikTok dead I might actually come back here. So what’s changed in the last 4-5 years 😂

[brimay]

So, are we gonna talk about the fact that Katniss and Gale's first interaction is them sharing a piece of the baker's bread? And how that's obviously meant to symbolize Peeta? Even though he hasn't yet been introduced, he's already between them. The first meal Katniss has in the books, the first bit of hope and survival, is the baker's bread (Peeta) spread with goat cheese (Prim).

Suzanne Collins, you are so sick for this <3

[ahuara-deactivated20250412]

some quick resources with vital information and context about or related to Palestine (compiled Oct. 15)

[Video] Why Israel Deliberately Targets Civilians

[Thread] Zachary Foster, a Ph.d historian of Palestine, posted about the real history of Hamas

[Video] Double Down News covering the myth of "self defense"

[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on 75 years of violence and oppression

[Thread] Abby Martin debunks the "human shield" excuse used by Israel to bomb civilians

[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on media literacy, "DO NOT BE COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE"

[Article] "Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza is quite explicit, open, and unashamed." - Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University, in @JewishCurrents.

[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on ABCNews

[Tweet] Reminder that just a few months ago Netanyahu brought a map to the UN of the “New Middle East” that effectively showed Israel annexing all of Palestine.

[Video] Michael Brooks breaking down how the situation with Palestine and Israel is "not complex"

[Video] Paul Murphy, Irish Parliment Member for People Before Profit, on Israel and Gaza

[Statistics] The Human Cost of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

[Video] Husam Zomlot: “It’s the Palestinians that are always expected to condemn themselves.”

[Map] An interactive map that details the history of "Conquer and divide", from 1967 onwards, via B'Tselem.

[Documentary] The Actions of Settlers in Hebron (Tel Rumeida)

[Video] Former CIA admit to lying about atrocities committed by Cubans. They admit they didn't know of a single atrocity done by the Cubans. "It was pure raw false propaganda to create an illusion of communists eating babies for breakfast."

[Documentary] Gaza Fights For Freedom (covers the IDF assassinating and maiming Palestinians in the peaceful March for Return in 2019)

[Video] Ghassan Kanafani’s famous interview

[Documentary] How Palestinians were expelled from their homes

[ahuara-deactivated20250412]

additions (Oct. 16):

[Article] The Nakba did not start or end in 1948

[Thread] Anti-doxxing resources for students & anyone being doxxed for supporting Palestine

[Video] John Berger's reading of Ghassan Kanafani's Letter From Gaza

[Audio] Abby Martin's eyewitness account of apartheid in occupied Palestine

[bookwormythings]

Is this the return of my tumblr era?

[bellamyblake]

Save your tears, it'll be okay

This was written as part of the Bellarke Valentine’s gift exchange and my valentine  @bookwormythings​  asked for ‘Clarke comes home because she’s too sick to live alone and reconnects with Bellamy’, so I wrote a post season 2 fic where Clarke goes through all the stages of grief, feels the loneliness in her bones until she finally comes home to Bellamy. I hope you enjoy it!

Loneliness, Clarke quickly figured out, just like people, could have two sides.

It was good when you needed healing, it could be a silent companion and a bandage for your broken heart and messed up mind. You can easily get used to it. In fact, you grow attached to it quite fast, so much so that you carry it around everywhere and forget to put it down even late at night when you’re supposed to go to sleep.

Overtime, however, it starts weighing on your back a little and at first you don’t really feel it but it works its way through your body like a disease that you know nothing about until it starts slowly, gently pushing you to the ground and one morning you wake up suddenly hunched and unable to really stretch yourself all the way to your usual abilities.

Then you start spending more time lying down, curling up under the blankets and staring ahead into the nothingness of the cave or the trees around you.

Apart from the pain you had from the impossible things you’ve done, now there’s something else as well. Something that kills you just as fast and as hard.

If you’re lucky, you’ll be smart enough to stop your whirling mind and realize what’s happening to you, then slowly crawl to your knees even when you didn’t think you could do that and push yourself standing while using the nearby tree as a crutch.

And if you’re not, you just keep lying down until you fade away-slowly but very surely.

Thankfully, Clarke had been lucky.

READ THE REST ON AO3

[bookwormythings]

I CANNOT WAIT TO READ IT WHEN I GET HOME!!!

[bookwormythings]

Paper Hearts and Chocolate Kisses

This is for my Bellarke Valentine @heartbellamy! Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. 

