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Challenge #76: Tattoo Style

Something a bit different, this month. Draw or paint something in the style of tattoo art, or transform one of your existing artworks into tattoo style. It can be monochrome or coloured, and any topic - fannish or original work, or calligraphy.

Here are a few references to give you some ideas:

• A YouTube tattooist talking about tattoo drawing style (mild profanity at times)
• A video about botanical tattoo drawing
• A Pinterest page of examples (some of these are CHOICES!)

A round-up post for submissions to this challenge will be done at the end of February.

Entries submitted for Drawing Challenge #75 - Romance:

• Ya Tebya Lyublyu by mific - Heated Rivalry, Teen
• Sophie at the Ball by mekare - Bridgestone, Gen
• Lovecore MJV by queervanilla - Arcane, Gen
• Hold Me by mific - Heated Rivalry, Gen
• A Better Future by tally - Overwatch, Gen

As usual, this challenge as well as all of our previous challenges will remain open, so you can continue to submit entries to the community any time after the Round Up date. Be sure to tag your art post with the challenge name, so that it can be added to the list.

Thanks to all who participated in this challenge! :)

Title: "Yellow Brick Road"
Artist: magnavox_23 
Character/Pairing: Team
Rating: G


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2x11 Tok'ra I

FIRST SLAYER: No... friends! Just the kill.
FIRST SLAYER: We... are... alone!

~~BtVS 4x22 “Restless”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

• 
• A Whole New World (Wednesday Addams/Dawn, G) by flipflop_diva
• from an old wound comes a new ache (Buffy/Tara, T) by bodytoflame
• Eyeballs To Entrails, My Sweet (Drusilla/Jenny Calendar, M) by Val_Creative
• will you be my cherry? (Buffy/Cordelia, T) by MadeInGold
• Regrouping, or The One with the Butterflies (Angel/Spike, M) by girlpire
• Past Fatalities (Spike/OFCs, M) by hpg
• A Stake In The Family (Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Riley, Spike/Harmony, M) by voidslayerworks98
• open secrets (Faith, OCs, Nikki Wood, Spike, not rated) by road__work__ahead
• i wanted to be the hand that held the knife that went inside of me (Buffy/Faith, E) by nephilot

[Chaptered Fiction]

• 
• Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 415 (jojo's bizarre adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Always and Forever, Chapter 6/? (Tara/Willow, M) by storiwr
• Surrender, Chapter 1/2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by corvid_creature
• Faiths Vampire Family, Chapter 7/? (Faith & Hope Mikaelson, The Originals xover, not rated) by mwimer
• Five Calls That Weren't Made And The One That Was, Chapter 2/? (Angel/Spike/Buffy, M) by Laqt15
• Season 5, guest starring Angel, Chapter 10/? (Buffy/Angel, T) by eg20
• A Hundred Years of Spike, Chapter 32/? (Buffy/Spike, multiple ships, M) by voidslayerworks98
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• Re-heated, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, R) by splendidchapette
• 10 Things I Hate About Riley Finn, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kazfox
• Once More, With Fu...Shagging, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten, BewitchedXx
• What's Left of the Night, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
• The Backup Backup., Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, R) by All4Spike
• A glimpse in the night - (I was made to love you), Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sarahvampgrl
• Band Candy Baby, Chapter 75 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
• Mortal Coil, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sarahvampgrl
• creatures of habit, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by LadyInQuest
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• Buffy's Pack, Chapter 20 (Buffy, M) by redjacobson
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• Magical Toothpaste, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sarahvampgrl
• What's Left of the Night, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
• Come as you are, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by runningwithdragons
• Band Candy Baby, Chapter 75 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa

[Images, Audio & Video]

