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mikkaeus · 1 year ago

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house md fic recs — short fics (<10k). hilson + rarepairs

Other house rec lists: long fics | episode tags | postcanon | infidelity trope (all of these are mutually exclusive apart from the infidelity one)

highly recommend not skipping out on the non-hilson fics!! scroll to the end for a list of some really great ones. No huddy though because I'm not the biggest fan.

house/wilson and gen fic

I decided to just lump the gen fic together with the slash because really most of them can be read as slash with a G rating. Before we get into the fics, here are some notable authors that have written several house fics. Not all their fics are going to be listed individually, but if I have the author there I've read all or a lot of their stuff and enjoyed it, so I recommend going through their backlog.

otter: Some really excellent prose and great atmosphere. A little soft, a little pensive. And they nail the characterisation and dialogue.

ignaz: im sure everyone has read ignaz's longfic (a modest proposal and its sequel — the one where house and wilson get married so wilson cant testify against house in the tritter arc) but absolutely check out all their other stuff — it's all quality.

bironic: I really enjoy the bit of edge in bironic's fics. It makes them so yummy.

bethfrish: What stands out about their fics is how they peer into all the pointy edges of Wilson and Julie's relationship, thus making them excellent and unique Wilson character studies. Great prose and dialogue that rivals the show's.

Transformatron: fics that are transcendent and porny, all featuring a d/s undertone or theme (wilson as the dom)

astolat: if u dont know astolat idk what to say to u. just go read their fics.

blackmare (livejournal / ao3 pseud 1 / ao3 pseud 2 / lj pseud third_owl for slash fics i think) Does really great short fics (mostly gen) that slot into episodes. Like meta but in fic form. All of them are worth a read. Some of their fics are on ao3 but a lot aren't (like nearly all the episodic ones).

Namaste (livejournal / ff.net): Some short fics, some much longer ones. Mostly gen focussing on H&W friendship, with some fics on canon pairings. Interesting character studies and exceptionally discerning prose that is a pleasure to read.

In order of length. *faves, ***underrated faves

***Touch by zulu (<1k) (2007) The number of ways House could embarrass him with touches, Wilson thinks, is practically endless.

Silent Sigh by thedeadparrot (<1k) (2009) Wilson, autumn, melancholy, and House. Second person.

Heartbeats by thedeadparrot (<1k) (2009) Three moments in which House and Wilson are almost kind of functional.

No Pain by bironic (<1k) (2008) House finds a permanent solution to his pain problem and convinces Wilson to give him what he needs. Vampire fic! Frottage! hell yeah.

Also check out the sequel: No Mercy by daasgrrl (3k)

***The Game of Wilson: Six Cards in a Five Card Game by paradisecity (1k) (2006) If you're going to play a game like moving in together, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Fun and snappy. Great dialogue.

*we're getting good at this by ad astra dean (1k) Wilson had a migraine. Established relationship. Soft and sweet and realistic esp after 8.19. fuck. Premium hurt/comfort.

**********three more stories by besselfcn (1k) The first time it happens is (New Orleans, 1991 | Albany, 2009 | Augusta, 2012) and they are (drunk | sober | out of time). This fic emotionally obliterated me. I’m obsessed with the format like it’s prose halfway to poetry, so creative and unique and well-executed??? I cried so much. I am UNWELL and immeasurably fucked up about them put me in my grave. (Yeah I said these lists were mutually exclusive but this fic is the exception bc idc)

The Awakening of Wils-Ankh-Amun, Royal Concubine by blackmare, Nightdog_barks, pwcorgigirl (1k) It was a rather unusual 'morning after.' This is hilarious. Reads like a classic prank episode. They're so dumb together I love them.

The One Where House Has Always Been a Woman by thedeadparrot (1k) (2009) Despite the hospital gossip, House is not, in fact, a man-hating lesbian. Genderswapped House but not Wilson.

Gray Morning by starlingthefool (1k) All he remembers is that the transition between a stupid joke and the meeting of mouths was almost seamless. Christmas fic that takes place one year after "Merry Little Christmas" (3.10).

Loser Day Blues by blackmare, Nightdog_Barks (1k) February fourteenth is just another day, and another evening in which Wilson winds up at House’s, although — this time — not for the usual reasons.

*indefinable by PaintedVanilla (1k) House can hear Wilson getting ready for bed; he can hear him brushing his teeth, undressing, being unusually quiet. Normally there’s a humming; a breathless energy that House won’t admit to loving about him. He doesn’t hear it tonight. It’s dead silent.

criteria by PaintedVanilla (2k) “I don’t think they know that we’re married.”

