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Friday, July 10th, 2026 06:13 pm
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Friday, July 10th, 2026 05:15 pm
First of all, relax! I'm far from being picky, and I can pretty much guarantee that I'll love whatever you decide to create for me. These are nothing but guidelines, for you to take to heart or ignore to your heart's content. Also, hey! You're writing me fic or drawing me art! That's automatically a good reason for me to love you, no matter what. So, please, keep that in mind. Trust me, you can pretty much do no wrong.
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Friday, July 10th, 2026 02:13 pm
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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 10:25 pm
Since writing the last update on my haino/cyhaino fic (https://kaiosea.dreamwidth.org/115618.html) I wrote about 11,529 in the first 5 days of July. This is kind of crazy for me but I feel crazy about this fic. Also added around 1000-1400 from my scraps pile back in, since I had written some of the ending at the beginning of the drafting process (which began... oh god... in Sept 2024. I took a lot of really long breaks because I didn't know what to do). Then I skimmed the whole thing and noted where I had actually missing parts and started filling those in. Once I am done then I will say yes; I have an actual first draft.
Ch 1 - 5568
Ch 2 - 6548
Ch 3 - 6609
Ch 4 - 5986
Ch 5 - 8121
Ch 6 - 4592
Ch 7 - 3939
Ch8 - 5237
Because this is longer than anything I have ever written I need a different editing strategy because I know my usual one won't work. I tried looking around fic and not-fic spaces to find tips and didn't really come up with anything useful, so I'm thinking:
Ch 1 - 5568
Ch 2 - 6548
Ch 3 - 6609
Ch 4 - 5986
Ch 5 - 8121
Ch 6 - 4592
Ch 7 - 3939
Ch8 - 5237
Because this is longer than anything I have ever written I need a different editing strategy because I know my usual one won't work. I tried looking around fic and not-fic spaces to find tips and didn't really come up with anything useful, so I'm thinking:
- Finish filling in the few missing parts (actually I only have one glaring missing part right now). Then the first draft is done
- Very light edit over the whole thing just for readability - typos, wrong names, etc., only enough so that I can...
- Read entire thing and make notes in a separate doc - DO NOT EDIT, DO NOT LINE EDIT - Only note big things e.g. completely dropped plot line, missing character
- Track arcs / check arcs. I have 11 things I want to check so use spreadsheet I think. Look chapter by chapter because arc by arc would take forever. Probably will take a long time, but my current spreadsheet is already formatted like this so it helps. Then, start making broad fixes. "Arc" is probably not the proper term but it is what I call it in my head.
- Characterization check - each important character - maybe in conjunction with next step (dialogue check). Not sure if better to do scene by scene or character by character (in short fic i always do this character by character, but i usually have like… 2-3 mains. Not like this fic with 9+ significant characters + others who still have canon personalities no matter how one-note they are in canon)
- Dialogue check
- Themes check
- Line editing, which might actually take as long as all previous steps put together
- Repeat any/all previous steps as many times as needed
- Beta if I can find one... might need to start looking soon
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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 05:28 pm
GENERAL NOTES ON DISLIKES, LIKES AND ART AESTHETIC PROMPTS TO GET YOU STARTED
Gen. DNWs: Grim/Dark!fic, crack!fic, non-con, major character death*/grief, suicide, torture or heavy/hard-core bdsm and related. Mpreg/pregnancy* or miscarriage. Crossovers, or unrequested AUs.
*Obviously for some of the ships for Star Wars, Character Death and Pregnancy are canon items. I'll try and add some specifics but generally, except when the ship includes Anakin, I am ok with exploration of post- Revenge of the Sith canon. For this exchange I would generally prefer canon-divergence but, say, Breha/Bail/Obi-Wan post Revenge of the Sith raising the twins together? Love that.
So, obviously there are exceptions. But I DNW divorce or heavy grief exploration. But in the case of Anakin/Obi-Wan, I've got this exception. Really fuck those boys up!
Now for the good stuff: g
General Likes: yearning, pining, hurt/comfort, slow burn and inability to express feelings so we don't say them/Character B "I know." Domestic scenes/domesticity!!, fake dating. Hands clasping jaws and tilting heads up for a kiss. Crying and acknowledgement of it. Character study, messy emotions. Curtain!Fic, and contentment. Friends to lovers, causal affection (especially how it affects touch-starved characters), and found-families.
