#the magicians fanworks

[magiciansfanworksextravaganza]

Welcome Home!

Magicians Fanworks Event, Jan. 27-Mar. 9, 2025

Welcome Home!

We’re welcoming fanworks of all types celebrating The Magicians (Lev Grossman/SyFy). This low-key challenge focuses on a series of weekly entries, open to both new works and additional chapters to existing WIPs, from Jan. 27-Mar. 9, 2025, Eastern time.

The overall theme for the entire event is Welcome Home!

If you would like to create something for the general “Welcome Home!” theme, these are welcome anytime while the event is open, from Jan. 27-Mar. 9!

In addition, here are the weekly themes. If you miss your week, you’ve got a second chance during Week 6, our Free Space/Catch-Up week!

Want to continue an existing WIP but it doesn’t match any of our themes? Send it during Week 6!

All types of fanworks are welcome! Yes, yes, yes to fic, art, edits, vids, cosplay, crafting, podfic, fanmixes, pinboards, moodboards, and more! Any number of submissions you like. You can even send us multiple chapters of the same work as separate entries, for different themes or the same theme! Please let us know which theme you chose, and make sure your work either:

1. Fits the overall event theme (send anytime Jan. 27-Mar. 9), or:

2. Fits a specific week’s theme (send during that week, or in Week 6)

Exception: New additions to existing WIPs that don’t match a themeare welcome in Week 6.

WEEK 1: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, Home—What constitutes “home” to the characters? What do they think of “home,” good or bad?

WEEK 2: Feb. 3-9, "It's been a long time"—It could be a long time since characters saw each other, or a long time engaged on a task like the mosaic. Special note: The 7th anniversary of The Magicians 3x05, “A Life in the Day,” is Feb. 7. We’d love to see Mosaic Fic.

WEEK 3: Feb. 10-16, Seasonal/holiday—Whether or not it’s the current season/holiday right now (any are welcome). This could include “vibes” or “ambiance” for the readers to enjoy in connection with a particular holiday (haunted house for Halloween; romance for Valentine’s Day—which falls this week). If the season or holiday is not specifically referenced in the content, please let us know which one it is.

WEEK 4: Feb. 17-23, Magical creature—A being from the show or books, or from mythology/folklore, or one you make up.

WEEK 5: Feb. 24-Mar. 2, Returning after absence (or returning to being themselves).

WEEK 6: Mar. 3-9, Free space/catch-up week! If you are catching up for a prior week, please let us know which one. If you’re adding to an existing WIP that doesn’t match any theme, it belongs here.

Remember—any works for the general “Welcome Home” theme may be sent any time the event is open, from Jan. 27-Mar. 9. However, please let us know if you are following the overall event theme rather than that week’s theme.

The last day for challenge entries on Tumblr and/or AO3 will be March 9 at 11:59 PM Eastern.

Please stay tuned for more details! And in the meantime, please enjoy the wonderful works created for our micro Magicians challenge, Warm Up!

[eliotqueliot]

We Could Build a Castle (fic and art for while AO3 is down)

Links to @magicians4time's beautiful fic & my art!

The best cover ever!!

Chapter 1 fic:

Chapter 1 art:

Chapter 2 fic:

Chapter 2 art 1 of 2

Chapter 2 art 2 of 2

Chapter 3 fic:

Chapter 3 art 1 of 2 posts

Chapter 3 art 2 of 2 posts

More soon, I may try to build a page with them all together! Plus, we'll have Chapter 4 coming at you sometime soon!

[evilasiangenius]

“Did you have breakfast today?” Aziraphale asked.

“No, my uncle says that Spartans don’t eat breakfast.”

“And Xenophon often talks about how important it is for warriors to eat breakfast. My dear child, the fact that your uncle persists in trying to raise you as a Spartan means that it will probably stunt your growth if you don’t eat more. So please, do eat up; there’s plenty more where this came from.”

“Menippos,” Alexander began, using the pseudonym that Aziraphale had adopted as the boy’s tutor, “Why is it that food always seems to taste better with you?”

“Hmm, I suppose perhaps mathematics sharpens the mind which sharpens the hunger which then sharpens the tastebuds?” Aziraphale demurred, handing the boy a peeled boiled egg, bread with slices of hard cheese and apple, and honey-soaked teganitai, the edges of the little cakes still crisp from the griddle.

