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addme2025-09-02 12:58 pmi mean lots of complaining that it hasn't rained
Age: 46
I mostly post about: I mostly write to make myself real. And to stun people with my wordery. To give consolation. (or wound) And to figure it out.... Been journaling a long time so there are shifts in topic climate but generally it's a lot of poetry and poeticity on sex and angst with smatterings of perimenopause, breastlessness, and feminism, interpersonal relationships... what to do with my life?! existential and metaphysical drama.... I don't shy away from much-- I come to confess. There will be adult content. There may be mathematics, politics, pain, complaints and exhortations, poems and poems and poems and lots of complaining that it hasn't rained. (In general though, my posts are usually much more readable than this is.)
My hobbies are: This. This is my hobby. Outside of work, which is a whole thing, this. I write. I try to make myself submit poems to stuff. I read books, I waste untold hours on fb, I'm learning to sext, I practice yoga, I over analyze things and am pretentious and arrogant except when I'm in joyful denial or drowning in insecurity. In short, I tell the truth about myself -brutally- but I'm not a very reliable narrator.... what was the question again?
My fandoms are: I don't fandom here. But I lived very happily in Man From UNCLE fandom for most of a decade. It saved my life. Sometimes I'll still do an erotic little fandom vignette but fandom's not why I'm here.
I'm looking to meet people who: write similar, or completely different, kinds of things. Mostly I'm looking for my early aughts LJ experience back. I want people who write with emotion and who will read and comment on my posts as I will read and comment on theirs. If you're not going to read your friends page then I don't want you on mine.
My posting schedule tends to be: In 2025 it's been pretty every-day-ish. (at least weekly, usually more) Which pleases me and I hope it will last. I am not *as* punctual with my friends page and comments but I always catch up-- weekly give-or-take.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: stalking. violating my privacy or anonymity. I'm not opposed in principle to friends of different belief systems to mine but of course, we all have limits, and I'm not going to censor my own posts to avoid those kinds of things. Content wise, if you post something I can't abide, I'll unfriend. But I don't like my echo-chamber to be too constrictive.
revelunaire) wrote in addme2025-09-02 06:46 am(no subject)
Age: In my 40s.
I mostly post about: I mostly post about life, work, going to school, my writing, concerts, music, the sims, graphics, and book reviews.
My hobbies are:reading, writing, the sims, hiking, concerts, hanging with family and friends
My fandoms are: I am not in any fandoms. I used to be in LOST. I am more into music which is Jamie Cullum, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Britney Spears, Fall Out Boy and a lot more.
I'm looking to meet people who: Those with similar interest
My posting schedule tends to be: I don't have a schedule.
When I add people, my deal breakers are: People who aren't nice to others, racists, fascist, bigots
Before adding me, you should know:I do not add minors.
shmaylor) wrote in pod_together2025-09-02 07:14 amDay 6 Reveals 2025
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Summary:
“Nigella is gone.”
The words hit you hard in your chest as you try to get your bearings. You’re in the atrium of a large house. The water is softly burbling in the fountain. And Nigella is gone.
How now, you secret, black, and midnight
Stephen (The Maze Runner (Movies), The Maze Runner Series - James Dashner)
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Summary: The war is finally over, WCKD has lost. The time has come for the survivors to move on, for the world to be rebuilt. But for that to be possible, first everyone involved with WCKD must be made to pay for their crimes. For all those they kidnapped, hurt, tortured, all the lives they ruined, that they took. Like that of the young man who only ever wanted to do what’s right, even if he didn’t really know how…
The Piper and the Rat-Speaker (The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher)
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Summary: A tale of greed, of wondrous children, and of helpful rats uniting helpful people.
Hardware Store (Stranger Things (TV 2016))
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Summary: In which Robin Buckley finds herself clueless in a hardware store, until Nancy Wheeler comes to the rescue.
The days float through my eyes (But still the days seem the same) (Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types)
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Summary: Anakin meets Padme and falls in love… only, she’s a horse.
detective nona and the proper way to ask questions (The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir)
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Summary: nona closes her eyes and burrows back into the pillow, and this is the moment that camilla chooses to come back into the bedroom. she curls her fingers around the duvet in the vain hope that it won’t be pulled off. she is, of course, forced to suffer for her naivety.
“good morning,” cam says, a little brusquely.
“mmmgh,” nona says. cam pats her consolingly on the shoulder.
