When I get into a reading slump, I open up the Libby app and randomly pick a book solely based on its cover. No reviews, no synopsis, just vibes.
Which is how I stumbled onto this one. Honestly, amazing! Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“all queer media is one dimensional, tropey, mass market, and made for teenagers-” not true. look harder
“queer media is all boring period pieces and people getting divorced and experiencing horrible homophobia and tragedy-” not true. look harder
we absolutely do have a long way to go in regards to queer representation, but it frustrates me to no end when I see post claiming that queer fiction is all one specific type of story. there are lots of queer creators out there writing unique, thoughtful, beautiful stories who deserve our support! if theres a particular type of queer fiction you would like to see, do a little digging because its likely that SOMETHING similar exists. it just doesnt exist on like disney+
also @lgbtqreads is an incredible resource, if you want to read something gay and have a specific genre or type of story in mind I highly recommend looking around on their blog
additional recommendations welcome!
a little more bed sketches
Rescue your angel. Break some s*it.
Aziraphale is literally such a good character. The more I think about him the more I go completely feral. He was specifically created as a warrior to fight and protect. He’s soft and camp and likes feather boas. He’s spent 6000 years acting like he’s the most kind and polite perfect little angel but he’ll fucking destroy you with a single glare. He’s an absolute bitch. His face lights up with the smile of a thousand suns. He’ll kill someone for crêpes with his boyfriend. He lies to God. He needs the biggest hug in the whole world. His standards will NEVER be met. He has travel sweets. He painted his bookshop the colour of his soulmate’s eyes. He’s one bad day away from having a mental breakdown so intense it would explode half the planet. He loves humans so much but if any of them so much as speak to him he’ll require three business days to recuperate. He is THE Southern Pansy. He declared war on Hell because they interrupted the Jane Austen ball he meticulously planned just to dance with his boyfriend. He is so so traumatised and hasn’t experienced a straightforward emotion in his life. He WOULD bite people if he was given the opportunity. He is the most annoying bastard you’ve ever met (affectionate). He can’t speak French.
I was today years old when I learned that sean astin l i v e d the plot of mamma mia
so for those who are asking it basically went like this:
around the time of his birth sean astin's mother patty duke had three highly publicized affairs with three different men: desi arnaz, jr., michael fell, and john astin
most people at the time believed desi to be sean's father, but patty released that john astin was actually sean's biological father. this seemed to be confirmed when patty and john got married and stayed that way for thirteen years.
when sean began to hear rumors that his actual biological father might not be john, he reached out to both desi and michael and formed close relationships with both of them
later he took a dna test that confirmed that michael fell was his biological father, but he remained close with all three men, citing john (the man who raised him) as his "true father."
Master Frodo, here we go again
whenever this comes up i like to remind people that harry going back to the abusive dursleys every year was treated by the narrative as something necessary and good because they're his family after all, and percy jackson gave his mom medusa's head so that she could turn her abusive husband to stone and sell his remains as a sculpture to pay for her degree and that was framed as a good decision without remorse. and that's the difference between hp and pjo as stories i think
Rick Riordan received the Stonewall Book Award while rowling's friends are nazis, if that helps
Did we all notice Aziraphale's reaction to Crowley's mention of how he's dressed at the Bastille?
The quick little eyebrow raise and eyes immediately going to Crowley.
That face is very: "He commented on how I'm dressed! He noticed what I'm wearing! Wait, was that a good tone or a bad tone? I'll fight him if it was a bad tone. No, no, I look fabulous and we are both aware of that."
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ok but if bruce wayne somehow came upon zuko fresh out of banishment he would lose his mind.
black hair? check. bad parent(s)? check. trauma? double check.
bruce: how’d you get your scar?
zuko: my dad got mad at me for saying that killing people is wrong so he lit my face on fire and banished me.
bruce, vibrating with excitement, already pulling adoption papers from his utilility: that’s terrible. how do you feel about capes.
Zuko: Do you mind if I wear this blue demon mask?
Bruce: *sniff, tear in his eye* Not at all.
*Zuko fighting the Joker*
J: "wan na kno w h ow i go t thes e sc ar s"
Z: *rips off mask* i don't give a fuck
I’m still stuck at the “batman has adoption papers in his utility belt”.
“Quick, it’s time to use the Bat-adoption papers!”
Bat-option papers
Okay, but you’re missing the best part of this.
Alfred and Iroh complimenting each other on tea while they discuss their overly dramatic children.
iroh: once, i told zuko that he needs to work on his inter turmoil. he screamed at me that he had no such inner turmoil, and then proceeded to go to a cliff during a thunderstorm to scream at God to strike him with lightning
alfred: master bruce and i have that interaction at least three times per week.
@absentlyabbie
I see your "Alfred and Iroh as tea bros" and raise you "Alfred and Iroh as tea rivals"
Consider
(later)
excellent addition
hey bruce spent a lot of his bat-study abroad in the far east and has kind of a weeb weapon collection so proposal, what if Bruce appreciates Iroh’s tea
while Zuko is enthusiastic about cream and sugar
further fueling their dad-figures’ passive-aggressive rivalry?
You had me at Zuko vs. Joker, I was crying by the Eastern vs. Western tea service
Wait a minute. Batman and Zuko have the same arch-nemesis.
Saw the last comment and my brain would not rest until it happened
this post has everything
this was an enjoyable ride. i liked the scenery very much. smooth suspension, nice height, several fascinating loops. 10/10 would go again.
Wow I'm tired. It took me a minute to figure out how Vader has Mark Hamill nemesis when Vader is live action and not animated. I'm... going to bed now.
re: running up that hill let's all remember that chris fleming walked so that stranger things could run
show fans are never going to know who wylan van eck actually is. they’re never going to know his true last name, the weight it carries. they’re never going to know that he grieved a woman who wasn’t even dead for years. they’re never going to know how strong he is, the abuse he endured. they’re never going to know that he survived a murder attempt by his own father. they’re never going to see him tailor himself to look like someone else because he wanted to be someone different so badly. they’re never going to see him slowly work past his shame. they’re never going to see inej tell him that he wasn’t his father. they’re never going to see kaz tell him that not being able to read didn’t make him weak. they’re never going to see jesper call him a genius. they’re never going to know that the crows were wylan’s first friends, his only friends, and even if he had a pick of a thousand companions, they would’ve been the ones he chose
i am so heartbroken.
I don't care if the Crows spin-off is just the six of them acting it out in Freddy's living room while Freddy's wife films it on a phone, I'm willing to pay real money for the footage.
Van Helsing in movie adaptations: Dracula's nemesis
Van Helsing in the book: Dracula's real estate lawyer's wife's girlfriend's fiancé's boyfriend's university professor
What's extra funny is that despite being narrative foils, Dracula and Van Helsing literally never interact. They're in the same room together twice in the entire novel (both on October 3rd). Like, it's Van Helsing who drives him out that morning as the Guy With the Crucifix but he was leaving anyway, just waiting for an audience. And that's the entire extent of it. Dracula's final villain monologue is directed at all of them.
Dracula is, by an overwhelming margin, the vampire Van Helsing interacts the least with. It's so funny. Heck, Dracula is the character Van Helsing interacts the least with, not counting incidentals like Mr. Swales
In addition, his interest in vampires comes from his general interest in myths and conspiracy theories, like, vampires may not even be his top 5 or top 10 cryptids
Reblog if vampires are in your top 5 or top 10 cryptids
