Reflections (A)
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fardell24Reflections A
Quinn awoke and opened her eyes. She took in the sight of the Lane’s guest room as she got out of the bed. ‘It’s not as messy as I thought it was,’ she thought. As she changed into her usual outfit, she remembered the night before. Talking to Jane and Trent with her eyes closed. She smiled, talking to them had helped her deal with the emotions from what her frenemies did. For that was what they were, frenemies. ‘But what to do about that?’ That was another thing she had to figure out. She decided to talk to Daria when she got home.
Jane entered the kitchen and saw Quinn eating breakfast, and that her eyes were open. “Good Morning.”
“Morning, Jane.”
“I see you are… seeing.”
“I guess I just needed to sleep on it,” Quinn responded. “But last night was interesting.”
“That’s one way of looking at it.”
“Anyway, I’ll look at the picture when I have finished eating.”
“Of course,” Jane responded.
Jane brought the painting down to the kitchen. “Here, all your poured out emotion.”
“Thanks,” Quinn said. She looked at the painting closely. “Blue base. Then green,” she said.
“It’s good that you started out like that.”
“Yes, given that the red represents Sandi and Tiffany.”
“You want to talk more about that?” Jane asked.
Quinn took the painting. “Not at the moment, except to say that I’m still angry at them.”
“I’m here if you want to.”
Quinn gave a smile. “Thanks. Orange for Stacy.”
“So…”
“It was creepy.”
“You said she was copying you?” Jane asked.
“She wanted to dye her hair the same color.”
“But there was more than that, wasn’t there?”
Quinn nodded. “She was also dressed the same. It was then that I ran off.”
“And then came here.”
“That’s right.”
“Then…” Jane prompted.
“Yellow for the calm after I got here, and I started to think on things.”
“You certainly seemed to calm down.”
Quinn smiled. She then added. “And purple swirls, for flair. They certainly do add flair.”
Jane stepped closer. “I think they say, ‘Quinn Morgendorffer is dealing with something in a new way’.”
“You think so?”
“From the way you talked to us afterwards, I think so.”
Quinn thought about that. She wouldn’t have talked as openly with the frenemies, or Daria. “I guess so.” She looked at the clock. There was still some time left. ‘You wouldn’t have any unused sketch books I could doodle in?’
“Being creative already? That’s good. There should be something around here, even if I don’t,” Jane responded with slight surprise.
Quinn nodded.
Jane soon found a sketch book that had slipped behind the couch. It looked like she hadn’t used it. ‘Perfect for Quinn to use,’ she thought.
“Thanks, Jane,” Quinn said as she opened the sketch book
Jane watched as Quinn sketched some abstract shapes.
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Quinn awoke and opened her eyes. She took in the sight of the Lane’s guest room as she got out of the bed. ‘It’s not as messy as I thought it was,’ she thought. As she changed into her usual outfit, she remembered the night before. Talking to Jane and Trent with her eyes closed. She smiled, talking to them had helped her deal with the emotions from what her frenemies did. For that was what they were, frenemies. ‘But what to do about that?’ That was another thing she had to figure out. She decided to talk to Daria when she got home.
Jane entered the kitchen and saw Quinn eating breakfast, and that her eyes were open. “Good Morning.”
“Morning, Jane.”
“I see you are… seeing.”
“I guess I just needed to sleep on it,” Quinn responded. “But last night was interesting.”
“That’s one way of looking at it.”
“Anyway, I’ll look at the picture when I have finished eating.”
“Of course,” Jane responded.
Jane brought the painting down to the kitchen. “Here, all your poured out emotion.”
“Thanks,” Quinn said. She looked at the painting closely. “Blue base. Then green,” she said.
“It’s good that you started out like that.”
“Yes, given that the red represents Sandi and Tiffany.”
“You want to talk more about that?” Jane asked.
Quinn took the painting. “Not at the moment, except to say that I’m still angry at them.”
