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fan_flashworks2025-07-19 11:49 am
m_findlow) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-07-19 11:49 amEntry tags:
Torchwood: Fanfic: Spat in the eye
Title: Spat in the eye
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,385 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 485 - Face
Summary: Ianto is accustomed to less than friendly inmates, though some prove more painful than others.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,385 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 485 - Face
Summary: Ianto is accustomed to less than friendly inmates, though some prove more painful than others.
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i did it all for the robins (musesfool) wrote2025-07-18 08:12 pm
musesfool) wrote2025-07-18 08:12 pm
all arms and legs
I mentioned I've been reading a bunch of DCU/PJO crossovers, and mostly I like it when nobody is related to the Waynes and no Waynes are secretly demigods and it's just Percy et al in Gotham and rolling with their weirdness (or vice versa, I guess, but I haven't seen any like that yet), though I have enjoyed those other types. For me, the big key to making the crossover work, aside from the fact that I want it to so I'm primed for it (i.e., buy the premise, buy the joke), is how Wonder Woman is handled (and to a much lesser extent, Wonder Girl), even more so than Aquaman and Atlantis.
Like, for me as a reader, you can't pretend that the Batfamily is totally ignorant of the Greek pantheon or demigods if you've got Diana around. And I realize that some folks are basing their Batfamily stuff on other people's fic (I'm not making that call - some of them state it outright in their notes), which may not contain any info on Wonder Woman or the Amazons etc. but Wonder Woman is not an obscure superhero! Even if you ignore the retcon that she's a daughter of Zeus (and you should! Even the comics have walked that back, though I can see why it might be interesting to work into this kind of crossover), she was made of clay and had life breathed into her by Greek goddesses.
I mean, it complicates things to some degree, because where was she during all of Percy's adventures, but 1. she was in space/another universe etc., or 2. she'd been stripped of her powers for trying to help, or 3. she was back on Themyscira, and unaware, or, or, or... And those are just off the top of my head. Mostly I've seen Percy and friends angry that she didn't participate and that's a fine way to go, but like, I feel like something has to be said, even if just in passing, unless it's set very very early in Batman's career and he hasn't met her/she isn't public yet. And the ones I've found so far are not set in that timeframe, because the fun of the crossover is having all the kids interacting with each other and with Bruce.
Anyway, I'm always interested in how other people make crossovers work, because for me, skipping over most of the nitty-gritty of trying to make incompatible worlds/magical systems etc. work together is the way to go - choose one or two details to set the vibe and handwave the inconsistencies.
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Like, for me as a reader, you can't pretend that the Batfamily is totally ignorant of the Greek pantheon or demigods if you've got Diana around. And I realize that some folks are basing their Batfamily stuff on other people's fic (I'm not making that call - some of them state it outright in their notes), which may not contain any info on Wonder Woman or the Amazons etc. but Wonder Woman is not an obscure superhero! Even if you ignore the retcon that she's a daughter of Zeus (and you should! Even the comics have walked that back, though I can see why it might be interesting to work into this kind of crossover), she was made of clay and had life breathed into her by Greek goddesses.
I mean, it complicates things to some degree, because where was she during all of Percy's adventures, but 1. she was in space/another universe etc., or 2. she'd been stripped of her powers for trying to help, or 3. she was back on Themyscira, and unaware, or, or, or... And those are just off the top of my head. Mostly I've seen Percy and friends angry that she didn't participate and that's a fine way to go, but like, I feel like something has to be said, even if just in passing, unless it's set very very early in Batman's career and he hasn't met her/she isn't public yet. And the ones I've found so far are not set in that timeframe, because the fun of the crossover is having all the kids interacting with each other and with Bruce.
Anyway, I'm always interested in how other people make crossovers work, because for me, skipping over most of the nitty-gritty of trying to make incompatible worlds/magical systems etc. work together is the way to go - choose one or two details to set the vibe and handwave the inconsistencies.
