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A history of the Cold War, told in lolcats & \0/ ([personal profile] sansets) wrote in [community profile] rat_jam2007-03-27 12:01 am
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Let the Promptathon Begin!

To join the battle, all you need to do is pick a prompt from below (any prompt, even if it's your own) and write/vid/manip/icon/draw/whatever the most creative bit of whatever you can create! And remember - PLEASE feel free to vid or icon or manip or do something non-written. We love ALL kinds of creative output equally!

When you've written/painted/made it, paste it into the comments here. Once you've done that, you can post it wherever else you want.

You may enter as many times as you like, so long as each entry is completely separate (not a series of linked pieces). Also, please do not link to old work - this should be something new, produced for the challenge, based on one of the prompts.

THE RULES

1. It must fit in one comment, so the limit is 4,300 characters (there's no minimum limit). It can be part of a longer piece that you may post elsewhere, as long as it's something new and based on one of the prompts, but all we want here is the part that you are most proud of. If you make art, if it's larger than 350 px wide, please use a thumbnail linking directly to the piece (directly to the artwork, not a post or site). The thumbnail can be up to 350 px wide, and 300 px high, and should include as much of the art as possible. If it is a vidlet or something else requiring dowloading, like a fanmix, please post the link to where we can download. Feel free to post a teaser image, but please confine yourself to the artwork preview rules.

2. Important! Please use the subject line of your comment to identify the snippet, like so: Title, prompt, rating (i.e. Fandom, Pairing, prompt word, rating system of your choice). For example, I might write: "Staying Awake, One Tree Hill, Lucas/Nathan, rain, R", or "The Sun Has Gone Down, Crossover, Torchwood/Stargate Atlantis, Jack/John, under fire, for all ages".

3. You have one week – the post will close for new entries next Sunday, April 1, at midnight eastern standard time. PLEASE be certain to check the World Time Clock to verify the deadline time in your area.

4. Don't forget that these prompts are only written as character one/character two for convience, NOT because of any requirement to make it a relationship story! Gen and friend are very welcome here. They can be interpreted in ANY WAY, so just imagine the FUN possiblities. You can take one prompt and write it, draw it, icon it, fanmix it, AND vid it. (Although if you have the time to do all of that in the week that these prompts are open, I might just have to kill myself out of jealousy :o) And you can use the characters in a different way each time. Don't be afraid to think outside the box!

5. Please don't post anything but your creations or feedback/feedback replies (to individual stories) here. If you've got any questions or comments, please leave them on this post right here, NOT on this post that you are currently reading. We'd like to keep this purely for the creative output (and feedback on the creations - readers/voyeurs, please do show the writers/artists much love for their creative offerings).

The prompts are right here
Thanks SO much to [livejournal.com profile] sageness for coding and lending hosting space on her site!


The prompts using only one character were listed first, followed by the prompts for more than one character. ALL crossovers are under both fandoms, so you don't need to worry about looking in multiple places for your crossovers - those listed under Smallville are the same listed under Supernatural, if you are looking for prompts for a Smallville/Supernatural crossover.

Finally! Warning: ALL ratings are acceptable here, from the things that you would show your aged grandmother, all the way up to to the things that would make a sailor blush. Use your own discretion, and please label your stories, art, and other creative output accordingly.

Thank you kindly!

rules stolen from [livejournal.com profile] oxoniensis and her AMAZING porn battle

Re: Lazy Sunday, Wilby Wonderful, Duck/Dan, threadbare, G

[identity profile] quiesce.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
*hearts*
I saw the movie for the first time last night and those were pretty much my thoughts on it. :-)

Re: Lazy Sunday, Wilby Wonderful, Duck/Dan, threadbare, G

[identity profile] quiesce.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
:-) Thank you.

Re: 'Things I'll Never Say', Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, unsaid, PG-ish

[identity profile] voiceless009.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! Thank YOU for commenting. *happy dance*

Re: 'Things I'll Never Say', Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, unsaid, PG-ish

[identity profile] voiceless009.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, excellent. :D Thank you so much for this comment. Also, your summing up of Ray's feelings - "I love you, I don't get you, you're a freak." - is pretty much perfect. heh.

Re: Back to Basics, Twitch City, Curtis/Newbie, shootout, R

[identity profile] quiesce.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! Curtis and Newbie were daunting but fun. I'm glad they worked.

Re: 'Things I'll Never Say', Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, unsaid, PG-ish

[identity profile] voiceless009.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, thank you so very, very much. Especially for mentioning the dialogue parts which - I may have mentioned one or two or a hundred times to various people - I was pretty worried about.

Aaand, a Gladiator vid to 'My Happy Ending'? *is morbidly intrigued* Wow.

Re: Back to Basics, Twitch City, Curtis/Newbie, shootout, R

[identity profile] quiesce.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
*beams* Thank you. I wasn't sure I could get Curtis and Newbie to work, but I certainly had fun with them.

