#deadcatwithaflamethrower

[arinrowan]

There is a lot of difficult stuff happening in my life right now, and I am grieving, and also, understandably, having a lot of moments where I feel blank or am mildly disassociating. So, I would like to take this time to thank deadcatiwthaflamethrower for, when her behaviour was called out last year, insisting that it made her experience ‘medical grade shock’. Which is, of course, different from disassociating or any other trauma response, because only bad people disassociate since it leaves you open to possession by demons. Anyway, thanks deadcatwithaflamethrower for having no idea how trauma responses work and giving me a brief moment to smile anytime I’m blank and remember ‘medical grade shock.’

[stahlross123]

Is deadcatwithaflamethrower on the list the fics from they are wonderful re-entry is a piece of art

A lot of us are stuck at home and potentially bored out of our minds and/or stir crazy about all the shit that’s going on and could really use some novella & novel-length fics to distract us.  So, here, have a bunch of stellar long fic I’ve read and loved in STAR WARS fandom to help you pass the time. It should keep any SW fan busy for at least awhile!  And even if you’re not usually that into WIPs, the longer ones tend to have covered enough ground that they’re still very worth reading, but if you absolutely hate them, there’s plenty of complete works here as well!  Also, you know, this is the fandom where we go, “SOBS, THAT’S SO CRUEL TO END IT LIKE THAT, I’M GONNA WRITE A TIME TRAVEL FIC AND EITHER FIX IT OR MAKE IT WORSE, I DUNNO YET.” which is pretty fantastic! TIME TRAVEL RECS: ✦ Reprise by Elfpen, obi-wan & qui-gon & mace & yoda & vokara che & cast, time travel, 473.9k wip ✦ Atlas of Our Ruin by Ripki, obi-wan/anakin, time travel, 82k wip ✦ for those who stand long by wreckageofstars, leia & han & luke & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 56.2k wip ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury, obi-wan & luke & leia & han & cast, time travel, 34.3k wip ✦ A Future in Crisis by WolfMarauder, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 49.9k wip ✦ Let’s Try This Again by Nny11, obi-wan & ahsoka & anakin & cast, time travel, 43.8k wip ✦ Soldier, Poet, King by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & cast, NSFW, time travel, 104.6k wip ✦ Home by little_tales, obi-wan/anakin & shmi & mace & qui-gon & cast, NSFW, time travel, 48.5k ✦ Threads of the Past by Magier74, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & xanatos, 37.8k ✦ Shadows of the Future by stormqueen873, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast, 129.3k ✦ one door closes, another opens by isabilightwood, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & kanan & depa & padme & rex & cast, time travel, 41k ✦ The Desert Storm by Blue_Sunshine, obi-wan & jedi & cast (too many to tag), time travel, 622.5k wip ✦ All That I Have Seen by Felilla, ocs & ahsoka & anakin & obi-wan & yoda & cast, time travel, 36.5k ✦ Legacy by myrlendi (thehistorygeek), luke & leia & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 160.2k wip ✦ A New History by Annie Walker, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & dooku & cast, time travel, 533.4k wip ✦ Palimpsest by PorgParty, ben & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 21.5k wip ✦ Old Man Luke by scarletjedi, obi-wan & anakin & luke & leia & ahsoka & asajj & cast, time travel, 62.5k wip ✦ All Over Again by tricksterity, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & shmi & cast, time travel, 32.8k wip ✦ Balance on the knife edge by liv_k, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 136.5k wip ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k ✦ Wake the Storm by bedlamsbard, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash) & cast, 75.4k ✦ White Rabbits by Butterfly, obi-wan/anakin & background anakin/padme & luke & leia & han & cast, NSFW, time travel, 102.5k wip ✦ Rewind, Repeat by tulomne, obi-wan/satine & qui-gon & cast, time travel, 