#peu a peu

[phoenixortheflame]

Bound: 22 Cards: A peu_a_peu collection ft. Rookie Moves and 6 other delightful tales.

Typeset and bound by: me, @phoenixortheflame.

Art by: @the-forbidden-forest

One day, not so long ago, I made a vow to myself: "I'll never bind four copies again."

But then, a couple months ago, I cornered myself into co-hosting a small binder-artist collab exchange (shout out to my co-host, the talented @maleekamolscreates).

Which means I was already on the hook for two copies (one for my amazing artist partner @the-forbidden-forest and one for my recipient).

And of course I had to make a copy for peu. So that's three.

And then I saw the art Amelia was making and, well, you can see why I needed a copy for myself.

Did I regret it? Instantly.

Was it worth it? Absolutely.

I mean... just look at it. Look at the illustrations. Amelia did all of them. Every single bloody one. And this is only the dust jacket. Just wait til you see the typeset.

But first...

Because we went for a monochrome dust jacket and typeset, I really wanted to make the rest of the bind pop — and I think I achieved that.

The cover material is Verona bookcloth with Cricut brand metallic iron-on foil in light gold.

And because I like to make things hard for myself, I did four different back cover designs, each one representing a tarot card.

But wait! There's more!

Hand-sewn chaos endbands, gold-painted edges using acrylic ink, and the most beautiful chiyogami endpapers.

Of course, I insisted on including a few signature details "my followers expect to see from me." (Yes, I really said that to Amelia, and cringed as I did. But also: Its true!!!! Luckily, she humoured me. And anyway, I think it turned out awesome, so, yeah.)

Also, I should say, peu does not write for Hacks. But it's my headcanon. She absolutely could.

Okay now onto the typeset, featuring the most beautiful and perfect art I could possibly imagine for this bind. (Amelia, if you're reading this, you're a real one and I am so happy we had an opportunity to collab on this and ILY ILY ILY.)

I have literally been staring at that one of Harry (probably) getting a blowjob for weeks. God, I'm so happy for him.

And a few more details from the typeset, including a nod to the original Gay Hypnosis design in my Rookie Moves bind (which also happened to be my first bind ever).

This project was such a big undertaking, but I couldn't have asked for a better, more lovely, more talented artist partner. And the material is literally my lifeblood, so...

Thank you, peu. Thank you, Amelia. Thank you everyone who participated in this exchange. Thank you to everyone who cheered me on.

Love,

phoenix President of the peu_a_peu Fanclub

[sits-bound]

My first rounded spine!

I have made a few copies of this bind, but not one for myself yet, so I decided not only would I make one, but since it was only for me, I'd try spine rounding for the first time.

It went…fine. I can see how it might drive me insane in the future because it's hard to get even and then my fore edges ended up being too large because it's hard to measure the boards. Or something. Anyway, I'll probably do it again with a larger book, one of the big chonks of a 200k fic or something.

If I was smart I'd have foiled the spine BEFORE I rounded it but apparently I am not smart. So.

And then I went and spent $20 getting a dust jacket printed and now you can't really even tell. (But I bought a wide format printer so now I can print my own!)

(Read or listen to this series!)

[drarry-reccage]

The Superfluous Man by peu_a_peu (25k, E)

Tags: mpreg, drarry in their 30s, potions, luna lovegood

Choosing not to participate was not the same as failing, Draco decided. “We don’t all hit the ceiling when Potter says Leviosa. In fact it’s possible to build a life that doesn’t even revolve around him. Probably not for you two, but I’m sure being an adult sidekick has its rewards.” “Merlin, listen to him,” Weasley said, not to Draco but to Granger. “Did we step through a Floo or a Time-Turner?” “As if, Ron, look at him,” said Granger, who was not exactly a nubile eighteen-year-old herself, thanks. “Can we please go? If Lucius and Narcissa come in here, I think I’ll scream.” “Right, off we go,” Weasley said. “Enough silliness, Malfoy, get your shoes on.” Some sloppy wandwork from Weasley dumped Draco’s bit loafers at his feet. “No, I won’t,” Draco said. Then, fearing they’d leave: “Where are we going?”

I added this to the author note of my podfic, but this is me trying to be eloquent about peu's writing while expressing why I love her fics so much.

Now that reveals have happened, I can express more fully my delight in this fic. It was only until I was about halfway through reading this for the first time that I started to think about the mystery author. And instantly, I knew who it was. Peu has such a distinct style, not only in writing, but in her characterization of Draco and Harry. The tenderness and biting humor and faux confidence all mix together to make an irresistible pairing.

