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» Actors who I love are continuing to say dismissive and hurtful things: Tyler Posey had this to say about Sterek. Dude, I get being bitter and resentful, but that's crossing a line.*

*I'm still not over that Clark Gregg interview where he insinuated that people giving up on Agents of SHIELD because it didn't feature Thor or Stark or anyone else from The Avengers/Marvel-in-general were "losers".

» Speaking of Marvel, I'm so freaking ecstatic I'm not the only one who'd give up a first-born to see a Runaways movie being made, or the only one still getting up every day and asking myself, is today the day I get my Runaways movie?* Drew Pearce and how Marvel's Runaways are more like The Godfather in tone. I mean both BKV, and Whedon have written for this comic, get on that Marvel people.

*I mean Runaways the comic here--six teenagers with powers who find out their parents are all evil, and run away to forge their own path, not the Dakota Fanning movie about female rockers.

Happy Presidents' Day/Normal Monday. I did wonder this morning why we celebrate Presidents' Day and this Washington Post article kinda explains it. (I myself prefer the apostrophe at the end--to be all inclusive and equal.)

And another link: Living on a Maine island during the winter. I actually live on the mainland, but it was an interesting article nonethless. I have only been to Peaks once, but that once was an awesome time.

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I also have to share what happened yesterday at the mall. My mother and I (after I spent the whole day dreading it and hoping the Apocalypse would come, or a natural disaster or something to get me out of it because I did not want to go) spent a few hours at Macy's trying on dresses for graduation. Ugh. I went through this once five years ago, and I had hoped never to repeat it. But, life, it is so hard. I did find a kinda okay dress, but I didn't buy it because I wasn't all that into it, and I want to come back March or sometime later. (I don't want to go back a second time but I feel like I'm still carrying around a lot of holiday/winter weight that I will hopefully lose when spring comes around.)

Anyway, that is not the story I wanted to tell. After trying on a few dresses, my mother and I went to get chicken teriyaki at the food court and when we were coming back in the direction of Macy's (because that's where we were dropped off and had to return), we saw two guys holding hands. I thought they were extremely cute. My mother? Said they were crazy.

I'm choosing to believe she meant it in a kinda concerned way and not...homophobic way. But there's honestly no way to tell. And I don't want to find out.

So. I feel like I have to apologize not just to every gay or bisexual or asexual person, but to every straight person too. I'm so sorry on behalf of my mother. If it helps, she was born in a village in an European country that's still so far behind the times. It shouldn't excuse her behavior at all, but that's kinda her head space.

Keeping Score (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Phil Coulson/Melinda May, [any], comfort, history, mats, past, warmth)
Untitled (Ever After, Danielle de Barbarac/Prince Henry, chase, diplomacy, garden, haste)
One Track Mind (Hockey RPF, Phil Kessel/Tyler Bozak, size difference)
The Dichotomy of You and Me (Hockey RPF, Phil Kessel/Tyler Bozak, praise)

and fills, not for porn battle XV, but for femslash100:

As Inevitable As Anything (Once Upon a Time, Emma/Regina)
Insperatus (Once Upon a Time, Emma/Regina)

All of these are crossposted to Ao3 as well, but I am a lazy butt who is too lazy to provide links right now. (The RPF is locked on Ao3 and I'd appreciate the links not getting crossposted [or--if they have to be--anonym.to/? is your friend] because I still feel kinda skeevy I'm writing RPF. The solution would be to /not/ write any RPF, but I think we can all see how /well/ that is going.)

We'll see if I can get anything more written, but between this cold that is threatening to engulf me and suddenly! papers to write, am not holding out too much hope.

Happy Valentine's Day/Normal Friday or it was when I started writing out this thing.

Give me a fandom that I have at least a passing familiarity with and a number/multiple numbers from below, and I shall respond with answers like I know what I'm doing.

