Childe: I have no friends...
Scaramouche: Finally, you got something right.
So my delusional self is thinking that MCU Flash will be the bridge for MCU Peter to reunite with old friends. ((Currently writing a fic about that but who knows, might finish it in five years.))
My SpideyFlash-loving heart melts at the thought that Flash is technically one of the most constant person in his life. They've known each other since they were young and became good friends as they grew older. Flash has known Peter longer than anyone else in the coffee bean gang. So, like, Spectacular Spider-Man where Peter and Flash are childhood friends and Peter gave Flash his nickname—
fr tho why is everything smut😭😭 i wanna read angst that would ruin me, make me sick to my stomach and cry like there's no tomorrow bro i want a fanfic that is so devastating that i won't be able to function for the next few months
under the cut are a list of websites and articles i like, that perhaps may come in useful for writing reference. a lot of the sites linked are NSFW, so please be careful when you click! they’re separated into 5 sections (sex, drugs, death, technology, and culture) and a lot are archived links. happy browsing!
sex
boogie sites | article from 1998 detailing the rise of online porn
‘the fuck brief’ | a lawsuit regarding fuckingmachines.com, their use of the word ‘fuck’, and how it relates to the first amendment
the teenager and the porn star | longform article from 2006 (with a postscript) about then-18 year old pornstar sasha grey. features lots of in-depth info about the porn industry and the sets.
rubbed the wrong way: sasha grey’s porn set pet peeves | interview with sasha grey (then 22) focusing on her porn set dislikes
photos and stories from the secret world of strip clubs | anecdotes from strippers, taken from the book ‘wanting you to want me’ by bronwen parker-rhodes and emily dinsdale
peer inside japan’s secretive love hotels | photos of love hotels in japan, ranging from simple to extravagant
the vice guide to becoming a whore in 2004 | a-z by an anonymous sex worker detailing her lifestyle in the sex industry
a lap dancer answers 17 prying questions about working in a strip club | q&a with a lap dancer about her work
romance @ homedespot | offshoot of tokyo damage report, linking to the page about romance, love, and sex. there’s other links on the page to different sections.
bdsm ettiequte @ evilmonk dot org | simple website with a wealth of information on bdsm history, manners, and other readings.
drugs
candyland: the secret life of a tokyo coke baron | long read on the rise of foreign criminal activity in the japanese drug industry
death
the splat calculator | input some data and see how fast you’ll fall, as well as your impact velocity
tailstrike database | a database of ‘black box’ recordings/transcripts from plane crashes
9/11 thread on fark.com | one of the few livethreads on the internet providing live updates from 11/09/01; it stretches on for nine pages
i am pen pals with deathrow inmate richard ramirez aka the night stalker. ama. | reddit ask-me-anything thread with a person who is penpals with noted serial killer richard ramirez. features images of letters, drawings, and other paraphernalia the user was sent, as well as some talk about the man himself.
nukemap | drag the pointer to anywhere in the world, enter some data, and see what effect a nuclear bomb would have
inside stalin’s ‘cannibal island’ | in the 1930s, joseph stalin deported thousands of opponents and prisoners to a barren, isolated location that would become known as ‘cannibal island’
somethingawful 9/11 thread | often-referenced livethread from 9/11/01 on the website somethingawful dot com. has pictures, emojis, and other turn-of-the-century forum goodness. stretches for 18 pages (you need to click from the truegamer links to view) and has a retrospective thread from march 2002.
technology
fuck you and die: an oral history of something awful | touches on turn-of-the-century internet/messageboard culture
how shock sites shaped the internet | from shock horror movies to rotten dot com - how disgust evolved for the internet age
unscathed corpse | blogspot site gathering various other ‘curious, weird, sexiest, funny, crazy and interesting’ websites
this is what campaign websites looked like in 1996 | screenshots of political websites from the 1996 election
urban desires | online zine from 1995 focusing on various interesting topics (music, sex, food, fashion etc)
the curious history of the y2k cyberbabes | details the early 00s obsession with 3d women
next year’s models | featured in the above article, this specifically focuses on webby tookay, a virtual 3d model
disinformation dot com | defunct website from 1996 that stretches into the 00s, focusing on news that isn’t reported by the mainstream media
rotten library | ‘an unforgettable collection of all that mankind swore to forget’ - rotten dot com’s library, with various information on everything from the occult to languages to art to hoaxes
textfiles dot com | archive of ascii texts on various topics
cyborg foundation | website created in 2010 to ‘help humans become cyborgs, defend the rights of cyborgs, and promote cyborg art’
404pagefound | active vintage websites, old webpages, and web 1.0
tokyo damage report | autobiographical website from an american man living in tokyo. the css seems to have failed, so it’s rather unreadable, but you might be able to find some material if you click on the many, many links.
culture
lolita history | gallery of j-fashion magazine scans
what indie sleaze was really like at the time | article on the ‘indie sleaze’ movement and subculture of the mid-00s
answer me! | magazine from 1991-94 featuring social pathologies and various topics
aids in the heartland | series of articles from the late 80s providing an on-site look at the aids crisis in rural america
how to be amuro! | fansite for japanese singer namie amuro; this section focuses on how to look and dress like the singer, providing a useful insight into the budding gyaru style of japan
hubris | an online journal that the user has been keeping since 1998
a look inside british invasion obsessed teen magazines (1965-1966) | photos of articles and comics from 16 magazine during the height of the british invasion
hippies from a to z | everything you ever wanted to know about hippies, by a hippy
s&m: brutally good indie | text-only playlist from a college radio station that ran from september 2000 to december 2001
mixing for the 80s | interesting article from 2009 on how 80s songs were mixed
video vixens tell all about the ‘wild west’ mtv days of the 80s and 90s | various models from videos for artists such as zz top, jay-z, and billy idol detail what working as a ‘video vixen’ was like
britney spears and the myth of the ‘get ready with me’ video | thinkpiece on the culture of GRWMs and how they have affected personal appearance
and you thought you were obsessed with buffy the vampire slayer…: makeup counter | fansite page detailing the cosmetic makeup used on the set of buffy the vampire slayer, as well as makeup worn by main actress sarah michelle gellar in her spare time
tooth and nails | 1997 article on the rise of urban decay, which at the time was a fledgling makeup brand making major waves in the industry
urban decay shrine | neocities website featuring various products, adverts, and other outside links relating to the ‘glory days’ of urban decay
yolk magazine, 1994-2003 | blogspot article about yolk magazine, a magazine targeted at the asian-american demographic. the blog as a whole also focuses on chinese-american visual artists and culture, and stretches back to 1861!
star1973 dot com | star was a short-lived controversial teen magazine from 1973 that circulated around la’s teenage groupie scene and glam rock.
capitol hill staffers explain dc’s complex dress codes | the world of political fashion is probably more complicated than you could have imagined
Kuroko: why are you so large?
Atsushi: God decided to bless me with a big dick but found out a small body can't handle it so he gave me a bigger body.
KnS/GoM: . . .
Deku: The best revenge, really, is being nice. Bakugo: [from a distance] or murder!
This post was getting fucking huge so here is a link to my works page, and below the jump you can find descriptions of each :)
Thrown Like a Star Thraxus Boorman/Graydon Hastur Explicit, ongoing, 14/? Graydon Hastur was traumatized, anxious, and had given up on his life, until this journey woke something up in him that had been long locked away. Thraxus Boorman was brash and cynical to cover up his guilt and insecurity, striving for redemption he didn‘t believe he deserved. If they could open up to each other, what would happen? Is love the most powerful thing in the universe? Is desire the most exquisite agony? OR What if you loved me so much it literally undoomed me haha jk unless What if I had so much faith in you it literally reshaped the narrative into a happy ending HAHA JK UNLESS
Velvet Fist, Iron Glove Kit Tanthalos/Graydon Hastur, Jade Claymore/Kit Tanthalos, Kit Tanthalos/Jade Claymore/Graydon Hastur, Jade Claymore/Graydon Hastur, Graydon Hastur/Thraxus Boorman, Graydon Hastur/Airk Tanthalos Explicit, ongoing, 8/? The Gales never came to Tir Asleen that night, and Kit and Graydon's marriage went ahead as scheduled. How do they cope with this arrangement, especially after Graydon reveals a secret? (Velvet Fist, Iron Glove title card by @peterbenjaminparkour)
(Take You) Higher Thraxus Boorman/Graydon Hastur Explicit Omega Graydon and Alpha Kit went off their suppressants in the lead up to the wedding. The kidnapping of Airk meant going back on them in a hurry, and hoping they went into effect in time. For Kit, they did. Graydon wasn't so fortunate...
Tanthamoretober Crack Fics a series of 8 silly tanthamore, graythrax, and airklora fics for the tanthamoretober prompt sets -- lots of goofy shenanigans and major character deaths
HarvestVerse: Honey Mead Thraxus Boorman/Graydon Hastur/Airk Tanthalos/Elora Danan Explicit The harvest festival in Mahdyen was a time of discovery for several members of the fellowship. With one night left in town, what will Graydon, Boorman, Elora, and Airk get up to?
Inspired by TheArcher's Harvest Festival series.
Under the Mistletoe Graydon Hastur/Airk Tanthalos Teen Airk has been crushing on Graydon for a long time, but now Graydon has a crush on someone else. What will tonight's Christmas party bring, especially once mixmaster Boorman starts serving up specialty drinks?
Baby, It's Cold Outside Graydon Hastur/Thraxus Boorman General Graydon is drawn to the piano at Kit's Christmas party, and that draws someone else to him…
A Brief History of the Time Graydon Hastur Technically Had Sex With a Man Graydon Hastur/Elora Danan/Airk Tanthalos Explicit Graydon: “Have you ever?” Kit: “With a man? No. Have you?” Graydon: “With a man? Uh, yes, technically—oh, you meant a woman, right I—” Kit: “What, really? Shit. It was Airk, wasn’t it?” inspired by slvershdws "A Brief History of the Marriage of Kit Tanthalos and Graydon Hastur".
If You Want To Call Me Baby Graydon Hastur/Airk Tanthalos Explicit, ongoing, 1/4 what if kit succeeded in running away before the wedding? the alliance has to go forth. who can step in, in her place? inspired by siphisket's amazing cartoon: https://www.tumblr.com/siphisket/703235650016722944/tumblr-where-is-all-the-willow-art-quick-someone
Ends up binging “Somebody” on Netflix after Mad Dog 🥹😭💀
Me: I’m gonna write so much today
Also me: *ends up binge-watching Mad Dog on Netflix*
Y'all the way Airk actually knows Dove's real name