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On Friday we started a new strength workout at rowing practice, and between that and a rather spicy Saturday morning practice, it's a wonder I got as much done the rest of the day Saturday as I did (to wit, grocery shopping, then I don't remember what).

Thankfully by Sunday I felt rested enough I could continue chipping away at various projects. It also helped that the warmer daytime temperatures persisted, more or less (more like 40°F than 50, but we'll take it!!).

So, back to Oar Factory mode.

These are now up to their third coat of paint:
Oar repairs and painting progress

They look pretty good from a distance, but there are still some surface imperfections I'm not entirely happy about.

I have gotten several things sorted out, but have some additional refinements to make to my painting process. Among the things sorted out is my paintbrush cleaning/management technique, since stashing the brush in the freezer really didn't work for me (gaps are too long between painting sessions). I have a jar full of used mineral spirits, where the old paint gradually settles out. So when I'm finished painting, I pour the supernatant into a separate jar, then pour a fraction of that into a plastic tub. I work the paint out of the bristles over a series of 3-4 mineral spirits pours, then I use a brush spinner to spin the excess mineral spirits out of the brush. From there I head to the basement and clean out the mineral spirits with warm water and dish detergent, and hand-spin out the water. I wound up losing or misplacing the original packaging for the paintbrush I'm using, so instead I am wrapping it in brown paper to keep the bristles together as it dries. This all leads to a much better painting experience for each coat of paint.

For surface prep, I found that it's definitely a good idea for me to use rubbing alcohol and the right sort of rag to wipe off the sanding dust between coats, otherwise I get some terrible bits of grit in the paint.

I got some brush-on primer for this whole project, and this is the first set of oars where I've tried using it. For the next set, I think I need to apply two coats of the primer because just one coat was too thin and I can still see the underlying color irregularities on the blade surface. It turns out that the last person to paint oars used spray primer; my understanding is that it winds up being more expensive to do that. But if I don't get satisfactory results with the brush-on primer, I'll switch back because the spray primer is way easier (and fast) to use.

Meanwhile, in the Oar Repair Factory (aka basement)...

Most of my last round of epoxy work turned out pretty well! With a little bit of sanding, 3 of 5 blades are now ready to paint. There was one major exception, which was where I tried to rebuild some of the surface of blades where years of scraping against the dock wore the blades down through the carbon fiber. In those cases, my rebuilding attempts did add fresh surface, but there were small voids left behind as the epoxy settled onto the surface underneath the piece of polyethylene plastic. So in this case I figured heck, why not experiment, and basically just painted on a layer of epoxy to try and fill the voids.

Oar repairs and painting progress

Oar repairs and painting progress

This isn't going to be perfect, either, but hopefully it will give me enough surface material to sand things basically flat.

Really, this would be a great situation for some peel ply, but I don't have any at the moment, and it might be a while before I put in an order to a place that carries it.

In general the best news is that for the first 2 pairs of oars I finished painting a while ago, I also finally finished adjusting them to the correct length and inboard, so they are finally ready to go back to the boathouse! I am going to work on a series of driving errands on Tuesday to transport heavy and bulky things, so I'll be able to get them moved out and will pick up the next 2 sets soon.

I am also thinking I might be able to create a porch configuration that will let me work on 4 sets of oars at a time with overlapping painting cycles. Good stuff. It has been frustrating to have stalled out on this project for so long.

But for now, time to head in to the ant mines paper-grading mines...

Oh, one really random question: do any of you know of a good source of cotton terrycloth fabric, most ideally in orange? (I guess I could dye it, too). I want to use cotton terrycloth to make oar blade covers for when we go to regattas, but terrycloth seems like a tricky item to buy online.
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The Fish Doorbell in Utrecht in the Netherlands is an interactive online Citizen Science tool, explained in this post from last year: https://common-nature.dreamwidth.org/281642.html
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* I am having a real struggle with physio. I am doing tons of prep, but keep having to go to bed before posting items or scaffolding them into the aggregate, but there are so many Action Items, Primaries have started, and we are literally at war, so I'm cutting this here, despite barely scratching the surface on the more than two weeks backlog. I'm so sorry.
* "What to know about the latest US-Israeli attacks on Iran:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-us-israel-trump-979a41042f073f8f4004e34e67b470f5

* "Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597

* "Yet another mid-talks attack jeopardizes chances of Iran taking Trump seriously:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/yet-another-mid-talks-attack-jeopardises-chances-of-iran-taking-trump-seriously

* "New Iranian strikes reported across region, including in Saudi Arabia, as US planes crash in Kuwait:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy0dp1l57nxt

* "War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran:" https://www.seattletimes.com/

* "More strikes aimed at Iran after Khamenei's death, Trump issues new warning:" https://archive.ph/EqsnF

* "Washington state officials demand end to involvement in Iran strikes; call for Congress vote:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/washington-state-officials-demand-end-to-involvement-in-iran-strikes-call-for-congress-vote/281-73db0e03-dd35-4872-be17-5b52ae23a449

* "Pete Buttigieg & Robert Garcia join chorus of leaders condemning Donald Trump’s ‘war of choice’ with Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-trump-iran-war

* "Rachel Maddow urges Americans to consider ‘Who benefits?’ from Trump’s war with Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rachel-maddow-trump-iran-war

* "Retired Space Force colonel warns Trump’s Iran strikes are ‘reckless adventurism and distraction’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-war-bree-fram

* "To many WA Iranians, U.S. attack signals either freedom or imperialism:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/to-many-wa-iranians-u-s-attack-signals-either-freedom-or-imperialism/

******

* "Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj20xzw39o?

* "Resist logging in Oregon's old-growth forests:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/324102.html
* Cruelty is the point. "Noem restricts disaster aid over shutdown that targets ICE:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/22/noem-restricts-disaster-aid-ice-budget-shutdown-00792447

She is doing this terrible thing because Democrats want I.C.E. to stop breaking the law.

