Rain Challenge: Hercule Poirot: Fanfic: Well, it is Raining!
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fan_flashworksTitle: Well, it is Raining!
Fandom: Hercule Poirot
Rating: G
Length: 348 words
Summary: Hastings comes in very wet; Poirot does not approve.
Fandom: Hercule Poirot
Rating: G
Length: 348 words
Summary: Hastings comes in very wet; Poirot does not approve.
( But, ma fois... )
Double Challenge: War of the Worlds (1988-90): Fanfic: Fallen In Battle
Feb. 22nd, 2026 10:43 ambadly_knitted posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Fallen In Battle
Fandom: War of the Worlds (1988-90)
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Harrison Blackwood, Paul Ironhorse.
Rating: PG
Setting: Seasons 2, Episode 1.
Summary: An alien clone of Colonel Ironhorse wreaks havoc on the Blackwood Project.
Word Count: 200
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 507: Amnesty 84, using Challenge 15: Double.
Disclaimer: I don’t own War of the Worlds, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
Yellow: Stock: Icons: Yellow
Feb. 21st, 2026 08:18 pminnitmarvelous_og posting in fan_flashworksCreator: innitmarvelous_og
Fandom: Stock
Characters/Pairings:
Prompt: Challenge 507: Amnesty using Yellow
Word Count/Medium: 6 icons
Rating: None
Warning: None
Summary: Six icons featuring yellow
Notes: Yay! This is #3 for me!
( Follow the yellow brick road! )
Fandom: Stock
Characters/Pairings:
Prompt: Challenge 507: Amnesty using Yellow
Word Count/Medium: 6 icons
Rating: None
Warning: None
Summary: Six icons featuring yellow
Notes: Yay! This is #3 for me!
( Follow the yellow brick road! )
Slice: xxxHoLiC: Fanfic: the landscape my wound reveals
Feb. 21st, 2026 09:53 ambluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksFandom: xxxHoLiC
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: eyelid injury
Author notes: The title is from The Sliced Eyelid by Yumi Fuzuki. (The translator is not credited.)
Summary: It’s the eye, after all.
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Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: eyelid injury
Author notes: The title is from The Sliced Eyelid by Yumi Fuzuki. (The translator is not credited.)
Summary: It’s the eye, after all.
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Performance Anxiety Challenge: For Self Defence: War of the Worlds (1988-90)
Feb. 21st, 2026 01:34 pmbadly_knitted posting in fan_flashworksTitle: For Self Defence
Fandom: War of the Worlds (1988-90)
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Harrison Blackwood, Paul Ironhorse
Rating: PG
Setting: Between Seasons 1 & 2.
Summary: Harrison hates guns, but he’ll have to learn to use one at some point.
Word Count: 300
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 507: Amnesty 84, using Challenge 14: Performance Anxiety.
Disclaimer: I don’t own War of the Worlds, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble
Apparently This Is What I Do When I Run Out Of Fic Ideas.
Feb. 21st, 2026 12:11 pmrionaleonhartIt can be a real challenge to characterise the fictional members of the Cornley Drama Society, given that they spend so much of Goes Wrong canon playing other characters. Therefore, I thought I'd see if I could put together a character profile of Robert Grove.
'Are you going to write characterisation guides for the entire drama society?' No. I'll be honest: I just wanted an excuse to talk at length about Robert Grove, because he's perfect.
( Robert Grove: a character summary. )
Robert's best quality as a friend: he will give generously of his time and effort to fix your problem, or at least to fix what he has decided is your problem. This... may not actually be helpful, but it will at least be well-intentioned.
Robert's worst quality as a friend: he will sleep with your mother, insult your acting and throw you under the bus to play the Dane, and he won't even understand why you're annoyed with him afterwards.
In short, Robert is an egotistic and outspoken man with a passion for theatre, an intense sincerity, a vast capacity for self-absorption, a need to be important, a desire for company and an absolute lack of self-awareness. He's relentlessly loud and dramatic. He will refuse to apologise if he doesn't think he's in the wrong, and he will never think he's in the wrong. He's a nightmare. I love him.
'Are you going to write characterisation guides for the entire drama society?' No. I'll be honest: I just wanted an excuse to talk at length about Robert Grove, because he's perfect.
( Robert Grove: a character summary. )
Robert's best quality as a friend: he will give generously of his time and effort to fix your problem, or at least to fix what he has decided is your problem. This... may not actually be helpful, but it will at least be well-intentioned.
Robert's worst quality as a friend: he will sleep with your mother, insult your acting and throw you under the bus to play the Dane, and he won't even understand why you're annoyed with him afterwards.
In short, Robert is an egotistic and outspoken man with a passion for theatre, an intense sincerity, a vast capacity for self-absorption, a need to be important, a desire for company and an absolute lack of self-awareness. He's relentlessly loud and dramatic. He will refuse to apologise if he doesn't think he's in the wrong, and he will never think he's in the wrong. He's a nightmare. I love him.
