First and Last Fic Meme
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evandarMeme taken from meridian_rose via calliopes_pen:
Take your last 5* fanfics and copy their first and last lines. We have to guess what the story is about!
*you can go back as far as you like to find fanfics where it's not obvious what's happened.
(I'm also using completed works.)
1. First: He walks up the steps to the Niebolt House knowing that what he’s doing is stupid.
Last: He closes his eyes and lifts his hand to his mouth, wraps his lips around his fingers and tastes cotton candy, popcorn, and sickly-sweet death on his skin.
2. First:George pulls his car into the cemetery car park.
Last: He reaches up, and Pennywise grins as he cups its face in his hand.
3. First: The comment arrives on cue, one hour after his latest chapter hits the internet.
Last: A-Yuan doesn’t know it yet, but the sale of his novel – the one he’d took a chance on developing at the retreat – has earned him enough to buy a ring.
4. First: Their parents make her wear a veil every time she leaves her courtyard.
Last: She wants to be sure, before she has to send him back to Cang Qiong, that he’s given her the baby she so desperately wants.
5. First: The palanquin comes to a halt.
Last: He wonders what the monster of Bailu forest is doing now.
meridian_rose via calliopes_pen:Take your last 5* fanfics and copy their first and last lines. We have to guess what the story is about!
*you can go back as far as you like to find fanfics where it's not obvious what's happened.
(I'm also using completed works.)
1. First: He walks up the steps to the Niebolt House knowing that what he’s doing is stupid.
Last: He closes his eyes and lifts his hand to his mouth, wraps his lips around his fingers and tastes cotton candy, popcorn, and sickly-sweet death on his skin.
2. First:George pulls his car into the cemetery car park.
Last: He reaches up, and Pennywise grins as he cups its face in his hand.
3. First: The comment arrives on cue, one hour after his latest chapter hits the internet.
Last: A-Yuan doesn’t know it yet, but the sale of his novel – the one he’d took a chance on developing at the retreat – has earned him enough to buy a ring.
4. First: Their parents make her wear a veil every time she leaves her courtyard.
Last: She wants to be sure, before she has to send him back to Cang Qiong, that he’s given her the baby she so desperately wants.
5. First: The palanquin comes to a halt.
Last: He wonders what the monster of Bailu forest is doing now.
5soulmates Claim
Jan. 8th, 2026 04:32 pmevandarI claimed Table #0 on ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
5soulmates - a build-your-own table - for the IT (Muschietti movies) fandom, with Pennywise/Bill.
5soulmates - a build-your-own table - for the IT (Muschietti movies) fandom, with Pennywise/Bill.| Table #0 - Custom | ||||
| 01. your soulmate is the only thing with colour in the world | 02. dreamsharing | 03. you can see through your soulmate's eyes | 04. you can heal your soulmate's injuries | 05. soulmate's name |
Snowflake Challenge #4
Jan. 8th, 2026 03:30 pmevandar
Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page
Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!
I think that, outside of fandom spaces like DW and Ao3, the fannish site I've been using the most recently has been the Stephen King Wiki. For obvious reasons, I guess XD Not to say that I don't like rewatching the movies/series at every opportunity, or reading the books, but when I'm writing, I don't always want to find a page or a clip for a quick detail.
I was also involved in the creation of a zine last year, so I'm going to rec it here. I wrote for the ABCs of Problematic Kink zine, which can be read and downloaded here. My letter was N for Necrophilia (it's on pages 31 and 32), and this was the project that I finally decided to write MDZS fic for. It was really fun to be involved with: the community involved in creating the zine were all very friendly and supportive, and honestly, the whole thing was a blast. So, if you fancy having a bit extra short, kinky, dead-dove creations in your life, please take a look!
snowflake Day 4
Jan. 7th, 2026 03:02 pmmelagan
Challenge #4: Rec Your Last Page
Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!
Not including checking my email, the last pages I delved into were the comment pages of Snowflakes' challenge #3.
I've been making an effort to read everyone's entries and sprinkling comments here and there. So, I poured a cup of coffee and read some of the latest comments this morning. Would I recommend it? Hell, yes.
We're a worldwide, vast community made up of creative, opinionated individuals, yet we all have fandom in common.
