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To the people in the OTW Tumblr Inbox asking about how the OTW is responding to the American Election.

This is a separate post (and not a response to a specific message) because we all need to see it.

Folks have been asking Support (through the form) as well as the other social media mods, and we have now been given the following to tell you.

We are continuing to closely monitor political developments that may affect AO3 and the OTW as a whole. First, we want to assure you that there are several factors that tend to protect AO3 and its users from legal risks and challenges. These include that we are a non-profit, do not host images, do not use algorithms to promote or advertise content to users, are not aimed at children, and collect very little user data. The results of the 2024 U.S. election are deeply concerning, but the OTW remains committed to providing an inclusive space for fannish expression and will continue to fight for fans' free expression, both in court and through legislative efforts, in the U.S. and worldwide. We have seen that fans are a powerful force for promoting free expression, and we will continue to inform people about opportunities for their voices to be heard. If a bill is likely to be passed in the future that could impact our ability to provide services, our legal team will be prepared to offer updates, guidance, and legal support to our users. Fans are not alone in this fight. Both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-aclu-is-fighting-back-against-trump ) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/2024-us-election-over-eff-ready-whats-next ) made preparations for this outcome and have developed strategies to combat anticipated efforts to curtail online freedoms. We urge our users to support these organizations and others as they fight for your rights and ours.

<3 Mod Remi

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REAL

finding out a mutual is hot is like stepping into a puddle and realizing its 10 feet deep and falling in

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unpopular opinion I guess but the reason you all love barty and evan but hate peter is because he doesn't fit your stereotypes of an attractive man so you're not able to sexualize him

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Heavenly Tyrant ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) are now up on Netgalley and Edelweiss! If you don't know what those are then don't worry about it. You'll be able to read it upon the official release, which WILL be on Dec 24 this year! So, a little more than 3 months to go. I'm freaking out because I have no idea if you'll like the book; it's very diffrent from Iron Widow in a lot of ways...but here is what to expect!

Preorder links

As an apology for the literal years of delays, beneath the cut is also the entire prologue of HT. Feel free to read it while blasting Bring Me to Life by Evanescence like you're still watching anime in 3 parts on YouTube.

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Savage God by PottersPink, binding by DCB Bindery

Summary: Past, present, future, Steve knows Bucky Barnes. It’s why he recognized him when he found him in that alley in April of 1942, even though Bucky was older, stronger, wearier; he called himself The Asset, and had a metal fucking arm. He flinched when Steve tried to touch him, and when Steve told him he loved him, his first response was to ask why. The Asset was only with Steve in 1942 for a few days, but it’s enough to change the course of Steve’s life forever; the journey to becoming Captain America is coloured with urgency, with an undercurrent of fear and determination that in the end he just can’t manage to hide from everyone — But it was all for nothing. Steve saves Bucky from Zola, just to lose him on the train. Their second chance, wasted. Seventy years later, Steve wakes up in the twenty-first century, and he doesn’t know whether to be heartbroken or hopeful when some of the things Bucky revealed to him in 1942 start falling into place.

Specs: Square back bradel, red edges, marbled patterned endpapers and endbands, A6, with slipcase.

A gripping read from @potterspink, undoubtedly one of my all time favorites. I’ve revisited this fic over and over again and it is no less satisfying to read each time!

On the process: I knew I wanted to base the design of this binding around a matchbox, and decided to go with Diamond matches. Really liked how it turned out, especially with the striker design on the spine of the book. Had a lot of fun bringing in elements of the story into the slipcase design too, and the slipcase construction was so much simpler and easier than I expected!

I’m quite pleased with the matches marking parts one to three as well, adding a little pop of red that ties everything together. I’m binding three editions of this fic for Binderary so check out the rest (coming soon) for a more in depth look at the typeset!

More DCB Bindery Projects

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First wrap cover for this Taylor Swift lyric book, another gift

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fireflies lighting up a rural Pennsylvania field at dusk

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I finally made the cover for one of my favorite fanfics "The Ordeal of Being Known" by louisfake (@lou-isfake), which is currently being translated into Ukrainian by the wonderful DrAri!

Ah, this fic feels like going to therapy~ And the relationship between these two is developing nicely there~ I love it!

Link:

Link to the translation:

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Recursion by Tessa Crowley is one of my favorite Harry Potter time travel fics. A bookbinding friend read it on my rec, and talking about it sent me down a rabbit hole of how I wanted to bind it… and today I woke as if from a daze and this was in my hands.

I bound the book in goat leather from Siegel, and decorated with foil.

I was lucky enough to have made some French curl marbled papers that echoed the fractal curls that I used on the typeset, and that are thematically connected to the story.

Endbands are Trebizond silk, and the edges are speckled with black and copper acrylic paint.

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AO3 Planned Downtime

The Archive of Our Own will be down for about 10 hours of maintenance between 07:00 UTC and 17:00 UTC (check what time that is for you). This downtime will allow our AD&T and Systems teams to prepare our search database for a software update.

Date: 07:00 UTC, June 29, 2024

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F1 AU timeskip

oikawa drives for mercedes now

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F1 AU timeskip

kageyama drives for ferrari now

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an apology of sorts

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TIL I use ellipsis like an old person

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This is so fucking funny. From Rookie Moves by peu_a_peu

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as if you’re holding the world in your hands