Rec list 2025
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yuletide19 recs in 16 fandoms (Mahou Sentai Magiranger, American Girl, A Christmas Carol, Dirty Dancing, The Great Mouse Detective, The Haunting, Home Alone, Home Improvement, The Last Unicorn, The Lottery, Magic Knight Rayearth, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, Mork & Mindy, The Odd Couple, The Secret Garden, Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Yuletide 2025 Works Revealed!
Dec. 25th, 2025 04:06 pmgreetingsfrommaars posting in paradisedinerall the works for this year's yuletide rare fandoms fic exchange are now up! here's a post to gather the kpop-related fandoms that appeared in the collections. happy to make edits if i missed something.
yuletide main collection:
ATEEZ
Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers) - ATEEZ (Music Video)
BTOB
IVE
Lemon drop - ATEEZ (Music Video)
NMIXX
TEMPEST
Virtual Angel - ARTMS (Music Video)
XLOV
yuletide madness collection:
n/a
yuletide main collection:
ATEEZ
Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers) - ATEEZ (Music Video)
BTOB
IVE
Lemon drop - ATEEZ (Music Video)
NMIXX
TEMPEST
Virtual Angel - ARTMS (Music Video)
XLOV
yuletide madness collection:
n/a
How to Get Ahead on Your 2026 Content Planning
Dec. 25th, 2025 03:06 pmysabetwordsmith posting in goals_on_dwHow to Get Ahead on Your 2026 Content Planning -- Simple Wolf Media
If you’ve ever hit January and thought, “I should really post something…” but had no idea what, or where to start, you’re not alone.
Whether you run a small-town business, offer services, or manage a nonprofit, content planning can feel like one more thing on your list. But here’s the good news: December is the perfect time to do a little prep work so your Q1 marketing doesn’t feel like a scramble.
A few simple steps now can save you time, stress, and the weekly “what do I post?” spiral later.
( Read more... )
If you’ve ever hit January and thought, “I should really post something…” but had no idea what, or where to start, you’re not alone.
Whether you run a small-town business, offer services, or manage a nonprofit, content planning can feel like one more thing on your list. But here’s the good news: December is the perfect time to do a little prep work so your Q1 marketing doesn’t feel like a scramble.
A few simple steps now can save you time, stress, and the weekly “what do I post?” spiral later.
( Read more... )
CHECK IN: Day 25
Dec. 25th, 2025 07:12 pmigenlode posting in writethisfanficHappy Christmas! My fingers still smell of oranges (real oranges, not a Terry's Chocolate Orange this year :-p)
May your plots prove fertile and your characters spring to life!
May your plots prove fertile and your characters spring to life!
Read-in-Progress Not Wednesday
Dec. 26th, 2025 01:04 amgeraineon posting in cnovelsMerry Christmas to those who celebrate and happy weird inbetween (sort of holiday) time to the rest!
This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!
For spoilers:
<details><summary>insert summary</summary>Your spoilers goes here</details>
<b>Highlight for spoilers!*</b><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #FFFFFF">Your spoilers goes here.</span>*
This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!
For spoilers:
<details><summary>insert summary</summary>Your spoilers goes here</details>
<b>Highlight for spoilers!*</b><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #FFFFFF">Your spoilers goes here.</span>*
Idol I: ep 1 reaction/meta
Dec. 25th, 2025 10:18 pmadore posting in paradisedinerI've been hauled out of my drama slump by a drama that has me unexpectedly reflecting on being a k-pop fan and doing k-pop fandom. The idol character, Do Ra-ik (his name sounds like 'like me more'), is fascinating: his first solo single, which it's implied he wrote, is titled 'It's Me' and has lyrics in which he claims authenticity: "I've never been anything other than myself." But he is very conflicted about his own authenticity. Says he is desperate to be himself yet doesn't really know himself. When his boss threatens him to stay in line, the way he words the threat is that nobody will love him. It's interesting that that's the threat, not just the consequent end of his career.
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Crossposted to tumblr
( Read more... )
Crossposted to tumblr
This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole
Dec. 25th, 2025 05:33 pmprofiterole_readsThis Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole is the second tome in the Divine Traitors duology, about dragon riders and girls who can channel the power of the Gods.
I loved Book 1, but found that Book 2 didn't have enough focus on the relationships (of all types) because the characters were either in different locations or one of them was unconscious/possessed...
There's major f/f, as well as m/f where the girl is on the aroace spectrum.
I loved Book 1, but found that Book 2 didn't have enough focus on the relationships (of all types) because the characters were either in different locations or one of them was unconscious/possessed...
There's major f/f, as well as m/f where the girl is on the aroace spectrum.
