VampAmber-y Stuffs

On Tumblr, as in life, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. But on AO3 I'm VampAmber. That part I do know. ^_^

[egg-plosion]

Mile High Club

It's time to take to the skies, in this spicy piece by Ethereal and VampAmber! Hold on tight, deers.

Read it here!

[l-egionaire]

A criticism I've seen of Charlie since the middle of Season Two is that she's incapable of really helping sinners because she can't understand what they go through due to her privileged background. I....don't exactly AGREE, but I think that does hit on a REAL issue Charlie has when it comes to reaching out to or connecting with sinners:

She isnt willing to use to her negative emotions to connect with them. Only her positive emotions.

What I mean is, Charlie is unwilling to share any of her pain, her flaws, or any of the personal suffering she's went through in life and only tries to appeal to people through kindness and happiness. But that makes others unwilling to share their real feelings with her because it comes off as her being shallow and not having any "real" problems.

There are two perfect examples of this in the show itself:

In both these instances, Charlie is SUPPOSED to be letting out a REAL part of herself to the group. And in both instances, she gives a superficial, shallow answer. Not because she doesn't have something more deep to GIVE, we KNOW she does. But because she doesn't want to give the impression she doesn't have a handle on herself, she sticks to an easy non-personal answer. Now, admittedly, with the trust falls, MOST of the answers weren't actually something vulnerable, but since Charlie is the one running the hotel, you think she'd want to lead by example. But she can't here. Because deep down, she's SCARED of actually opening up to her friends. Doesn't want to drop her negative emotions on them. Same with the venting circle. She could CHOOSE to vent about the deaths of Razzle or her mom not calling her. But she ISN'T. Because she doesn't want to expose herself like that.

And I'm sure, to her, that seems smart. Act like everything is okay, and people will think you can help them....but its the opposite. Instead she comes off to people as shallow. As not having "real problems." After all, if the worst she has to vent about is a Koala at the zoo, how can she help someone with REAL issues both in life AND death?

And some might say "But Charlie CAN'T understand things Sinners go through because she isn't one." And...No. She CAN'T. But she can understand the major emotions they all feel. She can understand failure.

Understand feeling helpless and powerless.

Understand having regrets

Understand feeling alone in Hell

And most all, understand the pain the extermiantions cause and how terrible it feels to be unable to do anything about them:

To paraphrase @aspoonofsugar , Yes, Charlie can't understand the Microcosm of a sinners pain (Drug addiction, death, gambling addiction, their soul being owned etc) but she can understand the Macrocosm of emotions all sinners feel (Shame, regret, self loathing, guilt, anger at other) and she COULD connect with them THAT way.

But she doesnt. And thats partially just because she doesn't fully grasp how negative emotions CAN connect people. Just look at Vox. Yes, he used Sinners anger and sadness at the exterminations to nearly cause a war....but he DID manage to make a large number of sinners start working together and connecting over their pain and loss over the extermiantions. And Charlie isn't incapable of that. She clearly feels a ton of pain and anguish over them. But she'd never express that publicly out of fear of seeming....not WEAK, but....incapable. Like, during her interview while she talks about the exterminations being bad and makes a mention of how much it hurts to see it comes off a bit like a celebrity talking about a disaster they were running a charity fore. They "care" but don't really "care." And thats because she's trying to....present herself a certain way to the public. And then her trying to act all excited and bubbly about her hotel just gives the impression she's kinda airheaded or isnt THAT serious. When we KNOW she cares. THIS is how she was in her last scene

Morose. Heartbroken. Looking like she desperately needs a cigarette to take a long hit off after EVERYTHING she just witnessed. That's something im sure EVERY sinner could connect with feeling. Imagine if THAT'S how she came to news station and gave her speech. Just let out all the raw emotion she had inside during her talk about the hotel. Sure, people might still see it as crazy, but its less "Ha-ha, the princess is delusional" to "Ouch, the princess is....really desperate to try, huh?" Maybe it'd even get her SOME support. But she wouldn't do that because Charlie doesn't UNDERSTAND how negative feelings can help connect people.

If someone told her "someone else feels lonely and you should talk to them about how you used to feel lonely", she might question why. She'd think that would only make them feel worse and she should just try to make them feel less lonely. Charlie needs to understand that showing or telling others you experience the same negative emotions as them, even if not in the same way as them, can make them not only feel better but see you as someone they can talk to about things because they KNOW you experienced similar feelings. People don't need to go through the same things to have felt similar emotions. But Charlie ONLY tries reaching out to or connecting with sinners using positive emotions instead of the more negative ones that both sides can more relate to.

