"Your whole bashful schoolboy thing? Superhot!"

A big life update...

First of all, I'm truly sorry that this is the first time I've posted since Mum went into Hospital. In total since my last post, my Mum has actually spent the sum of 5 days when she was NOT in Hospital...

She sustained a wound when she fell out of bed, and because she is a Type 2 Diabetic it has been healing very slowly and has become infected several times, resulting in my normally sharp as a tack Mum, having temporary confusion and feeling disorientated, which has been so upsetting to witness.

She turned 84, 2 days after being discharged for the third time, and fell into a Diabetic Coma the very next night due to her blood sugar not being properly regulated, which was possibly the scariest night of my entire life, and was terrifying to witness, so the decision was made to take her off her previous oral Diabetic medication and put her on Insulin...That's been a huge learning curve for everyone concerned, and hard to adjust to on top of everything else...

You've all been truly wonderful with your heartfelt messages of support and Love, and I'm incredibly grateful for each and every one. Nobody has come back to me with a date for us to have 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024, and I genuinely thought that I was going to be in a position to host the event, and keep up with my commitments to Mum, but sadly, it's just no longer sustainable...

I've already had to have several of my staff take over many of my own classes so that I can spend as much time as possible with Mum, which has been hard for my students and even harder for me, but again, I'm truly grateful for all the support I'm being given. Until yesterday, I still thought I was going to be able to make time to host 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 before the end of this year, but I now feel that is an impossible ask..

I'm conscious that I should ALSO be hosting Seblainiversary Weekend starting tomorrow, but I just can't do it. I know I'm letting you all down so badly, and my heart is breaking having to make this post, but I really hope you can all understand my position. Ysterday, having literally taken the dishes through to wash them after giving her her lunch, I walked back into the living-room to find Mum having some kind of seizure, with a temperature of 41 Celsius, and obviously, I called an Ambulance and she has been readmitted. Turns out the wound has now become Grade 4, and a secondary infection has set in. She's now on Antibiotics to clear it. I'm sad and upset and frustrated and have cried a great many tears, because of a few medical missteps that have taken place during the last few months, but I need to stay strong for my Mum.

Mum's feisty and a fighter, and all she wants is to feel well again, and as she puts it - to feel completely normal, but she's having such a difficult time, as am I.

Once again, I'm truly so, so sorry that I've completely let you all down. If someone has time to take over the Seblainer event hosting duties until I can take over the reins again, please message me. The last thing I wanted was for our tiny (but always fierce!) Seblainer Fandom to miss out on what's always a fun time, where our many talented Seblainers get their chance to shine. But I just don’t have anything left in me to host anything for the time-being, because I'm literally running on empty..

I love you all so much, and again, thank you for the many, many messages of Love, support, and encouragement that you've all sent me.

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Hi everyone. I'm truly sorry about this, but pretty much exactly a year after I had to postpone 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023, I'm going to have to move 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 - and for more or less the exact same reason.

Sadly, my Mum, who's almost 84 (but as sharp as a tack!), was rushed into hospital after blacking out and falling out of her bed, which was due to an undiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism. I've no idea how long she was down on the floor for before I found her, nor can I dwell on it or it will drive me insane, but I'm just so grateful that I found her in time.

The reason I had to postpone 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023, was also because Mum had an undiagnosed PE, and they actually think this is the same one - but 'Chronic,' which is all very confusing to me, as I was told in February that the previous Pulmonary Embolism had been treated and was gone, but I haven't had time to draw breath yet to find out what it all means.

She's going to be in hospital for at least 14 days, and I'm going to need to come and go to visit her twice a day until she's back on her feet enough to go home. There's absolutely no way I can dedicate enough of my time to running 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 at this current time, as my Mum needs my full and undivided attention. I therefore have no alternative, but to reschedule it. I hope you can all understand just how upsetting this is for me, as I honestly wanted this year's main event to run smoothly, on schedule, and to be stress-free.

