SGA: Unmanifest Destiny by vain_glorious
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fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Sam Carter
Rating: Unrated. I'd say, Teen.
Length: 8260
Content Notes: The author chose not to warn.
Creator Links: vain_glorious on AO3
Themes: Mystery and suspense, Road trips, Team, Friendship, AU: fork in the road
Summary: Following the events of 5X01, Team Sheppard goes to Earth and takes a roadtrip across the US.
Reccer's Notes: The team, plus newborn Torren, are back in the USA, travelling across the country and stopping at all John's favourite attractions. It should be a fun time, but they're all in unhappy moods and John can't get them to perk up at all. As the story progresses, we become aware that something's off, but it's hard to figure out what. The mystery's finally made clear in a possibly hopeful ending, depending on your point of view. It's not for those who don't like any darkness in their fics, but there's great characterisation and it's very well written, surprisingly funny at times, and the ending is powerful.
Fanwork Links: Unmanifest Destiny
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Sam Carter
Rating: Unrated. I'd say, Teen.
Length: 8260
Content Notes: The author chose not to warn.
If you'd much rather know about major AO3 warnings and be spoiled for the reveal at the end, click the arrow at left. SPOILERS
John has died and it's his ghost or semi-ascended self keeping the team company on their memorial road trip. He's kind of in denial about this until the end, after which he ascends.Themes: Mystery and suspense, Road trips, Team, Friendship, AU: fork in the road
Summary: Following the events of 5X01, Team Sheppard goes to Earth and takes a roadtrip across the US.
Reccer's Notes: The team, plus newborn Torren, are back in the USA, travelling across the country and stopping at all John's favourite attractions. It should be a fun time, but they're all in unhappy moods and John can't get them to perk up at all. As the story progresses, we become aware that something's off, but it's hard to figure out what. The mystery's finally made clear in a possibly hopeful ending, depending on your point of view. It's not for those who don't like any darkness in their fics, but there's great characterisation and it's very well written, surprisingly funny at times, and the ending is powerful.
Fanwork Links: Unmanifest Destiny
Check In: Day 28
Nov. 28th, 2025 09:21 pmfleetsparrow posting in writethisfanficHello! Sorry for missing yesterday's check in. For a grand total of four (4) people (plus one dog), Thanksgiving gathering ran much longer than anticipated.
I, uh, also did not come prepared with a new word for the day.
BUT I do have news that the 12th Edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has been published! So many new words!
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10 out of 20 - Resident Alien - Sheriff Mike Thompson - Little Green Men
Nov. 28th, 2025 11:38 amcmk418 posting in sweetandshortTitle: Little Green Men
Fandom: Resident Alien
Character: Sheriff Mike Thompson
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 113
Prompt: Green
Summary: Aliens weren't how Mike first pictured them
A/N: The creature on "The Flintstones" was known as The Great Gazoo
( Little Green Men )
Fandom: Resident Alien
Character: Sheriff Mike Thompson
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 113
Prompt: Green
Summary: Aliens weren't how Mike first pictured them
A/N: The creature on "The Flintstones" was known as The Great Gazoo
( Little Green Men )
10 out of 20 - Life - Dani Reese/Kevin Tidwell - Naughty or Nice?
Nov. 28th, 2025 08:01 amcmk418 posting in sweetandshortTitle: Naughty or Nice?
Fandom: Life
Characters: Dani Reese/Kevin Tidwell
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 112
Prompt: Naughty
Summary: Kevin must have done something good to deserve this
( Naughty or Nice? )
Fandom: Life
Characters: Dani Reese/Kevin Tidwell
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 112
Prompt: Naughty
Summary: Kevin must have done something good to deserve this
( Naughty or Nice? )
[10 out of 20] Spooks (MI-5): Gen
Nov. 27th, 2025 01:14 pmstonepicnicking_okapi posting in sweetandshortTitle: German chocolate cake
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: survival
Summary: Adam and Lucas discuss a case.
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Title: No cake without an oven
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: cut
Summary: The oven is broken.
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Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: survival
Summary: Adam and Lucas discuss a case.
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Title: No cake without an oven
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: cut
Summary: The oven is broken.
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Check In: Day 26
Nov. 26th, 2025 08:54 pmfleetsparrow posting in writethisfanficHappy pre-Thursday, for those of you with me in the last remaining time zones. And happy actual Thursday for the rest of you!
I won't lie, this evening got away from me once I got home from work. But, as foreseen, I did actually write today! One more point for Routine being helpful.
Today's word:
Potation: (noun)
Per our frenemies at Merriam-Webster, the first known use was in the 15th century.
And for some etymology fun: Potation came to English from Middle English potacioun, from Anglo-French potation, from Latin potation-->potatio "act of drinking" from potare "to drink"
After that long of a trip, I could do with a potation, too!
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I won't lie, this evening got away from me once I got home from work. But, as foreseen, I did actually write today! One more point for Routine being helpful.
