Cats, Books, TV Shows and Wrestling

Amanda, I'm 37 years old, happily married, children's librarian, and cat Mama. I dabble in writing, singing, cooking, various crafts, and I'm a wrestling fan. My ships are Clarkeman, Midge x Lenny, Patrick x David, Ben × Devi, Spuffy, Sifki, and Sherlolly.  Video gamer (mostly a Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Yakuza, BioShock, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Nier and Persona series fan), musical lover, an avid Austenite and bibliophile. My gorgeous banner and icon are made by the lovely and talented @thisisartbylexie

[ladylillianrose]

2020 Clarkeman Fanfiction Award Winners

Complete List of Winners and Runners-Up, including links to stories. Congratulations to everyone!

Best 5+1 Runner-Up: The Five Times Zoey Said No (And The One Time She Said Yes) by TheAuthor44

Best 5+1 Winner: Zoey's Extraordinary Relationships by Gwritesforfun

Best Angst Runner-Up: Give Me One Good Reason (Part 1) by TheAuthor44

Best Angst Winner: Zoey's Extraordinary Nightmare by AubreyRichman

Best AU Runner-Up: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Gwritesforfun

Best AU Winner: Extraordinarily Star-Crossed by Ladylillianrose and AubreyRichman

Best Canon AU Runner-Up: Seasons of Love by Ladylillianrose AND One Step At A Time by hookedoncaptainswan

Best Canon AU Winner: The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Jade4813

Best Drama Runner-Up: They Say Keep Your Friends Close, But You're Closer by Typicalaveragefangirl

Best Drama Winner: The Wedding Date by Jade4813

Best Fluff Runner-Up: The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Jade4813 AND Tequila and Team Bonding by Typicalaveragefangirl

Best Fluff Winner: Tobin Ships It by TheAuthor44

Best Multi-Chapter Runner-Up: They Say Keep Your Friends Close, But You're Closer by Typicalaveragefangirl

Best Multi-Chapter Winner: The Long and Winding Road by TheAuthor44

Best One-Shot Runner-Up: Just To Be The Man by Gwritesforfun

Best One-Shot Winner: Breaking Point by Jade4813

Best Romance Runner-Up: It's Not the Goodbye, It's the Longing that Follows by Jade4813

Best Romance Winner: You've Got SPRQS by Ladylillianrose

Best Series Runner-Up: Zoey's Extraordinary Confession Series by Jade4813

Best Series Winner: Bye Bye Bye Collection by TheAuthor44

Best Smut Runner-Up: In or Out? by TheAuthor44

Best Smut Winner: Breaking Point by Jade4813

Best Work In Progress Runner-Up: Zoey's Extraordinary Nutcracker by clarkemanship

Best Work In Progress Winners: First Comes Marriage by Ladylillianrose AND Win Some or Learn Some by Jade4813

[exmpdg]

“apothecary diaries is a romance” “apothecary diaries is a court drama” wrong. jinshi’s apothecary diaries is a first love romance and maomao’s is a workplace drama. her biggest problem is being fired via execution and his is falling behind on work worrying she’s taking the wrong man home

[homunculus-argument]

The stereotype of the nerd girl taking her glasses off and suddenly she's beautiful, but in reverse. A cold tough mean office lady who glares at everyone until she gets glasses and suddenly becomes sweet, approachable and friendly since she no longer has a constant headache over not being able to fucking see, doesn't need to squint at everything, and actually remembers individual people by name now that she can tell them apart at all.

[stealingpotatoes]

for some reason my cat always acts surprised and sniffs me when i pet him even if he's literally sat on me

[thebirdandhersong]

Absolutely horrid that a 10hr sleep does not cure you of all that ails you

[alex51324]

it doesn't even cure me of being tired

[zaprowsdower27]

It should work like in RPGs. I want to be able to go to bed exhausted, poisoned, and missing half of my blood and wake up at 100% fully recovered

[here-lies-beetlejuice]

[wylldebee]

I need a Sunlight Sister's prequel. I need to know what type of demon Rumi's dad was to turn her mom from a dedicated hunter to a demon fucker. I need to see Celine become the Celine we know, this woman who had to become steel to survive the grief of losing one of her own to raise the little girl left behind. I need to know what happened to third one and her name. I need it.

[greentrickster]

The funniest thing about reading fandom stuff on the Saja Boys, as someone with a background in the performing arts, is the sheer number of people commenting on how Jinu must have worked his butt off to find four random demons and teach them to be Kpop stars while also running everything behind the scenes for all the technical stuff.

And like, yes, that's a super funny headcanon, I've absolutely been giggling at them.

But also, with my personal experience with the performing arts... absolutely no way Jinu was the only performer Gwi-Ma got onto his side. Like, the I've met people in way better circumstances than Jinu who would absolutely sell their soul to make it big. And the fact that all five of these guys look extremely similar to Jinu even in their demonic forms indicates, to me at least, that there's a good chance that they were all former human musicians themselves.

Therefore, with all this in mind, I will put forth the humble suggestion:

Jinu didn't round up a random group of demons behind Gwi-Ma's back and train them from the ground up.

Jinu held freaking auditions behind Gwi-Ma's bacl and brutally narrowed it down American Idol style to the best of the best in order to assemble a crack team for his plan, and the other four members were the ones who made the cut.

"But Trickster, he was the only one who would get anything from Gwi-Ma for doing this, what would the other four be doing this for?"

For the chance to be performing in front of tens of thousands of adoring fans and be worshiped as an idol, naturally. I mean, have you seen the things real-world people will go through to get a chance at that? And these guys have already sold their souls for a chance at this, why not team up with the best performer in the demon realm for another chance at it?

Also, I think Baby was in charge of their TikTok account. He's just got that vibe to him, you know?

[2000-meters]

I'm trying to make a cool gif here but the goons in the back peeking in are killing me

[theashenphoenix]

MAJIMA GORO • 龍が如く８ // LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH (2024)

[ladylillianrose]

Akiyama sent Hana back to her hometown in 6 to keep her safe.

In Infinite Wealth, he says he fell for a woman out in the country.

Nothing will convince me otherwise that he didn't go after Hana, and they lived a happy, quiet life out in the country!!!

The only reason he comes back to the city is for leads on Kiryu, and when he goes back home, he totally has adorable gifts and treats for Hana to make up for being gone!

[incorrect-prythian-quotes]

Feyre: Why is it that Rhys' only solutions to any problem are “elaborate trap” or “marriage?”

Rhys: I’ve got the face of a Greek God and the problem solving capabilities of one, too.

[vee-dmsr]

this is so real

[incorrect-prythian-quotes]

Rhys: Feyre and I are no longer friends.

Feyre: Rhys, that is the worst way to tell people we’re married.

[gazkamurocho]

Majima in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

[baggedsoda]

i read way of the house husband and pretend its makoto and majima

[poreyneel]

I don’t usually post edits here but MAAAAN