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FEBUWHUMP 2025 HALL OF FAME

is it almost the end of march? yes! did i forget to share this list? also yes! but that doesn't mean that the very cool, very talented completionists of febuwhump 2025 don't deserve to be honoured for their work completing the event this year. below are the 77 completionists who submitted to be featured in this year's hall of fame. congrats to them for completing 28 works for 28 unique prompts this year!

Autobot2001

Maggie-atwood

jjjosten

JanetM74

TherapyBard

Bubblebee10230

Tiyla

It-is-Elias

three-bunnies-in-a-trenchcoat

rosewaterraindrops

megapichu

capybaradrabbles

lexus/tismaperson

GleekPlusDirectioner

writerlovestropes

Grammar

Spot-of-Tea

SometimesRaven

himejoshiheart

keres (DeerGoBonk)

TiamatZX

osculatrix

SnowPoet

Loopstagirl

goth-automaton

aspenxlabyrinth

NatK

kira-angel24

Pandawithawand

Circus-Complex

adzeisval

checkeredflagggs

Whumpinthepot

kojafras

CardCatCardboard

Kam1963

Sammy2306

loonfromq

LightningZombie

idkimoutofideas

popcorn-plots

skyebean

BlackDragon12

ChemistryNerd

PencilofAwesomeness

GhostJelly

ru hpg

DaughterOfDungeonBat

a-beetle-writes-whump

lover-of-midnight

cepheusgalaxy

mushygreybrainmatter

Nory_Gail

side-shuffling-hyperfixations

chaoticdreamers-world

Ao3: Eden_reads

GhostInTheClawMachine

Aquinnix

Mellia Bee

creativeflowers

tempestaurora

blogger360ncislarules

Lyrrie

iburninsideatnight

dragonsarecool

Linecrosser

annoyingcloudearthquake

ilyfynn

LovelyBluejay

PolkaDotSpot

Geekcat

stolenglow

poisedava

Tina_Mairin_Goldstein

justafandomfollower

LeaperFr0g

pipwasreal

Cafae_planet

all halls of fame

all reblogged masterlists

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the above post was 5 days ago. i still have not posted the hall of fame. to answer the frequently asked question i didn't see because i never opened my activity page, yes you should remind me. you should. i need to be reminded. my inherent character flaw is showing.

let's have a moment of honesty. you and me. i forgot to post the hall of fame. i did. i forgot to do that. and it's like, past midnight. so i'm not going to do it now. but i will forget by morning. so. i am intending to post the hall of fame, but if it doesn't happen for several days then like. that's just an inherent character flaw i have been burdened with. alright?

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how's the hall of fame going?🤣

FUCK

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let's have a moment of honesty. you and me. i forgot to post the hall of fame. i did. i forgot to do that. and it's like, past midnight. so i'm not going to do it now. but i will forget by morning. so. i am intending to post the hall of fame, but if it doesn't happen for several days then like. that's just an inherent character flaw i have been burdened with. alright?

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Febuwhump Masterlist

DAY 1: vocal chords - I can't stop until I get this plan through Congress

DAY 2: holding back tears - When our children tell our story...

DAY 3: pinned down - He Shits the Bed at The Battle of Monmouth

DAY 4: hivemind - Chaos And Bloodshed Are Not The Solution

DAY 5: not trusting reality - How Do You Write Like Tomorrow Won't Arrive?

DAY 6: forced to stay awake - Man, The Man Is Non-Stop

DAY 7: alternate timeline self - One Last Thought

DAY 8: bleeding out - Between All The Bleedin' And Fightin'

DAY 9: necromancy - I Hear Wailing In The Streets

DAY 10: magic exhaustion - Turns Out We Had A Secret Weapon

DAY 11: demonic possession - Between The Sinners And The Saints

DAY 12: used as practice - All I Have Is My Honor And A Tolerance For Pain

DAY 13: “i don’t trust anyone else” - As A Kid In The Caribbean I Wished For A War

DAY 14: becoming the monster - Now I'm The Villain In Your History...

DAY 15: icarus - You've Married an Icarus

DAY 16: eaten alive - They Are Working Through The Unimaginable

DAY 17: power instability - Welcome To The Present, We're Running A Real Nation

DAY 18: living weapon - A Spy On The Inside

DAY 19: death wish - I Imagine Death So Much It Feels More Like A Memory

DAY 20: “i did good right?” - I Will Fight For This Land...

