An Offer

Feb. 8th, 2026 02:52 am
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An Offer
Pairing: Anthony Martinez/Brandon Saller
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Boot kink, smut
Notes: Belated Xmas fic, I wasn’t sure what to do (I did consider it being Jyrki focussed but for some reason my mind couldn’t come up with a clear thought, same with a directly Xmas idea) then suddenly this vague idea came to mind so…
(But yay it’s done at last! Though the title is kinda sucky but it’s almost 3am and can’t think of a better one, I’ll also link in pics in the morning)
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Stuff I love: standalone films

Feb. 6th, 2026 08:54 pm
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Challenge 1:

Make a Top Ten list for your favourite standalone media and tell people exactly why you love it. This can be in any format - movies, one shot dramas, novels, short stories, plays, something else not mentioned here. Whatever you like!


So I had hoped to get this done earlier in the week but between the combo of 2 things (1: brain being blah and 2: brain going ‘file not found’ with films) it’s took mee longer to do than I hoped. (Even as I start this I’m not sure what the last entry is going to be.)

So to start with I’ve defined standalone as being just that, a film that’s just a one off film. It’s not part of a bigger film series, it’s not a prequel or a sequel (at least at time of writing). Some of these things might have stuff in other media, just not a film follow up. Some of these I wish had sequels and that will come up when I get to them.

It’s also not a ranking, the way they are listed are more ‘this is the order they came to mind’ than ‘this is the order I rank them’. (Because honestly? I find it hard to rank things) And also I am 110% sure I’m missing something. I’m sure as soon as this is posted I’ll go ‘oh! How could I forget that??’

Ok enough rambling.

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Feb. 4th, 2026 05:58 pm
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First off good news!


I’m going to see Waterparks next month! I’m just glad tickets were still there as I’d not been able to get them on release, or last month like I hoped.

And also I’ve got a ticket to the As It Is signing/show at Birmingham HMV in July (which is good cause I missed them when they toured last year). Hopefully the new album is good.

But ugh the last days have been… eh. I dunno something triggered in my brain Sunday (don’t ask me what cause I dunno) which made my low level sadness even worse and it’s been like that since to verying degrees. I’ve tried to distract myself as best I could but… eh.

It has meant I’ve been delayed doing the new February stuff I love thing (Ihad brainstormed 5 out of 10 things but then utterly stalled) but hopefully tomorrow or Friday at the latest.

But speaking of tomorrow there’s a new Nintendo direct so hopefully it’ll have info on the Resident Evil amiibo cause its partner stuff not first party. The last nintendo direct was last week on Tomodachi Life which looks fun and it was nice to confirm you can make characters that are non binary as well as gay or bi (or ace) which is nice.

Today there was the new Muppet Show which was fun, so everyone go see it so they get a series of it.

I’m thinking tonight of watching The House With Laughing Windows but it depends on how my brain feels.

I am thinking of going to the cinema Saturday, to see the new Looney Toons film and Kangaroo (cause Kangaroo is seemingly only showing until Sunday and Looney Tunes is getting earlier preview showings then) but that depends on my mood, will and weather.

I think I was gonna say something else but… it’s gone.
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Under the sky

Feb. 1st, 2026 11:51 pm
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So I wasn’t gonna make another post tonight (my mood’s kinda off) but I watched The Night Manager and I have Thoughts and Feelings for the finale (which are obviously spoilery so will go under the cut).

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So I was gonna do January’s one of these and realised I’d not done Decembers so… here it is doubled up.

December

Fics wrote: A Complete Mess
Books read: -
Games done: A Game About Digging A Hole
Podcast: Welcome To Night Vale - J’accuse!, [redacted] - post-mortem: shoeless man, Wallpaper, post-mortem: wallpaper, Forest
Who audios: -
Other Big Finish stuff: -
Comics read: Event Horizon Dark Descent 1, 2, Fantastic Four 6
Graphic novels read: -

