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lioncunt · 9 months
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i love seeing your posts! they always make me smile. for your ask about a character, lestat or the interviewer?
omg thank you so much that is so sweet of you 🥹🥹 i just did lestat so i will do the boy himself DANIEL MOLLOY
first impression: yet again it was the movie. this was right around the time of 2015/16 heathers fanaticism so i was like. gasp it’s JD. when i read the first book i didn’t think much more of him than “that guy JD from heathers played” because there wasn’t that much to him, he was just an audience surrogate and a narrative tool.
impression now: devil’s minion continues to be the best chapter of any anne rice book as my good friend jacob anderson can attest to, i love book daniel so dearly that in the midst of my intense promotion for the show last year i blatantly ignored anything that was said about show daniel because i just didn’t know what to make of him. but we will get to that in a moment! in typical anne fashion she created an extremely compelling character in daniel and relationship in devil’s minion and then decided to do nothing with them for the rest of time, so sadly now when i think of book daniel i also feel bitter for all the wasted potential. but at least we’ll always have queen of the damned <3 back to show daniel, i decided to reserve judgement until i actually watched it, and now of course i really enjoy his character and i think he’s imperative to the show’s construction. he’s the audience surrogate in a completely different way, pointing out the obvious inconsistencies and the questions we all have, but he also endears us to louis, because we empathize with and feel protective of louis in the face of the more harsh interjections daniel has. then character-wise, the whispers of 70s daniel and his past relationships with louis and armand are really exciting to theorize about. i really love what he brings to the show and i’m at the edge of my seat waiting for what his future storyline will be!!!
favorite moment: in qotd, not so much a moment but the line about looking at armand as if he’s an insect is soooooo. so . yeah yeah . in the show, it’s the 70s flashback for obvious reasons lmao. i feel like that’s a copout but i cannot lie
idea for a story: i don’t know how likely the alice/armand theory is, but i love any and all extrapolations on it it’s such a . ahhhhhhhhh concept
unpopular opinion: i don’t know if i have one for book daniel but for show daniel. ok i’m weird because i love reading about the alice/armand theory but i actually don’t want devil’s minion to have already happened, i don’t want Any of the other books to have already happened and i’m honestly scared of the possibility 😭 i want to SEE devil’s minion play out i want to see armand throw daniel around Now
favorite relationship: see above
favorite headcanon: daniel and armand watch the worst of reality tv together and get soooo into it and daniel gets into a lot of discourse on twitter
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Survey #251
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How many smurfs can you name? Zero. Have you ever fully eradicated a bad habit that you had? Uhhh maybe? I'm not sure. The radio is playing U2, The Defects, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Pointer Sisters, Staubkind, and Dr. Dre. on different stations. Which band are you most likely to listen to? I only know U2 (and do NOT like them), Dr. Dre, and one song by E&TB; I don't know the others. I guess I'd pick whichever song sounded most appealing. Miracle on 34th Street, original or remake? Never seen it. Have you ever been in a parade? No. Do you turn the bass up all the way in your car (or would you if you had a car) and blast the music? Ew, no. That shit's obnoxious. What keeps you from being happy? I'm quiiiite sad of an adult. I want to feel worth something, do something. If you could go back in time and talk to yourself five years ago what would you say to yourself (You can only stay in the past for FIVE MINUTES so make it COUNT!)? At that time, Jason and I would still be together, so I'd try to nail it into my head that I can't put my happiness entirely in another person's hands and that I have to have faith in myself and my own strength. AND ESPECIALLY to not give up, to keep trying harder every day. Five minutes wouldn't be enough. What websites are addictive to you? I'd go bonkers without YouTube, and I go through Tumblr binges, but then don't go on for a few days. I have to check KM daily, but it's not really an "addictive" thing, but rather the admin instinct of I have to make sure everything is in order. I check Facebook habitually, but only like, once or twice a day. Who do you never want to end up like? It's... sad to say, but in a lot of ways, my mom. Her life's just been super, super unfair. As a person she's mostly lovely, but as far as luck, happiness, and success goes, sometimes it feels like the whole world's against her. What will you never ever do again? Turn another person into my whole entire universe. What’s the most terrible lie someone could tell you? Something regarding Jason, I'm sure. Probably like, he said he never loved me or something. Even