#Fargo Season 4

[julyinjanuaryfest]

July in January Fest 2025

July in January Fest is a monthlong fanworks event for the FX series Fargo and the 1996 Coen Brothers movie which inspired it. Unlike the source material, works created for the event must be set during the summer months.

The second annual event will run during the entire month of January 2025.

OPTIONAL SCHEDULE:

🥵 MONDAYS: Heatwave 🌴 TUESDAYS: Vacation 🧣 WEDNESDAYS: Shedding Layers 🎆 THURSDAYS: Independence Day 🏫 FRIDAYS: School’s Out 👰 SATURDAYS: Summer Wedding 🔥 SUNDAYS: Sunburn

Why summer?

Haven't you ever wondered what your favorite Fargo characters do when it’s hot outside? How do they dress? Do they relish the sunshine or pine for snow? Do they stay home or go on vacation?

Contrary to what’s depicted on screen, the Midwest isn’t always cold. Transformative works give us the opportunity to explore the season we never get to see.

What types of fanworks are allowed?

Due to the fact that the source material doesn’t explicitly depict characters in summer, only fanfiction and fanart will be allowed for the time being.

However, if you have an idea for GIFs, graphics, fanmixes, fanvids, meta, etc., which follow the theme, feel free to send an ask or a message about it, and an exception may be made.

Are crossovers allowed?

Crossovers between the Fargo TV series and the Fargo movie are allowed. Crossovers with non-Fargo fandoms are not.

Do I have to follow the schedule?

The schedule is completely optional, and is only there to provide inspiration for those who might need it. Feel free to ignore it entirely, or switch around the days. 

The prompts will repeat each week according to the corresponding day, so if you want to keep to the schedule, you’ll have a few chances.

Where and when should I post my work?

You can post your fanworks in the AO3 collection, and/or on Tumblr. When posting on Tumblr, be sure to use the tag #julyinjanuary2025, or mention @julyinjanuaryfest​ in the post.

The collection will open at approximately 12 am EST on January 1 and close at approximately 11:59 pm EST on January 31. Eligible works posted on Tumblr during the same period will be reblogged to this account.

Are there any other requirements?

Nope! Works of any length, rating, category, and archive warning are eligible, featuring any character(s) from the Fargo universe. Feel free to post as many works as you’d like, as long as they fit the theme.

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Reminders and updates will be posted to this blog, so give it a follow if you’d like to stay up to date.

(And if you’d like to browse the works posted during the 2024 event, be sure to take a look at the AO3 collection.)

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

[dgdraws]

I'm Ethelrida Pearl Smutny. One of a kind.

[thefutureiswhat]

FARGO 4.9, "East/West"

Only a fool thinks the world's gonna stay exactly as it was.

[inthenight-inthedark]

You know what, close enough, welcome back Lorne Malvo

[ivyfluoresce]

Still can't believe Ben Whishaw called Chris Rock "Mommy" in Fargo S4 and y'all just let him get away with it

[kucka-g]

he walks so fruity

[timdales]

knowing that mike has the same last name as rabbi hurts me a lot i dont want to THINK ABOUT IT

[abbacoded]

You Suit Me . . . ~Chapter One

// Rabbi Milligan (Patrick Milligan) x *OC

*AU second daughter of Donatello Fadda

Summary: After the ‘double cross’ that ended the Yiddles family, Rabbi Milligan is taken in by Donatello Fadda and grows up with the Fadda family. While living in the Fadda household, Rabbi is befriended by Donatello Fadda’s youngest daughter, Noemi Fadda (AU OC). A romantic relationship develops.

Warnings: Some mentions of blood and gore

Note: Somewhat follows the progression of the show (Fargo, Season Four) but will take a hard AU turn eventually. Essentially, a ‘secretly dating’ troupe!

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A quick visit with Loy Cannon, that’s what Rabbi had said and yet, Noemi Fadda waited with an apron tied around her waist in the Fadda family dinning room long after her father and the others were meant to return.

It was Sunday dinner and all guests—save for her mother and herself—were running late.

Her mother, Chianna Fadda, had resigned from waiting and took to her bedroom with a glass of wine. From Noemi’s speculation, Chianna Fadda did that a lot these days. Noemi suspected it had something to do with her youngest brother, Zirominu—or “Zero”—being sent to live with the Cannon family. Noemi considered her mother to be handling the separation from her son a lot better than she could have handled it. Noemi imagined carrying a baby for nine months, many sleepless nights and early mornings, raising a child, feeding it, watching it grow into a precious little boy and then, her father simply plucking that child from existence in your family home. Where does the love go? Noemi felt a sinking feeling in her chest whenever she thought about her baby brother and his current predicament—being forced to live with strangers all these months.

A pleasant distraction arrives in the form of someone entering through the back door near the kitchen. Rising from her seat, Noemi leaves the dinning room to go towards the clatter of the screen door. She finds Rabbi Milligan and “Satchel”—Loy Cannon’s youngest son—arriving home.

“Where were you?” Noemi exclaims. “Dinner is cold, mama’s upset!” Noemi looks towards the ceiling with her hands spread out. Though she gripes, no one hears. Rabbi Milligan is midway through instructing Satchel to go to his room and wait for him while he talks with Noemi alone.

The situation looked very serious. Any qualms Noemi possessed for being stood-up on a dinner she spent the majority of the day preparing flee when she watches Satchel leave and Rabbi look to her very gravely.

“What?” Noemi asks.

Though Rabbi feels the need for it, he refrains from touching her.

Instead, Rabbi gestures Noemi to come near him with a slow flit of his hand.

“We have ta’ talk,” gravelly voice to match that look he gave her.

Noemi approaches Rabbi as he pulls out a chair for her at a small two seater-table in the Fadda family kitchen. Taking the seat across from her, Rabbi rests his arms on the table as he begins, “there’s been’a accident.”

“What happened?” A hitch of concern in Noemi’s voice as she sits with Rabbi. The fear—the anxiety she felt made her feel like doing anything but sit. Her father traveled with quite the entourage of men and yet, only Satchel and Rabbi returned home. She squirms in her chair as Rabbi slowly licks his lips and prepares to tell her more.

“Your brother is fine, as is everyone else, but your father’s been admitted to the public hospital; he’s lost a’lot of blood, but ee’s stable. The doctor is keepin’ him a few days for observation.”

Noemi looks neither relieved or nor alarmed to hear all of this from Rabbi Milligan. Perplexity is her sole expression in the Irishman’s eyes.

“What kind of accident was dad in?” Noemi presses him. Hearing a statement like, ‘your father had lost a lot of blood,’ is no news to easily digest.

“Ah, yea.” Taking a breath to gather his words, “the car was at ‘n intersection near the school, some boys were playin’ with toy guns, one of them must’ve been a pellet gun.” Rabbi’s eyes shift from Noemi to his hands on the table, uneasy with the task of notifying the family of his boss and keeper. “The gun went off, hit your father in the backseat, ‘ee has a neck wound but ee’is being treated for it, like I said.”

Filled in at last, Noemi does not know how to respond to the news of her father’s ‘accident’.

While Noemi sits in a stunned silence, Rabbi finally does what he wanted to do before. He reaches across the table and collects Noemi’s hand; a rare move for him, considering his place beneath her in the household. “Would you be needin’ assistance in tellin’ your mother?”

Noemi Fadda had been preparing her family’s meals since she was old enough to turn on the stove all by herself. With cooking, came lots of cleaning and caring for the house, a role expected of her, especially as she was not yet married and out of the house like her sister, Naneeda. Noemi’s hand felt very cold and dry in Rabbi’s warm grasp.

