#C-Novels

[genderfluidcnovelsweek]

FUCK I FORGOT WE HAVE A TUMBLR

3 days left for the interest check!!! plspls reblog and share to your friends let’s make this event wonderful ♥

#c-novels #xianxia #wuxia #danmei #baihe #i hope no one minds me tagging big fandoms/fandoms that have genderfluid characters #tgcf #mdzs #svsss #2ha #spl #jwqs

[weepingfireflies]

Me, then: I need to consume content to feel something again :(

Me, now: TOO MANY FEELINGS, ABORT ABORT ABORT

#actually depressed #just watched you yao and I want to read Lord Seventh but it will R U I N me #c-novels #web novels #sunnie talks about web novels #sunnie talks about donghua #relatable #emotions #my posts #personal

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Lackadaisy Enrichment

#in our enclosures!! #video linked as source; which i'm glad to see already has a million views and is trending. That's Right #lackadaisy #WHICH i have been reading since at least '07 when i was thirteen my god b/c this animation is based on the ongoing webcomic #like does its influence show up Directly in some Discrete way i can point to in my art? not very easily probably. And Yet. #the inspiration....i wasn't able to be Regularly Only for at least another year / art done Nonprofessionally Online was novel to me #like wow ppl can make & post fanart of w/e they love huh....didn't know webcomics were a thing & i never really read that many since but. #good god the quality of Lackadaisy at its onset is like this is superb?? this person putting in all their talent and effort??? #and Then you get years & years more art and i don't even know what superlatives to throw out abt its quality as it evolves. obsessed w/it.. #if i see a new lackadaisy comic page i Will be acting out. obviously this animation is a delight & also stunning. and fascinating to also #juxtapose as a Translation / Interpretation of the comic in a different medium & standalone snippet of Story #and that we're not even quite there in the comic timeline; Taking Notes abt character info we get distilledly here....genuinely love like #take it back to '07 i'm like oh boy can't wait for the dream team to assemble. then a decade later when it did? Oh Boy. that is payoff lol #namely hooray for stitches and mudbug at the field office for every passing gangster. killing one marigold associate but not the other #which seems like a promising start to shootouts w/the other dream team triumvirate. i adore that in canon so far mordecai freckle & rocky #have met but only over a nice brunch. re: all intentions anyways. anyways i'm like Gifs Must Be Made while i'm also so riled afresh abt the #comic that i've been sooo hype for for over fifteen yrs now babeyyy Deservedly. i've done a couple of rereads & ought to do another.... #For Interest it'd probably take a few sittings to catch up from the start but there is much to be engaged over....this ongoing story that's #historical fiction prohibition bootlegging cats with plenty of focus on characters & several Mysteries. which i'm better at parsing now lol #like one of the more recent rereads like Oh Of Course x (probably) accidentally killed his y & z took the fall & that's a binding secret... #Not [oh of course] abt the circumstances surrounding a's death & how b & c were involved. nor the ''what's marigold's damage'' mystery #which is great. love to not know things. love that we can readily follow all the emergent drama everyone's wading in nowadays. hell yeah #anyways admire my organized approach to gifs here. four shots each Expressions Atmosphere Action Groupshots #sure might've muddled through gifmaking for this anyways but fr being a huge lackadaisy comic enjoyer for now most of my life helps #and its very Overall Inspiration like. just really getting the [you can really just draw stuff out here] going. fr the art's detail & skill #and that enrichment like i'm gonna have a great time following this. And I Have #you don't expect a crowdfunded indie animation in the mix back then but hell yeah fellas #SIGH ok removing a 4th gif that's broken / not displayed despite reuploading then entirely remaking it. if it's a bug i'll try again later

[atomic-chronoscaph]

A Scattering of Jades - art by Guillaume Sorel (2006)

#guillaume sorel #fantasy art #horror art #cover art #alexander c. irvine #mystery novels #fantasy novels #le soleil du nouveau monde #fleuve noir #2000s #2006

[imiteeshon]

