2025 Snowflake Wrap-up Post

Jan. 31st, 2026 12:41 pm
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We've reached the closing curtain of our beautiful Snowflake Challenge 2026. It's been a whirlwind month of fun, community, and lots of creativity! One of the best parts of this challenge is that it truly lives up to its name and its original inspiration: every single year that we come together to celebrate is a unique circumstance of participants, mods, prompts, graphics, challenges, and celebrations. Every year is a unique snowflake in and of itself, never again to be replicated in the exact same pattern. I hope everyone felt some enjoyment and appreciation during the past month, and of course please continue to post your responses and fills because there is no deadline to this challenge!

Thank you so much to all the participants. Thank you especially to those who took the time to interact with fellow participants and make the community feel so alive! And of course thank you to all the mods who went above and beyond and especially to [personal profile] tjs_whatnot, our co-admin who has worked really hard this month to keep everything running smoothly.

We do have a poll below to get your feedback on the challenge, if that's something you're interested in doing. We really appreciate it and we take all your responses into consideration when planning for next year.

Peace and happy late winter season to all!

Poll under the cut! )
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Snowflake Challenge Friending Meme promotional banner featuring a cup of frothy coffee or hot chocolate on a plate with a piece of greenery and a cozy comforter with a sprig of baby’s breath. Text: Snowflake Challenge Friending Meme.


The post-Snowflake Friending Meme has been such a rousing success that we’ve made it a permanent fixture here at the Fandom Snowflake Challenge, so come and make some new friends!

Just copy and paste the template into a comment; include as much or as little info about yourself as you want.

After you've done that, go through and read other people's comments and either strike up a conversation here, or take your mutual interests to each other's journals and new, shiny friends.



[We’re using an updated comment template, which was originally created by [personal profile] rubytuesday5681 for the [community profile] the_neverenders community and adapted for use here.]

Spread the word by sharing the above banner:



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Rejected video for 'Melania' post

Jan. 30th, 2026 03:20 pm
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I found a longer version that included the featured subject of Lydic, Meyers, Kimmel, and Colbert take closer looks at the 'Melania' documentary and other news.

February reccers volunteer post

Jan. 30th, 2026 01:43 pm
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This entry will be open through the 31st. The February reccers post will go up sometime on Sunday.

Comment with the username you'll be using to rec and the category you want. Choose a category from the list below or select a more rare category that has been used in the past. If you want to rec a category that is not on the list below or in Memories, that's fine, too: you may volunteer for a category that isn't listed.

By signing up, you are committing yourself to reccing at least two (preferably four) stories in that category during the month of February. You don't have to check the Memories before choosing which stories to rec. If you have a good fic to rec, go for it! Do remember, though, that story links must be freely accessible, without requiring any sort of login to view. The FAQ and rec template, with detailed instructions, can be found here. Reccers may add self-recs once they have done their minimum two for their category of the month, and see more details at the FAQ entry.

You must be a member of [community profile] stargateficrec in order to post. So if you're a new reccer, be sure to join the community.

Common but not exclusive categories )

Remember: first come, first claimed! And if you're not sure if you want to sign up... well, it's still Open Reccers Month, so why not give it a try in the time that's left? :)

Snowflake Challenge #15

Jan. 29th, 2026 01:01 pm
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Introduction Post* Meet the Mods Post Challenge #1 * Challenge #2* Challenge #3* Challenge #4* Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * * Challenge #7Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12 * Challenge #13 * Challenge #14

Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

Fandom Snowflake Challenge #15 ) And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

Snowflake Challenge: A flatlay of a snowflake shaped shortbread cake, a mug with coffee, and a string of holiday lights on top of a rustic napkin.

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I originally planned to include this song in the post that became Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, and the Marsh Family sing about Minneapolis, Minnesota, but Springsteen and Bragg crowded it out.

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I found a video with a preview image and description I liked better for Doomsday Clock now at 85 seconds to midnight, least time ever — again!

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: 5 times, crack, crossover
Warnings: none
Word Count: 3860
Author on DW: [personal profile] naughtypixie
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: 5 Time O’Neill Hired Some Very Questionable People for the SGC



Author's Summary:

The title says it all kids.


Why This Must Be Read:

Naughtypixie says she was bored but this is a hoot. It's a conglomeration of 5 of the least-likely Stargate crossovers you'll see.

