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Time has been flying by so fast that I think we need to start giving it speeding tickets b/c DAMN GURL DHSJKDHJSKD

Jokes aside and whether we like it or not, February's here (and hopefully not with too much BS in tow xD). Still taking things a day at a time, and therapy has been going really well, too, so there's that!

I wanna try and get back into writing again, especially now that Arknights Enfield has thrown a new ship at me (Carrying the love for Wulfgard x Male Endmin on my BACK DHSJKJDS). Slowly but surely getting there. Not sure if anyone else has gone through this but I've been in more of a reading mode than a writing mode lately, so maybe it'll all work out in the end and I'm just worrying too much as usual. xD I just miss writing for OCs and blorbos and just want my writing juju to return from the war...orz

Anyways, I'll leave y'all with a Bandcamp album I found recently and have shamelessly had on repeat (alongside XG's new album "CORE" xD). Speaking of which, Bandcamp Friday is coming up, so get your wishlists ready and support some cool artists!! ^ o^)/

Take care out there, y'all, and know that I'm cheering for ya! WE GOT THIS!! ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ

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Suspicion of the Guards


ONLINE E-BOOK (html, epub, mobi, pdf, and xhtml)

Free at my website.


The Motley Crew (The Thousand Nations). When a young man named Dolan flees from the north, he faces danger on all sides. The Northern Army wants him back. The Empire of Emor wants him dead. His native homeland of Koretia may not want him at all. And his only protection is a man with motives that are mysterious and possibly deadly.

New installment:

3 | Suspicion of the Guards. Why bother to guard a man who has the ability to torment you?


REISSUES

Already available free at my website, these two omnibuses are now also available at AO3, SqWA, and Ream.

Law Links: Novel and Side Stories (The Three Lands). Few events are more thrilling in a young man's life than a blood feud between two villages. Or so Adrian thought.

Death Mask: Novel and Side Stories (Death Mask). For eighteen years, he has survived in an army unit where few soldiers live more than two or three years. Now he finds himself in circumstances where his life is a living hell. Will the soldier who defied death find that life is too great a challenge?


BLOG FICTION

Tempestuous Tours (Crossing Worlds: A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands #2). A whirlwind tour of the sites in the Three Lands that are most steeped in history, culture, and the occasional pickpocket.

New installments:


NEWS & UPCOMING FICTION

As of January 20, Amazon Kindle began allowing customers to download some of its DRM-free ebooks in epub and pdf. I've opted in my e-books to this program.

My apologies to Ream readers for the formatting quirks in the Ream editions of Law Links and Death Mask. I worked with Ream's forever-patient customer service for eight months to try to work out the conversion problems I encountered, before I had to give up. The text isn't affected by the formatting issues, you'll be happy to know.

"Heir" (The Three Lands: Blood Vow side story) – delayed because of my concussion last year – will be my next release.

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Title First Love
Fandom: Sherlock Homles (ACD)
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: 180: panacea
Summary: Holmes reflecs on his violin on the journey from London to Sussex.

Read more... )
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I'm so glad I brought an extra large quantity of tea back with me this time. A hot cup of tea is one of the few things getting me through the cold outside.

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials )

When Harry Met Sally )
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I decided to do character study drabbles this year. "The Innocent" made me think of characters wrongly accused or wrongly imprisoned, so Suki came to mind for this one

Title: Steady on her feet
Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender
Character: Suki
Rating: G
Length: 150 words
Summary: Suki arrives at Boiling Rock prison
Link: here on ao3 or you can read it under the cut below

Read more... )

February LOVE-FEST

1/2/26 16:08
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okapi's February LOVE-FEST

I am going to challenge myself with a set of 28 prompts. Fills might be anything ficlet, song, craft, poetry, quotes, etc. Please join in if you feel inclined.

prompts:

1. first love
2. friendship
3. love of nature
4. passion
5. soulmates
6. unrequited love
7. lust
8. love of the game
9. devotion
10. love of food
11. polyamory
12. long distance love
13. lovesickness
14. romantic love
15. love of place
16. marriage
17. love of order and method
18. divine love
19. platonic love
20. infatuation
21. maternal love
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved

Question of the Day: Who or what was your first love?

