#shameless plug week 2023

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The first submission for Shameless Plug Week 2023 - Traditional Art day!

Finally finished this beast. Now I want to sleep for a week.

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Chapter 5 - Put it into Speed Drive

Longer chapter this time! The next update probably won't be until Tuesday, and or Wednesday night and then Thursday.

For planning, after 2023 is up, I will not be keeping up with the actual schedule for the races. The chapters will still come in chronological order, but it won't be week by week. This will be the start of the parallel universe.

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You were practically buzzing after the suit fitting. It was just one step closer to getting you in the car. Which would happen very soon. Sunday to be exact. Tomorrow. There were just so many words to describe how soon it was. 

You went from no open doors in F1 to a door that was blown to bits and then shredded, leaving a giant hole for you to just walk through. However, your daydreams of blowing doors up were interrupted by the growl of you stomach. You walked through the door of the fitting room and found Vito right where you left him. 

Such a good manager. 

He was talking to someone though, and you really didn’t want to interrupt. But, your stomach was about to commence in the whale mating call song and you really didn’t want anyone to hear that. Your eyes glanced around before they landed on Mitch, who seemed to just be typing on her tablet. 

You quickly walk over and tap her on the shoulder. “Mitch, uh, where would I be able to find some food?” 

She looked up from her tablet with a smile. Dang, did she just smile at everything? 

“I can take you to get some food if you’d like me to?” she responded. You quickly nodded your head. Taking the lead, Mitch started to walk over to the other side of the sim room. How many rooms were connected to this place? You wondered as she opened a door. 

“This room is one of the more private areas, which in return, gets its own side of the building. From here you’re able to reach just about any other place.” Now that was creepy, could she read your mind? 

Your face must have been in a contemplative look as she let out a small laugh. The walk was short as the two of you entered an all-while room. A small cooking bar was to the left while tables and chairs littered the rest of the floor. Your mouth was wide open. 

You told Mitch, “Dams is not this nice.” A pout came from you. 

“Well, now you don’t have to be jealous. You know that you work here now,” she reminded you as she took a tray and began to walk down the bar. You followed her doing and picked up your own tray. Looking up, you gazed over the menu, trying to find something that looked like it would fit in your diet. 

“By the way, everything here is supposed to go hand in hand with a driver’s diet. So pick anything you’d like,” a voice said from behind the counter. A woman with a hairnet smiled as you finally decided on a club sandwich with some chips (the crunchy kind – not French fries). Once you got your food, you walked over to the table next to the window where Mitch was already sitting. 

You quickly remember that you practically left Vito, so you shot him a quick text letting him know where you were. In typical fashion, she just sent a thumbs up emoji. What a dad. 

The two of you ate in silence for a bit, before Mitch spoke up. 

“So kid, tell me a little bit about yourself.” She took a bite of her sandwich. 

You quickly swallowed. “Uh, I’m 20 years old. I’m from a lot of places, didn’t really stay in one place for long. The longest I stayed anywhere was Texas for 5 years (a.n. shameless plug). I’m pretty introverted and don’t normally talk to others first. I have a little apartment in Nice, but now I think I should look for one close to here. I am an only child. And Danny DeVito is my spirit animal.” 

Mitch almost spit out her drink as her shoulders began to shake. That also got you laughing. “What about you?” you questioned back. You were beginning to feel sad because your sandwich was almost gone. 

“Well, I am 35. I have been at Red Bull for two years now. I was an engineer before this and worked on the car. I don’t have any kids.” 

You interrupted her, “Well now you do.” You pointed at yourself before taking a giant slurp of your drink. 

She rolled her eyes before continuing, “I’ve lived in London my whole life. I have a degree in engineering as well. And my favorite season is fall.” 

Small talk continued as you finished your lunch, or almost dinner. As you looked out the window, you saw that the sun was about to begin to set. You hadn’t realized how long everything had taken. A yawn escaped your lips as you and Mitch made your way back to the simulator room. There Vito was waiting for you, looking ready to go. Saying goodbye with a hug, you told Mitch that you’d see her bright and early for the test drive. 

Not wanting to get left behind, you found yourself sticking to Vito as he guided the two of you back down the poster hallway. At least now you were familiar with the turns and twists. Like the past few days, a car was waiting for you outside. Vito slipped into the driver’s seat while you went around and climbed into the passenger side. 

You immediately connected your phone to sound system. You snickered as you chose the song. 

Vito groaned when he heard the opening notes. You could only laugh as the beat started to pick up. 

“Ah-ah Barbie you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind. Jump into the driver seat and put it into speed drive,” you sang, directed at Vito. To hear the base a bit more, you turned the volume up. However, when it came to the next verse, and you were about to start yelling, your phone began to ring. 

Arthur’s contact photo, one of you at his birthday, popped up. You immediately answered the face time and yelled. 

“Dude, you threw off my groove!” His laughs could be heard throughout the car as his face got into the camera range.  

“I’m sorry?” 

“You should be. What’s up?” 

“I wanted to see if you wanted to hang out later tonight? Since I’m here for testing.” You froze and looked at Vito with wide eyes. You quickly pointed your phone towards the roof of the car. 

You mouthed, “What do I do?” You were scared. What were you supposed to say? Oh hey Arthur, I actually signed a multi-year contract with Red Bull two days ago. Sorry I couldn’t tell you sooner? You definitely could not do that. 

Yet, a slight jut of Vito’s head told you that you could tell him the truth. You inhaled sharply. 

“I’m actually not in Paris at the moment.” Arthur paused. . You only hoped that he wouldn’t be mad at you. 

“You’re not? I thought you were going to be sim testing.” 

“I thought so to. And then I might have gotten a text from…” you muttered the last bit. 

“Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.” He put a hand to his ear. 

You huffed before you shouted, clearly overwhelmed. “I got a text from Christian Horner and I’m driving with Red Bull for 2024!” Your shallowed breaths filled the air. Vito’s hand was placed on your knee for comfort. 

“Well, duh. I knew that dummy?” 

“Hello?” you could only get out. Who told him? 

“You do know that even though my brother may not seem to be friends with Max, they actually are. And Max likes to talk, so he told my brother and my brother told me.” Your eyes must have been bulging. 

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner,” you sighed, “I didn’t know if I could.” 

Arthur responded, “It’s quite alright. It was fun making you panic for a moment.” 

“You’re an ass. First you interrupt my wonderful concert that Vito was enjoying…” 

“I was not,” Vito leaned towards the phone. 

“As I was saying, men the woman is speaking, and then you decide to make me almost spiral into a panic attack. Not nice TurTur.” You wiggled your finger at the screen. 

