Trismegistus

Challenge #14

In your own space, do the Fandom Wrap Challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

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これで以上です。

Challenge #11

In your own space, Talk about your favorite trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I have so many! But a perennial favorite--and one I've been grooving on recently--is the steady-to-buttoned-up character absolutely losing their shit to protect someone they care about. Bonus points if that person is a potential or current love interest. Double bonus points if the character's self-image is predicated on the idea that they are a nice, steady person who never loses their cool. Triple bonus points if they snap into a state of embarrassed docility once the the threat is lifted (Oh god, I can't believe I did that. Who am I?). Think:

• Sam going Extreme Badass in Cirith Ungol.


• Hakkai pulling off his limiters to save Gojou and the rest of the Sanzo-ikko.


• Chigusa flipping out to protect Rakan (and Rakan flipping out to protect Chigusa, omg).


• Rasaad flipping a shit over those pesky feelings in the caves under Dragonspear Castle.


• Stephen going berserk at a certain development during Grace's trial.

and so on.

The other great thing about this trope/cliché is its wide applicability to characters in source material that hints at it, but either doesn't include it canonically or does but in a way that fanfic can further amplify: BBC Sherlock, Fullmetal Alchemist, Dredd, The Goblin Emperor, The Graces, Kushiel's Dart, the Queen's Thief...the list goes on.

Just give me anything that takes--or has the potential to take--a character who prides themself on being the calm, rational one who never flies off the handle and then makes them do precisely that, and I will be there for it.

これで以上です。

Who do we appreciate? (Or, hello. A three day weekend means I have time to catch up on these challenges with an omnibus post. Let's see if I can keep on track for the rest of the month.)



Challenge #2

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for your fave character, ship or fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


So I waffled a lot on how to answer this prompt, because there are so many things I'd like to promo, primer, or manifesto. Then I realized I could do that for a favorite fandom, character, and ship all in one fell swoop. Allow me to introduce ( Rasaad )

Just, gah. Play these games. Play them at least once with Rasaad in your party. Romance him too, if you’re inclined. It’s worth it.


Challenge #5

In your own space, tell us about 3 creative/fannish resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom or like many people at the moment, fannishly adrift right now) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

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Challenge #6

In your own space, post the results of your fandom scavenger hunt. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

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Challenge #8

In your own space, create a quiz or a poll (or tell us your thoughts about answering quizzes/polls). Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I'm not a paid user and I try to avoid third party websites with a gazillion tracking scripts and cookies, so we'll do this old school. English-language fantasy? Yes! But which one?:

• The Dark is Rising Sequence
• Discworld
• Harry Potter
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Mists of Avalon
• The Prydain Chronicles
• The Queen's Thief
• The Sandman
• Temeraire
• Other

これで以上です。

Challenge #4

In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



One of my main motivations for writing fanfic is to try to explain contradictions or discrepancies, or expand on lacunae in canon, so ( I've done this a bunch. )

これで以上です。

Happy New Year, all! It's a new year, so let's get started on Snowflake Challenge.( Read more... )