Lonnie Machin Week

A fandom week dedicated to Lonnie Machin (Anarky) from DC comics and media.

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LONNIE MACHIN WEEK 2026

Welcome to Lonnie Machin Week 2026, a fan event focused on Lonnie Machin / Anarky from DC Comics and media.

It will run from November 2nd to November 8th 2026.

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Submit your prompts here!

Lonnie Machin Week 2026 is now accepting prompt submissions! Submissions will be open until August 22nd.

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FAQ

Lonnie Machin Week is a fandom event celebrating the DC character Lonnie Machin. Fans are invited to create and share works inspired by daily prompts throughout the week.

When does the event run?

Lonnie Machin Week will take place from November 2nd to November 8th, 2026.

Where can I find the prompts?

The prompts will be posted on this blog. Each year, participants submit prompt ideas a few months before the event. Once submissions close, we hold a public poll, and the highest-voted prompts become the official prompts for the week.

How do I participate?

All you have to do is create a fanwork inspired by one of the prompts and post it on your platform of choice. Be sure to tag this blog (@lonnie-machin-week) and use #lonnie machin week or #lonnie machin week 2026 tags so we can find your work and reblog it here!

What kinds of fanworks are allowed?

Anything! Fanfiction, fanart, playlists, edits, moodboards, meta, poetry, graphics, cosplay, zines, and more centered around Lonnie Machin. Ships, ensembles, and crossovers are welcome, as long as Lonnie remains the central focus of the work.

Are there restrictions on ships or topics?

No. All ships and topics are allowed, including darker subject matter, as long as Lonnie is the focus. Please tag sensitive content appropriately and use a Read More cut (or link to an external site) when necessary so everyone can enjoy the event comfortably. Using "Choose Not to Warn" is perfectly acceptable as long as potentially sensitive content is hidden behind a cut or link.

How closely do I need to follow the prompts?

As closely or as loosely as you'd like. The prompts are there to inspire, not to limit you. If your work is inspired by a prompt, even if the connection only makes sense to you, it counts.

I don’t like a certain day’s prompt. Can I still participate?

Absolutely. Feel free to swap prompts between days, reuse a favorite prompt more than once, or choose something from the bonus prompts list.

Do I have to post something every day?

Not at all. This is a low-pressure event. Join in for one day, several days, or the entire week, whatever works best for you.

What if I miss the event dates?

No worries! Late submissions are always welcome. Just tag @lonnie-machin-week, and we’ll happily reblog your work after the event has ended. The AO3 collection will also remain open indefinitely.

Anything else I should keep in mind?

Please treat fellow participants with respect. And most importantly, have fun!

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hello! will the time for the 2026 event be the same as last years or not? thank you :) i hope to see this event again

Hello! Yes, it’ll be the same week as last year, Monday to Sunday, 2nd-8th November this year. The exact details will be announced in early August. Happy to see people are interested!

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is this event annual?

Yes! It’s an annual event, and hopefully it’ll run again next year.

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i meant to participate, but got too depressed to do so, but it's so awesome of you to run this event and see so many other lonnie fans :]

Thank you so much! I hope you feel better soon. And you’re always welcome to post something later if you’d like :)

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LONNIE MACHIN WEEK 2025 WRAP UP

Thank you to everyone who took part in Lonnie Machin Week! Whether you wrote fic, made art, or shared posts, your enthusiasm made the event a lot of fun. It was incredible to see so much creativity and appreciation for Lonnie in so many different forms!

We encourage everyone to check out the all the amazing works shared for the event. Leaving a comment, kudos, or reblogging the post is a great way to support fellow participants.

A quick reminder that our AO3 collection is still open and will remain open indefinitely. If you haven’t added your work yet, or if you finish something later, you’re welcome to post it there. You can find the collection here.

If we missed your post and didn’t reblog it or if you post something related to the event in the future, please send us a message or an ask so we can find and share it.

Thank you again for participating and celebrating Lonnie Machin Week with us. We loved seeing everyone’s work and can’t wait to run the event again next year!

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Lonnie Machin Week Bonus Round: Ideas that didn’t make the cut

Prompt: Role-Swap

Reason For Rejection: No Plot :(

Reverse Robins Lonnie. Just like, Damian’s the oldest and he and Bruce had a really regular long term partnership before he gracefully graduated to Nightwing(put it off for ages, whined about it the whole time) and then Bruce gets Blitzed by the Tim Steph Tim Lonnie Tim situation.

Tim being there three times between everyone else is on purpose. That’s how that worked. He’s already canonically the Robin before and after Steph. Let’s make it worse! He was introduced before Lonnie but Lonnie put a costume on first. FIGHT!

We’re not doing War Games, because fuck war games. So like, Tim’s Robin, Lonnie’s Anarky, Steph’s Batgirl. Then Steph’s Robin and Lonnie’s Moneyspider. Tim’s Robin again because Steph is Spoiler now, and then Lonnie’s Robin for a couple weeks, mayhaps not Bruce approved, and then he’s back to Anarky and Tim’s Robin and not only is the Gotham populace confused as hell. Steph and Lonnie, two people who literally never agree on anything, have decided to bully Tim for still being Robin after they Graduated. neener neener. Running joke that Tim’s going to be Robin again if you don’t keep an eye on him.(it’s funny bc he’s Robin again right now)

Tim is also still bisexual during the Reverse Robin II audition battle royale so like, his situation. They’re bullying him and he’s blushing and feeling sorta squirmy and he Hates This. God.

