#thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee

[roseofbattles]

@morganathewitch tagged me for this fun little game

Tagging @janetfraiser @littlewitchbee @fullmetalscullyy @firewoodfigs @nightofnyx8 @lantur @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @musing-and-music @sere-allwehaveisnow @verdet-cadet & @captainlaurence but all are welcome to participate!

[musing-and-music]

Thank you for the tag @vayalda !

Rules: without naming them, post 10 gifs of your favourite TV Shows, then tag people.

In no particular order:

Tagging @fullmetalscullyy @klainelynch @goneadrift @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @theblueeyedfirebender @pearly--rose @quiet-nocturne if you want!

[lantur]

I am back from a wonderful week in Maine with @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee and @annespelledwithane and friend Razia who does not have a Tumblr and cannot be tagged. :)

If there is one word I can think of to describe this trip it would be "golden." The late afternoon and evening sunlight looked golden as we drove through Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor. We had beautiful weather and bright golden sunshine for our hikes up mountains, along the Atlantic Coast, and in forests. The sun shone down on us as we sat on the rocks and watched the waves crash against them, and as we clambered up and down rocky paths like the mountain goats that are now the namesake of our hiking club. :)

The fall foliage was golden yellow and orange and bright red for all of our drives, especially during the scenic drive to the Schoodic Peninsula and back.

Early dinners together in various restaurants in Bar Harbor felt golden too, for the companionship of lingering with friends over good meals and the golden sphere lights hung up at Lompoc Cafe in Bar Harbor.

We saw rainbows and stars and missed the Northern Lights, unfortunately. We squished together in one bed at the end of every night and watched episodes of New Girl on one of our laptops. We ate excellent food, snacks, and pastries. We sang along in the car to the "FUN girls trip" playlist on our roadtrip from Connecticut to Portland, Maine and then on to Acadia, and back to Portland. We had so many great conversations, from the plausibility of multiverse theory and string theory, or debates about Chappell Roan.

It was such a special experience and I'm deeply grateful I got to share it with my friends. I flew back from Maine to Minneapolis yesterday afternoon and I missed them as soon as I left them.

I'm also super tired, recovering from all the hiking and travel. It was nice to have the day off work today and catch up with David and Westin the cat.

I can't say enough good things about Maine. It is SO beautiful and I fell in love with how heavily forested it is. Adding this to the list of other states I would love for David and I to retire to, along with Washington State. :)

[edierone]

Umm hi I'm a bit new to the txf fandom and while I love Mulder, I'm about 10x more obsessed with (and attracted to) Scully but unfortunately and bafflingly (for me) most of the blogs I've encountered so far (except yours) seem to be more..Mulder-focused?.. Basically I want to follow more people who thirst after Dana Scully, could you recommend anyone? (No offense to Mulder fans, I'm just very gay)

hello, and welcome to this hotel-california-ass fandom! you are for sure among your people 🤗 I think the easiest way to find more simpatico posters is to follow the little breadcrumb trails of posts to find blogs that you like – when I or someone else reblogs a Scully-thirsty post, see who made it (the op), and maybe check out a few of the people who recently rb’d it too; sometimes it was just a one-off from somebody more multi-fandom, but you might find a treasure trove of scully pics/gifs/takes.

meanwhile, i’m trying very hard to come up with some names to recommend – but it’s as if by reading the question, every one of the hundreds of people follow (and have for YEARS) has been completely erased from my brain!!! gaaaahhh. ummmm … @leiascully, @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee, @nimlurks, @iconicscullyoutfits — c’mon Scully gals, raise your hands, help our new-ish gay sister out!!!

[firewoodfigs]

Tagged by the resplendent @roseofbattles :)

TEN GOOD THINGS IN 2023

1. New York / poetry readings — sometime around September, I got to feed an old, ostensibly impractical dream that’s emerged and lurked around since two decades ago. I wrote a poem and got to read it aloud in a wonderful art studio around Chelsea, teeming with so much talent and heart, thanks to the incredible @mirabile---visu. Thank you, dear friend, for giving my poem a home. I will remember this forever and hold dear to heart all the honest conversations we had over pizza, art and wine <3 you are such an inspiration and I can’t wait to see you again! Thank you too to the insanely talented @go-haywire for putting my words into print and allowing them to rest in a well-bound sanctuary — I carried it with me in New York as a lucky charm, and will always be eternally grateful for your generosity and faith.

