+ Very heartening to see all the blue victories rolling in for the US. About damn time.
+ WE'RE GETTING A NEW MUMMY MOVIE! WITH BRENDAN AND RACHEL! DIRECTED BY RADIO SILENCE! That? Is a five course meal. A buffet. An absolute feast. Give it now.
+ I'm in Bangkok atm, waiting for my two brothers to arrive who told me "early in the morning", it is 11 now and I haven't heard a word. The tut tut they'll be having. Just glued to the window watching taxis come in, riveting stuff.
+ Did spend last night in bed ordering room service (it was raining) and sorting/coding some of the recs for Rec-Cember. And some folks have already joined in on the sigh-up post. EXCITE.
+ Ey we should have some more good news: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
+ I know there's a whole bunch of Murderbot fans around, so wanted to give a heads up that both Illumicrate and Broken Binding are doing a limited edition collected set. I'm leaning towards Illumicrate for the cohesive look and fun book boards, but BB has some very cool endpaper art I'm drooling over.
+ Reading Rainbow is back!
+ The Video Game History Foundation's digital library system is now available to the public. You could do worse for an ill-advised late night deep dive ;)
+ hah nothing like inputting a title to my post to remind me that oh yeah, I lopped off my hair! Went from waist length to sporting a lil bob. Feels mighty freeing. And now it's all my natural hair color, and it's going to stay that way ✨
+ WE'RE GETTING A NEW MUMMY MOVIE! WITH BRENDAN AND RACHEL! DIRECTED BY RADIO SILENCE! That? Is a five course meal. A buffet. An absolute feast. Give it now.
+ I'm in Bangkok atm, waiting for my two brothers to arrive who told me "early in the morning", it is 11 now and I haven't heard a word. The tut tut they'll be having. Just glued to the window watching taxis come in, riveting stuff.
+ Did spend last night in bed ordering room service (it was raining) and sorting/coding some of the recs for Rec-Cember. And some folks have already joined in on the sigh-up post. EXCITE.
+ Ey we should have some more good news: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
+ I know there's a whole bunch of Murderbot fans around, so wanted to give a heads up that both Illumicrate and Broken Binding are doing a limited edition collected set. I'm leaning towards Illumicrate for the cohesive look and fun book boards, but BB has some very cool endpaper art I'm drooling over.
+ Reading Rainbow is back!
+ The Video Game History Foundation's digital library system is now available to the public. You could do worse for an ill-advised late night deep dive ;)
+ hah nothing like inputting a title to my post to remind me that oh yeah, I lopped off my hair! Went from waist length to sporting a lil bob. Feels mighty freeing. And now it's all my natural hair color, and it's going to stay that way ✨
1. The election results tonight are so exciting! Mamdani! And so much good news out of Virginia! Polls here don't close for another half hour, but I am cautiously optimistic about Prop 50. Of course Republicans are already saying everything's rigged, but that's what being a Republican means these days.
2. We had a nice lunch today at Disneyland. We didn't go on the weekend since I still was feeling under the weather, but I didn't have anything scheduled this morning, just a meeting in the afternoon, so I was able to make good use of that flexibility.
3. Carla took her Switch and some games to Book Off today while we were down in Gardena and got $250 for the lot. Her Switch was an Animal Crossing one (doesn't come with the game or anything, but the design is super cute) and she still had the original box, so I was pretty sure they'd give a decent price for it. I think that was about $150 and another $100 for the games. She'd call the night before to make sure that location was buying systems as some of them don't, and they said yes, and that they had a promotion right now for Switch games where you get an extra 20% over their usual buying price, so we went through our games and found some we don't think we'll play again.
4. Chloe's celebrating election victories!
2. We had a nice lunch today at Disneyland. We didn't go on the weekend since I still was feeling under the weather, but I didn't have anything scheduled this morning, just a meeting in the afternoon, so I was able to make good use of that flexibility.
3. Carla took her Switch and some games to Book Off today while we were down in Gardena and got $250 for the lot. Her Switch was an Animal Crossing one (doesn't come with the game or anything, but the design is super cute) and she still had the original box, so I was pretty sure they'd give a decent price for it. I think that was about $150 and another $100 for the games. She'd call the night before to make sure that location was buying systems as some of them don't, and they said yes, and that they had a promotion right now for Switch games where you get an extra 20% over their usual buying price, so we went through our games and found some we don't think we'll play again.
4. Chloe's celebrating election victories!
Episode 9: Aw, Yaz getting to run freely again. :') She and Sammy are being so cute, and Yaz is trying to confess but things keep happeninggg.
Darius saves Brooklynn from a gas leak and they have a talk about Darius' insecurities, Yaz manages to confess - TWICE! I love them aHHH. And everyone being so supportive. <3 Lmao Darius didn't even know which makes sense, he's too distracted trying to be the Leader Guy.
The group sees the bad guys have Bumpy.
Episode 10: Sammy suggested putting a lid on their happiness for the other two but they NEED to see that happiness to know there are still good things left. 😭
Lol they came out with a code to communicate their feelings in a way that won't bother the others.
"We're so happy for you" "It makes all this other trash a little more bearable" Aw, see?
Sammy: *snaps fingers*
Darius: "We love you too."
Sammy: "Not that - well yeah, but we're being followed."
Ben trying to get through to Bumpy, it was kinda working. :')
Bumpy's tail is badass.
"Real friendship can't be broken."
Man if even Ben can forgive Kenji that fast the others shouldn't be too hard, right?
Used my anime TBR boardgame.
I finished 6/6 for my last challenge, no real complaints!
Avatar:
Iruma from Mairimashita! Iruma-Kun
Skill: Cover two prompts with one anime
Roll #1-2:
A 7, let's get the trap tile out of the way as usual. 😂 A 6 now. Prompt: color in title. I guess...it's time to watch some Akagami no Shirayuki-hime. I've decided to watch the anime first and then continue where it leaves off in the manga. I don't normally like to do that but it seems the anime elevated the story according to some, so why not?
Roll #3:
A 7, which is the CR tile. #31, which is Magic Kaito 1412. I enjoyed the manga well enough but watching the anime was kinda eh, but I shall try again.
Roll #4:
An 8, PTW tile this time! Not sure I've ever hit both in one challenge before. Man, every time I get this tile I end up removing a bunch of anime from my PTW because I can't fathom why I added it in the first place. (I wasn't always as discerning as I am today that's why.) Anyway, #175 is Gnosia which is a currently airing anime, to me it comes across as Among Us but in a time loop.
Roll #5:
A 4 and the CW tile again, this is definitely a first! #10 and that's Durarara!!. Ehh I may only watch one episode.
Roll #6:
A 7, prompt: entertainment industry, good one! IDOLiSH7. I hope I can remember what was going on where I stopped.
Roll #7:
An 8 and the end. Ergh, my mood says nothing sounds good. But Dr. Stone won't fail me now.
Most looking forward to: Dr. Stone
Least looking forward to: Durarara!!
~Anime PTW List~
[Drama/Romance] Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
[Adventure/Comedy] Magic Kaito 1412
[Sci-Fi] Gnosia
[Action/Mystery] Durarara!! S2
[Idols] IDOLiSH7 S2
[Sci-Fi/Adventure] Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2
I finished 6/6 for my last challenge, no real complaints!
Avatar:
Iruma from Mairimashita! Iruma-Kun
Skill: Cover two prompts with one anime
Roll #1-2:
A 7, let's get the trap tile out of the way as usual. 😂 A 6 now. Prompt: color in title. I guess...it's time to watch some Akagami no Shirayuki-hime. I've decided to watch the anime first and then continue where it leaves off in the manga. I don't normally like to do that but it seems the anime elevated the story according to some, so why not?
Roll #3:
A 7, which is the CR tile. #31, which is Magic Kaito 1412. I enjoyed the manga well enough but watching the anime was kinda eh, but I shall try again.
Roll #4:
An 8, PTW tile this time! Not sure I've ever hit both in one challenge before. Man, every time I get this tile I end up removing a bunch of anime from my PTW because I can't fathom why I added it in the first place. (I wasn't always as discerning as I am today that's why.) Anyway, #175 is Gnosia which is a currently airing anime, to me it comes across as Among Us but in a time loop.
Roll #5:
A 4 and the CW tile again, this is definitely a first! #10 and that's Durarara!!. Ehh I may only watch one episode.
Roll #6:
A 7, prompt: entertainment industry, good one! IDOLiSH7. I hope I can remember what was going on where I stopped.
Roll #7:
An 8 and the end. Ergh, my mood says nothing sounds good. But Dr. Stone won't fail me now.
Most looking forward to: Dr. Stone
Least looking forward to: Durarara!!
~Anime PTW List~
[Drama/Romance] Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
[Adventure/Comedy] Magic Kaito 1412
[Sci-Fi] Gnosia
[Action/Mystery] Durarara!! S2
[Idols] IDOLiSH7 S2
[Sci-Fi/Adventure] Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2
We had originally planned to go to Disneyland for dinner (with Carla coming down to work with me and doing shopping etc. while I had meetings for a few hours), but as I was thinking about it, I realized we could go to Disneyland first for lunch and then go to work for my meetings and just come home and relax in the evening, so that's what we did!
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A few years ago - I feel like it was sometime in mid-2020 - I bought a pillow that was 1. supposed to be "cooling" and 2. supposed to be good for side-sleepers, and reader, I hated it. Also it fucked up my neck a couple of times, but it was not cheap, so I kept using it. Until earlier this year, when I began trying to make my whole sleep experience better. I couldn't find the pillows I'd had prior to purchasing the crimes against my neck pillow, which I'd liked but had worn out, so I ended up getting something similar, on sale from Quince, so I was able to get 2. Which would not have been my first stop, but they were highly rated, down-alternative pillows available in 3 different firmnesses (I went with medium). It turned out to be a good purchase, because I like them so much better than the old side-sleeper pillow, which I now use between my knees.
I also finally ended up buying not a big fluffy white comforter as I was looking for earlier this year, but a white "cooling blanket" from Rest. It was a NYT Wirecutter recommendation, and it was on sale, which made me feel slightly better about spending money on it. And I do like it. I like it enough that I bought a second one in navy blue to switch out while the white one is being washed. The one thing I dislike though, is that to get the full "cooling" effect (I put it in quotes, but the material is some kind of tencel thingy that cools off very quickly, so even when I feel too hot, I can kick it off and pull it back on after a few minutes and it is cool again), is that you can't use it with a top sheet. And I know some people never use a top sheet, but I was not one of those people until I bought this blanket. But the whole point is to have this fancy cool material against your skin. *hands*
It is lighter than a comforter and probably won't work if you need weight on you to sleep, but along with the pillows, and the percale sheets I've been using since the days of frequent hot flashes and night sweats (which have thankfully become much rarer these days), I've found my sleep has definitely improved. It also helps to keep the bedroom as cool as possible. Tbh, being hot is the #1 reason I can't sleep, and even now, after all these improvements, I do still sometimes have a bad night of sleep for whatever reasons, but I feel like it's a lot less often than it used to be.
In other news, I was off today for Election Day, but since I voted by mail, I didn't have to go anywhere. I ended up taking care of some chores around the apartment that needed doing since the cleaning ladies will be coming on Thursday. And now I'm watching the Rangers lose to Carolina. Sigh.
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I also finally ended up buying not a big fluffy white comforter as I was looking for earlier this year, but a white "cooling blanket" from Rest. It was a NYT Wirecutter recommendation, and it was on sale, which made me feel slightly better about spending money on it. And I do like it. I like it enough that I bought a second one in navy blue to switch out while the white one is being washed. The one thing I dislike though, is that to get the full "cooling" effect (I put it in quotes, but the material is some kind of tencel thingy that cools off very quickly, so even when I feel too hot, I can kick it off and pull it back on after a few minutes and it is cool again), is that you can't use it with a top sheet. And I know some people never use a top sheet, but I was not one of those people until I bought this blanket. But the whole point is to have this fancy cool material against your skin. *hands*
It is lighter than a comforter and probably won't work if you need weight on you to sleep, but along with the pillows, and the percale sheets I've been using since the days of frequent hot flashes and night sweats (which have thankfully become much rarer these days), I've found my sleep has definitely improved. It also helps to keep the bedroom as cool as possible. Tbh, being hot is the #1 reason I can't sleep, and even now, after all these improvements, I do still sometimes have a bad night of sleep for whatever reasons, but I feel like it's a lot less often than it used to be.
In other news, I was off today for Election Day, but since I voted by mail, I didn't have to go anywhere. I ended up taking care of some chores around the apartment that needed doing since the cleaning ladies will be coming on Thursday. And now I'm watching the Rangers lose to Carolina. Sigh.
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⌈ Secret Post #6878 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Continuation of "Padawan Plight"
AO3 Link | Chaos Behind Them (1263 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars [2008] - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barriss Offee/Ahsoka Tano
Characters: Barriss Offee, Ahsoka Tano, Luminara Unduli, Anakin Skywalker
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Kriffing Sith Plans
Summary:
Having aided the 501st in retrieving their man, and all the revelations that had brought, Luminara rested a hand on Anakin's shoulder, despite the fury and betrayal coursing through him.
"Do not let Tiplar's and Tup's sacrifice be in vain," she counseled. "Keep your men here in the field, with the 41st, to take advantage of Echo's intel. I will take him back to Corsucant, deliver him to Master Che for healing."
"But he—"
She squeezed, and Anakin was so unused to other Jedi braving his rage, touching him even!, that he subsided. "You cannot hide that knowledge. I, on the other hand, have no difficulty burying it beneath my Perfect Jedi Serenity," she said, her eyes amused despite the severity of where they stood in the war, to use that phrasing.