***We Live Together in a Photograph of Time by ignaz (2k) Wilson's hair curls when they're fucking. God I'm devastated. The ✨atmosphere✨. This is so in character. And can we talk about the banger title and summary??? I was gnawing my arm before I even opened the fic. Set in s4.

***Things To Do Before You Die by thedeadparrot (2k) In which Wilson turns thirty-eight and a half, thinks about kittens, and doesn't have a midlife crisis. But not necessarily in that order. Prank war with a twist. I’m so fond. Hits all the right cadences with the writing.

So Let Us Melt, and Make No Noise by ignaz (2k) (2007) "You kill patients all the time," House said. "You never stay at work until--" He peered at the clock. "--Four in the morning to make sure they're really dead."

***Curiosity by Namaste (2k) (2006) From Cameron's perspective. Fun character study of her and by extension House and the other two musketeers. Not shippy.

Welcomed Change by JammiesDodger (2k) A cute G-rated getting together fic.

Alone, Together by daasgrrl (2k) Finding new ways to be intimate.

*Keep Your Eyes Wide by deepimpact (2k) There is no specific amount of time passed, no big event, no one thing that Wilson can pin as the catalyst. Obsessed with this. Great atmosphere, excellent prose, and and everything feels authentic and in character. Set pre-season/s1.

***Carrion Eaters by ignaz House, in some indeterminate future or an alternate universe, from the perspective of a new hire. I really loved this story. It's sharp and sad, with great build up.

***Projection by bironic (2k) Remember Ali, that really pretty 17/18 year old clinic patient that was obsessed with House? This fic is Wilson's elaborate fantasy about fucking her, which is of course as much about House as it is her. Post 3.04.

***No Exchange of Payment by otter (2k) The gifts that House gives to Wilson. I adore this. It's about the little things. Otter has exceptional prose and always nails the characterisation, which makes their writing a real pleasure to read.

***All the Effects of Intoxication (3k) by otter This only happens when they're drunk. Just as yummy as that one-line description suggests. I love this a lot — the characterisation and dialogue are excellent and I think this scenario is very realistic for them.

Leave This Harbor for the Sea by otter (3k) House was never the kind of friend who'd help you move, even when he'd had two good legs, not to mention two good arms perfectly capable of lifting boxes. He'd always been the sort of friend who'd stop by while you were packing, make cutting remarks about the failures of your romantic relationships, and use all the half-filled boxes as an excuse to root through your things.

***the growing up, the falling down by riceonrye (3k for the series) Wilson is trying to buy a nice make-up present for his girlfriend, but there’s a guy in the shop with him brazenly shoplifting. Wilson, meet House. This is so good!!! I grinned like an idiot all the way through. It captures the throw-bottles-at-windows side of Wilson so well. A very cute AU of a different first meeting whilst still remaining true to the characters. Don't forget to read the sequel as well.

***never rains (but it pours) by Transformatron (3k) So... remember that episode where House can't pee? I present you some excellently written pisskink pwp. Nails the hilson dynamic, so even if piss isn't your thing, give it a go?

***Blind Spot by blackmare, Nightdog_Barks (3k) Wilson becomes blind after a head injury. genfic.

***Four Blocks South of Eden by bethfrish (3k) If you wanted paradise, you're a little off. I loved the tentative, slightly off-kilter feeling of this. Bang on characterisation, dialogue, and use of 2nd person POV (House). Set in s1 — Wilson's marriage is falling apart, and it leads to a night that could be the start of something new.

***Lie To Me by zulu (4k) It's terribly simple. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after. Exuberant ketamine summer House!!! Equal parts sexy and heartbreaking. Check out the sequel as well (1k).

Stumbling Towards Something Real by ignaz (4k) House and Wilson on holiday in Mexico. (A flagrant excuse for smut, basically.) I'm soft. In character and well-written.

Goes the Neighbourhood by Dee_Laundry (4k) One month into their permanent positions, the new fellows catch a case on the weekend and have to track House down.

***Easy by GoldStarGrl (4k) James Wilson is the easiest person in his dorm. At McGill. In all of eastern Canada, maybe. A fleshed-out version of their first meeting, as well as an insightful character study of Wilson. Slots nicely into canon, whether you believe in the "wilson has cheated on every wife with house" version or the "they fucked when they first met and never talked about it again" version. I really enjoyed this — they’re beautifully in character, and it's excellent writing.

***A Momentary Lapse of Reason by otter (5k) Wilson and Julie through House’s eyes, from the beginning to the end. Skips back and forth between the past and now. The quiet yearning!!! Also *standing on the table with a megaphone* have i mentioned how GORGEOUS otter's prose is??