In the comments, share anything you feel comfortable sharing about your first love. It could be a person or it could be a thing or a place or anything.

I did have a boy in kindergarten give me chocolates for Valentine's Day. My first boyfriend relationship in high school was not a good experience and I spent a long time getting over it and undoing the damage.

But my first true love is probably detective fiction, and I remember reading Encyclopedia Brown and Nate the Great books and enjoying them very much.

Day 1: FIRST LOVE

Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD) pre-retirement/Sussex era
Length: 200
Rating: Gen
Summary: Holmes reflecting on his violin on the journey from London to Sussex.

Read more... )

February reccers

1/2/26 23:04
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Many thanks to [personal profile] cassiope25, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] mific, and [personal profile] nuh_s for all their January recs! We had 10 recs this past month, including my own.

Our February reccers are:

[personal profile] cassiope25: Rodney McKay
[personal profile] goddess47: Jack O'Neill

Reccers, you all have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of the month, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

If you wanted to volunteer for this month and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list.
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⌈ Secret Post #6967 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.


More! )


Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 28 secrets from Secret Submission Post #995.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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Title: Flight

author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairings Emily, Molly (and Sir Pentious)

Summary: After her injury, Emily has to adjust to having a new wing. The prospect of using it turns out to be scarier than she expected. Luckily she has friends at her side.

Rating: teen

Warnings: mentions of injury, anxiety

Find the story here on AO3.

Happy February!

1/2/26 15:37
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Happy February!



What is going on in February? Black History Month, Groundhog Day (early spring, please!), Valentine's Day, Lunar New Year, Snow Moon, Mardi Gras, and Ash Wednesday and Lent, and in our household, the boys' father's birthday.

And I am going to attempt a February LOVE-FEST of prompts.
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Fandoms in order by prompt number:

1-10:Revolutionary Girl Utena, Project A-ko, Voltron: Legendry Defender, Dragon Half, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pleasantville, FE Awakening, Chobits, The Rescuers (1977), Clifford the Big Red Dog
11-20: The Hunger Games, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Samurai Senti Shinkenger, Crying Freeman, Fushigi Yuugi, Disney, Mega Man 2, Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers, Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, Pokémon Let's Go Eevee
21-30: Love Nikki Dress-Up Queen, Fire Emblem Engage, Home Alone 2, Alice in Wonderland (1951), Saturday Night Live, KPop Demon Hunters, Rose of Versailles, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Thumbelina, I Love Lucy
31-40: The Brady Bunch, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Excel Saga, Bleach, The Golden Girls, Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Family Matters, My Youth in Arcadia, Fate Grand Order
41-50: Golden Boy, Another Eden, Cardcaptor Sakura, Homestar Runner, Courtney Love, Sailor Moon, Peanuts, Hazbin Hotel, Mahou Sentai Magiranger, The Ring

Teasers:


