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hurtcomfortex just had reveals!

I got a lovely fic for 东栏雪 | Dōng Lán Xuě (Web Series) - the super tiny webseries I posted about back in February. It's excuses, excuses and if you know the fandom you definitely should go read it. Meanwhile, I wrote:

The Weary River Winding Safe to Sea, a modern-with-cultivation Untamed fic. Summary: When Wei Wuxian responded to the Level Five Alert he'd expected it to be bad. What he hadn't expected was for it to be as bad as it was, let alone that it would get worse so quickly that he was going have to face it by himself.

Question - I didn't get any AO3 subscription emails after h/c reveals even though I know I am subscribed to several people who took part. Have other people been getting them regularly? Or noticed that they haven't been? -- eta- humorously, right as I hit post I started getting the subscription emails so I guess they're just going out less frequently than usual so nevermind.

Every couple of months a local charity has a truck come through to pick up donations and I've been trying to get my act together to fill and then donate a box or two (we have so much stuff SO much) and when I was going through clothes I put aside a bunch of things that were worn/ripped/generally in too crappy condition to donate. First I deconstructed and frogged a 100% wool moth-eaten sweater (somewhat badly but still, free yarn to do something with now!) and then turned several tshirts and the like into t-shirt yarn- some of which I've already made into a rug:

I also finished the oven mitt I'd been making:

and now I need a new project... sigh. But, it is almost Battleship time (currently in noms, signups start in a few days) which is always a fun, but chaotic time, so not sure I'll have that much time for randomly watching stuff and crocheting/rug making.

I posted a fic outside of an exchange! Which is ridiculously rare for me, but possibly that's changing? After not doing so for 5 or 6 years I managed three last year (the second being a sequel to the first though) and now a NEARLY 9K FIC for a new fandom! (The wonderful Cdrama Under the Skin, which I promo-ed here) It was supposed to be a quick missing scene bit about the drowning/rescue since the former lifeguard in me got my brain stuck on that but.. yeah, it morphed into a WHOLE THING.

Gently Toward a New Bright Morn- After subduing Cao Dong, Du Cheng still has to save Shen Yi. (terrible summary, but I'd put off final edits, and thus posting it, for ages trying to come up with a better one so it is what it is)

I forgot to post that battleshipex's game has ended so the works went live a day and a half ago or so. This one lasted the longest yet I think, at about two and a half weeks. It had a very different set up then previous years, instead of just the main board where you try to create X number of works for specific tags with a delaying tactic where the board got obscured at one point there was a shield of tags over the main board that needed to be created for and sometimes went away and came back and there was also a delaying tactic near the end as well. I enjoyed aspects of it but overall it found it kind of stressful. I did create a lot for it, fic and art, so that's something at least. Anyone, there's 966 works in 294 fandoms. Go check it out.

I had to pull out the afghan I was working on, I realized I'd didn't have anywhere near enough yarn for it and it wouldn't even be enough for a wrap, let alone a small afghan. An unfortunate peril of relying on random stash yarn. Oh well, off to poke Ravelry to try to find an easy 'can watch or read while crocheting' pattern.

I wrote (and posted!!) something outside of an exchange! What's this world coming to? I just got in my head the idea of what would happen if a time travel fix it went down a dark route and here it is:

Grief and Blame, Interwoven- MDZS fandom. Summary: Wangji's punishment was supposed to be severe, not fatal. But since it was, Xichen needed to find a way to change that. (2.7k. Heed the tags, it's a dark fic opening with the premise that LWJ died.)

I'm still trucking away watching NIF and I finished my current craft project- a rug made out of bread (and other similarish) bags. I ran out of bags when when it was about 24"x14.5" but it's perfect size for what daughter wants so, YAY!

