Dear Yuletide Writer!

Oct. 23rd, 2025 12:31 am
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My dear writer, hello! Thank you for writing for me, and for having a bang-up taste in canons. I'm listing a mix of likes and prompts for my requests, but honestly, mostly I'm looking forward to your delight in the story you want to tell - go wild, and happy tide <3

For the reference, I'm [archiveofourown.org profile] egelantier and [tumblr.com profile] egelantier. Also for the reference: I'm definitely open to treats!

Likes

  • hurt/comfort! all kinds, all flavors, physical, emotional, both, go for it. i prefer the whippings and crucifixions and dungeon rescues more then light colds and mild mishaps end of spectrum, but that's about it.
  • loyalty, from formal (oaths, queens and knights, kneeling, bonds) to informal (family ties, friend ties, us-against-the-world, i-will-do-anything-for-you stuff)
  • hope in the end of the tunnel, hope found in people and ties and doing the work together
  • delicate glass canon characters showing off their cores of steel in extremis
  • devoted caretaking without infantilization, bodyguards and carers and loyal retainers and so on
  • weirdos banging together
  • rebuilding the world-city-hamlet-house from scratch after the catastrophe
  • characters stoically reflecting on how they're needed but not loved and it's absolutely okay, while actually being so loved
  • nature as a living part of the story
  • religious characters actually practicing their religion in a way that impacts their lives (this is mostly geared at fantasy religious, but if you know what you're talking about in terms of real world religion, go nuts)
  • peaceful post-apocalyptic cities overtaken by grass and dandelions
  • picaresques set in canons with colorful worldbuilding
  • grounded, highly specific descriptions of doing things: if A&B are running that coffeehouse, do tell me where they buy their coffee and who chose their coffee machine and why and what went into their design decisions
  • competence porn
  • high concept AUs (fantasy, pirates, monks and nuns, space opera, history, and so on.)

Do Not Wants

  • non-canon major character death (canon is fine unless i'm actively specifying I want a fix-it; presumed dead or died but came back are OK)
  • rape/non-con
  • PWP (I enjoy porny parts of the fics, especially if it's bdsm-flavored, but i'd rather it not be the main drive of the story)
  • grimdark of there's no hope and there was no point even in trying and being kind is stupid and pointless variety
  • unhappy endings
  • infidelity and/or partner betrayal of any kind
  • omegaverse, hanahaki, assigned soulmates
  • modern gender/identity/neurodiversity when it's ahistorical or goes against worldbuilding (a character can be an autistic aromantic genderqueer bisexual in a polycule just fine, gimme, they'd just most likely not be called that)

requests and prompts

Benjamin January Mysteries - Barbara Hambly

Abishag Shaw, Livia Levesque

I deeply enjoy Shaw and his aw-shucks schtick and his deadly competence and his understated but deep loyalty to Ben and his family, and how carefully and mindfully and wholeheartedly he's ready to step over the racial divide between them. He's an unutterably lonely character, without roots or family of community of his own, and while he can't quite join Ben's, it's pretty obvious that they're one of the main sources of light in his life. Also he hurts very prettily and I love it for him.

And on the other side there's Livia, a deeply horrible woman who also was so deeply horribly done by you can't help but see where she's coming from - and I imagine she's lonely, too, after a lifetime of one selfish choice after another, all taken in the search of that elusive safety... She keeps shoring her walls up, and I think she nevertheless knows very well that's she might be building on the time. She fascinates me! And one got to admit, if you don't have to, like, deal with her, mama Levesque just slaps as a character, and her wit and her memory are sharp and awesome.

So. Those two probably won't be caught dead in one room together in a normal situation... but there's got to be something that will get them working as a team - most likely really bad danger to Ben, or maybe a mystery so tasty to Livia that she can't pass up the chance to get into it. (Ben can be an entirely offscreen character if needed, or play a vital part). Or something else! They're going to be the worst team ever, but also they're going to be an absolutely terrifying unstoppable force if they work in tandem. Yes please.

Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell

Kiem Tegnar

Look, I just really like Kiem. He reminds me of Freddy from Heyer's Cotillion - not necessarily the smartest person in any room, but his EQ is par excellence and his kindness is all the charts. I love that he's kind despite pretty much nothing in his upbringing or surroundings wants him to be kind, I love that he's Determined and Brave and Decent without getting on a high horse about it, I love that he's so invested into treating people around him like people, and that it never occurs to him to use or abuse. I love that he's been exiled to a monastery, and that he's a world-class meditator! And I sense that underneath all that healthy altruism his self-esteem issues run as deep and as complicated as Jainan's are, if maybe in a different direction.

So! Give me post-canon Kiem please, give me him finding his legs, or Jainan learning more about him as their marriage grows, or Jainan and Bel teaming up for some Kiem-centric issue. Or just some good old whump. Or Kiem dealing with his job or his charities or with politics, and slowly learning to be consciously unstoppable about it. Give him a chance to discover himself competent and complicated, and let me revel in it.

The Foundling - Georgette Heyer

Gideon Ware, Adolphus "Gilly" Ware

Your honor, those guys are in love! I love that Foundling is essentially a bildungsroman instead of a standard romance, and I love that Gilly goes on to have his big adventure, and Gideon has the faith in him to let him handle it - up to a point where Gilly does need his help, and then he drops everything and rushes to his rescue. I love the undercurrent of tension relating to titles/inheritance issues, and how Gideon's own father shortly suspects him of killing Gilly for the title... and how much it makes Gideon angry. I love how Gideon is slow and methodical and Gilly is kind and bright and yet surprisingly competent, and I imagine they share a pretty wicked sense of humor between them.

So... give me more! Post-canon, getting together, figuring it out, more Shenanigans, mutual rescues; fantasy AU (Gilly as a prince in trouble and Gideon as his heir apparent? fleeing from the coup? hm); all kinds of AUs, actually, i think it's interesting how this tension might play out in a different setting. Or, yes, some good fashioned whump. For one of them or for both of them! Let Gilly see how much Gideon cares, let Gideon has a front row seats to how unhinged Gilly can be when he's putting his back into it. Let them have some high-stakes fun.

역대급 영지 설계사 | The Greatest Estate Developer (Webcomic)

Kim Suho | Lloyd Frontera, Javier Asrahan, Alicia Magentano

Okay, so I adore how off the wall insane Kim Suho is, and yet how competent, and how both Javier and Alicia are so so so into it, at this point without reserve or holding back - all the while being open to how ridiculous his antics are. I love the complete lack of hinges in this trio, on all sides, and I love the tension between all that devotion and excitement flying in all directions... All the while Kim Suho keeps laughably underestimating how important he is to both Javier and Alicia, how much they're willing to do for him, and how much they love him. He's still stuck in his self-image of an impostor, and I think he's on some level pretty sure his value is solely in his use, for all his bluster and self-aggrandizement, and that's like catnip to me.

So! I'm caught up to the current state of canon and while canon-wise it's interesting, I just want like... see Alicia put a ring on it, and of course get Javier on board, and then see how poor Kim Suho manages to be a king-consort and how much insanity it will wrought and whether or not Alicia and Javier combined can hammer into his head that no, he IS loved and appreciated and seen. Even when he's not trying to work himself to death trying to fix yet another Situation (on a more serious note, I'm super intrigued by the idea of him laid low and unable to do shit - we know from canon that he self-isolates when depressive, and self-isolates in general, but what if they won't let him?).

Anyway. Yes. Whump is a plus, construction nerdery is a plus, administrivia is a plus, Alicia imparting some of the relationship wisdom with a healthy dose of BDSM is beyond a plus.

The Rising World Series - Martha Wells

Bashasa Calis, Kaiisteron

This pairing (romantic or platonic) essentially contains everything I love in a nice fictional relationship in a single package: overcompetence, utter devotion, mutual protectiveness and care, Kai imprinting on Bashasa for that first real spark of hope and then just never ever letting go, Bashasa taking constant and personal care of Kai - both his well-being and his dignity (I think the moment when Kai went from 'oh cool' to 'oh no I'm done for' was when he realized Bashasa made sure to take Enna's body from the Summer Halls.)

