Hey LOK fandom, if you’re like me and DIEHARD ship Kai & Jinora, I 10/10 recommend the fan fiction:
Anchor by words-with-dragons
It is a pirate AU where Kai is the captain of a pirate ship and Jinora is an upperclass citizen whom Kai kidnaps for ransom, from her rich father Tenzin.
It is ABSOLUTELY FIRE! The characters are so well written, the plot is supreme and super angsty, the hatred to friendship to romance development - ICONIC!
Just wanted to share 😊
Some of my favorite AUs and some blogs that have them (only including series’)
Hogwarts
@whyistomholland - Lesson Learned
@underoossss - Of Love and Magic (Harrison Osterfield)
@parkerprotectionprogram - Oppugno
Roommate
@h-osterfield - Yellow Roses (partially)
@madmadmilk - Ground Rules
@marvelouspeterparker - Roomates
Mob
@thedaydreamingwriter - Her Romeo, His Juliet
@sarsmusings - Call Your Bluff
@itstomsdarling and @bi-writes - Notorious
@thewiseandfree - Call Me King
Royal
@starsholland - A Journey of Lost Souls
@itstomsdarling - If you’re my Romeo then I’ll happily drink the poison
@holland-ish - The Selection
CEO/Boss
@hazthediv - The Proposal (Harrison Osterfield)
Best Friends
@h-osterfield - Yellow Roses
@madmadmilk - DOMINO (side note: this is literally the coolest idea for a fic with the readers-choose-plot thing and it works so well and the story is flawless so definitely check it out)
@midtownsparker - Fortune’s Fool
Enemies
@h-osterfield - Remember When
@softspideys - Time After Time
Soulmate
@moondustparker - Flicker
@softspideys - Time After Time
@hollandroos - Red and Blue
Superhero
@softboy-holland - The Magic School Bus
@pparkerwrites - Secrets
I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you! Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe.
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Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts.
-Draw something
-This website translates the time into colours.
-Create your own galaxy.
-Play flowing.
-Make a 3D line travel where ever you like.
-Listen to music.
-Calm.
-Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.
- 8 hour sleep music.
-Rainy mood.
-Meditation.
-Coping with nightmares.
-How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.
-Calm
-Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively.
-Rainy mood.
-10 hours of rain and thunder.
-3 hours of rain and thunder.
-Human heartbeat.
-Rainforest.
-Sound of rain on a tin roof.
-Autumn wind.
-Rain on a tent
-Traffic in the rain.
-Soft traffic.
-Fan.
-Train.
-Simply noise.
-My noise.
-Rainy cafe.
-How to stop worrying.
-Tips to manage anxiety and stress.
-The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques.
-Self-help strategies for anxiety.
-Helping a friend with anxiety.
-All about worrying.
-8 myths about anxiety.
-“I’m always sad”
-Feeling sad.
-Going through trauma.
-“I’m always angry”.
-Anger management.
-All about anger.
-National helplines and websites.
-Self-help strategies for depression.
-Dealing with depression at work.
-Dealing with depression at school.
-Pets and mental health.
-All about loneliness.
-“I feel so alone”
-10 more ideas to help with loneliness.
-How to deal with loneliness.
-Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.
-146 things to do besides self-harm.
-More alternatives to self-harm.
-Self-harm alternatives.
-How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.
-Getting rid of scars.
-How to help a friend with a drug addiction.
-What is addiction?
-All about alcohol and addiction.
-The facts about drug addiction.
-Helping a friend with an eating disorder.
-Eating disorder treatments.
-Support services for eating disorders.
-Self-help tips with eating disorders.
-Eating disorder recovery.
-Recovering from an eating disorder.
-100+ reasons to recover.
-Understanding and managing eating disorders.
-3 ways to ease self-loathing.
-How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.
-Self-hatred resources.
-10 step plan to deal with self-hate.
-International suicide hotlines (1) (2)
-Preventing suicide.
-Reasons to stay alive.
-Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
-Coping with suicidal ideation.
-All about schizophrenia.
-Helping a person with schizophrenia.
-Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.
-Delusions and hallucinations.
-Managing your OCD at home.
-Overcoming OCD.
-How to cope with OCD.
-Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments.
-Helping someone with BPD.
-All about personality disorders.
-Treatment for BPD.
-Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships.
-Emotional abuse
-Overcoming sexual abuse.
-Hotlines services.
-5 ways to escape an abusive relationship.
-Domestic violence support.
-Signs of an abusive relationship.
-What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship.
-Surviving abuse.
-What you can do if you’re sexual harassed.
-Sexual assault support.
-What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused.
-How to stand up against bullying.
-How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.
-How to help stop people bullying you.
-How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.
-Grieving for a stranger.
-Common reactions to death.
-Working through grief.
(Other loss and grief)
-Moving away from friends and family.
-Coping with a breakup.
-Seeking help early.
-All about psychological treatments.
-Types of help.
-All about age and confidentiality.
- Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.
-Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not.
- This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this.
-You are not alone.
-You are enough.
-You are important.
-You are worth it.
-You are strong.
-You are not a failure,
-Good people exist.
-Reaching out shows strength.
-Breathe.
-Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you.
-Give yourself credit.
-Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones.
-Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend.
-Focus on the things you can change.
-Let go of toxic people.
-You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do.
-Try not to beat yourself up.
-Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next.
-You are not a bother.
-Your existence is more than your appearance.
-You are smart.
-You are loved.
-You are wanted.
-You are needed.
-Better days are coming.
-Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright.
-You have more potential than you think.
- Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.
Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x
I'm looking for a french movie for my nieces (they're 9 and 10), something, have you any suggestions ?
Hi(!),
If they liked Indiana Jones: L’homme de Rio
If they liked Fast and Furious: Taxi 1
If they liked Big fish: Amelie ou Mon oncle
La boum 1, La boum 2 (not negociable)
If they like period movies: La folie des grandeurs
If they like animation: Azur et Asmar or Kirikou et la sorcière
If they like adventure: Pierrot le fou or Tintin et le mystère de la toison d’or
If they like puns: Astérix et Obélix mission Cléopâtre
If they like musicals: Les demoiselles de Rochefort or Les parapluies de Cherbourg
If they like fairy tales: Peau d’âne or La belle et la bête
If they like drama: Les petits mouchoirs or De rouille et d’os
If they like biographies: La Môme or Coco avant Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent (not Saint Laurent which is more graphic)
If they like romance: La délicatesse or Une rencontre
If they want to see France: A bout de souffle or La baie des anges
Hope this helps! x
I have done 20 (?!?!?) of these recs so far, holy moly! I think what I’m going to start doing is after every 10 rec posts, I’ll do some specialty recs. After I rec everything I read this week, I’ll rec some podcasts that I enjoy (I LOVE PODCASTS, OMG).
Kind Truths by Mawiiish (Superbat, complete. Clark is Bruce’s plus one to a gala and has to deal with his ~feelings~ about Bruce. Featuring protective Clark. Very soft, very cute fic <3)
(one more and then) I’ll say goodbye by immolationfox (Bruharvy, complete. A take on how Battinson and Harvey Dent get together in The Batman (2022) verse.)
Stranger than Fiction by foxy_mulder (Batfam, complete. Little Timmy writes self insert fanfic about the Batfam. Shenanigans ensue. SO FUNNY, GIVE IT A READ.)
Masking by BombusBombus (Superbat, complete. A reread for me. A fic about neurodivergent Bruce and Clark, the masks they wear for their personas, and how they come to love the real people beneath them. Featuring the best scene discussing relationship goals and expectations.)
borderline by TheResurrectionist (Batfam, wip. An update to the batfam hivemind fic. I am in love with this whole fic and always do a happy dance when it updates.)
Patchwork Pod by Kikat9 (Superbat, wip. MERMAID AU!! Bruce is a mermaid with no pod and Clark is the fisherman that befriends him.)
Story of the Century by navaan (Superbat, complete. Lois and Jimmy catch Superman and Batman kissing and get photographic evidence of it! What do they do now?!?)
Stay by navaan (Superbat, complete. Clark won’t stay the night and Bruce wants to figure out why.)
Homecoming by Sparkypants (Batfam, complete. A look at Jason and Bruce’s relationship throughout the years. Angst, but with a happy ending!!)
And now for some podcasts!!
Behind the Bastards. Everything you didn’t know about the worst people in history. I love the host, Robert Evans. He used to work at Cracked and has done reporting for Bellingcat.
Qanon Anonymous. A deep dive into the cult/conspiracy of Qanon and the other conspiracies that tie into it. If you really like this podcast, they also have a patreon with some additional content and side podcasts. One of the short, side podcasts that they are working on is called Manclan, which takes a closer look at online masculinity influencers. That one is FACINATING to listen too. And kinda sad.
Lions Led By Donkeys. A military history podcast that goes into the worst fuck ups done by militaries. Be warned, some of the topics they get into can be pretty heavy, so look at the episode summaries for warnings before you listen to them.
Welcome to Night Vale. Different from the others I’ve recced, lol. Incase you have never heard of WTNV on this hellsite, it’s a fictional podcast that takes place in the mysterious town of Night Vale, where all the conspiracy theories go to live. Each episode is a radio broadcast, and your host is Cecil Palmer. I also like to describe it as if NPR and The Twilight Zone got together and had a very queer baby.
