Sep. 18th, 2025 09:36 pm

2025 Posting Day 7

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#31: it gets worse before it gets better... right? → Super Junior, Cho Kyuhyun/Kim Ryeowook, Rated Teen, 4.9k words (for VOlympianlove)


#32: knowing this very well → SEVENTEEN, Jeon Wonwoo/Lee Seokmin | DK/Yoon Jeonghan, Jeon Wonwoo/Yoon Jeonghan, Rated General, 5.3k words (for seokmin_liker (joon_stars))


#33: burnburnburn → Stray Kids, Bang Chan/Lee Felix, Rated Teen, 1.4k words (for chanyeolanda)


#34: trepid → P1Harmony, Kim Jongseob/Yoon Keeho, Rated Teen, 2.2k words (for byulha)


#35: i have looked all over the place → Twice, Im Nayeon/Yoo Jeongyeon, Rated General, 1.9k words (for itotoro)
Sep. 17th, 2025 01:26 pm

2025 Posting Day 6

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#26: round for round (roll love out) → NCT Dream, Huang Ren Jun/Na Jaemin, Rated Teen, 8.8k words (for woojaes)


#27: and so, i waited (and waited and waited) → SEVENTEEN, Jeon Wonwoo/Lee Seokmin | DK, Lee Seokmin | DK/Yoon Jeonghan, Jeon Wonwoo/Lee Seokmin | DK/Yoon Jeonghan, Rated Teen, 9.2k words (for sunwalker)


#28: Love in a Hotel Room → ENHYPEN, Yang Jungwon(Enhypen)/Park Jongseong|Jay, Rated Explicit, 1.5k words (for formadi)


#29: roses are red, but so are daisies and chrysanthemums → the boyz, Kim Sunwoo/Lee Sangyeon, Rated General, 1.2k words (for confusedhoney45)


#30: Call a Spade → Oh My Girl/CLC, Hyun Seunghee/Oh Seunghee, Rated General, 2.1k words (for nekrateholic)
Sep. 16th, 2025 01:23 pm

2025 Posting Day 5

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#21: Dreams Do Come True* (With Some Compromise) → EXO, Zhang Yixing | Lay-centric, Rated General, 4.3k words (for XiuChen4Ever)


#22: Seminare → SEVENTEEN, Jeon Wonwoo/Wen Junhui | Jun, Rated Teen, 3.3k words (for elliebell (Naladot))


#23: alors viens → Stray Kids, Kim Seungmin/Lee Minho | Lee Know, Rated Mature, 7.0k words (for sunshinedozing)


#24: through the tense darkness, we won't be afraid → TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT, Choi Beomgyu/Choi Soobin, Rated Mature, 3.8k words (for ninamonday)


#25: does that bother you → tripleS, Kim Chaeyeon/Park Sohyun, Rated Teen, 2.5k words (for byegone)
Sep. 15th, 2025 01:22 pm

2025 Posting Day 4

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#16: Midnight Reveries → NCT, Ten Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul/Suh Youngho | Johnny, Rated Mature, 2.1k words (for SunnyDaze (geedeebaby))


#17: you know what to do → SEVENTEEN, Boo Seungkwan/Chwe Hansol | Vernon, Rated Explicit, 4.3k words (for sparkles_stars/refracted_light)


#18: nonsense_sabrina_carpenter.mp3 → Stray Kids, Hwang Hyunjin/Seo Changbin, Rated Teen, 3.4k words (for thereisnoreality)


#19: magical girls drink mimosas → ZEROBASEONE, Sung Hanbin/Zhang Hao, Rated Teen, 1.6k words (for cinemay)


#20: never too far away (11,088 kilometers) → LOONA, Park Chaewon | Gowon/Son Hyeju | Olivia Hye, Rated Teen, 3.4k words (for cortanasol)
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I wrote a random drabble today for [community profile] fan_flashworks and when I popped over to Ao3 to see what the book fandom is called there, I was SHOCKED (read this with full hyperbole) to discover that there are way more Anne/Gilbert fanworks than Anne/Diana. Gilbert! That whatever-you-call-a-love-interest-insert! That wet blanket! Puddleglum has him beat!

Gilbert may or may not have hidden depths and great character or whatever but the books (which I probably read over three times all through) did not really demonstrate that at all. I remember reading a great essay on Anne as well as the Emily of New Moon trilogy about how the interesting (male) love interests inevitably get shelved, and the MC ends up with the cardboard cutout. Wish I knew where that was; I’d like to read it again.

Anyway, I refuse to read the books anymore because they killed off my best beloved Walter, so maybe there are secret hidden depths that older-me could decipher. Whatever.
Sep. 17th, 2025 03:39 pm

Boys 2 Planet

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We're steadily creeping towards the end. Who's watching? Who are your picks?

