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I woke up antsy, which after a couple of hours morphed into a fuzzy, overwhelming anger I could barely repress despite having no specific target for or place to direct it, or really any useful action to take from it.

So that made me think about Dabi/Hawks, and want to write them, and to push hard on the angst, maybe post-canon, probably ending in MCD for at least one of them. Possibly both.

Then I remembered the sheep farming AU. Which I started in early, pre-vaccine covid days. In which Dabi and Hawks run away from it all and just live quietly, happily together, raising their sheep.

Maybe soft could be good, too. Time for a new entry in that AU! Also good for relearning to occasionally write short and to yeet more easily. Writing more short things can only work if I don't just add them to the towering pile of "stuff to edit at some point"!!!


We'll prescribe you a sheep | Dabi/Hawks | 800 words | rated T

Summary: Dabi's sick and misses the sheep. Hawks tries to help.

Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.

veracity

Dec. 19th, 2025 12:00 am
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2025 is:

veracity • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\  • noun

Veracity is a formal word that can refer to truth or accuracy, or to the quality of being truthful or honest.

// The jury seemed not to doubt the veracity of the witness.

See the entry >

Examples:

"Raise your hand if you've been questioning the veracity of real events, news stories and images posted on social media lately. It used to be we'd have to tiptoe around a minefield of hoaxes only once a year, on April 1. But thanks to the proliferation of misinformation spawned by artificial intelligence, every day on the internet is an exercise in judgment and media literacy." — Laura Yuen, The Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator, 9 Oct. 2025

Did you know?

Veracity has been in use since the early 17th century, and we can honestly tell you that it comes from the Latin adjective vērāx, "truthful," which in turn comes from the earlier verus, "true." Verus also gives us the words verity ("the quality of being true"), verify ("to establish the truth of"), and verisimilitude ("the appearance of truth"), among other words. In addition, vērāx is the root of the word veraciousness, a somewhat rarer synonym and cousin of veracity.



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Reveals delayed until Wednesday, December 24, 2025.



There are two post deadline pinch hits remaining. PH 1 has added a request for Strange New Worlds. Please see the details and claim at the PDPH post here.

The new deadline for these PHs is Monday, December 22, 2025 11:59PM EST (08:59PM PST).

The Friday FIve for 19 December 2025

Dec. 18th, 2025 07:44 pm
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1. What is one thing about you that you hate?

2. What is one thing about you that you love?

3. If you had to change one thing about you what would it be and why?

4. What is one word that you would use to define yourself?

5. Imagine what you would look like in a perfect world...what do you look like?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

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Community Recs Post!

Dec. 18th, 2025 10:20 am
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Every Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.

This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)

(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)

So what cool fanvids/podfics/fancrafts/fanart/other kinds of fanworks have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here
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Posted by Namiko Hirasawa Chen

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Basque Cheesecake recipe made easy at home! Master the caramelized top and creamy center with simple tips for a foolproof showstopper everyone will love.

READ: Basque Cheesecake バスクチーズケーキ

2025 in review | a year of writing

Dec. 18th, 2025 09:35 am
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Hello! I saw this questions on [community profile] ficwip and thought "why not", so here are my answers. Most of the fics I talk about are published under TeamRocket9 on Ao3.

Including WIPs, how many fics have you worked on since January 1st? Original fiction counts too!
11, not including short drabbles or ficlets that I wrote for different DW events

How many did you post for other people to read?
9, the other two are still WIPs

What's something NEW that you tried in a fic?
Well this year I wrote one of my most personal fics, it was about exploring my aroace identity and it was also a fic of a fic. I knew barely anyone would care about that one but writing it was terapeutic.

What piece of media inspired you the most?
Daredevil

How many fandoms did you write for?
7 including OW as one of them

What ship(s) captured your heart?
Team Red! Not as a romantic ship, but as a chaotic friendship / found family
As a romantic ship Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova
Also one I still haven't written for: Gelphie

What character(s) captured your heart?
The same ones from the previous answer plus Clint Barton, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Claire Temple and others I still haven't written: Jessica Jones and Colleen Wing

Did you write for any new fandoms or ships?
I'm going through The Defenders and related shows this year so yes, I've been writting Daredevil and want to write more of the Defenders characters in the future.

