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Czara: The Angel Dax: The er... Not. Angel.. #cats #cattos #beastlyautoimmunity #czara #dax #daxcat #furbabies https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MSTPYj6zI/?igshid=kq8qe8h5uyvn

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

This is a beautiful gifset. I love it. And now I want an episode where Rhea and Cat face off, but this time with Kara and Lena both in the background so that it's perfectly clear that they're arguing over who has the better protegee.

Or, like, a desperate housewives au where Cat and Rhea are antagonizing each other in a tale of generational dislike, meanwhile their wayward prized children are shamelessly making out in the background.

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[cosmo-gonika]

I really miss skysilencer and daxcat :(

AW, don’t even remind me. The fandom is NOT the same without them...

If they can read this...please come back home girls? We miss you!

[pandoraspocksao3]

Weekend AO3 updates! What are you reading?

If I can manage to get in any reading this weekend, I have some fics I love that updated and new ones to check out! (That’s a long list, so if I don’t mention one, be aware I’ve got about 50 on my TBR list on AO3!) It’s also tax time, so we’ll see how far I get!

1. Vampire’s Kiss by Dragon Whiskers! The very last chapter was posted on Friday! Actually, I got to see this one in advance, so I know it’s good! If you like Vampire fics, this one is good! Expect lots of great Gothic imagery and that question she keeps asking us all in her series: Just what makes a monster? We are all divided in the comments! But it’s cool to read them, too! (I notice a lot of us read the same fics somehow.) I’ve followed DragonWhiskers since 2016! Great stories. She does erotica really well, but also AUs like Phantom of the Opera (Check out Paper Faces also by her) and Siren’s Song, the first of her “Monsters Are We All” series in which Rey is shipwrecked and Kylo is a merman. Again, is he a “monster” or not? Her comments section is really lively; this is how we became friends 2 (gulp - that long?) years ago! 

2. Reign by OptimisticBeth updated with Ch 18. I just started this recently and it has been a fast read. Not sure I will get caught up, but I think I got to Ch 16 and I like it so far! Setup: Rey accepts Kylo’s proposal to join him after TLJ! 

3. Unbidden by Perry Downing updated this week. Most people know about this one, but I had no idea who she was (having lived under a rock my first year and a half in AO3) and just started reading her this year. Lives up to the hype! I loved Thwarted - worth getting through all 75 chapters! I still miss the cat from that one. If you don’t recall that part, you didn’t read far enough! Go back and finish it! If you aren’t familiar with her, she does “Comfort Kylo” so well! 

Unbidden is set post TLJ and last I tuned in, Hux was being evil...really, really EVIL! Grrrrrrr. This one has more action in it, or at least that’s my perception, since Thwarted has a lot going on too, but it primarily focuses on the relationship between Rey and Kylo. This one does that mostly, too, but there are other developing relationships and fracturing ones. It is also the two-year anniversary of her first fic, He Knows He Needs to Stop, which I haven’t read, but that goes on the list this week as a thank you for all the great reading material this year and for working so darn hard on Unbidden - sacrificing vacation time and reading spoilers so she’d be ready to write us a story right after the movie ended! That is dedication! Happy Anniversary, Perry! 

4. Stranger than Fiction by Daxcat updated, i believe. I only started this a few weeks ago and am just about 1 chapter in, but it will hook you. A modern AU in which Ben Solo is writing a book about Kylo Ren and his publisher, Hux, is not happy with it because there’s no love interest. A rooftop encounter leads to a meeting with....well, of course, Rey!! Dialogue is really good and I love the premise! I’ve been determined to circle back to this one and dive in. I loved Splintered by the same author, and that one is Complete if you are looking for Completed fics to read. That’s a good one!

5.  Across The Stars by niteowl29 is a brand new story about 2 chapters in. The moodboard got my attention and the summary was intriguing enough to mark it to be read. “A Reylo re-telling of Beauty and the Beast.”  I mean, as someone who wrote a Phantom/Reylo crossover, I very much love the Beauty and the Beast setup, so I have a feeling I will like this. Not a lot of comments or kudos yet (but it’s very early for that), but you might consider adding a new author on their first story to your bookmarks and stop by and check out the first chapter! @night0wl29

6. Be All My Sins Remembered by Elywingirlie is a Hamlet AU I’ve been wanting to get to for ages! This is @hauscrashburn on Tumblr. She writes amazing stories, and I’ve just scratched the surface on exploring her work!

7. Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) by Poet Hrotsvitha @poethrotsvitha updated twice recently, and I love it! I’d call it my “guilty pleasure read,” but so many women are just owning up to the fact that they like the Porn With Plot, that I’m just going to say it’s explicit but enjoyable! 18+, Explicit, and tagged appropriately. Author is very funny and interacts with readers in the comments! I’m finding a lot of my “Dark Kylo” sisters over in the comments section. Edgy Kylo is awesome! He doesn’t hurt Rey, so it’s nothing bad. She sacrifices herself to save her friends by agreeing to give herself to Kylo. It’s very hot, and SOMEHOW a plot worked it’s way in there and now we have a relationship! Again, this is for older readers who are okay with explicit scenes and a domineering Kylo. Dub/con, but Rey is not unwilling. In fact, I’m not sure who is in control at this point, Kylo or Rey...(cue Halsey “Control” song!)