But it's fun and her Jack-voice is perfect!



snippet of fic )

Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14

Jan. 27th, 2026 10:02 am
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Introduction Post * Meet the Mods Post * Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12



Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )

And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on. You might just find your newest obsession!

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

A video I should show my students

Jan. 27th, 2026 08:53 am
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Cha'hari, by Paian (PG)

Jan. 27th, 2026 10:21 am
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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Teal'c
Characters: Bra'tac, Teal'c
Categories: gen, character study, episode related
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: [personal profile] paian
Author's Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] paian
Link: Cha'hari

Why This Must Be Read: This is a beautiful, sweet coda to the final Ori arc, as Bra'tac and Teal'c meet again in a galaxy truly at peace. I love this for the mutual respect, the unspoken wealth of words beneath the surface, and the quiet triumph of two old men who have achieved their greatest dreams.

Never had they met this way without another battle on the near horizon. Never had they met this way in a time of peace. Never, in all their lives, had they known a time of peace..
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The Eternal

Jan. 26th, 2026 08:27 pm
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Esaias Tegnér (1782 – 1846) was a Swedish bishop and writer. He wrote this poem in 1810 as a reaction to Napelon. And 216 years later I find it still has relevance.

The eternal

The strong one shapes his world with the sword,
His reputation soars like the eagles;
But one day the wandering sword will break,
And the eagles will fall in their flight.
What force will create is both fleeting and short,
like storms in the desert it soon comes to nought.

But truth will live on. Amidst axes and blades
her calm, gleaming brow she uncovers.
She guides through the nocturnal world’s shady glades,
and constantly points to some other.
What’s true is eternal: round heaven and earth
its words will re-echo from birth to new birth.

What’s right is eternal: its lily though crushed
can ne’er be completely uprooted.
Should evil prevail and the world end as dust,
what’s right can be willed unrefuted.
Though round you with cunning and force it’s oppressed,
it still has a refuge concealed in your breast.

And will which in flaming breast refuge did seek
takes mandom like God, becomes action.
What’s right now gains arms, what’s true now can speak,
and all see a world that’s re-fashioned.
Each hazard you faced and each sacrifice made
like stars rise from Lethe and never will fade.

And poetry lasts, unlike flowers’ passing scent,
or rainbows in clouds someone glances.
The beauty you fashion as dust will not end,
its countenance old age enhances.
For beauty’s eternal: with mind keen and brave
we fish up its gold-sand from time’s mighty wave.

So grasp all that’s true, so dare all that’s right,
the beautiful fashion with pleasure!
The three will for ever be mankind’s delight
and from time do we plead for such treasure.
What time gave you once you must give back as well,
the eternal alone in your heart may still dwell.


Det eviga

Väl formar den starke med svärdet sin värld,
Väl flyga som örnar hans rykten;
Men någon gång brytes det vandrande svärd
Och örnarna fällas i flykten.
Vad våldet må skapa är vanskligt och kort,
Det dör som en stormvind i öknen bort.

Men sanningen lever. Bland bilor och svärd
Lugn står hon med strålande pannan.
Hon leder igenom den nattliga värld
Och pekar alltjämt till en annan.
Det sanna är evigt: Kring himmel och jord
Genljuda från släkte till släkte dess ord.

Det rätta är evigt: Ej rotas där ut
Från jorden dess trampade lilja.
Erövrar det onda all världen till slut,
Så kan du det rätta dock vilja.
Förföljs det utom dig med list och våld,
Sin fristad det har i ditt bröst fördold.

Och viljan, som stängdes i lågande bröst,
Tar mandom, lik Gud, och blir handling.
Det rätta får armar, det sanna får röst,
Och folken stå upp till förvandling.
De offer du bragte, de faror du lopp,
De stiga som stjärnor ur Lethe opp.

Och dikten är icke som blommornas doft,
Som färgade bågen i skyar.
Det sköna, du bildar, är mera än stoft,
Och åldern dess anlet förnyar.
Det sköna är evigt: Med fiken håg
Vi fiska dess guldsand ur tidens våg.

Så fatta all sanning, så våga all rätt,
Och bilda det sköna med glädje!
De tre dö ej ut bland människors ätt,
Och till dem från tiden vi vädje.
Vad tiden dig gav må du ge igen,
Blott det eviga bor i ditt hjärta än.