“I’m here if you want to.”
Quinn gave a smile. “Thanks. Orange for Stacy.”
“So…”
“It was creepy.”
“You said she was copying you?” Jane asked.
“She wanted to dye her hair the same color.”
“But there was more than that, wasn’t there?”
Quinn nodded. “She was also dressed the same. It was then that I ran off.”
“And then came here.”
“That’s right.”
“Then…” Jane prompted.
“Yellow for the calm after I got here, and I started to think on things.”
“You certainly seemed to calm down.”
Quinn smiled. She then added. “And purple swirls, for flair. They certainly do add flair.”
Jane stepped closer. “I think they say, ‘Quinn Morgendorffer is dealing with something in a new way’.”
“You think so?”
“From the way you talked to us afterwards, I think so.”
Quinn thought about that. She wouldn’t have talked as openly with the frenemies, or Daria. “I guess so.” She looked at the clock. There was still some time left. ‘You wouldn’t have any unused sketch books I could doodle in?’
“Being creative already? That’s good. There should be something around here, even if I don’t,” Jane responded with slight surprise.
Quinn nodded.
Jane soon found a sketch book that had slipped behind the couch. It looked like she hadn’t used it. ‘Perfect for Quinn to use,’ she thought.
“Thanks, Jane,” Quinn said as she opened the sketch book
Jane watched as Quinn sketched some abstract shapes.
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What I'm Reading: Wildwood by Colin Meloy (2011)
Jun. 3rd, 2025 12:27 pmdelphi✓ kingstoken's 2025 Book Bingo: YA/Children's
Wildwood is a 2011 children's novel by Colin Meloy, also known for his work as frontman for the Decemberists, with illustrations by Carson Ellis. It follows the adventures of two pretty much contemporary American children, Prue and Curtis, as they set off into the woods to rescue Prue's baby brother (who was carried off by crows) and discover a secret civilization of people and talking animals who have lived in the Impassable Wilderness for centuries and are now locked in a brewing war for control over it.
Things that would have made me love this when I was a kid:
• The world-within-a-world element. A magical society living just outside a regular city? Hell, yeah.
• Rich and vivid language, with an appealing narrative voice.
• Its worldbuilding (although I'm going to put a pin in this), which generally walks a nice line between whimsy and grit, with rules that establish themselves with a light touch.
• The length. This is a brick by children's book standards. It's well-paced and the sort of a thing that could keep a voracious reader busy all the way to their next trip to the library.
• Its sensibility about the independence of kid protagonists in the real world.
• The nomadic society of bandits and their king.
• The illustrations, particularly the full-colour inserts.
This didn't quite hit for me as an adult, but I'm glad I finally checked it out after years of meaning to.
I think the main thing that kept me from really loving it was wanting a little more interiority for the main characters. I get that the book is aiming for more of a fairy tale and Narnia vibe, but: 1) some of the characters' important choices really do hinge on personal decisions and relationships, and 2) this is a 540-page book. Fairy tales aren't built to run for 500+ pages, and it's longer than the first two Narnia books put together. I found myself craving more depth and emotional weight, especially as it went on.
( For example... (Cut for Moderate Spoilers) )
Getting back to that asterisk next to the worldbuilding, I also found the story's decisions about diversity (or the relative lack thereof) occasionally distracting. I get it. Portland's pretty white, by design, and was even more so fifteen years ago. There are really only two characters from the real world and their direct relatives, and it wouldn't necessarily land well to be like, "All the characters of colour in this story are people lost in time, living in the woods."
But at the same time, among the predominantly 19th and 20th century settler-coded residents of the woods, you get these moments of groups with Indigenous coding who are either talking animals or white people—with the stereotypical two stripes of war paint and feathers in hair showing up in a picture of the latter. The text takes pains to characterize this group as Celtic, but that raises its own questions when a reference is made that seems to place them there before that territory's colonization, positioning a "since time immemorial" Irish population in the Oregon wilderness.
