#updated: july 01 2024.

[sleepingsims]

cherry cola hair set. 🍒🫧

named after my favorite soda flavor to celebrate a massive follower milestone, changing my major, and finally getting a successful washngo in this humidity 😝

cherry braids + twists cherry? like cherry tomatoes? like tomatoes and basil? because it has the same parts as my basil braids? idk

maraschino puffs + curls per anonymous request! did the texture completely in blender and am super proud of the parts, no matter how subtle they are 🫡

24 ea + 7 modmax swatches

bgc, lods, hat compatible, proper maps, etc.

properly tagged & disabled for random

download | alt

cherry braids & twists: 9.8k / 5.6k / 2.9k / 1.5k

maraschino puffs: 3.8k / 2.3k / 1.1k / 569

maraschino curls: 8.4k / 5.1k / 2.5k / 1.3k

credits: frenchiesimgirl’s dahlia twist retexture, depthofpixels’ gradient, qwertysims’ actions, simandy’s gradients, aveirasims’ gradients, aharris00britney’s gradients

september 01, 2024 updated

updated the cherry braids to work with the blueberry braids root overlay

july 25, 2024 update

corrected swatch 06 of the cherry braids

july 23, 2024 update

corrected maraschino puffs and curls file name mix-up

[vettelsvee]

MEETING SERIES | Sebastian Vettel

f1 masterlist | ask me anything or let's talk! history series (sebastian vettel series saga)

sebastian vettel x toro rosso intern!reader | based on 2008 f1 season

for more information to the reader: ❥ this series is the first volume of history series, that goes through the story of seb and y/n during their 15 years formula 1 journey ❥ i wouldn't say this first part has exactly a defined trope, but it is a slightly friends to lovers and right person, wrong time and love triangle (or even square) ❥ some parts might include sensitive content. pay attention to trigger warnings at the beginning of each part. ❥ english is not my first language so apologies for any mistakes that you can read here! ❥ DRIVER X OC VERSION AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD SOON

started: SEPTEMBER 3RD 2024 currently status: on going | last updated: september 3rd masterlist under the cut !

taglist: [feel free to tell me so you don't miss anything!]

a/n: i don't have enough words to talk about history series... i absolutely love it, and i hope you do as much as i do because I started writing it in the worst moment of my life. these characters and this story is literally a piece of me, of the most intimate one. hope you like this one and remember, feedback and your comments are truly appreciated <3

SEBASTIAN VETTEL HAD BECOME A RISING STAR, AND NO ONE DOUBTED IT. Since he was a child, the young German had wanted to participate in the highest category of motorsport. With a lot of effort not only on his part but also from his parents, and even with the support of his idol, Michael Schumacher, the boy gradually advanced through the different motorsport categories until he finally secured the much-desired position of test driver for BMW Sauber in 2006. A year later, to his surprise, he was not only part of Formula 1 as the third driver of that team, but also replacing Robert Kubica after his catastrophic accident, and signing his first contract as a driver for the Toro Rosso team from July onwards the following year.

Y/N Y/L/N WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY AWARE THAT HER DREAMS DID NOT SEEM AS ATTAINABLE AS SHE HAD FIRST BELIEVED. The Austrian saw her life change in the blink of an eye following the death of her mother. As if losing someone as important as the woman who gave her life wasn’t enough, the absence of her father, despite still being present, deeply affected her. The girl, responsible for taking care of her two younger sisters and working wherever she had the chance to so she could to keep her family from falling apart, saw the perfect opportunity to join the motorsport world when her university offered her the chance to apply for an internship program that Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 would launch the following year. Fearful of rejection, but knowing she already had a "no" by default, Y/N decided to apply and was quite surprised to be accepted.

However, the fairy tale Y/N believed she would live at the start of March 2008 was not what she had initially thought. Becoming just another member of the team, but constantly being overlooked; wanting to participate in any opportunity given to her, but never receiving one… instead, the opposite simply because she was a woman and a Mechanical Engineering student. The exception to all of this? Sebastian Vettel, who seemed particularly interested in doing everything possible to ensure that girl was not merely a spectator in that circus… even if it meant putting his personal life, and especially his relationship with his girlfriend, at risk.

© VETTELSVEE (2024). please, do not steal, copy or translate my works. thanks for reading!

MEETING MASTERLIST

01. WELCOME TO TORO ROSSO!: y/n arrives to the formula 1 paddock for the first time in her life after being accepted as an intern in the toro rosso internship program and meet not only one, but two german drivers that have quite particular and different interests in her

02. WE CAN BE FRIENDS: toro rosso hosts a welcome party during the malayan gp. y/n feels so bad for going and, for the first time in less than two week being there, she feels like she doesn't belong there... until seb tries to make her feel like home

03. ARE YOU OK?: after having an incident with seb's race engineer and seb not being able to help, y/n goes on a date with nico rosberg and things turn out to be quite different from what she imagined

04. SO... APRIL 27TH?: once again, seb dnfs during the bahrain gp. however, this helps him to think about how can he surprise his favourite girl on the paddock for her upcoming birthday

