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Cher (TW) ([personal profile] thawrecka) wrote in [community profile] c_ent2025-09-14 08:59 am

Golden Terrace fic

Shared Warmth (1056 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 黄金台 - 苍梧宾白 | Golden Terrace - Cāng Wú Bīn Bái
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fu Shen/Yan Xiaohan
Characters: Fu Shen (Golden Stage), Yan Xiaohan
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Slice of Life, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Two moments in their relationship in which Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan take care of each other.

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adafrog ([personal profile] adafrog) wrote in [community profile] fandom_checkin2025-09-13 06:00 pm
Entry tags:

Daily Check In.

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Saturday to midnight on Sunday (8pm Eastern Time).


Poll #33616 Daily poll
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 27

How are you doing?

I am okay
17 (63.0%)

I am not okay, but don't need help right now
10 (37.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans are you living with?

I am living single
9 (33.3%)

One other person
13 (48.1%)

More than one other person
5 (18.5%)




Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
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Cher (TW) ([personal profile] thawrecka) wrote2025-09-14 08:52 am

My Rare Male Slash Exchange fic

This was my assignment:

Shared Warmth (1056 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 黄金台 - 苍梧宾白 | Golden Terrace - Cāng Wú Bīn Bái
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fu Shen/Yan Xiaohan
Characters: Fu Shen (Golden Stage), Yan Xiaohan
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Slice of Life, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Two moments in their relationship in which Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan take care of each other.



But first I wrote this pinch hit, because I saw it on the PH list while I was actively watching Pluto, and got inspired:

Preludes and Endings (Arr. for Piano) (1854 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Pluto (Anime)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Paul Duncan/North no. 2
Characters: Paul Duncan (Pluto), North No. 2 (Pluto)
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Canonical Character Death, Angst, First Kiss, Robot/Human Relationships
Summary:

Paul Duncan uses the time they have to reach out for North no. 2's hands.



The Pluto fic did better than my Golden Terrace fic, and I can't say I'm surprised. The former was just better, and even though I signed up thinking I could write the latter I really struggled.

After this I'm taking a break from exchanges until Yuletide. I did a bunch over the last year, and it turns out instead of giving me the joy Yuletide gives me they mostly made me stressed. I did read some great fic, though, and got to write some interesting stuff.
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cyberghostface ([personal profile] cyberghostface) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-13 07:00 pm
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mrkinch ([personal profile] mrkinch) wrote2025-09-13 12:07 pm

9/13/2025 Inspiration Trail

There was fog but it wasn't blowing so very hard so I put on a windbreaker and started down the trail ten or fifteen minutes after the initially invisible sunrise. But soon the fog thinned enough for me to see where the sun was, so that was a good start. It as quiet on the way out to the north end of the trail, and out there it was very quiet. I didn't find a single new species there, bar the probable thus unreportable Blue-gray Gnatcatchers at the point on return. No vocalizations but one or more small, blueish birds flitting about with Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Lesser Goldfinches. The sun made it's best attempt at 8:30 or so when I was approaching the very tall pines just north of the dip. Suddenly I was in the middle of great activity, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Bushtits, all three nuthatches, Bewick's Wrens, Purple Finches, Lesser Goldfinches, Dark-eyed Juncos, a pair of California Towhees, a Wilson's Warbler, and a flock of Townsend's Warblers. I reported six but I'm pretty sure there were more. I think they only flock when they are on migration, which they almost certainly were. It was wonderful, what we always hope for. Unfortunately I was at the end of my stamina and couldn't stay watching as long as I would have liked, but it did make the fog worthwhile. The list: )

I expected to run into game day detours and had learned a new alternate route home, but it's an evening game and nothing was blocked yet.:) Game days are such pain, especially since Cal Stadium is right at the beginning of the road I take up to the western ridge.
FAIL Blog ([syndicated profile] fail_feed) wrote2025-09-13 02:00 pm

‘I can't handle the guilt if anything happens’: Family next door repeatedly leaves their elderly par

Posted by Lana DeGaetano

As our parents age, we can only hope that we have the means to support them in the next phase of their lives. If we don't, it's important to find a trusted individual or assisted living facility who can. What we don't do is leave our elderly parents outside on a neighbor's porch—especially without asking the neighbor if they'll keep an eye on our beloved family member.

