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[totallysilvergirl]

Solace and Joy, Ch. 102: With this ring

(Fluffbruary, July 14, 2026)

Summary: John and Sherlock marry without witnesses, church, or state. [This continues Ch. 100, which is short enough to reread if you ... you know. Ch. 103 will be ]

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I grasp Sherlock’s elbows, not his hands, which I watch startle and then settle. In the millisecond before I open my mouth to speak, a hundred memories push in to stop time.

His hands on his violin, on the bow. His calluses, known by touch and by heart.

His hand cuffed to mine in the most terrifying chase of our whole, terror-rich career.

His hands gripping mine when we strain and thrust to melt the boundary between us.

His hands newly scoured by some caustic chemical or other, the small wounds a matter of indifference to him but not to me.

His hands, dexterous as a magician’s (illusionist, John, he’d say impatiently, magic isn’t real), quick and precise as a surgeon’s.

His hands, the unseeing version of those mercurial eyes: both are like no one else’s, hungry for data that they can shuttle to the sense-making organ faster than most people can even register its presence.

read the rest of Ch. 102 on AO3

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The @fluffbruary prompts for June were grove, arbor, and formal, and a glorious patch of crocuses. June blew past me so um here we are.

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[corvidcall]

to anyone in the areas impacted by the wildfire smoke, my #1 biggest piece of advice as someone whos been dealing with wildfire smoke in the NW united states for years, is build yourself a Corsi-Rosenthal Cube

they perform as well as expensive HEPA air cleaners, and are comparatively VERY inexpensive. all you need is a box fan, 4 air filters, a piece of cardboard, and some duct tape!!!!

i think it took us maybe a half hour to put ours together, if that, and we replace the filters every 3 months. it's really made a HUGE difference, both when the air quality is bad, but also with our allergies

[o0fyuu0o]

Saw these easy to read instructions on Twitter. Stay safe 💚

[tinyyellowflowers-blog]

Great time to start pricing this out by the way, fire season starts… on the summer solstice this year, that’s fun. Signs point to it being a doozy.

[theswarmtheswarmtheswarm]

🎄I just want to remind my fellow fat people that you are not disgusting or ugly or pathetic. You are beautiful and loved, and you shouldn't change who you are just because of what other people think, and you shouldn't feel guilt over what you eat

[totallysilvergirl]

A massage therapist once told a group of fic writers that after 15 years in the profession she had only one certainty: that all bodies are beautiful.

[chained-to-the-mirror]

JUNE POST CARD: In the Meadow

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[chained-to-the-mirror]

Last moments to sign up to get this postcard sent to you in late July! Tomorrow is a new month!

[whentherosespeaks]

Cover by @khorazir

[Plain text: A charity anthology showcasing queer Holmes and Watson. Original short stories, microfiction, poetry, 221Bs. Inspired by the original Arthur Conan Doyle canon. whentherosespeaks.com]

[afeelgoodblog]

Best News of Last Week

It’s Erica with your new dose of Feel Good News — stories to remind us the world’s not so bad after all.

1. A nonprofit has erased more than $40 billion in medical debt across the U.S. People don’t apply, they simply receive a letter saying their debt is gone, including one woman whose $3,200 medical bill was wiped away

In 2018, Jessica McIntyre faced a challenging situation after developing postpartum eclampsia, leading to significant medical debt from her hospital stay. Despite having health insurance, she owed thousands due to her plan’s coverage limits. Eventually, McIntyre fell behind on payments, and her debt was sold to a collections agency, negatively impacting her credit score. In 2022, she received surprising news from a nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt, which had erased her remaining $3,200 debt, significantly improving her financial situation. Undue operates by purchasing unpaid medical debts for a fraction of their value and eliminating them without requiring an application from recipients. The issue of medical debt in the U.S. is widespread, with a 2024 report estimating that Americans carry over $220 billion in such debt. North Carolina has a high rate of medical debt, affecting 13.4% of adults, and many suffer despite having insurance due to high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. In 2024, a collaboration between Undue and North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services aimed to address medical debt more holistically, requiring hospitals to relieve debts for low-income patients and preventing them from selling such debts to collections. This initiative helped erase $6.5 billion in medical debt statewide. Additionally, local fundraising efforts, like a campaign by Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church, further contributed to debt relief, raising over $22,000 to eliminate significant amounts of medical debt in the community. These initiatives highlight a growing recognition of the burden of medical debt and efforts to provide assistance to those affected.

2. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces “Click to Cancel” rule to rid NYC of subscription traps and junk fees

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City has introduced a groundbreaking “Click to Cancel” rule aimed at protecting consumers from subscription traps and hidden fees. This regulation mandates that businesses must allow customers to cancel subscriptions as easily as they signed up for them. The initiative was announced in collaboration with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and is expected to save New Yorkers approximately $162.5 million annually. The rule is designed to help consumers avoid financial burdens from persistent subscriptions, such as gym or hotel memberships. Mayor Mamdani criticized the business practices that complicate the cancellation process, stating that if sign-ups can be done with one click, cancellations should be just as straightforward. Failure to comply with the rule could result in civil penalties for businesses. However, concerns remain about the enforcement of the rule and its associated costs. A similar federal rule had been proposed but faced legal challenges.

3. A restaurant owner found $12,000 hidden in an old cabinet. Instead of keeping it, he tracked down the previous owner, who needed it during a serious health battle

A South Carolina restaurateur, Sak Yiengjuntuek, owner of Lemongrass Vietnamese Pho & Thai Cuisine in Myrtle Beach, has been celebrated for returning $12,000 found in an old cabinet to its previous owner. After a neighboring store’s fire caused power outages, Yiengjuntuek was clearing out leftover furniture when he discovered a sunglasses case filled with cash. Shocked, he recognized it belonged to the former proprietor. Although initially struggling to contact him due to a disconnected number, Yiengjuntuek eventually reached out live on air with WLBT3, receiving an emotional response from the owner, who was facing health challenges. His act of honesty has garnered him local recognition, and he hopes to inspire others to do the right thing and uphold honesty in their own lives.

4. Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen at scale 7-2-2026

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a device that addresses both plastic pollution and hydrogen production using sunlight. As hydrogen demand increases, the majority of current hydrogen production relies on natural gas, which contributes to environmental concerns. The new device breaks down plastic waste, converting it into hydrogen in a sustainable manner. This innovative solution builds on the team’s previous work on a solar-powered reactor that utilized expensive semiconductor catalysts, which limited scalability. The new device is larger, easier to produce, and employs a cost-effective paint sprayer method to apply light-absorbing materials and catalysts. Tested outdoors, the reactor efficiently extracts hydrogen from plastic bottles and plant biomass. While the production method is now more affordable, the hydrogen generated remains too costly, necessitating improvements in reactor efficiency and durability. The findings are outlined in the journal *Nature Chemical Engineering*.

5. 18 donkeys have kept Doñana National Park in Spain free of wildfires for 9 straight years by grazing dry scrub daily where vehicles cannot reach. Doñana sits at the heart of one of Europe’s most vital wetland ecosystems. It shelters Iberian lynxes, endangered birds, and hundreds of migratory species

In Spain, donkey firefighters have successfully protected Doñana National Park from wildfires for nine years by grazing on dry scrub that could potentially fuel fires. This initiative, started in 2014 with 18 donkeys from the El Burrito Feliz association, utilizes the animals’ eating habits to maintain the landscape, especially in areas inaccessible to vehicles. Doñana, a vital ecosystem home to endangered species, has notably avoided wildfires during a period of increasing fire activity across Spain. Donkeys are particularly effective for this task due to their unique digestive system, allowing them to consume and transform tough vegetation into energy, which in turn diminishes fire risks over time. Grazing supports fire prevention while also restoring agricultural practices lost to mechanization and rural depopulation. Efforts to replicate this model are emerging in other regions, such as Catalonia, where additional donkey programs are reporting similar successes in fire prevention. Moreover, the program benefits from collaborations with volunteers and military support, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive wildfire management strategy that includes land management and early detection measures. Overall, the reintroduction of donkeys for fire prevention demonstrates a sustainable and efficient approach to ecological restoration and wildfire management in Spain.