And on the other hand there's this undercurrent of tension with Bashasa's alcoholic coping strategies, and constant inability to truly protect each other - either from the war they're waging or from the complexities of establishing the peace afterward; and, of course, Kai having to see Bashasa grow old and die...

Anyway yes. Canon is tantalizing but there's just not enough of those two! Gimme skirmishes, gimme politicking and cultural shock, gimme epistolary bewilderment and outside POV of their contemporaries, gimme mutual hurt/comfort, gimme on-the-run-together, give me them giving some bodily, worshipful care to each other, just really dig into it. Any other character is welcome in the mix (aside from Zeide and Tehren I'm tickled pink by Kai's cadre and the sheer concept of it, I love them, give me them). I'm still finishing the Witch King but it's definitely going to be finished before Yule rolls around, so post-canon, mid-canon, sideways from the canon, all is good for me. Divergence or fusion AUs are fun too (they would do really well in a nice old-school slavefic or an arranged marriage fic, you know?)

And that's it! Thank you for writing for me, and I hope you enjoy yourself; I can't wait.

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I'm off work today because I had to go get a tooth crowned. They've streamlined the process since early last year, when I had to go one week for the preparation and then back again a week later for the installation - they did it all in one day today, with about a 30 minute break between parts 1 and 2, where I just sat in the exam chair and read my book on my phone. This time I had to stop them a couple of times during the first part because they just spray water everywhere without sufficient suction so I felt like I was drowning a couple of times. The dentist warned me about it ahead of time and was apologetic about it, so I didn't feel like I was too much of a problem patient for stopping so I could, you know, breathe. One of the things I like about this particular dentist (there's a bunch of them at the practice and I've seen most of them over the last 5 years) is that he tells you what he's going to go ahead of time and answers questions, and then he tells you each thing he's going to do during the process right before he does it, and he gives you a heads up as to how far along in the process you are/how much more time it's going to take. Because it's unpleasant, at best. I mean, I was all numbed up for it (so numbed that my right EYE was feeling numb - the tooth being crowned is on the top right way in the back - which is a real fucking weird feeling), but ugh. I'm sure there are probably other crowns in the future - they want to get out all those old, old silver fillings, and he said this tooth did crack while he was removing it, so we caught it before it happened on its own.

I'm glad I didn't get new glasses this year - that left $950 in my FSA, which I had to supplement to pick up the rest of the cost, because I do not know what my insurance will cover as the dentist is out of network. I know I should find someone in network (and preferably near my apartment instead of in Manhattan), but as mentioned above, I like this guy and I think that is an important factor with any medical practitioner if you can get it.

So I came home and took a 3 hour nap because I didn't sleep much last night due to anxiety over all of this. Oh, and I mailed my ballot for Mamdani. I'm very curious to see if his lead in the polls translates to winning the election or if all the people who are scared because he's Muslim will turn out for Cuomo (or Sliwa, I guess, but I cannot take him seriously as a candidate). We have tended to pick terrible mayors recently, so it'll be interesting to see how this all turns out.

And I guess I mentioned reading up there, so yes, I am in the middle of a reread of Blue Lily, Lily Blue, which I am enjoying! ♥BLUE♥ remains my favorite.

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Stranded, by Melissa Braun

Oct. 22nd, 2025 11:38 am
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From the blurb:

One fellow camper will do whatever it takes to make it out of the Boundary Waters alive. Even if he's the only one.

A psychological thriller mixed with intense action.


Nah, just kidding! It's not a psychological thriller, it's a survival story. One of the teenage campers is a racist, a sexual harasser, and an attempted rapist, but he never tries to kill any of the others or abandons them to die or anything like that.

Yep! It's another disappointing survival book with a misleading blurb and gratuitous grossness towards teenage girls!

