Fanfic, Protomen, The, Dr. Light & Emily & Mega Man & Proto Man, Happy AU, Family Fluff
Jan. 6th, 2026 05:00 pmTitle: everything a man is supposed to be
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: The Protomen (Rock Opera)
Pairing/Characters: Dr. Light & Emily Stanton & Protoman & Megaman
Rating/Category: Gen, background Het
Prompt: Protomen, The (Rock Opera), Emily & Dr. Light & Mega Man & Proto Man, Family fluff (Happy AU)
Spoilers: N/A, but addresses characters/concepts from act 2.
Summary: Blues welcomes his new brother and starts to teach him about their home and family.
Notes/Warnings: Fic is archive-locked to avoid AI scraping.
Read it on Ao3 here!
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: The Protomen (Rock Opera)
Pairing/Characters: Dr. Light & Emily Stanton & Protoman & Megaman
Rating/Category: Gen, background Het
Prompt: Protomen, The (Rock Opera), Emily & Dr. Light & Mega Man & Proto Man, Family fluff (Happy AU)
Spoilers: N/A, but addresses characters/concepts from act 2.
Summary: Blues welcomes his new brother and starts to teach him about their home and family.
Notes/Warnings: Fic is archive-locked to avoid AI scraping.
Read it on Ao3 here!
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Just the Tip! Flash Exchange pinch hits due January 12
Jan. 5th, 2026 09:45 pmEvent: Just the Tip! Flash Exchange
Event link: Just the Tip Collection
Pinch hit links:
IPH #1 - Stranger Things (TV 2016), Push (2009), Original Work
IPH #2 - สิงสาลาตาย | Goddess Bless You From Death (TV), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), Stranger Things (TV 2016), 천둥구름 비바람 | Thundercloud Rainstorm (TV), Thai Actor RPF, We Are คือเรารักกัน | We Are (Thailand TV 2024)
IPH #3 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Gravitation, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Xiaolin Showdown (Cartoon), Aladdin (Cartoon 1994), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Dude That's My Ghost!
Due date: January 12 at 10 PM EST
Claim by sending a PM to
westiec or an email to toastedanon+jtt@gmail.com with your ao3 username, an email address, and the pinch hit you are interested in claiming.
Event link: Just the Tip Collection
Pinch hit links:
IPH #3 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Gravitation, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Xiaolin Showdown (Cartoon), Aladdin (Cartoon 1994), 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Dude That's My Ghost!
Due date: January 12 at 10 PM EST
Claim by sending a PM to
[#32 Chocolate, Stranger Things, Rockie] when all is said and done
Jan. 5th, 2026 09:33 pmTitle: when all is said and done
Rating: Teen
Category: F/F
Fandom: Stranger Things
Author: shroomy(y)star
Ship/Characters: Robin Buckley/Vickie
Warnings/Notes: smoking, post-canon
Word Count: 2727
Summary: It’s late. They should probably drive home, but, well, the thing is, they always get dessert.
ao3 | dreamwidth
Rating: Teen
Category: F/F
Fandom: Stranger Things
Author: shroomy(y)star
Ship/Characters: Robin Buckley/Vickie
Warnings/Notes: smoking, post-canon
Word Count: 2727
Summary: It’s late. They should probably drive home, but, well, the thing is, they always get dessert.
ao3 | dreamwidth
Fandom Snowflake Challenge #3
Jan. 5th, 2026 04:05 pmIntroduction Post*
Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2

Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Challenge #3 )
And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

Fanart, Eureka, Jack/Nathan, Missing him
Jan. 5th, 2026 05:48 pmTitle: Missing him
Artist:
monkiainen
Fandom: Eureka
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Nathan
Rating/Category: Gen
Prompt: Missing him
Notes/Warnings: Click for a bigger picture

Artist:
Fandom: Eureka
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Nathan
Rating/Category: Gen
Prompt: Missing him
Notes/Warnings: Click for a bigger picture

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, January 4
Jan. 4th, 2026 08:54 pm
Angel: I was impaled at the time.
Cordy pats his knee: Of course. Perfectly understandable.
Angel: You know how hard it is to think straight with a re-bar through your torso?
Cordy: Actually, I do. Benefits of a Sunnydale education.
Cordy pats his knee: Of course. Perfectly understandable.
Angel: You know how hard it is to think straight with a re-bar through your torso?
Cordy: Actually, I do. Benefits of a Sunnydale education.
~~S2E4: Untouched~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- Matching (Buffy/Riley, T) by MadeInGold
- Back Porch (Willow/Faith, G) by MadeInGold
- Guardian Angel (Angel & Faith, T) by fatalfae
- Playing With Fire (Spike/Buffy, M) by stellugh
[Chaptered Fiction]

