#blackestglass

[ittybittyblondie]

Half Awake in Our Fake Empire

Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Christopher Diaz & Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Evan "Buck" Buckley & Original Child Character(s) Additional Tags: Accidental Child Acquisition, Eddie Diaz Is A Good Father, Evan Buckley is a Good Father, But they do sure make some questionable choices, Mutual Pining, idiots to lovers, Getting Together, Co-Parenting, mentions of past Eddie/Ana, mentions of past Buck/Taylor, Buck 1.0 fathered a child, warnings for mentions of a pregnancy scare, Bobby Nash is Evan "Buck" Buckley's Parent, Athena Grant is Evan "Buck" Buckley's Parent, This is a Margaret and Phillip Buckley Hate Space, Angst, Podfic, Podfic Length: 3-3.5 Hours, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming

Summary:

In which the past catches up in unexpected ways, the universe finds a new voice to scream with, and an LA rain storm changes everything.

OR

Buck 1.0 fathered a child and Buck 4.0 comes into custody.

Podfic of Half Awake in Our Fake Empire by @hmslusitania. 1000 thank you’s to her for having blanket permission to podfic! Created for @blackestglass as part of the @911fanworksfestival

[kbirbpods]

Original Work: not a haven but a home, and your arms to shelter within by ninemoons42

Rating: General Audiences

Relationships: Cassian Andor/Jyn Erso, Shara Bey & Jyn Erso

Tags: Alternate Universe - Dragon Age Fusion, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Star Wars meets the Inquisition, Jyn is a human female rogue Inquisitor, Cassian is commander of the Inquisition's forces, Kissing, Kissing in the Rain, Introspection, Female Friendship

Audio Length: 14 minutes, 30 seconds

Summary:

Headed back to her home -- the mountain fortress of Skyhold -- after a series of sorties and far too many unwelcome revelations about the power that she reluctantly carries within her, Inquisitor Jyn Erso tries to steal a moment to find herself once again. Fortunately, she gets that moment -- and someone she loves finds her, too.

Podded as a mod treat for @blackestglass during ITPE 2023 | thank you to @flowerparrish for editing during crunch time!!

[eddiediaaz]

saaaame, i'm 5'1 and 3/4 😔i just say 5'2 when asked tho

exactly same!!! we do what we gotta do lol

[theleakypen]

Eeeeee, always here for the big sibs OT4!! Tell me more plz? *chinhands*

This one is still and always @iamwestiec's fault and also an excuse for me to break out my decade-old linguistics degree 😆

Jiang Yanli is a linguistics professor, and she and Lan Xichen like kissing more than your average bear, and the result is this:

"We know from the quadrilabial click joke, that some kissing noises are necessarily articulated by two vocal tracts working in tandem."  He hummed agreement.  She sat down on the other computer chair, logging into the computer and booting up Praat.  "But undoubtedly some kissing sounds are individually articulated," she continued. "Uh-huh." "So three segments to the experiment. First two segments, we'll take turns suppressing our own individual sounds as much as possible, so as to capture individually articulated phones, and in the third segment, we'll see what sounds we generate together." She pulled up the audio settings on Praat and then turned to Lan Xichen. "Sound good?" He was grinning at her. "What?"

Wen Qing and Nie Mingjue, for the record, want no part of this nonsense.

[cacchieressa]

15 questions meme

I was tagged by @blackestglass <3:

Were you named after anyone?

My dad. If I'd been a boy, I'd have been named after my uncle, who died right before I was born, but my mother didn't like any of the female variants of his name.

When was the last time you cried?

Probably yesterday, listening to music.

Do you have kids?

Nope! I have niblings which is even better since I was able to give them back after enjoying their company.

Do you use sarcasm?

Indeed. Too often, really.

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

You know, I don't know. Being home 95% of the time makes it hard for me to remember how I used to interact with people. Probably their clothes.

What’s your eye colour?

Brown.

Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings! As I've gotten older, and the world has gotten nuttier, I've come to value a well-earned happy ending more than I ever did before.

