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camshaft22 · 5 months
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Wes and Hobbie, 69, for the Spotify Wrapped meme
I'm laughing my ass off about this. You were being adorable and using the sex number and it's a song about screwing with someone's mind and not in the sexy way. (Well, ok, it is a little sexy. I mean, Josh Homme being a bit of a villain? He's one of my masculine ideals/archetypes for a reason.)
Number 69: 'Scumbag Blues by Them Crooked Vultures.
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Derek watched Wes from across the room, idly studying the Rebel. He was... interesting. Bright and lively, even though they had lost. Failure wasn't a feeling he was familiar with and it tasted sour in his mouth but they... none of them were punished. He had been here too long to escape it. The Rebels didn't discipline their forces, not like Intelligence did anyway.
Pity that he would destroy them.
Derek watched Wes laugh and felt a stir of want fill him. He wanted him to laugh for him, shine some of that light his way. Maybe he'd indulge in his cover a bit. Decision made, Derek stood, crossing the room and joined Wes and the rest of the Rogues, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and indulging in a casual touching they all did.
Maybe he'd be allowed to keep Wes for himself once they were taken care of.
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thisbluespirit · 2 years
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@maryellencarter  “(from tags) "and sent a lettercard back about it"wait y'all call it a lettercard not a postcard? you're... literally the ones who call it the post instead of the mail O_O or is there a Difference somehow? are postcards only the ones with pictures on?“
No, we call postcards postcards! 
What I’m talking about was something else that was called a lettercard.  I don’t know if they do them anymore, but basically it was two or more postcards joined up together, folded over to go in the post, and long enough to write a letter rather than a note on the back.  That’s why it’s the only letter that survives in my family - it wasn’t paper, and it went into someone’s postcard collection.
My great-granny sent it from Devon back to London, where my great-granddad was still working while she and their daughter went down to meet her prospective daughter-in-law for the first time.  She was an East Ender, so I don’t think she had ever been so far away from London before.
This is what she wrote on it, probably around July 1943:
Dear Will,
               We are still having a lovely time, we went to Ilfracombe yesterday and want to go again tomorrow if weather is alright.  We have not had much sunshine down here, but still we have been getting about though it is very showery, the country around here is simply grand.  I shall never forget this holiday.  Win thinks so too, she went so excited when she got to Ilfracombe, it was all so grand there, this is w[h]ere you can see the beauty of England for it is all hills with green fields, you would like it here I know, Well Dear Queen* is having her weeks Holiday Aug. week the same as you, so I’ve invited her up to London & she was ever so pleased about it she says she loves coming to London, have you heard from Albert yet, only he has been moved to Chichester in Sussex he seems ever so upset about it.  Glad to hear all are well but not about the warnings, it’s nice hear not to think about them but we have our planes over all day & ever so low over the housetops. We shall be catching the 12-56 from here arrive at Waterloo 6-32, but cannot tell you what platform but they will let you know at the station if you ask.  All sent their love to you, they are ever so lovely & kind to us, I know you would love them like we do, Best of love, will be seeing you soon, Cheerio, Dear from
               Lotty & Win XXXXXXXXXXX
                                               Barnstaple
[*My Granny was called Queen Mary Elizabeth, btw.  There is no other royalty involved in this letter!  Albert is my Granddad]
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demonfox38 · 9 months
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I was a contributor for the "Between Heists" Lupin the Third fan book! Maybe it was a weird call for me to draw instead of write. Sometimes, you've gotta shake things up, right?
I ended up contributing five pieces. Our suggested limit was four, so I figured this would give a good selection in case room was needed to be made and something had to go. All five made it in, though! Hell, one's even cropped on the cover!
Thoughts/explanations:
Who was gonna do video game stuff if I didn't? 😅 I suppose it should have been based on Sega consoles instead, but I think this reads easier to American audiences. (The black velvet painting is based on a piece I have in my house that I found at a county fair.)
