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I wrote two fic for [community profile] fandomgiftbasket this round. I hope you enjoy them!


Title: Pretzels and Pizza
Author: Spikedluv
Fandom: Hawkeye (tv) | Hawkeye (Fraction comics) | Thunderbolts (2025)
Rating: PG13/Femslash
Pairing/Characters: Kate/Yelena, Clint, Bucky
Length: 1,605 words
Spoilers: Takes place post-everything, but just bits and pieces from each canon.
Summary: When Bucky dragged Yelena out for an afternoon of ‘fun', she didn't know they were going to Clint Barton's apartment, or that Kate Bishop would be there.
Author's Notes: Written for [personal profile] impala_chick for [community profile] fandomgiftbasket 2025. One of their prompts was the rest of the team finding out about them. I hope you enjoy this variation on that!
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me.
Posted: October 8, 2025

Read Fic @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/72130546




Title: Open Arms
Author: Spikedluv
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Rating: PG13/Pre-Slash/Slash
Pairing/Characters: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski (Cameo by Erica and pack; OFC)
Length: 2,500 words
Spoilers: Spoilers through season two, though the story takes place later.
Summary: Stiles and Derek are kidnapped. Again.
Author's Notes: Stiles is not underage in this story. Written for [personal profile] logans_girl2001 for [community profile] fandomgiftbasket 2025. They asked for Teen Wolf, Derek/Stiles and one of their ‘likes' was Soulmate AUs of all kinds. I hope you enjoy this! Title from a Journey song that popped into my head.
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me.
Posted: October 11, 2025

Read Fic @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/72290586

Just one thing: 04 November 2025

Nov. 4th, 2025 11:07 am
[personal profile] jazzyjj posting in [community profile] awesomeers
It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

Fic meme

Nov. 4th, 2025 03:10 pm
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[personal profile] renfys
Saw this, had to do it, but added bonus options as well at the bottom. I've tried to give a nice spread of fandoms. Some of these are smut. I need to fill my X and I'm on a Castle kick atm, so maybe I'll write Castle fic for X.

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fanwork title? One 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 fanworks count.

A - 
Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder (or something like that). -  SG1 - Sam/Jack
B - Birthday Card - She-Ra - Catra/Adora
C - Chasing Cars - NCIS - Gibbs/Todd
D - Decontamination - Voyager - Janeway/Chakotay
E - Enough For Now - Dragon Age - Isabella/Josephine
F - First Edition - Sanctuary - Helen/Tesla
G - Girlfriend - SG1 - Sam/Jack
H - Heir - Iron Man - Tony/Pepper
I - Immortal - Sanctuary - Will/Helen
J - Jump - Doctor Who - Rose/Nine
K - Knock Out - The Mentalist - Jane/Lisbon
L - Lessons - Dragon Age - Morrigan/Female Cousland
M - Mix and Match - MCU - Pepper/Black Widow
N - Needing - Castle - Beckett/Castle
O - Office Hours - The Closer - Brenda/Sharon
P - Proper Lawn Maintenance - Dragon Age - genfic
Q - Quickly Crawling Along - House - Cuddy/Cameron
R - Repitition - Dragon Age - Leliana/Female Trevelyan
S - Some of the adventures of Schrödinger the cat
- SG1 - Genfic.
T - Testing Ground - MCU - Pepper/Bruce Banner
U - Unzip Me - Rizzoli & Isles - Jane/Maura
V - Void - S
G1 - Sam/Fifth
W - Worthy - MCU - Slight Pepper/Black Widow.
X - 
Y -
Your Gains Depend On Your Losses - Dragon Age - Josephine/Cassandra
Z - 
Zepherus - Iron Man - Tony/Pepper

Bonus
Starts with a number -
4am Questions - Bones - Booth/Bones
Starts with a symbol -
$135 - Rizzoli & Isles - Jane/Maura

TV Talk: 9-1-1, Matlock & Tracker

Nov. 4th, 2025 11:14 am
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9-1-1: Good ep. spoilers )


Matlock: Good ep. spoilers )


Tracker: Good ep! spoilers )

The Day in Spikedluv (Monday, Nov 3)

Nov. 4th, 2025 07:44 am
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[personal profile] spikedluv
I had a chiropractic appointment this morning. He did another exam before the adjustment to determine whether we can go back to regular once-a-week appointments, instead of continuing with three-times-a-week. I’m currently labeling my healing level at 95%. There’s still just that little bit of pain left when I sit too long. I need to remember to ice and do stretches more regularly.

I hit Price Chopper while I was downtown, drove mom to her treatment, did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, ran a load in the dishwasher, baked chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, and shaved. I made French toast and bacon for supper.

