Darkness Adds A New Kind Of Sparkle

Fan Fic Writer and Original Writer. Involved in many fandoms... mostly Hobbit/LotR, Narnia, Charmed, Roswell, Primeval, and Spartacus with some Black Jewels thrown in randomly. I can be found on Archive of Our Own as Shadowcat. Also at my email address of [email protected]. Writing is not a hobby to me, but the pulse of my soul and the way of life. It is the beat of my heart and the breath of my lungs. Student of mythology, fascinated by all things Ancient; Ancient Egypt and Egyptology enthusiast. Header by artist Anne Stokes

[kaetien]

Small Business Artist

Hey, please check out this nifty site from a dear friend of mine that is full of awesome items made by a talented artist.

I am a big fan! Give it a visit!

[gatheringfiki]

12 Days of Christmas - 2025!

Hello,

We’re back with your favourite event of the festive season!

We would like to invite you to help us decorate our virtual fandom Christmas tree! With shiny, new, delicious content!

Bear with, we’ll try to explain:

Fanart = Baubles

Fanfic = Paper chains

Photosets = Lights

This will make sense in a minute, we promise.

I would like to participate as a writer:

This year, we're doing things a little differently - you'll have access to all the photosets available straight away and you can choose which ones you wish to write for.

Step 1: Message @linane-art to request access to the photosets gallery*. You can do so between now and 13th of December - no sign up needed.

Step 2: Write something based on the photoset. Minimum 500 words, no max, Fili/Kili or any fictional Dean/Aidan pairing. You’ve created a paper chain for our tree.

Step 3: Don’t post it, submit it to us.

Step 4: You can do this again (or as many times as you like), but try not to start too many responses at the same time, because they will have to be submitted in a timely manner. Finish one, start another.

You must submit at least some ficlets before 13th of December.

You will be offered a chance to continue writing after the 13th of December, but we want at least one complete wave of responses by then, so we can queue up our content.

I would like to participate as an artist:

Step 1: Message @linane-art to request a bauble outline template.

Step 2: Within the bauble draw a little fanart. Photomanips are also allowed, but just edits or photosets won’t work for this. Must be Christmas or season-themed (no prompts, do what you like). Fili/Kili or any fictional Dean/Aidan pairing.

Step 3: Don’t post it, submit it to us.

Step 4: You can do this again (or as many times as you like), but you must submit one before producing another.

You must submit at least some fanarts before 13th of December.

You will be offered a chance to continue drawing after the 13th of December, but we want at least one complete wave of responses by then, so we can queue our content.

Decorating the tree:

Between 13th and 24th of December @gatheringfiki will be posting all your creations (decorations)

We will also re-use some of last year’s decorations: the photosets from previous year will be reblogged between 1st and 12th of December to whet your appetie.

Questions, feedback, ideas, comments - please let us know!

~gatheringfiki

*I am insanely busy right now and as of this moment I have 6 photosets ready. I have lots more started and I hope to reach the full 12 sets before the night is over, even if I don't sleep at all. I have to. I won't have any time for this next week.

Special thanks go to @stelly38 who continues to save my life with the photosets on an annual basis. <3

Please re-blog to spread the word! Thank you.

[mothmanmagicalboy]

no sorry i dont really use instagram, i can contact you via ouija board, spirit box, fluctuations in temperature, flickering lights, and certain rituals. i am also on tumblr.

[jkateel]

(Sound on.) We’re all doomed.

[chaotic-archaeologist]

History and related historical professionals straight up not having a good time right now.

[thearchaeologicalwitch]

Anths and archs are fighting the urge to vomit.

[kaetien]

This pretty much sums up the state of the U.S. right now.

[gatheringfiki]

Kink Bingo 2025 - Start!

It's here, the moment you've been waiting for!

Kink Bingo Card and Kink Bingo Collection

Please note that due to how AO3 formats its header, the card may appear repeated multiple times, but there is only one card (7x7) with 49 fields. There’s no way to fix that.

Quick reminder of the rules:

Usual pairings apply: FiKi or any fictional pairing portrayed by Dean or Aidan.

Tag your warnings and kinks R E L I G I O U S L Y

No kink-shaming or judgement, please. We are all grown-ups: don’t like, don’t read.

There are no word limits

Do not ‘de-anon’ until the end of the event (or at all)

The rest of the rules here - please read before playing!

Enjoy ~

gatheringfiki

[gatheringfiki]

FiKi Week 2024: 22nd - 28th June

Welcome to one of our favourite events! Yes, the FiKi Week is back <3

During this one week of 22nd - 28th of June we encourage you to post all kinds of fannish creations (fic, fanart, edits, photosets, headcanons, music mixes, anything!) inspired by our beloved short but hot brothers and specific daily themes, which we provide.

This year, we return to the idea of quotes, in hopes that they might inspire a wide range of responses. And so:

Sat, 22nd of June:

“They say there are two kinds of hearts: the ones that love and the ones that go to war.” ― Unknown

Sun, 23rd of June:

“Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints; it takes and it takes and it takes, and we keep loving anyway.” ― Lin Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Mon, 24th of June:

“Never have I known a soul more familiar than yours, more worn into softness, more moulded to the very shape of my fingers, so that they may curl in it and hold you fast and steady.” ― Unknown

Tue, 25th of June:

“Golden child, Lion boy; Tell me what it's like to conquer. Fearless child, Broken boy; Tell me what it's like to burn.” ― Unknown

Wed, 26th of June:

“Perhaps you should be scared. I am only what you made of me. Whatever you are, you are enough.” ― Unknown

Thu, 27th of June:

“Baby, we were born with fire and gold in our veins.” ― Unknown

Fri, 28th of June:

“You have always been my fate, my destiny, my happy ending.” ― Unknown

I'm sorry, I've been jotting those down throughout last year, but apparently I have been crap at recording the sources!

