looks like 1 HLH_Shortcuts '20 story remains outstanding

[brightknightie]

Presently, 16 mystery works show in the HLH_Shortcuts 2020 AO3 collection. If I counted correctly, 17 people signed up.

The mod has not concretely specified her plans (only this post). I imagine that releases could start as soon as the last story is in...? New Year's Eve would be nice. We shall see!

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[argentum_ls]

I haven't received a story yet, so there's definitely at least one more. Unless the story was gifted to the wrong person. That's happened before, too.

[brightknightie]

I'm not sure that I understand...? Do you usually know that you've received a story while they are still in the unreleased "mystery story" state? I never have, including now.

[argentum_ls]

Do you usually know that you've received a story...

Of course. If you look at your AO3 page, in the left-hand menu, at the bottom is a link for Gifts. This tells you how many AO3 fanworks have been gifted to you. Click on the link and it'll list them in order from most recent. Unrevealed works are included in the list as a Mystery Work.

[brightknightie]

Oh! I had no idea!

Now that I know to look, I do indeed have a "mystery work" gift that is part of the HLH_Shortcuts '20 collection. So you're exactly right: that seventeenth story must either be the one for you, or the writer with your request accidentally mis-gifted the story.