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I wrote: everybody's on the run, Cuckoo (2024), Ed/Gretchen and Gretchen & Alma, post-canon, 2k. This fic was a surprise. I matched on Creator's Choice of Fandom, which meant I could write whateverfandom I wanted, and fresh off finishing my 20k Re-Animator fic, I planned to write more Re-Animator. I came up with several ideas, managed to write a solid 1100 words on one, and just completely stalled out. Instead I wrote this entire fic on the day of the deadline.

I think it turned out okay, though! I enjoyed this movie so much when I saw it earlier this year, especially the messy worldbuilding, and the ending is very wish-fulfillment, I feel, for a certain kind of viewer (which I guess I am, lol). It was fun to try to imagine what the immediate aftermath of everything might look like for these three.

Meanwhile, I received: You, Me, and the Serum Makes Three, Re-Animator, by

psychomachia. Dan/Herbert, mpreg, 3k. Absolute galaxy-brained way to knock Dan up, A+. Just a very fun series of relationship development and pregnancy vignettes.

lirazel

Has anyone else started getting those spam-y grift-y "I like your writing, let me make art for you" messages here on DW??? I've gotten them on plenty of other sites (including FF.N, where my account is still apparently linked to my email address!) but I never thought to see them here!

lirazel

Anybody got any book recs for either nonfiction or fiction set in Central Asia and/or Afghanistan prior to the 19th century? (Going back as far as you like.)

I just find this area of the world really interesting but find little information on it. I'm super interested in Samarkand, the Silk Roads, etc.

There are a number of travelogues that people have written, like, tracing the Silk Roads and things. And those are interesting! But I'm really looking for something that isn't filtered through a contemporary perspective.

lizzybuffy2008

14. Do you enjoy mocktails/cocktails? What’s your favourite?

I do enjoy a good cocktail. I like a perfect rye Manhattan and am currently trying to perfect the one I make at home (figuring out which vermouth's we like the most.) We have the rye and the bitters (rhubarb) set just testing out the other components.

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veronyxk84

Title: Dejar Todo Atrás / Leave Everything Behind
Fandom: Corazón Salvaje (TV, 1993, Mexico)
Characters/Pairing: Juan/Mónica
Rating: G
Word count: 483 / 488 (AO3)
Summary: Ten years later, Juan and Mónica’s past knocks on their door again. But there’s no more room for hatred and resentment.
Note: Written in Spanish and translated in English. Both versions are available.

Challenge: July This and That: Rare Fandoms by

sweetandshort

Read on AO3: Dejar Todo Atrás (ESP) / Leave Everything Behind (ENG)

In Loving Memory of
Eduardo Palomo 1962—2003 (Juan “del Diablo” Alcázar y Valle)
Edith González 1964—2019 (Mónica de Altamira Montero de Alcázar y Valle)

nostalgic

veronyxk84

Free stock illustration by HtcHnm on Pixabay

JANNIK SINNER AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
1st ITALIAN PLAYER TO RAISE THE WIMBLEDON CUP
“I’m just living my dream”

Made with screen captures from live streaming.
For entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.

I am speechless and overwhelmed with a whirlwind of emotions.
It’s been amazing.
Whatever comes next, this day will remain in the history of Italian tennis.

TUTTA L’ITALIA SOGNA CON TE.
GRAZIE JANNIK!

2025 Wimbledon Cup - Jannik Sinner

ecstatic

lizzybuffy2008

13. Have you ever tried Tai Chi?

No, but it is on my list. I believe there are classes at our senior center, so hope to work that in at some point.

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flareonfury

For the Fannish 50, since I haven't really been around lately (probably closer to 5+ years which is horrible to think about since I spend so much of my time working and for the last few years didn't even really have my computer technically set up til last December - so I spent the last few years off and on Tumblr but that's so draining sometimes because you just reblog everything and barely interact with anyone so needless to say I'm trying to step back from that site. I miss the LJ days.)

Anyway, I figured I'd go over some of my newer 50 favorite characters that are from newer fandoms of at least 10 years old. So while they are numbered, they are in no way a ranking - just simply thought of them first. Also I still love all my other favorites but just focusing on new ones right now.

{WORK IN PROGRESS}

( the list behind the cut... )

flareonfury

Meme provided by

journalmemes. So that community required people to comment with the questions they want answered, but I just want to answer them.

