#My faves are with Chrome

[racingliners]

Life In The Fast Lane Moodboards

Benedikt Schmitz (3rd September 1997. Zurich, Switzerland)

Triple Formula 1 World Champion (2020, 2021, 2022). Red Bull Racing-Honda

“Being the reigning (and triple) world champion was one thing, but to be one while everyone insisted on comparing Benedikt to almost every other world champion was exhausting. Granted, it didn’t help his cause that he had won on his Red Bull debut (like Max Verstappen), and many suspected Ben was well on his way to winning his fourth consecutive world title (like his hero, Sebastian Vettel).

But Ben just wanted to be allowed to be himself. Or at the very least, be able to do things in his own way.”

(ao3 link)

[sanstropfremir]

cho giseok working with xg :) i love when kpop companies let creatives do their work!

he worked with other idols before and it was always boring (see his “work” with txt and nj) because of the company’s restraints. so i’m happy he gets to do what he wants and have company support!

i know!!! im SO glad that somebody recognizes his vision and is letting him actually do the kind of work he does WELL. i really love that their whole creative team has really gone all out and actually committed to their concept for the prereleases, and likely for the album too if tgif was any indication. and even for the stages!!! the girl gvng stages make me fucking INSANE the decals the CHOREOOOOOO it's everything 2 me. expect it near the top if not at the top of the choreo list this year. i haven't seen a group commit that hard to an actual character in their choreo in ages, and definitely not for a gg

[chromecries]

not to make this about myself but thank God the girls i've loved have had a concrete ending bc if i had to face the sudden death of dl pearl i wouldve actually killed myself. if pearl never finished her empires series and we never saw her ending from her pov ......

[cvakviigmohns]

girlies(gn) in distress all over my dash over ao3's ongoing demise may I offer you the suggestion of the ''ao3-saver'' firefox add-on for next time (automatically makes a copy of every fic you open so you can access it offline later)

[pralinesims]

Some of my CC faves, accessory edition!

Over the years I've made quite a lot of CC, and in between all those items, I wanted to highlight some of my faves.

My makeup or genetics faves: *CLICK*

Glasses | Nails

EXOV Glasses // 1. SUGAR MILK Stiletto Nails

DUNE Glasses // 2. BUBBLE POP Coffin Nails

PAPILLON Glasses // 3. REBEL Nails

MACHINE Glasses // 4. CHROME TIPS Nails

UNION Glasses // 5. ENIGMA Nails

DOMINO Glasses // 6. ANNIHILATION Nails

Earrings | Necklaces

DELTA Earrings // 1. COUNTDOWN Necklace

MALICE Earrings // 2. SCORE Tattoo Choker

THUNDER Earrings // 3. FIRETRUCK Choker

ZEALOUS Earrings // 4. KINGDOM Choker

HEARTBEAT Earrings // 5. SHADOW Necklace

SCINTILLA Earrings // 6. ANISE Choker

Misc. | Piercings

INSOLENCE Headphones // 1. OBSESSION Lip Chain

OZONE Earbuds // 2. BLUFF Tongue Piercing

DAYDREAMIN' DIY Cap // 3. REGENT Nose Piercing

SHINIGAMI Mask // 4. TROUBLE Piercing

DIVISION Monocle // 5. NEW WORLD Lip Ring

BLOODTHIRST Eye Patch (TW) // 6. EXILE Piercing

If you like, please consider to support my work 🖤 ● ALL MY CC DOWNLOADS

[empty-movement]

Chiho Saito’s 1999 Revolutionary Girl Utena Original Illustration Collection

IT’S HERE. IT’S DONE. IT’S FINISHED. NOW…IT’S YOURS. Happy Holidays, my friends.

Vanna here! I have posted some already about this project, and the responses I got, public and otherwise, have been absolutely incredible. Y’all have been reblogging and hyping this before it even finished…I haven’t felt so encouraged about an Utena project since the musicals! (Yes, streams soon, I promise.) You can read the other post to get more details, and catch my post here with more details about the process if you’re interested. The long and short of it?

This is the first artbook I ever scanned. I did it in 2001. In Photoshop, using multiple scans per page that took hours to process. But it was 2001. A half megabyte file that was 1250px wide was considered extremely hardcore and impressive. That’s just always been the business I’m in when it comes to Utena art, you know? 

It’s now the latest artbook I’ve scanned, and so much of the process, and effort involved, is unchanged. What has changed, is the result. Welcome to your new desktop background. Your new phone background. Your new poster print. 

What I’ve done here is attempt to create definitive digitized images of Chiho Saito’s work as offered by this book--I have removed the print moiré of the original scans, and used my literal decades of experience to try and tease out as much information from them as possible. Without being physically in front of the original artwork (which is a thing I’ve had the great fortune to get to do) this is The Most Chiho Saito you are ever going to get. I’ve tried my best to make sure there is a way to get it that works for everyone:

Do you just wanna scope 'em out? Look at some disaster gays? Grab your favorite one or two? This is the path for you! Check out the ‘compressed’ (not very) 10k ‘web friendly’ (not really) copy at the Bibliothèque, the media archiving wing of the Something Eternal forums at Empty Movement*. All the following links are also available from here. Do you want these copies? All of them? Don't just grab them individually, friend. This batch is 375MB and can be downloaded as a zip of the individual files here on our Google Drive.