#A・I・N・O・C・H・I・K・A・R・A #愛のチカラ #Ai no Chikara #Love Power #animecore #anime #otakucore #webcore #kawaiicore #kawaii #visual novel #vn #game cg #weebcore #neetcore #softcore #nursecore #moecore #pinkcore #00s #2000s #2000s core #nostalgiacore #y2k anime

[youraveragelazy]

“Maintain”

I just love them, okay! 🙈

#atla #atla fanart #chronicles of the avatar #avatar novels #Rangshi #rangi #rangi sei'naka #avatar kyoshi #the rise of kyoshi #the shadow of kyoshi #f. c. yee #Kyoshi #lgbtq #kyoshi novels #my art #fan art

[chibiosaka]

The very professional grounding technique George and Lockwood develop to help Lucy when she is disassociating after a case

#lockwoodandco #lockwood&co #savelockwood and co #fanart #comics #head canon #if Jonathan Stroud ever wants to do a L&C graphic novel #I want to draw it

[coloricioso]

Someone left flowers for Apollo at his statue in Municipalidad de Providencia 🌸

#i think i will give him some too #to ask him to bless my Cassandra novel :c #apollo #apollon #i dont understand who is the hanged man on his lyre

[dishonestlies-if]

(Dis)honest Lies

Demo: TBA || About The Archivists Age Rating: 16+ CW: Violence, death, child endangerment, child death/descriptions of child death, classism, manipulation, forced isolation/confinement (technically?), parental neglect, mild homophobia RO-specific CWs (contains spoilers): here

The king is dead, cries the crowd of mourners that line the path towards the Royal Tombs. As you walk down behind your father's coffin, you note that there are no commoners among them. Not surprising, given they are not allowed to entire the palace grounds, though you wonder if anyone beyond these walls are mourning with you. Your father was a much-beloved king, but no one beyond the Court had ever met him - or you, for that matter, or any of your predecessors since the Curse took effect. You wonder briefly what the outside world is like - the Advisors describe it as a beautiful place of wonder and innovation, at least in the capital. Perhaps the people are holding their own ceremony out there, in honour of your father.

You turn your attention back to the procession. There will be time to ponder this later.

You have a speech to give, a coronation to attend, a kingdom to rule.

There is no place for such pointless thoughts. You were born in this palace, and in this palace will you die. You will never see the outside world.

Will you?

Play as the newly crowned monarch of Batrinoa! Bring your kingdom to new heights, or send it plummeting into chaos - the choice is yours, and yours alone. After all, you are the monarch - who would dare defy your authority?

Customize the MC Veridas (27) (name changeable); gender, appearance, personality, etc!

Be swept off your feet by five potential love interests (gender selectable) - or don't! You can be swept off your feet by friends, too. And enemies. But that might be a bad idea.

Ally with your neighbours, or start a war - Batrinoa is powerful, why not utilize your military and expand your territory?

Solve problems that arise in your nation, or make them worse - where there's money to be had, who really cares if a few peasants die?

Face crushing moral dilemmas that make you question your reality!

Find the truth behind the web of lies that surround the Court - there are many hidden secrets, and if you look in the right places, you might find them. Assuming, of course, that they don't kill you first.

And why in the name of the Divine do you keep seeing the Archivist-in-training in your dreams?! You barely even know her!

Love Interests

The Guard Caelum/Celestine/Calytrix Hildebrand (28) is the fourth child of the Hildebrand family, your best friend and confidant, and godparent of your daughter. As children, you were inseparable, and even when C was in the army you kept in touch. Now they serve as your loyal guard - wherever you go, they will follow. It is their duty, after all; what the monarch wants, the monarch will get, nevermind how they feel about it. So long as it makes you happy, there is little they won't do to achieve it.

The Silver-Tongued Minister Elias/Elora/Elwyn Alinac (29) is Head of the House of Alinac, one of the Four Great Families and a member of the Advisors. They are, without a doubt, the Court's most charming noble. Intelligent and quick-witted, Batrinoa's Director of Foreign Affairs is well-versed in the art of communication, especially when it pertains to getting what they want. There are flocks of men and women alike who would kill to hold E's attention for even a fraction of a second. Fortunate, then, that they only seems to have eyes for you.