Today, it led me to learning a little bit about Twi'leks. (It was referenced in a comment, and my Star Wars knowledge is pitiful, so naturally I had to look it up.)
Book fortune telling meme
Jan. 7th, 2026 12:40 pmsabetheaVia nanila
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026
“Switch out your blade every three shaves or so.” is from How to Heal Your BFRB by Lauren Inés Ruiz
There’s…going to be a lot of close shaves this year, metaphorically or literally? I need to make sure I keep sharp?
However, though it’s the first book I grabbed, it technically wasn’t the nearest book to me, which was ella minnow pea by Mark Dunn (and I must finish it because I’m really enjoying it). If we go with that, I have:
“The school says he was eight last month.”
Huh. Frankly, no idea what to make of that one! Given that I don’t think it was an accurate statement (I didn’t look too closely because I haven’t got there yet), perhaps it’s a warning about government or media propaganda and how I will be told a lot of things that I know aren’t true but that I don’t know how to deal with and which lead down a dark path, either for me or someone I love.
I think I’ll stick to my close shaves!
ETA
aunty_marion used an ebook and that made me think about what I’d get if I used the fanfic which was what I am actually reading right now. And… I think I got the most likely response from that, tbh.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25233430/chapters/61166206
Siren Song (Merlin/Arthur) by Ally_Oop got me:
“‘Odd?’”
It is hilariously short and to the point and I am inclined to leave it there, since it is a sentence of its own in terms of the story. However, the next sentence merely corroborates where we’re going with this, since it’s “‘That’s an understatement!’”
But yeah, I’m inclined to believe that my life in 2026 is going to be odd, though I’ll keep you informed as to whether or not it’s an understatement…
nanila1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026
“Switch out your blade every three shaves or so.” is from How to Heal Your BFRB by Lauren Inés Ruiz
There’s…going to be a lot of close shaves this year, metaphorically or literally? I need to make sure I keep sharp?
However, though it’s the first book I grabbed, it technically wasn’t the nearest book to me, which was ella minnow pea by Mark Dunn (and I must finish it because I’m really enjoying it). If we go with that, I have:
“The school says he was eight last month.”
Huh. Frankly, no idea what to make of that one! Given that I don’t think it was an accurate statement (I didn’t look too closely because I haven’t got there yet), perhaps it’s a warning about government or media propaganda and how I will be told a lot of things that I know aren’t true but that I don’t know how to deal with and which lead down a dark path, either for me or someone I love.
I think I’ll stick to my close shaves!
ETA
aunty_marion used an ebook and that made me think about what I’d get if I used the fanfic which was what I am actually reading right now. And… I think I got the most likely response from that, tbh.https://archiveofourown.org/works/25233430/chapters/61166206
Siren Song (Merlin/Arthur) by Ally_Oop got me:
“‘Odd?’”
It is hilariously short and to the point and I am inclined to leave it there, since it is a sentence of its own in terms of the story. However, the next sentence merely corroborates where we’re going with this, since it’s “‘That’s an understatement!’”
But yeah, I’m inclined to believe that my life in 2026 is going to be odd, though I’ll keep you informed as to whether or not it’s an understatement…
I shouldn't...but Hell Yes!
Jan. 6th, 2026 09:23 ammelaganSo, this 5soulmates challenge popped up on my list. How could I resist it?
I picked Table #10, but there are many others to choose from. This is a multifandom challenge. You can find out more about it here.
5soulmates challenge popped up on my list. How could I resist it?| Table #10 - Touch | ||||
| 01. first touch | 02. touching your soulmate leaves fingerprints | 03. touching your soulmate feels good | 04. touching your soulmate lets them feel what you're feeling | 05. you can only touch your soulmate |
I picked Table #10, but there are many others to choose from. This is a multifandom challenge. You can find out more about it here.
Alpha Beta Omega Dynamics
Jan. 6th, 2026 01:58 pmsabetheaI’ve spent all my time thinking I’d be a boring Beta only to look today at my nest of seven pillows, a bed wedge, and a squishy bed pillow; and remember my habit of nudging people with my head and purring at them when I’m happy; not to mention the way I used to hide under the sofa when my sisters had raised voiced arguments and my liking for soft, touchy-feely materials, and…yeah, I’m an Omega, aren’t I?