Something i mentioned in chats, once again with @aspoonofsugar , is that deep down, both Charlie and the sinners are unhappy with themselves. Just in different ways. And Charlie can connect better to sinners if she becomes willing to admit that. Because just as Vox tapped into Sinners pain to make them lash out, Charlie can tap into their pain to help them heal. But ONLY if she taps into her own pain and admits it to THEM. After all, who wants to be told to "share" by someone who wont share herself? She has to present herself more to the sinners of Hell, not as The Princess, not as an authority figure or just someone trying to help put a smile on their face. But as the sad, scarred, starved for affection person who can understand some of their sadness. As Charlie Morningstar.

[muffinrag]

i saw a post about wikipedia losing site visits to slop generators. some of us are on wikipedia like white on rice but i think it'd be fun to encourage everyone to start reading a random wikipedia article every so often. yknow, help out their metrics. learn random shit. click to get a random article!

what kind of article did you get?

a person (or a group like a band)

some sort of animal, bug, bacteria, etc (viruses can go here)

some sort of plant, fungus, whatever the fuck seaweed is,

a location

an historical event

some sort of device, contraption, vehicle, etc

a company, organization, government, etc

any type of game (board, table top, video, etc)

any type of art form (writing, music, theatre, painting, etc)

a scientific article

something that doesn't fall into any of the above categories???

Voting ended onDec 17, 2025

and if you read it, feel free to expound in the tags on what it was about and if you learned anything!

I got an article about yuebeipotamon, "a species of potamid crab from hill streams and pools in north Guangdong, China." 🦀

[weirdystar]

He is just a silly little guy. I love him so much.

[vampamber]

Check out my progress learning Japanese on Duolingo! https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VampAmber?via=share_profile

Amber on Duolingo

Learn languages by playing a game. It's 100% free, fun, and scientifically proven to work.

[jarchaeology]

[vampamber]

I read that article with his cover of The Joker with Jason Manns running through my head the entire time. How long until Jensen's solo CD hits stores? Cuz I needs it, precious.

[4evamc]

Misha posts

[oddity-txt]

So I found this caterpillar on my way to class

We’re bros

[oddity-txt]

I named him chicken nugget

[oddity-txt]

Aaaa he’s turning a duller color… I hope he’s alright

[oddity-txt]

So apparently chicken nugget is a spicebush swallowtail and they turn yellow before they pupate. He was making little silk things everywhere Bruh this caterpie is going to evolve to metapod today my boy isn’t messing around

[oddity-txt]

update hes entirely yellow now

[oddity-txt]

i made him a tube room

hes crawlin all over the place checking it out

[oddity-txt]

its happening

[oddity-txt]

False alarm he moved a bit This guy

[oddity-txt]

??? caterpie doesnt evolve into kakuna

[oddity-txt]

whats he doing

[oddity-txt]

its happening part 2 For Real This Time

[oddity-txt]

chicken nugget using those advanced tactics balancing my man doesnt do anything halfway

[oddity-txt]

i put on some tunez for him so he can get into the metamorphazone

[oddity-txt]

sorry for keeping you all in suspense but chicken nugget is doing fine and he has a cool hat now

hes been chillin like this for a couple days 

[oddity-txt]

hes been in cocoon for 10 days now 🎉🐛🎉

[rebecca-lotto]

let me know how he’s doing soon

[oddity-txt]

HES BUSTIN OUT

[oddity-txt]

im going to sleep, chicken nugget is snoozin and ill check up on him as soon as i wake up

hope he doesnt party too hard 

🐛 💤 💤

[oddity-txt]

hes gone goth hes in his emoteen stage

[oddity-txt]

CHICKEN NUGGET IS A CHICKEN WING NOW BABY WE HAVE LIFTOFF!!!!!

[oddity-txt]

hes’s in a bigger container than the one in the pic now but im gonna let my home boy find his way in the world after he gets used to his wings a little bit

[oddity-txt]

this kid doesnt have a bad angle dang

[oddity-txt]

https://youtu.be/TwpFUQzvRp0

there he goes he’s free and im so proud and a little sad

this was an incredible experience

(thats my family oohing and ahhing in the background)

[tarotsunset]

I’ve seen yall reblog the unfinished ones SO MUCH that I’m getting pissed, anyway here’s the full chicken nugget saga.

[extraterrestrialsprobably]

Awesome! Hope you’re happy somewhere, Chicken Nugget!

[magical-game]

I have missed this post so much! Let’s all celebrate Chicken Nugget!