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infinitum_noctem (infinitum_noctem) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-07-18 06:00 pm
infinitum_noctem) wrote in fan_flashworks2025-07-18 06:00 pmEntry tags:
Women's Soccer RPF: Fanfiction: In Her Arms
Title: In Her Arms
Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF
Pairings: Hope Solo/Kelley O'Hara
Characters: Hope Solo, Kelley O'Hara
Rating: G
Length: 76 words
Summary: Hope breaks down, and Kelley is there to hold her.
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Fandom: Women's Soccer RPF
Pairings: Hope Solo/Kelley O'Hara
Characters: Hope Solo, Kelley O'Hara
Rating: G
Length: 76 words
Summary: Hope breaks down, and Kelley is there to hold her.
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Entry tags:
misura (misura) wrote in smallfandomfest2025-07-18 06:13 pm
misura) wrote in smallfandomfest2025-07-18 06:13 pmEntry tags:
fanfic, The Rundown, Beck/Travis, clean up
Title: Inferior Motives
Author: misura
Fandom: The Rundown
Pairing/Characters: Beck/Travis
Rating/Category: PG/slash
Prompt: clean up
Spoilers: not really
Summary: Sometimes dinner is just dinner.
Notes/Warnings: posted to the AO3
Author: misura
Fandom: The Rundown
Pairing/Characters: Beck/Travis
Rating/Category: PG/slash
Prompt: clean up
Spoilers: not really
Summary: Sometimes dinner is just dinner.
Notes/Warnings: posted to the AO3
smallhobbit (smallhobbit) wrote2025-07-18 01:41 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2025-07-18 01:41 pmEntry tags:
The Friday Five - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Today'sthefridayfive questions:
5. Name five favourite movies.
Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, The Sting, The Italian Job, The Fifth Element
4. Name four areas of interest you became interested in after you were done with your formal education.
History, Crafting, Astronomy, Battlefields
3. Name three things you would change about this world.
Greater respect for all people; greater care for ecology; a true desire for peace
2. Name two of your favourite childhood toys.
My teddy bear, which I still have, my collection of zoo animals
1. Name one person you could be handcuffed to for a full day.
Please no!
thefridayfive questions:5. Name five favourite movies.
Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, The Sting, The Italian Job, The Fifth Element
4. Name four areas of interest you became interested in after you were done with your formal education.
History, Crafting, Astronomy, Battlefields
3. Name three things you would change about this world.
Greater respect for all people; greater care for ecology; a true desire for peace
2. Name two of your favourite childhood toys.
My teddy bear, which I still have, my collection of zoo animals
1. Name one person you could be handcuffed to for a full day.
Please no!
scifirenegade (scifirenegade) wrote in sweetandshort2025-07-18 10:04 am
scifirenegade) wrote in sweetandshort2025-07-18 10:04 amEntry tags:
(This and That) Overwhelming - Ich und die Kaiserin (T+)
Title: Overwhelming
Author:scifirenegade
Character(s): Juliette, The Marquis of Pontignac
Pairing(s): Juliette/The Marquis of Pontignac
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 100 words
Summary: Five puppies vs. the Marquis.
Notes: Also forfic_promptly, prompt was "Behold...puppies!".
On my journal
Author:
scifirenegadeCharacter(s): Juliette, The Marquis of Pontignac
Pairing(s): Juliette/The Marquis of Pontignac
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 100 words
Summary: Five puppies vs. the Marquis.
Notes: Also for
fic_promptly, prompt was "Behold...puppies!".On my journal
i did it all for the robins (musesfool) wrote2025-07-17 08:45 pm
musesfool) wrote2025-07-17 08:45 pm
Entry tags:
after the money's gone
I made this fancy lemonade with what I learned from minoanmiss's tags is called oleo saccharum, which is sugar syrup made with the oils in the citrus peels. I had 8 lemons, and some leftover frozen strawberries and blueberries, so I let the berries defrost in the fridge overnight and then this morning I did all the juicing and the dicing and then let it sit for several hours (5, I think?) before straining the syrup and adding the juice etc. It's very good, though I need to try it with lemons only, I think, and maybe less sugar. Because I do like my lemonade on the tarter side.
