#i guess this is my niche now?

[valeriianz]

I've had this Dreaming The Proposal AU sitting in my drafts for a while. Then @voukkake comes out with this art and I figured it was time to brush off the dust and share what I'd written lol. This is seriously all I'm going to write so if anyone is interested I'm begging you to pick this up. I'm dying to read Dream awkwardly interacting with Hob's family (also @valiantstarlights suggestion that Betty White is Destiny?? ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT). Anyway...

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Dream is about to be deported because his visa application has been denied. He is in the middle of a meeting with his lawyers when Hob, his secretary, pops in the room to inform Dream of a very important phone call and Dream comes up with the insane plan to marry Hob to keep his immigration status.

He gestures for Hob to come over and Hob, clueless, wanders into the room and stands next to Dream, who takes him by the arm and tugs him just a little bit further to stand awkwardly close.

Dream announces their engagement and Hob stands there, shell shocked and feels his mouth moving against his will. That yeah, they are getting married. They are in love, sure. It isn’t until they leave the office, following Dream back to his, that Hob’s brain seems to come back online.

“What just happened in there?”

Dream grouses, head down, already back to his work as if nothing happened. Like he didn’t just use Hob as a pawn in his scheme to get around his denied visa application.

“They were going to make Morningstar editor-in-chief.” Is all Dream says, disdain dripping from every word. He still hasn’t looked up.

Hob stands there, still as a statue. His head is swimming with words, with emotions. Anger, disbelief, betrayal… and a small tiny flicker of undeniable interest that he hastily stomps out.

He manages to put the pieces together rather quickly though, while Dream continues sifting through paperwork.

“This is illegal,” Hob manages to croak out, brows furrowing. 

“Oh, please. The government looks for terrorists, not book publishers.” Dream’s head is still down in his paperwork.

Hob blinks, taking a step up to Dream’s desk. “I'm not marrying you.”

“Sure you are.” Dream sets aside a stack of papers and finally gives Hob his attention. “Because if you don't, your dreams of ‘touching millions of lives with the written word’ are dead.” 

Hob’s jaw drops. That was a line, corny as it was, that he’d used in the panel interview for this job. Three years ago.

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“Were you not in that room? I could get fined, I’ll go to jail over this. If you want me on this deal, you will promote me to editor.”

Without even glancing up from his phone, Dream scoffs.

“Absolutely not.”

“Well then I guess you’re screwed. Buh-bye.” Hob turns with a flourish and has to bite back a grin at how Dream splutters behind him and grabs him by the arm.

“Fine– fine! Editor.” His face seems to go through the five stages of grief. He drops his hold on Hob.

“And You’ll publish my manuscript.” Hob throws in. In for a penny.

Dream’s brows narrow and he shakes as if he’s physically controlling the urge to stamp his foot.

“Sure. I’ll publish your hack manuscript.”

“Good.” Hob slips his hands in his pants pockets, staring at Dream, deciding on one last nail in the coffin.

“Now do it properly.”

Dream cocks an eyebrow. “Do what properly?”

“Propose. Like you mean it.”

Dream’s entire body seizes up, but he manages not to let it show, distracting himself by slipping his phone in the pocket of his expensive slacks and clasping his hands in front of him.

“Will you marry me?”

“No.” Hob, the arrogant bastard, is visibly biting back a smirk. “Say it like you mean it.”

Dream takes a long, steadying breath through his nose.

“Hob Gadling. Will you–”

“And get on your knees.”

Dream absolutely refuses to decipher the thrill that shoots through his body at Hob’s command. Instead he keeps his mask of irritation and indifference on as he scans the crowd around them. They are still outside the courthouse, and the concrete sidewalk is going to potentially tear Dream’s Hugo Boss black wool pants.

So he carefully lowers himself, scowling as the smirk on Hob’s face only widens as Dream slowly settles onto the ground.

Once he’s as comfortable as Dream’s going to get, he clears his throat.

