Bold and Subtle
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A bold pendant with lots of colors to draw from -- paired it with some agate and glass.
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The Fantastic Journey: Distracted [Challenge 471: I Know That]
Oct. 13th, 2025 06:22 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Distracted
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Varian, Jonathan Willaway, Fred.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 471: I Know That.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Varian should have been watching where he was going.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Double drabble.
Distracted
Explore the ruins of a haunted castle
Oct. 13th, 2025 01:03 pmviolsvaThe Haunted Ruin
The castle was haunted long before it was ruined. The family who lived there were plagued by strange events and shadowy visions of a medieval woman. The castle was always cold, windows broke and objects moved by themselves, ethereal voices and music were heard, and the family was known for their volatile tempers. Their reputation declined, and at last, centuries ago, the family line died out, and the castle was abandoned.
Now, the building is in ruins. The upper floors have caved in, leaving strange patterns of rubble which have turned the ruin into a labyrinth. The villagers tell stories of stones moving by themselves, strange shadows seen in the ruins, and visitors disappearing, sometimes permanently.
You are a scholar attached to a nearby university. You have come here to explore. What are you looking for?
The Haunted Ruin is a collaborative interactive ghost story, or, if you prefer, a solo journalling RPG, inspired by the works of M. R. James and others. You will write two linked stories here: the story of your explorer in the (somewhat Victorian) present, and the uncertain, incomplete story of the ghost or the castle in the past.
The castle changes with every visit, so every playthrough and story will be unique. To play, you will need a deck of cards and a notebook. This work is based on the Carta system, from Cat McDonald and Peach Garden Games.
Content warnings: Hauntings, emotional instability, spiders, academia.
The Haunted Ruin on itch.io
The castle was haunted long before it was ruined. The family who lived there were plagued by strange events and shadowy visions of a medieval woman. The castle was always cold, windows broke and objects moved by themselves, ethereal voices and music were heard, and the family was known for their volatile tempers. Their reputation declined, and at last, centuries ago, the family line died out, and the castle was abandoned.
Now, the building is in ruins. The upper floors have caved in, leaving strange patterns of rubble which have turned the ruin into a labyrinth. The villagers tell stories of stones moving by themselves, strange shadows seen in the ruins, and visitors disappearing, sometimes permanently.
You are a scholar attached to a nearby university. You have come here to explore. What are you looking for?
The Haunted Ruin is a collaborative interactive ghost story, or, if you prefer, a solo journalling RPG, inspired by the works of M. R. James and others. You will write two linked stories here: the story of your explorer in the (somewhat Victorian) present, and the uncertain, incomplete story of the ghost or the castle in the past.
The castle changes with every visit, so every playthrough and story will be unique. To play, you will need a deck of cards and a notebook. This work is based on the Carta system, from Cat McDonald and Peach Garden Games.
Content warnings: Hauntings, emotional instability, spiders, academia.
The Haunted Ruin on itch.io
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Wanting Something
Oct. 13th, 2025 01:04 pmdarkjediqueen posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Wanting Something
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: S.W.A.T.
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Getting Together, Unexpected Meeting
Summary: Molly wanted something, she got it. Just not from who she thought it was going to be.
Word Count: 3,699
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: S.W.A.T.
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Getting Together, Unexpected Meeting
Summary: Molly wanted something, she got it. Just not from who she thought it was going to be.
Word Count: 3,699
📝 [belated] weeknotes (oct. 5-11, 2025)
Oct. 13th, 2025 08:23 amtozkaLife Updates
This week had some bummer personal things happening–( brief description of parent going into hospital & my health )
🐈⬛ The most curious cat, Mr W, has started going up onto the counters and sniffing every single food item I make, plus then trying to touch it and/or eat it. If I put a dirty dish in the sink, he tries to get in there at it. He also started drinking dirty sink water, which is gross, so I put a water bowl up on the counter to distract him from that and it seems to have worked.
Miss K is a little more chill but only because she doesn’t like jumping higher than the bed OR going into cabinets. She does like to sit on my lap for 5-8 hours a day, though, and despises my laptop. ;D
( Read the rest of this entry » )Crossposted from Pixietails Club Blog.
north, south, east, or west...