It is important not to cave to terrorists like Noem.

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Trump said US is only country that allows mail-in ballots. Here's the truth:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-mail-in-voting/

* "How the SAVE America Act Republicans are touting will disenfranchise married & LGBTQ+ Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/save-act-lgbtq-voters

The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.

Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* "A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives:" https://bookriot.com/hr7661-book-ban-legislation/

* "Trump’s surgeon general pick dodges vaccine questions at Senate hearing:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/casey-means-surgeon-general-nominee

Please tell your senators how much you don't want an anti-vaxxer for Surgeon General.

* "Trump surgeon general nominee dances around vaccine questions at Senate hearing:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-dances-around-vaccine-questions-at-senate-hearing-2489290819806
* Our until Midterms is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

"Take action with Indivisible:" https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.  https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

And another: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

Snail Mail Campaigns: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

White house (Possibly Dangerous): https://www.whitehouse.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share

"Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

"Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

Protests: "50501 Events:" https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events

"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas! Don't forget to vote in the Primary (And for some special Election) March 3rd!

* Mississippi! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 10th!

* "Gov. Gavin Newsom again under fire for comments on trans athletes & pronouns:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gavin-newsom-pronouns

This is one of so many reasons I’m scared Democrats will pick him next time.

* "Kansas immediately revokes transgender residents’ driver’s licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-revokes-transgender-drivers-licenses

* "Kansas Trans People Warned by Letter: Surrender IDS or Go to Jail:"

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* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Lyft steps in to offer rides after Kansas voids transgender residents’ driver’s licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/business/lyft-rides-kansas-transgender

* "LGBTQ+ stories take center stage nationwide on National Day of Reading in an era of book bans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/national-day-of-reading-hrc

* "21 states now limit transgender people’s bathroom use, with criminal penalties in two:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states-with-transgender-bathroom-bans

* "A gay man was killed outside popular LGBTQ+ nightclub SAVOY Orlando after a verbal and physical altercation early Feb. 22.:" https://watermarkoutnews.com/2026/02/23/gay-man-killed-in-shooting-outside-savoy-orlando-suspect-charged/

* "Body fat supports your health in surprisingly complex ways:" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511715-body-fat-supports-your-health-in-surprisingly-complex-ways/
* "Winter storm: Blizzard hits Northeast with extreme weather, power outages, heavy snow:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/northeast-winter-blizzard-live-updates-rcna260210

* "No business like snow business: blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/feb/23/blizzard-snow-storm-photos
* Do not want D: "Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever:" https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-patented-ai-die-keeps-posting

* "Firefox 148 rolls out with the promised AI kill switch: here's how to enable it:" https://www.techspot.com/news/111453-firefox-148-rolls-out-promised-ai-kill-switch.html

* "Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead:" https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3

There is no shortage of bilingual people in the state. I don't understand why they couldn't just hire someone to do it with less hassle and no racism.

* "Now recruiting: DW users who would be interested in the possibility of helping us out in one of these legal challenges, now or future!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/815.html

* Monday morning I stayed up despite my exhaustion to push out a truncated aggregate and do phone bureaucracy. The first one went fast and got me enough more food benefits that I can go get perishables, probably Tuesday or Wednesday, which I surely need.

My suspicion that this was an ill omen for the second phone bureaucracy was correct. Spent nearly an hour and a half trying to trick my way past the voice bot gatekeeper that kept telling me to us their online AI assistant and then hung up over and over again, plus long waits on hold where they'd also randomly hang up so I had to start over and over and over. I lost track but I estimate about eight attempts just to get nothing solved when I did reach a live human. Sigh.

* This is why there was very little live posting Wednesday, and you shouldn’t be alarmed if I don’t post much Thursday.

Wednesday muscle spasms in my abdomen and thighs woke me up. I had potassium earlier in the week. I think this was related to the abdominal tremors that made me not do physio Monday. Spasms in general are both painful and exhausting, but the abdominal ones are far more exhausting than physio and harder to mitigate than, say, a charley horse.

I went and did the hot bath thing and I was thought I was mostly recovered, but spasms are exhausting and I needed to get the perishables, because I only have until the 28th to spend the extra food allotment and it only went through Monday. I needed a bunch of things badly, also including ingredients for New Millennial to take home for my food prep. I also need to do a library run, preferably Thursday, but Friday on the outside. Groceries is very close, and also, I’d have someone to put groceries away and feed me if I went right then.

It was rough and I deteriorated noticeably through the process. I went a little over, but over is better than under as it uses the whole benefit and I’d planned for it. I was late enough that it was self check only. I am objectively bad at self check. Most self check machines refuse to recognize my fingers as real, ad it can take 10-15 minutes for me to get one button to register. As a result I only do it when there is no other option, so I have very little experience.

Self check is basically useless for me 99 out of a hundred times and it also means fewer jobs.

About half the stuff in my cart was fruit or veg from the fresh produce section.

They had bought new readers since last time I’d been forced to use them and get this: They recognize my fingers as real. O.o I wonder if they will apply this new technology to cell phones. (The old school pressure mechanism ones I can use, but modern cell phones don’t do that and can’t identify my fingers as fingers. Apparently it’s not just me having this problem also at regular check out when they replaced the pads there to. It is annoying. I don’t understand how replacing a technology that works with one that only works for some people is an upgrade, but here we are).

Anyway, this is the first time since the new tech was introduced where I didn’t need attendant help for the buttons to believe I existed.

It is still so much faster if someone who does this for living does check out, but I made it.

I had nothing left when I got back, but I’d bought easy stuff for New Millennial to make while doing the usual kitchen stuff so I could just lie down. I’d eaten about half my dinner when the spasms came back worse.