DAY 21: put on display - The Reality Is Not A Pretty Picture, Kids

DAY 22: “grab the little one” - Once We Beat The Traitors

DAY 23: gunshot wound - Click-Boom Then It Happened

DAY 24: forced to beg - Impossibly Connected

DAY 25: bound and gagged - There Is Suffering Too Terrible To Name...

DAY 26: concealing an injury - I Couldn't Seem To Die...

DAY 27: post-victory collapse - I Swear, Your Pride Will Be The Death Of Us All

DAY 28: recovery - We Push Away What We Can Never Understand

Additional - ALT 8: on the run - For This To Succeed. There Is Someone Else We Need

omg i actually improved and got so much more confident in writing THANK YOU @febuwhump!!!

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Blog Introduction

Hello! Welcome to the No More Zero Comments Project! This is a blog dedicated to reducing the amount of fics on ao3 that have no comments at all.

The goal is simple: find fics with no comments, read them, and leave a comment for the author. However, I (this blogs creator) am not in every fandom to ever exist on ao3 so this is not a task I can do alone. That's where you come in!

There are two ways you can do this. One is to go out and find fics with zero comments in your fandoms, and leave a comment. The other is to take a look at the spreadsheet i made with a list of fics i found with no comments and see if there's any fandoms you know. If I did my job right, you should be able to filter it? Who knows, I suck at technology. This spreadsheet will be updated regularly by adding new fics (and removing ones that have now received comments) so there will always be new stuff to see!

So far, the spreadsheet contains mostly fics from @febuwhump collections, as their commentfest is where i got this idea. If you want to submit one of your own zero comment fics for the spreadsheet, you can do so here.

If you read a fic from the spreadsheet and leave a comment on it (or have received a comment on your own fic that is on the spreadsheet), you can let me know here so I can remove it from the spreadsheet (you do not have to do this, I will try to check regularly to see if fics have received comments, but doing it this way will be a HUGE help to me)!

Some preemptive answers to potential FAQs under the cut!

Who runs this blog?

That'd be me, Izak, also known as @lightningzombie! Hi!

Wait, I see one of your fics on the spreadsheet!

Look. I'm not doing this for no reason. Around 14% of my own fics have no comments. In the interest of fairness, I'll only be adding one of my own fics to the spreadsheet at a time. This limit only applies to me as the owner of this blog. Everyone else can have as many as they like on there lol

Do I have to read fics from the spreadsheet?

Nope! It's just a handy tool for if you're looking for something to read, and want to help out an author in need of their first comment. You can go find zero comment fics wherever you usually get fics from

Is there some sort of prize/competition?

Nope! This is just an effort to increase fandom engagement since it fell off post-COVID. You don't have to report to me about it, you just gotta do it!

Why did you decide to do this?

Frustration with the lack of comments on my fics and the death of comment culture in general. Bewilderment when I saw a fic that had 1200 kudos and no comments. The joy that leaving 100 comments and receiving 20+ during the Febuwhump commentfest brought me. Boredom. Many reasons!

Will you do events?

Maybe! If there's enough interest we could do events similar to justleaveacommentfest.

Can I submit other peoples fics for the spreadsheet?

I mean, yeah, of course. But like, if you're going to the trouble of submitting someone else's fic, why not just leave a comment on it?

(edit: if you want to add a bunch of stuff from your fandoms that you don't have time to read/have tags you can't read then go for it!)

I don't know how to comment!

Yes, you do. "I like this" is a comment. "How dare you do that to [insert blorbo here]" is a comment. "<3" is a comment. "KAJSDAKSDHJ WHYYYYY????" is a comment. "I am rapidly approaching your location" is a comment. Just be kind!

Will you be doing this for platforms other than ao3?

For now, no. Ao3 is the platform I've used for a decade and the one I understand. However if you comment on fics that aren't on ao3, that's great! The spirit of the project is so give love to authors so do that on whatever platform you see fit

Happy commenting!

