#but it DOES exist

[elwenyere]

for the wip game: any that hasn't been asked yet, or if they all have, an idea that has caught your attention that you might explore in the future!

Hello Serie!!! Thank you very much for the ask!!! I'm going to take the chance to share a little bit from the Stony North and South AU.

This fic is a very overdue MTH story for some very lovely friends, and though my progress has been glacial, it IS happening!!! It's a multi-chapter fic inspired by the Elizabeth Gaskell novel North and South, which is set in the north of industrializing England in the 19th century. The original novel is a tale of cultural misunderstandings and class struggle and the mechanical grind of global capitalism and PINING. There's also a BBC adaptation featuring a brooding Richard Armitage and a lot of atmospheric cotton.

For the AU I've played around with the character backstories a bit to try to get more Marvel-esque texture into the mix. Here's a little snip from the opening scene:

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Steve had told himself he would adjust to the city, with its narrow streets and ill-swept gutters and thick, coal-heavy fog. But each successive day had seemed to confirm his initial impression that Milton was cold and cramped, and so were its people.

It certainly didn’t help that the only landlord willing to rent to an Irish family on a small income was, well…not particularly attentive.

“I think the room could be improved with some new paper,” his mother suggested as he joined her on the sofa, setting their saucers and cups down on the low walnut table. “Something a little simpler, like the pattern in the sitting room at home.”

They could hardly do worse than what was already there, Steve thought - privately, of course. He really was determined not to load his mother with his troubles as well as her own.

“Here where you receive guests, certainly, you should have whatever paper you please,” he told her. 

“Speaking of guests,” she said, inclining her head in a way that let Steve know he should brace for the continuation, “Dr. Banner is going to call this afternoon to see how we’re settling in. And he’s bringing one of his friends, a Mr. Stark, who owns the paper mill, and who can offer us an introduction to some of the families in town.”

“Mother,” Steve started, and he then stopped himself, swallowing yet another word about "notions" with a scalding sip of his tea. 

They’d had this conversation many times since the possibility of emigration had been raised. But Steve had kept his own back-alley encounters with the extent of English prejudices too careful a secret to introduce them as evidence now. And though he knew Bucky’s name had to be at the forefront of both their minds, he never could bring himself to reopen the wound by invoking it out loud. 

It was unreasonable, after all, to expect his mother to forego society entirely in their new home.

“Of course, any friend of Dr. Banner’s is welcome here,” Steve finished, after what he hoped hadn’t been too obvious a delay.

His mother smiled at him.

“You’re a good son, Steve,” she said. “And a good man, too, though Lord knows you’ve got a stubborn streak wider than a ballybetagh.”

“And who do you think put that there?” Steve asked, a real smile stretching across his face as he took in his mother’s posture: firm and tall after all the past month’s griefs. 

Yes, he thought to himself firmly. For her sake he could put aside his wariness of this dim city, with its dense air and shuttered windows. He could be friendly to this Mr. Stark for one afternoon.

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Thank you very much for the ask, my dear!!! It was fun to finally share some of this. <3<3<3

#mcu #stony #north and south au #my wips #wip meme #there are no words for how sorry i am about the delay with this fic #but it DOES exist #it's happening

[b-dwolf]

watch the poker game and the “low stakes” of it all is literally- they’re playing to win steaks (like they sometimes do that for bingo, entirely different game but same concept) and that’s why it’s showed up twice and then cue buck winning and buddie having a lovely steak dinner back at bucks loft <3

#911 on fox #911 speculation #eddie diaz #evan buckley #buddie #steak of it all #this is moreso silly #but it does exist #and i didn’t see any money on the table #so maybe they’re playing for who gets a free dinner there #or something #idk

[thebreakfastgenie]

I used to tell people not to watch this but I've grown and changed and now I think you should experience it in all its weird glory.

#it's important to understand that billy joel fucking hated making music videos #so he'd just let directors do their thing and get out of there as fast as he could #this wasn't HIS idea #but it does exist #Youtube

[quarra]

Today i met a person who described themselves as a Hard Core Hockey Fan and, fam, it took everything i had to not ask them if they read hockey rpf.

#because there is a line between Mainstream Fan and Fandom Fan #its not nearly as big as line as Mainstreamers want to think #but it does exist #all i can think about is that recent tiktok #with the person who had questions for their dad about why he yells homoerotic things at the lakers #i did not ask the person i saw today if they too yell homoerotic things at the blackhawks or the caps #but you know i wanted to #the struggle is real

[docholligay]

GOD. Can you imagine, losing to Miranda, even when she's dead? Because for all intents and purposes, she is dead. But still, Mike is captured by the idea of her, by the idea that you could do and be anything you wanted. Miranda, the girl you hate, the girl you are drawn to, the girl who rejected you in the way she rejected everything you stand for. Miranda the daring and brave in a very shallow way which admittedly is me getting a bit editorial about the situation.

It's also a touch cruel. There's no reason to tell her this, other than to reinforce that Irma has no future with you, which you've already done. At this point, it's just twisting the knife that you would rather chase the idea of a dead girl than make a life with a live one.

Irma is being PUNISHED for living, and she continue to be so, as we're about to see here.