05. BIRTHDAY SURPRISES: without having not expectations of having a good birthday, seb ends up making y/n the happiest girl on earth when he gives her the most incredible birthday surprise she could have ever asked for... especially the race being held in cataluña, her second home

06. WHO'S Y/N?: seb is announced as a red bull driver for the upcoming 2009 to surprise of everyone but, to surprise of hanna, she finds out who's y/n... sort of

07. YOU'RE BACK!: after disappearing from the paddock for four months straight, y/n is back, surprising seb but, at the same time, her being disappointed at him

08. ARE YOU SURE, SEBASTIAN VETTEL?: y/n knows she doesn't belong to formula 1 world anymore, but the only thing that keeps her going is seb. seb, however, is in some trouble as he didn't only get the first pole position of his career, but also he's feeling confused about y/n, her friend for six months, and hanna, her girlfriend for two years

09. FIRST VICTORY: not giving a shit about getting in some trouble, y/n decides to step up and ends up acting like a race engineer for seb because after all he tried to do for her, she can't see him losing a race once again

10. THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU LIED: seb is so happy about his first victory, but as soon as hanna asks him who's the girl that's next to him in pictures that were taken that same morning, he knows he's in big trouble for hiding her who really is y/n

11. SORRY: y/n is told that by the end of the season she won't be a part of the toro rosso team anymore. seb, as soon as he finds out, and as a future red bull driver for the upcoming season, sets himself the goal of not letting y/n go in every single aspect of his life

12. GOODBYES ARE BITTERSWEET: last race of the season and, also, last time y/n and seb are seeing each other... for now

13. I WANNA BE THERE, WITH YOU: seb comes back home and, as soon as he sees hanna, he knows that things with her won't be the same anymore

14. SHE DESERVES A CHANCE: seb, trying to make up his mind and not to jump on conclusions, has a meeting with red bull with only one goal for him: make them know that y/n is more than worth enough of being a race engineer intern in their team for the upcoming season

15. YOU'LL FIND ME IN THE STARS: y/n receives the best and worst news ever during christmas, not knowing that she's about to go through the worst time of her life and there's nothing she can do about the damage she's gonna suffer from everyone... including seb

[majorhortonisonleaveinlondon]

If you’re wanting to watch Band of Brothers/The Pacific/Masters of the Air in chronological order with BoB 1st Currahee episode split up in the dates on screen I made a list

(Updated: April 12, 2014 7:58pm pst)

July, 10 1942 Easy Company Trains in Camp Tocca (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee 2001) August 7, 1942, Allied forces land on Guadalcanal (The Pacific Ep. 1 Guadalcanal/Leckie 2010) September 18, 1942, 7th Marines Land on Guadalcanal (The Pacific Ep. 2 Basilone 2010) December 1942 The 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved (The Pacific Ep. 3 Melbourne 2010) *June 23, 1943, Easy Company Trains in Camp Mackall N.C. (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee) * June 25, 1943, 100th Bomb Group flew its first 8th Air Force combat mission (Master of the Air Ep. 1 2024)

July 16, 1943 the 100th Bomb Group bombed U-Boats in Tronbhdim (Masters of the Air Ep.2 2024) August 17, 1943 the 4th Bomb Wing of the 100th Bomb Group bombed Regenberg (Masters of the Air Ep. 3 2024) *September 6, 1943, Easy Company Boards transport ship in Brooklyn Naval Yard (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee)* September 16, 1943, William Quinn and Charles Bailey leave Belgium (Masters of the Air Ep.4 2024) September 18, 1943 -*East Company trains in Aldbourne, England (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee)* -John 'Bucky' Egan returns from leave to join the mission to bomb Munster (Master of the Air Ep.5 2024) October 14, 1943, John ‘Bucky’ Egan interrogated at Dulag Lut, Frankfurt Germany (Masters of the Air Ep. 6 2024) December 26, 1943, 1st Marine Division lands on Cape Gloucester (The Pacific Ep. 4 Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika 2010) March 7, 1944, Stalag Luft III Sagan, Germany, Germans find the concealed radio Bucky was using to learn news of the War (Master of the Air Ep.7 2024) *June 4, 1944, D-Day Invasion postponed (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee)* *June 5, 1944 Easy Company Boards air transport planes bound for Normandy (Band of Brothers Ep. 1 Currahee)* June 6, 1944, 00:48 & 01:40 First airborne troops begin to land on Normandy (Band of Brothers Ep. 2 Day of Days 2001)

June, 7 1944 Easy Company Takes Carentan (Band of Brothers 3x10 Carentan)

August 12, 1944, The 332nd Fighter Group attack Radar stations in Southern France (Masters of the Air Ep.8 2024)

September 15, 1944 U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu at 08:32, on September 15, 1944 (the Pacific Part Five: Peleliu Landing)

September 16, 1944 Marines take Peleliu airfield (the Pacific Part Six: Airfield)

September, 17 1944 Operation Market Garden -(Band of Brothers 4x10 Replacements)

October 22/23, 1944, 2100 – 0200 Operation Pegasus (Band of Brothers 5x10 Crossroads)

October, 1944 Battle of Peleliu continues (the Pacific Part Seven: Peleliu Hills)

