Daily Check-In
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fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, December 23, to midnight on Wednesday, December 24. (8pm Eastern Time).
How are you doing?
I am OK.
6 (50.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
6 (50.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
4 (33.3%)
One other person.
3 (25.0%)
More than one other person.
5 (41.7%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Advent Day 23
Dec. 23rd, 2025 12:45 pmclavally1. Gaming Dice: Today was a percentage die which was half cloudy green and half transparent green with a few sparkles thrown in
2. Diamine Inkvent: A Chameleon ink called "Let it Snow" which is blue and sparkly
3. Cult Pens: Platinum Ink Cartridges, 2 pack. Kinda disappointing. I was hoping for a Diamine special edition. Also, since it's actual ink cartridges, that might mean the pen tomorrow might not have the ability to be filled from ink pots, which will be sad. I have so many to try, now! Anyway, Cost: $2.27. Total Cost: $123.86
4. Cacao & Cardamom: A couple of peppermint meltaways. They were very, very good!
Decorating Atlantis
Dec. 23rd, 2025 12:37 pmmelagan
FIC: Farewell to the Monsters (Grimm: Nick/Renard/Juliette) [M]
Dec. 23rd, 2025 03:22 pmtrobadoraficinabox story! This one is Grimm, because how could I resist when someone (*cough* miss_ingno *cough*) requests my tiny OT3? :DThe prompt was, "canon divergence where Juliette copes better with her transformation into a Hexenbiest" - and when I thought about where to branch off and rewatched some episodes, I realised I could start right at the beginning, with her very first woge. Derail it all before it gains any ground! No secrecy to come between Nick and Juliette, no losing control, no shocking reveal in the aftermath of violence ... and if Nick was there for her first woge, she'd see his Grimm eyes, too!
Of course Nick still has issues, and Juliette is still struggling - but that's where Renard comes in, because when the two of them turn to him together, magic happens. *g*
(And so much happens in that one night that I managed to derail some other plot as well, just from having Juliette woge in front of everyone! I had so much fun with that. :D)
**
Farewell to the Monsters (10,183 words)
Fandom: Grimm (TV)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Nick Burkhardt/Sean Renard/Juliette Silverton
Characters: Juliette Silverton, Nick Burkhardt, Sean Renard, Rosalee Calvert, Monroe, Hank Griffin
Content Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode Related, s04e08 Chupacabra, Hexenbiest reveal, Hexenbiest Psychology, Hexenbiest Sexuality, UST, Developing Relationship
Summary:
Juliette almost wished Nick didn't know what was happening to her. She could quietly deal with it on her own, get rid of it, go back to normal before anyone found out.
That would have been so much easier. Instead, she'd woged in front of everyone. And there was no turning back.
Ilya pulling Shane in by catandcrown (SFW)
Dec. 24th, 2025 12:32 ammific posting in fanart_recsCharacters/Pairing/Other Subject: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: catandcrown on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: A very nice digital painting imagining the boys at a club with Ilya pulling Shane in by his tie. I like the two versions, and the intensity between Shane and Ilya.
Link: coloured version, and grayscale version
Game Changers (Heated Rivalry): fresh out of any good judgment by gurlsrool
Dec. 23rd, 2025 11:42 pmmific posting in fancakeCharacters/Pairings: Hayden Pike & Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike, Montreal team ensemble
Rating: Mature
Length: 5450
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: gurlsrool on AO3
Themes: Friendship, Five things, Humor, Outsider pov, Established relationship, Canon LGBTQ+ characters
Summary: “I don’t hate him!” Hayden says, which is only true because hate doesn’t quite capture it. No, he despises Rozanov. In his defense, everyone with a pulse and without the last name Hollander does.
Or: 5 times Hayden doesn’t get Shane and Ilya’s relationship, +1 time he does.
