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~ Dreams of Her Own - https://archiveofourown.org/works/71432751 - Sequel prompts from

ukiacatdragon - Eilistraee, the shroud of Lolth, Corellon, Arvandor's overwhleming goodness, plotting to nullify Lolth's plots via Sharr, the raid being brought up, Tall Ones finding Ellifain early, closure for drow and elf child, quest - 1,027 words

~ HLH shortcuts sequel - https://archiveofourown.org/works/74116516 - Joe and Rachel meet in Seacouver - 0 words

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10trueloves - 3/10 written

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genprompt_bingo 0/5 written (Line Only)

Random Plot Bunnies to Hold Over

GenPrompt Fills:

~ A Moment of Understanding / Clarity - Commander Appo comes face to face with Atin (includes a horrific flashback to Ashla's death from Appo's POV)

~ Teenagers - Continue https://archiveofourown.org/works/12124011 - Rex and Ahsoka with Hera and Chopper

~ Telepathy - Long Distance Phone Calls in the Force: "You left me/He wanted me dead/I would have protected you/But could you really" / "It hurts/You always hurt, couldn't he get you better healing/There wasn't much of me left/He all but owns a master cloning world and you're stuck like that? Your benefits package sucks"

~ Freestyle Crossovers - Jurassic Park/X-Men crossover (late request for More Joy Day)

~ A Test of Worthiness - OPEN

~ Ahsoka the Daughter whispering guidance through time in Anakin's head. Starting in ~~AotC~~ TPM. Includes:
Okay no wonder some said I was just like you (her reaction to the reckless deal in TPM)
Hey Skykid, what's a guy with all the power thinking to make a point of having time for you? (Comics of the Padawan years)
Oh kriff he's so young (first meeting of Anakin and Rex)
I am SO shiny (Ahsoka arriving)

~ Fulcrum and Rex time travel to before Anakin runs to Mace.
~ Fulcrum accidentally pulls Anakin to Malachor in That Fight.

senmut

AO3 Link | Shelter in Danger (500 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: DC Comics (General), Marvel Comics (General)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dinah Lance/Erik Lensherr
Characters: Dinah Lance, Erik Lehnsherr
Additional Tags: Crossover, +Modern Age (1986-Present)
Summary:

While trapped in a different universe, Dinah falls for another older man

Shelter in Danger

When Dinah Lance found herself catapulted into another dimension, it wasn't all that shocking. She's been tossed through time, sent to other worlds, and even touched alternate versions of her own world. To wake up in a world that was completely unlike her own as far as people and problems went, but still an Earth wasn't that hard to come to terms with.

No, the thing that shocked her was finding an older white-haired man with a harder sense of justice than she usually took for herself that stirred her emotions so strongly. Similarities to another man of her own world may have set the stage for growing closer, but it was Erik's ability to debate with her, to see her as a capable fighter in her own right, and his old-fashioned manners that sealed her doom.

There was just something irresistible in a man that opened doors for her but didn't think she needed to be in the kitchen for Dinah Lance.

She'd given her word that she would help defend this small island refuge. She wanted no part of his retaliatory strikes, but the people who were just trying to live their lives were under her protection. As Erik — Magneto currently — was deflecting the heavy artillery back into the attackers, Black Canary was ably working defense against the ground assault with his other combatants.

She had no idea how many amphibious vehicles she grounded permanently, how many people in deep-water gear were shoved back off the beach, but eventually Magneto gathered up all of the remaining debris from the assault and threw it out to join the artificial reef off his coastline. While he did that, she acquired one of her protein-gels, slaking a need for energy and liquid at once before seeing if she needed to help with injured.

Magneto landed beside her moments later, his hand going to the small of her back. She wasn't thinking about the likely human cost of the assault; mutants were feared and hunted here, and that force had come with the intent to kill or enslave from all she had managed to dig up.

"Your voice, my dear, is devastating. And yet you espouse more peaceful notions than I," he said with grim satisfaction over the results she'd gotten.

"I learned to modulate it over the years, so I get the effect I want," she said, shifting just slightly closer, her voice dipping into flirting tones.

"Hmm, and what effect do you wish now?" he asked, matching her tone, as that strong hand on her lower back shifted more to her hip and upper ass.

"The ability to be somewhere private and less clothed, of course," she told him.

