[#306 | Heartbreak] Challenge Post
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fandomweekly| Challenge 306: HEARTBREAK |
n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress Sometimes, things don’t work out. The romance doesn’t last, or their plans for the future fall apart. The hero doesn’t get there in time, no matter how hard they try. Sometimes, all the magic or science in the world can’t stop something bad from happening. Not all heartbreaks are permanent! Sometimes it’s still possible to fix things. But often, there’s no way out except to just live through it. Write a story about heartbreak. If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting! |
| Challenge ends Monday, July 13 at 9:00PM EST. • Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile • Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 306 – heartbreak • If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here |
[#305 | Fireworks] Results Post
Jul. 9th, 2026 01:32 amfanweeklymod posting in fandomweeklyHere are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #305 – Fireworks!
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 2200
Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.
You may now post your Challenge 305 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 2200
Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!
autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.You may now post your Challenge 305 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!
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Jul. 9th, 2026 12:24 amsouthernmedicineWhy does time get away from me so quickly? How?
It's already been a week since my last update, and not by design.
Let's see. The 4th of July was fun, despite it being a holiday I high-key despise. We had two friends over and we made delicious homemade meatball subs. We watched two movies: Uncle Sam, which is one of those movies that is deliberately awful for the sake of entertainment, and another called The Bay which was actually pretty good, unironically.
It's been storming a lot, and I love that. Unfortunately it's also been a Biblical plague out there, because of mayflies. I knew about mayflies. I did not know they would blanket everything by the millions to the point where I literally could not get outside and once I figured out how, the only way to take the dog to pee was to load her into my car, exit the garage, and drive up the street to a place where there was no light to let her go.
The other day, while walking the dog, we found a baby bird on the ground. Above in the tree, the parent birds were very upset. We decided to go back home, get some supplies and a step ladder, and come back to try and help. We fashioned a makeshift nest out of a small box and some old shoelaces and tied it up in the tree, full of leaves, then placed the baby inside of it. It seemed to calm the parents, and we were glad that the nestling wouldn't just sit there in the grass helpless and vulnerable.
I just finished the final season of The Bear.
fandomgiftbasket is in full swing again! I'm excited to take a gander at the spreadsheet and see what I can do.
It's already been a week since my last update, and not by design.
Let's see. The 4th of July was fun, despite it being a holiday I high-key despise. We had two friends over and we made delicious homemade meatball subs. We watched two movies: Uncle Sam, which is one of those movies that is deliberately awful for the sake of entertainment, and another called The Bay which was actually pretty good, unironically.
It's been storming a lot, and I love that. Unfortunately it's also been a Biblical plague out there, because of mayflies. I knew about mayflies. I did not know they would blanket everything by the millions to the point where I literally could not get outside and once I figured out how, the only way to take the dog to pee was to load her into my car, exit the garage, and drive up the street to a place where there was no light to let her go.
The other day, while walking the dog, we found a baby bird on the ground. Above in the tree, the parent birds were very upset. We decided to go back home, get some supplies and a step ladder, and come back to try and help. We fashioned a makeshift nest out of a small box and some old shoelaces and tied it up in the tree, full of leaves, then placed the baby inside of it. It seemed to calm the parents, and we were glad that the nestling wouldn't just sit there in the grass helpless and vulnerable.
I just finished the final season of The Bear.
fandomgiftbasket is in full swing again! I'm excited to take a gander at the spreadsheet and see what I can do.
I love these little question meme things
Jul. 8th, 2026 10:38 pmalchemicinkTagged by linky! (Which reminded me that eff_ess_oe also tagged me recently) Thanks y'all!
Last song: Bomb Dancing Megaranger, the second ending from Denji Sentai Megaranger
Currently watching: as you can guess from above, I'm rewatching Megaranger again 😁
Current obsession: Gokusen! I've been thinking about a fic I want to write (featuring the two main guys from season 3) for a solid week now. Maybe I'll actually start on it soon. Gokusen was just so fun.
