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[doriskilmanandthepinkicing]

Jay took such a shuddering breath that Pierre preemptively handed him a tissue. 'I didn't play because I knew almost none of the things would apply to me. Some negative treatment of the 'pull yourself together' variety for my depression. Some teasing at school. Otherwise nothing. Nothing. NOTHING. I've never lost a loved one. I never got to know the grandparents of mine who aren't living, as they were gone before I was born. I've never been attacked, or had anyone try to hold me back, or gone a SINGLE DAY without enough food or money. I've had reasonably satisfying romantic relationships that never ended in any dramatic ways. Never tried to have kids that I wanted, or get kids I didn't want, or had kids and then lost them. You were all drinking. Shot after shot after shot. I am screwed up. I am fucked up for no reason. I have had this enviable, comfortable, safe little life and I don't even want it and I can't even FUCKING give it to one of you who deserves better than what you got. GOD FUCKING DAMMIT.'

Sharps Hour by Raven_Aorla

[whatelseinnightvale]

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

Dana is still lost... wherever and whenever she is. But a former-fellow intern visits to make sure that she remains well.

[joomju]

Fic Rec!

But Now I've Got You by raven_aorla 

Bond/Q H/C, rated M. Tw: rape (offscreen, though the list of symptoms afterwards is graphic). 

What makes this fic so special is that the author decided to take a James Bond story, stick it in Thailand, and then proceeded to add in bits and bobs of Thai culture through her two OCs, the nurse and the Thai spy. As a white hick, I've grown up with textbooks written by more white people about other cultures. The encyclopedia set on our shelves had more pages dedicated to the state of Kentucky than it did on the nation of China. (This was in the days before Wikipedia. Yes, I am old.) So for me to read about Thai culture from a Thai person's perspective is gold. Internet, ilu. Raven_aorla, ilu.

In general the H/C is mostly about Q wanted to re-establish agency over his body and control over his interactions with other people. It isn't a "and then they had sex and everything was better" fic. Overall, nicely done.

[professorfangirl]

Anonymous asked a question:

"raven_aorla, here; you can answer this publicly. In a weekend where I got a freebie worth $50 at an online store I drool over, went to a dance where people dressed as mythical beasts did Gangnam Style, saw a fantastic production of my favorite musical for cheap, and planned out a BDSM threeway with two faraway lovers I get to see soon? Your commentary on my fics, your recs, your enthused offers of friendship - I would could that as the best things of all."

Turning red, hugging self, bouncing up and down, ever so grateful. Not least because while I'm not currently a practitioner, more BDSM folks in my life always always makes it more interesting. Thank you eeeeever so.

[professorfangirl]

Best sentence of the day

"In January 2017, Jim was just about to leave the classroom after a reasonably successful day, when all of a sudden most of his nightmares were realized (not the ones about all his teeth falling out or the ones about Seb turning into a pile of angry raccoons with sniper rifles and grabby little hands, though, thank God)."

From Nostalgia, by raven_aorla. I don't think she realizes just how common this nightmare is among professors...

[professorfangirl]

Fic rec: "after summer after summer"

You know, I'm not a big fan of crossovers. And I'm not a big fan of AUs. And I'm a downright enemy of Shakespeare fan fiction, because it's almost never done in a way that doesn't make me want to bash my head against my desk until I'm unconscious and out of my own misery. So this fic in which Q the genius is actually Ariel the spirit really shouldn't work for me. But you know? It really does.

"When she finished explicating, telling him of the very-appropriate codename Bond - the finest yet most fragile of the double-ohs - he rose to his feet. 'I’ve always liked the letter Q since I learned how to read. It sounds so funny, and it stays so faithfully to U. That little tail that quirks off-kilter, as well.'

"She smiled. 'There’s my darling.' She looked and sounded so much like Prospera at that moment he could burst."

"after summer after summer" by raven_aorla.