Recent Bookmarks Rec Post
Apr. 9th, 2026 05:56 pmJust made my monthly rec list of my recent fanfiction bookmarks over on my journal! 6 Katekyou Hitman Reborn recs, 2 Honkai: Star Rail, 2 My Hero Academia, and 1 rec each for Leverage, October Daye, and Kpop Demon Hunters
Community Recs Post!
Apr. 8th, 2026 10:54 amEvery Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanart/fics/fanvids/other kinds of fanworks/fancrafts/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanart/fics/fanvids/other kinds of fanworks/fancrafts/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
Three Signups-Related Reminders
Apr. 7th, 2026 05:36 pmHope you're as excited as we are about the signups rolling in so far! You still have the rest of the week to submit and/or edit your signup.
We wanted to share three reminders related to signups:
If you have further questions that aren't answered in the Guidelines or the Signups Post, get in touch.
We wanted to share three reminders related to signups:
- Recall that you cannot exclude single drabbles from your offers or requests. You are still welcome to request or offer the other drabble types, you just can't leave 100-word drabbles out entirely from your signup.
- If you don't include single drabbles in your signup, we will reach out to you via the email associated with your AO3 account. Should we fail to hear from you by the end of the grace period (12 hours after signups close), we will unfortunately have to remove your signup.
- In this exchange, matching is OR matching. That means you will match on at minimum one character. While it's certainly possible your assigned writer will write about multiple requested characters, or even a particular ship, it's not guaranteed. Keep this in mind as you prep your signup and prompts!
- Due to modly error, you cannot select "Any" for Drabble Types. Instead, you'll have to manually select all of them. This won't impact matching at all, but apologies for the extra clicking required!
If you have further questions that aren't answered in the Guidelines or the Signups Post, get in touch.
Touch-starvation fics
Apr. 7th, 2026 12:19 pmAs someone who absolutely loves touch-starvation fics (BEST blend of fluff and hurt/comfort) here are my favorites (NON explicit, short) from several fandoms:
The House on the Cerulean Sea
"A Better Hot Water Bottle"
Linus/Arthur
Hurt/comfort, sickfic, basically Linus has a stomach ache and Arthur uses his heat powers to help. Super cute and dialogue is very in character.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81700936
MHA
Okay you guys get four here because I CAN'T CHOOSE LMAO
PLATONIC/PARENTAL:
"Scientifically proven and fact based"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64019350/chapters/164229040
touchstarved!shinso & parental erasermic
I LOVE THIS FIC Y'ALL the dialogue is SO GOOD and so CUTE and has me kicking my feet EVERY TIME. Very accurately captures the feeling of not knowing how to ask for help even for smth "stupid."
"Shut my eyes (run away from it all)"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37360591
touchstarved!izuku and parental mic
tbh I didn't think I would like this one as much as I did, basic premise is izuku asks mic for a hug and it becomes a regular thing, JUST TRUST ME ON THIS ONE guys it feels like it'll be pathetic and sappy and it is but it WORKS. Sometimes you're just in the mood for pathetic and sappy yk?
ROMANTIC:
"Under the Weather"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60022777
oboro/aizawa (high school)
It's not too romantic if you're not a fan of the ship, it's just very centered on touch-starved aizawa. He gets adorably stubborn and cute and he's so soft but he tries to act tough kinda vibes. Good writing of internal monologue.
"resigned"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60268267/chapters/153797866
erasermic
OBLIGATORY WARNING: 30K WORDS, UNFINISHED, INFREQUENT UPDATES (last one took 7 months)
but y'all it's WORTH IT. Only forced proximity fic I can find for erasermic, idiots in love, mutual pining. Basic premise is a quirk accident that forces them to stay within a certain distance of each other. And oh no! It keeps getting shorter! So they have to share a bed! And oh no! Hizashi hugs in his sleep! Aizawa is such a dork in this one guys. This is legitimately one of my all time favorite fics and I think about it all the time. 100000/10.
Death Note
"ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63630748
L/light
Cute, banter. A little ooc but any lawlight fic is gonna be ooc. "shut up and enjoy it" kinda vibes.
I had a great jjk one but apparently didn't bookmark it :(
That's all, hope y'all enjoy!
The House on the Cerulean Sea
"A Better Hot Water Bottle"
Linus/Arthur
Hurt/comfort, sickfic, basically Linus has a stomach ache and Arthur uses his heat powers to help. Super cute and dialogue is very in character.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81700936
MHA
Okay you guys get four here because I CAN'T CHOOSE LMAO
PLATONIC/PARENTAL:
"Scientifically proven and fact based"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64019350/chapters/164229040
touchstarved!shinso & parental erasermic
I LOVE THIS FIC Y'ALL the dialogue is SO GOOD and so CUTE and has me kicking my feet EVERY TIME. Very accurately captures the feeling of not knowing how to ask for help even for smth "stupid."