- All That We've Burned, Chapter 25 (Faith/Buffy, M) by PaperGraveyard
- serves you right, Chapter 7 (Spike/Buffy, M) by socratesgirl
- Hearts a Mess, Chapter 7 (Spike/Buffy, E) by splendidchapette
- Munich to Millburn, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Giles, E) by KatyAmberAuthor
- Buddy the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 20 (Multiple ships, not rated) by TSPking1994
- Nothing Else It Could Possibly Be, Chapter 5 (Spike/Buffy, M) by hattiewithtea
- Team Stoppable In Sunnydale, Chapter 4 (Multiple ships, Kim Possible xover, E) by red_jacobson
- Lucy from Sunnydale, Chapter 6 (Ensemble, not rated) by Pizamar
- Faithless Love, Chapter 6 (Spike/Buffy, E) by IlliterateUnicorn
- Time of Troubles:, Chapter 11 (Multiple ships, E) by TheLightdancer
- Road to Forever, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Angel, Spike/Faith, not rated) by twiddle3
- Where the Forgotten Lie, Chapter 3 (Giles & Scoobies, T) by Gravitytrips
- Diary of a Sunnydale High Student, Chapter 1 (OC, ensemble, not rated) by SortaMadDog

- Band Candy Baby, Chapter 34 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
- i wanna be bad, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by goodbyetoyou
- So I Don’t Have to Dream Alone, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten
- A Soul as Sweet as Blood-Red Jam, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Kenijo
- Lucky 13, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Kenijo

- Team Stoppable In Sunnydale, Chapter 4 (Ron Stoppable/Yori/Faith, Xander/Cordy, Willow/Oz/Buffy, Kim Possible xover, FR18) by redjacobson
- Divine Ideas From A Demonic Mind, Chapter 45 (Xander, multiple xovers) by TheDivineDemon

- Revelations, Chapter 38 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Niamh
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade , Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Gifset: BtVS 7.04 Help | Gilmore Girls 4.08 Die, Jerk (Xander, Willow, multifandom, SFW) by sulietsexual
- Web Weaving: buffy & dawn summers // buffy the vampire slayer s5e05 declan & ronan lynch // the dream thieves, greywaren maggie stiefvater (Buffy & Dawn, SFW with mild blood) by reputayswift
- Artwork: buffys (Buffy, SFW) by rubaoz
- Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Daniel “Oz” Osbourne — Season Four (Oz, SFW) by clarkgriffon
- Artwork: The Hero of Three Faces (Buffy, multifandom, SFW) by paulgadzikowski
- Web Weaving: midnight train to georgia (Lorne, SFW) by merelyspecters
- Gifset: 2.06 Halloween | 3.14 Bad Girls (Angel/Buffy, SFW) by bangelgifs

- Artwork: Art Dump for the "Harmless Vamps Au" Series (Jesse, E) by Laqt15
[Recs & In Search Of]

- Deepest Fondest Craving by unendingwanderlust recced by februaryfangfest
- United States of Spike by sdwolfpup recced by educatedinyellow
[Fandom Discussions]

- POLL: Best Sister Tournament: Round 8 (Semi-Finals): Buffy Summers vs. Violet Baudelaire by bestsistertournament
- In “Beauty and the Beast” Xander agrees to watch over Oz for Willow. by femmedefandom
- hey so is it gay by esquegoth
- Season 5. Death is your gift. by no-resolution
- i thought this was so important because like the whole city of sunnydale by prophecygirly

