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still pretending i’m somebody, i’m somebody

@jaerie / jaerie.tumblr.com

jae. queer. gender shifter. professional fan. impulse traveler. hotel expert. fic writer.
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Synesthesia Painting Inventory Sale!

Somebody cost about five billion dollars at the vet, so the inventory sale has come early! Over 600 paintings are available, with tons of options across genres, for just $6 each! You can also get a mystery surprise piece for just $3!

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Back in the first few years of the 2000's, there weren't many visible queers to look up to and so we went hard for the ones we had and it fostered my need to support queer artists for the following generations ever since. For a pair of closeted baby gays in high school, hearing wlw openly singing about it was a form of liberation we didn't have anywhere else at the time. That show in 2003 was one of the first places we timidly let our true rainbow spirits fly and Indigo Girls music will always hold a place in my heart as part of my coming of age soundtrack in the LGBT+ world. They spoke last night about their appearances being cancelled by parents at schools in the 90's because they were out, how students protested against it that they still see at shows even now, and how it feels like we are quickly sliding back into those times today. My high school girlfriend and I helped to establish the first LGBT club at my high school that still exists today and it breaks my heart to think about the way we were treated back then for being a part of that group happening to the teenagers there today when it feels like we had grown so much as a society even in my short lifetime.

There are still challenges, but our strength and visibilty feels more powerful now than it did back then. I was so excited to go back and see them the last two nights after 21 years and feel the empowerment of a determined teenager again. Continue to wear your rainbows and be visible and proud for those who need it. Support each other, take care of each other. Let's not allow history to repeat itself.

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This was such a lovely song! This is “Fake Love” by BTS as I see it because of synesthesia, a condition which causes me to see music visually. I really love the color in this one!

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Aaa this was so fun! These are “Butter” by BTS, one the original and one the remix with Megan Thee Stallion, as I see it because of synesthesia! There are some really fun differences, but the overall look is really similar! It’s so cool seeing them side-by-side!

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A fic rec of One Direction fics with a male/female relationship as the main relationship as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!
- Louis/Harry -

♀️ More/Everything (series) by goddess_julie

(E, 83k, kidfic) An alternate universe fic told out of sequence, following Harry, girl!Louis, girl!Zayn, Liam and Niall from University to adulthood wherein Harry and Louis have children and get married, Liam and Zayn date other people and pine from afar and Niall finds his own true love when he's not expecting it.

(E, 48k, model/actor ) It was supposed to be a week away for Louis to have some peace and quiet.

(E, 28k, rockstar Louis) snapshots of their love captured through the lyrics and songs from Faith in the Future and the Faith in the Future era

♀️ Groupie Love by Anonymous

(E, 24k, canon Louis) In other words, Louis is a rock star on a world tour and Harry is a regular attendee. They could never work.

(NR, 11k, friends to lovers) When a simple Sunday night suddenly turns heated and messy, Harry and Louis finally acknowledge their feelings for one another and let their friendship bloom into something more.

(E, 10k, sex magic) The newest addition to the annual Renaissance Faire's jousting tournament is Dame Louis of Avalon. She loves the faire, but more importantly, she loves the fact that she now has a regular acting gig. What she doesn't expect is that there's real magic in the air in the form of a shop keeper who sells some rather unusual souvenirs.

(E, 9k, friends to lovers) the one where Louis may have accidentally fondled his best friend, and it's not weird unless they make it weird. Harry's almost positive. She swears.

(E, 8k, X Factor)  the one where Harry and his girlfriend Louis audition for the X Factor and take on the world--together.

(M, 5k, fantasy) Louis is a dragonrider, hiding the fact she's really a woman and hiding the fact she'd really, really like to be flown by Prince Harry.

♀️ Strangers by vanity

(NR, 5k, age difference) Harry meets Louis at a cafe and their story begins.

(M, 4k, high school) Louis doesn't mean to kick off Year 11 by throwing the athletic department and the entire parents’ committee into a frenzy over the matter of a girl playing football, but somehow that's exactly what she does.

♀️ Haze-y Night by Anonymous

(E, 2k, uni) Harry goes through a long standing fraternity ritual.

(G, 2k, touring) In the confusing, emotional, and dangerous world of periods and PMS, this is the one in which Harry gets it right.

♀️ loopholes by Anonymous

(E, 2k, religious guilt) Together since high school, Harry and Louis took sacred vows of purity together as a pledge to wait until marriage. They can't have sex, but that doesn't mean they can't do other things.

(E, 2k, pwp) Harry and Louis have a day off. Cue recreational drug usage. 

(E, 2k, accidental pregnancy) girl!louis finding out she's pregnant; fluff and smut ensue.

(NR, 2k, pwp) "Not m’fault you insist on going to sleep like this," he mutters- Louis isn’t sure, but she has a vague suspicion that the words would sound more like an unintelligible grumble to the untrained ear.

♀️ Another Night to be Harry’s by Anonymous

(E, 953 words, fwb) They were so compatible, Harry and her. It was why he always came back for more and why she let him. Taking things beyond sex had just never happened.

- Rare Pairs -

(M, 5k, Zayn/Liam) Liam doesn’t even blink when his last piece of toast disappears from his plate. He’d smothered it in raspberry jam like he usually does, because then he gets to see Zayn take that first bite of stolen toast and smile sleepily at him in gratitude. And he doesn’t mind all that much, even though he’d prefer peanut butter.

(M, 3k, Harry/Louis, Louis/Zayn) Harry and Zayn are wealthy ladies of leisure who bond over their shared interests, namely: dressage and cheating on their awful husbands with the gorgeous young stable boy.

(E, 1k, Harry/Louis/Liam/William Tomlinson) Harry is finally ready to lose her virginity. All her friends are up for the task.

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Old Photographs & Times I’ll Remember

Carefully he set that negative down and lifted the paper to see there was another beneath. This one again was a young man, this time posed against an antique car. He lifted a few more negatives out one by one, each a portrait of the same man with various backdrops. The man in a meadow, in an office, leaning against a doorframe — even one in his underwear grinning at the camera. On the edge of each negative printed in slanted, handwritten characters were the initials and date. H.S. 1924.

He quickly but carefully packed them back into the box and buzzed with excitement. He couldn’t wait to develop them to see exactly what had been captured in the images. It was a find that felt like a puzzle to piece together.

H.S. was likely the man in the photographs as well as the owner of the suitcase. Who was he? Why had his suitcase found its way into Niall’s attic? Was he still alive and well somewhere in the world?

A camera, a suitcase, and a relationship forged through time.

written by @jaerie with art by @haztobegood

Coming May 5th to @onedirectionbigbang

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Anonymous asked:

Jen! First quarter of 2024 is somehow already in the bag??? Confounding, uncalled for, devastating. Care to share your fav fics so far this year to distract us from the unrelenting passage of time? Filthy or otherwise 🙏

LMAO, I love this request, Q1 fic, incoming! It's been...a quarter, and even going into Q2 feels mildly insane, so here's a grab bag of what I've read and loved, from January 2, 2024-April 2, 2024. Not sure what fandom you're after, so I'll split it between the D and other:

The D:

drabble: open and drabble: full, daddyalphalouisbabyomegaharry, <1k

wings and rainbows, anonymous, 3.2k

Other:

nothing to do with fate, matchmesidney, 1.6k

Intolerable Craving, objectlesson, 3.6k (honestly ALL of this series)

beauty of the harm, objectlesson, 12k

BUT ESPECIALLY THIS ONE, MY BIRTHDAY GIFT!!!

The Enchanted Tiki Room, objectlesson, 24k

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Another AO3 thing I’m curious about, how do yall decide if something is good enough to read? Usually I follow a rule of 1 kudos for every 10 hits. One because it’s easy math and two it’s yet to fail me. Thoughts? Do you just go for it and pray it’s good?

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I have never ever once in years of reading fic on ao3 let the stats decide whether or not I give something whose title/tags/summary catches my interest a shot

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Tonight’s the Night (E, 21k) by jaerie 

Tonight’s the night. The night Harry has been waiting for. Everything has been carefully planned, nothing left to chance, the scene set and waiting for their arrival. It’s time.

Harry lives a double life. During the day he’s Harry- trusty blood spatter analyst, at night his darkness comes out to play. So far he’s been able to act his way through a normal life without drawing attention. What happens when that is no longer the case?

Or a Dexter AU where Harry is Dexter, Liam is Doakes, Niall is Masuka and Gemma is Deb.

Written for the FOUR fic fest track #2 - Ready to Run

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