*Blow the Candles Out by bethfrish (5k) Another year older, another year wiser, another divorce lurking just around the corner. So good!!! Wilson celebrates his birthday amongst the detritus of his marriage. The prose is really exceptional here. House's dialogue is also especially well done. It's a fun read that holds up well on a re-read.

***midnight rain by GoldStarGrl (5k) Wilson can't possibly know the pain. But he wants to. I am vibrating!!! Set precanon, in the aftermath of the infarction. Infidelity, spanking, hello??? Hot, vivid, excellent characterisation, excellent writing etc etc. A+ no notes.

***Through The Looking Glass (The Male Gaze Mashup) by zulu (5k) "If Wilson didn't know, great. What he didn't know couldn’t hurt him. If Wilson did know, it didn't matter, because if he hadn't berated House for it yet, then it was permission to continue." Interesting character study of Wilson and the way House slots into his life. Imaginative and fun descriptions. I did feel slightly lost at some points but it was still a great read. Excerpt: House tears open every envelope, even those addressed to Occupant, then brings back the well-read contents like a cat offering half-dead moles to its hunting-deficient human.

Empathy, Inc. by sassyjumper (5k) Cuddy hires a company that provides 'empathy training' to doctors. House reacts. Set in an earlier season.

***All's Fair In Love (and war) by Transformatron (6k) House and Wilson are enjoying the last day of their holiday when an urgent call comes through from Princeton-Plainsboro - a medical mystery that only House can solve. And he does intend to solve it, despite Wilson's best efforts to distract him. (Established relationship.) Wilson making House do a case whilst fucking him?? I'm an absolute sucker for this trope and I was delighted to find a fic with it.

A Towered Citadel by Namaste (7k) A differential diagnosis for Wilson’s serial cheating.

***And the Borders of Old Cities Get Redrawn by blackmare (7k) Continuation/canon divergence from 8.02 "Transplant". Ch1 is the most perfect episode tag I am vibrating . The way they fall back into their old rhythm!! House seeking out his touch like a cat and Wilson accepting it, even liking it!! The hints of pre-relationship are so delicious. (This is a rare slash fic from blackmare.) Ch2&3 are also absolutely brilliant!! Great characterisation, pacing, and tension-building.

A Voice in Ramah (Welcome to Holland) by ignaz (8k) Cuddy POV on her pregnancy journey. Diverges from the show. Really well done. ignaz did this topic and Cuddy's character justice. I also particularly liked House in this one.

Singapore by thedeadparrot (8k) (2009) In which the boys go to a medical conference in Singapore, House has a few surprises up his sleeve, and Wilson figures some things out.

*A Helping Hand by bironic (9k) Wilson has an unusually rough day and House decides (somewhat despite himself) to help. Things go further than he planned. A believable foray into non-platonic territory, set in between 2.22 (Forever) and 2.24 (No Reason). What better way to take your mind off your patients than a good-ol handjob between friends? Chuck in an absolutely delicious fucked-up overtone characteristic of them and we're golden.

Rarepairs

Chase/House

***pretty doctor by spqr (5k) AU where Chase is a hooker. House becomes obsessed with him after he off-handedly gives the correct differential diagnosis. spqr is an excellent writer that I've followed across multiple fandoms, and this fic did not disappoint. Well-written, great chemistry, hilarious. I could read 100k of this.

***atonement in the locker room after hours by missaa (2k) robert chase makes two mistakes in one day Tags: Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, degradation, God Complex, Catholic Guilt This is just as yummy as those tags make it sound. Someone needed to capitalise on the whole *waves hand vaguely* thing that Chase has going on and by god did this person rise to the occasion. Love the characterisation and the elegant prose, and the structure that flashes back and forth between two scenes. I'm insane!

Chase/Foreman Shoutout to ignaz who sold me on this pairing.

*Pretty Harsh (Confirmatory Testing Remix) by everybodylies (2k) Foreman might have flirted with Chase six months ago for like thirty seconds. Chase can't stop thinking about it.

***Two For The Road by ignaz (3k) For the first ever Foreman Fest, prompt 107 -- "after a break and enter gone wrong, Foreman and Chase are both sentenced to 300 hours of community service, which it looks like they're gonna spend picking up trash on the side of the road." Really solid writing (I mean it’s ignaz), believable characterisation and relationship building. I love them 💓💓💓 just overall a real pleasure to read. Also it's hilarious.

***Eric Foreman Doesn't Take It Up The Ass (But If He Did, It Might Happen Something Like This) by ignaz (6k)

Self-Defense, or The One Where Foreman Teaches Chase How to Throw a Punch by ignaz (1k)

Cameron/Foreman/Chase

Third Wheel Rolling by ignaz He's not jealous, but he's been the third wheel for so long that it's hard to tell the difference. Sexy + great characterisations.

