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WoT Ficlet: Architect

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Title: Architect
Author:

kat_lair
Fandom: Wheel of Time (books)
Pairing: Rand al'Thor/Elayne Trakand, Rand al'Thor & Elayne Trakand
Tags: Ficlet, Politics, Leadership, Teaching
Rating: G
Word count: 163

Summary: He’s still learning, is the thing.

Author notes: A little ficlet to prompt 'architect' which immediately made me think of how Rand shaped the world. Set during Book 4. The Shadow Rising and Elayne's statecraft lessons in Tear.

Architect on AO3

( Architect )

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It was our first craft fair of the year yesterday, so the days before involved checking through stock while James finished off new items. With him having to cancel a few fairs last year after breaking his elbow, there was lots to sell. It was held at our local cat only vet in aid of Consett Cats, and went very well. It's a small space so things got crowded, but we managed. And a bonus, I didn't adopt any of the adorable kittens there for cat cuddles. I was exhausted last night, though, ready for bed at eight, but managed to hold on to nine.

On the subject of broken elbows, James was finally discharged from physio. They said they've pretty much done all they can for him and his grip and strength is much better. He still can't get his hand to his mouth, but at this point the only thing that may help that is surgery and neither of us are keen on that happening as it would be very little gain for a big risk. Not that he's had an appointment to discuss the CT scan results yet, so surgery may not even be an option whether he wants it or not.

We went swimming again last week, got to the pool and the receptionist said, are you aware the pool shuts at 9:30 for an aqua aerobics class? And no, no I was not aware. But we got a good 40 minutes swimming so better than nothing.

B12 injection day again on Thursday and I went from the doctors to the gym. Can't say I felt any more energetic, though did do a 45 minute recumbent cycle session so maybe there was a bit of a boost going on. It was actually great at the gym as it was nearly empty for most of the time I was there. Which was good as they'd completely ran out of hygiene wipes so no one could wipe down the machines after use. Which was pretty gross and I cleaned mine the best I could with the hem on my t-shirt.

We went to see Freakier Friday and it was fun, a good way to spend a couple of hours.

Weight management class was about unhelpful thinking patterns, and it was one of the best classes I've been to yet ( cut for those not interested )

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writing and music and furries oh my

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Two days left of my holiday and I've gone fully feral, just eating pizza and writing porn/fic in my underpants.

Anyway.

Is anyone bored enough to SPAG check any of these for me?
1. 2,4k Lost Boys, Michael/Sam, sequel to this
2. 1k MCR, Gerard/Frank, pure porn, very E rated
3. 3.6k The Witcher, Geralt/Jaskier, mostly fluffy feels

I've also been working on the SKZ BDMS!AU but that's currently for the co-author

dreamersdare's eyes only, soz.

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Here's another thing that is making me froth at the mouth:

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Let us not even talk about the unveil tracks. For mental health reasons.

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Anyway, TXT's latest album is also getting some repeat listens from me. I am, particularly in love with

Yeonjun's solo which is extremely catch. Also I spent most of the video trying to figure where in the UK it was filmed. I default to London but am not actually sure here.

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The absolute surprise favourite of the album, for me, however, was Taehyun's Bird of Night that had my bottom lip wobbling. The lyrics.

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Special mention to the absolutely stunning cinematography in Beomguy's solo though. The song, whilst pretty, didn't really hit with me, but the visuals inside the hot air balloon are amazing:

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And in other type of music related news:

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Ahhhhhhhhh! In UK cinemas from 26th of Sep. Like I have seen it on Disney already but I will still fucking go see it on the big screen.

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And finally, because I discovered this accidentally via the YT comments on the above trailer

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I am not like, a furry on the main, but let me tell you, the first movie made me ship this like the cross-Atlantic trade route. The fic from the first movie was, ahem, good. Well. Some of it. Probably not enough of it tbh, but still. And now there's this.

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I called into the pharmacy on Friday to see if my new compressions had finally been delivered. Now, I've called in and asked twice since my initial appointment, and each time they'd said, not yet. Yesterday they admitted that while the script had been sent off, it had been done so without any measurements attached, and the right form had only been sent that morning.

Which is all kinds of frustrating, especially so as I had asked those two times. So, as they are made to measure, I'm looking at another fortnight at least to wait.

Yesterday I was Bodhisitting. She turns four next Sunday, so I was asking what she wanted for her birthday, and it's all superhero stuff as she's really into Spider-Man and the Hulk right now. Which okay, I can work with that. Kayleigh has actually bought a Spider-Man costume and intends to deliver Bode's birthday presents while dressed up. Which, way to go the extra mile.

