Snowflake #15: Fandom Wrapped

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Challenge #15

Fandom Snowflake Challenge's 2023 Fandom Wrapped!

Your top 5 fandoms for 2023 were:

1. BTS
2. Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
3. Good Omens
4. Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
5. Venom

Your top 5 fandom spaces (Discord, Twitter, etc.) in 2023 were:

1. Dreamwidth
2. AO3
3. In the Seom (BTS game) plaza (which is the chatroom in the game)

[I don't have any other social media]

The top 5 things you did to contribute to fandom in 2023 were:

1. Fic & poetry
2. Comments
3. Fanart (moodboards & collages)
4. I like to make cards, and the cards I send bethctg are often (but not always) BTS fannish

Your top 5 most appreciated fandom contributions were:

1. Aromatherapy (8604 words) by okapi
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS Summary:

Min Yoongi is an alpha with injured scent glands. He's in therapy with (and crushing on) aromatherapist omega J-hope who is trying to keep things professional despite his own crush on his handsome client.

2. blowing through the jasmine of my mind (1000 words) by okapi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Venom (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Eddie and Venom at an outdoor summer music festival.

3. Of a Feather (8902 words) by okapi
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Aziraphale has a feather kink.

4. Pillow Talk (700 words) by okapi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
A bit of soft Namjin pillow talk.

5. Glare (3000 words) by okapi
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
On a very rainy day when most of the campus is staying dry or out sick, Jimin should've skipped class, stayed in bed, and watched The Notebook for the 101th time, but, no, he trudges to Music Appreciation 101 with his roommate Hoseok.

Now, why is the substitute (hottie with the deep voice) TA glaring at him?



1. Aromatherapy (8604 words) by okapi
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Min Yoongi | Suga, Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin
Characters: Min Yoongi | Suga, Jung Hoseok | J-Hope, Park Jimin (BTS)
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Verse, Alpha Min Yoongi | Suga, Omega Jung Hoseok | J-Hope, Omega Park Jimin (BTS), Alternate Universe, Aromatherapist J-Hope, Massage Therapist Park Jimin (BTS), Coming Untouched, Scenting, Threesome - M/M/M, Sassy Park Jimin (BTS), Soft Min Yoongi | Suga, Soft Jung Hoseok | J-Hope, POV Alternating
Summary:

Min Yoongi is an alpha with injured scent glands. He's in therapy with (and crushing on) aromatherapist omega J-hope who is trying to keep things professional despite his own crush on his handsome client.

Enter catalyst for chaos sassy massage therapist Jimin.

Update: Chapter 5: Xmas naughtiness Yoonminseok-style

Sope and Yoominseok. Omegaverse. AU. Alternating POV

2. blowing through the jasmine of my mind (1000 words) by okapi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Venom (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote
Characters: Eddie Brock, Venom Symbiote (Marvel)
Additional Tags: 69 (Sex Position), Public Sex, Ficlet
Summary:

Eddie and Venom at an outdoor summer music festival.

Short PWP.

3. Of a Feather (8902 words) by okapi
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Wing Kink, Wingfic, Angel Wings, Alternate Universe - Wings, Feathers & Featherplay, Amnesiac Crowley (Good Omens), Hurt/Comfort, Crowley Has a Penis (Good Omens), Aziraphale Has a Vulva (Good Omens), Top Crowley (Good Omens), Not Season/Series 02 Compliant, Post-Season/Series 01, Aziraphale to the Rescue (Good Omens), Sexual Content, First Time, First Kiss
Summary:

Aziraphale is brought to Crowley's side by a pair of girls who have rescued the demon after he has been struck by lightning. Crowley's wings are charred and he can't remember who he is, but it's nothing a little ethereal TLC can't fix. :)

Wingfic. Hurt/comfort. Not Season 2 (TV) compliant. Aziraphale has a feather kink. For my Season of Kink bingo square I-4: Fabrics/Feathers.

4. Pillow Talk (700 words) by okapi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kim Namjoon | RM/Kim Seokjin | Jin
Characters: Kim Namjoon | RM, Kim Seokjin | Jin
Additional Tags: Community: story-works, Fluff, Soft Kim Namjoon | RM, Soft Kim Seokjin | Jin, Banter
Summary:

A bit of soft Namjin pillow talk.

