The Dreamer by Dulcie Deamer
Reach upward and relapse, like down-dropped hands;
The baffled tides slip backward evermore,
And a long sighing murmurs round the sands . . .
My heart is as the wave that lifts and falls:
Tall is the cliff—oh! tall as that dim star
That crowns its summit hidden in a cloud—
Tall as the dark and holy heavens are.
The sad strange wreckage of full many ships
Burdens the bitter waters’ ebb and flow:
Gold diadems, like slowly falling flames,
Lighten the restless emerald gulfs below;
And withered blossoms float, and silken webs,
And pallid faces framed in wide-spread hair,
And bubble-globes that seethe with peacock hues,
And jewelled hands, half-open, cold and fair.
Sea creatures move beneath: their swift sleek touch
Begets sweet madness and unworthy fire—
Scaled women—triton-things, whose dark seal eyes
Are hot and bloodshot with a man’s desire.
Their strange arms clasp: the sea-pulse in their veins
Beats like the surf of the immortal sea—
Strong, glad and soulless: elemental joys
Bathe with green flame the sinking soul of me.
Downward and down—to passionate purple looms,
Athrill with thought-free, blurred, insatiate life,
Where the slow-throbbing sea-flow sways like weed
Dim figures blended in an amorous strife—
I am enclasped, I sink; but the wave lifts,
With all its freight of treasure and of death,
In sullen foamless yearning towards the height
Where the star burns above the vapour-wreath;
And a deep sob goes up, and all the caves
Are filled with mourning and a sorrow-sound.
The green fire fades: I rise: I see the star—
Gone are the triton arms that clipped me round.
Hope beats like some lost bird against the cliff—
The granite cliff above the burdened wave,
Whose fleeting riches are more desolate
Than gems dust-mingled in a nameless grave . . .
When all the wordless thirsts of Time are slaked,
And all Earth’s yearning hungers sweetly fed,
And the Sea’s grief is stilled, and the Wind’s cry,
And Day and Night clasp on one glowing bed—
Oh! in that hour shall clay and flame be blent—
Love find its perfect lover, breast on breast—
When dream and dreamer at the last are one,
And joy is folded in the arms of jest.
Day 7: fanart, Bad Sisters - Angelica Collins
Fandom: Bad Sisters
Characters: Angelica Collins (hinting at Angelica/Grace)
Rating: G
Notes: Done with felt tip pens, Chinese ink and graphite.
Summary: At the end of the day, whatever Angelica's actions, the truth behind them is only one. It bears Grace's name.
Over here, at my journal!
(no subject)
The fire, being Guae's fire, has burned neither too high nor too low in their absence; it's implausibly cosy for a one-room hut with a bare earth floor and no furniture to speak of. Guae waves off his attempts to be useful; bundles him up in both the drying-blankets, stirs the pot, turns the arm so it's a bit further off the fire, and then comes back to start - well. Fussing. It's definitely fussing; he stops three times while unbraiding Hanno's hair to make sure that his fingers and toes are warming up properly; brings him a bowl of dried currants and sugared orange-peel, and a cup of - oh, it's grape-wine, from those sour little grapes they used to grow on the back-slopes behind Nivun, dry and sharp and strong enough that it's a good thing he's watered it well, and they lost the vines to the hell-white and nowhere outside the plateau ever made anything quite like it.
Guae kindly doesn't draw attention to Hanno dabbing his eyes with the corner of one of the blankets, just turns him a little and starts very gently combing out and drying his hair. It's -
It's. He doesn't know.
It's not that it's not nice, to be - cared for, like this - he doesn't object to Guae's attention, or even to Vero so thoughtfully enabling it, it's just -
(- not for him.)
- disconcerting.
I don't know if said this before? But I realised a while ago that a lot of Hanno's dodgy self-esteem / conviction that he's not good enough & needs to try harder goes back to the fact that for most of his adolescence, he's effectively quite a bit younger than anyone thinks.
( developmental waffle )
Anyway what's 'funny' is:
- so Hanno's like 11 years younger than Guaeth, which seems like a lot but by the start of the time-loop they're 75 and 64 and that's basically mid-20s.
- and Hanno did a whole extra time-loop before coming back, coming home so experience-wise he's older right?
