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TELL ME WHY
( AIN’T NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE)
TELL ME WHY
( AIN’T NOTHING BUT A MISTAKE)
TELL ME WHY, I NEVER WANNA HEAR YOU SAY
I WANT IT THAT WAY
Happy earth day it’s some earth boys wooo @smokingbomber
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Just wanted to say, I love your lists and I'm listening to the Oshioko Yo pod with you on it! I only just discovered fanfics and you really helped me devour them. It makes me extra happy that you also live in Canada 😀. Thank you for all you do!
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️
I hope you have discovered some amazing stories and new authors. This fandom is extremely talented!
I do have a few more lists in my back pocket, I will try to share another one soon 😘
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This is a tiny bit late so I added an extra prompt as a wild card if a certain day wasn’t inspiring. Just for funsies 😁
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I hope our North American peeps stayed safe and viewed the eclipse with the proper eye protection!
Oh wait, what's this?
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Whoops! Hopefully she leaves us alone!
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This is hands down my favorite scene in the entire manga, something I talked at length about with @oshiokiyopod when I got to be a guest on one of the episodes back in June of 2022.
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Cherry Blossoms
I wanted to share some of the Cherry Blossom pictures I have taken over the last few weeks based on prompts list (link to the Tumblr post) @lilliebellfanfics sent me last fall by @creativepromptsforwriting. I keep going back to it for ideas on seasonal projects to work on.
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I have also discovered lens filters are a thing:
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And a few Macro shots for good measure:
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So what if Sailor Moon was a punk band?
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Random-Mailbox's Favorite Sailor Moon Fics - April Fools
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Seemed like a good Monday to do another post in the series. Talking to @riverlethe - initial idea was to link to stories that are marked as complete but are actually not, but it didn't feel quite right doing that to both writers AND the readers. Instead, here are some funny ones to lighten the mood.
As always, my apologies in advance for spoiling some of these for you (Fic Titles are linked to either FFN or AO3 entries).
Earthly Pleasures - @irritablevowel
Minako's scheming to find a place with an AC backfires in a way she was not anticipating.
The Thing About Your Transformation - @angelmoongirl
Mamoru finally shares HIS perspective on Usagi's transformations and their plan to make it less of an issue.
Treasures - @linlamont
You should never judge what can become important to someone or Usagi's attempt to get something out of claw machine goes sideways. You should definitely check out both the artwork at the end AND what @riverlethe crocheted.
Dwarf Planet - liveforDBZ
While out with the girls, Setsuna learns that status of Pluto has been reclassified.
A Truce - Princess_Jupiter5
Usagi is forced by Motoki and Minako to apologize to Mamoru, which goes well enough, until it does not.
Genetics Fail - commas_and_ampersands
Minako's musings on why ChibiUsa's hair is pink.
[side note: make sure you are logged into your AO3 account to access this story, it has been locked down with all the scraping and reposting on other platforms without writer consent]
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Here are the links to the previous Tumblr posts in these series to explore more amazing works based on different themes:
Weeks 1-52
Motorcycle Mamoru
College AU
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Random-Mailbox's Favorite Sailor Moon Fics - Week 27 - 🍀St Patricks Day🍀
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Time for our next Holiday Post of the series - St Patricks Day! This one is basically all about bars and drinking and celebrating, in a more lighthearted way. 
As always, my apologies in advance for spoiling some of these for you (Fic Titles are linked to either FFN or AO3 entries).
the green unseen - @caelenath
This is @caelenath's Mamoru in College series ficlet, where Mamoru spends St Patrick’s day out with his American friends for the first time. We get the Ugly Green Jacket throwback and a very open-ended conclusion that lets you, the reader, decide for yourself what is actually real. Click on the hyperlinks within the story for tiny glimpses into this AU on Tumblr! 
then you showed up and I can't get enough - @daikon1
Mamoru gets dragged to a club by Motoki to meet his new girlfriend’s friend, something he does NOT want to do. While waiting at the bar, he notices a pretty blonde in a rainbow romper that he would much rather spend time with. This one-shot is a bit of a love-at-first-sight story but super well done (as all of Daikon’s pieces tend to be 😘)
Crossroads - Dejana Talis (Dejana)
Bartender Darien is seeing one set back after another in his quest to leave his tiny town in the middle of nowhere. On one of his worst days yet, he picks up a hopeful hitchhiker, trying to get to the big city and make things happen for herself. 
