#after francesco

[aurorawest]

Reading update

Once again Cat Sebastian took characters I actively disliked/didn't care about from a previous novel and made me love them. This one was lovely and the twist totally took me by surprise, even though it shouldn't have. A+ Cat Sebastian please write more books (I have totally already preordered her next book).

Who would think a book about living through the AIDS epidemic in NYC in the 80s would be as funny as this book is? It will also tear your heart out and stomp on it. Highly recommended. This was a 5 star read. Also takes place partly in Minneapolis (and is by a Minnesotan author) so it gets bonus stars for that.

Another delightful entry into Roan Parrish's Garnet Run series. This one was the most lighthearted. My only problem with this series is that I kind of don't want the old characters showing up as much as they do. I never like them as much when they're just side characters.

Neal Stephenson...you might want to consider taking a break from writing. Parts 1 and 2 were pretty good - typical Stephenson, though I wouldn't say he's at his best in this one. The science is super interesting (I have no idea if it's realistic) and it's an interesting doomsday scenario. Part 3, on the other hand, was unnecessary and simplistic (Cold War in space! Noble Savage! White Savior!). It was such poor payoff for the first 2/3 of the book that I repeatedly wished he hadn't bothered at all—and that I hadn't bothered reading the book.

Also it was almost 900 pages long.

I didn't LOVE love the first book in this series, but you know, it was good enough for me to pick up the sequel. I was actually enjoying this one more, but it fell apart for me during The Break Up. One of the main characters is basically allowed to get away with his bullshit because...I don't know, he's just Like That. It irritated me.

Despite the printing error, I was able to read this book. I love this series and am sad it's over. If you want a good space opera with a friends to lovers to enemies to lovers again, I highly recommend this one. It's also Very Gay! Plus great female characters.

This is a queer military series so if that's not your thing, you won't like this book haha. So far it's followed two guys serving on a submarine. It's pretty typical Annabeth Albert, and tbh the military stuff is pretty secondary (and in this one there is 0 time spent on a sub). This one has a single dad as the love interest, and while I'm always pretty eh about romances involving children, Albert does it pretty well.

Man was this one heavier than I thought it was going to be. Milo and Marcus both come from very conservative families and meet at Bible camp, where they room together and fall for each other, though neither of them acts on it. Milo decides he's going to tell Marcus how he feels, only for Marcus to disappear from camp. Three years later...Marcus moves to Daytona Beach and starts at Milo's high school! There is a lot of internalized homophobia in this one and a lot of Milo struggling with what he's been taught in church and by his parents, and at times it got hard to read. It was really good, though.

This is one that I kept almost buying because it's pretty, but then I'd read the summary (again) and think, eh. I ended up picking up a used copy at my local indie bookstore, and...eh. Definitely not a bad book. I loved the world, and I really like Lexos. Rhea was...not great. I realized after reading this that I really don't care for the current popular trope of the Unhinged Woman Who Doesn't Know What She Stands For. Like, she's got this thing that's ostensibly driving her, but that thing gets taken away, and now she's empty. I don't know that I've ever seen it pulled off in a way where I didn't go at the end, "Oh, so she actually was just a super flat character all along?" I was trying to think of examples of male characters who fit this trope. I'm sure they're out there but I couldn't think of any. Anyway, I'll probably read the sequel, because the world really was cool, and Lexos is poor little meow meow material (spent his whole life trying to earn his father's love and respect, never could).

Oh man this book was great. The first one had some horror elements, but this one was straight up horror for large portions of the book. Like, action-horror—think Army of Darkness. I love all the characters so much. The bond between Rune and Brand is *chef's kiss*. Male friendship done beautifully.

KJ Charles is like Cat Sebastian in that no one does historical romance like she does. I confirmed once more that I love the interwar period, especially when one of the mains is a Wounded Veteran of WWI. This book actually reminded me of Cat Sebastian's Hither, Page (which is post WWII) which I love, so I was pretty primed to also love this. I'd love to see the further adventures of Archie and Daniel, but considering it was written in 2015, I'm not sure that's going to happen.

I liked this book, but also the dialogue got very annoying at times. Is this how The Kids talk these days? Also rolled my eyes hard at the section devoted to the author getting up on his soapbox to share how he feels Call Me By Your Name is really problematic. But overall I enjoyed it, and the bi rep was top tier, as was the yearning.