“It’s also warmer too.”

“I certainly wouldn’t know,” Aziraphale said as he gently brought up the temperature of the air in the unheated room around them another fraction of a degree. It had stopped storming but the ground outside was still covered in drifts of snow and ice was slicked in patches all over the palace courtyards and colonnades. Despite all that no one gave the child more than one piece of clothing – a warm chiton to be fair – but not more than that. It offended the angel’s sensibilities; in this unusually cold weather everyone had bundled up but here, this boy was hardly clothed and those small growing humans had so much more trouble regulating their body temperatures.

“Thanks. You know, I don’t think I’m supposed to be eating this. Especially the teganitai. Leonidas says-”

Aziraphale frowned; that particular uncle who was in charge of the boy’s education was not only unpleasant but harsh in his methods and discipline. “Don’t you listen to him. Listen to me.”

“Yes, you say that but you’re soft and you’re not a warrior and you don’t even go to the palaestra. The only people who don’t exercise regularly are slaves and women.”

“...perhaps but my child, at my age and with my...erm, bad hip, I have been advised by the doctors to take it easy. Especially in cold weather, which stiffens up the joints and muscles.”

“I guess that’s all right then.” Alexander ate as fast as he could, as if he were afraid to be seen eating. “I don’t like Leonidas either, but he’s making me tough. So I can be strong when I’m a man.”

“Child, you’re already strong,” Aziraphale said fondly.

“I guess. But not strong enough,” Alexander frowned, finishing off the rest of the boiled eggs that were still just warm enough to steam faintly in the cold air, savoring the creamy yolks that were never over- nor under-cooked.

“Strength isn’t everything,” Aziraphale said, cleaning up the eggshells, trying to keep it so that there was less for the slaves to do. “After all, wit, wisdom, and knowledge go a long way. As with Odysseus.”

“Speaking of knowledge, Menippos, do you know anything about the movement of the stars?”

“Erm, as it relates to geometry? Well, we would have to learn how to draw ellipses first, I suppose, which is rather similar to a circle except instead of one fixed point there are two-”

“No, I mean. You know, the important stuff about stars. How to divine stuff from them. Figure out the future. Or what other people are planning.”

“Ah.” Aziraphale took a deep breath. “That stuff about stars. My dear child, I am not an expert in this sort of study, not in the slightest.”

“Oh.” Alexander sighed, disappointed. “I’m ready to try that circle thing again.”

“Good. Here, let’s smooth out this sand and I’ll hold the central stick, and you move the stick with the rope attached to make the points. Notice that as points grow closer and closer to each other, it essentially fills out the line of the circle. So we may think of the line that forms the circle as an infinite collection of points. In fact, this principle extends to any line.” Aziraphale watched as the boy paced around the box of sand, bare feet treading over the pebbled mosaic.

“I guess I should consult an expert,” Alexander said suddenly, as he stuck his stick into the sand with a sharp motion as if stabbing through the ground, hard enough for the stick to rattle the wooden bottom of the box.

“Do be gentle, please.”

“Sorry,” Alexander shrugged, staring at the stick.

“An expert? What do you need to consult an expert on?”

“The important stuff about stars,” Alexander said. “I thought maybe you could help me, but I’ll have to find a proper expert.”

“Hmm, I suppose. I believe if we were to travel to Babylon, we would probably find the world’s experts on stars; they’ve got quite an excellent school there. Oh, and of course, Egypt is a good place as well. I would also say that India has some quite excellent specialists...if you like, I could write to one for you, my dear child. I have some acquaintances in those places that perhaps could send me some books.”

“Oh.” Alexander looked disappointed, but then his expression changed. “Wait, what about Nectanebo?”

“What about Nectanebo?” Aziraphale felt his voice crack. “No wait, my dear child. Don’t go to him. I shall write to Babylon for you and-”

x

[eliotqueliot]

Just so beautiful; I love the fairy tale feel and the depth of emotions

[fuckyeahlabynight]

Fang Fest 2024

EDIT: Apologies! The first image I made for this had the date wrong. it's fixed now, so please reblog this version. Thank you!

Hello Tumblr Vamily! first of all, thank you to those who participated in the Fang Fest poll(s) I posted. I read all your tags and comments and I decided to go ahead with this year's Vampire the Masquerade Fang Fest!