Here's this week's recthething recs (all MDZS/Untamed again):

to be wielded by your hands by Vir_Abelasan (3k)
Summary: Lan Wangji has always enjoyed seeing Wei Ying work - See his clever fingers and cleverer mind as he tinkers and creates. But there is something particularly captivating about Wei Ying's hand around the dark-bone handle of his knife, something in the flex of his wrist and the deft control of his finger as he maneuvers the blade to his whims, that captures Lan Wangji's gaze and keeps it there. Or : Wei Wuxian is good with his blade, and Lan Wangji wants. (LWJ and his competence kink, always good)

A Night Light for the Elder Gods by nerdzeword (28k, MDZS Big Bang 2021)
Summary: Wei Wuxian has been the lighthouse keeper for Haizang Dao for over two years now. He has a routine. When Lan Wangji is assigned as his new partner, everything he has come to hold dear is thrown into disarray, and Wei Wuxian has to decide who to trust with his darkest secrets. (Excellent lighthouse + Eldrich Monster AU)

Nursery Rhymes by manaika (96k, MDZS Big Bang 2021)
Summary: Lan Xichen is a pediatrician who often treats child abuse cases for various foster homes, orphanages and social workers for free. He's currently looking for a second nurse because Luo Qingyang is freshly back from maternal leave and can't be expected to work full time with a baby on hand and none of her substitutes were up to the task. Enter Wei Ying with a semester worth of med school, stellar recommendations, a huge gap in his CV and a laugh bright and warm as the sun.

Skeptical at first, Xichen decides to give the man a chance. He gets more than he bargained for with exactly zero regrets. (Really love WWX in this and the way the various characters fit in work really well)

I'm anxiously awaiting the reveal of the yuletide tagset. There should be a lot of great stuff on it. I've already perused the promo post and marked a lot of fandoms to look at!

Like the last several years, I also do plan on putting together a post collecting all the short stories so people will find them easier. Can't wait to see what's going to be there either.

I was going to wait for a post until battleshipex and multifandomdrabble revealed, but neither is for a bit yet and I've too many recthething recs waiting to put here so.....

Some art recs from battleship (DCU, Untamed/MDZS, Genshin Impact, Guardian, Word of Honor, FMA:B and adorable triple crown exchange banner art):

Batboys on a beach - DCU - Dick & Damian adorable gen
Father, Son - Untamed/MDZS, Lan Wangji combing Lan Yuan's hair, so sweet
A Bitter Melody - Untamed/MDZS, Wei Wuxian playing Chenqing in the rain, the lighting on this is amazing
Ravish - Untamed/MDZS, nsfw Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji art, amazing
moment of weakness - Genshin Impact, I honestly don't know this fandom, but this is so sweet
Nothing but the Wild Rain - Word of Honor, Wen Kexing crying in the rain, beautifully detailed, I love it
But the Rain is Full of Ghosts Tonight - Word of Honor, beautiful Gu Xiang & Wen Kexing scene
Black cat brings happiness Guardian - utterly lovely and sweet Da Qing and Zhao Yunlan piece
Ed has a nice day Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, two pieces, one cute one with Ed and a cat and another another touching Ed & Riza one
Two adorable art pieces based off the triple crown exchange banner: Mad Pasta Science and Pasta Pony

Art from tumblr recs (Batwomen collection, Untamed comic, the Witcher comic, Guardian art):

collection of live action Batwomen portraits (Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry- all amazing)
"Comfort" (tender and sweet three panel The Witcher comic)
Nie Mingjue will regret this in the morning (utterly adorable multipanel The Untamed comic of teen Dage and little NHS who has a monster under his bed)
гори, чтобы светить "Burn, to give light" (Incredible Guardian fanart of Zhao Yunlan and the lantern)

The Untamed/MDZS fic recs:

How to Draw Clouds, a Guide by Little Apple's Emotional Support Human by sweetiejelly (7k)
Summary: Lan Zhan lowers the volume just as the YouTuber in question pops into frame, all grins and a matching red hair tie, and Lan Zhan has to hit pause. What is happening? Why is the owner of the prettiest smile he's ever seen also the owner of the most chaotic painting video? Or, an AU where Wei Ying is an artist YouTuber and Lan Zhan becomes his fan (and more). For life. (absolutely adorable and perfectly IC modern AU)

most times a wish by impossibletruths (16k)
Summary: Turns out the HR department may have had a point when they said don't bring your work home with you, and not just in the metaphorical sense. In his defense, it's not like he was trying to get anyone cursed. (modern cultivation/magic AU. Utterly delightful with amazing worldbuilding)

(open your hands) by DisasterBiAlert (Wangxian Summer Exchange 2021, 14k)
Summary snippet: An impossible love story told in dreams, music and physics. (amazingly woven together alternate multi-universe fic)

