Wu Lei Picspam: the Young and Sporty look
Apr. 11th, 2026 10:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tinnyMy Wu Lei pictures collection has grown to over 1300 pictures now, and I still haven't finished The Long Ballad (which would be the next picspam), here's another one to tide us over: here are the pics in which he looks young (not too young *cough*) and sporty.
Other Wu Lei picspams so far: The Elf Look, Nothing But You, Amidst a Snowstorm of Love
All 35 pics separately downloadable in full size from this gallery: https://postimg.cc/gallery/867RWFN
or in one zip file here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ubmgz8dxvisgugp/wulei_picspam_sporty.zip
Enjoy!
Playing tennis with Roger Federer
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A selection of 15 icons I've made from these (and related) sporty pics:
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Other Wu Lei picspams so far: The Elf Look, Nothing But You, Amidst a Snowstorm of Love
All 35 pics separately downloadable in full size from this gallery: https://postimg.cc/gallery/867RWFN
or in one zip file here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ubmgz8dxvisgugp/wulei_picspam_sporty.zip
Enjoy!
Playing tennis with Roger Federer
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A selection of 15 icons I've made from these (and related) sporty pics:
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Writing original work
Apr. 11th, 2026 09:28 amovermoreFor the first time in maybe a decade, I have decided to write original work. For the most of my writing journey, I’ve mostly been writing fan fiction, which requires different way of writing compared to original fiction. While my skill has improved over the years, most of it came from writing fan fiction, a medium that requires a different type of writing. The reader already knows the characters they’re reading about, and even if put in a different setting than the original, one can recognize the characters even with certain details changed.
Original fiction is a different beast. It requires more work if you want things to be understandable from a world point of view, including building characters from ground up. The reader doesn’t know them, they have to meet them through the book as time goes on.
When I was a kid, I always dreamed of having a book set in a fantasy setting or something more medieval, since some of my favourite settings were like that. I adored the BBC Merlin TV show and one of my favourite movies were Lord of the rings, and later on the Hobbit, of which I also read the book in middle school. I also liked the Narnia movies, so most of the things I enjoyed I also wanted to create. So looking at it now, it is funny that the things I am writing is grounded in reality, in a time period not too far away from today.
Another task that I have on myself is writing this in my native language. For over a decade, I’ve been writing fan fiction in English, for the simple reason that people who were going to read this would do so in English, not in a small Balkan language most of the world doesn’t know. While I’ve done my fair share of papers and other non-fiction writing for the sake of studying, doing so for fiction felt awkward for the first few paragraphs. After so long of writing in English, I forgot that my own language is not even that bad to write in. Maybe because this is original fiction and not fan fiction.
My point with all of this? I’m happy I finally got to write this. The idea itself has been on my mind for a couple of months, and I’m glad I’m not putting it into reality. I have no idea when this will be done, it might take years, it might take a few months, but I’m getting there. This isn’t the only thing I’m writing at the end of the day.
So far so good. I’m happy with how this is going.
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Apr. 10th, 2026 08:12 pmkallowayA long weekend, since I will be helping my father with things on Sunday.
Through no fault of its own, Lord of Heroes will be shutting down in the near future. The developers put all their money and LoH's money into developing a game that went straight into development hell and then tanked upon release, bankrupting the entire company. It's the kind of ultra-grindy Korean gacha that has a really good story, but I never got more than halfway because the grindwalls are real. OG Shadowverse is also shutting down but at this point that'll mostly be reclaimed space on my phone. I just cannot brain card games.
Probably going to bounce in and out of both Ever Crisis and Dissidia. That'll put me down to ~7 phone games. I guess Eternal, Last Cloudia, and Seven Knights will be my mains. Still need to get back to playing FFVII on Switch; I'm right before Wutai, which I've never actually played through, and feel like I need to put a little more effort into it. ^^;;
Picked up my new glasses, which are baby's first progressives and so far they're okay? I haven't quite figured out the proper angle to look at some things but I'll get there.
Should have the blue Estailev finished up tonight. Then, jokingly, I'm going to build like 10 HGs. But maybe. Definitely time for a few smaller things.
Through no fault of its own, Lord of Heroes will be shutting down in the near future. The developers put all their money and LoH's money into developing a game that went straight into development hell and then tanked upon release, bankrupting the entire company. It's the kind of ultra-grindy Korean gacha that has a really good story, but I never got more than halfway because the grindwalls are real. OG Shadowverse is also shutting down but at this point that'll mostly be reclaimed space on my phone. I just cannot brain card games.
