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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Categories: M/M
Words: 3273
Warnings: none apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Mandysbitch on Wayback
Link: Camera Obscura on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: it's Earth Christmastime, but on Atlantis it's mid-summer and the Australians have organized a barbeque. This is one of Mandysbitch's sweeter stories in which the boys get tipsy and end up in bed. It's hot and steamy, a nice slice-of-life, and soft-centered. Lovely writing, and a feelgood ending.

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Fandom: Kaos
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Hera
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: uncertified-disaster on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: The TV show KAOS was cancelled by Netflix after only one season, but it gathered a lot of fans in that time, and some great art. This is Janet McTeer as Hera, Zeus's wife. I love the green-gold glow, the pattern details, and her expression.
Link: Hera

Introducing

seasons_of_fandom, an interactive fandom challenge community/landcomm that allows you to create work for any fandom you can think of! We were previously

lands_of_magic, a name we ran under for over 10 years, but we figured we needed a facelift and a name change since it has been a long time since we had only focused on fantasy fandoms. We welcome TV, movies, books, games, music, anime, celebrities... almost anything goes! We have all kinds of challenges- writing, graphics, games, and some challenges that are miscellaneous fanworks! This round we'll also be trying out monthly drabble and icon contests.

We have four wonderful teams- The Spring Court, The Summer Court, The Autumn Court, and The Winter Court.

Sign-ups for new members start today, and though our first round under our new name doesn't start until August, we will have two challenges open before the round officially starts. To sign up, all you have to do is read the rules and fill out the survey here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Power's out at my house, so I'm going extra minimal today 😅

Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

This makes a pink frosting that tastes like jammy strawberries and can easily be made vegan. Adapted from Katarina Cermelj's Baked to Perfection.

Ingredients:

28 grams freeze-dried strawberries (about 2 cups)
265 grams powdered sugar, sifted (about 1¾ cups, measure and then sift)
310 grams salted butter (or firm vegan butter), softened (11 oz)
1-2 drops of food coloring (optional, for a stronger color)

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Questions? Ask 'em!

Title: i'll give you the worlds
Artist: Bladeofthenebula
Writer: Areiton
Universe: MCU
Rating: M
Work Warnings: A/B/O dynamics, omega rights aren't the greatest
Fic Wordcount: 10976
Summary:

There is a place for you, here. I will bond with you and give you my name and protection. Take the first transport to the border of the Empire. I will arrange transport to Ironside. It will take you ten days, to reach me. I will be waiting for you, Steven.

It's not much. It's a handful of words and a promise and it's on the farside of the galaxy, past the Skrull Empire and into the Rim, the lawless planets that only freighters and pirates patrol. It's the place of people who want to be forgotten, the place of the truly desperate.

Well, he supposes he's that.

Link to BladeoftheNebula's art and Areiton's fic on AO3

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: clone!Jack/clone!Sam
Categories: het, clones, fluff
Warnings: none
Word Count: 7735
Author on DW:

ami_ven
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Clone!Verse - The Complete(ish) Collection

Author's Summary:

The (probably) complete works in my Clone!Verse series, all in one convenient location.

Why This Must Be Read:

I couldn't resist rec'ing this form of Jack O'Neill. It's clone!Jack with a clone!Sam together, starting in high school and going through adulthood. There's even a fun crossover with Warehouse 13 in the middle.

The entire series of ficlets are fluffy and happy. A perfect read when you need a reason to smile and laugh.

I'm going to put my hopes into that 'ish' part of complete-ish because we all need new reasons to smile.

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Title: Tell Me It Gets Easier
Artist: Oluka
Writer: Naivelittleprincess
Universe: MCU
Rating: Gen for art, T for fic
Work Warnings: suicidal thoughts
Fic Wordcount: 5180
Summary:

They can't hear him.

They can't hear his teeth chatter. Or the raspy scratch of his breath. They can't hear his pained whispers.

But he can hear them. He can hear the voices at the other end. The telltale signs of bickering and panic.

He can't decide whether that's a good thing or not.

