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Happy New Year!

I think I shall start the year with another post about Aryana which I am now 55 of 189 episodes in and I feel like we've hit the first doldrums of a drama hamster wheel. When Aryana was in school the drama with Megan and Hubert did go in circles but there was a slightly different drama each time with slightly different stakes and different characters getting involved. But now that Aryana is a bedbound mermaid, the show no longer has school shenanigans but takes place mainly in her home with her family hiding her condition and waving off people's concern, and the past three episodes ended with Marlon seemingly discovering Aryana's secret -- but the first two were fakeouts before the real thing.

I feel like I'm poking at the show with my foot like, please do something interesting? Something different that isn't a close call where Character A/B/C/D/E almost discovers that Aryana's a mermaid, and then they don't? (Except Marlon, who just found out.) Two decent underwater scenes do not make a plot.

However this section of the show had what is possibly the FUNNIEST two dynamic swerves. It doesn't save the rest of the episodes, but it is funny that, firstly, Marlon is all up in Aryana's business despite no one in her family wanting him there, and he is SO MAD that Hubert is on Aryana's secret and that he, Marlon who is Aryana's actual best friend, is not. This was especially funny after Marlon and Aryana had a convo where Aryana said that she has forgiven Hubert for lying to her but can't forget what he's done, and then in the same dang episode Marlon walks in on Hubert and Aryana hanging out together and Aryana's grandmother kicks Marlon out of the house while Marlon's going, "But why does HUBERT get to stay!"

Secondly, Victor's mom Elnora saw Aryana while she was sick and had a change of heart, and now suspects that Aryana may actually be Victor's daughter, and Ofelia's claim that Aryana is Victor's isn't just a ploy by Ofelia to get in on Victor's fortune. So now Elnora is ALL for Victor doing a DNA test to confirm Aryana's identity, and when Stella and Megan predictably freak out about this, Elnora is like, your pain means nothing to me💅. After all she was NOT kind to Ofelia when Ofelia was her daughter-in-law, so why would she be kind to Stella who is her current daughter-in-law? It's consistent! And funny.

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Challenge 285:
FRESH START

Sometimes your best option is just to start over.

Maybe it’s a project that isn’t going well, or a job that hasn’t worked out. Maybe it’s a new day, or a new year, one of those timepoints that encourage you to think about changes you want to make. Maybe it’s something more drastic – a new career or even a whole new life. Whatever the case, it’s time for a new start.

What does that look like? Is it by choice, or are your characters forced into it by circumstance? Is it easy, or not so much?

Write a story about a fresh start.

BONUS GOAL: “New year, new me!"

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, January 5 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
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• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #284 – Home for the Holidays!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3894

Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

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You may now post your Challenge 284 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.

Happy new year to everyone whose time zone has already made it to 2026!

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What are you thankful for this week?
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Привет and welcome to our new Russian friends from LiveJournal! We are happy to offer you a new home. We will not require identification for you to post or comment. We also do not cooperate with Russian government requests for any information about your account unless they go through a United States court first. (And it hasn't happened in 16 years!)

Importing your journal from ЖЖ may be slow. There are a lot of you, with many posts and comments, and we have to limit how fast we download your information from ЖЖ so they don't block us. Please be patient! We have been watching and fixing errors, and we will go back to doing that after the holiday is over.

I am very sorry that we can't translate the site into Russian or offer support in Russian. We are a much, much smaller company than LiveJournal is, and my high school Russian classes were a very long time ago :) But at least we aren't owned by Sberbank!

С Новым Годом, and welcome home!

EDIT: Большое спасибо всем за помощь друг другу в комментариях! Я ценю каждого, кто предоставляет нашим новым соседям информацию, понятную им без необходимости искать её в Google. :) И спасибо вам за терпение к моему русскому переводу с помощью Google Translate! Прошло уже много-много лет со школьных времен!

Thank you also to everyone who's been giving our new neighbors a warm welcome. I love you all ❤️

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Happy New Year!!! Here’s everything I did for fandom events in 2025!!