Probably going to bounce in and out of both Ever Crisis and Dissidia. That'll put me down to ~7 phone games. I guess Eternal, Last Cloudia, and Seven Knights will be my mains. Still need to get back to playing FFVII on Switch; I'm right before Wutai, which I've never actually played through, and feel like I need to put a little more effort into it. ^^;;
Picked up my new glasses, which are baby's first progressives and so far they're okay? I haven't quite figured out the proper angle to look at some things but I'll get there.
Should have the blue Estailev finished up tonight. Then, jokingly, I'm going to build like 10 HGs. But maybe. Definitely time for a few smaller things.
Friday Five
Apr. 10th, 2026 04:15 pmpebbleinalake![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
thefridayfive questions for 4/10/261. What was the last book you read (or are currently reading)?
"First Degree" by David Rosenfelt (part of the Andy Carpenter mystery series)
2. What was the last movie you watched?
Project Hail Mary! Very obsessed with this movie. Going to see it for the fourth time this weekend lol.
3. What television series are you currently watching?
Currently introducing my roommate to Star Trek. We're watching random episodes from TNG, ENT, and TOS. Still trying to convince her to give VOY a chance.
4. What are some of your favorite blogs or communities online?
I have a lot of love for the indie web community. Most of the people I've met in those spaces are very passionate and dedicated to the hobby. It's always fun to see people sharing the new tips/tricks they've figured out.
5. What social media do you belong to and check often?
A few weeks ago, I would have said tumblr. It's the only social media site I belong to. But I've taken a step back from that site for a little while to recharge and get away from some of the fandom toxicity I'd been seeing. So at the moment I don't really have a social media account to check on.
it's not that they're bad but they just have a solid 5/10-6/10 discography
Apr. 9th, 2026 11:25 pmstardust_rifleresearch for the mamogya fanlore article is going down some dark places, a word which here means that m thought "good god if you're going to be cutting yourself for a bandman and @ -ing him the pics please at least pick one that makes good music" while collecting primary sources
23 Nothing But You icons for ships20in20
Apr. 9th, 2026 10:29 pmtinnyAnother Nothing But You set for round 6 at ships20in20! Enjoy!
Teasers:
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I'm happy to receive all kind of comments, including concrit! All icons shareable. Credit for brushes and textures I use can be found here in my resource post.
Previous icon posts:
ships20in20! Enjoy!Teasers:
( 20+3 icons )
I'm happy to receive all kind of comments, including concrit! All icons shareable. Credit for brushes and textures I use can be found here in my resource post.
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Apr. 9th, 2026 02:32 pmstardust_rifleIf there's one thing I want English-speaking AMV/animatic culture to steal from CN-speaking AMV/animatic culture it's the presence of La gloire à mes genoux as an entry in the list of Default AMV/Animatic Songs. It fucks.
Fic: Long Overdue
Apr. 9th, 2026 10:35 amandersenmomCreator: andersenmom
Title: Long Overdue
Rating: G
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 716
Prompt: 048: Pumpkin
Fandom/Ship: Enhypen; Sunghoon / Jay
Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: Sunghoon comes to a realization while Jay carves a Pumpkin.
( It was almost Halloween. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
andersenmomTitle: Long Overdue
Rating: G
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 716
Prompt: 048: Pumpkin
Fandom/Ship: Enhypen; Sunghoon / Jay
Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: Sunghoon comes to a realization while Jay carves a Pumpkin.
( It was almost Halloween. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
Don't forget who's running the show
Apr. 9th, 2026 05:31 amshamanicshayminIntentional loose ends and cringe (featuring me defending tadc because someone has to)
Thank you thank you thank you to this video. I feel like people went from "omg Vivziepop sucks TADC IS SUPERIOR" to "omg TADC is soooooooo cringe" over time when TADC refused to cater to their very specific writing demands. Gooseworx making an innocuous statement like "Pomni and Jax are the main characters" alone got her harassed to fucking hell. "OH NOES SHE'Z SIDELINING THE OTHER CHARACTERS!!!1!1" (Newsflash: having secondary and tertiary characters is NOT a sliding scale of the author's character preferences. This is Fiction 101.) "OMG GOOSEWORX IS MISOGYNISTIC BC SHE FAVORS THE HORRIBLE JERK JAX OVER RAGATHA" (Ragatha has had tons of character development throughout the show, and the audience doesn't consider that her being sidelined is likely intentional as commentary on how Ragatha's hollow niceness/toxic positivity is pushing everyone away) (Also misogynistic? lololololol what are Pomni and Gangle, chopped liver? Queenie could've just remained the offscreen dead wife, but nope! She's even got her own merch now!) And god, I really do believe all the sudden backlash against popular indie animation comes from internalized sexism, ableism, and LGBTQphobia from fans calling themselves leftist/liberal. Uggggggh.
