Zimena

I said in my post for the new year that I wanted to post more actively on here... and I'm almost failing that task already on the first day of the year. However, there's the snowflake_challenge, so at least I have a post to write for that.

If you want to see what changed since last year, I also did this exact task in 2024.

Now, then, here's today's task:

Challenge #1

Update your fandom information. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Some things remain the same, others change from one year to the next. I'm still the same Zimena, in my 40s and from Norway. I've been in the habit of getting fiercely into things - mostly sports and/or individual athletes - ever since I was a kid. However, I never really knew about the concept of "fandom" until... I don't know when, probably since my 20s or so.

As you can probably guess, sports RPS is my fandom home. I used to write football slash for many years, but nowadays I don't really follow football anymore. Still, the vast majority of my fic collection is football-related, and written between 2006-2015. Since that time, I've written much less. I was into cross-country skiing for a couple of seasons, which resulted in some fic, though.

As for non-RPS fandoms, my main one was probably Genshin Impact. The game was a major part of my life for about two years, and I have some favourite characters there - Alhaitham and Neuvillette being the most important ones. I also ship Cyno/Alhaitham, and Neuvillette/Wriothesley. Oh, and yes, Diluc/Kaeya as well, though they faded to the background when my focus shifted towards the newer characters.

I was also quite into Baldur's Gate 3 for a while, with Astarion being my favourite character. I never wrote him as much as I would have liked, but I always enjoy reading about him - especially exploring his past and how far Cazador's control truly extended. Or, on the possibly less dark side, I enjoy the idea of Halsin/Astarion, too.

Nowadays, I'm fully back to being obsessed with sports again. Snooker is my life at the moment, and my favourite players are Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Yes, in that order, now. And yes, I know it might seem a bit unusual to love both, but I absolutely do. I'll be honest, I'm prone to rambling about the sport quite a bit, and I'd love to hear from you if you're into it as well. Doesn't matter if we're on opposite sides, either, as long as we have a good tone of communication.

...of course, when I'm heavily into something, wanting fic about that is the logical next step. Hence, there are a couple of snooker fics on my journal already, and hopefully there might be more in the future.

Sometimes I post my fics to AO3, and I'm Wicked_Northstar over there. The true archive of my fics is on this journal, though. I used to post here for many years before I even set up my AO3, and I've never found the courage or interest to upload all the old stuff there.

Finally, the non-fandom things: I'm always happy to connect with new people, so feel free to add me if you would like to get to know me. My journal is not purely a fandom space - I also post about my personal life on here, and I also enjoy getting a glimpse of yours, too. I enjoy getting to know you via what you write; perhaps even making friends if we connect in that way.

Other than that, I wish you a happy 2025, full of reasons to make you smile. And happy Snowflake Challenge Month, too.

The challenge for day two posted really late. I remember waiting for it and checking the community incessantly because I wanted to do the challenges as they posted. Then, when it was suddenly there, I was in no mood to post anymore. And so, I fell out of doing the Snowflake Challenge as it posted after a mere one post. That can be a goal, to fix that for next year.

Speaking of goals - challenge 2:

In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

( My goals here )

So, with the goals out of the way, let's see about my fannish wishes for challenge 3:

Create a wish list of fandom things (podfic, graphics, playlists, canon recs translations, research help, vids, sky's the limit!) that you'd like to receive. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My main fandoms are sports RPF, Genshin Impact and - very newly - Baldur's Gate 3, so my wishes are all related to those things. Here are five things I would love:

( Five fannish wishes )