#Fandom Challenges

[lilac-hecox]

Smoshblr Secret Santa Exchange 2024!

I wanted to throw together a Secret Santa for our smoshblr fandom and after polling you guys, you seemed into it so here it is!

I'll give you a little breakdown of the explanation/rules:

This event is 18+

The exchange is open to fics, art, Gif Sets, Moodboards, Playlists, edits, other fan created content

Sign-ups are from now (November 15th) until November 22nd. (If you missed sign-ups and would still like to participate you could sign up for pitch-hitting fill-ins in case we have drop outs!)

Pairings for gifter/giftee will be done on November 23rd.

Gifts will be posted between December 23rd-25th

As this is an event where you are making something for someone else secretly, we ask that if you do not think you can create something in the timeframe to please not sign-up as we do not want to have people not receive a gift.

Please fill out the Google Form for information on what you like, don't like, and what you're willing to create and receive.

Any questions, comments, concerns please reach out to me!

Reblogs are appreciated!

Huge credit to @shaynesunderstudy for creating this super cute graphic!

[fanlore-wiki]

Podtober Encore: Pod Together

As a throwback to last year's Podtober month, today we're focusing on Pod Together, an annual podficcing challenge, founded by Paraka and podklb. Originally started in 2011, it is subtitled A collaboration challenge for writers and podficcers. It has communities on both Livejournal and Dreamwidth, and a collection on Archive of Our Own. Podfics may be self-hosted or hosted at Paraka's archive, Paraka Productions. Meta about the process is encouraged.

The creators cite two reasons for the challenge. First, to challenge the idea that a podfic is a simple format shift from the written word; Second, to have fun and encourage writers and podficcers to create something made specifically to be performed.

Have you ever participated in the challenge? We’d love to hear about it over on Fanlore!

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[moriavis]

You know what I miss in my fandom? Fic exchanges. I miss those sm. 😭

[ofmdjanuaury]

Welcome to OFMD AU-gust! Check out the prompts and start creating 💙

Rules and text version under the cut!

RULES:

Any OFMD fan creations count! Fic, art, dioramas, bakes…

You can do one day or all of them, and use as many prompts from the day as you want!

Tag everything #OFMDAU-GUST

Every time you post something, try and comment on someone else’s, too!

You can post any prompt any day AFTER that prompt’s official day! So you can post Improv fics any day after 8/1, but you can’t post theatre fics till 8/31.

HAVE FUN!

Text version of the prompts:

1. Mechanic | Mail Carrier | Improv

2. Fantasy | Solarpunk | Fiber Arts

3. School Staff | Art Model | Taxidermy

4. Social Media | Tentacles | Identity Theft

5. Music/Band | Specific TV Show | Jumanji

6. Journalism | Specific Movie | Planetarium

7. Phone Operator | Rennaissance | Y2K

8. Sports | Ancient | Pacific Rim

9. Medicine | Aquarium/Zoo | Makeup Artist

10. Celebrity | D&D | Gig Worker

11. Science Fiction | Superheroes | Birdwatching

12. Coffee Shop/Bakery | Magical Girl (gn) | Influencer

13. Restaurant | Medieval | Eldritch Horror/Cryptid

14. Science | Place-Based | Weed Guy (gn)

15. Porn Star | Specific Book | Natural Disaster

16. Crime/Mob | Specific Cartoon | Drag/Burlesque

17. Farm/Rural | Time Travel | Polar Explorer

18. Small Business | Apocalypse | Stargate

19. Writer | 19th Century | Escape Room

20. Law | Nightclub | Professional Cuddler

21. Rebels | Zombie | Desert Island

22. Bar | Ghost Hunters | LARP

23. Transit | Daemon | Community Meeting

24. Archeology | Aliens | Paint and Sip

25. Epistolary | Public Access TV | Gas Station

26. Neighbors | Heist | Reality TV Hosts

27. Noir | Grocery Store | Blacksmith

28. Disney | Olympics | Sentinel/Guide

29. Boats | Non-Anglophone Place | Lumberjack

30. Canon-Divergent | Gardening | Kink Club

31. Theatre | Free Space | Someone Else's Universe

(Thanks to yerbamansa for reminding the mod to be accessible!!)

