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wiltkingart · 4 months

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Asche and Vindt from Ocean's Blood by Thelma Mantey

#this book comes out january 29th. i finished reading the ARC this morning and well. here i am several hours later #starting the promo early because this shit hit all my dark fantasy m/m needs and i need more people to read this as soon as its available #you can find my review in the linked goodreads page if you want to know more. but for now i leave you with this <3 #ocean's blood #asche #vindt #book fanart #lgbt books #fanart #digital #original art

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wiltking · 4 months

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full review for Ocean's Blood ★★★★★ by Thelma Mantey, provided in return for being an ARC reader:

I am rounding up my review from 4.5 stars to 5 because despite a few small criticisms I had, I consumed this book in about 2 days and am desperately clawing for the sequel.

The book's description does not do it justice. My eyes honestly glazed over the first time I read it, and I only stopped from backing out of the page when I noticed the comparison to Captive Prince at the end. Which filled me with dread, because despite being one of my favorite series to this day, the few dark gay romances Capri has inspired have failed, in my eyes, to hit the marks that make it so special. But my curiosity got the best of me. What if Ocean's Blood understood the marks? What if /this/ was the book that could finally touch the same vein that Capri first awakened in me, and has been starving ever since?

I can't accurately say how glad I am I gave this book a chance. It delivers on every front, and so much more. It goes beyond its own comparison to Capri and delivers wholly unique lore that always had me fully gripped, despite being relatively exposition heavy (the first of my criticisms). Ocean's Blood delivers vampires under its own name, with enough solid and distinct lore to make that name stick. Singers are terrifying, and the dread they instill from the very first chapter had me enthralled. So did the story, which pulled no punches, and had me feeling gored and helpless as I followed Vindt's painful story.

A lot of dark fantasy, in my experience, tends to shy from going too dark, or loses itself in gratuitous misery at the expense of other elements. Ocean's Blood hit a perfect balance for me. Violence, pain, and blood, yes, but also the careful undercurrents of something more. Something that has no business blossoming under these grim conditions, and I can't wait to see how that thread will no doubt continue in the sequel. Because another thing this book throws itself into wholeheartedly is its /slowburn/. Which, in this day and age, seems to be a dying genre, at least in its fullest form. As well as enemies to lovers (truly enemies!), and oh how delightful it is to find a book that not only understands the assignment but loves it, and wields it to tear at my heart like a singer's own song.

As for Vindt and Ashe - I feel like we've only scratched the surface of their personalities, and knowing that the story isn't finished yet makes me wary of giving an assessment too early. But I'm excited for what was set up for them at the end of this book, and my curiosity for what will happen to them (and between them) will eat at me every day. If it wasn't already obvious, I'm deeply invested, and will sing this book's praises every day if that's what it takes to get the next book released.

My only other criticism is a few minor points where the language broke my immersion ('braincells'? 'vibes'? what year and world does this story take place in, again?) but they were very easy to overlook. For a debut novel this is extremely promising, I have already begun to tell all my friends about it, and anyone else who will listen. This is an author to watch and support by any means.

#cross-posting this here too. why not #i deeply relate to the author's note where she talked about chronic illness and how it effects her life and writing #so im willing to wait however long it takes for a sequel to actually come #but good lord that was awesome and im looking forward to whatever else she might put out in the future #lovers of dark m/m fantasy...... rise and rejoice #long post #book thoughts #ocean's blood #lgbt books

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chikinan · 16 days

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Ice-cream stand 🌈🐬 [ptrn | kfi | insta in bio]

#jjba #jjba fanart #jojo's bizarre adventure #stone ocean #jolyne cujoh #jjba stone ocean #retro art #vintage art #poster design #poster #I had fun with this one ← covered in blood #god it was too late when I realized I got anasui's stand name wrong #making the ice creams was my favorite part #mati draws

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zolovana · 2 months

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Old ocean, Thank you for holding me - Cosmo Sheldrake

#qsmp #philza #q!philza #blood #my art #yes it's ocean himbo reference #our bird guy have friends

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naydralikessoup · 17 days

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(not the BEST part, the funniest. the one that made you laugh, chortle, guffaw, even)

#jojo's bizarre adventure #jojo's #jjba #phantom blood #battle tendency #stardust crusaders #diamond is unbreakable #golden wind #stone ocean #steel ball run #jojolion #jojolands

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rookeryyy · 21 days

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REINVENT

YOURSELF

tumblr HATES my 44.1mb image swag so it has SO MUCH COMPRESSION and downsizing here. :') peep the actual intended size & quality (or as good as i could get it exported)

post-return Q!Tubbo :] Tee hee.

un hamburgesa para tubbo (he lookied ungry)

#qsmp #qsmp fanart #tubbo fanart #qsmp tubbo #yippeeee :D #i forgor what other tags i usually use for my art on this blog. fngbnfdj. oh well.#WHY DID THE WATER TURN INTO LAVA [SHAKES CCTUBBO] WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT HELLO. DID ANYBODY ELSE NOTICE THAT BC I DID. IS IT FROM #THE MACHINE OVERHEATING? HE WAS BURNING WHEN HE SURFACED or is it a less physical creative choice...#this is why theyre surrounded by water and lava (and also bc of dying by the ocean monument ^w^ teehee)#if you notice all the details i had in mind when i drew this ily foreva and eva #i drew this over the course of a few days after the revival/return stream but i never posted it IM SHY OK #i wonder how long i spent on it... must be over 6 hrs atleast? considering i also spent like an hour touching things up b4 posting rn..#nice. im in my hours-long compositions era :D smiles irl so happily i love it #<- usually never spends longer than like 1-2 hrs on one drawing #i shared this with a couple of qsmp-enjoying friends of mine and they convinced me to let it fly free ksksks. FOR THE TUBBLINGS o7 #also if anybody has a better image sharing option lmk. DHBFK.#blood #ALMOST FORGOT THAT. THERE IS BLOODIN HERE #CONTAINS BLOOD.#guy whos flehs and bone #debatably

