Welcome back to the extra special, extra wild, extra scary, and extra boozy episode! The time is here, Maya is 21, so we've broken out the liquor, turned down the lights, and put on a good 'ole MatPat video for this very special Five Nights At Freddy's episode. We all know the infamous videogame series featuring haunted animatronics trying to kill you while you survive until 5 AM, but do you know the full story? If not then this episode of Maya, two rum and cokes and a Mike's Hard deep, explaining every little bit of lore in the FNAF universe is exactly what you need. Also Sydney's there just trying to stay alive after pregaming on an empty stomach, so lets gooooooooo! As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected]

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Fanfiction author Joe a.k.a athingofvikings (I'm Not Saying Anything, A Thing of Vikings), joins Sydney and Maya to talk about how he was introduced to How to Train Your Dragon by his then fiancée, why representation is so important in the media you consume, what the process of having several beta readers looks like, and the incredible and supportive fanbase that has surrounded themselves around one single 1.4 million word fanfiction. Plus, Joe reassures Sydney and Maya that they will make it to that red wedding moment they've been waiting for. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected].

Check out A Thing of Vikings, as well as all of Joe's other fics on Archive of Our Own. Listen to Sydney's retelling of the first six chapters of A Thing of Vikings.

Fic Recommendations: For The Love Of A Princess by ShipMistress, Downtime in Wartime by NumptyPylon, Walls We Build by KaterGator, and Families Are Forged, Not Made by Viking_Mansongur

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Hey guys. I thought this was going to be fun. If you can't tell, this is Maya coming in live to tell you that the Silmarillion is very complex, and I've dived deep to help you all better understand it for the new Lord of the Rings show, The Rings of Power. Unfortunately, Sydney had to sit there and watch me descend into madness as I tried my best (keyword: tried) to tell the history of not only Middle Earth, but all of Arda (excluding the 4th Age of Man and the prophecy). If you have any questions, I now consider myself an expert, so please do not ask :) (P.S. I know it's Rivendell and Bilbo isn't a member of the Fellowship please don't attack me k thxs)

As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected]

Check out the Obscure Lord of the Rings Fact Guy on TikTok at donmarshall72. And read the Silmarillion online (if you dare) at Google.com/books/edition/The_Silmarillion

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We're back at it again with Sydney and Maya's birthday month! And you know what they mean, they get to do whatever they want because this month is for them and them alone. To kick off birthday month, Sydney's diving into her childhood to find a time of innocence and wholesome-ness. She is turning 24 this year, and she may or may not have had an entire existential crisis about the fact that she's only getting older. So let her have this one, okay? This episode may not be for everyone, but if you enjoy birthdays, rain, puddle jumping, friends reuniting, and sweet moments only children have as they are experiencing life for the first time, then we promise that you will love this episode. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected]

Go support the authors and give each of the fics a kudos over on AO3: In Which Pooh Goes Puddle Jumping and Piglet Throws a Picnic by hhertzof AND In Which Christopher Robin has a Birthday, and Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood by PurpleFluffyCat

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Fanfiction author Asimi_Shadowborn (When the Sun Caught Icarus, The Greatest, and Better Than Birds of a Feather), joins Sydney (add in sad music for Maya's absence in this episode) to talk about how she started her anime journey with one of the most depressing animes known to mankind, why she cannot bring herself to read or write heavy angst/unhappy endings, her love of writing a variety of ships instead of just sticking to one, and the good and bad parts of shipping characters and shipping culture. Plus, Sydney and Asimi add their two cents into the "problematic" fics discourse when no one asked them to. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected].

Check out When the Sun Caught Icarus, Little Treasure, and Ode to Tooru, as well as all of Asimi's other fics on Archive of Our Own.

