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an unmatched feeling actually
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when i say i wish people started using the reblog button more i don't mean it in a 'i want more notes' kind of way i mean it in a 'i want to read about your thoughts on this particular thing' and 'i want to have conversations in the tags' and 'i want this to feel like a community again and not like any of those boring social media platforms where artists are content creators and interactions never goes beyond a like'
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me: i mean i don’t really care what other people think of star wars characters’ sexualities like. w/e, u know? different interpretations are chill
some homophobe: but none of the star wars characters are gay there cannot be gay characters in star wars star wars does not have a single gay char
me:
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Reblog to open a rail line from your blog to the person you reblogged this from
our beautiful rail line... (so far)
Achievement Unlocked:
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Keep hammerin' boys, we have to connect the SuperWhoLock blogs to the gimmick blogs by the end of the month or we'll fall behind schedule!
Achievement Unlocked:
Hang On Let Me Google Something
...Okay this is funny.
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I think the absolute worst crime committed by the original LOTR movie trilogy was only putting the scene where Eomer finds Eowyn after the Battle of Pelennor Fields in the extended editions. Karl Urban at his absolute fucking best
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Books: Whump Edition
first of all, holy heck… the response to my / anon’s request for whumpy books has been amazing (not to mention a little overwhelming)! thank you all for your suggestions; i can’t wait to read all these. ;) let’s get to it, shall we?
- Dick Francis books : “Dick Francis’s books are all wonderfully whumpy. They are murder mysteries set around the British horseracing world (Francis was a jockey before he became a writer) and despite being a bit formulaic they are wonderfully well written and fun to read. If I had to recommend one to start with, I’d say “Odds Against (Sid Halley #1)”, as it is the first of the Sid Halley books and he is my favourite Dick Francis character.” // submitted by @nemo-forever and @alipeeps
- The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen : “The first book has some nice whump (the main character gets whipped and then is taken care of in a dungeon cell), and the second book has such good whump that I just open it sometimes and read the whumpy part when I need some good whump. (It involves a broken leg, climbing a wall and dueling on said leg, passing out, going into shock at some point and plenty of being taken care of.)” // submitted by @helpidkwhatmyusernameshouldbe and @aliciaaanne14
- The Last Herald Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey : “If you like fantasy books then Mercedes Lackey’s The Last Herald Mage trilogy is fairly well-peppered with whump too, mainly for the main character Vanyel. There’s whump in all three of the books, from what I remember, but especially the first and the third ones.” // submitted by @alipeeps
- Doctor Who Tie-In Novels : “Some of the Doctor Who tie-in novels have some very nice whump (I’ve mostly only read the 10th Doctor ones personally).” // submitted by @alipeeps
- Stargate Atlantis Tie-In Novels by Martha Wells : “Oooh ooh and while we’re talking tie-in novels, oh my, the Stargate Atlantis tie-in novels! Now quite a few of them are good for whump but the best ones are the ones by Martha Wells - now SHE knows her whump! Lovely lovely Sheppard whump in Reliquary in particular. :D” // submitted by @alipeeps
- The Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson : “Basically there’s a lot of whump to go around for all the characters but Fang gets a fair share of it and boy, is it amazing. From passing out mid-flight (oh yeah, they can fly) from blood loss to being beaten up, there’s just a lot of it.” // submitted by @aliciaaanne14
- The Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Claire : “I know The Mortal Instruments is pretty big, but this prequel is amazing. Jem Carstairs is basically a cinnamon roll that needs to be protected at all costs because he’s genuinely such a sweetheart. But he’s got a condition where he became addicted to a drug (yin fey) by some demons and he needs the drug to survive. So you can imagine what happens. There’s so many great scenes in this book and lots of after-care, meaning caring from Will. <3″ // submitted by @aliciaaanne14
- *edited* Parallel: The Secret Life of Jordan Mckay by Abra Ebner and Christina Corlett : “A guy who has the ability to time travel. He uses it to fix things, but every time he does, his body gets weaker and the stakes get higher. One of my fav books.” // submitted by @pumpkinpixel
- Acheron and Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon : “They’re pretty much every whumper’s dream. The two main characters go through every torture and torment out there from the beginning to the end of the book, but not to the point that it becomes pointless. Their sense of enduring and survival makes it all the merrier.” // submitted by @pumpkinpixel
- Bruiser by Neal Shusterman : “The main character has the uncontrollable ability of transforming every physical hurt from those he loves unto him. Need I say more?” (No, you needn’t. *heart eyes*) // submitted by @pumpkinpixel
- The Scotland Yard Murder Squad by Alex Grecian : “Starting with the book “The Yard”, these books have some pretty good whump, especially for Nevil Hammersmith. Plus, they are fun, quick read mysteries :)” // submitted by @lavoyageuse21
- “Blink Once by Cylin Busby : “This book is from the perspective of a guy in a coma the whole book is his recovery and stuff it’s actually amazing and the plot is good.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles
- Fracture by Megan Miranda : “This book is amazing; the main character almost drowns in the first few pages and she’s in hospital for ages then stuff happens and mystery things… it’s good as there’s a lot of whump.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater : “Shiver is amazing for physical and emotional whump plus it’s my favourite book and I just love it so much please read it it’s so freaking amazing.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles
- The Paranormalcy Series by Kiersten White : “This series has some pretty good whump plus it’s just amazing. In the first book the main character and this other hot dude get zapped and batted around quite a bit, and then in the second book, I think, someone gets cursed so that the person they are in love with will fall asleep every time they come near each other, which is hilarious and they worry over him for ages. Yeah, just read it. It’s great. // Submitted by @wolfypuppypiles
