sword and shield
tip jar!
Someone lock me up cause I’m about to go absolutely feral over the burn scarring on that man’s hands and arms. It makes so much sense and is (pardon my pun) hit as hell.

JVL
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
trying on a metaphor
One Nice Bug Per Day

shark vs the universe
Mike Driver
NASA
cherry valley forever
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"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
hello vonnie
AnasAbdin
Sweet Seals For You, Always

Andulka

#extradirty

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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
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sword and shield
tip jar!
Someone lock me up cause I’m about to go absolutely feral over the burn scarring on that man’s hands and arms. It makes so much sense and is (pardon my pun) hit as hell.
guy who says eep
thawing memories
no one: me: here’s a flow chart of 41 lgbtq+ book recommendations, have fun! disclaimer: this is a very non-comprehensive list since I’m only including books that I’ve read
The Man-God: BSD’s Dostoyevsky and Demons’ Kirillov
So, I finally read Bungou Stray Dogs. And y’all, I freaking love this manga. It’s got themes of life, grief, death, trauma, and is chock-full of literary references and puns.
Shocking no one, one of my favorite characters–the reason I started reading the story–is Dostoyevsky, since I’m… rather an admitted fangirl of Dostoyevsky’s novels. I’ve reread each of them at least twice and some (C&P) up to five times. Clearly BSD’s Dostoyevsky not the hopeful, faithful author, but he’s definitely a fascinating antagonist whose arc is digging into the themes of Dostoyevsky the writer’s novels–with a particular focus on the two novels that are my very favorite novels ever written, by anyone, in history: Crime and Punishment and Demons.
But in truth, it draws more from Demons than from Crime and Punishment, right down to having BSD!Dostoyevsky directly quote it.
Demons is far, far less popular that Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and even The Idiot, so I was really surprised to see how often it’s been referenced in BSD (The reason it’s less popular is honestly justified: the first 100 pages are paced… horribly, but the rest of the novel is so powerful that I can overlook that). It’s been translated under a variety of titles as well: The Possessed, The Devils, and the most recent is Demons so that’s what we’re going with in this meta.
Pssst–look at how often BSD!Dostoyesvky is associated with demons or devils:
Yet Demons has been popular with literary theorists (one well-known critic has described it as containing “the most harrowing scene in all of fiction,” an assessment I’d agree with–and this is the scene I’m going to discuss in detail) and existentialists like Camus (sorry Camus). Anyways, I have a soft spot for Demons because it contains my very favorite character in existence: Alexei Nilyich Kirillov, who is the character BSD!Dostoyesvky directly quotes.
@blackandwhitemusician did a great analysis of the similar philosophies BSD!Dostoyevsky shares with Crime and Punishment’s Raskolnikov, but I want to talk about how BSD!Dostoyevsky is also modeled after Kirillov’s philosophical ideas. This isn’t to say he embodies them, because Kirillov is decidedly not a villain unlike BSD!Dostoyevsky, but BSD!Dostoyevsky definitely draws heavily from Kirillov’s ideals.
Kirillov is a character who, like Raskolnikov, embodies the contradictions of human nature, but in a hyperbolic way. He’s noted to have a “calm but warm and kindly expression"and adores children, playing with them, and he even helps his friend Shatov’s wife give birth (he’s endearingly awkward and scared for the whole ordeal). He affirms that he is “fond of life” and yet he is determined, from the moment we meet him, to shoot himself as suicide because in doing so he will save himself and the world.
Kirillov’s reasoning is complex and at the same time, spotty, and stems from a deep despair and disgust with human sin. Sound familiar?
Time is also a major motif with BSD! Dostoyevsky and with Kirilllov. He does not believe in time as more than an “idea.” He insists that “life exists, but death doesn’t at all… [I believe] in eternal life here. There are moments, you reach moments, and time suddenly stands still, and it will become eternal.”
(Clocks constantly appear in BS chapter 42, Dostoyevsky’s introduction, as well.)
Kirillov also draws from other philosophies such as Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am,” affirming that “man is unhappy because he doesn’t know he’s happy… If they knew that it was good for them, it would be good for them, but as long as they don’t know it’s good for them, it will be bad for them. That’s the whole idea, the whole of it… They’ll find out that they’re good and they’ll all become good, every one of them.”
