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[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Snippets (247)

Today, June 17, is Kerry Greenwood’s birthday. She would have been 71 years young. Happy heavenly birthday, Miss Greenwood. We can never thank you enough for gifting the world Phryne Fisher.

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p.s. For those who haven’t heard, Kerry Greenwood passed away on March 26, 2025, after an illness.

(Posted 17-Jun-2025)

[avoteforme]

jack reclined back in his chair to look up at her. a thrill tingled up the back of phryne's neck as he stretched his legs out and folded his hands across his chest, as though he had all the time in the world to drink in her appearance. she'd dressed with care, wearing her white silken surcoat and she watched as his gaze drifted down from her hat to her lips and then briefly across the neckline of her low-cut blouse.

[mundaneconspirator]

My Last Faerie King Theories

SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST SNIPPET

As an old shadowhunter veteran, I will propose some ideas and debunk theories I have seen.

First, I highly recommend reading The Wicked Powers Wiki page, which already has a list of released details and snippets from Cassie.

https://shadowhunters.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wicked_Powers

I have seen some guesses that the landscape in Kit's Nightmare is Thule, but I don't think so.

First, Thule!Livvy told Emma and Julian that Thule!Ty was killed, and she then burned his body. I think the details of burning his body are very significant and purposeful to confirm in no way that version of Thule!Ty can come back or influence Our Ty.

So, who is this long-haired and emo looking Ty? I think it's just a nightmare, but somewhat prophetic as we've seen many of Clary's dreams.

Cassie has said this trilogy will be loosely based on Arthurian legends. As a literature major who has read many medieval works (no, I am not white, but I am autistic!), my best guess Cassie will mostly use Syr Thomas Malory's version (Le) Morte d'Arthur (probably the most famous version of most Arthurian legends which any modern media bases their lore on like the show Merlin).

Theories and Ideas Related to the Arthurian:

The Wastelands and Fisher King

Firstly, the landscape described in Ty's dream sounded like The Wastelands, where the Fisher King lives and rules. This is the legend with the Holy Grail. The Fisher King holds the Holy Chalice, and his land is barren, dead. He can only be healed by a bleeding lance, like Ty's weapon in this dream (which has Christian symbolism, blah blah), so the Knights of the Round Table, aka our gang of troublemakers, are sent to retrieve it. Kit's nightmare could be showing that he and Ty will be separated in this journey and since time works unusual in other dimensions (including Faerie), Ty may have to face part of this journey alone which creates this scarred Ty we see who was alone in a dead land may have become someone darker.

Cassie mentioned KitTy would be going on a road trip, so they may have to retrieve the Seelie Queen's missing crown in another dimension or, more likely, in the Unseelie Land. Even if this quest is unrelated to her crown, they could be doing a major side quest for a powerful item to save someone like Jaime who went missing in Faerie (or something idk cause I didn't care enough about him to remember that subplot).

Invisibility is used in the Fisher King story to travel through the Wastelands.

If I remember correctly, Arawn (the dead Unseelie King and Kieran's baddie daddy) had an invisibility cloak. Each (Un)Seelie monarch has an item of magic as a symbol to rule their land, and I believe his was a cloak which was also missing if I remember right.

They could also use the Eternidad (Rosales Faerie teleporter thing), which hides the user in Faerie. Kit's faerie powers may activate it and make it a weapon (or his sonic screwdriver). Dru and Jaime might go with KitTy with the Eternidad in another version of this theory.

The Fisher King could be Kit's mother or another powerful being or important figure to Kit. It won't matter much because when the hero heals the king's wound, the land flourishes and the king doesn't really stick around. After all, the king isn't a character but a personification of the land; he is like a memory or a spirit.

Arthurian Characters and Parallels.

In this theory:

Kit is Arthur.

Ash is Mordred.