The Unapproachable Advisor Orpheus/Odette/Odilon Marchand (26) is Head of the House of Marchand, one of the Four Great Families and a member of the Advisors. O is rather unpopular with the nobility and common folk alike; their blunt speech, cold demeanour, and prickly personality make for rather unpleasant company, though none can deny their skill as Batrinoa's newest Minister of Finance. They maintain a professional distance from everyone around them, but perhaps you can close that gap - surely it must be a lonely existence, to hold everyone at arm's length as they do.

The Revolutionary Mervyn/Maira/Maverick (27) is a commoner of Batrinoa, a tailor who lives with their mother and three siblings near the slums of the capital. Passionate and rebellious, they abhor the monarchy and how the nation is run, and everyone knows it; M is an outspoken critic of the throne, and far from the only one. As the new monarch, you are the very pinnacle of everything they despise - can you show them that you are willing to do what your predecessors would not, or will you just add fuel to the fire?

The Flirtatious Informant Legacy (29) is the best informant in your employ (and the best assassin). They once swore loyalty to your father; now, they serve you. They're a shameless flirt, and never serious - about anything, really, not even their own life. You've asked where they came from, but you've received 14 different back stories at this point and you're not sure they're even capable of telling the truth if it doesn't pertain to their job. You wonder how Legacy ended up in this employ; surely this is not a job most would willingly choose to pursue?

Other Characters

Alix Morozov - your late spouse, the other biological parent of your daughter, and a relative of Drelix's King Vsevolod. They died three years ago, leaving you a single parent. Your marriage was for two reasons only - to end the war between your kingdoms, and to produce a precautionary heir for the Batrinoa line. Having succeeded in both, you considered them a good person and a dear friend, though there was never any love in your relationship.

Luminosa 'Lumi' Batrinoa (5) - your daughter from your marriage with Alix. Now that you are monarch, she is heir to the throne and the only other member of the Batrinoa bloodline. A lofty title that may be, though it paints a massive target on her back. You can only hope you will not need to arrange a political marriage for her.

Beau Marchand (32) - the disgraced son of the Marchand family, his reputation for debauchery and excess is known far and wide throughout the capital. You remember him vaguely, having interacted with him as a child, though you haven't seen him since he was disowned thirteen years ago. O has since restored Beau to the family, but you have yet to see him return.

Dolion (53) - the Archivist, sometimes called the Secret-Keeper. One of the Blessed, his Miracle naturally makes people rather wary of him, and his sour demeanor does nothing to help his case. At the very least, none of the Advisors seem to like him, though you're fairly certain that's more because he was born a commoner rather than a child of the nobility.

Fialova Solanaceae (20) - Dolion's successor, the current Archivist-in-training. Timid and shy, she seems to dodge you at every opportunity, though you often catch her staring as if she has something she'd like to say. There's more to her than meets the eye, but are you brave enough to seek out the skeletons in her closet?

Helianthus Solanaceae (54) - Head of the House of Solanacaea, one of the Four Great Families and a member of the Advisors. She is the supreme judge of Batrinoa's legal system and handles all legal affairs within the kingdom's borders. As your godmother, she cares greatly for your well-being. She would happily spoil Luminosa rotten if you didn't stop her in time.

Volker Hildebrand (61) - Head of the House of Hildebrand, one of the Four Great Families and a member of the Advisors. Arrogant and conceited, he takes great pride in being the Minister of War. Objectively the most powerful member of the Council, he has the nation's military at his beck and call and takes great joy in lording over the other Advisors. The Court has no great love for him, though none can deny that it was mainly thanks to him that the war with Drelix went as well as it did. Though he has little interest in anything besides battle and bloodshed, he has returned to the capital for your coronation and to assist you in acclimating to your new position.

#interactive fiction #interactive novel #if #interactive game #twine if #if wip #if game #cyoa game #cyoa #twine interactive fiction #interact if #(dis)honest lies #upcoming if #fantasy #fantasy if #ch: c hildebrand #ch: o marchand #ch: e alinac #ch: luminosa #ch: m #ch: legacy

[genderfluidcnovelsweek]

✨ 1 day till our interest check!! keep on the lookout!!

