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he/they | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | 20s i have a bad habit of reading things that emotionally destroy me everything aftg @moreau29

[fruitybookworm]

should be spoiler safe as long as you remember to filter out the tags for books you're planning to read !

any recent releases or more "niche" books that i post spoilers for i'm always careful of giving a spoiler warning <3

my goodreads

[tlockish]

The funniest thing in TMR to me is that Frypan canonically stuck w that nickname because he didn’t want to be named after Sigmund Freud

[blueunio]

nine people I want to get to know better

Thanks for the tag @mourky!!

Last song(s): Sacrifice by London After Midnight

Favourite colour: teal or emerald green

Currently watching: Doctor Who season 4 (like 3rd rewatch), Torchwood

Last movie: Sinners (2025) SO SO GOOD!! peak movie

Currently reading: Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes (I kinda don't wanna finish it bc I know what's gonna happen and im scared), 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: sweet!!

Relationship: nah

Current obsession: Dragon Age insanity is still going strong

Last googled: "basalt rock flour" (gardening core)

Currently working on: small diy projects and gardening

Tagging (less than nine ppl): @heliomanteia @edenintheskies @ghost-of-spring-woods @falloutcoys @durgeapologist

[ghost-of-spring-woods]

yoo thanks for the tag!!:3 that's so nice<3

Last song(s): "Watching Birds" by Stornoway

Favourite colour: I think for now a warm sage green? something like this:

Currently watching: The Apothecary Diaries, I love their costumes! And that the main character is a girls' girl

Last movie: if it has to be specifically a movie and not a series, it might be "The VelociPastor" lol, I watched it with my friends after the obligatory Polish May grill

Currently reading: Witch Hat Atelier manga (I just got volume 13)

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: savoury

Relationship: like a romantic one? no

Current obsession: still fiddlestan

Last googled: podest synonimy (synonyms for a platform)

Currently working on: writing my silly bachelor thesis.. once I'm done with it I'll be SO back

Tagging nine people: @yeenking @iamtheunicornwizard @halosheep @sunnyd1n0 @coffee-bat @flame-cat @woolfie-artz @saint-transfag @yoinkks

no pressure ofc!!

[iamtheunicornwizard]

Aww ghost! @ghost-of-spring-woods <3 Thanks for the tag.

nine people I want to get to know better

Last song(s): Automatic - half*alive, Little Acts of Violence - Ray Bull, Like a Brother - Hey, Nothing

Favourite colour: pink! soft pink, baby pink, millennial pink, piiiink

Currently watching: Supernatural, Criminal Minds (again), Gravity Falls (constantly), Yellowjackets

Last movie: The Substance (2024)

Currently reading: Yellowface - R. F. Kuang, The Summer Hikaru Died vol 5 - mokumokuren, I Hunt Killers - Barry Lyga

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: savory

Relationship: married and also a little bit in love with all of my friends

Current obsession: Gravity Falls

Last googled: "step 4 profit meme"

Currently working on: chapter 14 of Moving Right Along, modding for Memories Zine and SGIC Zine, finishing up the last 11 days of the semester (send me good vibes and good music, I'm gonna have like 235 finals to grade at the end of the month)

Tagging nine people: @bbuzz28 @lavender-0-menace @dorykinny @hmmm-trauma @newgfblogontheblock @salamancialilypad @mothmanscryptids @renaissancelamb @multyfangirl16

[dorykinny]

Awwwww thankyou for tagging me! I love your writing <3

Last song: Full speed ahead from Epic the musical

Favourite colour: Pink!

Currently watching: BBC’s Merlin, (rewatching it again)

Last movie: either the sea beast, or I think I watched the Wild Thornberry’s movie

Currently reading: The elder’s quest by Erin hunter, even if i haven’t touched it in a good month or so

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: depends on the day, I feel like you can’t go wrong with savoury though

Relationship: haha no

Current obsession: Cookie run kingdom, also my oc’s

Last googled: “animals associated with secrets” (i was writing something)

Currently working on: A hoard of Shadowlily fanfiction, an Oc story I am considering turning into a comic, another Oc story I really like, and also just incorporating cookie run into every little thing I do

Tagging (probably not) nine people: @aceof-diamond @beetrootbug @justarandomart @f4gspeare @diddykitty746 @friedwings @purplepenguintime +anybody else who wants to join?