- S2 e6 halloween by Minimum_Historian693
- Faith the Vampire Slayer worship thread by jdpm1991
- Something I thought about. What If…. by Kat-Attack-52
- Who is your favorite ORIGINAL Angel character? by More_Tumbleweed_8191
- "Into Every Generation, A Slayer is Born" by Evan Ross Katz, thoughts? by aka_katie
- The recaps are still the best I've ever seen by Ryecue
- Buffy & Giles (Beauty & the Beasts, major season 3 spoilers) by jdpm1991
Nominations Guidelines - Winter 2026
Jan. 4th, 2026 09:32 amNominations are now open for the Winter 2026 round of Seasons of Drabbles! Nominations will remain open until signups close on Sunday, January 18 @ 11:59pm Eastern Standard time (Countdown).
Important Reminders
Important Reminders
- All character nominations should be disambiguated, for example: Steve Rogers (Captain America (Movies)). Not doing this slows the approval process significantly, so please disambiguate! Characters may be nominated in any/every fandom in which they appear.
- We will not approve broad writer's-choice character nominations (e.g., "Creator's Choice of Demon" or "Any Star Trek Captain"). This is because it requires the mods to have fandom-specific knowledge when checking that gifts are for a requested character during approvals. Instead, please nominate specific characters.
For example, we would not approve "Creator's Choice of Jedi" under Star Wars because it'd require the mods to know/find out which individual characters in a gift are Jedi or not. Instead, we'd ask you to nominate specific Jedi characters. The only fandoms where such broad nominations are permitted are the "Creator's Choice" fandoms (e.g., "Female Character"), since by their nature, character nominations cannot be specific.
General Guidelines
- You may nominate up to 10 fandoms with up to 10 characters each.
- Both umbrella fandoms and sub-fandoms are allowed. For instance, you may nominate under Marvel Cinematic Universe or Star Wars - All Media Types. You may also nominate under sub-fandoms such as Thor (Movies) or Star Wars Original Trilogy.
Please remember that if you request Any for an umbrella fandom, you will be requesting any character who appears in any of the fandoms below the umbrella - NOT just characters in the tagset. So if you plan to request Any, you may want to request under a specific sub-fandom rather than the umbrella.
- RPF is allowed. Nominated RPF characters must be famous in their own right, and must be 18+ for modern RPF.
- Crossovers are allowed. Crossover fandoms should be nominated as Fandom A/Fandom B. Character nominations for crossovers should be nominated as Character's Name (Fandom A/Fandom B). For example, if nominating Luke Skywalker for a Narnia/Star Wars crossover, the fandom would be nominated as Chronicles of Narnia/Star Wars, while the character would be nominated as Luke Skywalker (Narnia/Star Wars).
- Recursive fandoms are allowed. The required format is Recursive: Fic/Series title - Creator. Recursive fandoms may be nominated under two circumstances: 1. the creator has posted a blanket permission statement, 2. you are the creator. In either case, please contact us when nominating so that we have the pertinent permissions. Characters nominated under recursive fandoms should be disambiguated with the title of the recursive fandom.
- Since we will be re-using the tagset all year, recursive fandoms will be removed on an as-needed basis between rounds (only if a blanket permission statement comes down, or the creator asks for it to be removed).
- Original Works are allowed. When nominating characters, please disambiguate with (Original Work). If an original character's gender is important to you, please specify it in your nomination. An example nomination: Original Nonbinary Character (Original Work)
- Original characters may also be nominated in existing fandoms. When nominating an original character within an existing fandom, please disambiguate with the name of the fandom. If an original character's gender is important to you, please specify it in your nomination. An example nomination: Original Anbu Character (Naruto)
- Objects/concepts/etc. may be nominated in the character slot for any canon in which they appear. For Original Works, you can make some up if you would like. Some example nominations: Cursed Hat (What We Do in the Shadows (TV)), Magic Mirror (Original Work)
Fandomtrees due Jan 10
Jan. 4th, 2026 10:08 amEvent: fandomtrees
Event link:
fandomtrees
Pinch hit link: Google Spreadsheet
Due date: Jan 10
We have 18 trees with no gifts and we could use some help filling them. The minimum is only 100 words for fic or a simple sketch for art. Please see the community for rules and FAQs.
Event link:
Pinch hit link: Google Spreadsheet
Due date: Jan 10
We have 18 trees with no gifts and we could use some help filling them. The minimum is only 100 words for fic or a simple sketch for art. Please see the community for rules and FAQs.
- mastershield's Tree: f:astro boy, f:balan wonderland, f:kingdom hearts
- aftonheir's Tree: f:five nights at freddys, f:kingdom hearts, f:portal
- edgeofmysoul's Tree: f:elden ring, f:game of thrones, f:soul calibur, f:super mario brothers, f:vermintide
- memobu's Tree: f:karaoke iko, f:mahotsukai no yskusoku, f:nu carnival, f:tiger and bunny
- plicate's Tree: f:head on, f:set it off, f:succession
- ladymonotone's Tree: f:jujutsu kaisen, f:love and deepspace, f:original fiction/artwork, f:predator badlands, f:redacted asmr/audio, f:transformers
- soricel's Tree: f:les miserables, f:little women, f:raven cycle
- badass_tiger's Tree: f:discworld, f:hades, f:original fiction/artwork
- kalloway's Tree: f:brave nine, f:crossovers, f:fire emblem, f:granblue fantasy, f:gundam, f:kingdom of heroes, f:super robot heroes
- fantasticwinter08's Tree: f:attack on titan, f:demon slayer, f:honkai star rail, f:zenless zone zero
- sandrine's Tree: f:another country, f:dare project, f:eye candy, f:hadestown, f:in the flesh, f:the accountant, f:the firm
- whoremoantreatments' Tree: f:advance wars, f:bleach, f:hypnosis mic, f:kuroko no basket, f:pokemon, f:tales of berseria, f:the world ends with you
zukkaoru's Tree: f:avatar the last airbender, f:boku no hero academia, f:bungou stray dogs, f:jujutsu kaisen, f:link click- Grayswandir's Tree: f:deer and the cauldron, f:duke of mount deer, f:lost tomb, f:movie/tv/game/vid recs, f:non-fandom icons, f:old miao myth, f:the rebel
kay_obsessive's Tree: f:ace attorney, f:dishonored, f:fruits basket, f:legend of zelda, f:psychonauts, f:spyro the dragon- Cat2000's Tree: f:alice in borderland, f:demon slayer, f:legend of zelda, f:mcu, f:x/1999
- marquisguyun's Tree: f:guardian, f:hikaru no go, f:love me love my voice, f:nirvana in fire, f:sha po lang
- tigerlily's Tree: f:black magician, f:buffy/angel, f:wicked, f:witch
Seasons of Drabbles - Winter Round 2026
Jan. 3rd, 2026 11:51 pm
Seasons of Drabbles is an exchange for the creation of drabbles and drabble variants which runs 4 times a year.* The current round is for winter 2026.
*Each round takes place sometime within a three-month period (March-May, June-August, September-November, December-February). Each round will take about a month from nominations through author reveals.
Schedule:
Nominations open: Sunday, January 4 (will remain open through signups)
Signups open: Sunday, January 11
Signups close: Sunday, January 18 @ 11:59pm Eastern Standard time (Countdown)
Assignments out by: Wednesday, January 21
Assignments due: Saturday, January 31 @ 11:59pm Eastern Standard time (Countdown)
Collection opens: Saturday, February 7 @ 1:00pm Eastern Standard time (Countdown)
Authors revealed: Tuesday, February 10 @ 1:00pm Eastern Standard time (Countdown)
This round's AO3 Collection | Tagset | Nomination guidelines (TBA once nominations open) | Requests App | Mod email: seasonsofdrabbles@gmail.com
Need to contact us or have a question? See the Mod Contact post!
The full Guidelines are below and we strongly encourage you to read them! Here are some quick notes, though:
- First time doing a fic exchange? Welcome! Fanlore has some helpful explanations about how AO3 exchanges work and general exchange etiquette. Don't be afraid to ask a question if something's confusing.
- Here, "drabble" does not just mean a short fic, but a specific wordcount. In addition to single drabbles (fics of exactly 100 words), we accept double drabbles (200 words) and triple drabbles (300 words). We also accept drabble series/sequences.
- When you sign up, you cannot exclude single drabbles from your offers or requests. You are still welcome to request or offer the other drabble types, you just can't leave 100-word drabbles out entirely from your signup. See below for more details about this recent rule change.
- Participants must be 18+.
- Don't use generative AI for your gifts.
( Guidelines )
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, January 3
Jan. 4th, 2026 12:33 am
BUFFY: Looks good, doesn't it? They're trapped in here. Terrified. Meat for the beast, and there's nothing they can do but wait. That's all they've been doing for days. Waiting to be picked off. Having nightmares about monsters that can't be killed. But I don't believe in that. I always find a way. I'm the thing that monsters have nightmares about. And right now, you and me are gonna show 'em why. It's time. Welcome to Thunderdome.
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- A Night In The Crypt (Spike & Dawn, Spike & Joyce, G) by carryingstarlightinherwake
- Ringing in the New Year (Fred/Spike, Angel/Wesley, G) by Greensword101
- Being There (Tara & Dawn, Tara/Willow, G) by carryingstarlightinherwake
- Could You Play Along With Me? (Warren/Andrew, T) by carryingstarlightinherwake
- Bedtime Story (Angelus/Dawn/Spike, E) by Kittenwritings
- Her Skates Match Her Stake (Buffy/Spike, Buffy & Dawn & Spike, T) by Grianbui
- i’ve been a really good dog, can i come inside? yeah, i’ve been such a good girl, can we go for a ride? (Giles/Jenny, G) by lenaluthorssuitcollection