Today's word:
Potation: (noun)
- A usually alcoholic drink or brew
- The act or instance of drinking or inhaling; the portion taken in one such act
Per our frenemies at Merriam-Webster, the first known use was in the 15th century.
And for some etymology fun: Potation came to English from Middle English potacioun, from Anglo-French potation, from Latin potation-->potatio "act of drinking" from potare "to drink"
After that long of a trip, I could do with a potation, too!
Horizontal Line Bingo
Nov. 26th, 2025 09:17 pmjane_x80 posting in whatif_auTitle: Unassailable
Author:jane_x80
Bingo Square: Regency
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 4,677
Warning(s): None
Summary: The ton in London is abuzz with the newcomers, two Chinese lords who seem to be wealthy, single, and incredibly handsome. One, Lord Lan, is the strong silent type while the other, Lord Wei, is charming and pleasant. Nobody knows very much about them but they seem to be perfect gentlemen until one is insulted by one of the minor lords.
OR
The one where Lan Zhan gets to beat up a Regency-era lord in a swordfight.
Title: A Cup of Love
Author:jane_x80
Bingo Square: Wild Card - Bakery/Coffee Shop AU
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 9,639
Warning(s): None
Summary: Post-grad Lan Wangji does not have time for gossip, coffee shops or friends. But after an unavoidable meeting, he cannot get his mind off the barista known as the Yiling Laozu who has captured his attention. He even becomes a regular at the Laozu's cafe.
OR
Wei Wuxian wins Lan Wangji over with baked goods and latte art and doesn't even tell him his name.
Title: I Hurt Myself Today
Author:jane_x80
Bingo Square: Sports
Fandom(s): NCIS
Pairing(s): Anthony DiNozzo & Jethro Gibbs
Wordcount: 5,090
Warning(s): None
Summary: A few years after the events of Everyone I Know Goes Away In The End, Tony DiNozzo is a player in the NFL and is injured. Gibbs gets a call from the hospital and he goes to help the kid out. Tony did save his life, after all.
NOTE: This is an AU of pre-canon after Tony saves Gibbs from being killed in the apartment fire in Baltimore, Gibbs gets to help Tony out when he's injured.
Author:
jane_x80 Bingo Square: Regency
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 4,677
Warning(s): None
Summary: The ton in London is abuzz with the newcomers, two Chinese lords who seem to be wealthy, single, and incredibly handsome. One, Lord Lan, is the strong silent type while the other, Lord Wei, is charming and pleasant. Nobody knows very much about them but they seem to be perfect gentlemen until one is insulted by one of the minor lords.
OR
The one where Lan Zhan gets to beat up a Regency-era lord in a swordfight.
Title: A Cup of Love
Author:
jane_x80 Bingo Square: Wild Card - Bakery/Coffee Shop AU
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 9,639
Warning(s): None
Summary: Post-grad Lan Wangji does not have time for gossip, coffee shops or friends. But after an unavoidable meeting, he cannot get his mind off the barista known as the Yiling Laozu who has captured his attention. He even becomes a regular at the Laozu's cafe.
OR
Wei Wuxian wins Lan Wangji over with baked goods and latte art and doesn't even tell him his name.
Title: I Hurt Myself Today
Author:
jane_x80 Bingo Square: Sports
Fandom(s): NCIS
Pairing(s): Anthony DiNozzo & Jethro Gibbs
Wordcount: 5,090
Warning(s): None
Summary: A few years after the events of Everyone I Know Goes Away In The End, Tony DiNozzo is a player in the NFL and is injured. Gibbs gets a call from the hospital and he goes to help the kid out. Tony did save his life, after all.
NOTE: This is an AU of pre-canon after Tony saves Gibbs from being killed in the apartment fire in Baltimore, Gibbs gets to help Tony out when he's injured.
[10 out of 20] Spooks (MI-5): Gen
Nov. 26th, 2025 09:27 pmstonepicnicking_okapi posting in sweetandshortTitle: Old fashioned seedcake
Fandom: Spooks MI-5
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: Underground
Summary: Adam and Lucas are looking for the location of an underground bunker.
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Fandom: Spooks MI-5
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: Underground
Summary: Adam and Lucas are looking for the location of an underground bunker.
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Fanfic, Sense8 (tv), Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala, Gifts
Nov. 26th, 2025 02:38 pmmerricatb posting in smallfandomfestTitle: The Barbarian
Author: MerricatB
Fandom: Sense8
Pairing/Characters: Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala
Rating/Category: Teen & Up
Prompt: Sense8, Writer's choice, Gifts
Spoilers: Whole series
Summary: Forbidden from doing the eccentric billionaire thing and buying Wolfgang a tiger, Rajan finds the next best gift to cheer him up.
Notes/Warnings: This fic is related to another one but can be read as a standalone.
