#mulberry down!!

[pod-together]

Pod-Together Day 8 Reveals 2024

A gradual decline into disorder [text, audio] (Criminal Minds (US TV), Inception (2010)) written by asuralucier, performed by peasina Summary: Whenever Reid has a near-death experience, his older brother shows up to cook him dinner, and they don’t talk about it. (After the events of “Entropy”, Reid receives a visitor.)

sing this one song (to the world) (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù) written by coffee_and_cardamom, performed by Gavilan Summary: There is a curse sitting in Lán Wàngjī’s bones, and a flute in her ears.

A hymn to a mother scorned (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) written by GwenAChan, performed by hiddendruid, itallcomesbacktoandreil, BubblesKat, and mahons_ondine Summary: This is a familiar story, told in an even more familiar world. The story of a girl torn from her mother’s arms, and how that woman turned her fury to the world. A hymn to Demeter, through a new lens.

world with purple skies (mulberry down!! - Nicole Kornher-Stace) written by Koschei_B and Rosemarycat5, performed by Koschei_B and Rosemarycat5 Summary: Scenes from the Exiled One and the Other from the dream world with purple skies musing on temporary death and strange yet accommodating worlds.

Now you are in my Power, to Slay or Spare as I will! (Merlin (TV)) written by mdzjodrt, performed by Penndragon27 Summary: Canon divergent from s02e03 where Merlin decides to admit to Morgana that she does have magic and he reveals his magic to her along with Gwen and Arthur finding out as well.

you are the one (I have been waiting for) [text, audio] (9-1-1 (TV)) written by OfTheDirewolves, performed by Matriaya

keep the earth below my feet (for all my sweat, my blood runs weak) (Good Omens (TV)) written by shadoweddepths, performed by elle_dubs Summary: “A-Aziraphale,” Crowley stutters, a bit helplessly. He looks – lost. Like he doesn’t know what to do, or say, or think. So Aziraphale makes the decision. He steps forward, reaches out with his hands. Places them both on Crowley’s shoulders before he can step back again. Underneath his touch, the demon freezes. He’s so still, so unmoving, that Aziraphale is certain he’s even stopped breathing again. Has he gotten it wrong? He was so sure, after what happened at the wedding – but Crowley is frozen beneath his touch, and Aziraphale doesn’t know what to do. But then – it’s like a dam breaking. Like it’s too much, all at once. Crowley crumples forward. Collapses into Aziraphale’s arms, all the strength gone out of his limbs. His arms end up slung across Aziraphale’s shoulders, hands locked together behind Aziraphale’s head. There’s no – he doesn’t make a sound, but the raw agony on his face, the sheer openness of it, says more than words ever could. “I’ve got you,” Aziraphale says, now sounding a bit helpless himself. “You’re alright, Crowley.” (When Crowley returns from his laudanum-induced trip to Hell, Aziraphale helps pick up the pieces.)

After the Crash [text, audio] (Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)) written by shadowsong26, performed by mangotart_reads Summary: When a small disaster hits the Lower Ring, it brings someone unexpected back into Zuko’s life.

The Fic/Pod at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Radio)) written by SweetPollyOliver, performed by semperfiona, 42donotpanic, elle_dubs, SweetPollyOliver, KitKaos, pezzax, and wilfriede0815 Summary: In which our heroes arrive at an alien world who are quite convinced that Arthur Dent is the fabled saviour of their homeworld and Arthur is very embarrassed about how many towels Ford is stealing from the temple they're being accomodated in, in addition to all the general adulation being heaped on his head.

While the tide is low (One Piece (Anime & Manga)) written by Whalen, performed by Cricketbones Summary: There was a strange tightness in her chest when Vivi’s eyes fell on her in the almost-darkness, with the smell of her home around her and the sky melting into the sea. It was all too easy to imagine they were sitting among different trees on an island so very far away. Maybe that’s what led her to keep talking past the pleasantries. Maybe that’s why she told her about her mom and her sister and an old man she never called dad but wished she had.

[cobalt-knave]

First Sentence Tag Game

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Thank you @maxwellshimbo for tagging me!

