Title: Intertwined by Circumstance
Pairing: Max/Liz/Kyle
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 2,492

Summary: When Kyle shows up in Los Angeles to talk to Liz, he brings Max with him. Max's confession forces Liz to face her complicated feelings about both of them.

A/N: Written late for the multiamory march prompt 14. confessions and the no_true_pair prompt March Twenty-Sixth - Max & Liz at the beach. This takes place during episode 3x01.

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Title: Life's a Dance
Pairing: Shane Madej/Ryan Bergara
Rated: Explicit
Word Count: 1,300
Summary: While on vacation, Shane worries that Ryan might be getting bored. Turns out Ryan already has the day covered.
A/N: This one was written for the Haunted Infirmary discord advent calendar. I made use of my fascination with ice dancing to write some self-indulgent domestic holiday fic.

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Title: If I Could Read Your Mind
Pairing: Shane Madej/Ryan Bergara
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 2,412
Summary: Ryan wants to start a business with Shane, but he feels like he has to tell Shane the truth before they can take such a huge step. Turns out Shane has a few secrets of his own.
A/N: Written for the Shyan Shipping Society discord NYE exchange. Hell yeah, an excuse to write demon!Shane and psychic!Ryan :D

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Title: Christmas Eve at the Crashdown
Pairing: Isobel/Rosa + Rosa & Liz
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 1,487
Summary: The first Christmas that Rosa and Isobel are dating, Rosa and Liz spend some quality time together ahead of the annual Crashdown Christmas Eve party.
A/N: Written for RNM Secret Santa. Not my favorite work but I think I delivered the requested tropey holiday fluff.

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Title: The Lost City of Oasis
Pairing: Isobel Evans/Anatsa Mufaro
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 5,994
Summary: While on tour promoting her new fiction book about an alien romance, Anatsa gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an alien city's lost treasure. Isobel, Michael, and Max come to her rescue, and Isobel and Anatsa get a chance to reconnect.
A/N: Also written for the Sapphic RNM event on tumblr.

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I realized I never re-posted the two Roswell New Mexico fic I wrote for ficinabox.

Title: The Rules of Pool
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico
Characters/Pairings: Maria Deluca/Gregory Manes
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1,542
Warnings: None
A/N: Written for scintilla10!

Summary: Gregory shows up before The Wild Pony opens to help out, but Maria teaches him how to play pool instead.

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Title: Love Asylum, Like an Island
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico
Characters/Pairings: Maria Deluca & Rosa Ortecho, Rosa Ortecho/Isobel Evans
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 3,331
Warnings: Pre-Canon, Marijuana
A/N: Also written for scintilla10!

Summary: Maria ditches class in order to meet up with Rosa. Despite Maria's protests, Isobel tags along.

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#12: Tell us about a personal win
I finished and posted the final chapter to my Kyle/Max Roswell New Mexico Big Bang!!! At 10,287 words total, it's the longest Roswell New Mexico fic I've ever written.

#15: Fandom Snowflake Challenge's 2023 Fandom Wrapped!
Your top 5 4 fandoms for 2023 were: Based off of events and fic, I'd say Roswell New Mexico, Band of Brothers, Supernatural, & MCU.

Your top 5 4 fandom spaces in 2023 were: Dreamwidth, Tumblr, Discord, AO3

The top 5 things you did to contribute to fandom in 2023 were: Write fic, Leave comments on fic, chat on Discord, Make graphics and icons, & compete for my teams at lands_of_magic and fandom_empire.

Your top 5 most appreciated fandom contributions were: I'll go by top five kudos on AO3.
1. On Screen and Off, Gen, 9-1-1, Buck/Eddie
2. First Anniversary, Teen, RNM, Michael/Alex
3. Do Your Worst, Explicit, MCU, Sam/Bucky/Zemo
4. Potential Constituent, Teen, Generation Kill, Brad/Nate
5. Ugly Red Couch, Explicit, MCU, Steve/Tony

Bonus question: In 2023, you discovered: The original Roswell!! There are so many episodes to love, and I already rewatched it twice. I also had fun reading Red, White & Royal Blue (so many tropes!), but I still need to watch the film.

And my own question: Top Five Favorite Fics I Wrote This Year: ( under the cut )

I'm proud of the icons I posted for retro_icontest Round 9. It was challenging but the categories helped me push myself. I achieved Hero status at the end (characterized by bold coloring)! Which was surprising because I thought I would be a Rogue (emphasis on negative space/crops) when I started out.


Results at this post
• attributes •
Level 4
Power (Hero) 12pts
Magic (Wizard) 4pts
Charm (Bard) 9pts
Agility (Rogue) 8pts
Total 33pts

• completed challenges •
Chapter 1 Main Quest
Chapter 3 Main Quest
Color Battle
Chapter 6 Main Quest Melee (round 09)

( Icons for RNM, Roswell, Jurassic Park, MCU Actors, Ghost Files )

I hope you had a fantastic and spooky Halloween!

+I just saw this fanvid about Ghosts featuring Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice and it's such a delight! There is plenty of Halloween spookiness in it but it's a feel good vid.