Okay so while I enjoyed this book well enough, it would have been half the length if Pons had cut out all of the 'I've never felt so connected to another person in my life' paragraphs. I swear, the main character was constantly connecting with his boyfriend in a way he never had with anyone else ever. The book was very much about Will, but there was some heavy stuff introduced about Graham that I didn't think was really given the due it deserved. But it was a sweet love story, and a story about healing. Also I didn't see the twist coming.

So coincidentally, Call Me By Your Name was right there in my TBR pile as I was reading This is Why They Hate Us. I liked it a lot, though the weird racist interlude really threw me and I can't figure out what the metaphor was or what Acimen was trying to say.

Fam, I am finally reading Dark Rise. It is not gay yet, but I'm only up to page 100. I really didn't know what it was about and only picked it up because Pacat wrote it, so the plot has surprised me so far. Very different from Captive Prince.

#cs pacat #dark rise #cat sebastian #the ruin of a rake #after francesco #brian malloy #the rivals of casper road #roan parrish #seveneves #neal stephenson #american fairytale #adriana herrera #vows of empire #emily skrutskie #sink or swim #annabeth albert #milo and marcus at the end of the world #kevin christopher snipes #in a garden burning gold #rory power #the hanged man #kd edwards #think of england #kj charles #this is why they hate us #aaron h aceves #you & i rewritten #chip pons #call me by your name #andre aciman

[percocet]

finished after francesco by brian malloy. it broke my heart (lost track of the times i cried?), but it also gave me a whole list of things to look up about the 80s/90s. feeling a little more connected to queer history in general, which i suppose is the point.

there's this one quote from the book that particularly stuck out to me, when the main character finally understands that the government is attempting genocide of the lgbtq+ community after his aunt likens the aids epidemic to the irish potato famine (a blight only made a famine because of the english):

“You listen to this. These are the very words of that son of a bitch, Charles Trevelyan, the filthy Brit in charge of famine relief in Ireland. Bastard’s second only to Cromwell. You just listen.” [Aunt Nora] catches her breath before she reads: “‘The judgment of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated . . . The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.’ ” She slams the book shut. “You see now? This has all happened before, it’s happening right now. You used to be handy with your fists. Why aren’t you fighting?”

i like stories like this one, where there isn't so much a concrete conflict, a big baddie that the protagonists have to conquer--just people trying to be better people and move forward in their lives, how they deal with their pain and get better for it, the different forms healing can take. idk, it gives me hope. would rec to people looking for stories about the aids epidemic, or just anybody looking for a story about things getting better.

#book rec #after francesco #brian malloy

[breitzbachbea]

I always feel personally victimized whenever Hima or wonderful fanartists draw France so beautiful it hurts. Bastard. Cunt. I keep thinking "Whyyyy does everyone in-universe in my Fanfic love him so madly again" and then I see a France that makes the Angels weep and understand why Michele had to try that. I understand why the Scot cannot let him go, I understand literally every ship.

#beablabbers #I do think he and Michele share that beauty though that always straddles masculinity and feminity and can go either way #aph #hws #hetalia #aph france #hws france #francis bonnefoy #and it's. I am not really mad for him though I do like it when he is a bit of a cruel bastard #I like it when it is Lancelot from NATM3. I like it when it is steering into Contranatura Bridge Francesco territory #but for that I do have Francesco after all and Fran is a tad too haughty for it. But goddamnit can he be PRETTY.

[kitsunetsuki]

Francesco Scavullo - Veruschka (After Dark 1972)

#francesco scavullo #veruschka #after dark magazine #photography #fashion photography #vintage fashion #vintage style #vintage #retro #aesthetic #beauty #seventies #70s #70s fashion #70s style #1970s #1970s fashion #supermodel #editorial

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Alice Never After #5 by Dan Panosian, Giorgio Spalletta, Francesco Segala and Gloria Martinelli. Cover by Panosian. Variant cover by Dani and Tamra Bonvillain. Out in November.

"In the long-awaited FINAL ISSUE, Alice desperately searches for an exit to the maze-salvation for herself and her child.

Even if she escapes Wonderland and makes it back home, will everyone greet her newly-cured self with open arms?"

#alice never after #alice in wonderland #boom studios #dan panosian #giorgio spalletta #francesco segala #gloria martinelli #dani #dani strips #tamra bonvillain #variant cover #comics

[planerot]

Human!Francesco would totally walk around completely shirtless/with so many buttons unbuttoned that he might as well be shirtless in public frequently and then be confused as to why he has such a large amount of gay male fans compared to other racers.

