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mediademon · 11 months ago
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BUTCHER'S CROSSING (2022) dir. Gabe Polsky
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junkfoodcinemas · 1 year ago
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Nicolas Cage in Butcher's Crossing (2022) dir. Gabe Polsky
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pod-together · 4 months ago
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Pod-Together Day 9 Reveals 2024
(They) called (you) crazy, god I hate the way I called (you) crazy too (LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)) written by Vyee_Writes, performed by legonerd Summary: "What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?" "What do you get?" Jay smirks as he responds, "Frostbite."
If You Only Knew (Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)) written by Marv-with-a-v, performed by Juulna Summary: Tony has had a crush on Steve for a while now. Actually admitting that to Steve (accidentally or not) might just be the best thing he ever does.
Flowers got your tongue (幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga)) written by alchemicink, performed by bluedreaming Summary: Challenge: confess your love or choke to death on flower petals Hiei: guess I'll die OR: Hiei falls in love with Kurama, but doesn't plan on telling him. Then he starts coughing up flowers and things only get more complicated from there
Merciless music (Malevolent (Podcast)) written by Big_bunbun, performed by Koschei_B Summary: The Butcher believes Arthur is the only one that can write him a symphony.
Mostly Void, Partly Stars (All For The Game - Nora Sakavic) written by Flowerparrish, performed by Aliteralgarbageheap Summary: Jean embarks on some therapy homework in an attempt to learn more about himself. Some things that he learns aren't very surprise. But some are.
A little help [text, audio] (Shadowhunters (TV)) written by HadrianPeverellBlack, performed by ToughPaperRound Summary: The missing moments between Alec's and Magnus' wedding and the ending of the series.
Yaatree: Mirage (Original Work, Yaatree Universe) written by KitKaos and BardicRaven, performed by BardicRavenReads and OneGoldenRaptor, audio production by OneGoldenRaptor Summary: +++ Emergency protocol activated +++ Attention please! Attention please! This is your captain with an important announcement. I repeat, this is your captain with an important announcement. We have sustained damage from a nearby stellar flare. There is no immediate danger to our passengers or the ship - and there is no reason to be alarmed. Yet, we will have to make an unplanned return to Mirage station for repairs. As soon as I have further information I will make another announcement. I ask you kindly to remain calm. There is no danger at present.
A Proper Stance [text, audio] (One Piece (Anime & Manga)) written by Aibhilin, performed by LittleSnowyRascal9842 Summary: It’s pitiful, is what it is. Not even Shanks would be this amateurish in his stances, not even when they were kids- Buggy goes to help the boy up and correct him without a conscious thought behind the movement.
Human Shield [text, audio] (Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)) written by Nicky_Gabriel, performed by sunkitten_shash Summary: Upon waking up this particular morning, Zuko is filled with dread about what this day will probably bring him, but he can’t postpone the confrontation any longer, the sooner they deal with it the better.
I Wanted to Do the Timewarp But Oh God Not Like This (Teen Wolf (TV)) written by ReformedTsundere, performed by CrimsonMoonn Summary: Witches are now officially Stiles’ least favorite. They suck. He hates them and their stupid human sacrificial rituals, and their stupid evil knives. Call him biased because one of said stupid knives is buried to the hilt in his chest, but Stiles doesn’t care. He’s bleeding out, lying in a bed of leaves and rocks, staring up at a canopy of trees and stars. Witches are the worst.
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girlactionfigure · 1 year ago
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Gaza Scandal
by Seth Mandel
“We cannot just be a relief organization,” Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross until 2022, said in a 2015 speech about the organization’s failures during the Holocaust. The Red Cross, Maurer said, was regretful: “It failed as a humanitarian organization because it had lost its moral compass. It failed … by responding to the outrageous with standard procedures, it looked on helplessly and silently.”
It would be more accurate, actually, to say the Red Cross expressed regret. Because it’s clear its officials weren’t all that sorry.
Not only has the ICRC, which receives many millions of dollars in U.S. contributions, failed to advocate meaningfully for the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and not only has the organization appeared uninterested in gaining access to them or their release, but it now faces legitimate questions about its complicity in Hamas war crimes.
Over the weekend the IDF released footage from al-Shifa hospital showing Hamas fighters bringing hostages to the medical compound on Oct. 7, the day of its bloody incursion into Israel. One hostage, an Israeli soldier, was likely killed there. Fighters dragging the hostages can be seen interacting freely with medical personnel at the hospital, in case anyone still tries to argue that hospital officials have plausible deniability. And as some have pointed out, there was no way for the hostages to get to Shifa without being taken past several other hospitals on the way, so they were not brought in for medical care.
Ridiculous excuses thus dispensed with, we can move on to what ICRC officials knew and when they knew it. The Red Cross was no stranger to Shifa. On November 6 and 7, for example, it boasted of ICRC caravans transporting supplies to Shifa and patients from Shifa. What did ICRC personnel see as they cleared out patients for transfer? More important, what did they pretend not to see? They had communication with and access to the hospital compound and its staff; to what purpose did they use this access? They were aware of the material needs of the hospital and therefore what was being used daily. ICRC doctors and surgeons around Gaza were in contact with colleagues at Shifa.
And we certainly know they are capable of outrage. ICRC Director Robert Mardini, for example, had this outburst on Nov. 11: “We @ICRC are shocked & appalled by the images & reports coming from Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza. The unbearably desperate situation for patients & staff trapped inside must stop. Now. Hospitals, patients, staff & health care must be protected. Period.”
Mardini was talking about Israel’s supposed lack of respect for medical facilities in wartime, just to be clear. ICRC regional director Fabrizio Carboni was also quite exercised about it: “The information coming from the Al Shifa hospital is distressing. It cannot continue like this. Thousands of wounded, displaced people and medical staff are at risk. They need to be protected in line with the laws of war.”
Meanwhile, the ICRC had no qualms about portraying Israeli troops as a constant threat to medical personnel or would-be butchers, or going on Al Jazeera to remind the IDF of its obligations to the hospitals that Hamas was already misusing.
Indeed, the ICRC’s partnership with Shifa is a point of pride for the organization. In July, as Hamas was planning its Oct. 7 massacre, officials boasted of improvements to the hospital “implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Gaza,” i.e. Hamas. “Hospitals stand at the heart of communities, and Al-Shifa Medical Complex Emergency Department is now beating strong and steady for Gaza,” crowed William Schomburg, a top ICRC Gaza official.
Back in that 2015 speech, Maurer faulted his organization for not balancing its private efforts with public pronunciations. But one difference between the Red Cross’s work in World War II and the current Gaza conflict is that in WWII, the ICRC’s record was mixed. Yes, it failed Jewish prisoners repeatedly. But it also facilitated communication to and from those prisoners, provided medical care to some of them, and was involved in prisoner exchanges—all actions for which it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1944. The Nobel committee acknowledges now that the ICRC knew more about Nazi atrocities than it let on at the time, suggesting that the Red Cross’s full wartime record might not be deserving of such an award.
This time, it has let down the hostages in every way imaginable. At the end of its note on the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize, the committee writes: “The Red Cross has since expressed regret for this suppression of the facts.”
How long will it take them to come clean this time, and what will it require to ensure there is no repeat of the ICRC’s Gaza disaster?
H/T @scartale-an-undertale-au 
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necrotic-nephilim · 3 months ago
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any recommendations for where to start reading for jean-paul valley and luke fox? i rlly wanna know more abt them but i have no idea which comics to read first
hello anon! i have a ton of recommendations, i love Jean-Paul and Luke and they're both great characters to get into! Luke is pretty easy to get into, but Jean-Paul can be a little complicated so I'll start with him.
