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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Aiden Ford
Rating: Explicit
Length: 8100
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: astolat on AO3
Themes: Inept in love, Friends to lovers, First time, Favorite fanworks

Summary: In which Rodney and John fail to pay attention.

Reccer's Notes: For me, this is the ultimate "inept in love" fic. It's clever, very funny, and brilliantly written, as Rodney bounces blithely from assumption to oblivious assumption, with John startled by the sudden sex they're having, but somehow never managing to communicate clearly that Rodney's got it all wrong about them being in a relationship - until it's finally totally clear that they both are. An all-time classic!

Fanwork Links: Oblivious on AO3
And there are TWO excellent podfics!
podfic by cookiemom6067
podfic by jenwryn

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Description: ygorarepairs is a mini bang event that focuses on rare pair ships for all Yugioh series (including crossovers), open to writers, artists, and image & video editors.

This year's mini bang is in regular bang order. Authors have drafted fics for their chosen rare pair. Artists will claim at least 1 fic to use as inspiration for fanart. Partners will collaborate and share their fanworks together during the posting period for this event. Please read our specifications page for more details about expectations for event works.

Claims for the 2025-2026 mini bang are open!

Artists can see summaries and complete the claim submission form here:
https://docs.getgrist.com/forms/nmJe1ZZzHoDu1qWfkKNGeM/10

Dates (see Schedule for more info):

~~Signups: Nov 1-Nov 30 (writers may start immediately)~~
~~Check-in #1 (writers only): Dec 21-23~~
~~Check-in #2 (writers with claim pitch): Jan 30-Feb 1~~
Claims: Feb 2-6
Claims assigned: Feb 7/8
Artist WIP share: Feb 20-21
Check-in #3 (all participants): Mar 6-7
Posting prep: Mar 12-14
Posting: Mar 15-Apr 4

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Name: Milo

Age: 18

I mostly post about: Just me talking about my thoughts and interests, and what I’m currently doing.

My hobbies and interests are: I like books and music a lot, and I will probably talk about them often. I also like learning things though I’m pretty inconsistent. I mainly enjoy learning about anything having to do with history and language. And I’m currently learning Spanish. I also really like dolls, though I don’t collect them much these days. Sometimes I write as well.

My fandoms are: Hmm I don’t really engage with fandoms much. But you can see more of the media I enjoy on my profile.

I'm looking to meet people who: It’d be cool to find people with similar interests to mine. But I’m honestly open to chatting with anyone as long as you aren’t rude or bigoted or anything like that. Feel free to leave a comment anytime.

posting schedule tends to be: I don’t have a set schedule but probably a few times a week or so.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: racism, ableism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, MAGA, and just bigotry in general.

Before adding me, you should know: I am nonbinary/agender and I prefer they/them pronounce though I don’t have a problem with he or she. I’m legally blind and use a screen reader for a lot of things, so I may miss some punctuation or formatting errors in my writing. I’ve basically been isolated and poorly homeschooled for years, so I lack experience in social situations and there may be gaps in my knowledge of things so patience would be appreciated. Finally, I may talk a bit about my mental health struggles and things like that in my journal, although more light hearted or general topics will also be included.

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Fandom: Good Omens
Pairings/Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: T
Length: 5437 words
Creator Links: iamtheenemy (Steph)
Theme: Inept in love

Summary: Crowley gets orders to seduce Aziraphale to the dark side. It goes about as well as you might expect.

Reccer's Notes: Crowley gets orders from Hell to seduce Aziraphale, and Crowley can't really bring himself to try, despite some half-hearted attempts. That's the first half of the fic, the second half is the two of them after the almost apocalypse, and it's very sweet, even if Crowley's brain stops functioning a few times.

Fanwork Links: AO3

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Photograph of two kingfishers perched on a branch. One is surrounded by a cloud of pink love hearts and the other has a single question mark over its head. Text: Inept in Love, at Fancake.

Bring out your failboats! Our theme for February is inept in love.

These fools are unlucky in love—whether it's due to inexperience, obliviousness, social anxiety, or their own terrible choices—or are so in love they can't function properly. This trope is sometimes called "Idiots in Love," but as "idiot" is an ableist term, I ask that you don't use it in your recs, and just as there are all kinds of love, this theme is for all kinds of relationships.

The tag for this round is: theme: inept in love

If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.

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Name: Jon (JD) Watson

Age: let's just say I was a BBS SysOp before the internet existed.

