#mrsd

[fratboykate]

listen...it's forever "fuck damon lindelof" hours in this house as of last week but i pirate shit so he's not getting money/views anyway so i just finished watching this pilot and i cant decide if it's the best or worst thing ive seen this year kjdfhgksjdfhgkjdfg

[cameronhcwes]

But I was young, and I thought, you know, why not shoehorn philanthropy into this app for chicken wings? Everybody loves chicken wings. I'll just Trojan horse that shit right in between the sauces and seasonings. And I thought maybe somebody might use it for good. So I stripped all mention of Buffalo Wild Wings, took my name off of it, and uploaded it to Open Source from Nana's kitchen table, right downstairs.

[sheyshen]

To a happy and healthy new year, hopefully free of the threat of any reapers and the like  ;) Cheers! and happy holidays to @mrsd-writes I’m so glad I got a chance to draw your shepard for the @masseffectholidaycheer exchange! he’s absolutely adorable!! I hope your holiday and new year were fun and safe and that 2023 brings wonderful things! <3

[swaps55]

hey wait a minute. if Sam is... the way he is at parties, how is his apartment party gonna go?

someone: haha, you know Shepard at parties! other guests, but most especially Kaidan: *looking around nervously*

HA!

So, part of the inspiration of Sam's party trick, which is imagining all the ways he'd take out whoever he's talking to with whatever's in reach, was the elevator conversation with Wrex, where he asks Kaidan who would win in a fight between him and Shepard. Kaidan declares that he would never fight his commanding officer, and Wrex informs him that's why Shepard would win.

SO, at an apartment party, you can bet your ass Sam and Wrex wind up going through the entire party roster, describing their strategies for everyone, and offering constructive criticism on the responses. New people like James and Traynor would probably freak out if they overheard, while the seasoned veterans know that Sam is just Like That. XD

What would be really funny is Joker deciding to play "how well do you know your partner," and begin asking Kaidan how Sam would take someone out. At this point, Kaidan knows Sam so well and has heard so many of his takedown strategies, that he could probably guess quite a few with pretty decent accuracy. After asking Sam the same question and comparing notes, Joker would gleefully point out to Kaidan that he basically now performs the same trick of 'how would I kill this person if I needed to in a pinch?' resulting in Kaidan having a minor existential crisis.

The ultimate question about an apartment party, though, is does Sam get drunk. He doesn't drink heavily at all (until we get to ME2, but that's, uh, different) because this is what happens when he gets shitfaced:

Commander Shepard goes on hiatus, and he is 100% Sam.

Drunk!Sam is an incurable cuddle slut and will tell you anything.

To give even more context for how mortifying this has the potential to be for Kaidan or anyone else, the anything most definitely includes his sex life.

[outpost51]

Sup Folks!! Shrimpie Spotlight time!!

Surprise Challenge 003: get lucky was all about luck! Fills had to be under 1k words. Bonus: exactly 777 words.

A Little Luck (Mass Effect) || @mrsd-writes

Ash hooks her fingers in Vic's curls and wonders how she got so fucking lucky.

Lucky (Mass Effect) || Missjlh

Against all odds, Garrus survives a rocket to the face and reflects on how lucky he is.

equally lost (Mass Effect) || @korblez

Dexivia doesn’t know what to do with herself without someone to fuss over. Luckily, Maelia knows just what to do with her.

Don't Blame Yourself (Mass Effect) || @sparatus

Years after Shanxi, the dust has settled, and Desolas and Valis are able to enjoy simply having survived together. Unfortunately, no matter how much time and distance (and therapy) they get from the disaster, recovery isn't a linear path.

Down Below (Mass Effect) || @thetrashbagswasteland

Luck, sometimes, is something to share.

Wanna come hang with us? Check out this post!

[wrathbites]

Re: titles, #3 - more details? O_O

From the WIP title game here. I have several different versions of what happens between Rhys and Morinth, but this one sticks mostly true to game events 😄

"You really think you can stop me from taking what I want, little mouse?"

But her smirk's quick to waver, confidence faltering on her tongue as her hand slips from its clamp on his jaw, drops to her chest instead, presses flat.

"Sounds to me like you've got a sudden heart condition there, Morinth," Rhys says with a wink. He curls his fingers into a fist, rendering her step back a stumble. If looks could kill...

Her heart throbs in the cage of his barrier, a panicked drumbeat so sweet to his ears. His key to freedom, hers to doom, Samara just a few doors down and fast approaching.

"You'll pay for this, parasite!"

"No, I don't think I will, actually."

[the-haiku-bot]

I sent this post to

my French sister-in-law and

this was her reply:

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

“French is such a beautiful, romantic language.”

“Cat, I farted.”

[chasm-side]

(via @mrsd-writes)

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[bonesbuckleup]

ANYWAY I was just rereading some of us have childhoods that aren't poems on sight (but darling, you're doing alright) by @mrsd-writes and realized I never recommended it over here??? Cannot let that stand. SO. Basic premise is that Tim comes to Wayne Manor as a foster kid instead of as Robin. Please read if you like:

Timmy angst (with special guest star, issues he refuses to acknowledge)

Bruce Wayne trying his best but floundering and completely out of his comfort zone, we love to see it

Stalking as a love language

a c h e s

like really so many aches but in the best way

10/10, it is one of my favorite WIPs currently going. I always love the dynamic shifts that happen in AUs where Tim enters as Tim vs. as Robin, and this one plants itself in that sandbox and is currently mid-way through building a castle out of it.