Or Steve Rogers and his terrible, no good diary of woes. Starting with the cold, ending with Tony Stark.

Link to Oluka's art on Tumblr
Link to Naivelittleprincess' fic on AO3

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Teal'c
Characters: Sam Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill
Pairings: Sam Carter/Daniel Jackson/Teal'c
Categories: Multi, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Warnings: Torture
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: knightshade's Ao3
Link: The Perception of Control

Why This Must Be Read: I'm rarely one to go in for porn-with-plot (When I drink water, I drink water; when I drink whiskey, I drink whiskey), but this fic has a great balance with the whump, angst, and threesome featuring excellent characterization. Told from Carter's POV, the fic features her, Teal'c, and Daniel taken prisoner while Jack has (we hope) escaped.

Teal'c's characterization especially is an absolute treat. It captures his personality well, at one point describing him, "He did everything with such tightly restrained, but visible passion".

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Title: now showing
Artist: jetblackfeeling
Writer: alexcat
Universe: MCU
Rating: Explicit for art and fic
Fic Wordcount: 5571
Summary:

How can a simple malfunction in a building's computer keep two people apart? It can when they're both too stubborn to talk to one another and too embarrassed to take anyone's advice. OR - this is what happens when you accidentally become a porn star to your own friends.

Link to jetblackfeeling's art on AO3
Link to alexcat's fic on AO3

Our prompt for June is favorites! Could be a favorite cookbook, frozen dinner, or lip balm. As long as it's gluten free it qualifies.

To fill this prompt, you can:

Slide into the comments of this post and share a link to a recipe, product, or resource and why you like it.
Write up a favorite recipe and post it to the comm.
Post a review of a related product or cookbook to the comm.
Try someone's recipe and reply to their post (or comment) with any changes you made and how it turned out.

Monthly prompts are only for inspiration and not a requirement. You can post whatever you like to the comm whenever you like as long as it meets the community guidelines.

And, a reminder, you can now tag your own posts!

Here's what's going on in the comments:

Many thanks to

cassiope25,

goddess47, and

mific for all their May recs! We had 12 recs this past month, including my own.

Our reccers for June are:

cassiope25: Rodney McKay

goddess47: Jack O'Neill

mific: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

nuh_s: Teal'c

Reccers, you all have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of the month, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

If you wanted to volunteer for this month and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list - although Shavuos starts tonight and I'm traveling immediately afterwards, so it may take a while for me to respond. :)

It’s June, so let’s look back at May art - we have some new artists here:

ARTIST: cherry-cola-wolfie

RayK, Dief and Fraser

https://www.tumblr.com/cherry-cola-wolfie/784483963908538369

ARTIST: cherubsbarewetass’s sister

The pope is from Chicago

https://www.tumblr.com/cherubsbarewetass/783013578994302976/

ARTIST: dirtyzucchini

Red ships and green ships mug design

https://www.tumblr.com/allofthebeanz/783087189470871552

ARTIST: gjdraws

Fraser in James Allodi’s Mountie costume from Chicago Holiday

https://www.tumblr.com/gjdraws/784158864698441729

Salmon Fraser and RayV for MerMay

https://www.tumblr.com/gjdraws/783632900968022016

Salmon Fraser gets another underwater buddy (RayK)

https://www.tumblr.com/gjdraws/783797734672089088

ARTIST: heart-of-leo

RayV is a supportive best friend

https://www.tumblr.com/the-heart-of-leo/783128153303531520

ARTIST: lookturtles

Dief and Bear and Flower Crowns (fancomic)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65917639

ARTIST: mariemeetsmisery

RayK’s outfits from Burning Down the House

https://www.tumblr.com/mariemeetsmisery/782825679595126784/

RayK’s outfits from Eclipse

https://www.tumblr.com/mariemeetsmisery/783733788751577088/

ARTIST: mekare

Fraser and the alligator (originally posted on AO3 in 2019, but probably new for many)

https://www.tumblr.com/mekare-art/784356748084625408

ARTIST: mortmere

Final chapters 34 to 38 in the dS Stacked Rewatch Art Project (the link goes to Ch. 34, please follow the links to the next chapters from there):

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60089977/chapters/167920105

C6D bonus:

CKR in Star Trek Discovery by mangust5623

https://www.tumblr.com/mangust5623/782621825431699457

Paul Gross pencil drawings by LonVal

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKSwBXMtuIP/

(Thanks to Regina for spotting that last link.I don’t actively look for C6D works to include in these digests, I focus on due South stuff, but when I see something else with our guys, I might as well add it here.)