Some Additional General Art Preferences and Prompts:
Lush and or bold use of color
Use of palette matching
Hands on faces and on lips
The Kiss, Klimt pose
Romantic poses, like swooning
Fire side lighting
Sharp teeth and knives, alternately, paint brushes between lips and teeth
Fashion designs.
Otherwise, I've placed a note in the request!! Thank you so much for creating something for me!
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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 02:55 pm
Dear Creator,
Thank you so much for considering me! I am writing this letter to give you a better understanding of my likes, DNWs, prompts, and ships for this non-con exchange. There are also explanations and thoughts if you'd like them. Again, thank you for gifting me your creation. I know I will cherish it dearly!
Do Not Wants (DNW):
Archive Warnings: Non-canonical major character death
For Porn:
In General:
Likes/Preferences:
Opt-ins
Smut/Porn preferences: Penis in vagina sex, Victim not enjoying it, Gang rape, Rape Aftermath, Loss of virginity, Victim fighting back
Fandoms and Tags:
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Yon-Rogg noncons Carol Danvers (MCU)
WIP
One-Piece Live Action: Arlong noncons Nami (OPLA)
WIP
Carmen Sandiego: Coach Brunt noncons Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego 2019)
WIP
Avatar: Legend of Korra: Any Villain Character noncons Kuvira (A:LOK)
WIP
Thank you so much for considering me! I am writing this letter to give you a better understanding of my likes, DNWs, prompts, and ships for this non-con exchange. There are also explanations and thoughts if you'd like them. Again, thank you for gifting me your creation. I know I will cherish it dearly!
Do Not Wants (DNW):
Archive Warnings: Non-canonical major character death
For Porn:
- Scat/Feces
- Bodily fluid besides blood or sexual fluid
- Vore
- Snuff
- Bestiality
- Womb or Cervix play (including hitting the cervix during sex)
- Anal sex
In General:
- 1st person POV not including epistolary formats
- Harry Potter AUs
- Reader inserts
- Using <<>> or ' ' instead of quotation marks when writing dialogue.
- AI generated content
- Christianity
Likes/Preferences:
Opt-ins
- 2nd or 3rd person POV fanfiction
- Present or Past tense writing styles
- Purple prose/poetic literature of any kind
- Graphic depictions of violence
- Rape/Noncon
- AUs except for Harry Potter
- Violent Rape (+/- graphic rape)
- Hurt/Comfort, especially after Rape
- Rape Aftermath, including telling friends/loved ones
- Healing and it's messiness/non-linearness
- PTSD
- Flashbacks
- Emotional +/- physical trauma
- Autistic or Neurodiverse Character Headcanons
Smut/Porn preferences: Penis in vagina sex, Victim not enjoying it, Gang rape, Rape Aftermath, Loss of virginity, Victim fighting back
Fandoms and Tags:
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Yon-Rogg noncons Carol Danvers (MCU)
WIP
- Amnesia - Memory Alteration/Manipulation
- Amnesia - Rapist Takes Advantage of Amnesiac Victim
- Bargaining - Victim Offers/Sacrifices Self to Protect Others
- Conditioning - Victim Doesn't Remember Being Conditioned (But It's Still Effective)
- Dehumanization - Victim Considered Less Than Human Because of Who/What They Are
- Gaslighting - Rapist Makes Victim Believe They Were Aggressor
- Gaslighting - Rapist Makes Victim Believe It Was Their Idea
- Gaslighting - Victim Thinks They Asked For It
- Inexperience - Victim Doesn't Know It's Rape
- Inexperience - Victim Has Never Been With Anyone Of The Rapist's Gender
- Mind Control – Brainwashing
- Mind Control - Victim Appears to Outsiders to be a Willing Participant
- Motive - Rape as a Method of Torturing Information Out of the Victim
- Motive - Rapist Believes It's Their Right to Rape Victim
- Punishment - For Betrayal / Assumed Betrayal
- Scenario - Rapist Deliberately Triggers Flashbacks
- Society - Rape of Othered Group is Legal and Normalised
WIP
- Aftermath - Rape Recovery
- Aftermath - Victim Unable To Hide Evidence Of Their Rape From Others
- Aftermath - Victim Resistant to Telling Family in Fear of Victim Blaming
- Captivity - Bound and Raped For Days
- Dehumanization - Victim Considered Less Than Human Because of Who/What They Are
- Inexperience - Mid-Rape Reveal the Victim is a Virgin
- Inexperience - Victim Has Never Had an Orgasm
- Manhandling - Held Down
- Motive - Rape as Powerplay
- Motive - Rapist Believes It's Their Right to Rape Victim
- Position - Victim Raped Against Wall
- Punishment - For Betrayal / Assumed Betrayal
- Spectators - Witnesses Help Rapist Restrain Victim
