#but for lyssa and jack? hell yeah

[turnips-dont-grow-on-trees]

This morning I watched one of my dogs invite the other to play with a slow, deliberate swipe to the shoulder, and my second thought 'shoving shoulder to be friendly' is my new Jack headcanon, and then I remembered that Ted does shove Jack's shoulder, this is absolutely A Thing with Jack (and Ted as well), playful shoving to show affection!!!!

(my first thought was 'aww, you guys')

#werewolf by night #ch: jack russell #ted sallis #wbn meta #i don't remember doing a whole lot of shoving with my sibs growing up #but for lyssa and jack? hell yeah #little jack having to learn that he can't just full-body tackle his friends when he greets them #that's not how you invite someone to play fútbol #... or is it? #i wouldn't know

[libraryleopard]

hmmm thinking about what tam lin retellings i’m going to read when i’m done with azalea summer

tithe by holly black. probably should get around to this considering holly black is basically the go-to author for faeries in ya books but i’ve never actually read her ironside series other than a few short stories set in the universe and i feel like i should just so i can kind of know my history.

the dark tide by alicia jasinska. another f/f tam lin retelling, hell yeah! i feel like i might be getting this one for christmas because i kept dropping unsubtle hints, so we’ll see.

fire and hemlock by diana wynne jones. i wasn’t actually planning on rereading this one, but i realized a couple references to it slipped into my own work (primarily a character name), so i think i will revisit it after all just to be more certain of what i am and am not echoing from it. while i read it multiple times when i was younger, i feel like i’m going to find the age gape creepy this time around through so i’m kind of bracing myself for it.

the perilous gard by elizabeth marie pope. has been sitting under my bed for literal years after i bought it at a used book sale and i really have no excuse not to read it at this point, plus it’s one of the few historical-set retellings and i’m curious about that.

tam lin by pamela dean. i feel like i almost have to read this if i want to understand the landscape of tam lin retellings (though it’s a chunky book). plus, it’s about a bunch of classics and english people at a midwestern liberal arts college which, like…is me.

thorn jack by katherine harbour. maybe if i have time and aren’t feeling too tam lin-ed out. i feel like i only encounter this on comprehensive lists of tam lin retellings which doesn’t really testify to its sticking power/quality but i can get it through interlibrary loan so i might read it anyway.

with roses in their hair by ennis rook. a sci-fi f/f tam lin retelling that i believe i can read online for free? and it’s a novella, so pretty short. 

cotillion by delia sherman i reread earlier, so that’s one retelling i can cross off my research list. (and it definitely held up!)

also, i might read war for the oaks by emma bull, which isn’t a tam lin retelling but it generally regarded as a cornerstone of urban fantasy books with faeries, so knowing your history and all. plus a copy of that has also been sitting under my bed for years. 

a court of thorns and roses i read several years ago and didn’t like, the mirk and midnight hour is supposed to be racist so i’m not including those two on this list. 

roses and rot by kat howard i read a few years ago and liked, though i’m not sure i’ll reread it simply because there are other books by her i want to get to reading. 

magic at midnight: a ya fairy tale anthology edited by lyssa chiavari has a sci-fi tam lin retelling and i might pick that up at some point.

#there are definitely more tam lin retellings out there but this seems like a solid start #going to start with the books i own and then work my way from there i think #lulu speaks #the great tam lin extravaganza #i'm nearing the end of azalea summer so it's time to start planning research and revisions i suppose… #lulu reads #books #tam lin

[goaskxlys]

Option 1: we’re looking to highlight the differences between your canon mythology character and the oc you’ve created and built around them. for side a, include songs that apply to the myth, for side b, songs about your own character

EVIL WOMAN: Alice Alderman Playlist

Hey woman, you got the blues 'Cause you ain't got no one else to use

Side A: Lyssa

A little wicked- Valerie Broussard

One of these days a-coming, I'm gonna take that boy's crown There's a serpent in these still waters lying deep down To the king, I will bow, at least for now One of these days a-coming, I'm gonna take that boy's crown

Crazy Train- Ozzy Osborne

Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb Crazy, I just cannot bear I'm living with something that just isn't fair

Crazy on You- Hidden Citizens

Wild man's world is cryin' in pain What you gonna do when everybody's insane? So afraid of one who's so afraid of you What you gonna do?

