Midnight Train
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ao3_highlanderseries_feedby Anonymous
Some old family secrets catch up with you, some run over you like a southbound train. MacLeod and Methos ride along to get Joe back on track.
Words: 7998, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Highlander: The Series
- Rating: Not Rated
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: Gen, M/M
- Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos (Highlander), Joe Dawson, Lynn Horton, Amy Brennan-Thomas, Other(s)
- Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander)
- Additional Tags: Long-Term Relationship(s), Long Lost/Secret Relatives, Developing Friendships, Joe's Bar (Highlander), Trains, Drinking & Talking, Family Reunions, Weddings, Found Family, bacanora, canoodling, long playing vinyl
Happy holidays, Nicky Gabriel and dswdiane!
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hlh_shortcutsSilver Seed by Anonymous for nicky_gabriel
Category: Gen
Characters: Methos, Duncan MacLeod, Amanda Darieux, Gina De Valicourt, Robert de Valicourt
Summary: coming soon
Midnight Train by Anonymous fordswdiane
Category: Gen, M/M
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos, Joe Dawson, Lynn Horton, Amy Brennan-Thomas, Other(s)
Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos
Summary: Some old family secrets catch up with you, some run over you like a southbound train. MacLeod and Methos ride along to get Joe back on track.
nicky_gabriel Category: Gen
Characters: Methos, Duncan MacLeod, Amanda Darieux, Gina De Valicourt, Robert de Valicourt
Summary: coming soon
Midnight Train by Anonymous for
dswdiane Category: Gen, M/M
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos, Joe Dawson, Lynn Horton, Amy Brennan-Thomas, Other(s)
Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos
Summary: Some old family secrets catch up with you, some run over you like a southbound train. MacLeod and Methos ride along to get Joe back on track.
December 28, 2025: Recluse, Re-Zeus, Recycle
Dec. 28th, 2025 06:56 amdaily_illuminator_feedIf you're looking for a cool adventure idea for your recent-era tabletop game – complete with a few neat pictures – I present to you an article about the rediscovery of a lost temple to Zeus.
It was found in Limyra, Turkey, and the story of how it was tracked down from "epigraphic sources" is pretty cool. Still, I do have to say that 2025's been pretty rough for a lot of folks; maybe we shouldn't start poking at the long-lost domains of gods?
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
It was found in Limyra, Turkey, and the story of how it was tracked down from "epigraphic sources" is pretty cool. Still, I do have to say that 2025's been pretty rough for a lot of folks; maybe we shouldn't start poking at the long-lost domains of gods?
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
Glitter (Like Blood) Gets Everywhere - Lestat Crossover Prompt Meme
Dec. 27th, 2025 09:39 pmpetraGlitter (Like Blood) Gets Everywhere - Lestat Crossover Prompt Meme
Open as of right now. Prompt Rock Star (or otherwise Vampiric) Lestat getting glitter and/or blood on the canon of your choice. See what other people have prompted. Fill prompts with fanworks of any length. Leave comments. Have fun!
Open as of right now. Prompt Rock Star (or otherwise Vampiric) Lestat getting glitter and/or blood on the canon of your choice. See what other people have prompted. Fill prompts with fanworks of any length. Leave comments. Have fun!
IV saline without infusion pump; childhood fevers
Dec. 27th, 2025 06:49 pmmichelel72 posting in little_detailsI'm hoping these are straightforward questions, but I couldn't find a way to word the first to get any relevant results in web searches, and the second got weird on me.
The context is a civilian with extensive field-medic-style training providing off-the-books, in-home medical/supportive care to a preteen who is ill with a viral* fever-inducing illness. (* Viral seems easier; but bacterial is possible if necessary.) The setting is the modern-day (or at least vaguely post-2010) United States.
1. Is it feasible to administer intravenous (IV) saline without an infusion pump? (I've been assuming it is but want to double-check.)
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2. Is there a point at which a childhood (viral) fever is dangerous?
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Many thanks!
The context is a civilian with extensive field-medic-style training providing off-the-books, in-home medical/supportive care to a preteen who is ill with a viral* fever-inducing illness. (* Viral seems easier; but bacterial is possible if necessary.) The setting is the modern-day (or at least vaguely post-2010) United States.
1. Is it feasible to administer intravenous (IV) saline without an infusion pump? (I've been assuming it is but want to double-check.)
