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Thoughts on vacation

Today was my first official day back after my vacation (I did work Saturday, but I had none of the weekly duties since I wasn't there all week, and didn't have much to do). And my brain did not return to work with me! LOL. Took about 7 hours to kick into gear.

I enjoyed my week off more than usual, even though I never did do any of the vague plans like take a drive somewhere or do some deep cleaning/organizing. That's because I spent the whole time immersed in my current fandom; binging episodes, writing, reading. It was exactly the way I most wanted to spend the time and I regret nothing. Unlike other days off where I wasn't productive in RL, I do not consider it time wasted.

It still went too fast.

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Recs from Fandom Gift Basket and Trick or Treat Ex

I posted recs from my

fandomgiftbasket and from

trickortreatex at my journal here.

Fandoms are: 9-1-1 Lone Star, The Addams Family, Arthurian Mythology, DC Extended Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pop Music RPF, Roswell New Mexico, and Stardew Valley.

Rec-Cember 2025

Hey all! The sign-up post for

rec_cember 2025 is up. We’re hoping to inspire more folks to share their recs this December. Hope to see some of you over there.

(posted with mod permission ❤️)

Current Mood: excited

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Yuleswaps 2025: MATCH-UPS COMING SOONER OR LATER

Here we go. Please watch this post! We will update here as each batch goes out:

Candy? COMING SOON (probably last)

Drinks? SENT (twice, lol) as of 6:51 PM PST!

Books? SENT as of 6:39 PM PST!

( INSTRUCTIONS & REMINDERS )

SENDING DEADLINE: Friday, November 21, 2025

Extensions/Defaulting: Pre-research your post office/courier service hours, and plan to send as early as you can! BUT if your best-laid plans fail, and you need an extension -- we get it! Please bypass the shame spiral and email us ASAP. We want to know what's going on but rarely hesitate to grant brief extensions, especially to historically reliable swappers.

And, of course, if you need to default for any reason, the above is doubly true!! Life happens, but if you let us know as soon as it does, we can help out your recipient AND probably have you back next year with minimal anxiety.

One More Time: don't forget to check in at Swaps Central! And a safe, merry Swapstide to all!

Current FAQ and very old resources post here, for anyone who needs them. Questions and comments here or via email, as always.

Kat & Livi & Helen

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30 in 30: Transformers G1

AO3 Link | When They Met (200 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Transformers G1
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jazz/Optimus Prime
Characters: Jazz [Transformers], Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky
Additional Tags: Double Drabble
Summary:

Sometimes Jazz isn't smooth

When They Met

"So how did you two meet?" Spike asked. To his surprise, Optimus laughed while Jazz reached up and rubbed the back of his neck, a mannerism he'd picked up from Spike's dad.

"Ratchet and Wheeljack did most of the vetting of who would be in the unit closest to me," Optimus began, voice rich with joy and amusement.

"Ratch cornered me when I popped in to drop some intel," Jazz admitted. "I'd already heard stories about Prime, ya see. He was larger than lfe just from the first fight he saved us all in! And I was curious, but… still not really where I thought a Legend like that should be meeting those of us who were doing the dirtier work of spying."

Optimus brought his hand over to Jazz's backplates, and Spike grinned a little, seeing the shape of it.

"Ratchet brought him to interview with me, and I was completely fascinated by all the people Jazz had met before the war, all the stories he had, using them to try and distract me from getting to know him."

"What can I say, Prime? You were YOU, and I was intimidated!"

"I am very glad you got past that."

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Post-Third-Deadline Pinch Hits: Reposts And Returns through 82

This is the first of three posts, the others can be found here:Active PH Posts

Pinch hits are participants who are without creators; pinch hitting is the practice of volunteering to make a gift for a pinch hit. These pinch hits are all due on November 13th at 10:00 PM EST.

Fic In A Box has a very unusual set of assignment requirements: everyone is owed (and is asking for) 10k of fanfiction, which by default can be given as one 10k+ fic or several 1k+ fics. Participants have also had the option to opt-in to other minimum lengths or to other formats of fanwork. The other fanwork mediums are given word count equivalents, which you can view on the medium ruleset post.

Additionally:

Fic In A Box creators may default after partially filling their assignment—say, if they discover that they can only write 9k of fic—and PHs can be picked up in 1k increments!
You may always swap all or part of your assignment for a PH, just let us know that's what you're doing when you post to claim the PH.
In the future we'll include details in the post, but for this post we're linking to the app for that to keep the post size down!

In order to pick up a pinch hit you need to either email us or comment on this post (comments are screened) with:

The amount of wordcount you would like to claim (even if you're going to do fanart or some other non-fic opt-in medium! If you aren't sure what the equivalent would be, we'd be happy to help you convert it!)
The exact username of the AO3 account you will be posting your fill(s) from (if you post from a different account from the one you give us, we won't be able to count the PH as filled unless you update us!)
An email where we can reach you (you might not be getting the AO3 assignment when you pick up a PH, so we need to know where to send the assignment!)

( PH 2 - CLAIMED - Paprika (2006), Pyre (Video Game), Severance (TV), Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Divine Cities Series - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Founders Trilogy - Robert Jackson Bennett )
( PH 3 - CLAIMED - Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice, Crossover Fandom, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV), Война и мир - Лев Толстой | War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy, Fire & Blood - George R. R. Martin, House of the Dragon (TV) )

( PH 4 - 1k - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon) )

( PH 5 - 8k - Christian Astrology - William Lilly, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), 龍の国ルーンファクトリー | Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Video Game), Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses )

( PH 6 - 9k - Crossover Fandom, QSMP | Quackity SMP, Crossover Fandom, SMPEarth, Dream SMP )

( PH 12 - 10k - 鹿鼎記 - 金庸 | The Deer and the Cauldron - Louis Cha, 鹿鼎記 | The Duke of Mount Deer (Hong Kong 1984), 老洞 | The Old Miao Myth (TV) )

( PH 13 - 7k - 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) )

( PH 22 - 5k - The Good Wife (TV), Fresh Meat (TV), Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater, Guardians of Time - Marianne Curley, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom )

( PH 29 - 7k - 단금지교 | Dangeum and Jigyo (Webcomic), Star Control (Video Games), Chang Feng Juan | I Promise to Return (Webcomic), 고진감래 | Go Jin and Gam-rae (Webcomic) )

( PH 31 - 10k - Oasis (Band), Kyle Murchison Booth Stories - Sarah Monette, Thor (Movies), Red Sonja (2025) )

( PH 36 - 5k - Dwarf Fortress, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games) )

( PH 43 - 6k - Yellowjackets (TV), Dawson's Creek, Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Once Upon a Time (TV), The Vampire Diaries (TV), Gossip Girl (TV 2007) )

~~( PH 44 - CLAIMED - DCU (Comics), Original Work, Fevre Dream - George R. R. Martin, A Short Stay in Hell - Steven L. Peck, House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski )~~
( PH 47 - CLAIMED - 英雄伝説閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 찌질한 서브공이 되었습니다 | I Became the Lousy Side Top (Webcomic), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), 龍の国ルーンファクトリー | Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Video Game), Original Work, Original Work, Chrono Trigger )

( PH 50 - 1k - Voltron: Legendary Defender, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Hannibal (TV), Jurassic World Trilogy (Movies) )

( PH 51 - 8k - Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE), Crossover Fandom, Beware of Chicken - Casualfarmer, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types )

( PH 56 - 2k - The Pitt (TV), Andor (TV), The Musketeers (2014), Inception (2010), Succession (TV 2018), Conclave (2024), Original Work )

~~( PH 57 - CLAIMED - Chess - Rice/Ulvaeus/Andersson, Luther (TV), Severance (TV), Succession (TV 2018), Mission: Impossible (Movies) )~~
~~( PH 58 - CLAIMED - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga) )~~

( PH 61 - 3k - Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, Buffyverse (TV), Captain America (Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Game of Thrones (TV), Wednesday (TV 2022), Stranger Things (TV 2016) )

