HR recs
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mificClean Sweep by YankingAwry, a favourite writer of mine. An AU where Shane's with the Metros and Ilya's a Janitor at Bell Centre (he and Irina having emigrated to Canada). Great writing, funny, interesting changes in both Shane and Ilya due to the AU.
Scott Hunter's Side Gig (series) by nestorius.
Most of nestorius's fics are a tad too grim for me, but these are great, although they're still a bit dark, being horror, but in a more amusing way. Scott is basically Dean Winchester when he's not playing for the NHL, and Kip turns out to be bitey, and to find Scott's side gig very hot. Ilya intermittently gets sucked into the madness, and finally Shane as well, although he immediately represses it. Extreme though the AU is it makes perfect sense with Scott's backstory. Very much recommended if you like darker stuff where only the monsters end up permanently dead. Great competency kink, too!
Andsiegeofangels is writing HR! Well-written porn, with a twist:
Designated Penalty is a little like the Winners Room trope, with a League-mandated system where a "Designated Penalty" team member takes punishment for team losses, and provides a sexual reward for any player who does well. This year, the DP for the Centaurs is Shane. Siegeofangels writes this very explicit stuff in a no-nonsense style where it's all very much routine and "the way things are", and Ilya's fine with it, having been the DP himself with Boston, previously. Shane is of course very into being used and proud to "take it for the team", and the Centaurs are all lovely with him. Very hot and weirdly sweet, in a trippy idfic kind of way.
Swagger is omegaverse with Shane helping Ilya through a heat. The twist here is that Ilya's a dominant omega, and Shane's a subby service-alpha. Once again, very hot, interesting dynamics, and again with the straightforward writing, making the very cracky premise seem just another part of life.
Scott Hunter's Side Gig (series) by nestorius.
Most of nestorius's fics are a tad too grim for me, but these are great, although they're still a bit dark, being horror, but in a more amusing way. Scott is basically Dean Winchester when he's not playing for the NHL, and Kip turns out to be bitey, and to find Scott's side gig very hot. Ilya intermittently gets sucked into the madness, and finally Shane as well, although he immediately represses it. Extreme though the AU is it makes perfect sense with Scott's backstory. Very much recommended if you like darker stuff where only the monsters end up permanently dead. Great competency kink, too!
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siegeofangels is writing HR! Well-written porn, with a twist:Designated Penalty is a little like the Winners Room trope, with a League-mandated system where a "Designated Penalty" team member takes punishment for team losses, and provides a sexual reward for any player who does well. This year, the DP for the Centaurs is Shane. Siegeofangels writes this very explicit stuff in a no-nonsense style where it's all very much routine and "the way things are", and Ilya's fine with it, having been the DP himself with Boston, previously. Shane is of course very into being used and proud to "take it for the team", and the Centaurs are all lovely with him. Very hot and weirdly sweet, in a trippy idfic kind of way.
Swagger is omegaverse with Shane helping Ilya through a heat. The twist here is that Ilya's a dominant omega, and Shane's a subby service-alpha. Once again, very hot, interesting dynamics, and again with the straightforward writing, making the very cracky premise seem just another part of life.
SqWA Default Configuration Change
Jun. 13th, 2026 09:28 pmsquidgestatusWe're going to implement a configuration change for SquidgeWorld Archive that will affect all users that post fanworks and allow comments. Long story short, the "Comment Moderation" functionality will be enabled for all new works by default. This is the one we mean:
Long story long, our recent influx of commission spammers, including the clown that we had to quash multiple times over the last two days, the commission artists no longer care if they use a valid email address. They just want to post their "Give me money for a commission!" and hope that you hit them up on Discord or such. In order to combat this, we are making the default for all new works to have comment moderation enabled. So if you get notification of a comment on your works, you can choose to display it manually after you approve or not. Enabling the behavior by default means it'll be turned on and all comments on that work moderated.
If you don't want the setting, you can simply uncheck it when posting your work, or go in after it's posted and then disable the setting.
This will happen during Sunday morning maintenance, which as always is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9am Pacific Time. Questions?
Long story long, our recent influx of commission spammers, including the clown that we had to quash multiple times over the last two days, the commission artists no longer care if they use a valid email address. They just want to post their "Give me money for a commission!" and hope that you hit them up on Discord or such. In order to combat this, we are making the default for all new works to have comment moderation enabled. So if you get notification of a comment on your works, you can choose to display it manually after you approve or not. Enabling the behavior by default means it'll be turned on and all comments on that work moderated.
If you don't want the setting, you can simply uncheck it when posting your work, or go in after it's posted and then disable the setting.
This will happen during Sunday morning maintenance, which as always is every Sunday morning from 7am to 9am Pacific Time. Questions?
A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8), by Matt Dinniman
Jun. 11th, 2026 09:52 amrunpunkrunThe one with the racetracks, and the titular parade.
