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athena_crikey

@athena-crikey.bsky.social
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Author for over 4 dozen fandoms; her thoughts here on canon, characters, and upcoming plots. Visit her on AO3 at athena_crikey. icon: @futabax

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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Tell me who blew the op, Akai. Was it your minions – is that who you’re protecting? Was it Edogawa Conan? Or was it you? Those are the only people who knew.” Akai stands, suddenly tall, lean as an elm. Towering. “Are they? I think you’re forgetting a major player.”
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The events of the night pass through his memory as if printed on faded cloth; he remembers them, but they feel surreal, strange. His face in the mirror; blood on his knuckles; Akai’s hands lifting him. He looks down; the white gauze over his fist is dotted with very faint patches of red.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Planning your retribution campaign already?” Akai’s smile is tight, cutting. “There’s nothing more that you need to do, Furuya-kun. You’re here to recuperate and lay low.” Rei glares, eyes hard. “And you’re here to make me do it. Is that it?” “If you like.” “I don’t like. Ship me back to Japan.”
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Working on some DCMK... Vermouth, irritated now, clicks her tongue. “Scotch’s brother. Can’t you see it?” She leans in and, with the muzzle of her pistol, traces the corner of Morofushi Takaaki’s eye. He doesn’t flinch, staring up at her without fear. “He’s not in the Syndicate,” says Bourbon.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is my cat. She wants to play. She doesn't want to play with ANY of the toys she's surrounded by.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
DCMK AKAM: archiveofourown.org/works/92994936
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I've got some mystery health stuff going on that's impacting my writing. Still pecking away at things, but definitely my pace has slowed over the past couple of months due to stress and distraction. Just wanted folks to know why the updates have been reduced. <3
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“And if it comes to it, advise Zhang Ping. He has learned strategy, but not guile. The Emperor is his only, best sponsor. And the Court nurses many jealousies.” Mowen lowers his head to lie against the mare’s, looking up at Lan Jue. “Or was that your intention all along?”
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A League of Nobleman: Zhang Ping’s still lean as a spring shoot, his broad shoulders bony and his waist slim, but his face has sharpened and the look in his eye is assured, now. His hair he has grown long, and wears pinned up beneath an ebony guan to match the black silk of his court costume.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I cannot handle spice at all. For the past 15 years, I've used this single table shaker of pepper that I stole from a roommate, never refilled. Today finally bought a jar of pepper. I fully expect it to last me the rest of my life. (teaspoon for scale).
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A note for those non-DCMK readers who have commented saying they're intrigued by the characters/show... Honestly it's so wonderful when folks follow authors into new fandoms - that's how I've gotten into a few of my most beloved fandoms, it's awesome.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I can't think of a SINGLE TIME a fic performed the way I expected it to, perhaps with the exception of Like a Needle to the North. I recognize that there must be people out there who are pumping out fics specifically designed to elicit lots of positive response, but boy is that not an option for me.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Detective Conan AKAM: archiveofourown.org/works/90672406 I've really wanted to write something featuring this poem for this pairing for A WHILE; glad I figured out the vehicle. Really happy with this one.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Some more AKAM... Rei turns to him. With the engine off there’s no light inside the car. Akai is nothing but shadow and the smell of cigarettes. Lucky Strikes, Rei remembers from ancient times, from days before names and badges and grief. He tosses the laptop into the backseat, still facing Akai.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Guardian: archiveofourown.org/works/90420831
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Guardian... Of course, the worst thing isn’t that Shen Wei is an ancient being from beneath the foundations of the underworld, here to carry out merciless justice on those who flaunt the borders between the worlds. The worst thing is that Zhao Yunlan’s traitorous heart doesn’t give a shit.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
DCKM: some AKAM at last! archiveofourown.org/works/90128056
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Making good progress... Okiya lifts his chin, baring his throat – just the upper reaches of it, pale skin shaded like old snow. His mouth is perilously close to Rei’s. “So you don’t want to?” he asks; Rei can feel the brush of his breath on his face. “You’re delusional.”
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Some AKAM Akai is so much more than Okiya. Okiya, buttoned down and literally collared, lets through only a hint of that searing personality. Sometimes, Rei misses it. Sometimes he thinks Okiya’s reticence is the only thing that’s stopped him breaking a bottle overtop the FBI agent’s head.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Guardian PWP: archiveofourown.org/works/89828971
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I don't usually dive into politics here, but just to say. Last year, after all the tariffs on Canada, Canada made a small trade deal with China, and Trump Popped Off about COMMUNIST CHINA WILL STOP CANADIANS PLAYING HOCKEY. Well, now Trump is threatening 50% tariffs on Canadian goods...