I didn’t write today, which was a bummer, but I watched Tracker and an HGTV program. Then I turned on NatGeoWild in the background; tonight was Dr. Pol again. I also took a short nap.

Temps started out at 42.4(F) and reached 65.0. There was morning sun, which was nice, but dark clouds moved in after noon and brought some rain with it.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing well. more back here )

Tuesday: Death

Nov. 3rd, 2025 10:19 pm
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Hello, everyone. I’m [personal profile] simplyn2deep and today's theme is Death. Prompts can be anything related to death and/or dying.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ any, any, Every night at midnight, a mysterious figure visits people moments before they die. One night, they arrive at your door—but not for you.
+ any, any, After a loved one’s death, you begin receiving text messages from their number. Each message reveals something they never told you while alive.
+ any, any, In a vast library beyond time, every life ever lived is recorded. You’re the new archivist—and the next volume to be added bears your own name.

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2025 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].

While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! [community profile] comment_fic


tag=death

I'd like to return this monday

Nov. 3rd, 2025 10:39 pm
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Woke up 20 minutes before the alarm and thought okay this day shall go well. Oh how wrong I was

I pull into the parking lot, put up my handicapped hang tag and it shattered into 5 pieces. OMFG. It was cracked but I didn't realize it was that bad. I'm gonna have to tape it together until I can get to the BMV.

Get inside to find out our secretary had a major health event and is in ICU on an ecmo which is needless to say serious shit. Scary.

the ladies basketball teams me they're leaving tomorrow for a full week and I have to move the test to be fair to them (which really isn't a problem) so long as they're here for the bone practicum this week.

And then I set up my practicum. 4 and a half hours because shit is missing AGAIN. I know who took it because it's always him. I screwed up the answer key and questions 3 times. I didn't leave work until 830 at night and didn't eat dinner til 9. blech.

I was going to share something fun for music monday that I thought [personal profile] shipperslist had but I can't find it so since it's writing month let's do music that we want to write to or have written to. One of the stories I want to get on is the "last" story in the All that Glitters Husk Overlord series (well it's where the whole series was heading, to husk/angel becoming a couple) so it gets the world's most sappy love song also for [community profile] lyricaltitles bingo challenge

Check In: Day 11

Nov. 3rd, 2025 06:35 pm
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Hello and Happy Monday!

How has writing gone today?
patrokla: I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards! (Default)
[personal profile] patrokla posting in [community profile] yuletide
Here we go. Please watch this post! We will update here as each batch goes out:

Candy? COMING SOON (probably last)

Drinks? SENT (twice, lol) as of 6:51 PM PST!

Books? SENT as of 6:39 PM PST!


INSTRUCTIONS & REMINDERS )


SENDING DEADLINE: Friday, November 21, 2025


Extensions/Defaulting: Pre-research your post office/courier service hours, and plan to send as early as you can! BUT if your best-laid plans fail, and you need an extension -- we get it! Please bypass the shame spiral and email us ASAP. We want to know what's going on but rarely hesitate to grant brief extensions, especially to historically reliable swappers.

And, of course, if you need to default for any reason, the above is doubly true!! Life happens, but if you let us know as soon as it does, we can help out your recipient AND probably have you back next year with minimal anxiety.


One More Time: don't forget to check in at Swaps Central! And a safe, merry Swapstide to all!

Current FAQ and very old resources post here, for anyone who needs them. Questions and comments here or via email, as always.

Kat & Livi & Helen

seasonal cards

Nov. 3rd, 2025 07:55 pm
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[personal profile] lilly_c
Usually have this done by now and nope. Ooops!

If you would like a Christmas card from me then leave a comment with your address (screened!) or PM it if you prefer. I tend to not save addresses from previous years (old LJ days reasons.)

I'll be doing a post office run around payday(s) which are mid month this month and I’ll double check when the last posting dates are too.
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[personal profile] svgurl
[community profile] trickortreatex opened its collection a few days ago and this is what I got. :D

Title: It Happened One Night
Author: anonymous (for now)
Fandom: DCEU/MCU
Pairing/Characters: Diana/Natasha
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 959
Summary: Natasha meets Natasha. Well, not exactly. But that is how the story starts.

This was cute and fun!

Meme: Seven Deadly Sins of Reading

Nov. 3rd, 2025 03:56 pm
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Lust, books I want to read for their cover:
I'm not particularly drawn by book covers, actually. I suspect it comes of growing up reading through piles of Golden Age detective fiction with appalling 1970s covers. Don't get me wrong, there are some gorgeous covers out there. But, publishing being what it is, the moment a lovely one comes out, there are a dozen others riffing off it by the time I get round to reading it, which rather dilutes the effect.