It took me way too long to get into this because I was too busy going Tran? Bautista?? Florin??? Brittany???? every time a supporting character popped up without an adequate reminder of who they were (like, here I am picturing Florin with the head of a crocodile and nothing the book said either proved or disproved it; imagine reading anything else like that, like, yeah, iirc, Hamlet is a hammerhead shark with robotic legs)(ilu Jamal) but once I stopped caring about that, I had a lot of fun. Just as propulsive as the other books. With a couple of those sneaky big feels that occasionally ambush Carl. And a clever resolution to the eleventh floor.
Contains some actual animal harm, like to actual animals. Plus the usual gore, violence, and conspicuous adherence to a gender binary, including, at one point, the phrase "female boots," like wtf, Dinniman, fucking slap that phrase into Google and put your eyeballs on some ladies footwear and fucking describe it. But even worse is that I think they were probably motorcycle boots and did not need to be gendered at all. Which could be said of a lot of things in this series.
It took me way too long to get into this because I was too busy going Tran? Bautista?? Florin??? Brittany???? every time a supporting character popped up without an adequate reminder of who they were (like, here I am picturing Florin with the head of a crocodile and nothing the book said either proved or disproved it; imagine reading anything else like that, like, yeah, iirc, Hamlet is a hammerhead shark with robotic legs)(ilu Jamal) but once I stopped caring about that, I had a lot of fun. Just as propulsive as the other books. With a couple of those sneaky big feels that occasionally ambush Carl. And a clever resolution to the eleventh floor.
Contains some actual animal harm, like to actual animals. Plus the usual gore, violence, and conspicuous adherence to a gender binary, including, at one point, the phrase "female boots," like wtf, Dinniman, fucking slap that phrase into Google and put your eyeballs on some ladies footwear and fucking describe it. But even worse is that I think they were probably motorcycle boots and did not need to be gendered at all. Which could be said of a lot of things in this series.
What I'm Doing Wednesday
Jun. 10th, 2026 07:01 pmsageI have watched The Vampire Lestat ep 1 & it was SO FREAKING GOOD, omg! I haven't been on Tumblr in the last few weeks, so I have no idea how the fandom responded, but I loved it. Looking forward to the new ep Sunday. (I need to make a new icon.)
books
Dark Olympus #10: Shattered Gods by Katee Robert. 2026. Kind of a disappointing end to the series, tbh.
The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government by Barbara McQuade. 2026. Rather long, but a thorough manifesto of things that need to be fixed.
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed. 2026. Not as accessible as I'd hoped. Also, far more Euro-focused than I'd hoped.
yarning
I have a commission for seven US flag catnip-silvervine balls and I am so blocked. There's no excuse for this, except ADHD and chronic pain. (Drat.) And today I got a commission from my cousin for another bunny. Gotta do the balls first. Sigh.
healthcrap
2 nights in a row now without taking (1mg) melatonin and still sleeping at a semi-reasonable hour. I had slightly more energy today. I'm ready to start feeling better any minute now?
#resist
June 14: Anti-Trump concerts across the country.
June 27: protests
I hope you're all doing well! <333
books
Dark Olympus #10: Shattered Gods by Katee Robert. 2026. Kind of a disappointing end to the series, tbh.
The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government by Barbara McQuade. 2026. Rather long, but a thorough manifesto of things that need to be fixed.
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed. 2026. Not as accessible as I'd hoped. Also, far more Euro-focused than I'd hoped.
yarning
I have a commission for seven US flag catnip-silvervine balls and I am so blocked. There's no excuse for this, except ADHD and chronic pain. (Drat.) And today I got a commission from my cousin for another bunny. Gotta do the balls first. Sigh.
healthcrap
2 nights in a row now without taking (1mg) melatonin and still sleeping at a semi-reasonable hour. I had slightly more energy today. I'm ready to start feeling better any minute now?
#resist
June 14: Anti-Trump concerts across the country.
June 27: protests
I hope you're all doing well! <333
senses
Jun. 10th, 2026 03:20 pmmelaganI do love me some Sentinel/Guide fic. One of the things that I never see enough of is the way a Sentinel's senses come into play.
The smell of something sizzling in a pan
The warmth coming off a lightbulb
The pop of a jar being opened
Ice dropping into a glass
The taste of strawberries
The color of butterfly wings
Water cascading down over naked skin (I'm just going to dwell on that for a few minutes)
So, got any sensual experiences you'd care to add to this list?
(fanfic or otherwise)
The smell of something sizzling in a pan
The warmth coming off a lightbulb
The pop of a jar being opened
Ice dropping into a glass
The taste of strawberries
The color of butterfly wings
Water cascading down over naked skin (I'm just going to dwell on that for a few minutes)
So, got any sensual experiences you'd care to add to this list?
