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Ya know, IF you're NOT OVER 20 ya probably shouldn't be here at all.

Come back in a few years when ya have a little real world experience.

Reblog if you’re over 20 and still read/write fan fiction.

I’m curious!

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Yeah, means Donner Pass, Donner party of immigrants who were the victims of some bad decisions, bad guides, and brutally bad luck.

I literally live up the road from descendants of not-named-Donner survivors; they're great great great great grandkids (did I miss a "great"? maybe) of one of the luckier families.

Now I'm gonna be suspicious if I see "donner kebab" in a fanfic.

Mrs. Lovett's pies, ya know.

I need to see something.

Please reblog this and put in the tags if the surname "Donner" means anything to you (without looking it up first), and if it does, give one or two words that describe what you know. Please also include where you grew up, including the state if you grew up in the US.

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Yes, you're right, and ya see that Kermit wins this poll by something like 97% to 3%

So if tumblr had the power to change the world ...

what I really want to know now is who tumblr would pick to play Bob Dylan. Would definitely be better with more muppet.

How 'bout Gonzo the Great? He's weird enough to stand in for Dylan.

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Benedict did learn banjo for The Power of the Dog. Well, he learned enough to have his hands filmed while playing, although just enough to be painfully aware that he was not a real master of the instrument. I figure he wouldn't take on this new movie as Pete Seeger if he didn't think he could do justice by Pete's legacy.

I couldn't watch The Power of the Dog, because I didn't want to watch him be villainous, but I sure am looking forward to seeing him as 1960s Pete Seeger.

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I'm thinking of the spiritual courage it takes for the community to display bright colors under the looming shadow of that monstrosity.

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Waiting There For You on AO3 by Mazarin221b

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If ever there were a man who looks better with a bit of curl, it's Benedict. This is so much his better self that it's hard for me to remember: this is him dressed for a role. Sadly, sounds like his role in the show Eric is another tortured genius.

We need fanfic to give curly-ginger-haired man a lighthearted chance at happiness ;)

Ya know, there's an old fanfic where Sherlock was naturally red-haired and had dyed his hair dark since school so that people would take him more seriously.

Now imagine what will happen when John finds out what's underneath that sheet draped around Sherlock.

Benedict

Vincent

Eric

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On AO3: just about the most stupid social-action suggestion I have ever seen.

If you change the name of any of your fics on AO3 to "End Racism in the OTW", I will never again comment on, give kudos to, or even look at any of your fics in the future.

Which I imagine would make you happy, because who would want a person like me as a fan/follower of your work anyway.

So, go for it, be stupid, turn fanfic into your polemic.

I completely support your right to be as stupid as you want to be.

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Used a paper map on Saturday.

Two hikers had three smart devices amongst us, and the stupid paper map was vital for choosing the right trail back.

Must say, I don't miss having to pound the typewriter keys, but ... not all of these "never-have-I-ever" things are now gone and forgotten.

A hard zero for me.

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Yes, they do. Because the state is, really, landlocked.

I mean, Michiganders are quite rightly happy about living among the Great Lakes -- but those are not the open ocean. Although it's true Great Lakes are big enough that you can't see the other side from one shore, they simply feel like any other local lake with a bit of sandy beach you can walk along.

And as a sailor might cast off on a voyage to be away from land -- well, that's a minimum 600 mile boat trip (a week of sailing); most of the transit hugs lake shore, then there's the canals ... makes sense when midwestern folks feel as if they are (stuck) in the middle of a wide land, which just happens to have a handful of impressive lakes for scenery.

I remember the shock when I first touched the Pacific Ocean after moving west from the Great Lakes state.

Physical shock. Oh it's SO BIG. WAVES. WAVE NOISE. ENDLESS.

Landlocked states, provinces and territories of North America

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If those ReThugs did not represent 47% of all so-called christians in the USA, I would call them fake christians -- but how can I call them "fake" when they are accepted everywhere.

DeSantis and his kind are sickos. They might merely be pretending to believe to get votes and influence, or they might really believe in god and Jesus. But either way they are sickos for claiming that god is okay with idolizing gun violence, praising murderers (as long as murderer is white-skinned and murdered person is dark-skinned), constantly lying about Jewish people, and coveting money above everything else.

They supposedly believe that god tells them not to sin. Their every word and every action shows that they don't really believe.

Whatever they should be called, no christian with integrity should ever accept them into the fellowship of christians.

Good Samaritans don't kill the vulnerable.