( cut for IV details )
2. Is there a point at which a childhood (viral) fever is dangerous?
( Read more... )
Many thanks!
Unshelved strip originally published on Thu, 24 Sep 2015
Dec. 28th, 2025 12:00 amunshelved_feedThis classic Unshelved strip originally appeared on Thu, 24 Sep 2015.
Various Links 12/22-12/27
Dec. 27th, 2025 06:24 pmsenmutBack on, I think, the correct day. (Look, Thursday was a Sunday, Friday was a Monday, today is a Sunday, tomorrow is supposedly a Sunday)
~ North American Indigenous Santa Dance - video, performer is known as "Powwow Santa"
~ Cat figuring how to get in out of a vase - video
~ Frame-slowed, colorized Victorian snowball fight - video
~ The LGBT bookstore saves a man - text, untranscribed, mention of self harm and suicidal ideation (old post, but I reblog when I see it to remember what FAMILY is)
~ Knitted wedding dress - photos and text
~ Trumpeteer gets an unexpected accompaniment - video, sound needed
~ Stonehenge Solstice Cat art - picture
~ North American Indigenous Santa Dance - video, performer is known as "Powwow Santa"
~ Cat figuring how to get in out of a vase - video
~ Frame-slowed, colorized Victorian snowball fight - video
~ The LGBT bookstore saves a man - text, untranscribed, mention of self harm and suicidal ideation (old post, but I reblog when I see it to remember what FAMILY is)
~ Knitted wedding dress - photos and text
~ Trumpeteer gets an unexpected accompaniment - video, sound needed
~ Stonehenge Solstice Cat art - picture
but now that's how i'm getting paid
Dec. 27th, 2025 05:55 pmmusesfoolChristmas was lovely! On Christmas Eve, it was just me, my sister, and my brother-in-law, so we ordered in and watched a godawful Hallmark Christmas movie with Teri Hatcher in it. Then they went to bed and I did a Die Hard rewatch - I hadn't seen it in some number of years and for all its flaws, it is still a good time.
Christmas morning, my niece and her husband came over so Baby Miss L could unwrap the first set of presents - she still gets bored with it and wants to play with whatever she's opened instead of opening the next gift, so it's a process - and she LOVED the 30 second dance party button, as I knew she would. I am SO HAPPY I saw it somewhere (Wirecutter, maybe?) and ordered it, and that it arrived in time for me to see her play with it. (The adults got a kick out of it too, but it was hilarious watching her run up and press it each time it ended.) She liked the dinosaur cape and the books (especially "The Little Book of Cheese," which is in the same series as "The Little Book of Pasta," which I got for her last year and which she LOVES - apparently she will just bust out with "FARFALLE!" at any given moment), but did not care about the wings at all. Also when Alyssa told her I would be there, she said, "books!" so she knows I am the books and clothes aunt. *g*
The while elephant swap was pretty hilarious too, and my niece Nicki ended up with the cat-shaped measuring cups and spoons that were my contribution. I got a waterproof bluetooth speaker I'm going to have to set up in the bathroom to have tunes in the shower.
The funfetti cupcakes were a big hit. (I made sure to put cream cheese frosting on the ones for my sister; she tried one with the American buttercream and made the same face I made when I tasted it - it's disgustingly sweet.) There's picture of this year's selection here.
As for gifts, I received a handful of gift cards, a KRYPTO squishmallow from Baby Miss L, a pair of earrings made from chips of vintage pyrex, a stand mixer tree ornament, a copy of Dorrie's Anytime Cakes, some candles, and a pair of super warm and fuzzy grippy socks. I also bought myself a new winter coat, a new 9 x 13" pyrex baking dish, a new vibrator, some new bras, and a new pair of black ankle boots, so I'm doing all right in the gift department. *g*
Yesterday, I got home early and vegged out for most of the day. And then it snowed, just like they said it would!
Today, I made a new batch of dough and tomorrow I'll finish baking off the fig cookies for this year. I also want to try those orange cranberry rolls now that I have room in the fridge to let them rise overnight. I still have so many eggs left over, though, so I see at least one frittata in my future, plus at least one batch of Nadiya's egg wraps, which are delicious and I recommend them highly!
Now I should look into having dinner and maybe watching the Rangers game.