Whenever I get my latte and croissant, I also get a breakfast sandwich, but I never picture it. UNTIL NOW. It’s a veggie breakfast sandwich with an egg that always has a gooey yolk. DELICIOUS.
They also had PRIDE DONUTS for Pride Month! I had to get one for a snack after my walk:
A red-winged blackbird. He lost his keys and can’t find them :(
Canadian goose!
Big stretch
The babies have entered their so ugly they’re cute stage:
Green heron. I love how you can see their reflection:
Grackle with some nest building materials:
A robin! They caught their breakfast:
Blue heron!
Close up:
THEY SPOTTED ME:
A robin again. They were singing at me, so I had to take a picture:
It was rainy and cool today at the arboretum, which was nice because the past week was hot here. Didn’t see as many birds, but the scenery was still lovely to look at. I can’t get over how pretty the water lilies are at the arboretum:
A cool close up of a flower! you can really see the raindrops on it:
Another close up of some flowers. I really like the color and pattern on this one!
Waterfalls, my favorite :)
A neat iris with some raindrops:
On to the birds! A Carolina Wren:
LOOK AT THIS COOL BUG:
Indigo Bunting:
Eastern Bluebird! He’s so handsome:
Omg, I love this Cardinal’s face:
I love chickadees, they are so tiny and adorable:
Another waterfall (because I’m weeeeeeak):
There are two birds here! The top one is an eastern bluebird, but I’m not sure what the one on the bottom would be. Some kind of flycatcher?
An indigo bunting looking off into the distance:
Froggy!
There is a bird in this tree, can you see them?
Need a hint? They’re right here:
It’s a ruby-throated hummingbird! This is the third time I’ve found this guy here! He must like to be tall, or something:
A chipping sparrow:
There are also some really neat koi (I think?) in the pond at the arboretum. They’re so big!!
Pretty flowers again to finish this off:
Teehee, bee butt:
Oh take me back to the start by @mimosaeyes
Each chapter is a stand alone one shot “Meet cute” AU and they are all just delightful! That initial moment of spark is such a huge part of what I love about stories so to have them all right at my fingertips like this is great when I want a nice pick me up! Many of the stories are Love Square but there are a few other pairings as well which I was also really excited about!
War of Attrition by AceGreyManx (don’t know tumblr url)
So this is a little one shot that I discovered… honestly I don’t know how, I think I was doing the thing where I just pick a random number between 1 and however many pages of fic there are for my fandom on AO3, go to that page and pick whichever story catches my attention on that page.
Anyways It’s very straightforward Ladynoir but we actually get to see Chat come out and step up to the plate when it comes to declaring his feelings for Ladybug and it is wonderful. You start off with this nice fluffy thing and end with a St. Crispin’s Day speech of Romantic confessions. Clocking in at less than 3k words there is no excuse not to read this one ^_~
Black Cats and Curtain Calls by @bullysquadess
This is probably the most self-indulgent of my fic recs and by an author who certainly doesn’t need my help being recognized. However as a musical theater nerd myself and someone who lived for both Highschool and Community theater productions when I was young I can’t NOT give a shout out to this beautiful universe. It really does a great job of capturing what the world of amature theater is like and the romance is cute and engaging, earning it a spot among my favorite fics.
Look at Me / Seeing Me by @raeryn (or @adriennagreste on tumblr as well)
Two one shots telling the same story from each person’s POV.
;I just love this story- I must have read it a dozen times- because it isn’t focused on the reveal, it is focused on how the characters deal with it. It isn’t an instant change over to a happy couple, these are two kids who are trying to figure each other out and actually build a deeper relationship/friendship with the person they like and care for and it is such a refreshing thing to see.
Fermeture by Karmahope (not sure what tumblr url)
Ugh… this story just takes my heart and squeezes it like grapes only to put it back together again. It’s a delightful sort of melancholy angst focused on the idea that you don’t realize how much something is a part of your life until it is gone. A wonderful “post victory” oneshot
Consolation Prize by @mesozoic (I think the tumblr is the same as the AO3)
Oh my goodness I laughed SO hard while reading this. Between the fantastically hysterical awkwardness and the extremely unique styling (the author starts you in the middle of a conversation and it slowly gets revealed over the course of each chapter what happened, which makes the reveal of how they GOT there just delightful) this story is just such a fun change from what I expect in fanfiction. Its also nice to see these crazy messed up teenagers being just that.
