but we ain't friends, we're just morons
Jan. 30th, 2026 09:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
musesfoolIn other news, I was so sorry to hear Catherine O'Hara died. RIP. What a legend!
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I really enjoyed last night's episode of The Pitt. Again, my brain is soup, so I'm not really up for saying much about it, but I did literally yell, "NO!" when the credits rolled. Sometimes I am okay with an episode ending (or at least it feels like it reached a good stopping point) but last night was not one of those times.
This weekend, I will watch the new episode of Shrinking, plus the new episodes of Bridgerton, and possibly I will continue with Pluribus, which I didn't love but kind of want to see why everyone else raves about it. It could click at some point or it could be like Severance, which I also don't love the way many other people do. *hands* Sometimes, that's just how it goes.
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Baldur's Gate 3: Lilith
Jan. 30th, 2026 07:44 pmsettiaiOn that note, Taviana is currently in Act 3 while Apophis is currently in Act 2. Which means I also have an Act 1 playthrough going right now as well.
Meet Lilith, my resist Dark Urge.
Minor spoilers for Act 1, but nothing for later ones.
( More under the cut. )
you know together we're glowing
Jan. 29th, 2026 07:33 pmmusesfoolanyway, mainly I bought it because I want to try this no-knead everything bread but didn't want to deal with my 6 qt cast iron dutch oven, which is extremely heavy and also tucked away in a closet somewhere. My plan is to mix it up tomorrow after work since it needs an on-the-counter overnight rise, and then bake it Saturday morning. We'll see how it goes!
I might also make garlic and bread soup again this weekend, and also maybe some version of citrus and soy noodles (it's a ramen recipe but I'm just going to use angel hair instead since I already have it) for dinner tomorrow. Oh, and those orange cranberry scones again - the cranberries are still taking up too much room in my freezer and must be used up!
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Nominations Clarifications #2
Jan. 29th, 2026 09:24 pmextrapenguin posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
space_swapArcher (Cartoon)
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell
Please nominate according to the instructions. Thank you! Your fandom/remaining noms will not be approved unless you comply with the instructions.
Mass Effect Trilogy
Mugen Kouro | Infinite Space
Phantasy Star
For All Mankind (TV 2019)
Mass Effect: Andromeda
The Outer Worlds (Video Game)
Please disambiguate your nominations! This means adding the fandom in (brackets) to the end, e.g. Character: Alis Landale (Phantasy Star)
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies)
We already have the fandom Star Trek: The Original Series in the tagset. Nominator of plain Star Trek, Kirk and Spock already exist there. TOS Movies nominator, would you mind being merged into regular TOS, as they're the same cast and continuity, or is there some big division I'm unaware of?
Changes to Fandom Metatag Wrangling Guidelines
Jan. 29th, 2026 06:20 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
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Over the last year, Tag Wranglers have been actively discussing how to make fandom metatags more useful to users, both to find the content they’re looking for and filter out the content they aren’t. Since our last update, these discussions have now concluded, and we want to provide an update about how our guidelines have changed.
Fandom metatags allow Tag Wranglers to connect groups of related fandoms together so that they can be more easily filtered on as a group. For example, if you’re interested in all works related to Game of Thrones (TV), including the related novels or the 2014 video game, you may be interested in filtering on its metatag: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms. Filtering on the metatag means that you will find all the works tagged with the metatag itself or tagged with any of its individual subtags. In addition to this, having a group of fandoms connected together as a metatag and subtags means that selecting “Exclude crossovers” in the sidebar will not exclude works tagged with more than one subtag, and that selecting “Show only crossovers” will not include works tagged more than one subtags.
Metatags are different from merging (“synning”) tags. When two tags are merged, the filters will treat them as if they are the same tag. When they are moved together under a metatag, each can still be filtered out individually from the metatag.
Guidelines update
Following extensive discussion, we have updated our guidelines related to fandom metatag trees, including when to create a metatag for related fandoms, when to merge closely related fandoms into one fandom tag (such as merging an anime and a manga), and when to split out subtags from a currently merged tag. The below paragraphs detail these updates and link to where you can find more information.
