[#298 | Disappearance] Challenge Post
Apr. 22nd, 2026 11:38 pm| Challenge 298: DISAPPEARANCE |
These days, it’s not easy to disappear. There’s legal records, digital records – it’s hard to vanish entirely. But it’s still not impossible, and some people find it much easier than others. Before cellphone cameras, it was a lot easier, and in a world without modern technology, or with much better technology, it might be easier still. Do your characters want to disappear? Or are they looking for someone who’s gone missing? How hard is it to vanish, for them? How hard is it to find someone who’s disappeared? Write a story about a disappearance. If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting! |
| Challenge ends Monday, April 27 at 9:00PM EST. • Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile • Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 298 – disappearance • If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here |
[#297 | Unexpected Kindness] Results Post
Apr. 22nd, 2026 11:37 pmHere are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #297 – Unexpected Kindness!
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 6530
Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!
autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.
You may now post your Challenge 297 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 6530
Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!
You may now post your Challenge 297 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.
Search maintenance
Apr. 22nd, 2026 09:19 amHappy Wednesday!
I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!
Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!
Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.
[#297 | Unexpected Kindness] Voting Post
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:31 pmHere are the entries for this week's challenge:
( List of entries )
In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.
When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:
First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here
Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.
Voting closes Wednesday, April 22, at 9:00PM EST.
( List of entries )
In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.
When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:
First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here
Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.
Voting closes Wednesday, April 22, at 9:00PM EST.
[#297] The Kindness of Strangers (Sense8)
Apr. 19th, 2026 12:39 pmTheme Prompt: Unexpected Kindness
Title: The Kindness of Strangers
Fandom: Sense8
Rating/Warnings: Teen for referenced homophobia
Bonus: No
Word Count:655
Summary: Watching a movie with his Family, Lito sees a familiar face
Title: The Kindness of Strangers
Fandom: Sense8
Rating/Warnings: Teen for referenced homophobia
Bonus: No
Word Count:655
Summary: Watching a movie with his Family, Lito sees a familiar face
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[#297] Stray (The Lord of the Rings)
Apr. 19th, 2026 04:38 pmTheme Prompt: #297 "Unexpected Kindness"
Title: Stray
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings
Rating/Warnings: None, General Audiences
Bonus: No
Word Count: 1000
Summary: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, with the addition of some fantastical whimsy.
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Title: Stray
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings
Rating/Warnings: None, General Audiences
Bonus: No
Word Count: 1000
Summary: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, with the addition of some fantastical whimsy.
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[#297] Unexpected Kindness (All Creatures Great and Small)
Apr. 19th, 2026 10:00 amTheme Prompt: #297 – Unexpected Kindness
Title: Horizon
Fandom: All Creatures Great and Small
Rating/Warnings: G
Bonus: No
Word Count: 885
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Title: Horizon
Fandom: All Creatures Great and Small
Rating/Warnings: G
Bonus: No
Word Count: 885
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[#297] MORE TO IT (DOCTOR WHO)
Apr. 19th, 2026 03:57 pmTheme Prompt: #297 - Unexpected kindness
Title: More to it
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Rose is curious about the man she and the Doctor have adopted as their new companion.
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Title: More to it
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Rose is curious about the man she and the Doctor have adopted as their new companion.
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[#297] dawning escapades (SVSSS)
Apr. 18th, 2026 07:09 pmTheme Prompt: 297 - Unexpected Kindness
Title: dawning escapades
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Rating/Warnings: General
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 998
Summary: Shen Yuan sneaks over to the neighbouring peak to help with the animals. [Disciple!SY AU]
( i'll leave the porchlight on )
Title: dawning escapades
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Rating/Warnings: General
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 998
Summary: Shen Yuan sneaks over to the neighbouring peak to help with the animals. [Disciple!SY AU]
( i'll leave the porchlight on )