Cuddy/Stacy

***Your Reflection and Mine by Starlingthefool (3k) Sweet, hot, well written.

Amber/Thirteen

***Hate (to the power of 13) by ijemanja (2k) (lj) Porny, with snappy writing and believable characterisations.

Hen Night by zulu (<1k) This is how breakups go. Amber's seen movies.

Release by zulu (1k) Wilson dies on the bus instead of Amber.

Chase/Wilson

Erase by bethfrish (<1k) Featuring a bar and crossdressing. Precanon. Second person, Wilson POV.

Patrick Bateman/Wilson

Just Like You, Only Worse by bethfrish (1k) Ok before you raise your eyebrows at the pairing, give it a chance. Bethfrish is an excellent writer. This fic is really a Wilson character study, and it's an interesting read. Second person POV Wilson, set in s1.

#house md #hilson #house x wilson #house fic rec #house md fic #house md fic rec #my rec list #please let me know fi there are any formatting issues or random chunks of text that shouldnt be there or whatever because tubmrl sucks #i spent way too much fucking time on these rec lists

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bookshopsbizarreblog · 5 months ago

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Midst Appendix Collection: Season 2

All of the appendixes from Midst's second season, along with the tag associated with them. From Midst's twitter. Click for higher quality.

[Master Document] [Season 1] [Season 3]

Episode 1: Shelter - "A storm is coming."

"Interisetary Cable Housing Specifications" (sic.)

Episode 2: Ascendancy - "Who's in charge here, anyways?"

"TO BE UNSEALED ONLY IN THE EVENT OF CATASTROPHE"

Episode 3: Stalemate - "Three's a crowd."

"Welcome To The Post Office"

Episode 4: Weather - "Change is in the air."

"Bernhard and Gottle's Introduction To Cosmological Reasoning, 3rd Edition"

Episode 5: Sugarcoat - "One short day in the crystalline city."

"A Feature In SevUnTeen Magazine"

Episode 6: Tinderbox - "An explosive situation."

"A Natural Description Of Fold Fauna"

Episode 7: Security - "Company comes to call."

"A Failed Delivery"

Episode 8: Wake - "Unrecognizable yet unmistakable."

"Live In Concert"

Episode 9: Crossroads - "Don't be afraid to ask for directions."

"Sequester's Finest"

Episode 10: Oversight - "The room where it happens."

"An Annotated Agenda"

Episode 11: Buddies - "The devil you know."

"A Rather Alarming Headline"

Episode 12: Lazaretto - "Mother knows best."

"Axioms of the Mothers Merciful"

Episode 13: Inside - "For the good of the Trust."

"A Yearbook Full Of Memories"

Episode 14: Imago - "A cure is never complete."

"A Mothers Merciful Patient File"

Episode 15: Truth - "This is part of who you are now."

"Tzila's Sketches"

Episode 16: Blood Ties - "Faces old and new."

"The New Edition of the Vermillion County Almanac"

Episode 17: Compensation - "Too little, too late."

"Sherman's Letters"

Episode 18: Boss - "The Baron will see you now."

"From The Desk of Kozma Laszlo"

Episode 19: Exposed - "The monster within."

"Reward, A Fortune In Valor"

#midst spoilers #midst #midst podcast #third person #critical role #midst appendices #midst podcast appendices

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itstokkii · 5 months ago

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Tomato Red

in which turkey pays uzbekistan a visit. summer 2023

"It's getting hot, can't we go in for a break or something?" Sadik wiped some sweat off his forehead. He had hoped they'd spend some quality time in Nargiza's living room, watching some Turkish dramas in her living room under the merciful air conditioning.

Instead, he was out in her gardens helping her pick crops in the merciless 40 degree weather in Uzbekistan.

"Sadik, we've just started. All you have to do is fill the bucket halfway with tomatoes and cucumbers while I check on the rest of the plants and pick the basil leaves. Besides, you wanted to see me cook, right? The other foods are ready, and this is the final step," She didn't spare a glance at him, instead tending to her rose bushes. How cruel...!

He had to admit, having a whole house instead of an apartment definitely had its perks. Her house, like so many others he saw while driving to her address, had a gigantic gate, and was walled up on all 4 sides. When she let him in, he was greeted by the sight of wires holding up vines of sweet, ripe grapes. There were 2 plots of land on each side of the entranceway to her house, with pomegranate trees on one plot, and apricot trees on the other. Among her crops, she had tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and bell peppers.

So she definitely saved on grocery bills, huh?