Currently reading: sadly, nothing at the moment. Not even fic 😩
Currently working on: I've been steadily working on mypod_together fic this week. Making good progress! I'm also trying to write something for precuretokuprompt and another thing for beagoldfish which might also get crossposted to toku100challenge if I can get the wordcount to work out
Currently wearing: the same thing I wore to work: a sleeveless red flowery top (it has pockets!) and black leggings. I'm about to put my pjs on tho 😊
Last search: I was looking up My Summer of You on MyDramaList to check out the full cast list. (This was just me procrastinating on fic writing 😂)
Favorite flower: there are a lot of wild orange daylillies that bloom on the side of the road here every summer. I love them the most!
Tagging whoever sees this and wants to do it!
linky! (Which reminded me that eff_ess_oe also tagged me recently) Thanks y'all! Last song: Bomb Dancing Megaranger, the second ending from Denji Sentai Megaranger
Currently watching: as you can guess from above, I'm rewatching Megaranger again 😁
Current obsession: Gokusen! I've been thinking about a fic I want to write (featuring the two main guys from season 3) for a solid week now. Maybe I'll actually start on it soon. Gokusen was just so fun.
Currently reading: sadly, nothing at the moment. Not even fic 😩
Currently working on: I've been steadily working on my
pod_together fic this week. Making good progress! I'm also trying to write something for precuretokuprompt and another thing for beagoldfish which might also get crossposted to toku100challenge if I can get the wordcount to work out Currently wearing: the same thing I wore to work: a sleeveless red flowery top (it has pockets!) and black leggings. I'm about to put my pjs on tho 😊
Last search: I was looking up My Summer of You on MyDramaList to check out the full cast list. (This was just me procrastinating on fic writing 😂)
Favorite flower: there are a lot of wild orange daylillies that bloom on the side of the road here every summer. I love them the most!
Tagging whoever sees this and wants to do it!
word game: foolish
Jul. 8th, 2026 10:22 pmmuseaway posting in ficwipThis week's word is...
foolish
How to play: Find the word in any WIP and comment with the sentence containing it. Just the one, ideally! The less context, the more hilarious & interesting it can be.
Rules:
- All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome
- Give a head's up for disturbing/distressing content
- If you share a sentence, please read some left by other writers and drop at least one person a comment. (If you leave the first comment, thanks for starting us off and please stop back later!)
foolish
How to play: Find the word in any WIP and comment with the sentence containing it. Just the one, ideally! The less context, the more hilarious & interesting it can be.
Rules:
- All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome
- Give a head's up for disturbing/distressing content
- If you share a sentence, please read some left by other writers and drop at least one person a comment. (If you leave the first comment, thanks for starting us off and please stop back later!)
Choices
Jul. 8th, 2026 09:19 pmcornerofmadnessSo today I went to the Honda dealer to look at another CR-V and went next door to the Hyundai dealer. Since Hyundai has made remarkable strides in reliability over the years it's now nearly as reliable as Honda and Toyota. After comparing the CR-V to the Tucson, I'm probably going to go with my first ever Korean vehicle. I mean Honda's warranty is 3 years. Hyundai has both the general car AND the electronics under warranty for 6 years/60,000 Miles and tops it with 10 year/100K miles on the driveline.
And then they offered me 0% apr for FIVE years.
It's hard to say no to that.
Came home, searched for end of life planning things that are also humorous found them (and then went to drink pickle brine so I can speed things along)
After that I saw something on Facebook that sounded so good so I went off the site to track it down in the real world so to speak. I found it. It's not some b.s. made up for FB. abruzzo sister tours and they do ancestral tourism. I will check into them more. This would be like archaeotours in Wales where I have a private tour. I am willing to pay for that. Hoping this is an option that doesn't have 1001 complaints lodged around them.
What I'm Reading Wednesday
What I Just Finished Reading:
One of the Girls - this was good
Our Wicked Gifts - not bad, horrorish
What I am Currently Reading:
Purra-normal Activity - a cozy mystery, so far so good
The Silent Companions - for summerween
The Harvesting - Zombie apocalypse fare
What I Plan to Read Next: some of my looming arcs (carry me to the grave or the seance garden) and things for popsugar
And then they offered me 0% apr for FIVE years.
It's hard to say no to that.
