Lord of the Rings: Die Wanderung, by Ithrenwen
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fancakeLanguage: German
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Pairings/Characters: original hobbit characters, cameo of elven characters
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Length: 50k words
Creator Links: Ithrenwen
Theme: Journey and Travel, Pre-Canon, Backstory
Summary:
"In den ältesten Erzählungen finden sich Andeutungen, daß sie einst in den oberen Tälern des Anduin gehaust haben mußten, zwischen den Ausläufern des Großen Grünwaldes und dem Nebelgebirge. Die Gründe, warum sie später das schwierige und gefährliche Wagnis unternahmen, über das Gebirge nach Eriador zu ziehen, sind nicht mehr bekannt. Ihre eigenen Berichte erwähnen, daß sich die Menschen vermehrt hätten und ein Schatten auf den Wald gefallen ist, so daß er sich verdüsterte, und sein neuer Name war Düsterwald." (J.R.R. Tolkien, Herr der Ringe, Einführung: Über Hobbits)
Reccer's Notes: Die Geschichte beschreibt die Wanderung der Hobbits über das Nebelgebirge, die im Intro von HdR nur erwähnt ist, und deren mögliche Hintergründe. Der Fokus liegt dabei sehr stark auf der Reise und ihren Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten, denen diese Gruppe von Hobbits dabei ausgesetzt war.
English description, for the curious: The story describes how a group of hobbits made their way from the upper valleys of the Anduin, where they lived in earlier times, over the Misty Mountains. The story focuses on the travel itself and its dangers to which which this group of hobbits were subject.
Content Notes: depictions of violence and fighting, character death
Fanwork Links: "Die Wanderung" on fanfiktion.de
@runpunkrun Could you maybe add the tag "language: deutsch"?
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Pairings/Characters: original hobbit characters, cameo of elven characters
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Length: 50k words
Creator Links: Ithrenwen
Theme: Journey and Travel, Pre-Canon, Backstory
Summary:
"In den ältesten Erzählungen finden sich Andeutungen, daß sie einst in den oberen Tälern des Anduin gehaust haben mußten, zwischen den Ausläufern des Großen Grünwaldes und dem Nebelgebirge. Die Gründe, warum sie später das schwierige und gefährliche Wagnis unternahmen, über das Gebirge nach Eriador zu ziehen, sind nicht mehr bekannt. Ihre eigenen Berichte erwähnen, daß sich die Menschen vermehrt hätten und ein Schatten auf den Wald gefallen ist, so daß er sich verdüsterte, und sein neuer Name war Düsterwald." (J.R.R. Tolkien, Herr der Ringe, Einführung: Über Hobbits)
Reccer's Notes: Die Geschichte beschreibt die Wanderung der Hobbits über das Nebelgebirge, die im Intro von HdR nur erwähnt ist, und deren mögliche Hintergründe. Der Fokus liegt dabei sehr stark auf der Reise und ihren Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten, denen diese Gruppe von Hobbits dabei ausgesetzt war.
English description, for the curious: The story describes how a group of hobbits made their way from the upper valleys of the Anduin, where they lived in earlier times, over the Misty Mountains. The story focuses on the travel itself and its dangers to which which this group of hobbits were subject.
Content Notes: depictions of violence and fighting, character death
Fanwork Links: "Die Wanderung" on fanfiktion.de
@runpunkrun Could you maybe add the tag "language: deutsch"?
[Amnesty #030] Let It All Out (Sense8)
May. 30th, 2026 09:52 amsoricel posting in fandomweeklyTheme Prompt: #178 – Anger Management
Title: Let It All Out
Fandom: Sense8
Rating/Warnings: T
Bonus: No
Word Count: 1000
Title: Let It All Out
Fandom: Sense8
Rating/Warnings: T
Bonus: No
Word Count: 1000
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Testing needed in advance of code push!