It worked, as Anakin sagged a little and huffed. "You and my Master."
"Sometimes, yes," she answered that, to add more levity, helping Anakin balance.
He groaned. "Don't … yeah, no, don't tell me any more about that." He searched her face, then took a deep breath. "Take Ahsoka. I have faith in your skill, Master, but you have seen her, you have worked with her."
"Her command of Teräs Käsi will protect the secret, and she is going to rival Kenobi for lightsaber skill, it is true." She inclined her head, privately thinking that if it grew too stressful, it would allow the padawan a chance to see Barriss as well.
"Don't tell me any of your plans," Anakin said, agreeing to the fact he was the major weakness in undoing it all, given who they knew the Sith was now. "She heard everything, made the jump to connect the pieces, so between the two of you — and Echo — I will trust in this being ended sooner rather than later."
"Thank you." She let go of him, then went to tell Gree he would be handling the battalion under Skywalker's command.
"No."
"He's my vod, my batch brother!"
Ahsoka looked at Fives and then moved to take his hands. "Trust me, Fives. You can't go along, none of you can. And you? I need you to look after Skyguy. You can't expect Artoo to handle it all by himself, and Rex is going to be busy without me here!"
She ached for him, where she wasn't a simmering cauldron of anger for all that she and the other Jedi had pieced together from Echo's intel. If they hadn't hit that listening station before the tragedy with Tup —
— well, they had. So Fives was distracted, and so was Rex, keeping them from putting the pieces together.
Fives had straightened, then he saluted her and left. She would trust him to stay close to Anakin, to keep her master calmer, even if none of the boys knew why he was so angry now. She finished throwing things in a bag, and headed to medical to catch Kix before she and Master Unduli took Echo away from him.
She had no doubt he was putting the pieces together… and she would warn him not to do anything risky until she got back.
The Master and Padawan, two pieces of different pairs, stepped out of the Council chamber and each relaxed from the strain in their own way. Ahsoka visibly sagged, then slumped against the wall without any cringing for what the Master might think. Luminara said nothing about it, still impressed by how well the girl had done under the long interrogation of all they had experienced. For her part, she caught the hem of her sleeve and started worrying at it, a small fidget that soothed her but could easily be stopped should someone walk out.
"When you go see Barriss, you cannot say anything," Luminara dutifully reminded Ahsoka.
"I know. Even if this didn't need to stay top secret, I wouldn't break her peace with it," Ahsoka said sincerely, knowing the words had to be said. "Will you be going there after they say we can leave?"
"I thought I'd let you have the first night back. I'll come tomorrow, if duty allows, and take her for a meal."
Ahsoka flashed a smile, wanting to hug the woman, but that was not Luminara's way, mostly. "Thank you, Master."
"Of course, Padawan."
Barriss did not betray her joy outwardly, too composed and controlled to be less than professional as she finished reviewing the medicine schedule with the family that had been her last appointment of the day. Ahsoka, however, could feel it in the Force, and relaxed even further to know that what they were was something that still mattered to Barriss. She really was grateful to Master Unduli for allowing her to come first.
Then again, no one on the Council really wanted the mere padawan to be as heavily involved in the operation they were planning as Master Unduli could be.
Commander Deron, Barriss's counterpart in this community outreach program, gave a brief nod to Ahsoka, then cleared his throat when the family left. "Ma'am, I can handle locking up with the others. Please go. It's not often Commander Tano is able to get back here."
Barriss opened her mouth, but the look from her right hand in all of this made her nod once, and turn to get her outer robe on, so she could go back with Ahsoka to the Temple.
"It is good to see you," she said, coming close enough that they were almost touching, walking out side by side.
"I'm pretty glad your master was willing to let me tag along," Ahsoka said blithely. "I've got to take an exam," she added, truth and her cover story for why she was on planet. In actuality, she'd had the pieces from Skyguy's side that made everything click into place, and had been the convincing part of their hours' long testimony to the Council.
"I'll help you study, if it is a subject I know," Barriss volunteered. "Your quarters?" she asked, a little shyly, but if her actual master was in Temple too, she wanted the privacy offered by Ahsoka's. "As it sounds like you are here without your master."
"Master Obi-Wan is en route, but not expected until tomorrow," Ahsoka agreed. He was coming to be part of the end game, she knew, while Master Tiin had been dispatched to help Skyguy, and their men, in the campaign against the Techno Union's latest captured planet.
"I… how soon is the exam?"
Ahsoka laughed merrily. "I won't need much study time."
Barriss blushed, but smiled down — not so far now — at her girlfriend.
Luminara took the fact that Barriss squeezed Ahsoka's hand in parting, in her own full view, as one more piece of her padawan's healing and growth from the awfulness of this war.
"I am looking forward to catching up on your life these last several weeks, Barriss," Luminara said once Ahsoka had left them.
The quiet smile she got in answer made her heart swell with pride for the padawan she did care for. If they could just shield her from the coming days' strife, all might stay on the best track.
"I wish to hear all about your weeks, and how our men are doing," Barriss agreed, as she did miss the people, if not the violence.
They settled into their catching-up, and Luminara firmly pushed away the horror behind why she was here, even as she decided to recommend allowing Barriss to help with the aftermath.
She thought her padawan would feel relief to save the men from their intended fate, after all.
AO3 Link | Chaos Behind Them (1263 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars [2008] - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barriss Offee/Ahsoka Tano
Characters: Barriss Offee, Ahsoka Tano, Luminara Unduli, Anakin Skywalker
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Kriffing Sith Plans
Summary:
The pieces have been placed, and while Ahsoka and Luminara are a part of it, neither lets it impact Barriss's peace.
Chaos Behind Them
Having aided the 501st in retrieving their man, and all the revelations that had brought, Luminara rested a hand on Anakin's shoulder, despite the fury and betrayal coursing through him.
"Do not let Tiplar's and Tup's sacrifice be in vain," she counseled. "Keep your men here in the field, with the 41st, to take advantage of Echo's intel. I will take him back to Corsucant, deliver him to Master Che for healing."
"But he—"
She squeezed, and Anakin was so unused to other Jedi braving his rage, touching him even!, that he subsided. "You cannot hide that knowledge. I, on the other hand, have no difficulty burying it beneath my Perfect Jedi Serenity," she said, her eyes amused despite the severity of where they stood in the war, to use that phrasing.
It worked, as Anakin sagged a little and huffed. "You and my Master."
"Sometimes, yes," she answered that, to add more levity, helping Anakin balance.
He groaned. "Don't … yeah, no, don't tell me any more about that." He searched her face, then took a deep breath. "Take Ahsoka. I have faith in your skill, Master, but you have seen her, you have worked with her."
"Her command of Teräs Käsi will protect the secret, and she is going to rival Kenobi for lightsaber skill, it is true." She inclined her head, privately thinking that if it grew too stressful, it would allow the padawan a chance to see Barriss as well.
