Hannah MacLeod
@macleodholdfast.bsky.social
Senior Writer/Narrative Designer. Previously: Tomb Raider: Catalyst, Perfect Dark, Marvel's Avengers, Minecraft: Story Mode season 2. I have a cat, his name is Booey. She/her.
www.linkedin.com/in/macleoh/
www.linkedin.com/in/macleoh/
Pinned
Tomb Raider: Catalyst - Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
You know what? I'm choosing to be proud of this today. I WORKED ON A TOMB RAIDER GAME!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
Reposted by Hannah MacLeod
what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
I'm sure a lot of people are gonna name dramas so: Schitt's Creek
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I'm sure a lot of people are gonna name dramas so: Schitt's Creek
This was mostly in response to the idea that it is somehow wrong or inferior to be into something because it is smutty, btw
You see it with romance novels all the time. "You just like that because there's sex in it." WELL YEAH!! Sometimes that's why I like it!!!
You see it with romance novels all the time. "You just like that because there's sex in it." WELL YEAH!! Sometimes that's why I like it!!!
"the success of Heated Rivalry isn't about the sex" my dudes it sure isn't about the hockey
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This was mostly in response to the idea that it is somehow wrong or inferior to be into something because it is smutty, btw
You see it with romance novels all the time. "You just like that because there's sex in it." WELL YEAH!! Sometimes that's why I like it!!!
You see it with romance novels all the time. "You just like that because there's sex in it." WELL YEAH!! Sometimes that's why I like it!!!
"the success of Heated Rivalry isn't about the sex" my dudes it sure isn't about the hockey
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"the success of Heated Rivalry isn't about the sex" my dudes it sure isn't about the hockey
Reposted by Hannah MacLeod
I cannot stress this enough
If you like a game
Write to the developer and tell them you liked it
Not just the big ones, but the small ones too
And please don’t use chatgpt to write (anything), we can tell
Write it from the heart
If you like a game
Write to the developer and tell them you liked it
Not just the big ones, but the small ones too
And please don’t use chatgpt to write (anything), we can tell
Write it from the heart
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I cannot stress this enough
If you like a game
Write to the developer and tell them you liked it
Not just the big ones, but the small ones too
And please don’t use chatgpt to write (anything), we can tell
Write it from the heart
If you like a game
Write to the developer and tell them you liked it
Not just the big ones, but the small ones too
And please don’t use chatgpt to write (anything), we can tell
Write it from the heart
Reposted by Hannah MacLeod
I've read a bunch of NetGalley arcs and the one y'all should add to your TBR is The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. Queer retelling of Bisclavret the werewolf. Historical fantasy that plays a lot with POV. Captivated all the way through, out 1/27. You should definitely pick it up!
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I've read a bunch of NetGalley arcs and the one y'all should add to your TBR is The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. Queer retelling of Bisclavret the werewolf. Historical fantasy that plays a lot with POV. Captivated all the way through, out 1/27. You should definitely pick it up!
Whisper of the Heart <3
January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Whisper of the Heart <3
I've read a bunch of NetGalley arcs and the one y'all should add to your TBR is The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. Queer retelling of Bisclavret the werewolf. Historical fantasy that plays a lot with POV. Captivated all the way through, out 1/27. You should definitely pick it up!
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I've read a bunch of NetGalley arcs and the one y'all should add to your TBR is The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman. Queer retelling of Bisclavret the werewolf. Historical fantasy that plays a lot with POV. Captivated all the way through, out 1/27. You should definitely pick it up!
Rolled credits on Avowed. 10/10 experience. Just a beautifully solid game with great characters and a tight story.
Whomever wrote Tama's haiku owes me therapy money, though.
Highly recommend.
Whomever wrote Tama's haiku owes me therapy money, though.
Highly recommend.
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Rolled credits on Avowed. 10/10 experience. Just a beautifully solid game with great characters and a tight story.
Whomever wrote Tama's haiku owes me therapy money, though.
Highly recommend.
Whomever wrote Tama's haiku owes me therapy money, though.
Highly recommend.
I've decided my 2026 resolutions are just gonna be indulgent as hell
get a new tattoo
read more books
play more games
the world's on fire I'm making 2026 about finding joy where I can
get a new tattoo
read more books
play more games
the world's on fire I'm making 2026 about finding joy where I can
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've decided my 2026 resolutions are just gonna be indulgent as hell
get a new tattoo
read more books
play more games
the world's on fire I'm making 2026 about finding joy where I can
get a new tattoo
read more books
play more games
the world's on fire I'm making 2026 about finding joy where I can
In no particular order these are the best fiction books I read this year:
Cinder House by Freya Marske is a dark Cinderella retelling where Cinderella is dead and haunting her father's home (now owned by her stepmother). It's queer and weird and short and I loved it.
Cinder House by Freya Marske is a dark Cinderella retelling where Cinderella is dead and haunting her father's home (now owned by her stepmother). It's queer and weird and short and I loved it.
December 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In no particular order these are the best fiction books I read this year:
Cinder House by Freya Marske is a dark Cinderella retelling where Cinderella is dead and haunting her father's home (now owned by her stepmother). It's queer and weird and short and I loved it.