Jean-Paul Valley
so i'm going to start with this: *do not* start with *anything* to do with the New-52 when it comes to Azrael. though there are some plots where he plays a significant role, he's butchered to the point he's just not the character you actually want to read. also don't start with Azrael (2009), that is not Jean-Paul, it's a different guy entirely. the recs i would give are
Batman: Sword of Azrael - this is Jean-Paul's introduction and backstory, i would consider it required reading. it's a great sorry and pretty short!
Batman: Knightfall - so. this is what Jean-Paul is iconically known for, the arc where Bane breaks Bruce's back and Bruce gives the mantle of Jean-Paul for a bit. and because of the nature of Jean-Paul's psyche, he goes off the rails and is a brutally violent Batman who has to be rid of the mantle. this is a *long* event. there's Knightfall, Knightsend, and Knightquest. and tbh this isn't really the baseline for Jean-Paul's personality, this is him at his worst and most fragmented. so, if you *want* to skip it for now and come back to it, you can. while it's important for his development, it's not really his baseline and if the big storyline daunts you, just skip it.
Azrael (1995) - (note: at issue #47, the title changes to Azrael: Agent of the Bat. it is still the same ongoing, just switch over to that title) this is his main comic run that went on for about 100 issues. it's very good. because he's a main Batfamily character, his comic will crossover into any big Batman event like No Man's Land or Contagion. you *can* read those events when you get to them, but they're not required if you'd just like to stick to him for now.
Azrael Plus the Question - this is a one shot and tbh, you don't have to read it, it's really not necessary. but, i'm a fan of the Question so, this is my self-indulgent rec. it's a fun short story and i wish we got more of these two <3
Sword of Azrael (2022) - (note: if you are reading this as single issues, you should read Sword of Azrael: Dark Knight of the Soul, the one shot that leads up to this. if you pick this up as a trade, that one shot will be included) by *far* my favorite Azrael story. this is *such* a good mini-series, i cannot recommend it enough. it's the modern era/timeline, but it very beautiful handles Azrael's history as Batman and all of his guilt and builds the the next steps for his character. i wish i could recommend this as #1, but you should at least read Batman: Sword of Azrael before this. but do read this, it's everything.
Luke Fox
Luke is introduced in the New-52 and is one of the highlights of that era. but it is the New-52, so some of it isn't the greatest. he does go on to feature in a lot of Rebirth stories as well. he does appear here and there in Batman: Eternal, but he tends to be a side character who doesn't get much focus, so you can read that if you'd like, but expect a more ensemble cast.
Batwing (2011) - start from issue #19, that is where Luke picks up the mantle up until the series ends at #34. it's his introduction and a great run for him. (note this series is collected as a trade under the name Batwing: Luke Fox)
Batgirl (2011) - he appears beginning from issue #43 and is mostly present up until the end of the run. i don't really love this run, i hate what it does with Barbara, but it is some essential reading for Luke.
Detective Comics by James Tynion IV - this is where we cross over into Rebirth territory, Luke is an important player during Vol 2: the Victim Syndicate, Vol 3: The League of Shadows, Vol 4: Deus Ex Machina, and Vol 7: Batmen Eternal. and!! during Tynion's run, Luke and Jean-Paul have *significant* interactions because both appear heavily. they end up pretty close to the point in the Rebirth era, Luke is one of the people Jean-Paul is closest to in the Batfam. Tynion's run is pretty good so i would honestly recommend reading the whole thing, but you can skip around to just the issues where Jean-Paul and/or Luke are important players.
there is obviously more for both of these characters if you want to do a completionist run and read *everything*, but these are the places that are either most important or easiest to start with. happy reading anon, i hope this helped!
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eretzyisrael · 1 year ago
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by Seth Mandel
“We cannot just be a relief organization,” Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross until 2022, said in a 2015 speech about the organization’s failures during the Holocaust. The Red Cross, Maurer said, was regretful: “It failed as a humanitarian organization because it had lost its moral compass. It failed … by responding to the outrageous with standard procedures, it looked on helplessly and silently.”
It would be more accurate, actually, to say the Red Cross expressed regret. Because it’s clear its officials weren’t all that sorry.
Not only has the ICRC, which receives many millions of dollars in U.S. contributions, failed to advocate meaningfully for the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and not only has the organization appeared uninterested in gaining access to them or their release, but it now faces legitimate questions about its complicity in Hamas war crimes.
Over the weekend the IDF released footage from al-Shifa hospital showing Hamas fighters bringing hostages to the medical compound on Oct. 7, the day of its bloody incursion into Israel. One hostage, an Israeli soldier, was likely killed there. Fighters dragging the hostages can be seen interacting freely with medical personnel at the hospital, in case anyone still tries to argue that hospital officials have plausible deniability. And as some have pointed out, there was no way for the hostages to get to Shifa without being taken past several other hospitals on the way, so they were not brought in for medical care.
Ridiculous excuses thus dispensed with, we can move on to what ICRC officials knew and when they knew it. The Red Cross was no stranger to Shifa. On November 6 and 7, for example, it boasted of ICRC caravans transporting supplies to Shifa and patients from Shifa. What did ICRC personnel see as they cleared out patients for transfer? More important, what did they pretend not to see? They had communication with and access to the hospital compound and its staff; to what purpose did they use this access? They were aware of the material needs of the hospital and therefore what was being used daily. ICRC doctors and surgeons around Gaza were in contact with colleagues at Shifa.
And we certainly know they are capable of outrage. ICRC Director Robert Mardini, for example, had this outburst on Nov. 11: “We @ICRC are shocked & appalled by the images & reports coming from Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza. The unbearably desperate situation for patients & staff trapped inside must stop. Now. Hospitals, patients, staff & health care must be protected. Period.”
Mardini was talking about Israel’s supposed lack of respect for medical facilities in wartime, just to be clear. ICRC regional director Fabrizio Carboni was also quite exercised about it: “The information coming from the Al Shifa hospital is distressing. It cannot continue like this. Thousands of wounded, displaced people and medical staff are at risk. They need to be protected in line with the laws of war.”
Meanwhile, the ICRC had no qualms about portraying Israeli troops as a constant threat to medical personnel or would-be butchers, or going on Al Jazeera to remind the IDF of its obligations to the hospitals that Hamas was already misusing.
Indeed, the ICRC’s partnership with Shifa is a point of pride for the organization. In July, as Hamas was planning its Oct. 7 massacre, officials boasted of improvements to the hospital “implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Gaza,” i.e. Hamas. “Hospitals stand at the heart of communities, and Al-Shifa Medical Complex Emergency Department is now beating strong and steady for Gaza,” crowed William Schomburg, a top ICRC Gaza official.
Back in that 2015 speech, Maurer faulted his organization for not balancing its private efforts with public pronunciations. But one difference between the Red Cross’s work in World War II and the current Gaza conflict is that in WWII, the ICRC’s record was mixed. Yes, it failed Jewish prisoners repeatedly. But it also facilitated communication to and from those prisoners, provided medical care to some of them, and was involved in prisoner exchanges—all actions for which it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1944. The Nobel committee acknowledges now that the ICRC knew more about Nazi atrocities than it let on at the time, suggesting that the Red Cross’s full wartime record might not be deserving of such an award.
This time, it has let down the hostages in every way imaginable. At the end of its note on the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize, the committee writes: “The Red Cross has since expressed regret for this suppression of the facts.”
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sirensea14 · 10 months ago
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And--the last ones of my 2022 old art posting :)
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Striker, no outline art :) he was my favorite of the butcher gang
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And then Ink Bendy, poses are from Indie Cross btw
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lucky-clover-gazette · 2 years ago
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domestic bisque
fluff | 3381 words | vidow cottage au
Vio and Shadow make soup, and there's no plot. They literally just have a cozy evening together. Good for them!
They sit together for a while, watching the snow fall, silent and content. The smell of simmering soup fills the den and Pinecone continues to purr like a motor.
Shadow tucks a strand of hair behind Vio’s ear. “Love you.”
