20 October 2025 @ 09:56 pm
The AWS outage is affecting DW notifications - some are delayed, some may be lost.

I only noticed I wasn't getting emails about my own comments after I'd already posted a bunch, so I hope they'll get delivered eventually! In the meantime it's probably useful to manually check back for new comments/replies.

(None of the websites and services I used today were noticeably affected otherwise, luckily. I hope everything has come back for everyone else.)
 
 
20 October 2025 @ 08:47 pm
Thank you for writing for me! This letter is bound to be long, so tl;dr: I love all kinds of different things at different times, I love these fandoms and characters, and I'm sure to enjoy whatever you come up with.

Any prompts are intended purely for inspiration, not to restrict your choices. Take what's useful and leave what isn't. I hope you have a lovely Yuletide.

Fandoms: Enigma (2001), Indigo Saga - Louise Cooper, The Schoolmistress (BBC Radio), & Wish Me Luck (TV) )
 
 
20 October 2025 @ 01:52 am
Dear Yulewriter,

thank you so much for writing a story for me!

I've requested and received all of these fandoms before - some for many, many years - and I love them all. Two of them are related to my current main fandom (Guardian) through the main actors, so I might mention them more on DW, but please don't think that means I want my other requests any less! Regardless of what we matched on, rest assured that you really can't go wrong here. Just the existence of new fic for any of these fandoms and characters will make me incredibly happy.

My AO3 account is [archiveofourown.org profile] Trobadora, and it's set to welcome treats.

Everything important is in the requests themselves, but if you'd like even more info, general likes etc., here you go:

General Preferences

Likes & Dislikes/DNWs )

Fandoms and characters

Jump directly to:绅探 | Detective L (TV): Luo Fei & Huo Wensi )

L'Oréal 'Time Engraver' Commercials: The Time Engraver, Worldbuilding )

Nantucket trilogy - S.M. Stirling: Kashtiliash & Raupasha )

Ring of Swords - Eleanor Arnason: Ettin Gwarha & Sanders Nicholas )

Starfire series - Various Authors: Zhaarnak'diaano | Zhaarnak'telmasa & Raymond Prescott )

长公主在上 | Eldest Princess On Top: Li Yunzhen & Gu Xuanqing )

1632 series - Various Authors: John Chandler Simpson )

Ahem. Lengthy as always. But I hope you'll find something inspiring in here, and most of all, that you'll have fun writing! :)
 
 
17 October 2025 @ 04:01 pm
I'm sure everyone but me has already seen this, but I have to share it anyway - this is amazing!



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14 October 2025 @ 09:42 pm
 Take a pairing (or two or more characters), and put them in this random generator, then post your favorite resulting prompts (as many as you wish) in a comment below and I will try to oblige you by writing at least one of them.



http://www.seasip.info/Misc/genremixer.html
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I just discovered that you can make the perfect peppermint hot chocolate with Ritter Sport Peppermint. (I expect After Eight mints or similar would work too.) It turned out super delicious, so I need to share the joy!

Proportions: 250ml milk / 25g Ritter Sport Peppermint.

Just put the chocolate into the milk and heat in the microwave in short bursts, stirring thorougly in between, until it's entirely melted. (It pays to use a glass and not a porcelain mug, so you can see whether it's fully incorporated. *g*) Add a little sweetener to taste. YUM. :D