Challenge 507: Amnesty
Feb. 21st, 2026 03:35 pmchina_shop posting in fan_flashworksOur new challenge is our eighty-fourth:
During amnesty challenges, you can post works for any of the challenges we've had to date: ( Complete list of prompts )
See the Community Report for a sortable list of prompts.
Both reports have a random "Any Challenge" button, and the Creator Report also has a random "Unfilled Challenge" button.
Of course, you're always welcome to post multiple works to any challenge if you finish them before the challenge closes, but that isn't always possible. So dust off those unfinished works and half-formed ideas -- now is the time!
In amnesty rounds, include the challenge you are posting for in the subject line of your post (eg, Blanket: Heated Rivalry: Fanart: If on a winter's night).
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, 1 March. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
You can view stats forfan_flashworks entries and search and filter them via the Community Report and Creator Report. See our FAQ post for more details. Please let us know if you have any trouble accessing the reports.
Also, keep an eye out for the nextffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the comm yet, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Remember, posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)
AMNESTY
During amnesty challenges, you can post works for any of the challenges we've had to date: ( Complete list of prompts )
Both reports have a random "Any Challenge" button, and the Creator Report also has a random "Unfilled Challenge" button.
Of course, you're always welcome to post multiple works to any challenge if you finish them before the challenge closes, but that isn't always possible. So dust off those unfinished works and half-formed ideas -- now is the time!
In amnesty rounds, include the challenge you are posting for in the subject line of your post (eg, Blanket: Heated Rivalry: Fanart: If on a winter's night).
Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, 1 March. No sign-up required.
Mods will tag your work for fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.
All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.
You can view stats for
fan_flashworks entries and search and filter them via the Community Report and Creator Report. See our FAQ post for more details. Please let us know if you have any trouble accessing the reports.Also, keep an eye out for the next
ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the comm yet, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Remember, posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)Admin: Challenge closed
Feb. 21st, 2026 03:31 pmchina_shop posting in fan_flashworksThe Melt challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:
Icons for Melt: Stock and Terminator 2 byinnitmarvelous_og
FAKE: Fanfic: Bad Weather Blues bybadly_knitted
Mass Effect: Andromeda: Fanfiction: Ice Melts byinfinitum_noctem
Melt: Original: Baking: Melting Moments bysmallhobbit
Ace Attorney: Fanfic: The Snowflake byrefuse2shine
S.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Stuck bydarkjediqueen
The Professionals: Fanfiction: Feverish bylucy_roman
Viola come il mare: Fanfic: Far From Over byveronyxk84
art - Salvador Dalí: icons: Disintegration of Memory byhighlander_ii
Torchwood: Fanfic: The one that got away bym_findlow
Duang with You: Fanfic: the whole universe converges here bybluedreaming
The Story of Kunning Palace: fanfic: all claws and teeth byteaotter
\o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
Amnesty round coming right up.
Icons for Melt: Stock and Terminator 2 by
innitmarvelous_ogFAKE: Fanfic: Bad Weather Blues by
badly_knittedMass Effect: Andromeda: Fanfiction: Ice Melts by
infinitum_noctemMelt: Original: Baking: Melting Moments by
smallhobbitAce Attorney: Fanfic: The Snowflake by
refuse2shineS.W.A.T.: Fan Fiction: Stuck by
darkjediqueenThe Professionals: Fanfiction: Feverish by
lucy_romanViola come il mare: Fanfic: Far From Over by
veronyxk84art - Salvador Dalí: icons: Disintegration of Memory by
highlander_iiTorchwood: Fanfic: The one that got away by
m_findlowDuang with You: Fanfic: the whole universe converges here by
bluedreamingThe Story of Kunning Palace: fanfic: all claws and teeth by
teaotter\o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.
The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.
Amnesty round coming right up.
Strangers Thing fic - plot beta/beta reader?
Feb. 20th, 2026 06:01 pmauthor_by_night posting in fictional_fansI don't know if this post is allowed, I just wasn't sure where else to ask.
I'm currently working on a Strangers Thing fic. I am very new to the fandom. I'd like someone I can bounce off of, and maybe a beta down the line? It's an AU with a better ending to El's story, giving her what I think she deserved. There might be some Canon Divergence for S4 as well. The fic is Byler, not Mileven, although she and Mike will remain good friends.
Any takers?
Again, Modly Beings, feel free to delete.
I'm currently working on a Strangers Thing fic. I am very new to the fandom. I'd like someone I can bounce off of, and maybe a beta down the line? It's an AU with a better ending to El's story, giving her what I think she deserved. There might be some Canon Divergence for S4 as well. The fic is Byler, not Mileven, although she and Mike will remain good friends.
Any takers?
Again, Modly Beings, feel free to delete.
The Story of Kunning Palace: fanfic: all claws and teeth
Feb. 20th, 2026 11:24 amteaotter posting in fan_flashworksTitle: all claws and teeth
Fandom: The Story of Kunning Palace
Content notes: none
Challenge: Melt
Length: 100 words
Summary: Rebirth didn't really change her.