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dw_maintenanceIt's been a while since we've done a full code push rather than just hotfixes for bugs, so we are well overdue! Depending on availability, we're aiming to do one sometime soon; we'll let you know specifics once we've worked out good timing for everyone who needs to be available.
However! The reason it's been so long is we kept trying to get some of the stuff that's pending to "really finished" instead of just "mostly finished", and then we once again looked around and went "oh no, this is a really big code push with a lot of changes". Those make us nervous, because while we do a lot of testing ourselves, y'all are really creative in how you use the site and we inevitably find a bunch of edge cases when we let you loose on new code with your real-world data!
So, if folks have some spare time in the next few days, it would be a huge help if you could spend half an hour or so using the site the same way you normally do but with the "Site-Wide Canary" beta features flag turned on. Canary mode is a sort of "live testing" mode: it's your real data, but running the most up-to-date code.
Canary mode always does have a few glitches -- there may be missing text strings or errors about missing database properties, which is a limitation of how we run it. We don't need to know about those, but anything else weird that you run into, leave a comment with what you were trying to do and the error message you got.
I'll repeat that the "here be dragons" caution that's on the beta features page: some things may be broken, so don't use it for when you're doing something important. But a few more eyeballs on it before the push will help the push go more smoothly for everyone.
For folks who want to concentrate on what's changing, we haven't finished the second code tour of what's going to be in this push, but the ffirst one has a good chunk of what's going to be going live. (We'll get the second half done ASAP!)
However! The reason it's been so long is we kept trying to get some of the stuff that's pending to "really finished" instead of just "mostly finished", and then we once again looked around and went "oh no, this is a really big code push with a lot of changes". Those make us nervous, because while we do a lot of testing ourselves, y'all are really creative in how you use the site and we inevitably find a bunch of edge cases when we let you loose on new code with your real-world data!
So, if folks have some spare time in the next few days, it would be a huge help if you could spend half an hour or so using the site the same way you normally do but with the "Site-Wide Canary" beta features flag turned on. Canary mode is a sort of "live testing" mode: it's your real data, but running the most up-to-date code.
Canary mode always does have a few glitches -- there may be missing text strings or errors about missing database properties, which is a limitation of how we run it. We don't need to know about those, but anything else weird that you run into, leave a comment with what you were trying to do and the error message you got.
I'll repeat that the "here be dragons" caution that's on the beta features page: some things may be broken, so don't use it for when you're doing something important. But a few more eyeballs on it before the push will help the push go more smoothly for everyone.
For folks who want to concentrate on what's changing, we haven't finished the second code tour of what's going to be in this push, but the ffirst one has a good chunk of what's going to be going live. (We'll get the second half done ASAP!)
Community Recs Post!
May. 28th, 2026 10:21 amglitteryv posting in recthethingEvery Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fics/fancrafts/fanart/other kinds of fanworks/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fics/fancrafts/fanart/other kinds of fanworks/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
The biannual houseguest bonanza
May. 28th, 2026 11:21 amcimoreneWax's favorite aunt is here! She came for the triplets' graduation party Saturday. We love to have her.
However, I'm out of paracetamol (acetaminophen) because last time I was in a pharmacy I accidentally bought the small box of 10x 500mg instead of the normal one of 30. And I am completely exhausted after cleaning strenuously the last three days: vacuuming, tons of laundry, sweeping, scrubbing floors, dusting, shaking rugs and moving bunny furniture, and scrubbing two bathrooms yesterday (mirrors and glass, chrome and porcelain, and toilets). My hands, feet, shoulders, back, legs, and arms are all separately sore. It's also extremely windy and the wind is very cold. I do not want to walk to the store! However, I'm about to run out of Earl Grey as well as painkillers (we have plenty of ibuprofen, but I don't take it often because I don't want it to destroy my sensitive stomach).