2. New Zealand — sometime in April, in between jobs, I got to visit the amazing @tsaritsa in NZ, and it was two weeks of peace and great novelty, including but not limited to riding on a horse, feeding penguins, and donning on a firefighter costume! We also walked a ton and talked a lot and gazed upon a blanket of stars. Thank you for all your hospitality and love which I will never forget (and see you in 2024?!)

3. Other travels — I travelled a lot around Asia this year, for work and for fun! I got to see the cherry blossoms for the first time in my life with Japan with my partner. We also got to celebrate his birthday there, and it was an all around lovely trip; I’m really happy he got to have this break because he’s been truly working so hard in 2023. I also ushered in the new year with a dear friend in South Korea; the fireworks were nothing short of spectacular! We got a strawberry shortcake after and returned to our cute little apartment to just wind down and pen down our hopes for 2023 :) I also got to visit Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia for work, which were really exciting experiences!

4. Job switch — sometime in April, I was confronted with this HUGE dilemma of staying here in my hometown or moving to… a tax-free desert… the latter meant I’d at least be able to stay with my previous firm, but after a lot of coffees and deep consideration I decided it was better to move on to someplace else and stay put so I could spend more time with my partner. In hindsight it was probably the best decision I could’ve made; 2023 has been quite emotionally distressing for us and I would’ve hated to see him ensure all of that alone. I was mildly apprehensive at first about the switch, but I’ve been really blessed to have the most wonderful colleagues and bosses and am really excited to see what’s in store next :)

5. Meeting new friends, and in a similar vein, catching up and reuniting with old ones :) New York was a dream, in large part due to meeting some of the most luminous souls I’ve had the serendipitous pleasure of knowing during the pandemic—first over a screen, and then in person, over karaoke, and bagels, and coffee, and ice cream, and of course fried chicken LOL. @x-rainflame-x @roseofbattles @nightofnyx8 @beware-thegemini @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @annespelledwithane it was so so precious getting to meet you all in New York and I will cherish our time there together forever!

6. Learning a language—I try to learn at least one new word a day, and I’ve also been working on my Japanese since moving into a Japanese firm. It really helps as well to have colleagues that I can practice with—I took classes briefly in college but it sort of just drifted out of my memory after the pandemic because I didn’t speak it regularly, but now that I do it’s been super fun!

7. Getting into Spy x Family — and consequently, getting back into fic writing :) all of this is @nightofnyx8’s fault btw, now I have to pretend I like this stupid fake family a normal amount (when I’m just obsessed an unhealthy amount lmao)

8. Fraud/investigations work — this basically consumed the entirety of my Nov/Dec and there’s not much I can divulge about it (apart from the fact that it pretty much aged me by a decade) but… I felt like Loid Forger and it was fun being a spy for a month. the end

9. Dealing better with anxiety (?)—question mark because my progress is… questionable. On one hand I think I’ve gotten a lot better at regulating (or perhaps suppressing) a lot of associated feelings, but it still gets frightening on occasion when the dam breaks free without much prior warning. Regardless I think it’s a marked improvement from the countless menty bs back in college lmao. To be very frank, having a stable income of sorts has helped a great deal; in college I was constantly plagued with the fear of not having enough to purchase required materials or at times food, and it was just a lot to deal with. It felt like there was no room for failure because I only had myself to rely upon, and success was the only tenable avenue out of poverty, but being able to now obtain necessities and even additional wants has done wonders for my mental health. It’s true that money doesn’t happiness, and I spend a great deal of time daily mulling over capitalism and consumerism and the like, but I cannot deny the sense of security it affords.

10. And finally, falling deeper in love everyday :) it’s easy to think we know a great deal about someone, except we don’t. People may appear simple, but the truth is we’re all a work in progress, and by extension, a continuing story. I could read a million books and write a million poems, but beloved, believe me—you will always be my favourite.

