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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Aiden Ford
Rating: Explicit
Length: 8100
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: astolat on AO3
Themes: Inept in love, Friends to lovers, First time, Favorite fanworks

Summary: In which Rodney and John fail to pay attention.

Reccer's Notes: For me, this is the ultimate "inept in love" fic. It's clever, very funny, and brilliantly written, as Rodney bounces blithely from assumption to oblivious assumption, with John startled by the sudden sex they're having, but somehow never managing to communicate clearly that Rodney's got it all wrong about them being in a relationship - until it's finally totally clear that they both are. An all-time classic!

Fanwork Links: Oblivious on AO3
And there are TWO excellent podfics!
podfic by cookiemom6067
podfic by jenwryn

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Since we only have two fills this week, we won't have a voting round. Feel free to post any more fills for prompt #289 over the next couple days; challenge #290 will be up at the usual time, 9pm EST on Wednesday!

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https://xkcd.com/3202/

Originally, the ceremony used a variety of rodents and mustelids, but over time most people agreed it made sense to standardize on a specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania.

https://xkcd.com/3202/

spikedluv

I can’t believe we’re already in February! We both slept in this morning.

I did two loads of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, baked chicken for the dog’s meals, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, changed kitty litter, and showered. I made those cheese sausage things for Pip’s supper and had leftover chicken and gravy on bread (hot chicken sandwich?) for mine.

Pip blew out other paths and I actually went on some longer walks today! A .35 and .50mi as well as a .25 instead of all three being .25. Instead of .75 total, I got in over a mile today because of that! I was very pleased with myself because I didn’t think it would be spring before I could mark off the .50 mile walk and over 1.00 mile day on my bingo card, lol!

I had Cinnamon Plum tea again today. I read fanfic (someone wrote ~124,500 words of Heated Rivalry rodeo AU!!!) and watched House Hunters International and Zoo Tampa.

Temps started out at -0.2(F) (it might have been lower earlier, but we didn’t see it) and reached 16.0. There was sun, and while it was good for my mood, it didn’t warm anything up.

Mom Update:

Mom sounded good when I talked to her. She said her energy levels aren’t any better, so I guess it’s all mood. She had a good food day (a variety of foods that all settled well), and my brother and Sister A had visited. She was expecting Sister S, as well. We talked a little longer because she didn’t sound like she was fading, which is good.

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Our new challenge is:

STAR

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 Tuesday, 10th February. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. 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.

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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china_shop posting in

fan_flashworks

The Second Chances challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

The Sentinel: icons: Renewal by

highlander_ii
The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: To Start Over by

badly_knitted
Second Chance: Paddington - the Musical: Fanfic: Accepting Risks by

smallhobbit
Person of Interest: Fanfiction: Eight Lives Left by

infinitum_noctem
Inspector George Gently: Fanfic: Not Everyone Gets a Second Chance by

lucy_roman
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Second Chance At Love by

darkjediqueen
Original: Fanfic: human memory by

bluedreaming
Jimmy Neutron: Fan Fiction: Unique Methods by

supermario128
Torchwood: Fanfic: Give me one reason by

m_findlow
Viola come il mare: Fanfic: His True Color by

veronyxk84
The Story of Yanxi Palace: fanfic: begin again by

teaotter
Dragon Age: Fanfiction: To try again by

thehungrycity
Heated Rivalry: Fanfic: Curious by

seeyouontheice

Also, congratulations to

seeyouontheice, who earned a name tag this round!

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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 round coming right up.

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fancake

Fandom: Good Omens
Pairings/Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: T
Length: 5437 words
Creator Links: iamtheenemy (Steph)
Theme: Inept in love

Summary: Crowley gets orders to seduce Aziraphale to the dark side. It goes about as well as you might expect.

Reccer's Notes: Crowley gets orders from Hell to seduce Aziraphale, and Crowley can't really bring himself to try, despite some half-hearted attempts. That's the first half of the fic, the second half is the two of them after the almost apocalypse, and it's very sweet, even if Crowley's brain stops functioning a few times.

Fanwork Links: AO3

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Photograph of two kingfishers perched on a branch. One is surrounded by a cloud of pink love hearts and the other has a single question mark over its head. Text: Inept in Love, at Fancake.

Bring out your failboats! Our theme for February is inept in love.

