Weekend Challenge: Spring is coming!

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

It's almost spring — or, depending what part of the world you are in, almost fall — but either way, the seasons are changing!

For this weekend challenge, we are going to celebrate spring. I did a search for 'spring' on AO3 and ended up with a ton of fics with spring in their titles, so tell me how many you want, and I'll give you a title and the summary (with any relevant fandom info replaced with something generic so it will completely usable by anyone), and then you use any part of all that as inspiration for your own words or graphics.

Write 200 words or make a graphic and post it back here by Thursday night, and you win eternal glory! Also, I will write you a drabble or make you an icon or add words to a WIP in your honor.

Good luck!!


I have to go pick my daughter up from daycare so I will pass out prompts later tonight after she's in bed. So don't worry if it takes me a few hours!

Comments

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

May I have two please?

(Good luck getting the kid to bed. At that age it can be... an adventure at times.)

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

(Oh my gosh, tell me about it. She'll be falling asleep in the living room but the second she gets in her bed, she wants to look at books and sing songs, and it's just like 'Giiiirlllllll'.)

Here are your prompts!
1. spring in your eyes
summary: Character stumbles across the egg by accident.

2. winter yields to spring (and sometimes, spring yields to winter)
summary: With Character A there everything seemed brighter, and Character B no longer felt loneliness weighing so heavily upon their shoulders.


Good luck!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

(Hah, sounds about right!)

I went with the second prompt here, Without You (https://asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com/444380.html)

[agdhani.livejournal.com]

I'll take two...and really hope I can get something done other than editing ;)

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh, I hope so! Here are your two:

1. O Spring-time and Summer-time, and Spring Again After
summary: In the spring, the [character/monster/whatever] loves you and wants to eat you.

2. In the coming of spring
summary: A dream draws Character out to seek the source of their vision.

Good luck!

[backrose-17.livejournal.com]

I actually have time to write this weekend so I'll take two, please.

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Yay for writing time! Here you go:

1. it isn't spring yet
summary: 'i’m scared,” Character whispers, 'i don’t know what’s happening, i don’t know what I can do.'

strong, you remind yourself, except it doesn’t really work.

'sometimes, we can’t do anything.'


2. I Miss You (Spring Day)
summary: Character leaves to [place] and the train ride makes them realize what they really want.

Good luck!

[helsinkibaby.livejournal.com]

I’ll try two please!

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Sure thing! Here you go:

1. the winter and the spring
summary: Character can't replace what's been lost. The things they once had are gone and that part of their life is over. But they look at Character B as they sip coffee and watch the last snow of the season falling to the ground, and think maybe there's a chance something new has begun.

2. Like spring rain, like starlight
summary: The panic was real and tasted metallic on Character's tongue, but it was nothing to the feeling of fear as they heard a rustling of cloth beside them in the darkness; one they hadn’t created. Their breath would have caught but there was no longer any in their lungs.

Then that mocking voice, “Why would you wish to go anywhere? We have eternity together”



Good luck!

[cmk418]

I'm in for 3, please.

Searching Ao3 is a great idea for finding prompts.

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

It really can be! Sometimes just looking at people's tags can be inspiring!

Here are your prompts:

1. spring will come after winter
summary: Character A tries to help Character B move on from a love that has nowhere else to go.


2. We Shall Have Spring Again
summary: "Her sad face blossomed with something like hope, and he couldn’t help but reach for her. Though his fingers were clumsy with cold, his mouth sought hers easily, and she was warm and soft and full of everything winter seemed desperate to take from him.“

((feel free to change the pronouns for this one!))


3. To whisper a spring sunshine
summary: At two days old, Character didn’t look all that impressive.


Good luck!

[mierke.livejournal.com]

Oh this sounds like fun, could I have two please?

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Of course! Here you go:

1. Dead Leaves and Spring Flowers
Summary: How awful must it feel that the universe didn't think you were good enough to have a soulmate?


2. It happened in Spring
Summary: What happened in a warm spring day would be the nightmare that followed Character for a year.
Only to be chased by the simplest act of love.


Good luck!

[crookedspoon.livejournal.com]

Hit me, please. :D

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Sure thing! Here you go:

1. Spring rain, outlines your memories
Summary: My promise of forever, you broke your side of the deal.


Good luck!

[erinm-4600.livejournal.com]

One please!

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Of course! Here you go:

1. The First Days of Spring
Summary: "A pang of despair twinges in his stomach, but he shoos it away and resides to the only comfort he knows: He turns on every light in the damn house, boils a fresh kettle of tea, and sits with Character until they fall asleep over half-empty mugs."

(Of course feel free to change pronouns!)

Good luck!