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libraryleopard · 1 year

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Young adult coming-of-age novel

After a graduation party goes wrong, aspiring astronomer Aria is sent to spend the summer before college with her artist grandmother in the Bay Area

Aria starts to question her sexuality when she meets her grandmother’s gardener, Steph, and falls in with Steph’s crowd of queer friends

Character-focused slice-of-life story set in 2013, when gay marriage was legalized in California

Explores self-discovery, artistic processes, and bittersweet, messy first love

Includes some nods to Lo’s previous novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Biracial Chinese & white, bisexual main character, butch lesbian love interest

#i read this in one afternoon!#this was good and also liked mention of kath and lily from telegraph club #i would categorize this as coming-of-age over romance #like there is romance but it is MESSY and more of a vehicle for character growth #i really really enjoyed the stuff about astronomy and visual art #that was a cool aspect of the book #also it's so interesting to me that this is set in 2013 #because that's close enough to feel contemporary in some ways but also something about the style of this book FELT more like hist fic #lulu reads a scatter of light #a scatter of light #2022 reads #books #lulu speaks #lulu reads

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fearandhatred · 2 months

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it's going to be so hot when aziraphale finally lets go of all the anxiety he has about being with crowley and we can see him just. fully confident in their relationship and also in general. SO hot

#fearandhatred #yes very fulfilling too but first and foremost hot #this post was prompted by one line from a fic i read this afternoon #anyway 😝#confidence is so attractive #once aziraphale gains more confidence and bitchiness he will be unstoppable #good omens #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #crowley #aziraphale

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noxious-fennec · 6 months

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A redraw of an old thing because exam season is the only time i get creative energy ig

#but no fr i just came home from 2 consecutive exams. like consecutive as in one after the other in 2 hours #next week is all finals and theyre all like 2 hours 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon like bro #whatevs tho medical update THE MEDS ARE WORKING alhamdulilallah i feel im getting way more energy :)#2 years on immunosuppressants and at least 3 months of corticosteroids which means no salt :( BUT we are getting thru it #im cooking again :')#ok enough my life is not what you're here for. idk if cbeeduo at the end of 2023 *is* but idc #i just rly missed them yk and the vibes and the place i was in plus i have fun drawing them so suck it #i hope my good cbee mutuals enjoy this love yall #my art #dsmp fanart #cranboo #ctubbo #cbeeduo #fashion notes for the cool peeps still reading is i am dying on the hill that cranboo was decked in a 70s aunt wardrobe argue with the wall #also tubbo cowboy cus. like. look at him.#will probably draw tommy next i rly miss him. nothing big as always im a doodle kinda guy at heart #anyway xoxo love yall still here <33 #fennec.art

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ryllen · 2 months

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Look what came through the mail today! The letters & ( •̀ω•́ )σ 3 little gremlins from letterstoear.

Just wanna say i adore the flower stickers on the letters too much, they are that much worth mentioning.

#letterstoear #nui #twst #twisted wonderland #sebek zigvolt #malleus draconia #twst grim #mod posting #okay but i love squishing the bears with my thumb; they just have the right thickness to be pressed on #i really like the flower stickers; they look like romantically artistic wax seal #the letters are pleasantly nice #i love the part where cheka personally request for an audience with yuu thru sebek 🥺🥺🥹🥹 too cute hnggh .......#sebek becoming our little mailman for our little invitation aw 🥹 for those who wanna know the context of the letter;#i requested a letter from sebek that he sent home while he was away accompanying malleus on other country duty #my other favorite part is just him simply opening the letter with 'My love'#i'm sealed 🥹 the first paragraph is written so sweetly #i enjoy reading the letter slowly outside in peaceful afternoon today; i ran it through together with sebek nui #this will be my treasured keepsake from now on 🥹; it seriously made me miss letters and wish i have someone to send this kind of letter to #it was a bit funny how the envelope sebek's letter came from is sticked with the guys from free! sticker fhsdsh 🤣😂#and me with the white haired guy like WHo are u?? fsjdsdjsd (´つヮ⊂); but it's a really nice service #the thank you letter came with such a cute and yummy folding paper; thank you for the stickers too #i feel like there's a bit whoopsie on grim's winky eye fshfh like i think the sharpie just blurs the separating space '<' supposed to have #and just combine it all together into one angry eye; and sebek bear's eyes are just a little bigger than i expected it to be #but the more i look at them i think they are just having a little individuality & still cute #i embraced it all together while knowing the fact none of handmade thing would always be the same one with the other; hehe sebek nui has fr #i kinda forget that there's this kind of clip earring fshd; because i always get the ones that work like screw from aliexpress #i know that the literal clip one would just be literal meaning of pain fsh; just like the magnet one my father once got me when i was a kid #it was painful but pretty; tho i lost it quickly bcs magnet easily get loosed once one part of it moves around when u touch ur hair or face #anyhow i had a pleasant day because of this; thank you very much ! sebek nui said 'thank you' too! ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. ❀ ✿ 𖤣…

