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straightforwardlyI beat Pokémon Brilliant Diamond! (By which I mean, of course, beating the Elite Four + Cynthia.) ( some criticisms, other reflections, & gushing about how much fun I had with the Elite Four & a breakdown of my Cynthia battle beneath the cut )
International Women’s Day itch.io Bundle!
Mar. 7th, 2026 12:22 pmduckprintspress
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and 32 authors have come together on itch.io to share this bundle of 32 books starring women, all for $32! Our title Moongatherer by Willa Blythe is part of the bundle, as are many other cool works.
Get the International Women’s Day bundle now through March 10th!
Indie Publisher AMA: Audiobooks of Our Books!
Mar. 7th, 2026 11:53 amduckprintspresshttps://www.tiktok.com/@duckprintspress/video/7614532256610192671
[Video ID: a white person in glasses with short, dark hair talking while sitting in front of a bookshelf. /end ID]
Transcript: Have you thought about producing audiobooks for your anthologies?
Yes, we have. We have not only thought about it, we are working on it. I don’t have the audio rights to most of our anthologies. This is on purpose. I do not request rights in our contracts that I do not expect to use imminently. This protects our authors and gives them more options but it does also make it more challenging when we want to branch out, because then I need to request those rights separately.
Currently, the only book I have the audio rights for – only anthology I have the audio rights for – is Add Magic to taste, which is our first debut anthology with stories cozy stories set in magical tea shops and coffee shops featuring queer characters in relationships that are growing, developing, and changing.
I am contracted with a person to do the audiobook. It should be a work in progress, though we have been having some delays. I also have cards for two other people who have approached me and said, “I do voice recording.” Actually, no – three other people who have approached me and said, “I do voice recording. I would love to do an audiobook if that’s something you’d be interested in.” So, if we continue to have issues with the current set up, I do have options.
The plan is to try to do it on a shoestring. Obviously, the narrator still is gonna get paid. But, you know, to keep it on the less expensive end. Audiobooks are expensive to make, and don’t tend to have a huge audience. Most people who do listen to them get them through a library. And so they’re not money makers. Most people in indie publishing who I know who have done them have lost money, and so I’m trying to get us set up in a way that’s prepared for that, basically. Which is to say I expect to lose money on it, but I still wanna do it.
So, yeah. It’s in progress. Sometimes take way longer than I think they should, and this particular project has had several setbacks. The first narrator we spoke to ended up withdrawing, because they wanted to work on other projects. Like, it wasn’t a dispute, there was no animosity on either party, it was just like, eh, I’m not gonna do this after all. Okay, have a good one, thank you, you know? But, yeah, it’s – we’re working on it. I want it to happen.
Feel free to drop me any asks you might have. I own and operate an indie publisher and I’m here to help. Bye!
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Mar. 7th, 2026 06:09 amkallowayA busy, quiet weekend... Friday, after work, I ran a bunch of errands and then settled in. (And slept my face off.) Woke up to storms, but also having annihilated the bedding. Changed the sheets, did a ton of dishes, fussed around... taichara and I are theoretically building MG Tallgeese Fluegel this weekend but I've not gotten mine started quite yet. Mostly finished up a 30MF Knight and have been picking up in general while half-watching the Granblue Fantasy anni stream.
Going to try to actually go through my cassettes and get through my cassettes this time... I wish I was more attached to my old radio shows, but I'm not. You know how some people have a face for radio? I had a voice for print and I sort of wish someone had done me a kindness and pointed this out sooner. So far, on my actual demo tape, I've found one incredibly good cut and that's it. I also found the single for MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This. ^_^ Right now, there's a mix tape I made at a station... So many empty cases, too. At one point, I was finding piles of my cassettes at home among my mother's stuff and I never figured out what she was doing with them.