There's no question of it having to be combined with Seblainiversary 2024 in November this time, however - that's not even in the equation, and that event will run as scheduled. But right now, I have neither the time nor the capacity to make a new poll, so what I would suggest, is that you all choose a new date from the previous poll, please, and whichever gets the most votes, will be the new date. All I ask is that you give me at least a month's leeway, please.

I'm lucky in that I don't start back to lecturing until 17th September, so for now I can be there for Mum every day, but the other big upheaval in my life is that I'm actually in the process of moving in permanently with my Mum, and as anyone who has had to uproot their own life after 35 years in their own home and move back in to look after a parent, will tell you - it is MEGA stressful! The two combined situations are definitely taking their toll on me, so I just need some breathing space.

Once again, I'm so sorry I'm having to do this and am disappointing you all and letting you down, but my Mum is the most important person in the world to me, and she absolutely must come first - always. Thank you for your understanding at this very difficult and challenging time for me. Love you all.

Please drop me an Ask or a message with your choice for the new date ASAP, and just as soon as there's a consensus on a new one, I'll announce it.

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

10 Days Of Seblaine 2024

26 days to go, so without further ado, here's what you need to know.

The Rules

When?

The event runs from Monday, 26th August until 23:59 (of your own timezone) on Wednesday, 4th September 2024.

Who can take part?

Anyone and everyone who shares our love of Seblaine!

What can we submit?

Anything, as long as it is Seblaine-related! Fics, Graphics, Gifs, Gifsets, Videos, Manips, Playlists, Lyrics - anything you like as long as it fits the themes! We're looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

Please remember to use #seblaineworld and #10daysofseblaine2024 within the first five tags, and also put @seblaineworld in your posts, since we all know just how flaky Tumblr can be about tags!

Be sensible and considerate. We all know that not everyone shares our love of Seblaine, and even within our own tiny (but always fierce!) Seblainer Fandom, there are those who don't enjoy mature content, so please ensure you tag everything you submit, appropriately.

Can I cross-post/combine themes?

Yes! You can combine any of the themes that you want. And if your contribution does combine multiple themes, you can post on whichever day you prefer. Just remember, if your contribution covers one or more themes, then properly tag all days, regardless of which day you actually post on.

Do I need to submit something for every day?

Absolutely not. If you want to contribute something for every day, then of course you can, but it's not a requirement at all. We know everyone has busy lives, so just do what you can when you can.

Can I post a WIP or work if it fits the themes, even if I started it weeks/months/years before the Seblaine Week 2024 announcement?

Absolutely! Your Admin has done this before and feels it's a great way to refresh creativity and blow the cobwebs off that piece you just KNOW you'll finish one day, but never quite seem to have the time. So feel free to post anything you've already started - providing it fits one of the themes!

On that note, do remember that the free day is exactly that. A day on which you can write about/create for, any theme you like! Did your favourite theme just narrowly miss out on being in the top 10? If so, here's your chance to do something about it and make a submission using that theme!

When do we start posting?

As soon as it becomes Monday 26th August in your own timezone, post your work to your Tumblr blog, and as mentioned above, please tag it #seblaineworld and #10daysofseblaine2024 then make sure those two are in your first five tags. Please also put @seblaineworld somewhere in your post.

If you're going to be posting your work to another site like AO3 or ff.net, post a properly tagged link on your Tumblr.

A 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 collection will be added to AO3.

Can I post early?

Sorry, no. 🙃 Tumblr, however, does let you schedule posts so you can schedule the post for the right day, even if you're not going to be around that day. Of course this gets a little harder to navigate if you’re also posting to another site like AO3/ff.net, so if this is going to be a problem, let me know and I'll figure it out.

Can I post late?

Yes! I know how time can occasionally run away from us all, so as long as everything is tagged properly you can post (for example) your day 3 piece on day 7 and that won't be a problem. Everything posted will be reblogged until Friday, September 27th.

You haven't reblogged my work yet!

