[ SECRET POST #6871 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6871 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 21 secrets from Secret Submission Post #981.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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TV Tuesday: Frenemy

Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk

What makes for a memorable TV antagonist? Does any kind of redemption arc play into this?

ABC fics!

I've been seeing this meme around a lot, so let me revive my dw for five minutes just to do it. :D

How many letters of the alphabet have you used for starting a fic title? One fic per line, 'A' and 'The' do not count for 'A' and 'T'.

I'm only doing one fandom (Guardian and Guardian RPF) because I can. :D I didn't look at any art until I did all the letters, and then I added art for the two letters that didn't have fics (J and V). (And whenever there were options to choose Zhubai, I chose Zhubai, ngl. :D Many letters had 5+ fics to choose from btw, asdfhdjkl;)

I have nothing for U (I have no idea how, it's such a useful letter, and now I want to name a fic un[something] asap ;D), X (even though I've possibly started actual fics with 'Xiao Bai' or 'Xiao Wei', but not titles) and Z (I have definitely started fics with 'Zhao Yunlan' and possibly 'Zhu Yilong' too). (I'm getting a kick out of the fact that these four names are 4 out of 4 of my blorbos. :D)

So 23/26! And now onto the actual list:

A - As My Fingers Tremble (Zhubai, E, ~2K words)
B - But I Know Where to Start (Zhubai, M, ~1K words)
C - Caught You (drama Weilan, E, ~200 words)
D - Do You Want Me to Mean It? (Zhubai, G, ~1K words)
E - Emphatic No (novel Weilan & Daqing, T, 300 words)
F - Five More Minutes (Zhubai, G, ~700 words)
G - Gods Gone Wild (novel Kunlun/Zhao Yunlan, E, ~700 words)
H - How Do You Want Me? (Zhubai, E, 300 words)
I - I Look Over at You and See Sunshine (Zhubai, T, ~900 words)
J - Just Come Home (no fic -> honorary art; novel Weilan, G)
K - Kissing It Better (Zhubai, E, ~2K words)
L - Late (Zhubai, G, 200 words)
M - Match Made in Science (Lin Jing/Ye Zun, G, ~300 words)
N - No Coming Back From That (Zhubai, T, ~400 words)
O - Only Ever You (drama Weilan, E, ~2K words)
P - Poems on Your Skin (drama Weilan, E, ~2K words)
Q - A Quiet Celebration (Zhubai, T, ~300 words)
R - Ruby Insides (novel/drama Weilan, M, 200 words)
S - So Much More Delicious (Zhubai, M, ~400 words)
T - Taking What's (Not) Mine (Weilanzun, E, ~1,5K words)
U
V - Very Lucky (no fic -> honorary art; Zhubai, G)
W - When Dreams Come True (Zhubai, T, 300 words)
X
Y - You Melt Like Sugar (Zhubai, M, ~400 words)
Z

[ SECRET POST #6870 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6870 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 27 secrets from Secret Submission Post #981.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Current Music: The Pretty Reckless - For I Am Death

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Jaymia For All Seasons Arrives

Image separated in four sections, focused on the dark silhouette of a tree with the sky in the background, changing shape and colour for each of the four seasons (blooming with a green sky in spring, alongside silhouettes of a star, a heart and a drop hanging from the sky; full of leaves with a yellow sky with some birds flying inin summer; with fallen leaves, an orange sky and migrating birds on autumn; and a tree without leaves over a blue, snowiing sky, with silhouettes of a crescent moon, a star, or snowdrops hanging from above). The fading silhouette of a red domino mask hangs above the trees, framing text that anounces the event: "Jaymia for All Seasons, October 27th-November 9th.

White text over a dark red background: I: Summer | Ingenuity, Travel, Youth | II: Autumn | Maturity, Melancholy, Mystical | III: Winter | Death, Stagnation, Vulnerability | IV: Spring | Growth, Nature, Revival |

IT'S HERE

Join us during these next few days in posting about our rowboat of a ship. With small pairings like this, any contribution, of any sort, is all the more welcome and appreciated by those few of us who love these two characters in all their facets :D

We look forward to seeing what you do with them!