Completed

fandomtrumpshate 2024 obligations (1 fic, 2 podfics)
A Red Ribbon Around Qingxin for nwrhs
[Podfic] my heart is a traveler for celli
[Podfic] When Words Fail for ThatBitchMabel

Took part in K-Pop Ficmix
never too far away (11,088 kilometers) for cortanasol

Wrote three

scarygirlynight fills
see them here

Achieved my goal for

ficwip’s the fic that haunts you 2025
Welcome To Le Café

Wrote nine

ficwip drabble prompts

prompt: something left behind

3/8/2025
Fandom: XO, Kitty
Character: Yuri Han

Yuri Han left her old life behind. After disowning her father and his blood money, she had to rebuild from scratch, getting a job at a clothing store. Woo Designs was home to up-and-coming fashion designer Ji-Young Woo. She was a forgiving boss, but her assistant, Philippa Ashmond, was anything but. Philippa analyzed every stitch, every pattern, every color, every item refresh to make sure it was perfect. Yuri found these contrasting styles to make for a lively environment. It made her want to do better. She thought of the cardigan Min Ho bought Kitty. She could make one better.

prompt: shadow

7/5/2025
Fandom: LE SSERAFIM
Ship: Kazuha/Yunjin (implied)

The low light of the club cast a shadow on the floor beneath Kazuha’s feet. Her neck itched under the collar she was wearing, but it didn't bother her as much as the overwhelming mix of scents, from artificial bubblegum to woody musk.

Two men approached her. They looked slightly older. Alphas, too, she could tell.

“An owned alpha. You don’t see that very often,” one of them said.

“Who’s your master?” the other asked.

Kazuha gestured to a woman on stage playing guitar.

“You’re kidding. She always said she would never take a pet.”

“I guess I’m the exception.”

prompt: heartbeat

7/20/2025
Fandom: The Pitt
Ship: Santos & Javadi

It was another day at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, and Victoria still had the events of yesterday looming over her. Of course, the daughter of an attending at the hospital had to go and faint on her first day, and then deal with a mass casualty event hours after.

“Morning, Crash,” Trinity said from behind her, grabbing her shoulders, surprising her.

Victoria put her hand over her heart, feeling it beat in her chest. She wasn't expecting that.

“Did I surprise you?” Trinity asked. "I thought after yesterday that was impossible."

“My name is Victoria,” she said.

“Okay, Victoria.”

ao3

prompt: what comes next

9/28/2025
Fandom: Thai GL RPF
Ship: Fay/May

A lively party was happening at Fay’s Bangkok apartment after the wrap of Somewhere Somehow. Nam was taking shots like she didn't have a shooting tomorrow, Heng was blasting music from a Bluetooth speaker he brought, and Frung was trying to see how many cracker and cheese sandwiches she could fit in her mouth at once.

Fay caught May’s eye on the couch. “So, what comes next?”

May patted the seat next to her. “Whatever you want.”

Fay sat next to May. “Are you enjoying yourself?”

“Now that you’re next to me.”

“Charmer.”

May kissed Fay gently. “Only with you.”

ao3

prompt: leave the light on when you go

11/7/2025
Fandom: My Safe Zone
Ship: Alin/Jane

Once again, Jane felt betrayed. Just like the time eight years ago when Alin left without a word. She knew it was irrational to be upset. Alin had never shown any interest in Pie. Pie was just overly eager over Alin. But, she didn't even bother to hear her out.

Maybe it was a bad decision to jump right into this. Alin had just gotten out of her previous relationship with Kate and Jane had always been too jealous and possessive.

“I’ll leave the light on,” Alin called out from the ground floor, leaving.

Jane heard. It was a plea.

ao3

prompt: are you sure about that?

11/25/2025
Fandom: Thai GL RPF
Ship: Lookmhee/Sonya

Lookmhee and Sonya collected GL couples like Thanos collected the infinity stones. Sonya, as the self-proclaimed “mami of GL,” had a reputation to uphold, and well, Lookmhee wasn’t above the act of attracting women either.

But at the end of the day, they knew who the other belonged to. The jealous glances when one got too close to someone else sent shivers down spines. Lookmhee’s tight hold around Sonya's waist said what no words ever could. Sonya’s “Are you sure?” before the first time they kissed without a camera sealed their fate.

No one would come in between their relationship.

ao3

prompt: the credit card was declined

12/6/2025
Fandom: XO, Kitty
Character: Yuri Han

“Miss, this card has been declined,” the cashier said, handing it back to Yuri.

She knew this tactic. Her mom always restricted her access to money when she wanted her attention. Not having the time to deal with it right now, she asked another worker to hold the clothes for her.

Later, she found out it wasn't on purpose. There was development in a lawsuit. Her father's assets were frozen. Now, on top of being alone, she was broke.

Karma had a weird way of coming back to you when you least expected it. Only up from here, she supposed.

prompt: never have I ever

12/20/2025
Original Work (Working Title: The Secret We Held)
Pairing: Ishani/Arya

“Never have I ever kissed someone of the same gender,” Jae, one of Arjun’s friends, poses to the group.

I see Arya lift her cup. In eighth grade, she was the lead in a school play. They couldn’t find a male love interest that fit the role. It was a small peck. I wouldn’t count it. The circle gasps and whoops, anyway.

My mind goes back to Asher Miller’s eighteenth birthday party over the summer. That extravagant walk-in closet. The intoxicating scent of eucalyptus and carnations. Her sweeping a stray hair behind my ear. In that moment, I considered it.

prompt: new year’s eve

12/31/2025
XO, Kitty
Pairing: Kitty/Yuri

Fireworks burst into the sky in a colorful array over Han River. Kitty sits on the grass, her knees hugging her chest, looking up in awe. Last year, she saw them in a park in Portland. These are more beautiful. Maybe it's the way the water reflects their light, or maybe it’s the person sitting next to her.

Call her cliché, but she has always imagined what it would be like to kiss someone at midnight on New Year's. A countdown later, a chorus of “Happy New Year!” erupts. She turns to Yuri, kissing her. It’s everything she had imagined.

ao3

Wrote a fill for

ficwip’s A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words event

prompt: a white puppy in a field of snow

12/6/2025
Fandom: LE SSERAFIM
Ship: Kazuha/Yunjin

Looking out her window, Kazuha noticed it started snowing. The first snow of the season. A special time. She wanted to twirl as the flakes fell down around her. The image looked pretty in her head.

There was a story that if you spent the first snow with someone you liked, you would have long-lasting love. She wasn’t sure if she quite believed in superstitions like that, but it was a romantic ideal. Winter was the season of love in Korea—and her hometown of Japan.

Her outfit—a black-and-white striped flannel and gray sweatpants—was the most casual thing she could think of for the occasion. Of course, the first snow fell when she was wearing the most inconspicuous ever. Maybe her black puffer jacket could save it. She stood up, grabbing it from the coat hanger by the door.

Yunjin looked up then. She was sitting on the couch next to Kazuha. She also noticed the snow. She thought maybe Kazuha would invite her outside. The hopeless romantic in her believed in the superstition, but what did she know? It wasn’t like she gave her a bouquet of flowers during last week’s fanmeeting expecting anything.

It was just that Kazuha was an easy person to love. Yunjin sensed her sincerity from the moment they met. Kazuha never did anything halfway. She put her all into everything, especially her performance. But, Yunjin would be lying if she found nothing endearing about the more casual side of her. Her easy-going, laid-back personality, infectious laugh, and samoyed-like softness made her even more likeable.

Putting her jacket on, Kazuha did a spin. “Does this make me seem more put-together?”

“Are you asking me?” Yunjin asked.

“Who else is around, unnie?”

“It’s a cute look.”

“You’re not lying to make me feel better, right?”

“Zuha, you’re pretty in anything you wear.”

“I’m not sure about that.”