Anyway! I dug out my potato masher and my citrus reamer with carafe for this, so it was nice to be able to use them. I do kind of wish I had a food mill but I've never been able to justify the expense to myself - I used a large fine mesh strainer and it worked fine.
In other news, I watched the most recent season of GBBO and I LOVED EVERYONE IN THE TENT, but especially Dylan! Nelly! Gill! and Georgie! ( spoilers, I guess ) And Allison is so great. I hope she sticks with the show for a long time.
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minoanmiss's tags is called oleo saccharum, which is sugar syrup made with the oils in the citrus peels. I had 8 lemons, and some leftover frozen strawberries and blueberries, so I let the berries defrost in the fridge overnight and then this morning I did all the juicing and the dicing and then let it sit for several hours (5, I think?) before straining the syrup and adding the juice etc. It's very good, though I need to try it with lemons only, I think, and maybe less sugar. Because I do like my lemonade on the tarter side. Anyway! I dug out my potato masher and my citrus reamer with carafe for this, so it was nice to be able to use them. I do kind of wish I had a food mill but I've never been able to justify the expense to myself - I used a large fine mesh strainer and it worked fine.
In other news, I watched the most recent season of GBBO and I LOVED EVERYONE IN THE TENT, but especially Dylan! Nelly! Gill! and Georgie! ( spoilers, I guess ) And Allison is so great. I hope she sticks with the show for a long time.
*
simplyn2deep (simplyn2deep) wrote2025-07-17 02:44 pm
simplyn2deep) wrote2025-07-17 02:44 pm
Entry tags:
LJ Idol: Week 4: Figure of Speech
So...a figure of speech. Yeah. I got one of those. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Additionally, I enjoy stories that feature some form of political intrigue. I think I got that with this?
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Title: A Wolf in Silk
Summary: In a city built on charm and deception, aspiring journalist Mira discovers the dazzling philanthropist Vincent Lane is not the savior he appears to be.
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The city of St. Leora glittered at night like a spilled chest of jewels, golden windows, silver bridges, and emerald parks. But beneath that shimmer lay stories the bright lights tried to bury. Mira Walsh, fresh from journalism school and burning with the hunger to matter, wanted to dig them out.
She got her first real chance the evening she met Vincent Lane.
It was at the annual Mercy Ball, the event of the season. Crystal chandeliers dripped from the high ceilings of the Orpheus Hotel’s grand ballroom, and every guest wore hope as boldly as they wore designer gowns. Vincent Lane, of course, wore both effortlessly: the hope pinned to his lapel in the form of the hospital’s newest donation badge, and the black silk tuxedo that caught the light just right.
Everyone called him St. Vincent. Patron of the poor, hero of the hopeless. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, Mira’s editor had warned with a smirk. But looking at him now, Mira wasn’t so sure. He was charming, yes, too charming, but maybe that was the price of doing good in a cynical city.
When their eyes met across the room, Mira felt an unexpected spark, half curiosity, half fear. He walked over, glass in hand, and his smile was so practiced it seemed effortless.
“I hear the Gazette’s newest reporter is in attendance,” Vincent said, tilting his glass toward her. “Am I addressing her?”
“Mira Walsh,” she said, her voice stronger than she felt. “I’m covering tonight’s fundraiser.”
“A noble task,” Vincent replied, his gaze sharp and warm all at once. “Though I suspect you’re the sort to look for more than the surface.”
“And why do you suspect that?”
“Because you’re not looking at my watch or my suit,” Vincent said, amusement dancing in his eyes. “You’re watching me the way a hawk watches the field, waiting for something to move.”
It was so accurate that it made her chest tighten. He laughed lightly and excused himself to greet a donor, leaving Mira wondering if she’d just been seen or gently warned.
