Somebody's Truth

My Season 3 Predictions for The Pitt

2026-04-20T07:25:29Z

(Note this post has been extensively edited since first posted. That's what I get for working on it so late at night sigh.) I'm putting all of this post under a cut for onsite readers who don't want to read predictions for next season of The Pitt. This is all speculation based on canon events in s1/s2.

If you've arrived from off-site, anonymous commenting is enabled.
( My predictions for s3. Spoilers ahoy! )

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Some heavier musings on The Pitt season 2 finale

2026-04-17T22:52:54Z

I find myself disappointed that I didn't like the s2 finale of The Pitt as much as I wanted to. I've loved the whole season, but not so much this episode despite some truly heartwrenching scenes. I accept that these reasons are specific only to me, though. My issues:

1. The dead body in chairs.

I know this was probably meant to be a bit of (very dark) humour, but it sure hits different when there have been several incidents in the past, and one currently ongoing coroner's inquest, on this very topic in Canada. One death occurred just a few months ago: a 44-year-old man with severe chest pain waited 8 hours in an Alberta ER and died of a heart attack almost immediately after entering the ward. The current inquest concerns a young Indigenous woman in Ontario who collapsed from sepsis in an ER waiting room after 2 visits over 2 days, and died in 2021.

The 2 scenes left a bad taste and I can only hope the writers will examine this issue with more depth and, yes, empathy in s3.

2. "I'm your emergency contact and I don't want to be contacted."
( Cut for discussion of suicidal depression. )

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One year ago today...

2026-04-15T05:09:31Z

Happy first The Pitt anniversary to me... it was one year ago today I posted my first fic in the fandom:

( Cut for musings )

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GYWO For March 2026

2026-04-01T05:28:08Z

GYWO for March 2026

Here is my GYWO update for March!

Yearly Pledge = 75,000 (6,250 words/month, or 206 words/day)

Total # Words for March = 5219
Total # Words for Year = 11,505

( The gritty details. )

( Thinky thoughts. )

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The Pitt Fan Fiction: "The Hardest Part Of Love"

2026-03-30T04:10:57Z

The Hardest Part Of Love

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: The Pitt
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairing: Duke Ekins & Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, Montgomery Adamson & Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Characters: Duke Ekins, Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Summary: He can’t lose Duke. Episode tag for S2E11 “5:00 PM.”
Words: 205
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Notes: Prompt from drabble_zone Challenge 495 on Dreamwidth, Letting Go. Title from “Letting Go,” copyright 1981 by Straight Lines. Dialogue from S2E11 “5:00 PM.”

Tags: Episode Tag, Double Drabble, Community: drabble_zone, Angst, Mentors

( To the fic. )

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Progress!

2026-03-25T02:13:30Z

Six weeks into physio and I can finally curl my fingers into a fist! \0/

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topaz_eyes @ 2026-03-02T22:17:00

2026-03-03T05:17:49Z

With AO3 down til further notice, it looks like Squidgeworld's running slower with an influx of traffic now too...

In other news, after a fibreglass cast for 2 weeks, custom splint-cast for 4 weeks, and an off-the-shelf brace for another 2 weeks, I'm undergoing 6 weeks of physiotherapy on my right wrist, hand, fingers, and elbow. Let's just say I'm glad I broke my non-dominant arm...

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The Pitt Fan Fiction: "I Can See Clearly Now"

2026-03-03T04:41:57Z

Initially posted to the Anonymous collection on AO3 on February 22, 2026; added here as AO3 is currently down (March 2, 2026). (Edit: fully de-anoned on March 5, 2026; link on AO3.)

I Can See Clearly Now

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: The Pitt
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairing: Jack Abbot / & Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Characters: Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, Jack Abbot, Baran Al-Hashimi
Summary: Robby reaches his breaking point.
Words: 1851
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Notes At Beginning: Inspired by the trailer for Season 2 Episode 8 “2 PM”. Recognizable dialogue from The Pitt Season 2 Official Trailer; and final image from Casting Secrets Revealed: Inside The Pitt | The Pitt Season 2 | HBO Max. AU after the opening paragraphs of this fic.

Notes At End: Tell me what you think! All feedback is greatly appreciated.

Tags: Spoilers, Speculation, Episode Tag, Alternate Universe – Divergence, Probably OOC, Angst, Workplace Drama, Character Introspection, Goodbyes, I fully expect this will be jossed in the first minute of episode 8

( I can see all obstacles in my way. )

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GYWO for February 2026

2026-03-01T06:28:58Z

GYWO for February 2026

I am pleased to report a proper (if short) GYWO report for February!