Sorting through papers, too. I'm finding cards and whatnot from ~xmas and argh, I'm sorry and thank you to everyone who sent things. ^^;;
taichara and I are theoretically building MG Tallgeese Fluegel this weekend but I've not gotten mine started quite yet. Mostly finished up a 30MF Knight and have been picking up in general while half-watching the Granblue Fantasy anni stream. Going to try to actually go through my cassettes and get through my cassettes this time... I wish I was more attached to my old radio shows, but I'm not. You know how some people have a face for radio? I had a voice for print and I sort of wish someone had done me a kindness and pointed this out sooner. So far, on my actual demo tape, I've found one incredibly good cut and that's it. I also found the single for MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This. ^_^ Right now, there's a mix tape I made at a station... So many empty cases, too. At one point, I was finding piles of my cassettes at home among my mother's stuff and I never figured out what she was doing with them.
Sorting through papers, too. I'm finding cards and whatnot from ~xmas and argh, I'm sorry and thank you to everyone who sent things. ^^;;
Xena Fanvids VHS Update!
Mar. 6th, 2026 10:42 pmaurumcalendulaThe Xena fanvid VHS arrived safely!
There's 30 fanvids on it (~2 hours of time in total)
Most don't have vidders listed.
I think it might be a mix of VCR and digital vids (there's some with effects and/or fanart included) and I think the tape is from sometime after 2001 (since there's footage of the finale in some vids).
Some (not all) have significant horizontal pink and green lines - I'm wondering if that's from the VHS or the footage in those vids (and/or a result of me initially having the VCR set on LP instead of SP).
I have a DVD-R of it recorded in LP quality and I'm recording one in SP quality.
( list of vids )
There's 30 fanvids on it (~2 hours of time in total)
Most don't have vidders listed.
I think it might be a mix of VCR and digital vids (there's some with effects and/or fanart included) and I think the tape is from sometime after 2001 (since there's footage of the finale in some vids).
Some (not all) have significant horizontal pink and green lines - I'm wondering if that's from the VHS or the footage in those vids (and/or a result of me initially having the VCR set on LP instead of SP).
I have a DVD-R of it recorded in LP quality and I'm recording one in SP quality.
( list of vids )
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Mar. 6th, 2026 11:35 amaurumcalendulaI was watching killabeez's awesome Special Ops: Lioness fanvid the other day, and now I have a bit of a vidbunny for a different fandom.
Any idea if there's a cover of Can't Help Falling in Love with a similar vibe, but with a male vocalist? (there's a ton of covers of it, but I haven't found one that fits what I'm looking for yet)
killabeez's awesome Special Ops: Lioness fanvid the other day, and now I have a bit of a vidbunny for a different fandom.Any idea if there's a cover of Can't Help Falling in Love with a similar vibe, but with a male vocalist? (there's a ton of covers of it, but I haven't found one that fits what I'm looking for yet)
So I guess only developed countries deserve to live.
Mar. 6th, 2026 11:00 pmhalfcactusI had some good experiences this week (I saw a musical concert and a rock concert and also the blood moon), but it's hard to feel positive when current global events have directly affected our lives. Electricity rates which have already gone up even before the attack on Iran are about to get even higher which sucks because it's been very hot and we haven't even hit full summer (and I'm worried about power shortages on top of that); prices of everything else will also go up with the cost of fuel; job and income are uncertain (already got an advisory, yay!). All that plus a financially dangerous parent. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It super sucks to be in a weak, colonized nation that loses in every single game the global north decides to play. We recently "discovered" a new gas source in my country but how does that help us, really, when we're so powerless in this violent competition for leverage and resources. It's always been a possibility that we'd be next to be attacked. (I mean, historically speaking the US has already destroyed our capital once, less than 100 years ago, out of sheer spite, while writing in our history books that they were our saviors.) Mind you, we're also on the front lines of climate change, while bigger and more developed countries freely generate so much waste, literally ship us their garbage (Canada), and destroy our reefs (China). Btw I avoid fast fashion, trinkets (sorry to local/indie artists, I just can't with all the acrylics), online shopping (too much plastic wrapping), and anything I'll only use once or twice. I actually avoid buying most things because I don't like contributing to waste, I try to minimize A/C use during the day when it's hottest (since I care more about A/C during my sleeping hours) even though I live so close to the damn equator. My city is trying to ban plastic bags so I carry everything in paper bags or my rotation of totes. And for what lol.
