So I unfortunately didn't get anything done in time to celebrate this year, but today marks exactly 4 (count them, FOUR!) years since I posted the very first Baird concept 🥹 I've refined him since then, and by refined I mostly mean "pushed the boundaries of how large a human man (and his package) can really be before we just start getting ridiculous" 😘

I am Once Again Thanking everyone who has supported me, liked my art and fics, helped me develop my hcs and introduced me to new ones, indulged me in rambling for 40 paragraphs in their dms, and/or simply followed me for the same reason people go to the zoo 😌

Naturally I still have much much more to say about him and Gerri, and I have no plans to stop (I WILL see to it that they make it to the triple digits of solo fics one day!) and I would love it if you continued to open your hearts to them!!!! I also hope that ppl new to the series will be willing to give them a chance, because every person I encounter sparks something new to think about with them!!! Together, I think we can make the gerribaird universe even brighter and more exciting ❤️

In closing, please join me in admiring the progress we've made in Increasing the old man by way of his first depiction vs his most recent:

Gerri New Year’s Eve drabble (100 words):

The bells are counting down to the new year. In seconds, Gerri will be able to kiss Baird in full view of Waystar Royco, including Logan.

“Are you sure about this?” asks Baird.

“Just shut up and kiss me.” Gerri entwines her arms around his neck.

When the clock strikes midnight, Baird kisses her chastely, but Gerri deepens the kiss and keeps it going until the cries of ‘Happy new year!’ have faded. They break apart and Gerri looks over at Logan, who looks angrily back at them.

“We may be in trouble,” says Baird.

Gerribaird commission for @karoselkie ! Her single mum gerri au 💫

Hello! Thank you for the ask 🖤

1. My favorite thing about the fandom

The fact that the fandom UNANIMOUSLY agrees Gerri Kellman is the most competent leader at Waystar. Like, no one even dares question this because we've all seen her get sh*t done!

9. Is there anything in general I wish more people in the fandom talked about?

I'm not sure if my assessment would be fair and accurate, because I'm relatively new to the fandom. And maybe I'm not seeing all the conversations happening around the show? I'm just getting started with reading articles, I haven't even gotten into the podcasts, and I'm also only 10% into my rewatch. So I don't think I have a mastery (nay, even basic knowledge) of the themes, subplots covered, backstories, etc. That's why the things I write in connection to the show focus on comparing it with my experience working in media and conglomerates.

But I do think I have not seen any essays or fics that extensively explored the possibilities of how a dirt poor guy like Logan Roy created this billions of dollars worth of empire. The Succession Wiki touches on it, but it's a blip in comparison to his 80+ years of existence. It doesn't expand either on how Waystar Royco got to billions-worth (understandably so, because I think the wiki just covers canon information) and how his "killer instinct" got him to where his business was until he died.

Maybe someone can write or produce a fanmade biography book or movie about Logan Roy? I'd pay to read or see that!

Summer For Sickos got off to a cracking first day with two fabulous fanworks posted!

First off the mark was a steamy hot gerribaird fic called heat waves in which the air conditioning goes out in the Waystar legal department, and Gerri decides to make the most of it. Lost of hot vintage Waystar action!

heat waves (5107 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: Succession (TV 2018) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Baird Kellman/Gerri Kellman Characters: Gerri Kellman, Baird Kellman Additional Tags: Oral Sex, Penis In Vagina Sex, Boss/Employee Relationship, Age Difference, Sweat, Baird Kellman Has a Big Dick, Cunnilingus Summary: When the air conditioning goes out in the Waystar legal department, Gerri decides to make the most of it.

Next to post was a most excellent romangerri PWP full of smut and feels. and I'm a lawyer who's searching for redemption absolutely blew my mind!

and I'm a lawyer who's searching for redemption (5927 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Succession (TV 2018) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Gerri Kellman/Roman Roy Characters: Gerri Kellman, Roman Roy Additional Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Gerri Kellman Has an Orgasm, I do not know how to tag, Smut, they talk(?) Summary: Her 'yes' comes out weak, and it costs her more air than she wanted to give up on. His thumb strokes up and down the side of her neck, never giving up the pressure. She admires the control he has over his body. How well he knows when it’s enough before hurting her. Roman would have been like that, with the right encouragement. If she had opened the door instead of slamming it shut in his face, perhaps he wouldn’t have been inclined to figure out how much he could hurt her before she bled.