I know that I’m afflicted But who could have predicted The monster that I’ve become

@spencereliotwinchester I feel like it’s been too long, so here!

Ouch.

boop

@spencereliotwinchester BOOP

I love him so much. He is so so patient with Parker 🥹🥹

i want to kiss eliot spencer on the forehead

Weekly Pond Newsletter

Happy St. Patrick's Day! May your beer be green and your ass pinched if you so desire!

(Yeah, not Irish, so don't understand the pinching thing. 🤣)

Old Business:

Fishing For Treasures - This weekend is FFT weekend here at the Pond and we are celebrating Crossover Fics! Check out our queue for some excellent fic recs!

Last week's #TweetFicTues prompts -

New Business:

Manta Ray chat - On Friday, Manta Ray Arthur will spend some time in the DIcsord server just to chat with you all! Keep an eye out for announcement posts with the exact time!

SPN Rewatch: Fanfic Edition - Next weekend, we will have another chat in our series rewatch! We are starting season 2 with the episodes 2.01 In My Time of Dying and 2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown. If you haven't been part of the discussions before, you can read all about them in the Archive!

And now for something completely different - We've heard you about the typesetting and fanbinding tutorials! We're trying to figure out the best ways to do it, and if we have those abilities. Once we've got that figured out, then we will search for someone to come and teach us!

(Divider by @glygriffe!)

That's all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there's something you want to see on the calendar that's not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @spencereliotwinchester and @heavenssexiestangel!

Leverage 3x2 - "The Reunion Job"

February 2024 Angel Fish Awards

(Angel Fish design by @slytherkins!!)

Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words. (Click here to learn more about how to nominate a fic for an award!)

Weekly Pond Newsletter

It's Daylight Saving Time again in the US! (It's coming for the rest of you soon enough.) Yes, it's that time of year when we lose an hour and all get cranky and have more heart attacks and car accidents. I wonder if we could Tulpa DST away, somehow? Like, if we all just thought about it hard enough all at the same time.... Of course, arranging the "at the same time" part of that would be a nightmare because of, you know, DST and time zones and such.

Old Business:

Poll results - Last week, we asked you all if you would be interested in learning about typesetting or fanbinding, and the answer was an overwhelming YES! We will keep this in mind and work on making this happen!

Monthly Prompt - The monthly prompt post went up and it's all about Sky and Water! Tag us in anything this inspires you to create so we can signal boost it!

Angel Fish Awards - The post for February went up, and the winner of the raffle was @spn-fanfic-reblog-writes!

SPN Rewatch: Fanfic Edition - We had another great chat, this time about the last two episodes in season 1! Check out the Archive masterlist for links to the docs for each episode to read all about it. Remember, if these ideas inspire you to write anything, let us know so we can signal boost it!

#TweetFicTues - Last week's prompts were:

New Business:

Steve Carlson Stageit today - Later today, Steve Carlson will be doing an online concert on Stageit! Click here for more info and to get tickets!

Conventions - AHBL is happening right now in Melbourne, and Creation Burbank is next weekend! So much new content from our cast! If you're attending a con and want to meet up with other Pondies, we have channels in our Discord server for that. Check them out!

Fishing For Treasures - Next weekend is FFT weekend here at the Pond, and the theme for March is CROSSOVER FICS! Drop your links in either the FFT channel in the Discord server or our inbox here by Friday, Midnight, EDT!

Manta Ray chat - Admin Michelle will be spending some time in the Discord server next weekend. Keep an eye out for announcements with the day and time!

St Patrick's Day is next weekend! Give us your favorite leprechaun or otherwise Irish-related fics in the replies and reblogs so we all can celebrate!

POLL - Since so many folks are interested in typesetting and/or fanbinding, and these seem like topics that would require video, would you all be okay with Zoom as a platform for these tutorials?

(Divider by @glygriffe!)

That's all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there's something you want to see on the calendar that's not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @spencereliotwinchester and @heavenssexiestangel!

SPNAUBINGO

Title: The Bodyguard Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52655695 *Square Filled: Bodyguard AU Pairing: Castiel/Dean Winchester Warnings: None Summary:

SPNAUBingo Prompt - Bodyguard AU

Dean Winchester. Singer, actor, and all-round pain in Castiel Novak's ass.

When Castiel took the job of head of security for Dean Winchester six years earlier, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. From the moment Dean Winchester walked onto the set, it was clear that their personalities clashed like oil and water. Castiel's meticulous attention to detail clashed with Dean's devil-may-care attitude, creating a constant source of frustration for both of them.