- Trauma - Child Abuse
- Trauma - Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Trauma - Emotional/Psychological Abuse
Carmen Sandiego: Coach Brunt noncons Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego 2019)
WIP
- Aftermath - Victim Unable To Hide Evidence Of Their Rape From Others
- Bargaining - Victim Offers/Sacrifices Self to Protect Others
- Captivity - Bound and Raped For Days
- Inexperience - Mid-Rape Reveal the Victim is a Virgin
- Inexperience - Victim Has Never Had an Orgasm
- Inexperience - Victim Has Never Been With Anyone Of The Rapist's Gender
- Mind Control – Brainwashing
- Motive - Rape to Break Victim's Spirit
- Motive - Rapist Believes It's Their Right to Rape Victim
- Praise - Degrading Praise
- Punishment - For Betrayal / Assumed Betrayal
- Scenario - Rapist Deliberately Triggers Flashbacks
- Trauma - Child Abuse
- Trauma - Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Trauma - Emotional/Psychological Abuse
Avatar: Legend of Korra: Any Villain Character noncons Kuvira (A:LOK)
WIP
- Captivity - Bound and Raped For Days
- Dehumanization - Victim Considered Less Than Human Because of Who/What They Are
- Gaslighting - Rapist Makes Victim Believe They Were Aggressor
- Manhandling - Held Down
- Mind Control – Brainwashing
- Motive - Committing Rape to Maintain Good Standing with Authority Figure
- Motive - Rape as Powerplay
- Motive - Rape to Break Victim's Spirit
- Motive - Rapist Believes It's Their Right to Rape Victim
- Punishment - For Betrayal / Assumed Betrayal
- Trauma - Emotional/Psychological Abuse
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 03:55 pm
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 01:22 am
Absolutely unhinged finale of Dimension 20.
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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 12:04 am
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 07:21 pm
books
America, América: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin. 2025. FINALLY finished, though I skipped the notes bc I was just done with the book. It's a very thorough and sharply critical history of the Americas, and I loved the first half. The second half is mostly a deep dive into intra-hemispheric politics, most of which I've already studied in detail. I do wish it had started BEFORE the Conquest, rather than at it, but the book's 768 pages as it is.
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan. 2026. Started reading just before the Independence Day weekend and just now finished. A chore to read, tbh, bc there's so much orange menace in it, and I hate him. But it confirms gvt by the inept following a plan framed by the vicious. I have been angry at H&S for sitting on so much of this info for up to 3 years, rather than releasing it to the public. But the timing now is good. It's fresh in voters' minds for the midterms. And we certainly won't have an impeachment before the new Congress is sworn in on January 3rd.
iwtv 3.5/tvl 1.5
Holy shit. This show is SO GOOD.
yarning
The cat scarf halves are stitched together & now I only have to weave in five million ends before mailing it out Friday. Didn't make yarn group again bc I slept too late. Stupid sleep disorder.
healthcrap
allergy shot yesterday. I need to remember to make a mammogram appt, though. Also, pain clinic appt. Oops.
wildlife
There's a(n o)possum living in my back porch laundry room. I don't know if it's a nesting female or not. It had diarrhea on top of my washer lid. Which is dried on and vile. (Cleaning it up is my project for maybe tomorrow.) I replaced the burned out light bulb today (and left it on) and left the door open, so maybe it'll vacate the premises on its own. I can call maintenance about relocating it. I just haven't yet. I thought about bombing it with peppermint or something, but peppermint is toxic to cats, and the stray cats use the laundry room for shelter in the winter, so that would suck for them.
#resist
? (I'm still waiting to see an announcement of a new march. Granted, it's hotter than hell, so maybe that's the delay? IDEK.)
I hope you're all doing well! <333
America, América: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin. 2025. FINALLY finished, though I skipped the notes bc I was just done with the book. It's a very thorough and sharply critical history of the Americas, and I loved the first half. The second half is mostly a deep dive into intra-hemispheric politics, most of which I've already studied in detail. I do wish it had started BEFORE the Conquest, rather than at it, but the book's 768 pages as it is.
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan. 2026. Started reading just before the Independence Day weekend and just now finished. A chore to read, tbh, bc there's so much orange menace in it, and I hate him. But it confirms gvt by the inept following a plan framed by the vicious. I have been angry at H&S for sitting on so much of this info for up to 3 years, rather than releasing it to the public. But the timing now is good. It's fresh in voters' minds for the midterms. And we certainly won't have an impeachment before the new Congress is sworn in on January 3rd.
iwtv 3.5/tvl 1.5
Holy shit. This show is SO GOOD.
yarning
The cat scarf halves are stitched together & now I only have to weave in five million ends before mailing it out Friday. Didn't make yarn group again bc I slept too late. Stupid sleep disorder.
healthcrap
allergy shot yesterday. I need to remember to make a mammogram appt, though. Also, pain clinic appt. Oops.
wildlife
There's a(n o)possum living in my back porch laundry room. I don't know if it's a nesting female or not. It had diarrhea on top of my washer lid. Which is dried on and vile. (Cleaning it up is my project for maybe tomorrow.) I replaced the burned out light bulb today (and left it on) and left the door open, so maybe it'll vacate the premises on its own. I can call maintenance about relocating it. I just haven't yet. I thought about bombing it with peppermint or something, but peppermint is toxic to cats, and the stray cats use the laundry room for shelter in the winter, so that would suck for them.
#resist
? (I'm still waiting to see an announcement of a new march. Granted, it's hotter than hell, so maybe that's the delay? IDEK.)
I hope you're all doing well! <333
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 04:00 pm
Hello from Colorado, which is on fire :( We are not actually near any of the big fires, but we are getting smoke in the mornings from two of them, which means that several times in the past few weeks we've had to get up at 3 am and close the windows and turn on the air purifier. Anyway:
What I've recently read:
The Astrobiology Immersion Program by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
startingatmidnight, short-novel-length (~50K) Project Hail Mary gen, I think ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
petra recommended it. AU in which on the way back to Erid, Rocky and Ryland Grace bodyswap. I love bodyswap as a trope and it's especially rich when the bodies are alien to each other. I thought it was a little long, and the handwaving a little handwavy, though the ultimate "why" resolution was super interesting, and I really liked that the story continues through to the consequences on Erid.
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt, which is a sort of literary dark-humor western, with a really fun narrative voice. Charlie and Eli Sisters are Bad Men With Guns who wield them for a mysterious mogul called the Commodore. Except Eli's got a sensitive side, and he's starting to wonder why he's killing people for money when he could just settle down and run a trading post somewhere. My favorite part, oddly, was the throughline of Eli being completely unable to hold onto any money; if he doesn't give it away out of soft-heartedness as soon as he gets it, it's stolen, and I was delighted every time it happened.
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, which was a recommendation frommerit - I couldn't resist the premise of a woman waking up with amnesia and learning, through letters written from her former self, that she's a high-up bureaucrat in a secret organization of people with supernatural powers who deal with supernatural crimes and threats to the country. Sort of like Rivers of London but with Ghostbusters-level humor. ETA: and now I am reminded of another reason I really liked this: the main character, Myfanwy Thomas, discovers (somewhat to her surprise) that she is frighteningly competent at her job. Also there is a fantastic female character with whom I ship her (and there is fic). Anyway, lots of fun, and I'm now reading the second book in this series, Stiletto.
What I've recently watched:
S4 of Dark Winds, which unfortunately had quite a bit of action in LA - not that I have anything against LA, it's just it's not the familiar Four Corners scenery. As soon as they (metaphorically) hung a German on the wall I was expecting it to fire (metaphorically) Karl May, and I was not disappointed.
We've just watched the first episode of S2 of the live-action One Piece. I love how goofy it is!
What I've recently read:
The Astrobiology Immersion Program by
petra recommended it. AU in which on the way back to Erid, Rocky and Ryland Grace bodyswap. I love bodyswap as a trope and it's especially rich when the bodies are alien to each other. I thought it was a little long, and the handwaving a little handwavy, though the ultimate "why" resolution was super interesting, and I really liked that the story continues through to the consequences on Erid.The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt, which is a sort of literary dark-humor western, with a really fun narrative voice. Charlie and Eli Sisters are Bad Men With Guns who wield them for a mysterious mogul called the Commodore. Except Eli's got a sensitive side, and he's starting to wonder why he's killing people for money when he could just settle down and run a trading post somewhere. My favorite part, oddly, was the throughline of Eli being completely unable to hold onto any money; if he doesn't give it away out of soft-heartedness as soon as he gets it, it's stolen, and I was delighted every time it happened.
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, which was a recommendation from
merit - I couldn't resist the premise of a woman waking up with amnesia and learning, through letters written from her former self, that she's a high-up bureaucrat in a secret organization of people with supernatural powers who deal with supernatural crimes and threats to the country. Sort of like Rivers of London but with Ghostbusters-level humor. ETA: and now I am reminded of another reason I really liked this: the main character, Myfanwy Thomas, discovers (somewhat to her surprise) that she is frighteningly competent at her job. Also there is a fantastic female character with whom I ship her (and there is fic). Anyway, lots of fun, and I'm now reading the second book in this series, Stiletto.What I've recently watched:
S4 of Dark Winds, which unfortunately had quite a bit of action in LA - not that I have anything against LA, it's just it's not the familiar Four Corners scenery. As soon as they (metaphorically) hung a German on the wall I was expecting it to fire (metaphorically) Karl May, and I was not disappointed.
We've just watched the first episode of S2 of the live-action One Piece. I love how goofy it is!
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 11:59 am
Fucking Whimsical (834 words) by dreamlittleyo
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt, Roy Kent & Phoebe
Additional Tags: Season/Series 03, Domestic Fluff, Silliness and Sap, Established Relationship
Series: Part 1 of A Ted Lasso Gallimaufry
Summary: "It's a kaleidoscope," Phoebe announces, all cheerful patience, as Roy stares down at the alarmingly sparkly cardboard tube in his hands. "I made it at school."
Read on AO3...
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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt, Roy Kent & Phoebe
Additional Tags: Season/Series 03, Domestic Fluff, Silliness and Sap, Established Relationship
Series: Part 1 of A Ted Lasso Gallimaufry
Summary: "It's a kaleidoscope," Phoebe announces, all cheerful patience, as Roy stares down at the alarmingly sparkly cardboard tube in his hands. "I made it at school."
Read on AO3...
( Or read below the cut... )
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 09:26 am
Dear Creator,
Thank you so much for considering me! I am writing this letter to give you a better understanding of my likes, DNWs, favorite tropes, prompts, and favorite ships. Again, thank you for gifting me your creation. I know I will cherish it dearly.
Do Not Wants (DNW):
Archive warnings: non-canon major character death (unless they come back/are a ghost/are still involved in the story in some way), underage sex (unless rape/non-con)
For porn:
In general:
Favorite tropes: Battle couples, Queer Platonic Relationships, only one bed, not actually unrequited love, soulmates of any variety, Character A collapses and Character B takes care of them, bandaging wounds, fairytale elements, heavy and tough conversations, empathy, femslash enemies to lovers, femslash friends to lovers, plot heavy fics, Gen fics
Smut/Porn preferences (if not Rape/non-con): body worship, making love, praise kink, talking her through it, pet names, strap-ons, non-penetrative sex, choking, fingering, cunnilingus, heavy kissing, focus on internal feelings rather than external mechanics, banter, having fun
Smut/Porn preferences (if Rape/non-con): Penis in vagina sex, Victim not enjoying it, Gang rape, Rape Aftermath
Favorite Art Prompts/Styles: Forehead kisses | Royalty AUs (Dresses, Dresses, Dresses | Battle poses/positions | Battle gear | Fluffy moments between Character A and Character B | Angsty moments in the rain | Kissing or looking fondly at one another | Portraits | Group photos | Redraws from certain canonical scenes | Closeups | Any of the smut listed above | Whatever your favorite art style/prompt is (except for Art featuring Anthropomorphic characters and Caricature art)
Requested Pairings:
Thank you so much for considering me! I am writing this letter to give you a better understanding of my likes, DNWs, favorite tropes, prompts, and favorite ships. Again, thank you for gifting me your creation. I know I will cherish it dearly.
Do Not Wants (DNW):
Archive warnings: non-canon major character death (unless they come back/are a ghost/are still involved in the story in some way), underage sex (unless rape/non-con)
For porn:
- Incest (unless rape/non-con)
- Scat/watersports
- Anal sex (unless rape/non-con)
- Vore
- Snuff
- Body fluids besides blood or sexual fluid
- Bestiality
- Rape/non-con between requested pairings
In general:
- 1st person POV not including epistolary/creative formats (Ie. emails, texts, letters, Reddit posts, etc are perfectly fine!)
