#Source: MacGyver

[daemon-is-perfectly-unhinged]

Otto: Mr. Targaryen Avenger, is it? “I did it for my daddy” is not an excuse for treason.

Jon: Unlike the other parents in this castle, at least my father is worth it.

[incorrecttml]

john tavares, pregame against the blackhawks next season: are we seriously betting this entire game on domes’ ability to flirt?

max domi, winking: double down

[wolfblood-of-anubis]

Eddie: That’s why I’m a lone wolf.

Fabian: Lone wolf? Last week you tried to convince KT, Alfie, Patricia and I that we needed matching leather jackets to help foster and I'm using your words here ‘greater Sibuna unity.’

Eddie: Because it would.

[magpiecrust]

Wolf: Mr. Carmine Avenger, is it? “I did it for my daddy” is not an excuse for treason.

[dastmalchiansnose]

Incorrect quote from the MacGyver (2016) episode, Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc.

Source: Shrinking (2023), Full Grown Dude Face.

[find-a-canonmate]

Current name/pronouns: Murdoc/Doc, he/him

Source: MacGyver (primarily 2016/reboot, but some bits of 1985/original too)

Character(s) you are: Murdoc >:)

Body age: 17

Fictionfolk ID:��Fictionkin

Relationship type: neutral on Riley, Bozer, Jack, Matty, etc. etc. Complicated but I'd say,,, platonic/queer-platonic(?) for MacGyver

Canon lenient or divergent: Semi-lenient, semi-divergent (so, around the middle I'd guess?)

How to contact: Interact with this post and ill follow you :)!!

Personal DNI: basic dni and anyone under 16

Good luck, Murdoc!

[macgyvermedical]

I encountered a drug called "Dextromethorphan" when looking up things that react with grapefruits for a fic. I found out it's been banned in Sweden since the 90s, so I couldn't use it for this specific story, but if you've got any interesting history I'd be happy so know!

Are you ready for this? Like. Ask yourself. Are you really ready for this?

In 1954, a researcher with the US Public Health Service received $282,215 (1954 dollars) from the US Navy, ostensibly to find a non-addictive alternative to an opiate drug called codeine (used for pain and and as a cough suppressant).

So the researcher found a bunch of people who had substance abuse disorder and tested 800 substances on them, trying to find ones that couldn't cause physical or psychological dependence, even on people who were prone to that sort of thing.

(Now, you might be asking if this experiment was ethical. The USPHS was concurrently doing the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, so while I couldn't find any concrete answer, imma guess no.)

Out of these 800 tested substances, we use 3 today: propoxyphene (used as a painkiller), diphenoxylate (used as a diarrhea medication), and dextromethophan (a cough suppressant (and, as of 2022, part of a fast-acting antidepressant)).

Importantly, it was later noted that all of these are addictive substances and today most of them require a prescription. Though depending on where you are in the world, you might just have to be over 21 and show an ID.

You might think this sounds like a pretty standard story.

You would be wrong.

Because while the US Navy was the one handing the money to the USPHS, the US Navy had come by it via the Central Intelligence Agency.

Yes. The good ol' CIA.

So what stake did the CIA have in a non-addictive codeine replacement? Nothing, it turns out. That's just what they'd told the US Navy. What they really wanted was an incapacitant- a drug that causes incapacitation like unconsciousness or continuous hallucinations- without killing. Incapacitants are also useful for discrediting prominent political figures by making them look like they have severe mental health concerns, which was another reason the CIA wanted them.

This was part of a project called MKPILOT.

And wouldn't you like to know which of the three listed above they liked the most? Dextromethorphan. Because at high doses it causes severe- and incapacitating- hallucinations (this is also why it is banned in Sweden).

The problem with it is that it requires really, really high doses (about 3 grams, which would have to be packaged in some other substrate)- this would make it difficult to slip into a drink or food.

(It should be noted that around the same time, the US Army was doing research into a much more usable incapacitant called 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate which required as little as 150mg of the substance to be useful- it was featured in a MacGyver episode and I did a nice little review of it here. While I have no sources that say the CIA was directly involved in funding this, based on their extensive funding of similar DoD projects at the time, they probably did.)