Merry Christmas!
Dec. 25th, 2025 01:48 pmprofiterole_readsAnd Merry Heated Rivalry Season Finale's Eve! <3
I hope everyone is having a great day.
I hope everyone is having a great day.
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Dec. 25th, 2025 05:12 pmadoreHung out with my friend Nikki today! We met for the first time at a get-together for polerinas that my instructor put together. And we were comfortable with each other right away. Today, she had the day off for Christmas. We had lunch at a cafe, a hummus platter and a vegan banana walnut cake. She has similar gut issues as I do so we enjoy ordering food together; neither of us feels like we're making the other person miss out on something else they'd rather eat.
Afterwards, we went to the library. I finished reading the book I'd borrowed, and she browsed for a while before picking out a pile of books and then flipping through them to decide what she wanted to borrow. I borrowed Butter by Asako Yuzuki, and it's the specific edition that I'd been eyeing in Shelfish ever since I worked there and wasn't allowed to read the books. (You know, when you're not allowed to do something you want to doubly do it.) Is the fact that the library had it a Sign? Anything's a sign if you want to give it significance. I'm healing, so it's a Sign.
Nikki had wanted to go to Spinebreaker or Shelfish initially. I told her that both places had traumatised me and that it was a long story. She thought I was joking at first, but I didn't want to go into the whole history of both places and why I wasn't welcome at either. I told her that it was awkward telling people that I was traumatised by bookstores because, when I tell them I was traumatised by school for instance, they instinctively understand, but when I say I was traumatised by bookstores, they think I must be joking.
The part I didn't tell her is that when people react like this, it feels like they're laughing at what I experienced or trivialising my hurt, even though they mostly don't know enough to react aptly in the first place. It's just such a difficult thing to talk to people about that I wish it never came up in the first place. The emotional labour of explaining it and making them understand the impact it had on me just sucks, as a process. For a while, I've been thinking that they can't understand me as a person without knowing this about me, but maybe this isn't as big a part of my self as all that. At one point it defined everything about the way I was, but thankfully that time is behind me. As the heroine of the manhwa Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story says, people heal with time and people are more resilient than they think.
Afterwards, we went to the library. I finished reading the book I'd borrowed, and she browsed for a while before picking out a pile of books and then flipping through them to decide what she wanted to borrow. I borrowed Butter by Asako Yuzuki, and it's the specific edition that I'd been eyeing in Shelfish ever since I worked there and wasn't allowed to read the books. (You know, when you're not allowed to do something you want to doubly do it.) Is the fact that the library had it a Sign? Anything's a sign if you want to give it significance. I'm healing, so it's a Sign.
Nikki had wanted to go to Spinebreaker or Shelfish initially. I told her that both places had traumatised me and that it was a long story. She thought I was joking at first, but I didn't want to go into the whole history of both places and why I wasn't welcome at either. I told her that it was awkward telling people that I was traumatised by bookstores because, when I tell them I was traumatised by school for instance, they instinctively understand, but when I say I was traumatised by bookstores, they think I must be joking.
The part I didn't tell her is that when people react like this, it feels like they're laughing at what I experienced or trivialising my hurt, even though they mostly don't know enough to react aptly in the first place. It's just such a difficult thing to talk to people about that I wish it never came up in the first place. The emotional labour of explaining it and making them understand the impact it had on me just sucks, as a process. For a while, I've been thinking that they can't understand me as a person without knowing this about me, but maybe this isn't as big a part of my self as all that. At one point it defined everything about the way I was, but thankfully that time is behind me. As the heroine of the manhwa Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story says, people heal with time and people are more resilient than they think.
Manga rec: K-9: Public Security Bureau β Division 9 β Special Abilities Countermeasure
Dec. 25th, 2025 11:32 amvriddy posting in anime_mangaI've fallen in love with this manga and am continually surprised at how few people seem to have heard of it, so here's my humble attempt to spread the word :D (This is a cross-post from my journal, where I'm also delighted to discuss this fandom anytime :D :D)
It only took one promo picture to get me to check it out:
...I didn't really ask any more questions after that. Bonus impact for stumbling on it in Japanese because the "kept pet" implied in the verb is lovely, and obviously plays with the K-9/"police dog" title.
Anyway, meet Oboro on the left - he's great - and Ren on the right - she's great. The art is beautiful, and everyone is very pretty.
This seems pretty simplistic at first glance, but that slowly changes as we drill deeper into the worldbuilding and learn the nuances of these abilities and how they manifest. The implications are deeply fucked up, with often devastating consequences that I'm totally here for as my heart gets shattered again and again.
TOGETHER THEY FIGHT CRIME! More specifically, crime related to sin users. But they also get their asses kicked and handed over to them quite a bit, haha.
( A bit more on the story and on them )
It only took one promo picture to get me to check it out:
...I didn't really ask any more questions after that. Bonus impact for stumbling on it in Japanese because the "kept pet" implied in the verb is lovely, and obviously plays with the K-9/"police dog" title.
Anyway, meet Oboro on the left - he's great - and Ren on the right - she's great. The art is beautiful, and everyone is very pretty.
About the world
Some people have special abilities, most of which are not well understood. Only one thing is known for sure: these abilities manifest after someone commits a crime. For example, the criminal from the first chapter is an arsonist and can control/become fire. (Somewhat unrelated, but this is pretty fun coming in from the Boku No Hero Academia world, because it's like a universe in which only bad guys get a quirk.) Here, these abilities are called "sins." In the Japanese, it's simply the kanji for crime with "sin" written in katakana beside it.This seems pretty simplistic at first glance, but that slowly changes as we drill deeper into the worldbuilding and learn the nuances of these abilities and how they manifest. The implications are deeply fucked up, with often devastating consequences that I'm totally here for as my heart gets shattered again and again.
The story premise
Our plucky detective Ren is selected to join Division 9, a newly created division that pairs a detective with a sin user in order to fight fire with fire -- what could possibly go wrong?! I love her. She kicks so much ass.
So, who's our main cast?
( Short character profiles )
TOGETHER THEY FIGHT CRIME! More specifically, crime related to sin users. But they also get their asses kicked and handed over to them quite a bit, haha.
( A bit more on the story and on them )
Where to read? How many chapters are out?
( 37 chapters, 3 volumes. Totally possible to catch up in a reasonable amount of time! )Bonus scythe, for fellow appreciators of the Rule of Cool
FIC: Kamen Rider Gotchard, B-Robo Kabutack - Finders Keepers
Dec. 25th, 2025 10:13 amsonofgodzillaTitle: Finders Keepers
Universe: Kamen Rider Gotchard, B-Robo Kabutack
Prompt: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: S02E08 - I, Eye Guy
Character(s): Kugimiya Licht, Harima Shiroi, Captain Tonborg, OCs
Rating: U
Warnings: N/A
Summary: This, thought Kugimiya Licht, was less than ideal, a waste of his time even. Through the course of their investigation, they had uncovered the cache of aged Octi-Eye cards buried in the ground, there was nothing contest. Finders keepers, as the children he had watched outside the window of his villa on the Palatine Hill had oft been moved to call out.
Length: 1858 words
Author's Notes: WWTHYWC! #22. Merry, merry Christmas, friends πππππ° also: external link.
( Finders Keepers )
Universe: Kamen Rider Gotchard, B-Robo Kabutack
Prompt: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: S02E08 - I, Eye Guy
Character(s): Kugimiya Licht, Harima Shiroi, Captain Tonborg, OCs
Rating: U
Warnings: N/A
Summary: This, thought Kugimiya Licht, was less than ideal, a waste of his time even. Through the course of their investigation, they had uncovered the cache of aged Octi-Eye cards buried in the ground, there was nothing contest. Finders keepers, as the children he had watched outside the window of his villa on the Palatine Hill had oft been moved to call out.
Length: 1858 words
Author's Notes: WWTHYWC! #22. Merry, merry Christmas, friends πππππ° also: external link.
( Finders Keepers )
Life Day!!
Dec. 25th, 2025 07:59 amsonofgodzilla
Happy Life Day everyone!! πππππ°
We crawled back in the car last night in the dead of night, and every inch of the way, I was convinced it was going to breakdown and we were going to be forced to push it back all the way to my mother's house. I was so angry with my work yester-day, so frustrated with everything, but to-day is going to be better; this is the one time of year, regardless of religion, that it feels like people try to be better, and I want to both join them in doing that and celebrate that with them too.
And to you also, friends, I hope you have a lovely, lovely day! π
Merry Christmas!
Dec. 24th, 2025 11:39 pmpurplehello98Hey everyone! Long time no blog! :( I've been busy and overwhelmed but I'm getting my life back on track. Friday, probably, I'll make a bigger update post talking about Christmas and my holidays so far but for now I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Christmas! It's been a great one so far. :) Although mine's very spread out this year! I think I have six separate Christmases this year: one with Grey, his brother and his sister-in-law; one today with Grey's dad and his side of the family; another today with my dad's side of our family; one with me and my parents tomorrow; one with my mum's side of our family tomorrow; and one with Green and Blue next Tuesday! And that's not counting exchanging gifts with Eggshell before I left college for the semester. But above all, I'm just glad I get to spend time with those I love, especially Grey. I guess Hallmark movies are right. Christmas is at least a little bit more magical when you're in love. :) Grey, if you're reading this, I love you! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Review: A Chorus, Divergent anthology
Dec. 25th, 2025 01:45 pmmerrileemakes posting in booknook
A Chorus, Divergent anthology by Reckoning Press
A special issue featuring reprints by neurodivergent creators from Reckoningβs first decade.