It's like people are making it their entire identities to despise "cringe" while dressing it up as social justice ("Oh no, I don't just hate this comic because I find it stupid, it's also totally homophobic and dangerous for the gay community, guys!" See: the "Boyfriends" drama) That'd be like finding the Super Mario Bros. Super Show dumb, but going out of your way to say it's classist and dangerous to the reptuation of Italians when it's just an innocuous cartoon. Hell, the entire reason I stopped watching Pokemon movies despite liking the Zoroark movie (the furthest I've gone) was because I didn't want to make bitching about the ones I didn't like my entire personality. I was sick of ranting about the same issues I had with them over and over, and the frustration was honestly draining me. Hell, even talking about the same fandom drama more than once exhausts me, which is why I blocked/muted the LISA Confessions Twitter despite it probably being the only place LISA fandom is currently active. (One such drama is, surprise surprise, "yaoislop is cringe.") To quote the many DND Horror Story channels I listen to: "No DND is better than bad DND."
tl;dr TADC is an awesome and amazingly written show, and I can't wait for the final episode. I ought to get Caine icons now that I have a Paid Account. :D
Thank you thank you thank you to this video. I feel like people went from "omg Vivziepop sucks TADC IS SUPERIOR" to "omg TADC is soooooooo cringe" over time when TADC refused to cater to their very specific writing demands. Gooseworx making an innocuous statement like "Pomni and Jax are the main characters" alone got her harassed to fucking hell. "OH NOES SHE'Z SIDELINING THE OTHER CHARACTERS!!!1!1" (Newsflash: having secondary and tertiary characters is NOT a sliding scale of the author's character preferences. This is Fiction 101.) "OMG GOOSEWORX IS MISOGYNISTIC BC SHE FAVORS THE HORRIBLE JERK JAX OVER RAGATHA" (Ragatha has had tons of character development throughout the show, and the audience doesn't consider that her being sidelined is likely intentional as commentary on how Ragatha's hollow niceness/toxic positivity is pushing everyone away) (Also misogynistic? lololololol what are Pomni and Gangle, chopped liver? Queenie could've just remained the offscreen dead wife, but nope! She's even got her own merch now!) And god, I really do believe all the sudden backlash against popular indie animation comes from internalized sexism, ableism, and LGBTQphobia from fans calling themselves leftist/liberal. Uggggggh.
It's like people are making it their entire identities to despise "cringe" while dressing it up as social justice ("Oh no, I don't just hate this comic because I find it stupid, it's also totally homophobic and dangerous for the gay community, guys!" See: the "Boyfriends" drama) That'd be like finding the Super Mario Bros. Super Show dumb, but going out of your way to say it's classist and dangerous to the reptuation of Italians when it's just an innocuous cartoon. Hell, the entire reason I stopped watching Pokemon movies despite liking the Zoroark movie (the furthest I've gone) was because I didn't want to make bitching about the ones I didn't like my entire personality. I was sick of ranting about the same issues I had with them over and over, and the frustration was honestly draining me. Hell, even talking about the same fandom drama more than once exhausts me, which is why I blocked/muted the LISA Confessions Twitter despite it probably being the only place LISA fandom is currently active. (One such drama is, surprise surprise, "yaoislop is cringe.") To quote the many DND Horror Story channels I listen to: "No DND is better than bad DND."
