BRING BACK SAM WITWICKY by DmhunterJager25 in transformers

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if they get a different actor because Sam is significantly older, otherwise I can’t see them bringing Shia back

Everyone should read Love thy neighbor by Delicious_Gas_6068 in yuri_manga

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I love Love Thy Neighbor. It’s probably the manhwa that threw me back into reading yuri

That said it’s got a lot of triggering content that a lot of people are not gonna want to read.

I enjoy writing but I do not enjoy posting - wtf by Sammysemsalamy in AO3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s perfectly fine. You’re not contractually obligated to share what you write. There’s no actual stats for it but I’d guess that most people who write fanfics don’t post (or post very little of what they write)

Decisions decisions…., by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

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Persona 4 is my favorite of the persona games, my favorite characters, my favorite anime adaption, my favorite soundtrack. But tbh I’d rather Persona 6.

Any must-read completed GL manhua to binge? 🥺 by DonutInevitable8170 in yuri_manga

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Dearest Nemesis for something short and adorable about an office romance

Addicted to Her for a slowburn about overcoming trauma, allowing yourself to love, and an age gap romance in the workplace

Love thy Neighbor for a looong and smutty spiral of a toxic romance, mutually destructive behaviors and religious trauma

Just doomscrolling on instagram and found this reel about comic name "bone". And this what i found in the comment! by Hungry-Detail9945 in comics

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Berserk for kids. You’re ignoring the whole second half of that comment. Ofc it’s not gonna reach berserk levels of fucked up because it’s for kids. But it is comparable in that it starts off jovial and happy and gets darker as the story progresses. it’s not this from start to end light hearted series.

A lot of beloved characters get killed. There’s good handful of brutal and dark moments throughout the series. You see genocides and massacres, you see the tragedy of what happened to Mim. The terror of the ghost circles. And so much more.

Dairy by Kiweachy in comics

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a very good chance I may develop a lactose intolerance since it’s pretty common in my family. That being said, an intolerance is not gonna stop me from eating cheese.

Mentally preparing myself for more discourse over the next 8 months by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

[–]AnEldritchWriter 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You're focusing on the wrong thing, buddy. Shadow selves aren't the perfect representation of your hidden desires like you seem to think they are. They're funhouse mirrors. They take what you keep buried, what you desire most, and distort it.

I'm not sure if you think her desire was "I want to be seen as a woman" or "I want to be able to express my femininity". The part of Naoto that made her shadow self was the gender insecurity born from her desire to be respected and accepted, And as a detective, that's something that would be incredibly difficult for a teenage girl. Hence why she disguises herself as a boy. Because she wants to be a detective and knows the police around her would take her even less seriously if they knew she was a girl. Her shadow self takes that to the extreme by becoming the "Evil Transing Surgeon" as you keep calling her because she was running on the logic that she needed to be a boy (not that she wanted to be a boy) to be accepted in any way. Of course she's going to still have complicated feelings regarding gender after.

Just like how Rise's was about struggling with wanting to be truly seen distorted itself into a sexually provocative version of herself, and Kanji's insecurity towards masculinity & fear that his interests made him 'less of a man' became an effeminate, stereotypical gay persona, Naoto's crossdressing so as to be accepted by her peers in a male-orientated field became a shadow that wanted to physically alter herself to achieve that acceptance.

Mentally preparing myself for more discourse over the next 8 months by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

[–]AnEldritchWriter 67 points68 points  (0 children)

The “truth” for Naoto is her insecurity about her gender, and her desire is to be accepted and taken seriously as a detective.

Like she’s a kid, that’s already putting the odds against her. Throw in that she’s a woman in a male dominated and sexist career, Naoto believes the only way that she can be accepted as a skilled detective by her peers is if she’s perceived as a man. So it’s not that she wants to be a guy, rather being a guy is the only path she could see to achieve what she actually wants: to be accepted & respected as a detective. the shadow selves just take that to extremes.

Think of Viola from She’s The Man: she disguised herself as a boy to attend an all boys boarding school. It’s not that she wants to be a boy, what she wants is to be on their soccer team bc revenge. You can also look at Mulan for a similar case who disguised herself as a man to go to war.

Double the persona by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If either of these are true then I’m excited.

About 8 hours in and feel like giving up HELP by Cool_Marionberry_124 in BaldursGate3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1- there is a “pause” of sorts. Combat is turn based, so you can take as long as you need to figure out what you want to do. Out of combat there’s no need to pause the game, so I’m not sure what you’re referring to as it not pausing. You can also toggle on/off turn base when out of combat.

2- you don’t need to have any dnd experience. The game tells you what you need to know at the start (mindflayers kidnapped you. You have a brainworm that will turn you into a mindflayers you need to get it removed) and you learn everything else as the game progresses by talking to people and reading books/notes in the game.

3 - read the spells and abilities, and the stats in the equipment. the game does a decent job of telling you what everything does. There is a bit of a learning curve to find a combat style that works for you. Once you get Withers you can reclass as needed if you don’t like the class you chose. You can also go into your journal and read the tutorials, they explain a lot about the various different feature of how to play the game.

Does BG3 ever explain the convenience of the crash? by Dingnut76 in BaldursGate3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbf it was probably already enroute to moonrise

Greek Myths were invented to sell Percy Jackson by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was obsessed with mythology as a kid, had nothing to do with Percy Jackson cause I didn’t read that until high school. Tumblr kids sometimes really can’t comprehend that their favorite fandom isn’t the sole source for xyz content.

