#pandemic thank yous

[elodieunderglass]

Horror isekai where Perceiving the Weird Eldritch Thing gets you catapulted into a nightmare labyrinth of puzzle-solving.

I.e Those Who Perceive The Hunt of the Goblin King Must Partake In The Labyrinth and Can Only Be Freed If They Complete It In One Day and One Night. By Fae Law. For Reasons.

But the definition of “perception” clearly needs to be updated because some normal guy simply films the Hunt of the Goblin King Behind Arby’s, and puts it on Facebook -

No, not instagram or TikTok, it’s important that it be Facebook -

Because the rules are pretty clear, “the rules are the rules” as is carved ominously in elvish runes above the grim gate, and the Contract is Sealed. and so therefore the guy and 25 of their most random real-life acquaintances must run the gauntlet together. It’s Some Guy, their immediate neighbors, their first partner’s mom, their friends from hobby Facebook groups (oh this poor guy and their hobbies; the elderly birdwatchers from Facebook and the young up-and-coming drag king community), their random teen kid niece, college friends, a dog who also watched the video, a couple consisting of a woman who is the guy’s Facebook friend and showed her husband the video, and the husband doesn’t even know Some Guy, so he’s in the labyrinth and absolutely furious about being forced to be involved, and they proceed to break up over the course of the puzzle.

It’s important that the narrative keeps trying to be a sexy dark horror isekai! but within this the comedic reality of Catherine, 52, the guy’s horse-riding instructor, being passionately involved in escape-room-style puzzle solving and grappling with minor goblins. They are in fact speedrunning the gauntlet.

The Goblin King finally has to say: all right, actually, I only really set all this up to fuck with one (1) guy at a time, thanks for your willingness to participate, but I think all 25 of you can consider the gauntlet fully run.

And the group would be quite hurt by that. The rules are the rules. We have a contract, actually. Let Catherine cook.

#this feels extremely like… 2015 tumblr to me #but it also feels a sort of comforting honesty in this time #thank you for giving me this safe space #this plot idea just feels like some kind of nostalgia . to me. #writing it out I felt like I knew it was unfashionably written AND YET #I was thinking last night about how Stranger Things works quite #well because it’s set in the 80s… it is load-bearing that it be set in the 80s… it’s plot relevant and worldbuilding #well for some reason this plot has to be set pre-pandemic post-impact-text-memes

[lunarriviera]

BONUS:

#are these the best most well-laid-out textpost memes of which i am capable? no #am i going to redo them to make them better? also no #these were saved from the great laptop death of 2023 #right after said laptop got wiped #so it's a miracle that they exist at all #thank me later guardian fandom #or rather #let me thank you #because you saved my life during the pandemic #love you all madly #seriously i'm sorry these suck #but there's love behind them #guardian #zhen hun #zhao yunlan #shen wei #ye zun #chu shuzhi #da qing #zhu hong #镇魂 guardian #weilan #lin jing #guo changcheng #镇魂

[moghedien]

I liked the whole thing with the scientists at the beginning talking about pandemics because it feels like its addressing the reality of the real world pandemic and using that in a way that isn't trite.

like the second scientist starts talking and says he isn't worried about a viral pandemic (like the flu specifically) and being in a viral pandemic similar to the flu, it feels like he's meant to be wrong and like immediately scorned by the audience.

but then he keeps talking about what actually keeps him up at night and why that's so much worse than the viral pandemics of the past and future and by the end you're just like

#FULL OF DREAD #like its using the reality of the pandemic we've all been living through to point out how much worse it could be if it was like this #and its done affectively and without like directly acknowledging the real world #anyway I will keep eating mushrooms thank you #the last of us #the last of us hbo #tlou spoilers

[i-still-mask-because]

📣 The US has started back sending out free Covid-19 rapid tests as of September 25th, 2023:

Every U.S. household may place an order to receive four free COVID-⁠19 rapid tests delivered directly to your home.

It's a shame they even suspended this service to begin with back in May, but I think they needed to fuck around and find out first before realizing how necessary the service actually is.

Go get yourself some free at-home Covid-19 tests US folks!

