and he almost deserved it.

She/her, 30s, champion lurker. Cats, Winterhawk, Good Omens, The Old Guard, Doctor Who, All For The Game, and various other sundries that catch my interest. Podfics can be found at 3rdspinspodfics.

[melandrops]

the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[transviktortalis]

ok also michael’s plan to torture them for a thousand years wouldve worked if he’d just paired chidi and jason together and eleanor and tahani together as soul mates. eleanor and tahani.. hoo boy they’re self-explanatory but chidi and jason? chidi would have broken down day 1 from ‘wait my soulmate is a man? im attracted to men? wait is it homophobic of me to be surprised that my soulmate is a man? am i bisexual? am i gay? oh my god is that why none of my girlfriends worked out? did i lead women on bc i was too homophobic to realise my own sexuality? have i been in denial my whole life?’ and jason would have to contend with a beautiful jacked academic begging him for wisdom using words he’s never heard before in his life. and then they (chidi+jason and eleanor+tahani) kiss

[northen-light]

#imagine the fucking breakdown when chidi has accepted that maybe his soulmate is a monk who’s done a vow of silence

#see i guess i need someone who is wise and has learned the art of abstaining control to the universe and going with the flow

#in a way this is truly nature’s balance isn’t it that the one I’m meant to be with is janyu a monk with a silence vow right well

#cut to jason after kissing chidi full on the mouth BRO THIS IS GAY FOR REAL YOU’RE JACKED TOO IT’S SO HOT

#shsjdhdhaj SOMEONE PLEASE WRITE THIS FOR ME

#the hilarity of chidi accepting his gay enlightenment by falling for a monk only to be hit in the face with a florida man

(tags by @dragoonthegreat)

[errorschacha]

The entire point of, OK, my phone really wants to call it Anastasia so I guess we’re doing that? The entire point of Anastasia (as administered by a board-certified Anastasiologist) during sugary. Sugary? Haven’t I suffered enough? The entire point of Anastasia during augury. Jesus Christ. Hold up. You know what, augury is preferable to sugary. Augury is obviously performed by an auger (makes sense if you give it a think) whereas sugary is performed by…? A sugardaddy? NO THANK YOU. Anyway. The entire point of Anastasia is so that you don’t know what music your sturgeon. Fuck right off. Was playing. While you were under. You’re not supposed to wake up from Anastasia and immediately realize you managed to get earwormed by Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” during your sugary.

[miscelium]

“Even if more adults were willing to ask friends to skip rocks or loll on the couch, our grown-up minds can sap the improvisational fun from these gatherings. To enjoy the rewards of play, you have to take risks, but adults are often too consumed by self-consciousness to run with someone’s silly idea, let alone suggest one. Our desire for playful connection doesn’t disappear after childhood. For some people, it gets redirected to romance. Couples mimic intense childhood friendships by spending free-flowing time together, marking the relationship with symbolic tokens such as rings, and developing a miniature culture, complete with inside jokes and a shared vernacular. But celebrating adult friendships in this way is rarer—and harder.”

— Rhaina Cohen, "What Adults Forget About Friendship" (2023)

[princess-of-morkva]

put that woman into a Situation now. i'm serious. drop that sad whiteboy you've been chewing on for the last three hours and just try chewing on the Woman. it's so much better out here. the world is beautiful. you are putting yourself in a cage. take my hand and come with me. put that woman into a Situation

[mehoymolloy]

Salty I am SOBBING

[tiredandoptimistic]

What makes Leverage a great show is that Nate has your standard Catholic guilt, Sophie is a chronic liar who struggles with genuine vulnerability, Parker and Eliot invent eighteen new types of repression with every episode, and Hardison is just trying to make a group hug happen.

[invizigothx]

first rule of Cite Club: tell everyone where you learned about Cite Club

[bill-blake-fans-anonymous]

invizigothx. (2026, January 30). first rule of Cite Club: tell everyone where you learned about Cite Club [Text post]. Tumblr. https://www.tumblr.com/invizigothx/807189844216446977/first-rule-of-cite-club-tell-everyone-where-you?source=share

[fangorn-forest]

summer sufferers poll: would you rather have…

the ability to repel all bugs so they can’t touch/bite/sting you

the ability to always be at a comfortable temperature while outside

no chafing ever again

Remaining time: 5 days 9 hours

[lastoneout]

The bugs one bcs I'm immune compromised and bugs carry diseases 👍

[mariana-oconnor]

Can I always be at a comfortable temperature while inside as well? We don't have air con over here.

[amidalis]

Can’t believe that the devil put all his energy into 2016.

[dr-quinn-medicine-woman]

It’s like he had an assignment due jan 1, 2017 And forgot until now

[coldsaturn]

the more you know: many christians in italy actually believe this.  I noticed it on facebook where on news posts would occasionally pop up someone saying “just a little bit more, we just have to bear it for a little more” and I was like ??? but then I did some research and found out that 2016 is believed to be the last year of satan’s 100 years of free reign on the earth (the thing was caused by one of the bets that god and satan tends to do occasionally, and that pope Leo XIII saw in a vision in 1884). one of the sources spreading the theory is HERE, but of course it’s all in italian. some points are:  - During a vision in 1820, it was revealed to Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick that Satan would have been freed from the chains about eighty years before the year 2000. This period of freedom for the fallen angel would last a century. -  This is confirmed by a message from Madonna of Medjugorje given to the seers in April 24, 1982  -  Further confirmation comes from a vision seen by Pope Leo XIII described as follows: On the morning of October 13, 1884–

I can translate the rest, if someone is curious to know the details. but yeah xD *nods and leaves* 

[anidragon]

My mom is like, high-key into Catholic visionaries and such, so I can confirm this is a real theory.

