soft-boiled wonderland

33. She/her. Translator. Occasional writer and language learner. Something with words, in any case :)

[softboiledwonderland]

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

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Categories: F/M, Gen Relationships: Boromir (Son of Denethor II)/Original Female Character(s), Aragorn | Estel & Boromir (Son of Denethor II), Boromir (Son of Denethor II) & Gandalf | Mithrandir Characters: Boromir (Son of Denethor II), Original Female Character(s), Aragorn | Estel, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Legolas Greenleaf, Gimli (Son of Glóin), Éowyn (Tolkien), Éomer Éadig, Merry Brandybuck, Pippin Took, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Drama, Angst, Friendship, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Boromir Lives, Sort Of, Modern Girl in Middle Earth, a very extended redemption arc for Boromir, not that I think he needs it, but he’s getting one anyway Summary: Boromir fell beneath Amon Hen and was given to the River – and the River gave him back. What price will he and those who love him have to pay for his return? And who set it for them? Or: Boromir Lives, with a twist.

Longest chapter so far! Merry and Pippin get character tags! Stuff galore

[marysmirages]

Watership Down (Hazel and Fiver) 2026

[softboiledwonderland]

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

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Librarians (TV 2014), Discworld - Terry Pratchett Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Ezekiel Jones, Eve Baird, Flynn Carsen, Jacob "Jake" Stone, Cassandra Cillian, Jenkins | Galahad (The Librarians), The Librarian (Discworld) Additional Tags: Fluff, Attempt at Humor, Bananas Summary:

The Annex welcomes a very special guest.

[postarcadian]

truly the idea of "this scene is (un-)necessary to the story" is such a fundamentally uncurious and anti-art way of engaging with fiction. the story itself is unnecessary, in the sense that all art is unnecessary, because art is not a fucking optimization problem. that's the beauty of it

[inthiskingdomwewillendure]

Eomer, Legolas & Gimli 4k

[orthodoxadventure]

The Annunciation. Frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla (fragments). Rome, Late second - early third centuries.

[softboiledwonderland]

Moonlight Destiny - Chapter 2 - theowlandtheunicorn - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Categories: F/M  Relationships: Chiba Mamoru/Tsukino Usagi, Tsukino Usagi & Inner Senshi Characters: Chiba Mamoru, Tsukino Usagi, Mizuno Ami, Hino Rei, Kino Makoto, Aino Minako Additional Tags: Cozy, Slice of Life, autumn vibes, Fluff, Friendship, Slow Burn, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés Summary: One moonlit October evening, a tired Dr. Mamoru Chiba stumbles upon a newly opened café, and more than one life is changed. Or: Mamoru just wants to drink his coffee in peace. Occasionally he manages, but probably not here.

[dancerinthestorm]

06-26

Shades of hydrangea.

[thelordsoftherings]

Not all those who wander are lost

[softboiledwonderland]

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

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger & Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom & Ron Weasley Characters: Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Friendship, Mystery, Adventure, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, don’t worry Trevor’s fine I would never, Ron is the mom friend, they’re all just babies missing their homes, except for Harry who loves it here Summary:

It’s the night of September the first, and Trevor’s gone missing (again). Or: Ron’s not having a very good first night at Hogwarts.

[softboiledwonderland]

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

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger & Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom & Ron Weasley Characters: Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Friendship, Mystery, Adventure, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, don't worry Trevor's fine I would never, Ron is the mom friend, they're all just babies missing their homes, except for Harry who loves it here Summary:

It’s the night of September the first, and Trevor’s gone missing (again). Or: Ron’s not having a very good first night at Hogwarts.

[slayer-barbie]

FRIENDS (1994-2004)

6x01 | “The One After Vegas”

[radioactive-earthshine]

Not sure why it's a new trend among fic readers to assume if the fic has not been posted within the week it's inappropriate to comment on it, like the fic has to be hot out of the oven to give feedback for.

I got a comment on a fic that is less than a year old and it was mostly an apology for being a comment on an "old fic" and how late they were in commenting.

Just comment on the fic. Doesn't matter how old it is.

[mysteryteacup]

Fandom is not social media.

Fandom is not trends.

Fandom is a cross between a library and having a slumber party with your friends.

"Old" means nothing to fic.

[antlered-vixen]

I am so tired of short-attention-span, trim-the-fat culture. All writing advice these days is for how to write like Chuck Palahniuk. "Cut 'think', cut 'feel', cut 'wonder' - only action, only pushing forward, show and move and move and move." What if I could emulate this style, and still don't want to? What if I want to write like Henry James, with three paragraphs of introspective musings between each dialogue line? The music advice is, "make it shortform, make it Tik-Tok compatible, make it punchy, hit the refrain as soon as possible." What if I want that 10-minute prog rock piece? What if I want that symphony? What if I want it slow and luxurious and lazy? Movies. Series. Poetry. Bodies. Everything is "trimmed trimmed trimmed trimmed, stripped bare, you have three seconds to win me over, make it airport chic." I don't want to win you over, then, I guess. I want the fat left it. I want the pleasure and the indolence and the indulgence. Fuck this art-advice that's always "your art needs Ozempic."

[thehmn]

In Copenhagen you can visit The Round Tower. It used to be an astronomical observatory until light pollution and the vibrations from increased traffic in the streets made it useless for its original purpose.

Today it’s mostly famous for what it looks like on the inside.

It has an equestrian staircase though it’s so smooth it’s really just a gentle slope more than a staircase. It was build like that so our lazy bum king could ride his horse all the way to the top (king not in photo)

And naturally people have also driven cars up the tower

And held a bike race

For a while it was just sort of abandoned by the authorities and became a spiraling marketplace

But today it has been restored and become a tourist spot as well as a popular destination for school trips. And yes, you can still watch the cosmos at the top.

[michaelnordeman]

Eurasian red squirrel/ekorre. Värmland, Sweden (13 May 2024).

[kragehund-est]

you say you would sacrifice yourself to save your wife, you say you would kill someone to defend your children, etc. you'd do any sort of grand gesture for your loved ones. but what about in the mean time?

would you mildly inconvenience yourself? would you take them time to actually bond with them? would you take the time to remember their likes and dislikes? would you re-evaluate your beliefs? would you try to see an argument from their point of view? would you keep your voice level instead of raising it to intimidate them?

would you dedicate a few seconds every day instead of pledging one massive push at a hypothetical point in your life?