Day 3: fanart, Warrior Nun - Jillian Salvius
Feb. 3rd, 2026 10:54 amFandom: Warrior Nun
Characters: Jillian Salvius, with Mother Superion and Camila (Yasmine is in the background).
Rating: G
Notes: Done with Chinese ink and graphite.
Summary: It's not what she was supposed to be doing but Jillian finds herself patching up the sisters after their missions.
Over here, at my journal.
WED Day 3
Feb. 3rd, 2026 05:48 amDay 1:
Day 2:
Day 2 - Fic - Dragon Age - Cassandra & Leliana
Feb. 3rd, 2026 09:57 amFandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Character: Cassandra Pentaghast & Leliana
Prompt: Guilty Pleasures
Rating/Category: T/Gen
Summary: Leliana finds Cassandra reading the latest Swords & Shields.
Notes: With this prompt, my mind went straight to Cassandra's quest, Guilty Pleasures. The serious and responsible Seeker can't be caught enjoying the romance books of the guy she once arrested, right?
Guilty Pleasures
Finding Cassandra is trivial, even if she thinks that she's hiding. Not hiding so much that someone who did find her would have just cause to accuse her of hiding, but hiding nonetheless, at a spot in the yard that, while still out in the open, would only be visible by people passing by.
“You know, if you wanted Varric's book this badly, I could have taken it for you,” Leliana says, arriving quietly enough that her words are the first thing to betray her presence.
Cassandra nearly throws the books in the air, then holds it protectively against her chest, as if she means to hide the cover. The problem is, Leliana was at Kirkwall, she was witness when Cassandra first got her hands on Swords & Shields and all the excuses that she has for reading it. It's a terribly guarded secret, but at least Cassandra is far better at that with things that matter.
“I don't know what you're talking about. I… did the Inquisitor tell you to?” Cassandra asks, with a sigh of resignation.
“Oh no, she told no one, except for Varric. And then they were talking about it, loudly, in public. She's trying to understand what's so special about this story to make it a secret,” Leliana says, although she had found out through other sources before that as well.
She says it more to illustrate a point, if Cassandra wanted it to remain a secret, then she shouldn't have asked for the Inquisitor's help. The Inquisitor does get things done, but she's not always the best with expectations of privacy.
“I should have known. I should have known better than to let myself get carried away, but the last one ended in a cliffhanger and I just needed to know what happened to the Knight-Commander,” Cassandra says, as if she needs to justify her reading habits.
Leliana laughs. “Don't be silly, just read your books. The world is not going to end because you took an hour to yourself. It might still end, but it won't be for this.”
Cassandra looks around, but no one seems to be noticing them talking there, and to anyone out of earshot, they might as well be talking about some important Inquisition matter.
“I suppose I can stay here another few minutes. I only have fifteen pages to go,” Cassandra says, opening the book again.
Leliana leaves her be. Good on her, they all have such weight on their shoulders, they won't last long without a few guilty pleasures.
Day 3 Theme - The Caregiver
Feb. 3rd, 2026 06:03 amHere are some ideas to get you started: She spends time looking after others, often to the exclusion of her own needs. Whether this is an occupation like a doctor, or whether she's a parent or looking after her own parents, she thrives on taking care of other people. Or you could look at a character who was thrown into a caregiving role that might not want to be there and show how she navigates that path.
Just go wherever the Muse takes you. If this prompt doesn't speak to you, feel free to share something that does. You can post in a separate entry or as a comment to this post.
Want to get a jump start on tomorrow's theme? Check out the prompt list in the pinned post at the top of the page. Please don't post until that day.
SGA: Oblivious by astolat
Feb. 3rd, 2026 06:46 pmCharacters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Aiden Ford
Rating: Explicit
Length: 8100
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: astolat on AO3
Themes: Inept in love, Friends to lovers, First time, Favorite fanworks
Summary: In which Rodney and John fail to pay attention.
Reccer's Notes: For me, this is the ultimate "inept in love" fic. It's clever, very funny, and brilliantly written, as Rodney bounces blithely from assumption to oblivious assumption, with John startled by the sudden sex they're having, but somehow never managing to communicate clearly that Rodney's got it all wrong about them being in a relationship - until it's finally totally clear that they both are. An all-time classic!
Fanwork Links: Oblivious on AO3
And there are TWO excellent podfics!
podfic by cookiemom6067
podfic by jenwryn
Day 2 - Fic - Transformers - Elita One, Chromia, Firestar
Feb. 2nd, 2026 11:55 pmFandom: Transformers (Sunbow G1)
Character(s): Chromia, Firestar, Elita One
Rating: PG
Summary: Not long after losing the Ark crew, Firestar is keen to steal a few moments of fun. Chromia isn't so sure, especially when they find themselves suddenly under Elita One's scrutiny.
Notes: Also for "Chromia, Firestar and Elita One; business before pleasure" at fembot_prompts on Tumblr.
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Ozy and Milo: Look Upon This Work, Ye Family, and Accept It
Feb. 2nd, 2026 08:35 pmFandom: Ozy and Milo (Webcomic)
Author:
Rating: G
Pairing: None
Summary: It is the moment of truth for Ozy, to tell their parents about what they have determined about themselves.
Content Notice:No Archive Warnings Apply. Also, unsurprisingly, there's not really any doubt or worry that Ozy will be accepted.
Disclaimer: I think Dana's a cool person, but if the publisher decides to wage war, I'm certainly not making any money off of this or any other thing that would give them a good reason to insist on prosecution of a suit for infringement.
Author's Note:There's more than one poem in this fic, because, apparently, that's the way that the Llewellyn family goes sometimes.