Teenage Emma is traumatized after failing to save her younger sister from drowning, so she gets her parents to book her into a teen wilderness survival course to take her mind off things. In a portentous scene, her father gives her a Swiss army knife. She's confused and concerned that he's giving her a weapon to take on a camping trip - does he expect her to be attacked? I was confused why she would think of a Swiss army knife as a weapon rather than a tool. If you don't even know what a Swiss army knife is, then you can't tell that it's a knife at all when it's folded. If you recognize it when folded, then you know that it is a multitool.

The early part of the book jumps around confusingly in time, to the point where I flipped back pages repeatedly to see if I'd missed something. No, it was just the author's pointless decision to start with them pitching their tents after the first day's walk, then jump back to them packing their supplies.

We get very little characterization, but that's okay: three of the seven are about to die! Two days in, a strange storm hits their camp. It's described in such a portentous way that I thought it was supernatural or man-made, but nothing ever comes of this so I guess not. Two of the campers and the guide are squashed by falling trees, then a wildfire starts. Instead of jumping in the lake, they run for their lives and get very lost.

At this point, we get some characterization. Chloe is the girl who isn't Emma. Her race is coyly not mentioned until Isaac, the creepy boy, gets racist at her about being black. Oscar is the boy who isn't creepy, so Emma naturally falls in love with him. Isaac constantly sexually harasses Emma, once tries to rape her, and is sadistic to animals. This goes on for the entire book.

Late in the book, Oscar and Isaac both fall over a cliff. Isaac dangles from a rock stub by one hand, and holds Oscar, who is suspended in mid-air, by one backpack strap. Emma and Chloe make a rope of clothing, with a key part being her bra. Isaac somehow grabs the clothes rope without falling. He's clinging to a rock stub with one hand and a backpack strap supporting another person. How does he get one hand free to grab the bra rope without falling? This is not described as it's not thought through. He grabs the rope - again, anchored by A BRA tied to a tree - and, it's not clearly described, but it seems like Emma single-handed pulls him and Oscar up. Is the bra made of bungee cord?

Emma ponders that Isaac was very brave and unselfish. People are complicated, she realizes. This is as close as the book comes to any resolution on Isaac sexually harassing and threatening her for the entire book, oh and also TRYING TO RAPE HER.

This book sucked.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Gleed (he may have been the fastest RAF pilot to ever make ace, in two days; he was only 26 when he was killed)

Further research by [personal profile] robynbender established that he actually had said antifascist cat painted on all his planes:

http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/aviation/gleed.html

Write Every Day: Day 22

Oct. 22nd, 2025 05:30 pm
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A problematic myth about writing is that it comes from novelty. If we want to write, we need to have new material, right? If we have a new experience, an adventure of some kind, then we’ll have a story to tell or new things to present. While travel encourages me to see with new eyes–a jarring dislocation usually heightens awareness–seeing anew can happen anywhere. I think about Thoreau, who walked almost every day for years in the same vicinity, and who wrote, “Two or three hours’ walking will carry me to as strange a country as I expect ever to see.” You don’t need to be someplace new to see–or hear, or taste, or smell, or feel–something new.

– Maggie Smith, Dear Writer

My day 22: Finished my Yuletide sign-up. \o/ My sister's coming over this evening to watch Fringe and Bluey with me. \o/

The tally
Tally )

Day 20: [personal profile] alightbuthappypen, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] brithistorian, [personal profile] carenejeans, [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cmk418, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] shippen_stand, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] trobadora

Day 21: [personal profile] alightbuthappypen, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] carenejeans, [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cmk418, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] trobadora

When you check in, please say what day(s) you’re checking in for. You can join in or take a break at any time; you’re always welcome back. And please let me know if I’ve missed you.

Dear Yuletide Writer

Oct. 22nd, 2025 01:22 pm
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Thank you so much for writing for me and, most of all, for sharing one of my tiny fandom loves!! I adore all these canons and am sure to enjoy whatever you come up with. I’m only including a few prompts in case you’re the kind of writer who likes them; please don’t feel bound by them. If you like, you can use them as jumping-off points for something quite different.

I’m [archiveofourown.org profile] china_shop on AO3. Treats are enabled and welcome!