I also had cause to search the web for tips for removing limescale from toilets and floors and glass shower walls and chrome fixtures. The glass got much better, and with magic eraser some of the scale came off the floor tiles where there's a drip that has made little white rings around their edges (they're cobalt blue Japanese glazed porcelain tile), but all my cleaning products and physical friction made no impression on the other named surfaces. I found insane stuff like people with hard water chipping the calcium out of the toilet bowl with a screwdriver or filling it up with hydrochloric acid. The post I found about limescale on glass was from a woman who has been trying to remove it for ten years and the only things that have worked for her were razors and steel wool. The internet wants me to fill a plastic bag with vinegar and rubber band it around the faucet, but it's a shower mixer that looks like this... do I even have a big enough bag?
I have mostly a pleasant feeling of accomplishment. But also... sore.
However, I'm out of paracetamol (acetaminophen) because last time I was in a pharmacy I accidentally bought the small box of 10x 500mg instead of the normal one of 30. And I am completely exhausted after cleaning strenuously the last three days: vacuuming, tons of laundry, sweeping, scrubbing floors, dusting, shaking rugs and moving bunny furniture, and scrubbing two bathrooms yesterday (mirrors and glass, chrome and porcelain, and toilets). My hands, feet, shoulders, back, legs, and arms are all separately sore. It's also extremely windy and the wind is very cold. I do not want to walk to the store! However, I'm about to run out of Earl Grey as well as painkillers (we have plenty of ibuprofen, but I don't take it often because I don't want it to destroy my sensitive stomach).
I also had cause to search the web for tips for removing limescale from toilets and floors and glass shower walls and chrome fixtures. The glass got much better, and with magic eraser some of the scale came off the floor tiles where there's a drip that has made little white rings around their edges (they're cobalt blue Japanese glazed porcelain tile), but all my cleaning products and physical friction made no impression on the other named surfaces. I found insane stuff like people with hard water chipping the calcium out of the toilet bowl with a screwdriver or filling it up with hydrochloric acid. The post I found about limescale on glass was from a woman who has been trying to remove it for ten years and the only things that have worked for her were razors and steel wool. The internet wants me to fill a plastic bag with vinegar and rubber band it around the faucet, but it's a shower mixer that looks like this... do I even have a big enough bag?
I have mostly a pleasant feeling of accomplishment. But also... sore.
Heated Rivalry: I Was Raised Out in the Cold by LavenderProse
May. 28th, 2026 07:56 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, OMC
Rating: Explicit
Length: 10,048
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: LavenderProse on AO3
Themes: Journey and travel, Mutual pining, Established relationship, Huddling for warmth, Missing scenes
Summary: He crowds Shane into the hood of the car, hands up under his shirt and jacket again. October is getting cold; nights are getting colder. The places where Ilya is touching him are the only parts of Shane’s body that are warm right now. Maybe that’s why he wraps his arms around Ilya’s neck and clings to him, though he doesn’t necessarily surprise himself with it. They don’t even kiss for a moment. Ilya busies himself breathing into the crook of Shane’s neck, trying to regain control. Shane opens his eyes and gazes over Ilya’s shoulder at the dark field and realizes that an utterly foreign feeling has risen up in him. It’s Ilya’s broad shoulders and beautiful hair between Shane and the world and he feels — small. Protected.
“Oh my God,” Shane whispers, completely ashamed of the feeling and hungry for it. It curls warm in his stomach. His toes arch inside his shoes. Something about being so close to this man, something about Ilya putting himself between Shane and — the world. Whatever lurks in the deep night. It’s a feeling like a ghost, something that Shane isn’t allowed to look directly at except for moments like these. Quiet and dark.
Shane, Ilya, Vermont. Meeting in the middle.
Reccer's Notes: This is set during the episode four montage of hook-ups, with Shane and Ilya driving some distance (and in Shane's case, crossing a national border) to meet up a couple of times in Vermont, midway between Montreal and Boston. At this stage they still haven't admitted their feelings, but the logistics, and an unexpected interruption, lead to them spending more time together than usual. Excellent writing, amusing and poignant, with lovely intimacy and hotness. Great sense of place in both locations where they meet (surprisingly outdoorsy for city-boy Ilya, especially given the weather). Recommended!
