IT IS FINISHED
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nerakrosetil solen står op (141411 words) by nerakrose
Chapters: 40/40
Fandom: Afdeling Q | Department Q (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Assad/Carl Mørck, Assad & Carl Mørck
Characters: Carl Mørck, Assad (Afdeling Q), Marcus Jacobsen, Rose Knudsen, Jesper (Afdeling Q), Hardy (Afdeling Q)
Additional Tags: Aftermath of Violence, Police Brutality, All Cops Are Bastards, Whump, Forced Outing, Eventual Happy Ending, Assad Whump, WIP Tags, POV Alternating, Original Character(s), Pining, Father-Son Relationship, Queer Themes, Situationship (temporary), Demisexual Character, Demisexual Carl Mørck, Jesper lever i et univers hvor han har TO papfædre. han kan ikke overbevises om andet, lidt for detaljerede beskrivelser af kaffe nu når jeg tænker over det, Carl og Assad skændes som et gammelt ægtepar ❤️, jeg mener den her fic endelig fortjener et slow burn tag helt ærligt, Slow Burn, Masturbation, Pining: i n t e n s i f i e s, Family Dynamics, conversations in cars, Carl prøver virkelig sit bedste, Love Confessions, First Kiss, svære samtaler, dvs Carl åbner lidt op. endelig, Relationship Negotiation, Carl går til psykolog, lange snakke, kys og ømhed, klamydia (ikke alvorligt), en meget urealistisk fremstilling af hvordan en dansk retssag foregår, UST: tiltagende, Romance, traumatised detectives in love, Oral Sex, Praise Kink, Carl "mors dreng" Mørck, landlig idyl, Kittens, dansk sommer, Family Drama, Happy Ending
Summary:
"Der er to tusind klagesager mod politiet hvert år. Vi vinder dem allesammen. Er det fordi vi aldrig begår fejl eller fordi vi beskytter hinanden?"
- Carl Mørck, Journal 64
Når Assad bliver anholdt uden gyldigt grundlag, og i processen bliver outet for hele Danmark, må han finde ud af, hvordan han skal forene begge sider af sit liv. Det gør det ikke nemmere, at den mand han er brændende forelsket i, også er hans chef: uopnåelige Carl Mørck.
Carl vil gøre alt for at redde Assads karriere - og for at få de skyldige ned med nakken. Det bliver startskuddet på en følelsesmæssig opdagelsesrejse for Carl, og endnu et led i det opgør han har med sig selv. For når der er så meget galt med ham, hvordan kan han i det hele taget gøre sig fortjent til Assad?
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longest thing I ever wrote, and it is, finally, finished!!! I have been working on this for OVER A YEAR. I got the idea back in October 2023 but I was working on a different fic at the time, and then there was Yuletide, so I didn't start writing until January 2024. I did start posting chapters on AO3 on April 20th 2024 and I was determined to finish this fic before or on that date - and well, today is April 20th 2025, and I put the final touches on the last two chapters and did several rounds of edits, and now the chapters are up and posted and I am DONE. FINISHED.
Chapters: 40/40
Fandom: Afdeling Q | Department Q (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Assad/Carl Mørck, Assad & Carl Mørck
Characters: Carl Mørck, Assad (Afdeling Q), Marcus Jacobsen, Rose Knudsen, Jesper (Afdeling Q), Hardy (Afdeling Q)
Additional Tags: Aftermath of Violence, Police Brutality, All Cops Are Bastards, Whump, Forced Outing, Eventual Happy Ending, Assad Whump, WIP Tags, POV Alternating, Original Character(s), Pining, Father-Son Relationship, Queer Themes, Situationship (temporary), Demisexual Character, Demisexual Carl Mørck, Jesper lever i et univers hvor han har TO papfædre. han kan ikke overbevises om andet, lidt for detaljerede beskrivelser af kaffe nu når jeg tænker over det, Carl og Assad skændes som et gammelt ægtepar ❤️, jeg mener den her fic endelig fortjener et slow burn tag helt ærligt, Slow Burn, Masturbation, Pining: i n t e n s i f i e s, Family Dynamics, conversations in cars, Carl prøver virkelig sit bedste, Love Confessions, First Kiss, svære samtaler, dvs Carl åbner lidt op. endelig, Relationship Negotiation, Carl går til psykolog, lange snakke, kys og ømhed, klamydia (ikke alvorligt), en meget urealistisk fremstilling af hvordan en dansk retssag foregår, UST: tiltagende, Romance, traumatised detectives in love, Oral Sex, Praise Kink, Carl "mors dreng" Mørck, landlig idyl, Kittens, dansk sommer, Family Drama, Happy Ending
Summary:
"Der er to tusind klagesager mod politiet hvert år. Vi vinder dem allesammen. Er det fordi vi aldrig begår fejl eller fordi vi beskytter hinanden?"
- Carl Mørck, Journal 64
Når Assad bliver anholdt uden gyldigt grundlag, og i processen bliver outet for hele Danmark, må han finde ud af, hvordan han skal forene begge sider af sit liv. Det gør det ikke nemmere, at den mand han er brændende forelsket i, også er hans chef: uopnåelige Carl Mørck.
Carl vil gøre alt for at redde Assads karriere - og for at få de skyldige ned med nakken. Det bliver startskuddet på en følelsesmæssig opdagelsesrejse for Carl, og endnu et led i det opgør han har med sig selv. For når der er så meget galt med ham, hvordan kan han i det hele taget gøre sig fortjent til Assad?
