[Challenge #428: Drink] Doctor Who: 'Somewhat Equivocal'
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anythingdrabbleTitle: 'Somewhat Equivocal'
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: Eleventh Doctor, River Song
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted tovocab_drabbles and ficlet_zone
Summary: "An accurate translation is difficult to come by."
( Somewhat Equivocal )
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: Eleventh Doctor, River Song
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
vocab_drabbles and ficlet_zoneSummary: "An accurate translation is difficult to come by."
( Somewhat Equivocal )
Challenge 428 Prompt Post
Feb. 23rd, 2026 05:42 pmlove_jackianto1 posting in anythingdrabbleThis week's prompt is:
Drink
Have fun!
P.s. I'll take care of tagging.
Have fun!
P.s. I'll take care of tagging.
Stranger Things: Roll To Charm Person, by harriet_vane
Feb. 22nd, 2026 09:51 amrunpunkrun posting in fancakeFandom: Stranger Things
Pairings/Characters: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Rating: Explicit
Length: 59,047 words
Content Notes: Bullying and homophobia.
Creator Link:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
harriet_vane
Theme: Inept in Love, Pretend Couple, Friends to Lovers, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters
Summary: Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.
"I have an idea," says Mike.
Ice cubes form in Will's stomach. "How dangerous is it? Like, should I call Dustin to talk you down, or should I call Nancy to be ready to drive us to the hospital?"
"No," says Mike, "you can't tell anyone or it won't work."
"Or what won't work?" Will asks. It's like picking up a rock you know a spider will be under.
Mike gets up and closes Will's door. Hopper doesn't make them keep it open but sometimes Will does anyway, because every now and then lying around alone with Mike on his bed just makes his chest ache too much. If the door is open he can tell himself You can't do anything right now, someone will see.
Mike leans back against the door. His eyes are lit up with that special maniacal gleam that the Wheelers get right before they do something insane, like when Nancy says, "Then we have to go kill Vecna ourselves," or whatever. "Take me to the wedding," says Mike.
"Yeah," says Will slowly, "you'll be at the wedding. Obviously."
"As your date."
Reccer's Notes: They've fixed Hawkins' Upside Down problem (though this predates the final season), and it's the kids' senior year, and Will is worried his mom is worried about him, so Mike hatches a plan to be Will's (fake) date to Joyce and Hopper's wedding because of course he does. That means we've got Will pretending to pretend he's into Mike and Mike playing gay chicken against himself and...losing? winning? both?? Neither of them is doing a great job (or any job) communicating, but their fake relationship thrives and does what all the best fake relationships do, becomes real. A sweet friends-to-lovers romance with just the right amount of agonizing feelings.
Fanwork Link: Roll To Charm Person
Pairings/Characters: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Rating: Explicit
Length: 59,047 words
Content Notes: Bullying and homophobia.
Creator Link:
Theme: Inept in Love, Pretend Couple, Friends to Lovers, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters
Summary: Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.
"I have an idea," says Mike.
Ice cubes form in Will's stomach. "How dangerous is it? Like, should I call Dustin to talk you down, or should I call Nancy to be ready to drive us to the hospital?"
"No," says Mike, "you can't tell anyone or it won't work."
"Or what won't work?" Will asks. It's like picking up a rock you know a spider will be under.
Mike gets up and closes Will's door. Hopper doesn't make them keep it open but sometimes Will does anyway, because every now and then lying around alone with Mike on his bed just makes his chest ache too much. If the door is open he can tell himself You can't do anything right now, someone will see.
Mike leans back against the door. His eyes are lit up with that special maniacal gleam that the Wheelers get right before they do something insane, like when Nancy says, "Then we have to go kill Vecna ourselves," or whatever. "Take me to the wedding," says Mike.
"Yeah," says Will slowly, "you'll be at the wedding. Obviously."
"As your date."
Reccer's Notes: They've fixed Hawkins' Upside Down problem (though this predates the final season), and it's the kids' senior year, and Will is worried his mom is worried about him, so Mike hatches a plan to be Will's (fake) date to Joyce and Hopper's wedding because of course he does. That means we've got Will pretending to pretend he's into Mike and Mike playing gay chicken against himself and...losing? winning? both?? Neither of them is doing a great job (or any job) communicating, but their fake relationship thrives and does what all the best fake relationships do, becomes real. A sweet friends-to-lovers romance with just the right amount of agonizing feelings.
Fanwork Link: Roll To Charm Person
[Challenge 427 - Lifetime] Fire Emblem: Awakening - Return
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:35 amkalloway posting in anythingdrabbleTitle: Return
Fandom: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Characters/Pairings: Lucina, Robin, Chrom
Word Count: 100
Rating: All-Ages
Summary: Post-Canon, Lucina hears the news.
