should be Friday

Oct. 23rd, 2025 07:49 am
marcicat: (rainbow giraffes)
[personal profile] marcicat
Now that the work week includes two office days, it feels like this:

Monday = Monday
Tuesday = Office Monday
Wednesday = Office Friday
Thursday = ????? (THIS DAY SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE FRIDAY; THAT'S THE PATTERN)
Friday = Friday

Somehow, it is not Friday?!?!?!? Tomorrow is Friday?!?!?!?! Inconceivable.

View from the Window - October

Oct. 23rd, 2025 12:09 pm
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[personal profile] smallhobbit
Autumn is here, and one tree is starting to change colour:

grimmrow: (bella :: reading)
[personal profile] grimmrow
Just curious. She used to roleplay on livejournal and insanejournal. She was my girlfriend once upon a time. I haven't spoken to her in years.

November Project - the Top 30

Oct. 22nd, 2025 08:40 pm
senmut: Plo Koon and Kit Fisto side by side (Star Wars: Plo and Kit)
[personal profile] senmut
So I went and grabbed my 'most written' fandoms, and have a list of 30. I plan to write at least a drabble for each of these thirty fandoms.

I will take requests on a first come, first serve basis for prompts to these fandoms. (Extra prompts might get used later.)

The List

*DCU
1. Comics
2. TimmVerse
3. Birds Of Prey (TV, Movie)
4. ReeveVerse Superman
5. Keaton et al Batman
*Star Wars
6. OT & Related
7. PT
8. TCW & Rebels
9. Legends
10. Forgotten Realms
*Transformers
11. G1 (Original comics and cartoons)
12. Bay Movies & Bumblebee
13. Shattered Glass-esque
*Anne McCaffrey
14. Pern
15. Talent
16. Freedom
17. Crystal
*Star Trek
18. TOS
19. TNG
20. Novels
21. DS9
22. Marvel (spotty across franchises)
23. Fast & Furious
24. Forever Knight (TV 1992)
25. Stargate SG-1
26. Highlander: The Series
27. Doctor Who (spotty across franchises)
28. Elfquest
29. Labyrinth (1986)
30. MASH (TV)



Leave a comment with the fandom, character(s), and simple prompts if you want to claim one.

ST:TOS Drabble

Oct. 22nd, 2025 07:01 pm
senmut: A painted picture of Bones McCoy (Star Trek: Bones McCoy)
[personal profile] senmut
Musical Duel or read at Ad Astra (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Spock (Star Trek), Nyota Uhura
Additional Tags: Drabble
Summary:

Just a friendly improv session






Uhura smiled mischievously, and Spock let an eyebrow rise at the look. She shifted the tempo of the song she was playing on the dulcimer, and he adjusted his own on the Vulcan harp. The crew that were enjoying the musical duel-duet smiled approvingly.

The idea of it had settled into Spock's mind as a game. He played a few more measures, then changed the harmony, making Uhura adjust to him.

Back and forth they went, with encouragement from the crew, while Spock found himself rising to the challenge and Uhura enjoying it.

They were both winners in the end.

Stolen from a few of you.

Oct. 22nd, 2025 10:03 pm
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[personal profile] tellshannon815
Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

A — And The World Has Changed So Much Since You've Been Gone (Yellowjackets, Jeff. I really want to see this in canon)
B — Be Devil May Care, Fulfil Your Dream (The Way Home. My newest show)
C — Caught Somewhere In Time (Dark. This is the one I've been agonising over for ages because it's taking me towards an ending I started this trying to avoid. Moral of the story is to never mess with a timeline as complicated as Dark's.)
D — Dominic Cummings's Leaving Present (Real cat fiction, Larry the Cat. These got me through lockdowns)
E — Everything That's Broke, Leave It to The Breeze (Sweet Valley High, Bruce/Amy. Because this loose end needed tying up)
F — Five People Sawyer Visited Off-Island In The 1970s (Lost. Because obviously he would have.)
G — Got A Secret, Can You Keep It (Control Z)
H — Heavenly Hosts Sing Alleluia (Doctor Who. A sequel to Voyage of the Damned)
I — In Violet's Place (Light as a Feather. I'm actually revisiting this for spook_me)
J — Just To Get It All Out What's In My Head (Yellowjackets, Taissa/Van)
K — Knock, Knock, Knocking On Heaven's Door (The Haunting of Hill House)
L — Loophole (Lost/From crossover. Because what better punishment for Smokey McSmokeFace than trapping him in the From town with those things?)
M — Maybe, You're Gonna Be The One That Saves Me (Being Human UK/Lost crossover. Because Mitchell and Charlie had their common ground and they needed to meet.)
N — No One Here Is Free (From, the history of Colony House, written for sunshine_revival prompt to write a house's POV)
O — Our Lives Will Change When Tomorrow Comes, Tonight Our Hearts Drown the Distant Drums (Lost, Desmond/Sayid, my ultimate OTP)
P — Please Don't Bother Trying To Find Her, She's Not There (School Spirits, Simon, a S2 prediction before it aired).
Q — Q is for Quiet (Pretty Little Liars, Bethany. Part of a series.)
R — Reverse Flashpoint (The Flash. This is the hill I will die on. Eobard should have manipulated Nora into giving Barry the cure, and Cicada could have been skipped altogether.)
S — Sing With Me The Songs We Knew (Hunger Games-verse, Haymitch)
T — The Thunder Cracks, And The Sea Is Rolling (The Wilds. Because the Twilight of Adam group deserve some love.)
U — Uncomfortably Numb (Lost, Locke)
V — V is for Vengeance (Pretty Little Liars, Charlotte).
W — Will The World Remember You When You Fall, Could It Be Your Death Means Nothing At All? (Hunger Games, Chaff and Haymitch the night before the Quarter Quell. A personal favourite)
X — X is for X-ray (Pretty Little Liars, Wren. From what I remember, it did take me a while to come up with an X at the time.)
Y — You're Brand New, The Power of Death Couldn't Hold You (School Spirits, Maddie)
Z — Zelena Street (Once Upon a Time, Zelena. Inspired by a real trip to Bratislava)


