slr2moons

Hello, my wonderful writer! I haven't participated in Yuletide since 2017, but I am so excited to be back. I see things have changed somewhat, but the core is the same! And that's to write a fic for a tiny fandom of your heart, and hopefully receive one, too. C:

My general likes: A character-driven story that makes me feel something. Love, laughter, anger, frustration, warm-fuzzies, an emotional punch to the gut! Yes, I enjoy dark!fic too, though I do ask if you go this route, please give a hopeful ending.

AO3 pen name: slr2moons
Treats are enabled! C:

Tropes I enjoy:

time travel

found family

soulmates

making friends

competence

bedsharing

the end of touch starvation

frenemies

fun AUs like space pirates or daemons or the world is suddenly always in a musical

DNW and Tropes I don't enjoy:

holiday fic (unless it has a plot)

kid!fic

head!canons I don't specifically ask for, like making a character trans or deaf

soapboxing/lecturing on an issue

non-canon ships I don't request

humiliation

the standard set of out-there nopes in fic: bodily fluids, vore, incest, torturing animals, etc

non-con or dub-con being portrayed as a positive thing

focus on worldbuilding without any or minimal characters. Please give me my characters!

On graphic sex: I am actually an asexual, so bland sex scenes make me do a puppy head tilt. It's the emotional connection in them that I enjoy! Be it love or hate, show me how much the encounter means to our characters and I will absolutely melt. C: By all means, include the sexy tiems if you want, just give me that emotional punch and I will be 100% on board.

On gen fic: yes please! I love a good gen fic! Companionship is awesome, and I love to see characters living their best friendship and adventure and dramatic lives!

If you have any questions, do please ask the mods to ask me, or leave a comment on this post. You don't need to stress in uncertainty! I hope you love writing for me. <3

And now, my fandom specifics! In alphabetical order. *winky face*

青のフラッグ | Ao no Flag | Blue Flag (Manga)
Characters: Mita Touma, Ichinose Taichi

Please tell me the story of how Touma and Taichi become romantic. The manga's final chapter was glorious, but I'd love to see how the two of them ended up together. Or how Taichi came around to thinking of Touma as more than his friend. When did Touma decide he loved Taichi as more than a friend? Their first kiss? Their first date? Please give me your idea of how it happens! If you don't ship them romantically, then a sweet friendship story would be lovely. Maybe when they were kids, or expanding on when they first met, or maybe hanging out together as ex-friends who want to rekindle their friendship. Honestly, please give me a story about these two somehow, someway, somewhere! AUs are welcome, but please make the focus on their relationship.

Fandom specific DNW: no other ships with these two. Please show them together or single. One or both having an ex is okay, but don't focus on that past relationship please.

DNW exception: a fic set when both guys are kids is great, but please no adopting-a-kid or mpreg or them parenting stories.

巨乳好きなのにＢＬ界に転生しました | I Got Reincarnated in a (BL) World of Big (Man) Boobs (Manga)
Characters: The Title God, Onizuka Ryuji, Otokawa Nagare, Sakura Haruko

I heard about this manga online when I saw some panels from it and instantly became hooked. I pounced on vol 1 the moment it was released in NA, devoured it while howling with laughter, then immediately read it a second time right after, and a third time about a week later. I love how irreverent the manga is, how the story plays up the BL tropes and has so much fun with them, and the Title God's persistence in making the ship happen. If you love writing crack and comedy, then this is the fandom for you!!

The Title God is my favorite character. I'd love a tale of another of his attempts to make the Otokawa/Onizuka ship happen. As of vol 2, we have yet to have an onsen storyline! Or a birthday for one of the guys! Or put your own spin on more crossdressing, a themed cafe, going skating, or any typical manga date ideas! LOL

If gen stories are your thing, then consider walking me through Otokawa's awakening as an isekai'd otaku in a bishounen body. How did he react when he saw himself in the mirror? What is his isekai'd home life like? Does he go back to his previous otaku life, and what happens then? Does Onizuka follow him back to our non-BL world, and what does he think of everything?

