Network [Janet Miles]

The last few days have been focused on garden planting. Of course there has been the endless war against grass. It feels like a sisyphean task to beat back the grass, but bit by bit I'm winning. Last year I gave up and weedwhacked. This year there is still some tall grass to go, but the main part of the garden is pretty well under control. Here is a picture of the back of the garden. The tank is two feet tall. I think the fava beans in them are 3 feet tall. The fava beans are being grown for "green manure" so I guess I should chop them down now. I pulled one out the other day and it's roots were covered with little white nodules of nitrogen. The grass is so lush because about 4 years ago I had a truckload of wood chips dumped in this area. They are now composted down some and are providing a wonderful nutrient source.

Of course there are also those dratted foxtails. Far fewer than a couple of years ago. All the seed heads are going into bags and into the fire.
The green house is full of lettuce, tomatoes, dill and hyssop. I've planted out most of my tomatoes already, there is no frost in the forecast, and although it could freeze, I'll take the chance. Some of the lettuce has been planted out and protected from the goldfinches.

All over the garden there are little pops of color like this lewisia that has been sulking in the Henry St garden.

The miniture geum has been blooming for a month and shows no signs of stopping soon.

Over at the potting table there is a new (gray) shelf. This wall had a couple of hose hangers on it which were really not useful at all.

Out in the pasture I'm having a struggle with Firefly. She is being a typical horse and grazing the same places every day instead of eating down the pasture evenly, which is what I want. She is only one pony, and at this point she only gets about 3 hours of grazing per day (or she would get too fat). Right now she is being confined to an area about 15 x 25 feet. It takes her a day and a half or so to eat that much. Then she can go to the next section... Fortunately she has a lt of respect for electric fences.

Back at Henry St the builders are jack hammering out the foundation. The new one should be poured next week.

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Work was lower key today, now that a deadline for $PrintedThing has passed (so much last-minute scrambling, including deletions due to no longer wanting to feature $CompanyThat DidStupidThings, as came to light yesterday). There are still some ongoing things, but without that one piece, it’s easier to cope with them.

I checked the forecast, and was appalled to see highs in the high 80s (°F): it’s not even April yet! We shouldn’t get those temps in Boston until late May at the earliest. ::sigh::

I was on to check my section of the eruv this week, and decided to do that after work today instead of before work tomorrow. Usually I start near the East Somerville T stop and head approximately outbound. Since I was already on the Green Line, I took it to the other end of the section and worked my way back. It was just enough different that it kept me on my toes.

I ended by a 109 bus stop, and decided to go to Costco before heading home. I was walking around the casino hotel, and realized they’d probably have a nicer bathroom than Costco, so now I’ve finally been inside the Encore building, though only a small fraction of it. It’s impressive, with fun mosaics in the floors, and the feel of a very very upscale mall, plus conference space (not to mention the hotel and casino). I think some of the landscaping includes mugo pines, so I may have a way to make actual mugolio this year. This Costco didn’t have much that was useful for Pesach; at least I finally bought the new pillows I’ve been wanting for months.

My feet are tired now; turns out I walked >6 miles today, some of it carrying some heavy groceries.

Weird idea: given that I can find tapioca starch kosher for Passover, shouldn’t I be able to find whole tapioca pears kfP? (Not that I’ve seen this.) And if so, I could use them not only for pudding, but also maybe in a savory application like a kfP cholent variant.

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EPH 1 - NoPixel (Web Series), 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Undertale (Video Game)

EPH 1 - NoPixel (Web Series), NoPixel (Web Series), 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Undertale (Video Game)

Request 1 by geelizzzie
NoPixel (Web Series)

Relationships and Characters:

Raymond Romanov & Yuno Sykk (NoPixel)
Raymond Romanov/Yuno Sykk (NoPixel)
Yeager Demonblood & Lando Stormborn (NoPixel)
Yeager Demonblood & Gea Stagdancer & Lando Stormborn (NoPixel)
Yeager Demonblood & Gea Stagdancer (NoPixel)
Chatterbox & Yuno Sykk (NoPixel)
Timothy Butler & Yeager Demonblood (NoPixel)
Solo: Yeager Demonblood (NoPixel)
Yeager Demonblood & Yuno Sykk (NoPixel)
Solo: Yuno Sykk (NoPixel)

Freeforms: Character A with abandonment trauma gets triggered thinking B will abandon them; B reassures them they love and care about them and will not, Character A finally admits to themselves they are traumatised by talking about it with character B; is comforted about it by B who listens patiently, PTSD means character A feels different and alienated from the world and people around them, Character A keeps B company during their trauma anniversary as comfort, Healing from being traumatised by the same person/circumstances/abuse together, Character A shows traumatised character B how to have fun again after they have learnt to cope by isolating and shutting down, A patiently discusses what consensual sex is (not) and should be with B who has a warped sense of sex and themselves after childhood sexual abuse, A flinches when B unknowingly reaches out to touch them due to trauma; B is understanding and helps them through the flashback that follows, A doesn't know about B's trauma; helps and comforts B anyway when they walk in on B having a flashback, Chronic illness flare-up causes ableist abuse flashback for char A; B lovingly takes care of them and their needs, A with medical trauma refuses to see a doctor; B pushes them for and accompanies them at trip to the hospital for important treatment, Disabled A has struggled with needing a mobility aid due to past ableist abuse; B coaxes and comforts them as they finally try using one anyway, A heavily drinks to deal with trauma; B helps them sober up and sits with them through the emotions they'd been running from, A finds out about sexual abuse when B shows up wounded at their place after it happens again; lovingly and patiently takes care of B in the aftermath, Character A is patient and caring towards traumatized B as they try to figure out how to be in a healthy and safe relationship after years of abuse, Character A takes care of traumatized character B after they show up on their doorstep bloodied post rape, Character A is patient and caring with traumatized B who has trust issues after abuse; B learns to trust them over time, The complicatedness of trying to have a good relationship with someone who is still close to the person who has abused you for years, Healing from Trauma Via Time With Horse(s), Horse keeping character company throughout trauma flashback

Optional Details:

DNW: omegaverse, scat, emeto, watersports, fisting, PWP, references to Harry Potter, graphic eye trauma, graphic fingernail trauma, strangulation (the physical act, struggling to breathe and feeling like it's happening okay!), hanging, (potential) animal harm/abuse and/or death (including by other animals and implied or (thwarted) attempts and worries about it happening/having happened), animal POV, horse racing, consensual (happy) incest (dubcon and trauma bonding is fine!), magic disability cures and erasure of canon disability, possessive behaviour towards third parties ("how dare you speak to x, you are MY partner"), romantic jealousy, cheating (in current relationships), Christmas, Thanksgiving, sitcom-style secondhand embarrassment, miscommunication as main plot device, proposal/wedding-centred stories, pregnancy, the phrases "you don't know what you're doing to me" (and those in similar vein, meant sexually) and "you're being so good for me", hopeless endings

I am also a big fan of the autism tags but I couldn't fit them all so feel free to include those! Also!! Character study focused on canon trauma!! is such a good tag I couldn't fit here either. Also trauma reveal tags,, from being abused or raped before they met. Or while out of it from sickness or injury. So good.
This request is bait. I'm also a fan of the idea of Chatterbox & Lando or Chatterbox & Yeager for the learning to have fun in life again tag. Also trauma of grieving someone who isn't dead with Yeager and Lang,, There's just so much trauma in NoPixel. There can be even more.

