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badly_knitted posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 22nd, 2026 02:50 pm)Title: To Start Over
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jonathan Willaway, Varian, York, Rayat.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Right after The Innocent Prey.
Summary: Leaving Rayat’s peaceful home, Willaway can’t help wondering whether regressing the violent York to babyhood will fix the problem he represents..
Word Count: 1021
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 504: Second Chances.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
( To Start Over... )
Title: Renewal
Fandom: The Sentinel
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of The Sentinel - which is a show that got a second chance thanks to the persistence of fans needing, at the very least, closure for their show
Notes: these were made forpattrose for snowflake_challenge, so are only shareable if they agree.
( Renewal )
Fandom: The Sentinel
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of The Sentinel - which is a show that got a second chance thanks to the persistence of fans needing, at the very least, closure for their show
Notes: these were made for
pattrose for snowflake_challenge, so are only shareable if they agree.( Renewal )
I'm happy to do more top 10s in this post, especially if they have to do with TTRPGs tbh, I forgot I love listing D&D things.
These past few days have been really stressful due to a combination of my sister hogging the washing machine, lack of money, PMS, and yet another delivery that was marked as received when it wasn't, which meant I had to call the store I ordered from yesterday to see if they can do something about that. I would have done it sooner but my brain was not cooperating in the slightest.
Today is -- extremely weird, to be honest, but I did get good news in the form of my mom's request for financial aid being approved and a date for when she'll get the first payment, which is a huge weight off my chest. We just need to survive until March 1, which is... fine? Probably? (Any help is extremely appreciated.)
But holy shit my brain is so confused, y'all. I do not get it. I don't get anything is how confused I am. Who am I. What do I do with my life. I have lists! I have Finch! I have a planner! I have a Trello with multiple possibilities of things to do! I have a page on my planner for stuff I want to watch/read/try! What is wrong with me. (It's my brain recalibrating, I assume. I've had to push down so much anxiety I've had nightmares every fucking day since last Monday. I don't not get it, logically. But feeling it is disconcerting.)
These past few days have been really stressful due to a combination of my sister hogging the washing machine, lack of money, PMS, and yet another delivery that was marked as received when it wasn't, which meant I had to call the store I ordered from yesterday to see if they can do something about that. I would have done it sooner but my brain was not cooperating in the slightest.
Today is -- extremely weird, to be honest, but I did get good news in the form of my mom's request for financial aid being approved and a date for when she'll get the first payment, which is a huge weight off my chest. We just need to survive until March 1, which is... fine? Probably? (Any help is extremely appreciated.)
But holy shit my brain is so confused, y'all. I do not get it. I don't get anything is how confused I am. Who am I. What do I do with my life. I have lists! I have Finch! I have a planner! I have a Trello with multiple possibilities of things to do! I have a page on my planner for stuff I want to watch/read/try! What is wrong with me. (It's my brain recalibrating, I assume. I've had to push down so much anxiety I've had nightmares every fucking day since last Monday. I don't not get it, logically. But feeling it is disconcerting.)
Our new challenge is:
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, February 1st. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for creator and fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
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SECOND CHANCES
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, February 1st. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for creator and fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
You can view stats for
fan_flashworks entries and search and filter them via the Community Report and Creator Report. See our FAQ post for more details.Also, keep an eye out for the next
ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)Tags:
The Sock challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: imagine a life (but surely hell), bybluedreaming
Torchwood: Fanfic: Return Of The Living Socks, bybadly_knitted
Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: Four Socks, bysmallhobbit
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Couldn't Wait, bydarkjediqueen
The Legend of Korra: Fanart: Put A Sock In It, byinfinitum_noctem
Torchwood: Fanfic: Bruised ego, bym_findlow
Due South: Fanfiction: The Mysterious Affair of the Missing Socks, bylucy_roman
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fanfic: A Nice Pair of Socks, byalexcat
no fandom : icons : Dreamy Socks, byhighlander_ii
Guardian: meta: The SID as Sock Patterns, byteaotter
The Running Man: Fanfic: A Long Walk in Wet Socks, bysaxloch
Heated Rivalry: Fanfic: A Thousand Pairs of Socks, byseeyouontheice
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Mismatched, byveronyxk84
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Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
New challenge coming right up!