- The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher : “The books (not show) is extremely whumpy.” “Poor Harry. He gets kicked around a lot.” “It’s amazing that guy has survived 16 books.” // Submitted by @nothingimpossibleonlyimprobable and @lizzerbell and @vimesbootstheory and @estelkenobi
- Cal Leandros Series by Rob Thurman // submitted by @bromanceandships
- The Books of the Raksura Series by Martha Wells // submitted by @bromanceandships
- Books by authors Courtney Schafer and Carol Berg // submitted by @bromanceandships
- Symphony of Ages Series by Elizabeth Haydon // submitted by @northernredwood
- All For The Game Series by Nora Sakavic : “It’s absolute whump heaven and the characters are amazing!” “Basically it’s a bunch of guys constantly getting hurt, especially the protagonist Neil <3″ // submitted by @quicksilver-1998 and anonymous
- Homelanders Series by Andrew Klavan : “AHHHH THERE’S THIS BOOK SERIES CALLED THE HOMELANDERS. ok no more caps for now. Anyway, it’s a super chill book series (4 books) and they’re amazing and full of whump from what I remember.” // submitted by anonymous
- Ashfall Trilogy by Mike Mullin : “This is a dystopian series with a decent amount of whump.” // submitted by anonymous
- The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch // submitted by anonymous
- The Monument 14 Series by Emmy Laybourne // submitted by anonymous
sheesh. i think i covered all of them - for now! thank you again to everyone who submitted suggestions for this! now i just have to find the time to read these. ;D
*note: if anyone does NOT want their name on this list as the source, let me know and i will remove it. being a whumper isn’t anything to be ashamed of, but if you would prefer to remain anonymous - as i myself do, to some extent - i definitely understand. :)*
fanfictionwhump
Haven’t seen this post in a while so might as well bring it back up for all the new comers! I’ve also added a few more recs to the bunch… Happy readin’!
Transformation (Rai Kirah trilogy) by Carol Berg | Story revolving around a mistreated slave fighting against the odds and saving the world. Debasement, torture, imprisonment, lots of damage, prose like a razor, and some surprisingly heavy themes lurking within it…yeah.
P.S. Don’t let the book cover scare you away, it’s the crappiest I’ve seen and it was one of the reasons why I hadn’t touched it, until I did… and life wasn’t the same again.
Greatcoats (4 books) by Sébastien Castiel | One of the best novels I’ve read period, and not just for the whump. Poor Falcio (the main character) really does have some bad things happen to him. I’ll quote the second’s book opening just to kill you a bit:
“For you see, I have it on extremely good authority that the Greatcoat’s Lament is very real, and that it is even more painful and terrible than even the most horrifying stories made out. I would tell you more, but unfortunately, the “good authority” I mentioned is me.
My name is Falcio val Mond, one of the last of the King’s Greatcoats, and if you listen very carefully you might still be able to hear me screaming.” - Falcio Val Mond
Assassins Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb | Not as whumpy as the previous two, but there are some lovely scenes where Fitz (the main character) is poisoned and suffers from his fits, recovery is stretched throughout the end of the second book as well.
The Deathspeaker Codex (7 books) by Sonya Bateman | A wonderful rec by @whumpwanderer. Just started reading it so I can’t say much other than that I’m loving it so far, it’s one of those books where you can just sense that whump is coming! The main character’s been teasing me about his dark past from the very beginning, and he’s adorable!
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i thibk i hauve Covid
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Let's irresponsibly breed a dog together!
Share as much as possible that dog gotta be atrocious by the end of the week
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PLEASE. CONSIDER CHECKING IT OUT.... IT'S ABOUT MAKING A LIFE WORTH LIVING EVEN IN DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT'S ABOUT COPING WITH BEING PAINFULLY OTHERED. IT'S ABOUT LOVE & PEACE...
...AND IT IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE OF THE 3 VERSIONS OF TRIGUN THAT EXIST BY FAR...
I LOVE THIS STUPID FUCKING MANGA!!!!!!11!!!1
IT WILL SPEAK TO YOU IN WAYS YOU NEVER THOUHT POSSIBLE !!!! TRUST ME BRO!!
YOU WILL BE BALLING AND BAWLING
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I cannot stop thinking about this tweet I'm sorry
happy Kaiju No. 8 day, I will be talking about nothing else for days, weeks even
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people always talk about leaving comments on ao3 like it's a nice thing to do, or the best way to encourage writers to keep writing, or overall like it's how you Do Your Part in fandom
and yeah, all those things are true, but having spent the past few months leaving enthusiastic comments on as many things as i can, i have a different perspective
you should leave comments on fics because it's fun
taking the time to stop and focus on what i like about a story has made me way more aware of what's going on in stories and what i like about them. there's bit more actual comprehension and appreciation and not just beaming content into my eyes to fill time
i like noticing cool little things in fics, or riffing on funny events. i've never been very good at speculating or picking apart characters, but sometimes something clicks and it rocks.
and of course it's pretty nice when you get a response and it's clear you've made another person happy
so yeah, you should leave comments for your own sake, too. it makes reading better!
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i am a big believer in letting music (and other media) come to you when you're ready for it. you may only know vaguely of an acclaimed beloved artist and suspect that you'd be into them but just... not ever get around to it. and then in 15 years one of their songs just hits you the right way and what a gift to suddenly have all of their works to explore! there is no hurry; what is good is always good.
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Huh…. Interesting.
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One of the best shot of Total Solar Eclipse from 08-04-2024.
Via @nasa-official
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kiss of the divine
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It has been a hot second since i posted but here’s some of Obi, Quin and Bant :)))