knowing that's absolute shit, PTSD is a ride and I'd. Lose my absolute shit and obsess over "well what if he really didn't." What was the last thing that you printed out? Stuff for my Women Writers class. We print out SO much shit there. I feel like I've alone killed at least seven trees by now, and we don't have a choice but to print the readings out. What do you look forward to each day? M a r k/Unus Annus video boiz. What’s the best song to listen to after a break up? "It depends on the context of your breakup." <<<< This. The radio is playing Poison, Inxs, the Psychadelic Furs, Dio, and Matchbox 20 on different stations. What do you listen to? AHHHHHHHHH Poison, my friends. Do you know what it’s like to take care of someone else? Not really, I guess? But yes to a degree: I've babysat twice, and I assume that counts, and then when Jason had bronchitis, I would barely let the dude leave the bed. Would you rather take care of someone or be taken care of? I don't know, I guess it depends on what's wrong? What is the worst 80’s song in your opinion? You're asking someone who loves '80s music. I'm sure there are some pop-ish/more mainstream ones I don't like, but idk off the very top of my head. What song makes you so happy that just want to dance and dance and DANCE? None. What has been your most beautiful magical memorable cloud nine manic ecstatic incredibly happy bouncy air-light moment of this life??? Slow-dancing to "Stairway to Heaven" w/ Jason out in my yard in his headlights the night of prom. It's the reason I absolutely, entirely, 100% cannot listen to the song anymore, no chance. Do you go out of your way for other people? Depends on the person. What’s your favorite short story? I don't know. Have do you feel about beauty pageants? I fucking hate them. It always just feeds the standards of society and makes both women and men hate their bodies. It also puts far too much emphasis on the "importance" of appearance versus personality. What is your favorite DIY related website? I don't do/watch DIY stuff. Do you bruise easily? Very very, but not the ones you usually see clearly. I don't know how my anemia test came back negative. What kind of bread do you like? Pumpernickel is entirely the supreme type, I love potato bread too, I enjoy wheat... Are your air and water as pure as you want them to be? Idk about air, but I'd suppose so; we live in a rural area. Our tap water, I'm positive no. There's some weird shit with our water. The smell is fucking disgusting, like pure iron, but supposedly it's clean... We've had it tested a few times, but there is SOMETHING wrong with it. Would you ever visit an insect zoo? Sure, if they couldn't get on me. Can you enjoy life without stimulants (coffee, cigarettes, drugs, alcohol)? All of those, yes. Does caffeine count? If so, I'm sure I could, but it'd be very hard. How much thought do you put into your dance moves? I don't dance, so like... zero. What is something you want to improve on this year? Just how much I care about others' perceptions of me, mainly over the most trivial of things. If you could, would you want to stay young forever? No, considering I want to die one day. Immortality sounds ew. What is/was your worst subject in school? Mathematics. Are you a sarcastic person? Oh yeah. What role does religion play in your life? A small one. It helps that my religion (or at least the one I relate closest to, Neo-Paganism) doesn't have the most strict doctrine, therefore allowing a lot of wiggle room varying from person to person. Can you sleep with your eyes open? No. In the past week, what song have you listened to the most often? "Broadcast From Beyond the Grave: Death Inc." by Motionless In White. What was the last thing you shared with someone else? I shared some fries with my mom last time we grabbed fast food. While playing video games, do you prefer being first or second player? I don't care, UNLESS I'm showing someone a new game and therefore I know what to click and such to set the game up; in that case, I prefer to be player one. Otherwise, I don't care at all. What is the most difficult word for you to pronounce? HA, currently, my Biology professor's last name. I obviously won't share it, but I always fuck it up. What did you have to do for the last homework you were assigned? I have to watch a movie - The Suffragette - for Women Writers for when I missed it that week I was away from school. What was the last important thing that you thought about? I think if Mom and I really should stock up on food and TP, but to an actually realistic degree. You hear so many different voices on how bad this pandemic is really gonna be. Personally, I think it's an extreme overreaction, but what do I know. I haven't researched. Generally, do you call people, or wait for them to call you? I wait. I hate talking on the phone. Has anyone ever questioned your sanity? I'm sure, including my gd self. I'm 99.99% sure at one point in the breakup's aftermath, I actually was insane by definition. Especially now that I'm mostly recovered, looking back I'm just like... "hun." How many people do you depend on? Just my mom, really, but to a dangerous degree. How many people do you think depend on you? I feel like my mom does, to an extent anyway. I'm the only person who lives with her and I