"The Fandom Snowflake Challenge is a multi-fandom, multi-platform challenge that runs out of Dreamwidth. It's an annual event that provides daily prompts for the first fifteen days of January. It encourages community, sharing and creating of fanworks, pride in fannishness, and in the fans themselves." - Fanlore

(All crossposted from my Dreamwidth journal.)

Challenge #6

Share your favourite piece of original canon.

I wasn't sure what fandom to answer this with at first, but eventually ended on sharing my favorite scene from Professor Layton! (The following 2 paragraphs contains spoilers for Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask!)

My favorite scene is the flashback near the end of Miracle Mask, where Randall gives Henry his toy robot. Maybe it's not the most mind-blowing or dramatic thing in the entire world, but it's very sweet and nostalgic-feeling. The music (as per usual for the Professor Layton OST) is so atmospheric and perfect for its place in the story. It holds a lot of sentimental value for me, as well, because I associate it with my partner and I when we were first becoming good friends. ~~(I'm also kin with Henry so there's that too I guess COUGH)~~

This video is set to open to the exact scene I'm talking about!

Challenge #7

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a wishlist of sorts. ... Maybe someone will grant a wish. Check out other people's posts. Maybe you will grant a wish.

I love this topic! I'm going to be fulfilling folk's wishes to the best of my ability, and updating this post with each one I fulfill. As for myself, though...

1. Mutual aid request: Help me move!

The obligatory mutual aid request. I'm currently saving up to move out of my parents' home, because they forbid me from going on HRT. Plus, being trans in a red state has never been the safest or most accepting experience.

My Paypal.me is here (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/azuremist), and my Ko-fi is here (https://ko-fi.com/azuremist)!

~~2. Software: Aseprite~~

I've been getting very into pixel art lately, and the pixel art software is Aseprite. It's a fantastic piece of software, available on Steam for $20 USD. I very much want it, but I can't justify the purchase, due to the aforementioned saving up. However, you can buy someone software on Steam, then gift it to them! My Steam email is azures.mist@protonmail.com, and my Steam account name is azure_mists. Fulfilled by volkameria on Dreamwidth! Thank you!

3. Fic rec: Internalized homophobia

This is my favorite fic trope, to the point that my friends will watch a show, see a queer character with internalized homophobia, and send it to me being like "yooo Azure, new queer character with internalized homophobia just dropped". So, obviously, I'd love some fic recs involving this trope! I can go in fandom-blind, but I prefer fandoms I'm familiar with!

4. Self promo: Comment on my partner and I's fics

I am AzureMist on AO3, and some fandoms I've written for include Dungeon Meshi, MILGRAM, Splatoon and Pokemon! If you're familiar with any of the fandoms I've written for (from 2021 onward), I'd really, really appreciate it if you could spare some kind words!

My partner is verdantscribe on AO3, and lately, he's been really bummed about the lack of comments on his fics. So, if you'd comment on any of his 3 most recent ("Le Judas", "Dissos: NMDA Receptor Antagonist", and "Hallucination Panic"), that would be amazing! Especially if you're familiar with their source materials (Dead Plate, Dungeon Meshi, and Cold Front, in order).

5. Fandom rec: Play Dead Plate

Please give the free game on itch.io, Dead Plate, a try!! I need more people on here to talk about it with or I will simply pass away.

Listen to me. It has everything. Toxic yaoi. Cannibalism. Codependency. A wet dogboy of a protagonist. Canon queers. Themes of love as consumption. A narrative haunted by a character who doesn't appear much but who the story wouldn't exist without. Literally what else could you need???

Wishes I've granted!!

shadowhive - Xbox indie game recs & pet pics
visualjyushi - BL and queer manga recs
pronker - reminiscing on the first fansite I visited
flo-nelja - ship manifestos
stardust-rifle - trans Danganronpa fics
phantasmalpoison - comments on Peko/Sonia manifesto
fairyniamh - anime recs
svgurl - editing resources for non-Photoshop editorsCollapse

Challenge #8

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for a beloved character, relationship or fandom.

Okay, I know that I used the previous challenge to promote Dead Plate... but I'll be damned if I'm given the opportunity to promote it handed right to me and not take it! You've heard me tell you to play Dead Plate before, and you WILL hear it again!!! I'll be yoinking the template here from Yuletide...

Title: Dead Plate

Media: Video game

Approx Length: About one hour if you want to get one ending, and around two hours if you get every ending!

Where To Find It: It's available on itch.io for free here!

What Is It, In Summary?: A short 2D restaurant tycoon-themed RPG horror game, with visual novel and point-and-click elements! Set in 1960s France, it follows Rody, a young man who was hired to work at a fancy bistro by a deadpan but charismatic chef named Vincent. Rody is determined to make as much money as he can manage in a week, but he starts having violent dreams, and starts being convinced that something is going on with the restaurant and the chef behind it.

What Do You Love About It?: Frankly, it's all about the relationships between the main characters for me. There's a very obvious queer metaphor at play here, and the things wrong with each character play with the things wrong with the others in such a special way that tickles my brain. Rody's a pathetic wet dog of a protagonist, Vincent is a calm, always-in-control man until he's not in control, and the third character leaves you guessing to the very end. The aesthetic direction of the game is also very strong, and I love the art and setting!

Content Warnings: Putting the content warnings that contain spoilers in the comments of this post! If you want to go in blind, don't look in the comments. Just keep in mind it is a horror game, so some common horror themes will be present.

Challenge #9

In your own space, create a fanwork.

Okay, I didn't make this specifically for this challenge, but it was made in the past few days, and I am very proud of it! So here! Trans fairyboy blinking on your screen!!

I'm having Not The Best Mental Health Time, so I'm gonna keep this one short!

Challenge #10

In your own space, talk about one of your fandom firsts. This could be your first fandom, your first fandom friend, the first fanwork you created, the first fanwork you interacted with... The options are endless!

I went to my first fan convention at around 14! It was an anime convention that I went to with my best friend at the time (we're still in contact!). I went cosplaying as the Hetalia character, Romano. Except my mom really hated that I wanted to cosplay a male character, so I just told her, actually, I'm cosplaying the genderbent version of him! (I did not do the genderbent version of him.)

I remember I got a few buttons of Hetalia characters, a Chibiusa print and a plush cat! I didn't go to any panels that I can remember, instead just shopping around and talking to other fans. I had a great time, but my mom apparently despised the whole thing so much that she made my aunt go with me instead to my next con, haha.

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