Oct. 13th, 2025 10:28 amtielanI love travelling.
But boy do I want to go home at the end of it. I have hit my limit of 'awayness' and now am very much looking forward to the point where I roll my luggage in the door, greet my cats, and fall on my bed like a great falling thing.
(And then get covered with cats like a rug.)
( home stuff )
--
Anyway, Toronto was great (both the walking tour I ended up undertaking and meeting withjenab) and Ottawa is also great. Thanksgiving dinner yesterday night with alphaflyer and her husband after a bit of driving around to see the autumn colour in the afternoon. We'll be doing more driving around today, further out, perhaps.
Not sure if there's anything planned for tomorrow, but the flight home is pretty much a full day, plus the time to wait at the airport. And I'm not really going to sleep either side of the trip.
OOF.
Next time I do this, I'm taking Canada more slowly. At least two weeks to mosey my way from the east to the west, and then the flight home...
But boy do I want to go home at the end of it. I have hit my limit of 'awayness' and now am very much looking forward to the point where I roll my luggage in the door, greet my cats, and fall on my bed like a great falling thing.
(And then get covered with cats like a rug.)
( home stuff )
--
Anyway, Toronto was great (both the walking tour I ended up undertaking and meeting with
jenab) and Ottawa is also great. Thanksgiving dinner yesterday night with alphaflyer and her husband after a bit of driving around to see the autumn colour in the afternoon. We'll be doing more driving around today, further out, perhaps.Not sure if there's anything planned for tomorrow, but the flight home is pretty much a full day, plus the time to wait at the airport. And I'm not really going to sleep either side of the trip.
OOF.
Next time I do this, I'm taking Canada more slowly. At least two weeks to mosey my way from the east to the west, and then the flight home...
Monday [Fandom] Madness! The Murder, She Wrote Movie Edition
Oct. 13th, 2025 08:57 amspikedluvWhen I heard about this movie I wasn’t sure whether I’d care for it, but the more I hear, the more interested I become. Caveat: these aren’t ‘official’ channels, so I have no idea if all of the information is correct, but if it is, it could be very exciting.
From what I’ve read (and can only hope is true) Jamie Lee Curtis is doing this remake as a tribute to Angela Lansbury and they’re bringing back some familiar faces (in different roles), including Tom Selleck (as Seth Hazlett), George Clooney (originally listed as her publisher, but then as the sheriff, which would make sense if the movie takes place in Cabot Cove), Len Cariou (formerly played Michael Hagarty), Michael Horton (formerly played nephew Grady) and Debbie Zipp (formerly played Grady’s wife Donna).
It sounds like it could be a very fun movie, with lots of Easter eggs for fans.
I've gotten all of my info about this movie reboot from: Jamie Lee Curtis Honors Angela Lansbury's Legacy with an Exciting "Murder, She Wrote" Remake & Hollywood Flashback Club on Facebook.
Have you heard anything different? What are your thoughts about the movie and/or the casting?
From what I’ve read (and can only hope is true) Jamie Lee Curtis is doing this remake as a tribute to Angela Lansbury and they’re bringing back some familiar faces (in different roles), including Tom Selleck (as Seth Hazlett), George Clooney (originally listed as her publisher, but then as the sheriff, which would make sense if the movie takes place in Cabot Cove), Len Cariou (formerly played Michael Hagarty), Michael Horton (formerly played nephew Grady) and Debbie Zipp (formerly played Grady’s wife Donna).
It sounds like it could be a very fun movie, with lots of Easter eggs for fans.
I've gotten all of my info about this movie reboot from: Jamie Lee Curtis Honors Angela Lansbury's Legacy with an Exciting "Murder, She Wrote" Remake & Hollywood Flashback Club on Facebook.
Have you heard anything different? What are your thoughts about the movie and/or the casting?
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Oct. 13th, 2025 08:28 ampauraqueWe made it! All three prequels!
Holy shit this movie is so much better than the other two. It's not perfect, but you can understand what's going on! The characters say sentences and they make sense with the other sentences! Scenes exist for some kind of sensible purpose and don't go on way longer than they should! Concepts and characters are introduced before they're needed so the audience can follow along and not constantly be like "where are we? who's that guy?? what's happening???" I declare it a cinematic triumph. Really though, I had a good time watching this.
( cut for length )
Anyway, here's a video where Palpatine is played by Kermit the Frog.
Embedded video: Fan edit reimagines scenes from the movie with Palpatine replaced by a Kermit the Frog puppet.
We are doing the sequels next.sdk has seen them before, but I have not.
Holy shit this movie is so much better than the other two. It's not perfect, but you can understand what's going on! The characters say sentences and they make sense with the other sentences! Scenes exist for some kind of sensible purpose and don't go on way longer than they should! Concepts and characters are introduced before they're needed so the audience can follow along and not constantly be like "where are we? who's that guy?? what's happening???" I declare it a cinematic triumph. Really though, I had a good time watching this.
( cut for length )
Anyway, here's a video where Palpatine is played by Kermit the Frog.
Embedded video: Fan edit reimagines scenes from the movie with Palpatine replaced by a Kermit the Frog puppet.
We are doing the sequels next.
sdk has seen them before, but I have not.Feathery Beast
Oct. 13th, 2025 01:15 pmscifirenegadePanna a netvor | Beauty and the Beast (1978), dir. Juraj Herz
I agree with the take that this trend of grounding the legend, the tale in reality has run its course, especially when the "reality" they're trying to ground the legend, the tale on isn't even real (the medieval times were all black and brown, Hollywood producers).
The case The Virgin and the Beast is not like that. There's still enough fantasy to it.
Like Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast before it, and Disney's own version after it (the animated one), it does not concern itself with reality, and is comfortable enough with being a fairy tale. But it has a dark colour palette, heavy shadows, dirt and grime (and animal cruelty, I could do without that, why must we trample the doe??).
Pekingese alert!
It's a different take: what if Beauty and the Beast was gothic horror? A perfectly valid take, chronologically accurate even, and one that the film does well. There's a sense of unease, from the way shadows distort the scenery and the characters, to the way the camera pans and zooms and sweeps (the camera is like a character, the Beast's inner voice haunts him and it moves around him and he looks directly at it). There's influence from Goya? Not really sure, I'm unfamiliar with Czechoslovakian cinema (this was before their independence, I think the director is Slovak?). Very slow too, lots of quiet moments.
The Beast's a bird! That's so cool! A bird with human eyes and cape he holds like wings! He doesn't walk, he sweeps along the floor, he doesn't move, he dances. Julie (that's our beauty) is trying so hard to find some storybook happiness among the ruins, she's so distraught when he destroys the statues she enjoyed so much (he's hideous after all).
The last three film productions of BatB I could find were one from 2014 that looked like every Hollywood fairy tale adaptation (oooooh dark and realistic -_- ), the 2017 Disney remake (saw that one, hated it) and Belle (by the director of Mirai). That last one does look great, I liked Mirai and it seems to be doing something different. It's the standout in a sea of sameness. The Virgin and the Beast isn't trying to be realistic all things considered, it isn't trying to "fix" the tale, it's just doing its own thing and I think that commendable.
Okay, there's The Ugly Stepsister which came out this year, but it's both unconcerned with the Baroque period, and trying to be grounded in reality. They should've gone all Marie Antoinette tbh)
This was watched on a whim, and this whole thing probably doesn't sense, sorry.
I agree with the take that this trend of grounding the legend, the tale in reality has run its course, especially when the "reality" they're trying to ground the legend, the tale on isn't even real (the medieval times were all black and brown, Hollywood producers).
The case The Virgin and the Beast is not like that. There's still enough fantasy to it.
Like Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast before it, and Disney's own version after it (the animated one), it does not concern itself with reality, and is comfortable enough with being a fairy tale. But it has a dark colour palette, heavy shadows, dirt and grime (and animal cruelty, I could do without that, why must we trample the doe??).
Pekingese alert!
It's a different take: what if Beauty and the Beast was gothic horror? A perfectly valid take, chronologically accurate even, and one that the film does well. There's a sense of unease, from the way shadows distort the scenery and the characters, to the way the camera pans and zooms and sweeps (the camera is like a character, the Beast's inner voice haunts him and it moves around him and he looks directly at it). There's influence from Goya? Not really sure, I'm unfamiliar with Czechoslovakian cinema (this was before their independence, I think the director is Slovak?). Very slow too, lots of quiet moments.
