#deastar

[mdzsao3]

like the baby fawn stumbling around on its wobbly little legs version of D/s dynamics

[ao3 link]

[puzzle-queenredux]

Going on vacation Next Week! So it's time for my annual reread of my favorite fanfic!

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

[withthewerewolves]

It Took More Than A Month - But It’s Done

My second bookbinding project is So Wise We Grow by Deastar, who very kindly allowed me to bind this fic even though someone else has already done a wonderful job at it.  https://archiveofourown.org/works/55410/chapters/73479

I made completely different mistakes this time, which is good while learning a new hobby! I hit a bit of a snag right away - did you know the average black ink cartridge only prints about 200 pages? Because I did not. And then I somehow broke the printer trying to change the ink cartridge (I could swear I had successfully done it in the past, but alas, I am not a tech person), so the reverse side of the pages ended up being printed by a different printer, with slightly different margins, etc. You can see the difference in the picture below. I don’t think it would bother me while reading it, and I decided I wasn’t enough of a perfectionist to reprint it. 

I think the actual binding went pretty well! The spine is straight, I learned from my last project that I need to be careful how I put it in the press. 

I was able to use my cricut so much for this project! I bound the cover in cloth, so I was able to use iron on vinyl for the front and back. I did have to do it over again because I overheated the back the first time, and the planet dissolved away. The second time I had some trouble with the vinyl coming partially away from the fabric (alas, I need more practice), but I was out of fabric and vinyl so I decided to sacrifice the words being even for the picture being clear and went with the second attempt. 

I also used my cricut to do the poem that the title is from in foil on the inside page. I think it looks pretty good! The poem is absolutely perfect for this fic. 

Overall, a good learning experience! I adore this fic, I really enjoyed typesetting it. I don’t have a picture of it, but I found a little planet doodle to use as the section break and I think it looks very cute. 

I’m planning to take a short break from fanfic binding to make myself a planner for college in the fall (yes, I’m going back AGAIN), but I hope to get back to it after! Any thoughts on what I should bind next? I’m on a bit of a Steve/Bucky kick lately, or maybe an All For The Game fic. 

[mdzsao3]

what if the famed horny clench was actually solely a toppy clench

[ao3 link]

[cryingbilldenbrough]

@twistedbutcute yo yo yo the fic is So Wise We Grow by Deastar!! it literally never gets old ive read it like twenty times!

[youhideastar]

New soulbond short!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7277668/chapters/25109841

Someone on tumblr wanted Cup smut, and I was inspired. Enjoy!

PS: Damn it, spellcheck, stop putting a space in “soulbond.”

[bangbangneko]

Throwback Thursday !! Part 2 this time featuring my Zatsune Miku cosplay from 08 or 09. Cosplay made by me photo by Dea Star. #bangbangneko #cosplay #cosgirl #zatsunemiku #miku #vocaloid #deastar

[tallpoppies-ficrecs]

I resurrected Tall Poppies and brought it to tumblr so that I can library-of-alexandria all the good kidfic on the internet, because that is my bulletproof thing that I will read in any fandom. So I have to start reccing with this fic, which is such a classic, and which I reread this summer. I feel like really good kidfic needs to have a really delightful kid who is treated like a person and not just a bundle of generic adorability, and this little Vulcan is ACE, ugh, his little emotionally repressed love for Kirk! And how the whole plot works so well with the shippiness! IF EVERY COUPLE I SHIP AND ALSO THE ONES I DON'T COULD PLATONICALLY AGREE TO RAISE A CHILD TOGETHER I WOULD BE PRETTY INTO THAT okay fandom okay get going.

"Storek," he says grimly, "This is your one and only warning. In about ten seconds, I'm going to wrap my arms around your torso in a Human gesture of relief and affection, unless you tell me otherwise. It's called a hug. Is that acceptable?"

Storek nods, and Jim doesn't think twice, just scoops the kid up and squashes him against his chest, whispering in one pointed ear, "We were so fucking worried about you – don't tell Spock I said the 'f' word in front of you – so don't you ever do that again, I'm so serious."