Do you like digital archiving? Are you looking for a copy that preserves the archival quality of the effort but sits nice and comfy in a single file? This is for you. A minimally compressed 10k, 513MB version worked into a PDF is now up, shiny and chrome, on the Internet Archive. Do you like the idea of the minimal compression, but want the individual files in a zip? Yep I did that too, here's the drive link.

Are you looking to print these in a larger size? This is probably the only reason on Earth you’d ever want them, and yet a bunch of you are going to go straight for these. Here are the zero-compression JPG full size copies, most of them are 15k across, like simply a ridiculous size. Pick your fave and download it from our Google Drive! 

I am genuinely really proud of this work.** I was able to tease out so much new detail from these…her incredible layering techniques, the faintest brush of her highlights, and the full range of her delicate hand at whites and blacks… details commonly lost in digitization. I sincerely hope you find something here that you’re looking for, as an artist looking for inspiration, as a weeb looking for a desktop, as an archiver excited to see incredible 90s manga artwork saved forever in the digital realm. I feel like I have already said so much about them, and could keep going, but you know what? This work speaks for itself. Enjoy, use, explore, and definitely tell us what you think!

We love y’all. ~ Vanna & Yasha

* AHEM ASTERISK AHEM

You might be wondering what any of that is. Something Eternal? Biblewhatawhat??? EmptyMovement.com? You might even have done a double take at the word ‘forum.’ And you should!!!

I have a confession. This artbook was my ‘side project’ as I worked on this, *the main project.* For a couple years I’ve been banging around with a new domain, and originally I had other plans for it, but Elon Musk ruined my Twitter and Discord is well along on its way to enshittification, and well….we joke on the Discord a lot about ‘reject modernity, embrace forums’ and you know what? We’re right. So Yasha and I are putting our money where our mouths are once again, and doing something insane. We are launching, in 2023, a website forum. Obviously, this is not the official ‘launch’ per se, but I cannot announce the artbook without directing you to the forum, since it sits on the attached very cool gallery system. Oops! Told on myself. Another post more focused on the forum will be forthcoming, but if you are just that motivated to get in right away, you absolutely can! (This will help stagger new arrivals anyway, which is good for us!) If you would rather wait for the ‘official’ launch, by all means that’s coming, including a lengthy screed about how and why we’re doing this. In either case, remember: this is a couple weebs trying to make internet magic happen, we are not website developers by trade. Give us grace as we iron things out and grow into this cool new website thingie…hopefully along with some of you! :D

If you do join up, naturally, there is a thread about this project!

** If you like this kind of content, consider helping us pay for it! We do have a Patreon! If you’re wanting to use these in some public-facing distributive way, all we ask is for credit back to Empty Movement (ohtori.nu or emptymovement.com, either will work.) 

I would like to say ‘don’t just slap these files on RedBubble to get easy money’ but I know that saying this won’t effectively prevent it. Y’all that do that suck, but you’re not worth letting it rain on the rest of this parade. :)

[shanastoryteller]

Happy Halloween Shana! Would really be interested to see Sirius and Mollys conversation at the black house during Phoenixes dont take orders in Siat 😍 Otherwise gimme your fave rare pair <3

When Dean filches his brother's address from the registrar's office, he thinks it has to be a mistake. Sam couldn't afford to live here if he sold both kidneys. He couldn't afford to live here if he had a fucking kidney selling side hustle.

Breaking into this place is out of the question, so instead of sneaking in during the middle of the night, he shows up bright and early and gives the doorman his most charming grin. "I'm here for Sam Winchester."

"Is he expecting you?" he asks, bored.

Dean's smile doesn't dim. "Not exactly. I'm his brother."

That gets some life in the doorman's eyes and he checks his computer. "Dean Winchester?"

What the fuck. Apparently Sam does live here. "Got it in one."

"Right this way, sir," he says gesturing to an elevator with no buttons that opens for him. "It will take you directly to the penthouse."

The penthouse? The penthouse?

He'd going to get Sam to help him find Dad, but first things first he's going to shake Sam until some answers fall out, because what the hell.

He takes the elevator up and walks cautiously into some sort of entry room. He has to resist the urge to walk though gun first, the place all smooth lines and chrome and dark colors. It's freaking him out.

The kitchen is even more chrome and black cabinets and black tiled floors, but there's also his little brother, standing there shirtless in black silk pants and fiddling with what he thinks is an espresso machine. "Sam?"

He turns quickly, eyes widening in surprise. "Dean? What are you doing here?"

"What am I doing here?" he scoffs. "What are you doing here?"

Sam stares. "I... live here?"

"Here?" he repeats. "Here?"

His little brother is rolling his eyes, as if he's the one being ridiculous and not perfectly reasonable.

There's the sound of someone walking and an admittedly drop dead gorgeous red head turns the corner, a black silk robe open and revealing matching lace panties and bra. She gasps, fluttering her hands over her mass of curly hair. "Oh, Samuel! You didn't tell me we had company!"

She doesn't make any effort to close her robe.

