Snowflake Challenge 15: How did it go?
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ysabetwordsmithSnowflake Challenge 15: How did it go?
How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go? Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.
Did you get all you wanted to get from it? Are there things you're going to carry with you for as long as you can? Are you going to continue to challenge yourself? Continue to connect? We can't wait to hear.
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How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go? Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.
Did you get all you wanted to get from it? Are there things you're going to carry with you for as long as you can? Are you going to continue to challenge yourself? Continue to connect? We can't wait to hear.
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Snowflake Challenge: day 5
Jan. 29th, 2026 08:54 pmdancesontrains
Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
1) Comments on AO3! I also enjoy remixes and fanart based on stuff I've written - https://archiveofourown.org/users/dancesontrains/works (note tags and warnings, some are archive-locked due to content).
2) Or if you have moneys, Steam wishlist with video games here - https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198204034817/ Mostly smaller ones.
3) This is more serious, but please don't buy Harry Potter branded anything. I don't personally care if you pirate the works or make fannish stuff, but JKR doesn't deserve another penny for her anti-trans activities. Save your money.
Also there are many trans people in the UK and elsewhere, please don't try to get some sort of verbal ~absolution for interacting with HP from any of us. It's annoying to say the least.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Jan. 29th, 2026 02:37 pmknave_of_swordsOkay, so I haven't finished playing this game yet, but I did play a huge chunk of it without posting any thoughts on it yet. I want to do my best to sum up all of those thoughts!
I think that mostly summarizes my thoughts? Oh, and ships. Here are my favorite ships.
Favorite: Eva/Nozomi
Love: Takumi/V'ehxness, Takumi/Hiruko, Hiruko/Darumi, Darumi/Takumi/Tsubasa/Yugamu
Like: Nozomi/Takumi (as long as it's twisty and fucked up), Nozomi-G/Takumi, Ima/Kako, Kurara/Kyoshika, Kurara/Nozomi, Takemaru/Hiruko, Takumi/Yugamu
NOTPs: Gaku/any female character but especially Eva or Kurara
fics I've already written for this fandom
Routes I've played (spoilers only for route names):
- Route 0 ✅ (completed entirely) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Excellent introduction, I enjoyed the mystery of everything. I kind of want to replay it after 100%ing the rest of the game?
- 2nd Scenario ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Very very good, the last battle got me good.
- Reset ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Lots of fanfic potential here.
- Goodbye Eito ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Very good.
- Rebellion ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Possibly my favorite, definitely has my favorite ending.
- Eva ✅ - ⭐⭐ - Had some interesting ideas that it didn't do much with
- Multiple Eitos ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Excellent. So good.
- Serial Battles ⭕ (unstarted) - I do want to 100% the game so I'll get to it eventually but I'm not super excited about the prospect lol
- Conspiracy ✅ - ⭐ - Would be zero stars if I could find a way to communicate that in emoji. Awful.
- Casual ⭕ - Looking forward to this route!
- Box of Blessings ⭕ - I'm looking forward to more lore from this route, but suspect it won't be incredibly enjoyable.
- Box of Calamity ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐ - It was decent at parts, tedious in others.
- Cult of Takumi 🟨 (in progress) - Still pretty early in this one.
- V'ehxness ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Loved the dimension that this gave to V'ehxness
- Coming of Age ✅ - ⭐ - Hated it. It had a few good moments but mostly I hated the whole vibe of it all.
- Retsnom ⭕ - Looking forward to it!
- Steady Fundamental 🟨 - I'm mostly enjoying it, with some caveats.
- Romance ⭕ - Probably the route I am looking the least forward to, even less than Serial Battles. I hope it has some decent moments, at least.
- Slasher ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐ - I didn't hate it, and enjoyed some branches, but other branches just felt tedious.
- Comedy ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐ - Some bits were funny, most were tedious, but it did give me all the free time I needed at least.
- Killing Game ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Another possible favorite, I loved the character writing.
- Mystery ✅ - ⭐⭐⭐ - It was alright, I guess.
Characters (spoilers only for character names):
- Takumi - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Excellent protagonist
- Takemaru - ⭐⭐⭐ - He's fun, if underdeveloped as a character
- Hiruko - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - LOVE, she's so great
- Darumi - ⭐⭐⭐ - She's fine, I guess
- Eito - ⭐⭐ - Kind of flat to me tbh
- Tsubasa - ⭐⭐⭐ - She's fine
- Gaku - ⭐⭐ - More annoying than charming
- Ima - ⭐⭐⭐ - He's alright
- Kako - ⭐⭐⭐ - She's alright
- Shouma - ⭐⭐ - Has potential, but has so far generally been underutilized in the routes that I've played
- Nozomi - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - FAVE. Love her so much
- Kurara - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Very fun
- Kyoshika - ⭐⭐⭐ - Kind of one note, but she is pretty funny and I love her relationship with Kurara.
