chateauofmymind:

chateauofmymind:

im really into romantic friendships, but specifically ones where the lines are already so blurred & yet the concept of romance hangs like a guillotine over both heads

ppl tagging this with ‘no this sucks its toxic as hell’ well yeah duh we’re not on the well-adjusted healthy relationship website. grow up

19 Oct 23 @ 8:06 am  —  via + org  —  reblog

consultingskeletondetective:

So Skulduggery always holds the door open for Val, right? Because he’s a gentleman. Imagine one time he holds the door open for her and says “ladies first” and she just smirks as she passes and says “chivalry really is dead.”

18 Oct 23 @ 6:19 pm  —  via + org  —  reblog

mugofsoup:

tinnitus is so stupid. what u mean eeeEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeEeeee!!!!!!!!! like girl shut up.

18 Oct 23 @ 6:08 pm  —  via + org  —  reblog
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thesnicketfile:

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Part memoir, part inspiration for aspiring writers, And Then? And Then? What Else? traces Daniel Handler’s sometimes challenging and often amusing path toward one of the most spectacularly successful writing careers of the twenty-first century. Declaring his love of strange literature, Baudelaire’s The Flowers of Evil in particular, Handler reflects on the life experiences–some of them deeply personal and revealed for the first time–and the cultural influences that shaped his writing, both under his own name and as Lemony Snicket, the lonely, beleaguered, somehow both cynical and romantic narrator of the beloved thirteen-volume saga of three unlucky orphans that became one of the best-selling series of all time. Inspiring, revelatory, and entertaining, And Then? And Then? What Else? is destined to become a classic of its genre, every bit as influential as Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings or Stephen King’s On Writing have been on previous generations.

Out May 21, 2023. Pre-order it here.

14 Oct 23 @ 7:02 am  —  via + org  —  reblog

bad magic review!


29 Sep 23 @ 10:27 am  —  reblog

I think everyone forgot bad Magic came out today, but I didn’t!


it’s bad.


like I would rather read hell breaks lose any day, it was that bad. it’s about hate crimes, for…. Some reason…………… and is also just unspeakably boring. it’s hard to tell who’s talking bc it feels like Derek is parodying his own style of dialogue by making it even more “punchy” and “witty” than usual

the art is also like worse than I expected. for a dollar draw a woman????? like huh (also shout out to graves who noticed this is a very pathetic killing joke homage)


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28 Sep 23 @ 3:04 pm  —  reblog

oh I might get yelled at for that tag/reblog. O well lol

22 Sep 23 @ 8:27 am  —  reblog

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If you want a better look at each image without the layout (that I spent like two hours on but I understand bc I like being able to zoom in to QUALITY tumblr wtf) Here you go :]

22 Sep 23 @ 8:23 am  —  via + org  —  reblog

chillyweirdoinacoffin:

thechekhov:

A black and white toned, manga-style comic of one of the scenes from The Locked Tomb series, specifically the Gideon the Ninth book.  The first panel is open, with two speech bubbles.  "I challenge the sixth for their keys. I name the time and the time is now," someone says, raising the blade of a weapon. In the below panel, Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect look up, glowering, at the figure, bracketed by his legs since he is looking down on them from the table.ALT
The middle panel shows Naberius Tern, who is standing at full height, pointing his rapier down at the two he challenged. From the sides of his panel are four smaller ones - the Fourth, Second, Ninth and Eight house look on in various flavors of shock. While the Fourth and Second don't bother to hide their indignation, the Ninth and Eighth are quietly observing.  The next panel shows Coronabeth, looking a bit stupefied. “No, you don’t,” she begins to say. “Yes, he does,” replies Ianthe, who is mirrored in the opposite panel. “You need a facility key, don’t you? Here’s our chance. I suspect we won’t be given a better.” Judith Deuteros begins to turn to Ianthe, looking grimly alarmed. "You have no cause."ALT
The top panel focuses on Ianthe, still lounging on the chair. “Neither did you, if we’re all being honest with ourselves," she says to Judith. "Sextus was perfectly right.” The next two panels show Judith and Ianthe, their profiles facing each other as they argue.  “If you want to cast me as the villain, do it,” says the captain of the Second. “I’m trying to save our lives. You’re giving in to chaos. There are rules, Third.” “On the contrary,” Ianthe replies, “you’ve amply demonstrated that there are no rules whatsoever. There’s only the challenge … and how it’s answered.” A small panel shows Gideon glancing over to the twins. Ianthe looks away and glances up at Coronabeth, who has been standing beside her chair, not looking at anyone else. She reaches out a hand to her sister and says, more softly: “This is for you, dear, don’t be picky. This may be the only chance we have. Don’t feel bad, sweetheart—what can you do?” Corona continues to stare ahead, a bit blankly. A shadow falls over her face. “I can do nothing,” she replies. Ianthe pulls her in, and they nearly tough foreheads, their hands tangled tightly.  “Then let’s do this together. I need you," says Ianthe. “I need you,” echoes her twin.ALT
Another small panel shows Gideon looking back to the Sixths House. Camilla tightens a bandage on her arm, which is already bloodied. "Right," she says. "Second round." Behind her, Palamedes looks panicked and angry all at once.  Gideon grits her teeth, suppressing a growl. A series of quick panels shows her gripping her sword and sliding her off hand into the knuckle knives. She looks as though she's about to surge forward when Harrow's speech bubble cuts through the panel: "The Ninth House will represent the Sixth House," she announces. Beside her, Gideon looks a bit startled. Naberius also starts, looking completely confused by the turn of events. Ianthe looks on, not surprised but annoyed. "The plot congeals," she says. "Since when has the Ninth been bosom with the sixth?" she asks.  Harrow replies: "We aren't." Gideon's mouth begins to stretch into a grin.  "Then--" continues Ianthe, but she is cut off.  ""ALT
The page is dominated by a single vertical panel, showing both Harrowhark and Gideon, with Gideon standing firmly behind her necromancer, her rapier casually balanced on her shoulder. Her grin is wide, and her eyes shine through, even from behind her shades. In front, Harrow is pulling off her hood, her eyes narrowed. "Death first to the vultures and scavengers," she says. The background has grown dark, and both of the Ninth are lit from underneath, throwing them into rather appropriate spooky shadows.ALT

Harrow’s necromantic power includes the ability to create underlighting whenever it’s necessary.

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A very quick and messy sketch of Gideon and Harrow. Gideon is lifting Harrow up with both arms and hugging her, a big smile on her face. "Thanks for backing me up, my midnight hagette!" she says. Harrow looks like a stick insect heading to a funeral. Her legs are awkwardly kicked up a bit, but she is otherwise stock-straight, and her eyes are wide and staring into the middle distance, though she is also visibly blushing.ALT

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17 Sep 23 @ 9:43 pm  —  via + org  —  reblog
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and if you come to me, when I’ve promised to commit, if you told me that you loved me, and asked me for a kiss… well, I’d at least have to think about it

17 Sep 23 @ 8:57 am  —  reblog
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