Fandom: due South
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Maggie Mackenzie/Francesca Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Frannie Vecchio, Ray Kowalski/ Maggie McKenzie
Rating: Explicit
Length: 7587
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: luzula on AO3, and on the Audiofic Archive.
Themes: Siblings, Marriage, Family, Domestic, Kidfic, Polyamory, Bisexual characters, AU
Summary: Sedoretu AU. Glimpses from the marriage of Fraser, Ray K, Maggie, and Frannie.
Reccer's Notes: I love the 4-person marriage invented by Ursula Le Guin - the sedoretu - and![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
luzula makes it work perfectly here. In this 'verse there's the category of gender, plus another category called moiety - morning and evening people. In a sedoretu there are two same-sex and two opposite-sex couples, and two pairings (morning-morning and evening-evening) that are forbidden. Here, the forbidden pairings include the half-siblings, Fraser & Maggie. Luzula writes them all beautifully and lets us see how well this poly marriage works. We also get glimpses of how the sedoretu is the usual form of marriage in this AU, with their parents also in sedoretus. Domestic and lovely.
Fanwork Links: Puzzle Pieces, and luzula also recorded it as a podfic here.
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Maggie Mackenzie/Francesca Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Frannie Vecchio, Ray Kowalski/ Maggie McKenzie
Rating: Explicit
Length: 7587
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: luzula on AO3, and on the Audiofic Archive.
Themes: Siblings, Marriage, Family, Domestic, Kidfic, Polyamory, Bisexual characters, AU
Summary: Sedoretu AU. Glimpses from the marriage of Fraser, Ray K, Maggie, and Frannie.
Reccer's Notes: I love the 4-person marriage invented by Ursula Le Guin - the sedoretu - and
luzula makes it work perfectly here. In this 'verse there's the category of gender, plus another category called moiety - morning and evening people. In a sedoretu there are two same-sex and two opposite-sex couples, and two pairings (morning-morning and evening-evening) that are forbidden. Here, the forbidden pairings include the half-siblings, Fraser & Maggie. Luzula writes them all beautifully and lets us see how well this poly marriage works. We also get glimpses of how the sedoretu is the usual form of marriage in this AU, with their parents also in sedoretus. Domestic and lovely.Fanwork Links: Puzzle Pieces, and luzula also recorded it as a podfic here.
tags:
- fandom: due south,
- length: 05.000 - 10.000 words,
- length: 30 - 60 minutes,
- non-fic recs: podfic,
- theme: au,
- theme: bisexual/pansexual characters,
- theme: domestic,
- theme: established relationship,
- theme: family,
- theme: kidfic,
- theme: kidfic: has/with kids,
- theme: marriage,
- theme: polyamory,
- theme: siblings
It occurred to me to get a nail gun and Westminster Chiming Clock on eBay, and I ordered both. And they’ll arrive at my door!
Facebook was showing clips of the Harry Potter movies, and I have an urge to watch them again.
It looks more like rain than snow out, or at least the snow is melting when it hits the ground.
Got up at 7:30 AM. There was a very light dusting of snow. Lay down again for 15 minutes. It was nice to snuggle under the blanket. The dogs came in on the first try.
Huh. I expected the stock market to go down due to the war in Iran, but my stocks look pretty good, except for financial services stocks.
I asked my boss if it was okay to skip the annual conference for the software that we manage (it's in LA this year), and she was cool with it. Excellent. I need to get more organized before going to another one.
I ordered a hook-and-eye fastener for the upstairs door because Oliver knows how to open it when it's closed. It comes in a two-pack, which is what I need so that I can hook it from the inside or outside. Free delivery from Home Depot.
Lily is being a dickens today. She walked on my computer twice and shut it down once, and jumped on my lap and dug her claws in. Sheesh.
Finished a project at work.
Choir went well. It was our piano player’s birthday so we had pound cake and berries. We’re singing another song that I might like for my memorial service, “Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me”. Maybe the choir could sing it if it’s still around.
Submitted a Walmart order for way late because tomorrow is going to be a zoo. I have meetings most of the day up to my mammogram mid-afternoon. The order took a long time because this has been a glitch-ridden day.
I'm staying up late to wash clothes for tomorrow because I'll need to go to my mammogram.
Oliver and Lily are being manic.
Oops, forgot to mention that I got my vegetable seeds. Now I just need the planters.
Facebook was showing clips of the Harry Potter movies, and I have an urge to watch them again.
It looks more like rain than snow out, or at least the snow is melting when it hits the ground.
Got up at 7:30 AM. There was a very light dusting of snow. Lay down again for 15 minutes. It was nice to snuggle under the blanket. The dogs came in on the first try.
Huh. I expected the stock market to go down due to the war in Iran, but my stocks look pretty good, except for financial services stocks.
I asked my boss if it was okay to skip the annual conference for the software that we manage (it's in LA this year), and she was cool with it. Excellent. I need to get more organized before going to another one.
I ordered a hook-and-eye fastener for the upstairs door because Oliver knows how to open it when it's closed. It comes in a two-pack, which is what I need so that I can hook it from the inside or outside. Free delivery from Home Depot.
Lily is being a dickens today. She walked on my computer twice and shut it down once, and jumped on my lap and dug her claws in. Sheesh.
Finished a project at work.
Choir went well. It was our piano player’s birthday so we had pound cake and berries. We’re singing another song that I might like for my memorial service, “Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me”. Maybe the choir could sing it if it’s still around.