It super sucks to be in a weak, colonized nation that loses in every single game the global north decides to play. We recently "discovered" a new gas source in my country but how does that help us, really, when we're so powerless in this violent competition for leverage and resources. It's always been a possibility that we'd be next to be attacked. (I mean, historically speaking the US has already destroyed our capital once, less than 100 years ago, out of sheer spite, while writing in our history books that they were our saviors.) Mind you, we're also on the front lines of climate change, while bigger and more developed countries freely generate so much waste, literally ship us their garbage (Canada), and destroy our reefs (China). Btw I avoid fast fashion, trinkets (sorry to local/indie artists, I just can't with all the acrylics), online shopping (too much plastic wrapping), and anything I'll only use once or twice. I actually avoid buying most things because I don't like contributing to waste, I try to minimize A/C use during the day when it's hottest (since I care more about A/C during my sleeping hours) even though I live so close to the damn equator. My city is trying to ban plastic bags so I carry everything in paper bags or my rotation of totes. And for what lol.
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Mar. 6th, 2026 10:44 amduckprintspress
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do I know why the cover got negative-d like that? no idea. it looks cool though…
Queer Reads for Jewish Book Week!
Mar. 6th, 2026 09:55 amduckprintspress
Jewish Book Week is an annual London literary festival, celebrating its 75th year running this year, and we thought we’d jump on this chance to share some of our favorite queer Jewish reads! The contributors to the list are: Linnea Peterson, jumblejen, Shannon, Puck, and Nina Waters.
- Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
- The Girls Will Be Okay by Linnea Peterson
- Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
- Think of England by KJ Charles
- Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
- Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
- City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter
- When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
- The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
- For Times Such as These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year by Ariana Katz & Jessica Rosenberg
- A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
- A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee
- Spent by Alison Bechdel
- All My Mother’s Lovers by Ilana Masad
- The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
- Yudah Cohen Short Story Series by Rebecca Fraimow
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WALK THE LINE
Mar. 6th, 2026 12:10 amhaitangkittyToday I went to the cinema to watch Enhypen Walk The Line concert/documentary. The concert is from last summer in Japan in a big stadium. The audience was really amazing, unlike some concerts i've seen (Fate Tour and WTL finale day1 were a bit lame). I loved the atmosphere and you could see the boys had fun too. There were also short interviews where enha shared their thoughts about that concert as well as reflected their goals and development, and of course their love for engene.
Favorite parts
Favorite parts
- HEESEUNG - it was so shocking seeing him performing on a big screen at the cinema. He's such a good performer and has insane sex appeal. I really felt embarassed because that was one of my top fangirl moments.
- PASSION - as i said the interviews opened up about their passion for performing and you could really see it - they are very captivating and that desperate longing and passion is at the core of their performance.
- SWEAT - sexy sweaty men singing and dancing....yeah
- Jay bias wrecking me - he's such a great singer and i also loved his guitar solo
- Lucifer!!! one of my favorite enha songs and performances. Sunghoon, Jay, and Jake in priest outfits being serious. It starts them being still, then walking at at the end they're dancing - i really love how dramatic it is.
- XO - the lightsticks were a sea of pink during it, how lovely. It started with Heeseung playing the intro on piano<3 Also one of my favorite enha songs(first one i heard). It's romantic in a magical way.
- Bad Desire - such a powerful performance
- Shine On Me - from their Japanese EP. It has that hopeful summer feel.
- Sunsun waterfight - they literally couldn't stop teasing each other as usual :D
- Ending fanchants: Orange Flower and Highway 1009 - this is when i got emotional
Media Roundup: Grumpy Foot Pain Edition
Mar. 5th, 2026 10:50 amforestofgloryThe last several days my foot has been extra painful and I have been very grumpy about it. It’s really unpleasant and I would like to stop being grumpy already. But I have been reading things while trying to rest my foot and distract myself so have some thoughts:
Ghost Circus written by Adrienne Kress art by Jade Zhang— MG graphic novel about, what else: a ghost circus. The story here didn’t really grab me, but I loved the art, especially of the circus performances. (content note: ghost kids, child in peril)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 15-20 by Shannon Watters, et al.— I have now read all of the main series of these! There’s still some extra stories and graphic novels to check out, but the main thing feels complete. Vol 19 where the campers decide to do one last thing before the end of camp was especially charming. The ending was a bit rushed but narratively satisfying. This whole series was very good and fun and I’m glad I came back to it and read the second half.
