neon and primordial

Okay I will be honest this was a challenge because the majority of tlt fics, even AUs, include some details about the characters that are pretty spoilery. There are a lot of new characters in harrow the ninth and nona the ninth that get incorporated into modern AUs too, and even characters already mentioned, like the tridentarii, get a lot more depth later on.

I looked through my bookmarks and did my best, but I can't guarantee there's not a mention of characters from harrow or nona.

That said, here are some I enjoyed:

Dark Mode Enabled by senseoftheday-- fun fic about Gideon and Harrow working in the tech industry, from someone who clearly knows their stuff. The rivalry was believable and the sex was hot.

grab me by my ankles (i've been flying for too long) by valencytrinit--this is one of my favorite tlt writers, I think all their stuff is just very compelling emotionally and well-paced, but my favorites of theirs are kind of spoilery. This one, about harrow as a competitive diver, is I THINK spoiler free, although it mentions some characters from later on.

and a partridge in a pear tree by strangehunger--this is an au where the characters all work in retail around the holidays, a circumstance that felt weirdly nostalgic to me. the vibe of having an early 20s crush at your bad job really came through here

maybe if the mood is right by igneousbitch--another favorite tlt writer, but again my favorites of theirs are more spoilery. Still, this fic about married college professors gideon and harrow was cute, and I enjoyed the smut.

I can't resist reccing who ya gonna call, also by igneousbitch, simply because it's a fandom classic AU about ghost hunters harrow and Gideon. However, there is a spoiler with regards to a character harrow has a connection to. If you haven't finished gtn, you likely won't understand the context anyway, but this is your warning.

the common tongue by groundedsaucer--very funny au where they both work at taco bell. It's mostly smut (positive)

the meaning of the word by pipistrelle--by another tlt writer who I'd highly recommend, this non-spoilery AU about Gideon and Harrow taking care of each other at a necromantic grad school during flu season is one of my comfort fics

a tolerance for pain by moonblastbitch--a classic tattoo parlor AU. I liked the smut in this one. If you are the type of dyke to find it hot when a bossy goth inspects you and tells you you're doing a great job, you'll probably like this

we kill the flame by raxheim--another tlt writer whose fics I regularly love and I'm NOT just saying that because I slept in their basement one time. Again, my favorites of theirs are more spoilery and have to do with characters you really don't know yet, but they have a wealth of modern griddlehark smut. This one features leather kink and sub gideon which if you know me, you know that I enjoy.

the prayer is all of me-- another one by raxheim, featuring stone top harrow, which I always enjoy as a take on harrow's characterization. I like raxheim's harrow a lot

Many of these are mostly smut which I guess I apologize if you don't like lesbian smut but also, why would you come to me for recs if that was the case. I'm very proud of our reputation as some of the horniest f/f fic writers out there ❤️

“Billie Holiday named him as her favourite singer and Madonna claims he’s the only vocalist who ever made her cry – how’s that for endurance? Scott was born … with a hormonal deficiency that denied him puberty and left with a voice that is frequently mistaken for a woman’s. Betwixt nature and craft, he developed into a yearning, subtly rhythmic balladeer whose high register casts a heady spell – the ethereal counterpart to the low, chocolaty pulse of baritones such as Billy Eckstine and Johnny Hartman. Scott has suffered more than the jazzman’s usual share of pain, neglect and betrayal, but in his eighth decade he is doing some of his best work, recorded at last with care and respect, his voice still strong despite a plaintive crack Holiday would surely understand.”

/ From the November 2003 “American Music” issue of Vanity Fair magazine /

“Everything about the singer is a question mark, starting with his maddening, asexual voice. It could shoot stratospherically high, trail off into a sob-stained vibratto, then descend into a cry so low-down it could shatter the toughest R&B singer. And for all the emotion, he never sounded piteous or weak. Jimmy had no use for falsetto histrionics or on-the-knees pleading. No wonder gospel singers whispered his name, women followed him home, junkies and drag queens idolized him. Jimmy Scott understood.”

/ From “Jimmy Scott: For Whatever the Reasons” by Jimmy McDonough, The Village Voice, 1988 /

At that exact moment my brothers both came in from playing, and all they saw was our mom unconscious on the floor and our dad slapping her. So, like, without even saying a word to each other they both just INSTANTLY start whaling on him, like, full blown attack mode to defend our mom. Which obviously didn't help the situation, but she did wake up and everything was fine.

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ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away

I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.