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New Fic: With Our Souls on Display
Oct. 2nd, 2024 06:08 pmWith Our Souls on Display (2785 words) by darkest_absol
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: III | Michael Arclight, IV | Thomas Arclight, V | Chris Arclight, Tron | Byron Arclight
Additional Tags: Autistic Michael Arclight, Alternate Universe - Daemons, Assholish Rich British People, daemon stereotypes, being an undiagnosed autistic kid in Rich British Society is suffering
Series: Part 2 of Soul Drive
Summary:
I wrote a YGO Zexal/HDM daemon au fic featuring my boy Michael!
(This is meant to let me explore my general headcanon that Michael is autistic, through a layer of daemon au.)
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: III | Michael Arclight, IV | Thomas Arclight, V | Chris Arclight, Tron | Byron Arclight
Additional Tags: Autistic Michael Arclight, Alternate Universe - Daemons, Assholish Rich British People, daemon stereotypes, being an undiagnosed autistic kid in Rich British Society is suffering
Series: Part 2 of Soul Drive
Summary:
Michael and his dæmon are doing their best, even as their life spirals out of control.
(HDM dæmon AU)
I wrote a YGO Zexal/HDM daemon au fic featuring my boy Michael!
(This is meant to let me explore my general headcanon that Michael is autistic, through a layer of daemon au.)
One Week to the Convention
Apr. 20th, 2024 03:56 pmAs the title says, I'll be attending a fan con a week from now! I'm very excited for that, especially since I only get to attend one con a year (not counting the Geeky Christmas Market in November, which is really more a one day vendor market than a full weekend con).
That said...the final week before the con is always the hardest. Time doesn't feel like it passes quick enough. I long to be among other fans.
I just have to tell myself it will come. One week, and it will come.
That said...the final week before the con is always the hardest. Time doesn't feel like it passes quick enough. I long to be among other fans.
I just have to tell myself it will come. One week, and it will come.
The Movie We Never Had
Apr. 20th, 2024 03:07 pmI'm pretty sure someone else said it but you really did have to be there when Yuri on Ice aired in 2016. Tumblr was going nuts for this show. I'm pretty sure we broke Tumblr and Crunchyroll from the sheer force of fans trying to see and talk about the finale.
Not to mention that it was 2016, and canon queer characters were incredibly few and far between. It was a recipe for a massive fandom.
(Yeah, there were people who insisted up and down that Yuri and Victor never canonically kissed on the ice because they didn't make on screen lip contact, which was incredibly stupid logic. There was definite homophobia going on regarding if it was Canon Queer or queerbaiting/'fujoshi bait'. But it was so important for people who, perhaps, never thought they'd get anything close to canon queer characters, or at least not in a show like Yuri on Ice.)
Anyway, RIP Ice Adolescence. We'll always hold this series in our hearts.
Not to mention that it was 2016, and canon queer characters were incredibly few and far between. It was a recipe for a massive fandom.
(Yeah, there were people who insisted up and down that Yuri and Victor never canonically kissed on the ice because they didn't make on screen lip contact, which was incredibly stupid logic. There was definite homophobia going on regarding if it was Canon Queer or queerbaiting/'fujoshi bait'. But it was so important for people who, perhaps, never thought they'd get anything close to canon queer characters, or at least not in a show like Yuri on Ice.)
Anyway, RIP Ice Adolescence. We'll always hold this series in our hearts.
I wrote this for III day 2024 (March 3rd), in reaction to finding out how rare Aztecshipping is on Ao3. Hope you enjoy!
( This ship is so rare, which is weird because you'd think people would be all over a protector/protectee ship- )
( This ship is so rare, which is weird because you'd think people would be all over a protector/protectee ship- )
New Fic? New Fic.
Jul. 18th, 2023 01:04 pmI've been writing a lot of new fic lately, all for the Yu-Gi-Oh fandom. It's nice to get back on the fic writing wagon after a few years of sporadic fic writing.