December 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge (Band of Brothers 6x10 Bastogne)


January, 1945 Battle of Foy (Band of Brothers 7x10 The Breaking Point)


February 14, 1945 David Webb rejoins the 506th in Haguenau (Band of Brothers 8x10 The Last Patrol)

April 5, 1945 506th Finds abandoned Concentration Camp
(Band of Brothers 9x10 Why We Fight 2001)

April 1-June 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa (The Pacific Part Nine: Okinawa)


May 7, 1945, Germany Surrenders V-E Day - (Master of the Air Ep. 9 2024) - (Band of Brothers 10x10 Points 2001)

August 15 The Empire of Japan surrenders end of the War (The Pacific Part Ten: Home)

[gigglecoffin]

MY CAS RESOURSES

WHELP HERES THE LONG AWAITED CAS RESOURCES!!! everything listed will always be in my recourses tab with my other fav cc links and tutorials!! i will try to update as much as i can!!!

GENETICS

m skin 1 skin N10

m skin 2 N14 -new

m skin 3 yujun & hector -new

f skin 1 kiko

f skin 2 jimi

f skin 3 skin N11

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face shadow spotlight

mouth corners 1 N3

mouth corners 2 N2

nose mask 1 N1

nose mask 2 N4 upd

nose mask mm N7 -new

eyebag 1 OS-Eyebag 01

eyebag 2 N7

freckles 1 N1

freckles 2 naomi

moles 1

moles 2 N1

moles 3 N2

hairline 1 N1

hairline 2 TASHA HAIRLINE

hairline 3 PIXELORE ORGANIC HAIRLINE RECOLOR & FIX BY QWERTYSIMS

body overlay -new

LIGHTING

gentle cas lighting

PRESETS

m body 1 ir7770_ElezenPreset01

m body 2 David male body

m body 3 N3

m body 4 DARK ELF M PRESET E2

m body 5

f body 1 N2

f body 2 pear

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eye 1 fox eye preset

eye 2 MMSIMS Preset AM Eyes 1

eye 3 01

eye 4 02

eye 5 eyes v1

nose 1 button nose

nose 2 Female Nose Presets 04-09

nose 3  Male Nose Presets 04-06

nose 4 male preset 1

lips 1 ghostly

lips 2 puffy pt2

lips 3 puffy pt1

lips 4 jamie

lips 5 lips presets #10-32

jaw/chin 1

GO TO'S

teeth -new

face shadows 1 -new

face shadows 2 -new

eyes 1 -new

eyes 2 -new

eyes 3 -new

eyes 4 #76 -new

highlight -new

SLIDERS

anything by obscurus-sims, Dumbaby, Luumia, and Teamoon

SHADERS

sept 2022 shaders

heavy rain

TUTS BY ME

alpha hair recolor tut

FAVS

sept 5th 2022

hair acc

f skinblends

overall hairs

m hairs

glasses

july 12th 2024

cc creators @ the moment -new

[tojisun]

call of duty masterlist - 02

01 mlist; 03 mlist; series mlist

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all works belong to tojisun. all forms of reposting are not permitted; please do not translate, copy, revise and/or refine my works.

short legend:

❦︎ - nsfw

last updated: july 28, 2024

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- SIMON (GHOST) RILEY

it won’t fit… - reader’s pov; simon’s pov ❦︎

acts of service

not a one-night stand guy ❦︎

pinky promise kisses

teasing you is his favourite thing ever ❦︎

tender touches

a little begging ❦︎

great malevolence ❦︎

kinda distracted ❦︎

mutual obsession ❦︎

you would not let me

full of him - 01, 02 ❦

something sacred

best friend simon

mercy

little liar ❦

obedience and patience ❦

older bf! - 01, 02 ❦

agonizing love

my love (mine all mine)

unleashed desires ❦

sweltering - suggestive

good pup ❦

little comfort

to be loved is to be changed

sub simon ❦

heavy love and ferocious hunger

sasha’s daddy

impatient (not so) little man ❦

use me whenever ❦

sweet princess; fucked stupid ❦

words are not needed

childhood best friend simon - 01, 02, 03

biting need ❦

blue collar (plumber) simon - 01, 02 ❦

unwilling cat dad

how he fucks - p link! ❦

teach me how to say goodbye

just mind-numbing sex ❦

pretty cam girl - suggestive

the lights are on ❦

> short ramblings - 01, 02, 03, 04 ❦

- KYLE (GAZ) GARRICK

good boy ❦

brat tamer ❦︎

breath play ❦︎

i find you in everyone

swipe right (dilf kyle) ❦

unplanned creampies ❦

- JOHNNY (SOAP) MACTAVISH

good boy (his ver) ❦

his little stress toy ❦︎

nasty in public ❦︎

makeup and cockwarming ❦

strap-ons ❦

- JOHN PRICE

got you cornered ❦︎

gentle love

cockwarming ❦︎

my ex-husband, 02 ❦︎

throat training (snippet) ❦︎

peanut

oral fixation - suggestive

disobedience and punishments - suggestive

in the silence, we find love

golf dilf price - 01, 02

his pickup truck - suggestive

little darling bimbo of his - suggestive

young love - 01, 02

- VALERIA

pretty mouth ❦

- MULTI (cod)

