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In a few hours, we're off to the doctor's yet again. James had an appointment on Tuesday as he needed a fit note for work, and then it was mentioned that he needed his annual blood test due to taking blood pressure meds. So, we went back to see the nurse yesterday to have that done, and as usual, it was a bust. Because of the way his arms are it's pretty much impossible to get blood out of him. The nurse tried, she phoned the more senior nurse who laughed and said 'no way' ask the doctor before the nurse we were with even said his name -- we know this senior nurse well as we've both seen her often, and she's well aware of James' blood giving issues and had seen us going into the room. So, we waited and went to see the doctor who managed it last time. Nope, she failed too. As she just squeezed him in yesterday she told James to make an actual appointment this morning and she'd try to get it out of his foot. Which first, ouch! Second, I suspect she'll fail again as he's had so much surgery on his foot that it's pretty much a mess of scar tissue. But we'll see, maybe she'll have some trick up her sleeve.

Tomorrow we have tickets for Captain Marvel, so that's something to look forward to.

I've been writing an umbrella kink meme fill and posted it at Ao3 yesterday. It has a mixture of het and slash -- all in different chapters so no reading something you didn't want to. And still, I got a 'ew straight' comment. Now I imagine the commenter thought they were all edgy stating that straight is ew, but all I can think of is a five-year-old thumping their little chubby fists on a table and going 'ew peas'.

I had a lot of fun writing that fill, and in fact, am having fun writing full stop at the minute. Next should be the h/c exchange story -- well, once I actually finish the sign up as the deadline is today. But until then, who knows?

H/C exchange letter

Dear h/c exchange author.

First of all, thank you for writing something for me. Seriously, that means a lot, and I'm sure what you'll come up with will be fantastic.

Second, this is the first time I've ever done a challenge in this format, and suspect I haven't included nearly enough tags. So, if you've looked and are horrified at my lack of wants, please know I enjoy pretty much everything, just, I wasn't sure if I had to list them all.

Honestly, there's little I dislike in terms of h/c, though my favourite tends towards the physical. Injuries and being sick, disasters to mundane things like getting something like measles/strep throat etc. I'm fine with dark themes, including n/c, just no permanent death please, that especially goes for anyone in a parental role, even off-screen. I also like things like characters selling themselves for money or to help others. Being in an abusive relationship -- but in that case, the abuser being an OC please is fine. Dealing with permanent injuries is all good, cages, slavery, hunger, having to do anything to survive, medical experimentation: bring it.

I love people hiding injuries and just powering through without thought to their own wellbeing. While I enjoy the extreme hurt, I also like the comfort part afterwards and love other people seeing that someone is hurt/being hurt but hiding it. For example, sleeves riding up exposing bruises, withdrawing for no reason but trying to hide that.

Emotional h/c is fine, too. Not feeling good enough, feeling abandoned, someone being shown they are actually needed and loved is excellent. As is found family and someone being brought in from the physical and emotional cold.

AUs are fine, mundane or not. So anything from a domestic day to day to slavery in space.

I'm fine with slash or gen. Seriously, I wouldn't care in the slightest if your story contains no sex scenes at all.

DNW. I have an embarrassment squick. I can happily read humiliation in terms of someone being captured and humiliated as part of torture but not within a relationship or in everyday situations.

Please don't make a canon character be mean/evil to get two other characters together. Especially if that canon character is usually in a happy relationship with the other character. It's fine to ignore their relationship, but don't make them abusive just to create another relationship.

In terms of The Musketeers, I dislike the parts of season 3 where Athos, and especially Porthos, were at odds with Aramis. So I'd prefer not to read about that.

Specifics to what I requested.

( Umbrella Academy, Musketeers and MCA )

Whatever you decide to write, thank you! H/C is my most favourite thing to read, so I hope this letter has helped and you have as much fun writing as I will reading.