Please, please Mishka can you share some photos of your cuties? I love them.
It doesn’t take much to convince me to share photos of my babies…
I was actually transferring pics to back up the other day and saw the first ever pics of them!
December 2018:
March 2020:
They really have grown!
Thank you so much for the ask! Hope my boys can help make others smile too :)
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Bitttchhh the last time I reblogged some bullshit like this I booked a 2k 30minute shoot lmao
Why must the internet hurt me like this? 😫 😫 😫
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So, I heard about this and I can’t find the original, but apparently this started because someone returned a book to a library with a taco in the middle of it.
this is the last year that we can make this stupid joke so im going to make the most of it and post it every day until 2020
it’s been 14 days since our last donation to my bf’s top surgery fund and december 1st (aka rent day) is coming up on us very quickly. my bf’s half of rent is $300, on top of the rest of his bills.
please please donate if you can and signal boost both my posts and this post!!
1. Chloroform A: the most common inaccurately written tool.
The Problem- We’ve all heard of it and we all know that with a few sniffs the victim will be knocked out, right? WRONG.
The Reality- Chloroform isn’t some miracle drug; it’s kinda fast acting, but it still takes ~5 minutes to actually work. 5 fricking minutes of holding the chloroform soaked cloth in the proper position while the victim is punching and kicking and fighting. Tl;dr IT’S NOT QUICK AND EASY!
2. Chloroform B: Hahaha I’m not done ranting about it yet, because this stupid drug has another flaw!
The Problem- A character drugs someone, actually manages to knock them out with the chloroform, and now they’re doing whatever with the unconscious victim. Most commonly kidnapping them. Hours later, the victim awakes tied up in a warehouse or something. They scream, it’s scary, it’s INCORRECT.
The Reality- A character manages to knock someone out with chloroform. Let’s say it took 5 minutes. Whelp, the character now has around 5 minutes until their victim regains consciousness! Chloroform not only takes time to work, but it also only knocks people out for a time equivalent to how long they were breathing it. It’s “fast” acting and very fast wearing off. You want the character to hold it over their face after their victim has passed out in order to prolong the effect? If you wanna severely increase the risk of brain damage and death, then go for it! If you want an unharmed unconscious victim, however, then you’ll need to find a different drug.
3. Strangulation: Ugghhhh this one really bugs me because I’ve only seen it done correctly a few times.
The Problem- A character puts a bag over the victim’s face (Or just chokes them. Really this happens with all forms), and after the victim passes out they’re determined to be dead.
The Reality: Noooo they are NOT dead yet! They are passed out! Adult humans to have their air cut off for AT LEAST 3-4 full minutes for the brain to even start dying! Keep your characters strangling until the pulse has disappeared and definitely isn’t coming back.
4. Knives: I was so steamed by this one that I literally risked self injury just to prove my point lmao.
The Problem- Writers seem to enjoy gentle mutilation, and honestly, I get it. A bit of fluff to even out the gore can be nice… when it’s done right. There is no “I gently ran the knife along their skin, reveling in the red beads of blood that dribbled up.”
The Reality- A knife “gently” run across the skin isn’t going to do shit. Seriously. I grabbed a freshly sharpened, never used razor blade and after softly attempting to cut myself, I didn’t even leave a scratch, let alone draw blood. A sharp knife can’t do any damage unless you actually apply pressure!!
5. Mind Control: A'ight, the kind of mind control you often see in media isn’t real or possible, but there’s still a way you can screw up writing it.
The Problem- It’s way, way too common for me to read something along the lines of “they wanted to break free and turn away, but they found they couldn’t care enough to do so.”
The Reality- Basically, when you write this, you’re saying they want to do something but at the same time don’t *really* want to or care to do it. This oxymoron is nonsensical, and despite knowing that the writer says this to make the scene more dramatic, all it accomplishes (at least for me) is drawing the reader’s focus away from the story and to the strange way it was written.
6. Duct Tape A: A very inefficient way to shut people up.
The Problem- when writing about kidnapping, it seems a lot of writers believe duct tape is the Go To™ way to shut the victim up. Have you ever had your mouth taped shut? For most writers I’ve seen, the answer is, quite obviously, no.
The Reality- Lemme tell you that 99% of people have tongues, and there is no duct tape in the world strong enough to prevent the victim from sticking out their tongue, wetting the tape, then simply opening their mouth to rip it off. It’s literally so easy to get duct tape off your mouth!! If you still insist on using duct tape to shut the victim up, then have the aggressor wrap that tape around their entire head. Multiple times to be safe. If it goes all the way around, then chances are not only will it be 100x harder to get out of, but they aren’t going to even want to get it off since it’s sticking to their hair as well.
7. Duct Tape B: Admittedly I’ve only ever seen this situation used once, but it was done WRONG so I figured I’d add it in to fix that 100% fail rate lol.
The Problem- a certain favorite game of mine had the aggressor place 2 pieces of duct tape over the main characters face; one piece over the mouth and another over their nose. The purpose was to cut off the main character’s ability to breathe.
The Reality- I wasted multiple pieces of duct tape and could never get it lined up so that it completely blocked off all air. I’m sure using the solution from Duct Tape 1 you could eventually get it to work, but simply sticking two pieces of tape over your breathing holes is not going to suffocate you in 99% of scenarios.
8. Drugs: Whether it’s for kidnapping, murder, torture, or whatever else an aggressor is doing, a lot of writers will include the use of drugs as a means to an end; in many cases said drug is injected while the main character is alone, and they pass out practically instantaneously.
The Problem- This isn’t really a big deal because I know there are indeed fast, nearly immediately acting drugs in existence. The problem I have with this is trope is the type of drug used is never specified because such efficient methods are really hard to obtain unless you’re specifically working with them for your job.
The Reality- Seriously, if you look up fast acting drugs (besides chloroform), the best you’re gonna find is stuff that takes a minimum of like 15 minutes to have any sort of effect. Sure, the aggressor could have designed their own concoction, but then how can they guarantee that it won’t be deadly? It all just seems like a really sketchy and half baked idea, especially if the aggressor has zero knowledge about chemistry, pharmacology, and/or biology.
9. Open Your Mouth: Often used on little kids who don’t want to take their medicine, but kidnappers, abusers, etc have been shown doing it to. The victim will be refusing to open their mouth because they don’t want to ingest medicine or whatever, so the antagonist will holds their nose, stating “you can’t hold your breath forever” or some threatening phrase like that until eventually the victim concedes, opening wide to take a breath and inadvertently allowing the antagonist access to their mouth/throat.
The Problem- You don’t need to open your mouth super wide to breath. Seriously, usually only a child will lack enough common sense to actually fall victim to this “trap.”
The Reality- Try this at home! Close your mouth, hold your nose, and try to breathe through a tiny slit in between your lips. If you purse your lips just right, a person shouldn’t be able to tell your mouth is open at all! Sure your breathing may be a bit more shallow, but it’s still better than getting forcefully drugged!
10. Inject Air Between the Toes: Evade forensic detection by injecting air between a victim’s toes! Many drug addicts inject themselves there so it won’t seem as suspicious, it’s air so there’s nothing to detect in the body, and the body will die after a few hours from an air embolism resulting in heart attack, stroke, or respiratory failure. What could go wrong?
The Problem: No matter how simple this murder method seems, there’s way too many possible ways it could go wrong for it to be considered an effective and viable murder method.
The Reality: Not only is it just based on “luck” that the venous/arterial embolism will actually travel to the right place to cause death, but it has to be more than just a little air to even cause damage. On top of that, the idea that you’re “hiding” the obviousness of an injection is only effective if the victim is already a drug user. Forensic scientists look for causes of death, and though it’s small a single syringe pinprick in a person who doesn’t do drugs would probably be cause for extreme suspicion.
Hello friends!
In the spirit of the new year I thought I would be kind and give you guys some things to look forward to in the new year. Below is a list of some LGBTQA releases coming up in 2019. I do not claim that every single release is posted here and there are some in the bottom predicted to release in 2019, but not confirmed. If you know of any LGBTQA books not included below please message me as I will also be releasing monthly lists to my side blog @twistedbetweenpages. If you see something incorrectly listed please also message me to inform me of the mistake.
Also please consider filling out our end of the year survey.
Have some f/f book recommendations corresponding to the pride flag colors, just in case you might want to have a rainbow on your bookshelf!
Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow, Beneath the Surface by Rebecca Langham, Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard, Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon, Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones
Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth, Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton, Taking Flight by Siera Maley, Ask the Passengers by A.S. King, An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows
The Fletcher by K. Aten, Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, Perfect Rhythm by Jae, Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before by Karelia Stetz-Waters, Banshee’s Honor by Shaylynn Rose
Storm Season by Pene Henson, Adaptation by Malinda Lo, When Women Were Warriors by Catherine M. Wilson, A Story of Now by Emily O’Beirne, Marian by Ella Lyons
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie, You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan, Dreadnought by April Daniels
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde, Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time, Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley, Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova, We Awaken by Calista Lynne
nathan prescott from life is strange eats raw ramen blocks
heteronormativity is when the parent trap (1998) made halle’s obviously lesbian nanny have a forced romance plot with annie’s obviously gay butler
lost kid if found please return
hes trying to visit his boyfriend but hes never left home. and he eats when hes nervous.
but he found him. eventually.
this sparks a great deal of joy
Would you share your list of books again? Thanks!
lgbt graphic novels
lgbt manga & comics
lgbt ya fiction
lgbt middle grade books
lgbt picture books
employer: would you say you have any special talents me: yeah well not to brag but I’ve gotten pretty good at sensing if books and movies are gay based on the vague language in the summaries… let me give you a hint: “close bond,” “has always been different,” “intriguing new boy/girl” “strangely drawn to”…
I know I post a lot of book recommendations, but I’m gonna give out some more. Feel free to add your own, too!
Gay Books
“Simon vs. The Homo Sapien’s Agenda” by Becky Albertalli
“The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller
“Two Boys Kissing” by David Levithan
“The Boys on the Rock” John Fox
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” Benjamin Alire Saenz
“Rainbow Boys” Alex Sanchez
Bisexual Books
“Not Otherwise Specified” by Hannah Moskowitz
“Paulina and Fran” by Rachel B. Glaser
“Grasshopper Jungle” by Andrew Smith
“Coda” by Emma Trevayne
“Bi-Normal” M.G. Higgins
“Love in the Time of Global Warming” by Francesca Lia Block
Lesbian Books
“South of Sunshine” by Dana Elmendorf
“The Space Between” by Michelle L. Teichman
“One True Way” by Shannon Hitchcock
“This is Where it Ends” by Marieke Nijkamp
“Under the Udala Trees” by Chinelo Okparanta
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
Transgender/Nonbinary Books
“Lizard Radio” by Pat Schmatz
“When the Moon Was Ours” by Anna-Marie McLemore
“Brooklyn, Burning” by Steve Brezenoff
“Symptoms of Being Human” by Jeff Garvin
“I Am J” by Chris Beam
“From Juliet to Julius” by Julius Kaggwa
LGBTQ+ Comic Books
“Sunstone” by Stjepan Sejic (NSFW)
“Love is Love”
“Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel
“Batwoman” by Marguerite Bennett
“Snapshots of a Girl” by Beldan Sezen
“As the Crow Flies” by Melanie Gillman
“Skim” by Jilian Tamaki
No one asked for this, but here it is:
(Note that in many of these books, the word for sexual/gender identity is not on the page, so these are what I assume. I am also using T for all forms of gender identity for ease as well as to prevent spoilers.)
(Also note that some of these books are not perfect in their representation, so please read at your own discretion. Many of these books can be triggering, so please send me an ask if you are curious about any of the books)
A- Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman [T]; Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden [L]; Ask the Passengers by A.S. King [L]; Ash by Malinda Lo [L]; Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [G]; As I Descended by Robin Talley [LG]; Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld [L]; Adaptation (duology) by Malinda Lo [LB, poly]
B- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray [LT]; Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall [G]; Boyfriends With Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez [LGB]; Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirsten Cronn-Mills [T]
C- Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman [G (B?)]; Captive Prince (trilogy) by C.S. Pacat [GB]; Carry On by Rainbow Rowell [G]; The Color Purple by Alice Walker [L]; Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian [GB]
D- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black [G]; Drag Teen by Jeffery Self [G]
E- Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour [L]
F- The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson [G]; Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick [G]; The Foxhole Court (trilogy) by Nora Sakavic [G]; Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [T]
G- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruits by Jaye Robin Brown [L]; The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle [G]; The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee [GB]; Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith [GB]; Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith [L]
H- A Hero at the End of the World by Erin Claiborne [G]; How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis [G]; Hero by Perry Moore [G]
I- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson [G]; I Am J by Cris Beam [T]
J- Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde [T]; Jerkbait by Mia Siegert [G]
K- Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway [G]; Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters [L]
L- The Last Nude by Ellis Avery [L]; The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich [G]; Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley [L]; Love in the Time of Global Warming (duology) by Francesca Lia Block [GT+ (?)]
M- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth [L]; The Medici Boy by John L’Heureux [G]; More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera [G]; Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Trilogy) by Rick Riordan [BT+]
N- Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan [G]; Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz [BG]
O- One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva [G]; Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst [L]; Openly Straight (duology) by Bill Konigsberg [G]
P- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky [G]; Proxy (duology) by Alex London [G]; Perfect Ten by L. Philips [G]
Q-
R- The Raven Boys (tetralogy) by Maggie Stiefvater [GB]
S- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli [GB]; Six of Crows (duology) by Leigh Bardugo [GB]; Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee [LB]; The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [G]; Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai [G]
T- Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen [G]; This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp [L]; The Trials of Apollo (series) by Rick Riordan [GB+]
U-
V-
W- Willful Machines by Tim Floreen [G]; We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson [G]; Wide Awake by David Levithan [LGBT (?)]; Witch Eyes (trilogy) by Scott Tracey [G]
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Y-
Z-
Just a little guide to gay content so we can start the year off right! Obviously there’s a lot of musicians and films that didnt get included, but these are some favs!
Animation
Comedies/Rom-Coms
Documentaries
Musicals
Period Pieces
Romantic Dramas (Modern Setting)
Tv Shows
Young Adult Books
Graphic Novels/Comics
Children’s Picture Books
Middle-Grade Books
LGB Musicians
Trans Musicians
NB Musicians
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Silent by Sara Alva
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Gives Light by Rose Christo
Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer
Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan
Tales from Foster High by John Goode
Half Bad Books (Half Bad, Half Wild, Half Lost) by Sally Green
Totally Joe by James Howe
After School Activities by Dirk Hunter
The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson
Haffling by Caleb James
The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Hero by Perry Moore
Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Play Me, I’m Yours by Madison Parker
Here’s to You, Zeb Pike by Johanna Parkhurst
Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon
When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Freak Show by James St. James
Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein
(In)visible by Anyta Sunday
366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka
Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
Fan Art by Sarah Tregay
Suicide Watch by Kelley York
