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Snake beans from the garden. Garlic, black bean chilli paste, soy sauce, and some water to steam. Add salt before the end.

So good!

infinitum_noctem posting in

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Title: Put A Sock In It
Fandom: The Legend of Korra
Characters: Zaheer
Rating: G
Summary: Sticker/Button design of Zaheer with a sock in his mouth.

( Read more... )

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Name: Practical Magic
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Grant/Scott/William
Colors: Warm Heart #5: Need
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Silhouette, Gesso
Word Count: 1923
Rating: PG
Warnings: Deadnaming and misgendering of a trans character from their own POV, because they don't really figure themselves out until the end of this piece (their real name is a spoiler until the end of this one, hence the grey bar in the plot thread name and the character list)
Characters: Grant Thomas/Scott Hanby, Bethany Ramirez
Summary: Margery Thomas had always been different.
Notes: New plot thread, about a different part of the neighborhood. See the sim notes for how these sims are related to the existing ones. Please let me know if I messed up any of the trans stuff in here, this is mainly written based on having talked to other people about their experiences, rather than based on my own personal experiences.

( Practical Magic )

( Gesso Notes (163 words) )

( Sim Notes and Pictures (233 words) )

tielan

I woke up this morning at 6:15 when the alarm went off. Then I fell asleep again for another two hours. Which is unusual for my body.

I'm still feeling tired though, like I didn't get enough sleep.

We have someone coming around to talk to us about home battery options. It's not the 'lasts forever' kind of battery option that I wanted, but I'll take it for the moment just so I can learn a little more about battery options and also get something in place for the moment.

darkjediqueen posting in

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Title: Couldn't Wait
Rating: R
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandom: S.W.A.T.
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Established Relationship, Child Birth
Summary: Molly couldn't wait to be a mother with Donny.
Word Count: 2,746

( Couldn't Wait )

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Title: Four Socks
Fandom: Spooks (MI5) [Werewolf AU]
Rating: G
Length: 378 words
Summary: It often happens that when a dog has a leg wound a sock is worn to prevent the animal chewing at the wound. Of course, with a werewolf this proves more complicated.

( Was there a problem this morning? )

badly_knitted posting in

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Title: Return Of The Living Socks
Fandom: Torchwood
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Sock.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 842
Summary: Out on a Rift retrieval in Bute Park, Ianto encounters an alien creature he had hoped never to see again.
Spoilers: Nada.
Warnings: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 503: Sock.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood or any of the characters.

( Return Of The Living Socks... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

maevedarcy posting in

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We currently have 6 Pinch Hits looking for a loving home. See below for general details. More specific information can be found by clicking the links.

All current pinch hits are due by 11:00 AM UTC on 25 January 2026.

This year, we will do a pinch hitter treats sign-up post, so that anyone creating a pinch hit fanwork who is not signed up for the main exchange is able to potentially get a treat made for them - you can check this post for more info.

Before you start your assignment, please make sure to familiarise yourself with the exchanges rules, including fanwork minimums.

( #2: Riverdale (TV 2017), Glee (TV 2009), Person of Interest (TV) )

( #5: The Elementalists (Visual Novel), Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin, Havenfall is for Lovers (Visual Novel) )

( CLAIMED! - 12: Nosferatu (2024), IT (Movies - Muschietti), Hellraiser (Movie 2022), Hemlock Grove, Skinwalkers (2006), crossover - Fandom )

( CLAIMED! - 13: Akatsuki no Yona | Yona of the Dawn, Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena (Anime & Manga), Miraculous Ladybug, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (TV), Original Work )

( CLAIMED! - 14: Dangan Ronpa Series, Grisaia Series (Visual Novels), Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms, 裸執事 | Hadaka Shitsuji | Naked Butlers (Visual Novel), Clannad )

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maevedarcy posting in

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This is a reminder that the deadlines are fast approaching.

18 January: Default deadline - countdown timer link
This is the last possible date to default on your assignment without any penalties. If you know you can't finish your assignment, please default as soon as possible to give us time to find a PH on time and avoid delays.

25 January: Fanworks are due - countdown timer link

If you have already submitted your work, please know we are still reviewing and approving works (it's going slowly due to RL responsibilities but we're getting there!). Unless there is a problem with your work, we will try to approve it as soon as possible. Please remember to periodically check your email in case we need to contact you.

tielan

I had a week off work - I think it was more a "work doesn't want to see full numbers of people back in the office until halfway through January, so if there's anyone who can be taken off the work roster during this time, do it".