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Febuwhump 2025 masterlist‼️

I had lots of fun doing this! There’s about four more that I’m gonna be completing because I want to, but for now this is it. Thank you @febuwhump for hosting this! I usually only write 1k words a month so me getting this far is a shocker 👀

Got so many angst thoughts because of the event <3 thank u all! Bold text is art :)

Day 1: Vocal Chords (HCH)

Day 2: Holding Back Tears (PD2)

Day 3: Emergency Surgery (PD2)

Day 4: Hive Mind (PD2)

Day 5: Not Trusting Reality (PD2)

Day 6: Forced to Stay Awake (OFF)

Day 7: Alternate Timeline Self (PD2)

Day 8: Bleeding Out (Yakuza 0)

Day 9: Necromancy (PD2)

Day 10: Magic Exhaustion (PD2)

Day 11: Demon Possession (Gravity Falls)

Day 12: Used as Practice (Teen Titans)

Day 13: “I don’t trust anyone else” (PD2)

Day 14: Becoming the Monster (TMNT 2003)

> unfinished for now

Day 17: Power Instability (PD2)

Day 18: Living Weapon (OFF)

Day 19: Death Wish (OFF)

Day 20: “I did good, right?” (Yakuza 0)

Day 21: Die a Hero (RotTMNT)

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Heyyyy ms febuwhump mod I made a spreadsheet about zero comment fics that I'm using as proof that the commentfest Worked

Look at that. We're having our best year since 2021!

Anyway. I have to go read some stuff from 2024 because that number makes me sad

oh wahey look at that

also cool because the 0 comment fic numbers were at approx 450 saturday morning, so it's really good to see that over 200 fics got at least their first comment during that time!

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febuwhump season is drawing to a close! the last thing on the list is the wrap up survey - so if you filled even one prompt for febuwhump, please take a few minutes to respond to the survey! we're down about 40 responses from last year, so it's not a massive data set right now

responses help guide the future of febuwhump and make it clear what you're interested in and what you're not so please take a few minutes to reply if you haven't already ty

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FEBUWHUMP COMMENT MARATHON RESULTS

over the 8th and 9th of march, our lovely febuwhump community took part in the first annual comment marathon to show some support for the febuwhump works made in the last month! while some members undoubtedly did not report their participation and numbers (as is always the case), 20 participants did, so below will list our overall numbers plus a fic rec list of some of the marathoners' (and the febuwhump mod's) favourite fics from the weekend!

TOTAL COMMENTS MADE: 769 (!!!!!!!)

TOP COMMENTER: with 150 comments over the weekend: @circus-complex - truly an insane number, thank you for taking part!!

FEBUWHUMP FIC RECS

day 28 - recovery by @creativeflowers87

1.5k | Original Work

summary: Emery pays a visit, Nyxie thinks about their past, and Calixto burns the remains thereof.

comment: it made me invested in a handful of characters I have literally never seen nor heard of before in just a short space of time. creativeflowers is a trooper for posting originals on AO3 and deserves way more attention.

You Don't Miss a Thing by @natk2002

400 | Chicago Med

summary: Will goes to work injured

comment: I just loved it so much. It was about my favorite character, as well as my favorite prompt (concealing an injury)

Try, Try Again by osculatrix

3.6k | Teen Wolf

summary: To Stiles, the world ended years ago. To everyone else, it's only been a week of hard living, of narrow escapes and near deaths.

One day, thousands of do-overs and thousands of deaths he couldn't prevent later, he's not sure when the clock will stop jumping back—if it ever will—but it doesn't matter.

He'll keep going.

comment: a teen wolf zombie apocalypse time loop fic that i will be thinking about for the rest of my life

alive (and pretty much sober) by @cimmeria-writes

1.3k | Jujutsu Kaisen

summary: “I killed Satoru Gojo.” That sentence, that arrangement of words, replays over and over and over in Suguru’s head no matter how hard he tries to get it to stop.

In which Gojo's reverse cursed technique works a little bit slower the first time.

comment: cut me deeply and did a fantastic job with using "recovery" as a whump prompt, in a very double-edged-sword way. The imagery was also immaculate. (And I am biased towards Gojo Satoru whump, I shall admit.)

The Power of Unity by @chrysochroma

500 | The Owl House

summary: what if the day of unity had actually been a little more united?

comment: a really good take on the hivemind prompt and in general just a really interesting concept around the day of unity

Outrun the Loss by @ghostintheclawmachine

2.8k | Arcane: League of Legends

summary:

Maybe in another universe, there was someone waiting for the right words. He would save his voice for her.

Unable to accept the finality of Jinx’s death, Ekko uses what little of the anomaly’s energy remains to travel between worlds and find a version of the woman he loves that he can save.

comment: so good! I love 100-word drabbles, they always deserve more appreciation, especially when someone like this writer packs so much visceral description and emotion into each one! They use every word to its fullest potential and weave each drabble into the next so well. I'll definitely be rereading often.

Do Not Stand At My Grave and Cry by @sometimesraven

1.3k | Quantum Leap

summary: “I am not there. I did not die.”