Rookie Moves was written from Harry's POV and in this, you're treated to a story from Draco's POV. He manages to make me laugh and feel tender towards him, even as he acts like an ass, and if the end doesn't melt your cold dead heart, I don't even know what to tell you.

rec by @sweatersinthesummer

🎧 podfic by me (2.5 hours)

[sweatersinthesummer]

This is it! The final installment in the Twenty-Two Cards series by peu_a_peu. It was such a joy to make, I have never laughed so hard while trying to record. If you enjoy this, please be sure to leave kudos over at the original works as well!

[Podfic] Elaborate, Correct, and Assiduously Observed by peu_a_peu (T, 26 minutes)

Harry is made an honest man.

And thanks, as always, to @littlewinnow for letting me use their artwork for this series. It's absolutely perfect!

[jazdoesbooks]

Rookie Moves by peu_a_peu

The cover art is by @appleslightning (with permission of course)

The typeset is super simple and uses the font Sunny used in the art on the chapter headers.

(This was my second ever Drarry)

[moonflower-rose]

THREGNANT

i actually never ever want AO3 to be censored bc nothing is more fun than reading the tags on a fic and going “huh. didn’t know there was a market for that.”

[mndvx]

thesandmanofficial The Endless have finally assembled: Introducing Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium and Barry Sloane as the Prodigal in the next season of THE SANDMAN. It’s going to be one Hell of a family reunion.

[translatingpostsinfrench]

salut! i was wondering; do you know any clean-singing metal bands that sing in french? i'd assume that'd be something in the direction of power metal (like powerwolf does some german songs) as they tend to like clean singing, but i'm open to anything :)

(i noticed you posted about french language music earlier so figured you might know)

merci - un ami suédophone

oulah sorry but i don't know much about metal (i do listen a bit but don't know much about subgenres etc), only know like 4 french bands and none sounding like what like you're looking for, even tried to ask my metalhead friend but she doesn't know either. recs open!

[phoenixortheflame]

My contribution to the Draw Drarry Badly Challenge hosted by @julcheninred.

And to absolutely no one’s surprise, it’s a scene from peu a peu’s fantastically hilarious fic, Rookie Moves.

Tagging in @its-the-allure @edieblakee @kamaela @garagepaperback

[sits-bound]

Bound: The Superfluous Man by peu_a_peu

Okay, whoops, I forgot to take good pictures before I sent it off to the author.

I wanted to bind this, but it's fairly short, but I also wanted to test out the double fan method of making a paperback, so that's what I decided to do. I used @maleekamolscreates's tutorial and it worked great!

I did end up making three copies of this bind - the first I cut too much, the second I printed the cover in black and white, and the third was the one pictured. (Plus I'd put a border around the text on the back, and it kept getting cut off a bit, or it make it obvious that my cut wasn't perfectly straight.)

Oh. The cover. THE COVER. Of course I had to make it look like Potioneer's Guide to Conception and Gestation, Vol 2. Of course.

It was super fun to make. I printed the cover on my inkjet printer, then ran it through the laser printer just to add the title so I could use toner foil on it.

The art inside is by @the-forbidden-forest. SO GOOD.

(And yes, I did make a podfic of this. Naturally.)

[rollinginthedeep-swan]

JENSEN ACKLES - PAN

Crédit : Swan

Pour @blackeyedthorn, j'espère que tu trouveras ton bonheur ! J'avoue que tes thèmes là, ça m'a vraiment trop inspirée.

[az-is-back]

Moi je dis jamais deux sans trois. Le vieux au cimetière, la fille en taule et non-éligible, je propose que Jordan ait aussi son moment de déchéance assez rapidement.

[theconstantnymph]

Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide, 1971

[jefaiscequejepeux]

J'ai voulu prendre ma fourchette mais je l'ai mal prise elle est partie dans les airs mais elle retombée pile dans mon assiette du coup j'ai fait "hey !" comme dans 1001 pattes à la fin du spectacle comme si c'était une cascade prévue genre :

Après j'ai rigolé toute seule, comment je pourrais trouver quelqu'un qui me fasse autant rire que moi-même franchement le niveau est dans les nuages là

[gilberttheboy]

Louis in Paris is giving exchange student in france (i say this having been an exchange student in france). Artsy black and white shots, arguing about the nature of evil in a cafe, smoking too many cigarettes. Thank god he didn't have insta, he would've been insufferable