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Stardust-Reader wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Pepper Pig (Naji) wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "“It's not that I don't wanna care for someone, or have someone care for me, it's just… I get scared..."why am I so awkward?
why why why?
tell me universe. tell me know
Pepper Pig wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Pepper Pig (Naji) wrote: "Idkkkk it’s weird, I don’t fully understand. But marvel posted a video explaining her on yt idk if it’s being made into the movies or if it was jus..."it is not Naji
Pepper Pig wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "That speech thing-y?"Nooo not yet I saw it but I didn’t click on it"
You gotta watch it dudeeee
Pepper Pig wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Pepper Pig (Naji) wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "“It's not that I don't wanna care for someone, or h..."yeah
Pepper Pig wrote: "But why are you addressing me by name? :(( it’s weird"Oh, but why Naji?
Pepper Pig wrote: "Hiii gramperzzz"hello Naji!
How are you Naji?
Pepper Pig wrote: "Mans really left :0"man's really still here, but will leave in five minutes
Pepper Pig wrote: "Alright bye, I’m out loser. ✌️"Why loser Naji? 😼
Pepper Pig wrote: "How are youuuu"Good. What about you Naji?
Whaaaat? i did't "spite" you *makes an innocent face* (also, i love to annoy ya). I hope you feel better
Pepper Pig wrote: "Spite means annoy pendejo"IDC
*gasp*
Pepper Pig wrote: "Si quieres ser un pendejo no te voy a hablar en ingles"oh gosh not again
Wait, the español word for "rude"is "rude"?
Pepper Pig wrote: "The speech trailer looks SOOO GOOOOOOD OMGGG"IKRRRRRR
DUDE I CAN"T WAITTTT FOR THAT MOVIEEEEEEE
Pepper Pig wrote: "I’m countering you You said aye
I said oi"
yeah, but why did you say "oi" and not "eh"?
Pepper Pig wrote: "Bc eh doesn’t rhyme with aye dumbazz"meh what ever
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms gosh this book…It's just…
Jemisin writing is so intriguing. And my favorite part of her books, is that she doesn't follow the normal fantasy themes.
The Fifth Season and this book take a bit of time to understand, because of the complex world building, you're hooked to the story, you just can't let it go.
And the diversity part is honestly the best thing.
But why does she only write trilogies?why why why 😭
her book The City We Became imagines a world where cities have souls! And NY comes alive!
I neeeeeed to readddd that sooon
The themes of modern day oppression, race, and culture conflict are always present in her books.
Pepper Pig wrote: "Sounds interesting 🤔"IKK
What's also intriguing is that she combines sci-fi and fantasy in her Broken Earth trilogy.
I mean can you imagine that? 2 of my favorite genres coming together?
The sun, as was its wont, was moving quickly. Already half of its bulk was
above the horizon line. Soon it would no longer be dawn, but day.
***
Dekarta nodded, unruffled by Scimina’s sudden spluttering. “Take the Stone,
then,” he commanded me. “Make your choice real.”
My choice. I lifted a shaking hand to take the Stone, and wondered if death
would hurt. My choice.
“Do it,” whispered Relad. He was leaning forward, his whole body taut. “Do
it, do it, do it… ”
“No!” Scimina again, a scream. I saw her lunge at me from the corner of my
eye.
“I’m sorry,” Viraine whispered behind me, and suddenly everything stopped.
I blinked, not sure what had happened. Something made me look down.
There, poked through the bodice of my ugly dress, was something new: the
tip of a knife blade. It had emerged from my body on the right side of my
sternum, just beside the swell of my breast. The cloth around it was changing,
turning a strange wet black.
Blood, I realized. The Stone’s light stole the color even from that.
Lead weighed my arm. What had I been doing? I could not remember. I was
very tired. I needed to lie down.
So I did.
And I died.
😲
Pepper Pig wrote: "Lol nerd, I’ll check them out"sorry sorry, I'm fanperson-ing over N.K. Jemisin
Amid all this, Dekarta moves toward my body. He stops and struggles to his
knees; in the end he slips in my blood and half-falls on me, grimacing in pain.
Then his expression hardens. He looks up into the sky, where his god fights,
then down. At the Stone. It is the source of the Arameri clan’s power; it is
also the physical representation of their duty. Perhaps he hopes that by doing
that duty, he will remind Itempas of the value of life. Perhaps he retains some
smidgeon of faith. Perhaps it is simply that forty years ago, Dekarta killed his
wife to prove his commitment. To do otherwise now would mock her death.
He reaches for the Stone.
It is gone.
But it was there, lying in my blood, a moment before. Dekarta frowns, looks
around. His eyes are attracted by movement. The hole in my chest, which he
can see through the torn cloth of my bodice: the raw lips of the wound are
drawing together, pressing themselves closed. As the line of the wound
shrinks, Dekarta catches a glimmer of thin gray light. Within me.
Then I am drawn forward, down—
Yes. Enough of this disembodied soul business. Time to be alive again.
***
I opened my eyes and sat up.
Dekarta, behind me, made a sound somewhere between choking and a gasp.
No one else noticed as I got to my feet, so I turned to face him.
“Wh—what in every god’s name—” His mouth worked. He stared.
“Not every god,” I said. And because I was still me after all, I leaned down to
smile in his face. “Just me.”
Then I closed my eyes and touched my chest. Nothing beat beneath my
fingers; my heart had been destroyed. Yet something was there, giving life to
my flesh. I could feel it. The Stone. A thing of life, born of death, filled with
incalculable potential. A seed.
“Grow,” I whispered.
Holy shit
Is that stone just like the Mind Stone that Vision had in the MCU?
Stardust-Reader wrote: "The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms gosh this book…It's just…
Jemisin writing is so intriguing. And my favorite part of her books, is that she doesn't follow the normal fantasy themes.
[..."
and ofc, how can I forget about the super cool queer rep in her books?
Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortionhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can...
UGGGG CONSERVATIVE ASSHOLES 🗯️
Why do they want to take away people's freedom over their own bodies?
Pepper Pig wrote: "Hola camaron"buenos días Naneth (OOh I kinda like this nickname)
something has taken hold of her ponytail and yanked on it to direct her
attention where it is needed. There: the backyard. Not the one attached to her
own building, which is paved over and contains only weeds and the rustedout barrel of their downstairs neighbor’s former barbecue pit. The one next
door. Mrs. Yu lives in that garden apartment, and she’s decided that a
backyard needs a pool, probably because she used to live in Texas where that
was a thing people did. It’s just a little above-ground thing, dingy and
cracked after only two New York winters. At barely more than eight feet
wide, it takes up nearly the entirety of the yard. Still, it’s a hot June day, so
two of Mrs. Yu’s grandsons are hard at play in the water, giggling and
squealing loudly enough to almost—almost—drown out the screams from
Williamsburg.
And do they not notice the way the water suddenly changes color, as the
bright blue plastic bottom of the pool transforms into something else?
Something grayish white. Something altogether stranger than plastic.
Something ... moving, with a slow organic undulation that Padmini can see
even through the rippling water.
Thank goodness, it's not a generic Indian name
Pepper Pig wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "something has taken hold of her ponytail and yanked on it to direct her
attention where it is needed. There: the backyard. Not the on..."
Yes. Something/someone attacked those kids in the pool. It was like this thing with tentacles.
Stardust-Reader wrote: "I listened to some of the songs that you recommended, and my comments / opinions are after the characters ~~– Saddd vibes (you won’t like):
Raining in June -Olivia klugman ~~– kinda liked it beca..."
(Very) Happy music:
Not in the same way -5sos ~~– I'm I love this cause it's 5SOS
Death of a bachelor -panic at the disco ~~– loved itttt. I just love the tune and the upbeat tone of the song, even though it didn't start that way.
Devil doesn’t bargain -Alec Benjamin ~~– LOVED IT! (adding to my "loved it" playlist) Definitely going to listen to more of Alec's songs. If you have any recs by Alec Benjamin, please nudge them my way.
13 missed calls -Zach hood ~~– That was a good one
Aimed to kill -jade lemac ~~– Enjoyed it! (going to add this to my "loved it" playlist)
Thank you so much for those recs!! <3
Pepper Pig wrote: "Ew lol"Yeah, nasty
Pepper Pig wrote: "Oh I defffff have more Alec Benjamin recs but not all his music is upbeat like that song. I’ll make u a list later :))"It's alright, I don't need only upbeat songs by him. Just send me some of his good ones.
Thankeeee
Pepper Pig wrote: "How u duin today"Good. You?
Pepper Pig wrote: "Nothing just reading and sneak watching umbrella academy lol"Cool
Pepper Pig wrote: "You?"Doing nothing RN LOL
Pepper Pig wrote: "Stardust-Reader wrote: "Pepper Pig wrote: "Oh I defffff have more Alec Benjamin recs but not all his music is upbeat like that song. I’ll make u a list later :))"It's alright, I don't need only u..."
:)
why u callin him a white name??
Pepper Pig wrote: "I’d offer my amazing services of entertainment but I’m around fam rn so i can’t and I’m assuming you’d’ve gone to sleep my now sowwiii I’ll talk to u in the morning"Thanks for offering. And you were right, I had gone to sleep when you commented
Pepper Pig wrote: "Buenos dias camaron"Buenos días Naneth
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