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[northern-punk-lad]

I hate the uk government for making me agree with Elon musk

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[sarahthecoat]

he just said it out loud is all. otherwise, why are they punishing internet users, instead of regulating the algorithms that are the main drivers of the problems?

[totallysilvergirl]

Musk is fine with the US govt tracking its citizens when he's in charge of it. He's fine with privacy violations when he's in charge of it. He's fine with all of it as long as he's profiting from it. Cut me a fucking break here

[workingclasshistory]

On this day, 15 July 1984, the group which became Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) held their first meeting at founding member Mark Ashton's flat on the Heygate Estate in South East London. The meeting was advertised in the newspaper Capital Gay, and called for lesbians and gay men "interested in solidarity work… to set up an organisation" to support a nationwide strike of mineworkers in opposition to a pit closure programme of the Conservative government. The meeting began at 4 PM, and was attended by 11 people. The group would go on to grow significantly around the UK, raise huge amounts of money for the miners, and build lasting links between the working class movement and the LGBT+ community in Britain. Their work ultimately resulted in the official trade union movement, and subsequently Labour Party policy, declaring their support for gay rights, and the London Pride parade in 1985 was headed by a column of miners. Learn their inspiring story in our podcast episodes 27-29, in conversation with participants: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e23-25-lesbians-gays-support-the-miners/ You can follow them at @lgsmpride

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Another! These make me so happy 🌻

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[the-quasar-hero]

You can tell a lot about a person by entering their mind palace and encountering their greatest fears and darkest hopes in a labyrinth reflective of their subconscious thoughts.

[holmesianlove]

Dangerous Company - final chapter!

by Holmesianlove

The link to AO3

A huge thank you to @helloliriels for the stunning cover art created for #FTH2026

Thank you to all my lovely supporters and to everyone who has been reading along!

Chapter 14: Together

When I awoke, I was in my bed in Baker Street and Holmes was seated by my bed in a chair, watching me sleep.

“You’re here. You’re always here.” I smiled gently.

“I needed to make sure you were alright.” He looked extremely relieved to see me waking up.

“When I was shot… I thought I saw you on the battlefield,” I mumbled to him.

“You did see me on the battlefield,” Holmes said with a cheeky grin. He stroked my face gently. "I was the soldier that brought you to the hospital."

I gasped in shock. "You were a soldier too?"

"Well no. But I had to dress like one, to be allowed on the field... and so I..." He lowered his eyes, suddenly shy.

He had saved my life.

“I thought I was going mad… And at the pub before I left for battle? And following me in the streets when I came home?”

He nodded.

“How can you be in so many places?” 

“Because… I am a vampire, Watson. I think you know that now. I can travel long distances at fast speeds. And I needed to know you were safe.”

"Why me?" I looked at him, confused by all of it. I understood that he had drawn me in. How could he not? He was magnificent. And mysterious. And captivating. And now he had enticed me into a world of adventure I wanted to be a part of. But what was I to him? What could I possibly be to someone like him?

"You're captivating too, you know?" he said, with a little smile, as if he had heard my thoughts and I felt my face flush, knowing he had understood. "You caught my eye in that tavern and I could hear all of your thoughts. The rhythm of your heartbeat was... just the right one... I... it won't make sense to you." He shook his head, frowning into his lap. 

The realisation hit that he had come to rescue me, when he had been in bed unconscious not that long ago. How had he managed to be out on the street saving me? When he had been so unwell when I last saw him? “Your fever…” I tried to sit up, more urgently now to check on him. 

“I take on disease. When you saw me, I had... I must have fed from someone who was unwell and I can get sick from bad blood." Again he had read my thoughts. "I'm not proud of what I am, Watson. I don't want you to be what I am. We can't… Why would you want this?” 

“I can't live without you,” I rushed to say. “And if you won't do it, I will find someone who will. I won't live without you, Sherlock Holmes. And it seems you can't live without me, if you're mad enough to follow me through a war zone and…” 

“To protect you. To save you, not to... drag you to hell.” He blushed.

