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bethefirstThe collection is live! We got a total of 30 fics this time, the most we've ever had for a flash round — way to go, guys!
As usual, please do not check out the fics via the fandom list page on AO3. Only a couple of fandoms are listed there, due to AO3's wrangling policy, so most of the stories will not show up on said page. Instead, there's an alternative fandom list below. (You can also browse the collection via the works page on AO3, where all are accounted for.)
All stories, ordered alphabetically by fandom:
A Working Man (2025)
Visualising Better Days
"I was gonna give you another year or so to process, if you were still keeping your distance," Gunny said, "but you sound like a man in need of a reminder that he's not alone. So get your ass on over here."
And Another Lovely Day (Webcomic)
To Live in a Manga
In which Nora and Elliot discuss what it would be like to live in a fictional world. (And Nora learns of Isaac's past stupidity.)
八雲さんは餌づけがしたい | Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai | Beauty and the Feast
Cherry Blossoms and Memories
Yamato Shohei is returning to his alma mater to coach baseball, and is looking forward to seeing Yakumo-san again--and is hoping their friendship can finally turn into something more romantic. But when she calls to say that she's sick, all he wants is to take care of her and make sure she's all right.
Bits And Pieces - Judy Schachner
Lost and Found (Love You To Bits and Pieces)
Tink's owner POV on his adventure...
To Hector (it's lonely here without your purr)
Books of The Usurper - Erin M. Evans
i want what's right in front of me
Quill could probably benefit from getting his head in the game. Alas.
Colin Series - E. F. Benson
As a father the son he delights in
Colin tries a different tactic with Dennis. It pays off rather well.
Etta and Otto and Russell and James – Emma Hooper
when you know it's time to go
Oh! She thought, drowsy and dissolving: How changed I must look. I hope Etta has not forgotten me.
Guido del'Isoletto - Eleanor M. Ingram
The One Who Remained
Guido del'Isoletto pays a midnight visit to the Duke of Belfiore. (Set after "The Last Throw")
Killer on the Road - Stephen Graham Jones
Horizon's Red-Smeared Line
The road to Los Angeles is long, and riddled with detours. Harper and Meg have learned to adapt.
Kristin Lavransdatter - Sigrid Undset
The Ballad of Simon and Lavrans
This is the kind of thing people write ballads about.
Læce | Leech (Web Series), Vampire: The Masquerade
Cut the Sun in Twain, and Heal The Wound Again
After his brother’s death, all that Oliver has left is his quest for power and revenge against the world—or so he thinks.
As it turns out, there’s more than one way to cheat death in Manchester these nights, and now Oliver has a chance to get back what was taken from him.
By any means necessary.
Let This One Be a Devil (Comics)
Late at My Singing
Henry returns to his studies in the city following his time back home in the Pine Barrens. His encounter with the Leeds Devil lingers with him, as do his questions about where a man like him belongs.
Lost Horizon - James Hilton
To Know Him Always
When Rutherford finds an amnesic Conway in a Chinese hospital after years apart, his own memories come rushing back.
Mad City (1997)
That's What The Little Girls Do
New York, New York, 1997. Ex-reporter Max Brackett is down and out, but his former intern, Laurie Callahan, is on the rise. And reaching out to reconnect. Frankly, why she still wants anything to do with him is beyond Max’s reckoning. But it’s ten P.M. on a Friday night, and a grown man really ought to know what to expect when a young lady invites him over.
Le Colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro | Massacre Time (1966)
someone's always waiting (for you)
One last secret is revealed.
모노크롬 루머 - 치율 | Monochrome Rumor - Chiyul
One More Cheer
Yubin can’t help but cheer up after watching the clips that made their rounds on the internet about Sihyeon not sleeping on his bed, yet at the same time, the off-kilter feeling from last night still presses at her ribs.
And after her very late brunch, Yubin scrolls into an analysis post.
Did the livestream for L* feel weird for anyone else too? (512)
Ox-Cart Man - Donald Hall & Barbara Cooney
The Young Ox
While blanketing snow softened sounds outside, the barn was full of small, busy noises.
Pandemonium - Chris Wooding & Cassandra Diaz
SANGFROID
Masquerading as a prince doesn't get easier over time, it turns out. Seifer struggles through various ordeals even after Lady Asphyxia returns, maybe more so.
Pelle Svanslös (2020)
Wings
Uppsala Cathedral looks like a cat. Maybe that’s the reason humans call it a cat-hedral. A huge brown cat, with black ears and a little black tail. A little tail. Like his.
Rose Cottage - Mary Stewart
Earthlier Happy is the Rose Distill'd
Prissy's kisses tasted of the peaches she had brought to share.
Sexton Blake and the Demon God
Women's Duds and Modern Dresses
Saxton Blake is a connoisseur.