“Come on, you rocked an inflatable riding dinosaur costume in Times Square.” Yunjin stretched her arms. “You know what? I should get my sister to send me the ugliest Christmas sweaters we own. But even then, I still think you would look beautiful.”

“I’ve never seen an ugly Christmas sweater, but if you say so.”

“Okay. I’m making you wear one this Christmas.”

“Only if you wear one too.”

“That’s a given.”

“Want to see the snow with me?”

Yunjin nodded. She grabbed a jacket that happened to look similar to the one Kazuha was wearing. Another thing to add to their never-ending thread of matching clothes.

Kazuha mentioned in an interview that if she were to wear another member’s clothes, she thought Yunjin’s style was cool. That video they did where they swapped closets made them realize that there was a lot of overlap there.

Yunjin looked at the t-shirt and jeans she was wearing. She slipped on the jacket. Stylists definitely knew what they were doing when they said adding layers made any outfit better.

They both put on boots, stepping out of the dorm. Kazuha’s were gray; hers were brown. She noticed Kazuha’s fingers twitch at her sides during the elevator ride down. She took Kazuha’s hand with a smile. Kazuha smiled back. They looked at each other. The elevator dinged. They let go, stepping out.

Same group members holding hands wasn’t anything suspicious, but they didn’t want anyone to get the wrong idea. It wouldn’t be the first time someone suspected something between them.

Frigid air hit them as they walked outside. Snowflakes fell. A small layer of snow squished underneath their feet.

“I understand now,” Kazuha said, catching snowflakes in her palms. “Those cheesy romance movies were up to something with this.”

“Yeah…” Yunjin looked at Kazuha as she spun in the snow. “It’s enchanting.”

Kazuha turned. “We should do the Snowman challenge!”

“Where did that come from?”

“This is the perfect vibe!”

The song was romantic. Fit for the winter. On par with The First Snow by EXO in terms of popularity during this time. Although Snowman was happier. The former was like the Last Christmas of Korea. Unavoidable. Overplayed to the point of being hated. Bound to also have a challenge done by Kazuha with it, because she was a lover at heart.

Sia’s voice filtered out of Kazuha’s phone as she set it down to record. Pressing the red button, she stepped back, grabbing Yunjin’s hands, swaying them back and forth. “Dance with me.”

Yunjin chuckled, swaying along to the music with Kazuha. She didn’t know who was supposed to be leading who in this impromptu routine, but that was the fun of it. They twirled each other, pushed each other forwards and backwards with their palms, even spun around a few times separately in front of the camera before Yunjin almost tripped. Kazuha instinctively leaned forward to catch her, but Yunjin caught herself. Kazuha ended the recording there, sliding her phone back in her pocket.

“Ah, sorry,” Yunjin apologized.

“It’s okay. How about we try something slower? Without the camera this time,” Kazuha suggested.

“Aren’t you cold?”

“I am, but it’s worth it. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than with you in this moment.”

Yunjin pulled Kazuha into a tight hug. A kind of hug that warmed you from the inside out. A kind of hug that let you forget you were shivering. A kind of hug you didn’t want to break away from.

Stepping back, Yunjin held her hand out. “Can you lead me?”

Kazuha grabbed Yunjin’s hand, intertwining their fingers as she moved to put a steadying arm around her waist. She stepped forward. Yunjin stepped back, matching the movement. The dance was slow, almost charged as they waltzed closer and closer to each other.

“Do you think we’ll have long-lasting love?” Yunjin asked.

“I don’t know,” Kazuha said truthfully. “All I know is the present. And I love you in the present.”

“I love you too.”

As snow fell around them, cold lips met, warm bodies tangled, and love blossomed. They didn’t need superstitions.

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Wrote two gifts for

elasticella’s Sapphic Stocking Stuffers event
stay with you for SaraJaye
already won for ilejeshi

Participated in

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I’m so happy to be a part of this community! Cheers to 2026 :))

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This week's word is...
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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:
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- 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 pop back around later!)

