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Di talks about science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction on her Booktube channel BookishDi and is one of the founders of the SFF book and fandom discussion show Stitch & Bitch. She can be found on BlueSky talking about books, politics, and women's sports.

On Wednesday, April 16, the UK Supreme Court issued a ruling on the legal definition of “woman” that excluded trans women. This case challenging the Equality Act was funded in large part by JK Rowling, and she celebrated the ruling with a series of disgusting, transphobic tweets. This is just her latest action to stigmatize trans women and destroy their ability to exist in public life in the UK. Coincidentally, the same day, UK based subscription box Illumicrate announced a special edition of the upcoming book, Rose in Chains by Julie Soto. This novel is based off of her hit Draco/Hermione fanfic, "The Auction", the premise of which is Voldermort winning the war and Hermione being sold into sexual slavery to Draco Malfoy. But don’t worry, he’s a good fascist and treats her well enough that she’s willing to defend the nice Nazis (I mean Death Eaters) when their actions come to trial. Plot points and names that directly identify it as HP have been changed for the trad pub release, but at its core it is still Harry Potter fanfiction.

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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen. Steve the Wraith, Original male character, John Sheppard
Rating: Mature
Length: 1801
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Second person POV
Creator Links: frostfire on AO3
Theme: Outsider POV, genfic

Summary: More issues, Steve's and others'.

Reccer's Notes: This is told from the POV of a young Marine, on guard outside Steve the Wraith's cell on Atlantis. He battles with the pressure Steve puts on his mind and senses, made worse by possible unresolved issues from his past. Then Sheppard visits and comprehensively distracts the Wraith, and things change. An interesting perspective and character study, and I liked the second person POV which made it more immediate, being inside the guy's thoughts.

Fanwork Links: Predatory

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The regular weekly post for us to talk about any and all of our thoughts about the week's new releases:

Chuu - Only Cry in the Rain
Kai - Wait On Me
TWS - 마음 따라 뛰는 건 멋지지 않아?
&TEAM - Go in Blind (Japan)
Onew - Mad
Hebi (debut)
Yoo Heedo - NADU
Niel
VVS - Tea (debut)
Kisu - Face&Pace
Kwon Jieun - I'm in Love
KJGRL (Japan)
Ha Hyunsang - 고양이
Lucy - 잠깨 / 하마
Younite - Rock Steady
Ten - Silence (Japan)
Cheeze - 그렇게 됐어 (feat. Young K (DAY6))
Burvey - 아에이오우
Kwon Jinah - 재회 / 놓아줘 / Love & Hate
Loveone - Drama Queen
Dokyun - Light on Me

New MVs are also added to an ongoing youtube playlist.

Last week's MVs: 14 April

Feel free to add new comments in the replies for songs/MVs we missed.

[ Rec Something Wednesday | WIP Wednesday | Monthly General Chat | Comment Fest]

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Welcome aboard for this week's chapters of our Guardian readalong!

Here are last week's chapters. You can find all previous discussions on the schedule post (vol. 1 part 1, vol. 1 part 2, vol. 2), or via the !readalong tag.

This week's chapters:

Chapter 17: Chu Shuzhi is freed of the merit shackles; Zhao Yunlan catches up with the Emissary at Kunlun Mountain and takes everyone to the peak, Daqing transforms into human shape, and Shen Wei and Ghost Face battle, and the Merit Brush makes an appearance.

Chapter 18: Shen Wei returns Daqing home, Zhao Yunlan talks to his father, and Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei have sex for the first time. Zhao Yunlan is unwell in the aftermath.

The corresponding part in the Chinese version on JJWXC/the fan translation starts with the last third of chapter 71 and goes up to the end of chapter 75.

Excerpts:

( 1) At the foot of Kunlun Mountain )

( 2) Shen Wei's greed )

( 3) Shen Wei vs. Ghost Face )

( 4) Zhao Yunlan and his father )

( 5) Zhao Yunlan vs. Shen Wei's plans )

Questions:

How did you like the battle between Shen Wei and Ghost Face? How cool is it to see Daqing change shape? What do you think about Zhao Yunlan's relationship with his father? Any thoughts about the parallels in the drama? Do you like how Weilan's first time turned out? How would you have liked it to go, if not like this?