He smiled, “I’m actually here in London as well. Thought you might want some company. And Vito invited me to see you drive tomorrow. I’m waiting in your room.” He showed you a room that was almost identical to the one you had at the hotel. You squealed at the thought of seeing him. 

It was a good thing that the car had pulled up to the hotel, because you seat belt flew off in record time. You barely were able to get a quick thank you to the workers before you got to the elevator. You’re sure you pressed the buttons too many times, but the damn thing wouldn’t open any quicker. 

The moment the doors open, you bolted inside, but came into contact with a body, that knocked the two of you over. You said a quick apology before darting to the side and getting in the elevator. You barely saw a neon hoodie and some brown curls before the doors closed. 

Pressing hard down on your floor button, you willed the elevator to move quicker. After what felt like forever, the box dinged. You dashed down the carpeted hallway as you took your key card out of your pocket. 

Although you barely swiped it, the lock beeped and let you into the room. 

Arthur was not expecting you to all but tackle him as you dive bombed into his arms. The forced knocked the both of you off the bed. The pile of limbs and bodies that you and your best friend were ended up in a pile on the floor. You could not stop laughing as you held him tighter. 

You needed him, especially after these past stressful days. Remembering what he did earlier, you pulled back and started to hit him. His hands raised up and tried to defend against your much smaller hands. 

“You” -hit- “are” -smack- “an” -whack- “ass Arthur Leclerc.” 

“Ouch woman, you hurt me,” he feigns as he puts a hand on his heart. Your attacks died down as you hauled yourself off the floor. You held out a hand, he took it, and you lifted him as well. But the moment he was upright, you pushed him over on the bed. His giggles left his mouth. Instead of getting up like you thought he would, he snuggled more into your bed. 

You might as well join him. Hiking your leg up, you rolled him over some before slotting yourself in the space next to him. He let out a noise of complaint, even though he basically opened you with opened arms. 

“I’m glad you’re here. It’s been very stressful,” your words were muffled as you put your head on his chest. 

He let out a scoff, “Sure. You’ve been playing around in the top of the line simulator.” 

Whack. 

“Would you stop that?” he questioned as he dug his fingers into your sides. Laughter soon tumbled out of your lips before you could stop them. 

“Arthur, stop it!” You tried to force his hands away. But because of your smaller build, he was able to continue the attacks. 

A knock at the door saved your life. You all but rolled off the bed, out of Arthur’s arms, and walked to the door. However, you flipped Arthur off before your hand reached the knob. On the other side of the door, Vito stood with his phone in his hand. He looked up once the door was all the way opened. 

“Hi Vito. What’s up?” you asked with head cocked to the side.

“You two up for some karaoke?” He looked over your shoulder at Arthur, who was still sprawled on the bed. 

“I’m down for it. Hey Arthur!” you yelled, Vito wincing at the volume. 

Arthur’s head popped up. “Yeah?” 

“Karaoke?”

He smirked. “Hell yeah.” 

A couple of hours later, you found yourself with Arthur in a karaoke room. Vito had been blacked out for a while on the couch. 

“COUNTRY ROAD, TAKE ME HOME, TO A PLACE, WHERE I BELONG!” Arthur sang into the very cheap looking microphone. 

You continued, sounding as equally bad, “WEST VIRGINA, MOUTAIN MOMMA, COUNTRY ROAD, TAKE ME HoOOoooOOOmE!” 

The song ended and you and Arthur took a mock bow. 

Arthur chanted, “Next song, next song, next song.” Yeah, he was definitely gone. 

“Since you ruined this earlier, I’m picking this one.” You clicked on a button. The familiar beats from earlier that day filled the small room. Arthur groaned from beside you. “Nuh-uh. This is your faut, and now you have to pay the price.” 

Half-heartedly, Arthur began to sing, “She my best friend in the whole world.” He pointed at you while singing the lyrics. You placed your hands on your chest and mocked a sincere look. He only shoved your head away and continued. 

You decided that standing on the table was a good place to sing the chorus, “AH AH BARBIE YOU’RE SO FINE, YOU’RE SO FINE YOU BLOW MY MIND” 

Arthur finally got into it, “JUMP INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND PUT IT INTO SPEED DRive…” the music was suddenly shut off. 

An angry looking worker walked in and told you to get off the table and to leave for the night. You sheepishly got down, walked over to Vito with Arthur, woke him up, and you three were on your way. 

The two of you looked like kids who had to be taken home after getting in trouble with the principal at the school. However, that wouldn’t stop the snickers and giggles that soon filled the whole car, Vito included. 

You were glad that it wasn’t too late. The next morning would be terrible if you didn’t have a good night’s sleep. 

Arthur made sure to get what time everyone was leaving before retiring to his room for the night. You made sure to post some things on your Instagram story before heading to bed. 

You were surprised you had gotten some sleep, because when you woke up, you couldn’t stop shaking. Not know if it was from excitement or nervousness, you got ready quickly. There was a fruit bowl in your room. For breakfast, you indulged in a banana and an orange. Vito probably arranged for a bigger breakfast to be served at the practice track. 

You met up with Arthur and Vito in the lobby. You nudged him as you walked passed. 

“You ready?” he asked as he followed you to the car that was waiting under the walkway. 

“As I’ll every be.” There was a slight hitch in your tone that told Arthur everything he needed to know. 

After the two of you climbed into the back seats, and Vito in the passenger seat, Arthur put his arm around you. Just the feeling of his company helped to ease the anxiety that was bubbling inside you. It seemed to grow with each corner that got you closer and closer to the track. 

There would be quite a few people there today, more than you would like. But each person was necessary. The track was farther and out of the city. 

You knew that Mitch would have your suit and helmet ready for you once you got there. You would be debrief on the track and how the car should behave. You would be doing a mock race, but it would still be shorter than most races – about 50 laps or so. 

Your goal that you had gone over with Mitch would be to set one of the fastest test laps. Your time to beat was 1 minute and 19.721 seconds. You thumbs-upped the message and said that you’d try your best. 

The car slowed down as it approached the entrance. And before you knew it, you were in your suit and balaclava as Mitch talked with you once more before you started getting in the car. It was one of the newer cars, the RB 17. 

You saw Christian approach and you checked over a few more things. 

“You like the car?” he asked, nodding his head over to the machine behind him. 

“I love it. Can’t wait to see how she drives. Was she driven for any races?” You were curious and wanted to know. 

He smirked. “That is Max’s championship car.” Your hands froze, holding your zipper. You looked up at Christian, eyes wide. You gulped. 

“Aha, very funny.” 

“I’m not joking.” His face was deadpanned. 

“Well, I will try to be careful with it.” He only laughed and put a hand on your shoulder. 