Vio leans in—not for a kiss, but simply to meet Shadow’s forehead with his own. “Love you too.”  
read it on ao3 or under the cut, with author's notes:
Author's Note: The title is a soup pun. Appreciate it.
So funny story, this used to be a much longer and more melodramatic fic that I shelved all the way back in November of 2022. It’s been sitting incomplete since then, so I finally decided to take all the fluffy soup parts and play into that, while cutting out the angst. So if this feels a little awkward and disjointed, well… that’s because it is. But still, I think it’s very sweet, and I hope you enjoy :)
It’s perfect soup weather in the woods outside Castle Town.
Snowy, but not overly so, chilling the cottage just enough to justify use of the fireplace. Shadow busies himself in the kitchen, clearing the counter of Pinecone’s canned food and spare bags of tea, and begins to unpack freshly-purchased ingredients. He smiles at the sound of Vio’s footsteps as he enters from the den.
“Found it?” Shadow asks, taking a bunch of celery stalks over to the sink for washing.
“Yes,” Vio says. “I would appreciate it if we avoided getting anything on it.”
Shadow examines the leather-bound volume from afar, well-worn from at least a century of use. He’d make fun of Vio’s concern, but he also understands how important this historical volume is—it’s one of the previous Hero’s few remaining belongings, chock-full of handwritten insight from the man himself. Vio had begged Zelda to lend it to him, and she’d only handed it over after they both promised to return it in good condition. It was a warranted measure, honestly, since the majority of Shadow and Vio’s furniture was stolen from Hyrule Castle�� and that’s not even mentioning their evil root beer stash in the cellar.
It had been Shadow’s idea to make the soup, after Vio offhandedly mentioned its inclusion in the Hero’s journal entry. Most of the ingredients are still common in modern Hyrule, except for the Reekfish—luckily, according to the Hero, the soup is better off without it. And with a name like ‘Reekfish,’ Shadow is inclined to believe him.
“Do you think Pinecone will get curious with all the ingredients laying out?” Vio asks, eyeing the massive pumpkin and wheel of cheese visually similar to the horns of Ordon goats.
Shadow glances into the den at their cat, a three-legged tortie watching the snow fall through a frosted window. “Pinecone,” he calls to her, watching her ear twitch in recognition, “are you going to make trouble while we cook?”
She doesn’t answer. Shadow shrugs.
“Did you know that the Hero could talk to cats?” Vio asks Shadow, resting his elbows on the counter.
“No,” Shadow says, “but that’s very cool.”
“Once we’re done cooking, I’d like to show you some of the passages,” Vio says, avoiding eye contact. “I mean, if that’s something you’d be interested in.”
Shadow smiles. “Of course I’m interested. Looking forward to it.”
“That’s… yeah, me too. Hey, can you make fun of me now?”
Shadow crosses the kitchen and plants a kiss on Vio’s forehead. “You’re cute.”
“That is specifically the opposite of what I requested. Also, you are cute too. Obviously.”
Shadow returns to the counter with a smile and grabs a knife from the wooden block. “I’m dicing the veggies and mincing the garlic, right?”
Referencing the recipe, Vio nods. “What can I do to help?”
Shadow withdraws another knife, this one serrated and twice as long. “Feel like butchering a pumpkin?”
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They launch into their parallel tasks in contented silence, the only noise coming from Vio as he struggles to cut into the large Ordon pumpkin. Shadow slides the diced celery into a glass bowl and takes a break to assist Vio, who has switched from the kitchen knife to his Four Sword.
“Here,” Shadow says, “I’ll hold it steady while you cut it in half, right by the stem. Then you just have to scoop out the seeds with a spoon, slice it into pieces, and roast them in the oven so they soften. Once they’re done, you should be able to squish them into a puree with a fork.”
Vio narrows his eyes. “How do you know so much about this?”
“Vendor at the market talked my ear off about it. She was sweet.”
Shadow really had appreciated the Ordonian woman’s advice, as well as the fact that she’d treated him like a normal person. It’s been a little more than six months since Shadow’s reign of terror over Hyrule, and a lot of people in Castle Town still hold a grudge. Okay, maybe not a lot, but townspeople rarely go out of their way to engage in small talk.
“I’ll preheat the oven,” Shadow says as Vio begins to gut the pumpkin. He turns the dial and returns to his counter, making short work of the remaining ingredients.
“Pinecone, no!”
Shadow whips his head around as Vio begs their cat to get off the counter, his hands covered with orange pumpkin guts. “Shadow, can you please stop laughing and pick her up?”
Shadow retrieves Pinecone with a chuckle, kissing her forehead and returning her to the stool by the den window. She curls up and Shadow has the strong urge to sink his face into her soft fur.
“Pumpkin’s going into the oven,” Vio calls from the kitchen. “I’ll clean up the mess before we continue.”
“Sounds good,” Shadow says, giving Pinecone another peck (there is no limit to forehead kisses in this household). He consults the journal, placed far from the carnage, and commits their next steps to memory.
“We can start the soup while the pumpkin roasts,” he says to Vio, who furiously scrubs his hands in the sink. He has his hair up again, in that lame purple scrunchie, a few stray bangs falling into his face. Shadow feels the urge to tuck them behind his pointed ears, but there are more pressing matters at hand.
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When Shadow and Vio first moved into the abandoned cottage, their friends had insisted on a small housewarming party. Some of their gifts are useful on a daily basis, such as Red’s hand-knitted blanket and Zelda’s fountain pens, while others are bound to a more specific purpose. A great example is a yet-to-be-used artisanal casserole dish from Green, which is shaped and painted to resemble a pumpkin.
Shadow removes the heavy vessel from a shelf and gently places it on the counter. “I wonder,” he says, “if somehow the Hero of Twilight’s spirit influenced Green to choose this gift. Since he apparently had a thing for pumpkin soup.”
Vio joins Shadow’s side, sizing up the dish. “Interestingly enough, he’s not the only one. Records indicate that several versions of the Hero have encountered pumpkin soup during their adventures.”
“You’re kidding.”
“The Hero of Winds grew up on Outset Island, where the locals made pumpkin soup that healed his injuries. Some sources even say his own grandmother created the recipe.”
“I see. And have there been any other heroic pumpkin soup encounters of note?”
“Yes,” Vio enthuses, “with the first reincarnation of Link, actually. He lived in the sky and flew on a huge bird. In order to save his version of Zelda, he had to deliver pumpkin soup to a whale inside a thunderhead.”
“Very normal,” Shadow remarks, one eyebrow raised.
Vio smirks. “About as normal as a magic sword turning the Hero into four distinct individuals, one of whom fell madly in love with the original Hero’s evil shadow.”
“You know that makes you sound like the weirdo in that situation, right?”
“Like you weren’t hitting on me from the start.”
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Shadow busies himself with the soup, placing the casserole dish on the stovetop and grabbing a stick of butter from the fridge. He slices off two tablespoons and melts them against the warming vessel, then empties the glass bowls of prepped celery, carrots, and onions into the dish. They sizzle on contact.
“Wooden spoon, please,” he calls to Vio, who promptly places the instrument in his outstretched hand. He uses it to saute the veggies while Vio removes the sheet pan of softened pumpkin from the oven, pureeing it just as Shadow had described. Shadow tosses in the garlic as Vio begins to clean their prep dishes.
“Wanna pop open some vegetable broth?” Shadow asks once he hears the sink turn off. He receives no response and turns his head to see Vio kneeling by Pinecone in the den. Shadow opens the carton of broth on his own and pours it into the dish, taking care not to let it splash in his face.
“Soup has to simmer for ten minutes,” Shadow calls to Vio, bringing the Hero’s journal into the den. He plops down on the floor, because wherever Pinecone decides to be is more often than not where they end up. He nudges Vio and drops the book in his lap. “Show me something interesting.”
