Coffee. Stat.

Hello! Resident of Tornado Alley, USA here. I too like to drink coffee and write fanfiction.

[dulcimergecko]

Happy birthday to me!

I adore my spouse for many reasons, one being that he buys me slash romance for my birthday! XD

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

“Come on!” Molly ordered, seizing one of Sherlock’s hands and pulling him into the end of the line.

Sherlock stumbled through the first couple of dances, but his fellow dancers were very forgiving and laughter was rife.  By the third dance, he’d learned enough of the moves to be able to follow the caller’s instructions.  Sherlock found himself smiling despite himself, as he twirled Molly under his arm and passed her to another partner before being caught up in a do-si-do.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught the familiar sight of John’s broad shoulders...

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 31 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

“Oh good,” Molly exclaimed as they entered the long room and into a swirl of colour and noise.  A small stage for the six-person band was set up at one end.  Chairs and plastic folding tables occupied the other.  It left a large space clear for the dancers.  Quite a few couples were lined up dancing, though Sherlock noticed with interest that they weren’t segregated by gender: women were partnered with women as well as men, and vice versa.  There were also a few gender-indeterminate individuals scattered along the line...

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 31 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six(ish)!

Sherlock stared into the mirror, styling and restyling his fringe with his fingers.  He was aiming for ‘effortlessly sexy’ but instead kept ending up with ‘shaggy dog.”  He growled, intending to find a pair of scissors to rectify the situation, but was fortunately forestalled by a knock from outside.  He gave one last disgusted look at the mirror before hurrying to open the door.

Molly was standing on the miniscule porch, waiting. She’d exchanged her usual jeans and flannel for a pretty, tea-length red dress covered with flowers, and braided her hair up into a crown.  Black, t-strap character shoes, red lipstick and a matching white shawl completed the outfit... 

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 31 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

Sherlock blinked again, his mind rapidly shifting through various replies.  Indulging Molly’s obvious pash for him had proven useful thus far for getting her cooperation.  It wouldn’t be a hardship to go dancing with her, as long as she didn’t expect him to try and kiss her goodnight.  And hadn’t John also said something about Contra dancing?  Or at least appreciating the music?  There was a chance, however faint, that John might also appear at the dance and if he did, maybe Sherlock could convince him to listen to his apology... 

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 31 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[dulcimergecko]

Title: The Devil’s Blaze

Rating: E (eventually)

Relationship: Eventual Sherlock/John

Genre: Rodeo!lock AU! Casefic/Action/Adventure/Romance

Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes, the world’s only Consulting Equestrian Expert, is the individual called when horse owners are out of their depth.  At the behest of his elder brother, Sherlock travels to Amarillo, Texas, to investigate why a valuable bucking stallion has seemingly gone berserk for no reason and killed his trainer.  The local authorities suspect the owner fraud and possible animal abuse, but Mycroft sees parallels to an unsolved case from the 1980s wherein a racehorse killed a stableman. Complicating the situation is John Watson: bronco rider, rodeo veterinarian and one of case’s primary suspects…

Chapter 30 is up!

[dionysiaproductions]

[dulcimergecko]

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

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

“I found her!”

Sherlock ran forward, following the sound of raised voices.  He found a huddle of people standing near Barn F’s far corner.  The combined torches created a beacon of light, illuminating a scene that made Sherlock’s heart lurch up into his throat.  

“No!  Don’t move her!” Molly snapped as Sherlock crouched down and reached a cautious hand out...

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 30 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[rainyfae-deactivated20260113]

can anyone point me in the direction of a fanfic writer named Arizona who writes for Bucky Barnes? I've been using her pancake recipe that I got from her AO3 and now I've lost it lol

I think she's pretty established on tumblr, she's a mom as well, and she puts recipes in her fics fairly often, I believe. she's like, an OG Marvel fic writer

[late-to-the-party-81]

@azriona is this you?

[azriona]

It's me! Hi! I'm the author, it's me!

