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So, last week was the Alberta referendum. I still have a few thoughts, so I'm going to put them down here.

"Official results" will be posted on October 29 if I remember correctly, but everything has been counted and Elections Alberta has posted the list of results for each question.

Obviously Remain won (thank fuck). But the other nine questions are not so great. Majority voted "yes" for 1-5. That is not great.

The questions are convoluted and many people had difficulty figuring out what they were even saying, so it's possible some of those votes would have been 'no' if they were phrased in a more straightforward way. But obviously not everybody could have misunderstood them. I'm pretty disgusted with the results for questions 1-5, if I'll be honest.

You can see a breakdown of the results by area if you click on each question, and from there you can click on each division and see a breakdown by voting location. Also, there is a chart over here on Battle of Alberta (haven't looked at the site in detail but it's definitely a pro-remain site) that shows the breakdown by electoral division with all the questions on one screen. I would say it's pretty interesting to look though. The results for the Calgary and Edmonton areas are unsurprising. Results for other areas are also interesting, because it shows how things are divided by population - for example, if you look at Cardston-Siksika, the difference in votes between the majority-First Nations areas and the areas outside the reserves are quite obvious.

There are a few things I would like to mention:

There were shortages of ballots; in fact Siksika Nation ran out of ballots and as a result their polls closed much later than everywhere else; I've heard people were still in line at 10PM but currently don't have anything to back that up. In Maskwasis, there were people turned away due to the ballot shortage. This is a big issue. As far as I know, all of the voting locations with ballot shortages were on reserves.

Secondly, in Fort Chipewyan, advance voting was cancelled on some days due to a shortage of trained workers. This is bad in general, but for a fly-in community like Fort Chip, it's a huge problem. The only way to access Fort Chipewyan is by plane or boat. Getting there is not a simple matter. People arranged their work schedules and flights so that they would be able to vote on those specific days, and with the cancellation, it really threw a wrench into things. By the sound of it, some people were unable to vote at all. This is really bad.

All of this bothers me a lot. Part of me is angry on Fort Chipewyan's behalf specifically - I guess it shouldn't be personal, but they are part of my regional municipality; like, I've never been there, but dude. Do not fuck with us. Elections Alberta's incompetence would be bad enough during a regular election, but I think it's even more of an issue with this referendum. And the fact that the biggest problems happened in First Nations communities bugs me even more. It was obvious that most FN votes would be to keep Alberta in Canada - separating would go against the Treaties. I would describe what happened as negligent. Elections Alberta fucked up. They should not have fucked up in this way. They should better damn well make sure they do not fuck up again.

I had some more thoughts earlier on, shortly after the vote, but it's all kind of mixed into one big glob of "Ugh". So, there is that. I'm hoping that this is the last we hear of all this for the foreseeable future.

kalloway

Well, I was correct about the septic, at least as far as the main tank being full. (And caught it at 'this is way too much gurgling and hmmmmm', and not at horrible backups or anything.) I don't think it should be full this quickly, which suggests a downstream problem. But further troubleshooting, either by myself or professionally, requires the tank to be emptied first. That'll be a call for Monday morning.

This means that boycritter and I are at my place for the weekend, which is fine except for needing to rely on carryout and pizza at the moment. We'll need to do a proper fridge cleanout sooner than later. Maybe tonight coming? I'll also need to make a proper list of things to double up on so I can more easily swap between where I'm at. (Mostly stuff like pitstick, a good comb, etc. + model-making/creative stuff.)

I should go out and clean out the car. (ETA: It is incredibly, incredibly foggy, wow. But car is cleaned out minus stuff to drop off elsewhere.)

I bought a Blokees Transformers blind box earlier in the month. For $5, I got a little TFOne Orion Pax and while he looks like a more involved build than he is (more assembly-toy than model kit), he looks pretty good and was definitely fun to put together. I keep looking at the Saint Seiya blind box assortment + their original Astral Rally IP and being very tempted and will probably start grabbing them sooner than later now. (They have a Mega Man set upcoming, too!)

straightforwardly

I’ve been feeling very distant from my internet communities recently. Obviously, not having a computer for over three weeks didn’t help, though I think it actually started about a week or two my laptop’s untimely demise. I do want to get back to posting and interacting on dreamwidth more regularly again, so, here we are.

Some things I’ve been up to recently:

★ there was an approximately two week period in September where I found myself roaming through itch, playing numerous visual novels and chat-sims on itch, all of them either free or demos. I was actually working on a write-up of my thoughts on most of them when my laptop died, but not it’s been too long and the thought of finishing that post does not spark joy, so. I will say that my favorite of the games I played was probably Criminally Yours (M/F visual novel, free full game with optional paid DLC that adds a second love interest).

★ Since then, though, there’s been basically no gaming in my life. I did finally get around to installing Steam onto my new PC this morning, so maybe that will change?

