[monstrify]

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my writing: whatever snippets and short scenes I post here reading recs: recommendations of my favorite writers and mutuals my pets: babies :)

everything with teeth wip

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of two minds wip

[ololygas]

social skills training, solmaz sharif

[themonstrousother]

The Doppelgänger is a second self, or alter ego, which appears as a distinct and separate being apprehensible by the physical senses (or at least, by some of them), but exists in a dependent relation to the original. By 'dependent' we do not mean ‘subordinate’, for often the double comes to dominate, control, and usurp the functions of the subject; but rather that, qua double, it has its raison d'être in its relation to the original. Often, but not always, the subject and his double are physically similar, often to the point of absolute identity. Brothers (sisters are a rarity in this literature), and especially twins, may be doubles, but where this is the case there is always an element, whether overtly supernatural, numinous or otherwise extraordi-nary, which goes beyond the merely natural relationship. The most characteristic Doppelgänger always have a supernatural or subjective aspect, which does not imply that, within the scheme of the fictions they inhabit, they have no objective existence. On the contrary, the psychological power of the device lies in its ambiguity, in the projection of the subject's subjectivity upon a being whose reality the structure of the novel or story obliges the reader to accept.

The Double in Nineteenth Century Literature, John Herdman

[passioflos]

Maggie Nelson, Bluets

[lavenderpanic]

all of my writing is actually just thinly-veiled fantasy about being seen at your worst and still being loved

[knightwithahundredkings]

I really recommend the Táin Bó Cúailnge to anyone looking to get into medieval literature because it's a great story, brilliant poetry (I read the Carson translation, and the way he translates the roscada sections are beautiful) and the backbone of the Ulster Cycle, but it's also just really fucking funny. It has a very slapstick yet dry sense of humor that provides just enough comic relief to make the dramatic moments of the story even more impactful. Genuinely I laugh out loud every few pages. Go read it.

[knightwithahundredkings]

You can't make this shit up

[clickrtraind]

happy pride month. no i do not want to watch rocky horror picture show

[ghost-opal]

I support copyright infringement wholeheartedly. People should pirate things. People should make archives of things. People should use things other people make in their art, people should alter other people's art, people should be able to record and copy and be inspired by other people's art, and nobody should get to have a say in who does and doesn't do this. Especially online.

Online copyright is the capitalist illusion that the binary numbers you shuffle around the Internet are some tangible commodity but it's not. You can copy paste things. Being pro copyright is accepting that the vice grip capitalism has on ppls minds must extend to information and art too.

Its literally just a broader version of NFT logic. If you support copyright you're effectively saying NFTs are real and good

INB4: copyright infringement and plagiarism are 2 different things. so are libel, impersonation, misinformation, and doxxing. before you think of a gotcha situation to retort with, do first consider if it actually falls in one of these categories instead.

[dogpuppy]

[rb-theartgoat]

Was going to try to colour it, but my friends suggested keeping it black and white. This is what i imagine my tiefling's abberant powers would eventually look/manifest as whenever she's using them (the purple tiefling girl).

This is also supposed to have a sister piece w her looking very normal, but I started colouring that and didn\'t finish it yet, so that will come later. Hella proud of this one

[seekingstars]

HOW’S THAT HOUSE THAT RAISED YOU? - Lev St. Valentine

[loversbrotherskillers]

lights up my ocs and smokes them like a cigarette

[witchpassing]

maybe the cold and squirming thing from beyond the stars isn't in the mood for tentacle rape this evening. maybe it'd like to bottom for a change. have you considered that

[witchpassing]

transmasc user fails to comprehend the joke of post about transmisogyny in an extremely condescending way. many such cases

[stargazersasha]

returning to this brilliant post bc ​ive been getting really into centaurs lately for normal reasons and im really noticing that this is a trend there too. presumably this pervades in many terato spaces but im not extraordinarily active in many of those. anyway it’s already exhausting lol, it really hit me when i saw a random post that was like “centaur gf” and one of the things was “big spoon obviously” and it reallyyyy made me pause and go holdddd on lol. obviously centaurs are pregnant with metaphor but omfg maybe the huge horse girl wants to be cuddled too bitch. it happens with werewolves too and it’s just so obvious. why would a girl with a wolfcock exist if not to breed. why would a girl with a horsecock exist. and like, god, the most frustrating thing abt this is is that i know it probably seems ridiculous from the point of anyone who’s not a trans girl lol.

tl:dr; if you have a tentacle monster gf, or a centaur gf or a werewolf gf, you better be doing crazy shit to her prostate. and hold her. and get her flowers. you all treat any remotely monstrous woman as a phallus and it’s annoying!! come up with something else!

[s1ck0]

Vorace by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard

[enchantedbook]

Dragon by Marion Bulot

[annori]

Gerardo Sámano Córdova from Monstrilio (2023)

[ruvviks]

OC ASK GAME

Where was your OC born, and where did they grow up?

How does your OC remember their childhood? Is this an accurate reflection of what their childhood was actually like?

If your OC could revisit their childhood, what would they want to change about it, if anything at all?

Describe three of the most important photographs your OC owns.

What is your OC's gender identity and sexual orientation? Is this also what they identify as in canon, or are they not (fully) aware?

How comfortable is your OC in their skin? Do they like who they are? What would they want to change about themself?

What is your OC's occupation?

What does your OC's family look like?

Describe a mundane day in your OC's life.

Does your OC have any physical scars? What is the story behind them?

What does your OC carry around in their pockets? What about their bag?

What is the worst thing that has happened to your OC? How has it affected their behavior, their health, and their life in general?

What is something your OC does (to others) that they would not like if others did to them? Are they aware that they do this?

Does your OC hold grudges? How good are they at letting things go? Do they believe in second chances?

What is your OC's fatal flaw?

Is there anyone your OC has lost contact with? What happened?

What are some of your OC's coping mechanisms during stressful or overwhelming periods in their life?

What are your OC's bad habits?

How does your OC handle preparing for and initiating a difficult conversation? How does the conversation itself go?

How quick is your OC to shift blame? Do they own up to their mistakes, or are they prone to start pointing fingers at others?

How does your OC handle criticism?

How good is your OC at apologizing, if they do this at all?

What is your OC like when they're angry?

What is your OC like when they're upset?

What is your OC's deepest desire? Would they ever ask for this?

How quickly does your OC reach their breaking point? What are they like when this point has been reached?

What are some assumptions others make about your OC? Are any of them true?

What does your OC think others are saying about them behind their back? Is any of this true?

What are three traits your OC has that can both have positive as well as negative qualities?

How paranoid is your OC? How does this affect their daily life?

Are there any places or people your OC is avoiding?

How does your OC handle rejection?

How does your OC handle jealousy?

What would be some of the signs your OC is starting to push people away?

If your OC had to kill someone, how would they do it? If killing is a near-daily occurrence to them, what is their preferred method?

Does your OC believe they deserve it when bad things happen to them?

What is the most common feeling or emotion in your OC's life?

What is the most recurring theme in your OC's nightmares?

What is your OC's pain tolerance like? What is the worst pain they have ever felt?

What is your OC afraid of?

Has your OC ever hurt someone, either physically or verbally?

How easily influenced by others is your OC?

What are common things your OC worries about?

Do others consider your OC to be scary or intimidating?

Does your OC keep their promises? Have they ever broken one before?

Does your OC carry any guilt with them?

If your OC had to pick a new identity and skip town, what would they come up with? Where would they go?

What would your OC do if they knew that this was their last day alive?

Does your OC fear death?

How does your OC die, eventually?