Likes and DNWs )

And now, on to the prompts! I've patched these together in a bit of a hurry; more verbiage does not indicate preference!

Time of Fever: Go Hotae, Kim Donghee
(my gift should feature all requested characters)
(Feel free to use your preferred romanisation for their names!)

What it is: a 6 x 20-minute-episode BL Kdrama about two high-school best friends pining for each other. It's gorgeously acted and shot, and the characters have a lot of interiority: Go Hotae has just lost his father and moved from Seoul back to his small hometown; he's an athlete, a terrible student, and very sweet. Kim Donghee, bright, artistic, and abused by his father for being gay, comes to live with Hotae and his mum. He tries hard to conceal his crush on Hotae. We get to see Hotae's growing awareness of Donghee. Here's episode 1, and the rest of the show is linked at the bottom of the page.

Prompts:
* I love the idea of Hotae tracking Donghee down in Seoul (after all, Hotae lived in Seoul for a couple of years, right? he can find his way around). Whether they actually run into each other or not, I feel like there's a lot of potential here. Maybe Hotae writes to Donghee saying to meet him, and Donghee stakes out the cafe, sees Hotae waiting, but can't bring himself to make contact (angst, angst). Or maybe Hotae follows Donghee to Itaewon or Jongno and watches him meet friends in a gay bar - and decides to make his presence known (or not). Or Hotae comes to the university dorms on Donghee's birthday and insists on celebrating with him, and revelations ensue. So many possibilities!!
* Another kiss during their school era days -- maybe when they wake up in the bookshop together -- and the complications that ensue.
* Magic realism fix-it to help them communicate: bodyswap, telepathy, etc.
* Angst - possibly involving Donghee's mother's expectations that he not be any trouble to Hotae's mother, or situational-appropriate internalised homophobia, or just misunderstandings.

I'm fine with an unhappy ending (even a fight) as long as it doesn't rule out the possibility of them getting together at some future date. Happy endings are of course very welcome!!!


Unintentional Love Story: Go Hotae, Kim Donghee, Yoon Taejoon
(my gift should feature all requested characters; or it may use exceptions as explained)
(Feel free to use your preferred romanisation for their names!)

What it is: a 10 x 33-44 min-episode BL Kdrama about four young adults in small-town Korean. The background couple, Donghee and Hotae, are a coffee shop proprietor and a high-school dropout who works at his mother's restaurant, respectively. There's a lot of history and tension between them.

Prompts:
I'm primarily interested in Go Hotae&/Kim Donghee, but I really enjoy Yoon Taejoon (and Ji Wonyoung) as a background pairing/supporting cast. I love their respective friendships with Donghee and Hotae, especially Kim Donghee & Yoon Taejoon.

* A get-together or established relationship moment for Hotae and Donghee at any point, including post-canon.
* Exploring what it is that's holding Donghee back - and resolving this to reach a get-together.
* Magic realism fix-it to help them communicate: bodyswap, telepathy, animal transformation, etc. Maybe Donghee receives a batch of coffee syrup that gives people unexpected powers?!
* Anything about Kim Donghee and Yoon Taejoon making friends, being friends, critiquing each other's love lives and choices, supporting each other's businesses and relationships. (That "Dongee & Taejoon commiserating in a bar" scene is pure delight! Anything like that. :D)
* Canon divergent AU where Go Hotae takes up swimming again, and somehow this changes how Kim Donghee sees him.
* Trope fic! All the tropes! (Here are my trope rankings, though this is a few years out of date.)


Rūrangi (2020): Caz Davis, Jem, Anahera
(my gift should feature all requested characters; or it may use exceptions as explained)


What it is: a 2020 New Zealand LGBT-related independent drama film. After skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz Davis returns to the remote, politically divided dairy community of Rūrangi, hoping to reconnect with his estranged father, who hasn’t heard from him since before Caz transitioned. He reconnects with both his high-school best friend and his high-school boyfriend.

Prompts:
I'd love anything focused on Caz -- his guardedness and grudging vulnerability mashes my buttons! Caz/Jem, yes please! Caz & Anahera, for sure!