- Unhappy endings (bittersweet is perfectly fine, but I prefer there to be a twinge of hope)
- Hurt/no comfort
- Miscommunication as primary plot point
- Genderbending female relationships to be m/m or m/f
- Character bashing of requested characters
- Harry Potter AUs
- Reader inserts
- Using <<>> or ' ' instead of quotation marks when writing dialogue.
- AI generated content
- Art featuring anthropomorphic characters
- Caricature-like art
General likes:
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- 2nd or 3rd person POV fanfiction
- Heavy Worldbuilding
- Present or Past tense writing styles
- Purple prose/poetic literature
- Graphic depictions of violence
- Rape/noncon- Note: not between requested pairings. Rape by an outsider or 3rd party is fine and encouraged!
- AUs except for Harry Potter
- ART!
- Hurt/comfort
- Emotional hurt/comfort
- Established relationship
- Enemies to friends to lovers
- Friends to lovers
- Healing and it's messiness/non-linearness
- Female friendship
- Found Family
- PTSD
- Emotional and physical trauma
- Fluff
- Banter
- Explicit language
- Introspection
- Not actually unrequited love
- Angst
- Forgiveness
- Competent characters
- Inspired by Quotes/Poetry/Music
- Autistic Character Headcanons
Favorite tropes: Battle couples, Queer Platonic Relationships, only one bed, not actually unrequited love, soulmates of any variety, Character A collapses and Character B takes care of them, bandaging wounds, fairytale elements, heavy and tough conversations, empathy, femslash enemies to lovers, femslash friends to lovers, plot heavy fics, Gen fics
Smut/Porn preferences (if not Rape/non-con): body worship, making love, praise kink, talking her through it, pet names, strap-ons, non-penetrative sex, choking, fingering, cunnilingus, heavy kissing, focus on internal feelings rather than external mechanics, banter, having fun
Smut/Porn preferences (if Rape/non-con): Penis in vagina sex, Victim not enjoying it, Gang rape, Rape Aftermath
Favorite Art Prompts/Styles: Forehead kisses | Royalty AUs (Dresses, Dresses, Dresses | Battle poses/positions | Battle gear | Fluffy moments between Character A and Character B | Angsty moments in the rain | Kissing or looking fondly at one another | Portraits | Group photos | Redraws from certain canonical scenes | Closeups | Any of the smut listed above | Whatever your favorite art style/prompt is (except for Art featuring Anthropomorphic characters and Caricature art)
Requested Pairings:
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 09:39 am
Remember that time I went to Colonial Williamsburg to research a fic? I actually wrote that fic! And had a blast doing it!
Title: with the sun in my eyes
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Pitt (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Wordcount: 11,905
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Melissa “Mel” King/Frank Langdon
Characters: Melissa “Mel” King, Frank Langdon, Mel King’s family
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Colonial Williamsburg, Nerd4Nerd, Period Costumes, more importantly: period hats, the embarrassment of wearing the same t-shirt as everyone else in your grade on a field trip, too much information about 18th century craftsmanship, felicity is the best american girl fight me, melissa “mel” king is very lonely, Autistic Melissa “Mel” King, Appalachian Frank Langdon, Virginian Melissa “Mel” King, this is extremely cheesy, You Have Been Warned
Summary:
“Whoa! Your dress is so cool!”
Mel jumped at the sound of the loud voice. A boy was standing just to her right, a giant grin on his face, and—was he talking to her? She stared at him, at his sweaty, floppy hair; at his lime-green t-shirt that read East McDowell Middle School in blocky white letters; at the weird dent in his chin. He was clearly a couple of years older than her, old enough that she was surprised he was talking to a girl at all, much less her. The older middle school boys at her church avoided the girls like the plague and always sat on the other side of the classroom during Sunday school. She couldn’t remember the last time an older boy had voluntarily spoken to her.
But this boy didn’t seem put off by her silent gaping. He just bounced where he stood, arms swinging by his sides, and asked, “Where’d you get it?”
It came out more like whuhrdj’gettit and his eyes were so blue they were almost scary, but he looked like he really wanted to know. So she swiped at the tear tracks on her face with the back of her hand and offered, “I got it for my birthday. It’s Felicity’s.”
“Yeah? Who’s she?”
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 12:21 am
Missing focus today. Finished The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, started at the beginning of June. Moving on to Passing Strange in a Tor Pride collection of novellas.
Spent work trying to harvest test cases from live logs. AWS is the stumbling block, but working around it with time.
Watched some Ghost Files to see observe how someone reacts when scared of ghosts.