Fic Rec #9: "Songbird" is an _absolutely delightful_ short Tolkien fic, in which Maglor washed up in the Shire at some point, got adopted by the Tooks, and was still living there when what was left of Saruman and Wormtongue showed up. archiveofourown.org/works/37714891

Fic Rec #8 "And a Cup of Good Cheer!" is a fascinating DCU fic in which the Jokester from the alternate reality dominated by the Crime Syndicate of America finds himself in regular DCU canon universe, and both he and Batman are deeply uncomfortable about it. archiveofourown.org/works/3560261

In Minneapolis

#杀破狼 #ShaPoLang

Going further back in time for fic rec #7, Killing Elvis is an amazing Alien fic told entirely through the medium of interdepartmental memos at the Wetland-Yutani corporation. One of the most delightful pieces of short fiction I've ever read. archiveofourown.org/works/37677

Sixth fanfic rec of the year: Judge Softly is an absolutely amazing post-CQL MDZS fic, in which a curse causes Lan Qiren to spend several days mind linked to Wei Wuxian, and is thus given an opportunity to see what he gets up to when no one is around to witness. archiveofourown.org/works/39277557

Fifth fic rec of the year: How Many Coincidences in a Conspiracy? is a fairly long TGCF fic that I enjoyed quite a lot; a divergent AU in which Xie Lian drowned at sea at one point and washed up near He Xuan's island, and then they grew on each other. Like fungus. archiveofourown.org/works/64684192

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

So, 4th fic rec of the year, let's circle round to something longer: The Zhang Identity is a delighful DMBJ AU fic, in which Xiaoge is an assassin (shocking) with amnesia (never saw that coming did you?) Also features very well done Pangzi & Xiaoge friendship. archiveofourown.org/works/30435231

So, I apparently forgot to post fic recs yesterday and the day before - an inauspicious beginning. But hey, they say the success of creating a habit is in being able to start again if you accidentally stop, right?

Third fic rec of 2026, "ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Soda Pop" by Saja Boys", in which YouTube Music Reviewer Todd in the Shadows reviews the Saja Boys only released single ten years later. Extremely in character, a delightful short fic. archiveofourown.org/chapters/173...

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

I don’t love you and I’m not holding your hand: call your Senator and tell them that the must shut down the government on January 30th until this ends, a thing that Democrats have the hard power to do at this very moment.

What the fuck.

Second fic rec of 2026: I assume everyone who's watching the state sponsored Canadian hockey yaoi has seen this one before, but IN CASE NOT: Shane's Boston girlfriend Lily gets added to the team's Wives-and-Girlfriends group chat. archiveofourown.org/series/5541386

So in that spirit, first fic rec of 2026: Searching for Tomorrow, by KouriArashi is MDZS fic (CQL/drama-verse) where Wen Qing did not die, but instead spent several years engaged in a long term psychological battle with Jin Guangyao as his prisoner. archiveofourown.org/works/29386170

So last year, I failed my NY resolution to do a fanfic rec every day. This clearly means that I should try again. Maybe this year I"ll make it past February! But in this general hellscape of bad news, we could all use something unimportant but fun in our lives, yes?

I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

You needed to see this Zhuo Yichen x Zhao YuanZhou fanvid set to Call Me Maybe

Cdrama friends, have we all seen this? Someone did an amazing tribute song to That One Staircase that's Been In Everything. www.tumblr.com/xiao-hudie/8...

Also, as I'm getting near done with Ling When, I suppose its a good time to seek opinions- should my next entry in the MXTX major Ariana project be Liu Qingge as Strength, or Jin Guangyao as the Moon?

This made me CRY laughing. I dearly wish it had alt text, but I’m willing to break my usual alt text only rule for this once.

We are going to fucking win

It's always good to see priests who still remember there are *seven* Catholic social principles. Also, that noise you hear is the USCCB screeching to the Vatican and getting back nothing, lol

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

Here's the full performance of "Golden".

sketchbook flip through #art 2023-2025

Hualian

魂祈梦请

Q：白玛如果知道吴邪为张起灵做的一切，她会怎么想呢 A：我的孩子落入人间的时候，不会撞上冰原了。 [what would bai ma think, if she knew what wu xie did for zhang qiling? when my child falls into the human world, he won't hit the ice field.] #dmbj

im rlyyyyyy happy with these and i realized i didn't post them here yet!! #apothecarydiaries

How to record ICE: 1) Record from a safe distance. DO NOT INTERVENE. 2) Put the DATE, TIME, & LOCATION on the video. 3) Ask for NAMES & BIRTHDAYS 4) CONTEXT, how many people were taken? What happened? How? 5) If possible, document vehicles used and agents, even if masked. @eltragon.bsky.social

Wen Kexing👹 #woh #wordofhonor #tianyake

我他彼此 #魔道祖師 #MDZS #忘羨

Okay! After a really long break due to stuff and also things, I am back to the MXTX tarot project, now working on Ling Wen as the Empress.

As the great 16th century transmasculine warrior lord Uesugi Kenshin said: ”Fate is in Heaven's hands. Your armor belongs on your body. Rewards are the result of your deeds. Never fail to bring the enemy into your grasp and do battle."

Question for #FountainPen bsky- if I like to change inks more frequently, whats the best method? If I have a plunge converter, can I empty the unused ink back into the bottle, clean the converter, and refill with something different? Is there a reason I would not want to do that?

starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government

What did you do at work today sweetheart Oh nothing much just FOUND ALL THE MISSING MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE

In our last video, I said navigating Chongqing is like being trapped inside a dream. This video shows exactly what I meant. (Sources is hughchonqing from TikTok, I think)

Brush pen drawing

is your workplace trying to force ai on you? is a family member giving ai too much power in their life? are you sick of billionaires destroying the environment and making life worse for everyone? here's a list of resources 10+ pages long to help you fight back: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

GOOD MORNING I made an educational infographic to summarize the essentials. I hope this helps. #dmbj

Okay, finishing up the last two episodes of Lost Tomb 1, and does Wu Xie have childhood amnesia? Did he get hit on the head? I feel like he should know who Xiao Hua and Huo Xiuxiu _are_ at least, even if he doesn't recognize them because it's been a while.

Hear me out. #DMBJ series where everything is the same but Wu Xie is played by Wishbone.

Now watching Lost Tomb 1, and I feel like someone needs to tell these boys that when your plan involves feeling across mongolia on foot with no supplies you don't actually have a plan.

This is absolutely the best thread on the internet

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank