Reminder
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I was so busy lately that I was never around on Fridays to post reminders. So here's at least one very late reminder:
Our current round - from
theiconthrone - is to make icons of the reasons why you love something, be it a tv show, an actor, an animal, whatever you love to icon.We already have three entries, and there's (almost) a week left until the deadline this Friday July 18.
SGA/SG1: Five Joint Missions, Post-Retrograde by LtLJ
Jul. 13th, 2025 05:01 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG1
Characters/Pairings: Teyla Emmagan, Cam Mitchell, John Sheppard, Jack O'Neill, Ronon Dex, Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, Miko Kusanagi, Rodney McKay, Teal'c
Rating: Gen
Length: 1505
Creator Links: LtLJ on AO3
Themes: Working together, Teams, Humor, Action/adventure
Summary: Five things that happen on missions where SG-1 and SGA-1 go through the gate together.
Reccer's Notes: A great example of the 5-things format - five dramatic, telling, and sometimes amusing times when members of the premium gate teams of Earth and Atlantis worked together. The last one's an absolute classic!
Fanwork Links: Five Joint Missions, Post-Retrograde on AO3
and I podficced it, here.
Characters/Pairings: Teyla Emmagan, Cam Mitchell, John Sheppard, Jack O'Neill, Ronon Dex, Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, Miko Kusanagi, Rodney McKay, Teal'c
Rating: Gen
Length: 1505
Creator Links: LtLJ on AO3
Themes: Working together, Teams, Humor, Action/adventure
Summary: Five things that happen on missions where SG-1 and SGA-1 go through the gate together.
Reccer's Notes: A great example of the 5-things format - five dramatic, telling, and sometimes amusing times when members of the premium gate teams of Earth and Atlantis worked together. The last one's an absolute classic!
Fanwork Links: Five Joint Missions, Post-Retrograde on AO3
and I podficced it, here.
Quick Rec Day
Jul. 11th, 2025 11:36 pmbedes posting in dunmeshiEnjoy a fanwork recently, but don't want to create a whole new post to recommend it? Drop a link here! Every week, I encourage you to share a fanwork that you enjoy!
Please try to include some information on the ship or character(s) involved, as our members' specific interests vary! Provide trigger warnings, if applicable, as well. And please make sure you're properly linking back to the creator of the fanwork. So, no reposts!
Self-recs are encouraged, too! Creators, feel free to rec any Dunmeshi fanworks you've made recently (or not-so-recently!).
Remember: if you want to see all of the recs people have to offer, consider clicking the "Track this" button to be notified of all future replies! And also keep in mind you can always make a separate post for your recs. This helps keeps our community active, on top of giving your recs more visibility.
I look forward to seeing what everyone shares!
Please try to include some information on the ship or character(s) involved, as our members' specific interests vary! Provide trigger warnings, if applicable, as well. And please make sure you're properly linking back to the creator of the fanwork. So, no reposts!
Self-recs are encouraged, too! Creators, feel free to rec any Dunmeshi fanworks you've made recently (or not-so-recently!).
Remember: if you want to see all of the recs people have to offer, consider clicking the "Track this" button to be notified of all future replies! And also keep in mind you can always make a separate post for your recs. This helps keeps our community active, on top of giving your recs more visibility.
I look forward to seeing what everyone shares!
Filk: Star Trek TOS: HR Violations on the USS Enterprise by indeedcaptain
Jul. 10th, 2025 09:18 amgarryowen posting in fancakeFandom: Star Trek TOS
Pairings/Characters: Kirk/Spock
Rating: G
Length: 1 min 41 sec
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
indeedcaptain
Theme: Working together, outsider POV
Summary: the flagship may not be all it's cracked up to be
Reccer's Notes: Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a commanding officer who has zero judgment when it comes to the captain and who does shit like almost kill him while under the influence of Vulcan mating hormones? Or how about working under a captain who has zero judgment when it comes to his first, and is always doing shit like risking his life and the ship to save his first's life? This short song captures what that must be like. It's the little things like trying to get your damn performance review submitted to Starfleet.
I'm not super into filk, but this one is well-written, with fun rhymes and nice progression from beginning to end. It'll put a smile on your face.
Fanwork Links: HR Violations on the USS Enterprise
Pairings/Characters: Kirk/Spock
Rating: G
Length: 1 min 41 sec
Creator Links:
Theme: Working together, outsider POV
Summary: the flagship may not be all it's cracked up to be
Reccer's Notes: Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a commanding officer who has zero judgment when it comes to the captain and who does shit like almost kill him while under the influence of Vulcan mating hormones? Or how about working under a captain who has zero judgment when it comes to his first, and is always doing shit like risking his life and the ship to save his first's life? This short song captures what that must be like. It's the little things like trying to get your damn performance review submitted to Starfleet.
I'm not super into filk, but this one is well-written, with fun rhymes and nice progression from beginning to end. It'll put a smile on your face.
Fanwork Links: HR Violations on the USS Enterprise
SGA: Nils Nisi Bonum by Dossier
Jul. 8th, 2025 12:46 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Genfic. John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Rodney McKay, Aiden Ford, Steven Caldwell, Jack O'Neill, Cowen
Rating: G
Length: 27,574
Content Notes: Major character death. John has no special relationship with Atlantis and dislikes the city's voice in his head. Dossier's original Notes are here.
Creator Links: dossier on AO3
Themes: Working together, Character development, Teamwork, Action/adventure, Genfic
Summary: I had set the galaxy afire because she had given me her loyalty and trust.
Reccer's Notes: Yes, it's MCD, but hear me out. Dossier creates an AU story of Sheppard as Laurence of Arabia, eventually saving Pegasus from the Wraith. Like Laurence, he dies in a motor vehicle accident, which happens right at the start so you know what you're in for. The structure works well - a 3rd person account of his death, then the story itself from the expedition's arrival in Atlantis, told in John's first person POV like T. E. Laurence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", then a last 3rd person section about his death and the birth of his legend. Sheppard doesn't mercy-kill Sumner in this - he remains ostracised and mistrusted by the mainstream military and carves out a role for himself by "going native" and working together with Teyla and the Athosians, and eventually other Pegasus peoples, finally masterminding an alliance that destroys the Wraith, but being wounded himself and losing 20 or so years from a Wraith feeding. As with Laurence, he's ultimately tormented by the deaths he feels responsible for along the way, especially the massive genocide of the Wraith, and he dies on Earth, alone and largely unrecognised. But in Pegasus, it's a very different story. Not a comfort read, but a powerful and well-told story that fits Sheppard's character.
Fanwork Links: Nils Nisi Bonum
Characters/Pairings: Genfic. John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Rodney McKay, Aiden Ford, Steven Caldwell, Jack O'Neill, Cowen
Rating: G
Length: 27,574
Content Notes: Major character death. John has no special relationship with Atlantis and dislikes the city's voice in his head. Dossier's original Notes are here.
Creator Links: dossier on AO3
Themes: Working together, Character development, Teamwork, Action/adventure, Genfic
Summary: I had set the galaxy afire because she had given me her loyalty and trust.
Reccer's Notes: Yes, it's MCD, but hear me out. Dossier creates an AU story of Sheppard as Laurence of Arabia, eventually saving Pegasus from the Wraith. Like Laurence, he dies in a motor vehicle accident, which happens right at the start so you know what you're in for. The structure works well - a 3rd person account of his death, then the story itself from the expedition's arrival in Atlantis, told in John's first person POV like T. E. Laurence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", then a last 3rd person section about his death and the birth of his legend. Sheppard doesn't mercy-kill Sumner in this - he remains ostracised and mistrusted by the mainstream military and carves out a role for himself by "going native" and working together with Teyla and the Athosians, and eventually other Pegasus peoples, finally masterminding an alliance that destroys the Wraith, but being wounded himself and losing 20 or so years from a Wraith feeding. As with Laurence, he's ultimately tormented by the deaths he feels responsible for along the way, especially the massive genocide of the Wraith, and he dies on Earth, alone and largely unrecognised. But in Pegasus, it's a very different story. Not a comfort read, but a powerful and well-told story that fits Sheppard's character.
Fanwork Links: Nils Nisi Bonum
special round #03 - voting.
Jul. 7th, 2025 11:33 amwickedgame posting in lgbtrainbow
What an amazing turnout, y'all! Thank you so much for entering! Now it's time to vote!
Vote for your TOP 3 SETS and TOP 3 Icons in each set (in order of preference, votes are weighted).
Voting will be open for 5 days.
( special round #03 - voting. )
Use this template, vote in comments:
Star Trek AOS: Wrote the Book by insaneidiot and Reena_Jenkins
Jul. 6th, 2025 08:01 pmgarryowen posting in fancakeFandom: Star Trek AOS (Reboot)
Pairings/Characters: Kirk/inappropriateness, hints of Kirk/Spock
Rating: Teen +
Length: 3,235 for the fic, 23 minutes for the podfic
Creator Links:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
insaneidiot reena_jenkins
Theme: Working Together
Summary: The crew of the Enterprise is subjected to a compulsory seminar on Inappropriate Workplace Behavior, and Jim Kirk finds this to be particularly challenging.
Content notes: In addition to Kirk being inappropriate in the ways one might expect from canon, the seminar leader is stereotyped in a way that might be considered offensive.
Reccer's Notes: I'm reccing both the story and the podfic here because the story is only on LJ, and the writer does not seem to be active anymore. The podficcer, however, is still around, and the pod is hosted on AO3, which may be more accessible for some. It is also the way I first encountered this story.
Now that we have all that out of the way, I can gush about how hilarious this story is because Jim Kirk + Starfleet bullshit is fertile territory, and I always laugh really loudly when listening to the podfic. Jim is so deeply wounded by any attempt to rein in his obnoxiousness, inappropriateness, and mouthiness. The best thing about this fic, though, is Jim's relationship with his crew. Throughout the seminar, we see the dynamics play out, and it becomes clear that the seminar was put together for a very different kind of workplace and a very different kind of crew. As Jim puts it: "All the team unity and 'synergy' exercises in the universe aren’t going to build real trust or strong relationships amongst a crew."
As you might expect, Jim gets kicked down a couple notches by the seminar leader, but the tables turn in an unexpected way by the end of the seminar.
Reena, as usual, does a wonderful job with the podfic.
Fanwork Links: Wrote the Book fic at LJ and Wrote the Book podfic at AO3
Pairings/Characters: Kirk/inappropriateness, hints of Kirk/Spock
Rating: Teen +
Length: 3,235 for the fic, 23 minutes for the podfic
Creator Links:
insaneidiot Theme: Working Together
Summary: The crew of the Enterprise is subjected to a compulsory seminar on Inappropriate Workplace Behavior, and Jim Kirk finds this to be particularly challenging.
Content notes: In addition to Kirk being inappropriate in the ways one might expect from canon, the seminar leader is stereotyped in a way that might be considered offensive.
Reccer's Notes: I'm reccing both the story and the podfic here because the story is only on LJ, and the writer does not seem to be active anymore. The podficcer, however, is still around, and the pod is hosted on AO3, which may be more accessible for some. It is also the way I first encountered this story.
Now that we have all that out of the way, I can gush about how hilarious this story is because Jim Kirk + Starfleet bullshit is fertile territory, and I always laugh really loudly when listening to the podfic. Jim is so deeply wounded by any attempt to rein in his obnoxiousness, inappropriateness, and mouthiness. The best thing about this fic, though, is Jim's relationship with his crew. Throughout the seminar, we see the dynamics play out, and it becomes clear that the seminar was put together for a very different kind of workplace and a very different kind of crew. As Jim puts it: "All the team unity and 'synergy' exercises in the universe aren’t going to build real trust or strong relationships amongst a crew."
As you might expect, Jim gets kicked down a couple notches by the seminar leader, but the tables turn in an unexpected way by the end of the seminar.
Reena, as usual, does a wonderful job with the podfic.
Fanwork Links: Wrote the Book fic at LJ and Wrote the Book podfic at AO3
Coffee Social Sunday
Jul. 6th, 2025 02:15 pmbedes posting in dunmeshiCoffee Social Sunday is a weekly post for low-pressure chit-chat about anything on your mind in the Dunmeshi universe! Is there anything you're currently reading, creating, thinking about, considering creating, watching or rewatching? Tell us! But remember to hold onto your specific fanwork recs to instead share under the current Quick Recs post.
If you're new, this is also a good place to introduce yourself! We have a suggested template for this, but we emphasize the 'suggested' part. Disregard it if you'd like!
Please note that the comments on this post may contain spoilers for anime-onlys, per our spoiler policy. As for everyone else: if possible, try to mark your spoilers clearly!
Share your thoughts, ask for help, and cheer your fellow fans on!Now, what monsters would be good ingredients for coffee...
If you're new, this is also a good place to introduce yourself! We have a suggested template for this, but we emphasize the 'suggested' part. Disregard it if you'd like!
Please note that the comments on this post may contain spoilers for anime-onlys, per our spoiler policy. As for everyone else: if possible, try to mark your spoilers clearly!
Share your thoughts, ask for help, and cheer your fellow fans on!
DC Universe, Sandman: We could be heroes, just for one night, by Leigh Woosey.
Jul. 5th, 2025 10:09 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: DC Universe; Sandman
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Morpheus, Alan Scott, Tomar-Re, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, OCs by the billions (including Reader?)
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 297
Content Notes: Nothing icky happens, but the story references Neil Gaiman’s Endless mythos;(1) dream transcript.
Creator Links: (Website): https://leighwoosey.co.uk/; (Instagram)![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
leighwoosey; (LiveJournal) woogledesigns; (Twitter) ![[twitter.com profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/e0caa790ec10/-/twitter.com/favicon.ico)
Leighwoosey
Theme: Working Together, Action/Adventure, Gen, Just Plain Fun, Non-AO3 Fics
Summary: One for Sandman fans: I had a dream of Morpheus, who saw an invasion of earth that would go through the dreaming to reach target. Morpheus, who foresaw the plan even as it was being dreamt up by the aliens, was obligated to mount a defense. He recruited two sleeping Green Lanterns, one of Alan Scott of Earth and one Tomar-Re.
Author’s Notes: People are always telling me to keep a dream diary, this is a concession.
Reccer's Notes: Raw dream content notoriously tends to be some-assembly-required narrative material, but in a 29 August 2010 LiveJournal post(2), Woosey described this downright jackpot he received from Dreamland: a cool premise complete with plot, grand spectacle, a firm grounding in the canon lore (note the smooth incorporation of the various Elseworlds Batman scenarios), implicit invitation to the audience (what would you have been doing during the Big Event?) and a clear if haunting resolution. The title is my own![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
metaquotes header.
Fanwork Links: We could be heroes, just for one night, by Leigh Woosey.
(1) Note that some commenters envisioned Morpheus from The Matrix.
(2) The entry has since been deleted; archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20170821194033/https://woogledesigns.livejournal.com/69811.html
Pairings/Characters: Gen; Morpheus, Alan Scott, Tomar-Re, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, OCs by the billions (including Reader?)
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 297
Content Notes: Nothing icky happens, but the story references Neil Gaiman’s Endless mythos;(1) dream transcript.
Creator Links: (Website): https://leighwoosey.co.uk/; (Instagram)
leighwoosey; (LiveJournal) woogledesigns; (Twitter) Theme: Working Together, Action/Adventure, Gen, Just Plain Fun, Non-AO3 Fics
Summary: One for Sandman fans: I had a dream of Morpheus, who saw an invasion of earth that would go through the dreaming to reach target. Morpheus, who foresaw the plan even as it was being dreamt up by the aliens, was obligated to mount a defense. He recruited two sleeping Green Lanterns, one of Alan Scott of Earth and one Tomar-Re.
Author’s Notes: People are always telling me to keep a dream diary, this is a concession.
Reccer's Notes: Raw dream content notoriously tends to be some-assembly-required narrative material, but in a 29 August 2010 LiveJournal post(2), Woosey described this downright jackpot he received from Dreamland: a cool premise complete with plot, grand spectacle, a firm grounding in the canon lore (note the smooth incorporation of the various Elseworlds Batman scenarios), implicit invitation to the audience (what would you have been doing during the Big Event?) and a clear if haunting resolution. The title is my own
metaquotes header.Fanwork Links: We could be heroes, just for one night, by Leigh Woosey.
(1) Note that some commenters envisioned Morpheus from The Matrix.
(2) The entry has since been deleted; archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20170821194033/https://woogledesigns.livejournal.com/69811.html