“come on, you can nap all the way through first period. let’s get you dressed.”
or, nona and the family, mysteries, and a lesson in asking questions first, panicking later.
answer my call (and i'll set you free) (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV))
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Summary: Three women that Lan Wangji summons with his Inquiry, and the one man who refuses to show up.
it's what you do when you love someone [text, audio] (Merlin (TV))
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Summary: an epistolary retelling of merlin, where fate is a touch kinder than it once was.
or: merlin writes letters to will, hunith gives morgana a much-needed haircut, and they all share custody of aithusa.
What Are You, Dean Winchester? (Supernatural (TV 2005))
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Summary: Dean is kidnapped right out from under Sam’s nose while they’re having a few drinks to celebrate a successfully completed hunt in Louisiana. He’s not missing for long, though, as the vampire captures Sam also, hopeful that he’d taste as good as Dean. Sam swiftly becomes the vampire’s pet. Dean is immune to the vampire’s glamor; he can’t escape because he’s kept restrained by none other than Sam, brainwashed to do so. A situation without hope until one detail gives Dean the leverage he needs.
behind the curtain [text, audio] (Criminal Minds (US TV))
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Summary:
Rent Emergency Omega (Batman - All Media Types)
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Summary: Dick should have thought twice before lying to his family and telling everyone he had an omega.
He really hoped they wouldn't find out he hired an omega for the Gala.
Entry #47 (Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series)
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Summary:
ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER LEAVING CLEO’S APARTMENT.
Lizzie wasn’t sleeping. Just… resting her eyes.
Just In My Nature [text, audio] (Star Trek, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV))
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Summary:
Attending Notes: Hey Doc, this idiot jumped in front of an acid-spraying flower that was aiming for a certain First Officer of ours. She’ll be fine, but will have to keep the grafts out of the sun on her next shore leave, which totally ruins our beach day plans! Totally rude, if you ask me. When she’s off the drugs, ask her why the hell she took corrosive acid to 15% of her body for the woman who can literally survive anything. Thanks! Chapel out.
A La’An/Una epistolary fic from M’Benga and Chapel’s POV.
beatrice_otter) wrote in fancake2025-09-01 11:43 pmBatman: Say Uncle by Megaerakles
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd, Tim Drake
Rating: teen
Length: 46k
Creator Links:
Theme: food, fork in the road AU, domestic, family, fixit, gen, happy endings, secret identity reveal,
Summary: Tim is prepared to take the steps necessary to ensure that Bruce will not feel obligated to adopt Tim when a comatose Jack Drake inevitably dies. But what could be better than preventing Bruce from ending up with a son he doesn't want? Bringing back the one he does.
Jason agrees to the Replacement's stupid, stupid plan to invite some strange adult man he's never met to come live with him, if only to keep the idiot alive long enough for him to serve his purpose in the Great Red Hood Revenge Scheme.
Might this new roommate situation have an impact on either of their worldviews? Surely not...
Reccer's Notes: Both Tim and Jason are oblivious idiots in the best way in this. And Jason shows love through cooking (and teaching how to cook).
Fanwork Links: Say Uncle
beatrice_otter) wrote in fancake2025-09-01 11:05 pmMCU: Dinner In Other Languages by tielan
Pairings/Characters: Steve Rogers/Maria Hill
Rating: Gen
Length: 3107 words
Creator Links:
tielan Theme: food, working together, friends with benefits, female characters,
Summary: Maria can manage professional colleagues with Rogers, but she values her place in S.H.I.E.L.D more.
Reccer's Notes: Tielan's specialty is female characters who get overlooked by the rest of fandom, and I love the way she writes Maria Hill: a complex woman doing a difficult job in a world that doesn't respect her. And I love the way she writes Steve: a man who deeply and sincerely respects (and falls for) competent women.
Fanwork Links: Dinner In Other Languages
raptureofthemoon) wrote in addme2025-09-01 11:10 amAre you also wondering how it's September 1st?
Age: The answer to life, the universe and everything (42)
I post: Snippets of writing, fanfics, ruminations, random thoughts, journal entries, notes about what I'm reading, watching or playing.
Hobbies: Writing, reading, artsy things (sketching, gelli prints, collage, etc.), video games (Minecraft, Fallout, TES, Stardew, Dishonored, and more), hiking, swimming, wandering... I could go on.
Fandoms: Currently: Star Wars (I live in the Clone Wars era for the most part); Skyrim; Fallout; Cyberpunk 2077.