23k ✦ Lost Reflections by esama, obi-wan & ben, 30.k wip ✦ Worldwalker by rainglazed, ezra & kanan & cast, time travel, 25.5k wip ✦ Return to the Point of No Return by cthene, obi-wan/anakin, time travel, touch starved, 26.7k ✦ The Exchange by MissLearn, obi-wan & anakin & some anakin/padme & ahsoka & qui-gon & rex & cast, time travel, 77k wip BIG ACTION, ADVENTURE AND PLOT RECS: ✦ Fire and Ice by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & some anakin/padme & cast, 111.9k ✦ Knight-Errant by zinjadu,  obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & rex & asajj & cast, some dark themes, 315.8k ✦ hunting toward heartstill by blackkat, mace/cody & obi-wan/rex & shaak/colt & plo/wolffe & anakin & tup & fives & luminara & agen & depa & cast, 140.8k wip ✦ When Darkness Seems to Hide This Place by IllyanaA, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & kanan & ocs & cast, 110.1k CANON DIVERGENCE RECS: ✦ Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreak, obi-wan & anakin & padme & ahsoka & palpatine & cody & cast, ~70k wip  [AO3 link] ✦ Into the Archives by skygawker, obi-wan & anakin/padme & mace & palpatine & cast, 105.3k wip ✦ The Hand Dealt by not paranoid enough, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 75.9k ✦ Cataclasm by dendral, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & waxer & cast, 63.1k wip ✦ Balance Point by Vinyarie, anakin & ahsoka, 34.3k ✦ The Finer Shades of Why by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 212.9k ✦ Knightrise by Deviant_Accumulation, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & rex & cast, 30.1k wip ✦ Precipice by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin & padme & palpatine & bail & rex & cast, 214.5k wip ✦ Echoes of Mortis by orphan_account, obi-wan & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 67.3k ✦ One touch and I ignite by Paper_cut, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, nsfw, 59k ✦ Lucida by markwatnae, obi-wan & oc & anakin & ahsoka & bant & feemor & satine & garen & caleb & mace & cast, 63.1k wip ✦ dead and the gold by Icarus_is_flying, obi-wan & anakin & dooku & jenza & depa & shmi & cast, 45.2k wip ✦ This time we’ll fall together by liv_k, obi-wan/anakin & padme & yoda & cast, 27.6k wip ✦ Drifting Starlight by Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & qui-gon & cast, time travel, 60.3k ✦ A Walking Shadow by lilyconrad, obi-wan & anakin/padme & luke & leia & palpatine & ahsoka & cast, 74.6k ✦ Ensuring The Future by Shouting_at_God_in_Latin, obi-wan & anakin & mace & cody & yoda & dooku & cast, 79.1k ✦ Mutual Acquaintances by Ghost_Owl, obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/satine & anakin/padme & padme/satine & cast, 53.9k wip ✦ Edges of the World by glompcat, leia & luke & anakin & padme & han & ahsoka & ventress & sana & bail & breha & obi-wan & cast, 228.4k wip ✦ Lineage + Legacy by ruth baulding, obi-wan & qui-gon, 927.1k       Lineage:  One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven       Legacy:  One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six ✦ Brothers (working title) by Charity_Angel, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme & shmi & yoda & cast, 22.7k wip ✦ Force’s Tempest by Elenothar, obi-wan & anakin + anakin/padme + han + cast, 78.1k ✦ Beloved Enemy part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 by generale-kenobi, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, sith!obi-wan, dark themes, 19.1k ✦ all spaces are liminal by Kierkegarden, obi-wan/anakin & sidious, & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 35.9k ✦ Time To Go by light_mantled_albatross, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 35.2k wip ✦ Caleb the Fool by ambiguously, kanan & ahsoka & luke & leia & hera & depa & cast, 37.6k ✦ Divergences by flute25, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & dooku & qui gon, 125.6k wip ✦ Flip by Snootiegirl, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.7k ✦ The Nature of Fire by Phosphorescent, padme/anakin & obi-wan, 19k