Sam rolls his eyes. "As if you didn't know he was coming. You should have told me we were having company."

"Yes, well, where's the fun in that?" she asks, grinning as she crosses the room over to Sam. She's so short that Sam has to practically bend in half to kiss her, and woah, what the hell?

Sure, she's hot, but she's a least a decade older than Sam. Probably closer to two. What the hell is going on here?

"Dean," Sam says, his hand on her waist. "This is my girlfriend, Rowena."

[crimsonicarus]

GR RPF FIC REC MASTERLIST!!

Long post!

Big shoutout to @arsenalgbt for suggesting i made a list, here are my fave GR fics, im a multishipper so it will be a couple or ships here, anyway, enjoy!

I wanted to also thank all the authors here listed for their awesome contributions to this lovely fandom, im really grateful for all your work <3333333

If any of the authors here listed would rather have their work taken down from this list please let me know .

new year's resolution by @wormeo-and-juliette

Pairing: OT3 Fernando Alonso/George Russell/Lance Stroll

Lance gets the text from Fernando well into the afternoon on the first day of the year: I slept with George.

Um. What?

eagle eyed by @prettydangrotten

Pairing: OT3 Alex Albon/George Russell/Logan Sargeant

“He’s watching, you know,” Alex says, voice level and conversational, like Logan being in the room is a normal part of this experience, “he’s hard.”

i’m your number one (it’s so obvious) by @63historian

Pairing: OT3 Lewis Hamilton/George Russell/Max Verstappen

“Tell him what you want, Georgie.”

He clenches his hole just as he starts begging, “I need you to come inside me, please, Max, please, I want it so bad.”

And who is Max not to obey such beautiful cries?

positive negatives by @ctimenefic

Pairing: Alex Albon/ George Russell

George doesn’t regret that shoot, exactly.

He had for a long time. After the first high of seeing the rushes wore off; after overhearing a murmured warning in general casting, days too late; after he woke up at three am to reread the release he’d blithely signed without thinking, and spent the next four hours staring at the ceiling hoping to wake up. He’d regretted it then.

For years after, the memory of it could hit like an ice cube sliding down his spine. Always, of course, at the most inconvenient moments. When he was working, or networking, when he needed his wits about him, couldn’t afford to stutter over his words. They’d put him in white silk, or offer him wine, or he’d walk into a room with slow, warm jazz playing, and the whole excruciating mess of it all would come back. He’d learnt how to smile through it, then how not to blink at all.

June is the coldest month of the year by @beabnormal24

Pairing: Max Verstappen/ George Russell

“Just don’t be a stranger, yeah?” It doesn’t sound as empty as George would’ve expected.

Max disappears in Monaco’s breeze with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his jacket and his head turned to the side to look at the coast following him, or it’s him who follows the coast. It’s not that simple to guess when George feels the way he does about him.

He stares at the broad expanse of his back until he’s nothing more than a distant figure just like any other person around and he can pretend that he’s no one in the middle of the world.

The blessing of anonymity, he muses, gripping at the hems of his sleeves.

All of a sudden, his chest feels quiet.

nobody else by ginnydear

Pairing: Alex Albon/ George Russell

The Mercedes garage is almost overwhelmingly busy when Alex walks through the crowds of officials there.

or... what if the world was suddenly plunged into omegaverse and everyone started presenting at once... pt two.

 table in the back by @janinaduszejko

Pairing: Alex Albon/ George Russell

“Okay, here’s the offer." Alex says. "I’m going to make you something and if you don’t like it, you don’t pay. How does that sound?”

“So I get a good meal or a free meal?” George asks. “Sounds like a no-lose scenario.”

“Keen eye, George,” Alex grins. “Figured out my terrible business sense on the first try. Alright, take it or leave it.”

 all green lights

Pairing: Alex Albon/ George Russell

Sorry mate I think you've got the wrong number

chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin' out over the line

Pairing: OT3 George Russell/Lance Stroll/Fernando Alonso

Lance and Fernando have been together for over two years and it is great. It is great apart from one minor detail. They are both dominant tops and the irritation is starting to grind them down. Enter Lance's ex-whatever, George Russell.

But George is not going to be as easy to get on board as Lance and Fernando think. He will give his whole heart but you have to open it up first.

DISCLAIMER: THE FIC IS NOW ON PERMANENT HIATUS

Very common crisis (series) by crimandclove

Pairing: George Russell/ Lance Stroll

January 2024 - George finds himself single, stressed, with a set of tits & one Lance Stroll in his home.

Calls and Cats by @raewritesf1

Pairing: George Russell/Max Verstappen

Things go awry when George’s video call with the quartet is interrupted by the form of a familiar half-naked Dutch driver wielding a Bengal cat in the background.

spread before you like a picnic by @janinaduszejko

Pairing: Alex Albon/ George Russell

Now, weeks later, he thinks that was probably the reason he’d said it, why when he came back to himself and noticed that Alex had manhandled him on his stomach and was in the process of peeling George’s jeans down, his first instinct was to say, panicky: “You can’t fuck me.”

it's not about having someone to love me anymore by linearity

Pairings: Alexander Albon/George Russell, George Russell/Toto wolff

George is an omega. He kind of hates himself for it.

