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Challenge # 463: Control

This week's challenge is:

Control

Reminder of Rules

Entries should be 100, 200, or 300 words exactly, excluding titles and headers.
Please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your drabble, though you can if you like.
Each challenge ends when the new challenge is posted, but if you're a few days late that's still fine.

NEW RULE: DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DRABBLES ARE ALSO ACCEPTED ;)

Have fun!

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Torchwood: Distracting (Challenge 462 - Where was I?)

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MCU100 - a weekly drabble challenge

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2025

Tagset Clean Up

Tagset Clean Up

This post is very specifically for issues with tags already in the tagset. If you have a question about a queried/rejected nomination or if you think tags you nominated got lost in the shuffle, please instead comment on the last Nominations Clarification post.

Your report must include:

The tag(s)
The fandom
The issue and if necessary what needs to be changed to fix it.

Things to definitely report to us

Wandering tags: These are tags that belong in one tagset fandom, but are showing up in others. This is usually caused by the fandoms being connected, but some tags just like to show up any ol place. Please indicate both the correct fandom and the fandom(s) being invaded.
Misspellings: Please tell me the correct spelling.
Duplicate tags: One will need to be removed, so please say which you would rather keep.
Doubled disambiguation: Sometimes we do this by accident, I will trim it back off.
Synning catastrophes: Sometimes a tag, or even a whole fandom, is synned to another thing in the tagset which then devours it. Make sure to tell me both the devoured tag/fandom and what is consuming it.
Tones/diacritics: Did you nominate Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian (The Untamed) and now the tagset has Jiāng Chéng/Wèi Wúxiàn (The Untamed)? We'll fix this!
Ambiguous tags: Does a relationship in your fandom use a codename/alias/assumed name/etc that could apply to more than one character? Let us know which characters.
Confusing tags: Are you just not sure what a tag means? We might not be able to fix it, but we'd like to know.
Mod whoopses: Did we say to do things one way and then went and accepted it the wrong way? Hopefully this won't happen often, but if it does please report it here!
Other structural fixes: Things I missed that aren't on the lists below.

Things you don't need to report

Crossover tags with ambiguous or AMT fandoms – we're happy to leave picking the specific adaptation up to the creator for those tags.
Fandoms sorted into the wrong media category – official AO3 tag wranglers handle this, we don't have any control over it and thus can't fix it.
Anything in the "Unassociated Characters & Relationships" bucket at the bottom.
Weird spaces in your disambiguations: I probably put them there to fix some issue.

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Nominations Clarification 5

Nominations Clarification 5

This is the last Nominations Clarification post.

All tags nominated on AO3 should now be either accepted or rejected. All tags nominated via google form should now be either accepted or queried.

If you can't find your tags in the tagset, first check this post and the other 4 clarification posts to see if we queried or rejected them and you just missed it. (You should be able to just ctrl+f on the comm's front page for your fandom.) If they're not there, then please comment on this post or email. AO3 nominators should include a link to their nominations page. Google form nominators should give us as much specific tag information as they remember.

If your AO3 tagset nominations were rejected and you don't understand why, we're happy to explain! Please comment on this post or email. Include a link to your AO3 nominations page so we can look at that.

If you were previously queried you might still be waiting for a reply because I prioritized getting this clarifaction out so everyone would have time to view it before the tagset clean up phase ends. I will catch up on replying to all of you tomorrow!

If you missed nominations or all your nominations were rejected, like in previous years we will open up a post for late nominations once sign ups open. We will require you to format your tags for that perfectly, though, so if you had your tags rejected and don't understand why you should probably ask us to explain! Comment on this post with a link to your nominations page, or email us with your link.

Find tagset errors? Right after this post goes up, we'll put up a post for tagset fixes, like duplicate tags and mispellings and other errors.

Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before, hidden under a details tag now:

Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before:

What/why is a Nominations Clarification post?

Nomination clarifications are queries about tags we find confusing and updates about tags or the tagset in general. The goal of nominations is to create a tagset of unambiguous, easy to understand tags that will be useful to participants and solidly within the scope of the exchange. The goal of a clarifications post is to keep all of our participants up-to-date regarding our nominations work and solicit feedback where necessary to create the most useful tagset we can.

Do I need to read the whole post?

No. You can just skim each clarification post to see if a fandom you're interested in requesting or offering has been mentioned. We recommend doing this even if you don't care very much how the tagset is organized in case we make some kind of huge blunder with your favorite fandom or OTP.