“You just drive the car like you normally do. The sim showed me everything I need to know.” With that, he walked closer to the wall and put a on a set of headphone.

“No pressure Y/n,” you told yourself. Breathing in and out, you put your helmet on. Arthur decided to walk up and clip the two straps for you, something he often did before your races. You both did your little handshake before he patted you shoulder. He was also given some headphones, along with Vito. They were all counting on you. 

You stepped closer to the car. Lifting your leg, you swung it over, then the other. You shimmied down into the car and connected the things that needed to be connected. The men around you started to lower the car and take off the different machinery. You would start the track on medium tires. You were told that after the first half, you could switch to the softs if you think you needed to. 

The final parts of the car were put on and you were handed the steering wheel. You carefully placed the connect parts together as you felt the car turned on. You could feel it almost breathing. It was alive. 

You were able to taxi the car out onto the mock grid. 

“Alright Y/n, radio check,” Mitch’s voice came on through your helmet. 

“If I can have a walk up song for Vegas, I heard a rumor that that was coming back, and if I get introduced, can it be Life is a Highway? Please?” 

“Radio is working,” Mitch responded. 

“Please Mitch?” you prodded. You heard a sigh as you smiled. 

“We can discuss later. I will ask Christian.” You did a small pump of your hands before getting back into the zone. From where you were, you had a good view of the lights. 

Breathe in. Breathe out. Speed. I am speed. 

Red. Red. Red. 

Green. 

Your feet hit the pedals and off you went for the “warming up” lap. The track had a good mix of straights and turns to warm up the tires. 

The first few laps after went smoothly. But, you knew it wasn’t time for your flying lap. To keep it fair, the past drivers only had one lap to set a time. 

You pressed the button for the radio, “There seems to be some unbalance on Turn 5. I don’t know if it’s the track or the car.” Your voice sounded rattly. 

“Checking,” Mitch responded back at the “pit lane.” 

Christian piped up from her right, “Max has said that before about that exact turn. It’s uncanny.” 

“Ok kid, it seems like it might be an issue with the track. Try to avoid it by slowing down to go wide, but accelerate going out of the apex.” 

“Roger,” you responded. On the next lap, you did exactly that. And you were pleased to see that it actually worked. 

“Balance of the car is good.” 

“Thank you Y/n.” 

“Can I come in for softs? I want to try the flying lap.” 

“Ok, box for softs.” 

You pulled your car into the pit lane. It wasn’t the fastest pit stop you’ve had, but it really didn’t matter. You did a few laps on the softs. Although you knew the track would eat them up, you also knew that you did your best laps on slightly used softs. 

Christian spoke up again, “She knows that softs run out quickly. She should have done the flying lap on the first one.” 

Now, Arthur talked first, “She does all of her best laps on slightly used softs. It’s how she’s won so many races. Because Y/n knows her tires better than anyone.” Christian hummed as he watched your dot go around the animated track. 

The radio beeped as a message came from your car, “I’m gonna go for it. Starting the flying lap.” 

Mitch responded, “Copy.” The team waited with baited breath and you seemed to glide around the turns. 

You were truly one with whatever car you drove. 

The clocked seemed to tick in slow motion as you finally came to the last straight. Once you passed the line, you slowed down just a bit. 

“Ok Mitch, how did I do?” you asked. 

She breathed before responding, “One minute, nineteen point 7 seconds. Congratulations kid, you have broken our current record. Your cheers could be heard over the radio. They mixed with the team’s own cheering as well. You were just .021 seconds faster than whoever held the previous record. And you did it in a two, almost, three year old car. 

“Who used to hold the position?” 

This time, Christian’s voice came on over the radio, “It was Max, kid.” 

You let out a laugh of disbelief, before realizing that Christian was on the radio. 

“Christian, can my walk up song for Vegas be Life is a Highway. Please.” You waited for his answer. 

“Sure kid.” 

“Yes! Best day ever! Can I got another lap? I want to put this baby into speed drive. Vito! Arthur!”

“On it kid.” 

“Got it Y/n!” 

You guessed one of them held their phones to the radio. This time you would hear the entire song. You knew it. You shimmied back down into the seat and floored the throttle. 

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Kaiju Week in Review (November 5-11, 2023)

Raven Banner has opened preorders for their impressive Shin Ultraman Blu-ray. I don't which is more surprising—the new subtitle translation for a movie that came out last year or a new audio commentary for a Toho kaiju film. Alex Rushdy and Kevin Derendorf recorded the commentary, so it's sure to be extremely informative. The film itself should look better than the Cleopatra release too, as it's on a 50 GB disc instead of a 25 GB.

ILM's animated Ultraman: Rising film has a teaser. Visuals are striking; dialogue seems generic, though there's not much to go on. I am naturally enthralled by the host playing baseball professionally. His uniform is weirdly logo-free, but he may be on the Yomiuri Giants, the "Yankees of Japan" who currently inhabit the Tokyo Dome. The New Tokyo Dome in the trailer has a powerful force field in place of a roof, though physical shielding can be seen moving into place later. You get the feeling that this city is pretty used to kaiju.

There's a new kaiju manga on the way from Hiro Nakamichi—Kaiju on the Earth: Volcanus. It's based on a 2019 board game where players manage the response to a kaiju attack, and the first chapter will go live on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website on Christmas Eve. Hopefully an English scanlator or publisher picks it up.

The Ultraman Blazar manga, meanwhile, already has a scanlator on the job. I haven't had a chance to read much of it yet, but the art is quite impressive. And much further down the line, Marvel will be reprinting its 70s Godzilla comic as part of its Marvel Omnibus line next October. Their previous reprint of the series in 2006 was a black-and-white paperback with cheap paper; this promises to be an upgrade in every way. Seeing it with digitally reconstructed color will certainly be interesting too (h/t Maser Patrol).

A VR game called Godzilla Kaiju Wars dropped some screenshots just in time for (shameless plug) Wikizilla to squeeze it into our Megaguirus Kaiju Profile. Manda and some smaller, original enemies are also in it, and it should be showing up in arcades next year. Another Godzilla arcade game dropping in 2024 is the exceedingly silly-looking Godzilla vs. Kong Smasher. And while most everyone sharing them was relentlessly DMCA'd, a video and a few screenshots leaked out from the mobile game Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers. You control a team of humans instead of monsters, so that's already strike one. Cool to see a comic-exclusive monster (Death Jackal) in it though.

[celestialcrownsvn]

12/19/2023 Update

Hello all! A bit late on this update because I spent last week doing a 4 day game jam--Velox Turbo.

Falling Star is a 30-minute dive into the world of one band and the struggles of their lead singer. I drew the sprites and a few CGs. It's been a while since I did a jam and I had a lot of fun!