In other words, reality is what Kirillov makes of it in his own mind, which is what BSD!Dostoyevsky hints his ability is (but it isn’t).
It’s still a belief BSD!Dostoyevsky holds: that his beliefs create reality.
Kirillov muses, in conversation with his friend Stavrogin (bold is Kirillov):
“He who teaches that all are good will end the world.”
“He who taught it was crucified.”
“He will come, and his name will be the man-god.”
“The god-man?”
“The man-god. That’s the difference.”
In BSD, anything written in The Book becomes truth, and Dostoyevsky plans to use it to rid the world of the sins of ability-users. Similarly, Kirillov plans to use his decision to set people free, and Pyotr plans to use Kirillov’s mental instability and philosophical suicide to erase consequences for his own sins. And as Kirillov also believes this will make moments heaven, Dostoyevsky expresses (using religious language) that this will make a heavenly reality as well:
As Demons goes on, we find out that Pyotr Stepanovich had struck a deal with Kirillov. Since Kirillov really tries to believe that everyone and everything is good, when Pyotr asks him to kill himself and write a note specifying something Pyotr won’t specify until the time comes, to help Pyotr, Kirillov agrees. Pyotr notes that he doesn’t tell Kirillov what he plans—to have Kirillov take the blame for the murder of their mutual friend Shatov, which Pyotr commits—because he thinks that if Kirillov knows in advance, “Kirillov could not be relied upon.”
The irony, of course, is that by seeking to prove the ultimate will in the universe is of the individual, that the individual is his/her own god, Kirillov becomes an unwitting tool in Pyotr Stepanovich’s terrible plots. He contributes to the unjust death of someone he cares deeply for by taking the blame. And Kirillov did not want this at all. When Pyotr comes to collect, he realizes what he’s done (bold is Kirillov_:
“He is dead!” cried Kirillov, jumping up from the sofa.
“He died at seven o’clock this evening, or rather, at seven o’clock yesterday evening, and now it’s one o’clock.”
“You have killed him!”
…
“You are a strange man, though, Kirillov; you knew yourself that the stupid fellow was bound to end like this. What was there to foresee in that? I made that as plain as possible over and over again. Shatov was meaning to betray us; I was watching him, and it could not be left like that. And you too had instructions to watch him; you told me so yourself three weeks ago.…”
…
“I won’t write that I killed Shatov … and I won’t write anything now. You won’t have a document!”
Pyotr refuses to leave until Kirillov is dead, and Kirillov explains that “I won’t put it off; I want to kill myself now: all are scoundrels.” The exact opposite of what he expressed before about things being good.
"He’s guessed the truth at last! Can you, Kirillov, with your sense, have failed to see till now that all men are alike, that there are none better or worse, only some are stupider, than others, and that if all are scoundrels (which is nonsense, though) there oughtn’t to be any people that are not?”
And then we see what motivates Kirillov is a desperate need to have a reason to match his desire to live. It’s literally one of the main themes of Bungo Stray Dogs (bold is Kirillov):
“If you stopped yourself, you become God; that’s it, isn’t it?”
“Yes, I become God.”
…
“Let it be comfort. God is necessary and so must exist… But I know He doesn’t and can’t… Surely you must understand that a man with two such ideas can’t go on living?”
And of course, this is BSD!’s Dostoyevsky in what I am betting is a direct quote from Demons as translated into Japanese: If god does not exist, then I am god.
His man-god belief, like Dostoyevsky’s in BSD, are explained thusly (bold is Kirillov):
“I’ve always been surprised at every one’s going on living,” said Kirillov, not hearing his remark.
…
“Hold your tongue; you won’t understand anything. If there is no God, then I am God.”
“There, I could never understand that point of yours: why are you God?”
“If God exists, all is His will and from His will I cannot escape. If not, it’s all my will and I am bound to show self-will.”
“Self-will? But why are you bound?”
“Because all will has become mine. Can it be that no one in the whole planet, after making an end of God and believing in his own will, will dare to express his self-will on the most vital point? It’s like a beggar inheriting a fortune and being afraid of it and not daring to approach the bag of gold, thinking himself too weak to own it. I want to manifest my self-will. I may be the only one, but I’ll do it.”
