Might As Well Find Something To Smile About

I write fic on AO3 under username lake_pirate I’m currently into Silicon Valley and House MD, but hope to expand to other fandoms in the future! Feel free to talk to me about blorbo thoughts or anything else 💛

[lake-pirate]

About me

Hi, I'm K, a person in my 30s living in Finland. This is my new blog (as of December 2025) which will be mostly dedicated to talking about my fanfic and other fandom interests (but probably also everything else, tbh). Some things I'm into: animal advocacy, anarchism, TV shows, progressive rock, comedy, scifi books, singing karaoke, being in forests and lakes, and, most recently, writing.

As mentioned, I post fic on AO3 under username lake_pirate. I'm currently writing for Silicon Valley and House MD, but might expand to other fandoms in the future!

Please feel free to talk to me about fandom stuff or anything else :]

[lake-pirate]

hi silicon valley fandom! i’m looking for ideas/prompts for dinfoyle drabbles! please reply to this post or shoot me a dm/ask and tell me what you’d like to see written! :)

i have no real limitations for topics, ratings etc, but preferably it should be something relatively simple that can be expressed in 100 words.

(please also mention whether you want me to credit you if I end up using your idea!)

[lake-pirate]

Hear me out: Silicon Valley hospital AU

Gilfoyle is a genius diagnostician (à la Greg House)

Dinesh is a former plastic surgeon (à la Taub)

Dinesh calls Gilfoyle a “glorified GP”

Gilfoyle calls Dinesh a “quack and a sellout”

So Dinesh is like, “I’m the best motherfucking surgeon in this entire hospital”

And Gilfoyle is like, “I could perform a better surgery than you with my eyes closed, and it’s not even my specialty”

And then they’d kiss.

(In reality, Gilfoyle knows that Dinesh is the better surgeon and requests him specifically for any trickier operation. And Dinesh asks Gilfoyle for a diagnostic consult at least once a day.)

[lake-pirate]

guess i know i've made it as a fic writer when i'm suddenly getting several of those art commission scam bots messaging me and telling me they want to illustrate my stories

be careful out there y'all!

[lake-pirate]

Fandom: Silicon Valley (TV) Rating: T Relationships: Dinesh Chugtai/Bertram Gilfoyle Characters: Bertram Gilfoyle, Dinesh Chugtai, Erlich Bachmann, Jared Dunn, Richard Hendricks Additional Tags: Day At The Beach, Humor, Light-Hearted, Pining, Horniness, Denial of Feelings, Kissing, Recreational Drug Use, unrestrained summer fun, nerds playing sports, canon-typical vague jarrich vibes Summary:

This fic answers the question surely burning on everyone’s lips in 2026: What if Silicon Valley had a beach episode?

Up next right here on AO3: Anime tropes! Questionable swimsuit choices! Summer activities done badly!

And, crucially: How will Gilfoyle cope with a shirtless Dinesh? Will the night end with fireworks, of the literal or figurative kind?

[lake-pirate]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Silicon Valley (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dinesh Chugtai/Bertram Gilfoyle Characters: Dinesh Chugtai, Bertram Gilfoyle, Richard Hendricks, Jared Dunn Additional Tags: Smut, Humor, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, First Time, Tension, Tight Spaces, Minor Violence, Fighting As Foreplay, Clothed Sex, Frottage, Hand Jobs, Feelings Realization Summary:

A game of hide-and-seek at the Pied Piper offices takes on whole new stakes when Gilofyle and Dinesh get trapped in a supply closet. New dinfoyle fic alert! It’s shameless smut, but I’m really proud of this one, so please check it out <3

[lake-pirate]

New short dinfoyle ficlet up on my AO3!

Title: Jitters Rating: G Summary: Dinesh and Gilfoyle watch a scary movie. - I was reading some writing prompts about hand-holding, and it got me wondering whether there’s a situation in which these two would actually hold hands. The answer I came up with: watching a really scary horror movie. Hope you enjoy!

[lake-pirate]

Which prog bands/artists would the Pied Piper guys listen to:

Gilfoyle:

Tool, Opeth, King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Ayreon

Dinesh:

Supertramp, Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Kate Bush, Yes

Richard:

Kraftwerk, Marillion, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, IQ, Tangerine Dream

Jared:

Van Der Graaf Generator, Miles Davis, Gentle Giant, Renaissance, Return to Forever

Erlich:

Frank Zappa, Uriah Heep, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dream Theater, Hawkwind

Big Head:

Pink Floyd, Haken, Steely Dan, Caravan, The Moody Blues

[lake-pirate]

Everyone talks a lot about em dashes and semicolons, but let me shout out two underappreciated bad bitches: colons and parentheses.

In many cases, a semicolon could be replaced with a colon: it doesn't necessarily change the meaning much, but is a slightly different vibe (and obviously you can use parentheses basically whenever)!

[lake-pirate]

On a personal level, 2025 was a pretty good year. I bought a fucking house with my nesting partner. (It's a bit run down and in a small town where none of our friends live, but still, it's our own house!) I saw some good gigs and went to a few conventions and festivals and spent a decent amount of time with family and friends. I lost my job and struggles with chronic illness continued, as always, but my mental health was maybe better than it's ever been.

Inarguably the most significant thing was that I started writing fanfic after about 20 years of reading it! It's been one of the most fun and rewarding things I've ever done, and it unlocked some kind of huge mental block I had about allowing myself to do creative things. And I think I've even improved a little bit in the 8 months I've been writing.

In 2026, I definitely want to continue writing fic and possibly keep improving, but most importantly just keep having fun with it and hopefully bringing joy to people who read my fics! If you're one of them, thank you so much for reading and leaving kudos and commenting and bookmarking! The community is a big part of what motivates me to keep writing <3

[lake-pirate]

Bertram Gilfoyle thirst post

[lake-pirate]

Dinesh and Gilfoyle take magic mushrooms together. It’s not a sex thing. (But it might be something just a little bit profound).

Hey, guess I should post here that I have a new Silicon Valley/dinfoyle fic out on AO3! (Check out my other fics as well, I haven’t posted them here yet!) Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Silicon Valley (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dinesh Chugtai/Bertram Gilfoyle  Additional Tags: Fluff and Humor, Drugs, Recreational Drug Use, Mushrooms, Light-Hearted, Developing Relationship, Slice of Life, Kissing, Idiots in Love  Summary:

Dinesh and Gilfoyle take magic mushrooms together. It’s not a sex thing. (But it might be something just a little bit profound).

[formerlyluckymanticore]

Reblog if you will never. Ever. Use AI in your writing.

[lake-pirate]

Out of context Silicon Valley (HBO) screenshots (feat. mainly Gilfoyle and Dinesh) (this is a good show everyone should go watch it)