( List of fics below cut: )
( List of fics below cut: )
Fic: haircut talks
May. 10th, 2021 05:16 pmI haven't been on this account in a while, but I wrote a new fic last month, while I was excited for the then upcoming release of The Scarlet Bullet and a bit annoyed at the ongoing pandemic.
haircut talks (1029 words) by darkest_absol
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mary Sera & Sera Masumi
Characters: Sera Masumi, Mary Sera
Additional Tags: pandemic fic, Haircuts, mother daughter bonding time, i like the akai family so much, Canon Compliant, manga compliant
Summary:
( Whole fic is also below the cut )
haircut talks (1029 words) by darkest_absol
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mary Sera & Sera Masumi
Characters: Sera Masumi, Mary Sera
Additional Tags: pandemic fic, Haircuts, mother daughter bonding time, i like the akai family so much, Canon Compliant, manga compliant
Summary:
Masumi needs a haircut, but can’t go get one. The answer is simple: get it cut at home.
( Whole fic is also below the cut )
Fic: dead doves and forced marriages
Apr. 30th, 2020 07:21 pmI wrote a fic for Nonchalant Lupin, a oneshot originally created by Gosho Aoyama that ended up being a prototype version of Magic Kaito.
This fic was written for the Be The First challenge, which is dedicated to creating fics for works that don't have any existing fic.
(And if you want to check out the original oneshot, it can be found here.)
dead doves and forced marriages (413 words) by darkest_absol
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: さりげなくルパン | Nonchalant Lupin (Manga)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kaito Lupin (Nonchalant Lupin), Aoko Holmes (Nonchalant Lupin), Ken Gurikouji (Nonchalant Lupin)
Additional Tags: Animal Death, there’s a literal dead dove, Guns, guns in school, 1980s, the original oneshot was written in the 80s so it’s the 80s for this fic, no beta we die like men
Summary:
This fic was written for the Be The First challenge, which is dedicated to creating fics for works that don't have any existing fic.
(And if you want to check out the original oneshot, it can be found here.)
dead doves and forced marriages (413 words) by darkest_absol
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: さりげなくルパン | Nonchalant Lupin (Manga)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kaito Lupin (Nonchalant Lupin), Aoko Holmes (Nonchalant Lupin), Ken Gurikouji (Nonchalant Lupin)
Additional Tags: Animal Death, there’s a literal dead dove, Guns, guns in school, 1980s, the original oneshot was written in the 80s so it’s the 80s for this fic, no beta we die like men
Summary:
Kaito deals with his and Aoko’s lives being torn apart in less than a day.
2020 hitting me right in the childhood
Apr. 29th, 2020 05:05 amThe last couple days have been a ride, nostalgia wise.
( Real Life Death in cut )
( Injury/Blood Talk )
( Real Life Death in cut )
( Injury/Blood Talk )
Where in the World is my Fanfic Folder?
Apr. 21st, 2020 03:02 am...Apparently it was in the recycle folder. I have no memory of putting it there. I only found that the folder was missing from my desktop when I went to save a fic I was working on and couldn’t locate the fic folder.
And yes, everything in the fic folder was fine. I now have an extra copy backed up to my Dropbox, just to be sure I won’t lose my fic.
And yes, everything in the fic folder was fine. I now have an extra copy backed up to my Dropbox, just to be sure I won’t lose my fic.
it's 413 i guess
Apr. 13th, 2020 08:35 pmI haven't actually finished Homestuck yet, but I did the whole classpect thing on myself. Maybe I'll use the current social distancing situation to finish reading that.
Anyways, have some classpecting art.
( Drawing below cut )
In other news I started in on the six released episodes of Brand New Animal, along with watching New Amsterdam. Both are good so far.
Anyways, have some classpecting art.
( Drawing below cut )
In other news I started in on the six released episodes of Brand New Animal, along with watching New Amsterdam. Both are good so far.
Icon Collection
Apr. 11th, 2020 02:45 amI have a number of icons I made for several communities, and I figure I should bundle them here.