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( return )
Fandom: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Characters/Pairings: Lucina, Robin, Chrom
Word Count: 100
Rating: All-Ages
Summary: Post-Canon, Lucina hears the news.
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( return )
Three is Not a Crowd PDPHs Due February 24
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:17 ammaevedarcy posting in pinchhitsEvent: Three is Not a Crowd
Event link:threeisnotacrowd
Pinch hit link: PHs post at our comm
Due date: February 24 2026 23:59 (GMT-3)
We have the following PHs looking for a loving home.
PH 9 - Superman (Movie 2025), The Librarians (TV 2014), Leverage (US TV 2008), Star Trek: The Original Series, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Trek: Voyager, Constantine (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Crossover Fandom
PH 10 - Marvel Cinematic Universe, KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Heated Rivalry (TV), 9-1-1 (TV), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), DCU (Comics), Marvel (Comics), Teen Wolf
PH 11 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Bugsnax (Video Game)
PH 12 - The Mummy (Movies 1999-2008), Original Work
Event link:
threeisnotacrowd Pinch hit link: PHs post at our comm
Due date: February 24 2026 23:59 (GMT-3)
We have the following PHs looking for a loving home.
PH 9 - Superman (Movie 2025), The Librarians (TV 2014), Leverage (US TV 2008), Star Trek: The Original Series, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Trek: Voyager, Constantine (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Crossover Fandom
PH 10 - Marvel Cinematic Universe, KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Heated Rivalry (TV), 9-1-1 (TV), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), DCU (Comics), Marvel (Comics), Teen Wolf
PH 11 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Bugsnax (Video Game)
PH 12 - The Mummy (Movies 1999-2008), Original Work
Collection revealed!
Feb. 20th, 2026 10:05 pmrfemod posting in rarefemslashexchangeThe collection is now open!
Please remember that commenting on your gift is mandatory for this exchange so please do so in good faith. :)
Of course, comments are encouraged on any works that you enjoy within the collection!
If you have any issues with your gift, please reach out as soon as possible via email at rarefemslashexchangemod@gmail.com.
Creator reveals will be on February 27th, 10PM PST. [Countdown] [In Your Timezone]
Any other questions/comments can be left on this post (anon is on, screening isn't) or you can email as well.
Enjoy! :D
Please remember that commenting on your gift is mandatory for this exchange so please do so in good faith. :)
Of course, comments are encouraged on any works that you enjoy within the collection!
If you have any issues with your gift, please reach out as soon as possible via email at rarefemslashexchangemod@gmail.com.
Creator reveals will be on February 27th, 10PM PST. [Countdown] [In Your Timezone]
Any other questions/comments can be left on this post (anon is on, screening isn't) or you can email as well.
Enjoy! :D
Heated Rivalry: Tuna Melts and Longitudinal Studies by OpalApparition
Feb. 21st, 2026 05:01 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Rose Landry, numerous Reddit OCs.
Rating: Teen
Length: 20,175
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply. Some of the Reddit comments contain terrible advice!
Creator Links: OpalApparition on AO3
Themes: Inept in love, Canon LGBTQ+ characters, Humor, Unusual format & style, Epistolary, Outsider POV, Angst with a happy ending
Summary: I (26M) want to invite man I sleep with (26M) to my house to spend the weekend. Help me not ruin it.
Or: Ilya Rozanov goes to the internet for dating advice
Reccer's Notes: This is a long (9 chapters) social media epistolary fic based on Reddit, where Ilya asks the internet for advice before the tuna melt hookup. It's funny, very cleverly done, and the responses from Reddit users are often hilarious. We start with Ilya's post (he's orangespyder617 - his sports car name & Boston area code), and later, Shane (gingerale_MTL) also separately posts after he's bolted in panic and is dating Rose, and has realized he's really messed things up. There's some fun for the Reddit users in speculating about who these two rich, inept in love guys might be, and also later after Shane posts as Ilya has wiped his former thread by then but some users remember it and join the dots. Rose herself (kidnapped4times) also posts wanting advice about how to tactfully tell her boyfriend he's gay, and finally Ilya posts again. It reads exactly like Reddit, although I suspect with way fewer trolls, and the users often post memes and links to vids which work, and add to the realism. Throughout, Ilya and Shane amply demonstrate their ineptitude in love, starting with POSTING TO REDDIT ABOUT IT AT ALL! I grinned a lot.
Fanwork Links: Tuna Melts and Longitudinal Studies
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Rose Landry, numerous Reddit OCs.
Rating: Teen
Length: 20,175
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply. Some of the Reddit comments contain terrible advice!
Creator Links: OpalApparition on AO3
Themes: Inept in love, Canon LGBTQ+ characters, Humor, Unusual format & style, Epistolary, Outsider POV, Angst with a happy ending
Summary: I (26M) want to invite man I sleep with (26M) to my house to spend the weekend. Help me not ruin it.