Vio gives Pinecone one last full-body pet and nods. “Very well. How much do you know about the Hero of Twilight?”
Shadow shrugs. “Nothing more than what you’ve told me.”
“And what have I told you, exactly?”
“He talked to cats, didn’t use the Four Sword, killed another version of Ganon but missed out on fun times with Vaati.”
Vio scoffs. “Yeah, well, he got Zant.”
“That’s a cool name. What was his deal?”
Vio begins to flip through pages, narrowing his eyes as he scans the text. “Ah-ha!” he exclaims, and it’s so unbelievably dorky that Shadow kind of wants to kiss him on the mouth. “He talks about Zant here,” Vio says, angling the page so Shadow can read.
A note on Zant, usurper king of the Twili tribe: For the majority of my journey, I believed him to be the greatest threat to Hyrule, the final enemy I would need to defeat. But Zant had only served as a proxy for Ganon, who allowed him passage through a dark mirror to wreak havoc on the world of the light.
Shadow makes a sour face. “Wonder what that’s like.”
“Keep reading,” Vio says with a small smile.
Imagine my surprise when Zant became frantic and unhinged in battle, the opposite of the imposing figure I had once believed him to be. Perhaps his initial stature had been an act, disguising the instability and insecurity within.
Stranger still, Zant somehow managed to linger despite a very graphic death. It’s almost as if his spirit couldn’t die, not truly, until he thwarted his former master. Princess Zelda and I defeated Ganondorf, fulfilling Hylia’s Triforce prophecy—but somehow, Zant struck the killing blow. He banished Ganon from the world of light by violently severing the connection between them.
“Huh,” Shadow remarks, his voice now proud. “Wonder what that’s like.”
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Eventually, Vio appears to remember something important. “Has it been ten minutes, for the soup?”
“Just about,” Shadow says, getting to his feet. “Be right back.”
Shadow returns to the kitchen and adds the pumpkin puree, along with a dash of cinnamon, to the simmering mixture. The beige broth becomes a warm amber before his eyes, already starting to bubble with the new ingredients.
“That smells fantastic,” Vio says, peering over Shadow’s shoulder. He wraps his arms around Shadow’s waist, and sandwiched between a simmering pumpkin soup and his favorite person in the world, Shadow feels truly blessed. And then he cringes, because they’re supposed to be creatures of darkness, so why would he default to such a disgustingly wholesome adjective as ‘blessed?’
“About fifteen more minutes,” Shadow says, and Vio hums. “You could have stayed in the den, you know.”
“Missed you. And I want to help clean, you’re doing all the hard work here.”
“Well, I’m not going to argue with that.”
They finish the remaining dishes together, Vio washing while Shadow dries and puts items away. The soup fills their tiny kitchen with the aroma of pumpkin and warm cinnamon spice.
Shadow returns to the stove, stirs the soup with a wooden spoon, and covers it again. “Let’s keep it simmering a little longer.”
Vio nods and leads Shadow back into the den. He retrieves the journal and plops down on the couch, where Pinecone seems to have been waiting for his arrival. She immediately curls up in his lap and Shadow isn’t jealous at all, definitely not, because that would be ridiculous and he is not ridiculous.
“What are you waiting for?” Vio asks, stroking Pinecone idly. “Get comfy.”
“Didn’t think that word was in your vocabulary,” Shadow quips, settling beside the pair and resting his head on Vio’s shoulder. He breathes in the familiar scent of lavender shampoo, and wonders if Vio has just the one purple scrunchie, or if he rotates identical purple scrunchies every few days…
“Looks like you’re thinking hard about something,” Vio observes, reaching an arm around Shadow’s waist.
“Nope, not me.”
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“And that’s it,” Vio says, closing the journal. “For tonight, anyway. I think I’ve had just about enough.”
Shadow nods. “Sucks about the mirror, and what happened with Midna. They seemed to really get along. Do you think they ever saw each other again?”
“Probably not,” Vio admits. “Not everyone is willing to perform dark rituals to recover a loved one from a different realm.”
“Lame.”
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They sit together for a while, watching the snow fall, silent and content. The smell of simmering soup fills the den, and Pinecone continues to purr like a motor.
Shadow tucks a strand of hair behind Vio’s ear. “Love you.”
Vio leans in—not for a kiss, but simply to meet Shadow’s forehead with his own. “Love you too.”  
And then Shadow pulls away.
“Soup,” he reminds Vio, standing up. “Bring the recipe, I think it’s cheese time.”
Vio is sleepy, beyond relaxed, and it’s adorable. “You’re cheese time.”
Shadow raises an eyebrow. “What?”
“I have no idea why I said that.”
Shadow chuckles and returns to the kitchen, releasing steam when he removes the casserole dish lid. “Looks good,” he reports. “Now, tell me all about cheese time.”
Vio cringes. “Please shut up about cheese time.”
“No.”
“Actually,” Vio says as he scans the page, “it’s not even… time for cheese… yet.”
“Tease.”
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“Do we have a blender?” Vio asks, already opening up kitchen cabinets. “Or a food processor?”
Shadow cocks his head. “Did they, back then?”
“That’s what he wrote. Oh, here!”
Vio removes their blender from the cabinet and places it onto the counter. Shadow shakes his head.
“Bad idea. Hot liquid will make the lid stick. Use the immersion blender instead.”
Vio narrows his eyes. “What is that?”
Shadow removes the handheld wand from a drawer and raises it in the air for emphasis. There are blades at the end, and when Shadow presses a button they come to life.
“Not all of us have swords,” Shadow quips as he plunges it into the pot of soup, turning it into a smooth orange bisque. Some of the mixture splashes onto his face, right by his mouth, and he allows himself a taste.
“Hylia,” he mutters, tossing the immersion blender into the sink. Shadow opens the fridge and retrieves their final ingredient, turning to Vio with a wolfish grin. “Cheese time.”
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As the soup simmers over low heat, Shadow stirs in the soft cheese and melts a dusting of brown sugar into the bisque.
“You can do the salt and pepper,” Shadow tells Vio, grabbing him by the waist and positioning him in front of the stove.
Vio nods uncertainly as Shadow forces the shakers into his hands. “This much?” he asks, seasoning the soup with great hesitation.
“Looks good to me,” Shadow says, resting his head on Vio’s shoulder. “Smells good, too.”
“Yeah. I can’t wait to try it.”
Shadow dislodges himself from his boyfriend and grabs two bowls and spoons from the cabinet. He brings them over and repositions Vio, reaching across the range for a ladle and beginning to serve the Hero of Twilight’s beloved pumpkin soup. He garnishes the two bowls with the remaining goat cheese and places the lid on the casserole dish—he’ll package up the rest later, maybe even deliver it to Green and Zelda as a thank-you.
“Couch or table?” Shadow asks, although he’s pretty sure he already knows the answer.
“Couch, please.”
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It’s precarious with the soup bowls, but they manage to arrange themselves nicely on the couch. Pinecone has resumed watching the snow fall by the window, and for once they prefer that she keeps her distance. Vio and Shadow both sit upright as they dig in, and… wow. Shadow had sampled the soup before, but this? With the cheese and everything? It’s fantastic. 
“What do you think?” Shadow asks Vio, whose spoon currently lingers in his mouth. Vio nods intently with a decadent noise of approval.
“It’s perfect,” he says. “Legendary, even.”
“Glad to hear we did the recipe justice, from the mouth of the Hero himself. Well, a few reincarnations removed, but you know what I mean.”
Vio sighs. “I think he’d be happy. Seeing us, like this. I don’t know, maybe that’s just what I want to believe, but—”
“I think it’s a wonderful thing to believe,” Shadow says, placing his bowl down on the coffee table. Maybe his soup will get cold, but the idea of holding Vio in this moment is too tempting to pass up. 
