amplificathon

The event is called Rewrite A Fic. It's a multifandom event that gives you eleven months to rewrite a fic you've written before. The event rules are that the work written has to be yours originally, the fic you are rewriting has to be at least 1 1/2 years old, and using generative AI for the fic is strictly prohibited. The length of the fic doesn't matter. There are no content restrictions, but the use of proper content warnings is required when posting the work.

See full comm details, including how to post to the comm and how to add to the comm's AO3 Collection at rewrite_a_fic on DW.

Current Mood: maybe feeling a do-over
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

aethel

1. Fanlore: I was looking over new pages and saw one for Gerard Way/Patrick Stump. I thought I would add some livejournal links, but couldn't find much: gerard_patrick, which turned out to be a barely-used slash community for a different Gerard and Patrick, and two purged usernames not on the Wayback Machine so I can't verify whether they are Bandom communities (patrickxgerard and gerardpatrick). Were there ever any communities, primers, or reclists for this pairing?

Someone also created a new page for KJ Charles fandom and included a discord invite.

2. 2025 reading progress: 112 books.

Since my last post, I've finished four more novels, including one by a new-to-me author: The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi. It's a fantasy novella set in a desert, brutal, anti-authoritarian, possibly Marxist. I need to get my hands on the sequels. Most recently I finished After Hours at Dooryard Books, Cat Sebastian's latest novel. It is set in New York City 1968, but resonates with the present political moment. Nothing dramatic happens to any of the characters, at least not once they are introduced--they all have tragic backstories. Just 300+ pages of people minding a bookstore and not talking about their feelings while American history happens around them. I was genuinely riveted.

Currently reading: Native Nations and Slippery Creatures.

3. I read a new Starsky & Hutch fanfic: Cal's Lounge, Two Thirty-Six AM by triedunture. Highly recommend. It does feature the characters' very dated understanding of sexuality that I've seen mentioned on Fanlore pages--I don't know how accurate it is for real-life 1970s, but it is probably very in character for Starsky & Hutch.

luzula

Please check in here! It is late and I had a little alcohol, so I am too tired to write a proper post. Did not write. Will edit in the tally later. As for my farm news, we drank my homemade cherry wine, which came out great.

mific

So season one is over, and we have to wait a year and a bit for season 2, because the script isn't written yet (whereas a year ago Jacob Tierney had the S1 script completed). I've already watched the existing eps at least twice, some three times, and have watched popular scenes many more times than that, in gifs.

Watching episode six was such a trip as by then I was fully immersed in the fandom. It dropped here at 7pm each time, and I made myself wait until after 9pm when it was dark before watching, as I like to be cocooned in a lighted bubble with the show. Then after the ep was finished I went to tumblr for the gifs, reactions, and meta, and today I rewatched it, picking up several small things others had noticed and blogged about. I'll rewatch the show again off and on - it's a comfort watch for me now - and while we wait for season 2 there'll be art, and fanfic.

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And in 2026 we'll get Connor in his first movie as a protagonist: April X. Dystopian sci-fi, already gathering kudos and in final production.

meteordust

Ahhh, how is it almost the end of December? The last few months have been a blur. Christmas Day and Boxing Day were hectic in a good way with family celebrations, and now there's the chance to settle down with the Yuletide collection! This time I was lucky enough to receive two amazing gifts. Both for the same fandom, but taking different angles.

Title: Adventure! Romantic couple's activities! Rubbery lumps! [archive-locked]
Fandom: Fallen London | Echo Bazaar
Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Player (Fallen London)/Your Lover Returned (Fallen London), Player (Fallen London) & Your Lover Returned (Fallen London), Player (Fallen London), Your Lover Returned (Fallen London), Fruits of the Zee Festival (Fallen London), the joy and agony of reconnecting with someone you love but no longer know
Summary: A new ship rests in the marina. A ferry, headed to Mutton Island for their annual festival, you gather by the yells of its zailors. When you make the mistake of catching one's eye, their cries get much louder in your direction. Adventure! Wholesome family activities! Romantic couple's activities! Rubbery lumps!
You and your companion share a glance. A smile tugs at their lips, and they tilt their head invitingly in the ferry's direction. Well, it's not like either of you have something better to do today. You scrounge payment and gallantly help your companion aboard.

A lovely and wistful adventure together. Gorgeous and atmospheric.

Title: To Take Tea With an Ostensible Stranger [archive-locked]
Fandom: Fallen London | Echo Bazaar
Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Player/Your Lover Returned (Fallen London), Player (Fallen London), Your Lover Returned (Fallen London), Original Fallen London Character(s), This is tagged f/f because one of the characters is a he/him butch lesbian lmao, Spoilers for Ambition: Nemesis (Fallen London), Third Person POV
Summary: Joaquín didn't remember her. He didn't remember a lot of things. Maybe Petunia could help him sort a few things out.
Contains major spoilers for Ambition: Nemesis. Written for Yuletide 2025.