( Icons under cut )
( Texture credit+fandoms )
( Icons under cut )
( Texture credit+fandoms )
Covid Update, yet again
Mar. 15th, 2020 11:34 pm-College is preparing to go to a distance learning plan by next week. I still have to attend classes this week, with the intention of using this week to prepare for an away schedule.
-I still have work hours! But who knows how long I'll keep those hours, given it's been quiet at the pub from the social distancing. And I can't afford to just not go to work, since I need the money.
-I made an updated version of an old WW1 era poster with the hoarding behaviour in mind. My version should be below the cut:
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-I still have work hours! But who knows how long I'll keep those hours, given it's been quiet at the pub from the social distancing. And I can't afford to just not go to work, since I need the money.
-I made an updated version of an old WW1 era poster with the hoarding behaviour in mind. My version should be below the cut:
( Read more... )
Lighter news
Mar. 14th, 2020 03:35 amAnd some lighter updates, after those downer posts.
-My family is going down on Sunday to see my sister and collect some of the stuff she doesn’t need for college right now. She’s coming back home soon, so the idea is to have less stuff to bring back all at once.
-Two sage seedlings in my starter tray seem to be dead. They’re going droopy and the stems are blackening. Maybe I should try adding less water next watering? But the albino seedling is still alive!
-We tried collaring our two newer cats yesterday. Troll seemed okay with it, while Tribble got a little freaked out by it. Neither wore it for long, since it wasn’t tightened to fit.
-Brand New Animal is looking to be an interesting anime. Too bad it’s going to be a Netflix anime. (I have Netflix, it’s just waiting for all episodes to be out and dubbed for an eventual English release.)
-My family is going down on Sunday to see my sister and collect some of the stuff she doesn’t need for college right now. She’s coming back home soon, so the idea is to have less stuff to bring back all at once.
-Two sage seedlings in my starter tray seem to be dead. They’re going droopy and the stems are blackening. Maybe I should try adding less water next watering? But the albino seedling is still alive!
-We tried collaring our two newer cats yesterday. Troll seemed okay with it, while Tribble got a little freaked out by it. Neither wore it for long, since it wasn’t tightened to fit.
-Brand New Animal is looking to be an interesting anime. Too bad it’s going to be a Netflix anime. (I have Netflix, it’s just waiting for all episodes to be out and dubbed for an eventual English release.)
Albino seedling?
Mar. 10th, 2020 04:14 amIt seems I have an albino seedling among my herbs this year! Unfortunately, the little thing likely won’t live long since albino plants can’t produce the chlorophyll they need to live. It’s pretty much living on borrowed time.
( Albino seedling pics )
On a side note, I’ve started the knit hat I mentioned buying yarn for! It’s coming along well so far, and I hope to have it done by April. Yarn is Berroco Ultra Wool DK, in Sky Blue and Hibiscus.
( Hat in progress )
( Albino seedling pics )
On a side note, I’ve started the knit hat I mentioned buying yarn for! It’s coming along well so far, and I hope to have it done by April. Yarn is Berroco Ultra Wool DK, in Sky Blue and Hibiscus.
( Hat in progress )
Seedlings up!
Feb. 25th, 2020 03:47 pmI planted some sage, oregano, and mint in advance of the growing season, and it looks like the oregano is popping up. Image under cut.
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On another note, I’m planning to knit a hat in advance for the coming local convention in April. I have the yarn ready to go, and I’ll probably edit with a picture of the yarn later. (I have food to watch right now, so I can’t get the picture right now.)
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On another note, I’m planning to knit a hat in advance for the coming local convention in April. I have the yarn ready to go, and I’ll probably edit with a picture of the yarn later. (I have food to watch right now, so I can’t get the picture right now.)
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electric_challenge (Stage 11: Remakes)As a general answer, I’d love to see more Fire Emblem remakes, particularly for the games that never got English releases. I know emulated fan translated copies exist, but I do want to see these old games get the international releases they deserve.