Something in the Night by @konekat https://konekat.tumblr.com/
Another one that falls a little heavier on the angsty scale than I usually go for my favorites, this manages to keep my interest and handle a troupe I am usually personally not very big on- Chat and Ladybug being separated for years and Chat being bitter because of it- and make me engaged and excited for. They do a good job of skirting the line between putting the characters in a darker place without feeling like they are more OC than character (which is always my biggest concern with stories of this type) The writing itself is lovely which helps a lot, and they aren’t afraid to explore the characters flaws in a way that is very real and relatable. (Also for my NSFW fans the “missing scene” chapter (Burning in the Night) is definitely worth your time as well… hot… ::fans self::)
Back to Us by Darkreyna16 @insanitysscribblings on tumblr
As long as we are talking about the friends to strangers to enemies back to friends to lovers sagas I might as well round it out with the last one on my list (the first two being Something in the Night and Sealed Away)
Gonna warn you- this fic is a BEAST. There is a lot of content and a lot going on. However the story don’t get overly bogged down even with it’s complexity, and there are some wonderfully unique ideas and questions that get addressed in this story. This also has some of my favorite utilization of some of the minor/background characters. (Ivan! OMG BLESS!!!) It’s nice to see a world where the classmates have also grown and developed alongside our core heroes.
For the COMPLETE Fic Rec List I have put a link on my main page! Just look at the top and click the button that says FIC REC LIST.
All the works I have listed in parts 1-3 are up there and all subsequent fic rec updates will be going there as well!
Hey there! I recently finished shera and I wanted to tell you I keep rereading your series of oneshots because they're THAT good, but! Do you have any ff recs/favourite authors to recommend? I'm desperate for more good stuff to read lol
oh wow, holy shit, THANK YOU!!! seriously, it means a TON that you like the fics enough to reread!!!!
I can definitely recommend some folks!!
Banned567 has a bunch of wonderful post s5 fics!!! They’re all so sweet and warm and really really funny!!!!!
brightbolt has some really really cool au fics!! revolutionary war, hockey, horde!adora, all really good!!
chellethewriter does really great canonverse (or mostly canonverse anyway) stuff as well!!!
sevensevan does both canon and au stuff and it’s all AWESOME!!!!!!!
yangaf is also greatly talented in both the realms of au and canon!!!
there’s a TON of good fic out there, and these guys are a great place to start :D
Learning a language is a long long process. But it can be made fun and easy.
Learning through apps
1. Duolingo
2. Memrise
3. Quizlet
idk any more apps now please do tell if you all know any
Online sites with language learning resources
1. https://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-portuguese.html
This is available for the following languages -
French
English
Spanish
German
Italian
Portuguese
Hebrew
Russian
Arabic
Japanese
2. XeFjord
(european, middle eastern, african, asian, oceanic, native american, etc. etc.)
3. Learn a Language
This site is full of lists of words, phrases, etc with meanings and pronunciation for a bunch of languages. I wish I had discovered it earlier, it is really helpful.
4. Lexicity
Filled with a lot of resources for ancient languages like Akkadian, Egyptian, Mayan, Old English, etc.For each language, it has dictionaries, grammars, texts and some other resources.
5. BBC language learning
This site is filled with courses and lectures etc. for about 40 languages! It also has handy lists like '12 essential phrases in so and so language'
6. Internet Polyglot
This site does not have a languages, but is really good for learning and understanding languages.
7. Ethnologue
this is not exactly a language learning site, but worth a mention. The site claims claims to have language information, language family maps, etc. for world's 7,139 known living languages. It also has your basic information relatied to languages, like the most and least spoken one, endangered ones, etc.
8. Native Language
quote from their site: Native Languages of the Americas: Preserving and promoting American Indian languages
If there is some language you want to learn but it is not available on any of the above sites, feel free to send ask me to look for resources for that language. I'm more than happy to help. Or you could message me at @life-gave-me-oranges (my main).
please inform me if any of the above links are broken
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characters i write for
james fleamont potter
just go
sad hc
secret admirer
birthday hc
fight hc
remus john lupin
as much as I do
gee, i think you’re swell
sirius orion black
royal! reader hc
ten galleons
random hc
no sleep till new year
royal raffoler
sick hc
regulus arcturus black
secret relationship hc
james sirius potter
passing notes
all
seeing you walk down the aisle hc
jealous hc
first kiss hc
Hello KP! Here is your secret santa gift: it’s not a fic, it’s not a playlist, it’s not a piece of visual art…..it’s a song from Eddie to Richie! I really nerded out on this one - I hope you like it!!!
Happy Holidays, and please forgive the video quality and my messy hair!!! Lyrics to this bop are below the cut! ( @itsecretsanta )
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