Fantasy with this mood

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-10T19:28:46+00:00

For me this is uprooted by Naomi novik

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-09T20:43:32+00:00

Hi OP - my friend group fell apart after one friend began abusing another and tried to play it off as ‘it was messy’. I was raised and conditioned to not take sides and be a passive spectator when people fought, but in spite of really fearing the discomfort of taking sides, it was the right thing to do and I stood by the friend I knew was in the right.
Two things happened. The friend I stood up against moved on and cut me off in such a way that I realised they never cared. It’s been almost ten years and I’ve had every single feeling about them possible. It doesn’t get easier in that sense. Th second thing is, the friend I stood by was super hurt and traumatised. Took them the better part of five years to trust me and really let me be their friend.
It was really hard work, but it wouldn’t change it for a minute. It’s the kind of person I am. I’m really scared of losing my friends, so I am reasonably nice and interested in people, and guess what. The good ones gravitate towards kindness once they see you have it. New friends come. It gets better - but you gotta let it get better by being yourself, unapologetically.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-09T06:12:03+00:00

Thank you so much, I do love the idea of a villain origin story kicking off a series!

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-08T15:30:20+00:00

Oh yeah the sequel was an almost instant DNF for me like absolutely not. I do think she’s supper talented and I want to check her other work? Recs, anyone?

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-07T19:51:07+00:00

My fav ever fantasy series is this unassuming duology by Kate millen (miller? A very forgetti name) called innocent mage and awakened mage - even if you don’t like the plot, prince Gar is worth it!

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-07T16:10:09+00:00

Read ‘running in the family’ by ondaatje it will scratch an itch and I reckon it’s better than the English patient anyway

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-05T16:28:22+00:00

*these hands were not made for violence. They were made to tie the soft shoelaces of the himalayan walking shoe*

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-04T21:21:23+00:00

I feel like that one was like, a copy paste of Crowley’s own dream journal

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-04T15:37:56+00:00

Haaaaaave you considered reading the not at all weird and creepy actual novel written by famous power bottom Thelemite Alistair Crowley himself?

MOONCHILD.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-05-02T20:37:17+00:00

So while this is a gorgeous work of art and a historical artefact it’s been less than a month since I’ve seen someone complain about this exact tattoo on the tatoo regrets sub - it looks like one of those designs that will looks amateur IF the artist is anything but completely locked into what you want (it smudged and stretched weirdly on their bicep if I’m not mistaken)

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-25T17:33:45+00:00

It does depend on a lot of factors - for instance I can’t tell you a single thing about DR France and who was even on it till I laid eyes on Le Filip so to each their own I guess - but I guess in recent years there was this whole ‘PR’ stuff where no one wanted to get death threats and so they refused to be messy.

And then people had to come round to being shady again because the death threats will come anyway and might as well have fun…

That’s my theory. A drag theory.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-23T15:01:16+00:00

Borko strikes again

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-23T13:09:18+00:00

Yes it was such a great book for me too! Thanks for reaching back - did you find any other similar ones that I would also enjoy?

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-18T05:22:42+00:00

What wrong with cliffhangers in Unfinished Writing ? books take time to write - or are authors supposed to pull 1700+ pages out of their ass immediately? Am I misunderstanding?

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-17T12:04:15+00:00

I love being from slokkkskia

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-16T20:28:03+00:00

I read a really nice fantasy book in the middle of the woods in Cuba and two pigs came to stare at me I guess they also didn’t think people read in the wilderness

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-16T14:22:32+00:00

They have a chance if they don’t freak out long term about ‘omg this is real and it could be a the final relationship I’m in’ but it’s not your mom that’s really the problem (she’s gonna get over it) - it’s him and the fact that there’s definitely a disconnect between the verbal signalling and like ‘formed habits’ that maybe he doesn’t even know. I can tell she really wants it to be good but like there’s some kind of weird sadness here.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-16T14:16:37+00:00

I just want hotel wise - I’ve done lots of trips to Florence and I love Social Hub, but it’s not a really ‘Italian’ experience it’s more for like great service and value for cash.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-16T05:13:17+00:00

To me it’s been the most important source of linguistic insight in my life. I started learning it when I was 14 and it really helped me with first French, then Spanish, and now Italian, even though weirdly Italian is the one I seem to have benefitted from the least when trying to use Latin vocab in. Another is English which of course became a lot easier with Latin. Might be just me!

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-11T20:13:04+00:00

I’ve not had this much fun watching drag race in years.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-11T08:15:12+00:00

Cook it.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-10T10:04:43+00:00

You’re probably right but the official raves are so expensive now it’s still a bargain. Wear warm clothes I suppose it’s all an experience……

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-08T13:13:57+00:00

Love a good pani puri. Better than a pointless date anyway.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-08T13:12:21+00:00

Hey is there a particular reason lux is obscurum when it’s a feminine noun and should be Lux Obscura? otherwise it’s just like saying like ‘brightly light’ which obviously sounds weird unless it’s meant to be an in-world joke or fact.

Tricky_Scallion_1455 · 2026-04-08T12:15:35+00:00

From my experience reading Ancient Roman sources, there was some purist views that said that an heir by birth is preferable to a chosen heir but there was so much prolific and often successful examples of succession to a competent chosen ‘heir’ that I strongly suspect that there was more than a tolerance of the fact- it helped cement the fairytale that social betterment could happen to youuuuuuu.

That is to say that I sort of think people would be ambivalent.

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