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Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff

Creator Links: (AO3) [archiveofourown.org profile] Zdenka; (Dreamwidth) [personal profile] zdenka

Theme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)

Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)

Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно by [archiveofourown.org profile] TiokDragon.

Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".


Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.

Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.

Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, by [archiveofourown.org profile] Zdenka:
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.
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Fandom: BTS and BT21
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook, Koya, RJ, Shooky, Mang, Chimmy, Tata, Cooky, and SUGA's real life kitty, Tang!
Content Notes/Warnings: None
Medium: Digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: N/A
Artist Website/Gallery: [twitter.com profile] thisisskeets (pebble) | [instagram.com profile] jellyfishcakes
Why this piece is awesome: It's a really soft fanart that connects to so many things: BTS doing a comeback, them and their BT21 creations, and the mention of spring (their new album dropping on the official first day of spring). Oh, and the gentle nod to "Spring Day", a v. significant song in their discography.

I liked that this art is set at a moment when the dawn is right around the corner too. It's got a lovely style as well.

Link: and life goes on 🌸
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Starfleet Academy got renewed for a 2nd season before the first season had even aired, but it's future beyond that was up in the air. However, it was announced this week that season 2 will be the last season.

Story from Reactor Magazine
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Sunset is "a website established in 2025 dedicated to hosting F/F, NB/F and NB/NB fanworks. It holds pro-freedom of fiction, queer and trans inclusive, anti-bigotry and generally compassionate ideals. For an invitation, you can comment here, on our Dreamwidth or Tumblr, or sign up on Sunset itself.

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March 25th, 2026: Last night I went to go see NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE on the strength of the recommendation of your friend and mine CHIP ZDARSKY and I gotta say, I haven't had a more fun time at the theatre in a long time! You may consider this a recommendation - go see NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE!

– Ryan

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If you're interested in being a Tuesday/Thursday guest host, you can sign up here. Thanks! These are the currently available dates:
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March 23-27 is Lonely Prompts Week and it will be a challenge week!

In the past, we used to have a "winner" who completed the most fills every day, and at the end of the week, we'd announce an overall winner. But this time around, we're doing things differently! There are no winners or “losers”, just prompts that have been filled. At the end of the week, we'll be sharing a round-up post of all the lonely prompts that have been filled.

Wednesday’s Theme: 10 sentence fills

More Information: All fills must be 10 sentences.

Please number your fills when leaving more than one in a comment. This helps me when I'm ready to count them up.

To find those elusive Lonely 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.

To get things going, a few rules that I ask you all to follow.

1. You can only request five prompts to be filled.
2. You can request no more than three prompts from the same fandom.
3. You can, however, fill as many prompts as you'd like!
4. In the subject line, be sure to say whether this is a request or a fill!
5. You must link back to whatever the prompt is in the community logs (whether filling or requesting it be filled), and, if you're filling the prompt, please complete the fill as a response to the original prompt.
6. If you are filling an "any/any" prompt, please let us know what fandom (or, if original, say so!) you're using for the response.
7. If you filled any lonely prompts earlier this week, this is the place to share them!
8. Finally, we now have a community at AO3. If you have an AO3 account, please post your fills there. More information on how to do this is located at this link.

How to link:

[a href="http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/449155.html?thread=70682755#t70682755">MCU, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts, She's wearing daisy dukes and one of his button-down shirts.[/a]
(change the brackets to "<" and ">" respectively)

or:

http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/139897.html?thread=30155641#t30155641
Burn Notice, Sam/Michael/Fi, "It's always been you. And it's always gonna be you."

HAPPY REQUESTING/WRITING/FILLING!

Mileage.

Mar. 24th, 2026 09:56 pm
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It took me about an hour and a half to walk about four miles today. I had a couple of hours to get from 72nd street down to 4th street, so I figured I might as well go on foot to use the time. I didn't get a lot of thinking done, which I put down to having to keep dodging and weaving through crowds - that kind of thing's easier when there's nobody in my way, on foot or any other method of transportation. Which is on me for sticking to a busy street at a busy time of day than walking a few blocks over and trying on that.

There's also my head's not here or there, and I need to find some space to drift.

Tuesday, 24th March 2026

Mar. 24th, 2026 03:06 pm
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Tuesday word: Facetious

Mar. 24th, 2026 11:09 am
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Facetious (adjective)
facetious [fuh-see-shuhs]


adjective
1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
2. amusing; humorous.
3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

Usage
A term labeled Facetious in this dictionary is one that is used consciously for humorous or playful effect.

Other Word Forms
facetiously adverb
facetiousness noun
nonfacetious adjective
nonfacetiously adverb
nonfacetiousness noun
unfacetious adjective
unfacetiously adverb
unfacetiousness noun

Related Words
See humorous

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

Compare Meaning
How does facetious compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons: facetious vs. sarcastic

Origin: First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French facecieux, facetieux, from facetie “a jest,” from Latin facētia “a jest, witticism” ( facetiae ) + -ious

Example Sentences
With such a heavy subject matter, Clunes says he deals with it by being a "little facetious", despite taking his work seriously.
From BBC

Dr Bączyk-Bell said the process had been a "facetious charade" and it was a "false equivalence" to talk about hurt caused to those who had been theologically opposed to the idea of marriage equality.
From BBC

D’Aquino’s defense: She had been slyly subverting the propaganda machine the whole time, entertaining Americans with facetious language no one could take seriously and introducing upbeat American music the GIs actually loved.
From Los Angeles Times

Claire, I know this sounds like I’m being facetious, but I do feel like it’s a detail that says a lot about Aggie and her headspace at the time.
From Los Angeles Times

"I thought it was better to put the country ahead of my interest, my personal interest. I’m not being facetious. I’m being deadly earnest about that."
From Salon

TV Tuesday: Dystopian Hope

Mar. 24th, 2026 11:02 am
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In an interview, Seth MacFarlane said that he created The Orville because “the dishes that we are serving up are so dystopian and so pessimistic.”

Do we need hopeful television? Can dystopian television be hopeful? Which shows are hopeful to you?
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For All Mankind's fifth season starts on Friday, March 27. Just announced is that the show has been renewed for a 6th and final season. This will allow it to catch up to its version of the present day. 

Info from Reactor Magazine

Note -- the article says the 5th season lands on March 29. That is incorrect -- it's the 27th.

Doctor Who Annual 2027

Mar. 24th, 2026 02:00 pm
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Posted by Peter Nolan

This year’s Official Doctor Who Annual celebrates 20 years of the Time Lord’s 21st century adventures

 

The next in the long running series of children’s annuals, the Official Doctor Who Annual 2027 will be in bookshops on the 20th of August 2026, but you can already pre-order your copy now.

Of course, the show itself is currently between seasons this year. It’s not even clear who the new Doctor is, exactly. So the newest volume takes a wider brief than the standard recap of the most recent season. It covers the whole of the 21st century era, including episodes and characters from 2005 to 2025, with a cover featuring the TARDIS itself. As usual, the 128 page hardback caters to younger readers, full of games, puzzles, quizzes, and character profiles. At almost double the page count of recent years, this super-sized edition of the annual is sure to contain hours of entertainment on Christmas morning. The new book is sure to once again take its traditional place among the piles of presents under trees across the UK this year.

So whichever of the modern stars of the series is your favourite, you’ll find them here. From Christopher Eccleston to Ncuti Gatwa, Billie Piper to Varada Sethu, and from Rose to The Reality War.

You can find the Doctor Who Annual 2027 at your preferred retailer with the links here. It’s also just one of the books fans can look forward helping fill the gap until the return of Doctor Who to television. You can find Blogtor’s recap of the upcoming books to enjoy here.

 

Doctor Who Annual 2027 (c) BBC Books. The TARDIS, surrounded by a purple and blue vortex
The Official Doctor Who Annual 2027 (c) BBC Books

The Official Doctor Who Annual 2027

Bringing together the very best of Doctor Who from the last 20 years. This unique official Annual is a true collector’s item. The must-have companion book to the adventures of the Doctor. Featuring iconic dastardly villains, heroes and companions helping to save the day, this book is packed with puzzles, quizzes and games that showcase fan favourite storylines.

The post Doctor Who Annual 2027 appeared first on Blogtor Who.