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Over the next few weeks, Mira watched Vincent Lane’s legend grow. He launched a scholarship fund for underprivileged youth. He spoke at city council meetings, advocating for the establishment of more shelters and food banks. At every turn, cameras loved him, and the public loved him more.
Yet whispers reached Mira’s desk. Vendors who hadn’t been paid. A contractor whose invoices vanished. A woman, pale and frightened, who claimed to have worked late nights for Lane and was abruptly fired after discovering “something she shouldn’t have.”
Mira tracked the story until it felt like the threads were tangling around her wrists. What was she chasing? Proof that Vincent Lane was not the man St. Leora adored? Or was she chasing her own ambition, to break a story so big it would put her name on every front page?
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The breakthrough came on a rain-heavy Wednesday evening. Mira waited in an alley outside Lane’s downtown office, the collar of her coat turned up against the wind. At ten-thirty, the building lights went out, except in one window on the third floor.
A silhouette moved behind the glass, then the figure stepped into the hall. Mira pressed herself against the wet bricks, holding her breath.
The back door opened. Vincent Lane appeared, his face a mask of calm. But in his hand was a slim silver briefcase, which he tucked quickly under his coat.
Something prickled in Mira’s gut. A certainty she couldn’t ignore.
She followed him. Through puddled streets, past shuttered shops, until he reached an old warehouse near the river. Inside, she glimpsed a group of men in suits, their laughter carrying faintly through the cracked window. Vincent handed over the briefcase. Money, Mira realized. Lots of it.
Her pulse drummed in her ears. This was it. The story.
But as she lifted her phone to snap a photo, Vincent turned. His eyes locked on hers through the dark glass, and Mira felt a coldness so absolute it stole her breath.
He knew.
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The next morning, Vincent Lane visited the Gazette. He sat with Mira’s editor, smiling like a benevolent uncle. When he left, the editor called Mira into his office.
“Drop the Lane piece,” he said, voice low and final. “The man is doing too much good to risk his reputation over rumors.”
Mira’s chest burned. “Rumors? I saw him last night.”
“Then you saw him making a private donation,” her editor said. “That’s the story. Nothing more.”
Mira walked out, the city’s neon signs smearing tears across her vision. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, she thought bitterly. But who let the wolf roam free? The answer was in every politician who took his calls, every editor who refused to print the truth.
She could write the article anyway, but she’d lose her job, and maybe more. After what she’d seen in Vincent’s eyes, she didn’t doubt his reach.
That night, Vincent called her. His voice was gentle, almost pitying.
“You’re very talented, Mira,” he said. “Don’t waste it on a battle you can’t win.”
“Why do this?” she demanded, voice trembling. “Why pretend to help while you...”
“While I help myself?” Vincent finished, sighing softly. “Because good deeds buy silence. And silence keeps the city running.”
“And people suffer,” she whispered.
“People always suffer,” Vincent said. “But with me, fewer suffer than might otherwise. Think of it that way, if it helps you sleep.”
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In the days that followed, the city glowed with more of Lane’s generosity: a new wing for the children’s hospital, a job program for veterans. The headlines were as glossy as ever.
Mira sat at her desk, words coiled tight in her chest, unspoken. A wolf in silk, she thought, remembering how effortlessly Vincent moved among his flock.
Yet even wolves can be watched.
She kept her notes. Saved her photographs. Bided her time.
One day, she promised herself, the city would see what lay beneath the silk, and the wolf would no longer walk free.
Until then, she sharpened her words, waiting for the day she could finally let them fly.
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(1029 words)
prisca (prisca) wrote in sweetandshort2025-07-17 07:48 pm
prisca) wrote in sweetandshort2025-07-17 07:48 pmEntry tags:
July: Only Two
For this challenge, you will have two options to participate.
You are a writer? Then the challenge Sentences might be for you.
I offer you two sentences:
1. On the attic, she discovered a photo album that revealed secrets she never expected to uncover.
2. Walking into the room, he suddenly found himself face-to-face with his best friend from his past life.
Your mission, if you want to accept the challenge, is to grab one of the sentences and use it as your story starter or your last line.