He genuinely wouldn’t be able to put two and two together as to why they find him so appealing to cheer for.

#franceso shirtless and dripping with champagne after a win: hmmm I wonder why gay guys dig me so much it’s such a mystery to me #this is based on the art book and the fact one of his designs inspos was actors who walk around with their shirts off all the time #francesco bernoulli #pixar cars #cars fandom

[reibarpng]

I did a collage with @itsthedeadlyduo !! Thank you for that sudden message , I 'm glad for it🌺

cars with wedding decorations

#they lived happily ever after together #cars 2 #francesco bernoulli #cars fanart #lightning mcqueen

[capitano-ale]

Some things never change💖

#alessandro del piero #francesco totti #italy nt #oh captains my captains #look at them #after all this time #🥺🥺🥺

[browsethestacks]

Art Process: Spider-Man #02 (2023)

Art by Francesco Mobili

#Comics #Francesco Mobili #Spider-Man #Miles Morales #Miles Morales Spider-Man #Marvel Comics #Marvel #Original Art #Art #Before And After #Art Process

[allmpa]

You know Lightning McQueen’s “Speed. I am speed”? Yeah, James Potter also has a little speech memorized that he recites before every quidditch match.

#and you know Francesco from Cars 2? #you know how he interrupts said speech and tries to throw McQueen off his game by doing so? #oh yeh that’s regulus black right there #rivals to lovers except he keeps doing it after they start dating because 1. he’s nothing if not competitive and 2. it’s hilarious #James is a lightning McQueen variant #in fact my fancast for James Potter is the man the legend the car himself #i read about James Potter and I imagine Lightning McQueen. #i know what you’re thinking: that must be a weird mental image to have… but it’s actually not that weird. #it actually makes a lot of sense to me #James giving a hug to someone? in my head he’s just driving around in comforting circles #James in potions class? for sure it’s obvious he’s just got a spoon in his mouth to put the ingredients in the cauldron #school robes? yeh of course Lightning McQueen would look stunning with a cape #marauders era #james potter #lightning mcqueen #regulus black #jegulus #i am speed #marauders #cars movie #cars 2 movie

[archduchessofnowhere]

Francesco II of the Two Sicilies + Tumblr text posts

#sorry for the b*urbon posting but I've been reading about him and he had truly peak wet cat energy #he was born into the line of Worst Kings Ever and was so bad (or not bad enough) at it he bacame the last of said line #he was the personification of saying ''it is what it is'' after going through the most traumatic experiences of his life #no one else was doing it like him (because they were doing better) #francesco ii of the two sicilies

[comic-art-showcase]

Lon Chaney from London After Midnight by Francesco Francavilla

#francesco francavilla #lon chaney #london after midnight #horror #movies #teeth tw #tw teeth #teeth cw #cw teeth #odontophobia tw #tw odontophobia #odontophobia cw #cw odontophobia #odontophobia #eyes tw #tw eyes #eyes cw #cw eyes #ommetaphobia tw #tw ommetaphobia #ommetaphobia cw #cw ommetaphobia #scopohobia tw #tw scopophobia #scopophobia cw #cw scopophobia #scopophobia

[kitsunetsuki]

Francesco Scavullo - Veruschka Wearing a Dress by Giorgio Sant'Angelo (After Dark 1972)

#francesco scavullo #veruschka #after dark magazine #photography #fashion photography #vintage fashion #vintage style #vintage #retro #aesthetic #beauty #seventies #70s #70s fashion #70s style #1970s #1970s fashion #supermodel #editorial #giorgio sant'angelo

[spiritcc]

top 5 anime and why unironically

i havent even seen 5 animes in my whole live i think, so here it's truly whatever was on my plate at some point-kinda presentation. will probably say a lot about the Era i was in back in the day, strap in, whippersnappers.