I really just want more of the world of the film and what comes after -- and all the complicated feelings and relationships therein.

Do they take on the town council about something else? Do they throw a tiny Pride event? Does Caz meet up with someone else in town with whom he has history? An old friend of his mother? Another trans person (maybe not out)? Happy ever afters/domestic fluff are also very welcome: Caz/Jem fight and make up? Adopt a cat? Have a dinner party?

For this one, if you're adding magic realism (eg, Caz's mother's ghost making an appearance?), please keep it gentle and grounded. Other characters and OCs welcome.


Swordcrossed - Freya Marske: Mattinesh Jay, Lucastian Harte
(my gift should feature all requested characters)


What it is: a light, secondary world, urban-historical m/m romance with guild politics and secrets, swordplay and skulduggery, and people being messed up by their rich guild-house families. The romance is "playful-enemies to lovers," ie, there are compelling reasons not to trust each other, but they like each other enough that they can't help teasing, admiring, and developing inconvenient loyalties, despite the suspicion. (I gushed about it here.)

Prompts:
Canon divergence where something goes wrong for one of them, and they have to turn to the other for help before it feels safe to do so. (It's been a few months since I listened, so I can't remember how much that overlaps with canon, but feel free to riff off it. I'm about to re-listen to the audiobook.) An alternate get-together. A missing scene. Outsider POV. Another heist (on top of the ones in canon). Adopting a stray cat or dog. Dealing with (or helping) a member of the supporting cast with a problem.

Reel free to add SF or fantasy elements/tropes, eg, time travel, bodyswaps, ghosts, telepathy.

Otherwise, how about an AU, if you lean that way. I adored the connection, the vibe, the banter, and it would be fun to see that in a different setting. Matti and Luca in space? As pirates? In the high-stakes world of publishing? Sounds delightful! (No vampires, werewolves, omegaverse, mobster AUs or anything dark or gritty, please. And no fusions with other canons.)


김과장 | Good Manager (2017) (AKA Chief Kim): Kim Seongryong, Seo Yul
(my gift should feature all requested characters)
(Feel free to use your preferred romanisation for their names!)

What it is: This is a 20-episode Korean office drama (available on VIKI) about corporate corruption, redemption, team as family, and enemies to lovers allies. It’s funny, dark at times, full of wordplay that doesn’t completely come across in the subs, and generally delightful. The ensemble is excellent. My mini-ship manifesto.

I ship Kim Seongryong/Seo Yul so hard. I love what a mess they are, separately and together, and how they’re deceptively similar: both used to being the smartest person in the room; both pushing everyone away, Seo Yul with arrogance and anger, Seongryong by being a glib, mischievous chaos monster; both burdened with consciences despite themselves. They start off genuinely antagonistic but quickly come to recognise each other as worthy opponents. And then all the teasing, stolen kisses, and reluctantly joining forces! For these two, my prompts are for post-canon hijinks/get-togethers, but if you want to set something during canon, go for it!

If you don’t ship them, bickering friendship fic or forced-working-together fic, with or without other members of Business Operations, would also be great. I really love the ensemble, especially Choo Namho and Yoon Hakyung.

Prompts (feel free to interpret as gen or shippy):
  • Seo Yul gets dirty/drenched somehow and has to borrow (terrible, ugly) clothes from Kim Seongryong. Can he stand the teasing? Does he immediately disrobe again? How does it affect his day? How does Kim Seongryong feel about it?
  • Kim Seongryong or Seo Yul gets three wishes from a magical entity.
  • Coming out to each other – or Seo Yul comes out to Kim Seongryong, and Kim Seongryong is inappropriate in some way.
  • Third-party h/c, where one of them sees the other being (seemingly uncharacteristically) kind and comforting to another character, and it makes the first person realise their feelings.