wip PADME LIVES RECS: ✦ Keep Breathing by Yesac, obi-wan/padme + some anakin/padme + luke & leia & oc, 45.8k ✦ Queen of Peace by Sassaphrass, obi-wan & padme & cast (background anakin/padme), 20.2k ✦ Far More Than Rubies by frodogenic, padme & luke & obi-wan & vader & cast, 71.7k PREQUELS RECS - GEN: ✦ In All The World by Fjallsarlon, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 144.4k wip ✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove, obi-wan & anakin & mace & palpatine & cast, 51.3k ✦ House of Cards by Smitty, obi-wan & anakin & oc, 23.8k ✦ Coalesced Matter by Mirror and Image, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 48.4k ✦ Life And What Comes After by Ibelin, obi-wan & anakin & cast, amnesia, 115.8k ✦ The Apprenticeship by Nny11, ahsoka & yoda & anakin & cast, 31.4k wip ✦ Master by CJinn, obi-wan & anakin, 27.5k ✦ Starrunner by rinzukodas, obi-wan & jedi & oc, 80.2k wip ✦ Rainfall on Geonosis by ealcynn, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cody & cast, 33.9k ✦ Villain of a Different Story by HiNerdsItsCat (HiLarpItsCat), obi-wan/satine & anakin & cast, 73.2k wip ✦ All But Name by Mirror and Image, obi-wan & anakin + padme & dooku & qui-gon & yoda & ocs & cast, 107.9k ✦ Collapse by Susan Zell, obi-wan & anakin/padme, 27.8k ✦ Youngling by LostintheTARDIS, obi-wan & anakin & cast, de-aged!anakin, 65.5k wip ✦ A Good Place to Die by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash?) + some anakin/padme & yoda & bant & cast, some violence/injury, 115k ✦ What the Heart Hides by Valairy Scot, obi-wan/siri & anakin & cast, nsfw for descriptions of violence/torture, 269k ✦ Through a Mirror Darkly by dogmatix, norcumi, obi-wan & qui-gon, sith!qui-gon + sith!obi-wan, 44.9k wip ✦ Whispers of the Future by cywsaphyre, obi-wan & qui-gon & bant & garen & reeft & cast, 40.6k wip ✦ When the world gets too heavy put it on my back by nematoda, qui-gon & obi-wan + obi-wan & anakin + references to to obi-wan/anakin, 29.8k ✦ hurricane on the edge of oblivion (with nowhere to go) by Cross_d_a, obi-wan & xanatos & qui-gon & feemor & bruck & cast, 159.2k wip ✦ Don’t Look Back by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin, 26.7k ✦ They Who Stay Behind by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin, 20.4k ✦ Masters and Padawans: Three Generations by GirlwithCurls98, qui-gon & obi-wan + obi-wan & anakin + anakin & ahsoka, 24.6k ✦ And The Truth Shall Set Us Free by Nicole1, obi-wan & anakin, 23k ✦ From Master to Monster by LazarusII, Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 93.4k wip ✦ Live To Fight Another Day by raemanzu, spica_tea, rex & cody & jesse & obi-wan & anakin & cast, 387.1k wip ✦ The Weeds in the Wilderness by ealcynn, obi-wan & anakin & cast, whump, 173.5k wip ✦ Survival by MirrorandImage, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 30.9k ✦ Death’s Shade by Susan Zell, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 30.9k ✦ Rainy by Charmisjess, dooku & qui-gon, 26.8k wip PREQUELS RECS - SHIPPY: ✦ Split the Night by Zinga763, obi-wan/satine & anakin/padme & ahsoka & maul & cast, 43.8k wip ✦ Anamorphosis by saltyavocado, obi-wan/padme & anakin & cast, 33.5k ✦ Distaff by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin/padme & palpatine & cast, fem!anakin, 19.9k wip ✦ whatever a moon has always meant by glorious_clio, bail/breha & cast, nsfw, 56.6k ✦ Anamorphosis by saltyavocado, obi-wan/padme & anakin & cast, 33.5k ✦ The Light You Leave Behind by laventadorn, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & bail & asajj & cast, 28.6k wip ✦ the kids aren’t all right by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 33.1k OBIKIN RECS: ✦ Alignment (Equinox + Solistice) by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, sith!obi-wan (sort of), 116.5k wip ✦ wicked thing by imaginarykat, obi-wan/anakin & asajj & dooku & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 109.1k wip ✦ Anakin Skywalker and the Stray Droid by protos_metazu_ison (larkspyt), obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & cast, 