My wig collection has reached... *counts* 13 wigs? Most of them were purchased for under Y2000, and actually decent quality at that, and I'm pretty sure I've worn all but three of them out and about already. (I also have like, five or six pairs of color contact lenses, but let's not talk about those right now.) I like playing dress-up, period -- if it's cosplay as well, all the better :D

I mention this because, on my ever-growing list of cosplays I wish to do someday, a couple characters that have been burning at the back of my mind for quite a while now. I really have to blame luciazephyr and her big damn fanmix, A Chicago Triptych, for my recent desire to cosplay the Leanansidhe (Dresden Files). 

In the more recent descriptions of Lea, her hair is described as fiery gold. What the hell does that look like, I asked. @skysailor99 offered up the following pic as a gorgeous color sample, thanks love.



And with that in mind, Marcia Cross's hair color looks like a good real life reference, if it were styled crazy long and curly/wavy. (Photo ganked from www.hairstyle-blog.com) 



( ETA: oh hey more ref picsCollapse )If you have any alternative ideas to Lea's haircolor or style, please let me know! Additional input is always welcome~

Anyway, as soon as I had seen that, I was like, wow, you know, that looks like it could work for Shatterstar's hair, who I've been wanting to cosplay for years.

( Apparently, I have a weakness for all redheadsCollapse )

And so, the wig search begins. Below the cut is where I'm stashing wig notes and other related cosplay research on these two characters.

Locally, two shops I know are within my price range, namely Bodyline and that nameless wig shop in Nippori, and possibly Maple as well. Online, well, I'm not terribly certain as to quality of said wigs. There are a lot more hairstyles available in the western shops and more expensive stores in Japan, but the fiber quality is different. If you have any recommendations, please let me know!

( Costume research here~Collapse )

I spend far too much time researching this stuff, lol. I'm partial to the first wig, though it's a little darker than I was hoping, considering current comic canon colors (bright orange) and the photo refs I'm looking at. Actually, the "orange" color from Maple? Looks like it matches the photos best, which is weird, but I can go with that.

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No, not me. (And not this post either; thanks a lot, buggy DW and buggy laptop.) But miraculously, my Twitter favorites since my first rec posts have been restored. Who knows how long they'll be there, or how complete they are, but whatever.

NOW WITH 9 (!!!) MOAR MONTHS OF LINKS [multiple posts]
(listed backwards, so oldest last)