Brake Balance by @russilton

Pairing: Lewis Hamilton/George Russell

"Why don’t you come dance?” With me goes unspoken, and George is eyeing him with a familiar look, like he’s sure Lewis will brush him off again, but he still wants to try.

Maybe it’s the buzz of alcohol. Maybe it’s the shiny skin of a tanned collarbone showing through George’s three open shirt buttons. Maybe it’s just the adrenaline of the whole day in general, but for once, Lewis thinks that sounds like a pretty good idea.

Stop overthinking, just go with it.

Bono’s words echo pointedly around his mind. Fuck it

ode to a conversation stuck in your throat by @prettydangrotten

Pairing: Alex Albon/George Russell

They’d agreed on friends when Alex had come to collect the last of his things from George’s flat. George had been adamant about it, all uncomplicated smiles, like they hadn’t just spent six months living in each other’s pockets and having some of the most bizarrely intimate sex of Alex’s life.

And friends is a noble intention, but. Alex still only has one friend who’s sucked him off in their driver’s room.

Allow yourself this happiness by Sonnenscheintraum

Pairing: Lewis Hamilton/George Russell

i can barely breathe (when you're here loving me)

When Lewis wakes up he knows he's going into rut. He will be able to get through the rainy and cold race in Spa if he takes enough suppressants.

But what if George by his side is actually making it worse for him to keep the rut in check?

How is he supposed to keep himself under control when George looks and smells like the most delicious way and makes him want to claim him?

Pairing: Lewis Hamilton/George Russell

Lewis Hamilton may be the sweetest person who ever stepped on earth and choose not to see the truth, but he deserves so much more than a broken, thirteen years younger college student.

So George does what is best for him.

 See my Vision (tell ‘em) by @russilton

Pairing: Lewis Hamilton/George Russell

“Feeling a little desperate, sweetheart?” It’s clearly rhetorical, but George nods anyway, and bites his lip at the conflicted emotions he sees cross Lewis’ face.

He knows it’s late, closer to Monday morning than Sunday night, but it’s been so long since they’ve had freedom to do whatever they want. He loves racing with his entirety, he even loves the intensive training and strict schedules, but he doesn’t love how the need to keep his body in perfect function for a race keeps him from Lewis.

George and Lewis have three weeks break between Monza and Singapore, and they just can’t wait anymore.

[rabbitcrimes]

Wangxian Fic Rec: Science Fiction Double Feature 🤖🚀

Mostly wangxian fics with sci fi elements - space, dream science, mindlink, androids, cyberpunk cities etc

Out of Nothing by Pip (Moirail) - zhanchengxian - 27k Summary: You and me, Wei Ying had said. Jiang Cheng is going to take him at his word. Command says that the first neural link is the one that stands out the most, the one that everyone has to be the most careful of, because a navigator’s thoughts can get tangled up with their pilot’s and become inextricably linked. Entangled. My Notes: All time fave. If I ever shut up about this fic you should assume I've been body snatched. Transhumanism, nostalgia, space opera, mindlink.

In Imitation of Life by travelingneuritis - wangxian - 70k Summary: Lan Zhan stops in front of one of the bespoke duplicates— a male figure, small, creamy-skinned and lithe. The name on the plinth reads Mo Xuanyu. Lan Zhan tested it on his first pass through the room. The doll was empty. No signals bouncing around its artificial brain, no operating programs queued to autostart. Not even a blinking dormancy light. "Hey big guy," says Mo Xuanyu, chrome eyes sparkling with fun. "Who do I gotta fuck around here to get unplugged?" Wei Ying is a rogue AI come to life. Lan Zhan is… handling it. My Notes: This is my Neuromancer. Actually one of my favorite cyberpunk cities EVER. When I figured out what OP was doing with the city and plot structure I legitimately went insane. Android erotics, cyberpunk city.

More fics under the cut!!

via AMONG THE STARS BY PLONK (a series of oneshots set in Firefly's CU, all really excellent but I want to draw attention a few all time faves) A Monk and a Myth - wangxian Summary: take_me_to_church.mp3 My Notes: This is THE and I mean THE final word on science fictional religiosity and devotion. Can not imagine trying to tackle those concepts without having read this. Man as myth, folk heroes, Lan Zhan's canon typical devotion. a grease monkey, a companion, and some pals aboard the lil apple - wangxian My Notes: Lan Wangji is a very prim and classy companion (in universe style of sex worker) and Wei Wuxian is a ship repair guy and Lan Wangji teaches him the ways of the secular flesh. My fucking god do I think about this sex scene all the time. Like, weekly. a chatty mechanic and a silent academy survivor aboard the lotus - wangxian genderswap Summary: Just really excellent. Wei Wuxian is a ship mechanic and Lan Wangji has psychic abilities from medical experimentation from which she's been rescued. Solidly space western, the end of this one is just wonderful. Love the mindlink elements here. escapees aboard the radish - wangxian Summary: So absolutely crazy about this one. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are both ex academy students or have both been victims of psychic medical experiments. I love it as a story about trauma and living in aftermath. Mindlink.

