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. At the board game club, we played a few games of Coup as a warm-up, and then a new game called Bomb Busters.( Read more... )

. I'm still catching up on the backlog of the randomly-selected reading challenge. The selection for April is The Night Marchers and other Oceanian stories, a collection of Oceanian folk tales retold in comic book form. ( Read more... )

. I've finished another jigsaw puzzle. Looking back, I think I finished it significantly faster than the last few, which I attribute to the fact that I went and worked on it whenever I was feeling stressed, and it's been a stressful week both at work and in the committee I'm on. I did lose one piece off the side of the table at some point, and only noticed when I was nearly finished and found myself with a single gap in the puzzle and no piece to put in it, but fortunately once I started looking I found it under the edge of the sofa pretty easily.

. I'm still doing Parkrun, though I haven't always been mentioning it. It went well this week; I didn't have to stop and re-tie my shoelaces even once, and I got my best time for the year to date.

. I went to see the new Superman movie with friends. There were bits of it that I didn't think entirely worked, but I had a good time.

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The process is simple: join the community, and each month sign up to be partnered with a buddy, who will then choose a book from your 'to read' list. At the end of each month there will be a community post to discuss your thoughts on the book(s) you read!

However, we're putting a twist on the traditional 'pick for me' routine and each month we'll vote on what genre of book we'll be reading; now, of course this is open to personal interpretation, for example, if the genre is horror and you're not a big fan, you could go for a Goosebumps book, or even Twilight. There will be an opportunity in each voting post to ask any questions you might have.

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Between Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast and Demy's Donkey Skin, I think the French are pretty good at adapting fairy tales. Both are gorgeous, but have very different energies, yet they both work and embrace the fairytale logic in a way that, say, current-Disney would never.

The Beast was the king in Donkey Skin, which I thought was amusing. And "Catarina da Nova" and the guy who played Maxence in Demoiselles de Rochefort were there too. Crossover when?

Loved the 2009 Emma miniseries. Rewatched Wings. The new Bridget Jones was better than I expected.

Current Mood: trying not to panic lol

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Title: Koi Pond
Length: 345 words
Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ayasato Chihiro | Mia Fey/Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright
Characters: Ayasato Chihiro | Mia Fey, Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright
Additional Tags: Older Woman/Younger Man, Friends to Lovers, koi ponds, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mia Fey Lives, Mentor/Protégé, Gift Fic, Battleship Exchange 2025
Summary: Mia and Phoenix, in three scenes
Written for CousinShelly as part of the 2025 round of battleshipex . Tag claims: Older Woman/Younger Man, Friends to Lovers, Koi Ponds. Originally posted 16 Jul 2025

“So,” Mia said, leaning back to talk at her new protégé, “got any plans for the weekend?”

God, Phoenix reminded her so much of herself when she was his age and just starting out. Determined and caring - but also nervous and lacking confidence. She hoped that she would be able to help him become as good of a lawyer as she was - and if he held on to those first few traits then she thought he would. “Well,” he said, “when I was in art school, we took a trip to the botanical gardens to paint the flowers and stuff there.”

“That sounds pretty fun.”

“Nah, most of it was kinda boring. But there were some bits I liked, especially the koi poinds. Watching them was my favorite part of that day, and I like to go back there sometimes just to watch them.”

“Maybe I should go there sometime as well,” Mia mused.

“You should,” Phoenix affirmed.

“Here.” Phoenix showed Mia a bunch of flowers as she laid in her bed, recovering from White’s attack. “The guy at the flower shop said these are meant to represent well-wishes and a speedy recovery, or something.”

“You can place them over there,” Mia said to her friend, nodding at the table next to her hospital bed. “Thought, you were an art student - I’d assume that you knew flower language?”

“I, er, wasn’t exactly paying attention in those classes,” Phoenix said sheepishly, before changing the subject. “Listen, once this is done - do you still want to go to the koi pond at the botanical garden?”

“Of course.”

“They’re feisty today, aren’t they?” asked Phoenix as he and Mia watched the koi skitter around in the pond.

“You go here more often than I do,” Mia told her boyfriend, “you should know better than me what they’re normally like.”

Phoenix grinned a little. “I guess you’re right.”

“So? Are they?”

Phoenix frowned in thought. “I think they are quite lovely today,” he said, “but not quite as lovely as you are.”

“Oh, you’re such a romantic,” Mia laughed.

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For Six Sentence Sunday, albeit slightly belated, here are a bit more than six sentences of something I originally started for tolkienekphrasisweek - my first attempt at a reembodied Maedhros. (I thought it woulld be a short little ficlet...it got away from me.)