★ I also seem to have fallen down an Ali Hazelwood rabbithole…. yeah, I don’t know what’s happening there either, especially since I’m usually not interested in contemporary romances or paranormal romances, and those two genres are 100% of what she writes. I also don’t like large height differences in romances, first person POV, or (for the paranormal romances) the concept of “mates”, so… arguably, there’s a laundry list of things I don’t like going on in her books. But—I do love single POV romances where the LI is pining madly throughout, and that’s basically all of her books, and there’s something addicting about her writing, even in those books (namely the novellas) that I don’t actually think are very good, and the end result of that is that I’ve been devouring her backlog over the last two months, slowed down only by the need to wait on library holds. I’m deeply baffled by what’s happening here, but I am enjoying myself, so I guess it’s of the good?

★ I’ve also been working on approximately zero of my creative projects. (I was about to say “zero of my projects”, but then I remembered I have made progress in some apartment-related things, so that’s not fully true.) (...Actually, I did just remember that I finished a cross-stitch that I was making as a present for my younger sibling a few weeks back, so let’s adjust that sentence to “zero progress on creative projects that I’ve mentioned online or are relevant to my online existence.)

★ Over the last couple of weeks I have, however, spent several afternoons on non-work days wandering the fields and forest above the town I live in for several hours while listening to music and thinking about things, so. I do love a walk, but this is not my usual routine, haha, and especially not to this extent. The weather is looking quite grim and rainy today, though, so I don’t think I’ll be indulging today.

★ while walking, I’ve been listening to my bandcamp purchases, since I don’t stream things while out and about and that’s the only music I have actually downloaded onto my phone (well, that and the Death Note musical), and one album that’s been particularly standing out to me is Rachel Rose Mitchell’s Heart of Mine, particularly “Farewell Song”, “Wither”, and “Thorns”, in that order. Tbh, I actually have no memory of buying this, though I know I’ve had it a while, and I have listened to it multiple times before. But I feel like this is the first time I’ve really paid attention to what she’s singing instead of letting it flow as background through my ears.

autobotscoutriella

I have voted, fixed my car headlights, fixed my car windshield wipers, went to the Mandatory Work Fun Barbecue, scraped the side of my car on a post at the Mandatory Work Fun Barbecue, did an absurd amount of dishes, went to a birthday party, handled a bunch of work stuff on my phone at the birthday party, and changed the litter boxes, not in any particular order. I think I am Done With This Weekend now.

Even a pumpkin spice latte is not switching my brain back on :( I have Fic or Treat fics to write! I have ideas! They just Will Not Go, so instead I'm working on Angels and Demons again and trying to get the brain to work.

Current Mood: exhausted

yuuago

We had a ton of wet, sticky snow dropped on us overnight. Guess who doesn't have their winter tires!

I had some plans for today - pick up some gourmet donuts at the farmer's market, go down to the library to work on fic, maybe do some thrift shopping - but uh, yeah, that ain't happening.

Took one look outside and the roads are absolute garbage. I decided to walk to the nearest grocery store (which is very expensive) rather than risk the highway in this mess.

It's not the end of the world, and like, obviously I'll Manage. But I'm sure not impressed, let me tell you internet.

flo_nelja

Catégorie : Faites silence et prenez un siège, car avant longtemps, vous n’entendrez complainte aussi douce (Troubadour - Musique - Art - Inspiration - Médiéval - Divertissement - Joie - Nostalgie - Auberge - Cosy fantasy)

Le premier tome d'un manga de la sélection du Prix des Renards. Une romance entre un garçon qui étudie les arts plastiques mais n'est pas doué en travaux manuels avec une fille qui travaille dans l'entreprise familiale de création d'instruments de musique et aimerait apprendre à dessiner. Comment le respect qu'ils ont pour les compétences l'un de l'autre mène à un début de romance.

C'est vraiment très, très mignon. Il y a quelques incompréhensions, mais pas en excès. Je ne suis pas super-fan de romance lycéenne, mais je trouve celle-là bien faite. Assez pour acheter la suite ? Je ne suis pas sûre.

(C'est un shônen, que lq sélection a mis dans la catégorie shôjo juste parce que c'est une romance. Ca m'énerve tellement, que les éditeurs occidentaux prétendent que le genre romance-pour-garçons n'existe pas en dehors du ecchi)

merryghoul

Even though I don't live in Mississippi Dreamwidth is blocking me (for the moment? forever?) from accessing the site because of my wireless IP pinging in Mississippi for a few days. I'll still do the Doctor Who Newsletter but I think I'm going to spend less time on Dreamwidth unless I have to interact with communities on this site. I'll be hanging out more on the following platforms. Follow me at these places:

Tumblr: https://merryghoul.tumblr.com/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/merryghoul.bsky.social
Mastodon: https://fandom.ink/@merryghoul

kalloway

I need to just start posting via mobile, even if it's going to be an awkward process at first...

