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What I Just Finished Reading

Nothing.

What I'm Reading Now

Comics Wednesday!

( 1776 #3, Iron Man #1, Sorcerer Supreme #2 )

What I'm Reading Next

IDK. Once again, I need fewer migraines.

Fandom: Original
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: non-specific references to nonfictional massacres
Author notes: The bones of this story came to me as a mental image, ( … )

Summary: Human memory is both long and short, aided by reminders that can’t be dismissed.

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Title: Second Chance At Love
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandom: S.W.A.T.
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Established Relationship
Summary: Donny was enjoying his second chance at love.
Word Count: 1,260

Name: cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Public Domain fest
Prompts: Love for Sale, Sing You Sinners, Madam Satan, The Sound of Love, You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel
My Card: My Card


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Title: Not Everyone Gets a Second Chance
Author: lucy_roman
Rating: Gen
Summary: John is hoping that Lisa will take him back
Characters: John Bacchus, George Gently
Word Count: 661

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Title: Eight Lives Left
Fandom: Person of Interest
Characters: Sameen Shaw
Rating: PG
Length: 163 words
Summary: Shaw's got another life ahead of her.

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Title: Combatting the Enemy
Fandoms: Spooks (MI5) - 1920s AU
Ratings: PG
Pairings: Lucas North/Adam Carter, Wynn-Jones, Lord and Lady Myers
Prompts from the books, plays and poetry section: The Private Clinic; Last and First Men; Giant's Bread; Mystery Mile

Combatting the Enemy on AO3

Ended up with all one-sentence fills this month, so gonna claim the "Diamonds and Dynamite" achievement.

Title: Accepting Risks
Fandom: Paddington - the Musical
Rating: G
Length: 256 words
Summary: Henry Brown is reflecting on life with Paddington
Spoilers for 'Paddington - the Musical'

Title: To Start Over
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Jonathan Willaway, Varian, York, Rayat.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Right after The Innocent Prey.
Summary: Leaving Rayat’s peaceful home, Willaway can’t help wondering whether regressing the violent York to babyhood will fix the problem he represents..
Word Count: 1021
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 504: Second Chances.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.

Title: Renewal
Fandom: The Sentinel
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of The Sentinel - which is a show that got a second chance thanks to the persistence of fans needing, at the very least, closure for their show

Notes: these were made for pattrose for snowflake_challenge, so are only shareable if they agree.


( Renewal )

What I Just Finished Reading

Nothing! But, hey, I do get to increase my dose of migraine preventative! Hooray!

What I'm Reading Now

Comics Wednesday!

( Alien vs. Captain America #3, Captain America #6, Fantastic Four #7, New Avengers #8, Ultimate Black Panther #24, Wiccan Witches' Road #2 )

What I'm Reading Next

IDK. Ask me when I'm not having a migraine every 48 hours. If that ever happens.

Our new challenge is:

SECOND CHANCES

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, February 1st. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work for creator and 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.

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.)

The Sock challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

子非鱼 (Zi Fei Yu): Fanfic: imagine a life (but surely hell), by bluedreaming
Torchwood: Fanfic: Return Of The Living Socks, by badly_knitted
Spooks (MI5): Fanfic: Four Socks, by smallhobbit
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Couldn't Wait, by darkjediqueen
The Legend of Korra: Fanart: Put A Sock In It, by infinitum_noctem
Torchwood: Fanfic: Bruised ego, by m_findlow
Due South: Fanfiction: The Mysterious Affair of the Missing Socks, by lucy_roman
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fanfic: A Nice Pair of Socks, by alexcat
no fandom : icons : Dreamy Socks, by highlander_ii
Guardian: meta: The SID as Sock Patterns, by teaotter
The Running Man: Fanfic: A Long Walk in Wet Socks, by saxloch
Heated Rivalry: Fanfic: A Thousand Pairs of Socks, by seeyouontheice
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Mismatched, by veronyxk84

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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.

New challenge coming right up!

Title: Mismatched
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spike, Giles
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S4, between eps. 4x09 “Something Blue” and 4x10 “Hush”.
Summary: Spike pranks Giles out of boredom.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #503 - Sock

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Title: A Thousand Pairs of Socks
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Length: 450 words
Author notes: fluff in a flash (busy week so about 40 mins!)
Summary: Shane learns something new

( A Thousand Pairs of Socks )

Title: A Long Walk in Wet Socks
Author: saxloch
Fandom: The Running Man (2025)
Characters: Ben Richards, Evan McCone
Rating: Teen & Up
Length: 748 words
Content Notes: Non-graphic mentions of death of a child
Summary: After escaping the network, Ben is left with nobody--aside from his attempted killer.

 

( A Long Walk in Wet Socks )

Title: The SID as Sock Patterns
Fandom: Guardian
Challenge: Sock
Note: contains links to Ravelry sock patterns


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Title: Dreamy Socks
Fandom: none
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of socks! all of the images are from SockDreams


( Dreamy Socks )

Title:A Nice Pair of Socks
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: PG
Length: 575
Content notes: None
Author notes: I think I may have gone mad.
Summary: Tony's dress socks keep going missing.

( A Nice Pair of Socks  )

Title: The Mysterious Affair of the Missing Socks
Author: lucy_roman
Rating: Teen and up
Summary: Ray and Fraser are on holiday but Ray's socks are disappearing
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Word Count: 1,266

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Title: Bruised ego
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,029 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 503 - Sock
Summary: Jack has well and truly earned the knuckle sandwich to his face.

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Title: Put A Sock In It
Fandom: The Legend of Korra
Characters: Zaheer
Rating: G
Summary: Sticker/Button design of Zaheer with a sock in his mouth.

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Title: Couldn't Wait
Rating: R
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Fandom: S.W.A.T.
Relationships: Donovan Rocker/Molly Hicks
Tags: Established Relationship, Child Birth
Summary: Molly couldn't wait to be a mother with Donny.
Word Count: 2,746

Title: Four Socks
Fandom: Spooks (MI5) [Werewolf AU]
Rating: G
Length: 378 words
Summary: It often happens that when a dog has a leg wound a sock is worn to prevent the animal chewing at the wound. Of course, with a werewolf this proves more complicated.