Word Count: ~1400
Look Upon This Work, Ye Family, and Accept It at the Archive Of Our Own
I want Phil to be right. Let's keep it cold
Feb. 2nd, 2026 10:27 pmSpeaking of DNW, my students some day. So I've been preparing to flip my lab to mondays. We talked about it in Dec. We talked about it the first two weeks. Today is the first day we did it (snowed out last monday) and one of the students goes 'i have class in that time period. OMFG. WHY did you wait until now to tell me? I'm speaking with the chair/dean because in the original position upwards of half the class will miss every lab. If I move it only 1 misses, the one who didn't tell me about this class. I'm gonna go out and sleep on the ice.
I'm at the point in my reading journey where I'm not liking a book but all my friends love it and now I feel pressured.
I made a real milk hot chocolate. At least this didn't have the same weird taste to me BUT my lactose pills did nothing. Someone is playing cat's cradle with my stomach. Way to fail me
it's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is 12 A song from the 90s. Share your faves too.
( I'm breaking this into two under here, the rock-pop ones and the country )
here's the whole prompt list
( it's under here )
And I have decided to do a new declutter project but rather than talk about what I'm tossing, my plan is to pick ONE thing a day to red up. Some things will get tossed. Others will be put away correctly. Etc.
today - cleared up the top of the dresser. Found many earrings that had been missing. My mother mentioned a friend of hers in NC has an abused women's shelter that takes jewelry and clothing to get these women back on their feet, give them something to wear to job interviews etc. I wonder if I have something like that hear because I need to dump half of these earrings and I don't want to toss them in the trash
Fitness Fellowship 2026: Week Five Check-in
Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:39 pmAs usual, please share how you've been doing with your goals, big and/or small. I hope you've got successes to report, but if you don't, please know that you'll get nothing but support from me.
( My Week in Review )
Have a good week, be kind to yourself, find joy where you can, and enjoy the quiet moments when they come to you.
Day 2 - Fic - Suikoden III - Chocoholic - Chris Lightfellow
Feb. 2nd, 2026 03:45 pmFandom: Suikoden III
Character(s): Chris Lightfellow
Rating: G
Summary: Chris can't get a break.
( Sneaking around, Chris finally thinks she's found a good spot... )
Day 2: Fic - Yu Yu Hakusho - Shizuru
Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:27 pmTitle: Rising Smoke
Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho
Character: Kuwabara Shizuru
Rating: G
Length: 100 words
Summary: Shizuru takes a quiet moment to herself
Link: here on ao3 or you can read it under the cut below
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Day One Theme - The Innocent - The Briefest of Heroes (BtVS Fic from 2020)
Feb. 2nd, 2026 10:03 pmTITLE: The Briefest of Heroes https://kerk-hiraeth.dreamwidth.org/21839.html
PROMPT: Day One - The Innocent
FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer FutureFic AU
AUTHOR:
kerk_hiraeth
RATING: PG-13
LENGTH: 350,
CHARACTERS: OC Pov & Willow/Kennedy
SUMMARY: Amongst all the Slayers born into new powers; what happens to those alone; untrained and unfound. This is an account of one such abandoned innocent.
A/N: This is set in the summer of 2020, in a world where the Buffy/Faith bodyswap of BtVS S4 was not reversed; there is a cold war between the old Council of Watchers and a new Council of Slayers and their allies set up after the destruction of Sunnydale.
This is not a happy tale with a happy ending
This is the link to the original Dec 2020 post in case anyone is interested https://kerk-hiraeth.dreamwidth.org/12156.html
kerk
Day 1: The Innocent, Fic, Yellowjackets - Natalie
Feb. 2nd, 2026 10:13 pmFandom: Yellowjackets
Characters: Natalie
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Reference to character death, spoilers through S3
Word count: 467
Summary: As Natalie attends a memorial for Javi, she reflects on how he was the only one of them who was ever truly innocent.
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Courses - January 2026
Feb. 2nd, 2026 09:12 pmArt and the Environment in South-East Asia: Making in a Changing World (National Gallery of Singapore)
A very interesting course looking at current day artists in South-East Asia and ways their art is reflecting the environment around them, with all the ways this is changing.
OpenLearn
What do Genes Do?
Gene Testing
Inheritance of Characters
Three very short courses looking at some basic aspects of genes. It was helpful to learn a little more about DNA and how genes are passed on through the generations.
Introduction to Spanish
The German I had been thinking of doing was above my level, and while it's helpful to be challenged, there is no point in floundering completely. So instead I took the new Spanish introduction, which served as a good reminder of what I know.
SGA Ficlet: Cast Away
Feb. 2nd, 2026 08:43 pmTitle: Cast Away
Author:
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Character: Radek Zelenka
Tags: Ficlet, Stranded
Rating: G
Word count: 668
Summary: When Radek regains consciousness, the puddle jumper is empty.
Author notes: Written for
Cast Away on AO3
( Cast Away )
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descend to the sea | heated rivalry fic
Feb. 2nd, 2026 03:21 pmFandom: heated rivalry (tv)
Author:
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: scott/shane
Summary: Shane spirals after the fight.
Content Notice: cntw
Word Count: ~1k
on dreamwidth | on ao3
2026 Posting is Open
Feb. 2nd, 2026 10:08 amWe all have until February 7th to post our works: the AO3 collection is here.
Call out to
I'm excited to see what everyone else made last month!
DAY 2 - FIC - PMMM - MIKI SAYAKA
Feb. 2nd, 2026 12:47 pmTitle: Heroism can wait another day
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Characters: Sayaka Miki focused, with Sayaka/Kyouko
Rating: General audiences
Summary: Sayaka is going to end this charade and Homura’s little play. Tomorrow, she will do it.
Post-Rebellion, in which Miki (attempts to) right wrongs and ends up procrastinating (just a little bit).
Check out the story in ao3!
WED Day 2
Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:47 amDay 1:
Day 2:
