#fest

drowned in illusion greedy sips of fantasy yet thirst still remains

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HD Tarot Fest Art Claim - Seven of Cups

for the 2025 @merlinrarepairfest

Prompt: #59

Relationship: Merlin/Gwaine

Prompt: Alt-version of Eye of the Phoenix where Gwaine knows/finds out about Merlin's magic

Surprise Mini Fic Fest - Fics!

After last year’s masquarade’s success, we wanted to give you a little extra treat. We gathered some of the hardest to guess, talented and most guessed writers and asked them (very nicely) to join this surprise masquarade fic fest.

The fics are now all posted, so get to reading, take notes and put your votes in!

The Trouble of Lying

Not Your Son

Symphoria

Playing With Fire

In Loving Memory

The Great Summer Debacle of 1999

It's Knotting

Permission to Worry

Your Wife Kows What's Good for You

You can put your guesses in on our survey. The voting will close on 30 March 2026 at 8 pm EDT (31 March 2 AM CEST) (Check your timezone here). We will be back with the reveals a few days later once we have processed all the votes.

Do you want to join the analysis, sleuthing and guessing? You can join our discord to discuss with your fellow guessers and compare notes.

Full collection where you can view the fics

Survey

Introducing the "Harmony Time Loop Fest!" With over 20 prompts you can find here, this fest encourages writers to explore scenarios where Harry and/or Hermione are trapped in a time loop.

Hip, hip, hurra! Artist party in Skagen

P.S. Krøyer, 1886

Some of our wonderful creators in the SnapeShifters’ Guild server have gifted the fandom with some truly amazing works. Check them out now on AO3!

FANFICS:

A Dirty Trick Ship: Severus Snape/Pomona Sprout Prompt: Birthday Cake Words: 1120

A Hodgepodge of Glitter and Ribbons Ship: Severus Snape/Lily Evans/James Potter Prompt: Party Hat Words: 755

Birthday Toasts Ship: Multi Prompt: Special Birthday Breakfast Words: 1960

Creative Edits by Ginevra Weasley: 9 January 1999 Ship: Severus Snape/Ginny Weasley Prompt: Birthday Journal Entry Words: 964

My Sajaan Ship: Severus Snape/Voldemort Prompt: Best Birthday Present Words: 1960

Over the Hill Ship: Severus Snape/Harry Potter Prompt: Over the Hill Words: 1016

Surprise Ship: Gen Prompt: Forgetting One's Own Birthday Words: 1415

The Birthday Gift Crawl Ship: Severus Snape/Hermione Granger Prompt: Birthday Twin Words: 1960

To Bid You Farewell Ship: Severus Snape/James Potter Prompt: Outliving Someone Else Words: 1960

Turning of the Year Ship: Severus Snape/Evan Rosier Prompt: Worst Birthday Present Words: 637

What Remains in the End Ship: Severus Snape/Lily Evans Prompt: Birthday Wish Words: 1489

ARTWORK:

Cake By @yearoftheleapling Ship: Gen Prompt: Birthday Cake

January 9, 1993 By @safeplacesnupin Ship: Severus Snape & Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape/Remus Lupin Prompt: Birthday Journal Entry

Party for Three By @klien2000 Ship: Other Prompt: First Birthday Party

Picnic By @gingerbunz Ship: Severus Snape/Lily Evans Prompt: Special Birthday Breakfast

In response to a prompt by Anonymous in Lestappen Birthday Celebration Fest 2025 by @laura1633

Charles is a driver for Scuderia Ferrari. His life is orderly and clean; micromanaged by his physio, his PR manager, his manager, his mother. No scandals, a bright smile and white sheets. He’s straight, because everything has to stay in its place.

One day, he meets Max.

Max is a gay porn star. His life is chaotic and dirty; managed by sex and drugs, by producers and clients. Only scandals, a crooked smile and sheets stained. Nothing in his life has ever stayed in place.

One day, he kissed Charles.