ghosts
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autobotscoutriellaghosts
Summary: The name Fey shows up in the unlikeliest of places: Lana Skye's textbook.
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Characters: Mia Fey/Lana Skye
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Catching up on the crossposts from the Phoenix Wright Kink Meme! This one was for the prompt "Diego/Mia and/or Lana/Mia. For whatever reason, Mia finds herself having to explain to her partner(s) that she's the heir to a family of spirit mediums from a remote mountain village who can channel the souls of the dead into their own bodies."
( do you believe in ghosts? )
Summary: The name Fey shows up in the unlikeliest of places: Lana Skye's textbook.
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Characters: Mia Fey/Lana Skye
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Catching up on the crossposts from the Phoenix Wright Kink Meme! This one was for the prompt "Diego/Mia and/or Lana/Mia. For whatever reason, Mia finds herself having to explain to her partner(s) that she's the heir to a family of spirit mediums from a remote mountain village who can channel the souls of the dead into their own bodies."
( do you believe in ghosts? )
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Mar. 11th, 2026 09:42 amautobotscoutriellaIt is absolutely pouring rain this morning. I did not miss this part of spring.
But after a few weeks of horrific burnout, I'm actually feeling a bit of writing inspiration again, which is nice! I don't know if I'll have anything ready to share this week, but I'm not just staring blankly at word documents trying to make something, anything work. Tea, sleep, and books are going a long way.
(Also cats jumping into my lap every time I try to use the laptop, which isn't exactly helping with the writing but is helping with the burnout. The kittens say no writing, only petting.)
But after a few weeks of horrific burnout, I'm actually feeling a bit of writing inspiration again, which is nice! I don't know if I'll have anything ready to share this week, but I'm not just staring blankly at word documents trying to make something, anything work. Tea, sleep, and books are going a long way.
(Also cats jumping into my lap every time I try to use the laptop, which isn't exactly helping with the writing but is helping with the burnout. The kittens say no writing, only petting.)
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Mar. 8th, 2026 06:52 pmautobotscoutriella
I finally painted the wooden wiggle shark that's been sitting on my coffee table for ~4 months :D
sooner or later somebody was bound to say it
Mar. 7th, 2026 07:00 pmsmilebackwardsSolaris by Stanislaw Lem. Space explorers are tortured with hallucinations by a semi-sentient alien ocean. This was pretty fucked up and I enjoyed it. Watched the George Clooney film after reading the book and I think the film tried to match the vibe but somehow it was too idk sleek(?) to be appropriately unsettling to me.
[DNF] Dubliners by James Joyce. Series of kind of vaguely dark, disconcerting slice of life short stories set in Dublin. Not enjoying it so I'm DNFing it halfway through.
[DNF] House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. I'm letting myself DNF this one too unfortunately. This is my second read attempt and I got farther this time but despite magical realism being interesting to me, I just don't care for it. It reminds me of One Hundred Years of Solitude which I was forcing myself through a bit toward the end.
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In TV, I finished Bridgerton (season 4). The first half felt kind of wooden to me but I liked the second half a lot better. Except that they hid a scene at the end of the credits which is annoying to me! (I was trying to remember which other shows I've watched did this and one of them was X-Men '97.) Why do this? Anyway, Francesca has become one of my favorites and I'm excited for the expected continuation of her storyline.
[DNF] Dubliners by James Joyce. Series of kind of vaguely dark, disconcerting slice of life short stories set in Dublin. Not enjoying it so I'm DNFing it halfway through.
[DNF] House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. I'm letting myself DNF this one too unfortunately. This is my second read attempt and I got farther this time but despite magical realism being interesting to me, I just don't care for it. It reminds me of One Hundred Years of Solitude which I was forcing myself through a bit toward the end.
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In TV, I finished Bridgerton (season 4). The first half felt kind of wooden to me but I liked the second half a lot better. Except that they hid a scene at the end of the credits which is annoying to me! (I was trying to remember which other shows I've watched did this and one of them was X-Men '97.) Why do this? Anyway, Francesca has become one of my favorites and I'm excited for the expected continuation of her storyline.
Things learned in February
Mar. 7th, 2026 10:55 amtinnyI keep forgetting to write down what I learned... /o\ There are a few fun things, though:
( 13+1 things I learned in February )
( 13+1 things I learned in February )
FFXIV Fanfest 2026 preparations
Mar. 7th, 2026 01:33 amsorayomiMy partner KV and I will be attending our very first FanFest this coming April. We've been consistent players since 2020, and we're both pretty excited!
KV drew our Warriors of Light for the sticker exchange. They won't be on stickers together, just for the sake of sharing :) We also made some Triple Triad card versions and I made some zines of my WoL, Wisteria, that I am excited to trade along with my stickers.