This piece of Goemon at his ancestor's monument was the first piece I made. It shows up one time in "The Woman Called Fujiko Mine", but the kanji on it appears to be wrong. Turns out that the first Goemon Ishikawa earned the postmortem name of 融仙院良岳寿感禅定門. So, I tried to at least get some of it on there.
@jeannettegray lamented the series' lack of cornetto breakfasts in Part 4, so that's where the "Italian Breakfast" came from. Fanworks are sometimes about fixing holes, right? (Naturally, I thought the "American Dinner" made for a good complimentary piece.)
I think it's fair to say a lot of sweat and tears went into this project. Thank you again @tabbiewolfreblogs for spear-heading this and to @maryellencarter for proofing/editing!
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copperbadge · 7 months
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Radio Free Monday
Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!
Ways to Give:
maryellencarter is currently homeless in the far northern US without suitable winter clothes; they just had their new winter coat stolen and need help replacing it, as well as procuring some other warm clothes. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
unluckiest-rabbit has been out of work for about twelve weeks with a back injury, and has run out of savings to support themself; they need help to cover bills while they get back on their feet with income coming in. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
gwydion linked to a fundraiser for a friend, whose dog Rosie needs medical care, dental work, and special food; you can read more and give here at gofundme.
Valarie is raising funds to pay off $1300 in vet bills for her cat Asher after moving, changing jobs twice, and also losing two grandparents very close together; you can read more and give here at GoFundMe.
Recurring Needs:
rilee16 is raising funds after having to use rent money to pay their electric bill; their roommate, with whom they have had a number of issues, has begun running appliances all day to drive up the bill. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
frenchroasted's cousin, who has been fundraising for a used wheelchair-accessible van after herniating her back lifting her stepson's wheelchair and had to have surgery for it, has partnered with MyDMDHero which is now hosting their fundraiser on GiveButter so that their donations are tax-deductible. You can read more and support the fundraiser, formerly at GoFundMe, here.
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form. If you're new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.
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kyanitedragon · 2 years
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Imagine, an Arospec Dating Sim
Where each of the love interests are a different arospec identity, and the game paths explore these identities by having the player navigate relationships with them
From the start of the game, the frayromantic is in the corner with a clear crush on you, but by the time you get around to introducing yourself and starting to bond, their crush is fading and their game path is platonic or queerplatonic
The lithromantic character's path begins as a romance, that changes to be queerplatonic by the end
In the aroflux character's path, their identity fluxes for each dating scene and your interactions in that scene reflects that - sometimes its a sappy romantic date, sometimes its a platonic hangout date
The player has a crush on the recipromantic, who's been pretty neutral on them up until now. When the player confesses, the recipromantic begins to feel attraction and so they agree to date
In the demiromantic path, you bond platonically with them for a while until the ability to romance them unlocks. (This path could also potentially be the "bonus path" of the game, only unlocking after you beat the game, making you bond with them in the background of other paths multiple times until you can unlock the romance option with them)
The greyromantic's path makes clear that you are one of their few, if not their only, crush in their lifetime, and the path shows them navigating these romantic feelings that they aren't used to
The cupioromantic path features a cute fluffy romance but without the romantic tension
The quoiromantic path features an unlabeled comitted relationship with them. They show confusion again and again over which label their feeings toward you may fall into, but in the entire path its not important to figure out nor invalidated. The relationship and interactions follow whatever feels most natural, not worrying about putting labels on them or following certain tropes.
(There's more arospec identities out there, but I can't think of any ideas for them, so if you have any feel free to add on!)
Edit: Additions from the notes!
In a reblog I added:
"If it went the “Demiromantic Path Is The Bonus Path” route, it’d be cool if that character had a Sans Undertale kind of deal. They remember you and their bonds with you from the previous paths. So despite seemingly just meeting them, they already bonded enough with you to fall in love.
(Which adds a new layer to your relationship with them. Be still my Ficto & Aego heart…)
Which makes me think…
It’d be super meta to have a Fictoromantic side character that in-series plays dating sims.
