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fanmix_monthly is a new fanmix community on Dreamwidth! Posting is now open. Optional prompts will start in January 2026.
Dec. 21st, 2025 10:17 am
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2026 Monster Theme Poll
Dec. 20th, 2025 10:43 amrunpunkrun posting in fancakeArrrre you rrrrready to rrrrrrumble??? It's the MONSTER THEME POLL at Fancake Memorial Coliseum!! In town one week only!! Polls close on the 27th!
Poll #33979 2026 Monster Theme Poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 73
Pick 10 new themes for 2026:
Adoption
13 (17.8%)
Afterlife
10 (13.7%)
Aliens
13 (17.8%)
Angst
10 (13.7%)
Books & Writing
15 (20.5%)
Character Study
18 (24.7%)
Collaborations & Remixes
13 (17.8%)
Coming of Age/Rites of Passage
17 (23.3%)
Community
15 (20.5%)
Crack Treated Seriously
27 (37.0%)
Fandom (characters involved in fandom, works involving fandom, meta about fandom)
9 (12.3%)
Fannish Non-Fiction (meta, tutorials, resources)
19 (26.0%)
Fantasy (elves, unicorns, et al)
18 (24.7%)
Fluff
18 (24.7%)
Games & Competitions
5 (6.8%)
Gothic
16 (21.9%)
Holidays & Celebrations
9 (12.3%)
Horror
12 (16.4%)
In Denial
16 (21.9%)
Inept in Love
16 (21.9%)
Journey/Travel
19 (26.0%)
Just Like Canon
14 (19.2%)
Kink
11 (15.1%)
Kisses
15 (20.5%)
Manners & Etiquette (including mannerpunk)
12 (16.4%)
Matchmaking
11 (15.1%)
Meet the Family
15 (20.5%)
Mentors & Protegees
18 (24.7%)
Music
9 (12.3%)
Neurodivergent Characters
13 (17.8%)
New Releases (I'll let you determine what's "new" for the fandom)
14 (19.2%)
Original Characters
10 (13.7%)
Outstanding Prose
13 (17.8%)
Podfic
7 (9.6%)
Power Dynamics
14 (19.2%)
Protest & Revolt
5 (6.8%)
PWP (Porn Without Plot or Plot? What Plot?)
10 (13.7%)
Role Reversal
9 (12.3%)
Romance
10 (13.7%)
RPF
10 (13.7%)
Short Fiction (under 2000 words)
18 (24.7%)
Siblings
16 (21.9%)
Social Media
6 (8.2%)
Unpopular Characters
19 (26.0%)
Unreliable Narrator
25 (34.2%)
Vampires
13 (17.8%)
Villains
10 (13.7%)
War
8 (11.0%)
Whump
16 (21.9%)
Pick 3 classic themes you'd like to revisit:
Arranged Marriage
32 (44.4%)
Cops & Crime
8 (11.1%)
Epistolary
24 (33.3%)
Forced Proximity
22 (30.6%)
Future Fic
17 (23.6%)
Historical AUs
16 (22.2%)
Pining
19 (26.4%)
Threesome
28 (38.9%)
Worldbuilding
36 (50.0%)
A couple of Biggles promptfics
Dec. 19th, 2025 09:46 pmsholioI had a long plane flight yesterday (holiday travel) and decided to try to clear out a little more of my Tumblr prompt backlog before the end of the year.
1. Friendly fire: Algy and EvS
200 wds - Also on Tumblr
( Under the cut, with prompt )
2. Drug that mimics death - Erich & Biggles
700 wds - Also on Tumblr.
( Under the cut, with prompt )
1. Friendly fire: Algy and EvS
200 wds - Also on Tumblr
( Under the cut, with prompt )
2. Drug that mimics death - Erich & Biggles
700 wds - Also on Tumblr.
( Under the cut, with prompt )
Reveals approaching! Help us get there!
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Two weeks to signups!
Dec. 19th, 2025 09:05 amautobotscoutriella posting in purimgifts
Believe it or not, we are only two weeks out from the start of Purimgifts signups! It'll be here before you know it!
Purimgifts is an annual all-fandoms-welcome fanfic & podfic exchange with a side helping of art, focused on characters who are at least one of WOMEN, JEWISH, or PERSECUTED BY EVIL VIZIERS.
DEADLINE 23 Feb (anywhere in the world)
REVEALS 2-4 March
Find us on Dreamwidth, Livejournal, tumblr, and the Archive of Our Own.
Still thinking about B5? More likely than you think!
Dec. 18th, 2025 10:23 amsholioAnd writing about it instead of getting ready to check out of my Airbnb as I ought to be.
( Spoilers obviously, especially for character death/survival )
( Spoilers obviously, especially for character death/survival )
8am and it already feels hot
Dec. 18th, 2025 09:29 amtielanIDK. I did go outside, checked the chickens food (bother, just realised I didn't check their water).