5. Glare (3000 words) by okapi
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin, Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Kim Namjoon | RM
Characters: Min Yoongi | Suga, Park Jimin (BTS), Kim Namjoon | RM, Jung Hoseok | J-Hope
Additional Tags: Sick-or-Treat 2023 - Weekly Challenge 1, Whumptober 2023, Alternate Universe - College/University, Teaching Assistant Min Yoongi | Suga, Teaching Assistant Kim Namjoon | RM, Dance Student Jung Hoseok | J-Hope, Dance Student Park Jimin (BTS), Jung Hoseok | J-Hope & Park Jimin are Roommates, Kim Namjoon | RM & Min Yoongi | Suga are Roommates, Meet-Cute, References to The Notebook (2004)
Summary:

On a very rainy day when most of the campus is staying dry or out sick, Jimin should've skipped class, stayed in bed, and watched The Notebook for the 101th time, but, no, he trudges to Music Appreciation 101 with his roommate Hoseok.

Now, why is the substitute (hottie with the deep voice) TA glaring at him?

Update Chapter 2. What are Namjoon and Hoseok getting up to in the bathroom? Namseok only. POV Hoseok. Rating: Mature.

For Sick or Treat 2023 Week 1 and Day 4 Whumptober 2023. H/c. Yoonmin and Namseok.

Bonus questions:

Your fandom personality in 2023 was: (i.e. Fandom Eeyore, Twitter Refugee, Discord Party Animal, etc.)

I wish they'd given a poll or something. I have no idea what my fandom personality is.

In 2023, you discovered: (that you adore hockey RPF, but you hate the Liberty Mutual emu, etc.)

I am grateful for sane online relationships with people who share similar interests and are fans of the same things. We have good days and bad days, days where we are communicative and days when we forget to communicate or life crowds out the online connection, but for the most part, we are good people and good friends. I developed this relationship/friendship with another ARMY in the chatroom of the BTS game which was not based in reality. It was disturbing and pushed buttons and I said things I didn't mean and got twisted. I guess it was toxic, but I am not sure I'm using that term correctly. I wrote them a fic (as I often do) to very specific criteria that I would not usually do (V-centric, gen, no slash, based in Iraqi culture and poetry, which I studied to try to be respectful of) and they never even bothered to read it. And that was the last straw and I ghosted them. I have been back to the plaza twice in 2024 during different times of day (not when I would meet them) and it's okay but for the most part, I am staying away. It was just weird and unhealthy and not good for standing grounded in reality. And it was a warning but also made me even more appreciative of the sane relationships I have with fellow fans.

Your fandom home in 2023 was: (Bluesky, Mastodon, Middle Earth, lying in my bed, with a good book, etc.)

Dreamwidth, AO3, and email exchanges with online friends.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

I think sane (or at least our level of sane!) online friends are invaluable.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I never feel like I'm slipping from the real word with you. You react like a normal (tea-drinking) person! And I agree, our friendship is invaluable.

[wendelah1]

Miss Marple? Do you have a favorite Agatha Christie?

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

If you mean actress who plays Miss Marple, then Joan Hickson is my Miss Marple.

If you mean favorite Agatha Christie novels, I like And Then There Were None and A Carribean Mystery and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

I prefer Miss Marple to Poirot, but I like Poirot, too. I like to write about the friendship between Miss Marple and Dolly Bantry and Miss Marple and her revolving door of housemaids.

[wendelah1]

I meant the book but yeah, the actor is fine, too. I see my library has the series on DVD, so I'll get to rewatch it. I'm pretty sure we watched it on Masterpiece Mystery (or whatever the series was called back in the nineties) but my memory isn't what it used to be... I've been watching the more recent version on various PBS stations (I get three in my city). "Marple" is what it's called at the library, but I've seen them fairly recently.

I used to like Poirot best but I've come to prefer Miss Marple. Poirot can get on my nerves, especially in the novels.

[debriswoman]

I am not very active fandomwise at present, but really do treasure our friendship:-)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

That's okay. The origin story for our friendship is in fandom. And I do treasure it, too. :)

[acorn_squash]

Now I'm tempted to try to come up with a fandom personality quiz.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I would definitely take it. I think there's a difference between 'being a fan of X' and 'being in X fandom.' I think it has to do with whether you produce and/or consume transformative works.