Nights in the Atelier

Miya | 30s, she/her | ace artist, writer | pallorsomnium on AO3 ... Things I post about: OBI-WAN KENOBI, Jangobi, Star Wars, X-men, Cherik, music, and my life (Avatar picrew by @/ummmmandy)

[atelier-dayz]

My current list of WIPs as of 8/29/2025 in (vague) order of writing priority:

Mand’alor and his jetii - Jate’kara [AO3] (+ Obi’s POV), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

The Reluctant Mand'alor

Seers of Ossus - opening snippet here

we will raise warriors

Tegaanal (the soulmate/soulmark AU) - opening snippet here

Ben’bajur (Obi is raised as True Mandalorian) - opening snippet here

Under the Desert Sky (Obi as a Jedi Ranger) (Jedi June snippets [AO3])

The Concord ([redacted for now] AU)

the best things we've learned, we've learned from the wreck (Mandalore Land Rehab AU)

ner riye’miit (mo beannachd) (The Old Guard AU)

Commander Prime AU (my one fic set during TCW)

Pacific Rim AU

Time travel AU

[Redacted for now]

green card marriage AU

Pride & Prejudice AU / Pride & Prejudice & Zombies AU

Side projects:

- "The Cloning of Jango Fett" -- the ridiculous paper I'm writing on the real world science of cloning and how that would apply to the clones in SW

- "I wish you would write" prompts #1-3

Prompt #4 [Completed] - Fond Memories and Lost Memories [AO3]

Now with an ongoing series: how a beach vacation saves the galaxy [AO3]

Prompt #5 [Completed] - Homework > Date [AO3]

Prompt #6 [Completed] - Nau’yc [AO3]

Now with an ongoing series: (childhood friends) the benchmark of our lives [AO3]

Prompt #7 [Completed] - A Pretty Jedi and A Nosy Uncle [AO3]

Prompt #8 [Completed] - Not A Game [AO3]

My AO3 username is pallorsomnium. I’m a brand new doctor adjusting to independent work, so updates will be inconsistent. Sorry in advance!

Note: The only fics I have posted on AO3 are linked above. All other fics are not ready for posting.

JSYK: (1) I ignore and delete all DMs and @s requesting donations. If you want money from me, it is not through cold "texting" me on Tumblr. (2) If you are an AI "artist" or "writer" I will block you on sight.

[redsixwing]

Notes on the Bandcamp post:

Someone pointed out that article's from 2023, and that's my mistake! Here is one that describes better where we are today.

Bandcamp Engineering Layoffs Raise New Concerns For Independent Artists

Bandcamp engineering layoffs renew fears over Songtradr ownership, artist support and the future of direct-to-fan music.

So.

Downloads are still available as of time of writing. If you have music you want to keep, maybe go download it.

If your favorites sell music directly, go buy it there.

Do NOT go yell at musicians for being on Bandcamp. Where, one day after this broke, do you expect them to go? Where else can we get DRM-free files?

If the new owners keep Bandcamp Friday and DRM-free downloads, I will keep buying music from them.

Think of it this way: who are we trying to help? Musicians, right?

It won't help musicians to boycott Bandcamp and I have not (as of this writing) seen a call for it that's actually from a musicians.

It really won't help musicians to yell at them about being on Bandcamp.

Next Bandcamp Friday I'm going to go buy albums I'd miss if they disappeared.

(And no. I am not a fan of the new ownership. I don't have a better alternative either.)

[genderkoolaid]

we need more stories about high femme prom queen types who become weird faggy guys. you haven't seen Behaviors until you've seen a repressed closeted tboy holding on to socially acceptable heterosexual femininity by the skin of his teeth

[thatflutefaggot456]

Me before I came out, when I did pageants and modeling.

Me after I came out, cut off my hair, bought comfortable clothes, and decided to actually wear my glasses because fuck contacts.

[crematedequally]

This was me the day of my junior prom. The dress weighed around 20 lbs, was the first one I tried on, and my makeup was done by someone who still thought brown lip liner looked good on white people. I spent the entire day being photographed and generally hating how I looked and wishing I could figure out why, when everything was technically perfect.

And this was me about eleven years later- two weeks after I started T in the first photo, and at around 5 months on T in the second. Much happier, married to the love of my life, and finally looking like myself!

[sisceal]

Such girl, very wow (pro ballet, modeling, and my first wedding)

Came out in 2016, here's nine years of transformation (in reverse order, sorry)

Turns out I'm neither a Normal Guy nor a woman, but a much weirder type of faggy masc thing.

And that's pretty great.

[antisocial-transfag]

In my lifestyle lolita egg era. Somehow getting to dress like a princess gave me the will to get up in the morning

1 year and 5 months on T

[romanticfatale]

[hauntedchronicler]

granted being a big ol goth doesn't really fit the bill of "socially acceptable heterosexual femininity" but i was HYPER feminine when i was closeted, especially in the years between when i FIRST tried to come out (age 16 - around the time of those first photos) and when i actually made the jump (age 19 - about a year after the last photo)

you can tell in that second to last photo i literally got a tattoo that said "MAD GIRL" which was an exercise in many things, including abstract self-harm, a visual reminder that i had given up on myself, and wildly underestimating the number of dudes who would misread it as BAD GIRL and take that as a cue to say gross shit to me while i was at work

anyway never kill yourself

[toyourliking]

haha yeah 🫣

consciously dipped my toes into the gender fuckery pool at around 15/16 but I was pentecostal at the time and well. took them out real quick

i tried very very hard to be “femme” for a LONG time but during covid lockdowns I didn’t have to perform for anyone and I slowly started to let it all go and now I’m a silly little man 😌

[mj-theskywitch]

ahem

these are about 10 years apart, 7 years on t and 5 years post op. it gets better guys

[genderkoolaid]

this too is a poem. these are my favorite kind of tags to see on this post btw. you will be in one of these posts someday <3

[psych-is-the-name]

What monster covers a painted lady house in landlord white?!