Any special talents?

Eh.

Where were you born?

Queens, NY

What are your hobbies?

Writing, reading, baking, shopping, watching television.

Have any pets?

No. I liked having them growing up but do not want the responsibility now.

What sports do/have you played? I was on an intramural volleyball team in high school. We tried to name ourselves something we thought was funny but the school thought was not, so the team ended up being called Coup d'etat, which almost no one knew how to pronounce (even after they were told).

How tall are you?

5'3. ish.

Favorite subject at school?

English. I did enjoy physics a lot, though, especially when we did the fun labs.

Dream Job?

Parts of my current job include things that would be part of my dream job in other contexts (reading and amalgamating news articles/blog posts; telling other people what to do; writing; ordering food and organizing logistics) but are not, really, in the context in which I do them, but that's okay. I like having a job I can put down at 5 pm (mostly) so I can enjoy other parts of my life. Work to live, never live to work.

[arolou]

Hi! As part of Fandom Trumps Hate, a fannish auction that raises money for charity, a bidder who made a generous donation in exchange for my podficcing services said they'd love a podfic version of your story "the gray hair debacle" provided you were okay with it. Would it be okay with you if I recorded that story for them? (If you're not familiar w/ podfic, it's essentially audiobooks for fanfic. I'd record myself reading it, crediting you as author & post in on ao3 w/ a link back to your fic)

Yes I'd be cool with that, thanks for asking! 💙

[henswilsons]

Hi! Your 911 fics are A DELIGHT, and I was wondering if you might be open to podfic of them?

oh thank you so so much!!! <333 😊😊 also yes i'd be more than open to a podfic of them, that would be so cool!!

[dainesanddaffodils]

34 for Spotify Wrapped!

34. Walk - Griff

[iinryer]

Hi! I've really enjoyed your 911 fics and I wanted to ask if you would be open to podfics of them? (If you're not familiar, podfics are essentially audiobooks for fanfic. I'd record myself reading your story, crediting you as author, and post it on ao3 with a link back to your story.)

omg hi hello! im so happy you like them so much 🥺💗 I don’t have any problems with it, thank you for your interest and for you ask!!

[mistchievous]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

THANK YOU, TRISH MY DARLING!!!

ALL MY LOVE FOR YOUUUU!!! <333

[leiakenobi]

Hi! I ADORED your ACOFAF fic "Plumaged Down" and would love to podfic it, if that would be okay with you?

Hiya! Yes, by all means go for it! 😊 I’ll make sure to keep an eye out for the email notification for a related works request.

[olismabel]

A NEW POST WILL BE MADE BEFORE THE PREMIERE DATE (26/09).

Reminder than you can find live streams here:

daddylivehd

s7-tv

watch.lonelil * 

braflix (+1 hour)

thetvapp (+1 hour)

* you’ll need to follow the instructions on the site.

Depending on your internet service provider, you might not be able to access some of the sites listed above without a VPN service. (info on VPN, here and here.)

Makes sure to always have an ad blocker while visiting those sites.  

What time to tune in:

9-1-1 airs at 8 pm in the US on ABC, and you can use this site or this site to convert it to your timezone.

Keep in mind that Daylight saving time has started on Sunday March 10th in the U.S.

You can find the episodes here the next day or very soon after:

 primewire

 bflix

 hurawatch

 braflix

 fmoviesz

 sflix

 watchseries

 projectfreetv

 soaper

tagging:

@mistmarauder @madneyforever @seacoloredeyes @transbuck @tulipfromtheinternet @mooshkat @blackestglass @gayhoediaz @barbiediaz @buddieslovecore @queerbuck @annaannaaaa @nancygillianmvp @evanzbuck @classical-memeician

[itpemod]

SIGN UP POST

It's late September and that means #ITPE sign-ups are OPEN 🎉🎉🎉 Links will be at the end, so please read through the post as we have a lot of new information/procedures this year!