Things watched
Amazon Prime: Strange Harvest (owned)
Blu Ray: Five Nights At Freddy’s, God Is A Bullet
DVD:-
Disney+: The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror XVII, Treehouse Of Horror XVIII, Treehouse Of Horror XIX, Treehouse Of Horror XX, Treehouse Of Horror XXI, Treehouse Of Horror XXII, Treehouse Of Horror XXIII, Treehouse Of Horrror XXIV, Treehouse Of Horror XXV, Treehouse Of Horror XXVI, The Muppet Christmas Carol, A Wrinkle In Time
Netflix: Stranger Things - Shock Jock, Escape From Camazotz, The Bridge
Now tv: Welcome To Derry - In The Name Of The Father
Shudder: -
YouTube: Fake Documentary Q - Cursed Video, Doctor Who - Destination Daleks, Fake Documentary Q - Strange Messages, What The Deceased Left Behind, Exorcism, Hasbro pulse Star Wars December fanstream, Fake Documentary Q - House Of Mirrors, Bivouac, Obscure, Sanctuary
Cinema: Wake Up Dead Man, Zootropolis 2, Pillion, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2

It is surprising how much I ended up doing considering December is one of those months that’s full of nonsense. (And there’s usually good tv that sidetracks me too, which it did.)

It’s funny just how many Treehouse Of Horror eps I managed to watch, I still need to finish the run I was doing with them (I only managed, as you’ll see, a few in January.)

I also finished a game, I think in one or two nights, with A Game About Digging A Hole. I only did it originally as a gamepass quest game (each month you get bonus points for playing 15 mins at least of 8 games) but I just… kept going. It’s one of those games where it’s very much… the title says it all about it.

Cinema films were a wild variety but I did like most of them. And of the other films I saw I really really thought Strange Harvest was great.

I also did manage to finish a fic, but I dunno. My heart was in it as I did it and I had hoped it’d lead to more and just… didn’t. Eh. (I know it’s partly cause of irl stuff but partly my confidence is so… eh)

January

Fics wrote: -
Books read: -
Games done: -
Podcast: [Redacted] - postmortem Forest, A Very Redacted Holiday Special, postmortem a very redacted holiday special, holiday intermission + bloopers, plaster pigs, postmortem plaster pigs, Brood, postmortem brood, home sweet home
Who audios: Sisters Of The Flame, The Vengeance Of Morbius, The Seas Of Titan, A Theatre Of Cruelty, The Running Men
Other Big Finish stuff: -
Comics read: Fantastic Four 7
Graphic novels read: -

Things watched
Amazon Prime: Rift
Blu Ray: The Brain Of Morbius, It Chapter Two, The Seeds Of Doom, Until Dawn
DVD: -
Disney+: The Simpsons - Treehouse Of Horror XXVII, High Potential - The One That Got Away, The One Ghat Got Away Part 2, The Simpsons - Treehouse Of Horror XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, High Potential - Under The Rug, Grounded
Netflix: Stranger Things - The Rightside Up, Seven Dials - Bundle Of Love, Battle Commences, The Finger Points,
Now tv: Heated Rivalry - Rookies, Landscape Artist Of The Year - St James Park
Shudder: Horrors Greatest -Killer Dates, Hidden Gems
YouTube: Fake Documentary q - Flower Offering, Hasbro Star Wars fanstream January 2026, Super Support, Windwaker - Superstitious Fantasy, Left In The Dark, Arcane, nintendo - Tomodachi life direct, fake documentary q - the visit, the portrait, windwaker - the snitch, Atreyu - ego death, dark divine - permenant
Cinema: Anaconda, The Boy And The Heron, Labyrinth, Return To Silent Hill, Another World (+ q and a), Iron Lung

Ended up listening to a bunch of Who audios this time. First a two partner which I finally listened to cause of watching Brain Of Morbius. It was quite a good two parter for the most part. then I put on ninth doctor ones, one I got with the Who magazine one set I picked upon sale. And damn the way it opened with the new series theme really took me back. I still need to finish the last story on the boxset though.

I had started Heated Rivalry and, despite loving the first ep I just haven’t watched more and I dunno why. I really should watch more. The landscape Artist of the year was an ep we missed cause of the traitors and… someone used AI. Like ?? What. They used it for a reference of a palace guard and I was like ?? Just look for one? I’m so….

