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vriddy

And the last 3 pinch hits I wrote during my hurt/comfort/and/more binge were finally revealed, haha. Not unexpectedly, with the way delays worked out and all, the first one I wrote back in April was the last one to reveal last week! All caught up now.

For

whumpex:

Sensory overload | Boku no Hero Academia | Hawks & Miruko | 1.8k words | rated T
Summary: Overtraining already hypersensitive feathers is bound to have long-term consequences. Hawks is utterly miserable, utterly on his own... and has been lying to himself for so long now, he kind of forgot the truth.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

For

diegetic_exchange (I didn't know that word before participating btw! What a cool concept for an exchange!):

Totally fictional | Boku no Hero Academia | Dabi/Hawks | 800 words | rated T
Summary: In universe, someone is passionately writing a heartfelt, if somewhat unsympathetic, fanfic about Hawks.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

For

hurtcomfortex:

A game at which two can play | Boku no Hero Academia | Dabi/Hawks | 3.8k words | rated T
Summary: Members of the Creature Rejection Clan have infiltrated the PLF. To root them out, Toga comes up with the great plan of having Dabi and Hawks lure them out by being more obvious about their relationship in public. A PLF lieutenant debasing themselves with a heteromorph? Surely the CRC traitors will show their hand and target Hawks. What could possibly go wrong?

And thus Hawks ends up working an undercover mission for the PLF while technically already undercover at the PLF. Never a dull moment in his life.
Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly cloudy, humid, and hot.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

.

Current Mood: busy

badly_knitted

Title: The Last Waltz
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy, Angel.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 458: Waltz at

drabble_zone.
Spoilers/Setting: The Prom.
Summary: Buffy has no one to dance with at the Prom.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( The Last Waltz... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

geraineon

I have an 8am meeting tomorrow morning, so, this is a challenge to myself to finish this post in 30 mins so I can sleep before 12am (it is now almost 11pm). Last post, I said I'm gonna talk a bit about the Up All Night online Asian drama convention, so here it is!

Up All Night

It's a three day convention held on discord over the weekend last weekend. Details here. I was really busy last weekend, so I missed most of the panels. But I did make it to the Writing While Being Culturally Aware, and the GL/Lesbian dramas session.

Writing While Being Culturally Aware

I don't really identify as a writer. Most of the things I write is between me and my PC, and a lot of others are between me and the friends I wrote for/with, but I was curious. The writing session was also led by the Singaporean who led the pinyin pronunciation workshop. I liked that the example she gave for the attendees to pick apart was an example she came up on her own for this session rather than using an excerpt from an existing fanfic, and I think it did a pretty good job with the time it had to go through some questions to think about (e.g., different things to be aware of, and situating characters in a time and place) and have some audience participation. Anything deeper will probably either need more time, or be a lot more focused. I wasn't there for the start of the session so idk what happened there, but when I joined, the conversations definitely skew towards writing for c-media.

GL/Lesbian Dramas

Again, I kinda missed the beginning of this panel. But I popped in when they were talking about trends and what tropes the attendees would like to see more of. I feel that the GL panel audience skewed towards preferring wholesome stories and happy ends. And Thai dramas and c-media. And it felt like it was less of a focused panel and more like a conversation with some prompts, so it's hm, more like a discussion group.

I did appreciate getting drama recs from different countries. What I would have loved to hear discussed is how did GL dramas "start" in each country and what is considered the first, and where are we now (I recognizing pinpointing this requires defining what is a GL drama, and if people want to differentiate that from LGBTQ+ media), what are the preferred tropes/themes in different countries, how do they influence each other, how have they changed (if not enough dramas to discuss this, then other GL/yuri/baihe), etc., but I realize this is a heavy ask and will require way more than the time this panel had.

llonkrebboj, who have also attended the con, observed that the attendees tend to be newer Asian drama viewers and I agree with that observation. This probably makes it harder to compare themes/tropes across places and time too. ... I'd pick this up as a personal project if I am not super bad at watching things. I haven't watched any drama properly since I recovered from Covid-19 (I don't count skimming an ep out of curiosity to be "watching a drama").

It wasn't bad, just not what I was expecting.

