🏛️ Greek Myth Fest - May 1st to May 31st 🏛️
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allbingoHappy May! This month we have a Greek myth themed fest, with three sets of prompts: gods and their domains, themes/motifs/ideas, and adaptations. (My keyboard is Struggling at present, so I apologize if there's any mistakes anywhere! 😅) Remember the fills you create don't actually have to be in the Greek myth fandom or any adaptations you may get on your card. See you early next month for achievement banners. :) For reference, here's the bingo card generator and the allbingo AO3 collection.
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Challenge 514: Gentle
May. 2nd, 2026 12:37 pmchina_shop posting in fan_flashworksOur new challenge is:
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, 10th May. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name, as well.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
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GENTLE
As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, 10th May. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name, as well.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
You can view stats for
fan_flashworks entries and search and filter them via the Community Report and Creator Report. See our FAQ post for more details.Also, keep an eye out for the next
ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)Admin: Challenge closed
May. 2nd, 2026 12:34 pmchina_shop posting in fan_flashworksThe Amnesty challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
Gravity Challenge: Star Trek Prodigy: wallpaper: without you by my side bylilly_c
Apart Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Set Apart bybadly_knitted
Rainbow Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: After The Rain bybadly_knitted
Face Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Facing The Future bybadly_knitted
Play Challenge: Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: New Games bydarkjediqueen
Rainbow Challenge: The X-Files: wallpaper: Caught me off guard bylilly_c
Rainbow: Kirby (series): fanart: colorful flight byecto_one_spengler
Open Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Open Book bybadly_knitted
Oops! Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Forgotten bybadly_knitted
Oops!: Kirby (series): fanart: the mess byecto_one_spengler
Games: The Witcher: Fanfiction: The Witcher's Hand byinfinitum_noctem
Fragile Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Fragile As Hope bybadly_knitted
Sleepless: Viola come il mare: Fanfic: Tearing Down the Wall byveronyxk84
Drive: Reborn As The Villain President’s Lover: Fanfic: and another more distant summit bybluedreaming
Locked Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Behind closed doors bym_findlow
Joke Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: No Laughing Matter bybadly_knitted
Plant: Original: Collage: Aberglasney Gardens - The Ninfarium bysmallhobbit
Performance Anxiety Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Religious Icon bybadly_knitted
Obstacle: Wiseguy: fanfic: the same deep water as you byteaotter
Warmth challenge : Marvel Comics : icons : filter byhighlander_ii
The Other Side Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Irrational bybadly_knitted
Mystery Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Fascinating Mystery bybadly_knitted
Plant: Collage: Original: Growing Cress bysmallhobbit
Garden Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Magic Garden bybadly_knitted
Win or Lose: The Professionals: Fanfiction: When I'm Losing I'm Winning bylucy_roman
Fragile: Wiseguy: Fanfic: It takes all that I have just to cry for help byteaotter
Welcome + Looking Back (Amnesty): Kirby (series): fanart: Thank you. byecto_one_spengler
Also, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:
teaotter claimed the Streak Assist.
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Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
Next challenge coming right up.
Gravity Challenge: Star Trek Prodigy: wallpaper: without you by my side by
lilly_cApart Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Set Apart by
badly_knittedRainbow Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: After The Rain by
badly_knittedFace Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Facing The Future by
badly_knittedPlay Challenge: Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: New Games by
darkjediqueenRainbow Challenge: The X-Files: wallpaper: Caught me off guard by
lilly_cRainbow: Kirby (series): fanart: colorful flight by
ecto_one_spenglerOpen Challenge: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Open Book by
badly_knittedOops! Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Forgotten by
badly_knittedOops!: Kirby (series): fanart: the mess by
ecto_one_spenglerGames: The Witcher: Fanfiction: The Witcher's Hand by
infinitum_noctemFragile Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Fragile As Hope by
badly_knittedSleepless: Viola come il mare: Fanfic: Tearing Down the Wall by
veronyxk84Drive: Reborn As The Villain President’s Lover: Fanfic: and another more distant summit by
bluedreamingLocked Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Behind closed doors by
m_findlowJoke Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: No Laughing Matter by
badly_knittedPlant: Original: Collage: Aberglasney Gardens - The Ninfarium by
smallhobbitPerformance Anxiety Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Religious Icon by
badly_knittedObstacle: Wiseguy: fanfic: the same deep water as you by
teaotterWarmth challenge : Marvel Comics : icons : filter by
highlander_iiThe Other Side Challenge: Babylon 5: Fanfic: Irrational by
badly_knittedMystery Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Fascinating Mystery by
badly_knittedPlant: Collage: Original: Growing Cress by
smallhobbitGarden Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Magic Garden by
badly_knittedWin or Lose: The Professionals: Fanfiction: When I'm Losing I'm Winning by
lucy_romanFragile: Wiseguy: Fanfic: It takes all that I have just to cry for help by
teaotterWelcome + Looking Back (Amnesty): Kirby (series): fanart: Thank you. by
ecto_one_spenglerAlso, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:
teaotter claimed the Streak Assist.\o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
Next challenge coming right up.
