due South: Ch-ch-changes by mizface
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fancakeFandom: due South
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski & Ray Vecchio, Diefenbaker, Buck Frobisher, Maggie McKenzie
Rating: Mature
Length: 26,124 for the main fic, 28,647 for the series
Content Notes: Creator chose not to warn. This has at least a hopeful ending, but the fic is about zombies and Ray kills and eats at least one victim, plus there are some slightly gross descriptions in places. Way less gore etc. than most zombie stories, though.
Creator Links: mizface on AO3
Themes: Crack treated seriously, Friends to lovers, Friendship, Complete AU, Zombies, (Not really) character death, Epistolary fic
Summary: Ray Kowalski thought he had an okay existence: he had a place to call home, didn't have to worry about a job, and nobody bothered him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a zombie, things would have been pretty good.
Then he met very much alive Benton Fraser, and his whole world was turned upside down.
Reccer's Notes: And the trifecta of cracky fantasy creatures: zombies. This story's based on the movie Warm Bodies, which also takes the cracky zombie premise kind of seriously, in a romantic way. Zombies are usually shown as mindless ravening hordes, but in this story both Rays have been zombified but haven't completely lost themselves. Here, zombies are called "the infected", and both Rays begin to mysteriously improve across the story, regaining more speech and cognitive ability. Apart from the relationship with Fraser that develops - and we also access Fraser's POV from his journal entries - there's a nice friendship between the Rays. There's one major story, followed by a number of short fics adding to the 'verse. A rather lovely and poignant take on zombies, that more seriously explores a possible at least partial recovery from that state, and developing relationships.
Fanwork Links: Ch-ch-changes, and the series
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski & Ray Vecchio, Diefenbaker, Buck Frobisher, Maggie McKenzie
Rating: Mature
Length: 26,124 for the main fic, 28,647 for the series
Content Notes: Creator chose not to warn. This has at least a hopeful ending, but the fic is about zombies and Ray kills and eats at least one victim, plus there are some slightly gross descriptions in places. Way less gore etc. than most zombie stories, though.
Creator Links: mizface on AO3
Themes: Crack treated seriously, Friends to lovers, Friendship, Complete AU, Zombies, (Not really) character death, Epistolary fic
Summary: Ray Kowalski thought he had an okay existence: he had a place to call home, didn't have to worry about a job, and nobody bothered him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a zombie, things would have been pretty good.
Then he met very much alive Benton Fraser, and his whole world was turned upside down.
Reccer's Notes: And the trifecta of cracky fantasy creatures: zombies. This story's based on the movie Warm Bodies, which also takes the cracky zombie premise kind of seriously, in a romantic way. Zombies are usually shown as mindless ravening hordes, but in this story both Rays have been zombified but haven't completely lost themselves. Here, zombies are called "the infected", and both Rays begin to mysteriously improve across the story, regaining more speech and cognitive ability. Apart from the relationship with Fraser that develops - and we also access Fraser's POV from his journal entries - there's a nice friendship between the Rays. There's one major story, followed by a number of short fics adding to the 'verse. A rather lovely and poignant take on zombies, that more seriously explores a possible at least partial recovery from that state, and developing relationships.
Fanwork Links: Ch-ch-changes, and the series
Tags:
SGA: Be Cool by Hth
Jan. 31st, 2026 11:37 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Katie Brown, David Parrish, Elizabeth Weir, Bates
Rating: Explicit
Length: 6499
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Hth on AO3
Themes: Crack Treated Seriously, First time, Friends to lovers, Humor, In vino veritas
Summary: Rodney toked pot that one time, but it never made him one of the cool kids.
Reccer's Notes: Okay, I'm stretching it a little thin in terms of the prompt, but any excuse to rec this charming, hot, and funny fic. The cracky premise is that Colonel John Sheppard, the military commander, is the drug czar of Atlantis, and Hth actually does sell it, while still keeping Sheppard in character. I'm very fond of "under the influence" stories, and this is lovely, as Sheppard inveigles Rodney to smoke pot with him and Rodney transforms from a pining nerd to being almost as cool as Sheppard. As so often, they've both been secretly attracted to each other for ages, and a bit of disinhibition (hitting Rodney harder as he's less used to it) speeds things along. It's a favourite story of mine with great dialogue, and a very fun read.