[frivolousphantasies]

do you guys realize that,,,, chicken nugget is one of those butterflies that is perfectly half female and half male?? nugget’s left wing is typical of a female spice bush swallowtail and the right wing is typical of a male

a gender role smashing icon

[krystal-prisms]

I wondered why the wings looked different

[decorativeskull]

Incredible

[babygoose-deactivated20240106]

intersex icon

[oddity-txt]

He’s a bilateral gnandromorph!!

[sleepy-sphinx-deactivated202012]

WE STAN?????

[matthew-gubler-fangirl]

chicken nugget said intersex rights

[cowboybaedling]

This whole post is wonderful, but I think a lot of people don’t realise just how rare bilateral gynandromorphs are. Research has shown that only approximately 1 in 6,000 butterflies is a bilateral gynandromorph! So thanks so much @oddity-txt for sharing this wonderful being with us!

[worldheritagepostorganization]

World Heritage Post

[shinypenguinpizza]

Absolutely blessed post

[deancashorrorfest]

Have you ever wondered what Dean and Cas would look like covered in more blood?

Join us for the first ever destiel centric horror bang! A place where you can let your freak flag fly and explore all that horror tropes have to offer, all under the safe and loving embrace of Dean and Castiel Winchester being in sweet (or sour) love. Murder Husbands, Flesh-eating monsters, ghosts and ghouls, you name it. Plus! Gay kissing! What’s not to love?

So go on, sign up! There’s no need to be afraid of the dark 🔪🩸👀

rules and schedule | link to sign up

[prideknights]

[prideknights]

Forcing schools to out students six weeks after learning about their sexual orientation puts LGBTQ+ youth in danger. Florida schools should be a place where kids feel supported, not scared. 

This bill already required schools to inform families that their children identify as LGBTQ+ upon coming out. Outing students was not a requirement when believed that doing so might lead to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. With this amendment, there is no longer a way around it.

This bill will force children to hide who they are in fear of being outed. Our youth will be at an even greater risk of abuse, neglect, and even homelessness. This bill is dangerous for LGBTQ+ students and harmful to education.

Florida’s Don’t Say Gay amendment is not okay. Do better, Ron DeSantis. 

Visit stopdesantis.org for more info.

[vampamber]

Say you want dead gay/trans kids without saying you want dead gay/trans kids. Bravo...

[vardaelcntari]

That’s it, the Professor is truly the King of Sass

[nimium-amatrix-ingenii-sui]

The letter didn’t come from the Nazi party, but from the publishing house which had expressed an interest in the German translation of The Hobbit. Tolkien’s response really is a thing of beauty, though, so it deserves to be quoted in its entirety:

25 July 1938                                              20 Northmoor Road, Oxford

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your letter. … I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people. My great-great-grandfather came to England in the eighteenth century from Germany: the main part of my descent is therefore purely English, and I am an English subject - which should be sufficient. I have been accustomed, nonetheless, to regard my German name with pride, and continued to do so throughout the period of the late regrettable war, in which I served in the English army. I cannot, however, forbear to comment that if impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride.

Your enquiry is doubtless made in order to comply with the laws of your own country, but that this should be held to apply to the subjects of another state would be improper, even if it had (as it has not) any bearings whatsoever on the merits of my work or its suitability for publication, of which you appear to have satisfied yourselves without reference to my Abstammung.

I trust you will find this reply satisfactory, and remain yours faithfully

J.R.R. Tolkien.

(Letter 30)

The Hobbit wasn’t published in German until 1957.

[correspondingnerd]

This might just be the politest “fuck you” ever written.

[geekandmisandry]

W.h.a.t.

[bramblepatch]

Not just “I wish I had Jewish ancestors, but I don’t,” but also “you do realize that’s not what ‘Aryan’ actually means, right,” and “you guys are making it pretty hard to be proud of my German heritage.”

[steakplissken]

Nazis: Are you Aryan?

Noted linguistics freak Tolkien: Are you?

[maastrichtiana]

Pointing out the Romani, a group explicitly targeted for genocide for not being “Aryan,” were more Aryan than the white supremacist should be included as an extra fuck you

[vampamber]

In a battle of words against Tolkien, sir, it would appear that you came unarmed.

[deancashorrorfest]

Author and Artist Signups Open February 25th! 👻

You’ve been warned. 🔪

[vampamber]

Things everybody should do: this

Things everybody should read: this (when they're eventually posted)

Things everybody should be super excited about: THIS!

