#Jay Resident Alien

[nashidakyouko]

Girl Talk ~Resident Alien ~ Jay and D'arcy friendship

Also on Ao3.

Summary: Jay stumbles upon D'arcy kissing a woman and they become confidantes 2 years pre-canon. // Platonic Jay and D'arcy, D'asta as a major topic.// T // Word count: ~3000

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It was early to be drunk for most people. No matter how frequently she drank, people still acted like it was shocking to see D'arcy wasted by 1 PM. Their pitying concern only annoyed her. She grimaced as she knocked back the rest of her flask. It was no one's business if she wanted to escape for a while, time of day be damned.

Before she even knew what was happening, a preachy Ben found her stumbling outside The 59 and promptly attempted to coax her inside—trying to ensure the town's image by removing the drunk from the streets. He kept muttering about how This is bad behavior and We don't want anyone to think Patience is a place where people get drunk all day and roam the streets. D'arcy rolled her eyes at his knit brow and twiddling hands. Of course he was more worried about the town's fragile little image than about his childhood friend's emotional state. He was a real buzzkill since he became the mayor.

Nonetheless, D'arcy allowed him to lead her back in The 59. Before he could ask if she was okay, D'arcy was already filling several shot glasses with whiskey and downing them one after the other. It wasn't long before Ben fled, not wanting to deal with a heavily drunk D'arcy.

After the 3rd shot, D'arcy ran a hand through her dyed-blonde hair and exhaled harshly. She was glad she didn't have to explain anything, but she was going to explode soon from the weight of her own silence. Since no one in town knew how she felt about Asta, though, there was nobody D'arcy could vent to.

Asta was on a getaway with Jimmy for a few days. D'arcy always drank herself stupid when those two went somewhere, unable to deal with thoughts of them together. This whole one-sided love thing was the fucking worst.

The sound of someone clearing their throat drew D'arcy's attention. A woman D'arcy didn't know sat at the bar, all sultry with her plunging v-neck showing plenty of cleavage. The woman could be just good enough for a distraction, D'arcy supposed. She offered to pay for D'arcy's next drink and gave her a coy smile.

A few minutes later, the two of them were in the back alley making out. D'arcy wasn't usually so careless when she was with women. Patience was a small town, and when she was a kid it was obvious that being queer was frowned upon. Granted, it had been almost 20 years since then, and times had changed. She still typically hid her soirees with the fairer sex from the town's eyes, if mostly out of habit.

In her current state, however—moping and beyond wasted—she just didn't care if the whole damn town knew.

The following day, the same kid showed up at the bar just as D'arcy's shift started. The girl looked down at her bouncing feet, chewing her bottom lip with her arms firmly crossed. Dammit. If she was that anxious, D'arcy feared whatever was coming.

Or so she thought until she heard a small gasp and caught sight of a local kid—Jay, was it?—dashing away. Shit. The stranger D'arcy was with didn't notice or didn't care, slipping her tongue deeper into D'arcy's mouth and effectively chasing away thoughts of being caught by a random 15-year-old.

-

D'arcy put on a customer service smile and pretended nothing was amiss. “Hey there, kid! It's Jay, right?” The girl nodded, her eyes still lowered. “Okay, well, you're not getting any alcohol, but we do have soda. Just let me know if you need anything.” This was more courtesy than D'arcy usually showed at The 59. Hopefully, acting like the teen hadn't seen anything would do the trick. She did not want to deal with a kid she barely knew in any capacity, much less concerning her queerness.

When Jay didn't immediately respond, D'arcy took the opportunity to skedaddle... to the other end of the bar. It was her damn shift, so a full escape wasn't an option. She scanned the room, but no one else was in the bar except an older man napping at a table. She peered at him, trying to will him awake so she had an actual customer to keep her unavailable. No dice. Stupid midday lull.

“S-so, um... you like girls...?”

And there it was. Exactly the conversation D'arcy wanted to avoid. She looked around again for any acceptable distraction, finding none at a bar at 2:30 in the afternoon.

With a grimace, D'arcy confirmed through gritted teeth, “Sure do. Got a problem?” She turned to the kid with a glare that she regretted instantly. There was such unmasked vulnerability in Jay's dark brown eyes. Oddly familiar eyes. Kind of like Asta's.

