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Welcome to our last color challenge in 2025! You too can always suggest color palettes for us to use HERE in the suggestion post!

-create 1-3 icons using the colors in the palettes.
-at least one of the colors must be clearly visible in the finished icon.
-you do not have to use the exact colors, you can use similar colors, but using the exact shades makes it more fun/challenging.
-any and all fandoms are allowed (this includes stock).
-icons should be 100x100, 60kb or less.
-post your icons to the community as a new post. tag with round: ##, maker: username. an example post can be found here in the rules post.
-have fun!

Your icons are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT/EST on Sunday January 04 2026! (countdown)

spikedluv

I did two loads of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, and showered. Supper was leftover strip roast.

I finished the second Jack Reacher book and watched the Bills game. Another close game, but they pulled off the win! Secrets of the Zoo was my evening background tv.

Temps started out at 35.4(F). It went up about a degree, then started going back down. It hovered around the 29 degree mark most of the day. We had a lot of wind (which made it feel more like the temp was in the teens), but not as much snow as they were calling for, thankfully.

Mom Update:

Mom sounded about the same when I called her. ( more back here )

dine

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Fandom: Heated Rivalry, Game Changers book series
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov (background relationship), Jackie Pike, Original Characters, Background & Cameo Characters
Rating: Teen
Length: 2407
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Ravenesta on AO3
Themes: Hurt/comfort, Canon LGBTQ+ characters, Women being awesome, Female friendship, Unconventional format and style, Humor, Teams

Summary:

Sarah
Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here.
Jackie
Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden.
Jackie has added Lily to the conversation
Lily
what
what is this

Or: Ilya Rozanov is, apparently, one of the girls.

Reccer's Notes: This stems from the pseudonyms Ilya and Shane use over the years to text each other (Lily and Jane). The Montreal WAGs (Wives & Girlfriends) grouptext realizes that Shane's "girl", Lily, hasn't been added, partly as Lily is based in Boston not Montreal. So Ilya gets added to the grouptext and (of course) fits right in. The fic's probably more enjoyable and easier to figure out if you know canon, and I also found I picked up more of the humor and details on a second reading. It's an amusing fic, but also about (largely) female support systems, and shows that NHL partners are not unlike military wives. Very well done. (Check out the sequel and "inspired by" links as well - it's becoming a whole WAGs 'verse)

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Fandom: Heated Rivalry, Game Changers book series
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander, Hayden Pike, Zane Boodram, Evan Dykstra
Rating: Explicit
Length: 26,873
Content Notes: contains depictions of homophobia and slurs, state-sanctioned and from individuals
Creator Links: pucksandpower on AO3
Themes: hurt/comfort, angst (with a happy ending), established relationship, canon LGBTQ+ characters, character development, au: fork in the road

Summary: One security camera. One leaked video. One choice that changes everything.

Ilya Rozanov loses his country, his team, and his shot at Olympic gold in a single night. But he doesn’t lose Shane, and that makes all the difference.

A story about finding home in a person, not a place. About choosing love over legacy. And about winning the medal you never knew you needed, standing next to the one person who matters most.

Reccer's Notes: Time to emerge from my Heated Rivalry obsession, with... Heated Rivalry recs! This goes au after the book (after season 1 of the show), so I guess it's a little spoilery if you haven't read the book or seen season 1. The plot takes a very different turn at the 2018 Korean Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. It's told from Ilya's point of view after what initially seems an utter disaster following which he has to flee the Russian authorities. Although it starts with trauma, most of the story is about how Ilya's life is rebuilt, with Shane being central to that, as are his teammates, and Shane's parents. It's an engaging story with great characterization and fun banter between Ilya and Shane, Ilya often being his usual in-your-face, snarky self. A heartwarming story with plenty of comfort to offset the initial hurt.

Fanwork Links: when the world sees (we run toward each other)

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Title: The Uses of Solitude
Recipient: ghostbees
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: M (for humorous discussion of packers)
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Although Holmes always prefers to be hard at work, there are a few benefits to taking a holiday with Watson. For one thing, it’s a chance to work on certain unusual artistic endeavors which make him feel more himself.

Read on AO3: The Uses of Solitude

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Title: Tried and True
Recipient: paradiseandcola
Author:
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: After straining his bad leg during a case, it’s a bit harder for Watson to get going in the morning. Holmes is quite determined to make sure he has everything he needs.

Read On AO3: Tried and True

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(new here & only made two for now, will work on improving lol.)

Beetlejuice / Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Current Mood: weird

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All from 2025's Fantastic Four: First Steps

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When I saw this year's Winter Solstice happened to fall on the last night of Hanukkah, it struck me as fitting that the longest night would have the most candles in it. Making the most light against all the darkness.

It's due for a chill here this week - not much below freezing, but wind and some rain. I've got nowhere to go and not much to do, and all of this together has me looking at my tea collection and thinking about where to get started and what I might be able to finish. Modest goals building towards larger ones, as the days begin building up again.

Current Mood: cold
Current Music: The Warmest Part of the Winter - Voxtrot

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A few more recs from

ficinabox, posted over at my journal! (I posted them while the exchange was still anonymous, but creators are now revealed.)

Fandoms include:
Discworld
D&D: Honour Among Thieves
The Mummy
Original Works
Red Sonja
Wonder Woman movies

senmut

Yesterday was eaten alive by yuletide pinch hits, so day late with these.

~ Samson and Delilah gifs - young Angela Lansbury the Hottie

~ Smokin' MoTown - Temptations, Miracles, Stevie, Smokey, Vandellas, and Supremes in one photo

~ Art of Dorian Pavus and the Iron Bull in a bath

~ Trans Art for Maevaris Tilani

~ Beowulf Essay titles? - anecdote from a professor

~ Xuanji Tu - A mathematical art of poetry

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All from MCU's Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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Title: The Morning After The Concert
Recipient: ghostbees
Artist/Vidder: REDACTED
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson/Mary Morstan, Trans Sherlock Holmes
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Three people sharing a bathroom in the morning is no joke, but it's even worse when one happens to be the world's greatest detective...

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Title: History can't be changed
Creator:

Melime
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 603 words
Creator's Summary: As they watch separatists being taken away, Susan wants to help, but Barbara knows this history and sometimes she has to agree with the Doctor that they shouldn't interfere with the course of history.
Characters/Pairings: Barbara Wright, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, First Doctor
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: This is a great example of why the historicals are good - it tells me a little about a period in history and gives me an impetus to learn more. Plus it's also interesting to see Barbara here, knowing what's going to happen and understanding why she can't change history, unlike in The Aztecs.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74636016

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