Reccer's Notes: This is set just after the end of the Heated Rivalry book so I guess mild spoilers for ep 6 follow (it's really not very spoilery). In the fic, Shane and Ilya have acknowledged their feelings and are exclusive, and Shane's told Hayden, his best friend on the Montreal team. The story focuses on Hayden's incredulity and his conviction that Ilya Rozanov is a giant dick (which Ilya delightedly feeds into). The more Hayden learns about Shane's relationship with Ilya, the more horrified he gets (the bottoming, their mild D/s dynamic). Then, in the sixth part, he sees another side of Ilya entirely. The story's very well written and extremely funny, with brilliant characterization of Hayden, Ilya, and Shane. A ton of fun!
Fanwork Links: fresh out of any good judgment
Students of Hope (by scrunchy) (Teen)
Dec. 23rd, 2025 07:42 pmmific posting in stargateficrecRec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett, Elizabeth Weir, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka
Categories: Gen? M/M?
Words: 2072
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:
scrunchyAuthor's Website: scrunchy on AO3
Link: Students of Hope locked to AO3, and Students of Hope on Wayback.
Why This Must Be Read: Written in 2005 (so well before The Return) for the prompt "separated for years, but something brings them together", this can be read as an AU, or as futurefic (it would have been that at the time it was written, predicting The Return), or set post canon. It's tagged as Gen, but to me it feels like a McShep story, pre-slash. They're all back on Earth and have been for five years, and every year John writes to his closest friends from the expedition, to get them back together for Christmas. Lorne he sees more regularly, as he lives close by. But every year they all get together again... except for Rodney. This year, however, is different. It's a little sad, until it isn't, and I love it.
( snippet of the fic under here )
Daily Check-In
Dec. 22nd, 2025 06:35 pmstarwatcher posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, December 22, to midnight on Tuesday, December 23. (8pm Eastern Time).
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 25
How are you doing?
I am OK.
17 (68.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
8 (32.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
8 (32.0%)
One other person.
11 (44.0%)
More than one other person.
6 (24.0%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Advent Day 22
Dec. 22nd, 2025 03:39 pmclavally1. Gaming Dice: A silver metal 8-sided die. It's really cool looking
2. Diamine Inkvent: Pigment Chameleon called Pineapple Spritz. Basically gold with a hint of sparkle
3. Cult Pens: No link today as I couldn't find the exact one. It's an Iwako puzzle eraser in the shape of a sleigh. As far as I can tell, it costs: $2.77. Total Cost: $121.59. If I'm right, tomorrow will be a special edition ink and the day after will be a really nice fountain pen.
4. Cacao & Cardamom: Texas Pecan Praline. Should be pretty good!
I can't believe there's only two days left!
Updates to “No Fandom” Additional Tags, December 2025
Dec. 22nd, 2025 10:17 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
otw_news_feedAO3 Tag Wranglers continue to test processes for wrangling canonical additional tags (tags that appear in the auto-complete) which don’t belong to any particular fandom (also known as “No Fandom” tags). This post overviews some of these upcoming changes.
In this round of updates, we continued to streamline creating new canonical tags, prioritizing more straightforward updates which would have less discussion compared to renaming current canonical tags or creating new canonical tags which touch on more complex topics. This method also reviews new tags on a regular basis, so check back on AO3 News for periodic “No Fandom” tag announcements.
None of these updates change the tags users have added to works. If a user-created tag is considered to have the same meaning as a new canonical, it will be made a synonym of one of these newly created canonical tags, and works with that user-created tag will appear when the canonical tag is selected.
In short, these changes only affect which tags appear in AO3’s auto-complete and filters. You can and should continue to tag your works however you prefer.