That’s a direct quote.
BSD!Dostoyevsky manipulates human will to lead people into committing suicide, and is killing them to create a new world without the sins of ability-users:
Kirillov says this right before he finally writes the false confession to Stavrogin’s murder and kills himself:
“Man has done nothing but invent God so as to go on living, and not kill himself; that’s the whole of universal history up till now. I am the first one in the whole history of mankind who would not invent God. Let them know it once for all…
“I am awfully unhappy, for I’m awfully afraid. Terror is the curse of man.… But I will assert my will, I am bound to believe that I don’t believe. I will begin and will make an end of it and open the door, and will save. That’s the only thing that will save mankind and will re-create the next generation physically; for with his present physical nature man can’t get on without his former God, I believe. For three years I’ve been seeking for the attribute of my godhead and I’ve found it; the attribute of my godhead is self-will! That’s all I can do to prove in the highest point my independence and my new terrible freedom. For it is very terrible. I am killing myself to prove my independence and my new terrible freedom.”
Yet Kirillov is inventing god: himself. He signs the paper and then does kill himself, but it’s not without the last terrible, terrifying realization that he does not want to die. He wants to live. And he fights Pyotr, biting his finger nearly off, before committing suicide. But Kirillov, as wrong and tragic as his philosophy is, is the one who recognizes the theme of Demons.
“Stavrogin, too, is consumed by an idea,” Kirillov said gloomily, pacing up and down the room.
The point of the entire tragedy in Demons is basically if you are consumed by an idea, it will turn you into a devil. Kirillov is, along with Shatov, perhaps the most likeable main character in Demons (others are far more horrifying as their various political, religious, and philosophical ideas take them over). And so is Dostoyevsky in BSD: consumed by his ideas, convinced his will is all that matters.
It won’t end well.
Textbooks for Russian learners in documents
0-A1 — ELEMENTARY:
“Иллюстрированный словарь русского языка” Джой Оливьер
“Пять элементов” (A1) Т. Эсмантова
“Поехали!” С. Чернышов
“A living Russian grammar” N. Bitecktina
“Фонетические игры и упражнения” И.С. Милованова
“Русский с азов”
“Дорога в Россию” В.Е. Антонова
“Давайте знакомиться!” В.А. Красман
“Шкатулочка” М.Н. Баринцева
“10 уроков этикета” А.Л. Максимова (speaking, basic vocabulary)
“Русский в играх” А.А. Акишина (Russian language at play)
“Приглашение в Россию” (elementary practical course of Russian) Е.Л. Корчагина
“Лексический минимум по русскому языку как иностранному” Т.В. Козлова
“Лексический минимум по русскому языку как иностранному” Н.П. Андрюшина, Т.В. Козлова
A2-B1 — BASIC:
“Пять элементов” (А2) Т. Эсмантова
“Говорите правильно!” Н.Б. Караванова
“Очень простые истории” Н.В. Кабяк
“Русский язык в упражнениях” С.А. Хавронина
“Дорога в Россию” В.Е. Антонова
“Приходите!.. Приезжайте!.. Прилетайте..!” А.Н. Богомолов
“Поехали!” С. Чернышов
“Голоса” Richard Robin
New Russia: 127 Natural Dialogs and the Verbs You Need Most for Communication
“Русский язык в деловой среде” Larysa Fast (buisness language)
B2-C1:
“Владимир” Г.М. Левина
Учебно-тренировочные тесты. Грамматика. Лексика.
Учебно-тренировочные тесты. Чтение.
Учебно-тренировочные тесты. Письмо.
“Какой падеж? Какой предлог?” А.В. Величко
“Трудные случаи употребления семантически близких слов” С.И. Дерягина
“Игровые задания” (vocabulary and tactic of comunicating)
“Россия сегодня” А.Родимкина (reading & writing)
“Окно в Россию” Л.Ю. Скороходов, О.В. Хорохордина
“Русский язык в деловой среде” Larysa Fast (buisness language)
“В мире людей” М.Н. Макова, О.А. Ускова
“Вперед” О.В. Головко
ADVANCED:
“Русский язык: по страницам российской прессы” Н.Е. Сигова
“Россия: экономика и общество” А. Родимкина, Н. Ландсман
“Россия: день за днем” А. Родимкина, Н. Ландсман
“Россия: день сегодняшний” А. Родимкина, Н. Ландсман
“Чистая грамматика” Е.Р. Ласкарева
“Обсуждаем глобальные проблемы, повторяем грамматику” Н.В. Баско
“Человек в современном мире” Ю.А. Кумбашева
“Падежи! Ах, падежи” Кузьмич И.П., Лариохина Н.М.
“Русский язык в деловой среде” Larysa Fast (buisness language)
FOR LEARNERS WHO WAS BORN IN RUSSIAN-SPEAKING FAMILY:
Учебник для детей из русскоговорящих семей №1 Марина Низник
Учебник для детей из русскоговорящих семей №2 Марина Низник
Учебник для детей из русскоговорящих семей №3 Марина Низник
EXTRAS:
“Dirty Russian Everyday Slang” Erin Coyn & Igor Fisun
“Современная русская идеоматика” (idioms) Е.Е. Минакова
“Русские фразеологизмы в картинках” (idioms)
“Русский язык в грамматических таблицах” Редькина М.А.
Grammar materials in pictures and tables
Russian Grammar in Illustrations
Teach Yourself Begginer’s Russian Grammar
Texts and exercises for all learners (choose your level and practice readind & writing)
If you’re looking for something more specific ask me and I help you to find it! Feel free to refine anything and inquire texbooks for francophone/korean speaking/chinese speaking etc learners if you need them!
Add more textbooks in comments :3
18 words in Russian to express emotions which are hard to explain
🔅Алекситими́я, f — a special state in which we trying our hardest to express an emotion but can’t find the right words
🔅Верти́го, n — the feeling as if the world around you starts to spin
🔅Депривáция, f — mental state when person feels that his/her needs or requirements were satisfied enough
🔅Дисани́я, f — the state when it’s nearly impossible to get up from bed and do rutine things
🔅Дисфори́я, f — a bad mood, gloomy petulance amd morbid sense of disgust towards everyone
🔅Жýска, f — the state of mind when you can’t stop but keep thinking over and over about finished conversation, trying to find right arguments
🔅Кризали́зм, m — the feeling of protection and safety, when you’re sitting in the armchair with cup of tea during the storm outside
🔅Либерóсис, m — the wish to care about your problems less when you’re mentally go back to the memories of childhood, wanting to to become a kid again
🔅Прескевю́, n — the state when the familiar word is on the tip of your tounge but you can’t remember it
🔅Прострáция, f — indifference to everything around with a breakdown after fisical or nervous tension
🔅Сáспенс, m — the statement of worrisome waiting and the fear of unknown
🔅Фриссóн, m — a shivering or a goosebumps from the listening of your favourite or just beautiful music
🔅Эйфори́я, f — a sudden overwhelming feeling of excitement and happiness
🔅Экзальтáция, f — a good mood with a hint of marvelous
🔅Эллипси́зм, m — a sadness from the thought that we never be able to see the future
🔅Энуэмéнт, m — a bitter feeling when you want to go back to the past and buck up your younger self
I couldn’t find the translation of at least half of these words, but that makes them a bit more exclusive, I guess! Enjoy!
Shadowhunters in Classic Fairytales
@mostawesomepineapple
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please, like or reblog if you use/save.