No problem! Again, because Tumblr can be (very!) erratic, just send us an Ask or message if we haven't reblogged your work within 24 hours of you posting it, and one of us will get onto it right away.

So, that's it for now! I'm excited to see all your work, and I hope you'll join me for our second bumper celebration of Seblaine. Just drop me an Ask or message if you have a question that's not addressed here, and I'll see you all on the 26th!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Thank you to everyone who voted for the 9 themes for 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024! The poll is now closed, and as you can see above, our top 9 themes are very exciting! Following being run through a Randomiser, the themes by day are as follows:

Monday 26th August: Texting/Phone Calls

Tuesday 27th August: Second Chances/Trying Again

Wednesday 28th August: Songfic *choose one song as the theme for your submission*

Thursday 29th August: Free Day

Friday 30th August: I Know You...

Saturday 31st August: Freaky Friday *your own interpretation*

Sunday 1st September: Confessions/In Vino Veritas

Monday 2nd September: Lost Letters

Tuesday 3rd September: Pride/Gay Rights Activism

Wednesday 4th September: 5/10 Years Later

Remember, on the free day, you can write about/create for any theme you like, so if you're disappointed that your favourite theme didn't make the top 9, you have the opportunity to use it on Thursday 29th August!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what our insanely talented Seblainers come up with for 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 - especially since we have some themes that have never been included or explored before, and will be back very soon with a full rundown of the rules. As always, if you have any questions in the meantime, just drop me an Ask or send me a message!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

58 themes have been submitted by you all (thank you to everyone who voted!) for 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024, which will take place from Monday August 26th until Wednesday 4th September. So now it's time to vote for your favourites.

Where very similar themes were suggested, these have been grouped together.

You can vote for ONLY NINE themes of your choice here .

You can vote ONCE PER DAY, and the vote will reset at midnight UTC daily. The poll will remain open until Monday 15th July.

Remember, you are voting for your top NINE themes, because there will also be a free day during the event. On the free day, you can write about/create for any theme you like.

WIPs/anything you have been working on prior to 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 can also be submitted - providing your work fits into one (or several!) of the final 9 themes.

Happy voting, and I'll be back very soon with full details of 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024.

As usual, if you have any questions in the meantime - just drop me an Ask/message me!

Just a reminder to get all themes you would like to be considered for 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 in a message or Ask to me by Sunday 30th June. There have been some really interesting ones submitted so far - a few of which are brand new to Seblainers, and it's great to see you all putting your imaginations to work!

As promised, for inspiration, scroll down to see all the themes that were available to vote for last year. All of these, minus the 9 themes used last year, are available to you this year, and those 9 themes have been removed from this list.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted themes so far - keep them coming!

Ail 💜

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

As you can see above, 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 will be held from Monday 26th August until Wednesday 4th September, so now it's over to you! Send me an Ask or a message telling me all of the themes that you would like to see included by Sunday, 30th June. Use your imagination! Perhaps there's that one theme you've always wanted to write about/create for, but it's never been offered - now's the time to put it forward. Or maybe there were themes from 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023 that narrowly missed out on being in the top 9, that you were disappointed not to be able to write about/create for - now's your chance to make them an option for this year.

You cannot propose any of the 9 themes used in 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023, and as a reminder those are:

Being Famous/A Celebrity, Dalton, Dragons, Inspired By Any Other Media, I Want You Back, McKinley, Parents AU, Soulmates/Soulmarks, Spies/Undercover.

Everything else however, is on the table! Earlier in this blog, you can find lists of all of the 90 (?!?) themes that were offered last year, if you would like to see any of them included this year or need some inspiration, and I'll reblog all of those before the end of this week.

So, get your thinking caps on, let your imaginations run wild, and let me know what you would like to see in our blockbuster 10 day main event this year. As a reminder, the deadline for submitting themes is Sunday 30th June.

Please send all of the themes that you are interested in as ONE message, if at all possible. Remember that there will also be a free day as part of the event, during which you can write about/create for any theme you like.