Gotham Academy Second Semester— The second Gotham Academy series. This one is all one long arc where the first one was more episodic. I didn’t like this quite as much as the first series, which I adored. Its a little bit darker and less fun. But I still love Maps and Olive and their friendship. I’m sad there aren’t more of these, but at least there are a few more stories where these characters show up for me to read. (Maps reminds me of very early Tim and I think it would be fun if they hung out, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.)
Batman, Vol. 6: Abyss by Joshua Williamson et al— I read this because it contains a story featuring Maps from Gotham Academy. That story was great! (Well except for the fact that some of the art of Japanese characters was bordering on racist caricature– that was not good at all!) The rest of it wasn’t bad– a little confusing because so much of it referenced other story lines and I have no idea what’s going on in comics this decade.
Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga— A very sweet MG graphic novel about a girl who really wants a dragon egg. She lives in a world where fairies bring some girls dragon eggs – but it mostly runs in families and she isn’t from a “kindred” family. It’s set in Canada which confused me at first, but works for the vibe. The book says “volume 1” very prominently so I was a little worried that it would end on a cliffhanger but it's a complete story.
Ghost Circus written by Adrienne Kress art by Jade Zhang— MG graphic novel about, what else: a ghost circus. The story here didn’t really grab me, but I loved the art, especially of the circus performances. (content note: ghost kids, child in peril)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 15-20 by Shannon Watters, et al.— I have now read all of the main series of these! There’s still some extra stories and graphic novels to check out, but the main thing feels complete. Vol 19 where the campers decide to do one last thing before the end of camp was especially charming. The ending was a bit rushed but narratively satisfying. This whole series was very good and fun and I’m glad I came back to it and read the second half.
Gotham Academy Second Semester— The second Gotham Academy series. This one is all one long arc where the first one was more episodic. I didn’t like this quite as much as the first series, which I adored. Its a little bit darker and less fun. But I still love Maps and Olive and their friendship. I’m sad there aren’t more of these, but at least there are a few more stories where these characters show up for me to read. (Maps reminds me of very early Tim and I think it would be fun if they hung out, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.)
Batman, Vol. 6: Abyss by Joshua Williamson et al— I read this because it contains a story featuring Maps from Gotham Academy. That story was great! (Well except for the fact that some of the art of Japanese characters was bordering on racist caricature– that was not good at all!) The rest of it wasn’t bad– a little confusing because so much of it referenced other story lines and I have no idea what’s going on in comics this decade.
Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga— A very sweet MG graphic novel about a girl who really wants a dragon egg. She lives in a world where fairies bring some girls dragon eggs – but it mostly runs in families and she isn’t from a “kindred” family. It’s set in Canada which confused me at first, but works for the vibe. The book says “volume 1” very prominently so I was a little worried that it would end on a cliffhanger but it's a complete story.
Indie Publisher AMA: Publishing Anthologies is Hard!
Mar. 5th, 2026 11:44 amduckprintspresshttps://www.tiktok.com/@duckprintspress/video/7613802792209157406
Transcript: What is the hardest part of putting together an anthology? Is it reviewing pitches, or editing or some third thing?
This is gonna sound like a cheap answer, but the answer is everything. And by that I don't actually mean that every part is the hardest, I mean the hardest part is the totality of it. It's not any one thing, but rather it's keeping track of all of the different parts of it, at least that's what I find hardest. Because it's project management and there's a lot of moving pieces and as the lead editor and the project manager, keeping track of all those pieces is my responsibility. So it's like, I'm not just reviewing pitches. I'm not just editing. I'm not just what was the other one here - well, those were the two example specifics but yeah. I'm not only doing each of those things. Like while I'm editing, I'm also helping figure out what the typeset should look like. I'm helping figure out the cover artist is. I'm communicating with the artist and the other artists doing merchandise. I'm writing out the budget. I'm, you know, I'm communicating with the editors. Like, it's - it's the totality of it that's hard. It's keeping all of the pieces moving at the same pace in the hopes that all of it will end up being ready at about the same time so that we can then crowdfund it.