"Shut my eyes (run away from it all)"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37360591
touchstarved!izuku and parental mic
tbh I didn't think I would like this one as much as I did, basic premise is izuku asks mic for a hug and it becomes a regular thing, JUST TRUST ME ON THIS ONE guys it feels like it'll be pathetic and sappy and it is but it WORKS. Sometimes you're just in the mood for pathetic and sappy yk?
ROMANTIC:
"Under the Weather"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60022777
oboro/aizawa (high school)
It's not too romantic if you're not a fan of the ship, it's just very centered on touch-starved aizawa. He gets adorably stubborn and cute and he's so soft but he tries to act tough kinda vibes. Good writing of internal monologue.
"resigned"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60268267/chapters/153797866
erasermic
OBLIGATORY WARNING: 30K WORDS, UNFINISHED, INFREQUENT UPDATES (last one took 7 months)
but y'all it's WORTH IT. Only forced proximity fic I can find for erasermic, idiots in love, mutual pining. Basic premise is a quirk accident that forces them to stay within a certain distance of each other. And oh no! It keeps getting shorter! So they have to share a bed! And oh no! Hizashi hugs in his sleep! Aizawa is such a dork in this one guys. This is legitimately one of my all time favorite fics and I think about it all the time. 100000/10.
Death Note
"ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63630748
L/light
Cute, banter. A little ooc but any lawlight fic is gonna be ooc. "shut up and enjoy it" kinda vibes.
I had a great jjk one but apparently didn't bookmark it :(
That's all, hope y'all enjoy!
Id Pro Quo 2026 Schedule and Rules
Apr. 6th, 2026 04:03 pmId Pro Quo is a gift exchange for "iddy" fan works: purely self-indulgent creations that make you go zing! in that particular delicious way. Participants will create and receive a completed gift of 2,000+ words of fanfic or a work of individually made fanart.
2026 Links
2026 Characters & Relationships Tagset | Eternal Freeform Tagset | Signups | Collection | Dreamwidth Community | Automagic App
2026 Schedule
Nominations: April 16th - April 24th
Signups: April 26th to May 3rd
Assignments out by: May 5th
Works Due: June 30th
Works Revealed: July 14th
Creators Revealed: July 21st
All deadlines are at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5).
What does "iddy" mean?
See the Fanlore entry for a definition. In brief, id fic and id art are works that resonate with you on a deep level. This feeling can't be denied or suppressed, even if the thing that really gets you going is also something you feel is morally wrong, ridiculous, or not in keeping with how you see yourself. A feminist may get off on women being degraded; a cat fancier may harbor a fondness for dogpeople AUs. The id wants what it wants, and this is an exchange for giving it what it wants.
Iddy creations do not need to be sexually explicit. Maybe your id is deeply invested in drinking tea while autumn rains fall, rescuing abandoned emu chicks, or surreptitiously holding hands. Works of all ratings are welcome in IPQ. However, regardless of what you plan to request or create, you must be 18 or older to participate.
How do I contact the mods if I have a question?
Your mods this year are westiec and Tavina and can be reached at idficmod@gmail.com. Please do not contact us through discord.
Even if you have participated in many IPQs in the past, we have made some changes this year, please read our rules in full.
Changelog for 2026:
( Rules )
2026 Links
2026 Characters & Relationships Tagset | Eternal Freeform Tagset | Signups | Collection | Dreamwidth Community | Automagic App
2026 Schedule
Nominations: April 16th - April 24th
Signups: April 26th to May 3rd
Assignments out by: May 5th
Works Due: June 30th
Works Revealed: July 14th
Creators Revealed: July 21st
All deadlines are at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5).
FAQ
What does "iddy" mean?
See the Fanlore entry for a definition. In brief, id fic and id art are works that resonate with you on a deep level. This feeling can't be denied or suppressed, even if the thing that really gets you going is also something you feel is morally wrong, ridiculous, or not in keeping with how you see yourself. A feminist may get off on women being degraded; a cat fancier may harbor a fondness for dogpeople AUs. The id wants what it wants, and this is an exchange for giving it what it wants.
Iddy creations do not need to be sexually explicit. Maybe your id is deeply invested in drinking tea while autumn rains fall, rescuing abandoned emu chicks, or surreptitiously holding hands. Works of all ratings are welcome in IPQ. However, regardless of what you plan to request or create, you must be 18 or older to participate.
How do I contact the mods if I have a question?
Your mods this year are westiec and Tavina and can be reached at idficmod@gmail.com. Please do not contact us through discord.
General rules
Even if you have participated in many IPQs in the past, we have made some changes this year, please read our rules in full.
Changelog for 2026:
- We have removed the need to nominate original work ships with gender configuration prefixes. Please clarify if you have a preferred gender configuration.
