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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 1d

It's hatman time!

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 1d

If anybody wants to read the original fanfic. Song of Hearts, by #Overwatch #reaper76 siren AU
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Song of Hearts - Chapter 1 - PrettyArbitrary - Overwatch (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 1d

#Promptober Day 7: The Full Moon
Anybody here remember my #reaper76 Octosiren AU?
Well I'm repurposing that idea for original fic. This is how Tempes met his siren lover.
CWs for a siren, y'know, eating people.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6726978

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💬 0 🔁 3 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 7: Full Moon · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. Anybody here remember my reaper76 Octosiren AU, Song of Hearts? Well I'm repurposing that idea f…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 2d

#Promptober Day 6: Dark Premonitions
@tyrastafr-ttrpgs.bsky.social #ChicagoSpirit setting. Good old spooky eldritch horror short fiction.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6724056

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 0 · Promptober 2025 Day 6: Dark Premonitions · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. @krakaheimr's Chicago Spirit setting, all original characters. Ghost phones are our colla…

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HolBat (Waitlist on Dec) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 3d

Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error

#scifi #cyberpunk #artsky #ocsky #cyborg #hacker

The image depicts a person with an expression of fatigue or emptiness on their face. Their skin has bright red and pink tones, and their figure is partially cut by sharp black lines, creating an effect of rupture or distortion. In the background, the words “FATAL ERROR” are visible, repeated in multiple layers, creating the impression of a digital glitch or malfunction.

The color palette consists of rich blues, purples, and neon shades. The image is a cyberpunk-style digital illustration. The lines running through the body are wires or digital data streams.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Netflix Now Requiring All Subscribers To Recruit 5 New Customers https://theonion.com/netflix-now-requiring-all-subscribers-to-recruit-5-new-customers/

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 3d

#Promptober Day 5: Shades of the Past
Fatherhood, adopting abused children and contemplating the wounds of your own past. Featuring Ira along with borrowed OCs from diristine (rosie) and skrim (Aloysha).

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6718932

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 5: Shades of the Past · Under a cut because this one got long. Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. Ira, Nat, Helen, Stephen and Zion are mine. Also…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 3d

#Promptober Day 4: Potent Venom
Forgot to share this here yesterday. Borrowing @tyrastafr-ttrpgs.bsky.social version of Richard Chappell for some love potion and humiliation. (SFW)

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6717816

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 4: Potent Venom · Whoops, I forgot to post day 4 here. Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OCs borrowed from @krakaheimr (Richard…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 4d

I love you too! And I love shaking Warren in my teeth!

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 4d

#Promptober Day 3: Shattered Glass
Borrowing @asininestars.bsky.social #ChicagoSpirit OC Warren to inflict identity horror on him. Unraveling this guy's mind under the pressures of two different lives lived.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6711029

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💬 0 🔁 2 ❤️ 3 · Promptober 2025 Day 3: Shattered Glass · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OC borrowed from @asininestars (Ira is mine) Ira's shout of warning come…

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The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 5d

#Promptober Day 2: A Stifled Scream
Eldritch horror, body horror, parasites, seriously twisted eldritch mobster with a human garden in his basement.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6707118

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💬 1 🔁 5 ❤️ 7 · Prompotober 2025 Day 2: A Stifled Scream · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OCs borrowed from @krakaheimr CWs for body horror, torture, captivity,…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 5d

I'm doing #promptober!
Day 1: Something watching - A bit of horror, a bit of kink, a bit of magic. CWs for body modification but no explicit sex.

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If Tumblr doesn't let you in, I also have it on Pillowfort www.pillowfort.social/posts/6703337

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💬 1 🔁 1 ❤️ 5 · Promptober 2025 Day 1: Something Watching · CWs for body modification, blood, bondage Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OCs borrowed from @diristin…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 18d

Pillowfort does other things that aren't NSFW too, you know? Like actual conversation and interaction with other people. And nerding out over the web. Also the fiber arts game is strong over there. Oh and game design, that's a good one.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 18d

If you're an NSFWer anticipating your stuff getting kicked off Bluesky next month, casual reminder that Pillowfort is still a thing.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 18d

For book lovers: I just finally got around to setting up Library Extension on my browser and now I feel like I'm thwarting capitalism. You tell it your favorite libraries and then when you look for books online it'll hook you up with library copies.
www.libraryextension.com

Library Extension (for web browsers)

Library Extension lets you instantly see book and eBook availability from your local library

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20d

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 21d

if you must be online may i point out that project gutenberg is still around and still has basically every book written before 1910 for free

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 28d

I just forgot the word 'fleece' so I looked up "How many sheep does it take to make a sweater" and the article started with, "None. Sheep are not used in the making of sweaters." For some reason this is the funniest thing I've read all week. I can't stop laughing about it.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · Sep 5

For fans of #Malevolent podcast and/or prompt fests, the #Malevoween 2025 prompt lists are up! SFW #Promptober and #Kinktober editions.
There's also a Malevoween AO3 collection! Feel free to add your stuff: archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Malevoween 2025 SFW prompts list:

1 - Musician
2 - John gets a body
3 - Photography
4 - Carcosa
5 - Snowed in
6 - Arthur and Faroe
7 - Costume redesign
8 - Touch starved
9 - Genderbend
10 - Disability
11 - Fashion Night
12 - Cuddles
13 - Modern AU
14 - Late nights at the office
15 - Chronic pain / Fatigue
16 - Misunderstandings
17 - Non-human AU
18 - Weak monster
19 - Elder god
20 - Burnout
21 - Crossover
22 - Blooper reel / Deleted scene
23 - A walk in the park
24 - Picnics
25 - Swimming
26 - Boxing ring
27 - Time travel
28 - Outsider POV
29 - Patching up wounds
30 - Date night
31 - Lester and Doe investigative services

Malevoween 2025 NSFW prompts:

1 glove/hand kink
2 public masturbation
3 gaping
4 footplay/footjob
5 ritual sacrifice
6 leather/latex
7 fisting
8 sounding
9 pet play
10 blood/woundfucking
11 sensory deprivation
12 double penetration
13 maw/teeth
14 impact play
15 titfucking
16 feral/bestiality
17 incorporeal/ghosts
18 corruption (in honor of the caitvi kinktober)
19 dubcon/noncon
20 breeding/pregnancy
21 power play
22 intoxication/altered mental state
23 tentacles
24 non-human erotic experiences
25 transformation/apotheosis
26 exhibitionism/voyeurism
27 surrogate/wrong person
28 piss
29 degradation
30 tattoos/marking
31 MALEVOWEEN Bonus day

Alts - substitute one for any prompt you want to opt out of (or do what you want, what am I gonna do, call your mom?):
A orgasm control
B clothing kink
C slime

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · Sep 2

And on the note of small fandom love, Yuletide Exchange fandom nominations open Sept 15!

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · Sep 2

Small Fandom Bang 2025 is starting up! Author signups are open until Oct 31. Minimum fic size is 10k. The small fandoms close to our hearts deserve love and this is a pretty good way to indulge.

Small Fandoms Bang rules link: smallfandombang.dreamwidth.org/338585.html

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