Janus is Agravain

Now, in Malory's version, Mordred is Arthur's bastard half-brother son, but my guess is Ash is supposed to reflect the more popular version of Mordred, where he is Arthur's nephew. Evil nephew (Ash) has the same right to the (Seelie) throne as his uncle(ish) since Kit is distantly related to Seelie Queen.

I believe Janus is Agravain, who helps Mordred destroy the knights and allies of the Round Table from within and kills Lancelot (may try to kill someone important by pretending to be Jace).

Morgan Le Fay/Morgause might be Kit's mother or the Seelie Queen because Morgan was originally a benevolent figure until Malory's time, when she is evil or morally questionable but sometimes good. Morgause is the mother of Mordred and sister to Morgan, but she usually isn't evil, so it could be a toss-up.

However, Livvy will be very problematic, so she could be like Malory's version of Morgan and be the evil sorceress.

I do think Livvy will become an evil influence on Ty because GOTSM shows her thinking about possessing Mina. I think Livvy will make a deal with a powerful demon or get an idea to get a corporeal body by telling Ty she found a way to bring her back and telling him to do this task that appears no biggie but is, in fact, a big evil biggie that will involve a decrease in his autonomy, like I don't know, getting possessed by a princely demon.

I think the Ty we see in Kit's nightmare might be him possessed or heavily influenced by Livvy.

Another version of this theory:

Ash is Arthur.

Janus is Agravain.

Ty is Mordred.

Kit is Merlin.

Seelie Queen is Morgan.

Here is why this may be a greater possibility.

Merlin's powers are of a seer, warlock, and shapeshifter. This could be one of Kit's undiscovered faerie powers that we may see. He is already getting dreams and has shown powers.

Ash is the heir to the throne and will undergo character development, realizing his uncle(figure) is not a great guy. Now, Ty, being Mordred, is primarily because of another influence or possession and he may help Janus destroy the world. Depending on which legend, Morgan is a bad influence on Mordred and Arthur, but will show mercy (or weakness) when Arthur dies.

I have more theories on the alternate dimensions but I will make another post on those.

These are my thoughts. Thanks for reading.

--- Luna

[lucky13cat]

Snippet of my latest Kingdon WIP:

Mel's date ends up with her accompanying said date to the Pitt. No one is pleased with this course of events. Least of all Dr. Langdon.

Mel was beginning to deeply regret agreeing to this date.

Not that it was bad or that her date was a jerk. Neither were really true. The date, meeting up at an arcade bar for drinks and friendly competition, had been nice in the way that she hadn't hated it. It was her second time going out like this with this particular person, and the first time had gone well enough that saying yes to a second had made sense. A simple decision really. Becca had been happy to hear about it though she had smiled and asked if she'd told Dr. Langdon about it.

Which Mel hadn't. Frank was her friend, and she really loved working with him. Talking about her dating life felt treacherous, especially considering his very recent divorce and her own feelings about him she chose not to acknowledge. Frank was her friend. She'd tell him if the second date led to a third. Maybe.

The second time was shaping up to be just like the first date, good with no reason to turn down another. She'd liked the skeeball machines, and the pretzel she'd ordered had been tasty though she'd not enjoyed her drink, alcohol was hit or miss with her. And Fisher, her date, had been nice and not the least bit offended when she'd demolished him at said skeeball machines and stuck with one drink. Which was... nice.

In truth, the date would have perhaps prompted a third had an unfortunate accident not occured.

Alcohol and throwing games should not be combined. Especially when said alcohol is in glass cups.

Mel doesn't see it happen. She's turned her head to stare at the machine in front of them to see how many points Fisher manages. He's quite bad at skeeball which is probably why in his drawback he'd managed to not only shatter the pint glass of someone behind them but also end up with a shard of glass through his palm.

The one time she doesn't have her emergency kit on her too.

By the time she's managed to convince Fisher not to pull the shard out and stabilize his hand for the inevitable ride to the hospital, someone's called 911. An ambulance rolls up just as she's paying their check.

"You coming?"