October - November 2009

1. Rec: Fade to Black, by whizzy . SGA, AU, horror, PG13. Spooky remix of Black Helicopters. http://bit.ly/44oCvs</user>
2. Reading: The Rampant Disease, by triedunture . House, horror. Wilson comes back from vacation and...where is everybody? http://bit.ly/3CKedc</user>
3. Castle fic! http://bit.ly/2sMfeO
4. Oh god comment porn goodness to be found HERE: http://bit.ly/3opg8a yay yay SG1
5. This is all parts adorable, kickass, and gorgeous: http://bit.ly/lK5yv
6. Reading: Awful Bliss, by Sleeps With Coyotes. FF7, NC17, Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud. Apparently, mako gives you tentacles. http://bit.ly/3QU3So
7. [via @Needs_Coffee] Found this on Scans Daily, not sure if you have seen it. If you haven't, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS http://bit.ly/91us1
8. Rec: I Sidhe What You Did There, by binz. Dresden Files, Dresden/Marcone, NC17, public sex and pixie dust (sex pollen). http://bit.ly/dsAeh
9. They Came From Chicago, by Blueninja33. Dresden Files/Castle xover, PG13. http://is.gd/4rMq6
10. Guys guys guys!!!!! Amazing robot!au SGA fic series that you must read!!! (proper rec up in a sec) Scruffy AI series: http://bit.ly/4iZHiM
    1. Rec: Male Enhancement (The Soul and the Company Store Remix), by Leah. 1st in Scruffy AI series. SGA, R, John/Rodney. http://bit.ly/4iZHiM
11. [via skysailor ] Here, everyone. Fanservice love: http://bit.ly/38voXk</user>
12. Reading: Entanglements, by Vathara. Saiyuki, Sanzo/Hakkai, tentacles (of the plant variety), PG13. http://is.gd/4lNrd
13. Reading: The Hard Prayer, by Rheanna. SGA, AU, PG13. One year after the end of the world, John meets another survivor. http://is.gd/4lN13
14. [via @freosan] I think this should go with the Time Traveller's Cheat Sheet. http://tinyurl.com/ylaw25y
15. Rec: The Bugs and the Bees, by Other_Hazards. Avengers, Steve/Tony (post-chest plate), PG13, humorous short. http://is.gd/4kYFd
16. The Art of War, by valtyr . Ult!Tony/Steve NC17. Steve Rogers has a brilliant tactical mind, and he's not afraid to use it. http://is.gd/4jqY3</user>
17. Reading: Red-verse, by ofthespider. Marvel-verse (AU-ish), Spiderman/Daredevil, PG-NC17. http://is.gd/4jqQp
    1. Warning for not-happy-ending subject material, though I suppose you'd get that from it being Daredevil. Oh, comics.
18. Reading: Fire and Rain, by pennyplainknits. Merlin/SPN fusion, Arthur/Merlin, NC17. http://is.gd/4jqFj
19. Rec: The Kids Aren't Alright, by M. Iron Man movie, PG13, Vanity Fair article format, Tony character analysis. http://bit.ly/2d3Ufc
20. Rec: the problem we all live with, by green_postit. Merlin, NC17, Arthur/Merlin, dark. http://bit.ly/gqeZC
21. Rec: sweat, paint and blue jeans, by cards_slash. New!Trek, NC17, Kirk/Spock/McCoy PWP. Good smut. :P http://is.gd/4fCsT
22. Reading: Defenders of the Realm, by larmadeuse. Merlin, NC17, Arthur/Merlin modern AU -- Arthur and Morgana are cops. http://is.gd/4fxi0
23. Reading: Dragon Choices, by tsukinofaerii. Pern/Marvel Avengers fusion, SteveTony(pern warnings,) Tony can hear dragons. http://bit.ly/qcZzB
24. [via @freosan] I will always love this story. http://bit.ly/12dlQI
25. Reading: Solid Ground, by Noelia. Batman (Nolanverse), AU end of TDK (Barb dies), Bruce/Jim, PG13-R, definitely some domestic WAFF, series linked here: http://is.gd/44XUz
26. Reading: Damned If You Do, and Damned If You Don't, by pir8fancier. So glad she started writing SGA fic. R, McShep. http://is.gd/42FS3
27. Rec: sealed by a fragile touch, (and sequels) by classics_geek. New!Trek, Kirk/McCoy.Warning 1st isolation, 2nd daterape. http://is.gd/40yVC
28. Rec: Solitary Confinement, by chasingthewinds. New!Trek, mental asylum AU, R, Kirk/McCoy. Beautiful mindfuckery. http://is.gd/40yFq
29. Reading: Switch, by ceres_libera. New!Trek, long WIP, NC17, K/M. "The life and times of Leonard H. McCoy MD/PhD" Highly recommending that EVERYONE read Switch, even though it is WIP.[now complete] GO READ NAO. http://is.gd/40m4V
30. Read: Pink, by the_deep_magic. New!Trek, Kirk/Spock, NC17. http://is.gd/3WzwW
31. Reading: Counting Games, by tsukinofaerii. Ultimates, PG, Steve-centric. "Steve was sick." http://tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com/176245.html
32. *flail* Oh, Shatterstar.... Reading: Touching, by JBMcDragon. X-Force, Ric/Shatty, R. http://is.gd/3U9r8

September 2009 links

1. [via @warrenellis] Cherie Priest's brilliant steampunk-zombie-science novel BONESHAKER is out today: http://bit.ly/5483Z (she's @cmpriest here)
2. Rec: The Arc of the Pendulum, by brummell. Post HP7 (EWE), R, HPDM. Take on Beauty and the Beast. http://brummell.livejournal.com/1361.html
3. Guys I just found a copy of Cordwainer Smith's The Game of Rat and Dragon: I love that short story. Now to obtain...
4. [via bookshop ] Hello, Twitter, Liar by Justine Larbalestier (@justinelavaworm) is amazing. I am reading & thinking oh yeah, *this* is why I read YA fiction</user>
5. [via @neilhimself] Loving UNDER THE DOME, but it is a big book. No, even bigger than that. The kind of book that will not mind if you put it down again & doze.
6. Rec: One Week, by janeturennejaneturenne . Sherlock Holmes, NC17, H/W. The boys make a wager. (2 parts left to be posted this week.) http://is.gd/3F7GE</user></user>
7. Rec: Talking Points, by pir8fancier . SGA post-series, R, mcshep. http://pir8fancier.livejournal.com/399057.html</user>
8. @KuriLu Here. Steve Rogers meets DEATH: http://community.livejournal.com/tsukinoniwa/35256.html :D
9. And PLEASE, if anyone has any femmeslash fic recs, or good comms and sites to find such fic, link me. Only familiar with m/m sites now.
   1. [via bookshop ] @feikoi run, don't walk, to the Devil Wears Prada fandom. go read everything by somniesperus and thelastgoodname <33333! also femslash_today</user>
10. Reading: And Joseph's brothers hated him as much as I hated you, by tigriswolf. New!Trek/Riddick xover. http://is.gd/3B9Ws
11. ...totally just read some Hooded Justice/Captain Metropolis fics. Am blaming Pond's hot NSFW fanart, "Justice Served": http://bit.ly/TxEwK
12. *gasps with laughter* Oh god this is amusing. Rec: Head Squatter, by JBMcDragon. New!Trek, gen, Kirk and Spock, crack. http://is.gd/3po8C
13. The word "intensely" keeps making this X-Force fic pop into my head: Lindo Y Casero, by Janete. http://bit.ly/DaanY Ric/Star, TV.
14. Fic Rec: The Queen's Return, by Honorh. Chronicles of Narnia. http://honorh.livejournal.com/226358.html I cried, you guys.
15. La Roux: "I'm Not Your Toy" ...this is definitely growing on me. Yay lj recs :D http://is.gd/3nKb4
16. Rec: Razor's Edge, by mhalachaiswords. SGA/Sanctuary, PG13 John+Helen "There's a fine line between savior and salvation." http://is.gd/3bG7d
17. Reading: Sheppard's Law, by Speranza. SGA. John Sheppard's life, rewritten. http://is.gd/39kqo
18. Um. In other reading news: Merlin Emrys and the Totally Gay Triwizard Tournament, by twentysomething. Merlin/HP, PG15. http://is.gd/39fzu
19. Reading: As Morning Shows the Day, by J.D. New!Trek, Kirk & de-aged Spock, cuteness overload, PG13, WIP. http://is.gd/3712K
20. Reading: Moving the Goalposts, by louis_quatorze. New!Trek, Chekov/Sulu, NC17, present-day footballer AU. http://is.gd/36ZPU
21. Reading: The Sum of its Parts, by JB McDragon. New!Trek, eventual Spock/Kirk, action-adventure, R/NC17. http://is.gd/36Yzw
22. Reading: Little Shadow, by hollycomb. New!Trek, NC17, Sulu/Chekov, angst. Sulu is Chekov's roommate at the Academy. http://is.gd/36Qk7
23. @blue_rose_ And I have Logan and Remy kissing. Everyone's happy! http://is.gd/35SBa
24. Rec: Silk Over Splinters, by ponderosa. X-Men Origins, Logan/Remy, NC17. "Remy's got answers to all the wrong hurts." http://is.gd/35cBN
25. Ooo Ooo I am reminded. Everyone who hasn't (and even if you have) read/watched Missed the Saturday Dance must do so now. http://is.gd/2PPnc
26. Manga rec: Stigma, by Kazuya Minekura (better known as the mangaka of Saiyuki). Full color and amazingly poignant storytelling.