I do enjoy how Otokawa makes no pretense about his love of big boobs and using his wonderful new face and body in their pursuit. He admits he's a jerk, with the occasional soft side that comes out, despite his determination to remain focused on his boobs goal. Deep down he is a good person, he's just a teenage guy who IS obsessed with boobs!

Sakura's devoted fujoshi self is a source of delight for me. Do keep her around!

And sweet Onizuka. The manga hides his face so often when Otokawa shows some affection. Please show his POV! What were his thoughts when Otokawa "rescued" him from the falling glass in chapter one? His inner uke is adorable, and my favorite moments are when he's blushing so cutely and overwhelmed by Otokawa's seme force. That kiss in the fake wedding storyline--tell me more!! Does he deliberately dress to entice Otokawa with his gloriously plump man-boobs? Is he secretly crocheting a gift plushie for Otokawa? Go crazy!

My ideas above are mostly comedy, but I would welcome a serious or dark story, too. If you include non- or dub-con, please remember my DNW and make it NOT a good thing, and keep a happy or hopeful ending.

Fandom-specific DNWs: the hamster. He can be mentioned, but please don't focus on him. Also, please don't Flanderize Otokawa.

Temeraire (Naomi Novik)
Character: Iskierka

Iskierka became my favorite character from the entire series about five minutes after she hatched. I love her diva nature, her drive for prizes and profit, and how devoted she is to Granby. Okay, yes, she tried to marry his gay self off to a completely foreign Empress, but just think of all that GOLD he'd have now if it had worked!!!

What does she do, after canon? Does she try to marry Granby off again, this time to a random prince or rich nobleman? Perhaps she starts her own fancy cow breeding business, after stealing some Kobe Beef heifers from Japan! Or maybe she has a new adventure on her way to join Temeraire in Australia, or on one of her other off-page journeys we don't see. Maybe she ends up with a sad rowboat as a prize, and finagles it up to a massive fortune??

On a more serious vein, what about her future Captain, after Granby is gone? Does she pick Granby's future consort, so she can have the best odds for a good Captain? How does she talk him into it, or maybe it's his idea? Or does she go full rebel, leave the service, and do her own thing? Go pirate, maybe?

Please give me a story of Iskierka living her best life. Ideally with lots of gold and jewels, and being the splendid diva she is!

Fandom-specific DNWs: Don't focus on Napoleon, and especially don't ship him with Laurence or Granby.

DNW exceptions: Given how dragons eat, Iskeirka nomming on a cow or other NON-HORSE animal for dinner is fine, just please don't linger on the animal's suffering. But no horses, even if it is canon! Please! Also, kid!fic here would be welcome if it's about one of Iskeirka's potential eggs, or finding a successor to Granby. Writing about Granby's interludes with an OC or canon woman for the sake of that successor is all right, though not too much focus on awkward het sex for the poor gay man. :C

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Thank you so much for writing for me, and I hope your Yuletide is wonderful in every way! :D

Of all the higher math I learned in high school (and there was a lot of it. All the way through Calculus BC) the one formula I have used the most in my adult life, by far, is calculating ratios.

Tonight I used it to find how many pixels "2 points" is at 300 dpi. Points are the classic measurement for font size from the printing industry, still in use today. But all the conversion charts and conversion sites gave the answer in 72 dpi, which is what a digital screen displays. To find the answer at 300 dpi, I had to set up a ratio and solve for X:

2.67 pixels (2 points at 72 dpi) / 72 dpi = x / 300 dpi

Wheee! The answer is 11.125 pixels. I needed this information for my next T-shirt design, which is coming along. And if my answer is wrong, do please LMK. I need the right info...