Hit and Run- LOLO

You poured the gasoline and I drove into the flames History will hate us But they'll never forget our names

Pit of Vipers- Simon Curtis

I can almost feel the tick like clockwork Hearing all the voices in my head each time I go There's a game they play that I'm not part of Tearing at the weaknesses and all the faults they know

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing- Set it Off

Baa baa, black sheep, have you any soul? No sir, by the way, what the hell are morals? Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jill's a little whore and her alibis are turning tricks

Don’t Mess with Me- Temposhark

Cause all your heads are gonna roll I've made your misery my goal So if you want survival, kneel on my arrival This is how I rule the world

Bury a Friend- Billie Eilish

Say it, spit it out, what is it exactly You're payin'? Is the amount cleanin' you out? Am I satisfactory? Today, I'm thinkin' about the things that are deadly The way I'm drinkin' you down Like I wanna drown, like I wanna end me

The Devil Within- Digital Daggers

I'll be here When you think you're all alone Seeping through the cracks I'm the poison in your bones

Savages- MARINA

Were we born to abuse, shoot a gun and run Or has something deep inside of us come undone? Is it a human trait, or is it learned behaviour Are you killing for yourself, or killing for your saviour?

I’m a Psycho- Clooney

I'm a psycho, I do what I like oh, I got one loose screw, better watch your back. I'm a psycho, You can't deny no, I'm as crazy as a daisy, and you're under attack.

Paint it Black- Hidden Citizens

I look inside myself and see my heart is black I see my red door and must have it painted black Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

She’s a Bad Mama Jama- Carl Calrton

Looks like she's poured into the gold She's bad The essence of beauty

Control- Halsey

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me" I can't help this awful energy God damn right, you should be scared of me Who is in control?

Evil Woman- ELO

You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you It's so good that you're feeling pain

Freaks- The Hawk in Paris

We’ll have you wrapped around our trigger finger Queen bee yellow, you’re the skin for our stinger We’ll make you swoon, make it hurt just a little We’re the boys and the girls and the freaks in the middle

Side B: Alice

Super Freak- Rick James

She's a very kinky girl The kind you don't take home to mother She will never let your spirits down Once you get her off the street, ow girl

Stayin Alive- Lizzo

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman, no time to talk Music loud and women warm I been kicked around since I was born

Cold as Ice- Foreigner

I've seen it before, it happens all the time (Ooh-ooh) You're closing the door, you leave the world behind You're digging for gold, you're throwing away (Ah, ah) A fortune in feelings but, some day, you'll pay

Bad Girls Club- Falling in Reverse

She's like a witch, casting spells, hypnotizing She made me drink a potion just to fall in love She got me drunk, tipsy off her love

Creep- Daniela Andrade

I don't care if it hurts I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul

Kiss the Girl- Chase Holfelder

But there's something about her And you don't know why But you're dying to try You wanna kiss the girl

Good Girls- Elle King

I can take you down when the damned get wild There's a whole lot of sinning but they're greener for miles Three hits on the 6, there's a number that you dial You can be like me but I'm a real brat child

She’s Kerosene- The Interrupters

She's got a history of making a scene, yeah She's telling stories she’s gaslighting Like he's the executioner and she is the queen But he's the one whose neck is in a guillotine

Seven Nation Army- DMNDS

Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the Hounds of Hell And if I catch it coming back my way I'm gonna serve it to you

Bad Girls- Donna Summer

Bad girl, sad girl You’re such a naughty bad girl Beep beep, uh-huh

Trouble- Natalia Kills

Happiness is just a glass away, I'm trouble Breath me in, like the summer nights It's only a mistake if we don't survive Kids grown up, but we're not alright, we're trouble 

If I Killed Someone for You- Alec Benjamin

Would you turn me in (Would you turn me in) When they say I'm on the loose? Would you hide me when (Would you hide me when) My face is on the news? 'Cause I killed someone for you

Upside Down- Paloma Faith

Ain't got no cares (ain't got no cares) I ain't got no rules (ain't got no rules) I think I like (I think I like) Living upside down (living upside down)

A Little Wicked- Valerie Broussard

I'll be high up in that tower, he'll be down there getting stoned Beware the patient woman, cause this much I know No one calls you honey when you're sitting on a throne

These Boots are Made for Walkin- Nancy Sinatra

You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing And you keep thinking that you'll never get burnt, hah Well, I've just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah And what he knows you ain't had time to learn

You Drive me Crazy- Britney Spears

You drive me crazy, I just can't sleep I'm so excited, I'm in too deep Whoa, crazy, but it feels alright Baby, thinking of you keeps me up all night

#theikostask #theikostask01