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SGA: Not Near the Sea by Auburn

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Teen
Length: 617
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings apply
Creator Links: Auburn on AO3, Auburn's old eternalvox website on Wayback
Themes: Angst with a happy ending, Established relationship

Summary: John might walk into the water and disappear like a changeling from some bastard fairy tale; everything rich and strange he’d given Rodney fading like magic without him, lost.

Reccer's Notes: Angst with a happy ending can be compact as well. We start the story with hints of John having been through something traumatic, but we never know what (and given Pegasus, take your pick). Or maybe they've lost Atlantis. It's from Rodney's point of view, his angst, and I love the unknowns here, the lyricism and pain, finally resolved in a storm's wild beauty.

Fanwork Links: Not Near the Sea

Current Mood: bouncy

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More The Pitt Fic

Apparently it was get Abbot laid Saturday. Idek, this is just where I live now.

Blind Spots (4327 words) by Alethia
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Pitt (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
Characters: Jack Abbot (The Pitt), Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, Parker Ellis
Additional Tags: Post-Season/Series 01, Established Relationship, Sexism, Porn, mostly just porn, the ungovernable trinity santos, Discussions of sexism, abbot collecting lesbian daughters, the night shift goes hard
Summary:

"It's Santos."

Parker's dry observations flitted through Jack's mind again—that ever-present question of whether he should raise it...but now didn't seem like the time. "A month in and still driving you up the wall? What'd she do this time?"

Robby shook his head, despairing. "What didn't she do?" Then he refocused on Jack, something sharper there, more intent. "Doesn't matter. Distract me?"

Game Face (5348 words) by Alethia
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Pitt (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
Characters: Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, Jack Abbot (The Pitt), Dana Evans, Victoria Javadi, Dennis Whitaker, Trinity Santos, Samira Mohan, Melissa "Mel" King, Princess (The Pitt), Perlah (The Pitt), Heather Collins
Additional Tags: Post-Season/Series 01, Established Relationship, Teasing, Texting, Workplace Relationship, Secret Relationship, Blushing, Porn, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Filthy, pitting robby's dick against his self-concept
Summary:

As she walked away, another text came in, Robby unable to help checking.

you blushing for me?

...oh. Oh, that absolute asshole. Jack knew exactly what he was doing, sending shit that would turn him on.

I'm fucking working here, Robby sent back, shoving his phone back in his pocket. He'd just...not look.

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Narumitsu Day Exchange 2025!

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Fic for Glorious 39, Wish Me Luck & Enigma

The last of these catch up posts! This one contains 2 ficlets and 1 fic for WWII-set fandoms. (They do also have something else in common, if someone's paying close attention. XD)

Shadow Trail (400 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Glorious 39 (2009)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Anne Keyes, Joseph Balcombe
Additional Tags: Community: no_true_pair, Community: 100fandoms, Community: allbingo, Post-Canon, World War II, Spies & Secret Agents, Swearing, Community: 100_women
Summary: Anne catches sight of a figure out of an old nightmare.

Give Me A Smile I Can Keep For A While (2611 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wish Me Luck (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Colin Beale/Matty Firman
Characters: Colin Beale, Matty Firman
Additional Tags: Community: 100ships, Community: 100fandoms, Community: allbingo, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, World War II, Spies & Secret Agents, Reunions, Implied/Referenced Sex, Implied/Referenced Torture, Referenced Mental Breakdown, Scars, Kissing, Post-Season/Series 02, cross-class relationships
Summary: Matty and Colin collide again, just for a night.

Missing Pieces (1677 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Enigma (2001)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tom Jericho/Hester Wallace
Characters: Wigram (Enigma 2001), Hester Wallace, Tom Jericho
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, World War II, mention of corpses, Community: 100fandoms, Community: 100ships, passing mental health slurs, (aka Mr Wigram being his own warning), Threats, Kissing, Community: allbingo, (post-canon but pre-the bookending post-war scenes), Community: 100_women
Summary: There's another body, and Mr Wigram is still looking for Claire - but perhaps Tom is finally looking for Hester...

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admin: poll: theme

Round 175 Theme Poll

Poll #33132 round 175 theme poll

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 107

Pick the next theme of fancake:

Female Relationships
55 (51.4%)

Just Like Canon
23 (21.5%)

Sunshine & Grumpy
29 (27.1%)

Current Mood: drained
Current Music: Plush - Stone Temple Pilots

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and i feel that so much depends on the weather

I realize I owe replies to comments and I will get to that. Work has just been eating my brain lately and not leaving much leftover.