Pride, challenging books I've finished:
My e-reader got me through Le Tour Du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours and Vingt Milles Lieues Sous Les Mers in French, and War and Peace (in English, except for the bits that are in French).

Gluttony, books I've read more than once:
Oh, goodness. I think I used to re-read more than I first-time-read when I was a child and a teen. I've slowed down since but there are still plenty I return to for comfort. A non-exhaustive list: almost all of the Agatha Christie mysteries; ditto Sayers; the Sadlers Wells series up to Principal Role; most of Swallows and Amazons (I don't think I've ever returned to Great Northern?); a lot of Noel Streatfeild (favourites: probably The Bell Family and White Boots as well as Ballet Shoes); the three Zenda novels; some of Jane Austen; some of John Buchan, particularly the Dickson McCunn series; I Capture the Castle; Cold Comfort Farm; early Libby Purves; Starbridge and St Benet's... Things I've first encountered after leaving home and returned to: [personal profile] the_comfortable_courtesan; Eva Ibbotson's romances; The Count of Monte Cristo. What I used to do when I was a child, and don't do so much any more, is re-read and re-read favourite scenes within a book.

Sloth, books on my to-read list the longest:
Les Misérables. [personal profile] countertony and I had a pact to read each other's favourite French door-stoppers. He read an abridged translation of The Count of Monte Cristo, and I stalled quite early on, so we both failed. I've done quite well this year at clearing out the Guilt Books, mostly obtained via BookCrossing, that I don't actually want to read but have been sitting on my shelves because somebody else thought I should. The exception is the Emma Donoghue historicals which I do want to read but which I suspect of being depressing. But I have acquired all my father's Anthony Hopes and Francis Brett Youngs so am feeling guilty about not reading (most of) those instead.

Greed, books I own multiple editions of:
I have a few duplicated across ebook and hard copy: either I have enjoyed the ebook version and found the paper version cheap in a charity shop (e.g. Acts and Omissions, or the book has maps or family trees or something else I want to keep flipping back to (e.g. The Duke is Dead), or conversely I have discovered that the hard copy is huge and unwieldy and I am much more likely to finish it in pixel format. As far as duplicated paper versions go, I'm not too bad. Usually I find a nicer copy and pass the nastier one on. But I have two copies of The Jungle Book because they are both inscribed by different ancestors. I seem to have duplicates of Huntingtower and The House of the Four Winds because I don't have Castle Gay in the red hardback Nelson edition. And I have a paperback Greenmantle because it is the same edition that my father had as his travelling copy. (Greenmantle is an excellent travelling book. However appalling the weather or the Bahnchaos, Richard Hannay is having to deal with something worse.)

I also have a duplicate copy of Above Rubies: Eliza Ferraby's Story volume 2, which I would be delighted to pass on, but I want it to be appreciated and it doesn't feel like the best jumping-on point for the Comfortable Courtesan saga. If anyone would like it, please shout.

Wrath, books I despised:
The Henchmen of Zenda. I was looking forward to this so much - I have enjoyed every other K J Charles that I've read; The Prisoner of Zenda is one of my favourite books - and I was so disappointed. Read more... ) Anyway, it's little more than, but still something more than, "ships the wrong guys".

Envy, books I want to live in:
Hmm. The problem with living in books is that generally things are all set up very nicely and then something happens and you have to go and sort it out. It might be fun to visit Ruritania and Evallonia, but I've had plenty of fun elsewhere with an Interrail ticket. The food and the scenery are very tempting in Mary Stewart and the Chalet School, but in both you have to dodge deadly peril and coercive men trying to marry you. I wouldn't mind being a grumpy Tove Jansson artist and living on a Finnish island. I'm pretty sure I actually live in a Catherine Fox novel*. Could be worse. Could be Starbridge.

*Overheard yesterday:
Verger 1: We'll add it to the long list of things that need fixing.
Verger 2: It wouldn't be the Church of England if it wasn't held together with gaffer tape.

In Iron Stars by VT Hoang

Nov. 3rd, 2025 05:38 pm
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[personal profile] profiterole_reads
In Iron Stars by VT Hoang was awesome! It's the sequel to On Silver Shores, but it's readable as a standalone. Inquisitor Saoirse must escort two scientists through the blight: her ex, Iza, and her ex's husband, Cas.

The first book remains my favourite, as this one had too much sex for my taste. Apart from that, I loved the characters and all their interactions, especially the maths flirting. ^^

Saoirse is a Black female half-siren with a supernatural genetic defect. Iza is an Asian trans female half-vampire half-demon. Cas is a Latino lycan. There's major f/f/m and minor m/m (the pairing from Book 1).

