#book pairing

[lakecountylibrary]

A perfect pairing!

[ID: Text reads a Perfect Book Pairing. A study table in a library set with two very fancy place settings all in Normandy Sunset Carnival glass, complete with candlesticks (red candles) and a vase of pinecones and holly in the middle. On the plate of one setting is a DVD copy of The Nightmare before Christmas. Text appears which reads If you liked this...

A grinning woman sits at the table, tucks a napkin into her shirt, and picks up the knife and fork, eagerly awaiting her meal. Another woman approaches with a bowl that matches the place settings and sets it atop the DVD. The bowl contains a copy of Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather. Text appears that reads Then you'll LOVE this.

An animated chef's head appears next to the book and does a chef's kiss. END ID]

#tiktok #no talking #music only #if you liked #the nightmare before christmas #then try #the hogfather #terry pratchett #book pairing #carnival glass #book recs #LCPL recs

[murchies]

#dorian gray #tea #murchie's #murchie's tea #light academia #murchies #my photo #book pairing

[rachel-sylvan-author]

Fiction - Nonfiction Pairing "I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys and "Letters to a Young Gymnast" by Nadia Comăneci

#Romania #communist Romania #Iron Curtain #Revolution #Olympics #Book pairing #Book pairings

[and-his-hands-were-24-crows]

This is my copy of Good Omens. It was like this when I got it, sometime back in the 90s. Probably came from a library sale or something similar.

I take very, very good care of my books, but I sincerely love how absolutely wrecked this copy is. Whenever I read it, little pieces of the cover flake off. It's so part of how the book *is* to me that pristine, new copies weird me out.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure this one did time in the Bentley. This is, in all likelihood, what would actually happen to a book that got left in there.

#good omens #good omens book #neil gaiman #terry pratchett #somebody loved this book an absurd amount #or left it in a car driven by a pair of international book thieves #it's been disintegrating for like three decades

[ayjaydee]

Tharion Ketos and Ithan Holstrom share a single brain cell, but neither of them has it. Who knows where it is? Not them, that’s for sure.

#the women in their lives hold it for them #a pair of idiots #but I still love them #hofas #house of flame and shadow #crescent city #cc3 #cc3 spoilers #sjm #sjm books #ithan holstrom #tharion ketos

[erynalasse]

Fingon is the archetypical hero. He does great deeds of valor and daring, notably Maedhros’ rescue and rushing out to defeat Glaurung. He is not terribly afraid of consequences, which is wonderful when he is the only one he’s responsible for. His talent is forging ahead and inspiring everyone to follow him.

Fingolfin is the archetypical king. He is the one that holds his people together across the Helcaraxë and brokers peace with Maedhros after he’s rescued. He’s incredibly aware of every possible consequence, which is wonderful when he’s responsible for a whole kingdom. His talent is uniting everyone and inspiring them to move forward together.

When Fingolfin dies, he acts as the hero, not the king. He tries to borrow his son’s talent for incredibly inadvisable stunts, but it isn’t in his nature. He believes the Noldor are doomed, and thus dies in despair fighting Morgoth because he does not see another path forward, only defeat.

When Fingon dies, he acts as the king, not the hero. He tries to borrow his father’s talent for forging political unity, but it isn’t in his nature. The Nirnaeth’s forces are disunited from their conception to their defeat, and Fingon dies full of hope fighting Morgoth because he does not see any other path forward, only victory.

Fingolfin’s legacy was despair, though he left a lasting blow against Morgoth. Fingon’s legacy was hope, though he did not so much as touch Morgoth.

#my post #tolkien #silmarillion #fingon #fingolfin #just chewing on this father and son pair like tough jerky #how tf does jirt put so many narrative parallels in a book he didn’t even fucking finish

[nosfelixculpa]

You think I follow you around because I like you? I'm not worried at all about you. What is there to worry about for you? I'm the one who should be worried. But do you know why I come to see you? Jungkook mumbled on about things which were all incomprehensible. It's because I like your music. When I listen to your music, I get all teared up. Me, I get all teary. I feel like dying about a dozen times a day. But when I listen to your music, I want to live. YOONGI 12 MAY YEAR 22 HYYH; THE NOTES

#creations #gifs #kpop #hyyh #hyyh yoonkook #bangtan #bts #yoongi #jungkook #hyyh the notes #im continuing to be abnormal abt them in the books can u tell is it clear can u tell #if i dont include the fire saving scene and the hug scene i will die btw so thats why there is a repeat gif #also like how i said i didnt like the grain and then proceeded to do it again #i cant decide apparently #i could rustle one of these up for all the pairs but they dont make me quite as insane inside as these ones so we will see #this quote is still so #the fact he says this after running into a burning building to save him #'im not worried abt u' me when i lie when im a liar #'u think i follow u around bc i like u' Yes

[carrotkicks]

chuuya-ranpo partnership. double... hat?. double brown? double short. well, you agree

#no but i'm really in love with the idea of these two teaming up. #chuuya and ranpo are really alike. they'd make a very silly pair. if only we got to see what happened in the book #their own weird dblblack spinoff like kuni and daz are #bungo stray dogs #bsd #chuuya #ranpo #and #dazai #ada skk au #doodle #doodles

[dribs-and-drabbles]

You know, I really hope that, apart from the obvious positives that come out of this series, Only Friends will finally make people (the makers and the audience) realise that there are only benefits to having actors paired with different people in different series, rather than the same every time.