Goodbye 2023, and hello 2024!

[nightofnyx8]

Wow, I'm a lot pickier about my favorite tropes than I thought I was. Thanks @smoothshine for the tag!

Similiar to smoothshine, I love mysteries! Trying to guess where the conclusion is going to take me whilst our two leads are trying to figure out their attraction to each other?!?! Every time! I very much like being put on the edge of my seat as the tension in the plot and the romance builds (actually that reflects my own writing pretty well)

I'm such a sucker for angst with happy endings. Good old hurt/comfort will make me cry, especially if it's written well. As far as AUs go, anything modern is pretty much a go (except high school). One of my favorites is actually Actor AUs! Though one of my least favorite tropes are reincarnation fics--98% of the time, you can tell the story without it (idk maybe i've read too many manhwas).

You can actually convince me to read almost anything if it's written well. There are some authors that I'll read no matter what they write. (aka @jedidragonwarriorqueen's royai vampire fic). And while I like my fluff, I usually need a bit of angst to go along with it or I find it bland.

I also just realized that my top two tiers are basically the plot of spy x family, so go figure 😅 tagging @whateversawesome @wondrousmay @klainelynch @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee and whoever else wants to :)

You can make your own template here!

[edierone]

gotta keep @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee’s tags on this:

#i give david a lot of shit but apparently he insisted on a rewrite of the original ending where he sobs in the office over diana while#scully comforts him#anyway love this analysis 100% agree

rewatching amor fati for fic reasons and i literally just noticed how after scully says about diana “i know she was your friend” when mulder says “you… were my friend and you told me the truth” he stresses and emphasizes the you. he’s finally telling scully what she wanted to hear for all of season six, that she is his priority, that neither diana nor anyone else takes precedence above her in his life, and i think that’s just really beautiful and special

[harcidian]

ephermal 👀👀 (also ty for tagging me even tho I do not and will not ever write fic LOLOL 💙)

ohmy I never knew! Sorry for the confusion! 😅

ephemeral

adj. lasting a very short time

An almei fic! Compared to edwin royai and lingfan, I think Al and May Chang do not have a shared history. And they need more love 🥺. So I wanted to explore their dynamics and how their relationship might have developed. I think it can be considered as a Character Study (and a relationship study? idk if that’s a real ao3 term lolololol)

Personally, I view Al and May as people who seem too good to be true. Al is the one who always takes care of Ed, even though he’s the younger brother. May had the fate of her entire clan in her hands despite being young. I see both of them as people who loved to help others, but silently wish for someone to help them instead. They wanted someone to take care of them for a change. Until they met each other.

I also wanted to explore the importance of equivalent exchange, not as a function of being insufficient, but in the context of giving too much. Not to mention that kindness is something people always take advantage of. And so, their “perfect image” isn’t as perfect as others might think.

Also, this was originally entitled “ethereal”. But I wanted it to fit the theme of ‘time’ for the sake of the series I’m planning, which includes primordial (royai), perpetual (edwin), fragmental (lingfang), and meridian (post fmab fic).

It needs a lot of world-building, and for simplicity’s sake (and for my sanity), they’ll all be under the same timeline.

P.S. this will take a long-ass time 😆 i’m a writer who looooves planning but I do hope I can make it before (god forbid) I lose interest

list of wips here

[pensbridgerton]

👻👽🍏🎬!

👻: do you believe in ghosts?

yes and I try not to think about it that much :p

👽: do you believe in aliens? 

already answered

🍏: what’s your favorite fruit? 

banana and I also love melon (especially the honeydew) and strawberrys when it’s the season

🎬: what’s your favorite movie?

I used to answer ‘oh I have so many’ but since then I watched The Greatest Showman and it’s definitely my favorite now!

quarantine emoji ask meme!

[bringingglory]

thank you so much for the tags @hanamuri @fullmetalscullyy @megthemighty @nightofnyx8 @tsaritsa !

How many works do you have on AO3? 11! some are botw, one is tdiapt, some are fma, and some are haikyuu! i mostly just write for whatever im interested in at the moment/whichever fandom inspiration strikes for

What's your total AO3 word count? 101,939

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Keep Your Friends Closer But Your Enemies Closer - T: ahhhh my miraculous ladybug fic! ive literally been working on her for FOREVER and i swear to god im going to finish it, i literally know how i want to end it and i know all the events leading up to it. hell, i even have a vague idea of what i want to happen in the middle, i just need to know what order the middle stuff happens in and also i just have to write it. It's an AU where Ladybug and Chat Noir are actually enemies but then Chat Noir accidentally befriends Marinette and then drama etc etc etc.

rain - G: first zelink fic babey! set Pre-Calamity and basically link and zelda get stuck in a cave because of the rain and there's just a lot of quiet pining, etc etc.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Oikawa - T: HAHAHA this was a crack fic inspired by my roommate but then i forgot it was supposed to be a crack fic while writing it and there are accidentally real emotions alkjdfalksdf but anyway it was very fun to write lmao. it was based off this meme and basically it's an AU where Oikawa is Spider-Man and Iwaizumi doesn't know but they still like hang out and stuff. It's a lot of fun, or at least I think it is, haha.

stolen moments - T: first royai fic!!! just a series of "stolen moments" (mic drop) where roy and riza like cant be together but yknow, they try. lots of pining. etc

a secret weapon of sorts - T: 5+1 edwin fic inspired by the Simple People OVA where instead of ed giving winry earrings to get out of trouble, he gives her kisses.

Do you reply to comments, why or why not? Yes! I try really hard to!!! Sometimes I get overwhelmed and I don't respond to comments for a while, but I absolutely do my best to when I remember because I feel like it's my way of saying "thank you" for them reading my fics in the first place, haha.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending? Uhhhhh, sleepless I guess? But it's more open-ended/not explicitly positive more than anything, though even then I feel like I've got a hint of hope in there. alkjdfhalsdk idk man I just, I can't write *pure* angst, there's gotta be some light, and thus I could never end anything angstily

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending? LMAO most of my fics??? I guess??? bc despite being an anxious piece of shit, I am an optimist by heart

Do you write crossovers? If so, what's the craziest one you've ever written? When I was younger! Idk, I guess the Rise of the Brave Frozen Tangled Dragons fandom??? if anyone remembers what that is lmao

Have you ever received hate on a fic? Not exactly? Maybe some weird comments on KYFCBYEC but even then, it wasn't that often.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? No no no no no no no no. I am telling you, I physically cannot write smut. I don't think I actually have the capacity. Absolute fucking kudos to every single smut writer out there bc it truly is an art form capturing that intimacy and emotion and etc, but I literally get flustered from writing mildly detailed kiss scenes. If I ever wrote smut, I would burst into flames on the spot.

Actually lies, I technically wrote smut once, but it was at the request of my roommates and they wanted me to write a crack smut fic of Y/N x our uni's mascot and I wrote that thing in like 3 hours with so many silly memes to keep myself sane (not like other girls, tongues battled for dominance, etc), did not edit it, and because it was so, like, not serious, I was actually able to get through it. But even then, when I wrote "thrusting" I literally had to put my laptop down for 20 minutes.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Nope!

Have you ever had a fic translated? Not yet! Someone commented on Your Friendly Neighborhood Oikawa and asked if they could translate it and I said yes! They haven't gotten around to it yet, but I would love to see it if they do!

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Not yet!

What’s your all-time favourite ship? Bro it changes day to day. You can't ask me this lmao. The current ship I'm most fixated on is Iwaoi, but I wouldn't say they're my all-time favorite.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? I'm not answering this energy. On god, I'm going to finish things. I want to.

What are your writing strengths? uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh very good question lmao. I don't really like thinking about "strengths" in my writing bc who am I to say? akjdslakfjdf idk, instead, I'm just gonna say some things I like/try to do in my writing, which are: conversational prose/having a lot of voice in the narration, I try to add humor wherever I can, and recently I've gotten better and metaphors and describing things bc I picked up writing poetry a year ago!

What are your writing weaknesses? hmmm, a thing I dislike about my writing/the writing process is that I'm slow to publish things and slow to finish things because I'm such a messy first drafter and I also take forever to edit. I would like to uhhhhh get things out faster. Also I tend to repeat myself a lot bc I forget the details of things I write sometimes lmao.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Hmmm, I dunno, I guess I don't have any strong thoughts? The only other language I know is Mandarin but even then, I suck ass at that, so I'll prolly never write dialogue in another language simply bc I like to try to portray things semi-realistically and I don't think I have a good enough grasp on any other language the same way I do in English to produce authentic enough dialogue.

What was the first fandom you wrote for? Fablehaven I guess? But Idk I was in fourth grade an didn't even know what fandom was yet. Rise of the Guardians, maybe?

What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

AHHHH idk??? maybe hold your hand out in the dark because i really experimented with my writing on that one and im sort of proud of the result, just like the fact that i wanted to try something new and it turned out alright. that or Sunset Wheeling which is an iwaoi fic where they just skate, and like it's prolly one of the most self-indulgent things i've ever written because it's silly and they just. skate. but aljdfalsjd idk i loved it and i churned it out in 6 days and it was a lot of fun lol

ahhh a bunch of people have been tagged already, so sorry if im tagging you again, but for now im just gonna tag @niconiconina @notkorras @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @firewoodfigs and anyone else who wants do it!

[roseofbattles]

Tagged by @fullmetalscullyy (and conveniently on my break at work so perfect excuse to do this right now)

coffee or tea | early bird or night owl | chocolate or vanilla | spring or fall | silver or gold | pop or alternative | freckles or dimples | snakes or sharks | mountains or fields | thunder or lightning | egyptian mythology or greek mythology | ivory or scarlet | flute or lyre | opal or diamond | butterflies or honeybees | macarons or eclairs | typewritten or handwritten | secret garden or secret library | rooftop or balcony | spicy or mild | opera or ballet | london or paris | vincent van gogh or claude monet | denim or leather | potions or spells | ocean or desert | mermaids or sirens | masquerade ball or cocktail party

Tagging @nightofnyx8 @firewoodfigs @lantur @janetfraiser @morganathewitch @littlewitchbee @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee and anyone else<3

[musing-and-music]

I was tagged by @pretty-thief!

last song: Day 2: Isolation by Ayreon

favorite color: blue (that deep blue in zenith of the sky)

last movie/show: Mission: Possible. A Korean action/comedy movie about an agent (intern) of the Chinese special forces teaming up with a PI to stop arms dealers in South Korea. I really enjoyed it, but I had to face the consequences of finishing it around 2am on a work night

sweet/spicy/savory: savory

relationship status: single

last thing i googled: "un mélange avec 3% d'alcool isopropylique est il dangereux" (is a mix with 3% of isopropyl alcohol dangerous). That's for work, to see if it was flammable or not

current obsession(s): This hilarious series about the reasons Ed and Al give people for the loss of their bodies/leg and arm

tag 9 people: @fullmetalscullyy @klainelynch @goneadrift @scienceoftheidiot @theaceofdragons @jedidragonwarriorqueen @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @vayalda @firewood-figs

[lantur]

updates,

Things are finally starting to look up! My boss came back today, and stability and the status quo have been returned to the workplace, so that helps :)

I am so happy to be DONE with my work trip to Ohio last week - traveling for work can be so stressful and exhausting. I had a three hour delay on my flight home :(( and got home at about midnight late on Friday night.

I finished listening to The Library at Mount Char, which @taylor-renee recommended an age ago. This book was definitely one of the most wild and original books I've listened to since the Locked Tomb series. I'm now on book one of the Temeraire series, with His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, which @roseofbattles recommended. I am SO obsessed with the style, the worldbuilding, and the story overall.

I'm on season four of Insecure, and loving this show more with every season. I wish I had known about it and watched it when it first came out, from 2016-2021. It would have made me feel so much better about my dating misfortunes and bad work-related situations from 2016-2018. Even seeing things like Issa and Molly's appearance and styling would have made me feel so much better when I was in my twenties. Seeing Issa's short natural hair makes me feel more confident with my own when I don't have my wig on, and I love seeing Molly change her hair like I do with my wigs.