These fools are unlucky in love—whether it's due to inexperience, obliviousness, social anxiety, or their own terrible choices—or are so in love they can't function properly. This trope is sometimes called "Idiots in Love," but as "idiot" is an ableist term, I ask that you don't use it in your recs, and just as there are all kinds of love, this theme is for all kinds of relationships.

The tag for this round is: theme: inept in love

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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spikedluv

I slept in again this morning. When the weather is nice I like getting up and heading out even on a Saturday morning, but not when it’s this cold! Gosh, I can’t wait for spring!!

I did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I made egg salad for lunches and we had English muffin pizzas for supper.

I read more in Husband Material (finally!), and watched The Pitt, Lottery Dream House, and some House Hunters International.

Temps started out at 6.3(F) (and dropped to 5.4; though the fact that the temps were above zero was a surprise) and reached 18.1. There was some sun, but at no point did it actually feel warm out.

Mom Update:

Mom sounded better today. Sisters A and S had visited and she’d had a call from my brother. Eating had been okay.

seeyouontheice posting in

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Title: Curious
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Length: 1015 words
Rating: Mature
Author notes: Tried and failed to write this a couple of weeks ago, so I appreciate the second chance! Set later than the TV show, no plot spoilers for The Long Game.
Summary: Shane's still learning what he likes.

( Curious )

thehungrycity posting in

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Title: To try again
Fandom: Dragon Age
Rating: T
Length: 1,280 words
Content notes: Mild discussion of canonical traumatic memories during sex.
Author notes: This is a very rough draft of a scene that didn't end up where I was expecting it to.
Summary: Fenris finally has a chance to be alone with Hawke again, but the past is hard to escape.

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Title: begin again
Fandom: The Story of Yanxi Palace
Content notes: none
Challenge: Second Chances
Length: 100 words

Summary: Yinglou contemplates her rise to Empress.

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Theme Prompt: #289 - Hot cocoa
Title: Handle with care
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto is left to handle a victim of the rift on his own.

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Title: His True Color
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Violet Like the Sea)**
Author:

veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 965 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-S2.
Summary: Viola returned to Paris to forget her break up with Francesco. But she couldn’t forget him... and neither could he.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #504 - Second Chance

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( READ: His True Color )

**For the mods: this is an Italian TV show. You can use the tv (category) tag, thank you. ♥

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Challenge #15: How did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge go? Did you get all you wanted to get from it? Are there things you're going to carry with you for as long as you can? Are you going to continue to challenge yourself? Continue to connect? We can't wait to hear.

*takes off mod hat*

As a participant, I completed more challenges this year than the past few years, so it feels a bit like I interacted more. If I hadn't had so many days off from work due to inclement weather, I think I would have finished fewer responses, and I do appreciate those on DW who stop by to leave comments on my DW cross-posts. Overall, I think Fandom Snowflake Challenge went okay.

Next year... Hm. I always feel a bit like I need to complete at least a few challenges since I'm a mod, but we'll just see what January 2027 is like. If we don't get any winter storms, I may have to live with having less free time to complete my own challenge responses. I have wondered if doing a hitching post after a round of Fandom Snowflake Challenge would be interesting, but I wouldn't want people to feel left out if one of their posts weren't mentioned.

Originally posted on Pillowfort on 29 January 2026 and revealed on 31 January 2026.

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: MyNoise - Irish Coast (Default Settings)

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We've reached the closing curtain of our beautiful Snowflake Challenge 2026. It's been a whirlwind month of fun, community, and lots of creativity! One of the best parts of this challenge is that it truly lives up to its name and its original inspiration: every single year that we come together to celebrate is a unique circumstance of participants, mods, prompts, graphics, challenges, and celebrations. Every year is a unique snowflake in and of itself, never again to be replicated in the exact same pattern. I hope everyone felt some enjoyment and appreciation during the past month, and of course please continue to post your responses and fills because there is no deadline to this challenge!

Thank you so much to all the participants. Thank you especially to those who took the time to interact with fellow participants and make the community feel so alive! And of course thank you to all the mods who went above and beyond and especially to

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We do have a poll below to get your feedback on the challenge, if that's something you're interested in doing. We really appreciate it and we take all your responses into consideration when planning for next year.

Peace and happy late winter season to all!

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