I was scared to read this book as I feared being disappointed by its aro-ace representation. The books that have both Aro and Ace represented in them are rare to find, and it is even harder to know if the representation will be accurate. Overall, I was not disappointed by how they were represented in this book. I was really able to relate to Georgia and her messy journey to self-discovery.
This book did a great job of portraying friendship as being just as important as love. Although Georgia, Sunil, Jason, Rooney, and Pip had very different backgrounds and struggles, they still didn't manage to overshadow each other. Throughout the book, we do focus more on Georgia, and we see how she explores her identity. From confusion to self-acceptance, this book was an emotional rollercoaster.
We start the book with Georgia being hopeful of finding love. This is best represented by:
I loved romance. Always had. I loved Disney. I loved fanfiction. I loved thinking about what my own wedding would be like. I just. Loved. Love.
As someone who grew up watching Disney movies and reading fanfiction, it was very easy for me to understand why Georgia had these expectations and why she put herself in situations in which she felt awkward and uncomfortable. Spoiler: Although it's easy to dislike her for using Jason as a way to get experience, you can still understand that she was genuinely trying to fall in love. Conflicts could have been avoided with her friends if they had talked it out. Pip's anger was understandable, but she could have been more mature about the problem. It was a bit convenient to have a cousin who is an ace/aro, but it worked out.
The realization about how heteronormativity affected her really hit home in my case. I could relate to a lot of her thoughts, from being scared of ending up alone to realizing I only know about love in theory.
In the end, that was the problem with romance. It was so easy to romanticize romance because it was everywhere. It was in music and on TV and in filtered Instagram photos. It was in the air, crisp and alive with fresh possibility. It was in falling leaves, crumbling wooden doorways, scuffed cobblestones, and fields of dandelions. It was in the touch of hands, scrawled letters, crumpled sheets, and the golden hour. A soft yawn, early morning laughter, shoes lined up together by the door. Eyes across a dance floor. I could see it all, all the time, all around, but when I got closer, I found nothing was there. A mirage
Overall, this is what made me rate it 4 stars. Even if you aren't an aro or ace, you can still resonate with this book. Anyone who hasn't found their label yet or is still trying to figure out their sexuality should read this book. This book goes over the process of what it feels like to try and figure out one's identity. It shows how helpful it can be to figure out who you are.
important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are
So! This is a perfect case study in situations where you should be wary of misinformation.
Take a moment and ask yourself, a project like this requires a lot of time, money and dedication of resources, why would scientists dedicate that time to something that could just be done by a tree?
The answer is they wouldn't. So that means this claim requires further investigation!
This project is called LIQUID 3, and it's not meant for cities with wide open spaces, it's meant for cities like Belgrade in Serbia. These cities are densely populated and heavily polluted, to the point where pollution actually chokes out current trees and makes creating green spaces difficult.
Liquid 3 was a PhD scientists answer to these problems. The microalgae tank is intended for spaces where you either:
Don't have enough space to plant full trees, or
Don't have enough time to plant trees and wait for them to grow up.
The tank is extremely efficient when you consider the amount of space needed compared to the amount of CO2 turned into oxygen. The tank can operate throughout the winter. And most importantly, it can be quickly set up in areas that desperately need relief from air pollution NOW not in 10 years when trees are done growing. Children currently suffocating on polluted air can't wait for trees to grow, they need to be taken care of now, and Liquid 3 is one of the ways to take care of them. Depending on the species of microalgea used, a number have shown a pretty amazing capacity to pull heavy metals out of the air which is something trees can get choked up by.
The tanks aren't just tanks either! Liquid 3 have solar panels placed on top, they have lighting and mobile phone charging, and they work as public benches. The designers of it want to encourage green spaces where there's room, but where there isn't room or time, Liquid 3 can step in. Realistically, this isn't a replacement for trees. It's replacing boring metal city benches with new, cooler benches that also clean the air (and have at least some heating during the winter).
Not only that, but the microalgea that grows is native to Serbia and all that microalgea has a ton of great uses! It makes for great fertilizer, compost, wastewater treatment, cleaner biofuels and even for helping create new tanks for further air purification. They only require a quick algae divide once a month, and the produced algae can be carted off to where ever it's needed. This makes them effective solutions for areas that can't sustain complex installations.
So yeah, there's actually quite a lot of places that would like these. Lots of people currently breathing in terrible quality air would much rather have their boring city benches replaced with really fucking cool algae tanks that clean the air and can be used to help create + sustain future green spaces in cities. I dunno about you, but I'd take that over a dumb metal bench any day. Put these at every bus stop and I'd be delighted.
