Watching way too much tv series, love reading

Somewhere lost in space...

[artismonkeys]

Peanuts I Love You Mug

[absedarian]

Short video of Jemma and Rebecca Night during rehearsals for Springwood (grabbed off of Rebecca Night’s IG)

[absedarian]

Day 26 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Paint

Set in the early days of their relationship after The Kill List. Bernie is picking Serena up for a date, but Serena is running a little late.

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Bernie leans against the wall as Serena hurries back upstairs.

“Five minutes,” Serena calls over her shoulder. “I need to do my makeup.”

“You don’t need to,” Bernie says with a soft smile.

Serena turns around on the stairs. “I can’t just go without.”

“You absolutely could,” Bernie insists. “You look lovely, exactly like the woman I … more than like.”

Serena hesitates, and Bernie can see the doubt on her face.

“I’m serious, you’re gorgeous! No need to paint over perfection.”

A smile spreads across Serena’s face. “That was unbelievably cheesy … give me two minutes?”

“Take whatever time you need.”

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[firebirdfalcon]

Four playing chess with the dog he didn’t want

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Day 25 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Easy

Set after the series, and is a bit of a prallel to this drabble from April.

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“Let me get you another drink, Wolfe,” Fleur says. “No need to take it easy tonight.”

“No ‘Werewolfe’ today?” Bernie makes air quotes around the nickname, something she wouldn’t do if she were sober.

“I was trying to be nice. I thought you hate it.”

“I might … have got used to it,” Bernie grudgingly admits.

“What has you so mellow tonight?” Fleur asks although she has a good idea.

“I miss Serena,” Bernie sighs.

“That’s why she told me to drag you out,” Fleur says. “Your hangover should be gone by the time your wife gets home ... if you’re lucky.”

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[bookqueen101]

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

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Judge John Deed Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Francesca Rochester/Charlotte Deed, implied Francesca Rochester/John Deed Characters: Francesca Rochester, Charlotte Deed Additional Tags: Smut, PWP, Age Difference, Praise Kink, Mummy Issues, not actual mummy kink though Series: Part 6 of Minor Jemma role fics Summary:

Every once in a while finds Francesca in a place like this. Whenever the gilded cage of her marriage feels like it’s shrunk her down too far, whenever she needs a reminder that her wings are not clipped beyond all salvage.

She escapes, one evening at a time.

AKA – Francesca’s looking for a one-night stand, finds someone with an unexpected connection to her

[absedarian]

Day 24 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Cigarette

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Bernie’s having a pretty weird day. She’s just completed an amazing, complex procedure to save a woman’s life only to get an immediate bollocking for it from the CEO, who doesn’t seem to know quite what to do with her.

And on top of that Marcus keeps checking up on her, which he probably thinks is supportive and Bernie just finds … clingy.

She’s just about to actually light the cigarette she’s kept as a symbol of her freedom when she spots that woman again, the one she saw earlier that morning.

Cigarette immediately forgotten, she starts walking. “Engine been growling …”

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[kayjaylc]

Our first row tickets actually meant we were sitting on the stage! Brilliant play, quite funny at times and very well acted all round. Jemma was so very expressive as Eleanor.

Very lucky I had my child with me as I was too nervous to approach Jemma so my child asked her for a photo 😅 Jemma then very graciously took a pic with us, but my child can’t be on tumblr so I cropped that bit. 🙃

Very exciting evening at the theatre 🎭

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Day 23 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Safe

Set in Spain, a few weeks after Bernie’s arrival there

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Bernie’s scream echoes through the whole villa and, Serena guesses, their neighbours’ houses, too. The worst thing is the silence afterwards because Serena knows by now what it means: Bernie’s either still asleep, trapped in whatever hell her mind’s taken her to, or she’s awake and fighting the demons off by herself.

Serena can never accept either of these options, so every night she gets up and checks on Bernie.

Tonight Bernie is still asleep, or at least not fully awake. Carefully, Serena sits on the edge of the bed and whispers, “You’re safe here,” until Bernie’s breathing evens out.

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[absedarian]

Day 22 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Virgin

Set after The Kill List, before their first time

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Why am I so bloody nervous?, Serena thinks as she’s walking upstairs to her bedroom, Bernie behind her, her hand resting on Serena’s lower back. It’s not like I’m a virgin.

Deep down she knows where the nerves are coming from: this is Bernie, and she’s so deeply in love with her that she couldn’t take it if anything went wrong (not that she expects it to). She trusts Bernie, and what they’re embarking on feels a lot like forever.

“Are you alright?” Bernie asks softly.

Serena, realising she’s stopped halfway up the stairs, turns around and smiles. “I am.”

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[absedarian]

Day 21 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Clear

Set while Bernie is in Ukraine

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When Bernie is in Ukraine, Serena writes texts and emails but doesn’t send all of them.

She sends emails telling Bernie the hospital needs her.

She doesn’t send the ones that say, “l need you.”

She sends: “Please let me know you’re still alive.”

She doesn’t send the one she writes two bottles of Shiraz later that says, “You clearly don’t give a bloody damn about my feelings.”

The next morning, she’s grateful to find that email sitting open on her laptop, still unsent. Not because she thinks the words are wrong … but rather because she fears they’re … too much.

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[lilgillybean]

[pommegf]

overlooking Gurnard's Head Mine at Treen Cove

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Day 20 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Haircut

A/N: Sooo …this one (and the next four) were written sitting in the same room as JRed, about three or four yards away or so. I had to do something so as not to stare at her the whole time 😂😂

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“You need a haircut,“ Serena says, brushing Bernie’s fringe out of her eyes with a smile. “How you can see anything through this is beyond me.“

“I can see just fine, and besides, that’s what surgical caps are for.“

Serena shakes her head fondly. “Well, you don’t wear one all day, do you?“

“I don’t,“ Bernie grins. “You’re very happy about that usually, especially when you run your hands through my hair while I’m—„

“Bernie!“ Serena gasps and looks around. “We’re in the middle of the ward!“

“What? I’m just saying …”

Bernie laughs as Serena drags her to their office.

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[kowarth]

Doodle Osgate arguement arc. This was harrowing as I posted it daily originally, especially when the fugitive tried to engineer sex pollen to stop the girls arguing.

It sort of worked..

[kate101fanfic]

It’s peanut Osgate artist Kaz Angus…..

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Day 19 of Berena Drabble July

Prompt: Rub

Set in Spain, weeks after Bernie’s arrival but before they get back together

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Serena notices the way Bernie is moving gingerly over breakfast. “Back giving you gyp? I could give you a back rub.”

Bernie looks almost startled. “That’s … not necessary, thank you.”

“I used to be quite good at it,” Serena teases, wondering why Bernie’s so reluctant to accept help.

“You were. It’s just …” Bernie shrugs. “It’s different now.”

“Let me help you, please.”

Bernie sighs and carefully pulls her shirt off. Serena gasps at all the scars that weren’t there before.

“Told you it was different now.”

Serena is glad Bernie can’t see the tears in her eyes as she starts working.

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