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, 5+1, (emotional)hurt/comfort, idiots in love
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 2,492
Author's Journal: n/a
Author's Website: dedkake on AO3
Link: on purpose

Author’s summary: The thing is, he hadn’t really meant to say it. Not then. Not there. He hadn’t really ever even thought about it before, not in such specific terms. So, it’s as much of a shock to him as it is to anyone else.

or, Rodney's trying so hard and John just doesn't get it.

Why This Must Be Read: This is such a beautiful story—everyone who’s ever enjoyed a true love read should go for it! It shows us Rodney in a light far removed from his well-known and accepted behavior, revealing his most endearing sides: quiet, loving, cautious, thoughtful, and deeply romantic. You’ll suffer with him as he bears the pain of an oblivious John, who just can’t see the woods for the trees. But you’ll also witness the wonders that true love is capable of—and the happiness, and ultimately, the fulfillment it brings.

The way it’s written—in a kind of reverse 5+1 structure—feels like a countdown, ignition, and finally, lift-off for the rocket of love that is McShep

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Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Title: W Is For Wolf
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 39,932
Tags: male slash, alternate universe-canon divergent, explicit language, explicit suggested sexual content, angst, Christmas

Summary: Dief has a medical problem. Vecchio has a close call. There's a big winter storm. Will Ben and Ray have a great Christmas?

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66072517

Snippet:

″Have you noticed anything different about Dief lately?″

Ben turned from doing the supper dishes and stared at Ray in surprise. ″What?″

″I said have you noticed him being off a little lately.″

″Off?″ Ben dried his hands on the towel and walked over to his partner. ″In what way?″

″Slower, sleeping more, not really eating as much. He’s got a little come-and-go limp on his right front leg, too.″

Ben frowned and came around to sit next to Ray on the sofa. He kept his eyes on his sleeping friend. ″You’ve noticed these things?″

″I was asking you that.″

″To be honest, I’ve been so busy with work lately I’ve not paid that much attention.″

Ray hated to bring it up, but he’d been noticing changes for a while. At first he’d hoped he was just imagining it, but he was pretty sure he wasn’t, not anymore, not after the whole turning down the doughnut situation. Dief never met a treat he wouldn’t eat. ″It’s been going on for a few weeks. I wanted to brush it off, but today when Cheri had a powdered doughnut, he wasn’t even interested. Only ate about half his kibble, too. I’ve never known Furface to turn down food. You think something’s wrong?″

″He’s not said anything.″

″I know he’s not due for his shots, but maybe I should take him to the vet tomorrow.″

″I suppose it couldn’t hurt.″

Ray noted Ben’s worried expression and put his hand on his arm for comfort. ″I’m sure it’s nothing. Maybe he just needs a tonic or something. He’s getting older.″

″I hope that’s the case, but it could be something serious. I should’ve been paying closer attention.″

″Like you said, you’ve been busy. It’s getting closer to Christmas. Things get hectic for cops this time of year.″

″You’ve been busy, too, Ray.″

″I know. I’ll call the vet first thing tomorrow morning and take him in. I’m sure it’s nothing big. Maybe he ate a bad rabbit or vole or something just as disgusting.″

″Perhaps.″

″Don’t worry about it. I shouldn’t have said anything.″

″No, I’m glad you did.″ Ben got up and stooped beside Dief and petted his head several times. It was their regular signal to go out for their nightly walk. The animal opened its eyes, but instead of getting up, Dief only snuffled softly before closing his eyes again.