bleach. maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. it's like, you know how spn fans know very well the show stopped being good about 3 seasons in but kept watching till the end? bleach is the spn of the anime world. yet i must emphasise that there is a galaxy-sized distance between the importance of bleach in my life vs every other anime on this list. if you're trying to get into it post-factum, it won't work, you know in advance it's a waste of time, it's only when you were there personally to witness its 2.5 WE'RE SO BACK over the other fifty IT'S SO OVER's, its biggest rise in popularity, its peak of fame, its slow loss of fandom, its return, its undignified death. it's only when you were there personally to see all of that and stay because there's no going back already, must just as well sink with the ship. what WAS so good about it anyway? those 2.5 arcs, yea, then you eventually switch to the manga and see that Kubo had the best style out of everyone ever and his backgrounds were popping too, PLUS he's the only one obsessed with fashion so the characters never wore one thing for generations. even when there are uniforms, they are customised to each character and change every time-skip. i took it for granted all these years, big mistake. basically Kubo never really wanted to develop a story, he just wanted to have bleach forever and that was taken away from him, thus its disgraceful fall, but the fall happened primarily because he just didnt want to let go in the first place and any chance he gets at some anniversary stuff, he immediately tries shoving some cliffhangers in as a chance to bring it back. well. the fans are here. we'd be there.

soul eater, which honestly i only watched bc it was initially very funny. kinda cool but primarily just very funny, which it stopped being about halfway through, and that's when i bailed. it also still has the best opening of all anime to this day. also what was funny is how anime ended years before the manga did and mangaka was sooo angy about how they fucked up the ending but then the manga ending came out and it was just the same shit minus some details, from what i've seen. i also have a keychain with several characters that i got in like 2009, it then lay dormant in some sarcophagus for most of the years until 2023 and emerged in perfect condition. no idea what kind of enamel this is but it's like it's brand new, and it's defs the more cool merch to show around than whatever i had of bleach.

kaiketsu zorro, aka yes, the zorro anime. so far i've seen less than 10 episodes but to me it's just the best zorro adaptation that ever existed. they grind diego's reputation into MOLECULES there's NOTHING left of his dignity it's honestly so incredible, plus we're shaping up a good dozen of characters that have overly dramatic fics about them so i'm already anticipating so many otps to root for. i just expect total mayhem and boy am i looking forward to it.

trinity blood. maaaan it's basically like... you learn that the anime exists, you remember that its whole fame is 90% cosplay community, you look into the origins of the cosplay designs, which leads to discovering the light novels, then the manga, and only then you watch the anime in hysterics of what it fucking did to the source material. but it all started because of the anime and we have to alas somewhat respect that. trinity blood is one of those things you get into as an acknowledged doomsday, since you will never see it end, the death of the author will always be on your mind because the event haunts all those narratives at every angle, and his final notes don't actually resolve anything. post-armageddon priests vs vampires vs biblical elements vs science is just the most teenage boy premise, but it Was cool... the light novels were two, ROM and RAM i forget which was which, one was 4 years prior, the second was 4 years after, so two narratives that i think by the end were meant to lock in one place, one day two chapters would come out where the flash forward ends the whole series in a grand armageddon i bet, while the flashback chapter ends the prelude that started the flash forward in the first place. you see characters in flashbacks become bitter people in flashforwards, characters that have great presence in the past being completely absent in the present, which immediately starts Thoughts, the concept of everything was neat. never meant to be, now good luck trying to find both novels past volume 4, the manga doesnt adapt the flashback novels, the fandom is dead, the anime isn't of any help. doomsday place, doomsday fandom.

eh fuck it, shaman king. the russian version of the intro was one of the best sounding ones and thats as far as i can describe it because i wouldn't be able to recite the plot even if i tried. like pokemon for ghost people, truly. it felt like it had 1000 episodes.

#keep em top 5 coming #TB is no joke i only got post vol4 information from Dealers and even then it was just quick recaps #of chapters that do very much exist and been existing for 20 years #now nobody finds out that francesco has a half-brother who is on catherine's side and lusts after her #AX vs inquisition was pretty nice as is but spicing it up with the imagery of francesco vomiting himself to sleep #over his brother wanting to fuck his sister is just something no one gets to experience now

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Alice Never After #4 by Dan Panosian, Giorgio Spalletta and Francesco Segala. Cover by Panosian. Variant cover by Zu Orzu. Out in October.

"While the White Rabbit may be perpetually late for a very important date, he can't run from Alice forever, or keep hiding the secrets behind why he's always in a hurry."

#alice never after #alice in wonderland #boom studios #dan panosian #giorgio spalletta #francesco segala #zu orzu #variant cover #comics

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Francesco Bartolozzi, after William Hamilton - Celadon and Amelia, 1794.

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#Francesco Bartolozzi #after William Hamilton #Celadon and Amelia #lightning strike #dead #death