#kj vibes

[mintmentos]

I knew legit nothing about paper girls going into it but I love it so much?? I’m having a great time

#I love Mac like sweet babe finally finding a healthy family that she loves and having to leave so they don’t get killed :/ #I love tiff the way she’s no nonsense and so smart but so fragile too #I love kj so much just everything about this child I love she’s so good #and Erin seeing how she ends up and trying to navigate how her expectations don’t materialise and respect her older self for the decisions #she made I’m ahhhhhhh #and the fact that the whole time it’s blatantly obvious they’re 12???? not being forced to grow up no hyper sexualisation no focus on #relationships it gets the balance so right and I love it for that #(I’m only half way through but this is true so far and even if developments happen I don’t think it’ll change the overall vibe of the show #which is what I’m loving) #paper girls #kiera talks tv

[frostbeees]

CBJ @ BOS · 12.03.23

#sometimes when i catch my dog doing something bad she will quickly switch to sniffing something else nearby #as a distraction so that i don't think she's actually doing something bad #which is exactly the vibe kj is giving off by studying his stick after thinking he tripped bmarch #kent johnson #cbj #jessgifs

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (7-13 Apr 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 If This Is As Far As We Go (BeauRadley) - 124K, stucky no-powers AU - after a year of being phenomenal hookup buddies, bucky ends their arrangement & throws steve into a tailspin - slow burn, angsty, oblivious steve slowly realizing his true feelings, good supporting cast

😊 Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid (Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert) - cute graphic novel about art students forming a softball team to exploit a financial aid loophole

😍 Death in the Spires (KJ Charles, author; Tom Lawrence, narrator) - historical murder mystery set in 1905 Oxford - another KJC absolute banger: incredible sense of place, fantastic characters, perfectly done 'whodunnit' tension and a HIGHLY SATISFACTORY resolution. Loved every word

💖💖 +76K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

The Man, the Myth, the Legend (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: gen, 2.9K - Holster's beatboxing skills brings all the a capella groups to the Haus - a short, fun, funny, outsider POV fic

Say it louder for the people in the back (redhook) - MCU: shrinkyclinks, 14K - reread, forever fave - sometimes you just get a yearning to reread the best glory hole fic ever written

In Focus (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: zimbits, 6K - Jack's photography eye knows what's up before his conscious brain does

Entering Orbit (museaway) - Star Trek AOS: spirk, 30K - good post-AOS canon-divergent fic where Jim goes home to Iowa to escape the press & Spock joins him

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Hot Ones - Conan O'Brien

QI - series S, ep 13

Game Changer - s6, e5 {Bingoception}

Um, Actually - s9, e4

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Dawn of Justice" (s21, e14)

D20: Adventuring Party - "We're Running on 200%" (s16, e14)

Death In Paradise - s11, e4-8; s12 e0-8, s13 e0-8

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Working - How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #10: Of the Reaching Green

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep10 "Of the Reaching Green"

Short Wave - How Climate Change And Physics Affect Baseball

Consider This from NPR - Bad Omens Or The Cycle of Nature? How The Ancient World Viewed Eclipses

⭐ Armchair Expert - Anna Kendrick [Rerelease from 1/9/23]

Today, Explained - Is college still worth it?

The Sporkful - Jewish Food Is More Than Matzoh Balls

WikiHole - BEYONCÉ (with Zoë Chao, Nat Faxon and Poppy Liu)

⭐ All Songs Considered - Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic

In Defense of Fandom - Season 2 Episode 2: Putting my theory to the test

Dinner’s on Me - Orville Peck

⭐ Switched on Pop - Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery

⭐ 99% Invisible #577 - The Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant Persons

⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Ada Limón

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Brown Mountain Lights

Short Wave - The Order Your Siblings Were Born in May Play a Role in Identity and Sexuality

⭐ Code Switch - How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity

⭐ Decoder Ring - Can the “Bookazine” Save Magazines?

⭐ Imaginary Worlds - African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #11: Promises Promises

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep11 "Promises Promises"

What Next: TBD - Does Google Suck Now?

Short Wave - What To Know About The New EPA Rule Limiting 'Forever Chemicals' In Tap Water

Code Switch - Reflecting on the legacy of O.J. Simpson

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Atlas Obscura Live: Two Places And A Lie

Dear Prudence - I Lost a Lot of Weight and Now I Enjoy Being a Mean Girl. Help!

It's Been a Minute - The car culture wars; plus, the problem with child stars

Endless Thread - RIP Lil Miquela

Shedunnit - You Probably Imagined It!