What do you think are the chances of Yumeki actually making it to the debut group?
Sep. 17th, 2025 10:48 pm

Rec Something Wednesday - comedies

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Here is where you can drop your recs or ask for recs for fanworks or any kind of media or content. This week's optional theme:

Comedies



Reminder: you can self-rec and promote your works in this comm too.

If you're leaving a rec for a fanwork, you can include some/all of the following info:


[ New Music Monday | WIP Wednesday | Monthly General Chat | Comment Fest ]
Sep. 15th, 2025 07:50 pm

New Music Monday - 15 September 2025

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The regular weekly post for us to talk about any and all of our thoughts about the week's new releases.

Badvillain - Thriller
IDID - μ œλ©‹λŒ€λ‘œ μ°¬λž€ν•˜κ²Œ (Chan Ran) (debut)
Jang Wooyoung - Think Too Much (feat. Damini)
Plave - Hide and Seek
Yuqi - M.O.
Soorin - Sure Thing
Doh Kyung Soo - Dumb (feat. Penomeco)
FTISLAND - Monochrome (Japan)
Orbit
Ateez - Ash (Japan)
LUN8 - Lost
tripleS ∞! - Password
Primrose - Love Your Flower
Youngbin - Freak Show
XG - Gala (pre-release)

New MVs are also added to an ongoing youtube playlist.

Last week's MVs: 8 September

Feel free to add new comments in the replies for songs/MVs we missed.

[ Rec Something Wednesday | WIP Wednesday | Monthly General Chat | Comment Fest ]
Sep. 14th, 2025 11:26 pm

open interaction post

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hello! if you have found me for any reason (from another site, from my ao3 profile, just by browsing around on dreamwidth) and you want to ask me a question, feel free to leave a comment here! if you already follow me and just want to ask me a random question, go for it!


i realized i direct people to DW from my ao3 but there's no messaging here lol so here is my solution! i also think it's a fun idea :3

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Sep. 14th, 2025 06:57 pm

2025 Posting Day 3

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#11: Strung across from me to you → EXO, Kim Minseok | Xiumin/Zhang Yixing | Lay, Rated General, 1.8k words (for synteis)


#12: extra, extra! read all about it → ENHYPEN, Park Jongseong | Jay, Park Sunghoon, Rated Teen, 5.5k words (for achoome)


#13: Taken In → Imfact, Lee Jian & Park Jeup, Rated General, 1.0k words (for Deonara2012)


#14: blood in the wine (you’ll dance to anything) → Day6, Dreamcatcher, Kang Younghyun | Young K/Kim Bora | SuA, Rated Mature, 8.9k words (for atemzug)


#15: endeavour → LE SSERAFIM, Hong Eunchae & Miyawaki Sakura, Rated General, 1.2k words (for TheEmeraldGirl23)
Sep. 14th, 2025 09:07 pm

Yuletide 2025 Nominations Open

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Why should I nominate?
To create the pool of fandoms available for this year’s Yuletide. More at AO3.

What can I nominate?
Up to 5 rare fandoms and 4 characters you want to request or offer. See what’s eligible here.

When can I nominate?
From now until 26 September, at 9pm UTC. Please check the date and time in your own timezone! Until then, you can also edit your nominations.

Where can I nominate?
Tag set.

Who can nominate?
People with AO3 accounts who intend to take part in Yuletide. You may use only one account for nominations. If you don’t have an AO3 account, add yourself immediately to the invite queue or email the mods.

How do I nominate?
First, check what's eligible. Then go to the tag set on AO3, and make sure you're logged in. Click "Nominate" at top right, enter your fandom and character choices, and click Submit at the bottom. Check the results on the page to make sure you entered them correctly. You don't have to submit all your choices at once - you can change your mind and add or edit your nominations until nominations close.

If you need to explain or argue for your fandom, please make a case for it on the Evidence Post as well as nominating on AO3.

Do I have to use fandom tags that exist on AO3?
Please do, unless:
  • There is no tag for your fandom (it's totally okay to nominate something with no fic!). Make one up, following this guide.

  • The tag that exists on the Archive describes a larger fandom with many parts and your fandom is one distinct part or subset. In this case, instead of using the tag that exists already, please use a tag that describes your specific subfandom.

  • The tag that exists on the Archive has the words 'All Media Types' or '& Related Fandoms' in it. Please don't use a label that includes those words without arguing for it on the Evidence Post
  • .

Please label fandoms according to the Archive's wrangling style. If you’re not sure how to label your fandom, please ask.

When will I see what was nominated?
Not for a while, sorry! You can share what you've nominated and coordinate with other participants at [community profile] yuletide. Moderators will approve tags starting approximately 28 September, and will release the tagset in early October. We will post questions about nominations between now and sign-ups, so please keep an eye on this community.

The Additional Tags at the bottom of the tag set are a new feature from 2023. Here is a post explaining how they work and some background (1, 2).