And the big one: I understand exactly nothing of what happens on Kunlun Mountain, or what's going on with Zhao Yunlan afterwards. Help?

(As usual, these are just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like!)

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Fandom: Chen Qing Ling, Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; M/M (background Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian); Cloud Recesses Rabbits, Lan Yi, Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 432
Content Notes: Corporal Punishment (referenced); written in Russian; written for WTF Modao Zushi 2022 (fandom_Wei_Wuxian_and_Co).
Creator Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Drama, Animal Death, Crack, fairy tale, Fluff, Rabbits, WTF | Winter Temporary Fandom Kombat 2022, WTF | Winter Temporary Fandom Kombat, Don't copy to another site
Creator Links: (AO3):

kasmunaut
Theme: Outsider POV, Animals, Cultural Differences, Folklore & Fairytales

Summary: И кролики могут быть верными. (And rabbits can be true.)

Author’s Notes: АУ: дорамоверс, вансяни вынесли кроликов из пещеры. (AU: Dramaverse, Wangxian brought the rabbits out of the cave.)

Беты noface и mummi. (Betas

noface and mummi.)

Reccer's Notes: The POV character of this Russian-language fic is one of Lan Yi’s white spiritual rabbits—who, taken into the sunlit green world, suddenly has to adjust to not only a custody transfer but an alien habitat and way of life. This story alludes to the fairytales of the Snow Maiden and the rabbit who saved the Buddha, so be prepared for a similar tale of self-sacrificial devotion.

(And yes, the author addresses the question of how the rabbits subsisted in the ice cave—something a lot of Chen Qing Ling viewers had been wondering.)

Fanwork Links: Песенка льда и пламени (A Song of Ice and Fire), by

kasmunaut for WTF Modao Zushi 2022 (fandom_Wei_Wuxian_and_Co)

Current Mood: melancholy

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Fandom: Daomu Biji
Pairings/Characters: F/M; Yin Xinyue/Zhang Qishan; Yin Xinyue, Zhang Qishan, Tanaka Ryoko (DMBJ Series), Wu Xie, Employee Da Wei (OC), Er Yue Hong, Zhang Qiling, Huo Xiangu, OC Narrator
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 2,028
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, monsters (see Creator Tags), canon-typical monstrous transformation, in-universe RPF, in-universe genderswitch fic
Creator Tags: Art, vintage, Digital Collage, Dubious Historical Research, Ghost Moths (DMBJ Series), Blood Zombies (DMBJ Series), Black Snake Zombies (DMBJ Series), Hei Feizi, Snakes, Hydra Cypress (DMBJ Series)
Creator Links: (AO3):

Thimblerig; (Tumblr):

thelaithlyworm
Theme: Outsider POV, Fanart, Historical Settings, In-Universe Lore, Research, Worldbuilding

Summary: So, yeah, I was rummaging through a box of photos that my gran had, and you'll never guess who was in some kind of official publicity still. Fo-ye! That guy was a looker.

I digitised it to share, and I've scrounged up a few more. I Am Engaging In History, so proud!

Author’s Notes:: // I futzed around with some screenshots and publicity stills to make them look 'vintage'. Not very deep, but hella fun.

// Images free to share, use, or remix, no credit required. (But if you do credit, please include the Pixabay source data as well.)

// Bon appetit.

Reccer's Notes: A 21st-century amateur history buff, rummaging through time-faded family scrapbooks, newspapers, magazines, and memorabilia, unearths a century’s wealth of photos, gossip, and pop culture about the great families of the Nine Gates (discovering in the process that, in Jess Nevins’ words, research is fractal.)

Fanwork Links: [ART] DMBJ Family Photos, by

thimblerig.

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fancake

Fandom: History
Pairings/Characters: Gen; OCs
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 2,055
Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Supporting Character Deaths
Creator Links: (Tumblr):

gallusrostromegalus; (Dreamwidth):

gallusrostromegalus;
(Bluesky):

cryptidchicken
Theme: Outsider POV, Cultural Differences, Historical Settings, Tumblr Fic, Worldbuilding

Summary: A starving forager in the North Atlantic in the early 20th century is saved by the Heavens’ miraculous bounty.