• 
• Gifset: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 2x17. Passion (ensemble, worksafe) by mikimeiko
• Artwork: there are many ways to catify angel btvs (worksafe) by xaeyrnofnbe
• Fanvid: Tillow edit with Unison - Bjork (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by arentyounaturallybuffbuff
• Gifset: Allusions to FRANKENSTEIN in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (worksafe) by 5bi5
• Artwork: buffy sketch (worksafe) by captainbloominonion
• Artwork: Drew the boys fighting, but knowing them. This is just foreplay. (Angel/Spike, depiction of blood, worksafe) by ezrablue15
• Artwork: [Tillow sketches] (worksafe) by cariacreo

[Reviews & Recaps]

• 
• buffy (01x04) review by phanadjacent
• 
• THE END OF AN ERA! Buffy Season 3 finale! Graduation Day Part 2 reaction and commentary by All Bronze, No Brains
• 74: BTVS S4E22 “Restless” by Still Slaying: A Buffyverse Podcast
• Buffy S3E13 "The Zeppo" w/ Tony Webster from All Bronze, No Brains! Recap & Review (Major Slayage) by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
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• PODCAST: A Million Borrowers (BtVS S7E9) by It Stakes Two

[Community Announcements]

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• [POLL] S2E17 | Passion - What did you think of S2E17? by btvs-weekly-group-rewatch
• Day Twenty-Eight of February Fangfest! On our penultimate day, let us present for your reading pleasure, Regrouping, or The One with the Butterflies by girlpire. A post-series Spangel fic by februaryfangfest

[Fandom Discussions]

• 
• Once again thinking about how fucking cool it would have been to have Kendra and Faith in the ‘Restless’ Buffy dream sequence by conceiteddemon
• 
• I'm absolutely glad that Joss had the tone of the show changed after season 4 by Ok-Help6334
• Rank the redemption arcs by negratengoelalma
• Fixing the Buffy wiki for the episode Potential by AndrewHeard
• Slayer fighting styles by Crazlo527
• Where was Giles during the Graduation Day fight? by aylasanti
• Under-discussed point in "Did Buffy really love Spike?" debate by SouthernUral
• Slayers turned Vampires. by cjinbarrie
• Who is your favorite Buffy character besides Buffy Summers? by Sudden-Incident-9307
• A Hole in the World is the most difficult death to watch in the Buffyverse by Repulsive_Chard_3652
• Eventhough Buffy doesn't articulate, you could tell Spike was already in her heart and although she doesn't say it here, it seems like she is saying that she in love with him. by gloomydreamer666
• Forget rating by season. What's your favorite Buffy hair by the scene? by Grr_in_girl
• Some of my favorite bangel notes from the shooting scripts by sexyjewohyeah
• The Rewatcher podcast brought up an interesting theory. Spoilers by Formal_Fix_5190
• Anya had the best final words in the show by jdpm1991
• Buffy hairstyles you didn't like? by anonymous17843
• Charisma Carpenter steals the spotlight as Cordelia in Buffy (1997–1999) by voldy1989

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

• 
• James Marsters to Attend PCX Austin 15-16 August 2026 by jamiemarsters
• 
• Interview with the Anointed One – Andrew Ferchland Part 2 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau

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Posted by Mike Pearl

https://gizmodo.com/claude-is-the-number-2-free-app-in-apples-app-store-now-2000728146

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728146

Has Donald Trump brought about Claudemania?

https://gizmodo.com/claude-is-the-number-2-free-app-in-apples-app-store-now-2000728146

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728146

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, whump, mutual pining
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Words: 15,455
Author's Journal: n/a
Author's Website: Mas_Pebbles_Sharp on AO3
Link: Go ask Sheppard

Author’s summary: John gets shrunk to doll-size, hijinks ensue.

Why This Must Be Read: I truly love this gorgeous and thoughtful fic by Mas_pebbles_sharp. It has everything you could want from a story—a wonderful, exciting plot with a heartwarming, caring Rodney after John is shrunk to doll size by an Ancient device, and all its dire but also sweet consequences. This story will touch you to the core, revealing long-lasting, neatly stored-away feelings as well as unstoppable ones pushing to the surface. It’s written so beautifully, showing so much vulnerability and deep understanding, and it rewards you with an emotional, truly soulful happy ending.



