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Challenge #13

TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.

This one is easy! It’s the sid_guardian Community!

I joined Dreamwidth originally because I had heard the Guardian Community is active here, and it turned out to be a great decision indeed. It’s been so much fun, both on here and on discord. I love reading everyone’s thoughts and analysis, even if I can’t always join the discussion. And our group watches cheer me up at the end of the work week. ❤

Challenge #6

Top 10 7 Challenge.

I’m going with the boring tried and true fanfic recs, and also shortening from 10 to 7 (prime numbers my beloved). So here are my top 7 fanfics I read last year. It's a mix of fandoms both old and new.

1) buy back the secrets (113013 words) by sundiscus
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types

He takes a long, slow breath. Ignores the glares from the other students. “Superboy,” he murmurs. “It’s me. If you’re listening, I could use some help.”

Or: 5 times Superboy saves Tim Drake, and one time Tim Drake saves Superboy.

2) Bakery "Enemies" [COMIC] (0 words) by buggachat
Chapters: 27/27
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug

After the defeat of Gabriel Agreste and the disappearance of the mysterious peacock miraculous user, Marinette is left to try her best as Guardian and pick up the pieces. With the kwamis left in hibernation, no leads on the missing peacock miraculous, and no way to contact her beloved partner, she's left to her wit's end on where to proceed.

That is, until the prime suspect of the peacock wielder coincidentally takes up an apprenticeship at her parents' bakery. Adrien Agreste, son of Hawkmoth, has seemingly planted his roots in her home while Marinette was away for an apprenticeship. This could either be a disaster in the making, or the perfect opportunity to retrieve the missing miraculous... either way, it's war.

At least, it would be, if the gosh darn villain weren't so sweet!

3) Out of Your Orbit (29247 words) by buggachat
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug

Nino still remembered how much fun they had together, playing videos and cracking jokes. He remembered the dorky way that he snorted when he laughed, but he also remembered how it felt to hold him in his arms, to brush his soft blond hair out of his eyes and kiss him like they were the only two people in the world.

He remembered believing that he'd always be there.

“You got something against Gabriel?” Alya asked with a quirked brow.

Yeah, he had something against Gabriel.

4) you get me (10243 words) by some1_around
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)

Shane loves yoga. It has always been an escape for him—an escape from his body and his mind. When a bunch of other NHL players interrupt him in a hotel gym during a conference, he is not surprised when they make fun of him, but he is surprised when Ilya asks him to teach them a few poses and they all go along with it. He gets to show off his flexibility, and it seems harmless enough to show off a little extra for Ilya, until-

“Holy shit, Hollander, wait—can you suck your own cock?”

5) The Hollow Heart (182466 words) by Bottan
Chapters: 24/24
Fandom: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

“Where’s your keeper, huh? Does Sparky know you’re bleeding on my carpets?”

“Thor has better things to do than watch me die,” Loki summoned a fizzling amount of magic, threw Iron Man into the wall with a telekinetic boom, cracked the plaster. It left him shaking where he stood, nauseous, knees weak. Pathetic. “You had better run while you can.”

**

Loki doesn’t die in Svartalfheim, but it’s a close thing. Instead he walks between worlds to an enemy’s doorstep—which turns out to be his best chance at survival.

6) Cat's Paw (27353 words) by atomic_pomsky
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender

When Kolivan tells Voltron that Keith has been captured on what should have been a routine mission, they drop everything to search for him.

They don't end up finding Keith. But they do find a cute little stray cat...

7) Aqua Vitae (4258 words) by a_stray_thief
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid

Ilya doesn’t even know why he takes the bottle, maybe as some sort of weird memento of Shane bending for Ilya and the things Ilya likes, despite his diet and his no drinking during the season rule. And, of course, as a reminder of Shane’s moans echoing off of Ilya’s kitchen counters.

He’s not even thinking about what it looks like when he reaches for the bottle in the locker room after practice and chugs half its contents.

“Fuck, Roz,” Marleau says next to him. “Isn’t it a bit early for that?”

Or: Five times people think Ilya is drinking vodka straight from the bottle, and one time he actually does.

The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.


This kind of challenge is always the hardest for me. I’m bad at talking about myself, which I guess does tell you something about me after all, haha.

I’ve been consistently participating in the challenge in the couple of years I’ve been on DW. It was pretty much the first thing I did here, and it’s been fun! People I had never spoken to made me feel welcome in this new place that first year. I hope I can make other people feels welcome now that I’m more established myself. I’d love to make more friends, fannish or otherwise.