Full table here
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📝 Оригинальный текст записи
В тот вечер мороз опустился до −10. Выпало много снега, а проблемы с энергетикой всё так же тяжело и безысходно висели над городом.
Во время воздушных тревог вызвать такси почти невозможно: большинство водителей приезжие, они работают по навигатору, а во время тревоги он просто не работает.
Я давно не видел, как люди останавливают машины, «голосуя рукой», как раньше - ещё в детстве. Сейчас, когда кто-то так делает, я почти всегда понимаю: что-то случилось. Или человеку очень срочно.
И я стараюсь остановиться.
Так было и в тот вечер.
В свете встречных фар - без уличных фонарей и светофоров - я увидел девушку на остановке. Она ловила машину рукой.
Время было не самым поздним: вечерний час пик почти закончился, а из-за гололёда дороги были непривычно свободны. Я остановился, открыл окно - но она сразу села в машину. Это удивило: она даже не спросила, по пути ли нам.
Так совпало, что я ехал именно в её сторону.
Только когда она села, я заметил: осенние сапоги, очень кроткая юбка, одежда совсем не для зимы.
Так одеваются не потому, что не думают.
Дороги никто не спешил расчищать, поэтому я ехал очень осторожно - боялся не столько машин, сколько внезапно появляющихся пешеходов, которые то и дело перебегали дорогу в темноте. Всё это - под тихую инструментальную музыку, как будто кто-то специально поставил фон для разговора, который ещё не начался.
Девушка быстро разговорилась. Она была взволнована: опаздывала на встречу, такси не приехало, она просто замёрзла, стоя на остановке и ожидая неизвестно чего. Тепло в машине быстро согрело её - и за пять минут я услышал огромный поток жизни: откуда она, где живёт, что у неё происходит и чего она на самом деле хочет.
Я верю, что такие встречи не случайны.
Иногда именно они дают начало движению - не внешнему, а внутреннему. Когда что-то внутри наконец сдвигается с места.
В тот момент я и сам был не в лучшей форме.
Я был в состоянии, когда слова даются тяжело, а мысли слишком громкие. Когда внутри холоднее, чем снаружи, и ты уже не очень понимаешь, зачем продолжаешь держаться ровно. Я почти не говорил о себе, мне не хотелось, да и нужды небыло.
Я слушал. А потом начал задавать ей самые простые вопросы - не поучая и не убеждая, а будто вслух думая вместе с ней:
- почему ты ищешь опору в ком-то, заранее делая себя зависимой?
- зачем тебе одобрение со стороны, если решение уже принято?
- если есть страх - значит, там, куда ты хочешь, есть опыт. Почему бы не попробовать?
- если есть цель, зачем сейчас думать о сложностях, до которых ещё далеко? Главное - начать. Дальше будет видно.
Ехать пришлось больше сорока минут - сквозь темноту, лёд, дымящиеся канализационные люки.
Она рассказывала, что хочет выехать с ребёнком за границу. Даже имея здесь неплохую работу, она понимает: можно дать больше - и себе, и ребёнку. В хорошем возрасте начать новую жизнь. Перестать сидеть в квартирах и подвалах без света и тепла. Нормально спать. И, в конце концов, почувствовать, что значит - когда уважают то, что ты человек.
Она преподаватель в частной школе. Я знаю один очень удачный пример - близкий мне человек уже больше трёх лет живёт в Эстонии с ребёнком, начав там практически с нуля и имея сегодня больше, чем за всю жизнь здесь.
Мне просто хотелось поддержать эту девушку / женщину.
Через полчаса мне казалось, будто мы знакомы давно: столько она успела рассказать о себе. Но сути это не меняло. Я продолжал задавать простые вопросы, иногда просто молчал и слушал, не ставя перед собой никакой цели.
Ближе к месту назначения она сказала, куда едет, и что ребёнок остался с соседями - в том самом одесском доме, где соседи как родные. Где могут прийти без приглашения на обед или ужин, принести еды, поддержать.
Она ехала вечером заработать немного денег, чтобы всё-таки воплотить своё стремление в реальность. Начать жизнь заново.
Я мог лишь поддержать её.
В ответ она сказала, что очень эмпатична, и хоть я почти ничего не говорил о себе, она почувствовала: у меня внутри погода намного хуже, чем на улице.
Глаза, сказала она, это выдают даже в темноте.
Иногда достаточно просто остановиться.
Когда я довёз её до нужного дома, она улыбалась. Просто поблагодарила за то, что я остановился - и за то, что помог ей поверить в себя и свои силы. Наверное, это и правда важно.
Мне самому очень не хватает таких разговоров.
Когда можно с кем-то, кроме котов, просто поговорить о том, что тревожит внутри.
Такие встречи появляются в самый нужный момент.
И, может быть, мой ещё впереди.

Note translated in assistance with AI.

That evening the temperature dropped to −10. A lot of snow fell, and the problems with energy supply were still hanging heavily and hopelessly over the city.
During air raid alerts it’s almost impossible to call a taxi: most drivers are from out of town, they work using navigation, and during an alert it simply doesn’t work.

