Witch Hat Atelier Icons
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anime_mangaI posted a small batch of Witch Hat Atelier icons at my icon journal! Hoping to make some more in the future.
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chemyxstoryViola come il mare: Fanfic: Love Becomes You
Apr. 9th, 2026 09:00 pmveronyxk84 posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Love Becomes You
Fandom: Viola come il mare (category: tv)
Author:veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set after S2 (rejecting and disregarding the upcoming S3).
Summary: In the heat of a Palermo afternoon, Francesco beams at his phone.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #511 - Beam
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Fandom: Viola come il mare (category: tv)
Author:
veronyxk84Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set after S2 (rejecting and disregarding the upcoming S3).
Summary: In the heat of a Palermo afternoon, Francesco beams at his phone.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #511 - Beam
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The Witch Hat Atelier Kink Meme
Apr. 9th, 2026 02:21 pmwhamod posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
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A new kink meme based around the manga and anime series Witch Hat Atelier! If you're looking for some old-school fandom fun, this is the place! Open to all ratings and ships. 18+ only.
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Apr. 9th, 2026 05:36 pmlilly_c posting in writethisfanficHow is the writing going?
Discussion: when you have momentum, do you stop for breaks?
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Vampires, Adventure Romance, & More
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smartbitches_feedWe Who Will Die
We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark is $1.99! This is a fantasy romance with gladiators and vampires. I did wind up buying this one, but it’s perched atop TBR mountain. I’ve heard good things though!
Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down.
Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.
She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.
With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor.
To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her destiny…
Some Girls Bite
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill is $1.99! Urban fantasy with some hints of romance, Some Girls Bite is the first book in the Chicagoland Vampire series. Some found the books elements a little silly (i.e. continuous Buffy references), while others really enjoyed them. Have you read this one?
First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate student’s introduction into a society of vampires.
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was Merit’s. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.
Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she’s traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan Lord o the Manor Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred- year-old vampire, he has centuries worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan’s attitude are the least of her concerns. Someone’s still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago’s nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war and there will be blood.
Hunter’s Treasure
Hunter’s Treasure by Olivia Jackson is 99c! This is a standalone contemporary romance with forced proximity. It’s a pretty recent release; it came out in February.
A brand new spicy forced proximity action adventure romcom set on a desert island! Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren, Jo Segura and Meghan Quinn. One treasure map. Two total opposites. A romance they never saw coming…
When Sydney York ends up shipwrecked on a remote island, the last thing she expects is to end up on a treasure hunt. But when she meets Hunter Holden, the island’s sole inhabitant, who just happens to be searching for a legendary treasure, she ends up drawn into an adventure that leads across treacherous terrain, fighting venomous snakes and facing an enemy also searching for gold.
Will the two treasure hunters find the gold they’re searching for, or is it possible their unlikely partnership might turn into something more priceless?
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan is $1.99! This is an adult fantasy debut that I mentioned on a previous Get Rec’d post. The continuation of this duology is also out, so have it queued up.
A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm.
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.
Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince.
To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess begins an enchanting, romantic duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic—where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant.
Daily Happiness
Apr. 9th, 2026 09:27 pmtorachan1. I took my laundry over to the hotel next door this morning and since last time I used their app to do it, I did not take any cash. We’ll, you can still use the app, but there’s terrible cell reception in the hotel, especially back by the laundry room, and last time I didn’t notice it because I was using hotel Wi-Fi, but I’m not actually a guest at that hotel, so no Wi-Fi for me. I just about got the wash going after a long struggle, but unlike the machines at the last two hotels, this is not a combo so I had to go back to do the dryer separately and foolishly did not take cash that time either, and I couldn’t even text Carla to bring me cash since the reception was that bad. Instead I took the damp laundry back to the hotel to hang dry. Thankfully we had enough clean clothes to wear today (though we really were down to the last few items as we packed light with the intention of doing laundry multiple times) and when we came back to the hotel in the afternoon, I took the few things that were still damp and did a 15 minute run in the dryer (with cash) to finish them off.
2. Today was our Disneyland day and it was pretty much perfect. Despite the delay of doing laundry in the morning, I was able to get over there and line up before opening and Carla joined me soon after. We were in the park by a few minutes after 9 and got an express pass for Beaty and the Beast right away, plus one for Monsters Inc a little later. Last time we hadn’t managed to get the pass for Monsters Inc and while I went on it myself Carla wasn’t up to the hour+ line, so I wanted to make sure we got that this time. By the time we were able to put in for another pass, they were sold out for Winnie the Pooh, but we were able to do it with the regular line later in the evening when the wait was down to 20 minutes. It was a bit sunny in the morning but not hot, and windy in the afternoon and evening but not too cold.