Looking to meet people who: Have similar interests, share their thoughts, ruminations, talk about their passions, can commiserate on how we could do better as a species because *gestures broadly*
My posting schedule is: Sporadic. I've had this journal for years (it's an import of my old LiveJournal which I started in 2001) but I've long been on other social media, much of which I've deleted over the last year. I'm working on getting back into blogging and reducing the time I spend on places like Reddit.
Before adding me, you should know: I'm a lefty. I don't plan to post about politics here (I tend to do that elsewhere) but I reserve the right to vent on occasion.
I'm an atheist. (I don't go out of my way to harsh anyone's personal spirituality but I am critical of religious institutions and this does affect how I navigate the world.)
Reading and posting may be sporadic as I work on parting from other social media and reviving my blogging and creative writing.
Dealbreakers are: The usual -isms and phobias. Trump voters. Nazis. AI devotees. General assholes. (Wheaton's Law, eh?) Tl;dr: We can debate pineapple on pizza (I'm pro), we will not debate human rights and wellbeing.
kingstoken) wrote in fancake2025-09-01 11:17 amSherlock Holmes: Tea, Coffee, and a Bite of Beef by MadamzelleG
Pairings/Characters: Holmes/Watson
Rating: G
Length: 1114 words
Creator Links: MadamzelleG
Theme: food & cooking
Summary: Holmes never orders dinner for himself, but Watson has long since stopped asking why. Instead, he allows the quiet ritual to unfold—Holmes sipping his coffee, stealing a bite here and there from Watson’s plate with effortless precision. In the warm glow of the Café Royal, amidst the murmur of conversation and the clink of silverware, an unspoken understanding lingers between them: Holmes takes, and Watson never minds.
Reccer's Notes: An intimate little scene of Watson and Holmes dining out together. With some exploration of Holmes' canon issues around food, but not in clinical way, more like Watson observing Holmes.
Fanwork Links: Ao3
runpunkrun) wrote in fancake2025-09-01 08:03 amRound 178: Food & Cooking
Our theme for September is food & cooking!
The tag for this round is: theme: food & cooking
If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance. Because food can be a sensitive subject, you might want to indicate things like disordered eating, food allergies, dieting, weight loss or gain, food policing, fatphobia, and body shaming.
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klb) wrote in pod_together2025-09-01 07:44 amDay 5 Reveals 2025
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Summary: This is how a story ends: with blood, and lights, and cameras.
This is how a story starts: with a road to Hell, and a railroad line.
This is how a story changes, plants roots, grows into something new.
Joe is missing. To find him, Norma and Max must follow the path down. Way down.
A Hadestown/Sunset Boulevard podfic musical.
Playfully Planned Parenthood (Sherlock (TV))
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Summary: Returning home from the registry office, newlywed husbands Sherlock and John launch into an increasingly fanciful discussion of their potential parenthood. John is giddy with the joy of having just married the love of his life, while Sherlock is doing his best to pretend he isn’t every bit as giddy.
Performance Practicum (The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types)
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Summary: Professor Julian Alfred Pankratz understands what the students of Oxenfurt’s Bardic College need to know to succeed, as his own illustrious career demonstrates. His advanced composition students are perhaps less interested in his artistic process than they are in his muse, the famous White Wolf. But as Jaskier lectures about the many artistic liberties he takes with the truth, who should show up but the subject of Jaskier’s recent, regrettable song, “Burn, Butcher, Burn?” It’s the famous witcher Geralt of Rivia, whom Jaskier last saw at the top of a certain dragon-infested mountain. Geralt has come to tell Jaskier how he feels about this latest composition.
Bonding the Tsakarem Way (Avatar (Cameron Movies))
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Summary: Tsireya finds herself in awe of all that Kiri is. She considers her friend inspirational. Maybe together, they can build a strong bond between both Eywa and each other.
Just a Bit of Skulduggery (Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023))
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Summary: "Did you shag our darling Alexander in the break room?" Pez asks, mischief in his eye.
Henry thinks about denying it for a moment.
"The first chance I got," He smiles and Pez slaps his shoulder.
---
June is so excited to introduce Alex to her new favorite book and record shop, Skulduggery.
The eclectic store and its owners surprise Alex in all the best ways.
Alex finds himself begrudging friends with the owner’s brother.
Henry recommends a book for Alex and Alex recommends an album.
Their choices say so much more than either could express.
Truth Be Told [text, audio] (Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy)
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Summary: As the blinding light faded, Din immediately registered that something was wrong. He hadn’t previously been standing in what was clearly a crashed ship. He put himself in front of Grogu, just to be safe, while he attempted to figure out what had happened.