General likes: Trauma (aftermath/fallout, (un)healthy coping, recovery, learning to deal/live with it, abuse, characters finding comfort in each other as they face (their) trauma), aro and ace characters, queerplatonic relationships, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, relationship (dynamics) explorations and figuring out how to even do relationships, complex relationships, mental health struggles, therapy, mental hospital setting, found family, neurodivergent characters/headcanons (especially autistic characters), infodumping, trans characters/headcanons (especially transmasc and nonbinary), character studies, humour and shenanigans, horses, characters who struggle with opening up (having to) be vulnerable, RuneScape AU, nature appreciation, heisting and casefic, problem goose (think Untitled Goose Game), established relationship, pre-slash, relationship negotiations, mobility aids like forearm crutches and wheelchairs

NSFW likes: Biting, copious amounts of slick, fingering, overstimulation, clumsy/inexperienced sex, free use, object insertion, gentle touching, loving sex, body appreciation, cunnilingus, gripping hips, leaving bruises, neck kissing/sucking, fingers in mouth, fingers tangled in hair, stimmy sex/sex as stimming, eyes rolling back, lower back touches

Treats are welcome and appreciated <3

Letter: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a2b554c3-4987-4add-9bb8-ad66c5bc54cc/draft/c340693e-4704-4b4f-9ff1-18aa23e47249

Request 2 by geelizzzie
NoPixel (Web Series)

Relationships and Characters:

Yeager Demonblood & Meowfurryon (NoPixel)
Yeager Demonblood & Meoqfurryon & Lando Stormborn (NoPixel)

Freeforms: The aftermath and grief of the trauma of having to kill a close loved one together, Characters Help Each Other After a Shared Traumatic Experience, Healing from being traumatised by the same person/circumstances/abuse together, Aftermath and comfort for canon trauma, Character experiences consequences of canonical trauma, Character who dies in canon survives with psychological trauma instead, Character study focused on canon trauma

Optional Details:

DNW: omegaverse, scat, emeto, watersports, fisting, PWP, references to Harry Potter, graphic eye trauma, graphic fingernail trauma, strangulation (the physical act, struggling to breathe and feeling like it's happening okay!), hanging, (potential) animal harm/abuse and/or death (including by other animals and implied or (thwarted) attempts and worries about it happening/having happened), animal POV, horse racing, consensual (happy) incest (dubcon and trauma bonding is fine!), magic disability cures and erasure of canon disability, possessive behaviour towards third parties ("how dare you speak to x, you are MY partner"), romantic jealousy, cheating (in current relationships), Christmas, Thanksgiving, sitcom-style secondhand embarrassment, miscommunication as main plot device, proposal/wedding-centred stories, pregnancy, the phrases "you don't know what you're doing to me" (and those in similar vein, meant sexually) and "you're being so good for me", hopeless endings

Moewfurryon died,, they killed him,,, together,,

General likes: Trauma (aftermath/fallout, (un)healthy coping, recovery, learning to deal/live with it, abuse, characters finding comfort in each other as they face (their) trauma), aro and ace characters, queerplatonic relationships, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, relationship (dynamics) explorations and figuring out how to even do relationships, complex relationships, mental health struggles, therapy, mental hospital setting, found family, neurodivergent characters/headcanons (especially autistic characters), infodumping, trans characters/headcanons (especially transmasc and nonbinary), character studies, humour and shenanigans, horses, characters who struggle with opening up (having to) be vulnerable, RuneScape AU, nature appreciation, heisting and casefic, problem goose (think Untitled Goose Game), established relationship, pre-slash, relationship negotiations, mobility aids like forearm crutches and wheelchairs

NSFW likes: Biting, copious amounts of slick, fingering, overstimulation, clumsy/inexperienced sex, free use, object insertion, gentle touching, loving sex, body appreciation, cunnilingus, gripping hips, leaving bruises, neck kissing/sucking, fingers in mouth, fingers tangled in hair, stimmy sex/sex as stimming, eyes rolling back, lower back touches

Treats are welcome and appreciated <3

Letter: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a2b554c3-4987-4add-9bb8-ad66c5bc54cc/draft/c340693e-4704-4b4f-9ff1-18aa23e47249

Request 3 by geelizzzie
仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon)

Relationships and Characters:

Wang Ling & Sun Rong (DLotIK)
Froggy 2 & Wang Ling (DLotIK)

Freeforms: Character is the only one who remembers previous realities after world reset(s); causes traumatic loneliness, Character is the only one who remembers traumatic experiences after the world resets, The trauma of grief, Trauma Symptom - Depression, Healing from Trauma Via Time With Horse(s), Healing from being traumatised by the same person/circumstances/abuse together, Character study focused on canon trauma

Optional Details:

DNW: omegaverse, smut, references to Harry Potter, graphic eye trauma, graphic fingernail trauma, strangulation (the physical act, struggling to breathe and feeling like it's happening okay!), hanging, (potential) animal harm/abuse and/or death (including by other animals and implied or (thwarted) attempts and worries about it happening/having happened), animal POV, horse racing, consensual (happy) incest (dubcon and trauma bonding is fine!), magic disability cures and erasure of canon disability, possessive behaviour towards third parties ("how dare you speak to x, you are MY partner"), romantic jealousy, cheating (in current relationships), Christmas, Thanksgiving, sitcom-style secondhand embarrassment, miscommunication as main plot device, proposal/wedding-centred stories, pregnancy, the phrases "you don't know what you're doing to me" (and those in similar vein, meant sexually) and "you're being so good for me", hopeless endings

I am also a big fan of the autism tags so feel free to include those!
Wang Ling is so distraught when Sun Rong dies. He resets the world so many times. It's bound to have an effect on him that he went through all that and no one else even remembers this? I think his power in general is quite isolating, and that finally changes a little when he makes friends but. He went through so much when he was young. And then he lost the one person who reached out to him and connected with him despite everything? And he's supposed to just move on from this because it was fixed somehow in the end? Let him be traumatised. Let him have emotions even if he doesn't necessarily feel them as much. Maybe he will again. Maybe they'll break through and he has an unexpected panic attack. Who knows!