Which, I had generally a good week, got some good writing in, managed to rejig the part of Nullifae 1 which had been giving me trouble, and have sorted out the "losing the mentor" part of the story and how we get there. Also, discovered a few things that will be relevant in later books (when we get there). A relief.

On Tuesday, B1 and I went to see the Ashes 5th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had a good day of watching Aussies bat, a couple of hundreds gained, one of my sister's favourite cricketers play what could well have been his last innings (but wasn't), and saw Australia get ahead to the tune of about 230 runs - a nice cushion.

On Monday, we lost a chicken.

tw: not a peaceful going

Carambar was supposed to be one of our 'long-lived' girls. We bought two of a newly-developed heritage breed that were supposed to lay many eggs while still keeping going. It might be that their bloodlines may need a bit more breeding to properly settle, because the first one died with possible neurological issues having never laid an egg, and Carambar only laid for about 12 months before developing complications with laying, and needing a chip to keep her from laying.

She was otherwise perfectly healthy and surviving well. Unfortunately, while both B1 and myself were away from home, the neighbour's dog got out, chased her out of the yard and under the house. When we got her out (after the neighbour came and reclaimed her dog), she had been bitten about the head enough that she was bleeding and injured, and when we got her to the vet it turned out her wing was broken. We didn't have the resources and energy to try to get her back to health, so we had to have her put down.

The neighbour paid for the vet bill, but we're still furious about her dogs. She's nearly 70 and has two bouncing, energetic young spaniel-type dogs that she has always struggled to keep on a leash, and which she's been nice white lady oblivious to anything but her joy in gossipy conversation when walking them. They're probably companionship for her - her son is married, and her daughter self-terminated about 7 years ago - but she's not up to controlling them, and they keep getting out of her place. She's always apologetic, but that doesn't stop the fact that one of our chickens died because of her dogs!

Anyway. That was the start of the week.

By Wednesday the temperatures were rising, by Saturday it was nutso. 42C by 6pm...and then our street power went off. Just our street. *sigh*

A friend invited me over for a swim, and I spent a lovely hour in her pool with her youngest daughter, and then about 20 minutes discussing politics with her husband, brother-in-law, and older daughter. And when I went home, the power was back on again.

Today - first day back at work - has been tiring, but nothing dire. I did go to the gym this morning, and ended up walking 1. I have a call to Jury Duty, but I suspect I can't get out of it this time. Although my boss has just messaged me - apparently contracting is considered 'self-employed', so I might have a chance not to lose 3 months worth of income...

tielan

The Sum of Their Parts (138205 words) by holdmybeer
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, George Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Susan Bones, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Portrait Dorea Black Potter, Andromeda Black Tonks, Dean Thomas, Ernie Macmillan, Anthony Goldstein, Hannah Abbott, Molly Weasley, Teddy Lupin, Fleur Delacour
Additional Tags: trio, Oaths & Vows, Dark Lord Harry Potter
Summary:

For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would become a Dark Lord. For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would take down the Ministry or die trying. He should have known that Hermione and Ron wouldn't let him do it alone.

--

Welp.

I never read much HP fiction for the most part, even when the fandom was a big thing. But this? I think I saw a post on Pinterest that mentioned a Dark Lord Harry story and I went looking for it.

Hoo boy. Did I find it!

This is a full and satisfying and complete read. It's the kind of thing that I, as someone who's been writing in fandom, would love to have written. It's hugely popular (at least by my standards) and brilliantly done.

Character-perfect, with a believable plot, and excellent extrapolations, it marks the story of how Harry takes on the Ministry of Magic in an attempt to make the Wizarding World better, never mind that it will see him labelled a 'Dark Lord' and enemy of the Ministry. And sweet holy FUCK does it do a spectacular job of telling the story!

There are some really excellent lines in there, but the one that made me laugh out loud, even in the midst of dark shit going down was:

“Bad Dark Lord. Bad! No biscuit,” George said. Then he smiled, a little wry and a little tired. “I won't let you take the fall when I'm the one cheerfully working with a Dark Lord. You can't defend yourself under Veritaserum. Why should I?”

The author doesn't have any other works to their name; this is a one-shot under a psued (nobody drops this quality of writing out of nowhere), and it's bloody good.

It's long - 11 hours reading time, or so AO3 helpfully informs us, so set aside a good couple of days for it in-between your regular programming. Or else be prepared to binge-read it in the oldest traditions of fandom.

tielan

Snowflake Challenge: A warmly light quaint street of shops at night with heavy snow falling.