Cinder House by Freya Marske is a dark Cinderella retelling where Cinderella is dead and haunting her father's home (now owned by her stepmother). It's queer and weird and short and I loved it.
This photo does not do this 14-foot painting justice, but it's Pat Steir's "Black and White One-Stroke Waterfall" currently on display at SF's DeYoung.
I grew up in Ithaca NY, which is known for its waterfalls, and this is the first piece of art to ever make me feel the way real ones do.
I grew up in Ithaca NY, which is known for its waterfalls, and this is the first piece of art to ever make me feel the way real ones do.
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This photo does not do this 14-foot painting justice, but it's Pat Steir's "Black and White One-Stroke Waterfall" currently on display at SF's DeYoung.
I grew up in Ithaca NY, which is known for its waterfalls, and this is the first piece of art to ever make me feel the way real ones do.
I grew up in Ithaca NY, which is known for its waterfalls, and this is the first piece of art to ever make me feel the way real ones do.
I would like to know how many people also got an achievement for pulling a lever the game explicitly tells you not to
all I can say without spoiling Avowed: welp
oh no another woman who hates my guts what do I dooooo
(marry me)
(marry me)
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I would like to know how many people also got an achievement for pulling a lever the game explicitly tells you not to
You know what? I'm choosing to be proud of this today. I WORKED ON A TOMB RAIDER GAME!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
Tomb Raider: Catalyst - Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You know what? I'm choosing to be proud of this today. I WORKED ON A TOMB RAIDER GAME!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOT...
all I can say without spoiling Avowed: welp
oh no another woman who hates my guts what do I dooooo
(marry me)
(marry me)
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
all I can say without spoiling Avowed: welp
GUYS THEY GAVE HIM A TRAGIC ALMOST-BOYFRIEND IN HIS BACKSTORY
bold of them to make a Thane & Garrus mash up I cannot smooch
Next game I've picked up in the "Hannah is unemployed and has a big Steam backlog" journey is Avowed! Just a couple hours but I am enamored. More games should have an easier-than-easy mode. Means I just get to have fun and enjoy.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
GUYS THEY GAVE HIM A TRAGIC ALMOST-BOYFRIEND IN HIS BACKSTORY
Haven't posted about a book I liked in a minute so here goes:
Elyse Myer's "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" is wonderful. Collection of short stories/essays about her life as an undiagnosed neurodivergent woman. She writes exactly the way she talks and I loved it SO much.
Elyse Myer's "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" is wonderful. Collection of short stories/essays about her life as an undiagnosed neurodivergent woman. She writes exactly the way she talks and I loved it SO much.
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Haven't posted about a book I liked in a minute so here goes:
Elyse Myer's "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" is wonderful. Collection of short stories/essays about her life as an undiagnosed neurodivergent woman. She writes exactly the way she talks and I loved it SO much.
Elyse Myer's "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" is wonderful. Collection of short stories/essays about her life as an undiagnosed neurodivergent woman. She writes exactly the way she talks and I loved it SO much.
Hey friends, what's your favorite sci-fi video game that isn't horror and isn't Mass Effect (my beloved)? Having a craving.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey friends, what's your favorite sci-fi video game that isn't horror and isn't Mass Effect (my beloved)? Having a craving.
YouTube did a wrapped this year and called me out on a particular hyperfixation
nothing has parasocial'd me harder than pop star academy lets be real
nothing has parasocial'd me harder than pop star academy lets be real
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
YouTube did a wrapped this year and called me out on a particular hyperfixation
nothing has parasocial'd me harder than pop star academy lets be real
nothing has parasocial'd me harder than pop star academy lets be real
oh no another woman who hates my guts what do I dooooo
(marry me)
(marry me)
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
oh no another woman who hates my guts what do I dooooo
(marry me)
(marry me)
At the moment "how's the job search going?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
At the moment "how's the job search going?"
I forgot to mention one of my favorite things about Vampire Therapist, which is Andy saying everybody who lives forever ends up queer
and now I need queer highlander
and now I need queer highlander
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I forgot to mention one of my favorite things about Vampire Therapist, which is Andy saying everybody who lives forever ends up queer
and now I need queer highlander
and now I need queer highlander
This is hot garbage, anti-labor bullshit
Amazon's subtitles were already a travesty, likely because they didn't hire enough people to do the job in the first place, now they'd like to have none at all
Amazon's subtitles were already a travesty, likely because they didn't hire enough people to do the job in the first place, now they'd like to have none at all
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is hot garbage, anti-labor bullshit
Amazon's subtitles were already a travesty, likely because they didn't hire enough people to do the job in the first place, now they'd like to have none at all
Amazon's subtitles were already a travesty, likely because they didn't hire enough people to do the job in the first place, now they'd like to have none at all
bold of them to make a Thane & Garrus mash up I cannot smooch
Next game I've picked up in the "Hannah is unemployed and has a big Steam backlog" journey is Avowed! Just a couple hours but I am enamored. More games should have an easier-than-easy mode. Means I just get to have fun and enjoy.
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
bold of them to make a Thane & Garrus mash up I cannot smooch