( PH 62 - 3k - Blue Lock (Manga), Blue Lock (Manga), Blue Lock (Manga), Haikyuu!!, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Vanitas no Carte (Manga), Vanitas no Carte (Manga) )

( PH 65 - 9k - Hallo itt Mátyás király! - Bogáti Péter, Crossover Fandom, Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost, Felvidek (Video Game), 15th Century CE RPF )

( PH 67 - 1k - The Marvels (Movie 2023), Descendants (Disney Movies), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Young Avengers (Comics), Preacher's Daughter & Willoughby Tucker I'll Always Love You - Ethel Cain (Albums), The Sandman (TV 2022), Carmen Sandiego (Cartoon 2019), Charlie's Angels (2019), Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) )

( PH 68 - 5k - Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Great North (Cartoon), Bob's Burgers (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom, Iron Man (Movies), Murdoch Mysteries, Hawkeye (TV 2021) )

( PH 69 - CLAIMED - Star Trek: Voyager, Doctor Who (1963), The Villains' Code Series - Drew Hayes, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game), Crossover Fandom, 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), Original Work )
~~( PH 76 - CLAIMED - Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft, The Magnus Archives (Podcast), Crossover Fandom, Divinity: Original Sin (Video Games) )~~

( PH 79 - 5k - Dead Boy Detectives (TV), 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù )

( PH 82 - CLAIMED - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins, Mass Effect Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, Fallout: New Vegas, The Defenders (Marvel TV), Baccano!, Turn (TV 2014), The Godfather - Mario Puzo, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Conclave (2024) )

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Post-Third-Deadline Pinch Hits: PHs 122-138 (And More Reposts And Returns)

This is the second of three posts, the others can be found here:Active PH Posts

Pinch hits are participants who are without creators; pinch hitting is the practice of volunteering to make a gift for a pinch hit. These pinch hits are all due on November 13th at 10:00 PM EST.

Additionally:

Fic In A Box creators may default after partially filling their assignment—say, if they discover that they can only write 9k of fic—and PHs can be picked up in 1k increments!
You may always swap all or part of your assignment for a PH, just let us know that's what you're doing when you post to claim the PH.
In the future we'll include details in the post, but for this post we're linking to the app for that to keep the post size down!

In order to pick up a pinch hit you need to either email us or comment on this post (comments are screened) with:

The amount of wordcount you would like to claim (even if you're going to do fanart or some other non-fic opt-in medium! If you aren't sure what the equivalent would be, we'd be happy to help you convert it!)
The exact username of the AO3 account you will be posting your fill(s) from (if you post from a different account from the one you give us, we won't be able to count the PH as filled unless you update us!)
An email where we can reach you (you might not be getting the AO3 assignment when you pick up a PH, so we need to know where to send the assignment!)

( PH 91 - 1k - Buffyverse (TV), Dexter (TV), Cruel Intentions (1999), Orphan Black (TV), Dangan Ronpa Series )

( PH 93 - CLAIMED - 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, The West Wing, Fruits Basket - Takaya Natsuki (Manga), The Office (US) )
~~( PH 100 - CLAIMED - Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Captain America (Movies), Superman (Movie 2025), Original Work, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim )~~

( PH 101 - 5k - 少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV), 少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball )

( PH 102 - CLAIMED - Tales of Berseria, ヒプノシスマイク | Hypnosis Mic (Albums), Subarashiki Kono Sekai | The World Ends With You (Video Games), Bleach (Anime & Manga), Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball, Final Fantasy XV, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Naruto (Anime & Manga), Durarara!!, Persona 5 )

( PH 104 - 2k - Dream SMP, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series )

( PH 106 - CLAIMED - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Crossover Fandom, The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison, Tortall - Tamora Pierce, Leverage (US TV 2008), Mansfield Park - Jane Austen, Bridgerton (TV), House of the Dragon (TV), Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy )

( PH 109 - 4k - Buffyverse (TV), Crossover Fandom, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Original Work, Thor (Movies) )

