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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stupid #mournwatch fic idea I'll never get around to writing number N+1: Rook has to help Eike and Madame Bordet find and fix a cipher in the Necropolis' Great Organ. This is a three-mage job because unlike a regular cipher which just makes an annoying noise, this one keeps SUMMONING THE DEAD.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Cascadia: Participation in esoteric ceremonies increases mutualism in early-career academics Unhinged Mourn Watch graduation fic now comes with a whopping 300 extra words! A bargain!

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The silly little fic now has a bonus bit where Fred discovers the very predictable consequences of stealing your dad's motorbike

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm writing something for Emmrich Week day 5 but life happened and now we're watching Star Trek 6 and drinking wine, I swear I'll write it tomorrow

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I see that the prompt for tomorrow in Emmrich Appreciation week is Rites, Rituals and Celebrations. Given that I basically just write the Mourn Watch as Oxford With Skeletons, I've decided they must have a whole assortment of stupidly pointless rituals.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We are into hour 5 of the boiler replacement. We live in a Victorian terrace with one (1) bathroom, which is where the boiler is. I'm too British to tell the tradies to bugger off so I can pee. Thoughts and prayers, please.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Obligatory "little man is chuffed" pic!

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

British Gas: We'll call you back in an hour. Definitely less than two.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm still writing the fic where Rook gets a motorbike btw.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Fun fact: sometimes I unironically listen to The Wurzels.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Flag Inspector Javert checking I've ironed out all the creases.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hot take: more pride flags should have vertical stripes. Pro: fits better on nails Con: looks like fruity Italy #sapphic

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Remarkable how much longer everything takes when your ancient desktop has decided that it wants to scroll sideways at all times.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Forgot I donated to the OTW until today when my fanfic fridge magnets arrived. I think I've treated them with the gravity that deserve.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Honestly a tragedy that no-one in Thedas has thought to invent the touring motorbike. RIP in peace Warden Rook Thorne, you would have loved having a midlife crisis and buying a beat-up Harley.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Just a small-town toad heading into the big city.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

>emerges from my hibernation to post a fic >it's a 1k word Good Omens fic I wrote 7 years ago archiveofourown.org/works/84976011

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It has been a fraught week already, so here's some nonsense.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Starting to think that what my fics really need is footnotes.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

please make way on the timeline, cattle coming through

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Guess who failed 4 Wisdom rolls and got a bit squiddy.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Reposting this in an attempt to shame myself into writing.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

BG3 is primarily a tool for putting hats on little guys, and then putting the little guys in Situations.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Jean Valjean was a very good boy at the cardiologist today and has confused the vets by somehow managing to have REDUCED the bulging in his left atrium in the last 3 months. He's still got a dicky heart, but it's the right size again 🙃

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Still very slowly trying to write this fic.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Started a Durge run. I love him, your honour. #bg3

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I spend a lot of time worrying about the logistics of evil empires. I also feel strongly that women should get to be gross baddies. These two things together mean that I once tried to write an #Angbang fic from the perspective of a lady orc general. Sadly this is as far as I got.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today we are, for reasons, posting 11-year-old #Angbang fic. Is there still a market for this? Do people still want Middle-earth villains in situationships? Will I ever go back and finish that one where Sauron teaches Melkor the joy of sex? So many questions. archiveofourown.org/works/81993071

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Curiosity - AwkwardAnnie - The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Do I post a chapter of a fic in the hope that the handful of comments and kudos I possibly get might motivate me enough to finish it? Or, to avoid abandoning it half-published, do I just sit and stew on it with the hope that I will manage it under my own steam?

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Fun fact: I never actually finished the very first #emmrook fic I started. Then I cannibalised a lot of it into my other fics (mostly Botanomancy). But here's some stuff left over!

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'd like to take a moment to apologise to Professor Emmrich Volkarin of the Mourn Watch for writing him as Necromancer Bingo Little.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some of my earlier fanbindings. Lots to improve on but we're getting there!

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I'll never finish writing this stupid fic for this stupid ship I've shipped for *checks notes* over 20 stupid years but this bit still cracks me up. #glorestor

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Happy Wintersend to all you Nevarrans! My wife made Mama Volkarin's hazelnut torte again and it was even better than last year (even with the bit the cat ate). This baby can fit so much apricot brandy in it!

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A common fictional narrative shows people with nonconforming identities finding self-acceptance in towns and cities. This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, archivist Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army. merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

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"I am the farm worker going home at evening": gender fluidity, rural landscapes, and the Women's Land Army

Archivist Lottie Wood explores gender and landscapes in E. M. Barraud's reflections on her time in the Women's Land Army.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Pictured: Javert, a criminal who just took several enormous mouthfuls of the Nevarran hazelnut torte my wife spent all afternoon baking. Ignore his protestations that he is an officer of the Law. He's been hanging around with felons and has fallen from grace.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

*Jethro Tull's "Hunting Girl" playing in the background on repeat*

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Gave Rook a little bit of guyliner. Will anyone else notice? Probably not, but I think it gives him a little bit of something something.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Me: I don't need to buy any more blind boxes. Also me: I need whatever TF this thing is.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The real plot hole in Dragon Age: the Veilguard is the journal entry where Emmrich talks about writing lesson plans, when any real teacher knows he's been using the same slides for the last 20 years.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Rook in the bathroom at the fancy ball frantically googling "How do I ask my husband to step on me?"

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Distressing day at the vet's, so have this random bit of fic.

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Got myself some stickers 💀💀💀

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Gorroval @gorroval.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The fanbind collection continues to grow.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

also, as is tradition, we will be soliciting some unsolicited solicited duck pics on Tues 6 Jan for next year's #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay. so, see you then. if you give a duck

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