You and I Always: Chapter 1: Free Day - @cassraven
In this one-shot, we get a cute and confident bartender Usagi and a very drunk Mamoru, who repeatedly confesses his love for her. 
Drunken Sailor Moon - Reader458
Fun little story about Sailor Moon accidentally stumbling across Dark Generals and managing to drink them under the table. We get Rei x Usagi in this one too!
A night you won't remember (I'll be the one you won't forget) - @idesofnovember
When Mamoru ran into Usagi at the hotel bar in Vegas, he vowed to help protect her. Apparently that included not letting her drunkenly get married to anyone but him.
The One With the Vegas Vacation - @she-dreams-in-pink
If I am going to include one Vegas story, I can’t skip out on the other! In this one, Minako drags drunk Mamoru and Usagi to a wedding chapel because she thinks it would be hilarious if those two had a fake wedding. I am really hoping we get the last chapter of this story one day, although it does leave off on enough of a clean break to not really need it. 
Luck of the Irish - @gossamerwillow
Minako (as Sailor V) and Artemis take on a Youma in a tiny Irish town while on a family vacation. (This totally fits with the St Patrick's Day theme, even if there is no drinking involved!)
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That's it for this week. Next time we will cover the trope of "Fix-it Fics"
Here are the links to the previous Tumblr posts in these series to explore more amazing works based on different themes - make sure to check them out if you haven't had a chance! (Click on title name to go to the post) - I will keep updating the list every week as new posts come up:
Week 1 - Groundhog Day
Week 2 - Established Relationships
Week 3 - Sex Positivity
Week 4 - Unfinished Stories
Week 5 - Darker Stories
Week 6 - Potions 🧪
Week 7 - Reveals
Week 8 - 👻Halloween🎃
Week 9 - Wrong Perceptions
Week 10 - Non-Senshi AU
Week 11 - In-Progress Fics
Week 12 - Mutual Pining
Week 13 - Enemies to Lovers
Week 14 - Slow Burn
Week 15 - Christmas Part 1 - Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Santa!
Week 16 - Christmas Part 2
Week 17 - New Years
Week 18 - High School AU
Week 19 - Slice of Life
Week 20 - Coffee shop AU
Week 21 - Huddle for Warmth
Week 22 - Friends to Lovers
Week 23 - Valentines Day
Week 24 - Do a Grouch a Favour Day (or Cheer Up Fics)
Week 25 - Soulmate AU
Week 26 - Amnesia Fics (and resources)
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Giving this a little more visibility :)
With only 143 days until the start of @usamamoweek2024 - we thought we could get our awesome community involved in picking a prompt idea.
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Happy 32nd anniversary to the airing of the original Sailor Moon anime!
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That's right! It means it's been 32 years of Morga causing significant trauma to children and adults!
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Watch your favorite episode to celebrate! That means it's Rhett Butler time!
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With only 143 days until the start of @usamamoweek2024 - we thought we could get our awesome community involved in picking a prompt idea.
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Reblogging this on this year's "Do a Grouch a Favor Day" ❤️
Random-Mailbox's Favorite Sailor Moon Fics - Week 24 - Do a Grouch a Flavor Day
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This week we are covering a fun topic - Do A Grouch A Favour Day (link to the page explaining more about it and giving some fun facts) - thanks @caelenath for introducing me to it! It is a mix of stories that cheer ME up and stories where the characters do that to each other (even if we are a couple of days late - it was celebrated on February 16th this year)!
As always, my apologies in advance for spoiling some of these for you (Fic Titles are linked to either FFN or AO3 entries).
Following stories cheer me up when I am feeling grumpy or need a palate cleanser after reading a darker story:
Trapped! - For Eden
So right off the bat I want to say - keep an open mind! In this story Mamoru has parents, with his mom getting obsessed with getting him married off and actually proceeds to go to an agency to find him a wife. Interactions between Usagi and Kunzite in this are hilarious, keeping the story lighter. And Mamoru realizing he won't cut it as a secret agent was *chef’s kiss* 
Swipe Right: A Tinder Tale - @daikon1
Mamoru is told he needs a date for Motoki's wedding, and Minako decides that Usagi should get Mamoru out of her head and sets up a Tinder profile for her. As our protagonists sit down to swipe away, they come across each other in the first 30 minutes on the app. After freaking out about swiping right, both proceed and get to have a conversation that was years in the making. This one is a bit of a 🍋
A Nice, Relaxing, Normal...Date? - @wishwars
Usagi has a date, based on a suggestion from Motoki, and is super excited to tell him about her experience. Except Mamoru is sitting RIGHT there and getting more jealous by the second. 