28.4k ✦ Golden Sunshine by dirkygoodness, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 19.5k ✦ Invictus by MI5WWII, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.7k wip ✦ On Whose Authority by Mithrigil, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 33.1k ✦ Shaak Herding for the Troubled and Lonely by protos_metazu_ison (larkspyt), obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & plo & cast, au, 38.4k wip ✦ Seed by bell (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme, NSFW, 44k ✦ The Devil’s Own by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & cast, regency au, 21.2k wip ✦ Upfall by bell (belldreams), belldreams, usomitai (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/satine & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, 83k wip ✦ After the Pillars Come Down by Virgo827, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, 19.7k ✦ Across the Darkness by xpityx, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & cast, NSFW, 20.6k ✦ Ashes of the Republic by mewgirl1995, obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/padme (& some anakin/padme) & luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, 96.7k ✦ Miasma by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & cody & rex & & kix & cast, dark themes, 20.6k ✦ My Moon After the Tide by LemonTwister, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, some d/s, 38.8k ✦ The World Undone by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & maul, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 143.3k ✦ Just To Sleep Underneath Your Bed by LemonTwister, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, mild d/s undercurrents, some darker themes off-page, attempt at non-con, 46k ✦ Times, Measures by cthene, obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + cast, 42.6k wip ✦ 36 Questions by kenobiapologist, obi-wan/anakin + background anakin/padme + implied obi-wan/anakin/padme, 30.7k ✦ Strange Developments part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 / part 9 / part 10 by generale-kenobi, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, pregnant!anakin, 22.2k ✦ WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE by anecdotalist, obi-wan/anakin & bail & ahsoka & cast, 40.9k ✦ Titles, Traditions, and Other Forms of Attachment by MarchofBirds, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 25.5k ✦ Open Circle by Calyss, obi-wan/anakin & cast, sith!obi-wan, 52.3k wip ✦ Finding Balance by moonstone (amythestice), obi-wan/anakin & luke & leia & han & yoda & qui-gon & cast, sith!obi-wan, 29.1k wip ✦ Broken by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & rex & padme & cast, NSFW,  sith!obi-wan (sort of), dark themes, 38.6k ✦ the kids aren’t all right by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 35.5k wip ✦ space dementia by wellwhiskey, eventual obi-wan/anakin/padme & dooku, sith!obi-wan, 30.7k wip ✦ The Consequences of a Crash happygiraffe, obi-wan/anakin (pre-?), injuries, 31.9k ✦ Second Chances by Driverpicksthemooseic (Ratkinzluver33), obi-wan/anakin & han/luke & leia + cast, de-aged fic, 106.3k wip ✦ Sun Kissed by Vee017, obi-wan/anakin & cast, nsfw, past sexual assault issues, 96.4k wip ✦ Within Limits by sacrilegist, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22k ✦ Capture and Release by Rocket_Sith, obi-wan/anakin, mild bondage, 19k wip ✦ He Watched by temple_mistress, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.1k OBIANIDALA RECS: ✦ The Devoted by shadowsong26, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka, 35.5k ✦ Sometimes a family is a cultural anthropologist, a PoliSci PhD, a snippy sophomore, a golden cat, a Snorkie, and a guy who just wants to build a really smart robot by bessyboo, cantarina, exmanhater, forzandopod, heartequals (savvygambols), Opalsong, reena_jenkins, sophinisba, theleanansidhe, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & quinlan & asajj, modern au, 19.4k ✦ These Three Remain by shadowsong26, obi-wan/anakin/padme, 27.5k ✦ I’ll Be There