Disambiguation
When a character name could appear in more than one fandom, or is common, or short, please put information in brackets after the name to show where it belongs. For example:
-Bonnie Parker (Bonnie and Clyde 1967)
-Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves)
-Tulku (The Shadow 1994)
-Leonardo da Vinci (Da Vinci's Demons)

Disambiguation will also solve your problems if you receive the error message: β€œThis character was rejected because it was nominated in another fandom.” If that happens, add more information to the name and resubmit.

Worldbuilding "character"
In most fandoms, you may nominate worldbulding as a character tag, in the format Worldbuilding (Your Fandom Name). However, mods will not accept "worldbuilding" nominations for RPF fandoms or where it is nominated without explanation for a purely mundane canon - there should be a clear fictional element to worldbuild around. See 2021's discussion post about worldbuilding; you may also find recent requests helpful to see how people have used this option.

Other character tips
If you submit a character that is new or rarely used on AO3, a suggestion from AO3 may appear in bold and in brackets next to your nomination after it has been submitted. This is okay, and does not mean that your nomination will be automatically changed. However, if you don't have any disambiguation information in brackets after the name, you may want to add it, because there may be another character with that name. Even if your character has two names, such as β€œHarrison Chase” or β€œElizabeth Burke”, that name may appear in multiple unrelated fandoms.

RPF and Anthropomorphic fandoms must be nominated with characters. Other fandoms will be approved without characters if none are nominated.

Superhero and similar names may belong to more than one character. For example, Batman’s Robin could mean Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, or Stephanie Brown, among others. Please make sure it’s clear which one you mean - in cases where it’s ambiguous, please use their β€œwallet” name.

We don’t accept group nominations if the group contains named, distinct characters (for example, under Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, we wouldn’t accept The Five Gods as a character). However, we will allow distinct groups that do not contain individual, named characters. If it may be difficult for us to determine whether this applies to your nomination, please comment in the Evidence post.

Check your nominations!
After submitting, check that your nominations have gone through: click away from the tag set, click back, and, if still logged into the same account, you should be able to see "My Nominations" at top right. Check the spelling and formatting! You can edit your nominations until the nominations period ends.

Enjoy!

PS: as pre-approved nominations can only be seen by mods, consider discussing your nominations with other participants on [community profile] yuletide or at the Discord. In particular, please see this year's RPF discussion post.


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Sep. 13th, 2025 08:43 pm

2025 Posting Day 2

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#6: it never ends, but lasts forever → NCT, Mark Lee/Nakamoto Yuta, Rated Mature, 4.5k words (for malemilf)


#7: 99.40% → SEVENTEEN, Lee Chan | Dino/Everyone, Rated Mature, 5.0k words (for Z_ofroses)


#8: new moon → Stray Kids, Bang Chan/Han Jisung | Han, Rated Teen, 5.8k words (for Astrosfaerydae)


#9: Love is a Hypnosis → ATEEZ, Jeong Yunho/Kang Yeosang, Rated Mature, 7.5k words (for babiestbread)


#10: once more, from the start → Aespa, Kim Minjeong | Winter/Yu Jimin | Karina, Rated Teen, 4.4k words (for eelegy)
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I feel like something within me has been unlocked cuz I've been picking up (and actually reading!) more books now than I did during the earlier part of the year. WHO AM I? XD

Re-reads. HUH

* All About All About Eve: The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made! by Sam Staggs (non-fiction) - This is a v. comprehensive (and at times exhaustive book on anything and everything you'd ever want to know abt All About Eve, a 1950s classic movie and one of my top faves of all time.

I got this book as a gift (from an ex) back in 2001, read it, loved it then. However, it got damaged cuz my previous home got termites. My library recommended it to me (I guess cuz I'd been adding classic film books to my library TBR?) and I said "sure, let me enjoy it once again!"

One thing I appreciated was Staggs' writing style: friendly, gossipy, and thorough. His book covers everything from the short story the movie is based on (he even interviewed the author) to the movie itself (from pre-production onwards) including details on EVERYONE down to secondary and background characters and then the movie's position within general Western pop culture. FWIW, I really liked the first two-thirds (as I'd forgotten some of the details and so, at times, it felt like I was almost reading it for the first time.) However, the book dips in yays during its last third with the exception of one specific chapter. I got the sense that Staggs wanted to cover EVERY aspect related to this movie. BUT it did dragged...except for the next-to-last chapter on camp and the LGTBQ+ community's connection to this film.

At this point, I doubt I'll give it another read, but I deffo rec this for fans of this movie and/or classic Hollywood movies. I gave this 4 out of 5.


I DNF'd

* The Wild Girls Club: Tales from Below the Belt by Anka Radakovich (non-fiction) - [NB: this was actually my second re-read of the month, but I think it fits better in this section.] OK, so I'm not going to assume that everyone knows who this woman is so, here's a quick note abt her. An older Gen x-er, she was (all thru the 1990s and into the v. early part of the 2000s) one of THE sex advice columnists in the US. IIRC, her column (in Details, a men's magazine) started around 1992-ish? This led to her appearing on a lot of TV shows from those airing on MTV to less youth-oriented networks. Her candidness and snark made her appear edgier than, say, Dear Abby.

