15 Mar 2026 11:05 pm
Original Work: Three Sisters. For Mermay., by Rubynye.
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fancake.Fandom: Original Work
Pairings: Gen
Characters:: OCs
Rating: Gen
Length: 1 panel
Content Notes: Nudity, although no breasts or genitals are visible.
Creator Tags: I kind of love the reverse mermaid, mermaids, my art, mermay 2021, I am ridiculous
Creator Links: (AO3)![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
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rubynye
Theme: Siblings, Non-Fic Recs: Fanart, Mythical Creatures: Mermaids, Non-AO3 Work, Original Work, Tumblr Work, Worldbuilding, Xeno/Alien Biology
Summary: Three mermaids of vastly different conformations sunning themselves together on a rock.
Reccer's Notes: An example ofminoanmiss’s exuberant, joyous, and cartoony artwork, informed by Minoan artifacts and Afro-Caribbean art. The picture is a spur to speculation, raising the question of the exact nature of the three mermaids’ sisterhood (and, if they’re direct birth siblings, exactly how the razzlefrazz the biology played out): a worldbuilding prompt asking to happen.
Fanwork Links: Three Sisters. For Mermay., byrubynye.
Pairings: Gen
Characters:: OCs
Rating: Gen
Length: 1 panel
Content Notes: Nudity, although no breasts or genitals are visible.
Creator Tags: I kind of love the reverse mermaid, mermaids, my art, mermay 2021, I am ridiculous
Creator Links: (AO3)
minoanmiss; (Tumblr) Theme: Siblings, Non-Fic Recs: Fanart, Mythical Creatures: Mermaids, Non-AO3 Work, Original Work, Tumblr Work, Worldbuilding, Xeno/Alien Biology
Summary: Three mermaids of vastly different conformations sunning themselves together on a rock.
Reccer's Notes: An example of
minoanmiss’s exuberant, joyous, and cartoony artwork, informed by Minoan artifacts and Afro-Caribbean art. The picture is a spur to speculation, raising the question of the exact nature of the three mermaids’ sisterhood (and, if they’re direct birth siblings, exactly how the razzlefrazz the biology played out): a worldbuilding prompt asking to happen.Fanwork Links: Three Sisters. For Mermay., by
15 Mar 2026 07:57 pm
Goblin Emperor: Four Sisters by Akallabeth
beatrice_otter posting in fancakeFandom: the Goblin Emperor
Pairings/Characters: Ursu Perenched, Holitho Sevraseched, Nadeian Vizhenka, Shaleän Sevraseched
Rating: Gen
Length: 9k
Creator Links:Akallabeth
Theme: siblings, minor characters, book fandoms, small fandoms, family, gen, female characters
Summary: Short scenes from the lives of four (half-)sisters, the unacknowledged daughters of the Great Avar.
Canon-compliant, to the best of my knowledge and ability.
Reccer's Notes: We only get a sentence in canon about each of these four sisters, but the details we get are really interesting. This is one of the best fics exploring the scant details we get.
Fanwork Links: Four Sisters
Pairings/Characters: Ursu Perenched, Holitho Sevraseched, Nadeian Vizhenka, Shaleän Sevraseched
Rating: Gen
Length: 9k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, minor characters, book fandoms, small fandoms, family, gen, female characters
Summary: Short scenes from the lives of four (half-)sisters, the unacknowledged daughters of the Great Avar.
Canon-compliant, to the best of my knowledge and ability.
Reccer's Notes: We only get a sentence in canon about each of these four sisters, but the details we get are really interesting. This is one of the best fics exploring the scant details we get.
Fanwork Links: Four Sisters
16 Mar 2026 04:12 am
Long-term psychological effects of physical isolation
voidbeetles posting in little_detailsHi!
I have a character in a sci-fi universe who ends up "shipwrecked" alone on a completely uninhabited planet for two years. The planet, and the specific environment he lands in, are perfectly habitable by humans (we are in soft scifi territory here, very Star Trek inspired) and he's able to survive with some effort. (The details of how are not really important to the story - I know at least that he's the kind of guy who'd be able to salvage some tech and emergency supplies from his wrecked ship, and I'm comfortable with brushing past the details of what exactly he brought with him - but if anyone's really interested in coming at it from that logistical angle, I won't stop you!)