For You by SinkingLikeASunset, obi-wan/anakin/padme (eventual) & qui-gon & clones & cast, 40.7k wip ✦ Futurus (-a -um) by cadesama, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + luke & leia & mon mathma & ahsoka, mildly nsfw, 53.2k wip ✦ Sigh No More by edenwolfie, obi-wan/anakin/padme & luke & leia & ahsoka & qui-gon & clones & jedi & sidious & cast, NSFW, 292.2k ✦ The Reality of Change by midnight_vision, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 182.4k ✦ who cares about your lonely heart by Elenothar, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + cast, wingfic, ace!obi-wan, 28.2k ✦ you knock me out, i fall apart by pdotschuy, obi-wan/anakin/padme & luke & leia & ahsoka & han + some background pairings & cast, 64.8k wip ✦ Burnt Edges by cadesama, obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka, NSFW, sex pollen, 33.3k ✦ Lights Will Guide You Home by darlingargents, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & luke & leia & cast, 32.8k wip ✦ build a heart made of armour by darthrevaan (Burning_Nightingale), obi-wan/anakin/padme, soulmate au, 29.5k wip ALTERNATE UNIVERSES: ✦ Coda by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & padme/sabe & cast, nsfw, modern au, ballet au, 65.3k ✦ Young Lust by Writer_Markilyn, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka, NSFW, modern au, 19.1k ✦ Bedroom Hymns by orphan_account, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, NSFW, modern au, bdsm, spanking, 26.6k wip ✦ Negotation by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, modern au, serial killer au, 86.7k ✦ Rebel with a Cause by planetary_retrograde, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, rebellion au, 37.7k wip ✦ Empire’s Shadow by Guybrarian (drjanetwatson), luke & ahsoka & mara & winter & cast, 44.9k wip REBELS RECS: ✦ The Starry Crown by bedlamsbard, ezra & kanan & sabine & zeb & chopper & cast, 34.7k wip ✦ On the Edge of the Devil’s Backbone by bedlamsbard, kanan/hera & sabine & ezra & zeb & cham & cast, alternate universe, 361.5k ✦ The Undeserving by LessAttitudeMoreAltitude, kanan/hera & ezra & cast, alternate universe, read the warnings, 226.6k wip ✦ From One Fulcrum to Another by MirrorandImage, kallus & cast, 47.5k ✦ Collapse(s) by stardustgirl, ezra & kanan/hera & sabine & cast, alternate universe, 119.2k ✦ Abduction by Mishael, thrawn & eli, 26k ✦ Soul of the Ghost by MirrorandImage, kanan/hera & ezra & zeb & sabine, 33.7k ✦ Like Holding Broken Glass by Avali, kanan/hera & ezra & sabine & zeb & cast, 22.7k ✦ Places No One Knows by yellowcottondresses, kanan/hera & cast, 20.4k ✦ Playing Against Type by MirrorandImage, kanan/hera & cast, 30.6k ✦ Chase the Sun by Syphrosine, kanan/hera & rex & ocs, 25.4k wip ✦ Talking to Strangers by Miri1984, kana/hera & ezra & luke & han & obi-wan, 21.2k wip OTHER RECS: ✦ Whatever I Do (I Do It To Protect You) by Callioope, jyn/cassian & galen/lyra & bodhi & baze & chirrut & kes/shara & cast, 84.2k ✦ A Real Backwater Skug Hole by Thalius, din/omera & baby yoda & winta, 90.3k wip ORIGINAL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ The Tyranny of Kinship by amarielah, anakin & leia & ahsoka & cast, 33.9k wip ✦ Father’s Heart by FernWithy, anakin & leia & ocs, 38.8k ✦ In Which Vader Discovers He is a Father by glompcat, anakin & luke & leia & cast, 27.7k ✦ Limpet AU by frodogenic, anakin & luke & mara & piett & cast, 69.8k ✦ In Loco Pirates by izzythehutt, anakin & luke & cast, 34.9k ✦ The Belonging You Seek by WiliQueen, luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, 30.9k wip ✦ Island in a Sea of Sand by mybluerose, obi-wan & luke, 42.5k ✦ To Live Among Wolves by FireflyFish, obi-wan & luke & cast, 33.1k wip ✦ Identity by madame_alexandra, han/leia & cast, 353.9k ✦ A journey of a thousand miles by greyathena, han/leia & luke & cast, 149k SEQUELS RECS: ✦ And the Void Answered Back by Ghost_Owl, obi-wan & anakin & rey & finn & poe & ben & yoda & maz & han & cast, force ghosts, 110.6k ✦ Celestial Navigation by victoria_p (musesfool), anakin & finn/rey & cast, 23.3k

