Musings of a Tired Reader

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna

Fic Masterlist updated 3.22.2023!!

LOKI

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Series -

Loki and Nora’s Infinity Stone Playlist - Loki / OFC,  Lady Loki / .OFC, NSFW, romance, adventure, everything else - ongoing and quite long 

https://archiveofourown.org/series/520786 

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.   - Loki / OFC,  Incubus Loki, VERY NSFW, Urban fantasy - ongoing

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1179989

The Arrangement - Jotun Loki/OFC, arranged marriage trope, NSFW, magic school settings, romance, adventure

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2151882

Admitting No Impediment - Loki / OFC, NSFW, romance

https://archiveofourown.org/series/773208

Nora and the Variants - various Lokis (Sylvie, Classic Loki, T: R Loki, President Loki, and more) / OFC, assorted ratings, some NSFW

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2466844

Stories 

***UPDATED!!! 4.25.23  Love is Hel - A Loki Au, concerning destiny and free will - Loki / OFC, NSFW, romance - in progress.   8.30.22

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32396395/chapters/80320936

The Tale of the Golden Horn - A Pirate Loki Story  - Loki / OFC, NSFW, Adventure -  in progress

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18123434/chapters/42847751  

The Frost Queen - A Loki Fairy Tale - Loki / OFC, NSFW, romance, angst, Jotunn Loki - In progress   

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19701373/chapters/46623895

The Frost King - Drabble, outtake scene from The Frost Queen - 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26375716

Rapacity - A Vampire Loki story.  Loki/OFC, NSFW, mystery, romance, light horror, vampire stuff. - COMPLETED

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24869515/chapters/60167785

Birthday Flowers - Loki / OFC, One-shot, NSFW

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19441603

Taking the Blame - One-shot, HORROR

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19398427

Reigning In Hel - Loki/OFC,  Jotunn Loki, NSFW, alternate history, long

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11897298/chapters/26875554  

What the Hel is Going On?  - Loki / OFC, Loki / Sigyn, NSFW, MythLoki!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18870040

The Store That Has Everything - Loki / OFC, One-shot, NSFW, Friends to lovers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15281871

The Marriage of Heaven and Hel - Loki / OFC, NSFW, Darker Loki, with extra Guardians of the Galaxy!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10637868/chapters/23534997

The Waiting Game - Loki / OFC, One-shot,  Post-Endgame, major character death

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14454390

Irresistible Force Meets Immovable Object - A WIP Snippet from Love is Hel 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31053158 

 “Run,” Said the Villain - Loki/OFC - Superhero/supervillain au, NSFW, prompt inspired

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34179667/chapters/85047292

PRESIDENT LOKI -

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President Loki Falls From the Sky - WIP  President Loki / OFC, post Loki TV series.  NSFW, Porn with a some plot.  

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/32801074/chapters/81387982

THOMAS SHARPE -

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Perfection - Sir Thomas Sharpe / OFC, Gothic romance, NSFW, Horror

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13706409/chapters/31484748

An Inconvenient Convenience - Sir Thomas Sharpe/OFC, Smut, NSFW, trapped an elevator trope.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25508422

JAMES CONRAD-

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No Man Returns From War - James Conrad / OFC, NSFW, BDSM

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20225020/chapters/47930947

Home Can Be a Person - James Conrad/ OFC, NSFW, second chances, humor, romance, only one bed trope.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25671568/chapters/62325355

ADAM -

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Series - 

Tales from the Bookstore Basement, or Flitcraft’s.  Only Lovers Left Alive AU, Adam/OFC  NSFW, vampires, music, romance, erotica - ongoing  NEW CHAPTER 4.2.21

 https://archiveofourown.org/series/1683517

Allerdale  Hall - An Only Lovers Left Alive/Crimson Peak AU Crossover, NSFW, with guest star Vampire Loki   8.22.22

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34586824/chapters/86095918 

82 Alfred Street - Only Lovers Left Alive, Adam/OFC, Dark fic, NSFW, death, non-con, biting, haunted house part of  @jtargaryen18’s Haunted House 2020 challenge

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26772148

JONATHAN PINE - 

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The Sous Chef - The Night Manager AU, Jonathan Pine/OFC, NSFW, Restaurant AU, romantic comedy, ongoing.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29708649/chapters/73060107

TOM HIDDLESTON-

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Out of Nowhere - Tom Hiddleston / OFC, One shot, erotica

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19351654

The Project(s) - Tom Hiddleston, gen, humor, one shot

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29448699

Pinned Post masterlist loki fan sir thomas sharpe fanfic adam only lovers left alive fanfic Captain James Conrad fanfic tom hiddleston jonathan pine fic jotun loki fanfic vampire loki vampire fic
aquitainequeen
billornot

"The children have just begun to live. We feel sorry for our country, they (russins) are killing us and no one is doing anything."