I stopped attending anime and videogame conventions in 2019 and the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown made me realize how much I was burnt out from them and no longer enjoyed cosplaying... I was consistently making costumes and attending cons for over ten years at this point. I wanted to make Yugiri's A Realm Reborn - Heavensward outfit, as a comeback of some sort, but the thought of a cosplay project that size actually ended up demotivating me when I thought it would motivate me.
But, wanting to still dress up for the festivities, we decided we'll make some low-level gear from the game. The idea felt a lot more doable and actually sparked some motivation! I have the supplies ready and will be working on them this weekend.
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Mar. 6th, 2026 11:16 pmautobotscoutriellaMade blackberry and apple cake and mint tea tonight, for an end-of-week treat. I forgot how nice it is sometimes to feel like a little Redwall mouse after a long tiring day.
(I'd post pictures, but the lighting in my kitchen is terrible, so you'll just have to trust me when I say I burned the cake a little bit but it was still delicious.)
(I'd post pictures, but the lighting in my kitchen is terrible, so you'll just have to trust me when I say I burned the cake a little bit but it was still delicious.)
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Mar. 6th, 2026 09:56 amautobotscoutriellaIt's too early to get excited about spring...but it's warm enough I didn't need more than a raincoat this morning, and there was fog on the river, and it's going to be nice enough this afternoon that I can open up the apartment windows and air things out a little. Maybe I'll actually cook something nice tonight and sit out on the porch with dinner.
(I've seen enough from the kittens that I do NOT trust them on the porch [balcony, fenced off] without me right there to grab them. I think they can come sit out there with me if they want, though.)
(I've seen enough from the kittens that I do NOT trust them on the porch [balcony, fenced off] without me right there to grab them. I think they can come sit out there with me if they want, though.)
In my defense,
Mar. 3rd, 2026 08:59 pmgoodbyebird+ Very much had a plan to tidy my bedroom 100%, but then my dryer was like, "nah I'm not going to function" and I derailed completely. There's a couple more things I want to try to see if I can get it sorted, but if not I'll have to call for a repairperson ugh.
...so today I'm focused on cleaning the visible parts of my apartment instead lol.
+ Actually had lunch with a few of my friends today. It's been a while. Like, I didn't manage to meet a single one of them properly before Christmas even. How they all put up with a shut in like myself all these years, I just couldn't tell you. We tried a new noodle place, the food was excellent, I tried a marinated egg for the first time, and we were all laughing and enjoying ourselves.
One of my friends had helped clear out an apartment a couple of days ago, and when she saw the official and un-official guides for The X-Files in the donations box, she decided to grab them for me instead. Very sweet of her, and funny considering she did not know I'd just started watching s1 again.
+ Since AO3 seems to be fairly unstable atm I got some requests to do a new round ofao3_isdown, so come on over.
+ I've been fiddling with the idea for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fannishtarot and running a Make Your Own Fandom Tarot event for a good long while now, gathering some quotes and such here and there. I think it would be such a rewarding way to deep dive into the tarot and also your own fandom(s) and fannish inclinations. Like, who or what would The Fool be to you in your chosen fandom? I think it'd be an excellent way to internalize a bunch of significators, etc. But I am not getting that started until I have a bunch more prep under my belt lol. I'd basically have to amass six months of posts beforehand, to make room for work schedules, travel, the occasional downtime/brain crash.
But it would be SO cool. I just hope some people will join in.
+ My Dune tarot will be arriving tomorrow, and I'd love to play with it a bunch. Let me know in the comments if you want me to do one of the book's spreads for you.
...so today I'm focused on cleaning the visible parts of my apartment instead lol.
+ Actually had lunch with a few of my friends today. It's been a while. Like, I didn't manage to meet a single one of them properly before Christmas even. How they all put up with a shut in like myself all these years, I just couldn't tell you. We tried a new noodle place, the food was excellent, I tried a marinated egg for the first time, and we were all laughing and enjoying ourselves.
One of my friends had helped clear out an apartment a couple of days ago, and when she saw the official and un-official guides for The X-Files in the donations box, she decided to grab them for me instead. Very sweet of her, and funny considering she did not know I'd just started watching s1 again.
+ Since AO3 seems to be fairly unstable atm I got some requests to do a new round of
ao3_isdown, so come on over.+ I've been fiddling with the idea for
fannishtarot and running a Make Your Own Fandom Tarot event for a good long while now, gathering some quotes and such here and there. I think it would be such a rewarding way to deep dive into the tarot and also your own fandom(s) and fannish inclinations. Like, who or what would The Fool be to you in your chosen fandom? I think it'd be an excellent way to internalize a bunch of significators, etc. But I am not getting that started until I have a bunch more prep under my belt lol. I'd basically have to amass six months of posts beforehand, to make room for work schedules, travel, the occasional downtime/brain crash.But it would be SO cool. I just hope some people will join in.