General likes: Trauma (aftermath/fallout, (un)healthy coping, recovery, learning to deal/live with it, abuse, characters finding comfort in each other as they face (their) trauma), aro and ace characters, queerplatonic relationships, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, relationship (dynamics) explorations and figuring out how to even do relationships, complex relationships, mental health struggles, therapy, mental hospital setting, found family, neurodivergent characters/headcanons (especially autistic characters), infodumping, trans characters/headcanons (especially transmasc and nonbinary), character studies, humour and shenanigans, horses, characters who struggle with opening up (having to) be vulnerable, RuneScape AU, nature appreciation, heisting and casefic, problem goose (think Untitled Goose Game), established relationship, pre-slash, relationship negotiations, mobility aids like forearm crutches and wheelchairs

Treats are welcome and appreciated <3

Letter: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a2b554c3-4987-4add-9bb8-ad66c5bc54cc/draft/c340693e-4704-4b4f-9ff1-18aa23e47249

Request 4 by geelizzzie
文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Relationships and Characters:

Dazai Osamu & Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Dazai Osamu & Oda Sakunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Edogawa Ranpo & Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Edogawa Ranpo & Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Freeforms: Disabled A has struggled with needing a mobility aid due to past ableist abuse; B coaxes and comforts them as they finally try using one anyway, Chronic illness flare-up causes ableist abuse flashback for char A; B lovingly takes care of them and their needs, Traumatized character realises that a past experience 'counts' as child sexual abuse, Character A keeps B company during their trauma anniversary as comfort, Character Experiences PTSD From Grief And Is Comforted By A Loved One, Character A finally admits to themselves they are traumatised by talking about it with character B; is comforted about it by B who listens patiently, A patiently discusses what consensual sex is (not) and should be with B who has a warped sense of sex and themselves after childhood sexual abuse, Character A takes care of traumatized character B after they show up on their doorstep bloodied post rape, A flinches when B unknowingly reaches out to touch them due to trauma; B is understanding and helps them through the flashback that follows, A finds out about sexual abuse when B shows up wounded at their place after it happens again; lovingly and patiently takes care of B in the aftermath, Character A with abandonment trauma gets triggered thinking B will abandon them; B reassures them they love and care about them and will not, Character A is patient and caring towards traumatized B as they try to figure out how to be in a healthy and safe relationship after years of abuse, Character A is patient and caring with traumatized B who has trust issues after abuse; B learns to trust them over time, Healing from Trauma Via Time With Horse(s), Horse keeping character company throughout trauma flashback, Character study focused on canon trauma, The trauma of grieving someone who isn't dead, A accidentally reveals history of sexual trauma to B while out of it from illness or injury, Character B Finds Out About Character A’s Trauma From Being Abused Before They Met

Optional Details:

DNW: omegaverse, scat, emeto, watersports, fisting, PWP, references to Harry Potter, graphic eye trauma, graphic fingernail trauma, strangulation (the physical act, struggling to breathe and feeling like it's happening okay!), hanging, (potential) animal harm/abuse and/or death (including by other animals and implied or (thwarted) attempts and worries about it happening/having happened), animal POV, horse racing, consensual (happy) incest (dubcon and trauma bonding is fine!), magic disability cures and erasure of canon disability, possessive behaviour towards third parties ("how dare you speak to x, you are MY partner"), romantic jealousy, cheating (in current relationships), Christmas, Thanksgiving, sitcom-style secondhand embarrassment, miscommunication as main plot device, proposal/wedding-centred stories, pregnancy, the phrases "you don't know what you're doing to me" (and those in similar vein, meant sexually) and "you're being so good for me", hopeless endings, Dazaku, Dazatsu, Odazai

I am also a big fan of the autism tags but couldn't fit them all so feel free to include those!
I love these characters so much. I love Oda being there for Dazai and comforting him (although good luck with making sure Dazai lets you lmao but Oda's casual yet earnest responses to things just works for Dazai somehow) and Ranpo and Dazai understanding each other without even necessarily wanting the other to (big fan of Ranpo knowing things Dazai doesn't think anyone will accept him for and Ranpo doing it anyway with a shrug of yes of course it's not a big deal to me and I don't buy into your negative self-image), Ranpo and Poe being soft and supportive of each other and just a great duo, and I don't know, I think Nikolai and Ranpo are neat. I don't have many thoughts on their dynamic other than I think they should meet. I wonder what Ranpo thinks of Nikolai and his clown persona. And how Nikolai deals with someone who easily pokes through his outer layers.
Also headcanon wise, big fan of autistic Ranpo, autistic Dazai, aro and/or ace Ranpo and Dazai, queerplatonic RanPoe

General likes: Trauma (aftermath/fallout, (un)healthy coping, recovery, learning to deal/live with it, abuse, characters finding comfort in each other as they face (their) trauma), aro and ace characters, queerplatonic relationships, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, relationship (dynamics) explorations and figuring out how to even do relationships, complex relationships, mental health struggles, therapy, mental hospital setting, found family, neurodivergent characters/headcanons (especially autistic characters), infodumping, trans characters/headcanons (especially transmasc and nonbinary), character studies, humour and shenanigans, horses, characters who struggle with opening up (having to) be vulnerable, RuneScape AU, nature appreciation, heisting and casefic, problem goose (think Untitled Goose Game), established relationship, pre-slash, relationship negotiations, mobility aids like forearm crutches and wheelchairs

NSFW likes: Biting, copious amounts of slick, fingering, overstimulation, clumsy/inexperienced sex, free use, object insertion, gentle touching, loving sex, body appreciation, cunnilingus, gripping hips, leaving bruises, neck kissing/sucking, fingers in mouth, fingers tangled in hair, stimmy sex/sex as stimming, eyes rolling back, lower back touches

Treats are welcome and appreciated <3

Letter: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a2b554c3-4987-4add-9bb8-ad66c5bc54cc/draft/c340693e-4704-4b4f-9ff1-18aa23e47249