I hadn’t seen people stopping cars by “raising a hand” for a long time — like before, back in childhood. Now, when someone does this, I almost always understand: something has happened. Or it’s very urgent for them.
And I try to stop.

That’s how it was that evening.

In the light of oncoming headlights — without streetlights or traffic signals — I saw a girl at a bus stop. She was trying to catch a car with her hand.

It wasn’t very late: the evening rush hour was almost over, and because of the ice the roads were unusually empty. I stopped and opened the window — but she got into the car right away. That surprised me: she didn’t even ask if we were going in the same direction.
It just so happened that I was heading exactly where she needed to go.

Only after she got in did I notice: autumn boots, a very short skirt, clothes completely unsuited for winter.
People dress like that not because they don’t think.

No one was in a hurry to clear the roads, so I drove very carefully — afraid not so much of cars as of pedestrians suddenly appearing and running across the road in the dark. All of this was accompanied by quiet instrumental music, as if someone had deliberately chosen a background for a conversation that hadn’t yet begun.

She started talking quickly. She was agitated: she was late for a meeting, the taxi didn’t arrive, she had simply frozen while standing at the bus stop and waiting for who knows what.
The warmth of the car quickly warmed her up — and within five minutes I heard a huge stream of life: where she was from, where she lived, what was happening in her life, and what she truly wanted.

I believe such meetings are not accidental.
Sometimes they are exactly what gives rise to movement — not external, but internal. When something inside finally shifts.

At that moment, I myself wasn’t in the best shape.
I was in a state where words come with difficulty and thoughts are too loud. When it’s colder inside than outside, and you no longer quite understand why you keep holding yourself together. I hardly talked about myself — I didn’t want to, and there was no need.

I listened. And then I began asking her the simplest questions — not teaching, not convincing, but as if thinking out loud together with her:

— why do you look for support in someone else, making yourself dependent in advance?
— why do you need approval from others if the decision has already been made?
— if there is fear, it means that where you want to go there is experience. Why not try?
— if there is a goal, why think now about the difficulties that are still far ahead? The main thing is to start. The rest will become clear.

The drive took more than forty minutes — through darkness, ice, and steaming manholes.

She talked about wanting to leave the country with her child. Even having a decent job here, she understands: it’s possible to give more — to herself and to the child. To start a new life at a good age. To stop sitting in apartments and basements without light and heat. To sleep properly. And finally, to feel what it means when being a human being is respected.

She is a teacher at a private school. I know a very successful example — someone close to me has been living in Estonia with a child for more than three years now, having started almost from zero there and today having more than in an entire lifetime here.

I simply wanted to support this girl / woman.

After half an hour it felt as if we had known each other for a long time — she had managed to tell me so much about herself. But that didn’t change the essence. I continued to ask simple questions, sometimes just silently listening, without setting any goal for myself.

Closer to the destination she told me where she was going, and that her child was staying with neighbors — in that very Odesa building where neighbors are like family. Where they can come over for lunch or dinner without an invitation, bring food, offer support.

She was going out that evening to earn a little money in order to finally turn her aspiration into reality. To start life anew.

All I could do was support her.

In response she said that she was very empathetic, and although I had almost said nothing about myself, she felt that the weather inside me was much worse than outside.
The eyes, she said, give it away even in the dark.

Sometimes it’s enough just to stop.

When I drove her to the right building, she was smiling. She simply thanked me for stopping — and for helping her believe in herself and her own strength. Maybe that really matters.

I myself really lack such conversations.
When you can talk to someone — other than cats — about what worries you inside.
Such meetings appear at exactly the right moment.
And maybe mine is still ahead.
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For the prompt, any/any kissing in the rain, at [community profile] threesentenceficathon 

This one can be readers' choice of fandom even though I definitely had a specific ship in mind when I wrote it. 😉

Author: Cat Moon
Words: 129
Rating: G
Summary: They don’t notice the rain, only each other
Note: In one of those weird coincidences, as I read this prompt and started writing it, "It's Just the Rain" by Journey came on randomly, lending atmosphere and title (but not thematic inspiration).


Just the Rain )


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