Metatag guidelines
Moving forward, Tag Wranglers may connect related fandoms using a metatag if there are at least two canons already canonized on AO3 that are:
- Closely related adaptations;
- The same story adapted across different media; or
- Canon with official prequels, sequels, or other related adaptations set in a shared universe.
Whether a fandom metatag is created will vary based on the specific fandom. Not all fandoms will require a metatag, even if they fit the above criteria, and some fandoms with complex and sprawling canons may require multiple levels of metatags. Fandoms that do not fit one of the above criteria can be evaluated for a metatag on a case by case basis, focusing on what would be most useful to the majority of its fans. Tag Wranglers are fans of these canons as well and may base their decisions on a variety of factors such as whether the fan base generally considers these separate canons as distinct, or to what extent fans of different adaptations overlap.
Existing metatags, such as Star Wars – All Media Types or Marvel will not be required to match these rules or formats. These formats and guidelines will be applied to newly created fandom tags or existing tags if Tag Wranglers or users request changes.
In addition to determining when a metatag may be created, Tag Wranglers have also identified some circumstances where a metatag would not be beneficial to the majority of fans and therefore these fandoms will be canonized separately, not linked by a metatag. These are generally fandoms that are not closely related, such as:
- Fandoms which are only connected by minor crossover events
- Fandoms which share a performer, director, or creator/creative team but are not related through a shared continuity, shared characters, or other shared elements
You can find the full list of situations where Tag Wranglers decided a metatag would not be beneficial in the Metatag Wrangling Guidelines.
Fandom merging guidelines
Similar to determining which existing tags should have a metatag and don’t currently, existing tags that have multiple adaptations merged together into one fandom tag may instead canonize their adaptations and subtag them to a metatag if they meet the guidelines above for when to create a metatag. These will also be handled on a case by case basis based on what is most appropriate for the fandom.
Finally, Tag Wranglers reviewed their guidelines on when to merge fandom tags for two related adaptations into one shared fandom tag (e.g. fandom tags like Naruto (Anime & Manga)), partially in relation to anime and manga fandoms. Going forward, when requested by users and/or Tag Wranglers, fandom tags for nearly identical adaptations may be merged if it is determined that this will be what is most useful to AO3 users. These requests will always be examined on a case by case basis.
Canonizing adaptations separately will remain the default, as it’s much easier to merge later if appropriate than it is to separate them. This is particularly true in the case of ongoing canons where it’s highly possible that the adaptations may diverge in plot, character development, etc.
Changes in progress
As part of these guideline updates, we’ve already begun processing some commonly requested metatag and fandom changes. The below list represents a small sample of changes that we’ve already made in response to requests from Tag Wranglers and users. This is not a comprehensive list of every change we have made or will make, but these examples show how the above changes may look in practice.
Metatag change examples
- 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Modao Zushi – Moxiang Tongxiu & Related Fandoms has been made a canonical metatag, with the following fandoms subtagged:
- Good Omens – All Media Types has been made a canonical metatag, with the following fandoms subtagged:
Fandom merging examples
- 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime) and 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) have been merged into 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime & Manga).
- 天官赐福 | Heaven Official’s Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 | Heaven Official’s Blessing (Webcomic), and 天官赐福 – 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù have been merged into 天官赐福 – 墨香铜臭 | Tian Guan Ci Fu | Heaven Official’s Blessing – Moxiang Tongxiu.
Other fandoms that have recently been updated to merge separate medias, add a metatag, and/or split out subtags to form a new fandom tree include: How to Train Your Dragon, KonoSuba, A Certain Magical Index, Uma Musume, Nine Worlds Series – Victoria Goddard, Monogatari Series – Nisio Isin, and Solo Leveling.
The above changes are already live on AO3, and others will be made in the coming days as wranglers and users request changes to their fandom’s structure in connection with this change.