All the exploration of aftermath I could want. Beautiful angst with a hopeful ending.

Thank you so much, dear authors! You've really made my Yuletide.

Sometimes I wonder, is this nomination too niche? Too obscure? Do I need to make an evidence post? Is anyone else even interested in this weird corner of the canon? To find out that someone else is - it's just so good.

Exchanges can be exhausting or frustrating or unpredictable. But this is the kind of thing that keeps me coming back: the magic of releasing your requests out into the world, and sometimes them returning with a brand new story that would never have existed otherwise.

1538 stories in 1075 fandoms in the Yuletide collection, and 226 stories in 194 fandoms in the Yuletide Madness collection. Happy Yuletide!

Current Mood: giddy

scrubjayspeaks

Death classes, taught by a combination of spiritual leaders, medical professionals, and retired actors, encouraged people to make peace with their eventual demise by facing it head-on. Exercises included practical planning with legal advice, but spent more time on often outrageous playacting of possible final moments to help adjust to the idea of dying. In addition to the elderly and terminally ill, the classes always saw a few misfit attendees, frequently alarmingly young, who often turned out to be psychopomps in the making.

---

LL#1348

luzula

Day 24: No writing, also I didn't have time to reply to comments because my sister's family is here and it takes up all the time (in a very good way!)

Tally:
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Day 25:

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

goddess47,

china_shop,

Day 26:

china_shop

Bonus farm news: I love my sister. <3 Also, she gave me heirloom bean varieties for Christmas. She definitely knows me...

josilverdragon

Ordinary Numbers (44163 words) by Kryptaria, BootsnBlossoms
Chapters: 12/12
Fandom: James Bond (Movies), James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond - All Media Types, Skyfall (2012) - Fandom
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James Bond/Q
Characters: Q (Bond - Craig movies), James Bond, Female M (James Bond), Alec Trevelyan, Eve Moneypenny, Original Characters, Danielle Marsh
Additional Tags: Romance, Fluff, Alternate Universe - Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, narco-engineering, Don't copy to another site, Ableist Language
Summary:

More than anything, Mike Taylor wanted to be ordinary. Being a genius, he learned early in life, meant people expected too much. A career at the MI6 Help Desk seemed the perfect way to guarantee a lifetime of obscurity, until he got a very unusual tech support call.

One of my favorites!

Crossposts: https://josilverdragon.insanejournal.com/334672.html

missizzy

My sister is sick, and her symptoms are downright alarming, especially her saying she can't smell anything. She and her husband had Covid once, a couple of years back. Did a real number of them; it was weeks before they were functioning normally again. Although he's apparently recovered from whatever he had last week.
We were supposed to go over to her place and have Christmas with them today. Not sure how long that's going to be delayed. Although that in itself is not completely a bad thing, since mom's gift to him actually hasn't arrived yet, and now she's revealed she's gotten extra surprise gifts for us that haven't arrived yet either.
Also there was freezing rain this morning. I think it's above freezing right now, but apparently there's still a wintry mix going on. It's been good holidays for staying at home.

zaliachimera

Destiny 2's latest expansion 'Renegades' came out on December 2nd 2025. It was made in conjunction with LucasArts because... well, just look at that artwork. It is doing a Star Wars.

I admit, I was sceptical. When Renegades was announced, I couldn't help but sideye because Star Wars is not something I am particularly into, and I think that Disney massively fucked up the last movie trilogy and some of the extra movies. I know Andor is meant to be good, but I have not yet seen it.

While Star Wars is obviously part of Destiny's DNA (space wizards!), I am here for Destiny the video game, not Star Wars. And with Ash and Iron, an update which should have been a slam dunk easy win, bringing back an area that everyone has been asking for since D2 came out, being a big... nothing, I cannot say that I was optimistic.

I actually kinda resented Renegades before it launched because it felt like everything was being turned over to leading into the story (and I still miss seasonal storylines Bungie :( ).

My hopes were not high... and in some ways I was right, however...

I have really enjoyed Renegades.

( In Depth Thoughts (contains spoilers) )

mierke

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sodomhipped

Title: the things that might have healed me

Fandom: The Outsiders

Pairing: Dallas/Ponyboy

Rating: Gen

Warning: None

Tags: Canon Compliant, Slice of Life, Missing Scenes

Author’s Note: This is a companion series to “ashes and dust.” Like “ashes and dust,” this work will be a series of nonchronological, short ficlets. Each chapter is meant to be read as a separate, complete story. However, these will be overtly shippy.

The title references "Dust and Ashes."

And, as usual, thanks to my partner for editing this and making it far better than it otherwise would have been.

Summary:

Romance happens in Tulsa, Oklahoma, too.

Story One: Smoke [Dallas/Ponyboy]

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josilverdragon

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it and good wishes to all on this day.