What is more relevant to the story is how this experience would continue to affect him by the time he's back home safely. I think there are a bunch of possible avenues here and I'd love to see people's takes on how they would approach this or approach researching it. For example, here are some of my cursory thoughts:
I have a character in a sci-fi universe who ends up "shipwrecked" alone on a completely uninhabited planet for two years. The planet, and the specific environment he lands in, are perfectly habitable by humans (we are in soft scifi territory here, very Star Trek inspired) and he's able to survive with some effort. (The details of how are not really important to the story - I know at least that he's the kind of guy who'd be able to salvage some tech and emergency supplies from his wrecked ship, and I'm comfortable with brushing past the details of what exactly he brought with him - but if anyone's really interested in coming at it from that logistical angle, I won't stop you!)
What is more relevant to the story is how this experience would continue to affect him by the time he's back home safely. I think there are a bunch of possible avenues here and I'd love to see people's takes on how they would approach this or approach researching it. For example, here are some of my cursory thoughts:
- PTSD is certainly a likely long-term complication
- It's implied that his shipwrecking was not an accident/was engineered maliciously - I imagine this is something he has dwelt on heavily throughout the two years and will affect his ability to trust people (and to visit other uninhabited planets in the future!). Seems like it would be easy to get caught in delusional spirals in a situation like that.
- I know that prolonged isolation can cause hallucination/psychosis in some cases, especially in solitary confinement, sensory deprivation contexts, etc. Is that as much of a risk in this case? And if so, do you think he'd still be experiencing psychotic symptoms after the fact?
- One of his personality traits is that he's fairly attention-seeking - I think it's likely this incident will exacerbate that and make him more desperate for connection
- It'll probably alter how he approaches social situations in the future in general; that's something I'll definitely be thinking about
- Perhaps he got into the habit of talking to himself on the planet, and this never went away
15 Mar 2026 07:44 pm
Batman: proper rites by the magpie said (hollowmen)
beatrice_otter posting in fancakeFandom: Batman
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd, Damian Wayne
Rating: gen
Length: 7k
Creator Links: the magpie said (hollowmen)
Theme: siblings,
Summary: Being a cat for three weeks has repercussions, it turns out.
Jason snacks his way through one of them. Damian reads books. Both of them drink a lot of tea. It's nice, mostly, which Jason finds highly suspicious.
Reccer's Notes: This is sweet and deeply in character for both of them
Fanwork Links: proper rites
(Note: other fics by this author have been recced, but under a different pseud--they used to be magpiemountains (hollowmen))
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd, Damian Wayne
Rating: gen
Length: 7k
Creator Links: the magpie said (hollowmen)
Theme: siblings,
Summary: Being a cat for three weeks has repercussions, it turns out.
Jason snacks his way through one of them. Damian reads books. Both of them drink a lot of tea. It's nice, mostly, which Jason finds highly suspicious.
Reccer's Notes: This is sweet and deeply in character for both of them
Fanwork Links: proper rites
(Note: other fics by this author have been recced, but under a different pseud--they used to be magpiemountains (hollowmen))
15 Mar 2026 07:21 pm
Persuasion: the natural sequel by rain_sleet_snow
beatrice_otter posting in fancakeFandom: Persuasion
Pairings/Characters: Anne/Frederick
Rating: Gen
Length: 8k words
Creator Links:rain_sleet_snow
Theme: siblings, book fandoms, old fandoms, minor characters, small fandoms, five things
Summary: Five people who were surprised by Anne and Wentworth's engagement, and one who wasn't.
Reccer's Notes: Anne's siblings (and siblings-in-law) are not the only ones reacting to news of the engagement in this story, but they are most of the people reacting. I love the way the news causes each of them to re-evaluate Anne, and what they thought they knew.
Fanwork Links: the natural sequel
Pairings/Characters: Anne/Frederick
Rating: Gen
Length: 8k words
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, book fandoms, old fandoms, minor characters, small fandoms, five things
Summary: Five people who were surprised by Anne and Wentworth's engagement, and one who wasn't.
Reccer's Notes: Anne's siblings (and siblings-in-law) are not the only ones reacting to news of the engagement in this story, but they are most of the people reacting. I love the way the news causes each of them to re-evaluate Anne, and what they thought they knew.
Fanwork Links: the natural sequel
15 Mar 2026 06:30 pm
Harry Potter: Fanart: Mandrake Potting
infinitum_noctem posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Mandrake Potting
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: G
Summary: Drawing of a mandrake half out of a pot, wailing, with earmuffs behind the pot.