Have questions or want to request a metatag change?
You can find these specific guideline updates on our Metatag and Fandom Wrangling Guideline pages. As mentioned above, other fandoms may already be discussing making changes. These discussions will also include requests from users who’ve previously submitted feedback to Support. If you have submitted a request within the past six months asking for a metatag or merger to be considered, there is no need to submit another request at this time as your request is already being reviewed.
For more information about AO3’s tag system generally, check out the Tags FAQ. To learn more about Tag Wrangling, refer to the Tag Wrangler position description or the committee description.
If you have questions about specific tags, want to request a change to your fandom’s metatag, or have other questions about this change, please contact Support instead of leaving a comment on this post. Support handles questions and requests related to how tags are sorted and connected in addition to providing technical support to AO3’s users.
Do not contact Support if the tags you wish to ask about are less than one month old. Please give Tag Wranglers time to handle new tags and wait to request changes until at least one month after a tag’s first use.
Finally, while we know the majority of users find having a metatag helpful, we are aware that not everyone agrees with this due to the limits it creates on filtering. As such, we wanted to provide some advice on how to filter out works tagged with the metatag, if you wish to. Please select “How to exclude works tagged with a metatag” below to expand the instructions on excluding works tagged with a metatag.
How to exclude works tagged with a metatag
You can exclude works tagged with a metatag using the metatag’s Tag ID, using the following process. For ease of use, we recommend you do this on a computer rather than on your mobile device.
Begin by finding the Tag ID of the metatag you want to filter out from its source code. Open the works page of the metatag you want to filter out, such as The Hobbit – All Media Types. Right-click on the “Favorite Tag” button, then select “Inspect”. In the window that opens, locate the line that says: value="X" name="favorite_tag[tag_id]" where X is the ID of your tag. It should be directly above what is automatically highlighted when you click Inspect.
For this example, the Tag ID for The Hobbit – All Media Types is 541478. This is a fandom tag, so the search operator you’ll need is fandom_ids:541478. (You can use this trick for other tag types, just swap the word fandom in fandom_ids for character, relationship, or freeform.)
Next, go to the works page for the specific subfandom whose works you want to read. For this example, we’ll use The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien.
In the Filters sidebar, enter -fandom_ids:541478 in the “Search within results” field. This will show you all works tagged with “The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien”, except those that are also tagged with “The Hobbit – All Media Types” (viewable here).
If filtering by tag ID is something you want to do often and you’d like to make your life a bit easier, you can use an unofficial script to display the tag ID of all canonical tags directly on the works page (if you’re unfamiliar with scripts, you can find more information in our Unofficial Browser Tools FAQ).
A city aflame fought fire and ice
Jan. 28th, 2026 10:44 pmmusesfoolIt's in my bsky feed and my tumblr dash and I saw it here on DW first (in a locked post), so I needed to have it here too.
And since I've been listening to it a lot lately, here's Help Save the Youth of America by Billy Bragg. Unfortunately always timely.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Jan. 28th, 2026 08:28 pmsettiaiThey've added a hotel which means you can have more visitors to your island every day, and they're all wandering around instead of staying in one spot like visitors who are at the campsite do. The only thing that I'm disappointed about is that there doesn't appear to be any way to get hotel visitors to move to your island like with campsite visitors, which made me very sad when Raymond showed up a few days ago. That said, I've discovered that former residents of your island remember you and talk about coming back to their old home for a visit, which is amazing. I'd forgotten that a few of them even used to live on my island until I saw them again.
I've currently put over 1000 hours into this game, which I quite honestly find hilarious. The four Dragon Age games beat that, as I've put around 1500 hours into them, but the four Mass Effect games are only around 980 hours and Baldur's Gate 3 is only around 820 hours. So far, at least. The way I'm going, it may be in the 900s at least before my birthday next month.
Considering this was my very first Animal Crossing game, I really can't believe that it's second only to Dragon Age when it comes to my hours played. I only bought it because one of the players in my Friday night D&D game made an impassioned argument to convince us all to get it so that we could play together during the early days of the pandemic. Yet here I am, almost six years later, still playing it regularly.