the loyalty of a dog - open character

little freak - tf 141 x reader ❦

his command (pt 02 of some sorts) - price x reader x simon ❦

sir and his dolls, 02- price x reader x gaz ❦

baby trapping - price/simon ❦

stuffed - simon (+ hinted tf 141) x reader ❦

frenzied addiction - ghoap x reader ❦

dog x lamb x wolf - simon x reader x price - suggestive

pretty cage - 141 x reader, established price x reader - WIP

orgasm denial, 02 - reader x simon x price ❦

through the viewfinder - 141 x reader - noncon ❦

hate sex - alejandro x reader x valeria ❦

little remote, 02 - johnny x reader; 141 x reader - noncon ❦

nosy neighbours and bird watching - 141 x reader

fervid obsession - 141 x reader

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𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 this is a completed masterlist (i reached 100 links LMAO) so pls refer to 01 & 03 mlists for the rest of oneshots and the series mlist for ongoing works ^v^ ୨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹

[netherworldpost]

NetherworldPost.com launched in late March 2024 and we haven't had a project update since. So here is some news as to why that is.

Spoiler: Good news.

I hoped to sell a handful of greeting cards, maybe a few dozen, at launch. Get back into the flow of things, shake a few hands, remind people the old shop is a new shop and we exist.

In the first few weeks, we sold a few thousand.

Then our back office bespoke fantasy clients were like "oh huh, yeah okay, you print stuff eh?"

The above two dragon hoards changed the math on... everything.

The shop remains open until the next big update (current plans: July).

The Overall Business Goal is to have once-or-twice a month updates and a smooth flow of "ah ha, new!" but we probably have 1-2 updates left in 2024, THEN we can tackle 2025 in a manner that is very flow-y-forward-y-expected-release date.

BY 2025 THE GOAL IS: "Holiday comes up, we have cards for it, and more stuff. And by holiday we mean 'a generally recognized holiday and/or a holiday we made up because we're a greeting card company."

BY 2025 THE GOAL IS ALSO: Stories. Comics. Fun surveys. Things I write, draw, noodle with, explore the Netherworld, explore Halloween, take photos of, etc. that are just freely available on a blog-like...

...thing called...

"...a blog."

Both segments are deeply in production.

I say I hope to be in a place where we have regular launches but honestly at this point, I have stopped devoting time to rigid plans and am instead exploring a LOT of art (cards, comics) and writing (stories, blogs)

Phase 00: Building the foundation took about 4 years.

Phase 01: Initial Launch is taking about 4 months to get to wrap?

We're launching the blog when it's ready (probably summer, maybe autumn). Whatever is ready to read and enjoy goes up then. New stuff going up as it's finished. Build an editorial calendar based on how things come together.

The goal in 2025 is to publish 3-5 stories, comics, or blog articles a week.

This is the greatest job I've ever had and I'm deeply grateful to share my rambling nonsense with you all.

Thank you.

Cheers and back to work for ol' atty.

I'm making this a new pinned post, so if you're new!

Hi!

We have a small selection of spooky greeting cards, with more on their way! This post was written on June 7, 2024.

netherworldpost.com

[hyukassubi]

🍪☕ It Was Always You and Me ༉‧₊˚.

♡𓂃 Pairing -> (Former) Knight! Huening Kai x Seamstress! Reader

♡𓂃 Synopsis ->

Growing up, you never believed in purpose, nor destiny. Simply following the path of life, becoming a royal seamstress didn't at all seem like a bad idea. Only thing is, it wasn't your idea. Your best friend who just so happens to be the crowned prince knows what it's like to grow up having limited choices, and Prince Kang Taehyun doesn't want the same happening to you. The commander knight, in turn, has other plans for the future. After Huening Kai closes a profound chapter of his life, he seeks refuge from the chaos of his past, opting for a cozier lifestyle instead. ... And it just so seems that those plans wouldn't be fulfilled without you.

♡𓂃 Content (to be updated) -> (Former) Knight! Huening Kai, Prince! Taehyun, Wizard! Beomgyu, Bartender! Yeonjun, Bartender! Soobin; This story takes up a major chunk of the reader's life from when she's 3-22 years old, which obviously automatically applies to the TXT members, too; Bangchan from Stray Kids is an anti-aging Commander Knight for some reason and medieval Bebe Rexha exists because that just makes sense; LOTS OF FLUFF AND HEART MELTING SCENES; Restaurant (worker) AU;

♡𓂃 Started -> 1st of July

♡𓂃 Ended -> (to be updated)

Chapters :

🍪 01 | Your Eyeliner Sucks But This Ceremony Doesn't

🍪 02 | Of Roses And Cookies

🍪 03 | Parting Ways and Painting Ceilings

🍪 04 | Knight-in-training Kai Kamal Huening

🍪 05 | The Prince's Sick Meal/ Blue and White Tiled Kitchens

🍪 06 | The Letter Tucked Under The Bonsai Tree/ This Shade of Green

🍪 07 | Hazelnut and Pony Riding Lessons

🍪 08 | Ditch The Navy

🍪 09 | The Knight, The Seamstress and The Goofy Ahh Food Inspector

🪡 10 | You Don't Smell Like Cookies Anymore/ Horse Ate My Sandwich

♡𓂃 Teaser | Trailer | Behind The Scenes Content | Moodboard

♡𓂃 Taglist -> @sweetheartsaku @imcringebutimfree @i-like-to-read-at-4am @pengningie @marloree @stormy1408 @blossommi

©hyukassubi 2024 All Rights Reserved

[vashtijoy]

index: akechi's confidant and the engine room

Meta posts about, indeed, Akechi's confidant and the engine room.