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.

0. No generative AI works.

1. An epic fanfic about any of my favourite fannish pairings or characters. I'd love new stuff, because I've mostly read through all the old, but I'd also take recs. I love action-adventure, drama, real conflict, internal questioning, and not-a-black-and-white-outlook. Complex questions and thorny problems that are dealt with by emotionally mature and politically savvy adults.

MCU

Maria Hill
Maria Hill & any character
Maria Hill/Steve Rogers

There are other pairings and characters I like in MCU, but those are easy to find. These are stories that I really really want and very few are willing or capable of writing them. So I ask.

I'll take AUs, vignettes, missing scenes, friendships, that really long epic story that nobody but me will ever write... I'm happy with just Maria-centric, but I want it in the context of the Avengers movies, not her taken out into another context. I want it to be her story, with cameos and interactions from the familiar characters - but she's the main character with the chief agency of the story. People can write it for random female (and male) characters throughout the canon, I just would love to read the equivalent for Maria.

Ignore Secret Invasion. It was stupid.

PS. If you're giving recs, if it's at AO3, I've probably already read it..

Pacific Rim

Mako Mori & anyone
Mako Mori/Raleigh Becket

One of the things I enjoy about this is seeing how Mako and Raleigh actually vibe together when they're not having to save the world by going through each others' minds. And really anything about Mako and her relationships with the people in the Shatterdomes. Even Chuck.

Ignore Pacific Rim: Uprising. Whoever wrote that missed the entire point of the original movie.

Stargate Atlantis

Teyla Emmagan
Teyla Emmagan/John Sheppard
Team

Again, one of those 'I can pick a needle in a haystack' options. Not the kind of thing most people will write (or would have written, back in the long ago days of SGA fandom) but still something that I long for and enjoy.

The best I get is the Stargate Atlantis: Legacy series of books, which is a six book "Season 6" for Stargate Atlantis, complete with plot arcs, character development, space battles, and a definitive 'ending' for the Wraith storyline. It does it inventively and cleverly, and doesn't leave any of the characters out. Which is something that one could never count on, even in the canon.

If anyone would like to write the story of the Stargate Project twenty years later - with Teyla as a major character - I would love to read that.

Stargate SG1

Sam Carter/Jack O'Neill
Team (whether with Daniel, Jonas, or Cameron)

One thing I really did enjoy about SG1 fandom was the number of longform fics there used to be for the team and for Sam in particular. Plot arcs, big long epics, and often a bit of Sam/Jack romance, with or without regs.

Ah, it was long ago.

Bridgerton

Kate Sharma
Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sharma

Look, I'm a simple soul. I want a better story of their romance than they got. The series was too busy trying to launch Queen Charlotte, so they had Edwina be the sympathetic character to the Queen and the King at a point when they're just "old people" so that there was some interest in "what's their backstory" and they could get people to watch the other series.

If you have recs for this one, I'll take them. I haven't really trawled through the archive for this - too much risk of dross

Star Wars - Prequel-to-Original

Padme Amidala

Okay, so I've seen a few people ponder how the story might have played out if Padme had survived and been organised in the resistance.

I'd like recs for this. If you want to write your own story, that's fine, but I figure the fandom is wide enough and deep enough and broad enough and talented enough to already have those stories. I'd love to see Luke and Leia growing up knowing who and what they are and whether that makes a difference to who they become as adults.

2. Detailed comments on any of my fanfics. The more detailed the better!

3. A publishing contract. Or even the opportunity to sub to an agent. I have a finished manuscript, first draft, it presently sucks. I hope to have it whipped into basic shape in a month. There are some lovely people who are willing to plough through the early drafts, but in the end, there's nothing like an agent.

Hey, if you're going to aim high, why not shoot for the moon? :D

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Title: Sinless by tigriswolf
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s):1st Person
Fandom: Christian Mythology
Pairing:gen
Length:2:41
Author's Summary:What, you asked me once, is sin?
Notes: Cover art by MelancholyMorningstar
Link to Podfic: On AO3

Title: Future Monarch by ami_ven
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s):Character Voices
Fandom: Tortall
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2:11
Author's Summary:The present catches up with King Jonathan.
Notes: None
Link to Podfic: On AO3

Title: Wolf by tigriswolf
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s): Read Angrily
Fandom: Little Red Riding Hood
Pairing:
Length:2:07
Author's Summary:She wears a cloak of fury and fire
Notes: See podfic tags/warnings before listening. Cover art by buries
Link to Podfic: On AO3