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lilyrizzy · 23 days

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nico hischier, family & home

the athletic / guess how much I love you - sam mcbratney / the ny times / the players tribune / the hockey news / giovanni’s room - james baldwin / markerzone / regrets - hether / electra - euripides

#i got emotional reading interviews all afternoon so...have this I guess lol #i've never made something like this before so maybe it sucks but the vision would not leave my mind lol #the photos are all from pinterest so not tagged #hope someone enjoys this!#nico hischier #new jersey devils #web weaving #special shout out for lorna for translating articles & generally letting me drag you into this fandom #this is why you're my ride or die xox #this will flop bc no one follows me for hockey BUT #i like it

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rbtlvr · 3 months

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And for a moment, Donnie met Prime's gaze through staticky purple, and let himself smirk. Giving himself that perfect arched brow that Leo called his supreme bitch face. Then he summoned a portal. It was just how Leo said, he only had to think about where he wanted to go.

i'm uh. i'm not normal about firefight @remedyturtles

#rottmnt #tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt donnie #rise donnie #donnie #firefight au #vibrates at the speed of sound. been sitting on this one for DAYS and i can finally post it >:3 #feel like i didnt make his injuries bad/obvious enough considering [gestures at the last few chapters] but Oh Well jalfjdks #debating how long i want to wait before posting it to avoid spoiling ppl who havent had a chance to read it yet #vs oh my god i want to post it Right Now Immediately #<- bad at waiting #my art #anyway its like. basically afternoon for most ppl. and a weekend also. so like its fine probably

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fiveht · 5 months

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hi Five, Merry Christmas! I'm on holiday from work and I'm going to spend the weekend rereading Disarm and Head over feet as a Christmas treat for myself. I know you've been having a tough time and I totally understand wanting to retreat from fandom when people are being shit, so I hope you're well and I hope you're having a lovely holiday.

Hi!

I keep meaning to drop in and say something; I've gotten a lot of really sweet messages and I would flood timelines if I tried to respond to all of them, but I want to say thank you to all of you, truly. I'm so, so glad my silly little story made you guys happy. This verse was lovingly extracted from the ailing brain cell that Bestie and I share, and we are absolutely tickled that it struck a chord with so many people.

I work in healthcare and a lot of my co-workers have children (and I do not), so I'm taking a ton of overtime right now so they can have time off with their families. That makes it hard to stay up on fandom participation. I'm not absent because people are being assholes -- with one or two very notable exceptions, everyone has been amazing -- I'm just overworked and tired.

To answer some questions, I would love to write more for the Adore series. I've already written a few snippets for what would be a third instalment, so it's definitely not out of the question. My motivation and creative drive are very fickle things, so I can never make promises, but it's possible. I do know that I can't write and be fandom-social at the same time, so I wouldn't be around these parts much if I were to work on another story.

Things the sequel might contain: a return to Sirius' POV, more Rieka, more James, more of Sirius' backstory, a step into a slightly more defined D/s relationship for daddy and baby (some of which is new ground for Remus, too). None of these are guaranteed (nor is the existence of the fic at all), but they are elements I would like to write and/or have a very tenuous foundation for in the form of rough notes and half-written scene intros. So we'll see what the new year brings. 😊

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to every last one of you, and thank you for making this year so incredibly lovely for me. ❤️

#asked and answered #this is my only day off until new year's and i am getting day drunk #see me fall asleep in a couple hours because i am definitely too old to be drunk at 3 in the afternoon #side note: i finally read all for the game and i'm mad that no one told me it was basically a queer romance with a sports background #i hate sports AUs and sports in general #but this shit was gay enough to negate that bias

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onlyhuis · 28 days

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i usually don't care about spam likers but ur a blank blog, no age in bio no pfp no reblogs no blog title AND u don't even follow me after liking 45 different fics in a row??? i am not a subscription service for you to mindlessly consume please don't treat me like one. i am a real person. i share my writing to others who have similar interests and will appreciate it, NOT to empty blogs who are literally indistinguishable from bots and will never interact other than empty likes. you empty blogs will never understand how dehumanizing that is. getting hard blocked any% speedrun congrats you just got the world record

#[💒] — june.txt #no genuinely 45 notifs and it was all one person...#i appreciate when ppl like my fics enough to read them all i really do #but damn ur not even gonna follow?? fuck you #ruined my afternoon #you have 5 minutes before i block you bc i want you to see this

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thefrogdalorian · 4 months

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I just laid out all my Mando comics and !!!! I need a second.... they look so pretty finally all together 🥹

A year and a half of collecting them, it's been so much fun. I'll miss it! 🤍

#collection #the mandalorian comic #the mandalorian #din djarin #my afternoon is sorted i'm going to sit and read them all now shsjs #i saved most of season 1 to do this exact thing with but tbh i did read some of season 2 #going into comic book shops every time i'd go to a city just to check which ones they had 🥺 asking friends to keep an eye out!!!#i love being a nerd #this is pure autistic joy too btw

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just-somedude · 9 months

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#hung out with one friend for the afternoon and now am about to hangout with another #turns out I do like going outside and socializing way more than I once thought #I've always known I'm a people person and enjoy being out in the world #but anxiety and depression kicked my happiness to the curb #now I'm happy and enjoying where I am and the people around me #anyways thats enough of the sappy shit go fuck yourself if you're still reading this I love you #also something something pussy something something breeding idk

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rosquinn · 2 months

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Hi Ross, i hope you’re having a pleasant day! You’re a delight to follow but i have a question: i barely read few pages of books in past two months meanwhile i feel like you’re reading a new book every week!!? How???