He laughed, deep and throaty. "Oh, I like that direct approach." He guided her toward his own room, leaving the aftermath to his lieutenants. Dinah was more than happy with that choice, hoping if she distracted him long enough, he'd choose some other way than direct assault on the attacking nation.

starandrea

Happy birthday

marcicat!!!!!!!! You are my favorite person in the world and I hope you have the best and sparkliest year yet ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I was trying to think of a fic rec I don't know for sure you've already read, and it was not easy! I have likely not succeeded, but I thought the excerpt was funny enough to be worth it regardless.

♥ Pre-Existing Condition, by Helenish

“Isn’t this fraud?” Matt says. He’s inspecting the card again, who knows what’s so interesting about it, just John’s name at the top next to SUBSCRIBER NAME: and then a neat row of lines at the bottom under DEPENDENTS: SPOUSE Farrell M; CHILD McLane L; CHILD McLane J.

“Oh, right, I forgot what a law-abiding citizen you were,“ John begins, “You can do whatever you want because you’re a fucking anarchist—“

“—Democrat, but okay—“

“but god forbid I should ever—“ the argument clicking along down the old familiar track—except Matt laughs.

“Fine, man, you got me. I only have one leg. What do you want for dinner?”

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I realized as I was approaching the end of this book that it is the third unfinished series sapphic SFF centering the machinations of an empire that I've read lately (the others being The Locked Tomb and The Masquerade). A Memory Called Empire is the first book in the Teixcalaan series by Arkady Martine (narrated by Amy Landon in the audiobook) and tells the story of Mahit Dzmare, a diplomat from an as-yet-unconquered satellite state of the Teixcalaanli Empire entering her role as ambassador for the first time--after the previous ambassador went radio silent.

For fans of fantasy politics, I highly recommend this one. Mahit enters a political scene on the cusp of boiling over and is thrown not only into navigating a culture and society she's only ever read about, but having to piece together what her predecessor was doing, why he was doing it, and what happened to him. It's a whirlwind of not knowing who to trust, what to lean on, or where to go.

Martine creates such an interesting world here in Teixcalaan and the mindset of a people who pride themselves on being artists above all and yet exist as ruthless conquerors within their corner of space. Furthermore, Mahit herself is in a fascinating position as someone who's been half in love with this empire since childhood, and yet is all too keenly aware of the threat it poses to her and her home. Mahit does well in Teixcalaan--she loves the poetry and literature they so highly prize, she's able to navigate Teixcalaanli society and see the double meanings everywhere, and she's excited to try her hand at these things. And yet--if she plays her cards wrong, it will end with her home being gobbled up by Empire, and as Mahit herself says: Nothing touched by Empire remains unchanged.

I really enjoyed her characters too--3-Seagrass stole the show for me--and they all have believably varied and grounded views and opinions, with the sorts of blind spots and biases you would expect from people in their respective positions. There's character growth and change too, which is always fun to see, and I'm excited to see how that progresses in the next book.

If I had a complaint, and it's a minor one, it's that the prose is sometimes overly repetitive and explanatory, as if Martine doesn't quite trust her audience to remember things from earlier in the book, or understand what's being implied, which occasionally has the effect of making Mahit look less intelligent than her role would demand. However, it didn't happen often enough that I was truly annoyed, and I think the book gets better about it as it goes on.

On the whole, a fun, exciting read (although it takes its time to set up--expect a slow start!) that left me actually looking forward to my commute for a chance to listen to more. Already checking to see if my library has the next book available.

bluapapilio

Japanese ver.

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When you’re standing on the edge
So young and hopeless
Got demons in your head
We are, we are
No ground beneath your feet
Not here to hold you
‘Cause we are, we are
The colors in the dark🎤
ONE OK ROCK - We Are

Current Mood: busy

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This has been a long wait, my apologies! Thank you, everyone for the awesome icons and for voting! Here are the winning icons!
CONGRATS!

Top 3 sets:

First place: Set F by

tinny
Second Place: Set B by

picnicnic
Third Place: Set A by

breyzyyin

( Everyone's best icons! )

hannah

What's getting to me about forgetting my headphones and MP3 player at my client's place more than having forgotten them is that my client sent me a text message about it. The forgetfulness is its own issue; that I didn't get a phone call about it has me absolutely baffled. She's a good few decades older than I am, and the messages she sent are iMessages that require internet access, not what I'd call "plain texts" that don't. So there's a good chance I wouldn't have seen it after I left the apartment's wifi range and got back to my place.