I suppose 2nd place in higher math usage IRL would be calculating cubed space. Although once, ages ago, I had to remind my father (electrical engineer) and maternal uncle (aircraft designer) about the Pythagorean Theorem when they were trying to figure out the measurements for a corner shelf in my dad's home office. NGL, I had a bit of fun at their expense. XD

Received my first Covid vaccination this past weekend, Pfizer version. To celebrate, here is a fantastic Covid parody song to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eo9M4-BrJA

 I had a freshly opened bag of Wether's Original butterscotch hard candy open, and a salad serving spoon, and my mask all ready for trick-or-treaters, but didn't have a single one. T.T I've lived in my condo now for 5 Halloweens, and only once have I had trick-or-treaters. I did a little dance of joy after their visit, two years ago now. I guess living in an industrial area on 3 sides doesn't lend itself to trick-or-treaters, especially when there are well-established neighborhoods a short drive away. I did hear kids' voices later that night, and ran to the front door to look for them through the peephole, but it was my neighbors across the hall coming home, with bags of candy. They went inside. 

Yes, I am disappointed. Oh well. I'm glad I bought candy that *I* like, at least. Since now I'll be eating all of it. Should last me until well into the new year.

In lighter news, this year I did not sign up for the Yuletide fanfic exchange, once again. But I am writing at least one treat for someone. (A "treat" in fanfiction exchange terms is a story you write for someone without drawing their name out of the virtual Santa hat as your secret recipient. It is completely voluntary.) If I finish the story in time for Christmas Day, great! If I'm late, no worries, I can post the finished story later and no one will be disappointed. Very low-pressure.

Have chosen the fandom, which I feel fine sharing here, as I'm not an official Yuletide participant the the odds of my upcoming treat's recipient seeing this are pretty much zero. It is for <i>Given</i>, one of the manga series I have lettered. A love story among the members of a four-man band. Two couples. :3 It's really well written and drawn, with excellent characterization. I am fortunate to have been able to work on this series, I must say. I ended up needing help to finish vol 3, and I gave vol 4 up entirely to a pinch-hitter because my work load at the time was exceedingly heavy, but I still count it as my series. Vols 1-4 are out now, and vol 5 should be arriving shortly. There is a vol 6 in Japan, but no word yet if it will be released here. I do hope it if is, I can letter it. The anime IS out on Crunchyroll, if you'd like to watch it. Here is a link to their first song performance, a very powerful and raw love song: Mafuyu's Song. 

I am still reviewing the manga, and will be watching the anime after. I hope I can write a wonderful story for the recipient to enjoy, and many other fans of the series, as well!! Everyone, wish me luck. C:

Does anyone know if Zoom write-ins are a thing? Please LMK!

Hello, everyone! It's been a year since I posted, so I decided to give you all an update. C:

Covid hasn't had a real effect on me, aside from raising my general stress level. I already worked at home, watched (or actually mostly listen to) a lot of different streaming services, and spent QT with my beloved cats. Grocery shopping became more complicated, and I almost ran out of sugar, but things aren't too changed.

One close friend had to be tested bc of exposure to a Covid-positive person at her workplace, and at least one more distant friend. (Both negative, thankfully!) Now I'm waiting for results on a family member, who had a classmate who tested positive. T.T This really brings it home. Terrifying stuff.

I don't remember most of this year, thanks to being in a constant state of near panic with my job. I do dearly love my job, still, but I've slowed down and can't keep up the frenetic pace I've needed for the past 15 years. I've given up 2.5 volumes to pinch hitters and that has been a big help. To be honest, I don't remember actively lettering several of my most recent books. I know I DID, but damned if I actually remember doing it. The pages are all a complete blur in my mind. O.o

So 2020 has been a dumpster fire for me, too, if for different reasons than most people. To mark the occasion, here is a great song parody that my lovely friend Mab introduced me to. It was created in April and is a bit out of date, but still good. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6tdsVS2tI

Hi, everyone! Finally FINALLY took my laptop (named Minako) to the computer doctor. Minako hasn't been able to DL a Windows update for ~3 years. The progress bar just sits there at 0% for hours. Without being able to update, I couldn't install Photoshop or InDesign, which are the main programs I need for work. (Hence why I borrowed Mab's MacBook and drawing tablet last December when I visited TX for a week.)