Prompt: Clarke is a teacher and Bellamy helps her make Valentine’s decorations for her kindergarten class with a little twist! 

Check it out on AO3. 

[poppykru]

If they were to make another Pride and Prejudice in 2022, what would you like to see in it? I'd love to hear your opinion on casting, length, costuming, design, music, and of course, the script!

Hi! I'm very flattered that you're asking me about this. I do love pride and prejudice, both the book and the 2005 film. In fact, I love the 2005 film so much I probably wouldn't change anything about it. 🙈

However, my friend Teresa @bookwormythings has some amazing suggestions for a possible 2022 film which I wholeheartedly agree with so I am leaving her to dazzle you!

[bookwormythings]

As Poppy knows, I have lots of thoughts about this and I go in more depth if you would like but I will just go on some of the things you specifically asked for.

Length: I think we are do for a mini series and I do mean a mini series. I don’t think it should be more than 4 or so episodes. Episode length depends on the story arc of each episode but we are looking at 1-1.5 hours per episode. It helps cover more ground and highlight the social commentary and wit of the novel that often gets lost in a movie. Romance is a vital but secondary plot to the personal growth of the characters especially Elizabeth. Longer format allows for a deeper exploration of character and historical context the novel explores. 

Costuming: There needs to be historical accuracy for the costumes. I appreciated the effort from 2005 for the accuracy but I also want it to be reflective of genuine status of each family. While the Bennets are technically poorer, they aren’t poor. They might not have the latest styles but the idea that they were decades behind is unrealistic. Coloring is also really important and the textures of fabric. I am no expert on this matter so I won’t speak further on the subject. 

Design: It is imperative the location scout be very particular about the settings because it really drives the ambiance of the whole experience. Indoor spaces specifically are vital to the story and tell the audience so much about those in the spaces as guests and as the owners of them. Tastes can lend itself to show you personality and class without wasting time in the script to discuss it. The Darcys are rich and grand but most importantly they are caregivers and good landowners. Their design should embrace grace and elegance but nothing too ornate. They aren’t flashy just wealthy while Lady Cathrine is quite the opposite. The Bingleys especially the sisters are rich but have no real sense of of the culture and taste of those in the gentry. Their design needs to reflect that by having expensive clothing and furniture that would quickly lose its appeal once the fad is over. There is nothing classic about them because they are so new to money. The Bennets are the opposite of the Bingleys. While they have nothing new, everything they do own is timeless and shows just how long they have been a part of this level of society. What we also need to see is while they have a classic look it is a little rundown and needs just some attention. These ideas go beyond the main families but also the design of the villages they want to show as well as the costuming of the families. 

Music: The music is vital but I want to keep it mostly just a score. I am quite fond of 2005′s musical sensibilities and would want to mirror a similar style but I would like to give musical themes to each major family reflecting they position, status, and most importantly their emotional growth. I would want something soft and delicate for Jane while I think something strong and steady with a more subtle interlude for Darcy. Elizabeth’s theme should almost reflect a laugh: light and fun with a big emotional crescendo. I almost think adding already composed music from the era for group dances would be wonderful (is that even possible).  

Casting: This one is difficult because I am enthralled by Netflix casting BIPOC for their adaption of Persuasion and I would want to follow that example. Casting Directors should not be afraid to go out of the typical casting for Pride and Prejudice but it has to be very thoughtful and deliberate. I think there can be some interesting visuals and commentary on the new and old money that can be made with BIPOC casting. I am not the person to speak on that being the color of paper. I also would want to stick with mostly unknown (to the mainstream) and rising talent. I am mostly curious to utilize the enormous talent staged productions have found. I specifically think Joshua Henry would be a wonderful Charles Bingley. He has this easy quality to his charm I think Charles has and he has some wonderful stage credits and was electric in Tick Tick Boom. Casting something like this is tricky because some of the characters need a modern transformation to be read as he should be by current audiences. Wickham for example, the actor cast needs to be charming but not excessively so it becomes sleazy. He needs to be handsome but not so much more handsome than the other men casted. The balance between Wickham and Darcy is one of the most essential to great right (the only thing more important is the chemistry between Darcy and Elizabeth). Wickham needs to be more overtly charming and handsome than Darcy but not so much so Darcy automatically blends into the wall. Wickham’s appearance is vital in ways other characters don’t have besides maybe Jane. Casting should also be a bit of a stickler for ages. Actors need to look the ages they are playing to truly grasp the undercurrent of the story. Elizabeth needs to be beautiful (she is often mentioned to be almost as beautiful as Jane by many characters and is desired by many of the men with whom she interacts). She also needs to be witty and have a really easy and open charm about her. 2005 did it well but I personally think 1995 struggled with it a little. She also needs to be prickly. The actress needs to not only be able to showcase how fun Elizabeth can be but also how petty she is. She is a complicated heroine who in parts we are meant to dislike her a little. She is easy to love but she is also really flawed. Neither 2005 nor 1995 did that part particularly well but Lizzie Bennet Diaries did. 