- We have updated the tagset so now we have a stable eternal freeform tagset
- Clarified mod contact preferences
- Clarified our stance on AI generated works.
- Clarified our extension policy
( Rules )
Spring 2026 Round Signups Open!
Apr. 5th, 2026 09:46 amSignups are now open! They will remain open until Sunday, April 12 @ 11:59pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown). You can browse the requests in the app!
The tagset will remain open for nominations through the end of signups. Please disambiguate your nominations to make the approvals process faster.
Is AO3 not letting you sign up for a character that you know is definitely in the tagset?
Requests:
Offers:
Do Not Wants:
Other:
The tagset will remain open for nominations through the end of signups. Please disambiguate your nominations to make the approvals process faster.
Reminder: We have a new rule that crossovers do not count towards the minimum of 3 fandoms per sign-up if they contain a fandom you're already requesting/offering. For instance, if you're requesting Fandom A and Fandom B, a Fandom A/Fandom C crossover would not count towards the minimum of 3.
GENERAL SIGNUPS REMINDERS:
Is AO3 not letting you sign up for a character that you know is definitely in the tagset?
- If it is simply not appearing in the dropdown, try copy-pasting it from the tagset itself. This is a known AO3 bug.
- If that does not work, please comment here or email us with the exact fandom and character(s) you were trying to request/offer. A mod will then batch load it for you on the backend, and you will be able to request it. This is a caching issue with AO3.
Requests:
- You can request 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 characters each. Fandoms in your requests must be unique, but may be related (e.g., three Star Wars requests would be fine, as long as it was three separate Star Wars fandoms).
- Each request must include at least one freeform (Drabble, Double Drabble, Triple Drabble, Drabble Series/Sequence (Various)).
- Blank signups are allowed, but prompts, likes, and a list of DNWs are strongly encouraged.
- If you wish, you may request Any for the character section, but please note that Any = any character in the canon (NOT just the tagset). Please do not request Any unless you really are open to receiving any character from that canon. If you have character DNWs, requesting Any might not be the best idea, as this could end up with a bad match with someone who had only offered that character. We will be checking for this before we send assignments, but it's possible we could miss something, which would lead to us having to re-assign your writer and send you to pinch hit. (Note that the character DNW would still be upheld in this situation.) If you are requesting Any and do not wish to receive fic about objects, etc., you should DNW that as well.
- Due to modly error: if you wish to request Any for drabble type, you will need to select all 7 drabble types individually, as opposed to the usual "Any" ticky box. This does not affect matching.
- Please note that you cannot opt out of single drabbles. In other words, you are still welcome to request other drabble types, but you cannot exclude single drabbles from your requests.
Offers:
- You can offer 3-10 fandoms with 1-20 characters and 1-7 drabble types each. Fandoms in your offers must be unique, but may be related (e.g., three Star Wars offers would be fine, as long as it was three separate Star Wars fandoms).
- If you wish, you may offer Any character. This means any character in the tagset (i.e., if your recipient has requested specific characters, you must write one of them). Please do not offer Any unless you really are open to writing any character in the tagset for that fandom (including any last-minute additions to the tagset). (If your recip requested Any, y ou may write any character from their requested canon.)
- Due to modly error: if you wish to offer Any for drabble type, you will need to select all 7 drabble types individually, as opposed to the usual "Any" ticky box. This does not affect matching.
- You cannot opt out of single drabbles. In other words, you are still welcome to offer other drabble types, but you cannot exclude single drabbles from your offers.
Do Not Wants:
- Only reasonable DNWs in your AO3 signup will be enforced.
- A reasonable DNW is a DNW that is clear and does not attempt to box your writer into writing just one thing.
- Confused about what a DNW is? See this Fanlore article.
Other:
- If you encounter any issues while signing up that are not noted above, please let us know ASAP, as AO3 bugs can sometimes hit exchanges.
- If you need to let us know something about your signup (such as not wanting to be assigned to a specific other participant), please contact us via email (seasonsofdrabbles AT gmail) or the mod contact post.
Nominations Queries - 1
Apr. 5th, 2026 12:33 amWe have two nominations queries at this time. If you were one of the nominators of these tags, we would appreciate your help. Thank you!
We're also aware of some wandering tags under The Rings of Power. Signups will open once we get the chance to fix them.
- SCP Foundation: The tag "The Phoenix | SCP-8002-1 (SCP Foundation)" was nominated, but we are having trouble confirming that this character exists. Could the nominator share information on where they appear in the canon?
どうぶつの森 | Animal Crossing Series: The tag "Mamekichi and Tsubukichi | Timmy and Tommy Nook (Animal Crossing)" was nominated. Could the nominator please nominate Timmy Nook and Tommy Nook as two separate characters?- 超かぐや姫! | Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Anime): "Kaguya | Runami Yachiyo (CPK)" is already in the tagset, but we've received separate nominations for Kaguya and for Runami Yachiyo. If you are the nominator, could you explain why they might be considered two separate characters instead of one?