Welcome + Looking Back (Amnesty): Kirby (series): fanart: Thank you.
May. 1st, 2026 05:43 pmecto_one_spengler posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Thank you.
Theme: Welcome / Looking Back (for the current Amnesty)
Fandom: Kirby (video game series) - particularly Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.. (Mods please tag as Kirby.)
Rating: PG
Content notes: The Magolor depicted here is from a Kirby AU of mine where he wasn't a villain to begin with. Also, spoilers for Kirby and the Forgotten Land as well as scattershot spoilers for other games.
Artist notes: The most involved of my works - ironically, due TO work I didn't actually. Finish this until today. And I may have also had some itnernet issues at the same time... Yeah. I hope it's enjoyable anyway!
Summary: On the day of Kirby's first birthday spent in the New World, his unofficial older brother thanks him for their years of friendship.
Theme: Welcome / Looking Back (for the current Amnesty)
Fandom: Kirby (video game series) - particularly Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.. (Mods please tag as Kirby.)
Rating: PG
Content notes: The Magolor depicted here is from a Kirby AU of mine where he wasn't a villain to begin with. Also, spoilers for Kirby and the Forgotten Land as well as scattershot spoilers for other games.
Artist notes: The most involved of my works - ironically, due TO work I didn't actually. Finish this until today. And I may have also had some itnernet issues at the same time... Yeah. I hope it's enjoyable anyway!
Summary: On the day of Kirby's first birthday spent in the New World, his unofficial older brother thanks him for their years of friendship.
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Fragile: Wiseguy: Fanfic: It takes all that I have just to cry for help
May. 1st, 2026 03:28 pmteaotter posting in fan_flashworksTitle: It takes all that I have just to cry for help
Fandom: Wiseguy (tv)
Content notes: Missing scene from Loose Cannon; very definitely spoilers.
Challenge: Fragile
Length: ~750 words
Summary: But that’s why he came here, isn’t it?
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Fandom: Wiseguy (tv)
Content notes: Missing scene from Loose Cannon; very definitely spoilers.
Challenge: Fragile
Length: ~750 words
Summary: But that’s why he came here, isn’t it?
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The Lord of the Rings RPF: "The Journey is the Destination" by lennongirl
May. 1st, 2026 08:44 pmvamp_ress posting in fancakeFandom: The Lord of the Rings RPF
Pairings/Characters: Viggo Mortensen/Orlando Bloom
Rating: Explicit
Length: 30.000 words
Creator Links: lennongirl on AO3
Theme: Journey & Travel
Summary: AU: Orlando and Viggo meet in Spain under strange circumstances and travel through Europe together in Viggo's truck, getting to know each other and themselves.
Reccer's Notes: This is an old comfort fic that I used to read and re-read all the time back in the day. It's 30.000 words of both road trip and falling in love and that combination is simply too charming for its own good. You'll get to see quite a bit of Europe in the story as this starts out in Spain and and ends in Denmark. And to keep readers in the know there's a map of the characters' journey/progress at the end of each chapter. This story is fluffy and romantic and adventurous - simply the best combination of all the ingredients!
Fanwork Links: The Journey is the Destination on AO3
Pairings/Characters: Viggo Mortensen/Orlando Bloom
Rating: Explicit
Length: 30.000 words
Creator Links: lennongirl on AO3
Theme: Journey & Travel
Summary: AU: Orlando and Viggo meet in Spain under strange circumstances and travel through Europe together in Viggo's truck, getting to know each other and themselves.
Reccer's Notes: This is an old comfort fic that I used to read and re-read all the time back in the day. It's 30.000 words of both road trip and falling in love and that combination is simply too charming for its own good. You'll get to see quite a bit of Europe in the story as this starts out in Spain and and ends in Denmark. And to keep readers in the know there's a map of the characters' journey/progress at the end of each chapter. This story is fluffy and romantic and adventurous - simply the best combination of all the ingredients!