The Beast's a bird! That's so cool! A bird with human eyes and cape he holds like wings! He doesn't walk, he sweeps along the floor, he doesn't move, he dances. Julie (that's our beauty) is trying so hard to find some storybook happiness among the ruins, she's so distraught when he destroys the statues she enjoyed so much (he's hideous after all).
The last three film productions of BatB I could find were one from 2014 that looked like every Hollywood fairy tale adaptation (oooooh dark and realistic -_- ), the 2017 Disney remake (saw that one, hated it) and Belle (by the director of Mirai). That last one does look great, I liked Mirai and it seems to be doing something different. It's the standout in a sea of sameness. The Virgin and the Beast isn't trying to be realistic all things considered, it isn't trying to "fix" the tale, it's just doing its own thing and I think that commendable.
Okay, there's The Ugly Stepsister which came out this year, but it's both unconcerned with the Baroque period, and trying to be grounded in reality. They should've gone all Marie Antoinette tbh)
This was watched on a whim, and this whole thing probably doesn't sense, sorry.
The Day in Spikedluv (Sunday, 12)
Oct. 13th, 2025 06:32 amspikedluvI did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, baked chicken for the dog’s meals and also cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, changed kitty litter, and showered.
I watched some HGTV programs and a Hallmark movie. (The new Lacey Chabert movie, Haul Out the Halloween. With my usual caveat for Hallmark movies, it was really good. Her movies usually are. A lot of humor, which I like.)
Temps started out at 48.4(F) (technically, it was 50.0 when I got up, but over the course of 45 min it just kept dropping point by point) and reached 59.4 (that I saw). It was a very cool day, especially since there wasn’t much sun. It’s supposed to start raining overnight and rain on and off all day tomorrow. Yay.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing okay. ( more back here )
I watched some HGTV programs and a Hallmark movie. (The new Lacey Chabert movie, Haul Out the Halloween. With my usual caveat for Hallmark movies, it was really good. Her movies usually are. A lot of humor, which I like.)
Temps started out at 48.4(F) (technically, it was 50.0 when I got up, but over the course of 45 min it just kept dropping point by point) and reached 59.4 (that I saw). It was a very cool day, especially since there wasn’t much sun. It’s supposed to start raining overnight and rain on and off all day tomorrow. Yay.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing okay. ( more back here )
Movies!
Oct. 13th, 2025 09:21 amsholioI am traveling and sightseeing with helen_keeble and having a LOVELY time. I've also watched about as many movies in the last three days as I normally do in six months. It's been great! I figure I'll just write them up quickly here. The end of spoilers for each movie are marked, so you can pick and choose which to read about.
Thunderbolts - watched on the plane, really enjoyed it!
( Thunderbolts details and spoilers )
Kpop Demon Hunters - what fun, I can see why it's so popular!
( Kpop Demon Hunters details and spoilers )
We also rewatched the first two X-Men movies from the early 2000s. I don't think I've seen them since they first came out!
X-Men (original 2000 movie) - This held up really well.
( X-Men details and spoilers )
X2 - Most of it was a great time, but then the end happened.
( X2 details and spoilers )
helen_keeble and having a LOVELY time. I've also watched about as many movies in the last three days as I normally do in six months. It's been great! I figure I'll just write them up quickly here. The end of spoilers for each movie are marked, so you can pick and choose which to read about.Thunderbolts - watched on the plane, really enjoyed it!
( Thunderbolts details and spoilers )
Kpop Demon Hunters - what fun, I can see why it's so popular!
( Kpop Demon Hunters details and spoilers )
We also rewatched the first two X-Men movies from the early 2000s. I don't think I've seen them since they first came out!
X-Men (original 2000 movie) - This held up really well.
( X-Men details and spoilers )
X2 - Most of it was a great time, but then the end happened.
