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3 Weeks 4 Dreamwidth!

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:14:30 GMT

Hooray it's time to celebrate DW with 3weeks4dreamwidth!
+I've been posting some meme-style questions about Heated Rivalry at gamechangerhr if you want to play.
+I'm hoping to do colls' vid-related post challenge.
+Also enjoying maevedarcy's memes!

The Last...

Movie I watched: Happy Gilmore (it was free on the airplane)
Series I finished: Heated Rivalry
Book I finished: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (she's such a good writer!)
Book I bought: Hmm I actually can't remember.
Book I received as a gift: Wow I can't remember this one either.
Food I ate: Hot dog at the Baseball stadium
Meal I cooked: Strawberry and Avocado Salad (I think this counts as cooking...)
Drink I had: Glass of red wine
Song I listened to: Demi Lovato's new one, Love Controller
Album I listened to: Joy Next Door by The Maine
Playlist I listened to: Period accurate Hollanov :D
Concert I went to: ALTer ego fest with Green Day
Game I played: Wingspan <3
Person I talked to: Coworker at the baseball game
Person I texted: Hubs

The Mystical Dream Tarot & Citadel Oracle
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Open to all fanworks. Come play with us!

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Festivids Vid Recs

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:41:51 GMT

Finally watched the vids in the 2025 festivids collection! Here are my favorites:

Blush | Challengers | by BlueshiftOfDeath
•Ahhhh the way the vid builds momentum with the song is so good. I love the way the vidder mixed in the hotel scene with everyone at the Challenger - like it was Tashi's turn to be impressed and she was not disappointed.

A Good Son Never Dies | Hades Video Game | by hartknyx
•The play-throughs are so pretty! The editing is really clever and I loved how the editor worked with the music. And Meg and Than make appearances too :D After watching, I really wanted to go play the game again.

Take A Chance On Me | Hacks (TV) | by periru3
•This captures Kayla and Jimmy and their hilarious relationship and its progression over the course of the show. Jimmy's face journeys crack me up.

who wants to live forever? | 17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois | by magsintherain
•I was so impressed with how the vidder was able to use text and football montages to convey the spirit of the source material! This one had me deep in my feels about the human spirit. And I believe the source mentions 2026, so what a perfect year for a vid about it!

Turn Tables | Multi-fandom/Civil Rights Movement | by eruthros
•A vid that got me deep in the feels about the human spirit, but in a completely different way. Please mind the tags. I wasn't familiar with all of the sources in the vid, but the editing is overall very uplifting. The power is with the people!

The Greatest | Pole Vault RPF | by Isagel
•I had never heard of Emmanouil Karalis until I watched this, but he seems like such a joyous person! I love the vid intro, and then all of the camaraderie among the pole vaulters was so great to see. I can't stop grinning the entire time I'm watching this.

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Fic: still haunted by the weight of those eyes (Merlin/Gwaine)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:43:52 GMT

Title: still haunted by the weight of those eyes
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Merlin/Gwaine
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 7,770

Summary: Merlin and Gwaine and their missed moments over the years. Lucky for both of them, they get a second chance many years after Camlann.

Tags: POV switching, canon compliant, missing scenes, getting together, pining for years, Gwaine knows about Merlin's magic, resurrection

A/N: For the Merlin Reverse Big Bang 2026, based off of this Merwaine fanvideo by tigereyes45.

Fic on AO3

( Fic under here )

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Sense8 s2 ep 10 and 11

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:06:52 GMT

My episode 10 notes didn't get saved :/ But I loved the scene where Lito is at the audition, and Sun really needs his help, and he ends up making the sidecar for her and saving the day. I thought for sure he blew the audition, but then Sun of all people helps him channel that loneliness. Really lovely twist, and it was nice to see Sun and Lito connect when I don't think they have scenes together very often.

The hollywood party! It was so fascinating to see it be so overwhelming for Lito, who I already think of as such a big movie star. The show does a great job of capturing how new things feel now that Lito is trying to be himself and not just some character all the time, but this party really was all about playing your part and being fake. I loved the beautiful scene at the beach with Hernando, where Lito really could feel like himself.

It was so sad to see Capheus' lovely moment get ruined but the speech was great. He really has some of the best lines.

( Episode 11 )

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Consent in Ep 1 and 2 of Heated Rivalry

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:58:39 GMT

For the marchmetamatterschallenge I'd like to do four meta posts this month and cross-post them to comms and/or Tumblr. This one is about consent in the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry!

