Snowflake Challenge #1
Jan. 1st, 2026 11:29 am
The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.
Hi hi, I'm Killaurey! I'm also Killaurey over on AO3. I'm Canadian, just into my 40s, and I'm doing this challenge in an attempt to use my journal as more than a repository for fanfic.
(It's mostly a repository for fanfic.)
The main fandoms I write for are Naruto and Harry Potter, though I dabble in various video games, including FFVII, Xenosaga, and Lunar, at times. I've even got a Rings of Power fic started but nowhere near ready to post. (Also the Tolkien fandom and fic is amazing and very intimidating to me!)
I'm a huge fan of anime, JRPGs, fantasy and cozy mysteries.
And cats. I love cats so much. Here's a picture of my cat, Tasslehoff (commonly called Tass, the lad, and my troublesome son) helping me put together his new cat tree (which was his Christmas gift this year):
( Image under cut! )
The Fantastic Journey Double Drabble: The Photograph
Jan. 1st, 2026 05:21 pmTitle: The Photograph
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
Characters: Scott, Willaway, Varian, Fred.
Rating: PG
Setting: Years after the series.
Summary: Years later, Scott can still look at the photo and remember the people who had been his friends.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82 at
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Double drabble.
Fic: End Of The Party
Jan. 1st, 2026 05:11 pmTitle: End Of The Party
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1188
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: The New Year Party is over, but Jack and Ianto can’t go to bed yet.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Weekend Challenge Ring In The New at
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
come and gone
Dec. 31st, 2025 06:38 pmI badly needed this time off.
And I badly need to keep up, not the momentum, but some of the habits I've been cultivating over the last week and a half. Which is staying off social media more often (largely not a problem, save for the wasted time I spend on Reddit) and reading more, be it in fits and spurts or in a long sitting.
I actually managed to read 10 books this year, which is more than I read last year, and probably more than I've read in a year since I graduated undergrad in 2006. Something about English degrees just royally fuck up your momentum.
I gamified my reading for the year by making it a challenge on Good Reads. (My challenge was eight books.)
Of the 10 books, at least two were "meh." One of them because it was a very easy (simple writing, fairly formulaic) popcorn read. While I have nothing against popcorn, I don't want to read popcorn just to inflate my book count for the year, just to hit a challenge goal.
I'll keep setting challenges, but I'm going to make it a point to sink my teeth into the somewhat meatier books I have on my list. Maybe I don't finish them quickly, but whatever. I just need to keep up the reading habit. I miss it when I'm not doing it.
And with those habits increased, I'm hoping they'll lead to an increase in other habits (particularly writing).
On this New Year's Even, I'm not making any big resolutions apart from building these habits and continuing the ones I've already built.
Though I am planning a project for this January, and maybe February, which will be writing a haiku a day to get back into wording.
The last two times I've done a month of haiku, I published them on my WordPress blog. This time, I might keep them for myself and see if I can do something else with them at a later date.
Happy New Year.
140 in 1400 List
Dec. 31st, 2025 07:27 pmExercise every day in 2025
Weight lift every day of 2025
Brush teeth 360 times in 2025
Shower weekly 2025
Deodorant daily 2025
Art Every Day 2025
Paint 9 times in 2025
Write in Spanish every day of 2025
Write in Russian every week of 2025
Write weekly 2025
Read 2 pages of Spanish every day 2025
Clean 2 minutes per weekday 2025
Clean 10 minutes per week 2025
Buy a car
Watch a video in Spanish every week 2025
Watch a video in Russian every week 2025
Go to temple 12 times in 2025
BtVS Double Drabble: Homeless
Dec. 31st, 2025 05:32 pmTitle: Homeless
Fandom: BtVS
Author:
Characters: Buffy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 482: On The Road Again at
Spoilers/Setting: End of Season 7.
Summary: With Sunnydale gone, all Buffy can do is move on.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
FAKE Double Drabble: Outrage
Dec. 31st, 2025 05:24 pmTitle: Outrage
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: JJ, Drake, Dee, Ryo, Commissioner Rose.
Rating: PG
Setting: During the manga.
Summary: JJ is NOT happy.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Audacity’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Double Drabble: Beneath Alien Suns
Dec. 31st, 2025 05:17 pmTitle: Beneath Alien Suns
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 898: Burn, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto prefers to avoid getting sunburn.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble. Set in my Ghost of a Chance ‘Verse.
FAKE Triple Drabble: Guardians
Dec. 30th, 2025 04:24 pmTitle: Guardians
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Dee has his own way of looking at things.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Field’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.
Doctor Who Drabble: Alibi
Dec. 30th, 2025 04:15 pmTitle: Alibi
Author:
Characters: River Song, Eleventh Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 987: ‘Ironclad’ at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Just because River has an alibi doesn’t mean she’s not guilty.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.
Double Drabble: Overdone
Dec. 30th, 2025 04:05 pmTitle: Overdone
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 898: Burn, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: There’s nothing better than a blazing fire on a cold day.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
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Dec. 29th, 2025 11:02 pmAlso at xmen100 we hit 100 drabbles made for the community! So *dance party*! If you've participated - ever, at any point - THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. Still have a ways to go for mcu100 (only 34 drabbles so far) but still proud of it. Hopefully more people join up & participate in both communities.
I managed to get a few gifts done for
There's a gay bar in DE that is doing something for New Years Eve, and honestly I'm not one to celebrate the "holiday", like ever, but this year? I want to do something different and HOPEFULLY have some fun so I am actually going to go out to a gay bar. Maybe I'll meet someone? Or at least get some dancing in (hopefully??? IDK if there is a show or not). I need a good dance I think. It's been like years, and this past week kinda stressed me out. Yay family. Love them, but sometimes it just hurts being with them. Plus I want to try the apps (ugh) again, *fingers crossed* I don't spiral again.
Anyway Episode 6 of Heated Rivalry has met my expectations and was absolutely wonderful. I can't believe how fucking addicted I am to this show, my tumblr is basically just me reblogging all the Hollanov & Skip I can get my hands on. Just found out about a Hollanov Big Bang tumblr - not going to sign up but I will definitely be reading!!! Anyway I spent Friday night after everyone else went to bed on a couch at my sister's house with my headphones on trying to keep my squealing/joy quiet as I watched episode 6. I definitely need to rewatch it on a big screen though. Ugh, the actors were all brilliant. CANNOT wait until Season 2.
Did I just create a community for the show/books? Yes. Yes I did ---> check it out here
Also watched Fallout episodes 1 & 2 of Season 2 - I definitely enjoyed them, although I was shocked at how much was familiar to a few fics I read for Cooper/Lucy, but they might have been after the S2 trailer had been released now that I think about it. I didn't see the trailer when it was released mostly because I feel like the trailers show too much of the shows/films.
Also fairly recently adopted
Anyway that was my roundabout way saying I'm completely looking forward to the movie. I know it's not exactly my normal choice for Kara/Supergirl but I'm excited to see a new version of her. Plus I loved Superman (2025) and I have a feeling I'll enjoy this one as well even though I wasn't completely sure about it before the trailer was released. I do want to read the comic book it's based on though before the movie's release. We'll see if I actually get to it.
I'll probably do the end-of-the year memes/questionnaires within the next few days since I definitely need to head off to bed soon.
The Fantastic Journey Triple Drabble: Moving On
Dec. 29th, 2025 04:58 pmTitle: Moving On
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
Characters: Jonathan, Varian, Travellers.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 482: On The Road Again at
Setting: Turnabout.
Summary: Leaving Coriel behind, Varian is deep in his own thoughts.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble.
Ficlet: The Coldest Night
Dec. 29th, 2025 04:49 pmTitle: The Coldest Night
Fandom: Torchwood
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1062
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: It’s the coldest night of the year, and Ianto is out in it, searching for Jack.
Written_for:
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
Stargate SG-1 Ficlet: Fine Dining
Dec. 28th, 2025 05:10 pmTitle: Fine Dining
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Author:
Characters: Daniel, Chaka.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: The First Ones.
Summary: Daniel may have been captured by an Unas, but that’s just an opportunity to learn more about the Goa’uld’s first hosts.
Written For:
Disclaimer: I don’t own Stargate SG-1, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
FAKE Double Drabble: Heading Out
Dec. 28th, 2025 04:57 pm-
Title: Heading Out
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 482: On The Road Again at
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: It’s great to get out of the city for a couple of days.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Double Drabble: Talents
Dec. 28th, 2025 04:48 pmTitle: Talents
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 897: Beach, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto accompanies Jack to the beach. In December.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
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