shadowhive

Challenge #3

In your own space, put some favorite characters into an AU, fuse some favorite canons together, talk about your favorite AU/fusion tropes, or tell us why AU/fusions aren’t your cup of tea. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So between having to go and pick up meds and then not feeling well I wasn’t able to do challenge 3 on the day. So instead I’m doing it now with today’s one (since my head is feeling much better)

So let’s get to it.

When it comes to AUs I don’t tend to read too many of them. Sometimes with band stuff there’d be general AUs (ie where they weren’t in a band) so that was mostly it. I’ve also read a few serial killer ones and stuff like that.

I love space stuff, so I’ve meant to do a Set It Off fic based on the Lonely Dance video which, for some reason, is set in space with them being terrorised by an alien. (I really wanna know what inspired the choice of it for the song) I just haven’t had the chance to work out specifics for it. Maybe I will at some point.

One of my favourite AUs that I’ve done, and would love to see more of, is a Mamma Mia au. Because it’s my favourite films. Yes it’s fun and silly but it’s just so 🖤 Here’s the one I did for The Umbrella Academy and it’s still the favourite thing I’ve done.

Speaking of The Umbrella Academy it was ripe for AUs especially after season 1 and a lot of people wrote stuff post season 1 where they’d got back to their own time and everything was as it should be.

Recently I did do a few fics in a version of a DND type world, with some of the monsters from it. I’m thinking of going back to it at some point.

Challenge #4

In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Well I’m gonna do a few serious ones, then a few things I’d like specifically for me.

First off, I wish fandom was kinder. It feels like, in recent years, people have become crueller. They will hate on others for what they ship or enjoy. They’ll start campaigns against them and bully them. I really, truly, hate that. Especially as someone who had been on the receiving end of it.

And for that point can we stop hassling people for liking ‘problematic’ ships, shows, characters, tropes. (and fuck do I despise that word)

I wish spaces weren’t being… I’m not sure what the exact word is. It started with tumblr banning nsfw content and then it went from there. I’m sick of it. Let people enjoy adult content in peace. It shouldn’t become sanitised for puriteens.

I wish there was more engagement in fandom. Yes ao3 is a good resource for fics, but it’s also… I dunno. People seem to just leave kudos and not comment on fic, which I think is sad. And it’s also very easy for small fandoms there to remain small. It feels like there’s no spaces for connection. I wish dreamwidth was as active as LJ used to be at its height because I loved that. I think when people abandoned it, everyone just kinda… dissipated. And that’s sad.

As such it’s hard to make connections with people, especially good people. Which is a real shame. Stuff like snowflake can be good for that, which I’m thankful for (and I hope to go through other posts when I’m more focussed)

But what I’d like for myself?

I’d always welcome new friends on here. I often feel when I stumble into new fandoms I’m doing it alone or with only one person so I’d love to have more people to squee over things with (currently it’s DreamSMP and minecraft YouTubers which isn’t something I’d have expected) and to squee over geeky stuff like Star Wars and Doctor Who and such.

I’d love there to be more content with Set It Off, but it seems there’s not much of a fandom for them fic wise (it feels like MCR is the only band that has a super active fic writing fandom and it puzzles me). I’d love more Maxx fic, with anyone and everyone. (Same with Alex from Badflower, and Ray Toro which is evergreen). Now that Jay is in Kill The Lights I’d love more fic of him too but I don’t expect any.

Because I’ve fallen into this new fandom I’m gonna have to devour all the Sapnap, Dream, Quackity, Eret, Wilbur fics that there are on ao3 (and I’m probably missing some too).

So basically I’d like any fic with Jay James, Maxx Danziger, Ray Toro, Quackity, Wilbur Soot, Sapnap, Dream, Eret, Alex from Badflower. (And I’m sure I missed someone. I did do a post of wants But it’s pretty out of date and I did a slight addition before December)

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So yeah like I mentioned I’ve not been well since I went out. My tummy and head have felt funny and it’s just been really annoying. Thankfully it seems the liquid neurofen I picked up today seems to have helped with the head.

As such not much has happened cause my focus has been more than a little off which is annoying.

Quackity did stream last night, streaming the new Five Nights At Freddys and his thirst over Glamrock Freddy is just… Unff. There’s art already and I’m sure there’s only a matter of time before nsfw art shows up. (and him running around while ymca played was funny) and before that Wilbur streamed Risk and was so full of manipulative, horny energy it was so…

Is anyone in the uk near a b and m? They’ve got some of the vidiyo sets reduced down to £1 (and £5 for one of the sets) so if you see them lemme know. I was meant to be going when mums friend was next gonna come (and I was gonna get the jungle abomination) but their mum has had a tumble so she won’t be coming anytime soon.

My Georgenotfound hoodie has been shipped so yay! Also my Lego has been sent so hopefully that’ll be here soon woo!

My new card came yesterday and has anyone else had ones with a notch on one side? I’ve never seen that before

And todays Father Brown was so awesome, I knew it would be when it had not just Flambeau but a lady Felicia and just ahh!

I’m gonna snug now, I dunno if I’ll fix today or anything but we’ll see.