#covid tests #covid #covid pandemic #covid isn't over #covid is airborne #covid awareness #i think what peeves me about this is just them slipping this back in so casually #as if they didn't make a really bad decision ending it to begin with? impacting so many people who can't afford testing? #no apology for ending it so prematurely? no public declaration as to why exactly they're starting this back now? #like thank you for starting back this service. don't think i forgot though. #link(s) provided

[marshmallowgoop]

Repostober Day 29 | 29 Years

Detective Conan began its serialization in Shonen Sunday 29 years ago, and it's still going strong!

I think this is the first Cone I ever drew, in December 2012. At the time, I had no idea that several years in the future, this series would become so dear to me—and would introduce me to so many wonderful people!

#repostober #goop draws #detective conan #i had been getting a lot of anon hate and then there was the pandemic and so i kinda took a break from tumblr for about a year #i came back in 2021 with detco posts and was met with *so* much encouragement and support #all the time i wonder what i did to deserve folks being so kind to me 🥺 #thank you detco fandom <333 #also i could not have imagined my current detco collection in 2012 lol! #just got my sixth detektiv conan blu-ray box today and that means i now own several eps *three* times ^^; #(part 7 of the japanese vhs tapes and... well i have part 5-5 to part 24-10 of the japanese dvds...) #(so normal about detco ^^; was planning on going to nyc for the eng dub premiere of m24 but looks like it might not happen. again...) #(but hey at least i'll be in nyc!)

[atticcreationz]

I mean D20 always provides, we are always fed, but maaaan we're in store for a goddamn feast now lads. Between Burrows End brining Aabria back in to the dome for a longer season (fuck yeah) and the much wished for return of Fantasy High (hoot fuckin growl baby) we are BLESSED this autumn/winter, the pantry is FULL to get us through the cold months and I could not be happier.

#aabria my beloved AND bad kids my beloved?!?!? #we are truly lucky #thank you dimension 20 you guys are the real ones #dimension 20 #fantasy high #burrows end #it's been an exhausting few months - nay year - and I've been dreading winter like you wouldn't believe and this is just such a comfort #I finally started watching dimension 20 during the pandemic after having it bookmarked for ages #and it kept me company during very lonely times in lockdown

[vonlipvig]

are you learning German because of Sandra Huller. be honest

one can't be gay in peace in this website, my god. can't have shit on tumblr dot com.

#FJDHSJSJ!!! #well yes AND no actually! #i started learning german yeaaaars ago for no reason other than It's Cool I Guess but i stopped taking classes when the pandemic hit #and then i kinda abandoned it because i suck tbh #but now that i'm obsessed with sandra and watching her movies the love for it kinda came back and it really pushed me to start again #so yeah. thank you sandra hüller ♡ #juli answers

[holocene-sims]

asking a bunch for grant bc im NOSY : 🌾 [RICE SHEAF] How picky is your OC with food? What will and won't they eat? 🍔 [BURGER] What would your OC put on their burger? 🥕 [CARROT] How tough is your OC against certain situations? How weak are they against others?🧅 [ONION] What is surefire to make your OC cry? Who knows of this information?

omg hi nectar 🤭 thanks for sending me some questions!!

🌾 [RICE SHEAF] how picky is your OC with food? what will and won't they eat?

grant is, like, negative picky. the only thing he doesn't really like is any kind of tea but he'll drink it if you give it to him and every once in a while, for a very special flavor, he'll approve of it. maybeeeee not like it but at least tolerate it more than usual.

so yeah!! he'll eat anything, he does not care. he enjoys cooking and baking, it's all very relaxing for him, and he likes trying new things.

however, probably large in part because he never got to eat anything fun as a child unless he was far, far away from his mother (who only ever served "rabbit food"), he does gravitate to classic american comfort cuisine as his favorite foods! stuff like macaroni and cheese, pizza, etc. he might be the #1 mac and cheese stan worldwide tbh

🍔 [BURGER] what would your OC put on their burger?

the absolute dream combo for him would probably be like standard burger patty and bread with sauerkraut and swiss cheese, maybe a fried egg for funsies, too

can you tell he's from the midwest

🥕 [CARROT] how tough is your OC against certain situations? how weak are they against others?