- except now here I am needing to know a bit more detail about loop 1 and when I started mapping it out... it only amounts to about 24 years, while Guaeth lived another 55 years after Hanno's death in the original timeline...
Yep, I also thought Hanno was older than he is... :D (Not that it makes any difference at this point, but still, it amused me.)
Day 7: Fic - Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kyoka/Lachesis
Fandom: Kamen Rider Gotchard
Pairing/Characters: Kyoka/Lachesis
Rating: G
Word count: 1109
Author's note: Also for both the
Summary: Lachesis didn't understand the appeal of stargazing.
Also on Ao3, or read below the cut:
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Writing, writing, writing
Guess which one I've now got 1500 words of?
*sigh*
The word "fuck" has been coming up in my online conversations quite a bit today, mostly coupled with "you". She's an utter menace.
2026 Photo #3

Finally got around to framing my black cat cross stitch. The photo does show the tiny beads sewn on some of the diamonds (not shown the rude words used when attaching beads!). I was very pleased with the result.
Day 7 Theme - The Lover
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Interesting Links for 07-02-2026
- 1. Only 3% of people post toxic messages online. But they produce 1/3 of the messages.
- (tags:discussion psychology harrassment )
- 2. Grima Wormtongue's links to Saruman the White 'didn't raise alarms' during vetting process
- (tags:lotr politics uk satire )
- 3. Epstein Backed 'Billionaires' Dinner' Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
- (tags:LGBT transgender bigotry OhForFucksSake )
Top Ten Standalone Media: Films Edition
1. The Birdcage
My ultimate comfort movie. I have watched it so many times I can recite it word by word. I think of the drag number rehearsal scene with Robin Williams bursting into a celebration of dance daily. "Keep your goddamn pinky down." "Purple mountains majesty..." "FUCK the shrimp!" "It's ours." I love found family and elder queers and the pointed questions on what exactly it means to perform masculinity or femininity. It's been 20+ years and Val is still clearly the villain of the film it drives me insane (bro was also not a compelling actor lmaooo.)
2. The Mummy
Did I enjoy the 2nd film? Yes! But it's the first one I always think of and have watched repeatedly. I adore Evie. She and Rick develop so sweetly together. As a dyke I look at Brendan Fraiser in that movie specifically and think **GENDER** because his looks give soft butch to me and I've never gotten over it. The movie has action, adventure, comedy and to quote a friend, "Sometimes a 6/10 movie is your 10/10 movie." It's perfect to me!!!!!!!!
"YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVEEER!"
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
I rewatched the trilogy (movie 4&5 do not exist to me, I've never seen them and I never will) recently but the first movie really wraps up so nicely on its own I can just watch it on repeat. Jack/Will/Elizabeth are the disaster throuple of my heart. JackWill is my current obsession. Elizabeth/Anamaria and Elizabeth/Norrington are my 'Elizabeth goes on a gender and sexuality journey,' pairings. The soundtrack is bomb. The reveal of the undead curse on Barbossa's crew is SO SICK. I love attractive people being wet and windswept all the time. Jack Sparrow is a bisexual terrorist who will join or break up your marriage and I think that's beautiful.
4. Batman: The Dark Knight
One of my BATMAN MOVIES OF ALL TIME (tm). I watched this film in theaters when it came out and my mouth dropped open in shock and joy every scene. I left the theater fannish and electrified. I was in batjokes comms on LJ and this movie was like finding a strange, new buffet. Heath Ledger is my 2nd favorite Joker (Mark Hamill you will always be #1) and he fits so seamlessly into Nolanverse that I believed him for every second. His first two on screen appearances are written so tightly, I've never seen such a great example of "You do not know what this guy is going to do and it is TERRIFYING." The interrogation scene is one I rewind over and over endlessly.
5. Muppet Treasure Island
My favorite Muppet movie. "Professional Pirate," is my favorite musical number. Tim Curry is an amazing Long John Silver and I love that Miss Piggy canonically had a fling with him. I am weak to tiny outfits and there are soooo many cute ones for all the muppets. It's a fun film with a strong heart and across multiple adaptations, I often look for stories set in the future where Jim has found Silver again. I like their dynamic as a father/son or as a romantic couple \o/
6. Winnie the Pooh
One of The films of my childhood. There is something so gentle and slow moving about the original film - I love the animation of the trees and homes of all the animal friends. My wife's nickname for me is Blondie Bear and she frequently references "silly old bear," it never fails to make me smile.