promises of the future by spookykingdomstarlight - wei wuxian/wei wuxian - 3k Summary: His ocular sensors spin themselves to life. In the mirror, he sees himself. And he sees himself, himself but different, reflected from the mirror he’s resting against into the mirror he’s facing. Himself but slighter, features sharper. Himself, with eyes brightened by the power of a star. Himself, crouched above himself, close enough to kiss. My Notes: Yes you read that pairing right!! Give it up for robot eroticism!!!! Android erotics, cyberpunk sensibility.

some lovely, perilous think by varnes - wangxian - 24k Summary: Jingyi makes a sympathetic sound. “I’ve got a buddy in one of the Hefei labs, and he says there’s some evidence to suggest that people stuck in limbo develop, like, whole new neural pathways. And you go in and out of it all the time, right, so who knows what your brain is up to.” His eyes light up. “Oh man, would you let me — ” “Obviously no,” Wei Ying says, voice flat. “But you’re close enough to right. I can keep you all safely in the level, but it’s tiring. I can’t be both dreamer and extractor.” “I’ll do it,” Lan Zhan cuts in, before Jingyi can protest or Wen Yuan can ask any further questions. “It’s not a problem.” “Are you sure?” Wen Yuan asks, brow furrowing. “If your sub-security picks up that Xian-gege doesn’t belong — ” “They won’t.” Wei Ying frowns. “Not for nothing, ge,” he says slowly, “but the last time we were in your dream together, I fell off a cliff.” Lan Zhan looks up and over at him. There is something in his eyes that Wei Ying can’t quite read: something fierce, and faraway. “I remember,” he says, voice quiet. “Do you?” - Wei Ying takes a dream heist job with an old friend. My Notes: God this is wonderful. We've got a full cast and some case/heist fic flavoured science fictional elements. I think it plays very nicely with a lot of the other cool mindlink stuff on this list.

world.runExecution by pip (moirail) - zhanchengxian - 30k IN PROGRESS Summary: What does it mean to be human, anyway? “Here we go,” Wei Ying mumbles, and Jiang Cheng doesn’t have the chance to ask what that means before Wei Ying’s squaring up his shoulders and moving in a way that cuts a swath through the crowd. My Notes: my group chat commissioned this for FTH in 2022 and it remains the love of my life. Pip you beautiful genius. CYBERPUNK I LOVE YOU.

i will be chasing a starlight by feyburner, sundiscus - wangxian - 71k Summary: “You know what?” Wei Ying said. “I think we should be friends.”

“Vulcans do not have friends,” said Lan Zhan. He was staring very determinedly at the screen in front of him.

Wei Ying frowned at him. “That can’t be right.” My Notes: I am so insanely crazy town about this fic. God there has not been a filler entry on this list YET! below the clouds, above the lakes by northofallmusic (tofsla) - wangxian - 22k UNFINISHED Summary: Wei Ying was not formally considered a Jiang until it became necessary for a Jiang to marry a Lan as a guarantee of alliance. Now, in the habitat dome which houses the palace known as the Cloud Recesses, he has to navigate a new role, a new marriage, and an unfamiliar tangle of political relationships and loyalties. My Notes: I remember LOVING the worldbuilding on this and really enjoying the space OP was playing in, I thought it was worth a read. Thank you so much to everyone who recommended fics!! It's coming to my attention that this list is going to get massive so I'll reblog as I read and update it 🚀

[marley-manson]

what are some of your favorite xena fics?

Thanks for asking! Fair warning, most of these are on old archives and can be hard to read, like, visually. I generally copypaste the fics, convert them to epubs, and read them on my kobo, but firefox reader view is also an excellent option for either laptop or mobile reading. Not sure if chrome has an equivalent.

I will warn for rape and specify the gender configurations (f/f, f/m, or m/f) when I can, because I know that matters to me when I'm choosing what I want to read, but for the fics I haven't read recently it's more of a crapshoot because I just don't remember well enough.

And if you just want my current top faves, I've starred those.

Xena/Gabrielle, fics I've read or re-read recently and remember fairly well:

Aftermath: The Tree of Life and The Hanging Gardens Conqueror AU - imo Gabrielle falls for Xena a little quickly considering how it starts lol, but it's well written, fun, solidly plotty, and the second is a pretty good mystery (though with a caveat for some racialized stereotypes.)

The Paradox of Dying Short glimpse into Gabrielle's state of mind in the later seasons.

*Storms of War A long, plotty, and quite dark exploration of Xena and her relationship with violence. Surprisingly well paced and engaging imo, considering how 600ish pages covers about a week of time. (mentions of m/f rape, past f/m rape)

As Long as Earth Endures Plotty, fun, entertaining OCs, violence and sex as themes (though not really intertwined lol) (mentions of past f/m and f/f rape iirc)

Been There, Done That Revisited Fun one shot set during the eponymous episode.

Confession An angstier take on Xena and Gabrielle's relationship.

Xena/Gabrielle, fics I've read years ago and enjoyed then, but I can't be 100% certain they hold up:

Infamia Conqueror AU, Gab is a gladiator, Xena is Empress of Rome. I actually have re-read about half of it lol but haven't finished it. It's a lot of fun, and the author has a way with words.

