Pretty Boy Alec

So just give me your hand and I'll show you the world. Marvel, Doctor Who, Primeval, Harry Potter, Merlin, TMI/TID and so so so much more.

[flawlessbeautyqueens]

Stephanie Beatriz photographed by MK McGehee for A BOOK OF (2020)

[theharrowharkening]

If Janet from The Good Place can wear dresses and have long hair and use she/her pronouns and not be a girl, so can you!

[accounting-wunderkind]

We stan a nonbinary icon

[zesty-mordant]

[fuckwhoyoucamewith]

it’s never too late to start again. 5pm on a thursday can be your new monday. you don’t have to wait until the new year to better yourself. time is an illusion, don’t forget that. just because you woke up at 1pm, it doesn’t mean you messed your whole day up and that you can’t turn the mood around. it’s never too late to start again!!!!!

[funkyfrogoftheday]

today’s funky frog of the day is: atelopus sorianoi! commonly known as the scarlet harlequin toad or sapito arlequin de soriano, they are endemic to venezuela. their natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. they are critically endangered and may already be extinct, as they have not been seen since 1990. some locals have reported sightings, but there are no photos, and scientists cannot know for sure. they are among the 25 most wanted lost species, and due to their endangerment, not much research has been done.

[thedungeonsmith]

I have noticed a distressing trend in my d&d party

[ajani]

I mean you're not wrong exactly

[psychoticful]

“Mommy, are you a superhero? I’m a black woman in America, baby. Superheroes ain’t got nothing on me.” Hunters (S01E08)

[lizsierra]

:::Roman Pool Reflection:::

Hearst Castle is a thing of beauty, this here is one of the amazing pools on the premises, the Roman Pool. I shot this with my canon camera then processed in LR4

[thesassyducks]

Just a little swimming duck to brighten your day! 

(via)

[catsbeaversandducks]

By Karen Zack (@teenybiscuit)

[chescaleigh]

I love this meme so much. It’s just missing my favorite 

[insertchaoticenbyname]

[eggrolls-and-fandoms]

Humanity has peaked

[raeloganthesonic06fangirl]

Good stuff!

[shadowsandhunters]

I love "is it animal or food" so damn much

[scandalousladysuggestion]

have the greater part of your day taken up by your maidservant lacing you into sumptuous layers of silk and velvet, and the far greater part of your evening being unlaced out of them by your paramour. 

[scandalousladysuggestion]

unless, by chance, it should happen that your maidservant is also your paramour. in which case you have come upon a timely solution indeed. 

[thechanelmuse]

[moeeskeekin]

Literally the best post I’ve ever seen

[kofukune]

@wolfthedragon

[thechanelmuse]

[moeeskeekin]

Literally the best post I’ve ever seen

[kofukune]

@wolfthedragon

[babyanimalgifs]

[Sound on]

[fire-is-her-water]

My doggo, Ezri, who rarely barks and mostly borks.

When I got her, she’d been abused and would cower and pee at almost everything, and had been mistreated when she’d barked, so she never would. One day months after I had her she got excited on a walk and borked at a bird, and then immediately cower-peed. I had to re-teach her to bark by gathering her whole human pack and having everyone bark and howl and feed her treats and pet her till she got excited enough to join in, and then got more treats. Took a while but I was able to teach her to bork on command (and she’s gotta be excited or she just stares at me like “Sorry, the bork system needs charging”) and she’ll do it happily when she’s excited to go for a walk or upon seeing a friend, and at birds. I love her croaky borking, especially when she started off terrified of making a joyful noise.

[merak-zoran]

[corvigae]

What kind of dog is Ezri? I love her!!

[fire-is-her-water]

I… did not expect this post to blow up this much but I am delighted at all the tags and replies and Ezri has been told the internet thinks she’s a Very Good Dog. :D

She’s a German spitz - in the same family as keeshonds and pomeranians. She might be crossed with something else as her freckled coat, non-pointy nose, and personality are not standard for her breed (they’re usually a lot more high energy and excitable - she’s super laid back and chill). She’s a bit less fluffy than breed-standard too, mostly because she’s grown out from her spring/summer trim (not usually necessary/good for her type of coat but she gets terribly itchy otherwise). It also makes her look like a puppy of a large breed:

Ezri’s best friend is Murder Cat, who is a gentle friend to humans and Ezri, but does things to mice that would make Hannibal Lecter go “Isn’t that a bit much?”

