We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

Ascel, 30s, Polish. Sometimes I write things.

[the-marron]

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

Rating:Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Category: M/M

Fandoms: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest

Relationship: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan

Characters: Shen Wei (Guardian), Zhao Yunlan, Special Investigation Division | SID Ensemble (Guardian)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Case Fic, Virtual Reality, Detective Zhao Yunlan, Novel References, Comic Book Science, Minor Character Death, no redemption for Ye Zun

Summary:

Shen Wei still hadn’t turned up anywhere, and the only clue they had was this damn game he apparently sent to Zhao Yunlan. And Zhao Yunlan still had no idea why he did that, and how he knew Zhao Yunlan at all.

“So what’s the plan here?” Da Qing asked, mumbling slightly. He was obviously eating something, probably sprawled in a chair, while here Zhao Yunlan was, running his ass off. “You will level up enough to use that key, open a magical door, and then Shen Wei will come out clad all in white and swoon into your waiting arms?”

He sounded so amused, too. He was obviously getting a kick out of this.

“Sadly no, but maybe we will figure out why the last thing he did before pulling a Houdini was sending me an unreleased game,” Zhao Yunlan grumbled. “And I do not want Shen Wei to fall into my arms.”

“Oh please,” Da Qing snorted. “I’ve seen the pictures of this guy. You obviously do.”

Chapters: 1/14

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Our 70k+ longfic that we kept on memeing about for so long <3

[dobranocka]

Ahhh, I am so excited! Many thanks to:

- @the-marron for agreeing to write out this silly idea with me, even when I am calling her at 11 pm like “GET THIS”;

- @sasamelons for INVALUABLE beta, hashing out plot points, wrangling typos, and reminding us that we do need to make sense, actually;

- @baiyubai for being excited about this fic, general encouragement and sharing the gaming experience with us.

You guys are the best!!!

[rylandsgrace]

Project Hail Mary (2026) // Barbie (2023)

[polishwave]

[ctimenefic]

Seasonal Affective Disorder is just emotional scurvy, all my core wounds are reopening and they won't be fixed until the big lemon in the sky comes back

[asha-mage]

My toxic trait is that I am far more interested in the socio-economic and geopolitical implications of ABO settings than the smut.

For example: I can't read any ABO AUs set in England or France because while I can suspend my disbelief far enough for a gender trinary set up, I can't suspend it enough to believe those two countries would still be distinct entities in a alternate history where Richard the Lionheart could have impregnated Philip II.

If there was a viable dynastic future with Richard, Philip would have climbed him like an oak and dragged him to the altar if he had to. It's a match that makes perfect sense from both their points of view: Philip gets Aquitaine back under French rule, the best general in Europe on his council, and a powerful check on the Angevins... then unexpectedly (after Henry the Young bites it) the entire Kingdom of England for his Capetian dynasty. Richard meanwhile gets to stick it to his father, secure Aquitaine's prosperity, and gets the leverage to start pushing for his mother's release. Then when Henry kicks the bucket Richard doesn't actually have to be King of England in anything but name: Philip can run the countries and unify the Crowns and what not while Richard runs off to go Crusading.

Plus they also like, loved each other and stuff and being able to get to be together long term instead of being torn apart by politics would have been cool. But I'm mainly obsessed with the historical and dynastic implications.

All this to say any ABO au set in England or France that doesn't have them united as a singular Anglo-Frank empire is doing it wrong.

[clementiens]

[joomju]

Reblog so she lives forever.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[stitchposts]

ive been embroidering for nearly half my life and it still blows my mind how cheap it is as a hobby tbh. it can be as expensive as you want to make it, sure. I've definitely invested in nicer tools when I had the finances to do so. But relatively compared to other hobbies it's kinda nuts that a splurge on materials is like. 9 bucks for a pack of some of the fanciest needles you can buy. Silk thread for 6 dollars. The industry gold standard thread is the stuff already available at every single craft store in the USA. If you follow exacting patterns that require a lot of color changes it can add up, but those are often projects that require weeks or months of work. Let's say you had 50 color changes and the project uses most of each skein. That's months of hobby-ing right there, for about 50 dollars plus the cost of base materials which is under 10 dollars.