TBC...

I plan to go back and fix all the links, just want to get this posted before something else craps out on me. *carefully pokes the internet*
ETA (one month later): Links fixed!

So apparently Twitter no longer has my tweets prior to September 23rd, so that is a sad sad thing. Here are the remaining recs!

September 2010 fic links

1. IANA! Reading: And Joseph's brothers hated him as much as I hated you, by tigriswolf. New!Trek/Riddick xover. link
2. @KuriLu Here. Steve Rogers meets DEATH: link :D
3. Rec: Talking Points, by pir8fancier. SGA post-series, R, mcshep. link
4. Rec: One Week, by janeturenne. Sherlock Holmes, NC17, H/W. The boys make a wager. (2 parts left to be posted this week.) link
5. Rec: The Arc of the Pendulum, by brummell. Post HP7 (EWE), R, HPDM. Take on Beauty and the Beast. link

October 2010 fic links and miscellaneous links of interest

1. RT @ajafair RT @nkjemisin No one expects the zombie apocalypse! Except the U.of FL. link || Good ol' UF. How'd I miss this?
2. *flail* Oh, Shatterstar.... Reading: Touching, by JBMcDragon. X-Force, Ric/Shatty, R. link
3. Reading: Counting Games, by tsukinofaerii. Ultimates, PG, Steve-centric. "Steve was sick." link
4. Read: Pink, by the_deep_magic. New!Trek, Kirk/Spock, NC17. link
5. Reading: Switch, by ceres_libera. New!Trek, long WIP, NC17, K/M. "The life and times of Leonard H. McCoy MD/PhD" link
6. Rec: Solitary Confinement, by chasingthewinds. New!Trek, mental asylum AU, R, Kirk/McCoy. Beautiful mindfuckery. link
7. Rec: sealed by a fragile touch, (and sequels) by classics_geek. New!Trek, Kirk/McCoy.Warning 1st isolation, 2nd daterape. link
8. And after reading all that dark!fic (I hesitate to label as angst), I need Die Hard smut and the Tragic Woobie Widower. And then sleep.
9. Reading: Damned If You Do, and Damned If You Don't, by pir8fancier. So glad she started writing SGA fic. R, McShep. http://is.gd/42FS3
10. Because you need an NCIS/X-Factor crossover fic. And some more cuddles. Here's both: link
11. Reading: The World of Hate and Fear, by fandomatemylife. NCIS/X-Factor (comics) xover, PG13, gen. link
12. Reading: Solid Ground, by Noelia. Batman (Nolanverse), AU end of TDK (Barb dies), Bruce/Jim, PG13-R, series linked here: link
13. Reading: Dragon Choices, by tsukinofaerii. Pern/Marvel Avengers fusion, SteveTony(pern warnings,) Tony can hear dragons. link
14. @freosan ok, phone sex fic, avengers, Steve/Tony: link
15. ~ Die Hard 4, only a little dirty talk link
16. Reading an interesting paper on Touch and Human Sexuality: link
17. This paper is really interesting, especially when discussing the effects of infant touch deprivation on later (adult) development...
18. Reading: Defenders of the Realm, by larmadeuse. Merlin, NC17, Arthur/Merlin modern AU -- Arthur and Morgana are cops. link
19. Rec: sweat, paint and blue jeans, by cards_slash. New!Trek, NC17, Kirk/Spock/McCoy PWP. Good smut. :P link
20. Rec: the problem we all live with, by green_postit. Merlin, NC17, Arthur/Merlin, dark. link
21. Rec: The Kids Aren't Alright, by M. Iron Man movie, PG13, Vanity Fair article format, Tony character analysis. link
22. Mmm, just reread simmysim's Steve/Tony gogglesex fic. So so hot. But I need to sleep now, so goodnight Internet.