Technically, she did not have to get in the ambulance. This was only her second date with Fisher, which usually meant she was free to let him be on his way, but that would mean heading either back into the bar or home. Neither option sounded great, and she'd certainly be wracked with guilt if anything else happened to Fisher. So, with a sigh, she'd pulled herself into the back of the ambulance after Fisher was loaded up.

She'd asked the paramedics to take them to Presby. Both had recognized her from work, which was definitely the reason they'd let her climb in. One of them had shaken their head while the other climbed into the driver's seat.

"Sorry Dr. King, the Pitt's closer."

"Ah," Mel tried very hard not to feel defeated. "Alright then."

She checked her phone. 6:27. Hopefully, everyone from day shift suddenly decided to leave early.

Published: Going, Going, Gone

[dangerpronebuddie]

Inspiration Saturday!!

Tagged by @theotherbuckley @diazsdimples who both posted INCREDIBLE stuff y'all should show some love 🩷💚

I'm focusing on Eddie's second oh moment right now, but the other night I was writing for my Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries AU and decided to try something... I made my first moodboard!!! I like it, but I might change it up a bit as I keep writing for it.

Ta da!! And here's a snippet to go with it:

Buck crouched and opened the cabinet by the sink. An opened box of pink packets sat turned on its side in the cabinet. The box read Nerve Powders. Something at the back of his mind told him there was more to it than that. A sharp knock echoed off the tile in the bathroom. “This lavatory is fully occupied!” Buck called as he closed the cabinet, stowing away a few packets in his jacket. “Police! Open up!” Damn. Buck stood and opened the door, plastering on his charming smile. Good Christ. Detective Diaz from a distance was a sight to behold in itself. Up close? Adonis wouldn't stand a chance. Coffee brown eyes shone in the light streaming in from the window. A wayward wave fell across his forehead, the only thing out of place in his otherwise immaculate appearance. His bone structure was beyond perfect.

He carried himself with a relaxed confidence Buck spent years faking. How this man achieved it? Buck didn't know. “You must be the detective,” Buck said. “Apologies for my urgent call of nature.” “You do realize this is an active crime scene,” Detective Diaz pointed out. Wow, even his voice was gorgeous. “Forgive me, detective,” Buck smiled. “It's very fortunate I'm wearing gloves, is it not?” Diaz stepped past Buck and stared at the chalk outline on the floor, his brow furrowed in concentration, the smallest pout on his lips. Buck turned to the officer standing near the doorway. “Do you think it was poison?” “Most likely,” the officer nodded. “We have yet to determine the cause of death,” Detective Diaz said with a pointed look at his officer. Oh, what Buck wouldn't do to see the man be a little mean to him too. Buck honestly hoped Detective Diaz would arrest him. Buck could show him a thing or two with those handcuffs. Not that he’d ever voice that thought out loud.

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@shipperqueen6 @lunarspark-cos @misshiss727 @weareallstoriesintheend11 @lin27 @orangeboxfox92 and anyone else who wants to share!! ��🩷

[gabolange]

Fic number tag game

I was tagged by @blossom--of--snow a while ago and am just now getting to this!

rules: give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words (feel free to interpret however you would like; if not on AO3, can be on Tumblr or FFNET!).

Most hits: When the Long Trick's Over (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Phryne x Jack), which also has the most kudos (by a great deal). In which Jack follows Phryne to England, and the logistics are the easy part. 8,841 hits.

Second most kudos: for the possession of our smallest sensations (Wheel of Time, Moiraine character study, Moiraine x Siuan). In which Moiraine comes to terms with being shielded after 1x08. 432 kudos.

Third most comments: My story with the second most kudos has the third most comments, and my story with the most hits has my second most comments, so uh, let's go outward in both directions.

Most comments: what we remember of love is starlight (For All Mankind, Margo x Sergei). A ficlet collection based around a Tumblr prompt list for 50 reasons to kiss. This is the most generous fandom in the entire universe. 315 comments, as of this writing.