TMI/TID/TDA Extras
The Mortal Instruments
City of Bones (27 March 2007)
Deleted prologue from Jace’s PoV
Magnus’s Vow (embargoed but Cassie posted a snippet. You can use Google to find it)
Kissed: Magnus and Alec’s First Kiss
Jace’s point of view of his first kiss with Clary
Not For Humans (crossover between Holly Black’s Modern Faerie Tale series and Shadowhunter Chronicles, set before City of Bones)
City of Ashes (28 March 2008)
Because It Is Bitter: The Seelie Court kiss from Jace’s PoV
Deleted scene: Isabelle defends Jace
Deleted scene: Magnus explains the faerie world
City of Glass (24 March 2009)
Read the original first chapter of City of Glass
Chapter 2: The Demon Towers of Alicante*
Jace kisses Alec*
Chapter 7: Where Angels fear to tread*
Chapter 9: This guilty Blood*
Chapter 13: Where There Is Sorrow*
Manor scene: Jace’s PoV
Jace’s letter to Clary
Chapter 20: Weighed in the Balance*
Jocelyn’s story
* Cut, deleted or changed
City of Fallen Angels (5 April 2011)
A story told in postcards
City of Lost Souls (8 May 2012)
A Question of Power
The Act of Falling
A Dark Transformation
Stephen’s letter to Jace
Deleted Malec scene
Deleted or cut scenes (including the cut DSCS)
City of Heavenly Fire (27 May 2014)
Inside jacket artwork
Uncut Clary and Jace cave scene
Deleted scene/comic: Magnus sends Emma and the Blackthorns back to Los Angeles
Comic strip scene “The Wedding” (exclusive to the UK edition)
Cut scene: Jonathan’s death
The Infernal Devices
Clockwork Angel (31 August 2010)
On the Bridge: Will and Jem
Of Loss: Will’s perspective on his kiss with Tessa
Why Will Hates Ducks
Deleted scenes (Jem & Tessa on Blackfriars Bridge, Nate & Tessa, Will & Tessa)
Clockwork Prince (6 December 2012)
Will’s letter to his parents
Burning Bright: Jem’s meeting with Tessa from his viewpoint
Will’s love letter to Tessa (can also be read in Clockwork Princess)
An Offering of Moonlight: Jem’s Perspective on “Fierce Midnight”
Deleted scenes: The Whole of It (Will tells Jem about his curse), Tessa and Jem
Clockwork Princess (19 March 2013)
Cut scene: Will and Jem
‘Will’s love letter to Tessa’
Carstairs, Herondale and Lightwood family tree (1831-2007)
After the Bridge (Tessa & Jem with art by Cassandra Jean –> City of Heavenly Fire spoilers)
Will and Tessa comic from Cassandra Jean and Cassie
The Dark Artifices
Lady Midnight (8 March 2016)
A Long Conversation (short story in some first editions of Lady Midnight, now an ebook)
Cut scene: Julian
Unedited beach scene
Lord of Shadows (23 May 2017)
cottage scene (pending)
Unidentified snippets
The bonus content is put under the book titles where you can find the extras in, e.g. The Act of Falling is set in City of Fallen Angels but you can find it in City of Lost Souls.
This is such a fantastic resource I think I’ll reblog it every few months for new people.
I know some people are upset there wasn’t more bonus material in the City of Bones anniversary edition, but there are tons of extras here and it’s organized so well.
I’m also updating:
Julian’s perspective at the cottage scene, here.
The short story of Mark and Kieran’s first kiss: Stars to Burn
Also the sexy scene of Clary and Jace in Faerie: Our Waking Souls
🌼🌿botanical asks🌻🌙
jasmine; what mythical creature do you wish actually existed?
lavender; soundcloud or vinyls?
primrose; what book does everyone right now need to read?
lunar mist; do you like wearing other people’s shirts/jackets?
bird of paradise; what was the best thing that happened to you this month?
gardenia; what’s a promise you’ve recently made to yourself?
lion’s fairytale; would you rather be the sky, the ocean or the forests?
whirling butterflies; would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
marmalade skies; do you plan your outfits?
apricot drift; how do you feel right now?
everlasting daisy; what’s the last dream you remember having?
queen’s cup; what are you craving right now?
lavender dream; turn ons/offs?
water lilly; when was the last time you cried? why?
lily of the valley; did the one person who hurt you most in your life apologize?
winterberry; do you bite or lick your ice cream?
honey perfume; favorite movie ever?
desert rose; do you like yourself?
snapdragon; have you ever met or seen in person a celebrity?
night owl; how many countries have you visited?
heliotrope; have you ever been in a castle?
creams and sky; what’s the craziest/bravest thing you’ve done?
lantana; what’s on your mind right now?
pumpkin patch; what’s your zodiac sign?
tulip; name 5 facts about yourself.
daphne; do you believe in karma?