"Don't tell me any of your plans," Anakin said, agreeing to the fact he was the major weakness in undoing it all, given who they knew the Sith was now. "She heard everything, made the jump to connect the pieces, so between the two of you — and Echo — I will trust in this being ended sooner rather than later."
"Thank you." She let go of him, then went to tell Gree he would be handling the battalion under Skywalker's command.
"No."
"He's my vod, my batch brother!"
Ahsoka looked at Fives and then moved to take his hands. "Trust me, Fives. You can't go along, none of you can. And you? I need you to look after Skyguy. You can't expect Artoo to handle it all by himself, and Rex is going to be busy without me here!"
She ached for him, where she wasn't a simmering cauldron of anger for all that she and the other Jedi had pieced together from Echo's intel. If they hadn't hit that listening station before the tragedy with Tup —
— well, they had. So Fives was distracted, and so was Rex, keeping them from putting the pieces together.
Fives had straightened, then he saluted her and left. She would trust him to stay close to Anakin, to keep her master calmer, even if none of the boys knew why he was so angry now. She finished throwing things in a bag, and headed to medical to catch Kix before she and Master Unduli took Echo away from him.
She had no doubt he was putting the pieces together… and she would warn him not to do anything risky until she got back.
The Master and Padawan, two pieces of different pairs, stepped out of the Council chamber and each relaxed from the strain in their own way. Ahsoka visibly sagged, then slumped against the wall without any cringing for what the Master might think. Luminara said nothing about it, still impressed by how well the girl had done under the long interrogation of all they had experienced. For her part, she caught the hem of her sleeve and started worrying at it, a small fidget that soothed her but could easily be stopped should someone walk out.
"When you go see Barriss, you cannot say anything," Luminara dutifully reminded Ahsoka.
"I know. Even if this didn't need to stay top secret, I wouldn't break her peace with it," Ahsoka said sincerely, knowing the words had to be said. "Will you be going there after they say we can leave?"
"I thought I'd let you have the first night back. I'll come tomorrow, if duty allows, and take her for a meal."
Ahsoka flashed a smile, wanting to hug the woman, but that was not Luminara's way, mostly. "Thank you, Master."
"Of course, Padawan."
Barriss did not betray her joy outwardly, too composed and controlled to be less than professional as she finished reviewing the medicine schedule with the family that had been her last appointment of the day. Ahsoka, however, could feel it in the Force, and relaxed even further to know that what they were was something that still mattered to Barriss. She really was grateful to Master Unduli for allowing her to come first.
Then again, no one on the Council really wanted the mere padawan to be as heavily involved in the operation they were planning as Master Unduli could be.
Commander Deron, Barriss's counterpart in this community outreach program, gave a brief nod to Ahsoka, then cleared his throat when the family left. "Ma'am, I can handle locking up with the others. Please go. It's not often Commander Tano is able to get back here."
Barriss opened her mouth, but the look from her right hand in all of this made her nod once, and turn to get her outer robe on, so she could go back with Ahsoka to the Temple.
"It is good to see you," she said, coming close enough that they were almost touching, walking out side by side.
"I'm pretty glad your master was willing to let me tag along," Ahsoka said blithely. "I've got to take an exam," she added, truth and her cover story for why she was on planet. In actuality, she'd had the pieces from Skyguy's side that made everything click into place, and had been the convincing part of their hours' long testimony to the Council.
"I'll help you study, if it is a subject I know," Barriss volunteered. "Your quarters?" she asked, a little shyly, but if her actual master was in Temple too, she wanted the privacy offered by Ahsoka's. "As it sounds like you are here without your master."
"Master Obi-Wan is en route, but not expected until tomorrow," Ahsoka agreed. He was coming to be part of the end game, she knew, while Master Tiin had been dispatched to help Skyguy, and their men, in the campaign against the Techno Union's latest captured planet.
"I… how soon is the exam?"
Ahsoka laughed merrily. "I won't need much study time."
Barriss blushed, but smiled down — not so far now — at her girlfriend.
Luminara took the fact that Barriss squeezed Ahsoka's hand in parting, in her own full view, as one more piece of her padawan's healing and growth from the awfulness of this war.
"I am looking forward to catching up on your life these last several weeks, Barriss," Luminara said once Ahsoka had left them.
The quiet smile she got in answer made her heart swell with pride for the padawan she did care for. If they could just shield her from the coming days' strife, all might stay on the best track.
"I wish to hear all about your weeks, and how our men are doing," Barriss agreed, as she did miss the people, if not the violence.
They settled into their catching-up, and Luminara firmly pushed away the horror behind why she was here, even as she decided to recommend allowing Barriss to help with the aftermath.
She thought her padawan would feel relief to save the men from their intended fate, after all.
The summer uniform has new animations? :o
Let's start with the weekly P3R wraps-ups I promised!
And this time, with images and videos! Not too many (and I was too lazy to resize) as PS5 suuuuucks at taking screenshots, why is it so slow!?
Actually, I think I should do these more often because I forget what I do... I should anonate my thoughts as I play somewhere...
Well, a bit is better than nothing :p
During this week, I did my best to speedrun-ish until July. I find P3 suuuuuper boring until Aigis shows up so I really want to reach Yakushima already....
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Rewatched ep. 1-2 of Fairy Ranmaru! 
Watched Ninja vs. Gokudou ep. 1, wacky and interesting but this cannot end well. Watched ep. 7-12 of Slayers. Watched ep. 6-7 of Babanba Banban Vampire! Watched Dr. Stone S4E9-12 which ends part 1! <3 Watched ep. 5-8 of Delico's Nursery. 
Episode 5: I'm glad Raphael was at least able to tell someone about his loneliness.
Theodore isn't going to last long at this rate.
Man, who hurt Keith.
Isn't Cocoon stage just like a rebellious teenage phase...
Welp the kids are gone.
Episode 6: I get Deli's POV but telling a small child to take care of their infant sibling if something happens to him instead of saying something directly for Raphael when he leaves is just sad. Raphael is more than a 'big brother' and what he can do for Ui.
Yes, call out Dino for hurting Theodore! >.<
She would've confirmed it anyway but the enemy girl led the kids to Johannes, the next target for their raid.
I think the fathers could get a long way just by telling their children how they feel and that they never mean to hurt them, that they're still learning too and are trying their best.
Episode 7: The mansion was burned down, the children were taken except Ui, Dali was stabbed, Johannes was taken too...x_x
Calling dhampir gutter-rats, that's kinda sad, I know they stink to vampires but damn, they can't help being born. And a whole village of them was massacred just for existing.
Lol well at least the kids are okay for now... Will Kiki really be okay with killing off the kids one by one when Johannes doesn't talk?