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Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: G
Summary: Drawing of a mandrake half out of a pot, wailing, with earmuffs behind the pot.
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15 Mar 2026 09:00 pm
Monopoly 01.26 - Playlist Week 10
prisca posting in fandom_empireWeek 10
is started now. Good luck, everyone!
Under the cut, you find the weekly playlist. To check out what prompts/minimum/points are waiting for you this week, please visit the Board.
If you can't find your name on this list, you might be moved to the Hiatus List. This is not a punishment, but it helps to make the playlist clearer for everyone. You are always welcome to jump back into the game. Use three tokens to post two of your missed prompts.
In case you have missed a week or you don't like your prompts, remember your Joker Card. Every Joker Card comes with 15 tokens.
Use three tokens, and you can create two extra works for two missed prompts.
Use two tokens to roll the dice again.
Use five tokens to move to any square of your choice (exception: go!, chance, jail)
Reminder:
You still have three weeks left to earn points. Remember that you can earn extra points for finishing a row of streets or stations.
- a row of streets (3 of the same color) => Easy (2 / 3 points per street) = 2 extra points / Difficult (4 / 5 points per street) = 3 extra points
- all stations (four) = 4 extra points
You might want to check out your already finished squares and use your Joker Tokens to complete a row.
To re-visit full rules go here.
( Weekly Playlist )
There is a chance for even more points for those who did sign up for the Team Challenge.
Post all your finished works at
fandom_empire_workplace until Sunday, March 22, 18.00 UTC, but I will allow belated works until I've made the closing post. Countdown here.Tags:
15 Mar 2026 08:39 pm
Monopoly 01.26 - Weekly Score 9
prisca posting in fandom_empirePosting for week 9 is closed now. Thank you to everyone participating this week.
Regular Challenge
We have had a total of 14 participants this week.
Maximum weekly points:
elian_panatomicpublishing and suzy_queue reached a maximum of 9 points.
Maximum regular points in total:elian_panatomicpublishing has reached 59 points.
Team Challenge
Team Alpha
3 participants
line gold finished
card finished
individual points for everyone filling at least one gold prompt
team points: 2 (gold line) and 10 (completed card)
57 team points in total
Team Omega
4 participants
individual points will get counted after finishing a color
60 team points in total
A new board is already added to both teams!
Maximum points (regular+team) in total:
melime has reached 74 points.
To check out all scores, have a look at the Google Highscore Sheet. If you find an error or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
The playlist for week ten will be online soon!
Regular Challenge
We have had a total of 14 participants this week.
Maximum weekly points:
elian_panatomicpublishing and suzy_queue reached a maximum of 9 points.Maximum regular points in total:
elian_panatomicpublishing has reached 59 points.Team Challenge
Team Alpha
3 participants
line gold finished
card finished
individual points for everyone filling at least one gold prompt
team points: 2 (gold line) and 10 (completed card)
57 team points in total
Team Omega
4 participants
individual points will get counted after finishing a color
60 team points in total
A new board is already added to both teams!
Maximum points (regular+team) in total:
melime has reached 74 points.To check out all scores, have a look at the Google Highscore Sheet. If you find an error or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
The playlist for week ten will be online soon!
Tags:
15 Mar 2026 10:10 am
Items with Dates between Sunday, March 15th and Saturday, March 21st
squidgiepdx posting in whenisitdueHere are items with dates between Sunday, March 15th and Saturday, March 21st, as well as items added recently that started this past week. Remember, you can comment here on new items that need to be added to the list.