I dont even want to imagine the horrors they did to the interior

[niavirrivain]

Okay, so, I'm not sure what the complaint here is, personally - I am confident it could be improved with more varied whites, but I also quite like the look as is.

As such, I desire elaboration on the issue.

[psych-is-the-name]

this is the rest of the street

[anarchistmemedistro]

chromophobia by david batchelor pdf

There’s Nothing Neutral about Neutral Colors

Ever wondered why there aren’t more fuchsia cars? The prejudice against bright colors runs deep and can be traced back to the age of Western

[anarchistmemedistro]

[isuggestrevolution]

i have a suggestion

[aubrey-plaza]

Stacker Pentecost + iconic lines

[zeitvon]

'You abandoned me.' 'You abandoned us.'

[itsoverfeeling]

ppl on ao3 should use the "this work was inspired by" option more. so many fics out there that put links to other fics in the a/n but theres a better option.....

☝️ use this!!!!!!

[itsoverfeeling]

important addition i forgot that not everyone might know. similar to how ao3 bookmarks work, you can also link to non-ao3 fanworks using this format. so, for instance, if theres some fanart on tumblr that inspired you to write the fic? you can link that fanart to your fic!

[mapsontheweb]

Passenger trains in US vs Europe (image is making the rounds among U.S. transit advocates today)

[rumbustious-backhander]

High speed rail in China on 2008 VS 2020

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

[welcometothejianghu]

Small Fandom Summer 2026!

For the fourth year in a row now, it's time for Small Fandom Summer! Join me for Small Fandom Summer! It's real easy to play:

Make a fanwork for something that has fewer than 1000 English-language works on AO3

Post it to AO3

And then you've done it! You've made a thing and you've diversified the fandom ecosystem! You're basically a hero.

Q: The fandom I want to create for has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but the specific pairing I want to write for has fewer than that. Does that count? A: Yes! Q: What if it has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but, like, just barely? A: Okay! Q: What if it actually has a lot more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but it still feels small? A: Sure! Q: What if I don't want to post it to AO3? What if I don't even have an AO3 account? Can I post it somewhere else? A: Wherever! Q: What if-- A: Just do a thing, friend. Make a thing. Share the thing. This is not meant to be restrictive; this is meant to be inspirational. Create the fanworks you want to see in the world. Make a stranger happy by appealing to their niche interests. Bring joy.

And if you want to give yourself some silly little Steam-like achievement badges to commemorate your accomplishments, well, you're in luck! I've made a bunch of them right here! You can grab the ones that apply to your work and paste them wherever you like and feel good about what you've done. Here's a few of my favorites:

So you see? This is meant to be silly and fun.

There's nowhere to sign up. There's nothing to commit to. There's zero pressure. You just do it if you do it, and don't if you don't. But if you do want to play (yay!), tag your stuff with #small fandom summer so we can all swoop in and appreciate everyone else's efforts.

Here's to creativity!

[tippenfunkaport]

[telesilla]

I just got some heartbreaking news. @codenamecesare (aka almostnever, aka cesare) passed away unexpectedly last Saturday. Ces was a dear friend and collaborator; she was active in Lotrips, Stargate Atlantis, X-Men, and Dead Boy Detectives fandoms. She was also a major contributor to Fandom Wank and was one of the initial players in the Establishment RPF RPG.

Ces was a brilliant writer, an excellent artist, and an incredibly funny person. She was part of a small private group chat I was in, and to this day I still use phrases she came up with. Since she was located in the Bay Area, I was lucky enough to hang out with her on occasion. She loved complicated characters and cats and was generous with her time and talents. She will be missed.

Her AO3 page: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Cesare/pseuds/Cesare

Her Fanlore article:

Cesare - Fanlore

[helens78]

Ruth, this is absolutely beautiful and I can't thank you enough for putting so much into words.

I miss her already.

[castielstiel]

[goofballproximitysurveyor-deact]

[a-maiz-ing]

The voice acting didn’t have to hit like that

[macademmia-deactivated20260103]

you have to unmute the voice acting is Oscar worthy

[slashercatz]

he sounds like an anime villain

[ralzei1997]

this is just the guy from that game slave 2 episode of invader zim

[do-not-u-dare]

oh my god

[xmajordumps]

guys,

[atelier-dayz]

The Hermes bookcases I want from Ikea are FINALLY on sale! My home office will finally look respectable soon! (All of my books have spent the last 10 months in their original moving boxes or in piles on the floor 😅)

[atelier-dayz]

Okay I had to buy an additional kallax for my comic books. But now all that's left is unpacking all the boxes I haven't gotten to yet and putting things away where they should go. And then SOON my office will be complete 🥳

[fruitgravies]

the gentleman vampire's evening routine

insta • twt • bsky

[mafuyuh]

little guys in ghibli movies

[mafuyuh]

little guys in ghibli movies