Two! Weeks! Until I'm in Maine with @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee and @annespelledwithane!

I bought a seat cushion for my car. :) I'm very, very short, like under 5 feet or 1.5 meters, and that does impact my ability to see super well in my car, even with the seat adjusted. I can see SO much better with that extra 4 inches or so from the cushion.

I'm back to a routine of daily stretching, which I find tedious and un-fun but seems necessary to manage muscle tightness caused by running, lifting, and swimming. :/ It's such a cruel joke of the human body that muscles, joints, and bodies get tight and stiff from overuse/repetitive activity and underuse. It's so hard to find a sweet spot.

Westin the cat had his annual vet visit today and has received a clean bill of health. ❤️

[fullmetalscullyy]

tagged by @tsaritsa @firewoodfigs and @waddiwasiwitch to share my lockscreen, last song listened to, and last photo in my camera roll. ty my beloveds ilysm <333

featuring: a. my happy place b. the song i sang along to as i drove to work this morning to psych myself up and stop myself from freaking out sm LMAO and c. the lunch i treated myself to yesterday bc oof did i deserve a treat

i've been mia recently for various reasons, mainly due to being left woefully unprepared and messed around re today (which in some aspects couldn't be helped. but. like. adequate training for a new position? who's she?) but!! (i think so anyway) i fucking smashed it team. i'm currently terrified i've missed something out while locking up and probs have. i also probs won't be able to sleep tonight bc of it HAHA but. we're dealing. and one look at that lockscreen and listening to good chill music has helped a lot these past two weeks, along w the support given by some v amazing people who i love dearly and am so pleased and grateful i can call them friends 💖

tagging @vadeofspades @bringingglory @megthemighty @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @hanamuri <33 ofc no pressure as always!

[firewoodfigs]

get to know me better tag

ty for the tag my beloved emma @fullmetalscullyy (can't believe it's been a year since we met up?!?!? I MISS HANGING OUT WITH YOU)

three ships: twiyor, royai, minakushi 💞

first ever ship: minakushi 🥰 they canonically got married had a kid and d-worded

last song: twenty-three, IU 🕺

last movie: are you there god? it's me, margaret (my bff and i were bawling very loudly in the corner lmao)

currently reading: contempt by alberto moravia + all of @silvershiner's old fics

currently watching: spy x family!! wakuwaku!!

currently consuming: leftovers... my diet rn closely resembles pre-loid forger twilight LMAO. except i probably consume 17263786x the amount of rice that he does

currently craving: another coffee would be nice about now... and fried chicken (this is a permanent craving and no i did not eat ten chicken sandwiches in nyc)

tagging: @nightofnyx8 @roseofbattles @x-rainflame-x @beware-thegemini @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee @annespelledwithane @tsaritsa @megthemighty @lantur @sometimesiship @yortakeme @aerequets and anyone who wants to do this :)

[nightofnyx8]

Oh hi! For the writer ask: if you haven't done them, 21 and 25?

21. most memorable comment/review

Yay more chances to thank people who read my work! A very memorable comment was given to me by @thatisadamnfinecupofcoffee for In My Tender Embrace. I remember receiving it after a very particularly hard week and I was just so overwhelmed by the sheer kindness of it that I literally cried in the library just by reading it. I have since reread it many times and it warms my heart just the same. ❤

25. a fic you read this year you would recommend everyone read

Ahhh there's so many freaking good ones and there's no way I can possibly fit all of them but here are some of my favorites!

what will you leave behind by @klainelynch

into each life some rain must fall by @firewoodfigs

for better or worse by @roseofbattles

The Price of Life by @catgluue

Wonderous by @by-nina

In Uniform: A Kissing Booth by @flourchildwrites

Last Call by @ohmytheon

Anything by @fullmetalscullyy, @megthemighty, and @lantur

And of course, I am sooooo looking forward to your update of Better Than Before! That thing has me hooked!!! ❤❤❤