Aegon Ii Targaryen & Aemond Targaryen

@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

JUJUTSU KAISEN CHAPTER 267 ENGLISH TRANSLATION VIA RAGNAROK SCANS ⭐

– Noor Unnahar, Instagram account "noor_unnahar"

[TEXT ID: / [Lemons] / My father's mother loved lemons. Years after her passing, / we run out of everything, but never / lemons. / Nothing else shelters grief / better than memory. / It's my father way of saying, / even in your absence, you will be / cared by me. / END ID]

Letters to Elise

Hello Elise!! First of all, happy birthday!! @lettersbyelise

Second, to celebrate your special day and another trip 'round the sun, I thought it was a good time to let loose my undying admiration for you and your work.

You're one of the authors whose works I vividly remember reading in my first year of shipping Drarry. These are those fics.

Kill, Fuck, Marry is scorching, hilarious, and so fucking fun.

Draco Malfoy’s Stupendous Seduction Seminar is full of AMAZING tension and a dynamic to die for.

Re: Harry's Crush is one of my go-to comfort fics. I love how you explore Drarry through multiple POVs.

The Generation Who Lived was really amazing to me as a young journalism major. It explored one of my favorite Drarry fic tropes, which is reflecting on the war. Watching Drarry's journey and reading the interviews with the characters makes for an all-around stunning story.

Cabin Fever is...oh man this one is really fucking hot for a story about being snowed in.

Love Me (Four Times) is so full of tenderness and, well, love.

we were something, don't you think so? is one of the best Taylor Swift-inspired Drarry fics.

What An Auror You Make is absolutely gorgeous pining and unspoken communication and tender loveliness.

Upstaged is a fic of yours I don't think I'd seen before and I just finished it and it's utterly glorious and lovely and achingly perfect. It's angsty and funny and fun and sweet and sexy.

Thank you for all the work you've done in fandom, and all you continue to do. It's been an honor and joy to get to know you in the last couple of months. And, once again, happy birthday!!

What should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of literature we can learn from. Baby books bore you, but you’re not ready for any type of novel, so what’s left?

Here are some tips 

For beginner/A1/A2 learners

Watch a YouTube video in your target language, then read the comments

you’ll already have vocabulary from watching the video, most of the comments will probably use that vocab

it’s a short enough text that you won’t get fatigued

the only downside is that sometimes people utilize abbreviations and slang terms, but even these are good to know

Read news headlines and if you find one you understand almost fully, try to read the full article

sometimes the vocabulary used is not common in everyday usage, but it’s a total win for an A1 learner to fully read and mostly understand any text

while vocab is not used everyday, it will give you the ammunition to talk about that particular topic

Watch Netflix in target language with subtitles in the same language

believe it or not, you will learn to read better, especially because you don’t have to understand written description of visuals (usually uses very niche vocab) or emotion

and now you can slow down or speed up 

I watched DARK in German before I felt like I could read a book, and I understood 85% of it. This is because I looked up some vocabulary in the first episodes and they continued to use it throughout the show so it really cemented in my head to the point where I don’t even think about it. Now, I had to rewatch some conversations the characters had, but that’s much better for understanding than switching it to English or looking up full phrases and sentences. 

For intermediate/B1/B2 learners

read fanfiction

it’s ALWAYS good to read about something you’re interested in so if you like any major movies, books, television, this is the perfect option for you

most people use relatively basic language and you can choose the length 

find a comic book or graphic novel

like watching tv, that visual aid really helps with understanding of the plot without all those tricky descriptions

read a book in your target language that you’ve read and loved in your native language

this is by far my favorite way

you don’t have to worry about trying to understanding the bigger picture because you already know what’s happening/what will happen, you really have to discover the meaning of each sentence and then you begin to picture the scene using only your target language

Check out my other post for methods of how to get the most out of reading !

Here’s the original thread from Twitter but I want all my followers protesting the recent supreme court decision to stay safe. 

[Image description: A screenshot of a tweet from Rh3t0ric (@avglibsoc) that says ‘In lieu of Roe V Wade being overturned, I’m going to compile a thread of any protest advice I can find’ followed by an infographic illustrating the following:

PROTESTING SAFELY

What to Wear:

-Nondescript, solid color clothing; cover identifying tattoos.

-Goggles & mask

-Heat resistant gloves

-Emergency Contacts written down

-Tie your hair up

What to bring:

-Water for drinking & tear gas

-Snacks

-Cash/change & ID

-Bandages & First Aid supplies

-Washcloth

-Earplugs

-Protest signs

DON’T BRING:

-Cell phone without first turning off Face/Touch ID, going into airplane mode, and disabling data

-Jewelry

-Anything you don’t want to be arrested with

-Contact lenses

/end image description]

This is the series that contains all my Shizaya fics.

1. Cinnamon Rubicon: T rating, 2 chapters. 

“To cross the Rubicon is to Irrevocably commit to a course of action”

2. A Fine Line: E rating, 1 chapter

“It used to be easy. People who pissed him off in one corner, and the few people he could trust by his side. Lately the line was getting blurred”

3.On The Edge: E rating, 1 chapter

“If he held tight he’d get off, if he let go he’d die.”

4. storm discovery: E rating, 3 chapters

“Nah. Always wanted to kiss in the rain.”

5. Momentary Peace:M rating., 31/33 chapters

“I feel like half the time I want to jump because I don’t want to exist anymore.” Izaya says eventually, “and the other half of the time I want to jump to see if I can fly.”

“Which one is it now?” Shizuo’s hand creeps onto his elbow. To catch him or to simply steady him, who knows. Izaya will never admit that it’s welcome.

“Does it matter? “he snarls instead, rolling his eyes for affect, “leads me here just the same.”

“I used to build dreams about you”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

being an older sibling is like. you've never known a life without me. mom yelled at me and it taught her she never wanted to yell at you. I painted my room purple and grey and then you did too. we live in the same house but I haven't spoken to you in months. I don't know your favorite color. I saw it was going to rain so I picked you up from school on my way home so your books wouldn't get wet. i was so worried when you woke up sick when you were three. you don't remember being sick. mom and dad made their worst mistakes with me and I'm glad they didn't make them with you. I'm doing everything for the first time so you won't be in the dark. I don't know any of your friend's names anymore. I used to know them all. if something happens to mom and dad you won't have to worry because everything will fall to me. you don't like to be home alone but even if you don't see me just knowing I'm there makes you feel better. at least that's what mom told me. you still give me jars to open for you because you can't quite get them. I only see you during dinner. i'd never even think about missing one of your concerts. I stand at the counter when I eat and now you do, too. when offered a selection of books you picked the same one I did when i was your age. I'm terrified you compare yourself to me. I love you. I don't know if you like me. I want you to. mom says dinner's ready

Links to PDFs of French Language Books

The Great Gatsby (Gatsby le magnifique)

The Fault in Our Stars (Nos étoiles contraires)

Twilight (Fascination)

New Moon (Tentation)

Eclipse (Hésitation)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter à l'École des Sorciers)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets)

The Book Thief (La voleuse de livres)

The Notebook (Les pages de notre amour)

Sense and Sensibility (Le cœur et la raison)

The Little Prince (Le petit prince)

The Girl on the Train (La Fille du train)

Animal Farm (La Ferme des Animaux)

1984 (1984)

Romeo and Juliet (Roméo et Juliette)

Me Before You (Avant toi)

The Secret Garden (Le Jardin mystérieux)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes)

Hunger Games (Hunger Games)

Divergent (Divergent)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (À tous les garçons que j'ai aimés)