I often found myself looking at the aesthetics and thinking about those musical festivals full of severed pieces of Indigenous, Roma, and Celtic cosplay and felt like the fantasy here might be coming from a similar place.
The overall whiteness (and straightness, for that matter) of the book kept standing out because it's such a long story with such a huge cast. I did quite like large swathes of this book, but I think the length worked against it because the text kept offering more without necessarily offering more, if that makes sense.
This is the first book in a trilogy, and I have no idea if the subsequent books address or change any of this. I'm not racing to pick up the next one, but I might flip through it at the library sometime to see what it's like.
( An Excerpt )
kingstoken's 2025 Book Bingo: YA/Children'sWildwood is a 2011 children's novel by Colin Meloy, also known for his work as frontman for the Decemberists, with illustrations by Carson Ellis. It follows the adventures of two pretty much contemporary American children, Prue and Curtis, as they set off into the woods to rescue Prue's baby brother (who was carried off by crows) and discover a secret civilization of people and talking animals who have lived in the Impassable Wilderness for centuries and are now locked in a brewing war for control over it.
Things that would have made me love this when I was a kid:
• The world-within-a-world element. A magical society living just outside a regular city? Hell, yeah.
• Rich and vivid language, with an appealing narrative voice.
• Its worldbuilding (although I'm going to put a pin in this), which generally walks a nice line between whimsy and grit, with rules that establish themselves with a light touch.
• The length. This is a brick by children's book standards. It's well-paced and the sort of a thing that could keep a voracious reader busy all the way to their next trip to the library.
• Its sensibility about the independence of kid protagonists in the real world.
• The nomadic society of bandits and their king.
• The illustrations, particularly the full-colour inserts.
This didn't quite hit for me as an adult, but I'm glad I finally checked it out after years of meaning to.
I think the main thing that kept me from really loving it was wanting a little more interiority for the main characters. I get that the book is aiming for more of a fairy tale and Narnia vibe, but: 1) some of the characters' important choices really do hinge on personal decisions and relationships, and 2) this is a 540-page book. Fairy tales aren't built to run for 500+ pages, and it's longer than the first two Narnia books put together. I found myself craving more depth and emotional weight, especially as it went on.
( For example... (Cut for Moderate Spoilers) )
Getting back to that asterisk next to the worldbuilding, I also found the story's decisions about diversity (or the relative lack thereof) occasionally distracting. I get it. Portland's pretty white, by design, and was even more so fifteen years ago. There are really only two characters from the real world and their direct relatives, and it wouldn't necessarily land well to be like, "All the characters of colour in this story are people lost in time, living in the woods."
But at the same time, among the predominantly 19th and 20th century settler-coded residents of the woods, you get these moments of groups with Indigenous coding who are either talking animals or white people—with the stereotypical two stripes of war paint and feathers in hair showing up in a picture of the latter. The text takes pains to characterize this group as Celtic, but that raises its own questions when a reference is made that seems to place them there before that territory's colonization, positioning a "since time immemorial" Irish population in the Oregon wilderness.
I often found myself looking at the aesthetics and thinking about those musical festivals full of severed pieces of Indigenous, Roma, and Celtic cosplay and felt like the fantasy here might be coming from a similar place.
The overall whiteness (and straightness, for that matter) of the book kept standing out because it's such a long story with such a huge cast. I did quite like large swathes of this book, but I think the length worked against it because the text kept offering more without necessarily offering more, if that makes sense.
This is the first book in a trilogy, and I have no idea if the subsequent books address or change any of this. I'm not racing to pick up the next one, but I might flip through it at the library sometime to see what it's like.
( An Excerpt )
Bookshop.org Promo Code If You Want It
Jun. 3rd, 2025 10:10 pmlabingiI'm grateful to everyone for all the great book recommendations. As a thanks, here is a Bookshop.org promo code for 20% off your first order:
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I really like them as my Amazon alternative. (They only ship in the US and UK though.)