The pancake recipe is from NAFTK (I forget which chapter), modified from a recipe I found on Allrecipes a million years ago. It is the BEST recipe, I make it all the time, and I usually do a triple batch so I can freeze the extras for breakfasts throughout the week.

Sticking it under the cut for anyone who wants from-scratch, super easy and yummy pancakes.

PANCAKES!

Ingredients 3 cups All-Purpose flour 2 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 2-1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 6 tbsp butter, melted

Instructions 1. Sift together all the dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl. 2. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix with a spatula. You want the batter to be mixed but lumpy. Do not overmix. Lumpy pancakes = fluffy pancakes. 3. Let the batter sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes while you heat up your griddle or pan. 4. Cook each side. Serve hot with topping of your choice.

Notes This makes a ton of pancakes. You can cut the recipe in half; we freeze the extras. They heat up great in the toaster or microwave for busy mornings.

Substitutions & Additions --Oat or whole wheat flour in for up to 1 cup of the AP flour --Up to 2 tbsp malted milk powder --Up to 1 tbsp protein powder (we use vanilla-flavored) --1/4 cup applesauce for one of the eggs. I haven't subbed both eggs yet, but subbing one still produces fluffy pancakes. --If you're using buttermilk, it's the same amount of buttermilk to milk, and use 1tbsp + 1/2 tsp of baking powder and 1 tsp baking soda.

[rainyfae-deactivated20260113]

WAIT I see now I've been reading your name wrong! I am so sorry; this is a real facepalm moment for me! tysm I used another recipe this morning and my pancakes were so flat ( ;´ - `;)

love your writing, btw!

[azriona]

You are not the first and you will not be the last--don't even worry about it! 🤭

The real trick is to let that batter SIT for ten minutes. (Any batter, honestly--they might not be as fluffy as these but that'll give whatever rising agent you're using time to activate.)

I'm so glad you love the writing--thanks so much! And I'm SO glad you like the recipe! It's a family favorite here. 🥰

[demonicsymphony]

This is why I love you.

[charlataninred]

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

[meraarts]

Might I add:

The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

The woman who raised the changeling alongside her biological child

The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

[eater-of-hopes-and-dreams]

The adventures of a space roomba

Cinderella finding Araura (and falling in love)

I don’t know a snappy description but the my nemesis cynthia story certainly lives in my head

[blitzlowin]

hilariously, these are almost all in my fic tag. so, a compiled list from the notes (and some extras):

The God of Arepo (graphic novel 1 / 2 / 3) (ebook)

The Monster of Sentan

The Witch’s Cat

Raise Both Children

Stabby the Roomba (honorable mention)

Cinderella Marries the Prince (comic)

My Arch Nemesis Cynthia

Pirates and Mermaid

Eindred and the Witch

The Demon King

The Cornerwitch

Grandmother Beetroot

Apocalypse Daycare Worker

Grandmother Accidentally Summons a Demon

New Year Saga

A Story About Changelings

Ranger in the King’s Forest

The Difference Between a Hare and a Rabbit

Goblin Men (Canines)

[charlataninred]

I am in love with you /p

[inkvoices]

Adding Faceblind Prince Charming and Cinderella

[inkvoices]

21. The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

22. The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

[lightningladybug]

adding the Doctors Without Borders one

[inkvoices]

I LOVE tumblr storytime, so here’s a bunch more your weekend reading. Enjoy!

24. The Queen with Three Cursed Children

25. Tiny Dragon with one coin hoard

26. Haunted house

27. Shark hero was about to go rogue

28. Grandma lives in the woods comic

29. A Different Aftermath comic

30. Battery (microstory but I love it so much)

31. It’s A Date comic

32. Supervillian kidnaps rival’s kid and they want to stay

33. Narrative Town

34. I have been hired to clean the wizard tower comic

35. Robot Apocalypse

36. The Statues That Do Not Weather

37. Kushiel

38. Tooth Fairy

39. Alien abduction

40. Felonious wish-granting

41. When humans met actual space orcs

42. Space cousins

[theatrical-penguin]

Does anyone know where to find the one with the Antichrist raised by loving mother and their family has been raising antichrists so they turn out good for generations?

