A lot of the writing/character development/world building/putting characters in situations/overall inspiration I get is from the music I listen to. Sometimes, as practice, I write one-shots based on a song - I find it helps me get out of a writer’s block funk.
And I, @purpleasters-inseptember, want to help support other fic writers by sharing songs that will hopefully inspire your works!
Please give me as much detail as possible about what you’re writing about so I can send you the best song possible.
I am open to sending music to writers who are working on pieces that are a part of fandoms/media that I’m not familiar with - that’s where giving me details is important.
While I do not require you to give me any credit or mention in your work, I would love to be sent your work so I can read it. ☺️
I also have a public fandom Spotify account with playlists based on theme/scene. Please note it will be a forever work in progress, and I will be adding songs as I go along. If you have a song request to add to any of the playlists or have an idea for one, please let me know!
Looking at what national news outlets are up to right now, one might not realize a whole major US metropolitan area is, you know, sort of under attack by paramilitary forces. Wild.
im sorry the What is being What now???
While it’s not going unreported entirely, what’s been happening in Minnesota and in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in particular since Renee Good was murdered is not getting the attention it should be.
There are already 2000 gangsters from DHS deployed, and “hundreds” or “1000” more are on the way, depending on which Trumpland person you ask. As a point of reference, the Twin Cities’ actual police total just under 1200 (600 in Minneapolis and 590 in Saint Paul according to the depts’ sites).
The feds there are more or less attacking people at random. They’ve gone door-to-door for “citizenship checks” (completely illegal). They’ve knocked doors down when residents haven’t complied (obviously also completely illegal). In addition to abducting and brutalizing the immigrants they come across during their rampages, they’ve done the same to US citizens of color and are also harassing, stalking and physically attacking observers.
Below are some videos from observers. I’m linking to Bluesky because that’s where I saw them, though many are originally from/also available elsewhere. I apologize for the rancid formatting below but it was the best I could do quickly-ish. The images are previews; click the links in the timestamps to watch.
Dumb Meg (@dmbmeg.bsky.social) Jan 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM(You need to be logged in to see this—while it’s unclear what happened to the victim in this one, there’s no reported death so far; CW for heightened violence)
Dom Ervolina (@dominicervolina.com) Jan 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM(You need to be logged in to see this)
every day I learn bot comments on ao3 are stooping lower and lower
anyway if you get a comment like this, chances are that they are bot and their goal is to do whatever it takes to get you to delete your work, most certainly (from what I’ve heard) it’s because they want to “safely” steal your work, use it to train their ai without you being able to rightfully claim ownership of your work since “there’s no proof that the work was stolen/was posted elsewhere first by you” because the original source has already been deleted.
report their comments to ao3 for spam—in this case, specifically, I think you may be able to report them for harassment too—and don’t pay attention to them, most importantly don’t delete your works, don’t feel discouraged by their comments. remember that they are bots and they mass comment something like this on people’s works at random to get people to delete their works. (or even if they’re not bot, they are still pathetic bullies who don’t deserve your time or attention.)
This has already technically been announced but new year new yuri so we’re making it totally official 🪻✨
For those not in the know, the femslash big bang is a multi-fandom big bang event that focuses on getting creators (artists and writers) to make more femslash works! Beginning in 2014, taking an accidentally too long hiatus between 2018 to 2024, the Femslash Big Bang is back again for our SIXTH big bang.
It’s a labour of love of the game (yuri) and a desire to see more fannish works that are femslash-centric. Please come join us for another fun year of femslash!
Sign ups open on Saturday the 10th of January 2026
We also do prompt-based monthly challenges happening during the year, along with a few rollover weeks for those who may have missed out on a monthly challenge or want another go at an old prompt.
Rating: Explicit Content Warnings: Please see the work for complete warnings. Fandom(s): Dragon Age: Inquisition Major Pairing(s)/Character(s): Female Trevelyan/Cullen Rutherford
Nine years after her disastrous debut, Yali Trevelyan is forced back to the city where it all went wrong, Val Royeaux.
While chaperoning her younger cousin, Yali has a single goal—do not let the same scandals that ruined her hurt her cousin. But when she meets the awkward yet handsome Captain Rutherford, she’s disarmed. Drawn together despite all the reasons they should stay apart, will the two finally put aside their duties for love?
Written by: Nebulous_Bounds_of_Bad_Taste Illustrated by: starsabounded
Rating: Explicit Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Illness, Religious Trauma Fandom(s): Dragon Age: Inquisition Major Pairing(s)/Character(s): Cullen Rutherford/Female Lavellan
It should have been over. Corypheus was gone. Defeated. Vivienne was the new Divine and would be settling into her new role soon. But, when Cullen collapses in the war room, Faelyn Lavellan has to face a beast she cannot fight.
An examination of love, grief, and inter-faith relationships.