So I spent a couple more hours on Spasms as an activity. Livia could tell something was very wrong and kept herding me back to bed. There was no way to explain to her lying down hurts worse, since I can’t easily move my body around into whatever hurts least for that set of muscles spasming, and also I can’t hydrate, which I needed to do.

I gave in anyway each time, as she was so distressed she was using her voice. I’d lie down and she’d lie next to me and I’d pet her butt because I couldn’t reach the rest. She’d get up. I’d shuffle back to try to mitigate. she’d come get me. Towards the end she’d herd me to bed, then run right off to do cat stuff and I’d painfully drag myself back out again.

She’s a sweet, sweet girl.

* Thursday, on top of the massive pile of urgent action items and being two week behind on news because of horrible physical challenges, Waterfox updated and scrambled every fucking thing. It's going to take hours I don't have to untangle it. Fucking A Waterfox!

* Friday I stayed up for a library run, then put away the forage stuff before bed. I managed physio okay, but was so exhausted after that I let Livia persuade me to stay in bed with her way too long. There are so many things needing doing here, and the effort of sitting up has me low key weepy. It is annoying. 4:37AM and I've accomplished nothing.

* "Kristi Noem: A Boss With Benefits | Obama's Alien Coverup | How Not To Eat Your Food:"

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* "The Fire Horse Arrives | Optimism Hits A New Low | Epstein Pals Face Consequences | Erotic Poetry:"

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* "Pope Leo XIV Won't Join The Board Of Peace | Record Disapproval | The MAHA Workout | Monkey Update:"

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* "Epstein Crony Andrew Faces Consequences | Trump's A-List Peace Board | Did Obama Leak Alien Intel?:"

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* "ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Twitter: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "RFK and Kid Rock Strip Down for Workout Video & Kristi Noem Flies in a F**k Plane | The Daily Show:"

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* "LindellTV News Is QAnon Meets QVC, and Now They're in the White House Press Corps | The Daily Show:"

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* "DOJ Buries Epstein Files on Trump & Snowball Fight Turns MAGA Into Snowflakes | The Daily Show:"

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* "Blizzard of '26: Snowicane vs. Thundersnow | Miracles In Milano | SCOTUS: Trump Can't Tariff:"

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* "LIVE Monologue: A Dark Speech Filled With Divisive Lies | USA Women's Hockey Gets A Better Offer:"

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* "Trump's Speech Was Disborbing | Why DOJ Didn't Search Epstein's Storage Units | AI Wants To Nuke Us:"

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* "Camel Controversy | Iran's Nukes: Obliterated, Or A Week Away? | America's Top Doctor Isn't A Doctor:"

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* "Sex in Space? Michael Kosta Learns How to Join the Thousand-Mile-High Club | The Daily Show:"

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* "Meanwhile... Fast-Casual Fatigue | Logan Paul's Pokémon Haul | Hidden Kissing Room | Ice Volcano:"

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* "Why Dark Winds Can Never Fully Adapt The Leaphorn & Chee Books After Season 5 Renewal:" https://screenrant.com/dark-winds-leaphorn-chee-books-never-fully-adapt-zahn-mcclarnon/?user=bWFuZW0uZ2lsbGVzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ&lctg=46aad7fdec15f8d38521c421f1c3c4905ba31f424f5994780e0991acf7a4ae80

* "Ten Titles to Read for Aromantic Awareness Week:" https://duckprintspress.dreamwidth.org/241433.html

* Caveat: I haven't seen this movie. The costumes seemed incoherent and I legitimately couldn't figure out why we are casting white Heathcliffs in the 21st century, so I was waiting for reviews. (This doesn't excuse any version with a white Heathcliff post Hayes code, but there is really no fucking excuse a quarter of the way into the 21st century). I suspect I'm not going to bother, especially now I know how the domestic violence is being handled.

(CW: Domestic Violence, Discussions of Historical Racism)

* "Merle Oberon and the Whiteness of Wuthering Heights:"

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* "Sadly, Wuthering Heights Discourse Is That Deep:"

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* "Why Emily Brontë Cared About Race | "Wuthering Heights" (2026) Review:"

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* "So What's Going on With the "Wuthering Heights" (2026) Costumes? [Review]:"

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* "The Wuthering Heights Discourse Is Bad. Let’s Talk About It:"

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* Suggestions for crafts a person can do in bed are in the notes: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809534727291912192?source=share

* "Steve Agee REVEALS Secret Funeral Prank:"

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* "Secret Queer Valentine’s Traditions You’ve Never Heard Of:"

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* A haven't seen this, but the costumes really look terrible to me. "The Odyssey Costumes Look Bad and Boring.:"

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* "Homo Erectus Housing:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LSbIhAcAAW0

* "Aged Art:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6eMYRy5264o

* "Caesars Camp:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6efDsWiPKdI

* "Transformative Togas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xTFHIkCPN2g

* "Antony Anathema:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SiNCNo0NCIU

* "Ludicrous Lionhearts:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p6l0wOYkdts

* "Knighthood Knowledge:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3iAUe6Fc46o

* "Rancid Revolting Richard (III):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FEv1UESV4Yc

* "Sengoku Silliness:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/758hG4JzS8Y

* "Rowdy Rambling Roses:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x-3kvaMtK2I

* "Silly Shakespeare Summary:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S4-5bAl_4L0

* "Raunchy Raucous Restorations:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_xWd1zbVF0g

* Pirates in Fiction vs. History: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UucSPmimZ54

* "Bothered Beethoven:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k8Ewm-nU4_k

* "Horrendously Honest Hamilton:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VP8rMXbZ6QQ

* "Sardinian Simps:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XUDz7dSDaH8

* "Typical Titular Tactics:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tt8q-JYbC_c

* "Goofy Grandiose Gandalf:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sk5lF6iE8KQ

* "Raucous Romantasy Revisited:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/viTPxnwhEPs

* "Dynamic Dramatic Dogs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F8z6S_gndIY

* "This Presidents' Day, Forget All Your Worries:"

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* "Starfleet Public Affairs Officer:"

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* "Kash Patel Ruins Hockey:"

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* "Donald Trump Is Deeply Unpopular:"

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* "Helping Families Deal With High Beef Prices:"

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* Zomvivor ate my brain. So good, so good. In related news, I really need to watch more Thai Horror.

