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Comment Bingo Fest 2024 - challenge completed! 😄😄😄

adorable dividers by @strangergraphics 💕

What is Comment Bingo Fest??

@comment-bingo-fest explains:

As 2024 comes to an end, we want to emphasize the importance of fandom spirit and support for the influx of creative works we receive across platforms (including AO3, Tumblr, Twitter, Bluesky, etc.).

For the month of December (and beyond, if you so choose), feel free to use our Bingo card to shower your favorite creators–whether they are artists, writers, podficcers, or editors–with love and support.

I got a Triple Bingo!!!

There’s a blank card at the bottom if you want to play too 😄

And here are all the fantastic, highly recommended fics I’ve read and re-read throughout the month!

Day 1: A WIP I’m following (Stranger Things)

Five Drunks and a Baby by @phoenixwrites

Eddie and Chrissy find out that she’s pregnant, and their honorary grandparents from the Hideout couldn’t be more thrilled.

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Day 2: I did two for this one because I started reading fics before I had my Ao3 account.

2a: First fic read in my favorite fandom (Stranger Things)

Warm by @patternscolorsflowers

After the horrors of the Upside Down, Eddie receives some much needed motherly tlc from Joyce.

2b: Oldest fic in my history (Stranger Things)

Chrissy Wake Up by @depressedstressedlemonzest

This was my first time experiencing the absolute joy of a “Chrissy joins Hellfire” au.

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Day 3: A fic that made you laugh out loud (Stranger Things)

Hooked On a Feeling by @justhere4thevibez (you must be logged into Ao3 for this one)

Matchmaker Wayne tries to set up his favorite nurse with his hapless nephew. Chaos ensues.

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Day 4: Rearranged your brain chemistry (Stranger Things)

This artwork of the real ST s4 ending by @bloomsbury

The moment I saw this artwork I cried, and it inspired me to write and post fanfic for the very first time.

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Day 5: Newly posted fanwork (Stranger Things)

Father of the Bride by AstridMyrna

Chrissy survives Vecna, and Phillip Cunningham decides it’s time for him to step up and be a real dad for his daughter again. (So excited for this one!)

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Day 7: Niche taste (Stranger Things)

Cosmic Joke by @hellishchrissy

A fresh and compelling take on my favorite rarepair, Gareth x El. (Much less schmaltzy-sweet than my version, and I mean that as a compliment in the absolute best way!!!)

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Day 8: Couldn’t put it down (Stranger Things)

Saved from the Flames by @insomniacwriter17 (you must be logged into Ao3 for this one, or you can read it here on tumblr)

Nine-year-old Billy Hargrove is saved by the world’s most adorable superhero— Bob Newby.

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Day 9: Had an OC that you loved (Stranger Things)

one hand’s reaching out (and one’s just hangin’ on) by @bettercraic

What if Chrissy had an amazing best friend to help her survive the craziness of s4? Meet Beth Anne Day— you’ll adore her!

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Day 11: Sold you on a trope or ship (Stranger Things)

there is a light that never goes out by @pearlypairings

After just one chapter of this gorgeous fic, I was completely sold on both the Chrissy x Jonathan ship, and Jonathan himself as a fantastic and highly underrated character.

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Day 12: Marked for later? It's later

12a: Star Trek: Enterprise

Make Hay While the Sun Shines by @talshiargirlfriend

Trip and T’Pol kinda sorta technically abuse their authority a little, but in the sweetest most adorable way possible. Seriously heartmelting!

12b: The X-Files

Fever by @slippinmickeys

A cute lovely sickfic where Scully finally lets Mulder take care of her. (These two were my original OTP and this was a fantastic start to getting back into reading fic for them!)

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Day 13: FREE (Star Trek: Enterprise)

From the Ground Up by @more-better-words

Trip and T’Pol start their relationship over, determined to get it right this time. SO cute!!!

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Day 15: Tore your heart and ran with it (it’s rlly good) (Stranger Things)

On the Other Side by @iwasateenagevirginiawoolf

Chrissy didn’t die at the hands of Vecna. Eddie didn’t die in the Upside Down. Now, they need to figure out how to live again.

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Day 17: Changed the way you view a ship or a character (Stranger Things)

The Devil That I Know (Is Better Than The Devil That I Don't) by yllwhornet

Steve is the cutest kindergarten teacher ever, and Billy is a pro hockey player. Lots of ups and downs and angst lead to a well deserved happy ending. (p.s. I’ve been telling people about this fic for ages, and saying “when I find it again I’ll send you a link!”, so here at long last is the link I finally found.)

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Day 18: What about second kudos? (Stranger Things)

Small Town by @moonchildreads

Richly deserved kudos to my favorite version of Corroded Coffin! ❤️

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Day 22: A picture is worth a thousand words. (Stranger Things)

Lonely Soul, Ocean Soul by @deliriumsdelight7

When a lonely Barb Holland spots a playful blue-eyed seal on the beach near her home, her entire life changes. And so does his. I love this fic.

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Day 23: A drabble that means something to you (Stranger Things)

Born this way by @krakoansam

Will and Mike find the perfect song to empower them.