potentiality_26

Happy 200th

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:19:09 GMT

Today I posted my 200th fic on AO3!

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Writing Roundup: February 2026

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:26:19 GMT

Written in February: 14,832 words. All fanfiction, though I did make some informal notes for a TTRPG idea.

Posted: 4 short fics. Red and Cold (Creaturebeth, 200 words), Sweetest Child (Brudick, 1,622 words), Safe at Home (Astraelle, 200 words), and Spark (Vijinx and Vanco, 1,958 words).

Worked on a lot of WIPs, for Arcane, Astrid, Batman, Frankenstein, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Phantom of the Opera, Sense and Sensibility, Shetland, Smallville, Star Wars, and Yellowjackets.

As always, I love answering questions about what I'm working on!

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Music Monday

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:51:53 GMT

Been listening to this one a lot lately.

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Writing Roundup: January 2026

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:54:08 GMT

Written in January: 16,433 words. 12,022 of fanfiction, the rest in assorted other writing.

Posted: 3 short fics. Distractions (Geraskefer, 495 words), Sky Full of Stars (Jilco, 1,338 words), and Sentiment and Blushes (Elizabeth/Darcy, 200 words).

As usual, I have a lot of WIPs going. In January I've worked on fics for Arcane, DC, Frankenstein, Kingsman, Pride and Prejudice, Star Wars, and the Witcher.

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Snowflake Challenge #15

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:24:36 GMT

Challenge #15

How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go?

It went well, I think. I skipped quite a few days in the middle because I just wasn't in the right headspace for them, between some personal difficulties and the general... state of things getting me down.

But, I had a lot of fun when I did post, and I enjoyed reading the other entries and meeting new people.

I may try to do a few of the challenges I missed over February. We will see!

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10 True Loves Table

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:08:37 GMT

Picking up two more tables, these from from 10trueloves:

( Table #4 )

( Table #9 )

Looks promising for my multishipping tendencies!

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Snowflake Challenge #9

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:12:19 GMT

Challenge #9

Talk about your favorite tropes in media or transformative works.

My absolute favorite trope in fanfiction is Mutual Pining! The bit where they think their love is unrequited and angst about it for ages before they find out it's requited after all. That's the good shit in my opinion.

And of course I love all those tropes that go so well with a side of pining: Only One Bed, Fake Relationship, Arranged Marriage, Friends With Benefits... The list goes on.

I answered a similar question in more or less the same way during last year's challenge. What can I say? I like what I like.

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Snowflake Challenge #8

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:34:57 GMT

Challenge #8

Talk about your creative process.

My process is a bit of a mess. I'm one of those writers who feels like they're taking dictation, so what usually happens is I'll get a scene (or a piece of a scene) for a story in my mind, and if I'm very lucky that bit will be the beginning and I can proceed semi-linearly from there -- but more often it will be from somewhere in the middle. So I get that bit down on paper or in a Scrivener document, and as I think of more scenes I write those and just keep going until it coalesces into something vaguely 'whole story' shaped, and then I cobble it all together into a fic.

And I always have a ton of different stories going like this at once, so it's... chaotic, and it takes me a while to finish anything long. (Or anything period, if I'm honest).

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Snowflake Challenge #6

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:15:46 GMT

Challenge #6

Top 10 Challenge.

I've decided to do a "top 10 12 'new' fandoms I'd like to write something for this year" list. Some are actually new fandoms, while most are old favorites I've just never posted fics for. Of course I have no idea what the muse will bring this year -- but it's fun to set goals!

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Fallout
3. Frankenstein
4. The Pitt
5. Hannibal
6. Rivals
7. Rivers of London
8. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
9. Shetland
10. Labyrinth
11. Wicked
12. Pride and Prejudice

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100 Ships Table

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:52:52 GMT

I'm late to the party, but I've picked up this table from 100ships for the new year!

( The Table )

It looks like fun!

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Snowflake Challenge #4

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:12:40 GMT

Challenge #4: Rec Your Last Page

Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!

I don't have a particularly good answer for this one, since the sites I frequent nowadays are just the basics: here, AO3, tumblr... that's about it. Recently I'm dipping a toe into Discord.

As I think about it, I'm in danger of falling into a melancholy frame of mind, remembering all the sites from when I was younger, some of which have been imported to AO3, or saved in some form on the Wayback Machine, but too many of which were just... gone one day.

I'm excited to see how others answer this question. I'd love to know more about what's out there these days.

