Dec 27, 2023
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💥 Happy 28th birthday Timothée Chalamet! 💥
2023 Wrapped – favorite characters @asiandramanet creator bingo – blending
"I exist. It is soft, so soft, so slow. And light: it seems as thought it suspends in the air." –Jean-Paul Sarte 🍂 // all photos are mine 🌙
(Some of) My favourite fics of 2023
2023! What a year, eh? Jesus fucking Christ.
There's no way I can start this list without making a huge caveat: unlike last year, I have NOT read all the RWRB fics that have come out in 2023, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. There's just been SO MUCH, and I have in no way kept up.
Anyway. These are my favourite things that I HAVE read. Rules (because who am I if not an extremely organised rule follower?): fic has to have been published in 2023; no more than one per author (some of you gave me real trouble here). Last year I only let myself put five fics on the list, this year I’ve been slightly more generous. Here we go:
muscle memory by @dumbpeachjuice: (E, ~30k) pining while fucking so good it makes me a little bit insane.
Going Platinum by @cricketnationrise: (E, ~20k) OMG the camboy!Alex AU I never knew I needed.
With so much of my heart (that none is left to protest) by @kiwiana-writes: (E, ~65k) Shakespearean actors goodness!
Sweetheart Grips by @orestespdf: (E, ~13k) I am a little bit in love with trans Alex.
coyote ugly series (part 1 part 2) by @smc-27: (E, ~12k) *the rules are being bent, no one look over here. I'm already screaming at myself for not choosing the tennis AU or the stripper!Henry entry* Pining that's worth its weight in gold.
Taste the Way You Bleed by @cha-melodius: (T, ~4k) *again it pains me to not go with spy bois or cheesemonger Henry* The Halloween Huh! fic that nearly ended me in the best way. So funny I could scream.
The Edge of Glory by @historicallysam (T, ~10k) fantastic post-canon exploration of: what if Alex got asked to back into politics, after they've had a kid?
a rich and complex tapestry by @everwitch-magiks (E, ~9k) Henry hosts a radio show about sex and relationships, Alex fucks his way through his bisexual crisis. Delightful.
And of course I couldn’t leave out these babies I helped birth (gross, I beta read them):
Underground by @zwiazdziarka: (T, ~4k) If you love Labyrinth (and Henry in tights, which--who doesn't!) then I've got the fic for you!
why are you googling vampires? by @daisymae-12: (E, ~14k) vampire Henry goodness starring Twilight obsessed Alex
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As for my favourite out of my own fics, I'm gonna go for an outlier: Down by the Water, I Saw You (E, ~63k). I love all my fics, and the numbers on some of the post-August 11 fics speak for themselves, but this one has my heart. The journey from sad/angry exes to trusting each other again and getting over all the past hurts; to being able to dig into their hearts and find that love that they'd both buried but never managed to get rid of. I wrote it because it was what I wanted to read and it still kills me. Of all my fics, it's the one I miss the most.
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Thanks to all of you who've read my stuff, everyone who’s sent a nice comment or message my way; everyone who started reading RWRB fic this year, everyone who watched the film then found the book then turned to ao3 because they needed MORE. I know the feeling. What a ride it's been.
Tumblr Fandom: A Year in Review 2023
@mistmarauder thank you so much for creating this and tagging me! 💛💛
Top Five Blorbos: 1. Eddie Diaz - 9-1-1 2. Leon Draisaitl - Hockey rpf 3. Embry Carter - Rebel Kings MC 4. Matthew Tkachuk - Hockey rpf 5. Eddie Fulton - Summer Sons
Top Five Fandoms: 1. 9-1-1 2. Hockey rpf 3. Rebel Kings MC 4. Percy Jackson 5. Summer Sons
Top Five OTPs: 1. Buddie - 9-1-1 2. Mattdrai - Hockey rpf 3. Embry and Mateo - Rebel Kings MC 4. Andrew and Eddie - Summer Sons 5. Quinn Hughes and Brady Tkachuk - Hockey rpf (listen. I can feel the brainrot brewing for these two. It's gonna get worse.)