You are welcome to use both sentences in one story (as the starter and the last line).
Feel free to change personal pronouns.
Allowed are fics up to 500 words (+ the given sentence)
You are an icon lover? Then the challenge Themes might be for you.
I offer you two themes:
1. fantasy
2. negative space
Your mission, if you want to accept the challenge, is to grab one of the themes and create a minimum of four icons for it.
Icons should fit DW standard (100 x 100 px).
For both challenges: all fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome, as are original work and real-person work.
You want to mix up both challenges? Go ahead, but stay to the requirements of every challenge.
When posting directly tosweetandshort, please use a header of your choice and put bigger works under a cut. You can also post your work at any other place, but please leave a header and a link here to keep the community running.
Please tag your work with any appropriate tag.
This challenge runs until July 31, midnight in your timezone.
:::
Challenge Reminder:
10 out of 20
This or That
You are a writer? Then the challenge Sentences might be for you.
I offer you two sentences:
1. On the attic, she discovered a photo album that revealed secrets she never expected to uncover.
2. Walking into the room, he suddenly found himself face-to-face with his best friend from his past life.
Your mission, if you want to accept the challenge, is to grab one of the sentences and use it as your story starter or your last line.
You are welcome to use both sentences in one story (as the starter and the last line).
Feel free to change personal pronouns.
Allowed are fics up to 500 words (+ the given sentence)
You are an icon lover? Then the challenge Themes might be for you.
I offer you two themes:
1. fantasy
2. negative space
Your mission, if you want to accept the challenge, is to grab one of the themes and create a minimum of four icons for it.
Icons should fit DW standard (100 x 100 px).
For both challenges: all fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome, as are original work and real-person work.
You want to mix up both challenges? Go ahead, but stay to the requirements of every challenge.
When posting directly to
sweetandshort, please use a header of your choice and put bigger works under a cut. You can also post your work at any other place, but please leave a header and a link here to keep the community running.Please tag your work with any appropriate tag.
This challenge runs until July 31, midnight in your timezone.
:::
Challenge Reminder:
10 out of 20
This or That
kitarella_imagines (kitarella_imagines) wrote in little_details2025-07-17 05:50 pm
kitarella_imagines) wrote in little_details2025-07-17 05:50 pm
New Zealand slang needed please 🙏
I write RPF and due to sheer stupidity thought a guy (L) was Australian but he's from New Zealand 🤦♀️ Is there anyone who could translate these Australianisms (which I really love and got from Home & Away and Neighbours) into New Zealandisms? I don't watch any NZ soaps.#
JUST TO ADD: this is a fun, fluffy story, nothing gritty, angsty or serious. It is only just in the T rating, mainly because of a few dodgy comments. It could pass as G probably but better safe than sorry.
Also, do New Zealanders play keepy uppy? When you bounce a football on your knee and see how many times you can do that without dropping it. A well known British game but maybe it's called something different in New Zealand?
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“G’day mate,” said the Australian. “Sorry, we're playing keepy uppy and the ball got away from us.” He was smirking as he picked up the football.
“Don't be such a flaming galah.” L threw the ball at N.
“Strewth mate, that’s 50 already.”
“Here we are,” said L. “Enjoy, you pair of hoons.”
JUST TO ADD: this is a fun, fluffy story, nothing gritty, angsty or serious. It is only just in the T rating, mainly because of a few dodgy comments. It could pass as G probably but better safe than sorry.
Also, do New Zealanders play keepy uppy? When you bounce a football on your knee and see how many times you can do that without dropping it. A well known British game but maybe it's called something different in New Zealand?
~~~
“G’day mate,” said the Australian. “Sorry, we're playing keepy uppy and the ball got away from us.” He was smirking as he picked up the football.
“Don't be such a flaming galah.” L threw the ball at N.
“Strewth mate, that’s 50 already.”
