actually just Deidara with a desk job

tozette. (archiveofourown.org/users/Tozette) I post bits of fics and about whatever I'm doing, and I have really loud opinions. they/them. regrettably, an adult. (I no longer have any idea if I'm older or younger than various of my followers and at this point I'm scared to find out. please don't follow this blog if you're under 18. I block people who promote harassment or self harm. I report all fundraiser asks for spam. ✌️)

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The Big Crowdsourced List of Naruto Self Insert/OC Fic Recommendations

- To thine own self be (mostly) true by anon_carrots https://archiveofourown.org/works/63187111

- and sang the sun in flight by qKoya https://archiveofourown.org/works/34059589

- Addendum by Shanatical https://archiveofourown.org/works/5003440

- Catch Your Breath (and associated) by Liangnui https://archiveofourown.org/series/218171

- Abolish Private Property by iaso and sage_thrasher https://archiveofourown.org/works/22408759/chapters/53538715

- Claws Amid the Cracks by Undead Artist https://archiveofourown.org/works/12644355/chapters/28813899

- Fallow Fields by Zarinthel https://archiveofourown.org/works/49266838

- The Scorpion and the Frog by Zarinthel https://archiveofourown.org/works/34804690

- Any Port in a Storm by DasWarSchonKaputt https://archiveofourown.org/works/5384075

- Kagura by lulu_lisbon https://archiveofourown.org/works/42714753

- All Roads Lead by Macchiato_Dreaming https://archiveofourown.org/works/44403124

- Deserter by TartCherryScones https://archiveofourown.org/works/58210876

- Illusory and Eternal by gardenpest https://archiveofourown.org/works/62872333

- Glass Marionette by Haunted_Frost https://archiveofourown.org/works/35632561/chapters/88840423

- Thunder in my Veins by Haunted_Frost https://archiveofourown.org/works/36281557

- you are coming down with me by neetsch https://archiveofourown.org/works/35635336

- Morpheme by infraredphaeton https://archiveofourown.org/works/21488473

- I’m sitting on the ventriloquist’s knee by Millarca https://archiveofourown.org/works/25116385

- Honoka by Yujina https://archiveofourown.org/series/1941916

- to continue being alive is also an art by rozaceous https://archiveofourown.org/works/39890145

- Mana by Eiruwei https://archiveofourown.org/works/42481512

- The Many Lives of Hatake Raiden by Meeceisme https://archiveofourown.org/series/2346778

- fluffy clouds and a tinge of wonder by Starlightmeissa https://archiveofourown.org/works/55363600

- Stretch, Fold, Expand by SenMiz https://archiveofourown.org/works/55015873

- bit part by Isntitlupintic https://archiveofourown.org/works/44215600

- Doing The Work by MarbleGlove https://archiveofourown.org/works/21304403

- The Compass Points North by umei no mai https://archiveofourown.org/series/2007121

- Come From the Holy Fire by JulyFlame https://archiveofourown.org/works/25072597

- Sleep And Be Killed by Akatsuki's a bang https://fanfiction.net/s/10819153/1/Sleep-And-Be-Killed

- Overcast by TroublesomeFox21 https://archiveofourown.org/works/54302251

- Logistical Nightmare by GremlinSR https://archiveofourown.org/works/59692978

- Dreaming of Sunshine by Silver Queen https://fanfiction.net/s/7347955/1/Dreaming-of-Sunshine

- Plasticity by Mixelation https://archiveofourown.org/series/3813643

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Man, Naruto really did never do SHIT with the 7 swordsmen, huh?

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I think you've said you're not a scientist before? Do you have some other academic background?

I went to university, but I'm not an academic.

I think people get me confused with @mixelation sometimes, but their science background is much much muchmuch stronger than mine. I haven't studied a hard science since, like, the 00s.

[lesbianriza]

*king bradley voice* do you think riza hawkeye effectively utilized girl power when she committed treason against amestris

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

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Just whining, I guess. xD

I went to a local lounge/bar this evening, and I was watching this poor solitary staff member race around getting drinks for a group of eight. There was the group of eight, me, and one other person before me.

Then the one other person, who was due to get served ahead of me, got annoyed and complained that the bartender hadn't taken his order yet.

I dunno, that just feels really rude to me. I don't think it's rude to complain about things, generally. If you get the wrong drink or the bartender is actually just ignoring you or whatever, that's one thing.