Request 5 by geelizzzie
Undertale (Video Game)

Relationships and Characters:

Papyrus & Sans (Undertale)
Asriel Dreemurr & Frisk (Undertale)
Solo: Sans (Undertale)
Frisk & Sans (Undertale)

Freeforms: Character is the only one who remembers previous realities after world reset(s); causes traumatic loneliness, Character is the only one who remembers traumatic experiences after the world resets, The trauma of grief, Character Experiences PTSD From Grief And Is Comforted By A Loved One, Character study focused on canon trauma

Optional Details:

DNW: omegaverse, smut, references to Harry Potter, graphic eye trauma, graphic fingernail trauma, strangulation (the physical act, struggling to breathe and feeling like it's happening okay!), hanging, (potential) animal harm/abuse and/or death (including by other animals and implied or (thwarted) attempts and worries about it happening/having happened), animal POV, horse racing, consensual (happy) incest (dubcon and trauma bonding is fine!), magic disability cures and erasure of canon disability, possessive behaviour towards third parties ("how dare you speak to x, you are MY partner"), romantic jealousy, cheating (in current relationships), Christmas, Thanksgiving, sitcom-style secondhand embarrassment, miscommunication as main plot device, proposal/wedding-centred stories, pregnancy, the phrases "you don't know what you're doing to me" (and those in similar vein, meant sexually) and "you're being so good for me", hopeless endings, Frisk killing anyone (even accidentally)

I am also a big fan of the autism tags so feel free to include those!
Asriel has so much grief. And the way he mentioned he was projecting Chara onto Frisk because Frisk was what he wished Chara would have been,, devastating. I know Sans doesn't canonically remember timeline resets but maybe Frisk does and it's killing them (dying could be traumatic to go through alone, or watching others die). Asriel could (though I prefer him as Asriel over Flowey if you're writing him) and honestly I wouldn't be mad if you make Sans remember things. Or just have him have a feeling about other timelines and have trauma about not quite knowing but still knowing in that sense.

General likes: Trauma (aftermath/fallout, (un)healthy coping, recovery, learning to deal/live with it, abuse, characters finding comfort in each other as they face (their) trauma), aro and ace characters, queerplatonic relationships, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, relationship (dynamics) explorations and figuring out how to even do relationships, complex relationships, mental health struggles, therapy, mental hospital setting, found family, neurodivergent characters/headcanons (especially autistic characters), infodumping, trans characters/headcanons (especially transmasc and nonbinary), character studies, humour and shenanigans, horses, characters who struggle with opening up (having to) be vulnerable, RuneScape AU, nature appreciation, heisting and casefic, problem goose (think Untitled Goose Game), established relationship, pre-slash, relationship negotiations, mobility aids like forearm crutches and wheelchairs

Treats are welcome and appreciated <3

Letter: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a2b554c3-4987-4add-9bb8-ad66c5bc54cc/draft/c340693e-4704-4b4f-9ff1-18aa23e47249

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Hello everyone! It's time for our last writing prompt:

How do you define genres? Is it still a useful tool to find entertainment you like, or have offerings become so niche and melded that it's hard to use categories anymore? Was it ever something useful for you, personally?

Writing new meta this month is optional. If you do write something though, share a link to it in a future check-in post!

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Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff

Creator Links: (AO3)

Zdenka; (Dreamwidth)

zdenka

Theme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)

Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)

Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно by TiokDragon.

Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".

Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.

Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.

Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, by

Zdenka:
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.

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Starfleet Academy got renewed for a 2nd season before the first season had even aired, but it's future beyond that was up in the air. However, it was announced this week that season 2 will be the last season.

Story from Reactor Magazine

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Name: mom2boys
Contact email: rita.mom2boys@gmail.com
AO3 username: mom2boys
Treat preference: Yes, please! One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better. Iris Murdoch

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom: Books: Doyle - Canon; Springer - Enola Holmes. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Sherlock BBC; Enola Holmes. Comics/radio/other: Bert Coules radio dramatizations; Sherlock & Co.
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson; Holmes & Enola; Mycroft & Enola; Sherlock & Mycroft (& Enola); or any permutation of this list where Holmes/Watson is a given.
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Disability; Humor; Case Fic (I'm not great at this and tend to crib shamelessly from ACD canon but I'm willing to try); First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Family Drama; Family Shenanigans; I am particularly fond of writing Enola verbally sparring with Mycroft.
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: dubcon; non-con/rape; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; self-harm; suicidal ideation or implied suicide; child abuse. I appear cute and fluffy to the casual observer, but I am quite willing to write angst. I prefer to write happy and/or hopeful endings. I am not prone to utter despair and hopelessness.

I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic, vids, graphics, podfic, music--it's all good!
In one or more of the following parts of fandom:Books: Canon; Springer-Enola Holmes. TV/Film:Granada TV Show; Sherlock BBC; Enola Holmes. Comics/radio/other: Bert Coules radio dramatizations; Sherlock & Co.
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes/Watson; Holmes & Enola; Mycroft & Enola; Sherlock & Mycroft (& Enola); or any permutation of this list where Holmes/Watson is a given.
I like stuff in the following categories: Fluff; Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Alternate Universe; Romance; Hurt/Comfort; Established Relationship; Crossover; Friendship; Humor; Disability; PTSD; Case Fic; First Time; Friendship; Drug Addiction; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
With any of the following ratings: 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: dubcon; non-con/rape; torture; domestic abuse; alcohol/drug abuse; self-harm; child abuse.

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive: Something spicy, not necessarily explicit and not PWP--I like my spice with an actual plot. I often enjoy a not-completely-settled ending but I don't want to be left unbearably bereft or despairing. Absolutely no main character death or actual suicide. (Reichenbach issues are fine, especially if you want to improve on the disaster that was the Moftiss take on it.) I love family stories, so including Enola and/or Rosie would be welcomed. I do not approve of the way Nancy Springer wrote Mama Holmes, so feel free to improve on that! I do not think that Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, as portrayed in BBC Sherlock were as awful as Sherlock and Mycroft made them out to be (because Eurus does NOT exist) so I will take them in a "good enough parent" scenario. Along with my spice, I want some angst, too. That said, I am always up for silly fluffiness. Not crack, necessarily, but fun.
Special requests: I'd like to stretch a bit--please, some spice, some angst--I can write fluff with my eyes closed. I haven't tried Sherlock & Co, so I'm willing to dip my toes into that particular pool. I am also quite fond of research, so historical fic is always welcome. I'd prefer to write characters from BBC, Enola Holmes (TV), or Sherlock & Co and am willing to set them almost anywhere from the dawn of time to the present. (Ok, that may be an exaggeration, but hopefully you get the idea). I'd like to get away from ACD if possible.

