Friday, March 27th, 2026 07:13 am
RAYE's This Album May Contain Hope has dropped. I have a three-hour plus bus trip to visit my parents. I'm going to put it on repeat.
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Friday, March 27th, 2026 02:03 pm
Title: The Meeting on the Island: Empty
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Pairing/Characters: Harry Pearce, werewolf!Lucas
Content Notes: PG. This is a six part story, in which Lucas North is a werewolf, but remains a valued part of the team.
Prompt: March 27 Harry Pearce & Lucas North with the title "Empty"
The Meeting on the Island: Empty on AO3
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Pairing/Characters: Harry Pearce, werewolf!Lucas
Content Notes: PG. This is a six part story, in which Lucas North is a werewolf, but remains a valued part of the team.
Prompt: March 27 Harry Pearce & Lucas North with the title "Empty"
The Meeting on the Island: Empty on AO3
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Friday, March 27th, 2026 10:28 pm
Title: Empty
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Kerr Avon & Roj Blake
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 27 March - Avon & Blake with the title "Empty"
Empty
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Kerr Avon & Roj Blake
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 27 March - Avon & Blake with the title "Empty"
Empty
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Friday, March 27th, 2026 12:20 am
Fandom: MCU
Pairings/Characters: Loki, Thor
Rating: Gen
Length: 13k
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Theme: siblings, AU, fork in the road, character development, gen, politics, family,
Summary: "Because you are my brother," Thor told him.
(Politics and family on Asgard. A brotherly love story.)
Reccer's Notes: This goes AU just after the first Thor movie. It's a fascinating exploration of what might have been, and of Thor and Loki and Odin and what it means to be King of Asgard.
Fanwork Links: That Sheds His Blood With Me
Pairings/Characters: Loki, Thor
Rating: Gen
Length: 13k
Creator Links:
Theme: siblings, AU, fork in the road, character development, gen, politics, family,
Summary: "Because you are my brother," Thor told him.
(Politics and family on Asgard. A brotherly love story.)
Reccer's Notes: This goes AU just after the first Thor movie. It's a fascinating exploration of what might have been, and of Thor and Loki and Odin and what it means to be King of Asgard.
Fanwork Links: That Sheds His Blood With Me
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Friday, March 27th, 2026 12:12 am
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Rating: teen
Length: 3k
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
AJHall
Theme: siblings, family, gen, friendship, asexual characters, fandom classic
Summary: "Anyway. Enough of my embarrassing sibling brothel stories. Tell me yours."
A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.
Reccer's Notes: I am shocked to find that this fic has not been recced before! This is a such a lovely picture of John and Sherlock's relationship, contrasted with Sherlock and Mycroft's relationship. (Not all sibling relationships are good or healthy.)
Fanwork Links: Breakfast at 221B
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Rating: teen
Length: 3k
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Theme: siblings, family, gen, friendship, asexual characters, fandom classic
Summary: "Anyway. Enough of my embarrassing sibling brothel stories. Tell me yours."
A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.
Reccer's Notes: I am shocked to find that this fic has not been recced before! This is a such a lovely picture of John and Sherlock's relationship, contrasted with Sherlock and Mycroft's relationship. (Not all sibling relationships are good or healthy.)
Fanwork Links: Breakfast at 221B
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 08:44 pm
Feeling a bit sleepy on this Thursday Recs post...
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 05:55 pm
Title: Propriety
Fandom: Talents Series (Anne McCaffrey)
Pairing/Characters: Afra Lyon & Isthia Raven
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 26 Afra Lyon asks Isthia Raven to go to the [choice] because...
( Propriety )
Fandom: Talents Series (Anne McCaffrey)
Pairing/Characters: Afra Lyon & Isthia Raven
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 26 Afra Lyon asks Isthia Raven to go to the [choice] because...
( Propriety )
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 12:33 pm
Title: Dead End
Fandom: Suikoden III
Pairing/Characters: Sasarai & Dios
Content Notes: none
Prompt: 26 March - Sasarai asks Dios to go to the [choice] because...
( Excuse me- )
Fandom: Suikoden III
Pairing/Characters: Sasarai & Dios
Content Notes: none
Prompt: 26 March - Sasarai asks Dios to go to the [choice] because...
( Excuse me- )
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 03:27 pm
Title: Search for Perfection
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing/Characters:
Word Count: 362
Content Notes: none
Prompt:![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
no_true_pair March 26 - Harry Potter asks Draco Malfoy to go to the [choice] because...
Link to fic: Search for Perfection (on AO3)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing/Characters:
Word Count: 362
Content Notes: none
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no_true_pair March 26 - Harry Potter asks Draco Malfoy to go to the [choice] because...Link to fic: Search for Perfection (on AO3)
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 04:46 pm
Title: The Meeting on the Island: The Island
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Pairing/Characters: Adam Carter, Ros Myers
Content Notes: PG. This is a six part story, in which Lucas North is a werewolf, but remains a valued part of the team.
Prompt: March 26 - Adam Carter asks Ros Myers to go to the island because...
The Meeting on the Island: The Island on AO3
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Pairing/Characters: Adam Carter, Ros Myers
Content Notes: PG. This is a six part story, in which Lucas North is a werewolf, but remains a valued part of the team.
Prompt: March 26 - Adam Carter asks Ros Myers to go to the island because...