Fanwork Links: Be Cool
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Katie Brown, David Parrish, Elizabeth Weir, Bates
Rating: Explicit
Length: 6499
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Hth on AO3
Themes: Crack Treated Seriously, First time, Friends to lovers, Humor, In vino veritas
Summary: Rodney toked pot that one time, but it never made him one of the cool kids.
Reccer's Notes: Okay, I'm stretching it a little thin in terms of the prompt, but any excuse to rec this charming, hot, and funny fic. The cracky premise is that Colonel John Sheppard, the military commander, is the drug czar of Atlantis, and Hth actually does sell it, while still keeping Sheppard in character. I'm very fond of "under the influence" stories, and this is lovely, as Sheppard inveigles Rodney to smoke pot with him and Rodney transforms from a pining nerd to being almost as cool as Sheppard. As so often, they've both been secretly attracted to each other for ages, and a bit of disinhibition (hitting Rodney harder as he's less used to it) speeds things along. It's a favourite story of mine with great dialogue, and a very fun read.
Fanwork Links: Be Cool
Torchwood: Fanfic: Give me one reason
Jan. 31st, 2026 08:30 pmm_findlow posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Give me one reason
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,198 words
Content notes: Post-CoE AU
Author notes: Written for Challenge 503 - Second chances
Summary: Jack has to hope that Ianto will give him a second chance to make things right.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,198 words
Content notes: Post-CoE AU
Author notes: Written for Challenge 503 - Second chances
Summary: Jack has to hope that Ianto will give him a second chance to make things right.
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February Manga TBR
Jan. 30th, 2026 11:53 pmbluapapilioUsed my manga TBR boardgame.
I finished 7/7 on my last challenge...yes it only took 2 days. Anything not BL-related I only read a chapter or couple chapters of because that was the mood. I'm feeling much better but am still a little sick, plus I am in a BL mood right now especially even though I seem to be reading a lot of 7 and under rated things lately;;
I still have 8 more single BL volumes to read and then I'll be switching to series, of which there are at least 7. 😵 I am glad to be getting rid of so many, means more room for ones I 100% want to own forever and the ones I pass on will go to someone who might like them better.
Avatar:
Luffy
Skill: Don't like a tile? Roll a dice - Even go forward a tile, Odd go back
Roll #1:
An 8! Past the trap tile and onto the TBR one. As much time as they can take because I end up removing old stuff, I am starting to look forward to this tile. #884. After deleting like 8 things, it's Konya mo Nemurenai and I'll read its spin-off Kimi to Kore Kara as well. I predict it'll be a 7 or 7.5 star read based on reviews but who can say for sure.
Roll #2:
A 4, prompt: cover featuring blue. Let's do more Ookiku Furikabutte.
Roll #3:
A 5 and the trap tile, weee zooming back.. A 7, highest rated on TBR. It is of course One Piece at 9.22.
Roll #4:
An 8, prompt: published between 2010-2020. That's kind of a broad range...I might change this prompt later but for now... Akai Ito no Shikkou Yuuyo and its spin-off Kanawanu Koi no Musubikata. I only recently started going ahead and reading spin-offs/related manga so I don't know if I'll keep doing it BTW, I just don't like forgetting things in-between reading and sometimes I just don't find it worth it if I didn't like the first one all that much, better just to get it done together. I'm kind of a completionist to my detriment sometimes.
Roll #5:
A 3. Used my skill, rolled odd and landed on the CR tile, not my favorite one... Oh, it's Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu, I take it back!
Roll #6:
A 6, horror element Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kune immediately came to mind.
Roll #7
A 5, prompt: read a manhua! Hmm maybe it's time to finally read 19 Days? It seems the second couple has some tropes that I don't mesh with but we'll see if character growth is there to keep me going.