Fanwork Links: I Was Raised Out in the Cold
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, OMC
Rating: Explicit
Length: 10,048
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: LavenderProse on AO3
Themes: Journey and travel, Mutual pining, Established relationship, Huddling for warmth, Missing scenes
Summary: He crowds Shane into the hood of the car, hands up under his shirt and jacket again. October is getting cold; nights are getting colder. The places where Ilya is touching him are the only parts of Shane’s body that are warm right now. Maybe that’s why he wraps his arms around Ilya’s neck and clings to him, though he doesn’t necessarily surprise himself with it. They don’t even kiss for a moment. Ilya busies himself breathing into the crook of Shane’s neck, trying to regain control. Shane opens his eyes and gazes over Ilya’s shoulder at the dark field and realizes that an utterly foreign feeling has risen up in him. It’s Ilya’s broad shoulders and beautiful hair between Shane and the world and he feels — small. Protected.
“Oh my God,” Shane whispers, completely ashamed of the feeling and hungry for it. It curls warm in his stomach. His toes arch inside his shoes. Something about being so close to this man, something about Ilya putting himself between Shane and — the world. Whatever lurks in the deep night. It’s a feeling like a ghost, something that Shane isn’t allowed to look directly at except for moments like these. Quiet and dark.
Shane, Ilya, Vermont. Meeting in the middle.
Reccer's Notes: This is set during the episode four montage of hook-ups, with Shane and Ilya driving some distance (and in Shane's case, crossing a national border) to meet up a couple of times in Vermont, midway between Montreal and Boston. At this stage they still haven't admitted their feelings, but the logistics, and an unexpected interruption, lead to them spending more time together than usual. Excellent writing, amusing and poignant, with lovely intimacy and hotness. Great sense of place in both locations where they meet (surprisingly outdoorsy for city-boy Ilya, especially given the weather). Recommended!
Fanwork Links: I Was Raised Out in the Cold
Viewing talk, school talk, art talk
May. 28th, 2026 12:44 amcrantzI've been watching lots of movies as usual and been adding Murder She Wrote with *three* different friends! I'm going mad with power! Ann and Vali and Elly the Elephant and I even managed to get them to overlap and see each other! Sort of! GREAT TIMES.
Jessica is such a crowd pleaser. I love her meddle face.
Tonight's movie was Tammy and the T-Rex which was a beautiful vision of what you can do if you have an animatronic t-rex, a camera, and a dream.
I get my diploma on Friday! Yay! Anthropology. Yay!
I've been drawing still and still obsessed with City of Heroes, so here's more of the art of my characters. Heavy appearances from Silver Cygnet and Bugpunch.
( Selection of 18 pictures )
Jessica is such a crowd pleaser. I love her meddle face.
Tonight's movie was Tammy and the T-Rex which was a beautiful vision of what you can do if you have an animatronic t-rex, a camera, and a dream.
I get my diploma on Friday! Yay! Anthropology. Yay!
I've been drawing still and still obsessed with City of Heroes, so here's more of the art of my characters. Heavy appearances from Silver Cygnet and Bugpunch.
( Selection of 18 pictures )
[Amnesty #030] Extension
May. 27th, 2026 10:41 pmfanweeklymod posting in fandomweeklyHi all! Your friendly neighborhood mod is sick and does not have a prompt ready to go for tonight, so you get an extra week for Amnesty #030. Regular challenge posting will resume on Wednesday, June 3. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Von's grocery stores
May. 27th, 2026 07:47 amrunpunkrun posting in little_detailsWould a Von's in southern California have sold basic toiletries like hair gel in, like, 2006?
In which the Christopher Detectives Wear Prada
May. 27th, 2026 03:28 pmspiralsheepI've been glacial-pacing my booksmaxxing so have some films instead.