*
Christmas morning, my niece and her husband came over so Baby Miss L could unwrap the first set of presents - she still gets bored with it and wants to play with whatever she's opened instead of opening the next gift, so it's a process - and she LOVED the 30 second dance party button, as I knew she would. I am SO HAPPY I saw it somewhere (Wirecutter, maybe?) and ordered it, and that it arrived in time for me to see her play with it. (The adults got a kick out of it too, but it was hilarious watching her run up and press it each time it ended.) She liked the dinosaur cape and the books (especially "The Little Book of Cheese," which is in the same series as "The Little Book of Pasta," which I got for her last year and which she LOVES - apparently she will just bust out with "FARFALLE!" at any given moment), but did not care about the wings at all. Also when Alyssa told her I would be there, she said, "books!" so she knows I am the books and clothes aunt. *g*
The while elephant swap was pretty hilarious too, and my niece Nicki ended up with the cat-shaped measuring cups and spoons that were my contribution. I got a waterproof bluetooth speaker I'm going to have to set up in the bathroom to have tunes in the shower.
The funfetti cupcakes were a big hit. (I made sure to put cream cheese frosting on the ones for my sister; she tried one with the American buttercream and made the same face I made when I tasted it - it's disgustingly sweet.) There's picture of this year's selection here.
As for gifts, I received a handful of gift cards, a KRYPTO squishmallow from Baby Miss L, a pair of earrings made from chips of vintage pyrex, a stand mixer tree ornament, a copy of Dorrie's Anytime Cakes, some candles, and a pair of super warm and fuzzy grippy socks. I also bought myself a new winter coat, a new 9 x 13" pyrex baking dish, a new vibrator, some new bras, and a new pair of black ankle boots, so I'm doing all right in the gift department. *g*
Yesterday, I got home early and vegged out for most of the day. And then it snowed, just like they said it would!
Today, I made a new batch of dough and tomorrow I'll finish baking off the fig cookies for this year. I also want to try those orange cranberry rolls now that I have room in the fridge to let them rise overnight. I still have so many eggs left over, though, so I see at least one frittata in my future, plus at least one batch of Nadiya's egg wraps, which are delicious and I recommend them highly!
Now I should look into having dinner and maybe watching the Rangers game.
*
Saturday 27 December 2025
Dec. 27th, 2025 05:48 pmmerryghoul posting in doctor_who_sonicDo you have a Doctor Who community or a journal that we are not currently linking to? Leave a note in the comments and we'll add you to the watchlist (doctor_watch).
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Fanfic, Princess Mononoke, San & wolf brothers, pack is everything
Dec. 27th, 2025 04:21 pmkalira posting in smallfandomfestTitle: Rally the Pack
Author:kalira
Fandom: Princess Mononoke
Ship/Characters: San & wolf brothers
Rating/Category: T/Gen
Prompt: Princess Mononoke, San, pack is everything
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: A curious cub ventures close to human children playing at the forest's edge, and San learns anew where her trust must lie - and where it never may.
Notes/Warnings: pre-canon with indeterminately young San and wolf brothers (for whom I have used the names Shou and Niiya, spinning off San read as three)
Wordcount: 850
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Author:
kaliraFandom: Princess Mononoke
Ship/Characters: San & wolf brothers
Rating/Category: T/Gen
Prompt: Princess Mononoke, San, pack is everything
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: A curious cub ventures close to human children playing at the forest's edge, and San learns anew where her trust must lie - and where it never may.
Notes/Warnings: pre-canon with indeterminately young San and wolf brothers (for whom I have used the names Shou and Niiya, spinning off San read as three)
Wordcount: 850
Read on AO3
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, December 27
Dec. 27th, 2025 11:13 pmveronyxk84 posting in su_herald
BUFFY: Xander, one of these days, you're gonna get yourself hurt.
FAITH: Or killed.
BUFFY: Or both. A-and, you know, with the pain and the death, maybe you shouldn't be leaping into the fray like that. M-maybe you should be... fray-adjacent.
XANDER: Excuse me? Who, at a crucial moment, distracted the lead demon by allowing her to pummel him about the head?
FAITH: Yeah. That was real manly how you shrieked and all.
FAITH: Or killed.
BUFFY: Or both. A-and, you know, with the pain and the death, maybe you shouldn't be leaping into the fray like that. M-maybe you should be... fray-adjacent.
XANDER: Excuse me? Who, at a crucial moment, distracted the lead demon by allowing her to pummel him about the head?