Sky Protect Smart Home Insurance Sponsors Evenings on Sky Showcase - Cam and Bell (Commercial)
Watching Over the Family
Cam, the camera, and Bell, the doorbell, watch over the family home as a suspicious car pulls up nearby. Based on the "Sky Smart Home Insurance Sponsors Evenings on Sky Showcase" ads featuring the smart home devices as having personalities of their own.
Tales of Alderwood (Webcomic)
Amidships
Al jerks with surprise, all of which is gone when he recognises Kat. "Will you ever grow tired of invading my personal space?" (spoiler: the answer is "no")
11번째 수학여행 - 도해늘| The 11th School Trip - Do-Haneul (Novel)
the king of my city
For the first time, his future wasn’t a vision of absolute monotony and quiet routine, but warm hugs and coffee in the mornings, home cooked meals and sitting in the living room in comfortable silence and even more comforting company.
Gajun imagined a future, and this wedding was the first stepping stone of this future. A shameless announcement to the world, a celebration of their shared love.
the sunwoo x gajun wedding fic we deserve
The Kindly Ones - Melissa Scott
Simple Gifts
Guil takes Leith back to the yarn store.
The Straight Story (1999)
"Where's your family?" he asked her.
When my kids were real little, I used to play a game with them. I'd give each one of them a stick, one for each one of them, and I'd say, you break that. And of course they could, real easy. Then I'd say, tie them sticks in a bundle, and try to break that. Of course, they couldn't. Then I'd say, that bundle, that's family.
But if people are sticks, sometimes your family is who's feeding you into the fire.
Crystal contemplates Alvin's advice.
The Virgin Spring (1960), Jungfraukallen (1960)
How To Raise A Spring
Before you wed me you must know.
Timebomb (1991)
Problematic Situation
Discovering the truth was not the end of it. Now he needed to figure who he was and where he belonged.
Until Eternity - Blackbriar (Music Video)
this time around
Three meetings over the centuries.
Without a Voice (Visual Novel)
everything
There is no other word or phrase that could truly describe the love Elowen feels for Cassidy.
Thank you so much for taking part! I know these are all nonexistent fandoms, but I hope we can try to check out our fellow participants' stories and comment wherever possible. If you're not familiar with any of the fandoms, you can also try browsing the tag page to see if there are any themes/tropes/kinks that catches your eye.
Happy reading! And if this flash round got the better of you, just remember that the normal round isn't that far off :) I really hope to see all of you then ♥
As usual, please do not check out the fics via the fandom list page on AO3. Only a couple of fandoms are listed there, due to AO3's wrangling policy, so most of the stories will not show up on said page. Instead, there's an alternative fandom list below. (You can also browse the collection via the works page on AO3, where all are accounted for.)
All stories, ordered alphabetically by fandom:
A Working Man (2025)
Visualising Better Days
"I was gonna give you another year or so to process, if you were still keeping your distance," Gunny said, "but you sound like a man in need of a reminder that he's not alone. So get your ass on over here."
And Another Lovely Day (Webcomic)
To Live in a Manga
In which Nora and Elliot discuss what it would be like to live in a fictional world. (And Nora learns of Isaac's past stupidity.)
八雲さんは餌づけがしたい | Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai | Beauty and the Feast
Cherry Blossoms and Memories
Yamato Shohei is returning to his alma mater to coach baseball, and is looking forward to seeing Yakumo-san again--and is hoping their friendship can finally turn into something more romantic. But when she calls to say that she's sick, all he wants is to take care of her and make sure she's all right.
Bits And Pieces - Judy Schachner
Lost and Found (Love You To Bits and Pieces)
Tink's owner POV on his adventure...
To Hector (it's lonely here without your purr)
Books of The Usurper - Erin M. Evans
i want what's right in front of me
Quill could probably benefit from getting his head in the game. Alas.
Colin Series - E. F. Benson
As a father the son he delights in
Colin tries a different tactic with Dennis. It pays off rather well.
Etta and Otto and Russell and James – Emma Hooper
when you know it's time to go
Oh! She thought, drowsy and dissolving: How changed I must look. I hope Etta has not forgotten me.
Guido del'Isoletto - Eleanor M. Ingram
The One Who Remained
Guido del'Isoletto pays a midnight visit to the Duke of Belfiore. (Set after "The Last Throw")
Killer on the Road - Stephen Graham Jones
Horizon's Red-Smeared Line
The road to Los Angeles is long, and riddled with detours. Harper and Meg have learned to adapt.
Kristin Lavransdatter - Sigrid Undset
The Ballad of Simon and Lavrans
This is the kind of thing people write ballads about.
Læce | Leech (Web Series), Vampire: The Masquerade
Cut the Sun in Twain, and Heal The Wound Again
After his brother’s death, all that Oliver has left is his quest for power and revenge against the world—or so he thinks.
As it turns out, there’s more than one way to cheat death in Manchester these nights, and now Oliver has a chance to get back what was taken from him.
