Girl Genius for Friday, January 02, 2026
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Challenge 502: Sand
Jan. 1st, 2026 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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fan_flashworksOur 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 Saturday, January 10th. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. 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 forfan_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 nextffw_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.)
SAND
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 Saturday, January 10th. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. 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.)Admin: Challenge closed
Jan. 1st, 2026 08:50 pmteaotter posting in fan_flashworksThe Amnesty challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
Anywhere But Here Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Finding Happiness, bybadly_knitted
Washing and Clean Challenges: Women's Soccer RPF: Fanfiction: Laundry Day, byinfinitum_noctem
Rumour Challenge: Babylon 5: Unfounded Rumors, bybadly_knitted
Thirst: Guardian: fanfic: Look and Feel, bychina_shop
The Last Word Challenge: Babylon 5: Sacrifice, bybadly_knitted
Solitary Challenge: Babylon 5: On The Outside, bybadly_knitted
Role Reversal Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Healing The Healer, bybadly_knitted
The Other Side Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Far Side Of The Island, bybadly_knitted
Fragile: Call the Midwife: Meta: Fragility, bysmallhobbit
Trapped Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Earthquake, bybadly_knitted
Fight Challenge: Babylon 5: Illegal Actions, bybadly_knitted
It's a Trap!: Stargate Atlantis: Fanfiction:Echo of a Memory, bylucy_roman
Sign Challenge: Babylon 5: Separate Pages, bybadly_knitted
Waiting Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Unexpected Rescue, bybadly_knitted
School : BtVS : icons : SHS, byhighlander_ii
Ice Challenge: Winnie-the-Pooh: Fanfic: Winnie-the-Pooh's Icy Day, bysmallhobbit
Circle Challenge: S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Together, bydarkjediqueen
Choices Challenge: Babylon 5: The Only Way, bybadly_knitted
Memory Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Healing The Healer, bybadly_knitted
Cream Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Self care, bym_findlow
Weather Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Bad Weather, bybadly_knitted
Candles + Marathon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Misunderstood, byveronyxk84
Not What It Looks Like Challenge: Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: All I Want For Christmas, bysmallhobbit
Memory Challenge: Babylon 5: Traitor, bybadly_knitted
Clean: Your Mum Does the Washing: Poetry: The World According to, byteaotter
science: Stoker: Podfic: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us), bybluedreaming
Congratulations tobluedreaming, who earned 12 Challenge Streak, 12 Posted Works, Brave New Fandoms, 10 Fandom Spread, The Yulegoat, Female Characters, and Governor of Gendom!
\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.
In September, when we announced the new reports, we confirmed our plan to wait a couple of months and then remove the challenge tags from the comm. That time is NOW.
This is a reminder that the challenge tags will be going away TODAY.
New challenge coming right up!
Anywhere But Here Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Finding Happiness, by
badly_knittedWashing and Clean Challenges: Women's Soccer RPF: Fanfiction: Laundry Day, by
infinitum_noctemRumour Challenge: Babylon 5: Unfounded Rumors, by
badly_knittedThirst: Guardian: fanfic: Look and Feel, by
china_shopThe Last Word Challenge: Babylon 5: Sacrifice, by
badly_knittedSolitary Challenge: Babylon 5: On The Outside, by
badly_knittedRole Reversal Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Healing The Healer, by
badly_knittedThe Other Side Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Far Side Of The Island, by
badly_knittedFragile: Call the Midwife: Meta: Fragility, by
smallhobbitTrapped Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Earthquake, by
badly_knittedFight Challenge: Babylon 5: Illegal Actions, by
badly_knittedIt's a Trap!: Stargate Atlantis: Fanfiction:Echo of a Memory, by
lucy_romanSign Challenge: Babylon 5: Separate Pages, by
badly_knittedWaiting Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Unexpected Rescue, by
badly_knittedSchool : BtVS : icons : SHS, by
highlander_iiIce Challenge: Winnie-the-Pooh: Fanfic: Winnie-the-Pooh's Icy Day, by
smallhobbitCircle Challenge: S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Together, by
darkjediqueenChoices Challenge: Babylon 5: The Only Way, by
badly_knittedMemory Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Healing The Healer, by
badly_knittedCream Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Self care, by
m_findlowWeather Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Bad Weather, by
badly_knittedCandles + Marathon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Misunderstood, by
veronyxk84Not What It Looks Like Challenge: Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: All I Want For Christmas, by
smallhobbitMemory Challenge: Babylon 5: Traitor, by
badly_knittedClean: Your Mum Does the Washing: Poetry: The World According to, by
teaotterscience: Stoker: Podfic: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us), by
bluedreamingCongratulations to
bluedreaming, who earned 12 Challenge Streak, 12 Posted Works, Brave New Fandoms, 10 Fandom Spread, The Yulegoat, Female Characters, and Governor of Gendom!\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.