I'm mostly through the stage of grief known as Paperwork and onto the next, which is Phonecalls. As someone who is phone-avoidant on my best executive function days, this is Not Great But I'm Doing It (Slowly). This weekend is Dad's actual burial, and the week after that Mom has her annual? specialist appointment in Cleveland and after that I think I am... mostly in the clear aside from some little details and the stage of grief known as Getting Rid of a Lot of Crap. (I suspect this will invite another round of the laying-on-the-floor-too-sad-to-do-anything grief, which I mostly keep at bay by being too busy. We shall see.)

Free time is still model kits, Gundam and otherwise. I really do mean to post pictures... I'll see what I can do. ^^;;

And between when I started this post a few days ago and now, some sort of plumbing/septic mess has developed which I'll need to investigate once it is daylight and I get a few other things taken care of. Truly, no breaks for me.

hindsightseeing

Obviously I could not resist throwing down for a theatre-themed

thefridayfive:

1. How often do you attend live theater performances?
Nowadays, for a number of reasons, never. In the first, I wouldn't even know where to begin looking for nearby productions, and in the second... frankly, these days, sharing a closed space with that many people would scare the heck out of me. Back in the Before Days, though, I'd say two or three times a year, maybe? A 'special-occasion-slash-celebration' kind of event, as a general rule.

2. Local community theater or professional theater productions?
Both, either, all of the above. I have probably seen more professional productions over the years, simply because those have usually been more accessible to me, locationally speaking, but on the rare occasion that a 'local' theatre production was actually local, it was always great.

3. Which do you prefer: dramas or musicals?
I love both on their own merits, and for their own unique kind of experiences. That being said, my love of theatre began with musicals, and that is where my heart shall ever remain.

4. Have you ever participated in a theatrical production, whether acting, singing or tech?
Not since high school drama class, heh. It always irked me that all theatre-related studies -- at least back then, I cannot speak for nowadays, obviously -- centred exclusively on performance, with next to no education on behind-the-scenes and technical stuff. Way more interesting, IMHO.

5. What was the last play or other staged production you attended?
Sunset Boulevard in London, with Glenn Close and Michael Xavier. Notwithstanding the 36+ hours of back-to-back travel, genuinely one of the single greatest experiences of my life.

Current Mood: nerdy

snowynight

16 portions, ¾ cup each.

½ cup chicken fat, butter, or margarine
6 tablespoons chopped green pepper
3 cups canned mushrooms
¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
3 cups chicken broth
3 cups milk
6 tablespoons finely cut pimiento
3 pints diced cooked chicken

Instructions:

Melt the fat and cook green pepper and mushrooms in it about 5 minutes. Blend in the flour and salt, then add broth and milk. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add pimiento and chicken. Blend well.

To serve immediately. Heat the mixture thoroughly and serve on biscuits, hot, buttered toast, or in timbales.

To freeze. Cool the food quickly. Pack in freezer containers, leaving head space (p. 4). (Pint containers are preferable to larger ones because large blocks of chicken a la king are difficult to thaw.) Seal and freeze immediately.

To prepare for serving. Without thawing, heat frozen chicken a la king in the top of a double boiler, about 30 minutes for 1 pint.

Menu suggestion. Serve with asparagus and stuffed tomato salad, and upside-down cake.

flo_nelja

Titre : Votre âme est cordialement invitée...
Auteur : Nelja
Fandom : Dungeon Meshi
Persos/Couples : Falin/Marcille
Genre : Angst
Résumé : Marcille se laisse convaincre d'utiliser les pouvoirs de Maître du Donjon pour parler à Falin encore une fois.
Rating : T
Disclaimer : Tout appartient à Kui Ryoko
Nombre de mots : ~1200
Avertissements :
Notes : Ecrit pour Ploum sur le thème "Invitation" et remplit aussi le thème "Interspecies" de ladiesbingo.

( Lien vers AO3 )

reeby10

Reading

Still have not done any book reading :/
Ficwise, I have mostly been reading Love in the Air and KinnPorsche crossovers. They're fun! Taking a break to go back to some new TongPae fics that have been posted/updated since I last looked.

