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New BNHA fic: The first step (Nedzu & cat)

I don't know why it feels like I haven't posted fic in ages even though I apparently did so just last month, haha. Maybe because I'm editing stuff from months ago?? XD Anyway this came out of a conversation on

bnha_fans during the Vigilantes watch-along earlier this year. A cat is used as a plot device for one episode and I spluttered with indignation and joked about a fix-it headcanon, and then I was enabled into writing it... whoops? :D (It didn't take much XD)

The first step | Boku no Hero Academia | Nedzu & cat | 1.7k words | rated G

Summary: The humans are at it again. Using Trigger on a cat? And now locking it up like a common criminal, when none of this was the cat's fault in the first place? Typical. Nedzu will have none of that. The cat can come live with him on campus. Nedzu's responsible for hundreds of students and staff; caring for a cat can't be any more difficult than that. Right?

Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

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meme

Seven Deadly Sins of reading

I like the book meme that is going around - I saw it first on

naraht's journal, but it seems to be spreading vigorously!

Lust, books I want to read for their cover:
I don't think there's anything at the moment, but I first read Flying Dutch by Tom Holt because of the Josh Kirby cover! Does that count?

Pride, challenging books I've finished:
Speaking purely personally, finishing Arcadia by Iain Pears was a real achievement, although I've no idea why I found it so impossible a read. I've read some books that would probably fall under the popular definition, but I feel like it doesn't count if I was reading them for fun! Maybe St Augustine's City of God; that did feel like a real achievement to get through, it's so enormous.

Gluttony, books I've read more than once:
I mean. Even these days roughly 40% of my reading is re-reading, and growing up it was a lot higher than that! I don't understand people who never re-read. Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons can stand for the vast number.

Sloth, books on my to-read list the longest:
lol where to start. I acquired Consilience by Edward O Wilson in 2009, I think that may be the oldest physically sitting on my to-read shelves.

Greed, books I own multiple editions of:
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan - I have a Penguin Classics copy, a giant hardback edition with illustrations that looks rather William-Blake-esque, and a tiny pocket hardback that used to live permanently in my rucksack pocket. Oh, and an ebook from Project Gutenberg.

I also have a few dozen audiobooks that duplicate paper or ebooks I already had, and an increasing number of ebooks duplicating paper I already had. Mostly I get one format or the other, but I've picked up quite a few cheap ebooks of favourites where I don't want to get rid of the original, or where I have the whole series in paper and don't want to give away the one or two I have in ebook, etc... I suspect I will gradually prune things down over time.

Notably I'm up to nearly 50 Chalet School ebooks now! But I have spent nearly forty years accumulating my paper set, and it's going to take a while before I'm ready to give them up. Greed indeed.

Oh, and five? six? Bibles? One in German. Plus a couple of New Testaments including one in Greek (I don't even read Greek, it was just so beautiful!).

Wrath, books I despised:
I'm sure there are a ton of better choices that will come to me after I post this, but such is life. I looked through my "Product of its Time" booklog awards and found some promising candidates, but then I remembered Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning, which left me with the sort of loathing that feels appropriate for this category. It's not that it was rubbish, because those mostly aren't worth despising really, it's that it was just persistently unpleasant in a gloating kind of way that left me wanting a shower. Ugh.

Envy, books I want to live in:
Relatively few, without a guarantee of being one of the lucky ones! Graydon Saunders' Commonweal books are pretty invested in everyone getting an equal chance, more or less, so that might not be too bad as long as I could be sure of being in the Commonweal and not one of Reems' slaves or something.

Otherwise mostly looking at positive high-tech futures, to be sure of having access to medication and/or medical treatment for my numerous chronic health conditions! Maybe Bujold's Vorkosigan saga? I'd like Beta, I think. But again, I could end up on Jackson's Whole, and that would not end well for me. Maybe a Star Trek novel, that universe is probably as safe as anywhere I can find.

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Links are frontloaded with queer joy

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Wednesday has had first phase of dental inlay work done

What I read

Finished Encampment, which was brilliant, and intense.

So intense that I had to decompress with a brief Dick Francis binge: Driving Force (1992) - a bit subpar I thought, slow start, massively convoluted plot; Wild Horses (1994) - the one involving a paraphilia I actually did a post here on back when, and making of a movie; Twice Shy (1981) which has a lot of v retro though presumably at the time cutting-edge computer nerdery involving programs on cassette tapes.

On the go

Have started - this was while I was out and about in the world last week - Peter Parker's Some Men in London: Queer Life, 1960–1967 (Some Men in London #2) (2024), since I was recording a podcast last week with the author and he assured me it was somewhat less of a downer than the previous, 1950s, volume. I think it may be a dipper-in over some while.

Still dipping in to Readers' Liberation - liked the first chapter, which is about what readers bring to the book, the second seems a bit heavier going.