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This reminds me of a story which hinges upon Sherlock as a fencing champion -- although that story doesn't fulfill this fan art because John does not fence and they are not in competition -- but when you read it, you can picture Sherlock returning to the piste for a case.

On the Fence by BeautifulFiction on AO3

Sherlock moved as if he were dancing, his balance perfect. The sword was an extension of his arm: natural and confident, even as the tight fit of his shirt stretched across his back, practically a second skin. Fencing engaged Sherlock’s body as well as his intellect: devoting his entire being to a craft he had mastered years ago and clearly never forgotten. John swallowed, his throat dry. It was a bit voyeuristic, watching Sherlock like this, but he could not bring himself to call out and break the spell. That would be sacrilege.

Recommended!

... ... ...

given that ACD's Watson describes Holmes as an "expert swordsman" it's a bit surprising how few fandom authors include "fencing" in the plot of their works.

So, the story prompt in this fanart is still up for grabs: a sport AU where our two favorite men are both on the team and end up competing against each other for the championship ...

And it’s gold and silver medals for Team GB in the men’s individual sabre tonight. These guys are well known training partners but it’s John Watson who takes the honours this time.

For @sherlocksportschallenge 

on Redbubble

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It's not "woke cities" which are the worst for gun deaths per capita. Not at all.

Rural areas and small towns are worse than major cities for gun deaths -- as well as for opioid overdose and fatal automotive accidents -- as well as for violent victimization of LGBTQ folks (although that's a plus in the eyes of the right wing thugs nowadays).

So not only are big cities safer now than they used to be, the blue cities like SF and NYC are actually safer than areas where the MAGAts live.

No reason to be surprised. We were told this a century ago by Sherlock Holmes:

"... the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.”

“... the reason is very obvious. The pressure of public opinion can do in the town what the law cannot accomplish. There is no lane so vile that the scream of a tortured child, or the thud of a drunkard’s blow, does not beget sympathy and indignation among the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice is ever so close that a word of complaint can set it going, and there is but a step between the crime and the dock. But look at these lonely houses, each in its own fields, filled for the most part with poor ignorant folk who know little of the law. Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser."

Yes, think of the hidden -- or not so hidden -- wickedness of the ReThugs.

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Cincinnati chili is a special treat in my family -- no, I'm not from Cincinnati, never even passed through town -- Cincinnati chili is, properly speaking, a descendant of Greek pasta sauce (such as saltsa kima) which has little in common with western American chili. Cincinnati chili is flavorful with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, bay leaf, and not much if any actual chili heat.

It's never eaten in a bowl by itself, always served over long spaghetti noodles. Okay, so far so good, but I'd be denying myself the real deal if I skip the five-way toppings.

Five way means noodles topped with the chili sauce, cooked beans, minced raw onion, and shredded cheese.

Now that's the way I eat my western chili con carne too. With extra chili spice, because all those noodles and starchy beans and mild cheese soak up the heat.

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Sherlock. Earning a bit of money at university as an artist's model.

The timing is actually perfect. Sherlock Holmes is believed to have birth date 1854. Holmes would have been 22 or 23 when this was painted in 1877.

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Of course the location is not plausible for ACD's Holmes.

Don't spoil my fantasy.

Male Nude in the Studio of Bonnat, Laurits Regner Tuxen

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Ooh so excellent!

Not my fandom -- and you had me hooked from a quick glimpse of "the weird mafia bookshop" (who could resist reading more when that's on offer!) and you more than rewarded an attentive reader with the tintype portrait and shillings in the till (perfect details!) -- and now it's breakin' my heart that this clever work is not on AO3 so I cannot go and add some kudos there too.

Thanks, y'all, for keeping this story circulating for all of us to enjoy!

Okay, buckle up buckaroos, because today I met an honest-to-goodness cryptid.

I was out running errands and I made a stop at Intimate Books (…for a friend), and on my way out I realized that the bookshop next door was open.

This bookshop has existed for more than a hundred years, and in all my life it has NEVER BEEN OPEN. I mean, I assume it has to be open sometimes, but never at any normal, reasonable hour. Everyone says it’s a front for the mob or something.

So what do you do when the weird mafia bookshop is open? You go the fuck inside.

The first thing I noticed was the smell. You know that smell when you accidentally leave your towel on the bathroom floor all day and you come back to that mildew funk? The shop smelled like that times a thousand. I expected to see stuff growing on the walls, but the books were pristine. We’re talking first editions, rare editions, weird Bibles and books inscribed to really famous dead people. Librarians would weep for the chance to accession this place. In the first two minutes I found a signed copy of The Crucible and what I think was a first edition of Blake’s Book of Thel.