But... Bro. You can physically, with your own eyeballs, SEE that this one person is taking orders and taking payments and making/pouring drinks and delivering drinks. She is very clearly not ignoring you to just fuck around, she's serving the eight people who all showed up together who are are in the queue before you. She has a group of eight to get drinks for.

Your whisky has aged 12 years, it will keep for another 6 minutes. Where do you even have to be so urgently at 6:40PM on a Wednesday?

Anyway he literally left the building in a strop before the poor lady even got to him. GoodBYE, sir.

And then she said they were out of the wine I wanted but she suggested a very reasonable substitution. So. I think she's doing great, actually. ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)⁠┌

I have never worked in hospitality like this, but I worked in call centres and in an internet cafe and on reception in various places. I know this is far and away not the rudest thing people do, but I do just feel a bit anxious for service staff sometimes.

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Always interesting to catch people on social media going, like, "A fic hasn't updated in 3 months/18 months/one year? It's dead."

I see it relatively frequently. And it's one of those things that makes it really clear to me how many different types of fans from different fannish backgrounds are sharing mainstream spaces to discuss fandom now, y'know?

[tozettastone]

I think I want to try watching Jin, that Japanese thing about the time travelling neurosurgeon currently on Netflix.

And now that I have made this choice, I must brace myself for 3–12 business days before I actually go and watch it.

[twitterstweetfun]

[darkaviarymc]

[ichorknight]

ive never played baldurs gate 3 in my life but i just woke up from a dream where astarion had a little brother named bimbles but players fucking hated bimbles bc in the game astarion would care more about bimbles than the player so ppl started uploading videos where theyd kill bimbles and a video called “900 ways to KILL bimbles in baldurs gate 3” got like 10 million views and then bc of the backlash larian studios released a patch where astarion would kill bimbles early in the game if the player asked him too but he’d do it while shaking and sobbing in total anguish and ppl started posting videos of the scene where astarion kills bimbles with titles like “baldurs gate 3’s BEST patch”

[tozettastone]

You'd think it would be hard to watch two episodes of something in a ~30 minute treadmill workout. But, honestly, Bleach anime episodes contain:

a sponsorship logo freeze screen

an introductory song

a recap

a mid-episode freeze screen where an ad would go

a tbc freeze screen

an ending song

a preview

an arrancar encyclopaedia segment

These things are honestly about 16 minutes long, which means that if you do a 10 minute warm up walk and a little cool down stroll, you only have to jog for like 20 minutes to get through two (2) whole episodes. 🤔

But at least I can confirm Ishida is still my very favourite magical girl. 🥰

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Just episode 144-145 because I watched on the treadmill:

We are IN hueco mundo, this is not a drill.

Aisslinger announces to Uryū that the arrancar follow Aizen because he knows no fear, and that's a beacon to them.

Meanwhile, Aizen fully just uses his own spiritual pressure to subordinate Grimmjow when he doesn't answer him fast enough.

Harribel says to Nnoitra that he's contradicting what Aizen just said and Nnoitra hurries to say he "didn't mean it like that," then (I think) tries to save face by goading her: "Are you scared?"

Ichimaru smiles like he has some kind of problem he's trying to grimace through, like indigestion or something, which may be a feature of the mildly inconsistent art, but which I'm deciding to interpret as distaste. For arrancar? For Aizen? Who knows.

Aizen very much holds his shinigami above his arrancar, probably for a great many reasons we can guess at, but it's worth considering in the context of the interpersonal dynamics of Hueco Mundo.

Very opposing views on Aizen as a leader presented here, but one thing really does remain true: he would make a good kindergarten teacher. He's good at corralling ridiculous underlings while appearing gentle and unflappable.

[foodffs]

https://www.bakingbeauty.net/malibu-jello-shots/

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Does anyone have fun "Sakura power fantasy" type fic recs that are like...

On AO3

No major Danzo/Root plotline

No pregnancies and no major romance focus (romance subplots are fine, so are major platonic relationships)

No non-standard grammar/accidental tense changes/y'know (typos are fine)

I've read a lot of them, but I'm looking to crowdsource new ones. I figure I'll ask and maybe get lucky! You know how it is.

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Re: this — There are three Naruto (Anime & Manga) fics in my drafts that have, like, actual planned endings (I know!!!) and are over the 10k draft mark, though. I'm just,,, slow...

[pois0ncandy]

first base: psychosexual obsession

second base: torture

third base: holding hands

[tozettastone]

I see you blocked me on AO3. care to share WHY with the class?

🤔