That Unicorn Looks Happy, Eh?

For @priestofthepremise lovely fic:

Above is a sneak preview of two (of many!) beautiful vulcan script translations by the talented @jennelikejennay for TZD, our print K/S fanzine. Ordering begins soon, so don't miss out: Follow @the-zine-directive for updates!

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Most of you probably know the talented @jennelikejennay (she/ish-veh) from her fanfiction, but we asked her to join us for an entirely different talent... her understanding of the Vulcan language, both in script and transliteration! Our very own universal translator... or at least a darn good Vulcan one 😏 We just know she and Lieutenant Uhura would have a lot to talk about and are incredibly thankful for all she did for TZD 🫶

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✴︎ Most important question: Kirk, Spock, or Bones?

Spock.

✴︎ What is your “specialty?”

Taking kinks and making them soft and tender.

✴︎ What is something you've made that you're particularly proud of and why?

My fic A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By was just a way of combining some of my biggest interests, but it turned out so much more than that. I'm very proud of it.

✴︎ How has it felt to be a contributor in a fanzine?

I feel in continuity with the past. So many of my obsessions have been solo endeavors. This comes with a community that's been going on for sixty years.

✴︎ What does K/S mean to you?

It's the devotion..... being such a unique person that you can never find your match, then finding the one person who truly understands. Of course you'd be devoted!

✴︎ Anything else we should know about you?

I also write novels. They are not what you'd call popular but I am very proud of them.

✴︎ Where can people find you?

Tumblr | AO3

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Thank you so much @jennelikejennay! See more of our contributor spotlights here!

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Fic written by emmagrant01, which you can read here. This 5+1 fic does have a NSFW ending, which will be limited to Patreon. But the comic and fic itself can be enjoyed in its SFW version which will be posted in full on Tumblr and Twitter. $1 Patrons will be several pages ahead and all other patrons will be an additional page ahead. This comic will update Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please enjoy!

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Late night kisses ♡♡♡

Kiltlock commission for my wonderful Patsy aka welovethebeekeeper !

what men hear: “I have no idea whatsoever, but here’s a totally random guess”

what you say: “I’m not an expert on this subject”

what men hear: “I don’t know anything about this subject and need its bare fundamentals explained to me”

what you say: “I could be better read in this area”

But there are men in my life who I respect, who I think are generally good communicators, but who have admitted to me that if they do not know the answer to something they will just state their best guess in a confident tone of voice, with no hedging or clarification to warn the listener that what they just said was pulled from their ass.

I once asked my high school boyfriend what noise a platypus makes and he confidently told me "oh they quack" and I said "really? that seems like they'd have different noise-making structures than ducks since they're not birds" and he said "oh yeah you're probably right. I was just guessing." And had no idea why I was mad! I was like, so if I ask you a question you might just bullshit me?? What if I had believed you and gone and repeated that to other people? I could have looked like an idiot. I could have spread misinformation to a ton of people! But I have told that story to other men and had them say "oh yeah I totally do that."

Hi friends!! Just want to make quick note to anyone who attended either the Canadian @ficwritersretreat or the @europeanficwritersretreat this year, and you have posted up your fics either on AO3 or Tumblr, I'm interested in helping promoting your fics again this year in a Fic Rec Sunday post! I'm not sure what the tag is this year for fics, so I haven't been able to find them on my own.

If you'd like to promote your story that you either tweaked, started or jotted down during a Flash Fic session, please send me a DM, a submission (where you can copy-paste stories into if you'd like), or an ask with the link to the fic(s), and I will compile them all into a list for 2026, similar to last year's list. THIS IS FOR ANY FANDOM, ANY PAIRING and CAN BE FOR ORIGINAL STORIES AS WELL (as I believe AO3 does allow original fiction to be posted on there too).

And if I get no submissions, well, at least I tried, LOL 💜

scrapbooked the hell out of his newspapers

put on a hat that was too big for him 

giggled

cried because lestrade was nice to him

got all sappy and romantic by smelling a rose

let a puppy lead him on adventures

“impish mood”

lit his pipe with an ember from the fireplace because he thought it looked cool

told a guy he was giving him secret government documents and then gave him a book about bees instead

Was offended that Watson doesn’t praise his skills as a housekeeper

Waived his fee if his clients are too poor to pay him

Made hot chocolate to wake Watson up on a cold morning

Danced around and bowed to imaginary friends

‘Flushed up with pleasure’ when being praised

Wouldn’t explain how he comes to conclusions because he was worried Watson would think he is ordinary

Grabs Watson’s hand when he’s frightened

deliberately knocked over a table, shattering a glass fruit bowl which sent fruit rolling everywhere, then blamed it on watson and ran away

was not surprised when a dog died after its owner died, due to the “beautiful, faithful nature of dogs”

sent watson a telegram telling him to come over at once so he could tell him his most recent thoughts about dogs and the importance of their emotions to detective work

told Watson anecdotes about his favorite violinist for an hour while they had lunch together

Makes his client wait while he changes into slippers

Has a realistic dummy made of himself and uses it to fool a client

twice

a, the thief cried 

b, the case had been really easy & if the Yard couldn’t solve it then frankly fuck em

• Acted like a jealous petty bitch when Watson got married

• Dressed up as a little old lady to spy on a suspect and tricked him into picking up his little parasol

• Was told to rest by Watson when they went on a vacation, was grumpy, was immediately cheered up upon getting to examine a body

THE AWNING OF A NEW AGE - PT 1 of 3