thebooktrooper

when in doubt about whether or not to make a thing, do it for your 3 hardcore fans.

nothing is too niche. even if it's 1 person. even if the 1 person is you. just create. make it exist.

i'm sad bc i love people who are far away from me... i'm delighted by the fact that i live in a world where i can love people who are far away from me... the conundrum of the day

I know the names of cats across the oceans that I may never get the chance to pet, but to know they exist is a gift all it's own.

Allow people to like you, to enjoy your company, to want to be your friend. Allow them to compliment you, allow others to think you're cool and funny even if you think you're not. It is not up to you to tell others how to feel, and remember that people might see the positive things in you and qualities that you have been failing to see while being too self-critical. Allow yourself to be liked by other people, even when you don't see why they should. Don't self-isolate because you think you are not good enough for other people.

I was gonna make fun of Rue for like immediately falling head over heels for Hob but that’s like. Just how queer love is. You met them two days ago and shared one (1) tender moment and holllyyyy shittt whaat the fuck I’m in lov????? Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

acofaf is maybe my favorite season of dimension 20 so far and we are SPOILED with it. the cast is amazing. the set dressing is fantastic. we're getting art for EVERY outfit that rue wears, even if it's only for like 45 seconds!!! pc/pc romance AND pvp combat. the epistolary phase and rumor mechanic are fucking inspired. the physical comedy is off the charts, especially from brennan and aabria. every time andhera says words i laugh. the cousins are both phenomenal characters who are even better as a duo. the binx mystery is fuckin enthralling. and we only have 3 EPISODES OUT OF 10

“no, your intelligence is 4, mine is plus 1. and it shows” absolutely iconic shit from our king lou wilson

Wuvvy has such “queer girl about to lose it bc their best friend they’re a little bit in love with and fiercely protective of is crying over a boy and now they’ve actually lashed out and hurt me because of it” energy in a way that hits a little TOO close to home. Hit me right in the sapphic trauma fr

me w my dissertation every fucKING day

okay but i LOVE those authors who link all their books together?? like not even spin offs and shit,,, just mentioning, like, a street that was where another protagonist lived, or this brand that they both adore?? like srsly i aDORE that

when oscar wilde said “i don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. i want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them” and richard siken said “the enormity of my desire disgusts me” and donna tartt said “sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us” and kaveh akbar said “i couldn’t dream of doing anything by halves. whatever it is, i’ll have the whole bouquet. please and soon”

i had three fic ideas.  wrote one.  i still have three fic ideas.  this is not how math is supposed to work.

can this post please back up it’s too close to home

I had five ideas, I wrote two, now I have seven

Listen. They’re called “plot bunnies” for a reason, and it’s not just because they hop around all over your brain demanding attention.

this post walked into my house and kicked in my ribs

Oh wow. I didn’t know I needed to hear this.

I thought this was going to be another funney haha wizard quiz from those books you grew up reading but it reached into my torso and ripped out my spine