Armchair Expert - John Cena

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - [One Shot] A County Affair: Prologue

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting Bonnie Raitt

Lowrider Oldies

Huge House Anthems

Djo

Classic Soul BBQ

A LA SALA [Khruangbin] {2024}

Presenting Khruangbin

Happy Beats

'80s One-Hit Wonders

Feel-Good Classic Rock

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks #death in the spires #no surprise that kj charles can write the *fuck* out of a mystery #bunt! striking out on financial aid #we had a power outage so i decided to read an actual physical book! #comics & graphic novels are really the only physical books i read these days #fanfic ftw #dropout tv #got all caught up on death in paradise which i continue to watch with 50% affection 50% annoyance #mfred tipped me off to khruangbin and i love them #bonnie raitt #djo #vibe check podcast #switched on pop podcast #99% invisible podcast #decoder ring podcast #all songs considered podcast #code switch podcast #imaginary worlds podcast #armchair expert podcast #shedunnit podcast #worlds beyond number podcast #worlds beyond number: fireside podcast #wikihole podcast #endless thread podcast #it's been a minute podcast #the atlas obscura podcast #the sporkful podcast

[hussyknee]

I haven't read Prisoner of Zenda, but I refuse to believe it could be any better than its satirical retelling The Henchmen of Zenda by K. J. Charles. Queer mercenaries playing triple agents to bring down both factions while having horny sex, and boss bitch women working together to take back control abusive, egomaniacal misogynists? What conventional Victorian waffle can compare?

#it's such a fun swashbuckler #detchard's whole thing is not being showy or reckless but he still has the same vibe as Lord Crane in Charm of Magpies #they both pretend to have no morals and be self-interested bastards but they're just intrinsically decent and unstintingly loyal #detchard's friendship with toni felt a lot like crane's with leo #hentzau was very good too but i would have liked him better if detchard could have stopped rhapsodizing about him for five mins #i also liked how flavia was such a force of personality off-screen when we only get to meet her in person once #toni was what really pulled the book together though. her desperation for her daughter and loathing of michael its emotional core #a fun‚ galloping little romp #kj charles #the henchmen of zenda #the prisoner of zenda #queer historical fiction #queer historical romance #book recs #book recommendations #knee of huss

[scftm1ttens]

okay but breach thinking of raze as his sister is so wholesome BYE 🥹🥹💞💘

#valorant #valorant raze #valorant breach #raze definitely tells him about kj #and he’s always happy to listen #idk if it’s 100 canon #but those are the vibes i’m getting

[bibuckbuckley]

This Hallmark movie im watching rn with my family is doing the phone style like rwrb and im loving it

#also gives me a bit of you've got mail vibes #kj speaks

[hor4ngshi]

BRUH . what do you mean yui is 15. FIFTEEN????? I THOUGHT THAT GUY WAS AT LEAST 18???? help . hes so skrunkly how could this be

#kemono jihen #kj #yall dont get him like i do #hes like a 2010s emo for me #he ^____^ #i wanna draw him in like an emo/scene vibe ..

[xbloodjunkie]

Listen I knowww they wanted to give the boys a permanent place to live and create some consistency in the show or whatever but literally fuck the bunker.

The random motel rooms that looked either run down or like the room equivalent of austin powers were so fucking good. random motel rooms all across the country were literally peak spn. even bobby’s house was better. ik it had the trauma laden panic room but it was cluttered and warm and felt like a home. The bunker is large and sterile and never felt like a fucking home, it just had the most rancid vibes i didn’t like it at all i’m sorry all bunker lovers but literally no.

#there was zero home feels there #it felt like idk like some kind of dormitory more than a place to feel at home in #the motel rooms my love #or BOBBYS HOUSE #GOD I LOVED IT WHY BURN IT DOWN PLS #the vibes of the cluttered house filled w info and the scrap yard outside so decadent #so scrumptious #supernatural #spn #the bunker #men of letters bunker #Sam Winchester #dean winchester #bobby singer #castiel #cas #kj speaks

[freezing-kaiju]

#kamen rider ryuki #kj watches tokusatsu #this is SOOOOOO spooky 2000s horror vibes

[solarsleepless]

#im getting some Vibes off of kj/mac #anthony watches paper girls

[alastairstom]

I'm adding Gil/Vikram to the same KJC ships category as Ben/Jonah and Clem/Rowley. Don't know how to elaborate on this further, but I'm filing this entire folder under "domestic joy"