Items starting since the last update & this coming week
Items ending this coming week
NOTE: Here are a few challenge communities that (can) have challenges that (usually) aren't part of the list:
Items starting since the last update & this coming week
| Open Date | Close Date | Community | Type of Challenge | Prompt/Information | Link |
| 03/11/2026 | 08/15/2026 | ds_c6d_bigbang (DW) | Fanworks | due South & related: Author/Creator signups for the 18th annual due South/Canadian Six Degrees Big Bang | click here for details |
| 03/16/2026 | 04/06/2026 | gabrielsbigblog (DW) | Fanworks | Supernatural: Author signup period for Gabriel's Big Bang | click here for details |
| 03/16/2026 | 04/27/2026 | gabrielsbigblog (DW) | Fanworks | Supernatural: Pinch Hitter & Beta signup period for Gabriel's Big Bang | click here for details |
Items ending this coming week
| Open Date | Close Date | Community | Type of Challenge | Prompt/Information | Link |
| 02/16/2026 | 03/15/2026 | ficlet_zone (DW) | Fanworks | Multifandom - Challenge 95: Song Titles - Asleep At The Wheel Note: This is open until the next cycle, but there are no true deadlines for this community. | click here for details |
| 03/09/2026 | 03/15/2026 | Villain's Week (notion) | Fanworks | Star Trek: Villain's Week 2026 | click here for details |
| 03/11/2025 | 03/17/2025 | mdzsrbb (Carrd) | Fanworks | MDZS: Author claims period for MDZS RBB | click here for details |
| 03/10/2026 | 03/20/2026 | fan_flashworks (DW) | Fanworks | Multifamdom: Challenge 509: Plant | click here for details |
| 03/08/2026 | 03/21/2026 | sufficiently_advanced_ex (DW) | Fanworks | Multifandom: Creator signups for a fanworks exchange for science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature. | click here for details |
| 03/12/2026 | 03/21/2026 | worldbuildex (DW) | Fanworks | Multifandom: Signup period for Worldbuiding Exchange | click here for details |
NOTE: Here are a few challenge communities that (can) have challenges that (usually) aren't part of the list:
- Harry Potter fandom challenges can be found at PotterFests
- The Vocab Drabbles Community does weekly challenges
- The AU Challenge Community offers multiple AU challenges with no deadlines
- The Froday Flash Fiction Challenge has weekly & other challenges
- The Fic Promptly Community has daily prompts
- The MCU100 Community offers weekly drabble challenges for the MCU fandom
- The XMEN100 Community offers weekly drabble challenges for the X-Men fandom
- The 10TrueLoves Community offers multifandom character prompts
Tags:
15 Mar 2026 05:09 pm
due South: lay down your heavy load by Sixthlight
stargore posting in fancakeFandom: due South
Pairings/Characters: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Maggie McKenzie
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 4,422 words
Creator Links:Ao3, Tumblr
Theme: Siblings, post-canon
Summary: "Maggie, moving on."
Reccer's Notes: This is a post-canon fic from the point of view of Maggie, Ben's sister. They didn't grow up together and she appears in exactly one episode of due South before disappearing back up to the Arctic Circle. In this post-canon fic they end up working together and get to know each other better. See also Sixthlight's short AU fic about Benton and Maggie from dS Ladies Fest!
Fanwork Links: Ao3
Pairings/Characters: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Maggie McKenzie
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 4,422 words
Creator Links:Ao3, Tumblr
Theme: Siblings, post-canon
Summary: "Maggie, moving on."
Reccer's Notes: This is a post-canon fic from the point of view of Maggie, Ben's sister. They didn't grow up together and she appears in exactly one episode of due South before disappearing back up to the Arctic Circle. In this post-canon fic they end up working together and get to know each other better. See also Sixthlight's short AU fic about Benton and Maggie from dS Ladies Fest!
Fanwork Links: Ao3
15 Mar 2026 01:08 pm
Feeding the Masses - Stargate Atlantis (PG)
goddess47 posting in sweetandshort
Title: Feeding the Masses
Author:
goddess47Character(s): John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: PG
Length: 486 words
Warnings: none
Notes:
For
mcsheplets prompt #150 - compromiseFor
sweetandshort March 2026 prompt - surpriseSummary:
"We can't keep this up much longer. My staff is exhausted, and we're running out of food quicker than we ever anticipated."
Feeding the Masses on AO3
15 Mar 2026 10:53 am
(no subject)
raytheraven posting in addmeName: Harper
Age: I was on LJ in the early 2000s if that tells you anything
I mostly post about: IRL things currently, but I might post thoughts about media I consume or happenings in the world occasionally. I don't really post fannish things often even though there are fandoms I enjoy. Most of my journal is currently public.
My hobbies are: reading, tinkering, learning languages (Spanish primarily), video games, listening to podcasts and being in nature when the weather and my body allow for it.
My fandoms are: Star Trek (TNG, DS9, VOY primarily), Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Orville, The Sims and similar games (I am so excited for Paralives y'all).
I'm looking to meet people who: Post about their lives and passions. I enjoy hearing about hobbies and interests, even if they aren't my own.
My posting schedule tends to be: I strive for at least weekly, sometimes more sometimes less.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Racism, sexism, transphobia, queerphobia, fundamentalism or anything supporting the fascists.