New Canonicals
The following concepts have been made new canonical tags:
- Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
- Angst with a Hopeful Ending
- Angst with a Sad Ending
- Angst with No Happy Ending
- Characters Yelling or Screaming
- Cheek Kisses
- Hand Kisses
- Domdrop
- Farming and Ranching
- Figure Skating
- Flower Symbolism
- Ghost Stories
- Giant/Tiny Relationships
- Internalized Victim Blaming
- Long Chapters
- Short Chapters
- Mating Cycles
- Near Drowning
- Non-Sexual Spanking
- Pining While Fucking
- Platonic Yandere
- Pumpkin Carving
- Rapid Pregnancy
- Right Person Wrong Time
- Robot Gore
- Ruined Orgasms
- Soft Dom Characters
- Throuples | Triad Relationships
- Wank and Tell | Creator is Open to Comments about Masturbating to This Work
- Will They Won’t They Relationships
In Conclusion
While some of these tags may be tags and concepts you’re intimately familiar with, others may be concepts you’ve never heard of before. Fortunately, our fellow OTW volunteers at Fanlore may be able to help! As you may have seen in the comments sections of previous posts, Fanlore is a fantastic resource for learning more about these common fandom concepts, and about the history and lore of fandom in general. For the curious, here’s a quick look at a few articles about concepts related to this month’s new canonical tags:
- Angst
- Big Guy, Little Guy
- Height Difference
- Flower Symbolism
- Ghosts
- Mating Cycles
- Pining While Fucking
- Throuples
- Wank and Tell
- Yandere
While we won’t be announcing every change we make to No Fandom canonical tags, you can expect similar updates in the future about tags we believe will most affect users. If you’re interested in the changes we’ll be making, you can continue to check AO3 News or follow us on Bluesky @wranglers.archiveofourown.org or Tumblr @ao3org for future announcements.
You can also read previous updates on “No Fandom” tags as well as other wrangling updates, linked below:
- Past “No Fandom” Additional Tags Updates and 5 Things Said by Wrangling Volunteers
- Past Fandom-Specific and “No Fandom” Tag Wrangling Change Posts
For more information about AO3’s tag system, check out our Tags FAQ.
In addition to providing technical help, AO3 Support also handles requests related to how tags are sorted and connected. If you have questions about specific tags, which were first used over a month ago and are unrelated to any of the new canonical tags listed above, please contact Support instead of leaving a comment on this post.
Please keep in mind that discussions about what tags to canonize and what format they should take are ongoing. As a result, not all related concepts will be canonized at the same time. This does not mean that related or similar concepts will not be canonized in the future or that we have chosen to canonize one specific concept in lieu of another, simply that we likely either haven’t gotten to that related concept yet or that it needs further discussion and will take a bit longer for us to canonize it as a result. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Lastly, we’re still working on implementing changes and connecting relevant user-created tags to these new canonicals, so it’ll be some time before these updates are complete. If you have questions about specific tags which should be connected to these new canonicals, please refrain from contacting Support about them until at least three months from now to give us adequate time to do so.
Heated Rivalry: please leave a message by Ravenesta
Dec. 22nd, 2025 09:01 pmmific posting in fancakeCharacters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov (background relationship), Jackie Pike, Original Characters, Background & Cameo Characters
Rating: Teen
Length: 2407
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Ravenesta on AO3
Themes: Hurt/comfort, Canon LGBTQ+ characters, Women being awesome, Female friendship, Unconventional format and style, Humor, Teams
Summary:
Sarah
Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here.Jackie
Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden.Jackie has added Lily to the conversation
Lily
what
what is this
Or: Ilya Rozanov is, apparently, one of the girls.
Reccer's Notes: This stems from the pseudonyms Ilya and Shane use over the years to text each other (Lily and Jane). The Montreal WAGs (Wives & Girlfriends) grouptext realizes that Shane's "girl", Lily, hasn't been added, partly as Lily is based in Boston not Montreal. So Ilya gets added to the grouptext and (of course) fits right in. The fic's probably more enjoyable and easier to figure out if you know canon, and I also found I picked up more of the humor and details on a second reading. It's an amusing fic, but also about (largely) female support systems, and shows that NHL partners are not unlike military wives. Very well done. (Check out the sequel and "inspired by" links as well - it's becoming a whole WAGs 'verse)
Fanwork Links: please leave a message
Heated Rivalry: when the world sees (we run toward each other) by pucksandpower
Dec. 22nd, 2025 08:04 pmmific posting in fancakeCharacters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander, Hayden Pike, Zane Boodram, Evan Dykstra
Rating: Explicit
Length: 26,873
Content Notes: contains depictions of homophobia and slurs, state-sanctioned and from individuals
Creator Links: pucksandpower on AO3
Themes: hurt/comfort, angst (with a happy ending), established relationship, canon LGBTQ+ characters, character development, au: fork in the road
Summary: One security camera. One leaked video. One choice that changes everything.
