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the hot mess / beautiful disaster challenge | 17 may 2020


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challenge name: the hot mess / beautiful disaster challenge hosted by @sibilant and @grumpy cat
challenge deadline: may 17, 2020
accepted fandom(s): harry potter
accepted rating(s): all ?

challenge details: if you’ve read our writing, then you know that shreya and i both love characters who are hot messes--beautifully imperfect, deeply flawed. we want to flood the archives with more stories focused around these characters, who make bad decisions and walk the line between “good” and “bad” and cannot be easily defined. dig deep into the nuances of their stories and explore all the dimensions!

rules:

  • no pre-written entries, and entries must be standalones (i.e., cannot be new chapters to existing multi-chaps)
  • all entries must be less than 5k
  • entries can be combined with other challenges
  • cannot submit multiple entries
  • please include ‘for the hot mess/beautiful disaster challenge’ somewhere in your story summary or notes

rewards:

  • every entry will get one review
  • third place will get an award graphic, 2 reviews on stories of your choice, picspam based on your entry
  • second place will get an award graphic, 4 reviews on stories of your choice, picspam based on your entry
  • first place will get an award graphic, 6 reviews on stories of your choice, picspam based on your entry
Guest Noelle Zingarella
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Did you say beautiful disaster??

Count me in!

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just......................... yes. absolutely yes.

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rip me i have an idea for this :dumpsterfire:

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Maybe :dumpsterfire:

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I have a scene in mind for this very concept, Snape as in Canon believes he's risked enough to treat students as he pleases. Eddie Teague is pissed off enough to tell him that the 'James Potter bullied me' card expired a long time ago. 

So it's a yes 

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I can't resist this challenge, but even so expect absolutely nothing from me because I'm terrible at follow-through, so maybe :P 

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I think I will...challenge myself to write this today! 

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i'll be a maybe! guess who i'll be writing? :P 

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question! i have a one shot collection - can my entry be a chapter in that as long as it can truly stand alone?

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6 hours ago, abhorsen. said:

question! i have a one shot collection - can my entry be a chapter in that as long as it can truly stand alone?

as long as the one shot is completely standalone, that's fine

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yess... I'm interested. Put me down as a maybe, just in case. :P

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we're looking forward to reading all of your entries!

(possible) participants:

Spoiler
  • noelle zingarella
  • something wicked
  • down-in-flames
  • ronsgirlfriday
  • northbound24
  • aphoride
  • blackballet
  • poppunkpadfoot
  • abhorsen.
  • jen25
  • 3 weeks later...
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This isn't my usual genre, tbh...but here's to trying to break out of comfort zones. I'll give this a go. 

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Hello hello, I will join this! :)

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This sounds right up my street I'm in ?

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awesome! :evilkermit:

(possible) participants:

Spoiler
  • noelle zingarella
  • something wicked
  • down-in-flames
  • ronsgirlfriday
  • northbound24
  • aphoride
  • blackballet
  • poppunkpadfoot
  • abhorsen.
  • jen25
  • treacletart
  • maraudertimes
  • mymischiefmanaged
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aaaaaaand i have an entry: +and yours is in red underlined

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I have an entry too ?. I've spotted two typos (as is the norm just after uploading something...) so will edit them some time before the deadline but otherwise it's ready!

Three Snakes (M)

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yay for both of those! :evilkermit:

(possible) participants and entries:

Spoiler
  • noelle zingarella
  • something wicked
  • down-in-flames: and yours is in red underlined
  • ronsgirlfriday
  • northbound24
  • aphoride
  • blackballet
  • poppunkpadfoot
  • abhorsen.
  • jen25
  • treacletart
  • maraudertimes
  • mymischiefmanaged: three snakes

 

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:elmofire: yesss

(possible) participants and entries:

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:elmofire: woohoo

(possible) participants and entries:

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  • 2 weeks later...
Guest Noelle Zingarella
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@grumpy cat @sibilant I have come to throw myself on your mercy and beg for a smol extension. Maybe until 22 May? 

I offer you this flower gif as a bribe:

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uh...oops, not that one--this one:

 

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