Watching

The roommate and I finished watching Wandee Goodday. A pretty fun show! GreatInn didn't wow me, but they were enjoyable. ThorFluke was great as well, and I can see why people are hoping they'll do something together again.
The roommate and I watched My Dear Gangster Oppa. Not a bad show, it was pretty fun. But definitely hurt by the director caring more about spending money on blood squibs than a makeup artist that can do good scars lol Since he also did the travesty that was Dare You to Death, I think we probably won't be watching more of his shows...
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the last episode of Weirdo 101. A very sweet show! My least favorite SeaKeen, but still a nice watch overall. Though I feel like I would have liked it less if I wasn't already attached to so many of the actors.
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of The D Dorm. Continues to be so fun! Def enjoying the background romances evolving, but also the family drama with Grandpa is starting to really come together too.
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of Mr. Fanboy. ThirdWan are so cute, I loved seeing them getting to be sweet and domestic (and sexy!!) for a bit before the inevitable fallout that's coming. Not much RenjiTime, but I love their mischief4mischeif vibe.
The roommate, best friend, and I started watching Good Boy. This show is singlehandedly reminding me of why I like school dramas so much lol It's so cute! I love the friends and RuthJiraphat making eyes at each other all the time. Also all the little hints we're getting about their past and the changes they're making to the timeline.
More horror movie a day for October, now very far behind:
- Bats. This movie had some good things, like the acting was pretty good and the set and vibes were pretty good. But the bat monster was uhh not good and didn't feel like it fit with the rest of the movie. But lots of sad emotions that felt like much more the point of the story than the monster, so.
- The Ruins. A rewatch for me, but I made the roommate watch it too! I first watched this not long after it was released, sometimes around 3am, and thought it was the scariest thing I'd ever seen. Saw it at a more reasonable time soon after and still thought that. Many years later, I have watched much more horror and while I don't think it's as scary now as I did then, I do find it a very visceral movie! Still one of my faves I think.

Listening

The usual tpop on my commute.

Writing

I wrote a fic for trickortreatex . Pretty pleased with it!
I wrote a fic for ficinabox . Pretty pleased with it as well, especially since I ended up having to bulk it out a lot more than I'd thought I would. Also started another one and plotted one, both of which I'm really hoping I can finish before the due date.

Learning

Thai
- Nothing.
Designing Your Life
- Nothing.

learoxy

I’M BACK!!!! I didn’t get to participate last year and I’m excited AF to join in once again. Welcome, and thank you for checking out my letter! You can find me on Ao3 at LeaRoxy and I’m always open to treats.

Likes: Holiday settings, quiet moments, hurt/comfort, animal shifters, pack dynamics, family dynamics, adventure, fluid combat, fluff, slice-of-life between the action, bantering, enemies to lovers, reconciliation, cuddling, platonic affection, healing from grief or trauma, romance of most kinds, supernatural/paranormal fantasy or horror elements

Kinks: silly sex (when people are just being sloppy and having fun- tripping over clothes, accidentally elbowing each other, making a mess and cleaning up after, that kind of vibe), showering together, enthusiastic consent, experimenting, roleplay, sensory play, make up sex, Omegaverse (A/B/O dynamics), monster fuckery, primal play

DNWs: extreme downer endings (like I'm fine with something bittersweet or ambiguous, or even just sad, but things that drag on and on in the negative most of the story, never get better, and end at the worst low point- not a fan), forced miscommunication, incest, underage sex, excessive gore, adult/minor sexual or romantic relationships, noncon or rape (dubcon is fine), domestic violence or abuse (fine in mention or brief moments, but not in detail)

Fandom Requests:

Weathermages of Mystral- C.L. Wilson. I am in LOVE with the world created for this romance series. Currently, there are only two books: The Winter King and The Sea King. I’m partial to The Sea King, hence my character requests for Dilys and Summer, but more than any of the characters I’m invested in explorations of the magic system and the broader world of Mystral. A little more time in Calberna or Konumarr would be amazing, but honestly, I’d just love to see someone take the Worldbuilding and run with it. With that in mind, I’d prefer no AUs for this fandom, but I’m open to OCs within the world or exploration of side characters.

Disney Fairies. I am so out here for my OTP, rare pair queens: Nyx and Fawn! I enjoy all the Disney Fairies films, specifically Legend of the Neverbeast. While I'd love them specifically, I'm really open to anything between some of our main girlies- Vidia and Tinker Bell is another fun dynamic. Gimme the cute and the fluff (smut also welcome, but not necessary).

Bend It Like Beckham. Someone nominated this GEM of a movie! I've always loved the relationship between Jules and Jess, so a slashfic centered around them and their soccer careers would be a delight to receive. Open to AUs, but if we can do a soccer focus, I would love that.

TMNT. A re-request for sure: this 2007 film is one of my all time favorite depictions of the teenage mutant ninja turtles. It’s a fun style and I think the film does a great job of presenting the turtles hitting early adulthood- they’re canonically in their late teens in the film, and it’s kind of a spiritual successor to the three live action films from the ‘90s. The Raph and Leo dynamic is one of my favorites, but Donnie and Mikey could have stood to gain from more time on screen and character presence. I would love a story post this movie, them getting into their 20s and figuring out what their lives are going to be. Definitely want this to be focused on the brothers first and foremost, but romantic subplots are welcome, though I will reiterate from my DNWs: no incest. AUs welcome, lil bit of spice is welcome.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for writing for me!!! I'll be delighted to see what is come up with 😁

Current Mood: creative

lezridax

Hello writer!

I am working on setting up individual letters for each of my existing fandoms (you can see I said the same thing last year - this has gotten majorly waylaid by my getting a Real Full-Time Academic Job), but for now, know that you can find everything you need to know re: writing for me this year in my past letters for this exchange:

For Garashir, Kira/Winn, Kira/Damar and Disko (Dukat/Sisko), please consult my 2023 letter.
For all other ships, please consult my 2024 letter.

