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flo_nelja ([personal profile] flo_nelja) wrote2025-09-21 09:15 am

Pumpkin Autumn Challenge : Lovers' kiss (Yoshida Akimi)

Catégorie : Le Cercle de la Com'thé (Fête - Gourmandise - Récomfort - Joie - Diversité - Singularité - Empathie - Vivre ensemble)



Première partie, Boy meets girl: Rikako et Tomoaki ont tous les deux la réputation de coucher avec tout ce qui bouge ; quand ils se rencontrent, cela arrive presque par accident, cela se passe mal, mais ils continuent de penser l'un à l'autre. Seconde partie, boy meets boy : Takao, l'ami d'enfance de Fujii, a toujours été amoureux de lui, mais un nouveau garçon arrive dans le lycée et tente de le séduire ouvertement. Troisième partie, girl meets girl : Eri, la soeur de Rikako, est amoureuse de Miki, la meilleure amie de Rikako, qui est amoureuse d'elle. Le tout avce des citations de Verlaine et Rimbaud au début de chaque chapitre.

Ce ne sont pas des histoires à la suite, c'est le même moment, raconté de trois points de vue différents (et aussi, tout le monde est au courant de l'histoire hétéro, et les filles sont au courant de l'histoire gay,j et personne n'est au courant de leur histoire à elles, ce qui a... un certain réalisme). J'aime cette structure, c'est intéressant.

Mais à la fin, je n'ai pas été happée ; je n'aime qu'une romance sur les trois, et encore, pas à fond, et ma préférence va à l'ambiance globale et aux relations en tant que groupe.

Quelques avertissements que je n'avais absolument pas vus venir : Viol sur des mineurs, inceste (pas entre les ships du manga, en backstory)
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viridian5 ([personal profile] viridian5) wrote2025-09-21 03:10 am
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I just had such a delicious Envy apple, so juicy, sweet, and delicious. And a burning headache and burning face ache afterward. The apples I love often hurt me, while the ones that don't, I don't enjoy the taste of, like Granny Smith. (I also love blueberry honey but with similar pain following it.) Unfortunately, for the last several years more apple varieties bother me this way than don't.
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Movie News and Discussion ([syndicated profile] moviessubreddit_feed) wrote2025-09-21 05:09 am

Give me a movie franchise, where the first one was bad, but the second one was good

Posted by /u/Past_Razzmatazz9

Like what I mean is the first movie was absolute shit, but the second movie was a cinematic masterpiece that the only thing holding The movie back is the fact that you have to watch a really bad movie first to get the context Needed to understand, and I mean that by quality of the film, the acting reception from critics and box office numbers

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Movie News and Discussion ([syndicated profile] moviessubreddit_feed) wrote2025-09-21 03:37 am

What recent movie in the last 5 years or so made you go "wow that was a damn good movie"

Posted by /u/solariscalls

Just had a conversation with my wife, and we asked ourselves what was the last movie that made us go, “wow, that was really good”?

For context, we’re millennials who grew up on 90s, 2000s, and 2010s/2020s films. We were just watching the Hans Zimmer concert DVD, and when they played themes from Batman, Inception, Interstellar, and some of his other classics, those brought back some great memories. But in the last five years, we honestly can’t think of many films that gave us that same “wow” factor.

The only recent one that really stood out was Top gun 2. Outside of that, nothing else really comes to mind.

What do you guys think? Have movies actually declined in quality, or are we just getting older and harder to impress?

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Sonia Connolly ([personal profile] sonia) wrote2025-09-20 09:22 pm

Better late than never

I have owned my dishwasher for 2 years now. I like to run it every few days in the evening, but sometimes I want to retreat upstairs before 9pm when the electricity gets cheaper, and I don't always remember to go back down and start it.

A couple of days ago it finally occurred to me to look for a delayed start function, and there it was, a button clearly labeled Delay that delays the start for an hour every time it's pushed. Now I know!

The two levels are awkwardly laid out and after two years I am still trying to figure out how to load my dishes and containers in it efficiently. On the positive side, it is really quiet and I can't hear it running from upstairs at all.
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The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote2025-09-21 04:49 pm
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Guardian fic: Experiments in Dynamic Translation (CSZ/SW, CSZ/SW/ZYL)

I posted my unexpected-kink fic for the Riddle round of [community profile] fan_flashworks, and today I archived it to AO3. It's part of my Breakage and Repair 'verse which is Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives (mostly), Canon Divergence, but all you really need to know is that it's early-relationship Chu Shuzhi/Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan.

Title: Experiments in Dynamic Translation (9003 words) [Explicit]
Relationships: Chu Shuzhi/Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi/Hei Pao Shi
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Relationships with complicated history, Being closeted in some spheres, Domestic, Unplanned/Impromptu Kink, Identity Porn (literal), Dom/sub, soft D/s, Dom!Shen Wei, Envoy!Shen Wei, Sub!Chu Shuzhi, (Zhao Yunlan enjoys the show), Fealty, Orgasm denial/delay, Dark-Energy Sex Toys, Low-key impromptu bondage, Dixing-Powers Powered Sex, Anal Sex, Voyeurism, Frottage, Long Hair
Summary:

It’s been just over ten weeks since his and Da Qing’s return to the land of the living, and in that time, Shen Wei has not yet had occasion to don his robes of office in front of Shuzhi—or indeed, to conduct any Envoy business at all in his presence. He’s visited the SID once or twice on official matters, but only in Haixing clothes, and he’s been sure to keep his manner light and casual in the public areas. Formal liaising is for the privacy of Zhao Yunlan’s office.

Now, faced with the prospect of a Dixing state dinner, Shen Wei discovers he’s slipped into—not so much keeping secrets, as compartmentalising. Again.




As I said in my end notes, it’s hilarious to me that my first E-rated fic in this ‘verse is something I usually DNW (D/s, especially when it leans into existing power dynamics). For some reason, it worked for me in this specific scenario.
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AurumCalendula ([personal profile] aurumcalendula) wrote2025-09-21 12:39 am

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It apparently looks like it's possible to sign in with a Microsoft account to get the Extended Security Updates and then change the account back to a local one and still be enrolled.
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Sonia Connolly ([personal profile] sonia) wrote2025-09-20 09:16 pm

"Beatitudes for a Queerer Church" by Jay Hulme

via [personal profile] muccamukk. This made me go "Oooh!" and repost it immediately.

"Beatitudes for a Queerer Church" by Jay Hulme
Blessed are the outcasts;
the ostracized, the outsiders.

Blessed are the scared;
the scarred, the silent.

Blessed are the broken;
for they are not broken.

Blessed are the hated;
for they are not worthy of hate.

Blessed are those who try;
those who transform, who transition.

Blessed are the closeted;
God sees you shine anyway.

Blessed are the queers;
who love creation enough to live the truth of it,
despite a world that tells them they cannot.

And blessed are those
who believe themselves unworthy of blessing;
what inconceivable wonders you hold.
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mrkinch ([personal profile] mrkinch) wrote2025-09-20 07:52 pm

9/20/2025 Inspiration Trail

It was clear before dawn and stayed cool til I left, an almost perfect morning. A front had come through a few days ago and I was hoping it had brought warblers but it did not to this trail, at least. What it probably did bring were four new arrivals: a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a Hermit Thrush, and zonos, two White-crowned Sparrows, which I don't often see there, and two flocks of Golden-crowned Sparrows. We weren't expecting the sparrows for several more weeks. Interestingly, just after I texted U and Chris about the zonos I saw U's email that she'd had a Golden-crown on her suet that morning. I guess they are really here. The list: )

Also fun were several coveys of California Quail; last visit I neither heard nor saw any at all. The first flock was just down slope from the crest, so I stayed there quite a while as the sun rose and the Quail foraged quietly. As often there was a small cottontail with them.
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Muccamukk ([personal profile] muccamukk) wrote2025-09-20 08:25 pm
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A Poem

"Beatitudes for a Queerer Church" by Jay Hulme
Blessed are the outcasts;
the ostracized, the outsiders.

Blessed are the scared;
the scarred, the silent.

Blessed are the broken;
for they are not broken.

Blessed are the hated;
for they are not worthy of hate.

Blessed are those who try;
those who transform, who transition.

Blessed are the closeted;
God sees you shine anyway.

Blessed are the queers;
who love creation enough to live the truth of it,
despite a world that tells them they cannot.

And blessed are those
who believe themselves unworthy of blessing;
what inconceivable wonders you hold.
Movie News and Discussion ([syndicated profile] moviessubreddit_feed) wrote2025-09-21 01:58 am

Noticed this on the Over The Hedge Wikipedia page. Is it true?

Posted by /u/Dylanthrope

Noticed this on the Over The Hedge Wikipedia page. Is it true?

https://preview.redd.it/dcfpezyecfqf1.png?width=1863&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c90a8215546efdb8202249548fee422b2ad490a

Was watching Over The Hedge with my 6 year old as he has never seen it. I was having trouble remembering who played the porcupines so I had to look it up. Was delighted to see it was none other than Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, which was of course perfect at the time and even more so watching it post Schitt's Creek!

One fact I did not expect to find was this banger on the Wikipedia page about Nick Nolte and his apparent extensive research. Probably just Wikipedia vandalism but would love to know if there is some kind of origin to this story?

Edit: Not (really) Wikipedia vandalism after all: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/filmmakers-and-cast-discuss-over-the-hedge/

(Thanks to u/dogdriving)

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Delphi (they/them) ([personal profile] delphi) wrote2025-09-20 06:36 pm

Be the First! Flash Round IV

[community profile] bethefirst is a challenge that invites participants to create the first fic for an otherwise fic-less fandom (terms and conditions may apply), and the results of an autumn flash round just went live!

Be the First! Flash Round IV Collection

It features a whopping 30 fics based on a wide range of media, with a great spread of categories and ratings. You can also find creators'
fandom promos for introductions to some of the canons.

I'm still making my way through the collection, but everything I've read so far has been fantastic, and I'm compiling a list of new-to-me canons to check out. I definitely recommend manually browsing, if you're interested, since not all of the fandoms have been canonized as AO3 tags yet.
Movie News and Discussion ([syndicated profile] moviessubreddit_feed) wrote2025-09-21 01:19 am

Just rewatched Interstellar after years from last time

Posted by /u/Smelter_bonk

I guess i’m getting soft, just cried 3 times. The amazing soundtrack also contributes to the emotion. What a masterpiece, i fugging love this movie.

Apparently it hits harder if you forget about him for a while (on my case, years), not like the first time, but it’s a amazing experience. Curse me for losing the opportunity to rewatch on imax last month.

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