[lordx-cycles]

Joining Freely :)

Last Song: jealousy, jealousy - Olivia Rodigo

Favorite Color: Any

Currently Watching: Random Things On Youtube

Last Movie: TROY (2004)

Currently Reading: The Song of Achilles - Medelin Miller , And, Nightbane - Alex Aster

Sweet, Spicy, Or Savory: A Mix Of Sweet And Savory :)

Relationship: A Platonic Marriage And A Platonic Polygamous Relationship (We’re Best Friends)

Current Obsession: Greek Mythology <3

Last Googled: “Did Menelaus bed Hector before either was married” (Paraphrasing, But This Was And Still Is For A Rp)

Currently Working On: Art Project EPIC: THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES / ETMA And THE MESSENGER AND THE PROPHET For My Community

9 Tags: @give-liife @barnowlive @lunbleu @hermes-is-my-dealer @apolloinaplaguemask @hekioftroy @parisofdattroy @salinesalt @lemonbuggy (and anyone else of course)

[apolloinaplaguemask]

Eheheheheh ok

Last song: picture you by Chappell roan

Favourite colour: purple and green

Currently watching: good omens

Last movie: fuck if I know? It was probably hidden figures I think???

Currently reading: the Iliad

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: sweet

Relationship: I have a gf <3

Current obsession: epic and anything Greek mythology

Last googled: travel definition (it was for a debate I had to do in class I’m not stupid I promise)

Currently working on: a Telemachus nightmare one shot and a thing for the gelphie big bang (idk if I’m supposed to say what it is)

9 tags: let’s go ok @aiko-sera @bees-with-a-camera @apollos-dodgeball-target @armadillos-and-dragons @damsnackbar03 @mister-inconsistency @live-inthe-madness @zippyskyfalls @literallylink--who-tf-is-ravioli no pressure tags <3

[armadillos-and-dragons]

Thanks for tagging me!!

Last song(s): Sunset by BSC and Kaya Hass

Favourite colour: emerald green

Currently watching: rewatching Heartstopper with a friend

Last movie: no idea but I’m seeing Thunderbolts today

Currently reading: rereading Hunger Games cause sotr destroyed meeee

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: savory

Relationship: no thanks lol

Current obsession: Solangelo always, but also soc and my ocs recently (specifically the before and puppets (thanks @apolloinaplaguemask for reigniting that old obsession))

Last googled: …my teacher’s cousin’s murder

Currently working on: editing “the before”, writing a multichapter Solangelo AU (not titled yet)

Tagging!!: (no pressure) @greenhousenyx @ellemeditdance @femme-plant-mom @walison-abigobaldo-iii @purplecrimson @you-need-not-apply that’s not nine but oh well

[walison-abigobaldo-iii]

Hi, Thanks for tagging me, babe

Last Song(s): Moment's Silence (Common Tongue) by Hozier

Favourite colour: Sea Green, specifically the green of the beach where I leave when it's getting dark

Currently watching: Doctor Who series 11

Last Movie: I don't actually remember, but I think it was something with Elizabeth Banks because my sister is obsessing with her right now

Currently Reading: País do Carnaval (Country of Carnaval?) by Jorge, O Gostoso, Amado

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: Savoury

Relationship: No.

Currently obsession: Vidarkness

Last Googled: what does savoury mean? ( English is not my first language)

Currently working on: finishing the Snoopy embroidery someone commissioned

Tagging: (have fun, don't think too much about it) @baby-bitterfly @optimistic-autistic @darkfeather25 @making-friendos @strikenine @23beesinahoodie @3-oclock-tea @kitsu-katsu @fruitybookworm

[fruitybookworm]

oooh these are fun ! thanks for tagging me <3

Last Song(s): Vienna (In Memoriam) by The Army, The Navy

Favourite colour: green ! not neon tho, i like the darker earthy shades

Last Movie: Ultraman Rising i think ? it's been a while, i've been watching mostly tv shows lately

Currently watching: Doctor Who 2005 series 9 and Teen Wolf (my billionth rewatch lol) + following Grey's Anatomy and 9-1-1 weekly

Currently Reading: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater ! i'm at the very end of book 2 currently

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: entirely dependent on my mood,, all of them.

Relationship: Not rn

Current obsession: Red Dead Redemption 2 !! i just finished my first playthrough

Last Googled: opossum rdr2 location (doing hunting requests lmao)

Currently working on: notebook of rdr2 drawings. got a brand new notebook i wanna dedicate to that game. currently drawing charles smith <3

Tagging: i dont have any moots on this blog so i'm gonna have to be the party pooper and end this chain with me, hopefully someone else prev tagged continues it !