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I really like them as my Amazon alternative. (They only ship in the US and UK though.)
Psycho Chicken
Jun. 4th, 2025 04:59 amscripsiEver since the TACO acronym hit the news, I've had this Modern Talking parody running rent free in my head. So I will be genereous and share it...
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Jun. 3rd, 2025 07:10 pmdani_meowsMade an appointment to discuss Jasper's future with our vet. So tomorrow I'll know if he gets treatment or if the cancer is such that it'll be time to give my old man cat hospice cat.
Ob July 7th it'll be a year since my five year old cat passed away too.
I'm hoping that it's treatable but the fact that the eye removal didn't contain all of the mass that did turn out cancerous.
I'm not expecting good news.
Ob July 7th it'll be a year since my five year old cat passed away too.
I'm hoping that it's treatable but the fact that the eye removal didn't contain all of the mass that did turn out cancerous.
I'm not expecting good news.
DocWho
Jun. 4th, 2025 12:19 amdhampyresa8 episodes is way too short for Doctor Who. The core of the show is the Doctor + Companion(s) relationship(s) and there isn't any time for that in these Disney seasons.
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Jun. 3rd, 2025 05:45 pmautobotscoutriellaI have given myself a problem. I need to take a break from Sonata so I can relax and come at it with fresh eyes tomorrow to finish up this chapter edit...but instead I'm sitting here going "just one more sentence? just one?" like I'm reading a really interesting book.
Come on, brain, we need dinner. If you really want to write that bad, we have other projects!
Come on, brain, we need dinner. If you really want to write that bad, we have other projects!
seasons of drabbles, spring 2025 [the hitcher, the passenger, sinners, & war and peace]
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Bridging the Knight Auction Catalog
Jun. 3rd, 2025 07:30 amswitchbladeeyesSo thefruitbat found an ebay listing where someone is selling a marked up copy of the Bridging the Knight auction catalog for $150. Bananas.
Bridging the Knight was a Forever Knight auction and convention held in California in 1997. Many costume pieces, props, scripts, and other miscellaneous items were auctioned off for charity at the event. I was there and still have things from it, including the auction catalog.
I had scanned my own marked up copy of the auction catalog over a year ago. I thought I had shared it, but looking at the number of album page views... I guess I didn't. Oops.
Early last year, I embarked on a scanning project that I have yet to complete. I know I shared a link to some of the photos from the event, but I guess I didn't share the link to the catalog scans. I think I probably meant to finish scanning the photos and then share the links to everything, including the catalog. But I didn't actually finish scanning the photos sooooooo... yeah.
Anyway, if you're like, I want to see the auction catalog, but I don't want to spend $150 to do it, here you go: https://www.flickr.com/gp/199526413@N07/7htbF7r0r4
This is marked up with the prices things sold for. I scanned all the pages except for the list of scripts just because those pages didn't seem that interesting. They have no pictures or funny little descriptions. Scripts averaged around $200-$250. Though the "Curiouser and Curiouser" script went for $675. Those pages also have my annotation "Coke Can, $150." The story behind that is detailed in the Forever Knight wiki here.
thefruitbat found an ebay listing where someone is selling a marked up copy of the Bridging the Knight auction catalog for $150. Bananas.Bridging the Knight was a Forever Knight auction and convention held in California in 1997. Many costume pieces, props, scripts, and other miscellaneous items were auctioned off for charity at the event. I was there and still have things from it, including the auction catalog.
I had scanned my own marked up copy of the auction catalog over a year ago. I thought I had shared it, but looking at the number of album page views... I guess I didn't. Oops.
Early last year, I embarked on a scanning project that I have yet to complete. I know I shared a link to some of the photos from the event, but I guess I didn't share the link to the catalog scans. I think I probably meant to finish scanning the photos and then share the links to everything, including the catalog. But I didn't actually finish scanning the photos sooooooo... yeah.
