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they cut off my ankles
because if I run I may break my legs
they cut off my wrists
because they thought I would be dissuaded from touching hot stoves
they gouged out my eyeballs
so I wouldn’t see the war on TV
they cut out my tongue
because my words may come back and bite me right back
finally they stopped my heart
because that was the best way to protect me
Five years ago, a lost story from 2015 began to be revealed to the public in its entirety. A story of danger, adventure, chance, friendship, love, heroism...and dinosaurs.
sudden feeling that i have fucked up badly with like all of my friends . guys are we okay
Annual Roundup Time!
Hello, you! Yes, you! Do any of the following apply to you?
You enjoy books, podcasts, music, fanfic, and/or a very-small-amount-of-filmed-media, and you like lists of recommendations for those things!
Bonus if you like picture books! There's a lot of picture books!
You work with children and like to hear about themes, projects, and ideas that have worked for other people who work with children!
You find me so endlessly fascinating that you will read anything I write!
Specifically you'd actually want to read about my real life and Christmas and stuff that has nothing to do with recommendations and program ideas!
Then you MUST click on this link to read my ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF EVERYTHING 2025!
It's nicely organized so that you can skim to the parts that interest you! The Media Reviews are in the second portion, below the Real Life portion.
Also, as one of the lists of media reviews is the Top Fanfic I Read This Year, and last year I determined that fanfic writers like to know they made a "Top Fanfic I Read" list more than they hate being tagged in a "Rambly Thing From Someone They Don't Care About," I would like to let the following tumblr users know they are on the list (I have done my best to determine which fic writers line up with which tumblr users, for the ones I don't know on tumblr already. So hi, if you don't know me, I'm pretty sure I'm actually talking about your fic!):
@theroseunblown ! @unpretty ! @stephsageek ! @owlinaminor ! @luckyywritess ! @backpacks-tua ! @callonpeevesie !
And about five other people who either don't have a Tumblr or can't be found on Tumblr by searching their AO3 name! (REALLY, Missy @ AO3? How is anyone supposed to find your hypothetical tumblr THAT way?!)
And a whole lot of traditionally published writers and illustrators who could also theoretically have a tumblr but I'm not aware of them, and it's weirder to tag people for those things anyway, even though these aren't reviews so much as recommendations which is less weird!
Oh, but there are also shout-outs of thank yous to @literaticat for a book rec, @doyoulikethissong-poll for a music rec, and one of @itsdlevy's co-podcasters (and said podcast) for a completely different podcast rec, but he actually had nothing to do with that, just Michal! Although come to think of it there's also a vague reference to a different podcast episode he guested on in the section before that! Oh, and @stephsageek for a moving picture rec but that's already covered in the fanfic rec! Actually one of the other moving picture recs came from a LOT of people on Tumblr but I can't possibly think of who all it was! And several of the fanfic recs I originally got off of Tumblr as well but I don't remember from who, except @non-plutonian-druid but I already tagged @theroseunblown directly!
And @sunnymarbles got homemade corduroys for Christmas and makes everyone watch Percy Jackson! And @dannypageoflight was at several of the discussed events but is not mentioned whatsoever!
And @grrlpup already commented on the post WHILE I WAS TYPING THIS! @grrlpup therefore beats everybody else's shoutout because commenting is an awesome thing and I was just about to encourage everyone else to comment!
Óen (Part 1)
Okay, I've been egged on repeatedly by the wonderful @idontknowreallywhy to have a go at this, but I'm a little nervous cos I've never written any HTTYD fanfic ever and am a bit short on the canon in my head, so be kind as I make up a pile of stuff as I go along.
This is a Thunderbirds Are Go and How to Train Your Dragon crossover and I'm chewing fingernails..
Many thanks to both @onereyofstarlight and @idontknowreallywhy for their support in this insanity.
This little bit is just set up so don't expect much, but I hope you enjoy it. My apologies to Toothless.
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Hiccup Haddock III was an idiot.
Toothless, the midnight black night fury he was currently clinging to, no doubt agreed.
“I’m sorry, bud, you were right. We should have gone back earlier.” The words were whipped from his mouth by the raging winds, but as always, Toothless heard him regardless.