In our current internet culture, it seems like there is plenty of purity wank to go around. ( This is based on the show only as I haven't read the books )

OF COURSE Sex scenes can just be enjoyed for what they are, and shouldn't have to be justified. But I'm really grateful the show did not shy away from depicting sex in this way. It's essential for us to see the entire sex scene to understand Shane and Ilya's points of view in these intimate moments.

The TLDR; is that consent is not always black and white and requires good judgment.

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Connor on SNL

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:52:03 GMT

Connor Storrie hosted season 51, episode 13 of SNL! Someone over at gamechangerhr posted the playlist of the whole episode. I think he did a great job, plenty of laughs and silliness to go around. They brought out Knight and Keller from the USA women's hockey team during the monologue! I know the US has very little to celebrate right now but at least we got women's hockey and Alysa Liu. Very proud that Knight and Keller got such applause and that the Hughes brothers took the deserved jokes well enough.

The funniest sketch wasn't even in the episode though! Here it is, with a Rozanov mention :D

Very cute how they included Hudson in the ice skating sketch. And the stripper sketch was also hilarious even though morbid and NSFW.

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Fandom Trumps Hate!

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:31:29 GMT

Browsing is open at Fandom Trumps Hate here! I find it easiest to navigate using the fandom tags list.

Here is my offering. I'll write 5-10k fic for Raven Cycle, Band of Brothers, or Masters of the Air. I'd love to write a rarepair or a poly fic, but I'm open to lots of other things. Feel free to ask questions if you have anyway!

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Stuff I Love: 10 Films

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:06:50 GMT

For the stuff I love challenge #1: my favorite live action and animated films! I'm sure I'm forgetting some (because I do love watching movies), but these are the ones that came to mind when I first saw this challenge. The links are to the trailers on Youtube.

( list under here )

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Stuff I Love: 5 Albums

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:00:33 GMT

Speed-running dreamersdare's challenge 3 by posting about my top 5 albums! I'm probably basic for this list...

( in no particular order )

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Sense8 s2 ep 8 and ep 9

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:15:50 GMT

Episode 8: possibly my favorite fight scene yet!
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Episode 9: A wedding!
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Fic: Blue Flower Sheets (Band of Brothers, Speirs/Lipton)

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:53:21 GMT

Title: Blue Flower Sheets
Fandom: Band of Brothers (TV)
Pairing: Speirs/Lipton
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 2,525

Summary: When Speirs chooses Malarkey to lead the patrol, Lipton gets frustrated with him and voices his disapproval. Sure, Speirs is miles better than Dike and he’s been weirdly nice to Lipton, but Malarkey does not deserve this shit.

Speirs is… intrigued by this side of Lipton.

Tags: Episode 1x08 The Last Patrol, Non-sexual intimacy.

A/N: For the heavyartillery holiday exchange 2025.

Fic on AO3

( Fic under here )

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28 Heated Rivalry Icons

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:34:10 GMT

Most of these are of Shane Hollander from episodes 1 and 2. There's also one of Conner Storrie at the Golden Globes.

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Voting is up at Best Of Icons!

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:04:48 GMT

BEST OF 2025 - JOIN IN! | MY POLL

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Sense8 s2 ep 6 and ep 7

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:28:43 GMT

Episde 6: This one was so sexy! The pride parade! The pool sex! ( Elaboration under here )

Episode 7: AKA not my fav. ( Elaboration under here )

P.S. If anyone knows a place to get Sense8 screencaps, please share :) I'd love to make icons.

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Sense8 s2 ep 4 and ep 5

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:57:49 GMT

Episode four went by super fast: ( under the cut )

Episode 5: ( under the cut )

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Fic: Soaking Wet (Masters of the Air, Croz/Rosie)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:40:39 GMT

Title: Soaking Wet
Fandom: Masters of the Air (TV)
Pairing: Harry "Croz" Crosby/Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal
Rated: Explicit
Word Count: 2,083

Summary: Rosie and Harry are enjoying a night out in London when a storm rolls in.

Tags: Drunken shenanigans, Drunk Sex, Hotel Sex, Getting together.

A/N: I started this WIP a year ago and finally finished it. Written for the Dark Academia Bingo square A Storm Rolling In.

Fic on AO3

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Sense8 s2 ep3

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:42:24 GMT

Oh man, this one was heavy and full of revelations!

( Cut to save the flist )

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Sense8 s2 ep2

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:37:47 GMT

I'm planning on liveblogging/posting as I watch season two, since I have some new people on my flist who are sense8 fans :D

Okay so I'm slightly confused by the Wolfgang subplot right now. Are all of the Berlin kings trying to get him to join their side? Wolfgang shot a guy last episode but I thought that was because they were chasing him. Oh but that guy was an enemy of Fuchs, so Fuchs is rewarding him?? Also, Felix owning a club sounds like the perfect job for him.

