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mercurygray · 7 months

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Hi! I would like to ask if you could maybe recommend Band of Brothers blogs to follow? I'm interested in fanfic, graphics, GIFs, everything related to Band of Brothers. I hope it's not rude I sent this ask to more people, I'm new to Tumblr and I still have a lot to learn about Tumblr etiquette.

You sure can, Kind Anonymous Friend! And this ask isn't rude at all - rec lists are a time-honored tradition here on Tumblr and I'm happy to help. Sending a couple people the same ask isn't usually considered rude ...unless you're copy-pasting the exact same writing prompt to six different writers. In which case yes, that's rude. Don't do that, please.

I'm fairly certain everyone on this list liked Band of Brothers or The Pacific at one point. Fair warning, they may have moved on to other fandoms, but I think most, if not all, still post BOB content from time to time!

Network: @hbowardaily - also has a discord server!

Visual Makers: @rebeccapearson @basilone @lupoteodoro @supervalcsi @onlyyouexisthere @tvserie-s-world @lyselkatz @fayestardust

OFC writers: @shoshiwrites @softguarnere @latibvles @noneedtoamputate (also new here!) @loveduringthewar @floydmtalbert / @arethosedustyjumpwings @upontherisers @sergeant-spoons/ @stolemyspoons @msmercury84 @coco-bean-1218

@mads-weasley @thoughpoppiesblow (semi-hiatus) @softspeirs / @dreamingundone (on hiatus but coming back!) @wexhappyxfew (also coming out of hiatus) @coraxaviary (on hiatus but has a big fic!)

In the HBOWar orbit: @almost-a-class-act @junojelli @bobparkhurst / @derry-rain @wereinadell @papersergeant-pencilsoldier @sharpshootershifty @sir-mr-dr-roe @lucky-bastards @aloraundomiel @cody-helix02 @churchkey @anthrobrat @general-taylor @majorhortonisonleaveinlondon @winnix85 @dcyllom

If you're looking for reader inserts or MLM fic, I'm sorry but I'm not the person to make recommendations on that. But this should be enough to get you started!

#band of brothers #i'm gonna rec it #kind anonymous friend #asked and answered

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almost-a-class-act · 9 days

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Working on a really fun project with @fayestardust and it's starting to come together! Can you guess what we're covering first? ;)

Watch this space for a release date!

#welcome to the sound of me talking A BUNCH #I'll tell you what though faye edits the hell out of a podcast #wwii #podcasts #band of brothers #rosie the reviewer

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blood-mocha-latte · 6 months

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for @fayestardust's band of brothers inktober: day twenty-two: officers

(we didn't see a lot of speirs in bastogne, and matthew settle has a really fun profile to freehand. so, uh, hence.)

#rie posts #guys look i did an art!#is it good? no #am i proud of it? also no #did i have fun doing it? meh #am i self conscious about his proportions? yes #ok bye #band of brothers #ron speirs #ronald speirs #hbo war #if you've read this far into the tags ignore the fact that i'm posting this at one in the morning okay? okay

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liptonsbabe · 7 months

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A Ribbon for my family

Richard Winters x fem! oc

Inktober : "Grief"

Warnings: Mentions of death, blood, war, a little bit of angst.

a/n: well hello! This is a little something that I did for the inktober! (@fayestardust) I'm not an artist but I thought it would be cute to write a few fics for our favorite boys on this month! Hope you like it!

Btw English is not my frst language so tell me if something's wrong

ofc this is based on the hbo series and the actors who portray the characters, no disrespect for the real heroes!

It was past midnight when the sky in Eindhoven was glistened by the bombing. Orange, red, and yellow lights covered the city and the fire could be felt from miles away. You sighed in pain. You were wounded during the attack in Nuenen and in the retreat, fire from one of the explosions hit your arm.

Eugene Roe checked your wounds and tried to heal them as best as he could. He asked you to get some sleep that night and to let him know if you have any complications that he had not anticipated. You promised to do so, but the truth was that there was something worse than your injuries that was bothering you.

The image of Private Miller dying in front of you made your heart ache like never before during the war. He was one of the many replacements that had come into the division, and even though you hadn't known him since Toccoa like all the others, you were able to talk to him a couple of times and laugh along with the other replacements about your stories before you went into the army.

Most of the replacements were practically kids and a sense of protectiveness was ignited in you from the first moment.

You remembered the day when, whilst you talked with David Webster, you overheard Cobb ask Private Miller about the ribbon he proudly wore on his chest and you rolled your eyes when Cobb laughed at the replacement of how nervous he'd gotten.

"it's a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation" he said, trying to smile through the embarrassment. Webster looked at you, irritated by Cobb's bullshit. You sighed and kept listening "For huh… for what the regiment did in Normandy."

"That's right, for what the regiment did. And as far as I know, you weren't there."