i truly believe grant is much, much tougher than people would at first give him credit for (or even than he would give himself credit for...)

he's been through a lot in his lifetime and he can be very critical of himself for having developed mental illness, a chronic physical illness, and for struggling with addiction in the past because he feels like it's all his fault and he wasn't strong enough to make it out "normally" (there is no normal, i just think he would use that terminology against himself). but the reality is that survival AT ALL is a huge deal and is worth celebrating, and he's very resilient to have gotten to the place he's at in life now. was it fair that he had to be resilient? no, not even remotely, but in a way, he had no choice.

so that said, i think as he's gotten a better handle on healing throughout his 20s and now 30s (yay!! we just had his birthday last update in the story!!), he's become much more unshakable. social situations are his weakest area - for example, it took him a long time to stand up to his ex and tell her to get out of his life, and it is going to take even longer for him to work out the situation with his father and confront him one way or another.

NOW what is he really good at?! handling emergencies! if you're in a car accident, he's the guy you want to be in the car with you at the time because he won't break a sweat dealing with it. he's very mechanically-minded and good with logic and problem solving, so any emergency is not even slightly going to bother him because he does know he's good at those things. he trusts himself completely as long as he can use those skills. plus, he has many years of experience in compartmentalization lol.

we could also think about his previous job (that he's attempting to get back now) here. aviation is very safe for the most part, but you have to be chill about any kind of crazy ass events happening as a pilot because the stakes are ridiculously high. grant has an advantage in the chill factor, though, because on any day of the week, he'd 100% choose flying an airplane that's on fire or literally falling apart over being in the same building, not even the same room, as his mother. in his mind, he's dealt with much worse.

🧅 [ONION] what is surefire to make your OC cry? who knows of this information?

remember the not as good with social stuff thing?

yeahhhh, it's raising your voice at him. you don't even have to yell, you can just barelyyyyyy raise it and his eyes will at least get watery. he can handle honesty, he can handle bluntness, but not anything with a tone or yelling 😥

and i think everyone knows because his emotions always show on his face. in this case, he'll get that kind of twitchy look and his face will look like it's just been completely drained of life

#asks #hlcn: oc info #hlcn: story extras #hlcn: grant #i know nothing about burgers thank you r/cooking and bon appetit for your help #you know what my dream burger would be? bun and ketchup no protein #no literally i used to take sandwich bread and ketchup to school when i was a kid *everyone immediately unfollows me* #i just love ketchup and hate when my food touches you know so i made my own cursed sandwich with only two things touching #btw one of the best days of my life was ordering imported ketchup chips from canada during the pandemic #i haven't bought them since because they were expensive as hell to ship to me but </3 i miss you ketchup chips #holocene-sims? more like holocene-adds-unnecessary-stories-in-tags

[ahatintimepieces]

“so I know this isn’t an ask box but I don’t have an account on tumblr and needed to ask you something. Since from what I’ve gleaned this is another account of yours and you made the fic “By any other name,” I’d like to know if it’ll get that Epilogue of Luka learning to settle back into his village. (I crave ur writing- I normally like Moonjumper more than Snatcher but that one pretty much swapped my opinions around, at least for now-)” -Submitted by Anonymous Yep! That’s me! :D And, in theory, yes! I do have plans/outline for an Epilogue section of Luka adjusting back to life in the village with brambles and the inability to eat anything but fey food. I just don’t know when I’ll get to it :’o I’ve been working on personal projects and currently might be dabbling in another less intense fic just to recharge a bit. But I’m really glad you like the story <3 and @smieska-draws has a lot of lovely art for it since we bounced a lot of the ideas around together! :D and we’ve brainstormed a few other aus together that have pieces scattered around, if you’re interested!

