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Its time to get excited once again for Stricklake month!!

As I've been doing for the past two years, I'm hosting Stricklake month. I'm releasing the prompts a month in advance for people to have time to prep their prompts and for new people to decide if they want to take part. The event will run for the entire duration of August.

Prompts for this year are as follows:

Week one: Time loop/Interdimensional (1st-7th August)

Week two: Accident/Choice (8th-14th August)

Week three: Resurrection/After life (15th-21st August)

Week four: Crime/Innocent (22nd-28th August)

Final roundup: (29th-31st August)

For those new to Stricklake month, take a look at last years final roundup to get a idea of what people have done for the month, HERE. All mediums are welcome, as long as the main focus remains on the relationship between Barbara Lake/Walter Strickler. Like last year, Jim is free to make guest appearances as part of the knife family, so you can indulge in all the family fluff (Jimbo loves to photobomb these lovebirds).

You're welcome to fill in as many or as little prompts as you'd like for any of the weeks, there's no pressure! Just make sure to tag your fills with #keenswimmers2026. This makes it easier to find content! Also, this year I'll have a bit of help with the first two week's roundup posts from @undeadchestnut so look out for those! I'll be still doing the last two roundup posts as well as the final roundup.

Special thanks to @rexnanorum and @seekerofblades for the graphics again, really grateful for all your help again. Thanks are also due to @undeadchestnut, @whitherwanderyouspirit and @kathrahender for helping me brainstorm prompt ideas.

And finally (hope none of you mind!) But tagging some people who I think will be interested in participating: @joethehoeee, @ollie-alooffloof, @moonybird, @icebku, @elymigremlin, @kobujime, @cermblka and @nashrahirl. And anyone else of course who sees this and wishes to take part!

Rules: make a poll with 10 of your favourite shows (they can just be 10 shows you loved watching or your top tv shows of all time) then tag 10 people

sry dont have enough friends to ping ill just do 5

Cuz they will make an excuse for EVERYTHING she does.

Shes stressed cuz shes Ladybug ! (Nevermind the fact she doesn't HAVE to be this hardwired, cuz she literally has Chat and Alya.)

Shes upset cuz shes lying to her boyfriend and all of Paris and shes breaking! (No ones forcing her hand her, shes actively choosing to manipulate and lie and scheme just to keep Adrien in the dark because lying to him and coddling him is easier than telling him the truth.)

Shes just 14! (So is the entire class but we've seen them ALL react far more rationally, especially when it comes to regarding other people's feelings and choosing right from wrong. Example? Alya. She called Marinette out when she figured out the lie, she was so pissed she wanted her memory erased and then in Lady Chaos she still called Marinette out for her convoluted plan.)

It just gets annoying when every time someone points out her very canon character flaws and how insane she behaves..theres a million reasons for WHY she actually deserves sympathy and why this is just so hard on HER and everyone should cut her slack.

Tell your top five crushes and I'll tell you if you have a type

I start

AAARRRGGHH!!! from Trollhunters

Boulder from TF: Rescue Bots

Nightshade from TF: Earthspark

Sonar from Dispatch

Ezran from Dragon Prince

Tell me if I have a type!

I tag @kathrahender @gelu-babosa-multiversal @ihaveglitterbombs

Eobard Thawne

Lucifer from Supernatural

Walter Strickler

Knock Out

Starscream

Ps: I think you like "non-human" characters xd

Everyone who is reading this: I’m so glad you’re alive. I’m so proud of you. You are loved. I’m here. Don’t give up, we’re almost there.

I would like to start this off by saying, I do not care what anyone ships. Whether it's P*lytrix or Rujinu or Zoeystery or whatever that in of itself does not bother me. However what does is the way people in said community will treat the characters they supposedly like and hate but also how they treat real people on social media such as Tumblr, X, Tiktok and reddit. It's just disrespectful and evil at this point.

How are we not meant to think you're disgusting when so much artwork just treats Rumi like this blow up doll or this weak pet that gets put to the side in a cage or something. Rumi gets treat like she is some naïve teenager who has zero life experience and needs saving from the other girls. Meanwhile treat Jinu like he is the incarnate of the worst being known to make just to try and justify their Abuse fics and SA fics because "who else is going to be the villain of fanfics?" Maybe the bad guy of the actual film?