Fanwork Links: The Journey is the Destination on AO3
Round 186: Journey & Travel
May. 1st, 2026 08:17 amrunpunkrun posting in fancake
Our theme for May is journey & travel!
The tag for this round is: theme: journey & travel
If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.
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( Promote this round! )
Win or Lose: The Professionals: Fanfiction: When I'm Losing I'm Winning
May. 1st, 2026 01:35 pmlucy_roman posting in fan_flashworksTitle: When I'm Losing I'm Winning
Author:lucy_roman
Rating: Mature
Summary: Bodie likes playing poker, but he's terrible at it
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word Count: 101
Challenge: Win or Lose
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Author:
lucy_romanRating: Mature
Summary: Bodie likes playing poker, but he's terrible at it
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word Count: 101
Challenge: Win or Lose
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520 Day Reverse Exchange - under two weeks to deadline!
May. 1st, 2026 01:30 pmtrobadora posting in sid_guardianHow's it going, everyone?
Just a reminder that the 520 Day Reverse Exchange deadline is less than two weeks from now, at 11:59PM UTC on Wednesday 13 May. (What time is that for me?)
When you're ready, please post your completed assignment to the AO3 collection. We're looking forward to everyone's creations!
If you're unsure how to post, see the instructions here, and if you have any questions or, for any reason, you can't make the deadline, please let us know NOW by replying to your assignment email (please don't change the subject line) or commenting here. Comments here are screened.
General info, schedule and minimum requirements
*cheers everyone on*
Just a reminder that the 520 Day Reverse Exchange deadline is less than two weeks from now, at 11:59PM UTC on Wednesday 13 May. (What time is that for me?)
When you're ready, please post your completed assignment to the AO3 collection. We're looking forward to everyone's creations!
If you're unsure how to post, see the instructions here, and if you have any questions or, for any reason, you can't make the deadline, please let us know NOW by replying to your assignment email (please don't change the subject line) or commenting here. Comments here are screened.
General info, schedule and minimum requirements
*cheers everyone on*
Tags:
- format: fest/prompt claiming,
- format: given prompts,
- frequency: triannual,
- keyword: crossovers,
- keyword: drabble,
- keyword: original works/characters,
- medium: any/multi,
- medium: art,
- medium: fic,
- medium: icons,
- medium: poetry,
- posting: 2026-05 (may),
- posting: 2026-06 (jun),
- posting: 2026-07 (jul),
- posting: 2026-08 (aug),
- sign-up/claiming: 2026-05 (may),
- site: ao3,
- site: dreamwidth
Garden Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Magic Garden
May. 1st, 2026 10:31 ambadly_knitted posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Magic Garden
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ryo, Dee, Mother.
Rating: G
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: The garden at the orphanage is doing wonders fort the children.
Word Count: 250
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 513: Amnesty 85, using Challenge 493: Garden.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
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Follow Friday 5-1-26
May. 1st, 2026 03:09 amysabetwordsmith posting in followfridayGot any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).
Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".
Bingo
Apr. 30th, 2026 10:53 pmysabetwordsmith posting in allbingoI have made bingo down the G column of my 4-1-26 card for the Flower Fest Bingo. I also made 5 extra fills.
G1 (Edge of Enchantment) -- "Edge of Enchantment" (Coracle Shores)
G2 (Black Hero) -- "Any Terms You Offer" (Not Quite Kansas)
G3 (Zinnia) -- "Play Off the Energy of the Crowd" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
G4 (Lilac) -- "Beautiful, Tough, Shiny, Resilient" (The Blueshift Troupers)
G5 (Devil's Tongue) -- "So DONE with It All" (standalone)
B1 (Request) -- "Their Hidden Source" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
B3 (Escape) -- "Someone Who Was Trying to Be Sober" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
B5 (Exception) -- "The Grabber" (Monster House)
I4 (Moonlight Sensation) -- "An Equally Valid Way of Being" (The Moon Door)
N1 (Big Smile) -- "Eat It Happily Because It Is Good" (Polychrome Heroics: Shiv)
G1 (Edge of Enchantment) -- "Edge of Enchantment" (Coracle Shores)
G2 (Black Hero) -- "Any Terms You Offer" (Not Quite Kansas)
G3 (Zinnia) -- "Play Off the Energy of the Crowd" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels)
G4 (Lilac) -- "Beautiful, Tough, Shiny, Resilient" (The Blueshift Troupers)
G5 (Devil's Tongue) -- "So DONE with It All" (standalone)
B1 (Request) -- "Their Hidden Source" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
B3 (Escape) -- "Someone Who Was Trying to Be Sober" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
B5 (Exception) -- "The Grabber" (Monster House)
I4 (Moonlight Sensation) -- "An Equally Valid Way of Being" (The Moon Door)
N1 (Big Smile) -- "Eat It Happily Because It Is Good" (Polychrome Heroics: Shiv)
Tags:
- by: ysabetwordsmith,
- fandom: blueshift troupers,
- fandom: coracle in the forest,
- fandom: monster house,
- fandom: moon door,
- fandom: not quite kansas,
- fandom: one god's story of mid-life cris,
- fandom: polychrome heroics,
- fandom: stand-alone,
- medium: poetry,
- month: april,
- theme: flowers,
- three weeks for dreamwidth,
- threeweeks
New Year's Resolutions Check In
Apr. 30th, 2026 10:42 pmysabetwordsmith posting in goals_on_dwWe made it to the end of April! \o/ If you have completed any of your short-term goals or subgoals, and/or you're still chugging away at your ongoing goals, then pat yourself on the back. You worked hard for that. We've also gotten through the second month of spring. If you're doing seasonal goals, you may have finished the first of your spring ones and/or be looking ahead to the summer batch.