Other panels

I popped in briefly for the Aro-Ace Experience panel but I was driving then and couldn't really concentrate. I don't know if I would have enjoyed it tbh, because the bit I caught was someone asking if not knowing the language makes it easier to distance from the romance (I think), and idk, maybe that's true for some but it kinda felt weird? I was there for the tail end of the Mythology and Legends panel, and was a little confused why transmigration is included as modern myth and legend. And it skews very Chinese, though from the slides, it looks like it started as more generally East Asian. I have expected a broader discussion about the portrayal/use of myths and legends, or maybe how these retellings have changed with time. But maybe time doesn't allow it? Or maybe the panelists are not familiar with other countries? Don't know! Also, no mentions of Abe no Seimei/onmyoujitsu/etc. when Yin Yang Master seems kinda popular among the English online c-media spaces? I think I would have appreciated if the panel has a more focused title, or if it can be a little more general.

(Okay, tbh, I do notice that "Asian dramas" tend to be "East Asian dramas" a lot of the time, and nowadays it's "East Asian + Thai dramas." I'd love it for there to be more representation of other countries.)

Overall

I sound like I have a lot of complaints but I think it's more like an expectation mismatch. I did enjoy myself, and heck, I don't think I'd be able to deliver the panels I had envisioned either. But if I am going to attend again next year, I'd like to try to bring in more mentions of other Asian countries outside of CN, KR, JP, and TH. And maybe organize a panel on something like wuxia fights over the years, or SEAsian horror. Be the change you want to see and all that!

(But I'll have to overcome my discomfort at speaking to strangers over the internet, which is a very different thing from presenting at conferences and teaching a class.)

badly_knitted

Title: Rained On
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: The weather is terrible, but Dee and Ryo still have to do their job regardless.
Written For: Weekend Challenge Prompt: Summertime, is the living truly easy?! at

1_million_words.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.

( Rained On... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

smmg

I like looking at things in Japanese because I can kind of work out what's going on based on the kanji because I've done some Chinese, but I have absolutely no idea how it would be pronounced in Japanese. And then there's the hiragana and katakana which completely throw me off.

Current Mood: happy
Current Location: home

badly_knitted

Title: Certifiable
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Lisa.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 874: Mad at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Fragments. Set pre-Cyberwoman.
Summary: Ianto must surely be out of his mind.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Certifiable... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

smmg

To have even a basic A2 level in all the Celtic languages would be a dream to me. I want to be C1/C2 in Welsh and at least B2 in Irish and Cornish (I'd like to do the Grade 4 Cornish exam eventually which is B2/C1), but I'd really like to be able to have a basic working knowledge in the other three. At least enough to write in them on my website and to have simple conversations in them.

At this point I've studied Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and Breton, although my Breton is super rusty. But I can't decide whether I'd like to do Scottish Gaelic or Manx next. Manx is the one that seems more interesting to me, but Scottish Gaelic is the one that my university teaches. Plus I'd quite like to do that Scottish Gaelic class because it covers history and culture too I think 🤔

I'll definitely come back to Breton in the future, probably once I'm more at an intermediate stage with my Cornish. Revisiting Cornish has made me realise how much I'd missed doing Breton, but part of me kind of wishes I hadn't done Breton in my first year at university just because I was in a weird place mentally and I don't think I got as much out of it then as I could now. I can always come back to Breton though, and I definitely will. I'd probably be allowed to sit in on the Breton class anyway, even though I already did it.

Current Mood: sleepy

olivermoss

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omens

A book: Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid -- Macbeth is my least favourite Shakespeare, and I don't like horror, but I did enjoy this AU. It's neatly divided in five which made it ideal for scheduling and bathtub reading. What a normcore compliment, lol. Also, she's a dragonfucker. Sadly, did not fuck a dragon (I don't want to falsely advertise this book), but it certainly seemed like she might, at one point. And who knows what the future might hold?!

unrelatedly: A squirrel!

I put out watermelon so that I could take pics of them eating it with their tiny cute hands but they just DUMPED IT ON THE GRASS and ate the sunflower seeds and then dug a giant hole in my peppers

conuly

The only antidote I may have to Trump’s election
is in a small ferry to Robben Island
one that shuttles you to the former prison
where those who fought against apartheid were held
The only answers may be in one wool blanket
a basin
toilet
cell
and the tiny windows of Robben Island
in the discarded artillery
the rock and the limestone yard
where many were blinded
driven mad
Now the survivors former prisoners
give tours
their faces carved like tree roots exposed
The only answers may be in the surrounding peaks of Table Mountain
its Twelve Apostles
all now standing as testament to what
through years of struggles
can be defeated
overcome

***********

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duckprintspress

Sorry not sorry that I've disappeared for a week. My trip ended up more intense than I was expecting. Anyway.

I've been traveling since last Tuesday, and as a result I read a l.o.t.

1. What are you currently reading?

I finally have started Lip and Sword by Jin Shisi Chai. The GR and SG reviews made it sound like extremely toxic yaoi, but so far it's way tame compared to some of the manga I read; I'd call it toxic-lite. Tho I was flipping through the rest of vol 1 (of 3) and it does look like it's gonna get more toxic before it gets less toxic. Given my current mood and expectations, that's a plus, just to be clear.

I've also got a couple graphic novels I started but bounced off of yesterday morning once I crossed the "awake for more than 24 hours" point lmao. I'll circle back.

2. What have you recently finished reading?

Because I was traveling, my available reading was entirely either books I brought or stuff on my phone from Libby.

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch: read this whenever I needed a mental break from Babel. Sequel to The Nightmare Before Kissmas, somewhat less enjoyable tho I'd be hard-pressed to put my finger on why, maybe because the political parts felt less thought-through and it feels like everything goes right for basically no reason, not because the characters worked hard to make it go right? Also I think because "being really mean to each other is flirting" is just not my thing.
Babel by R. F. Kuang: I've already talked about my opinions on this a little on the Press's Discord (it's here, if you want to join). I definitely have some criticism and some things I wish it had done differently, but overall, damn. What an incredible book.
Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher: absolute disaster in the pacing department imo, but it definitely had some parts I liked. I wish literally anyone other than Arthur knew how to apologize. It's a little sad that the most convincing/enjoyable relationship dynamic was the f/m Sidney/Agnes side ship. Historical England where Arthuriana was true, with m/m and f/f.
XXXHolic Omnibus vol. 4 - 5 by CLAMP: okay it's finally grabbed me, lol. Assuming I can borrow the last couple omnibuses without a wait, I suspect I'll finish the series within the next week.
Haikyu!! vol. 35 - 36 by Haruichi Furudate
I Don't Need a Script for Love by Umire Konatsu: decent if lightly toxic modern BL erotica manga about two actors.
My Love Will Last Until the End of Time by Nanako Haida: cute reincarnation BL one shot, could have benefited from more room to breathe (even a duology) but I still liked it.
Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba vol. 10 by Koyoharu Gotouge
Sating the Wolf by Troy Arukuno: porny omegaverse one-shot with a small bunny alpha and big wolf omega. It's relatively rare to see the dynamics subverted even that much so that was nice.
Wolf Pack by Billy Balibally: I expected more from this m/m alpha/alpha thing, especially considering what's in Fangs. It was fine with nice world building but I wish there'd been more "there" there.
Mitsuka vol. 1 by akabeko: first time in a long time I'm gonna dnf a series. I read all of vol 1 but I'm nope for more, on the toxic yaoi scale this was too toxic for me.
Hitorijime My Hero vol. 15 by Memeco Arii: finally caught up on this. It's starting to do time jumps, so I'm guessing there won't be many more volumes, tho this wasn't the last.
Acid Town vol. 6 by Kyuugou: this is the last written volume of this tho it's not the end of the story. It's kinda a pity I guess, because as dark as this was it was an interesting series and I'd have liked to see these characters get a happy ending, but given that vol. 6 was published in 2019 I'm guessing we'll never know. At least that means I can pretend it all works out great and no one dies, lol.
Witch Hat Aterlier vol. 10 by Kamome Shirahama
Fire Force vol. 6 by Atsushi Ohkubo

3. What will you read next?

I've technically already started Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett, and I'll probably finish it next. I'm also pretty hooked on XXXHolic by CLAMP now, with two volumes to go. I've read every other graphic novel/manga I've got on Libby due within the two weeks, so the what else I read will go on vibes. Now that I'm home I've got physical library books too, but I'd have to look at the pile to figure out what's up next (and right now I don't feel like going and looking).

For novels, I'm actively reading Lip and Sword obviously; I'm in volume 1 of 3 and presumably will read the other two. I've also got The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison on Libby and I'm working hard to convince myself I want to read it despite the ship betrayal. The loan has 11 days left to presumably I'll read it in the next two weeks, I guess, if only because I'll feel bad having made the people who have it on hold wait if I then don't actually read it.

All that said, I'm traveling again this Friday through Sunday so that'll also be a factor. I am. so not ready to leave again.

Anyway, long WWW Wednesday is long. I'll shut up now.

lannamichaels

It's not exactly a secret that I hate Miles Vorkosigan being in the military, so for RL reasons I was thinking hmm could Miles instead become a doctor, and then followed up immediately with "absolutely he could not" and in fact I could not think of any position in a hospital that he would be suited for, but then I realized I was overthinking this.

Miles would be a great plumber. It's perfect for him. No boss, just clients, and he can pick the interesting jobs. It's bounded but also a place for creativity. He has to find out what the problem is and fix it. Because of his size, he may even be a better choice for certain jobs than other plumbers. He can pick his hours by picking the clients and the jobs, and then hyperfocus on a problem until it's over. If he wants, he can pack his schedule, or he can relax it. But he's not answering to anyone and people are grateful for his help because it's a problem they can't fix themselves, and it's also necessary: everyone will at some point require the assistance of a plumber.

The only problem is that there's no wonderful recognition and pride from his peers, unless we can get him to value the opinions of other plumbers, and then he can just brag about all the impossible disasters he fixed before breakfast. The sense of accomplishment is built-in, as in the sense of being valuable and needed.

And I feel like even Miles Vorkosigan would not find a way to commit treason whilst doing it.

which_chick

In the wonderful world of updates, DLB is not dead and has been discharged from hospital to rehab to regain strength, etc. So that's good.

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kronette

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james_davis_nicoll

The only fate more glorious than dying for the uncaring empire is dying over and over for the uncaring empire.

Red Sword by Bora Chung (Translated by Anton Hur)

sabotabby

Hi did you miss these?

Just finished: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. I ended up enjoying the shit out of this. Murder mystery/political palace intrigue set in a world where eldritch abominations threaten to break through the seawall and destroy entire cities every wet season, and magic is done through bioengineering. The brilliant Sherlock Holmes analogue is a mysterious and terrifying elderly woman and the Watson analogue is a dyslexic disaster bisexual kid who's been altered so that he remembers everything he experiences. It's very fun.

Currently reading: Bread and Stone by Allan Weiss. Look at me I'm reading CanLit! It's about the Winnipeg General Strike, though, so it's not off-brand for me. In the first section, William, a failure of a farm boy, goes off to the Great War against his family's wishes. It's immaculately researched; you get every detail of small town Alberta and the culture shock of moving to the big city of...1914 Calgary. William's father is a coal miner who describes in passionate terms the solidarity that comes from joining a union, but doesn't want his son to go down into the mines himself, so Williams seeks it first in the church, and then amongst his unit. I've gotten to the bit where he's finally being shipped out for France. Quite good so far.

melagan

How's everyone doing? I'm having a devil of a time with a particular WIP. I seem to have let myself be distracted by other things (reading fanfic, re-reading Murderbot, procrastinating in general--omg even vacuuming).

Why is it so hard to just open the folder and work on it? I like the story, and I like where it's going. But I'm at a point where decisions must be made to move forward.

Decision fatigue is definitely a thing.

How's everyone else doing?

kitarella_imagines

I have been on holiday and then been ill, so I'm a bit behind!

Challenge #4

Fun House
Journaling: What is making you smile these days? Create a top 10 list of anything you want to talk about.
Creative: Write from the perspective of a house or other location.

Journaling:

Ten things which make me happy

1.Writing. I've realised writing is all I like to do, it's my raison d'etre. I've been enjoying my fanfics so much lately, especially my funny ones ie most of them! I write to make myself laugh and hopefully other people too.

2.MotoGP. It is just such a fun place now. After seeing Marc struggling with his injuries for 4 years, he is now back on top, happy and healthy. He and his little/big** brother Alex are bringing their fun to the sport and making it better. Even Marc's serious teammate Pecco is joining in now. Usually 'fun people' annoy the heck out of me as I'm quite pessimistic and introverted, but Marc brings joy. See the video. https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2025/07/15/unseen-i-almost-destroyed-your-hand/754797

3.The summer. Even though I don't like boiling hot weather I love the long light evenings and light early mornings. The lush green vegetation and happy birds and animals everywhere.

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Current Mood: happy

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