OTW Signal, January 2026
Jan. 28th, 2026 07:19 pmotw_news_feedEvery month in OTW Signal, we take a look at stories that connect to the OTW’s mission and projects, including issues related to legal matters, technology, academia, fannish history and preservation issues of fandom, fan culture, and transformative works.
In the News
As part of Copyright Week 2026, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) highlighted a broken aspect of U.S. copyright law: statutory damages. These are fines imposed on platforms and users for copyright infringement, and because there is little guidance on how to calculate them, they can far exceed the amount of actual financial harm—up to $150,000 per work. For the many internet users whose online presence relies on re-use, this creates steep risk and encourages online censorship.
Massive, unpredictable damages awards for copyright infringement, such as a $222,000 penalty for sharing 24 music tracks online, are the fuel that drives overzealous or downright abusive takedowns of creative material from online platforms. Capricious and error-prone copyright enforcement bots, like YouTube’s Content ID, were created in part to avoid the threat of massive statutory damages against the platform. Those same damages create an ever-present bias in favor of major rightsholders and against innocent users in the platforms’ enforcement decisions. And they stop platforms from addressing the serious problems of careless and downright abusive copyright takedowns. […]
“But wait”, you might say, “don’t legal protections like fair use and the safe harbors of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protect users and platforms?” They do—but the threat of statutory damages makes that protection brittle. Fair use allows for many important re-uses of copyrighted works without permission. But fair use … can sometimes be difficult to predict when copyright is applied to new uses. Even well-intentioned and well-resourced users avoid experimenting at the boundaries of fair use when the cost of a court disagreeing is so high and unpredictable.
The EFF proposes a fairer system: limit statutory damages to a multiple of harm or eliminate them altogether in cases of good-faith fair use.
The EFF has a long history of tackling problems in U.S. copyright law. In 2008, with support from the OTW, the EFF petitioned the U.S. Copyright Office for an exemption to the DMCA’s anticircumvention provisions in order to allow noncommercial remix artists, such as vidders, to break DVD encryption for the purpose of obtaining short, high quality clips for inclusion in noncommercial remix videos. The EFF and the OTW, along with New Media Rights, continue to file renewal petitions to keep this exemption active.
The OTW received a request from an Advanced Placement high school student who is conducting a study about the effects of fanfiction and fandom on interpersonal development. To take part in this study, fans can answer a survey about the fandoms they are involved in, the fanfiction they read, and their experiences interacting with other fans. For more information, please visit the survey link above.
This study is being conducted as part of the Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma Program and is being supervised by Stephen Westbrook. Questions about this study can be directed to Stephen Westbrook.
AO3 and the OTW are not endorsing this project, but we are signal-boosting this link for informational purposes.
OTW Tips
International Fanworks Day (IFD) is just around the corner on February 15th! This year’s theme is Alternate Universes (AU), and we’d love to hear from you—what are your favorite AUs, your go-to AU categories, or treasured headcanons? Tag your posts with #IFD2026, and we may signal-boost them on our OTW social media accounts!
P.S. Today (January 28th) is the last day to let us know about any events you’ll be running in your community for this IFD! You can submit your events through this form.
We want your suggestions for the next OTW Signal post! If you know of an essay, video, article, podcast, or news story you think we should know about, send us a link. We are looking for content in all languages! Submitting a link doesn’t guarantee that it will be included in an OTW post, and inclusion of a link doesn’t mean that it is endorsed by the OTW.
now i spend my time following him whenever he's with you
Jan. 27th, 2026 06:15 pmmusesfoolIn other news, I found that a stint overnight in the fridge greatly improved those cupcakes. I wasn't impressed by them at room temp (texture was super spongy), but they're really good with the extra time in the cold! So if you need vegan cupcakes, the KAB recipe is recommended, especially if you make them ahead of time.