( PH 115 - 5k - Roswell New Mexico (TV 2019), DC Extended Universe, DC's Arrowverse, Superman (Movie 2025), Crossover Fandom, Descendants (Disney Movies) )

( PH 116 - 6k - 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, Original Work )

( PH 118 - 1k - 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), Noctilucent: Before Dawn (Video Game), The Elric Saga - Michael Moorcock, Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey, 残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠[穿书] - 雪山肥狐 | The Disabled Tyrant's Pet Palm Fish [Transmigration] - Xuě Shān Féi Hú )

( PH 120 - CLAIMED - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), Persona 5, 黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series )
( PH 122 - CLAIMED - Fandom For Robots - Vina Jie-Min Prasad, A More Satisfying Vengeance - SassySnowperson (DFE), Surrender Denied by SassySnowperson (DFE), Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey, A Guide for Working Breeds - Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Biggles Series - W. E. Johns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Batstallion - c_art (DFE), Star Trek: Enterprise, Original Work )
( PH 123 - CLAIMED - Fandom For Robots - Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch, The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Wars: Legends Books, Enola Holmes (Movies), Babylon 5 (TV 1993), Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sense8 (TV) )

( PH 124 - 1k - Nikolai Series - Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Superman (Movie 2025), WandaVision (TV), Yellowjackets (TV), Bridgerton (TV), House of the Dragon (TV), Charmed (TV 1998), Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins )

( PH 125 - 2k - Gundam 00, Universal Century Gundam, Tennis no Oujisama | Prince of Tennis, 魔法使いの約束 | Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku | Promise of Wizard (Video Game), Ensemble Stars! (Video Game), Universal Century Gundam )

( PH 126 - 2k - 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Star Wars: Legends Books, Glee (TV 2009), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Beetlejuice (Movies), Megamind (2010), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù )

( PH 127 - 5k - Hermitcraft SMP, Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series, Empires SMP )

( PH 128 - CLAIMED - All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, Dangan Ronpa Series, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Weapons (2025), What Happens Next (Webcomic), Clown in a Cornfield Series - Adam Cesare )

( PH 129 - 8k - 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong (Novel), Omniscient Reader - singNsong & UMI & Sleepy-C (Webtoon), 내가 키운 S급들 | The S-Classes That I Raised (Webcomic) )

( PH 130 - CLAIMED - 薬屋のひとりごと - 日向夏 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries - Hyuuga Natsu, The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey, Star Wars Legends: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Games), Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic (Video Game), Children of Time Series - Adrian Tchaikovsky, Uplift Series - David Brin )
( PH 131 - CLAIMED - Elden Ring (Video Game), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Disco Elysium (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000, Crossover Fandom, Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Alien (Original Movies 1979-1997), Original Work )

( PH 132 - 7k - Solitude - Ursula K. Le Guin, Hacks (TV 2021), House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski, ONE - Cheesy Hfj (Web Series), Brand New Cherry Flavor (TV), Translation State - Ann Leckie, Short Term 12 (2013) )

( PH 133 - CLAIMED - Dangan Ronpa Series, Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel), EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Helluva Boss (Web Series), Homestuck, KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Miraculous Ladybug, My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010), She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), Smosh )

( PH 134 - 8k - InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale, Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey )

( PH 135 - CLAIMED - Babylon (2022), Bullet Train (2022), City Lights (1931), F1 (Movie 2025), Fetch (Short Film 2007), Hooper (1978), Ocean's Eleven Trilogy (Movies), Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019), Smokey and the Bandit (1977) )

( PH 136 - 1k - QSMP | Quackity SMP, Crossover Fandom, Critical Role (Web Series) )

~~( PH 137 - CLAIMED - Original Work, Original Work )~~

( PH 138 - 8k - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Given (Manga), Wind Breaker (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) )

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Post-Third-Deadline Pinch Hits: PHs 139-169

This is the third of three posts, the others can be found here:Active PH Posts

Pinch hits are participants who are without creators; pinch hitting is the practice of volunteering to make a gift for a pinch hit. These pinch hits are all due on November 13th at 10:00 PM EST.