[fruitybookworm]

saw someone talk about book worms vs. book dragons and it made me realize i'm a fucking book wyrm

book worms: reads a ton of books book dragons: hoards a ton of books and might never actually read them all book wyrm: the hybrid, me. hoards books but also actively read them and wants to read them all

[longstoryshqrt]

honestly teresa was so real in the movie for climbing up the treehouse and throwing stuff at the gladers, i would've lost my shit if i woke up in a place full of men

[fruitybookworm]

been in a really bad reading slump lately, but i found this audiobook of iwtv on youtube that i really enjoy ! it's not riddled with a bunch of ads and the voice is perfect imo.

that being said, i was listening to it on the bus omw home from work yesterday and i zoned out for a bit just to immediately zone back in at the words "i believe i moaned aloud" being spoken in my headphones and i was like what the fuck did i miss ??

[longsightmyth]

"The problem is people don't read classics anymore"

No I think the problem is people don't read WIDELY. The ONLY ya and/or fantasy romance crowd is just as insufferable as the ONLY classics crowd or the ONLY litfic crowd or the ONLY nonfiction crowd and vice versa.

You gotta get some variety in there my guys

[longsightmyth]

Upon this post I have seen people assert that nobody needs to read 'books by dead white guys' to be widely read with the context that they believe only dead white guys wrote classics,

People saying that because classics are in fact written not only by dead white guys you can get by on only reading classics,

And the classic (hah), people are just always going to be insufferable.

All of these have missed the point and are examples of why people should in fact read widely.

[moniquill]

Read widely. Read beyond what you've been told are 'the classics'. Read works by authors from other times and places. Read works by authors who are different from yourself.

[ephemeral-gremlin]

dare i add: read a bad book once in a while too. flex your critique muscles a bit

[longsightmyth]

Actually yes this last point is an extremely valid addition

Not only does it help you learn and hash out your critique skills, you might be surprised

[the-chosen-half-of-one]

Achievement unlocked: discovered piece of media at exact right time in your life to experience maximum peak emotional impact and infatuation

[noahkirschtein]

reading the secret history and if we were villains back to back did irreparable damage to my spotify wrapped LMAO

[rosefyrefyre]

[theladyofbloodshed]

Do they know that reading is not mandatory? Nobody is forcing them to read?

[amchapel]

Who would admit this to the general public?? This is so embarrassing 😭

[ichorandpride]

oh ok so the theory that booktok people do not actually read their books and are just believing their own headcanons is correct

[gogogadgetgolem]

Imagine making “I read books” your entire personality and then just admitting you don’t actually read them?

[ziskeyt]

oh. this literacy crisis isn't going anywhere also, i thought this person's username was "probably off reading" in the way people say "i'm going off dairy" and, given what they're saying here about how they don't read. uh. i think i'm correct?

[fruitybookworm]

if i see another person complain about stories having a plot aside from romance i am going to fucking lose it- i just saw someone describe character arcs as "side quests" that distract from the main couple of my favorite manga

my brother in christ it's not a romance manga ?? yes the main characters are a couple BUT IT STILL HAS A PLOT ??

god forbid we develop the supporting cast i guess

you can critique that it might be misleading considering it often is mismarketed as a bl because the main couple is mlm, but this was a review i saw on volume 7. when you're that deep into a series you should know already that it isn't in the romance genre TT

[fruitybookworm]

sick and fucking tired of queer romances being separated from the "romance" genre and simply reduced to "bl" and "gl" (or yaoi and yuri if you will). it's still romance if it's gay, jessica.

[amalasdraws]

IT’S HAPPENING! Aran and Tao are coming to a bookstore near you in 2026 🎉

Suzanne Samin and I are so happy the boys have found a home with Putnam (Random Penguin House) and Ruta Rimas, thanks to our agent Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary.

We can’t wait to share them (and their cat friends) with all of you. More to come!

(THIS IS A MOCK COVER AND NOT THE FINAL BOOK COVER)

[puyoupuyou]

he went all sulky again

[fruitybookworm]

the fact i've seen "booktok girlies" (self-titled) complain about books having "too many words on the page" more than once is actually concerning. i can't even laugh at it cause it's infuriating to me. you're not a "reader" if you refuse to read a paragraph that is more than three sentences long.

i've even seen people say they skip past all the descriptive and introspective passages in books and only read dialogue.. what ?? watch a TV show at that point, you clearly don't actually like reading.

colleen hoover has done irreparable damage to today's "readers" with her subpar writing. like please just download wattpad if you're after smutty dialogue-heavy trash.

[denmark-street]

[fruitybookworm]

hilariously, i struggled with first-person POV when i picked up reading again

i read a fair bit as a kid, but as a teen i read almost exclusively fanfiction. fanfic, unless it's self-insert (which i can't stand) is almost always written in third person POV

i don't have an issue with any perspective now, i read Linghun recently which switched between first, second, and third person POV depending on which character the chapter followed and it was fantastic ! letting petty shit like this deter you from a book is wild