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This Wednesday Reading Meme covers the last two weeks, so it is perhaps a bit longer than usual, although not so long as it could be as I intend to write a whole post devoted to George Gissing’s New Grub Street. Will I manage this? Unclear. Not sure I ever truly did justice to The Odd Women either.

What I Read Over the Past Two Weeks

Patricia C. Wrede’s Caught in Crystal. I was excited about this book because I loved Wrede’s Enchanted Forest Chronicles, but I found Caught in Crystal a disappointment. The characters spend a lot of time moving from location to location without ever giving much sense what makes any particular location interesting and unique, and it takes about 75% of the book before we finally get started on the quest that we could all see coming from about chapter two.

Eleanor Hoffman’s A Cat of Paris, illustrated by Zhenya Gay. Another lavishly illustrated cat POV children’s book from the 1940s, which seems to have been a highwater mark for this sort of thing. Delightful as books in this genre almost invariably are, with the extra delight of taking place on the Left Bank of Paris! I was only sorry that our cat never got to pose for the patissiere who yearned to sculpt him in marzipan.

Scott Eyman’s Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart. During a long wait at the airport I sorted through my Kindle and found some books I’d forgotten about, including this one! I love Golden Age Hollywood and Jimmy Stewart especially, so I found this a lot of fun, even though Henry Fonda is the kind of guy who says things like “I’ve never liked myself very much” and you go mmm yeah I don’t think I like you very much either. Apparently if someone got too emotional in front of Fonda, or asked for help, his characteristic move was to silently walk away.

However, I did find Fonda’s needlepoint hobby endearing.

Ngaio Marsh’s Enter a Murderer, the second Inspector Alleyn novel, which I approached with trepidation because I’ve found the early Alleyn books hit or miss. (IMO Marsh hits her stride in Artists in Crime, when Alleyn falls head over heels for murder suspect Agatha Troy.) However, this one was a surprise pleasure. The story is set in a theater, and Marsh’s theater mysteries are almost always good, and although Alleyn doesn’t seem to have quite settled into his characterization yet, it is extremely funny to watch him flippantly flirting with starstruck reporter Nigel Bathgate.

”Here’s the warrant,” murmured Alleyn. He struggled into his overcoat and pulled on his felt hat at a jaunty angle.

“Am I tidy?” he asked. “It looks so bad not to be tidy for an arrest.”

Nigel thought dispassionately, that he looked remarkably handsome, and wondered if the chief inspector had “It.” “I must ask Angela,” thought Nigel.

Must you, Nigel? I think you can tell damn well that Chief Inspector Alleyn simply oozes sex appeal.

What I’m Reading Now

I’ve begun Takuya Asakura’s The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop, which I bought because it was a mere $5 with a drink at the Barnes and Noble cafe (deal lasts till the end of March!) and I was weak to the beautiful cherry blossom explosion of a cover. I feel that a bookshop that only appears when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom ought to feel a bit more numinously magical than the one in this book, but nonetheless I’m enjoying it enough to keep reading.

What I Plan to Read Next

Continuing my Provincial Lady journey with The Provincial Lady in America.

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Manda took and passed her driving test! Was this morning; went very well, apparently. She made one or two (minor) mistakes, but on the whole the driving instructor was evidently impressed and told her that she is an excellent driver, so!

(There was some question vis a vis: "who was your instructor?", which, ha? Glad I've still got it, I guess. Welp.)

Let her borrow my car (me in the passenger seat) to get over there and then back; she did fine on the drive out, though as I remarked, the way I had her go out (via the highway) was probably more intense than the actual test itself. "You're going to pass and it'll be fine, but that's not going to be a fun trip" — and indeed, it wasn't, though we managed well enough.

On the drive out, "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd popped up.

"Oh, I love this song! I didn't realize you liked it."

"...my dude, I got it from you."

"What? You like The Weeknd?"

And so I laughed a little and explained that she'd sent it to me ages back, and so it had of course made it onto my regular playlist, because she was right that I liked it quite a bit.

"I didn't realize —"

We talked a little more, and I told her the joke I have about Max and our friend Brian — that they're "brainwormed" in the same way ("same worms, different brain"), and then how

shadaras refers to it (because we have a lot of overlap in some specific areas and sometimes it's like, "yes, this person will love this" because one of us adores it), and —

"Okay," she said. "I get it, I think. It's like — there's this song, I think it's by, uh, a band called of Montreal?"

"...yeah?"

"It's, um, the chorus is something about Antarctica? It came on in your car —"

"When we were driving out to see Colin Meloy in Astoria in December of 2022?"

"...YES!"

"Yeah, um — the one where they keep talking about how much they love each other and the deranged roleplay they want to do?"

"Yes! That one!"

"'Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games'," and I went ahead and pulled it up.

We both listened to it — she sang along for bits of it, while I only sang the bridge, which is my favorite part and why I love the song ("maybe I'll never die, I'll just keep growing younger with you/and you'll grow younger too/now it seems too lovely to be true/but I know, the best things always do"), then when it was finished:

"That's the brain worm you infected me with," said very lovingly, which —

You know, I suppose there's worse legacies to have?

Music:: "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" -- of Montreal (The Sunlandic Twins)

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Name: GhostOfNuggetsPast
Contact email: ghostofnuggetspast@gmail.com
Treat preference: I actively encourage giving me treats

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, ficlet/poetry, or podfic

In one or more of the following parts of fandom: BBC Sherlock, Sherlock & Co, Enola Holmes, Young Sherlock (2026)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Any adult, consenting, non-incestuous pairing/grouping is fine. Minors are OK in Gen or Teen situations.

I like working with one or more of the following categories: Limerick remixes and thirst poetry with or without attached ficlets, humor, first times, kisses, pining, case fic, danger, hurt/comfort, varying points of view, au's, etc.

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: exhibitionism/voyeurism, jealousy, scientific situations and jargon, light power play (D/s), polyamory, ethical sluttery. Am flexible.

I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): art, fic, vids, podfic

In one or more of the following parts of fandom: BBC Sherlock, Sherlock & Co, Enola Holmes, Young Sherlock (2026)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Any adult, consenting, non-incestuous pairing/grouping is fine. Minors are OK in Gen or Teen situations.