Whispers' family - so it seems like his wife knows he's a sensate and that he has to take blockers. But his kids aren't sensates? Is being a sense8 a recessive trait? Also, is he only allowed to have a family because he's helping BPO? Is that what they have on him? When they revealed that whispers killed Sara, that kind of came out of left field for me (Maybe I didn't pay enough attention last season) but I'm not clear on Whispers' motivation. Surely he can feel/understand how much he's hurting his fellow sensates.

Okay my little shipper heart loved when Wolfgang told Riley not to give up on Will. There was this undercurrent of tension there, like Wolfgang recognizes and respects (and admires?) Will's stubbornness.

The speech with Lito & Capheus playing off of each other and talking about what film means to them was really beautiful. I wasn't sold on the new actor playing Capheus, but that moment had great emotional pay off and I like him a lot more now. And it was lovely that Lito brought Daniela and Hernando to the premiere, even though shit got ugly.

Riley's Dad! He's such a fun character. He's quirky enough to just go with Riley's requests and not ask too many questions, which really fits the fairly carefree character they set up in season one. There aren't really any other sense8 parents that they can rely on for this type of covert operation.

Nita continues to be the best sense8 partner. Her outfits were fire this episode, too. I hope others get to find out this season. Especially Hernando and Daniela, I'm dying to know how they'd react. But also Rajan. Kala came so close to telling him in s1, but now it seems like he's been sidelined a bit.

The moment with Wolfgang and Sun (and then Will) at the zoo, watching a tiger pacing in its cage! I am not immune to obvious but appropriate metaphors.

I LOVE how it's revealed that all of the sense8s had this great decoy plan, and through sheer determination, Will wore down whispers until he forgot his pills at an opportune time. When Riley called them all in, and they all gathered clues - and then Whispers' face!! I got chills when Will delivered his threat. I'm looking forward to this showdown!!

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Snowflake 6: Top Ten x2

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:49:31 GMT

First off, the top ten Jonas Brothers collaborations from 2025! During the Greetings from Your Hometown Tour, the Jonas Brothers invited different artists/bands to every show. Each time it was a total surprise. The collaborations were a part of the larger theme of coming together as family and enjoying americana and also reminiscing about the 2000s. In some instances, the bands that played together hadn't even played live in years! I really loved seeing the Jonas Brothers pay homage to all these bands that came before them, and I also loved seeing them share the stage so humbly. Nearly all of my favorite bands were invited onto the tour!

( 10 vids under the cut )

I've also put together my top ten 5 Seconds of Summer songs of all time! They just dropped their new album (my top two songs are off that album) and they're going on tour this summer and I'm STOKED.

01. Evolve

Out for a week
Freak energy
You know what I mean

^This song is saying something about gender and bisexuality (and/or pegging??) and partying culture and simple desires and I could go on - but it's also a BOP.

02. Telephone Busy

World is spinning, I'm not dizzy
Call you, but your telephone busy
I been thinking, do you miss me?

^This song is probably going to inspire my new username!

03. Easier (featuring Luke tied up and still singing without any explanation. And his makeup is SO hot)
04. Jet Black Heart (off of their second studio album back in 2015 but it still SENDS me)
05. More
06. Lover of Mine (The most romantic song they've written!)
07. Ghost of You
08. Moving Along (live version because of Calum's curls and Luke's nail polish)
09. Old Me
10. Ghost (the song they wrote after Liam Payne passed away)

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Snowflake 3: Love Letter to Fandom

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:51:25 GMT

nyctanthes posted this article called: Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation. I love the sincere way the writer explores their own self-proclaimed insane behavior about the play. It was also fun how they discuss being in the theater with so many other mega-fans, and feeling a part of something.

That's the most important part! For me, fandom isn't just about falling in love with media. It's also being able to share that love in a sincere way and a safe way with other people. I think muccamukk mentioned the philosophy of it in their post - when someone else says they see this particular aspect of the show/song/book the same way I do, HUZZAH! My perception of reality isn't totally fucked up! Or if it is, at least we can play pretend together :)