This year’s theme is “Tarot.” These prompts are intended to inspire fanart, fanfic, and other pieces of fanwork. Anything you wish to create and share with the vamily is very greatly appreciated!

The Fang Fest will run from June 1 - 22, 2024.

Each day, starting with The Fool on June 1 and finishing with The World on June 22, post whatever fan work you've made inspired by the Tarot card prompt (eg. art, fic, gifs, poetry, music playlists, mood boards, whatever). Please include the hashtag #vtmfangfest24 so they can all be collected here. I know there are a lot of prompts this year compared to past years, and if you can't think of anything for a particular prompt, or are otherwise unable to finish, it's perfectly fine to skip it.

Those who are not taking part in making fan work are encouraged to like, comment on, give kudos, and share their favourites! Collaboration is also encouraged, so reach out to your fellow Kindred and see what you can come up with!

Another list of the prompts and their general meanings will be available under the cut. See y'all in June!

The Fool Innocence, spontaneity, free spirits, new beginnings, (reversed) recklessness, taking foolish risks, being held back.

The Magician Being resourceful, inspiration, manifesting plans, (reversed) poor planning, manipulation.

The High Priestess Intuition, divine femininity, sacred knowledge, (reversed) keeping secrets, withdrawing, being silent when your voice should be heard.

The Empress Femininity, beauty, abundance, (reversed) over-reliance on others, suffering creative block.

The Emperor Authority, father figures, structure, (reversed) domination, excessive control, lack of discipline.

The Hierophant Spiritual wisdom and beliefs, traditions, established institutions, (reversed) freedom and challenging the status quo.

The Lovers Love, harmony, relationships (romantic or otherwise, but usually romantic), your values aligning with others', (reversed) disharmony, arguments, hatred.

The Chariot Taking action, success, willpower, being in control, (reversed) lack of direction, opposition.

Strength Courage, compassion, persuasion, (reversed) self-doubt, low energy.

The Hermit Soul-searching, introspection, being alone in a positive way, (reversed) unwanted isolation, withdrawing, loneliness.

Wheel of Fortune Karma, good luck, destiny, a turning point in your life, (reversed) bad luck, resistance to change, cycles breaking.

Justice Fairness, truth, cause and effect, (reversed) unfairness, not taking accountability, dishonesty.

The Hanged Man Surrendering, letting go, considering new perspectives, (reversed) stalling, delays, indecision.

Death Endings, unstoppable change, transformation, (reversed) resistance to change, unwanted purging.

Temperance Balance, moderation, patience, (reversed) imbalance, excess, needing self-care.

The Devil Addiction, who you are when no-one is watching, sexuality, (reversed) releasing limiting beliefs, exploring your dark side safely.

The Tower Sudden change, chaos, upheaval, (reversed) personal transformation, averting disaster.

The Star Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, (reversed) despair, losing faith, disconnection.

The Moon Illusions, anxiety, intuition, (reversed) letting go of fears and repressed emotions, inner confusion.

The Sun Positivity, fun, warmth, success, (reversed) disappointment, toxic positivity, overly optimistic.

Judgement Rebirth, retribution, (reversed) self-doubts, ignoring opportunities.

The World Completion, accomplishments, travel, (reversed) short-cuts, delays, not yet finding closure.

[fandomtrumpshate]

Listed fandom fun

A bit of random data before we jump into the rankings for listed fandoms …

Since the numbers post yesterday we've had signups for nearly 60 new auctions, bringing the current total to 779. That beats the number of signups for 2016/7, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, and puts us withing spitting distance of our record last year of 819. Can we do it? Will we do it? Signal boost FTH posts and encourage others to participate. More money raised for good causes, more fanworks in the world — it's a win/win!

We posted yesterday about the state of our unlisted write-in fandoms (we've had nine new ones since then!). Time to check in with the rankings for the listed fandoms.

At the top of the pack we have:

87 K-Pop * 66 Good Omens 50 Sherlock Holmes * 44 Harry Potter * 37 Marvel * 32 DC * 31 Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Untamed 27 Red, White, & Royal Blue 25 Star Wars * 23 Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

Our first tie is for 11th place -

22 Avatar The Last Airbender 22 Teen Wolf

And after that, nearly every other place is a tie. And which ones are ties for which places can be shifted slightly with just one signup. Or completely upended with two. Where will your fandom land?

Remember that if your fandom isn't here (or in the rest of the list below the cut), you can write it in. Signups are OPEN through Monday!