I like stuff in the following categories: humor, crack fic, first times, kisses, pining, case fic, danger, varying points of view, *au's*, dancing, clubbing, Sherlock losing his words, John losing his composure, girlfriend? what girlfriend?, Greg the Silver Fox flirting like breathing (maybe not Mystrade this time?), crossovers ok, etc.

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 2) non-explicit sexual content; 3) explicit sexual content; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: exhibitionism/voyeurism, jealousy, light power play (D/s), polyamory, ethical sluttery.

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive: The old tropes are old because they are good. Give me golden new love and red streaks of desire, bisexual lighting on characters, make me laugh if you can. Try to include at least one questionable thing with either popcorn or ice cream. One character should whisper something in someone else's ear or its equivalent. You want to make the next tuna!lock phenomenon? I'm your chance. Have fun!

Special requests: none. I am a simple chicken.

Mood::

tired

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It took me about an hour and a half to walk about four miles today. I had a couple of hours to get from 72nd street down to 4th street, so I figured I might as well go on foot to use the time. I didn't get a lot of thinking done, which I put down to having to keep dodging and weaving through crowds - that kind of thing's easier when there's nobody in my way, on foot or any other method of transportation. Which is on me for sticking to a busy street at a busy time of day than walking a few blocks over and trying on that.

There's also my head's not here or there, and I need to find some space to drift.

Music:: nothing now

Mood::

sore

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Name: edosianorchids901
Contact email: chekovrules@hotmail.com
AO3 username: EdosianOrchids901
Treat preference: Treats very welcome!

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): Fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald; The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone; The Horror of The Many Faces; Art in the Blood - Brian Stableford
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson, Holmes & Watson & Mrs. Hudson, Holmes & Watson & Mycroft
I like working with one or more of the following categories: Angst; Post-Reichenbach; Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Case Fic; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Mental Health Issues; PTSD; Disability
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture, graphic violence. Alcohol/drug abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation.

I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): Art, Fic
In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald; The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone; The Horror of The Many Faces; Art in the Blood - Brian Stableford
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)
For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson for all canons. Holmes & Watson & Mrs. Hudson is also welcome for Granada. Holmes & Watson & Mycroft also welcome for Awakened and Art in the Blood. Happy to see inclusion of supporting characters in any canon!
I like stuff in the following categories: Angst With A Happy Ending; Post-Reichenbach; Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Case Fic; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Mental Health Issues; PTSD; Disability; Bipolar Characters; Autistic Characters; Aromantic Characters
With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes
I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture, graphic violence. Alcohol/drug abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation.

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
General Likes: Likes: Hurt/comfort, whump, angst, sickfic. Happy/hopeful endings. Casefic/missionfic, slice of life, domestic fluff. PTSD/trauma recovery, depression, anxiety. Disability, chronic pain/illness, neurodivergence. Arospec and acespec characters. Transmasc characters. Best friends, platonic life partners. Cuddling, holding hands, hugs, forehead kisses. Hair petting, hair washing, hair brushing. Loyalty/trust, caretaking, characters bleeding and tending each other’s wounds. Suffering, injury, torture, forced to watch, presumed dead, aftermath. Historical settings (accuracy optional!), isolated settings, canon divergent AUs. Horses, cats, and other animals!

DNW: DNW: Unrequested romantic or sexual relationships for requested characters. Noncon between requested characters. Female noncon victims (fine if canon, female aggressors great!) Permanent character death (temporary fine, killing OCs fine. Villain death great!) Focus on death-related grief/mourning (fine for presumed dead or temporary death). Pet injury/death. Sad/hopeless endings. Setting change AU (adding elements like wings etc great!) Pregnancy, focus on unrequested kids. Therapy. Hospitalization longer than a week. Cancer/terminal illness. Genderswap, men crossdressing, feminization. Omegaverse. Scat, mommy/daddy kink, ageplay, petplay. Works ending while Holmes is “dead” after Final Problem (Reichenbach angst welcome as long as Holmes and Watson are reunited by the end of the work).

Expand for fandom-specific likes/prompts

ACD Likes/Prompts: Reichenbach trauma for Holmes and Watson, aftermath for canon hurt/trauma. Watson’s chronic pain from war wounds, Holmes’ later chronic pain and disability from rheumatism. Holmes repeatedly annihilating his health due to self-neglect/overwork. Slice of life at 221B, moments together during cases, the intimacy of holding hands while robbing someone’s house. Holmes struggling with boredom and depression between cases. Holmes and his violin/experiments/writing/bees, Watson’s writing. Moving to Sussex with Watson retiring as well. Holmes happily rambling while Watson happily listens. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, trans male Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson.

Granada Likes/Prompts: Reichenbach trauma for Holmes and Watson, aftermath for canon hurt/trauma. Watson’s chronic pain (and resulting grumpiness). Holmes’ mood swings and general struggles with mental health, self care, and sensory issues. Holmes repeatedly annihilating his health because he can’t eat/sleep/take a break. Wrapping Holmes in blankets and scarves. Slice of life at 221B, moments together during cases. Holmes enjoying his violin/experiments/hobbies, scattering papers wildly everywhere, and generally being eccentric. Watson getting to be a doctor while also respecting boundaries. The fact that Holmes just loves horses so much and always wants to pet them (and other animals). Mrs. Hudson’s sense of humor and the way she enjoys bickering with Holmes while also fussing over him. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, trans male Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson.

The Awakened Likes/Prompts: Aftermath for canon hurt/trauma, Holmes struggling to recover post canon. Early developing friendship and getting to know each other. Eldritch horror and the general unstable nature of reality. Holmes struggling to hold himself together, Watson taking care of him while also dealing with his own war trauma. Blood everywhere, fragile sanity, cosmic horror. Cults and creepy rituals, other Lovecraftian elements. Quiet moments between horrors, finding joy in dark moments, continuing on even when things seem hopeless. Mycroft wanting to help his brother while also having no idea how, reconciliation/healing between the Holmes siblings. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, trans male Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson. Aroace Mycroft, autistic Mycroft.

Study in Emerald Likes/Prompts: More hunts together, day in the life of Holmes’ and Watson’s work, exploration of how they interact with this world. Worldbuilding, general eldritch horror, looks into how this society functions. Watson’s past injury and chronic pain, exploring how Holmes’ usual mental health issues translate to this universe where he’s constantly exposed to madness-inducing creatures. Blood everywhere, fragile sanity, cosmic horror. Quiet moments between horrors, finding joy in dark moments, continuing on even when things seem hopeless. The tight bond and trust between two people who work as such a team. Exploring Watson’s writing and how Holmes uses his deductive skills as a hunter. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, trans male Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson.