- Yugamu - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - LOVE him, he's great
- Moko - ⭐ - Eh. One note and kind of annoying
- Eva - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - LOVE her, I wish we got to see more of her real personality
- Sirei - ⭐⭐ - Don't like him as a person, as a character I find him kind of interesting but everyone else more so
- Nigou - ⭐⭐⭐ - Started off thinking he was ugly af but now I've come around and think he's cute
- V'ehxness - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Kind of a one note villain, but she's given enough complexity for me
- Shion - ⭐⭐⭐ - He's alright
I think that mostly summarizes my thoughts? Oh, and ships. Here are my favorite ships.
No outright spoilers, just the ships themselves:
Favorite: Eva/Nozomi
Love: Takumi/V'ehxness, Takumi/Hiruko, Hiruko/Darumi, Darumi/Takumi/Tsubasa/Yugamu
Like: Nozomi/Takumi (as long as it's twisty and fucked up), Nozomi-G/Takumi, Ima/Kako, Kurara/Kyoshika, Kurara/Nozomi, Takemaru/Hiruko, Takumi/Yugamu
NOTPs: Gaku/any female character but especially Eva or Kurara
fics I've already written for this fandom
Birdfeeding
Jan. 29th, 2026 02:05 pmysabetwordsmithToday is partly sunny and cold.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus a male and a female cardinal separately.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I refilled the hopper feeder. I've seen lots more birds, including two starlings at the suet cage.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a mourning dove up in the trees.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a pair of cardinals and a wren.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows plus a male and a female cardinal separately.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I refilled the hopper feeder. I've seen lots more birds, including two starlings at the suet cage.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a mourning dove up in the trees.
EDIT 1/29/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a pair of cardinals and a wren.
I am done for the night.
Music Thursday
Jan. 29th, 2026 10:27 ammuccamukkLatest entry in the currently flourishing protest song genre:
What? Were you expecting Springsteen?
What? Were you expecting Springsteen?
Community Thursday
Jan. 29th, 2026 07:27 amvriddyCommunity Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
Posted and commented on![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
bnha_fans.
Commented oncommon_nature.
Commented a fill onthreesentenceficathon. Omg it's so intimidating to do the first time, even when you were EXPLICITLY BAITED XD Though that probably does help a bit with the nerves :D Obviously, K-9 Made Me Do It.
Posted and commented ongetyourwordsout.
Promotedfanifesto, basically the squee community for canon etc promo :D
Posted and commented on
bnha_fans.Commented on
common_nature.Commented a fill on
threesentenceficathon. Omg it's so intimidating to do the first time, even when you were EXPLICITLY BAITED XD Though that probably does help a bit with the nerves :D Obviously, K-9 Made Me Do It.Posted and commented on
getyourwordsout.Promoted
fanifesto, basically the squee community for canon etc promo :DCommunity Thursdays
Jan. 29th, 2026 12:24 amysabetwordsmithThis year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...
* Posted "How to cope with broken resolutions and the mid-January slump" ingoals_on_dw.
* Posted "Finding Art in 2026" onart.
* Commented on the January 28 post inawesomeers.
* Posted "How to cope with broken resolutions and the mid-January slump" in
goals_on_dw.* Posted "Finding Art in 2026" on
art.* Commented on the January 28 post in
awesomeers.
Alien Romance
Jan. 29th, 2026 12:21 amysabetwordsmithgs_silva made a post pointing to the Patreon post in which he answers one of my questions about Maurice. It's just such a unique backstory for the character, and I love it. :D
A city aflame fought fire and ice
Jan. 28th, 2026 10:44 pmmusesfoolIn case you haven't listened to it yet: Streets of Minneapolis by Bruce Springsteen.
It's in my bsky feed and my tumblr dash and I saw it here on DW first (in a locked post), so I needed to have it here too.
And since I've been listening to it a lot lately, here's Help Save the Youth of America by Billy Bragg. Unfortunately always timely.
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It's in my bsky feed and my tumblr dash and I saw it here on DW first (in a locked post), so I needed to have it here too.
And since I've been listening to it a lot lately, here's Help Save the Youth of America by Billy Bragg. Unfortunately always timely.
*
Early Humans
Jan. 28th, 2026 02:47 pmysabetwordsmith430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found
The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought.
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The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought.
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Birdfeeding
Jan. 28th, 2026 02:32 pmysabetwordsmithToday is sunny and cold, but less frigid than yesterday.
I fed the birds. I refilled the suet feeder. I've seen a flock of sparrows, two starlings, a mourning dove, and a fox squirrel at the corncob.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I refilled the hopper feeder.
I've seen a male cardinal and a wren.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I refilled the suet feeder. I've seen a flock of sparrows, two starlings, a mourning dove, and a fox squirrel at the corncob.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I refilled the hopper feeder.
I've seen a male cardinal and a wren.
EDIT 1/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
I am done for the night.
Three Sentence Ficathon
Jan. 28th, 2026 07:54 amsnickficFinally managed to write some fills for the threesentenceficathon!