That’s about it for updates I’ve seen this week. You can catch my old posts about fics by doing #Pandora’s Review or #Pandora Review and I hope I tagged most of them. I have done in depth review of some and mini-reviews of others. I do not keep a master list. I’ve read quite a bit, so if you are looking for something specific, PM me or do an ASK, and I’ll provide what I can or just ask some of the other writers for input for you. I also love the lists and recs circling our Fandom and I have marked so many for later to go back and read! 

Fee free to reblog and add on your own reading lists or recommendations!

Have a great weekend, everyone! 

[starwarsconnectionarchive-blog]

I was watching a video on your YouTube channel and it said y'all might possibly do reylo fanfic recommendations. I was wondering if there is already a list somewhere or if you could name a few? Thanks! :)

Dear Anon, 

We rounded up our two resident fanfic experts, Irina and Tina, and our resident Harry Potter fanfic writer who has read 3 Reylo fics, Lee, and got some awesome recs from them. RIP your social life because a lot of these fics are highly addictive. 

TINA’S LONG AND SATISFYING REYLO READS RECS:

Works in progress:

landscape with a blur of conquerors, by diasterisms

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5562041

Prey, by KagamiSorciere

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5610664

Splintered, by Daxcat

http://archiveofourown.org/works/10971555

Completed works:

In My Bloodstream, by EllieCarina

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5589523

Seldom All They Seem, by ambiguously

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6959539

IRINA’S UNIQUE REYLO FIC COLLECTION RECS:

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Reylo_Fanfiction_Anthology

If you’re interested to read about Reylo through the lenses of different myths and fairytales, this collection is for you! There are AUs of all shapes and sizes, like canonverse fics.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/RingInTheReylo 

A gift exchange collection, and there is a VERY diverse bunch of great fics here. 

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/RSSC 

Mostly one-shots/short stories here, but all of them in all shapes and sizes. 

LEE’S ONE ONE-SHOT THAT SHE IS OBSESSED WITH REC:

i saw you in the wild (you were nervous, you were furious, you were very sure-footed), by diasterisms

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5562041

If you’d like more recs please email us at starwarsconnection09@gmail.com. We��ll hook you up. ;)

And if any of you Reylo friends has any recs to add, please reply below!

[lazy-cat-corner]

(Bouncing off of daxcat)Yeah I never saw it as romantic. More like the Mr.Darcy confession scene with Elizabeth. It's the best Mr.Darcy knew and it wasn't enough. So Elizabeth (or Rey in this case) was like, "yeah, try again..." And what makes it important (in my opinion) is that it's a catalyst for the relationship. Like in P&P, for the first time, we see Ben try to show an emotion other than anger. Is it romantic? Not really, but it's important and the beginning of something.

Side note: I saw it as a little sad because the way he talks to Rey seems like how Snoke talks to him. Which says a lot about what he knows about affection.

unpopular opinion but as a reylo i do not see the “you are nothing” line as romantic or anything that should be romanticized? it is something wrong, and kylo needs to learn how he was wrong in saying it.

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

Dax Cat is being adorable as hell tonight

[beastlyautoimmunity]

Boys that read together sleep together! #beastlyautoimmunity #daxcat #orangetabby #orangetabbycat #tabbycat #tabbykitten #tabbiesofinstagram #autumn #autumn2018 #2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/Boq5HqEhlme/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tb48df4fx5yj

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I had to change position so Dax fell asleep standing up. Mom thought we looked really adorable together so she took this picture. #beastlyautoimmunity #helpfulcatasisstant #snugglebunnies #iraisedsixsnugglebunnies #daxcat #orangetabby #autumn2018 #2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/Boa2OuwB67c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wh890g1rmgwk

[beastlyautoimmunity]

Happy 28th Birthday to my beloved husband! Also Happy Birthday to my lovely sister-in-law! The kitten in the photo is Dax and he is Justin’s birthday present. Did I ever think I’d be getting Justin a cat? No, but life’s funny that way. #beastlyautoimmunity #happybirthday #husbandbirthday #adoptdontshop #helpfulcatassistant #daxcat #dax #trillsymbiont #theyearofdax #startrek #trekkies #orangetabbysofinstagram #orangetabby #autumn #autumn2018 #2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPkswlBGVs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1psekr5ui6hag

[beastlyautoimmunity]

Czara may be my fur baby but that doesn’t mean the other cats aren’t also little teddy bears. I had a week of recurring panic attacks in December and Dax stayed glued to me the entire time. Anytime I started panicking he’d run over purring and frequently sat on my chest while gently pawing at my face. It helped calm me down so quickly and I’m very thankful to have him as a living stress ball. #beastlyautoimmunity #daxcat #livingstressball #gingertabby #kitteh #felinefamiliar #helpfulcatassistant #catto #kitty #cat #furbaby #mrdax #daxie #daxiedoodle #gingerbear #2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVNbHlhA0c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i2zz3w3tg7vc

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

Dax looks like he needs serious hugs tonight. Please excuse me while I cuddle with therapy kitty who needs therapy himself tonight.

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

Therapy kitties know when I am not feeling right. I love our boys.

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

Daxcat wishes you a happy birthday, @absentlyabbie

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

We adopted Rocket (the orange one) at the end of August. He was 5 months old then, and Dax was over 3 years. It hasn't been easy having what amounts to a two year old running around, and my SO and I were worried they were never going to do more than tolerate one another with the amount of fight that was going on. I think it is safe to say they more than tolerate one another at this point.

[acheaptrickandacheesyoneline]

Playing around with my camera and the Dax and the Rocket as I work on Manual Focusing.

Good thing they are so damned photogenic!