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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · Jun 30

Tomorrow is July 1st and that means #OFMDReverseBang time 👀😁 @akans.bsky.social and I can't wait to share with you all!

One chapter every Tuesday for the next 5 weeks, starting tomorrow!

A promo for the OFMD Reverse Bang.

It features art by Akans, which includes Ed and Stede surrounded by baby dinosaurs.

There is also a summary for the fic by friendlytikek, summary is as follows: Ed is a palaeontologist who helped bring the dinosaurs back to life but has never had the chance to see one up close. When he learns about a local dinosaur rescue sanctuary and decides to visit, he doesn’t expect to fall head over heels for a cute blond reading to a dozen baby dinosaurs.

Also included are handles for the social media of Akans and friendlytikek.

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 21h

fingers crossed now i've started new prescribed medication for heartburn i can stop throwing up acid repeatedly throughout the day 🥲

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 22h

i need series 2 now so i can see despicable men getting their comeuppance while these amazing women make incredible music and destroy the patriarchy

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 22h

and it has the same creator as happy valley, last tango in halifax, gentleman jack and renegade nell so if any of those were your jam maybe check it out

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 22h

NO IT'S SO GOOD it's all about women empowering other women and fighting back against the patriarchy and society's bullshit and to top it off the music is absolutely BANGING and BBC better put the songs on Spotify asap

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 22h

binge watched a new show on bbc iplayer called riot women and holy shittttttt it's so good i need more

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 1d

AHHH i don't know there's so many people i love, banging cast so i'll probably see how the next few episodes go

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 1d

but which joe!

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 1d

why are you so cute

close up of a small black dog curled in a ball

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 2d

Archie and Jim or Archie and Oluwande are also distinct possibilities

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 2d

Ed and Stede Halloween fic when

screenshot of messages.

Person 1: picture of a two-person crab costume
Person 1: Yes or no?

Person 2: Sigh

Person 1: Yeh but like yes or no

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 3d

Introduce yourself with one food you refuse to eat, a movie you'll never watch again, and a song you can't stand

Food: mushrooms!!!!!!!!
Movie: sleepers 😭 one of the reasons i really struggle watching ANYTHING with kevin bacon
Song: soooo many, but i'll go with a classic - baby by justin bieber 🤢

Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 3d

Introduce yourself with one food you refuse to eat, a movie you'll never watch again, and a song you can't stand

Food: olives
Movie: 12 Years a Slave (too hard to watch again)
Song: the version of “Fast Car” by that little Debbie country boy (why remake it when Tracy Chapman did it perfectly?)

Freddie 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🦄 @gentlerevenge.bsky.social · 3d

Introduce yourself with one food you refuse to eat, a movie you'll never watch again, and a song you can't stand

Food: salmon 🤢
Movie: the fox and the hound 🥲💔
Song: shape of you by Ed Sheeran holy shit get out of my ears

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's like a game of a telephone with how quickly it was taken down, because I've heard of a totally different fic too 😅

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

tragically i caught my mother's boyfriend using the kitchen towel to clean his face and now i'm gonna have to remember to change it whenever he leaves

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

the way some of these get my juices going and then i don't have the time or energy to make them happen 😭

maybe there'll just be a BURST from me on the very last day lol

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

my manager: here's your Christmas shifts, let me know if they're okay or if we need to look at changing anything?

me, well aware I'm going on maternity leave on December 21st: they're fine 😇

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

feeling this baby move around inside of me has to be one of the coolest things about pregnancy

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

my sister sent me a just eat voucher so obvs i had to get chippy tea...

they never understand the sheer amount of salt and vinegar i desire so i decided to make it as clear as possible this time around

screenshot of an order (chips, haggis, curry sauce)

additional order note at the bottom reads: please smother the chips in so much salt and vinegar you begin to question your own sanity

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 4d

on today's episode of whacky pregnancy dreams

for context, percy is my dog and a shih tzu mix who would not be able to take on a zombie

may need to litter train him in prep for the zombie apocalypse

Screenshot of a series of messages reading as follows:

Dreamt there was a zombie apocalypse going on and could see this child zombie in my garden but Percy really needed a wee so I had no choice but to let him out because he kept barking at me and drawing zombies attention to the house

So I took him out hoping he'd keep a distance from the zombie

Nah

Immediately zombie wants us

So I started whacking it in the head with a bucket

Very ineffective

But did knock it to the floor

So then I decided to just pick it up and toss it over the fence

But I was struggling

Then I woke up to find I was trying to push my pillow up over my shoulder 🤦

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 5d

so tired but know if i nap i won't sleep later and i have to be up at 5am for work 😭

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 5d

tv shows burying their gays in 2025 is WILD, like wtf bro, 2015 called, they want their trope back

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 6d

the way cappy just rocks up and breaks my heart 😭💔💜

cappy @cappyy.bsky.social · 6d

i'm finally writing for whumptober!! (it's kinda late hope the admins don't mind...)

fulfilling today's prompts: voicemail, bleeding out, modern au.

(content warning for major character death and death of a pet)

archiveofourown.org/works/72156511

image of a rainy window with a screenshot of a fic description overtop.

little talks
captain_cappy
Summary:
“Ed, darling. I don’t think I’m going to be home— hmm. I don’t. I don’t think I’m going to be home in time for supper. I’m sorry. I just might be a little bit late—”

Ed saves the message. He wipes his eyes with the hand he holds his phone with, not wanting to let Mummy see him cry.

“See? He’s perfectly fine," he tells her. She looks up at him with eyes like galaxies. "Just you and me for dinner tonight, though.”

Mummy meows.

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for whumptober day 8, "modern au", "bleeding out", & "voicemail".

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friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 7d

i can, have, and will again consume 30 pigs in blankets and 10 stuffing balls all by myself

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 7d

we just ordered our christmas food and wow the way i had to fight to have two 32-piece garnish sets, as if 2-3 pigs in blankets and stuffing balls per person would be acceptable

(tbh i would've preferred three sets but i have accepted i can buy more on the sly just for myself)

friendlytikek.bsky.social @friendlytikek.bsky.social · 7d

here's hoping i sleep properly tonight and not in 1 hour segments 🤞

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Ro 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wee Con @ramsaybaggins.bsky.social · 8d

It's day 7 of #OFMDWhumptober - have this Star Trek AU.

Please be mindful of the tags on this one

archiveofourown.org/works/71671801

The tags and warnings for the Our Flag Means Death whumptober fic linked in the post. Available to screenreaders at the link.

Meltdown
ramsay_baggins
Summary:

"You can't go in there! No human can withstand the radiation!"

Stede smiled at Roach. "As everyone in my life has been so fond of reminding me, Doctor, I am not human."

OFMD Whumptober Day 7: Holding back tears | sci-fi

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