#boppinrobin

[lesspopped]

SISKO/DUKAT??? (also, hello! <3)

okay look I did not invent “waltz”, in which dukat and sisko are trapped in a cave and dukat makes sisko soup and calls him “benjamin” the whole time. I’m not saying it would be a good ship or that it would end well! I’m just saying that, for instance, if you watch their exchange in the runabout in “the maquis part 1” with the knowledge that cardassians flirt via bickering and even overt hostility in mind, dukat’s delighted reaction to sisko’s “I am [joyless] when I’m with you” takes on a whole other dimension.

I’m also just saying that the episode where jake sets ben up with kasidy yates comes immediately after the episode where jake was stuck on a very small ship with his dad watching him and dukat barely cardassian-flirting and practically human-flirting and dukat welcoming them with fireworks. that young man got home and was like “red alert!!!!!! my dad needs a normal date!!!!!!!!!!” I could go on like this sorry.

tl;dr if you watch the show with the assumption that dukat is in love with sisko you’ll be shocked how well it fits. canon imo

(hiiiii!! 💚💚💚)

[oflights]

five ways drarry eschew the wizarding world for the mundane muggle versions/experiences instead?

hi!! hmmm this is a good one because i don't think i've really thought much about this before? i tend to go hard on all magic in my fics and get creative that way. and i think find a new place to be from is a good representation of how i think they both feel about life in the muggle world and how they make it work, so coming from this angle will be a bit stream of consciousness!!

i've mentioned this before but i think harry likes to drive. having a car still feels like a life a goal for him, a symbol of adulthood. draco does not share this at all and hates the car until (out of fear and curiosity he won't admit to, he's not arthur weasley!!!) he dives deep into a research hole and winds up taking harry's car completely apart and putting it back together and becoming something of a gearhead. for science.

draco winds up being the one to fix harry's car if something goes wrong; harry barely knows how to change the oil. he blithely ignores the check engine light (it feels like his entire life has had a check engine light lit up about it) until draco sees it and screeches and checks the engine himself.

draco's big muggle thing is like, snacks. he's inherently mistrustful of modern tech (and writing he and harry sort of catching up on that together in the fic i linked was so fun) but he's curious and has a sweet tooth and the muggle world provides variety, so he's all about that.

oh, and coffee. draco has always thought he hated coffee and basic espresso drinks (too bitter) but catches on very quickly to all flavors and methods muggles employ to make it not taste like coffee. he loves a frap. harry feels the same way but doesn't get the exact same "this is new and exciting!!" joy in it that draco retains.

as in pepper spray fic, harry finds it easier to go out and be social in the muggle world, including hookups/dating. in the magical world he gets by on his network of friends to weed out potter-obsessed nutters but those relationships still tend to buckle under the weight of "this is harry potter" and all that entails. there's something freeing about the anonymity of the muggle world. draco can't relate as much, and can more easily rely on his social group to navigate dating, but i think the vastness of the muggle world entices him too. i picture him as living this very insular, protected and exclusive life with the exact same people from birth and getting to open that up and meet all kinds of new people is both scary and exhilarating to him. better still if his world opens up to be so big and he still finds love with harry, in a world so much wider than the magical one. choosing each other among so many fish in the sea is wonderful.

[persianflaw]

🍜☕️🌻😈 (😘)

😘 😘

🍜 favorite dish 🍜

this is like. a cheap answer. but i really love grilled cheese sandwiches. cheddar cheese is the crucial ingredient but the addition of swiss, parmesan, mozzarella, maybe a nice provolone, is never unwelcome.

☕️ favorite hot drink ☕️

HOT CHOCOLATE BAYBEE SLURP SLURP

🌻 favorite flower 🌻

it's a tie between roses and jasmine. roses are such a classic beauty, they smell terrific, and they're useful in food! but the smell of a cluster of jasmine bushes on a hot day is what i imagine heaven would smell like, if it were real. maybe heaven is real, and it's the smell of jasmine.

😈 favorite meow meow 😈

i've been thinking about hannibal lately, and ohhh, abigail hobbs. sweet girl. a meow meow that predated the popularity of the term. hashtag gone but not forgotten. one of those meow meows where you know things aren't going to be nice for her but goddammit that doesn't mean you can't get sad all over again when they go badly! :(

[redshift-ao3]

First lines game

Tagged by @nadsdraws !

