cabbage

#podfic of 💋 kiss with a fist 👊 written by @daltoneering.bsky.social

🕵️ rated E
🕵️ wangxian secret agents au
🕵️ rivals to lovers
🕵️ angst with a happy ending
🕵️ 2 hours 53 minutes

made for @fereael.bsky.social as part of @wangxianaction.bsky.social

enjoy!
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#cql #mdzs

this is cool as hell!!!! thank you so much 😍😍😍

this wrecked me archiveofourown.org/chapters/202...

finished the long game and regrettably i do think i need to dust off my keyboard so that ilya can make shane's centre ice dream come true 😔💖

no i havent but it's been on my tbr for ages!!! excellent reminder thank youuuuu

i have, i read it this year! loved the worldbuilding, it was very cool

mmm yes queer ya horror looks like i will enjoy that!!

oooh nice yes this looks very good

oh this is literally perfect tysm

i should also add, i could dip my toes into some horror... 2026 is the year of Eating Spicy Food and Reading Scary Books

i love a unique narrative style <3 thank u!

i definitely think i would enjoy it from the blurb (and also might suggest it for my queer book club) thank you!

oh yes i can definitely chomp on that, thank you lovely!!

ooooh yes this looks great

love the premise of this, thank you!

ooooh yes this looks fab, thank you!

yes i love this book!! was one of my top reads of 2025 😍😍😍

i have, loved it!!

ok i need recommendations for this year's books! the reason i was able to read so much in 2025 was through sheer determination to read the books my friends had recced to me and i would love to have that again. queer rep always preferred, SFF fave genres, but also want to read out of my comfort zone

entangled life (merlin sheldrake) is absolutely fascinating and beautifully written. yes it's about mushrooms but it is ultimately about nature as a whole and how we're all part of it

it was one of my top reads of the year!!

I read a bunch of other great books too but these were my absolute faves 💖 this coming year I want to read more outside of my comfort zone and add poetry to the roster! and get through more nonfiction but I am unfortunately a plot slot. braiding sweetgrass though... im coming for you....

SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN and HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD by Shelley Parker-Chan - epic, gripping, funny, tense and truly a duology that I could not sleep until I finished. we need more gender fuckery in fantasy and parker-chan absolutely bloody delivered. so much love for these characters

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER by Simon Jimenez - book of the year!!!! left me moved, inspired, delighted, crying and altogether in love. straight to the favourite books list. this is storytelling at its best, and so vivid and immersive it felt like I was feasting the whole way through

Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell

ARBOREALITY by Rebecca Campbell - did not know what to expect from this book, so being left moved and filled with hope and grief by it was A+. really hit me with the power of our personal relationships to the climate crisis and made me feel very proud to be part of a community of hope and resistance

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers - loved the first book in this series, was just as moved by this one as well. I just love the world and the characters that move through it, and how much depth there is in such a narrow little book. cried good tears (as expected)

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

ENTANGLED LIFE by Merlin Sheldrake - an absolute must read for mushroom fans the world over and nature appreciators in general. took me ages to read because I kept getting my mind blown and having to step away to process everything

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

PIRANESI by Susanna Clarke - I had never read anything like this before, and was absolutely gripped by it. beautiful and haunting, looking forward to rereading

Return of the Thief, Megan Whalen Turner

RETURN OF THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner - kicked the year off with this amazing series that I had somehow missed out on until now, absolute bangers and a masterclass is storytelling and political intrigue. this one (the final book) was a particular favourite and such and good & satisfying ending

here is a little thread of my top picks from the year!