word game: shadow
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ficwipThis week's word is...
shadow
How to play: Find the word in any WIP and comment with the sentence containing it. Just the one, ideally! The less context, the more hilarious & interesting it can be.
Rules:
- All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome
- Give a head's up for disturbing/distressing content
- If you share a sentence, please read some left by other writers and drop at least one person a comment. (If you leave the first comment, thanks for starting us off and please stop back later!)
shadow
How to play: Find the word in any WIP and comment with the sentence containing it. Just the one, ideally! The less context, the more hilarious & interesting it can be.
Rules:
- All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome
- Give a head's up for disturbing/distressing content
- If you share a sentence, please read some left by other writers and drop at least one person a comment. (If you leave the first comment, thanks for starting us off and please stop back later!)
Nominations Questions 1
Mar. 18th, 2026 09:59 amsiderealdei in vforvictoryexchangeThank you everyone for all the nominations! A few things to clear up:
First, for the relationships tagset, there are two main reasons why nominations haven't been accepted yet:
1) You haven't disambiguated your ships. Please put the fandom or a short form of it in parentheses after you've listed the ship and hinge.
For example:
Luo Binghe/Original Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu (hinge Shen Yuan) (SVSSS)
2) You haven't specified a hinge. Remember that you CAN specify Any.
Other Relationship Tagset Questions:
Detective Conan nominator, by 'Female Character' do you mean Original Female Character or do you mean Any (canonical) Female Character?
Widow/Her First Wife Back From the Dead/Her Second Wife (F/F/F) nominator, you don't need the (F/F/F) since the genders are baked into the tag; you do however need the hinge and (OW) at the end of the tag.
Happy nominating!
First, for the relationships tagset, there are two main reasons why nominations haven't been accepted yet:
1) You haven't disambiguated your ships. Please put the fandom or a short form of it in parentheses after you've listed the ship and hinge.
For example:
Luo Binghe/Original Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu (hinge Shen Yuan) (SVSSS)
2) You haven't specified a hinge. Remember that you CAN specify Any.
Other Relationship Tagset Questions:
Detective Conan nominator, by 'Female Character' do you mean Original Female Character or do you mean Any (canonical) Female Character?
Widow/Her First Wife Back From the Dead/Her Second Wife (F/F/F) nominator, you don't need the (F/F/F) since the genders are baked into the tag; you do however need the hinge and (OW) at the end of the tag.
Now, for the Freeforms Tagset:
If your tag hasn't been accepted, it is probably because it doesn't have a prefix attached to it (ie, Scenario, Relationship, Omegaverse, etc.). The reason for the prefixes is to help make the tagset easier to browse. If you're not sure what prefix to attach, feel free to workshop it with people or post here in the replies for assistance.
Other Freeform Tagset Question:
Nominator of "Scenario - B is hinge for A and C; D also confesses love for A and C and the group becomes a foursome" - because of the nature of the ships getting approved, I can't guarantee that you will match with Character D to whoever is assigned to write for you. Also, I'm not sure this tag prompt is fully in the nature of the exchange given that this is about V-shaped polyamory permutations, but I'll admit I'm not one hundred percent sure about this, so I'm willing to be convinced. Please comment below or email the modmail with your thoughts on both concerns, thank you!
Happy nominating!
Pride and Prejudice: The Rich Are Always Respectable by Elizabeth (anghraine)
Mar. 17th, 2026 09:38 pmbeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Pride and Prejudice
Pairings/Characters: Darcy/Elizabeth, Georgiana, Jane/Bingley
Rating: Teen
Length: 75k
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
anghraine
Theme: siblings, old fandoms, book fandoms, novel length, AU, family,
Summary: Without Lady Catherine's interference, a family catastrophe throws Darcy and Elizabeth down wildly different paths.
Reccer's Notes: This series is very much Darcy/Elizabeth, but they spend a lot of it going down separate paths. And on those separate paths, their closest relationships are with their siblings--Darcy and Georgiana, Jane and Elizabeth. I love the care that is taken with all of the different relationships in this story.