May CreepyPasta lead my way. ^_^

[ao3feed-destiel]

Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

Read it on AO3 here!https://ift.tt/bCYikyD

by VampAmber

Dean can’t believe that he almost forgot Valentine’s Day until the morning of it. He also can’t believe how slim the pickings are at the store for gifts. On February 14th…

He’s an idiot, yeah, but at least he managed to snag a big box of chocolates for his husband. The full-powered angel. Oops…

Words: 1209, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Supernatural

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Sam Winchester

Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Eileen Leahy/Sam Winchester

Additional Tags: Established Castiel/Dean Winchester, Valentine’s Day, Pointless, Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Holidays, Implied Sexual Content, Angel Castiel (Supernatural), Married Castiel/Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Being an Idiot, Castiel Loves Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Loves Castiel, Idiots in Love, Short & Sweet, Sam Winchester Needs Brain Bleach, One Shot, Complete

Link: https://ift.tt/bCYikyD

[becauseofthebowties]

- for alice @theedorksinlove 🎁💖 • part of the coven’s #shrecretshranta 🎅🎄

[ao3feed-destiel]

But You're Not Here

Read it on AO3 here!https://ift.tt/7u24FZf

by VampAmber

It was the Apocalypse. Dean was in heat. Alcohol was involved. Their instincts insisted. Those were among the many excuses the omega came up with to explain why he and Cas had had sex (because there was no way his crush on the angel was requited, cuz he was a freaking angel). And when Dean showed up on Lisa’s doorstep, he already knew he was pregnant. But Cas had left after the portal to Hell closed back up again, and Dean really didn’t think he’d ever come back. No reason to, now that the Not-pocalypse was over, right?

Being with Lisa helped Dean deal with some of the grief, even if their relationship wasn’t really too much past platonic yet. Trying to move on hurt, but Lisa was awesome. Especially with her being so understanding about everything, even Dean’s reluctance to take things any faster than a snail’s pace.

Only, Cas never really left, and he always made sure to check up on Dean whenever he could. His alpha instincts would’ve never let him do otherwise, even if they’d never actually mated. Or worked through any of the fifty fucktons of miscommunications from that one night.

Idiots in love being idiots, with season 6 still on its way… Oh boy…

Words: 13263, Chapters: 4/4, Language: English

Series: Part 8 of SPN ABO Bingo: Round Three

Fandoms: Supernatural

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural), Lisa Braeden, Ben Braeden, Crowley (Supernatural), Original Castiel/Dean Winchester Child(ren)

Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Lisa Braeden/Dean Winchester, Ben Braeden & Lisa Braeden & Dean Winchester

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Castiel (Supernatural), Omega Dean Winchester, Alpha Castiel/Omega Dean Winchester, Mpreg, Pregnant Dean Winchester, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Dean Winchester in Heat, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Season/Series 05, Between Seasons/Series, Season/Series 06, Miscommunication, Dean Winchester Being an Idiot, Dean Winchester Being Dean Winchester, Hurt Dean Winchester, Castiel and Dean Winchester Being Idiots, Castiel Being an Idiot (Supernatural), Castiel Being an Asshole (Supernatural), Crowley Being Crowley (Supernatural), Angel Castiel (Supernatural), Naive Castiel (Supernatural), Innocent Castiel (Supernatural), Confused Castiel (Supernatural), Ambiguous/Open Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Non-Endgame Lisa Braeden/Dean Winchester, Minor Lisa Braeden/Dean Winchester, Lisa Braeden Not Being an Asshole, Endgame Castiel/Dean Winchester, Beta Lisa Braeden, Beta Sam Winchester, Beta Bobby Singer, Beta Crowley (Supernatural), Most people are Betas, Wolf Instincts, Protective Castiel (Supernatural), Family Dynamics, Jealous Castiel (Supernatural), Canon Compliant, mostly - Freeform, Idiots in Love, Idiots in love being idiots, Dean Winchester Actually Deals With Feelings, Castiel Has Feelings for Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester Has Feelings For Castiel, Good Parent Dean Winchester, Episode: s06e20 The Man Who Would Be King, Love Confessions, Pining, Mutual Pining, Prayer, Castiel Can Hear Longing (Supernatural), Scents & Smells, Scenting, Drunk Sex, Dean Winchester Has Abandonment Issues, Angry Castiel (Supernatural), SPN A/B/O Bingo, Complete, sorry for all the tags, Quote: Family Don’t End With Blood (Supernatural)

Link: https://ift.tt/7u24FZf

[vampamber]

I wrote for almost 9 hours straight, and got an entire 13k a/b/o Destiel mpreg fic that's mostly in canon. I still can't 100% believe that I actually did this. I'm gonna wake up from this dream come true any minute, but until then, holy fuck I wrote a 13k fic in a single sitting! And holy hell, did I need to pee when I finished it...

[donestiel]

my favourite posts are the ones like "something something profound about angels and the fragility of humanity etc etc" and someone adds something really prophetic or intriguing and OP comes back like "that's nice but this post is about castiel supernatural thank u"