Episode 8: Catarina is either a femme man or trans femme. 🤔
The village of dhampir worshiped the TRUE OF TRUMP but then were taken out by them. Man what a tragedy. :/
I don't understand Pendulum's boss's dream at all, he 'wants to make TRUMP happy'?? TRUMP is some distant god who randomly sweeps in and kills people off in weird fits.
Character: Zhou Zishu
Fandom: Word of Honor (TV)
Theme set: Alpha
Rating: PG GEN and SLASH
Warnings: none apply
01 SPEAK
When he spoke people tended to listen, perhaps because he did not tend to speak that often, and when he did those who were not listening tended to die.
02 TOUCH
With the nails in his body he was already losing his sense of taste, smell and sight but what he truly feared was the day he would no longer be able to feel the sword in his hand.
03 MEMORY
As he poured a tribute drink across the table his thoughts turned to memories of happier days, of laughing and singing with Beiyuan and Jiuxiao, and he fought to hold back the tears of loss.
04 VANILLA
For someone who had once commanded hundreds of assassins he had led quite a sheltered and celibate life, making him seem very chaste and vanilla in comparison to a hedonist like Wen Kexing.
05 CHOCOLATE
The first time he tasted chocolate he really wasn't sure what to make of it as it was neither sweet nor bitter but as the centuries passed he found himself craving it almost as much as Lao Wen.
06 WAYS AND MEANS
Zishu found Lao Wen confusing as there were many ways to accomplish his revenge, especially when he had the resources of Ghost Valley behind him, and yet he was going about it all wrong.
07 BELIEF
Zishu had wrongly believed in many people over his life, especially his cousin Prince Jin, but he never felt more certain in his belief than when he was standing by Lao Wen's side.
08 LINGER
He had put the nails in his body slowly over time, wanting to escape the darkness he had fallen into, aware he would only linger on for a few years but at least he would die with the sun on his face.
09 LUMINANCE
Nothing was more beautiful to Zishu than the smile on Lao Wen's face and the brilliant sparkle in his eyes, like a summer sun bursting across the sky after years spent in the darkness of winter.
10 ORNAMENT
The mirror was too burnished to show him the pinkness of his cheeks as Lao Wen placed his own jade hairpin into Zishu's hair, but he felt the heat of that pleasured blush to the tips of his toes.
11 COUP DE FOUDRE
He had always refused to believe in love at first sight but years later he had to admit there had been something captivating about Wen Kexing from the moment their eyes first met in Yue.
12 ARCHWAY
When he looked back at the arched window at Mirror Lake Sect, the man dressed in funeral white was gone but Zishu had a strong feeling they would meet again soon.
13 FATE
Fate had torn them apart and taken both of them to dark places but perhaps it was destiny that had Zishu choosing that particular spot to sunbathe on that pleasant afternoon in Yue.
14 PULSE
Wu Xi pressed his fingers against the pulse point, measuring the ebb and flow of Qi in Zishu's broken body, and Zishu could only wait in silence for his verdict.
15 ENVELOPE
A drunken Lao Wen was a happy man who became even more tactile, wrapping his arms around until Zishu was enveloped in his warm embrace, and Zishu could think of no place better to be.
16 COLD
The Six Harmonies method would leave him immortal and with it came a price of living off snow and ice, atop a cold mountain but it was a price he would willingly pay as long as he had Lao Wen to keep his heart warm.
17 NEED
Zishu believed he did not need anyone, abandoning the Window of Heaven for a lonely beggar's life, content to wander until his body gave out, but then he met Lao Wen and the need to live returned.
18 DRUNK
Judging by the grimace on Lao Wen's face the wine was either too cheap or had soured but Zishu could no longer taste it nor feel the effects of drinking too much.
19 MASK
His master had taught him the art of masks and he used it now to hide his true face, aware he needed to disappear before Prince Jin could drag him back into a life he had come to hate.
20 ROSE
As a child he could not wait to get up and start practising his martial arts but now he rarely rose with the dawn, much to Lao Wen's constant amusement.
21 TWO
The two of them made a decent home on the mountain, spending their days reading and teaching new disciples, but the best moments were when they were alone together wrapped in each other's arms.
22 FRESH
Catching the lake fish was easy but having already lost his sense of smell, Zishu could no longer tell if it was cooked or not, and he blamed the fresh fish when Chengling screwed up his eyes in disgust at the bitter taste.
23 BRIBE
There were many ways to extract information including torture, but Zishu knew the best way with Lao Wen was to bribe him with either sweets or kisses.
24 ERROR
As he walked away from Lao Wen he could feel his heart breaking at the mistake he had made, silently wishing he had never let himself believe this man could be his soulmate.
25 APPETITE
Lao Wen's actions proved he knew of Zishu's loss of appetite, brought on by the nails, as one more fat shrimp was carefully placed on a dish before him along with encouraging words to eat.
26 REFRAIN
The one thing his life as an assassin had taught him was to be cautious and refrain from doing anything that would make him stand out but now he had no need to merge into the shadows as Lao Wen always seemed to be standing in the spotlight.
27 FAMILY
Zishu thought he had lost everything, his brother disciples, his home, his reason to live, but that chance meeting in Yue had given him back everything he ever wanted, including a sense of family.
28 GRIEVE
He had lived by the motto, men don't shed tears, they shed blood, yet he could not hold back the tears when he realized Lao Wen was still alive and he was dying.
29 VAPOR
Several times each day Duan Pengju forced him to breathe in the vapor of the muscle relaxant, believing it would make him weak, unaware Zishu had lost all sense of smell some time ago and so could easily cleanse it with his qi.
30 TEA
Lao Wen had gained his revenge and as they celebrated he held up his cup for wine only to get tea, silently wishing he could tell Wu Xi it was already too late to save him as he had removed the nails himself, but he needed this last happy memory more than he needed to be drunk.
31 MEDICINE
He knew the medicine would be bitter and was willing to deceive Lao Wen just to make him take it, but months later he still rubbed his palm in amusement as he recalled having to slap it against Lao Wen's mouth to force him to swallow.
32 MOTH
Watching the moths dancing around the candles he thought he was the moth to Lao Wen's bright flame, unaware he was also the incandescent light to Lao Wen's moth.
33 PERFECT
He once believed a perfect world was where everyone he loved lived and all his enemies died but as he looked across in horror at Lao Wen's white-haired, bowed head he knew a perfect world required just the living presence of this one man.
34 ROPE
Lao Wen's plan was to give Zhao Jing just enough rope to hang himself and Zishu wished he had shared that plan with him despite his injuries as now they had even less time together before he died.
35 WIND
The wind that sent the funeral papers scattering through the temple courtyard was not a natural one and danger was closing in on them but Zishu knew he still needed more time to recover, perhaps more time than they had to spare.
36 CROSSROADS
After handing Chengling over to Zhao Jing, Zishu found himself standing at a crossroads where he could return to his former path as a wandering beggar, but as he turned to leave he thought of Chengling all alone in this cruel world and knew he would be taking a different road.