[suzy-queued]

DTIYS3

Thank you Harvey @mikhailoisbaby for putting together this awesome Draw This In Your Style. I'm just inside the wire, but I made it!

[vermillioncontraband]

I realized the last time I watched Metalocalypse fully was when I worked at Blockbuster in 2008.

…which is 15 years now…

Jesus Christ I’m gonna special interest the absolute shit out of the movie now

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

you know a fic is good when it has this

[bebx]

[confusedgoldenflower]

Dear Gaza Crowdfunds, I want to help and signal boost but it will take a day, at least, to get to reblogging everything. I’m sorry, my brain capacity is small and I have a lot to do.

PLEASE: have verified #, and to send me via ASKS. It’s much easier for me when everyone’s in the same location in my inbox, and will get you shared faster.

Also, it seems some of you possibly have AI images, and I don’t think it’s a very important point with your situations, but I’m just afraid of some people refusing to help because of that. I wouldn’t expect you to be in the know, but if you’re curious now, it’s because AI is “trained” on stolen art and requires absolutely ridiculous amounts of resources to create one image/answer.

Ace-Pan, disabled Ao3 author https://archiveofourown.org/users/corundum_creations/works. I go hard against ace[spec] erasure in fandom. Love me angst and fluff.

I’m bad at keeping up, so if there’s a challenge/event I’m missing, tag or challenge me! I’d LOVE to participate!

If you enjoy my writing, please consider buying me a tea, and I take requests! https://ko-fi.com/corundumcreations

[itsfirecat]

(text description in ALT and below the cut)

Based on some rumblings I heard, I ended up quickly throwing together a fun little WIP bingo sheet! I'll admit I largely wrote the prompts for writing, but I think a good number of them should also apply to art!

Ultimately, the goal is to have fun, and finish whatever WIPs you can (without burning yourself out or having a bad time). If you needed a sign to pick up that project you've been putting off, the time is now!

3x4 Bingo square titled "Finish your fucking fics february"

the top three across left to right read "Update your oldest WIP", "Finish a WIP that's been buried deep in your drafts", and "Finish a WIP that you haven't posted yet"

the second row reads "Finish a recent WIP", "Finish a WIP you're scared of" and "Finish a WIP that's been haunting you"

the third row reads "Update a partially posted WIP", "Finish any WIP/Free Space", and "Finish the next WIP in a series you've been avoiding"

the last row reads "Update your newest WIP", "Finish a WIP that's been ignored for at least 6 months", and "Finish the next chapter for a fic you've been meaning to for months"

[curiositysavesthecat]

*This poll was submitted to us and we simply posted it so people could vote and discuss their opinions on the matter. If you’d like for us to ask the internet a question for you, feel free to drop the poll of your choice in our inbox and we’ll post them anonymously (for more info, please check our pinned post).

[lilac-hecox]

Anthony's Day: 2024

Last year was the first year our fandom did Anthony's Day and it is something I would very much like to do again as a fandom whole. Here is the run-down for it, if you've never heard of it!

What is it?

It is meant as a creative way for our fan community to celebrate Anthony’s birthday. It is not limited to just fan fic authors or fan art creators, but also editors, gif-makers, web-weaves, moodboards, etc! Anything that celebrates Anthony!

The fun thing is to build up the aspect of community (and I feel maybe we need this more than ever) the joy is that we can collaborate by the accepting and sending of prompts for these fics/art/creations from each other. If an author, artist, creator, wants to take prompts between now (September 5th) and Anthony’s birthday (September 16th) just make a post letting people know you are accepting prompts (for fic/art/creations relating to Anthony's Day!).

What can be posted?