#Doc watches Picnic at Hanging Rock #Picnic Ep 3 #we say a lot about survivor's guilt #and that's a very real thing #but there's also I think #sometimes #a low key resentment of survivors #maybe not even in a concious way #but especially if you knew someone that died #you think #why you? #what did you do so right #and that's often not THIS overt #but it does exist

[saga-jihen]

Fanart of Junko Konno illustrated by Sai Madara to promote the release of the official Zombieland Saga ANTHOLOGY, which they contributed a manga for. Madara is known primarily as the artist behind the popular Kage Kara Mamoru! (  Mamoru the Shadow Protector! ) light novel series, as well as it’s manga adaption by the same name & the art for it’s sequel Motto! Kage Kara Mamoru! ( More! Mamoru the Shadow Protector! )

#Zombieland Saga ANTHOLOGY #Zombieland Saga #Zombie Land Saga #ZLS #Junko Konno #industry art #Sai Madara #I'm not sure why I can't find a baka-updates link for the sequel #but it DOES exist #i also now have some caps for this chapter in my queue

[thelivingdeceased]

nadia kingston’s birthday is december 21st

and it’s december 21st today !! (i did in fact finish cryptid falls on her birthday i thought it would be poetic and i still think that) So here are some of my favourite nadia kingston moments (she would be 68 today btw if she were real) this is gonna be a long post so beware !!

Cryptid Falls Era

My head aches. If I’m going to be a good ghost hunter then I need to stop hitting my head on things.

(Chapter one; Ghost I) This is literally in the first paragraph in the first book so it’s our first introduction to her 💀

I pull on my most comfortable sweater. “You want me dead. You want me to crash on Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year—”

“La, la, la, I don’t care. Get in the car.”

(Chapter eight; Christmas Blues) Edith and Nadia are so fun. Too bad they’re mentally unwell atm 😔

“Did you just say Hilda’s here? As in, the big boss?”

“Yeah?”

She falls back onto her bed, face shoved into her pillow. “Tell her I’m dead.”

I roll my eyes. “She can’t be that bad. She seems nice.”

“She’s an evil old lady and has like, one foot in the grave.”

“She looks fifty.”

“Beauty and evil go hand in hand. She’s an evil deceiver with spooky, youth-giving powers. Haven’t you ever seen a Disney movie?”

“No, I have not.” I push myself off the door frame. “I’m going to go get Andre. He’s better at this stuff than I am.”

(Chapter eight; Christmas Blues) no disney for nadia 😔 maybe that’s why she is so grumpy /j

“We’re here.”

She smiles as she wakes up, yawning. “You didn’t kill us.”

“I didn’t kill us.”

(Chapter 16; Windell Falls) nadia is not a good driver canonically and the one time she gets her shit together it a very sad moment but i still like this bit

I sit on top of a rooftop, playing my guitar and fighting back the cold that comes with the light wind. A pile of hair sits in front of me, along with some scissors. There’s no mirror.

(Chapter 17; Grim Reaper) i cut my own hair without a mirror usually and me and nadia both needed a hair cut at the time of writing this

“See you can dance! You have good rhythm.” says Edith.

“I’m a musician, Edith. Of course I have rhythm.”

“Well then you’re already ahead of most people when it comes to dancing. And you’re good at it.”

“I’d still rather play the music than dance to it.”

She laughs. “Well that’s fine. But you should still dance with me.”

(Chapter 8; Christmas Blues (again)) EDITH AND NADIA ♥️♥️♥️ i’m so normal about them guys

Sleepless Cities Era

I don’t appreciate the humour but the way his fingers barely touch the wound makes me ignore it. I stare at him, taking in his every feature. He has light freckles, barely noticeable from afar. A light scar is visible on his jaw line. He’s very pleasing to the eye.

(Chapter three; Cigarette Smoke) this actually my least favourite nadia moment. she needs to run FAR FAR AWAY !! this is a nikolai hate page

“You don’t have to say anything. But I’m going to say things. Because I want the illusion of a conversation right now.”

The line stays silent.

“Have you ever gone to America? I know Basira and Andre used to live there but I’ve realised I’ve never asked you.”

I think I hear her inhale sharply. I don’t hear her exhale.

“I don't really know anything about the country. Just that people find fresh starts there.��� I pause and take a breath. My voice is quieter than I want it to be. “In theory, at least. I reckon they guess life stories just from the accents.”

There’s shuffling on the other end and the sound of a light switch.

“I think—”

“Phone calls cost more overseas.”

(chapter ??) PHONE CALLS COST MORE OVERSEAS 😭😭

“Do you even like him, Nadia?”

I think about it for a moment. Nikolai is loud, extroverted, and has too many friends for me to keep track of. He makes his parents pay for a school he doesn’t even attend and ignores their calls. His apartment is never quiet. His words are charming one minute and annoying the next. He’s the opposite of me and it doesn’t work between us. I don’t think like him at all.

“No,” I whisper. “No, I don’t think I do.”

“Then why America?”

“England makes me nauseous.”

“It didn’t used to.”

“Well it does now.”