Computer doc said Windows needs to be reloaded on Minako to fix it, and a solid state hard drive to replace the old-school spinning one. Also it's $50 cheaper for him to upgrade to Windows 10 from its current Windows 7. I'm very glad I saved nothing important on her, b/c it's ALL going. Pretty much format C:/, right?

This means I have no drawing tablet to use with Minako. Not until I buy a new one that works with Win10. But I can still do basic work on the go. Renaming pages, simple speck cleaning, placing the pages into InDesign, and adding the text.

It will be nice to have a mobile workplace again. ^^ And I'll say this for Adobe's irritating subscription model for their programs: I can install Photoshop and everything else without having to worry about buying the newest versions! :P~~~

Oh hey...if I do buy a new tablet for Minako (named "Artemis", of course), then I could install Illustrator w/o having to worry if I've cleaned enough space of my work computer (Shetan). Something to think about! :D

I can't think of what to talk about today. Too brain dead, maybe? But to keep from missing a day, here's where I am in lettering manga:

Behind the Scenes (Urakata!!) by Bisco Hatori: in the middle of volume 7, the final volume.

Chainsaw Man by Fujimoto Tatsuki: I'll be lettering chapter 19 this weekend. (This one runs a chapter a week, rather than in volume chunks. IDK if a volume release will eventually follow, but I wouldn't mind. C: )

Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yuujinchou) by Midorikawa Yuki: finished volume 23 about a month ago. Series still ongoing.

Requiem of the Rose King (Bara Ou no Souretsu) by Kanno Aya: finished volume 10 right after the new year. Series still ongoing.

Seraph of the End (Owari no Serafu) by Kagami, Yamamoto, and Furuya: I'll be starting volume 17 in a few weeks. Series ongoing for a bit longer; we're definitely in the endgame. I'll also be lettering chapter 78 in a few weeks. This one first appears in English in monthly chapters, then a volume release follows about a year later.

Skip Beat by Nakamura Yoshiki: I'll be starting volume 43 in a few weeks. Still ongoing, and I've lettered every single volume. This is by far my longest-running title. C:

New Title #N: I'll be starting this one in a few weeks, too. It's going to be a busy spring and summer!

Series I finished last year: After Hours by Nishio Yuhta, ended at volume 3. Bloody Mary by Samamiya Akaza, ended at volume 10. Build King by Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi, a oneshot chapter that appeared in Shonen Jump magazine. COMIQ by Takahashi Suzuki, a short seven-chapter series that also appeared in the magazine. Again, IDK if a volume release will happen, but it is the perfect length. C:

Hello, my flist!

I miss updating. I want to start again, even if it means shouting into the void. I'm going to try to post daily, short posts so I don't find an excuse to pass. C:

If anyone sees this, please leave a comment! A simple "hi", or a funny gif, your favorite quote, anything to let me know you're here. I'd really appreciate knowing!

Until tomorrow, then. :3

Hi, everyone!

Yep, still here. C:

Not much has changed in my life, except for one new addition! Last November, I bought a Maine Coon kitten. :3 I wanted a Maine Coon, like my beloved Spicer-kitty, but I didn't want to deal with the congenital heart disease so ingrained into the breed. The only way you can try to avoid it is to know the parentage of a kitten, and said parents' heath. And the only way to know that for sure is to buy a purebred kitten. So I did. C:

I googled for "Maine Coon kitten Portland", and of the handful of true local results, my top pick actually had kittens available. So on Sunday, November 13th, I brought him home. Here he is, that very day!

( Click for adorable kitten! )

On the drive home, I tried out the names of several fictional men with blond hair. Edward Elric, Legolas, etc, but when I tried "Shizuo", from one of my favorite anime sereis Durarara, he looked up at me, eyes wide and ears pricked. So Shizuo he is!! Just "Shizu", for short.

Next time, I'll share another pic and talk about him and Kakashi. Hope you enjoyed this cat-centric update!! And the kitty pic. :3