Additionally:

Fic In A Box creators may default after partially filling their assignment—say, if they discover that they can only write 9k of fic—and PHs can be picked up in 1k increments!
You may always swap all or part of your assignment for a PH, just let us know that's what you're doing when you post to claim the PH.
In the future we'll include details in the post, but for this post we're linking to the app for that to keep the post size down!

In order to pick up a pinch hit you need to either email us or comment on this post (comments are screened) with:

The amount of wordcount you would like to claim (even if you're going to do fanart or some other non-fic opt-in medium! If you aren't sure what the equivalent would be, we'd be happy to help you convert it!)
The exact username of the AO3 account you will be posting your fill(s) from (if you post from a different account from the one you give us, we won't be able to count the PH as filled unless you update us!)
An email where we can reach you (you might not be getting the AO3 assignment when you pick up a PH, so we need to know where to send the assignment!)

( PH 139 - CLAIMED - Hannibal (TV), Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk, Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand, Far From Any Road - The Handsome Family (Song), Noblesse (Manhwa), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Original Work, 镇魂 | Guardian - priest )
~~( PH 140 - CLAIMED - Elder Scrolls Online, Divinity: Original Sin (Video Games), Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic (Video Game), Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games) )~~

( PH 141 - 5k - Team Fortress 2, Deltarune (Video Game), I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison, Gravity Falls, The Electric State (2025), Nope (2022) )

( PH 142 - CLAIMED - Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series, Hermitcraft SMP, Stellaris (Video Game), Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey, The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, The Transformers (IDW Generation One), Transformers: Prime, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Rats SMP, RimWorld (Video Game) )
( PH 143 - CLAIMED - 七爷 | Qi Ye - priest, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Crossover Fandom, 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) )

( PH 144 - 3k - 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 二哈和他的白猫师尊 - 肉包不吃肉 | The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 琅琊榜之风起长林 | Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin (TV), 苍兰诀 | Love Between Fairy and Devil (TV), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 哪吒 | Nezha (Movies 2019 2025) )

~~( PH 145 - CLAIMED - Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (1963) )~~

( PH 146 - 2k - Étoile (TV), Olympo (TV), The Pitt (TV), Conclave (2024), Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey )

( PH 147 - CLAIMED - 괴물 | Beyond Evil (TV), 악마판사 | The Devil Judge (TV), 六爻 | Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect - priest, 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong (Novel), 泾渭情殇 - 请君莫笑 | Clear and Muddy Loss of Love - Qǐng Jūn Mò Xiào, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008) )
( PH 148 - CLAIMED - Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Homestuck, Deltarune (Video Game), 俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない | Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai | Oreimo, Bandom, 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Persona 5, Portal (Valve Video Games), Disco Elysium (Video Game) )
~~( PH 149 - CLAIMED - Top Gun (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Teen Wolf (TV), Twister (Movies 1996 2024), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy )~~

( PH 150 - 5k - One Piece (Anime & Manga), One Piece (Anime & Manga), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Original Work, Original Work, One Piece (Anime & Manga), Tortall - Tamora Pierce )

( PH 151 - 5k - Original Work, Original Work, Lofi Girl & Synthwave Boy - ChilledCow | Lofi Girl (Music Videos), Original Work, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen )

( PH 152 - CLAIMED - SEVENTEEN (Band), Stray Kids (Band), Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan, WandaVision (TV), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Captain America (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS, Merlin (TV), 葬送のフリーレン | Sousou no Frieren | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Anime) )

( PH 154 - 8k - 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo )

( PH 155 - CLAIMED - 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Boyfriends - refrainbow (Webcomic), DCU (Comics), Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Naruto (Anime & Manga) )
( PH 156 - CLAIMED - DC's Arrowverse, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Macdonald Hall - Gordon Korman, Original Work, Original Work, Pitch (TV 2016), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Stranger Things (TV 2016), We Are Lady Parts (TV) )

( PH 157 - 1k - The Godfather (1972 1974 1990), Phantasm (Movies), Breaking Bad, Tommy (1975), Smokey and the Bandit (1977) )