Word Count: 3,353 *Written/Created for @spnaubingo

Tags:

Alternate Universe - Bodyguard, Famous Dean Winchester, Former Army Service Member Castiel (Supernatural), Bodyguard, Dean Winchester is a pain in Castiel's ass

“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

FACTS! Showed up in my lap twenty-three years ago.

Tagged by @sebsdaniel to post the first 9 pictures that show up on my Pinterest dash.

Lol I saved one (1) archery thing and this is what it came up with.

Tagging: @buckaroosboogara @spencereliotwinchester whoever else wants to

I don’t have a Pinterest 🤣🤣

🔴Please Help by Voting for Our February Challenge Theme

SPNCH needs your help!

This is poll is open to everybody, not just the ones planning on participating in the challenge.

@treefrogie84 won December's challenge, but they've won several times and would rather leave the theme up to a vote this time.

In the poll below, I've included 5 of our earliest challenge themes. Pick which one you like the most, and whichever one wins by the end of voting time, that'll be our theme in February 2024. Please reblog for more votes!

I just went way back to the beginning of SPNCH and I learned (remembered?) two things.

Dean Winchester Rare Ships Week

What is it?

A whole week to celebrate Dean Winchester and his rare ships in Supernatural. (Except, of course, Destiel and Wincest, which are not a rare ship unless you add a third to make a poly group.) Whether it is platonic, romantic, familial, or any other kind of relationship is up to you!

When is it?

January 21-27, 2024

What are the prompts?

How do I participate?

No sign ups are required! Just post any and all Dean Rare Ship content and be sure to include #deanrareshipweek2024 and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.

Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!

SPNCH FAQ

What is SPNCH? A themed monthly writing and art challenge open to everyone whether they're a newbie or an expert.

What does SPNCH mean? The full name is SPNColdestHits because it was originally a Supernatural-only challenge. We didn't change the name even though we're multifandom now because we didn't want to lose any of our friends who wouldn't know what the new challenge was named.

What are "CHitters"? We started referring to members who submitted pieces as Hitters (due to the challenge being named Coldest Hits), but it morphed into CHitters because they're not just hitters. They're the coldest hitters!

What are these points you speak of? Works are posted to AO3, and all the hits, kudos, comments, and bookmarks are tallied at the end of the challenge. Whoever gets the least amount of points wins and can pick the theme for the month after next. Winners also get promos for a piece of their choice.

Where are the SPNCH fics/art? All submitted pieces should be added to the SPNCH collection on AO3 here - https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SPNColdestHits

Why in the world would you do this?! There are so many excellent fics and pieces of art, but a lot of them don't get the attention they deserve for various reasons. Why not celebrate your masterpiece being completely ignored and without the burden of performance pressure? It's an opportunity to just have fun and let loose!

In between challenges, we promo non-challenge pieces, hold events, run polls, and do other fun stuff to get more writers and artists involved even if they've never shared anything publicly before. The goal is to have fun, make new friends, and support writing and art.

What are promo wars? During each challenge, those who entered the challenge can earn minus points by creating promos for their fellow CHitters. The more promos a CHitter creates, the more their score goes down. Promo enough, and you can even get a negative score. This has the added benefit of getting writers and artists' work out there for more people to see. There are no downsides to it!

Can I tell my friends/subscribers not to read/view my submission? Absolutely! Most CHitters put a line in their notes begging their readers/viewers to save feedback until the end of the challenge so they can win.

I really want to submit a fic/fanart, but it doesn't fit this month's theme! Submit it anyway. Even a token mention or vague reference works because we're really easy-going here! Themes are also VERY open to interpretation.

Do I have to register? No. We welcome random impulse writing/art, so just go for it!

Is there anything I can't submit? All writing and art needs to follow AO3's rules, but other than that there are no restrictions. Due to this and the fact that promos can get risque, we have put an 18+ only restriction on the Discord server.

Is there a word limit or minimum? No. Submit one line of text or 1 million words. It's up to you. We do ask that art be accompanied by a short blurb.

When do I post? Posting dates are every 15th-19th. Promo dates are every 15th-23rd. All times are GMT-7, but if you manage to get your submission in before the mods wake up, you're good to go.

What if I want to delete my work later? Your work is still your own creation. If you choose to delete, we'll miss it, but we're not going to stop you!

This FAQ doesn't answer my question! Send an ask or contact one of the mods and we'll try to help you.

Why are you ruining our beautiful fandom spaces with this abomination of a challenge? Because we can 😈

Favorite Underrated Queer!Dean Moments (as voted by you): #7 Embrace the Life with Gordon in "Bloodlust"