Roll #8
A 9 and the end. Physical BL manga this time is SEVEN (Tenzen Momoko)
~Manga TBR List~
[BL/Romance] Konya mo Nemurenai & Kimi to Kore Kara
[Sports/Slice of life] Ookiku Furikabutte
[Fantasy/Adventure] One Piece
[BL/Romance] Akai Ito no Shikkou Yuuyo & Kanawanu Koi no Musubikata
[Supernatural/Comedy] Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu
[Supernatural/Mystery] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
[BL/Drama] 19 Days
[BL/Romance] SEVEN
x4 shounen, x6 BL
I finished 7/7 on my last challenge...yes it only took 2 days. Anything not BL-related I only read a chapter or couple chapters of because that was the mood. I'm feeling much better but am still a little sick, plus I am in a BL mood right now especially even though I seem to be reading a lot of 7 and under rated things lately;;
I still have 8 more single BL volumes to read and then I'll be switching to series, of which there are at least 7. 😵 I am glad to be getting rid of so many, means more room for ones I 100% want to own forever and the ones I pass on will go to someone who might like them better.
Avatar:
Luffy
Skill: Don't like a tile? Roll a dice - Even go forward a tile, Odd go back
Roll #1:
An 8! Past the trap tile and onto the TBR one. As much time as they can take because I end up removing old stuff, I am starting to look forward to this tile. #884. After deleting like 8 things, it's Konya mo Nemurenai and I'll read its spin-off Kimi to Kore Kara as well. I predict it'll be a 7 or 7.5 star read based on reviews but who can say for sure.
Roll #2:
A 4, prompt: cover featuring blue. Let's do more Ookiku Furikabutte.
Roll #3:
A 5 and the trap tile, weee zooming back.. A 7, highest rated on TBR. It is of course One Piece at 9.22.
Roll #4:
An 8, prompt: published between 2010-2020. That's kind of a broad range...I might change this prompt later but for now... Akai Ito no Shikkou Yuuyo and its spin-off Kanawanu Koi no Musubikata. I only recently started going ahead and reading spin-offs/related manga so I don't know if I'll keep doing it BTW, I just don't like forgetting things in-between reading and sometimes I just don't find it worth it if I didn't like the first one all that much, better just to get it done together. I'm kind of a completionist to my detriment sometimes.
Roll #5:
A 3. Used my skill, rolled odd and landed on the CR tile, not my favorite one... Oh, it's Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu, I take it back!
Roll #6:
A 6, horror element Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kune immediately came to mind.
Roll #7
A 5, prompt: read a manhua! Hmm maybe it's time to finally read 19 Days? It seems the second couple has some tropes that I don't mesh with but we'll see if character growth is there to keep me going.
Roll #8
A 9 and the end. Physical BL manga this time is SEVEN (Tenzen Momoko)
~Manga TBR List~
[BL/Romance] Konya mo Nemurenai & Kimi to Kore Kara
[Sports/Slice of life] Ookiku Furikabutte
[Fantasy/Adventure] One Piece
[BL/Romance] Akai Ito no Shikkou Yuuyo & Kanawanu Koi no Musubikata
[Supernatural/Comedy] Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu
[Supernatural/Mystery] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
[BL/Drama] 19 Days
[BL/Romance] SEVEN
x4 shounen, x6 BL
January Manga Wrap-Up 3
Jan. 30th, 2026 09:42 pmbluapapilio
Read the BL Boku ni Datte Iibun ga Aru, rated it 6/10. I hope Picnic is better 
Read the BL Ai no DNA, rated it 6/10. Read chapter 187-189 of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun. Read chapter 20 of Are You Alice?. Read chapter 184 of D.Gray-Man. (Re)read episode 9 of Men of the Harem. (Re)read the BL Picnic, kept the rating a 7. 
Daily Check In.
Jan. 30th, 2026 07:04 pmadafrog posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Friday to midnight on Saturday (8pm Eastern Time).
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Poll #34149 Daily poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 17
How are you doing?
I am okay
11 (68.8%)
I am not okay, but don't need help right now
5 (31.2%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans are you living with?
I am living single
6 (35.3%)
One other person
8 (47.1%)
More than one other person
3 (17.6%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
[ SECRET POST #6965 ]
Jan. 30th, 2026 06:09 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6965 ⌋
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Chen Qing Ling; Mo Dao Zu Shi: Grandmaster of Meme-onic Cultivation, by Hades_the_Blingking.