Anyway, if you're like, I want to see the auction catalog, but I don't want to spend $150 to do it, here you go: https://www.flickr.com/gp/199526413@N07/7htbF7r0r4
This is marked up with the prices things sold for. I scanned all the pages except for the list of scripts just because those pages didn't seem that interesting. They have no pictures or funny little descriptions. Scripts averaged around $200-$250. Though the "Curiouser and Curiouser" script went for $675. Those pages also have my annotation "Coke Can, $150." The story behind that is detailed in the Forever Knight wiki here.
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Jun. 3rd, 2025 07:24 amlogans_girl2001I did not want to walk this morning. But I did!
I almost forgot to weigh myself before I got dressed (my scale says I have to be barefoot to use it because it measures more than weight). The last time I walked, I wanted to go for longer but I hadn't put my hair up so I stopped before I was ready. Today I put my hair up thinking I'd walk longer but after nearly nine minutes, I had to stop because I was uncomfortably hot and my hip was starting to hurt. I'm going to turn the AC back down when I start walking tomorrow and see how much longer I can walk.
I discovered last night that I bought too many hamburger buns. *face palm* I bought eight pre-made hamburger patties and for some reason that translated into me needing to buy two eight count packages of hamburger buns (WTF?). I was thinking I should buy more hamburger patties or maybe do Sloppy Joes, then decided I could turn the buns into garlic toast for the pasta I plan on having next week.
I do not like the shirt I put on today (took it off as soon as I took the picture). I thought the orange part at the neck and hem was just a strip but it's not. It like someone cut off the front of a shirt and sewed it to the seams of the blue one.
I almost forgot to weigh myself before I got dressed (my scale says I have to be barefoot to use it because it measures more than weight). The last time I walked, I wanted to go for longer but I hadn't put my hair up so I stopped before I was ready. Today I put my hair up thinking I'd walk longer but after nearly nine minutes, I had to stop because I was uncomfortably hot and my hip was starting to hurt. I'm going to turn the AC back down when I start walking tomorrow and see how much longer I can walk.
I discovered last night that I bought too many hamburger buns. *face palm* I bought eight pre-made hamburger patties and for some reason that translated into me needing to buy two eight count packages of hamburger buns (WTF?). I was thinking I should buy more hamburger patties or maybe do Sloppy Joes, then decided I could turn the buns into garlic toast for the pasta I plan on having next week.
I do not like the shirt I put on today (took it off as soon as I took the picture). I thought the orange part at the neck and hem was just a strip but it's not. It like someone cut off the front of a shirt and sewed it to the seams of the blue one.
Spider Quinn 17 Tempestuous Origin of Mysterio Part 2
Jun. 3rd, 2025 09:07 pmfardell24It wasn’t long before Peterson arrived at the Historia. “I knew you would be here, Daria,” she said after she had ordered breakfast herself.
Daria saw that she was off duty, as she was in plainclothes. “I knew you would be here. Has something come up?”
“Very perceptive. I suppose that’s one reason why you’re now fighting crime,” Xanthe said quietly.
Daria nodded. “Something else, to do with what’s going on.”
“You’re planning something and you’re putting it by me.”
“It’s Jane,” Daria said. She then explained Jane’s plan.
“I see,” Xanthe said when Daria had finished. “It’s very risky.:
“I’m sure she’s already talked to the DJ.”
“True. I will try to be there tonight.”
“Of course, nothing might happen. Or Jane could be abducted as she heads home,” Daria said.
“Make sure that the latter doesn’t happen.”
“The Enigma will be here. I’m sure she won’t let it happen.”
“You know who she is, don’t you?” Xanthe asked.
“I’m not answering that.”
“I’m taking that as a yes. The same with SpiderGirl and Ninja Talon.”
‘That makes sense,’ Daria thought.
“Anyway, I came because another critic is missing and I want you to have heads up about that.”
“WSBC?”
“How did you know?” Xanthe asked.