“Hob Gadling,” he glares at his subordinate from under his lashes. “Will you fucking marry me?”

Hob curls his lips in mock consideration, looking up past Dream’s head. He rocks back on his heels and nods with a forlorn sigh.

“Okay.” He still hasn’t met Dream’s gaze. “Could've done without the sarcasm but it will do. See you at the airport tomorrow.” 

And turns and walks away, leaving Dream to fend for himself on the ground.

#dreamling #hob x dream #the sandman #my writing #i guess this is my niche now? #transcribing romcoms into dreamling fodder lol #i cant stop thinking about that *chefs kiss* perfect line on the airplane #when Dream asks Hob what he's allergic to. as a test. #and Hob confidently responds with 'tree nuts. and the whole spectrum of human emotion.' #or Dream cornering Hob at his family's home and getting in his face at how irritated he is by the taunting and teasing and that #Hob needs to step it up #and Hob. sly as ever. throws back: 'oh. thats no problem for me. i can be the doting. sweet. smitten fiance. but it's /you/... #... that needs to be convincing.' #and then he idk offers them to practice kissing in private and Dream is so mortified by the prospect but also. #.. definitely a little (a lot) interested #okay im done lol #the proposal au

[mugwot]

funnyjokespunperson

#cozy-comfy reading a book recovering <3 #vulnerability? sorry all they got is puns #love them for it tbh so real for that #i imagine this being somewhen post-game so #isat spoilers #sorry but i do not believe that Vaugarde or really any other place has no constellations at all #they are so usefull! for navigation or for calendar keeping! #so yeah now there Are constellations they are just niche knowledge for like sailing or for understanding how the calendar formed #i guess there is also specifically ursa minor what a coincidence #did you know that there are myths based on how constellations behave through out the year? #scorpio and orion are never seen on the sky at the same time and theres a myth about how the scorpion killed him #but he was immortalized on the night sky (the scorpion also got immortalized because fuck orion) #rant over have a nice day #isat #in stars and time #isat siffrin #my art

[drawing--dead]

polycrew tv night

#midnight crew #polycrew #hearts boxcars #spades slick #diamonds droog #clubs deuce #art #oh yeah happy upd8 day too i guess #now look at my semi niche ship

[alphadog]

spin q&a, 2009

#doc #* #hiatusposting is my niche now i guess

[personishfive]

in which ann takamaki is there

#joker p5 #ann takamaki #goro akechi #shuann #shuake #morgana #persona 5 #my art #i probably dont have to tag the supporting cast right...? #sorry for 5 comics(slash images) at once...i considered spliting into posts but theyre the same theme.at least #(the theme is ann <3 shes my second favorite p5 character. by the way) #make sure to click to expand!! or youre missing like. whole comics. lol #did all this in one session now my arm hurts X.X but well. persona 5 is a video game <3 #ALSO I REALIZE THESE R SLIGHTLY MORE NICHE EVEN COMPARED TO MY USUAL. SO. ENJOY THAT! LOL! #welcome to my twisted mind. #also sorry for the blatant sentimentality in this gomicpost. i wish i could say it wont happen again. but well. sigh. #also im prettyyy sure one of these is partially inspired by a convo i had with my bro? so uh. credit to him i guess! heart emoji. #also. sorry that i keep saying this but thanks for all the love in the tags of my gomics. it kind of makes my day so incredibly hard. <3. #ok bye #comics

[persephonesque]

abigail hobbs & hannibal lecter + sun-bleached flies, ethel cain

#this is my niche now i guess #abigail hobbs #hannibal lecter #nbc hannibal #mine #web weaving #ethel cain #i love with my throat exposed

[hephaestuscrew]

Thinking 'If I had a nickel for every time a podcast production company was named after the fictional sinister corporation that plays a major role in their first audio drama, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice' thoughts about Third Sight Media (Greater Boston) and Hartlife NFP (Our Fair City).