Vio leans into Shadow’s arms and hums. “This is so nice. Thank you for getting the ingredients, and doing most of the work.”
Shadow grins and kisses Vio’s forehead (seriously, it never gets old). “How about you do the dishes and we’ll call it even.”
Vio rolls his eyes but nods. “I should have seen that coming. You’re so evil.”
“The evilest. What atrocity will I commit next?”
Vio’s gaze meets his, and the blonde puts down his soup. Shadow recognizes the expression immediately—slightly lowered eyelids, a mischievous grin. Internally, Shadow has taken to calling it Vio’s Throne Eyes. Because, y’know, reasons.
“I’d love to find out,” Vio nearly purrs, and Shadow pretends to be annoyed.
“You’re just trying to get out of doing the dishes.”
Vio frowns, his eyes darting towards the kitchen. “You know what? You’re right. I think I’ll go do them now.”
He begins to move but Shadow’s grip only tightens. “Wait, don’t—”
Vio grins, and Shadow blushes. “You were saying?”
“You’re the worst,” Shadow chuckles, rubbing his hands over Vio’s back. In the absence of a soup bowl, Vio climbs onto his lap. Shadow kicks the coffee table slightly aside, displacing a bit of soup onto the wooden surface.
On his way to a forehead bonk (or kiss, dealer’s choice), Vio pauses, glancing over Shadow’s shoulder. “Hold on.”
“Um. Are you still joking, or…?”
Vio shakes his head. “Garlic and onion, in the soup. Pinecone could get sick.”
Shadow desperately scans their surroundings for anything that could keep them where they are. They could put the journal over one of the bowls, kind of like an impromptu lid… but if it got damaged Zelda would probably banish them, especially if said damage occurred while they were making out.
Vio sighs and removes himself from Shadow’s lap, picking up both bowls from the table with an apologetic smile. “Be right back,” he says, and Shadow does not move a muscle.
“Make sure the pot’s covered, too,” Shadow calls out, and Vio cradles both bowls with one arm to raise a thumbs-up.
In his partner’s absence, Shadow turns to Pinecone, still peacefully watching the snow fall. “You have no idea what we do for you,” he mutters fondly. The cat’s ear twitches.
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From the kitchen, Shadow hears running water and the clink of dishware. Despite his protests, Vio is still doing what Shadow had asked.
Shadow considers picking up the journal in Vio’s absence, but decides against it. He would never say this out loud, but he doesn’t really care about the Hero of Twilight’s life. He understands why Vio does, though, and supports that interest wholeheartedly—he’s been told about Vio’s long nights in Hyrule Castle, researching resurrection rituals with only the company of the Hero’s writings.
And maybe, wherever he is now, the Hero has witnessed Vio repair the mirror and recall Shadow from his dark realm. Shadow knows their situations aren’t identical—namely, Midna chose to separate herself from the Hero due to royal responsibility (boring), while Shadow had broken his own mirror in a self-sacrificial middle-finger to the concept of darkness itself (badass).
But, still. The parallels are there. And Shadow doesn’t see the harm in Vio indulging them, as long as it makes him happy. But Shadow’s not here to dwell on the past—he’s here to eat pumpkin soup, and to kiss his boyfriend.
And you know what?
He is all out of pumpkin soup.
Author's Note: Someday I will actually let them make out in a fic. I’ve written it before, but it always comes out quippy and awkward and painfully self-aware. Which, hey—at least I’m consistent. I am considering an optional side-scene to an upcoming fic where they actually do, in fact, get to make out on the page, so please let me know if that’s something you actually want to see. 
Thanks for reading, and if you’re going to play Tears of the Kingdom in a few days like me, have so much fun!
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omegaremix · 4 months ago
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Summer 2022 Mixtape:
Front Line Assembly: Mechanical Soul
Omar Shooli: “Hab Isii (Hug Me)”
Iftin Band: “Sirmaqabe (No Secrets)”
Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi: “Baayo (Hey Woman)”
Musical Youth: “Pass The Dutchie”
Clancy Eccles: “Feel The Rhythm”
Days Spent: “Gaslighter”
Pure Hell: “American”
Tears For Fears: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
Girlpool: “Nothing Gives Me Pleasure”
Funkees, The: “Mimbo”
Krigshoder: “Aktiv Dodshjelp”
A Number Of Names: “Sharevari”
Nas: “Brunch On Sundays”
Constant Smiles: “Run To Stay”
King Woman: “I Wanna’ Be Adored”
Grandmaster Caz & Marley Marl: “Punk What You Gonna’ Do About It?”
Petrol Girls: “Fight For Our Lives”
Dalek: “Decimation (Dis’ Nation)”
Public Enemy: “Food As A Machine Gun”
Catharsis: “Choose Your Heaven”
Rid Of Me: “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Les Rallize Denudes: “People Can Choose”
Ho99o9: “Battery Not Included”
Alexisonfire: “Sweet Dreams”
Snooper: “Powerball”
Einsturzende Neubauten: Alles In Allem
Mom: “Things Comes Into Place”
Solomon Shibeshi: “Endet New Negerwa”
Alchemist: “Broken Bottles”
Benny The Butcher & P. Diddy: “Ten More Crack Commandments”
Anders Rhedin: “Mediation Music #1″
Nite Jewel: “To Feel It”
Camp Cope: “Blue”
Consolidated: “Two Minutes To Midnight”
Feels Fine: “Washed Out Blue”
Fontaines D.C.: “I Love You”
Grivo: “Fatal Blue”
Mount Kimble: “Maybe” (James Blake RMX)
Lou Reed: “Street Hassle”
Nick Klein: “Tambourine Player”
Unknown Me: “Traffic (Taipei)”
Public Service Broadcasting: “Lichtspeil III Symphonie Diagonale”
Shit Narnia: “Abundant, Scattered”
Ruste Juxx & Tone Spliff: “For Every Shell”
True Blossom: ”Serious Boys”
New Mexican Stargazers: “Santa Fe Cruiser”
Pinch Points: “Am I Okay?”
The Offset: Spectacles: self-titled
Corrosion Of Conformity: “Elphyn”
Deeper: “Only A Shadow”
Maraudeur: “Robot Machine”
Daniel Johnston: “In A Lifetime”
Taqbir: self-titled
Black Dresses: “Hertz”
Beauty Pill: “At A Loss”
Raooul: “I Had Richie Bucher”
KRS-One: “Raw Hip-Hop”
Las Eras: “Frio”
Revolting Cocks: Big Sexy Land
Rid Of Me: “My Own Summer”
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: “People Funny Boy”
Iguana Moonlight: “V”
Haircuts For Men: ”Dead Friends”
Constant Smiles: “You Are Still Out There”
Chastity: “Innocence”
Dum Dum Girls: “Hey Sis”
Slant: “Casualty”
Glare: “Floating”
Rixe: “Coups Et Blessures”
Skanks The Rap Martyr ft. Ruste Juxx & Tone Spliff: “Double Cross Ranch”
Scary Hours: “Uvalde”
Men, The: “L.A.D.O.C.H.”
Free Kitten: “Oh Bondage Up Yours”
Snooper: “Come Together”
Grimes: “Shinigami Eyes”
Hesitation Wounds: “Guthrie”
Tewodros Mekonnen: “ሐገሬ (My Country)”
Ultimo Resorte: “Cementerio Caliente / Peligro Social”
Kriegshog: “Burn”
Neo-Punkz: “If I Watch The T.V.”
Yeastie Girlz: “Sue Your Friends”
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soft-girl-musings · 1 year ago
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20 Fanfic Questions
ty for the tag @virtie333, sorry for the delay!
How many works do you have on AO3?
7, so far!