[copperbadge]

Makes sense. WWI let him loose and it took him a while to gather steam but then he had a really big debut in the thirties. And if the math is precise then it’ll end in 2020, the same year that we have a new presidential election and, coincidentally, my student loan payments end. 

Here’s why I’m not so thrilled about the idea: how exactly is he getting re-imprisoned and what kinda shit is it gonna take for that to happen? Because one of the most brutal and traumatic wars in the history of mankind seems to be what set him loose.

I mean, I’m happy to dust off my Latin and dig out a bell, book, and candle, but I imagine it’ll take a bit more violence than that.

Has anyone ever banished Satan to hell, historically? I suppose we could make a study of paintings of St. George and the Dragon, or go on a Grail quest, but if that’s what’s happening I’m going to need a Kickstarter.

[copperbadge]

Well, this was uncomfortably prescient. 

I’m still taking suggestions for banishment methodology. The last time the best thing anyone could suggest was a really good string band and a hard wager. I’d try a cardboard box and some candles, that worked on Ghost, but I’m gonna need a bigger box. 

And I’m still willing to go on a grail quest but I have to inform you guys a) I lost all cred in terms of being a Christian a long time ago so my odds are long and b) I don’t have enough vacation time saved up. 

[copperbadge]

EVEN LESS CHRISTIAN THAN I USED TO BE FIVE YEARS AGO BUT STILL TAKING SUGGESTIONS

[assignedilyaoftheday]

it's sad tits saturday ya'll, let's celebrate! here's your ilya of the day, breasting boobily as one does ✨️

[annabelle--cane]

I hope I'm not just a blogger to you but someone who keeps making you add new terms to your content filtering because my tastes are somewhat dire and yet whom you still refuse to unfollow

[rylandgraces]

ok I know I seem insane for watching project hail mary for the fourth time in 10 days but I got to watch it with the directors commentary tonight and it’s incredible how much thought and love went into this film by EVERYONE. the directors, ryan gosling himself, the sound department, costumes, set production, cameras. everyone has so much pride and the story is so beloved by all. anyway here are some of my favorite things from the commentary

no one knew how to pronounce eridani (air-id-ah-ni or air-re-deni) so they just literally never said it in the film

the “good luck” at the beginning is supposed to have been written by the astronauts on the ISS who delivered ryland to the hail mary

the mop ryland was dancing with was called moppy ringwald

when ryland calls stratt after successfully breeding astrophage and he says “carl and I made a baby,” that was ryan gosling calling sandra hüller on her day off and she had no idea that’s what he was going to say. that “what” was her genuine first reaction

the scientist whom ryland called a stagnating waste of carbon was the bearded guy sitting next to him and stratt in the initial phm meeting

the idea of the soundtrack being so hopeful was supposed to be like there were two different planets cheering him on

when ryland is sitting on the beach in that don’t-go-crazy room and sees a figure walking towards him, that’s him on erid at the end. he’s seeing himself 

among the markings on rocky were the petrova line mission patch, his rank, family crest, and wedding band

rocky always stamped his claw on the ground twice for a question

they wanted to make it so that eridani could have different tones. so it could be a given series of keys for one word and then you could change the frequencies for happy, sad, scared, etc.

after rocky wakes up and asks ryland if they caught the taumeoba and ryland shakes his head no and then yes, the directors went “what an odd thing to do”

ryan gosling wrapped all the gifts that ryland gave to rocky himself

the entire reason that exchange panel was put on rocky’s ball was so that ryland could pass him the little beanie earth

the movie starts with an upside down shot of ryland waking up. the epilogue starts with a right-side up shot of ryland waking up. he also makes his bed and brushes his teeth to show how time has passed LOL

their headcanon for explaining the rocky nature of the beach is that the eridians tried to emulate sand but got the scale of the grains wrong

rocky had them create a beach, and wave machine for the beach, and a tree for ryland so that he felt closer to home, but rocky was all he needed for that

[kateammann]

Happy Pride Month to all of my fellow aces!! 🖤🩶🤍💜

[ryebreadgf]

why is the hill silent. it's supposed to be alive with the sound of music

[ryebreadgf]

this is meant to be read in the tone of an exasperated gay theater director

[lenjaminmacbuttons]

[thegroundhogdidit]

sometimes i think about how eliot spencer in any other font would be such an annoying character. like he's the gruff, ex-military, man pain guy who gets all the girls. and then they said no! he's a thoughtful and kind man who children love and who has an absolutely mind-obliterating insane amount of ptsd. and he's got long hair, jewelry, and probably some sort of pronouns situation. and he's almost certainly in a sort of queerplatonic throuple with an adhd genius and the most autistic woman(?) alive. what a character

[triangleguy]

its difficult having a favorite character who you have absolutely no attraction to but a lot of other people do. i love him. not like that. i dont even like him i hate him actually. hes just really important to me. Not like that. he lives in my brain. No not like that. hes just there and i think about him a lot. hes disgusting and i hate him. hes very fascinating to me. i understand him. hes not sexy at all though. a lot of people say that and i disagree but to each their own. hes my favorite and i want to kill him