( PH 158 - 3k - Detroit: Become Human (Video Game), Overwatch (Video Game), Original Work, The Lion King (Movies 1994 1998 2004), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Undertale (Video Game), Original Work )

( PH 159 - 2k - Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat, Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard, Temeraire - Naomi Novik, Crossover Fandom, Death in the Spires - K. J. Charles, Band Sinister - K. J. Charles )

( PH 160 - 4k - A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Stardew Valley (Video Game) )

~~( PH 161 - CLAIMED - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), F1 (Movie 2025), Heads of State (2025), Andor (TV) )~~

( PH 162 - 8k - DCU (Comics), Doctor Who (2005), Miraculous Ladybug, Free!, Haikyuu!! )

( PH 163 - CLAIMED - What Does the Spleen Do? ft. Harvard Medical School - HMS Class of 2016 (Music Video), Doctor Odyssey (TV), Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sector General Series - James White, Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms - Mercedes Lackey )
~~( PH 164 - CLAIMED - Blackwell Series (Video Games), Unavowed (Video Game), Original Work )~~

( PH 165 - 4k - Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series, Empires SMP, Hermitcraft SMP )

( PH 166 - 2k - 백작가의 망나니가 되었다 - 유려한 | Lout of Count's Family | Trash of the Count's Family - Yulyeohan, X -エックス- | X/1999, Pokemon Horizons: The Series (Anime 2023), Pocket Monsters SPECIAL | Pokemon Adventures, 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong (Novel), Pokemon Colosseum & XD, Zenless Zone Zero (Video Game) )

( PH 167 - 2k - Stargate - Live Action, Stargate - Live Action, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Superman (Movie 2025), Crossover Fandom, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Superman (Movie 2025) )

( PH 168 - CLAIMED - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik, Bridgerton (TV), Elementary (TV), Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, give me a break! - Michael Clifford (Music Video), Seducing the Sedgwicks - Cat Sebastian )
( PH 169 - CLAIMED - Superman (Movie 2025), Star Trek: Voyager, Crossover Fandom, The Librarians (TV 2014), Leverage (US TV 2008), Constantine (TV), Agent Carter (TV), DCU (Comics), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Avengers (Marvel Movies) )

Monday, November 3 - The Month of November

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FIC x 2 - Biggles Gen & LOTR m/m

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fic exchange

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gift fic recs

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theme: free-for-all

2 November 2025: Free-For-All (III)

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Post-Deadline Pinch Hits

Hi all, we have nine post-deadline pinch hits available! These are all due Friday, November 7, noon Eastern time (Countdown), though we can be flexible if needed.

If you would like to claim a pinch hit, please comment to this post with the name/number of the pinch hit you would like. Make sure to include your AO3 username! Comments are screened.

( PH 8 - Psychonauts (Video Games), Umineko no Naku Koro ni | When the Seagulls Cry, No Straight Roads (Video Game), Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types )

( PH 10 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension (1984), Crossing Jordan (TV 2001), NCIS: Los Angeles )

( CLAIMED - PH 15 - SK8 the Infinity (Anime), Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime), Wind Breaker - にいさとる | Nii Satoru (Manga), Naruto (Anime & Manga), 佐々木と宮野 | Sasaki to Miyano (Manga), 黄昏アウトフォーカス | Tasogare Out Focus (Manga) )

( CLAIMED - PH 16 - Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells )

( CLAIMED - PH 17 - Persona 5, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (Visual Novel), Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel), 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games), Metaphor: ReFantazio (Video Game), OMORI (Video Game), 光が死んだ夏 | Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu | The Summer Hikaru Died (Anime), グノーシア | Gnosia (Visual Novel), Yuppie Psycho (Video Game), さらざんまい | Sarazanmai (Anime) )

( CLAIMED - PH 18 - Tortall - Tamora Pierce, Emelan - Tamora Pierce, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Stargate SG-1, Twelfth Night - Shakespeare, Paper Mario Series (Video Games) )