* Starfleet Academy Really needs an episode with Kyle and Darem having to work together on something. Kyle needs fleshing out anyway and it would be an interesting way to do it while shifting the dynamic.

* "One of those animal bridegroom stories told from the prince's perspective where an evil witch kidnaps "him" and disguises her as a milkmaid or something but she's actually an egg and kind of a freak.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809354528998686720?source=share

* "the prince has begun practicing curtseying in the mirror. which could mean nothing.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809534369555496960?source=share

*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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And somehow, after what seemed like a very short weekend, we're back to Monday.

I don't have a ton planned today, just a visit to the psych doctor at 5pm to get my meds. It'll be a quick appointment, but I definitely need my meds. I'll pick them all up tomorrow after Yoda's appointment with the vet. Tuesday is definitely the busy day. I'll have work, Yoda's appointment, then pharmacy. It's a lot, but we'll get it done. Wednesday is a mostly quiet day, though we have our Brindlewood Bay game. Then, unless movement happens with the radiology job, I'll be off for my interview on Thursday, as well as Jess having their 6 month post op. Friday is wide open, Saturday, we have Arvandor. We're getting to the end of that game.

Yesterday was quiet, but nice. We were going to go to the pancake breakfast, but my knee was a little bit peeved--not terrible just twinges of discomfort. The grounds around the nature center it was being held at are a little hilly and a bit of a walk so we decided to just go get breakfast somewhere that we could park close. We decided on the Original Pancake House which was...okay. The Dutch Baby pancake was all wrong. Instead of a thin, somewhat crispy pancake, it was an inch thick and very eggy. It was tasty, but not a dutch baby. I will have to make one soon. Maybe Sunday.

Then, we came home and had our Arvandor game. It was awesome as usual, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Afterwards, I told my players to start thinking about what their epilogue will be. I'm figuring we have maybe 2 games left, and then we'll be done. I've got one more big reveal, and then I will be done except for the final battle and the epilogue.

It's funny, the game has been going for a while. We played Dragon Heist, then Mad Mage with these characters, so it's been going since at October of 2022, so heading on three and a half years, but I feel like the characters and game really came alive with this last arc. It was fun before, don't get me wrong. I loved everything we did before. But, with Arvandor, I asked for backstories, and I pulled them in, and let the characters get closure for their pasts, and homebrewed an entire world. I'm looking forward to doing that for the next campaign, Marchen.

It's set in a fairy tale land, where the briars around sleeping beauty's kingdom has begun to fail, and the sleeping sickness is poised to return and take over the land. A ragtag bunch of "heroes" (some recruited from the prison) will go to find the problem and solve it. Along the way, they're going to interact with some fairy tale narratives and help those people to finish or avert their stories. It should be a lot of fun, because most fairy tales are fucked up..

My players have started making awesome characters, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they play out. I'm nervous about it, because it's again all homebrew, which means if it doesn't work well, it's on me. On the other hand, if it does, it's a fucking amazing feeling.

By the time the game was done, my sister had left for her NY trip, so the evening was very quiet. We relaxed in the living room. I watched YouTube Videos about eating like the locals in Waikiki. I want to find the good local places, so that I'm not giving chains or non-Hawaiian businesses my money while we're there. I found a pair of locals who have a food channel and watched that for a while. Later, when we're closer to the trip, I'll go in and compile the restaurants/food trucks that looked good into a list, which we can use while we're there.

The Alaska trip is only 67 days away, but I've got that planned. I know pretty much everything there is to do on the ship and in port. Our excursions are booked, we're checked in with all our passport info, our transportation is booked and paid for, so we're ready to go.

I'm only 38 days out from college starting, which should be interesting. I'm going to start with one class, especially since we're going on the cruise during the first term. It'll probably be mostly an onboarding class, which is good. I need refreshers on AP style and all that.

Today is sure to be an annoyingly busy day, probably mostly on the phone. I will be tired when I'm done. I seem to have a bit of a cough the last few days, so hopefully that has settled down so I can talk.

Time for me to get myself together. Maybe grab a shower to get ready to start the day, or I may wait til tomorrow. During the winter, I have to be careful how frequently I shower, because my skin gets super dry, even with moisturizer. I definitely can't do it every day, so I aim for every 3rd day. Today would be two, but I'm feeling a little grungy. Both restaurants we went to were kind of warm, so I guess there was some minor sweating. Anyhow, everyone have a wonderful Monday!

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Mar. 2nd, 2026 09:40 am
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Happy birthday, [personal profile] elainegrey and [personal profile] thady!

Kill The Witch: First Impressions

Mar. 1st, 2026 11:19 pm
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As I do every new paycheck, after buying essentials and some stuff to enhance my apartment (That I should've gotten a long time ago, just started anti-depressants so forcing myself to do other things to clear the path to them working) I roamed the Steam page for something to buy, I've got a backlog but I tend to mostly play 2d platformers and other games that are equally low tech so it's not a huge waste if I never end up finishing them.

So I was scrolling, looking for some new 2d platformers specifically and stumbled across Kill The Witch. I was intrigued by the cover art (Shown below), cute girl bashing things with a baseball bat? Yeah that's me coded on the most surface level.