19 Supernatural 18 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lone Star 18 Locked Tomb Trilogy 18 Stranger Things 17 All for the Game 16 Our Flag Means Death 16 Tolkien * 16 The Witcher 15 Boku no Hiro Akademia (My Hero Academia) 15 Original Work 15 Percy Jackson and the Olympians 14 Baldur's Gate 3 14 Hockey RPF 12 The Old Guard 12 Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing) 11 The Magnus Archives 11 Star Trek * 10 Check Please! 10 Dungeons & Dragons 10 Haikyuu!!! 10 Hazbin Hotel 10 Jujutsu Kaisen 9 A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon 9 One PIece 8 Doctor Who * 8 Hades (video game) 8 Heartstopper 8 James Bond 8 Kingsman 8 Merlin 8 Naruto 8 Suits 7 Dragon Age * 7 Justified 7 Raven Cycle 7 Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast 7 The Sandman 7 Shadowhunters 7 SK8 the Infinity 6 Captive Prince 6 Critical Role 6 Final Fantasy * 6 Fullmetal Alchemist 6 Hannibal 6 Kinnporsche 6 The Maze Runner 6 Queen's Thief 6 Stargate 6 Steven Universe 6 Top Gun Movies 6 Yuri!!! On Ice 5 Alex Rider 5 Grishaverse 5 Interview With The Vampire 5 Malevolent (Podcast) 5 The Murderbot Diaries 5 Nirvana in Fire 5 The Owl House 5 RWBY 4 Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (The Husky & His White Cat Shizun) 4 Genshin Impact 4 Les Misérables 4 The Magicians 4 Pokemon 4 Witch Hat Atelier 3 Arcane 3 Disney's Descendants 3 Elder Scrolls 3 Hetalia 3 Hunger Games 3 Legend of Zelda 3 Spy x Family 3 Tian Ya Ke / Word of Honor 3 Trigun 3 Welcome to Night Vale 3 Wheel of Time 3 Young Royals 2 Benoit Blanc Mysteries (Knives Out, Glass Onion) 2 Disco Elysium 2 Encanto 2 Gundam Wing 2 The Last of Us 2 Leverage 2 Miraculous Ladybug 2 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2 Mysterious Lotus Casebook 2 Schitt's Creek 2 Super Mario Bros. 1 Assassin's Creed 1 Attack on Titan 1 Diamond no Ace 1 Fire Emblem Three Houses 1 Homestuck 1 Stellar Firma 1 Wednesday / The Addams Family

[shownohajimarida]

Magic Kaito: The Phantom Thief Reborn now Remastered!

[Read: The Phantom Thief Reborn (蘇る怪盗), Remastered Edition!]

1987.

On this day, May 27, history was made. In California the Golden Gate Bridge turned fifty, having survived enough paraders to sink an aircraft carrier. In Vienna, Portugal smashed the Germans for the European Cup—its first in twenty-five years. Along the Baltic a crazy little pilot was completing a course that would shake the Soviet Bloc 'til nothing was left, 

And all through Japan, Shogakukan was hawking its latest product: Weekly Shonen Sunday, Vol. 29, Issue 26. Latest—and perhaps greatest. The lineup spoke for itself: Osamu Ishiwata's B.B.! Mitsuru Adachi's Rough! Action! Intrigue! Bikers! Baseball! Robots! War! A girlfriend or two, even!

Oh, and some hick from Tottori started something called Magic Kaito.

"Keh heh heh," the old hands must've chuckled as they dragged their Marlboros. "Kid wins one contest and thinks he's an artist. How long d'ya say he lasts? Three months? Two?"

It's 2023 now, and Mr. Kuroba's still laying flowers on all their graves.

What's there left to say about this Thief of Thieves, this Moonlight Magician who continues to thrill, tease, and tempt us so? Five volumes of manga, a nub of screentime every three or four years... and he might well claim more fans—or at least fanworks—than anyone else in the Conan machine. Not excepting the little Meitantei himself.

Today, we celebrate him in the grand tradition of overambitious weebs: with a reissue of his original adventures, every panel and page retranslated and redone in HD (whatever the hell the manga equivalent of that is). Starting here, with his secret origin—and following Sunday's original publication run right to the end! Or 'til Shogakukan C&D's us all into oblivion.