(Chapter ??) join me on the nikolai hate train please 🙏

Every step I take feels more and more freeing despite also making my chest tighten with fear. I’ve always wanted to run across rooftops. Edith would kill me if she knew I was doing this. I’d probably be convincing her to join me.

(chapter ??) tbh i don’t know how to feel about this but the “i’d probably be convincing her to join me” ??? i don’t remember writing that but i like it

that’s all, have a good day :3

#I LOVE HER SM GUYS #nadia kingston <333333 #i wrote a whole history on her once #it needs to be updated #but it does exist #she is so lovely #god bless nadia kingston #writing #writeblr #writeblr community #cryptid falls #excerpts

[meathounding]

GIYS

you’ve been forgetting hees unibrow </3

#i think i forgot it when i’ve doodled bum #HIM* #but it does exist

[llama--plumbobsims]

alex - (wants to be) in a rock band

@dizzywhims

#he looks like ian #i'm cryingggg #he also wears a lot of ians clothes because he doesn't really care about fashion #his guitar case is covered in all his favourite bands #which you can't see #but it does exist #teen-a-day #the sims 4 #the sims 4 render #edit #the sims 4 edit #the sims 4 high school #high school years #twfa outtakes

[elthadriel]

Ask me meme - fox

NOTP: Quinlan Vos BROTP: Cody OTP: Thorn and Echo Second Choice: Cody Fluffy Pairing: Thorn Angsty Pairing: Fives/Echo/Fox Favourite Polyship: Fives/Echo/Fox Weirdest Pairing: I have a 3k WIP for Fox/Waxer

#ask meme #will I ever finish the Fox/Waxer fic? #probably not #but it does exist

[walmartscience]

i despise game grumps BUT i do really want to animate a few segments from their chess and checkers videos. there’s something about “move the second horse?” “it’s called a knight. we’re off to a weird start.” “it’s a fucking horse, dude, you can’t knight a horse.” that makes me need to draw giskard and daneel

#i probably never will because i do not have a tablet yet and am very bad at animatics #but i need to purge the idea out of my body lest i forget about it #i've had a headcanon that giskard and daneel play board games together for so long #and that they're either great or terrible and the other is the opposite #no matter what they play ones great and the other sucks #and shenanigans ensue i guess #the headcanon is. vague and not super well rounded yet #but it does exist #not tagging this as either of them until i actually make effort to animating this #if that day ever arrives

[thedevillionaire]

hi, love your writing! Id love to see 23 for the ship asks for Cerberus and Kia

Oh, thank you, anon! I really do super appreciate it so much.💞 23 - How do they hug? Kiss? Tease? Flirt? Comfort? Ooh. They're both very tactile with one another a great deal of the time. (Kia's tactile to some degree with most people, though, whereas Cerberus is usually very much not so.) They hug a lot, and the intensity of that hug varies depending on the circumstances. Could be soft and casual, could be tight and enveloping. Kissing is also a circumstance-dependent thing on the whole how of things, but like hugging, they kiss regularly and often. Teasing and flirting, though, they differ here. Kia's more likely to do both, and by a fair margin. Cerberus tends to be more direct - if he intends seduction, he's rarely unclear about it. Whereas Kia will be flirtatious just...regularly, in day to day life, lol. Sometimes she's after a direct outcome, sometimes she just likes the fun of it. And they're both lovely when it comes to comfort. They look after each other beautifully, they really do. They genuinely care about each others' wellbeing, so there's no resentment there, either. Kia's caretaking features in most of my fics, at least a bit; one of these days I will feature Cerberus in that role, too.

#thank you so much for the ask! #answered asks #cerberus and kia #my OCs #i actually do have a WIP for that last point #but it's very very baby stages right now #But it does exist #at least a tiny bit

[sunbentshadows]

Hey all, you know how internet searches suck now? When the results are awful, full-of-AI, death-of-the-internet levels of bad?

Start appending date constraints to your searches - "before:2023".

My results have gone from 90% AI bullshit to ~60% usable - which frankly at this point is a huge improvement.

#information death of the internet etc #legit this has been SO SO helpful #shout out to mastodon infosec server for this one #before 2022 we did not really have the AI-content-farms because. the tech did not exist to the public. #and you can knock back the date if need be #obviously this does not FIX the problem but #me.txt

[cringepoop]

#microsoft #windows #1k #5k #this isn't about alphabetization btw #this is about why does it exist in the first place #10k #25k #50k

[i-----------------------i------i]

#no it's not good #but it does exist #examine my mus

[videosloth]

blown away by the twin revelations that

the weazel ball exists in the world of dungeon meshi

2. when charged with bringing back the most interesting thing he can find from a foreign land, with his inheritance at stake, the first thing shuro does is go to the dungeon meshi equivalent of a Cracker Barrel

my man is looking for the Hope Diamond in the skeeziest storefront of your local mall, next to the tie-dye ponchos and pewter dragon figurines

his brothers are going to come home with exotic spices or a literal white elephant, meanwhile shuro's standing there with a big mouth billy bass and a t-shirt of stewie griffin giving you the finger

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #shuro dungeon meshi #does worm on a string exist in dungeon meshi y/n