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[samwwise]

crowley shifting into protective husband mode

[kaleidoscope-vol2]

[iloveyoudie]

Desperate measures must be taken.

[thudworm]

I keep forgetting to share a photo of my writing journal cover, so here it is!

The quote is from a @drchucktingle post in reply to someone asking his opinion about fanfic. I don't know why, but the wording really spoke to me, and I wanted to keep it in some way.

[drchucktingle]

LOVE IS REAL

[writing-prompt-s]

nobody believes you. They all think you made some sort of bargain or deal. Maybe even consuming souls… but the truth is that you became the most powerful mage in the world by getting enough sleep, studying, and eating right.

[mafuyuh]

the KFC breakup

[crimson-chains]

Hahaha, it's Arthur "Art" Nouveau!! ^^ Wanted to play with the style again :D

[crimson-chains]

Arthur and Damien again! ^^

[owlgams]

[sleepparalysisgeek]

A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan #1) by Arkady Martine: The Lures of a Devouring Culture and a Question of Identity

It isn’t such a rare experience to find a story that actively dissects the self with surgeon-like precision. But when it happens, one can’t help but take a moment to reflect. Especially one that has crossed the borders of being just personal, rather, a story that interrogates so many conflicting feelings on identity and belonging. And even more so, a story that takes you almost physically to a place where you can confront those feelings again and again.

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is a book that asks the question: what if you love that which exists to harm you? What if you’re yearning for acceptance where you’re seen as an Other? Indeed, the book opens with a dedication to “anyone who has ever fallen in love with a culture that was devouring their own.” For someone whose history mostly involved hundreds of years of colonisation and assimilation, the effects of which are still very evident today, I am familiar with how both gratifying and nauseating that is.

In the book, we follow Mahit Dzmare from Lsel Station, an ambassador hurriedly chosen to report to the imperial City of the Teixcalaanli Empire, the Jewel of the World. Before she left, Mahit was given two primary directives: to find out what happened to the previous ambassador, Yskandr Aghavn — from whom she inherited an imago machine where his memory-self has been integrated into her neurology, but is very outdated — and to ensure Lsel Station independence from the ever extending rays of a bright and vast empire.

As soon as she arrives, we’re immediately thrust in the middle of a complex game which involves navigating Teixclaanli court, dealing with a malfunctioning imago machine, and figuring out which of the players are friend or foe. It’s easy to forget that the whole book more or less happens within a week with how relentless the pacing is. However, much like your classic spies who have to adapt fast and think on their feet, take every piece of information close to heart and try your best not to be mesmerised by imperial intrigue.

👉 Read more here 👈

[sleepparalysisgeek]

Good Omens Season 2: Not A Review But An Argument

As it was and ever will be when there’s a show that’s already two weeks old, do tread lightly, spoilers abound beyond the line.

White-cheddar-crusted fingers hung halfway towards the bowl of popcorn my sister and I were sharing. Sometimes, while watching a beloved show, you reach a point when it becomes absolutely necessary to stay still. Not one. Single. Move. Afraid that even the slightest eyeball movement will disturb a scene. The last 15 minutes of Episode 6 definitely warranted it.

Good Omens Season 2 is a culmination of a lot of things within the four years of waiting. Of crumbs and snippets. Of interviews and soundbytes. Of loose details and speculation. Of wait-and-sees. Of vibrating excitement, and finally, release.

As we stared at our shocked faces on the screen while the credits were rolling, the sentiments I had flowing out of me over the course of the six episodes were very quickly being replaced by more intense feelings I had no way of channelling. Much like Crowley when he found out about Jim hiding in Aziraphale’s bookshop, deep breathing didn’t seem enough. But unlike him, I can’t exactly let it out through smoke and lightning.

So I sit unmoving, popcorn forgotten. When finally the credits ended and Amazon Prime teased us to watch this rollercoaster again, I could not help but feel — and I’ve luckily watched a few in my short life — that I’ve just seen one of the best written stories.

👉 Read more here 👈

[cherrybeez]

[nobody-is-here01]

Aizawa : What do you call disobeying the law?

Vigilante deku : A hobby.

Aizawa : *crosses his arms*

Vigilante deku : That we do not engage in.

[vixvaporub]

Chainsaw Man | チェンソーマン – Chapter 33 ⊙ Mission Start

[morerevenge]

Me watching anything

[julebug123]

Guys a few days ago i saw these two guys that were both probably in their early twenties at the store at like nine o'clock at night and one of them was wearing these fuzzy duck sandals that quacked loudly every time he took a step and his friend was pacing away from him as fast as he could going “I don’t know you. We are not friends.” While the other laughed hysterically about his duck shoes.

[jmfenner91]

Inktober Day 25 - Tempting

[chemmerson]

dear writers who are slower/take more time with their writing or writers who are on hiatus or writers who are trying to find their voice again, i see you and i love you and you are valid