子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: imagine a life (but surely hell), by
bluedreamingTorchwood: Fanfic: Return Of The Living Socks, by
badly_knittedSpooks (MI5): Fanfic: Four Socks, by
smallhobbitS.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Couldn't Wait, by
darkjediqueenThe Legend of Korra: Fanart: Put A Sock In It, by
infinitum_noctemTorchwood: Fanfic: Bruised ego, by
m_findlowDue South: Fanfiction: The Mysterious Affair of the Missing Socks, by
lucy_romanMarvel Cinematic Universe: Fanfic: A Nice Pair of Socks, by
alexcatno fandom : icons : Dreamy Socks, by
highlander_iiGuardian: meta: The SID as Sock Patterns, by
teaotterThe Running Man: Fanfic: A Long Walk in Wet Socks, by
saxlochHeated Rivalry: Fanfic: A Thousand Pairs of Socks, by
seeyouontheiceBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Mismatched, by
veronyxk84\o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
New challenge coming right up!
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(veronyxk84 posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 20th, 2026 08:47 pm)
veronyxk84 posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 20th, 2026 08:47 pm)Title: Mismatched
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spike, Giles
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S4, between eps. 4x09 “Something Blue” and 4x10 “Hush”.
Summary: Spike pranks Giles out of boredom.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #503 - Sock
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( READ: Mismatched/Double drabble )
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Spike, Giles
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S4, between eps. 4x09 “Something Blue” and 4x10 “Hush”.
Summary: Spike pranks Giles out of boredom.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #503 - Sock
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( READ: Mismatched/Double drabble )
(seeyouontheice posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 20th, 2026 04:58 pm)
seeyouontheice posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 20th, 2026 04:58 pm)Title: A Thousand Pairs of Socks
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Length: 450 words
Author notes: fluff in a flash (busy week so about 40 mins!)
Summary: Shane learns something new
( A Thousand Pairs of Socks )
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Length: 450 words
Author notes: fluff in a flash (busy week so about 40 mins!)
Summary: Shane learns something new
( A Thousand Pairs of Socks )
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I've been meaning to post all month, but Snowflake didn't appeal to me all that much, plus there's a lot of history there for me, even if I wasn't directly involved with the drama.
However, one thing I will be taking from Snowflake is the top 10 lists, outsourced. Ask me for any and I'll answer in the comments!
I am also going to make a little wishlist, much smaller than the one for Christmas. This is stuff that would make me happy:
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It's been a pretty stressful month, money-wise. We've managed, but it is what it is. Doesn't help that it's cold and that I'm the only person in this house who's capable of not taking things out on other people. I've been doing jigsaw puzzles and deleting photos from my backlog and trying to figure out a permanent set-up for my day-a-page planner, which I keep meaning to post about tojournalsandplanners. I took pics and everything.
One upside that's been keeping me sane is the soft light my friend Nate got me, which I use to get selfies even when it's too dark because winter. It helps my self-esteem a lot, even if I'm more aware of the way my skin keeps breaking out. I figure most of that is coming from the same place as the daily nightmares.
However, one thing I will be taking from Snowflake is the top 10 lists, outsourced. Ask me for any and I'll answer in the comments!