His expression darkened and Ben took the time to run his hand slowly over Dief’s back, along his sides, then under his belly and his over neck. His hand stopped right at where the right leg met his chest. ″There’s a lump here.″

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Current Music: "Christmas Song" Nat King Cole

Title: Homosexual Tendencies
Artist: ABrighterDarkness
Writer: kianisabitch
Universe: MCU
Rating: Explicit
Work Warnings: non descriptive self-harm
Fic Wordcount: 10221 words
Summary:

The very first time Steve Rogers saw two men kiss, two twenty somethings at a coffee shop he was frequenting for an Avenger's Community outreach appearance, he excused himself to the bathroom, got down on his knees right there on the cracked linoleum floor of the farthest stall to the left and vomited up his entire breakfast on the spot.

He gagged over the public toilet, vomiting until he was only able to bring up bile mixed with little specks of blood, as he tried desperately to screw his eyes shut tightly- refusing to let any tears fall.

OR

Tony thinks Steve is a homophobe, but it turns out he really just hates himself.

Link to ABrighterDarkness's art and kianisabitch's fic on AO3

Title: Time Stood Still
Artist: Laidraws
Writer: ABrighterDarkness
Universe: MCU
Rating: T
Fic Wordcount: 13463
Summary:

“What would you do if you didn’t have to return?”

Tony’s eyes were closed against the late-Summer sun, far more relaxed than he could recall ever being as they laid in the deep grass beneath the trees. The easy contentment, the relaxation was a common thread running through his time in this strange place.

Even still, he had to smile.

That question, yet again.

Link to Laidraw's art on tumbr
Link to ABrighterDarkness' fic on AO3

This Honey Cornbread from Minimalist Baker is very easy to put together and bakes up tender, fluffy, and sweet. The honey flavor really comes through, so be sure to use one you like. It was nice next to some chili, but it was also fantastic under some strawberries as a dessert.

I used Trader Joe's unsweetened almond/cashew/macadamia milk, avocado oil, Bob's Red Mill medium grind cornmeal, and Minimalist Baker's GF flour mix, which is something you can just throw together yourself. I used math and made just enough for this recipe.

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Minor characters
Characters: Dr. Biro/John Sheppard
Categories: F/M
Words: 16,752
Content notes: no archive warnings apply. From the author's notes - "This story contains a kitchen sink's worth of kinks, including: cybersex, D/s, bondage, assplay, pervertibles, mirrors, slings, rimming, autofellatio, and pegging."
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: trophic on AO3
Link: Full Disclosure on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This romance is set in an Atlantis where clever programmers have created a virtual environment where people can hook up via avatars, and where Biro (Valerie) and Sheppard (Dec) have an enjoyable dom/sub relationship. Biro is a quirky and funny dominatrix, still her somewhat geeky, socially anxious self from canon, but able to use the VE in deliciously creative ways which Dec very much appreciates. The story's well structured with Valerie and Dec initially anonymous, then having to navigate Biro finding out Dec's RL identity and dealing with the consequences, including whether or not their relationship can work in the real world. There are some interesting explorations of self-image, with Sheppard's inner self way more geeky and uncool than his public persona. A fun read - hot as hell and remarkably charming.

( snippet of fic )

Fandom: The Pitt
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Dr. Mel King
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: hatepotion on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: Very nice portraits of Mel King that capture her personality well. Love the bear!
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Camera Obscura (by Mandysbitch) (Explicit)

Hera by uncertified-disaster (SFW)

Seasons of Fandom- Now Open To New Members!

Thursday Recs

Recipe: Strawberry (vegan) Buttercream Frosting

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2025: Team Justice

Clone!Verse - The Complete(ish) Collection, by ami-ven (G)

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2025: Team Heroic

The Perception of Control, by knightshade (E)

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2025: Team Oath

Prompt: Favorites

June reccers

Monthly dS Art Digest (May 2025)

on purpose by dedkake (T)

DS Story: W Is For Wolf

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2025: Team Breakout

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2025: Team Avenger

Recipe: Honey Cornbread from Minimalist Baker

Full Disclosure (by trophic) (E)

the internet's favorite resident doctor by hatepotion (SFW)

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