I don’t want to restrict anything as far as what can be paired, prompted, written, drawn, made, etc. Any pairing that involves Anthony or even platonic ideas with Anthony involved are fine! You can of course have the very popular Ianthony but, hey, if someone asks you to write Tommy/Anthony and you want to try that out, that’s good too!

Prompts

As mentioned the prompting can begin any time between now and September 16th. The sooner you get the prompts the sooner you can get your work done if you need extra time!

Posting

The only thing is please try and not post what you create until Anthony’s actual birthday date so it goes along with the celebration of him on his special day! If you won’t be around on his birthday and need to post a day earlier/day later feel free!

Tag

So people can easily find all the works that will (hopefully) be created on that day we’re suggesting the tag of ’anthony’s day 2024' or 'anthony's day' so your wonderful work can easily be found! I personally try and reblog anything under those tags when it comes to the day of!

Other

This is all in good fun and meant to be an interesting and collaborative way to celebrate one of our favorite Smosh boys so please don’t link or spread anything to actual IRL Anthony unless you have the creator's permission or you are the creator and want to do so. But this is meant for the fans mainly!

Any questions, concerns, ideas, feel free to hit me up! And the absolutely STUNNING image was made by the ever lovely and wonderful and handsome and cool: @xxmoonch1ldxx so go and throw him some much deserved compliments as he did this as a favor for me and absolutely blew it out of the water!

Additionally, if you'd like to peruse the Anthony's Day tag from last year, at least, what I have on my blog, you can find it here!

Reblogs are appreciated to spread the word for this!

<3

[zhelin-thames]

Tiny baby ghost

idea from Prompt for @silverblueglitter

The summoning circle glowed an eerie green, casting sharp shadows around the Justice League's meeting chamber. John Constantine, sleeves rolled up and cigarette dangling from his lips, muttered the last words of the incantation. The room held a tense silence, broken only by the faint hum of the magical energy.

When the green smoke cleared, instead of the imposing figure of the Ghost King they’d expected, a scrawny teenager in a black jumpsuit with white gloves and boots appeared, looking distinctly unimpressed.

“Seriously?!” Danny Phantom groaned, throwing up his hands. “It’s a school night!”

The room collectively blinked. Superman and Wonder Woman exchanged confused glances. Batman’s eyes narrowed behind his cowl, while the Batkids—perched around the room like chaotic gargoyles—leaned forward, intrigued.

“This… is the Ghost King?” Nightwing asked, his voice skeptical but amused.

“Ghost King?” Danny repeated, holding up a hand. “Nope. Wrong guy. Try again.”

“Clearly, this is a child,” Robin said flatly, stepping forward with his arms crossed. “Either the summoning ritual failed, or we’ve been deceived.”

“Who are you calling a child, mini-Nightmare?” Danny shot back, floating an inch off the ground to look taller. “I’m fifteen. How old are you, eight?”

“I am fourteen, you insufferable spirit,” Robin snapped, glaring daggers at him. “And you are woefully unqualified to speak to me in such a tone.”

Danny rolled his eyes. “Yeah, okay, Robin Junior. Let me know when you grow a sense of humor.”

Red Hood, perched casually on a table nearby, barked out a laugh. “I like this kid already.”

Robin scowled. “You would.”

Red Hood swung his legs off the table, standing to his full height. “Alright, Casper, if you’re not the Ghost King, why’d this ritual grab you instead?”

“That’s a great question! Wish I knew!” Danny said, throwing up his hands.

Constantine frowned, stepping closer. “You’re definitely ghostly, mate, and half-alive by the looks of you.” His sharp gaze softened just slightly. “You’re a bloody halfa.”

Danny froze, eyes darting to the swirling green barrier still holding him in the circle (not really). “I’m a ghost. And yeah, I’m alive. What’s it to you?”

Batman loomed closer, his deep voice cutting through the room. “If you’re not the Ghost King, why does this summoning work?”

“Great question! Wish I knew!” Danny threw up his arms again, his ectoplasm glowing faintly in frustration. “I don’t even know who you are, and you’ve already ruined my night! or Maybe the universe hates me. That’d explain a lot!”