However no you want to paint Jinu as the villain constantly. TO the point of editing him out of personal art from Ami Thompson, who was one of the main artists for the film and did most of the design work for Jinu, either with an emoji over his face or flat out editing him out of the artwork.

How are we supposed to not think you are disrespectful for stuff like this? The fact that everyone in your community was backing art like this at first for a while until you realised that Lia Thompson stopped posting art on twitter and moved elsewhere is despicable.

The constant assumptions of how Rujinu shippers are is insanity also. Assuming that everyone who ships Rujinu just wants to demean her down to trad wife and submissive little pet just because we ship her with a man? It's outrageous. There is no confirmation of these characters being Straight, bi, lesbian/gay so yes you can think whatever you want of these characters, however the amount of biphobia I see in this community is Staggering.

Actual biphobia, not "You disagree with my ship so you must be homophobic" none of that, flat out biphobia saying "your bisexuality should be called into question since it's straight appearing" Like what the fuck is that about? Bi people are constantly called into question, date the opposite gender at all? Just straight. Date the same gender? Just gay. There is no in-between for us apparently.

The way your side treat the opposite sides is insanity. It really is. It's completely childish. Going straight into insulting when someone doesn't think the exact same as you.

I am not saying all this to try and say that Rujinu is perfection beyond perfect. The film was sort of rushed. However the slander and lies that people drop at Jinu is insane. I've spoken on them before however I want to touch on them again.

The point people make of "He killed Thousands by eating their souls." Where in the film did you see Jinu specifically eating souls? They could have easily shown us it to prove that Jinu is meant to be an antagonist and bad guy of the film. They don't. He doesn't touch a single soul from anyone. However people will repeat that point constantly.

Also the point of "He and the other saja boys tried to kill her friends" funnily enough if you watch that final fight scene between Huntr/x and the Saja Boys you'll see something weird.

If Romance,Abby,Mystery and Baby truly wanted to kill them for good, why did they go at them 1 by 1 and just barely put up a fight. The only one that seemed to somewhat put up a fight was Romance. Abby roared trying to scare her then got his abs cut. They were not trying at all in that fight.

Did Jinu do something awful in the takedown scene? Yes he absolutely did. However if you see that scene strictly as just something for Jinu to atone for then that right there is your bias and problem. Why are Mira, Zoey and Celine always given a pass for what they did.

- Celine raised Rumi to absolutely hate half of herself. Who the fuck raises a child to hate half of themselves, whether it was generational trauma or not. That gives it a reasoning for happening but it's still disgusting.

-Mira and Zoey raised their weapons at Rumi not letting her properly explain herself. Cutting her off completely at that point and we're supposed to say Jinu is the only one who hurt her that night?

-Rumi also almost instantly forgives Jinu for that and is just hurt by the fact he's trying to say what they had was not real. She knows he's lying, she knows they like/love eachother. However he's trying to deny it, that's whats pissing her off.

Jinu didn't sell his soul for "wealth" he did it for his FAMILY. He was broken, he wanted their suffering and pain to end. So he made a rash gamble that didn't pay off so he brought his family to the palace with him to find out in that exact moment that the deal was just for him, not his family.

Again I've mentioned this before but he can't say no to the fucking king especially not in the 1600s. He would have killed himself and his family. Jinu was not the only one that pushed Rumi to want Celine to kill her, however once again Zoey and Mira get a pass for some fucking reason. Infact I am inclined to believe that it was mostly because of how Zoey and Mira reacted.

Had they reacted fine and normally treating her like their friend the entire time, listening to what she has to say to explain herself, she'd have been fine. However realising that she not only lost Jinu but lost Mira and Zoey this is what pushed her over the edge, don't blame my boy Jinu for it. Also we have no idea if his family was left to rot. If the people we see at the start of the film could be his mum and sister then they seemed pretty damn good to me and way better off than prior.

So why do you people hate Jinu so much? Jinu didn't think his life was worth living, he didn't think he deserved the love she has for him and he hated himself. So when he sacrificed himself it wasn't to take the "coward way out" it was the one thing he thought he could do to save her, save himself and get at gwi-ma. He even gave her his fucking soul and your going to tell me he just wanted to take the coward way out?

The recent stuff going around now as well with the AI trailer with the rujinu kid and instead of being mad at it for being AI, your mad at it for being Rujinu and having a kid. This hypocrisy is fucking wild. P*lytrix can have fan kids and that is all fine because "poly mommy club" but as soon as Rujinu has fan kids it's "ewww, that ship is misogynistic just making the woman the broodmare." Why is it a problem for Rujinu to have kids but P*lytrix is fucking allowed? Hypocritical bullshit.