Drink Me - @queenrisa14
Cute one-shot of Usagi picking up a very drunk Mamoru from a night out with Motoki. He proceeds to make out with her purse and tell her how much he needs to not lose her again, being an adorable emotional mess. 
A Christmas Story - @caelenath @goddessalthena @linlamont @reispinkoveralls @riverlethe
The love I have for this poem knows no bounds. I might have even gotten a few people to do dramatic readings of it to their significant others when I first came across it (because it is THAT amazing), and so completely in character for our favorite duo. Usagi and Mamoru take a bath together, doing some experimentation. 
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The following one-shots are the flip side, where characters cheer up each other:
Bad Day Blues - @kaleidodreams
Makoto has an absolutely awful day at work, only to come home to pass out on the couch instead of making dinner. Nephrite inadvertently cheers her up, showing up with flowers just because he thought of her.
Rainbow - @kasienda
Usagi drags a semi-unwilling Mamoru outside in the rain so he can truly appreciate the beauty of a rainbow.
These Games We Play: Chapter 12: Put the Laptop Down  - @allyunabridged
Mamoru gets too caught up in doing his work on his laptop to notice that Usagi has been trying to get him to go get dinner for over an hour.
Desperate Measures - @idesofnovember
King Endymion has to win back Neo-Queen Serenity, who has been giving him the cold shoulder, as the freshly developed memories of the split in R arc have begun to flood in.
Stuff Tippy Wrote -- Sailor Moon edition: Chapter 17: Usagi's bad day - @tiptoe39
Usagi is having one of THOSE days, where nothing goes right no matter how much she tries. When she eventually makes her way to the arcade to try and cheer herself up, Mamoru sits down next to her. Except this time, instead of continuing their verbal sparring, he offers to buy her some ice cream to make her day a little better. 
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Next week we will cover Soulmate AU trope! I know @sinjazz has been looking forward to that one :)
Here are the links to the previous Tumblr posts in these series to explore more amazing works based on different themes - make sure to check them out if you haven't had a chance! (Click on title name to go to the post) - I will keep updating the list every week as new posts come up:
Week 1 - Groundhog Day
Week 2 - Established Relationships
Week 3 - Sex Positivity
Week 4 - Unfinished Stories
Week 5 - Darker Stories
Week 6 - Potions 🧪
Week 7 - Reveals
Week 8 - 👻Halloween🎃
Week 9 - Wrong Perceptions
Week 10 - Non-Senshi AU
Week 11 - In-Progress Fics
Week 12 - Mutual Pining
Week 13 - Enemies to Lovers
Week 14 - Slow Burn
Week 15 - Christmas Part 1 - Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Santa!
Week 16 - Christmas Part 2
Week 17 - New Years
Week 18 - High School AU
Week 19 - Slice of Life
Week 20 - Coffee shop AU
Week 21 - Huddle for Warmth
Week 22 - Friends to Lovers
Week 23 - Valentines Day
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For @smquickies2023 (24) prompt "Valentines Day / White Day" I thought I would take some photos. Including the bonus 🐄🐮
To start - This one is for Moonlight Knight, Tuxedo Mask and the Future Crystal Tokyo
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Happy Valentines Day! ❤️
Random-Mailbox's Favorite Sailor Moon Fics - Week 23 - Valentine’s Day ❤️
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We have come to our next Holiday themed post - Valentines Day! These stories all incorporate Valentine's Day traditions (some more westernized than others) and are fairly short, at least compared to the usual mix in these posts. Enjoy the cuteness!
As always, my apologies in advance for spoiling some of these for you (Fic Titles are linked to either FFN or AO3 entries).
Box of Chocolates - Chapter 1: Day 2: Box of Chocolates - @kasienda
Mamoru comes home late from another long shift to a worried Usagi, except he has a very good excuse. This premise or tradition of sorts that @kasienda does with her own husband is something I do with mine too. 
Valentine's Day - @ninjettetwitch
Serena over-reacts when Darien tries to find out why she is feeling down, kicking off a chain of events that leads to Darien finally admitting his feelings. 
 Wishing You Were Mine - @moon-daisuki
Someone leaves behind an unsigned love letter on the counter of the Crown Arcade. So Motoki, having guessed who the author might be, decides to blow it out of proportion and make it into a mystery party with the help of a local radio station.