The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s extremely settled and domestic dynamic, their pedantic bickering over minor details in front of clients. Holmes’ general lack of social graces and Watson covering for him. Watson’s protectiveness and worry for Holmes, and his awareness of all Holmes’ oddities. Holmes drugging himself out of his mind to be able to explain the case to Watson. The implications that Holmes may have some memory loss/mental block about the case. That comment about Holmes “never bearing unexpected physical touch with anything like equanimity”, Holmes being touch averse. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson.

The Horror of The Many Faces Likes/Prompts: Aftermath and comfort for canon, dealing with trauma. Watson moving back into Baker Street, helping each other to heal. Watson’s fear of losing Holmes to madness, and his trauma from watching “Holmes” murder someone. Holmes having seen Watson instead of Irene Adler, canon divergence with things going even worse. Holmes’ rationality letting him see beyond illusions to true eldritch horror, and the effect of that on his mind. Exploration of future threats, seeing what other Lovecraftian things exist in this universe. Finding hope despite the nature of reality. Bee trauma, especially if Holmes has a preexisting interest in bees and tries to work through it. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson.

Art in the Blood Likes/Prompts: Aftermath to the story itself, Holmes dealing with the trauma of what he experienced. Explaining the horrors to Watson. Exploring what exactly the Diogenes Club does, researching eldritch artifacts, opposing the darkness. Old blood resistance to eldritch forces (and worrying about that either failing, or about people like Watson who don’t have it in the first place). Aftermath, nightmares, trauma. The Holmes brothers having different approaches to the world and the fight, but respecting each other’s specialties. Worldbuilding and backstory. Aromantic or aroace Holmes, trans male Holmes, autistic and/or bipolar Holmes. Aspec Watson, autistic Watson. Aroace Mycroft, autistic Mycroft.

Special requests: N/A

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Ezra, an Ojibwe teenager, has to flee Minneapolis when the home of the racist teenager who bullied him burns down, and he becomes the prime suspect. He goes to Canada to run traplines with his grandfather.

Where Wolves Don't Die is mostly a coming of age story; the thriller/mystery element is present but minor. It was recommended to me "Like an Ojibwe Hatchet," which definitely captures a lot of the vibe though it's about learning in community and family rather than isolation. Ezra goes from boy to man while he learns the old ways with his grandfather, who he loves. It's engrossing and moving. I liked that Ezra actively wants to stay with and learn from his grandfather rather than resisting it and having to come around.

Content notes: Hunting and trapping is central to the story.

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The collection has now been revealed and works will be anonymous for a week. Author reveals will be on March 31st at 8PM PST. Remember to not reveal which work(s) are yours publicly or to your recipient during the anonymous period.

Ao3 Collection

The collection will remain open for treats throughout the anonymous period. Browse requests using the AutoApp here. Treats do not need to meet the minimum wordcount but must meet all other assignment requirements.

If there are any issues with your gift (DNW in gift, incomplete fic, wrong fandom/ship etc.) please email us as soon as possible so we can get the matter sorted.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at traumaticexperiencesmod@gmail.com.

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There was a drop-in work event today, Barn Babies, by the college my department is part of, which is how I got to see the adorableness that is smol animals, including a piglet, a goat, a few dogs, and a lot of rabbits and chickens that were being held by folks after being wrapped up in little towels, a little loaf of rabbit or chicken. (Looking was enough for me as a quick break from actual work tasks, especially since it got me outdoors to go to another building.)

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Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk

In an interview, Seth MacFarlane said that he created The Orville because “the dishes that we are serving up are so dystopian and so pessimistic.”

Do we need hopeful television? Can dystopian television be hopeful? Which shows are hopeful to you?

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For All Mankind's fifth season starts on Friday, March 27. Just announced is that the show has been renewed for a 6th and final season. This will allow it to catch up to its version of the present day.

Info from Reactor Magazine

Note -- the article says the 5th season lands on March 29. That is incorrect -- it's the 27th.

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Name:

flowing_river
Contact email: flowing.river2524@gmail.com
AO3 username:

flowing_river
Treat preference: Treats are welcome!

I will create:
A fanwork of the following type(s): Fic

In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: A Study in Emerald; The Horror of The Many Faces
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson

I like working with one or more of the following categories: Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Post-Reichenbach; Whump; Sickfic; Angst with a Happy Ending; Disability; Chronic Pain; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I am willing to create for the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture; Graphic Violence; Rape/Non-Con (not between Holmes and Watson)

I want to receive:
A fanwork of the following type(s): Fic, Art

In one or more of the following parts of fandom:
Books: Doyle - Canon; A Study in Emerald; The Horror of The Many Faces; The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone
TV/Film: Granada TV Show
Videogames: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (remake)

For one or more of the following characters or relationships: Holmes & Watson; I am happy to have Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft, and/or Lestrade also included as side/background characters!

I like stuff in the following categories: Hurt/Comfort; Friendship; Post-Reichenbach, Whump; Sickfic; Humor; Angst With a Happy Ending; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Domestic Fluff; Disability; Chronic Pain; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD; Autistic Characters; Aromantic Characters

With any of the following ratings: 1) suitable for general audiences; 4) mild to moderate violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes; 5) moderate to explicit graphic violence or depictions of non-sexual mature themes

I wouldn’t mind any of the following squicks and/or kinks: Torture; Graphic Violence; Rape/Non-Con (not between the Holmes and Watson, can be done by OCs or canon bad guys); Alcohol/Drug Abuse; Self-Harm; Suicidal Ideation

Please include further details about what you’d like to receive:
Friendships, Queerplatonic Relationships (that are non-romantic), Platonic Life Partners, and/or Aspec Characters (I especially love AroAce Holmes and AroAllo or AroAce Watson) very welcome! Sexual content (both explicit and non-explicit) is okay if you're writing noncon!

General Likes: Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Angst, Aftermath/Recovery | Trauma Recovery, Past Trauma/Trauma Reveal, Past Noncon, Past Torture, Past Abuse, Nightmares, Flashbacks | Disability, Chronic Pain, Chronic Illness, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD | Touch Starvation, Touch Aversion | Sickfic | Gentle Caretaking | Neurodivergent Characters (especially Autistic Characters) | Slice of Life, Domestic Fluff, Loyalty/Trust | Non-Sexual Intimacy, Platonic Cuddling, Sharing a Bed, Literal Sleeping Together, Hand Holding, Forehead Kisses, Casual Touches, Hugs, Helping Other Character With Self-Care (Hair Washing, Bathing and Washing, Hair Brushing/Combing, Shaving etc.)

DNW: Sad, Hopeless, or Inconclusive Ending | Hurt no Comfort | Setting Change AUs (adding elements to canon like wings, eldritch horror, supernatural elements etc. welcome!), Omegaverse, Genderswap | Major Character Death (villain death welcome!) | Smut/Porn (on screen rape as a form of hurt is okay), Romance | Non-con or Abuse between Requested Pairing | 2nd Person POV | Vomiting | Pet Injury/Death | Cancer, Terminal Illness | Unrequested Kids (mentions/inclusions of canonical kid characters fine as long as they’re not the focus) | A Focus on Religion | Crossdressing | Works ending while Holmes is “dead” after Final Problem (okay to feature it as long as Holmes and Watson are reunited by the ending)

Click for likes and prompts for requested fandoms! Feel free to combine likes/prompts/ideas. Please don't feel bound by these, they're completely optional!

ACD Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Reichenbach aftermath/trauma after Holmes returns, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or Watson getting hurt on a case, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Retiring to Sussex together, Holmes being bored/depressed between cases, Past trauma from a case gone wrong, A criminal that got caught because of Holmes coming back for revenge, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic life at Baker Street

Study in Emerald Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Watson’s chronic pain, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or/and Watson getting hurt on a hunt, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, The trust Holmes and Watson have for each other, Eldritch Horrors, Hunting together, Hunts gone wrong, Finding happiness despite the horrors, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson

The Horror of The Many Faces Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes and/or Watson getting sick after the trauma from canon, Moving in together, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, The trust Holmes and Watson have for each other, Eldritch Horrors, Aftermath of canon, Trauma/injury recovery from canon, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic Life at Baker Street

The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or/and Watson getting hurt on a case, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, The trust Holmes and Watson have for each other, Eldritch Horrors, Rituals, Rituals gone wrong, Aftermath of rituals, Aftermath of canon, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic Life at Baker Street

Granada Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Reichenbach aftermath/trauma after Holmes returns, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or Watson getting hurt on a case, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Holmes being bored/depressed between cases, Past trauma from a case gone wrong, Banter, A criminal that got caught because of Holmes coming back for revenge, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Wrapping Holmes (and Watson!) in blankets, Mrs. Hudson fussing over Holmes and Watson, Holmes having touch/sensory issues (I love how he’s comfortable with Watson and Mrs. Hudson touching him but so uncomfortable with everyone else), Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, The trust Holmes and Watson have for each other, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic life at Baker Street, Retiring/Semi-Retiring together in London/Baker Street (this Holmes is quite attached to London and Baker Street and I can see him not wanting to move away to retire)

The Awakened Likes/Prompts: Holmes and Watson’s comfortable friendship, Watson and Holmes being protective over each other, Watson’s chronic pain, Watson having trauma from his time in the military, Chronically ill Watson, Holmes getting sick after neglecting his health, Watson getting sick, Holmes or/and Watson getting hurt on a case, Holmes and Watson taking care of each other while respecting boundaries, Casual touch between Holmes and Watson, Aspec Holmes (especially aroace Holmes) and Watson, Helping each other cope with injuries or trauma, The trust Holmes and Watson have for each other, Eldritch Horrors, Creepy Rituals, Fragile Sanity, Holmes struggling to hold on to reality, Rituals gone wrong, Aftermath of rituals, Aftermath of canon, Neurodivergent Holmes and Watson, Domestic Life at Baker Street

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There are three bus routes that end by my work. One I take when I don’t walk the whole way, one I take to Brighton (friends and/or shopping), and the third, the 85, goes from Kendall Square to Union Square (Somerville) (it claims to go to Spring Hill, but that was cut off the other end years ago due to some construction and never put back afterward).

Until early next month, that is. The powers that be at the T have decided to merge the CT2 route, which currently runs from Ruggles to Sullivan (southish and northish on the Orange Line, but with the route wiggling west from the train route, going through the medical area, and not-close stops to make it more express, as befitting a “cross-town” bus), with the 85. Although the route will be almost the same as the CT2’s much longer path, for some reason, the name CT2 is being retired, and the new route will become the 85.

The new route bypasses the last stops of the old 85 route, leaving the Spring Hill area without much bus service. I use the current route as a convenient way to get to Market Basket after work. The new route will mean a longer walk to make that happen, though still doable. On the plus side, it will go past Sullivan to Assembly Square, which I haven’t visited in ages, so maybe I’ll manage to get there some time. (Also helpful for folks who have jury duty at the courthouse.)

I took the 85 (old route) last night, and the bus driver was Not Happy about the route change, partly about how it leaves that part of the Union Sq area unserved by buses, and partly about how the route will be moved from one T garage to another, after a previous change left the current garage down a route already.

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(I actually wrote this review before my trip, then ran out of time to post it.)

Sometimes you just know, just from looking at a book’s cover, that this book is in some way For You. Such is the case with Sara Pennypacker’s Pax, with its Jon Klassen cover of a fox standing on a wooded hill gazing across a plain at a sunset. I’ve looked at this book for years and always meant to read it and somehow never quite picked it up.

But at last I’ve read it, and I was correct that it IS for me, full of solid fox action (which you would expect from the cover) and also surprisingly serious musings about war (which you would not guess from the cover, but it works).

War is coming to the country. Which country? The country, which is similar to America but perhaps not America. With whom? The enemy. What for? The water. Why? Because the humans are war-sick. This vagueness might not work for me in a different book, but here it works well to highlight the destructiveness of war, not only for people but for the land and the animals.

Peter’s father has joined the army. Since Peter’s mother is dead, he’s going to live with his grandfather, which means he needs to get rid of his pet fox Pax. So Peter’s father drives him to an isolated road, and Peter throws Pax’s favorite toy into the woods, and Pax chases after it.

But as soon as Peter arrives at his grandfather’s house, he realizes he’s made a horrible mistake. There’s nothing for it: he’s got to run away and trek cross-country to find Pax.

Meanwhile, Pax intends to sit by the side of the road and wait for his boy. But hunger and thirst force him to begin exploring the forest, where he meets other foxes… and they discover that the human armies are drawing closer.

Really enjoyed this. Great fox POV. There’s a sequel, so I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Pax lives. Don’t want to give too many spoilers, but I found Peter’s journey unexpected and satisfying, and Pax’s journey pretty much what you might expect from that summary but also satisfying. Sometimes stories hit certain beats for a reason, you know?

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