( X2 details and spoilers )
The Double: fanfic: under brilliant stars
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:26 pmteaotter posting in fan_flashworksTitle: under brilliant stars
Fandom: The Double (cdrama)
Length: 100 words
Challenge: Brilliant
Content notes: post-series
Summary: Fangfei and her ghosts.
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Fandom: The Double (cdrama)
Length: 100 words
Challenge: Brilliant
Content notes: post-series
Summary: Fangfei and her ghosts.
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emotional support spinning: cotton
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:49 pmyhlee
Cotton handspun single from combed top, a "completed" bobbin. I'm spinning threadweight so I don't...feel the need to "fill" the bobbin even halfway (for a planned 2-ply).
I do think I'd probably have a more pleasant time spinning cotton and silk if I had a dedicated treadle wheel for them, someday; but the wheel I own works. :3
(The background art on the wall is a poster of Wonder Woman artwork by Nen Chang.)
Event Horizon: Dark Descent #2 What The Crew Of The Ship, Saw In The Other Dimension
Oct. 12th, 2025 10:00 pm垂涎 (Desire): Fanfic: [my] own light (we came to a place that seemed right)
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:26 pmbluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksFandom: 垂涎 (Desire)
Mods please use the f: cdrama (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 300 words
Content notes: canonical mpreg/omegaverse
Author notes: The title is from From metals with a memory to brilliant light-emitting solids by David Harsent.
Summary: Imagining Gao Tu during the ep 16 time skip.
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Mods please use the f: cdrama (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 300 words
Content notes: canonical mpreg/omegaverse
Author notes: The title is from From metals with a memory to brilliant light-emitting solids by David Harsent.
Summary: Imagining Gao Tu during the ep 16 time skip.
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Cemetery Kids Don't Die #2 is boundary-breaking horror.
Oct. 12th, 2025 05:48 pmthanekos posting in scans_dailyIssue #1'd introduced four teens playing the subconscious VR game Nightmare Cemetery as something outside their daily lives - and then had one of them pulled deeper into it, trapped in a real-world coma, by something within the game.
Issue #2 opened on that kid Pik's family - his sister Birdie, his dad - processing real-world life without him.
" There's no way I can make the rent on my own. " groaned dad.
Birdie asked " Is that really what you're worried about? "
( He answered. )
Issue #2 opened on that kid Pik's family - his sister Birdie, his dad - processing real-world life without him.
" There's no way I can make the rent on my own. " groaned dad.
Birdie asked " Is that really what you're worried about? "
( He answered. )
Bragging Rights: The Proposal(s) Predicament (Star Wars)
Oct. 12th, 2025 05:12 pmplatinum_firebird posting in wipbigbangProject Title: The Proposal(s) Predicament
Fandom: Star Wars: Thrawn Series
Summary:
Within the space of a week, Commander Eli Vanto receives three different marriage proposals.
One is from Lance Reisen, an admiral assigned to a backwater sector who's looking to make a name for himself. Unfortunately, he seems to be labouring under the misapprehension that Eli is the tactical genius on board the Chimaera, not Thrawn.
The second is from Jar Ontec, the admiral who might just have pulled strings to get Reisen exiled to such an unfavorable posting in the first place.
The third is from Captain Kos Teersel, who, as far as Eli can tell, just wants his help catching a gang of pirates.
As Eli navigates the deadly cut-and-thrust of Imperial politics, tries to turn down marriage offers from three men who outrank him without tanking his career, and works to uncover the identity of whoever is really pulling the strings from the shadows, only one question is left unanswered.
Does his soulmark, written in an unknown script, say Thrawn's name?
Warnings: None
Characters: Eli Vanto, Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Karyn Faro, Chimaera Crew Members, Original Characters
Pairings: Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Eli Vanto
When I Started: Honestly, I don't 100% remember!! I know it must have been at least two or three years ago.
How I Lost My Shit: Wandered out of the fandom and lost interest in the characters for a little while.
How I Finished My Shit: Right at the time I was getting into another 'Star Wars phase' (my love for fandoms definitely comes in phases xD) I heard about WIP Big Bang. I have so many Thranto WIPs on the backburner, I signed several of them up. I made significant progress on many of them, although this ended up the only one that actually got finished! I, too, must worship at the altar of firm deadlines ;)