( CLAIMED - PH 19 - The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison, The Fairyland Series - Catherynne M. Valente, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Court Jester (1955), Little Women (2019 Movie - Gerwig), The Twa Sisters - Anonymous (Song), Chess - Rice/Ulvaeus/Andersson, Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV), Star Trek: The Original Series, NoPixel (Web Series) )

( PH 20 - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Limbus Company (Video Game), 機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト | Gundam Thunderbolt )

( CLAIMED - PH 21 - Final Fantasy XII, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Original Work, Creator's Choice of Fandom, Alex Stern - Leigh Bardugo, Children of Time Series - Adrian Tchaikovsky )

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30 in 30: Transformers: Shattered Glass

AO3 Link | Pick Ups (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Transformers: Shattered Glass
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ratchet [Transformers], Ironhide [Transformers]
Additional Tags: Drug Abuse, Drabble
Summary:

Ironhide walks in on Ratchet

Pick Ups

"Pretty sure the sharp side goes in other mechs," Ironhide drawled after walking in, unannounced, to Ratchet's bay.

The other mech flicked his optics up once, but didn't move much past that as he finished injecting the stim.

"You want me available for your fight, I get to use the syringes how I want," Ratchet growled at him.

"Your own cocktail?"

"Don't trust 'Jack's," Ratchet agreed.

"Unicron smash us all from that!" Ironhide agreed. "I let him juice my frontliners, but won't touch it." He sidled closer. "Got more? Chromia was enthusiastic."

Ratchet chuckled, found another, and handed it over.

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ch: bingo 03.25

Bingo 03.25 - Week 9

Week nine of our Bingo Challenge is open now.

Try to fill at least one square every week to keep the challenge running. You can fill up to five squares (= one bingo) every week. Important: In case you have missed one or more weeks, remember your wildcards to get five extra squares per card.

Your Bingo Card can be found here

Short reminder of the rules
(for more information, visit the general BINGO post)

Possible Bingos:
General:
Row (example: B 1+2+3+4+5)
Column (example: 1 B I N G O)
Diagonal line (example: B 1 / I 2/ N 3 / G 4 / O 5)
Corner (possible in every corner - example: B 1+2+3 / I 1 / N 1)
Corner Squares + Middle (B 1+5 / O 1+5 / N 3)
Middle Cross (I 3 / G 3 / N 2+3+4)
Middle Diagonal Cross (I 2/4 / G 2/4 / N 3)

Specials:
Free Bingo = five squares of your choice
Blackout = all squares on the card

Let's play
You may create fandom works, original works, and real-person works.
Every square requires one complete work; single chapters are allowed as long as they can be read as stand-alone works.
Don't mix up two or more squares in one work.
Bingos can overlap, but if you re-use a prompt for a second bingo, you will have to create a new work for the square.

Fills Minimum
Every square comes with a minimum of:
100 words
1 haiku
2 icons (100x100)
1 graphic work bigger than an icon

New Card
After finishing at least three bingos (general or free), you can ask for a new card. Leave a request at the sign up post; otherwise, I might miss it.

Team Challenge
If you have signed up, please visit your team Alpha or Omega to play.

There will be a second card as soon as both teams have finished card one!

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Bingo 03.25 - Weekly Score 8

Posting for week 8 is closed now. Thank you to everyone participating this week.

Regular Challenge
We have had a total of 11 participants this week.

This week's completed General Bingo Lines:

aliensamba

dianafortyseven

liriaen

melime

pattrose

peppermint_shamrock

suzy_queue

tarlanx

This week's completed Free Bingo:

lilac_misty

This week's completed card = Blackout:

aliensamba

Team Challenge
This week, we have had 7 participants in the team challenge.

Team Alpha re-filled four squares of card one.
Team Omega finished the last bingo line and completed the card.
Card one is closed now! Card two is already online!

Team Alpha: 59 points in total
Team Omega: 46 points in total

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2025: 10

Deadline Passed!

The deadline for assignments has now passed! We've temporarily closed the collection to take stock before once more opening it for posting. We will likely have the post-deadline pinch hits out approximately a day from now. Thanks!

Update: the collection is now open for posting once more.