Reccer's Notes:
I’m not gonna spoil this. Suffice to say that Gallusrostromegalus is a nature geek and a consummate storyteller with a twisted sense of humor, and every one of those attributes is on display here.

Fanwork Links: A Miracle In The Night, by

gallusrostromegalus.

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Fandom: The Old Guard
Pairings: None
Characters: Joe, OC
Rating: Gen
Length: 2,100 words
Creator Links:

watchdabirdie
Theme: Outsider POV, Family, Characters of color

Summary: There was a man in the park watching her. She had seen him before, exactly a year before. His clothing was different, and he wore a hat this time. But the dark brown of his curls was the same. The bittersweet smile framed with a well kept beard was the same. And his eyes held the same fondness in their dark depths. Najid was not scared of the man who watched her. For she knew it was not her those sad eyes lingered on. It was her son.

Reccer's Notes: Nostalgic and sweet, as Joe is cast as a small family's personal djinn. I can't say any more without spoiling it. Author recommends that you read "à la mémoire des pères" first (linked at top of story), but I think it works well without that, with the mystery unfolding slowly (but realization comes by the end).

Content Notes: None

Fanwork Links: On Sparrows Wings, by watchdabirdie at AO3

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fancake

Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairings: OC/OC
Characters: Blair Sandburg, OCs
Rating: Gen
Length: 3,400 words
Creator Links:

Dolimir
Theme: Outsider POV, Friendship, Pre-AO3 works

Summary: Blair, from a completely different set of eyes.

Reccer's Notes: This story is sweet, and gentle, and absolutely charming. It shows us how other people at the University -- specifically the secretary of the Anthro dept -- see Blair. (As might be expected, she adores him.) This story is a fave from many years ago; I hope you enjoy it.

Content Notes: None

Fanwork Links: Through Another's Eyes by Dolimir at AO3.

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Sidetracks is a collaborative project featuring various essays, videos, reviews, or other Internet content that we want to share with each other. All past and current links for the Sidetracks project can be found in our Sidetracks tag. You can also support Sidetracks and our other work on Patreon.

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fancake

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen. John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne
Rating: Gen
Length: ~7000
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings apply
Creator Links: Sholio on AO3, Sholio's website with more SGA fic, almost_clara on Dreamwidth
Theme: Outsider POV, Team as family, Friendship, Action/adventure

Summary: Radek struggles, sometimes, with the feeling that he's an outsider to the closeness that Sheppard's team share. Offworld rescue missions tend to put things in perspective, though.

Reccer's Notes: Written for the SGA Reversebang, this is an interesting story by Sholio about Radek observing Rodney's team, at first a little wistfully, but later deciding he's happier in the Science Department without those intense bonds and all they imply, especially after a dangerous rescue mission offworld. Excellent writing, and gorgeous art by almost_clara.

Fanwork Links: Peripheral

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paradisediner

The Boyz
Salty: 10 votes
Ain't Salty: 9 votes
Result: still seems pretty confused

STAYC
ASAP: 15 votes
Slow Down: 4 votes
Result: no confusion at all

Stray Kids
Question: 11 votes
Who? 4 votes
Why? 2 votes
Result: unquestioned

Day6
Not Fine 12 votes
I'm Fine 6 votes
Result: Is everyone ok

Thanks for voting!

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sid_guardian

The Envoy extends the hand of friendship to Chu Shuzhi.

