#fran reads

[soldier-poet-king]

O'Connor really said 'god is a persistence predator and you're being hunted' way before the internet existed. She would've done numbers on tumblr.

#this is tongue in cheek #but i have specific passages from the peeler and the enduring chill that are. literally this #MISS OCONNOR..MISS FLANNERY OCONNOR. CAN WE TALK. PLEASE I JUST WANNA TALK #fran reads

[franollie]

to no one’s surprise: marcille’s my fave…shes insane and book-smart and street stupid and in constant need of validation…shes a hypochondriac and she has anxiety and she just wants to save her girlfriend

#fran reads #dungeon meshi

[sednonamoris]

fran's 2023 read it and weep 🫵

a comprehensive list of everything i read this year and why you should (or shouldn't) read it as well...

how to read literature like a professor by thomas c. foster

i picked this back up again when i took on a teaching job as a refresh - it was my fourth or fifth reread and as always my main man thomas c. did not disappoint!! not joking when i say i quote this thing on the reg: it's a symbol if you think it is became a permanent fixture in my vernacular ages ago. this book aligns perfectly with my yes the curtains are blue on purpose agenda and serves as an excellent foray into deep/active reading, which i am constantly preaching about to my kids. fun and fresh literary analysis, just the way it should be!

tiny beautiful things by cheryl strayed

gritty, witty, and full of heart. this advice column-turned-book is shocking but so very human, and it got me out of a months-long reading slump.

bridge of clay by markus zusak

yes, a boy named clay builds a bridge, but it’s sooooo much more than that. this book weaves the past and present together in a beautiful way and really brings meaning to the concept of haunting the narrative. the descriptions are vivid and lived-in which makes the setting - 1980’s australia - entirely accessible, even to a foreign homebody like me. the family dynamics at play are outrageous and charming and the whole thing is gorgeously written and it made me cry. read it right now.

the hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo

i LOVED this book but unless you are just as obsessed with the story as me, this is not a rec. victor hugo anything is more of a warning or an i-read-it-so-you-didn't-have-to. did i learn more than i ever wanted to about french gothic architecture and the paris catacombs? yes. was i still utterly enthralled by the layers upon layers of tragedy woven together? also yes. it was so neat to see the (obviously many and major) differences from the children's movie and musical that i grew up loving. so many good quotes for my commonplace book in this one.

song of solomon by toni morrison

i had read just about every toni morrison book except this one, and since this is like theee book i figured it was high time i rectified that. to no one's surprise, i loved it. a brilliantly written coming of age novel with family history and family mythology in dialogue with cultural history and cultural mythology. who are we but the stories we tell ourselves? is common history alone enough to have in common? morrison is an author who poses difficult questions and lets her readers grapple with difficult answers and i always come away from her work feeling exhilarated. if you let me influence you in anything let it be this - whatever book of hers you choose, Everyone should read toni morrison and experience her brilliance firsthand.

the first law trilogy by joe abercrombie (the blade itself, before they are hanged, and last argument of kings, respectively)

gritty political fantasy with the most lovable evil bastards of characters you ever met - it's safe to say i'm obsessed. each and every character has themes and lines of repetition that carry through the series, but they're Anything but one-note. this trilogy is all about cycles, and what i love is that everything - literally everything - comes full circle while still feeling fresh and true to both the story and its characters. also logen ninefingers is my wife now.

the pale blue eye by louis bayard

i watched this movie first on netflix and had a great time, but to no one's surprise i'm going to tell you that the book is better. the character voices are strong and enjoyable - the kinds of personalities that keep you turning pages - and the mystery itself is full of wonderful twists and turns. it's in dialogue with sir arthur conan doyle, as all post-holmes detective fiction is, but does not feel shadowed by or beholden to it. the historical fiction aspect is fun as well!

#fran reads #this was fun let me know if you read any of these #also send recs!!!!!!