I borrowed this book back in early 1995 from the library and enjoyed it a ton. This is a collection of essays on sex, dating, and romance. Oh, and there's a bonus section where she interviews dudes like Joe Pesci, Norman Mailer, Russ Meyer, and John Waters.

My library happened to still have a copy of the book, so I borrowed it again...and DNF'd pretty early on, hahah.

For starters, this was a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry early '90s book in tone (and I'm saying that in a derrogatory way.) The humor was crass and sexist (on purpose), the references were incredibly dated, and Radakovich gave off a "I'm not like those other (ultra-femme, mainstream, Barbie-fied) girls" vibe that made me legit 😬. Oh, and she loooooved using the R-slur more than enough times for me to go "OK, I'M DONE WITH THIS!" around the second story in Chapter 1. Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

But not before I skipped ahead to the interviews section and ended up CRINGING ALL OVER AGAIN. This is why I'm NOT a nostalgic person at all, hahah. In any case, with this, I can end my impromptu journey into "books I read in the 1990s-early 2000s" that has happened this year. *Happily waves goodbye to that era*

I gave this book a 1.6 out of 5.


* Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao (F/F Contemporary Romance) - Mira is an Indian-American trans woman who ends up as a temporary roommate of Isabel, a Chinese-American electrician. Both of the women have some stuff to deal with (for Mira is realizing that she's also attracted to women while for Isabel is abt dealing with the loss of a sibling.)

I'd been wanting to read this novel since I first heard abt it back in May of this year (it was first published last fall, IIRC.) I did liked that the MCs were in their 30s (and behaved like actual!adults), they had work responsibilities, and had a neat simpatico going on.

The first of the two issues I had with this book was that it's a character-driven novel and I'm a plot girlie. This meant that the pacing was slower than I liked and reading abt their internal conflicts felt, at times, like watching a dog chase its tail.

Then there's the OTHER thing that ultimately killed my enthusiasm for the book.

Before I go into that, let me state for the record that I am fiercely PRO-UNION. I think they're cool and much needed (especially nowadays.) HOWEVAH, the B-plot was abt Mira (who is a PhD candidate) trying to establish a graduate student union at her university. Which, yays for everyone. Unfortch, this overtook the main plot to the point that if I had to read one more scene of Mira practicing for a speech she'd give at a rally, I would end up throwing my tablet across the room. The romance took a backseat and I was NOT happy abt that. (I did hear--through reading others' reviews--that the plot focuses back on Mira/Isabel (including some v. hot times), but even that wasn't enough to lure me back.)

I'd picked up this book with the hopes to read abt Mira and Isabel falling for each other + smooches. But, in order to get to that part of this romance novel, I'd have to read page after page abt organizing. FWIW, I'm sure other readers ate all of that (and probably wish there had been MORE pages written abt the union stuff), but that's not me. *Hands* I gave this book 2 out of 5.


* Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars (Cozy mystery) - Misty Divine becomes an amateur sleuth after Lady Lady, her drag mother, is murdered.

This had a kickass premise and the bonus that Misty is a nonbinary person in their mid-30s. FTR, I did catch glimpses/moments in the story that made me go "oooh".

Sadly, though, this book committed the ultimate sin: BAD WRITING!

For starters, between telling and showing, the author opted to go with the former. And, listen, I'm not a "telling" hater because I know that it has a purpose. In the case of this book, it was overused to the point that it really dulled what should've been an amazing mystery.

And then, there was the repetition.

[Context: this is a description of what Misty, the protagonist, is wearing at the club. Emphasis mine.]

"Tonight, she was all in red: a red off-the-shoulder minidress with a sweeping neckline and hems so high she was more leg than skirt, red crystal jewelry that dripped from each ear and across her chest, and sequined scarlet heels so tall they were known affectionately in the business as "ankle breakers". Thankfully, Misty's ankles were still intact, despite stiletto-related injuries in the drag business seemingly at an all-time high."

SMH.

I gave this 1 out of 5.


Had an awesome time at first (but it all went downhill from there)

So far, I either really like OR hate everything I've started. XD


Good vibes all around

* Hurt Me, Daddy (The Brat and The Beast book 1) by Misha Horne (M/M romance) - In danger of failing chemistry (and losing his football scholarship), high school senior Logan ends up getting tutored by the v. nerdy Caleb, a.k.a Beast (so nicknamed cuz of his height.) If, at some point, their relationship becomes kinky, well... (NB: pardon the bad summary!)

OK, so this is one of those authors whose catalogue I've almost read in its entirety. I approached this first book in a new duology with trepidation. The last book of hers I'd read (Snowed in with Benefits) was quite meh. That said, I'm always interested in whatever she publishes cuz she writes one specific premise and does it WELL: romances abt a bratty sub and the dom (sometimes a Daddy, sometimes not) who uses a combo of spanking and Domestic Discipline (with some mild humiliation for extra sprinkles, I guess) to help the subs better their lives.