Next I checked out the trailer and beyond just a pretty basic action platformer in terms of gameplay I saw a lot of intrigue in the story. The level shown off in bits and pieces had pictures of a woman (Pixel art, to be clear) clearly meant to entice and sexualize.



Nothing fully explicit but the intention was clear, possible red flag, especially for something clearly inspired by Japanese media, but then the trailer continues. We cut to a cutscene of someone saying: "Why not just be honest? As long as it eases your loneliness, anyone will do." And well, at that point while the possible red flags were still in my mind there's now a potential green flag to replace it. The scene reminded me of my favorite movie of all time, The End of Evangelion. Still early to say but it seems like the game is going to use the pseudo sexual and philosophical nature of that kind of work to a point, not just to seem smart.

I bought the game and while I'm not too far in that assumption still seems accurate. The main plot of the game is that humanity's despair reached a point where we invented a Super AI to try to fix the problem, the AI, who according to the opening narrative did love humanity found that the only way to keep humanity happy is to make the perception of others and themselves be as like bugs. Not entirely sure how that works, it's definitely a narrative choice that is coasting more on vibes than anything else, but the vibes are good so I'll accept it. Humanity has given up on the chance for happiness by destroying the chance for unhappiness. There are certain women who through force of will can bypass whatever perception everyone else sees. They're called Witches. You play as one such Witch and it becomes clear that she's cynical in the sense of yes she wants to free humanity but she's not fighting for them so much as against everything else. This is driven home by the first boss, called Yozoh. Who we learn before this (Via exploring a bit) was a woman who wanted to be humanity's savior and was crushed under the weight of expectations and her own depression and despair making it so she didn't believe her own messages and dreams. The main character apparently was around during her rise and left at some point, which is maybe part of what started her downfall.




All in all it's a very intriguing game so far, cute girls is me coded on a very surface level, but an exploration of happiness and heroism in a very cynical but sincere way? Oh baby that's me coded to my the deepest depths of my soul.

Will probably continue to post about it as I move through the game (Not an easy task, the game is HARD).

Monday Update 3-2-26

Mar. 2nd, 2026 12:04 am
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These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Clothes
National Crafting Month Bingo Card 3-1-26
Birdfeeding
Emotional Neglect
Today's Adventures
Bingo
Books
Food
Birdfeeding
New Year's Resolutions Check In
Philosophical Questions: Government
Books
Space Exploration
Moment of Silence: Neil Sedaka
Pinetree Garden Seeds Order
Follow Friday 2-20-26: Active Communities on Dreamwidth Winter 2025-2026 J-Z
Birdfeeding
Recipe: African Spice Cookies
Photos: Water Garden
Photos: Worm Bin
Photos: House Yard
Crafts
Vocabulary: Proforestation
Birdfeeding
Willow Cuttings
Community Thursdays
Vocabulary: Bossage
Linguistics
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party

Safety has 50 comments. Food has 53 comments. Wildlife has 40 comments. Food has 67 comments. Robotics has 147 comments.


There will be a Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, March 3 with a theme of "World Cuisine." I hope to see you then!


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"The Struggle Against Overwhelming Odds" belongs to Not Quite Kansas and needs $34.50 to be complete. Raymond and Gideon get attacked on the way home from research.


The weather has been warmish here, though it got colder today. Yesterday it rained a bit. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of sparrows, several starlings, a pair of house finches courting plus an extra male, two male cardinals, a mourning dove, and a fox squirrel. I saw a downy woodpecker in the trees. Red-winged blackbirds have been singing overhead. Honeybees are out, and finally found the flowers. Currently blooming: crocuses, snowdrops.

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Mar. 2nd, 2026 02:01 pm
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Over the last two months, I've been opening all the dreamwidth posts I intend to read (at length) or reply to, and then not having the oomph to do so. At the beginning of the weekend, I have over 450 tabs open in this window. I ... am not going to read all of those. I'm slowly closing them. I'm reading bits of them, but I'm not commenting.

so, one generic post: To all those who have been through surgery / medical bullshit, I hope you are recovering well. To those who have lost loved ones, I'm sorry for your loss, my condolences. To those posting about weather: I'm very much appreciating it. Also those posting small details of lives, reading, gaming, music, etc. To those sharing your creative endeavours, congrats! (and I'm sorry: if it is writing I have no spoons to go read).

If there is something you want me to know about, comment here or DM me please

(This post comes with the soundtrack of Youngest asking "If You were the tax act, what word would you use for tips?" and then complaining that 'gratuities' isn't in section ten, but there is something about grape vines).

Dragon ATC

Mar. 2nd, 2026 06:49 am
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Have a cute dragon picture!

Das Gelege Drache 1 kl

Clothes

Mar. 1st, 2026 10:28 pm
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Donating clothes to charity has an unfortunate dark side

Here’s what actually happens when you donate clothes. First, they go to charity shops and collectors who sort through everything. The nicest pieces might be sold at the local thrift store.

But there’s a catch: these organizations receive far more clothing than they can sell. We’re talking about mountains of fabric that no one locally wants to buy.

So what happens to the rest? Some items are thrown away. But a huge portion gets packed into bales and shipped overseas.



There are lots of ways to address this issue. First, understand the problem...

Read more... )
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Hey, everyone! I'm sorry for the past two Sundays. >_<;; This (basically Monday) Lonely Prompts post is open for any fills and requests that you may have from the last two weeks of February. ^_^ If this is your first time at [community profile] comment_fic on a Sunday, you can either request previous prompts to be filled or share your recent fills for prompts. (Or do both, of course!) ✎

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"wherever you go, be all there"

Mar. 1st, 2026 11:54 pm
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I saw some videos yesterday that said, "hey here's some stuff you can do to make life feel more manageable."

