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We do what we do because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. Dream/ Neil Gaiman Treefrogie/ upper 30s/ She-her

[msbarrows]

I hope I'm online when it happens. I want to see a sudden flood of crab rave memes right after refreshing my dash, and in the middle of it all, the Castiel news meme. That's how I want to learn of it; not through anything solemn or serious, but via overwhelming silly celebration.

[jhoomwrites]

when reading a book, do you read the prologue/epilogue?

yes

prologue only

epilogue only

no

nuance (comments/tags)

Voting ended onApr 13

[akashicrecord]

the lesbian computer from portal was right. given the circumstances ive been shockingly nice

[ivy-connivy]

insane like/reblog parity on this post btw

[inkyrainstorms]

Yay

[deancasbabyy]

since it’s midnight here already, happy november 5th, can’t believe it’s already been 5 years

[casgirl]

Happy 1 year anniversary

[nervoussquidward]

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

I made a gif version!!!! for all your frogress bar needs

[naryrising]

unexpected parallels

[measured-words]

they are god's blorbos: I can make them worse edition.

[spncoldesthits]

SPNCH January 2025 Challenge:

2025 is here, and your mod is catching up on real life and fandom stuff after falling WAY behind due to annoying real life stuff 💀

To give everybody more time for February's challenge (Pick Your Theme), we'll start the year off with the Image Prompts Challenge!

Use one or more of the images above to inspire you. Your writing or art can be in any fandom (or original fiction). There's no word minimum or limit, and drabbles are definitely encouraged this month!

You'll earn -100 bonus points if you include the word "discombobulated" in your fic or art simply because Maya loves the word and wants to see what you do with it 😂

We now have 1 extra day to post and 2 extra days to promo in order to give everybody a chance to play as stress-free as possible!

SCHEDULE (All Times are GMT-7) Posting Dates January 15th at 12am through January 20th at 11:59pm Promo Dates January 15th at 12am through January 25th at 11:59pm Challenge Ends January 25th at 11:59pm

how to play under the cut

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up and which fic/art it was for.

You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

If you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know as we promo wherever we can. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the community.

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic.

(Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS hits +1 point kudos +10 points comments +20 points bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

When We Were Young and Green for the raccoon prompt. This is the one that counts for CH Empty As I Am for the moving prompt. This one is filed under Coldest Hits that Weren't. Alongside all the other fics i've written that weren't quite right for various months.

[positivewlwvibes]

Are you reading a book right now (not like right this second but are in the process of reading a book in your free time you know what i mean)

Yes

No

Bald

Voting ended onJan 5, 2025

and if yes pls respond/put in the tags with what you’re reading and whether or not you like it i need new books for the new year <3

[spncoldesthits]

Year-End 2024 Challenge Prompt: Murder Mystery!

POSTING DATES November 15th - December 19th PROMO DATES November 15th - December 23rd

We're doing things a little differently this time!

The end of the year is a hectic time for most people whether they celebrate the US holidays or not. Also a lot of writers are participating in some type of November writing challenge, so we're going to give everybody two months to write, post, and promo fics!

@pugs-cats-bb-8 won our September 2024 challenge and chose the theme Murder Mystery. You're going to follow the Clue game-style format by including:

A person

A weapon

A room

Let it inspire your fic or piece of art, and have some no-stress fun with this challenge! There's no bonus points this time to worry about either.

More about the challenge under the cut!

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up and which fic/art it was for. You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

The mods will work at getting everybody’s promos up on the various sites, so if you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the  community.

All Times are GMT-7 Posting Dates November 15th at 12am through December 19th at 11:59pm Promo Dates November 15th at 12am through December 23rd at 11:59pm Challenge Ends December 23rd at 11:59pm

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic. (Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS

hits +1 point

kudos +10 points

comments +20 points

bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

If we have reason to believe you're commenting and promo'ing without having read the fics, you will receive a +1000 point penalty.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

A Hillside Struggling To Stand

because Leverage was at that art gallery, or at least Sophie was, and you will *never* convince me otherwise.

[spncoldesthits]

AUGUST 2024 CHALLENGE PROMPT: Wings!

POSTING DATES August 15th - 19th PROMO DATES August 15th - 23rd

@ialwayscomewhenyoucall won our June 2024 challenge and chose the theme Wings for August.

Bat wings, dragon wings, faerie wings, butterfly wings, whatever. Someone in your fic should have or wear wings. August Bonus is to mention/show chicken wings somewhere in your fic/art. That will earn you a bonus of -200 points!

More about the challenge under the cut!

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up and which fic/art it was for. You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

The mods will work at getting everybody’s promos up on the various sites, so if you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the  community.

All Times are GMT-7 Posting Dates August 15th at 12am through August 19th at 11:59pm - Promo Dates August 15th at 12am through August 23rd at 9:00pm - Challenge Ends August 23rd at 9:00pm

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic. (Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS

hits +1 point

kudos +10 points

comments +20 points

bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

If we have reason to believe you're commenting and promo'ing without having read the fics, you will receive a +1000 point penalty.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

That Time Nile Grew Wings

I have no idea. but this is the fic that could be completed in 3 hours or less.

[spncoldesthits]

SPNCH MAY 2024 CHALLENGE PROMPT: Blooming Hell!

POSTING DATES May 15th - 19th PROMO DATES May 15th - 23rd

@greenchrysanthemum20 won our March 2024 challenge and chose the theme Blooming Hell! It's an interesting and specific theme that has a lot of possibilities!