A direct phone call would've been much easier. I'll head over tomorrow and get it then, so it's less of a problem and more of an inconvenience, and it's still got me baffled she didn't simply call.

Current Mood: confused
Current Music: nothing now

lb_lee

Winner of the fan poll this month by a long go! Click the pics to enlarge them!

Mori flirts by bullying into Rawlin's personal space up against a wall, which Rawlin seems equally puzzled and thrilled by. Underneath, Biff points up to that scenario and retorts, "Man, who taught you to flirt?" to which Mori replies dryly, "You did."

Biff, too butch to clutch his pearls but clearly considering it, goes, "Wha? WHEN?!" to which Mori says "Dude," and points down to a series of thought bubbles filled with Biff's high-impact style of flirtation, including smacking Rogan's ass hard enough for a chiropractic realignment, saying, "Y'wanna fuck?" and also a gleeful Rogan squeezing his bicep and marveling at the beef on his boyfriend. Biff, surveying the thought bubbles, goes, "Oh, right, yeah. Forgot about that..." Mori throws up her hands. "You been with him TEN YEARS, ya tubesteak!!!"

Happy belated ten year anniversary, Biff and Rogan!

(And today, I learned that the Japanese term for that up-against-the-wall pose is apparently kabedon. I didn't include it in the alt-text because I have no idea how well-known that term is.)

Current Mood: silly
Crossposts: https://lb-lee.insanejournal.com/9164.html

lb_lee

It was a tight race, but this was one of the two apocalyptic mini-stories that won the fan poll this month! (I planned to post the two together but... sick.) Rogan apparently originally wrote this story on 2020/4/14. This is probably the shortest story we will ever post on this blog.

the Heralds of the End

As the world crumbles, the heralds of the End ride up on their pale horses. They cross the empty streets, calling up to the shuttered windows, “As the End comes upon you, consider: have you conducted yourself well? Have you devoted yourself to what truly matters?”

I open my window and hold out my beefcake.

“Very good,” they say. “Carry on.”

Crossposts: https://lb-lee.insanejournal.com/8778.html

moriendum

two posts in one, I'm feeling ~~anxious~~ chatty tonight!

friday five post here.

1. What type of hair do you have? (Thin, Normal, Thick, Frizzy, etc.)
I don't speak hair so I may be using the wrong words but I'll say thick, very frizzy, and with way too much volume. I have thinning scissors at home and use it every 2~3 months otherwise even tying my hair gets impossible... it's also sort-of-curly-but-not-really. a chaotic wavy. my hair wanted to be curly but failed the curly auditions, the curls never had their proper debut.

2. What color is your hair currently?
natural color... brown? chestnut brown? too long in the sun and it gets a little dark blondish?

3. What colors have you dyed/highlighted your hair?
in high school I had red tips, then dyed my hair red - wine red, I didn't bleach it first so it was a dark shade of red. after college I bleached it (at home!!!?) and dyed it "blue" but it ended up green instead LOL which was fine, I liked the green. then later I dyed it black to cover the leftover dye, and never dyed it again.

4. If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?
I've been dreaming of dyeing it red again but THIS shade specifically. the helly r. hair color!!!

kinda curious to go blond too someday but I know it wouldn't look good, so lol

5. What is your hair's length?
a palm past my shoulders? a lot longer if straightened.

now for the tropes! I saw

greetingsfrommaars post and loved the tropes tier list maker.

a while back I was way more into crossovers but I think I've burned out on them a bit. unrequited love is awesome, I just think mutual pining is better so that's why that one is one tier below. love triangle is a big no BUT polyamory ot3 is a big YES. royalty au is usually a historical au in my fics because modern royalty sounds kinda stupid but rwrb was fun, so I guess I can enjoy both things separately too.

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senmut

50-65 F? - One layer with a jacket.
35-50 F? - Double pants, jacket, hat and gloves.
20-35 g? - Double layers, jacket, hat, gloves, winter boots.
Below 20 F? - Double layers, jacket, hat, DOUBLE GLOVES, Utility Work Suit, winter boots.