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Lonnie Machin Week Bonus Round: Ideas that didn’t make the cut

Prompt: Political Assassination

Reason for Rejection: Haven’t read Knightfall

“He was supposed to be the third Robin” is like, a neat story but I straight up don’t think he’d Function in that role. Especially considering what Tim Robin’s actual Robin Tenure was like. Knightfall puts Jean-Paul Valley Batman and Lonnie Robin on a team together and they go Nuclear, somehow kickstart NML 6 years early. Remember JPV!Bats grabbing Lonnie by the face and telling him that he was going to crush his head like an egg? He’s canonically at Most 14 at the time.

If Robin!Lonnie made it to Knightfall(unlikely) he would cut the arc off at the knees and straight up murder JPV before Bruce even made it back from getting his spine faith healed. Lonnie tases JPV Batman so bad that he accidentally nips the majority of the Knightquest bullshit in the bud. That wing of Wayne Manor never burns down.

Lonnie’s Knightfall appearance was Already about Lonnie coming to the conclusion that Batman as a symbol was only increasing and encouraging crime in Gotham. Let’s see him take direct action. If JPV was being scary and bricking up batcave entrances I think Lonnie would just switch mantles and try to kill him on patrol.

Also, shift the timeline a little so JPV Bats has done a murder and imagine Anarky Lonnie from Shadow of the Bat 18 successfully Tazing JPV Bats into a coma bc he decided that Batman was detrimental to Gotham and when he wakes up from the Fear Gas antidote Tim Robin is there like, hey, thanks for that btw, our replacement Batman was going off the rails and we didn’t really know how to deal with it. And Lonnie, who Did Not Know this Batman was secretly blond and Catholic is like:

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Lonnie Machin Week Bonus Round: Ideas that didn’t make the cut

Prompt: Identity-Trapped Together

Reason for Rejection: Too Many Thoughts About TimSteph

Trapped together Timlonnie I had no plans for you but much more positive feelings. Many such cases.

Tim POV Identity Porn, making out with Anarky and telling himself he’s got to stop dating people as Robin. First Steph and now Lonnie? They both faked their deaths? God but they hate each other.

Tim thinking about how maybe it'll work out ok. He and Steph actually have a profound bond now, but he's pretty sure that can be better attributed to the weeks he spent putting on dark sunglasses and going to Lamaze class with her than any of the half dozen awkward teenage kisses they shared.

This is worse because Bruce being a shithead and how own insecurities was the reason he didn't tell Steph. Not his Boyfriend telling him to his face that he'll be on the chopping block when the revolution comes.

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Lonnie Machin Week Day 7: [I didn't follow a prompt]

I've discussed with a trusted adviser whether or not Big Stompy Boots would fix Lonnie, and the conclusion we came to was no, probably not, but he does deserve them.

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Lonnie Machin Week Day 7: Gender

1.3k, G Rating, Team Arrow Lonnie, Misunderstandings, Implied/referenced Transphobia, Cissie King-Jones&Lonnie Machin, Lonnie Machin&Tim Drake, Bart Allen&Cissie King-Jones

You know when a friend comes out, but not to you, and it turns into a Who's on First sketch?

“Damn,” Cissie says, and gives into the exhaustion dragging her head and shoulders down toward the tabletop. “This is going to cause problems for Arson.” She mumbles into her arms. “Who?” Robin asks from his place at the computer, his ridiculous typing speed slowing just enough that she knows he’s paying attention.

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Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman: The Animated Series, Gotham (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tim Drake & Lonnie Machin, Stephanie Brown & Lonnie Machin, Cassandra Cain & Lonnie Machin, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain & Barbara Gordon Characters: Lonnie Machin, Alfred Pennyworth, Dinah Lance, Tim Drake (DCU), Jim Gordon (DCU), Bruce Wayne, Oswald Cobblepot, Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown Additional Tags: Anarky as Robin, Team Arrow!Lonnie, Blue Lantern Corps - Freeform Summary:

A series of fics that I wrote for Lonnie Machin Week 2025 on Tumblr.

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My entry for @lonnie-machin-week day 7.

Chosen prompt: Yap the Dog.

The prisoner transport thundered down the rain soaked streets of Gotham. Its advance was as steady and confident as a lion stalking the serengeti. The metallic beast seemingly daring anyone to challenge it. A right turn was taken decidedly more sharply than necessary, sending its unwilling occupants hurling violently across the holding area, crashing into the floor, walls and in some instances each other.

“Whew, you sent’em flying that time partner.” said one of the armed guards in the front compartment with a wide grin.

“Oh that?” the driver asked, dripping with faux innocence “That was just the road being slippery, that’s all.”

The two broke out in laughter until the passenger looked at the road ahead and shouted “Clint look out!” his voice now full of panic.