Then a clerk showed up out of nowhere—honestly nowhere. He looked EXACTLY like a bookseller should look, kind of fluffy and bewildered and really, really gay.

“Are you lost?” was the first thing he said to me.

“Nope. Just browsing, thanks.”

“Browsing, I see. Erm. How do you feel about snakes?” he asked. And without waiting for me to answer, he just walked away and vanished around a shelf.

I figured it was a metaphor, or a code phrase for the mafia. Until I turned a corner like ten minutes later and found a little reading nook. It was really pretty, although I feel like that particular window should have been on an interior wall? Anyway, curled up in an armchair in a patch of sunlight was the biggest fuck-off black snake I have ever seen.

Like, I don’t mind snakes in general. But in their normal context, right? Outside. On the ground. Not six feet long and sitting on a threadbare velvet armchair like it owns the place.

I was about to turn around and leave, but I saw a gorgeous first-edition copy of Leaves of Grass on a shelf, a little too close to the snake for comfort. But I had never needed anything so badly in my life.

So I went back to the counter to buy it, but the clerk was nowhere to be found.

While I was waiting, I noticed a collection of pictures hanging on the wall behind the counter, dating back to the very dawn of photography. A couple were of this rock-star looking guy from the 70s that I should probably have recognized, but there were authors and landscapes and stuff, too. There was even an old tintype portrait of Oscar freaking Wilde, sitting in this very shop with a guy that I would ACTUALLY SWEAR was the clerk from before. Like, I know my family all has the same nose, but this guy had the same everything.

After approximately one year of waiting, the clerk came back out to the desk. By now I’ve realized that he’s too bad at his job to be anything but the owner of the shop.

“I saw your snake,” I told him.

“Did you? Was he behaving himself?”

“He was sleeping.”

“Yes, he enjoys that.”

“Does he just stay out in the open like that? What if he gets out?”

He shrugged and smiled. “He always comes home again, the dear boy.”

Right, a homing snake. That’s totally normal.

Then he cleared his throat and asked, in a weirdly reluctant voice, if I was going to buy the Whitman.

“Yes, please,” I told him. “I saw it on a shelf by the snake, and it was just too tempting.”

He sighed. “Oh, yes, I expect it was.”

When I started to hand him my card, he went all fluttery and said that they didn’t take cards.

All right, fine. I had some cash on me, but I told him that he’d sell a lot more books if he got a Square or something.

He got this scandalized look on his face and went, “Why would I want to do that?”

Oookay. I handed over the cash and he popped open the ancient till and started making change.

In shillings. Shillings! I swear to god I saw Queen Anne’s face on one of them. The silver value of the coins was probably as much as I paid for the book.

But I had to have proof that this happened—at that point, all I had was a book in a plain brown wrapper, not appreciably different from what I bought next door. So I asked him for a receipt.

He looked delighted and wrote one up for me.

By hand.

With a fountain pen.

And that’s the story of how I met a bookseller cryptid and his pet snake.

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No one asked my opinion, so I will just butt in here anyway -- and y'all can ignore as you wish. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner that FF.net dies the true death, the better. And any old author who has disrespected their readers by refusing to update their works to AO3 ... well ... too bad.

But having said my say, I will cheerfully search for the stories uploaded to AO3.

Five Seconds, two completely different Sherlock fics with that title; xXLadyLovelaceXx, nobody by that name on AO3

Message Not Sent, no; Queerasil, nobody

Explosions, Literal and Otherwise, one non-Sherlock fic with that title; Jennistar1 nobody, there is a Jennistar who has some Sherlock fics but not one matching the summary of the Explosions fic

London's Ghost, one completely different Sherlock fic with that title; JustLikeWater, nobody

AliuIce0814 currently active on AO3, no Sherlock fics on AO3 -- currently active on tumblr [ontinetine] -- maybe could send them a message requesting them to upload their old Sherlock fics to AO3

Lost For Words, three completely different Sherlock fics with that title; notactivesherlockaccount, nobody

That's all I have time for today.

Hope that helps!

what are your fanfic.net exclusive fic reccs? or fave fics from ff.net. I've never read sherlock ff from that site so I'm curious.

Anonymous asked: Steph!!! FF.net is probably closing or being abandoned, and I need to know the best fanfics over there before it closes forever!!! Any recs?