What fic meant the most to you to write?
I kind of already answered but the one about the aroace mc (it's titled The Bowling Bear: Daredevil Edition)

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?
It's between "Who's Peter? I Don't Know Him" and "Tomorrow". Both have lots of fun, fluffy, comical and action elements that made my brain just tingle happily.

What fic was the most satisfying to finish?
I guess "Shine a Light" because it was very difficult for me to get through since it was a gift and not at all my style.

What fic was the most challenging to work on?
Same answer.

What's the most interesting topic you researched for a fic?
I don't research ngl, I just write silly fluffiness and action that is not physically posible and keep going with my day.

What were your shortest and longest fics?
My shortest published fic (on Ao3) was a ficlet I wrote for a comm on DW. The title is "The Devil's Birthday" and it's, predictably, about Matt Murdock's birthday. It's just a silly scene.
My longest is The Bowling Bear: Daredevil Edition, with 12k words. I haven't written longer stuff this year, thankfully, because I don't have the time lol.

What was on your writing playlist?
I always write with LoFi music or some kind of videogame chill OSTs, you know, the ones titled "music to study and relax to" on Youtube.

Where did you write? Was there a favorite spot?
My desk? Idk

What’s your favorite title of the year?
One of my pwp works so I'm not saying :P

Share your favorite opening line
"The villain started laughing maniacally, and Kate had to suppress the desire to roll her eyes and huff."

Share your favorite ending line
“And then everyone died. No, no, wait, then we went flying in a magical rainbow unicorn and got married in fairyland. Yup, I like that one. The end.”

Share your favorite piece of dialogue
I don't remember all of them???? But here's one I guess, kinda cliché but

“I know, you should clone yourself!”
“That’s a brilliant idea!”
“I was clearly mocking you,” she said, exhasperated. “You know what you should do? You should step in front of him, take you mask off, take his mask off, and then stuff your tongue in his m—”
“Oh, shoot, the call is crashing,” Peter interrupted her.
“No, it’s not!”

Share the funniest line(s) you wrote this year
Again, I don't remember all of them, but here are some lines I guess

"how could she get mad at him when he was so amazingly supportive yet unbelievably useless?"

“I made us in the Sims,” Jenna was running out of arguments. “We are married and have three cats.”
“I’m more of a dog person,” Ashley smiled. “I hope that’s not a deal breaker.”

“Of course, what if I’m bleeding and nearby and I have to come here to change?”
Matt sighed, remembering the five times that had happened. Peter also sighed on Matt’s behalf, which made the lawyer feel grateful. Maybe it would be a ‘no’ on killing Peter. He was still considering Wade.

Did you get frustrated with a fic at some point? What happened and how did you get past it?
Yes, I felt frustrated with the angsty one I had to write for an exchange. I don't know how I got past it, by the sheer power of having a deadline I guess.

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?
It would be those times were an idea just stroke me and I just HAD to write it, I love when that happens. This year it barely happened to me, I wasn't that obsessed to be constantly thinking new ideas, also I had to study a lot so I treasure the moments were it happened.

Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing something?
I don't think I did

Did you create fanworks other than fic? Show one off!
I'm trying to draw something! But it's still a wip. Also I have no idea what I'm doing.
I've also made some graphics for a comm here on DW it's been really fun! For instance:
 
 


How many fannish events did you take part in? Things like bangs, exchanges, ship weeks, zines, prompt memes, etc. They all count!
I've been taking part on [community profile] seasons_of_fandom and it's super fun, it's like going back in time!
I've also taken part on the Femslash kink exchange, Daredevil & Defenders exchange, Enemies to lovers exchange and now I'm taking part in another exchange; I'd never participated in exchanges before this year and it's a blast.
I've also tried some bingos like the comment bingo or the july break bingo, but I didn't complete them.
I'm now participating in [community profile] 10trueloves but I didn't have time yet to post there.