Pretium Silenti I plan to re-read this soon, it's another gladiator Gab/Empress of Rome fic, though more dark and serious, and very well written from what I recall. (m/f rape iirc)

Conqueror Series This is a hesitant rec lol because even in 2014 I thought it was very cheesy and tropey in that classic bodice ripper-y way, but like, I honestly had a lot of fun reading it. ymmv of course. (past m/f rape and csa, present f/f sex with a slave that isn't fully acknowledged as rape iirc, past f/f rape. Also warning for some racist tropes, about on par with what we see in the show as far as I recall.)

The Charioteer: In the City of Har and The Amazons of Dahomey I remember thinking these were extremely well written, but I haven't re-read them and I remember very little so I can't warn for any content.

Queen fun pwp

Appetite I remember loving the writing style. Post-finale.

Tarot Conqueror (well, warlord) fic. Fun premise, present day Gabrielle meets a younger, warlording Xena thanks to magic.

Other ships, recent reads:

*The Destiny Series Mostly gen, some het. Conqueror AU but in a very unique way. Focused on Caesar and Gabrielle after Xena has been killed, and it's an excellent depiction of like... everything I want from a good angsty darkfic. Eg the way it could've been hurt/comfort but the hurt character sucks and constantly self-sabotages and the comforter is way out of her depth and stops trying soon enough and they make each other even worse instead. Just about every choice made goes wrong. The world is a miserable, violent mess because three wonderfully, viscerally epic warlording women have been destroying it with their battling. Speaking of, I loooove how this author writes Xena, Callisto, and Najara.

Like the vibes are just immaculate to me <3 (f/m rape)

Payback is Hell Xena/Lao Ma, missing scene

*Equal To the Gods Xena/Gabrielle, Xena/Ares. I've read this twice now and it was an emotional rollercoaster each time, which is rare for me - like, I sobbed for basically the entire last third or so lol. And I'm not usually into poly fic, especially mixed gender, buuuut boy do I love a good trainwreck and this is a novel's worth of well-written, devastating trainwreck. And I do feel that ultimately it's very fair to both ships, despite the author being primarily a Xena/Ares shipper. If you buy into the premise that Xena does love Ares, all the characterization choices work great for me as well.

The Apology A missing scene set between Adventures in the Sin Trade and A Family Affair.

Other ships, old reads:

Among the Tigers and Approach of the Greeks Xena/Lao Ma

The Legacy of Lao Ma Xena/Lao Ma, The Debt from Lao Ma's pov

Aphrodite's Prayer Gabrielle/Aphrodite

The Joining Xena/Ares, I have actually re-read the first two relatively recently, and they're well-written and a good exploration of Xena's heroism versus Ares' job. Gabrielle and her arc gets a lot of focus in the second too. Don't remember the third well though, but I enjoyed it enough to bookmark it.

[naenaex0xx]

It's reminding me of a really simplified version of beepbox lol

At least you can adjust range and stuff but I can't go any lower aaaa

song maker? very funsies

[negotiumcrucis]

How to save your reviews on ff.net

In light of whatever is going down on ff.net today, I made this short guide for a friend on Discord, but I figured it might be useful for some folks over here as well.

---

On Chrome, open the review page for each fic, press Ctrl+P, then instead of printing it, select save it as a pdf. It works per page, so in case you have more than 15 reviews per fic/chapter, you will have to repeat that step for each page.

But there's one little trick you can do to have all reviews of your one-shot saved in one (1) single page.

This is the review page for one of my stories. There are 54 reviews total in this one-shot, which ff.net automatically breaks into four pages:

https://www.fanfiction.net/r/7500227/

But if you add a 1/ at the end of the URL:

https://www.fanfiction.net/r/7500227/1/

Then all reviews for that one-shot will be on one (1) single page. Go ahead and save it as pdf and you're done with this one!

For multi-chapter stories, you will have to do that per chapter, but it works pretty much the same way. Also, if your multichapter has 15 reviews or less so all reviews will be automatically shown on the first review page, so you don't have to add the 1/ at the end. In this case, just go ahead and save it as a pdf and you're done.

Yeah, it's not like a super fast method and you will have to do that on a computer (didn't try it on mobile), but surely it's better than screenshotting each review...

If anyone knows a quicker way, please do share it with the class!

ps. Since ff.net doesn't allow copy/paste, you can also save your own fics (or your fave fics) as a pdf.

[chromecries]

the more i think about it the more i am so unprepared to watch the eggs die. i cannot watch baghera lose pomme i dont think i can sit through that. i cant watch forever watch baghera lose pomme. i cant watch the brazilians lose richas and i cant watch everyone else watch the brazilians lose richas im not prepared

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

ty @dying-suffering-french-stalkers for the tag! i do not have the wherewithal to tag five people, but if the spirit moves you consider yourself tagged!

[ticklish-n-stuff]

How Dr. Stone characters react to you telling them you like being tickled

Except it's only my faves

My condolences to Ryusui, I'm only halfway through p1 of s3 and still wasn't sure on what to write for him

Anyways, enjoy<3

Senku Ishigami

Mr I bottle up my emotions would pretend to act indifferent, but don’t let that font fool you. In that big brain of his he’s already plotting

When he finally strikes, he’ll brush it off as him just trying to torture you into working on his next mindblowing project. But deep down, he loves these rare moments of just goofing around.

