#12daysofficmas

[pebblish]

FINALLY posting the 12 Days of Ficmas prompts for 2025!

This will run from December 13th to December 24th.

This is just a fun little thing I put together. It's open to all fandoms, whether you want to write fluff or angst, ship or genfic, it's all welcome!

I hope you guys enjoy these prompts. If you do write anything for the event, please tag them on ao3 (or here) with #12daysofficmas2025

Have fun!! I cannot wait to see what you guys write <3

[corvidcreative]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Well uh, this is a thing now I guess-

[heckalecki]

final instalment of ficmas will be up tonight!

[thekillingquill]

On the Third Day of Fic-Mas: Slow Ride

Slow Ride by gameofboners is, in my opinion, the height of Stranger Things fan fiction. Before it was completed, it was the kind of fic that was updated regularly which kind of made me fall in love a little bit. Now that it’s done, there’s a sequel in progress.

Reasons to read:

OC is named Ringo Wheeler

She makes mixed tapes with THEMES 

Calls Steve out on his shit-like behaviour in season one

Calls Steve a Big Bird looking son of a bitch

LESBIAN OC LET’S GO JESSICA LET’S GO

Steve’s got his bat, Ringo’s got an ax

The story covers season one and two

How can you not want to read this fic with a summary like this? “ Ringo Wheeler had enough problems - she was named after a member of a band she doesn't even like, she can't find her favourite record in any store along the East Coast and she pissed her parents off enough to be shipped to Indiana. Now, she has a new set of problems - being the 'new kid', sharing a room with her cousin Nancy and Nancy's intolerable boyfriend, Steve Harrington.”

If I could get away with it I’d just post nothing but my favourite quotes from the fic here but like.... just read it yourself.

I just really love this fic okay? Read Slow Ride here.

[ellenripleysbelieveitornot]

12 Days of Ficmas

Alright, so people seemed kinda interested in this idea, so I figured this year we could just do a casual little thing, and if all goes well, maybe next year we’ll make it a bigger thing with a special blog where we collect everything. (Or maybe I’ll make a blog a few days in, depending on how everything is going!

So! you’re probably wondering... 

What is the 12 Days of Ficmas?

Basically, it’s a chance for you to share the love with your favorite fanfics. Each day will have a different theme, and you can rec your favorite fics that fit within that theme. It’s just a nice little way to spread some cheer (and some fanficcy goodness) and send some love to your favorite writers. As this event is meant to be about giving back, please try to only rec fics written by other people?

I want to participate, but I don’t want to/can’t rec. What else can I do to show my support?

Well, there’s lots of things! If for whatever reason you don’t feel comfortable doing recs, you can go through any fics you’ve read recently and make sure you remembered to leave Kudos or like the post, you can leave comments on your favorite fics, you can read the fics that other people recced and if you liked them, like and/or reblog that post.

I want to comment on my fave fics, but don’t know how.

People seem to think there’s a right and a wrong way to comment, but as long as you’re showing your love for the fic, that simply isn’t true! Even a simple ‘I loved it!!!’ comment is great! If you want to get a bit more involved, though, you can start off by saying what you liked about the fic/what you’re favorite part was/something that made you laugh/something that made you cry/a scene that really stuck with you and then finish it off with a simple ‘thank you for writing’ or ‘I look forward to more!’

Is this limited to any particular fandom?

Nope! Spread the love and fanfic no matter the fandom!

How should I rec the fics?

It’s really up to you. You can just slap a link down and say ‘hey! read this!’ or if you want you can go fancier. If you want to copy and paste, here’s a format you can use:

Title: Fandom: Pairing: Rating: Warnings (if any): Summary: Why I Rec This Fic: (optional)

And then post the link somewhere.

You can also add this to the end if you want:

A like is fine, but a reblog is divine! I’ve recommended this fic as a part of The 12 Days of Ficmas, an event designed to share fics and spread cheer, so if you enjoyed this fic, please reblog to spread the love!

Themes:

December 20th -- Day 1: Your all-time favorite fic of your OTP OR Your favorite canon-compliant fic

December 21st -- Day 2: Meet-cute OR Your favorite fix-it fic

December 22nd -- Day 3: Hurt/comfort or angst OR Slow burn or mutual pining

December 23rd -- Day 4: Soulmate!AU OR Fake dating

December 24th -- Day 5: Fluffy enough to give you cavities OR Domestic shenanigans

December 25th -- Day 6: Wintery goodness OR Coffeshop AU

December 26th -- Day 7: Your favorite series OR Historical or fantasy AU

December 27th -- Day 8: Multi-chapter masterpiece OR Monster mash (paranormal AUs-- ghosts, vampires, zombies (etc.) OH MY)

December 28th -- Day 9: Crossover OR Polyship

December 29th -- Day 10: School (college, university, high school, teachers) OR Friends to lovers/enemies to lovers

December 30th -- Day 11: One shots and drabbles OR Your favorite author

December 31st -- Day 12: Free day

Now, obviously you don’t have to participate every day. You also don’t have to follow the themes. They’re meant to inspire, not restrict, so if you want to recommend a different soulmate!AU every day, more power to you. Also, if you want to recommend more than one fic for each theme, great! The more the merrier! 