Temps are supposed to be 30+ today and the next few days, alas, before cooling down on Christmas Day. By which we mean "mid-20s".
CRIPES. It's a week to Christmas.
My mother wants us to go over on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. *sigh* I just don't want to do "Christmas Day", and then "Christmas Day But With The Stepbro's Family".
I don't seem to have gotten COVID - still testing clear, just feeling generally tired.
--
It's six hours later and it's crazy hot out there.
Temps are supposed to be 30+ today and the next few days, alas, before cooling down on Christmas Day. By which we mean "mid-20s".
CRIPES. It's a week to Christmas.
My mother wants us to go over on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. *sigh* I just don't want to do "Christmas Day", and then "Christmas Day But With The Stepbro's Family".
I don't seem to have gotten COVID - still testing clear, just feeling generally tired.
--
It's six hours later and it's crazy hot out there.
Three for the Memories Coming Back Next Month!
Dec. 17th, 2025 05:25 pmyourlibrarian posting in dw_community_promo
3 for the Memories' 2025 session will be open for posts on January 3, 2026 and will run for 3 weeks until January 24. Event participation is as follows:
1) Three photos only per person during each annual session. Members are encouraged to discuss the reason for their choices.
2) Photos can be hosted at Dreamwidth or elsewhere, and should not be larger than 800 px width or height.
3) All three photos should be in the same post. Cut tags should be placed after the first photo.
3 for the Memories is not a competition, and entries are not being judged. Rather, participants are encouraged to share photos they took in 2025 that they find meaningful in some way or which represent how they experienced the year.
Questions? Visit the announcement post at
threeforthememories2025 Deadline Has Passed - What Next
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Only two days left to suggest themes!
Dec. 17th, 2025 11:16 amrunpunkrun posting in fancakeHello everyone! You have two more days to slip your theme suggestions into the suggestion box for our rounds in 2026. I went ahead and added some more themes to the pool, taking popular suggestions from past years but also filling in a few more gaps in our coverage (vampires! aliens!), so take a look at the list and see if it doesn't shake something loose.
I'll close that post the morning of the 19th and put up the big theme poll on the 20th. If you're going to be out and about around that time, you can track the admin: poll: theme tag. Just click on the little bell icon or "track" link on any post with that tag, select "Someone posts an entry tagged admin: poll: theme," hit save, and you'll get an email when the big poll goes up. You'll also get an email every time I post a theme poll thereafter, which is monthly. If you don't want that, you can cancel the notification later; it's the same process, just uncheck the box and hit save.
I'll close that post the morning of the 19th and put up the big theme poll on the 20th. If you're going to be out and about around that time, you can track the admin: poll: theme tag. Just click on the little bell icon or "track" link on any post with that tag, select "Someone posts an entry tagged admin: poll: theme," hit save, and you'll get an email when the big poll goes up. You'll also get an email every time I post a theme poll thereafter, which is monthly. If you don't want that, you can cancel the notification later; it's the same process, just uncheck the box and hit save.
The chaotic Dragaera reread continues
Dec. 16th, 2025 08:09 pmsholio.... but much more slowly. I reread Vallista this past week, and that book sure hits different in a few ways after reading Tsalmoth!
( Spoilers for both Vallista and Tsalmoth )
( Spoilers for both Vallista and Tsalmoth )
Stranger Things: Like a Virgin, by mistresscurvy
Dec. 16th, 2025 11:03 amrunpunkrun posting in fancakeFandom: Stranger Things
Pairings/Characters: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Rating: Explicit
Length: 26,183 words
Creator Link:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
mistresscurvy
Theme: Amnesty, First Time, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters, Research, Futurefic, Friendship
Summary: "Did it ever occur to any of you that I might not want to have my only sexual experiences be with someone who isn't actually interested in me?" Will asked.
He was met by three identical looks of confusion. "I mean, it would still be sex," Dustin said finally.
Reccer's Notes: Set after a season four where, yes, a lot of people died. But the kids are seventeen now, and Mike and Will are both virgins, which Mike is very concerned about: Cue the 80s teen sex comedy. Unlike much of that genre, though, this isn't gross or embarrassing, and everybody's having a good time. I adored Will here, kind of baffled by what Mike's gotten them into, yet excited about it too, and it's wonderful to see him stand up for himself, confident enough to be honest about who he is and what he wants. Plus it includes the entire crew, even Argyle.
Fanwork Link: Like a Virgin
Pairings/Characters: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Rating: Explicit
Length: 26,183 words
Creator Link:
Theme: Amnesty, First Time, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters, Research, Futurefic, Friendship
Summary: "Did it ever occur to any of you that I might not want to have my only sexual experiences be with someone who isn't actually interested in me?" Will asked.