"Hey, hey, ease up, Cobb, hm?" asked Hoobler, drinking a beer beside you "Let the kid alone. It's a Unit citation."

Cobb shrugged his shoulders and went on as if nothing had happened, as if his words hadn't hurt a huge portion of the people there, not just the replacements. Your blood boiled as you watched Private Miller take off the ribbon from his chest and leave it on the table before getting up and walking out of the room.

You'd never felt so annoyed with Cobb before, not even some of the times he made sharp comments about you back in Toccoa, or when he downplayed your position as an officer just because you were a woman in a man's world.

Your fists tensed and Webster had to put a hand over you to stop you from doing something, but he couldn't stop you. You got up from your seat and walked over to where Miller had been earlier. Cobb looked at you, lifting his chest, as if the lieutenant's insignia you wore on your shirt collar meant nothing.

"So, for what the regiment did in Normandy, huh" you said, holding his gaze. He nodded

"That's right."

"I guess you of all people here know what happened that day, don't you? The jump" Cobb had his beer in his hand and you took it from him to take a big sip without looking away. By that time, the eyes of the entire pub were on you "Tell me, how was it?"

He cleared his throat but said nothing. You smiled and looked at the replacements who, confused, looked at Cobb waiting for an answer. You turned your head and looked at Bull. He just approached, annoyed at Cobb's harsh words. Randleman winked and took a long drag on his cigarette .

"Bull, do you remember seeing Private Cobb meeting up with the others after we landed?"

"No, lieutenant."

"And when the Kraut 88s got blown up?"

"I don't think so, Lieutenant."

"But surely he was at Carentan, wasn't he?

"No, ma'am."

"Well, then it seems to me that you didn't fight in fucking Normandy either," you told him putting the beer down on the table. Then you grabbed him by the tie and pulled him towards you until your noses touched. His back was tense and you could hear the muttering of the guys in the bar.

"I… i got hit in the plane before i got a chance to jump."

"That's fine. A lot of people here had the same thing happen to them and didn't get to fight alongside the others, but that doesn't make them any less deserving of the recognition of being here, risking their fucking lives in a godamn war. Being a Toccoa man doesn't give you the right to feel superior to the replacements who, like you, don't even know what it's like to be in real combat. Otherwise, you can give me your ribbon right now" You let go of his tie and extended your hand in front of him waiting for him to do so, however, it didn't happen and in return, he just looked away. You rolled your eyes and grabbed Private Miller's ribbon from the table. The replacements looked at you and you smiled "Keep enjoying the evening, yeah? You deserve it just like everyone else."

You left the room and looked around the bar for Private Miller until you found him walking towards the door. You followed him and before he could leave, you grabbed him by the arm.

"Private Miller, I think you left this."

"Lieutenant, thank you but uh…that's not mine."

"Sure it is" you said and put the ribbon on his uniform. You placed the little rectangle where it should be and gave it a couple of taps with your finger "You are part of us now and you should wear this on your uniform as everyone else."

"Even though I didn't fight to get them properly?"

"All of us here have fought for a greater good. In this company there is no 'me' or 'you' there is only 'us.' And this ribbon was achieved on behalf of all of those who believe in that unity, including you, kid. Don't listen to Cobb, he's just... Different"

Miller smiled. His cheeks reddened.

"Thank you, lieutenant."

"I want to see that ribbon where it belongs, you hear me?" You pointed at him and he laughed

"As you command, ma'am."

"You'd better, private, because if you don't, I'll give you latrine duty!"

Miller stood at attention and saluted. You laughed

"Yes ma'am!"

A tear fell on Private Miller's dog tags which were stained with blood. You had grabbed them from his neck before Lipton had pulled you to retreat that night. As you watched Eindhoven being bombed, you put the dog tags in your uniform pocket and silently promised him that you would send the ribbon intact to his family.

"A penny for your toughts?" You heard Dick Winters' voice, slowly approaching until he was at your back, watching the lights in the sky. You sighed as you tried to wipe away your tears "Is everything okay?"

"Yes, why wouldn't it be?"

"Well, everyone is dig in for the night and you're the only one still awake."

"I couldn't sleep even if I tried."

Suddenly you felt his hands on your waist embracing you in a hug that warmed your heart, his chin rested on the top of your head and he pulled you tighter against his body

"Surely they won't be waving so many Orange flags at us tomorrow"

"No, they won't"

"I don't like retreating"

"First time for everything, I guess"

"Nixon told me the same thing. It doesn't lift my spirits much."

"This is hell, Dick," you said and turned to him. Dick noticed the tears in your eyes "I knew the war would be… difficult, exhausting, but I never thought over anything like this"

"We lost a lot of men today" he whispered cupping your cheeks "It's been… hard for all of us but we have to keep moving. We have to go on, for those who are no longer here, with us."