The Devil Wears Prada 2: my fave attitude is that the artistic aesthetics of clothed women for the attention of women is as culturally worthy as the artistic aesthetics of painted and sculpted naked women for the attention of men (this isn't explicit but it is implied - clothing as art has equivalent importance with painting & decorating as art). DWP2 also briefly mentions sweatshop labour is bad, and we're shown glimpses of body positivity with models, and there's an unresolved framing of human art and design versus ai (although the super-rich "disruptive" tech bro is a manchild rather than a monster), but they ignore unsustainable mass consumption, obv (it's not even hand-waved because it's utterly unspeakable in this context - gotta borrow the costumes from somewhere!), and The Villain is the token English woman not either of the USian capitalist bros. Funniest moment was just watching our heroine running urgently in spike-heeled knee-high boots and sequinned knickerbockers. I've never seen DWP1 but found the sequel watchable as a standalone, although it goes without saying that Ab Fab did it all first and better (e.g. Meryl Streep is a great actor but couldn't manage the physical comedy of hanging up a coat). ;-P
Popcorniness rating as a film 4/5. Fabulousness as a visual spectacle 5/5.
The Sheep Detectives: began ridiculous, in a weird primary-colour "generic cozy murder" movie village, then the weirdness was lampshaded, and the film relaxed into being amusing with outbreaks of actual lolz. The only decent human is the murder victim at the beginning so I couldn't call it upbeat but it does follow the cozy formula, except with more sheep (never a bad thing tbh).
5/5 if you like this sort of thing, and while I'm not into cozy murders I do enjoy weird and funny.
(And you don't have to take my word for any of this because Mark Kermode said exactly the same!)
The Christophers: the plot has a twisty element so it's best not to know spoilers beyond the basic set-up revealed in the trailer (and most reviews). The two leads are both very good actors who make the most of their roles but cliches abound, mostly Elderly Curmudgeon Seeks Deathbed Redemption (through interaction with younger person), and the two supporting actors seemed to have wandered into this sentimental drama from sitcomland next door.
4/5
I feel as if I should add that mildly comedic stories about ageing male painters and decorators accidentally mentoring a younger person aren't automatically more profound than mildly comedic stories about ageing female fashion journalists accidentally mentoring a younger person, nor is gritty automatically more profound than glossy - especially when both are realism. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has more relevant social commentary than The Christophers.
Up next: Savage House, maybe? Whaddya think?
The Devil Wears Prada 2: my fave attitude is that the artistic aesthetics of clothed women for the attention of women is as culturally worthy as the artistic aesthetics of painted and sculpted naked women for the attention of men (this isn't explicit but it is implied - clothing as art has equivalent importance with painting & decorating as art). DWP2 also briefly mentions sweatshop labour is bad, and we're shown glimpses of body positivity with models, and there's an unresolved framing of human art and design versus ai (although the super-rich "disruptive" tech bro is a manchild rather than a monster), but they ignore unsustainable mass consumption, obv (it's not even hand-waved because it's utterly unspeakable in this context - gotta borrow the costumes from somewhere!), and The Villain is the token English woman not either of the USian capitalist bros. Funniest moment was just watching our heroine running urgently in spike-heeled knee-high boots and sequinned knickerbockers. I've never seen DWP1 but found the sequel watchable as a standalone, although it goes without saying that Ab Fab did it all first and better (e.g. Meryl Streep is a great actor but couldn't manage the physical comedy of hanging up a coat). ;-P
Popcorniness rating as a film 4/5. Fabulousness as a visual spectacle 5/5.
The Sheep Detectives: began ridiculous, in a weird primary-colour "generic cozy murder" movie village, then the weirdness was lampshaded, and the film relaxed into being amusing with outbreaks of actual lolz. The only decent human is the murder victim at the beginning so I couldn't call it upbeat but it does follow the cozy formula, except with more sheep (never a bad thing tbh).
5/5 if you like this sort of thing, and while I'm not into cozy murders I do enjoy weird and funny.
(And you don't have to take my word for any of this because Mark Kermode said exactly the same!)