This is the FOURTEENTH year of the exchange, but the FIRST year we will be hosting it on Tumblr, which was far and away the winner in our platform move survey. Happily, this means we get to keep our acronym and branding!

What is #ITPE?

#ITPE is a low-pressure, no-minimums podfic exchange that originated on Twitter. We are now on Tumblr because of Twitter’s…everything, since it was bought by the Muskrat. Everything–sign-ups, communication, assignment/gift distribution–used to be run entirely on Twitter, but as the exchange has grown, we’ve incorporated other platforms to help make our lives as mods easier. Consequently, sign-ups will be on AO3 and submissions of your finished gifts (when it comes time for them) will be via Google form. Otherwise all communication, including announcements, questions, assignment and gift delivery, will be conducted over Tumblr and instant messaging. 

Who are the mods?

Our mod line-up is @blackestglass (blackglass) & @knight-tracer, with flowersforgraves assisting on the backend with data management. 

What is the schedule?

The dates for #ITPE 2024 are:

Sign-ups: SEPTEMBER 21 - SEPTEMBER 29

Assignments go out: No later than OCTOBER 8

Projects due: DECEMBER 17

Distribution: DECEMBER 24

So long as it's still September 29 somewhere in the world, you can still sign-up.

How do I sign up?

We are continuing to run sign-ups through AO3 (without a nominations process, so just write in your fandoms). We are asking for a minimum of 3 unique fandoms and if you want to sign-up to give or receive more than 20 fandoms, pick your TOP 20 for the AO3 and put the rest in your Dear Podficcer Letter. If you have less than 20 fandoms, we encourage you to list all of your primary and secondary fandoms in the sign up form so we have options for matching!

Note: We consider certain RPF fandoms as “umbrella” fandoms. We know we have K-Pop podficcers and sports RPF podficcers who often sign up for our exchange. Individual K-Pop bands and individual sports/sports teams do not count as “unique” fandoms (so for instance, only listing SHINee, BTS, and A-Teez would not count as having 3 unique fandoms for sign-up purposes; for our purposes, they would all fall under the K-Pop umbrella). In addition to listing your favorite bands/sports/teams in the fandom field, we do ask you to help us out for matching by thinking of at least 2 other fandoms which you might be happy to give and receive in. The RPF podficcing pool is small and we try not to repeat matches within a 5-year period, so giving us more fandom options will help us find you a match. 

What is a Dear Podficcer letter?

Your Dear Podficcer letter should include stuff like squicks, triggers, ship and trope preferences, and anything else you think we & your gift giver should know regarding your fandom tastes. Letters are mandatory. They don't have to be long! But if you have extremely specific tastes, it’s better that you let us know upfront in your letter so that we can ensure that you receive a gift you’re happy with. Please don’t worry about seeming “difficult”! We want you to love the gift you receive! Also, do feel free to request your small, obscure fandoms! Just help us out by also including some more popular or “mainstream” fandoms among your options. 

If you’re still uncertain what a letter should look like, here are some examples from 2020: blackglass’s 2020 letter & knight_tracer’s 2020 letter. You can also check out linked letters in the “Requests Summary” on AO3 to see what other people’s letters look like!  

Letters should be hosted on a publicly viewable platform, such as on Dreamwidth, tumblr, carrd, GDrive, Dropbox, etc. 

Please put your Tumblr and AO3 handles (if they don’t already match) in your Dear Podficcer letter. For our sake, ideally somewhere in the title field. Toss a coin to your mod team. 

Also please be kind to your mods & avoid using smushnames or cute fandom ship names in your letter. We're not always in your fandom & sometimes people will use different names to refer to the same pairing & we mistakenly believe you're requesting different pairings (see: the Zimbits/JackBitty/etc. debacle of 2020). Using Char A/Char B(/Char C) would help us out a lot! You don't have to use AO3 levels of disambiguation – just provide us with enough information to figure out who the characters involved in the ship are. 