2. What's your total AO3 words count?
17,707 (that number makes me unreasonably happy)
3. What fandoms do you write for?
currently: Moon Knight (2022) previously: The Arcana (dating sim, pre-Dorian butchering), The Hobbit franchise (I'd like to continue this one tbh!!) potentially: the Lokiverse (mans has been in too much), Spiderverse
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
An Unexpected Proposition (Kili x Fem!Reader - 43 kudos) Strawberry Cordial (Muriel x Apprentice OC - 37 kudos) Last Night (Jake Lockley x Fem!Reader - 26 kudos) Perks of Being a Wallflower (Jake Lockley x Plus Sized Fem!Reader - 17 kudos) Unfamiliar Territory (Muriel x Apprentice OC - 15 kudos)
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
ABSOLUTELY, it makes me happy to do so. I love telling writers how I feel about their works (all good things i promise). and i love when folks take the leap and share their feedback.
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
oh golly, technically Frankincense & Myrrh (The Arcana, Muriel x Apprentice OC). bc it's 1) unfinished and 2) will deal with a lot of the post-resurrection trauma Tamar (my Apprentice) will go through. it'll still be fluffy and more comfort than hurt if i ever get back into it, but man i really miss seeing her go through it.
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
i'd have to say Perks of Being a Wallflower! no angst, just insecurity leading up to the ending lol
8. Do you get hate on fics?
I'm not popular enough to attract the haters
9. Do you write smut. If so what kind?
i don't <3
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
i feel like the closest thing to a crossover i'd attempt is something in the mcu, since every major event affects everything else in some way
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
great heavens i hope not
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
nah
13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?
not in the strictest sense of the word. but in the future, i plan on crediting the folks i share hcs and thots with, they've had a huge hand in shaping the world of my stories.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
the only thing that comes to mind is Matt Murdock x Claire Temple but i 1) have not finished Daredevil and 2) fully respect her for distancing herself from that disaster boy
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Frankincense & Myrrh - the Arcana fandom was spiraling when i entered in 2020, and while i love all the research and outlining i did for that story, it would take a lot for me to dive back into the game/lore to flesh out that story. Tamar Ufam you will always be famous to me.
16. What are your writing strengths?
i'd have to say dialogue and my attempts to make the stakes believable
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
(actually writing lol) in all seriousness, taking the time to string together the little story pearls i come up with. i burn myself out sometimes and end up not writing anything.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
i enjoy seeing it! what i don't like is people going "lol no hate on my google translate spanish/whatever language" (mostly when the language is poorly applied) bc we not only have the technology/better websites to use, but real people online willing to assist with translating/contextualizing. if you're going to do it, give it its due diligence. fingers crossed i can follow my own directive on that.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Cats the Musical. I don't want to talk about it.
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
published: tie between Last Night and Perks of Being A Wallflower. the first 2 fics i've published for my new fave Jake, and i see a lot of myself in Reader. these two will always be near and dear to my heart. unpublished: Relic to Relic (Loki x Fem!OC), outlining that story got me through my junior year of high school. while i'd need to rework some aspects of my OC's arc/abilities, i wouldn't mind writing for these two again.
tagging @cchickki @hon3yboy @mrs-lockley if you'd like to brag on yourselves!!
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court-jobi · 2 years ago
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✨MASTERLIST ✨
Feel like jumping onboard to a high-stakes, cyber-synthwave hacker mystery in the stars? Or do you wanna cozy up and tuck into an adventure tale from the back of a trusty horse- with swords and magic on your side?... Just want to deep dive into headcanons from your favorite worlds?? I'm sure there's something for you here!
My plans currently sit within 4 main storylines in my favorite fandoms, though there will be one shots and headcanons welcome for any and all of these. I'm also not limited to the fanbases I'm currently writing for... There's plenty more I'd love to dabble in. Let's see where the writing adventure takes us, shall we?
Take a peek at my stories to come, or send me your burning questions about the fandoms below... I'm always up for a chat!
For my Star Wars | Mandalorian Masterlist, check it out here!
For my My Hero Academia Masterlist, check it out here!
Stay a while and read on, friends~
A Stroke of Luck: The Witcher AU
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What if the Butcher of Blaviken had a stroke of good luck for once- or if fate can let him have it, twice? Let him catch his breath in the form of an un-problematic woman: one without decades of emotional baggage and mutagen-festered turmoil wrenching into his love life… A lass graced with charm and humour in droves... but with a soulful, caring spirit unlike any he'd ever met.
There's no magic to be seen in her- but instead a crafty skill set and sound mind has kept her alive, only with a gentle touch in a cruel world. He can hardly believe the reprieve he's found in this unsuspecting friend- an herbalist with a listening ear for a man who’s heard and seen it all. What if Geralt of Rivia just had something nice for once... and that made all the difference in the hellscape of monsters that is the life of a Witcher?
Wouldn’t that be a welcome change of pace for the body and mind and heart- to have something sweeter to look forward to at the end of a contract…
A/N: Enter Ken'elrena of Dun Dâre- or Kenna, as the kiddos call her. The nickname is much easier to slip off the tongue- Geralt’s especially. He’s finding he likes that name more and more each time they cross paths. And now? Well, now he's not so sure he ever wants to go separate ways from her for long…
ASoL: main story (multi-chapter) ~ Release TBD will be weekly installments!
ASoL: Character sheet | Kenna ~ Release TBD
ASoL: Character sheet | Geralt ~ Release TBD
Teaser One-shot: ~ Behind the Bar
Teaser one-shot: ~ Night Walks and Good Talks
ASoL: The Midland Years ~ Release TBD
Dropped in Middle Earth: Sanâzyun
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Sanâzyun: perfect love
That's what Thorin began calling this woman in secret- 8 months ago. She'd wrapped up bits of leftovers for the Company in a thoughtful move, calling them all to 'pack snacks and make tracks, gents!' From that day on, something warmed him deep inside his hardy chest when she snuck his treat into his jacket pocket with utmost care. Good thing their Agreement is still on, and she doesn't suspect a thing-- yet.
To Tessa, wizards were fabled as a bunch of kids going to a school to learn their magic or a mouse dressed in a blue, starry hat making brooms come to life~ not dinner guests by the name of Gandalf. She calls this whole turn of fate 'wizard shit'; but doesn't question it and tagged along the Company of dwarves for the ride. But perhaps there's more at work -and more within her- that is magical, and only just out of reach- or just out of key. Time will tell when the dust settles after the Battle of the Five Armies to find out what brought her here, and how the quest for home didn't end when the Company arrived to Erebor.
A/N: DiME: Sanâzyun is my take on a modern lass gets dropped into Middle Earth-- but there's no craving to go back to 2022 anytime soon! While figuring out this plot twist only ever heard of in the movies, Tessa DeVon makes sense of the new life she's making with her Dwarven found family and takes each day as it comes. The clash of cultures and learning curve is both jarring and laughable; because if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Plenty of feelings, fix-its, and lore-ridden fantasy in this expansion of the Hobbit Epilogue: the beloved Durins Live AU is in full swing here!
One-Shot: Erebor is your Rome
One-Shot: Better Angels
One-Shot: A Scar and its Story
One-Shot: Want for Nothing
DiME: Sanâzyun timeline~ Release TBD
Journal Entries: song list ~ Release TBD
Journal Entries: animals ~ Release TBD
Letters from the Shire (collection) ~ Release TBD
Story One-shots (Collection): ~ Release TBD
DiME: Sanâzyun character sheet: Tessa DeVon ~ Release TBD
Fili Headcanons ~ Release TBD
Kili Headcanons ~ Release TBD
Rex: Heart of a Soldier
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At the bustling center of our favorite galaxy far, far away lies Coruscant: the center of the Grand Army of the Republic's operations and home to the Jedi Temple alike, but also the start line of a greater danger than a mere galactic war between Republic and Separatist politics... The holonet brings even the most unlikely of allies together, but is also the perfect chance to be the playground of havoc and chaos if tampered by the wrong hands.