In September, when we announced the new reports, we confirmed our plan to wait a couple of months and then remove the challenge tags from the comm. That time is NOW.
This is a reminder that the challenge tags will be going away TODAY.
New challenge coming right up!
OFMD: Thistle Teach ‘Em by sweatervest
Jan. 1st, 2026 09:05 pmkingstoken posting in fancakeFandom: Our Flag Means Death
Pairings/Characters: Crew of the Revenge, Israel Hands/Roach (it's tagged this, but it's very blink and you miss it)
Rating: T
Length: 2182 words
Creator Links: sweatervest
Theme: crack treated seriously
Summary: A single artichoke appears onboard the Revenge, and Izzy Hands is nowhere to be found. Naturally, the crew draws the most logical conclusion.
Reccer's Notes: The crew finds a single artichoke on the Revenge and draw the very erroneous conclusion that Izzy has been turned into a vegetable by a sea-witch. This is delightfully funny, as the crew try to protect the artichoke from getting eaten, among other things. It very much fits in with the silliness of season 1 of the show.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Pairings/Characters: Crew of the Revenge, Israel Hands/Roach (it's tagged this, but it's very blink and you miss it)
Rating: T
Length: 2182 words
Creator Links: sweatervest
Theme: crack treated seriously
Summary: A single artichoke appears onboard the Revenge, and Izzy Hands is nowhere to be found. Naturally, the crew draws the most logical conclusion.
Reccer's Notes: The crew finds a single artichoke on the Revenge and draw the very erroneous conclusion that Izzy has been turned into a vegetable by a sea-witch. This is delightfully funny, as the crew try to protect the artichoke from getting eaten, among other things. It very much fits in with the silliness of season 1 of the show.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Jujutsu Kaisen: Love For The Strong: Getou Suguru Fest 2026
Jan. 1st, 2026 11:00 pmannadante posting in fandomcalendarDescription: A fest aimed to celebrate Getou Suguru's character from Jujutsu Kaisen. The fest allows all ships and headcanons and interpretations and is open for gen and platonic works too. The prompting period has been over already however the claiming period is open and we have crowdsourced 28 prompts to choose from. The claiming period has no deadline and it is open until the last day.
Schedule: Claiming open: 01/01/2026 | Works Due: 15/02/2026 | Work Reveals: 17/02/2026 | Creators Reveal: 24/02/2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 Collection | Rules & FAQ
Schedule: Claiming open: 01/01/2026 | Works Due: 15/02/2026 | Work Reveals: 17/02/2026 | Creators Reveal: 24/02/2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 Collection | Rules & FAQ
science: Stoker: Podfic: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us)
Jan. 1st, 2026 01:30 pmbluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksTitle: no longer human (the nothing that can’t hurt us)
Fandom: Stoker
Mods please use the f: movie (category) tag
Reader's name: bluedreaming
Author's name: bluedreaming
Link to text version of story: text here
Rating: M/R
Length/file size: 2:00 min, 1.37 mb (largest)
Content notes: references to past canonical major character death (murder), callous reflections on bodies and decomposition
Podficcer's notes: A no-music version, and two versions with music recorded on different mics.
For Cross-Pollinator purposes, this podfic was also created for DOUBLE DIP forvoiceteam mystery box 2025 (not posted elsewhere).