Other than that there was Stranger Things (I’ve posted thoughts on that, though admitted I’ve become more soured on it over time), Seven Dials (which I really enjoyed) and other stuff I’ve mentioned in posts. Horrors Greatest was the last of the things I watched and I loved that The Loved Ones and Ghost Watch got shout outs. I need to watch that again.

While I didn’t finish a book I did get back to Halloween Party.

I’m surprised I watched so many cinema films, especially cause I didn’t see Anaconda till late cause of everything.

Hopes for this month
*Watch more Heated Rivalry
*Finish Welcome To Derry
*Start The Beauty
*Watch The House With Laughing Windows
*Cinema - Cold Storage definitely, hopefully the new Looney Toons, maybe other things
*Finish Halloween Party
*Finish Pokémon ZA

Down too deep

Jan. 31st, 2026 08:43 pm
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So this is the inevitable film post which is gonna cover 4 films, though the first two more briefly.

The films are: Until Dawn, The Rift, Another World, Iron Lung. First two under this cut, second two a little later

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Yesterday the weather was fine, not bad like I feared (causa the weather app) so I went to town.

Before heading out mail came which was something mum ordered but also the micro sd for the switch 2 huzzah I can game more and take screenshots again! Also there was the new Funko of Will which was meant to come Wednesday so that was a surprise. He looks so cool using his powers. (And in town I wandered round and got the new Vecna)

So onto the films! (Most of this written last night at the station)

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Today’s been a low energy day since I came back after midnight, but I did catchup on some stuff (Would I Lie To You, Death In Paradise, QI XL) but the main thing for today was the film I won from sfx arrived! I had to chase it up earlier in the week but it’s here.

It’s so funny that my second 4K film (after Trick R Treat) is this completely random film I know nothing about. I’m curious though and will likely watch in a few days. It is a pretty cool cover though



Though I’m gonna watch Ranboo’s watch of Marble Hornets and maybe poke my brain (and watch Horror’s Greatest maybe)

Snowflake Challenge 2026 - 15, 5, 6

Jan. 30th, 2026 02:26 pm
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A few more snowflake challenges

Challenge #15

How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go? Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.


As I mentioned at the start of the last post here I’ve been behind on snowflake this year due to irl stuff. That’s much like last year, where I was recovering from surgery during snowflake then so was out of it.

So this yeah has been kinda like that, I’ve not had the focus to participate as much as I wanted. First cause of a slip on the ice, then because a large Lego set came and pulled my focus, then cause of stress and mental health making me crash. It sucks but it’s unavoidable.

I am hoping to catch up on the few I haven’t done (and look at my flist fills for it) but we’ll see if I actually do.

Challenge #5

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.


I covered this on here with some things but I thought of another.

Does anyone know a Uk site that has the physical versions of Clown In A Cornfield 2 + 3, I can’t seem to find them anywhere.

(And damn I know I had another thought of a thing but it’s gone now, watch it come back when I’m out.

Challenge #6

Top 10 Challenge. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.


If anyone has ones they’d like to see added let me know but for now I’ll just do the three from [personal profile] fleshdoll

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I’m heading out in a few hours to see the cinema, first to see Another World which has a Q and A with the director! And then to see Iron Lung (maybe). I hate that we only have a limited run and late at night too. It means I might be stuck in town for under an hour (cause the trains are only one an hour) so we’ll see.
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So I’m so far behind for Snowflake so I’m gonna try and catch up on a few now (who knows how many I’ll do)

For snowflake people, hi welcome in! I only did the first 2 challenges cause I fell on the ice (hurting both my hands), then I got distracted by a Lego project (the Stranger Things Creel House), the. I got hit by low energy/bad brain which sucked.

But anyway!

Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page

Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!


As a Bernal site, I find myself lost on tv tropes often. I usually go on there after watching something and then end up getting sidetracked by stuff.

This is the latest fic im fixated on and hoping gets another part soon. It’s a Strnager Things fic set post season 5 about Dustin and Steve adventuring, breaking into old research sites and… Something goes wrong. I think you can guess what from the tags.

