Fradrian Week 2025
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fandomcalendarFradrian Week 2025
Fradrian Week is a fan-led event celebrating the femslash ship of Franziska von Karma x Adrian Andrews from Ace Attorney! This prompt event runs from December 8 - December 14, 2025. We're so excited to see what everyone will create 🩵💛
Prompts and How to Submit
Main Prompts (SFW)
Day 1: Work / Relaxation
Day 2: Wounds / Healing
Day 3: First Dates / Mishaps
Day 4: Facade / Showbusiness
Day 5: Trust / Reliance
Day 6: Future / Celebrations
Day 7: AU / Free Day
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NSFW Prompts (18+)
Day 1: Lingerie / Clothing Kink
Day 2: Whip / Glasses
Dat 3: First Time / New Discoveries
Day 4: Roleplay / Fantasy
Day 5: Submission / Bondage
Day 6: Semi-Public Sex / Long Distance Sex
Day 7: AU / Free Day
To submit your work, post to the #fradrianweek2025 (for SFW creations) or #fradrianweek2025nsfw (for NSFW creations) on tumblr or bsky and/or submit to our AO3 Collection. We will be sharing creations throughout the week!
Late submissions will be accepted up to 1 week after the event.
General Guidelines
You can submit fanfiction, drabbles, podfic, poetry, sketches, a mixtape—whatever medium you feel passionate about! There is no minimum word count.
This event is meant to be for fun—don't feel like you have to create something perfectly polished in order to participate (although if you want to, you can!)
We encourage you to cheerlead others' work by commenting and sharing. A kind comment or tag can go a long way!
The main (SFW) prompts are open to all ages, but you must be 18+ to create NSFW works.
SFW works can be up to T-rated. They can contain swearing, light substance use (alcohol, smoking), mild suggestive language, "fade-to-black" or implied sex, but can't contain explicit sex or graphic violence.
NSFW works can be M- or E-rated, and must be properly tagged with kinks and relevant content warnings. Please take care to warn for topics like suicidal ideation and suicide, especially if you are exploring them more graphically than they are shown in the text of the game.
We do not allow the use of generative AI for this event.
FAQs
Can I combine days or prompts? Yes, you can do that if you wish. You can also combine SFW and NSFW prompts.
Can I include other pairings? Yes, OT3s and polycules are fine, as long as there is a focus on the Fran/Adrian dynamic.
Can I interpret the prompts broadly/loosely? The prompts are meant as inspiration, and you're welcome to interpret them how you want to! We've tried to make them open ended to give creators the option to make them their own.
Can I combine the Fradrian Week prompts with prompts from other fan events (like AA bingo)? As long as it's okay with the organizers of the other event(s), we're fine with that!
Have fun, and happy creating!
MultiLingYule 2025
Oct. 21st, 2025 08:48 pmmorbane posting in yuletideThe MultiLingYule mini-challenge is for works in languages other than English.
Maybe there are very few fanworks in your first, second, etc language, and you'd love to connect with a fellow speaker who's also a fellow fan.
Maybe you're learning a new language and getting a gift in it would be a delightful way to improve your fluency.
Maybe you just want to talk about how much you love conlangs and invite someone to incorporate conlangs into your gift.
The possibilities are multi-ple!
On the creation side: unless someone has clearly indicated that a non-English work would suit as their only gift, gifts of that kind need be posted in Yuletide Madness, regardless of length. Works can only go in the main collection if they fulfil all the same requirements as an assigned gift.
Similarly, someone may be delighted to get a gift in a language you've just started to learn, and connect with you over enthusiasm for that language, but if you're posting a gift in the Main rather than the Madness collection, it should probably either be in a language you're fluent in or in a language you can call on fluent help for.
On the (tangential) beta side, people who can check text snippets, lines of dialogue, etc, in multiple languages are extremely valuable and appreciated, and if you can offer this service, please consider doing so when the beta post goes up.
Maybe there are very few fanworks in your first, second, etc language, and you'd love to connect with a fellow speaker who's also a fellow fan.
Maybe you're learning a new language and getting a gift in it would be a delightful way to improve your fluency.
Maybe you just want to talk about how much you love conlangs and invite someone to incorporate conlangs into your gift.
The possibilities are multi-ple!
MultiLingYule is an opt-in challenge similar to Crueltide and Interactive Fiction. Comment here to let people know
-if you are interested in receiving gifts in languages other than English
-what languages those are
-what you're prompting (link your letter; if you don't have a letter, you can link your prompts on the app after requests are revealed)
-any other useful notes.
With a Mod Hat On
On the requesting side: if you would be happy if a gift in a different language were your only gift, please also note this in the optional details of your sign-up form. This prevents mod panic when we go to check assignments and need to figure out if someone can actually read their gift!On the creation side: unless someone has clearly indicated that a non-English work would suit as their only gift, gifts of that kind need be posted in Yuletide Madness, regardless of length. Works can only go in the main collection if they fulfil all the same requirements as an assigned gift.
Similarly, someone may be delighted to get a gift in a language you've just started to learn, and connect with you over enthusiasm for that language, but if you're posting a gift in the Main rather than the Madness collection, it should probably either be in a language you're fluent in or in a language you can call on fluent help for.
On the (tangential) beta side, people who can check text snippets, lines of dialogue, etc, in multiple languages are extremely valuable and appreciated, and if you can offer this service, please consider doing so when the beta post goes up.
Day 20: Secrets
Oct. 11th, 2025 04:44 pm![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
ao3_highlanderseries_feedJoe tried to cultivate relationships with Watchers of various talents. Those who tried their best to avoid fieldwork were incredibly useful to know. Adam Pierson was always willing to have someone stop by for a beer. Joe didn't always have the chance to take him up on the offer. He liked the kid, all awkward angles and oversized clothes.
Words: 708, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Highlander: The Series
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Categories: Gen
- Characters: Methos (Highlander), Joe Dawson
- Relationships: Joe Dawson & Methos (Highlander)
- Additional Tags: Whump, Methos' History (Highlander), Immortality, The Watchers (Highlander), Highlander Immortals, Secrets
The World I Know
Oct. 8th, 2025 08:58 pmao3_pros_feedby merentha13
When Doyle returns from leave after a minor injury he finds that Bodie has ‘resigned’ and his ex-partner is currently out in the field undercover and alone. Doyle is not having it. Against Cowley’s orders he sets out to find Bodie and to figure out what game Cowley is playing with them this time.
Words: 11434, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: The Professionals (TV 1977)
- Rating: Not Rated
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Ray Doyle, William Bodie, Murphy (The Professionals), George Cowley
- Relationships: William Bodie/Ray Doyle
LJ Idol, Wheel of Chaos, Week 13: "Happiness Pump"
Oct. 21st, 2025 12:15 amroina_arwen"What do we want? Happiness! When do we want it? NOW!"
I still remember what sadness was. Back in my youth, I used to be depressed pretty often. I can still recall what crying felt like, but nowadays I rarely cry. On those occasions when I do shed a few tears, it's because of how happy I am, which is a different kind of crying, you know. It's okay to cry happy tears--you won't receive a penalty for that, although you might be watched a little more closely for a while. The Dark Agents can usually tell happy tears from sad tears, because you're often laughing at the same time.
Today, I am happy. Yesterday, I was happy. Tomorrow is likely to be another happy day.
Why am I so happy, you ask? It's because of the Happiness Pump, of course! It releases happiness vibes--well, probably some sort of pheromones--into the air, and our entire society is happy ALL THE TIME. Sadness has been outlawed. I wake with a smile on my face. My cheeks used to ache from how much I smiled, but it's been almost twenty years now, and I've gotten used to smiling. Well, mostly. I mean, it's not like I don't want to be as happy as the proverbial clam, but sometimes it would be awfully nice to have my own feelings, you know?
Don't get me wrong, it's good to be happy. There haven't been any protests, fights, or wars in ages. Our society is much more productive and efficient than it used to be, which has been abso-friggin-lutely great for our economy! Our Gross National Product is better than ever. We all have a warm, safe place to sleep at night, even though some of us lower-paid folks have less personal space than others, it's all good. I don't mind having three roommates or sleeping on the upper bunk. We have plenty of nutritious food on hand, and never get very hungry. Most of the food is even tasty. So, that's good, right? None of us ever complain about the food, or our living conditions, or our menial jobs, because we're all so happy.
Really, we are. I swear!
Fine, I'll be honest. I tried to get Unplugged once. I've heard there are folks in the Underground movement who want more individuality, who wants to "be in their feelings," so to speak, who don't want to be artificially happy anymore. I saw some of the Unplugged's amazing guerrilla artwork painted on abandoned buildings, bridges, highway overpasses, and even a few posters in alleyways, labeled in the corner with AirAware and FreeTheAir hashtags along with an icon of a broken smile, signifying the emptiness of forced happiness.
Not that I need to be forced to be happy, no sir. Not me.
Why are you looking at me that way? I'm...I'm happy!
Um, excuse me--why are you putting that metal thing on my head? It's a what? Neuro-resonance emitter? It'll help keep me happy...oh, I see. Well, you've already got me shackled to this chair, so it's not like I can... *ZOLT* ...do...anything. Oh, wow. Wow! That's so much better! *ZOLT*
Oooh, yeah that's the ticket. Thank you, Sir. May I have some more?
*ZOLT*
I still remember what sadness was. Back in my youth, I used to be depressed pretty often. I can still recall what crying felt like, but nowadays I rarely cry. On those occasions when I do shed a few tears, it's because of how happy I am, which is a different kind of crying, you know. It's okay to cry happy tears--you won't receive a penalty for that, although you might be watched a little more closely for a while. The Dark Agents can usually tell happy tears from sad tears, because you're often laughing at the same time.
Today, I am happy. Yesterday, I was happy. Tomorrow is likely to be another happy day.
Why am I so happy, you ask? It's because of the Happiness Pump, of course! It releases happiness vibes--well, probably some sort of pheromones--into the air, and our entire society is happy ALL THE TIME. Sadness has been outlawed. I wake with a smile on my face. My cheeks used to ache from how much I smiled, but it's been almost twenty years now, and I've gotten used to smiling. Well, mostly. I mean, it's not like I don't want to be as happy as the proverbial clam, but sometimes it would be awfully nice to have my own feelings, you know?
Don't get me wrong, it's good to be happy. There haven't been any protests, fights, or wars in ages. Our society is much more productive and efficient than it used to be, which has been abso-friggin-lutely great for our economy! Our Gross National Product is better than ever. We all have a warm, safe place to sleep at night, even though some of us lower-paid folks have less personal space than others, it's all good. I don't mind having three roommates or sleeping on the upper bunk. We have plenty of nutritious food on hand, and never get very hungry. Most of the food is even tasty. So, that's good, right? None of us ever complain about the food, or our living conditions, or our menial jobs, because we're all so happy.
Really, we are. I swear!
Fine, I'll be honest. I tried to get Unplugged once. I've heard there are folks in the Underground movement who want more individuality, who wants to "be in their feelings," so to speak, who don't want to be artificially happy anymore. I saw some of the Unplugged's amazing guerrilla artwork painted on abandoned buildings, bridges, highway overpasses, and even a few posters in alleyways, labeled in the corner with AirAware and FreeTheAir hashtags along with an icon of a broken smile, signifying the emptiness of forced happiness.
Not that I need to be forced to be happy, no sir. Not me.
Why are you looking at me that way? I'm...I'm happy!
Um, excuse me--why are you putting that metal thing on my head? It's a what? Neuro-resonance emitter? It'll help keep me happy...oh, I see. Well, you've already got me shackled to this chair, so it's not like I can... *ZOLT* ...do...anything. Oh, wow. Wow! That's so much better! *ZOLT*
Oooh, yeah that's the ticket. Thank you, Sir. May I have some more?
*ZOLT*
Art for 'The World I Know' by merentha13
Oct. 20th, 2025 06:15 pmao3_pros_feedby Macklingirl
As provided by the author:
When Doyle returns from leave after a minor injury he finds that Bodie has ‘resigned’ and his ex-partner is currently out in the field undercover and alone. Doyle is not having it. Against Cowley’s orders he sets out to find Bodie and to figure out what game Cowley is playing with them this time.
Words: 0, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: The Professionals (TV 1977)
- Rating: Not Rated
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: William Bodie, Ray Doyle, Murphy (The Professionals)
- Relationships: William Bodie/Ray Doyle
- Additional Tags: Digital Art
Riding into the Bloody Sunset
Oct. 20th, 2025 11:34 pmao3_highlanderseries_feedby BirdBoneGirl
After a fifty year absence, Methos waltzes back into Duncan's life changing everything.
Words: 20568, Chapters: 10/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Highlander: The Series
- Rating: Explicit
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos, Tessa Noel, Richie Ryan, Joe Dawson, Kronos (Highlander), Gina and Robert De Valicourt, Darius (Highlander)
- Relationships: Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander), Duncan MacLeod/Tessa Noel
- Additional Tags: HIghlander: The series AU, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Old West, vampires (not actually), Letters, Lots and lots of letters, Secrets, Torture (mention), Gun Violence, Sword Violence, Watchers, Rogue Watchers, Biting, Fucking, Kissing, Blood Play, Drunk Sex, Drinking, Kidnapping, Stalking, a wedding, Jealousy, Skipping through time, top methos, (mostly), bottom duncan, Pining, Angst, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Choking, Cum shot, I am sorry Methos has so many alias’s I tried to keep it simple, Gambling, Fire, lots of ruined clothing, Biting until they bleed, quickenings, Beheading, Stabbing, Gun Oil For Lube, Scarring, Probably missing tags let me know
I skirted the house
Oct. 20th, 2025 05:43 pmannavereThat's it. That's the post.
Between that and four cords of split wood, I now feel credibly prepared for winter. There are some other projects, because upkeep is complex and evolving, and at some point this winter I may finally give in and attempt to catalogue all of D's carpentry tools so I can be better prepared for the future, but the big ticket items are behind me.
Next is the holiday season, which is going to be really difficult and emotional to navigate.
Between that and four cords of split wood, I now feel credibly prepared for winter. There are some other projects, because upkeep is complex and evolving, and at some point this winter I may finally give in and attempt to catalogue all of D's carpentry tools so I can be better prepared for the future, but the big ticket items are behind me.
Next is the holiday season, which is going to be really difficult and emotional to navigate.
Pinch Hits & Mid Sign-Ups Notes
Oct. 20th, 2025 01:31 pmyuletidemods posting in yuletide_adminSign-ups close at 9pm UTC 24 October. We're more than halfway through sign-ups - if you haven't signed up, get in quick! If you have signed up, we're glad to have you. Please check all your details are correct.
If your sign-up includes a letter link, please make sure that link works for all viewers! In particular, if your letter is on tumblr, please set it up to be viewable for people who do NOT have tumblr. If you're using Google docs, we recommend linking a web-published version of your letter.
yuletide_pinch_hits, but we also send out notifications of new pinch hits to members of the Yuletide Discord server who have taken on the "yulephs" role, and to anyone subscribed to the Google Group for Yuletide pinch hits.
If you're interested in helping out by taking on extra assignments, please check that you're signed up to receive notifications by one of these methods! We'll send a test message out soon.
If you have questions about any of these, please email us at yuletideadmin@gmail.com! We'd like to make sure things go smoothly for you.
Requesting characters can be a tricky aspect of Yuletide, so just in case, here's a refresher:
If you select 2-4 characters in a request, you can only match to someone who offers them all, even if you’ve indicated in the additional tags that you’re happy with any one of them. If there are 4 or fewer characters nominated, and you’d be happy with a story about any of them, selecting no characters gives you the widest range of matches.
If you select no characters in a request, that means your writer may write about any nominated character or about the fandom world in general. Please only do this when you'd genuinely be happy with a story about any nominated character, or the world.
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Pinch hits
Pinch hits are a major part of Yuletide. Pinch hits are writing assignments that need to be claimed by volunteers, and pinch hitters are the writers who claim and fulfil them. Currently, we publish pinch hit details onyuletide_pinch_hits, but we also send out notifications of new pinch hits to members of the Yuletide Discord server who have taken on the "yulephs" role, and to anyone subscribed to the Google Group for Yuletide pinch hits.If you're interested in helping out by taking on extra assignments, please check that you're signed up to receive notifications by one of these methods! We'll send a test message out soon.
Sign-ups
We've introduced some new features this year! You can now request up to 8 fandoms, and you may fill out a form (linked from the sign-up form) if there are people you would prefer not to match to. Beginning in 2023 we have also included an additional tag checkbox where you can specify whether you want all of your requested characters to appear, or if you’d be happy with particular combinations you specify, or any combination your writer chooses.If you have questions about any of these, please email us at yuletideadmin@gmail.com! We'd like to make sure things go smoothly for you.
Requesting characters can be a tricky aspect of Yuletide, so just in case, here's a refresher:
If you select 2-4 characters in a request, you can only match to someone who offers them all, even if you’ve indicated in the additional tags that you’re happy with any one of them. If there are 4 or fewer characters nominated, and you’d be happy with a story about any of them, selecting no characters gives you the widest range of matches.
If you select no characters in a request, that means your writer may write about any nominated character or about the fandom world in general. Please only do this when you'd genuinely be happy with a story about any nominated character, or the world.
Please either comment logged-in or sign a name. Unsigned anonymous comments will be left screened.
Around And About
Oct. 20th, 2025 07:20 pmao3_pros_feedby ali15son
My digital artwork (shading took ages to finish along with the black corner engraving). This was my creative work started by hand and finished using digital technology.
Words: 0, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: The Professionals
- Rating: Not Rated
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Characters: William Bodie
Endless pleasure
Oct. 20th, 2025 04:07 pmao3_mylar_feedby allforafro
Sylar gain a new ability that proves more difficult to control than he thought. Fortunately, Mohinder should be able to find a solution.
Words: 3048, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Heroes (TV 2006)
- Rating: Mature
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Sylar | Gabriel Gray, Mohinder Suresh, Original Male Character(s)
- Relationships: Mohinder Suresh/Sylar | Gabriel Gray
- Additional Tags: Sex, Rough Sex, Shower Sex, Somnophilia, Banter, Rough Kissing, Kissing, Lots of Sex, Kinda, more like sex ability, Sylar kills someone, Sexual Content, Overstimulation, Sexual Pollens
AWS outage
Oct. 20th, 2025 10:11 amalierak posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_maintenanceDW is seeing some issues due to today's Amazon outage. For right now it looks like the site is loading, but it may be slow. Some of our processes like notifications and journal search don't appear to be running and can't be started due to rate limiting or capacity issues. DW could go down later if Amazon isn't able to improve things soon, but our services should return to normal when Amazon has cleared up the outage.
Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.
Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.
Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.
Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.
Announcement! Global Pros Watch, Sat, 25 October, 2025!
Oct. 20th, 2025 08:13 amsc_fossil posting in bistoconAnnouncement! It's time for our Global Pros Watch! We will be watching A Stirring of Dust on Saturday, 25 October, at 10AM Eastern US time. Please check your time zone clock in your part of the world. We will stream the episode on Zoom. No need to go to another site to either chat and/or view. One spot shopping, er, lads cavorting about.
After the viewing, at approx. 11AM Eastern US time, we will be having an open Zoom chat. I will post the link on Friday, 24 October.
Come and watch Bodie getting dust up his hooter!
After the viewing, at approx. 11AM Eastern US time, we will be having an open Zoom chat. I will post the link on Friday, 24 October.
Come and watch Bodie getting dust up his hooter!