The Christophers: the plot has a twisty element so it's best not to know spoilers beyond the basic set-up revealed in the trailer (and most reviews). The two leads are both very good actors who make the most of their roles but cliches abound, mostly Elderly Curmudgeon Seeks Deathbed Redemption (through interaction with younger person), and the two supporting actors seemed to have wandered into this sentimental drama from sitcomland next door.
4/5
I feel as if I should add that mildly comedic stories about ageing male painters and decorators accidentally mentoring a younger person aren't automatically more profound than mildly comedic stories about ageing female fashion journalists accidentally mentoring a younger person, nor is gritty automatically more profound than glossy - especially when both are realism. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has more relevant social commentary than The Christophers.
Up next: Savage House, maybe? Whaddya think?
Heated Rivalry: Scott Hunter's Life-Changing Road Trip by Cricket_Writes
May. 26th, 2026 09:50 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter/Kip Grady, Cliff Marleau, Eric Bennett, Carter Vaughn, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander, Greg Huff, JJ Boizeau, Hayden Pike, Jackie Pike, Gloria Grey, Svetlana Vetrova
Rating: Teen
Length: 6606
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Cricket_Writes on AO3
Themes: Journeys and Travel, Road Trips, Friendship, Teams, Families of choice, AU: Fork in the road, Pining
Summary: “Holy shit,” Carter says from the stall next to Scott, also staring at his phone. “Did you all see about Rozanov and Hollander?” The way Vaughan says it, it doesn’t sound like good news. Carter thrusts his phone in Scott’s face, and he takes it, pulls it back so the headline will focus. HOCKEY STARS CAUGHT IN STEAMY AFFAIR, the headline proclaims, and Scott skims through it quickly. Rozanov and Hollander, years—years?!—worth of videos and photos leaked. Scott is in an NHL locker room, watching his worst nightmare happen to someone else. Holy shit.
Reccer's Notes: This is a reversal of canon, as Shane and Ilya are outed much earlier and that kick-starts Scott into coming out and resolving things with Kip. After the public outing, Scott, Carter and Eric embark on a long (there and back) road trip from New York to Shane and Ilya's very suddenly organised wedding in Montreal. It's a lovely fic told from Scott's POV, in which Shane and Ilya are crucial but largely in the background, and are overwhelmed by the support of their friends, teams, and family, while Scott finally gathers the courage to love Kip openly.
Fanwork Links: Scott Hunter's Life-Changing Road Trip
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter/Kip Grady, Cliff Marleau, Eric Bennett, Carter Vaughn, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander, Greg Huff, JJ Boizeau, Hayden Pike, Jackie Pike, Gloria Grey, Svetlana Vetrova
Rating: Teen
Length: 6606
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Cricket_Writes on AO3
Themes: Journeys and Travel, Road Trips, Friendship, Teams, Families of choice, AU: Fork in the road, Pining
Summary: “Holy shit,” Carter says from the stall next to Scott, also staring at his phone. “Did you all see about Rozanov and Hollander?” The way Vaughan says it, it doesn’t sound like good news. Carter thrusts his phone in Scott’s face, and he takes it, pulls it back so the headline will focus. HOCKEY STARS CAUGHT IN STEAMY AFFAIR, the headline proclaims, and Scott skims through it quickly. Rozanov and Hollander, years—years?!—worth of videos and photos leaked. Scott is in an NHL locker room, watching his worst nightmare happen to someone else. Holy shit.
Reccer's Notes: This is a reversal of canon, as Shane and Ilya are outed much earlier and that kick-starts Scott into coming out and resolving things with Kip. After the public outing, Scott, Carter and Eric embark on a long (there and back) road trip from New York to Shane and Ilya's very suddenly organised wedding in Montreal. It's a lovely fic told from Scott's POV, in which Shane and Ilya are crucial but largely in the background, and are overwhelmed by the support of their friends, teams, and family, while Scott finally gathers the courage to love Kip openly.