Serbian here living in Belgrade! This is all true and I've actually seen some of these around the city a few times. They're amazing at what they do and really cool to watch up close because you can see pretty swirling inside them. It's not only functional but aesthetically pretty nice as well!
remember that guy that had a single auditory hallucination that told him he had a brain tumor and the exact location and then he went to the doctor and it was fucking right
After watching the live stream I’ve come to the conclusion that Valko would hold your hand under the table at an event or family gathering and then proceed to try and thumb wrestle 😭
"Aro/Ace person gets given a love potion" story but instead of them being immune or whatever, it DOES work, and they realize IMMEDIATELY that they've been fed a love potion because this feeling is so wrong and foreign but everyone keeps laughing off the idea of it being a love potion because "they were probably just a late bloomer" or "no, you just finally found the right person!" and it's just a horror story about how no one believes them even though they know, they KNOW this isn't right and they can't stand it.
And that's the part that's making me lose my fucking mind.
We lost an entire section of the MAIN STORY.
The livestream literally told us Valko's release was going to reveal more about the Aethercore—one of the biggest mysteries in Love and Deepspace and something that's been central to the plot from the very beginning.
So now what?
You think they can just delete him and nothing changes?
Do people genuinely think you can rip out an entire story arc without consequences?
Everything that was supposed to be revealed through Valko now has to be rewritten, redistributed, or outright cut. The main story is going to have to be retconned. Future updates are going to have to be reworked. Characters may have to be rewritten just to fill the gap he leaves.
If you're celebrating this because you "won," I sincerely hope you understand what you've actually cheered for.
Synopsis: One minute you’re playing LaDS, then next minute you’re in it. You get to meet your favorite Li, but the system is giving you a run for your money and fucking you up every minute of every day. Just another day in the life of an ordinary NPC wannabe…
Pairings: Y/n x Xavier / Zayne / Rafayel / Sylus / Caleb - every Li gets their own story. The updates are not necessarily in this order.
Content warnings: Dark fic, AU, isekai, reincarnation, NSFW - separate warnings for each Li.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the characters from the LaDS universe, except for Y/n.
Prologue
Xavier route 🌟 part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6
Content warnings: Dark fic, AU, isekai, reincarnation, angst galoy, NSFW, softdom!Y/n, fingering, masturbating, slight orgasm denial, subby Xavier, overall a pitiful Xavier, ruined orgasms, public exhibition, butt plug, forced orgasms, penis in vagina sex, unprotected-ish sex (she is on birth control), creampies, overstimulation, slight bondage, cum eating instruction, aftercare, jealous Xavier, yandere Xavier, CNC (part 6), coerced P in V, emotional manipulation, dark!Xavier, dom!Xavier — semi-proofread / lemme know if I missed something.
Caleb route 🍎 part 1 | part 2 | part 3 |
Content warnings: Dark fic, AU, isekai, reincarnation, angst galore, NSFW, colonel Caleb, — will update tags as we move along, semi-proofread / lemme know if I missed something.
HIIII so uhm I need to cope with smallville what are some of your favourite fix it fics pls 🙂↕️🙏🙏🙏
hi! happy to share. i'd argue almost every fic i've read so far has been a "fix it' in some way. so since i'm not sure what your definition of fix-it fic is, i went ahead and split them up into categories - hope some of these are what you're looking for!
canon divergent fics that branch off from and/or fix a specific event(s)/season in canon:
Identical Series by Lanning - Lex loses everything, and finds something better. (I love this series more than words can say. It is genuinely life altering) // ~400k words
Refracting Light by elandrialore - When Clark goes to see Lex after Unsafe to get their friendship back on track, he finds more than he was expecting. (there's a scene toward the end of this that is so perfect and I think about it all the time) // ~18k words
Contingencies by Xparrot - Lex, forced to his last resort, comes to the Kent home, and Clark must rise to the occasion, as he finds himself questioning his assumptions about his dying enemy. (season 6 fix-it. oh my god. not sure i'll ever recover. but like in a good way. mostly) // ~35k words
Haven by sabershadowkat - The day Lex had returned from the grave, alive and beautiful and whole, Clark had held him in his arms and had sworn that he'd never let anything happen to Lex again. He'd failed horrifically. (i'm including this because it's a post-asylum fix-it fic by definition but it's sort of like an entire original novel masquerading as a clex fic. it's a beautiful fic but if you're looking for a lot of clex content, this shouldn't be your first choice) // ~46k words
