life, books, fic

[topaz119]

Hello, how are you all? We're doing a delayed Thanksgiving today, b/c extended family reasons so we have a pumpkin pie in the oven and cranberry sauce going so far. BabyBoy has some Gen Z jazz-to-cook-by playlist going and all is very companionable.

The rest of life continues with being exhausting. Same things--trying to figure out what's going to work with D, buyout at work, kids having needs, house being 50+ years old and needing some attention (and $$$). I'll spare you the whinging.

On the plus side, I finally caught a writing tornado and have written more in November than in the last 6 months combined. Part of it is that the Bucky & Darcy I'm writing in waiting in the eye of the storm (which has cracked 40k words, \o/) are taking their bloody time getting to the burn part of the slow burn so I started a ridiculously porntastic pwp with the same characters, only more damaged from all the stuff and I'm literally not editing it at all, so I get my character development in the WiP and then go write completely OOC (and badly written) sex in the PWP draft. (Of course, now that draft is starting to develop character moments, too, so IDEK.)

I also managed to finish a book--though it was a novella and the audiobook version at that, but hey, everything counts, yeah?

A Spindle Splintered, Alix E Harrow, which is kind of Sleeping Beauty by way of Into the Spiderverse with a bit of the flavor of early-seasons Buffy banter. The first actual review I saw of it on GR was that it was just too pop-culture heavy, which, hah, can you say catnip? (It is very pop-culture-y but this is not a problem IMO.) One of my favorites of the year, for sure.

AND. I have a few fic recs for your weekend--let's call this set Polyamory (As the Endgame) Through The Ages, ;D

the broken-hearted rang their steeple bells, by always_a_slut_for_hc, The Witcher, Geralt/Yennefer/Jaskier, ~7500 words, Mature === If you're going to be evil, try not to pick the bard who's friends with a witcher and a sorceress. And for real, don't send them an invitation to the forced wedding. Geralt and Yennefer to the rescue. Warnings for violence and rape though it's not super-dwelled upon and you know I like my HEAs so it's okay in the end.

Another for Working Days, by SassySnowperson, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice/Benedick/Don Pedro, ~13,200 words, Mature === AU from Don Pedro's proposal to Beatrice, where he convinces her that yes, he's serious and then is the one to tip her off about the shenanigans with Hero and Claudio, thus sidestepping The Altar Drama and setting everyone on a happier path.

The Heart That Gives Much..., by iberiandoctor, Crazy Rich Asians, Colin/Nick and various (happy, consensual) combinations with Araminta and Rachel, ~8800 words, Mature === Colin's always been in love with Nick; Araminta is super-fine with that (she might actually ship them); Rachel for damn-sure knows how to read the room and might be last on the scene, but knows a winning hand when she sees it. Yay, happy endings.

A Change is as Good as a Rest, by Siria, Ted Lasso, Keeley/Roy/Jamie, ~7500 words, Explicit === Keeley knows what she's doing, don't ever doubt that.

Comments

[rhoda_rants]

For me, it's "still" Thanksgiving because: long weekend, so it totally counts!

I feel your pain on constant house renovations though. We have had to take care of so many little things to keep it livable. It's always something.

I've seen that book on the new library shelves, and I love the cover! I like pop culture references, but only when I'm in the mood for them, so thanks for the rec.

Speaking of recs, if you find any Loki/Mobius/Sylvie fics, especially fluffy one-shots, that is very much my jam!

[topaz119]

It was a very Thanksgiving long weekend -- Full turkey/ham dinner on Thurs w/the extended family and then more on Saturday with just us. (The extended family is not at all interested in the food, so we get a lot of supermarket-catered options, which is fine, but then we have fun making everything from scratch, so we do it all again. Because no one eats it if it has anything other than salt and pepper in it, so I'm not taking my brother's cajun cornbread stuffing mix to sit on the counter and dry out.) I'm still finishing up the last of the dishes, etc, putting the kitchen back together. We're eating Chipotle tonight so I have a fighting chance to catch up. :D

I will keep an eye out for the Loki threesome!

[spikedluv]

Yay for wording and reading a good book!

My one s-i-l always does a second Thanksgiving for her daughter(s) because they go to different family gatherings on the actual day.

Personally, I'd love to have Thanksgiving meal as often as I could get someone to make it for me, lol!!! (One of my faves, which is why my mom sometimes makes it for my birthday. *g*)

[topaz119]

I started doing a second Tgiving back when the middle kid was in his serious anxiety phase and could barely leave the house--I got tired of his celebrations having to be leftovers, and god knows I'm fine with cooking. Plus, this way, I get my grandmother's stuffing recipe almost all to myself, lol.

[turps]

I hope you enjoyed your delayed Thanksgiving feast.

[topaz119]

The kitchen was a giant disaster area but the food turned out excellently!