(fanfic or otherwise)
Today in two images
Jun. 9th, 2026 09:28 pmsholioIt is finally summer, or at least summer-ish. (Never mind the frost warning two days ago.) I took a drive this evening and took this picture from a boat launch at a nearby river.
I also drew a birthday card for my sister and mailed it today.
( Under the cut )
I also drew a birthday card for my sister and mailed it today.
( Under the cut )
2631 / Fic - The Pitt
Jun. 9th, 2026 12:27 pmsiriaScore Big
The Pitt | Jack/Robby | ~600 words
(Also on AO3)
( It was serendipity that Robby had seen the flyer for ADAPTIVE/AMPUTEE SOCCER — Ages 12 and up. )
The Pitt | Jack/Robby | ~600 words
(Also on AO3)
( It was serendipity that Robby had seen the flyer for ADAPTIVE/AMPUTEE SOCCER — Ages 12 and up. )
Sheer randomness
Jun. 7th, 2026 11:04 pmsholioI was answering a comment over on AO3 on my old Stargate fic Old Soldiers Die Hard, the one with Annie the candystriper viewpoint OC, and got to thinking about the elapsed time since I posted it in 2006. She was probably meant to be in her late teens in the story, something like 17 or 18, which means that if she aged in realtime, she'd be in her late 30s now.
I was thinking about this in particular because it was always one of my most popular fics in that fandom, and people often asked for a sequel to that story about Annie grown up (and still do now and then). I don't mind being asked, although it is definitely not happening because I've long since moved on, but it's a bit wild to consider the passage of time in that particular way.
(Annie is grown up and doing fine, btw.)
I was thinking about this in particular because it was always one of my most popular fics in that fandom, and people often asked for a sequel to that story about Annie grown up (and still do now and then). I don't mind being asked, although it is definitely not happening because I've long since moved on, but it's a bit wild to consider the passage of time in that particular way.
(Annie is grown up and doing fine, btw.)
history TV rec
Jun. 7th, 2026 02:19 pmelaynaI've watched the first 5 episodes of 'WWII with Tom Hanks' and am very much enjoying it. The historical footage is fascinating to see. I studied WWII several times in school, though only as part of US or World History, and of course it's been the basis for a lot of movies or TV shows I've watched. Nice to get more understanding on events I sorta know about. It's on The History Channel and already aired episodes are available for streaming. And it even lets me fastforwarded thru the ads, always good.
(It covers Hitler's attack on France thru the Maginot Line, which I recognized as a term I knew, it was good to understand what it was. Then I saw a Tumblr post where Steve Rogers uses the term when discussing the locations of Hydra bases. Is that where I know the term from? Or had I already heard it back in 5th grade history and remembered it when I first saw CA:TFA? Who knows? But I was amused.)
(It covers Hitler's attack on France thru the Maginot Line, which I recognized as a term I knew, it was good to understand what it was. Then I saw a Tumblr post where Steve Rogers uses the term when discussing the locations of Hydra bases. Is that where I know the term from? Or had I already heard it back in 5th grade history and remembered it when I first saw CA:TFA? Who knows? But I was amused.)
Babylon 5 WIP is finally complete!
Jun. 6th, 2026 08:21 pmsholioI finished that Season 5 AU WIP! Finally!
The Living and the Damned (23K, Londo/G'Kar, mature-rated)
Fixit (of sorts) going AU in 5x18.
Some thoughts on writing WIPs under the cut (not spoilery for this fic in particular, more like general musings).
( Under here )
I don't know - what do you all think? Do you post WIPs? Do you read WIPs? It's been a long time since I've been in a fandom that had a lot of WIPs, prior to getting into Murderbot last year, which is almost like old-school ffn/LJ fandom with its very high number of WIPs. Including a lot of unfinished ones! And that's part of what got me back into posting some of my longer fic in WIP form, because there is a certain excitement and energy to it that I miss. Plus, in non-fandom spaces, I've enjoyed serialized media for a very long time (comics, webcomics, TV shows, etc). But it is obviously not without its down side, and I don't think I was prepared for how much trouble I was going to have finishing things when they're being written WIP-style.
The Living and the Damned (23K, Londo/G'Kar, mature-rated)
Fixit (of sorts) going AU in 5x18.
Some thoughts on writing WIPs under the cut (not spoilery for this fic in particular, more like general musings).
( Under here )
I don't know - what do you all think? Do you post WIPs? Do you read WIPs? It's been a long time since I've been in a fandom that had a lot of WIPs, prior to getting into Murderbot last year, which is almost like old-school ffn/LJ fandom with its very high number of WIPs. Including a lot of unfinished ones! And that's part of what got me back into posting some of my longer fic in WIP form, because there is a certain excitement and energy to it that I miss. Plus, in non-fandom spaces, I've enjoyed serialized media for a very long time (comics, webcomics, TV shows, etc). But it is obviously not without its down side, and I don't think I was prepared for how much trouble I was going to have finishing things when they're being written WIP-style.