#It just amuses me #A solid company-naming strategy I guess #Feel like a bit of a fraud to post this #because I know in my heart of hearts that I'll never listen to all of Our Fair City #Not as a comment on the quality of the show #just that I binge-listened to a decent chunk of it during a period in which I was having a particular kind of Bad Time #and so I can't ever go back #Sorry mole-people #I'll never know what happened to you... #Now I've said that I feel like I can't put this in the tags for these shows #Ah well... it was a niche thought anyway #the empty man rambleth

[xsvftlx]

just a couple of supernatural entities gems from different sides courts

#good omens #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #good omens fanart #good omens au #this is incredibly niche content. i do not care #no better time to be hyperfixated on my au than now i guess #i will heal my pain from s2 with my silly little steven universe au just watch me #gem omens au #serpentine #angelite

[captnbas]

it’s 3am i will not explain myself further thank you and goodnight

#riddlebat #pepe silvia #pepesilviabatman #this is just #what I do now I guess #I draw riddlebat trash memes #found my niche #the batman fanart #the riddler #riddler fanart #artists on tumblr #fanartist #dc fanart #ed nygma #bruce wayne #peapappa draws #basil draws

[lenievi]

There was a message on La'an's PADD. The sender was Lieutenant James Kirk.

a Lieutenant Kirk/La'an fic~ T. ~4300 words.

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Ever since the finale of Strange New Worlds season 1, I've been (not so) low-key into Kirk/La'an, so when the trailers for season 2 dropped, I was over the moon that I was getting crumbs. I got more than crumbs~

This fic is my personal wish fulfillment, but I hope you'll enjoy it too! Before anyone brings it up, in this 'verse, Kirk isn't dating Carol Marcus.

The title is from Christina Chong's song Twin Flames. It's got Kirk/La'an vibes~

#kirk x la'an #jim kirk #james t kirk #la'an noonien singh #star trek snw #ka'an #my writing #i posted it otherwise i'd continue tweak with it and maybe my time is better spent doing something else #fulfilling my own niche needs #call me jim^^ #i'm now spoiled because of mc/s fics i published recently so idk what kind of threshold for the engagement to expect for this fic 😂 #this fic was written 100% for me (no joke) but I guess it'll be a bit disappointing if people won't enjoy it...

[boundinparchment]

….sometimes, it’s about logging off and talking to people and not about pointing fingers and claiming moral superiority over fiction.

I wish people understood that you can just choose to block and not engage. You can read a thing, like it or dislike it, and then choose to back out at any time. And that can all happen privately, without blasting thoughts into the void.

#please go touch grass and read older books #I don’t think I���ll ever try writing outside of my niche now more than ever #like when did all of that happen and why are we again having debates about dc? #explore for yourself and make decisions for yourself instead of putting your questions out there for the world to see #you all have autonomy you are choosing to instead police others from armchairs and claim to be better #guess what I like my fiction dark and exploratory and to go places you can’t in reality

[falmerbrook]

// venting weird fandom feelings

I feel like I must be the only person who gets stressed af when I see someone else post their headcanons/theories for something i already have a lot of headcanons/theories about. Like, “oh shit someone else already did it now I can’t :(. If I post mine I’m stomping on their turf” or like I feel like mine are now wrong because clearly this person knows more about the topic than me or knows something I don’t. Which is wild because I should be excited when I see people who like the same things I do, but instead I feel weirdly territorial. I just have an odd inferiority complex about it

#honestly headcanons and theories for tes are fun to come up with #but stress me out in ways no other fandom ever has #it’s just so damn lore heavy that I always worry I’m gonna look like an idiot because I’ll post something that contradicts some random #book that shows up in a library in eso #mine #vent #kinda #I just get anxious about everything so there’s that #for awhile ive been like 'ok well i doubt theres anyone else you knows a lot about the niche my degree is in so i could apply that to tes' #but nope i just saw someone who posts about that so now my brain has barred me from ever posting about it #oh well i guess #which is why most of my art will be silly or light hearted becasue im too scared to post my actual thoughts about anything

[optiwashere]

Limbs by Agalloch is an unbelievably Shadowheart song on every level.