The Spear Cuts Through Water - Simon Jimenez: Jun Ossa, Keema of the Daware Tribe
(my gift should feature all requested characters; or it may use exceptions as explained)


What this is: a fantasy novel (with m/m) about belonging and redemption and gods and (mostly human) monsters. Incredible storytelling, narrative voice, worldbuilding, everything. Somehow, despite its horror and grisly moments, this book has become a comfort listen for me. (The audiobook narration by Joel de la Fuente is *amazing*.)

Prompts:
Keema is my absolute favourite. I would love anything about his past, present or future, especially if it came with added worldbuilding. (I'm fine with some horror elements if necessary for the story, but I'd prefer them not to be the focus, and in particularly, not leaning into the live-cannibalism side of things. A generally hopeful tone would be great.)

If you're feeling shippy, I'd really love a future moment for these two, slice of life or another adventure. Maybe they encounter another spirit or challenge. Maybe it's the after-effects of godliness, or some aspect(s) of their being gods lasts longer than they thought. Maybe it's just about their life on the road -- or do they find a home somewhere, a place to belong?


Thank you again! I hope this is helpful and that you have a great Yuletide!

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Oct. 21st, 2025 05:38 pm
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Fradrian Week 2025

Oct. 21st, 2025 05:09 pm
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Fradrian Week 2025

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Fradrian Week is a fan-led event celebrating the femslash ship of Franziska von Karma x Adrian Andrews from Ace Attorney! This prompt event runs from December 8 - December 14, 2025. We're so excited to see what everyone will create 🩵💛

Prompts and How to Submit

Main Prompts (SFW)

Day 1: Work / Relaxation

Day 2: Wounds / Healing

Day 3: First Dates / Mishaps

Day 4: Facade / Showbusiness

Day 5: Trust / Reliance

Day 6: Future / Celebrations

Day 7: AU / Free Day 

NSFW Prompts (18+)

Day 1: Lingerie / Clothing Kink

Day 2: Whip / Glasses

Dat 3: First Time / New Discoveries

Day 4: Roleplay / Fantasy 

Day 5: Submission / Bondage

Day 6: Semi-Public Sex / Long Distance Sex

Day 7: AU / Free Day

To submit your work, post to the #fradrianweek2025 (for SFW creations) or #fradrianweek2025nsfw (for NSFW creations) on tumblr or bsky and/or submit to our AO3 Collection. We will be sharing creations throughout the week! 

Late submissions will be accepted up to 1 week after the event. 

General Guidelines

  • You can submit fanfiction, drabbles, podfic, poetry, sketches, a mixtape—whatever medium you feel passionate about! There is no minimum word count.

  • This event is meant to be for fun—don't feel like you have to create something perfectly polished in order to participate (although if you want to, you can!) 

  • We encourage you to cheerlead others' work by commenting and sharing. A kind comment or tag can go a long way! 

  • The main (SFW) prompts are open to all ages, but you must be 18+ to create NSFW works. 

  • SFW works can be up to T-rated. They can contain swearing, light substance use (alcohol, smoking), mild suggestive language, "fade-to-black" or implied sex, but can't contain explicit sex or graphic violence. 

  • NSFW works can be M- or E-rated, and must be properly tagged with kinks and relevant content warnings. Please take care to warn for topics like suicidal ideation and suicide, especially if you are exploring them more graphically than they are shown in the text of the game.

  • We do not allow the use of generative AI for this event. 

FAQs

  • Can I combine days or prompts? Yes, you can do that if you wish. You can also combine SFW and NSFW prompts. 

  • Can I include other pairings? Yes, OT3s and polycules are fine, as long as there is a focus on the Fran/Adrian dynamic. 

  • Can I interpret the prompts broadly/loosely? The prompts are meant as inspiration, and you're welcome to interpret them how you want to! We've tried to make them open ended to give creators the option to make them their own. 

  • Can I combine the Fradrian Week prompts with prompts from other fan events (like AA bingo)? As long as it's okay with the organizers of the other event(s), we're fine with that! 

Have fun, and happy creating! 

"Egotistical Puckboy" by Eden Finley

Oct. 21st, 2025 06:34 pm
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Anton and Ezra can't stand each other. Ezra is the life of every party, likes attention and likes sex even more. And the idea of actually being with someone long-term is a bad one in his eyes. Anton is his oppositive, private and unwilling to share whoever he's with. They don't fit – until an one night stand and a trade brings them closer together.