#honestly kjc is the only author whose friends to lovers ships i really vibe with #i have her ships in lil categories too btw #kj charles #unfit to print

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (3-9 Dec 2023)

just fucking spatchcocked him

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #2) (Claudia Gray, author; Billie Fulford-Brown, narrator) - another perfectly serviceable, decently entertaining historical cozy mystery feat. Austen characters and their progeny. Plot's pretty basic but it's still cute to see Jonathan Darcy (autistic king) and Juliette Tilney (mom's adventure sense, dad's common sense) solving murders again. The 'obstacles' to their romance are typical for a series like this but still annoying [tbh in more deft hands they might be more angsty and less annoying but it is what it is]

😍 The Charming Man (Zenaidamacrouras1, author; Late_to_party_81, artist) - 65K, shrinkyclinks no powers AU - just a delightful fic with adorable art (TEXTILE ART!) - I'll let the author's summary speak for itself: "Tldr: Steve has an eventful three weeks. Longer version: Steve Rogers is quite happy with his pleasantly simple life working as a graphic designer, chatting with his best friend Sam who has the desk next to his, eating the same gluten free sandwich for lunch every day, and staring out his office window hoping to catch a glimpse of The Charming Man walking by. Unfortunately, life has a tendency to get complicated without our permission, particularly when Steve begins to suspect that a certain evil corporation is doing criminal things that decidedly grate on his nerves." Great banter/hilarious lines - even the secondary characters get great lines plus some fine quality angst.

😍 Proper English (England World #1) (KJ Charles, author; Bella Lowe, narrator) - reread, love love love. The origin story of fluffy Fen & practical Pat getting together and solving a country house murder.

😍 Think Of England (England World #2) (KJ Charles, author; Tom Carter, narrator) - reread. Another country house mystery featuring blackmail and treason being resolved by Daniel Da Silva (poet & spy) and Archie Curtis (blond viking himbo, about to have a gay awakening) with secondary but crucial support from Fen & Pat

😊 Lessons In Chemistry (Brenda) - 42K, stucky no powers college AU - I’m not often in the mood for a college AU but this hit the spot

💖💖 +46K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Cupid's Rugby Ball (softestpunk) - The Sandman: Dreamling, 5K - h/c meet cute with instalove, as is only correct for this pairing 😆

you'll never be blue ([currently anonymous]) - The Cabots (Cat Sebastian): Peter/Caleb, 3K - "Caleb and Peter, adjusting to living together." Perfectly captured the character voices! {written for the Fic In A Box 2023 exchange, authors not yet revealed}

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

D20: Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - e4-7

Dirty Laundry - s3, e7

D20: Burrow's End - "Evolution and Revolution" (s20, e10)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Welcome to the Honk Honk Club" (s15, e10)

Dimension 20 Interview: Siobhan Thompson Talks Jaysohn's Near Death In Burrow's End & Fantasy High

Doctor Who: The Star Beast (2023 special #1)

Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder (2023 special #2)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Welcome to Night Vale #239 - Sister Cities: Vermillion Falls

What Next: TBD - They See You When You’re Shopping

Desert Island Discs - Lea Salonga, singer and actor

⭐ The Sporkful - Rise Of The Foodie Bro (The Year In Food 2023)

Cautionary Tales - The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts)

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Julia Gets Wise with Amy Tan

Vibe Check - Nostalgia, Ultra

99% Invisible #562 - Breaking Down The Power Broker (with Conan O'Brien)

Endless Thread - "Extremely Online" with Taylor Lorenz

Ologies with Alie Ward - Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke

NPR's Book of the Day - Norman Lear's memoir recalls a life and career that shaped American television

Cautionary Tales - Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

⭐ Switched on Pop - Hear the Year: The music we loved in 2023

One Year - 1990: Bush vs. Broccoli

Song Exploder - Raye - Escapism (feat. 070 Shake)

Today, Explained - Get the lead out

What Next: TBD - Spotify Unwrapped

Today, Explained - Are movies too long now?

Dear Prudence - My Friend Won’t Stop Buying Me Gifts. Help!

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Super Museum

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Fred Schneider

Strong Songs - The Band: The Last Waltz

Endless Thread - What Is That?!