3. We were planning on DisneySea tomorrow, but it’s supposed to rain all day (though based on the total inches, probably only sprinkling) and the park is closing at 6pm, which means we wouldn’t be able to go back to the hotel and rest then come back for dinner, which is our preferred method. So instead we will go on Saturday, which will be more crowded, and do other stuff tomorrow.
4. Finally heard back from the tax preparer and we will be getting a decent refund!
2. Today was our Disneyland day and it was pretty much perfect. Despite the delay of doing laundry in the morning, I was able to get over there and line up before opening and Carla joined me soon after. We were in the park by a few minutes after 9 and got an express pass for Beaty and the Beast right away, plus one for Monsters Inc a little later. Last time we hadn’t managed to get the pass for Monsters Inc and while I went on it myself Carla wasn’t up to the hour+ line, so I wanted to make sure we got that this time. By the time we were able to put in for another pass, they were sold out for Winnie the Pooh, but we were able to do it with the regular line later in the evening when the wait was down to 20 minutes. It was a bit sunny in the morning but not hot, and windy in the afternoon and evening but not too cold.
3. We were planning on DisneySea tomorrow, but it’s supposed to rain all day (though based on the total inches, probably only sprinkling) and the park is closing at 6pm, which means we wouldn’t be able to go back to the hotel and rest then come back for dinner, which is our preferred method. So instead we will go on Saturday, which will be more crowded, and do other stuff tomorrow.
4. Finally heard back from the tax preparer and we will be getting a decent refund!
The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
Apr. 9th, 2026 07:00 amsmartbitches_feed
B+
The Midnight Show
by Lee Kelly
April 7, 2026 · Crown
Historical: OtherLGBTQIALiterary FictionMystery/Thriller
The Midnight Show is a ridiculously immersive and compelling celebrity mystery told through interview transcripts, email messages, texts, and articles as a Rolling Stone journalist and sketch comedy fan researches and compiles a history of a late-night program clearly based on SNL. The journalist, Madeline, interviews all the original surviving cast members, and is attempting to both investigate the history of the first seasons and establish a timeline for the central mystery: what happened to Lillian Martin, the very young breakout star who disappeared 40 years prior.
This format where the reader is peeking into the foundational research for a magazine article gives the entire story a very dishy, gossipy, almost transgressive feel, which I really loved. All these private conversations, including portions both on the record and off, and I get to be an observing witness to them all? I’m so in. It was delightful.
It was also a little stressful. I got this warning from my fitness ring while I was sitting in a chair reading this book:
Again, I was in a chair, legs up, reading The Midnight Show, and my stress level went up at some tense moments enough to get a warning from a device. I’m still laughing about this! The story isn’t scary, but it has the effect of a slow motion train wreck visible in the distance that is unstoppable as it approaches, and clearly I was emotionally connected to what was happening.
While it remains startling to me that a book set in the 80s is historical fiction, the extremely hard drugs, the decrepit grime of New York City, and the AIDS epidemic existing in some parallel world where people are dying by the dozens or more every day and no one is paying attention, form a backdrop that feels both distant, and immediately relevant.
Also immediate and relevant: the central themes of how women in comedy – in entertainment generally – are slotted into archetypes while their talents are mercilessly extracted, usually for the enrichment of the men around them, and then discarded. Shitty immature men blaming everyone around them for their problems and controlling anyone who threatens them are unfortunately perennial and not tied to one particular era.
To say this is a ‘character-driven’ novel is accurate, and kind of an understatement. Each character becomes distinct, even though I’m reading their interviews, or, essentially, monologues. Sometimes the transcripts are one entire conversation, and in other chapters, different transcripts are assembled together to give everyone’s take on a particular moment. Only a few times did I need to page backwards to remind myself who was talking; most of the time, I could tell instantly what perspective I was reading (often based on how much my stomach churned while reading their bullshit).
And of course everyone has a different, often contradictory take on the same moment. One character was constantly casting themselves as the victim, and waiting for their incipient martyrdom during their interviews was almost like playing BINGO: aaaaand…yup! There it is, poor thing, woe is you.