I could drink a case of you and still be on my feet by failedcharismacheck (7k)
Summary snippet: Wei Wuxian comes back from his walkabout. Lan Wangji gives Emperor's Smile another try and worries for his friend's dietary habits. (utterly delightful and adorable post-canon fic)

小兔子 | Little Bunny by dragongirlG (5.5k)
Summary: Three times Lan Qiren repaired a rabbit doll named Little Bunny: once for seven-year-old Lan Zhan on the anniversary of his mother's death, once for teenage Lan Wangji after he returns to the rebuilt grounds of the Cloud Recesses, and once for A-Yuan after he's taken into the Lan clan. (so sweet and tender)

long is the way by queen_gee (2k)
Summary: He cannot lie and he does not want to. He plays his own name like a whisper. Wei Ying.

Lan Wangji's breath hitches. His eyes are open but they are unreadable, a flash of gold in the pale moonlight. He hesitates for one moment like he does not know what to ask, perhaps as if he has too many questions. Wei Wuxian waits for the accusation, the resentment.

The guqin sounds more like a cry as Lan Wangji plays, Are you at peace. (Oh so painful but touching canon divergent AU)

Crafting-wise, I made my dad a penguin (took several patterns to find one that worked, but he liked the result, so YAY)

and I finished the rug from the dyed sheet. Have a pic of that rug plus one from an undyed version of that sheet to see the difference:

compare that to (the border was a blue edging the sheet had, without meaning to dying the sheet meant the main part was the same color as the edging) the pic doesn't pick up the pattern splotches all that well but you can kind of see them. (I'm also not thrilled with how this one turned out. Not sure why the shape is so odd. Oh well.)

Offset stack of the two rugs to compare

Not sure what craft project I'll be working on next. I've got a lot of Cdramas I want to watch so it'll have to be something easy.... hmmmm....

So many things I'm behind posting about here.

I wrote two things for Writing Rainbow Pink:
Smug Smiles and Fading Pink Marks, MCU, Steve/Nat/Sam, rated R. Summary: It wasn't hard to reassess what you knew about a man after a few nights in bed with him. (400 words)
Shallow Breaths From Pale Pink Lips, Guardian, SW/ZYL, rated PG, Summary: Shen Wei had promised not to act, but there was so much blood. If it came down to it, he'd do what he needed to do in order to help Zhao Yunlan. (300 words)

And I forgot to post my h/c exchange fics:
Best Laid Plans and the Paths Away From Them, Untamed, rated G. Summary: Ouyang Zizhen, Jin Ling, Lan Jingyi and Lan Sizhui had planned everything out carefully. Things did not go according to plan. (3242 words)
Memories of a Life Never Lived, Untamed, LWJ/WWX, rated PG. Summary: They'd ensured that none of the horrors would come to pass. It hadn't happened, it wouldn't, but it also had. And that took a heavy toll on a person. (1627 words)

Have *sigh* three weeks of recthething recs (fic for MDZS/Untamed, tumblr art for that plus The Mummy, Babylon 5 and Lost Tomb Reboot)

i really want to know (who are you) by tratisphyre (19k)
Summary: The problem with CT Wei was, lamentably, not incompetence. Incompetence was a failing no one at the Gusu Bureau of Cultivation could forgive. Had he been incompetent, he would have already been dismissed from his position. No, the problem with CT Wei was far worse: he was friendly. (absolutely fabulous modern cultivation AU that's also hilariously snarky and delightful)

The Second Siege of Cloud Recesses by Cerusee (4k)
Summary: Did anyone ask for the Untamed AU where Wei Wuxian came back to life sixteen years later only to hear the tragic story, from Lan disciples at Mo’s Manor, how Lan Wangji had been whipped to death for defending the Yiling Patriarch? No. Did that stop me? No. (Believable what-if AU that's so, so painful but also very, very good)

my rivers tilt towards you by perfectlyrose (MDZS Reverse Big Bang, 27k)
Summary: The Cloud Recesses can only be found by those in need. Lan Wangji sets out from his ancestral home to see the world and collect knowledge for his sect. Wei Wuxian leaves Lotus Pier to try and ease the tension for his siblings, assuming it will be better if he's gone for a while. Their paths cross and merge for a time. When they part, neither of them expect Wei Wuxian's path to lead him to the gates of the legendary Cloud Recesses, in need of help. (This fairy tail-esque AU has wonderful worldbuilding and a truly engaging story)