( snippet of fic )

Whoo! I'm participating in the FTH charity auction once again. Offers are open for browsing.

You can see my offers here. You can also see a list of all fandoms on offer here.

Bidding opens on March 03!

This year I'm offering up to 5k of Hetalia, Promare, or any fandom I've written in the past (such as Ex Machina, Vatican Miracle Examiner, Frozen, etc). I'm offering any characters/pairings.

If you're interested in this but don't really get how it works, I might be able to help - I've participated on both the offering on bidding ends before.

I'm really looking forward to seeing whatever the winner requests; in the past I've had asks for pairings that I normally don't write, and in the end those often turn out to be some of my best fics.

Anyway! Whoo! Let's see how this goes!

i want to raise a city behind his teeth (9422 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker
Additional Tags: Virgin Obi-Wan Kenobi, Loss of Virginity, First Time, Coming In Pants, Oral Sex, Intercrural Sex, Anal Sex, Rimming, Infidelity, Identity Porn
Summary:

Obi-Wan celebrates becoming a Jedi Master and Anakin's knighting by thoroughly ridding himself of his virginity with Anakin's assistance; Obi-Wan mourns the loss of his padawan and consoles himself with several partnered orgasms. Anakin contributes to both sets of emotions.

Posted by Mike Pearl

https://gizmodo.com/washington-state-residents-pressed-2-for-spanish-the-bot-spoke-spanish-accented-english-instead-2000728140

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728140

It looks like a user error with the Amazon Polly text-to-speech system is to blame.

https://gizmodo.com/washington-state-residents-pressed-2-for-spanish-the-bot-spoke-spanish-accented-english-instead-2000728140

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728140

Posted by Justin Carter

https://gizmodo.com/let-the-marvel-maximum-collection-take-you-back-to-your-childhood-2000728113

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728113

If you've felt nostalgic for some older Marvel games lately, the 'Maximum Collection' is here to meet your retro needs.

https://gizmodo.com/let-the-marvel-maximum-collection-take-you-back-to-your-childhood-2000728113

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728113

Title: Lazy Morning
Fandom: Viola come il mare (category: tv)**
Author: veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: implied sexual situations
Word count: 450 / 460 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post S2.
Summary: Viola and Francesco wake up tangled together, torn between work and the temptation of staying exactly where they are.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #507 [Amnesty 84] + #341 - The Morning After

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( READ: Lazy Morning/Ficlet )

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( ITALIAN VERSION: Dolce Risveglio/Ficlet )

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Posted by Kyle Torpey

https://gizmodo.com/minnesota-lawmakers-and-police-seek-complete-ban-on-crypto-atms-2000728132

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728132

So called "pig butchering" scams are happening on an industrial scale. Politicians have noticed.

https://gizmodo.com/minnesota-lawmakers-and-police-seek-complete-ban-on-crypto-atms-2000728132

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728132

Posted by Justin Carter

https://gizmodo.com/watch-marlon-wayans-react-to-his-scary-movie-6-trailer-2000728002

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728002

Wayans gives you a little bootlegged sneak peek at what you'll laugh at (and probably feel bad about laughing at) in 'Scary Movie 6.'

https://gizmodo.com/watch-marlon-wayans-react-to-his-scary-movie-6-trailer-2000728002

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000728002

Posted by Mike Pearl

https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-is-marketing-openai-as-americas-wartime-ai-company-whether-he-intends-to-or-not-2000726912

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000726912

At the outbreak of a new war, Altman is closer than ever to the Pentagon.

https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-is-marketing-openai-as-americas-wartime-ai-company-whether-he-intends-to-or-not-2000726912

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000726912

Posted by Matt Novak

https://gizmodo.com/first-film-to-depict-a-robot-discovered-in-michigan-2000727995

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000727995

Created in 1897, it's over two decades older than the term "robot."

https://gizmodo.com/first-film-to-depict-a-robot-discovered-in-michigan-2000727995

https://gizmodo.com/?p=2000727995