I actually liked this way more than the previous book I read in this series. The push and pull between them was fun and while there wasn't much of a conflict, it felt like the issues these two had in regards to relationships, privacy and being out worked well enough to keep the book interesting. A light but fun read.

Reagancomics (2 of 5): Pre-Inaugural

Oct. 20th, 2025 09:47 pm
[personal profile] tcampbell1000 posting in [community profile] scans_daily


Ronald Reagan's first appearance in comics doesn't foreshadow his political career at all. It shows him only as an actor--with plans to keep acting until he's old enough to play parts with his glasses on.

He could've played Clint Eastwood's dad. )

Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday

Oct. 21st, 2025 11:28 am
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[personal profile] icon_uk posting in [community profile] scans_daily
In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.

Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.

The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.

Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.

It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.

The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.

A hearty congratulations to anyone who took part in the "No Kings Day" rallies across the US, which were universally peaceful and appear to have attracted a turnout of over 8 million people.

A happy Diwali to those who celebrate!

Time Magazines choice of photo of POTUS47 for their cover did not go down bigly at the White House.

So possibly the demolition of parts of the White House to make way for the new Ballroom were just a little cathartic destruction?

Credit where it's due, Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first ever female Prime Minister, which is groundbreaking. Though, as she is a "staunch conservative and admirer of the late former British PM Margaret Thatcher" who is also opposed to same sex marriage, one suspects it won't make that much difference

A "heist" at the Louvre in Paris has caused global headlines. And whilst, yes it was done with a modicum of style and a minimum of violence, seems likely to have been carried out by organised crime so the chances of the Crown Jewels of France being recovered intact seems vanishingly small, which is a tragedy.

Longtime youtuber favrouites Dan and Phil have publicly confirmed they are a couple. I confess I am oblivious to this whole thing, but it seemed to cause a stir amongst the young'uns so I'll mention it here and wish them well. (See, I'm still down with the kids! When I'm not shouting at them to get off my lawn)

Oh, and the NinjaKidz Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers trailer dropped. Alas, the incredibly heavy use of AI slop for the effects was painful, to the extent I'm not even going to share a link to it, so here's "The Rainbow Connection" instead, because you can't go wrong with Kermit the Frog.

MultiLingYule 2025

Oct. 21st, 2025 08:48 pm
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The MultiLingYule mini-challenge is for works in languages other than English.

Maybe there are very few fanworks in your first, second, etc language, and you'd love to connect with a fellow speaker who's also a fellow fan.

Maybe you're learning a new language and getting a gift in it would be a delightful way to improve your fluency.

Maybe you just want to talk about how much you love conlangs and invite someone to incorporate conlangs into your gift.

The possibilities are multi-ple!

MultiLingYule is an opt-in challenge similar to Crueltide and Interactive Fiction. Comment here to let people know

-if you are interested in receiving gifts in languages other than English
-what languages those are
-what you're prompting (link your letter; if you don't have a letter, you can link your prompts on the app after requests are revealed)
-any other useful notes.


With a Mod Hat On

On the requesting side: if you would be happy if a gift in a different language were your only gift, please also note this in the optional details of your sign-up form. This prevents mod panic when we go to check assignments and need to figure out if someone can actually read their gift!

On the creation side: unless someone has clearly indicated that a non-English work would suit as their only gift, gifts of that kind need be posted in Yuletide Madness, regardless of length. Works can only go in the main collection if they fulfil all the same requirements as an assigned gift.

Similarly, someone may be delighted to get a gift in a language you've just started to learn, and connect with you over enthusiasm for that language, but if you're posting a gift in the Main rather than the Madness collection, it should probably either be in a language you're fluent in or in a language you can call on fluent help for.

On the (tangential) beta side, people who can check text snippets, lines of dialogue, etc, in multiple languages are extremely valuable and appreciated, and if you can offer this service, please consider doing so when the beta post goes up.

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