Title: Red Blanket Rush by iselsis
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s): Omegaverse
Fandom: Batman/DCU
Pairing: Gen
Length: 8:06
Author's Summary:Jason has a brilliant plan. The most brilliant plan anyone has ever had ever. In another world, Jason thought of nothing but revenge the second he rose from the waters of the Lazarus Pit. In the world he was in, though, he literally just wanted his blanket
Notes: None
Link to Podfic: On AO3

Title: Durability by EdosianOrchids901
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s): Humor
Fandom: Murderbot
Pairing: ART & Murderbot
Length: 4:32
Author's Summary:As a SecUnit, I’m designed to withstand extreme environmental conditions. Our durability was even in the company’s advertising. “Going to a hostile planet that can boil unprotected humans in 1.7 seconds? Rent a SecUnit and make it go where you don’t want to!”
Notes: Cover art by Tipsy_Kitty
Link to Podfic: On AO3

Title: sea salt by tigriswolf
Reader: Ravin
Bingo Square(s): Punch & Roll Editing
Fandom: The Little Mermaid
Pairing:
Length:2:20
Author's Summary:Warmth comes with the light, drying \ the salt from her skin until the sea is only \ in her sweat and tears.
Notes: Major character death, Cover art by buries
Link to Podfic: On AO3

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bluedreaming posting in

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Fandom: 子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu) - 林盎司
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from Flight (extract 1) by Yu Jian, translated by Simon Patton, and A Single Woman’s Bedroom by Yi Lei, translated by Tracy K. Smith and Changtai Bi.
Summary: Lin Fei belongs to Ji Leyu.

( Read more... )

china_shop posting in

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Our new challenge is:

SOCK

As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.

Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, 20th January. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.

All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.

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china_shop posting in

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The Sand challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

Stranger Things: Fanfic: Sand by

wearing_tearing
Original: icons: sand by

lilly_c
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fanfic: In a Grain of Sand by

alexcat
due South: Fanfiction: Sandy Boots by

lucy_roman
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: Beneath the Sand by

smallhobbit
Terraria: Quatrain: A Prize to be Won by

infinitum_noctem
FAKE: Fanfic: Wishful Thinking by

badly_knitted
no fandom: icons: Sand by

highlander_ii
Multifandom (TV): Icons: Life’s a Beach (9 icons) by

veronyxk84
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Looking Forward To Most by

darkjediqueen
US Politics: poetry: the sand in the gears by

teaotter
Torchwood: Fanfic: Newsworthy by

m_findlow
Heated Rivalry: Fanfic: Sweaty, Salty, Sandy by

seeyouontheice
子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: the same soul (make the ocean wider) by

bluedreaming

Also, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:

teaotter earned The Unstoppable (SILVER) (36 challenge streak).

\o/ \o/ \o/

Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.

The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.

Next challenge coming right up.

tielan

Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page

Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!

Okay, so it's really easiest to go to my AO3 works page, which currently has a broad variety of fandoms on it, including some of my very old ones.

( 20 recs from Keltiad, Discworld/DCCU, Bridgerton, MCU, Pern, Pacific Rim, BSG 2003, Stargate SG1/Stargate Atlantis, and Narnia )

--

So looking through the stories, there's a really broad variety of themes and characters, quite a lot of fandoms, but also some recurring concepts: "found family", "true love isn't just the once and never again", "working through the complexities of a situation when you don't have a guidebook", and so forth.

bluedreaming posting in

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Fandom: 子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu) - 林盎司
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from THE SHAPE OF THE OCEAN by Jiang Hao, translated by Ming Di and Afaa Weaver.
Summary: Ji Leyu belongs to Lin Fei.

( Read more... )

seeyouontheice posting in

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Title: Sweaty, Salty, Sandy
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Length: 234 words
Author notes: post-beach and post-hotel room in Florida
Summary: Shane doesn't like mess. Ilya doesn't want to kill the mood just yet.

( Sweaty, Salty, Sandy )

paradoxcase posting in

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Name: What Might Have Been
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Bittersweet #8: Missed Opportunities, Warm Heart #15: Anger
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing
Word Count: 926
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Sapfita
In-Universe Date: Night of 1912.4.4.5
Summary: Setsiana has a dream of Sapfita.

( What Might Have Been )

Fangirlism Afflicted Slash Addict

And she shows no signs of reform

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snowflake challenge 2026 - day 5

December Podfics

子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: imagine a life (but surely hell)

Challenge 503: Sock

SOCK

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子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: the same soul (make the ocean wider)

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