Lune's route

I'm nearly done with Lune's best end. I've also started programming the other endings so that I can send it to the testers quickly.

Final Polish

Lune's route coming to an end means I'll be focusing on the final programming for the first three chapters and the beginning of the routes. I figured out an issue that was occurring with the camera while skipping thanks to a helpful soul on lemmasoft.

Kickstarter rewards

The next reward coming your way will be Aalam's route gameplay video! I'm hoping to spruce up the animations and transitions before sending it, but I'm aiming to get it out by the end of the year.

Conclusion

With the bare bones mostly finished on my end, my next goal will be ramping up marketing prior to the release of the game. Getting laid off waylaid my marketing efforts as I can no longer afford the help I was getting, but it just means I'll have to do more prep ahead of time so that I can do more marketing alone.

So some more shameless plugs:

Join the discord! This is where I am most active posting updates.

Wishlist the game on Steam!! We are so close to our goal of 1000 wishlists.

Check out the Celestial Crowns merch on ko-fi--Keychains are soon to come!

[flarrowverse-shipyard]

Day 3 of Shameless Plug Week 2023! Fanvids/Gifsets/Moodboards/Songlists!

Harle does great moodboards - and she does commissions!

Let's Steal Something au

Pt 1 @coldflashevents

These moodboard sets and drabbles are the gifts I pinch hit for @mock-arts <3 I chose your awesome idea for a thief/leverage au!

The world is rarely fair.

Barry Allen learned this at the age of ten when his mother was murdered in front of him and his father was framed for it.

The lesson was further enforced when the system opposed him becoming a part of the West family.

He relearned it through many foster homes, both good and bad. He learned it when the only way to survive and get what he needed was to steal it.

He had a knack for it, he quickly worked out. He was fast and smart. Especially with art and tech. After getting emancipated, he managed to put himself through college by painting forgeries.

Unfairness hit him again when his contact rolled on him and others, made him the fall guy, and he was picked up by Joe West. Again.

Now he's walking out of prison; expecting nothing, no one, and having to start over on his own. Again.

Instead there's a man waiting for him with an offer.

The world is rarely fair.

But maybe he can steal it a little better.

[shipcestuous]

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If there are any other paire enjoyers in your following, here’s a shameless plug for my own work uffhgdhfjg. If that’s okay with you, that is.

Your blog makes me very happy even when I don’t know the characters you’re posting about, and I hope you have a good day/week/month/2023!!!

Aww, so sweet. I hope you also have a good day, and a good year!

I'm so glad that you are writing Peter/Claire fanfic! Paire fans, rejoice!

[reynanghugot]

life lately • 12/13/22

naka survive ako this week ng walang break down, walang iyakan moments tuwing papasok sa work. survived the first half of this sem too, pero masama pa din loob ko since i am no longer part of presidents lister last sem so i dont think kailangan pa to put too much effort sa acads char anw, konting revision lang need ko and everything for our research paper and i can say na makakahinga na din ako for that first half. i was able to spend a lot of time with family and nikko lately, that's what i need i guess. it such a huge help din na i have this kind of support system physically, emotionally & financially. i always divert myself to something na makakapag pa busy sakin kasi one thing for sure if i-lock ko self ko sa room non-stop iyak and relapse nanaman ako. i really feel the holiday season na din (due to heavy traffic and pahirapan mag book ng joyride char not char).

i survived this rough 2022, removed some chairs from the table 🤮, focus sa work acads and lazada online shop, started planning for 2023 and hopefully, I would get the chance to celebrate nye with fam.

thats all for today's chika, subs na kayo sa tg channel ko mas madaldal ako don (shameless plug lol). good night. ♡

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Paramount Plus Cancels 4 Shows & Plans To Erase Old Episodes Paramount Plus has dropped the hammer and canceled four different shows. Doubling down on the bad news, the streaming giant also has plans to erase old episodes from their streaming library. What four shows did Paramount pull the plug on? And, did they explain why the old episodes are getting scrubbed? Keep reading for all the details. Paramount Plus Cancels 4 Shows & Plans To Erase Old Episodes Per The Sun, Paramount Plus has broken a lot of hearts in a shocking decision to axe four different shows. Unfortunately, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is first on the chopping block. The series has been canceled and will not return for a second season. Animated series Star Trek: Prodigy has also landed on the chopping block and has been canceled after just a single season. WE WONT SEE HAZEL BEING A PINK LADY OR RICHIE COMING BACK OR OLIVIA GETTING BACK GIL OR NANCY AND POTATO BEING CUTE OR KNOW WHO FRANKIE ZUKO AND WHY JANE HATES HIM OR MCGEE GETTING AN ASSISTANT OR CYNTHIA TELLING THE PINK LADIES ABOUT LYDIA IM GONNA BE SICK pic.twitter.com/LJEdR1nlje — Jay 🐍✨ rotpl deserved better (@Tatertitsmcgay) June 23, 2023 The competition series Queen of the Universe has been axed after just two seasons and will not return for Season 3. Lastly, the streaming service has decided to pull the plug on The Game after just two seasons. 'Queen of the Universe' has officially been cancelled after 2 seasons. It will be pulled off from Paramount+ on June 30. Source: https://t.co/TsqiGEOXSS pic.twitter.com/bgW4uqeXvM — Philippine Drag Updates #HappyPrideMonth! (@DragUpdate) June 24, 2023 Paramount Plus subscribers that had an interest in watching these shows will need to move quickly as the streaming service plans to scrub them from their platform completely. Per The Sun, the streaming giant is following in Disney+’s footsteps by removing underperforming shows as part of a tax write-off. The streaming giant does have plans to scrub some other underperforming shows. They, however, aren’t attracting as much attention as this decision was. Showtime Content Heads For Paramount While this news is a major bummer for Paramount subscribers, the streaming platform is gearing up to pump up its streaming library with some fresh Showtime content in the near future. So, subscribers itching for new content to watch will have a few new things to check out starting next week. The idea of TV living in a permanent library is a new thing; shows vanishing on cancellation was long the norm. But that idea was a central promise of streaming services. The monthly subscription fee didn't say "subject to Paramount's tax writeoff needs." https://t.co/KvudD7CEno — Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) June 23, 2023 Here’s what a spokesperson for Paramount Plus had to say about the merger with Showtime when the news first broke: In the unified Paramount+ with Showtime plan, the Showtime portfolio of edgy, critically acclaimed programming will complement the broad and popular Paramount+ library in a seamless offering that appeals to everyone, enables more discovery between the brands and builds overall viewership The statement continued: “As we prepare to combine Paramount+ and Showtime later this month in the U.S., we are refining our content offering to deliver the best streaming experience for subscribers.” Are you surprised Paramount made the decision to axe so many shows at the same time? Did it surprise you more that they are also being scrubbed from the streaming library? Share your thoughts with us in the comments down below. And, keep coming back for more TV news. Trisha Faulkner has been a freelance writer for a decade with a focus on news/reporting for the last three years. She enjoys writing about the Showtime series Shameless, CBS’s Survivor, Netflix, TOWIE, and some entertainment/celebrity news. In her spare time, she enjoys raising awareness about autism and spending time with her two children. Latest posts by Trisha Faulkner (see all) [ad_2] Read More