FAITH: Yeah. That was real manly how you shrieked and all.
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- [Logic Puzzle] Dates to Remember (Buffy/Faith, G) by MimiHylea
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- All Things In Repose (Buffy/Faith, E) by Wolf_of_Lilacs
- Just A Girl Named Anne (Buffy/Faith, T) by flipflop_diva
- i ache at the touch of your memory (Buffy/Spike, M) by SafelyCapricious
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- [Russian language] Щекотливый вопрос (Buffy/Angel, T) by B_E_S
- [Russian language] Спасибо за подарок (Buffy/Angel, G) by B_E_S
- grieving for the living (Buffy & Willow, Buffy/Faith, G) by smallblueandloud
- parking lot absolution (Buffy/Faith, E) by des_soupirs
- Unrequited (Giles/reader, M) by bluekidchaos
- Scars That Bind (Buffy/Faith, T) by slayerBoy
- And Fellow Feeling (Xander/Anya, G) by jesterlady
- Revontulet (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by YouCutYourHair
- What's in the Eggnog? (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Elialys
- Throw It Off a Cliff (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Rea
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- The Love of a Teenage Souled Vampire, Chapter 2/2 (Xander/Angel, M) by mangedesmuffins
- A Road Called Darla in the City of Angels, Chapters 1-10/10 (Angel/Darla, G) by gtx67nko714 (impissin)
- Anti-Hero, Chapter 16/16 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Willow25
- The Pryce of Tyme, Chapter 14/? (Buffy/Spike, T) by EmpressRagini, Joan963z
- A Different Path, Chapter 22/? (Buffy/Faith, Tara/Willow, Jenny/Giles, M) by Anaxilea
- A Hellmouth Christmas, Chapter 27/31 (Buffy/Giles, E) by The_Crazy_Knight
- Mile Markers and Blood Moons, Chapter 42 (Buffy/Spike, R) by JamesMFan
- Faith Around & Find Out, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Kenijo
- distract the waiter, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Zhalia
- Crack and Peel, Chapter 2 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, PG) by violettathepiratequeen
- The color of Love, Chapters 27-30 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms
- Wet and Soapy, Chapters 12-30 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms
- The backup backup., Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by All4Spike
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
- Oh, Strange Tidings of Danger and Fear!, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kenijo
- Lights, Camera, Kiss - Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty
- Faith Around & Find Out, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Kenijo
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- Oh, Strange Tidings of Danger and Fear!, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kenijo
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- Artwork: extremely quick spuffy (worksafe) by grantmeonelastwish
- Artwork: ill-starred (comic) (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Gifset: built with a heart, broken from the start; and now, i die slow… (Buffy, worksafe) by clarkgriffon
- Gifset: Nothing’s ever simple anymore. I’m constantly trying to work it out. (Buffy, BtVS 2x07, worksafe) by misselesava
- Vidlet: #spuffy still here, just waiting around (worksafe) by ashllynlou
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- Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) (Buffy, worksafe) by andremichaux
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- Artwork: Art Inspired by Fic: Wedding Belles (Buffy/Spike, PG) by namingallthestars
- Artwork: [art] Leopard-print (Buffy, T) by evesock
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Happy liminal spacemas, couches!
Dec. 27th, 2025 03:40 pmpetraI am going through my traditional "How many fests and challenges can I imagine in a week?"
I don't think I'm doing Psychic Wolves this year.
On the other hand, Té suggested a fest of blorbos touching the Rockstar Lestat and now I want it.
hannah points out that, if we want to know what Tom Cruise's Rockstar Lestat would have looked like, we have but to consult this video of Cruise in a jukebox musical singing "Pour Some Sugar On Me."
...it's been a really long time since I was sexually attracted to Tom Cruise, but apparentlyhannah has the secret sauce.
Also, I now want vampires:
+ the New Burbage Festival (OMG DARREN NICHOLS) (Slings & Arrows)
+ on G-ERTI (they can only fly at night) (Cabin Pressure)
+ working for Oracle (Birds of Prey and a half)
+ visiting Chicago in the era of the Mountie (experimental hair for all who will) (due South)
+ what-ho'ing Bertram Wilberforce Wooster
+ in the world of the Five Gods (hello, is this The Bastard, I have your king shit devoté on hold) (Chalion)
+ dealing with the Light and the Dark, and falling somewhere between (Dark is Rising)
+ eating hockey players
+ being in the future and baffling Aral Vorkosigan with being a) not soldiers and b) hot AT THE SAME TIME (Vorkosigan Saga)
+ and Muppets (Lestat as lone "human"?)
