Well, Technically...
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Anyway, I have important news today: This morning the ice rink I usually go to was closed for its annual maintenance, so instead I went running. During this run, I saw 9 bunnies (which is also important, but fairly typical at dawn this time for year), but I also encountered an orange kitty! That was chasing a chipmunk (which is somewhat unfortunate), but the chipmunk ran up the tree right next to me. So then it was just me and the kitty. I said, "Kitty! You're a kitty! Hello, kitty! \o/" as is required by law and, instead of shunning me with that "ewww, human!" look that 90% of kitties do, this kitty decided to deign me with its presence (most likely because it knew it could completely bork my run time this way). The kitty immediately coated the legs of my running pants with a thick layer of fur all around the ankles, and then proceeded to deploy its lethal tummy trap! However, I am wise to the ways of kitties and knew well that the fluffy tummy was a sign that I was instead supposed to scritch it behind the ears and also on its butt right above its tail. I did so correctly, and the kitty deemed me worthy for it to roll around on its back all over my shoe for a good five minutes. Then, at last, when the kitty was satisfied that it had waylaid me thoroughly, it got up and saw Something Interesting (TM) across the street. Therefore, it ignored me entirely but choose to further demonstrate how I was its servant by standing with its back paw on my hand so that I could not possibly move. This also went on for a good five minutes before the kitty released me from my indentured servitude to go off and do kitty things. And then I finished my run. However, I do not believe I ever learned the official ruling for how one measures one's race time when waylaid by a kitty for 10+ minutes right in the middle. Clearly, a grievous omission in the bylaws!
And that is the great tale I had to tell you all. Here is the much less important fandom stuff:
- Exchanges due in July/August (
fandom5k,
caseficexchange,
nonconex,
justmarriedexchange, Terrible Temperature Troubles flash, hAPPy birthday flash,
seasonsofdrabbles, FightingAsForeplayFlash + mystery pinch-hits and treats): 18/18 shall remain my final count! I did a bunch of proofing last week, and there are a bunch of reveals below. There's only one fic left in this list that isn't at least in go-live anon status, and I will edit that one this week just to get this batch cleared out.
- Cool stuff I got! ❤️
- I forgot last week to mention my hAPPy birthday gift, which was just me being forgetful and not a deliberate omission at all! 😱 It was: Bedtime- Greek mythology, cute fic with Gorgons' snake hair snuggling together. Surprise sneks! ❤️🐍
- For Fighting as Foreplay flash, I got a fantastic Naruto/Sasuke fic: bodies into broken shells that absolutely nailed why I love this pairing, wow!
- I got several delightful drabbles for
seasonsofdrabbles:
- Magic Tricks - Ace Attorney, some nice Phoenix/Edgeworth banter.
- The List - Guardian priest, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan being properly horny in every room they can!
- Stuck - Scum Villian MXTX, Cucumber-bro and Airplane snarking at each other.
- For
caseficexchange, I got a Hannigram fic and then for
nonconex, I got another Hannigram fic, this one with some nice unwholesome somnophilia. 😝
- Brick and Bone: My assignment for
seasonsofdrabbles, The Haunting of Hill House, Nell & Hill House, some horror/haunting to get me in the mood for Halloween. This is the second thing I've written for this fandom, and I've had great fun with the genre both times!
- Whose Eyes?: A pinch hit I picked up for
seasonsofdrabbles, Dial M for Murder, Margot's trauma post-movie. The second thing I've written for this movie, and I really liked the way this drabble turned out!
- The True Lord of the Rings: A treat for
seasonsofdrabbles, and the first BNHA fic I've finished! Just how do you make wedding rings for pro heroes? In this drabble, I will... 😝 I really like BNHA for fun/interesting worldbuilding stuff, so I jumped on the worldbuilding prompt I saw to treat and had tons of fun!
- A Strategic Miscalculation: A treat for
seasonsofdrabbles, Bakugo/Deku from BNHA, more of me playing with outsider POV, a mix of humor and angst (who, me? humor?).
- Even Odds: A treat for
seasonsofdrabbles, Bakugo/Deku from BNHA again, this one more straight-up humor and dedicated to all those who, like me, cannot tell when those two are flirting or fighting. 😝
- The Fine Art of Anniversary Gifts: A treat for
seasonsofdrabbles, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan from Guardian - priest, and yup! I'm still writing them super-horny! And I'm not planning to stop soon. 😝
- Tooth and Nail: My assignment from Fighting as Foreplay flash, Liu Mingyan/Sha Hualing from SVSSS - MXTX. A fun new femslash pairing! And, really, they both deserve to do all the cool adventure stuff, now that the boys are too busy flirting over tea parties to get the real work done. 😝
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Whew, that's a lot!
Goals for this week: 1) Final edit of the one outstanding July/August reveal. 2) Finish 2 Sept/Oct assignments. 3) Get tools/skins set up for planned FIAB mediums. 4) More BNHA! 5) Finish The Witness for the Dead.
End of August totals: I'm now at 193K for the year so, lol, I will definitely make 200K for the year. Do I aim for 250K (or even 300K)? I will think about it. 78 works revealed for the year so far! I wonder if I might hit 100 there? It seems possible, and that might be another yearly goal. 😮