As for an Aegoromantic… Maybe a side character friend? The Shipper on Deck trope?
Also! Each character has to have the color scheme of their respective arospec pride flag. Maybe also wear their pins?
And absolutely have them use the terminology at some point in each of their paths."
@the-aromantic-dragon said: [Link]
#Bellusro: y'all have the option of doing stuff but platonically
@maryellencarter said: [Link]
I'd definitely suggest including a "baseline" aromantic path, either aroace or aroallo or both, or another variant. Something that stands out to me as a romance-repulsed partnered aro about all the identities suggested is that they all include romantic feelings at some point, even though not all the paths wind up at romantic relationships. Sure, it's a "dating" sim, but if you're explicitly doing QPPs as some of your endgame relationships, why not have at least one that doesn't include any romance on the path at all?
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webedragons · 3 months
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15 People, 15 Questions
I was tagged by @thehiddenbaroness Thank you!!! 
1. Are you named after anyone?
My first name no, but my middle name is from my great grandma on my mothers side. It means "light" which I like. 
2. When was the last time you cried?
I had a stress cry at work two days ago lol, we had a no call no show and I was there 6 hours later than scheduled. 
3. Do you have kids?
No and no thank you.
4. What sports do you play/have you played?
None unfortunately, I was homeschooled so team sports werent really a thing. I recently tried rock climbing and really liked it, and I really want to take dance classes of all sorts!
5. Do you use sarcasm?
I would never. 
6. What’s the first thing you notice about people?
I think i notice how people sound first, i like voices and I recently realized I have some aphantasia anyways, faces are hard for me. I think second I notice clothing, not in a snobby way but in a textile nerd way!
7. What’s your eye color?
Hazel. 
8. Scary movies or happy endings?
Both at the same time! I’m a big fan of movies like crimson peak (mostly for the costuming though). 
9. Any talents?
I’m a decent singer and a pretty good cook and baker. I don’t know if I would say any of those are talents, but they’re things I've practiced a lot. 
10. Where were you born?
in  the state of Wisconsin, USA. 
11. What are your hobbies?
Textile arts mostly! Crochet, knit, embroidery, Tunisian crochet, hand sewing. I’d love to pick up weaving, spinning, and quilting, but I have limited space. I do also like a good hike, usually with my dog. I play some video games, more now that I graduated, and I read almost everyday! 
12. Do you have any pets?3! A dog a cat and a hamster :D I love them all, they keep life interesting. 
13. How tall are you?
Five foot six on a good day, when I’m not slouching lol. 
14. Favorite subject in school?
English I think, with science as a close second. 
15. Dream job?I just graduated with my nursing degree and I think right now my dream is to get experience in that field. Eventually the dream is to work as a wound care nurse, but like part time? So I can have hobbies like, gardening and owning chickens, because I have always wanted chickens. 
No pressure, those of you who I'm tagging! Just something to perhaps fill an idle few minutes. Sending all of you hugs, forehead kisses, and high-fives per your preference :P @morwensnonsense @cosmiccoincidence @highempressofdirt @icameoutonthetardis @bitchterra @rainstorm-banshee @guppiesforsale @officialgleamstar @maryellencarter @callmebliss @mercedesdfu @kai-eats @omgpoindexter @bythebyandbithebi @curlyhairedbooklover @boldlyygo @fulgurite-and-petrichor
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hixystix · 1 year
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I was tagged by @idabbleincrazy!
8 shows I love to get to know me 😊
Band of Brothers
Justified
Jericho
Lupin III
The Middle
King of the Hill
Star Wars: Rebels
Supernatural
I tag: @coinin, @buffaluff, @sempaiko, @tzarina-alexandra, and @maryellencarter!