37 SUMMER
The heat of summer had given way to a warm autumn followed closely by Frost's Descent, and now the New Year loomed ahead of him and with it would come the arrival of Ye Baiyi, hopefully bringing Zishu good news of his friends, Beiyuan and Wu Xi.
38 CANDY
Lao Wen darted from one stall to another, sampling different cakes and sweets, like a small child visiting a market for the first time, and all Zishu could do was watch him in fascination... and hand over his money.
39 PHOTOGRAPH
There was a time when he had not expected to live beyond a few years, drinking himself to death before the nails finished the job, but here he was centuries later, both stunned and pleased by the new contraption that captured a perfect image of his beloved Lao Wen.
40 SPOON
Zishu could measure the growth of his relationship with Lao Wen from the way they went from sleeping far apart to the now familiar feel of strong arms embracing him from behind as they slept spooned together.
41 FOREST
Despite the overhanging trees Zishu could feel the heat of the sun beating down as they slowly made their way along the forest track, and though he pretended to be annoyed he was actually grateful for the cool breeze from Lao Wen's fan.
42 MIRROR
As he gazed in the mirror at Lao Wen's jade hairpin placed so casually into his hair, Zishu knew it was not a simple gift of friendship but one of love and courtship, and he joyfully accept both.
43 SMOKE
Faced with so many Scorpion assassins, Zishu knew he, Lao Wen and Chengling could stand and fight, but he was injured and Chengling was incapable of defending himself so the safest and easiest option was to simply throw a smoke bomb and run.
44 SHINE
Lao Wen said there was a light all around him, lifting a bloodied hand to try to touch it, and Zishu faltered because it was Lao Wen who was the true light, shining through the darkness of his life.
45 BALLOON
He had once felt awed by a sky filled with lanterns sending wishes to the heavens until they began to symbolize death and destruction, but these colorful, giant balloons crossing the lower slopes of the mountain made him feel awe like that child again.
46 VINE
A tangle of vines caught at his robes as he pushed through them to reach the inside of a second abandoned temple, and though he could have cleared them with a few swipes of Baiyi, he left them intact to provide more protection from the Ghosts following him and Chengling.
47 BUTTERFLY
Lao Wen thought Zishu was a hard taskmaster as they watched Chengling practising hard for hours on end but even he felt awed the day it all paid off and Qi filled the boy's wide meridians, like a butterfly unfolding its wings for the first time, just as Zishu hoped.
48 GLOVES
A martial arts practitioner at his level of immortality was able to use his Qi to moderate the temperature of his body very easily, preventing him from becoming too hot or too cold, so gloves were unnecessary, but Zishu pulled them on anyway just to make little Nian Xiang happy.
49 VENOM
It took all of Zishu's strength not to shiver in pleasure at the feel of Wen Kexing's lips upon his skin as he drew out the venom from the Drug Man's bite behind his shoulder.
50 REMAIN
Ye Baiyi said they would have to remain in the cold of the mountain and eat only ice and snow once they became immortal, and that would have been the case if Zishu had survived alone, but with Lao Wen beside him he could enjoy all the richness of life as long as they cultivated together.
Fandom: Word of Honor (TV)
Theme set: Alpha
Rating: PG GEN and SLASH
Warnings: none apply
Zhou Zishu - 50 Sentences
01 SPEAK
When he spoke people tended to listen, perhaps because he did not tend to speak that often, and when he did those who were not listening tended to die.
02 TOUCH
With the nails in his body he was already losing his sense of taste, smell and sight but what he truly feared was the day he would no longer be able to feel the sword in his hand.
03 MEMORY
As he poured a tribute drink across the table his thoughts turned to memories of happier days, of laughing and singing with Beiyuan and Jiuxiao, and he fought to hold back the tears of loss.
04 VANILLA
For someone who had once commanded hundreds of assassins he had led quite a sheltered and celibate life, making him seem very chaste and vanilla in comparison to a hedonist like Wen Kexing.
05 CHOCOLATE
The first time he tasted chocolate he really wasn't sure what to make of it as it was neither sweet nor bitter but as the centuries passed he found himself craving it almost as much as Lao Wen.
06 WAYS AND MEANS
Zishu found Lao Wen confusing as there were many ways to accomplish his revenge, especially when he had the resources of Ghost Valley behind him, and yet he was going about it all wrong.
07 BELIEF
Zishu had wrongly believed in many people over his life, especially his cousin Prince Jin, but he never felt more certain in his belief than when he was standing by Lao Wen's side.
08 LINGER
He had put the nails in his body slowly over time, wanting to escape the darkness he had fallen into, aware he would only linger on for a few years but at least he would die with the sun on his face.
09 LUMINANCE
Nothing was more beautiful to Zishu than the smile on Lao Wen's face and the brilliant sparkle in his eyes, like a summer sun bursting across the sky after years spent in the darkness of winter.
10 ORNAMENT
The mirror was too burnished to show him the pinkness of his cheeks as Lao Wen placed his own jade hairpin into Zishu's hair, but he felt the heat of that pleasured blush to the tips of his toes.
11 COUP DE FOUDRE
He had always refused to believe in love at first sight but years later he had to admit there had been something captivating about Wen Kexing from the moment their eyes first met in Yue.
12 ARCHWAY
When he looked back at the arched window at Mirror Lake Sect, the man dressed in funeral white was gone but Zishu had a strong feeling they would meet again soon.
13 FATE
Fate had torn them apart and taken both of them to dark places but perhaps it was destiny that had Zishu choosing that particular spot to sunbathe on that pleasant afternoon in Yue.
14 PULSE
Wu Xi pressed his fingers against the pulse point, measuring the ebb and flow of Qi in Zishu's broken body, and Zishu could only wait in silence for his verdict.
15 ENVELOPE
A drunken Lao Wen was a happy man who became even more tactile, wrapping his arms around until Zishu was enveloped in his warm embrace, and Zishu could think of no place better to be.
16 COLD
The Six Harmonies method would leave him immortal and with it came a price of living off snow and ice, atop a cold mountain but it was a price he would willingly pay as long as he had Lao Wen to keep his heart warm.
17 NEED
Zishu believed he did not need anyone, abandoning the Window of Heaven for a lonely beggar's life, content to wander until his body gave out, but then he met Lao Wen and the need to live returned.
18 DRUNK
Judging by the grimace on Lao Wen's face the wine was either too cheap or had soured but Zishu could no longer taste it nor feel the effects of drinking too much.
19 MASK
His master had taught him the art of masks and he used it now to hide his true face, aware he needed to disappear before Prince Jin could drag him back into a life he had come to hate.
20 ROSE
As a child he could not wait to get up and start practising his martial arts but now he rarely rose with the dawn, much to Lao Wen's constant amusement.
21 TWO
The two of them made a decent home on the mountain, spending their days reading and teaching new disciples, but the best moments were when they were alone together wrapped in each other's arms.