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Guardian: archiveofourown.org/works/88426906 Some soft feels.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Fugou Keiji: Balance Unlimited archiveofourown.org/works/88366621
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Does anyone else feel like whenever Word flags its/it's for correction, it just seems to be guessing which one fits the circumstance? It's almost never right.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Daisuke opens the collar and wraps it around his neck. Fingers to his throat, feeling the suppleness of his skin, the warmth of it. The throb of his arteries. He catches the tongue of the collar through the clasp and slowly pulls it tight, the whisper of leather loud in a sudden lull of sound.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Fugou Keiji - Balance Unlimited “Focus, please." Haru flushes, shoulders tensing, and turns. Kambe Daisuke gives him an unimpressed look, and gestures to a long glass-covered cabinet. The kind that, in another store, would hold platinum rings and designer watches. It’s full of collars.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My screenshots folder is entirely AO3 summary pics... and one pic of 4 women dressed like pickles...
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Guardian - this started out as a PWP and then weirdly developed some intense feels?? archiveofourown.org/works/87560711
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
MDZS threadfic! Modern AU. Lan Zhan grew up Deaf but got his hearing in elementary school following medical intervention (think adenoid hypertrophy). Although a fluent signer, he adapted fully to spoken language.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Guardian whump & hurt/comfort archiveofourown.org/works/87334166
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
There are some gross hatebots active on AO3 atm; wishing everyone but particularly authors lots of love <3
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Guardian PWP archiveofourown.org/works/86970506
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
archiveofourown.org/works/86728461 Guardian identity porn...
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Today a friend was telling me about all her many interesting plans for her small business, which bubble up because 'if I sit still I am alone with my thoughts.' So glad people are using that energy productively; all I do is spin up endless fics in my brain that I don't even write. 🤣
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Guadian identity porn... The implication that Zhao Yunlan finds charming is that Shen Wei has the power or even the awareness to retain custody of students whose fate he fears for. It’s wildly in line with Zhao Yunlan’s assessment of the professor – morally righteous, but also adorably naïve.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
some incredibly domestic Guardian... archiveofourown.org/works/86307646
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“I – Yunlan?” Slowly, he puts his briefcase down before slipping around the island to look at the set of covered dishes waiting there. “You cooked?” The incredulity in his voice isn’t kind, but Zhao Yunlan doesn’t mind it. He would react similarly to receiving an email from Shen Wei.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Zhao Yunlan has no idea how long he’s been sitting there, watching him. He knows this is a thing Shen Wei does, sometimes. Drinking Zhao Yunlan in, as though he were sustaining himself on his mere presence. He stretches and smiles, rolling his cheek against Shen Wei’s hand like a cat might.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Some domestic Guardian... That’s when Zhao Yunlan loves him the most, seeing him wrestle with contemporary technology to produce results his students will appreciate. (This is a lie; Zhao Yunlan loves him the most doing anything – everything. All the things. Just simply being there. He loves him.)
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sometimes when I'm scrolling through my AO3 bookmarks, I have this very domestic pride, similar to seeing a well-arranged bookshelf, or all my clean plates stacked neatly. What a lovely collection! So many gems neatly assembled! God, am I related to a magpie, or what?
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Aaaand finished it off with ch 2. No more for this specific fic, but possibly more in this vein... archiveofourown.org/works/856009...
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
OMG ALREADY. Guardian: archiveofourown.org/works/856009...
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Guardian genderswap She smells of nicotine, pine and leather; masculine scents. Shen Wei, very abruptly, has the urge to taste her skin. She holds perfectly still as Zhao Yunlan looks over her shoulder – from this angle, she can see straight down Shen Wei’s perfectly-ironed linen blouse.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Guardian: archiveofourown.org/works/85424221
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Guardian: archiveofourown.org/works/85095136
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Last time I looked in the corner, I was around page 18. Now I'm on page 42. WELP.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Shen Wei looks at him, earnest and amused. “I don’t think you’re disproving my argument,” he says. Zhao Yunlan shakes his head. “Really, you’re unbelievable. I don’t know whether to be astounded by you, or worried for you.” “Believe me,” says Shen Wei, dryly, “the feeling is mutual.”
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Against the dark wood walls and a bookshelf holding a mixture of fat leather-bound books and pottery, Shen Wei looks like an old photograph. Like someone from an era long past, one where people respected the call of learning too much to pollute it with malfeasance.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Watching Shen Wei struggle with the computer is the kind of thing that could drive a tightly-wound police officer around the bend, so instead Zhao Yunlan watches his long, fine hands work the keyboard and tries to catalogue the expense of his wardrobe.
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athena_crikey @athena-crikey.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Some Guardian... Shen Wei waits in polite quiet. He’s tall and slim, and even sitting has the sleek look of a hound – sharp-eyed but controlled. Interesting, for a professor. “Part of my job is to investigate concerns that could lead to significant reputational harm,” Zhao Yunlan says, slowly.
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