Came home, searched for end of life planning things that are also humorous found them (and then went to drink pickle brine so I can speed things along)
After that I saw something on Facebook that sounded so good so I went off the site to track it down in the real world so to speak. I found it. It's not some b.s. made up for FB. abruzzo sister tours and they do ancestral tourism. I will check into them more. This would be like archaeotours in Wales where I have a private tour. I am willing to pay for that. Hoping this is an option that doesn't have 1001 complaints lodged around them.
What I'm Reading Wednesday
What I Just Finished Reading:
One of the Girls - this was good
Our Wicked Gifts - not bad, horrorish
What I am Currently Reading:
Purra-normal Activity - a cozy mystery, so far so good
The Silent Companions - for summerween
The Harvesting - Zombie apocalypse fare
What I Plan to Read Next: some of my looming arcs (carry me to the grave or the seance garden) and things for popsugar
059: Rose; Xdinary Heroes, Seventeen; Color Therapy (Kwak Jiseok | Gaon, Lee Seokmin | DK)
Jul. 8th, 2026 05:38 pmandersenmom posting in 100shipsCreator: andersenmom
Title: Color Therapy
Rating: G
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 763
Prompt: 059: Rose
Fandom/Ship: Xdinary Heroes, Seventeen; Kwak Jiseok | Gaon, Lee Seokmin | DK
Notes/Warnings: (eg. spoilers, triggers, warnings etc. or CNTW)
Summary: Jiseok just wanted some sort of peace.
Find the table with the list of fics here
andersenmomTitle: Color Therapy
Rating: G
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 763
Prompt: 059: Rose
Fandom/Ship: Xdinary Heroes, Seventeen; Kwak Jiseok | Gaon, Lee Seokmin | DK
Notes/Warnings: (eg. spoilers, triggers, warnings etc. or CNTW)
Summary: Jiseok just wanted some sort of peace.
Find the table with the list of fics here
Creating a GIF or a collage
Jul. 9th, 2026 05:36 amg_uava posting in fictional_fansI wrote about the different effects of creating a GIF (moving image) or a collage (compilation of multiple images into one static image out of frames from the same scene, which I thought might interest other photo editors. While writing it, I came across the Fanlore entry on the picspam that likens picspams to fanart. It's a first for me to see picspams described that way!
July Jams: Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing
Jul. 8th, 2026 02:46 pmsenmutAO3 Link | Sweet Surrender (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Xena/Gabrielle [Xena: Warrior Princess]
Characters: Xena [Xena: Warrior Princess], Gabrielle [Xena: Warrior Princess]
Additional Tags: Drabble, Inspired by Music
Summary:
When she had set out on her path, choosing to help instead of conquer, Xena had known there was no going back. To go back would open her to the illusion of weakness. To go back would undo the strides of penance already walked.
Then there was Gabrielle. All of Xena's choices teetered on a dangerous edge when she realized that she would destroy the world ten times over to protect Gabrielle. The first kiss broke Xena and remade her. The gentle caress had her kneeling in prayer that no harm come.
Aphrodite's victory was Xena's surrender to her bard.
AO3 Link | I Love You (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Samantha "Sam" Carter, Janet Frasier
Additional Tags: Drabble, Canonical Character Death, Inspired by Music
Summary:
From the moment Janet agreed to go on the mission, Sam had three little words she wanted to shout. All of their time spent together, all of the little ways Janet had included her in Cassandra's care circled around those three words.
Sam, consummate soldier and scientist alike, wrapped up the emotional turmoil and put it behind secure locks. There was work to be done; Dr. Fraiser would be taking as few risks as possible to fulfill her part of the mission.
Words remained unsaid, and a woman struggled with holding them back did not protect the ones she loved.
AO3 Link | Full of Grace (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Catelyn Tully Stark/Brienne of Tarth
Characters: Catelyn Tully Stark, Brienne of Tarth
Additional Tags: Drabble, Inspired by Music
Summary:
Catelyn Stark viewed the world around her with bitterness. Winter was coming, yes, but she'd never hear the septons say it would cost her her family this severely alongside the strength and peace of the lands.