“Here we are,” said L. “Enjoy, you pair of hoons.”
templefugate (templefugate) wrote in comment_fic2025-07-17 12:38 pm
templefugate) wrote in comment_fic2025-07-17 12:38 pmThursday: Intrigue
It's almost Friday! If that statement doesn't catch your attention, then what will? Hi, everyone, it's templefugate, and I'm back with one last set of prompts for this week. As a reminder, we are using a new posting schedule. Sundays are for Lonely Prompts and sharing the fills that you completed during the week, Tuesdays and Thursdays are for new themes and prompts, and Saturdays will remain a Free for All.
Today's theme is intrigue. Prompts should revolve around something "intriguing" - think a fascinating magical object or a daring spy adventure or dastardly villainous plot. Feel free to be pretty loose with how you interpret this prompt theme.
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Arcane, Viktor (& Any), Hextech changes everything for everyone
+ The X-Files, Dana Scully & Fox Mulder, doing a "real-world"/non-supernatural investigation
+ Any, any, going undercover
We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2025 collection. See further notes on this new option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community.
While the use of LJ's advanced search options is available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.
If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site, please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site but you are still more than welcome to participate.
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! [community profile] comment_fic
tag=intrigue
Today's theme is intrigue. Prompts should revolve around something "intriguing" - think a fascinating magical object or a daring spy adventure or dastardly villainous plot. Feel free to be pretty loose with how you interpret this prompt theme.
Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Arcane, Viktor (& Any), Hextech changes everything for everyone
+ The X-Files, Dana Scully & Fox Mulder, doing a "real-world"/non-supernatural investigation
+ Any, any, going undercover
We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2025 collection. See further notes on this new option here.
Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community.
While the use of LJ's advanced search options is available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.
If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site, please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site but you are still more than welcome to participate.
If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! [community profile] comment_fic
tag=intrigue
shallowness (shallowness) wrote2025-07-17 05:39 pm
shallowness) wrote2025-07-17 05:39 pmEntry tags:
Code of Silence – episode 3
I don’t think it was the plan for me to wait something like a month and a half between episodes, but there we go. ( Read more... )
smallhobbit (smallhobbit) wrote2025-07-17 12:04 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2025-07-17 12:04 pmEntry tags:
Sunshine Revival Challenge #5
Journaling prompt: Be a carnival barker for your favourite movie, book, or show! Write a post that showcases the best your chosen title has to offer and entices passers by to check it out.
My chosen subject is Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures productions.
No surprise to my regular readers!
For those who aren't: these are dance productions based on classic ballets (Swan Lake, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker), films (Edward Scissorhands, The Red Shoes), play or opera (Romeo & Juliet, Car Man) or books (The Midnight Bell). There are a few more, but I haven't seen them (yet!)
They aren't traditional ballets, but do use some ballet moves, as well as modern dance. The key thing is the story which is told and which requires no prior knowledge. These are the dance version of fanfic or fanart, taking the original stories but changing them in interesting ways.
Details can be found here: New Adventures
And you can find out more of my thoughts using my tag: Matthew Bourne
Here's my bedroom walls:
My chosen subject is Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures productions.
No surprise to my regular readers!
For those who aren't: these are dance productions based on classic ballets (Swan Lake, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker), films (Edward Scissorhands, The Red Shoes), play or opera (Romeo & Juliet, Car Man) or books (The Midnight Bell). There are a few more, but I haven't seen them (yet!)
They aren't traditional ballets, but do use some ballet moves, as well as modern dance. The key thing is the story which is told and which requires no prior knowledge. These are the dance version of fanfic or fanart, taking the original stories but changing them in interesting ways.
Details can be found here: New Adventures
And you can find out more of my thoughts using my tag: Matthew Bourne
Here's my bedroom walls:
Free for All Saturday, Week 29 [DW Edition]
↑↑↑ Available dates:
July 29 & 31
August 5 & 7
August 12 & 14
Hi, y'all. ^.^ I hope you have your writing utensils of choice in hand and ready to go for today's Free for All. There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. If you've had any ideas this week that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎
Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^
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If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site: please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)
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A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.