who picked this stock photo.

happy ten year anniversary to this post, can’t believe how many people including myself are still here

Angry scar reveals my beloved

Characters who are so sick of their trauma being overlooked to the point where they have to show exactly what was done to them

KILL AI AND REBLOG AND CREATE ART IN 2026

can’t stop thinking about this post on the crusader kings wiki

maybe i am scared

jurgen leitner?

stupid idiot motherfucking jurgen leitner?

oh, humans. humans being human. i love you.

WAS NO ONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT THIS WAS BASIRA HUSSAIN'S VA?? AND THEY ARE THE QUARTERMASTER OF THE MECHANISMS???? WHAT THE FUCK??? /pos

FRANK VOSS OH MY GOD FRANK VOSS

Stephen Colbert on the murder of Renee Good

So apparently I never posted bingus sussing out the dashcon ballpit?????

It was touched by an angel.

this is fucking incredible

i hope the original author sees this thread go by (or y'all are leaving comments on ao3), there is a A LOT of love in the tags and they absolutely deserve it

hey, I'm isaac chotiner I wrote this! I thought a small handful of people might enjoy it and instead it is by some margin the most popular thing I've ever posted on ao3. two key takeaways: 1) the people crave affectionate fidelity to the new yorker style guide, and 2) yuletide rules

Matt Levine linked to my fic in Money Stuff and described it as "Isaac Chotiner/Shirley Jackson fan fiction," I feel like I'm on drugs and/or hallucinating

This is amazing news!

Is this the Yuri on Ice I keep hearing about?

God, I hope so

Character who everyone assumes has some kind of spy/operative/action background but they're actually just really socially anxious

-super observant and always seem to know what to do without asking questions (hates talking to strangers so they watch what everyone else does and draw their own conclusions)

-intensely quiet and has a lot of inexplicable skills (prefers watching tutorials or teaching themselves new things to going out)

-always has an excuse to get out of parties or social events. Are they still taking secret missions? (no, they just hate parties)

-stoically and silently bears the pain of a stubbed toe or other accidental injury. Calm in even the most chaotic moments (does not want to draw attention to themselves in ANY capacity)

i love a character who's very strict about maintaining their perception of someone who is very self-disciplined, controlled, walled off, stoic, etc. getting into a situation where they're drugged/hypnotized/dosed, or even just accidentally let themselves get too drunk or high after a tough day and the other characters finally get a glimpse of character A with their guard down.

Do the characters take advantage of A in this state – purposely ask them questions they know they'd never get the answers to if A was of sound mind?

Do they simply watch, amused and slightly shocked, seeing A being so loose, relaxed, silly, touchy, open etc. and just enjoy it while it lasts?

I just adore a stoic character showing a rare moment of vulnerability, specifically when it's caused by a lack of control over themselves and what they say. Every one knows A is going to wake up the next morning moody, unable to look the others in the eye, pretending it never happened.

hooray! the correct mutual reblogged the post!