+Movies I watched to round out the month:

Halloween (1978): Legitimately creepy! The stalker vibes were more intense than I anticipated. The music was so familiar even though I'm sure I haven't watched this film before. A little slow to build up, but I could see myself rewatching this one.

Halloween: H20 (1998): Get his ass, Laurie!! This movie is not exactly an instant favorite, but I appreciated the satisfying ending. I don't really love that they switched up the story and made Michael her brother - that still doesn't explain why he wants to kill her? I thought it was creepier when she was just the girl he couldn't kill 20 years ago. I expected them to explore whether Laurie had violent tendencies. But the ending played into that a bit.

The Meg (2018): Very dumb plot (it's weird seeing all the fake deep-sea submersibles now after OceanGate) but seeing that dead shark getting eaten by that even BIGGER shark??? Neato.

The Lost Boys (1987): So many vampire tropes, and a funny little bro, and an awesome grandpa! This was fun, but I didn't really love anyone in it.

The Devil's Advocate (1997): SO much to think about with this one. Ok, Reeves' accent is terrible, but it's still totally watchable. The funny thing is, I felt like this movie really captured accurately so much about being a defense lawyer? And it played with the whole idea that you have to sell your soul to do that kind of work well. I loved how it showed his work deeply affecting his wife as well, and I loved that it had an open ending. It was like the main character was going to have to keep making choices, and would have to face his own pride/vanity for the rest of his career. It was a bit slow to start though, but I loved the second half way more than the first.

+I wrote two Gen ficlets for ficortreat and also shared some spooky/creepy halloween facts at this post.

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Title: Five Card Spread
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico
Characters/Pairings: Maria DeLuca & Max Evans
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 1,968
Warnings: None
A/N: Thanks to Northern Lights Wicca.com and The Ultimate Guide to Tarot book for being helpful resources! And thanks to infp_obssessing_over_everything for the quick beta. I'm not a tarot expert so please feel free to give constructive criticism. Written for Max Evans Weekend, and the No_true_Pair prompt Darkest before Dawn.

Summary: Maria has to call the Sheriff's office to break up a fight. When Max shows up, Maria gets hit with a vision and consults her Tarot cards about it.

Tags: Tarot Reading, Visions, Maria DeLuca is a good friend, Lost Decade/pre-canon, Deputy Max Evans

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Title: Too Busy Being Yours
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico
Characters/Pairings: Isobel Evans/Anatsa Mufaro
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 5,598
Warnings: Brief mention of Mrs. Long and a vaguely racist post that Anatsa sees.
A/N: Written for my last bingo over at fandom_empire

Summary: Five months after Isobel and Anatsa broke up, Anatsa is still not over her. Then she gets a new assignment that sends her right back to Roswell.

Tags: Investigations, Fundraisers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Break Up, Getting Back Together, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Powers Reveal

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My top three episodes from season two in no particular order!

2x05 I'll Stand By You: I love when everyone's efforts to bring back Max finally pay off. This ep is a great showcase of everyone's individual relationships with Max, and how he's seen and understood differently by every character. I love the way Kyle and Liz work together, and how Rosa decides to help for her sister's sake. But best of all, Michael's relationship with Max is really given so much depth (Max is definitely someone Michael looks up to, but he also reflects on how they could have been closer if Michael hadn't pushed him away). I love how Michael's contribution is really what saves the day. I wish Max could have found out all of the things Michael had said.

2x12 Crash Into Me: This ep was an adrenaline rush. Every character felt integral to the plot, and all the pieces just started falling into place in such a cool way. Even though I already know what's going to happen, I'm still on the edge of my seat rewatching. This ep really showed the differences between Flint and Gregory too. I also love when Max and Michael work together, because they make such a good team but it doesn't happen that often.

2x10 American Woman: I love road trip tropes, and this ep featured a road trip to find answers with the whole pod squad plus Alex and Maria. They introduced Gregory!! I liked how the show portrayed Liz's anger after Arturo got picked up by ICE, and also how different types of privilege can be used to help others. It also felt a bit more truthful than other shows where things just magically work out because the characters are nice or polite or something. I loved the great conversations and connections throughout the ep. Max and Liz were so comfortable together, and even though they are both still hiding things it felt like they were getting closer to true intimacy and they were so domestic and sexy at the end of the day. The moment when Liz said Max is better in bed was played so well. Isobel and Maria were lovely as they connected about a shared ancestor and about hoping all the sacrifices of those ancestors were worth it (I feel that struggle too). Maria and Michael were so cute too. And Alex being so supportive of Maria and also getting into a fight with Michael in the same ep gave me many OT3 feels. Michael wants to keep them both safe even though he's a glass half empty kind of guy, and Alex is a glass half full type of person and wants to believe in a brighter future, and Maria is the most realistic and wants both of them to be happy.

Honorable mention to 2x06 because I love horror tropes and evil twins and that whole storyline was so spooky and fun. Plus everyone being sexy was great too. And I have many OT3 feels about the threesome scene. The three of them shared such a harrowing experience that they deserved to connect in such an intimate way afterwards.