#So feel free to blacklist that tag

[stardustedknuckles]

God sometimes I think I should engage more with fandom instead of insulating so that it's just me and the few people I trust not to drive me crazy, and then I rewatch a tense moment in campaign 2 and I feel myself getting stressed not from the actual events but from the way everyone lost their goddamn minds and/or were horrible about who should've done what. And I'm like oh, that's right. I'm good where I am. Maximum quality content from me necessitates not actually seeing what anyone else has to say because nothing tanks my enjoyment and will to participate faster than people arguing and being shitty about something that brings me joy.

[bookwyrrm]

Récemment j’ai fait du rêves dans qui le français que je connais disparaît et quand je le essaie parler, je parle quelques mix de l’italienne, le français, et l’espagnol (je ne connais pas l’espagnol!)

Alors, je commence ce petit projet. J’espère qu’écrire dans le francais une fois par semaine. Mes amis francophones, vous êtes encouragés à répondre avec vos corrections, vos réflexions ou vos propres petits journaux.

Quel a été le moment fort de votre semaine?

Hier, ma mere et moi sommes allés au restaurant pour le thé de l’après-midi. Le thé de l’après-midi n’est pas un tradition dans notre pays, mais ce fut une mois difficile pour nous. Il était bien de faire une pause, d’aller dans un nouvel endroit, et de commander une scone et du thé dans de jolies tasses.

[pharawee]

"You are the only Enigma left in our home. Don't let Daddy down."

[queenofbaws]

! Pride Month Challenge 2024 !

Well hi there, everyone! With May winding down to a close and June just around the corner, it's about that time again...the time where @jadedsunshine, @unicornaffair, and I host our yearly create-a-thon! 🥳

What's the Pride Month Challenge, you might find yourself asking? Well, this year it's a little bingo game we've put together, featuring some classic tropes. The aim of this particular game? Make something!!! Anything! Just get those creative juices a-flowin' and see if you can snag a B-I-N-G-O along the way!

This challenge is open to everyone and anyone who wants to take part, whether you know the three of us or not! We're going to be using the tag #pridemonthchallenge2024 for the stuff we create, so if you decide to join in on the fun and games, feel free to stick that tag on whatever you make, too! If you're interested in more details, you can check below the cut or reach out and ask ;)c

Either way, happy almost-pride, and happy creating!!!

I don't write fic - can I still participate?

Ab. So. Lutely!!! We've done this challenge for a few years now (we've missed a year or two for weddings and other life stuff, whoops!), but in the past we've had people doodle, sketch, draw, make edits, create props or other physical art, and even curate playlists! The three of us are writers, so you're very likely to see fic or ficlets from us...but you? Oh. Oh, you can do whatever your heart desires!!!

Are there word limits/expectations for a finished product?

NO!!! :D Zero. Literally zero expectations. We aren't putting together an exchange, we aren't holding a competition, we're just trying to get the spirit of creation in the air. That's it! So whether you're writing 50 words or 5,000, whether you've made a rough sketch on a notebook page or fully lined/colored a scene, you're good! You're so good. As long as you've made something, you've earned a stamp on that bingo card, baby!!!

What if I don't want to do something fandom-y? Can it be OCs/original work?

OF COURSE!!! 100%. You don't even have to ask!!! Show the world your OCs! Tell the world about your story's worldbuilding! It's all fair game :)

What if I don't want to post what I made?

Don't sweat it! Again, this is...the farthest thing from official. This is for fun, and this is for the sake of making something. Sharing your work can be nerve-wracking - don't feel like you have to! We'd love to see you playing along with us, of course, but as long as you've made something that you're proud of, you've earned that stamp! No ifs, ands, or buts!

Is it cool if my creations aren't necessarily pride-themed?

Totally! We host this challenge during pride month because (1) it traditionally works better for the three of us than NaNoWriMo because of our schedules, and (2) we're queer creators ourselves! But if you're feeling a prompt and can't find a way to make it relevant to pride, PLEASE don't sweat it! As I've been known to say (and then get laughed at for saying), this challenge is no rules, just right, Outback Steakhouse :P

Let's say I get a bingo...what do I win?

:) Nothing. <3

Wait, really?

:) Really <3 Hehehe, in all seriousness, this challenge has been a fun way for us to sit down, take our minds off of life and our bigger projects and just...make some fun stuff! In our humble opinion(s), being able to point at a finished piece and say "I did that! I made that!" is its own kind of reward. The bingo board itself is really more for bragging rights ;)c Which, of course, we encourage wholeheartedly. Nothing wrong with a little bragging!!!

We hope to have you along for our month-long adventure! Again, we're going to be using the tag #pridemonthchallenge2024 for our own stuff, so if you'd like to use that tag - or tag any of us!!! - in whatever you end up creating, feel free!!! We love seeing what everyone comes up with, and this challenge is always so much more fun, knowing other people are taking part! <3 Hope to see you along for the ride!