1. MCU, Valkyrie
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=14482686#cmt14482686
any, any, “Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to.”
( Valkyrie )
2. Oasis RPF, Liam/Noel
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=12601086#cmt12601086
Any, any, soft underbelly
( Gallaghercest )
3. The Long Walk - Stephen King, Stebbins
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=14502654#cmt14502654
The Long Walk (book), Stebbins, ghosts
( The Long Walk )
threesentenceficathon!1. MCU, Valkyrie
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=14482686#cmt14482686
any, any, “Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to.”
( Valkyrie )
2. Oasis RPF, Liam/Noel
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=12601086#cmt12601086
Any, any, soft underbelly
( Gallaghercest )
3. The Long Walk - Stephen King, Stebbins
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6398.html?thread=14502654#cmt14502654
The Long Walk (book), Stebbins, ghosts
( The Long Walk )
Reading and laughing
Jan. 28th, 2026 08:27 amvriddyI went to bed at a reasonable time yesterday evening and started a new book with delighted anticipation. "Reading time! I'll get to fall asleep peacefully with my brain tummy full of stories <3" I thought. The way my tbr pile works is that I add recs to my library queue and most of the time by the time the book gets to me 1) I've completely forgotten what it was about and 2) there's a good chance I'll enjoy it because I did add it based on a rec that intrigued me to start with.
To set the scene further: in winter, the cat often climbs onto my stomach while I read because the blankets are thicker and fluffier.
ALAS! The book I started was Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie!!! I'm only about 70 pages in AND I LAUGHED SO HARD!! SO HARD!!!! Poor cat quickly abandoned me since it must have felt like a rodeo machine thing up there, but I was nearly crying and my non-existent abs were aching by the time I stopped reading.
Not the most restful way to fall asleep, I'll be honest. But oh my god. As much as I sometimes wince with some of her specific choices, Skye's internal voice is just. Just. Incredible. I'm not finished yet so no spoilers please :D But I'm fairly sure I picked up the rec from someone here so thank you to whoever mentioned it on their journal :D Wow. Like I laugh and cry and gasp often when reading, but I can't remember the last time I was non-stop guffawing like this from a book.
Edit: Finished the book and I stand by my rec! (The cat had to endure another round of stomach rodeo but I'm sure given time she will find it in her generous (?) heart to forgive me.) The book jacket says the story is about the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community. Definitely! It felt like a love letter to Philadelphia as well (I've never been). Impeccable narrator voice. Black queer woman protag. Many excellent relationships between women. And did I mention how much I laughed? I did. Though it doesn't mean the story isn't poignant or painful, sometimes even while laughing.
To set the scene further: in winter, the cat often climbs onto my stomach while I read because the blankets are thicker and fluffier.
ALAS! The book I started was Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie!!! I'm only about 70 pages in AND I LAUGHED SO HARD!! SO HARD!!!! Poor cat quickly abandoned me since it must have felt like a rodeo machine thing up there, but I was nearly crying and my non-existent abs were aching by the time I stopped reading.
Not the most restful way to fall asleep, I'll be honest. But oh my god. As much as I sometimes wince with some of her specific choices, Skye's internal voice is just. Just. Incredible. I'm not finished yet so no spoilers please :D But I'm fairly sure I picked up the rec from someone here so thank you to whoever mentioned it on their journal :D Wow. Like I laugh and cry and gasp often when reading, but I can't remember the last time I was non-stop guffawing like this from a book.
Edit: Finished the book and I stand by my rec! (The cat had to endure another round of stomach rodeo but I'm sure given time she will find it in her generous (?) heart to forgive me.) The book jacket says the story is about the complexities of family, queerness, race, and community. Definitely! It felt like a love letter to Philadelphia as well (I've never been). Impeccable narrator voice. Black queer woman protag. Many excellent relationships between women. And did I mention how much I laughed? I did. Though it doesn't mean the story isn't poignant or painful, sometimes even while laughing.
Dear Casefic Author
Jan. 27th, 2026 05:37 pmbeatrice_otterI use the same name everywhere so I am beatrice_otter on AO3. Treats are awesome.
I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am not inspired that way." This letter is long with lots of suggestions and preferences if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for a long time and am usually very happy with my gifts.
The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.
I have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.
( General Likes and Dislikes )
( Notorious (1946) )
( Enola Holmes movies )
( Elementary )
( Terminator: tSCC )
( Goblin Emperor )
( Peter Wimsey )
( Crossovers )
( Rivers of London )
( DS9 )
beatrice_otter on AO3. Treats are awesome.I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am not inspired that way." This letter is long with lots of suggestions and preferences if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for a long time and am usually very happy with my gifts.
The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.
I have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.
( General Likes and Dislikes )
( Notorious (1946) )
( Enola Holmes movies )
( Elementary )
( Terminator: tSCC )
( Goblin Emperor )
( Peter Wimsey )
( Crossovers )
( Rivers of London )
( DS9 )