Essays, poetry, fiction, and art by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe, E.C. Barrett, Kaye Boesme, Offor Chidera, Jacob Coffin, Kelsey Day, Tania Fordwalker, Abbie Goldberg, A.P. Golub, Ruth Joffre, Taylor Jones, Laura McKnight, Kat Murray, Micah Nemerever, Mari Ness, Ellis Nye, Maria S. Picone, T.K. Rex, Ariadne Starling, and Adam Stemple, with new cover artwork by Abi Stevens.
I read quite a few anthologies this year and this was one of the best. It has some real stellar stories that I'll be thinking about for a long time, and some new writers that I definitely want to see more from. The stories are all speculative fiction and many dance with the climate apocalypse in its many forms and stages.
The real knock-out of the whole book was SQUAWKER AND DOLPHIN SWIMMING TOGETHER. I am a sucker for animal communication stories, and dolphins, and climate disasters and finding glimmers of hope amongst the rubble. There was so many cleaver plot threads dropped in here and there, the story felt like a much longer and fleshed out novel. (I've already preordered their upcoming anthology!)
Also shout out to The Blackthorn Door and Fixing the System in Tilt Town, both with really interesting worldbuilding. And a nod to Icediver, which started off strong but I feel like the wheels fell off halfway through.
I didn't dip into the poetry but if it's of the same quality of the fiction than it's pretty good too.
The entire anthology is free to read online or follow the links to support through an indie bookseller.
'Tis the season.
Dec. 24th, 2025 06:38 pmrogueslayer452π Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays π
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Wishing everyone a wonderful and peaceful time this holiday season, and even if you don't celebrate I hope you have a good day regardless. β€
Yuletide Reading Bingo 2025
Dec. 25th, 2025 03:04 amdianafortyseven posting in yuletideThe 2025 Yuletide collection is revealed (and I managed to finish this with a slight delay), and many of us love to read more than just our own gifts and treats. If gamification is your thing, why not enhance your Yuletide reading experience with a fun challenge?
With this bingo card generator, you can generate your own Yuletide Reading Bingo Card and try to finish it over a timespan of your choice. If you like, you can challenge yourself to not only reading the fics, but also commenting on them. Last year, I saw people making reclists based on their bingo cards, which is such a cool idea to keep track of the fics they read for each square.
There are no fanfic/fandom/Yuletide-negative or bashing items in the lists. This bingo card is meant to be a positive experience and celebrate fanfiction and fanworks in general and Yuletide in specific.
This bingo generator can be used to generate totally safe-for-work or family-friendly bingo cards, but it was created by an adult with an adult audience in mind.
If you run into any issues or come across any bugs, please let me know.
If you find something that should be in the NSFW category, but isn't, please also let me know. It's possible that I missed a few tags when I worked through the list of over 2,000 tags in the 2025 main collection. Please don't ask me to remove content you find objectionable.
If there's anything unclear, feel free to ask! I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible, but please understand if it takes a while; it's a busy time for all of us. :D
Just FYI, the platform I'm using, Perchance, added AI options for their generators two years ago. This is a regrettable decision that I don't condone, and I'd like to emphasise that this generator is 100% handcrafted chaos.
This generator is based on my Fanfiction Reading Bingo I made as a little practice piece. It's responsive, which means it should work on desktop and mobile. The mobile layout isn't ideal yet; I'm trying my best to make it better (but I'd also still consider myself a newbie and I'm learning by doing).
The background image is an edited version of this photo by Stijn Verplancke on Unsplash.
I hope you'll find as much fun in using this generator as I found in making it! <3
Have a lovely Yuletide!
Yuletide Reading Bingo
Yuletide Reading Bingo 2025 (Permanent link to the 2025 version)
Yuletide Reading Bingo 2023 (Permanent link to the 2023 version)
Yuletide Reading Bingo 2024 (Permanent link to the 2024 version)
With this bingo card generator, you can generate your own Yuletide Reading Bingo Card and try to finish it over a timespan of your choice. If you like, you can challenge yourself to not only reading the fics, but also commenting on them. Last year, I saw people making reclists based on their bingo cards, which is such a cool idea to keep track of the fics they read for each square.