Summary: In which India thinks about her uncle.
( embedded streaming and direct-download links )
Fandom: Stoker
Mods please use the f: movie (category) tag
Reader's name: bluedreaming
Author's name: bluedreaming
Link to text version of story: text here
Rating: M/R
Length/file size: 2:00 min, 1.37 mb (largest)
Content notes: references to past canonical major character death (murder), callous reflections on bodies and decomposition
Podficcer's notes: A no-music version, and two versions with music recorded on different mics.
For Cross-Pollinator purposes, this podfic was also created for DOUBLE DIP for
voiceteam mystery box 2025 (not posted elsewhere).Summary: In which India thinks about her uncle.
( embedded streaming and direct-download links )
Round 182: Crack Treated Seriously
Jan. 1st, 2026 09:40 amrunpunkrun posting in fancake
Happy New Year! Our theme for January is crack treated seriously!
It's time to put on your serious face because this round is for fanworks with ideas that are very, very bonkers, but approached with the utmost dedication to making it work within whatever passes for reality in that fandom. As with our crack round, I ask that you avoid using language associated with drug use and addiction in your recs, as this kind of language, even when used for fun, can be hurtful and alienating.
Now go bananas—but seriously.
The tag for this round is: theme: crack treated seriously
If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.
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( Promote this round! )
Multifandom: Crack the WIP 2026
Jan. 1st, 2026 11:56 amchacusha posting in fandomcalendar
(Banner by
ysilme)Description: Crack the WIP is back this year! Crack the WIP is a multifandom fest for finishing your WIPs. If you need a deadline to help you finish something, this is the challenge for you! All fanwork media and all fandoms, ships, kinks, ratings, and lengths are welcome. Got a WIP you'd like to make a resolution to finish in the early-ish part of this year? Come join us!
Schedule: Works must be posted by June 30th. Sign-ups are open now and will remain open until the posting deadline.
Links:
crackthewip | Event rules and sign-up postПривет! LiveJournal imports may be slow
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dw_maintenanceПривет and welcome to our new Russian friends from LiveJournal! We are happy to offer you a new home. We will not require identification for you to post or comment. We also do not cooperate with Russian government requests for any information about your account unless they go through a United States court first. (And it hasn't happened in 16 years!)
Importing your journal from ЖЖ may be slow. There are a lot of you, with many posts and comments, and we have to limit how fast we download your information from ЖЖ so they don't block us. Please be patient! We have been watching and fixing errors, and we will go back to doing that after the holiday is over.
I am very sorry that we can't translate the site into Russian or offer support in Russian. We are a much, much smaller company than LiveJournal is, and my high school Russian classes were a very long time ago :) But at least we aren't owned by Sberbank!
С Новым Годом, and welcome home!
EDIT: Большое спасибо всем за помощь друг другу в комментариях! Я ценю каждого, кто предоставляет нашим новым соседям информацию, понятную им без необходимости искать её в Google. :) И спасибо вам за терпение к моему русскому переводу с помощью Google Translate! Прошло уже много-много лет со школьных времен!
Thank you also to everyone who's been giving our new neighbors a warm welcome. I love you all ❤️
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: Sky Captain and the Extinction Agenda, by thebookishcat.
Dec. 31st, 2025 06:12 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Pairings/Characters: Gen; background F/M (Joe Sullivan/Polly Perkins; past (one-sided?) Female OC/Joe Sullivan), OCs
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Length: 12,448; 19 chapters
Content Notes: aftermath of torture, combat injury, period-typical ethnic stereotypes (Asiatic bad guys), genocidal scheming, gory battle trophies, gruesome Mad Science
Creator Links:![[fanfiction.net profile]](/img/userheads/ff-icon-192.png)
thebookishcat
Theme: Amnesty, Action/Adventure, Old Fandoms, Pre-AO3 Works, Research, Small Fandoms, Underloved Works, Worldbuilding
Summary: The authors(1) didn’t really provide one, so here’s mine: Joe’s old buddy, fighter pilot Captain Rock Masterson, is taken prisoner by air pirates—and darned if Rock isn’t Polly Perkins’ cousin, giving her sound reason to gatecrash the adventure! But little does Pirate King Dantes Blackbeard the Third suspect that his scheme for world conquest is being puppeteered by something even more horrific…
Reccer's Notes: (In which Full Metal Ox betrays an affection for dated media.)( Continue. )
Is it Great Literature? Or even necessarily Good Writing? No—but the authors know exactly where in Storyland they’re supposed to be, and I’m the niche audience it’s for; they’ve fried up a tasty sack of potato chips.