*The bingo board was made by the lovely @jadedsunshine 🥰

[clouvu]

Little man has finally come home 🙏

[muchymozzarella]

Miguel's mouth brushes Miles' ear when talking to him and holding him down with his body, Miles almost strips him fully naked, they throw down, despite Miguel being bigger and looking physically stronger (which we know means nothing with these Spider people) Miles comes out on top, Miguel's hands are so huge one of them almost fully covers Miles' waist, Miguel reveals he's been spying on Miles for over a year, they're direct opposites in their ideology which means they're perfect foils and clash with delicious friction and we're supposed to pretend there's no reason people ship them 😂

Not that anyone needs any reason to ship characters because that's what's fun about shipping ✌🏾

but still 👁️👁️

[benetnvsch]

sorry guys im still thinking abt this,,,

[blessphemy]

once in a while when i'm in the murderbot fandom tag i see a shark fin of ship discourse and i'm like wrow... i guess there's shipping out there. so anyways.

[positivityofmdhours]

How do you think our beloved characters would celebrate New Year's Eve? Throw another party? Find someone to kiss as the year changes? Maybe something from their or your country? Or not at all? Feel free to send me your ideas!

[whitmore]

about to form a lifelong and inescapable bond with everybody liveblogging in the opq tag

[moonlightperseus]

okay like i want to preface that i do not have anything against the storylines that they are doing, i’m straight vibing with this season, having fun. i just want to say it’s a little frustrating to me that 911 keeps tacking on these buck and/or eddie centric “surprise” scenes at the end of an episode because then it becomes the big talking point of the episode after the fact and a lot of the other stuff that happened in it falls away to the sides a bit

[popfizzles]

Let’s talk.

[moresrush]

It's lil' comic time. But, alas. Who would you like to see a lil' comic about? (Please note: I'll come back around and ask about the other ones once this one is done, so don't worry!!!) This round is intended to be shippyt!! If you see a ship you do not enjoy, that's fine!! You don't have to be a dick in comments about it, yeah? Anyway. These're the ones that are haunting me currently -- we'll start with something that involves my favorite cowboy.

[chikinan]

hey guys just like a heads up im gonna be spamming a little for the next couple days. unrelated the pharmacy rejected both my prescriptions and my p**pal account was just frozen so I'm off meds and poor until this gets fixed (no worries i just need to gather the energy for paperwork and we'll be all good) but like letting you know because im gonna be posting.

[captaintrio]

I'm so serious the way I wanna rile Kid up is ridiculous actually. That is the easiest man on earth to bait. You could tell him to his FACE that the next words outta your mouth are gonna be bait and he'd still take them. He just growls and snarls and stomps around and gets flustered by everything, and I'm supposed to just what?? NOT suck his dick?? NOT make him worse?? outrageous.

[goddessofroyalty]

Summary: Aemond and Lucerys drink too much one night and reveal some hidden truths in both their branches of the family tree.

Notes:

Still don’t go here but gods this fandom has such potential to talk about blood lines and inherency and duty.

Pairings: Aemond/Lucerys, Aemond/Helena (only for child conception purposes)

Warnings: incest (uncle/nephew; sibling/sibling), secret-children-having

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“What I don’t get,” Lucerys new husband says, with probably more alcohol on his breathe than is necessarily smart for them to be alone together considering their families are still at odds, “is why your father, not your true father, the one that we all pretend is your father, even claimed you in the first place. He of all people must have known you were not his.”

“He was our father,” Lucerys corrects because no matter what the matter of blood says Laenor was still his father. “And we were his children.”

“And if we were not,” Lucerys adds quietly, revealing a secret that even the night cannot hear, “it is not my mother’s fault.”

Aemond gives a hum at it, swigging down another mouthful of the wine they had taken back to their room with them after the feast. “Was he unable or unwilling?”

“I-“ Lucerys had been aware of the talk about his father as much as he was the talk about his mother but never had put as bluntly around him. He steals the cup from Aemond’s hands to take a drink of his own only to have it snatched back as soon as it leaves his lips.

“I asked my mother about why he claimed us back when this was all set,” Lucerys says with a gesture around the room. It was back when he was confirmed as Lord of Driftmark he had snuck into her bed that night and confessed all his fears of not being deserving of it and questioned whether his father would have even wanted him to take it. “She said that they had tried together and nothing had come from it.”

His mother had confessed that they possibly had not tried as hard as they could before turning to the alternative solution. Aemond doesn’t need to know those details though.

“An heir was still needed for them both and the arrangement worked for all involved. So we are his and he wanted us to inherit as such,” Lucerys finishes, looking over at his husband only to see that Aemond hardly seems to be listening anymore. Instead staring off over the wine cup into the distance. “Is that a problem for you?”

Aemond glances at him out of the side of his good eye before looking back away.

“My brother suffers from a similar shortcoming,” he says, after a moment. Just as quietly as Lucerys had started. “Which I suppose we should be grateful for or else we would be dealing with silver-haired bustards all through King’s Landing.”

It is clear he is not finished so Lucerys lets him have his time to find the words.

“There was also the requirement of an heir for him as well.”

“Did he not perform?” Lucerys has a feeling he knows where this is going.

“He tried. Many times. And the more it failed the more he drank, and Helena, she hated the whole thing.”

“So the children-“ Are Aemonds. Not that Lucerys dares finishing that question from the glare Aemond gives him for even starting it.

Aemond drinks what remains in the cup before getting up and taking it over to the window, staring out. “Perhaps if my uncle had been around the situation would have been neater for you as well.”

“Perhaps.” Lucerys can’t help but be glad his step-father wasn’t around. It is not that he dislikes him, he is as fond of Daemon. But he still misses Harwin, as foolish as that is.