Before adding me, you should know: I'm neurodivergent and mostly anti-AI. LLM technology has its place, but in its current form I feel it has been actively harmful for humanity and is being used as a giant grift by tech oligarchs. It is most definitely not a replacement for human created art and knowledge.
Age: I was on LJ in the early 2000s if that tells you anything
I mostly post about: IRL things currently, but I might post thoughts about media I consume or happenings in the world occasionally. I don't really post fannish things often even though there are fandoms I enjoy. Most of my journal is currently public.
My hobbies are: reading, tinkering, learning languages (Spanish primarily), video games, listening to podcasts and being in nature when the weather and my body allow for it.
My fandoms are: Star Trek (TNG, DS9, VOY primarily), Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Orville, The Sims and similar games (I am so excited for Paralives y'all).
I'm looking to meet people who: Post about their lives and passions. I enjoy hearing about hobbies and interests, even if they aren't my own.
My posting schedule tends to be: I strive for at least weekly, sometimes more sometimes less.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Racism, sexism, transphobia, queerphobia, fundamentalism or anything supporting the fascists.
Before adding me, you should know: I'm neurodivergent and mostly anti-AI. LLM technology has its place, but in its current form I feel it has been actively harmful for humanity and is being used as a giant grift by tech oligarchs. It is most definitely not a replacement for human created art and knowledge.
15 Mar 2026 09:16 am
The necklace screamed, craving someone to eat
shamanicshayminListening to the Wuthering Heights audiobook has been an endurance run. D: I think the most I enjoyed myself was the chapter when Catherine I died, since I actually genuinely felt sad for Cathy and Heathcliff. Most of the time, I'm going through the book with begrudging patience and trying to analyze why the characters are behaving the way they do rather than throw in the towel, declare how much everybody sucks, and summon meteors to crash into Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange like I did in my last reading attempts. It still remains the book with the most difficult and unlikable cast for me to deal with outside of Certain Shitty Books That Will Not Be Named. Which always throws me off because I don't mind dysfunctional casts; I even encourage them, especially if they're at least interesting or entertaining to read about! There's just something about the Wuthering cast that really grinds my gears, though funny enough I don't despise Heathcliff nearly as much this time around. And the kids/second gen are more tolerable by sheer virtue of how much they keep getting screwed over and manipulated by the adults. And Edgar is pretty much... there. Unable to do anything. I felt sorry for Isabella, but she's dead now. :(
I'm having a lot of fun playing Ultra Moon again! :3 I actually got disappointed when my 3DS got low on power since I was ready to do an enormous grind session with my grass/water/ground types before we take on Olivia. Half my team is Eevees! :3 (Kris the Umbreon, Mercury the Vaporeon, and Tatara the Leafeon. I have Butter the Ribombee, which is why I shockingly don't have a Sylveon) I'm hoping to evolve my Dartrix Olan Hoyt (or should I say, Olan Hoot? (rimshot)) into a Decidueye soon. Battle Royale is ludicrously hard, but I want to see if I can crack the code to getting better at it, RIP
Five more days until the penultimate episode of The Amazing Digital Circus, aaaaaaaaaaaa
I'm having a lot of fun playing Ultra Moon again! :3 I actually got disappointed when my 3DS got low on power since I was ready to do an enormous grind session with my grass/water/ground types before we take on Olivia. Half my team is Eevees! :3 (Kris the Umbreon, Mercury the Vaporeon, and Tatara the Leafeon. I have Butter the Ribombee, which is why I shockingly don't have a Sylveon) I'm hoping to evolve my Dartrix Olan Hoyt (or should I say, Olan Hoot? (rimshot)) into a Decidueye soon. Battle Royale is ludicrously hard, but I want to see if I can crack the code to getting better at it, RIP
Five more days until the penultimate episode of The Amazing Digital Circus, aaaaaaaaaaaa
15 Mar 2026 09:14 am
Weekly summary: Mar. 8 - Mar. 14, 2026
alchemicinkMy brain has felt like it's been full of static since Thursday. So I have not been doing very much lately. Generally feeling like I just wanna disappear into the woods, maybe hang out in a dark cave, for a while 😅
This feeling will pass, but the wait is annoying.
So anyway, here's a few things from earlier in the week when I was feeling better:
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This feeling will pass, but the wait is annoying.
So anyway, here's a few things from earlier in the week when I was feeling better:
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