It's kinda funny how much this book reminded me of this author's Old School Discipline (the first book by her I ever read and which I loved) because of the set-up and the MCs' ages. There's also the fact that the premise can potentially border on ridiculous, so readers have to make up their minds v. quickly as to whether or not they're game with what happens on the page.

FTR, I read this 272-page novel one in a day.

The entire book is told from Logan's POV (in first person). Though at times suffocating (Logan's life has been a really tough one and he's on the edge of self-sabotaging himself for good), his brashness and humor (sarcastic as it might be) make for a really engaging story. He's hurting and what looks like his only way out of a terrible situation is slipping thru his fingers.

Enter Caleb, a.k.a. Beast, who offers him an alternative that seems almost too good to be true. At first, thru unconventional teaching methods and then, thru becoming his Daddy. It's easy to understand Logan's wariness (since we're in his head all along) after Caleb offers to provide him with anything he'd need. OTOH, it also makes total sense that Caleb's steadiness and single-mindedness (perhaps to an OTT level) are exactly what Logan needs to keep on living.

I liked that the author didn't shy away from their fractured backstory. Also, the angst (though heavy at times) was never so overwhelming as to make me stop reading. OFC, the second half of the book brings in the comfort (especially the last 3-4 chapters.) IF said relief includes a serving of kink, well, there we are. XD

As expected, the intimate scenes are fun, filthy, and weirdly sweet. There are readers who might have an issue with Caleb being the kind of Daddy Dom who knows exactly what his bratty boy needs. Especially because, like Logan, he's only 19 y.o. I understand wanting to know WHERE AND WHEN exactly did Caleb learned abt the kink lifestyle, trained under, etc. NGL, that was NOT me cuz I truly didn't care as this is a fictional story. I was also cheering for these two and their FREAK4FREAK relationship (the latter is meant in how there's literally no one else in the entire world that would understand and accept each other the way Logan/Caleb do.)

One of the main reasons why I enjoyed this novel was that the writing was solid from beginning to end: no typos, no weird turn of phrases/slang, no Pop Culture commentary, and pacing issues.

THAT SAID, there were two things that lowered the ranking for me:

1. The novel ends v. abruptly and in a kind of soft cliffhanger. Things get resolved in chapter 1 of the second novel. My best guess is that the author wrote a massive novel that then she split into two. [NB: this is somewhat confirmed as I'm reading Book 2 right now. It deffo feels like one long book split in half.] I didn't mind this as much as others did cuz I already had gotten the second book and the novella, hahah. I WAS IN IT TO WIN IT!

2. There are only 2 female characters and they're HORRIBLE PPL. What's even stranger abt them is that they're both addicts and behave inappropriately with young male adults. In the case of Logan's mom, she's an abusive and neglectful parent. As for Walker's mom, she's an alcoholic who clings to her cougar status to an embarrassing level. It's interesting that they're both at opposite ends of the socioeconomic strata (Logan's mom is an exotic dancer (and potential escort?) who is poor while Walker's mom has a much more affluent life.)

In any case, like most of this author's books, women tend to be either evil bitches (in this novel's case also terrible mothers) or nonexistent. I wish she's publish a novel with at least one solid female character. Alas.

I gave this book 4 out of 5/


Current fic tally

Have picked up 155 and DNF'd 76.


Up next...

Last time: "I've got a non-fiction, a biography, and a couple more of queer romances on my immediate TBR."

Ended up returning the non-fiction cuz my brain was NOT in the mood. Also returned the biography since there are other things I want to get to first. I'm now halfway thru the second book of the "The Brat and The Beast" duology, a mystery/thriller, a queer femdom (?) M/F set in space, and a historical paranormal that is NOT cozy. So a little bit of everything, heheh. Fingers crossed that the Reading Yays continue.
Sep. 13th, 2025 04:05 am

2025 Posting Day 1

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#1: Kiss With a Fist → EXO, Byun Baekhyun/Do Kyungsoo | D.O, Rated Teen, 1.2k words (for zoke)


#2: Raindrops → SEVENTEEN, Boo Seungkwan/Chwe Hansol | Vernon, Rated Teen, 5.5k words (for croc_crocuta)


#3: say you will → Stray Kids, Kim Seungmin/Lee Minho | Lee Know, Rated Teen, 2.5k words (for ozhaleegh)


#4: Best friends, Ex-friends, better off as (almost) Lovers → ENHYPEN, Park Jongseong | Jay/Yang Jungwon , Park Sunghoon/Sim Jaeyun | Jake, Rated Teen, 2.7k words (for menantikan)


#5: and I, the endless elegy → Twice, Im Nayeon/Park Jisoo | Jihyo, Rated Mature, 17.2k words (for moonrise31)
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Sep. 12th, 2025 09:51 pm