How do I reply to a Nominations Clarification post? Do I need a Dreamwidth account?

You don't need a Dreamwidth account because we have anonymous commenting turned on. If you comment anonymously, remember to check back for our reply! You can also email us at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com if you'd prefer.

There's a query about a fandom I'm familiar with, but I'm not the nominator. Can I tell you what I think?

Yes! If you are not the nominator but have relevant fandom knowledge about something, please speak up. Nominators don't always reply to our queries, so answers from other people in the fandom are often very helpful.

Why haven't you processed my nomination(s) yet?

Nominations can't be processed in a strictly first-in, first-out manner because of various backend reasons, so most likely we just haven't yet had a chance because of the large volume of submitted nominations. Double check our nominations clarification posts for your tag. If sign ups open and one or more of your tags is mysteriously still missing, please reach out.

My AO3 tagset nomination(s) were rejected but aren't discussed below, why did you reject them?

Most likely you failed to disambiguate your nominations, or made some other error — we reject incorrect tags rather than fixing them. You're welcome to post a link to your nominations slate if you'd like us to tell you why the tag(s) were rejected. You can attempt to re-nominated tags either on AO3 or via the form if you'd like.

However, there is a delay between us rejecting and us posting nominations clarifications! Literally as I post this post, other people on the tagmod team are approving/rejecting new tags. So your rejected tag might show up in a future clarification post

I have a nominations question not answered here or on the Nomination Guidelines. Can I ask on this post?

Yes! You can ask nominations questions on whichever nominations clarification post has been most recently posted, or you can ask on the Nomination Guidelines, or you can use the mod contact post, or you can email us. We're happy to help no matter how you get in contact!

New Mediums

We got a lot of new medium opt-in nominations this year! Also, one length opt-in nomination! Here's a list for you to gaze at, to help you get excited for sign ups.

There are 40 new mediums, so they're getting a details tag too. Click here to view!

Length Opt-In: 900 words exactly
Medium Opt-In: Art - Papercraft - Fanart
Medium Opt-In: Art - Body Pillow Cover Style Art
Medium Opt-In: Art - Character Possessions
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Stage Performance Poster
Medium Opt-In: Art - Medieval Illumination-Style Art
Medium Opt-In: Art - Medieval Illumination-Style Illustration of a Scene From the Recipient's Fic
Medium Opt-In: Art - Phone Wallpaper
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Astrology Birth Chart Reading
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Dating App/Dating Site Profile
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Illustrated Fic
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Stage Performance Playbill Page
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Tarot Card with Interpretation
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Tarot Card Reading
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Astrology Birth Chart Reading
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Transcript of Sports Match Commentary
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Not!fic
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering - In-Universe Longform
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Calligraphy & Handlettering - Epistolary
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - In-Universe Style Guide
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - Zine Page
Medium Opt-In: Typographic Design - In-Universe Zine Page
Medium Opt-In: Poetry - Double Abecedarian
Medium Opt-In: Poetry - Cinquain
Medium Opt-In: Audio - Filk Set To Public Domain Music (A Capella)
Medium Opt-In: Audio - First Person In-Character Narration
Medium Opt-In: Audio - Podfic with Freetalk
Medium Opt-In: Audio - Podfic with Interjections & Narration Stumbles
Medium Opt-In: Audio - Recorded Meta - Scripted
Medium Opt-In: Audio - Recorded Meta - Unscripted
Medium Opt-In: Instructions - Mocktail Recipe
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Craftwork - Pressed Botanicals
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Fanmix with Liner Notes
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Printable Dress-up Paper Doll
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Web Weave - Collage Style
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Crossword Puzzle
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Crossword Puzzle with Cryptic Clues
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Nonogram Logic Puzzle
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - Raddle Puzzle