23. I think I may have been linked to "the slashiest Victorians EVER!" according to janeturenne. Here, have some Raffles: link
24. That reminds me: Reading: Fire and Rain, by pennyplainknits. Merlin/SPN fusion, Arthur/Merlin, NC17. link
25. Reading: Red-verse, by ofthespider. Marvel-verse (AU-ish), Spiderman/Daredevil, PG-NC17. link
    • Hmm. This Daredevil/Spiderman fic keeps making me go NEEDZ MOAR LUBE. I think the characters might think that too, though.
26. The Art of War,by valtyr. Ult!Tony/Steve NC17. Steve Rogers has a brilliant tactical mind, and he's not afraid to use it. link
27. Rec: The Bugs and the Bees, by Other_Hazards. Avengers, Steve/Tony (post-chest plate), PG13, humorous short. link
28. Reading: The Hard Prayer, by Rheanna. SGA, AU, PG13. One year after the end of the world, John meets another survivor. link
29. Reading: Entanglements, by Vathara. Saiyuki, Sanzo/Hakkai, tentacles (of the plant variety), PG13. link
    • "Kanzeon Bosatsu. Are you /molesting/ that plant?" || "Really, Jiroshin!" Se tched. "It's of age."
    • I love Vathara's writing, but I am always left wanting /more/. The world-building is always done well enough to support an epic series.
30. Miasma of homosexuality... constantly electrifying! link ...I think I need to watch this movie: Deathwatch (1966) w/ Nimoy.
31. Guys guys guys!!!!! Amazing robot!au SGA fic series that you must read!!! Rec: Male Enhancement (The Soul and the Company Store Remix), by Leah. 1st in Scruffy AI series. SGA, R, John/Rodney. link
32. @skysailor99 And its not bad, either! They Came From Chicago, by Blueninja33. Dresden Files/Castle xover, PG13. link
33. Straight Guys Tell: Advocate.com article on DADT link
34. Rec: I Sidhe What You Did There, by binz. Dresden Files, Dresden/Marcone, NC17, public sex and pixie dust (sex pollen). link
35. Yay yay yay SGA AU fics! This one's a John-as-a-centaur one...(i also like the werewolf!Zelenka ones -- fantasy+scifi+crack=win!) Rec: Human Enough, by Leah. SGA, PG13, John is a centaur. link
36. Apparently, I've managed to stay up til dawn again reading fic. Oops. It was a lovely HP/Holmes xover though... link ...@skysailor99 *points at previous message* Holmes and Watson and Malfoy and Snape and Potter.
37. Rereading Femmequixotic's Exegesis, the HP/Dracula modern-day AU I mentioned earlier. Deacon!Severus POV. Is awesome. link
38. Reading: Black Helicopters,by whizzy. SGA AU. Rodney was going to prove the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. link
39. I suck at pictures. Anywho...Rangiku Matsumoto cosplay: Finis (for now...) link @freosan Also, pic: link of the top part note: there are about eighty tweets from when i was making the damn thing -- you just get the pic links :P
40. Reading: Awful Bliss, by Sleeps With Coyotes. FF7, NC17, Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud. Apparently, mako gives you tentacles. link
41. Reading Die Hard fic makes a certain song get stuck in my head... *hums "And Along Came Jones"* this fic
42. This is all parts adorable, kickass, and gorgeous: link
43. @Needs_Coffee Y HALO THAR. HERE B KILLA SHEP. link

November 2009 (links I apparently missed the first go around)