Your characters find themselves in a Hell neither frozen over nor fire-and-brimstoney, but one that is absolutely c o v e r e d in flowers. How did the flowers get there? What kind of flowers are they? Should the flowers be there or not? How did your characters get to hell, and were the flowers expected? What even is hell, anyway? Is it a vampiric throne room bedecked in blackened roses? Is it an unfortunate name for a seemingly mundane flower shop? Is it a Dutch tulip farm the summer after the crash of tulip mania? Is it the dried petals of a month’s long bout of Hanahaki? May Bonus: Hell is a pollen count of a hundred and ten. If one of your characters is suffering, and I mean suffering, from flower or flower adjacent allergies in your fic, claim a bonus of -100 points!

We're now a multifandom challenge as well as accepting art submissions, not just fic. We have lots of other changes that started recently, so please check out THIS POST to see what we've done!

More about the challenge under the cut!

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up, which fic it was for, and where you posted it. You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

The mods will work at getting everybody’s promos up on the various sites, so if you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the  community.

All Times are GMT-7 Posting Dates May 15th at 12am through May 19th at 11:59pm - Promo Dates May 15th at 12am through May 23rd at 9:00pm - Challenge Ends May 23rd at 9:00pm

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic. (Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS

hits +1 point

kudos +10 points

comments +20 points

bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

If we have reason to believe you're commenting and promo'ing without having read the fics, you will receive a +1000 point penalty.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

See the tall poppies with their tender fragile necks

[deoidesign]

sometimes I feel like discord is lacking emojis and so I make them myself. these ones in particular are my favorites

frog, toad, and soup!

Feel free to use them if you'd like!

[spncoldesthits]

SPNCH APRIL 2024 CHALLENGE PROMPT: 🔴🟠🔵 Game Show! 🔵🟠🔴

POSTING DATES April 15th - 19th PROMO DATES April 15th - 23rd

@greenchrysanthemum20 won our February 2024 challenge and chose the theme Game Show!

Your fic/art needs to be inspired by or include a game show somehow. Think Family Feud, Jeopardy, Deal or No Deal, etc. APRIL BONUS: Pull a Monty and you'll earn yourself -100 points. Either your characters go through a Monty Hall problem or you incorporate a Monty Python reference somehow to earn this bonus.

We're now a multifandom challenge as well as accepting art submissions, not just fic. We have lots of other changes that started recently, so please check out THIS POST to see what we've done!

More about the challenge under the cut!

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up, which fic it was for, and where you posted it. You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

The mods will work at getting everybody’s promos up on the various sites, so if you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the  community.

All Times are GMT-7 Posting Dates April 15th at 12am through April 19th at 11:59pm - Promo Dates April 15th at 12am through April 23rd at 9:00pm - Challenge Ends April 23rd at 9:00pm

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic. (Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS

hits +1 point

kudos +10 points

comments +20 points

bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

If we have reason to believe you're commenting and promo'ing without having read the fics, you will receive a +1000 point penalty.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

have a fic.

The Millionaire Job

apologies to the leverage fans. it's kinda terrible

[peregreen]

idk if Tumblr will keep the boops going after today, but through the power of discord emoji, you can boop your friends in a server. or idk, paste them in someone's askbox.

[agendratum]

[spncoldesthits]

SPNCH FEBRUARY 2024 CHALLENGE PROMPT: GUILTY PLEASURES IN A CRAFT STORE

POSTING DATES  February 15th - 19th PROMO DATES February 15th - 23rd

@treefrogie84 won our December 2023 challenge. She asked that we leave it up to a vote, so the first 5 challenges we ever had at SPNCH were put in a poll and the winning theme was Guilty Pleasures in a Craft Store!

The header image was created by Souff, who started this challenge way back in 2015, and it's gotta be my favorite header, so I'm using it again for February!

The theme is completely open to interpretation! No rules on this one other than have fun!

We're now a multifandom challenge as well as accepting art submissions, not just fic.

We have lots of other changes that started recently, so please check out THIS POST to see what we've done!

more info below the cut

Please Note: Make a list of all your promos and send them to @mayalaen at the end of promo time!

All you need to include is a list of what type of promo you put up, which fic it was for, and where you posted it. You don’t have to include links, but they’re helpful, and being helpful to the one who tallies your points will earn you a big bonus!

The mods will work at getting everybody’s promos up on the various sites, so if you don’t want your posts mirrored on another site, please let @mayalaen know. If you’re on PF, please feel free to post your own promos to the  community.

All Times are GMT-7 Posting Dates February 15th at 12am through February 19th at 11:59pm - Promo Dates February 15th at 12am through February 23rd at 9:00pm - Challenge Ends February 23rd at 9:00pm

more info below the cut

HOW TO PLAY: Post fanfic or fanart to AO3 (include it in the spncoldesthits collection on AO3) and reblog this post with an AO3 link to your fic. (Please  include the link in your reblog. The point is so your followers can see  the link to your fic when you reblog the post.)

FIC POINTS

hits +1 point

kudos +10 points

comments +20 points

bookmarks +30 points

PROMO POINTS: Fic reviews, liveblogging, banners/artwork, podfic/vlogging all earn you bonus negative points (please tag your posts with #spncoldesthitspromo) so the more advertising you do, the better your changes of winning!

You can earn a LOT of bonus negative points for making a masterpost of your promos and sending it to @mayalaen when you’re done.

Please keep all comments relevant to the fic and don’t spam the comments section with nonsense.

If we have reason to believe you're commenting and promo'ing without having read the fics, you will receive a +1000 point penalty.

We reserve the right to award negative points on a whim for obvious time investment in promos and for general awesomeness. This is for fun and to help people feel better about their writing and art, so let's be awesome to each other!

Remember, points are bad and the winner is the one with the lowest score. Have fun, and may the biggest loser win!

[treefrogie84]

Purls are a thief's best friend

(with apologies to both Eliot, for calling him a thief, and my coffee mug, who presented me with purls are a girl's best friend while i was frantically trying to title this thing)