I mostly post about: day to say stuff. I tend to lean geeky/tecchy and Canadiana, but I think a lot about lots of things and post topics can get pretty random. I keep it clean, mostly, so you can safely check out my content to decide for yourself :)

My hobbies are: journalling (privately, not necessarily online, but there is definitely overlap), writing, nerding out on home tech projects, self-improvement, and caring for my three dogs. If anyone ever asks you how many dogs is too many dogs, the answer is three.

I'm looking to meet people who: are Canadian OR have geeky job/hobbies OR see normal things in deeper ways OR are sane Linux users (AKA, not the alpha-nerd type of boor) AND are tolerant of the incredibly diverse state the world is in AND kind to things and people that can do nothing for them.

My posting schedule tends to be: Dailyish. Usually more than weekly but I doubt I can consistently hit daily.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: right-wing crap in all its forms, both overt and covert. And, honestly, politics in general. I firmly believe that social media is the worst place to get news or reliably accurate information on anything, and politics has emerged as the most divisive topic to date. Thus, I am not interested in getting involved in political discussions as a general rule.

Before adding me, you should know: I overthink everything and will probably eventually bore you with some deep indepth post about the merits of square toothpicks versus round ones.

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Vancouver Island

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When you search by interest on dreamwidth and find a community already exists (in this case, Heated Rivalry). Though I'm a little tempted to make a Scott/Kip specific comm (even though I am already terrible at running the too many comms I have already made) because episode 3/Game Changer have a death grip on me, those two are ENTIRELY too cute.

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Fandom: due South
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski & Ray Vecchio, Diefenbaker, Buck Frobisher, Maggie McKenzie
Rating: Mature
Length: 26,124 for the main fic, 28,647 for the series
Content Notes: Creator chose not to warn. This has at least a hopeful ending, but the fic is about zombies and Ray kills and eats at least one victim, plus there are some slightly gross descriptions in places. Way less gore etc. than most zombie stories, though.
Creator Links: mizface on AO3
Themes: Crack treated seriously, Friends to lovers, Friendship, Complete AU, Zombies, (Not really) character death, Epistolary fic

Summary: Ray Kowalski thought he had an okay existence: he had a place to call home, didn't have to worry about a job, and nobody bothered him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a zombie, things would have been pretty good.

Then he met very much alive Benton Fraser, and his whole world was turned upside down.

Reccer's Notes: And the trifecta of cracky fantasy creatures: zombies. This story's based on the movie Warm Bodies, which also takes the cracky zombie premise kind of seriously, in a romantic way. Zombies are usually shown as mindless ravening hordes, but in this story both Rays have been zombified but haven't completely lost themselves. Here, zombies are called "the infected", and both Rays begin to mysteriously improve across the story, regaining more speech and cognitive ability. Apart from the relationship with Fraser that develops - and we also access Fraser's POV from his journal entries - there's a nice friendship between the Rays. There's one major story, followed by a number of short fics adding to the 'verse. A rather lovely and poignant take on zombies, that more seriously explores a possible at least partial recovery from that state, and developing relationships.

Fanwork Links: Ch-ch-changes, and the series

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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Katie Brown, David Parrish, Elizabeth Weir, Bates
Rating: Explicit
Length: 6499
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Hth on AO3
Themes: Crack Treated Seriously, First time, Friends to lovers, Humor, In vino veritas

Summary: Rodney toked pot that one time, but it never made him one of the cool kids.

Reccer's Notes: Okay, I'm stretching it a little thin in terms of the prompt, but any excuse to rec this charming, hot, and funny fic. The cracky premise is that Colonel John Sheppard, the military commander, is the drug czar of Atlantis, and Hth actually does sell it, while still keeping Sheppard in character. I'm very fond of "under the influence" stories, and this is lovely, as Sheppard inveigles Rodney to smoke pot with him and Rodney transforms from a pining nerd to being almost as cool as Sheppard. As so often, they've both been secretly attracted to each other for ages, and a bit of disinhibition (hitting Rodney harder as he's less used to it) speeds things along. It's a favourite story of mine with great dialogue, and a very fun read.

Fanwork Links: Be Cool

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A bit late, but I have 12 recs in 8 fandoms: Cherry Magic, Khemjira, Moby Dick, Never Let Me Go, The Old Kingdom, Perfect 10 Liners, Thai Actor RPF, and ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat.

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Good Omens: The Seduction Malfunction by iamtheenemy

Round 183: Inept in Love

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