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Happy birthday to Captain Cold and Wentworth Miller

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Progress Update (06/12/2023)

Another week, another progress update. We have great news, though--CoW1 finally has a new draft going for it! Seriously! So stay tuned for that, and if you haven't joined the Discord yet, you should do that: discord.gg/kJvZRknX93

GingerBrave's Tale: Page 39 is still awaiting an artist! If you'd like to help out for that, join the Discord (sorry, yet another shameless plug). Page 40 is also about to start work, so keep your eyes peeled.

Panel 1: Wide illustration of GingerBrave, GingerBright, Skater, and Strawberry all sitting at a picnic table situated near the house Fairy lives in. Strawberry and Zombie can be seen in the background, Strawberry looking around curiously as Zombie sits arms-crossed next to Strawberry, looking unamused..

Panel 2: Shot of Fairy Cookie talking, with GingerBright visible beside her. Fairy: "It's been quite some time since I've seen a cookie pass through here... I mean, I've seen people come from places before, but usually it's, not from the side that fence is on."

CoW1: Yes, we FINALLY have a draft going for Page 17! It's gonna be passed off to artists next week, but until then, have a sneak peek.

Panel 2: A small shot of the wine bottle, standing up. It's visibly bubbling. (This will be next to panels 3 and 4 in rapid succession.) (SFX: BRBLBL…)

Panel 3: Shot of the wine bottle falling onto its side. (SFX: CLINK!)

Panel 4: Shot of the wine bottle, rotating itself out. The wine is still bubbling up.

[danortizdigital]

Creative Review 07

Here’s a quick look back at the Creative happenings and hot topics of the week.

#CreativeReview is a one-stop cheat sheet of everything that happened this week in the digital media world - it’s a weekly summary for creatives, written by creatives and it’s a free/quick read with no registration and we won’t add you to some annoying list that’s impossible to unsubscribe to promise.

Trailer Beat

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Paramount Pictures/In theaters, August 2

Seth Rogen, John Cena, Paul Rudd, Jackie Chan & others

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - The Final Season Amazon Prime Video, June 30

John Krasinski is back for The Final Season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

Black Mirror: Season 6 Netflix, June 15

The sixth season of Netflix's tech-horror anthology series returns in black, with a hint of red! The sixth season of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror returns with 5 new stories he calls, "the most unpredictable, unclassifiable and unexpected season yet."

Barbie Warner Bros. Pictures/In theaters, July 21 Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Dua Lipa

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.

Shameless Marketing Nerd plug: the trailer is a "shoppable" YouTube video stuffed with Barbie merchandise.

Avengers: Wes Anderson Edition

What would Avengers be like if it was a Wes Anderson movie?

Written by ChatGPT and realized by Synthetic Screen.

Social Media Tips & Resources

Free 14-Day Content Calendar for Music Artists

June Feature: #TheSoundofPride 2023

As an agency that has had the esteemed privilege to partner with cutting-edge musical acts, we are incredibly passionate about music. And so, for our annual #TheSoundofPride playlist, we're doing things a little different than in years past as this year we're creating our usual #TheSoundofPride playlist celebrating global artists that amplify queer voices and provide the community with the floor-fillers and anthemic songs that soundtrack our summers and beyond.

And in addition to our main playlist, we're also shining a light on "Pop Rising," emerging queer and queer-friendly artists pushing for inclusion and musical globalization who should be on your radar.

#TheSoundofPride 2K23 #TheSoundofPride Pop Rising

Global Creative Spotlight

Tillamook “BLOCK JAMS” VOLUME TWO

Tillamook reunites hungry listeners with Vol. 2 of their cheesy “Block Jams” out of agency 72andsunny. The fun-in-the-sun edition includes catchy tunes like “Waves of Flavor”, “Cheese By The Slice”, and other earworms to leave you “absolutely melted”.

Spotify: Have You Heard?

When Spotify wanted to bring their promise of 100 million songs to Kenya, they enlisted a large cast, a dynamic wardrobe and sets, and a healthy helping of street-cool humor to announce their arrival.

Creative Agency: Machine

The Experimental

BBDO Bangkok collaborated with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation to create this “Experimental” campaign warning Thais of the emerging health risks of e-cigarettes, which are gaining popularity among youths with their contemporary appearance and selection of appealing odors and flavors.

The information which was presented in research that was published by the Korean Society of Toxicology has shown E-cigarette toxicity affects brain cognitive memory functions and inflammatory responses in mice.

[financialsmatter]

Saturday Rant…Conditioning and Distractions

For years we’ve been pounding the table over how the Boyz in the “Club” are using conditioning and distractions to keep you from seeing what’s really going on. And needless to say, the recent train derailments in the last few weeks confirm our suspicions.       Ironically (or NOT) there are far too many “coincidences” taking place to list in an email. But you can find most of them in our newsletter (HERE). (And, yes that was another shameless plug for you to read the February edition of our “…In Plain English” letter) But let’s get back to today’s rant. And, true to form our readers have a lot to say about the madness we’re seeing in Turbulent Times. So, we’ll start today’s rant with a reader who goes by the handle of Dudley B. Take it away DB… Conditioning And... James, as strange as it may seem I can remember stuff from 60 years ago but not what I had for lunch yesterday! But anyone with half a brain can’t help see that the world around us is going nuts. I am sure you are on to it, as you post emails about it every day. But this is the beginning of "conditioning the public” for more disasters, more chaos, and the eventual fake Alien war to distract from the debt default. I just saw about 2 new freight train derailments; I think near Dallas. So, they are doing freight train disasters, one after another.  Never happened before in history.  But I guess the Railroad Engineers are all "smoking the Ganja" and are having a hard time driving their trains straight down the tracks! ha ha! My question is:  Why hasn’t anyone said anything about the train engineer from the East Palestine disaster? Has anyone interviewed him or even seen him? And why did he de-couple the toxic cars in East Palestine and drive on into Pennsylvania?       And now eggs are causing all the 6-foot blood clots in cadavers and must be raised to $10.00/ doz.! These disasters are only the beginning of God knows what’s going to happen next. **************************** Thanks, DB, for reminding us that “like-minded people” need to stay in contact with each other. And it’s mostly because the Boyz don’t want us to have any opinion that’s contrary to their nefarious agenda…while trying to convince us they’re going to “Save Humanity.” That’s one of the reasons they want to impose lockdowns…and a major reason why we need to refuse lockdowns in the future. As always, if you – our Dear Readers – have a rant you’d like to share then please send it to us. You never know whose life will be affected by it. And if you want to see some NSFW rants then go (HERE). Remember:  We’re Not Just About Finance. But we use finance to give you hope. ********************************* Invest with confidence. Sincerely, James Vincent The Reverend of Finance Copyright © 2023 It's Not Just About Finance, LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Read the full article

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Starting tomorrow!