22 FRESH
Catching the lake fish was easy but having already lost his sense of smell, Zishu could no longer tell if it was cooked or not, and he blamed the fresh fish when Chengling screwed up his eyes in disgust at the bitter taste.
23 BRIBE
There were many ways to extract information including torture, but Zishu knew the best way with Lao Wen was to bribe him with either sweets or kisses.
24 ERROR
As he walked away from Lao Wen he could feel his heart breaking at the mistake he had made, silently wishing he had never let himself believe this man could be his soulmate.
25 APPETITE
Lao Wen's actions proved he knew of Zishu's loss of appetite, brought on by the nails, as one more fat shrimp was carefully placed on a dish before him along with encouraging words to eat.
26 REFRAIN
The one thing his life as an assassin had taught him was to be cautious and refrain from doing anything that would make him stand out but now he had no need to merge into the shadows as Lao Wen always seemed to be standing in the spotlight.
27 FAMILY
Zishu thought he had lost everything, his brother disciples, his home, his reason to live, but that chance meeting in Yue had given him back everything he ever wanted, including a sense of family.
28 GRIEVE
He had lived by the motto, men don't shed tears, they shed blood, yet he could not hold back the tears when he realized Lao Wen was still alive and he was dying.
29 VAPOR
Several times each day Duan Pengju forced him to breathe in the vapor of the muscle relaxant, believing it would make him weak, unaware Zishu had lost all sense of smell some time ago and so could easily cleanse it with his qi.
30 TEA
Lao Wen had gained his revenge and as they celebrated he held up his cup for wine only to get tea, silently wishing he could tell Wu Xi it was already too late to save him as he had removed the nails himself, but he needed this last happy memory more than he needed to be drunk.
31 MEDICINE
He knew the medicine would be bitter and was willing to deceive Lao Wen just to make him take it, but months later he still rubbed his palm in amusement as he recalled having to slap it against Lao Wen's mouth to force him to swallow.
32 MOTH
Watching the moths dancing around the candles he thought he was the moth to Lao Wen's bright flame, unaware he was also the incandescent light to Lao Wen's moth.
33 PERFECT
He once believed a perfect world was where everyone he loved lived and all his enemies died but as he looked across in horror at Lao Wen's white-haired, bowed head he knew a perfect world required just the living presence of this one man.
34 ROPE
Lao Wen's plan was to give Zhao Jing just enough rope to hang himself and Zishu wished he had shared that plan with him despite his injuries as now they had even less time together before he died.
35 WIND
The wind that sent the funeral papers scattering through the temple courtyard was not a natural one and danger was closing in on them but Zishu knew he still needed more time to recover, perhaps more time than they had to spare.
36 CROSSROADS
After handing Chengling over to Zhao Jing, Zishu found himself standing at a crossroads where he could return to his former path as a wandering beggar, but as he turned to leave he thought of Chengling all alone in this cruel world and knew he would be taking a different road.
37 SUMMER
The heat of summer had given way to a warm autumn followed closely by Frost's Descent, and now the New Year loomed ahead of him and with it would come the arrival of Ye Baiyi, hopefully bringing Zishu good news of his friends, Beiyuan and Wu Xi.
38 CANDY
Lao Wen darted from one stall to another, sampling different cakes and sweets, like a small child visiting a market for the first time, and all Zishu could do was watch him in fascination... and hand over his money.
39 PHOTOGRAPH
There was a time when he had not expected to live beyond a few years, drinking himself to death before the nails finished the job, but here he was centuries later, both stunned and pleased by the new contraption that captured a perfect image of his beloved Lao Wen.
40 SPOON
Zishu could measure the growth of his relationship with Lao Wen from the way they went from sleeping far apart to the now familiar feel of strong arms embracing him from behind as they slept spooned together.
41 FOREST
Despite the overhanging trees Zishu could feel the heat of the sun beating down as they slowly made their way along the forest track, and though he pretended to be annoyed he was actually grateful for the cool breeze from Lao Wen's fan.
42 MIRROR
As he gazed in the mirror at Lao Wen's jade hairpin placed so casually into his hair, Zishu knew it was not a simple gift of friendship but one of love and courtship, and he joyfully accept both.
43 SMOKE
Faced with so many Scorpion assassins, Zishu knew he, Lao Wen and Chengling could stand and fight, but he was injured and Chengling was incapable of defending himself so the safest and easiest option was to simply throw a smoke bomb and run.
44 SHINE
Lao Wen said there was a light all around him, lifting a bloodied hand to try to touch it, and Zishu faltered because it was Lao Wen who was the true light, shining through the darkness of his life.
45 BALLOON
He had once felt awed by a sky filled with lanterns sending wishes to the heavens until they began to symbolize death and destruction, but these colorful, giant balloons crossing the lower slopes of the mountain made him feel awe like that child again.
46 VINE
A tangle of vines caught at his robes as he pushed through them to reach the inside of a second abandoned temple, and though he could have cleared them with a few swipes of Baiyi, he left them intact to provide more protection from the Ghosts following him and Chengling.
47 BUTTERFLY
Lao Wen thought Zishu was a hard taskmaster as they watched Chengling practising hard for hours on end but even he felt awed the day it all paid off and Qi filled the boy's wide meridians, like a butterfly unfolding its wings for the first time, just as Zishu hoped.
48 GLOVES
A martial arts practitioner at his level of immortality was able to use his Qi to moderate the temperature of his body very easily, preventing him from becoming too hot or too cold, so gloves were unnecessary, but Zishu pulled them on anyway just to make little Nian Xiang happy.
49 VENOM
It took all of Zishu's strength not to shiver in pleasure at the feel of Wen Kexing's lips upon his skin as he drew out the venom from the Drug Man's bite behind his shoulder.
50 REMAIN
Ye Baiyi said they would have to remain in the cold of the mountain and eat only ice and snow once they became immortal, and that would have been the case if Zishu had survived alone, but with Lao Wen beside him he could enjoy all the richness of life as long as they cultivated together.
FIC: forgetting any other tie but this (Word of Honor: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng) [M]
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Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng
Content Tags: Backstory, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Ghost Valley, Ghost Valley Politics, Department of the Unfaithful, Worldbuilding, cameos by Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang, and several original Ghost characters
Summary: Something was wrong with Xi Sang Gui, and Liu Qianqiao couldn't simply sit and wait.
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng
Content Tags: Backstory, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Ghost Valley, Ghost Valley Politics, Department of the Unfaithful, Worldbuilding, cameos by Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang, and several original Ghost characters
Summary: Something was wrong with Xi Sang Gui, and Liu Qianqiao couldn't simply sit and wait.
I bought MG Wing Gundam ver.Ka back in April of 2018, which is several lifetimes ago now. Looking at that date, I momentarily wondered how I'd managed to get to a nerd convention. The Summer of the Doors, however, was a little closer to actually happening in summer; that ridiculousness started in May.
