tangerine's dream

Yes, hello, I am still alive. More or less. I have been sick more times this winter than I have been in ten years, but eh, this winter is bound to end eventually, right? (looks outside, sees more snow falling, screams internally). But hey, I went to Escapade!

It's always lovely hanging out with kerithwyn, and I definitely talked to more people this year than last year. Vid show was great. Panels were great. Weather was great. Food was great. Other than the fact I had to sprint through Pearson to make my connection with strep throat, flights were great. I love Escapade so much. It's worth flying across the continent for.

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chocolateboxcomm also went live while I was in Cuba.

arduinna wrote me the most wonderful Walt/Bruce from Dead Zone (TV). I am having major Dead Zone nostalgia feels right now, so this story was exactly what I wanted and needed.

Peace even in the storm (2000 words) by Arduinna
Fandom: The Dead Zone (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Bruce Lewis/Walt Bannerman
Characters: Bruce Lewis, Walt Bannerman
Additional Tags: Snowed In, Huddling For Warmth, First Kiss, First Time
Summary: "Strip," Walt said, turning back to the wood and sorting out a few pieces that he hoped would catch quickly.

"'Scuse me?"

"I said strip." Walt looked at him again. "Look, there's no way this wood gets this cabin warm enough to dry out you and your clothes at the same time. The only way you're getting warm again is without wet clothes on. So strip."

And then, for roseargent, I wrote in a manga fandom whose source I hadn't read since the mid-2000s, but damn, do I still love Goh and Taki.

The Purple Pill (3025 words) by Tangerine
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yellow - 立野真琴 | Tateno Makoto
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Goh/Taki
Characters: Goh (Yellow), Taki (Yellow)
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Drug-Induced Sex, Aphrodisiacs, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Implied/Referenced Torture, Canon-Typical Violence, Piercings
Summary: Goh and Taki are living a peaceful life in Stockholm when they're called to action once again. Together, they work to stop the people behind the drug that has cast a grim shadow over their adopted home. As usual, it doesn't go exactly as planned.

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My Marvel Trumps Hate story is moving right along, which made me convinced I could sign up for hurtcomfortex. I didn't do any nominations for it, but thankfully, other people had me covered. Thanks, random strangers. I nommed for smutswap, but ended up not signing up for it... I had a lot of fun last year with it, but I'm also trying to be careful to manage my writing time a bit better.

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I saw Captain Marvel. It was great. I will see it again.

We're almost in February which means Escapade! I got a mystifying email from Air Canada, telling me my flight itinerary had changed, but they legit gave no indication what had changed. So after several minutes of puzzling, I realized I had been bumped off the final leg of my journey and onto a later flight. (Flight plan is basically home>Toronto>LA then LA>Montreal>Home). I, too, had doubts my flight out of LAX would leave on time, so probably for the best.

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( Star Trek: Discovery, Season 2, Episode 2... wee, I liked that episode a lot. )

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Despite the copious amount of snow that has fallen in recent days, I made it to the library and picked up all my holds. Which was basically many volumes of Ms. Marvel and Fruits Basket. All hardcover, because the library hates my arms that have the strength of noodles.