“Because the Enigma and I looked around the studio last night.”
“You did?”
Daria nodded.
“What did you find?”
“Not much, other than that they may have used the stormwater system.”
“How do you figure that?” Xanthe asked.
Daria explained what she and the Enigma had found.
“I see. You are right, of course. Trying to search the storm water system would be difficult. And it’s also unlikely that the abductees would be down there, given that the are forecasts for some storms this weekend.
“So, we’re still at square one,” Daria said.
“Pretty much. It could still be Quentin Beck.”
Xanthe soon finished and left, to get ready to go on duty. Daria grabbed ordered a coffee, and then Quinn entered the café. “Hey, Daria.”
“Hey, Quinn.”
“Something up?” she asked.
“Jane has come up with something.”
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Daria saw that she was off duty, as she was in plainclothes. “I knew you would be here. Has something come up?”
“Very perceptive. I suppose that’s one reason why you’re now fighting crime,” Xanthe said quietly.
Daria nodded. “Something else, to do with what’s going on.”
“You’re planning something and you’re putting it by me.”
“It’s Jane,” Daria said. She then explained Jane’s plan.
“I see,” Xanthe said when Daria had finished. “It’s very risky.:
“I’m sure she’s already talked to the DJ.”
“True. I will try to be there tonight.”
“Of course, nothing might happen. Or Jane could be abducted as she heads home,” Daria said.
“Make sure that the latter doesn’t happen.”
“The Enigma will be here. I’m sure she won’t let it happen.”
“You know who she is, don’t you?” Xanthe asked.
“I’m not answering that.”
“I’m taking that as a yes. The same with SpiderGirl and Ninja Talon.”
‘That makes sense,’ Daria thought.
“Anyway, I came because another critic is missing and I want you to have heads up about that.”
“WSBC?”
“How did you know?” Xanthe asked.
“Because the Enigma and I looked around the studio last night.”
“You did?”
Daria nodded.
“What did you find?”
“Not much, other than that they may have used the stormwater system.”
“How do you figure that?” Xanthe asked.
Daria explained what she and the Enigma had found.
“I see. You are right, of course. Trying to search the storm water system would be difficult. And it’s also unlikely that the abductees would be down there, given that the are forecasts for some storms this weekend.
“So, we’re still at square one,” Daria said.
“Pretty much. It could still be Quentin Beck.”
Xanthe soon finished and left, to get ready to go on duty. Daria grabbed ordered a coffee, and then Quinn entered the café. “Hey, Daria.”
“Hey, Quinn.”
“Something up?” she asked.
“Jane has come up with something.”
( Read More )
stuff
Jun. 3rd, 2025 01:48 pmtielanRemember the days in ye aulde fandom when someone would just stop talking to you and you never worked out why?
Ghosting, before it became common.
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Just put in my expense requests for the start of May.
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Hockey training has been cancelled because we don't have a coach, and we don't have a game on Sunday (long weekend in Australia: the King's birthday). I'm trying to get people over to the local club for dinner and drinks but...it's always a bit tricksy. Just me and a couple of other women, I think.
Ghosting, before it became common.
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Just put in my expense requests for the start of May.
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Hockey training has been cancelled because we don't have a coach, and we don't have a game on Sunday (long weekend in Australia: the King's birthday). I'm trying to get people over to the local club for dinner and drinks but...it's always a bit tricksy. Just me and a couple of other women, I think.
Since I am doing my own comm, I need to figure out something
Jun. 2nd, 2025 09:13 pminnitmarvelous_ogAnd what I need to figure out is WHERE can I post to advertise for it? I am aware of the fandom calendar comm but I don't know the other places I need to post.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Starfall Stories 47
Jun. 2nd, 2025 08:29 pmthisbluespiritI'm still a bit behind on crossposting these:
Name: Trap for the Unwary
Story: Starfall
Colors: Warm Heart #1 (Hope); Vert #28 (Fear less, hope more)
Supplies and Styles: Chiaroscuro + Thread
Word Count: 2375
Rating: PG
Warnings: Imprisonment, nausea.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313; Leion Valerno. (Leion's side of On the Trail.)