tl;dr TADC is an awesome and amazingly written show, and I can't wait for the final episode. I ought to get Caine icons now that I have a Paid Account. :D
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Apr. 9th, 2026 05:03 amshamanicshayminThank you so much to whoever gifted me a Paid Account for a month, boy oh boy oh boy~ ♥♥♥
What If AU Bingo 2026
Apr. 8th, 2026 09:19 pmcywscrosswhatif_auWhat If AU Bingo
| Heaven & Hell | Treasure Hunter | Sentinel/Guide | Immortal | Food Service |
| Characters as Celebrities | Law Enforcement | No-one Dies | Holiday Mythology | Sports |
| Supernatural | Circus/Carnival | WILD CARD | Pygmalion | Ocean |
| Music | Royalty | High School/College | Robot | Superhero |
| Space | Lost/Stranded | People with Disabilities | Historical War | Reversals |
Fic: Interlude (Rap Line)
Apr. 8th, 2026 03:18 pmandersenmomCreator: andersenmom
Title: Interlude (Rap Line)
Rating: PG
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 799
Prompt: 047: frostbite
Fandom/Ship: Xdinary Heroes; Gaon & O.de
Notes/Warnings: This is partially their lore, and some of my own head cannon; it comes after Break the Brake.
Summary The practice room should have been open. It wasn’t.
( They went to find the others. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
andersenmomTitle: Interlude (Rap Line)
Rating: PG
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 799
Prompt: 047: frostbite
Fandom/Ship: Xdinary Heroes; Gaon & O.de
Notes/Warnings: This is partially their lore, and some of my own head cannon; it comes after Break the Brake.
Summary The practice room should have been open. It wasn’t.
( They went to find the others. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
stardust_riflecurrently wearing a t shirt that says I LOVE DOING PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCH ON TEN SEPARATE DYING WEBSITES IN A LANGUAGE I DO NOT SPEAK VERY WELL
Icons — Girlgenius Fanworks
Dec. 31st, 2018 06:39 pmsheliakThis is a backdated entry because I decided I minded not having all my icons on my own journal. (Still need to fix hosting...)
These icons were made in 2018 forgirlgenius_fanworks.
These icons were made in 2018 for
girlgenius_fanworks. Icons — X-Men Classic (backdated)
Dec. 31st, 2018 06:35 pmsheliakVery belated crosspost which I am backdating! (It felt weird to not have these on my own journal. In 2026. It felt weird then when I was going through and adding year tags to my icons.)
In my efforts to make a comm icon, I got.... carried away. The results (below) are free to anyone who happens to want one.
( Icons )
If you'd like an icon of an X-character or characters, let me know and I'll see what I can do! (Just specify if you want one without or without text, or with a particular background color, or if you have a particular issue in mind. And if you want a different series logo it may take a bit longer.)
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In my efforts to make a comm icon, I got.... carried away. The results (below) are free to anyone who happens to want one.
( Icons )
If you'd like an icon of an X-character or characters, let me know and I'll see what I can do! (Just specify if you want one without or without text, or with a particular background color, or if you have a particular issue in mind. And if you want a different series logo it may take a bit longer.)
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"We want toxic yaoi!" "Helluva Boss." "NoT lIkE tHaT!!!11"
Apr. 7th, 2026 05:53 pmshamanicshayminNo, Queer Representation SHOULD be Bad Actually
Thank fucking GOD for this video. This is so refreshing to watch after going down the rabbit hole of Hellaverse hatedom and the way they demonize Stolitz and Stolas for being PrObLeMaTiK. Hell, let me copy-paste the comment I wrote for the video:
( Spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Helluva Boss )
Thank fucking GOD for this video. This is so refreshing to watch after going down the rabbit hole of Hellaverse hatedom and the way they demonize Stolitz and Stolas for being PrObLeMaTiK. Hell, let me copy-paste the comment I wrote for the video:
( Spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Helluva Boss )
Fic: Wakey Wakey
Apr. 7th, 2026 04:20 pmandersenmomCreator: andersenmom
Title: Wakey Wakey
Rating: PG
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 521 Words
Prompt: 046: Pearl
Fandom/Ship: Oneus/Stray Kids; Hwanwoong/Changbin
Notes/Warnings: None
Summary Waking Hwanwoong can be dangerous if not done correctly.
( Changbin had learned how to wake Hwanwoong. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
andersenmomTitle: Wakey Wakey
Rating: PG
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 521 Words
Prompt: 046: Pearl
Fandom/Ship: Oneus/Stray Kids; Hwanwoong/Changbin
Notes/Warnings: None
Summary Waking Hwanwoong can be dangerous if not done correctly.
( Changbin had learned how to wake Hwanwoong. )
Find the table with the list of fics here