Swallowing quietly to reanimate herself, lost in her thoughts as she was, Noemi straightens up in her seat, a kind of quiet excitement and exhilaration hits her when Rabbi—or ‘Patrick’—had taken her hand and held it.

Shaking her head, Noemi assures, “no, I can tell her.”

As Rabbi lets go of Noemi’s hand, Noemi rises from the table and takes a step past Rabbi when suddenly she stops and turns back to him.

Impulsiveness possesses her like a soft and lonely ghost as the young woman eases down onto Rabbi Milligan’s lap, sitting on him as if it were the most natural thing in the world to do.

Alarmed but resisting futilely, Rabbi wears a look of concern as he gathers Noemi’s slight shoulders in his hands and looks into his secret lover’s eyes, preparing to turn her away. He whispers an urgent reminder of their boundaries, “Nomi—“

Nomi—that was his nickname for her, something that started back when they were kids.

“—no one is here,” the young woman interjects in an urgent whisper and smiles as she wraps her arms around his neck. Tilting her head, Noemi Fadda kisses Rabbi Milligan.

The pair shares a romantic moment that soon melds to one of desperate comfort. They stole them, every chance they could get.

Rarely with a instant where it was just them two, Rabbi buries his face in the crook of Noemi’s neck as they embrace one another and hold each other for what feels like a blessed eternity, though it was only a few cherished seconds.

Patrick Milligan hugs Noemi like he has never been hugged before and maybe he hasn’t—not before her, at least.

Reality brings Noemi Fadda pushing herself back to her feet, straightening her dress and her apron.

Before she can leave the room, Rabbi gently catches her by the wrist. Carefully, he unknots the apron ties at the small of his lover’s back.

“Thank you,” Noemi whispers in elated gratitude, watching him from over her shoulder.

[flowermoonsblog]

CIAOOO! If you loved Calamita in the fourth season of Fargo and want to see something else about the actor who plays him I recommend watching the second season of DOC - NELLE TUE MANI where he plays a surgeon involved in an age-gap relationship and the second and third season of IL CACCIATORE in which he plays the mobster Pietro Aglieri (really existed). Gaetano Bruno has a magnetic charm that complements his talent as an actor.

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[deatwithdignity]

we live in a world where best actress of her generation doesn't have an emmy nomination yet robbed twice for chernobyl and fargo s4 tv academy i am under your bed

[julyinjanuaryfest]

It's Time!

Happy New Year, and welcome to July in January!

The AO3 collection is now open for you to for you to add your works until Friday, January 31, at approximately 11:59 pm EST. Go forth and share your summery creations!

HOW TO POST: There are two ways to post your work to the AO3 collection. 1.) Hit the "Post to Collection" button on the collection page, and the work will automatically be added. 2.) When posting a new work, type julyinjanuary2025 into the "Post to Collections / Challenges" field, then add a comma.

You can also share on Tumblr using the tag #julyinjanuary2025, and/or by mentioning @julyinjanuaryfest in your post. Eligible works shared during the month will be reblogged here.

Just a note that if your post isn’t showing up in the tag, or you suspect that it’s been overlooked, feel free to send an ask or a message to ensure your work gets seen.

To make sure your work is eligible, please check the rules.

OPTIONAL SCHEDULE:

🥵 MONDAYS: Heatwave 🌴 TUESDAYS: Vacation 🧣 WEDNESDAYS: Shedding Layers 🎆 THURSDAYS: Independence Day 🏫 FRIDAYS: School’s Out 👰SATURDAYS: Summer Wedding 🔥 SUNDAYS: Sunburn

[dgdraws]

A quick messy screencap study :)

[robbinggoodfellows]

i could write an academic paper on the wizard of oz symbolism of satchel cannon

[thefutureiswhat]

It's his day. 🍀☘️🍀☘️

[theamnesiacspectator]

29/03/2024

[ivyfluoresce]

Homeboy got his elbows out

Accompanying fanfic coming soon! 🌿☀️

@julyinjanuaryfest