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Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Pairings/Characters: Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan
Rating: T
Length: 143,334
Creator Links:

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Theme: Food & Cooking, (Secret) Hobbies, Asexual & Demisexual Characters, Alternate Universe - Modern, Book Fandoms, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters, Characters of Color, Disability, Families of Choice, Favorite Fanworks, No Canon Required, Novel-Length Fic, Trauma & Recovery.

Summary: Shen Yuan isn't lonely. He's just overseas in a new city, trying to muddle his way through a business degree, and dealing with the side effects of his stupid intestines trying to kill him. So, maybe he sometimes watches ASMR to cope with his too-quiet apartment. Maybe he has a little bit of a parasocial-relationship-thing going on with one particular cooking ASMR channel. It's 2016, who doesn't? The point is, he's content with his quiet life.

And then Shang Qinghua strong-arms him into watching one Hallmark Christmas movie, and it all goes to hell.

Or: Shen Yuan is a Hallmark movie protagonist, Luo Binghe is a Lifetime movie protagonist, and somehow they make it work.

Reccer's Notes: I read this fic over three days right in the middle of Battleship and it instantly became one of my favourite fanfics of all time. I could seriously gush for hours about this fic and its themes: the recurring thread of food as a love language (especially given protagonist Shen Yuan's digestive disability he's too self-conscious to talk openly about), the differing nature of familial, romantic, and friendship bonds and the varying privileges and presumptions behind each, this Luo Binghe's long-term trauma that manifests in the best goddamn depiction of Borderline Personality Disorder I've seen outside Crazy Ex Girlfriend seemingly entirely on accident - and among all of that, it's just a goddamn well-written story, incredibly easy to read and funny and heartfelt and true to its characters while being 100% readable fandom-blind and just - if any of the above appeals to you, I really can't advise anything other than to read it ASAP. <333

Fanwork Links: Life is (not) a Hallmark Movie

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I took mom to her doctor appointments, so that took up much of the morning, and then I stayed with her for part of the afternoon. I did, however, still manage to get some stuff done.

I washed two loads of laundry (only one got dried and folded), hand-washed dishes, swept and mopped the dining room, went for a couple of walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, and showered.

I read more fanfic.

Temps started out at 40.8(F) but dropped to 39.9. (Temps were forecasted to drop into the high 30s, and some places had frost warnings, so I guess we were lucky?). They reached 74.1. It was a lovely, sunny day.

Tonight’s visitors:

Mom Update:

Mom was exhausted after a busy morning of appointments. ( more back here )

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I'm having a much harder time coming up with nominations than in past years. Part of the problem is that I've mostly been reading nonfiction, and that I catch up with shows years after they first start up. I didn't expect Phineas & Ferb to have more than 4000 stories in AO3, and the number for Elementary (tv) is almost equally high. Forget writing Strange New Worlds.

So that leaves me with one TV series with not that many stories -- Dark Winds -- and one of the old Georgette Heyer novels that I haven't written about yet.

I always try to choose things that are easily available, more or less. *stares at bookshelves that need weeding.*

And none of the nonfiction I read is likely to have enough of a fandom. Or any, actually.

At least I have a few more days to come up with something...

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Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

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At this link are Charlie Warzel's Atlantic story about Epstein's birthday book, and also links to the birthday book, the non-prosecution agreement, his will, and what appears to be an address register. You can read all of it for yourself if you want. Note that the address register was scanned sideways. All the documents are PDFs.

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A Rare Find

by Joanna Lowell
June 10, 2025 · Berkley
Nonfiction

This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at _@‌thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next good freelance job.

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Joanna Lowell has thoroughly won me over with her fun, warmhearted historicals; A Rare Find continues her adventuresome, spirited tradition, sending her two protagonists through a long journey to find a missing artifact – and perhaps true love, even though they can’t stand one another — at least at first.

Elfreda “Elf” Marsden is an archeologist with an influential father who chooses to mainly ignore her but uses her archeological breakthroughs to advance his reputation. Her dream of unearthing new facts about the Northmen who once roamed Derbyshire seems to be coming true. She plans to prove that the Great Heathen Army camped on her family’s tumbled down estate, and is thrilled to finally discover an amulet that ought to date back to that time period right there in her ancestral mud. Finally, she’ll be able to lead her own dig and prove that her notions about ancient civilizations aren’t foolish and form an identity of her own apart from her dad. She’ll be a Fellow of the Albion Society just like him.

And then her childhood enemy Georgie tries to drown her in the bog she’d been digging about in.

Georgina “Georgie” Redmayne wasn’t actually trying to drown Elf – they thought she was another friend of hers, and merely hoped to dunk Elf under water. But this misunderstanding is cardinal of the rivalry the two of them have had since childhood, when they were neighbors. Georgie had since moved away, but they’ve left London to escape a monumental scandal involving a broken engagement, a reticule crash and a duel. If only the ton knew that they also performed as a man onstage in various theatrical roles to boot. They are bored stiff by country living and would do anything to hie away somewhere lively and modern.