POLL: Fave debut songs

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Thanks everyone who nominated their favourites! Time to vote - we'll keep the poll open about a week:

Poll #33604 Favourite debuts
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 33


Favourite debuts

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A.C.E - Cactus
1 (3.0%)

Ateez - Pirate King/Treasure
6 (18.2%)

The Boyz - Boy
3 (9.1%)

B.A.P - Warrior
5 (15.2%)

Billlie - Ring x Ring
4 (12.1%)

CIX - Movie Star
2 (6.1%)

Dreamcatcher - Chase me
7 (21.2%)

Enhypen - given-taken
7 (21.2%)

Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat
6 (18.2%)

EXO - MAMA
9 (27.3%)

(G)I-DLE - Latata
2 (6.1%)

ILLIT - Magnetic
4 (12.1%)

Infinite - Come back again
2 (6.1%)

Itzy - Dalla Dalla
5 (15.2%)

IVE - Eleven
3 (9.1%)

Kai - Mmmh
0 (0.0%)

Key - Forever Yours
0 (0.0%)

Le Sserafim - Fearless
4 (12.1%)

Loona - Hi High
2 (6.1%)

Lovelyz - Candy Jelly Love
2 (6.1%)

Meovv - Meow
1 (3.0%)

NCT U - 7th sense
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NewJeans - Attention
4 (12.1%)

NU'EST - Face
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Oneus - Valkyrie
6 (18.2%)

QWER - Discord
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Red Velvet - Happiness
4 (12.1%)

Seventeen - Adore U
9 (27.3%)

SHINee - Replay
9 (27.3%)

Siyeon - Paradise
1 (3.0%)

Stray Kids - District 9
5 (15.2%)

SuperM - Jopping
5 (15.2%)

Taemin - Danger
4 (12.1%)

Ten - Dream in a Dream
2 (6.1%)

Tri.be - Doom Doom Ta
1 (3.0%)

TWS - Plot Twist
2 (6.1%)

TXT - Crown
3 (9.1%)

Wanna One - Energetic
3 (9.1%)

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Sep. 10th, 2025 11:29 pm

2025 Books, Post 9

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I was doing quite well for myself and then a. I got stranded in the middle of a book I was enjoying for some stupid reason and b. got hit by a busy patch. Slightly under a month this time, anyway, and the books were largely enjoyable ones!

Very chatty this evening apparently! )

Okay! Lots to say about a lot of those, apparently that's what comes of writing late in the evening after a long day!

Sep. 10th, 2025 11:37 am

2025 RPF Coordination Post

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Please use this post to talk about the RPF or RPF-adjacent fandoms you're interested in nominating, requesting, or offering this year!


RPF nomination categories can be fluid in Yuletide, so we encourage RPF fans to coordinate with each other about the social circles, career groups, and characters you're interested in, to help ensure the resulting categories suit as many people as possible.

Coordinating your RPF nomination with other fans is the best way to make sure we can approve RPF fandoms quickly and easily. You are also welcome to reach out to us directly at yuletideadmin@gmail.com to discuss a potentially sensitive nomination.
This year's eligibility post covers what characters and fandom labels you can nominate. Here is a post from 2023 that explains why we may reject some RPF nominations.

While each RPF fandom must still meet Yuletide rules for size (no more than 1,000 complete works in English), we won’t reject an RPF fandom label for being too broad (i.e., for covering too wide a topic). However, we prefer not to approve two fandoms if one of them is a subset of the other, so please use this post to make sure your nomination doesn't clash with someone else's.

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Sep. 10th, 2025 05:23 pm

Cosy Cuisine 2025 Dear Creator Letter

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Requests
DCU (Comics)
- Solo: Damian Wayne (DCU)
- Solo: Tim Drake (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Alfred Pennyworth (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Jason Todd (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Dick Grayson (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Bruce Wayne (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Pamela Isley (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Kon-El | Conner Kent (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Martha Kent (DCU (Comics))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (DCU (Comics))

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Solo: Creator's Choice of Saja Boys (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))
- Solo: Creator's Choice of Huntrix (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))
- Solo: Bobby (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))
- Solo: Original Fan Character (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))
- Solo: Original Demon Character (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (KPop Demon Hunters (KPop Demon Hunters (2025))

Naruto (Anime & Manga)
- Dai-nana-han | Team 7 Ensemble & Hatake Kakashi (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Hatake Kakashi & Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka (Naruto)
- Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama & Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Senju Hashirama & Senju Tobirama (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Izuna (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Senju Hashirama/Uchiha Madara/Uzumaki Mito (Naruto (Anime & Manga))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (Naruto (Anime & Manga))