Join us in the Flarrowverse Shipyard discord server for Shameless Plug Week

A no-labour event where you promo and share your pre-existing fanworks!

Perhaps a fanwork of yours went unnoticed when it was posted? Or you're just proud of it and want to give it more attention! Not a creator? Feel free to rec someone else's fanworks!

This is a chill event designed to spread some love and encourage people to engage with works and raise everybody's stats. So if you promo a work, you should actively like, reblog and share another work! Increasing engagement is the key.

To take part join us in the server!

Creators are also absolutely welcome to create something specifically for the event if they so choose.

Nitro boosters of the server will also have priority/increased promotion and have their Arrowverse works shared on the blog.

Sharing commission info is also welcome during submissions!

Schedule:

Day 1: Traditional art Day 2: Digital art Day 3: Gifsets/Moodboards/Fanvids/Songlists Day 4: Cosplay/Crafts/Textiles/Merch Day 5: Short fic <10,000 words Day 6: Long fic >10,000 words Day 7: Events/anything else

An AO3 collection will be made to house all the submitted works.

Details may change closer to the time as we iron out the kinks.

⚡Join us in the server here: The Flarrowverse Shipyard ⚡

Any problems with the permalink? You can find our server on the discord public server list 'Disboard' or message @kleptoandpyro for a new link

The server is an DC Arrowverse server Est. 2018, almost 500 members strong, open to minors and adults. We are an inclusive community that welcomes your ships, creations, takes and shitposts. We run activities and watch parties and have age gated areas for the spicy conversations. Like Arrowverse? Worship our Lord Beebo? Come join!

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2/1/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription

Exodus 7 - 9

Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological, today is February the first. I'm Jill, welcome. It's a brand new month. A lot can happen with a turn of a page in a story in the Bible and also true in the story of our own lives. So we have turned on the page, we have rested and rejuvenated. Hopefully, our bodies restored cells that it needed, our body restored strength from rest. Our minds got to unplug and turn off. Hopefully our bodies got the stillness that it needed during slumber. And now we're going to renew our mind by being in the word of God and allowing God to speak to us through His Word. So, Father, we pray on this brand new day that you would open our ears, open our eyes, open our hearts to receive all that it is that you would say, do, and speak to us through Your Word, amen. Stick around at the end of the reading today. If you don't normally, there's a fun little thing coming your way tomorrow and you might want to hear that. So stick around. Today we're reading Exodus, chapters seven through nine. And this week we are in the New English Translation, Exodus, chapter seven.

Commentary

We are going to keep this short and sweet today and just sort of orient us to the details of the story. So I'm pulling today from The God of Your Story, which is a beautiful resource, and it's available in the Daily Audio Bible Store. Not trying to drop a shameless plug here. It's just this resource was created specifically for this community, specifically for going through the Bible together. So you can pick that up in the Daily Audio Bible store. Today, in Exodus plagues began to devastate the Egyptians. Pharaoh had been warned and God had given signs. But Pharaoh could not conceive of a God higher than himself and the gods of Egypt, the Nile River, their source of freshwater, was turned to blood. Frogs invaded the land. Nats swarmed and infested Egypt. Flies, pestered and contaminated the countryside, and the Egyptian livestock died. Boils began breaking out on the bodies of the Egyptian population, and legendary hail fell from the sky, destroying their crops. At each turn, Pharaoh summoned Moses and begged for relief. But when God removed each plague, pharaoh became stubborn and refused to allow the children of Israel their freedom. So let's be careful not to get lost in the details, for the sake of irrelevancy. I think it may be safe to say we could focus our zoom in on Pharaoh today. I'm hearing the story and I just kind of remember back to days in high school where I know flat out, I did not study for a test and I did not flat out know the material but start bargaining with God. I know I didn't study. I know I stayed up and watched whatever instead of opened my book. But if you can just help me not pass this test. I promise you, whatever bargaining chip I could pull from for that day, whatever I thought would appease God is where I went. Silly, I know. But the zoom is how often do we do that? How often do we plead and beg with God and just make these deals, like making a deal with Almighty God, get me out of this situation, and I will never do it again until the next time you do it again. And the thing is, we're often perfecting behavior. We're often trying to perform for God when the issue is our heart, where's your heart in the matter. Pharaoh's heart was hardened to God until he saw the power of God at work, and then it caused him to relent. But that relent did not last long. And what our heart further reveals is that we longed for God to be our Savior in times of desperation. But we're good on our own when it comes to God wanting to be Lord of all.

Prayer

Father, how we thank you for Your word today. Thank you for how it pierces us. Thank you for the sting. It hurts when the curtain of our heart is pulled back and it reveals the truth of what we've done. Maybe our intentions were good, but our actions missed the intentions. We need you so often in times of desperation. We need you when we need a quick fix, when we need to rescue, when we need people not to know what we've gotten ourselves into. And sometimes we even think we can try to hide it from you. But I thank You, God, that despite that truth, the greater truth is that you long to be Lord of all. You still welcome us when we come back again and surrender our will, surrender our hearts, surrender our lives to you and say, okay, melt my heart of stone and make it flesh. Here I am. I see the work of your hands, and oftentimes we pick it back up before we've even said, thank you. Father, I pray that as we hear these words today and as our heart is revealed, that we would be propelled forward to change. Change us from the inside out. Make us conscientious of our actions, of our words, of our intentions, and how they don't line up and cause us to do better by the convicting power of Your Holy Spirit. Thank you for who you are. Thank you for loving us despite the way that we use you at times. We are sorry. I am sorry. Show us what it means to make you Lord of all of our lives. We pray this now in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, amen.