When all this hate happens for one character over and over again, it just makes me think that the hatred is only there because he's a male character. Had Rujinu been Yuri they'd be salivating at the mouth for it. However because Rujinu is M/F they fucking hate it. "How dare you think Rumi would lower herself to dating a man." Like what is with all of this hate and bullshit?

Anyway, Leave my boy Jinu alone, he's just a cutie pie who deserves love and to be free from the shame he inflicts upon himself. Also stop treating Rumi like a doll, she is an adult who can make her own decisions.

Aww okay @angstsplatter thanks for the tag <3

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous, and tag as many people as you have WIPs. People send an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and you post a snippet or tell them something about it!

I have...a lot of stuff here..

Capritello forced parenthood chapter 6(7)

I'm Blue-phobic

Now for the NORMAL ones

Tilting off axis

Only cry in the rain

Promises are meant to be kept

why do i do 5 diff things at one time knowing im super slow I will never know. ok get tagged losers! :D

Hunger

Setup

Letters to Laertiades

Death may find me no longer living

Boy division fics

The actual maxian doc

Jnndndnddnhrhee they’re pretty strange Yh idk😭

Alrighthmm tags art wips can be counted? Ok I’ll l try my best

- hallucination in shed

- the last breakfast (they get into a plane crash)

- crash!!

- finna be in the pit

- toby is afraid of his granny (said in mocking voice)

- toxic yaoi dream came true???

- perchance or bychance

- arcania mania

- spoiler alert: he dies

- the child.

- party’s over everyone go home

- it’s the winter aesthetic 🤔

I don’t know any writers accept maybe @kathrahender and @aspenstarzzz

And then for artists

The above as well as @aespere @ludgyhudgybug and @cermblka (oh wait you write too 😭 my bad gang)

-The Fellowship of the Amulet

-Let The Daylight Guide You

-The Heart that Bleeds Light

-The Worthiness of The Trollhunter

-A Light in the Darkness

-For the Good of All

-Not so evil

-Kindness Born From Pain

-Some One shots

-There are more fics but I think those are the most important

tysm for the tag @simplyfianella! <33

reading: ignoring my school work i am still somehow reading just lovers (the jegulus fic) and also reading everything comes back to you (byler fic)

last series: haven't watched anything since stranger things baited my queer

last movie: i watched scream yesterday 10/10

last song: accidentally in love from shrek 2😭

sweet or salty: salty always

coffee or tea: cofffffeeeee all the way (i'm having one rn)

working on: studying💔

thank you smm for the tag <33 :DDD

reading: Disintegration by moonymoment (im obsessed)

last series: brooklyn 99 (i just started watching it and it will surely become one of my hyperfixations)

last movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once (i sobbed watching it)

last song: Must Be Love by Laufey

sweet or salty: i have a huge sweet tooth but my teeth are sensitive to sugar so i eat salty more 💔

coffee or tea: tea. I hate coffee (but to be fair I've only tried black coffee so)

working on: writing my fic :]

Thanks for the tag !!!!!!

reading: caught feelings on main by Moonlit_Gemini guys it’s so cute i can’t

last series: brooklyn 99 too i fear it’s the only thing i watch

last movie: marty supreme (it was crazy but omg odessa A’zion is so fine)

last song: i hold your anger by tldp

sweet or salty: salty alll the way

coffee or tea: tea🤤

working on: a painting (somebody sedate me)

Reading: I just finished I was born for this by Alice Osman, but I'm planning on reading song of Achilles next

Last series: last series I finished was Brooklyn 99 I love that show smmm

Last movie: um my memory is bad I think it was nativity

Last song: poison hazbin hotel

Sweet or salty: honestly both I can't decide

Coffee or tea: tea but I do love frappes lol

Working on: a colouring book hee hee

Reading: green angel by Alice Hoffman and I know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou

Last series: uhh I think the last one I finished was I’m not ok with this

Last movie: I think it was regretting you

Last song: an ego thing or called you again both by lizzy mcalpine

sweet or salty: depends on my mood but rn I’m leaning towards salty

coffee or tea: no one fight me but neither

working on: your mom (studying sadly)

Thnx for the tagggg!! <3 Anyways...