Meanwhile, it looks like we might get a nor'easter this coming weekend? A big storm potentially, though with less snow and more wind. No warming of temperatures anyway. Oy.
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Critical Role: Campaign 4, Episode 10
Jan. 27th, 2026 05:50 pmsettiaiAs with previous posts about the current campaign of Critical Role, this will be a combination of quotes, random thoughts, and some speculation. And it's obviously full of spoilers (albeit vague ones in places).
( Spoilers under the cut. )
Open Doors celebrates the completion of 9 (and one more) archive imports in 2025!
Jan. 27th, 2026 07:13 pmotw_news_feedOpen Doors is pleased to announce the completion of 9 archive import projects in 2025, plus an additional 5 subcollections, a total of over 34,000 works! We hope that you will find old and new favorites in the collections listed below.
Remembering Tiger Lily Roar
Completed: February 2025
Remembering Tiger Lily Roar is a memorial account for fanfiction written by Tiger Lily Roar, who was active in many fandoms, especially Young Justice. This memorial account was set up with the assistance of Open Doors with permission from Tiger Lily Roar’s family and is maintained by Eva.
Find works at the Remembering Tiger Lily Roar AO3 account.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Remembering Tiger Lily Roar import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Tiger Lily Roar Fanlore page.
due South Seekrit Santa
Completed: March 2025
due South Seekrit Santa (dSSS) is an annual gift exchange challenge for fans of due South. The dSSS archive was originally on http://dsss.crocolanthus.com/. After many attempts to communicate with the server admin/owner went unanswered, the crocolanthus dSSS archive went offline, and the domain name was lost. To preserve the archive, the works from the 2004-2009 exchanges were imported to AO3 by Open Doors and dSSS.
Find works at the due South Seekrit Santa AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the due South Seekrit Santa import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the due South Seekrit Santa Fanlore page.
Snow Lands
Completed: April 2025
Snow Lands was a fanfiction and fan comic archive for The Lion King (1994 animated movie) online until June 2023 and was run by Athari. The website hosted works in English and Russian and preserved some of the fandom’s masterpieces.
Find works at the Snow Lands AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Snow Lands’ import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Snow Lands Fanlore page.
Slash Advent Calendar
Completed: May 2025
The Slash Advent Calendar was a multifandom slash challenge that ran every December from 2002 to 2005. Founded by kira-nerys at Lady Kardasi Productions, it included works from fandoms such as Star Trek, Harry Potter, The Sentinel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The archive went offline in 2010.
Find works at the Slash Advent Calendar AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Slash Advent Calendar import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Slash Advent Calendar Fanlore page.
My Mongoose Ezines
Completed: August 2025
My Mongoose is a Sentinel fanfiction and fanart ezine collection archive. In an effort to consolidate all My Mongoose Ezines, including all stories, art and miscellaneous, the creator and moderators decided to house the works at Archive of our Own.
Find works at the My Mongoose AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the My Mongoose import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the My Mongoose Fanlore page.
Stayka’s Saint Seiya Archive
Completed: October 2025
Stayka’s Saint Seiya Archive was a Saint Seiya fansite that started in 1998. It was an important early contributor to the Saint Seiya fandom, as one of the first sites on the internet to use English, unifying the uniquely global and diverse fan following. The site went offline in 2019, after which Tracy began contacting individual creators and collecting permission to ensure permanent preservation.
Find works at the Stayka’s Saint Seiya Archive collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Stayka’s Saint Seiya Archive import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Stayka’s Saint Seiya Archive Fanlore page.
Oz Magi
Completed: November 2025
Oz Magi is an annual gift exchange for the HBO Oz fandom that has been active since 2004 on LiveJournal and Dreamwidth. The moderator created an AO3 collection for Oz Magi in 2012, but wanted to also archive the earlier fanworks. This will be an ongoing import, with each year’s fanworks being transferred across to AO3 on behalf of the creators.
The related imports of HBO Oz archives Unit B and Twisted Sisterhood are still in progress.
