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20+ Vampire Women for vampiremedia 20in20 challenge

These icons were made for the first

vampiremedia 20in20 challenge. The theme is women. So below are 20 icons for the challenge plus all the extras I made.

[01] Aleera, Marishka & Verona (Van Helsing)
[02] Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
[02] Barbara Gordon (DC vs Vampires)
[05] Diana (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Raven (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Rose (Vampire Academy books)
[06] Jubilee Lee (X-Men)
[03] Selene (Underworld)
[06] Lily Munster (The Munsters 2022)
[02] Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)
[03] Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Katerina Petrova (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)
[07] Hope Mikaelson (The Legacies)
[09] Lizzie Saltzman (The Legacies)

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beware of blood....

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Power Man - Timeless #3

Power Man is a future version of Luke Cage who is also the Sentry, and also Iron Fist, and also the Hulk. He's also a time traveler. This is all canon for the main Marvel universe.

Last issue, Power Man fought Aeon the Knife and the planet Mercury turned out to be a giant brain in a shell.

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Holiday Wishes 2025

Happy Holidays,

holiday_wishes folks. My list is all free stuff (except for postage), because all I really want is connection with other kind, reasonable humans.

I would love to exchange cards, snail mail, and postcards with anyone out there who likes to receive and send mail.I'm in the US, but I am happy to send mail internationally. DM for my address.
I would love recs for art and/or craft projects that don't require a huge investment of money. I sew, draw a little, journal, and make zines, but I would love to try something different.
This year I have started getting into horror books in a big way and I would love your recs. The best one I read this year was Buffalo Hunter Hunter. I don't like serial killer narratives, but I am open to most anything else.
I started a new job this year, and I have decided my default vibe is goth Jessica Fletcher. Point me in the direction of cool ideas to make that happen, please! Right now it's mostly been scarves, cardigans, and pins, but I know I can do better.
Like everyone on AO3, I would love for people to read my fic!
Remember the old internet? I miss mp3 blogs, personal blogs, rings, goofy graphics, small archives, passion projects, and the like. Point me in the direction of some forgotten corners of the web that you love.
Rec me a song that makes you happy. It's been a dour world lately, and like everyone else I need some cheering up. What is a song that brings you joy?
Tell me a little known historical fact, the more obscure and the more local to you the better. I'm never going to know everything or get to go everywhere, but I always want to know more.

Thank you very much! Now I'm off to see which wishes I can fulfill.

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Thor/Shazam #1

Who holds Mjolnir at the end. I think Thor readers will appreciate it. -- Al Ewing

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Sherlock Holmes - Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson Anthology

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Hi everyone!

Whatever you might be celebrating, may it be joyful. For me, that’s the days getting longer at the Winter Solstice.

I’ve been participating for a few years and happy I’m able to do so again this year. I'm a woman of a certain age, closing in on Old Bathood, and live in NYC

Donations to your public library
Donations to your state or local Civil Liberties Union
If you’re a reader, please rate and review the last book you read or the book you’re currently reading. These ratings and reviews are what allows algorithms to recommend the books to others
My Amazon wishlist is here. These are all fun things, nothing over $15.
Donations to your local rabbit rescue
Recommendations for a good spica splint that immobilizes the wrist as well as the thumb.I have DeQuervain's, which means the tendors around my thumb are a bit borked. I don't need anyone to purchase the splints, I have funds set aside for medical things to do that, but the splints I have only immobilize my thumb.
Your favorite air fryer recipes—please note my air fryer is a small one, so I can’t do recipes that need things on multiple levels/racks
Tea! Loose or bagged. I like white, green, oolong, and blacks, though not pu-ehr.
Anime recommendations. I am a huge fan of Full Metal Alchemist, I recently enjoyed the first season of the Apothecary Diaries. Girls/Women as weapons are cool, so are mecha. I prefer the romance understated and most of the sex offscreen
DoorDash gift cards for those nights when work or the news takes too much out of me to cook

Thank you!

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The Elf With a Gun

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Epic Trollface: WONDER WOMAN #26, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #23 (JLI 27)

Invasion #2 wrapped up the actual alien invasion, leaving the crossover issues to deal with the aftermath and then get a surprise ending, leading into Invasion #3.

Wonder Woman begins WW #26 feeling a much greater sense of camaraderie with the Justice League International than she would ever show again, including years later when she was leading the team. It’s hilarious, but relatable, that even though the JLI would sign her on in a heartbeat, she’s like, I know it’s arrogant to think myself worthy, but what if they might maybe someday possibly consider me? If I keep my numbers up?