Queries

Google Forms nominations

DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper & Wally West (Kid Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper/James Jesse | Trickster (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
DC Extended Universe: Hartley Rathaway | Pied Piper/Wally West (Kid Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
DC Extended Universe: Solo: Hartley Rathaway (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse.
DC Extended Universe: Solo: The Rogues (Flash) (DCEU) — Nominator, this seems to be a nomination for the Flash TV show. Is that the case? That TV show isn't part of the DCEU. If it is for the Flash TV show, we will accept under DC's Arrowverse. Also, this was nominated with the label "Group:" which isn't allowed per our nomiantion guidelines, so we switched it to "Solo:"
DCU (Comics): WB: Gotham vs. Metropolis (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Sinkhole (Podcast): Solo: Original Character Thrown Out Of The Sinkhole (Sinkhole) — Nominator, could you let us know what the sinkhole is and if there are canonically people who are thrown out of it?
烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー | Ressha Sentai ToQger: WB: Rainbow Line (Ressha Sentai ToQger) — This seems like it might be a group of characters, which would make it more appriate for a Solo: tag. Is it a group?
烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー | Ressha Sentai ToQger: WB: Shadow Line (Ressha Sentai ToQger) — This seems like it might be a group of characters, which would make it more appriate for a Solo: tag. Is it a group?

Ao3 tagset nominations

Dead by Daylight (Video Game): WB: Surviving In Between Trials (Dead by Daylight) — Nominator, we're not totally sure what this means but it reads like a prompt to us. Could you elaborate on what you meant by this and/or help us rephrase?
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim : Female Dragonborn/General Tullius (Elder Scrolls: Skyrim) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Haikyuu!! : WB: Bouncing Ball Corp. (Haikyuu!!) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Kingsman: The Secret Service (Movie): WB: Behind the scenes of the Kingsman organization — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Original Work: Female General Who Returned/Female Childhood Friend He Wants to Marry/Hostage Princess General Has To Marry (OW) — Nominator, is it okay if we accept this as "Female General Who Returned/Female Childhood Friend She Wants to Marry/Hostage Princess General Has To Marry (OW)" or did you want the Female General to use he/him pronouns? If you did, we should probably rephrase the tag for clarity.
Original Work: WB: Cyberpunk Dystopia (OW) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Schmigadoon! (TV): WB: Other Musical Lands (Schmigadoon!) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Slow Damage (Visual Novel): Madarame Kei/Towa (Slow Damage), Shiro/Towa (Slow Damage) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Smosh: Bit City Host/Sarah Christ (Smosh) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms - Mercedes Lackey: Alexander & Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms), Alexander/Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms), Solo: Elena (Five Hundred Kingdoms) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (Video Game): WB: Actions of Anti-Exodus Faction (Hundred Line) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (Video Game): WB: Cryptoglobin memory sharing (Hundred Line) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? (We also want to check if "Cryptoglobin" is the correct spelling because we did keep misreading it as "Cryptogolbin" although we're not sure what that would mean either.)
The Magnus Archives (Podcast): Solo: Slaughter Avatar (The Magnus Archives) — We pulled these to query but solved our own questions, so they should be in the tagset now!
Video Games: Devil May Cry (Gameverse): Dante/Vergil (DmC) — The "DmC" abbreviation is apparently specific to a different reboot so for extra clarity we've replaced this tag with "Dante/Vergil (DMC Gameverse)"—if you actually meant the Devil may Cry reboot from 2013, please let us know, but we think the capitalization situation was a tagset system whoops and not your actual intent.
ウルトラマンブレーザー | Ultraman Blazar: Solo: SKaRD (team) (Ultraman Blazar) — Nominator, we're confused about why this is disambiguated with "(team)", could you please explain?
暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ | Avataro Sentai Donbrothers: Solo: Donbrothers (team) (Avataro Sentai Donbrothers) — Per the wiki, "Donbrothers" may refer to several subsets of characters. Is the nominator sure this description will get them the characters they want? Also, it looks like there are only five in the main Donbrothers team, so would the nominator prefer to just nominate the five as an explicit group, so they can get a gift about all of them?