7. But I'm A Cheerleader
There were many formative gay movies in my youth but this one stood above the rest. Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall??? Their chemistry was insaaaaaane. This movie toed the line between comedy and critically showing the harm in gay conversion camps. I loved the Ex-ex-gays and the building of community - and the ending cheerleader scene... Sapphic feels forever hhhhhh.
8. Tarzan
Upon rewatch as an adult, this shot high up on my list. Phil Collins' soundtrack still makes me emotional. I love the anatomy developed for Tarzan, and that he is a character who is so, so gentle. I believe his love story with Jane fully. I believe if Jane had been a man it would have ended up the same way.
9. Hook
Me realizing there are lots of flamboyant pirates on this list, lol. I guess I'm more into pirates than I thought. Hook was a surprise to me - Peter Pan isn't my favorite of Disney's films but this idea of a grown Peter returning really captivated me. The film was inherently magical because it captured Peter rediscovering his joy and a sense of play he gave up because he assumed he had to. The scene where he finally believes that the food is real is one of my favorites. And of course, Dante Basco as Rufio was such a scene stealer. I especially liked that regaining that belief is what allows him to connect and ultimately save his children from Hook.
10. James and the Giant Peach
Speaking of magic: one of my favorite stop-motion films (honestly, I debated which Tim Burton film would inevitably make this list and decided it had to be this one.) Of all the images, the warm glowing light from inside the peach has stuck with me all these years. The insect friends are all friends I know would have cured my fear of insects much earlier and I enjoyed at the end of the film they got to live out their dreams in New York. The live action segments aren't bad at all but the highlights for me were the stop-motion elements.
Watched A Man on the Inside with Jenn
( Teensy spoiler for second season )
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[ 79 Planet, Star Twinkle Pretty Cure ] Welcome to the Space Age
Fandom: Star Twinkle Pretty Cure
Ship: Amamiya Elena/Tenjou
Prompt: 79 Planet
Warnings: canon typical allusions to racism
Rating: T
Length: 2,815
Synopsis: Whilst out celebrating the successful launch of Hikaru into space, Elena encounters the person she would least expect in Mihoshi Town: Tenjou.
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Notes: I'm really proud that I managed to post according to my self imposed mini challenge where I tried to make it so my first ten prompt fills didn't "overlap" (read this post here if your curious on my full thoughts on the topic)
Fan Art, Day 6, Frances Neagley from Reacher
Fandom: Reacher
Character: Frances Neagley
Prompt: Day 6-Her own personal code.
Rating: Teen (Just because she’s tough as nails.)
Summary: I love her even more than Reacher.
Need Tag for Reacher.
( Neagley )
Day Three Theme - Like the first dewfall on the first grass (BtVS)
TITLE: Like the first dewfall on the first grass https://kerk-hiraeth.dreamwidth.org/22329.html
PROMPT: Day Three - The Caregiver
FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer {AU}
AUTHOR:
kerk_hiraeth
RATING: PG-13
LENGTH: 1,000
CHARACTERS: OCs; Fatima El-baz & Sofia Blazhevich
SUMMARY: The duties of a Chaplain, whatever their religion are many and varied; sometimes causing reflection on their own lives.
A/N: This story is dedicated to Father Francis Mulcahy, as played by William Christopher on M*A*S*H between 1972 and 1983. That character heavily influences my conception of the Muslim, appointed by Buffy to be Chaplain to all the Slayers; (full name ~ Fatima Amastan Sultana Sara Tirzah Elbaz (or El-baz).
The background to her full name and their histories will, should my muse permit, be revealed in further stories but briefly, her family is from the Atlas Mountains of Tunisia; has mostly Amazigh & Hebrew origins, with some Arab threads as well. Her wife is Jewish from a conservative Orthodox sect. The Slayer is Russian but Roman Catholic, rather than Russian Orthodox.
Goddess be with you,

Father Francis Mulcahy, as portrayed by William Christopher
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Weather anticipation.
Most likely, the movies will come after the job's wrapped up. Catching a matinee as a way to say the gig's done.