#an ask in time #thank you again <333 it really makes me happy to hear you enjoyed it! #and just for some renewed clarity im tidbitsandthoughts on ao3 and my main blog on tumbler is prosebushpatch #this is a side blog because the intense love of ahit got me through the pandemic and i wanted an easy place to gaze at my fav fan art haha #but yeah ive been focused on other projects for the most part #ive hit a bit of a block so im testing the waters of clawing out with another unfinished fic 〒▽〒 #but im pretty content with where By any other name is now so it might take awhile to get back to it

[defira85]

VIBRATES AGGRESSIVELY

#listen. listen okay #i stopped writing in 2020 when the pandemic hit and my energy went entirely into survival #and family death and grief and health crises made it feel like I was never going to feel ready to write again #i stuck my toe back into writing with Touchstarved last year #but this has brought me joy again! I'm excited to write again! #and amidst more cataclysmic health bullshit and nightmarish work stress and suicidal self harm garbage #I've needed that #I've needed this #thank you to everyone excited for me to write again #it's not an exaggeration to say it's somewhat keeping me alive

[savage-rhi]

Magggennnttaaaa!

#before the pandemic i sold a lot of original paintings and such at conventions and shows in my area #well some locals at a gathering today kindly informed me someone has been selling copies of my plague doctor piece #and some of my mini prints and presenting them as their own same with stickers #its not only ai we gotta worry about now even the damn locals are doing this shit #i got a show in may coming around the corner and I'm thinking i might not even sell paintings and stuff anymore if this is going to happen #im a creator that loves collaboration and thinks art should be free to enjoy #if this person approached and asked if they could sell my work i wouldn't give a fuck personally provided they give me credit and or a link #back to my stuff hell if people want to print my work if they cant afford it go for it #but fuck dude you don't just claim you did all that work as if it was yours #this was disheartening news #and several other local artists found out too at this venue that their work had been turned into stickers that vendors bought off amazon #ill hop off the soap box in a minute #still scrambling to get kofi stuff set and donation links prepared #thanks for your patience everyone #im getting out of a depressive funk too with what happened at my work place #and im gonna be speaking with a legal aid rep next week #magenta is my safe word for venting

[banqanas]

Everytime I remember how Shota, HoriNatsu and Jimmy were the EXPG Nagoya elite performer trio and considering his dance ability, he was probably also considered to get into fanta

And how if that happened, we might have never hear his rap????

It also makes me wonder when did Jimmy or Idh discovered his singing ability…….

#banantxt #psyfe #been thinking a lot about psyfe these days…… #i am a cheesy banan that will say this is fate #debuting early with fanta was not jimmy’s destiny #his destiny is with psyfe #i dont really know much about psyfe’s history #other than secondhand things ive seen off twitter #i know their group had a hard time debuting bc of the pandemic #and bc of internal issues iirc #so im really happy for their growth now #thank you for preserving through your hardships #you guys deserved this

[jinhyun]

btw i did listen to lino's cover and now i'm afraid the obsession i had with love me or leave me back in 2020 has just come back

#it was my pandemic song #idk if you ask me what i listened to during lockdown the first thing to come to mind is love me or leave me and yoongi's second album #i would just study while listening to them over and over lol what an era #and now i feel nostalgic af thanks lino ;-;

[chillybears]

under the bus

- "you look like you have a fever" - from this prompt list by @fever-comfort <3

After the fifth stifled sneeze shook the stranger beside them, B fought the urge to roll their eyes. They subtly tried to shift over to the edge of their already uncomfortable bus seat, scanning the area for any other empty spot on the vehicle, frowning as the crowded bus remained full. 

They had just finished a long, tough shift at work and wanted to head home as quickly as possible. And, of course, the ride home couldn’t be any easier even after such a tiring day. They hadn’t gotten a glimpse of the weather forecast since they were running late that morning, missing the opportunity to grab an umbrella for the rain that drenched them when they left. 

Not only was the bus they caught completely crammed when they got on, but the only available seat was next to someone who clearly wasn’t feeling well. 

Honestly, it annoyed B quite a bit. Why would this person be out using public transportation when they’re sick? Don’t they have any consideration for others around them? 

They had to close their eyes as they tried not to cringe when the sick stranger finally succumbed to their itching nose and fell into a sneezing fit, covering each one with their elbow. 

By what seemed to be their seventh blow, B was absolutely pissed and close to saying something, but the person next to them had already calmed down and tiredly leaned their head back against the seat. 

“I am so sorry…” they apologized weakly, and just by the sound of their voice, B could tell that their throat was probably on fire. 

