#this was very random

[just-two-blokes]

A short ramble about Booktok / Booktube and it‘s way of showing readers.

I don‘t want to offend anyone with this post but as a young person who has been reading since years in a time when reading was not really considered 'cool or aesthetic' I wanted to say a few things about the reading community especially on Tiktok. I do like the fact that especially Booktok gets people into reading again but I do have some issues with the way the creators do it.

It‘s kinda funny how suddenly everyone on Tiktok / Youtube is promoting reading books so you can be a 'hot girl' or 'interesting person'.

So, first of all, you are probably only going to be a 'hot girl' / 'interesting person' if you read exactly those books you can find on Booktok / Booktube. Every other book is not good enough and almost everyone promotes the same books that are literally all over my For You page.

Second, there is almost always a certain reading aesthetic subconsciously included in those videos. But honestly, there does not need to be an aesthetic for reading. For me, reading means, sitting in my bed in my Pyjamas, perhaps some tea next to me and that‘s it.

I‘m not reading for the aesthetic.

I‘m not reading to be a 'hot girl' or 'interesting'.

I‘m reading because I actually like the process of reading, because I like diving into the storylines and falling in love with the characters.

But ironically, these seem to be the exact things which are not important to the booktok community.

Also, the constant telling of what you have to do, to be a 'true reader' almost drives me insane.

So I just wanted to tell you if you‘re a reader:

You don‘t have to read five books a month to be a 'true reader'.

You don‘t have to follow a certain aesthetic to make reading more 'appealing'.

You don't have to force yourself to read the books that are considered 'books that you must have read in your life'.

Read as much or as little as you like and feel comfortable doing so.

Read the books that you are interested in and you think are worth to buy for yourself.

Check out books in your library and buy them once you read them, if you are unsure if you really want to buy them straight away.

Make yourself comfortable for reading and don‘t force yourself to read only for the sake of reading.

Read what makes you happy.

And not what other readers expect from you.

#reader #booktok #rant #this was very random #but I think it‘s important to talk about it #reading aesthetic #books

[godmerlin]

Tell me about you.

well my name is kayla. i am from new york. i'm a capricorn born on december 28 and i'm 33. i've loved jerry since i can remember! (dean too btw) i love movies (old and new) robbie williams is my favorite musician...yes im serious. i love all sorts of music though, old and new! bbc merlin is my favorite show, i think. or maybe gilmore girls. undecided. (but little house on the prairie means the most to me...) but i love a lot of shows! sebastian stan is my favorite actor. (big surprise, hahaha) barbara stanwyck is my favorite actress. dahlia's are my favorite flower! i love trees. i'm not sure what else to say! If you want to know anything specific just ask and I will answer if I'm comfortable with it!

#jerrylewisphotocollection #asks #this was very random #thank you!

[boozenboze]

Your last Alice in borderland post is the reason why I started the show and it was not even in my watch list. His first scene was really cool 🐅🤺

I’m not sure how to respond to this but I’m glad my post made you wanna watch it.🙂♠️

#alice in borderland x male reader #lgbtq #male reader #gay #this was very random

[scullys-scalpel]

Me serving sewer rat at work today

#im so tired 😩😩 #and I'm achy #this was very random

[jenomark]

Main Characters: (F) Reader | Chenle | Haechan Other Characters: Mark | Renjun | Jeno | Jaemin | Jisung Genre: Angst Word Count: 902

You closed your eyes and let the music carry you into another realm, where everything felt safe and happy. When you opened your eyes and came back to the present, Haechan placed a glass bottle on the floor between you and the rest of Nct Dream. It felt like Haechan was only looking at you, only placing the bottle down because of you. Your tongue suddenly felt thick in your mouth, and not just because of the alcohol drying your saliva. Instinctively, you reached out for your boyfriends hand, to find that he was already reaching for yours.

"Are you okay?" Chenle whispered, leaning in until his mouth was close to your ear. "Say the word and we'll go home."

You could either tell the truth, or you could lie to the one person you trusted most in the world. You didn't want to be afraid of anything, not when he let you around his friends, but when you looked across the circle and looked into Haechan's eyes, you were terrified. You swallowed with difficulty.