When I was a kid I regularly used to make literal nests out of the duvet and my pillow and cuddly toys and curl up in it, as a comfort thing on nights when I was sad. (It wasn’t wildly warm as too much of the duvet was round the edge and underneath, but oh well. There were enough cuddly toys to help.)
Huh. Sudden perception change of self! lol. (And come on, fandom folk, if you read omegaverse fics, you must have considered your orientation at some point?!)
When I was a kid I regularly used to make literal nests out of the duvet and my pillow and cuddly toys and curl up in it, as a comfort thing on nights when I was sad. (It wasn’t wildly warm as too much of the duvet was round the edge and underneath, but oh well. There were enough cuddly toys to help.)
Huh. Sudden perception change of self! lol. (And come on, fandom folk, if you read omegaverse fics, you must have considered your orientation at some point?!)
Snowflake 3
Jan. 6th, 2026 09:48 amsabethea Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.
Dear fandom,
Thank you for welcoming me, whatever age I’ve been and whatever age the rest of you have been around me. I’ve been the younger one in a group (despite coming to interactive fandom comparatively late) and the oldest one; and yet everyone has accepted me. And when I say that, I mean you’ve accepted me, the autistic, really crap at people-ing, anxiety-ridden mess of a bisexual enby.
I remember the first mini-con I went to. There were only about ten of us max, but there was this moment, surrounded by people I’d never met, when I suddenly realised I’d found “my kind”. All the things I usually bit back and stopped myself from saying out loud, I could say and people would appreciate them, or at least not act as if there was anything wrong with saying them.
Online or offline, fandom friends have been some of the best friends I’ve made. One of my long time close friends originally friended me because I was the only other person with Chalet School as an interest on LJ, many many many years ago. We’ve seen each other through a lot of things. Fandom folk, you are my people, and I love you. Thank you for everything you’ve given me.
Love,
Sabethea
Dear fandom,
Thank you for welcoming me, whatever age I’ve been and whatever age the rest of you have been around me. I’ve been the younger one in a group (despite coming to interactive fandom comparatively late) and the oldest one; and yet everyone has accepted me. And when I say that, I mean you’ve accepted me, the autistic, really crap at people-ing, anxiety-ridden mess of a bisexual enby.
I remember the first mini-con I went to. There were only about ten of us max, but there was this moment, surrounded by people I’d never met, when I suddenly realised I’d found “my kind”. All the things I usually bit back and stopped myself from saying out loud, I could say and people would appreciate them, or at least not act as if there was anything wrong with saying them.
Online or offline, fandom friends have been some of the best friends I’ve made. One of my long time close friends originally friended me because I was the only other person with Chalet School as an interest on LJ, many many many years ago. We’ve seen each other through a lot of things. Fandom folk, you are my people, and I love you. Thank you for everything you’ve given me.
Love,
Sabethea
Snowflake Challenge #3
Jan. 6th, 2026 12:18 pmevandarWrite a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.
( Read more... )
2026 Prediction Meme
Jan. 6th, 2026 12:03 pmevandarThis little book meme is shamelessly lifted from calliopes_pen.
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026.
My nearest book is The Shining by Stephen King, so we're off to a great start before I've even opened it.
I'm going to include the following lines since this is actually a bit of dialogue followed by a lovely little sinister premonition.
"I doubt it," Ullman repeated, and he sounded sad. "The place in Florida is a dump, if the out-and-out truth is to be spoken. The Overlook is my real job. Take good care of it for me, Mr Torrance."
"I think it will be here when you get back next spring," Jack said and a thought flashed through Danny's mind.
(but will we?)
So, what this reads as to me is reluctantly turning over responsibility of something to someone else and it all going to hell in a handbasket.
calliopes_pen.1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026.
My nearest book is The Shining by Stephen King, so we're off to a great start before I've even opened it.
I'm going to include the following lines since this is actually a bit of dialogue followed by a lovely little sinister premonition.
"I doubt it," Ullman repeated, and he sounded sad. "The place in Florida is a dump, if the out-and-out truth is to be spoken. The Overlook is my real job. Take good care of it for me, Mr Torrance."
"I think it will be here when you get back next spring," Jack said and a thought flashed through Danny's mind.
(but will we?)
So, what this reads as to me is reluctantly turning over responsibility of something to someone else and it all going to hell in a handbasket.