In the meantime, I bring you two cool links:

- the Superman trailer which looks so good (I also ordered this adorable Superman dress for Baby Miss L); and

- this interview with John DeMarisco, who directs Mets games for SNY (and a cool behind the scenes video here).

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Sense8 Week 2025: Sense8's 10th Anniversary

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Of Tarot and Dreams: Now Complete Chapters 1-3 Ellen Hutter / Albin von Franz Fic - Nosferatu 2024

Notes:

- My Albin von Franz / Ellen Hutter Nosferatu 2024 series is an AU non--canonical version of the film.

- For plot purposes, I've revised the depiction of von Franz. While still embodied by Willem Dafoe, my version of the character is now younger, in his thirties.

Title: Of Tarot and Dreams

Fandom: Nosferatu 2024

Characters: Albin Eberhart von Franz, Ellen Hutter, Count Orlok, Original Characters

Pairing: Albin von Franz / Ellen Hutter
Eras: 19th Century / Ancient Egypt

Chapters: 3/3 - Complete.

Rating: Mature 18+ - Erotic content / Consensual lovemaking.

Warnings: Angst, psychic attacks / psychic violence + some blood / gore. Also discussion of past abuse, some strong language, and arcane rituals.

Word Count: 4,271

Summary: Unable to return home due to the storm, Ellen spends the night with von Franz. Together, they discover that dreams are sometimes more than they seem, and that love lost will always be found again.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/65044834/chapters/167764945

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SGA/SG1: Grow Old Without You by respoftw

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Stargate SG1
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, San Carter, Teal'c, Caroline Lam, Hank Landry
Rating: Teen
Length: 20,335
Content Notes: Disability due to aging, anger, grief and loss.
Creator Links: respoftw on AO3
Themes: Angst with a happy ending, Established relationship, Hurt/comfort, AU: canon divergence

Summary: A canon divergent AU after 'Common Ground'
“We just don’t have the resources or the facilities to care for him here. I wish that circumstances were different, you have no idea how much I wish that, but the fact remains. My medical recommendation is for us to send him back to Earth.”

Rodney refuses to leave John behind.

Reccer's Notes: In this story, John isn't given back his years after they were taken from him in Common Ground by Todd the Wraith, so he's very old and frail. Elizabeth and the Atlantis expedition are shocked when, after they decide to send John back to Earth for care and treatment (and to die), Rodney resigns and goes with him. However, the first obstacle to that is of course John, who half kills himself angrily rejecting Rodney and telling him he doesn't want him to come. The story is about the struggle they both face with John so frail, scared and ashamed, and Rodney, trying to cope while grieving and exhausted - and not too physically well himself. SG1 rally around to help, as do Teyla and Ronon back in Pegasus, and, well, this is the angst with a happy ending tag, after all. An at-times gruelling, but sometimes funny and overall heartwarming read, with great characterisation.

Fanwork Links: Grow Old Without You

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Beauty and the Beast Week 2025

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Bug me for fic recs!

This is my last game for

3weeks4dreamwidth. Send me an emoji from the below list plus a fandom [and a ship] for a fic rec! Eligible fandoms: HBO War, Challengers, Smallville, Teen Wolf, Watcher/Buzzfeed RPF, Doctor Odyssey, Cobra Kai, MCU, RNM, SPN, The Great, and The Raven Cycle books.

🐛 Recommend a great WIP / unfinished chapter fic everyone should leave a comment on!

🦟 Recommend a fic that makes you smile! Fluffy, sweet, light-hearted, that sort of thing. :)

🪰 Recommend a fic that makes you sad (in the best way!!)! Some great angst and/or hurt/comfort!

🐜 Recommend a fic that makes you laugh! A crack fic, or something that's just really funny!

🪳 Recommend a great AU!

🐝 Recommend a fic with great symbolism, or themes, something really clever, or like. just something you could write a whole literary essay about!

🪲 Recommend a great fic centered on your favorite character!

🐞 Recommend a favorite fic or several from one of your friends, or a fic author you really look up to!

🦋 Recommend one or three of your own fics!

🕷️ Recommend something of the asker's choice--a fix-it, an alternate pov, an episode coda, etc.!

🦗 Recommend any fic, wild card!

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Writer's Meme for 3 Weeks for Dreamwidth

I just started using the writing website/google docs replacement Ellipsus after

argentum_ls' recommendation and I really like it. It's very aesthetically pleasing to me, plus it has the word count right at the top. I like the way the outline part works too where I can jump to different parts of the fic with headers. However, it's going to take time to completely transition out of Google docs because I have so many fics saved in various docs and I'm nervous about deleting everything. Maybe I'll just keep a couple back-ups, since I won't be deleting my Google account anyway. I do want to find an alternate email service though.