And I'm not always that good at that. If you ever notice any of our projects getting delayed, it's often - it's most often because I've failed at one part of that or another, and some piece has fallen behind, and I need to catch that one up before I can be ready. So, thank you for asking me that question. If you've got any questions for the owner of an indie press, feel free to drop them my way. I'm Claire from Duck Prints Press. Bye!
Created Works Round-Up: February 2026
Mar. 5th, 2026 11:24 amduckprintspress
Duck Prints Press’s monthly “created works round-ups” are our opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work that people working with us have done that ISN’T linked to their work with Duck Prints Press. We include fanworks, outside publications, and anything else that creators feel like sharing with y’all. Inclusion is voluntary and includes anything that they decided “hey, I want to put this on the created work’s round-up!”
Visit our Created Works Round-Up Master Post to see all the works our creators have shared since September, 2022!
And check out what they’ve shared with us this month…
Bird of Prey by Amalia Zeichnerin / @amaliazeichnerin
fiction || the night manager (tv series, 2016 and 2026) || m/m || jonathan pine/teddy dos santos || mature || no major warnings apply || 3,651 || complete
summary: As Jonathan Pine and Teddy dos Santos face Richard Roper in the Colombian jungle, everything comes to light, lying out in the open. Jonathan is determined to flee because he has no other options left at this point. But can he take Teddy with him?
other tags: fix it fanfic, hurt/comfort, medical procedure, no smut, wounded character
A Shadow from the Past by Amalia Zeichnerin / @amaliazeichnerin
fiction || the night manager (tv series, 2016 and 2026) || m/m || jonathan pine/teddy dos santos || mature || no major warnings apply || 4,444 || complete
summary: Five years have passed since Jonathan Pine and Teddy dos Santos have met for the first time in Colombia. Three since they have brought down Richard Onslow Roper together. They have married, living together in London, where Teddy is now working for an NGO (a real one) and Jonathan is pursuing a career as an author of thriller novels with spies. But then a man from Teddy’s criminal past shows up…
other tags: Just a little bit of Angst, Suspense, Crime, Wholesome, Kissing, Disabled Character, Physical Disability, Non-Explicit Sex
Tourney Rides by sidewinder_eye
fiction || a song of ice and fire || f/f, f/m, poly (multiple genders) || ashara dayne/ned stark, arthur dayne/ned stark, ned stark/rhaegar targaryen, elia martell/rhaegar targaryen, robert baratheon/ned stark || explicit || no major warnings apply || 2,332 || complete
summary: “You’ve always wondered, my love, if the honorable Ned Stark ever touched himself outside of Ashara tripping him into their marital bed. The answer, I am glad to report, is yes. I am less glad to report that it was a most pitiful sight: huddled in the dark with naught but the latrine’s buzzing flies for company, having the guiltiest, most furtive wank I’ve ever had the misfortune to behold.
It was not the name of his lady wife that he was whimpering.
Ashara’s instincts has once again been proven exceptionally correct: her poor uptight husband would be a far happier man if he unwound just a whit, and let his fertile fields be well and truly plowed by Robert Baratheon.”
other tags: Not Canon Compliant, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal Play, Nipple Play, Innocence, Loss of Virginity, Anal Orgasm, Crack, Kneeling, Begging, Nudity, Alternate Universe – Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
Everything You Can Do by sidewinder_eye
fiction || knight of the seven kingdoms || m/m || baelor “breakspear” targaryen/maekar i targaryen, daemon i blackfyre/baelor “breakspear” targaryen, daemon i blackfyre/maekar i targaryen, daemon i blackfyre/baelor “breakspear” targaryen/maekar i targaryen || explicit || no major warnings apply || 2,779 || complete
summary: “You’re not planning to stand around like an empty suit of armor the entire time I’m fucking your brother, I hope,” the pretender king says. “It rather kills the mood.”
King Daemon Blackfyre AU with Baelor Targaryen as his lover and Master of Laws.