If you have specific tastes in what you want to RECEIVE in a fandom, but you’re willing to CREATE outside of those preferences (for instance, wanting to receive podfic about a specific pairing, but willing to podfic for other pairings in a fandom), please indicate that in your letter! If you want to offer or receive fandoms that aren’t currently on the AO3, or you’re one of those gutsy people that is willing to offer and create in “any fandom”, message this account and we’ll make sure it’s all recorded. 

In addition, if you’re an adventurous listener who is open to RECEIVING podfic for “any fandom” please ALSO message us so that we’re aware! We still need a minimum of 3 fandoms for your sign up so that it can go through.

If you have any DNWs (“do not wants”)  that you don’t want to post publicly in a letter, concerns about matching, or anything else you’d like to privately let the mods know, there’s a section in the sign up this year that you can fill out. Or you can send us a message!

How should we be communicating with you over Tumblr? We will primarily be using the instant messaging function. Therefore you will need a Tumblr account to sign up, because that’s where all communication and assignment/gift delivery will take place. It’s totally fine to use a placeholder account you only use for this exchange. (We do recommend adding a userpic, filling out your bio, and maybe reblogging a few posts so that you don’t seem like a bot.) All participants should be following the mod account, especially if you have restricted settings so that only people you follow can message you. The instant messaging system, unlike the ask system, allows us to maintain a record of our communications, and is the best way to share information you want to keep private between us or have extended conversations. You may use asks if you have a one-off question or questions you don’t mind getting public answers to. 

(Notifications for new Tumblr messages can be finicky so try to check out the messaging tab semi-regularly throughout the duration of the exchange instead of relying on the blue dot to let you know there’s a new message.) 

In an attempt to avoid tripping spam filters and hitting the Tumblr limit on sending messages to new people, we are asking you to help us out by sending us an instant message to let us know you’ve signed up, rather than us trying to reach out to dozens upon dozens of people (prime spambot behavior)! 

What happens if you get marked as spam?

If we get shadowbanned/tossed in potential spambot purgatory, the mods will reach out to you from our personal accounts/mod sideblogs or via email. During the sign up period, we will reach out to you via messaging to ask you for a reliable email address to reach you at in case all of our attempts to not get flagged as spam fail.

If we are marked as spam, we’ll still be able to post on our own blog and we should still appear on your dash, but we won’t be appearing in the tags most likely, which is another reason why it’s important for you to be following us!

How does matching work? How will I get my assignment?

The mods do hand-matching, meaning rather than just letting the AO3 algorithm run and make arbitrary matches based on fandom, we read all your letters and try to match you with someone with similar tastes and interests. We’ll only be relying on the AO3 algorithm to help us spot tricky matches. 

Another of the ways Tumblr combats spam is to shadowban anyone sending multiple similarly worded messages. We’re going to make an attempt to deliver extremely pared down assignment messages so that we’re mostly sending unique information. If we do get marked as spam, as mentioned earlier, we may reach out to you on sideblogs or via email. 

What kind and how many gifts should I make? Do you really mean “no minimums”? 

Yes, ITPE gifts have NO LENGTH MINIMUMS. Make something as big or as small as you want to commit to! We truly do mean it. This is meant to be a low pressure exchange! Accordingly, please set your expectations that you may receive a short gift. In the past, we have had participants who’ve been extremely generous and made a prolific amount of gifts for their giftee, but they are outliers and there is certainly no expectation that anyone else should strive to those heights. 

I have more questions about making gifts!

We’re sure you do, but we’re not there yet! We will update this FAQ with more information about submitting gifts and treats once assignments go out, so check back!

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[alliaskisthepossibilityoflove]

[Podfic] Trade-In

written by themandylion and read by All_I_Ask

9-1-1, Buddie, just over 1 hour

Summary:

It starts with Buck trading in his beloved Jeep. It ends with a confession, a kiss, and Buck trading in his apartment too. Or: If you didn't think Buck research binges wouldn't eventually take him to safety specs for his car, you don't know Buck.

