#until dawn secret santa 2024

[untildawn-secretsanta]

What IS the Until Dawn Secret Santa?

Until Dawn Secret Santa or UDSS/UDGE (Until Dawn Gift Exchange) is a series of virtual fandom gift exchanges that have been happening since 2017! Fans of Until Dawn are randomly assigned to each other to create fanworks as gifts.

Do the gifts HAVE to be Christmas related?

Absolutely not! Most aren't, to be honest, and I recommend checking with your gift recipient before making a Christmas-related gift. The term Secret Santa is just used to help give an understanding to what the event is.

What types of gifts can I create?

Currently gifts fall into two categories: fanfiction or fanart. Participants are welcome to do both OR pair them with other fanworks (edits, playlists, etc...) but this is not required. Edits and playlists MUST be paired with either fanfiction or fanart, however.

If you are interested in creating a different type of gift, please DM either this blog or @samgiddings so that we can discuss the option!

When can I sign up?

Sign ups are now closed. Names will be drawn shortly!

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to send them in!

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, November 10th

Xander: Buffy, this isn't just about looking at a bunch of animals. This is about not being in class! Buffy: (brightens) You know, you're right! Suddenly the animals look shiny and new. Xander: Gotta have perspective. Cut to the monkeys. Lance is sketching them into his notebook.

~~The Pack~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

A Moment of Peace by koholintdream (Buffy/Angel, G)

Test Drive by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

An annoying intrustion by Bl4ckHunter (Wesley/Lilah, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Book Stew! - Chapter 19 by MGAllan (Michael Czajak/Lance Lincoln, G)

Mutual Desire - Chapter 2 (COMPLETE!) by zombiesam (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)

Broken Angels - Chapter 1 - King_Of_The_Multiverse - Angel: the Series [Archive of Our Own] (crossover with Arcane: League of Legends, Angel/Cordelia, Wesley/Lilah, Buffy/Spike, T)

Something Lost Something Found, Ch. 16 by Safire (Buffy/Spike, R)

Be Back Before Dawn, Ch. 15 by Blissymbolics (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Sold Out, Ch. 6 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Drawing process video by Wyllow.w (Buffy, Willow, Xander, Angel)

Vid: Was any of it real? by darkswordfish7xx (Buffy/Angel)

Voiceover: "Your traditional role" (1x09 The Puppet Show) by A Pixie's Whisper (Buffy)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Second Impressions | Buffy Tarot, Jumbo-Sized! by Rumer Haven

Diamond Select Chosen Buffy Figure Review Kitbash by VADtoys

[Community Announcements]

Signup for the 2024 Elysian Fields Secret Santa Fanwork Exchange is open until November 17

[Fandom Discussions]

Eternity, Growing Up, and Why Buffy Keeps Dating Vampires by moistvonlipwig

ok so obviously i'm all for evil, violent... spangelus, BUT... by xaeyrnofnbe

Giles should have been the main face of the First in the final season by mathyoucough

Unpopular opinion: I've always felt that Riley Finn deserves a little more love by shukii89

November Scoobies of the Month Interviews: Harlow Turner and Lilacsandorangeblossoms

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[queenofbaws]

ho. ly. cow.

it's been a minute, huh??? well hi there, just a quick update from me, your friendly local scavenger animal hiding behind park trash cans: this holiday season sure can...holiday, amiright???

alas, i'm not going to be sharing any snippets in this one since i'm currently focusing on secret santa stuff and to share that would be, y'know, defeating the whole 'secret' part of things 🤫 but i'm really, really hoping to get back into some flash fiction during the final 2 weekends of december, so if you're lookin' for some sort of NYE drabble this year, now's the time to start cookin' those prompt ideas in your brain hehehe

but other than that, as i've been telling my dear, dear, extremely talented bud @unicornaffair (go read her stuff rn i promise you'll thank me), i'm hoping that 2024 will be the year where i can tie off a bunch of loose ends on my wip list. i am. desperate. to finish some of these, hahaha, so for the sake of accountability, i'm gonna throw my (ROUGH) writing plans for the year under a readmore. if you're interested for a sneak peek of what 2024 MIGHT bring, feel free to check it out!

as always, i hope you're all doing as well as you possibly can right now <3 the end of the year can be a tough time for a lot of reasons, so i'm doing my best to take my own advice and take it easy on myself. i hope you are too! <3

Projects I'm focusing on FINISHING:

-Until Dawn CREEPs: Of Mummy Men & Bathtub Soup (so close. so. so close.) -Dragon Age: The Tale(s) of the Champion (ooooh we're halfway there, ahhhhhh it's Hawke with the steel chair) -The Quarry/UD: Like Wringing Blood From a Stone (this one is. extremely fuckin ambitious, but what i've POSTED is ALMOST the halfway point of the story, and i have. a disgusting amount waiting to be posted so who fuckin knows. maybe.)