Author: MerricatB
Fandom: Sense8
Pairing/Characters: Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala
Rating/Category: Teen & Up
Prompt: Sense8, Writer's choice, Gifts
Spoilers: Whole series
Summary: Forbidden from doing the eccentric billionaire thing and buying Wolfgang a tiger, Rajan finds the next best gift to cheer him up.
Notes/Warnings: This fic is related to another one but can be read as a standalone.
Read on AO3
Fanfic, Doctor Who (comics), Eight Doctor & Kroton, When did the Doctor stop believing
Nov. 26th, 2025 08:39 ammelime posting in smallfandomfestTitle: A good Cyberman
Author: melime
Fandom: Doctor Who (comics)
Pairing/Characters: Kroton the Cyberman & Eighth Doctor
Rating/Category: PG-13/Gen
Prompt: Doctor Who (comics), Eight Doctor & Kroton, When did the Doctor stop believing everyone could have good in them?
Spoilers: The Company of Thieves
Summary: The Doctor wants to be someone who believes that everyone is capable of good, of change, and still there are habitual enemies that he won’t extend this courtesy to. He would never believe that there could be a good Dalek, and a few hours ago he would never have believed that there could be a good Cyberman, or even just a Cyberman with his own personality.
Notes/Warnings: mentions of the Doctor having nearly killed Kroton
On AO3>
Author: melime
Fandom: Doctor Who (comics)
Pairing/Characters: Kroton the Cyberman & Eighth Doctor
Rating/Category: PG-13/Gen
Prompt: Doctor Who (comics), Eight Doctor & Kroton, When did the Doctor stop believing everyone could have good in them?
Spoilers: The Company of Thieves
Summary: The Doctor wants to be someone who believes that everyone is capable of good, of change, and still there are habitual enemies that he won’t extend this courtesy to. He would never believe that there could be a good Dalek, and a few hours ago he would never have believed that there could be a good Cyberman, or even just a Cyberman with his own personality.
Notes/Warnings: mentions of the Doctor having nearly killed Kroton
On AO3>
Fanfic, Trust Me (tv 2017), Cath & Molly, Lies
Nov. 26th, 2025 08:38 ammelime posting in smallfandomfestTitle: Cath in Sheffield, Alison in Edinburgh
Author: melime
Fandom: Trust Me (TV 2017)
Pairing/Characters: Cath Hardacre & Molly
Rating/Category: PG/Gen
Prompt: Trust Me (tv 2017), Cath & Molly, Lies
Spoilers: none
Summary: Cath practices the lie with Molly, knowing that her daughter is the person with the biggest risk of exposing her.
Notes/Warnings: none
On AO3
Author: melime
Fandom: Trust Me (TV 2017)
Pairing/Characters: Cath Hardacre & Molly
Rating/Category: PG/Gen
Prompt: Trust Me (tv 2017), Cath & Molly, Lies
Spoilers: none
Summary: Cath practices the lie with Molly, knowing that her daughter is the person with the biggest risk of exposing her.
Notes/Warnings: none
On AO3
Fanfic, Black Mirror (tv), Dorothy/Brandy, Memory
Nov. 26th, 2025 08:38 ammelime posting in smallfandomfestTitle: Only a memory
Author: melime
Fandom: Black Mirror (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Dorothy Chambers/Brandy Friday
Rating/Category: PG-13/Femslash
Prompt: Black Mirror (tv), Dorothy/Brandy, Memory
Spoilers: end of Hotel Reverie
Summary: All that exists of Dorothy is a memory, and that's all that the Dorothy she knew ever was, a memory, an echo in the machine, impossibly given life somewhere between the computers powering the simulation and Brandy's brain.
Notes/Warnings: grief, lost love, canon compliant
On AO3
Author: melime
Fandom: Black Mirror (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Dorothy Chambers/Brandy Friday
Rating/Category: PG-13/Femslash
Prompt: Black Mirror (tv), Dorothy/Brandy, Memory
Spoilers: end of Hotel Reverie
Summary: All that exists of Dorothy is a memory, and that's all that the Dorothy she knew ever was, a memory, an echo in the machine, impossibly given life somewhere between the computers powering the simulation and Brandy's brain.
Notes/Warnings: grief, lost love, canon compliant
On AO3
Check In: Day 25
Nov. 25th, 2025 02:10 pmfleetsparrow posting in writethisfanficI was going to make a "What a week, huh?" joke here, and then realized it's not even Wednesday yet. x__x
Today's word is brought to you by the shipping and transporting industry! Because nothing says, "Happy Holidays" like the memory of dozens of shipping containers tipping into the harbor.
Stevedore:
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Today's word is brought to you by the shipping and transporting industry! Because nothing says, "Happy Holidays" like the memory of dozens of shipping containers tipping into the harbor.
Stevedore:
- (noun) One who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
- (verb) To handle (to load or unload) cargo as a stevedore