Podfic: "Like a Long-Time Painted Smile"
Feb. 5th, 2026 10:00 amI thought I'd already posted about this and squeed in public, but apparently I downloaded it, listened to it, and started using it as a regular bedtime story, and never actually posted about it!
dangercupcake did a podfic of one of my favourite xiyao stories of mine, "Like a Long-Time Painted Smile" (which I think of as the Lan-furen AU). No lie, it is a story that I enjoyed writing and it is one that I've read over a few times since publishing it, but it's so nice to hear someone else read it for me. (And it does work for putting me to sleep. I easily go from enjoying the scene to just drifting off.)
podfic of "Like a Long-Time Painted Smile" by out_there (220 words) by dangercupcake
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lan Huan | Lan Xichen/Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao
Characters: Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao, Lan Qiren, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Nie Mingjue, Xue Yang | Xue Chengmei, Nie Huaisang
Additional Tags: Fear of intimacy comes in many forms and JGY has all of them, Marrying an eligible bachelor can be the start of a happy ending, Lan Xichen is the most eligible bachelor for good reason, Fix It Fic, set during the time skip, Bottom Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Lan Furen - Freeform, background wangxian - Freeform, A happy ending means JGY and NHS remain friends, Nie Mingjue Lives, Podfic, Audio Format: Streaming, Audio Format: MP3, Podfic Length: 5-6 Hours
Series: Part 47 of MDZS/The Untamed Fanwork, Part 88 of Podfic
Summary:
dangercupcake did a podfic of one of my favourite xiyao stories of mine, "Like a Long-Time Painted Smile" (which I think of as the Lan-furen AU). No lie, it is a story that I enjoyed writing and it is one that I've read over a few times since publishing it, but it's so nice to hear someone else read it for me. (And it does work for putting me to sleep. I easily go from enjoying the scene to just drifting off.)
podfic of "Like a Long-Time Painted Smile" by out_there (220 words) by dangercupcake
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lan Huan | Lan Xichen/Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao
Characters: Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Meng Yao | Jin Guangyao, Lan Qiren, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Nie Mingjue, Xue Yang | Xue Chengmei, Nie Huaisang
Additional Tags: Fear of intimacy comes in many forms and JGY has all of them, Marrying an eligible bachelor can be the start of a happy ending, Lan Xichen is the most eligible bachelor for good reason, Fix It Fic, set during the time skip, Bottom Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Lan Furen - Freeform, background wangxian - Freeform, A happy ending means JGY and NHS remain friends, Nie Mingjue Lives, Podfic, Audio Format: Streaming, Audio Format: MP3, Podfic Length: 5-6 Hours
Series: Part 47 of MDZS/The Untamed Fanwork, Part 88 of Podfic
Summary:
Meng Yao marries into the Lan. Everything changes.
Minor operations; testing new serving path
Feb. 3rd, 2026 10:25 pmHi all!
I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.
Thank you!
Update
Feb. 1st, 2026 04:50 pmSo, we’re through with January. Good.
I’m a bit tired, I don’t know why. My CPAP machine mask seems to leak, but there’s no obvious reason why. It’s a mystery.
Cats
Opal had a big sore on her back where she was biting herself all the time that Smokey was ill. I’ve taken her to the vet and the only suggestions she made was that I put her on a special food for stomach and skin. So, I did. And it seems to be working, albeit slowly. It’s down to one inch across from more like four. As I said, progress.
Little Geraint has gained weight; when he came to me, he was thin as a rake, and his fur was in an appalling condition, all over mats. Since I started to brush him, he’s been pulling the mats off himself, as if he couldn’t be bothered before and now, he has someone looking after him, he’s prepared to meet them halfway. For a couple of weeks my carpet was covered with mats of fur, but he seems to have succeeded and now his fur just needs to grow in again, which I hope will happen in the spring.
Health
I’ve been to the hospital for my tummy troubles and they’re threatening me with a colonoscopy. I’m not looking forward to that at all. Really don’t want to play, I’ve had one before and they suck.
I also saw my psychiatrist, and he suggested we play around with my mood drugs. So I’ve cut one in half and we’ll see if that works as he hopes it will. Fingers crossed.
Gaming
I’m concentrating on Skyrim and I have a character who’s reached level 49. He’s now finding NPC’s dead in ditches, which is distressing when they’re vendors who had been useful. So far, two have been killed by dragons.
I’m a bit tired, I don’t know why. My CPAP machine mask seems to leak, but there’s no obvious reason why. It’s a mystery.
Cats
Opal had a big sore on her back where she was biting herself all the time that Smokey was ill. I’ve taken her to the vet and the only suggestions she made was that I put her on a special food for stomach and skin. So, I did. And it seems to be working, albeit slowly. It’s down to one inch across from more like four. As I said, progress.
Little Geraint has gained weight; when he came to me, he was thin as a rake, and his fur was in an appalling condition, all over mats. Since I started to brush him, he’s been pulling the mats off himself, as if he couldn’t be bothered before and now, he has someone looking after him, he’s prepared to meet them halfway. For a couple of weeks my carpet was covered with mats of fur, but he seems to have succeeded and now his fur just needs to grow in again, which I hope will happen in the spring.
Health
I’ve been to the hospital for my tummy troubles and they’re threatening me with a colonoscopy. I’m not looking forward to that at all. Really don’t want to play, I’ve had one before and they suck.
I also saw my psychiatrist, and he suggested we play around with my mood drugs. So I’ve cut one in half and we’ll see if that works as he hopes it will. Fingers crossed.
Gaming
I’m concentrating on Skyrim and I have a character who’s reached level 49. He’s now finding NPC’s dead in ditches, which is distressing when they’re vendors who had been useful. So far, two have been killed by dragons.