dreamshadow Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) happy pride month, everyone! for this month, i thought it’d be fun to read some stories featuring lgbtquia+ characters and their happiness. while we are getting more representation in media, which is fantastic, i would love to see more – and that’s why i’m calling on you Challenge Details challenge name: the happy and gay challenge challenge deadline: august 1st accepted fandoms: OF, The 100, Grishaverse, HP, others (i’m pretty open to other fandoms barring they can be read fandom-blind, but feel free to hit me up if you have questions!) accepted ratings: all (including spice , but try not to have that be the full focus) the challenge itself is simple: write a story focused on a lgbtquia+ character and give them a happy ending. the character itself doesn’t have to be canonically gay – even better if they’re not. they can be original characters, minor characters; they can be bi, asexual, demisexual, whatever you feel comfortable and confident writing! there can be some angst to help maximize the happy ending, but for the sake of this challenge, try not to have it focus on their sexuality and let it be other factors – their relationships, something with school, etc. as long as in the end, they’re happy, that’s what matters most – no matter how they achieve that happiness More Rules all entries must be posted on the fft archives no prewritten entries (content for pre-existing stories/collections welcome as long as it's new/written for the challenge) entries can be combined with other challenges entries must be under 3,500 words; i might be open to some wiggle room. the wordcount is flexible in terms of one-shots or multichapter entries - i don't really care how you guys structure the story, so long as we get the happy ending all chapters must be up by the deadline multiple entries welcome and encouraged must include ‘for dreamshadow’s happy and gay challenge’ somewhere in the story summary or notes Rewards first place: 5 additional reviews on stories of your choice, a recommendation in my blog, potential award graphic second place: 3 additional reviews on stories of your choice, potential award graphic third place: 1 additional review on story of your choice, potential award graphic **award graphics depending on artist availability and/or if i’m feeling creative enough to attempt my own** that’s it! that’s the challenge. have fun, and feel free to dm me here or on discord with any questions! Edited June 2, 2022 by dreamshadow *rules edited for some clarity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felpata_Lupin Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 5 hours ago, dreamshadow said: entry chapters must be under 3,500 words; i might be open to some wiggle room Okay, sorry if this is a stupid question, I just woke and my brain is not fully functioning yet... do entries have to be one-shots, or can they be multichaps and each chapter needs to be under 3500? Also, what are your rules on multiple entries? Anyway, consider me a maybe (not promising anything, since I'm still busy with the fluff challenge and my other WIPs, but if inspiration struck... ) That made me think of another question... would it be possible to enter a single chapter from a longer story and/or story collection? For example, if I had a new drabble for the fluff challenge that fits for this, could I use it as an entry? Sorry for the thousand questions... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinthelightss Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 i'm in with cute fluffy helnik because i can't get out of that mindset (au of course...) hope that's alright w you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Felpata_Lupin said: Okay, sorry if this is a stupid question, I just woke and my brain is not fully functioning yet... do entries have to be one-shots, or can they be multichaps and each chapter needs to be under 3500? Also, what are your rules on multiple entries? entries can be multichapter, but i'd like for the total word count to hit 3,500 words; the point is more to keep it short and sweet, but i'm not particularly pressed on how you get there - if that makes sense! if they're multichapter, all chapters should be up by the deadline, given the happy ending aspect of the challenge. i'll make a note in the rule thread so it's a bit more clear definitely up for multiple entries! 8 hours ago, Felpata_Lupin said: would it be possible to enter a single chapter from a longer story and/or story collection? yes! that's totally fine - as long as the content is new, it can be for an existing story or collection thank you for the questions! 1 hour ago, lostinthelightss said: i'm in with cute fluffy helnik because i can't get out of that mindset (au of course...) hope that's alright w you! obviously! give me all the helnik, lo (pls) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphoride Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 maybe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 20 hours ago, Aphoride said: maybe possible participants: felpata_lupin lostinthelightss aphoride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemima.moon Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Oo yay I'm in with something in the HP universe - probably something Dean/Seamus. Looking forward to it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 5:17 AM, jemima.moon said: Oo yay I'm in with something in the HP universe - probably something Dean/Seamus. Looking forward to it sounds great! possible participants: felpata_lupin lostinthelightss aphoride jemima.moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felpata_Lupin Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Hello, Jill! I come with a first entry! Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 10: Ununderstandable (it's a Blackinnon one-shot, so kind of unusual for the challenge, but I've tried to characterize Sirius according to my headcanon of: "a panromantic asexual who still enjoys sex", so I hope it still counts... ) I'll see if I can come back with more entries! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Felpata_Lupin said: (it's a Blackinnon one-shot, so kind of unusual for the challenge, but I've tried to characterize Sirius according to my headcanon of: "a panromantic asexual who still enjoys sex", so I hope it still counts... ) absolutely counts excited for it! possible participants: felpata_lupin lostinthelightss aphoride jemima.moon entries: +Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 10: Ununderstandable by @Felpata_Lupin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable_season Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Well since I have some time to mull this over and I am on a Netflix hating kick for possibly baiting us on this front...would Bridgerton be an acceptable fandom? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 13 hours ago, prideofprewett said: Well since I have some time to mull this over and I am on a Netflix hating kick for possibly baiting us on this front...would Bridgerton be an acceptable fandom? YES PLS possible participants: felpata_lupin lostinthelightss aphoride jemima.moon prideofprewett entries: +Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 10: Ununderstandable by @Felpata_Lupin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quill2parchment Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I think I might be in... Inspiration randomly hit this morning and I ended up writing what looks like the beginning of a Louis Weasley, who's always been bi in my In This Darkness Universe, one-shot... If that ends up working out, I'll definitely post it as an entry here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 1:21 PM, quill2parchment said: I think I might be in... Inspiration randomly hit this morning and I ended up writing what looks like the beginning of a Louis Weasley, who's always been bi in my In This Darkness Universe, one-shot... If that ends up working out, I'll definitely post it as an entry here. sounds good! possible participants: felpata_lupin lostinthelightss aphoride jemima.moon prideofprewett entries: +Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 10: Ununderstandable by @Felpata_Lupin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felpata_Lupin Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I have another... Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 14: Witchy life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemima.moon Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I have an entry Not sure I ended up with an entirely happy story but it is a happy ending for Dean and Seamus so hopefully fits the brief. Also managed to go 9 words over without realising sorry! But I loved writing this and loved the challenge. Thank you for organising! A Waltz in Three Parts 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 8:14 AM, Felpata_Lupin said: I have another... Into the Jimmy-verse - the fluff you didn't know you needed -- chapter 14: Witchy life yay! 8 hours ago, jemima.moon said: I have an entry Not sure I ended up with an entirely happy story but it is a happy ending for Dean and Seamus so hopefully fits the brief. Also managed to go 9 words over without realising sorry! But I loved writing this and loved the challenge. Thank you for organising! A Waltz in Three Parts totally fine about the wordcount - i figure there's some wiggle room of at least 100 words or so thanks for writing - excited to read it! possible participants: @Felpata_Lupin @lostinthelightss @Aphoride @jemima.moon @prideofprewett entries: +chapter 10: Ununderstandable (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +chapter 14: Witchy life (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +A Waltz in Three Parts by jemima.moon don't forget that there are still 2 weeks left to enter and submit entries, and if you need an extension, feel free to hit me up on the forums or discord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darling_take_off_the_mask Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I... might suddenly have an idea for this in the Sanditon fandom (could be read fandom-blind), combined with the Regency challenge. Gonna see if I can crank it out this weekend or maybe ask you for a littleeeeee extension... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 12:01 AM, RonsGirlFriday said: I... might suddenly have an idea for this in the Sanditon fandom (could be read fandom-blind), combined with the Regency challenge. Gonna see if I can crank it out this weekend or maybe ask you for a littleeeeee extension... that's fine! does til the 15th work? (truthfully i probably won't start judging until the end of the month, so just hit me up if you need a little more time) possible participants: @Felpata_Lupin @lostinthelightss @Aphoride @jemima.moon @prideofprewett @RonsGirlFriday entries: +chapter 10: Ununderstandable (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +chapter 14: Witchy life (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +A Waltz in Three Parts by jemima.moon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darling_take_off_the_mask Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 hours ago, dreamshadow said: that's fine! does til the 15th work? (truthfully i probably won't start judging until the end of the month, so just hit me up if you need a little more time) Yesss, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable_season Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Coulddd I also maybe get an extension? It's been a week and I might not have time this weekend to finalize this thing to where I want it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshadow Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 6 hours ago, RonsGirlFriday said: Yesss, thank you! no prob! excited to read it 1 hour ago, prideofprewett said: Coulddd I also maybe get an extension? It's been a week and I might not have time this weekend to finalize this thing to where I want it. you got it! same thing as melanie, i can extend til the 15th but just hit me up if you need a little more time possible participants: @Felpata_Lupin @lostinthelightss @Aphoride @jemima.moon @prideofprewett @RonsGirlFriday entries: +chapter 10: Ununderstandable (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +chapter 14: Witchy life (Into the Jimmy-verse: the fluff you didn't know you needed) by Felpata_Lupin +A Waltz in Three Parts by jemima.moon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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