May fanworks round-up post!

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This is the fanworks round-up post for May! Please link in the comments to any Guardian (or related fandoms) fanworks you created or enjoyed last month.

• all kinds of fanworks are welcome – fic, art, vids, picspams, etc. - including those made for exchanges and events
• new chapters of WIPs count
• meta or discussion posts, too
• whether or not you've already linked these in a post of their own, we still want them here!

If you're linking to fanworks you didn't create yourself, please clearly mark these "REC", so there's no confusion about authorship/creatorship.

(And please still do link your fanworks, meta, etc. separately, in their own post, at any time!)

So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in May?

Guardian Bonus Bingo June Prompts

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Hello Guardian Creators!

We’re so excited to to bring you the first prompts for Guardian Bonus Bingo 2025!

While the fest account is located on Tumblr, you don't have to be a Tumblr user to participate or to earn a badge at the end of the fest. (Filling one prompt per month over five months is what matters for earning the badge, not where you post your fills.)

Here are a few things to be aware of as we begin.

• This is a low-stress fest. The point is to create fan works and have fun.
• All modes of creation are accepted! This includes things like fic, art, podfic, meta, play lists, mood boards, rec lists, and more. If it's a new creation you made for the fest, more than likely it counts as a fill.
• All ratings, all ships, rpf, Weilan derivatives, and even works based on other Priest novels are accepted. Please tag accordingly.
• New! Three prompts per month instead of one. This is to give people more options. You only need to create for one prompt to earn a fill. (You are, however, welcome to complete or combine all of them if you’d like.)
• Prompts are inspiration only – follow them as strictly or as loosely as you’d like
• No min/max content requirements.
• No works created using generative AI

June (B) Prompts:

Chase | Door Key | Respite

Remember that you only need to make a creation for ONE of these to earn a fill.

You have the entire month of June to complete your fill. We’ll also have a grace period at the end of the fest for any missed fills.

About/FAQ - Contains full fest info

AO3 Collection - You may also post in other places (Bluesky, Dreamwidth, etc.)

If you are on Tumblr and @ our Tumblr account, we’ll happily reblog your fill.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Have fun and happy creating!

My latest Guardian fanworks

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Guardian Readalong: Vol. 3, Chapters 7 & 8

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Welcome aboard for this week's chapters of our Guardian readalong!

Here are last week's chapters. You can find all previous discussions on the schedule post (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4), or via the !readalong tag.

This week's chapters:

• Chapter 7: Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei argue about their relationship; Zhu Hong defends Zhao Yunlan by blaming Shen Wei, and Zhao Yunlan again tries to let her down gently. He sends Zhu Hong and Daqing back to Dragon City, then heads towards the Great Seal, with the timely help of the extremely convenient water dragon pearl from Zhu Hong's uncle.
• Chapter 8: Chu Shuzhi returns to Dragon City after a break, carries Guo Changcheng's bag, and learns what he does in his free time. The entire SID is shocked about Shen Wei being the Emissary. Meanwhile Zhao Yunlan reaches the Ancient Merit Tree, and sees memories from being Kunlun.

The corresponding part in the Chinese version on JJWXC/the fan translation are chapters 85-86.

Excerpts:

( 1) Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei have a romantic moment, no wait, a confrontation )

( 2) Zhu Hong's accusations )

( 3) Zhao Yunlan's self-assessment )

( 4) Chu Shuzhi's reaction )

( 5) An impudent god and an impudent gui )

Questions:

What is your favourite Weilan bit in this? Your favourite moment in general? Which SID character has the best moment? How do you like Zhao Yunlan's handling of Zhu Hong's feelings here? Do you think Guo Changcheng is doing the same kind of volunteering in the drama? Do you think Zhao Yunlan is being reckless?

(As usual, these are just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like!)

Our current schedule (a new one will go up soon; if you'd like to sign up to host a future post, please comment on the current schedule!)