You'd think that eventually, a family could admit that they cannot handle being the primary caretaker of their elderly loved ones. What's worse is that the neighbor who unknowingly "watches" their elderly family member is liable if anything happens to the parent on their property. Is this a scam? Or just a sad case of a family failing to show up for their loved one?

At its root, this is a familial issue. Now, it's spreading into the lives of those who live near the family, when it clearly shouldn't be. What are the next steps? Commenters are adamant about setting a strict boundary, putting up a fence, and even calling the authorities. What would you do in this situation? Scroll below to read the full story.

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a merry ghoul ([personal profile] merryghoul) wrote in [community profile] doctor_who_sonic2025-09-13 05:49 pm

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trobadora ([personal profile] trobadora) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian2025-09-13 11:36 pm

Slo-Mo Rewatch: Guardian episode 1, part 2

Zhao Yunlan sprawled on a couch, grinning at his phone. The background shows a purple sky with stars. Text reads, "Slo-Mo Rewatch. Guardian - half an episode per week @ sid_guardian.dreamwidth.org"


Hi, welcome to our second instalment of the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch! Join us to watch half an episode a week (at your leisure) and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!

Here is last week's half-episode. On to the second half!

Episode 1, from 22:28

Summary: Guo Changcheng is having a day! After being dangled from a window and falling, now he fails at tailing Shen Wei and Li Qian, takes a lost grandma home, and promptly runs into a shadowy attacker! But action hero Chu Shuzhi comes to the rescue. Shen Wei studies Zhao Yunlan's file, and we get our first YOHE flashback. Zhao Yunlan, who has concluded the attacker mistook Lu Ruomei for Li Qian, tails Li Qian and has another intense encounter with Professor Shen. The Shadow Man attacks Li Qian at the university, but Shen Wei protects her - until he's thrown off the roof, just as the SID arrives. The team meets the Black-Cloaked Envoy for the first time.

Shen Wei protecting Li Qian on the rooftop

Quote:

Zhao Yunlan: "Tell you the truth, I really don't know why, but from the moment I saw you, I've had this feeling like we've known each other a long time."

Shen Wei: "Who knows, maybe we really have met before."

Detail:

One of my favourite details in this half of the episode is the Envoy's very dramatic arrival on the rooftop - storm clouds and lightning and time stoppage and all. The best part about this is something a first-time viewer can't know - that this is clearly a choice on Shen Wei's part. He's looking to make an impression, hee! :D

Questions:

What's your favourite moment or line in this half of the episode? Anything you noticed that you'd completely forgotten about, or never noticed before? How literally do you take Shen Wei's "I've searched for you for 10,000 years"? What do you think Zhao Yunlan is thinking when Shen Wei just gives away that he knows about Dixingren? If you were on that rooftop when the Envoy took the Shadow Man away, would you speak up like Xiao-Guo? And if you're familiar with the novel, any thoughts about how this compares?

(These are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in!)

And here is our schedule - please do sign up to host a post if you can!
FAIL Blog ([syndicated profile] fail_feed) wrote2025-09-13 01:00 pm

Boss refuses to allow part-time employee to work a second job on his days off because he must be ava

Posted by Lana DeGaetano

The best thing about having a part-time job? You can use the rest of your time doing whatever you want, including getting another job, because we all know that part-time work doesn't keep the Wi-Fi bill paid and DoorDash delivery flowing. The bank employee in this next story explains that he wanted to use his days off working at a daycare, but his boss from the bank insists he must be on-call, regardless of whether he is on schedule or not. Yes, that means he is not being paid for his precious time. Commenters insist that this is illegal, in addition to the daycare.

So many bosses believe they have this weird, all-powerful entitlement to what their employees do after hours and off the clock. If you haven't noticed, crooked bosses of the world, if employees are not on schedule, this means they are not expected to dedicate time to work—yes, that includes keeping their calendar open if someone calls out. Aren't bosses the ones who are supposed to be working in place of an employee who calls out? Not the other employees' circuses, nor is it their monkeys.

Scroll below to read the full story and what commenters are suggesting he do about the situation.

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iamrman ([personal profile] iamrman) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2025-09-13 09:32 pm

JLA Classified #25

Writer: Steve Englehart

Pencils: Tom Derenick

Inks: Mark Farmer


Aquaman continues to be absolutely bloody useless.