“Who are you?”
Din turned in the direction of the voice.
Suddenly Stevie (Stranger Things (TV 2016))
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Summary: The guy playing Seymour in Little Shop is adorable and Eddie kinds of want to eat him. Not in an Audrey II kind way, more like in the way that he wants to suck him off.
5 Times Merthur Weren't Together + 1 Time They Were [text, audio] (Merlin (TV))
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Summary: Arthur and Merlin have been best friends for years. However, Arthur soon comes to the realisation that maybe there's more going on than he initially bargained for.
Cloud Recesses Student Radio, Second Semester (魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV))
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Summary: The juniors need to create another radio show for school credit. This time they bring the multi-verse to them.
The Zagreus Archives (Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games))
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Summary: The saga of Prince Zagreus’s attempts to escape the Underworld, as told by the beleaguered Shade whose job it is to put his permanent record together.
Monster, I + Podfic (X-Men - All Media Types)
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Summary: Scott isn't handling well his new reality. Luckily, he has an amazing boyfriend.
Starting Playback… (The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells)
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Summary: SecUnit did something horrible, but its memory of the event was completely wiped. All that’s left is a volatile audio file. If it wants to know what happened, it will have to listen to the file the old-fashioned way—out loud.
The Never Again Job (Leverage (US TV 2008), Leverage)
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Summary: After losing everything, Eliot gives up, only to find that second chances really do exist.
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dw_maintenance2025-08-31 07:37 pmCode deploy happening shortly
Per the dw_news post regarding the MS/TN blocks, we are doing a small code push shortly in order to get the code live. As per usual, please let us know if you see anything wonky.
There is some code cleanup we've been doing that is going out with this push but I don't think there is any new/reworked functionality, so it should be pretty invisible if all goes well.
Mississippi site block, plus a small restriction on Tennessee new accounts
A reminder to everyone that starting tomorrow, we are being forced to block access to any IP address that geolocates to the state of Mississippi for legal reasons while we and Netchoice continue fighting the law in court. People whose IP addresses geolocate to Mississippi will only be able to access a page that explains the issue and lets them know that we'll be back to offer them service as soon as the legal risk to us is less existential.
The block page will include the apology but I'll repeat it here: we don't do geolocation ourselves, so we're limited to the geolocation ability of our network provider. Our anti-spam geolocation blocks have shown us that their geolocation database has a number of mistakes in it. If one of your friends who doesn't live in Mississippi gets the block message, there is nothing we can do on our end to adjust the block, because we don't control it. The only way to fix a mistaken block is to change your IP address to one that doesn't register as being in Mississippi, either by disconnecting your internet connection and reconnecting it (if you don't have a static IP address) or using a VPN.
In related news, the judge in our challenge to Tennessee's social media age verification, parental consent, and parental surveillance law (which we are also part of the fight against!) ruled last month that we had not met the threshold for a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the law while the court case proceeds.
The Tennesee law is less onerous than the Mississippi law and the fines for violating it are slightly less ruinous (slightly), but it's still a risk to us. While the fight goes on, we've decided to prevent any new account signups from anyone under 18 in Tennessee to protect ourselves against risk. We do not need to block access from the whole state: this only applies to new account creation.
Because we don't do any geolocation on our users and our network provider's geolocation services only apply to blocking access to the site entirely, the way we're implementing this is a new mandatory question on the account creation form asking if you live in Tennessee. If you do, you'll be unable to register an account if you're under 18, not just the under 13 restriction mandated by COPPA. Like the restrictions on the state of Mississippi, we absolutely hate having to do this, we're sorry, and we hope we'll be able to undo it as soon as possible.
Finally, I'd like to thank every one of you who's commented with a message of support for this fight or who's bought paid time to help keep us running. The fact we're entirely user-supported and you all genuinely understand why this fight is so important for everyone is a huge part of why we can continue to do this work. I've also sent a lot of your comments to the lawyers who are fighting the actual battles in court, and they find your wholehearted support just as encouraging and motivating as I do. Thank you all once again for being the best users any social media site could ever hope for. You make me proud and even more determined to yell at state attorneys general on your behalf.
klb) wrote in pod_together2025-08-31 10:12 amDay 4 Reveals 2025
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Summary: Hen got baby fever. A safe haven baby was surrendered.
Are these two things connected?