Or: Ilya Rozanov goes to the internet for dating advice
Reccer's Notes: This is a long (9 chapters) social media epistolary fic based on Reddit, where Ilya asks the internet for advice before the tuna melt hookup. It's funny, very cleverly done, and the responses from Reddit users are often hilarious. We start with Ilya's post (he's orangespyder617 - his sports car name & Boston area code), and later, Shane (gingerale_MTL) also separately posts after he's bolted in panic and is dating Rose, and has realized he's really messed things up. There's some fun for the Reddit users in speculating about who these two rich, inept in love guys might be, and also later after Shane posts as Ilya has wiped his former thread by then but some users remember it and join the dots. Rose herself (kidnapped4times) also posts wanting advice about how to tactfully tell her boyfriend he's gay, and finally Ilya posts again. It reads exactly like Reddit, although I suspect with way fewer trolls, and the users often post memes and links to vids which work, and add to the realism. Throughout, Ilya and Shane amply demonstrate their ineptitude in love, starting with POSTING TO REDDIT ABOUT IT AT ALL! I grinned a lot.
Fanwork Links: Tuna Melts and Longitudinal Studies
FFFX Post-Deadline PHs Due March 8
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:19 ammodzilla posting in pinchhitsEvent: Five Figure Fanwork Exchange - multifandom gift exchange for 5k+ fanfic and 20+ panel comic-style fanart
Event link:fffx / https://fffx.dreamwidth.org
Pinch hit link: https://fffx.dreamwidth.org/tag/pinch+hits
Due date: 11:59pm EDT, Sunday 8 March
Five Figure Fanwork Exchange is seeking pinch hitters who can create a story of at least 5,000 words or a comic of at least 20 panels. We've already delayed once and we'd be very grateful if pinch hitters could help us avoid delaying again!
Pinch hits are available to pick up in the following fandoms with the following minimum requirements:
ART
( Fandoms available to fulfil with art - 40-panel comic or 20-panel comic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with art - 20-panel comic only needed )
FIC
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 10k fic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 10k fic or 5k fic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 5k fic only needed )
Event link:
fffx / https://fffx.dreamwidth.org Pinch hit link: https://fffx.dreamwidth.org/tag/pinch+hits
Due date: 11:59pm EDT, Sunday 8 March
Five Figure Fanwork Exchange is seeking pinch hitters who can create a story of at least 5,000 words or a comic of at least 20 panels. We've already delayed once and we'd be very grateful if pinch hitters could help us avoid delaying again!
Pinch hits are available to pick up in the following fandoms with the following minimum requirements:
ART
( Fandoms available to fulfil with art - 40-panel comic or 20-panel comic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with art - 20-panel comic only needed )
FIC
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 10k fic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 10k fic or 5k fic needed )
( Fandoms available to fulfil with fic - 5k fic only needed )
All works are in!
Feb. 19th, 2026 07:15 pmrfemod posting in rarefemslashexchangeThe collection will open on February 20th, 10PM PST (UTC-8). [Countdown] [In Your Timezone]
Thank you to our wonderful pinch hitters! If you are a pinch hitter who didn't sign up for the exchange or someone who would like to treat a pinch hitter, there is a Pinch Hitter's Prompts Post.
To all the participants: please make sure any and all edits are completed and if you're an artist that your embedded image links are still working.
The exchange welcomes and encourages treats, even after the collection is open. You can check out the AO3 app to find the fandoms and ships that have been requested for this round.
If you have any other questions/comments, you can leave them here (anon is on, screening isn't) or email at rarefemslashexchangemod@gmail.com.
Looking forward to revealing the collection and these amazing works! :D
Thank you to our wonderful pinch hitters! If you are a pinch hitter who didn't sign up for the exchange or someone who would like to treat a pinch hitter, there is a Pinch Hitter's Prompts Post.
To all the participants: please make sure any and all edits are completed and if you're an artist that your embedded image links are still working.
The exchange welcomes and encourages treats, even after the collection is open. You can check out the AO3 app to find the fandoms and ships that have been requested for this round.
If you have any other questions/comments, you can leave them here (anon is on, screening isn't) or email at rarefemslashexchangemod@gmail.com.
Looking forward to revealing the collection and these amazing works! :D
[Challenge #427] Viola come il mare — Shatter
Feb. 19th, 2026 09:09 pmveronyxk84 posting in anythingdrabbleTitle: Shatter
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV series)
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set at the end of S1.
Summary: After Francesco runs, Viola understands the truth: the damage is done.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #427 - Lifetime
Crossposted:drabble_zone, 100words, emotion100, My journal
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( READ: Shatter )
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV series)
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set at the end of S1.
Summary: After Francesco runs, Viola understands the truth: the damage is done.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #427 - Lifetime
Crossposted:
drabble_zone, 100words, emotion100, My journal—
( READ: Shatter )