She looked at the uncomely woman beside her, and the cold despair trying to take hold in her soul knew an easing. The days ahead would be harsh, filled with trials and pain, but where Catelyn walked, so too did a bastion of faith and strength.
"Brienne," she murmured. "The night air is cold. Retire with me."
With obedience and awe, her protector did.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Xena/Gabrielle [Xena: Warrior Princess]
Characters: Xena [Xena: Warrior Princess], Gabrielle [Xena: Warrior Princess]
Additional Tags: Drabble, Inspired by Music
Summary:
Xena's contemplation of her chosen path
"Sweet Surrender"
When she had set out on her path, choosing to help instead of conquer, Xena had known there was no going back. To go back would open her to the illusion of weakness. To go back would undo the strides of penance already walked.
Then there was Gabrielle. All of Xena's choices teetered on a dangerous edge when she realized that she would destroy the world ten times over to protect Gabrielle. The first kiss broke Xena and remade her. The gentle caress had her kneeling in prayer that no harm come.
Aphrodite's victory was Xena's surrender to her bard.
AO3 Link | I Love You (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Samantha "Sam" Carter, Janet Frasier
Additional Tags: Drabble, Canonical Character Death, Inspired by Music
Summary:
Sam has three little words never said...
"I Love You"
From the moment Janet agreed to go on the mission, Sam had three little words she wanted to shout. All of their time spent together, all of the little ways Janet had included her in Cassandra's care circled around those three words.
Sam, consummate soldier and scientist alike, wrapped up the emotional turmoil and put it behind secure locks. There was work to be done; Dr. Fraiser would be taking as few risks as possible to fulfill her part of the mission.
Words remained unsaid, and a woman struggled with holding them back did not protect the ones she loved.
AO3 Link | Full of Grace (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Catelyn Tully Stark/Brienne of Tarth
Characters: Catelyn Tully Stark, Brienne of Tarth
Additional Tags: Drabble, Inspired by Music
Summary:
Catelyn has one comfort against the coming winter
"Full of Grace"
Catelyn Stark viewed the world around her with bitterness. Winter was coming, yes, but she'd never hear the septons say it would cost her her family this severely alongside the strength and peace of the lands.
She looked at the uncomely woman beside her, and the cold despair trying to take hold in her soul knew an easing. The days ahead would be harsh, filled with trials and pain, but where Catelyn walked, so too did a bastion of faith and strength.
"Brienne," she murmured. "The night air is cold. Retire with me."
With obedience and awe, her protector did.
Wednesday has made an appointment to see the dentist
Jul. 8th, 2026 07:28 pmoursinWhat I read
Finished Second Wind, which was really a bit kitchen-sinky in all the stuff that happened to Our Hero the Physicist Turned Weatherman - I thought Rare Form of Bovine TB was really going a bit far after all the flying through hurricanes etc.
Finished Free for the book-group - account of growing up in Albania just before and just after the Fall of Communism, in a family with rather a lot of intricate backstory on both sides. And a lot of it narrated via perspective of very young person who is, understandably, not being told everything by the parents and living under that particular regime.
Then read JD Robb, Stolen in Death, (In Death #62) (2026), and while I am always pleased when Dallas is not chasing a serial killer or someone with weird perverse agenda, this one did not seem to me one of the top entries in the series, quite apart from the jewel theft from the TATE!!! blooper. (I was trying to construct any scenarios in which there would be v pricey jewels on display alongside, you know, all the PAINTINGS and some sculptures.)
Then I re-read, the first time in a Very Long Time, George Eliot, Felix Holt, the Radical (1866). A lot of it reads like practice-steps for Middlemarch, which has so much more going for it. The plot-stuff to do with legacies, lost heirs, etc, is pretty clunky. Felix himself is somewhat of a pain. There's not much of her humour. Even so, there's some terrific stuff there.
On the go
Winifred Holtby, Poor Caroline (1931), which I appear to have re-read slightly more recently than I thought, though still not very recently.
Up next
There's a new Literary Review. Otherwise, feel I am on a bit of a re-reading things kick.