To stay a step ahead of the bad guys, a charming, tech-savvy lone wolf is called to action with a team of unlikely friends for an even more unlikely job: slice for the good guys. Until now, she's operated in a world of gray- this shift into army life is sure to test her ties and trust. Though maybe the 501st's star Captain can help her rise to the occasion... and perhaps he can learn more in turn about this big 'ole galaxy he's been exposed to. With enough encouragement, hope, and examination of the heart, Rex may even try his hand at imagining a life after the war.
A/N: This story's got it all: a beautiful, sassy, Angel-Eyes love story for our dear, darling Captain Rex (who deserves the world), a hacker race-to-the-finish saga with twists and turns across the galaxy, easter eggs for Star Wars fans young and old, and a platonic soulmate thread that spans long after the war is over.
Love Found the Captain (snippet)
Quit Flirting? Not a Chance. (one-shot)
Rex: HOAS (multi-chapter) ~ Release TBD will be weekly installments!
HOAS Arc 2 | ((unnamed Book 2) ~ Release TBD
HOAS Arc 3 | ((unnamed Book 3)) ~ Release TBD
Rex: HOAS character sheet: Sawyer Lyubava ~ Release TBD
R: HOAS character sheet: Root ~ Release TBD
R: HOAS character sheet: Agent ~ Release TBD
R: HOAS character sheet: Bootstrap ~ Release TBD
R: HOAS character sheet: Query~ Release TBD
Tea Time (one-shot) ~ Release TBD
Who doesn't know how to make caf? (drabble) ~ Release TBD
501st Headcanons ~ Release TBD
HOAS Spicy Headcanons ~ Release TBD
Slicing for Nerf-Herders | resource guide
My Hero Academia: Triple Threat
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One text from a former mentor led to a chain of emails...Then a four hour phone conference... Then an impromptu, three-way Zoom call between a language ambassador, an ex-hero turned teacher, and a quirk doctor who all agreed to some wild terms and set a plan in motion. Given the resources among the three, they posed an unlikely– but deadly– Triple Threat.
A/N: Three powerhouse women-- whether they believe themselves to be or not-- are teaming up for a triple threat force heading to Japan. Plenty of Marvel and DC content to bring this story to life, all in the current world of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia. The Hero Worlds of East and West collide; readers will find little bits and pieces from your heroes around the world in this fic! Plenty of Marvel and DC content help bring this story to life.
MHA: Triple Threat (multi-chapter) ~ Release TBD
Prologue ~ Release TBD
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devitalise · 1 year ago
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omg imo I could've sworn there was at least one full week left of november for some reason but dec 1 is on friday BYE locking myself up to finish my books 🏃‍♀️ HOW WAS YOUR NOVEMBER READING!! are you already in the holiday spirit are you planning on reading/watching some holiday related things to get you there? this one's rando, but do you have any favorite holiday foods/desserts/drinks you're excited to indulge in during this last month o 2023 ☃️
november being 30 days always goes by SO quickly she knows we're ready for the main event. november was a very good reading month for me let's get into the
november book wrap up
Small Island by Andrea Levy
i finished this pretty early on in novembr, my thoughts are along the same lines as my goodreads review: Great piece of historical fiction. I found parts of this so funny and I'm not sure if that was the original intention but I did have a giggle! The humour was found moreso in Gilbert and Hortense who are just so, so different to each other and Hortense's wilful misunderstanding and naivete as she tries to be a Model Minority was just so funny it was a much needed brevity compared to the heaviness of the rest of the story. Such foul racist thoughts that can be burdensome after a while, though. Yeah! I don't need to read the POV of a white British man stationed in India in the second world war ever again, actually! I enjoyed reading though.
A Game of Thrones by George R.R Martin
reread this because I hadn't picked up a high fantasy book I'd actually enjoyed in a little while. Great! I love ASOIAF as a series love returning to a known entity. I can't find my copies of A Storm of Swords or A Clash of Kings so continuing my reread is on pause until those unearth themselves.
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Brilliant! So, so atmospheric. Incredible translation to me, obviously I won't know for sure until there ever comes a day where I can read Polish, but I got so much of the story out of this. It was just so cool and not what I expected at all going into it. I've never read anything like it before so getting to grips with all of the quirks of the style, subject and character was its on experience.
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams
Stoner was one of my top 2022 reads, so I saved this knowing that I'd like it. Rachel Cusk coded. It didn't blow me away like Stoner did, but I appreciate these are two very different books with completely different approaches. Where Stoner is so insular, things are kind of bursting in Butcher's Crossing. William isn't a complete active character, but he's participating in his life. Really cool setting, one of the most tense books I've read which I find can fall short in books with more action but the way tension builds and builds and builds in these fraught interactions between the four men on the mountain is fucking incredible. Immediately watched the film after this, and I love Nicolas Cage as much as the next person, but it fell short for me as an adaptation and as a film, sadly! Will be reading Augustus very soon as the last novel Williams' acknowledges as his own work.
The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage
Another Western! Apparently I couldn't get enough! Not long finished this, so bear with for complete thoughts. Realised that I haven't read a book with such a sinister character in a while. Phil is sinister and strange and he's complicated, and I just really liked this book! Took me a while to get through because it is so dense at parts, but I think playing the long game definitely paid off. I love books that can make life so dramatic, all of the small stuff builds up to this big moment kind of thing. Netflix removed this film??? Will be making time to watch it this weekend for sure!
Outlawed by Anna North
3/3 with Western's which is so out of left field for me I feel. Finished it today, but on my top 2023 shelf, for sure. I think reading these back-to-back has made me appreciate the difference in style and storytelling so much more. I was a bit nervous because I've found previous Reese Witherspoon book club picks really juvenile, and whilst this is way more accessible than BC or TPotD, there's still a lot of complexity that I was able to enjoy. I love communities and found families, and it just really got me reading this book about these "women" ostracized from society making something of their own at risk of imprisonment and hanging. Thought it was really neat :)
December Reads
I'm on the Kindle through to the end of the year (10 days to New York!) so I'll be getting a couple new titles to diversify my options more. I don't have anything set in stone but I did download pdf's of The Hunger Games series which I've never read before so I might do those.
My Christmas mood started on November 1st! Multiple plays of Ariana Grande's Christmas & Chill, and I've already watched a few Christmas films. I watched The Holiday for the first time recently and found it boring :( I'm not a Jude Law enjoyer sorry.
Oh I love a hot cider! Ferrero Rocher's, stuffing, anything Christmassy really! I'm also so excited for a Christmas in New York! I have an itinerary going and many pictures to take!
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pvtjoker22 · 1 year ago
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About time for the annual year-end horror list and here it is:
2023:
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The Pale Blue Eye
Scream VI
Evil Dead Rise
Renfield
Skinamarink
Cocaine Bear
VHS '85
Infinity Pool
Project Wolf Hunting
Last Voyage of the Demeter
Dark Harvest
Totally Killer
The Offering
The Blackening
The Meg 2: The Trench
It's a Wonderful Knife
Brooklyn 45
Malum
Talk to Me
The more I think back on it, the more I love Renfield and its exploration of toxic relationships. The movie is just pleasantly rewatchable (its horror movie comfort food, like Christopher Landon films such as Freaky or Happy Death Day)
Infinity Pool was great, but I think Possessor is the stronger Brandon Cronenberg film. Possessor just had this disorienting, hypnotic feel that I'm not sure Infinity Pool even wants to replicate. I am definitely looking forward to whatever he makes next though - the cross-section exploration of horror and technology is such a unique brand to both Cronenbergs and their films.
Totally Killer was a really good time and made good use of its time travel plot. The slasher villain was actually pretty scary, and the gore wasn't half bad either.
The Blackening was a lot of fun as well, had some really funny moments and some good tension. I liked that I didn't recognize a lot of the actors and was very impressed with a lot of their work in this.