Think back on everything you've worked on since January and give yourself a compliment. A real one! Be nice to yourself.
Look at all you wrote and took part in, stop thinking you don't do enough!

If this were an awards show, who would you thank?
Thanks to my best friends always because they have to hear me talk about all the silly things I write and all the random events I take part in and they don't get it but they are happy for me.

What’s left on your to-do list for 2025?
Fill a couple of prompts from 10trueloves and finish the wips for the exchange I'm currently in.

What would you like to write next year?
I would like to just finish the stuff I have started but not finished honestly, and then I'll problably take a break from fics and go back to my novel!

jaunty

Dec. 18th, 2025 12:00 am
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 18, 2025 is:

jaunty • \JAWN-tee\  • adjective

Something described as jaunty is lively in manner or appearance. Jaunty can also describe something, such as an article of clothing, that suggests a lively and confident quality.

// The server whistled a jaunty tune as she wiped the tables and set out fresh flowers in preparation for the day’s diners.

See the entry >

Examples:

“He stood at the front of the room and announced that we would begin with a quiz, which we all failed because the quiz was over material that we were supposed to have covered during the last class. When he handed the quizzes back to us after the break, he did so in a frenetic, almost jaunty way, running up and down the aisles and announcing our grades—‘Zero, zero, zero’—loudly before tossing the quizzes down in front of us ...” — Lori Ostlund, Are You Happy?: Stories, 2025

Did you know?

Does throwing on a jaunty hat make someone appear more genteel? Maybe, but something more definitive links the words: both jaunty and genteel come from the French word gentil, meaning “of aristocratic birth.” Genteel was borrowed first to describe things associated with aristocratic people. Jaunty joined the language just a few years later in the mid-17th century as a synonym of stylish and also as a synonym for genteel. While genteel has maintained its associations of propriety and high social class, jaunty has traipsed into less stuffy territory as a descriptor of tunes and hats and other things that suggest lively confidence.



Community Thursday

Dec. 18th, 2025 05:31 am
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Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.

Over the last week...

Posted & commented on [community profile] bnha_fans. Final episode of the anime aired. Main series is truly truly over now!!!

Commented on [community profile] goals_on_dw.

Commented on [community profile] getyourwordsout.

Commented on [community profile] common_nature.

Promoted [community profile] getyourwordsout, [community profile] worderlands, [community profile] inkitout, [community profile] fan_writers.

Cloud Carpets

Dec. 17th, 2025 09:23 pm
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Last week while taking out the trash, I noticed that the clouds were low in the sky and really thick and ropey, like a plush carpet. Hurried home to grab the camera as sunset was coming soon and I wanted to be sure I caught the look.

Read more... )

theory page updates

Dec. 17th, 2025 06:34 pm
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Migrated some material from here to the Neocities, so my theory section now has three pages. Three! that's plural now. Also i've got dragons on the main page and kept tinkering with my links page, so that's fun

Only two days left to suggest themes!

Dec. 17th, 2025 11:16 am
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Hello everyone! You have two more days to slip your theme suggestions into the suggestion box for our rounds in 2026. I went ahead and added some more themes to the pool, taking popular suggestions from past years but also filling in a few more gaps in our coverage (vampires! aliens!), so take a look at the list and see if it doesn't shake something loose.

I'll close that post the morning of the 19th and put up the big theme poll on the 20th. If you're going to be out and about around that time, you can track the admin: poll: theme tag. Just click on the little bell icon or "track" link on any post with that tag, select "Someone posts an entry tagged admin: poll: theme," hit save, and you'll get an email when the big poll goes up. You'll also get an email every time I post a theme poll thereafter, which is monthly. If you don't want that, you can cancel the notification later; it's the same process, just uncheck the box and hit save.

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