Foruth most comments: Emblems of the Day (Babylon 5, John character study, John x Delenn). A gapfiller for "Rising Star," which takes place over about a month - John learns to live with his war. 70 comments.

Fourth most bookmarks: Walls for the Wind (Leverage, Sophie x Nate). Sophie Devereaux marries Nate Ford. 42 bookmarks.

Fifth most words: With this last chapter, what we remember of love is starlight just inched out ebb on with them who homeward go (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Jean character study, Lucien x Jean), but ebb on is important to me. At just over 12k words it was one of my first attempt at writing anything "long." Nothing happens. It is not as good as I think it is, but it is one of the stories of my heart.

Fic with the least words: things you said through your teeth (Call the Midwife, Shelagh x Patrick), 293 words. A true snippet.

Lots of people have played this but tagging @sapphoshands @moocowmoocow @sparkleplatypuswriter for giggles.

[boltlightning]

would you ever consider a fun fic snippet (or, you know, a full-on fic, like if it happens it happens you know) in which phryne and jack are in a POTC au, and/or one in which elizabeth and james are solving murders in 1920s australia? i lay these ideas at your feet to do with what you wish!

OH I HAVE CONSIDERED BOTH, BELIEVE YOU ME. the latter is one of those things that make me want to read a million nonfiction books just so i can write 2000 words of accurate historical fiction. i just think elizabeth would have so much fun looking at dead bodies wearing the prettiest clothes in centuries. and james would love both automobile chases and traffic law.

as for the former, this one somehow splits my brain even more—the fishers' sudden surge to peerage would be so unheard of in the 18th century...which makes it way funnier actually. henry fisher being made governor just to get him out of england would be hysterical. and phryne would figure out barbossa's deal in 3 seconds flat and be off the pearl swimming to port royal on her own, so maybe...maybe it's dot getting kidnapped, and hugh running off after her, and phryne and jack running after them??

there's an extra level of fun in that neither she nor jack would be inclined to believe ghost stories?? so they're trying to be rational about it in a fundamentally irrational world? this fucks.

i put this in my drafts a week ago to write a thing abt it and it got a little out of hand, so uh. here you are:

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To Phryne’s relief and utter unsurprise, Marine Lieutenant Robinson and dear Sergeant Collins are in the town square—or, rather, what remains of it after the raid. By the dust on their gaiters they have been here some time already.

“Miss Fisher,” Jack greets, with a bow from the shoulders. 

Phryne sets her parasol back behind her head and smiles. It is just them and the dead here, still beneath the sheets laid on the cobblestone; she does not bother with a curtsy. “What news, Lieutenant?”

“Dottie’s not here,” Hugh says, hoarse, gesturing to the bodies. “I mean—you know she’s not here. She’s not dead. Not dead here, anyway.”

“And hopefully not dead anywhere,” Phryne says gently. “We shall not rest until every ship we can get is out looking for her, Hugh.”

Hugh nods, and swallows, and turns back to his task: clearing charred bits of the storefront that had exploded under the pirates’ fire. Jack is crouched, carefully lifting one corner of a sheet to examine the body below.

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost, Jack,” Phryne notes. 

He glances up at her, weary from the long night and early morning. He is rather pale against his uniform, the red dye fading in the sun though it is. 

“Perhaps I have,” Jack says dryly. 

He stands and offers her his arm, steering her to a quieter corner of wreckage; Phryne angles the parasol so they might have more privacy.

“Did you notice anything unusual in the fighting last night?” he asks. “Assuming you were, of course, in the fighting last night.”

Phryne had been, of course she had. And she regrets it every moment of this morning that passes; if she had stayed home, she might have prevented Dot’s kidnapping. She does not need to voice such regrets to Jack, who watches her with his usual quiet understanding, and asks her to reveal only what he has asked.

“Now that you mention it,” she says, tapping his arm where she still holds it, “there was no blood. I switched to breeches specifically to avoid getting blood on my petticoats, but there was no blood, Jack. Not on my sword, not on my clothes.”