know she loves me, so I'm company for her. Especially now that she has cancer, she's really gonna depend on me during chemo and surgery. What is the worst color combination? Uhhh maybe like. Puke green and brown? Have you ever injured yourself walking around in the dark? Yeah, but nothing severely. At what age did you develop an interest in the opposite [or same] sex? Idk. I was "ew, boys" until I think... late elementary school. Girls, I had my bi crisis in the 8th grade. Then came the denial and shoving into the very back of my skull. I came out as bi though late '17. Are you or members of your family religious? I think my entire family is but me. Well, correction, I have like a mild connection to religion, but definitely not Christianity like the rest. When was the last time you acted like someone you’re not? Good question. It's not something I really bother with anymore. Like, I can curve around things I don't want to share, but I don't fake what I do reveal. When was the last time that you cleaned your room? Actually! I vacuumed and dusted yesterday. Or the day before, not sure. How many hats do you own/wear? Either none or one, in which case it would be a Carolina Hurricanes' cap as a memento I got from one of the hockey games Dad and I went to. Did the last song you listened to hold any special meaning? I actually don't recall what it was. Are you experiencing problems within a current relationship? No. When you’re upset, who do you turn to? Usually Mom. Does winter weather depress you? Noooo! Who was the last person that you called? Me mother. What product was being advertised on the last commercial you saw? I haven't watched TV in forever. When you think about your last relationship, what song comes to mind? "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Van Halen REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Are there any lyrics to describe your current crush/relationship? Eh. Who in your life makes you the most uncomfortable? Probably my sister's husband, really. I don't think he likes me at all. Treats me decently to my face, but I have my reasons to believe so. Do you ever receive comments on your weight? Not unless I'm at the doctor. Occasionally people who know me well comment I've lost weight, but it hasn't really happened lately now that my weight's slightly risen for who the actual fuck knows why. Don't get me started. Is there anything that you do just to make other people happy? Uhhh just for that sole purpose, don't think so. When you need a temporary escape, what do you do? Listen to music or sleep. What was the last lie that you believed in? I don't want to focus on it. What band would you most like to meet? OZZY. LET ME SEE MY DAD. What was the last thing that you wrote down [with a pen/pencil]? Psychology notes. Has anyone told you that you have a nice smile? Yes. Are you uncomfortable with being photographed? YES. How many people have you talked to today? Just Mom. We woke up in the middle of the night to screeching tires outside; someone lost control of their car because dumbasses go lightning speed around this cure we live on. When you go camping, do you sleep in a tent or an RV? Never legitimately been camping. What’s one ridiculous thing that you do? Let anxiety ruin a lot of opportunities. Do you feel that you must wear makeup to be attractive? Ehhh no, depending on your taste. Ever done anything dangerous while driving with someone else in the car? I don’t drive. Name someone you wish you could be closer with? There's a handful of old high school friends/acquaintances I have on Facebook I really wanna rekindle relationships with. I think I especially would like to get to know Courtlynn better. We seem very similar. What’s unique about your city or town? Its name is shared with a town in Tennessee. Are you a momma’s girl/boy? I'm very close to my mom. What is your favorite dance to do? *shrugs* What is your favorite song to sing? I don't really sing along with songs, but I suppose "Disguise" by MiW. It holds meaning to me and I also just love the chorus. Is English your 1st language? Yes. Did your older sibling ever tell you freaky stories that you believed? I DO NOT know why I remember this, but one time she told me that a boy in her class kept saying the same word repeatedly so many times that it became the only word he could say. It scared me, lmao. Where is the biggest scar on your body? I'd assume at the very bottom of my pelvis where I had surgery. I can't actually see it, but cleaning the area let me know it was kinda long. Do you have a yahoo account? No. Is your mom prettier than you? This is such a mean question, tf. What do you think about guys shaving their legs? You shave whatever you want, boo. Are you a violent person? Not at all, if you don't include my insane nightmares/terrors/whatever they qualify as. Those are always violent. Do you like word searches and cross word puzzles? I do. Have you ever gone to a private school? Yes, my college.
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eeyore101247 · 5 years
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Feeling Sappy
Hi, hello, yes. Not really sure what this post is about completely, but I’m in a sappy mood and wanna just give some of my thanks to the amazing friends I’ve made here on Tumblr.
