#I know it's a novella

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

Carmilla is a Lesbian and uses she/her pronouns!

#MY GIRL CARMILLA #this poll is specifically about the original novella #we aren't fighting about this one in the notes please I know it's classic lit but also if you read it you'll have no doubts #carmilla #sheridan le fanu #tumblr polls #fandom polls #poll #lesbian #she/her #books #lgbtqia #do you know this queer character #finished

[letterful]

since everyone and their mother is into metafiction now, i’m taking this opportunity to plug one of my favourite pieces written in this vein that i’ve read recently: You're Wrong About Misericorde. it’s (a transcript of) a fake episode of a real podcast that doubles as a fantastic urban legend–inspired (and vaguely capital-w-Weird) story. i don’t want to spoil too much, but it revolves around a non-existent 70s flick and all the conspiracy theories surrounding it; also, the way it manages to seamlessly weave together factual and fake cinematic history is simply masterful (and will doubtlessly have you doing plenty of googling). 

#and i'm saying this as someone who's not overly fond of the actual podcast that inspired it! #(anyhow. if you liked Machado's 'Law and Order' novella you will probably also like this; i know i did)

[tricoufamily]

a current day nils and a 90s college student nils who's way too intense about his internship walk into a bar

#hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nils hiiii 💗🤭 #let me get my important tags out of the way so i can write you a novella in the rest of them #ts4 #ts4 cas #ts4 edit #the sims 4 #nils #i've been exploring his character 🏃‍♂️ #his full name is nils pelletier he's from canada originally he went to nyc for college and stayed there forever #he didn't grow up with much but he was really good at school so he got a scholarship and he was very very determined to become rich #he interned at frankie's dad's company and was offered a full time position after he graduated yayy you made it. i guess :| (evil company) #he's always been very stern very serious very quiet he's never had many if any friends. he was a deeply unhappy child #his parents weren't even bad they're nice and supportive and tried their best #he was married and has one son but he hasn't been married for a while. i don't know if it's divorce or death or what yet #it was the first girl he ever had a relationship with and he was also her first relationship #a very dull marriage but again not a bad one. she was nice and supportive and tried her best #it seemed like it was what they were supposed to do. get married and have a child bam done you did what was expected congrats #they barely ever even argued it was just. well loveless seems a harsh word. and 'well they were friends at least' seems untruthful #anyway he often has to be frankie's handler because frankie's dad is his boss and he does what he's told always #frankie's really difficult though

[tibli]

Someone: Here's why Dirkjohn sucks and doesn't make any sense! *explanation that completely misunderstands both characters*

#homestuck #dirkjohn #dirk strider #john egbert #its both annoying and hilarious lmao #im so tired of the take that dirk is like emotionless and cold #bc its like congratulations you're thinking of bro and clearly did not read any of act 6 literally whatsoever #either that or you take dirk's concept of himself entirely at face value #and with john theyre always like 'he'd hate dirk for *completely random reason* and theyd be at each others throats' #when its like. dirk edited an entire detective pony novel for jane. he knows how to mess around #and john in general doesnt usually hate people bc he's just generall a friendly guy #but also sort of emotionally detached from a lot of things #im not even like. hugely invested in the ship or anything #but i do actually think it could work tho i wont go into detail #bc the tags are already novella length lmao

[badnewswhatsleft]

14 what a catch, donnie mv - commentary (patrick, joe, andy)

#fall out boy #patrick stump #pete wentz #andy hurley #joe trohman #time capsule #on film #bndv1dvd #i want to have listened in on that pete+alan ferguson convo abt this treatment. this sentimental melancholic patrick-centric treatment. #0:35 patrick considered this one of the best songs they ever wrote... literally speak your truth say it so loud i am always listening king #1:53 i like that he knows jonathan livingston seagull as the movie first and foremost and not as. the novella. #4:13 the joetrick hug was scripted and patrick would never hug joe irl its so joever /j #i love this mv so much i bought it with actual monetary currencyfrom itunes in like 2012 #and such is the nature of itunes purchases that it inexplicably followed me on EVERY device since then #when my own music files photos documents dont got me i know this 2012 purchase of the what a catch donnie mv got me #i believe there may be an additional carpal tunnel one but im still waiting for the jp edition in the mail.. if it's true i will upload! #if it's not true then ig i'll just go fuck myself

[taardisblue]

also lowkey the master wearing all the doctor’s old outfits had “dumped guy putting on his ex’s shirt to have a cry in the bathtub” energy im sorry

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #dw #dw spoilers #LIKE YES BBY I KNOW SHE DIDNT KILL YOU HERSELF ON GALLIFREY #but is that REALLY a reason to just #raid her closet and just. sadly play the recorder on a mushroom planet for who knows how long?? #also the way it ties into that master novella #i do love that vibe #anyhow in short once again the master is a bitter dumpee and decides to make it everyone's problem #more news at 11 #also one day ill process all the doctor's sad lil remarks about it. but not today.