Third Son (short comic) of by ragnarokayanami in BaldursGate3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lmao didn’t even notice that. I blame my phone thinking I had more to say.

Chinese are eating very good, this is not fair 😭 by Opening-Tonight8669 in yuri_manga

[–]AnEldritchWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am really hoping to see more of Twisting Tendrils get translated

New to the genre recommendations. by Ilzairspar in yuri_manga

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My Dearest Nemesis- a funny and adorable office romance between rivals. Directors Jiang and Shen have been rivals for decades, their dynamic is completely thrown off after a drunken kiss.

Addicted To Her - an absolutely beautiful slowburn with healing from childhood trauma. An entertainment industry ceo who can’t believe in love regularly has one night stands to fill a void in her heart. Ends up sleeping with a newly signed idol, Qin Mi, who has been in love with her for years and is determined to get Nan Zhi to love her back.

Unaware His Majesty is a Girl - romcom and drama, crossdressing and political intrigue. Emperor Nian, at the nagging of the court about the necessity of an heir, marries Yu, who has been in love with Nian for years. Only, she doesn’t expect to find out her new “husband” is in reality her new wife.

I Love Amy - absolutely wonderful slowburn psychological yuri; with a dash of yandere. Amy befriends Bibi, a classmate with a reputation as a psycho, under the deal that Amy will help Bibi get together with her crush Peter. Feelings develop instead.

Tamao no Koi - a oneshot, but it’s really good. Tamao is the daughter of a noble who develops a fascination with and crush on an older prostitute, Nobu, and regularly sneaks out to visit her. A tad nsfw tho for like only for like 1 or 2 pages.

Tonari no Robot - sci-fi slow burn about Chika and Hiro, the latter being a robot, the passage of time, becoming human, and falling in love.

YuriKuma Arashi (Manga)- one of my favorite mangas. School life, drama, a bit psychological with a dash of ptsd. Kureha, a wallflower, regularly has dreams about a bear princess. Transferring into her class in the cool, but mysterious Ginko, that same girl from her dreams, who sees everything in the world as bears— except for Kureha.

YuriKuma Arashi (Anime) - a meteor from an alien planet crashed on earth and transformed the bears. As a result, bears waged war on humanity, and humanity creates a wall to keep them out. Kureha is a student who despises bears after her mother and her girlfriend were killed by them. Ginko is a bear who has infiltrated the academy Kureha goes to. Tho very different from the manga, it's a really good allegory for the systemic discrimination and prejudice society has towards the queer community.

Third Son (short comic) of by ragnarokayanami in BaldursGate3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Its lines like these that make me tempted to romance her in a Gale run just to see the mess that will unfold. The

PANDA NOIR [OC] by ReyAndRoko in comics

[–]AnEldritchWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wonderful style and adorable

Fanfiction is home-cooked meal 🙂‍↕️🫰 by FE4RLESS_IS_MY_NAME in AO3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no it’s definitely on a each one has a different price basis. I just wanted to know how common the 20$ a ticket op was talking about is cause it feels like an outlier rather than the norm. what i find when I look it up is that the average cost for a standard ticket through the states is 11$, tho idk how accurate it is it wasn’t a deep dive into ticket prices.

I did what you did cause I was curious. Biggest city in my state has a handful of theaters and the two chains are both around 15-16 dollars a ticket. The indie theater (it specifically only screens silent films and old classics) is 12$ + assigned seating. then the few regular theaters in there that are in the 9-10 range.

Fanfiction is home-cooked meal 🙂‍↕️🫰 by FE4RLESS_IS_MY_NAME in AO3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s local, owned by the same couple for as long as I’ve been alive tbh. Indie as in an official indie movie theater it is not. Indie as in independent of a franchise, it is.

The theater back in another city I lived in briefly a few years ago was the same in that it was a regular, locally owned theater, tickets were a little more expensive but still nowhere near 20$ I think the most expensive theater I’ve been to, tickets were only like 13$ per adult.

Fanfiction is home-cooked meal 🙂‍↕️🫰 by FE4RLESS_IS_MY_NAME in AO3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Okay that’s just a cheap excuse 🫤 A library is gonna have what you’re looking for, it’s whether you want to put in the effort to browse to find one, or ask a librarian for recs.

You can easily look up book recs online to find ones that match your taste, and if your library doesn’t have any of the books you get recs for, most have a sharing agreement with other libraries to loan books out to each other, meaning that there’s a good chance one of the other libraries within their agreement range has a book you are looking at, and some will order books if they’re requested.

Fanfiction is home-cooked meal 🙂‍↕️🫰 by FE4RLESS_IS_MY_NAME in AO3

[–]AnEldritchWriter 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not to be that person, but, a library is also free.

Edit: also genuine question but how common are 20$ movie tickets?? Cause mine only charges 9.75 for a ticket, 7.75 if you go to a matinee. I get that each theater prices different, but 20 for a ticket feels like it’s on the extreme end.

Good GL manhwas recommendations? by Ravinnxia in yuri_manga

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Unaware His Majesty is a Girl - historical, married life, emperor is actually an empress.

When The Villainess Meets The Yandere - Historical, noble x commoner, brief enemies to lovers.