raisedbymoogles

Name: Repairing Bridges
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Techelet #10: Mechilah (forgiveness)
Styles and Supplies: Chiaroscuro, Graffiti (May/June Parents Challenge), Brushes (June 7 2025: abstruse), Novelty Bead ("In times of crisis, the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers." - T'Challa, Black Panther, given here)
Word Count: 1637
Rating: T
Warnings: Minority-Report-type stuff
Characters: Setsiana, Bríghlot (Setsiana's mom), Qhoroali, Cyaru
In-Universe Date: 1647.6.2.2
Summary: Setsiana seeks help from her parents.
Notes: Setsiana's mom will appear again much later in the story, but I'm not sure if her (Vrelian) name will actually make an appearance in the text. But I would like it to be known that I did give her a name.

( Repairing Bridges )

conuly posting in

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1. Dear Care and Feeding,

I work from home. My kids are 8 and 12. When they were little, we hired a sitter to watch them on the random days off from school, but they don’t really need a sitter now.

For holidays when they are off and I’m working, my husband and I agreed to a set of rules for them: If the kids help with two small chores, read for 30 minutes, and play outside all before noon, then they can have screen time. The kids reluctantly agreed to this policy.

But they still demand my time. They will complete the list above, then ask to FaceTime with a grandparent (a clever loophole). They come into my office whining that they are bored. They are old enough to help themselves to snacks, but if I don’t supervise, they will eat everything before lunch. I make and serve lunch. Even after lunch, they play on their tablets and mindlessly snack. If they ate everything earlier, they come to my office whining for more snacks.

I feel like my husband is taking advantage of my work-from-home job. I feel like my work and time come second to his. I would like to have a full day off the weekend after one of the school holidays. A day when no one asks me for food or entertainment or a ride somewhere. A day when I’m not picking up after everyone. I don’t need a spa day; I need a day to myself. My husband says that’s not fair because his job doesn’t have working from home as an option, and I can’t just “quit parenting for a day.”

—Holidays Are Not Days Off

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2. Dear Care and Feeding,

When should I let my daughter learn lessons on her own? My daughter “Chloe” is 12 years old. She recently went with her two closest friends to the zoo. She really wanted to wear a summer dress and white sandals and tried to leave the house without wearing sunscreen.

I talked to Chloe and made her go wearing sunscreen, and also shoes that would be better for walking on the dirt paths at the zoo (I couldn’t change her mind about the dress, so I picked my battles). But I’m not sure I like doing that.

She’s 12 now, and none of the consequences would have been disastrous. The next time something like this comes up, should I just let her make her mistakes and experience the consequences?

—When to Intervene

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conuly posting in

agonyaunt

Dear Pay Dirt,

Our next-door neighbors were really welcoming when we first moved into our new home. Within weeks, though, they started complaining that our son was too loud and that he was “bothering” their dogs. He’s 5 years old and rambunctious, and he’s attracted to furry animals, which makes it really hard to keep him away from fun, furry floofs!

We tried talking it out with our neighbors, but they lodged a complaint with our HOA, presented us with a massive bill for repainting their fence after our son drew on it with chalk, and twice called the police because he was “trespassing” on their property (he entered their garden uninvited to play with their dogs).

We’re at our wits end. We are seriously considering selling up and moving, as we can’t reasonably expect a child to forever remain indoors. But it will result in a loss we cannot afford.

Is there any way to fix this situation? We feel like we’re being bullied out of our home, but our neighbors are operating well within the law and their rights.

—Homewrecker

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iamrman posting in

scans_daily

Writer: Bill Mantlo

Pencils: Sal Buscema

Inks: Sal Buscema

Rom crashes Brandy’s wedding.

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marycatelli posting in

book_love

Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup

A comic tale of a writer taking off into fantasy romance for a break. And to escape her frustrating job.

Her notion of a heroine hits the actual heroine, who is middle-aged, a widow, and the mother of two children trying desperately to protect them.