1 - take action

it doesn't have to be big or meaningful, just deliberate, like deep breathing or washing the dishes. it's okay to choose to be a witness if you have that capacity (and choice). it's also beneficial to recognize what you can control and what you can't. "just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you can't do anything."

2 - be persistent

little things are always valuable, and their effect grows every time they're repeated. maybe it doesn't mean much today, but after you've done it for a hundred days, you'll be different and that matters. "meditation is like walking in a mist. you may not feel anything, but if you keep it up, eventually you'll get wet."

extra note: number of repetitions can have a bigger impact than total volume. doing something for a short time over and over again may produce more change than doing something for a long time once. "if someone receives a single rose every day for 12 days, surely it has more impact than receiving a dozen roses once."

3 - practice gratitude

write down the good things, no matter how small. the point is to shift focus from what you can't do or have, to what you can or do. "what you give your attention to grows."

the other video said "balance doesn't happen by itself." And I was like, "well it does, that's the nature of equilibrium, it's just not necessarily the balance you want." so keep moving. that's how we figure out, not just how to create a balanced state, but how to maintain it.

...also, these were originally language-learning tips. I find them broadly relevant. "the way you do anything is the way you do everything."

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Mar. 1st, 2026 09:53 pm
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This weekend I was running around like a maniac trying to get stuff done. Yesterday it was -37C when I went to get groceries. And today we had more snow on top of the load of snow we've been getting.

I went to a hot yoga class yesterday; that was nice.

Also worked on a little bit of fic. Typing up a thing I finished in Vic. It's not much of a fic, more like a DVD extra (it's a scene that I wanted to put into a thing but ended up deciding it didn't really fit before I ended up writing it, and then decided that I wanted to write it anyway. Just, um, separately.)

I don't really wanna' go to work tomorrow. But. You know.

Even though I did all the things I needed to do today I only did a fraction of the things I wanted to do today and I feel kind of bummed about it, even though that's business as usual.
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Event: Traumatic Experiences
Event Link: [community profile] traumaticexperiences
Pinch Hit Link: Current Pinch Hit Post
Due Date: March 8th at 8PM PST

[community profile] traumaticexperiences is a (psychological) trauma themed multifandom exchange. We have 3 unclaimed pinch hits! You must write a fanfiction that is a minimum of 1000 words and include a requested fandom, relationship or solo character, and freeform in your fill. The collection will not reveal until everyone who requested 3 unique fandoms has received a gift that meets the minimum assignment requirements.

Assignment Requirements

PH 2 - Dredge (Video Game), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), 間の楔 | Ai no Kusabi (Anime)

PH 6 - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Wind Breaker (Anime), Outlast (Video Games)

PH 7 - Four Assassins (2011), RoboCop (Movies 1987-1993), Half-Life (Video Games), Crossing Jordan (TV 2001)

For more details/to claim, view the pinch hit post.
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We have 3 unclaimed pinch hits! Because of this, work reveals are being delayed another week to March 10th at 8PM PST. Creator reveals are delayed to March 17th at 8PM PST.

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PH 2 - Dredge (Video Game), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), 間の楔 | Ai no Kusabi (Anime)

PH 2 - Dredge (Video Game), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), 間の楔 | Ai no Kusabi (Anime)


Request 1 by butchgoth (GremlinGirl)
Dredge (Video Game)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Researcher/Travelling Merchant (Dredge)

Freeforms: Trauma Symptom - insomnia, Insomnia Due to PTSD, Characters find out they share a similar trauma, Character Goes Through A Similar Experience to What Traumatized Them in the Past, Teaching someone else how to handle a similar trauma to what you've survived, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Character's trauma manifests as alcoholism, Hallucinations related to the traumatic event, Trauma Symptom - Depression, Trauma symptom - fawn reflexes, Trauma Symptom- Derealization/loss of sense of reality, Traumatized A Believes They Have Been Abandoned Forever; B Comes Back For Them, Traumatized Character Engages in Self-Destructive/Risk-Taking Behavior To Avoid Dealing With Trauma

Optional Details:

Likes: the lovecraftian horrors of the sea being metaphor for Whatever you want (institutional misogyny, sexual violence, loss, abuse, etc...), insomnia, fear, nightmares, ptsd symptoms, irrational decision making them characters hurt worse, being stranded together, hurt/comfort, butch/femme culture, butch traveling merchant, femme researcher, adopting the dog together, kissing after a horrid series of nightmares, waking and not recognizing each other after a terrible nightmare, hallucinations creeping into their waking hours, self-harm due to those hallucinations, loving the sea despite how it hurts them

DNW: butch researcher, femme traveling merchant, traveling merchant bottoming (as in having her genitals or breasts touched), researcher topping (as in touching her partner's breasts or genitals), first or second person povs, mcd, furries, breathplay/choking, piss or scat, on-screen rape/non-con


Request 2 by butchgoth (GremlinGirl)
Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)
  • Livio The Double Fang/Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)
  • Legato Bluesummers/Millions Knives (Trigun)

Freeforms: Traumatic Experience- Character was a child soldier, Traumatized Character Experiences Domestic Bliss, Traumatized character is found after being raped, Traumatized Character A is a rape survivor and slowly realises that Character B has also been raped, Usually stoic character is unexpectedly triggered and can't hide their visible trauma response, Character rendered catatonic/unresponsive from trauma, Character is Traumatized From Being Tortured, Character does not realize they are traumatized, Trauma Symptom - Nightmares, Character A lashes out at Character B because of trauma, Character A Responsible For Character B's Trauma But Now Is Redeemed; The Two Must Come to Terms With This, Character A takes care of traumatized character B after they show up on their doorstep bloodied post rape, Forced to grow up too fast due to childhood trauma, Intense Anger As Trauma Response, Character A Triggering Character B during argument; dealing with the aftermath, Character's trauma manifests as alcoholism, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma

Optional Details:

Likes LivWood: mutual trauma recovery, Livio being responsible for some of Wolfwood's trauma, forgiveness, finding love in each other in spite of the pain of their past, Wolfwood having fear responses to Livio at first without meaning to make him feel badly, both of them as victims of childhood abuse (sexual, non-sexual, and psychological), religious trauma, what believe looks like after that religion has been used to hurt them

Likes MillionSummers: legato not handling his trauma well and imprinting on knives, knives not understanding the depth of legato's trauma, both of them being deeply unwell mentally and their jagged edges scraping together, finding love in spite of all of them, childhood abuse (sexual, non-sexual, and psychological) being explored through them in different ways, Legato being disabled by Knives and them dealing with the aftermath of that
MillionSummers specific DNWs: Knives portrayed as a domineering abuser type (i like his cruelty to be reactive in nature and to come when Legato does things against his orders, like trying to kill vash)

Likes VashWood: rape and trauma recovery, recovering together, both of them struggling, night terrors, PTSD symptoms, recovering together through humor, being silly together despite a bad situation, helping to pull each other out of their trauma responses, vash facing a sudden life without wolfwood who had helped him so much and wondering what he could have done differently to save him, hurt/comfort
Vashwood specific DNW: Wolfwood being the only character expending emotional labor for Vash. he deserves some sweet, sweet comfort, too!

DNWs: breathplay/choking, top wolfwood, bottom vash, bottom livio, bottom knives, top legato, piss or scat, furries, first or second person povs, on-screen rape/non-con/csa


Request 3 by butchgoth (GremlinGirl)
間の楔 | Ai no Kusabi (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Iason Mink/Riki (Ai no Kusabi)

Freeforms: Character A Responsible For Character B's Trauma But Now Is Redeemed; The Two Must Come to Terms With This, Usually stoic character is unexpectedly triggered and can't hide their visible trauma response, Character Hides Trauma Responses So Others Won't Worry About Them, Trauma Aftermath - Rape Aftermath, Trauma Aftermath - Rape Recovery, Character is Traumatized From Being Tortured, Traumatized man struggles with toxic expectations about masculine resilience/power/etc, Traumatized Character Struggles With Intimacy, Trauma symptom - fawn reflexes, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma

Optional Details:

Likes: post canon everyone lives fic, Iason and Riki having to repair their relationship, the struggles of understanding trauma and how it manifests in Riki, Iason's own trauma not necessarily meshing well as he doesn't know how to not hold on too tight, fear, nightmares, flashbacks, PTSD responses, trying to return to a normal that never really was, loving each other in spite of it all, non-consensual body modification

DNW: on screen rape/non-con, breathplay/choking, furries, first or second person povs, piss or scat




PH 6 - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Wind Breaker (Anime), Outlast (Video Games)

PH 6 - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Wind Breaker (Anime), Outlast (Video Games)


Request 1 by kalika_999
Given (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Kaji Akihiko/Nakayama Haruki (Given)

Freeforms: Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Trauma Symptom - Mutism, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I consumed the whole anime and the first movie (That focused on Aki and Haruki) recently and I'm so in love with these two. I was not ready to direct most of my crying to them and I'm mad I'm so late to the game. I would like to avoid future spoilers for the other two movies and the future 10 years piece done (I think?) but besides that, I'm happy with diverge or au's, however works for you :D I just love that Akihiko is not perfect, but he's really freaking trying. That he basically spiralled really hit me emotionally because he clearly was trying to hold on to something that he knew would never be what he wanted. And poor Haruki falling in love with someone he wasn't sure he could ever get but eventually finding self worth and that he is loved and appreciated. I'm very soft for this boy and hate that people think he's weak for "forgiving" Aki when these two characters are "flawed" in their own ways and I find are very realistic which is the heckin point of all the characters in Given lol

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Kaji, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 2 by kalika_999
呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Inumaki Toge/Okkotsu Yuuta (Jujutsu Kaisen Anime)

Freeforms: Character B Finds Out About Character A’s Trauma From Being Abused Before They Met, Character is traumatized from past abusive relationship, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Childhood Trauma, Coping/mental health recovery from traumatizing permanent injury/disability, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", psychological trauma from an injury that permanently disables character, Trans Character Unable to Bind Due to Injuries From Traumatic Event Which Worsens Their Trauma Response, Trauma Symptom - Amnesia, Traumatic Experience - Homelessness, Traumatized adult character explores things they never got to as a child due to adverse childhood experiences, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I am allll about hc's on the Inumaki clan being abusive to Toge so if you wanna go that route feel free. I don't mind whether Toge uses sign or Onigiri speech so whatever works best for you, trans Toge is also a-ok. I'm more partial to AU's than canon, especially shibuya but I'm also open to exploring Toge and dealing with his loss of arm. I enjoy slice of life esp Toge cooking/baking/gardening/youtubing/gaming/mukbanging are A+, I have a soft spot for protective Yuuta to a free spirit Toge, Yuuta going a bit yandere/obsessive, also having a bad habit of being the looming shadow behind people because they're too close to Toge (as a comedic plot not as some dark theme lol) and Toge being well aware of it and using it as a way to mess with his friends. Speaking of friends, I love all the students, but especially love Maki and Panda. Strong fighter Yuta/Awkward dork when just hanging out Yuta is awesome. Love whatever degree of service top Yuta is available without it getting bsdm and enjoy sexually inexperienced Yuta vs experienced Toge. I like Toge instigating things (and being a fun little gremlin to boot) while Yuta is more thoughtful, but he's so easily convinced when it comes to Inumaki XD I'm very fond of JJK0 if you want to keep it in that timeline that's good too! :) Past rika/yuuta is fine, I love her as a curse as well so if you want her around, I'm more than happy :) Her and Toge friendship is a cherry on top! Noritoshi Kamo as an ex or someone interested in Toge is fine too. I know the whole manga so no worries there.