Thirty-three Lashes by Winglesss (MDZS Reverse Big Bang, 56k)
Summary: Yiling Laozu is dead. He's been dead for over a thousand years. For over a thousand years Lan Wangji has been wandering the world alone, helping where he's needed. It's when he meets a mysterious cultivator and a strange curse starts to torment his body that the past and the present start to mingle, igniting emotions Lan Wangji almost forgot he was able to feel. (Fascinating modern cultivation yet mostly canon compliant AU)

Home Before Dark by la_muerta, lordvoldemortsnipple (MDZS Reverse Big Bang, 7k)
Summary: There are more than three thousand rules on the Gusu-Lan Wall of Discipline, but ever since Lan Wangji can remember, he has been told that only two rules must never be broken — do not associate with evil, and never venture into the Burial Mounds after dark. (absolutely amazing AU with twists and turns I didn't expect at all)

a garden in your ribcage by puddingcatbeans (MDZS Reverse Big Bang, 13.5k)
Summary snippet: Strange magic-induced rings of decay have started appearing all over the old, weary city of Yiling. As the resident witch, Wei Ying is prepared to deal with it on his own with his unorthodox way of witchcraft, but recently a new witch has moved into town. (absolutely amazing "soft witches" AU, modern set with amazing world building.)

the soft animal of your body by howodd5ever (MDZS Reverse Big Bang, 21.5k)
Summary snipper: The problem was that he didn’t remember anymore why he’d left. Sure, something about finding himself or discovering his place in the world, or whatever other bullshit he’d talked himself into to end up in the middle of nowhere. Alone. He missed Lan Zhan. (wonderful post-canon fic with WWX finding trouble but also his way back to LWJ)

The World We Made by updatebug (80k)
Summary: Lan Zhan and his family have been alive for a very long time. Perhaps, once, immortality would not have seemed like a curse. But that changed a long time ago. When a new group of immortals are born, Lan Zhan finds himself oddly drawn to new immortal Wen Yuan, who somehow reminds him of his lost love. But Wen Yuan has no intention of being immortal. All he wants is to get back to his very concerned Father. A father that against all odds and reason, Lan Zhan finds himself recognising. (Great fic that's a fusion with/inspired by The Old Guard)

Assorted Tumblr art:
MDZS/Untamed: Peekaboo Papercraft Jiujiu and Jin Ling (utterly adorable)
The Lost Tomb Reboot: Wu Xie in the rain (Amazing drawing that perfectly captures the moment after he'd coughed blood right before he passed out)
The Lost Tomb Reboot: The Iron Triangle (wonderful adventure moments, so good these could be panels from a professional comic)
Babylon 5: Delenn (utterly ethereal and gorgeous)
The Mummy: Ardeth Bay drawings for fun (love the expressions on these)

Craft-wise I finished two projects while watching another Lost Tomb show (Ultimate Note, which came out after reboot/reunion sound of providence, but is set 10 or so years before it because this franchise is confusing.)

A 22"x15" rug made out of about 3 or 4 dozen plastic bread bags and also the wide strip bubble wrap stuff that is used in packages:

This is actually a shawl pattern (that I had used previously to make a shawl but hated the result and pulled it out) but my daughter wanted something to have along the back of her couch to pretty it up and the shape worked well for that (I'll replace this with a pic of it on her couch rather than mine if/when she sends me one), the color is 'library book' which I find hilarious.

I'm 3/4ths of the way through Ultimate Note, it's much more cohesive of a story than reboot (not surprising since reboot was 62 eps vs its 36 and probably half of reboot's eps were pointless dystopian warehouse of doom ones) but I've realized I like the older, more settled versions of the characters as they appear in reboot (supposedly Wu Xie is in his late 30s in that) vs the mid 20s ish version in UN. I've also heard it kind of ends randomly/cliffhangery which is something I hate but that seems to be the case for lots of Lost Tomb (random dangling plot threads and cliffhangers and huge plot holes). Sigh. Not sure what I'll watch when it's done. I have a huge C (and K) Drama list as well as just tons of other stuff to watch. I also need to catch up on a lot of my podcasts. *sigh*

I'm still ever so slowly plugging away on Duolingo in Spanish, Yiddish and Chinese. As much as people complain about Duolingo, I have to give it credit for being completely free- you can pay and skip ads and get a few other benefits, but there's no content locked behind a paywall. I've DLed a bunch of other language apps (some Chinese specific, some not) and that is not remotely the norm. Some offer more lessons or content then others, but nearly all require you fork over money after a little while. That said, Duolingo's Yiddish class could do with some help. Thankfully, due to some exposure to Hebrew a billion years ago I knew it read right to left rather than left to right because it doesn't have hints and doesn't actually tell you that. Oh well. And while I can now understand 'Hello', 'Goodbye' and 'I'm pleased to meet you' in Chinese so far I've learned the slightly less helpful 'A dolphin is in a pyramid in London' and 'A fish in a balloon?' phrases in Yiddish. (I understand why, it's teaching letter recognition, but still.)

Anyway, off to figure out what craft to start next and try not to melt. I hate summer.

First Hurt/Comfort exchange recs! (peruse the whole collection here)

My amazing gifts:
I Want to Keep You Safe (Guardian, art)
(no summary provided, absolutely beautiful and gentle scene of Zhao Yunlan sleeping on an adoring Shen Wei)
ransom (The Untamed, 3.6k)
Summary snippet: "I remember the yaoguai," Wei Wuxian said slowly. Kind of. (wonderful Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng reconciliation while rescuing themselves fic)
Menace (MDZS/The Untamed, 7.5k)
Summary snippet: Wei Wuxian is injured on a night hunt, and Lan Qiren is stuck having to deal with it. (hilarious and sweet LQR dealing with, and trying to help, an injured WWX)

and two recs:
Pushing Through (Agent Carter fandom, 3.8k)
Summary: Even with major head trauma, Jack is determined to get to Peggy and Daniel. (really well done concussed yet competent Jack and worried but awesome Peggy and Daniel)
By the Line That Keeps You Tethered (Leverage, 5k)
Summary: Eliot is not sick, he's fine, okay? (great h/c and spot on character voices in this one as Parker and Hardison care for an ill Eliot)

Also last week's recthething recs (all tumblr comics)

'I Think It's Brave' (multipanel Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen comic)
Artist's comment: My heart was just struck by how perfect a poem (by Lana Rafaela) it was to describe Jiang Cheng, who has lost so much, but still continues to push through each day. He is so brave, and he deserves the best things. (amazing and touching story with wonderful art)
Like Hunger - But Deeper, Heavier (multipanel WWX/LWJ comic)
Summary: In Wei Wuxian's dreams: hell dogs come with wicked horns, bad attitudes, and terrifying familiarity. (the nightmares are so vividly drawn and LWJ is so sweet)
Lan Zhan (3 panel tumblr comic; lovely but heartbreaking)
Wei Wuxian vs. Swords utterly hilarious

I finished redoing the shawl/wrap thing and like it a lot better. Have some comparison shots:

the pulled out version (done with a US13/9mm hook and having 12 pattern repeats per row, ran out of yarn with it 15"x38")

vs
done with the next largest sized hook (US15/10mm) and 10 pattern repeat, 13"x48"

It really needs blocking, but I am lazy, oh well. It works SO much better. It's a much better length and is a much better weight- not overly heavy and too warm like the other.

I finished watching The Lost Tomb Reboot, it was quite the trip and a half. Apparently the whole franchise (including the book series) is well known for dangling plot threads that don't lead anywhere and gaping plot holes so it's not even just the censorship issues to blame (although my understanding is it was rather affected by that as well) for some of the 'wait, what?'ness of parts. Still pretty fun overall if ploddy in places. It was also interesting to compare the Chinese spoken in that to one of the 'bygone era' ones since there were a number of English phrases sprinkled through out. Vaguely considering if next I should watch one of the other Lost Tomb things or another cultivation thing or something else. (My US-airing list dropped from 4 shows the beginning of the season-911, 911 Lonestar, FBI Most Wanted and Magnum- to just 911 but the finale of that aired this week so it's what's streaming on the internet for my viewing pleasure for a while) Time will tell.

I've totally forgot to post my last couple of months worth of ficcage and crafting here and I also realized I should put the recs I posted to recthething here too so...

last month there was another WeDieLikeFen exchange and I wrote a treat:
The Placing of Thread - The Untamed - Summary: Upon sequestering herself on her mountain Baoshan Sanren decides to ignore the infighting of the cultivation sects. However, when their actions threaten the fate of the world she finds that she has to intercede. (Time Travel Fix-it, rated PG, 1,562 words)

5 recs- all for The Untamed/MDZS and all ones I thought were new to the comm:

and autumn comes when you're not yet done by tired. Summary snippet: in which Lan Sizhui is forced to stay in Lotus Pier for three weeks, and saves Jiang Cheng in more ways than one. Turns out stab wounds heal faster than 16 years of regret. (wonderful Jiang Cheng becoming an uncle to Sizhui fic) 36k

shades of grey by cl410.
Summary: This was why he didn’t like to leave the Unclean Realm, Nie Mingjue thought with dismay. Guileless dark eyes blinked up at him, tiny hands clutching at his robes. Or: Nie Mingjue comes across Wei Wuxian before Jiang Fengmian, and decides Nie Huaisang could use a friend. (excellent AU with WWX still following many of the familiar canon paths, but for very different reasons and the interplay between him and the Nie brothers is wonderful) 57k

scatter and sunder by silversshadow
Summary: When Wei Wuxian dies at the Burial Mounds the backlash tears his soul apart. The cultivation world is left to watch the pieces. (book canon AU where some deaths were misreported and when WWX destroys the seal it shatters his soul and for years fragments/ghosts/echoes of him at various stages in life appear throughout the cultivating world) 15k

Closer Than Eternity by Netrixie
Summary: Wei Ying just wants to graduate, figure out what he's doing with his life, and make sure there's a Starbucks within twenty feet of him at all times. It would be a lot easier to accomplish if he wasn't being stared at by worryingly familiar golden eyes every time he opened up his social media accounts... In a world where immortals keep to themselves, one of them has decided to let himself be seen. (Reincarnation/Immortal cultivation fic with WWX discovering things) 26k

And craftwise I've crocheted a ton more octopuses and several mola molas, but I don't have pictures of those. I also finished (aka used up all the yarn I hard) a mosaic blanket for my parents- it's huge (2.5k yards of yarn used, so not a surprise) but the pictures came out horribly. I've also made 5 (possibly 6?) more knotted rugs. At 15 Molly's balance has gotten bad and the vet was concerned about her always falling on our hardwood floors so throw rugs everywhere is a good solution. Also, since they're made from sheets or tshirts, they are easy to launder if a cat decides to have a hairball on them.

Have a terrible picture of 4 of the rugs and a much bigger 36"x22" one

Those are all about the same size, 26"x18", give or take an inch or two.

The Yuletide tagset should be finalized and posted soon. I'm really excited to see what it will contain. I haven't managed a thing for trickortreatex yet but hopefully the writing muse will comply for yuletide.

Multifandomdrabble2020 revealed earlier today! 310 fandoms and 761 drabbles, double drabbles, triple drabbles or drabble series to peruse at your leisure. I wrote three fics for The Untamed (which I binged over an 8 day period and is so good but I do not recommend trying to watch 50ish hours of heartwrenching story like that. My heart)

A Study of Hands, LWJ/WWX, rated G. Summary: Lan Wangji and a study of one particular set of hands.
Behind What Was Said , LWJ/WWX, rated G. Summary: "Lan Zhan" was only two words, but the way he said it? It meant so much.
Wasn't, Shouldn't, Didn't, Did, LWJ/WWX, rated R, 600 word drabble sequence. Summary: The five times Lan Wangji absolutely did not comb his fingers through Wei Ying's hair and the times he definitely, purposely did.

I'm currently writing treats for battleshipex which is a fun flash(ish) trope exchange and doing a lot of crafts. Recently finished is:

A super fancy shrug:
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The sheet rug Molly claimed by picking up and dragging it over to her food and water bowl so she could stand on it while eating/drinking
( 3'x18 inch rug with posing dog )

A 6' long table runner for daughter
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and another two t-shirt rugs, first one 19"x12", the second 26"x16" (with bonus cat)
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I've probably forgotten some stuff I've completed. Oh well. And if you want to scream/blather about The Untamed or The Old Guard pls comment, there's so much about both canons I can't stop thinking about.