+ in Narnia (Aslan would shit a lit. brick)
+ becoming Black Ribboners (time for a sing-song around the harmonium! NOT LIKE THAT, LESTAT) (Discworld)
+ in Night Vale (it's Tuesday)
+ mad, in a coma, AND back in time -- the Life on Mars trifecta -- let's see Lestat trying to eat Gene Hunt
+ calling Car Talk
+ hiring Neal Caffrey to do a spot of forgery (White Collar)
+ with war horses who correspond with Copenhagen and Marengo, gaily (Warhorses of Letters)
+ fit as a fiddle and ready for love (would they love or loathe Lockwood and Lamont?) (Singin' in the Rain)
+ come on Darth Vader gold glitter looks Great on you
+ choosing the lesser of two weevils (Aubreyad)
+ ...okay i just died a little over quentin coldwater fanboying the vampire lestat (The Magicians)
+ side-eyeing and being side-eyed by Magneto (X-Men)
+ and I had a good belly laugh at Lestat meeting Felix Harrowgate: battle of the asshole first-person narrators who think they are special
+ Zaphod! Beeblebrox! would so get it on with Lestat! (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
+ How do you reckon vampires get on with thalergy? Let's Find Out (The Locked Tomb)
+ How do you reckon vampires get on with constructs? Send Lestat to Preservation! (Murderbot)
+ okay hear me out Grantaire is weak for opinionated blonds but what if he met The Wrong One (Les Misérables)
+ it's already a doctor who episode innit but let's get some harkness up in this joint
+ Awful Sykes has a crush and so does Torquil (Archer's Goon)
+ RIVERS OF LONDON which body of water can we blame everyone on
+ Last Week Tonight: Our main story concerns The "Vampire" Lestat (of course John does quote fingers)
+ Jacky Faber met our hero at some point in her meanderings. I bet they shared a stage.
+ James Flint. BWAHAHAHA. WOULD HIT THAT. (Black Sails)
+ Falsettos: writes. itself. Louis IS the gay plague.
+ did you ever want to see Lestat fuck a muppet wearing leather? I DO I DO (Farscape)
+ truly Julian Bashir needs his not-boyfriend to run interference or he's gonna get eaten (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
+ and then I hit Battlestar Galactica (reboot) which seems like a Terrible place to be a vampire but they'd have fun eating Gaius
+ Pern! is in the future! it can have Vampires if it wants 'em! Weirdest Harper Ever.
+ What happens with MCU? I couldn't begin to tell you. But there must be a clever answer.
+ Community: the study group goes to a concert and they all crush, each in their own way. Annie gets... scary.
+ I very much want Ray Person singing The Vampire Lestat across Iraq, but given the givens it makes me want to cry right now. (Generation: Kill, RIP James Ransone)
+ Scott & Bailey -- the teenage girls and Aunt Rachel bond over their crushes
+ Pamela Dean's Tam Lin has immortals. I want to see them emoting at Rice's.
+ And our wailing wonder, Lestat de Lioncourt. // Why, thank you, Sandi. (QI, the other guests are Phill Jupitus and Sue Perkins, because it's a Musical Episode)
+ ST: TOS -- Chekov and Sulu both have posters.
+ Does Venom want one? And how!
I don't think I'm doing Psychic Wolves this year.
On the other hand, Té suggested a fest of blorbos touching the Rockstar Lestat and now I want it.
hannah points out that, if we want to know what Tom Cruise's Rockstar Lestat would have looked like, we have but to consult this video of Cruise in a jukebox musical singing "Pour Some Sugar On Me."...it's been a really long time since I was sexually attracted to Tom Cruise, but apparently
hannah has the secret sauce.Also, I now want vampires:
+ the New Burbage Festival (OMG DARREN NICHOLS) (Slings & Arrows)
+ on G-ERTI (they can only fly at night) (Cabin Pressure)
+ working for Oracle (Birds of Prey and a half)
+ visiting Chicago in the era of the Mountie (experimental hair for all who will) (due South)
+ what-ho'ing Bertram Wilberforce Wooster
+ in the world of the Five Gods (hello, is this The Bastard, I have your king shit devoté on hold) (Chalion)
+ dealing with the Light and the Dark, and falling somewhere between (Dark is Rising)
+ being in the future and baffling Aral Vorkosigan with being a) not soldiers and b) hot AT THE SAME TIME (Vorkosigan Saga)
+ and Muppets (Lestat as lone "human"?)