But you wanted to know about how grapefruit interacts with dextromethorphan:

A substance in grapefruit (along with seville oranges, limes, pomelos, and possibly pomegranates) blocks the pathway by which many drugs are metabolized in the liver. This causes the levels of drug in the body to be much higher than expected. In the case of dextromethorphan in particular, it can mean that the drug stays in the body a lot longer- up to 24 hours instead of the usual 3-4 hours. It can also make side effects and toxic effects significantly worse, leading to hallucinations and sedation, even at low doses normally used for coughing.

[peanutbutterandbananasandwichs]

Jared Lore round 2

So after the success of my first "choose one of my favourite bits of Jared Lore" poll, I've been wanting to do a follow-up for a while since the first was such fun :) So here is round 2. I will add context/links behind a cut below the poll xxx

When Jared and Jensen first met at their audition one of the very first things Jared ever said to Jensen was "how'd you get your eyes so big?" - he was asking because he had slightly squinty eyes and had been having issues with them swelling up on Gilmore Girls and he saw Jensen's big eyes and just had to ask I guess <3 Video

A picture Jared tweeted when he and Gen were running the Austin Marathon, showing their running sweaters with their marathon number bibs - and also in frame on a seat below were syringes, a bottle of pills, and a rabbit vibrator. He quickly deleted and reposted a cropped version lol. Post showing the picture pre-repost

When Jared was around 8 years old he was at Disneyworld with his family - grandad (peepaw) and brother - and he had a tendency to wander off as a kid (and now lol). He wandered off and when he couldn't find his family he just got on the monorail to Epcot and spent the whole day there on his own and then came back to his poor grandad thinking he'd lost him. Video

Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney talked about when they played basketball in LA at the same time as Jared being intimidated by him - meanwhile he looked like this:

Post 1, Post 2

5. Technically this is more Gen lore than Jared lore but I wanted it here and it's my poll I make the rules lol. Gen posted a video through TOWWN about ways to save water for the environment - in the style of an old French black and white movie - featuring her and Jared taking a tandem shower to save water with many silly sexual innuendos. 10/10 very silly and delightful. Video

6. Drunk J2 after a con, Jensen randomly tells Jared to slap him in the face, Jared does, so hard that he apparently knocked out half of one of Jensen's teeth. Gifset (also lil fic for the RPF inclined lol)

7. Pretty self explanatory one, he thinks he might have sung the Saved by the Bell themetune, the karaoke bar was called Dimples and he used a fake ID to get in. Gifset

8. The pilot for the MacGyver spinoff "Young MacGyver" that Jared filmed in 2003. Clay MacGyver, Angus MacGyver's nephew, follows in his uncle's footsteps and joins the Phoenix Foundation. Also origin of this gif:

You can watch the whole episode here.

9. A show Stephen Amell tried to pitch and made a pilot of - described on IMDB simply as "A couple of dudes, being dudes - in wine country." Jared was in the pilot. Featuring Jared being a wine nerd in his own wine cellar with for some reason his People's Choice Awards (I think) on the table in front of him. Least attracted to him I've ever been 10/10. Also source of Amelecki on a boat - one of my favourite events.

Trailer here.

10. When Jared first auditioned for Sam Kripkie wasn't 100% sold, and wasn't sure if he was "smart" enough to play Sam. Jared's manager called him and basically told him that Jared was super smart - National Merit Scholar, National Honours Society, Nation Forensics League Winner, missed on question in math on the SATs - score of around 1490 (at the time that would have been 97-99th percentile score). Video

[numberonetacostan]

absolutely enamoured and intrigued by so many things on this blog as a taco fictive. this is a source of joy and whimsy to me this place is neat. anyways. heres something. taco forgetting she has arms sometimes. they tuck in instinctively and she'll just forget she has them entirely on occasion. now please imagine her staring down at some random thing trying to figure out how she's going to pick it up for nearly ten minutes before remembering that she has hands and does NOT need to macgyver her way around picking something up. or someone else having to remind her of this [<- instinct tells me it'd be mic but i'm biased]. thank you for your time.

-taco/tess

Hi Tess!!^^ Welcome, and thank you for submitting an ask!!! :]

I'm so very happy to hear my blog is a place of joy and whimsy to you!!!! :D <3

cufdhu Taco forgetting she has arms is so funny I love it. With her arms tucking in instinctively, yeah, I'd be cute if she rather frequently forgets to use her arms when she's just woken up!! I love sleepy Taco <3. Her groggily staring at an object until her brain boots up enough for her to take out her arms!! Mic would definitely be there to remind her to use her arms, since they sleep in the same room, yeah? But please consider it being, like, Nickel or Baseball. Fellow armless guys. She mutters a request for help to pick up an object and they get the struggle so they're like "aight, bet" and a moment or two into the two working together to pick something, he goes "Wait, Taco, you have arms??" And she pauses for a moment before taking them out and picking the thing up. A tad embarrassed so she just silently walks away.