D'arcy reflexively softened like she always did around Asta, even though her best friend wasn't there. “Shit, sorry... I thought you were gonna be a dick about it. Looks like you've got something on your mind?” As much as D'arcy didn't want to play senior queer with a possibly-questioning teenager, the girl's warm eyes had sufficiently weakened her resolve to send Jay packing.

The girl stuttered a laugh. She forced herself to meet D'arcy's eyes. “I think I have a crush on my friend. Who is a girl.”

Without thinking, D'arcy chuckled and commiserated. “You and me both, sister.” She frowned, then added. “I mean, my friend for me. I'm not creeping on kids—promise.” Probably shouldn't have said that, D'arcy feared. At least Jay didn't really know D'arcy or who her friends were.

The way Jay's eyes lit up at the admission of queerness once again nagged D'arcy with a sense of familiarity.

--

Over the next few months, D'arcy and Jay talked regularly—late nights spent drinking soda (though often D'arcy's was laced with alcohol) and staring at the stars while discussing their queer experiences. Jay had long since told D'arcy about the girl she liked, but it became increasingly obvious that D'arcy wasn't keen on sharing her own crush.

One day, Jay spied D'arcy out in town with a group of friends. Jay had met Asta once before, as well as Judy, the curly-haired peppy one scampering alongside D'arcy like an eager puppy. Jay's introduction to Judy that day had been shortened when D'arcy and Asta had to remind Judy that certain topics weren't cool to share with a high school kid.

“Whaaat? But we were doing all that at her age, what's the big deal? I mean, D'arce, when didn't at least one of us have our hands down some guy's—“ Judy's retort was cut off by Asta clamping a hand over her mouth and then dragging Judy away as if it were Asta's job to protect Jay... Weird.

Today, a few others were tagging along, but Jay didn't really know them. And none of them had noticed Jay half-lurking near the baseball field. It was the perfect opportunity for her to get a look at how D'arcy was with her adult friends. Maybe pare down the list of potential girlfriends for her good buddy.

As always, Jay noted how D'arcy never strayed far from Asta. In fact, more often than not, the two of them were touching in some way—holding hands, hugging, arms over each other's shoulders, even sharing kisses on the cheek. Obviously, that was the relationship to watch.

Even with all that physical contact, though, Jay wasn't 100% sure. After all, D'arcy was very physical in general, and it was clear she cared deeply for all of her friends. She acted like Judy was a nuisance, but Jay knew that the second Judy needed someone, D'arcy would be there. Intense loyalty was the very thing that defined D'arcy.

Just as Jay started considering who else D'arcy might like, she saw it.

Asta curling in on herself, cackling at one of D'arcy's quips. And D'arcy watching her joy with the softest, warmest expression Jay had ever seen. It didn't last long, melting into D'arcy's own laughter. But Jay had seen it, and that was all she needed to know.

What surprised Jay more was when Asta opened her eyes and looked at D'arcy the exact same way. Like D'arcy was her sun. Like nothing else mattered as long as Asta could hear D'arcy laugh.

“There's my main underage squeeze!” D'arcy exclaimed when Jay entered the bar.

It certainly seemed to Jay like D'arcy's love wasn't as unrequited as she thought.

-

“You sound like a deviant when you say things like that.” Jay smirked as she set her bag down next to her. The kid showed up before nightfall pretty often. There was an advantage to missing the crowds.

“Whatever, no one's around! Exactly why you come at this time, right? So, what's up, kid?” D'arcy's smile was bright. She found she actually enjoyed the teen's company—far more than she expected. Before Jay could order, D'arcy slid a custom limeade soda in front of her with a grin.

“I just wanted to ask... who's the friend you have a thing for? I think I know, but...” Jay took a long sip of her soda.

D'arcy quirked an eyebrow. “What do you mean you know? You've barely met any of my friends—just Asta and Judy. And Judy was being gross... and Asta was being... weird.”

“Okay, yeah, but I've seen you around town with people, and it's pretty obvious, isn't it?” Jay already sported a shit-eating grin.

“Is it?” It damn well better not be.

“Oh, come on! It totally is Asta.” D'arcy burned red, leaving little room for doubt. Jay victoriously pumped her fist. “Called it! You're just different with her. Honestly, you're way nicer to her than you are to anyone else.” The kid's smug-as-fuck smirk added insult to injury.