To his credit, Jack only glances at the hems of her skirts for a moment. “I nearly took a man’s arm off last night—cleft to the bone—and as you said, there was no blood. And there are no pirates among the dead so far, not a one.”

“What are you saying, Jack?”

He huffs, something exasperated between a sigh and a laugh. “I hardly know,” he admits. “I was hoping the present company might have more of an opinion.”

“Why, me? An opinion?”

“Forgive me if it is too bold to ask; I thought I might solicit your daring, as well.”

Phryne laughs, and is glad to laugh. “Well, there is only one conclusion to draw,” she says. She squeezes his arm. “Could they be cursed?”

“If God has any pity on us here down below, no,” Jack says immediately. He tilts his head down at her. “You don’t think the curse of the Black Pearl can be taken with any veracity, do you, Miss Fisher? You cannot be so desperate.”

“No. They are men, acting as men; of that I am certain.” But she glances over her shoulder at poor Collins, rubbing the back of his neck as he stares at the faceless forms of the bodies. “But something is very wrong here, Jack. Why would they take the companion of the governor’s daughter, and not the daughter herself? I worry.”

He follows her gaze. “We all do,” he says.

Phryne sighs. “Well! I shall not keep you from your work,” she says, releasing him, “and I know you are, of course, bound to the commands of your captain. But should a vessel, of an independent charter, choose to depart this harbor with the next favorable tide—coinciding, perhaps, with the conclusion of your duties—could your services be relied upon?”

“In my official capacity as a Royal Marine,” Jack says carefully, “I can make no promises.”

“And as a private citizen?”

“I can make no promises,” he repeats, but his eyes glitter, like sun off the water.

Phryne smiles. “See you at high tide?”

He inclines his head, and turns on his heel to return to his sergeant.

[inklings-challenge]

Inklings Archive Dive: 2021 Time Travel

Welcome to the Inklings Archive Dive! Today, we’re exploring the time travel stories written by the members of Team Tolkien during the very first Inklings Challenge. In 2021, writers used at least one of the following seven Christian themes in their stories: Incarnation, Stewardship, Sacrifice, Humility, Grace, Mystery, and Reconciliation. If you’d like to read some of the stories you might have missed, or revisit any favorites, you can check them out with the links below.

2021 Team Tolkien Time Travel Stories

Escape by @ashknife

Fishers of Time by @secret–psalms–saturn (unfinished)

From the Roots to the Leaves by @why-bless-your-heart

Inklings Challenge Story by @alana-k-asby (unfinished): First Act

Rewind by @rockinlibrarian

Tales of a Frozen Sailor by @allisonreader: Masterlist, The Letter, The Book, The Search, The Autopsy, The Donors, The Tour Turned, Challenging the Way, The Interview, Ruth Winters nee Hudson, Story Facts, Snippets, Of Rainbow Portals, A Timely Event, Jessica’s Overview, The Reunion, The Visit, Another Letter, Lost at Home, What Nanna Can Do, A Morning Walk, A Hard Decision, Ruth’s Worries, Her Chest of Letters, Final Wrap-up

The Untethering by @afairmaiden

WatchFaces by @awesomebutunpractical (unfinished)

If you read and enjoy, let the author know with a reblog or a comment! Now go forth and read!

[sroloc--elbisivni]

i know you just answered an ask about the TF JP Miss Fisher au but i am also curious about it 🥺

have another snippet, as a treat:

