Fandom, Feels & Fighting the Good Fight

A mix of ships, stories, and social truth-telling. Part fandom shrine, part cultural reflection, part justice‑minded reblog stream. Powered by Boricua roots, big feelings, and the characters who refuse to let go.

[tastefulnood42]

Songs from my personal playlist that make me think of Richonne throughout moments of their relationship from the Prison to TOWL. Some are also Michonne or Rick centric. Some of the songs I've added are some of my favorite English, Spanish and Japanese language selections. I'm open to recommendations across genres and languages. I love music and would love to expand my personal library.

30 APR 26: added Regina Belle’s “If I Could” to the playlist today. I cannot listen to that song without ugly crying. The lyrics are deeply personal to RB who wrote after the tragic death of her daughter. I can imagine a similar perspective from Rick and Michonne about Carl and Andre. 😭

[tastefulnood42]

@kymiekat and @30brendita some meager food porn for y’all: arepas con queso and a bit of aguacate. I was craving bacalaitos (cod fish fritters) but lacked several ingredients and, let’s be real, the motivation.

[tastefulnood42]

[bethbereal]

Oh to have the love that they had for each other

[asfairaseros]

y'all, I am happily reading fanfics that were posted over 15 years ago. My point is - never delete your fics!! I don't care how much time has passed or if you think they're not good enough anymore, or whateverrr. Never delete your fanfiction!! Someone will find it someday and be very glad you kept it up <3

[tastefulnood42]

This!

[thatisentertainment]

THE PRINCESS BRIDE 1987 | dir. Rob Reiner

[itblackgirlsstuff]

The Ones Who Live is so elegant, well-filmed, and refined that sometimes I need to remind myself that it's part of the same universe as The Walking Dead. The clash of visual management and script, my God.

[tastefulnood42]

Currently Reading…Too Many Things, Not Enough Time, and Absolutely No Self‑Control

Why am I like this? ¡¿Por qué?! I’ve fallen headfirst into a classic lit spiral, cycling through my battered Austen and Brontë copies and every adaptation I can stream—all while being dragged around by my rambunctious AUsomeDHD kiddo and juggling more doctor’s appointments and medical procedures than should be humanly possible.

I’m currently knee deep in Jane Eyre, and because I have zero self control, I immediately follow it with Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea—a Caribbean Gothic gut punch that reframes everything you thought you knew about Bertha Mason and the brutal realities of colonial Caribbean society. A masterpiece, period.

And look… I love me some Mr. Rochester. If you’re into Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, you NEED Sarah Shoemaker’s Mr. Rochester in your life. Not a definitive prequel, but the backstory she builds? Delicious. I inhaled it.

Meanwhile, my summer break is already halfway gone and the “school nightmares” have started. I still need to finalize my curriculum for next year, and I’m juggling two novels I want to weave into my themes: Isabel Allende’s El cuaderno de Maya—a messy, tender, coming of age story bouncing between Chile and California—and Cristina Rivera Garza’s El invencible verano de Liliana, a devastatingly brilliant account rooted in memory, justice, and sisterhood.

And because I clearly enjoy suffering (masochist points to self), I wandered down the femme lit rabbit hole (not subtle, am I?) and found The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera—a sweeping Puerto Rican historical novel about love, survival, and the racist, classist politics that shape ordinary lives. Naturally, I added it to the pile.

And let’s not forget the almost ten years of Richonne fanfiction I’ve been cramming in whenever humanly possible and my Richonne Rec series (@twriter12 I'm coming for you mujer!)

Alas, I cannot sequester myself in my darkened bedroom under cool covers and read until the world ends. But god, do I want to.

[zombooyah]

The Twilight Zone - Season 3 Episode 10 (1961) “The Midnight Sun”

[tastefulnood42]

Another brilliant and timely classic episode of the Twilight Zone.

[periodicallypurple]

Thought this might help others who struggle when writing. I know I get in my head too much.

[michonnegrimes]

(a fraction of) Andy on Richonne

“The truth is, I think Rick has met his match with Michonne. I think this is the one. This is the greatest love story of his life.” - AL

[dillie60]

@michonnegrimes you are doing the lord’s work with this rt here. THANK YOU for reminding us about how much Andy wanted Richonne & encouraged it🤗🤗🤗. God bless you👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❣️❣️❣️💐💐💐✨️✨️✨️🫂🫂🫂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[inmyvampireempire]

I love tumblr because somehow I can end up being mutuals with a celebrity (someone that wrote a fic that I loved)

[regenfaule]

still really obsessed with twd

[michonnesheadband]

Michonne's face in this scene is not talked about enough. She looks absolutely radiant. Her chocolately skin just glowing and looking so lustrous. After 8 years, finally feeling the love of her life again. You can actually see the hunger, craving, and overall emotion written all over her face. The emotion of "finally" also comes to mind when I think of what was going on in Michonne's mind. Ugh. She just did such an excellent job and acted the hell out of this scene. I'll never stop talking about her 🥰

[withsubsplease]

This is my favorite shot of Michonne.

To be honest, their intimacy can get quite intense (and can feel voyeuristic at times) but in this shot I can’t look away.

She is transcendent.

[tastefulnood42]

Facts.

[miffy84]

Rick Grimes BITING a man’s throat out to kill him to save Carl is the hottest a man has EVER been

[janaclementh]

"But the two of us, you and me, reordering things together, I’d want that. If it's something you wanted."

THE WALKING DEAD | 7.12 "Say Yes"

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inspo ( ✿ )

[tastefulnood42]

Where’s the petition for the extra footage? I’ll sign it and make my husband sign it too.