Snowflake Challenge 2025 #7

[bedes]

Challenge #7

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a wishlist of sorts. ... Maybe someone will grant a wish. Check out other people's posts. Maybe you will grant a wish.

I love this topic! I'm going to be fulfilling folk's wishes to the best of my ability, and updating this post with each one I fulfill. As for myself, though...

1. Mutual aid request: Help me move!

The obligatory mutual aid request. I'm currently saving up to move out of my parents' home, because they forbid me from going on HRT. Plus, being trans in a red state has never been the safest or most accepting experience.

My Paypal.me is here (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/azuremist), and my Ko-fi is here (https://ko-fi.com/azuremist)!

2. Software: Aseprite

I've been getting very into pixel art lately, and the pixel art software is Aseprite. It's a fantastic piece of software, available on Steam for $20 USD. I very much want it, but I can't justify the purchase, due to the aforementioned saving up. However, you can buy someone software on Steam, then gift it to them! My Steam email is azures.mist@protonmail.com, and my Steam account name is azure_mists. Fulfilled by volkameria! Thank you!

3. Fic rec: Internalized homophobia

This is my favorite fic trope, to the point that my friends will watch a show, see a queer character with internalized homophobia, and send it to me being like "yooo Azure, new queer character with internalized homophobia just dropped". So, obviously, I'd love some fic recs involving this trope! I can go in fandom-blind, but I prefer fandoms I'm familiar with!

4. Self promo: Comment on my partner and I's fics

I am AzureMist on AO3, and some fandoms I've written for include Dungeon Meshi, MILGRAM, Splatoon and Pokemon! If you're familiar with any of the fandoms I've written for (from 2021 onward), I'd really, really appreciate it if you could spare some kind words!

My partner is verdantscribe on AO3, and lately, he's been really bummed about the lack of comments on his fics. So, if you'd comment on any of his 3 most recent ("Le Judas", "Dissos: NMDA Receptor Antagonist", and "Hallucination Panic"), that would be amazing! Especially if you're familiar with their source materials (Dead Plate, Dungeon Meshi, and Cold Front, in order).

5. Fandom rec: Play Dead Plate

Please give the free game on itch.io, Dead Plate, a try!! I need more people on here to talk about it with or I will simply pass away.

Listen to me. It has everything. Toxic yaoi. Cannibalism. Codependency. A wet dogboy of a protagonist. Canon queers. Themes of love as consumption. A narrative haunted by a character who doesn't appear much but who the story wouldn't exist without. Literally what else could you need???


Wishes I've granted!

shadowhive - Xbox indie game recs & pet pics
visualjyushi - BL and queer manga recs
pronker - reminiscing on the first fansite I visited
flo-nelja - ship manifestos
stardust-rifle - trans Danganronpa fics
phantasmalpoison - comments on Peko/Sonia manifesto
fairyniamh - anime recs
svgurl - editing resources for non-Photoshop editors

Comments

#3, #4 & #5

[catgiri]

i've been meaning to play dead plate, so i'm downloading it rn as i write this!

other than that, i already (indirectly) recommded entirely rational to you, but here goes another nudge. other internalized homophobia fics i really liked are there's a room where light won't find you (it's haikyuu, which i didn't see in your fandoms list, but there shouldn't be an issue reading it fandom blind) and zukko's love song (atla)

i'm literally about to go outside but i pledge to read, kudo and comment one of your partner's fics when i get back home, hopefully that will cheer him up! :>

Re: #3, #4 & #5

[bedes]

OOOOH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE RECS I will be reading asap!!! And YAY I’m glad you’ll be giving Dead Plate a try! I hope u enjoy it!! :> Thank you for the pledge to comment too! ^.^!

[volkameria]

Hey there! I just sent you a DM with a key for Aseprite. ^^

AO3 is currently down for maintenance but I have it written in my planner to check out your partner's fics!

[bedes]

WOW!! That's so generous, thank you soso much!!! I'll be using it lots! (Also, didn't know about Humble Bundle before this! Seems like a super cool service, I'm totally bookmarking it.) Thank you for planning to check out my partner's fics too! :D

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I'm going to be fulfilling folk's wishes to the best of my ability, and updating this post with each one I fulfill. <<

That's my favorite part of this challenge. I list my fills at the bottom of my wishlist post.

[dragonofeternal]

ooooh, Dead Plate looks very much up my alley. Adding that to my to-play pile right now LOL

[bedes]

LET'S GOOO