Bluestreak was on his morning round of checking sight lines of the house when Jazz finished up his client meeting, so he got to watch the pair of light-frame mechs head out the front gate after Trailbreaker showed them to the door. There were another three mechs waiting for them, huddled together like they’d been magnetized, scooping up four and five as they came out into the street. Oh, the jet was literally scooping, oh dear. Hopefully they wouldn’t tip over and break the fence. “Bluestreak!” Jazz crowed from downstairs. It was followed by a series of thumps as he took the stairs two at a time. “Hold my calls, we’ve got a case!” “You disconnected the house comm lines earlier this week because there was a glitch in the wiring,” Bluestreak reminded him. “Do you remember that or—” “Turn of phrase, Blue!” Jazz waved that detail off as insignificant. “‘M off to the docks.” “The docks, does this have anything to do with the mech that got shredded?” Bluestreak moved to the next window, quickly glancing over the nearest high points for snipers and the low points for observers. “You knew about a mech getting shredded and you didn’t tell me?” Jazz gave a theatrical gasp. “I’m hurt.” “Sideswipe commed my line while you were in your meeting, I was going to tell you when you got out but I guess you were told while you were in it.” Next window. Weird, he hadn’t known they had a felidae former in the neighborhood. Bluestreak added the sighting to his list of potential recruits for testing Trailbreaker’s cooking. TB was getting better. Slowly. “He and Sunny are transporting a journalist so they’ll be late with the gossip.”

Bluestreak is in Dot's role; Sunny and Sideswipe are our cab drivers. and a fun fact. while avoiding specifics because spoilers, soundwave is going to be making himself a nuisance.

[andthekitchensinkao3]

Let the WIP Games begin! :3

Thank you to @temporary-enthusiasm for the tag 😀

rules: reveal the titles of the documents in your wip folder and tag as many people as there are documents. Let others ask questions about the ones that interest them and post snippets or explain the contents as you see fit!

Yeah, I’m not gonna lie, I have soooo many WiPs I’m not gonna be able to tag as many people on here. XD It’s not even a humble brag, I’m just a mess of a 40-year-old with too many ideas and not enough time to put them all down in writing. But I’m working on it! One idea at a time. :3 So bear with me, everyone. Moar HankCon (and other pairings) will be in all our futures.

The Kamski Experience - When a team of struggling documentary filmmakers get an invitation to the secret location of Elijah Kamski's newest stab at hospitality, they expect an exclusive peek into the mind of the reclusive genius.

But when the work weekend turns into a deadly game of chess with a masked serial killer, they must each pass a personally customized death trap in order to escape - or die trying.

Wayfarer - AU take on the movie Passengers, but if it were a thriller and the main character and love interest were more equal partners right from the start.

When You’re a Stranger - AU take on the movie Deliver us Fom Evil, in which Connor is a homicide investigator with a psychic streak, and Hank is a (derobed) Lutheran priest now working as freelancing exorcist.

Heart/Soul - set five months after the end of the game. Starting with Connor taking a leap of faith on stage, declaring his love for Hank with an old power ballad from the '80s.

Monochromat - a story set a few months after my first massive HankCon fic, Metamorph; When androids first start disappearing for no apparent reason, there’s no obvious signs of foul play, but then android bodies start showing up all over Detroit. Android life and death semantics aside, it would seem there is a serial killer on the prowl.

Then, to make matters worse, one of the original leaders of Jericho suddenly goes missing without a word. Hank and Connors Mark I and II find themselves racing against the clock, with too much evidence and too little time.

Gambit - another what-if kind of fic branching off a chapter of Metamorph.

... ... ...

And then there are the ones I haven’t even started posting yet. >_>

DBH x Dragon Age Inquisition AU, in which Hank is a former Templar and Connor is a mage on the run. Set right after the botched Conclave.

Mr Stern’s Criminal Conundrums - a silly, fun Ms Fisher’s Murder Mysteries AU in which the honorable Mr Connor Stern is an elegant bachelor by day and all-out flapper fabulosity at night. Solving crime and making men swoon all hours of the live-long day. His ever present adversary-cum-ally is Lieutenant Hank Anderson, who doesn't need this kitten heel/fancy frock BS in his life (but secretly loves it).

Plotbunny Hank/60: At CyberLife Tower, Hank shoots the wrong Connor and completely breaks down. As a direct result, Connor-60 begins questioning everything he thought he knew.

Runaway Man - A The Fugitive (movie) AU, in which Hank is wrongfully accused of killing his ex, and Connor is tasked with hunting him down.

The Mummy AU - with Librarian!Connor and Pilot!Hank tracking down an ancient ruin to retrieve an heirloom of Hank’s (or something far, far worse ;) ). Something he lost a veritable lifetime ago. Featuring ridiculously rich Elijah Kamski headed to the same ancient site in order to find something far more interesting - an artifact promising eternal life; and the Jericho Four as a gang of troublemakers who may or may not be out for the same thing (or just stopping Kamski). Everyone has secrets, and nobody’s safe from whatever lies waiting in the depths of the ruin.

I have woefully neglected two raffle fics I started as well, but more on them in a different post. <3

Last but not least, I have a whole sentence of a PWP that never went anywhere (yet): “One of Connor’s favorite things to do in the bedroom, was watching Hank fuck himself using one of his dildos.”

I TAG EVERYONE WHO FEELS THUS INCLINED LOVE YA! <3<3<3<3<3

[cafeinama]

WIP Wednesday

Current plan is to publish next chapter of you believe in my heart in late july and following/last chapter in early-mid august. Well, the actual calendar dates depends on my life and if my body decides to get sick (knock on wood it doesn't), but I do want no more than a 2-week gap between chapters.

Not exactly an everlark snippet, but inspired by all the times i've been called miss and ma'am when in northern-ish appalachia and it's taken a moment to register that, oh, that's me.

It’s just three of the Fisher boys talking to Annie by the door, so it’s only a matter of icing their mother’s cake and handing them the cardboard box, and she can handle this. “Peeta’s not feeling too well tonight, so I’ll finish off your cake in a bit if you don’t mind waiting,” she says, unable to stop herself from smiling at their faces when she gestures to them inside. “Off the cold, c’mon.” She tries her best to hold back her laughter as she lets them in the kitchen, at the “Will Mister Peeta be fine?” and the “Is Miss Johanna here?” and the “I wish we had a dog too”, because she can do this. “He’ll be fine by tomorrow and, no, Johanna’s not here. Is she aware you’re calling her Miss Johanna now? I should warn you boys that she won’t like that.” They look at each other before the youngest says, “She told us we should only say it if we respect her, and only because she’ll kill us if we call her ma’am again.” Well, yeah, that does sound about right.

[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Snippets (243)

Poor Mary went into labor in Phryne’s parlor after escaping the convent. Thank goodness that Aunt Prudence was there and immediately took charge. Mary called her a “rich old battleaxe” earlier – aggressive, overbearing, and forceful. It might have been a derogatory remark, but she couldn’t have asked for a better person by her side at that moment. Who else other than Aunt P would reassure her that God would be answerable to her if he were to let the nuns take the baby away?

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p.s. Happy birthday to Miss Miriam Margolyes (May 18). The outspoken and brutally honest Miss Miriam is never shy about expressing her opinions, just like Aunt P. Those who have read Miss Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher books knew that Aunt Prudence was an invented character for the TV series. I often wonder if Miss Miriam was casted because of her persona, or the character was created using her as a prototype. In any case, we love them both dearly for being true to themselves.

(Posted 18-May-2025)

[avidbeader]

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I was tagged by @eghfeithrean for this one. Many of my WIPs are published, so a lot of these are actual titles. And there's a LOT of them.

Sheith Fairy Tale Bang

Severance (Sheith, Shiro Saves Keith Week 2023)

Give Me a Sign (Sheith as teachers AU)

Frathouse AU (Sheith)

Misunderstanding (Sheith)

The Legion of Paladins (Sheith, Sheithlentines 2022)

Going My Way? (Sheith meet-cute)

The Icarists (Sheith)

Skydancer (VLD)

QB 17 (Sheith, Quintessential Bond chapter)

Shiro Clones (started gen but may be Sheith)

Ectype (Sheith)

Hey Sweetheart Ideas (for next year's @ficwip event)

Call Against the Tide (Sheith)

Touch Bracelets (Sheith)

Rescue (Sheith)

Wedding Series 4 (Sheith)

When a Wish Comes True (Sheith, Shiro's birthday idea)

Two to Three to Two (Koliveith, Kolisheith, Sheith)

Time Travel (Sheith)

Captive Prince AU (Sheith, not really Captive Prince)

Sense8 AU (VLD)

Lab Results (Sheith)

Lotor Fix-it

The Ring (Sheith)

Olympics AU (Sheith, hopefully co-writing with @lionescence one day)

Kosmo (Sheith)

Allura (Sheith & Allurance)

Mistaken Identity (Sheith)

Ted Lasso 10 years on

Regrouping (Sense8)

Gathering Information (Sense8)

Perils 34 (Harry Potter)

Sherlolly Hogwarts AU (Sherlock, Sherlolly)

Threads (Sherlock, Sherlolly)

mollys ring (Sherlock, Sherlolly)

snowbound (Sherlock, Sherlolly)

lost and found (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)

nightmares (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)

Suffragette Planet (Doctor Who)

9thdocTWOTcrossover (Doctor Who)

wayofthings (Doctor Who)

mistakenidentity (Doctor Who)

Twelve Clara Rose TenToo There's too many to tag others - play if you want to!

[galadriel1010]

🖊 Post a snippet from a current WIP AND 📊 Current number of WIPs

Following On spoilers:

“Good. And more importantly, is this going to win my Marie points with Mrs Stanley?” He gave Jack a weary look. “That woman frightens me.” “She frightens most people with sense.” Jack added the dates to the form, signed it and handed it back. “I think she even frightens Miss Fisher, and no one has accused her of having any.” Heppinstall’s lips curled under his greying moustache. “She must have some.” He stood up and held his hand out. “I’ll see you before you go, but I’ll wish you safe travels now. Now get out of my office.” “Yes, sir. And thank you.”

Current number of WIPs? Uh... 3 actively ongoing (1 original, 2 fic), 2 benched (1 of each), several under starter's orders. I try to keep myself to one main project, but that went wrong some time ago

[laiqualaurelote]

WIP Title Ask Meme

Prompt: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I was tagged, in an utter coincidence, by both @tiltedsyllogism and @justplainsalty within the space of two days! Thanks both! I have actually been on an AO3 hiatus (I thought it would help me work on my original material but turns out writing less fanfiction does not automatically mean writing more original fiction? who knew) so I don't have many WIPs but here's what I got:

The Lady With The Recorder Asks The Questions (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)

you don't have to be crazy to work here (but it helps) (The Magnus Archives)

The first thing Isaac chopped in half with his hand was the BELIEVE sign (Ted Lasso)

If They Hang You I'll Always Remember You (Disney Princesses)

shoring fragments against my ruins brb (Inception)

Tagging: anyone who would like to do this! please go on!

[dangerpronebuddie]

WIP Tag Game

Tagged by @tizniz @diazsdimples thank you!! 🩵💚

RULES: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

The amount of wips I have is insane 😅, so I picked the ones most likely to actually be finished sometime (🤞):

Big Damn Hero

Like Bloodstained Wood

BTHB: Severed Artery

BTHB: Verbal Abuse

The Sub Eddie fic

Clipboard Buck sparks Eddie's queer awakening

Slight Air and Purging Fire

Cause I'ma Stay Through It All

Miss Fisher AU

Hanging By A Moment

I feel like I might sink and drown and die

Ooh, When You Bite Your Lip

Oh What A Way To Die 2

Tags:

@lover-of-mine @monsterrae1 @loveyouanyway

@ronordmann @steadfastsaturnsrings @daffi-990 @kitteneddiediaz

@inell @exhuastedpigeon @hippolotamus @thekristen999 @theotherbuckley @slowlyfoggydestiny and anyone else who's interested!! 🥰🩷