u/prxmptto

I've only started getting back to reading recently, and his books sound really interesting. I want to get a new book after I've just finished House of Leaves (which was a great read.) I've been thinking of either getting Lost Gods or Slewfoot, but I'm not sure what I would enjoy more and if they're even worth the money since they're both around €20 and I've seen very mixed opinions on his writing style and what book is his "best" work.

I really enjoy dark fantasy with horror aspects, so I don't doubt that the topics would interest me. How do I decide which one to pick or if I should just go for a totally different author instead? I've been eyeing Between Two Fires, but thought Brom's books looked more interesting especially considering the artwork.

I heard his world building is decent, which I've always loved with Tolkien's books. The main thing keeping me from just buying either of the books is that I'm not sure about his overall writing. Could anyone give a clear description of his writing style and whether or not you enjoyed it? And if you've read both of the works mentioned, which one did you prefer?

I've had a crush on this boy at school for months now. I normally don't get crushes, so this is pretty big for me. I started noticing him in October 2024, but he only talked to me a few months back. Our friendgroups sorta merged, so now we all sit together at lunch. We quite literally have only spoken 4 sentences to eachother in total, as the two times he has tried to approach me, they were inconvenient (walking to class, packing up my stuff during lunch) and I didn't have time to talk to him so I kept my responses short. I think he might believe I want nothing to do with him due to my short responses and the fact I didn't ask him anything back, but really I just didn't have the time to.

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We're both into music, the things he asked when approaching me were related to this too. I think he's really cool, and I'd like to get to know him better, but I'm very anxious and socially awkward so it's been impossible to find a "good" opportunity to speak to him or get any of his socials. We're both graduating next year, and I don't want to have to wait the entire summer to talk to him when we'll only have August til May left before I never see him again.

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School ends this Friday, and next week we only have to come in for tests. He isn't in my classes, so I'm assuming that Friday is the last day I'll see him around. If he doesn't try to talk to me again, what should I do? Of course, if I find the opportunity, I'll try to talk to him and circle back to the stuff he asked me (like "What's your fav band?" or "Did you go see that documentary yet?) but if I don't find the right time, I don't know what the best approach is. I can either follow his insta, which is private, and hope he accepts it and doesn't think I'm weird or I can ask my friend for his number and hope he doesn't think I'm weird for doing that. I don't want to just do nothing, I'm very scared of losing this potential connection. It feels like a lose-lose, but that might be my anxiety speaking.

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Does anyone know what would be the best to do without scaring him off?

It's very frustrating. People who recognize my shirts or think they look cool will come up to compliment and ask what songs I like or what the band's genre is and I just simply.. can't answer. I shut down completely and forget all the information I knew before they came up to me. In the alt/metal/rock scene I've noticed that people quickly assume someone's a poser, at least over here, and this has just really ruined a lot of social interactions for me. I've seriously had people avoid talking to me altogether after I couldn't answer their questions about a band.

I'm wondering if others have experienced something similar or no? Been thinking about just getting a whole new wardrobe, the nausea of being afraid someone will ask me a question about my shirt has been taking over since my last interaction turned awkward and embarrassing.

I just finished my second playthrough. I did a redemption Durge run this time and really liked the character I created. As much as I'll enjoy creating a new Tav and starting over, I feel rather sad about “Losing” my current one. Does anyone feel the same way with their finished playthroughs? I've been thinking about using the companion magic mirror mod to change some companions I don't use in my party much to my old Tav/Durge so I can still see them around.