shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)
2022-11-19 09:05 am

The Ink Black Heart review

The Ink Black Heart: Robert Galbraith

I actually read this at least one Prime Minister ago, but working out what I wanted to say about it - it’s a long book, there’s a lot going on in it! – took ages.

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shallowness: Beautiful blue alien in front of colourful background (Zhaan Farscape wonders I've seen)
2022-03-06 02:16 pm

Mostly Scorpion season 4 disc 4

I’ve seen the trailer for Fantastic Beasts 3: Dumbledore’s Something, and I’ve got two thoughts:

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Having said that, I doubt that I’ll see it in the cinema – I’m going to miss The Batman and the opportunity to rank it among the other Batman films, even though it features Catwoman and an intriguing cast. But it sounds like its aesthetic is not very me friendly ATM.

But disc 4 of Scorpion season 4:

I liked ‘Wave Goodbye’ less than ‘The Hunker Games’ and ‘Lighthouse of the Risng Sun’, and I liked ‘Nerd, Wind and Fire’ more than the other three.

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shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)
2021-12-31 03:20 pm

Recs 14/14

Final recs post of the year. All fic (none from this year's Yuletide as I've only saved links to read, and it's me. I'm more likely to rec fics that are years old. Oh, one of them is from last year's Yuletide.)

ExpandIn the following fandoms: DC Cinematic Universe, Fairy Tales, Harry Potter, Into the Woods and Little Women. )
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
2021-08-12 05:08 pm

Recs 9/?

Fic recs in the following fandoms: Harry Potter, Jupiter Ascending, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Penelope (2006) and Sherlock.

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shallowness: Margaret Hale of North and South adaptation sitting at desk writing (Margaret North and South writing)
2021-05-29 04:25 pm

Three-Sentence Ficathon ficlets (March to May)

My final contributions to the Three-Sentence Ficathon months after everyone else/it closed.

For the prompt ‘Any fandom, any character, fandom-appropriate limerick’. . Totally fails on the three sentence front. Scorpion. Team.

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For the prompt ‘Any, any, peridot’. Harry Potter, Ginny/Harry drabble.

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For the prompt ‘Frankie Drake Mysteries/Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Frankie Drake & Phryne Fisher, a meeting of great private detectives’. 110 words.

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For the prompt ‘any, any pairing, "thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably"’. Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Rose Weasley/Scorpus Malfoy. Post epilogue. Drabble. ExpandBalcony Scene )
shallowness: Margaret Hale of North and South adaptation sitting at desk writing (Margaret North and South writing)
2021-02-28 03:12 pm

Three-Sentence Fics (February)

My contributions to the Three-Sentence Ficathon this month (I was several days, if not weeks, behind everyone else and I have yet to look at the second post).

For the prompt ‘Harry Potter (books, EWE), Draco/Luna, bittersweet’ 112 words. PG. Expandas if we were other people )


For the prompt ‘harry potter, ginny weasley, size is no guarantee of power’ 80 words. Universal. ExpandThe Little One )


For the prompt ‘10 Things I Hate About You, Kat Stratford (and optionally Patrick), any’ (Kat, Mandella, Kat/Patrick). 102 words. Universal. ExpandOptions )


For the prompt ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Kira + any, any’ 62 words,. Universal. ExpandEntreaty )



For the prompt ‘lotr, sigrid, queen!sigrid’. Triple fill. AU. 256 words. PG. Summary: Three ways Sigrid became queen. Expand Hail, Sigrid Queen )
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
2020-09-08 01:52 pm

Recs 10/?

Sneaking six in this time. Fic and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe; The Seven Kingdoms trilogy (although I believe it's going to be expanded soon); Sherlock/Avengers (TV); Star Trek (movies reboot); Vicky Bliss; and The West Wing.

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shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
2020-06-14 02:57 pm

Recs 6/?

Fanfiction and fanvids in the following fandoms: Dredd (movie), Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Multifandom and Only Lovers Left Alive.

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shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)
2020-03-21 03:19 pm

Recs 3/?

Fic and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Crazy Rich Asians, The Good Wife, Harry Potter (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Indiana Jones and Late Night (2019).

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shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)
2020-02-29 07:04 pm

Recs 2/?

Fic and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Ever After (film), The Fall (film), Ghosts (TV), Harry Potter (films) and The Hour (TV)

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shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
2019-12-21 04:57 pm

Recs 8/? (hopefully, ?=9)

Fics and fanvids in the following fandoms: Arrested Development; The Bletchley Circle; The Blue Castle; ER: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Man from UNCLE (2015); Marvel Cinematic Universe; Pacific Rim and Sense & Sensibiity

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shallowness: Margaret Hale of North and South adaptation sitting at desk writing (Margaret North and South writing)
2019-07-20 09:26 am

Ficlets: HP, Original, Gotham (up to teen)

Interrobang, Harry Potter, Lily Evans/James Potter, 63 words, universal. For the prompt: Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts, any, forgot their homework (multiple of 21 words theme).

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All is brightness, Original, OC/OC, drabble, teen. Written for the prompt 'Any, any/any, summer mating'.

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Strange Bedfellows, Gotham, Barbara/Ed/Jim. 328 words, teen. I blame that one line in Ep 5.6 ‘13 Stitches’. Crackfic, obv. Summary: One of them is amused, one of them is feverish and one of them is confused, among other states.

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shallowness: Catwoman looking at the Batsign in the Gotham City night sky (Catwoman watching Batverse films)
2019-04-23 09:47 am

Regarding five-sentence ficlets

Yesterday, the theme was five-sentence fic at [livejournal.com profile] comment_fic and I wrote one for the prompt ‘The Addams Family, Wednesday Addams, beauty’. 63 words.



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And I prompted 'Harry Potter. Hermione Granger, take that back' and received this great Hermione and Neville fill by [livejournal.com profile] with_rainfall