As the tomatoes and cucumbers piled up on his basket, he took a few glances at her. She was watering some plants that were beginning to shrivel a little.

It was kind of weird to see her in an informal setting. He always got used to seeing her in pantsuits. Now, she was in a matching dress and trouser set, a scarf tying her long hair back. She looked a little...cute? Domestic? He couldn't describe the feeling.

Feeling her eyes on him, he whipped his head back and picked the last crop.

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Glad to be in the kitchen, Sadik sought refuge as he watched Nargiza thinly chop the tomatoes and cucumbers he picked. He noticed a bowl of onions soaked in water next to him.

"What's that for?"

"We don't want the onion's flavor to be too strong in the salad."

He chuckled a bit at that.

After everything was chopped, she strained the onions, added them into the mix, and seasoned it with salt before plating the finished salad.

"You sit down in the living room. I'll bring the food." She affectionately?? shooed him as she focused on the plov and somsa she showed Sadik how to prepare throughout the day, plating those as well and carefully bringing them to the table.

In the meantime, he was flipping through channels and trying to make out what the news reporter was saying about the approval of a new set of apartment buildings to be constructed in Tashkent.

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"I cannot believe she just told him all that!" She gasped in shock as they both watched the climax of the Turkish drama they were watching. "You can't trust bad boys like him!"

"He literally kissed her once, that doesn't make him the bad boy archetype?" He looked at her, chuckling at her idea of what a "bad boy" was.

"Wait, they kissed? When did that happen?" She sipped on her black tea.

Oh right. Censorship. "Way back in episode 7. They were like, throwing themselves on top of each other. The broadcasters probably cut that scene out here."

"And for good reason! We can't be influencing the youth negatively like that–"

He gently grabbed her wrist and brought it to his lips.

"I–! Wha–!" Nargiza let out a string of stammers, her face becoming redder than the embroidered pomegranate cushion next to her.

She buried her face into it as he laughed. "You're as red as the tomatoes! But it's ok, 'cause red is my favorite color~"

"SADIK!" Her voice was muffled through the cushion.

He could stay here for a while. He didn't mind the Uzbek summer heat anymore.

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Notes: tagging @billowingangel since i know you wanted to see their dynamic! i hope you enjoy!

also, i suck at description, but the house and gardens are based off of close and distant relatives' homes back in uzbekistan! uzbek homes truly are something else...

#hetalia #aph uzbekistan #hws uzbekistan #aph turkey #hws turkey #nargiza yusufqizi #sadik adnan #tokki writes #idk how to feel abt this drabble but I hope it gave a good example of turkuzbek's dynamic!#turkuzbek

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thegeminisage · 7 months ago

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wow it is star trek update time. last night we watched ds9's "blood oath" and tng's "journey's end," which is one of the strongest quality ricochets we've had yet.

blood oath (ds9):

okay, so the summary said "three klingon legends" but what i didn't realize is that they were all REAL KLINGONS FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIES

i have to pain this picture for you, whoever is reading this. the three klingons in this episode appeared in "errand or mercy" "the trouble with tribbles" and "day of the dove." like, they really came back to reprise their roles almost 30 years later. i'm going to paste a picture but uhtw 60s blackface

now, if you're a tos viewer, you may recognize that fella in the middle as also having played the titular squire of gothos in. "squire of gothos." now, as an episode, i find "squire of gothos" to be pretty mid, but there is one specific scene that really did something for me. to me? it did something TO me. what it did to me was send me off the fucking deep end, i wish i could convey the depths of my madness with human words

(still screenshot grabbed from this infinitely more amazing gifset, give it up for @maulthots for enabling me, no literally please go through her gif tag and reblog her gifs)

anyway, before my good and wonderful friend so kindly made this gifset for me, i did maybe sit in front of my pc and replay the clip upwards of [mumble] times a day because i was very, very unwell. when i watched this scene for the very first time what happened to me in that single instant was the bone-deep realization that james t kirk (tos and aos) ate fascists on tarsus iv, probably, and he'd fucking do it again because nobody tastes better than a fascist! i wrote an entire fanfic about it, sorry for the spoilers.

what does squire of gothos and tarsus iv have to do with ds9? well first of all every star trek episode is secretly about tarsus iv so jot that down

but secondly, i've watched this clip so many times i have to hide my face when this man shows up in trouble with tribbles. now, i'm not so good with faces, but i KNOW THAT VOICE. but i know him AS the squire of gothos. i frequently forget entirely that he also plays a klingon, so i didn't recognize his name. so when i heard the squire of gothos's voice come out of a random klingon's mouth in ds9 my immediate kneejerk reaction was "no i am hearing things that can't be--" BUT IT WAS. i PAUSED the episode so i could look iy up, realized that the guy in the drunk tank was kor or "do you have a tongue you will be taught to use it" fame, and then to my eternal glee, kang shows up next

i remembered reading once that kang came back later and i was like ??? no one comes back later on tos BUT HE DID! I JUST HAD TO WAIT FOR IT!!!!! mystery finally solved...........

