Introduction Post: Tristan Finally Tries Organising His Blog. Friends and Mutuals Alike "Shocked", "Suspicious", "Afraid He Has Become A Victim Of Possession"
(Riders of the Sidhe, John Duncan)
Hello! I'm Tristan and I write a bunch of Anderperry (usually Todd-centric) fic when the time allows for it (which isn't often)! Relevant links below.
(I may reblog things which are NSFW, have nudity, etc. If that isn't your thing, please look elsewhere 🫡)
My AO3
#tristan writes - fics, snippets, a weekly WIP Wednesday, and anything else that comes to mind
#dead poets society - dps posts. I will not lie, this is mostly posts from my writing tag.
#tristan's travelling library - excerpts I find compelling from whatever book I'm currently reading
(This is by no means a solely DPS blog, but since I pretty much only write DPS fic that's what this intro post is geared towards. The knight divider is courtesy of @sweetmelodygraphics.)
Current WIPs are:
The Valley of the White Horse (working title) - an AU based off of The Little White Horse. Younger in nature, set in 1802. Todd as a young orphan-in-all-but-name sent to live with distant cousin John Keating, discovering family secrets and repairing village rifts along the way. Low fantasy, cosy pastoral setting, slight pastiche of Regency literature (think paragraphs-long digressions which are just descriptions of food).
The Eremite - a series of vignettes spanning four decades of the life of mathematician Todd Anderson, as he falls in and out of love with two men, solitude, and an unproven theorem.
Leading Lines - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty! AU. Neil as a famous photojournalist and Todd as his introverted point-of-contact and maladaptive daydreamer, who winds up having to break out of his shell and chase him across the world to find a missing negative.
The Grail Triptych - another AU meant to evoke a particular brand of 20th century British children's fantasy; this time specifically the The Dark is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper. A convalescent's holiday in the West Country for schoolboys Todd, Charlie, and Meeks spins out of control when they discover a mysterious map. With the help of Charlie's mysterious Great-Uncle John, they must find the treasure to which it leads - easier said than done with strange magical forces conspiring against them, a foreboding new neighbour watching their every move, and something not quite there about Todd...
If any of these sound interesting to you - stick around! I'm working on them very slowly (The Valley of the White Horse, at the moment). In the meantime, asks are welcome, and if you want to request an Anderperry drabble, feel free! Just understand that there will probably be a turnaround of up to several months on that. Also, no NSFW requests, thanks.
“hallelujah” by leonard cohen being played as an easter and christmas song, “zombie” by the cranberries” being played as a halloween song, and “born in the U.S.A.” by bruce springsteen being played as a Fourth of July/generic us patriotism song have got to be a special trifecta of the most no-listening-comprehension musical moments that happen on seasonal playlists every single year
Ask yourself, how does this piece make you feel? (No wrong answers)
Look for an artist statement nearby. What does it say about the artist and their relationship to their work? What does the artist say that they are trying to convey with their art? What contextual clues can you pick up from what they say about their background, or what they omit?
Look at the title of the piece. What is the artist saying about their work by naming it that, either explicitly or implicitly?
Look at the medium. Is there anything about the piece that stands out to you, knowing what it's made of?
Look at the year it was made. What cultural events might have been happening around this time? Was this piece part of a particular art movement? What was the purpose of that art movement, and what was it trying to say?
Accept that sometimes, you still might not get it. This is perfectly okay.
louis smiling and confirming to regina that hes gay is so funny to me.... no no i didnt want SEX oh god, you mustve thought i was so creepy haha. Noooo omg i want you to act like my dead vampire daughter who was also a stand in for my humam sister who died believing me to be a monster. which i am.
the penis was a component of the extinct mammal known as the "human." while its true function is unclear, experts believed it allowed them to locate rare tubers hidden in the soil
Ironically enough, this was actually the original use of a penis! The Roman 'penis' was a tool used for disturbing soil, principally for planting and later unearthing root vegetables (admittedly rarely tubers outside of North Africa). The tool was often used as a euphemism for the phallus owing to its shape and its propensity for plunging into holes. As agriculture developed and the penis fell out of fashion, the term was still used as a euphemism. As it happens, it also entered English as a euphemism, with Enlightenment era scholars and doctors using the 'Latin word' as a scientific term over 'vulgar' Middle English equivalents.
you're not making enough of stone fruit season. that's another thing you're fucking up. a few dozen stone fruit seasons you get your whole life. you need to take a hard look at your peach and mango consumption.