λ‚˜ 혼자만 λ ˆλ²¨μ—… | Solo Leveling (Webcomic)
- Solo: Sung Jin-Woo (λ‚˜ 혼자만 λ ˆλ²¨μ—… | Solo Leveling (Webcomic))
- Solo: Creator's Choice of Jin-Woo's Shadows (λ‚˜ 혼자만 λ ˆλ²¨μ—… | Solo Leveling (Webcomic))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (λ‚˜ 혼자만 λ ˆλ²¨μ—… | Solo Leveling (Webcomic))

原η₯ž | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
- Solo: Creator's Choice of Character (原η₯ž | Genshin Impact (Video Game))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (原η₯ž | Genshin Impact (Video Game))

Among Us (Video Game)
- Solo: Crewmate (Among Us (Video Game))
- Solo: Imposter (Among Us (Video Game))
- Solo: Worldbuilding (Among Us (Video Game))

Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
- Solo: Creator's Choice of Character (Katekyou Hitman Reborn!)
- Solo: Worldbuilding (Katekyou Hitman Reborn!)

KinnPorsche: The Series (TV)
- Pete Phongsakorn Saengtham/Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun & Macau Theerapanyakun (KinnPorsche)
- Porchay Pichaya Kittisawat/Kim Khimhant Theerapanyakun (KinnPorsche)



Opt-ins- Totally fine with Recipes that are not actually doable in real-life, or shouldn't be done in real life. Is it bad? Is it fictional? Does it require professional equipment? Is it dangerous? All fine!
- I will love whatever multimedia, non-traditional, experimental thing you want to try, as long as it's allowed by the exchange and falls under at least one of my requested mediums.
- While I did not request podfic because I couldn't find enough existing fics that fit, I would be delighted by audio elements or even a straight up audio version on top of a text version.
- If I requested a group of characters or a solo character, you can pair any of them up with whoever as long as you keep my DNWs in mind. This includes OT3s and moresome ships.
- Relationships tagged as romantic (/) can also be interpreted from a pre-relationship lense, or as any flavor of queerplatonic.
- I'm fine with any additional side or background characters and relationships, as long as you keep my DNWs in mind.
- I'm fine with OCs, including as major characters. I'm also fine with no characters at all!


Generic likesOptional details are optional!
- Cooking as meditative or stress-relieving.
- Bread! Brioche! Dough! Fuck I love dough.
- Food that is meant to look pretty, or smell good, or have a certain texture to it.
- Worldbuilding about ingredients, utensils, appliances, cooking methods, tastes, celebrations and rituals...
- Halloween jokes and dares, halloween decoration, halloween food.
For more likes, feel free to look at one of my other Dear Creator Letters, but this is extra extra optional.


PromptsOptional details are optional!

DCU (Comics)
- Americana? Give me that apple pie, and pumkpin latte, and marshmallow hot chocolate. Could be from Alfred or Martha, could be an attempt by one of the others (did it work?)
- Rogue-themed coffee drinks. No way this ends badly.
- Gotham's gothic edge turned warm cosiness like sitting in front of a fireplace watching the storm outside.
- A compilation of Alfred or Martha's excellent cooking and baking for autumn fruits and veggies.
- Food sharing as an apology, or an overture of peace. Who buys cheap pumpkin muffins and leaves them on the windowsill of a secret safehouse they shouldn't know about?
- Poison Ivy's version of seasonal cosiness.

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Seasonal Korean food! Persimmons, chestnuts, sweet potatoes, ...
- Chuseok!! What do the girls do for Chuseok? Do they have time off, and do they use it? Or do they have their own little celebration as a group? This one might work well for a little poem about one of the girl's feelings on family.
- The Saja Boys becoming more familiar with modern foods and comforts.
- Do they have similar ones in the demon realm? What do they eat there? Is it the same, or has it diverged? Actually, do they need to eat, or not? Does food taste the same?
- AU in which it's not about singing, it's about cooking.
- What are the Huntrix' favorite seasonal drinks?
- Soda pop but it's about barley tea or something.
- What would an autumn-themed fan event look like? Cosy fanmeet at a cafΓ©? Themed photocards?

Naruto (Anime & Manga)
- Once again, seasonal local ingredients! There's mushrooms, pears, oysters, ...
- That first prompt kind of ignores the geographical differences between Japan and Fire country, but actually, if you wanted to go deeper into the worldbuilding of food supply chains and fictional cuisines, why not?
- Seasonal events and celebrations. Could be for a specific city, could be for a specific clan. Maybe there are singing rhymes?
- Which character drinks which type of tea, and which don't drink any?
- This is supposed to be cozy, okay, but I'm pretty sure you could also make it angsty by going for whatever weird recipe Naruto came up with while learning to cook on his own, or Kakashi's go-to depression meal, or Sasuke's attempts at reproducing staples from old family cookbooks, or...