In any case, we hope you'll be joining us on this joyride. Whether you fell in love with him since that very first Thai-to-Eng scanlation, or you learned "Hey, the hat guy from Conan has his own series?!" just yesterday, there's something here for everyone.

Now, as a wise man once said: Show no hajimarida!

[Read: The Phantom Thief Reborn (蘇る怪盗), Remastered Edition!]

[destinationtoast]

Toastystats poll: fandom fix-its

I've analyzed three fandoms so far with a lot of fanworks tagged "Fix-It" on AO3 (for my TV fandom fix-its analysis): Supernatural, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones. I'm planning to post a chapter about Sherlock next. If I do one more chapter after that, which fandom should I look at?

[the-stolen-century]

I absolutely adore the "Eda is Howl and Raine is Sophie" AU (and am sharing links to art and fics at the bottom of this post because they're all so good!). But may I suggest - that's what the story looks like from Raine's point of view. From Eda's point of view, it looks like this:

Update: here's the coloured version:

Reference, further thoughts and links to other fanworks under cut!

Just look at Raine Rizzpers. They're this handsome, dashing, incredibly powerful magician who wears a dangly earring and a glorious off-the-shoulder coat.

Imagine:

- Eda has to hide from coven scouts and Raine uses their magic to whisk her away. Of course where Sophie is initially terrified of walking in the sky Eda is immediately delighted and laughs instead of yelping. And Raine literally does the same "soldiers/scouts turn away and march away" magic in the BATTs intro as Howl does in the movie intro, right? Same magic! So Raine and Eda have a lovely time together (longer than Howl and Sophie, maybe even the whole day?) because they form an immediate  connection, just like in "Them's the breaks, kid".

- Then Eda gets cursed, which makes her age prematurely and run away from home. She finds an old house in the wilderness. Unlike in TOH canon, the house is inhabited not only by Hootcifer but also occasionally by Raine. (Or maybe the house is not the Owl House but the BATTs headquarters, and the 3 BATTs are the equivalent of Calcifer, Markl abd Heen?)

- either way Raine going on BATT missions, disguised as a bat, is the equivalent of Howl going to war in bird form.

- unfortunately Raine doesn't seem to recognise her. She thinks it's because of her curse, but finds out that Raine's heart and memories seemingly have been locked away (Terra's potion).

- since Eda lost her magic to the curse, now Raine is the only magician in this relationship. But even without her magic Eda refuses to leave. She just kind of aggressively adopts Raine, citing old woman privilege, because of course she's immediately worried about the effects of the curse on the person she met that day and couldn't forget since.

- some kind of confrontation between Eda and Terra (madam Suleiman equivalent). Raine was going to go themself, unlike Howl, but Eda somehow preempted them and went instead of them, using an illusion to look like Raine, just like in canon! And then Terra sees through the illusion and everything falls apart but in the end they still find each other...🥺

*Slaps AU* This baby can fit SO MUCH mutual pining in it!

The reason why I love Raeda so much is that both of them are the Howl and the Sophie in this relationship.

Anyway here are the amazing other fanworks!

AND ALL OF THIS TAG ON INSTAGRAM!!

[theoneandonlyneonleon]

What are some of your favorite character relationships/dynamics in TMNT, and why? Is there anything that you particularly like seeing explored with them in fan works (art, writing, comics, etc)?

Oh yippee an ask!!

I think my favorite character dynamics are Warren and Hypno or 2012 Raph and Casey.

Warren and Hypno are just honestly a really cute pair. Not one I was really expecting, but still one I really really enjoyed. Something about this ex news anchor and magician coming together to form a cute little domestic relationship as boyfriends really good friends and roommates is just so cute to me. I could honestly go on and on about Warren and Hypno (as well as the general queercoding of rise as a whole) but ill spare you on that for now-

Im a huge fan of the Raph x Casey pairing, and it fits for pretty much every version. Even mutant mayhem, which doesn't even have a CJ- (I do however have my own Casey Jones for mm, you should ask me abt him some time) I don't really know why I like the pairing so much, I suppose they just- work. Its really different for each version of Rasey, whether we're talking about rise, 2012, 2003, etc.