An opening of heavy delay, notes crashing together in melodious harmony and chilling dissonance. A drum fill to bring in the slow, marching rhythm underneath as progress must be made. She has a mission after all, and there's no time to think of anything else. An octave lead to highlight the high-level dissonance floating on top of the plain power chord rhythm and basic drum pattern. The obvious masking what's hidden beneath layers and layers of denial and brainwashing.

The double stops interspersed through the last bit of the intro to give the impression of more complexity than there really is behind it all. Behind the façade. Layering everything together into this crescendo that, when revealed, leads to a mournful piano.

A haunting lead guitar melody, a reminder of what she should be. It builds and builds to another crashing rhythm with vocals on top. A voice whispering in her ear. Guidance to perform for her great manipulator.

The texture of the soul is a liquid that casts a vermillion flood // From a wound carved as an oath; it fills the river bank a sanguine fog // These arms were meant to be lost. Hacked, severed, and forgotten // The texture of time is a whisper that echoes across the flood.

Then it all comes to a screeching halt in the Shadowfell. The acoustic guitar plays, simple but provocative in that simplicity. What choice will she make?

P.S. I am so incredibly normal

#bg3 #bg3 spoilers #shadowheart #shadowheart analysis by yours truly #I'm just using that tag for meta now I guess #thoughts right before a work meeting whooooohoooooooo #and the transition to Falling Snow? It's unbelievably gay #this is for someone and that someone is ME #my people where are you where is my niche

[sisterdivinium]

Who among us will create a WN internet forum as if it were 2003, I wonder...

#i'm joking of course (or am i) #this is my funny way of saying i'm still alive. still waiting on my friend to read debris and get back to me. #but i have something silly and niche cooked up for this friday and it's a bit longer than 100 words so guess i'll see you then! #currently proofreading it which is why i am online right now lol #silly blabbering #but to stay on topic... i do miss internet forums and the sorts of discussion they held #then again i'm the same person who also misses livejournal and all that “vintage” internet stuff so is it any wonder #not long ago when reddit was melting down there were some young'uns asking how to use forums and what they were for... sigh. o youth.

[skitskatdacat63]

Something about the boy king statue i find immensely funny:

It's so depressingly funny to me that in royal families, the first son is really the only child that's valued. And so that boy king statue I posted a while ago, that was created as a set along with another statue. The emperor, Leopold I, commissioned a set of statues of him and his first son, Joseph I, when he was elected as heir:

But Joseph I didn't really end up emperor for too long because he died prematurely. So then his younger brother Charles VI becomes emperor. What does he do? Commissions the same exact artist, twenty years later, to make a statue of him in the same style. Bro was really healing his own childhood trauma 😭😭😭

#very interesting symbolism in the statues themselves actually #leopold I's is about victory over enemies #joseph i's is about being the bringer of peace #and then charles vi's is literally just: 'haha guess whos emperor now!' #im sorry but its so funny to me #like both of the others are dead #and hes over here sliding his statue into the collection like 'no one's gonna notice' #'hey wasnt this originally two statues!?' 'huh what?? no no no that third one was also there. it was a prediction that came true' #like just imagining him hunting down that guy like 'please i need to heal my childhood abandoment issues' #anyways im saying this bcs i find it very interesting and niche #but also: i keep saying seb in the boy king au is charles vi. but realistically hes a mix of both brothers! #*oh also i like how back then i only took pictures of the boy king statue #im pretty sure i saw the others? but was like nah only this cute little statue needs to be immortalized in my gallery #catie.rambling.txt

[tricell-inc]

resident evil four

#bfb #bfdi #bfb four #resident evil #my art #i guess im posting art here sometimes now... #i understand the audience for this is either niche or nonexistent