+ in Narnia (Aslan would shit a lit. brick)
+ becoming Black Ribboners (time for a sing-song around the harmonium! NOT LIKE THAT, LESTAT) (Discworld)
+ in Night Vale (it's Tuesday)
+ mad, in a coma, AND back in time -- the Life on Mars trifecta -- let's see Lestat trying to eat Gene Hunt
+ calling Car Talk
+ hiring Neal Caffrey to do a spot of forgery (White Collar)
+ with war horses who correspond with Copenhagen and Marengo, gaily (Warhorses of Letters)
+ fit as a fiddle and ready for love (would they love or loathe Lockwood and Lamont?) (Singin' in the Rain)
+ come on Darth Vader gold glitter looks Great on you
+ choosing the lesser of two weevils (Aubreyad)
+ ...okay i just died a little over quentin coldwater fanboying the vampire lestat (The Magicians)
+ side-eyeing and being side-eyed by Magneto (X-Men)
+ and I had a good belly laugh at Lestat meeting Felix Harrowgate: battle of the asshole first-person narrators who think they are special
+ Zaphod! Beeblebrox! would so get it on with Lestat! (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
+ How do you reckon vampires get on with thalergy? Let's Find Out (The Locked Tomb)
+ How do you reckon vampires get on with constructs? Send Lestat to Preservation! (Murderbot)
+ okay hear me out Grantaire is weak for opinionated blonds but what if he met The Wrong One (Les Misérables)
+ it's already a doctor who episode innit but let's get some harkness up in this joint
+ Awful Sykes has a crush and so does Torquil (Archer's Goon)
+ RIVERS OF LONDON which body of water can we blame everyone on
+ Last Week Tonight: Our main story concerns The "Vampire" Lestat (of course John does quote fingers)
+ Jacky Faber met our hero at some point in her meanderings. I bet they shared a stage.
+ James Flint. BWAHAHAHA. WOULD HIT THAT. (Black Sails)
+ Falsettos: writes. itself. Louis IS the gay plague.
+ did you ever want to see Lestat fuck a muppet wearing leather? I DO I DO (Farscape)
+ truly Julian Bashir needs his not-boyfriend to run interference or he's gonna get eaten (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
+ and then I hit Battlestar Galactica (reboot) which seems like a Terrible place to be a vampire but they'd have fun eating Gaius
+ Pern! is in the future! it can have Vampires if it wants 'em! Weirdest Harper Ever.
+ What happens with MCU? I couldn't begin to tell you. But there must be a clever answer.
+ Community: the study group goes to a concert and they all crush, each in their own way. Annie gets... scary.
+ I very much want Ray Person singing The Vampire Lestat across Iraq, but given the givens it makes me want to cry right now. (Generation: Kill, RIP James Ransone)
+ Scott & Bailey -- the teenage girls and Aunt Rachel bond over their crushes
+ Pamela Dean's Tam Lin has immortals. I want to see them emoting at Rice's.
+ And our wailing wonder, Lestat de Lioncourt. // Why, thank you, Sandi. (QI, the other guests are Phill Jupitus and Sue Perkins, because it's a Musical Episode)
+ ST: TOS -- Chekov and Sulu both have posters.
+ Does Venom want one? And how!
Finally saw Zootopia 2!
Dec. 27th, 2025 04:00 pmconulyBefore I say anything, A would like you to know how extremely annoying it is that they played those "Arabian Nights" riffs every time the snake (Barry) appeared, and it would be annoying even if the plot ( Read more... )
They wouldn't shut up about it, so there we go. They're not wrong.
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They wouldn't shut up about it, so there we go. They're not wrong.
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Today in Stories I Wish I Could Read
Dec. 27th, 2025 01:17 pmpetraThe reason I got a tumblr in 2013 was hockey RPF.
I have been watching my entire dashboard lose its collective mind over Heated Rivalry.
I tried to read this fic, which has in-universe fandom, one of my favorite tropes, and has a retrospective slant on what the development of hockey RPF in-universe would be like. Petra-nip.
I got as far as an in-universe primer for one of the characters, and was swamped with the combined nostalgia/trauma.
