The Rat Eatery

she/her - Russian/American art blog @rat-studio Occasionally a PWHL live blog

[limeapricots]

Enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, slow burn romance — coming soon this winter, pre-order now!

Based on this post by @/OmensWorm on Twitter (I don’t know if they’re on tumblr)

[fakelawyerbug]

I've seen a bunch of "fandom etiquette" posts on my dash today and I'm going to say something that is maybe going to be unpopular but;

The absolutely pervasive mentality that unwanted criticism or critique shouldn't be given and should be ignored is why fans of color don't stay in fan spaces.

And I am not going to mince words here:

A lot of you are racist. A lot of your fan works are racist.

That might have been difficult to hear. And if it was, you should probably reflect on why that was.

"Fandom etiquette" has created a space where fans of color either bite our tongues and eventually leave or say something, get dogged on, and then eventually leave.

So much of "fandom etiquette" seems to be about insulating creatives from Feeling Bad and hostility to any kind of negative feedback is a pretty big contributor to why bigotry festers in these spaces.

[the-rat-eatery]

“Good Russian vodka” this “good Russian vodka” that— let me tell you that the true Russian experience is buying a three dollar bottle of mystery clear liquid and getting horrifically drunk off of it on your best friend’s balcony by mixing it with mc donald’s lemonade

[sevenmoreminutes]

kurtis conner video: This Conservative Influencer is Crazy

drew gooden video: The us governments obsession with integrating ai into every facet of our daily lives is going to bring about the collapse of society if we don’t get of our ass and start taking action

danny gonzalez video: Buying Food on Ebay

[sevenmoreminutes]

eddy burback video: I did the russian sleep experiment for a month

[lavenderprose]

My absolute gospel truth and I'm sorry this is so sappy but--where I'm living, Ilya fully changes his name to Hollander when they get married, like just fully legally changes it. And despite the fact that he continues to use Rozanov professionally ("Just like J. Lo," Ilya says.) everyone who knows them personally obviously knows what Ilya's legal name is and also assume it's a way to kind of stick it to his shitheel father. To this end, and kind of as a joke at first, people start referring to their two-person unit as The Hollanders ("Okay, the Hollanders are in room 508" etc.) but it becomes steadily less and less a joke when neither Shane or Ilya really seems to think of it as one. Ilya especially seems to genuinely love it. He'll say shit like "Oh yes the Hollanders will be there" when asked if they're coming to a barbecue like they live in a postcard. He LOVES to give his name as Ilya Hollander and he LOVES to book reservations under 'Misters Hollander' and he LOVES to say the words 'Shane and Ilya Hollander' out loud with his mouth. I also think that for their last game together in the league Ilya and Shane wear jerseys that say S. Hollander 24 and I. Hollander 81 and it's like. An end of an era type thing. And they frame the jerseys.

[avus-circuit]

here's to 28 years of women's hockey at the olympics

[nepenthean-sleep]

first few months of alectopause: damn can't wait until atn comes out

2023 alectopause: you know it's ok we can wait. i got some fics to write

2024 alectopause: here is 30,000 words on how john's characterization as emperor and lyctorhood interplays with colonialism, imperialism, sexual assault, and misogyny, featuring a full bibliography, a reading list, and peer reviewed by three mutuals

2025 alectopause: gideon would not fucking say that

2026 alectopause: what is everyone's blood pressure headcanons for the characters. i think harrow is orthostatic and gets a regular 90/50

[sailyourshipsaroundme]

Hollanov would be so completely normal about Skip divorce

[bella-ved]

tried some new things in an attempt to get me out of my post-finals art block,,

[the-rat-eatery]

skip divorce is the funniest thing that has ever happened and my take is that scott has absolutely no dignity and keeps running the same route and going into the smoothie shop to buy the same fucking smoothie in the hope that what made him lucky that one time will bring him luck again (it doesn’t and one of kip’s friends sees him and tells kip who feels bad for approximately five seconds before going back to sipping wine in an art gallery)

[rainia]

this speaking as a cis person. Nothing brings me more joy seeing people find gender euphoria in becoming a mediocre representation of humanity. And I mean that so genuinely. Local boy finds joy and fulfillment wearing a cargo shorts and t-shirt combo. Local girl has transitioned to look like someone's disheveled aunt, has never been happier. Local person experiences gender euphoria rocking the world's worst bowl-cut. Without a scap of irony, this shit makes me see the wonder and whimsy in just, being a human. An average, person going through their day-to-day, is a wondrous thing? That's amazing. And heteronormativity has stripped these experiences of their joy. Like you're right, wearing a basic girlypop skirt should make my heart sing. Why not? Why are these expressions lesser because they're normal? All this to say. Shoutout to all the basic bitches out there. Yes that polo shirt does make you look like a divorced golfer dad. Yes, that too is kind of a slay, now that I think of it.

[the-rat-eatery]

I’m very drunk right now n

[light-camera-bitch-smile]

[pwhl-mybeloved]

[tobbogan-13]

the wives ever <3

[pwhl-mybeloved]

I think the important life lesson that the pwhl teaches is never love anything

[toad-5]

we all died after the Walter Cup celebration parade and this is hell