If you’re a fan of Japanese horror and found footage stuff there is Fake Documentary q. I’m not even half way through them yet, but I really love the vibes they’ve got going on. It makes me think of Noroi: The Curse. (Hopefully I’ll watch more tonight)

[Redacted] is my current podcast I’m listening to. It’s about a group of people who are investigating a variety of supernatural things or a secretive agency. Think The X-Files or Torchwood. I’m really loving it so far.

I end with this article which isn’t fandom related at all but is interesting. It came up in my uni studies and it’s a fossil that’s been found of a snake, which includes the remains of lizard in its stomach, which also includes a beetle in its one.

Challenge #5

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.


So this led me to finally doing an updated fic wants post I don’t expect people to do anything for it though, it’s just given me the incentive to do it. (Though if anyone wants to or has recs based on them feel free!)

However! There’s other things I feel that snowflake people can help with, that I’d be eternally grateful for.

First, I’m looking for the new Strnager Things stickers. I’ve not been able to find them anywhere, only managing to find the sticker album once. I just need places that have them to check (I know the panini site has added the big boxes last week, but I know there’s packs and sets that come with cards and I wanna at least know what they are).

Second, two specific things. I’m looking for two films which I can’t seem to find. The first is National Anthem which is a film I wanna see cause it has Charlie Plummer in it, yet I can’t find it anywhere. So if anyone knows where it is to watch in the uk let me know. (I’m trying to watch some of The Long Walk actors filmography and it’s hard to find his stuff in general, so if anyone has his other stuff too)

Same thing again for As You Are, which has Charlie Heaton kissing a guy (which is why I wanna see). The trouble is it’s title makes it hard to search for which is so annoying.

Lastly general horror recs of the following:
*Underwater horror films (ideally not shark centric)
*Plant based horror films (I recently watched the Doctor Who ep The Seeds Of Doom and now have an urge)
*Anything with haunted technology, especially if it’s retro tech (think stuff like The Ring/Ring)
*Any space based sci-fi horror

I’ll take films, shows or games for any of those.

Those are the main things that have come to mind (at least since I saw the post with the challenge!)

I’m gonna have a think on what I can do for 6 (the top 10 challenge) so if anyone is curious about top 10 things they’d wanna know from me feel free to let me know. Challenge 9 is kinda covered in the fic wants post but I might have a ponder and expand on it.

So I’m gonna end with this one.

Challenge #8

Talk about your creative process.

Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.


Creativity vibes lately have been so off.

But usually I’ll get an idea, sometimes it came from a vague thought, something I’ve watched or a prompt. I have a discord where I note vague ideas down, just in case they lead to anything else (along with links to stuff).

Then I open a document, do the usual thing I do when I post here (pairing, rating, warnings, notes) and then I note down The vague idea so I can rememebr if I have to come back to it, then I save it usually as a random thing but so I can remember (usually pairing and whatever concept/kink it’s about. Then I try and work on it, sometimes I get a good burst in and do a lot paragraphs in, sometimes just a few, sometimes just a few lines. (Especially when my brain gets ideas when I’m tired which is annoying). And then it’s a dice roll if it actually gets worked on or added to the pile of WIPs (usually depending on outside sources like mental health or other irl stuff or just getting sidetracked).

Now I’m gonna bundle up, watch Good Ship Murder, then the Pokémon stream and maybe fic or go on Dead By Daylight (yipeee new Stranger Things stuff in it!) but I might get sidetracked.
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The sequel to The Darkness Outside of Us. I enjoyed it! It's both interestingly different from the first book and is satisfying on the level of "I want more of this," which is exactly what one wants from a sequel.

Literally everything about this book is massively spoilery for the first one, including its premise. I'll do two sets of spoiler cuts, one for the premise and one for the whole book.

Premise spoilers )

Stop reading here if you don't want to be spoiled for the entire book.


Entire book spoilers )

Fic wants 2026

Jan. 26th, 2026 09:44 pm
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So every so often I do one of these posts and the last one was August 2024 which is awhile ago. I had thought about updating the last one a few months back but decided there were too many updates for that. (And then stuff got in the way)

So here’s the new one finally being done, partly cause of snowflake having a wishlist post, but also partly to distract my brain. (But also damn I intended to post this last week and it’s took me this long)

In large part the ones from the last post still apply even if they’re not posted again. (And from others too)

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