Just one thing: 03 November 2025

Nov. 3rd, 2025 06:28 am
[personal profile] jazzyjj posting in [community profile] awesomeers
It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!
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[personal profile] spikedluv
I rewatched Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick recently, thinking that I might be able to write a fic in the fandom for [community profile] fandomgiftbasket. That didn’t happen, but it did make me think about the movies (and germinate my own plot bunny).

Top Gun (1986): I was a 20-year old college student when this movie came out and I loved it to pieces. This is the first movie I saw in the theater more than once. I probably saw it half a dozen times. My main takeaway from watching this movie again 30+ years later is that Maverick sure was one cocky son of a gun and I think Charlie could’ve done better.

more back here )


Want to talk about the movies or my fic idea?!!

The Day in Spikedluv (Sunday, Nov 2)

Nov. 3rd, 2025 06:18 am
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[personal profile] spikedluv
Guess who forgot to set the clocks back before they went to bed? I went right back to bed when I realized the mistake, but Pip had already been up long enough to be too awake to go back to sleep.

Somehow I hurt my eye while I was sleeping. I wear a sleep mask, so I’m not exactly sure how I poked myself in the eye. The sciatica only bothered me for a couple of hours in the evening. Mildly. It was weird how it just appeared and then disappeared.

I did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, changed kitty litter, placed an online order, and showered. I grilled Italian sausage for Pip’s supper.

I watched an HGTV program and later had Secrets of the Zoo on in the background. I didn’t get any new words written, but I did read over what I had already written.

Temps started out at 27.9(F) and reached 52.0. It was sunny and there was no wind, but it was still cool.


Mom Update:

Mom looked really good today. more back here )

Week 44 - getting back to it

Nov. 3rd, 2025 10:16 am
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[personal profile] ruric
Another relatively quiet week.

#ORJENISE100 no specific prompts last week.

HOME: maintained - had an Oddbox deli ery so deep cleaned the fridge, fruit and veg bowls. Haven't started on the bedroom - yet!

HEALTH: finally back to normal.

LIFE ADMIN: nothing done last week.

DIGITAL DECLUTTER: went on a bit of a deleting spree on my main email account and broke the 12k barrier - now down to 11,888 emails. Things are slowing down because I've run out of the easy to delete stuff and am now entering the 15-20 years of history. Keeping up with archiving things off the tablet to Dropbox. Stalled on sorting 900+ images on my phone.

GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: bought plants/bulbs to finish winter planting of front garden and pots and finished planting the last of the front garden pots. Hoping to get the porch roof ones done before I go away.

COOKING/EATING: had a couple of takeaways on busy days but back to cooking. And the Oddbox delivery led to a meal plan for the next 2 weeks (though I'm away Thursday to Monday). Made a bit pot of balti veg curry and ate a lot of fruit!

READING/LISTENING: nope.

WATCHING: still enjoying Murder Before Evensong.

CREATING/LEARNING: no crocheting this week or classes as teacher is prepping/competing at a cake comp in Rome.

CATS: all good.

VOLUNTEERING: nope.

SOCIALISING: monthly catch up call with friends which I tuned into from the car as I was stuck in an epic traffic jam from Twickenham to Kingston on Thursday night.

WORK: almost caught up. Fingers crossed for a quiet November.

It's the annual Horbling weekend this coming weekend so I am scrambling around to do a bit of sorting and tidying before I go.

next year, halloween yard signs

Nov. 3rd, 2025 05:55 pm
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[personal profile] tielan
For when I have time and energy before the season to put up some 'gravestones' with 'how they died'.

Princess Bride themed

He Killed My Father

Started A Land War In Asia

Went Up Against A Sicilian When Death Was On The Line

Didn't Think ROAS Existed

Didn't Have Fun Storming The Castle


Since Halloween takes place on a Saturday next year, I might try to throw a Halloween Party. And maybe a Big Number Birthday, if I can be arsed. I wasn't planning a Big Number Birthday, but a friend gave me a look like I'd uttered a mortal sin when I mentioned I wasn't really big on a Big Number Birthday.

--

I sent out the 7x7 picnic party invitations, have about 15 going, 5 who can't, 5 maybes.

B1 will not be much help since she has her Christmas Party the night before. I have a Matildas game the night before. The parentals will be out of town. So it's going to be me and maybe B2.

I mean, I'm pretty sure the people I've invited are not going to be particularly fussed that the place isn't spotless. It might just be a bit chaotic in cleanup, is all. But that can be managed, too...

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