Maekar “Everything Baelor does I’m going to do better” Targaryen: If my brother can take a fat Blackfyre alpha cock up his uptight arse then I can too.
other tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Alpha, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, First Time Bottoming, Unreliable Narrator, Fluff and Crack, Alternate Universe – Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Targcest | Targaryen Incest (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Change Your Win Conditions by Vee Dragonmuse / @dragonmuse
fiction || heated rivalry || m/m || shane hollander/ilya rozanov || explicit || no major warnings apply || 102,965 || complete
summary: Sometimes life came at you with a clenched fist and Ilya had never figured out how to duck. So here he was, twenty-eight years old, single, dealing with the fallout from injuries given to him by the game he loved, and the second youngest assistant coach in the league to one of the worst teams. Stability was hard to come by, but he was managing.
Then along came Shane Hollander to knock him on his ass, one more time.
other tags: Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence Career Ending Injuries Therapy Spoilers for Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers) Coming Out Ottawa Centaurs (Game Changers) Slow Burn Getting Back Together Summary
The Trial of Shen Qingqiu (Could Only End One Way) by Zel Howland / @deathbycoldopen
fiction || scum villain’s self-saving system || m/m || luo binghe/shen yuan | shen qingqiu || explicit || creator choses not to use warnings || 21,773 || complete
summary: Luo Binghe doesn’t know why he keeps going back to the Water Prison just to be ignored. He’s nothing more than a dog running back to the person who had kicked it, tail between its legs but eyes full of hope, only to be kicked again.
He doesn’t even need a soft touch, or an apology, or acceptance. He just needs something. A word, a glance, an expression besides careful blankness. He might be a greedy, starving thing, but he knows how to survive on crumbs. That’s all he needs. A crumb.
So when Qiu Haitang offers a surefire way to spill Shen Qingqiu’s secrets—a tea that will not only compel him to speak only the truth, but will also loosen his inhibitions and his tongue—Luo Binghe leaps at the opportunity. A public trial isn’t the best place for him to get his answers, but he’ll take what he can get. That’s all he ever does.
other tags: Truth Serum, Fuck-Or-Die, Aphrodisiacs, Dubious Consent, Whump
Young Hearts by enchantedsleeper / @iffeelscouldkill
video || matilda (1996 film) || platonic or familial || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 00:03:20 || complete
summary: The ‘young hearts’ of Matilda and their hard-won victories. Set to ‘Young Hearts’ by Strange Talk. A festivid for magsintherain.
other tags: Friendship, Found Family, Song: Young Hearts (Strange Talk, Physical Triggers (Check author’s notes for specifics)
I Don’t Care What You Think (As Long As It’s About Me) by pherryt / @pherryt
fiction || one piece || m/m, f/m || roronoa zoro/sanji || explicit || no major warnings apply || 34,778 || complete
summary: An unexpected change for Zoro makes Sanji reassess his feelings for the marimo – especially after Zoro returns to normal and Sanji finds the feelings aren’t going away.
other tags: temporary sex change, hurt/comfort, lots of sex, but also domestic tm
off/on/off by ShannonXL / @shamwowxl
fiction || the vampire diaries || f/m || elena gilbert/damon salvatore || explicit || creator choses not to use warnings || 3,824 || complete
summary: Canon divergence after S4E17. Elena’s humanity is off and Katherine is in the wind with the cure. Pulled in two directions, the Salvatore brothers have to divide and conquer.
When Damon finds her, Elena is bored. Breaking his heart will give her something to do.
other tags: Extremely Dubious Consent, Pining While Fucking, Emotional Manipulation, Emotional Hurt
The Proper Motivation by ShannonXL / @shamwowxl
fiction || lost || m/m || boone carlyle/john locke || explicit || no major warnings apply || 2,060 || complete
summary: Boone and Locke take some time off from trying to open the hatch.
other tags: Rope bondage, anal sex, praise kink, light dom/sub
Sounds by ShannonXL / @shamwowxl
fiction || the vampire diaries || f/m || elena gilbert/damon salvatore || explicit || no major warnings apply || 3,570 || complete
summary: “So,” Elena said after they returned from the 1903 prison world. “That’s your mother.”
“Yep,” Damon said, punctuating the word with a pop of his lips. “Such a delight.”