D'arcy wanted to sink into a hole. “Me being nice to my best friend is that weird? I knew I could be an asshole, but that's unfair.”

“It isn't just that. It's like... I've seen the way you look at her. Like she's perfect. And you talk about her all the time. I mean, are you even trying to keep it on the DL?”

“I thought I was!” D'arcy threw up her arms. “She's married! The guy is a douche-bucket, but she's not exactly leaving him. I think she should, but I've pretty much given up on that.”

“I've seen him. Jimmy, right? He's a total dong. She'll wake up and hopefully smell the homo-eroticism eventually.”

“Ha! I wish. Even if she left him, she wouldn't want to be with me.” D'arcy vigorously cleaned glasses to avoid Jay's eyes.

“Why do you say that?” Jay cocked her head in confusion.

“Why would she pick the town drunk? She's a freaking nurse, and I bar-tend.” There was no doubt in D'arcy's mind that she wasn't worthy.

Jay scoffed. “Whatever, you're just scared. I'm rooting for you whether you like it or not.”

“... Thanks, Jay.” D'arcy smiled softly. It was good that someone finally knew. At least she wasn't alone anymore.

–

For two years, D'arcy and Jay shared everything about their relationships. The feelings D'arcy had for Asta never faltered, and Jay was always disappointed when D'arcy dated other people—even if the teen understood that Asta was unavailable. No matter who D'arcy was with, it was painfully obvious that she treasured Asta so much more.

“So, I'm working at the clinic now,” Jay said one afternoon.

D'arcy looked at her sharply. “Are you serious? How did that happen?”

“You know how I've been looking for a job for that work credit thing for school? I barely got a word out in an interview before Asta hired me,” Jay shrugged. “I guess they must be short-handed or something, because she seemed kinda desperate. Works for me, though. Now I've got a reason to talk to her, which means I can trash Jimmy. Maybe push her towards you a little.”

D'arcy fidgeted behind the bar-counter. “Y-you shouldn't do that. I mean, it'd be weird, right? Suddenly having some kid she barely knows commenting on her love life...”

“Isn't that exactly how we became friends?”

“Well... yeah... but...” D'arcy sighed. “I just don't know if it's such a good idea, Jay.”

“Too bad. If it bugs you that much, I'll only trash Jimmy when she brings him up... or when he hits her again. I won't even mention you. I still think it could help a little.” Jay stuck out her tongue, grabbing her things and leaving for the day.

Sometimes, even little gestures like the exact way Jay poked out her tongue struck some chord in D'arcy's mind. After all this time, she still couldn't quite place why in some moments Jay reminded her of her best friend. All she knew was that the perceived similarity made D'arcy feel all the more protective of, and endeared to, the 17-year-old.

–

A handful of months later, D'arcy found Jay brooding during the teen's shift at Dan's diner. She'd never explained her sudden job change to D'arcy. Now, a frown deep enough to age Jay ten years darkened her face. D'arcy couldn't recall ever seeing Jay so morose. She sauntered over to the diner bar and sat down, cocking her head to the side and waiting for Jay to speak.

Those brown eyes that always tugged at D'arcy's heart were full of hurt and rage.

After a long moment, Jay expelled a harsh breath and managed to say “Asta's my mother.”

D'arcy wasn't sure what the joke was, but surely Jay was kidding. “Ha! And Sheriff Mike's my father.”

The serious look on Jay's face remained. Oh shit, she wasn't kidding. D'arcy sobered. “Holy shit. You're the baby.”

“I'm not surprised she didn't tell you. She's been keeping it a secret.”

The calculations going through D'arcy's mind were visible on her face. “Yeah... Yeah, she has...” Could this be what Asta had been keeping from her recently?

“I don't know what to do. She's my mother, and I don't even know how to act in front of her... Not to mention my...” Jay's face screwed up in disgust as she spat out “father.”

D'arcy rolled her eyes, understanding all too well. “Oh, right. Jimmy.”

“It's so messed up. What am I supposed to say to someone like that? I mean, I'm gonna see him. I can't talk to Asta. I can't talk to my parents. Maybe I shouldn't even talk to you,” Jay's tone escalated with every word, anger bubbling over. Then she quieted as she looked imploringly at D'arcy. “But I feel like I am losing my mind and you've always listened before...”