( more pics behind the cut )

Poll #32991 Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 17

View Respondents

Best Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei moment

View Answers

first rendezvous in the park with the Envoy (ep 2)
6 (35.3%)

interrogating Professor Shen (ep 4)
1 (5.9%)

second rendezvous in the park with the Envoy (ep 4)
4 (23.5%)

Chu Shuzhi awkwardly delivering Zhao Yunlan's banner (ep 6)
2 (11.8%)

post-Envoy reveal, "I will support you unconditionally" (ep 21)
13 (76.5%)

the Envoy rescuing Chu Shuzhi from the Regent (backstory) (ep 36)
4 (23.5%)

other
1 (5.9%)

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fancake

Poll #32989 round 174 theme poll

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 106

Pick the next theme of fancake:

Angst with a Happy Ending
49 (46.2%)

Sunshine & Grumpy
32 (30.2%)

They Fight Crime!
25 (23.6%)

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Title: Knock Knock by

sabinelagrande
Reader:

blackglass
Bingo Square(s): read drunkenly, using a cheat to swap in "whisper" for "incorporate verbal effects"
Fandom: Critical Role
Pairing: Percy/Vex
Length: 7:12
Summary: What's behind door number one?
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply

Link to Podfic: At AO3

Title: all the world's a stage by

Ffwydriad
Reader:

blackglass
Bingo Square(s): nonlinear story, monthly shape challenge
Fandom: Critical Role
Pairing: None, gen
Length: 5:59
Summary: he fucking hates the theatre.
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply

Link to Podfic: At AO3

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As we watch the United States get rocked by authoritarian weirdos and must weather the consequences of their dire decisions, I've been thinking a lot about apocalypses.

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Less Than 10 Minutes Long So Soft, Our Love	Slur/Mumble I have done nothing wrong, ever	Moaning/Panting Sprint	Use Protection/Filters Tausend Blicke	Restrained jeux sans frontières
Incorporate Sound Effects Four Deaths at a Funeral	Read A Friend’s Fic Dare Me to Tell You the Truth	Altered States you have to keep working	Stimulation Unraveling	Record on location Sprint
Read a Fic Cold What a Lady, What a Night	First Time Unraveling	FREE SPACE Clean Rooms and Dirty Light	Ace/Aro Character Preservation's First Survey Solicitor	Unfamiliar Fandom What a Lady, What a Night
Read Animatedly north to the ocean, hotter than the sun by	Repod Cold this is how you loop the time war	Wild Card north to the ocean, hotter than the sun by	Naked Unraveling	New Kink Unraveling
Read Slowly (for you) Four Deaths at a Funeral	Gossip Fever Dream	Record Original Fic Tenderly	Non-traditional source text Dare Me to Tell You the Truth	Record in Bed Tenderly

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Title: this is how you loop the time war by

olive2read
Reader:

wilfriede0815
Bingo Square(s): Repod Cold
Fandom: Edge of Tomorrow
Relationship: William Cage & Rita Vrataski
Length: 48:28
Summary: What if you were stuck in someone else's time loop? Or: the movie, told from Rita's POV
Link to Podfic: On AO3

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helloladies in ladybusiness - Guest Post: How Illumicrate’s Platforming of "Rose in Chains" Betrays Their Values
mific in fancake - SGA: Predatory by Frostfire
paradisedinermod in paradisediner - New Music Monday - 21 April 2025
trobadora in sid_guardian - Guardian Readalong: Vol. 2, Chapters 17 & 18
full_metal_ox in fancake - Chen Qing Ling: Песенка льда и пламени (A Song of Ice and Fire), by kasmunaut.
full_metal_ox in fancake - Daomu Biji: [ART] DMBJ Family Photos, by Thimblerig.
full_metal_ox in fancake - History Fic: A Miracle In The Night, by Gallusrostromegalus.
starwatcher in fancake - Old Guard: On Sparrows Wings, by watchdabirdie
starwatcher in fancake - Sentinel: Through Another's Eyes by Dolimir
helloladies in ladybusiness - Sidetracks - April 17, 2025
runpunkrun in fancake - Theme Reminder: Outsider POV
mific in fancake - SGA: Peripheral by Sholio (and art by almost_clara)
paradisedinermod in paradisediner - POLL RESULTS: less confused groups?
china_shop in sid_guardian - Picspam and poll: Best Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei moment
runpunkrun in fancake - Round 174 Theme Poll
xdiorix in podfic_bingo - [Critical Role] 2 podfics
renay in ladybusiness - Let's Get Literate! A Soft Apocalypse
garryowen in fancake - Star Trek TOS: Turbo Tale by Jesmihr
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