August Ask Me Anything
Jul. 8th, 2026 09:55 pmadoreI'm enjoying this meme my DW friends are doing (matsushima and blackcatofmisery off the top of my head) so I'll be doing it too, for the month of August! How it works is, you pick a day and ask a question in the comments of this post. I'll answer it with a post on that day. I'm curious about what y'all are curious about.
1matsushima: Do you like your name? If you were to choose a new name, what would it be and why?
2matsushima: What book(s) made you want to be a writer?
3china_shop: How did you come to start watching Kdramas, and what do you like most about them?
4radiokomorebi: How does your average day go by lately? How do you schedule your work and other activities (and make sure you stick to it or improvise) and decide on rest days?
5 6 7 8
9yarnofariadne: Do you have any writing rituals?
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23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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31radiokomorebi: What's your favourite poem you wrote?
matsushima and blackcatofmisery off the top of my head) so I'll be doing it too, for the month of August! How it works is, you pick a day and ask a question in the comments of this post. I'll answer it with a post on that day. I'm curious about what y'all are curious about.1
matsushima: Do you like your name? If you were to choose a new name, what would it be and why?2
matsushima: What book(s) made you want to be a writer? 3
china_shop: How did you come to start watching Kdramas, and what do you like most about them? 4
radiokomorebi: How does your average day go by lately? How do you schedule your work and other activities (and make sure you stick to it or improvise) and decide on rest days? 5 6 7 8
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yarnofariadne: Do you have any writing rituals? 10 11 12 13 14 15
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radiokomorebi: What's your favourite poem you wrote?
BtVS Double Drabble: Parental Concern
Jul. 8th, 2026 05:15 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Parental Concern
Fandom: BtVS
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Joyce, Buffy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 508: Good Reason at
drabble_zone.Spoilers/Setting: Late Season Three.
Summary: Joyce can’t help worrying about Buffy, but she knows how capable her daughter is.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Tags:
FAKE Double Drabble: Misconception
Jul. 8th, 2026 05:05 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Misconception
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, OC, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Dee sets a fellow cop straight on a few things.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Coward’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Misconception... )
Tags:
Triple Drabble: Battle Stations
Jul. 8th, 2026 04:57 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Battle Stations
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 925: Hit, at
torchwood100.Spoilers: Nada. Set in my Ghost of a Chance ‘Verse.
Summary: Jack and Ianto find themselves caught up in a battle with space pirates.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
The Unaccounted Variable
Jul. 8th, 2026 06:30 pmcatnessTitle: The Unaccounted Variable
Fandom: The Locked Tomb
Characters/Pairings: Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Gideon Nav, an original character
Rating: G
Word Count: 400
Summary: Harrow and Gideon meet a Lyctor who is sent to Canaan House to oversee the competition.
Notes: Yippee! my writing course assignment literally asked for FANFICTION! Specifically, a scene between 2 canon characters and one original character. We aim to please XD It's my first attempt ever at a Locked Tomb fanfic. Pity that the word count limit didn't let me explore what happens next... yet.
( Read more... )
Fandom: The Locked Tomb
Characters/Pairings: Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Gideon Nav, an original character
Rating: G
Word Count: 400
Summary: Harrow and Gideon meet a Lyctor who is sent to Canaan House to oversee the competition.
Notes: Yippee! my writing course assignment literally asked for FANFICTION! Specifically, a scene between 2 canon characters and one original character. We aim to please XD It's my first attempt ever at a Locked Tomb fanfic. Pity that the word count limit didn't let me explore what happens next... yet.
( Read more... )
WIP Wednesday
Jul. 8th, 2026 09:55 pmparadisedinermod posting in paradisedinerWhat are you working on? Stuck on a plot point and want to talk it out? Have a canon question or looking for a resource? Anything and everything about your WIPs is welcome. Any kind of WIP counts, including fic, fanart, graphics, meta, icons, etc.
Optional questions are below. If there's something else you want to say about your WIP, please add it and we can update the meme.
You can contribute to the post until we put up the next WIP Wednesday! We are embracing the slower pace of Dreamwidth.
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Optional questions are below. If there's something else you want to say about your WIP, please add it and we can update the meme.
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