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Work's been interesting! And kinda exhausting, too. My favourite co-worker is leaving us, which sucks. Here's hoping we can stay in contact *fingers crossed* I'm taking over her case, which... is definitely part of the reason she's leaving (even if she says it's not, it's obviously a stress factor), it's a hard case. And the case is also getting kicked out for lack of cooperation and inappropriate behaviour. So that's been a lot of fun meetings! Which will continue into next week, OTL. But it's interesting to see how I can rise to the challenge? Like, it's sapping me of energy, sure, but I'm also handling it really well (my boss even said so!) Not that I thought I couldn't exactly, but it's one think to imagine vs actually experiencing.

It's also fascinating to see—we got a new kid to reunite with their parents, and most of the other kids here are in the same age range. I'm going to get a very skewed impression of child development working here, they're all pretty behind. So the new kid being at a normal stage for her age was a bit of a shock and wake-up call ^^

Watching

Really having fun with trobadora rewatching the series Grimm (TV)! Juliette is definitely my blorbo, although I love all the characters. I've already started on my first fic for this show :'D We're in early season 2 and I remember a surprising lot. I'm raising my estimate that I originally watched at least some of early season 3, too ^^

The Guardian rewatch continues to be fun, too! I've managed to join the discord rewatch group a couple times now and will join again tomorrow. I'm behind on notes taking, though, I had to focus on exchange writing and other life stuff. Looking forward to picking it back up when work hopefully calms down.

Exchanges

Speaking of exchanges... I've signed up for fandomgiftbasket here! I'm requesting Art/Graphics/Meta/Fic/Fanvids for two kpop music videos (Dreamcatcher's Deja Vu, and Loona's love4eva). The first is high fantasy with lesbians & betrayal, the second is four girls in a boarding school setting (and possibly also betrayal lol. Drama! *jazz hands*). I'm also asking for the fandoms Dimension 20 - A Crown of Candy, specifically stuff that centers the Rocks Family, the above mentioned Grimm (TV), and Granting You A Dreamlike Life, my beloved trash cdrama :3 who doesn't want some badass and bloody Luo Fusheng in their life?

Since Wishlist is happening soon, I opted out of adding Guardian to my basket.

I'm also nominating like crazy for the Five Figure Fanworks exchange (fffx) in the hopes of participating. One 10k fic or two 5k fics seems doable, as long as someone signs up with a fandom/prompts I can write <3

Also! I got an incredible gift for fandom5k, I'm really looking forward to finding out who wrote for me :D

Title: Honey, you're familiar
Fandom: Nirvana in Fire
Ship: Mei Changsu | Lin Shu/Mu Nihuang/Xiao Jingyan
Tags: canon divergence, fix-it, minor h/c, arranged marriage
Summary: And in they walk: Jingrui with his city manner and his Jianghu style, Yujin with his refined clothes and his broad-faced grin. And behind them walks Lin Shu-gege.

Nihuang blinks. The man is at once unrecognisable and evident. There is nothing about Lin Shu-gege in his face, in his gait, in his height, and yet Nihuang knows him. Deep in her soul, she knows him. The boy she played with, the teenager she flirted with, the man she loved. He could not be Lin Shu-gege, because he was nothing like him and Lin Shu-gege was dead. He could not be anyone else.

*

“Who are you?” he demands.

And then xiao-Shu stands up and looks him in the eyes.

It is nothing. A trick of the light. Jingyan has run into xiao-Shu in the face of strangers hundreds of times. He’s been a ghost turning a corner, just out of reach.

And yet… And yet. Those ghosts who had not been xiao-Shu had had a familiar angle to their jawline. A familiar curve to their nose. A familiar joy in their smile.

This man has none of these. He simply is.

It's an absolutely amazing mix of my prompts an I love it!💖 It has Mu Nihuang and Xiao Jingyan recognising Mei Changsu as Lin Shu, yet playing along with his secret identity shenanigans and working to keep him safe. It's a nice reversal of the canon, and the author *nailed* the character voices, especially Mu Nihuang. Go check it out! It's so worth it 💖