Fanwork Links: Sky Captain and the Extinction Agenda, bythebookishcat on Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2108561/1/
Pairings/Characters: Gen; background F/M (Joe Sullivan/Polly Perkins; past (one-sided?) Female OC/Joe Sullivan), OCs
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Length: 12,448; 19 chapters
Content Notes: aftermath of torture, combat injury, period-typical ethnic stereotypes (Asiatic bad guys), genocidal scheming, gory battle trophies, gruesome Mad Science
Creator Links:
thebookishcatTheme: Amnesty, Action/Adventure, Old Fandoms, Pre-AO3 Works, Research, Small Fandoms, Underloved Works, Worldbuilding
Summary: The authors(1) didn’t really provide one, so here’s mine: Joe’s old buddy, fighter pilot Captain Rock Masterson, is taken prisoner by air pirates—and darned if Rock isn’t Polly Perkins’ cousin, giving her sound reason to gatecrash the adventure! But little does Pirate King Dantes Blackbeard the Third suspect that his scheme for world conquest is being puppeteered by something even more horrific…
Reccer's Notes: (In which Full Metal Ox betrays an affection for dated media.)( Continue. )
Is it Great Literature? Or even necessarily Good Writing? No—but the authors know exactly where in Storyland they’re supposed to be, and I’m the niche audience it’s for; they’ve fried up a tasty sack of potato chips.
Fanwork Links: Sky Captain and the Extinction Agenda, by
thebookishcat on Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2108561/1/Clean: Your Mum Does the Washing: Poetry: The World According to
Dec. 31st, 2025 01:28 pmteaotter posting in fan_flashworksTitle: The world according to historical Chinese dramas (from the perspective of your mum as she does the washing)
Fandom: Your Mum Does the Washing – Joshua Idehun
Challenge: Clean
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Fandom: Your Mum Does the Washing – Joshua Idehun
Challenge: Clean
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Memory Challenge: Babylon 5: Traitor
Dec. 31st, 2025 09:18 pmbadly_knitted posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Traitor
Fandom: Babylon 5
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Garibaldi, Bester.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Spoilers/Setting: The Face of the Enemy.
Summary: Now that Bester has restored Garibaldi’s memories, Garibaldi must find a way to fix what he’s done.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 501: Amnesty 83, using Challenge 144: Memory.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Babylon 5, or the characters. They belong to J. Michael Straczynski.
A/N: Triple drabble.
( Traitor... )
Not What It Looks Like Challenge: Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: All I Want For Christmas
Dec. 31st, 2025 08:06 pmsmallhobbit posting in fan_flashworksTitle: All I Want For Christmas
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Rating: G
Length: 511 words
Summary: Don't believe all that you see
Also written forficlet_zone Mariah Cary challenge
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Rating: G
Length: 511 words
Summary: Don't believe all that you see
Also written for
ficlet_zone Mariah Cary challenge
Thursday: Rules that Were Never Written
Jan. 1st, 2026 10:17 pmToday's theme is Rules that Were Never Written. Prompts can be the unspoken expectations, invisible lines, and social contracts everyone seems to know, until someone breaks them.
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling…
+ Fandom, Character +/ Character, A character breaks a rule they didn’t know existed.
+ Fandom, Character +/ Character, Write about a consequence no one warned them about.
+ Fandom, Character +/ Character, Someone deliberately violates an unspoken rule—and waits.
We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].
While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.
As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word!
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