...because I'm insane enough to continue that this year
I've read 3 million words in fic this month!
Plus about 100k in books :) I read Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 'Nemesis' which is around 60k (only somewhat racist and homophobic lmao), started her first Poirot 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles', finally finished Terry Pratchett's Discworld 'Guards! Guards!' (can recommend! One of the best Discworld books yet) and started 'Moving Pictures' and also started by Jacques Berndorf 'Die Raffkes'.
If you want to check out this month's fic recs, pretty much exclusively Star Wars, you can find them here! And I think I never shared my December Recs because I did my overall year in review last month - more Star Wars fic recs on Ao3 here!
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Did my history in excel as explained here and got a sun of 4984775 words, then back to my bookmarks on Ao3, (exclude # series, exclude # external source) - # to read: -12983-2512-8993=ā24488 & - # to continue reading: -149092-44314-54373-20203-121366-79050-142243-271618=ā882259 - # Jan25 (especially high because I backuped old stuff and had to click it again but didn't reread): -30208-9979-6133-298450-24551-55765-82313-146360-21196-6134-11570-88468-15443-32999-45319-124359-61515-88731-2940=ā1152433 + external source (exclude # to read, # to continue reading): 3000+10000+29000+31435+6000=79435
And I ran the list of authors I got in my Excel sheet of the month's Ao3 history through https://wordcounter.net/ so I can say with some certainty that the most fic I've read this month were from @shadowmaat @formlessvoidbeast @triscribe @wanderingjedihistorian @one-real-wrimonkey and @taz80390 (xypherskoti)! Thanks for all the fics <3 No-pressure-tagging y'all's to also check out what you've read this month :)
I have been Reliably Informedā¢ by Some Dude on Twitter that the regular clones are a bunch of bullying bastards who routinely harassed and degraded the Bad Batch for being 'different.' Thus TBB's treatment of the 'regs' is totes justified and anyone who has a problem with that clearly understands NOTHING. sigh. I've seen enough hot takes to roast marshmallows for the entire GAR.
I think it's very telling that a lot of people seem to think that "old" is a synonym for "ugly." Lots of social conditioning behind that, I'm sure, but it's just so patently false. Lots of older ladies are gorgeous, but even good looks won't save you from a vile personality. Maybe BKK has been dying her hair and using space-botox, but she'd still be an asshole, and no amount of makeup can ever cover that. But yeah, BKK and Ahsoka were both uncomfy in the looks department for various reasons.
the issue of BKKās looks and personality are separate for me. even if she was a good person, or if she seemed to genuinely regret the bad things sheās done, i would still prefer her to look a little older. she doesnāt even have to be completely grey - maybe a few white or grey streaks in her hair. i think that would make her look pretty cool. i am a dumb audience member - i want quick visual indicators that she is an older woman and not someone roughly dinās age
and oh god donāt get me started on ahsoka wtf was going on with those montrals
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Plo Koon/Shmi Skywalker
Characters: Plo Koon, Shmi Skywalker, CC-3636 | Wolffe, Original Alien Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, Politics, Criticism of Jedi without vilification, references to slavery
Summary:
After a slave rebellion, Plo Koon is sent to Tatooine to negotiate over hyperlane rights, but concerns raised by the former slaves leave him questioning his role in the war and the lives of his men. Luckily, Shmi Skywalker is there to lend a helping hand.
Crossed Stars is my one single foray into porn (with a little bit of plot to hold it together). Itās set in the same SWTOR headcanonāverse as Passion and Providence, but done in a much different style, and features a Republic-aligned smuggler and an Imperial intelligence agent. The first chapter is online, but it took over half a year to write; chapter two has been in progress for a year.
Iād spotted her the moment I walked in, but it had taken a few minutes of unobtrusive observation to be certain. Rutian twiālek, blue-skinned with intricate tattoos down the lengths of her lekku -- those must have hurt, but she wore them openly and proudly, likely a personal choice rather than a vestige of childhood slavery. Her casual garb and the blasters slung at her hips marked her as a spacer, probably a ship captain in her own right. This was a free woman. She would be smart, savvy, and could probably smell nerfshit a klik away. She was well aware of how her people were treated by the majority of the galaxy.Ā
She would be a challenge.
Good. This wouldn't be worth it without a challenge.
I waited until a space cleared beside her and moved in on the bar, flagging down the bartender and flattening my Academy accent into something more common-sounding. āIāll have what she's having.ā
A snort. āDoes that line ever really work?ā
I glanced over to find striking violet eyes studying me appraisingly and grinned. āOnly one way to find out, right?ā
Out of curiosity, do you know if there was ever an "official" answer (or BS excuse, really) why Bodhi Rook was left out of the 40th anniversary mural they debuted at Celebration? Or did fandom not care enough to raise a big enough stink to force them into addressing it?
Ok so I did a cursory search and just found the post on reddit from last year so no I donāt think there was an official answer but there was an interesting factoid the rest of Rogue One was on the mural but Bodhi had the 3rd most amount of screentime and was not included.Ā I think its not too late to start a hashtag for him.
shadowmaat replied to your post: So theyāre asking our local general store if...
NICE! Hope everyone weathers through it safe and sound (and well fed/provisioned).
Yes. Weāre lucky to be so isolated from whatās happening in the cities, but we still need things and thereās the huge fear of letting our elders head into crowded areas and gas stations. Iām glad some places are offering delivery services like this so they donāt need to leave their homes.