Writing Rainbow Yellow revealed and I wrote 2 things:

The Twinkling of a Dozen Yellow Stars, Captain America/MCU fandom, Steve/Natasha, 300 words. Summary: Tonight, they have each other.

Like the Adventure of the Yellow Whatever, 9-1-1 Lone Star fandom, rated G, 841 words. Summary: It wasn't long before Paul developed a reputation at the 126th, but it wasn't the kind of reputation he expected (aka S1E2 opener explanation).

I haven't managed a single treat for Chocolate Box so far (stupid brain) or written a thing for my Losers bingo card (same reason), so I've been spending time doing more crafts. In trying to use up random yarn from my stash I made this tiny shawl out of some super soft grey and sparkly dark pink yarn.

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It crocheted up quickly but I ran out of compatible yarn and it was only 2.5' by 1.5 or so which is nice for an extra layer for cold neck/shoulders but not terribly useful overall so I pulled out one of my larger cones of 100% wool to try the pattern again and made this:

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which is closer to 5.5' wide and 3.5' long and works much better as an actual shawl. It used up SO much yarn, wow. Although it's a dusty rose color than a purple, not sure why the picture came out like that. Also, lying it flat like that makes me realize I probably should block it but ugh, effort.

I'm still working on my denim scraps braided rug, but I need to decide on a crocheting project to do as well since I like having a bunch of different projects going for for different brainpower/wrist pain/back issue times. I really want to try ripping up some old tshirts and making tshirt yarn and crocheting or braiding/knotting with that but that would not use up stash. Hampering deciding on a new crochet pattern is a lot of my yarn is.. err.. bright 90s colors (which 2020 me is side-eying the hell out of 90s me for buying, even if I honestly don't remember if better colors were being offered when this yarn company went out of business) or pretty random (skeins of rug yarn, baby yarn, thin cotton sheen) and a lack of real need for anything. How many throws and blankets does one family need? Crocheting animals for EAD's Birthday Bash was fun, but now they're just sitting around and I've no real desire to try to get good enough at them to sell (also, holy hell doing the eyes for them was a ridiculous pain).

I barely did Snowflake this year. I dunno, a combination of the different schedule and bad brain and general malaise I guess. Oh well. *sigh*

I started watching two new shows that premiered this month (911 Lone Star and FBI:Most Wanted) and while neither should probably be considered 'good' shows, I'm appreciating all the diversity popping up in them. We need canon characters of all types on our screens (ftm trans character, Muslim woman, m/m couple, interracial couple, f/f couple) especially when they write it as just a part of who they are rather than it being their one defining characteristic.

I also watched, and mostly liked, Netflix's The Witcher and am debating trying the books. We'll see.

There's been so many flashfics lately- seriously at least once seems to be at some stage of planning, noms, signups, writing, or reveals every weekend- and while I've skipped most I did write treats for the second round of WeDieLikeFen, "F is for Fen Who Do Stuff Together." This one's requests seemed to have more of a horror porn focus and there was also a corset challenge to it which might explain some of the treats I wrote. I almost didn't claim most, since they were kind of out there for me, but wth, why not (although check the tags before reading):

A Library, the Final Frontier; FMA:B+stealth/crack crossover (although not star trek), rated G, 200 words. Summary: Getting lost in a library was easier than you'd think.

For Him, For Me (I'll Never Tell); Captain America, Bucky/Steve, rated M, 333 words. Summary:It was something he was supposed to be doing for Steve instead of to him.

Fulfilling Day and Neverending Night; Captain America, rated E (dark fic), 1,648 words. Summary: He thought he'd just been captured and that he'd be able to escape without a problem. He was wrong. So very, very wrong.

Innocent Looking, My Ass (An Essay by James Buchanan Barnes, Aged Old Enough to Have Known Better); Captain America, Bucky/Steve, rated M, 741 words. Summary: As far as dares went it wasn't the stupidest one he'd ever made but he was pretty sure he was never going to regret it.

Give Me Your Words I'll Eat Them; Hannibal (TV), rated M, 243 words. Summary: Given enough time a liver could regenerate. Other body parts? Not so much.

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