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Title: Pulling the Strands Together
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (ACD) - Retirement era
Ratings: PG
Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Stanley Hopkins
Prompts from the Broad Strokes section: Sketch Book, Papier-mâche, Carpentry, Spinning Wheel

Pulling the Strands Together on AO3
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March 23-27 is Lonely Prompts Week and it will be a challenge week!

In the past, we used to have a "winner" who completed the most fills every day, and at the end of the week, we'd announce an overall winner. But this time around, we're doing things differently! There are no winners or “losers”, just prompts that have been filled. At the end of the week, we'll be sharing a round-up post of all the lonely prompts that have been filled.

Tuesday’s Theme: Write a fill that features a communal meal.

More Information: A communal meal is never just about food; it’s about the people who gather, the stories shared, and the unspoken bonds that form across the table. For this prompt, write a fic that centers on a shared meal where multiple characters come together, whether for celebration, comfort, tradition, or necessity. The meal can be carefully planned or thrown together last-minute, joyful or tense, familiar or filled with strangers.

Please number your fills when leaving more than one in a comment. This helps me when I'm ready to count them up.

To find those elusive Lonely 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.

To get things going, a few rules that I ask you all to follow.

1. You can only request five prompts to be filled.
2. You can request no more than three prompts from the same fandom.
3. You can, however, fill as many prompts as you'd like!
4. In the subject line, be sure to say whether this is a request or a fill!
5. You must link back to whatever the prompt is in the community logs (whether filling or requesting it be filled), and, if you're filling the prompt, please complete the fill as a response to the original prompt.
6. If you are filling an "any/any" prompt, please let us know what fandom (or, if original, say so!) you're using for the response.
7. If you filled any lonely prompts earlier this week, this is the place to share them!
8. Finally, we now have a community at AO3. If you have an AO3 account, please post your fills there. More information on how to do this is located at this link.

How to link:

[a href="http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/449155.html?thread=70682755#t70682755">MCU, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts, She's wearing daisy dukes and one of his button-down shirts.[/a]
(change the brackets to "<" and ">" respectively)

or:

http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/139897.html?thread=30155641#t30155641
Burn Notice, Sam/Michael/Fi, "It's always been you. And it's always gonna be you."

HAPPY REQUESTING/WRITING/FILLING!

Picked up right away.

Mar. 23rd, 2026 08:12 pm
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This last Friday afternoon, I held my hand out and a ladybug landed on me. All I'd seen was a tiny bit of movement coming my way, and in holding my hand out, I gave a ladybug a place to sit a moment. Yesterday, I got sunburned from walking around under early cherry blossoms on an absolutely gorgeous late March day. I'm still sore and a little itchy, and I'll be wearing high-necked clothes for a while. There was boba tea, and three different bakeries, and pizza and tacos and a lot of fandom talk with the friend I was staying with - making the other laugh was something we both tried to do a fair amount of, in a game where both sides come out ahead of where they started.

The train got me there early, and got me back a little late. I gave my friend excuse to take me to some of her favorite places, and reason to visit a few more. The both of us stepped away from our regular lives for a while in a mutually beneficial relationship, and now the prospect of the real world looms for tomorrow morning. There was a lot of freedom to be found in basically cutting myself off from the internet - the extent to what I could do on a practical level was check email. My phone wasn't connected to a wifi network, so I couldn't get anything but plain text messages, and it was a surprise to see how many non-text messages I'd missed when I got back to my place.

Bread Furst, Rose Ave, Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, Comet Ping Pong, 801, Spot of Tea, various Smithsonian cafeterias, my friend's kitchen. Various Smithsonian museums, the tidal basin and its various memorials, the circle at Dupont Circle, Metro stations, my friend's apartment. Her roommate and her two cats. A short walk along an urban trail that took us to the Ann and Donald Brown House, which I knew looked impressive enough to be worth talking about. A lot of time with nothing to do and no reason to worry about that. Some TV watched, some movies, not much writing but a good deal of reading and talking. She'll be leaving Washington DC soon, possibly to another coast, possibly somewhere still reasonably close by. I'm glad I got to visit her before she left, when I could still do it by train and be home well before bedtime when it was over.

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