“Yeah,” Elena replied, expression a mixture of resignation and stoicism. “So delightful you chose her name as your safeword.”
Damon and Elena realize they need to be quiet if they’re going to play tonight.
other tags: Rope Bondage, Suspension, Pain, Vampire Elena Gilbert, Penis In Vagina Sex, Established Relationship, Sub Damon Salvatore, Dom Elena Gilbert, Dom/sub, Orgasm Control, Breathplay
…Baby One More Time, Chapter 16 and 17 by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || mature || creator choses not to use warnings || 5,480 || work in progress
chapter 16 summary: The answer had been there all along.
chapter 17 summary: summary: Watching things go right.
other tags: Time Loop, Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Quentin Coldwater Lives, Time Travel Fix-It, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Memories, horomancy, Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Age Difference, The Clock Barrens (Fillory), the mosaic, Post-Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day)
chapter 16: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 17: TUMBLR – AO3
How Do You Spell Your Name? by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman/syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || mature || creator choses not to use warnings || 508 || complete
summary: At the Physical Kids Cottage, Quentin came into Eliot’s room because he was having a difficult night. They’re snuggling now.
other tags: Eliot Waugh’s Canonically Huge Dick, Quentin Coldwater’s Oral Fixation, Cuddling & Snuggling, Fluff
Episodic Magicians Haiku, Chapter 1: “Apocalypse? Now?!” and Chapter 2: “Oops!…I Did It Again” by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman, syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || teen & up || no major warnings apply || 137 || work in progress
chapter 1 summary: I’m doing a rewatch with my friends. Sometimes I comment in the form of a haiku, especially using episode quotes. So I decided to make a fic. It’s basically going to start with the episode we watched last night and keep going, since we keep rewatching. A lot is going to be inspired by episode quotes; some might be my thoughts/feelings about the characters/show/plot, including an occasional AU moment for that episode. From time to time I might stray into other episodes if the thought came up while watching. Thanks for reading! Slightly silly, always heartfelt!
chapter 2 summary: Before the Winter Olympics started, we watched 5×06, “Oops!…I Did It Again.” My favorite episode in Season 5!
other tags: Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Canon Compliant, Not Canon Compliant, Rewatch, Poetry, Haiku
chapter 1: TUMBLR – AO3 | chapter 2: TUMBLR – AO3
A Flurry of Notes by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
fiction || the magicians (lev grossman/syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || general audiences || no major warnings apply || 2,175 || complete
summary: It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and Eliot still can’t figure out what to put in that note to Q.
other tags: Love Notes, Valentine’s Day, Fluff, Brakebills (The Magicians), Alternate Universe – No Beast (The Magicians)
At the Mosaic (Teddy’s Lullabies). Music by Hallie Dolin; Art by EliotQueliot by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
art || the magicians (lev grossman/syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || teen & up || no major warnings apply || complete
summary: I had the honor of making the album front and back cover for my friend’s beautiful filk EP!
My friend made this incredible music for all fans of The Magicians (Lev Grossman/SyFy)! So beautiful. I love these lullabies so much. And I got to make the album covers…I’m forever grateful and honored and just plain amazed I got to be a part of this. Please check it out! Hallie is an amazing musician, and I love these songs so much.
Mosaic Haiku, Chapter 22: Bonus: Art Recap, Sept. 28, 2025-Feb. 5, 2026 by EliotQueliot / @eliotqueliot
art || the magicians (lev grossman/syfy) || m/m || quentin coldwater/eliot waugh || general audiences || creator choses not to use warnings || work in progress
summary: The second “bonus” art chapter, collecting ten art pieces added from September 28, 2025-February 5, 2026. This work celebrates the full, good lives Eliot and Quentin shared at the Mosaic. Since I’m going back and adding art as I have time, it didn’t seem fair to those who’d already read prior chapters and might miss it, so I’m now periodically collecting the new art in bonus chapters.
other tags: Haiku, Poetry, Mosaic, Beauty Of All Life, Episode: s03e05 A Life in the Day, Mosaic Timeline (The Magicians: A Life in the Day), Watercolors, Drawings