“Hey, hey!” D'arcy took both of Jay's hands and looked her squarely in the eyes. “You know you can totally talk to me. Always. This is a little different than our usual, but you know I've got you, okay?”

Jay almost cracked a smile, but her mind was still reeling too much and she began another spiral. “I can't do this alone. I can't—“

D'arcy tugged Jay's hands to cut her off. “You are not alone. I can help you. A bit. Can't do magic or anything, but I have a way to let Jimmy know how you feel, at least.”

That finally did earn a little smile from the overwhelmed Jay. D'arcy tacked on, “Hey, can you get free onion rings? It's part of the plan.” Her teasing grin was infectious, and for the first time all day, Jay laughed.

“Yeah, sure... Can we do this plan of yours later, though? I think I need to keep talking right now.” Jay came over from behind the counter, sitting next to D'arcy.

“You know it, kid. I'll be right here.” On seeing the flicker of a twinkle in Jay's eyes, a long-standing mystery was solved. D'arcy exclaimed, “Holy fuck, that's why your eyes look just like Asta's! I should've figured it out ages ago! Jesus, you're the right age and you always remind me of her. How did I miss it?” It had been so obvious, but what wasn't obvious when you looked at it in retrospect? Maybe D'arcy had been so sure she'd never meet Asta's kid that she automatically ignored the possibility. Either that, or D'arcy was a special kind of idiot.

“Everyone missed it. Including me, and I've been working with her, like, every day for months. About that—it's pretty sketchy how she hired me at the clinic. How weird is it that she never said anything? I'm so pissed and confused and I don't know what to do about any of it.” Jay glowered and rested her forehead on the counter.

Nearby, Dan took note with a frown. He knew Jay needed to talk to someone uninvolved, so he simply pushed a chocolate milkshake towards Jay and made himself scarce. It would be okay, eventually. And for now, the shake might help ease the anger. At least a little bit.

For the next half hour, D'arcy listened to Jay working through her feelings, only commenting enough to assure Jay she was paying attention. Eventually, Jay ran out of steam, deflating in her seat. She leaned over and rested her head on D'arcy's shoulder. Immediately, D'arcy wrapped an arm around her good friend. It was all so much, and it wouldn't be made okay right away. All she could do was provide support. She was going to need to talk to Asta soon.

With the initial shock of Jay's revelation settling down, another, more embarrassing thought occurred to D'arcy. Before she could help herself, she blurted:

“Oh, shit. I've been talking to you about your birth mom for the past two years. That's...”

Mortifying. Inappropriate, maybe. Definitively weird. By some measures, even gross.

Jay did a spit-take with her milkshake, eyes wide. “Oh, God. Yeah, that's...”

Awkward. That was the best, most succinct word for it.

A damning silence suffocated them.

Eventually, blessedly, Jay spoke.

Once she heard the words, however, D'arcy wondered if Jay should have just kept to the harsh quiet.

“... Y'know, I still want you two to end up together, Step-Mom.”

Mouth gaping wide, D'arcy could think of no other action but to quickly flee while her brain short-circuited.

--

I'm adopted, and I'd NEVER call my birth mother “my mother.” But Jay did *sigh*

A/N:

I altered the scene where Jay tells D'arcy about Asta, because being friends for 2 years is going change that conversation to an extent. I kept as much of the original dialogue as I found fitting.

Oh and keep in mind I did not “make” Jay queer. She had boyfriends in s1, but a girlfriend in s3.

Last thing, I went with D'arcy's blonde hair with the blue tips for the whole fic, rather than bouncing around.

Likes/comments/reblogs are love! Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: RA isn't mine

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Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (The Nevernight Chronicle series)

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.

Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined.

Now, Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic—the Red Church. If she bests her fellow students in contests of steel, poison and the subtle arts, she’ll be inducted among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and one step closer to the vengeance she desires. But a killer is loose within the Church’s halls, the bloody secrets of Mia’s past return to haunt her, and a plot to bring down the entire congregation is unfolding in the shadows she so loves.

Will she even survive to initiation, let alone have her revenge?

Fantasy, secondary world, series, adult

Planetfall series (Planetfall, After Atlas, Before Mars, Atlas Alone) by Emma Newman

Renata Ghali believed in Lee Suh-Mi’s vision of a world far beyond Earth, calling to humanity. A planet promising to reveal the truth about our place in the cosmos, untainted by overpopulation, pollution, and war. Ren believed in that vision enough to give up everything to follow Suh-Mi into the unknown.