Talk to Me is the more interesting the more I think about it and definitely has a lot of staying power.
Films not from 2023:
Possession (1981)
Warlock (1989)
Knights of Badassdom
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
The Dark & The Wicked
The Keep
Deadstream (2022)
The Blob (1988)
The Wailing (2016)
Offseason (2021)
Phantoms
The Faculty
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I've heard The Faculty was great, but sadly it's taken me this long to get around to it. Tag was also really good, at some point I do plan on getting around to Love Exposure. Hellraiser 2 has such an epic scope for a horror film that it was an immediate breath of fresh air. Possession was an absolutely bonkers allegory and worked very well. The Blob was one of the more obvious 80s classics I've somehow missed. The Keep was this foggy, chilly world war II set-horror that sadly, only exists in a butchered cut of the film. What's left is interesting and full of logical holes, but somehow the atmosphere carries it. Hopefully some day we'll discover the three hour cut in some old vault or something.
TV:
The Last of Us
Yellowjackets S2
From S2
Junji Ito Maniac
Wild Blue Yonder (Doctor Who special)
Fall of the House of Usher
Parasyte the Maxim
Between Last of Us, Yellowjackets, From, and House of Usher this year's horror television line-up was stacked beyond belief. That's also only what I got around to. There were some Emmy-worthy performances this year too between Bruce Greenwood in House of Usher, Nick Offerman in Last of Us, and Carla Gugino in House of Usher.
Games
Dredge
Diablo 4
Lunacid
Diablo 4 definitely has a much stronger horror aesthetic than Diablo 3, the presentation of D4 is much more cinematic which helps.
Lunacid is genuinely scary at points, especially dungeon crawling through low-lit tunnels.
Books/Comics:
Hellblazer: The Family Man
Immortal Hulk vo1 1: Or is he both?
The Flash (2023) #1 (Si Spurrier)
Animal Man (New 52, Jeff Lemire) vol 1
So I've read a ton of body horror this year, and it was awesome. The juxtaposition of superhero tropes and grotesqueries hits my brain in just the right way
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A todos, boa noite!
Hoje convido vocês a visitarem Os Filmes do Kacic, para conferir minha nova crítica sobre este brutal western que conta com mais uma excelente interpretação do monstro Nicolas Cage. Texto imperdível e sem spoilers.
Crítica: BUTCHER'S CROSSING (2022)
🎞🎥📽📺
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Jan-Sep in Film
76 and 96 both grew on me and got better as they went to become standouts here.
80 for Brady (2023)
About My Father (2023)
The Addams Family (2019)
Air (2023)
Alice Darling (2022)
Any (2015)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
Assholes: A Theory (2019)
Bachelorette (2012)
Barbie (2023)
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
Belfast (2021)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Blonde (2022)
Blue Beetle (2023)
Borrowed Future (2021)
Butcher's Crossing (2022)
California Split (1974)
Clerks III (2022)
Cut Bank (2014)
Dear White People (2014)
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
The Exception (2016)
The Fabelmans (2022)
Family (2018)
Fast X (2023)
The Flash (2023)
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Ginger & Rosa (2012)
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
Gloria Bell (2018)
Going in Style (2017)
A Good Person (2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Here Today (2021)
The Hermit of Treig (2022)
High Flying Bird (2019)
Holidays (2016)
Hypnotic (2023)
Infinity Pool (2023)
Instinct (2019)
The Jesus Rolls (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
The King's Man (2021)
The Laundromat (2019)
Lean on Pete (2017)
M3gan (2022)
The Machine (2023)
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
A Man Called Otto (2022)
The Menu (2022)
Mississippi Grind (2015)
Mojave (2015)
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Never Goin' Back (2018)
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Obvious Child (2014)
October Sky (1999)
The Old Way (2023)
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
The Perfection (2018)
Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)
Peter Pan and Wendy (2023)
Picture Perfect (1997)
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
The Post (2017)
Proof (2005)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Remember (2015)
Renfield (2023)
Reptile (2023)
The Retirement Plan (2023)
Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)
Scream VI (2023)
Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023)
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Shotgun Wedding (2022)
Somewhere in Queens (2022)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Stars at Noon (2022)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Unicorn Store (2017)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
Wanderlust (2012)
West Side Story (2021)
When You Finish Saving the World (2022)
While We're Young (2014)
White Noise (2022)
Who Took Johnny (2014)
WUSA (1970)
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
You People (2023)
I have two jobs now. Everything else is pretty much the same. Just checking in now.
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10 things for 2023:
thanks for the tag @this-is-krikkit
a fic idea you want to write or read: hopefully she won’t mind me mentioning this publicly, but i know @sapphicscholar had one more blanche/judith fic idea bouncing around relating to blanche’s blindness and how judith might continue to help her with their work, and relating it to john milton, who also went blind, and whose wife helped him continue working - (hopefully this is not spoiling too much and hopefully i’m not butchering the premise too much) but i love when people bring their other expertise to their fic writing, and loved how moby dick was incorporated into erotics of hand jokes, so everything about the prospect of this fic is extremely exciting to me.
a place you want to go: so many places that aren’t realistic for 2023 (the uk, denmark, and sweden, in particular), but in terms of what could actually happen, it is looking like we are probably having a work retreat in mexico that might actually be really fun and not very work-y, and also i am hoping to get back to la and spend time at my brother’s new, very beautiful house, and see @jennamacaroni ! 
a book you want to read: i have been in a reading rut for so long and really need something extremely exciting to pull me out of it. taking suggestions for the most exciting books people have read lately that could serve this purpose! i am considering reading the slough house books after watching the first two seasons of slow horses because i watched @naturaliseme devour them super fast, but also not sure i want to spoil future seasons of the show.
something fun you want to do: see my friends more! fall of 2022 has already been much better than 2021 or early 2022 on that front, and i just want to keep things going in that direction. a close friend moved back here from dc this fall and i am really excited to hang out with her. would also really love to see @queerofdenial in person again in 2023 and drink brown liquor and watch star trek and anton chekhov’s the duel, but no specific plans exist for that to happen yet so everyone just cross your fingers for us.
something you want to make: a million recipes - maybe i will use this post as a commitment advice and try to come post about more of them when they happen. and then when julia s2 happens hopefully something semi-creative related to blanchejudith? i continue to toy with the idea of teaching myself to gif but it feels hard. we shall see! realistically it will just be screencaps again, but that’s how i got this fandom going in the first place and have come to believe it has value.
a habit you want to start: earlier in the pandemic i was really good about taking walks on the days i knew i couldn’t work out, but have really gotten out of the habit and need to get back to it. it’s harder in the winter, but a lot of this winter has been pretty mild, so i feel pretty confident that i can make it happen if i get back into a routine.
something new you want to try: i had a less-than-stellar experience with cross-country skiing probably a decade or more ago and haven’t wanted to try again since, but they do cheap lessons near where my in-laws live in vermont and my son is old enough to try it, so we may all be trying it together this winter and i am trying to psych myself up for it.
something you want to finish from 2022: uhhhh who’s the boss? honestly that’s my major unfinished thing from 2022 at this point.
something you want to stop doing: probably my answer should be spending less time on twitter and tumblr and more time being productive in my job and life tasks, or just doing something better for my brain and soul like reading. but i am kind of conflicted because i have a lot of meaningful social interactions on these platforms every day so maybe there is some way to split the difference? idk
something you want to keep doing: unfortunately have to out myself as the cringe elder millennial that i am and admit that i have a peloton that i am super into, and have actually done it 4ish times a week since jan 2020, and want to keep doing that cause it is very good for my mental health and makes me happy!
tagging, only if you want to do it: @jennamacaroni; @queerofdenial; @confusedanon; @naturaliseme; @wise1rabbity; @fatimagic; @cassiopeiasara; @sapphicscholar; @softdeb; @ensorcei
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