If there are any discrepancies, go with the AO3 signup! Or check out other letters within my DS9 tag.

Thanks so much for writing for me!

-SoT

lezridax

Hello writer! Here is my finally completed letter! I have requested some of these fandoms before and so in order to not be redundant, I have links to previous letters with guides for which to look at depending on your interest. I also have updates for two previous fandoms, PLUS a full listing for my one new fandom this year. Please let me know via the mods if you find this confusing or need more guidance.

I am extremely open to treats! This includes fanart treats. Please stick to the fandoms requested for this year for both the main assignment and treats; note that my previous letters include some that I haven't requested this time around.

My requested fandoms from 2026, from my AO3 signup, are: A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990 TV movie), The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue series (historical fantasy book series by Mackenzi Lee), The Gilded Age (currently running US period TV series), Legend of Galactic Heroes / Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (1980s-1990s anime series), Murdoch Mysteries (currently running Canadian period mystery TV series), and The Wire (2000s US TV crime series).

Please don't take anything here to suggest I'm more or less excited by any of the listed fandoms than others! I am equally interested in and excited for all of them, and very eager to see what you come up with no matter which fandoms or characters you choose!

Previous Yuletide letters:

2025 (first year requesting The Gilded Age and Gentleman's Guide, additional details about previous fandoms)

2024 (includes most up-to-date general details about what I like and dislike, including specific important details about dubcon and other fraught topics)

2023 (first year requesting A Dangerous Man, The Wire and LOGH)

Please use the 2024 letter, along with the sign-up, for general details about what I like and dislike. There are also some important feelings about how I feel about broader questions like dubcon (in terms of my rape/non-con DNW), my standards for historical accuracy with historical fandoms, and so on.

All but one of my fandoms (Murdoch Mysteries) are included in those previous signups. Here are some additional details on characters that I did not include in the previous sign-ups (other fandoms are the same as previous letters) -

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue Series - Mackenzi Lee

Building on 2025 letter, but in addition: Since I didn't request Johanna this time, I'm a little less expecting a fic featuring Simmaa to have her as a love interest. But I would say that exploring Sim's interest in women is my biggest interest here; I just always wanted more of her from the books. More Monty/Percy, fluff or smut or anything else (as long as it doesn't have a tragic ending), would be another big interest of mine. With Felicity - just anything that expands her story beyond the books. what she did between books 2 and 3, where her life goes from there, what her relationships with any of the previous characters looks like.

The Gilded Age (TV 2022)

Building on 2025 letter, but in addition: I didn't request Larry this time, so even though I like Larian/Larrian, I don't expect you to write that ship. My big requests this time are Peggy/Marian, Peggy/Kirkland, Peggy&Marian platonic relationships that navigate who they are to each other going forward from where the show left off with the latest season, and anything exploring Oscar's sexuality further and his relationships with men outside of John Adams (if you can't tell, I'm really into further exploring queer characters especially queer historical characters!)

New fandoms below!

Murdoch Mysteries

Canon is a now 20-season Canadian period mystery live-action TV series, focusing on Detective William Murdoch of Station House No. 4 in Toronto at the turn of the 20th century, as he solves mysteries (usually murder myseteries), and his various associates. Requested characters are Julia Ogden, George Crabtree, Emily Grace and Lillian Moss. Requester has watched the first 10 seasons or so. It is worth noting the novel series by Maureen Jennings is significantly different, so please base your fic on the TV series.

I find this show and its wide cast of characters a lot of fun; if I had been able to request more than four characters I would have! (Particularly my neurodivergent king Detective Murdoch himself.) But I went with four "favorites" / characters I would most like to see more from than the show gave me. I love its diverse exploration of the various different corners and ways of living in late 19th / early 20th century Toronto.

Emily/Lillian - We only got a little bit of their romance on the show before Lillian was killed off, and Emily written off the show. I'd love to see you go further with this: how did Emily come to realize her feelings for Lillian and how did she come to accept her bisexuality/lesbianism (I'm fine with either read of her, though I tend to read her as bi personally) in a time period when that was so socially unacceptable even for progressive people? What opened her up to those feelings? How does Lillian feel about Emily especially in contrast to her previous relationships with women? You an also just go for smut or fluff between them, just more than we got on the show. You can also explore where Emily goes forward, in her move to London, after Lillian's death - as long as the fic doesn't focus overmuch on the death, I'm also fine with canon-compliant futurefic, as long as Emily continues to be into and explore her interest in women. I would also love a version of things where Lillian doesn't die and they either stay in Toronto or move to London together! Additionally, I haven't seen much of the episodes with Llewellyn Watts yet, but I'd love to see in a fix-it situation, or a future Emily situation (where she comes back to Toronto), either of these women's interactions with another gay character - particularly where they know, somehow, or figure out, what each other are.