Rejected Tags

Ao3 tagset nominations

Bandom: Bob Bryar/Brian Schechter (Bandom) — Unfortunately, we've decided that Brian Schechter doesn't meet our "famous in their own right" requirements, so we can't accept this tag.
DCU (Comics): Trisana Chandler & Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss & Sandrilene fa Toren (Emelan) in Gotham City (DC Comics) — This was accepted in error. It has been replaced with the tag "Trisana Chandler & Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss & Sandrilene fa Toren (Emelan) in Batman (Comics)"
Dead Boy Detectives (TV) : Jenny Green (Dead Boy Detectives)/Night Nurse (DCU) — This was rejected because it should have been nominated under Crossover Fandom. You're welcome to re-nominate it when late nominations open.
Dead Boy Detectives (TV) : Kashi (Dead Boy Detectives)/Night Nurse (DCU) — This was rejected because it should have been nominated under Crossover Fandom. You're welcome to re-nominate it when late nominations open.
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling : WB: How do portraits work? (HP - JKR) — This was rejected because it's in the form of a question. We would like to rephrase it as a specific worldbuilding topic, although "WB: Portraits" is probably too close to a group. Maybe something like "WB: Creation of Magical Portraits (HP - JKR)"?
Invisible Inc. (Video Game): WB: Agency operations post-canon (Invisible Inc) — WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. What's different about post-canon agency operations that you want worldbuilding about, or what event happened at the end of canon that might have impacted the agency?
Men's Hockey RPF: Celeste Desjardins/Leon Draisaitl/Lauren Kyle/Connor McDavid (Men's Hockey RPF) — Two of the characters in this ship aren't ellibile. Celeste Desjardins is married to a men's hockey player, but isn't famous for men's hockey and so can't be nominated in the Men's Hockey RPF fandom. Lauren Kyle is married to a hockey player but does not seem to be famous in her own right, and so can't be nominated at all. If our research has failed us, please let us know.
Midsomer Murders - All Media Types: All tags — Your tags were rejected because we don't accept All Media Types and other umbrella fandoms without discussion beforehand. When late nominations open, you can re-nominate your tags under a more specific fandom.
NCIS (TV 2003): WB: HR and employees complaint management (NCIS 2003) — Sorry, nominator, but WB: tags need to be about fictional things instead of things that require research, and NCIS is a real thing with a real HR department. If I'm mistaken and there's something fictional about this, please let us know.
Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant: WB: Orphans of the Rising (Newsflesh) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Ordem Paranormal (Web Series): WB: Typical Missions for the Pre-Canon Order (Ordem Paranormal) — WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. How was the order different pre-canon, or what pre-canon event changed the order such that missions would have been different then?
Original Work: WB: Lovecraftian Horror (OW) — Nominator, this seems like a genre instead of a worldbuilding topic, could you elaborate about what you want? (Alternatively, you might find that what you want is covered under the fandom "Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft")
Star Trek: The Original Series: WB: Rumors about Roddenberry's footnote (ST: TOS) — Nominator, we're not totally sure what this means but it definitely seems metatextual. All WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way. What kind of worldbuilding were you hoping for?
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien: WB: In-world historians seeking primary sources about the Elder Days (LotR Books) — All WB: tags are required to be phrased in-universe so this tag doesn't need that clarification, but also this seems more like a prompt than a worldbuilding topic. Would something like "WB: Primary Sources About The Elder Days (LotR Books)" suit your needs?

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FFXV Fandom Event Round Up - August Edition

Happy Mid-August everyone, sorry for posting again but wanted to update y'all! Here's a round up of the ffxv fandom events going on and coming up that I hope y'all don't mind me sharing. FFXV Zine News (Bsky is the best resource for people to use for up to date news as the lovely mod there reblogs news constantly. If anybody knows of any others please let me know?

( FFXV Fandom Events )

I'm not as up to date with FFVII news but here's one which I know is coming up.

//FF7 Fandom Event//
Strifesodos Week - October 6th - 12th (Ao3 Collection)

//Zines//
Final Fantasy Gents Zine - Preorders Open until September 7th (Bsky, X)

Have a happy Rest of Summer! 💚

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Nominations Clarification 4

Nominations Clarification 4

There will be one more clarification post after this. We're not quite through all the tags yet, but I wanted to get these queries out now.

Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before, hidden under a details tag now:

What/why is a Nominations Clarification post?

Do I need to read the whole post?

How do I reply to a Nominations Clarification post? Do I need a Dreamwidth account?

There's a query about a fandom I'm familiar with, but I'm not the nominator. Can I tell you what I think?

Why haven't you processed my nomination(s) yet?

My AO3 tagset nomination(s) were rejected but aren't discussed below, why did you reject them?

I have a nominations question not answered here or on the Nomination Guidelines. Can I ask on this post?