[eerna]

Me 5 minutes ago: TFOTA is too simple

Me rn reading The King of Elfhame for like the 7th time in 4 years: WAIT AT FIRST THE MONSTER GIRL IS NICASIA

#i mean aslog's tales aren't 1 to 1 morals or anything but the parallels are THERE #the boy manages to befriend the monster girl bc he is also cursed and feels nothing #but then she gets a bit too excited and breaks his curse and eats him bc he can no longer keep up #then in part 2 the monster girl straight up has another guy who is willing to undergo the same curse #and wouldnt you know what the chapter right after that describes!! that's right locke's game babyyyy #anyway. ily the king of elfhame you are a novella to appreciate #tfota liveblog #that is to say i am a clown who talks big game but misses such obvious parallels #i am not saying it was some deep concepts that i couldn't possibly understand i was just jude brained

[pharawee]

—7 DAYS BEFORE VALENTINE · Episode 5

#7 days before valentine #7 days before valentine the series #atom nathaphop #jet somjet #7daysbeforevalentineedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits. #i've read the novella a few days ago #and knowing what i know now #i love this show even more #its stage play character #its motifs and themes #and especially the metadrama talk show with the two politicians #fair party lmao lmao #i'm not sure this series will ever have a broad appeal #but i for one love chamber plays #so this is one of the highlights of the year for me

[blackjack-15]

Hi I just got through reading all of your liveblogging posts about The Bear! It was a delight to read all of your real-time predictions that ended up coming true, you really had this show’s number from the jump lol. Do you have any predictions for next season? Most fans think Carm and Syd are headed for an explosive confrontation, but are any other storylines, scenes, character beats, etc. that you think we might see?

This is super nice of you, anon! thank you so much for following my chaotic ramblings XD and hey it's a lot easier to know what might happen in the show when they've got such competent writers/directors! tho they surprised me a fair number of times (i don't think i'll be over the interplay/intercuts of claire, carmy, and syd at the end of 2X07/start of 2X08 any time soon), which keeps things fun

as far as predictions for next season...i think it's hard to say without having the first five minutes of S3 in front of me (they do such a good job setting up the tone and conflicts of the season in the first little bit of S1 and S2!), but i've got

a couple things i'm pretty sure about:

-more REM songs (only thing i'm 100% positive on)

-more kitchen/cooking time for our mains, especially carmy. last season's renovations + cliche john hughes nonsense kept him mostly out of the kitchen from ep 3 on, and i'm 99% sure he'll be back with a knife in hand come S3

-nat giving birth to a girl (i'd love it but am not solid on predicting she'd be named some derivative of 'mary' (or a name meaning 'victory', such as nicole), given the berzatto family prayer).

i know the temptation for her to have a boy named after michael is strong b/c it's TV, but this series (rightly, in my mind) tends away from Lionizing the Dead simply b/c they're dead, and after spending S2 breaking down mikey (and showing mikey and nat's relationship, which like ever berzatto relationship wasn't super healthy), i'm hopeful and trusting the writers to avoid this. it wouldn't make me hate the show or anything, but it would honestly disappoint me unless done in a way (i honestly can't think of what way) that would make it okay. plus pete kinda screams girldad to me, and seeing carmy and richie with a little niece would be incredibly precious

-sydcarmy dustup of some kind, but i doubt it'll be as explosive as we've seen in the past, mostly b/c syd was stressed but exhilarated by success at friends & family and b/c i think carmy's (lack of) mental health will be brought up in relation to it

-solidifying of a secondary staff at the bear to let our regulars breathe a bit and have the bear feel like a real, functioning kitchen, not a mom and pop greasy spoon -- this started at the end of s2 but it needs to continue

-cicero setting the tone of the first few months of The Bear (and probably his commentary on carmy's relationships) -- we're not out of the realm of Complete and Utter Failure yet, lads, and the money is gonna come due -- whether by the guise of Friendly Uncle Jimmy visiting with Nat, or the mask of Cicero the Loan Shark coming out in full force

-art storyline with carmy figuring out what will replace the awful painting (i'm going to guess it'll be something of his design, but it'll at least be something he feels represents him, given the comments last season)

-major theme of carmy figuring out what he wants vs what others want for him. him analyzing his relationship with claire by himself -- or, my preference, talking it out with Tina, who he seems to be able to open up to pretty well -- is part of this

things that have to happen but i have no idea how/to what resolution:

-carmy and richie addressing the "donna" fight/comment. it's gonna be multi-ep (neither one is great at complimenting the other to their face and tend to do it behind the other's back, but richie is especially bad at it), and it's gonna hurt.