Julia - I just find her such a fascinating character, this really progressive, forward-thinking woman for that time. I love Julia/Murdoch together but since the show gives us a lot of that, I'd love if you focused on her to do some more introspection or to show her earlier life before she joins Station House No. 4 or meets Murdoch. I would prefer in this case it build somewhat on what we've seen of her pre-canon life on the show, but you can extrapolate past there however you want as long as it makes sense for her character.

George - George Crabtree is just such a fun character, I love his awkwardness and bumbling nature mixed with his intelligence and capability, and seeing how he does or doesn't rub up against people. I also find his upbringing really fascinating - being raised in a brothel in Newfoundland with all the sex workers as his aunts? The show depicts a little bit of this, but if you focus on George I'd love to see more and how this shapes him as a person. Or other ideas of his life before joining Station House No. 4.

In terms of DNWs go based on the signup - other than I'm not sure if I put that in there for this fandom, but I do want to note to please make sure not to be too historically inaccurate here especially with the queer characters. I don't expect exhausting research, but just not to have them talk like a later 20th or 21st century queer person (including probably using "queer" to describe themselves, or being overly focused on identity labels beyond the ones we hear on the show like "sapphist") and instead act more like queer people from their time and place.

Thanks so much for writing for me, sorry assignments went out before this was fully constructed (but hope you get to see it in time!) and I can't wait to see what you come up with in December!

-SoT

alasse_irena

It's coming, my love! Hopefully by the time assignments are out!

platinum_firebird

Thanks for reading my letter! Please don't be put off if I have more ideas for one ship/character than another - I can promise I am equally enthusiastic about all the ideas I've put down here! Also, my account is open for treats! My AO3 is platinum_firebird.

LIKES:
pining
friends to lovers
having 'casual' sex while secretly pining
adventures and casefic
plotty fic
hurt/comfort
helping someone with an injury while pining
presumed dead
praise kink
dirty talk
first times
virginity kink
breeding kink
desperate sex
handholding
angst with a happy ending
sex pollen
omegaverse
loyalty kink
slow burn
bittersweet to happy endings (unless otherwise indicated)
found family
lush description of landscapes/settings
worldbuilding

DNWs
ABDL
scat/watersports
24/7 dom/sub relationships
de-aging
incest
underage with anyone under 16
knifeplay
age regression
parasites
non-con (unless requested- dubcon of the sex pollen/fuck or die kind is good!)
vore
anal tearing/bleeding
modern AU
high school AU
permanent non-canon character death (okay with any kind of temporary death, with dealing with the fallout or making reference to canon deaths, and with OCs dying).

Requests

Thin Air
Arthur Ward
Stephen Pearce

I love the horror and creepiness of this book! What happened to Arthur Ward got to me in such a deep, visceral way, and it made me obsessed with this book!

- Maybe something from Arthur-the-ghost's point of view? What's it like, being stuck in that form, on that mountain, never able to let go? Has he haunted anyone else? Killed anyone else?
- Or maybe the Lyell expedition from Arthur's point of view - right to the bitter end?
- Maybe Stephen going back to the mountain - what on earth is enough to tempt him back there? Maybe he meets someone who claims to be an exorcist, who says they can lay Arthur's spirit to rest - and that Kits might be lingering there too, so Stephen feels duty-bound to go help his brother? What is it like for Stephen to return and face the ghost again? Is he stronger this time, or just as helpless in the face of it's anger? Is Kits really trapped there too? Does Garrard come with him again? Does someone die again - and is it Stephen this time? (Full permission to have main character death here if that's what you'd like to do!)
- Or maybe someone else goes up the mountain and experiences the haunting? I would love to see the haunting from an original character's perspective - maybe a modern climber? Or building on that, maybe this climber is an exorcist, and they manage to lay Arthur's spirit to rest? A lot of people die on mountains, so is this person someone who goes around exorcising ghosts from many different mountains?

Thalasso Hobbyer

Guardian of The Castle of Silence
Guardian of The Forgotten Shrine
Guardian of The Well That Never Runs Dry

I absolutely love the little worlds that these pieces create, and I would love to know anything more about them!

For each place - how was it built? Who lived there while it was inhabited? How did it come to be abandoned? How did the Guardian come to be there - were they there before the people left, or did they move in afterward? I would love to see how either the people who originally inhabited the structure or those who come exploring afterward interact with each guardian.

The Forgotten Shrine - Feel free to dig into the story given in the video description if you like, about the man who intended to commit suicide by jumping into the ocean at the shrine. What's his story? Why did he want to die, and why did he pick such an odd location to do it? Why did the shrine guardian save him? What does he do afterward? Perhaps he goes back to try and revive the shrine as a form of thanks to the guardian? Or go completely in your own direction with this - I would be interested in knowing how this shrine came to be, where it is, and maybe something about someone re-discovering it/wanting to revive it.

