#absolutely recommended

[itishalle]

I NEED to yap about the fanfic I read few months ago. It’s beautiful.

Coexistence is Boredom - Sakurazukamori6, 33 chapters and ongoing, 200k+ words, LxRxL, mature.

Absolutely endearing writing. Story set after Higuchi arrest, just after Light regains his memories. They move to Paris after being informed of the existence of another notebook in France. Starting with the shenanigans set in the city of Paris. Lots of french, very alive chemistry, romance(?), they’re really freaky, and they’re both very in love with each other. It gets really dark in the middle(torture).

The first half was everything I wished for, absolutely perfect. Lawlight being silly, while the plot keeps moving, towards the inevitable path to catastrophe. Great ending of the first portion before the whole mood of the fic actively changes.

And then I found the dead dove in the bag, which wasn’t labeled bc ffnet lacks such sufficient tagging system. I haven’t been able to recover from being jumped by it ever since. Anyways, am planning to read the rest after recovering sufficiently. Also, interesting character interpretations. Could agree to most of it.

(Spoilers!) the part that was so scrumptious:

L taught him how to kill a person with a gun, and with that exact method Light killed someone

“When firing, always take two shots, one after the other – preferably to the head, since bulletproof vests are quite sturdy. Two quick shots to the head also ensure that the person won't get back up again," L briefed. He then handed the gun over to him .”

Few chapters later

“Raito narrowed his eyes and without even a second thought, he swiftly reached into the waistband of his slacks, pulled out the gun tucked away there and shot Rene two times in the back of the head.”

Like omg that is the hottest thing I’ve ever read.

I’ve only read half of the fic but still I can say for sure that this fic is a masterpiece. Definitely recommended!!

[susann-noir]

It's been years since I've enjoyed a game enough to pursue something like this. Some of the achis are really enjoyable and just require time and patience, others are truly horrible due to bad design, but thanks to @mogruith's and @pamrak's encouragement, help and support, I made it despite my weak ticky ticker! 💜You're the best, ladies!

[hithelleth]

The Cleaning Lady S1

It’s been a week since the season finale, so my feelings had the time to settle and I need to write out some things.

Mainly, look, I’m a simple, shallow fangirl. ;) I came here for a ship. The ship. Of the not quite enemies but maybe adversaries-to-lovers (hopefully :P) variety. And the show has definitely delivered on that with off-the-charts chemistry and real connection despite everything.

But also so much more.

For airing on Fox, this show was really good about how it tackled the topic of immigrants/undocumented workers and the difficulties they face and the unfairness of it all.

But mostly, I liked how it dealt with the notions of morality and really showed the complexity good and evil. (Emphasis on showed, because it really did that, not told, so of course it may have flown over some people’s heads.)

I loved how they wrote the characters to show that what’s legal is not always good and what’s illegal is not always bad and that and belonging to the group designated as good does not make one a good person.

That said, I do not hate Garrett (yes, this is about him, in part).

(I read some meta/opinions along watching while hunting for pretty gifs to reblog (and there’s barely any of Garrett, oh well [enter something about having to them myself but not doing it :P])and he seems to be universally hated and people seem to be mostly focused on shipping (which is fine, I’m too, but…).

As opposed to some other shows (okay, one in particularly), what I liked about TCL is that Garret as an FBI agent is clearly designated as the supposed good guy. But he is a) shit at his job (skirting and breaking the law) and a) often a disaster of a human being, although he means well, and sometimes, when he realises/acknowledges his fuck-ups, he tries to fix things and makes up for it.

And that’s what makes him not hate-able, not lovable-either, but interesting. And it’s what I loved the most in TCL: showing that and/or when the designated ‘good guy’ is not good at all and making it clear, clearly framing it as him being in the wrong. A fucking +++++++ job!

In the opposite way, they show Arman, the mobster who should be in the ‘evil’ group as often much more decent human being.

