if I'm in the middle of a video and close the app or just leave it paused for awhile it starts back at the beginning sometimes, not every time, but it's inconvenient when you're watching an 8 hour jerma stream and aren't sure exactly where you were. even though I have "restore last playback position" turned on.

some other options in settings don't seem to work correctly, for example "minimize to popup player on app switch" doesn't work half the time, and sometimes doing this starts the video over.

what I'm LOVING about newpipe that trivializes those issues:

NO ADS!!! (this is the biggest one. i never have to see a disturbing or scary or even just tedious ad on youtube ever again)

there's an option to adjust the brightness of the video in the player by just dragging your finger up the right side. rocks

it doesn't show bullshit videos that don't have anything to do with your search, and the similar videos under the video are actually similar ones. god. I've seriously had it up to here with youtube "recommending" me videos with disturbing thumbnails that I can't even say "not interested" on, Never Again, FUCK YOU

you can play audio in the background and turn off your screen. you can download videos.

you obviously can't interact with the comment section besides reading them, but you can make playlists and subscribe to channels, and I'm seeing there's some customization available there i haven't tried yet. only download the app from their website. godspeed

THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER I HAVE BEEN PUT ON

AND LARAS SISTERS WERE BADDIES 100%

Here we go babey!!

The essential Hello World series by kriegersan.  What is there to say? Amazing character convos, detailed and in-world plot for the space between MGS1 and MGS2, the PORN is ridiculously good.  You must read them. 

Bound in Volumes by thelonebamf (@141-point-12) - so sweet and lovely, the second MGS fic I ever read. A soft AU with a serious treatment of mental illness and a lovely tone. 

Dogs Are the Best Wingmen by @koobiie - fuck me up with how cute this is, ugh. Also Koob has AMAZING fanart to go with it. I sometimes feel like fanart in fics can be intrusive and immersion-breaking, but Koob’s stuff is absolutely perfect and only pulls you in deeper. 

True North by @emungere - This is amazing because I knew of Emungere through their INCREDIBLE Hannibal fics, but this predates that fandom by 12 years. I know what it’s like to read through my old fics (not fun) but I absolutely love how this fic showcases the talents that Emungere has developed - like their signature way of having characters say so much with so little. The outline of Snake and Otacon’s relationship is so deliciously hazy through this fic. 

Rest by mightyscrub - KILL MEEEE. This is beautiful and bittersweet. If you want to softly angst about these idiots being in love with regard to Dave’s expiration date, join me at the link above. 

Call on Line Two by thelonebamf - a classic shenanigan with a sweet and sexy twist! 

No One Has to Know by thelonebamf - It’s easy to forget sometimes that Snake is daddy material quite a bit older than Otacon, but I love how this AU reminds you of that in the best way. 

Secret Handshake by mightyscrub - the pining, the wanting, the sweetness, the little erotic details ackkkk 

Recovery by mightyscrub - and then mightyscrub goes and just murders me with angst. thanks. This fic had me distraught! Technically a happy ending, but certainly grounded. Nothing ever really goes back to the way it was, as a concept. 

Lights at the End of the Tunnel by thelonebamf and LotusRox - part of the Run From Their Company series, which I am ashamed to say I have not finished yet. But boy howdy, this installment really DOES IT for me. The sheer ROMANCE here is just perfection. 

Benefaction by Not_You - in the criminally underexplored realm of MGS ABO, we have this treasure. We all want Dave to be taken care of and sweetly banged for days, so this is really what’s it all about.

Under My Skin by YeoYou (@floating-in-the-blue) - LOVE this AU concept!! This sweet, simple coming together story hydrated me. 

You Doing Anything After This? by @berlynn-wohl - I can’t believe nobody wrote this concept before this year of our lord 2019 (to my knowledge). Screaming about Berlynn fic is basically my hobby, but jesus fuck. The dumbassery of these boys is just remarkable, and so very on-brand for MGS. Like a joke that goes too far in the best way. UGH. I love it.

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron), Hunk & Lance (Voltron), Keith & Pidge | Katie Holt, Keith & Shiro (Voltron) Characters: Keith (Voltron), Lance (Voltron), Hunk (Voltron), Pidge (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Wrong Number AU, Texting, Minor - Shallura Summary:

(00:31) Do you think she gave me the wrong number on purpose? (00:31) Or was it a genuine mistake? (00:32) Like maybe she writes funny and I misread it? (00:32) Some of the numbers do look a little dodgy... (00:33) Cause, you know, her threes could very easily be poorly formed eights? And maybe she writes her sevens like her ones? (00:45) What (00:46) The (00:46) Fuck??? (00:47) Oh good, you are awake!