Like, yes, I also want to see some fantastic pairings again and again, but come on! If actors only ever work with the same person and never with someone else, we'll miss out on some incredible combinations and chemistry. Why would we deny ourselves that?

#only friends #only friends the series #ofts #ofts ep 7 #first and khao are incredible together #so are book and force #but hello!? I also wanna see book and khao now #or book and drake! #or first and mark #or neo with anyone #imagine all the other pairings we could get #no I'm not separating your beloved pairings #I'm giving you MOAR to feast on

[dishsaop]

Day 18, Judgement, for Wyllstravaganza2024! Please open image for better quality, etc etc.

#can you take a wild guess what my favorite comic books are. can you #wyll ravengard #karlach cliffgate #ansur #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #karlach bg3 #wyll bg3 #the blade of frontiers #your fiery friend #LISTEN. I SIMPLY LOVE THE TWO OF THEM TOGETGER #romantically or platonically they are the perfect pair #m text #my art #mel art #fanart #sending all my love to mike mignola and jeff smith (bone) u two men do not know me but i taught myself to draw by #copying hellboy and bone panels when i was in elementary school #OH FUCK I FORGOT #wyllstravaganza2024 #well thats a little late in the tag pile but im on mobile so fuck it she stays

[murchies]

#my photo #jonathan strange and mr norrell #susanna clarke #tea #london afternoon #murchie's #murchies #murchiestea #light academia #victorian #books and tea #book pairing

[ghoulisheous]

Danny is adopted by the batfamily the second he steps foot in Gotham and does a pretty good job of keeping his secret. Almost six months now!! I mean, he wasn't fully able to hide his secret. His family thinks he's a meta with a handful of powers. But he's got the halfa thing on lockdown

He just didn't take Constantine into account

Danny met the guy exactly once and knew he was clocked the second they made eye contact. The next thing he knew Bruce was gifted a book titled The Care and Maintenance of Rare Entities

With a very damning chapter in particular.

He was starting to understand why Constantine was hated in cryptid/paranormal circles. Unbearably smug man

Dinner that night was almost more awkward than his first night in the manor. But at least he has the reassurance he's supported 100% percent.

Bruce just doesn't completely understand how to approach the concept of a half-ghost son. He does, however, have a bisexual son. Is it like gay? What's the protocol here? Cake? Custom cake? With ghosts? Rainbow cake? With the inscription 'Congrats It's a Ghost' maybe? He makes sure to reassure Danny, that he'll be having a talk with Constantine about exactly how appropriate it was to out him. It should've been Danny's decision to tell them. After a long talk with Tim, Bruce was reasonably sure he knew how to handle this. He just wished he knew what kind of flag was meant for half-ghosts. Tim wasn't helpful on that front

He's a little confused but he's got the spirit.

#dp x dc #danny phantom #batman #bruce wayne #john constantine #crossover #ghouly tag #love that bi tim drake is canon now #also imagining bruce sitting in the manor library with the book and a pair of reading glasses trying to figure out #wth constantine gave it to him #and then he gets to That Chapter and then OH #danny doesnt talk to tim for three days after he makes up a flag with a blanket ghost with legs and a photoshopped transformation ring #tim is having the time of his life #bruce sees tim's flag concept and gets it custom made for danny tho

[artkaninchenbau]

Hey sorry, the KSBD Girls have been turned into cutesy anime girls. Yes, they are chibs now. Yes, their eyes are massive. No, the process is irreversible. We are very sorry, nothing can be done about it anymore.

