#roamingreader

[gothhabiba]

i made your vegetable harira today and it was delicious! thank you!

🍜 I’m glad to hear it!!

[sallysetonshoot]

root brings home a black kitten

Grumble as she might about your lifestyle being incompatible with pets--and "Boo" being a ridiculous name for a cat--you know for sure Sameen will let you keep her the night you come home to find her curled on Sameen's lap, both fast asleep, in the flickering light of the television.

[gothhabiba]

i really admire how you insist on getting the apologies you deserve and don't let people get away with insincere ones where they refuse to understand what they did wrong. i've been realizing lately that i am not good at letting people know they've hurt me and asking for an apology, and i think that might in turn make me not very good at giving apologies myself. i am going to work on being a better communicator like you! thank you!

the gag is that I’m actually very bad at this in real life but thank you & I hope that we all continue to improve in this regard

[sallysetonshoot]

roamingreader replied to your post “I’m taking short prompts if anyone wants to play. Tell me your desired...”

root pov, morning thunderstorm

The windows in Shaw’s new apartment feel vanishingly thin as rain batters the glass. Cold seeps in from everywhere and the top sheet and scratchy blanket aren’t enough to keep it out. It’s gray and bleak and might be just after sunrise--hard to tell. 

Aching for a little more warmth, you push your luck and burrow closer to Sameen. Lucky she’s still mostly asleep; she groans, shifts her arm, and lets you tuck yourself into the crook of her shoulder.

You close your eyes as the thunder rolls, heavy and slow, over the soundscape. Sameen doesn’t stir. She’s unflappable when she sleeps, heavy and soft and, now and then, like this morning, not-quite-snoring. Her warm body--and the unlikelihood of her waking--are your saving grace. She smells so good--clean and soapy; she showered last night with the new shampoo and conditioner you bought after the green combo goo she normally buys ran out--and her heartbeat replaces the thunder in your good ear as you press your face against her chest.

Must have dozed off, because the next thing you know, the light is struggling harder against the gloom. Sameen is looking down at you, curious. You meet her eyes. She holds your gaze, impassive and calm. The rain is still drumming against the window, but softer than before. 

“How long have you been awake?” you ask, your voice bleary.

“A few minutes.”

“Watching me sleep?”

“No,” she lies, and glances over at the window. Her body curls into yours; you shift onto your side and watch the rain with her. Thunder--faraway this time--rolls through the air.

“Mind if I don’t run down for breakfast sandwiches this morning?”

“We have cereal. And you brought home milk the other night.”

The rain shivers, glitters, a silvery veil over the city. It’s Sunday morning, an indeterminate hour, and the street is slowly grinding to life. A lonely horn sounds from below.

“Got plans today?” she asks.

“Not right away. Let’s stay warm for a little while longer.” 

Sameen smooths back your hair--a rare gesture--and rests her lips against the edge of your ear. She takes a deep breath, and together you watch the rain collide ineffectually against the window, the world outside powerless against this impermeable moment of time and space.

[lebanesetoaster]

Snek ate @swaans and @roamingreader

[lebanesetoaster]

critical role is amazing!! it's a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors playing D&D. I started watching campaign 2 in january when it began and i really really love the show, even though i've never played d&d. it is essentially very incredible long-form storytelling acted out by a bunch of very talented friends. you can watch them play (it streams on twitch) or it's available in podcast form. it's really brought me so much joy this year.

@roamingreader

...OH MY GOD I ACCIDENTALLY MOVED MY GIF FOLDER TO MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE, THIS IS NOT OKAY BECAUSE I KNEW THE EXACT GIF I WANTED TO USE.  I don’t even know how long ago I moved it... I don’t use gifs very often... that makes me kinda sad actually.

Anyway.  Voice actors playing D&D?  I am intrigued.  I never would have guessed that... I might have to give it a try.  Should I start with campaign 2 like you?  I’m about to fall asleep, so hopefully I’ll remember this tomorrow...

[sallysetonshoot]

roamingreader replied to your post “kuromikoneko replied to your post “I miss you where are you are you...”

is it a gay chorus tho

It’s not... though there are plenty of gay people in it. Performing arts groups always have a higher-than-average concentration of non-straights per capita.

[ratherembarrassing]

dude thank you so much for reblogging that thelma trailer last week - i would never have heard of it otherwise but i just saw it today (one day before it closes in nyc) and it was incredible!

oh! i had no idea it was already out. shit, i wonder if it’s out here!