queen of the meadow; ever been in love?
wisteria; whom do you admire and why?
angel’s face; what was your favorite bedtime story as a child?
remember me; did you make someone laugh today?
iris; do you believe in ghosts?
lilac; if you could go back in time which time period would you visit?
caramel kisses; would you want to live forever? why/why not?
primula; what makes you sad?
rain lily; was today typical? why/why not?
queen anne’s lace; who do you trust the most?
lady’s slipper; what did you have for breakfast today?
forget me not; do you have any regrets looking back in your life?
lunaria; what’s your favorite fictional universe?
violet; favorite tv show?
sunflower; share a favorite quote.
snowdrop; what does your ideal day look like?
tiger lily; do you have any hobbies?
peony; share a small random book passage that means something to you.
tea rose; what’s something you always wanted to do but were too scared?
honeysuckle; do you usually date people your age or older/younger?
sweet pea; who means the world to you? why?
love in the mist; best books you’ve ever read?
foxglove; who is your favorite cartoon character?
magnolia; coffee or tea?
crown imperial; would you rather be extremely rich or extremely loved?
snowflake; are you a dog or a cat person?
bell flower; what is your biggest addiction?
cosmos; do you ever think about the galaxy?
moonflower; what’s your favorite color?
freesia; do you have a good relationship with your parents and siblings? why/why not?
sundrop; are you a morning or a night person?
poppy; have you ever dealt with a mental illness?
clover; how would your friends describe you?
dandelion; do you consider yourself and extrovert or an introvert?
lilly; what’s something you love watching/reading but you are too embarrassed to admit you do?
anemone; describe yourself in 3 words.
lotus; best memory as a child?
angelonia; what is your eye and hair color?
dahlia; do you like crystals?
buttercup; if you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
baby’s breath; what’s your hogwarts house?
calendula; biggest pet peeve?
blanker flower; would you rather go to a cocktail party with your best friends or stay home and read a book/watch a movie with your pet?
blazing star; share a secret.
carnation; would you rather live longer or happier?
petunia; who’s story is your biggest inspiration in life? why?
bluebell; do you wear glasses?
nymphea; forest or river?
orchid; do you like exercise?
pansy; do you like poetry?
morning glory; any special talent that you have?
anyone please ask your crush out like this
The thrilling answer
no they need to kiss out behind the school!!!!
oops my hand slipped
nexttttt pleaseee :D
Come on guys add on to this tumblr needs this to be a comic series
I was asked for doing this, so I did
BAM!
I’m out of ideas! XD
next?
THIS IS TOO CUTE I CAN’T LEAVE IT ALONE I’M SORRY
OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!!
LOOOK ATT THIIIIS!!!!
LOOOOK ATTT THIIIISS!!!!
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NEEEXT!!!!!
IT HAD TO BE DONE:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*O*
OH MY GOOD!!!!!
ThAT’S IT!!!!
#0o0#
so yeah
I LOVE THIS
REBLOGGED THIS TWICE
I have a need…..I must add to this…
still waiting for the smut
C’mon guys… it needs some smut
THIS NEEDS TO CONTINUE
SOMEONE PLEASE CONTINUE IT
Not so perfect but still perfect first date
HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS WITH MY ENTIRE HEART
O HECk IT GOT bETtEr
OMG, THIS IS PERFECT 💖
notes/letters=the most intimate gesture!
THERES MORE
I reblogged this like a year and a half ago and IT CONTINUES!?
ITS BACK OMG
Omg it’s here!
THIS CUTE I WANNA CONTINUE IT
Ok I tried because this is so cute
OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDFFDFF
IT GOT EVEN BETTER OMG
This has to be the most adorable thing I’ve seen today.
This gave me so many happy and cute feels
every time this circles back there’s always more, I love you all
this warms my heart on so many levels <3
ITS BACK
I’m just sitting here
Hitting my knee
Squealing and smiling omfg
this is now a tumblr web comic, who knows when the next upate is, all we know is its gonna be fucking amazing when it happens
best thing ever
Traditional style (Sorry the picture quality is really bad) but here is my (super short) update!!
(The text says : Movie? I won’t be late!)
my contribution!