Yearly Pledge = 75,000 (6,250 words/month, or 206 words/day)

Total # Words for February = 4212
Total # Words for Year = 6286

( The gritty details. )

( Thinky thoughts. )

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GYWO for January 2026

2026-02-02T00:05:56Z

GYWO for January 2026

It’s the first GYWO update of the year! Such as it is lol…

Yearly Pledge = 75,000 (6,250 words/month, or 206 words/day)

Total # Words for January = 2074
Total # Words for Year = 2074

( The gritty details. )

( Thinky thoughts. )

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What, are we talking in code? About Robby and Langdon's conversation in the S2 premiere

2026-01-15T05:36:23Z

What, are we talking in code? About Robby and Langdon's conversation in the s2 premiere

One thing I adore about The Pitt is how the show uses foreshadowing and imagery to reflect the characters' state of mind. The big worry about Robby this season is that he's clearly not in a good mental place before he leaves for a 3 month sabbatical. Eg in the opening scene, a helmetless Robby on a motorcycle speeds past a rushing ambulance on a double line (no passing) over the crest of the bridge in a blindspot. It’s reckless at best, lethal at worst. Clearly this man is not well.

What caught my attention in the premiere was ( this scene of Robby running into Langdon in s2e1. )

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2025 Fic Roundup

2026-01-04T21:03:22Z

As an aside, I am so glad I had this all ready to be posted on December 31. Otherwise it'd be months later.

2025 Fic Roundup

I wrote and posted a total of 33 fics in 2025! This year, 32 were posted on AO3 and one to Dreamwidth. Here they are, listed by fandom and date, posted behind the cuts. Please note, this roundup is very long this year!

( Dead Poets Society (1989) )

( Elementary )

( Emergency! )

( Good Omens (TV) )

( M*A*S*H )

( The Pitt (TV) )

( Quincy M.E. )

( Strike Back )

( The general ramblings. )

( What’s in store for 2026? )

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GYWO for December 2025

2026-01-03T18:57:43Z

GYWO for December 2025

Here’s my last GYWO update for the year!

Pie-In-Sky Goal = 150,000 words (12,500 words/month, or 412 words/day) ← COMPLETE!

Total # Words for December = 9,808
Total # Words for Year = 155,913

( The gritty details. )

( Thinky thoughts. )

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Post from my phone - happy last day of 2025

2025-12-31T17:09:19Z

Yesterday I met a pretty awesome achievement on AO3: 25,000 total kudos since AO3 introduced kudos in 2010! It took 15 years and 15 days, which is a neat coincidence. And reaching 25k in 2025 is another. :-D

So I celebrated ... by slipping on a patch of ice and breaking my right arm above my wrist. /0\ Long story short, I'm currently waiting on surgery to insert a plate to stabilize all the little pieces. Such is life sometimes.

Happy New Year! May 2026 be far kinder to everyone.

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The Pitt Fan Fiction: "Wherever you go (there you are)"

2025-12-27T17:35:32Z

Also find this on AO3 with a bonus chapter!

Wherever you go (there you are)

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: The Pitt
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairing: Jack Abbot /& Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Summary: “Came as quick as I could.”
Words: 306
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Notes: Written for drabble_zone on Dreamwidth Challenge 481, Glow. Set after Season Two during Robby’s sabbatical.

Tags: Angst, Implied Suicidal Ideation, Impromptu Road Trip, Friendship/Love, Season Two Spoilers, Drabble, Triple Drabble, Prompt Fic, Community: fic_promptly, Drunk Robby, Worried Jack Abbot, Michael “Robby” Robinavitch Needs A Hug, Jack Abbot Needs A Hug, Emotional Hurt/Comfort

( Didn't ask you to. )

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Art commission/info phishing spammers on AO3

2025-12-21T19:47:27Z

The art commission/info phishing spammers on AO3 have raised a level. On Dec 18, I received a guest comment stating "great story" on one of my more recent fics.

I moderate comments to deter bad actors. I approved this comment and thanked the commenter, because I do try to assume good faith from guests. They followed up with this reply this morning:

Btw I’ve got a few character concept ideas to share! Where do you usually talk about stuff like this?

I reported their reply and initial comment as spam and deleted them. However, the spammer didn't list discord/instagram handles this time. It might be a sign they're trying to branch out to other platforms. So beware and don't give out contact info, especially email addresses.

(I list other locations where I'm active, as well as my Transformative Works policy on my AO3 profile. But no one seems to read those.)

Guest comments can be taken care of with the spam button. If/when spammers take out AO3 accounts, report them as Spambots to PAC:

1. Open up the offending comment thread to report the spammer. If you moderate comments, you don't need to approve the comment before reporting it, just open up its comment page.

2. Click on the "Policy Questions & Abuse Reports" link at the bottom of the comment page.

3. Put "Spambot" in the "Brief summary of Terms of Service violation (required)" field of the New Abuse Report page.

4. Double-check the URL to confirm it's the correct comment thread page you're reporting.

5. In the Details box, put "This is a spambot, their username is AO3username." Then send it. The turnaround is generally within a few days. PAC sends you a copy of the report, and the results when it's removed.