1. Oh god comment porn goodness to be found HERE: link yay yay SG1
2. Castle fic! link
3. Reading: The Rampant Disease, by triedunture. House, horror. Wilson comes back from vacation and...where is everybody? link ...Dude, zombie fic was awesome. Go read, everyone.
4. Why did I start reading a creepy story at night? Good story, but spooky... (this is like when I started Cell at night, isn't it...) Rec: Fade to Black, by Whizzy. SGA, AU, horror, PG13. Spooky remix of Black Helicopters. link ...Fuck that was too well written. Need some fluffy domestic smut fic so I can sleep, now.
5. @Blue_Rose_ Heh. Watching Buffy vs. Edward right now, lawlz. link
6. Rec: So We Grow Wise, by Deastar. New!Trek, K/S, R, longfic, kid fic. “Commander Spock, we have located your son,”... link

UPDATED 2010.05.09
Fic links: 76; Art links: 14; unsorted archive sites: 6

So, I remember mentioning somewhere that my first post on dreamwidth would be a compilation of tentacle stories I've read and enjoyed over the years (ye gods, has it been that long?). These tentacles take on different forms -- from plants, to additional limbs, to tentacle monsters, to tattoos -- and different levels of smut involved as well. But without further ado...

Note: I'm a little iffy on rating systems, so I'm going with T=PG+=SFW, M=R=NSFW, X=NC17=NSFW here. YMMV.
Note the second: # marks the stories I haven't read myself yet, probably a) I am coding this first and reading fics later, or b) because I am not in the fandom -- not that that will likely stop me for long.



Buffy/Angel

• Flailing through the Cliches, by litgal. Spike/Xander, Xander/OC, X. (Forgot I had this one!)

DCU

• Love is a Warm Tentacle, by Te. Tentacles/Tim, X. "Tim makes a new friend."

Devil May Cry

• The Trouble with Being Dante, by harukami. Tentacles/Dante, M.

Doctor Who/Torchwood

• kinky_torchwood filled prompt. X, for the prompt "Jack/alien, tentacle sex, (non-consensual and dirty talk would be a bonus :P)".

Final Fantasy VII

• Awful Bliss, by ciceqi. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, X.
  • Awful Bliss AU: Coming Back, by ciceqi. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, T.
  • A Shoggoth on the Chimney, by chibirisuchan. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, M.
  • tentacle crackficlet, by kasoku. Implied Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, T.
  • Tropical Fruit Cocktail: part 2, parts 3-4, parts 5-7, by chibirisuchan. Sephiroth/Cloud/Zack/Aeris, M.
  • Art done by dogmatix and others, link soon.
• Hybrid, by ciceqi. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, X.
  
  • Deployment, by ciceqi. Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, T.
• Experimentation, by ciceqi. Zack/Cloud/Aeris, M.
• Alteration, by ciceqi. Zack/Sephiroth, X. Technically not tentacles, but when it's snake!xeno...
• Showdown at Modeo Ravine, by dogmatix. Angeal/Genesis/Sephiroth, T.
• The Line, by skeren. Tseng, Reno, T.
• How to Ruin a Couch, by intravenusann. Cloud/Zack, X.

Final Fantasy X

• Mating Season, by white_aster. X, Marlboro/Auron (also with Jecht and Braska XD)!

Full Metal Alchemist

• Experimental, by jeredu. ART, G. Ed's been changed into a chimera...
  • Advantageous, by jeredu. ART, Ed and Roy, G.
  • And Then Ed Took a Level in Badass, by jeredu. ART, Ed, G. Awesomesauce, with commentfic by joisbishmyoga.
• ponderosa apparently has ART for this category. Pester me until I find it, if it looks like I got distracted.
• Return, by hopechan. X, and uh... well, here are the author's warnings: "Well, it'd be quicker to put what you won't find (e.g., puppies, rainbows, happiness), but...Squick, tentacles, rape, incest, pedophilia, pedophilic incest, sadism, bondage, Shou Tucker. He deserves a warning unto himself." #
• Delictio: Cupiditas, by lykomancer. X, Envy/Sloth. #
• Icarus, by velvet_mace. X, Gate/Envy. Spoilers (ep51), torture, rape, tentacles (of course!) #
• Horribly, Horribly Wrong, by cypher. Sloth/Psiren, noncon. #
• State Secrets, by cypher. Sloth/Archer. #