[inkvoices]

Okay, the one about raising the Antichrist and a bunch more, because tumblr storytime is brilliant:

43. Raising the Antichrist 44. Hallmark Movie Bad Guys 44. the Rapture comic 45. The Stone of Possibility 46. Humans are space orcs - Jurassic Park edition 47. Messenger birds for Hades and Persephone 48. when the pots of honey showed up 49. rock paper scissors wizards 50. Drake McDougal who saved a ship 51. Alien invasion vs Earth wildlife 52. Pride Knights 53. raising a dragon on a farm 54. Unaligned Supers Job Placement Agency 55. Pirates raised a mermaid 56. Alien Invasion vs Old Gods 57. the fae who asked for a name

[inkvoices]

For the list-loving tumblr storytime folks:

58. The Forgotten God

59. The King prophesied to defeat evil

60. Ugly Mary

61. Where is my pilot?

62. Boredom is a dangerous thing to a human

63. Antler Guy and Neighbour Steve

64. Be not scared, my child comic

65. The scorpian and the frog (extended edition)

66. Mystery door comic

67. Born cursed comic

68. Gnome world

69. Moon’s stuck in a time loop (from: moon’s haunted)

70. A changeling comic - Mary

71. The roommate who’s bad at pretending to be human

72. Oracle

73. Mediocre superpower

74. The counter above people’s heads

75. Lonomia and names comic

76. The pool at the heart of the forest comic

77. The goblin, the orc, and the overlord

78. Human in a crew of long-lived aliens

79. Punching zeus in the face

80. Earth is the space Amazon rainforest

81. Someone under the bed

82. The lady who makes prosthetics comic

83. Villains make a wish

84. Toad Words

85. The mark of a god (Priest of Arepo)

86. I know i’ve kissed you before, but comic

87. Intelligent war machines

88. Minor villain

89. Portrait artist

90. Hero of the valley comic

Plus:

an updated link for humans are unstoppable thanks to @genius11rare

another witch’s cat comic thanks to an ask from @mrsq8geek

[eldritchgriffin]

91. Adding Opiess, the dragon who adopted an office building’s workers

[dulcimergecko]

Okay, I specifically need a beta reader that is not an AI spambot... *glares at inbox*

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

“Somehow,” Sherlock drawled, “I don’t think I’m the one who’s going to be risking arrest…” He leaned forward and snatched the dark wig and sunglasses from the woman’s head and face.  “Kitty Riley.”

“What?  Don’t you dare touch me!  I’ll have you up for battery!”

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 30 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six!

Sherlock grimaced.  “Straker’s trailer was clearly the target, but it’s impossible to tell what the culprit was after without taking a closer look.  I don’t suppose you have an inventory of the contents?”

“Actually, I do,” Ross replied, stepping up and peering through the open doorway.  “Probate lawyers are nasty that way.  I ordered a list made up just before we put everything in storage...” 

–Excerpt from the upcoming chapter 30 of ‘The Devil’s Blaze’

[periodicallypurple]

Thought this might help others who struggle when writing. I know I get in my head too much.

[dulcimergecko]

Ms. B keeping me company while I write.

[dulcimergecko]

Sunday Six(ish)

Sherlock nodded, pleased that Donovan was finally taking his argument seriously.  “Speaking of drugs, did you find any fingerprints on the syringe discovered at the accident site?”

“We did, but they were…weird.”

“Weird how?” Sherlock demanded, pouncing on Donovan’s answer like one of the ranch cats on a particularly active grasshopper.

Donovan blew out a breath of frustration on the other end of the line.  “There wasn’t a thumbprint on the plunger, like one would expect to find.  Instead the fingerprints were placed along the body of the syringe—”

“As though somebody had wrapped an unconscious man’s hand around it,” Sherlock concluded.