On a specific note, I’d like to see Genealogy of the Holy War and The Binding Blade get remade for the Switch. Some of my favourite characters are from those games, and I’d like to see them in their original (if remade) games rather than just Heroes.
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Feb. 20th, 2020 03:38 amelectric_challenge (Stage 10: Adaptations)I think I have to go the easy way out here with the Pokemon anime. It’s nostalgic, and was my first and only experience with the Pokemon series for a long time. I still have really fond memories of watching both the YTV airings and the Kids WB airings back in the 2000s, and recall a mixed grabbag of episodes ranging from Kanto straight through to the Hoenn part of the series.
I also like the Detective Pikachu movie quite a bit. There was so much room for the CGI to go wrong, but I think it was handled really well and struck a good balance between maintaining the Pokemon designs and making them fit into the scenes.
Gardening!
Feb. 18th, 2020 05:25 pmShort version: Making plans to garden again this spring!
Long version: After going through my seed packets and clearing out the really old ones, I'm left with seven packets (sage, oregano, thyme, basil, cilantro, peas, and broccoli). I already have thyme from last year, so I won't be planting that again this year, but the remaining six will likely be planted this year.
Sometime soon I'll have to get an indoor starter kit so I can start the sage and oregano ahead of the last frost, so we'll see if I can get to the Canadian Tire tomorrow for that. Might grab a few more seeds while I'm at it, with the most likely picks being lettuce, beans, beets/turnips, and maybe catnip?
My other plan for gardening this spring is to move my thyme to its own pot to get it away from my mom's mint plant. (Mint likes to spread a lot, and I'd rather not have it try to overtake my thyme. At least the mint is in a pot and contained.)
( And below the cut, a picture of my thyme )
Long version: After going through my seed packets and clearing out the really old ones, I'm left with seven packets (sage, oregano, thyme, basil, cilantro, peas, and broccoli). I already have thyme from last year, so I won't be planting that again this year, but the remaining six will likely be planted this year.
Sometime soon I'll have to get an indoor starter kit so I can start the sage and oregano ahead of the last frost, so we'll see if I can get to the Canadian Tire tomorrow for that. Might grab a few more seeds while I'm at it, with the most likely picks being lettuce, beans, beets/turnips, and maybe catnip?
My other plan for gardening this spring is to move my thyme to its own pot to get it away from my mom's mint plant. (Mint likes to spread a lot, and I'd rather not have it try to overtake my thyme. At least the mint is in a pot and contained.)
( And below the cut, a picture of my thyme )
I used the random blog button today, and the first blog I got was one advertising a hip flexor dvd. By the looks of it, their sole post is from this month unless it was forward dated, making it seem extremely recent.
Anyway, this made me think about how adbots and such are just not going to work that well here. The search is interest based rather than post content based, making it very hard for ad blogs to pop up in the search unless they take the time to add interests to their lists. They can’t make people subscribe to them, meaning it’s pretty much impossible for them to appear in reading lists. These blogs are pretty much self contained and unable to get anything done unless they try commenting on posts (which can be deleted by whoever made the original post), try subscribing to other accounts (and they can be blocked by whoever they subscribe to, with a real and effective block), or someone stumbles on them via the random blog button.
And I’m willing to bet if I report it Dreamwidth will do something about it, rather than ignore it like Tumblr would. I’m just gonna go do that.
Anyway, this made me think about how adbots and such are just not going to work that well here. The search is interest based rather than post content based, making it very hard for ad blogs to pop up in the search unless they take the time to add interests to their lists. They can’t make people subscribe to them, meaning it’s pretty much impossible for them to appear in reading lists. These blogs are pretty much self contained and unable to get anything done unless they try commenting on posts (which can be deleted by whoever made the original post), try subscribing to other accounts (and they can be blocked by whoever they subscribe to, with a real and effective block), or someone stumbles on them via the random blog button.
And I’m willing to bet if I report it Dreamwidth will do something about it, rather than ignore it like Tumblr would. I’m just gonna go do that.
