OG book Van Helsing's two greatest talents are 1. Knowing a Guy Who Knows a Guy and 2. Making weird jokes that don't land, and that's always going to be more fun than a stake-wielding silver fox, I'm sorry.

snakes leave behind whole skins. all manner of flying creatures, not just butterflies, do them one better, whole new selves from wriggling worms. rocks into gems. mystics die to the flesh to be reborn in the spirit. rebirth is the rule, not the stray exception, if we can grasp it

I recently had someone wax enthusiastic about JKR's books to me at a lesbian bar (!) in the course of flirting with me (!!) in what was clearly sincere ignorance of the TERF thing, and that recalibrated my impression of what's common knowledge REAL fast

Definitely also D, which might be why everything takes me so long 😅

Yoooo congrats!!!

Oh we have GOT to talk about this one sometime, that and (especially) its follow-up The Winged Histories are absolute all timers for me

Britt sends her warmest and fuzziest wishes

2025, I have some notes

Waving from across town (many happy returns!)

The first eight episodes of the Netflix series cover the first NINETY-FIVE chapters of the source material and still manage to seem coherent and well paced, which I think supports your conclusion if anything

Solidarity 😔

Oh HELL yes