Fanwork Links: The Rich Are Always Respectable
Pairings/Characters: Darcy/Elizabeth, Georgiana, Jane/Bingley
Rating: Teen
Length: 75k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, old fandoms, book fandoms, novel length, AU, family,
Summary: Without Lady Catherine's interference, a family catastrophe throws Darcy and Elizabeth down wildly different paths.
Reccer's Notes: This series is very much Darcy/Elizabeth, but they spend a lot of it going down separate paths. And on those separate paths, their closest relationships are with their siblings--Darcy and Georgiana, Jane and Elizabeth. I love the care that is taken with all of the different relationships in this story.
Fanwork Links: The Rich Are Always Respectable
Marvel: Geriatric Road Trip, 2015 by what_alchemy
Mar. 17th, 2026 09:25 pmbeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Marvel
Pairings/Characters: Steve/Bucky
Rating: Gen
Length: 4k
Creator Links:what_alchemy
Theme: siblings, AU, family
Summary: Bucky was the eldest of four.
Reccer's Notes: Bucky has four younger siblings, and in 2015 they are elderly, crotchety, and determined to go see Steve Rogers. Getting there is an ordeal, and what they find there is a surprise. I love the way the characters are so well-drawn and realistic, and I love the humor.
Fanwork Links: Geriatric Road Trip, 2015
Content notes: racist and homophobic language
Pairings/Characters: Steve/Bucky
Rating: Gen
Length: 4k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, AU, family
Summary: Bucky was the eldest of four.
Reccer's Notes: Bucky has four younger siblings, and in 2015 they are elderly, crotchety, and determined to go see Steve Rogers. Getting there is an ordeal, and what they find there is a surprise. I love the way the characters are so well-drawn and realistic, and I love the humor.
Fanwork Links: Geriatric Road Trip, 2015
Content notes: racist and homophobic language
Vorkosiverse: The Emperor's Brother by Lanna Michaels (lannamichaels)
Mar. 17th, 2026 08:50 pmbeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Vorkosigan
Pairings/Characters: Kareen Vorbarra, Alys Vorpatril, Gregor Vorbarra, Ivan Vorpatril
Rating: Gen
Length: 13k
Creator Links:lannamichaels
Theme: siblings, family, secret identity reveal, female characters, old fandoms, book fandoms, AU, female friendship,
Summary: Kareen protects her children.
Reccer's Notes: This is such a fascinating AU about Kareen, Alys, Gregor, Ivan, and what might have happened.
Fanwork Links: The Emperor's Brother
Pairings/Characters: Kareen Vorbarra, Alys Vorpatril, Gregor Vorbarra, Ivan Vorpatril
Rating: Gen
Length: 13k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, family, secret identity reveal, female characters, old fandoms, book fandoms, AU, female friendship,
Summary: Kareen protects her children.
Reccer's Notes: This is such a fascinating AU about Kareen, Alys, Gregor, Ivan, and what might have happened.
Fanwork Links: The Emperor's Brother
lune de miel | eiden/edmond/olivine
Mar. 17th, 2026 07:21 pmpenaconysprincess in 10trueloves Title: lune de miel
Fandoms: NU: carnival
Pairings: Edmond/Eiden/Olivine (NU: carnival)
Rating: T
Prompt: "Rainbow"
Summary: during their first morning as newlyweds, edmond basks over the fact that he's eiden's and olivine's betrothed. soft affection and loving words ensue.
Notes: i'm such a sucker for the marriage / honeymoon trope, that i had to write this with my faves <3. with this prompt, i wanted to go with a queer/relationship angle with it, and make it sappy sweet fluff. i hope that you enjoy!!
read it on DW!! |
Fandoms: NU: carnival
Pairings: Edmond/Eiden/Olivine (NU: carnival)
Rating: T
Prompt: "Rainbow"
Summary: during their first morning as newlyweds, edmond basks over the fact that he's eiden's and olivine's betrothed. soft affection and loving words ensue.