Other characters had a crackling energy brimming with the tension of desperately wanting to share every last sordid detail while holding themselves back from revealing too much. Some transcripts felt almost cathartic, as if the narrator was relieved: “Finally I get to tell the whole truth about these fuckos.” And some narrators are relentless in how they lie to protect themselves, blithely spewing falsehoods to prop up tired legends about themselves while refusing to give any credit to the women worked alongside them.
In the end, it’s mostly satisfying. I think the ambiguity around one piece of the story is a realistic choice, because no specific outcome would ever be satisfactory, and not knowing the particulars means I’m free to imagine the worst (which I did).
This is a book that’s broadly about celebrity and fame, about raw talent meeting unlimited resources, and most of all, about how terrible people weave mythologies around themselves to distract from their dreadful behavior and consolidate their power.
And specifically, it’s about a group of young, talented people who lived through an experience that made them extremely famous in an extremely short amount of time – another present and relevant aspect to the story. if you liked Daisy Jones and the Six, or if you like mysteries where the clefs are very roman, you’ll probably enjoy this as much as I did. Mind your stress levels.
no fandom : icons : balance
Apr. 9th, 2026 03:12 amhighlander_ii posting in fan_flashworksTitle: balance
Fandom: none
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of Alice D'amato & Simone Biles on balance beam
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Fandom: none
Rating: G
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Summary: icons of Alice D'amato & Simone Biles on balance beam
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[ SECRET POST #7033 ]
Apr. 8th, 2026 05:28 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #7033 ⌋
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Apr. 8th, 2026 01:48 pmsenmutSince I definitely dragged us down a less happy path, I'm going to invite a question here:
Regardless of creator intent, what CANON had a positive, lasting impression on how you shape the world around you?
(context was some unsavory authors came up)
Answers can be from ANY STYLE OF FICTIONAL MEDIA, though so far I am getting a lot of Books in my discord discussion.
My own may seem simplistic, and maybe childish, but Anna Sewell's Black Beauty had me questioning the social strata ALL AROUND me from a very young age, in the Deep South.
Horror, a KDD, & More
Apr. 8th, 2026 03:30 pmsmartbitches_feedDeal with the Devil
Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha is $2.99! Sneezy reviewed this one and gave it a B:
Despite my confusion regarding some of the worldbuilding, the characters and their relationships are developed beautifully, and the entire story thrummed with the sort of vitality that you can only get from a post-apocalyptic road trip with suped-up BAMFs. I can’t rave enough about the emotional literacy this book is built on, which I find incredibly catnippy.
Orphan Black meets the post-apocalyptic Avengers in the vein of Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy series by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author duo Kit Rocha
The United States went belly up 45 years ago when our power grid was wiped out. Too few live in well-protected isolation while the rest of us scrape by on the margins. The only thing that matters is survival. By any means. At any cost.
Nina is an information broker with a mission: to bring hope to the darkest corners of Atlanta. She and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to help those in need. But altruism doesn’t pay the bills—raiding vaults and collecting sensitive data is where the real money is.
Knox is a bitter, battle-weary supersoldier who leads the Silver Devils, an elite strike squad that chose to go AWOL rather than slaughter innocents. Before the Devils leave town for good, they need a biochem hacker to stabilize the experimental implants that grant their superhuman abilities.
The problem? Their hacker’s been kidnapped. And the ransom for her return is Nina. Knox has the perfect bait for a perfect trap: a lost Library of Congress server. The data could set Nina and her team up for years…
If they live that long.
The Boyfriend Project
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon is $1.99! Maya reviewed this one and wasn’t quite sold on the hero. However, if you’ve been waiting for this to go on sale, now’s the time to grab it!
USA Today bestselling author Farrah Rochon launches a new series about three young women who become friends when the live Tweeting of a disastrous date leads them to discover they’ve all been duped by the same man.
Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she’s been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah-along with his two other “girlfriends,” London and Taylor — have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status . . .
For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she’s always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? When it comes to love, there’s no such thing as a coincidence. But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true?
Dreadful
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! The description of this one sounds really interesting. I also know the comparisons to T. Kingfisher and Travis Baldree may make some of you perk up.
The New York Times-bestselling sharp-witted, debut high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, evil wizards and a garlic festival – all at once. Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, K. J. Parker and Travis Baldree.
It’s bad enough waking up in a half-destroyed evil wizard’s workshop with no eyebrows, no memories, and no idea how long you have before the Dread Lord Whomever shows up to murder you horribly and then turn your skull into a goblet or something.