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2026 Media Tracker

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:37:37 GMT

I'm trying out a media tracker this year, to keep track of what I'm watching, reading, etc. Thank you muccamukk for the code!

( A list of all the things... )

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Snowflake Challenge #3

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:01:28 GMT

Challenge #3

Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.

Dear Fandom,

Ever since I was a homesick fourteen year old with access to fast internet for the first time, you've been my constant companion. Hubs may come and go, specific fandoms too, but the idea of finding a book or a show or a movie, finding something to love and wanting to talk and talk, and read and read, and write and write, is always there.

Thank you for the over 800k words I've written and shared over the years. Thank you for the friends I've made, the skills I've learned, and the hours I've spent with something wonderful to think about instead of what was scary or sad in my life just then. Thank you for the distraction. Thank you for the joy.

Here's to all the loves I've found with you, and all the loves I've yet to find!

Love,
potentiality_26

(Writing this put me in mind of a post I made for the challenge last year about my fannish origin story. Check it out if you're interested!)

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Snowflake Challenge #2

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:30:42 GMT

Challenge #2: Pets of Fandom

Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!

I have 3 cats (one very old) and a dog. I also share property with a horse, but he isn't really mine.

ETA: There are 8 chickens as well! But I don't think of them when I think "pets".

On the subject of pets in fandom, I really think animals can add a lot of interest and personality to a story. I'd like to particularly single out All Creatures Great and Small, the current tv show, the 1978 version (which I confess I prefer), and the books by James Herriot. Really wonderful stuff!

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Snowflake Challenge #1

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:30:58 GMT

Challenge #1

The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.

Hi, I'm potentiality_26, and I do the Snowflake Challenge to get myself back into posting here on DW, which I often forget to do for weeks or months (or more!) at a time. Last year's challenge was quite interesting because it inspired me to return to an old fandom (Kingsman), though it also sent me back to Tumblr (oops).

Can't wait to see what this year brings!

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Happy New Year

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:58:24 GMT

I made some word count goals for coming into the new year, and I think I'll manage it!

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Getting Ready for the Snowflake Challenge

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:10:19 GMT

It should help get me back into the swing of posting here!

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My Recent Viewing

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:34:58 GMT

Arcane
Critical Role (I've started campaign four but I'm already way behind)
Fallout (only S1 so far)
Frankenstein
Murderbot
The Pitt
Wake Up Dead Man
Wicked (only part 1 so far)
The Witcher

I also finally read the Scholomance book series.

Please poke me for opinions, or share your own!

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Christmas

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:14:03 GMT

I got a weighted blanket this year! Very exciting.

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Happy Holidays

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:46:02 GMT

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!

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Music Monday

Mon, 05 May 2025 11:43:44 GMT

The day after May the Fourth and a long way from Christmas, but it's on my mind.

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Photobucket is getting even worse

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:54:50 GMT

The new message is "We can't keep waiting for a response from you" like somehow I'm the pill.

Has anyone actually tried deleting a photobucket account? Because if it gives you the opportunity to save those images at some point, it might actually be worth the effort, but as far as I can tell they're already gone unless you pay the ~~ransom~~ account fee, so what is the point of going through this multistep deletion process for their benefit?

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Happy Easter

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:12:44 GMT

...If you celebrate. I don't normally do too much, but we're having a family get together this year.

Lots of cooking to do!

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Taking Prompts

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:00:30 GMT

Over on tumblr I'm open for writing prompts from this list and this one. I'll take them here too if anyone is interested in prompting me.

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Question 1

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:03:06 GMT

From verdande_mi, thank you!

What is the longest plot idea you've had that you have not started writing? And why not?

This is a tough question simply because I only know when most of my WIPs will be very long once I have bits and pieces of them written and I realize how much is left to go. It might be fun to list those around here at some point, to keep myself accountable progress-wise.

On the subject of ideas I'm just kicking around, though, I have one for a Pride and Prejudice canon divergent AU. I was watching the 1995 version again recently, and I was getting a Vibe off Darcy and Wickham, and I started thinking about something that was still endgame Elizabeth/Darcy but he also had a more intense history with Wickham and there were ripple effects to that. I have a short teaser-style summary and enough plot beats in my head that I know it would be a big project, but that's it so far.

As to why I haven't started it yet, I just need to be in a certain headspace to get the language right, and that's hard when I'm writing modern stuff at the same time, so I'm sort of waiting to run out of steam on (or finish! It's possible to finish) some of the shorter fics I'm working on first.

Ask me questions.

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