They're fictional! They can't possibly be sekrit racists or abetting rapists or not-so-sekritly shaking hands with Putin! They're not real!
And I can't do it.
I hope you are all having a wonderful time with your sinless imaginary hockey bros. I just keep thinking, "But if they were Real, they'd have Secrets that would make me Hate them."
I guess I will continue not engaging, because if I can't read an imaginary primer about an imaginary hockey player, I would be completely pants at watching the show. Primers are how I learned about real hockey players! It's a great starting place!
But not for me.
I have been watching my entire dashboard lose its collective mind over Heated Rivalry.
I tried to read this fic, which has in-universe fandom, one of my favorite tropes, and has a retrospective slant on what the development of hockey RPF in-universe would be like. Petra-nip.
I got as far as an in-universe primer for one of the characters, and was swamped with the combined nostalgia/trauma.
They're fictional! They can't possibly be sekrit racists or abetting rapists or not-so-sekritly shaking hands with Putin! They're not real!
And I can't do it.
I hope you are all having a wonderful time with your sinless imaginary hockey bros. I just keep thinking, "But if they were Real, they'd have Secrets that would make me Hate them."
I guess I will continue not engaging, because if I can't read an imaginary primer about an imaginary hockey player, I would be completely pants at watching the show. Primers are how I learned about real hockey players! It's a great starting place!
But not for me.
Beetle Loses a Bet
Dec. 27th, 2025 05:07 pmao3boostle_feedby hotcinnamonsquirrels (SmolKittehsMewMew)
Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are dating like to Use bets to determine who has to blow who. A companion piece to my work "A lost Bet" Except this time Teddy lost. They can be read in any order.
Words: 1144, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 2 of Boostle Smut
- Fandoms: Blue Beetle (Comics), Booster Gold (Comics)
- Rating: Explicit
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Michael Carter (DCU), Ted Kord
- Relationships: Michael Carter/Ted Kord
- Additional Tags: Spanking, Blow Jobs, Facials
Destinations
Dec. 15th, 2025 04:52 amao3_highlanderseries_feedby Anonymous
The double quickening at Bordeaux has unexpected side effects. It take years for Duncan and Methos to come to terms with what it means for their relationship. It take years for them to understand all the implications. Connor and Methos hang out. They listen to music and talk a lot.
Words: 18378, Chapters: 5/5, Language: English
- Fandoms: Highlander: The Series
- Rating: Mature
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos (Highlander), Connor MacLeod, Joe Dawson, Amanda, Richie Ryan, Hugh Fitzcairn, Rebecca Horne, Darius (Highlander)
- Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander), Connor MacLeod & Methos (Highlander)
- Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Slow Romance, Friendship, Explicit Language, During Canon
Happy holidays, hafital!
Dec. 27th, 2025 09:21 amkillabeez posting in hlh_shortcutsDestinations by Anonymous for hafital
Category: M/M
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos, Connor MacLeod, Joe Dawson, Amanda Darieux, Richie Ryan, Hugh Fitzcairn, Rebecca Horne, Darius
Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos, Connor MacLeod & Methos
Summary: The double quickening at Bordeaux has unexpected side effects. It take years for Duncan and Methos to come to terms with what it means for their relationship. It take years for them to understand all the implications.
hafital Category: M/M
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos, Connor MacLeod, Joe Dawson, Amanda Darieux, Richie Ryan, Hugh Fitzcairn, Rebecca Horne, Darius
Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos, Connor MacLeod & Methos
Summary: The double quickening at Bordeaux has unexpected side effects. It take years for Duncan and Methos to come to terms with what it means for their relationship. It take years for them to understand all the implications.
Fanfic, Sense8 (tv), Wolfgang & Capheus, Bonding over having loyal (and loud) childhood besties
Dec. 27th, 2025 06:44 ammerricatb posting in smallfandomfestTitle: Nai-robbery
Author: MerricatB
Fandom: Sense8 (tv)
Pairing/Characters: Wolfgang Bogdanow & Capheus Onyango
Rating/Category: Teen
Prompt: Sense8 (tv), Wolfgang & Capheus, Bonding over having loyal (and loud) childhood besties
Spoilers: Whole series
Summary: While visiting Capheus on an especially costly trip to Nairobi, Wolfgang reflects on the similarities between their childhood friends.