And then there’s Thony, clearly ‘violating the law’, but obviously set up as good, as the protagonist to sympathise with and root for.

Marco is a whole another issue I have not spoons or desire to deal with but again I liked the dichotomy between Thony leaving with Luca to get Luca treatment and him leaving with Luca (I called that, btw!) because of, I guess, his manly pride & need to be in charge, and maybe a bit of vengefulness (or a lot of the latter.) And I’m not even getting into his gambling (although at least he had some decency to save some money for Luca).

But, maybe somewhere behind there’s something good in him, too. At least, I think, he does love Luca.

So, yeah, I don’t like Marco, but I don’t quite hate him, either. Okay, maybe a bit, more than Garrett at least. Which says something. Maybe because we really didn’t learn much about Marco, definitely less than about Garrett, so he doesn’t seem as interesting. (And a boring/uninteresting character is worse than evil.) But they might flesh him out in S2, considering how S1 ended.

So, yeah, from what I read there are good chances for S2 considering the ratings and TPTB’s enthusiasm, but what worries me is it being on Fox. I guess we have to wait and see.

I do hope there is another season, because there’s a lot of potential from Thony (hopefully) getting Luca back to trying her new criminal enterprise and manoeuvring between working with Arman and not going to jail (I guess the deportation trial is still on? I forgot.) and everything else.

I also loved Fiona and the kids and Fiona and Thony’s friendship and would love to see more of them, too.

[redwingsupportgroup]

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

Chapters: 4/? Fandom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson, Joaquín Torres & Sam Wilson Characters: Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes, Gideon Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Jim Wilson, Jody Casper, AJ Wilson, Cass Wilson, Joaquín Torres, Leah (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Original Characters Additional Tags: Rewrite of TFATWS, Sam POV, Comic Themes, Slow Burn, Because They're Gay and Stupid, Hurt/Comfort, Family, Louisiana Setting, Sam Becomes Cap At the Very End, We just have a journey to go thru to get there, Bucky has TBI, Mentions of Cancer, Recovery and PTSD from the Blip, Memory Issues Summary:

Sam smiled, eyes soft. He leans in, lips just a breath away from Bucky's ear. "Wanna hear a secret? It starts with 'I' and ends with 'love you'."

 .

After the events of Endgame, Sam goes home to his family in Louisiana.

Bucky isn't too far behind.

[ rewrite of the falcon and the winter soldier ]

[galeaya067]

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

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe/Xiao Jingyan Characters: Fem!LinShu, Lin Shu | Mei Changsu | Su Zhe, Xiao Jingyan, Lin Xie, Princess Jinyang Additional Tags: Couvade syndrome, Genderbending, Lactation Kink, Rule 63, Implied Mpreg, but not really, when can I marry Jingyan, Fluff and Crack Series: Part 8 of psych0's favourites Summary:

" Perhaps the best known case of couvade syndrome in Ancient China was that of the 7th Prince in the Liang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, his son Lin Jingyan, born Xiao Jingyan, was recorded to have “borne his wife’s pregnancy symptoms for her”, a feat marvelled over by ancient Chinese scholars and doctors. Notably, his wife Lin Shu was the Young Marshall of Western Liang’s Chiyan army, and she soon resumed her military duties after birth, leaving her husband to raise their children. Symptoms experienced by Lin Jingyan included the usual pregnancy-related symptoms such as nausea, disturbed sleeping patterns, appeared altered hormone levels as well as breast growth and increased sensitivity. "

- Grand Imperial Physician Lin Chen, Liang Dynasty, China

[absedarian]

I ate llama from the grill in Chile, which means I ate Llama Parrillada ...

[light-kun]

He continues with his work, utterly expressionless: studying profiles and accessing webcams, typing emails and processing letters as Naomi clings and slides and kisses—easing in and out and up and down and using him as any other woman might use a vibrator or sex toy.

Case Studies (LxMisora)

[afterthegrey]

Barakamon is the best anime of this season and you can't persuade me otherwise

Period