“Who even made this circle?” Red Hood asked, pointing at Constantine. “Did you check it? It’s glowing green. That’s ghost vibes, man.”

“Thanks for the observation, Red Hood,” Constantine said dryly. “What gave it away, the ectoplasm or the ghost?”

“You are in no position to demand answers,” Batman growled.

“Oh my god, you’re worse than my parents,” Danny muttered.

Before Batman could respond, the air grew colder. A heavy, oppressive presence filled the room as green flames erupted in the middle of the chamber. From the flames stepped Pariah Dark, fully armored and radiating raw power, his glowing eyes zeroing in on Danny.

The League tensed, weapons at the ready, but Pariah didn’t even look at them. Instead, his expression softened in a way that could only be described as paternal as he reached out and plucked Danny out of the circle like a child grabbing a stuffed animal.

“Who dares summon my child?” Pariah rumbled, his deep voice shaking the room. He cradled Danny in one massive hand as though he were the most precious treasure in existence. Danny, for his part, just sighed and leaned against one of Pariah’s fingers.

“Dad, chill. They’re not trying to hurt me—” Danny shot a glare at Batman, “—yet.”

“‘Dad’?” Robin echoed, utterly baffled.

“They stressed him out,” Pariah continued as if Danny hadn’t spoken. “This is the third time in two weeks. Do you know how much sleep he’s lost? He has school!”

Pariah’s gaze darkened. “The third summoning this week,” he growled. “And for what? To disrupt his rest? His studies?”

“Studies?” Robin repeated incredulously. “This alleged ‘Ghost Prince’ is concerned with—”

“School,” Red Hood supplied helpfully, smirking. “That tracks. He’s just a kid.”

“I’M NOT JUST A KID!” Danny protested, his voice cracking slightly. Jason snorted.

Before anyone else could respond, Fright Knight materialized beside Pariah, his armor gleaming and his sword crackling with ghostly energy. He took one look at the summoning circle and grimaced.

“Shall I eliminate the offenders, my liege?” he asked Pariah, his grip tightening on his sword.

“No!” Danny yelped, waving his hands frantically. “No eliminating, no smiting! We talked about this, remember?”

Pariah sighed, his massive shoulders slumping. “They stressed you out,” he rumbled. “They should pay.”

“They’ll be fine,” Danny muttered. “Just… let me handle it, okay?”

“‘Fine,’ he says,” Red Hood muttered. “We’re seconds away from getting blasted into the afterlife.”

Robin's hand drifted toward his sword, his eyes darting between Pariah and Fright Knight. “This is absurd. We are the Justice League. Surely, we are not so easily—”

“Shut it, kid,” Consttantine interrupted. “Unless you want to test if we’re actually ‘fine.’”

Danny groaned. “Can we not do this right now?”

Wonder Woman stepped forward, her voice calm but firm. “We summoned you because we need the Ghost King’s aid to stop a catastrophic magical event threatening the world.”

“Then why not summon him?” Danny snapped. “I’m not the king!”

“Yet the ritual brought you,” Batman said, his voice a mix of curiosity and accusation.

Pariah’s gaze darkened. “The crown does not transfer unless challenged. And none shall dare challenge my son.”

Danny squirmed in his ghost-dad’s grip. “Okay, Dad, they get it. Can you not threaten to destroy the world for five minutes?”

Pariah huffed but gently set Danny down, though he remained close, a looming shadow of protective menace.

Constantine rubbed his temples, muttering something about “bloody teenagers” and “overprotective ghost tyrants.” Meanwhile, the Batkids exchanged glances, clearly plotting something.

Danny sighed. “Look, I’ll help you guys with your big, scary magical problem, but can we make it quick? I have a chem test tomorrow.”

[must-be-mr-boggins]

Woke up from the type of deep slumber that would put Smaug himself to shame to make this.

[m00nbuggies]

theyre bffs guys