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Hey Lovelies!!!

Ah, I've so many FFNet fics... it's where I started, just haven't filed them like I did with my AO3 fics, hahah. I've done lists in the past you will enjoy, but I'll use your asks for an excuse to do another list!! <3 Hope you guys enjoy!

As an aside, I just want to state that I don't know if these are EXCLUSIVE to FFnet; they probably have AO3 counterparts, I just don't know. These are just fics, at the time of making this list, I had on my FFNet bookmarks and haven't found on AO3 yet :) Enjoy!

TOP 25 FAVE NON-AO3 FICS Pt 3

See also:

Top 25 Fave Non-Ao3 Fics (Nov. 2019)

Top 25 Fave Non-Ao3 Fics Pt 2 (Apr 2022)

Five Seconds by xXLadyLovelaceXx (K+, 658 w., 1 Ch. || TGG Pool Scene, Friendship, Introspection) – In the half-second before Sherlock shoots the jacket, John notices something.

Message Not Sent by Queerasil  (K, 762 w., 1 Ch. || Angst, One-Sided Texting, Pining Sherlock) - Sherlock texts John after the fall and during the hiatus. The messages are sent, but never received. Sequel to WORDLOCKED, TSTM, and Wait, How Do You Play This Game Again?

The Three-Word Tin Collection by TheBookshelfDweller (K, 1,885 w., 1 Ch. || First Person Sherlock POV, Mild Pining, Angst, Romance, Hiatus) – What happens when Sherlock has to store the things he wants to say to John while deconstructing Moriarty's web, but the Mind palace proves an inadequate place to store them?

BBCSH 'The Comfort of Company' by tigersilver (T, 2,769 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TRF/Mary, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Bed Sharing, Grumpy John, Touching, Clingy/Handsy Sherlock, Cranky Sherlock, Fluff and Light Angst) – It's a trope that John and Sherlock end up sharing in the same bed eventually and I admit I do adore it unconditionally, along with all it infers as to the lowering of defenses and the heightening of trust. I put forth for your consideration that the notion persists because those who think about these things realize these two men are each in dire need of some good company.

Explosions, Literal and Otherwise by Jennistar1 (T, 3,288 w., 1 Ch. || Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Worried Sherlock, Sort of Rev.-Reichenbach) – Sherlock does not react well to the idea that John might be dead.

Very Good Indeed by StillWaters1 (T, 4,531 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Doctor John, John Whump) – John Watson was a doctor, trained to observe details; a fact Sherlock had never been more aware of than when a drugged John’s lifesaving instructions were based on an unlabeled syringe and an unconscious murder suspect’s body.

De Veritate Unicornis Moderni by tepid sponge bath (T, 5,260 w., 5 Ch. || Fantasy & Drama) – John Watson, a unicorn of this day and age, is trapped in a mortal body. Life as it is seems pretty pointless, almost unendurable, until he meets one Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective and very much a virgin.

London's Ghost by JustlikeWater (K+, 5,642 w., 1 Ch. || Tragedy, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Post-TRF AU, Sherlock POV) – "Today, it's been weeks since Sherlock died. Other times, years. He doesn't know for sure, though. Time passes differently for the dead" 

Same Same But Different by Kerkerian-Horizon (K+, 6,435 w., 2 Ch. || Friendship, Angst, Post-TRF, Gladstone, John/Mary, Christmas, No Slash) – After Sherlock's return, a lot of things have changed, things the detective has to learn to contend with- or rather, to accept. A sometime-post-Reichenbach story in two parts, no male pairing. Contains Mary, the puppy Gladstone and Christmas as well.

Not Without You by thisisforyou (T, 6,313 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Adventure, Mycroft is a Good Brother, Pining Sherlock, Suicide Mention, Sherlock First Person POV, Post-TRF / Reunion Fic) – "I can't, Mycroft, I can't do this without John." Mycroft comes up with an alternative solution to the three years of two broken hearts that would have otherwise happened. 

Five Times by AliuIce0814 (T, 6,667 w., 6 Ch. || Drama, Canon-Compliant S1 & 2, Angst, 5 and Ones, Reunion) – ... Sherlock woke John, and one time John woke Sherlock.

Lost for Words by notactivesherlockaccount (T, 6,709 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, John Whump, Temporary Mute John) – While on a case, John temporarily loses his ability to speak, and he and Sherlock have to find a new way to communicate.