-pete spilling the beans to Someone (not nat but not sure who) about donna being at f&f

-resident claire's poor little hurt feelings from trespassing into the kitchen and eavesdropping on then leaving carmy in the middle of a really, really bad attack (yes i'm phrasing it that way because it's true <3)

-something about tiff's upcoming wedding (marcus getting contracted/recommended to make dessert for it would be painful but oh so crunchy)

-carmy meets syd's dad. he's proud of her and her success and you know he's gonna want to meet her business partner

nebulous predictions:

-ebra's storyline with him carving out a niche at the sandwich window getting screentime

-tina coming more into her own and maybe getting a designated storyline (about what? no idea)

-more gary nonsense. man lives the wildest life and we see almost none of it

-carmy working through what cooking means to him and what it means in relation to the bear/the berzattos/sydney

-nat's water breaks/she goes into labor at the bear. not sure the baby will actually be born there (i'd guess probably not on the whole), but the process will Begin there

-syd distraction/love interest storyline. not even her dating particularly, just her attention being Split and having the shoe be on the other foot for carmy as they navigate what being business partners means outside the kitchen

-fak time. he's a little uncertain, a little wandering in the restaurant, and he was a major...antagonistic force, let's say? in S2. his place in the world of the bear needs clarification and harmony, and his identity needs solidity and sureness

things that aren't impossible/improbable but would be a Little Treat for Me specifically:

-chef jess being invited to the bear by richie (let the man have people outside the bear and his kid/ex! garrett may come too i'll allow it)

-the return of louie my beloved (helping out at the sandwich window? he makes a good foil to Young Carmy, so i would like to see him more -- carmy in Full Mentorship would be a thing to see, and it would be a being-better-than-mikey-was-to-him thing as well. it's narratively crunchy and provides lots of room for growth, but can be done in ways that don't involve louie, so that's why it's here)

-syd's best meal + comment about being a regular at The Beef coming back. do i think they eventually will? yes. am i aware that my desire for them is prolly stronger than it narratively should be be predicted? also yes. could this easily be combined with carmy meeting syd's dad? yes and i will break the sound barrier

-carmy drawing a dish syd comes up with. a hand-drawn menu for the bear would be Incredible, and syd's face looking at a sistine-chapel-style drawing of a dish she came up with? tremendous, chef

thing that i want to be brought up more than Anything but don't predict it'll be touched (at least directly):

-carmy yelling for syd during his attack in the walk-in (i'm sorry you can't have the man yelling "MARCUS GET ME SYD. GET ME SYD" and expect me not to want it on a billboard

that got long, sorry anon, but there we go -- 4am rambling off-the-cuff about S3...only months to go, hopefully....

#the bear #anti claire bear #asked and answered #sorry this is like a novella but i can't keep my mouth shut! y'all know how it goes #syd x carmy #i refer to her as 'resident claire' because 1) no surname and 2) referring to her place in the bear universe as a Type rather than a person #she's not claire a fleshed out character; she's the resident claire; the archetype that is a vehicle for conflict + growth #also because i am as catty as the day is long and i can be! been in fandom too many decades not to call it as i see it #that and it's her job title so like it works but it works in so many different ways #it's like poetry it rhymes dot jpeg #i might be way off base but i'm p sure i'm at least on the field

[bigdvmnhero]

i think the best stories about the apocalypse aren't so much about finding the happily ever after (whatever that means). or the magic fix. or the reversal spell to get things back to How They Used To Be

the apocalypse not as some fabled avoidable somewhere but something that has already arrived; the world has ended in so many little ways, for so many people, and i'm trying to look for that quote that goes something like, "if the world has ended, then we are right back at the beginning... we are standing in the garden of eden, again"

and yeah anyway the point of apocalypse stories is to show that you can walk through hell and come out of it maybe not unscathed, maybe completely changed, but still worthy of love, with so much left to hope for. Btw

#i was thinking abt bad futures aus in tmnt but #i've also been thinking abt the apocalypse a lot bc my original novella is set in one #anyway!!!! i know a lot of my doomed timeline stories have Suffering #but that's not the point of it. it's abt the LOVE [blows up] #and the hope! despite despite despite #if you even care! #a.text

[dyrewrites]

Which one screams "horror romance"?