I'm really looking forward to reading all your theme ideas, and as always, if you have any questions, just drop me an Ask/message!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

It's that time of year again, and I'm so excited to announce it's time to vote for when you'd like 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 to be held.

Please bear in mind that voting is restricted to one vote per person for the duration of the poll. The poll will be open for voting until midnight GMT on Friday May 31st, 2024. You can however, vote for multiple dates, so just pick all those that work best for you!

Vote here, and please reblog and share this poll.

I'll be back in a fortnight with theme choices, etc. so get your thinking caps on now as to which themes you'd most like to see. Please remember none of the themes from 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023 can be used.

Our tiny (but always fierce!) Seblainer Fandom is chock-full of inclusive, friendly, and insanely talented people, so I honestly can't wait to see what you all come up with this year.

P.S. please let me know if the poll doesn't work properly. Just send me a message or come off Anon and send me an Ask.

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Well, as you can see the definitive proof above, we are officially having another 10 day event! I'll be posting the available date choices for 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024 on Friday 24th May, and you will have until Friday 31st May to vote. Around a fortnight later, I'll post all the available themes. Please remember that none of the themes used in 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023 can be used.

Thank you to everyone who voted, and for all the lovely messages of support.

See you all very soon!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

After a seriously stressful few months, I'm finally getting a bit more back to normal and can breathe a bit more easily at last, so of course that means...it's time to decide when Seblaine Week 2024 will be held!

Now, the first poll is going to be a bit different, and let me explain why that is: I was absolutely flabbergasted by the success of 10 Days Of Seblaine, and once again would like to thank everyone who offered support and sent me such kind messages after my Mum was rushed into hospital so suddenly last year. As you all know, that meant I had to sadly postpone Seblaine Week 2023 from the original August dates, and after a vote, it was unanimously decided that we would have a 10 day event, that would comprise Seblaine Week 2023 AND Seblainiversary Weekend 2023, and it was held last November

I want to preface this next by saying that Seblainiversary Weekend 2024 will be unaffected this year and will be going ahead from Friday 8th November until midnight on Sunday 10th November 2024. So you can pop that one in your diaries, and the themes will be announced much nearer to the time.

However! I have actually received a lot of lovely messages (including, surprisingly, some from people who aren't technically even part of our tiny, (but always fierce!) Seblainer fandom, but followed along with the event), to say how much 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023 was enjoyed by you all, and the one thing I have been repeatedly asked is; can I please consider making our main Seblainer celebration a 10 day event from now on?

I honestly have no problem with that whatsoever, but I would probably take things on a year to year basis, asking the same question every May. For now, though, I want to make this entirely your decision, so the first poll has simply two options: Do you want a traditional 7 day Seblaine Week 2024, or do you want 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024?

Just to clarify; if the 10 day event is chosen, it will have 9 themes and a free day, and Seblainiversary Weekend 2024 will take place separately in November, as previously detailed above. Following the result of this first poll, and depending on whether we will be working with a 7 or a 10 day event, I'll post the various date choices before the end of May. The following week, we'll vote for our themes.

Please bear in mind that voting is restricted to one vote per person for the duration of the poll. The first poll will be open for voting from today until midnight GMT on Saturday May 11th, 2024.

P.S. I'm well aware that you are all still waiting for the 10 Days Of Seblaine Masterpost, and this will be completed and posted by mid-June. Thank you all for bearing with me during what was (and still often is!) a hectic and stressful time of upheaval. Please let me know if the poll doesn't work properly. Just send me a message or come off Anon and send me an Ask.

**Please note in advance that none of the nine 10 Days of Seblaine 2023 themes can be used for this year's event!**

Vote here, and please reblog and share this poll.

Love you all, and I am really looking forward to hosting our big event and seeing what all our insanely talented Seblainers come up with!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Seblainintine's Extended Weekend 2024

A fortnight exactly to go, so without further ado, here's what you need to know.

The Rules

When?

The event runs from Wednesday 14th February until 23:59 (of your own timezone) on Sunday 18th February 2024.