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Toge speaking like a normal person, Past Maki/Yuuta (if hc'ed), Top!Toge, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 3 by kalika_999
Wind Breaker (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Hiragi Toma/Sako Kota (Wind Breaker Anime)

Freeforms: Character B Finds Out About Character A’s Trauma From Being Abused Before They Met, Character is traumatized from past abusive relationship, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Trauma Symptom - Amnesia, Trauma Symptom - Mutism, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I just got into this anime and I love it so much! I finished S2 and haven't read any of the manga, so please no spoilers beyond that for now. :3 I'm open to au's as well as future fics or whatnot bouncing off the first and second season. :3

I need these two to talk and be friendly again if going for something in canon because omg, mood. Their fight was fun to watch, though Sako reminded me of teen Nanami from JJK but it works out haha I just felt for him because he looked up to Toma and Toma was only trying to lead him in a direction to make a place for himself and he took it the wrong way. I need him to just go back to being good friendos and even more T_T

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Hiragi, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 4 by kalika_999
Outlast (Video Games)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Eddie Gluskin/Waylon Park (Outlast)

Freeforms: Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Character's Sexual Trauma Revealed During Consensual Sex They Thought They Could Handle

Optional Details:

I'm more partial to small town, old fashioned tailor!Eddie au's but really I'm open to whatever. I like AU's but don't mind Mount Massive shenanigans minus Eddie's death. Bonus points if you want to make Jeremy Blaire get his comeuppance in some alternative fun way lol

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Eddie, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube




PH 7 - Four Assassins (2011), RoboCop (Movies 1987-1993), Half-Life (Video Games), Crossing Jordan (TV 2001)

PH 7 - Four Assassins (2011), RoboCop (Movies 1987-1993), Half-Life (Video Games), Crossing Jordan (TV 2001)


Request 1 by NervousAsexual
Four Assassins (2011)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Solo: Eli (4 Assassins)
  • Cordelia & Eli & Marcus (4 Assassins)

Freeforms: Traumatized character is both touch averse and touch starved, character does not acknowledge the affects of trauma even though they are obvious, Character experiences consequences of canonical trauma, Take a canon traumatic moment and make it even worse, Traumatized character tries to describe their feelings and needs but doesn't know how, Usually stoic character is unexpectedly triggered and can't hide their visible trauma response

Optional Details:

General likes in letter. Treats are welcome.

Somebody out there has seen this movie, I'm sure of it.

Eli and Cordelia both relate events that were certainly traumatic, and I'm sure Marcus hasn't led a life of pristine experiences either. I like that Eli positions himself as a sort of father figure to Marcus and Cordelia, and I think that it could be interesting if the trauma hits him harder than usual and either it's up to them to comfort him or he has to deal with it by himself after his wife's death.

DNWs
AI-generated works
ABO
secondhand embarrassment
misunderstandings of the third-act-breakup type
two-sided love triangles
mundane AUs

Letter: https://tildytwo.dreamwidth.org/307.html


Request 2 by NervousAsexual
RoboCop (Movies 1987-1993)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Dick Jones/Bob Morton (RoboCop Movies 1987-1993)
  • Bob Morton & RoboCop | Alex Murphy (RoboCop)

Freeforms: Character experiences consequences of canonical trauma, Character who dies in canon survives with psychological trauma instead, Character's trauma becomes fodder for the news cycle/tabloids

Optional Details:

General likes in letter. Treats are welcome.

I think Bob could have survived that explosion, no problem. Okay, maybe some problem. Or lots of problem. What would Dick do if he survived? What if the unsafe feelings go away for a little bit if Bob's around his RoboCop?

Physical and/or emotional trauma are each welcome (or both!).

DNWs
AI-generated works
ABO
secondhand embarrassment
misunderstandings of the third-act-breakup type
two-sided love triangles
mundane AUs

Letter: https://tildytwo.dreamwidth.org/307.html


Request 3 by NervousAsexual
Half-Life (Video Games)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Solo: Barney Calhoun (Half-Life)

Freeforms: Character experiences consequences of canonical trauma, Character Pretends to be Fine After a Traumatic Event, Trauma Symptom - Survivor Guilt

Optional Details:

General likes in letter. Treats are welcome.

So Barney plays like he got out from the Combine unscathed, but what happens when the fighting's over and he has to stop and think, holy shit, all those things I had to do to stay undercover and I can't do anything to change them. He's gotta be traumatized!

DNWs
AI-generated works
ABO
secondhand embarrassment
misunderstandings of the third-act-breakup type
two-sided love triangles
mundane AUs

Letter: https://tildytwo.dreamwidth.org/307.html


Request 4 by NervousAsexual
Crossing Jordan (TV 2001)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Jordan Cavanaugh & Garret Macy (Crossing Jordan (TV 2001))

Freeforms: Character experiences consequences of canonical trauma, Character is loved despite their trauma, Character Pretends to be Fine After a Traumatic Event, Character's trauma manifests as alcoholism, Traumatized character tries to describe their feelings and needs but doesn't know how, Two traumatised characters comforting each other

Optional Details:

General likes in letter. Treats are welcome.

So they've both lost their mothers in a way that was traumatizing, and between the both of them they've been kidnapped, strangled, almost blown up, almost thrown off a roof, almost died from a brain tumor or E. coli, and stranded on a mountain with internal bleeding and no way to call for help. And that's just the episodes I really like! How about we let these two fall apart together for a little while?

DNWs
AI-generated works
ABO
secondhand embarrassment
misunderstandings of the third-act-breakup type
two-sided love triangles
mundane AUs

Letter: https://tildytwo.dreamwidth.org/307.html


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