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morporkian-cryptid · 1 year
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✨Lupin III Discworld AU✨
The Gang gets possessed by a half-sentient firearm
i am not awake enough to words but EEEEEE :D also i doubt i could write anything on the subject but jigen vs the gonne will be bouncing around my head for days now because i feel like it would interact with his personality really specifically and i can't quite nail down how (although goemon being like "i wasn't going to get possessed by a worthless object, zantetsuken is better kthxbai" is also hilarious)
(from @maryellencarter )
That would be a very interesting situation indeed.
If I remember correctly, the way the gonne works is that it bypasses people's moral restraints and pushes them to violent extremes by tapping into whatever personal end that violence might serve (self-righteousness/thirst for power for D'Eath, desire for justice for Vimes...)
Jigen is a violent man by himself already, but... not for violence's sake, or for power. I feel like the only vice the gonne could unearth from him might be survival instinct and a desire to protect others. That would definitely lead to bloodshed though, with the gonne in his hands it would probably mean killing anyone and anything that could pose a threat to Lupin.
Personally, I'm very interested in what kind of person Lupin would become with that sort of power. >:)
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x-wing-junkie · 1 year
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Tagged by @nimata-beroya!
Name six Star Wars characters (dead or alive) you would invite as guests to a dinner party.
Mine are themed, not eclectic, just because I want all the stories (and dirt) from these guys I can get. All Legends versions:
Wedge Antilles
Iella Wessiri-Antilles
Tycho Celchu
Winter
Wes Janson
Hobbie Klivian
I'm tagging: @ysalamiri-queen, @maryellencarter, @camshaft22, @gay-agents-and-generals, @sempaiko, and @lots-o-doodles!
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* TAG NINE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO GET TO KNOW BETTER !
favorite color: idk man i like lots of colors. let's go with gold today
currently reading: The Fellowship of the Ring (in audiobook form), The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin (in print form, if I ever drag my attention back to it), and this phenomenal fic series by @thiswaycomessomethingwicked
last song album: the Myst III: Exile soundtrack by Jack Wall
last series: I assume this means TV series, in which case I think it was Tokyo Mew Mew New skgfhdjdl
last movie: last rewatch was either The Fellowship of the Ring (extended) or The Jungle Book (1967); last new-to-me was Everything Everywhere All At Once
sweet / spicy / savory: yes. but savory wins for sure
currently working on: those books I mentioned, also trying to replay all of Exile before an Event next week, also also finding a new job bc I'm dying
tagged by: @lovinglittlecrow ty Lark!!
tagging: @swords-n-spindles, @stcrmhond, @officialuablog, @howlingmoonrise, @afraid-of-woodpeckers, @maryellencarter, @tortoisesshells, @genly, @hixystix, @flatbirder, and the friend reading this [pretend my device has the pointing-at-you emoji]
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thisbluespirit · 1 year
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Reverse writing meme: I don't know when's the last time I've ever successfully written something to a prompt, but sure. My current fandom, of course, so character list (one name each to avoid confusion): Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, Zenigata, Yata.
@maryellencarter <3 And, hey, maybe these'll spark something off... but I hope these amuse at any rate:
Goemon / Yata / Zenigata - taking care of somebody & atonement Yata / Lupin / Goemon - Being silly & episode tag Lupin / Yata / Fujiko - 'Made this for you' & combat Jigen / Lupin - crying & Soothing/Healing touch Jigen / Yata / Goemon - Glow-in-the-dark & huddle for warmth
;-)
Original post here, but if anyone else wants some randomised prompts, just send some characters in an ask! <3
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enfrigginfuego · 1 year
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2022 Fic in Review
I found this while I was looking for something else and decided to revive it for this year!
Tagging: @maryellencarter, @ysalamiri-queen, @called-kept, @tabbiewolfreblogs, @mistr3ssquickly, @dukeswonderousmenagerie, and @sempaiko! (Hi, SW friends, this is still @hixystix/@x-wing-junkie!)
So, for 2022, I have:
Total Number of Fics: 10 posted, 1 that will be posted, 1 I plan to write, 1 that might not get posted until the new year.