( 40 questions for shippers.... )

lirazel

I saw Superman! I liked it a lot!

Positive stuff:

+ Finally, a superhero movie that cares about every single life! I did not think we would ever see such a thing--superhero movies use "collateral damage" to raise stakes while not actually caring about the people who die. But this movie cares because Superman cares. And I love that so very very very much. Even if it hadn't done anything else, I would have thought it a success for that.

+ Honestly, Superman is my favorite superhero because he's so ridiculously good and decent, and this movie gets that. It's earnest and sincere and isn't winking at you but it also isn't saccharine--it knows that it can be HARD to be good, and intentions aren't everything.

+ Top tier casting. Everyone is doing a fantastic job. Corsenswet, Brosnahan, and Hoult ARE their characters. They were just as good as I hoped, but I was not expecting how much I would love Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific.

+ This movie loves the relationship between Clark and Lois, which means that this movie has good taste. Their chemistry is lovely and the scene where they're doing the interview is probably my favorite scene in the whole thing.

+ Lex is realistically evil in a way that many of our real billionaires are, which I appreciated a lot. His motivations are completely foreign to me, but I only have to look at the real world to see that there are really people who are like that.

+ The twist involving Superman's backstory was so ridiculously good and meaty. A really bold writing choice, but a great one.

+ I thought the pacing was really good! It never felt like it lagged!

+ Everything was bright! You could see what was going on even in the dark scenes!

+ Lots and lots of fun details that made it feel like the people who were making the movie were having fun making it.

+ Krypto!

Mixed stuff:

+ Being a rabid John Williams fan, I was delighted that they adapted his Superman theme for the film, but I really wish we had gotten just one scene where they used the full-throated original. None of the music was that level of thrilling.

+ I could have done with a lot more Clark at the Daily Planet, living his normal life, letting us get to know the Daily Planet people. The action scenes were very good action scenes, but as always in an action movie, I want way more of characters interacting. Imagine how much more Clark & Lois we could have had! However, I understand that the masses do not share my taste so I get why there wasn't more of that, and there was enough that I'm not angry about it.

+ The plot could have been better. It wasn't bad, and it provided a fine backdrop and set piece for the characters to show who they are, but I didn't love it, you know?

+ #teamsomebodyloveeve

+ I wish we'd had a smidge more showing us how Lex inspires loyalty in other people. I mean, yes, in real life, there are a bunch of people who will follow a billionaire that they think is smart without thinking about his morality at all. It's very realistic! but I want to know about this specific dynamic. Is he paying them obscene amounts of money? What is his view of the world that he could convince the engineer to do what she did to her own body?

Negative stuff:

+ Okay, what was the Kents' accents???? If the movie had been set in Alabama, sure, that would be reasonable, but I do not believe that people in Kansas talk like that? Nobody Iw've ever known from Kansas talks like that? It’s so weird how media uses "very southern accent" as stand-in for "country" even when the country the people are from is the Midwest.

If you are from Kansas and I am wrong about how people talk there, please tell me so I can stop being annoyed about this.

[as an aside, Mister Terrific's accent was so lovely that I immediately looked to see where Gathegi grew up, and to my shock found he grew up in California! I would never have guessed it! His southern accent was so realistic! Well done, sir!]

Me trying to work out the geography of these made up countries: ??????? The one is clearly Russia, the other is inspired by Pakistan, Afghanistan, or possibly a province of India, yet we're told this is all happening in Europe. Which makes no sense. Russia is half in Asia, it would have made so much more sense to just say Asia instead????

But my complaints are small.

So yeah! A fun movie! I recommend it even if, like me, you're not such a big superhero person and are exhausted by too many superheroes.

Now can we pretty please have a prequel movie about how Clark and Lois met and how she found out he's Superman???????

veronyxk84

Free stock illustration by HtcHnm on Pixabay

2025 Wimbledon Championships are almost over.
And the outcome for the Gentlemen’s Singles Final is exactly the one that I’d been equally dreading and hoping for: Jannik Sinner VS Carlos Alcaraz.

