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And sometimes fanfiction is, ‘Watch me do a fucking KICK FLIP off this cool sentence!! Also here's some sex'

Chapter 9 - Celebration, Nail Polish, and a Corpse

Summary: They keep their marriage small and private, and their wedding night is celebrated in the best possible way. There is no time for a honeymoon; everyday life is calling, and the two girls meet two very different and interesting women.

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To 2025:

Hell, they even cover the devastating heaviness of MASS SHOOTINGS without censoring or watering anything down.

They've been doing this for YEARS, and it's ALWAYS handled with dignity, respect, seriousness, understanding, and love.

Or how about when someone is put into the foster care system because their home isn't safe anymore and their needs aren't being met?

Maybe some discussions about group therapy/getting help and support?

Hey look! Here's a segment about gender expression vs taught expectation, including unlearning harmful biases and what to do when you hurt someone on accident because you didn't know it was wrong!

Look! The topic of race and diversity! The importance of unity and equity!

They even also have a more allegorical take on discrimination and being looked down on for who you are, featuring Big Bird. The conflict is about how he's not being let into a club because the one bird running the club personally decided he didn't want someone like Big Bird there.

Big Bird goes out of his way to keep changing parts of himself in order to "prove" he can fit into this club if he just changed enough. The truth comes out though, and there's nothing he can do to gain the approval of that bird. He will never be good enough in his eyes, and Big Bird starts to hate himself. His real friends see this finally put their feet down, emphasizing that you should never change yourself just to fit into one singular narrow idea someone else has.

There's A LOT of different situations this can be an allegory for. Racism, sexism, homophobia, basically ANY form of exclusion is put on full blast in this 15 minute clip. Sesame Street can be both blunt and allegorical when approaching difficult topics, and it NEVER misses or looses the point.

It does an exceptional job in both styles of representation WITHOUT watering anything down. The more sanitized everything gets, the more radical Sesame Street is suddenly considered, hence why so many "particular groups" want it gone. Hmmm! I can only imagine why that could be, in this current political climate! (I'm being sarcastic)

When Sesame Street is suddenly labeled as "questionable" or "politically/agenda motivated" content...it says A LOT about where we currently are and who gets to decide what's "best" for kids or not. Don't fall for the censorship and topic-dodging excuses that are covered by the "But think of the children!!!" movement. Never fall for it, because you know which side you're on if you do.

Sesame Street proves kids can be taught and trusted with learning about these topics when it's handled with the right amount of understanding and care. It shows what all this "controversy" is all really about. What it's always been about, actually.

I am once again begging people to realize that AI checker doesn’t work. it’s never worked. it’s notoriously known to have flagged human-made works as AI and AI-generated works as human-made. and by feeding it people’s works, you are feeding more works to AI, because apparently the machine itself is AI.

Dear Fic Writers! (Sherlock fandom and beyond!)

Life is unpredictable, and plans change sometimes! Last week, we've had to move the retreat from Germany to Belgium because of water damage (see this post) and now, due to more unforeseen circumstances, one participant has had to cancel, meaning that one spot has become available!

Here's all the info: The European Fic Writers Retreat is taking place in Belgium from 13-16 August 2026.

Here are the details: -Arrival from 3.30pm on 13 August (Thursday). -Checkout at noon on 16 August (Sunday). -Special discount price: 250 euros, to be transferred directly to the original participant. This includes accommodation (single room) and food (which we'll still have to cook ourselves, however).

Activities There will be 3 writing/fandom workshops/activities each day. The rest of the time is for writing, hanging out and making new fandom friends. Also there will be daily trips to the supermarket to get all the food we need. :) There are currently 8 participants.

Venue The accommodation has 8 bedrooms, several large common rooms, and a garden. The location is in the very south-eastern part of Belgium. You have to arrange your own transport there, although there will likely be the possibility of getting a ride from a nearby city to the accommodation, as a couple of participants are travelling by car and are willing to pick up others.

Organisation Be aware that this retreat isn't anything fancy or well-organised; it's just me (@shirleycarlton) having made a reservation for a large holiday house in hopes of finding enough fellow fanfic (British M/M slash) writers, who would like to attend and spend some quality time together.

Originally, this concept arose from the Sherlock fandom, and I (Shirley) personally exclusively write johnlock. However, a lot of Sherlock writers have (understandably) moved on to other fandoms, so whether you're currently into Good Omens, LOTR, James Bond, Our Flag Means Death, or RWRB, it's all fine, as John Watson would say. :)

To register, click here!

Tagging a few people again below the cut. Please help signal boost!

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Hi guess who got reincarnated again. Anyway, this is for @totallysilvergirl , in great thanks for her support 💝🫣

Its been so long that im SO outta loop, but ill add the old taglist hope its ok xx

After The Case

Sherlock and John just lounging around after solving a case. 

Moriarty manages to swap bodies with Sherlock. Now Sherlock has to figure out not only how to get his body back, but also not get shot, blown up, or punched out by John in the process.

This is the first of eight chapters, to be posted weekly!

Tags below the cut - let me know if you want to be added, or taken off.

Sherlock, in Moriarty's body, enters the lion's den after an ill-timed rescue by the wrong people.

Morning/afternoon/evening-

Currently in New Jersey- family thing, the rest of family is sleeping in a very nice modern hotel room, lovely a/c and no one needs anything from me, LOL.

I'll highlight Holy Wine (13/13 ch., 37K words). This is one of my top favorites of my stories, honestly.

Summary: After Sherlock fails to amaze and delight John at the Landmark, he learns that John’s cut contacts and left London. Now he has to start his life over, without the man he gave up everything to save.

Maybe Holy Wine gets less love because it's Sherlock's version of the events of A Case of You; but Holy Wine stands on its own, I shed blood to make sure of it ;)

Tagging a few under the cut and wishing I could tag a few hundred:

I wrote a new uni!lock fic in the Reluctant Topping series! (And made another moodboard, yay! Starting to love those.)

Flooded by ShirleyCarlton

Chemistry student Sherlock Holmes tries to seduce resident doctor John Watson for a one-night-stand, which initially fails, but eventually he ends up getting more than he bargained for.

Rating: Explicit

Length: 7522 words

Relationship: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Tags: John’s first time, bottomlock, unilock, alternative first meeting, happy ending

With many thanks to my wonderful betas @blogstandbygo and @mama-orion!

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... just like John Watson's halls of residence in this unilock ficlet I wrote (which of course leads to him sharing a room with Sherlock, and other things happening from there).

Thankfully the new venue has the same number of bedrooms, LOL.

i loved this fic sm by the way 💚💚💚

you guys should read it!!!

Making Queer History is making a mascot — or rather, we made a mascot! Meet Quinn the Queer Historian.

Moriarty manages to swap bodies with Sherlock. Now Sherlock has to figure out not only how to get his body back, but also not get shot, blown up, or punched out by John in the process.

This is the first of eight chapters, to be posted weekly!

Tags below the cut - let me know if you want to be added, or taken off.

Jim works on getting used to being in Sherlock's body, and is thwarted in his first stage in his plan.