Snowflake Challenge 2020 challenge 2

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Challenge #2

In your own space, talk about your fannish history. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I think I touched on this a bit during the sunshine challenge fannish identity post. I've been involved in fandom for a long time. I wrote fanfic longhand before I knew it was a Thing. I had paper zines (Quantum Leap, Babylon 5 my main ones) and then mailing lists/Yahoo Groups (Brimstone, maybe Buffy, I had non-fannish groups too), and then FF.net came along, and LJ, to be joined by AO3 and DW.

My first fic posted to AO3 is Much Saves the Day, Robin Hood BBC, 21 December 2006, (back dated work that's also my first LJ fic entry).

Yuletide 2019 review and roundup

I received two lovely Men in Black: International fics:

Thursday Night Supper Club (1874 words) by intrikate88
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men in Black (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Agent H | Henry (Men in Black), Agent M | Molly Wright
Summary: Being an ocean away isn't much of a barrier. Even MIB agents with no life and no chill need to have dinner sometimes.

Sushi for One (1947 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men in Black (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Agent H | Henry/Agent M | Molly Wright
Additional Tags: Mild Hurt/Comfort, dude in distress, Dubcon Touching by Aliens Who May or May Not Be Aware Their Behavior Is Inappropriate
Summary: H beamed at her. "You were worried! That's so cute! Oh, and FYI, I wasn't 'poisoned'. I suffered a severe allergic reaction, that's all. No biggie. Happens all the time."
M closed her eyes. The worst of it was, she believed him. In H's world, getting poisoned or, excuse her, 'having a severe allergic reaction' probably just counted as a slightly bad day. Occupational hazard.

I wrote my main assignment, a Revenge fic, and a Borgias treat fic.

A Fine Fauxmance (8619 words) by meridianrose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nolan Ross/Emily Thorne
Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Light Angst, Happy Ending, Daniel is not nice here, Daniel and Jack appear briefly in the fic, Canon Bisexual Character, Hair Brushing

Summary: Nolan needs to win over a prospective businessman with conservative values. Emily wants to make an uninterested Daniel jealous. A fake engagement would seem to be the answer to both their problems. Except that Nolan finds it increasingly difficult to separate the pretence from the reality he wants.

An Insincere Confession (582 words) by meridianrose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (Showtime TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia
Characters: Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia
Additional Tags: Sibling Incest, Catholic Imagery, Improper Use of Catholic Rituals, Oral Sex

Summary: "Bless me father," she repeats. "For I have sinned." Confession belongs in the confessional box. This is something else entirely.

LJ 2019

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From Livejournal. It would be nice to get something similar from DW in the future :)
I don't know if comments refers to those I made or those I received. I turned off comments to LJ on my crossposts late last year so any new comments would be from communities I'm active in/replies to my comments in the latter case.

2 x Black Sails drabbles

Longing For the Silverflintdaily DOW prompt: friendship beer wheelbarrow. Silver is surprised how his desires have changed.

Silver gazed at the waves, sea breeze stirring his curls. He'd reinvented himself many times over but only now, when he'd felt a sense of belonging, purpose and friendship as the Walrus's cook, did he find himself confused -surprised- about who he was, what he desired.

He'd long dreamed of beer by the barrel, endless feasts, gold by the wheelbarrow; simple dreams of abundance. But now he longed for more.
He wanted Flint. He wanted love.

Flint approached, clapped him on the shoulder. "Come on," he said and Silver followed, hopeful, sure he'd seen his longing reflected on Flint's face.

AO3 ; Tumblr

Anniversary For the Silverflintdaily DOW prompt: measure, dwindle, flirt. Silver and Flint after one year together. Modern AU.

"Why do you look so pensive?"

Silver shrugged, sipped his wine. Flint, standing behind him, wrapped one arm around Silver's waist, kissed one cheek.

"I don't think I've ever had an anniversary," Silver said. "I flirt, I date, I watch affection dwindle, I leave when things get bad or boring, or before they go that way. A whole year together... a measure of commitment I wasn't sure I was capable of."

"Well you are," Flint said. "Don't let past fears haunt you. I'm not going anywhere. And I hope neither are you."

Silver smiled and shifted position to kiss Flint.

AO3 ; tumblr