My least favorite relationship dynamic is definitely April x any of the turtles (in a romantic sense) (also any of the turtles shipped together, but I feel that goes without saying). April is such a fun character, and I feel like reducing her to just a love interest severely inhibits her character. Take 2012 Apriltello for example. I feel like April had so much potential, but was reduced to a vanilla side character love interest for Donnie. (Simply my personal opinion here-)

My favorite dynamic to see explored in fanworks is definitely Leosagi. Something about the two just intrigues me so much. Its such a fun pair, and they work so well together. I can't really say why I like them so much, I really have no clue, but I just love them so much.

[magiciansfanworksextravaganza]

Warm Up Masterlist and Wrap-Up

We're so thrilled you've all joined us on this journey! From December 1 through our extension day December 8, 2024, twelve creators provided us with forty-three individual entries to Warm Up! This included thirteen artworks and thirty short written works of fic (and/or poetry, in two cases). They're all listed below for you to enjoy anytime.

The challenge focused on micro Magicians fanworks of all types, welcoming both new works and additions to existing WIPs. The “warm up” theme could include vibes that are warm, cozy, related to winter, being hot (in any sense of that word), warming up or preparing for a big event, just starting out in something like magic, and other creative takes. Read more about Warm Up.

To all creators: Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us! We're so delighted and honored! It's been such a joy seeing your work emerge and creating alongside you! (Please let us know if any corrections are needed to your information below.)

To all fans: We appreciate you so much! Your encouragement keeps us going! Please stop by and like/kudos and/or comment wherever you feel so moved!

And thank you so very much to our team of mods for making this event a reality with your knowledge, skills, hard work, kindness, and generosity of spirit! Our team includes: @eliotqueliot, @magicians4time, @museinabsentia, @state-of-being, and @unlifeira.

Our challenge took place on Tumblr and AO3. Some of the works (especially art) may appear only on Tumblr. Additionally, some creators may prefer you encounter their work first on a specific platform. So, due to Tumblr restrictions on the number of links in a post: If the work is on more than one platform, the title links to the creator's preference, with the alternate platform listed afterwards. Creators are tagged to their Tumblr profile. We'll name their AO3 handle as well, but if their work also has an AO3 link, please use that to find their profile.

Please also visit the AO3 Warm Up Subcollection, which includes twenty-three distinct titles (many of these individual works include multiple pieces created especially for Warm Up, with a note at the start of each work/relevant chapter letting you know what's included). This collection also preserves the guidelines of the challenge.

And now, without further ado...our very esteemed credits for our very first challenge!

Warm Up 2024 (in order of appearance)

Bad Girls (Fic, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

In Family Found, Chapter 1 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Perfect Warm Home, Chapter 1 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lovequeliot (AO3: LoveQueliot)

Time for a Break (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

In Family Found, Chapter 2 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Eliot tucks in Quentin and Teddy (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

Mosaic Haiku, Chapter 15 (Poetry, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

A lighthouse at the edge of Lethe (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

In Family Found, Chapter 3 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Break the World (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @unlifeira (AO3: EiraLloyd)

Queliot coronation ceremony (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

Something Borrowed (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Empty Nest, Warm Bed (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @museinabsentia (AO3: muse_in_absentia)

Warm Up Collage (Collage/Art) by @un-salted (AO3: unsalted)

Let's move to California (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

Kitty-Cat (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @unlifeira (AO3: EiraLloyd)

Queliot foxes (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

La Promesse (Art) by @vooruitmariek (AO3: fearlesstogether)

Start (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @unlifeira (AO3: EiraLloyd)

A spark of life (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

"Hey. I, umm…" (Warming Up at the Mosaic) (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

Questing Queliot (Art) by @vooruitmariek (AO3: fearlesstogether)

"Oh, my god. Magic!" (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

Hand Over Heart (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Queliot Mosaic (Art) by @vooruitmariek (AO3: fearlesstogether)

Ice (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @unlifeira (AO3: EiraLloyd)

Five Times Zelda Played with Fire (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @state-of-being (AO3: OneSeriousLady)

Follow the light (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

Treasure Hunt (are we getting warmer?) (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @lasouris-r (AO3: LaSourisRousse)

Drawings + Warmups (Art) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Eliot and Quentin face the First Portal (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

First meetings (Art) by @vooruitmariek (AO3: fearlesstogether)

Hand Over Heart, Chapter 2 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Hand Over Heart, Chapter 3 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Hand Over Heart (Epilogue) (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

Going South, Chapter 9, Warm Up: Interlude 2 (Fic, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

