Playing on team civilian this year for 007 fest, but I will have a couple things to post.

Here's a manipulative Dench M recruiting an adolescent hacker who will grow up to be Q.

Prada add with Lyutsifer Safin

A reclist of Tenshi's work (and some memories)

It's late here and my whole being demands sleep, but I promised to myself I'd make a reclist of my favourite things @slimysuckers/@tentacletenshi ever made for Tenshi day, so here goes.

As far as photomanips go, there's really one that immediately comes to mind: the hug in camo. I just love it, I can't tell you much more than that.

For fics, however, there are three of them I'd like to mention:

Welcome Home, You're No Longer Alone—I have a funny story about that one. See, I first stumbled upon it way before I joined the Café, knew Tenshi personally, or even shipped any combination of 00Q00... but the art struck me (I mean, it's uh, very striking indeed 🥵). I had to frantically search the whole Bond category on AO3 to find it again (maybe some people from the slack remember it?)... and yeah, I did find it. And you can be sure I'll never forget about it ever again.

Kisses Across Universes—aaaah, good, old-fashioned bondalec (and yet another amazing piece of fanart). If I dedicated my earlier post from today (A Time for Sweetness) to Tenshi, it's because of this fic. Tenshi really loved bondalec, and actually had commissioned the piece of fanart at the end before creating the fic itself. From our talks together, I can show you something she probably never showed the world before—the sketch she provided the artist to explain what she wanted (see below). It's just so sweet... reminds me she had a very extensive collection of bondalec/00Q00 fanart, btw. A real treasure trove I should download from Discord before it disappears forever (you can never be too careful these days).

And last but not least, Good Names Are Forever. I personally think this is her best (of those I read, that is). The premise, the characterisation, the plot, I love everything about it. In fact, now I remember telling her I wish I had enough skill to make a fanart of it. Considering how my art skills have dramatically improved as of late, I might just do it. I wanna bring to life this image I have in my mind: Q stands next to a sitting Alec, his hand on Alec's shoulder, and Alec gives his most Janus stare/smile and says something like "don't f*ck with my son". You'll surely understand reading the fic.

You were so shy, Tenshi... and yet, look at everything you created. Everything you brought other people to create, even. Looking through Discord messages, I see you were saying you've been in the fandom since LiveJournal days, that you've seen GE in theaters, and that basically you've always been there, even when you weren't creating yet. Even though you didn't start writing until 2020, I have the conviction you've always been there indeed. Perhaps I was seeing your name in comments, although I'll probably never know for sure. I'm so sorry you were bullied, you absolutely didn't deserve it. I'm even sorry for scaring you at first, all because of those firm Opinions I used to have. So I'll conclude with this:

*hugs the tentacle creature*

And thank you, as always.

Karl Stromberg's Atlantis

A Time for Sweetness (realistic attempt 3)

Alec gave in—so did I 🤭

It was hard to wait until Tenshi day to release my most ambitious piece to date, but I'm glad I did. One, because it gave me time to fix Alec's jaw... and two, because I'm positive Tenshi (@slimysuckers) would have loved this. I've said it before and I'll say it again, she was a pillar of the GoldenEye side of the fandom, and her loss can be especially felt there. No more fics, no more photomanips, no more lovely comments... *sigh*. To be fair, I still feel a twinge whenever I stumble across a kudos, a like, a comment of hers, wherever I find it.

I wish you were here to see how much we love you, Tenshi. But after all, you did say you would be watching from wherever you are, so... cheers~ This one's for you, because you deserve all the bondalec fanart ♥️🐙

(Lastly, colours by the one and only @3nigm4art. I wouldn't have settled for any less for such a special art.)

Scavenger hunt item #12 Write an acrostic poem for any Bond title.

For Tenshi 🐙❤️

A LACK OF APPETITE

Over come the sharp-dressed men Carrying the fish course. In a stew, I see Tentacles, purpling and blowtorched— O-shaped suckers open, grasping at the air, Proudly on display—and I recall a skirmish in Udaipur; a man poisoned by a grand blue-ringed beast, Suffocating under its tacky, gaping maw. Suddenly—with slime choking my airways—my Yearning hunger dissapears. I will wait for the red meat.

007 Fest 2023 scavenger hunt prompt #31: Using a meme template, make 5 for James Bond. They do not have to be the same format. https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

Tenshi was...

I was speechless, not because I forgot the words but because I realized that I didn't know anything about her. And is true, I didn't know Tenshi. Not her name, where she lived, or if she had a family. But, I know her fandom work and her creations.

It's easy to know her creations. If you are in the Goldeneye fandom you knew her.

And his creations speak grandly of her. About his generosity and dedication.

I'm a lurker and I never interacted with her (just kudos and likes), but I did see how friendly and open she was with the others. Always gentle and kind. Eager to help.

I know her creations (her fandom legacy) but every time I think of her, she is like that warm friend hug you receive when you are in need most.

Tenshi was a fellow fan.

Tenshi was a creator.

Tenshi was a beautiful person and she was going to be missed so much.

TENSHI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL!

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James Bond/Q, James Bond/Madeleine Swann Characters: James Bond, Q (James Bond), Madeleine Swann Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Murder, SPECTRE (2015) Fix-It, Revenge, Happy Ending, Fix-It, Post-Canon Fix-It Summary:

James Bond contemplates how he wants to kill Madeleine Swann. He’s looking forward to returning to the person he actually loves when it’s done. But he still takes his time and chooses the best method of death to deal.

A slightly smutty prompt filled for @holdingtwopens

31 Days of Bond Locations DAY 23: HAMBURG, GERMANY as seen in Tomorrow Never Dies.

"This job of yours...it's murder on relationships."

I know we all love the headcanon where Q sweats through missions and yells at Bond for doing stupid, insane, risk-taking things in the field. BUT. Hear me out.

I think Q likes a bit of risk. And I think he secretly enjoys watching the agents when they’re doing something that’s both ingenious and death-defying.

I mean, imagine if Q had seen Bond do a motorcycle jump like the one in NTTD. You’re telling me he wouldn’t have hidden a smile behind his mug? That he wouldn’t have said something droll and witty? That he wouldn’t have had just one fleeting, extremely inappropriate thought about Bond in motorcycle leathers and had to hide his reaction to it by clearing his throat or typing a bit too hard at his keyboard?

Q’s got the worst blood pressure medical has ever seen, but at least he’s having fun.

31 Days of Bond Locations DAY 25: THUNDERBALL GROTTO, THE BAHAMAS as seen in Thunderball.

Posted a new chapter just in time for the crossover day :-)

31 Days of Bond Locations DAY 26: NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS as seen in Casino Royale.

"Your place? Is it close?" "Very."

31 Days of Bond Locations DAY 27: STOKE PARK HOUSE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK as seen in Goldfinger.

"What's your game, Mr Bond?"