“Gaslighting me doesn’t work because I already don’t trust my memory and I don’t care what actually happened.”

—Sherwood Post, probably

I wonder if this is picking up on the Wild Sign epilogue?

Montana?? Does that mean Bran and Leah? Watch me living off this dream for the next 8 months only for Leah to be offhandedly mentioned in one (1) sentence and that’s it 😂

Well anyway I’m hype haha.

It’s an absolute crime that Patricia Briggs put a fainting couch in her heroine’s boyfriend’s house (which routinely plays host to pitched battles in which people are injured enough to need a hospital), replaced it with a new antique fainting couch after someone threw it through a wall, and still hasn’t had the decency to have anyone faint on it after fourteen fucking books.

The werewolves in the Mercyverse are like <3 lycanthropy is a metaphor for having periods but we're misogynists <333 we call revealing our existence to the world our Coming Out but we're homophobes <333

The mercy verse books are fine but can you imagine if Kyle was the main character. The drama. The intrigue. "Hi I'm a Hadassah divorce attorney and it turns out my best friend is a shape-shifter and my boyfriend is a werewolf and shit just happens every week. For this villain of the month I'll be laid back with my popcorn watching the greatest sitcom of all time AKA whatever tf is going on with Christy"

ME: I want to go curl up and read a good book until bed. I've got three new ones from the bookstore the other day waiting for me. ALSO ME: I'm going to go re-read a twelve-thirteen book series, and get no sleep while I am at it.

Izel is canonically Aztec.

Mercy Thompson is canonically Siksiká.

Re-reading Soul Taken and you know what's always the creepiest part about Mercy Thompson novels? When she's mind controlled by magic (again). Because she doesn't know she's mind controlled and it's all from her POV and it's so creepy because we the readers realise she's mind controlled but she doesn't. Creepy as hell.

Anna and Mercy's doormat tendencies.

I dislike how Anna and Mercy are nearly always soooo understanding and forgiving when their husbands treat them like shit. There's that strain of martyrdom/doormatness that i just find pathetic.

How many times has Charles brought Anna around his exes without telling her? Maggie actually meant something to Charles. He loved her once upon a time and Anna is such a martyr of course she never lashes out, gets angry or jealous. She acted more possessive when that schoolteacher flirted with Charles than she did Maggie. How lame.

And let's not forget Mercy, acting like a doormat in Night Broken. Adam would do all these small stupid shitty things, and she never lashes out at him. No its all Martyr Mercy. These days all she does is pacify Adam with sex, sex, sex.

This is why Leah is my girl. Idc if she causes problems between Bran and his sons. I love that when Bran hurts her, she lashes back, hurting him by causing strife between him and his sons. Or not attending the funeral.

“It’s interesting growing up and learning that most adults are not smart. I had my suspicions as a kid, but I didn’t think the situation was this dire.”

—Jesse Hauptman, probably

Soul Taken in a Nutshell:

One polycule's breakup causes worldwide consequences for CENTURIES.

I was mulling over everyone’s least favourite Mercyverse villain (Christy, who makes no fucking sense on any level) trying to figure out how to redeem that plot line and it occurred to me that what we really need here is a story from the perspective of Kyle, divorce lawyer at large, observing a character who is clearly meant to be a weapons-grade NPD type.

(Actually, come to think of it, I’d read whole books of Kyle, actually functional adult gay dude who has Done The Work of addressing his family trauma, observing werewolf marriages with a bucket of popcorn. He could do a podcast with guest speakers. Peggy or Honey could co-host.)

54 Urban Fantasy Story Ideas to Trigger Your Creativity

(Thank you Patrons for voting for this post!) I got really stoned and spent hours just kinda reflecting on my place in the universe. Listened to some podcasts. Browsed r/nyc. And eventually came up with these 54 urban fantasy writing prompts. 👇🏾

I asked beloved Patrons which post they’d like to see next, and it looks like the beloveds would like some urban fantasy prompts this time around! Whether you write tons of urban fantasy and are just looking for some new ideas, or you’re brand new and looking to get inspired, I’m bringing you 54 urban fantasy story prompts for your beautiful brain meat. I’ve done this before with other genres. A…

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Random, but if you have any, what are your favorite m/f ships?

I have some, though they are sort of scattered about lol. I love Mercy and Adam from the Mercy Thompson series. And Charles and Anna from the spinoff Alpha and Omega (not that kind) series. I also love Yona and Hak from Yona of the Dawn, they're adorable 😍. I like Elias and Chise from Ancient Magus Bride, though I don't think of their relationship as a typical romantic bond (because it's not, they're so weird).

And recently I've started shipping Penelope and Callisto from the web comic Villains Are Destined to Die. The story isn't finished yet, but it's pretty clear that these two are the endgame couple, and I'm thrilled for them.

JUNE 2024 Y'ALL