I am also going to make a little wishlist, much smaller than the one for Christmas. This is stuff that would make me happy:
- Jigsaw puzzles
- PS5 gift cards
- Subscriptions to my ko-fi, which I'm planning to turn into a place to share all my TTRPG card, homebrew, merch and map designs
- 4. Art of my PCs from the TTRPG campaigns I play in
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It's been a pretty stressful month, money-wise. We've managed, but it is what it is. Doesn't help that it's cold and that I'm the only person in this house who's capable of not taking things out on other people. I've been doing jigsaw puzzles and deleting photos from my backlog and trying to figure out a permanent set-up for my day-a-page planner, which I keep meaning to post about to
journalsandplanners. I took pics and everything.One upside that's been keeping me sane is the soft light my friend Nate got me, which I use to get selfies even when it's too dark because winter. It helps my self-esteem a lot, even if I'm more aware of the way my skin keeps breaking out. I figure most of that is coming from the same place as the daily nightmares.
(saxloch posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 06:34 pm)
saxloch posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 06:34 pm)Title: A Long Walk in Wet Socks
Author:saxloch
Fandom: The Running Man (2025)
Characters: Ben Richards, Evan McCone
Rating: Teen & Up
Length: 748 words
Content Notes: Non-graphic mentions of death of a child
Summary: After escaping the network, Ben is left with nobody--aside from his attempted killer.
Author:
saxloch Fandom: The Running Man (2025)
Characters: Ben Richards, Evan McCone
Rating: Teen & Up
Length: 748 words
Content Notes: Non-graphic mentions of death of a child
Summary: After escaping the network, Ben is left with nobody--aside from his attempted killer.
( A Long Walk in Wet Socks )
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(teaotter posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 04:33 pm)
teaotter posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 04:33 pm)Title: The SID as Sock Patterns
Fandom: Guardian
Challenge: Sock
Note: contains links to Ravelry sock patterns
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Fandom: Guardian
Challenge: Sock
Note: contains links to Ravelry sock patterns
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(highlander_ii posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 07:08 pm)
highlander_ii posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 07:08 pm)Title: Dreamy Socks
Fandom: none
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of socks! all of the images are from SockDreams
( Dreamy Socks )
Fandom: none
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of socks! all of the images are from SockDreams
( Dreamy Socks )
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(alexcat posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 06:57 pm)
alexcat posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 06:57 pm)Title:A Nice Pair of Socks
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: PG
Length: 575
Content notes: None
Author notes: I think I may have gone mad.
Summary: Tony's dress socks keep going missing.
( A Nice Pair of Socks )
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: PG
Length: 575
Content notes: None
Author notes: I think I may have gone mad.
Summary: Tony's dress socks keep going missing.
( A Nice Pair of Socks )
(petra Jan. 19th, 2026 01:24 pm)
petra Jan. 19th, 2026 01:24 pm)The great imponderable of toasted cheese (100 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin
Characters: Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Additional Tags: Drabble, Natural Philosophy, Baffle them with bullshit
Summary:
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A cuppa (100 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Drew & The Lady (Dark is Rising)
Characters: Jane Drew (Dark is Rising), The Lady (Dark Is Rising)
Additional Tags: Drabble, Hope
Summary:
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How to apply torture (100 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leia Organa & Darth Vader
Characters: Leia Organa, Darth Vader
Additional Tags: Drabble, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Series: Part 3 of The Shoop Shoop Soulmate Song
Summary:
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin
Characters: Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Additional Tags: Drabble, Natural Philosophy, Baffle them with bullshit
Summary:
Jack engages in natural philosophy.
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A cuppa (100 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Drew & The Lady (Dark is Rising)
Characters: Jane Drew (Dark is Rising), The Lady (Dark Is Rising)
Additional Tags: Drabble, Hope
Summary:
Jane has tea, not quite alone.
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How to apply torture (100 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leia Organa & Darth Vader
Characters: Leia Organa, Darth Vader
Additional Tags: Drabble, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Series: Part 3 of The Shoop Shoop Soulmate Song
Summary:
Common wisdom says everyone has one soulmate, but common wisdom has forgotten the Force.
(lucy_roman posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 01:43 pm)
lucy_roman posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 19th, 2026 01:43 pm)Title: The Mysterious Affair of the Missing Socks
Author:lucy_roman
Rating: Teen and up
Summary: Ray and Fraser are on holiday but Ray's socks are disappearing
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Word Count: 1,266
( Read here )
Author:
lucy_romanRating: Teen and up
Summary: Ray and Fraser are on holiday but Ray's socks are disappearing
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Word Count: 1,266
( Read here )
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Title: Bruised ego
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,029 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 503 - Sock
Summary: Jack has well and truly earned the knuckle sandwich to his face.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,029 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 503 - Sock
Summary: Jack has well and truly earned the knuckle sandwich to his face.
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That's where it is (600 words) by Petra
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala
Additional Tags: Drabble and a Half, Drabble Sequence, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Series: Part 2 of The Shoop Shoop Soulmate Song
Summary:
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People read and reviewed, so I wrote more.
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala
Additional Tags: Drabble and a Half, Drabble Sequence, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Series: Part 2 of The Shoop Shoop Soulmate Song
Summary:
A variety of ways in which Anakin meets his soulmate.
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People read and reviewed, so I wrote more.
Life Update
- Andrew was discharged today and is currently napping on the couch. \o/!! That was his shortest hospital stay yet.
- I have done something terrible to the back of my left knee, argh. At least I don't have to bike on it anymore.
Books & TV Update
- On the second Penric & his Demon audiobook by Bujold. I'm not following it super-closely, but it's a pleasant enough tale to accompany me through chores and so on. :-)
- Started Kdrama Can This Love Be Translated?, and I like it a lot so far. Kim Sun-ho has come so far from his geeky supporting-cast character in Good Manager (AKA Chief Kim). (Do I want to rewatch Strongest Deliveryman? IIRC, it was a bit weak, but otoh, it had enemy-to-hyung slash potential...)
- Looking forward to watching The Pitt s02e02 tonight.
Fandom/Making Stuff
- Inbox and tabs are out of control. I've started ruthlessly closing tabs.
- I didn't manage to finish any gifts before fandomtrees reveals. The last three days, I've been shuttling back and forth to the hospital for epic Scrabble bouts. I have two fics back from beta that I still hope to finish and post as late treats (both need rewrites), but I haven't had the brain to word. I spent a lot of my spare moments over the last 24 hours icing my knee and trying to draw an art gift, with no success. (Why are faces?? ;-p) So my plan is to finish the fics, and then go back and finish the things I started for Yuletide. And then go back even further and finish the thing I started for guardian_wishlist. ;-p Also, to continue on with *Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain* in the hopes it will make me better at faces.
fandomtrees gifts, yayayay!!
I received five deliciously wonderful gifts for fandomtrees!! FIVE!!
- Desperately Seeking Susan - delightful post-canon drabble sequence Pillars of Their Community by sanguinity :D
- Guardian by Priest (novel) - beautiful little Shen San/Wei & Daqing interlude by facethestrange
- Good Manager - hilarious podfic of my Kim Sungryong/Seo Yul crackfic, The Yul3000, ahhh! I've listened to this three times through already.
- Good Manager - flirty/sexy kisses drabble sequence by maggie33 <3 <3 <3
- Bluey! - adorable timeline-refreshing Bingo fanart by lomelinde_laurea. <3 <3 <3
ETA: What is even the point of Markdown if you can't nest formatting inside lists? ;-p
(infinitum_noctem posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 17th, 2026 05:25 pm)
infinitum_noctem posting in fan_flashworks Jan. 17th, 2026 05:25 pm)Title: Put A Sock In It
Fandom: The Legend of Korra
Characters: Zaheer
Rating: G
Summary: Sticker/Button design of Zaheer with a sock in his mouth.
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Fandom: The Legend of Korra
Characters: Zaheer
Rating: G
Summary: Sticker/Button design of Zaheer with a sock in his mouth.
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