Summary: Leion walks into a trap.
Name: Blink of an Eye
Story: Starfall
Colors: Beet red #18 (Easy does it); Azul #19 (Trust the strength of another)
Supplies and Styles: Pastels (for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
no_true_pair prompt "March 27th - Osmer and Pello out in the woods") + Canvas
Word Count: 1091
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Notes: 1311 somewhere in High Eisterland; Osmer Nivyrn, Pello Ahblan. (Slightly random snippet as yet.)
Summary: Pello gets his first taste of the Paths.
Name: Trap for the Unwary
Story: Starfall
Colors: Warm Heart #1 (Hope); Vert #28 (Fear less, hope more)
Supplies and Styles: Chiaroscuro + Thread
Word Count: 2375
Rating: PG
Warnings: Imprisonment, nausea.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313; Leion Valerno. (Leion's side of On the Trail.)
Summary: Leion walks into a trap.
Name: Blink of an Eye
Story: Starfall
Colors: Beet red #18 (Easy does it); Azul #19 (Trust the strength of another)
Supplies and Styles: Pastels (for
no_true_pair prompt "March 27th - Osmer and Pello out in the woods") + CanvasWord Count: 1091
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Notes: 1311 somewhere in High Eisterland; Osmer Nivyrn, Pello Ahblan. (Slightly random snippet as yet.)
Summary: Pello gets his first taste of the Paths.
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Jun. 2nd, 2025 11:39 amarcanetriviaOh my god you guys. This person seriously needs to chill.
As you can see, these are reviews (comments) left on Summer Shade. That fic is 17 years old at this point, and clearly says right at the top in the author's note:
1. It was written for a Severus/Lily-specific exchange (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
less_for_you) and gives the prompt I was trying to fulfill, which includes "what-if scenario".
2. Acknowledges that it presupposes an AU from canon.
And they go and lead off with "I don't think the premise is realistic". LMAO. I think you have come to the wrong place, buddy. They then go on for almost 2500 words (half the length of the fic itself!) about how James abused Snape (as if I didn't know) and Lily was an awful friend ("sociopathically sadistic monster", even, as you can see in the screenshot). Are they seriously still doing this kind of Snape discourse out there in the world? Crikey. I don't think I'm even going to read all this screed, much less approve the guest reviews.
As you can see, these are reviews (comments) left on Summer Shade. That fic is 17 years old at this point, and clearly says right at the top in the author's note:
1. It was written for a Severus/Lily-specific exchange (
less_for_you) and gives the prompt I was trying to fulfill, which includes "what-if scenario".2. Acknowledges that it presupposes an AU from canon.
And they go and lead off with "I don't think the premise is realistic". LMAO. I think you have come to the wrong place, buddy. They then go on for almost 2500 words (half the length of the fic itself!) about how James abused Snape (as if I didn't know) and Lily was an awful friend ("sociopathically sadistic monster", even, as you can see in the screenshot). Are they seriously still doing this kind of Snape discourse out there in the world? Crikey. I don't think I'm even going to read all this screed, much less approve the guest reviews.
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Jun. 2nd, 2025 01:58 pmdani_meowsJasper's biopsy results came in
He has melanoma. The sample in the lab showed they didn't get it all.
Don't know what we can afford. Still hurting after Miso's surgery not even a year ago that cost 7k.
Jasper also has kidney disease so...
Waiting to see what our primary vet says.
But I'm not certain how much fight we can do.
He has melanoma. The sample in the lab showed they didn't get it all.
Don't know what we can afford. Still hurting after Miso's surgery not even a year ago that cost 7k.
Jasper also has kidney disease so...
Waiting to see what our primary vet says.
But I'm not certain how much fight we can do.