On instinct, the driver slammed down on the brake, once again sending the prisoners crashing into each other as the van came to a screeching halt.

“What? What is it?” the driver asked frantically looking around.

“You almost hit that dog dude.” his partner replied pointing out into the street. Sure enough, there was a medium sized dog with dirty white fur and a large black patch over one eye. The dog stared at the van for a bit before barking and lunging at it, as if he thought he could scare it away.

“Where the hell’d he come from?” the driver asked.

“Not sure” the passenger replied “i’ll get out and…” he was cut off by a loud metallic thud that reverberated throughout the van. 

“Da fuck was that?” The driver, Clint, was getting agitated now.

“ Also not sure.” His partner admitted before turning to open the door “I’ll check it out while I…” he was cut off again, this time by a pair of arms reaching down and dragging him up onto the roof.

“Bill!” the driver cried out. Above his head the sound of rustling could be heard culminating in another thud, far louder than the first causing a vibration that he could fell though the steering wheel. Cursing under his breath the driver exited the van and looked up at the roof where Bill was lying unconscious. He barely had anytime to register what he was seeing when he heard a sound coming from the back of the van.

He began heading back there to investigate when that damn mutt started barking all over again. “Shut up!” he hissed at the flea bitten thing before making his way around the back. Peeking around the corner, he saw a figure dressed in red wearing a gold mask appearing to be trying to pick the lock on the van’s barn doors.

Emerging from his vantage point, he aimed his gun at the perp and yelled “Freeze” in as loud and commanding a voice as he could manage. ‘Hand in the air.”

The figure turned his head just enough to look at him. “Can’t very well raise my hands if i’m frozen now can i?” he asked flatly.

“Hands up smartass!”

With a dramatic sigh, the figure did as he was told.

“Now step back from the van.” 

The first two steps were normal but then the fucker actually started moonwalking. Clint stared in disbelief for a moment before shaking it off “Alright, knock it off.”

“Hey i backed away from the van, just like you wanted.” red said “I swear, there’s no pleasing you people.”

“No talking unless i ask you a question.” Clint barked “Now torn towards me.”

The perp turned slowly revealing a giant golden A inside a golden circle. After staring at it for a few seconds, realization downed over Clint. “Hey I know you, you’re that Anarky freak.”

‘You’ve heard of me?” Anarky sounded pleasantly surprised :Then you know how much you must’ve fucked up for me to be here.”

“All i’ve done is my job.” Clint replied through clenched teeth.

“Oh sure, just following orders.” Anarky said dismissively “Don’t waste your breath. If it wouldn’t have worked at Nuremberg it won’t work here.”

 “Oh here we go with the nazi shit.” Clint rolled his eyes exasperatedly “This people don’t belong here!”

“Says you.” Anarky was starting to get mad, he could tell “From where i stand they’ve earned the right to be here more than a troglodyte like you ever could.”

“Well from where i stand you might want to be careful of what you say to the guy with the gun.”

“Oh right” Anarky said as if he were just now noticing “about that.”

Phweeeee!!!

Barking again filled the air, louder and with an anger that wasn’t present before. Before Clint could react, something furry crashed into him with such force as to knock him on his ass. Jaws lunged at him and he was just able to get his arm up to prevent a chunk of his face from being bitten off. Everything was happening so quickly it took him a few seconds to register that it was that mutt from earlier.

As he was trying to hold back the snarling beast, Clint noticed that Anarky had gotten back to work on opening the van’s barn doors. He struggled with it for what could have been seconds or hours from CLint’s perspective but eventually he got the doors open and began helping the rounded up migrants out of the cargo area and directing them down some alley.

Once they were all gone, he turned to Clint who was still struggling against this damned dog.“Yap, leave it.” he called out.

As soon as the attack began it was over and the dog who seemed nearly feral just seconds prior ran over to his apparent owner who greeted him with quiet but loving head scratches. Anarky then grabbed a walking stick of some sort and approached Clint who was trying to get his bearings.

“Do me a favor would you?” Anarky asked, now standing over Clint “When your superiors ask what happened, give them a message for me” he raised the staff over his head “ICE has no place in Gotham City!”

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@lonnie-machin-week 7: late night yap sesh with Yap :p

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LONNIE MACHIN WEEK 2025: DAY 7

gender | late night conversations | yap (the dog)

“I kiss the girls that speak Marcuse / I kiss the boys that speak Foucault / I love the kids that know Adorno / And snub their nose at kids who don't” (Tigers by Orchid)

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Lonnie Machin Week Day 6: Disabled Lonnie

1.2k. T Rating, Ableism, Torture, Neglect, Ulysses H. Armstrong&Lonnie Machin

You know, The General kept Lonnie in that coma for a while, and he probably didn't treat him that well.

The worst part, in a long line of worst parts, was that all this wasn’t about him. Ulysses manipulated him, shot him, poisoned him, imprisoned him in his own body, made him completely dependent on him, and it was all a mere byproduct of his vendetta against Robin. The thing was, that Lonnie knows Robin. He met Robin when he was 13 years old. Robin saved his life, and was nicer to him afterwards than Lonnie expected, even as he arrested him.