You nodded and let him wipe away your tears. He rubbed your arms lovingly and gave you a half smile wanting to lift your spirits.

Then, you thought you could spend the rest of the night doing something better, something useful.

"Who'll write to the soldier's families who died today?"

"I was going to, but…"

"Can I do it?"

"Do you want to?"

"Yes. I…I think I could do with spending the night writing letters. I don't want to watch this anymore."

"Okay, then do it" His strong arms wrapped around you and he buried his nose in your hair. You couldn't see him, but you were sure he had closed his eyes as he sighed slowly. You clung to him and felt his dog tags against your face. You thought to yourself that perhaps, at some point in the war, you'll have to send a letter to his family along with his dog tags or that he'll have to do the same for you. You squeezed him tighter against your body and asked your god to get you out of that place alive "Just a moment. Stay here with me"

"i'll always be here for you"

#dick winters #band of brothers #eugene roe #hbo war #lewis nixon #bandofbrothersedit #carwood lipton #bill guarnere #bob #easy company #bull randleman #donald malarkey

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sergeant-spoons · 1 year

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Thank you spoony!

of course my dear!! your artistry never fails to amaze me 💕

#fayestardust #lovely mutuals #go check out her art!! for realsies she's amazing

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footprintsinthesxnd · 3 months

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A submission for Positive January from @mercurygray:

I'm really, really impressed by anyone who can express themselves visually, and we have, and have had, a lot of really great artists in this fandom. So I'd like to shout out @mutantmanifesto, @fayestardust, @onlyyouexisthere, tvserie-s-world, @samwinchesterslostshoe, @cody-helix02, @onefineginger, @drinkwhiskeyandsmile, @rubine-corvus, @venneeece and @lyselkatz. Thanks for drawing and depicting our blorbos again and again and again. I'm sure I've forgotten someone, so if you're not on this list- this is for you, too! You all are great and I'm always impressed by your creativity and skill.

Day 12 of Positive January

Thank you so much for so many incredible nominations @mercurygray and I would also like to shout out Merc’s incredible blog. Her writing is just exquisite and I love her OCs so much.

Please head over and check out all these incredible blogs mentioned above. 🩵

#submission #footprintsinthesxnd positive January #positive january #hbowar fandom

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derry-rain · 1 day

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thank you @hesbuckcompton-baby for the tag!

list 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

my hometown and its weirdass history

one robert blair "paddy" mayne (and why nobody gets him like i do) (for legal reasons, i'm clarifying the text immediately before this is a joke)

why and how very few people in the uk heritage sector seem to understand what decolonisation actually is

jurassic park in all its iterations, or probably any michael crichton novel

the franklin expedition, and if you're really lucky, i will get out my tiny john rae doll to assist.

tagging: @ginabaker1666 @noeavoiding @fayestardust @cloudyfacewithjam @rosiesriveter

#derry: meme

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cody-helix02 · 3 months

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HBOWAR Fandom Q/A

I forgot to say THANKS FOR THE TAG @sharkboyandlavalieb

Name: Cody

Country: Germany (unfortunatly atm)

Which of the series have you seen:

All except MOTA but I am gonna watch it!

Use an Emoji or one word to describe your favorite character in an hbowar miniseries:

BoB: Wild

tP: Curls

Gk: Raspy

Mota: Meatball

Ultimate Ship:

I got none but I can tell ya some I like...Cobb/Hoobler or Grant/Liebgott/Talbert or Tipper/Liebgott or Andy/Eddie oooor well...the list goes on hehe

Favourite Fic:

Sorry to disappoint but I can't pick a fav and I am bad at remembering them BUT @latibvles or @almost-a-class-act or @bobparkhurst WRITE AMAZING FICS GO CHECK THEM OUT!

What are some ways you interact in the fandom ?:

Eh I am on a few discords, comment or scream in peoples tags on tumblr, give kudos or comment on fics, also do some art...if that counts lol

Favorite Colour:

Eehh lets just say green...

Current favorite song:

I got none but I am telling you guys the last one I listened to for more then 3 hours which was "Suzume" by RADWIMPS and Toaka

What would you say if I held up a can of peaches ?

It's a can of peaches sir but I got the god damn runs and you had to get peaches ?!

Complete this sentence:

"Where the hell is F company ?!" Well we lost them... "Again ?!"

Other accounts or socials:

I got an insta: Cody_mercy_

List one other fandom member (mutual or follower you admire) for some appreciation:

Damn uuuuhhh @mutantmanifesto MAKES ABSOLUTLY FUCKIN AMAZING ART PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT! INSANE STUFF! I LOVE IT!

Tags: @lewis-winters @speirtons @mash-the-buttons @multifandomlover01 @bobparkhurst @latibvles @fayestardust only if ya guys want!

#hbo war #tag game #q and a #this was so stressfull on mobile #I hate this app

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