+ My Dune tarot will be arriving tomorrow, and I'd love to play with it a bunch. Let me know in the comments if you want me to do one of the book's spreads for you.
Fannish February
Mar. 2nd, 2026 10:05 pmtinnyTV finished
Nothing, sob.
Okay, maybe I could count the complete video of Wu Lei's birthday livestream (from his birthday in December) which I found on youtube? It's about an hour long, and I watched that a few times until I understood at least some very small parts of it. Yay? That took up a lot of time, too, lol. eowuli on twitter promised to sub it, but I haven't seen a subbed version of it yet. The raw is here on youtube.
TV new (ongoing)
I'll count Saint Pierre here. The second season has started, and I have now watched one episode. I had forgotten how much getting used to Arch's French accent takes. I had no trouble with it (loved it, in fact) by the end of season 1, and I'm surprised that I'm apparently starting from scratch again now. I don't know why I missed the show so much, but I did, and I'm happy to have it back. The first ep took me right back into the town and the characters. I'm looking forward to the season.
TV continued
The Company (16/30), the time-traveling cdrama. I watched eight episodes of that this month. Still enjoying the BL vibes, wondering if they really put them in there intentionally or if I'm just wearing slash goggles. Peak time travel shenanigans in ep 10, then they set logical boundaries, and then immediately broke them again, lol. :D They are adorable. I'm definitely enjoying the show more than I thought I would, even though I expected more time machine shenanigans in the latest plotline, but my guess as to what had happened was completely wrong, lol. :D Overall, now that I'm about halfway through: I find some of the show a bit preachy, but not overly so. It hasn't turned me off yet. Most of it is just fun, and I find it surprisingly engaging! It's on viki.
I watched four more episodes of The Cross-Dressed Union, now on 22/24. It really is a fun watch, and even the grasslands sidequest was kind of satisfyingly resolved and integrated into the rest of the plot. I was surprised. Sadly, I then lost track of it, I really should just finish it, there's not much left. I definitely rec it. It's on youtube.
Three eps of Bridgerton Season 4! Watchalonging this, and we're all caught up now for the second part of the season. I loved the Queen in ep2! I didn't expect them to make her this obvious. Her reaction to Agatha's announcement in ep1 was pretty obvious to me, but seeing it play out like that was *chef's kiss* and made me cry. For some reason, I'm not really invested in Violet's storyline anymore this season? I liked it better last season. But her line in ep4 was hilarious, I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. :D My favorite character continues to be Penelope. <3 Sophie is starting to grow on me, too. The cliffhanger after ep4 is painful, but I thought it was quite logical. I have no complaints, really.
Two eps of Our Times (05/38), the 90s retro "IT students go professional" cdrama with Wu Lei and Hou Minghao. I still just find Wu Lei and Hou Minghao in (ugly!) period dress and hairstyle very very adorable. The bromance vibes are through the roof. So far, all lead characters are being trodden on repeatedly, to really firmly establish their underdog status. I'm sure that'll change throughout the show, but for now, this is exactly my thing. The embarrassment squick is relatively strong so far, but I made it through and am confident I will continue to do so. (I now have an active icon for it. That escalated quickly. :D). It's on wetv and youtube.
TV (dropped)
Nothing, I hope?
Shows for which I have fewer than 5 eps left but haven't watched a single one all month: The Long Ballad (1) and Love on the Turquoise Land (4). /o\
Rewatches/Watchalongs
The Nothing But You watchalong is now on ep 20. \o/ Enjoying the hell out of this watchalong.
Bridgerton season 4 hasn't gripped me. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not watching it on my own, or if it's the show itself. Who knows. We do both enjoy it, though.
The When A Snail Falls in Love watchalong is now done! \o/ The last episode was actually a little better than I'd feared. I don't regret watching it. We have now also started Nothing But You, I can never watch that too many times. <3
Screencap collection for ic_animated
Mar. 2nd, 2026 11:30 amabyss_valkyrie Hey guys! I'm running a screencap pool round on ic_animated and need lots of screencaps for it. Anybody is free to provide screencaps even if you're not in the comm or a participant.. Head over here to contribute, please.
to me, we are all bonita.
Mar. 1st, 2026 08:08 pmgoodbyebird+ I may be somewhat trying to cope with the Horrors by making a big purchase, but I done did it: I ordered those oracles and the workbook I was eying + a tarot deck that spoke to me very loudly and was limited in quantities. Hopefully it doesn't take too long before it arrives so I can dip in before it's back off to work. Tomorrow's big plan is tidying and washing my entire bedroom, laundring the curtains, and set up a nice altar space on the top of my dressing commode.
+ Finished Fallout s2 and I'm happy with how their storylines turned out.( spoilery comment ) There was a small cut scene at the end in case anybody missed that.