Jan. 24th, 2026 12:12 amfull_metal_ox posting in fancake.Fandom: Chen Qing Ling, Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings: M/M, F/M, F/F, poly…this one earns AO3’s Multi glyph. Cut for length: ( Continue. )
Characters:: Cut for length:
( Continue. )
Rating: Teen And Up Audience
Length: 75,126; 132 chapters
Content Notes: This is a raunchy parody; a lot of kinks are implied, and characters will be slipping off for papapa in combinations you may not agree with. Expressive and strategically placed use of eldritch glitchtext.
Creator Tags: Chatlogs, chatfic, Texting, Comedy, Canon Compliant, Crack, Memes, Humour, the untamed - Freeform, God Idek what to tag, Humor, meng yao is best bitch, i am afraid of when lan xichen finally snaps, xue yang is a highly cursed person, nie huisang is still mvp tbh, more relationships and characters to be added probably, tagging everyone was Hell, chatroom fic, Polyamory, Lots of it, ok maybe, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Just have fun everyone!!!, Additional: please do not eat or drink reading this enough people have choked x-x
Creator Links: (AO3)![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Hades_the_Blingking; (Tumblr) ![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
swaglexander-the-great
Theme: Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, Epistolary, Fandom Classics, Fix-it Fic
Summary:
The Untamed universe is exactly the same, except everybody has magical crystals that have a suspiciously familiar messaging system. The story is pretty much the same as the show, except everyone lives!! (so minor changes).
or
in which Wei WuXian tries his darndest to date Lan Zhan, Jiang Cheng possibly has a aneurysm, Jin ZiXuan is still the most awkward human alive, and Xue Yang makes me write some VERY cursed things. Written in chatfic format! :3
Comments are very much appreciated! ^.^b
Author’s Notes:
Listen, I know the premise of this fic is actually insane, but it somehow works really well.
The 'message crystals' they have work on some form of minor telepathy - they don't 'type' as such. That's all the explanation we are getting :3 Format best viewed on a desktop, but it doesn't matter too much I don't think!
On with the show
Reccer's Notes: Despite the author’s disclaimer, I read this just fine on a $10 3G flip phone.
This freewheeling bawdy Muppet Song turned epic saga got a lot of the fandom through quarantine; I admit to shoehorning it into the “serious” category, but an author (who isn’t writing for pay) doesn’t sustain a story through four years and 132 chapters without putting something resembling thought into it; a skeletal outline of the canon plot (with more survivors and a lot more innuendo) remains faintly visible.
Fanwork Links: Grandmaster of Meme-onic Cultivation, byHades_the_Blingking.
Pairings: M/M, F/M, F/F, poly…this one earns AO3’s Multi glyph. Cut for length: ( Continue. )
Characters:: Cut for length:
( Continue. )
Rating: Teen And Up Audience
Length: 75,126; 132 chapters
Content Notes: This is a raunchy parody; a lot of kinks are implied, and characters will be slipping off for papapa in combinations you may not agree with. Expressive and strategically placed use of eldritch glitchtext.
Creator Tags: Chatlogs, chatfic, Texting, Comedy, Canon Compliant, Crack, Memes, Humour, the untamed - Freeform, God Idek what to tag, Humor, meng yao is best bitch, i am afraid of when lan xichen finally snaps, xue yang is a highly cursed person, nie huisang is still mvp tbh, more relationships and characters to be added probably, tagging everyone was Hell, chatroom fic, Polyamory, Lots of it, ok maybe, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Just have fun everyone!!!, Additional: please do not eat or drink reading this enough people have choked x-x
Creator Links: (AO3)
Theme: Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, Epistolary, Fandom Classics, Fix-it Fic
Summary:
The Untamed universe is exactly the same, except everybody has magical crystals that have a suspiciously familiar messaging system. The story is pretty much the same as the show, except everyone lives!! (so minor changes).
or
in which Wei WuXian tries his darndest to date Lan Zhan, Jiang Cheng possibly has a aneurysm, Jin ZiXuan is still the most awkward human alive, and Xue Yang makes me write some VERY cursed things. Written in chatfic format! :3
Comments are very much appreciated! ^.^b
Author’s Notes:
Listen, I know the premise of this fic is actually insane, but it somehow works really well.