Here is a snippet:

And the whole story is on AO3

Thank you to themandylion for giving me permission to record this amazing story 🫶

Tags under the cut

I figured out how to edit podfic on my work iPad, so I'm no longer limited to times I can use our desktop unimpeded 🥳

Using this as my several (ha!) sentences Sunday - thank you for all the tags over the last week @bucksbignaturals, @thewolvesof1998, @diazsdimples, @daffi-990

@tizniz, @dangerpronebuddie, @cal-daisies-and-briars, @shitouttabuck,

@devirnis, @wikiangela, @glorious-spoon ❤️❤️❤️❤️

If you haven't yet and want to, consider it your tag for today 😘😘

Also tagging @missmagooglie, @hoodie-buck, @exhuastedpigeon, @lover-of-mine,

@eddiebabygirldiaz, @eddiegettingshot, @suavecitodiaz, @rainbow-nerdss,

@try-set-me-on-fire, @acountrygirlsfun, @aroeddiediaz, @bucksbisexualawakening,

@underwaterninja13, @epicbuddieficrecs, @rhea314, @mayonnaisetoffees,

@letmetellyouaboutmyfeels, @rewritetheending, @mistmarauder, @renecdote,

@captain-hen, @hattalove, @spotsandsocks, @chronicowboy,

@your-catfish-friend, @burnthatbridge, @extasiswings, @blackestglass,

@hmslusitania, @inell, @idealuk, @eddiediaaz and anyone else who'd like to share whatever they are working on 🫶

Also, if anyone knows if themandylion has a tumblr, lmk? I'd love to tag them

[ilovedthestars]

Hello I have just received a Brand New podfic of my work from the inimitable @blackestglass and I think now is an excellent time to do a combo of shouting out other cool people & shameless self promotion. If you like my fics (or have not read them but would rather listen than read), three of them are available as podfics! And you even have a couple options to choose from!

carry us to freedom, my prosetry fic about a SecUnit underground railroad and still one of my favorite things I've ever written for the Murderbot fandom, has been podfic'd by @mercurialfeet ! You can listen to it here.

what did i do?, a fic about Murderbot getting a lethal malware override and being afraid it didn't shut itself down in time, has been podfic'd twice! Once by @godoflaundrybaskets (here) and a second time (hot off the presses!) by @blackestglass (here)

As Your Legal Counsel, a short fic about Three meeting with Pin-Lee to discuss its options after Network Effect, has also been podfic'd twice! Once by @blackestglass (here) and a second time by @specialagentartemis (here)

Thank you to all the wonderful podficcers in the Murderbot fandom, you are such an important part of the community <3

[epicbuddieficrecs]

Weekly Recap | July 7th-14th 2024 ~ Podfics

Had to split the rec cause it got too big!

Podfic

[podfic] The Wrath of Abuela by Cass_Caelis/ @cassiopeiacaelis // fic by scarletmanuka (S4, Getting Together | 20-30min | Teen): Whilst on his second date with Ana, Eddie's abuela sees them and confronts Eddie, thinking he's stepping out on Buck.

🔥 [podfic] from the ground up by half_bakedboy/ @half-bakedboy // fic by eddiesdiaz/ @eddiesdiaz (Getting Together, Developping Relationship | 45-60min | Teen): If he’s honest, Eddie gets why Buck filed the lawsuit. He does. He understands the hopelessness, the feeling you’re losing all control, like you’re sinking, drowning, desperate for a way out. He knows because it’s the same way he felt when he enlisted. That doesn’t mean it hurts any less when Buck leaves him, though.

🔥 You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me (Podfic) by ToughPaperRound/ @toughpaperround // fic by mansikka (Canon Divergent, Genie!Hildy | 3.5-4h | Mature): 🎶I can show you the world, shining, shimmering, splendid. Tell me, Eddie, now when did you last let your heart decide?🎶 Or. What if Eddie has a Hildy that is occupied by a genie?