Re: Unwritten Rules, due South, Fraser, unwritten, PG-13

[identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Fraser.

I've often thought that he's the loneliest fictional character I've ever seen.

Nice job.

Re: Circle Jerk, Wilby Wonderful, Duck/Buddy, circle jerk, NC-17 (warning: underage)

[identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
*g*

Thanks! :-)

Re: All the World's a Stage, RPF, Paul Gross/Martha Burns(/CKR), audience, NC-17

[identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
They're way up there on my list of personal favorite kinks. Glad to see they're so widely shared. *g*

Thanks! :-)

Re: All the World's a Stage, RPF, Paul Gross/Martha Burns(/CKR), audience, NC-17

[identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hee!

I'm so pleased to have... killed you? *g*

Thanks. :-)

Re: Power Play, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Giles/Ethan, power, PG-13

[identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I like that!

[identity profile] mergatrude.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
*flails*

You are amazing, Sprat!
ext_3554: dream wolf (Default)

Re: Unwritten Rules, due South, Fraser, unwritten, PG-13

[identity profile] keerawa.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
I've often thought that he's the loneliest fictional character I've ever seen.
I do believe you're right about that.

Thanks, malnpudl!
ext_3554: dream wolf (Default)

[identity profile] keerawa.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going to, perhaps optimistically, assume that this is a respose to "Unwritten Rules" and say thank you!

Re: Atlantean Morning Tea, Stargate: Atlantis, Teyla, tea, G

[identity profile] phnelt.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! And definitely yay Teyla. The world needs more Teyla.

Re: Stormy Weather, Sports Night, Dan/Casey, rain, PG

[identity profile] phnelt.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
I must confess, in my young, carefree, rookie storming days, I... well, I experienced the downhill. That's why a properly measured window of return is so important. I know that now.
ext_23631: Doodle of Beka nomming L's head, captioned "YOUR HEAD IN MY MOUTH!" (RENT: sing of what's lost to you (Roger))

Hollow, Rent, Mark/Roger, protect me from what I want, PG

[identity profile] starletfallen.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
The sounds of the heart monitor and the respirator were part of Mark's mental soundtrack now; if they stopped, something would be missing, empty, not-right... exactly how Mark's life would be once they were turned off.

"I wish I hadn't kissed you," he whispered to the too-young (always too young, always had been) former rock star in the bed. "If I hadn't done that... I would've been here. We could've worked it out. You wouldn't be here," he trailed off brokenly and sighed. "I'm sorry, kid. I'm so sorry."

There was nothing more to say. There was too much left to say. But he hadn't woken up in three weeks and Mark refused to be selfish anymore. He pressed a tender kiss to Roger's forehead, then called the doctor in.

The doctor turned the respirator off and left. Mark tried not to notice the absence of the hissing and whirring, concentrating on the beeping of the heart monitor.

The beeps melted together. The doctor came in again and turned it off. Mark's ears felt strange, empty. Hollow.

He didn't cry.
ext_23631: Doodle of Beka nomming L's head, captioned "YOUR HEAD IN MY MOUTH!" (RENT: following each exuberant star alik)

On the Appropriate Uses of Sarcasm, Rent, April/Roger, cage, PG

[identity profile] starletfallen.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"You're laughing at me."

"Yes. Yes I am."

Roger glared ineffectively at the cheerfully grinning girl perched on the windowsill. "You should be worried."

"I'm not."

"You should be upset."

"Not really."

"You should be in tears, begging me to reassure you that I'm alright."

"Roger, you're fine," she said, still grinning and suppressing laughter.

"I'm in the fucking psych ward!" he exploded in frustration.

"Well," she said mildly, "hopefully now you've learned not to be sarcastic to the school counselor."

"I hate you."

"Love you too, you mental patient."
ext_23631: Doodle of Beka nomming L's head, captioned "YOUR HEAD IN MY MOUTH!" (S60: I'm crazy about you)

Approval, Studio 60, Matt/Suzanne, feedback, G

[identity profile] starletfallen.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"How was the show?"

Suzanne stopped on her way to Matt's office, wondering if he'd been waiting to ambush her specifically, or just whoever happened to come by first. "It was good," she said.

"You sure?" Matt wasn't very good at pretending he was calm, but that didn't stop him from trying.

"Yeah." Suzanne nodded. Hesitated. "But, um, maybe you should ask Danny? 'Cause I generally think the show's good every week."

"Oh. Yeah." Matt nodded, shoving his hands in his pockets. Suzanne started towards the office again. "It's just--" she stopped and turned. Matt's expression was nervous and earnest. "I wanted to know what you thought."

Suzanne smiled shyly. "It was good." Matt grinned crookedly.

"Okay."