I got Murder Cat as a kitten, and she used to try to nurse on everything when she was small. Eventually, she settled on her favourite thing to nurse on, Ezri, who has never had puppies and a little confused at first but eventually went with it. She grew out of it, but they have stayed snuggly buddies ever since.

New Years here is full of fireworks outside and Ezri gets Vry Scared. I usually set her up somewhere with a snuggly spot right by me, and Murder Cat comes and does this all night: 

She goes everywhere with me in my bakfiets (cargo bike) and lets me warm my hands in her fur on cold days.

And her ears disappear if I say her name to get her attention.

ok so great thanks for coming to my TED talk about my dog, good night, drive safe

[dailydoseofcrazy-things]

I would die for her. She is precious.

[shadowsandhunters]

I am CRYING, Ezri deserves the whole world

[no-chill-at-all]

[wildlyannoyingdoofus]

These kinds of responses are my FAVORITE. Some examples to answers to this question I have heard:

1.

“Okay, and who’s the president?”

“Obama, no wait, shit *vehemently* fuck, I hate him… what’s his name…”

“It’s okay, you know who he is.”

2.

“Who’s the president?”

“*drunkenly angry and confused* ..uhhhhhhh…Orange… damn it what’s the fuck’s name….

“Yup, good enough.”

3.

“And who’s the president,”

“Not fuckin’ Obama!”

“I feel ya.”

4.

“Who’s the president- wait, nevermind you’re from Korea you said, right? So who’s-“

“Everybody knows that Trump-bitch.”

“Oh, well, alright then.”

5. (My personal favorite)

“Who’s the president?”

“Ew.”

“Good enough.”

[epaulettes]

My roommate is a neurologist and has to do this check all the time. Her all-time favorite so far has been “ay dios mio” during which the woman was vigorously crossing herself.

[moodyehudi-deactivated20180519]

lol me too , lady

[emi--rose]

One time I got “that orange fuck” from a very cute little old lady with urosepsis

[nezumipi]

I have - quite unintentionally - contributed to this phenomenon.

I was waking up from surgery in the post-op observation room, where they kept people before sending them off to the ICU. The nurse was talking to me as I was semi-awake, telling me that as soon as it was ready, I would be sent to room 2008.

I did not hear the word “room”.

I started trying to sit up and get out of bed (entirely unsuccessfully), shouting (mumbling forcefully), “He’s not president yet! I have to warn everyone!”

[magimerlyn]

That’s awesome. Thank you for trying to warn us

[coolcurrybooks-deactivated20230]

Shout out to my friend @theinternationalacestation for giving me the topic and helping me put this list together. She’s the best, and you can read her fic under the name yellow_caballero on AO3. 

Of the above, the flash fiction, short stories, and one of the novellas are all available free and legally online. And they’re just the tip of the iceberg! There’s so much great short science fiction and fantasy short fiction out there. If you enjoy these stories and want to read more, take a look at some of the magazines’ other stories. Special shout out to Uncanny Magazine’s recent Disabled People Destroy Fantasy issue. Also, RIP to Apex Magazine, I miss you a ton. 

Most of the short stories didn’t have illustrations, so I made do with clip art and stock photos of varying degree of relevance. 

Below the cut, I’m linking to the short stories in question. For the books, I’m linking to the Goodreads pages. I hope you guys find some stories you love! 

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[coolcurrybooks-deactivated20230]

I’ve done some Twitter threads on this topic, so thought it might be nice to do a Tumblr post too. One of my pet peeves is when people act like adult fantasy (or sci-fi for that matter) is just a straight white dude thing and that diversity only exists in young adult fantasy. That’s such a disservice to all the authors of marginalized identities currently writing adult fantasy!

Authors and books below the cut, including links to Goodreads. I’m not providing trigger warnings (if I make the post too long Tumblr starts freaking out about it), but you can use the search function on Goodreads reviews to find more specifics. 

EDIT: TERFS CAN FUCK OFF!!! I would think you absolute vile pieces of human garbage would be able to recognize when a post is trans inclusive but apparently I have to publicly tell you to get off my fucking post. I hope all of you die in a ditch. 

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