Fanwork Links: Scott Hunter's Life-Changing Road Trip
In which our heroine is simultaneously dull and self-satisfied (skip this, obv)
May. 26th, 2026 11:37 amspiralsheepToday I re-proofed my old waterproof. Wash-in Nikwax will never be as good as a new waterproof but it costs £8 and a wash cycle instead of £80+ for a wasteful new jacket that would be less good than my old one re-proofed.
( Reasons to be cheerful, part.... :D )
( Reasons to be cheerful, part.... :D )
Mo Dao Zu Shi: [Podfic] Night Bus, by flamingwell.
May. 25th, 2026 06:59 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: M/M; Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 57 words; 26:47
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply; winter weather as relentless atmosphere and adversary; public transportation as a liminal zone; possible unreality—the situation is open to interpretation.
Creator Tags:
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Podfic, Podfic Length: 20-30 Minutes, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending
Creator Links: (AO3)![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
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flamingwell
Theme: Journey & Travel, Hurt/Comfort, Inspired Work, Modern AU, Non-Fic Recs: Fanart, Non-Fic Recs: Podfics
(Image description (Cut for length): ( Continue. )
Summary: When he came to, the bus was on the freeway. The windows were dewed with drops of melted snow that shone with captured light. Outside, traffic was at a standstill. Dingy slush covered the roads, gradually accumulating as snow drifted down from the woolen sky, the flakes picked out in sharp contrast where they plunged into the light of streetlamps and headlights. Wei WuXian laughed softly to see it. When he turned away from the window, he saw that the beautiful man from earlier was still sitting next to him, watching him with an expression that might, optimistically, be called inquisitive.
“The snow,” Wei WuXian said, gesturing outside. “It looks like champagne bubbles, only going the wrong way.” He laughed again, and rubbed his head. “Have you ever felt drunk, but been pretty sure you weren't drinking? Haha, no, never mind me. I'm just tired.” He rubbed a hand over his face, wanting desperately to sleep.
Podfic of Night Bus by Suspicious_Popsicle.
Author’s Notes: (Cut for length): ( Continue. )
Reccer's Notes: Suspicious_Popsicle’s tale of an encounter between a sore-pressed traveler and a mysterious benefactor in an isolated and enveloping environment, with the ambiguity of possible supernature in play and a twist ending that leaves room for continuing speculation, has many of the elements of a classic Old-Time Radio drama, in the fashion of Quiet, Please or Lights Out!
flamingwell understood the assignment. Her delicate and hushed narrative voice is a perfect vehicle for the subject, animated by Wei Wuxian’s nervous chatter—gradually devolving from restless to febrile to fading—and punctuated by Lan Wangji’s dark temple-bell solemnity.
Fanwork Links: [Podfic] Night Bus, byflamingwell: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77059901
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Mic-bearing Podtriarchs
Voiceteam Mystery Box 2025
Pairings/Characters: M/M; Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 57 words; 26:47
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply; winter weather as relentless atmosphere and adversary; public transportation as a liminal zone; possible unreality—the situation is open to interpretation.
Creator Tags:
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Podfic, Podfic Length: 20-30 Minutes, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending
Creator Links: (AO3)
Theme: Journey & Travel, Hurt/Comfort, Inspired Work, Modern AU, Non-Fic Recs: Fanart, Non-Fic Recs: Podfics
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Summary: When he came to, the bus was on the freeway. The windows were dewed with drops of melted snow that shone with captured light. Outside, traffic was at a standstill. Dingy slush covered the roads, gradually accumulating as snow drifted down from the woolen sky, the flakes picked out in sharp contrast where they plunged into the light of streetlamps and headlights. Wei WuXian laughed softly to see it. When he turned away from the window, he saw that the beautiful man from earlier was still sitting next to him, watching him with an expression that might, optimistically, be called inquisitive.