Find works at the Oz Magi AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Unit B, Twisted Sisterhood and Oz Magi import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Oz Magi Fanlore page.
InDeath.net Fan Fiction
Completed: November 2025
InDeath.net Fan Fiction is a fanfiction archive for the In Death book series by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb. It was a sub-section of the InDeath.net forum community, and the forum had sections for discussing fanfiction posted to the InDeath.net Fan Fiction archive.
Find works at the InDeath.net Fan Fiction AO3 collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the InDeath.net import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the InDeath.net Fanlore page.
Absolution – The Inugrrrl Memorial
Completed: December 2025
Inugrrrl was a longtime fan and fanfiction writer of InuYasha and the InuYasha/Kagome pairing. In her own words, she was known for “writing characterization-breaking, smut-filled, angst-riddled, alternate universe pulp fiction without a hint of shame, regret, or apology.” She was active in the fanbase from 2005-2024. Inugrrrl tragically passed away in June of 2024 and her daughter wished for her mother’s fanworks to remain online for the fanbase to enjoy.
Find works written by Inugrrrl at the Absolution – The Inugrrrl Memorial AO3 account, and works gifted to Inugrrrl at the Inugrrrl’s Gifted Fics collection.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Absolution – The Inugrrrl Memorial import announcement post. To learn the history of Inugrrrl or to share some stories of your own, check out the Inugrrrl Fanlore page.
And one more…
In June 2025, Open Doors imported the following subcollections from FictionAlley: AstronomyTower, HPInkPot, Riddikulus, Schnoogle, and TheDarkArts.
Find works at the FictionAlley AO3 collection.
ArtisticAlley is yet to be imported, which means the import of FictionAlley is still ongoing.
For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the FictionAlley import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the FictionAlley Fanlore page.
We want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of the archivists and volunteers who made these imports possible, as well as all the creators who have transferred or claimed their works! We look forward to importing more archives in 2026.
Commenting on this post will be disabled in 14 days. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding these imports after that date, please contact Open Doors.
T(ea) minus one month...
Jan. 27th, 2026 12:12 pmsettiaiThis one is at least useful, I'll give them that much. It's for Adagio, and I drink enough tea that I can definitely put a coupon to use.
Femslash week in review: 2026-01-13 - 2026-01-19
Jan. 27th, 2026 09:48 amletzanHigh-level stats for week of 2026-01-13 - 2026-01-19
- Total works categorized F/F on AO3: 10490 (-244 from last week)
- Works I classified F/F: 5763 (-191 from last week) (2516 new, 3247 continued)
- 0.59% of all 983045 AO3 works I've classified F/F were updated this week
A few callouts this week:
- Whoops, that wasn't on my radar at all: animated web series RWBY fell off the chart after 455 consecutive weeks. I think there hasn't been a current season since April 2024, so it's not that surprising. RWBY had the longest streak on the charts, so that title now falls to Harry Potter, I'm afraid. Genshin Impact and League of Legends round out the current list of fandoms which have been on the chart for over 4 years. Anyway, if you read in RWBY at all and have recs, let me know and I'll post them.
- Once Upon a Time, Pluribus, and Owl House all return to the chart after short absences, and Pluribus hits its best-ever rank of 17. In addition to RWBY, they replace Murder Drones and She-Ra.
- Chart anniversaries: Coronation Street's latest streak is 20 consecutive weeks, KPop Demon Hunters reaches its first 30 weeks, and Wicked's latest streak is 60 weeks.
- Works revealed for Consent Issues Exchange 2025, including 15 F/F works in Attack on Titan, Tolkien, Yellowjackets, etc. The usual content note applies: it is what it says on the tin.
( Full top-20 table and description of methodology after the jump )
Flareup update
Jan. 26th, 2026 11:21 pmysobelMeet with a FOP specialist today via telemedicine (yay) and he suggested a second, longer course (though much of the "longer" is taper) because submandibular flares can be stubborn (and risky given the potential to affect breathing and swallowing). So ... more prednisone it is, sigh.