Announcements

Okay, I promised you a little announcement today. It's been a minute since we have revamped any of our merchandise in the store. We've we've had some key pieces, and we have just kept them there for a while. And we felt like it was time for a makeover. And so that's my drum roll. We have available now in the DAB store, brand new hats, and they are so cool. We have two brand new varieties. We have a very cool baseball cap. And then we've got my favorite the little winter beanie. It's my favorite. It's so good. Goes with so many things. And here's the great thing about this upgrade of hat. They come with a leather patch. Now with the DAB logo. They are made right here in the United States. And here's the thing, there are limited supplies. So when these run out, they're done. So you can run to the store and get your hat before it's sold out. Two different variations, two different varieties, two different colors. Both come in black and gray. Great neutral staple colors. And you can represent DAB on your head. You can check that out at the store. Find the store at the website, which is dailyaudiobible.com. That is homebase. Take a look around and get those supplies while they last. That's it for me today. I'm Jill. We're going to turn the page together tomorrow. Look forward to it. Until then, I'm Jill, love one another.

Community Prayer Line

DABber's kerry can try spirit here. Stories of the broken people in the Bible, like Leah and Rachel give me hope. China says something like, I feel that everyone has at least three weird things in their family. He was one of mine. My son's, dad and I got together when I was 17 and we traveled the world adventuring together for five years. Meanwhile, I was emotionally and spiritually miserable. Then we decided to have our very first child. Six months into the pregnancy, he openly took a young girl into his bed and they got pregnant. This completely and utterly devastated me. But we all attempted to endure the strange situation for the next four years, at which point I couldn't stand it anymore. So, with the help of my mother, I took my son many states away from the entire family, which included more babies by the other woman. Since then, my son has only spent short periods of time with his dad. I had two children by another man, and they were all far away and scattered. Now my son is 28 and Spirit fractured with deep emotional and identity issues which are obvious to me, but which he denies at every inquiry. But five years ago, Jesus saved me. Now I know our Redeemer will bring full restoration to these broken relationships and families in some way only known to him. Papa, thank you. That my son Niche and I are together, even together, and saving us from so many calamities along the way. Bless us in this difficult journey. Let us abide in you always and in every moment. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear what you have written for us in our scrolls of life. And let us be eager to obey your words. Thank you for praying with me. DABbers, DABCers. I love you all. Thank you, Jesus.

Hey, my sweet DABC family. Kingdom seeker Daniel family, just want to pray for a couple of DABCer's, so if you'd be so kind to join me, Father. We come on behalf of your daughter incognito, but not to God. Oh, God. She's experiencing great sorrow as a nephew was found by their ten year old daughter. Oh, sweet Jesus, how that precious little one needs your comfort, your strength, your healing, your help. And I pray that you would be all that this family needs as they are walking through a terrible time of grief. My God, would you surround them on every side and cause them to feel your nearness? And I ask God that you would hold them by the power of your right hand. Thank you God, that you are a very present eliminator in the time of trouble. I pray you to be that for this young woman and for Incognito and the entire family, jesus, me, and then for Mommy's Little Rock in Arkansas. Thank you, dear sister, for remembering those that are yet grieving, as my bride is certainly one. And so I'm believing God for your comfort and your strength and your healing and that God would also allow you to recover from your surgery. So, Lord, will you be with Mommy's little rock? I pray that you would be the rock that she needs to make it through this trying time into her healing. And she sustained my way. Amen. Unless she found it.

Hey, DAB family, this is Kelly in South Carolina just now leading choir practice on Wednesday night. And there's just a prayer request that I need to bring before the family that I heard tonight. So in the next town over, there's a five year old little kindergarten girl whose mom took her to the doctor because of a crossed eye and it turns out that she has an inoperable brain tumor. They've taken her to St. Jude. The doctors are all in agreement that they're not going to be able to do any kind of surgery. I do think they're going to try to do chemo and radiation, and her mom's also a teacher at the school that she's at. So if you all would please just pray for Callie and pray for God to do a mighty work that only he can do. My heart is just broken and I'm so sad, but Lord, you're bigger than this. And I just pray that you would do a mighty working family. Please just lift Callie up and lift her family up to the Lord. And let's just beg for a miracle for this little girl. Thank you so much. I love you all.

Greetings, my dearly beloved dear. This is community, this is filmmaker Floyd from California, and I am calling to pray for Chastity's friend who just lost her husband, her 24 year old husband and they have two children and also she lost her mum just a year ago. Father, this is hard, this is heavy and you only know how to comfort people in these really hard circumstances, dear God. So, Father, we bring Chastity's friend at your feet, at your table, dear God and ask for you to comfort her. Ask for you to guide her. Ask for you to help her feel all your love, dear God, and also give her the courage, dear God, to face some of the hard things that are going to be coming up, as she not only buries her husband, but just making those hard decisions of what to do here, what to do there. Dear God, I pray that you surround her he's a supportive family, dear God, so that they can physically help her, dear God. The friends and family near her. Dear Lord and Father, I pray that she feels you she feels you moving and feels you guiding her and comforting her and her children too. Dear Lord, I know they're missing their dad and they're going to miss their dad for for a long time, dear Lord, but I pray for comfort in Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

[davidmariottecomics]

Pacing Yourself-Part 2?

Tumblr was giving me a hard time putting this all in one post, so the last one's all the really handy advice and this is mostly my shameless plugs!

Shameless Self Promo Did you know that right now, I've got new stuff in the shop on this very website?! It's true! For the holiday season, I've got bundles of comics I wrote, collections, and a print version of my Jimmy Squarefoot story with Becca! All stuff comes signed and personalized if you want. Some rare, harder-to-find covers are included in some of the bundles. I'm also throwing in some free gifts with every order! It'd be rad if you could buy some stuff particularly because both the cats are due for their annual wellness appointments/vaccine updates! 

You can also grab a digital copy of Jimmy Squarefoot at my Ko-Fi! Or you could get it from Becca, as well as a digital copy of their NSFW 18+ comic "Rivals" at their itch page! I think their Genshin zine's going to be up there before too long too. 

Or you can support Becca's post-con-season shop update! We're both clearing out a lot of our stuff from this year's convention circuit, but this is their first full on shop opening! Through tomorrow (maybe Tuesday) they're doing two exclusive pre-orders so you can get stuff this year that otherwise won't be on sale until the 2023 con-season begins. It's a sticker of Anya from Spy x Family and a print of Rika and Satoko from Higurashi: When They Cry - GAO. Pre-orders on their Pochita keychain are still open too, as well as literally like a ton of other keychains, stickers, prints, zines, and maybe even some other stuff? 

Even if you aren't in a position to buy something, it'd be cool if you could let your friends who might be interested know. 