The 'message crystals' they have work on some form of minor telepathy - they don't 'type' as such. That's all the explanation we are getting :3 Format best viewed on a desktop, but it doesn't matter too much I don't think!
On with the show
Reccer's Notes: Despite the author’s disclaimer, I read this just fine on a $10 3G flip phone.
This freewheeling bawdy Muppet Song turned epic saga got a lot of the fandom through quarantine; I admit to shoehorning it into the “serious” category, but an author (who isn’t writing for pay) doesn’t sustain a story through four years and 132 chapters without putting something resembling thought into it; a skeletal outline of the canon plot (with more survivors and a lot more innuendo) remains faintly visible.
Fanwork Links: Grandmaster of Meme-onic Cultivation, by
[#289] Frozen Jack (Torchwood)
Jan. 30th, 2026 01:55 pmbadly_knitted posting in fandomweeklyTheme Prompt: #289 – Hot Cocoa
Title: Frozen Jack
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Poor Jack, sometimes Rift retrievals are as hazardous to his health as dealing with dangerous aliens.
( Frozen Jack... )
due South: Twenty Cents a Page by dance_across
Jan. 30th, 2026 09:25 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: due South
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Teen & up
Length: 1782
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: dance_across on AO3
Themes: Crack treated seriously, Friendship, Humor, Pining, Post-canon
Summary: Ray and Fraser discover that someone's been writing stories about them. Slashy, slashy stories.
Reccer's Notes: This is set after canon, during Ray and Fraser's quest. They've become minor celebrities in the wake of the big submarine/terrorists drama and when they briefly hit an outpost of civilization (a motel with internet), Ray checks his email and finds Frannie's sent him a link to a fanfic someone's written, called "Snowfall in Summer". Hilarity then ensues as they decide to read it together, and it leads to Ray making a big decision. The cracky premise is the existence of fanfic about them, and as far as possible, dance_across shows us how that might actually pan out. In a romantic way, of course, with a hopeful ending! It's a lot of fun.
Fanwork Links: Twenty Cents a Page
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Teen & up
Length: 1782
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: dance_across on AO3
Themes: Crack treated seriously, Friendship, Humor, Pining, Post-canon
Summary: Ray and Fraser discover that someone's been writing stories about them. Slashy, slashy stories.
Reccer's Notes: This is set after canon, during Ray and Fraser's quest. They've become minor celebrities in the wake of the big submarine/terrorists drama and when they briefly hit an outpost of civilization (a motel with internet), Ray checks his email and finds Frannie's sent him a link to a fanfic someone's written, called "Snowfall in Summer". Hilarity then ensues as they decide to read it together, and it leads to Ray making a big decision. The cracky premise is the existence of fanfic about them, and as far as possible, dance_across shows us how that might actually pan out. In a romantic way, of course, with a hopeful ending! It's a lot of fun.
Fanwork Links: Twenty Cents a Page
🔊 Daily music
Jan. 29th, 2026 09:23 pmbluapapilioAll the fearful eyes
Stay burned upon my mind
The gift they left behind
Are my troubles🎤
Rag'N'Bone Man - Lay My Body Down
Stay burned upon my mind
The gift they left behind
Are my troubles🎤
Rag'N'Bone Man - Lay My Body Down
Daily Check-In
Jan. 29th, 2026 07:48 pmmecurtin posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Thursday, January 29, to midnight on Friday, January 30 (8pm Eastern Time).
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Poll #34145 Daily check-in poll
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 27
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 27
How are you doing?
I am OK
16 (59.3%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
11 (40.7%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
11 (42.3%)
One other person
10 (38.5%)
More than one other person
5 (19.2%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
[ SECRET POST #6964 ]
Jan. 29th, 2026 05:10 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6964 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
01.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 09 secrets from Secret Submission Post #994.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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