This isn’t really a formal, organized event, so I’m not gonna make any guidelines or rules or anything, but if you have any questions feel free to drop me an ask at @kwehkwehmotherfucker and I’ll try to help as best I can!

Please use the tag #12DaysOfFicmasRecs for any recs you post!

Happy reading!

[twelvedaysofjilychristmas-blog]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for - the prompt list!

We decided to have an assortment of christmas/holiday inspired prompts as well as some which are just about jily and the marauders so there would be a variety to choose from and (hopefully) something for everyone. There are two prompts for every day to choose between (although you’re welcome to do both!) and you can interpret them however you want to. 

A big thank you to @steeveharrington for helping us come up with these! Basically all the good ones are hers.

All the prompts will be listed here throughout the challenge and we’ll post the day’s prompts at the start of each day. 

Day 1 (14th December)

#1: Wedding Day

#2: Both alone at a christmas lights turn on

Day 2 (15th December)

#3: My mum found out you had nowhere to go for christmas/the holidays and now you're sitting opposite me at family dinner

#4: First date

Day 3 (16th December)

#5: Marauder christmas prank(s)

#6: Harry’s first Christmas

Day 4 (17th December)

#7: You got me this amazing, expensive present and I made you something handmade and now I'm really embarrassed

#8: Sirius turns up on James' doorstep at 15, nowhere else to go

Day 5 (18th December)

#9: Both at a skiing resort for christmas, except you've been skiing since you were a kid and this is my first time

#10: Becoming animagi

Day 6 (19th December)

#11: Both try to grab the last supermarket christmas pudding on christmas eve

#12: Secret Santa

Day 7 (20th December)

#13: You've never seen my favourite christmas movie and I can't deal with that so we're watching it right now

#14: Ice Skating

Day 8 (21st December)

#15: Both turn up to a christmas party in the same ugly jumper

#16: Ha. You tried to put on some music that wasn’t Buble and I shut your arse the f--- down. We’re on 48 hour Buble lock down. (x)

Day 9 (22nd December)

#17: You put an ad on the internet for someone to come take awkward couples photos with you for your christmas cards and well, here I am

#18: Travelling home for christmas but our train/flight/bus/etc has been cancelled so now we're stuck here together

Day 10 (23rd December)

#19: "You have to pretend to be my boy/girlfriend for christmas because my Grandma thinks we're dating and this is her last christmas and she'll be heartbroken if she finds out I'm actually alone"

#20: I'm a barista and you're making your way through every single drink on the christmas menu

Day 11 (24th December)

#21: We're dating and I arrived for lunch at yours but you aren’t here yet, so now I’m sitting on the sofa making small talk with your parents who I've never met before

#22: We want to have a nice christmas but we have about £6 to spend between us

Day 12 (25th December)

#23: We're neighbours and my tv's stopped working so can I please come in because I need to watch christmas tv specials

#24: Mistletoe

[starlillie-blog]

12 days of jily xmas: day 2

Prompt: #4 first date Rating: PG (? some language) / canon Word Count: ~1.3k

sorry this is so late. star wars happened and i got distracted..

***

“James,” Lily whispered through clenched teeth. “James! Where are we going?”

James poked his head out from around a statue of a humpbacked witch.

“Just… trust me,” he said, and then he he tapped the statue’s hump with his wand and said something under his breath that Lily couldn’t quite catch. The hump immediately moved aside and revealed a narrow passage.

“Of course you would know about something ridiculous like that,” Lily said, and she couldn’t help the laugh that came with it. Sneaking around after curfew, secret passageways. She really shouldn’t have expected anything else from James Potter on a first date.

“We may be Head Boy and Girl, but I don’t think even we could get out of detention if we were caught here. Rein it in, Evans. At least until we get inside.” James had a look of intense contemplation on his face as he circled around the statue. “Hmm. It’s been a couple years since I’ve used this one. It’s a bit tighter than I remember it…”

“Let me go first, then.”

Lily slung her bag over her shoulder and settled herself on the edge of the statue. She flashed a smile at James and then slid down. It was a tight fit. James was thin, but he was still quite a bit broader than her. He’d really have to contort himself to get through.

“What do you think?” James asked, hovering over the opening.

“Try head first. I’ll pull you down,” she said, reaching her hands toward him. James handed his school bag down to her and after she’d set it down, he grabbed her hands and tried to curl his shoulders inward enough to fit.

“I’m going to get stuck with my arse in the air, aren’t I?” he said just a touch miserably.