Shoutout to Some New Friends: I feel like this year is the first time I really properly interacted with @shitouttabuck, @messyhairdiaz, @eddiebabygirldiaz and @toboldlynerd and it's been a truly wonderful time! Shoutout to @nunc-spes-spei and @zahlibeth who are always willing to yes-and spec/ideas and indulge weird theories, you're the best!
Shoutout to Some Old Friends: @rewritetheending, talking to you more this year has brought me indescribable amounts of joy, comfort, relief, every positive feeling out there! I can't emphasize enough how important you are to me! @onward--upward you are a true champ for putting up with my weird hrpf rants and excessive post sharing, I love sharing the brainrot with you! My Buck and Eddie girls @burnthatbridge, @girldadbuddie, and @thatsveryood, I treasure you SO much and hope we can share an unhinged video chat again soon (NZ meetup??)! And my absolute ride or dies, my teeny tiny friends, @buckactuallys, @capseycartwright, @clusterbuck, @hattalove, @oatflatwhite, and @thatbuddie, you're the best thing I have gained from this webbed site, I can't believe I get to talk to you every day! All hail the superior search engine etc, I love you so much!
Favorite Creation You Posted This Year: I've loved doing my fic recs from the archive-project and I've been so happy to see other people discover new old fics through it! (It's not finished, I just wanted a break over the holidays!)
Favorite Creation Posted by Someone Else This Year: I've got to shout out @butchdiaz's Eddie Diaz is the archer because I sat eating breakfast at our summer cottage one morning back in July, watching this video on repeat and struggling to keep my feelings somewhat contained because I couldn't spoil my sister by showing it to her.
People Who Brightened Your Year: Everyone I've already mentioned, naturally, but also @tripleaxeldiaz, @henswilsons, @kitkatpancakestack, @eddiediaaz, @try-set-me-on-fire, @transboybuckley, @trippedandfell for being those extra bright spots on my dash and sometimes in my DMs!
Anyone Else You’d Like to Mention: Big shoutout to all of my mutuals and followers, you are all fantastic and I'm really happy to be here hanging out with you! Extra thanks to @evcndiaz @nymika-arts @glorious-spoon @ellelans @spruceoutoffive @captain-hen @fcntasmas @andrewblur @spaceprincessem @mellaithwen and @mistmarauder for being absolutely wonderful presences on my dash, mwah!
Five of Your Favorite Authors This Year: In the interest of not trying to double-tag people (and get to shout out even more peeps):
@bropunzeling I've reread all of your mattdrai fics more than is probably healthy, and you are this 🤏 close to making me acquire new blorbos by reading the rest of your bibliography.
@msmargaretmurry I'll have you know I reread Head Above Water three times this year and it made me more unhinged every time. That's not counting the times I went back to it just to reread a favourite scene or two.
@hopetorun your mattdrai winner's room fic rearranged something in my brain and I'll never be the same again.
@letmetellyouaboutmyfeels I don't know how you do what you do but I'm in awe, every single time!
@littlespoonevan I've gone back to reread several of your fics this year, and there's something so uniquely sweet and comforting about them!
Five of Your Favorite Artists/Gifmakers/Podficcers/Etc. This Year: 1. @bilosan your gifs are so gorgeous and I always love seeing what kind of sets you put together! 2. @like-the-rest-of-la if I could eat your art, I would!! It's so stupidly beautiful! 3. @skyhighrollins911 your edits are beyond gorgeous, and the cast sharing them as well is so deserved! 4. @barbiediaz your gifsets bring me endless joy and make me stop to look even when it's a fandom I'm not personally in! 5. @baneme-art I am so in love with the way you draw Buck and Eddie, I could look at them for hours!
Three Things You’re Looking Forward to in 2024: 1. S7 of 9-1-1. Of course. 2. Continuing to learn more and get better at west coast swing! (Please let me get into the spring course I will be crushed if I can't have it regularly for half a year 😢) 3. Book seven of Rebel Kings MC (Garrett Leigh you KNOW what you did!)