I distinctly saw a blush cross his pale cheeks and it was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen. I reached a hand out tentatively to touch his as it rested on the edge of the bed beside me, unable to look at him at first, as I spoke.

“This is no hell. Not when we're together. You can't call this hell. Please. Please. Put your hands on me again. Please, lay your eyes on me again. And don't take them off me. For I can't... bear another day without them. Holmes... Sherlock, my life is… insanity without you in it. I don’t care what it is that I must go through to be with you, so long as we're together. Just be with me. That's all I ask. I refuse to die alone if I can be with you and make that choice. That's what I choose. Whatever that looks like. Whatever horrors you think it is to be with you. I choose those... forever.” When I finally looked up at him, his eyes were filled with tears from my words.

“I cannot do it, John.” 

I smiled. He finally said my name. “Of course you can. Of course you can. I'm asking. I'm begging you to do it.” 

“Please don’t.” 

I struggled up slowly onto my knees in the bed, surprising Holmes out of his chair. He stood, unsure what I was doing and I reached out, lifting his hands, forcing them up to hold my head. Then I tilted my own neck, allowing my pale skin into the candlelight. “Please.” 

“John, I cannot do it,” his voice choked out again. “Not to you. Please don't ask me.” 

“Of course you can.” I held his hands in place for a moment longer until I knew he wouldn’t let go.

“John,” he whispered in warning. 

“Listen to the sound of my blood pumping through my veins. I know you can hear it.” 

“Stop it. What are you doing?” He asked, quietly panicking, his eyes wide.

“It's warm. Inviting. It's calling to you. It's been waiting. It's been... It's been cooking in my body, thinking of you… burning for you. Waiting... for your lips, Sherlock.” 

Holmes let out a choked sound and then a whimper. “Please stop. Please. John, you don't know what you're doing,” he gasped desperately. 

“Oh, I think I do. I'm fairly certain I do.” I wrapped my arm around his waist to pull him close against me. “Can you hear it?” 

“Yes,” he whispered. 

“Then take it. Take it. Take what you need. Take what you want. It's all yours. I'm all yours. I've always been yours. You own me. From that first moment you looked at me across the room in that tavern, I was yours. You knew it. I knew it. I've always known it. Every moment you have waited. You've been toying with me, Sherlock Holmes. Playing with your food. Just take me.” 

Deep, from within his chest I heard a growl. For the briefest of moments, I felt fear. But I knew. I knew he would never hurt me. The slightest smile passed over my lips as I knew I’d won. And I felt elated. 

He finally bent down and his lips kissed the delicate skin on my throat. Just like they had in my dream.

I let out a sigh. And a satisfied groan. 

For the briefest of moments it felt lovely and goosebumps ran down my spine as everything in me tingled with pleasure from the feeling of his lips on my throat.

“Thank you,” I whispered. 

Then I felt them. The sharpest pin pricks. 

And I closed my eyes. 

As I sank against Sherlock Holmes and finally let it happen.

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[lisbeth-kk]

And there they run. Together. For eternity.

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[hussyknee]

How long have you been on Tumblr?

Over 16 years (before 2010) (toddlers in the dawn of the ant colony)

16 to 14 years (2010-2012) (livejournal and Myspace refugees)

13 to 11 years (2013-2015) (you used to follow thebootydiaries)

10 to 8 years (2016-2018) (era of Russian bot conspiracy)

7 to 3.5 years (2019-2022) (post sex ban to Goncharov)

3.5 years or less (2023–2026) (Twitter refugee)

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[shirleycarlton]

LOL 70% of us have been on here over TEN YEARS

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[taraljc]

This is an awesome use of what is probably a master's degree if not a doctorate and I am 100% thrilled that she shared it even though it was embarrassing and she squeaked.

[liminalbeauty]

Thank you, adorable scientist, for making people's lives better.

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[weaselle]

Californian (sup, fellow desert-havers) i've been using this since i saw it and it works so fucken good dude (i often have to put like 8 dogs in my car, so it's extra important my car isn't attempting to go super-nova when we get in)

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[alnitaks]

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