Good Omens

• Back to the Garden: Eden 2.0, by ciceqi. Crowley/Houseplants, X. Crowley's plants learn a few new tricks.
• Back to the Garden: Ropes and Snares, by ciceqi. Crowley/Aziraphale/Houseplants, X. Two's company. A good dozen or so is a lot of company.
• And I, Dear, Am A Professional, by nightengale. Crowley/Aziraphale, X.

Harry Potter

• Giant Squid is a Dirty Slasher, by faithwood. Harry/Draco/Giant Squid, X.
  • Tentacles (fanart), by dirty_darella. Harry/Draco/Giant Squid, X.

Hellsing

• The Soul and the Body, by DreadNot. X to be safe, shadowtentacles!Alucard/Anderson.

Iron Man (movie)

• Cool Blue Reason, by blue_soaring. Tony/Jarvis, X.

Kingdom Hearts

• Limbs, by tyger. Axel/Roxas, T. 
• Loving Darkness, by dogmatix. Cloud/Leon, T.
• Transformation, by ciceqi. Sephiroth/Riku, M.
• To the Wind, by joisbishmyoga. Kairi, Zack, T. "Summary: After KH, before KH2, Kairi stumbles across a lost memory..."
• To New Depths, by intravenusann. Axel/Roxas, X.
• New Worlds, by dogmatix. T, Axel/Roxas.
• Reaching Out, by rosethornli. Sora/Riku, M.
• Unusual Talent, by sister_coyote. Sora/Riku/Kairi, X.
• Hentai no Tatakai, by cypher. Organization, M.

Marvel Comics (finally!)

• Asking For It, by ponderosa. ART, X, Daken/Venom, size difference, xeno, mild tentacles, really not safe for work *g*.
• How to Embrace a Swamp Creature, by blue_soaring. X, Daken/Venom. Posted around the same time as ponderosa's art, though not strictly accompanying each other, I suppose :P

Merlin

• Injukyoshi, by astolat. Merlin/Arthur, referenced Arthur/Tentacle monster, X.
• Tentacles, by Franzi. Merlin/Tentacle monster, Arthur/Merlin, X.

Saiyuki

• Written on the Skin, by emungere. Hakkai/Gojyo, X. More tattoos than tentacles, but when Hakkai's tattoos are involved...
• Want, by emungere. Hakkai/Gojyo, X. Again with the tattoo!tentacles :D
  • Inspired by indelicateink's ART.
• Entanglements, by Vathara. Hakkai/Sanzo, T. As usual with Vathara's fic, really awesome conceptual stuff /and/ writing.

Sherlock Holmes

• Smoke Hearts with Mechanical Parts, by laclarity. tentacle!Holmes/clockwork!Watson, M (to be safe).
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• The Missing One-Tenth, by redconverse. Watson/Holmes, T.
• Tentacle!Holmes, by spacefall. ART, Holmes, G.
• More Tentacle!Holmes, by spacefall. ART, what it says on the tin. G.
• Evil Holmes and Watson, by HarrietKaarre. ART, tentacle!Holmes/clockwork!Watson, G.
• steampunk, by elina_kivimaki2. ART, tentacle!Holmes and clockwork!Watson, G.

Smallville

• Five O'Clock News, by Elandria Lore. Clark/Lex, X.
  • Evening in Review, by Elandria Lore. Clark/Lex, X.