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iinryer · 2 months

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“i’m holding my breath for you”

lyrics from swimming pool by the front bottoms

#the buckley siblings and water and love and grief #the blood of the covenant / the water of the womb #something about lorelei #and the reasons for throwing yourself into the ocean #etc etc #anyways i love the front bottoms i have a million and one lyrics for the firefighters in there #evan buckley #maddie buckley #buckley siblings #911 on abc #911 fanart #iinryer art #yes this is why i was posting about maddie and buck and the ocean the other day gjfhdh

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brightgoat · 3 months

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[ green child AU .13 ]

Jolyne's stand has begun its evolution, and the gravity finally caught a certain someone.

#jjba au #jjba spoilers #jolyne cujoh #enrico pucci #jotaro kujo #au #green child au #stone ocean au #blood #fan au #fancomic #swap au #fanart #jjba fanart #art #arrt

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frogmansides · 5 months

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a jojo art dump! a lot of these are older, realized I’ve had a bunch of stuff I just never posted on here (some of these only made it to instagram) so wanted to put them all together here ^_^

#jjba #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojo's bizarre adventure #phantom blood #stone ocean #the jojolands #jolyne cujoh #jolyne kujo #jonathan joestar #erina pendleton #jonaeri #ermes costello #jjba foo fighters #foomes #dragona joestar #jodio joestar #pt1 #pt6 #pt9

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arkarti · 6 months

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Iron Lung 🩸

Alternatively:

Twitter: X

#markiplier #mark fischbach #iron lung #fanart #artists on tumblr #blood ocean #blood #perfect for more red artwork :3cc #also no wonder he got fake blood in his eye :'DD HOW CAN HE NOT? ITS EVERYWHERE 😩 rip

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chunkfunkgunk-offishal · 6 months

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crocodile icefish pls they are my favorite bony fish. if u want a cartilaginous fish greenland sharks are my fav of those 👀👀👀

Today on CHUNK! FUNK! GUNK! We rate

the CROCODILE ICEFISH:

1/10 Chunk

10/10 Funk

0-1/10 Gunk

Today is the crocodile icefish! (also called the white-blooded fish because apparently they don’t have hemoglobin in their blood) Awhile ago I did the other half of this anonymous user’s request, so today I finally finish their ask!

They are very bony, low chunk. The crocodile icefish is super funky though, getting style points from its cool frill and see-through bits. Also, it doesn’t have red blood cells, which is very weird and I’m kind of jealous. Extreme funk. I couldn’t find much in my brief research about their slime or mucous secretion, so I am left to assume that if they have any, it’s probably not that remarkable. Low gunk.

Overall: 8/10

It reminds me of something I would see in the game Subnautica! Also they’re really cute. Look at its little face.

What a guy (=´∀｀)

#crocodile icefish #white-blooded fish #chunk funk gunk #chunk #funk #gunk #asks open #ocean #ocean animals #arctic fish #cool fish #fish #ocean fish #creatures #aquatic creatures #what a guy

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shandzii · 7 months

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youtube

boo

#weeee #tw blood #tw gore #tw needles #tw flashing #heather #delta #mariza #ocean idiots #my art #animatic #Youtube

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bones-of-a-rabbit · 23 days

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a sea monster meets a sea monster,,

the power of friendship didnt prevail :( (but the power of protecting ur pirate husband prevailed in helping u kick ass, so there's that)

#fnaf au #fnaf eclipse x reader #fnaf eclipse x y/n #pirate eclipse #sea monster reader #pirate au #pirate and sea monster #sea monster and pirate #tw blood #tw injury #most sea monsters in this au are formerly selkies that ocean magic changed into monsters to help them survive #doodles #sketches #bones of a rabbit #angst #hurt and comfort

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cloooooooooooo · 1 month

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The JoJo's and whether I think they're flat earthers

Jonathan - Knows the Earth is round but respects the 'opinion' of flat earthers

Joseph - Knows the Earth is round but acts like a flat earther to piss people (specifically Caesar) off. Also an avid maker of "The Earth may be flat but this ass isn't" jokes

Jotaro - Has a mental breakdown at the idea of people thinking the Earth is flat. Polnareff once made a joke about it and Jotaro threatened to kick him out of the group and leave him in a hotel with shitty toilets.

Josuke - Knows the Earth is round but every now and again falls for flat earth conspiracies. Also once started an argument with Rohan by saying the Earth is flat for the sole purpose of making his life miserable.

Giorno - Knows the Earth is round and isn't willing to even joke about it with Fugo around

Jolene - Knows the Earth is round but also jokes about the Florida school system teaching all the kids the Earth is flat. Also once said the Earth was flat for the sole purpose of pissing Jotaro off.

Johnny - Was a flat earther. Didn't even question it until he mentioned it to Gyro and he sat him down for a full 2 hours explaining that the Earth was round and why (Johnny still doesn't fully get it)

Gappy/Jos8ke - Flat Earther (self explanatory)

Jodio - Knows the Earth is round but will take the opposing side in whatever Twitter argument he decides to join in on.