um... hello. the account I was using was suddenly terminated without warning or reason. I forgot about this account, I think I made it when I was dipping my toes into some paganism stuff. anyway. I was oyasumiaow... I have no idea if I'm going to get my main blog back so ;__; sorry for the tags I'm just trying to grab mutuals again.... @randomseacucumber @wishthefish @mispronouncing-michaelangelo @red-garden @crithir

good news!

I am enjoying sorting things on here, however -- it makes my Virgo brain happy. So I might reblogs stuff from over there to here to categorize. And also leave it as a backup in case this kind of thing happens again. 💜

New fic posted for the @xiyaogotcha4gaza for @oyasumiaow

Summary: To be an omega in a pack is to have the care of the pack's alphas. Jin Guangyao and Wei Wuxian find out that the Lan brothers take this duty to heart.

Read it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64343776

Drive Me, Crazy

What's this? A new OPCU fic while I'm pining for summertime? In my freezing cold spring weather? It's more likely than you think.

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There’s nothing particularly special about the day Meng Yao decides it’s time.

‘Decides’ is perhaps a strong word, considering he makes it whilst slipping carefully along the edge of sleeping and waking, but that part’s only to be expected after Xichen kissed him and Mingjue awake at 3:30 in the morning and chivvied them out of bed with promises of coffee and pastries at a slightly more reasonable hour. Such rewards will probably be nothing to write home about considering they’ll most likely come from the first gas station they stop at for a quick top-up and a chance to stretch their legs and wake up properly without the engine rumbling them back to sleep, but it’s the thought that counts.

They troop out to the truck in a deep darkness that only exists during the hours between the moon disappearing behind the mountains and the sun rising over them, and Meng Yao’s just glad they thought to pack their bags last night as it means he’s free to crawl up onto the seat and immediately curl up against Mingjue beside him before the man has even shut the door behind himself, and Meng Yao is already half-asleep again by the time the driver’s side door creaks open on its rusty hinges. 

“Go back to sleep, A-Yao.” Xichen kisses the side of his head with so much affection Meng Yao finds himself needing to blame the burning in his eyes on the hour. He turns his face more firmly into the sleep-warm bulk of Mingjue’s chest and relaxes as strong arms curl around him to pull him close. He and Mingjue spend a few moments figuring out how to get comfortable enough to sleep with Meng Yao slung easily over his lap and Mingjue’s hands tucked under the crook of one of his knees and curled protectively around his hip, and then he’s dozing again.

the what

It’s not uncommon for writers to rely on filler words while writing—and especially while first drafting. From filter phrases to adverbs all over the place, drafts that aren’t scrutinized to condense the writing are often full of words that unnecessarily clog up the writing.

Good news is while this is totally not something you should worry about while first drafting (seriously), when the time comes to take care of this issue, it’s relatively easy to do. Time-consuming and painstaking, yes, but thankfully not too difficult to do.

To make it even easier, however, I’ve decided to add to my how to make cuts without losing anything useful post with more easy-to-remove words to look out for.

So those are some words I look out for when condensing my writing—what phrases or words would you add to the list?

having an ancient vampire develop a psychosexual obsession for me after repressing any feelings of love for centuries would fix me i think

hey anon i wish you the best in your journey to no longer being the person that you apparently are. can you send me one more anon so i can block you too? if you need inspiration feel free to just answer the question "did you just admit you've been spam reporting me in bad faith for years?"

for onlookers, i feel the need to emphasize that if this started "years ago" that's.... when i joined tumblr. like. do not get it twisted. this didn't happen because i'm a "big blog" or whatever, because this apparently predates that. this is, in fact, just how some people get about trans women they don't like. can you understand that?

"years ago" i joined tumblr in 2023, have you hated me since i had like 90 followers? what is wrong with you? are you ok? does damien hirst know you stole his concept for a one-sided beef?

(these tags from @tgirlmechanicock spoke to me, so i wanted to add them to the post)

you well and truly cannot make this shit up

When we were kids, my sister thought I was watching a show for adults because of how hard the intro drops.

I don’t like being referred to as a boy

Woah mama I'll give anyone who misgenders you the Elvis Special (a bullet)

This account likely makes the list of “the last accounts I’d ever expect to be anywhere near my blog” but I appreciate it

Woah mama I'm one of your mutuals

WHAT

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Woah mama what have I done

sometimes blorbo posting is analysis sometimes its. HRGEGHR . CharTcter CHARECYR do you see. FO YOU UNSRSYANF GHDJJ

obsessed with whichever ancient roman was out there walking around with a ring with a fish and shrimp on it

It wasn’t just one person, it was a trend. Here are a bunch of other Roman shrimp rings

I AM SCREECHING AMAZON PRIME/PARAMOUNT+ KEEPS FLASHING THIS SPLIT SECOND CLIP OF A PEPPERONI PIZZA FROM LITTLE CAESAR'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS SCENE 😆😭🤣💀

Me when the hot n ready ain’t sitting right

There are two types of writers:

1. 'It's fiction, it doesn't need to make sense!'

2. 'I didn't account for the rotation of the planet and how that affects the constalations while my characters stargazed at different times of year, I have failed as a writer, and this entire thing is trash'

This is just the same writer during different phases of the moon, or possibly different levels of caffeination.

i'd make a joke about "let the HUSBAND giggle under the covers and tell HIS WIFE to put that camera away before dying before HIS WIFE'S story starts" but lets be real he'd still get more fanart

sir do you understand that you are being criticized right now

The best thing about tumblr is you can just make a criticism of a very specific person completely unprompted and then that person will appear as if summoned in your notes to prove your point for you.

"anne rice must be turning in her grave to see her vampires gay in this show" anne rice discussed loustat blowjobs on twitter with her son. there are literally SO MANY THINGS you could talk shit about anne rice for and you clowns keep choosing one that isn't fucking true.

i got these knockoff boots online and instead of the brand name on the tag they have the name of an apparently nonexistent martin scorsese movie??? what the fuck