Projects I've been working on INSTEAD of my priorities and that I'm really hoping to be able to share but refuse to elaborate on because if i get too excited about them i'll forego the projects above:

-UD CREEPs: [Secret Title], a CREEPs fic from Ashley's pov - The fridge ghost returns -UD CREEPs: [Also a secret title], a CREEPs fic from Josh's pov - They JUST finished remodeling! -UD: If Found, Please Return - Sam writes Hannah a letter -UD/TQ: before the dawn, a bad moon rises - Emily Davis gets her hair sniffed -TQ: Fireside Tales - You kids really should've stayed in the lodge like Mr. H told you to -Little Hope: Storytelling 101 - Don't trust the guy running the souvenir shop in the burnt-down witch village. Please. Just don't do it.

Projects that remain up in the air under a flashing ?????? sign but definitely live in my wip folder and stare at me every time i go to write:

-Dragon Age: Well...Shit -UD: THE PIG FIC -UD: A very unexpected Valentine's Day -UD: Fuck No: The Movie: The Beginning -Dragon Age: As-of-yet-unnamed Hawke/Varric fic where they pretend to be married SPECIFICALLY to antagonize a marriage counselor -TQ: Firewatch AU -UD CREEPs: Dr. Hill and the Curator's very own fic, the fic <3

[screenmaven]

Night of the Comet ☄️

So, I watched this movie last night on New Years Eve, which was a first time watch, and I’m going to have to say although it’s not the best film I’ve ever seen, I throughly enjoyed it. The aesthetic in this post apocalyptic film was my favorite thing about it, along with the fact that I could see myself in the main two girls characters.

As nerdy as I am and into science, I probably wouldn’t watch a comet (like this), cause I’ve seen so many movies that go this type of way, and I kinda get spidey scenes that certain things just might be a bad idea. I’d probably already be asleep when something like this happens to be honest. 😆

I didn’t stay up till midnight, cause I prefer sleep, and honestly, each day is a new day to start a new, so don’t feel bad if you make a resolution and fail. You can start over anytime. The tradition of New Years is great in a lot of ways, but don’t necessarily get upset if you didn’t have a kiss at midnight, or do all the things articles say to do. I will however not clean or do laundry today. Don’t want that kind of bad luck. I also had my dog pooping everywhere this morning at dawn, and a headache - so 2024 is off to a rocking start. Not forgetting to mention how foggy it was outside, but luckily there wasn’t a red haze.

Back to the movie analysis.

Soundtrack was nice, really loved the radio station set up, including the couch, and the neon lighting. I live for neon lighting, but I can’t do any strobes though.

I really think Stranger Things got some inspiration from this film as well, especially from the arcade game scene where Regina REG wanted to reclaim the spot of whoever DMK was, that took one of her places. Of course I love how DMK comes back in the end, but I won’t spoil that cuteness for you.

Basically both girls in the film (sisters) survive together in what is left of the world after everyone has been turned into dust or zombies.

They set out to find other people and meet Hector (another character) at the radio station. Then from Samantha getting on the radio and acting like a host, she gets a call from someone in some secret hideout. Which we then see those people who remind me of the Dharma Initiative doing all these weird blood dialysis experiments on survivors. Fun fact: I used to intern at a radio station for two years in college and had some sweet good times. I have a minor in journalism, so you can see why I am the way I am. Samantha is exactly my whole vibe when I currently podcast, and then.

My favorite scene in the film has to be the mall sequence, and as I’ve stated in previous posts, 80s mall vibes are just so cool. The sisters go on a shopping spree, while Girls Just Want To Have Fun plays. Then they have a shootout with some goth looking mall gang and use high heels as flying weapons. I’m all about that shit.

Needless to say the character Hector saves the day for the girls, is dressed up as Santa with flowers at one point, and everyone left finds family and love with a super cute ending. Go give it a watch and experience its mystique and allure that I haven’t fully disclosed, it’s so worth it. I’ve also added the Spotify link for the soundtrack below.

💋- until next time

[untildawn-secretsanta]

"For fanart, can we do a comic or several pieces for one person? Can we combine writing and art at all?"

Yes, absolutely! I don't really want to limit people to what they can and can't do, so please feel free to do as much as you like once you've met the minimum.

If you're up for it, I'd definitely recommend signing up to be a backup gifter (Emergency Elf) in case we need an extra gift due to someone dropping out. It helps me out a ton to have people around who are willing to step in!

[queenofbaws]

hey guys! it is...not even CLOSE to christmas yet, but with all the talk of the until dawn secret santa opening back up for 2024, i thought i'd go ahead and bump this (and (ugly) sweater weather, my other secret santa gift) from last year so y'all could see what the exchange is all about!!!

if you haven't checked out the @untildawn-secretsanta blog, why, now's a great time ;)c and if you felt like further checking out the sign-up form, well, wouldn't you know it - it's ALSO a great time for that!!!! <3

The Ashley Brown Christmas Special a Climbing Chrash @untildawn-secretsanta gift for @ash-til-dawn (Heheheh...surprise! ^_^)

Ashley’s pretty bummed when unexpected family circumstances leave her spending Christmas alone. It’s nothing she can’t handle, obviously – it’s just hard not to feel a little lonely when all your friends are off doing their own thing. But who knows, maybe there’s a Christmas miracle waiting just around the corner to brighten her holiday season! …or a couple of holly-jolly hooligans hatching a snowy little scheme. You know, one or the other.

Read over on AO3!