"At last the lady Vairë came to me, and asked me, if I would not leave the Halls, still to accept the gift of embodiment, and to come and work under her direction. 'For,' she said, 'it is not in the thought of the One, nor is it the wish of His servants, that anything should be wasted.' And so I acquiesced, and was embodied, but dwelt still in the halls of the Weaver as the living among the dead. And I worked, and I saw that the work of my hands was fair - that my hands, whatever else I had done with them, might still be turned to fair work."

Indeed, his hands were moving on the loom even as he spoke, threading wisps of cloud across a pale blue sky.

But why, I almost asked - and though I bit my tongue, perhaps he perceived the question in my face, or else his thoughts ran this way already.

"I know not why she came to me," he answered my unspoken question. "It was not for what craft was in me, for though I learned to weave in my youth, and liked it well, I did not then come to mastery - and in Beleriand my hand never touched the loom. Perhaps it was for love of Fíriel, her cherished handmaid, though she herself had never known me. What is certain is that it was not because I deserved mercy. I did not. I have never deserved any of their mercies, but they have been merciful to me regardless. Merciful beyond telling."

I could think of nothing more to say to that. His hands, the fair and the marred, kept moving smoothly on the loom, passing the bobbins in and out, in and out.

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to our annual Lilith Faire challenge!

Lilith Faire begins today, Monday, August 18th, and runs through Monday, August 25th. Every day, I will post links to three songs by female or nonbinary artists. Write a story based on one of those songs. You may write three stories every day, if all three songs catch your fancy or spark something. One to 500 words will get you one novelty bead, and so on for each additional 500 words. There may also be special bonus novelty beads for completing all three stories each day and for completing all stories.

Stories are due one week after the songs are posted, from whatever the timestamp on the post is. I'll try to get them up as close to midnight EST as possible.

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Today's songs:

Main Stage: Criminal, Fiona Apple
Second Stage: Most Girls, Hailee Steinfeld
Village Stage: Teach Me to Be Bad, Thea Gilmore

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Post-deadline pinch hits will be posted within the next day.

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Morning's impending
It is still dark now
I'm just pretending
Day has begun

Sleep is elusive
There's no distraction
Should I get up and
Get some things done?

(after Eleanor Farjeon)

senmut

Peace, After Knowing (100 words) by Sharpest_Asp
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Smallville
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lex Luthor
Additional Tags: Drabble, Introspection
Summary:

Lex's world is not peaceful

Peace, After Knowing

There's solace in not knowing, they say. There's peace in shutting your eyes, turning away.

They're all wrong.

Lex hasn't had a moment of peace since the meteor. Not from his father, not from life, and not from him.

That day, when Clark Kent crossed his path and saved his life, has only amplified the chaos inside of Lex. He aches to find the truth, to see what was hidden, to hold that knowledge as his own.

Clark is his keystone, could be a foundation to lay his peace on, if he can ever decipher the clues.

He'll keep trying.

Up Above (100 words) by Sharpest_Asp
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Superman (Franchise)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Clark Kent
Additional Tags: Drabble, Introspection, +Modern Age (1986-Present)
Summary:

Clark has a way to deal with his choices

Up Above

There are nights when Clark just hovers, high enough up to be unseen, eyes sweeping over the city beneath him. It's a way of choosing solace without going so far away as to risk losing precious time to help others. He can still listen, still see, if he chooses to.

The peace of the cool air, the muting of other distractions — all of it allows him to settle his choices into place. He is only one man, and choices have to be made. He makes peace with where he could not be, then returns to his home.

He keeps choosing.

Helpers of Hope (100 words) by Sharpest_Asp
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Batman (Franchise)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Bruce Wayne
Additional Tags: Drabble, Introspection
Summary:

Bruce reflects on what fans his hope.

Helpers of Hope

A wise man had once said 'look for the helpers'. Bruce has been doing it since before his parents were killed. Maybe it's because they both gave as much of themselves to others as they did to him. Maybe it's Alfred's teaching and example.

Maybe, it's because the ones that reach out and help give him hope.

He goes out, he stops what he can of the relentless tide of corruption and danger for his city's people.

In turn, they reach out to one another, make different choices, raise each other up.

It's enough to make him try even harder.

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Name: A Delivery
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Michael, Robert, and Stephen
Colors: Warm Heart #18: Favour
Styles and Supplies: Vaudeville, Life Drawing, Gesso, Embroidery, Feathers (August 17, 1998: Bill Clinton opines on what the meaning of 'is' is), Modeling Clay (this image prompt)
Word Count: 894
Rating: T
Warnings: Swearing, Discussion of casual sex
Characters: Michael Wolf, Stephen Bren
Summary: Stephen has a favor to ask.
Notes: Remember what Alex Upsnott said he did with the cowplant?

( A Delivery )

( Gesso Notes (822 words) )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (365 words) )

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Title: Gloves Off
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Pairings: implied/pre-Rogue/Scott
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Post-Series.
Summary: Rogue's first Danger Room session since Apocalypse.
Notes: Written for

xmen100 prompt power(s),

100ships prompt ruby for

uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt "X-Men Evolution - Rogue/Scott - touch starved, memories, powers, control, training". Okay so I miss Scogue so much, I've been dying to write them again - and technically I don't get them together quite yet in this... well maybe next time. It's been a little while since I watched the series, so I'm just going off MY memories so if things don't match up, feel free to ignore them.
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PH 4 - Fireworks (1947)/Succession (TV 2018), O Fantasma (2000), O Fantasma (2000)/Succession (TV 2018), The Sergeant (1968), Succession (TV 2018)

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“This is our last hope”: Bisan Owda issues urgent call on x to stop occupation of Gaza city

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Title: too much twinkle
Fandom: Leverage
Characters: Eliot Spencer, Alec Hardison, Parker
Length: 200 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: none
Summary: Parker’s tree might have a little too much twinkle.

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Challenge 28
theme challenge
Going in Circles
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Hello members! I hope everyone is doing well. I finally have a new round for us.
For this challenge we can create icons that somewhere on them show at least one circle shape. Use frames, decorations, backgrounds, brushes or characters that are circle shaped, like Otto!

Please use the supplied screen caps from the posts at

capspiration listed below.
Post dates for this challenge:
Start at 20 November 2024 and stop at 21 December 2024.
The

capspiration mods made 80 posts in that time.
In the archive monthly view page of Capspiration, you can view a list of the posts and subjects for those weeks.
Monthly post subjects/titles page view:
November https://capspiration.dreamwidth.org/2024/11/
December https://capspiration.dreamwidth.org/2024/12/
Please, remember to only pick your images from between the start & stop dates I wrote above, November 21st, 2024 (My Adventures with Superman) until the last post from December 21st, 2024 (You've Got Mail).
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Event: Rare Male Slash Exchange, a gift exchange for rare male slash pairings, creating fanart, podfic and fic. These are post deadline pinchhits, the exchange reveals without delays on August 30th.
Event link: AO3| DW
Pinch hit link: Post Deadline Pinchhits
Due date: Sunday 24 August at 20:00 UTC. You can view a countdown here.

PDPH 1 - [All Fanart, Some Fanfic]Crossover Fandom, Naruto (Anime & Manga), 新世界狂歡｜NU: carnival (Video Game)

PDPH 2 - [All Fanfic] 英雄伝説閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 찌질한 서브공이 되었습니다 | I Became the Lousy Side Top (Webcomic), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), Original Work, Chrono Trigger, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)

PDPH 3 - [All Fanfic + Podfic] Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Labyrinth (1986), Sime~Gen - Jacqueline Lichtenberg & Jean Lorrah, Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (Song), Original Work

PDPH 4 - [All Fanfic, Some Fanart] Top Gun (Movies), The Pitt (TV), Stargate Atlantis, The Expendables (Movies), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Call of Duty (Video Games)

PDPH 5 - [All Fanfic + Fanart + Podfic] The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey, The Expanse (TV), Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr, Jaws (Movies), Mesopotamian Mythology, Moby Dick - Herman Melville

PDPH 6 - [All Fanart + Fanfic] NoPixel (Web Series), 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 | Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri | Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Manga), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ | Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu | The Vampire Dies in No Time (Anime), Runescape (Video Games)

PDPH 7 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic]人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 大梦归离 | Fangs of Fortune (TV), Original Work

PDPH 8 - [All Fanfic] 六爻 | Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect - priest, 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, Green Creek Series - T.J. Klune, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir

PDPH 9 - [All Fanfic] Dishonored (Video Games), BioShock 1 & 2 (Video Games), Revenge (1990)

PDPH 10 - [All Fanart + Fanfic + Podfic] The Slow Mo Guys – RPF, Inside No. 9 (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, Black Mirror (TV), Our Flag Means Death (TV), Severance (TV), The Thick of It (TV), Palo Santo - Years & Years (Music Video), Star Wars Original Trilogy, South Park RPF

PDPH 11 - [All Fanfic] The Game and the Candle - Eleanor M. Ingram, Lucifer's Wife - Eleanor M. Ingram, Don Estevan's Honor - Eleanor M. Ingram

PDPH 12 - [All Fanfic] Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Leverage (US TV 2008), The Librarians (TV 2014), The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TV 2025), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, White Collar (TV 2009), DCU (Comics)

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Every Pure Intention (4922 words) by DoreyG
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hera Syndulla/Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo
Characters: Hera Syndulla, Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo, C1-10P | Chopper
Additional Tags: Bondage, Handcuffs, Femdom, Woman on Top, Xeno
Summary:

“I merely was going to suggest that we meet in a place of your choosing. You get to bring weapons, while I get to bring absolutely none and will submit to a scan from your spaceship before you even set foot on the planet… And, I am willing to be tied up.”

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