Reading: NANA series and re-reading Heartstopper atm

Last series: Khemjira, still not past the first ep but oh well.

Last movie: hmm... I think it was Your name or Coraline but it's been ages since i watched any movi tbh.

Last song: Biii:-p by XLOV (yes, i actually fact checked it for this)

Sweet or salty: Sweet most of the time, but also kinda depends.

Coffee or tea: Coffee, i love coffee, and for some reason have never even liked tea.

Working on: a lot of stuff, but most recently a fanart of green yuri, that i might paint or just colour with pens. Im not sure..

Tagss: @mortarion-445 @ethanslife1o1 @oxideofthevoid @pookiepups7 @soppa-keitto

BRO I DON'T HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO TAG, THESE ARE ALL MY MOOTS (Plus @sophi-spilled ofc who tagged me here in the first place)

Reading: The Odyssey (bc of Epic lol)

Last Series: House MD (watching as I'm writing this)

Last Movie: Maurice (still watching)

Last Song: Eyes Blue Like The Atlantic Pt. 2

Sweet or salty: Sweet but more specifically anything sour

Coffee or tea: Decaf mixed with Hot chocolate

Working on: a lot; a game, Minecraft builds, a book, songs, a side blog, trying to save for a camera and getting a job

Last Series: Ouran High-school Host Club

Last Movie: Dirty Dancing

Last Song: Keep your Friends Close

Sweet or Salty: Sour.

Coffee or Tea: Neither, I hate coffee and I have a sensitivity to herbs.

Working on: Community service hours, a mini book, my blog, breakdown of perspectivism, making a cosplay, and hitting on my crush

Last series: Big Bang theorie and twd.

Last movie: pokemon.

Last song: greezy unicorn.

Salty or sweet: sour.

Coffee or tea: tea, I hate coffee.

Working on: fixing my depression, finding friends like me, and gaming.

reading: i JUST finished the firebender sokka zukka longfic ive been reading so??? its SOOOO GOOODDDD gods

last series: scooby doo mystery inc, i think

last movie: Hogsfather! based on the book by the same name by Terry Pratchett

last song: does VOX POPULI count if it's my alarm??? bc then that (from Hazbin Hotel s2)

Salty or Sweet: sweet all day (to stay sillyyyy /j)

coffee or tea: ..im allergic to coffee. Tea forever and always <3333 (esp green tea!! and chai <3)

working on: my atla au again 👀👀👀 orginally a dark!sokka it's now getting rewritten to be a more healing and hopefull tone! (please ask me about it, it's currently called everybody dies / no one lives au and i might actually combust abjdbchx my OCs Elyha (from WoBA) and Rira will be in it <3333)

Last series: The Rockford Files Last movie: Lion King

Last song: Monitoring by Deco*27 Salty or sweet: sweet

Coffee or tea: Coffee (specifically with cinnamon and hazelnut) Working on: comics for my art blog

Reading: Phantom of the Opera and Glass Sword, plus multiple fanfictions

Last series: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (it's so good guys)

Last movie: Avatar 3

Last song: Uhhh I don't remember, I think The Rumbling by SiM

Salty or sweet: saltyyyyy

Coffee or tea: I love both, but coffee's my sustenance

Working on: A book! To be published one day, hopefully

Reading: Currently warriors: A Starless clan book three Sky, a bunch of fanfics and the webcomic Eleceed on webtoons!

Last series: High potential on Disney plus.

Last movie: Five night's at freddy's two! I need to watch more movies again tbh.

Last song: uh. I listen to so much music but I just heard The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift. Xd

Salty or sweet: always sweet!

Coffee or tea: definitely more coffee. Although mostly lattes.

Working on: several different projects! A screenshot redraw of my favourite webcomic so far, Dark Castle on webtoons by faun_me, (should be posting that soon) my dragon Art doll which is very close to completion, and Challenging Destiny art that's been going on as long as my art doll for like three years. 😅 Oh and working on the last chapter of Ghost in the Machine!

Reading: Currently The Cruel Prince (yep, still reading that book)

Last series: I think it was Transformers WFC (?

Last movie: Transformers (the first)

Last song: Uhhh probably If I Fall from Transformers One

Salty or sweet: Hmmm it depends, but mostly sweet

Coffee or tea: Tea, definitely tea. I don't drink coffee xd

Working on: I'm trying to continue writing several TOA fics but don't know when I'll post/continue them :/