once i recognized them this episode was a blast. absolutely loving these 100 year old klingons getting ready for a rip roaring rampage of supercentenarian revenge. i was VERY sad that they died at the end but at least presumably they all died together (didnt see the last one go down but im just assuming he lived long enough to eat the albino's heart and then die)

(the albino is a really funny concept by the way like he's not even albino he's just a white klingon)

other notable things about this episode: firstly, quark hiding behind odo at the beginning. classic. secondly, dax actually being a good fighter ?!?!?! and finally, a true passing of the bechdel test where dax asked kira some alarming and upsetting questions about killing people and kira immediately took her aside and MADE her talk. i love. Women. and also women who murder people. i support womens wrongs.

i even love that the ONE time sisko doesn't back up one of his people it's for a good reason (doesn't want the 27yo reincarnation of his father figure to die on a klingon suicide mission)

10000/10, absolutely stellar ep, zero complaints

journey's end (tng):

oh boy.

just about the coldest bucket of fucking water...

you know, we tried to give this episode the benefit of the doubt actually. we were like "maybe this was progressive in 1994. i mean they ARE saying that moving these guys forcibly would be bad" and i mean like what would we know about what was progressive in 94? we were 5. so we checked and um i don't think anybody liked it in 1994 either

devastating that THIS has to be a wesley episode bc i wanted a better sendoff for my boy. "i had a vision and now i'm leaving starfleet" and yes they said the word vision in the most derogatory way possible. jesus christ

TRAVELER ALIEN RACEFAKING? HE PRETENDED TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN TO GIVE WESLEY THE VISION? and then he was like haha don't you know all that stuff is fake. (picard earlier in this episode "i am sooo respectful of your beliefs")

furthermore when picard was like "oh yeah this guy blames me for the crimes of my colonizer ancestor" girl at no point did he say that. idk if white people should go around accusing other white people of white guilt so i don't say this lightly but jesus christ captain picard can you tone it the fuck down buddy

i came across a gifset today of picard from season 5 (idr the episode) going "starfleet doesn't want officers who blindly follow orders sayign you're just following orders has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history" and then smash cut to this episode where he's like "well i tried but yeah i'm gonna have to move you sowwy :/" like good lord.

anyway it's a bummer these last few eps of tng have been less than great bc ik tng is capable of good episodes and i was hoping this series would go out on a high note. but it's going to end the same way it began with us waiting for something good to happen and throwing popcorn at picard

TONIGHT: ds9's "the maquis part i" and tng's "firstborn." i am Braced. for trouble.

#personal #star trek blogging #ds9 lb #tng lb #and you know what?#tos lb #just for fun. i went into a lot of detail here.

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cicaklah · 8 months ago

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fandom: snw

pairing: pike/spock

rating: oh LORD Pike gets hella fucked in this one

summary:

Christopher Pike will never be done with those goddamn time crystals

tagged: Post-Episode: s01e10 A Quality of Mercy (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Episode: s01e10 A Quality of Mercy (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Dreams and Nightmares, Alternate Universe, Time Crystals, Time crystal shenanigans!, Spock's injuries in A Quality of Mercy, Hurt/Comfort, Fate & Destiny, the time crystals ship it, Happy Ending

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This was the very first SNW story I ever worked on, and you have no idea how pleased I am that its done.

realised while writing this I really have two modes, and this is the one that isn't sex farce. Enjoy!!!

#star trek #snw #snw fic #pike/spock #star trek fic

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luthwhore · 1 year ago

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clark & lex's relationship in the comics [x]

clark & lex's relationship in smallville [x]

clark & lex in injustice: gods among us

on lex & kon

on lex & mercy

pre-crisis vs post-crisis lex

on lexcorp

smallville lex's mental illness [x] [x]

lex is not a republican (his actual politics are way weirder)

parallels between clark/lex and clark/lana in smallville

the "lex luthor" in the smallville series finale is not the real lex (and how i think that plot could have worked better)

parallels between kon & smallville's lex

on the smallville episode "reunion"

on lena's n52/rebirth treatment

twink lex isn't new (you guys just don't read the comics)

my thoughts on pre-crisis vs post-crisis lex:

#briar.txt #pinned post.#wanted to organize some of my posts/tags in the event anyone is interested

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the-bees-patella · 1 year ago

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People you’d like to get to know better

thanks for the tags, @trudemaethien and @elthadriel!! love 2 procrastinate but in a fun way.

three ships: cody/fox, fives/echo/fox, cody/seventeen

first ship: can't quite recall; i think once i was aware of what shipping was, it was harry/draco. i was extremely there for the antagonism. (see above).

last song: i don't really listen to music, if i do it's to write, and then it's the same song 2 million times in a row. usually it's just clock ticking noises. but i do listen to podcasts! the last one i was listening to was the 5-4 episode about Berghuis v. Thompkins.