"Don't look at me"

#My art #KSBD #K6BD #Kill Six Billion Demons #Yes I accidentally gave White Chain an extra pair of wings #Pay no attention to that #Originally wanted to draw The Girls as they appear in *each* book but. That was going to be Too Many Chibs #So this is like Book 1 and/or 2 (Cio's outfit is from Wielder of Names) #(Allison's is from the end of Book 1 and White Chain... Book 1?) #(I drew these forever ago I can't remember anymore man) #Anyways read KSDB it is Very Good #Definitely one of those comics that has just ruined my life because I am never going to experience anything quite like it again #I don't even know where to start just go fucking read it man

[c-kiddo]

got binoculars for xmas and now all i do is look at stuff and take funny fuzzy photos through them . its beinn laomainn and something else idk the name of (wee house in front of it tho)

#everyone say hi to beinn laomainn #kiddo say #also saw a pair of bullfinches hopping around on fences and old dock leave stalks and scots pines together <3 #reminder to post book image bc me and my sister bought slay southern reach trilogy editions for eachother 😏

[bird-inacage]

Only Friends: Why Ray x Mew is Doomed to Fail

This show is consistently catching me off guard and I LOVE that. I was not expecting this to come out of the fallout, mostly because I didn't see Mew ever choosing this. But here we are. As soon as the final scene of Ray and Mew dancing at Yo's bar came on screen, I was wildly uncomfortable. Something felt so inherently wrong and off-kilter with this image. So let's discuss why.

Resigned Acceptance VS Active Choice

Let's be clear firstly; Mew hasn't chosen Ray. The entire exchange between them is Mew doing calculations in his head. And what he concludes is if someone loves you far more, then you don't lose out. Logically it's a far easier and safer proposition to try. (Whereas with Top, who was supposedly so out of Mew's league, has now caused Mew a tonne of insecurity because of his betrayal). Ray can't hurt him because Mew has never regarded Ray as suited for that spot.

It's with an air of resigned acceptance (and an obvious lack of any enthusiasm) that Mew accepts Ray's pursuit of him. Like a lukewarm shrug, 'Yeah. I guess. I suppose. Why not.' Right now Mew needs a distraction and here is his perfect opportunity to appear as if he's 'moved on' already. That he's unaffected. Mew is only doing all of this because he's hurting. If Top hadn't cheated, his stance on Ray would still be unwaveringly firm.

This also serves as an ideal way to punish Top. Top's reason for cheating was thinking (wrongly) that there was something going on between him and Ray. So why not rub that in his face and actually have something going on now to spite him? Top's worst nightmare manifested.

Mew Playing Mew 2.0

I had a really strong feeling this episode that Mew was trying to emanate Ray, especially with his new look. Bit by bit, Mew is denouncing everything that once made him who he was. He's trying to embrace the opposite end of the spectrum and his closest point of reference is Ray.

Ray isn't responsible. Ray is impulsive. He has everyone else taking care of him. I think in some ways Mew may envy Ray at times. The luxury to be reckless, spontaneous and have people around you to pick up the pieces. To test run Ray's 'fuck it' mentality for a change and forego accountability is freeing, it's seductive.

However, Mew 2.0 is just Mew playing 'dress up'. It's a costume and a form of armour but nothing more. Mew is not coupling up with Ray as his authentic self (and ultimately the 'self' that Ray fell in love with). The man Ray loves VS the man Ray is now dating are two different people. There's already a layer of falsehood sandwiched between them.

Ray's Glorification of Mew

In Ray's eyes, Mew can do no wrong. The way that Ray sees Mew is faultless, blemish-free, almost saintlike. Mew is his saviour and Ray holds him on a incredibly high pedestal. This puts an enormous amount of pressure on anyone who is the subject of this adoration.

When we love someone, what we really desire is to be seen for all the things that makes us painfully human. The things we hate about ourselves; the ugly, the unsightly, the flaws - for someone to know us at our very worst and still love us despite all that.

Ray's opinion of Mew means he can never truly appreciate who he is as just another person who has his faults and shortcomings. It also means Ray is likely to look to Mew to have the answers, to share his wisdom and that's just not always going to be the case.

For now, Ray may be basking in the awe of living his ultimate fantasy but I don't think he'll be able to cope with the reality being less than perfection. Of Mew being less than perfection. You've set Mew up to fail, and you've doomed this relationship to fall short of the spectacular grandeur you may have conjured in your head.

This pairing is fundamentally not on equal footing. Mew is vicariously living through Ray like some rollercoaster ride to hedonism. Ray is a means for him but not a destination.

#only friends #only friends the series #ofts #only friends meta #ray pakorn #ray #mew #raymew #mewray #khaotung thanawat #book kasidet #it's a hard no from me #this pairing gets more messed up the more i think about it #ray really thought they were bonnie and clyding it didn't he?? #you naive idiot child #i don't want it #no thank you

[iloveyoublue]

looks at ur canon: wow that’s a lot of words bro. too bad i’m not reading them

#jegulus #rosekiller #we are literally talking about dead gay wizards from the 70s that appeared in one sentence of a book written 30 years ago it’s not that deep #marauders #i promise you me liking a non canon pair of people who literally have zero screen time in the og books won’t kill u #sunkiller #starchaser #bartylus #dorlene #rosestarkillerchaser