#not sure what to tag this as.. also i'm aware they probably didn't steal 5 million votes and cause kamala's loss

[dorian-greyy]

There is evidence coming out that some cheating did happen in this election. Voters, particularly in swing states, are reporting that after checking online, it appears their ballots were not counted.

Please check to see if your vote was counted here:

It will probably not make enough of a difference to change most of the results. But it's crucial that we don't just let them get away with blatantly cheating, or this pattern WILL continue.

[suvidrache]

One More Night

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Word Count: 590 | Read it on AO3 | Masterlist

Author's Note: I do not write for mk1. writing is from mk11 and past.

Reiko had never thought about or considered marriage. It wasn't something that interested him or benefited him in any way. He also never had anyone that he loved enough to want to spend the rest of his life with. He couldn't have been married to Mileena. He only stayed to keep his position, possibly benefiting himself further, but he had no care. He just wanted the throne and would do what it took to get there.

When you came into his life, he kept you a secret. He wasn't going to allow anyone to use you against him. He wasn't going to allow people to think that he was weak. He was determined to get what he wanted. You knew that, and you did your best to help him.

Through the months, you eventually wanted to be married. You knew that he probably couldn't do it right now. You let him know your thoughts anyway. So that he was aware. He didn't mind you letting him know. He would do his best to make you happy. It wasn't often that you asked for something. Surely, a proposal wouldn't be hard, and it too could be kept a secret. The wedding would be a different story for another time.

Reiko took his time looking through the crown room. The Treasury didn't matter. There were some things in the castle that were unused and forgotten about. No one would notice their disappearance. No one would notice if it were… on your finger. He knew the castle well enough. He knew where things were. He didn't care about stealing. No one would know that it was him. No one would dare accuse him of such things. He was Shao Kahn's general. He trusted Reiko.

Reiko found exactly what he was looking for, slipped the ring into his pocket, and walked out the door. If anyone asked, he had heard noises, and he had gone to check on them. He was just making his usual rounds of checking the castle and making sure that everything was exactly the way it was supposed to be. He looked around. He was alone. His focus was on his surroundings. He wasn't going to be caught. He continued to make his way to your shared bedroom as he kept listening for the sounds of anyone else. He got lucky, there was no one. He stepped into your bedroom and closed the door behind him. He breathed a sigh of relief. His heart thundered inside his chest. He opened his eyes slowly as he looked around, looking for you.

You stood outside on your balcony, enjoying the fresh air and listening to the sounds of the city.

“Y/N, love.” He said.

You turned toward him and stepped inside, closing the door behind you.

“Are you alright?”

“I'm fine.” He said with a small, reassuring smile.

Suddenly, he dropped to one knee as he pulled out the ring from his pocket.

“I have loved you since the day I first met you. I have never loved anyone as much as I have loved you. Y/N, will you marry me?”

You stepped closer when he dropped down. You froze at the sight of the ring. Your hands covered your mouth. It was as if you had forgotten to breathe. You didn't know what to say. You didn't know what to say. Your hands trembled as you put them down by your side. You nodded before finally finding your words.

“Yes, I will.”

He slipped the ring on your finger.

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[myalchod]

20 questions for fic writers

Stole this from @backjustforberena because procrastination tastes delicious and also I love a good excuse to babble. Not tagging anyone else, but if you want to steal it and tag me in your replies, I'd love to read your thoughts in turn.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

110 currently.

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

249,772. Which is a whole heck of a lot more than I ever thought I'd write. (70k of those were in the last year, which is pretty amazing for me when I think about it.)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

At present, primarily Fate the Winx Saga, with a side of House of the Dragon on occasion. I tend to be a serially monogamous fangirl, but right now that seems to have an Eve Best asterisk. A number of others previously, most recently BBC's Musketeers.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Never and Always (Musketeers, post-S2 Milathos-centric canon-divergence AU, also the longest thing I've written for posting ... or possibly ever?)

A Pear and an Apple (X-Men comicverse, Kitty Pryde, for Jewish Comics Day)

Lessons (Musketeers prompt fic that just kept going; me writing completely against type except insofar as I am a people pleaser)

instinctively (FtWS, Silrah kink meme fill for a sex pollen prompt)

Show Me (Musketeers, Milathos sparring plus baby's first proper smut)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! I'm consistently pretty far behind, but I like to try to show appreciation for the people who take the time to comment. (Whether I do or not, commenters are a gift and I love you all.)

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh dear god. Considering my predilections, I'm not even sure what would win -- considering I've used the angst tag 26 times, there are definitely a few contenders (and in hindsight, there's things without that tag which could count). I think I'd probably put it as a toss-up between let's pretend i'm a man (because in my head it does not end well) and that thunder in your lungs (despite the tag I wrote later). (Despite the death count, I would not give it to who shall i say is calling?, mostly because canon?)

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably gonna give that to the fading year. Is this in large part because of @anne-in-dreamland's ridiculously soft and gorgeous art for that last scene? Entirely possible. 💙

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Rarely. I feel like I write niche enough fandoms that it's not commonplace, at least. The occasional ones I've gotten have felt more bewildered than really hateful. (Hate commenting is bad, people. Do something better with your time.)

9. Do you write smut?

I didn't for the longest time, but was convinced to try in my last fandom and found I actually enjoy the challenge -- though I have to be in the right frame of mind and it has to fit what I'm writing. There's a puzzle to both the headspaces and the words, and I like trying to figure that out.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Also rarely. I have a couple that made it to AO3, and both were with the Sandman comics, which lend themselves well to that.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of, which hopefully means never.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again, not that I'm aware of -- I don't mind the idea but find the idea of it being done without explicit permission to be unaccptable. (I've had one fic podficced, which was such a flattering request.)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Only one, for the March Madness challenge on the Winxsource server ... and I don't know if I'd call that co-writing given the blind activity and the crack. The two collaborations I have posted were for RBB, with some wonderful artist partners.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I refuse to choose. All of my idiot children are precious emotinally-constipated morons.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oof. The easy answer would be Between Midnight and Dawn; the framework is all sketched out, but thanks to the circumstances I hit such egregious writer's block on it that I don't think I'll ever be able to go back and finish it. This makes me sad, because I've got some parts of future scenes written out that I love, and I very much liked the concept and that (entirely unplanned) AU and how it took on a life of its own, and the fandom was so lovely and supportive, but ... alas, no. On an unposted front, I'm beginning to realise I will probably never actually write the House of the Dragon AU where Rhaenys and Meleys limp home after Rook's Rest and everything changes as a result. Intentions good, but the distractions are infinite, and right now they show no sign of flagging.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I like to think that I handle emotional beats and introspection fairly well, and I enjoy playing with word choice and sentence structure -- which people respond to positively, so let's go with that.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Action, my behated. Extended dialogue, my equally behated. Plot, my kryptonite. And yet. (If you know, you know.)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Depends on the length of it, whether translation is necessary (or the requisite understanding can be inferred), and how it fits. It has its place, but it has to be handled carefully or it can really be unpleasantly jarring.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Star Trek (TNG, mostly). In pencil, on notebook paper, starting in my preteen years, and lost to the ages ... which is probably for the best.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Once again, I refuse to choose, because I'm certain that once I do I'll think of another one I love. Each and every thing I've written has had a purpose: to get something out of my brain, to explore an idea, to push myself to grow as a writer ... As long as I got something out of it, and hopefully someone (or someones, even better!) enjoyed it, that's good enough for me.