While I’m obviously rooting for our national champion, the stats for the past few head-to-head matches seem to lean heavily toward Alcaraz. I won’t lie, those finals at the Italian Open and especially at Roland Garros are still stinging. Bad.
Nothing is ever set in stone, but tomorrow I’ll be on pins and needles from the first serve to the match point.

Regardless of who’s going to win Wimbledon 2025 between the world number 1 Sinner and two-time defending champion Alcaraz, I gathered a few facts and stats about Jannik Sinner that highlight how meaningful this Wimbledon final is for our champion.

( Many Reasons to Celebrate )

These are all great results, of which the world of Italian tennis is certainly proud. Jannik Sinner has already earned a golden place in the history of tennis... and he certainly deserves to raise the Wimbledon Cup.
I don’t know if we’ll get to see that tomorrow or if we’ll have to wait at least another year, but I know that some day it’ll happen.

Forza Jannik! Facci sognare ancora!

Texture overlay from the Dark Sky set by kowhai [piata]

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lizzybuffy2008

11. Have you ever used an old-fashioned typewriter? Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys?)

I learned to type on one in 8th grade. I was very accurate, but never super fast.

12. Do you like sushi?

I do, but do not have it very often. We live no where near the ocean and do not have a big enough demand to get fish flown in daily, so I only have it when I know that it is fresh.

calm

veronyxk84

Title: Evil Lightbulb
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-S11 (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Spike wants to fix a flickering light in the basement.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #047 Shadow + #283 Piece of Cake + #356 Double/Triple Drabbles [Amnesty XLV] by

100words
Challenge: [July 10 out of 20] Shadow + Cake by

sweetandshort
Crossposted: Sunnydale After Dark

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flareonfury

atlantablack had this on their journal.... and I haven't filled one of these out in ages so I figured why not, also figured I could join in on the

goals_on_dw's Fannish 50 (or at least try to)

( 20 fanfic reading questions.... )

lirazel

I want some conversation! So let's talk about the stuff we love that nobody else loves. I feel certain I've asked about this before, but it can never hurt to ask about it again!

What is the one (or two or three) canon that you love so very much that you're ravenous for fic/meta/fanart/squee about it but you simply can't find it?

The three that come to mind for me are:

+ The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, which has such rich worldbuilding and side characters that I wish could read a thousand fics about virtually anything!

+ M.M. Kaye's The Shadow of the Moon, which has one of my ultimate OTPs, who I would like to read a thousand canon divergence fics in which Alex and Winter fall in love in a thousand different ways.

+ Shut Up! Flower Boy Band, a kdrama about a rock band that has a brush with fame, which has such rich characters and relationships that I would could (again) read a thousand fics about these characters bumping into each other! Jamie wrote me one OT4 fic back in the long-ago days after the show came out, but other than that, there's almost nothing.

veronyxk84

Title: Guilt and Pain
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:

veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S7, during ep. 7x13 “The Killer in Me.”
Summary: Buffy feels helpless when Spike’s chip misfires.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #484 Science by

fan_flashworks

Crossposted: Sunnydale After Dark

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snickfic

- As of July 6th, I'd written more words this year than I had in all of 2024. Mostly this tells you how much 2024 sucked creatively, but also damn, that's a pretty good pace! I'm currently working on something for Summer of Horror and daydreaming about that Liam/Liam/Noel time travel fic that I may finally go back to working on.

- H/C Exchange finally went live! I got Re-Animator mpreg, which was DELIGHTFUL, and I wrote... something completely unexpected, literally on the day of the deadline after I finally gave up on all previous plans.

- I did end up signing up for Battleship. I'll participate for the eight days of it that happen before I leave for vacation. I also prompted a variety of forever OTPs (Liam/Noel) and rarepairs I haven't thought about in ages (Dawn/Illyria). Hopefully someone will be inspired.

- I picked up a couple of things in the summer Steam sale, and thus have done basically nothing the last 2-3 days but play Cult of the Lamb, the cutest little cosmic horror game you ever did see.

lizzybuffy2008

10. Do you enjoy salad? What would be in a typical salad that you would serve/eat?

I do like salad, especially in warmer weather. I like all kinds from leafy green salads to pasta to potato to grain salads. Most often I will make a salad for lunch with greens I have on hand (usually spinach, arugula, or a spring mix,) add oil packed tuna, some fruit (berries usually,) nuts and maybe feta or goat cheese.