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inkcharm posting in

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CANON: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
CHARACTERS: Maelle.
ADDITIONAL INFO: 150 Icons total. 110 Act 1 & 2, 40 Act 3 & Ending with a big spoiler warning.
CREDIT TO:

inkonic

HERE @

inkonic

silvercat17 posting in

rainbowfic

Name: T-1 Line
Story: Up at Silvercat's
Colors: Beige #9
Supplies and Styles: illustration
Rating: G
Notes: Just two more prompts to finish off Beige! I'm not sure this experiment completely works, but I like it.
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⌈ Secret Post #6728 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 52 secrets from Secret Submission Post #963..
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

case posting in

fandomsecrets

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #964 ]

The first secret from this batch will be posted on June 14th.

RULES:
1. One secret link per comment.
2. 750x750 px or smaller.
3. Link directly to the image.

More details on how to send a secret in!

Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is.

Optional #2: If you would like WARNINGS (such as spoilers or common triggers -- list of some common ones here) to be noted in the main post before the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret.

Optional #3: If you would like a transcript to be posted along with your secret, put it along with the link in the comment!

badly_knitted posting in

drabble_zone

This week's challenge is:

Over You

Reminder of Rules

Entries should be 100, 200, or 300 words exactly, excluding titles and headers.
Please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your drabble, though you can if you like.
Each challenge ends when the new challenge is posted, but if you're a few days late that's still fine.

NEW RULE: DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DRABBLES ARE ALSO ACCEPTED ;)

Have fun!

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

iamrman posting in

scans_daily

Writer: Alan Grant

Pencils: Norm Breyfogle

Inks: Steve Mitchell

Batman #457.

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dr_zook posting in

anime_manga

Author:

dr_zook
Fandom: Wild Adapter (manga)
Characters: Kubota Makoto, Tokito Minoru
Rating: Teen & Mature, m/m
Word count: 1,307 & 1,480
Notes: Two years ago I wrote a fic for Yuletide and promised my beta reader a raunchy sequel, so here we go.

Read them over at AO3! And/or chat me up at my DW. :D

hide the fuel that's gathered here is set right after their escape in vol. 6! Click the link for further notes and tags.

Soaked in Fire Two Paths Collide is the promised raunchy coda for above fic. Things are heating up here. ;)

Current Mood: accomplished

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pastelpom posting in

anime_manga

Fandom: Death Note
Author/Artist: pastelpom
Title: Swimming Upstream Into the Mouth of a Bear
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,346
Highlight for Warnings: *Suicide mention, death, canon typical misogyny, etc*
Disclaimer: This is a fanwork, I do not own the characters and no profit has been made from this work
Summary:

The world was not built for you. The world does nothing to accommodate you. Think of yourself like an insect evolved to resist pesticide - you grow in spite of, not because of, the narrative of the world. God's mighty hand inks you in the same way he would an extra in a crowd shot. Fuzzy, indistinct, vague.

You are tired of it.

Why not try something new?

A/N: a little meta thing about misa becoming aware of her place in the narrative :3 still tweaking things here and there but overall im happy with it!

AO3 Link

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Theme Prompt: #261 - Schemes
Title: Unholy Alliance
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating/Warnings: PG / None
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 756
Summary: Spike is not a fan of Angelus’ scheme to suck the world into Hell, but to prevent it, he’ll need some help.

( Unholy Alliance... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

iamrman posting in

scans_daily

Writers: Dennis O’Neil and Jim Berry

Pencils: Jim Starlin and Charles Weiss

Inks: Al Milgrom

Richard and Ben must save O-Sensei's goddaughter from a kidnapping plot.

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iamrman posting in

scans_daily

Writer: Dennis O’Neil

Pencils: Denys Cowan

Inks: Rick Magyar

The Question wakes up in a strange man’s bed.

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Techelet #10 [The Fulcrum]

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Rom: Spaceknight #15

Just Stab Me Now

maelle. clair obscur: expedition 33.

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[ SECRET POST #6728 ]

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #964 ]

Challenge # 453: Over You

Robin Rising: Part 3

Anyone still remember magnificent manga Wild Adapter?

Celebrity20in20 • Round 14

Swimming Upstream Into the Mouth of a Bear [Death Note]

Challenge #452: Ripple. Signalis. "Incalescence."

[Challenge #452] BtVS / Buffy — Wrecking Ball

[#261] Unholy Alliance (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

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