Catastrophe Medicine by LaSuen (T, 11,550 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt / Comfort, Suspense, Adventure, Whump, Hard Core Bromance) – Chasing after a pyromaniac bomber Sherlock and John wind up in a deserted building which explodes and leaves them trapped under the rubble, both severely injured.

Always the sun by Rose de Sharon (K+, 12,377 w., 3 Ch. || Song Fic, Alternate Post-TGG, Friendship/Bromance, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection / Reflection, Injury Recovery, Obsessive / Protective Sherlock, Nightmares, John’s Past, Bed Sharing / Cuddles) – Sherlock ponders about how much his life has changed since John has become his flatmate.

A Study in Linguistics by rizandace (T, 12,425 w., 1 Ch. || S1 Canon Compliant/S2 Divergence, Friendship, Slices of Life, Communication, Cranky Sherlock, Hospitals, Sherlock Whump, Pet Cat, Jealous John, Sherlock’s Violin, Anxious Sherlock, John Whump) – Sherlock Holmes and John Watson had their own language. It was a language of few words and minute facial expressions, and John had learned that it was nearly the only way to have an honest conversation with his eccentric flat mate.

Sunset's Wake by StillWaters1 (T, 13,136 w., 4 Ch. || Angst, Hurt /Comfort, Minor Character POV) – It wasn't until that moment, when the dazed man in the practical black jacket came pushing through the crowd and into her arms, that she understood why she had been drawn outside St. Bart's that day. 

First Response by Arwen Jade Kenobi (T, 13,516 w., 6 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Five and Ones, Whump / Injury) – Five times John had to perform first aid on Sherlock and one time Sherlock had to perform it on John.

The Acronym by DancingGrimm (T, 15,057 w., 12 Ch.|| Humour) – "'Bee Ay Em Eff'. Hm, that's a new one on me. Do you know what it means, Sherlock?" John might not know what it means, but there are many little ways in which he proves the acronym suits him.

The Haze by Ulura (T, 15,381 w., 12 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Whump, Turmoil, Mystery, Worried Sherlock, Mycroft Helps Sherlock, Flashbacks, Blood, Kidnapped John) – Sherlock wakes up, injured and confused on the floor of 221b, the last two days a complete blank. He must struggle not only to recover but to figure out what happened to him and most importantly, find his missing friend John Watson.

Obsession by storylover18 (K+, 15,213 w., 10 Ch.. || Hurt/Comfort, Case Fic, Friendship, John Whump, Sick Fic) - Dr. John Watson wakes up ill one morning but it is not the 24 hour flu he thinks it was. Soon he lands in hospital, quickly deteriorating and Sherlock must work to find out what has happened to his blogger before it is too late. Case!fic mixed with sick!fic / No slash.

The Consequences of Caring by Richefic (K+, 16,156 w., 5 Ch. || Friendship & Angst, Domestics, Platonics) – Sherlock might scoff at this 'caring' lark. But John Watson's situation cries out to be 'solved' and there is nothing that Holmes likes more than solving things. A series in four parts.  

Partners in Crime by Richefic (T, 16,560 w., 5 Ch. || Post-ASIP/Pre-TBB, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Sick John, Meddling Mycroft, Caring Sherlock, Domestics) – John Watson receives some devastating news which puts a spanner in his medical ambitions. Will Sherlock prove capable of the kind of comfort and reassurance he needs or will their partnership be ended before its even begun? 

Pressure Points by Starlight05 (T, 17,677 w., 11 Ch. || Suspense & Friendship, Intense Themes, Torture) - SEQUEL TO ‘RIDDLES IN THE DARK’ – Sebastian Moran is locked away in prison, but he plots to escape and seek revenge on Mycroft Holmes. Meanwhile, Sherlock and John are dealing with a change in their relationship, trying not to fall apart. And as ties are tested and allegiances altered, events unfold in the streets of London that threaten both the Holmes brothers and everyone they care for.

M Is For Moriarty by ElvendorkInfinity (T, 29,882 w., 12 Ch. || Suspense, Mystery, Case Fic, Worried Sherlock, No Slash, Whump) – A figure at the end of the hospital bed; a needle in the dark...Moriarty has John, and Sherlock must follow the paper trail through London to find him before time runs out. Sequel to BANG.

Sentenced by SarahKnight (T, 44,777 w., 30 Ch. || Dev. Rel., Alternate S4 Canon, Drama, Angst, Pining, Feelings are Hard) – Virtual series 4 opener. Sherlock's in prison being targeted by a murderer, John's married to a pregnant assassin and Moriarty's back.