⭐ Cautionary Tales - How the Radium Girls Fought Back

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

'90s R&B Girl Groups

Presenting Etta James

Pop Motivation

Victoria Monét

Troye Sivan

Laufey

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks #fanfic ftw #england world series #kj charles #dimension 20 #d20 #d20: burrow's end #doctor who #doctor who 60th anniversary #etta james #troye sivan #laufey #victoria monét #switched on pop podcast #the sporkful podcast #welcome to night vale #99% invisible podcast #vibe check podcast #cautionary tales podcast #song exploder #one year podcast #endless thread podcast #desert island discs #the atlas obscura podcast #strong songs podcast #what next: tbd podcast #ologies podcast #today‚ explained podcast

[ariesbilly]

thank god harringrove tapped into something in my brain otherwise id be out here loving billy but having no one to ship him with and that would be so tragic

#absolutely will ship him with a woman the vibes simply are not there #WILL NOT** #and the only other dude i actively like is jonathan #but while i joke and i jest #they are not compatible romantically or sexually #and it is deeply important to me that billy be loved okay #and dicked down #but mainly loved lmfao #and i certainly dont do self insert shipping #but also im a woman so that would negate itself anyway #theres always made up kj apa character....

[toofarovertherainbow]

for the kent johnson appreciators KJ is now being represented by none other than dad brisson 👀

#inch resting i’m assuming he’s either gonna get traded or a banger contract #personally i think he wants to be traded #but that’s just my vibes assessment #kent johnson #columbus blue jackets #nhl #kj

[deathishauntedbyhumans]

one of my regulars was fawning over me n the guy i’ve had a flirty thing with at work and he went “do you know what i like abt this?” referring to us? flirting? in front of him? and at the same time me and the boy went “we’re gay?”

#unplanned but hilarious #wade talks #personal #also if you’ve noticed an influx of personal posts it’s bc i’ve decided to start Using My Blog To Make Personal Posts abt my life again #dw abt it i’m just vibing #okay to rb #kj chronicles

[rudyardcunt]

Time to say goodbye to what you thought you’d be | A Mac Coyle playlist

01. Nostalgia - Uwade // “So you find a road to lead you back home and it’s new, so are you. There is no more time to make up your mind, so you do. It’s time to say goodbye to what you thought you’d be, maybe one day you’ll remember this feeling”

02. Small Foreign Faction - Haley Blais // “I feel like a chain reaction, but sadly I don’t know how it started. I never wanted anything and I never got it”

03. Weirdo -The Vaccines // “I know I’m fucking moody, and I know I’m quite unkind. I know I’m kind of distant, but you’re always on my mind”

04. Unknown - Tuvaband // “I will be scared without knowing it. And I want to meet you halfway, but I cannot yet”

05. Pink Lemonade - YVA // “Do you wanna talk? I don’t have anything on my mind. I don’t wanna talk to you”

06. Timefighter - Lucy Dacus // “And I fight time. It won in a landslide. I’m just as good as anybody. I’m just as bad as anybody”

07. Screams and Dreams - Faye // “And I guess this is the way it ends, and there’s no point in staying friends”

08. Night Drive - Echae en Route // “I’m feeling much better whenever I feel your voice. Can you feel my voice?”

09. Slide Tackle - Japanese Breakfast // “I want to navigate this hate in my heart somewhere better. I want to feel it, but with this feel there is an ache I meet to desire living”

10. Wanderlust - The Vaccines // “Help me build a great big concrete wall around my failings, doubt keeps creeping in I think it’s slipping through the railings. Sometimes I get so low that my friends say I’ve gone caving, but when it’s just the two of us I feel fucking amazing”

11. Hiding - Florence + The Machine // “Tell me I will be released, not sure I can deal with this. Up all night again this week, breaking things that I should keep”

12. Skeleton - Fewjar // “No reason to live healthy, ‘cause sky ain’t the limit, sky ain’t the limit, death is”

13. Cassiopeia - Anju // “With you I feel grapefruit juice running in my blood. I’m just a little confused what to think of us”

14. Goodbye Lovers and Friends - Franz Ferdinand // “When they lie and say this is not the end, you can laugh as if we’re still together, but this really is the end”

{Listen on Spotify ♪} | {The accompanying KJ playlist}

#paper girls #mac coyle #mackenzie coyle #paper girls mac #so who wants to cry about mac coyle with me this evening #also there's some mac/KJ sprinkled in bc obviously #(but there were some songs i considered adding to this that didn't really fit the vibe so i may also be working on a more KJ-pov playlist) #also yes i still make playlist posts the way we did back in the 8tracks days if this isn't how the kids do it these days i don't want to kno #also also i'm very sorry about this whole playlist honestly if you're not ready for sad feelings i wouldn't recommend it