He was met by three identical looks of confusion. "I mean, it would still be sex," Dustin said finally.
Reccer's Notes: Set after a season four where, yes, a lot of people died. But the kids are seventeen now, and Mike and Will are both virgins, which Mike is very concerned about: Cue the 80s teen sex comedy. Unlike much of that genre, though, this isn't gross or embarrassing, and everybody's having a good time. I adored Will here, kind of baffled by what Mike's gotten them into, yet excited about it too, and it's wonderful to see him stand up for himself, confident enough to be honest about who he is and what he wants. Plus it includes the entire crew, even Argyle.
Fanwork Link: Like a Virgin
(Less Than) 48 Hours to Deadline
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Rare Femslash Exchange Sign-Ups are Open!
Dec. 15th, 2025 12:04 pmrfemod posting in girlgayrarefemslashexchange is a multi fandom exchange focused on f/f ships with two or more female characters (canon or genderbent) and/or genderqueer characters that you feel would fit in a f/f exchange, with less than 250 works on AO3- completed, in English, using the otp:true filter. The minimum requirements are either a 500 word fic or a nice sketch. Sign-Up instructions are here.
2025 Links
Tag Set | AO3 Collection | Rules & Guidelines
2025 Schedule
Nominations: December 1-10th (closes at 10PM PST)
Sign-Ups Open: December 13th
Sign-Ups Close: December 27th, 10PM PST [Countdown to sign-ups closing] [In Your Timezone]
Assignments Out: approximately December 30th
Assignments Due: February 6th, 10PM PST
Assignments Revealed: February 13, 10PM PST
Creators Revealed: February 20th, 10PM PST
Mo Dao Zu Shi: The Spice of Life, by dragonofeternal
Dec. 14th, 2025 08:12 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Lan Xichen & Lan Wangji; Lan Xichen & Wei Wuxian; background Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian; background past Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao; Lan Xichen, Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Jin Guangyao (in past anecdote)
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 2,495
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, eating one’s feelings, food as mnemonic trigger, innuendo, mourning, snarky food criticism
Creator Tags: Post-Canon, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Xichen Week 2020
Creator Links: (AO3)dragonofeternal, (Dreamwidth) dragonofeternal, (Tumblr) ![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
dragonofeternal
Theme: Amnesty, Food & Cooking, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Family, Post-Canon, Trauma & Recovery
Summary: Food can do more than just feed- it nurtures the soul and the bonds between people.
In which Lan Xichen briefly leaves his seclusion to taste Wei Wuxian's cooking and awakens warm memories of meals long passed.
Author’s Notes: ForSetsuntaMew.
<3 For my lovely wife, who inspired this when we talking Xichen feels over spicy Korean BBQ.
Reccer's Notes: When Lan Wangji checks up on Lan Xichen in his seclusion, Wei Wuxian comes along—bringing his idea of a care package. Despite Wangji’s apprehension, the Fires Of Yunmeng Cooking prove just the thing to help his despondent brother come to terms with his complicated feelings about fellow Yunmeng boy Jin Guangyao—prompting memories of their adventures (and meals) together.
(An added bit of poignancy is that Lan Xichen is being served this bittersweet nostalgia by a man who now bears Jin Guangyao a family resemblance.)
Fanwork Links:
The Spice of Life bydragonofeternal
Collections: Lan Huan Protection Squad.
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Lan Xichen & Lan Wangji; Lan Xichen & Wei Wuxian; background Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian; background past Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao; Lan Xichen, Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian, Jin Guangyao (in past anecdote)
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 2,495
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, eating one’s feelings, food as mnemonic trigger, innuendo, mourning, snarky food criticism
Creator Tags: Post-Canon, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Xichen Week 2020
Creator Links: (AO3)
dragonofeternal, (Tumblr) Theme: Amnesty, Food & Cooking, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Family, Post-Canon, Trauma & Recovery
Summary: Food can do more than just feed- it nurtures the soul and the bonds between people.
In which Lan Xichen briefly leaves his seclusion to taste Wei Wuxian's cooking and awakens warm memories of meals long passed.
Author’s Notes: For
<3 For my lovely wife, who inspired this when we talking Xichen feels over spicy Korean BBQ.
Reccer's Notes: When Lan Wangji checks up on Lan Xichen in his seclusion, Wei Wuxian comes along—bringing his idea of a care package. Despite Wangji’s apprehension, the Fires Of Yunmeng Cooking prove just the thing to help his despondent brother come to terms with his complicated feelings about fellow Yunmeng boy Jin Guangyao—prompting memories of their adventures (and meals) together.
(An added bit of poignancy is that Lan Xichen is being served this bittersweet nostalgia by a man who now bears Jin Guangyao a family resemblance.)