Then last night we went to the theatre to see Chicago, and I enjoyed it lots. Roxie Hart was played by the ex Strictly pro Janette Manrara, and I wasn't sure what to expect as she's not the best as a presenter, but while she's obviously not a stage trained singer, I thought she did a good job. The whole cast did, in fact.

But in a what are the odds moment, two rows behind us was the woman who was thrown out of the Hamilton showing. She has a very distinctive voice and way of speaking, and I turned around and yep, there she was. This time much quieter, but she still chattered away throughout to her friends.

Today it was more Bodhisitting, and yet again I spent hours looking for criminals and getting arrested. Not sure what I ever did to require being arrested so often, but obviously I must be some kind of bad guy that needs locking away from the world.

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I picked up my fruit and veggie box this afternoon, and look ( at the goodies )

I usually pick up from the Re-F-Use café, but this time, with it being a different day, it was a pickup from an address from Durham. It was a quick drive there, but then I stood knocking for ages. Finally messaged the person who runs the collections, and they said to just go down the drive and the boxes were under the car port and I could pick which one I liked the look of. Did that and yeah, there were four boxes to pick from, sheltered nicely out of the sun.

Once I knew what to do, it was so much easier than a café pick up. Now I have an excess of carrots to deal with, and yes, more lemons *g*

Suddenly last summer

Well, this summer. Things are a little wild suddenly. Last weekend I was up at my mom's to help with a garage sale and that was exhausting. I took some pictures but haven't gotten around to dealing with them yet. Tomorrow I have to go to the airport to fly out for a quick weekend trip, then come back home and really crack down on school (trying to get ahead on the regular stuff so I can work on my final projects). The following weekend is the first booster club meeting of the year, the next weekend is Josh Johnson and Mariners and dinner with friends, and the following week is probably going back to work a little, training camp for hockey, then Jordan Klepper, then school.

Oh, and then in December I'm flying to California for an overnight to see TAI on tour. Because they hate the NW (like every other band, let's be honest). Bought the expensive package so I can see Beckett, since it's been forever. And, you know, I like that guy. He's a cool dude.

In the meantime, I've done some work on the house and today I'm getting the tax stuff for the booster club ready to go and taking it to the accountant. Next week might have lunch with a friend during her work lunch break. Also need to get this year's budget ready, make some stuff for the booster club table (I'm using a large saw. Fear me), balance the books for July, and find out if we're doing a pot luck so I can figure out what to make.

I wouldn't mind summer being so busy if it wasn't all at once.

Hi, gang! Hope you're all doing well.

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I went swimming this morning, the first time for years.

It was at another Everyone Active gym the next town over, and it was so good to get in the water again. James used one of the two free monthly day passes I get as part of my membership so it cost us nothing, and we were swimming by 8:30am. Which was nice timing as it wasn't busy then.

We swam about an hour, then checked out the spa part, where I got roasted in the sauna for a while, before we headed off.

The pool had impressive disability access, including an excellent, and huge dedicated changing room, complete with a hoist and table to change adults if needed, a sink that could be moved up and down, as well as a sturdy bench, shower and toilet. Plus, a wheelchair that could be pushed and left at poolside. Where there was a lift thing to help people into the water. So, James used that, because the way he's been going lately he probably would have fallen down the steps.

As usual when doing something new, I was a little nervous before going, but no one gave me a second look, and it was a nice and positive experience.

I was at my own gym yesterday and my aim to be invisible remains a no-go. As shown by the fact one of the chatty gym bros decided to show me a photo of what he'd thought was a stomach hernia he had, but was actually a cyst. Not what I expected to see going in.

My Fitbit has given up the ghost, which is sad. I mean, have you even moved unless your steps are tracked? But seriously, I am missing it already and am charging up an old one, which will have to do for now. That's if it works, which I really hope it does.

Two of my favourite shows are back, Masterchef Australia and Celeb SAS, Who Dares Wins. I enjoy both of them so much, but am surprised at how many have dropped out of SAS after just two episodes. I'm rooting for Bimini Bon Boulash who was my favourite back in season 2 UK Drag Race.

Thankfully, the storm didn't hit us too hard here. I lost two containers from the flower shelf, both blown down and broken. While the poor raspberry canes were almost horizontal. But, they're already starting to spring back.

Tomorrow I pick up a mystery fruit and veg box from Re-F-USe. I got one a fortnight ago and they're such good value, £15 for a crate of fresh products that would otherwise be thrown away. I managed to use mostly everything from the last one, even the pak choi. Just the lemons are left, mainly because I got an excess of the things. So, I'm looking forward to seeing what I get tomorrow. Hopefully, not more lemons.