By any means necessary.
Let This One Be a Devil (Comics)
Late at My Singing
Henry returns to his studies in the city following his time back home in the Pine Barrens. His encounter with the Leeds Devil lingers with him, as do his questions about where a man like him belongs.
Lost Horizon - James Hilton
To Know Him Always
When Rutherford finds an amnesic Conway in a Chinese hospital after years apart, his own memories come rushing back.
Mad City (1997)
That's What The Little Girls Do
New York, New York, 1997. Ex-reporter Max Brackett is down and out, but his former intern, Laurie Callahan, is on the rise. And reaching out to reconnect. Frankly, why she still wants anything to do with him is beyond Max’s reckoning. But it’s ten P.M. on a Friday night, and a grown man really ought to know what to expect when a young lady invites him over.
Le Colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro | Massacre Time (1966)
someone's always waiting (for you)
One last secret is revealed.
모노크롬 루머 - 치율 | Monochrome Rumor - Chiyul
One More Cheer
Yubin can’t help but cheer up after watching the clips that made their rounds on the internet about Sihyeon not sleeping on his bed, yet at the same time, the off-kilter feeling from last night still presses at her ribs.
And after her very late brunch, Yubin scrolls into an analysis post.
Did the livestream for L* feel weird for anyone else too? (512)
Ox-Cart Man - Donald Hall & Barbara Cooney
The Young Ox
While blanketing snow softened sounds outside, the barn was full of small, busy noises.
Pandemonium - Chris Wooding & Cassandra Diaz
SANGFROID
Masquerading as a prince doesn't get easier over time, it turns out. Seifer struggles through various ordeals even after Lady Asphyxia returns, maybe more so.
Pelle Svanslös (2020)
Wings
Uppsala Cathedral looks like a cat. Maybe that’s the reason humans call it a cat-hedral. A huge brown cat, with black ears and a little black tail. A little tail. Like his.
Rose Cottage - Mary Stewart
Earthlier Happy is the Rose Distill'd
Prissy's kisses tasted of the peaches she had brought to share.
Sexton Blake and the Demon God
Women's Duds and Modern Dresses
Saxton Blake is a connoisseur.
Sky Protect Smart Home Insurance Sponsors Evenings on Sky Showcase - Cam and Bell (Commercial)
Watching Over the Family
Cam, the camera, and Bell, the doorbell, watch over the family home as a suspicious car pulls up nearby. Based on the "Sky Smart Home Insurance Sponsors Evenings on Sky Showcase" ads featuring the smart home devices as having personalities of their own.
Tales of Alderwood (Webcomic)
Amidships
Al jerks with surprise, all of which is gone when he recognises Kat. "Will you ever grow tired of invading my personal space?" (spoiler: the answer is "no")
11번째 수학여행 - 도해늘| The 11th School Trip - Do-Haneul (Novel)
the king of my city
For the first time, his future wasn’t a vision of absolute monotony and quiet routine, but warm hugs and coffee in the mornings, home cooked meals and sitting in the living room in comfortable silence and even more comforting company.
Gajun imagined a future, and this wedding was the first stepping stone of this future. A shameless announcement to the world, a celebration of their shared love.
the sunwoo x gajun wedding fic we deserve
The Kindly Ones - Melissa Scott
Simple Gifts
Guil takes Leith back to the yarn store.
The Straight Story (1999)
"Where's your family?" he asked her.
When my kids were real little, I used to play a game with them. I'd give each one of them a stick, one for each one of them, and I'd say, you break that. And of course they could, real easy. Then I'd say, tie them sticks in a bundle, and try to break that. Of course, they couldn't. Then I'd say, that bundle, that's family.
But if people are sticks, sometimes your family is who's feeding you into the fire.
Crystal contemplates Alvin's advice.
The Virgin Spring (1960), Jungfraukallen (1960)
How To Raise A Spring
Before you wed me you must know.
Timebomb (1991)
Problematic Situation
Discovering the truth was not the end of it. Now he needed to figure who he was and where he belonged.
Until Eternity - Blackbriar (Music Video)
this time around
Three meetings over the centuries.
Without a Voice (Visual Novel)
everything
There is no other word or phrase that could truly describe the love Elowen feels for Cassidy.
Thank you so much for taking part! I know these are all nonexistent fandoms, but I hope we can try to check out our fellow participants' stories and comment wherever possible. If you're not familiar with any of the fandoms, you can also try browsing the tag page to see if there are any themes/tropes/kinks that catches your eye.
Happy reading! And if this flash round got the better of you, just remember that the normal round isn't that far off :) I really hope to see all of you then ♥
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Date: 2025-09-19 09:40 (UTC)Managed to just find out about the flash randomly, but I shall hopefully back for the regular rounds too! ✨
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Date: 2025-09-19 15:41 (UTC)