- A Cuppa Kindness (Buffy/Spike, G) by Asokatanos
[Chaptered Fiction]

- Road to Forever, Chapter 15/? (Buffy/Angel, not rated) by twiddle3
- Descend into Solitude, Chapter 3/? (William/Buffy, T) by desicat
- Heartstrings, Chapter 12/? (Warren/Andrew, E) by Mishafer
- Faithless Love, Chapter 4/13 (Buffy/Spike, E) by IlliterateUnicorn
- All the Girls We Were, Chapter 19/? (Buffy/Faith, not rated) by Stokley
- In a New York Minute, Chapter 15/15 (Buffy/Spike, E) by captain_jazzhands
- Such A Shame, Chapter 2/? (Angel/Spike, T) by SatinAndSin
- Trust, Chapter 1/5 (Angel/OFC, Doctor Who xover, T) by ConstantCommentTea
- Nothing Else It Could Possibly Be, Chapter 4/? (Buffy/Spike, M) by hattiewithtea
- Munich to Millburn, Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by KatyAmberAuthor
- Never Too Late to Make Amends, Chapter 4/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by Strongermagikarp

- Sacrifices, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by GuinevereSummers

- Sacrifices, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, R) by GuinevereSummers
- Once They Were Friends, Chapters 10-11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Grief Counseling
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Vidlet: i’m the well they’re gonna drag you down | an Angel the Series edit (Wesley/Fred, worksafe) by pamiiap
- Gifset: buffy the vampire slayer (+ some angel) ● i’ll make a man out of you (ensemble, worksafe) by lopeirce
- Artwork: Faith Lehane (worksafe) by kinardnatural
- Artwork: [art request for pzyii] (Buffy/Willow, worksafe) by camellcat
- Artwork: Fallen Angel (Warren, worksafe) by garscrucible
- Artwork: Finished season one of BUFFY. Loved it (Giles, worksafe) by bubibobo
- Gifset: Buffy Summers + Outfits (37/∞) (worksafe) by clarkgriffon
- Artwork: listening to your heartbeat, to make up for the time your heart didnt beat at all (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by spikedru
- Artwork: Buffy when the cops come to stop her from killing random people and turning them to literal dust with her school librarian (worksafe) by bubibobo
- Gifset: — “Me.” (Buffy/Angelus, worksafe) by plubirustico
- Artwork: big bad & little bit (Dawn & Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs

- Fanvid: Lilah + Wesley | Loving You is a Losing Game by welcometocaritas

- Artwork: Cozy Holiday Briley Art (Buffy/Riley, not rated) by Kittenwritings
- Podfic: Truth in your eyes (hides the doubt on your lips) (Buffy/Faith, T) by blackglass, rasp (buries)
[Reviews & Recaps]

- season 7 episode 11 - showtime by socratesgirl

- S2, Episode 2 “Some Assembly Required” by The Bitch Is Back
[Community Announcements]

- Reminder if LiveJournal stops working by su_herald
[Fandom Discussions]

- i am so tempted to stop working on my current wip and start writing something where jenny calendar and anya hook up late season six by lilyelisabeth
- In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, there’s a special kind of cruelty and deep unfairness that comes with Buffy becoming the Slayer at just 15 years old by thoughtsbetweenrealities
- one of the biggest failings in discussions around the scoobies in s6 of btvs is the frequency with which that functionally, buffy is an orphan in contrast to willow and xander by userpitgirl
- [About how tara dying also feels Correct on a story level in a way that’s hard to articulate fully] by userpitgirl, lesbianmarrow
- i find the relationship between willow and buffy infinitely more interesting than the relationship between willow and tara by whatcomesnextbelovedpet
- did the trio ever find out who caused Once More With Feeling? by evil-baker-and-storyteller

- First time [AtS] watcher and very frustrated! by CheekSweaty9320
- Something I've often wondered about The First is it considered a higher being? by Rough_Plan
- If you could change any premiere of Buffy, which would would it be, what would be the change and why? by negratengoelalma
- I just finished watching Angel by GokiWeatherHamburger
- One of the few things I hate is that Anya and Xander broke up. They should have been endgame. by JoshLovesTV
- Is Spike the best match for Angel? by FoxIndependent4310
- Why are we fighting? Would it have been better with Drusilla? by FoxIndependent4310
- Christophe Beck's music really added so much atmosphere to the show in its first four seasons by jdpm1991
- Would Sarah Make a good Abigail Brand for the MCU? by Shieldlegacyknight
- Anyanka by PhotoInformal4239
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

- Exclusive Live Angel Panel with Stephanie Romanov, Christian Kane by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau