under the moonlight, the serious moonlight

I dip my head to hide my smile. They always scream so much when they see the fangs.

“No,” I agree inching away from him again, “I’m not.”

Faux-vampire-mom-and-dad show up at graduation looking like if you crossed 50s nostalgia with the Addams family and cheering loudly for everyone, but especially for those who have no one else to cheer for them.

For them they cheer the loudest.

Protagonist now remembers key facts about important people. He no longer develops convenient amnesia between cutscenes.

Protagonist now has a cooldown on certain adverbs. Adverbs have been buffed by 30% to compensate.

Developer note: Adverbs are important to writing but they are sometimes overused. This change keeps adverbs relevant while encouraging the use of adjectives and verbs.

The horse now has a name.

Level 17

Level 35

You do not have to apologize for the books you choose to read.

At all.  To anyone.  You owe nobody any explanations; you need no excuse or “good reason” to be reading the book.

You do not have to be ashamed for wanting to read “bad” books.  You wanna read Twilight?  We got Twilight.  Need a banal, cookie-cutter-plot mystery or thriller?  Those are always fun.  Our regulars check them out by the towering stack.  Ask Betty for recommendations; she’s read them all.  50 Shades of Oh Fucking No?  We’ve got it, we even got it in large print.  Have fun.  Check out the rest of our porn too.  Oh, and the sex manuals are a MUST if you want to “experiment” yourself.  Don’t be afraid to ask; they’re here for a reason.

Want to read a book written by a huge asshole everyone hates and agree was a monster?  Yeah, we have those.  No, we don’t think you’re an asshole for wanting to know what was actually written in there, or judging things for yourself.

You are not too old for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Babysitter’s Club, or Captain Underpants.  You are not too young for Sherlock Holmes.  There’s nothing wrong with a boy reading The Princess Academy or Sweet Valley High.  There’s nothing wrong with a girl being into The Hardy Boys or Artemis Fowl instead.

Same goes for if you’re wanting to buy a book in a bookshop.

Do not be embarrassed about your taste in books, ever.

Sankta Alina

“The Darkling had told her he was destined to rule. He had claimed his throne, and a part of her too. He was welcome to it. For the living and the dead, she would make herself a reckoning.

All three of my Six of Crows couples portraits. I felt so much from this series, felt so much for these characters and the very different relationships that progressed throughout the books. Thank you, Leigh, for making something beautiful and fun and heartbreaking all in the space of a few hundred pages. One of the highlight reads of my life.

Thank you to everyone who has sent me kind messages - I unfortunately can’t respond to them all, but it’s been so much fun working these characters into visual life and having you all raving and gushing along the way. I really really love you guys

I’m sure I have followers who are interested in TV production and media culture, but don’t know about what’s happening right now with #WaywardSisters. So here’s a thread to explain why it’s unusual, interesting and you should be paying attention. (1/13)

For some background: this is all connected to Supernatural, one of the longest running US genre shows; with steadily good ratings, a very vocal and productive fanbase skewed  towards women… medium.com/chaotic-good-s… (2/13)

…and a really bad reputation for how it treats female characters. popmatters.com/193440-banishe… (3/13)

Things finally started changing; women stopped inevitably dying. Two fan favourites with a background in law enforcement and who could hold their own against monsters, began to interact with some younger characters with traumatic history, and an idea emerged from the fans. (4/13)

Playing with ‘Carry on Wayward Son’ that acts as Supernatural’s unofficial theme (closing out each season) wouldn’t Jody and Donna’s home for ‘wayward daughters’ make an excellent story to tell? #WaywardDaughters grew as a fan movement. (5/13)

The actors got heavily behind it and the writers started to incorporate elements in the show. The concept became a rallying cry: Be #WaywardAF, be who you are not someone else’s idea of you. (6/13)

The push behind it was so strong, and the idea so compelling, that this year a backdoor pilot for the concept was broadcast. Part of a major arc in the season, featuring two new characters to bring the ensemble up to a cast of six. (7/13)

The #WaywardSisters (as the network restyled it) pilot had an entirely female led cast, diverse in age, race and (it’s implied) sexuality. It received huge positive social media response and boosted the ratings in the week it aired. comicbook.com/tv-shows/2018/… (8/13)

The cast and crew seemed positive. All signs were good. Pickup announcements were delayed but nobody seemed worried. Until this week, when suddenly @theCW announced that no, it would not be getting a series. Is this really a sensible commercial decision? (9/13)

Instead, two old properties get uncelebrated reboots, and The Originals gets a second spin off from a last minute script. What’s going on here? Nobody seems to know. hypable.com/wayward-sister… (10/13)

In the same week where Brooklyn99 got a cancellation and reprieve within a day though, fans aren’t giving up. A petition to @theCW currently has nearly 40,000 signatures. change.org/p/the-cw-save-… (11/13)

For comparison, a similar petition to #SaveLucifer has been going an extra day, and is at 95,000. That’s a show in its fourth season, adapted from an already beloved property. #WaywardSisters was a pilot and has never been more except in the mind of fans. (12/13)