Notes/Warnings: N/A
Read on AO3
Author: MerricatB
Fandom: Sense8 (tv)
Pairing/Characters: Wolfgang Bogdanow & Capheus Onyango
Rating/Category: Teen
Prompt: Sense8 (tv), Wolfgang & Capheus, Bonding over having loyal (and loud) childhood besties
Spoilers: Whole series
Summary: While visiting Capheus on an especially costly trip to Nairobi, Wolfgang reflects on the similarities between their childhood friends.
Notes/Warnings: N/A
Read on AO3
Game Changers (Heated Rivalry): Love Takes Miles by corsi
Dec. 27th, 2025 08:06 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: OFCs, Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter/Kip Grady, Hayden Pike, Troy Barrett, mentions of many HR characters
Rating: Teen
Length: 6937
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Some mentions of homophobia and slurs.
Creator Links: corsi on AO3
Themes: Outsider POV, Unconventional format & style, Epistolary, Worldbuilding, Fans and fandom
Summary:
yaratroycabaret
Reccer's Notes: This is courtesy of a rec incathexys' journal. It's another fic told through snippets from invented social media posts across about ten years, following the development, within the universe of Heated Rivalry, of hockey rpf fandom, mainly focusing on Hollanov (Ilya/Shane). It's extraordinarily well done, and although the story of Shane and Ilya's decade-long love affair is the core thread, the real tale is of the rpf fandom, specifically a few devoted fans. The poignancy and brilliance of this fic is the portraits it paints of fanwriters and young fans, immersed in the fandom while they grow and develop, moving through their own life stages and dramas while posting about the hockey players they love, especially Hollanov. And in the end, of course, the Hollanov truthers are resoundingly vindicated. The formatting makes it clear that we're seeing posts on tumblr, livejournal, AO3, Reddit, Twitter, etc., with different types of fandom on each platform. Hilarious and touching, this is a wonderful read, and the details are meticulous and very funny.
PS: It may help to know in advance (as these may be hockey rpf terms with which I was unfamiliar) that 2481 is code for Hollander/Rozanov (their jersey numbers), and 2435 is Hollander/Pike. MHL is the Major Hockey League, HR's version of the NHL. Some details in the fic will probably only make sense if you've read the books.
PPS: Also, there's a fictional recs list by "ice knives" partway through, and I want to read ALL OF THEM!
Fanwork Links: Love Takes Miles (read it in creator's style if you can, for the formatting)
Characters/Pairings: OFCs, Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter/Kip Grady, Hayden Pike, Troy Barrett, mentions of many HR characters
Rating: Teen
Length: 6937
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Some mentions of homophobia and slurs.
Creator Links: corsi on AO3
Themes: Outsider POV, Unconventional format & style, Epistolary, Worldbuilding, Fans and fandom
Summary:
yara
troycabarettried to get oomf into hockey and now she's obsessed with FUCKING HOLLANOV? THEY'RE 50 YEARS OLD
Or: Ten years, as seen through fandom.
Reccer's Notes: This is courtesy of a rec in
cathexys' journal. It's another fic told through snippets from invented social media posts across about ten years, following the development, within the universe of Heated Rivalry, of hockey rpf fandom, mainly focusing on Hollanov (Ilya/Shane). It's extraordinarily well done, and although the story of Shane and Ilya's decade-long love affair is the core thread, the real tale is of the rpf fandom, specifically a few devoted fans. The poignancy and brilliance of this fic is the portraits it paints of fanwriters and young fans, immersed in the fandom while they grow and develop, moving through their own life stages and dramas while posting about the hockey players they love, especially Hollanov. And in the end, of course, the Hollanov truthers are resoundingly vindicated. The formatting makes it clear that we're seeing posts on tumblr, livejournal, AO3, Reddit, Twitter, etc., with different types of fandom on each platform. Hilarious and touching, this is a wonderful read, and the details are meticulous and very funny. PS: It may help to know in advance (as these may be hockey rpf terms with which I was unfamiliar) that 2481 is code for Hollander/Rozanov (their jersey numbers), and 2435 is Hollander/Pike. MHL is the Major Hockey League, HR's version of the NHL. Some details in the fic will probably only make sense if you've read the books.
PPS: Also, there's a fictional recs list by "ice knives" partway through, and I want to read ALL OF THEM!
Fanwork Links: Love Takes Miles (read it in creator's style if you can, for the formatting)