Fic Recommendations: The Soul Outstreaming by Rend_Herring, Precious Voices by Tazii, and Painting with Words by iwillstillopenhewindow

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It's finally here! Our special Game of Thrones episode to celebrate the release of the prequel, House of the Dragon! We couldn't let this day go by without giving Maya a chance to talk about one of her favorite shows, and two of her favorite characters inside said show. Maya has always had a soft spot for the powerful OG girl boss Brienne of Tarth and the dashing prince who deserved a redemption arc, Jaime Lannister, and as she didn't quite care for (and that's putting it mildly) their canon ending, she knows that's what fanfiction is for. And while it's not the ending she dreamt up in her head, it's still an incredible story written by an incredible writer. So join us as we travel far through Westeros to fight dragons and creepy little men to find our own happily ever after in this god forsaken hellhole. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected]

Go support the author and give them a kudos over on AO3: Traveling Far by astolat

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The bell has rung and school is back in session! For those of you returning to class, and others of you who are never stepping foot in a classroom again, you probably remember the day when you realized that teacher were real people who didn't sleep in the basement of the school. Teachers are incredible humans and that's why today, it's all about that teacher x teacher romance! We love a good teacher/teacher romance. The taboo of dating a coworker, trying to hide it from your students, taking little moments between classes to feel like you're having an innocent high school relationship again. So what happens when you put the science-loving, pink-haired Princess Bubblegum and the rock 'n' roll, vampire queen Marceline in a high school setting where they're in charge of molding young minds? Well, only the sweetest, gosh darn romance you could ever read. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected]

Go support the author and give them a kudos over on AO3: Unattainable by harrowhark

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Sydney and Maya step up to the debate podium once again to argue two sides of a shockingly similar coin. Friends to Lovers v. Enemies to Lovers. Both are great romance choices, but which side are you on? The heart-achingly, bittersweet love of falling for the person who you hate the most, or the heart-breakingly, longing of falling in love with your best friend. Do you love the moment where the rival finally realizes their enemy is more than the bane of their existence, or are you a bigger fan of the moment when the childhood friend finally sees the other in new light? What about the angst of being unable to let your pride go and hurting your so-called-enemy who you are slowly falling in love with, or do you prefer the angst when it comes in the form of watching your long time friend/crush fall in love with someone else and you choose to watch from the sidelines and let them be happy with someone else. There are both great sides of the argument, and Sydney and Maya have come as prepared as possible to put their feelings over facts and argue which romance trope is the best.  As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected].

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Fanfiction author Tawus (Personal Trainer, Wolfman’s Medicine, and Infidelity), joins Sydney and Maya to talk about her love of writing heavy angst fanfiction, talks about her wildly popular fic Infidelity, other characters she would love to write for in the Jujutsu Kaisen universe, and why exploring those darker tropes and negative human emotions are needed in fanfiction. Plus, Sydney tells Tawus of the hatred Y/N fanfiction still receives and their hopes that one day it won't be looked down upon as harshly. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected].

Check out Personal Trainer, The Making of the Devil's Advocate, or the Story of the Snatched Corpus Penis, and Infidelity, as well as all of Tawus' other fics on Archive of Our Own.

Fic Recommendations: Tastes Like Heaven by Butterbaby_Flapjack, Stop Me by septembersummer, and Forget Me Not by ShinTin

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You know her, you love her and now you get to learn even more about fanfiction author rdvelevetkisscs, a.k.a. Canonically Incorrect co-host Sydney! Hear about how she didn't publish any of the fanfiction she wrote for many years, her most controversial fanfiction trope that Sydney does not like to read, why she continues to write for little Sydney, and the kick in the pants she needed to finally start writing and uploading fanfiction. Plus, Sydney tells Maya how she hates Mei (Avatar: The Last Airbender) so much as a character that she decided to create an entire fanfiction to remove her from the narrative and add in a new (and better) love interest for Zuko. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at [email protected].

Check out the skies dream of dragons and when i'm ready i will fly us out of here, as well as all of Sydney's other fics on Archive of Our Own.

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