Total Wordcount: 158,099 (so far)
Fandoms: Lupin III & Star Wars: Rebels
Most Popular Fic (by bookmarks): At Sea (41 bookmarks)
Most Popular Fic (by kudos): Also At Sea (170 kudos)
Favourite Fic: Little Thefts, published 11/09
And below the cut, a month-by-month recap!
January
Nothing this month!
February
Morning Coffee: a short little Kalluzeb office AU ficlet! Pretty cute and fun to write, it was inspired by some @sempaiko art.
Ties That Bind: my first foray into multichapter Lupin fic, this is a soulmate fic that tries not to be a typical soulmate fic. After all, just cause you have a bond doesn't mean you don't have to work on your relationships, right?
Gimme Shelter: This was supposed to end up being LuZeni porn but just became a sorta sweet, sorta silly survival fic. Got to draw on my Wilderness EMT training, so that was fun.
March
The Last Prince: Part of my SPN/Rebels fusion series I wrote with Sempaiko! I wrote plot, she wrote porn, it worked well. :D
At Sea: Started in March, completed in May. This was my follow-up to Gimme Shelter and turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun to write. Because of course Lupin would tag along on Zenigata's vacation!
April
Resistance: So this wasn't intended to serve as a goodbye to the Rebels fandom, but it kind of did that anyway. I still love it, but I burned out a bit after 2 years, 58 stories, and almost a million words.
May & June
I was in a medicinal haze these months and got NO writing done. I was just glad I finished At Sea in time.
July
Smother Your Sorrows: This one is ALL @maryellencarter's fault for giving me an angsty prompt. It was an adventure to write because I was both thrilled to be writing again and challenged with characterizations and emotions I hadn't written before. Pretty proud of this one.
August, September, & October
I was working on Smother all these months!
November
Little Thefts: written for my friend @lots-o-doodles, who wanted something JigLup involving Jigen's purple shirt. It went more places than that, but it's cute and it's sweet and I have fun re-reading it!
Thief of Time: Still in progress! I actually wrote the first three chapters of this back in Jan/Feb, but it took me until November to figure out how to continue. If I can pull off this next chapter, I'll be as proud as I am of Smother.
Birthday Presents: Dashed off in a couple days for Jigen's birthday, this actually was the only smut I wrote so far this year!
December
Still to come: my Lupin holiday exchange fic, a LuZeni smut fic for Christmas (hopefully) and hopefully the end of Thief of Time!
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copperbadge · 7 months
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Radio Free Monday
Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!
A note before we begin: I understand that sometimes people look askance at some of the fundraisers. I do attempt to vet people, but I also attempt to practice a radical level of acceptance and compassion for people who are in need, who may not always be people everyone likes. It is up to my readers to determine where and if they want to give; I have only ever declined to publicize fundraisers twice, both by people with extensive and visible histories of scamming fandom. If you know of someone who has a history of scamming, it is helpful for me to be made aware, but unless there are receipts to go with it, I'm afraid I can't take that into account. Simply telling me "so-and-so is a bad person" does not help. (Lest I start more drama, this is not isolated to this week's post, it's just a particularly unhelpful comment this week which spurred me to write this.)
And now on to more helpful things!
Ways to Give:
maryellencarter linked to a fundraiser for johnhawkens, who is about to lose his temporary housing and needs assistance with food and transportation. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
just_juniper_joy is raising $350 to get through a lapse in emergency assistance; they are currently waiting for disability paperwork to go through and in the process of renewing the emergency aid in the meantime, but their county office is moving slowly, and they need to pay for medication, phone, and internet, as well as rent. You can read more and support the fundraiser here.
aurorlaura linked to a fundraiser for Alchemia and Bugland, who have urgent financial needs after the loss of their home, and are also looking for advocacy and legal support in Illinois, particularly support for people with disabilities, autism, blindness, and/or who are LGBTQ+. You can read more and support the fundraiser here.