Notes: i'm such a sucker for the marriage / honeymoon trope, that i had to write this with my faves <3. with this prompt, i wanted to go with a queer/relationship angle with it, and make it sappy sweet fluff. i hope that you enjoy!!
read it on DW!! |
Fic: Not Alone (DC Comics, Dinah Lance & J'onn J'onzz)
Mar. 17th, 2026 06:04 pmsenmut in 10truelovesTitle: Not Alone
Fandom: DCU Comics (Justice League Titles)
Character: Dinah Lance(& J'onn J'onzz)
Theme Set: Table 4
Prompt: Broken
Rating: General Audiences / PG
Spoilers/Warnings: Reference to several very violent story lines
( Not Alone )
Fandom: DCU Comics (Justice League Titles)
Character: Dinah Lance(& J'onn J'onzz)
Theme Set: Table 4
Prompt: Broken
Rating: General Audiences / PG
Spoilers/Warnings: Reference to several very violent story lines
( Not Alone )
1 Week Warning!
Mar. 17th, 2026 04:18 pmromantic_slash_creepy in free20in20Hello, free20in20! Here is your heads-up that the current round ends in (about) a week on March 23!
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Additionally, if you need more time, please feel free to contact me. As long as you message me with enough time to spare before the deadline, and you can be done by the end of the month, I'm usually pretty easy about extensions.
free20in20! Here is your heads-up that the current round ends in (about) a week on March 23!SIGNED UP
romantic_slash_creepyits_an_onyxsandy79As a reminder, sign-ups will be open throughout the whole round, so if you are having fun or like the idea of the comm, please feel free to share the comm with your friends!
Additionally, if you need more time, please feel free to contact me. As long as you message me with enough time to spare before the deadline, and you can be done by the end of the month, I'm usually pretty easy about extensions.
Round 185 Theme Poll
Mar. 17th, 2026 09:38 amrunpunkrun in fancakeApril will be a Flashback round where we revisit a classic theme from the early years of the comm.
Poll #34378 round 185 theme poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 81
Pick the next theme of fancake:
Arranged Marriage
38 (46.9%)
Forced Proximity
21 (25.9%)
Threesome
22 (27.2%)
Vorkosiverse: The Cukoo, by callmecasandra
Mar. 17th, 2026 01:43 ambeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Vorkosigan
Pairings/Characters: Gregor Vorbarra, Ivan Vorpatril
Rating: Gen
Length: 7k
Creator Links:callmecasandra
Theme: siblings, AU, fork in the road, family, gen, old fandoms, book fandoms
Summary: Gregor need not have worried.
Reccer's Notes: Gregor Vorbarra is Emperor of Barrayar, and he has monsters in his family tree. His father Serg was a rapist and a murderer who died when he was a small child (and Serg's own father Emperor Ezar arranged his death), and his great uncle was Mad Emperor Yuri who was paranoid and homicidal and awful. Gregor understandably has issues about his family.
But what if Ezar had seen the sort of person Serg was, and how many monsters are in the family tree, and not only made sure Serg died before inheriting the throne, but also ... made sure that Serg would not father the next emperor of Barrayar?
This is a short but compelling AU. The series is marked incomplete, but there are no dangling plot threads and it hasn't been updated in over a decade.
Fanwork Links: The Cuckoo
Pairings/Characters: Gregor Vorbarra, Ivan Vorpatril
Rating: Gen
Length: 7k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, AU, fork in the road, family, gen, old fandoms, book fandoms
Summary: Gregor need not have worried.
Reccer's Notes: Gregor Vorbarra is Emperor of Barrayar, and he has monsters in his family tree. His father Serg was a rapist and a murderer who died when he was a small child (and Serg's own father Emperor Ezar arranged his death), and his great uncle was Mad Emperor Yuri who was paranoid and homicidal and awful. Gregor understandably has issues about his family.
But what if Ezar had seen the sort of person Serg was, and how many monsters are in the family tree, and not only made sure Serg died before inheriting the throne, but also ... made sure that Serg would not father the next emperor of Barrayar?
This is a short but compelling AU. The series is marked incomplete, but there are no dangling plot threads and it hasn't been updated in over a decade.
Fanwork Links: The Cuckoo
Star Wars: Lonely In Your Company by Darkmagyk
Mar. 17th, 2026 01:36 ambeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Star Wars
Pairings/Characters: Leia Organa
Rating: Gen
Length: 2k
Creator Links:Darkmagyk
Theme: siblings, gen, family,
Summary: “We were very close.” Sola says, and Leia smiles her politician's smile in response.