λ‚˜ 혼자만 λ ˆλ²¨μ—… | Solo Leveling (Webcomic)
- Cooking monsters. Cooking with magic. All the weird stuff!! With a cosy and seasonal twist.
- Can the shadows cook? I'm picturing one of them in an apron making bread at midnight and aw...
- What does Jinwoo prepare for Jinha when she gets sick with the dropping temperatures? What does she prepare for him pre-canon, too?
- AU in which Jinwoo dropped dungeoning and opened a cafΓ©. Before or after the power up is up to you.

原η₯ž | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
- So many countries, so many cuisines!! I will be delighted by any and all of them, up to and including the Abyss. Replicating fictional dishes from the game? Coming up with new ones? Having characters make/eat real-world recipes? Yes.
- Using visions for cooking or baking. As a shortcut, as a unique technique, as a gimmick?
- Element-themed warm drinks!
- Who is using food as a love language? As flirting, or courting? Is it working?
- Hydro dragon verses about bringing him food and drinks and making him all cosy so he feels better and the sun comes back.

Among Us (Video Game)
- What does a cosy autumn mean in space? On a ship? On an extraterrestrial planet?
- What does a cosy autumn mean for an alien species?
- Dark humor, but are the imposters cooking crewmate stew?
- Fluffier, can the imposter(s) and crewmate(s) come to an understanding through sharing food and drinks?
- Space shanty about leaving cookies out for the imposter so it doesn't kill you. To tie it back to autumn... Verses about various crewmates trying out different types of cookies and all getting killed, until the last one tries pumpkin spice mix? Maybe the imposter is all conked out and snoring from eating so many cookies, all cozy in the warm vents?

Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
- I feel like I'm picking fandoms like pins on a map, but Italian cuisine! Japanese cuisine! Fusion!
- In my head, Mafia Land is home to the weirdest, nichest, most controversial fusions. As in, I'm familiar with fried chicken cheese sauce california rolls, nutella naan pizza, and the abomination they call French tacos. I'm 100% certain Mafia Land fast food is worse. What do they invent for the fall?
- Poison cooking. That's it. Seasonal, cosy, but also as upsetting as possible.
- Would Reborn write a 10k expose on how to make good coffee? Probably, though I'd be just as delighted by a shorter info dump *cough* recipe. Actually, I'm not sure if that would count as a fanvid/be allowed in this exchange, but if you dress up in a suit and make a video tutorial? I'll love you forever.

KinnPorsche: The Series (TV)
- Here we go with Thai cuisine too. Same thing, seasonal ingredients? Seasonal celebrations?
- Time-intensive recipes, elegant plating, pretty sure Vegas would pull all the stops sometimes.
- Chay's smiley face decoration was so cute. Does he have any other similar recipes? Does he also plate takeout like that?
- Post-canon KimChay reconciliation through gift-giving!
- Food industry AUs. Are the Theerapanyakun the owner of a high-end resort? Do they just have a lot of restaurants in their money laundering portfolios? Did the Kittisawat inherit a family restaurant that they're struggling to keep afloat?
- Continuing on the food industry AU, a short commercial for one of their restaurants! Shot in the fall, with a menu full of cosy food?


Do Not Wants
DNWExceptions and limits
Unhappy, hopeless or ominous endings
Grimdark settingsFine as a setup for time travel fix-it, a parallel universe, or similar
Mind break or graphic tortureWhump and reference to past instances are fine
Internal POV of characters who delight in being gratuitously cruel
Internal POV of bigots, including well-intentioned onesSpecifically for Among Us, cultural and physiological differences that lead to misunderstandings are fine
Sexual content in which one of the parties involved knowingly disregards another participant's feelings, wishes or agency, whether the other participant ends up enjoying it or notOther types of dubcon are fine, rape recovery/mentions are fine, consensual sex where the negotiations are not shown is fine
Teacher-student pairings in which the student is younger than 25, or younger than the teacher by more than 10 years, at the timeOnly applies to regular humans, not time travelers, robots, aliens, ...
Sexual content with participants younger than 16 at the timeSame as above
Biological incest, incest kink, incestual shame for not-biologically-related pairings, daddy/mommy kink
Soulmates designated by fateOther kinds of soulbonds are fine
Purely romantic proposals and weddingsFine if forced, arranged or political
Pregnancy, impregnation, breeding kinkOne or two paragraphs referencing canonical pregnancies are fine
Age regression, age play, deaging that is not caused by time/dimension travel
Harry Potter AU or content
Christianity: faith, rituals, institutions, religious guilt, feeling of sin, ...Secular practices like gifts at Christmas or curses are fine
AUs in which the characters are from/in other countries than in canonFor characters from imaginary places in real world AUs, please pick the countries based on the inspiration used for these characters
Sep. 10th, 2025 10:51 pm

WIP Wednesday

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What are you working on? Stuck on a plot point and want to talk it out? Have a canon question or looking for a resource? Anything and everything about your WIPs is welcome. Any kind of WIP counts, including fic, fanart, graphics, meta, icons, etc.

Optional questions are below. If there's something else you want to say about your WIP, please add it and we can update the meme.

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