Would uplay the whole evil scientist schpiel, just imagine the most shit-eating grin imaginable looking down at you the whole time. 

When he thinks you’re not looking, his expression softens up :3

Gen Asagiri

You will never know peace ever again

Not only does he now know that you’re ticklish, but that you like it as well?! He’s going HAMMM

Very evil with the teasing

“What’s that? Did you want something?~”

Loves to bring attention to his fingers just to tease you further

Can and WILL make you ask for tickles

“See? That wasn’t so hard~”

Taiju Oki

This big oaf can’t contain himself, instantly wanting to try it out for himself

Will scoop you up in his arms with ease and go to town on whatever spots he can reach

Though he is a gentleman in his own way. Can easily get carried away but always apologizes and makes it up to you with lots of cuddles uwu

Typa ler to laugh alongside you, enjoying the simplicity of it all

Yuzuriha Ogawa

Don’t get fooled by her sweet personality, her touch can be LETHAL

Girl has the hands of a surgeon, she’d know exactly which spots to pinpoint and how to get the best reactions. 

Queen of soft tickles, but still highly effective

“Try not to squirm too much~” 

Ebvil

Chrome

Bro is like a golden retriever, ready to pounce on sight

Can and will tackle you like a damn brute

Not teasy on purpose, he just lets the science brain take over and curiously tries out different spots and techniques

“What happens if I pinch here? OHH! Do that again!!”

Gets lost in his own nerdy lil world so you might need to tap out to get him to stop

Always so bashful at the end when he realizes that he tickled you breathless

Kohaku

She doesn’t seem like the type to goof around much with such knowledge

Would mainly tickle you if you’re being stubborn in the mornings or as “motivation” to train

Doesn’t show it but absolutely loves the thrill of making you laugh

Excels in chases, being able to zoom all over Ishigami village and grab you in record time

A bit of a ruthless ler, so prepare yourself. But knows when you’re reaching your limits

Tsukasa Shishio

For seeming so intimidating, he’s actually a big softie

Always asks permission beforehand, very gentle touch, always checking on you

“Is it okay if I keep going? Your laughter is too sweet for me to stop”

Though, if you act bratty and try to provoke him, he will not hesitate to chase you down and destroy you lovingly

Ukyo Saionji

Sneaky ‘lil bastard

Always finding any opportunity to sneak quick lil pokes and squeezes when you’re not paying attention

Sometimes he’ll just smile from your adorable reaction, other times, if he’s feeling playful, he’ll play dumb

“Everything okay there? You look a little flushed~

King of comfort tickles. Always at the ready to bring back a smile onto your face and tickle your worries away.

[cyanide-rifle]

Hello! More inquiries!

what are 3 things you’d say shaped you into who you are?

what’s an inside joke you have with your family or friends?

what made you start your blog?

tell a story about your childhood

would you say you’re an emotional person?

what’s something you’ve always wanted to do but maybe been to scared to do?

what do you think of when you hear the word “home”?

fave colour and why?

do you collect anything?

what do you do when you’re sad?

what’s one thing that never fails to make you happy/happier?

do you trust easily?

how many tabs do you have open right now?

fave song at the moment?

12. Do you forgive betrayal?

27. Has someone ever written a song or poem for you?

28. Have you ever been cheated on?

30. Have you ever considered plastic surgery? If so, what would you change about your body?

39. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have?

48. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say?

52. Is there anyone you’ve given up on? Why?

56. State 8 facts about your body

57. Things you want to say to an ex

58. What are five ways to win your heart?

64. What is your definition of cheating?

73. What’s something sweet you’d like someone to do for you?

74. What’s the most superficial characteristic you look for?

76. What’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever done for someone?

79. When was the last time you felt jealous? Why?

82. Who is the last person you hugged?

83. Who was your first kiss with?

84. Why did your last relationship fail?

💌 Do you talk to yourself?

🌸 Best compliment you ever received?

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr?

Strawberry: What’s the best dipping “sauce”?

Mango: Do you have any pets? If so what are they/their names?

Lychee: What’s your favorite drink?

Grape: Do you have any siblings?

Gooseberry: Favorite animal?

Fig: Do you think you’re smart?

Cherry: Deecribe someone you think is cute.

Coconut: Do you like the beach?

Banana: What’s the worst artificial flavor?

Blackberry: What kind of phone (if any) do you have?

what are 3 things you’d say shaped you into who you are?

past, parents and the fear of everything

what’s an inside joke you have with your family or friends?

Frutiger "_____" , "______" aero

what made you start your blog?

Started this bad boy *slaps my blog* in december of 2016 (hmmm who told me that again? 👁 oh yeah you) and back then i probably did it to find aesthetic pics

tell a story about your childhood

Ran against a cigarette automat and my mom laughed at me (rudeee)

would you say you’re an emotional person?

Maybe it seems like i am emotionally cold but if you think that you just dont know me enough (my family thinks im a cold brick and that im a robot)

what’s something you’ve always wanted to do but maybe been to scared to do?

Not be scared of everything anymore (BUT WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS??? AND THEN THAT??? WHAT IF????)

what do you think of when you hear the word “home”?

A certain smell? Maybe my mom? Maybe my childhood home? Simpler times? Last moments before death i'll see my mother? Or someone else entirely? I had certain delusions that felt like home like that house in the woods isolated from everyone else just me and him, but i cant trust my feelings at all so who knows what home is, maybe home is everywhere and nowhere

fave colour and why?

Black, dark red, dark blue, purple they look cool

do you collect anything?

Trauma just kidding, no i dont im stingy with money (i do collect pokemons for my dex)

what do you do when you’re sad?

Listen to music and think about how my blorbos will comfort me

what’s one thing that never fails to make you happy/happier?

Fantasize about various things good things, sexual things, violent things, death

do you trust easily?

Yes and its a flaw of mine

how many tabs do you have open right now?

Well on chrome i have 97 and on ecosia 181

fave song at the moment?

Hmmm well it changes all the time but i've been listening to HENNESSYXMTNDEW a lot lately

12. Do you forgive betrayal?

Not really, i'll always have it in the back of my mind even if i forgave you (because im too afraid to lose someone so i'll rather have them in my life then set boundaries, cowardly me)

27. Has someone ever written a song or poem for you?

No

28. Have you ever been cheated on?

Depends what one would call cheating she didnt fuck anyone but she was flirty to other people and kissed them, (then i did the same to hurt her, what a dumb idea, ashamed of myself be better)

30. Have you ever considered plastic surgery? If so, what would you change about your body?

I dont want to get plastic surgery i want to look like my parents when im old

39. Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have?

Feels like thats all i do, yearning, yearning for what? Everything

48. If the person you like says they like someone else, what would you say?

"Omggg i'm so happy for youuu!!" I'd be so hurt but try to play it off but i'll cut the contact slowly or immediately

52. Is there anyone you’ve given up on? Why?

I still hope we patch things up even though she did me so wrong (have some self respect)

56. State 8 facts about your body

166cm , i'd say my arms are long i think, small hands, small feet, my bones in my legs crack when i walk, body hair is doing well, veins are looking nice

57. Things you want to say to an ex

Habe ich dir nichts bedeutet? Ich dachte wir hatten ein gutes verhältnis (hast du mich jemals gemocht?)

58. What are five ways to win your heart?

I dont think im worth being won over but i'll try listing some stuff anyways, food, tell me when theres something wrong (i have the tendency to not talk about my problems so if you talk about yours maybe i'll talk about mine, and of course i want my partner to feel good so i want to listen and be a good boyfriend), cuddling maybe? I've never really cuddled but i feel like the person who cuddles me i'll fall for immediately because im just that touch starved, someone who lives maybe the same kind of music, same kind of humour

64. What is your definition of cheating?

Flirtatious texts with others any kind of kissing (likeeee why are you being flirty with another person when you have me, if the plan was to make me jealous i'll just leave)

73. What’s something sweet you’d like someone to do for you?

I dont know if i can provide anything back so i'll say nothing

74. What’s the most superficial characteristic you look for?

Beautiful eyes

76. What’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever done for someone?

Wrote someone letters that were 5 pages long or more and put rocks and feathers in the letter because they looked cool (never got an answer)

79. When was the last time you felt jealous? Why?

I feel jealous all the time, something small sets me off like the mention of another name (mostly only with romantical partners, with friends i worry if their friends are better than me and if i'll be replaced soon)

82. Who is the last person you hugged?

My cousin today

83. Who was your first kiss with?

My first love, it was at night i thinkkk i was 16 she brought it the idea up (i was having feelings for her forever and she knew) and i ran around a few rounds until i crashed into her and kissed her (i was so nervous), she acted like it wasnt a big deal and i was so heartbroken about it (but continued following her like a lost puppy for the next few years in the hopes that she'll love me) (i still hope we patch things up again, i mourn for someone that doesnt exist anymore)

84. Why did your last relationship fail?

Not enough communication, impulsivity

💌 Do you talk to yourself?

When im alone all the time

🌸 Best compliment you ever received?

*forgets everything anyone has ever said to me*

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

How they treat the less privileged

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr?

December 2016, 8 years? Goddamn time flies

Strawberry: What’s the best dipping “sauce”?

Cheeseeee

Mango: Do you have any pets? If so what are they/their names?

1 dog teddy

Lychee: What’s your favorite drink?

Pineapple juice also banana juice

Grape: Do you have any siblings?

6

Gooseberry: Favorite animal?

Wolf and snakes

Fig: Do you think you’re smart?

No i'm dumb as fuck (also got a low tier education)

Cherry: Deecribe someone you think is cute.

I'm afraid of falling in love i dont want to think about anyone that i could envision a future with

Coconut: Do you like the beach?

Yes but i havent been in like 8 years (dysphoria)

Banana: What’s the worst artificial flavor?

Hmmm i dont know but i am particular about stuff that is open in the fride/freezer like cheese or ice if i know it'll have to go into the fridge/freezer open i'll just est it whole because i hate the taste when it mixes with the other stuff but for example if its cheese thats open and i'll slap it on a pizza thats fine because its heated up and wont smell/taste like anything else

Blackberry: What kind of phone (if any) do you have?

Samsung a54