Indexes: [one] [two] [three] [third semester]

What are the requirements for Akechi's third awakening? (posted 2024/01/02)

A caution about the non-Akechi-friendly game route. (posted 2023/08/16)

Akechi and Ren: on promises and expectations. (posted 2023/11/26)

Ren is the one who pushes the rivalry, not Akechi. (posted 2024/05/04)

rank 1

Rank 1: 6/10 and 1/2: "the one thing you should never do". (posted 2023/05/28)

Ranks 1-3: Akechi flirts less with Joker over time, not more. (posted 2023/02/16)

rank 2

Rank 2: Did "I'm alone right now" exist in the Japanese game? [sadly, no YES—see followup] (updated 2023/07/02)

Followup ask: YES, IT DOES EXIST, and the text is really flirty too. (posted 2023/07/02)

rank 3

Rank 3: Miel et Crepes is (obviously) a pancake café. (updated 2023/05/29)

After confidant 3: Akechi's gay panic and flirtation with Joker. (posted 2023/02/17)

7/9: Akechi loses his rag with you in the morning and then texts you in the evening. (posted 2023/04/15)

A calendar of Akechi's availability up to mid-July. (posted 2023/04/16)

rank 5

Rank 5: what did Akechi really say? Also, notes from the Spanish translation. (posted 2024/01/10)

rank 6

Rank 6 unlocks after 8/28, not on 9/3. (posted 2023/12/26)

Akechi vanishes from Joker's life for two months after confidant 6. (posted 2023/04/01)

rank 7

rank 7: Joker is watching Akechi, and on the defensive, the whole time. (updated 2023/06/16)

rank 7: When is a rival not a rival? koutekishu, worthy adversaries as friends, and Akechi's one-sided life-or-death rivalry. (posted 2023/02/21)

rank 7: Akechi's "invitation" as a rhetorical question. (posted 2023/08/08)

rank 8

rank 8: Akechi throws his glove at Joker like he's firing a gun. (posted 2023/02/21)

rank 9

rank 9: [youtube] No, you can't use a Goho-M at any point in the engine room sequence. (posted 2023/08/12)

rank 9: "Akechi's love-hate feelings for his father, Shido" (updated 2023/07/01)

rank 9: Haru shoots Akechi in the face in the engine room. (posted 2023/03/09)

ranks 9 and 10: Differences in the engine room scene, with and without Akechi's confidant maxed. (posted 2023/04/17)

rank 10

rank 10: Unlike everyone else, Akechi learns Protect before Endure. (updated 2023/05/31)

Level 10 of Akechi's confidant is his bittersweet smile behind the engine room door. (posted 2023/02/12)

rank 10 (inaccessible): After the engine room: "the greatest casualty of Shido's actions". (updated 2023/07/16)

What would rank 10 confidants look like between Akechi and the other Phantom Thieves? (posted 2023/04/02)

[animeolympics2024]

PROMPT REVEAL!

Join us in celebrating sports anime with the 2024 Summer Olympics! Thank you to everyone who contributed to a successful interest check. We have put together the prompts with your suggestions in mind. We're so excited to see what you all create!

The week opens with the Olympics on July 26, and ends a week later on August 1. For more information, check out our updated FAQ. If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to send an ask to this account!

Written version of the prompts are listed under the cut (image description in its entirety is in the alt text).

7/26/24

Opening Ceremony

Reunions

Rise by Katy Perry

7/27/24

Winners/Losers

Paris & Eiffel Tower

To Paris With Love by Donna Summer

7/28/24

Game Watch Party

Different sport AU

Immortals by Fall Out Boy

7/29/24

Rivalries

Cardboard Beds

Could Have Been Me by The Struts

7/30/24

Post-Match Interviews

Sponsorships

Long Live by Taylor Swift

7/31/24

Injuries

Training

Gilded Lily by The Cults

8/01/24

Relationship Reveal

Gold Medal Match

Hall of Fame by The Script

[mi6-cafe]

Get Ready for 007 Fest 2024!

007 Fest is a celebration of Bond for the whole month of July! We've made some changes to the format, illustrated in the slides below. You can also check out our new and updated Wordpress pages.

What's staying the same from past 007 Fests?

We still have activities like the scavenger hunt, prompt tables, anon prompt exchange, and masterposts/brag sheets!

Why the changes?

007 Fest has always been about celebrating Bond, helping people achieve their personal fandom goals, and bringing the community together to have fun. In the past, the competitive nature of the points system has helped energize people but it has also led to conflict. (It could also be tedious, e.g., fandom taxes.) 

