Fandom Snowflake Challenge

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Challenge #11: Grant someone's wish from Challenge #5.

I didn't get around to granting a wish from the Wish List challenge. I looked at several, and then I realised: 1) I didn't have a way to send people money for the physical items they had individually linked to outside of gift buying lists, 2) I just couldn't afford the whole price of some of the physical items on gift buying lists, 3) I can't really create fanart for any of the 'I welcome fanart of my characters' wishes, and 4) I didn't have a way to fulfill the intangible wishes (f'ex, I'm not looking for a beta for any of my fics).

It's not anyone's fault, really. Their wishes were their wishes.

However, it did make me think a bit, especially when it came to physical item wishes. Should someone who only asks for physical items have to also share a way to either donate money or send the bought gift to them? Or would not sharing that info indicate that they're just sharing 'I wish I could have this' items without expecting anyone to buy them? Is there a gift list platform that would be better for Fandom Snowflake Challenge participants to use for creating physical item gift lists? (I imagine more people would consider using a platform if, at the very least, the buyer and recipient wouldn't have to trade actual addresses.)

I'm aware that some people probably expect anyone wishing to buy a wish list item to just leave a comment saying so, so they could work it out with the intended giftee. Still. I'm here to overthink.

Originally posted on Pillowfort on 21 January 2026 and revealed on 30 January 2026.