The Well That Never Runs Dry - Again, feel free to use the description in the video or not. Is the creature in the well really the incarnation of a god? Does the water there really heal the sick? Perhaps someone has gone on a pilgrimage/desperate quest to get the water to help heal someone important to them? And who originally discovered the well and its properties? Were they led to it by the god/guardian? Do you have to pass some kind of test in order to get the well water?

The Castle of Silence - In the video he says he envisions the Guardian as a "servant waiting for the King's triumphal return", and I love the idea of the heir to this kingdom? bloodline? castle? coming back and discovering this terrifying monster - who isn't actually so terrifying, really, because they've been a friend of this person's family for hundreds of years. So who is this person and what are they the heir to? Why do they have to reclaim it? How do they relate to this monster that's potentially hundreds or thousands of years old now?

This is Thalasso Hobbyer's youtube channel, where you can find all three videos

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä, Worldbuilding

- I would love some worldbuilding for the people and groups in this world - how does the world work? The valley where Nausicaä lives? What are the other countries/human settlements, how do they interact with each other?

- I absolutely love the way the history of this world is remembered and immortalised in the tapestry that we're shown in the opening credits. I would love something that digs into the meaning behind any of those images, what people remember and/or are taught about them, or about the ancient world in general. What knowledge has survived, been passed down, or been rediscovered?

- I would love to see more of Nausicaä's adventures and explorations of the forest and the world outside the valley, whether that's before or after canon. Seeing post-canon Nausicaä grow into a champion for responsibly exploring the legacy left by the ancient world would be amazing.

- I'm also so here for the amazing flora! Any exploration of that, and how the jungle works, would be awesome. Or Nausicaä somehow reconnecting with or learning more about the Ohm, later in life?

Campaign

I picked any - I'm happy with any character from the tagset!

- Just more silly canon-esque Shenanigans would be perfect for me, no matter who the character(s) are! Whether it's a missing scene from the podcast timeline, or something during the time before the show, or post-canon - any setting would be great! Just any of them having wild and wacky adventures :D This is one of my all time favourite podcasts so like, literally anything about these guys would be awesome!

- Post-canon Mynock crew holiday shenanigans on Elo - I'm sad we never got the Campaign Beach Episode, and I think that should be fixed! I vaguely remember a mention of them possibly running a resort there (I think in the final Binbon & Jubna episode? It's been a while since I listened to that) so how did that happen?

- Alternately, if you wanted to go in a different post-canon direction, I would be totally cool with that! Take the Mynock to your favourite Star Wars location and let loose the havoc xD I would also be super interested in the characters meeting up with other NPCs from the show again, like Talon or Rendezvous, and/or any other canon characters you think it'd be funny for these guys to meet.

- Maybe the Mynock crew finally get back to the actual Rebellion?

- Possible hijinks of a post-canon arc where they actually follow through on dropping Nemo off with Zara?

- Or a post-canon arc where they have to get D20 back from Kamino, including a lot of wrangling with the Empire and angst for Bacta over going back to his "homeworld"? (This podcast happened before certain things happened in Bad Batch, so you can either go with that canon or handwave it).

- For shipping, I like Zero/Blue, Tryst/Bacta, Sneak/Tubaik, Lyn/hot women, and Tryst/the most unadvisable person you can think of xD (I don't mind Tryst/Aava or Bacta/Rendezvous or Bacta/Sian being a thing, I just don't actively ship them and would prefer these ships not be the focus of the story).

The White North Has Thy Bones - Dorian Ravenscroft

- Any of the expedition events from Lawrence's POV - especially what he was thinking in those final moments! Would love him having angsty thoughts about Harry :')
- Somehow an AU where Harry and Lawrence could be together! If Harry had said yes to Lawrence's offer, what would've happened? Would love to see them on the expedition together and how that would change things. Could Harry have saved Lawrence from his untimely fate?
- Given everything that happened in the story, I'm fascinated to see what Sidney does next. He's lost everyone he cared about and everyone who knew what really happened on the expedition - where on earth does he go from here?

Moon Colony Bloodbath - The Mountain Goats (Album)

Honestly, I just want worldbuilding of any kind from this canon. Let your imagination run wild! What does any of it mean? How did any of these experiments get started, and who are the people carrying them out? Who are the victims, who are the recipients? What is the moon colony really like, and what's it like to live there?

Odin Sphere

- I have shipped Gwendolyn and Oswald since I was like, 12, so I will literally take anything with them. I love their story so deeply! Oswald desperately looking for someone to love him when everyone has always treated him as a tool to be used, Gwendolyn resenting him for trapping her and pulling her away from her duty turning into dedication... I adore them! I would love anything about their developing relationship, learning to understand each other, their blossoming feelings. Also, anything post-canon about how they survive the apocalypse would be amazing!

toothpastepancake

hi guys... It's been a minute. I think in a way Dreamwidth intimidates me, because everything I post feels like it's wrong somehow, or not what people want on their feed, but I'm trying to get over it. I've been chilling at my dreamwidth clone, https://alien.place, a lot, where I've been doing daily updates pretty frequently, but I figured I should start crossposting them here too.