[late-to-the-fandom]

Out of context line tag

Thank you @thewritingautisticat for the tag! Trying to hit my writing goals for the day, but gosh I’m in a creative slump. Can’t words 😫

“I found her afterwards, but, I promise you, all we did that evening was talk.” He declines to mention exactly how he found her, the details of which did not belong in a song.

Tagging: @willtheweaver @sparkles-rule-4eva @dontjudgemeimawriter @squarebracket-trickster @sarahlizziewrites @space-writes @mrsd-writes

[thesandsofelsweyr]

WIP Wednesday Thursday

TY @mrsd-writes for tagging me!

Tagging: @deepwithintheabyss @ladytauria @1dragon-mustard1 @disniq @zeroducks-2 💕

Here's some dialogue between Joker and Jason from "Death & Resurrection" (WIP title). This snippet isn't very dark—the torture is only implied 🤡

“Hmm. This is probably gonna get a bit messy,”Joker muttered to himself. “Don’t want to have this suit dry cleaned again. Arkham orange is not a good color on me. Washes me out, y’know? Ah, here we go!” Jason hears the snap of latex gloves being stretched over hands. “Now, to find the right tool for the job. Garden shears might do. No, too unwieldy. This is a delicate procedure. A bone saw perhaps? Nah, not enough room here for the sawing. Need to borrow one of those smaller electric gizmos they got upstairs. Hey Siri, add ‘surgical saw’ to my shopping list.”

“Ok, added.” a muffled female voice replies.

He’s got a fucking phone in here. The inmates really are running this goddamn asylum.

“That’s my kind of woman! No whinging about the patriarchy or that one time I tried to blow her up because she was getting too clingy. Just does what’s she’s told, no questions asked. Only speaks when spoken too…”

“Hurry the hell up, Clown.”

“Shh! You can’t rush an artist at his art.”

“Oh it’s so nice to have my old Jason back!” Joker giggled. He was fucking giddy for someone who destroyed the “old Jason” in the first place. “I never thought I’d miss that rabid pup so much. Maybe you can bite me again for old time’s sake?”

“Gladly. Untie me and I’ll bite your fucking ear off like I did that other asshole.”

“Tempting,” Joker said flatly. “Truly. But first… Oh look, there it is! My handy dandy scalpel. This should do nicely, yes indeedy. Say, did you miss your old friend?”

Jason winces. The cuts on his back and chest seem to come alive with fresh pain. 

“Can we get this over with already?” Jason spits, trying to mask the rising panic that’s bubbling up inside him. This maniac is seriously gonna do this. 

Joker sighs, then: “If only you had been a good pup and obeyed your master it wouldn’t have come to this.”

[nevermindirah]

choose between my babies!?!

make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favorite

thank you @sindirimba for tagging me! I'm tagging @laviejaguardia @gaal-dornick @hazelnut-rosewater-pomegranate @mrsd-writes @mongoose-bite

can you tell I like traumatized paragons 😭

[swaps55]

So... how does Kara Pendergrass deal with knots in her embroidery thread? I'm guessing grenades factor in somehow. Signed, someone who just had to snip out a good six inches of thread and who does KNOT have a grenade handy with which to vent their frustration.

I'm guessing Stabby gets involved when she needs to vent some embroidery frustration. It's entire possible a few cross-stitches have been sacrificed to Stabby over the years. XD

[juniperpomegranate]

Favorite Line

Tagged by @allofthebeanz

"Let's all show off how amazing our writing skills are! Choose a sentence from your latest wip or published fic that you're proud of."

Sure, I'll play. Tagging @plaidadder, @mrsd-writes, @foolishmortalreplies, @flownwrong, @verushkak70, @fieldofclover, and anyone else who wants to play--consider yourselves tagged!

He was a saint, holy in his ecstasy, in his knees curled around Benton’s ribs, his waist, in the way Ray’s body clutched him tight and close, the way Ray moaned softly, like they escaped him.

[pigeontheoneandonly]

15 questions for 15 friends

Thank you for the tag @elveny!

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: I am deliberately NOT named after my ex-aunt; my parents picked a different variant of the same name just to be sure nobody would ever get that impression

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: It's actually been over a week which is a recent record!

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: My husband and I are infertile together. It is the most horrible, dehumanizing, and soul-destroying thing I have ever been through. I'm still trying to figure who I am after this experience, because it's sure as fuck not the person I was before.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?: I swim and weight lift

DO YOU USE SARCASM?: Less than when I was younger 😅

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: Their clothes for sure. Not in a judgmental way. They just interest me.

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?: Green

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?: I don't totally understand why these are being juxtaposed as opposites? But happy endings. Horror is not my thing.

ANY TALENTS?: I'm a decent writer and a good cook :)

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: Outside of Boston

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?: Writing, reading, home improvement, crochet, cooking, gardening, being a pest

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: Five cats and a bunch of fish!

HOW TALL ARE YOU?: 5'6"

FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: I loved being in school. The only subject I hated was PE (and that was mostly down to how it was taught; the summer PE class I took was great actually). I loved everything else. I just love learning things, no matter how random.

DREAM JOB?: Not having one

Tagging: @bioticbooty @salamanders-please @painterofhorizons @ripley95 @jellisdraws @hawkeykirsah @vulpixelates @biotic-boshtet @mrsd-writes @lhs3020b @whimsyswastry @swaps55 @favoriteblogonthecitadel @pushingsian @master-gatherer