[stitchposts]

#posts that singlehandedly make me want to take up embroidery

heyyyyyy buddy pspspspsppssppsspsp come over here, look at the pretty embroidery just laying there on the ground, you KNOW you wanna go look at it closer, dont worry about the box on the stick over it that part doesnt matter its irrelevant

[redfoxraccoon]

[the-marron]

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

Fandoms:叛逆者 | The Rebel (TV 2021), 绅探 | Detective L (TV)

Mature

Graphic Depictions Of Violence

M/M

Work in Progress, chapter 1/3

Pairing: Lin Nansheng/Luo Fei

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence,Fake/Pretend Relationship,Historical References,Historical Inaccuracy,Spies & Secret Agents,Enemies to Lovers,Lin Nansheng does a lot of bad things and this time we all get to see it, Deputy Station Chief Lin Nansheng era

Summary

"You want me to be corrupt."

Luo Fei's lips quirk up in a mirthless smile.

"I want you to have a previously frigid lover, who offered you himself in exchange for his friend's life. How many others from the Station arrested innocent people just to have an edge in some negotiation?"

[the-marron]

Oops, I edited the second chapter faster than I expected so

Chapters 2/3, now at 20 000+ words

[thats-ee]

had to get this out before we collectively move on from coldplay ceo

[lifeofbrybooks]

I’m trying to get the boys I coach to stop saying “I’m gonna kms” after every little inconvenience (it’s my fault tbh) and last night my goalie missed an easy shot and screamed he’s gonna run away to Africa, become a National Geographic photographer and win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

Turns out that’s actually what he wants to do. And I love that he replaced ending his life with his dreams for his future. Like yes, this inconvenience sucks but I will persist anyway.

[idiomagic]

My favorite Soviet era joke: Three Russian men were sent by their company to attend a convention in Moscow. All 3 shared a hotel room. Two of them cracked open a bottle of vodka, but the third just wanted to sleep. The two drinkers got louder and louder as the bottle emptied, telling each other political jokes. The third was kept awake, and got angry.

He went outside for a smoke. On his way back to his room, he stopped at the desk and said 'Please send a pot of tea up to room 23.'

The two drunks were still being loud. The third man went in, looked at them, then leaned over to the light socket 'Comrade Major, please send some tea to my room.'

The other men thought this was hilarious...until there was a knock on the door, and a waiter with a pot of tea. They became completely silent, and the third man fell asleep.

When he woke up in the morning, he was alone. He went to the front desk, and asked where his roommates were.

'Well, the KGB came this morning and took them away.'

The man was horrified 'why did they spare me?!?'

"The comrade major thought the tea joke was very funny."

[hadesisqueer]

Kpop Demon Hunters as Textposts because I'm bored

[raccoonmilf]

Chat, is it considered “abusive roommate behavior” to release a raccoon into the living space after you have asked your roommate for months to please clean up their messes (they do not pay any of the mortgage)

[raccoonmilf]

For context, when I used to live alone I would do something called “Princess Time” where I would do an initial sweep (to remove any significant hazards) and then I would release a raccoon into the living area and clean. This helped because I would 1) feel like a princess and 2) the raccoon would bring attention to things my ADHD brain had decided to ignore and I’d quickly clean that stuff up.

So like, if I’m expected to clean the house now, I will be doing it in the way that is most effective for me. And anything that has not been cleaned up after months of having sit-down talks and sending reminders and being promised things will change, might be deemed “trash” by the trash panda and thrown away.

[raccoonmilf]

We haven’t done since we moved into the house, because I didn’t want to cause my roommate or their cats destress or have their things destroyed by a raccoon

[raccoonmilf]

I am a raccoon biologist and one of the few people in the state allowed to take in captive bred raccoons that had been possessed illegally. The raccoon in the photos is Moonshine, but she is currently at the animal sanctuary where I work as I had been quarantining multiple new intakes from an abuse case. I still have two males (Rum Tum Tugger and Electra) left in my home enclosure as we are getting them neutered and then hopefully sending them to an AZA accredited zoo.

I wanna make things very clear that underneath all the whimsy, I am a trained professional.

[kyraneko]

A raccoon named Rum Tum Tugger is just . . . you UNDERSTAND the character of Rum Tum Tugger.

[lizardlicks]

.... Hey actually, are we sure rum tum tugger was really a cat??

[sexybritishllama]

the secret to organising any kind of trip with your friends is to become the benevolent dictator. do NOT wait for everyone to provide a consensus on things before you book anything. do it and then ask for feedback after. do not ask people what they would like to do just tell them what is happening and let them all nod along like the sheep they are. this is the ONLY way to coordinate a group of adults in their 20s/30s

[my-smial]

@mornyavie

[alivedean]

dungeons & dragons: honor among thieves + text posts bonus: