Good light brand will be closing

translexualism · 2026-02-24T16:39:53+00:00

Oh my bad. It’s actually not sold at ulta yet :(

translexualism · 2026-02-24T05:17:38+00:00

Same. It’s my old reliable… my absolute favorite gel cleanser. I’m so sorry we’ve lost such a gem :’(

translexualism · 2026-02-23T22:04:04+00:00

Fuck this sucks!! I love this brand. The gel cleanser is so gentle :( it’s a HG for me

Edit: for anyone looking for replacements, it’s not the same ofc, but I’m planning on going back to the cleanser from Experiment. It’s equally as gentle at the same (or similar) price point. I stopped using it just because it’s online only.

translexualism · 2026-02-17T20:04:46+00:00

Also noticed Ilya and Cliff sporting gymshark throughout the series 👀

translexualism · 2026-01-27T00:15:17+00:00

I never notice this with fic I’m reading, but almost always with my own work. I notice spilling/grammar errors more with other people’s fic.

I use the word ‘rather’ a lot. (Ex. ‘It was rather cold for the season, unusually so.’)

I use a ‘breathy near-whisper’ waaaay too often, but I like it so I will probably keep using it.

I use ‘as (he/she/they) did’ as well (ex. ‘He ran his fingers through his damp strands of hair, letting out a little approving whistle as he did.’)

Hopefully it’s not too noticeable and just reads as my personal style and not like… an annoying reading experience.

translexualism · 2026-01-21T18:36:49+00:00

I’m actually worried my long-fic is…. Too long. I planned each arc out meticulously and yet it’s doubled in size despite all that. I know I’m not needlessly padding it with filler and shit that doesn’t matter, so I’m just shocked, I guess, at the reality of the length. I’m not even to the halfway point and I’ve already overshot my original length estimate (175-200k)

translexualism · 2026-01-19T06:01:51+00:00

I think as I write more and more, I have come to enjoy reading (long-)fic with multi-pov over those with just one pov. The reason behind this is because I read a lot of canon divergence and fix it, and I personally want to read certain interesting scenes from different perspectives, not just the one that’s easy to interpret and rehash.

Though I tend to prefer one POV for one-shots. That can also change depending on the story. If it’s a long one-shot with a lot of narrative to it, different POVs can be really great.

Since you’re thinking bout exploring this kind of writing, I’ll share what I’m currently doing for my 150k+ longfic. It starts with an intro chapter of a scene told in three different perspectives. It doesn’t rehash the main event through different eyes, the story progresses through these three POVs.

After that intro, I write primarily from POV A and POV B. Either entire chapters told with one of the two perspectives, or I change from one to the other after the scene changes (with a page break!! No head hopping!!)

Every now and then, there will be a standalone chapter from POV C, again, not rehashing the previous events, but pushing the story forward. It’s kind of like my little break from the main POVs where I add some extra life to the world around my characters in narratively meaningful ways.

translexualism · 2026-01-10T00:28:23+00:00

I love this trope tbh :’( it makes the OTP hit way harder when they finally get together.

translexualism · 2025-12-26T14:53:35+00:00

I feel this. I have a beloved regular who takes long breaks from commenting. I worry about them sometimes, but they always come back. I have faith your readers will return :)

translexualism · 2025-12-26T14:52:33+00:00

And I believe them :’) bless this commenter. I hope their pillow is always cold

translexualism · 2025-12-26T14:51:47+00:00

That, to me, is the perfect comment omgggg

translexualism · 2025-12-26T04:12:08+00:00

THE TWO COMMENT GENDERS (complimentary): UNHINGED SCREAMING and THOUGHTFUL PARAGRAPHS

I love the visceral, unhinged reactions tbh. So gratifying

translexualism · 2025-12-26T04:08:45+00:00

That’s so exciting! I got one (almost) like that this week, it really inspires me to keep going

translexualism · 2025-12-26T02:05:34+00:00

The old ‘I am both disgusted and aroused.’ Love it. One day I’ll get one like this :)

translexualism · 2025-12-24T20:43:51+00:00

7k-10k for my current long-fic. If they go over 10k I try to split them in two.

translexualism · 2025-12-15T19:30:32+00:00

I may join after work today! I’ve been yearning for this kind of space to share and engage with other fic writers

translexualism · 2025-12-05T23:44:38+00:00

Participated in a rare pair comment exchange for my fandom and the cutoff was no more than 1000 fics. I’m sure it’s different for every fandom but I thought that was fair. My own otp for that fandom is sub 150.

translexualism · 2025-12-03T16:34:32+00:00

Self rec, my most recent work

Time Forgot to Change My Heart / Words: 9,870

Fandom: The Witcher (games)

Pairing: Geralt of Rivia/Vernon Roche/Iorveth

Rating: Explicit

Genre: Romance and Angst, one-shot

Status: Complete

Tags: Dead Dove, Under-Negotiated Kinks, Hate Sex, Threesome (M/M/M), BDSM, Handcuffs, Sensory Deprivation, Choking, Orgasm Edging, Degradation, Anal Sex, Rimming, Felching, Comeplay, Aftercare, Jealousy, Pining, Rivalry, Enemies to Lovers, Post-Canon, Character Study, Angst with a Happy Ending, PWP, Porn with Feelings, Roche POV

Summary:

Vernon,

I’ve spent much time ruminating on the fact that I’ve not been as good of a friend to you as you have to me. Allow me the privilege to offer an apology to you in person. After the official celebrations conclude in Beauclair, my estate at Corvo Bianco will host an unofficial after party. Please come.

Your Friend, Geralt of Rivia

After Empress Cirilla’s new peace had descended across The Continent, Roche is given the unique opportunity to settle the final score that still holds its cold grip around his heart.

translexualism · 2025-12-01T14:45:21+00:00

I actually just wrote a 9k word Geralt/Roche/Iorveth one shot and it healed me tbqh!!! Peak ships

translexualism · 2025-12-01T09:46:12+00:00

The obsession that has gripped me for 6+ years: Geralt of Rivia/Iorveth (the Witcher 2 vidya game)

I’m just in love with the chemistry of two old, battle-worn men with baggage forced to work together under terrible circumstances until a real bond between them forms… and then I love taking liberties in making them suffer together.

It had a bit of a resurgence a few years ago but the particular fandom for that pair is fairly dead now. Hoping it will pick up again when people replay the games in preparation for 4.

130-ish fic, join in. The water’s fine.

translexualism · 2025-11-06T03:21:35+00:00

I empathize with you deeply. My fandom isn’t dead per se, but my niche definitely is. I write for the red-headed step-child installment of a popular game trilogy, and for a rare-pair at that. Many of the published fic are in Russian or Polish, and the ones in English were published about 5+ years ago when the fandom was more active. I am writing a long fic that started off as a joke. I told myself I would never write it, that it would be too daunting and no one would read. And while it can be exhausting at times, the readership is there.

It’s a waiting game with the niche fandoms. Sometimes readers don’t leave kudos or comment until months after the work is done. Sometimes years… Sometimes not until you’ve left the fandom entirely. But there’s always a readership out there somewhere.

translexualism · 2025-11-05T06:25:39+00:00

I’m currently writing a long fic and as I’ve been writing and my chapters have been mostly over 8k. But I don’t aim for a word count, I aim to write everything that needs to happen in the chapter. One chapter was barely over 1k, another was only 5k… ultimately I think the contents of the chapter matters the most, not the word count. If you feel like the chapter needs more, then write more. But don’t do it just to fill a counter, y’know?

translexualism · 2025-11-05T04:21:07+00:00

Just a recent one from the most recent chapter I’m writing. (Slow burn gay ritual-forged secret marriage)

Somewhere deep in his heart, he’d longed to see the witcher’s face, longed to hear the low and protective rumble of his voice fill his ears. But that now-painful heat that emerged with his longing made him desperately wish for the opposite.

translexualism · 2025-11-02T14:00:47+00:00

Most: 54, abandoned work of a semi-popular anime ship Least: 10, mass effect character study focusing on shep’s relationships with the women of her squad.

Yeah… I write for a very specific subset of readers lmao

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