We hope that being on new time-zone-based teams will foster more community events and that the structured weekly goals will help people pace themselves. Also, we love that the ability to help others means that there is a chance for EVERY team to accomplish 100% of their goals! We hope to create a supportive environment where people can challenge themselves and grow together. 

When is all this happening?

June 01–15: 007 Fest sign-ups are open! 

June 18: 007 Fest teams, including team Discord channels, are released 

July 01: 007 Fest begins; participants make weekly goals every Mission Monday 

July 28: Team-Up Week begins as participants make one last push to help each other achieve their goals! 

July 31: 007 Fest ends at 11:59 PM your local time. 

If you have questions, please check out our FAQ on wordpress, but if you can't find the answer in there, reach out to us via the Cafe blog on tumblr, or find Castillon02 or Linorien on either slack or discord. One of us will see your question and do our best to answer.

[medusapelagia]

Other events: General, Rare Pairs, Character Centered Events - May Update

Stranger Things Big Bang ( @strangerthingsbigbang) The authors sign up are closed but the Artist sign up is open till May 11! Event info

Strangers Things Monsterfucker May challenge (@aidaronan) An event for the monsterfucker lovers! Event info

Hawkins microfic ( @hawkinsmicrofic) Here it is! Get ready to challenge yourself with a prompt and a defined number of words. May prompt is: Eyes - 528 words Event info

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Miraculous Fandom Stats

Ao3 Wrap Up 2023

I don’t know if anyone has done this, I hope I don’t step on anyone’s toes. Here a wrap up for 2023 for Miraculous Ladybug!

This study only assesses the fanfics posted by the last update, so if there was an older fic that was from 2021 that was updated in 2023, this would be captured by this study.

📈 The data presented here is a snapshot of the Fandom on: 05 Jan 2024

🖤 Works posted to Ao3 in 2023

In 2023 there were 10,515 fanfics posted (including crossovers and all languages). The median word count per fanfic was 2,268 words. In general, each fic received 5 comments, 561 hits and 36 kudos (median).

A majority of fanfics were not crossovers (Fig 1). The peak of Ao3 posts for Miraculous Ladybug was in 2021 with a total of 11,350 fanfics. Fanfics with crossovers have had a steady rise in popularity from 2018 with a peak of 2,609 in 2021.

Fig 1. A total number of fanfics posted to Ao3 in 2023 for the Miraculous Ladybug fandom without crossovers (blue line) and with crossovers (dotted line).

Note that this analysis will excludes crossovers (a separate analysis to come!).

Fig 2. Total number of completed fanfics (red) and incomplete fanfics (pink) posted to Ao3 in the Miraculous Ladybug fandom for 2023 (excluding crossovers).

Fig 3. Total number of words per fic published or updated in 2023. The median word count per fanfic in 2023 was 2,268 words.

The most frequently used tags for 2023 were (in descending order):

Fluff (1495)

Angst (1040)

Identity Reveal (982)

Aged-Up Characters (968)

Alternate Universe (732)

Hurt/Comfort (700)

Adrien Needs a Hug (510)

🏆 Highlights in 2023 include

Miraculous Ladybug Season 5 Finale, s05e26, Re-Creation (Part 2) (First Airdate: July 01, 2023) [2]

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (Released: July 05, 2023) [3]

Miraculous Paris Special (Preview Screening: October 15, 2023) [4]

🖤 Most Tagged Side of the Lovesquare in 2023

Fig 4. Percentage of fanfics tagged with different sides of the Lovesquare.

Note that these are only taking into account fics that use this tag. There may be fanfics that have sides of the Lovesquare that are not indicated. This analysis also includes tags for Marichat May, Ladrien July etc.

Adrinette (34.5%; 737 fics)

LadyNoir (32%; 677 fics)

MariChat (23.5%; 501 fics)

Ladrien (10%; 213 fics)

🖤 Top 10 Characters Pairings on Ao3 (excluding Lovesquare)

Alya/Nino (927 fics)

Luka/Marinette (734 fics)

Juleka/Rose (405 fics)

Nathaniel / Marc (337 fics)

Felix / Marinette (317 fics)

Gabriel / Nathalie (286 fics)

Adrien / Luka (269 fics)

Felix / Kagami (183 fics)

Adrien / Kagami (159 fics)

Kagami / Marinette (158 fics)

There was a large shift in a number of pairings, in particular there was a dramatic increase in the number of fics tagged with Felix Fathom / Kagami Tsurugi (see below the cut for Season 5 spoilers). Other notable mentions are also Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Zoe Lee with a 2.5 fold increase in fanfics posted in 2023 (63 in total) compared to 2022 (26 in total).

🖤 Conclusions

It’s been a big year, and one that is controversial in many ways. I was just curious to see if there’s a decrease in activity since the season 5 finale, but it looks like the fanfiction writing is going strong. But are fans tuning out? Or are we trying to create more fix-it fics? (I will delve into that in a different post, since this was quite labour intensive).

There have been some interesting changes in relationship tags as well as tags for Sentimonsters (below the cut).

Methodology, References and Season 5 Spoilers below the cut:

Warning: Season 5 spoilers below:

🖤 2023 was also the year Feligami became official

This has lead to a dramatic increase in fanfics for the power couple.