More than twenty-two years have passed since Ren and the rest of the faithful braved the starry abyss and established a colony at the base of an enigmatic alien structure where Suh-Mi has since resided, alone. All that time, Ren has worked hard as the colony's 3-D printer engineer, creating the tools necessary for human survival in an alien environment, and harboring a devastating secret.

Ren continues to perpetuate the lie forming the foundation of the colony for the good of her fellow colonists, despite the personal cost. Then a stranger appears, far too young to have been part of the first planetfall, a man who bears a remarkable resemblance to Suh-Mi.

The truth Ren has concealed since planetfall can no longer be hidden. And its revelation might tear the colony apart…

Science fiction, mystery, psychological thriller, series, adult

[hxans]

Some amusement in my reread of The Dragonriders of Pern, is how many times can Anne include her friend as a character?

-in The Pegasus Trilogy: Pegasus in Flight and Pegasus in Space has Johnny Greene, telepath and telekinetic who works with Peter and learns Peter's gestalt technique.

-The Freedom Quartet: Jay Greene befriends the main character after they're dropped on a planet to colonise it for their alien overlords. And winds up befriending and marrying another character she helped in an initial hike to find a safe place to reside.

-Dragonsdawn, one of the colonists is a Johnny Greene who helps the leadership when they're hit with their series of crises. The Chonicles of Pern: First Fall has a few short stories set during and just after the first pass, and one of the marines accompanying an investigation of what happened to the colony is a Sergeant Greene. He doesn't get a first name but I feel like she just felt like sneaking him in twice because she could.

I wonder if I ought to check my other series and short stories by her to see where else she wrote him in.

[hungrylikethepuma]

resident - resident alien , collapses on the floor

resident alien swap au ..

where Asta is the alien and she comes to Earth to kill everyone by natural disaster bomb that lets nature destroy humanity.. real Asta is already dead ,,, killed by some1 from the Galvan/Powell Group… alien Asta kills the murderer freak and takes form as Asta bc she thought she looked pretty….: grrr

Not only is Harry and Asta swapped … but Bridget and Jay… and Max and Sahar … Sahar is more fascinated than afraid of her. .. Isabelle and Jimmy are swapped to but jimmy still sucks ass… he gets his ass beat by alien Asta… wow

Idk if I want to make Harry a doctor still or a nurse… I’m thinking doctor and Ben came to the cabin bc the clinic is super understaffed and Human Asta was a nurse..:

Ben makes Asta come down to Patience … she sees Harry , Mike , and Liv examining Sam’s body and trying to figure out what happened .. Asta barges in and comes up with the whole suicide theory and Ben … AHHHHH .. and Ben asks her to stay and help ..

BLAH BLAH BLAN I HAVE MORE guys please falls to my knees … (ugh reuploaded bc I deleted it by accident… yes I wrote this in notes ok… I have a RA problem)

[lynxfrost13]

Haiii Lynx What’s your favorite dragon type? The big western muscular ones are gorgeous but the Chinese serpenty ones are pretty too. You’re my resident dragon expert here hehe

Hello Jay!!! Thank u so much for the ask ^^

This is kind of a tough one I’m not gonna lie… I’m sorry it’s taken so long to answer this ask but I’ve literally been thinking about dragons in relation to this for a couple days bc there’s so many awesome dragon types out there and picking a favorite is kinda hard!! I also went down a rabbit hole because I was looking at types of dragons and remembered one of my favorite drawing books and one of my earliest inspirations for drawing dragons specifically, Dracopedia, by William O’Connor. I hadn’t realized but he passed away in 2018 suddenly, I wasn’t able to find out from what, but he will be missed, that man’s dragon art was phenomenal and he had a really awesome style, so I did just want to mention that since it’s related to dragons and honor him as well.

To your actual question now! I don’t have one definitive all time favorite, but I definitely can yap about the types I like more! I don’t have the same amount of love in my heart for every dragon unfortunately, and for the most part I’m not crazy about fully furred dragons, especially mammal-like ones (tundras and Gaolers from flight rising are an exceptional exception!!). Not saying I hate them by any means bc I really do love the diversity of dragons, but I really am a sucker for scales. I love both the Asian noodle dragons and the solid western guys a lot!!

A particular type that I really really love are the cloud serpents from warcraft, pictured below! I play a LOT of warcraft and the cloud serpents have been one of my favorite dragons for ages, I love how they’re very serpenty but the stylization of their nostrils, scales etc does give them an almost sculpted appearance like they were brought to life from statues, which in this green gal’s case is true, but it doesn’t apply to all of them! That’s my love of living statues coming in too haha

While I’m talking about warcraft dragons specifically, I also have to shoutout the netherdrakes for being one of the more unique designs I’ve encountered, I haven’t really seen anything else like these weird shark aliens (they do have a newer model but this one from the 2007 expansion really is so delightful to me). The netherdrakes also have a really interesting story behind them, since they originated from a batch of normal dragon eggs that got fucked up via being sent through the nether if I remember correctly, and as such they’re very different from their family and have shorter lifespans :(

Okay also just talking about specific dragons and video game dragons, I NEED to talk about guild wars 2’s dragons because they’re built different they’re so fucking cool. I’m not gonna just yap about all of guild wars 2 but essentially the dragons in this game are what the entire story revolved around until a couple years ago, these guys were a BIG deal and a big threat (most of them) due to how destructive they were. But the super cool thing is that each one is very tied to a specific element and even though the dragons themselves are all related, they look drastically different according to their magic/element.

You’ve got Zhaitan as an appropriately body horror-y elder dragon of undeath, I don’t have a lot more to say abt him design wise other than he’s so damn cool

Then you have his brother mordremoth, also an elder dragon, except his body is an entire fucking jungle. He creates a more draconic avatar for himself but mordremoth is literally just hundred of miles of vines and the land itself it’s wild!!!

Kralkatorrik is also massive!! You see that airship in the first pic? Kralkatorrik is the LANDMASS IN FRONT OF IT!!! When he was dormant his spine was considered a mountain range if I remember correctly!

I think this loading screen art of Primordus and Jormag does them much more justice than their in game models do (unfortunately their time in the spotlight wasn’t the best due to COVID production and some writing stuff) but Primordus especially is just such a powerful force of nature more than he is a dragon honestly

And Soo-won is just a gorgeous take on a more noodley dragon

I must also include best girl Aurene here too, I love both of her designs (the first is her when she was younger, the second is when she becomes an elder dragon), I just think her face shapes especially her teen face shape is so beautiful and interesting

Okay now not gw2 but I will say while I’m not usually a fan of more wyvern type dragons (NOT because they’re not dragons I don’t like when people bring that up in relation to wyverns because I think they can be dragons, it’s up to you!!!)

I LOVE the monstrous nightmare from HTTYD it’s my favorite of the httyd ones apart from the whispering death/screaming death (they’re a package deal sorry)

Also in flight rising I really love the new everlux dragons (they are fat little grub guys with so many legs and their lore is so so cool! They write out their entire lives as chapters of a story!!!) and am very partial to the dusthides as well, they’re not conventional dragons but that’s what makes em fun (honestly if you don’t play flight rising I recommend checking it out at least to look at all the neat dragon types in the encyclopedia because there’s such an awesome range!)

I’ve yapped a lot and I don’t think I gave you a very solid answer but I had fun showing you some of my favorite dragons!!! Thanks again for the ask I think you opened my brain JDBEEJJ

[hauntedobservationobservation]

Let's make a little TBR

Just a little TBR for the end of January and February, and as every TBR ever, it's perhaps a bit more ambitious rather than realistic. I plan on reposting this and crossing over the books I have finished or DNF'd, whichever that might be and whatever other notes I might consider pertinent.

This is my plan of action right now:

The Rise and Reign of The Mammals by Steve Brusatte

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

The Andalite's Gift by K.A. Applegate (Animorphs # 7.5)

The Alien by K.A. Applegate (Animorphs # 8)

The Secret by K.A. Applegate (Animorphs # 9)

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Count of Montecristo by Alexandre Dumas

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker

Dracula in Istanbul by Ali Rıza Seyfioğlu, Bram Stoker

Electric State by Simon Stålenhag

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Interesting Times by Eric Hobsbawm

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottesa Moshfegh

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

Powers of Darkness by Bram Stoker and Valdimar Ásmundsson

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

The Will of the Many by James Islington

This is not in any particular order, I might add more Animorphs books to it as I continue because I want to keep on reading it until I finish it. The list comes from what's currently residing in my e-reader so again, it might change. Will change this list as I can realistically remember to changing it, no promises (lol)

[secularbakedgoods]

Why I'm not on Kindle Unlimited

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I've recently had a few people ask me why my books aren't on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service. The short answer is, Amazon is evil. Here's the long answer:

In order for an independent publisher like me to get a book onto Kindle Unlimited, I have to submit it to a program Amazon runs called KDP Select. KDP Select offers higher royalties on certain sales, access to marketing tools like free book promotions, and inclusion in the Kindle Unlimited subscription service.

However, there's a catch: a book enrolled in KDP Select must be made available exclusively to Amazon and cannot be sold anywhere else.

So to get my books onto Kindle Unlimited, I'd first have to remove them from Smashwords, Kobo, Apple Books, Google Books, Barnes & Noble, DriveThruFiction, Everand, Payhip, Gumroad, itch.io ... the list goes on. Amazon only accounts for about 45% of my sales; I'd have to abandon more than half of my readers for access to KU, and prop up Amazon's effective monopoly over bookselling in the process.

Anyway, I'm not going to do that. So that's why I'm not on Kindle Unlimited.

Read an eBook Week Sale

It's once again time for Smashwords' Read an eBook Week sale, and most of my books are currently marked down!

"Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act" and "Move Fast and Break Things" are available for free! (regular price $0.99 USD)

"Sebastian Moran Gets Mauled by a Tiger," "Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood," and "Jay Moriarty vs the Machine God" are on sale for $0.99 USD (regular price $1.99 USD)

"Jay Moriarty Has Seen You Naked" is on sale for $1.49 USD (regular price $2.99 USD)

Endling: 600 Years from Home is on sale for $0.99 USD (regular price $3.99 USD)

You can find these and my other books on Smashwords here, and sale prices are valid through to March 8.

This Week's Links

Abandoning trans people is ‘fascist logic’, says feminist philosopher Judith Butler

“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

No Man Is An Island?

Why should a French or a German citizen be born with access to world-class services and well-protected rights (actual implementation on the basis of minority status may differ), while a Somalian citizen is not only denied those things, but also faces huge obstacles in becoming a citizen (or even a resident) of anywhere else?

AI thought X-rays of your knees show if you drink beer—they don’t.

"It is incredibly easy to fall into the trap of presuming that the model ‘sees’ the same way we do. In the end, it doesn’t. It is almost like dealing with an alien intelligence. You want to say the model is ‘cheating,’ but that anthropomorphizes the technology. It learned a way to solve the task given to it, but not necessarily how a person would. It doesn’t have logic or reasoning as we typically understand it."

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I'm going to London next week and will definitely be scouting for Weird Shit to work into future installments of The Casefile of Jay Moriarty.

-K

[jayshorrorgaming]

Join Jay as he dives into the chaotic world of the American Dad game Roger Kills The Smiths, where I take on the role of Roger the Alien in his most notorious persona—Ricky Spanish!

😱 In this wild gameplay, I'll be exploring the Smith family residence and using an arsenal of outrageous weapons to eliminate each member of the family. From stealthy tactics to all-out mayhem, watch as I navigate through hilarious challenges and unexpected twists! Will I succeed in my mission to take down the Smiths? Or will I face the consequences of my alien antics? Tune in to find out and enjoy some laughs along the way!

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[devonsrugbyexgirlfriend]

Jess Watches // Thu 7 Mar // Day 164 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

Severance (rw with mum) 1x07 Defiant Jazz

Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.

When Milchick said the coffee was "from the hills of Rwanda" was that another test? Could it be where the ripped up photo of Gemma was taken?

I'm Helly, shaking my maraca, being entranced by Milchick dancing around everyone. The bird-like gesture as he taunts Dylan. You smug motherfucker.

The dawning realization on O&D's faces at the insincerity of Outie Bert's speech as he has no idea who they are or that they even exist. And Irving being the only one brave enough to call out the bullshit.

My mum didn't notice that the photo of Gemma was actually Ms. Casey smh. She doesn't know Dichen Lachman like I do.

Resident Alien 3x04 Avian Flu

Harry tries to bond with Heather, aka the Avian alien.