1. Who is your OTP?
2. Who is your NOTP?
3. Favourite OTP scene?
4. Who is your OT3?
5. 3 favourite characters?
6. Least favourite character?
7. Scene you’d like to see?
8. Favourite flashback?
9. Favourite season and why?
10. Best minor character?
11. Most badass character?
12. Funniest character?
13. Favorite quote from the series?
14. Favourite season?
15. Character you’d love to kill off?
16. Most ridiculous plot line?
17. Favourite actress?
18. Favourite actor?
19. Favourite guest actor/actress?
20. Favourite underused character?
21. Actress or actor you’d love to see on the show?
22. Favourite crossover pairing?
23. Character you loved who died too soon?
24. Favourite song from the show?
25. How would you like the show to end?

The fandom snowflake challenge will resume! Um...sometime-ish soon? Hopefully. Maybe. Most likely.

But, meanwhile, some new tee-vee!

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+ fandom_stocking is live! And I got so many awesome shinies! I got a Castle/Sherlock rec, a sweet, fluffy Danny/Steve story, some Steph/Damian recs, gladdecease wrote me a fantastic Birds of Prey/Elementary fic, a link to Greek Mythology in modern times (sooo cool, esp. all the casting picspams--Amy Adams as Persephone! And Richard Armitage as Hades!! So epic], a coupon for a drabble, an awesome Ichabod/Katrina wallpaper, an awesome ficlet wherein Abbie/Ichabod spend Christmas together, LOOOOTS AND LOOOOOTS of fantastic images of butterflies and dolphins (my top two favorite animals), a lovely piece of fanart of Kate Bishop that I can't stop oogling, two lovely season's greeting cards, punkpinkpower wrote me a Cam/Hunter fic that set my heart all aflutter, and someone else wrote me an amazing Andros/Ashley fic that kept me squeeing. So if any of you like any of the above, definitely check out my stocking. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AGAIN.

+ I will reply to all of your comments on day eight of the snowflake meme, but for now, I'm pooped on commenting. And feeling so high on awesome emotions. I have to go back to school on Monday, but y'all are making this break so awesome and extra special. Also, for those of you new around here, I'm Serbian Orthodox, and we do celebrate Christmas in January (7th-9th of this year) so I definitely want to say thank you again because you've made this (mostly nonpracticing) Orthodox girl's Christmas the best. I appreciate it so much.

+ As for what I left in people's stocking (did not get to everyone I wanted to):

azarsuerte: Unfailing Optimism [Haven, Audrey/Duke/Nathan/Jennifer]

for boywonder: Be a Good Boy [DCU, Bruce/Tim, Content notes: kinky sex, daddy!kink]

for gladdecease: Five Different Holiday Traditions at the 99 [Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Gen, Content notes: none]

for klutzy_girl: Late Night Musings [Haven, Duke/Jennifer, Content notes: none]

for ravenela: The Time Traveler and the Alien [Thor/Sleepy Hollow, gen, Content notes: none]

Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 8

In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Surf the comments and find people to give love to.

*screws up her courage*
So, yes, if you feel like saying anything lovely towards me, this would be the place. You will have my undying love and gratitude and I'm pretty sure if you ever in the future need somebody to help you bury a body, I will totally be that person for you.

(Otherwise known as the post, "dahlia_moon hates asking for validation and hugs and love but she will totally reciprocate if ever need be, and besides, she has an excuse for this one time" she is not, however, too shy to refer to herself in the third person; she /loves/ doing that.)

Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 6

In your own space, share a book/song/movie/tv show/fanwork/etc that changed your life. Something that impacted on your consciousness in a way that left its mark on your soul. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

(No, the date at the top is correct--I skipped days 4 & 5 because I wasn't comfortable doing them at /all/. I have different comfort levels than most people, I've found. But the fun shall resume! For day anyway.)

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(My library's facebook page shared this pic but I don't know when it was taken. My Google-fu failed me and I tried going through the digital commons page of the library, but no luck there either. But I still think it's an awesome photo and I can't stop staring at it. I definitely have to research old Portland some more.)


(my layout kinda squishes the image--here's a larger version)