So, a little preface, when I first arrived back on Tumblr, I was in a weird limbo with a few other friend groups of mine where I felt kinda out of place or out of the loop, kinda just feeling disconnected in general. I had already written a few one shots and posted them on AO3, and decided to move to Tumblr to do most of my posting since there were so many amazing writers on here for me to follow. I just kinda wanted to start posting my stuff on here as well. Let me tell you, I did not expect to end up with 300 followers and climbing.
The first friend I made was Jess ( @parkerpuffwrites ). Literally, our friendship started with me bringing up that we were both Hufflepuffs 😂. We just continued talking after that, then, like, weirdly, we were both from the same state, and even weirder, like 20 minutes from each other from where I used to live 😱. Let’s just say, when I went to visit home for a month and help take care of my grandmother, we got lunch and talked and it was amazing. She gives amazing hugs and she’s just so amazing and I love her so much 😭🥺. Babe, I cannot wait for when I visit again so we can hang out more. I am so grateful that you replied to my awkward, weird ass and that we became friends. I love you so freaking much!!!! 💕💕💕
Next came the wonderful and amazing Carrie ( @spidey-waffles11 ). Literally my interwebs sister, the Dean to my Sam. I don’t even remember how we started talking. I think I was awkward and said hi after you had followed me, but, like, we connected so quickly. I remember sitting in my doctor’s office talking about broken bones and sprains and other health related stuff. I also remember the amount of fangirling we did over Tom and Haz within the first, like, week of us talking. A lot of yelling and hand claps lolz 😂. I also remember you flipping out when you discovered we live in the same state, and I am SO excited for when I finally get to give you a hug and hang out. I love our gaming days and I’m also grateful you replied to my awkward, weird ass too. I love you so freaking much and thank you for betaing for me when you do and you’re so amazing and I just love you so much, ok 😭🥺!!! 💕💕💕
Then came the wonderful Brit, Katie ( @unholyhaz ). Again, I don’t remember how we started talking, but I remember being so excited when you had followed me and we did start talking. So, in the middle of typing this, I went back in our Tumblr DMs, and I literally just thanked you for following me and that’s how we started talking. We had really started talking once I had gone to visit and help with my grandmother and I specifically remember asking for help when my mother forced me to watch The Lake House cause I’d seen, like, zero Keanu Reeves movies at that point. I also won you over by sending a Stitch gif once my dumb self introduced myself 😂. I can’t wait until you finally visit the states so I can give you the biggest hug ever and we can go to New York and see all the broadway shows together. I love you and your britishness so freaking much and I want you to come visit the States so freaking bad and you’re amazing as well and aaaaaaaah!!!! 💕💕💕
I love the three above with all my damn heart and they are the greatest friends a girl could ask for 😭🥺. The visit and stuff with my grandma was one of the hardest months I’ve had in a long time, and these three were here for me during all of it, listening to me rant about my mother or freak out over taking care of an elderly woman suffering from dementia. They put a smile on my face while I felt I was suffocating under the weight of my anxiety and depression. They are all so damn gorgeous as well, like, oh my god. I would love to know how I got lucky enough for these three to want to be friends with my socially awkward ass. I will take a bullet for these three because I love them so freaking much.
Moving forward, next came the wonderful Jade ( @louistwinslover ). God, I definitely don’t remember how we got started talking, but I know I enjoy talking with you so much. We talked about all sorts of things, and when you approached me about the whole deaf!reader idea you had, I absolutely fell in love with it. I am and always will be one of your biggest supporters hun, and I am always here for you and love you so freaking much! Thank you for being there during that rough month as well! You helped put a smile on my face just as much as the rest of my friends. I’m so glad we got to talking. Not to mention you are drop dead gorgeous. Yes, Imma say it here because you are and I love you so freaking much and hope that maybe one day I’ll get to hug you in person!!! 💕💕💕
The next few, I can’t exactly remember the order we started talking, but you are all just as important to me.
Let’s talk about the amazing Cait ( @marvelrreigns ). I remember how we started talking, but I’ll keep that private since I shared a lot of TMI info in that first conversation 😂. God, are our DMs filled with us being thirsty for Tom or us talking about your writing, which I absolutely love, btw. I love the odd conversations we have and just how open we are about the things we talk about. It’s great. I love you soo much and hope I can give you a hug one day as well because you are amazing and awesome and I love you so much!!! 💕💕💕
I feel like all of these are ending the same way, but I can’t help it! I love you all so much!