"I'm okay." you said. "Let's play."

You choked down more alcohol to wet your mouth and braced yourself. Haechan spun the bottle first. The sound of glass on wood seemed to grow louder and louder, right in tune with the blood rushing through your veins. The whole time you kept your eyes on Haechan, the challenge dancing in front of your eyes like a flame. Chenle squeezed your hand when the bottle stopped in front of Jeno.

"Truth or dare, Jeno." Haechan said.

"Truth," Jeno said, holding up his can of beer in salute. "Why are we playing this game?"

"You don't get to ask the questions," Haechan said. "Now, tell me the truth. Is there anyone in this circle you sometimes don't like?"

"No." Jeno said.

You looked around at each face: Haechan, Renjun, Jisung, Mark, Chenle, Jeno, and Jaemin. No one was looking at you right then, not even Haechan. You were the only girl in the bunch, the only girlfriend of a member. Everyone liked you, but there was always something about the way Haechan interacted with you that felt a little off. In the beginning, you thought your relationship with him was similar to a rivalry. Lately, it had seemed like something else entirely.

"Liar," Haechan said. "Shall I spin again?"

"It's getting late." Mark said, burping loudly. "Excuse me."

Chenle laughed. "Disgusting."

"Why don't you spin the bottle?" Haechan asked.

You didn't have to look at him to know that his gaze was on you. The question lingered between everyone, moving through each body like a ribbon. Jaemin, looking bored, sighed.

"Leave her alone." Chenle said.

"Scared?" Haechan asked, raising his eyebrows. "Of me?"

"Never." you said.

You raised yourself to your knees, the wooden floor creaking beneath you, and grabbed the bottle. Your eyes were boring into Haechan's as you spun it from the middle, sitting back down and not daring to watch where the neck pointed.

"Jisungie." Renjun called.

"Truth or dare." Haechan said. "But since Jeno picked truth, you have to pick dare."

"Why?" Jisung asked. "Why?"

"Those are the rules." Haechan said, smiling mock-sweetly.

"I don't want to play." Jisung said.

"I'll take the dare." you interjected, feeling bad for Jisung. "I spun it, I'll take it. I'm not a coward like you Haechan."

Chenle leaned over and kissed your cheek. "That's my girl."

"Okay," Haechan said. "I dare you to kiss me. On the lips. In front of your boyfriend."

"What?" you asked. "No."

"We all know you have a crush on her," Chenle said. "Too bad she only likes handsome people."

"Don't do that, man." Mark spoke up. "Haechannie, don't make things weird."

Haechan raised his arms. "Why not? I like a little fun."

"Haechan." Renjun warned.

"This isn't fun." Jeno said, taking a swig of beer.

All the while, your eyes were still glued to Haechan's. You couldn't look at Chenle, or at any of them. It was just him and you caught in a game of cat and mouse.

"It's just a game. A harmless kiss." Haechan said. "Unless you're too scared to be one of us. I'll understand."

"Fine," you snapped. "A kiss. A part of the game."

You looked at Chenle, at the surprised look on his face. You didn't know if you were waiting for approval or not, but his expression wasn't changing.

"It's just a game." Chenle repeated, seemingly more to himself than to you.

You looked back at Haechan and his smirk, got up from the floor and crawled to him. The whole room fell silent as your lips were just inches from Haechan's, the fruity smell of his breath caressing your face.

"Is this what you wanted?" you whispered. "How do you feel now that you'll have it?"

You kissed Haechan with a closed mouth. His soft lips touched yours and all you could think about was how much you had grown to hate him for making you feel so much angst. Before Haechan could grab your chin and bring you in for more, which you wouldn't have completely hated, you pulled away. You looked back at Chenle and saw him getting up from the circle. You sat on the floor and watched him walk out, feeling you had messed up a good thing.

"Ask me how I feel again." Haechan whispered. "Because I feel so damn good."

#nct #nct dream #nct drabbles #nct dream drabbles #haechan #chenle #mark #renjun #jaemin #jeno #jisung #nct angst #nct dream angst #this was very random #feel like i just had to write it

[sunglassesmish]

Cockles

very true.