I don't think the Summer of the Doors, and by that I do mean actual physical doors not The Doors, had anything to do with not tackling Wing back then. It was more that Wing is a MG and at that point I'd never actually finished an MG. It took until this year to finish MG Infinite Justice and I'd started him back in what, 2010?
I've actually finished Wing, but I like this half-built photo best. He's got a lot of personality and while building went from rather morose to downright adorable and has settled into somewhat resigned. (I think he's cute though.)
Well, finished aside from waterslide decals, which I need both practice with and to make some decisions because like many MGs, Wing comes with a ridiculous amount of decals and the instructional photos and diagrams honestly look overdone. I also have a tiny Heero Yuy still on the runner and the urge to paint him as a youngster Gai Murakumo is intense.
The rest of my week involves getting the kitchen under control so I can keep cleaning up Monster High dolls for the nerd convention in a couple of weeks.
So much to sort through, so little time and energy.
I'm thinking about getting started on a new novel. I'm calling the project "The Dark Archive" until I figure out a better title. It might be worthwhile to assemble a set of query materials as I go along, but I'm not against the idea of writing something self-indulgent and unmarketable. If I were to self-publish, what an adventure that would be.
The basic premise:
An archivist relegated to a basement room under a museum is pressured by a wealthy donor who wants access to the collection. When she investigates the objects of his interest, she finds that a number of the museum's more obscure holdings are imbued with magic.
Writing goals:
1. One chapter = one scene. A chapter doesn’t need to be longer than a thousand words.
2. There should be spice every four chapters. Even in this house of death we fuck.
3. This could perhaps be a Zelda fanfic, and it’s okay to use Zelda names as placeholders.
4. I want there to be academic marginalia – index cards, articles, bibliographies. Footnotes!
The basic premise:
An archivist relegated to a basement room under a museum is pressured by a wealthy donor who wants access to the collection. When she investigates the objects of his interest, she finds that a number of the museum's more obscure holdings are imbued with magic.
Writing goals:
1. One chapter = one scene. A chapter doesn’t need to be longer than a thousand words.
2. There should be spice every four chapters. Even in this house of death we fuck.
3. This could perhaps be a Zelda fanfic, and it’s okay to use Zelda names as placeholders.
4. I want there to be academic marginalia – index cards, articles, bibliographies. Footnotes!
Title: Kiss on the Moon
Fandoms: MCU / What If...? / X-Men Movieverse
Pairings: Jean Grey/Wanda Maximoff
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Phoenix!Jean. Post WandaVision.
Summary: What if post Westview, Wanda fell into another universe?
Notes: Written forxmen100 prompt Scarlet Witch, 100ships prompt red, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
15pairings prompt stargazing and for uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt Jean/Wanda - phoenix, kiss. Never expected to write this pairing but it was oddly calling to me so I went with it. I was mainly thinking of Sofia!Jean but there are some comics influences but feel free to picture whoever you want of course.
kiss on the moon...
Title: Stumble
Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Kate/Yelena
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: Post Thunderbolts/The Marvels films.
Summary: Yelena visits Kate.
Notes: Written formcu100 prompt kiss.
Stumble...
Title: Kissed by Flames
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Pairings: Rating: PG-ish
Warnings/Spoilers: Post Series. Phoenix.
Summary: Amara and Jean reunite.
Notes: Written forxmen100 prompt Magma, 100ships prompt flame, fivebyfiction prompt Phoenix, uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt "X-Men Evolution - Amara/Jean - Phoenix, kissed by fire". So I've been interested in this pairing since the last time I rewatched XME ages ago, and I've been wanting to write for them since I don't think pairing really exists? I did make fanart for them ages ago but I haven't seen anything else. Also not sure if they really interacted in the comics so I'm not sure how Amara's abilities would work with/against the Phoenix but meh this is fanon anyway. I kinda want to write more, not going to lie - not sure if I will.
kissed by flames...
Title: Night Out
Fandom: X-Men '97
Pairings: implied Madelyne/Emma
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: Canon Divergent of Season 1. Missing Scene.
Summary: Madelyne arrives on Genosha, and Emma takes her out.
Notes: Written forxmen100 prompt dawn, xmen15 prompt night for uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt "X-Men '97 - Madelyne/Emma - night out". Okay so this is the first time in a VERY long time writing X-Men, so I'm a little rusty. Also I might make more of this when I'm less tired because this pairing is really calling to me.
night out...
Fandoms: MCU / What If...? / X-Men Movieverse
Pairings: Jean Grey/Wanda Maximoff
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: Phoenix!Jean. Post WandaVision.
Summary: What if post Westview, Wanda fell into another universe?
Notes: Written for
xmen100 prompt Scarlet Witch, 100ships prompt red, 15pairings prompt stargazing and for uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt Jean/Wanda - phoenix, kiss. Never expected to write this pairing but it was oddly calling to me so I went with it. I was mainly thinking of Sofia!Jean but there are some comics influences but feel free to picture whoever you want of course. kiss on the moon...
Title: Stumble
Fandoms: MCU
Pairings: Kate/Yelena
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: Post Thunderbolts/The Marvels films.
Summary: Yelena visits Kate.
Notes: Written for
mcu100 prompt kiss. Stumble...
Title: Kissed by Flames
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Pairings: Rating: PG-ish
Warnings/Spoilers: Post Series. Phoenix.
Summary: Amara and Jean reunite.
Notes: Written for
xmen100 prompt Magma, 100ships prompt flame, fivebyfiction prompt Phoenix, uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt "X-Men Evolution - Amara/Jean - Phoenix, kissed by fire". So I've been interested in this pairing since the last time I rewatched XME ages ago, and I've been wanting to write for them since I don't think pairing really exists? I did make fanart for them ages ago but I haven't seen anything else. Also not sure if they really interacted in the comics so I'm not sure how Amara's abilities would work with/against the Phoenix but meh this is fanon anyway. I kinda want to write more, not going to lie - not sure if I will.kissed by flames...
Title: Night Out
Fandom: X-Men '97
Pairings: implied Madelyne/Emma
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: Canon Divergent of Season 1. Missing Scene.
Summary: Madelyne arrives on Genosha, and Emma takes her out.
Notes: Written for
xmen100 prompt dawn, xmen15 prompt night for uc_xmen drabble-a-thon prompt "X-Men '97 - Madelyne/Emma - night out". Okay so this is the first time in a VERY long time writing X-Men, so I'm a little rusty. Also I might make more of this when I'm less tired because this pairing is really calling to me. night out...
Tuesday: Death
Nov. 3rd, 2025 10:19 pmJust a few rules:
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+ any, any, Every night at midnight, a mysterious figure visits people moments before they die. One night, they arrive at your door—but not for you.
+ any, any, After a loved one’s death, you begin receiving text messages from their number. Each message reveals something they never told you while alive.
+ any, any, In a vast library beyond time, every life ever lived is recorded. You’re the new archivist—and the next volume to be added bears your own name.
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