Now, Devin ( @devin-marie ), hun. You are so freaking adorable and amazing and I love you so much. I especially love seeing your reactions to the little sneak peeks of upcoming stuff I send you. I love our late night talks. Frankly, I don’t remember how we started talking, but I am glad we did. You and the rest of my friends are all bad influences though. Wanting me to write more Apocalypse!Tom 😂. I hope I can hug you one day as well, you are amazing and I love you so much!!!!!! 💕💕💕
Gaaaah, if I keep going, I’ll be here for days! Uhhhhh, I’m gonna mass tag these last few people since we don’t talk as much as I wish we did or we just started talking, but I still love you all so damn much and you all are amazing and ahhhhhhhhh!!!
@tyemmamarvel @harringtonsholland @hazssouthernbelle @loveme-hollandx @saysomethingspiderman @hollandsosterfield @moonstruckholland @spideyboipete @softspideyboy
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Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 672 Pages Science Fiction / Young Adult Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 18th, 2016 Get a copy here!
BLURB: 
The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Timesbestseller that critics are calling “out-of-this-world awesome.” 
Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.
The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminaecontinues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault.
Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy’s most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.
When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station’s wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.
But relax. They’ve totally got this. They hope.
Once again told through a compelling dossier of emails, IMs, classified files, transcripts, and schematics, Gemina raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless.
See my review for ILLUMINAE (The Illuminae Files #1) by clicking the cover below:
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Quick Reasons: I SWEAR, these books will be the death of me!; super entertaining, snarky, and heart-wrenching; complex, frustrating, endearing characters; the roMESS in this read is SO WORTH IT; OH MY PENGUINS ALL THE PLOT TWISTS OF EVER; someone please tell me you’re buying me book 3 for my birthday?!
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devoured it
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creeptastic
AHHHHH. AHHHHHHHHH. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I feel like if I let myself, I could spend this entire review just screaming and none of you would even come close to understanding the amount of feeeeeeelings I’m feeling right now because words just…. they fail me. They fail me so hard core right now I can’t even. I am so…just… GAH, THIS BOOK SERIES! I swear, it’s going to be the death of me–all the plot twists and turny-loops and “you thought you knew what was coming?! you thought WRONG!” ness. Seriously, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff know how to weave a topsy-turvy, confusing, twisty tale…and keep readers enthralled throughout. This installment was absolutely no exception!
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These characters are super entertaining and endearing. While I found myself (inexplicably? or perhaps not, given how much I ADORED him in Illuminae) missing AIDAN through a large portion of this read. Of course, once he made his appearance (and stuck around!) I was a very happy penguin and could focus more completely on the rest of the crew, who were just as vibrantly written and stubbornly AWESOME as I’d been expecting. I don’t quite know how Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff managed it, but they wrote a sequel that both stands apart from it’s predecessor and yet somehow fills in at least a few of the questionable gaps. I just… I am in absolute awe.
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The plot is fast-paced and so twisty, you’ll find your heart has broken and been mended at least half a dozen times within the span of just a few pages. No, really Penguins–this is not an over-exaggeration at all! I was on the tippity tops of my toes throughout this entire read, begging to know what was happening while at the same time trying desperately to close my eyes to the events because SO MUCH HEARTACHE! I screamed at my book–numerous times. I pleaded, and threw tantraums (over facebook chat, at least), and laughed and rallied and then fell apart all over again. Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman are BRILLIANT at writing intensely entertaining, dramatically realistic, gut-wrenching shotgun reads, and OH MY PENGUINS, I cannot wait to lay my hands on Obsidio next year. I need it.
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I just… If you haven’t heard me wax poetic about the beauty that is Illuminae, hear me now. Pick up this series! The characters are entertaining and lovable, the plot is action-packed and so full of surprises, and you will–guaranteed!–find yourself flinging the book in anger at least once, but probably more like a thousand times, before the end. I definitely recommend this series to lovers of science fiction, uniquely formatted reads, and super epic world-saving journeys. The wormhole is open, Penguins; the fate of reality rests on your readerly shoulders now!
  Gemina: BOOK, HOW DARE YOU End Like That?! Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 672 Pages Science Fiction / Young Adult…
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