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longest thing I ever wrote, and it is, finally, finished!!! I have been working on this for OVER A YEAR. I got the idea back in October 2023 but I was working on a different fic at the time, and then there was Yuletide, so I didn't start writing until January 2024. I did start posting chapters on AO3 on April 20th 2024 and I was determined to finish this fic before or on that date - and well, today is April 20th 2025, and I put the final touches on the last two chapters and did several rounds of edits, and now the chapters are up and posted and I am DONE. FINISHED.
Book 44, 2025
19/04/2025 20:18chez_jae
The Witch Is Back by Angela M. SandersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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I powered through The Witch is Back by Angela M Sanders in less than 24 hours. Woo! It’s the 6th “Witch Way Librarian” mystery, starring witchy librarian Josie Way.
In the midst of an unexpected visit from her mother, Josie takes her on an excursion to the Aerie, the clifftop home where the recently deceased pastor once lived. There, Josie hears angry whispers from the books, and even her mother (who has long denied her own magical abilities) feels ill at ease. Shortly after their trip, several people in the small town of Wilfred receive poison pen letters. Josie’s indicates only that someone knows her secret. Now everyone is angry and suspicious, but the odd letters take a back seat to local gossip when someone is found dead at the base of the Aerie. The man’s wife swears it was murder, and from what Josie gleans from the books around her, she agrees. She needs the help of Sam, local police officer, but first, Josie knows she must tell him she’s a witch.
There were a lot of twists and turns in this one, from Josie angsting over her parents’ disintegrating relationship to angsting over her own relationship with Sam. She was convinced the poison pen letters were tied to the murder, and she struggled to identify the person behind the acts. Frankly, I was able to quickly suss out who sent the letters, but the identity of the killer caught me by surprise. Characters were fully realized and the plot pelted along in a sensible fashion. Some things were left unresolved, which was a tad disappointing.
Favorite lines:
♦ Wilfred was so small and the grapevine so robust that you couldn’t burn toast without hearing about it the next time you bought margarine.
♦ “Some of the world’s most dangerous rulers were masters of glamour who could convince people that the most horrible of actions were justified—desirable, even.”
♦ “Now what?” I asked. // “Pickles,” Mom said. “If you have them.” // “Not the sandwiches, the poison-pen letters.”
Fabulous read—engrossing and delightful. Five stars.
Book 43, 2025
18/04/2025 20:26chez_jae
A Guide to Solving A Murder by Courtney McFarlinMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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I just polished off the last of A Guide to Solving a Murder, the first book in author Courtney McFarlin’s “Finn and Briar” series of cozy mysteries. Main characters are Tessa Windsor, along with her border collie, Finn, and her cat, Briar.
Tess is living the high life. She has her own business leading hikes in the Colorado Rockies, her faithful pets by her side, a brother whom she’s close to, and her BFF, Meggie. Her life is shaken up, however, when she and Paul are named as heirs to a woman they never knew—their great-aunt Euphemia. Paul inherits Euphemia’s home, but Tess inherits her magic. Now she can communicate with her cat and dog, which is amazing. Not so amazing is the very real nightmare Tess has of witnessing a woman’s murder. She recognizes the trail from her dream and travels there, only to find the woman’s body. Both Tess and Paul soon dig into the investigation, Tess by asking questions and Paul utilizing his skills and contacts as a journalist. Finn and Briar lend assistance where they can, and when Tessa gets too close to a killer, it will be up to her pets and her newfound magic to save the day.
Apparently, this series is a spinoff of the author’s “Razzy Cat” series. I have a few book in that series but have yet to read any. At least this one didn’t produce any overt spoilers. I loved Tessa’s ability to speak to Finn and Briar. Who among us wouldn’t want to talk to our pets? Characterizations were wonderful, including the pets. I liked how Paul and Meggie continued to dance around their attraction to one another. The plot moved quickly and held my attention.
Favorite lines:
♦ “It’s been my dream to talk to animals since I was a little girl.”
♦ “He couldn’t find his way out of a wet paper bag with a guide dog.”
♦ One never passes up donuts when one doesn’t have to.
Fun read, four stars
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Book 42, 2025
17/04/2025 21:00chez_jae
Tail Gait by Rita Mae BrownMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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I stayed up almost an hour late last night to finish reading Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown. It’s the 24th book in the “Mrs Murphy” mystery series. I just read another one in the series, but since it was set around Christmas, I figured this one would be set during the Spring, and I was right. Woo!
Now that Spring has arrived in Crozet, VA, Harry and her family and friends are busy with farming, gardening, golfing, and socializing. Not long after having dinner with retired UVA professor Greg “Ginger” McConnell and some of the UVA football team of ‘59, Harry is dismayed to learn Ginger was gunned down on the golf course. Since he was universally beloved, the police can find no motive for the killing. Harry, however, wonders if something that he was researching led to his untimely death. As she tries to piece together what Ginger was looking into and how it could relate to anything current, Harry puts herself in the crosshairs of a killer.
This was something of a departure in this series. Mrs Murphy seemed to almost take a back seat. Plus, the author was alternately telling another story, one from the time of the Revolutionary War, that impacted current events. I’m not fond of stories that jump around in time, although in this case important information was imparted. The narrative held my attention. Characters were fully realized and portrayed flawlessly.
Favorite lines:
♦ “Smartest thing we ever did, separation of church and state.”
♦ “If that cat gets any bigger, throw some tack on her.”
♦ “She doesn’t need beauty sleep, she needs a beauty coma.”
♦ “Don’t sit under an apple tree and beg for a pear.”
Very good, four stars