Seeing Erin Karpluk on my screen always makes me want to rewatch Being Erica; Heather (rhymes with feather) is a fun addition and I love the bird suit; My favourite scene was Jay being introduced to her Rez family at Drew and Manuel's engagement party. Queer love being celebrated with everyone dancing and being so happy to all be together. 🥰

Star Trek: Prodigy 1x05 Terror Firma

Marooned on a deadly planet, the crew must work together with their captive Gwyn to stay alive…except the planet isn't the only thing in pursuit.

Ofc they came back for Gwyn. She has the braincell. (No offence, Zero.) I'm glad she finally realized just how little her father cared for her so she can stop worshipping him and figure out who she is on her own.

[pzyii]

not a lot, just forever by Adrienne Lenker

[redhatmeg]

I have a confession to make:

I don't particularly care about Jay's subplot in Resident Alien.

Yes, it's nice to see Asta getting closer to her estranged daughter, but I find her rather bland in comparison to other characters.

[aas-fmp2]

Games and media where the player is chased by an enemy

Resident Evil Stalker Enemies - Lady Dimitrescu

In Resident Evil 8, Lady Dimitrescu chases the player. Specifically, she will pursue the player through the castle, particularly after certain story events or when the player is in areas she patrols. 

Alien Isolation

In Alien: Isolation, the player character is primarily chased by the Xenomorph, also known as the Alien. The player also encounters other hostile entities such as as human survivors and androids, requiring the player to use stealth and environmental tactics to avoid detection. 

Outlast

In Outlast, there aren't many stalker enemies that the player must avoid, however the main stalker enemy is Chris Walker. Chris Walker is an ex military policeman and war veteran, who roams the asylum killing any and all people he see's. He is a recurring and large Variant that chases the player.

It Follows (Film)

In "It Follows", a shape-shifting entity that relentlessly walks toward its target is passed through sexual contact to the main protagonist Jay Height. The curse traps victims in a slow-motion nightmare where any approaching person could be the threat.

[spaciousreasoning]

Hot Tubbing

The low this morning was 38 degrees, and the high today reached 53. The rain did not begin until 5 p.m., although there were sprinkles throughout the day.

My blood sugar was back up to 171. Oh well! Once we had our coffee and played the brain games, we had oatmeal for breakfast.

Nancy and I had a brief discussion about something to get out and do today, but we wound up passing on everything except the idea to go to the hot tub later in the day. We will save our adventures in Salem for another time.

Nancy checked in with Robin and Joan and found out about Patty’s surgery yesterday. She did spend the night at the hospital after the procedure, then Jay took her home this morning.

For lunch, we had tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches and chips, then the last chocolate truffle for dessert.

We made an appointment for the Onsen Hot Tubs at 3:15 p.m. and spent an hour luxuriating in the hot water under the open sky of the room we were in. We were fortunate it did not rain during our visit. Not long after we got back home the rain started coming down for a while.

I finally got a response from the Senior Warden at St. Matthew in Tucson, requesting that I pass on the access information to him. I started putting together all the links and usernames and passwords, and I will text those to him in the next day or two, along with more information about handling the WordPress account.

I heard from the recovery friend who was going to take me with him to the men’s retreat for a visit on Friday. His work schedule means he has to cancel plans. But Art, another recovery friend, said he would try and find someone else who wants to go out there for the day.

Art also invited me to participate in a recovery meeting on Zoom with parolees on April 1. I will be one of two people who share their experience, strength and hope. I’m sure it will be an interesting time.

Nancy made the decision to fix dinner using the leftover chicken fettuccine and roasted veggies. A bit later we enjoyed the two little key lime pies that Kathleen had left us from her visit.

We began our streaming with the newest episode of “Will Trent,” followed by the latest episode of “Death in Paradise.” The Commissioner’s departure appears to be getting closer. We ended the evening with the final episode of series three of “Resident Alien.” There’s no information about how soon series four might appear, but there is a cliffhanger in place to keep us wondering what is coming next.

Looks like more rain is expected during the night and through most of the day tomorrow. The low might only get to 40 degrees, and tomorrow’s high could get to 46. More rain is coming through the weekend, and next Monday and Tuesday are showing sunshine with highs in the 70s. There’s little doubt that will change before those days arrive.