When Georgie dunks Elf, Elfreda loses her grip on the amulet and it tumbles into the bog. Now she needs further evidence of her theory. She realizes that finding a clutch of Viking gold might be her key to proving herself. She offers Georgie a deal: help her search up some gold and she’ll give them the funds they need to get out of Derbyshire. But nothing is as simple as they think it will be, and lust, esteem and attraction soon intervene. Can Georgie settle down? Does Elf want more than to finally make it in the archeology world?

A | BN | K | AB

What a delightful romp. This is a little lighter in spirit than A Shore Thing ( A | BN | K | AB ), but carries a sense of effervescent humor to it that’s shared throughout all of Lowell’s work. I loved the slow burn build for the romance between these two, and I loved the peek into Regency-era archeological and theatrical mores.

Georgie is so roguish and zesty: teasing, sensual, but also filled with purpose and self-confidence. They have lived a life far outside of the strictures of the world they and Elf grew up in, but their home is with the serious, determined Elfreda all the same.

Elf has been so wrapped up in her work that she’s barely gotten to live a life for herself. Georgie lifts that lid for her, introduces her to pleasure, shows her the unconditional love others have for her, and makes her reach beyond trying to please her father and living to gain his approval. It’s a coming of age tale for Elf, and one that sees her form a world beyond anything she imagined. Through Elf, the world of archeology in the Regency era is explored, something I greatly enjoyed as I had no prior knowledge as to how that research was conducted back in the day.

The romance is so utterly breathtaking – classic enemies to lovers tropage, but also the deep affinity and support these two find in one another over time is simply delightful. It’s filled with passion and spice, and the sexual combustibility between them is undeniable. When they finally actually kiss — and do more than kiss — I was genuinely moved. They grow together in such a completely wonderful, special way.

All of the supporting characters are great, even Elf’s sometimes nightmarish father. Her sister is a delight, and so are the great garden of friends the two of them share. Even the Marsden family estate – with its collapsing ceilings and its moldering character – adds a fresh spirit to the book.

Joanna Lowell’s novels are like little summer vacations for me, so I’m proud to state I was transported away by this one. A Rare Find gets the highest marks for its solid history, beautiful romance, fun plot and great peek into the professional worlds of its characters. As the summer comes to a conclusion, it’s a great novel to kiss those hazy, lazy days goodbye.

NOTE: in a period-appropriate fashion, Georgie goes by they/them pronouns in close company but she/her pronouns in public; I’ve used they/them pronouns in this review to describe them because, as Lowell observed, they would use them were they living in the modern world, and it’s clearly the character’s preferred pronouns. As underlined by the author note, the book includes misgendering and misogyny from other characters.

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/reviews/a-rare-find-by-joanna-lowell/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?post_type=reviews&p=151122

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Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!

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Things are chugging along. I wish I visited DW as much as I used to, but I'm just kept so damn busy these days.

I'm settling slowly into my new job, which I enjoy. The work is the same as it's always been, it's just a new cast of people, a new environment, and a new boss who is very needy and very fixated on getting every last massage covered when someone calls in sick or something, so he is always pestering me.

The weather switched from hot to cold on September 1st like someone flipped a switch, which is pretty cool and not at all what I'm used to. It feels like autumn and we've already picked up a few Halloweenish things to decorate the apartment with.

I wish I had more to talk about. I wish I could kickstart my creativity so that I could write something. Most of all, I wish I could finally feel like I've settled into a relaxed routine so that I can just. Do the things I used to do! Hopefully soon.

One thing that hasn't changed is that I've been keeping up with fun foods to try. Y'all know I love to try limited edition fun flavors of things. I tried the Reese's Oreos and the Oreo Reese's (reminiscent to the team-up Oreo did with Coke, when they released Coke flavored Oreos and Oreo flavored Coke). I also found the new(ish) ice cream sundae flavored A&W cream soda. It takes like chocolate fudge and vanilla ice cream, it's really good! I've also picked up the limited Baconator Cheez-its. Mm-mm.

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Tonight I'm making the Tomato Basil Bread on page 15 of Hello! 365 Tomato Recipes. It uses dried basil flakes and sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, rather than fresh, so it can be made any time of the year. We are planning this as an accompaniment to a meatloaf later this week.

EDIT 9/9/25 -- The result is ... interesting. Way sweeter than we expected. It will probably work as an accompaniment to meatloaf, but I'm not sure it'll work as sandwich bread.

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"What are *you* doing in the kitchen at 2am, Mom?" said Purrcy, who'd been napping on a comfy freezer bag left on the floor. (I'd stayed up too late re-^nth-reading Mansfield Park, is what).

Purrcy the tuxedo tabby sits on a red and black freezer bag from Trader Joes on a kitchen floor. His neck is twisted so his face is looking straight upward, quizzicly.

Purrcy the tuxedo tabby sits on a red and black freezer bag from Trader Joes on a kitchen floor. His neck is twisted so his face is looking straight upward, quizzicly.

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