I'm still taking numbers for the ultimate music meme.

Here is a writer's meme from

scifirenegade!

1. The last sentence you wrote.
The responsibility to save Max still pressed down on her, but it didn’t feel like she was carrying that weight alone.

2. A character whose POV you’re currently exploring.
I've been trying to nail down Liz Ortecho's POV when writing RNM fic, since I seem to write mostly Max's POV.

3. How you feel about your current WIP.

Challengers Cuckhold Fic: Why is editing so hard :/
Masters of the Air Crosie Fic: I need to STOP writing Croz like a pathetic sopping wet child.
Shyan Fic: Ugggh, so much left to write.
Standrew Fic: Maybe it's too cutesy but oh well, I need to let it out into the wild to be free so it stops plaguing me.

4. A story idea you haven’t written yet.
Max Evans (RNM) running into a bunch of clones of himself in New Mexico and being properly freaked out.

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Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Mets post game show

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sinking away from him

So I did watch the last couple of episodes of Elsbeth and enjoyed them a lot. ( spoilers )

Mets have won 2 ugly games from the Pirates. Let's hope they take the third one tomorrow, too. And the Knicks! Wow!

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Music Meme for 3 Weeks for Dreamwidth

🎶 The Ultimate Music Game! 🎶

Taken from Tumblr. Please put a number(s) between 1 and 66 in a comment and I will answer in a new post!

1. Are you an albums person or a singles person?

2. Do you still buy CDs (or other physical media)?

3. Do you listen to more oldies or more current stuff?

4. Is there a song you love but don't like its music video?

5. Is there a song you don't like but like its music video?

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Rusty Quill: Rusty Quill Big Bang 2025

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Link Click: Link Click Exchange

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Innocence: A D.Gray-Man Big Bang

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Multifandom: Toxic Femslash Convenience Store - The Shop Is Now Open!

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Crosie Fan Edits

I meant to make way more posts for

3weeks4dreamwidth but I suppose today is as good a day as any to start.

It is so hard to find fanvids these days! And they are my number one source of fic inspiration! The Youtube search function is literally useless, and Vimeo never really took off? Or if it did, I don't know how to search the tags. It seems like a lot of fan edits/fanvids are posted on TikTok. I don't have tiktok but I can still watch vids on desktop (mobile doesn't seem to work). I can't search tags either way but at least people seem to be reposting their edits/links to their edits on Tumblr? If you know of any tips for searching for fanvids/fan edits, I'd love to hear them.

I did send out a request for Harry Crosby/Rosie Rosenthal (Masters of the Air) vid recs on Tumblr, and someone responded! They have some really fun fan edits on Tik Tok and these two are my favorites:

Still - I love the way this builds. The ending packs a punch! The longing on Harry's face!

Close to You - I love when a vid has opening dialogue to set the tone. They're fun! They're flirty! They both like music! It might be a little fast for my usual taste but it's still a delight.

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Shake It Out = Florence + the Machine

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And every demon wants his pound of flesh

I did not end up baking anything this weekend but last night I made this angel hair pasta with grape tomatoes (NYT gift link) scaled down for one, and it was delicious. The hardest, most time-consuming part was slicing the tomatoes, but I did it while the water was boiling, so you know 2 birds, 1 stone (I also made it all in the same pot - boiled the pasta and left it in the strainer while I cooked the tomatoes).

Then today I made another of my favorite chicken dishes: Rustic Garlic Chicken with Gravy - the chicken is good but the gravy is FANTASTIC. I made 2 boneless, skinless thighs (and ate them), but the full amount of gravy, since I also made a pot of mashed potatoes in the slow cooker and stirred the extra gravy into it so that'll be lunch or dinner for a few days as well.

There was an unfortunate amount of washing up afterwards, but I guess it was worth it.

Earlier, I watched this week's episode of Leverage: Redemption and ( spoilers )

I also learned, via tumblr, that season 1 of the original Leverage was aired out of order and is still out of order on Prime. So I will definitely have to do a rewatch with the correct viewing order at some point!

I still have not watched any of season 2 of Andor - 3 episodes a night is too many and I just keep putting it off now until I have the bandwidth for it - but I might watch the new eps of Poker Face tonight, or maybe I'll finish off this season of Elsbeth. I guess we'll see!

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