#anon #ask #this was very random #but i appreciate it

[camkablam]

new oc just dropped

#and it's a SNAIL #my art #cam draws #oc #this was very random #feel free to suggest names

[seriousturd]

#tumblr polls #random polls #poll time #i love looking at usernames and wondering what it MEANS #so many of you guys have such cool sounding usernames #i just picked random words i like LMAO #serious because people always see me as super serious irl (i'm just a very anxious perfectionist lol) #and turd because i have the sense of humor of a toddler and think poop jokes are funny

[fox-mulder-gets-pegged]

I just wanna say bc I KNOW you're somewhere on tumblr, to the teenage girl who attended Take Your Kid To Work Day at an office building in Ontario, Canada circa 2013 and had a conversation with a middle aged woman in which you showed her your Black Veil Brides fanart and fanfics and ship content and told her about different fanfic tropes including a/b/o verse bc she happened to know who Panic! at The Disco and Fallout Boy were and thus you felt the need to show her your bandblr ship art, that was my fucking mother and I had to clarify all that to her including looking my mother in the eye and trying to explain a/b/o verse without sounding like a lunatic.

It's been 10 years and I still regularly sent evil energies in your direction. Since you'd be probably two years younger than me and thus legally an adult now, please know if this post reaches you it's on sight.

#she cornered me in the car and asked what shipping was and i almost had a fucking heart attack #imagine being like 16 years old and habing to explain knotting to your mother #random emo music girl I'm glad you had fun talking about your Band Guys to my mother #bc i also attended take your kid to work day at that office and i know how boring it was #but christ alive why did you have to fuck me like that? #anyways i hope this post reaches you so at the very least you know i think about you at least once a week #this has been weighing on me for ten years #im almost tempted to blaze this post

[juanitasupreme]

I had a dream last night where everyone kept saying " I'm not praetorian, I'm gay" or "you're gay ? I thought you were a praetorian"

#xf #this was very random #and i woke up and went back to sleep and they still kept saying this #also had to jump from a window to another like a whole mess

[wasyago]

quiet hours

closeups under the cut :]

i really like these

#was possessed by a random urge to draw an interior. so post office it is #very happy with how it turned out. the colors the details its so fun uwu a bit messy in places but i do NOT want to render this #also looks a bit like an anime screenshot bc only the characters have line. and i think it's cool #hermitcraft #pearlescentmoon #ethoslab #tangotek #my art #yago but better

[swiftpolls]

and if you’re comfortable put in the tags how old you are

#very curious about this #polls #* my polls #swiftpolls #swift polls #music polls #* music polls #poll #tumblr polls #poll time #random polls #stan #fandom #fandom polls

[justsomeinsanehuman]

drag queens.

reblog if you think theyre awesome

#this was very random

[azherwind-art]

"Tell your favorite creators that you like their work, people usually enjoy things silently, but hate tends to be loud"

This is a phrase I just heard from Dnd shorts that captures perfectly why I often try to make the effort of commenting on posts and telling people that I enjoy their work and why Even to small creators, I advice everyone to make the extra effort to tell them, I can guarantee it makes all the difference in the world, it's not cringy or obnoxious, it'll just brighten someone's day

#text #random dambles #please don't think I only say this because of me #I'm very lucky to have gotten such nice messages and comments #I just feel like on every site I see less and less people interacting and saying how cool someone's work is #I've seen AMAZING artworks on all platforms with near to non comment #I know for a fact people engaging with your work is the favorite part of most if not all artists out there #so sad Jocat is retiring out of hearing the hate too loud

[askshivanulegacy]

#gävlebocken #gavle goat #Christmas goat #gavlebocken #gävle goat #polls #8) #GO BIRDS GO #the heroes we deserve #to think that a random encounter during my visit to the goat equipped me with this very specific bird knowledge #when I had otherwise dismissed the birds entirely #THE COMEBACK #THE BIRDS

[happyheidi]

#I really love how this turned out #very random but the pics works well together #cottagecore #nature #naturecore #flowers #flowercore #cats #animals #cozycore #cosycore #photography #alternative aesthetic #light acadamia aesthetic #water #soft aesthetics #pink aesthetic