Crossposts: https://josilverdragon.insanejournal.com/334357.html

ride_4ever

No-stress Multimedia Multifandom Microbang! No sign-ups, no check-ins, and optional addition to AO3 Collection. This looks to me like a lot of fun -- AND YAYS FOR NO STRESS -- and a lot of creative options.

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Click here to see the comm's DW page and get more details.

Current Mood: creative
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

luzula

Day 24: Alibi sentence. So much family time (mostly in a good way)! How about you?

Tally:
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Day 24:

luzula,

china_shop,

trobadora,

badly_knitted,

goddess47,

sylvanwitch,

cornerofmadness,

sanguinity

Day 25:

luzula

Bonus farm news: So much delicious Christmas food! Mmmmmmmm.

anneapocalypse

Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Haurchefant Greystone/Warrior of Light, Alphinaud Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Unrequited Minfilia Warde/Warrior of Light, Unrequited Aymeric de Borel/Warrior of Light, Pre-Urianger Augurelt/Warrior of Light, Alisaie Leveilleur & Warrior of Light, Warrior of Light & Thancred Waters, Y'shtola Rhul & Warrior of Light, Midgardsormr & Warrior of Light, Hydaelyn & Warrior of Light, Urianger Augurelt & Warrior of Light, Minfilia Warde & Warrior of Light, Ardbert & Warrior of Light
Characters: Warrior of Light, Haurchefant Greystone, Alphinaud Leveilleur, Urianger Augurelt, Y'shtola Rhul, Thancred Waters, Emmanellain de Fortemps, Artoirel de Fortemps, Edmont de Fortemps, Alisaie Leveilleur, Minfilia Warde, Midgardsormr (Final Fantasy XIV), Tataru Taru, Ardbert (Final Fantasy XIV), Warriors of Darkness (Final Fantasy XIV), Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Unukalhai (Final Fantasy XIV)
Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Survivor Guilt, Elezen Warrior of Light, Female Warrior of Light, Healer Warrior of Ligh, Angst, Suicidal Thoughts, Religious Angst, Depression, Patch 3.0: Heavensward Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Patch 3.4: Soul Surrender Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Canon-Typical Violence
Series: With Lilies and With Laurel
Length: 18,621 / 82,000
Chapter: 4/15

Summary:

A heartbroken Warrior of Light struggles to come to terms with loss, and the world she has been left to save.

Notes:

Early posting because I'll be traveling tomorrow.

If you're new here, please start with Chapter 1!

Final Fantasy XIV is owned by Square Enix. This is a non-commercial work of fanfiction.

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( ...or below! )

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mayhap

I got a Manningcast musical masterpiece for Yuletide this year!

All About the Game (4827 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Peyton Manning, Eli Manning
Summary:

Peyton really wishes they could get Bill on the Manningcast this season. Eli wants to make his brother happy. Turns out there's more than one way to do that.

Peyton and Eli attempt to secure Belichick for a sequel to the original musical through his new management, but of course, Jordon Hudson is notoriously nearly impossible to work with. Fortunately, some of my favorite people pop up along the way to help. It's ridiculously funny and actually very sweet!

Current Mood: enthralled

elian_panatomicpublishing

More fics I enjoyed this year! Long(ish) fics, all 10k+.

( Heated Rivalry )

( The Murderbot Diaries )

( Sports Night )

( My Hero Academia )

starandrea

Wishing you and yours a peaceful season and a lovely holiday ♥

"put a little holiday in your heart
it'll put a little shuffle in your step
give you a song that you can sing
with a melody you can't forget

and if you want to join in a little harmony
to keep the world from tearing apart
you know where to look
you gotta put a little holiday in your heart"

--leann rimes

elian_panatomicpublishing

I read a lot of fic, and have a truly excessive number of bookmarks on Ao3, so I figured it would be fun to go through my bookmarks from 2025 and create a rec list of some of the fics I really enjoyed. First rec list: multimedia fic!

( DCU (Comics) )

( Heated Rivalry )

( Miraculous Ladybug )

( The Murderbot Diaries )

( Sherlock & Co. )

( Pacific Rim )

Fannish Fifty Challenge: Post # 48: Community Pimping: Another Don't-Stress Fanworks Event

misc. updates

Write every day: Day 27

The end of Heated Rivalry season 1

Yuletide collection opens!

Lake Lewisia #1348

Write every day: Day 26

Ordinary Numbers (44163 words) by Kryptaria, BootsnBlossoms

(no subject)

Destiny: Renegades thoughts

Sort of mostly leaving DreamWidth

the things that might have healed me [The Outsiders; Teen]

Seasons Greetings and stuff

Fannish Fifty Challenge: Post # 47: Community Pimping: Multifandom Multimedia Microbang

Write every day: Day 25

[FFXIV Fic] Harsh Light, Chapter 4: A New Path

Yuletide on ESPN2

EOY Long (10k+) Fic Recs

"hold my hand, we'll push that cloud away" (leann rimes)

EOY Multimedia Fic Recs

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