Celebrate October by picking up a spooky pinch hit!!
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trickortreatexTo claim, please comment on this post with your AO3 name and the number or name of the pinch hit you would like. Comments are screened. Pinch hits are first-come, first-serve, and if you're the first to claim, you'll receive the assignment to your email.
You don't have to be signed up to Trick or Treat to claim a pinch hit.
These are due at the regular assignment deadline, October 24, 23:59 UTC.
PH #5 (facethestrange):
镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF, 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, Crossover Fandom
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/facethestrange
PH #6 (firsttraintovictoriaville):
Roots of Pacha (Video Game), The White Stripes, Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Video Game), Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-reum
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/firsttraintovictoriaville
PH #10 (MxKit):
Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! (2020), The Nameless Game (Gameverse), The Spectacular Spider-Man (Cartoon)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/MxKit
PH #13 (plicate):
Head On (1998), Set It Off (1996), Succession (TV 2018)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/plicate
PH #15 (redgear):
Hallo itt Mátyás király! - Bogáti Péter, 15th Century CE RPF, Debrief (Paracelsus Games Roleplaying Game), Felvidek (Video Game), Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/redgear
PH #16 (rubylily):
Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift (Video Game), Octopath Traveler (Video Game), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium (Video Game), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/rubylily
PH #18 (UnhinderedDreams):
Crossover Fandom, The Black Dagger Brotherhood (TV), Buffyverse (TV), I Kissed A Vampire (2010), Nocturnal Animals (2016), The Vampire Diaries (TV)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/UnhinderedDreams
PH #23 (xeena):
Squid Game (TV 2021), Nine Puzzles (TV 2025), Near Dark (1987), Scream (Movies), Hellraiser (Movies 1987-2018), The Lost Boys (Movies)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/trickortreatex2025/user/xeena
( already claimed! )
You don't have to be signed up to Trick or Treat to claim a pinch hit.
These are due at the regular assignment deadline, October 24, 23:59 UTC.
PH #5 (facethestrange):
PH #6 (firsttraintovictoriaville):
PH #10 (MxKit):
PH #13 (plicate):
PH #15 (redgear):
PH #16 (rubylily):
PH #18 (UnhinderedDreams):
PH #23 (xeena):
( already claimed! )
Fancake Theme for October: Uncommon Settings
Oct. 3rd, 2025 08:26 amrunpunkrun posting in fandomcalendar
fancake is a thematic recommendation community where all members are welcome to post recs, and fanworks of all shapes and sizes are accepted. Check out the community guidelines for the full set of rules. This theme runs for the entire month. If you have any questions, just ask!
Highlander: HLH_Shortcuts, the annual Highlander Fanfic Exchange
Oct. 2nd, 2025 08:33 ambrightknightie posting in fandomcalendarSign-ups are now open for hlh_shortcuts 2025, the long-running annual Highlander Holiday Shortcuts fanfiction exchange! (The name "Shortcuts" nods to the 500-word minimum, from the days when 1,000 words was the usual minimum.)
When:
How:
Yay, Highlander fun and friends! Come play with us?
hlh_shortcuts 2025, the long-running annual Highlander Holiday Shortcuts fanfiction exchange! (The name "Shortcuts" nods to the 500-word minimum, from the days when 1,000 words was the usual minimum.)When:
- Sign-up: October 1 to 11, 2025 at 11:59PM CDT on AO3
- Receive assignment: By October 14, 2025
- Default deadline: November 20, 2025
- Submissions: By December 15, 2025 on AO3
- Stories revealed: The first on December 20, 2025 (the winter solstice, Duncan's birthday) and the rest a few per day as long as they last, per tradition
How:
- This year's collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/hlhshortcuts2025
- Guides: HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Sign-Ups + HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Submissions + HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Defaults + Find a beta-reader / be a beta-reader
Yay, Highlander fun and friends! Come play with us?