snowflake 2k26: #3 + #5-6

[queenslayerbee]

Challenge #3
Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.

There is a lot of things about fandom that deserve praise, as much as it can get frustrating sometimes. For this particular post, though, I want to give a bit of a shout-out to a small, often overlooked part of fandom: the femslash corners of it <3

In some particular fandoms those corners are pretty huge and active, which is delightful to see, but in general f/f has a smaller presence than other categories. However, the creativity that buzzes in said corners is always beautiful to see. The people who feel passion for it are truly dedicated and put their all into their creations.

I love writing it myself. I'm looking forward to the next instances of the threesentenceficathon or seasonsofdrabbles for that very purpose, because I know those kinds of events are great sources of inspiration for myself (and hey, maybe if I'm lucky, I'll receive some small f/f gifts myself :P). I'm also going to keep an eye on 100femslash and see if I can complete the challenge myself.

And... I was simply going to mention my plans, but I went ahead and dived into the deep end of the pool and created dcfemslashevents , exactly what it says on the tin: a community to host and organise (and boost) femslash events for DC characters! As the sticky post says, there are some plans for this year underway, and I'll likely talk more about it during the Snowflake Challenge, if I get the chance.

Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.

Let's keep it to the theme!

• Give me your best femslash recs! In fic or any other form. Those that you think are truly good, that stayed with you, that you want everyone else to experience.

• Tell me about your favourite femslash ships, the first ones you liked, the F/F books, shows, films etc. you're obsessed with, the ones you write about yourself... Anything femslash!

• I would welcome someone who'd want to help with the DC Femslash Events community, but no pressure :P

Challenge #6
Top 10 Challenge.

For this, I'll post 10(ish) femslash ships I wish to see more of, in general.

• Maxanor, aka Eleanor Guthrie and Max, from Black Sails. Do not get me wrong: I love Maxanne, the clear fandom favourite, but I'm hungry for more Maxanor. Fics exploring their doomed romance, what-if scenarios, things about how they begun... anything!
• Rosewaves, aka Rosita Bustillos and Waverly Earp, from Wynonna Earp. Oh, that ship absolutely ensnared me way back when! I'd love to see more creations focused on it (and only it, because the canon f/f ship was just... fine, to me LOL).
• I made that community for a reason, so, yeah, more DC rareships. I'm particularly charmed by the idea of Cass Cain/Kate Kane, though I know it's difficult for it to match what I want for the ship LOL :P. Same for Stephanie Brown/Selina Kyle, another ship I feel has a lot of potential.
• The Buffyverse fandom definitely has a lot of femslash going around! But I would really appreciate more of it including Kendra Young. Buffy/Kendra or Faith/Kendra, of course, but also Willow/Kendra... and some fucked up Drusilla/Kendra, especially in AUs where she turned her.
• The 100 is another fandom where I'd love to see some rareships that get less attention, and I will continue to prompt them LOL. Octavia/Diyoza, Echo/Clarke, Clarke/Josephine (those are the only two Clarke ships I like LOL), Echo/Gaia, Raven/Indra... 
• Last year I reread Emma, by Jane Austen, and well. I will always root for Emma/Jane Fairfax, in my heart :P
• Legacies also had some great ships, and Hizzie reigns in my heart, but Lizzie/Aurora, Lizzie/Ablah, Lizzie/Jen, Lizzie/Alyssa... all ships I'd love to see more of.
• More femslash in Reign, my old beloved fandom. Especially among/featuring the ladies in waiting: Greer, Lola, Kenna. Either between them, or with other characters.
• Femslash fic in Foundation! I know they're bio mother and daughter, but welp, Gaal and Salvor technically share a kiss on screen and their dynamic is unusual, to say the least. We all know if these were two white men it would've sparked a juggernaut ship lol. And the female characters in this show are all fascinating, I'd love to read more about them, for the fandom to have more fics!
• June and Athena's dynamic was the most fascinating part of R.F. Kuang's Yellowface, and I'd love to see a bit more of it.

I'd like to put my money where my mouth is and post (some more, in a few cases) fics for at least some of these ships on 2026!

Aaaaand that's all. I'm all caught up now :P

Comments

[flo_nelja]

The f/f story I'm obsessed with these days is a webtoon named Nevermore. I love the main romance, the worldbuilding, the art, the themes, the secondary characters, the mysteries, everything. It's very freely based on Edgar Allan Poe's works, but you don't have to be familiar with his work to understand.

Lenore and Annabel Lee are dead. Like all dead, they're amnesiac, but they feel drawn to things that remind them of their past lives, and they sure feel drawn to each other.
They are enrolled by force in the Nevermore academy, that teaches people who died too young how to become powerful ghosts.

I love the memory themes here. Lenore and Annabel Lee don't remember the same parts of their relationship at all. The memories of your death - not the facts, but your emotional state at this moment - gives you strong haunting powers. I can't wait to see how Lenore and Annabel Lee died.
The misunderstandings, and the secrets, are part of the conflict of the relationship, so is Lenore's habit to act without thinking and Annabel Lee's habit to think too long and too coldly. Still, I long to see them together, in flashbacks or in the future.

[queenslayerbee]

This looks REALLY interesting! Thank you for the rec, truly. It sounds right up my alley.

[flo_nelja]

Also, unrelated (except ghosts), some time ago someone draw some Max/ghost!Eleanor for me for a fandom event!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63022777

[queenslayerbee]

Oh, lovely! Thank you 💜

(And as I had to skip French practice today, I can totally tell myself this counts xD. Might check other stuff from that event tomorrow, too).