#genderfluid #c-novels #danmei #baihe #wuxia #xianxia #tgcf #mdzs #spl #jwqs

[throwaninkpot]

One of my favorite things about the novel Good Omens is how Adam's coming of age is not kicked off by like, a crush or sex or a first kiss, which are all things that most coming of age stories are built around in the media. But instead Adam is ushered into adolesence with the realization, "Oh, FUCK, global warming, we gotta do SOMETHING." Which is a much more relatable experience, tbh.

#I do miss the adam-centric nature of the novel which was lost a little in s.1 #big words from me known a&c simp I KNOW but #adam young #good omens

[miroana]

“It is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially” (Tartt, 31).

I am absolutely fascinated by the fame and reverence this quote from the Secret History has achieved. It terrifies me. Let me explain.

Who’s line is this? Oh, yes. Professor Julian Morrow. Julian, in his lecture on how death begets beauty, on how Dionysian madness lends immortality. Julian, who isolates the greek class, buries them in the glories of the past and in their privilege, and submerges them beneath illusions until his students can’t tell right from wrong and real from imagined.

These words are satire. This is NOT a lesson any teacher should impart, and should NOT be beloved and relatable. In one sentence, Donna Tartt summarizes the entire cautionary tale of the novel: the selective, warped, and obsessive view on life the greek class held, born from entitlement and cultivated by Julian, led the students to tear themselves to pieces.

What’s more, the way people quote it all the time makes this line all the more haunting. Widespread parroting of Julian’s teachings only reinforces Donna’s themes: human minds are easily manipulatable, it can be hard to think critically about what you are taught and what you read, and that the easy, self-assured conviction belonging to the reader that, “I, personally, would have behaved differently than Henry, Richard, Francis, Camilla, Charles, and Bunny” is nothing but another illusion.

#“rip to the greek class but I’m different” no you’re not #it’s so funny to me how famous this specific quote is bc people love it for one of three reasons (all equally comical): #A. they have not read the novel and thought the words were pretty (so true but honestly still concerning) #B. they read the novel but took julian’s words at face value and think him brilliant #(this category of people would end up helping henry push bunny into a ravine 100%) #or C. they read the novel and understand well the satirical nature of this quote. #despite this knowledge the act of deeply obsessing over narrow ideas is too tempting to not do it anyways (calling myself out) #congrats! by reading this you now belong to category C #henry winter #richard papen #francis abernathy #charles macaulay #camilla macaulay #bunny corcoran #julian morrow #the secret history #tsh #donna tartt

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Salesman for Death - art by Rafael DeSoto (1933)

#rafael desoto #pulp art #all detective magazine #30s horror art #mystery novel #cover art #frederick c. painton #pulp artist #1930s #1933

[meawqing]

I'm in love with this sect :>

#fuyao sect is so cute #priest novels #camdrw #liu yao #I just adopted new babies #it took me days to finish this so appreciate it :c #please read liu yao

[youraveragelazy]

“I do feel loved.” -Kyoshi

Okay, so I messed around and found myself reading the Kyoshi novels and omg they are so good that I knew I would eventually make fan art of them. And possibly many more as I literally adore them ☺️✨ So if you haven’t read the Avatar Kyoshi novels pls, TREAT YOURSELF. I literally went into these blind and was pleasantly fascinated by Kyoshi’s story.💕

#atla #atla fanart #chronicles of the avatar #avatar novels #rangshi #rangi #rangi sei'naka #avatar kyoshi #the rise of kyoshi #the shadow of kyoshi #f. c. yee #kyoshi #lgbtq #kyoshi novels #my art #currently obsessed #fan art

[kineticallyanywhere]

wip wednesday, why not

#dndads #dndads 2 #normal oak #henry oak #help this boy or so help ME #kineticallyart #fanart #wip wednesday #will cant make henry and normal have extended conversations with each other but i c a n #i mean he could really he could write like #post-canon novels or something #do they know #do they know how FAST people would buy that up #id buy it #id buy it for my friends #why am i doing this will would just break my heart even more #oak boys catch a hecking break and keep it challenge