I really do recommend moderating AO3 comments these days.

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Decisions, decisions

2025-12-20T21:21:58Z

'Tis GYWO pledge time, and I continue to mull over what to do.

2025 has been, by any definition, a very successful writing year for me. I not only passed my Light (75k) pledge goal in May, but I also passed the GYWO Modest (150k) pledge on Dec 11. Along the way I finished and posted the most works for any year I've written under GYWO. Six of those I finished during a 4 week WIP finishing spree between Nov 15-Dec 13.

Furthermore, I'm pushing up against another significant GYWO goal. As of December 18, I've officially written 852,249 words for GYWO. Which means, I have only 147,751 (!) words until I reach 1 million total words written!

I can complete 1 million words written for GYWO entirely in 2026!

Maybe.
( With caveats. )

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The Pitt Fan Fiction: "Bed Rotting And Other Pastimes"

2025-12-12T18:59:08Z

Also read this at the AO3 here!

Bed Rotting And Other Pastimes

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: The Pitt
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Jack Abbot/Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Characters: Jack Abbot, Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Summary: When birthday weekend plans get scuttled by bad weather, it’s always good to improvise a back-up plan.
Words: 3207
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Notes: From fic_promptly on Dreamwidth, using the Friday September 5, 2025 Seven Deadly Sins prompt Any, any, bed rotting. Feedback is always appreciated!

Tags: Plot What Plot, Established Relationship, 69 (Sex Position), Cock Warming, Bed Rotting, Birthday Sex

( Petulance is not a good look on you, Michael. )

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Quincy M.E. Fan Fiction: "Quincy Quixote"

2025-12-06T23:08:26Z

Also read this fic at the AO3 here.

Quincy Quixote

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: Quincy M.E.
Rating: General Audiences
Pairing: Gen
Characters: Frank Monahan, Sam Fujiyama, Joseph Brill, Danny Tovo, R. Quincy, Robert Asten
Summary: “Now Quincy, he’s a romantic,” Monahan added, perking up again and wagging his finger at Sam. “And you too, Mr. Fujiyama.”
Words: 1870
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Notes: Written for my letter Q entry for my personal and unofficial Alphabetical Fic Titles Challenge Round Two (write at least one story using a title that begins with each letter of the English alphabet). Feedback is always appreciated!

Tags: Friendship, Food, Always Food Because Danny, Philosophical Discussions, Talking Shop, 1970s

( Windmills, he muttered. )

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GYWO for November 2025

2025-12-01T19:05:05Z

GYWO for November 2025

Here’s my GYWO update for November!

Stretch Goal 2 = 125,000 words (10,417 words/month, or 343 words/day) ← COMPLETE!
Pie-In-Sky Goal = 150,000 words (12,500 words/month, or 412 words/day)

Total # Words for November = 15,820
Total # Words for Year = 146,105

( The gritty details. )

( Thinky thoughts. )

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MAS*H Fan Fiction: "Saturdays in Crabapple Cove Maine"

2025-11-30T18:43:46Z

Also read this at the AO3 here.

Saturdays In Crabapple Cove Maine

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: M*A*S*H
Rating: General Audiences
Pairing: Margaret Houlihan/Hawkeye Pierce
Characters: Hawkeye Pierce, Daniel Pierce, Margaret Houlihan
Summary: A post-series episode tag. The last time July 4th fell on Saturday was in 1953.
Words: 1855
Warnings: Major Character Death

Notes: Saturday July 4th, 1953 fell towards the end of the Korean War, which entered a ceasefire on July 27, 1953. July 4th did not fall on a Saturday again until 1959.

Tags: Epistolary, Angst, Nostalgia, Memories, Grief/Mourning, 1950s, Korean War, Drabble, Mixed Drabble Sequence, Reunion, Friendship/Love

( You've got a visitor, son. )

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topaz_eyes @ 2025-11-29T22:32:00

2025-11-30T05:32:36Z

Hey, writers of The Pitt fandom? Let's talk about tagging fics on AO3 for a minute? The Pitt (TV) and The Pitt (TV) RPF fandom tags are for different fandoms. Most writers tag fandoms correctly (thank you!), but I'm also seeing an increase in writers who incorrectly use both tags in their fics, which is really not ideal.

Here are some quick rules of thumb for fandom tagging:

If the fic only includes characters from the TV show (eg Robby Robinavitch, Jack Abbot, Dennis Whitaker, Dana Evans etc), please use only The Pitt (TV) fandom tag.