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okay, so i've come to a decision. i will post all of my one shots and

ficwip works here, and my chapter fics will probably move to my writing community,

fleurseraphine. i kind of regret making a community because juggling all of my fics and posts between two places is a bit much for my sleepy brain.

anyway, happy new year! i really hope this year is kinder to all of us.

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Here are the fics that I’ve really liked this past month. All of these are complete. Enjoy!

Fandom: Boku no Hero Academia (3), Harry Potter (1), Miraculous Ladybug (2)

( December Fic Recs )

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Finish all of 'Let me down slowly' chapters	Finish at least one dol au fic	Write a Joscarl skin ship I haven't previously done	Make a new shrine for my website	Annual 5th January antodrew fic
More joscarl	Get halfway through 'Hell's Bistro'	Write more of 'It's hard to say that everything will be okay' fic	Finish 'Lifeless Stars'	Start working on the big Antodrew fic that has been in plans since 2023
Finish 'we should stick together' series	Finish a moriaku fic I started	FREE SPACE	Do the idv x limbus crossover fic	Do some of the Macrocest Bingo Night Edition fills
Write for another Limbus ship	Egg fic	Write more side stories for 'Lifeless Stars'	Crossdressing fic	Write 'Psyche Luger' gregclair fic
Finish most of the 'Garden of eden fics'	Write Heishou IDs gregclair	Balance out IDV and Limbus fics	Finish 'Just one more kiss'	Don't join more than 5 exchanges

Round two of the creative bingo! Another ambitious one, all things considered. I'd love to get a lot things done next year, so that's reflected in the challenges I've given myself. Once again, 'Lifeless Stars' is the most ambitious one, but working on 'Hell's Bistro' might be a hard one too, depending on how I feel throughout the year. some of these I could've gotten done now, but I've decided to relax for the last few days of the year.

On updating: This will be a pinned post until the end of the year. When one of the things is finished, depending on what it is, it will either be linked to if it's a fic or be bolded if it's a goal for something that i can't post yet (event fic that needs to be posted at specific time or work that isn't posted but was rather just something to work on and not finish still).

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The VLD girls have introduced me to Arcane and I have a new favorite:

Jinx from Arcane

Could not STAND Jinx the first few episodes, but after the time skip, she piqued my interest. By the end of S1, I was rooting for her to blow shit up. You do you, babygirl. I will now be thinking about her talking to a ghost until we watch S2.

If that doesn't happen in S2, I will probably jot something down. Might use her as a launch point for more unhinged OCs. There's plenty of room in TYL's world. Have an idea for something ofic focused next year so maybe I'll design it around this.

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i signed up for january's

writethisfanfic event! my goal is to write and post at least one chapter in january, and i also have some writing goals of my own that i might integrate with my WTFF goal. (best abbreviation ever. XD )

i'm crossing my fingers that 2026 will be the year i participate in more multi-fandom events, like the events

ficwip has. in the beginning of 2025, i tried to participate but anxiety got the best of me. i'm really hoping that this year, i manage my anxiety and do better with posting and keeping my works up.

i have a hidden collection for some of my fics, mostly old drafts or older versions of my WIPs, such as the original 'ars moriendi', which i'm currently rewriting. i'm also rewriting my alva/joseph fantasy au, 'not by the moon', which is inspired loosely by my favorite manhwa, 'the queen's knight'.

i will post my new years' resolutions list sometime this evening.

other than that, today was a bit messy. i misplaced my wallet, only to find it under the seat in my mom's car. then i misplaced my phone, which my cat was sitting on top of. 😶 i didn't get much sleep last night as something personal kept me awake, but otherwise i did manage to nap.

i've been watching 'ancient aliens' and 'forensic files' for inspiration regarding my aforementioned fics ('ars moriendi' and 'not by the moon'). forensic files is my absolute favorite show, and the reason why i'm so invested in forensic science and mysteries. i've learned more in that show than i have learned about safety in school lol.

anyway, i hope everyone has a lovely new year. i need to prepare sally for the fireworks.

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