Queries

Google Forms nominations

Crossover Fandom: Any Character (Naruto) in Konohagakure & Any Mountain Peak Lord (SVSSS) — Nominator, we're a little confused by this. Did you mean "Any Character From Konoha (Naruto) & Any Mountain Peak Lord (SVSSS)"? If so, we'd like to check that this will really suit what you want—"Any Character From Konoha" would include civilians and missing-nin, and "Any Mountain Peak Lord" is ambiguous enough that it might include people beyond the Cang Qiong Peak Lords. A more specific tag might look like "Any Konoha Ninja (Naruto) & Any Cang Qiong Peak Lord (SVSSS)"
DCU (Comics): WB: A Day in Arkham Asylum from the Perspective of an Employee (DC Comics) — To phrase this as a worldbuilding topic instead of a prompt, we've accepted this as "WB: Daily Life Of Arkham Asylum Employees (DC Comics)" — if that doesn't meet the nominator's needs, please let us know and we'll replace it or put in an alternate tag for you.
DCU (Comics): WB: Batman and Batman-adjacent (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Seventh Path (Dragonriders of Pern) — Nominator, this was nominated twice in a row. Did you mean to nominate something else?
Falsettos - Lapine/Finn: WB: Sitting Shiva for Whizzer (Falsettos) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? It seems like it might be a prompt rather than a worldbuilding topic.
Kraven the Hunter (2024): Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022) — This has been accepted as "Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter)/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)" under "Crossover Fandom"
Kraven the Hunter (2024): Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)/Tom Ryder (The Fall Guy 2024) — This has been accepted as "Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter)/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)/Tom Ryder (The Fall Guy 2024)" under Crossover Fandom
Monster Prom (Video Games): WB: Liam Prom (Monster Prom) — ~~Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?~~ Accepting as-is, thank you to everyone who helped explain!
Original Work: Kind Male Rival/Previously Abused Man (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Man Abused By Previous Partner/His Kind Male Rival (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Original Work: Kind Male Rival/Previously Abused Man & Man's Adopted Son (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Man Abused By Previous Partner/His Kind Male Rival & Abused Man's Adopted Son (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Original Work: Male Rival/Injured Male Enemy He Rescues From An Abusive Situation (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Injured Male Enemy In An Abusive Situation/His Male Rival Who Rescues Him (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series): WB: Life of a Grunt (Pokemon Game) — To phrase this as a worldbuilding topic instead of a prompt, we've accepted this as "WB: Daily Life Of Grunts (Pokemon Game)" — if that doesn't meet the nominator's needs, please let us know and we'll replace it or put in an alternate tag for you.
Rats SMP Season 2: InTheLittleWood/Rendog (Rats SMP Season 2) — Nominator, is there a reason you need to specify the season for this SMP? We're pretty sure Ren was only in Season 2, so there shouldn't be any trouble there. If you were nominating this way because Empires is split up into seasons: we've done it that way this year because the worldbuilding and characters for both seasons are very different, and in previous years we've struggled with phrasing tags so that they only apply to one season or the other. We don't think Rats SMP has this problem, so we would prefer not to split it unless you have a compelling reason.
The Villains' Code Series - Drew Hayes: WB: The AHC (Villains' Code - Hayes) — We couldn't find much information about this via google, but this seems to be a group. If it is, we think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
The Villains' Code Series - Drew Hayes: WB: The Guild (Villains' Code - Hayes) — We couldn't find much information about this via google, but this seems to be a group. If it is, we think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
きみのせかいに恋はない | Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai | Is Love the Answer? (Manga): All tags with "Ito", "Ito Mayuri", "Enomoto", and/or "Enomoto Mayuri" — We require characters to be submitted with their full names so as to avoid confusion. Are Ito and Ito Mayuri the same character? Are Enomoto and Enomoto Mayuri the same character? If yes to both, we will edit the submitted tags and then accept. If these are different characters, we would appreciate help figuring out how to disambiguate the ones without last names from the ones with last names to prevent confusion.
きみのせかいに恋はない | Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai | Is Love the Answer? (Manga): WB: Relationship Negotiations (Kimi no Sekai) — WB: tags are required to be about a fictional aspect of the requested canon's world. Is there any reason to believe that relationship negotiations in this canon are substantially different from real life relationship negotiations? If not, we can't accept this tag.
不良執念清除師｜Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (TV): Chen Chuying & Pu Yiyong (Oh No Here Comes Trouble) — This is a duplicate of another tag. Did the nominator mean to submit it as / or something else?
崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game): WB: Heliobi (Honkai: Star Rail) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?