Eve Babitz, Eve's Hollywood (1974) - perhaps not quite as good as Slow Days, Fast Company, but it was her first published work.

Up next

No idea: have just sent off for The Scribbler Annual but no idea when it's likely to arrive.

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Current Music: Want You Back Again

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Started Abudeka, Exchange Things

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Peak color in MI

Many things continue to be awful, but it's peak color this week, and my bus ride is during sunrise, so I've gotten to have a color tour every morning and watch the sun slowly light up the trees so even the ones that are still green look gold.

It's an ember-colored fall this year, less bright than some because late summer was so dry, but the maples are still bringing the reds and oranges, the pears have turned deep burgundy, and the oaks are shading from yellow into copper and dark red. The oldest, strongest locust trees still have a hold of their golden leaves, and the young ginko trees that the city has started planting recently have all joined in, exuberantly gold from top to bottom. The sumac that lives in the roadside swales is a rich, dark red and the burning bush may be a sneaking invasive but it reliably turns rose red at this season. You can tell there was drought this year; many trees have scorched and curled leaves and can only turn dusky yellow or even brown. But there's still color, and it's still beautiful, and we're still here.

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[film] Amorosa

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Happy birthday,

rachelmanija and

watersword!

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first post,
new

oh hey.

oh hey there. i'm new as you can tell so here is my first post. lol i probably won't post much since i forget or just get busy with stuff. oops lol

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exchanges

My recent gifts!

Gifts for both the Rare Pair Exchange and the 10 Items or Less Exchange just revealed the other day, so let me tell you about what I received!

In the Rare Pair Exchange, I got a Porn Without Plot offering for a canon triad from the show Sense8! I was stunned and appalled when Sense8 was cancelled so abruptly, right when the cluster had finally come into its own as a unit and they were learning more about other clusters, and about the whole 'other species?' thing... Ugh, I'll never not be upset about losing the next season of that show. But at least through fan fiction I can recapture some of the feelings of watching it!

In my prompt letter, I mentioned how I worried for Rajan, Kala's husband, who is not part of our point-of-view cluster of eight brain-linked people. He's married to one -- Kala -- and she's clearly having a passionate brain-to-brain affair with Wolfgang, another person from the cluster... but Rajan can't participate in the brain stuff. He's not linked to them. His only real way of knowing what's going on is if someone tells him. And sure, he's Kala's legal husband; he's rich, and he actually seems like a stand-up guy. But could any of that compete with the scorching hot looks that Kala and Wolfgang are continually trying to hide when they glance at each other?? :-(

Anyway, I wanted a story where maybe Rajan could be taken care of, and my anonymous author delivered!

waves that push and pull against me
Author: Anonymous (for now)
Fandom: Sense8 (TV)
Ship: Wolfgang Bogdanow/Kala Dandekar/Rajan Rasal
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Wordcount: 2,138

Summary: "My husband," she said, "just relax. We'll take care of everything."

[Or, it's Rajan's birthday and his partners are eager to please him]

In this fic, I appreciated that Rajan was being spoiled rotten with multiple sex acts for his birthday, and that the day showed no signs of slowing down, haha! Good for them. I also liked knowing that being part of an eight-person cluster that included other people with a ton of sexual experience meant that both Kala and Wolfgang are good at a bunch of esoteric sex skills! Yay for that!

My worries about Rajan have been relieved. Whew! This is much better for him than his awkward medical scene in the Sense8 movie, which had me cringing so hard in sympathy.

For the 10 Items or Less exchange, I received a short scene featuring Darcy Lewis and Jane Foster from the Thor movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I love pining and yearning, and I thought there was plenty of room for Darcy to be pining for her science partner / roommate / "friend" and thinking that she doesn't stand a chance against someone like Thor. I mean, look at him, right??

Unspoken Things
Author: badwrongprincess
Fandom: Thor (Movies)
Ship: Jane Foster/Darcy Lewis
Rating: Teen
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Wordcount: 1,183

Summary: Darcy could never have imagined that when she had signed up to be Jane Foster’s assistant her life would lead her to this little apartment in London. Or flat, as they.

(I think there are a few missing words at the end there... but I didn't want to say anything and pollute the author's experience of posting this fic with my unwanted line edits)

I enjoyed participating in both these exchanges, and am glad to have sparked two (TWO!) stories that are not M/M! I love M/M, don't get me wrong, but it's nice when there's a wide variety of stories to read, and we need more F/F and also poly triad M/F/M stories. So yay, I'm helping!

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Good News

Good news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.

What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?

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Poetry Fishbowl Report for October 7, 2025

Our theme this time was "Witches and Wizards." I wrote from 1 PM to 4:30 AM, so about 13 hours 30 minutes, accounting for breaks. I wrote 8 poems on Tuesday plus 2 later in the week.

