#read this immediately

[rangosmango7]

… another Debt of Time fanart bc im currently listening to the AMAZING audiobook by @beatificbean again for the millionth time

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH IN THIS FIC

dedicated to The Debt of Time by ShayaLonnie on ao3

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[angel-thorne2022]

i just finished a novel that ruined me in the best way and i need everyone to read it immediately.

it’s about a multilingual interpreter who gets thrown into the chaos of a celebrity’s collapsing career and instead of breaking under the pressure she becomes the one person who sees him the one person who stays the one person who refuses to let him fall apart alone.

and he— god. he goes from guarded and exhausted and terrified of being used to soft and steady and choosing her every single day.

it’s slow burn. it’s healing. it’s “i’ve got you” whispered in hallways. it’s “you don’t have to be afraid anymore.” it’s two people learning how to breathe again in each other’s presence.

There’s a scandal. There’s a press conference that had me shaking. There’s a confession scene that feels like a heartbeat. There’s a first date that’s so gentle it hurts. a first kiss that feels like a promise. A first “I love you” whispered in the dark when the world is finally quiet. And six months later they’re living together, drinking morning coffee, choosing each other like it’s the easiest thing in the world.

If you want a story about surviving the storm and finding home in a person, this is it. This is the one.

[aeliagioia]

Y'all. Run - do not walk - RUN to get your hands on this book.

The BANTER. The flirting, the affection, the friendships, the family, the love, the humor - all came together into a lovely, brilliant feast. I laughed so hard at one point, I dropped the book and scared the cat. I cried more than once. I'll be smiling for a long time. My heart is so full.

Now I want to taste all the wine and gorge on all the Iranian food.

Spice was mild (To be fair *insert Letterkenny characters singing* prior to this, I read Priest by Sierra Simone, SO most things are going to be mild by comparison). Still, it was hot and exquisitely written, and THANK GOD no fade to blacks.

I loved it, I will re-read but I need to find an Iranian restaurant or a cookbook first. Probably both.

Ten out of five stars, bravo @adibkhorram

[lustfulcat]

every single one of us the devil inside...

[ryotoakira]

Busu ni Hanataba wo

[nevermindirah]

We're the reason we're here

a Book of Nile fic by @sindirimba Nile-centric and Nile POV Explicit 26 chapters, posting weekly on Saturdays

Nile successfully argues for the benefits of apology and, eventually, grants a little mercy to herself, too.

When @sindirimba asked me to beta what was at the time intended to be her Big Bang fic I jumped at the chance screamed and begged to be allowed to beta what I was already sure would be a masterpiece. It's been an overwhelming (affectionate) and life-affirming delight to follow along as she crafted this story, and when she decided to pull out of the Big Bang and start posting it weekly this spring, I knew what I had to do.

Image description: Nine square images laid out in a 3 by 3 grid, described left to right, top to bottom. Each described in loving detail under the read more:

1. A museum interior, a sculpture display room. In the foreground we see a sculpture of two nude figures in marble. One is seated on a tall plinth, hands at their sides, legs parted slightly, breasts and long hair hanging loose and relaxed. The other figure is kneeling, abs bunched up as they lean in to caress the seated figure's calf and kiss their shin.

2. A green and white checkered picnic blanket spread out in the grass on a very sunny day that makes the grass look yellow as well as green. There's a small picnic basket tipped onto its side, spilling red and green grapes onto the blanket, and a larger basket with a lid flipped up to show baguettes and a bottle of wine inside. A straw fedora hat rests on the closed side of the larger basket.

3. A shot from ground level up to the under-construction spires of a cathedral. The bright blue sky is almost entirely concealed by darkening clouds and cranes tower over the unfinished church. Whether due to incomplete construction or by design, the aesthetic is eerie, the cathedral's brick work textured more like a drip sandcastle or a termites' palace. The building is massive, and as beautiful as it is unsettling.

4. The entryway area of a home. A medium-brown wood credenza is the focal point and atop it are a simple metal and white lamp, two leafy house plants, a small art piece of twisted metal resting atop a book, and an art piece that looks like maybe fossilized tree root.

5. Kiki Layne posing on a big white couch in the bright afternoon sun, looking past the camera, a quiet beach scene stretching out behind her. She's wearing a white black and yellow striped sundress, high-heeled yellow sandals, big gold or yellow hoop earrings, oversized cat-eye sunglasses, and a coordinating striped headband, her hair in a sophisticated updo. From Kiki's instagram.

6. Matthias Schoenaerts looking off to the left (giving the illusion of Booker looking at Nile in the previous image) in a shot taken on the coastline at dusk. His longish hair is windswept and we see him from the chest up wearing only a simple dark t-shirt and a thick but well-trimmed beard. The coastline is more rocks than sand stretching from where he stands to the pink horizon in the distance. From Matthias's instagram.

7. Matthias Schoenaerts looking off into the distance, this time to the right (and again giving the illusion of Booker looking at Nile) in another coastline shot at dusk but seemingly a different beach. The background is indistinct beyond a calm ocean stretching toward the bright yellows and reds of the sun hovering just above the horizon. He's wearing a white tank top and his beard is thick and a little scruffy, his longish hair fanning out from under a straw fedora similar to the one seen in the picnic scene above. From Matthias's instagram.

8. A detail shot of a quilt in greens and blues with yellow and black accents. The patchwork pieces and seam lines form intricate geometric patterns. Many different motifs can be found as you look more closely, including flower petals, diamonds, Jewish stars, ocean waves, and the radiation hazard symbol.

9. Kiki Layne on an industrial-looking balcony overlooking what seems to be a European city, a plaza below her and densely-packed multi-story buildings stretching out into the distance, the sky covered in thick clouds. She's standing on a concrete floor with several puddles of water and there are nautical-looking metal architectural details all around. She's leaning on the balcony railing, face turned from the city view to look at the camera. She's wearing light-wash jeans and a bright multicolored shirt with a busy pattern of Suzie from the Rugrats. The shirt shows an inch or two of her midriff. Her hair is in a protective style gathered up in a large knot above her forehead. From Kiki's instagram.

[sauntervaguelydown]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2823155

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