Ao3 tagset nominations

Crossover Fandom: The Librarians: The Next Chapter (The Liibrarians: The Next Chapter TV 2025) & The Librarians (TV 2014) — We think this tag means you want any librarians from the 2014 show and any librarians from the 2025 show, but we're not totally sure. Oe maybe any character from either show? We're not quite sure but would definitely like to rephrase this tag. Maybe "Any Librarian (The Librarians: The Next Chapter) & Any Librarian (The Librarians 2014)" or "The Librarians Ensemble (The Librarians: The Next Chapter) & The Librarians Ensemble (The Librarians 2014)" or something similar?
Fear Street Trilogy (Movies 2021): WB: Chatrooms Discussing The Curse (Fear Street) — Two nominators re-nominated this WB tag from last year. As you can see on your nominations pages, we've accepted it as "WB: Internet Discussions Of The Curse (Fear Street)" -- this is because this year we've decided we want to avoid WB nominations that might seem to opt a requester into a particular medium opt in. If for some reason this rephrasing doesn't capture what you want out of the tag, I'm open to rephrasing again or adding a different WB: tag of your choosing.
Video Blogging RPF: Buddha & Sykkuno (VB RPF) — We found what we believe are Buddha's twich and youtube, but we can't confirm his age. We need either a credible source or a post from Buddha that says he's over 18, otherwise we can't accept this nomination.
XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms: WB: The Commander's Implant (XCOM 2012 Reboot Series) — This seems like it only applies to one character (which is against our worldbuilding guidelines, because that sort of thing is better as a prompt under a Solo: tag) but we also couldn't figure out what this means...so maybe we're wrong?
駄作 | Dasaku (Visual Novel): Haiki Yuuki/Nanagaki Alice/Nanagaki Chloe (Dasaku), Nanagaki Alice/Nanagaki Chloe (Dasaku) — Nanagaki Chloe appears to be a character that only shows up in the Dasaku ~Arisu to Kuroe, Musubareru Hi~ follow-up and not in Dasaku proper. Would you like to change the fandom to include both the original visual novel and the follow up? Otherwise, we can move this to Crossover Fandom.

Rejected Tags

Google Forms nominations

Citizen Sleeper (Video Games): WB: Sleepers (Citizen Sleeper) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Crossover Fandom: Gotham City (DCU Comics) & Natasha Romanov (MCU) — Per discussion on Nominations Clarification 3, we don't consider Gotham to be thinking/feeling enough to count as a character for FIAB. We would be willing to accept this as "Solo: Natasha Romanov (MCU) in Batman (Comics)", "Solo: Natasha Romanov (MCU) in Batman - All Media Types", as a similar tag with a more specific fandom, or as a crossover tag specifying a specific DCU character for Natasha to interact with.
Crossover Fandom: The Magnus Archives in Gotham (DCU) — Nominator, this isn't a tag format we accept and we're confused about what you wanted. Are you looking for any character from The Magnus Archives to cross over into the DCU Batman Comics? The correct tag for that would be something like "Solo: The Magnus Archives Ensemble (TMA) in Batman (Comics)". Are you looking for a tag that would put a Magnus Archives team in Gotham? A tag for that might be "Solo: Original Statement Maker (TMA) in Batman (Comics)" Or was this maybe supposed to be a WB: tag? In that case, please elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you wanted and we'll figure it out.
Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette: WB: The Cade-Skiffs of Melusine (DoL - Monette) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Dragons (Dragonriders of Pern) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Firelizards (Dragonriders of Pern) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dream SMP: WB: Horror Setting (Dream SMP) — Nominator, this seems to be a prompt for an AU setting instead of a worldbuilding topic, so we can't accept it. If we're wrong, please let us know. You can also review our worldbuilding guidelines and request an alternate WB: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Future Generations (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Previous Inhabitants of Vertumna (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Vertumna Group (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
IT (Movies - Muschietti): Bill Denbrough/Mike Hanlon/Ben Hanscom/Eddie Kaspbrak/Beverly Marsh/Richie Tozier/Stanley Uris (IT - Muschietti) — FIAB only allows 6 characters or less per relationship tag. Which of these seven characters would you like to remain in this ship tag?
Original Work: Exhausted Man Signs Up For Cloning Scheme To Ease Workload/His Female Best Friend/His Clone(s) (OW) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison: WB: Cerberuses (Angel of the Crows - Addison) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
休日のわるものさん | Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san | Mr. Villain's Day Off (Anime): WB: Evil Organization (Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
休日のわるものさん | Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san | Mr. Villain's Day Off (Anime): WB: Rangers (Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game): WB: Trailblazer's Past (pre-Express) (Honkai: Star Rail) — This seems to be a request for a character's backstory, or possibly a group's backstory, which isn't an allowed worldbuilding topic for FIAB. We can put in a Solo: tag for you, or you can let us know what kind of worldbuilding topic you're hoping for and we can work out a new WB: tag!

Ao3 tagset nominations

Empires SMP: All tags — These were rejected because per our nomination guidelines, Empires SMP should be split into seasons 1 and 2.
Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant: WB: Any (Newsflesh) — We're rejecting this tag because we will add all WB: Any tags to the tagset after nominations close.
Real Person Fiction: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Actor RPF)/Female Reader — "Real Person Fiction" is a little too broad of a fandom for us. We would also, if possible, like to avoid "Actor RPF". Is there a more specific RPF fandom, like for a show, that we could accept this tag under?
Real Person Fiction: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Actor RPF)/Fred Hechinger (Actor RPF) — "Real Person Fiction" is a little too broad of a fandom for us. We would also, if possible, like to avoid "Actor RPF". Is there a more specific RPF fandom, like for a show, that we could accept this tag under?
Starian Cycle - Iris Foxglove: WB: Early Days of The House of Onyx (Starian Cycle) — Nominator, this seems like a backstory request for a group of characters, which isn't allowed per our guidelines. Can you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Starian Cycle - Iris Foxglove: WB: Final Days of The House of Clay (Starian Cycle) — Nominator, this seems like a backstory request for a group of characters, which isn't allowed per our guidelines. Can you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Video Blogging RPF: Sykkuno & Creator's Choice of Character (VB RPF) — Sorry, nominator, but like the previous KPop nomination we can't vet all possible "characters" in this RPF fandom as being 18+ and famous in their own right, so we can't accept this tag. We will update the nomination guidelines about this next year.

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Multifandom: Extreme Timed Exchange - A 48 hour Exchange

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7 Initial Pinch Hits

We have 7 initial pinch hits, which are due at the assignment deadline, Saturday, August 23, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown).

If you would like to claim a pinch hit, please comment on this post with the name/number of the pinch hit you would like. Make sure to include your AO3 username! Comments are screened.

( CLAIMED PH 1 - NoPixel (Web Series), Video Blogging RPF, ここは今から倫理です。| Koko wa Ima Kara Rinri Desu | From Now On We Begin Ethics (Manga), Sakamoto Days (Anime) )

( CLAIMED PH 2 - InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale, 赤髪の白雪姫 | Akagami no Shirayukihime | Snow White with the Red Hair (Anime & Manga), How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying - Django Wexler, The Pirates of Dark Water )

( CLAIMED PH 3 - Dial M for Murder (1954), The Big Country (1958), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Big Heat (1953), Home Before Dark (1958), The Country Girl (1954), North by Northwest (1959), The Swan (1956), Dial M for Murder - Hatcher, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) )

( PH 4 - Fireworks (1947)/Succession (TV 2018), O Fantasma (2000), O Fantasma (2000)/Succession (TV 2018), The Sergeant (1968), Succession (TV 2018) )

( CLAIMED PH 5 - Ender Series - Orson Scott Card, The Lesser Dead (Christopher Buehlman), Fevre Dream - George R. R. Martin, Dracula's Guest - Bram Stoker )

( CLAIMED PH 6 - Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV), Chess - Rice/Ulvaeus/Andersson, The Twa Sisters - Anonymous (Song), The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison, The Fairyland Series - Catherynne M. Valente )

( CLAIMED PH 7 - Final Fantasy XIV, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, Valkyrie Profile Series, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy X )

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Fake (Challenge # 462 - Where was I) Passion Flower 7

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Summer 2025 Assignments Out!

Assignments have now been sent out!

The deadline is Saturday, August 23 @ 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown). If your assignment has not been submitted to AO3 by then, you will be defaulted.

If your recipient did not request a fandom, character, and drabble type you offered, please contact the mods at seasonsofdrabbles@gmail.com ASAP.

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sign-ups

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Our rare pears are ripe!

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[Challenge 462 - Where Was I?] - FFXII - A Hideaway with a View

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[Challenge #462] BtVS / Spuffy — Prank War

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ship promo

Talk about your ships!

If you love talking about your favourite ships or are currently on the hunt to become obsessive about something new, this is a great post for you! Some of the rare ships in the tagset belong to rare canons, so this is a great place to promote canons for others to get into. (This is also a great place to give additional ways to consume the canon for potential pinch hitters and treaters.)

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