Any complaints that B had queued up died at their tongue in an instant. 

Instead, they decided to replace it with a simple: 

“No worries, it happens…” 

“Allergy season is just really kicking my ass this time around…” the stranger tried to explain with a painful, nasally tone, and after looking them in the eyes for the first time the entire ride, B had to stifle a laugh. 

Even with the weather warming up, the stranger wore a few more layers of sweaters and clothes than they needed, their eyes were still watery from all the sneezing, their nose red and raw, and the most telling feature was their flushed cheeks. 

“Allergies? If I’m being honest, you look like you have a fever,” B confessed, and although just ten minutes ago their blood would have been boiling at this observation, a wave of sympathy consumed them now. 

The ‘sickie’, B’s decided to call them for now, blinked for a moment as if they had a moment of realization. 

“Do I?” they questioned. 

B offered a small smile and nod, lifting their hand and wordlessly asked to check for them. When the sickie gave a nod of consent of their own, B allowed the back of their hand to rest on their forehead.

“Yeah,” B confirmed after feeling nothing but warmth, “you definitely have a fever, my friend.” 

“That explains a lot…” they spoke under their breath, B could see that it was more towards themselves than a response.  

B then noticed that they somehow looked more miserable than they already did before, a deep frown creased their tired face. 

“I’m really sorry about this then,” the sickie apologized again, “I didn’t realize I was sick, I’m used to feeling run down and thought this was just another bad day with my allergies. If I knew I was sick I definitely would have been more careful, I didn’t mean to expose anything to you.” 

B listened with a heavy heart, taking note of the fact that this stranger admitted to feeling this way on a regular basis. 

“Hey, really, it’s alright…” B comforted, “I’m B, by the way.” 

“A,” the stranger introduced softly before having to turn around and sneeze into their elbow again. 

“Bless you,” B said with a sad smile. 

“Thanks…” A tried their best to respond clearly through their congestion. 

A was beginning to look worse off and B had a bad feeling sitting in the pit of their stomach at the thought of leaving this bus without helping A in the slightest.

“Hey, uh…” B started, fiddling with their fingers, “I know we quite literally met like five minutes ago, but if there’s anything I can help you with, I’m willing to lend a hand. If you need medicine, food?” 

For a split second, B swears A looked as if they could cry at their offer, but they quickly pulled themselves together as they thought of how to answer. 

“You know, normally, I would decline these types of things and maybe it’s the fever talking, but…that honestly would be such a big help. I’ve been having a hard time lately but I swear, I will pay you back with whatever you do. Thank you…” A rambled, making B smile a bit. 

“Of course…” 

Before B could even get money out, the bus had pulled over at their stop. They worriedly looked over at A, who also seemed to be a bit more alert. The two quickly realized that they were both getting off at the same stop, which made things ten times easier for B. 

They stood up and offered a hand out, growing concerned when A stood and was overcome with dizziness. They helped their new friend off of the bus, and cursed as they forgot about the rain, that definitely wouldn’t help A’s cold. 

It looked like B had a long night of sudden caretaking ahead of them.

And suddenly, they didn’t really mind….

#caretaking #fever whump #sickfic #whump #whump scenario #sicknario #not intended to take place during all of this pandemic chaos #but still please be cautious and safe everyone please and thank you!

[i-still-mask-because]

i still mask because i am a biologist and a socialist and i can’t overlook the scientific and social reality of covid. i have to mask as a biologist because i know a failure to address a pandemic only leads to the proliferation of increasingly dangerous variants. i have to mask as a socialist because refusing to mask out of inconvenience is an act of individualism in its most malicious form. i mask because the lives of the disabled, elderly, and otherwise immunocompromised matter, and their lives are not expendable.

😷

#all of this 1000000% #thank you for sharing 😷💛 #covid #i still mask because #covid isn't over #covid is airborne #covid pandemic #covid awareness #ask queue

[chanstopher]

gda having the best camera work all award season because they literally showed the members while they were singing is so sad lmao

#like thank you but why is the bar that low man asfgdc #everyone else was giving pandemic empty arena looking shots arstg