Participation was up, with 11 comments on LiveJournal and another 28 on Dreamwidth. A total of 12 people sent prompts.

Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"The Disappointing Daughter"
"The Unretired Witch"
"What Wizardry Is All About"

"New and Innovative Approaches"

Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from October 7. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.

This month's donors include:

janetmiles and Anthony Barrette. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There is 1 tally toward a bonus fishbowl.

The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

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I am trying to Improve Myself

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fic,
highlander

FIC: Disclosure Theory (HL, Duncan/OFC, Mature)

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Today's Adventures

We went up to Champaign-Urbana today.

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Fungi

Before plants or animals, fungi conquered Earth’s surface

Fungi were Earth’s first ecosystem engineers, thriving long before plants ever took root.

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals appeared. Using advanced molecular dating and gene transfer analysis, researchers reconstructed fungi’s ancient lineage, revealing they were crucial in shaping Earth’s first soils and ecosystems.

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Milestone

Video appointment with chemotherapist today. I'm done with immunotherapy! The scan says I've been stable.

I still have:

* bone strengthening (not marrow encouraging) med every 12 weeks, infused
* Scans every 3 months

So that means a trip or two to the cancer center every 3 months, although if they keep it at 3 months for the one and 12 weeks for the other, they may fall out of sync.

I should probably celebrate this?

Current Mood: supportive
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

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Signal Boost: Petra's "Support Food Banks Writing Offer"

petra has posted that if you donate at least $25 in cash or food to a food bank at any point between now and the end of the Trump Administration, and you either share a fandom of theirs and want a drabble or poetry for that fandom, or if you want original poetry, comment to

petra about your donation and they will write for you.

For full details, including where to post your comment-of-donation and your writing request see their Dreamwidth post.

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Promptober 2025 Days 18-19: Waking Nightmares and Cold Spots

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Current Music: The Proclaimers - Over And Done With (Whole Lot of Roadies Accoustic)

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And Now For Some Light Relief

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for starting a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

I pinched this one from

thisbluespirit (though I've seen it since all across the f-list) and started from my most recent fic and worked backwards snagging the first instance of each letter.

A - Another Day, Another Disaster (Good Omens, Aziraphale & Crowley, Adam & The Them)
B - Between Stimulation and Reaction (Leverage, Eliot Spencer/Parker/Alex Hardison, Eliot Spencer/Sophie Deveraux, Eliot Spencer/Others)
C - Cola, Bleach and Other Dangerous Chemicals (Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn, Cassie Cain, Joker)
D - Done Deal (Leverage, Eliot Spencer/Parker/Alec Hardison)
E - Eilean a 'Cheo (Rivers of London, Beverley Brook/Peter Grant, Abdul Haqq Walid, OCs)
F - Four Meals (Good Omens, Aziraphale/Crowley)
G - Gold Standard(The Thing in the Tunnels Wants Rather More) (The Thing In The Walls Wants Your Spare Change, Caro, Aly, Dragons)
H - Hiding in Plain Sight (Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau)
I - If Wishes Were Spaceships (Wolf 359, Doug Eiffel/Hera)
J - Joined By The Westering Wind (Pacific Rim, Rayleigh/Mako)
K - Knives Out of Context (Leverage, Parker/Alec Hardison)
L - Like the Arms of the Ocean (Birds of Prey, Cassandra Cain & Harleen Quinzel)
M - Midnight Special (Leverage, Eliot Spencer/Mr Quinn)
N - No Happy Ending (Forest 404, Pan/Daria)
O - Of Salt and Candles (Good Omens, Aziraphale & Crowley)
P - Practical Arrangements and Practical Jokes (Ghostbusters, Jillian Holtzman/Abby Yates)
Q -
R - Robots Need Hugs Too (Wolf 359, Doug Eiffel, Hera, Alana Maxwell)
S - Someone You Couldn't Lose (Ocean's Eight, Daphne Kluger/Debbie Ocean/Lou Miller)
T - Taking The Shine Off The Stars (The Mummy, Ardeth Bay/Evy Carnahan O'Connell/Rick O'Connell)
U - The Universe Is Drifting Apart (Ghostbusters, Jillian Holtzmann/Patty Tolan)
V - A Voice From The Stars (Wolf 359, Doug Eiffel, Hera, Mr Cutter)
W - Weapon of Choice (James Bond Movies, Bond/M, Bond/Q, Bond & Moneypenny)
X -
Y - You Wear It Well (Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau)
Z -

23/26 from 200 fics on AO3. Unsurprisingly no Q, X or Z - I did wonder if I might have a Q somewhere, but if I do it must be a drabble or comment fic that never got archived. I thought it was going to be a much worse turn out as after a strong start there was a lot of repetition in first letters but my Wolf 359 fic did me a solid with I, R and V after nearly two pages of nothing but Cs, Ls, Ms, Ss and Ts it felt like.