Fave color: right now what they call "indian yellow" in oil paints/dyes

currently watching: not really a show, but...premier league football, does that count?

last movie: ...maybe brick? brick (2005) dir. rian johnson.

currently reading: just finished The Quality of Mercy (HIGHLY recommend anything from The Atavist), reading for research/kicks/vibes how to break a terrorist by matthew alexander/the spy who came in from the cold by john le carré

Sweet/Savory/Spicy?: savory!! but also spicy. are hot cheetos the perfect snack, discuss.

currently consuming: diet coke like the aluminum-licking animal i am

currently craving: oyakodon

Relationship status: single and averse to mingling

last web search: monkey reproduction cycles

Currently working on: the next chapter of untitled goose war game. allegedly.

Tagging @mimsiical, @commaeleons, @dreamerinsilico

#i feel like this captures the tension between boring dad and chaos machine that is my daily existence #shoveling hot cheetos in my face while inhaling longform journalism #answered

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whitedarkmoonflower · 7 months ago

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Catch up 💫

thank you @thenameswinter99 @lord-aldhelm @justanother-sihtricgirlie @sihtricfedaraaahvicius for the tag! 🩶

LAST SONG: Whiskey in the Jar, Metallica. I was on a birthday party yesterday and there was a band playing all the rock and metal classics. I haven't listened to anythign today as my head is still aching 😅

CURRENTLY WATCHING: I just finished The Terror - it's mindblowing and intense. But it's very cruel and rough. It's pure high quality angst with no mercy to the spectators feelings, but I loved it enourmously. And I just started Outer Banks - just the first episode and so far I'm not very much impressed, but I'll try to give it a chance. I dropped TLK after the first episode by my first watch a few years ago. If only I had known what treasures the show had hidden 🤔

THREE SHIPS: I'm really not much of a shipper, but if I must:

1. Feyd-Rautha and Lady Margot - they had what like two minutes on screen together? But damn they were charged

2. Hawkeye and Black Widow

3. Tauriel and Kili

FAVORITE COLORS: Red

CURRENTLY READING: I'm still in The Wheel of Time universe

CURRENTLY CONSUMING: red vine

FIRST SHIP: no idea, sorry 🤣

PLACE OF BIRTH: Rīga

CURRENT LOCATION: Germany

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married... with children 😅 I loved that show, it was so unreal at that time, it was from another world and still I laughed

LAST MOVIE: Dune II and I love Feyd Rautha. Chapeau to Austin Butler for playing him with such intensity and credibility

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: two new Sihtric fics placed in S3. I've started giffing S3 and I'm so in the mood 😅

no pressure tags (if you want to😊): @gemini-mama @lonnson @synintheraven @alexagirlie is there anybody else who hasn't been tagged? Go for it!

#tag game

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defaultnaming · 2 years ago

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Not explicitly anti but tagged incase

"A Quality of Mercy" is just a bad ripoff of "Balance of Terror" and I like SNW. From scenes to straight up lifting scripts from the original. I went back and watched BoT afterwards and the romulan line 'I would've called you friend' only has emotional payoff in the original because we are shown consistently how alike Kirk and him are, it's poignant and really makes you feel that something has genuinely been lost (including lives of course) from this conflict. By contrast, you would have to completely change the character for that exchange to work with Pike (and you nearly did, don't think it was missed) and so it doesn't work and feels hollow.

I think what gets me the most is that kirk drift has ruined common audience perception of the character so much that it's annoying that we need episodes soley existing to "justify" his presence in the star trek universe. I feel like it should be okay to say you like a character (Pike) but also be able to say when a different character (Kirk) has all his qualities and more (as is befitting from people 'learning' from those who come before them even shortly)

#star trek #star trek tos #star trek strange new worlds #snw #a quality of mercy #balance of terror #anti snw #anti strange new worlds #strange new worlds #strange new worlds critique #christopher pike #captain pike #james kirk #james t kirk #captain kirk #captain christopher pike #captain james t. kirk #possibly anti?