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Jan. 26th, 2026 06:34 pm
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I booked Holly in for a vet appointment. I strongly suspect she's got an inflamed tooth. It looked rather red around it when I looked at her teeth, but we'll see what they say. If it is inflamed, I'd be surprised if it wasn't FORL* rearing its ugly head again. Ah, it was quite nice not having any chronic conditions going on for a few weeks.

*Feline Oral Resorption Lesion. It's a weird condition where the cat can basically get cavities in their teeth from the inside out. Unknown what triggers it, but it's quite common in cats. Both Luna and Charm had teeth removed because of it.
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I decided I didn't need this for'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' lead screenplay categories at the Oscars according to Gold Derby.

Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13

Jan. 25th, 2026 03:32 pm
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Introduction Post*
Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12


Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13 )

And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, whump, slow burn, AU - bodyguard
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Words: 70,796
Author's Journal: [personal profile] draconiswing
Author's Website: DraconisWing24441 on AO3
Link: A Little Bit Every Day

Author’s summary: John was an elite bodyguard, willing to lay his life on the line in the pursuit of protecting someone whose life was in danger. Then, something happened. And he quit, left his entire life behind to choose early retirement. Now, years later, an old friend has come to ask for his help–a friend of hers is in danger, though he refuses to acknowledge it, and John is her last, best, hope of keeping one Dr. Rodney McKay safe and alive. John reluctantly agrees, as a favor to an old friend, but in the back of his mind, he’s still wondering if he can do this. If he’s lost his edge. It starts off easily enough but then things start slowly escalating. When he starts to fall for the client, when danger hits close to home and memories resurface, can John still do what he’s been trained to do, keep Rodney safe, and protect his heart?

Why This Must Be Read: This compelling story immediately draws you in. It’s an amazing, wonderfully created AU that conveys all their personalities so well and throws them into danger, emergencies, and the expected emotional fallout. Dragonwing really knows how to create suspense and entertainment. Reading their fic is like watching a great movie. And it’s so fun to see how they integrate John and Rodney’s banter, as well as the different characters and their peculiar traits. Every word is a joy to read—every moment and every emotion is so captivating, believable, and in character. And with the whole Atlantis team coming into play, all of this makes you keep forgetting it’s an AU. It’s so good, so exciting, and so familiar! Simply a must-read!


snippet of fic )

Sixty-eight plus one by WonkyElk (E)

Jan. 25th, 2026 01:28 pm
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[personal profile] cassiope25 posting in [community profile] stargateficrec
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, humor, pwp, 69
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 4,133
Author's Journal: [personal profile] wonkyelk
Author's Website: WonkyElk on AO3
Link: Sixty-eight plus one

Author’s summary: John wants to try something. Rodney has issues.

Why This Must Be Read: This is one of the gorgeous fics by the amazing WonkyElk, who surprises me every time with the humorous lightness and emotional depth of her writing, and with the intense feelings she’s able to evoke. John’s thoughts about Rodney, and how tender he is with him right from the beginning, feel as if Rodney were his most beloved crystal glass plane—beautiful and fragile, and everything his dreams were made of. WonkyElk describes so sensitively how they get to the heart of the problem: slow and insightful, and with so much love and understanding for each other that it almost hurts! Reading this beautiful fic is almost overwhelming, so wonderful, and such an incomparable experience that you won’t want to miss a single thing!

snippet of fic )
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Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: emotional h/c, episode related, episode s05e06: the shrine
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 2,959
Author's Journal: n/a
Author's Website: SodaliteScribe on AO3
Link: Asymptote (the long arc of almost)

Author’s summary: John doesn’t say the truth. Not in words. He says it in ritual: the jacket, the pier, the beer. He says it by staying—when Rodney forgets everything but his name, when goodbye is the one thing John refuses to allow, and staying is the only thing he’s ever been sure of.

Why This Must Be Read: I can’t express how much this fic touched me! You experience it through John’s eyes and soul, and it makes your heart pound in your throat. Every single word feels so expressive, so urgent, and just so right. As you read, the episode plays out before your eyes, everything laid bare—each puzzle piece falling into place. It’s not a fix-it yet, but the feelings ring true on so many levels, and reading them fills your heart to the brim. It’s a beautiful fic, and it will stay with you forever.

snippet of fic )

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