Restraint 34/40

Title: Restraint Chapter 34/40
Author: DarkEmeralds
Artwork post: The inestimable Owzers
Genre: J2 AU - Historical (Regency)
Rating: Adult
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction peopled with fictional characters. It was written within the gift culture of fandom, where no money changes hands. No infringement, invasion of privacy, or assertion about any real people is intended.
Warnings: None for this chapter. Chapter 1 contains references to offstage teacher-pupil sexual abuse and adult-minor sexual contact.
A/N: Without the amazing kispexi2, whose beta skills are surpassed only by her patience with me, this story would not exist.

Summary: John wanted colour. Suddenly the white sky, the dirty snow of London, the unutterable drabness of its denizens, the dearth of light on this December day, were more than he could bear.

Posted on the AO3:
Restraint: the whole novel so far
Chapter 34: In Which Distant Bells Ring

( Lovely new illustration by Owzers, who has been hard at work! )

Crossposted on my LJ, my DW, and a couple of other J2 comms.

Mudroom, continued

My brother in law Ed is a damn good builder. He doesn't just slap stuff together. He's a total professional, and a craftsman, and he's been building and remodeling houses for so long that he sees a house project the way I see a sentence. He speaks the language of carpentry.

That's why my little mudroom project, though modest, is making me so happy: because everything that Ed has ever done on this house (complete reconstruction of the front porch, the famous bathroom, the roof and gutters) has made my tiny old house a better place to live.

( Almost done. )