I'm continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them.
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 9
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 16
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 23
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In February 28
New Year's Resolutions Check In March 31
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I'm continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them.
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 9
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 16
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 23
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In February 28
New Year's Resolutions Check In March 31
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The Old Guard: We Wouldn’t Be Standing Here So Tall by Mellyflori
Apr. 30th, 2026 09:42 pmstarwatcher posting in fancakeFandom: The Old Guard
Pairings: Joe/Nicky
Characters: Joe, Nicky, a lot of OCs
Rating: Explicit
Length: 40,000 words
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
mellyflori
Theme: Arranged marriage, No canon required, Complete AU, Historical AU, Mundane AU, Diplomatic marriage, Enemies to friends (to lovers), Royalty AU
Summary: “I’m certain this is not what you wanted from a marriage any more than I did.”
For a second, Joe is on the receiving end of the most intense stare he’s ever seen. He almost dares to hope for an argument, something unexpected, then his husband blinks, and he’s back to being that blank-faced stranger Joe first met earlier that day. “On the contrary. An advantageous match is all a prince should ever want.”
It was too much to hope that Nicolò might possess wit or charm that he felt free to express behind closed doors. Joe tries to hide a sigh. On the bright side, he thinks, at least it’s forever.
Reccer's Notes: A marriage based on a political arrangement is less than ideal, but Nicky and Joe cautiously move to friendship, then friends with benefits, with each wishing for more. Unfortunately, their tentative journey toward love gets waylaid when their fathers -- still immersed in long-held grudges -- break up the pair "for security." Cue Joe riding in pursuit of his hoped-for love, followed by some astute, verbal sleight-of-hand to force their fathers' acceptance of the marriage remaining intact for the requisite happy ending. Lots of fun, and highly recommended.
Content Notes: None
Fanwork Links: We Wouldn’t Be Standing Here So Tall, by Mellyflori at AO3
Pairings: Joe/Nicky
Characters: Joe, Nicky, a lot of OCs
Rating: Explicit
Length: 40,000 words
Creator Links:
Theme: Arranged marriage, No canon required, Complete AU, Historical AU, Mundane AU, Diplomatic marriage, Enemies to friends (to lovers), Royalty AU
Summary: “I’m certain this is not what you wanted from a marriage any more than I did.”
For a second, Joe is on the receiving end of the most intense stare he’s ever seen. He almost dares to hope for an argument, something unexpected, then his husband blinks, and he’s back to being that blank-faced stranger Joe first met earlier that day. “On the contrary. An advantageous match is all a prince should ever want.”
It was too much to hope that Nicolò might possess wit or charm that he felt free to express behind closed doors. Joe tries to hide a sigh. On the bright side, he thinks, at least it’s forever.
Reccer's Notes: A marriage based on a political arrangement is less than ideal, but Nicky and Joe cautiously move to friendship, then friends with benefits, with each wishing for more. Unfortunately, their tentative journey toward love gets waylaid when their fathers -- still immersed in long-held grudges -- break up the pair "for security." Cue Joe riding in pursuit of his hoped-for love, followed by some astute, verbal sleight-of-hand to force their fathers' acceptance of the marriage remaining intact for the requisite happy ending. Lots of fun, and highly recommended.
Content Notes: None
Fanwork Links: We Wouldn’t Be Standing Here So Tall, by Mellyflori at AO3
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