Lilac Solanum

Liana, sher/her, 1986, Virgo like Beyonce. You know those blogs with a coherent theme and organized tags? Those blogs are nice, aren't they?

[lilacsolanum]

Harry Du Bois makes me think about Chris Farley a lot. When I inevitably come across someone trying to uwu-i-fy him, I'm making them watch Chris Farley's final SNL appearance Clockwork Orange style.

[luna-azzurra]

Just spent 45 minutes researching what a specific street in a city smells like in october so i could write the word "damp." the word is in the final draft. it is doing its job. it cost me 45 minutes and a mild obsession with historical weather records. worth it. the word is perfect. you would not believe how hard i worked on that word.

[plus-size-aesthetics]

[catchymemes]

[wumbreon]

May we all know decadence such as this

[lilacsolanum]

I am playing my first run through as Disco Elysium as a centrist, not because I necessarily want to, but because I am going to zone out during political exposition and not be super sure what I'm agreeing to so I just go "Haha! Wow!" as long as I can. And actually that is how many centrists work in real life as well.

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[zigdirty]

We're not leaving this gem to languish in the comments:

[orpheuslament]

i will personally never understand that thing people do when theyre like "i thought this was a good piece of art until i realised its fetish/pornographic" like why does art lose value if the artist was a little horny when they made it. why is that so scary. im sure a lot of the old masters were doing portraits of their lovers slightly bricked up & theyre still displayed in museums. why is sexual arousal not an acceptable source of inspiration when like every other emotion is. well i mean i know why sadly but i do not like it so i'll continue to complain about it

[digitalkiddo]

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

[cricketcat9]

PSA for fanfic writers, and to check a few of the above myself ( how to be a convincing liar)

[thejusticethatissocial]

flesh flesh flesh flesh flesh flesh flESH FLESH FLESH FLESHFLESHFLESH

[dragon-hoard]

if you are going to need some kind of sedative for 4th of july fireworks for your pets NOW IS THE TIME TO SCHEDULE THOSE APPOINTMENTS TO ASK FOR THEM

NOT WHEN ITS 2 DAYS AWAY

[alex51324]

I feel like to really get this circulating as it should, we need it superimposed over the picture of the turkey going in the fridge. (I can't do it I'm on my phone.)

[lilacsolanum]

Finally playing Disco Elysium. The deep love and immediate obsession I always knew I'd have with that game has set in within two hours. Kim Kitsuragi is who I want to be and Harry Du Bois is who I am. I am constantly asking myself "wait is that a piece of world building or is Harry just showing me his very special worldview."

[lilacsolanum]

Best friend accidentally summarized this game.

[augustnugs]

no thoughts, just davrin in lingerie 💙

mods x, x, x

[markovchaingang]

americans are a saudi oil baron's idea of classy. brits are an american's idea of classy. the french are a brit's idea of classy. unfortunately the chain ends here since the french's idea of classy is also the french

[theehorsepusssy]

[bloodraven55]

once you recognise the ubiquitous and inevitable fandom life cycle it becomes much easier to free yourself from it and just keep enjoying things in a more healthy way while still thinking critically about them

[lilacsolanum]

Finally playing Disco Elysium. The deep love and immediate obsession I always knew I'd have with that game has set in within two hours. Kim Kitsuragi is who I want to be and Harry Du Bois is who I am. I am constantly asking myself "wait is that a piece of world building or is Harry just showing me his very special worldview."

[sister-lucifer]

i would trust weird al with my drink at a party. granted he may put one of those capsules that expands into a sponge animal in it,

[rhyme-plus-zombie]

sorry i had a vision and i just had to draw it