[rec-a-fanfic]

Title: once forgotten, twice removed

Author: blueh

Fandom: My Hero Academia

Rating: T

Status: Complete

Length/Chapters: 42301 words, 6 chapters

Summary:

pro hero deku gets yeeted into an alternate universe where hes evil, apparently. for some reason, everyone expects him to be evil, too? like? look at him face

Link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16616795

-🍟 (this is how i found out that blueh has written multiple fics that i love. six seconds ago when i looked at the author for this one. wow)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16616795

[ladyofthelands]

To all those who create

Another year down! I wish you and yours a prosperous new year. May your muse be ever faithful in her inspirations, giving you ideas when you have none, guidance to flesh them out, and rest when it is needful. Happy 2024🎉🎊

pass it on

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[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: In 1993, Gilderoy Lockhart points a stolen wand at Harry Potter and Ron Weasley with the intent to Obliviate them. The wand doesn't backfire. Gilderoy's "discovery" of the Chamber of Secrets is a short-term success. Other consequences are not short-term at all.

Author: @deadcatwithaflamethrower

[rourhksapocolypse]

If you're wondering why I've just reblogged a bunch of stuff from @loekas and @deadcatwithaflamethrower ?

I binge stuff. And their stuff is interesting and neat.

And being on Tumblr kinda counts as socializing?

Also, I might be going through cabin fever, what with the lack of work hours because it's not golf season and I'm not social.

Anyways, that's my personal life thoughts for today.

Now to actually remember to pull my heavy blanket from the dryer and play Fallout 4. And try to avoid Deathclaws, and... Yeah.

[stormbreaker2224]

Is "Of a linear circle" by @deadcatwithaflamethrower a finished fic ?

[ladygreytea76]

@deadcatwithaflamethrower

You ever read fanfic so god tier you have to wait for real life to load back in so you spend half the day doing tasks with that dead look in your eye, replaying all your favorite moments?

[charity-angel]

Colostle - new fic, but not quite original

Two links, and an explanation

Colostle website, for an overview of the world. It's not really a fandom as such, but also kind of is. It's more lore than anything - it would be like writing Star Wars fic based in the PT/OT/ST era, using nothing more than the KOTOR/TOR info. Or HP-era based on nothing more than the Founders, Hogwarts, and spells (and I mean the canon knowledge of the Founders, not @deadcatwithaflamethrower's OALC, although that could be interesting too).

Squidge link for the current campaign. I say current - the story as it stands is complete even though the campaign is not yet done. You genuinely don’t need to know anything about Colostle, although a quick shufti at the first section of The World of Colostle page might help a little bit.

Explanation under the cut, because it's kind of long

For Christmas, I got what was at first a very confusing set of gifts from my brother and SIL.

(My early Christmas present was Covid, so I was in isolation. I find myself very fortunate I wasn't actually ill, although hello long Covid. But it meant they couldn't tell me an order in which to open things.)

The first was a beautiful notebook

Nice, but not an ideal size to carry around like I used to do with notebooks (and really need to start doing again) - it’s 1½” thick!

The second I opened was this deck of cards

Bit weird. I wondered if they’d made a mistake and thought these were the game, rather than actual, useable playing cards.

And the third made sense of it all: this book

Last week, I was out with my SIL and told her that I’d opened them in the wrong order, with increasing levels of confusion. Bless her - she apologised for not adding tags with numbers, especially once she realised we wouldn’t be together for Christmas. Hey, it all worked out.

And, I have to say, they've done exceptionally well with this. As a very general gist, it's kind of like D&D, except you're both the player and the DM, and you adventure alone.

The book gives the outline of the world - everyone lives inside a giant castle (a Colossal Castle, you might say), and there is magic that animates certain structures. (The website will tell you a bit, but obviously not everything since they do actually want you to buy the book(s).)

The playing cards are used in place of dice to determine certain events that happen, but how you interpret what actually happens during those events is entirely up to you.

It took me a little while to realise that essentially, it's a collection of prompts for chapters of a fic. And fic is what it now is - 13.5k and counting. The bones of the world of Colostle might not be original, but the characters and the fleshing out of said world are.

I have very much enjoyed my campaign, which has lasted a lot longer than I anticipated, and I now regret not using the lovely notebook, but I can keep it for next time.

(It’s also lasted longer than it actually should have done - I forgot Aces are low in this and based on Aces high I won a battle I actually should have lost. By the time I had realised, I was halfway through my notebook, transcribing to Squidge, and was absolutely not abandoning everything by then.)