Tagging: Anyone and everyone tagged in this post already!
Hello & Happy New Year to the wonderful patrons of Queer Liberation Library! This is Kieran checking in to give you a round-up post of w
tl;dr - In 2023, we were able to:
Open one library!
Reach over 6,500 followers across our social media platforms
Double our patron list from opening day to over 3,000 patrons in two months
End the year with 557 books in the collection, after opening with 405
Fundraise a total of $36,475.07
We cannot thank you enough for your support, in the financial sense but also in the emotional sense. Your excitement and enthusiasm about the project comes back to us when we read your messages on social media and in our emails. We are so honored to be doing this work with and for our queer family across the country.
A 2023 retrospective. Lots of crochet this past year.
Every month of 2023!
I was tagged by @smileytharn and @my-rose-tinted-glasses - thank you so much 🤍! I love to deep dive into past years!
The task is to link your favorite and most popular post(s) of each month of the year.
January
Most popular: I think I love you | Never Let Me Go | I do understand why this one was so popular Personal Favorite: I make you feel single | The Director Who Buys Me Dinner | This scene and set still gives me such a good feeling in my tummy, so wholesome!
February
Most popular: Look at me. I am soaking wet. | Moonlight Chicken | I am very proud of this set and I love it, but it is not my facorite one. Personal Favorite: Do you take this place as your home? | Moonlight Chicken | I really love my coloring for this scene. And the scene was so cute
March
Most popular: Lust [noun] | Bed Friend | and again, I can understand why it is so popular... Personal Favorite: You're the light, you're the night | Multi | I just had so much fun creating this set and I am still proud of it.
April
Most popular: What makes you happy the most these days? | The Eighth Sense | Oh, I love this scene so much! Personal Favorite: The Story | The Eighth Sense | Because of the coloring. I adore the coloring of this scene so much!
May
Most popular: How does it feel to be honest? | Love Mate Personal Favorite: How does it feel to be honest? | Love Mate | This is such a beautiful and soft scene and I really like the set.
June
Most popular: Can you grant me a wish? | Love Tractor | This scene altered my brain chemistry! I love it so much and I really love the set! Personal Favorite: Thousand Little Kisses | Multi | I just love those little kisses so much and I love that I have a whole set of these cute scenes!
July
Most popular: The American Style | Jun & Jun | The flirting was strong in this one! Personal Favorite: It's already been granted. | Tokyo In April Is... | This scene was so good and I like my coloring.
August
Most popular: Getting to know each other... | Wedding Plan | I get it. Personal Favorite: Getting to know each other... | Wedding Plan | I had the most fun giffing this scene!
September
Most popular: Segasaki being soft with a clingy Yoh | My Personal Weatherman | This scene made me soft... Personal Favorite: Iconic Moments | Multi | I just love those sets and I love making them!
October
Most popular: You said you would always love me | Kiseki: Dear To Me | Understandable choice, the scene was hot. Personal Favorite: Just Mond Boeing being sexy. | Only Friends | Because sexy...
November
Most popular: At ease... | Kiseki: Dear To Me | These two were the most adorable and soft psycho husbands and I loved every scene of them! Personal Favorite: This is the first time I've been in a fitting room with someone else | Last Twilight | I guess I love this one so much because this was the moment I fell in love with Mhok (and Jimmy)
December
Most popular: Alright. It's soft | Last Twilight | This scene... this scene! I love it! Personal Favorite: The Lick | Multi | No reason... no brain...
Sometimes it was really hard to pick my favorite one. I enjoy most of my sets, because I made them and I put heart and soul in most of them. Overall this was so fun! Thank you again for the tag! I know many have done this before, so feel free to ignore me if you've done this before or you don't want to do this :) @smittenskitten @liyazaki @piningintrovert @maxescheibechlinichacheli @khaotungsfirst @guzhu-furen