Sealed with a Kiss by laceymcbain - Pete: "We're standing in Lex's office with Lana serving coffee right outside and I'm waiting for you to kiss me so we can see if you poison me or not. That's weird, Clark--even by Smallville standards." (this is just silly and sweet and i love anything that lets me see early seasons lex being treated how he deserves) // ~29k words
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin by Xparrot - Clark runs home from the Talon; Lex is waiting for him. // (fix it after 5x02 Mortal) ~5k words
The Simple Truth of Skin by Thamiris - There are many ways to wield a hammer. (set after 1x12 leech) // ~8k words
From the Ruins by Bagheera - During "Zod", Clark and Lex accidentally switch bodies. (this felt very real but was also soft. i really wanted it to just keep going on forever) // ~16k words
Dreams of Dying by elandrialore - Set about a week after Bound. Clark dreams of what was, what is, and what can be, and chooses his path. Now he just has to convince everyone else that he's right. (this is a heavy read at points but clark reflects on how he treats lex which is always much appreciated) // ~18k words
Catharsis by arysteia - Aristotle says that tragedy purges the negative emotions of the audience. Can angsty porn purge the negative emotions of the Smallville audience? Let's give it a shot. Lex finally calls Clark on a few things. (the title says it all. if you, too, wish to strangle clark during parts of season 4, this fic will definitely be cathartic for you as well) // ~4k words
Memoria by ORiley42 - The memory meddling of "Memoria" ends with Lex and Clark being finally, totally honest with each other. (i literally will read anything to erase this episode from my memory - no pun intended) // ~10k words
Satisfied?! by twinsarein - Can anything survive the ashes of their friendship? (a very smutty fix-it to 5x02 Mortal; cw for sexual violence and dubious consent) // ~36k words
I Shatter by Slinkling - What if Clark wasn't such a coward at the end of "Shattered"? (first person lex pov, third person clark pov; i think the way they chose to write this is just really well done. this is also just much more satisfying than what actually happens at the end of shattered.) // ~8k words
Intruder by mskatej - Clark is in heat. Chaos ensues. (this fic is wild i don’t even know. but i feel like i should include it because it’s technically an early s6 fix it. i think? cw for cheating) // ~16k words
post-canon fix-it fics:
Locked Room Mystery by rivkat - President Luthor, due to threat of natural disaster, is stuck for hours with that annoyingly ethical reporter Clark Kent. Since Lex is smart and Clark is a crap liar, once they're alone in a room together, Lex figures out that Clark must know something about him pre-memory-loss. // ~6k words
Play Forgiveness by museaway - The call comes in when Clark is drunk on sleep and his face is buried deep in the pillow. "The President requires your assistance." // ~10k words
We got it started in the worst way by Eileen_Blazer - Shutting the door, Clark thinks: is that my kryptonite-laced demise in your pocket or are you just unhappy to see me? Because he doesn't know, really, if Lex is here to wax poetic about their past or to kill him. But either way– ; Or, Lex remembers. Clark always knew he would // ~3k words
Lost in Translation by rivkat - Your soulmate’s name is written on your arm. Reading it is one thing. Understanding it is another. (soulmate AU that weaves itself through canon starting in season one but finds its way to post-canon and settles there beautifully. this really is so well done. i read this after i answered the ask so im adding it after the fact bc its just that good and it needs to be here) // ~10k words
rift-less future fics that either ignore canon from a non-specific point or were written before the rift started and/or before the show ended:
Le Dormeur du Val by Pun - Lex takes in a weary Clark. (taken straight from my comment on the fic: this is exactly what i need in a fic. my favorite tropes. the yearning. the separation. coming back together. admitted long repressed feelings. oh this killed me in the best way.) // ~11k words
Long Time Coming by BewareTheIdes15 - “Yes, I’m in love with you,” Lex says, like he’s explaining that the Earth is round; like this is some baseline, inalienable fact that’s not irretrievably reorganizing Clark’s existence. “I’ve never seen any reason for that to be an impediment to our friendship.” (this is a perfect AU futurefic. the characters are somehow so spot on while still fitting into this softer version of the future. it’s just lovely to read and so enticing) // ~15k words
Three Impossible Things by seperis - Clark changes everything. (this fic is an emotional roller coaster i loved it so much) // ~32k words
The Milk and Cookies War by Punk - Lex Luthor's Penthouse for Wayward Boys. (basically, clark decides to seduce lex. this is just cute an fun) // ~6k words
Faking It by suzvoy - It's just as well they're best friends, really. (i just read this today instead of working lmao and it's cute and silly; fake dating) // ~21k words
Rainbow Sign by rivkat - Rainbows have nothing to hide. (this is a cute and soft read. clark is in college and has told everyone he has a boyfriend even though he doesn't) // ~9k words
string theory by spqr - “You have now reached sexual maturity," the AI says, cheerful. "Congratulations.” Clark, who’s twenty-six and likes to think he reached sexual maturity a while ago, just says, “Thanks.” (i'm not sure this should be included as a fix-it fic but i just think it's really cute and it fits into the riftless category. it's established relationship which i don't usually read. it's also mating cycles/in heat/alien biology smut if that's not your thing) // ~7k words
post-rift future fics with happy endings that either a) were written before the show ended so they don't reflect what we now know as canon, or b) chose to ignore the canon ending; these sometimes take inspiration from other superman/dc canon:
The Hinge Moment by tasabian - Superman has a bad day; Lex just happens to be there. (listen to me. this description does not even begin to do this fic justice. it will stay with me forever) // ~15k words
Yellow by rivkat - "A Kryptonian, huh? I knew this 'I'm the only one, I'm the only one' thing was just an attention-getter." (president lex gets abducted by aliens. and then you get trampled by more emotions imaginable. i also really enjoyed the AU take on the characters’ lives in this futurefic) // ~7k words
While They Do Dream Things True by thirteenthmoon - Lex falls under the effects of the Black Mercy plant, and dreams up a reality where he and Clark are married. Clark has to travel into his dreams to break him out of it. (a truly beautiful read; i *think* this falls under this category?) // ~7k words
Ulterior Motives by astolat - Everybody wants to rule the world. (this is just so *them* and feels real and right) // ~19k words
Risk Management by tasabian - A bad day for Metropolis reunites Clark and Lex. // ~7k words
Golden Rule by rivkat - Clark doesn't make the same mistake twice. (lex, who is clark's nemesis, loses his memory to before season 3. clark makes some choices) // ~13k words
Red Tulips by TheWhiteLily - Lex discovers that his feelings on the death of Superman are more mixed than he’d expected. This is unacceptable. And, because he is Lex, he has a plan. // ~4k words
iHero by iibnf - Bitten by a radioactive CD player, Lex gets super powers and just about everything he ever wanted, not that he'd ever admit he wanted what he gets. (it's just a good time) // ~81k words
Visions of a Different Future by meyari - Lex uses a device Tess created for destruction to create a new future for himself and Clark. All it took was a secret room, some strategic kryptonite and complete honesty. // ~7k words
Where I Can't Follow by SinnamonSpider - While the rest of the world mourns, Lex goes to work. (i think i have a thing for temporarily dead clark lol) // ~7k words
Forever by JusticePlague - Clark's concern was almost tangible. Lex just couldn't bring himself to think of him as Superman, right now, not after having that dream. Not even with that stupid 'S' plastered across his broad chest. ; Or. That time Lex was too tired to resist his baser desires. (porn with feelings) // ~4k words
Injustice by averaird - Lex Luthor rediscovers a few things about himself that he had hoped to forget. (i lovingly put in my bookmark: "lex takes the container exercise a bit too far" lmao) // ~20k words
Absent Limbs by tasabian - Lex is taken hostage by alien invaders; Clark and the Justice League work together to rescue him. // ~9k words
Reciprocation by P.L. Nunn - After Lex inadvertantly discovers Clark's powers, understandings are tentatively reached, outside problems inevitably arise and mutual satasfaction acheived. // ~67k words
please let me know if any of the links don't work. it's possible i pasted the wrong thing or something since i was going sort of fast. also let me know if you have any questions or are concerned about content warnings!
BruHal announces relationship to the public, no capes, to solidify the permanence of their relationship
Their love is hard earned and they will not be quiet about it
The family and the PR team are all geared up to prepare for the worst to come out of the announcement — something picking at Hal's background, vindictive ex lovers stirring up a scandal...
Well, no one could've possibly foreseen some of the headlines that would come after the fact
"Hal Jordan: Jason Todd's biological mother revealed!? EXES TO LOVERS ROMANCE OF THE CENTURY!"
Yeah so turns out, all of Gotham saw the sexy androgynous flyboy with white streaks on his hair and a natural gargantuan height....... then looked at Jason with his white streak and freakish growth spurt
and then just put 2+2 together like.......
"yep! that's a Wayne-Jordan baby! congrats on getting with the baby mama, Mr. Wayne!"
Hal is enjoying the gender euphoria, actually; he doesn't do much to mind how he presents his gender, but it is nice when people attribute his lean frame and defined curves to femininity
Bruce is mortified
Jason finds it hilarious, and maybe a little sweet, because even if just for a moment, he can pretend he has a cool mom who would sooner make the universe explode ("what?...too soon?") than sell him away
And honestly, he likes Hal. the whole family does! He's cool, and normal in a way that his billionaire dad can't be
(and if Jason starts calling Hal "mom" after his other chosen momma, Catherine, then that's for them to keep 🥹❤️)
meanwhile Damian is tweaking because now people think that even in blood, he's the youngest child
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