To that end, I'd like to say thank you to Supernatural fandom. For those peak years from 2005 to about 2010 or so, Supernatural fandom led me to all kinds of wonderful internet spaces. I used to tape episodes on VHS as they aired live, and then I rewatched them countless times. Probably more than 13 if I liked a particular episode :P My family definitely categorized that behavior as insane. There was definitely nobody I could talk about wincest with IRL, but the signs where there in the canon imo!! Posting recaps and dissecting tiny little details in canon became a jumping-off point for genuine conversations that were fun to be a part of. I started being much more creative while reading so much fic - and learning a lot about sexuality/gender in the process. Supernatural fandom also taught me a lot about internet etiquette - like how you don't have to get involved in discourse you don't agree with, you don't have to attack people who ship something different or write a kink you don't like. Because lucky for us, fandom spaces on the internet are a huge gathering place! I've always been able to find someone else who views my ship or my show the way I do (on Livejournal, but now on AO3 and DW and Tumblr), and I can just filter out all the rest. That's probably the number one reason fandom space feels so safe - I can curate my own experience and share my love with a particular piece of media with other people while being creative. And being creative makes my brain feel really great. So THANK YOU for being a part of that.

Of course there have been some people who have acted in bad faith throughout the years, so I also want to use this post to say I'm so grateful to everyone who moderates comms and exchanges! By enforcing fair rules, you make our community what it is. Thank you for giving me this space to just vibe and have a nice time with other fans ♥

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FIc: What She Said Crawled Inside Me (Doctor Odyssey OT3)

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:00:36 GMT

Title: What She Said Crawled Inside Me
Fandom: Doctor Odyssey (TV)
Pairing: Max/Avery/Tristan
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 2,293

Summary: After Avery tells Tristan about her conversation with Max, Tristan spirals and feels like he needs to walk away from both of them. Avery convinces him to wait until he can talk to Max again. A fix-it for the finale.

A/N: Written for Yuletide. My second Doctor Odyssey fic!

Fic on AO3

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Snowflake 4: Pages

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:02:36 GMT

I am getting ready to delete my Livejournal. I haven't posted anything there since 2022, and all of the news about the data being sold off is making me super uncomfortable. I loved that website for such a long time, but maybe it's really time to say goodbye.

This Snowflake Challenge inspired me to go back through my memories/saved entries on LJ and pull out some notable ones.

•This is a list of all of the originals songs used in Roswell put together by Sweet_honeygirl. I think songs were changed/swapped when Roswell was put on Netflix. Originally posted 11-03-2007.

•Fic: A Love Like the Sea by andrealyn in four parts. Originally posted at camp_toccoa on 5-21-2009. WARNING for attempted suicide & suicidal ideation. I recced this fic and bookmarked it. I'm rereading it and I don't have the same love for it as I once did, but It's still worth noting how much the characterization of this fic likely influenced my future webgott fics.

Pairing: Liebgott/Webster
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6,015
ETA This fic was posted on AO3.

•And then this is an html guide by inkvoices that is still usable if you use HTML on DW. I remember learning a lot from this post! I decided to copy/paste it under this cut so that I'd have it if the site went down. Originally posted 10-08-2012.

( HTML Guide )

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Snowflake 2: Pets of Fandom

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:42:22 GMT

This theme is the perfect opportunity to talk about my three favorite animated horses! I love these three films, and I think the horse companions add a lot - we get to know the characters through their relationship with their horse, the horse advances the plot, and even provides comic relief. Plus the animation itself is gorgeous for all three of these.

03. Altivo from The Road to El Dorado

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He falls into a life of adventure (literally)! His mane falls loose from its tight bindings once he escapes his Spanish master and it's such a lovely metaphor. Just like Miguel and Tulio, he is set free and chooses a life that he actually wants!

02. Khan from Mulan

He follows Mulan into war and stays loyal to her no matter what - he seems to represent Mulan's immediate family in a way that Mushu does not. He's probably the most regal horse on this list.

01. Angus from Brave

Merida is the ultimate horse girl, and Angus is so beautiful and just as adventurous as she is. I'm in awe of the animation.

Honorable mention to Spirit in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron but I wouldn't count him as a pet. He's the main character!

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Fic: First Snowfall of the Season (Sense8, Kala/Wolfgang/Rajan)

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:20:36 GMT

Title: First Snowfall of the Season
Fandom: Sense8
Pairing: Kala/Wolfgang/Rajan
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 636

Summary: Wolfgang wants to show Kala and Rajan the first snowfall of the season.

A/N: Written for the Sense8 Holiday Exchange. My first Sense8 fic!

Fic on AO3

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Fic: New Plan (RNM, Pod Squad Gen)

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:59:36 GMT

Title: New Plan
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico
Pairing: Pod Squad & Dallas Haines & Kyle Valenti
Rated: Gen
Word Count: 1,179

Summary: Max, Isobel, and Michael get worried when Dallas says he's too sick to come over.

A/N: Written for RNM Secret Santa.

Fic on AO3

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