Bro & SIL have also just given me the (first) expansion book for my birthday. I’ve actually been playing out parts of it without even realising as I’ve built my world! As for the rest, under normal circumstances, I would wait until my next campaign before adding in new material, but there’s two reasons why I’m considering adding it in now:

- as I said, the initial quest, and thus the story, is complete. The next part of the campaign is being treated as a new story in the series on Squidge, so introducing the new material as a potential new quest isn’t unreasonable.

- I stopped writing for a bit because in the latest round, I need to make a decision and I’m really not sure at all what to do. The new material gives me some scope that I might otherwise not have had, the impetus to move onwards. And it definitely has. I don’t know how yet, but there’s places to go and things to do.

ANYWAY - check out the story, check out the website. If the idea appeals to you, you can buy directly from the website, and they have both the hardback books and PDF formats available. I’m honestly half tempted to buy the PDF copies too, just for portability: they are not small - 12″ × 8½” × ½” each.

There’s nothing mentioned on the website about translations, but Nich Angell, the writer is very active on the Discord server, and back in September he said:

I'm negotiating with various European translation/publication companies at the moment for various different language versions of Colostle - I can't confirm anything yet, and its a slow process but I can tell you that I am working on it!

So, watch this space. Or, rather, that space if you’re thinking of it for a non-English-speaking friend.

(I seem to recall reading that English isn’t Nich’s first language, so I’m surprised it’s taken this long, to be honest!)

[ladyofthelands]

i am currently re-reading The Desert Storm @blue-sunshine-mauve-morning by and Re-Entry by @deadcatwithaflamethrower.

have gotten to Remberance III Chapter 13 and quinlan's line made me have the worst idea.

And none of them terrify him so much as the fact that Naasade almost, almost chose differently.

i was thinking about what RE!obi-wan was doing 5 years after the republic fell (when TDS!obi-wan went back in time) and what would happen if TDS!obi-wan had been Venge.

i dont think TDS!obi-wan would have gone after Sidious like RE!obi-wan to create Venge (i am currently in OtherWhen, Part IV in the lead up to Venge, and obi is having the worst time) and the two of them have very different headspaces.

i was just thinking about quinlan falling because he saw Master Naasade's life, and thought to myself what if quin knew about Venge, but Ben did not. How messed up would that be. Just Ben thinking he knows all about his own life but then quin has the sulfer in his eyes and knows. he knows things that ben does not

i'v made my heart hurt

[rourhksapocolypse]

In more personal news, for those of you interested, I have come up with a new idea for a fic - Legend of Zelda, but in SPACE!

And have made significant progress on it.

Well, the background details, anyway. Not so much on actual fic-writing, but you gotta know what you have to work with - or what you want to work with - before you can write it.

Also, job-hunting will resume when I have my driver's liscence back, six months after I lost it (due to driving while it was expired, etc), and I've been re-reading Legend of Zelda: The Sky Lines by Light Onthemayo on ffn.

Also, @deadcatwithaflamethrower has returned from, like, six months of IRL FUCKERY to deliver us JOSHUA BLACKWATER'S SURVIVAL IN MORE THAN THE SUM!

Which was a very well-written chapter, and also I fucking CALLED IT when I learned about the Fed trooper JB.

If you have no idea what I'm on about with JB in the series More than the Sum, and you like a good Nerd Romance (which may or may not be traumatized soldiers/gods) and Red Vs Blue winning against zombies in Space...

Go to Flamethrower's SquidgeWorld Acct, do not flame, and enjoy :}

[ca67-blog]

@deadcatwithaflamethrower

Neil it is of vital importance that you answer this: who is Crowley's favourite Golden Girls?

No, Who is Crowley's favourite Doctor.

[biacedjade]

Random braincell thought: lightsaber duel but its just homoerotic flirting and foreplay- wait thats just deadcatwithaflamethrower's Re-Entry pre wedding spar [GUNSHOT]

[whimsysalesman]

Tag Game

tagged by @seiya-starsniper. I know I just did one of these like a couplefew weeks ago but its fun so Im doing it again :3

Last song: Four Hours performed by the Longest Johns

Favourite colour: Im gonna be pretentious and name a color that doesn't really exist. My favorite color is the yellow of sunshine shining through tree leaves. It's technically green, but im talking about the several degrees of yellowfication the leaves undergo when backlit by the afternoon sun.

