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nightonficmountain was revealed, and I just realized I forgot posting about the delightful fic I got:

Sometimes Words Aren't the Right Words to Say by mistynights
Fandom: The Gardener's Hand - Felicia Davin
1.6k, Alizhan/Ev/Thiyo, post-canon fluff
Summary: For the longest of times, things aren’t easy for Alizhan, Ev and Thiyo. Luckily, they can all count on the other two being there for them.

First "Gardener's Hand" fic on the Archive, it was about time, and it's lovely :)


The fic I wrote:
Choosing to Swim (The Tensorate Series - J.Y. Yang)
1.6k, Akeha&Mokoya, gen
Summary: Akeha and Mokoya returned to the palace together, but one day their paths will diverge.

Set during their childhood, I wrote this as fix-it (though of course who knows how things will develop.) I tried not to make Akeha seem OOC even as I made the come to a realization they somehow didn't have in canon for nine more years (HOW - must be the strong power of denial.)

Good things: my skiing vacation last week was great! And today classes started again, and I look forward to them. Pretty much entirely civil law this semester, should be interesting. And I have a job interview on Friday, let's see how that goes. (I think I'm most nervous about what to wear. Bah, dress codes.)

I have to plan a bank heist for the next D&D session – I thought it would happen last session and I would just have to improvise it, but I forgot rule 4 of DMing: everything takes longer than you think it will (except when the party finds a shortcut you never thought of.)
(Rule 1: You make the rules.
Rule 2: Expect your party to do the unexpected.
Rule 3: Improvise improvise improvise.)
So now I actually have to plan out a bank heist. Uh. I'm tempted to just come up with security measures and let the party at it, they'd enjoy a battle with the security golem, but I should probably come up with possible escape routes too…

I didn't have my laptop at my grandparents' and I didn't download many fics, so I read a lot of books, which was great. I'm waiting for a few sequels to be available at the library, but I finished reading the The Gardener's Hand series by Felicia Davin and enjoyed it a lot. Interesting worldbuilding, a decent plot with some nice h/c moments, good characters that are also diverse (more mysteriously helpful librarians in wheelchairs please), and especially so many queer characters and relationships, wonderful. ( Spoilers ) The writing style wasn't my favorite, too, hm, blunt for my taste, but it didn't really bother me much either.

Next on my reading list: Finishing the Old Kingdom books, and then (when available) the Echoes of the Fall series.