If the fic only includes actors from the TV show (eg Noah Wyle, Shawn Hatosy, Gerran Howell, Katherine Lanasa etc), please use only The Pitt (TV) RPF fandom tag. (RPF = Real Person Fiction)

Please only use both tags if the fic mixes both actors and characters in the same fic. (Eg, Shawn Hatosy and Jack Abbot switch places, where Abbot ends up in the real world while Hatosy finds himself in the TV world.)

Otherwise, what happens is:

a) Mistagging inflates the numbers of fics in the (much smaller) "The Pitt (TV) RPF" tag. This makes the correctly tagged RPF fics harder to find.

b) Mistagging messes up fandom eligibility for fic exchanges that use total number of fics in the fandom tag to determine whether the fandom can be included in the exchange. That means the much smaller fandom gets excluded from exchanges it would otherwise qualify for. That's not fair for the creators in the smaller fandom.

Right now, 10 of 16 fics in "The Pitt (TV) RPF" tag are also tagged with "The Pitt (TV)." Except 9 of those 10 fics include characters only, not actors. Those 9 fics don't belong in the RPF tag.

c) Fans who don't want to read RPF may start to avoid works in "The Pitt (TV)" tag that are also tagged with "The Pitt (TV) RPF." This may work against authors who tag for both.

Tl;dr, these fandom tags are not interchangeable. If you're trying to increase visibility of your fics to readers, I honestly do understand why, but fandom mistagging isn't the answer.

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Emergency! Fan Fiction: "Precautionary Measures (What We Carry With Us)"

2025-11-25T21:41:33Z

Also read this at the AO3 here.

Precautionary Measures (What We Carry With Us)

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: Emergency!
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Gen; Roy DeSoto & Johnny Gage, Roy DeSoto & Dixie McCall
Summary: Johnny wasn’t recovering as well as Roy liked, after the jet engine had exploded in the apartment, and Roy was getting worried.
Characters: Roy DeSoto, Johnny Gage, Dixie McCall, Mike Morton, Kelly Brackett
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Words: 6474

Notes: Post-episode tag for s4e20, “The Mouse.” All mistakes are mine.

Notes At End: This was the first Emergency! fic I began to write in the fandom. I started it in September 2021; worked on it through October 2021, then let it sit until picking it up again in January 2023. I let it lapse again until now, when I decided to finally finish it. Inspired in part by the 2023 Three Sentence Ficathon prompt Any, any, what we carry with us by ravenlilyrose. Also, my many thanks to R for discussions about the subject.

Feedback is always appreciated!

Tags: Friendship, Memories, Vietnam War, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, 1970s, Period Typical Attitudes, Hurt Johnny, Worried Roy, Dixie is a good friend

( Musta taken in a lot more smoke than I thought. )

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Elementary Fan Fiction: "A Most Befitting Feline Apothegm (if I fits I sits)"

2025-11-19T18:34:31Z

A Most Befitting Feline Apothegm (if I fits I sits)

by Topaz Eyes

Fandom: Elementary
Rating: General Audiences
Pairing: Gen
Characters: Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Marcus Bell, Tom Gregson, Original Feline Character
Summary: “Watch what it does next.”
Words: 3008
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Notes At Beginning: I’ve been sitting on this awhile (since 2021)—concrit is always appreciated!

Notes At End: The paper referenced in this story is If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) (2021), in Applied Animal Behaviour Science Volume 240, July 2021, article no. 105338

Tags: Case Fic, Science Shenanigans, Optical Illusions, Cats, Feline Behaviour, Cat Burglars, Using Cats For Fun And Profit, no cats were harmed in the writing of this fic, I am a nerd

( I found something that you all need to see. )

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topaz_eyes @ 2025-11-18T18:24:00

2025-11-17T18:40:11Z

I think the art commission/information scammer spambots on AO3 are becoming more sophisticated. The last two fics I posted, (A Time Too Far and Birds of passage, you and me (we fly instinctively), both saw spambot comments almost as soon as I posted. Two I received for "A Time Too Far" were fairly recognizable as such. (The third was the critical comment spambot type that's also running around.)

However, I took note at the spambot I got for "Birds of passage" last night. It arrived minutes after I posted my fic. The comment itself was an art commission spam, with all the tells that AO3 describes in Protect Your Contact Information From Scanners.

Except, unlike my previous spambot visitors, this one had filled out a authentic-looking AO3 profile page. Also, it had joined AO3 the day before, while most of my previous spambot visitors have joined up the same day as my fic post.

The comment was duly reported; I'm waiting for PAC to confirm spambot detected. I also changed my profile page to say I no longer accept offers until further notice. I list where I can be reached for questions on my profile. Dreamwidth and Tumblr are the only two sites where I actively participate online.

Edit (Nov 18): Spambot detection confirmed. I got another guest one today that was gibberish; that one got deleted too. I'm starting to wonder if AO3 should go members-only across the site, though that also would be unfair to all the amazing guests who read.

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