Tuesday

[clevermanka]

Guardian/adjacent:
Alert! 🚨🚨 WE HAVE NAKED ZHU YILONG ARMS. 🚨🚨 Alert!
We also have a new Zhu Yilong photoshoot in which he is not styled too terribly. Not great, but not hideous either. Alas, the short hair seems to be sticking around.
Guardian characters as responses to a 'babe im at the hospital' text.

I pushed through the last 10k words of Deconstruction revisions yesterday and shipped it off to beta last night. whew.

Now to focus on ride_4ever's equalityauction fic. I'm a little nervous about writing a new pairing, but Fraser/RayK was my number #1 OTP for like two decades. It'll be fine! Re-watching and re-reading due South is never a hardship.

Today's another Guardian Tuesday on my Tumblr. About twenty posts went up at 10am and another will go up at 2pm US CST.

Comments

[trobadora]

Alert! 🚨🚨 WE HAVE NAKED ZHU YILONG ARMS. 🚨🚨 Alert!

AHHHHHHHHHH.

I have no time for internet, I need to finish this fic, but I saw that and could not resist clicking the link.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clevermanka]

May the visual give you sufficient motivation to write!

[solo]

Maybe a consoling thought: hair takes a bit to grow back, so the intention may not actually be to have it around forever, it's just in the nature of the thing? :)

Yay, Deconstruction!

[clevermanka]

I think it's likely he also wants a change which, FINE. I GET IT. I just don't have to be happy about it? 😆

And thank you! I can't believe I finished it this month!

[marycrawford]

I appreciate this VERY IMPORTANT ALERT <3 <3

Black tanktop, just like in Guardian! But the goggles and half-gloves almost make him look steampunk, I love itt.

[clevermanka]

Not gonna lie, it's A Good Look on him.

[marycrawford]

*intense nod*

[naye]

Congratulations!! \o/ That is such an amazing accomplishment - I remember when you were talking about worrying you wouldn't wrap up the writing by the end of the month, and here you are all written and revised with three days to spare!!

(I have been swooning about arms. SWOONING.)

[clevermanka]

I hit such a slump in the middle of this fic, I had fears about finishing AT ALL and that definitely affected my projections. I think that's why the end coming when it did was such a shock. And now I'm? Done? I might actually get this thing completely posted before the end of 2020? *boggles*

[mckitterick]

You did it! Finished two excellent and moving novels in a year (plus a bunch of short pieces)! Amazing!

[clevermanka]

Such good images! Where'd you find that moodboard?

[mckitterick]

From here!

[wrote_and_writ]

Oh no, in the Elle shoot, there is a picture where he looks a bit like a grown up version of my most chaotic student David and I do not know what to do! How do I cleanse this connotation from my brain??!!

[clevermanka]

Oh nooooooooooooooooo IT'S NOT CHAOS DAVID, BB!

[xparrot]

Congrats on finishing revisions, that's awesome!

I thought ZYL was still filming that Republic-era thing, so I'm guessing his short hair will last at least until that's done? Or is it done filming, in which case nooooo I miss the fluff! 😅

That being said, that motorcycle jacket is...yes please...

[clevermanka]

Oh! It's still filming! That would make sense, I suppose. sighhhhh (it Does Not Look Bad with the motorcycle jacket tho)

[goss]

WE HAVE NAKED ZHU YILONG ARMS

OH MY. Very nice indeed.

I pushed through the last 10k words of Deconstruction

\o/ Congrats to you! I really admire how, especially when dealing with difficult situations IRL, you're able to redirect and focus your energies into creating something wonderful. <333

Fraser/RayK

Oooh, I love Fraser/RayK! Good luck with your upcoming dS fic! :)

[clevermanka]

Distraction is my #1 coping mechanism for Literally Everything.

And thank you! (whyyyyy are there no old plot bunny farms for dS?)(that I can find?)

[nnozomi]

Tank tops are not usually my thing, but...wow. I mean, that photo may be posed to hell and gone but it doesn't look like it, the way he looks as if his mind is completely on something else...? oh dear.

Your writing progress is amazing--revisions are the worst, brava for getting through so efficiently. Looking forward to it.

Also, thank you for the gorgeous card! I love the "Rainy Day" painting, it might go up on my wall (as well as your usual beautiful handwriting). Did my postcard ever make it there? I've sent another one to be on the safe side.

[clevermanka]

Yeah, his casual-but-focused-gaze-elsewhere gives the pic a really good feel.

(revisions are actually my fave, so yay me?)

So glad the card arrived! and yes, your postcard did arrive, thank you! Sorry I didn't think to let you know... /o\

[invaderjim]

Good job on the writing! Those gifs on your Tumblr are so satisfying to watch, really well selected. I don't have a Tumblr so reading your Guardian Tuesdays is wonderful.

[clevermanka]

Thank you! I'm tickled to know my Guardian Tumblr spams made you happy (or at least distracted for a short time)!

[khellekson]

OMG Zhu Yilong photoshoot. He looks so... so... perfect.

I actually really like photoshoot images with everybody styled; they're so delightfully artificial.

[clevermanka]

Don't get me wrong, I love weirdo fashion styling, but most of the shit people put him lately in is just flat-out Bad Styling. I AM LOOKING AT YOU LOUIS VUITTON.