Idiots - @riverlethe
I love the way @riverlethe depicts these fools' failure to convey their emotions. We even get psychometry in this one! In this two-shot (I really hope we get more of these, because "Reveal" has to happen and will be glorious whenever it does), Usagi makes homemade chocolates for her class, Motoki and special ones just for Mamoru, who returns the favour on White Day. 
love makes ya crazy - @hellomomo
When Motoki find a love letter that he presumes is meant for Reika, Usagi volunteers herself and Mamoru to help him figure out who this mystery person might be. 
Before The Clock Strikes Midnight - missscatterbrain325
To avoid getting any more chocolate on Valentine’s Day, Darien declares that he is in love with one of the girls sitting at the booth in the back - Serena and her friends. Except that habits are hard to break and our duo has hell of a time figuring out how to communicate their feelings.
AND I am going to add a story that was technically part of the Groundhog Day post but it is literally called Valentines Day, so I figure - why not double dip
Valentines Day - Raine Delmont
Mamoru has to re-live the same day over again until he can figure out what his feeling actually and how to change Usagi's feeling towards him, all in 1 day.
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Next week's post will be all about Do A Grouch A Favor Day (link to the page explaining more about it and giving some fun facts) - thanks @caelenath for introducing me to it! It will be a mix of stories that cheer ME up and stories where the characters do that to each other (even if we are a couple of days late once the post goes up - it is celebrated on February 16th)
Here are the links to the previous Tumblr posts in these series to explore more amazing works based on different themes - make sure to check them out if you haven't had a chance! (Click on title name to go to the post) - I will keep updating the list every week as new posts come up:
Week 1 - Groundhog Day
Week 2 - Established Relationships
Week 3 - Sex Positivity
Week 4 - Unfinished Stories
Week 5 - Darker Stories
Week 6 - Potions 🧪
Week 7 - Reveals
Week 8 - 👻Halloween🎃
Week 9 - Wrong Perceptions
Week 10 - Non-Senshi AU
Week 11 - In-Progress Fics
Week 12 - Mutual Pining
Week 13 - Enemies to Lovers
Week 14 - Slow Burn
Week 15 - Christmas Part 1 - Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Santa!
Week 16 - Christmas Part 2
Week 17 - New Years
Week 18 - High School AU
Week 19 - Slice of Life
Week 20 - Coffee shop AU
Week 21 - Huddle for Warmth
Week 22 - Friends to Lovers
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Bubbling this HC post back up because Beyonce used these headphones for her brief Twitch stint! You can watch the full Verizon Super Bowl Ad here
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Now that we know that Usagi is living with Mamoru in "A Date for December" from the snippet on Day 7 of @usamamoweek2023, what are some of your head canons about their day-to-day life that may not make it into the main story? ❤️❤️❤️
I don't know all the things that won't fit, but current random musings about Usagi sharing Mamoru's apartment are:
Mamoru is not at all quiet around the apartment. He's only ever lived by himself so he's never had to think about being quiet when cooking or coming in at 2am from a hospital shift.
Sometimes he comes in so loudly and so suddenly that Usagi visibly startles in the middle of her stream. Once, she got a lollipop* stuck in her pigtail.
Usagi teaches him to say 'tadaima' (I'm home) when he comes into the apartment. It helps. A little.
Given the utilitarian nature of his apartment, Usagi thinks to bring him some flower cuttings from work. But she doesn't know if he likes flowers or if he's allergic. She makes a guess.
Mamoru and Luna get along wonderfully. Sometimes when he has an afternoon shift, she'll come snuggle on his lap while he reviews patient files or medical journals.
Mamoru finds ridiculously long, blonde hairs woven into every shirt he owns. Especially the turtlenecks.
All of Usagi's knitted stockings smell of cedar from being stored in Mamoru's dresser with his sweaters.
Usagi grabbed his cologne bottle thinking it was her hairspray. The hold was less than impressive and her deliveries were a bit awkward.
Usagi doesn't rock-paper-scissors for an undesirable chore. Oh no. Mamoru's ancient tv becomes the home of epic DDR battles to determine who will clean the cat box. Usagi may have muscle memory but Mamoru more than makes up for it with his grace and long legs.
And one more non-apartment headcanon:
*Mamoru keeps bags of child-safe lollipops (the ones with the loop instead of a stick) in his scrub pockets. He brings home a few strawberry ones for Usagi.
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