“The snow,” Wei WuXian said, gesturing outside. “It looks like champagne bubbles, only going the wrong way.” He laughed again, and rubbed his head. “Have you ever felt drunk, but been pretty sure you weren't drinking? Haha, no, never mind me. I'm just tired.” He rubbed a hand over his face, wanting desperately to sleep.
Podfic of Night Bus by Suspicious_Popsicle.
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Reccer's Notes: Suspicious_Popsicle’s tale of an encounter between a sore-pressed traveler and a mysterious benefactor in an isolated and enveloping environment, with the ambiguity of possible supernature in play and a twist ending that leaves room for continuing speculation, has many of the elements of a classic Old-Time Radio drama, in the fashion of Quiet, Please or Lights Out!
flamingwell understood the assignment. Her delicate and hushed narrative voice is a perfect vehicle for the subject, animated by Wei Wuxian’s nervous chatter—gradually devolving from restless to febrile to fading—and punctuated by Lan Wangji’s dark temple-bell solemnity.
Fanwork Links: [Podfic] Night Bus, by
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Lord of the Rings: My Adventure, by Belladonna Baggins née Took, by Thimblerig
May. 25th, 2026 12:17 pmbirdylion posting in fancakeFandom: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion
Pairings/Characters: Belladonna Took
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 11440 words
Creator Links:Thimblerig
Theme: Journey & Travel, Action/Adventure, Backstory, Epistolary, Female Characters, Gen, Pre-Canon
Summary:
Gandalf exclaimed once: 'That I should live to be 'Good morninged' by a son of Belladonna Took!' Bilbo's mum has a story to tell and this is it. Holidays by the Sea, Elves, and much Falling in the Water.
Reccer's Notes:
This is such a lovely story about Belladonna Took, an adventurous hobbit herself. We read/hear it as she writes it down while pregnant with Bilbo, and she tells the story of a journey she took when she was younger and "less respectable". It's an action adventure and quite fun to read and listen to, a really nice background for her.
Fanwork Links: My Adventure, by Belladonna Baggins nee Took on ao3
Podfic of My Adventure, by Belladonna Baggins nee Took read by the author
Pairings/Characters: Belladonna Took
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 11440 words
Creator Links:
Theme: Journey & Travel, Action/Adventure, Backstory, Epistolary, Female Characters, Gen, Pre-Canon
Summary:
Gandalf exclaimed once: 'That I should live to be 'Good morninged' by a son of Belladonna Took!' Bilbo's mum has a story to tell and this is it. Holidays by the Sea, Elves, and much Falling in the Water.
Reccer's Notes:
This is such a lovely story about Belladonna Took, an adventurous hobbit herself. We read/hear it as she writes it down while pregnant with Bilbo, and she tells the story of a journey she took when she was younger and "less respectable". It's an action adventure and quite fun to read and listen to, a really nice background for her.
Fanwork Links: My Adventure, by Belladonna Baggins nee Took on ao3
Podfic of My Adventure, by Belladonna Baggins nee Took read by the author
Can LSD Do This? (And If Not, Are There Any Hallucinogens That Can?)
May. 24th, 2026 04:44 pmstardust_rifle posting in little_detailsMy Extremely Square ass is writing a scene where a character does LSD, and they (AMAB NB) hallucinate seeing and fusing with a female version of themself- for the rest of the trip, their proprioception/body map is altered so that they feel as though they have a more "female" body shape (eg, breasts, wider hips).
My question is in the title- is fucking with the body's proprioception/body map/sense of touch in this way something LSD can do? Also, the contents of the trip are kind of plot-relevant, so if LSD can't actually do this, are there any hallucinogens that can (and that people take recreationally/Actually Enjoy Tripping On)?
Thanks!
My question is in the title- is fucking with the body's proprioception/body map/sense of touch in this way something LSD can do? Also, the contents of the trip are kind of plot-relevant, so if LSD can't actually do this, are there any hallucinogens that can (and that people take recreationally/Actually Enjoy Tripping On)?
Thanks!