There are no fanfic/fandom/Yuletide-negative or bashing items in the lists. This bingo card is meant to be a positive experience and celebrate fanfiction and fanworks in general and Yuletide in specific.
Screenshot of the Desktop Version
Screenshot of the Mobile Version
How to Play
Generate a new bingo card until you're (mostly) happy with the results. If some fields are duplicates or contain items you don't want to have in your card, you can then re-roll every single bingo field separately by clicking/tapping on it.
Once you have a card that fits your reading habits (or that takes you out of your comfort zone, if you want to challenge yourself), take a screenshot of the card to keep it.
Closing the page and reloading it will reset the card.
Cross off the bingo fields on your screenshot as you read (or read and comment on) fics that you think count for a field.
Items like "Fandom with over 500 works" mean works in the fandom tag, not in the collection. There are specific versions for the number of works in the collection.
Items like "Fandom with over 1,000 works" doesn't mean qualifying works. There are specific versions for the number of qualifying works.
Items like "Highest number of hits in fandom" or similar however mean in this collection, not in the fandom tag.
If a work you read has a tag that's similar but not identical to a tag on your card, let it count. There were some almost-duplicates that I trimmed.
Once you have a card that fits your reading habits (or that takes you out of your comfort zone, if you want to challenge yourself), take a screenshot of the card to keep it.
Closing the page and reloading it will reset the card.
Cross off the bingo fields on your screenshot as you read (or read and comment on) fics that you think count for a field.
Items like "Fandom with over 500 works" mean works in the fandom tag, not in the collection. There are specific versions for the number of works in the collection.
Items like "Fandom with over 1,000 works" doesn't mean qualifying works. There are specific versions for the number of qualifying works.
Items like "Highest number of hits in fandom" or similar however mean in this collection, not in the fandom tag.
If a work you read has a tag that's similar but not identical to a tag on your card, let it count. There were some almost-duplicates that I trimmed.
The Lists
- Canon (options like canon released this year, book fandom, etc)
- Category (the AO3 categories and their platonic versions: F/F, F & F Gen, etc)
- Challenge (the unofficial mini-challenges like Yuleporn, Crueltide, Wrapping Paper, etc)
- Creator (only if you checked the "After Reveals" box; options like favourite author, mutuals, etc)
- Discovery (various ways you could've found a fic)
- Fandom (options like previously ineligible fandom, uncategorised fandom)
- Length (wordcounts from drabble to 30k)
- Meta (a fic's front-end and stats, also "citrus scale for rating" xD
- Protagonist (and side-characters, and POV; new list in 2025 that adds items like "female/non-binary/gender-neutral/male protagonist", various POVs and such)
- Reader (your relationship with the fic; is it your comfort fic, or your first fic in a fandom?)
- Style (chatfic, iambic pentameter, custom workskin, stuff like that)
- Tag (roughly 1,800 tags from the 2024 main collection; more than 100 additional tags Madness)
- Trope (roughly 100 tropes)
What do the Checkboxes Mean?
- NSFW is basically what it says on the tin. If you tick this box, the NSFW tropes will be added to the mix. If you also ticked the Tags box, NSFW tags will be added.
- Tags is also what it says on the tin. It's a list with currently roughly 1,800 tags from the Yuletide 2025 main collection. Around 300 of them are currently marked NSFW and can only be generated if you ticked both the NSFW box and the Tags box.
- After Reveals includes items that only make sense after creator reveals, such as "work by last year's recipient" or "creator is your Tumblr mutual".
This bingo generator can be used to generate totally safe-for-work or family-friendly bingo cards, but it was created by an adult with an adult audience in mind.
If you run into any issues or come across any bugs, please let me know.
If you find something that should be in the NSFW category, but isn't, please also let me know. It's possible that I missed a few tags when I worked through the list of over 2,000 tags in the 2025 main collection. Please don't ask me to remove content you find objectionable.
If there's anything unclear, feel free to ask! I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible, but please understand if it takes a while; it's a busy time for all of us. :D
Just FYI, the platform I'm using, Perchance, added AI options for their generators two years ago. This is a regrettable decision that I don't condone, and I'd like to emphasise that this generator is 100% handcrafted chaos.
This generator is based on my Fanfiction Reading Bingo I made as a little practice piece. It's responsive, which means it should work on desktop and mobile. The mobile layout isn't ideal yet; I'm trying my best to make it better (but I'd also still consider myself a newbie and I'm learning by doing).
The background image is an edited version of this photo by Stijn Verplancke on Unsplash.
I hope you'll find as much fun in using this generator as I found in making it! <3
Have a lovely Yuletide!