Gays Brought Me Back

30+. Exist for the plot. I related too much to Beth Harmon and got an autism diagnosis. Parenting a group of degenerates, including a Velcro cat. A deer licked my face in Nara and I won't shut up about it.

[ghostofhiim]

[lizziebux]

[ryanxross]

So I just started watching The Pitt

[bitbybitwrites]

Royal Winnipeg Ballet featured in popular Heated Rivalry fan-fiction series

A Heated Rivalry-Royal Winnipeg Ballet crossover was not on Christopher Stowell’s 2026 bingo card.

This makes me all sorts of happy as I LOVE OpalApparition’s fic, Nutcracker . . wherever you are dear writer . . I’m happy to see other folks also noticing your amazing talent - even folks outside the fandom!

Miss seeing you on Tumblr . . I hope your creative muse continues to inspire you!

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If you haven’t read this stellar fic:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[norobotsallowed]

Wolfbird by Opal Apparition, Ch. 12, annotated with AI evidence.

Summary: this fic struggles with point of view, human physiology, and interaction between human bodies. It does this to a degree that we believe is inconsistent with human authorship and is indicative of AI use.

EDITED TO ADD: Apparently the siege condom is a reference to something earlier in the fic that we didn't remember, so please disregard that one.

The issues with physicality and blocking are an issue on their own (simply put, when human writers mess up blocking, they don't do it this way), but it's especially notable because the spelling and grammar in this fic is impeccable, and in human-written fics, that suggests a very high level of care and attention to detail.

That level of care and attention to detail is very, very incongruous with gravity not working or Ilya having three hands. Spelling and grammar this pristine suggests that someone read it over carefully at least once, and probably several times--but in all those careful reads, they missed that Ilya has three hands?

The EPUB and PDF of Wolfbird, downloaded from Archive of Our Own on April 6, 2026, can be found here.

[buzzybee92]

I probably should not interact with any of these and not give it any attention however! It reminds me of a very specific Sherlock BBC scene

And it’s not even the parallel of someone being talented enough for people to look for crack. It’s the doubt that is plastered in people’s minds and once planted can’t be unpicked. It’s Orpheus leaving the Underworld and doubt coming in. The question of the AI use is absurd. No one expects perfect blocking from fanfiction, and trust me good language does not prevent this. And not many people care. Things like this happen in official published writing and worse. This is someone’s hobby project, shared for fun, not any profit or even popularity considering Opal totally withdrawing from the internet.

But the doubt. The doubt is a funny thing. The doubt removes the enjoyment and gives you exactly what Mor… James Brooks is looking for. A sadistic satisfaction of destroying someone out of jealousy. Because they have the misfortune of being talented at their craft. Impressive and completely repulsive.

[miller-lover]

Wolfbird Shane is who HR Shane would have been if he didn't had Ilya from the start...I said what I said.

[thefandomentals]

The Princess Bride (1987) dir. Rob Reiner

If you need us, this is where we'll be for the next week. RIP to one of the best

[cabinette]

so i imagine plants being a terrifying subject matter for young eridians....

[connorstorriegifs]

fem!Connor for @irexit

[wingsseni]

yuna and baby shane 🐞

[enh1614149]

[heymacy]

insp. by this post by @wine-dark-sky

[todoga]

Lil illustration for a wonderful fic Change your win conditions

[embarrassingfangirl]

Vesnushki

Quote from Wolfbird by OpalApparition

“‘Much better. Now I can see all these freckles.’ Rozanov’s thumbs traced up Shane’s sternum, following the scatter there like he was connecting dots only he could see. ‘Ty slovno chto-to, vybroshennoye iz kosmosa spetsial’no dlya menya. Zvyozdy.’”

[buzzybee92]

I need artistic ventures to express myself.

[buzzybee92]

From what I understand, I was a very talkative child who would not shut up when I was small. I was continuously told to stop talking and I would get in trouble non stop for saying things I shouldn't.

The only thing that works on me in trauma therapy at the moment is working with my inner child who, to my surprise, refuses to talk. Nothing. She lets me hold her or sit next to her but does not talk at all, does not ask for anything, she is just very lost and apathetic.

The teenage inner child is more vocal, rebellious, quite aggresive sometimes, can get angry. But the 4 year old me, either on the bed, or the balcony or under the ironing board is silent and resigned. And she's terrified of things she used to enjoy. I hope my therapist has advice because she is breaking my heart.

[thisfeebleheart]

You're secretly one of the funniest guys I know. Well, that secret, you don't have to keep.