Aw, thank you for YOUR time!!! <3

[largemandrill]

Rooks ranked on how effectively I think they could build a pipe bomb

Thorne: 5/10

I am not saying that no Grey Warden can build a pipe bomb (Antoine makes like 3 over the course of the game) but Thorne doesn’t read as the inventive type tbh. I’m sure they could learn if given proper instruction and if a darkspawn horde was roughly 30 seconds away and approaching.

Aldwir: 3/10

Veil jumpers are not mechanics. They are software engineers for ancient elf microwaves. I’m sure they could theoretically MacGyver an explosive device simply by chucking an artifact, but that is not construction nor assembly of a pipe bomb. Also Aldwir canonically sucks ass with the artifacts so maybe we shouldn’t let them chuck anything either.

Mercar: 1/10

The Shadow Dragons are magicians. Ice magicians. The mechanisms would freeze thus rendering them useless.

Ingellvar: 9/10

Would convince a wisp to be the power source (and would also find a way to keep the wisp safe dw) I believe in them.

De Riva: 7/10

The crows are more the type to send Anthrax in the mail than a fucking bomb. But De Riva is stupid, and seems to enjoy being bad at their job. The bomb would not be constructed very well, but boy howdy would it do its job.

Laidir: 15/10

Making explosives is Lord of Fortune 101 training. Isabela trained them herself of course they’re crazy. This guy casually throws out bombs and appears to construct new ones mid-battle. Do I know where they’re getting the materials? I think they just constantly have gun powder on their person at all times 24 hours a day. Because they are an insane fucking Indiana Jones pirate with the self-control of a piranha fish. I’m surprised they didn’t mail one to the First Warden after the first argument.

[rosies-writealong]

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Prompt Set 4 for Thursday 2/27/25

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2. Outsider POV

3. "Still have an ace up your sleeve?"

4. "When is a 'vacation' ever actually a vacation for us?"

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[gatefleet]

Holiday Hijinks

MacGyver (Reboot): Angus ‘Mac’ MacGyver, Murdoc

Word Count: 547

(T)W: Break-in

Request: Yes, “For mcgyver 2016 could you prompt 21 with murdoc x reader where the reader is macgyvers younger sister and Mac is hosting a Christmas party. Could you also add that the reader works at the pheonix foundation too but doesn't arrest him because she loves him. I can't think of a different so I'll just stick with that. And some of the hijinks could be murdoc purposely pressing people's buttons or some people break in and macgyver and the reader kick thier butts. Sorry that this is so long but it's just this long because I saw that you were taking macgyver 2016 request it this just popped into my head and I just had to get it out before I forgot it.” - @koshi-sama

A/N: GIF Credit belongs to the owner

Christmas was the one holiday you and your brother, Mac, would actively try to spend together regardless of where you were. When Mac was deployed this tended to be done via video calls. When Mac returned state side you both moved into your grandfathers house with Mac’s best friend from school, Bozer. When Mac joined Phoenix, you were recruited shortly after. Mac was recruited due to his military and bomb expertise, and you were recruited for your linguistic talents. You and Mac tended not to give your opinion on each other’s significant others. You were never a fan of his partner, Nicki, but you had not told your brother this. Mac, however, was not so subtle about your current choice in partner. Neither was the rest of the team.

Matty was using the “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer” justification for not interfering, but still voiced her concern over the relationship. You had entered a relationship with Murdoc before his altercation with Mac and the team. By the time he was identified as the assailant after your brother, you were already too deep into the relationship.

You noticed the swipes, jabs and remarks that were being exchanged between Murdoc and the team, especially Jack. Mac’s protective nature over his younger sibling was shining bright and Murdoc’s need to get under Mac’s skin and in his head was becoming a bit too much for you. You were on the balcony next to the firepit before you realised, getting some air and trying to calm yourself. This did not go unnoticed by either your partner nor your brother. Murdoc came out first, Mac hovering in the doorway, and apologised to you for making you uncomfortable, although he didn’t apologise for antagonising the team which brought a small laugh and smile to your face. You said your goodbyes to Murdoc before he left, and Mac replaced where he was standing next to you. You both stood in silence, looking over at the city skyline, listening to Bozer’s variation of a Christmas jingle drinking beer. Bozer shouted through that the rest of the team were heading out to grab things from Jack’s and would be back shortly.

