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Title: Blueberry Harvest
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Lord of the Rings (all media)
Characters: Frodo & Sam
Tags: Ficlet, Domestic Fluff, Comfort Food
Rating: G
Word count: 434

Summary: Happiness is shared blueberries.

Author notes: Comfort hobbits and comfort food for

sheenianni for

fandomtrees. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, you should absolutely tell me about it.

Blueberry Harvest on AO3

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kat_lair

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Title: Reset
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Radek Zelenka
Tags: Ficlet, Snow, Alternate Universe - Academia, Alternate Universe - Steampunk
Rating: G
Word count: 568

Summary: The snow falls on the courtyard, the quadrangle between the imposing stone buildings disappearing from view slowly but inexorably.

Author notes: Written for

spiralicious for

fandomtrees. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, you should absolutely tell me about it. Those AU tags promise more than the ficlet delivers but In My Head this is a very Dark Academia Steam Punk setting. They are building airships! The city state is rife with political intrigue! But this is just a moment of rest and pause amidst all of that...

Reset on AO3

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poppyseedheart

I do so love a challenge! The rules/proposal of this challenge can be found on dreamersdare's journal here.

Week 1 is all about standalone media, so here are 10 pieces of art I love! I'm aiming for 10 different kinds of media, which was a bold choice but I pulled it off, even if some of them are different on a technicality.

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (novel) — a British-Palestinian actress living in London visits her sister in the West Bank, where she is roped into playing Gertrude in a local production of Hamlet. One of my favorite books of all time.
Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole? by Isabel J. Kim (short story) — incisive, satirical, and highly awarded short fiction.
Tears For Fun by Griff (song) — I'm a lover of pop music and this one is so sparklingly melancholy and right up my alley.
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar (poetry collection) — I have many favorite poetry collections, but this is a more recent favorite. Made me realize how autobiographical certain aspects of his novel Martyr! were.
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib (essay collection) — I posted about this book online and someone replied that they believe Abdurraqib to be the best living American writer; I have a hard time disagreeing with that opinion.
Hitman (video game) — Maybe the first video game I ever truly loved. Immensely fun combination of stealth, silliness, and tension. Endless possibilities for creative problem-solving.
Hamlet is a Paladin by binary-bird (comic) — Part of my personality at this point.
Last Hope by Paramore (live performance) — I could not tell you how many times over the last ten years I've watched this. I find this song immensely comforting and the performance is beautiful.
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma (short story collection) — my faves from this literary & surrealist collection were G and My 100 Ex-Boyfriends and I Hang Out Every Day.
Lasers & Feelings (TTRPG) — I've run variations on lasers and feelings multiple times and I love that it's concise, easy to pick up, and super flexible.

Hell yeah! Realized I didn't put any fic on this list which is nuts. Next time!

Current Music: Tears For Fun - Griff

vasopressin

Testing what this looks like

latespring

It's been a while since I've done one of these! This is a bit of a looser format this time. I kept getting caught up in trying to figure out how I wanted to do this wrap up, when I'm the only one dictating its format.

So, here's how this month has been!

( happy new year )

Current Mood: busy

kat_lair

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Title: Cast Away
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Character: Radek Zelenka
Tags: Ficlet, Stranded
Rating: G
Word count: 668

Summary: When Radek regains consciousness, the puddle jumper is empty.

Author notes: Written for

lomelinde for

fandomtrees. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, you should absolutely tell me about it.

Cast Away on AO3

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kat_lair

❤️ Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition

February Challenge

February felt like the perfect time for a cosy, affectionate challenge — so here we are 💕

Accordingly, February's challenge, suggested by

dreamersdare is the Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition

Banner by

pushkin666 adapted from

corvidology's original, very awesome, graphic.

The aim is simple and warm:

✨ Make a list of ten things you love.
✨ Celebrate the big, the small, the accidental, the obvious, the silly, the profound.
✨ No rules beyond love — only joy.

So how does this challenge work?

Each week in February, you are challenged to write a themed top ten list, with a focus on different aspects of media.

Week 1 (February 1st-7th): Standalone media (e.g. films, novels, short stories, plays)
Week 2 (February 8th-14th): Series (e.g. TV shows, webtoons, comics, web serials)
Week 3 (February 15th-21st): Music picks (e.g. bands, artists, songs, music videos)
Week 4 (February 22nd-28th): Relationships in our media (e.g. platonic, shippy, familial, canon, fannish)

dreamersdare will host a challenge post every Sunday with more detail on the prompt. HERE IS THE FIRST ONE. However, if the prompt doesn't inspire you, the wildcard rule applies in that you can generate your own top ten list.

How to take part?

Post your list here on Dreamwidth anytime in February.
Tag it or link back to dreamersdares original post so others can find you 💖
Any format is welcome: bullet points, numbered list, prose, rambling commentary, gifs, images, or pure vibes
Feel free to explain why you love each thing — or don’t. Both are valid.

You can post once, or revisit the list throughout February if your loves shift (as they often do)

There’s no pressure, no judgement, and no “right” answers — just a chance to pause and notice what’s making life a little brighter right now.

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kat_lair

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Title: Power Cut
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Mission: Impossible (Movies)
Pairing: William Brandt/Ethan Hunt
Tags: Power Outage, Snowed In, Huddling For Warmth
Rating: G
Word count: 2,022

Summary: Will wakes up to silence. Or, to be more precise, it’s the silence that wakes him.

Author notes: Written for

jenab for

fandomtrees. This is unbetaed so if you spot a typo/mistake, you should absolutely tell me about it.

Power Cut on AO3

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littlerhymes

More Deaths Than One - Rex Stout
Mr Midshipman Hornblower - C. S. Forester
To the Dogs - Louise Welsh
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow - Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes
Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian
Shrines of Gaiety - Kate Atkinson
To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
Black Butler 34 - Yana Toboso

( new year old books )

kat_lair

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Title: Open Borders
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Stray Kids
Pairing: Bang Chan/Lee Minho | Lee Know
Tags: Drabble, Touching
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: Minho never says no.

Author notes: For