The Meeting on the Island: The Island on AO3
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 09:34 pm
Title: A Sense of Aesthetics
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Vila Restal & Olag Gan
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 26 March: Vila asks Gan to go to the [choice] because...
A Sense of Aesthetics
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing/Characters: Vila Restal & Olag Gan
Content Notes: None
Prompt: 26 March: Vila asks Gan to go to the [choice] because...
A Sense of Aesthetics
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 10:17 pm
Once it's March 26th wherever you are, you may begin posting! Post as close to the assigned date as possible until amnesty, but also don't worry about a day or so either way.
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The subject line should be something like: Title (Fandom(s), Pairing/Characters).
You may post directly to this community, to your own journal/fic journal/fic community, or to an offsite archive of your choice including AO3, Squidgeworld, Sunset, Superlove, etc. (AO3 link goes to an unofficial collection.)
Tagging: Each piece will get a tag for its fandom(s), creator, characters-in-the-prompt, and the challenge round that it answers. Tags will be made regularly, if not daily. If tags exist, please use them. (Tags may take a bit longer on T/W due to a longstanding RL commitment.) You do not need to let me know that something needs to be tagged but if a fandom has a very long or confusing title and you want to suggest the best way to identify it, please do. If I have managed a typo or otherwise, please either PM or leave a comment on any of my !admin posts.
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Content Notes: (required if included: Death, Violence, Underage, Rape/Noncon. Or- Choose Not to Warn, any additional notes)
Prompt: (e.g. June 31st, Darth Vader and Lex Luthor pet kittens.)
You can use the pre-formatted code you get from any site using otw-archive software as long as you also note which prompt you're answering.
The subject line should be something like: Title (Fandom(s), Pairing/Characters).
You may post directly to this community, to your own journal/fic journal/fic community, or to an offsite archive of your choice including AO3, Squidgeworld, Sunset, Superlove, etc. (AO3 link goes to an unofficial collection.)
Tagging: Each piece will get a tag for its fandom(s), creator, characters-in-the-prompt, and the challenge round that it answers. Tags will be made regularly, if not daily. If tags exist, please use them. (Tags may take a bit longer on T/W due to a longstanding RL commitment.) You do not need to let me know that something needs to be tagged but if a fandom has a very long or confusing title and you want to suggest the best way to identify it, please do. If I have managed a typo or otherwise, please either PM or leave a comment on any of my !admin posts.
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 09:30 pm
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 02:10 pm
Siibii - "YOY" (Live)
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 04:46 pm
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 01:28 pm
Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff
Creator Links: (AO3)Zdenka; (Dreamwidth) ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
zdenka
Theme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)
Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)
Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно byTiokDragon.
Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".
Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.
Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.
Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, byZdenka:
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 100
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, stern martial culture, the implicit angst of their situation.
Creator Tags: Drabble, Fluff
Creator Links: (AO3)
zdenkaTheme: Siblings, Comfortfic, Cuddling Snuggling & Bed-Sharing, Drabbles, Family, Fluff, Kidfic (as kids)
Summary: Nie Mingjue tries to be stern with his younger brother and fails. (The Nie brothers as children.)
Author’s Notes: Translation into Русский available: (AO3-locked): Здесь безопасно by
Written for 100words amnesty week for the prompt "indulgent".
Reccer's Notes: The Nie life expectancy means that poor Mingjue is already having to contemplate succeeding his father as Clan Leader. And grooming his little brother as his own successor in turn; it’s like those aphids so short-lived and desperate to survive that they’re born already pregnant.
Which makes this moment when a child allows himself to treat a child like a child all the more poignant.
Fanwork Links: Here is Safe, by
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59174212
Dreamwidth: https://100words.dreamwidth.org/690464.html
Collections: 100 Words.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 03:01 pm
Ezra, an Ojibwe teenager, has to flee Minneapolis when the home of the racist teenager who bullied him burns down, and he becomes the prime suspect. He goes to Canada to run traplines with his grandfather.
Where Wolves Don't Die is mostly a coming of age story; the thriller/mystery element is present but minor. It was recommended to me "Like an Ojibwe Hatchet," which definitely captures a lot of the vibe though it's about learning in community and family rather than isolation. Ezra goes from boy to man while he learns the old ways with his grandfather, who he loves. It's engrossing and moving. I liked that Ezra actively wants to stay with and learn from his grandfather rather than resisting it and having to come around.
Content notes: Hunting and trapping is central to the story.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 12:11 pm
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Monday, March 23rd, 2026 01:18 pm
An epistolatory novel about the friendship between an American Jew, Max, and a German, Martin. As Hitler rises to power, their relationship sours, in some expected ways and some less expected, as their characters are revealed.
Very short, very powerful, very technically skilled, a quick easy read with an unexpected and unforgettable outcome. Seriously, don't click on spoilers if there's any chance you'll read the book. That being said, I read it because Naomi Kritzer told me the whole story and it was still great. Thanks for the rec!
The book was published in 1939 under a male-sounding pseudonym, but the style feels almost modern and the themes feel incredibly modern. There's an afterword about what inspired the book, which which is worth reading. Taylor had some German friends who seemed like kind, wonderful people, who became fervent Nazis and abandoned their Jewish friends. In a question so many of us are asking now, she wondered, What changed their hearts so? What steps brought them to such cruelty?
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