This woman is convinced she and her sister were the best of friends. And she’s telling the secret daughter, from a secret marriage, all about it.
Leia doesn't need the force to know it wasn't true.
Reccer's Notes: This is about Padmé and her sister Sola, but it's also about Luke and Leia, and about family, and about memory.
Fanwork Links: Lonely In Your Company
Pairings/Characters: Leia Organa
Rating: Gen
Length: 2k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, gen, family,
Summary: “We were very close.” Sola says, and Leia smiles her politician's smile in response.
This woman is convinced she and her sister were the best of friends. And she’s telling the secret daughter, from a secret marriage, all about it.
Leia doesn't need the force to know it wasn't true.
Reccer's Notes: This is about Padmé and her sister Sola, but it's also about Luke and Leia, and about family, and about memory.
Fanwork Links: Lonely In Your Company
Captain Americs: My Brother, The Hero by Odsbodkins
Mar. 17th, 2026 01:13 ambeatrice_otter in fancakeFandom: Captain America
Characters/Pairings: Steve/Bucky
Rating: G
Length: 16,400 words
Creator Links:odsbodkins
Theme: Outside POV, siblings, female characters, gen,
Summary: Becca Barnes is eight years old, and her big brother can do no wrong. The events of the two Captain America movies, from the perspective of one of the sisters Bucky leaves behind.
Reccer's Notes: This story has an excellent child's perspective, and a deep and abiding love between Becca and Bucky. It's lovely and it makes me cry.
Fanwork Links: My Brother, the Hero
Characters/Pairings: Steve/Bucky
Rating: G
Length: 16,400 words
Creator Links:
odsbodkinsTheme: Outside POV, siblings, female characters, gen,
Summary: Becca Barnes is eight years old, and her big brother can do no wrong. The events of the two Captain America movies, from the perspective of one of the sisters Bucky leaves behind.
Reccer's Notes: This story has an excellent child's perspective, and a deep and abiding love between Becca and Bucky. It's lovely and it makes me cry.
Fanwork Links: My Brother, the Hero
SGA: Last Will and Testament by speranza
Mar. 17th, 2026 07:31 pmmific in fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Jeannie Miller, Jack O'Neill
Rating: Explicit
Length: 23,191, 02:40:45
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply.
Creator Links: speranza on AO3, speranza's own site
Themes: Siblings, Action/adventure, Family, AU, AU - fork in the road
Summary: "Jean isn't your sister," Rodney said, speaking to John as if he was a small child. "Jean is my sister."
John's whole face changed. "What?"
Reccer's Notes: Written as a slightly cracky Harlequin fic, this is a favourite story of mine, full of action, adventure, and family complications. John and Rodney meet at Patrick Sheppard's funeral and afterwards happen on an alien artifact at his apartment. A wild ride ensues as they try to get it to Area 51. Rodney's a physicist and John's air force, but at the start, neither of them know about the Stargate program. There's lots of excellent drama, romance, and snark as they gradually discover all the secrets their parents hid from them.
Fanwork Links: Last Will and Testament on speranza's site, and on AO3
And I podficced the story
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Jeannie Miller, Jack O'Neill
Rating: Explicit
Length: 23,191, 02:40:45
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply.
spoilery content note
Rodney and John weren't raised as brothers, but they discover they are. After having fucked. This causes some angst for a while, and Rodney's rationalisations are amusing.Creator Links: speranza on AO3, speranza's own site
Themes: Siblings, Action/adventure, Family, AU, AU - fork in the road
Summary: "Jean isn't your sister," Rodney said, speaking to John as if he was a small child. "Jean is my sister."
John's whole face changed. "What?"
Reccer's Notes: Written as a slightly cracky Harlequin fic, this is a favourite story of mine, full of action, adventure, and family complications. John and Rodney meet at Patrick Sheppard's funeral and afterwards happen on an alien artifact at his apartment. A wild ride ensues as they try to get it to Area 51. Rodney's a physicist and John's air force, but at the start, neither of them know about the Stargate program. There's lots of excellent drama, romance, and snark as they gradually discover all the secrets their parents hid from them.
Fanwork Links: Last Will and Testament on speranza's site, and on AO3
And I podficced the story