nightwhite13 is raising funds to help seal a hole in their home through which a rat is entering; you can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
Beck is raising funds for top surgery; you can read more and support the fundraiser here.
just-a-zesty-lil-rat is raising funds to cover a medical deductible so they can get top surgery; you can read more and support the fundraiser here.
catlineyemaker linked to a fundraiser for gallusrostromegalus, who recently rented a home to a friend who ended up doing serious damage to the home and required legal action to evict; they can't sell the house as-is and can't afford the repairs needed to make the house salable. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
Buy Stuff, Help Out:
have-a-hygge is an artist selling her work to raise funds to open her own gallery, a task complicated by being a fulltime caregiver to a parent with dementia. You can read more and find purchase and giving information here.
Help For Free:
Maggie is a graduate student at American University, doing research on fanfic and the way people learn about sex and sexuality as teenagers. They have a survey available about experiences reading or writing fanfic and how it impacted their sexuality and understanding of sex, which may lead to interviews if the person is agreeable; all interviews are anonymized. You can learn more and take the survey here.
Recurring Needs:
rusty-chevy's workplace is in a slow period, and management has been cutting hours; she is raising funds to cover at least part of the shortfall from reduced paychecks, and was just denied rent assistance. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
alirhi linked to a fundraiser to get herself, her mother, and her sister stable housing; they are currently staying in their cars in a a dangerous parking lot. They have a friend who will let them park a camper in her yard, but the camper there currently is unlivable. With two of the family on disability it is difficult for them to keep up with bills and also save for housing. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here including a few new ways to give.
gwydion linked to a fundraiser for a friend, whose dog Rosie needs medical care, dental work, and special food; you can read more and give here at gofundme.
rilee16 is raising funds after having to use rent money to pay their electric bill; their roommate, with whom they have had a number of issues, has been an ongoing issue and is also costing them money, and they are now facing a late fee for October rent after the check didn't clear. You can read more, reblog, and find giving information here.
And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form. If you're new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.
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wraithtwelve · 1 year
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I posted 106 times in 2022
That's 52 more posts than 2021!
5 posts created (5%)
101 posts reblogged (95%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@maryellencarter
@oatplant
@dissociatingdumbass
@hockeyheart
@grumpycakes
I tagged 69 of my posts in 2022
Only 35% of my posts had no tags
#lupin the third - 11 posts
#lupin sansei - 7 posts
#star wars - 6 posts
#ishikawa goemon xiii - 4 posts
#poe dameron - 3 posts
#fanfic - 3 posts
#hockey - 3 posts
#uquiz - 3 posts
#muppets - 2 posts
#lupin the 3rd - 2 posts
Longest Tag: 75 characters
#have you tried this random thing that my second cousin twice removed tried?
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
RANGERS WIN GAME 7
I’m so happy and pumped for the Eastern Conference Finals. Go Rangers!
4 notes - Posted May 30, 2022
#4
5 notes - Posted January 30, 2022
#3
9 notes - Posted January 30, 2022
#2
12 notes - Posted January 21, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Everything is Clow Reed’s fault!
Everything. 
This wizard is a menace! 
15 notes - Posted November 25, 2022
Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →
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camshaft22 · 1 year
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Memed from @maryellencarter
"Rules: Write the latest line from your WIP (or post where you last left off in your art) and tag as many people as there are words in the line. Make a new post, don’t reblog."
Lupin sighed at the loss but made sure to light a candle to St. Dismas on his way out. 
Tag for all that see this post.
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frank, do you know any good two sentence horror stories? i’d love to hear one!
I've never read Floornight, but I have read and enjoyed "The Lighthouse" by M.R. Carey (available for free here), and you may enjoy that too. It has the added benefit of being very short and not very creepy.
There is a very creepy story called "The Guest," though, and while you probably shouldn't read it, I will link it just because I know that would upset people. I don't recommend it, though, and it will only make things worse.
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