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squireofgeekdom · 1 year ago

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I thought I’d put together a list of some of my gen fics from last year for @genworkjune ! First up, some Star Trek fics

Star Trek

when you’re gone we won’t say a word (but you know that’s okay)

Star Trek Strange New Worlds, with specific focus on S1 Ep10 A Quality of Mercy, but reference to other Star Trek’s

Pike & Spock, Pike & Tenavik, Pike & His Crew

What took a Christopher Pike back to Boreth, and back to convince himself to accept his fate?

What did he see?

This one has heavy angst, character death, and a bittersweet ending - mind the full tags.

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Being the Captain

Another Strange New Worlds fic, an episode coda to A Quality of Mercy

Pike & Spock

Chris, Spock, facing the weight of Number One’s absence, multiple visions of darker futures… and what it means to be the Captain.

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Not Alone

More Strange New Worlds, episode codas to 1.3 Ghosts of Illyria and 1.8 The Elysian Kingdom

Pike & M’Benga

Joseph M’Benga, Chris Pike, and thoughts of Rukiya.

This one definitely fits ‘comfort’ :)

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Fungus Not-Amongus

Another fic with Pike, this time for Discovery - an episode coda to 2.5

Pike & Tilly

Short and sweet, Captain Pike checking in after Tilly is recovered from the mycelial network!

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The Flash genfic || The Untamed genfic || recent gen fic recs

#genworkjune #star trek snw #captain pike #squire's stuff

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sybilius · 2 years ago

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Sunday MaruKEN 3: So, where did we leave off? (2013-2018)

2013.7.7 - KENTA vs. Marufuji, GHC Heavyweight Championship Match

KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takashi Sugiura & Katsuhiko Nakajima (**TOP REC**)

2018.09.01 Hideo Itami KENTA vs Naomichi Marufuji (Marufuji Anniversary Show)

Free links provided, you might be able to dig up a better quality recording with a WrestleUniverse subscription! My notes on the matches (not spoiler free) under the cut! By the way if you watch all these matches in order from this episode, you will have your heart ground up to a paste :) (what’s this?)

Match 1 Notes

This one is absolutely wonderful to see. This is No Mercy KENTA at full power, the ace of NOAH at this moment, finally getting to face down his rival where he has the upper hand. KENTA hit an incredibly impressive 9 successful GHC Heavyweight champ title defenses in his reign, and this one is excellent.

Match 2 Notes

God, if there’s anything to break your heart -- it’s just how over KENTA is with the crowd in this match. This is his farewell match to NOAH, and he and Maru tag for the last time before he heads off to be shackled to “Hideo Itami”. The still I picked for this is actually cribbed from KENTA’s instagram -- he highlighted this moment with the caption “I GOT YOUR BACK” to hype his upcoming reunion with Marufuji.

One thing I will say about this match (a lot TO say, I know) is that it contrasts from their Jr. Heavyweight tagging style. Kenta is in the ring lots, but it’s to showcase his skills to a crowd that loves him maybe even more than Marufuji at this point (rather than to showcase his selling to build up the drama of when Maru is going to do something crazy). He’s really come into his own here.

Nothing hurts more than the “your dream is our dream” sign for Kenta, ow ow ow.

Match 3 Notes

I would honestly make this required viewing after Match 2 but also it’s kind of painful required viewing. It’s a great match, and cholk-full of references to Maru and Kenta’s prior matches-- they may be moving slower, both carrying injuries, but they still have it.

But man, seeing Kenta soak up a crowd that loves him with a mix of relief and “god what did I ever leave this for” sure is something. Especially knowing how hard it must have been to get WWE to even cut him loose for one match for Marufuji’s anniversary, the tag partner and rival who defined his career...ugh.

In conclusion, great match! Fuck WWE forever!

Overall Notes

I feel like this part of the arc is really shadowed by the shoot reality of what a difficult time Kenta’s WWE run was (at least for me). The way the quality and style of the wrestling changes, and Kenta’s demeanour throughout really got to me. I think this is also really interesting commentary on the kayfabe he chose to go with in NJPW. Certainly watching a few Hideo Itami matches made the layers that went into that richer for me.

But to end on a positive note: wow it’s never been more clear to me that Marufuji and Kenta have defined each other’s careers. There’s an amazing mutual respect in the fact that Kenta’s farewell match was a tag with Maru -- in the fact that Maru called him back for his anniversary show so they could wrestle together in the main event. And now? They’re going to reunite again in NOAH. I’m excited to see what comes of it.

Thanks for reading this far! This concludes the “backwatch” portion of the Sunday MaruKEN series, though in all likelihood I’ll post a little review of their New Year’s show <3

#syb does maruken #naomichi marufuji #KENTA #kenta kobayashi #Pro Wrestling Noah #maruKEN

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