[sonatine]

Fran Lebowitz on writing

#fran lebowitz #writing #read along

[marihem]

All I know is I just want to spend the majority of my life with you

The actual very first doodle where I finally put my QPR Frans idea on canvas. Man I really love thinking about queer relationships

Please feel free to ask me anything about their relationship too

#seriously i've spent many nights thinking about them #i'm very insane about them #dw the insanity is under control tho (i might be lying) #remember how i saw someone said- #'qpr is to relationships how non-binary is to gender' #'queer' also means strange/outside of the established standards so we can go nuts with our own meaning #man this is so damn cool #i could go on and on about this topic #frans #frisk #sans #sansfrisk #qpr frans #sans x frisk #frisk x sans #i would gnaw on my fingers hard if i'm not too tired rn #if you read all these tags i appreciate you <33 #my art

[littlestormofmess]

hello ! i know it's been more than a week since wad but i wanted to do a little something for: @danrifics (who started all this !!), @dnphobe @manchesterau @phan-tasia @less-amazing @phulge @hmfakeaccount and @oriharakaoru who bought tickets for 150 people (!!!!) to watch the show + the afterparty !!

as it was probably the case for everyone else that entered the giveaway, it wouldve been hard to buy a ticket myself, living on the other side of the world where the economy is very much fucked up kdhdk so thank you guys so much for this opportunity !! its also the first time i get to see one of these guys' live shows, well, live; and it was very exciting to get to experience it alongside so many people, i had lots of fun !!

anyways, all of you guys are more than welcome to request doodles in my asks/dms, if you so wish😌 could be dnp, could be anything ! (mostly) if not, *pushes this little guy toward you* there ya go. have a lovely day !! 🧡

#theres probably a bunch of typos but im tired kdhdk hope all that made sense #first time writing an ID for my art hhh #got the bestie to beta read for me but any additional tips/corrections are welcome !! #dan howell #dan howell fanart #we're all doomed #omg i guess its #phanart #ph-inally ahaaa (gets slapped) #dnp #dan and phil #ppl usually tag the other even in solo fanarts right.. #id in alt text #i was gonna say preshow too cause i was there lmao but then i read something about an actual live pre show w dan and now im confused kdhkdj #nevertheless thanks guys ;;;; #fran-art !! ☆

[box-dwelling]

Fuck man I knew aai 1-4 had MVK being dismissive and abusive to the siblings but fuck man.

Actively saying that attending his 13 year old daughters courtroom debut isn't a priority for him

Then this exchange which is prompted by nothing beyond Miles asking to do his job even using the Von Karma framing of finding perfection only for Manfred to just completely shut him down and verbally abuse him

Miles then being completely unable to respond in shame. Even though this is God damn Bratworth were talking about and in the last scene he was saying this

And then Fran coming in to desperately try and deflect her father ire to protect him

Then when she finally does convince him to let them investigate he says this

Basically actively admitting to anyone with the context we have now that he's only making Miles a procecutor to sully Gregory's legacy.

Then Miles thanking her because he saw her defelcting Manfreds abuse for him.

Just absolutely heart breaking. It really shows the dynamic at play here perfectly. He doesn't care about Franziska. He is not putting this energy into her career and only putting it into Miles' because he is using it as an avenue to abuse and control him and further enact his revenge on Gregory. And she doesn't understand why. She doesn't get why Miles gets this attention and she doesn't. But she already knows that she has to deflect his attention to protect Miles. And Miles doesn't understand how he's doing everything he can to do the right thing but is still his target. Its such a genuinely interesting dynamic where both of them think the other is the favourite. Miles thinks it Fran because he's not constantly verbally abusing her and Fran thinks it's Miles because he actually bothers to give him the time of day and is properly mentoring him. She's 13 man. She's about to become a prosecutor at 13 and he still doesn't care about her in the slightest.

Ugh Von Karma siblings, my heart

#ace attorney #miles edgeworth #von karma siblings #franziska von karma #bratworth #manfred von karma #tw abuse #ace attorney investigations #i always say i relate a lot to miles with MVK but honestly i had this exact dynamic with that abuser that Fran has #being the better one. working yourself to death to become it and sacrifing so much of your humanity so you can be recognised #even trhough you know the person tou want to recognise you is cruel and vindictive #but not understanding why the other persons gets that praise when you dont even though its coupled with abuse #my heart #i need to read and write so much von karma siblings fic after this omg

[xan-from-space]

Karina draws a lot of hot men and she's famous for it but like. when Karina Drawfee draws a female character. Beautiful. Incredible. Blows my gay little mind. What I'm saying is Karinas taste in women is god-tier and we need to show more appreciation for the hot women she draws okay thank you for listening to me

#drawfee #also I'm going to read franken fran now because of her lol

[daftpatience]

also sticker of fran. enjoy

#franken fran #yeah i started reading it cus of drawfee its really cute and scary i like it #my gf is obsessed #cw blood

[shorukarts]

Happy anniversary wdyw !!