Fascinating Knowledge (Warehouse 13)
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Summary: Myka was just trying to do something nice for Claudia when she encouraged her to continue her education... She didn't sign up to be on a podcast in Claudia's stead, and oh no, her co-host is really hot!
lie to me, lie to me (Bridgerton (TV))
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Summary: “You think you can pull off sideburns but you really, really can’t!”
The words spill from Penelope’s mouth before she has a chance to stop them, her hand clamping across her lips as her eyes widen in shock.
Still in the doorway of his home, Anthony blinks. Once. Twice. Eyes narrowing as he appraises her. “I beg your pardon?”
He doesn’t even look like he disagrees with her (which, she supposes she should feel grateful that even Anthony was aware of how much his sideburns made him look like a prick out of a shitty period piece). Behind him in the doorway, Kate snorts out a laugh and makes no effort to hide it as Anthony spins back to shoot her a look as well.
“They…were not your best look, darling.”
Engineered Sweet, Produced Sour (Mickey 17 (2025))
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Summary: Mickey Barnes is the only expendable on the ship, and he has survived weird experiments and messy deaths. But his biggest problem is hiding a secret; he's registered as a beta, but if he plays his cards right, nobody should find out he's actually an omega.
But after Mickey 17 Is presumed dead , he gets to meet Mickey 18, who is the science team's latest experiment. And also an alpha. And he thought the multiples violation was going to be a problem.
The Diary of a Ship Cook in Unwilling Service to Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean (Movies))
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Summary: A ship cook unwittingly tags along on Jack and Will's adventures during "Curse of the Black Pearl." The cook changes absolutely nothing about the plot, but somehow they become invaluable to our swashbuckling heroes (or to their stomachs, at least).
Smooth Sharks (Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett)
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Summary: Crowley has the brilliant idea to start a podcast, because everyone who's anything has one of those nowadays, don't they? Aziraphale agrees that it's a splendid idea, a way to share knowledge can only be a wonderfully nice and angelic pursuit... Of course, as soon as he hears that opinion, Crowley immediately has to prove his angel wrong with some bouts of fun misinformation!
places meant for wings (The West Wing)
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Summary: Charlie Young applies, as many do, for a Supreme Court clerkship.
The Yaatree: Letters From Elsewhere (Original Work)
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Summary:
O dearest brother mine,
I sincerely hope you’re still alive to read this letter – if it finds you at all. I don’t know if you can receive anything from the outside right now, even though I used the same messenger service as before. I have a pretty good idea that you’re right in the middle of it all, as always, following that captain of yours to the end of the universe and beyond, if needs must. It’s just that you care too much – that’s always been your problem.
Almost, Always (The Wedding Mishap) (Stranger Things (TV 2016))
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Summary: A cringe-fest of Steve bringing a date to Dustin & Suzie's wedding while Eddie is in the corner, in love with him.
built on stolen parts (The Magnus Archives (Podcast))
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Summary: Mary was not a caring mother, Gertrude was not a trustworthy person and Gerard was a bit of a fool.
Letters in the wind (Nosferatu (2024))
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Summary: Five letters Friedrich sent while Thomas was off attempting to secure his fortune, and one that he sent after deciding to take action.
Sat Next to a Shy Nerd Who Has a Crush on You (JSMR Layered Sounds and Whispering) (NCT (Band))
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Summary:
Jaeminventures followed you back!
He makes a strangled sound in his throat that catches Mark’s attention.
“What?”
Jeno clicks through to make sure he’s not dreaming. Sure enough, the profile that has followed him is Jaemin’s, with over two million followers, his YouTube channel linked in his profile.
“Jaemin just followed me.”
or
Jeno is an ASMR youtuber with a secret, and Jaemin is an adventure youtuber with fresh grief. They find each other at the perfect time.
Pucker Up (Teen Wolf (TV))
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Summary: Stiles can admit, even though he doesn't want to, that the first kiss he and Derek share isn't one. Technically.
or:
5 Times Stiles Kisses Derek + 1 Time Derek Kisses Stiles
flareonfury) wrote in dw_community_promo2025-08-30 11:17 pmMCU100 - a weekly drabble challenge
mcu100 is a weekly drabble challenge for the Marvel Cinematic Universe!o1. Join the community & you can JOIN AT ANYTIME!!
o2. Read the rules/FAQ. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
o3. Once you're a member and have read the rules, be prepared to join a team.
o4. Start writing once the prompt is posted! & Earn points for your team to win!
o5. If your team wins, you get a badge!
This first prompt will last two weeks, from August 16th to 30.