The Fires We See (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @magicians4time (AO3: Librarity)

Old Eliot and Quentin Laughing Together at the Mosaic (Art, also on AO3) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

Perfect Warm Home, Chapter 2 (Fic) by @lovequeliot (AO3: LoveQueliot)

Eliot Visits a Haunted Mormon Sex Dungeon (Fic) by PhantomNightjar (AO3)

Plum Wine (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @violetsarepurple-fuckyou (AO3: violetsarefuckingpurple)

This Slope is Treacherous (Fic) by @mysticmuse27 (AO3: MysticMuse27)

Going South, Chapter 11: Warm Up Interlude 3 (Fic, also on Tumblr) by @eliotqueliot (AO3: EliotQueliot)

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE, AND SO MANY THANKS!!!

[tarragonthedragon]

hi guys! it’s us at the bartimaeus discord server with another prompt week for another year. fanworks of all kinds are welcome, but the event is usually pretty art focused.

we’ll be running from monday the first to sunday the seventh of april, and this year, we're doing something a little different. all of our prompts will be tarot themed! those of you not familiar with tarot, we've included a couple of suggested interpretations, but if you do want to look up more meaning, they can all be found here.

prompts are:

Monday 1: the fool innocence, new beginnings, free spirit which scene is funniest to you?

Tuesday 2: the star reversed faithlessness, discouragement, insecurity is there a twist that stung your heart?

Wednesday 3: the hanged man sacrifice, release, martyrdom which story has your favourite last moment?

Thursday 4: the tower sudden upheaval, broken pride, disaster can you imagine a bad ending for us?

Friday 5: the magician reversed trickery, illusions, out of touch which spirit's form which captured your imagination?

Saturday 6: the lovers partnerships, duality, union show us your favourite relationship?

Sunday 7: the devil addiction, materialism, playfulness which villain caught your interest?

please tag all your contributions with #bartprompts24, and have fun!!!

[innumerable-stars]

The Story of Kullervo Promo Post

(written by @z-h-i-e)

Summary Do you like to write fanfiction? Yeah, I bet you do.

Know who else did?

Tolkien. Tolkien fanboyed on The Kalevala so hard when he read it in 1911, he wrote The Story of Kullervo.

This fanfic has everything you would expect from Tolkien. An evil magician, orphans, kidnapping, twins, a helpful dog with a terrible fate, revenge themes, lots of dead bodies, and of course, a talking sword.

Why should I check out this canon? If you want to go two degrees of Kalevala and write some darkfic, this is the story for you.

It's about 35 pages long minus the intro and notes by Verlyn Flieger, so even if you just read the story and don't actually write anything…

…at least it's not that long, and you'll leave thinking 'wow, maybe Turin didn't have it quite so bad'.

Where can I get this? At the bookstore or library of your choice. There is also a copy available to borrow on the Internet Archive.

What fanworks already exist? The only thing this fanfic doesn't have is many other fanfics about this fanfic. There's one on AO3. One. The ink on the fandom tag is still wet and it's sitting in Uncategorized Fandoms. Won't you consider writing some Kullervo fic so that this AO3 tag can find it's forever home on the category page?

[eliotqueliot]

Eliot tucks in Quentin and Teddy

This is for the Warm Up challenge of @magiciansfanworksextravaganza

Magicians Fanworks Extravaganza — Warm Up

I chose this scene for the challenge both because Eliot is lovingly making sure that Quentin and Teddy will be warm, and also his heart is so warm toward them (always, and especially in this moment of wanting to comfort and take care of them after losing Arielle). He's draping them in the mosaic-patterned quilt, so fittingly, since their love as a family creates the beauty of all life.

This drawing is part of my ongoing Mosaic Haiku project (haiku and art centered around the Mosaic lives of Eliot and Quentin). The art can be viewed at greater resolution as part of Chapter 13: Mosaic Haiku (with Art) - Chapter 13 - EliotQueliot - The Magicians (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

[derseprinceoftbd]

I realized I should say this first before my actual thoughts on the book; Please send me your favorite fanworks! Music, art, anamatics, fics (especially those), you name it! I'm ready for everything and immune to spoilers, and I'm getting this way before uA! Hahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahahahahahahahahhaahahah!!!!!!!!

So: Nona.