A deep rumble in the dragon’s throat, vibrating against Hiccup’s thighs, indicated agreement on all fronts.
Hiccup should have known better. He’d seen the signs of changing weather but had ignored them, convincing himself they had a few moments longer. Unfortunately, said weather had disagreed and whipped up one of those sudden storms that had Berk locked down and huddled away.
Except Hiccup and Toothless were in the middle of the ocean with no protection.
He grit his teeth against the wind, desperately attempting to help Toothless manage their flight. At first, he had tried for home, his dragon friend whacking him with an ear flap in annoyance…always listen to your dragon…but the conditions had changed so abruptly for the worse, that now it was a case of desperately trying to keep aloft and not slammed into the ocean.
They had tried for height, Toothless as always knowing exactly how high they were, in an attempt to get above the storm. But the thunderheads went on forever and they reached as high as Hiccup could go - Toothless could always go higher, but he didn’t seem inclined to do it carrying a frozen friend on his back.
Toothless snarled and then attempted speed, trying to get out of the squall. But Thor had other ideas and along with several lightning strikes that had Hiccup’s hair standing on end, despite the wind and now the sleet, it soon became a struggle to stay in the sky at all, much less attain any directional speed.
And now they were in trouble.
Astrid was going to kill him if he managed to ever see her again.
Dad…
Dad, as always was the reason he was out here in the first place. Just another day where father and son just couldn’t see eye to eye. Another day that found Hiccup fleeing on Toothless and no doubt Stoick the Vast ranting in the smithy with Gobber.
Ice bit into his skin.
Beneath him, Toothless growled in alarm as they were suddenly swept sideways and down.
“Toothless!”
His friend’s wings struggled against the gale, but were snapped back, his growl turning into a wail of pain.
The wind took them and Hiccup could do little but cling to Toothless as they were swept into a dark and violent maelstrom.
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It was all sensation after that. Toothless fighting beneath him. Pain. Freezing everything.
Screaming darkness.
This was it. His own stupidity, not listening to his dragon, and forever being fearful of his father and the future. It all had finally done him in.
Hiccup the Idiot.
Saved Berk, but was too stupid to save himself.
A sudden yank upwards against the wind startled him. But before he could react something grabbed him.
What?!
He was lifted from Toothless. A tug as his safety line pulled then fell slack as if snapped. No!
NO!
He struggled but it was too dark and whatever had him, had a solid grip. “Toothless!”
The wind raged but he wasn’t falling. He attempted to fight himself free, but his arms were pinned to his sides and he couldn’t…
“Toothless!”
The wind whipped the name from his mouth.
Toothless was gone. He had to be. His dragon couldn’t fly without him. His thoughts swirled like the wind battering his senses and he clenched his eyes shut in grief. Toothless!
“You’re going to be okay.”
The words were heavily accented and heard mostly through whatever he was held against, and he only heard them because the winds were dying.
The winds were dying.
Hiccup flung his eyes open. He was flying. But not on Toothless. His heart lurched.
He was on another dragon, black and silver danced beneath a dark grey sky. In the distance the sun managed to peek through over a bunch of islands fading into the grey sea.
“Toothless!”
“Óen has your dragon. Don’t be worried.” There was such surety in that voice, Hiccup had to believe.
“Who?”
“Scott o’ Clan O’Treasaigh and Óen. We’re here to rescue you.”
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Next
I’ve been trying to break back into the rdr fandom (mostly with Abigail content which may be the reason), but also break into other fandoms. It’s been challenging. IDK if it’s because of the characters I focus on, or it’s a small fish in an ocean situation for the more popular characters I want to write for. I even blazed one of my posts offering hc / prompt requests and such. (Yes, I know, that may be sad, but I wanted to see if it would work. It didn’t work at all.) My concern is that master list still has stuff when I was first writing for fandoms and I’m not as pleased with what I used to write. The few requests I have written recently recently haven’t been noticed. I’m not at all asking for compliments, I’m talking about future writing. My only idea is that I’ll keep sharing small head canon prompts and maybe something will happen soon. Having more recent examples of writing might help.
i think im like constantly on the verge of being out of touch with memes and current internet shit. which is probably a good thing i should not be as in it as i was when i was like 16 forever