What do you want belongs to the amazing writer and artist @the-writing-mobster

Hope you like it Mob✨❤️✨

Sorry for being late the app crashed 🥲

#wdyw #happy anniversary #the writing mobster #looking for a fic to read? #this one is the best #frans #sans x frisk #frisk x sans #frisk #sans #adult frans #underfell sans x frisk #underfell au #underfell #underfell frisk #underfell sans #hope you like it #shorukarts #❤️✨

[franeridart]

Just saw the comic show up on my dash and I binge read the whole thing. I love the character designs and the expressions are so good! I think I'd be friends with both of the dudes, they're so cool!

!!!!!!!!! Thank you so so much!! 💚💚

#fran answers #every day shocked people are actually reading this comic 🥲🥲🥲 ty!!!

[soldier-poet-king]

Smthn smthn Eugenides asking Costis at the end of koa 'will you serve me and my god?' and when Costis says yes, Gen says to him 'then come out' (knowing that you'll never die of a fall unless he drops you etc etc etc) vs. Christ calling Lazarus from the tomb and everything that entails

#smthn smthn also like. the shortest biblical verse #jesus wept. smthn about gen as both human and divine. a tool of the gods. he can hear his god a little longer #it is not that eugenides the god causes his thieves to fall #but that he permits them too #smthn smthn theodicy. evil is not caused but permitted to occur. only in service of greater goods #goods we cannot see or understand. and which perhaps need to forgive the gods for #would you see your hand returned. and attolia lost to the mede? #IM. SO NORMAL #SO SO NORMAL TODAY #queen's thief #fran reads

[franollie]

marcille’s gonna be vegetarian by the end of this series

#fran talks #fran reads #dungeon meshi

[venelona]

So, if do you ship Frans, why do you ship it? Did a friend tell you? Or did you find out yourself? Or was it reddit? Just wanna know :]

I found out myself ✌️

Back when I first played Undertale, I went to the Deviantart to browse fanart, got one Frans art and got stuck in a loop of Frans for a while lolol

Though, back then I just thought 'awww they're cute'. Then a couple years later I saw a fanart for a Sans/Frisk fanfic ("Good food, good friends, bad laughs"), and thought "Hm, of somebody is drawing fanart for this it must be good. I'll give it a shot" and fully went into Frans infinite abyss ✨

#part of the reason why I love making fanarts for fanfics #not only makes author happy but hopefully shows people that the fanfic is worth reading #ask v #frans #sans x frisk #frisk x sans

[cjhern1109]

“Mistletoe”

🎄December Prompt - @frans-monthly 🎄

So this was my backup plan for the Secret Fransta exchange in case the video didn’t fall tho in time. However, I still didn’t want this piece to go to waste so I changed it to fit for this month’s Frans prompt! Hope ya like it 💜

WDYW belongs to @the-writing-mobster

Gosh darn, do I LOVE this version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by Idina Menzel ft Michael Bublé 💞😭💖

#frans #sans x frisk #fransart #frisk x sans #my art #frans au #fanart #wdyw #ywiw #wdyw frisk #wdyw sans #ywiw frisk #ywiw sans #gosh drawing sans face was so tricky #ironically sk! sans was easier to draw than this bastard #still love him tho #check out the fanfic #still trying to convince my irl bff to read it tho #one day tho one day #Spotify #2023 fransta #frans monthly 2023

[tvguts]

⚗️ WOMEN IN MAD SCIENCE APPRECIATION POST ⚗️

and YES i'm including dr. jillian holtzmann even though the ghostbusters reboot blows. you're lucky i'm not including the sisters from johnny test too

#their names/sources are in the alt text fyi!!! #disclaimer i've never read franken fran. i am too scared #if you have more characters like this i would like 2 know #I JUST THINK THEY'RE NEAT #mad scientist #irrelevance #dr. betty veronica barely counts. but i like her so whatevs