Certainly the one with the biggest, most fundamental, and most annoying flaws; slow pacing, too many characters with too little personality, convoluted plot (I still understand nothing about the convoy). And yet the highs were not just the highest of the series, but *21st century literature*. Seriously, the moment Nona clicked felt like turning the page and seeing the imprint of Tamsyn Muir having ripped her heart out and pounded it, still beating, into the page. And may I remind you, *I'm* using the *audiobook*!

Man, I *really* disrespected this series. Like in hindsight without my lenses there is genuinely not one TLT character that accurately maps onto any one Homestuck character, and TSG has just fuckall to do with anything, but I'm a fucking jackass who wants to feel like she knows everything.

On a similar note, *not YA*. I am a moron and should not be listened to. This series is not appropriate if you are under sixteen. Certainly I don't really think you'll *get* it.

Interesting that John is, at once, environmental destruction, death, child predation, imperialism, and religion, but not really actually *patriarchy*, and *explicitly not* capitalism. I'm the kind of person to be grateful for that last bit, even if it does seem out of place with the whole ethos, but really, am I just missing a dimension or should there be more gender commentary? I guess maybe it's an AFAB thing I'm too non-passing to have any social understanding of what Muir's trying to say.

EDIT: REDDIT EXPLAINED EVERYTHING I WAS MISSING TO ME, VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY, BECAUSE I'M GENUINELY A STUPID PERSON.

Anywho, I don't have great confidence in Alecto-that is to say, in the idea that it will come next. I'm almost certain, in fact, that what would once have been Act 2 of Alecto will *also* be spun into its own book, to be released no sooner than 2025 and no later than 2030, and that this will be a 5-book series; I know not whether 4 or 5 will be Alecto, but the other will definitely be Kiriona. I'm willing to put good money on this. I'm not really willing to make any predictions beyond this-I might honestly jinx it if I do.

(Also John was wrong and the rich folks were 100% going to take everyone in later waves.)

So, yeah. Thank you for everyone who read along with me; I'm going to do The Unwanted Guest next, and after that, I'm thinking either Lolita or the Torah and Gospels, then the other, then The Magician's Apprentice, then a reread.

Oh, and I can finally actually subscribe to the fucking tags! Wooooohooooo!

Let's hope none of the talented people have blocked me.

[brucewaynehater101]

Hey do you remember Annie from BTAS? Because I just rewatched her episode with Tim and I am frothing at the mouth, I love her so, so much. We need to bring Annie back! She was Tim's first friend in that series and he was her first and only friend!

So here's an idea for you. The Bats just took down an evil magician and are going through their hide out, trying to find a specific thing to undo some spells they did. Tim opens up a trunk that had many locks on it and finds a small statue inside. What he doesn't know is that it's supposed to bring someone that the first person to touch it loved very dearly back to life. You would think this would become Bart or Kon, but they are already alive again. Perhaps his parents? No not enough love for them. No, after a bright light show, it transforms into a small girl with a red sweater. Tim immediately hugs her tight upon finding out its not a hallucination.

However, things aren't all good. When Dick grabs Tim's shoulder to ask him who he found, Tim leaps away on instinct because the last time he saw Annie, both their lives were in danger and he wasn't able to save Annie. Annie has the same thought and clings tightly to Tim which only makes him *more* protective. Unfortunately all the Bats saw was Tim pick up a statue, it turned into a person after a pretty light show, and now he's incredibly protective of whoever it became. Their obvious reaction is to think he's being mind controlled.

When they try to take Annie away from him, Tim snarls at them and ends up fleeing with her because clearly they aren't safe for her. He *won't* let he die again. And the Bats are even more convinced whoever this is, they're mind controlling Tim as he promises out loud, "I'll keep you safe Annie, I won't let anyone hurt you again, I promise."

The mind controlled aspect is such a cool and gut-wrenching idea.

We can add on! So, since Annie is part of Clayface, does she come back as fully independent individual (with no chance of being reabsorbed), or is she the same as before?

Is she fully human? Does she have some powers (especially similar to Clayface)?

Also, she was around the same age mentally (even though chronologically she was just created) as Tim when she died. Tim, in this AU, would be quite a bit older than back then. Would Annie be the same age as Tim, or would she be the same age as when she was created/died? For the second one, I imagine Tim would probably adopt her like an older sibling who has custody.

It would be cool to see more fanwork with Annie. Another cool option for the revival statue thing is Darla!