Locals have been bringing flowers and toys to the site in Kryvyi Rih since morning where children were killed in a russian attack on April 4. Nine children were killed in a russian Iskander missile strike. Six remain in hospitals, most of them in serious condition.

Source: Suspilne Dnipro

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sca-nerd

IF YOU ARE IN NC AND YOU VOTED, CHECK IF YOUR NAME IS ON THIS LIST.

The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – who
thegriffinlist.com

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted. The ruling comes after Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who lost the race, challenged the eligibility of tens of thousands of 2024 voters. Those voters will now have 15 days to verify their eligibility, potentially changing the outcome of the election. Check your name here: https://thegriffinlist.com

tookaperegrin

Ruling made April 4th, 2025. This is current.

Context:

Jefferson Griffin vs Allison Riggs Decision | North Carolina judges rule in favor of Republican candidate in Supreme Court race | abc7chicag
North%20Carolina%20judges%20side%20with%20Republican%20colleague%20in%20close%20Supreme%20Court%20race
abc7chicago.com
icybluepenguin
ernmark

In writing, epithets ("the taller man"/"the blonde"/etc) are inherently dehumanizing, in that they remove a character's name and identity, and instead focus on this other quality.

Which can be an extremely effective device within narration!

  • They can work very well for characters whose names the narrator doesn't know yet (especially to differentiate between two or more). How specific the epithet is can signal to the reader how important the character is going to be later on, and whether they should dedicate bandwidth to remembering them for later ("the bearded man" is much less likely to show up again than "the man with the angel tattoo")
  • They can indicate when characters stop being as an individual and instead embody their Role, like a detective choosing to think of their lover simply as The Thief when arresting them, or a royal character being referred to as The Queen when she's acting on behalf of the state
  • They can reveal the narrator's biases by repeatedly drawing attention to a particular quality that singles them out in the narrator's mind

But these only work if the epithet used is how the narrator primarily identifies that character. Which is why it's so jarring to see a lot of common epithets in intimate moments-- because it conveys that the main character is primarily thinking of their lover/best friend/etc in terms of their height or age or hair color.

fixyourwritinghabits

To elaborate a little, switching back and forth in a scene describing the "blond-haired man" instead of using the character's name makes it increasingly hard to for the reader to connect to who you're talking about. This is a fatally common trope in fanfiction that really, really under-serves the reader.

To you, the writer, it is so boring to repeat the character's name over and over again. But to the reader, that fades into the background. When you need clarity in a paragraph and don't want to endlessly repeat pronouns, just use the character's name. It's so much better for your reader.

nemira-the-mercenary
an-na-ko

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Lyra, my beloved cat of 13 years, passed away this year on Father's Day. She's been by my side through very difficult times and was my little rock of steady and unrelenting love. I struggled a lot drawing this, and struggled a lot posting it, but I know I would've wanted to read a comic like this that validated my grief for her when I lost her.

Wherever you are, Lyra my little summer star, I love you always! Thank you for being the best thing in my life.

christy-f

Thank you for posting this. I don't often comment outside of tags, but this brought tears to my eyes. It reminds me of Lobster, my sweet little boy, who passed away at 5 just a week before I graduated highschool. I miss you, buddy. I hope you miss me too

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an-na-ko

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Been thinking of Lobster and I know wherever he is, he loves you so, so much still

huginsmemory

Anonymous asked:

It was. A little sobering to read that you had never seen a cardinal in person before, ngl. Those things are everywhere where I live, and I see them all the damn time. I barely pay attention to them.

It was a good reminder to appreciate the wildlife I consider to be super common. Because cardinals are very striking birds for sure. I hope you get to see more of your wish list birds!

seabeck answered:

Someone made a comic about this with cardinals even!

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(Sauce)

they are as beautiful as you could imagine