“In that case, maybe you should have been the one to go first. I hate that I’m missing that view,” Lily grunted as she tried to pull him. She took a step back and leaned against the wall for leverage.

“I knew you only agreed to date me for my arse. Well, that’s what Sirius said, actually, but I knew it, too.”

Lily snorted. She grabbed him around the upper arms and yanked. James made a high pitched yelping sound as his shoulders slipped through the passage, followed closely by the rest of him and he landed half on top of Lily in a tangle of limbs.

As soon as she caught her breath, Lily burst into a fit of laughter. Less than twenty minutes into their first date and it was was already more memorable than any other she’d ever had. James was laughing, too, as he straightened his glasses and pulled himself to his feet. And when he reached out his hand to help her up, he was smiling like he’d just been granted his greatest wish.

Above them, the statue’s hump moved back into place. The tunnel was in complete darkness. James cast a silent lumos and held his wand in front of them.

“Better get going. It’ll take us a while to get there,” he said and started walking.

Lily decided not to ask anymore where there was. She was already having fun and she didn’t want to spoil whatever James had planned for them. Instead, she sprinted to catch up with James’s brisk pace.

“So,” Lily started when she was shoulder to shoulder with him. “Sirius talks about your arse a lot, does he?”

“You’d be surprised how often the topic comes up.”

***

Almost an hour later, Lily regretted ever thinking she was having fun. Fuck James. And fuck his plans.

It was late. Probably almost 10. And her feet were tired and the tunnel was dark and cramped and sometimes she had to crouch and duck down to continue. When James showed her the secret passage, she thought it led to somewhere else in the castle or maybe somewhere on the grounds. But for as long as they’d been walking, the tunnel must lead out of Hogwarts entirely.

Finally, finally, James came to a stop in front of her. He turned around, his face glowing a golden brown in the wandlight, and the corner of his lips turned up into a sheepish smile.

“Yes, sorry it took so long,” he said, rubbing a hand through the back of his hair. “I know this wasn’t so great of a start, but I swear it’s worth it. We’ll try a different way when we go back.”

Lily decided not to respond to that. She wasn’t sure she could keep herself from making a smart reply if she opened her mouth. She did trust James. If he’d taken her this far away from the castle, then it was worth it, just as he’d said. She swallowed her irritation and returned his smile.

That was all the encouragement he needed. He ascended the steep steps carved into the stone in front of them and shoved open a trapdoor that had been disguised to match the rest of the tunnel. He turned back to her again and gestured for her to follow him.

“Where are we exactly?” she asked as she pulled herself through the door and took stock of their new surroundings. It looked like a storage room; there were large wooden crates stacked all around.

“Honeydukes’ cellar,” James declared to the dusty room.

“Honeydukes,” Lily repeated. James nodded enthusiastically. “James, what? Aren’t they closed?”

“Well, to customers, yes. But, you know the owners live above the shop and they just so happen to host a dinner party for their friends every other Friday. I did think this through. We can still get out through the front door. They won’t have put any enchantments up.”

Lily gaped at him. How many times had James and his friends sneaked into Hogsmeade this way to know all this?

“C’mon,” James said, taking her by the elbow. He led her out of the cellar and into the shop. It looked so much different when it wasn’t crammed with students talking and laughing and teasing each other with jars of cockroach clusters.

The bells on the shop door tinkled as they stepped out onto the high street. A light snow was coming down, the flakes drifting lazily towards the ground.

Lily had always associated Hogsmeade with a frenzied, chaotic sort of energy: run here, run there, squeeze through the packs of students to order a drink at the Three Broomsticks, duck into the alley to avoid a classmate, get back to the school before the dinner rush. Here in the darkness with only James at her side, it was like she was seeing the village entirely anew.

She heard James cast a warming charm around them and then he took her hand in his, tugging her gently down the lane. They were the only ones out. Most of the shops were dark, but Lily could see the candles glowing in the windows of the wizard homes in the distance.

They walked together in silence, the quiet itself like a spell neither of them wanted to risk breaking. Lily knew that moments like these were scarce. And they would become nearly non-existent once they finished school and were fully embroiled in the war. They would have to forge this time - the quiet, the happiness, the peace - for themselves.

With James, she knew that was possible.

She leaned against him and tucked an arm around his waist. He pulled her close and pressed his cheek to her hair. For just this moment, nothing else mattered.

[pebblish]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader Characters: Luke Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader, Firmus Piett Additional Tags: Dragon Luke Skywalker, Dragon Anakin Skywalker, Fluff, Good Parent Darth Vader Series: Part 1 of 12 Days of Ficmas 2025 Summary:

Dragon hatchling Luke Skywalker has experienced his first shift-- and being human is about as miserable as you would expect. Luckily, his broodfather has just the thing for his disgruntled baby.

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FICMAS EVERYONE!!!

this is just a lil thing, and I'm not sure what I'll manage to get out for the other days, but I hope you enjoy <333