Fanwork Links:
The Spice of Life by
Collections: Lan Huan Protection Squad.
and the hits just keep coming
Dec. 15th, 2025 09:15 amtielanWork is gonna be slightly stressful the next three weeks. Apart from managing two systems until mid-January (and three for the 10 days after Christmas), they've instigated KPIs on basic tickets, and at least two of mine went overtime, in part because I was waiting for someone to get back to me. *grr*
I hate waiting for people to get back to me.
--
The shooting at Bondi Beach - a public Channukah event was targeted, one of the shooters was non-white, one of the members of the public who disarmed him (and was shot twice but survived) was middle eastern. Reports debate whether he was a Christian or a Muslim: the name suggests Muslim, his country background suggests Christian. Of course the cookers are already calling for a halt to immigration and trying to start up the culture wars again, the conservatives are yelling at our PM (centrist party), and the "anti-semitism adjudicator" has once again used this to basically declare that if you're not 100% for Israel in everything then you're antisemitic.
It shouldn't need saying but we say it all the same.
Was the shooting at Bondi antisemitic? Absolutely.
Is disavowing Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza in the removal of/bombing of/cruelty towards Palestinian locals antisemitic? Not even close.
I'm hoping Ahmed el Ahmed is Muslim, at the very least for the optics. Nevertheless, whatever his background, he's definitely a hero to the majority of Australians, and I suspect the fruit shop he runs will be well-frequented in the coming months and he will never need to pay for a meal while out for the rest of the summer.
Whatever faith or origins are revealed of any of the players, this was an awful day for all Australians who aren't cookers (Americans would call them RWNJs). Fear breeds distrust, and events like this breed both copycats and retaliation, and tear at the fragile fabric of our communities and our societies.
And the gun control argument is going to be so fucking stupid, too. The 2A Seppos are all in our faces jeering about us having gun violence, too, and the old "good guy with a gun" shit is coming out of the woodwork - never mind how many people are pointing out that the guy who did successfully disarm one of the gunmen wasn't armed. And the cookers just want violence to justify their itty bitty penii and their terrible self-esteem (cause they can't get jobs when the coloureds take the opportunities)...
God have mercy on us. All of us.
--
A friend tested positive for COVID after we had dinner together (with some other friends) on Saturday night. She thinks she got it at her work Christmas Party on Thursday.
--
I'm standing for the presidency of my permaculture club again, with an eye to changing the way things are done - they're not working for us as a volunteer-based organisation anymore.
Of course, the COVID diagnosis means I'm not going to tonight's meeting with the election. I'll try to put together a short video talking about the forward vision for the club. IDEK.
I hate waiting for people to get back to me.
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The shooting at Bondi Beach - a public Channukah event was targeted, one of the shooters was non-white, one of the members of the public who disarmed him (and was shot twice but survived) was middle eastern. Reports debate whether he was a Christian or a Muslim: the name suggests Muslim, his country background suggests Christian. Of course the cookers are already calling for a halt to immigration and trying to start up the culture wars again, the conservatives are yelling at our PM (centrist party), and the "anti-semitism adjudicator" has once again used this to basically declare that if you're not 100% for Israel in everything then you're antisemitic.
a few thoughts
It shouldn't need saying but we say it all the same.
Was the shooting at Bondi antisemitic? Absolutely.
Is disavowing Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza in the removal of/bombing of/cruelty towards Palestinian locals antisemitic? Not even close.
I'm hoping Ahmed el Ahmed is Muslim, at the very least for the optics. Nevertheless, whatever his background, he's definitely a hero to the majority of Australians, and I suspect the fruit shop he runs will be well-frequented in the coming months and he will never need to pay for a meal while out for the rest of the summer.
Whatever faith or origins are revealed of any of the players, this was an awful day for all Australians who aren't cookers (Americans would call them RWNJs). Fear breeds distrust, and events like this breed both copycats and retaliation, and tear at the fragile fabric of our communities and our societies.
And the gun control argument is going to be so fucking stupid, too. The 2A Seppos are all in our faces jeering about us having gun violence, too, and the old "good guy with a gun" shit is coming out of the woodwork - never mind how many people are pointing out that the guy who did successfully disarm one of the gunmen wasn't armed. And the cookers just want violence to justify their itty bitty penii and their terrible self-esteem (cause they can't get jobs when the coloureds take the opportunities)...
God have mercy on us. All of us.
--
A friend tested positive for COVID after we had dinner together (with some other friends) on Saturday night. She thinks she got it at her work Christmas Party on Thursday.
--
I'm standing for the presidency of my permaculture club again, with an eye to changing the way things are done - they're not working for us as a volunteer-based organisation anymore.
Of course, the COVID diagnosis means I'm not going to tonight's meeting with the election. I'll try to put together a short video talking about the forward vision for the club. IDEK.