Ian knows Jenn is alive. Ian also knows Jenn died to make that possible. Reconciling those two things is proving a problem.

comment: I know nothing about this fandom but this one made me really emotional. The characters are dealing with a death that didn't really happen, and hold a makeshift funeral full of personal touches and someone getting to hear their own gorgeous eulogy, something that is usually said too late for them to hear. The silly, human things in this fic really stuck out to me and made it that much more meaningful <3

everyone is a curse, or something worse by @hanniopeia

1.4k | Men's Hockey RPF

summary: Petya looks up from his leg. “What now?”

“Now,” Andrei starts slowly, “you should find painkillers, for me. And vodka, to share. And then we’ll go out and I’ll take shots on you.”

comment: This one haunted me. The characters' fate is inevitable, and we get to watch their last night together, cherishing their time before succumbing. my heart brOke

covered in the colors by @flightsofwonder

800 | Arcane: League of Legends

summary: Vi never thought that death would be this colorful.

comment: I thought it was very well written and I loved the style, plus the themes were right up my alley, it struck an emotional chord with me AND I do just love CaitVi

My scars have overrun my skin by @damejudyhench

3.8k | The Legend of Vox Machina

summary: Sometimes when he was in the dungeon he would tell himself it was a bad dream, that he would wake up and go to the great hall and they would all be there. He would tell himself so hard that he could almost smell his father’s coffee, taste the butter and the malted bread.

Percy is hit by a strange spell and begins to relive the horrible experiences of his youth. Can the rest of the team convince him of what’s real, or will his mind be trapped forever in the laboratory beneath Whitestone Castle?

comment: I thought the characterization was really spot on, there were many little details and nods back to canon that delighted me, and the movement of the story was excellent.

sanctuary by @miisakee

1.4k | One Piece

summary: Robin finds herself struck down by a sudden bout of the flu. Her crew takes care of her.

comment: it is a great sickfic that really builds the atmosphere with the character's internal dialogue. + could've been us by osculatrix: it is very well written and left pit in my stomach for the sake of the alternate selves.

FEBUWHUMP MOD'S FAVOURITE

Scream by @chrysochroma

1.3k | Jujutsu Kaisen

summary: About a block away, through a tunnel of rubble and broken glass, Yuji saw a figure. The person turned to face him, his hands casually in his pockets. He was wearing a Jujutsu High uniform, the front completely covered in blood. He was too short to be Gojo, Yuji realized. His vision became just clear enough for him to make out Sukuna’s markings across his face, along with something else—Snake Eyes.

comment: obsessed with the concept, with the potential of the idea, and haven't really stopped thinking about it since. the repetition of sukuna's commands, the devastation in yuji - such a great take on the moment after sukuna leaves yuji and i really loved it!!

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the form will close in an hour! 9.30am GMT! get your comments in and submit them so we know how many comments were made this weekend!

while the weekend is coming to a close for the UK, there's still about 8 more hours until the last timezone enters monday, so there's still time to comment on this year's febuwhump works!!

when you're done for the marathon, remember to submit your final number of comments so we can get a tally, and your favourite fic that you read over the marathon so we can do a quick fic rec post tomorrow!!

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while the weekend is coming to a close for the UK, there's still about 8 more hours until the last timezone enters monday, so there's still time to comment on this year's febuwhump works!!

when you're done for the marathon, remember to submit your final number of comments so we can get a tally, and your favourite fic that you read over the marathon so we can do a quick fic rec post tomorrow!!

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Unfortunate consequence of being the only one to write for most of my fandoms is that I don't have a lot of fics to read for the comment fest unless I read things I have no prior information for (truly the worst and most horrible problem of the century)

worse than genocide for sure

i would try the original fiction tag! there's about 90 works in there, many of which with few or no comments, and they're completely original, so not in any one fandom and therefore accessible to all!

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the end of the world [febuwhump 2025] chicago pd edition

Somehow, with no planning or pre writing and deciding I was going to compete on Feb 1st, I managed to write 67.8k in a month for Febuwhump. I'm so glad, and tired, lol

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Summary: 28 days of whump oneshots, for Febuwhump 2025

Chapter 1: Vocal Chords

Chapter 2: Holding Back Tears

Chapter 3: Major Character Death

Chapter 4: Die A Hero

Chapter 5: Not Trusting Reality

Chapter 6: Forced To Stay Awake

Chapter 7: Alternate Timeline Self

Chapter 8: Bleeding Out

Chapter 9: Necromancy

Chapter 10: In Another Life

Chapter 11: Demonic Possession

Chapter 12: Used As Practice

Chapter 13: "I Don't Trust Anyone Else"

Chapter 14: Becoming The Monster

Chapter 15: Icarus

Chapter 16: Eaten Alive

Chapter 17: Feeding Tube

Chapter 18: Living Weapon

Chapter 19: Death Wish

Chapter 20: "I Did Good Right?"