+ Steam NEXT Fest is happening, and as usual I've managed to try next to nothing. Two big recommends: Esoteric Ebb and All Will Rise. They're both text-heavy, your choices matter kind of games. I'm gonna try to get a game in of Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Wax Heads, Above The Snow, WOODROT, I'm Making A Monster, Dosa Divas, Bookbinding, Twilight Imperium, and the new Moomintroll entry before the time runs out (in that order). 100% I'm going to fail at that.
btw how I loathe having to keep my enthusiasm in check until I've had a scroll to look for AI usage.
+ Why all science fiction and fantasy writers are historians by Ada Palmer.
+ The SEA Is Whose?, Ethnic Entanglements in Southeast Asian SFF, an essay.
+ European bison arrive in the Iberian Highlands for the first time.
+ Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways.
+youtuberecs is a fun community I just became aware of!
+ Soda Blonde released a new song/video, Suit & Tie, and I dig em both. Weird women in suits on the moors. Mud. Pretty horsie. What's not to like.
+ Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian consumer council that's focused on making sure customers are treated fairly and not scammed, etc. Big big fan. And they've just released an ad on enshittifaction that is top notch.
+ Finished Fallout s2 and I'm happy with how their storylines turned out.( spoilery comment ) There was a small cut scene at the end in case anybody missed that.
+ Steam NEXT Fest is happening, and as usual I've managed to try next to nothing. Two big recommends: Esoteric Ebb and All Will Rise. They're both text-heavy, your choices matter kind of games. I'm gonna try to get a game in of Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Wax Heads, Above The Snow, WOODROT, I'm Making A Monster, Dosa Divas, Bookbinding, Twilight Imperium, and the new Moomintroll entry before the time runs out (in that order). 100% I'm going to fail at that.
btw how I loathe having to keep my enthusiasm in check until I've had a scroll to look for AI usage.
+ Why all science fiction and fantasy writers are historians by Ada Palmer.
+ The SEA Is Whose?, Ethnic Entanglements in Southeast Asian SFF, an essay.
+ European bison arrive in the Iberian Highlands for the first time.
+ Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways.
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youtuberecs is a fun community I just became aware of!+ Soda Blonde released a new song/video, Suit & Tie, and I dig em both. Weird women in suits on the moors. Mud. Pretty horsie. What's not to like.
+ Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian consumer council that's focused on making sure customers are treated fairly and not scammed, etc. Big big fan. And they've just released an ad on enshittifaction that is top notch.
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Mar. 1st, 2026 11:57 amgreenworking on a new book. today I rewrote my opening. it's better now, I think? still not saying exactly what I want it to, but it's better.
20 lovey-dovey icons for ships20in20
Feb. 27th, 2026 07:04 pmtinnyThe February round of ships20in20 was an inspirational round on the theme of Valentine's day. There were provided textures and fonts and a ton of inspiration icons. I enjoyed it! I hope you do too.
( 20+4 icons, most of them Wu Lei related )
Every single comment is treasured. All icons shareable! Concrit welcome. Check out my resource post for makers of textures and brushes I use.
Previous icon posts:
ships20in20 was an inspirational round on the theme of Valentine's day. There were provided textures and fonts and a ton of inspiration icons. I enjoyed it! I hope you do too.
( 20+4 icons, most of them Wu Lei related )
Every single comment is treasured. All icons shareable! Concrit welcome. Check out my resource post for makers of textures and brushes I use.
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Feb. 27th, 2026 10:56 amautobotscoutriellaIt's Friday!!
...I am so tired. Two days off work (for a specific project) did not make me less tired. It's going to be another "go pick up coffee from the fun campus coffee shop just to make it through the afternoon" day.
But it's Friday! And the weather is supposed to be lovely this afternoon, so I'll take it.
Hopefully tonight/this weekend I'll have a chance to work a little more on my WIPs. I have something like 2k of Forsaken Road handwritten in a notebook, and a few different investigation scenes from broken beaten damned I need to bounce around a little more until they shake out into some proper clues. (And maybe polish up a couple of the OCs for that fic. One of them is pretty well-developed, but he only has one scene, and the others could use some work.)
...If I don't end up working part of the weekend, because that just became a possibility. Academia!
...I am so tired. Two days off work (for a specific project) did not make me less tired. It's going to be another "go pick up coffee from the fun campus coffee shop just to make it through the afternoon" day.
But it's Friday! And the weather is supposed to be lovely this afternoon, so I'll take it.
Hopefully tonight/this weekend I'll have a chance to work a little more on my WIPs. I have something like 2k of Forsaken Road handwritten in a notebook, and a few different investigation scenes from broken beaten damned I need to bounce around a little more until they shake out into some proper clues. (And maybe polish up a couple of the OCs for that fic. One of them is pretty well-developed, but he only has one scene, and the others could use some work.)
...If I don't end up working part of the weekend, because that just became a possibility. Academia!