They turned and went back to their normal post-show routine. Suzanne didn't stop smiling until she fell asleep.
ext_23631: Doodle of Beka nomming L's head, captioned "YOUR HEAD IN MY MOUTH!" (RENT: rockstar)

Incomplete, Rent, Roger, portrait, PG

[identity profile] starletfallen.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
He was the kind of person who inspired others - a muse, April had called him. She'd tried to capture him in lines, in curves,in shades of black and white and gray and rainbows. She'd tried to capture the cocky grin, the mischievous glint in his eye. She never quite managed it, but looking at the drawings after she died told a story of love and addiction and perfection.

Not that Roger was perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but sometimes... sometimes, on film, Mark could almost believe it. He could forget that Roger wasn't perfect and just see the passionate muse that would be remembered long after the real Roger was gone. There was no way to capture him without that one aspect drowning out everything else.

After he died, Mark thought as he filmed Roger laughing with Mimi, all that would be left would be these incomplete portraits of a larger-than-life rock star. And somehow, that seemed right.
ext_23631: Doodle of Beka nomming L's head, captioned "YOUR HEAD IN MY MOUTH!" (SN: OMG! (Natalie))

Shoe Fetish, Sports Night, Dana/Natalie, shoes, PG

[identity profile] starletfallen.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Natalie?"

"Yeah?"

"Where are your shoes?"

"What?" Natalie wandered out of the bathroom, toweling her hair dry, and it took Dana a moment to remember that she had not called Natalie out of the bathroom to look at her naked.

"Your shoes," Dana repeated, motioning to the closet. "All that's in there are a pair of sneakers, a pair of loafers, and a couple different brown and black heels."

Natalie looked at her oddly. "Yeah?"

"Well where are the rest of them?"

"That is the rest of them." Dana blinked, startled, and Natalie laughed and kissed her on the cheek. "Not every woman has as impressive a shoe collection as you."

"But you don't even have ten pairs and--" Natalie cut her off with a deep kiss that left Dana rather breathless and not caring about shoes.

"I'll make breakfast."
ext_25002: The TARDIS on the Plass, in front of the Millennium Centre (SN*D: For I am Dan)

A Leap Begins, Sports Night, Dan/Natalie, here goes, G

[identity profile] allfireburns.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I think it's a bad idea."

"I realize that, I acknowledge it, and I'm saying I don't care."

"You don't care?"

"I just said that."

"No, you said that you were saying that, there's a difference... Look, all I'm saying is you're her boss, it could be considered sexual harassment."

"Actually, Dana's her boss. Dana's also our boss, so I don't see the problem."

"Workplace relationships are a bad idea, Danny, always."

"What about Dana?"

"I never dated Dana."

"But you want to."

"And you know why I don't? Professionalism."

"Professionalism?"

"Professionalism. Professionals don't date people who work in their office."

"What bad thing do you think is going to happen if I ask her out?"

"I don't know, the sky could fall down, you could get a lawsuit–"

"I think you're jealous."

"Jealous that you're not asking me out?"

"No, jealous that I'm asking someone out and you're not."

"I'm married, Danny, I can't ask people out."

"Exactly."

"I'm sure that made sense, but for the life of me I can't–"

"Here she comes."

"Do not–"

"I'm going to."

"Danny, I'm telling you..."

"Hey, Natalie! I was just thinking..."
ext_25002: The TARDIS on the Plass, in front of the Millennium Centre (SN*N: Pretty proud of herself really)

So This Is Love, Sports Night, Dan/Natalie, dizzy, G

[identity profile] allfireburns.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Dan keeps trying to explain it – to Casey, who's tired of it, to Dana, who alternates between flustered-and-not-listening to flustered-and-somewhat-bemused, to Isaac, who really doesn't care (or pretends not to), to the crew, whose reactions range from thinking he's kind of cute (Kim) to looking at him like he's a little crazy (Will). He's been trying to explain it to basically everyone but Natalie, because telling her would just be embarrassing, but...

It's hard to believe he's never felt like this with anyone before, he's never really loved anyone this much, so much he smiles just because she's in the room, so much her voice gives his heart a little jolt, so much her kiss leaves his head spinning, every time.
ext_25002: The TARDIS on the Plass, in front of the Millennium Centre (RENT*R: Merry ain't in my vocabulary (L))

Sleeping With The Devil, Rent, Roger/the Man, demons, PG

[identity profile] allfireburns.livejournal.com 2007-04-03 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
They sleep with their backs to each other, never touching then if they can help it, and were it anyone else Luther would wonder what the hell kind of relationship this is, where that becomes the norm. But they don't have a relationship, not unless you stick the phrase love-hate before it, maybe minus the love.

This is not a relationship, and it's not love. It's easy to say what it's not, but what it is, and why, Luther can't say. He hates him – God, he hates him more than he's ever hated anyone – but he's his last real connection to April, in some twisted way, and he can't let go of that. So he fucks him, tries to hurt him as much as he can when he does, gives him smack from time to time, and sleeps with his back turned, wishing like hell he could let go and put a bullet through the bastard's heart.

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