Fig 5. The total number of fanfics posted on Ao3 for Felix / Kagami, represented per month saw a dramatic increase since the release of Season 5 in 2023 (blue). In contrast, I have plotted the total number of fanfics per month 2022 (red).

💔 2023 was also when the sentimonster theory was confirmed

Fig 6. Fanfiction that have used tags for Sentimonsters since 2018. Note that this is not a cumulative plot and that the numbers are individual works from each year tagged for Sentimonster.

In 2023, there were 192 works that tagged for Sentimonster Adrien, and 95 for Sentimonster Felix and 34 for Sentimonster Kagami. Recent usage for the tag 'Adrien is not a Sentimonster' was also observed (21 cases).

Please don’t be mad at me. I’m just a stats hamster.

Methodology

Filtering

The analyses start from Sep 05, 2012 when the first promotional video (PV) for Miraculous Ladybug was publicly leaked [1].

Since the website is very active, the information may change as this data is best considered to be a snapshot of the fanfics posted at this point in time. Also note that the filter is also for last update, and not first posted, so that older fics may be captured in later datasets. But for the purposes of this study, I am assuming that if the author is updating, then they are still active in the fandom.

To get an idea on what was posted to Ao3 this year, I have filtered for last published date 01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023. Note that while there was only an option for selecting by Last Post Date, which meant that works originally posted earlier (pre-2023) would still be captured if it was updated within the bounds of these dates.

Furthermore, it is also possible to backdate works on Ao3 which may also give false results. However, it may be likely that if this did happen it would only be a small percentage of fanworks. As such the data is an approximation of fandom activity during 2023.

Relationship Tags

I have followed the Ao3 rules so that / are taken to mean romantic relations and & for platonic relationships. In this analysis, I have combined the numbers for Felix (PV), Felix Graham de Vanily and Felix Fathom.

References

[1] Miraculous PV (https://miraculousladybug.fandom.com/wiki/Ladybug_PV)

[2] Miraculous Ladybug Re-Creation (s05e25) World Premiere (Switzerland) (https://miraculousladybug.fandom.com/wiki/Re-creation_(The_Final_Day_-_Part_2)#google_vignette)

[3] Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10364034/releaseinfo/)

[4] Miraculous Paris Special (https://miraculousladybug.fandom.com/wiki/Miraculous_Paris)

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Updated 8/01/2024

My master list might still be a bit small, but I'm workin' on it. All stories below are for the 18+ crowd. Minors you are not welcomed here.

I like to have completed stories before I start to post up so as not to have any lag in posting time.

All fics are works of my own. They are pure fictional stories meant to be enjoyed but not taken. You have your own ideas - let's share them instead of take them. Yes, as to date, all my fics are Jake stories. The rest of GVF are featured in them (especially Bootleggers and Wildflowers) but he's my muse and that's why you will not find solely featured stories with the rest of the band.

June, 2022 - the first fiction!

Rayne, a small town librarian, finds herself falling for Jake after meeting when he is part of a music education initiative. It's a good old fashioned falling in love story told in three parts. Content warnings will be labeled on each part.

Sweet Rayne Master List

September, 2022

Violet is a woman working her ass off in two jobs. When the band walks into her bar on a Wednesday night, it changes the scope of her whole summer. Violet is bruised and battered, on the mend from a rough spot that life has dealt her. Jake may be the distraction that gets her through. Jake is featured as a full switch in this fiction. Content warnings appear on each part. 18+ only

Neapolitan Master List

Thank you to @gardensgatedaisy for her lovely Secret Santa pic of my Neapolitan Jake

December, 2022

Our story picks up right at the end of Neapolitan, finding Jake and Violet navigating what it means to be and grow in their relationship. This story focuses on Violet's continued healing from an abusive relationship. Content warnings are listed on each part. 18+ only

Neapolitan: A Continuance Master List

July, 2023

The Kiszka/Wagner Company is relatively new to the community of Kingsford. Cora is seeking for a way out of certain starvation and ruin for her family when she gains employment under the new ownership of the mercantile and general stores. Rumors of shady business practices of her new employers aside, she is certain that she is on a path that will see her family out of debt and into a better light.

Completed October 2023

Bootleggers & Wildflowers Master List

November, 2023

Amanda Fischer and Jake Kiszka have been in love forever it seems. They find that even the best of plans can go awry when life steps in the way. This is a love story, but it takes a lot to get to their happy ending. It's a story that is challenging and angsty and hard to read at times, but it's theirs. This is an AU set in the 1980's, centered around a music shop and bookstore.

Completed December 2023

Best Laid Plans Master List

Completed, April 2024

What starts as a one night stand, turns into a journey that spans decades.

This is my first reader feminine insert X Jake long fiction. God I hope I don't fuck it up.

Celebratory Drinks and Fleeting Embraces Master List

August 1, 2024 - Coming soon!

A cursed love. A graveyard. An entity. An AU story that spans time.