🏹🗡 🏹🗡 🏹🗡

[ SECRET POST #6869 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6869 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 34 secrets from Secret Submission Post #981.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

12 Shows Involving Funeral Homes You Could Watch On Halloween

Watch on YouTube

Six Feet Under
Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family.
( More shows under the cut! )

[ SECRET POST #6868 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6868 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 41 secrets from Secret Submission Post #981.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #982 ]

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #982 ]

The first secret from this batch will be posted on November 1st.

RULES:
1. One secret link per comment.
2. 750x750 px or smaller.
3. Link directly to the image.

More details on how to send a secret in!

Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is.

Optional #2: If you would like WARNINGS (such as spoilers or common triggers -- list of some common ones here) to be noted in the main post before the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret.

Optional #3: If you would like a transcript to be posted along with your secret, put it along with the link in the comment!

Database maintenance

Good morning, afternoon, and evening!

We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)

I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.

Ta for now!

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Speak Up Saturday 🍹

Assortment of black and white speech bubbles

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

[ SECRET POST #6867 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6867 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #980.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

[ SECRET POST #6867 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6866 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 12 secrets from Secret Submission Post #980.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

[ SECRET POST #6865 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6865 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 22 secrets from Secret Submission Post #980.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Miley Cyrus - More to Lose

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fanfic

ABCs

I took this from svgurl!

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

A – accomplices (DC comics, Cass & Jason)

B – Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Buffyverse, Kendra)

C – consumption (Plecverse, Josie & Lizzie)

D – damnatio memoriae (DC comics, batclan, post-ADITF)

E – empty spaces (DC comics, Bruce & Jason)

F – fairy tale rules (Supernatural, Castiel/Sam)

G – gutter (DC comics, Stephanie & Kara)

H – homesick (The 100, Diyoza/Octavia)

I – itches in the front (DC comics, Bruce/Selina)

J – judas kiss (Plecverse, Caroline/Klaus)

K – kissing death (Roswell: New Mexico, Rosa)

L – light the match (Supernatural, Castiel/Meg)

M – Misfire (Black Sails, Flint & Idelle)

N – neither by nature nor by law and yet (DC comics, Dick & Tim)

O – observance (DC comics, Jason/Mia, Arrowfam, Batclan).

P – pillow talk (Lost in Space, John/Maureen+Don+Smith+Grant Kelly)

Q –

R – risqué business (Discworld, Adora/Moist)

S – sinnerwoman (Supernatural, Bela Talbot)

T – to build and to endure (Black Sails, Max)

U – unmotherly instincts (DC comics, Cass & Shiva)

V – voyeur's instincts (Buffyverse, Willow x Faith)

W – while you were sleeping (The 100, Emori/Murphy, Spacekru)

X –

Y – your horizon to chase (Marvel 3490, Pepper/Natasha Stark)

Z –

To-do list: use Q, X, and Z for the titles of some of my upcoming fics LMAO.

I have a total of 137 fics published (+ 3 more tied into an event until reveals), so in many cases I had difficulty picking which ones I'll post for an specific letter. I tried to aim for a ~varied selection but unsurprisingly, DC comics reigns.

[ SECRET POST #6864 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6864 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 32 secrets from Secret Submission Post #980.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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TV Tuesday: Disparities

Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk

Which shows seem to you to have had the biggest tonal difference between pilot episode and series finale? Was that a good or a bad thing?

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yuletide

Dear Yuletide 2025 Author

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[ SECRET POST #6863 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6863 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 42 secrets from Secret Submission Post #980.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

AWS outage

DW is seeing some issues due to today's Amazon outage. For right now it looks like the site is loading, but it may be slow. Some of our processes like notifications and journal search don't appear to be running and can't be started due to rate limiting or capacity issues. DW could go down later if Amazon isn't able to improve things soon, but our services should return to normal when Amazon has cleared up the outage.

Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.

Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.