#Tropes

Ok, starting now with The Scum Villain’s Self Saving System (that’s a mouthful) from MXTX. A strong opening. “Under much difficulty, Luo Binghe managed to turn seventeen” same tracks “Having
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On Tuesday, in the first statewide election of the Biden presidency, the progressive won. Dr. Jill Underly beat the Walker/DeVos crowd & was elected Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. It
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I have been watching a lot of movies on my movie list during the ongoing quarantine of pandemic world. I am going to start a thread of them and my
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Another dismal 24hrs in the racist cesspit that is British politics. I have a lot of thoughts and criticism following yesterday’s panorama. Will try to contain them all in this
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Let's talk medical masks, plague history, culture, and fashion!Let's start around the 17th century with everyone's favorite iteration of medical mask- The plague doctor! Now that I have your attention,
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Discussion with friends prompted me to do a reread of the post-Crisis Superman. Interesting that Byrne included these very sad details to the Kents’ pasts; miscarriages, stillbirth, a brother mangled
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Just once I want someone to stare at someone else while driving in a show for an unreasonably long time and rear end the person in front of them BECAUSE
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Ways that Donald Trump is just like Henry Ford, And Why That’s Not Good for American Democracy: a TweetstormOn Thursday, speaking at a Ford Motor Company plant, Donald Trump paid
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So, uh...look who I brought home today. Well, here goes nothing... I'm willing to forgive the stepmother and sisters being bitches (at least for now), because that's just Fairytale Tropes.
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Reading fanfic makes me happy. There are just so many amazing stories out there for fans to freely read, anywhere and at anytime. They put our favorite characters into different
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A mega thread about why shiggy's a well written&interesting antagonist.People often judge a villain's depiction through either motive or backstory,but what truly makes shiggy standout?He may not have a "complex"
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i should probably keep all my ace attorney liketweeting to a single thread huh well here's your warning if you dont want spoilers or are just annoyed ya better mute
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Some imprint authors & books to support in light of this terrible news: L.L. McKinneyA Blade So Black https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250153906A Dream So Dark https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250153920A Crown So Cursed (PLEASE PR
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Okay I'm making another thread for this AU. Time to logic (?) based on narrative. Feel free to add on to anything! #svt_deadofnightBASED ON CLASSIC HORROR TROPES: Splitting up tends
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A thread of books read in 2020 1. More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer• A very moving YA contemporary • Second book in series which I loved
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This year, I'm going to start a thread and share the NON-academic books I read. Why tweet about this? A work-life balance thing, and a scientists-are-real-people thing; more about my
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