The Dead Master List

The Single Traveler: Jake X fem reader 18+ Only - mature read You find yourself traveling during the holidays on your way to Hawaii to party with friends and get stuck in Seattle in an ice storm. Perhaps the handsome stranger who wants to share your quiet corner will turn into something fun.

Fireside: Jake X fem reader 18+ Only - sort of a mature read You are trying your hardest to get away on your vacation with Jake to the cabin in the woods. You experience all sorts of hurdles that make you increasingly frustrated. You are a total mess when finally - finally - you reach the cabin to find Jake sitting fireside waiting for you...

Wild Child: Jake X fem reader 18+ Only - You and Jake are heading home from a weekend away and sharing your favorite moments of that weekend when things turn heated.

Bound: Jake X Chris Turpin slash fic. A tangent story off of the chapter fiction The Dead. 18+ Only - A journal entry of Yakov Petrov (Jake) detailing life in 1850's Michigan while he and his love, Christian Hertel (Chris Turpin inspired), record the land in art.

Travel Blues: Jake X Chris Turpin slash fic. Getting ready to go on vacation is rough on Chris. 18+ only.

Updated August 2024 - Hope for more stories to follow! swirly dividers by @ firefly-graphics

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SCARMUCCI DROPS SOME MELANIA DIRT!

HATERS GONNA HATE

“I judge the hatred of Donald Trump by the Melania standard,” the former White House communications director said during a podcast appearance Saturday.

Updated Sep. 01, 2024 6:42PM EDT / Published Sep. 01, 2024 12:06PM EDT 

Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Anthony Scaramucci has claimed that Melania Trump wants Kamala Harris to win the 2024 presidential election, and that she “hates” her husband.

The former White House communications director recycled allegations that the former first lady is not keen on four more years in the White House during an interview with the MeidasTouch podcast over the weekend.

Claiming Melania “is tired of all this nonsense,” Scaramucci said of the 2024 presidential campaign,.“Nobody wants (Kamala Harris) to win more than me—maybe Melania Trump, that could be the only person I can think of.”

“I judge hatred of Donald Trump by the Melania standard,” he continued, adding that he could only think of one person (who he named as General Mark Milley, appointed by Trump as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2019) whose apparent hatred for the former president surpasses that of his wife.

Scaramucci’s hyperbolic claims come nearly two months after Melania Trump was last seen with her husband, having made a one-night-only cameo at the Republican National Convention in July.

Scaramucci’s tenure in the Trump administration lasted a historic 11 days, amid a period of particular turnover and upheaval.

“The Mooch,” who has since left the GOP and supported President Biden’s campaign in 2020, has become a vocal critic of his former boss.

The comments come following a Friday interview when Scaramucci called out Trump’s “contradictory” comments on abortion, claiming Trump knows “he’s in trouble.”

“He’s done a very good job of the last nine years of saying two contradictory things at the exact same time and giving enough food for everybody at the table,” Scaramucci told Alex Marquardt on CNN’s The Situation Room.

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Fanfic Updates - Ongoing

have reimbursed the commissions paid to me that were incomplete by Jan 31, 2024 of this year. Now, access to my fanfic library (at whatever level a reader would like) is available through Patreon.

As for what’s been posted since I moved to Patreon:

October 2023 Fanfic Updates

Previse (Kakashi x Sakura) Full fic: (AO3) - Now Patreon

November 2023 Fanfic Updates

Fontaine’s Secrets (Finn x Fontaine) (Free, on AO3) Chapter 06: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22109992

Apparitions (Madara x Sakura) Chapter 01: Patreon Exclusive (10,000+ words)

December 2023 Fanfic Updates

Apparitions (Madara x Sakura) Chapter 02: Patreon Exclusive (10,000+ words)

Why Don’t You Run Into My Arms - And Stay There (Itachi x Sakura x Shisui x Kakashi) (NSFW) Full Fic: Patreon Exclusive (10,000+ words)

NejiSaku Collab with Ris - Silent Might

January 2024 Fanfic Updates

Addicted to Your Sin (Uchiha x Sakura) (NSFW) One-Shot: Patreon Exclusive (12,000+ words)

February 2024 Fanfic Updates

Pop the Top (Uchiha x Sakura) Finale: Patreon Exclusive (10,000 words)

March-May 2024 Fanfic Updates –No updates b/c hospital + moor’s hands/wrists were broken

June 2024 Fanfic Updates

Kimono no Onna (Madara x Sakura) Part 20: Patreon Exclusive (10,000+ words) *The first 19 chapters of this fic are still available, free, on my Dreamwidth account.

July 2024 Fanfic Updates

Apparitions (Madara x Sakura) Chapter 04: Patreon Exclusive (16,000+ words)

Fontaine’s Secrets (Finn x Fontaine) (Free, on AO3) Chapter 07: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22109992

August 2024 Fanfic Updates

Hot Wheels (Itachi x Sakura) (Initial D/Racing AU) Chapter 01: Patreon Exclusive (6,000+ words)

... and there's still more fic coming through the next few months.

With the exception of the period of the latest round of hospitalizations, I average about 10,000 words+ per month, per update. (Due to July's update being 60% larger than usual, I gave myself a small reprieve for August.) My DreamWidth account continues with free access for fics that are/were posted there.

Happy reading!

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