Who can take part?

Anyone and everyone who shares our love of Seblaine!

What can we submit?

Anything, as long as it is Seblaine-related! Fics, Graphics, Gifs, Gifsets, Videos, Manips, Playlists, Lyrics - anything you like as long as it fits the themes! I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

Please remember to use #seblaineworld and #seblainintines2024 within the first five tags, and also put @seblaineworld somewhere in your posts, since we all know just how flaky Tumblr can be about tags!

Please be sensible and considerate. We're all very well aware that not everyone shares our love of Seblaine, and even within our own tiny (but always fierce!) Seblainer Fandom, there are those who don't enjoy mature content, so please ensure you tag everything that you submit, appropriately.

Can I cross-post/combine themes?

Yes! You can combine any of the three themes that you want. And if your contribution does combine multiple themes, just remember to properly tag all themes used. There are no set days for the three themes this time.

As a reminder, your themes for this event are:

Roses and Chocolate

Love Language

Red and Blue

Perhaps you'll want to write about the journey they take to finally getting together, some of our talented angst-loving Seblainers might want to write or illustrate something relating to one or both of them ending up heartbroken - before putting them back together. Or could it be about Seblaine celebrating Valentine's Day itself? It’s completely up to you, as long as Roses and Chocolate, Love Language, or Red and Blue are clearly shown as the main theme. You can, of course, mix two or all three of the themes in one submission if you like.

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with. They're on a Valentine's vacation in Venice - the other City of Love in the announcement graphic, but I'm sure all of our incredibly talented Seblainers will come up with some wonderful and imaginative scenarios.

Can I post on any day during the event?

Yes! You can post on any day or all five days.

Do I need to submit something for each theme?

Absolutely not. If you want to contribute something for all three themes, then as stated above, of course you can, but it's not a requirement at all. I know everyone has busy lives, so just do what you can when you can.

Can I post a WIP or work that fits the themes even if I started it before the Seblainintine's Extended Weekend 2024 announcement?

Absolutely! I have done this before and feel it's a great way to refresh creativity, so feel free to post anything you've already started, providing it fits the themes!

When do we start posting?

As soon as it becomes Wednesday 14th February 2024 in your own timezone, post your work to your Tumblr blog, and as mentioned above, please tag it #seblaineworld and #seblainintines2024 and make sure those two are in your first five tags. Please also put @seblaineworld somewhere in your post.

If you're going to be posting your work to another site like AO3 or ff.net, post a properly tagged link on your Tumblr.

There will be a Seblainintine's Extended Weekend 2024 Collection added to AO3 next week.

Can I post late?

Yes! I know how time can occasionally run away from us all, so everything posted will be reblogged until Friday February 23rd February.

You haven’t reblogged my work yet!

No problem! Again, because Tumblr can be (very!) erratic, just send us an Ask or message if we haven't reblogged your work within 24 hours of you posting it, and one of us will get onto it right away.

So, that's it! I'm really excited to see all your work, and as always, if you have any questions in the meantime, just drop me an Ask or message. See you all on Wednesday, February 14th!

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr, to you all, I hope everyone's year has started in a positive way. Well...it's that time again, folks! Seblainintine's Weekend is coming up soon, but...this year, we are doing things a bit differently.

As I'm sure you've all noticed, Valentine's Day falls on a very awkward day this year. Many countries see it as bad luck to celebrate anything before the actual day, and holding it after the event seems completely redundant...

So...this time we are having an extended celebration of our beautiful boys and their love, running from Wednesday 14th until 23:59 on Sunday 18th February.

There are only three themes for this event, and as always, you can write/create for one, two, or all three of the themes, and you can, of course, combine the themes in any way you like.

The themes are:

Roses and Chocolate

Love Language

Red and Blue

Can't wait to see what all you super-talented Seblainers come up with, and I'll be back in around a fortnight with a reminder of the rules etc. As always, if you have any questions in the meantime, just send me an Ask or a message.