I've mostly just been suffering through school and working on my personal site. I've been blogging, mostly. I had to go back to Bearblog after my site software was affected by the PHP vuln :( and I don't like being on Bearblog because I always obsess over numbers. But alas.

I'm in school but it's not challenging and I need to be challenged so it's hard for me to care. I'm really behind right now and beating myself up for it. I stayed awake for 3 days straight because of menopause insomnia and then slept all of today away :(

I don't know.... I sort of miss being on here but I never know what to say LOL. In terms of fandom I still haven't finished my Fic in a Box assignments, whoops, or, uh, even started... I've barely written anything this month tbh. But I'm hoping Yuletide helps me get my shit together. I'm really excited for it.

I guess I'm sort of falling into a weird place. Menopause is kicking my ass. I feel like I'm in a permanent state of dissociation.

There have been a lot of good things and also a lot of bad things lately. I don't know how to put any of them into words very well so I'm just linking my posts about them :')

Oh also I'm Quaker now :P

Hope you're all well. I'll end up posting more soon.

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facethestrange

Hi, wonderful human, thank you so much for writing for me (or for considering to write/draw for me, in the case of treats)! :) ♡♡♡ I'm

facethestrange on AO3.

(I am very enthusiastically opting into treats, including art treats!)

First and most importantly I want to say that I'm going to absolutely adore everything you create for me! What I most want to get is "something in the ballpark of my general likes + these fandoms/characters/pairings" - there is no way to go wrong! ♡♡♡

I genuinely hesitated to write a letter, largely because in the ~200 exchanges I've participated in I've never had a letter, and I've also never received a single gift I didn't love, so clearly my signups were doing something right. :D And I was worried that adding more fandom-specific details could be discouraging for people who already have an idea based on my general likes. So if you do already have an idea after reading my signup, feel free to not even read the letter at all! :)

On the other hand, if you don't have an idea yet, the second half of the letter has a bunch of bullet points with loose ideas/concepts/prompts for each fandom. They are the first thoughts that popped into my head, and they encompass maybe 5% of everything I'd be really excited to get (I am really so easy to please! :D) I hope you find them inspiring! :)

Smut/porn/PWP is always welcome and adored, in both writing and art, at any level of explicitness you're comfortable with. That said, if that's not your thing, any other rating is just as loved! And if you don't happen to ship these pairings (especially the non-canon ones), it's also totally okay to stick to gen. Gen can also be any rating, for example graphic hurt/comfort rated M/E for violence.

I have zero preferences re: topping/bottoming/switching, I'm very enthusiastic about all options (or none, when it's not applicable).

My list of general likes is very slightly different than in my signup, because I tend to add a couple of extra likes for some types canons (mostly "not actually unrequited love" is an extra like for non-canon ships, and "sounding" is an extra smut like for supernatural/non-mundane canons), but it's not at all important or necessary to play spot-the-difference. :D

( General likes (sfw) )

( General likes (nsfw) )

I'm only listing fandom-specific DNWs under each fandom, no general ones, because there would be more exceptions in parenthesis than there are DNWs. :) A few of them fully overlap, but a lot of them only overlap partially or not at all, so please only follow the DNWs from the fandom you're creating for - DNWs from the other fandoms should be completely ignored. :)

( Guardian RPF: Bai Yu, Zhu Yilong )

( Guardian - priest: Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan )

( Detective L: Ben Jieming, Luo Fei )

( 10 Dance: Sugiki Shinya, Suzuki Shinya )

hindsightseeing

I feel like I should try to say something about the death of Bioware. That studio has been a fundamental part of my video-game-experiencing life since... well, since its inception, a billion years ago, with a ginormous six-disc box set of the original Baldur's Gate, and its hundred-odd-page instruction manual. I think there is a lot to say about its demise, and there is a part of me that would like to dig into that... but really, at the moment, the only thing I feel is devastated by all the vitriol and spite surrounding it.

Which, y'know, is so deepy reflective of the state of the world we live in at the moment. Anything that happens, good or bad, gets run through this red-tinted filter of hatred and anger and disdain, until every other emotion is forcibly shunted aside in favour of cruelty and self-importance, where one side is Right (even in situations where there were no sides to begin with!) and anyone who feels anything different must be torn apart and made to suffer eternal humiliation as punishment for being Wrong.

It is... very sad, is all. And deeply, painfully inhuman.

And I honestly don't know what else to say about it.

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Decamp

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Augh!

Pumpkin Autumn Challenge : Esquisses de nos coeurs en devenir 1 (Kawada Daichi)

update idk the number

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I realise it's Saturday, but...

Weekend Cooking: Chicken a la king

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Dear Yuletide Writer 2026

Star Trek Holidays 2026: Letter (AO3 username: SirenOfTitan)

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