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tian Guan Ci Fu | Heaven Official's Blessing - Moxiang Tongxiu: A couple characters that belong under this fandom seem to have been mistakenly nominated under another fandom. Please change this to the appropriate fandom!
We're also aware of some wandering tags under The Rings of Power. Signups will open once we get the chance to fix them.
Round 6 Reveals
Apr. 5th, 2026 09:01 amYes, it's really happening!
See the works here! (Or by fandoms.)
I hope you enjoy your gift (or perhaps multiple gifts! Check by searching for your name at the collection Works page). If there is an issue with your gift, you are welcome to refuse it, and I will not expect you to comment on it in this case. You are also welcome to discuss it with me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com.
We did it!
Comments
FFFX requires you to comment on your gifts. If you haven't commented on your gifts by the time sign-ups open again, you can't sign up. Your creator is probably hoping for feedback a bit sooner than that - so please aim to comment within the next two weeks, if possible.
You are welcome to comment on other works before the recipient of that gift has commented. Comment at will!
Anonymity
Works are anonymous through the 18th of April. Please wait until then to share your work as your own on other platforms, or include identifying information in your author's notes or comments. If you want to reply to a comment, you can safely do that as long as you are logged in. Your logged-in comments on your own works will show up as Anonymous Creator until the anonymity settings are changed on the collection.
Re-Dating
You are welcome to edit your work and change its publication date to today's date when works go live, in order to ensure it shows up to people browsing the fandom tag. You can find that setting right above Language in Associations.
Treats
Further works of any length/size are welcome in fffx at any time. For example, treats for pinch hitters! (As of this posting, there were no pinch hitter prompts for round 6, but pinch hitters are still welcome to leave prompts!)
High Adrenaline
For those currently feeling the creation itch, our sibling exchange
highadrenalineexchange has some pinch hits outstanding.
See the works here! (Or by fandoms.)
I hope you enjoy your gift (or perhaps multiple gifts! Check by searching for your name at the collection Works page). If there is an issue with your gift, you are welcome to refuse it, and I will not expect you to comment on it in this case. You are also welcome to discuss it with me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com.
We did it!
Comments
FFFX requires you to comment on your gifts. If you haven't commented on your gifts by the time sign-ups open again, you can't sign up. Your creator is probably hoping for feedback a bit sooner than that - so please aim to comment within the next two weeks, if possible.
You are welcome to comment on other works before the recipient of that gift has commented. Comment at will!
Anonymity
Works are anonymous through the 18th of April. Please wait until then to share your work as your own on other platforms, or include identifying information in your author's notes or comments. If you want to reply to a comment, you can safely do that as long as you are logged in. Your logged-in comments on your own works will show up as Anonymous Creator until the anonymity settings are changed on the collection.
Re-Dating
You are welcome to edit your work and change its publication date to today's date when works go live, in order to ensure it shows up to people browsing the fandom tag. You can find that setting right above Language in Associations.
Treats
Further works of any length/size are welcome in fffx at any time. For example, treats for pinch hitters! (As of this posting, there were no pinch hitter prompts for round 6, but pinch hitters are still welcome to leave prompts!)
High Adrenaline
For those currently feeling the creation itch, our sibling exchange
existing pinch hits #3, 5, 9; new pinch hit #12
Apr. 4th, 2026 03:20 amThe following pinch hits need creators and are now due a week after assignments, on April 19th at 11:59 PM EDT. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and must include significant gore content. To claim a pinch hit, either comment on this post or email me at shimmeringwords@gmail.com including the assignment you want and your AO3 username. Comments are screened. If you post an anonymous comment, I can't reply to it.
( Pinch Hit #3: Art, Fic - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest )
( Pinch Hit #5: Fic - Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost, グノーシア | Gnosia (Visual Novel), Dracula Rising (Cartoon) )
( Pinch Hit #9: Fic - Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order (TV 2025), Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Loki (TV 2021), The Night Manager (TV 2016), D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga), Merlin (TV) )
( Pinch Hit #12: Fic - Elden Ring (Video Game), Bloodborne (Video Game), Dark Souls (Video Game), サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと - 依空まつり | Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri, Gachiakuta (Manga), 凸变英雄X | To Be Hero X (Cartoon), Elisabeth - Takarazuka Revue, Redtape Series - Rounderhouse, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo )
( Pinch Hit #3: Art, Fic - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest )
( Pinch Hit #5: Fic - Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost, グノーシア | Gnosia (Visual Novel), Dracula Rising (Cartoon) )
( Pinch Hit #9: Fic - Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order (TV 2025), Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Loki (TV 2021), The Night Manager (TV 2016), D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga), Merlin (TV) )