( It’s a damn shame this era’s Max Lord never got to meet this era’s Myndi Mayer. )

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Multifandom Femslash Valentine's Gift Exchange 2026

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Fic series: first words spoken (can open a heart) {Kara/Maxwell}

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John Constantine and Doctor Strange Meet Each Other

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Happy Holiday Wishes 2025!

Happy holidays, everyone! I'm mix. I've been participating in this community for several years now, and I always love getting to interact with folks and grant a few wishes to make others' holidays a bit brighter. There have been a lot of ups and downs this year, but I am grateful as ever for any chance to be a part of a kindhearted community.

My wishes for this year:

Doodles of my precious furbabies. Both are corgis - Pumpkin is 1 year old and a mix of cardigan and pembroke corgi, and Bun is 10 and a merle cardigan corgi. I've got photos of them here for reference. Anything from a silly doodle to a full sketch will be cherished!
In the same vein of finding my place in a welcoming community, I would love a Discord invite to any group in one of my shared interests. Right now, those interests include Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, actual play TTRPGs (general or specific ones), Asian BL dramas, writing fic, queer romance novels, and any fandom/ship I've written before.
Fic recs for Date Everything! I just finished the game last week and would love to read fic, but I'm not personally a fan of second person perspective (addressing 'you' as a character). I'm interested in any ship and gender configuration otherwise - definitely not ready to be done with this characters and this cool world.
Novel recs for any danmei or similar stories without non-con as a story beat. Implied or off-screen is okay, but if it doesn't even factor then I'm even more interested. I recently finished The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish, and it became a fast favorite of mine. I also adored Heavenly Official's Blessing. No problem if these are not yet published in English, as long as translations are available somewhere.
Puzzle game recs! I love anything with logistic/strategy puzzles, especially if there's a story to go along with the puzzles. I recently enjoyed playing Type Help, and Blue Prince is one that I'm hoping to check out soon.
Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss fic recs. My favorite ships are Angel Dust/Husk, Charlie/Vaggie, Blitzø/Stolas, and Loona/Bee/Vortex. No on-page non-con please, but any other archive warnings are fine.
Any post-S2 Huskerdust fanwork with a happy ending. Message me if you want prompts!
Warm holiday drink recipes that you enjoy! Alcoholic recipes are welcome as well as non-alcoholic.
My Amazon wishlist, with a mix of wants and needs - anything is appreciated.
I would love gift cards from Grubhub, Bookshop.org, or Nintendo in any amount. These can be sent to my email: nightlily {at} gmail.

Thank you so much for checking out my list, and I hope these last few weeks of 2025 are filled with laughter and love! <3

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I nearly posted a thanksgiving message to my American friends. Oops. Next week, Gadget!

I've been quiet, in part because all the other shiny socials are taking up my time and space, in part because things are kinda busy right now in garden and work and party planning and Christmas.

Also, I'm not sleeping well. I can fall asleep relatively well (except for when I can't and remain awake until 2:30am) and wake with a vague tiredness that is never really improved by actual sleep.

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The Month Of Writing Dangerously is not happening, per se. It's really more The Month Of Writing Safely And Moderately With Some Occasional Bursts.

I do feel vaguely bad about a few fic WIPs that I have had lingering for years, and yes, I know most people don't post WIPs for precisely this reason. I don't regret posting them, but I do feel a little regretful that I'm not finishing them. There are plans and plots for them, but actually getting those plots into scenes and the scenes into words is another thing. And also: obviously the longer it goes, the harder it is to keep writing and the fewer people are interested in the story anymore.

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It looks like I will be working the Christmas-New Year stretch. I'm not sure if that's office hours, or just being on call, I think it's office hours, but there's not much happening.

There are now three of us in the area I work in, monitoring two systems, and while I will have to come up to speed on the second system, we can hope that there are no major issues over what is usually a very quiet period.

We can hope.

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The Walking Dead Deluxe #124

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One wall, two wall...

Batman/Deadpool #1...

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Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith

What is Barbarian Lord? Well, there's a website that explains it perfectly cromulently, but if you want the short version, imagine Bone-style comics cartoonery illustrating an Icelandic saga. One part Carl Banks, two parts Walt Simonson. And it has an Epic Rap Battle of History.

( I think technically it's called Flyting. )

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char: power man/luke cage

Power Man - Timeless #2

Last issue, Power Man - a future version of Luke Cage who is also Iron Fist, and also The Sentry, and also The Hulk - fought some guy named Aeon the Knife, who killed some cosmic thing called the Celestial Heart.

What the heck is up with Aeon the Knife? What the heck is the Celestial Heart? Reader, you will find half the answer to one of these questions.

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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #45: Double Fusion Trouble

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