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What could have been

The Fablehaven series should be made into a movie series

Including Dragonwatch, that is. People are still looking for the next Harry Potter. Fablehaven has the potential. It still deals with magic and mythical creatures and, not to mention, family friendly (for the most part). The characters are interesting, relatable, and definitely not 2D. The books teach lessons while still having plenty of jokes to entertain. Of course, having the movie series turn out to be like The Percy Jackson series would just be insulting. This series deserves a chance.

Noir Princesses by Ástor Alexander

the steamiest smut for the fluffiest, most romantic fic ever. reblog if you agree 

Hello. Yes, I’d like to turn your attention toward @rdjlock’s amazing art from their twitter account.

Venom (2018) + Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema: The Romcom

“For all its familiar tropes, the romcom proves infinitely malleable.“

unpopular opinion: the eragon books are unique and creative

like sure, they’re a bit derivative of Tolkien and the first book reads like it was written by a 16 year old, but they also have some absolutely fantastic and unique concepts and scenes that have stuck with me to this day, despite me having read them when I was 14 (okay yeah I’m affected by nostalgia but who cares?!?!) Like hear me out: Angela and her grumpy talking cat??? The little girl who Eragon accidentally curses to feel the pain of others?? Nasuada in the trial of the knives?? Safira crashing through the giant stained glass window?? Murtagh’s lengthy redemption arc??? THE FACT THAT THE ORCS ARE A WELL-DEVELOPED SPECIES and Eragon allies with them eventually?? The Heart of Hearts?? That scene where Eragon forges his sword?? Eragon’s cousin becoming a war general?? The entirety of the dragonriders??? Have I mentioned Nasuada and Murtagh who are still some of my favorite characters from literature??? So. Fucking. Great. And Unique. The Inheritance Cycle doesn’t deserve the hate it gets and I will absolutely fight you over this.

To all the fanfiction writers out there!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK!!!

I can complain, whine, bitch and moan but in the end you are-

MAGNIFICENT! YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!

Turkish Delight?

Turkish Delight  Is there a thing you like, that you only know through a book or movie?

One of my absolute favorite book series is called The Codex Alera, by Jim Butcher. I feel like NO ONE knows about this series, because The Dresden Files (also amazing) overshadows it so much.

BUT YALL IT’S INCREDIBLE?! Think Avatar the Last Airbender but the bending force comes from elemental creatures, rather than the caster themselves? Also it’s based on a mash of the lost roman legion and pokemon so there’s that. But that description doesn’t do it justice because it’s one of the most epic, heart-wrenching, passionate, AMAZING stories I have ever read and one of these days I really need to do art for it.

Check it out for reals. Also HBO needs to pick it up and make a series holy smack

that feeling when you’ve been reading all those gentle soft happy fanfics where everyone is gay and in love and it’s not a big deal and their friends all support them.

and your favourite superhero couples and detectives and kings and warlocks are just domestic and happy.

and then you emerge into the real world and it’s just not like that.

you walk into your job in the morning and know that if anyone knew, you’d be out the door. kids use the word ‘gay’ as a slur and it might be silly but it makes something hurt inside your chest. you look at your mother and think of the words she’d use to cut you with if you told her. the disgust on her face. you have your family around you and you know it could all be shattered in a minute and it would be you who’d done it.

everyone assumes your straightness. people look at you strangely when you use ‘they/them’ pronouns when asking what their fiancé’s name is, bcs you don’t want to make the same mistake that others make with you. you file forms with spaces for the mother’s name and father’s name and wonder how you’d fill them out if you had a partner and a child. you work with children and wonder what they have to hide about themselves.

and then, sometimes, you go home and read some more fanfic. maybe you write some, or draw fanart if that’s your thing. that’s the best thing, that we’re dreaming about a better world. maybe we’re not famous or published or earning money for what we do. but writing and reading fanworks like this helps a heck of a lot of people, including me, feel happy and comforted and like it’s possible that they might belong one day. that it gets better.

thank you, everyone who creates fanworks where being gay is simply treated as normal. your work is healing and wholesome and full of heart and goodness. and much as i may love the canon, it’s not the canon - it’s the fanworks that are a safe haven to retreat to and recover and heal.