🔥 Leaf Day [podfic] by ToughPaperRound // fic by rowan_wood/ @transboybuckley (Canon Divergent, Different First Meeting | 30-45min | Teen): municipal events make for the best meet-cutes, don't they?

🔥 what a man gotta do? (to be your last good night and your first good day) [PODFIC] by ToughPaperRound // fic by diazevan/ @diaz-evans (Getting Together | 10-20min | Teen): He is gonna woo Eddie. He is gonna woo him so fucking hard that the other man has no other choice but to be his boyfriend and declare his eternal love for him. Buck is gonna be that good. or Buck is the best boyfriend and he doesn't even know it.

🔥 Accidentally in Love (PODFIC) by ToughPaperRound // fic by tabbytabbytabby/ @tabbytabbytabby (Jealous Eddie, Getting Together | 10-20min | Teen): Eddie sets Buck up on a blind date with a friend of his. Buck goes thinking it's what Eddie wants. It doesn't work out, with the date quickly realizing that Buck is in love with Eddie. As the two glow closer as friends, Eddie assumes they're dating and is left to deal with the growing realization that his feelings for Buck might not be a platonic as he thought.

🔥might have to take a loss (PODFIC) by ToughPaperRound // fic by waferkya/ @oursisthewinter (Post-4x08, Getting Together | 1-1.5h | Teen): Ana is perfectly nice and Eddie is… being a moron. He holds her hand. He’s kissed the corner of her mouth a few times. His hands have wandered a little, but strictly above clothes. It’s like every time he and Ana end up somewhere alone after dark, Eddie feels like the poor woman’s father is standing in the corner with a baseball bat and a very significant expression on his face. Or: Eddie is having intimacy issues with Ana—as in, he doesn't want to be intimate with her at all and he doesn't understand why. Christopher is kind of upset about the whole thing. Buck just wants his favourite Diazes to be happy.

🔥[Podfic] With A Little Help From My Friends by Cass_Caelis/ @cassiopeiacaelis // fic by @extasiswings (Eddie&the PTA, Getting Together | 20-30min | Teen): “You know…several of us parents get together once, maybe twice a month or so. You’re welcome to join us if you’d like. I can add you to the email chain.” Not for the first time that day, Eddie’s surprised. It’s not that he’s opposed, more that the invitation is unexpected. He’s not particularly social—when he is it’s with the team or with Buck or with his family, all of them in each other’s houses, in each other’s lives both at work and away from it. Outside of them… It occurs to him that he’s never really known how to make friends. [Or: Eddie makes friends outside of work and realizes that Buck might not, in fact, be just a friend]

Just Tell Better Lies (and Keep Your Mouth to Yourself) [Podfic] by blackglass/ @blackestglass // fic by @hmslusitania (Secret Relationship | 20-30min | Teen): Good news: after years of pining, Buck and Eddie have finally gotten together! Mixed news: being together will require a department investigation of some kind, so Bad news: they can't tell anyone yet. Worst news: Buck is the world's least accomplished liar.

🔥Finding Home [Podfic] by blackglass //fic by @slycopersicum-in-disguise (Post-S5 | Getting Together | 20-30min | Teen): "Buck!" Eddie yelled as he turned his key in the loft door and dumped his suitcase inside. He immediately got a startled "Eddie?" in response, and thank God for that because if Buck had been out running errands it would have been the last damn straw. But he was here, where Eddie needed him to be, and pounding down the stairs from the stupid platform thing he had instead of a normal bedroom. "Is everything OK?" "No! You won't answer your goddamn phone and my house is full of bees."

oh shit...are we in love? [Podfic] by blackglass // fic by @lilythesilly (Getting Together | 1-10min | General): buck: lol eddie brought some of chris’s extra valentine’s cards to the station. they’re lego themed. maddie: i know! chim just showed me they’re super cute. question: what kind of candy did you get with yours? buck: fun dip. why maddie: interesting. chim got a mini hershey bar. buck: what’s that supposed to mean. maddie. what does that mean MADDIE