Please tag all your responses with #FiKiWeek2024 and/or tag us: @gatheringfiki and we will do our best to re-blog and spread the word!

There aren’t any rules here, guys, except that this is a FiKi only event (no other pairings accepted) - respond to the prompt in whatever way you wish, and have fun!

~gatheringfiki

[snarkleharkle]

[isinuyasha]

[asian-drama-tropes]

A Year of Asian Drama Tropes 2024 - Wuxia Edition

A year long celebration of Asian tropes, this multi fandom event has a monthly selection of prompts for you to choose from!

The theme for 2024 is Wuxia!

January

Riverbank

Sect/clan conflict

Blood sworn siblings

Amnesia

"When the Sandpiper and the Clam fight each other, it’s the Fisherman who benefits."

February

Go/Shogi/Xiangqi (politics optional)

Flirting through poetry/literature/music

Secret text training upgrade

Drinking under a full moon

"Heaven’s Net is wide, and none can escape its mesh."

March

Peach blossom forest (fight scene optional but likely)

Flying while flirting/fighting (is there even a difference?)

The master chef/burns water couple

Limited time left to live

"The weak are prey to the strong"

April

Big gathering (always ends badly)

Recovery from poisoning (either antidote or internal energy)

Pressure point activation for healing/bondage

Leader of the good aligned martial arts schools

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

May

Mountain pass (always an ambush)

Disguise that really shouldn't work (but somehow does)

Musical instruments as weapons

Going berserk (for revenge or protective impulses)

"Flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt people"

June

Roof (moonlit fight scene optional but likely)

Confession in the rain (bonus umbrella optional)

Revenge (bonus if intergenerational)

Aphrodisiacs

"No one is killing me but you"/ "No one is killing you but me"

July

Tavern (fight scene optional but likely)

Lovers fighting back to back

Prosaic objects as weapons

Sweeper monk

"2 jin (1.2kg) of cooked beef and a pot of alcohol"

August

Mountaintop

Falling off a cliff (assumed to be dead but actually not)

Reclusive master training upgrade

Ancestor worship

"In the world of martial arts, no technique is faultless, only speed is invincible."

September

Hidden room

Cross dressing

Soup and wound tending (go together)

Villain who has a point

"The prettier a lady, the better she is at lying."

October

Prison (always a rescue)

Coughing up blood

Sleeves as pockets

Harem politics

"The mountain is tall, the river is long, we will meet again."

November

Open windows (secret plan/confession optional but likely)

Repaying a debt (sometimes across generations/time/reincarnation)

Heartbroken alcohol consumption

Shifu

"The truth will eventually show itself."

December

Lake/mountain pool/hot spring (sex optional)

Kneeling in snow/storm as a show of penance/devotion

Gifts of hair care items as courtship

The student becomes the master

"The will of Heaven."

[xxawangxianxx]

Hahah real

[rederiswrites]

It is a painful truth that actually none of my fics are abandoned, no, not even the ones that haven’t updated in five years. I still know exactly what happens next, and after that, and so on. They’re not abandoned; they’re right here, haunting me, characters climbing up my pants like kittens nagging for dinner.

[blackheartbiohazards]

🔹 Someone else's fiction cannot cause you physical harm.

🔹If someone else's fiction is causing you emotional or psychological harm, or distress, you can put it down and not read/watch it.

🔹Your emotional well-being is not the responsibility of fiction writers.

🔹Someone else's fiction is not about your personal trauma.

🔹When reading or watching fiction, you always have the power. You can always stop. You are never reading fiction without your own consent.

🔹Fiction writers are not responsible for other people's mental health.

🔹The content of a piece of fiction does not reflect on the morality of its author.

🔹Just because someone writes about bad things happening, doesn't mean they want those things to happen.

🔹Don't like? Don't read.

[yilinglaozu]

— the return, mary oliver

@asiandramanet december bingo - blending

[sleepy-salami]

thinking about the dynamic between wei wuxian and wen ning where they are neither platonic nor romantic but a secret third thing. as close as only someone who died and someone who summoned them back could be. familiar like a body part is familiar. physically intimate, but in a "held him while his stomach was cut open to carve the golden core out" or "put his ribs back into his broken chest and gave his body permission to take revenge" way. sharing a bond so deep it becomes unsettling. wielding someone like a weapon/allowing yourself to be wielded. saving each other over and over again to the point where you can't keep track of all the sacrifices and the debts don't matter anymore. suffering from wounds no one else can understand, missing people no one else remembers. neither of them chose this, yet both are still there for each other no matter what. i am so normal about them

[devilledminion]

What is the key to enjoying life? (x)

[accio-victuuri]

they freakin played this amazing version of wuji @ tencent video all star night! 😭😭😭😭 i need the whole version please!!!!!!!

[xiaozhanhub]

Wei Wuxian | The Untamed