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway. From a winning hand [T], written for the Even Keel Steddyhands zine, 1.5k:

"Have you ever played cribbage?" Ed asks, when Stede settles down into his armchair and sets the brandy on the table between them.

From cursed [T], a pre-Steddyhands, playful Izzy fic written for the Canyon Writers' Workshop zine, 1.6k:

"Ed, I have something terrible to tell you."

From inside out [E], a t4t sub!Ed Blackhands PWP written for Our Flag Means Gifts 2023, 8k:

"You've been a proper twat recently," Izzy says, from his armchair.

From in a house by the sea [T], an Izzy-focused gen-to-pre-Steddyhands fic about grief, written for the Canyon Writers' Workshop Exchange 2023 (I swear I write fics not for zines or exchanges! sometimes!) 5k:

“How’re you doing, boss?”

From frivolous [T], silly Stizzy roleplay written for the Izzy Hands Festive Fix-It Fest, 1.5k:

"This is fucking ridiculous," Izzy says. He plucks at the fabric swathed over his legs with distaste, pulling the skirts into disarray. "Just so you know."

From cadenza [M], gen(ish), Izzy's torture at Ned Low's hands takes a different turn, 3k:

"What would be most humiliating for you, I wonder?" Low asks. He touches a finger to Izzy's chest, stroking over the collar of his waistcoat. 

From all falls away [E], Edizzy vampire sex 😈 2.7k:

"Shh." The fingers on Izzy's neck are gentle, almost soothing, like the cadence of Ed's low, quiet voice. There's something Izzy should be doing now, he's pretty sure, but it's hard to remember with the hush of Ed's voice in his ears. 

From this bridge we built won't last [E], Edizzy sad dubious dream sex, 3k:

The dream starts with the door swinging open. It usually does, though Izzy hasn't had this dream in a while, and the Ed who slides into his room this time looks more like the one Izzy sees trailing after Bonnet up on deck than the one who usually turns up in Izzy's dreams.

From opening [M], Ouizzy! 2.3k:

There's a box in Frenchie's head next to the box where he puts all the bad stuff. 

From the rock on which all else stands [T], Ed-centric gravy basket introspection, 2k:

"I'll take you to my thinking spot," Ben says.

Phew! It's interesting looking at these: I start in the middle of scenes pretty often, huh? Drop you right on in there. Thanks for the tag, nads! Tagging in @ewelinakl, @sweveris, @multishipperpirateking, @vexbatch, @bimbobrock, @thedarkcaustic, @boppinrobin if you wanna play 👀

[mistpodfics]

Limonene, α-Pinene, Sabinene written by horchata | @boppinrobin A Murderbot Podfic performed by mistbornhero @sunlightsymphony with a cover by @justaphage for VoiceTeam: Team Spirit

"I wish you could eat"

Podfic Length: 09:44 minutes

[the-wanlorn]

Tagging Game!

Got tagged by @bedalk, ty ty!

Last Song I listened to: Noire Clarinet by Andrew Hale

Currently Watching: Fringe. Again. lmao. I was watching the dirty secrets Dropout show but my free trial ran out and I don't get paid for weeks.

Sweet/Savoury/Spicy?: Sweet. Everything's gotta be a lil bit sweet or why bother eating it? ha ha im in danger

Relationship Status: Single and ready to mingle (from the comfort of my computer screen)

Current Obsession: mmmmmmmmmmmm. I'm pretty between obsessions right now. It's a bummer. I would like the good brain chemicals please.

Tagging: @kisahawklin, @gaslightgallows, uhhhhh who else do I know the tumblr url of. Uhhhhhhh @boppinrobin. Three is good enough.

[seabassapologist]

When a beloved mutual reads you for FILTH 🥹🥹🥹

(https://www.tumblr.com/boppinrobin/747846736362471424/mutual-that-is-horny-on-main-i-would-protect-you)

[alder-knight]

Tagged by @buddyblanc !

Rules: Fill out the questions, then tag 10 people you want to know better!

Relationship status: well… I have been dating the Dayglo Femme since Feb 2016 and Rocket since Oct 2016? and I'm in an intentional community that's kind of an extended trans polycule. call it both Committed and Complicated, but not bad-complicated.