Currently reading: Still working on my OALC re-read (thanks again @deadcatwithaflamethrower!) though I'm now on book 8 where previously I was on book 6 the last time I did one of these

Currently watching: Had a craving for junk TV the other day and pirated every season of Kitchen Nightmares, so thats what I'm working on rn. Was delighted to find that the early british seasons are... kinder? Less "Idiot Sandwhich haha" than the later american reality TV stuff. Less of that water bowl screech sound effect, too, which I appreciate.

Current obsession: Sandman still owns my ass, but I am getting back into Critical Role campaign 2, as well. Been in the mood for familair comforting media and it doesn't get more familiar than the parasocial friendships I developed with a bunch of fictional suspicious assholes.

Currently working on: packing to move! I'm moving out of my parents house in like 2 weeks! Thats fucking terrifying! exciting, but AAAA

Last series: Good Omens. Did 1/3 of a puzzle and got wrecked by season 2 last week

Last movie: Django Unchained, I think. SO fucking good, and I want to turn that dentist in a dnd character posthaste.

[rourhksapocolypse]

So, the other day I mentioned to my brother (who is in leave, atm) @deadcatwithaflamethrower 's post about Ashoka being potentially anti semitic, and he just looked at me and asked, "So?"

This may seem insensitive. But it's actually profound.

When I was a kid, this kind of thing was silly. It was stupid. Why should I care that Brad Pitt broke off a "stable?" marriage because of Mr & Mrs Smith? Should I stop enjoying a dumb action movie because a marriage stopped?

A week ago or so, Mom made a fuss about me only wearing an undershirt at work, when that keeps my top shirts clean (and her making a fuss meant one of my only pure white shirts got permanently messy).

Why? Because it is unprofessional, and because, apparently, my corner of Colorado only associates undershirts as wife beaters and "Gay People Clothing". Because Queen wore undershirts without a top shirt.

Am I supposed to be offended by that? Am I supposed to change my ways so they don't think I'm gay? When I'm autistic, probably FIM Asexual, and leaving a social life or friends that aren't family because I drive people away by accident?

...

These thoughts come because of one simple question. "Have I become too 'Woke'?"

The answer, obviously, is yes. Because, as Mom put it, I had three mothers growing up, and only one of those wasn't a sibling. Because everyone, at all times, corrected me to what they thought was right, leaving me unable to form my own opinion, however well meant those controlling tendencies were.

Now, for those offended, those genuinely hurt, I'm gonna quote Xomniac in This Bites! here:

"I can't speak for you. I don't know what You've been through. I don't know your pain, your hardships. I can support you, but to keep the cycle of hatred from flourishing, I can't speak for you. You have to speak up and take action yourselves."

Is Disney hating on Jews with casting a traditionally "Jewish" actor as a greedy Imperial? Or are they just playing on public perception and image, using what's already there to convey the message?

Or is it even purposeful? Because I've hurt a lot of people with word choice and action that I didn't consider would hurt them. And all I can do is look for brightness in these dark times.

As I wrote this I remembered something else from the radio, K-LOVE, specifically. A guy who reads Bible passages and adds context in his little segment, Ruis Balau, once mentioned that he was having dinner conversation with his family and his daughter asked why he was focusing so much on the bad that he wasn't talking about the good in the world anymore.

Because, that was one of his jobs, as a Christian. Or, part of what he's supposed to do, same as me. To acknowledge the bad, yes, but to shed light onto the world with kindness and caring.

Am I falling into the same cycle of focusing on the bad and forgetting about the good?

Are we?

As the American people, are we forgetting the good in the world, and thus only spreading more of the bad?

Are we nitpicking enough, that we forget to appreciate what we have?

I needed to get this out of my head, so I leave my questions here, unanswered.

Goodnight, and get home safe. Hug your families and loved ones, if you have any left. Send love and support, monetary or emotional, to all those who need it in your lives.

Maybe that's me (and yeah, probably).

Maybe that's Flamethrower, who lost one of the last people who cared about her growing up and fears for her children, struggling with politics and money troubles.

Maybe it's someone I know nothing of and whose existence is meaningless to me, but everything to you, dear reader.

I don't know, but love them like a dog to his/her "Best Friend in the Whole Wide World" (tm).

[he-who-ships]

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