Script: I am not a loyalist. While I think it is a near perfect story, I am fully aware changes need to be made to any adaption. There are scenes I love that need to be in there and things that have been added I dislike. Mostly I want characterization to be done well. I don’t want Darcy to be overly romantic because he isn’t. He is a very practical person who is a rather forward thinking man for his time. He is also a good man willing to change for those who love him and whom he loves. I love 2005 but they made him a sap and he lost a lot of his defining traits. Something I would absolutely highlight is how neither Bingley nor Jane are idiots. Darcy and Elizabeth would not specifically pick these 2 as their closest allies if they were dumb. Charles is observant and knows Darcy. It is implied he noticed Darcy’s interests first and one can even interpret Bingley insisting Darcy dance with Elizabeth as him encouraging his friend to ask out the girl he likes. He is also smart enough to invest in land to level up in status. Jane may be kind but she is also observant if not quiet. It is also important to keep some of the biggest conversations Darcy has with other people about Elizabeth. 1995 did a great job of this but 2005 cut so much of it out. The inside look we as an audience get into Darcy’s love for Elizabeth are vital to the story especially when you compare it to all the conversations they have between themselves. Elizabeth is shown to be obtuse because she woefully misinterprets everything. It is also important to show just how much Elizabeth can be and how much she laughs but also how much she judges. She is prickly because she understands not only her place in the world but how much she won’t experience because of it. She’s not just witty but she’s intelligent. We also shouldn’t cut the family scenes particularly the Bennet sisters. They inform Elizabeth as a character a lot and how people interact with her. We can’t just highlight Lydia because of the Wickham storyline but Kitty and Mary are just as important to highlight just how ill prepared all of them are and how much of a disservice Mr. Bennet did to his family. Most importantly, the script cannot and should not prioritize the romance. Despite the legendary romance of Elizabeth and Darcy, Pride and Prejudice isn’t actually a romance book. It is in many ways a satire and uses marriage as a vehicle for it. The script needs to be witty and carry comedy well but it needs to also balance the emotional beats of the drama. Romance is secondary. It is huge when it comes to so many of the other components of the project but the script needs to refocus away from romance as the primary goal of the story. 

I have more thoughts and can talk about this for days. These are just some of my thoughts! 

[ohariadnes]

it was good (never looking down): a bellarke bodyguard!au

summary: 

Bellamy’s a boy band star turned solo rocker who’s trying to be a better man. Clarke’s an ex-FBI agent and self-proclaimed magnet for heartbreak. When they meet, they think they’ll be an almost, a one night escape from their real lives, but when Clarke’s assigned as Bellamy’s bodyguard, their almost turns into the potential for something real. Except neither one of them is even remotely ready for it. 

*Note this fic was prompted by the lovely @bookwormythings​ through @t100fic-for-blm​ initiative.

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[bookwormythings]

It was perfect!

[bookwormythings]

I desperately need Nace fanfic in my life. Someone give me recs if you please! 

[bookwormythings]

Dream: write something so magically beautiful people use it as the text to a gif set.

[bookwormythings]

I’ve been away but y’all I started a Nancy Drew podcast: Making A Drewd and it doesn’t totally suck!

[bookwormythings]

That was incredibly smelly

I don’t know what you mean but I smell like flowers since I showered today so…🤷🏼‍♀️

[bookwormythings]

2, 6, 9, 25 for salty asks! Whatever fandom you need to rant on (i have an idea what it is, go for it and enjoy!) :)

I have only been truly salty in two fandoms in my life: Game of Thrones and The 100. I am mostly over both of them now, but I will say this, while I will be 100% over GoT eventually and may even rewatch next year, I will never be able to watch The 100 again. That said, I'll answer this for both of those dumbass shows.

2. Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP?*

For The 100, Murven is the first one that comes to mind. I just don't like them or get it. To be honest, I am not at all convinced that LM and RH had the chemistry to pull it off, but even if they did, having someone who is disabled be with the person who disabled her just feels wrong on so many levels for me. I don't like it and the development wasn't on the show for me to even contemplate.

Game of Thrones on the other hand, had a few that come to mind but one I absolutely don't understand what people saw in Theon and Sansa. I thought Sophie and Alfie had wonderful chemistry but I didn't see it as romantic at all, but they for sure saw each other as comrades and kindred spirits. I do not get it.

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?*

Clurphy all the way! My special Slytherin pals! Clarke and Murphy should have had a solid relationship on the show but they didn't and if you had asked me about them just based on what I saw on screen, I would have been so confused by the thought. Fandom, especially fics, have just opened my eyes to them and now I can't close them at all. I love their sass together and their weirdass dark humor. Love them now and I won't be stopped.

Jonsa is the one that comes to mind for Game of Thrones. I was grossed out by the sibling thing on the show and how Jon so clearly saw her as his little sister even if I do think Kit and Sophie could have pulled it off if the writers wanted to go there but it was once again fic that made me love them.

9. Most disliked character(s)? Why?

Both have so many and for so many reasons, I don't even know where to begin.

The 100, I don't like Lexa and Echo. They both were thinly veiled strong female characters clearly written by men and were so underdeveloped their motivations rarely made sense. They had almost no characterization that was consistent and anything to love about them has been created by fandom and projected onto the screen. Neither were the feminist icons fans like to pretend they were and both were bland at best.

Game of Thrones, Ramsey need I say more. I also have no love for Stannis and Bran. Both of them were just sanctimonious assholes who thought the sacrifices others made on their behalf was worth the greater good because they died for them and they were special. Both of them were just god awful rich white men. Bran being disabled went no where in the story at all for such a big part in the first season and Stannis killed his brother for power and there was no redemption for me after that. Anyone who does anything for power is just a dick. Also, the moment Bran said, "Why do you think I came all this way." I knew I was never going to be able to rewatched without hating and resenting him.

25. How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX?

All of season 7 of The 100 sucked and it would be too complicated for a single post. Mostly, I would not concentrate on a stupid green space fog and a cult that came out of no where and focus on the closure for our characters. I don't how any decent writer would spend their last chance to be with their story and focus on a different story and characters for a potential prequel. You get one chance to say goodbye and this is what they choose and it makes no sense and they have no integrity or creativity.

Game of Thrones is easier in the sense that my biggest gripe was the pacing. Season 8 started too slow and then went way too fast. They didn't let the needed development for their ending to make sense exist on the show. They needed a few more episodes or a whole other season to really let that story breathe. That and I would not make Bran the Broken (an offensive thing) king and I would give Jaime the respect of his development deserved. Other parts of the finale I almost understood.

[sparklyfairymira]

Til Death

title: til death rating: e relationship: Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin additional tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Background Relationships, Clarke Griffin & Raven Reyes are Best Friends, Demons, Demon Hunters, Break Up, Minor Character, (s)POV Clarke Griffin, Secrets, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Reunions summary: Their connection is instant. Their love is consuming. But it's their secrets that will tear them apart.

This is a prompt for @t100fic-for-blm and a gift from @queen-of-the-wallflowers15 to @bookwormythings and comes with the message: "Congrats love. Thank you for being an absolute sweetheart."

Read it on AO3

[bookwormythings]

This was perfect!

[luminouswriter]

BELLARKE FIC!

FATE (Girl on the train)

Blank-page syndrome causes Bellamy to improvise and jump on a train to an unknown destination in search of inspiration. there, while trying to write he is approached by a beautiful stranger who introduces herself as Clarke griffin, she is curious to know everything about him and offers him to do something crazy: to get off with her at the next step and live out the next 24 hours through her eyes, Bellamy finds more than just inspiration.

This was written as part of of the @t100fic-for-blm writers initiative for @bookwormythings And thanks to the amazing @excuseyouclarke for helping Beta this fic.

Read here Ao3

[bookwormythings]

It was brilliant!! Thank you!

[poppykru]

♠ SIX OF CROWS APPRECIATION WEEK ♠

Day 2: Favourite ship

“I would come for you. I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing.