Chapter 16

Grain in his semi watcher form

Is it safe to say I am obsessed with him and the life series?

I absolutely adore his lore

Now more than ever is a good time to learn to make zines.

What Are Zines?

Zines ("zeens") are small, self-published booklets filled with whatever the creator is passionate about. They can focus on personal stories, niche interests, or even artwork. Unlike traditional publications, zines are informal, handmade, and often deeply personal. They don’t have to be perfect—what matters is the message and creativity behind them.

How Zines Spread Information

Zines are powerful tools for sharing ideas, especially when mainstream outlets overlook certain voices or topics

- They’re Accessible: You don’t need fancy equipment or money to make one—just paper, pens, and your imagination

- They Cover What Matters to You: Zines are great for exploring personal experiences, activism, or any quirky interests you’re passionate about

- They Build Community: Zines often connect like-minded people, sparking conversations and creating new relationships

- They Educate and Inspire: Whether it’s about a social cause, a DIY skill, or your favorite band, zines can teach and inspire readers

How to Make a Zine

1. Pick Your Topic: What’s the thing you can’t stop thinking about? That’s your zine idea.

2. Plan Your Pages: Jot down what you want to include—stories, drawings, photos, poems, or collages. Anything goes!

3. Choose a Format: The easiest option is a mini-zine (made from one folded sheet of paper), but you can also staple multiple pages together for a booklet

4. Design Your Layout: Use scissors, glue, markers, and whatever you have on hand. If you prefer digital tools, programs like Canva or even Word work well! I use Procreate

5. Print & Assemble: Make photocopies or print them at home. You can alzojust remake them by hand. Fold, staple, or bind them together however you like

6. Share It: Hand them out to friends, leave them in local spots, or share them online as PDFs

Zines are all about self-expression, so don’t worry about making it perfect—it’s your creation, and that’s what matters. Invite friends to contribute, try different styles, and most importantly, have fun with it.

The diagram below information is from https://socialstudio.space/how-to-zine-library/

All of these tags are here for a reason.

Desert duo propaganda

shipwars round one (im curious)

so i was bored and thought "why not see what ships people like best" so im setting up a lil shipwars bracket thing

!just to make it very clear, all characters not ccs!

im also gonna do a seperate (smaller) poly bracket, which i'll link

poly shipwars round 1 – @johnathanthegaynerd69 on Tumblr

Yooooo boost boost

My fic for round two of @mcyt-platonic-heros "The Thaw"

I've done this with the amazing artist @maru-iru, go check out their artwork!!!

Fic Description:

"Was she really that bad? Everyone seemed to think she was.

Scott glares and Martyn scoffs, and Cleo looks at her with that look that is both weary and sad, pitying. Pearl hates it, and she hates Cleo, and she wishes sometimes that she hadn’t built past that first one-block tower. Wishes that she had acted on her urge to jump in that moment. Brought Scott plummeting down to the ground with her.

Pearl opens her eyes, wrenching herself out of the memory with a forceful yank.

She’s on the floor, knees to her chest, and arms wrapped tightly around herself. She’s cold.

Cleo crouches in front of her, exercise suit stretching around her knees as she leans back on her heels.

“Hey, Pearl? You good, dude?”

I HATE THESE GUYS

Screaming crying throwing up i hate them sm /pos IM BACK IN THE FUCKING DESERT

There is Desert Duo and a llama in the same frame Im gonna throw up

I just saw an animatic to this song about desert duo lmao

I want them worse when they’re with each other.

I want them to be negative influences on one another.

I need them to take one look at the other and know in their heart that there is no saving them. They are a doomed, twisted, tragic relationship that will lead to one of them hurting and killing the other. But for now, what they have is so passionate, so intensely intimate, they can’t bare to give it up until it’s forcefully ripped from their cold, perished hands.

I want the survivor to mourn the loss of something putrefyingly terrible because they will never be able to recreate the experience with another. I want the most toxic yaoi love possible.

I want them to look deeply into eachother’s eyes, holding the back of the the others head, as they speak in a tone like a wedding vow, that they promise they will never part, they will never escape, they will never be so happy, they will never be so miserable without the other.

In my favourite line from The Crane Wives song, Tongues & Teeth,

“I will only break your pretty things, I will only wring you dry of everything.”

“I will poison all your happy thoughts, I will love you like the ashes in my cigarette butts”

They are living so closely on the same wavelength that they are inseparable. They are menaces when they work together, one would burn civilizations to the ground for the other if they so desired. They would do anything for the other if only they asked. They annoy each other to no end. The are in love. They are in loathing.

They are so intensely passionate and obsessed, there is no way out but death. And one of them will die, soon, I’m sure. It’s only ever a matter of time. But they have the present, they have this wild inferno of the here and now, and they will not waste it.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW

THIS IS A TRUMPET

THIS IS A TROMBONE

THIS IS A TUBA

AND THIS IS A FRENCH HORN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

Frieren fanart!! Yay!!!

Very fun illustration do to