Currently working on tidying up my @dronarryfest fic that never made it to the final deadline, Precious Metal. Hoping to post it over the next couple of weeks.

Expect morally grey Ron, Unspeakable Harry, and a shifty, desperate Draco.

Also: the island of Jura, a bonding curse, rogue treasure hunters, and an abandoned cottage.

Return to the world of ‘Little Bird’ this summer in ‘Precious Metal’

Darcy Van Poelgeest  and Ian Bertram return to the world of their Eisner-Award-winning series from Image Comics.

Leslie Knauer

About tantalum...What supports smartphones (Essay)

Tantalum is one of the rare metals. It is mainly used as an ultra-small capacitor to send a stable current to the CPU of mobile phones and other devices.

Tantalum can be found in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). If you think of Congo, you probably have a good general education. Yes, Congo has been in a civil war since 1998. More than 3 million people out of a total population of 50 million have already died as victims of the war. And one of the causes of this civil war is the small parts of the mobile phones that we use casually.

That perspective is an advantage supported by the absurdity of the country of origin. I also feel that I am deeply immersed in a capitalist society. In any case, was the war damage so great that they had to abandon their field crops? It feels like the farmers affected by the Ashio Mine Poisoning Incident are now working at the Ashio Smelter. Also, The report prepared by UN experts listed Western companies that directly participated in the exploitation of Congo's resources and presented a scheme for transporting raw materials to the West. It all starts with local leaders (who buy the ore from miners for an average of $10 per kilogram), and a private plane, usually manned by Russian and Ukrainian aviators, is chartered to fly to Rwanda (Kigali).) or the capital of Uganda (Kampala). Subsequently, the cargo purchased by "state-owned" companies whose owners are, without exception, Uganda (Yoweri Museveni), relatives of the President of Rwanda (Paul Kagame), and senior military officials, is transported by transport aircraft (e.g. the airline SabenaCargo), transported to European capitals and reprocessing plants.

In this way, tantalum flows around the world. The biggest demand is for capacitors for mobile phones. We too are benefiting from it. I think this is exactly what it means to plunder/to be plundered. There is such drama in one smartphone.

By the way, I own tantalum as a precious metal.

Rei Morishita

タンタルについて・・・スマートフォンを支えるもの

タンタルというのはレアメタル（稀少鉱物：プラチナとかもレアメタル）の一つです。主に携帯電話などのＣＰＵに安定した電流を送るために、超小型コンデンサーとして使われています。

このタンタル、どこで採れるかというと→アメリカ・カナダ・オーストラリア・コンゴ民主共和国（旧ザイール）などです。コンゴと聞いてピンと来る人は一般教養オッケーです。そう、1998年からコンゴは内戦状態にあるのです。総人口5000万人のうち300万人以上がすでに戦火の犠牲となって帰らぬ人となっています。そして僕たちが何気なく使っている携帯電話の中のほんの小さな部品が、この内戦の原因の一つでもあるのです。

その視点というのは、原産国での不条理に支えられたメリットなのですね。私もとっぷりと資本主義社会に漬かっているのだな、と思います。それにしても、畑作を放棄せねばならぬほどの戦災なのでしょうか。まるで、足尾鉱毒事件の被害農民が、足尾精錬所で働くことに当たるような気がします。また、

　国連の専門家により準備された報告書には、コンゴ資源の収奪に直接参加した西側企業が挙げられ、欧米への原料の運搬図式が提示された。全ては、現地指導者（彼らは、1kg当たり平均10ドルで採掘者から鉱石を買い付けている。）から始まり、通常、ロシア人及びウクライナ人飛行士が乗った民間機がチャーターされ、ルワンダ（キガリ）又はウガンダの首都（カンパラ）に貨物が運搬される。その後、その所有者が例外なくウガンダ（ヨヴェリ・ムセヴェニ）とルワンダ大統領の親戚（ポール・カガメ）及び軍高官である「国営」企業により購入された貨物は、輸送機（例えば、航空会社SabenaCargo）で、欧州の首都及び再加工工場に運搬される。

このように、タンタルは、世界に流れていくのです。そして、もっとも大きな需要は、携帯電話のコンデンサー。私たちもその恩恵に与っているのですね。これこそ、収奪および被収奪なのだと思います。スマートフォン一台には、そんなドラマがあるのです。

ちなみに、私は貴金属として、タンタルを所持しています。

Heraeus 500 grams silver bar

July 11th 1985 Precious Metal released their debut album “Right Here, Right Now”

Did you know…

The album was produced by AOR producer and guitar-hero Paul Sabu.

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Little Bird gets a prequel in Precious Metal this June

Little Bird gets a prequel in Precious Metal this June #comics #comicbooks

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precious metal: chapter 1/5

Hurrah! It's finally here! I will be posting chapters on a once to twice weekly basis. The fic is complete, there are 5 chapters in total. Please mind the tags! Thank you so much to @getawayfox @thehoneybeet and @tackytigerfic for helping me with this in its first and new iteration, for encouraging me to get it over the line and share it with everyone! I'm super excited about this story.

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Ron/Harry, Draco/Ron, Draco/Harry

Tags: EWE, POV Ron, Curse-Breaker Criminal Ron, Unspeakable Harry, Shop Assistant and Herbologist Draco, Grey Morality, Minor Draco/Astoria (sort of), platonic relationships, FWB, sexual content, complicated relationships, Harry Potter is bad at feelings, treasure hunting, cursed house, mystery, pining, Scottish folklore, minor character death, kidnapping themes, fist fights, blood/injury, magical bond, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers to friends, not really a romance, but it has romance in it, hopeful ending

Precious metal awaits in an abandoned, cursed cottage on the Isle of Jura. Ron’s illegal hunting ring is on it, but disaster strikes when he runs into a jumpy and suspicious Draco Malfoy, camped out where the treasure is hidden. What happens when they accidentally unleash a bond curse when both of them harbour feelings for the same man?

A classic, non-fairytale story of he loves him, but he loves the other one, but the other one doesn’t know who he loves.

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Bill wakes Ron from his stupor when he throws the hefty case file onto his desk.

“Jura,” Bill says. His hair is wet. Outside, rain batters the neighbouring rooftops, bounces against the office windows. London is grey and swimming in it.

Ron rubs his eyes. He’s been dreaming of a pint at the Niffler since lunchtime. 

“The Muggle whisky?” he asks, turning the file right side up, brushing his fingertips against damp spots bleeding against the paper. He flips it open.

“The Scottish island.” Bill sits down across from Ron, scratching his fingers through the thick, dark red hair on his jaw, grown to disguise the scar that cuts his face in two. “Gold,” he adds. “Lots of it.” He clears his throat. “Possibly. Probably.”

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read chapter one of Precious Metal on ao3

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Fun hair stuff bc I’m sad ab what ASOIAF could have given us:

(All these fun posts can be found under #asoiaf hair and clothing) (go from the tag on this post instead of searching it on my page bc not all of them will show up :/)

(Also here’s the sequel with clothing)

(More hair styles) here’s some free cities ones

(All of this was found on Pinterest! I usually search traditional clothings from diff cultures!)

Is this not a fancy Baratheon woman who can’t wear her hair down bc the wind at storms end won’t allow it

Give the Dothraki cool beads and headwear to denote status!! Give them little additions to their culture!!

Let the northern women cover their heads their ears are COLD George

The Braavosi should wear shells and pearls bc they live by the sea god damnit

Targ girl coded and Lannister maiden pilled

Precious Metal #1 (Image Comics, June 2024) variant cover by Tradd Moore

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Give special gift to special one! You are my precious, and my only one.