So, I managed it. Having said that, back in 2014 I did set out to write an alphabet series (titles in the same format as Sue Grafton's alphabet series, which I've read most of and planning to finish over the next few weeks). She didn't end up making it to Z, I did. So I did end up using that series for three letters (I was a bit surprised that one of them ended up being V because I didn't think that was obscure. I think I need to go back to cross posting my old Lost fics to AO3 where they'll be easier to find, I still have a lot that haven't been done.)

Quite a few of these are from the Ultimate Top Five (Lost, Dark, From, Yellowjackets and School Spirits) but some from others as well.

Fic: Harmless Bickering

Oct. 22nd, 2025 04:08 pm
andersenmom: SungJong winking (WINK!)
[personal profile] andersenmom
Title: Harmless Bickering
Rating: G
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 507
Prompt: 029: Bone
Fandom/Ship: P1Harmony, Stray Kids; Yoon Keeho / Seo Changbin
Notes/Warnings:
Summary They had an indoor picnic because going out together could be bad.

Fried Chicken is the best thing for a picnic. )

Find the table with the list of fics here

Dear Yuletide Writer

Oct. 22nd, 2025 10:32 am
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[personal profile] alley_skywalker
THIS IS A WIP


AO3 name
: Alley_Skywalker

Dear Yuletide Writer

First, I would like to say thank you for the time and effort that you are willing to put into creating for me! Length of fandom sections or the order the fandoms are in do not indicate how much I want fic for any given fandom; I would be absolutely delighted to receive fic in any of the fandoms I asked for. I've tried to provide some details on the sorts of things I like (and don't) and give prompts for each of my fandoms/characters! 

GENERAL STUFF



FANDOMS


Secrets of the Palace Revolutions )




Hotel Portofino
Characters Requested: Anish, Lucian 





War and Peace )

workaday Wednesday

Oct. 22nd, 2025 06:51 am
marcicat: (black cat in snow)
[personal profile] marcicat
OH BOY after the rest of the team all had their one on one meetings with the new executive in charge of our department, today it's my turn! ::weak celebratory wave::

(I don't know their title, because I genuinely can't keep track of the random titles the company assigns -- there's "my team" and "my boss" and then there's "people I try not to be noticed by.")

Anyway, I am nervous, because that's pretty much a constant state of existence for me, but I think it's pretty unlikely that anything I do or say will have much of an impact on any decisions that will be made. Which is a relief, I guess? But I will definitely be trying to NOT SAY ANYTHING OFF THE CUFF. (Trying to connect with others through humor! My greatest workplace weakness!)

And, just so that I absolutely will NOT say this in the meeting, I'll get it out in writing first: The last person I trusted in that role was SEVEN transitions back (depending on how you count the 'interim' people), which SURE IS SOMETHING.

Music Tuesday

Oct. 21st, 2025 09:11 pm
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[personal profile] impala_chick
THIS SONG! Hoo boy, I've been looking for an anthem for the hellscape we're in right now and I think this is the one.

“The song is my way of saying to these men that you have more in common with me, you have more in common with everyday women than the billionaires and the manosphere ‘role models’ that you idolize and uplift with no reward,” Paloma said in a previewing video on Instagram. “Not even a ‘well done’ or a ‘good boy.’”


fic meme!