Because I am unable to see colors now, I may need to adjust my tablet brightness. >.>

#cover art #novella #in fog #i don't know about the font either because it's a default #so i will need to find a commercially open font to use

[aquitainequeen]

Me, reading that bit with the hare in What Moves The Dead while also eating my lunch:

#What moves the dead #T. Kingfisher #ursula vernon #A very good novella #It's a wonderful example of people who DON'T KNOW they're in a horror story and take a while to realise #YOU know what moves the dead! #I know what moves the dead!!! #But it's the 1890s and THEY don't know what moves the dead

[selky]

Going insane at my absolute taste in husbandos rn

Has blond, black, or white hair

Barbarian/savage vibes in combo with being princely/kingly or an honorable knight

Wears furs and/or armor

Muscular with wide shoulders & narrow waist

Stoic or reserved

Described as ruthless, cold-hearted, and assertive

Actually has a kind and caring side

Basically any mix of the above is insta-love for me tbh

#husbandos #ok characters from L-R ready go #Cullen Rutherford #Ruble from the smut manga I Can't Escape from Mr. Naughty Red Riding Hood #Zebenera from upcoming otome Matsurika no Kei #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #alistair theirin #guy from upcoming Vanillaware game Unicorn Overlord--WE DONT KNOW HIS NAME YET BUT I LOVE HIM OK #Kael from the novella The Midwinter Mail-Order Bride by Kati Wilde #Oswald from Odin Sphere #Cael from Raven of the Reach Skyrim Romance mod WHICH IS ALSO NOT OUT YET BUT I LOVE HIM TOO OK

[subtlefires]

poetry + prose that i wrote during rachel's stream yesterday ! both are meant to be from the POV of Vivian Monroe, the protagonist of Wicked Work (a novella in the New Haven "universe")

deity: notfound

black leaves on rotted trees

drift down to open palms

we are belief

we are faith

we are lies

half-truths on deaf ears

listen, listen

silence blackens your teeth

spott-ed vision, blurr-ed eyes

we are demise

we are the sharp incision

cut it open, make it bleed

rotted trees from blackened seed

-----

holy places

He believes that salvation will be found in the roots of my soul. He digs his dirt-caked nails deep into my abdomen, searching for that holy place. I tell him, ain’t nothing about the soul worth wanting by god. Least of all mine. The soul is supposed to be some amalgamation of all that we are, all that we want, all that we could be. I try to tell him, there’s too much of us to fit in some unknown pit of our guts. 

Still, he’s on his knees, elbows deep in bile and intestines. He’s looking up at me like I could answer all the prayers he don’t want me to hear. He wants me to be something exotic, something foreign, something fantasy enough that it’ll rub off on him, give him something interesting, something to like about himself. He’s cute when consumed, so I don’t bother telling him I’m just normal.

#we are slowly getting back into poetry after... six? years #i will one day actually make a whole directory for new haven and its related novellas #but for now im just vibing :) #vivian is jessamy's mother btw! #i forget that not everyone knows what im talking about lol #i am more than willing to answer new haven/wicked work/etc questions if you have any 👀 #( wicked work ) #( new haven ) #vivian #nic #writeblr #mywriting

[northern-passage]

i think the hardest thing for me to write is endings.... which makes sense since i've never written any 💀 

#one day hike the only thing i've ever finished loool #and that ending makes me cringe. the one in this first draft i just wrote also makes me cringe #and i've almost finished another project but. i dont know if im finished actually cus idk how i want it to end #im stuck on this chapter bc i Could just end it. but i cant tell if it feels right to end it there #or i could keep going. but then i dont really know what to do lmfao #and tnp isnt ending for like 500 years so that's a problem for future me #i just want it to hit right... i dont want it to feel disappointing or too abrupt #sigh. sigh sigh sigh #also trying to get inspiration is like pulling teeth lately nothing i watch or read is really hitting #read a novella that was super hyped up and it was SOOOO disappointing!! i wanted to like it so bad... rip #anyone with extreme horror recs (preferably written by women) pls... hmu im dying

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads

The Faerie Hounds of York

queer gothic fantasy novella set in 1810 england

a man who is cursed by the fey travels back to his childhood home on the moors, and meets a stranger who helps him figure out what’s happening

but it's hard to stay out of the fey's graspe, and the stranger has his secrets too

atmospheric, creepy fey, bittersweet romance

#The Faerie Hounds of York #arden powell #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #I enjoyed this a lot! #love some creepyweird fey #it's very atmospheric and I didn't know which direction it was going in. #The romance was a little insta-lovey but it is a novella and it kinda works with the vibes #a bunch of reviews say it’s like a hozier song in book form which yea i get that #mlm books