Submitted a Walmart order for way late because tomorrow is going to be a zoo. I have meetings most of the day up to my mammogram mid-afternoon. The order took a long time because this has been a glitch-ridden day.
I'm staying up late to wash clothes for tomorrow because I'll need to go to my mammogram.
Oliver and Lily are being manic.
Oops, forgot to mention that I got my vegetable seeds. Now I just need the planters.
Peter Plymley's Letters And Selected Essays by Sydney Smith
Primary source. And polemic. Smith writing on the treatment of Ireland and the laws against Catholics, and reviews of books on Ireland. Sometimes very skillfully:
"When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces upon me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool."
It is useful as a view of the issues -- one notes he heartily assures everyone he shares their views of the terribleness of the Catholic Church -- and of the era in general. He quotes one author, who discusses how one explanation of Ireland's backwardness was its elective kings, but points out that Poland also suffered horribly from the kingship being elective but wasn't so backward. Ah, the views one wants to research, sometimes.
Primary source. And polemic. Smith writing on the treatment of Ireland and the laws against Catholics, and reviews of books on Ireland. Sometimes very skillfully:
"When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces upon me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool."
It is useful as a view of the issues -- one notes he heartily assures everyone he shares their views of the terribleness of the Catholic Church -- and of the era in general. He quotes one author, who discusses how one explanation of Ireland's backwardness was its elective kings, but points out that Poland also suffered horribly from the kingship being elective but wasn't so backward. Ah, the views one wants to research, sometimes.
Welcome to March, 2026! Beware the Ides!
Does this count if it's a day late? OK, it's still the first in Seattle. I'll take it.
Gracie got me up at 7:30 AM. I guess that I should be grateful for the extra 30 minutes.
Lily is so pretty and delicate. I love looking at her. Appearances can be deceiving though; she’ll smack Oliver, who usually deserves it.
Gracie doesn’t want to come in. At least, I got Bella in.
Booked a hair appointment. Ordered another stock.
I'm feeling like staying home today, but I have stuff on Facebook Marketplace to buy. I'll see how I feel after my nap and shower. The clock is a long drive away, but the nail gun is local.
Got Gracie in with the aid of a munchie bone. Now she’s eating Bella’s food. That’s okay; it’s the same food.
Napped. Oliver Snugglebug is snuggling. Had lunch. I think that I want another nap.
Gracie likes to nuzzle my ear for reasons known only to her.
Napped. I’m in the kitchen trying to wake up. Then a shower. I’ve decided that I’m going to stay in and work on the bathroom.
Showered. I’m wearing a pants and sweatshirt set that I bought a while ago. It’s like sweats but a thinner and nicer fabric.
Lily is parading around in my face, purring. (The cat food dishes are soaking.) My pets keep me grounded in the now.
Reading news on Iran. Sigh. On a happier note, the BBC had an article about Madeira, to which I’d like to go.
Hmm. Snow tonight.
You know that you’re getting old when you don’t recognize half the actors’ names in the Actors Awards.
Did a little work on the bathroom. Found a gazillon socks. But I want to get to bed early.
Lily is so pretty and delicate. I love looking at her. Appearances can be deceiving though; she’ll smack Oliver, who usually deserves it.
Gracie doesn’t want to come in. At least, I got Bella in.
Booked a hair appointment. Ordered another stock.
I'm feeling like staying home today, but I have stuff on Facebook Marketplace to buy. I'll see how I feel after my nap and shower. The clock is a long drive away, but the nail gun is local.
Got Gracie in with the aid of a munchie bone. Now she’s eating Bella’s food. That’s okay; it’s the same food.
Napped. Oliver Snugglebug is snuggling. Had lunch. I think that I want another nap.
Gracie likes to nuzzle my ear for reasons known only to her.
Napped. I’m in the kitchen trying to wake up. Then a shower. I’ve decided that I’m going to stay in and work on the bathroom.
Showered. I’m wearing a pants and sweatshirt set that I bought a while ago. It’s like sweats but a thinner and nicer fabric.
Lily is parading around in my face, purring. (The cat food dishes are soaking.) My pets keep me grounded in the now.
Reading news on Iran. Sigh. On a happier note, the BBC had an article about Madeira, to which I’d like to go.
Hmm. Snow tonight.
You know that you’re getting old when you don’t recognize half the actors’ names in the Actors Awards.
Did a little work on the bathroom. Found a gazillon socks. But I want to get to bed early.
Sherlock Holmes: the grand intermission by Blistering_Typhoons
2026-03-01 12:48kingstoken posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fancakeFandom: Sherlock Holmes (Granada)
Pairings/Characters: Mycroft & Sherlock
Rating: G
Length: 523 words
Creator Links: Blistering_Typhoons
Theme: Siblings
Summary: The Sherlock Holmes that sits in front of him may as well be dead.
Reccer's Notes: A little story of Mycroft meeting with Sherlock during the years he was on the run post-Reichenbach. Poor Sherlock is not doing well, and Mycroft tries to care for him in his own way.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Pairings/Characters: Mycroft & Sherlock
Rating: G
Length: 523 words
Creator Links: Blistering_Typhoons
Theme: Siblings
Summary: The Sherlock Holmes that sits in front of him may as well be dead.
Reccer's Notes: A little story of Mycroft meeting with Sherlock during the years he was on the run post-Reichenbach. Poor Sherlock is not doing well, and Mycroft tries to care for him in his own way.
Fanwork Links: AO3
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