Chapter 21: Put On Display

Chapter 22: "Grab The Little One"

Chapter 23: Gunshot Wound

Chapter 24: Forced To Beg (part 1)

Chapter 25: Bound And Gagged (part 2)

Chapter 26: Concealing An Injury

Chapter 27: Pick Who Dies

Chapter 28: Recovery

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the end of the world [febuwhump 2025] chicago pd edition

Somehow, with no planning or pre writing and deciding I was going to compete on Feb 1st, I managed to write 67.8k in a month for Febuwhump. I'm so glad, and tired, lol

@febuwhump

Summary: 28 days of whump oneshots, for Febuwhump 2025

Chapter 1: Vocal Chords

Chapter 2: Holding Back Tears

Chapter 3: Major Character Death

Chapter 4: Die A Hero

Chapter 5: Not Trusting Reality

Chapter 6: Forced To Stay Awake

Chapter 7: Alternate Timeline Self

Chapter 8: Bleeding Out

Chapter 9: Necromancy

Chapter 10: In Another Life

Chapter 11: Demonic Possession

Chapter 12: Used As Practice

Chapter 13: "I Don't Trust Anyone Else"

Chapter 14: Becoming The Monster

Chapter 15: Icarus

Chapter 16: Eaten Alive

Chapter 17: Feeding Tube

Chapter 18: Living Weapon

Chapter 19: Death Wish

Chapter 20: "I Did Good Right?"

Chapter 21: Put On Display

Chapter 22: "Grab The Little One"

Chapter 23: Gunshot Wound

Chapter 24: Forced To Beg (part 1)

Chapter 25: Bound And Gagged (part 2)

Chapter 26: Concealing An Injury

Chapter 27: Pick Who Dies

Chapter 28: Recovery

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pretty please get involved if you have some spare time today! there are still approximately 350 works in the febuwhump collection with 0 comments, so it would be great to make a real dent in that!

OFFICIAL FEBUWHUMP COMMENT MARATHON

8-9 MARCH

to cap off this year's febuwhump, a new challenge has arrived!

on the 8th and 9th of march, the weekend after the closing of the official febuwhump ao3 collection (5 march), febuwhump participants and supporters (yes, even those who didn't take part!) are encouraged to go on ao3 and support as many fics as possible! that means reading - and most importantly, commenting - on as many fics as they can over the course of one weekend!

engagement is such a massive issue in fic writing right now, and combined with how most creators are too busy making their prompt fills to engage with others' work, a lot of febuwhump creations aren't getting the love and attention they deserve!

so mark it in your calendars, book that weekend for yourself and some incredible fics, and get commenting!

plus! we will be taking a count at the end of the weekend on an honour code system of how many fics you commented on to hopefully get a look at how many comments were posted over the weekend!

(there is no prize for the most comments posted other than getting to be the person who spread the most happiness)

massive thanks to Citizen Mocha on the febuwhump discord for the idea!

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this and reblogging masterlists is what we're gonna be talking about all weekend so please consider joining us!! plus, wanna chat about the comment marathon and get involved with the community who are already taking part?? you can join the discord server and compete against others to see who can comment on the most works before the weekend ends!

OFFICIAL FEBUWHUMP COMMENT MARATHON

8-9 MARCH

to cap off this year's febuwhump, a new challenge has arrived!

on the 8th and 9th of march, the weekend after the closing of the official febuwhump ao3 collection (5 march), febuwhump participants and supporters (yes, even those who didn't take part!) are encouraged to go on ao3 and support as many fics as possible! that means reading - and most importantly, commenting - on as many fics as they can over the course of one weekend!

engagement is such a massive issue in fic writing right now, and combined with how most creators are too busy making their prompt fills to engage with others' work, a lot of febuwhump creations aren't getting the love and attention they deserve!

so mark it in your calendars, book that weekend for yourself and some incredible fics, and get commenting!

plus! we will be taking a count at the end of the weekend on an honour code system of how many fics you commented on to hopefully get a look at how many comments were posted over the weekend!

(there is no prize for the most comments posted other than getting to be the person who spread the most happiness)

massive thanks to Citizen Mocha on the febuwhump discord for the idea!