Giving Tuesday As a reminder, we're also coming up on Giving Tuesday. It's a day for charitable action. You can donate money and time and resources and give back on a local level or a national one or an international one. Just to spotlight a few people and places who could use your help: the Colorado Healing Fund is a direct response to the Club Q shooting. Trans Lifeline is a peer-based support and resource center that helps trans people with emotional and financial support. The Transgender Law Center provides legal aid, resources, and advocacy. You can check out your local mutual aid network. Or your local abortion right advocacy organization or your local racial justice organization or your local domestic violence support center or your local LGBTQ community center or your local homeless shelter or just, y'know, like help a person in need in your neighborhood. I mentioned last week that Jeffrey Veregge's family and Tess Fowler & Chris Gutierrez both have ongoing GoFundMes for their current medical emergencies. Just try to do something. 

Which finally brings us to this week's regular features.

Things I've been enjoying this week: The first person to buy something from my shop! Thank you! Honestly, just like, some time off. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (This year was a little lacking, but I love the parade). Making a dope turkey! Becca's last little show of the year, which was on Tuesday. Having Anoosha Syed wrapping paper for gifts this year. Candy canes. Honkai Impact (Video game). Sonic Frontiers (Video game). Chainsaw Man (Anime & Manga). 

New Releases this week (11/23/2022): Transformers: Shattered Glass II #4 (Supervising Editor) Special shout-outs to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 (the final issue with a new record-breaking cover), Earthdivers #1's second printing (releasing the week before Columbus Day and having the second printing out for Thanksgiving is very apt), and Dark Spaces: Wildfire #5 (the final issue of the launch title of both the Dark Spaces line and the new IDW Original initiative). 

New releases next week (11/30/2022): Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan (I didn't actually work on this, but the team that did is awesome and you should check it out)

Final Order Cutoff--Last chance for your store to guarantee release day copies for you (11/28/2022): Canto: Tales of the Unnamed World (Editor) Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors--All Hail the King #4 (Editor) Godzilla Rivals: Rodan vs. Ebirah (Editor) 

Pic of the Week: We put up our Christmas tree over the weekend and I got this very cute picture of Nadja sleeping under it. Also, some of the cool stuff up at Becca's shop!  

[demetriandelibinaryboyfriends]

EDIT: I realized some of these aren't eligible due to word count 💔 Linking them anyway because they deserve hits and reads, but I'll specify the WIPs that aren't eligible as of right now.

Hiiiii binary boyfriends nation! Let's show some appreciation to all the talented authors who wrote our favorite gay nerds in 2023 💜 I haven't picked which fics I personally am going to nominate, but here are a few fics I really enjoyed:

Miscommunications by PhiladelphiaBurke (bonus points for this one also having some quality Lawrusso!)

Binary Lovers by rainbowslags

Very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles by i_dreamthedream

Save Your Hands The Stress by newwwwusername

your subscription to redemption has been renewed by hollow_city (also some quality Moon content in this one 🌙)

Together by Rain_cloudsx (some heavy angst in this one but it's so good)

Birthday by sleepingbunny

sensei lawrence's crisis of '23 by hollow_city (bonus points for autistic Johnny Lawrence content presented in an absolutely hilarious way)

We're Just Best Friends… Right? by Shahzadi

LawRusso’s (very) Normal Day Working At Wendy’s by marshmellawhehe (Not Eligible)

Any of the Elimetri fics by OptimisticallyCynical, but these are all re-uploads from a couple years ago so I'm not sure if they're valid for this year's awards :(

The Guy on the Screen…He Looks Like Me! by newwwwusername

Moving On…Maybe Not by Twinkleballa (Absolutely enamored with wingwoman Yasmine, exceptionally clueless Demetri, jealous Eli, and Demetri getting hit on by ALL the boys as he deserves aksjdlhui) (Not Eligible)

then, you jerk it out by Demetr1SmutS1ut (Shameless Elimetri sm*t, if you're into that kind of thing lol)

A Fresh Poison Each Week by Icarus_To_Your_Certainty (Not Eligible unfortunately, I love this one 💔)

i walked out, i said "i'm setting you free" by transvalkilmer (with fem!Elimetri!)

Burning Bridges, Imploding stars. by Monkeys_and_Aliens

Not My Name by piximera (top tier dirty talk 👀)

Our Flight With Chance by hunkydorkling (Not Eligible)

Binary boyfriends by WeakHero

Grovelling (I Would Do Anything For You) by Ana_2

sphyrna by samemoon

The innocence you thought you lost is staring back at you by Amymone

Drivers License by Anonymous (Not sure if this is eligible for nomination since the author is anon, but plugging it just in case) (Not Eligible)

Hawk the Omega by Shahzadi (absolutely quality and COMPLETED omegaverse fic!!!)

freedom ain’t nothing but missing you by bones_symphony (Not Eligible)

(Not plugging my own fics (SummerPhlox) here because I'm not THAT egotistical XD But like!!! Far be it from me to discourage anyone from reading them!!! Always down for new comments lol)

Another list with non-Hawkmetri-centric fic recs coming later this week 👀👀👀

Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2024 - Nominations, Day 1

Friends, Senseis, karate people: here is the first batch of nominations for the 6th Annual Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards!

You can nominate any Karate Kid or Cobra Kai stories posted or updated in 2023 on Archive of Our Own. 

All eligible stories must be:

Started, updated or finished during 2023.

Have a word count of 15k or more (this requirement is for WIPs only, complete stories can be shorter).

Posted on the Ao3 site under the tags “Cobra Kai (Web Series)” and/or “Karate Kid (Movies)” (You do not need to have an Ao3 account to nominate a story.)

The categories included on this first poll are:

Amanda

Miguel

Demetri

OG Cobra

Cruiser (ships with 30+ authors. They include Miguel/Sam, Hawk/Demetri, Amanda/Daniel, Daniel/Terry, Johnny/Carmen, Kreese/Terry, Miguel/Robby, Sam/Tory and Robby/Tory)

Action

Fluff

One Shot

Series

NOMINATIONS POLL - DAY 1

There are 45 awards categories this year, so the polls will be posted over several days.  You can nominate up to three stories per category, but you don't have to nominate in all categories!  Skip through the different sections of the poll to get to the one(s) you want.  Please make sure to include both the fic title and the Ao3 username of the author, as well as any other details specified for each category.

Polls will be open until June 3rd at 8pm Central Time.

Once we have all the nominations, the results will be tallied, and the stories with the top noms will go through voting to decide the winners of the most prestigious (and, so far, the only) fanfiction awards in the Cobra Kai fandom.  The awards ceremony will take place in our Discord Server, on a date that we will announce soon.

If you do not want your fics to be included in the awards, please let us know by contacting kk.ckffawards@gmail.com, or send a message to this blog.

Please share this post to any forum or social media to help us get the word out.  There are a lot of talented writers in this fandom, and they all deserve love and encouragement!

Any questions?  Concerns?  Malfunctioning forms?  Drop us a line, we're listening.

Read, nominate... and, above all, have fun!