2026 sure has been something so far

[donutsweeper]

So... ummmm... this January has been something, huh? Although I don't go out of my way to talk about where I live I don't try to hide it either so let me just say that while things are chaotic in my general area, it's not in my (very) specific immediate area and me and mine are fine. Generally speaking, there's the potential for things here to get as bad, if not worse, as when there were the riots a few years ago but here's hoping it all dies down before then. With the egos involved it seems unlikely (which really says something about the world today that I am even typing that) but, hey, it's possible.

But, in trying not to dwell on any of that or going into details on an unlocked post... craft spam time!

Feast your eyes upon this adorable Werewolf in a Top Hat (made by request and done by adapting a few different patterns)


He's a fine gentleman and tipping his hat to you in greeting. :)

I've also made two rugs


The pictures are a bit deceiving, the white and grey one is small-medium sized, 27"x17", while the following blue and white one is one of the larger I've made, 43"x30".

I don't really have a plan or a place for either (nor for the one I'll make out of the fabric strips I'm currently cutting) but upcycling stained/torn sheets and shirts is better than tossing them and I enjoy doing it so who cares.

Have two weeks of recthething recs! One MDZS/Untamed fic and tumbr art for that, Merlin, Murderbot and ST:TOS:

I'll Stop the World (And Melt With You) by Rainewritesfanfics (28k)
Summary: Lan Zhan comes from a long line of aerokinetic heroes. Over time, his family came to found the Cloud Recesses School for Young Heroes. Lan Zhan will now be attending this very same school, however he, unlike his relatives, has no powers. To make matters worse, even though Wei Ying is only steps away, they are barely on speaking terms since the incident before summer break. Add in a dash of conspiracy, a school full of ghosts, and cryptic fortunes, and Lan Zhan and Wei Ying are in for a lively first year! (This is a Sky High fusion but I only know the broad strokes of that movie and still thoroughly enjoyed this fic and its accompanying art)

tumblr art:
MDZS/The Untamed
- Something is gained when something is lost (3 panels, LWJ and A-Yuan, oh my heart)
- When had children started growing up so fast? (two LWJ raising A-Yuan sketches, adorable)
- Wei Ying and his ducklings (adorable wwx and the juniors art)

Merlin
- Still waiting for his king… (hauntingly beautiful)

Murderbot
- I just want to watch my shows I can relate, Murderbot. I can relate. (too valid these days)

Star Trek:TOS
- uhura sketch ^^ (love this style)

And, not rec related, but I know there's some due South fans here and I wanted to share an excellent fandom-specific resource I just discovered: A due South tumblr that posts archival stuff from the show like making of episodes and scripts as well as character bios and episode storylines and whatnot. (I really love the first 5 pages of the second draft to the pilot posted here)

Comments

[awanderingbard]

Been thinking about you in all of this! Glad you're in a safe area. It feels like MN is the centre of the universe down there, sometimes. You're at the heart of things. Hope things get better for all of you.

Mr Werewolf is indeed a fine gentleman, and I curtsey back to him.

I went through my due South phase last year and was writing stuff I never got around to finishing/posting. I had a prompt from years and years ago of someone wanting to see Fraser as a dad because they liked when I wrote kid fic and with the distance from the original airing of the show, I was thinking it would be fun to write some grownup ish kids for him, but I couldn't get my words out. But I had so much character development! As usual. This is a good resource to have if I ever get back around to it again. Thanks for sharing!

[donutsweeper]

Oooh Fraser as a dad! Lots of potential with that. I can see that being tough to get into though, I love due South but always found it a little hard to write for.

and thank you :)

[awanderingbard]

It is hard. There's a balance of serious and madcap that even the show wasn't consistent in that makes it hard to strike the right tone. When I was doing my rewatch last year, I kept thinking that I didn't think I'd ever seen a show with that tone since then. Just the nonsense mixed with genuine emotion and great acting. I think the sincerity of it, how heartfelt it was even when it was ridiculous, made it work.

There's also trying to make sense of the finale epilogue, which is very abstract and far-fetched, lol. I did kind of come up with a scenario to make it all work, but I had to fudge things a bit. I also didn't quite know how to throw in a partner for Fraser without writing a novel's worth of backstory, when what I wanted to write was him with some older kids.

[donutsweeper]

That's a good description of it - nonsense mixed with genuine emotion and great acting - along with it being so heartfelt. And yeah, I can see how the finale would make trying to come up with how Fraser ended up settling down with a woman and having kids a bit hard to work out. grumble grumble grumble if the show wasn't so good we wouldn't have these problems

[adafrog]

Love the werewolf in the Top Hat.

[donutsweeper]

Thanks! :)