Read more... )

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modzilla ([personal profile] modzilla) wrote in [community profile] fffx2025-09-14 08:22 am

Matching notes #2

Thanks to the people I've heard back from!

I still need to hear from P and also from two other people - C and S. In one case I need some sign-up details and in another case unfortunately there is a cascading matching issue - so if your name starts with s and you (appear to) have one possible recipient, please check your email.
FAIL Blog ([syndicated profile] fail_feed) wrote2025-09-13 12:00 pm

15+ Teenage sleepovers gone wrong: 'The mom was a maximum helicopter parent'

Posted by Remy Millisky

Can you recall the worst sleepover you ever went to? These people sure can, and they've got some crazy stories to tell. 

An ideal sleepover allows the kids to have a great night doing whatever they want (within reason). Maybe they plan to watch movies, eat lots of snacks, call their other friends, play games, or maybe ride their bikes. The parents should ideally lay low and let the kids do as they please, because as you'll read below, when the parents get too involved, it really dampens the mood of the whole party. Teens can certainly get rowdy when left to their own devices, but if Dad is camped outside their bedroom door ready to shush them every time they talk, that's going to ensure that no one sleeps over a second time.

Worse, though, are the opposite: parents who care far too little about their children's well-being. Letting the kids fend for themselves in a house full of trash and roaches is obviously terrible, and it means that no one is ever going to want to spend time there. Some friends sleep at your house, others at their house, and some friends just don't ever get to sleep over again after that first encounter. 

Next up, read about the employees who revealed the real reasons they got fired, like one person who told their boss, "If I'm so important… they need to pay me more." 

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tentaclemod ([personal profile] tentaclemod) wrote in [community profile] raremaleslashex2025-09-13 09:16 pm

Creators Revealed!

All Creators have been revealed!

Thank you to all participants, and many many thanks to the pinch hitters for showing up again and again ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ I hope you all had fun!

If you have urgent suggestions for improvement, feel free to comment on this post or write a mail to tentaclemod@gmail.com. Other questions and input are welcome as well!
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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2025-09-13 02:52 pm

[ SECRET POST #6826 ]


⌈ Secret Post #6826 ⌋

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


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More! )


Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 41 secrets from Secret Submission Post #975.
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.
FAIL Blog ([syndicated profile] fail_feed) wrote2025-09-13 11:00 am

Entitled bachelorette party group attempts to dine-and-dash after getting caught charging food and d

Posted by Ben Weiss

Why do engaged folks seem to think they can get away with just about anything? It's as if having a ring on your finger gives you the right to be an absolute menace in the year leading up to your "special day." Unfortunately, one would think that the older we all get, the more likely we are to recognize these toxic patterns and stop them when it's our turn. However, one would be wrong to think so highly of people. 

Instead, most folks take the opportunity of being engaged to lean into their most unbecoming impulses. As someone who has participated in more wedding parties than most people would like to, I cannot deny the fact that I have seen this unnecessary behavior firsthand. It's as if we have all endured entitlement that is woefully uncalled for and have collectively chosen not to break the cycle. Instead, we have chosen to continue in and to even go harder simply because of the nonsense we put up with. 

This is yet another sociological example of how we tend to repeat our own mistakes, just like parents with their kids or bosses with their employees. In this instance, a group of ladies on a bachelorette party acted like they owned the establishment and even demanded that a stranger, with whom they spoke to once on the bathroom line, pay for their drinks. After the stranger politely declined, she later discovered that they tried to get away with charging their orders to her card anyway. The audacity of these people!

FAIL Blog ([syndicated profile] fail_feed) wrote2025-09-13 10:00 am

Guest hacks into hotel's network and optimizes their entire system after seeing how slow the WiFi is

Posted by Bar Mor Hazut

The thing about mastering a skill for work is that you can use that skill for more than just your job. When I used to work in social media, I helped many of my friends and family build their businesses' social media, even if I didn't get anything out of it. I had a skill and I used it to help people I care about, even if I usually get paid for that service.

Anyone who works in any technological field also often finds themselves becoming the designated IT person within their family and friends. No matter how big or small the problem is, you are the one they call. It's one of the best skills to have, if you ask me.

The cool thing about that skill is that you can help people even when they didn't know they needed help, just like the software engineer in the story below did for the hotel he was staying at.

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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2025-09-13 02:30 pm

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #976 ]

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #976 ]




The first secret from this batch will be posted on September 20th.



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!