It’s a lot worse when you realize that Dread Lord Whomever is… you.
Gav isn’t really sure how he ended up with a castle full of goblins, or why he has a princess locked in a cell. All he can do is play along with his own evil plan in hopes of getting his memories back before he gets himself killed.
But as he realizes that nothing – from the incredibly tasteless cloak adorned with flames to the aforementioned princess – is quite what it seems, Gav must face up to all the things the Dread Lord Gavrax has done. And he’ll have to answer the hardest question of all – who does he want to be?
The Luminous Dead
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling is $1.99! This is sci-fi horror that both Elyse and I were excited about. It has a queer lead and definitely heightens feelings of claustrophobia. Personally, I wanted to be scared a bit more.
A thrilling, atmospheric debut with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation, in which a caver on a foreign planet finds herself on a terrifying psychological and emotional journey for survival.
When Gyre Price lied her way into this expedition, she thought she’d be mapping mineral deposits, and that her biggest problems would be cave collapses and gear malfunctions. She also thought that the fat paycheck—enough to get her off-planet and on the trail of her mother—meant she’d get a skilled surface team, monitoring her suit and environment, keeping her safe. Keeping her sane.
Instead, she got Em.
Em sees nothing wrong with controlling Gyre’s body with drugs or withholding critical information to “ensure the smooth operation” of her expedition. Em knows all about Gyre’s falsified credentials, and has no qualms using them as a leash—and a lash. And Em has secrets, too . . .
As Gyre descends, little inconsistencies—missing supplies, unexpected changes in the route, and, worst of all, shifts in Em’s motivations—drive her out of her depths. Lost and disoriented, Gyre finds her sense of control giving way to paranoia and anger. On her own in this mysterious, deadly place, surrounded by darkness and the unknown, Gyre must overcome more than just the dangerous terrain and the Tunneler which calls underground its home if she wants to make it out alive—she must confront the ghosts in her own head.
But how come she can’t shake the feeling she’s being followed?
check in day 8
Apr. 8th, 2026 02:29 pmlilly_c posting in writethisfanficSorry I missed yesterday, I had to go back to work to cover.
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Daily Happiness
Apr. 8th, 2026 09:27 pmtorachan1. We took the Shinkansen today! I had originally planned for us to get in to Tokyo late morning or midday and then we could get lockers for the luggage and do some stuff in the city, but since we had a long amusement park day yesterday and another one tomorrow, we decided this would be a more take it easy day, so while we did get lockers and do a little bit of stuff and then took the train to Maihama, it wasn’t a whole long day of tramping around. Once in Maihama, we got dinner at Ikspiari and then took the monorail to our hotel.
2. Our hotel is nice, better than the first one, but not as nice as the Park Front Hotel at USJ. We’ll be here for seven nights, so I’m glad it’s not as tiny as the Respire, but they don’t have a coin laundry! I tried to do laundry this morning before we left, but the Park Front just has one machine per floor and it was in use, so I have a bunch of shirts and underwear/socks to wash. I went downstairs and asked if they really don’t have a laundry room and were apologetic and said we could use the one at the hotel next door, so I will be doing that tomorrow (it’s the hotel we stayed at last year, so I am familiar with the layout and the laundry room, and maybe even still have the app).
3. Disneyland tomorrow! It’s exciting just to be here in Maihama. Oh, and the monorail we took tonight had the DisneySea 25th anniversary wrap on it! The official anniversary celebration doesn’t start until the 15th, which is the day we leave, but they might already have some other decorations up and possibly even some merch out. Fingers crossed!
2. Our hotel is nice, better than the first one, but not as nice as the Park Front Hotel at USJ. We’ll be here for seven nights, so I’m glad it’s not as tiny as the Respire, but they don’t have a coin laundry! I tried to do laundry this morning before we left, but the Park Front just has one machine per floor and it was in use, so I have a bunch of shirts and underwear/socks to wash. I went downstairs and asked if they really don’t have a laundry room and were apologetic and said we could use the one at the hotel next door, so I will be doing that tomorrow (it’s the hotel we stayed at last year, so I am familiar with the layout and the laundry room, and maybe even still have the app).
3. Disneyland tomorrow! It’s exciting just to be here in Maihama. Oh, and the monorail we took tonight had the DisneySea 25th anniversary wrap on it! The official anniversary celebration doesn’t start until the 15th, which is the day we leave, but they might already have some other decorations up and possibly even some merch out. Fingers crossed!