When you heard a bang coming from the other side of the decking you assumed that one of Mac’s ‘improvements’ had gone awry, and both instinctively looked over to the source of the sound. What neither of you expected was for the next noise to come from within the house. Mac went to investigate, and you followed suit, assuming the team has returned from Jack’s place. What neither of you expected was for someone to be running toward Mac and body slam him over the couch. It took you both a few seconds to recover and react. Mac had managed to move in a way that limited the potential bodily damage caused by the tackle. As Mac and his assailant retreated farther into the house, yourself quick on their heels.

By the time the rest of the team arrived home to find the front door open, you and Mac had already gotten the assailant down and had their hands and feet bound behind them. Mac had the assailant pinned and you were finishing off your knot tying their hands and feet together.

Taglist open

[21wanderer]

MacGyver and son

This story is a fanfic of a show, I've never actually watched, apart from a very few scenes. Nevertheless I think, that viewed in the right context, it would be a very interesting plot twist.

Body a day - #19: Dad

“I still can’t believe he fell for it,” laughed ‘Sam’, whilst Murdoc began to take off all of MacGyver’s clothes.

“Tell me how you managed to achieve this, whatsyourname?” Murdoc asked his partner as he was stripping the former agent and sworn enemy.

“It’s Sam now, and you better not forget it, dad,” said his partner in the guise of a nice young man firmly, “Sean Angus Malloy, but everyone just call me Sam.”

“All right then, Sam... Tell me...”

“Oh, Old MacGyver was a real heartthrob, when he was young, not difficult to imagine with that face and that body, I managed to track down one Kate Malloy, who he had a loving relation with, she was an excellent source of information…”

“How did you get her tell you all this?” Murdoc asked now standing with the naked husk of MacGyver.

“It was easy, really,” Sam replied, “I told her, I was interviewing her for a book. She was apparently very fond of him, so she spent a long time telling me all sorts of stuff about him, and I also got her to tell me about herself. And with your help, I had all that I needed to successfully play his 'long-lost son'. And he believed every single word I told him, I even managed to get him to quit, just to spend time with me.” Sam laughed again at the last remark, then got up from his chair to help Murdoc with the MacGyver-suit.

“Heh, now you’ll certainly live up to your title as ‘master of disguise’, you couldn’t have asked for a better disguise,” Sam grinned.

“You are absolutely right,” gloated Murdoc, having stripped himself naked. He held the hollowed out skin of MacGyver up in front of him, “let’s get to it then.”

Stretching out MacGyver’s mouth ludicrously wide, Murdoc slid his legs one at a time into the warm and squishy skinsuit. Sam pushed the toes into place one by one, as Murdoc pulled MacGyver further up his body. MacGyver’s strong legs were now in place. Murdoc continued, pulling the skin up further, covering his torso, he forced down his arms down MacGyver’s mouth and guided his upper limbs into the empty husk's. He flexed his new hands. Murdoc caressed the rest of his new body, still with MacGyver’s hollow head hanging off his shoulders like a hood. Sam rubbed him on the back, helping him smooth out any creases or flaws.

“Now put on the face, dad” urged Sam, “Heh, all right,” grinned Murdoc and pulled MacGyver’s face over his own, he pushed the facial features into place and opened his eyes. “How do I look, son?”

“You look amazing, dad,” came the reply.

“Yes, this guy is fit,” the new MacGyver said, rubbing his hands across his bare chest and arms, "and pretty handsome too - now the way is open for us, Sam, nothing is going to stop us,” MacGyver laughed, replicated the voice of his enemy perfectly. He paused, looking pensive, then asked; “but if Sam isn’t the son of Malloy and MacGyver, then who is he?”

“I don’t know,” said Sam indifferently, “just some random pretty young man, that kinda looks like MacGyver, I don’t think there’s any relation between them. But hey, I’m not complaining, and the idiot believed me.” Sam’s boyish demeanour was incredibly convincing and effective at hiding the evil within, and he played the role of easygoing young man with an innocent smile and disarming laughter perfectly.

“I’m ready,” said the MacGyver imposter, having pulled on his victim’s t-shirt, jeans, socks and boots, “get the biker jackets and the rest of the gear, and let’s get going.”

“Sure thing, dad,” laughed Sam. Now they only had one final little role play to wrap up, then they’d be on their way. Murdoc had big plans for using MacGyver’s body, and Sam was the perfect partner. The two imposters went outside to get on their bikes.

‘MacGyver’ and ‘Sam’ arrived on their motorcycles, in their matching leather biker jackets. ‘Sam’ was quickly of the bike to greet MacGyver’s boss and best friend, Pete Thornton. “Hi Mr. Thornton.”

Mr. Thornton shook his hand, “Sam. What, are you guys all packed for your trip?”

“Just finished,” MacGyver replied. “Oh, MacCyver, the Phoenix Board asked me to give you this,” Thornton said pulling out an envelope from his inner pocket.

“Pete-” said MacGyver trying to cut him off. “It’s an offer of a new contract, and it’s very generous, and I think you oughta look at it.”

“We’ve been through this before,” MacGyver said impatiently, silently pleased with how easy he could deceive even MacGyver's closest friend. “Sam, and I got a little catching up to do,” he continued and padded Sam’s face, Sam laughed.

Accepting defeat, Thornton put the envelope back in his pocket. “Well I – I told them that you wouldn’t go for it,” he paused, “You know… I can’t even imagine what it’s going to be like without you around here.” That statement had the most delicious irony, thought MacGyver to himself, trying to look just a little sad. “Well, it was bound to happen – things change.”

“Not always,” replied Thornton, “good things don’t.” MacGyver and Sam both suppressed the urge to laugh. “Don’t you ever change, MacGyver” Thornton continued, clearly being moved by this ‘sad goodbye’, that both MacGyver and Sam played through. “Don’t you either,” replied MacGyver. Thornton opened his arms, and the imposter gave him a hug.

“Well, can I expect to drop in once in a while anyway?”

MacGyver placed a hand on Thornton’s shoulder, “Count on it, my friend.” “Sam,” Thornton said and stretched out his hand to the young man again, “take care of your old man, will ya?” “You can count on it,” Sam replied delightfully, shaking Thornton’s hand a final time.

'MacGyver and son' mounted their bikes. “So – where to?” asked Sam rhetorically as he grabbed his helmet. “Somewhere else,” replied MacGyver rehearsed. Sam sent him one of his boyish smiles, after which they both put on their helmets. They started their engines and headed off. That was the end of the old MacGyver and the beginning of a new.

[dailycharacteroption]

Scrounger (Pathfinder Second Edition Archetype)

(art by MalthusWolf on DeviantArt)

The saying goes that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, and as cliché as it is, it’s not wrong. Repurposed junk may not always function to the same degree as a new product, but it can function well enough.

In the Lost Omens setting, goblins are perhaps the most commonly associated with such mechanical scavengers, and rightfully so. After all, their most well-known weapon inventions are literally bits of sharpened scrap metal from all sorts of sources bound to a sturdy handle. They might all have names like dogslicer and horsechopper, but each is a completely unique item in how it handles.

That isn’t to say that other ancestries don’t get in on the fun, with ratfolk being another common one, but beyond ancestral boundaries, scroungers have one thing in common: They know how things work and how to achieve similar results even with sub-par materials.

Indeed, whether they’re cobbling together a grappling hook from a bent piece of metal or lockpicks from the internals of a clock, these clever tinkerers are rarely left unarmed or without tools for long if their hands are free.

So yeah, one part scrapyard mechanic, one part MacGyver. Members of this archetype range from those that cobble together a useful tool out of whatever is nearby and those with a deep interest in mechanisms. Either way, they have some useful tricks up their sleeve, ones that an adventuring party might find very useful indeed.

Also, an interesting note, the Remastered version of the archetype merges an extra feat into just something that the dedication can do, so an improvement there, I suppose.

The base dedication for this archetype grants the ability to craft items without a workshop or tools, as well as being so familiar with the designs they know that they no longer need a formula book on hand to reference. Additionally, they can spend about 10 minutes crafting and rigging pretty much an physical object they know the formula for from scraps, though they tend to wear out and become useless after a few hours. What’s more, whether they make it for themselves or someone else, they can still give advice about how to handle the item so that its shoddy proxy nature doesn’t interfere with its usability.

Their advanced knowledge of engineering, formally trained or otherwise, helps them understand unfamiliar objects, and even reverse-engineer them if needed.

Those with a more magical understanding can apply such to cobble together temporary magical items as well, within reason, turning a discarded rune and crude woven sigils in the fabric of an old coat to create temporary magical protection, for example. However, they can’t create runed weapons or armor, consumables, or the like.

This knack for disassembly and repurposing also comes in real handy when traps are involved, since they can simply take the trap apart rather than disabling it by other methods.

A simple archetype, but one that can prove quite useful. A rogue, alchemist, or inventor might use it to always have the right item on hand without any cinematic gadgeteer schenanigans, or a martial or magical class might do the same to represent a survivalist or tinkerer aspect of their being.

I can imagine many characters with this archetype to be exceptionally perceptive, aways fascinated by new objects, and eager to take them apart, figure out how they work, as well as what their parts might be repurposed into if need be.

Very little functional magitech remains in the Wastes of Ugan, but those that can master it can carve out their own kingdoms in the ruins of the great civilization. Such is the case with Kolvakk, an orc fleshwarp, has begun to do so, not by wielding some device for his own power, but by teaching others how to fix and use the magitech.

The notorious planar thief known only as Rapscallion is indeed infamous for their many magical heists, but few know how ingenious they are with even mundane objects, something that has time and time again helped them evade capture by cobbling together tools from discarded scraps. They’ve gotten so good at it that three zelekhut inevitables have been dispatched to hunt them down.

While they both keep mostly to their own territory, the goblins and kobolds and ratfolk of Geartown’s slums do occasionally come together, specifically to show off their greatest repurposed scrap. There’s competitions for fastest steam racer, strongest clockwork warrior, and even a quick build competition where participants are expected to build something extraordinary out of whatever barrel of scrap parts the organizers bring.

[ariwritessometimes]

Pick a Little, Talk a Little

Cairo Day Reprise: BONUS FIC #3

Ethel May Harper has seen a lot in her lifetime. She considers herself quite sharp, and not just for her age, thank you very much. Her keen ear for detail makes her the best source of news in town. Well, she calls it news. She knows others belittle it as gossip, but it’s nothing so vain as all that.

aka:

Mac and Jack's relationship as seen through the eyes of the gossipy bridge club ladies in Jack's hometown.

Bonus fic for the Summer '24 Cairo Day Reprise: 2020 Prompt "Outsider POV"

Inspired by one specific paragraph from the end of Mac + Desert + Jack by @impossiblepluto (seriously one of my favorite fics, I love it so much)

Day 4's 'official' fic here

[altschmerzes]

awhile ago i realized that some of my fav ted lasso fics oat were all written by u and then when i went to see what other works u had, realized that u had written some of my fav fics in a handful of others fandoms i read for too lol

on a whim, i decided to read true north (i had not watched macgyver at this point. (i have since seen the first 2 seasons lol) but i couldn’t sleep and needed to do smth and knew by now i could count on u to deliver on some incredibly written gen fic so i just decided to read it like it was some original fiction that night lol) and omg. when i tell u i went thru every other macgyver fic u’ve written in the weeks after just for more and i have reread true north no less than 3 full times in the past year since…. i regularly return to a lot of ur fics but there’s just smth about that one… (it’s the slow burn found fam methinks. wriggle up is carving a v similar path in my heart, so.)

anyway, sorry if this got a lil bit long but i felt like u should know how much mental real estate ur stories have in my brain (in the best way possible) and ur recent post about fighting ghosts and demons finally gave me the motivation/bravery to actually send this to u

!!!!! oh wah that is so so kind of you?? thank you so much for taking the time to write out this message, i appreciate it so so much :') it means the world to know someone enjoys my work that much!! it is always an endless delight to know my stories are taking up mental real estate in people's brains XD especially when i am Fighting The Ghosts And Demons

the thought of people reading my works before knowing the source material is such a particular delight, as is the thought of people re-reading them.

also - true north is still one of my msot beloveds, and i hope you know i'm still working on it, even if it's at something of a simmer!! the slow burn found family is everything to me and it's something i love going back to, even if the 'slow' of it tends to be REAL slow and maybe drives everyone including me a bit nuts XD thank you again, so so much, this really made my night