Oct. 21st, 2025 07:44 pm
svgurl: (smallville: clark/oliver s10)
[personal profile] svgurl
I snagged this from [personal profile] tinkaton.
Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

A — Accidentally in Love (Smallville, Clark/Oliver)
B — better together (MCU, Steve/Tony)
C — close to each other (far from the others) (MCU, Sharon/Maria)
D — Dancing in the Rain (Smallville, Lois/Oliver)
E — the easiest path (isn't always the right one) (9-1-1, Buck/Eddie)
F — fly with me (Smallville/Nolan Batman, Clark/Bruce)
G — getting ready (for our future) (DCEU, Clark/Lois)
H — home for the holidays (MCU, Bucky/Sam)
I — i don't mind falling (as long as you'll catch me) (Smallville, Clark/Lois/Oliver)
J — Just The Way You Are (Smallville, Clark/Oliver)
K —
L — let it snow (Gilmore Girls, Paris/Rory)
M — maybe in the future (you're going to come back) (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Kimberly/Tommy)
N — no tricks, just treats (MCU, Bucky/Sam)
O — on three (he will stay) (DCEU, Diana/Steve)
P — playing pretend (with real feelings) (MCU, Maria/Sam)
Q —
R — Rumor Has It (Smallville, Clark/Oliver)
S — Several Weaknesses ... Only a Few Regrets (Smallville, Lois/Tess)
T — Taking Risks (Smallville, Lois/Lana)
U — underneath the mistletoe (Smallville, Lois/Lana)
V —
W — where you go (i'll follow) (MCU/What If ...?, Peggy/Steve)
X —
Y — you know me (honey, it's all or none) (Smallville, Clark/Oliver)
Z —

21/26! I am surprised I didn't have a fic with the letter "K" but I did find out that I had two fics with the exact same title! Whoops. I also seem to have a lot of fics that start with "i" or variations of that, which I didn't realize until I saw it laid out like that. Also I was reminded how I have written 1/3 of the Clark/Oliver tag on AO3, which is kinda fun. Someone left a comment on one of my fics a couple of months ago (after going through a lot of them) and was like "you are holding the Clark/Oliver tag down" (paraphrasing), which was not something I expected to hear in 2025 but I do love it. :D

Here's the meme for anyone who is interested!

Doctor Who: "The Time Warrior"

Oct. 21st, 2025 08:35 pm
senmut: Sarah Jane and Three together (Doctor Who: Three and Sarah Jane)
[personal profile] senmut
So today's "first" is Sontarans and Sarah Jane Smith.

They really went for competent, feisty, and full of gumption off the bat with Sarah, didn't they?

Linx was an interesting introduction to the Sontarans, actually.

Irongron is a pill of a brute of a villain, but I really liked Eleanor of the other castle.

This is the best line: "Is this Doctor a long shank rascal with a mighty nose?" and sums up the Third Doctor well.

Deep Space Nine Drabble

Oct. 21st, 2025 07:18 pm
senmut: Guinan propping face on hand (Star Trek: Guinan)
[personal profile] senmut
Testing, Always or read at Ad Astra (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Elim Garak, Julian Bashir
Additional Tags: Drabble
Summary:

Someday, Julian will avoid the test






Julian did his best to ignore Garak with his unblinking stare, focusing on his own meal. Surely he could be patient enough to let Garak come to his conclusions and speak first.

It couldn't be that hard to ignore the pointed behavior.

Really.

"Alright, what is it? Denebian spots on my face today?" Julian demanded when he still had at least five bites left of the salad.

Garak smiled. "A new record for you, my dear doctor," he said, and Julian flushed as that made it another psychological test.

"Someday, I will make it a full meal."

Garak laughed skeptically.

current fandom events

Oct. 21st, 2025 04:48 pm
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[personal profile] svgurl
[tumblr.com profile] comfy-vember is a November prompt event for fanworks based on hurt/comfort themes and centered around gen/platonic relationships

[tumblr.com profile] nonconvember is a November prompt event for fanworks centering around non-con

[community profile] yuletide, an annual fic (1000+ words) exchange for rare and obscure fandoms, is open for sign-ups until October 24th, 9PM UTC.

[community profile] holly_poly, an exchange for polyamorous relationships, is open for pre-nominations, which is a period to transfer nominations from the last two year’s tagsets into this tagset, from now until October 26th, 11AM UTC.

[community profile] doodle4doodle, a multi fandom fanart exchange, has opened sign-ups until October 27th, 10PM PDT.

[profile] toothhpastejuice is running Rarest of Rarepairs ficathon, a ficathon for ships with less than 50 works.

[personal profile] minutia_r is running a Multifandom Poetry Fest. Click on the banner below to get there. :D



[community profile] poetry_fiction has opened sign-ups for their annual Poetry Fic Challenge until December 31st, 11:59PM CST.

Tuesday, what a day

Oct. 21st, 2025 06:21 am
marcicat: (freakout squirrel)
[personal profile] marcicat
Gotta love a widespread internet issue that doesn't impact tumblr, lol. (Note: it was fun when it took out one of our work platforms. Not so great when it took out hoopla -- my stories! Nooooooo!)

ANYWAY now it is Tuesday and time for me to take my car in for an oil change. I'm taking the 'just assume everything will take at least twice as long as you think seems reasonable' approach to planning, which may or may not be enough.

Things to do while I'm waiting:
*work (boring but required trainings that no one ever feels like doing)
*work (other tasks I'll be expected to report on in various meetings later this week)
*duolingo
*eat snacks
*November story brainstorming

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