I don’t mind ít, actually I love to learn about classics through mutual osmosis but I’m fascinated and ??? seriously how you’re doing it

HI HYPO!!! UHHHH I usually get a physical copy and bring it with me to class and I read a lot during the break and free periods and I've been told that my reading speed is spectacular so!!! plus classics are my special interest that helps a lot I think

I had to speedrun the name of the rose for a history project but I would've done it anyways I think. Idk what to read next I should probably finish TBK or NLH OR read something like Pride and Prejudice for my Spanish class project. Do you have any recommendations I need to absorb every classic ever

I don't really know how I do it I just😭 eat up the whole book nommomnommmhm

#when I was 11 my attention span was better I read a 500pg novel in one afternoon woafg #You're the 3rd mutual that tells me this lmao #Both the guy who sits next to me in English and my therapist asked me how do I manage to be so passionate about books #this happened after I summarized NOTR to both of them btw I may have gotten a little excited #I'M RAMBLING A LOT FFFF #ask #I love getting asks from you hypo

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subjxctseventeen · 5 months

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microdosing the inescapable horrors of being alive by restarting alan wake 2 for the third time

#i have other games to play and books to read and things to do #but i can't get enough of these sad cops sad artists and omnipotent finnish people #maybe this time i'll finally pet all the deer heads i keep missing one #i just beat final draft this afternoon and had to sit there for a half hour like :))))))) to process it #alan wake 2 #remedy games #remedyverse

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jankwritten · 2 years

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jason and leo spend hours and hours in bunker 9 forging armor for Nico, because he always complains about the camp-given armor not fitting him properly. annabeth and percy encourage kids to go talk to nico because he has really good insights, he just needs people to approach him first. will and hazel invade camp's kitchens to try and cook something from scratch after nico makes an offhanded comment about missing homecooked food. frank and reyna find a bow and spend an afternoon teaching nico how to use it on a particularly bad day, when he feels like he can't control his powers. piper and drew teach him how to actually find clothes in his size, and tell him all about the goth and punk movements while they dress him up in things he would never admit he feels comfortable wearing.

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avirael · 20 days

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Night Lament in Hergla

- Leila Chatti

(Did I mean „sad“ when I said „back to my usual stuff“? Actually no! But I read this poem yesterday and I kept thinking about it and knew I had to do something related to it. You have to imagine the moon and the sound of the waves though...)

#ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ff14 screenshots #ffxiv screenshots #ffxiv gpose #gpose #a'viloh tia #poetry #i spent the entire afternoon reading poems and made myself sad sooo…#there was another one even sadder that hit me on a very personal level 🙈#nicer things tomorrow I promise! but something like this might happen again 😅

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suzayaaa · 7 days

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me when i write the yang fic: 🤩💗🥰😍🫶💕❤️

me when i have to read the yang fic: 😐🤕👎⚰️🛏️

who wants to read it for me…

#jk someone reading it for me would not help me #but why do i not remember my own writing #now i gotta read the whole 8k #all to write one scene #suza’s story: friday afternoons #suza’s ramble radio

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fridayyy-13th · 3 months

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hhhhhhgh. what an episode.

#friday chats #the magnus protocol #tmagp 07 #tmagp vague #tmagp spoilers #celia why did you recognize chester's voice......i've seen the theories that you're from tma's universe too.........#please Please PLEASE can norchester not be tma!jmart i'm literally begging #and the email sam got from ''john''............what did it SAY sam. what is going on.#maybe celia knew tmagp!jon before he got ushanka'd??? mayyyybeeee????#can we not give a solid ending to tma's ambiguous finale pleeeeaaaaase #but i am reminded that jonny and alex said tma listeners might apply too many of tma's rules to tmagp #and that we would wind up coming to some incorrect conclusions as a result #so i'm hoping that applies to this??? i'm hoping so hard you have no idea #that's not even talking about gwen and lena's interaction this episode #gonna let that one sit and stew a bit before calling anything on that. maybe wait a few eps to see how it's playing out #but uh yeah. that's my thoughts.#EDIT: i'm fucking stupid i thought the interaction was between ALICE and lena what the hell #i was literally reading the transcripts that are very clearly labeled but i'm properly listening now that it's the afternoon #and i just got blindsided by gwen's voice instead #so. whoopsie :P

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