And yes, I will wear that at any temp below 20, into the negatives, as witnessed by previous winters. And, since the wind USUALLY dies at night, it's actually not so bad to walk late, unless there's slippery ice on the road.

seleneheart

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

Blurb:

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite.

When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home.

In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.

But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.

Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.

This is the January read for the

bookclub_dw, so I'll save my thoughts for the discussion post over there.

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Bruce Springsteen - She's the One

delphi

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firecat

*sigh* I was just reminded that Peet’s Coffee is owned by a larger corporation now (has been for some time). I‘d rather support a smaller company. If you make coffee from ground beans at home, what is your go-to source? Bonus for fair trade and all those other green, good-citizen buzzwords.

raven

A very little story, about not very much.

paper lanterns, one after another (4094 words) by raven
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Yuna Hollander
Additional Tags: Obon, Japanese Culture

It occurs to Ilya that he doesn't belong here. But then, this is a necessary migration.

oursin

So, at long last, I finally have an email address associated with My New Academic Position (this has been A Saga to do with their system upgrade).

I have also achieved reader's card for library of former workplace (spat out from the bowels of their system with A Very Old Photo of Yrs Truly).

And went and looked at the items I wanted to check, and found that lo, I was right and they did NOT have anything pertinent, as I had in fact hoped they would not. Though I had hoped to look, for another thing, at a couple of closed stack items and discovered that these cannot be ordered on a day's notice INFAMY I am sure I recall the times when there were regular deliveries throughout the day. Not actually critical, but irksome. (Also irksome was that I moaned about this on bluesky and got various responses that had no relevance at all to research libraries, in the UK, in particular this one.)

I then managed to get a digital passport photo at one of the photobooths on Euston station and have applied for a new passport, as mine is well out of date and I seem to keep seeing things that want 'government ID' to verify WHO I AM (over here, making like Hemingway....) so thought this was probably the way to go.

Also this is a trivial thing but in the course of my perambs of the day I walked past the statue of Trim, and his human.

In the niggles department, I did that thing of putting my phone down in place I never usually put it and flapping about trying to find it.

The lockers at the library have really annoying electronic locks.

Printer playing up a bit again. Though I think this really is that one has to let it mutter and sulk for a bit between turning it on and actually trying to print anything.

vriddy

And with this, we're caught up with the 3 volumes that are out! Very few bonus sketches in this one, instead they used/reused extra panels as if to extend the chapters. Like a close-up on hands, or on a face, or an apple to go with all the Eve and Eden imagery, etc. The effect looks neat when reading, though I do kinda miss getting the cute bonus scenes and sketches!

( Ren's jacket )

( Eve's profile )

( Gaku's profile )

( Ren's clothing )

( Fujimaru's clothing )

( Kagari's clothing )

( Bonus illustration )

yhlee

The keyboard's legit great but I replaced some of the keycaps (the black ones that let the glow shine through) because I cannot find the hecking function keys in the dark reliably; I don't often use them outside of music production, the lighting in this room sucks, and I have a horrifying number of typing keyboards where the function key locations are just enough offset to throw off touch-typing.

custom keycaps and space bar

I'm unreasonably happy with the space bar! The seller will 3D print custom images/text if you send an image so I made a design for hilarity. :)

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Diamonds are just pressed coal, corpses have stories, secrets.

A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends, it matters less and less. The stories we want to believe those are the ones that survive. Despite upheaval and transition and progress. Those are the stories that shape history.

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My heart so poor that I could wait for your hands in my pockets

My heart so broke that I could beg for affection, beg for affection

Network

WiP / Plot Bunny Corral

10trueloves: Surprise

8 for good luck

Book review: A Memory Called Empire

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I Do Not Get Young People part 1145376

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Thursday night.

Comic: Freight Train Flirting

Apocalyptic Mini-Story One: the Heralds of the End

friday five: hair & also tropes

DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam #1: Whatcha gonna do? When Bromania runs wild on you?

The weather, by layers

Book Bingo: G4 | From Your TBR | The Spellshop

FIC: Safe Harbour (Our Flag Means Death, Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim)

Where do you get your coffee beans?

fic: paper lanterns, one after another [Heated Rivalry]

Certain things accomplished (with some niggles)

K-9: Volume 3 extras, with translation

extremely silly keyboard mod

December 2025

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