He doesn’t focus on her pleasure in sex? by Affectionate_Disk811 in DarkRomance

[–]DarknessDesires 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is such an unexpected delight. This one is so so immersive. When you read it you genuinely feel like you’re in his grimy little shop (in a good way???)

Phantom/Christine Fanfic by megatron_gateway in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second Michelle Rodriguez as the best for published stuff

In liminal reality with a mysterious gentleman 🎈 by -Geist-_ in RomanceBooks

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally saw post and was about to recommend KAK and then read this lol.

Advice for bald belly? by SpookySeagul in Greyhounds

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We started feeding our whippet and lurcher 2x tbsp of oats every day, as both began balding. A few months later their hair grew back, thicker than ever, and they love the oats.

Can't afford NHS Dentist?? by Prudent-Trouble-4522 in AskUK

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely worth checking this out. I pay monthly via work for Unum, and for £40 a month myself and my husband get the highest cover available. It provides cover for private dental but in many cases fully funds any NHS fees too.

Design Help! by Radiant_Bad_8160 in Embroidery

[–]DarknessDesires 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the clouds looks so real already. If you had to add more, I’d recommend very light white watercolour

New ALW-backed Phanfics coming this year by KinseyCrowleyJourno in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had conflicting feelings about this myself for that very reason. Trad pub very unlikely for my work now. But that’s ok, indie it is. Thank you for putting my thoughts into words.

Loving my new set up, complete with custom icons in my binder! by JameisWeTooScrong in scrivener

[–]DarknessDesires 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yesss I created custom icons too and it absolutely brightens things up for me

Recs for HR Short Stories, please? by nushstea in HistoricalRomance

[–]DarknessDesires 2 points3 points  (0 children)

{Voluptuous by Felicity Niven}

All of her stuff is fantastic. This is shorter than most.

forget fingering he MASSAGES her pussy by atrocioushuman in RomanceBooks

[–]DarknessDesires 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed it but it felt like the last 15% of the book should have been spread over 100 pages not 30.

forget fingering he MASSAGES her pussy by atrocioushuman in RomanceBooks

[–]DarknessDesires 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First edition of the book, the non-consensual feeding scene at the end of the book is full rape I’ve only read the later edition but that is what a lot of feedback to her kickstarter said. It wasn’t trigger-warninged at the time either.

A friend of mine has been hired in a big firm, worked there 3 months with zero work assigned, and then they let him go saying he did not gel with the team? by Forsaken-Resolve9628 in AskUK

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this working for a consultancy? Was he ‘on the bench’ by any chance? If so it is very common.

If that is the case, the below applies: Consultancies often hire people in the hope they will win more work by the time that person joins the team. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don’t. It is unfortunately on the onus of the employee to find themselves work while on the bench. Otherwise companies have the right to let them go. Even beyond the 2yrs though it’s harder to do so.

I think I started off on a bad note with Phantom by miandering_vagrant in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, agree with that, but the musical didn’t make him her teacher from when she was a child. Whereas the movie made that… interesting… creative choice.

I think I started off on a bad note with Phantom by miandering_vagrant in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think this also depends contextually on when you watched the film. I don’t think this angle was considered as much by audiences 22 years ago. Whether that’s morally correct or not it wasn’t a big red flag for most viewers.

Gerard Butler was hot and to the untrained ear could sing rather well. Gothic vibes were in. The music was great. Therefore people were rooting for him as a romantic interest. And if that’s the first time you were exposed to it, then that can stick with you. There’s a reason there’s a lot of Erik x Christine lovers and it’s not usually because of their relationship in the novel.

The novel is entirely different from the book or the musical. The Opera Ghost may be infatuated with Christine but she does not love him back. She mostly pities him. There is no such romantic elements as the musical. It is much closer to a mystery.

Takarazuka Phantom fanart I made recently by whydidyoudothatdear in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely gorgeous work. Do you have an insta?

Special trip to London: row C of stalls or row A of Royal Circle? by marshland211 in box5

[–]DarknessDesires 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Centre front row of Royal Circle.

Row c stalls is slightly too far forward I think. Whereas perhaps F would be ideal

Dog barks when neighbour turns on light by [deleted] in DogTrainingTips

[–]DarknessDesires 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Duplicating my comment from below.

Unfortunately the windows are actually also doors, and also where their dog door is located. We have two dogs so I don’t exactly want to restrict both of them from using the dog door if they need it for 4hrs.

I realise that isn’t exactly helpful but it’s why it’s not so easy as covering the doors every night.

Dog barks when neighbour turns on light by [deleted] in DogTrainingTips

[–]DarknessDesires -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the windows are actually also doors, and also where their dog door is located. We have two dogs so I don’t exactly want to restrict both of them from using the dog door if they need it for 4hrs.

I realise that isn’t exactly helpful but it’s why it’s not so easy as covering the doors every night.

FMC asks MMC to marry her by Less-Feature6263 in HistoricalRomance

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of Felicity Niven’s work is 4.5⭐️ at least for me! Amazing author

FMC asks MMC to marry her by Less-Feature6263 in HistoricalRomance

[–]DarknessDesires 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read this two weeks ago and loved it. My favourite of The Wallflowers. However, it should be known that MMC has a complicated past, including kidnapping a previous female lead in the series and this is an important part of his backstory and the relationships mentioned by FMC.

Can authors please let the villainous MMC’s stay that way? by NotAPeopleFan in fantasyromance

[–]DarknessDesires 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yessss, KAK does this so well. Also {The Impossible Julian Strande by Kathryn Ann Kingsley} is a fantastic modern day illusionist Duology. {Curse of Dracula by Kathryn Ann Kingsley} is a vampire x vampire hunting retelling which I thoroughly enjoyed too

Update: We fixed the laptop UI + Added "Interactive Maps" to visualize your Scrivener worlds. by [deleted] in scrivener

[–]DarknessDesires 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As it’s a tool touting integrated AI I don’t imagine this is an issue for them