1. Jonny d’Ville was not the sort of person to get startled easily. Gunfire? Normal. Creaky stairs? Who even notices that. Serial killer jumping out and stabbing him? Now, that’s just a fun Friday night.  (Spooky Stories To Tell In Space)

2.  Finally, he is left alone. ( In The Middle Of The Night )

3.  She awoke in silence. Rose was lying in a field of grass. It frightened her, for it was bloodless and no bodies littered its ground save for her own. ( All She Knows Is Pain And Death )

4. For a moment: weightlessness. ( And Again (Nothing) )

5. The Mechanisms have often stated that people are just deaths waiting to happen. ( The Immortality Of Choices ) (this is actually my favorite fic that I have ever written)

6. The buildings were fascinating. That’s one of the ways Danny tried to explain it to Tim. They were hidden exhibits, buried pieces of history, forgotten ruins right here at home. ( Liminal )

7. It was a normal day in the archives. It had been a normal week. Normal. Calm, even. Right up until the moment that Jon started screaming. ( All Comes Crashing Down )

8.  Narrator: This is a playground  . We have left nine strange people  stranded   on this blue and red playset in an abandoned field on the defunct Space Station Adrian currently floating in a downright ugly orbit around New Nebraska, which is uninhabited as far as anyone knows. ( STRANDED On A Playset )

9.  A NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF POPULAR TROPES YOU FUCKING HATE, PART ??? - 1. The protagonist or antagonist or whoever the story’s about is doomed from the start. ( Remember )

10. The Toy Soldier did not know the name of the planet it was from. It had never been told! ( Once-Familiar )

I will tag @thewrongshop @garecc @luckjustkissedyouhello

[cobalt-knave]

anti-propoganda: I highly, highly recommend the novella "mulberry down!!" by Nicole Kornher-Stace! It's a response to portal fiction with a beautiful central relationship (platonic) and stunning prose.

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

[vilnmelling]

Petition for Kim to forever play every single Hatchetfield character that's referred to as "Miss [Lastname]"

[kedreeva]

The bottom ones have been munched on by something. Anyone know what fungi these are? They were growing from a downed log that's either maple, field elm, or mulberry, in SE Michigan. Photos were taken in Dec 2023, and it's been slow drizzling for a week.

[mabelsguidetolife]

oh so i kinda confessed that i feel useless to my family but apparently i’m actually the cheerleader/clown/‘heart’ of the family who helps them get through things emotionally……. they didn’t say or even imply this but i think i’ve been slacking on that front

[immortalsins]

nothing better than getting your problem-solving craft suggestions approved by the old lady who owns the craft shop

[aroaessidhe]

just thinking silly little thoughts like what if i made a fully designed bound typeset illustrated version of mulberry down

[butchyena]

on the cusp of starting my first batch of mead, im just not sure what fruits i want to use

[flowers-and-pollen]

Sometimes i forget how beautiful the place i live in really is. A few days ago i was walking back home through the shaded path and i looked back at the path and went 'wow' bc i was suddenly hit with realization that the place i live in is fucking beautiful and i never want to forget that

(You can see a bit of my house's green fence on the right side of the photo)

honestly the human brain is so small that you *will* forget how much beauty there is out there to experience unless you leave your house every three days. ik its fucked up but i promise its true

[sk8tercrazy]

im sick im gonna go to sleep.

[ainawgsd]

I was hoping to be productive on my one day off this week. But my blood pressure said "lol, No"

[kalscattergood]

"I'm gonna strip you like a mulberry branch.

Wait, is that not sexy talk?"

[donnerpartyofone]

I was in the little curio shop around the corner today when these two women came in who were ranting about how they had seen someone picking and eating berries that grow in the neighborhood. They were completely scandalized by this; in the first place they weren't able to believe that a person could confidently identify an edible berry, but then also they kept repeating, "What about acid rain? WHAT ABOUT ACID RAIN?"

Berries.

[stopfunkinwmyheart]

[yombleflobber-mobile-emporium]

Correction

When I was younger,

I tried making hot cocoa.

I heated up some milk.

I added some cocoa powder.

I added too much sugar.

Hmm. I thought, I should balance this out

with something else.

Because, you know,

most of the time you can correct flavors

—and textures—

—in food preparation—

and this was a fairly easy concept

for me to grasp.

Did I think,

More cocoa powder,

because the bitter will offset the sweet.

?

No.

Did I think,

Maybe I'll add more milk,

to dilute the mixture.

?

No.

I thought,

Hey, I'll just add an opposite.

Because if I add an opposing flavor,

it will bring the flavor back around,

and

the opposite of sweet

is

sour.

You might have seen where this was going

a lot earlier on,

but I sure didn't.

And, you know,

milk is just emulsified acid,

metal,

oil,

and water.

The problem is,

all that is held together with little imperceptible

twists

in reality,

and adding things like

lemon juice

might make it taste better

— it did not;

there's a reason

chocolate lemonade

does not exist—

And that's why you should

probably not

add San Pelligrino

to your next coffee order.

Because you get sweet,

lemon-flavored,

chocolate-colored,

cheese water.

And that doesn't sound

particularly tasty.

But the avocado does.