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Fandom: The Story of Kunning Palace
Content notes: none
Challenge: Melt
Length: 100 words
Summary: Rebirth didn't really change her.
( Read more... )
Faking a VPN
Feb. 20th, 2026 03:43 pmelisheva_m posting in little_detailsWhat would be involved in setting up a fake facsimile of a VPN service to gather intelligence on a criminal organisation?
Would this essentially be a VPN where the relay saves a copy of the traffic? Everything I've found to read on the internet assumes more knowledge of tech and jargon than I have. Could a choice of servers in different countries be faked? A UI seems easy enough, but what about the ISP it connects to? If it was simply a gateway to a real VPN, would the real VPN notice? Could it at some point send a second copy elsewhere without being noticed?
Edit: (See armiphlage's post below, that's the scenario I'm going to work with, a gateway to a real VPN. Thank you armiphalge. Additional info or other suggestions also welcome.)
This could be a scheme the character is pondering near the end, so it doesn't have to work - it could simply be trying to find solutions to some of the concerns. He has a habit of staring out the window late at night mulling over such things. He really wants to be able to build a phone case with a rechargeable listening device but we've gotten lost on the physics of discretely charging it from the phone.
There's the social infrastructure to make it appear legit, website & fake reviews and social engineering to get them to bite. I've already written this for a different operation, not in great detail but enough for my purposes. If faking a VPN is feasible, I'd probably replace the existing scheme in those scenes with this one. But the marketing email may be more along the lines of "Police and governments can't subpoena a service they don't know exists" with a link to the dark web.
Edit: It doesn't need to actually work as a VPN, the character won't care about hiding the users' info. It just needs to look like one from their side of things.
Please be careful with how much detail and tech-speak you throw at me, my health is poor and I am easily overwhelmed. If this is a rubbish idea, please be kind in putting it down.
Thank you for any help.
Edit: (See armiphlage's post below, that's the scenario I'm going to work with, a gateway to a real VPN. Thank you armiphalge. Additional info or other suggestions also welcome.)
This could be a scheme the character is pondering near the end, so it doesn't have to work - it could simply be trying to find solutions to some of the concerns. He has a habit of staring out the window late at night mulling over such things. He really wants to be able to build a phone case with a rechargeable listening device but we've gotten lost on the physics of discretely charging it from the phone.
There's the social infrastructure to make it appear legit, website & fake reviews and social engineering to get them to bite. I've already written this for a different operation, not in great detail but enough for my purposes. If faking a VPN is feasible, I'd probably replace the existing scheme in those scenes with this one. But the marketing email may be more along the lines of "Police and governments can't subpoena a service they don't know exists" with a link to the dark web.
Edit: It doesn't need to actually work as a VPN, the character won't care about hiding the users' info. It just needs to look like one from their side of things.
Please be careful with how much detail and tech-speak you throw at me, my health is poor and I am easily overwhelmed. If this is a rubbish idea, please be kind in putting it down.
Thank you for any help.
Duang with You: Fanfic: the whole universe converges here
Feb. 20th, 2026 07:12 ambluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksFandom: Duang with You
Mods please use the f: tv (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from I FELT THE SUNLIGHT by Wang Xiaoni, translated by an unknown Chinese translator with Simon Patton. (Note re canon: I did previously read the novel, but I’m calling this the tv series that’s fresh in my mind.)
Summary: Duang, as always, is besotted.
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Mods please use the f: tv (category) tag
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from I FELT THE SUNLIGHT by Wang Xiaoni, translated by an unknown Chinese translator with Simon Patton. (Note re canon: I did previously read the novel, but I’m calling this the tv series that’s fresh in my mind.)
Summary: Duang, as always, is besotted.
( Read more... )
Torchwood: Fanfic: The one that got away
Feb. 20th, 2026 08:42 pmm_findlow posting in fan_flashworksTitle: The one that got away
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,694 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 506 - Melt
Summary: Jack thought he had their alien under wraps.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,694 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 506 - Melt
Summary: Jack thought he had their alien under wraps.
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Fanfiction: Cast and Crew (The Goes Wrong Show)
Feb. 19th, 2026 11:12 pmrionaleonhartI keep thinking 'okay, I must be out of Goes Wrong ideas now' and then writing more! After seeing The Play That Goes Wrong, I'm really curious about how awkward things were between Annie and the rest of the drama society afterwards.
Title: Cast and Crew
Fandom: The Play That Goes Wrong
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1,800
Summary: In The Murder at Haversham Manor, Annie finds her calling; she wants to be an actress. After the events of the play, though, her relationship with the drama society might be a little strained.
( Cast and Crew )
Title: Cast and Crew
Fandom: The Play That Goes Wrong
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1,800
Summary: In The Murder at Haversham Manor, Annie finds her calling; she wants to be an actress. After the events of the play, though, her relationship with the drama society might be a little strained.
( Cast and Crew )