Ilya Rozanov loses his country, his team, and his shot at Olympic gold in a single night. But he doesn’t lose Shane, and that makes all the difference.
A story about finding home in a person, not a place. About choosing love over legacy. And about winning the medal you never knew you needed, standing next to the one person who matters most.
Reccer's Notes: Time to emerge from my Heated Rivalry obsession, with... Heated Rivalry recs! This goes au after the book (after season 1 of the show), so I guess it's a little spoilery if you haven't read the book or seen season 1. The plot takes a very different turn at the 2018 Korean Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. It's told from Ilya's point of view after what initially seems an utter disaster following which he has to flee the Russian authorities. Although it starts with trauma, most of the story is about how Ilya's life is rebuilt, with Shane being central to that, as are his teammates, and Shane's parents. It's an engaging story with great characterization and fun banter between Ilya and Shane, Ilya often being his usual in-your-face, snarky self. A heartwarming story with plenty of comfort to offset the initial hurt.
Fanwork Links: when the world sees (we run toward each other)
Daily Check-In
Dec. 21st, 2025 07:59 pmmecurtin posting in fandom_checkinOpen to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 32
How are you doing?
I am OK
17 (54.8%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
14 (45.2%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
11 (34.4%)
One other person
15 (46.9%)
More than one other person
6 (18.8%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
FIC: To Make a Dream (Guardian: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan) [M]
Dec. 21st, 2025 10:33 pmtrobadoraficinabox author reveals have happened! And here is the first of the two stories I wrote.I wanted to write something set in the later episodes, and
gavilan had asked for smut, so I was brainstorming and rewatching things to find a suitable spot to make it happen. And in episode 31, during the Nightmare Master arc, there's this moment when Shen Wei, chained to the Sky Pillar in Dixing, can feel Zhao Yunlan's energies in turmoil even though Zhao Yunlan is far away in Haixing. So I thought, what if ...? I'd always meant to do something with the Nightmare Master's power anyway, because dream manipulation has so much potential! Also gavilan said they like angst, and what is angstier than the whole white energy plan? So I had an opportunity for canon divergence with larger impact ... *g*With many thanks to
china_shop, as usual, for beta-reading. ♥**
To Make a Dream (9270 words)
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
Characters: Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan, brief appearances by Ye Zun and the SID
Content Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode Related, Episode 31, Nightmare Master arc, Dream Sharing, Dixing Powers, Black and White Energy, First Kiss, First Time, Pre-Fix-It
Summary:
"You took a while to wake," Shen Wei said gently. "I brought you home." He ran a hand through his hair. "I needed rest, too."
So that was the fantasy: something Zhao Yunlan could almost, almost believe. His heart clenched. Suddenly he understood Zhu Hong's temptation to keep dreaming. But the true Shen Wei was still missing. Zhao Yunlan needed to wake up for real.
Advent Day 21
Dec. 21st, 2025 02:39 pmclavally1. Gaming Dice: It's an 8-sided die and it's a very, very, very dark amber red. So dark it's almost black, with a layer of blue sparkles on top. Pretty cool
2. Diamine Inkvent: Extreme Sheen called Chaos. This one is pretty neat. The base color is dark plum, but when you shine a light on it, the sheen is bright, metallic, acid green. So cool!
3. Cult Pens: Midori MD notebook light A7 Basically it's three mini notebooks. Cost: $9.44. Total Cost: $118.82
4. Cacao & Cardamom: White chocolate covered baklava. Pretty good!