Favorite Color: green, kelly or lime, esp with black

Song stuck in head: A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd, idk

Last song I listened to: The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake

Three favorite foods: cookie… soup with bread… enchilada

Last thing I googled: "Falliforia Labrys Greece"

Dream trip: Morocco + Turkiye + Syria + Nigeria + Ghana

Anything I want right now: executive function. please. also greater interaction with the ecstatic.

Tagging: 1. @rockemsockemrocket 2. @mxroo 3. @countessofblooms 4. @indielowercase 5. @satyrmagos 6. @boppinrobin 7. @beeoperator 8. @kawaiiabetic 9. @idledreams-burninghearts 10. @caer-solace

[void-star]

Tagged by @fvckroach ~!

Currently Reading: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Decision by K. A. Applegate (The main Animorphs series in general), and Akira (Graphic Novel)

Favorite Color: y e l l o w

Last Song: "Don't You Dare Forget the Sun" by Get Scared

Spicy/Sweet/Savoury: WHY DO I NEED TO DECIDE BETWEEN SAVORY AND SPICY. I guess savory, if pressed.

Last Movie I Watched: Petals of a Rose

Currently Working On: ...Way too many things, fr.

Chapter 3 of "Anyone Could Slip" (TBS - Damiark)

Chapter 1 rewrite of "I Can Be Your Freak" (TBS - Damien)

An OG novel

Erotic Violence Damiark AU drawing

Damien art collab with a friend

Marco/Tobias art (x 2)

Traditional MurderBot/ART/Three painting

Traditional Damien painting

I don't know how I expect to work on bigger projects like this, either. Like I want to do podfics and audio dramas eventually, too.

But yeah thanks for tagging! I'm gonna tag @boyswillbeboxes @cmdrburton @incomt65 @boppinrobin @unityinblack @perfect-cecilos @catthecowardlylyon @spencerfantastic @stygianstranger

[persianflaw]

@boppinrobin

Got inspired by the multitude of "transsexual Seinfeld" posts I saw

[lesspopped]

tagged by both @suncaptor and @littlelindentree!

tagging @pearwaldorf @katemonkeyville @boppinrobin @liz-squids @zaharrena and anyone else who wants to do it!

[persianflaw]

@boppinrobin i can't stop giggling at this you have sent me into the fucking stratosphere 😭

[mistpodfics]

VoiceTeam Journey written by mistbornhero

A VoiceTeam Filk performed by @esbielle, @boppinrobin, @djemsowhat with a cover by @green-fifteen for VoiceTeam filling the challenge Band Together

A group of podficcers sets off to join VoiceTeam, to the tune of A Hero's Journey from Galavant.

Podfic Length: 01:51 minutes

[gamebird]

@rosewind2007 Ah! Our discussion topic!

Bonus mention of @boppinrobin !

I felt like I needed to clarify some things before we could continue any more conversations on this godforsaken website.

I’m very proud of the European Robin, I think I really captured it.

[alder-knight]

tagged by @countessofblooms to post my lock screen (made in glitchlab), my most recent song (was trying to figure out if The Faint was in my range for karaoke), my most recent photo (Dog on deck), and most recent saved image (90s queer propaganda) 🤘🏽

I tag, if you wanna, @mxroo , @kawaiiabetic , @rockemsockemrocket , @boppinrobin , and @indielowercase . do it or don't, no worries.

[persianflaw]

@boppinrobin's wonderful post made me think about my various murderbot wips, and specifically my mensahbot wip where murderbot wrestles with the conflict between its own preferences and the knowledge that relationships require compromise to remain strong and grow. i'd need to do a canon refresh at this point but i really do think there's a lot to say about that topic- any relationship requires compromise, one person can't just be catering to the other constantly, so if murderbot wants to further any kind of social connections, romantic or platonic, it will need to become more flexible. i know that there's a wish fulfillment angle to murderbot's human friends never asking anything of it that it doesn't directly offer, letting it dictate the terms of any relationships, etc. and i know that for people who are more reserved or socially anxious and find themselves with a lot of social pressures, that kind of wish fulfillment is even more appealing. but not only is that kind of one-sided situation not a good (or, arguably, real) friendship, it's not a fulfilling friendship either. growth can be uncomfortable, it can be embarrassing, it can be awkward and terrible and make you want to give up human interaction and live in a cave forever, but it is still ultimately good for you. you will be a happier and healthier person if you are in a constant state of growth versus stagnation.