I rarely reblog long posts like this, but this particular collaborative comic thing has been around for /years/, like at least three or four, and it has an update every time I see it. It is a truly pure relic from a simpler time.
*screeching about how much more has been added since last year*
IT’S ON MY DASH AGAIN
It’s the first time I see it but really hope it isn’t the last. @heynyandrawings do you have something to add?
Agh
IT’S BACK IT’S FUCKING BAAAACK IT’S CURING ME OF ALL AND ANY AILMENTS 😭💖😭💖😭💖
It’s the social responsibility of EVERY artist who sees this to add a piece, don’t you see that?????!!!! RESPONSIBILITY!!!!!
IT’S SO CUTE AND IT’S BACK
I’m not good at spontaneous comics… but I felt they should have a little anniversary. [Omake: Now his phone is actually broken thanks to that glomp]
So adorableeeeee aaaaaaa
holy jesus this is awesome
This is so great, I LOVE IT!!!
Those careless hands
Characters: James Herondale and Matthew Fairchild
Ship: Heronchild
Warnings: Depression, mention of suicide attempt, mention of drowning, if you have read The Midnight Heir, you know what happened with James
Summary: Matthew’s and James’ first conversation after Magnus pulls him out of the river and takes him home doesn’t go well.
A/N: So here it is, at last, 2 weeks late. I am so sorry for the delay, but in my defense: 1- this completely ran away from me, and 2- then Cassie revealed the bomb on why James was acting the way he did in MH so obviously I had to edit it to include that. Special thanks to @alessapenthorn @stardust-stories and @annabeth-herondale that were super excited for this and sent me messages about it. You guys are the best and I hope you and everyone enjoy this 3000-word angst fest!
If you prefer, also read it on AO3!
When James opened his eyes again, the room was dark. The flames had gone out on the fire place a while ago and all the lights were turned off, the living room being lit only by the faint moonlight that came in through the spaces between the curtains that covered the windows. He looked blearily around, trying to remember what had happened, but all that he gathered was that it was likely very late. When he tried to lift his head, though, it throbbed something fierce and he felt immediately sick.
He lied back down and closed his eyes tightly, images from the night coming back to him. The club, Magnus Bane, the running around London, the lake… And the worried faces of his parents and uncle Jem, the bits and pieces of conversation he had gathered. He suddenly felt very sick for an entirely different reason, remembering the words of his father. He had never meant to hurt them, the only person he wanted to hurt was himself, and he now felt once again as he had felt when he had fallen on the pond, drifting lower and lower as the water surrounded him: that if only he disappeared, if he drifted into nothingness, not only all his pain would go away, but everyone else’s as well. His parents would no longer have to deal with a cursed child, hearing whispers of murder wherever they went, he would no longer constantly worry and burden them. They could be happy, father, mother and Lucie, all he had to do was go away, as a shadow among shadows, as many had told him.
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Impara a piacerti. Quello che tu pensi di te stesso, è molto più importante di quello che di te pensano gli altri.
— Seneca
reblog for noises
TURN THE SOUND ON FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GOOD TURN THE SOUND ON
*dry food crunches*
Ridiculously small kitten: “Myam myam myam. Njam njam njam njam njam njam njam! Myam myam myam nyam nyam myam. Mmmam. Mrrrrram. Meep!”
@captioned-vines
reblog cuz captions amazingly accurate
THE TRANSCRIPTION
MEEP!
Amare se stessi è l'inizio di una storia d'amore lunga tutta la vita. -Oscar Wilde.
Hi Cassie! Does James Herondale have an obsession that doesn't involve someone he loves? Like, something that's not books too or guns.
Obsession is pretty strong. Most people don’t have fifty or sixty obsessions! James has interests, even passionate one: his friends, especially his best friends Thomas, Christopher and Matthew; the fact that he can see a shadowy world no one else can see, and what that power means; the fact that the rest of the Clave often treats him and his sister as if they’re damaged goods or tainted because of their powers and their warlock blood; travel, clothes, weapons, history, London, demon traps, reading and walking at the same time; preventing Lucie from climbing out windows; Wales and Welsh; his family, his Uncle Jem, spells, curses, gardens, forests, cake, handstands and poetry.