SGA

• The Upside of Having Wraith DNA, by Kat Reitz and Tzigane. John/Rodney, X. This one's on the tentacle!monster end of the spectrum.
• A Lover's Embrace, by mckays_girl. John/Rodney, X. Kinda Harlequin-y writing, but sometimes that kind of porn is fun to read :D
• Equinox, by runpunkrun. Rodney/John, T.
• No Good Very Bad Aliens Made Them Do It, by whetherwoman. John/Rodney, X. Written for the bad sex challenge.
• Mostly Harmless, by shalott. John/Rodney, X. HELLO! SAID THE FLOATING PUFFBALL
• Read My Mind, by thingswithwings. John/Rodney, X.
• Once Upon a Furry Octopus, by skoosiepants. John/Rodney, T. Adorable crack. (Note: tentacles not involved in the pairing -- a rarity in this list *g*)
• Give the Man a Hand, by blade_girl. Gen, T.
• Get Off, by zillah975. John/Ronon, X.

Star Trek

• Now With Added Tentacles! by jade_dragoness. Kirk/Spock, X.
• We Learn Each Other Slowly, by raphaela667. Kirk/Spock, M. (only briefly with tentacles)

Supernatural

• Tentacles, by Beren. Sam/OC, X.
  • More Tentacles, by Beren. Sam/OC, Dean/OC, X.

Weiss Kreuz

• Unstained, by emungere. X, Yohji/Aya, Masafumi/Aya (sort of).

Crossovers

• The Fountain of Youth, by dreamfall. PotC/HP xover, T. "Summary: When you live forever, the sea can be a lonely place, though unusual friendships can crop up. Brief mention of character death. Will/Kraken friendship. No, really."
• Entangled, by Jade Pen. FMA/Evangelion, X, Armisael/Alphonse.
• Come Clean, by ciceqi. Saiyuki Gaiden/Lovecraft, M to be safe, Kenren/Tenpou crackfic.
• Birds, Bees, Squid, by ciceqi. Same as above.
• Gods and Monsters, by ciceqi. M.
• Pray Your Gods, by ciceqi. T.

Other miscellaneous fandoms

• The Cetacean Situation, by littera_abactor and norah. dueSouth, X. #
• thursday fictitious non-consensual sex act day, by jihad_junk. Hot Fuzz, Andies/tentacles, X. #
• Nyctophobia, by cypher. Persona 3, Shadows/Ken, noncon, shota. #
• filled prompt for tenipuri anon kink meme. Prince of Tennis, Tentacle/Tezuka/Ryoma, X.
• Apparently, Size Matters, by shaenie. RPF, X, Elijah/Viggo/Pet. #
• Evocare, by cypher. Shadow Hearts Covenant, Astaroth/Nicolai. #
• Almost Perfect, by cypher. Star Ocean 4, tentacles/Edge. #
• Nectar Sweet, by cypher. Tales of the Abyss, tentacles/Tear, sex pollen. #

Original fiction

• A Girl and her Tentacle Monster, by Naomi Libicki. Original short story, R, space and tentacles! http://is.gd/bfyC3

Webcomics

• 20 000 leagues of danger, by beatonna. Jules Verne
• Sebastian and the Beast, by dogmatix. T, Beauty and the Beast with a twist (and a wriggle)

Other Art Stuff! (aka PICSPAM TIEMZ)

• froggy's tentacle art can be found here :D
• FUCK YEAH, TENTACLES. Link via bookshop
• CTHULHU WHAT NOW?Cthulu-centric blog, link via bookshop
• (to add Rune Olsen's statue pics)

Other misc. links

• So how do you like your tentacles? poll by cypher with links and such in comments!

pages of tentacle fics I have yet to go through:
http://mystiri-1.livejournal.com/tag/kink:%20tentacles
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/takoyaoi_love/ ***working on it, 04.14
http://community.livejournal.com/tentacle_fest/
anyssia's tentacle bookmarks on delicious!
Tentacle tag on AO3
Tentacle tag on kink_bingo

locked posts - to get more info on later from laylah's memories
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Note: Omigawd *stabbitystabstabs dreamwidth* The entry editor keeps bugging out and reformatting and deleting shit. *stabs* Now using Notepad2 to edit html directly. Oh, nostalgia.