Prompting Post

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Prompting will open March 31, 11:59 PM EDT. Until then, comments on this post are turned off. I will post an announcement on the comm when prompting opens. In the meantime, feel free to ask questions in the Discord or on the rules post.

Prompting is now open! It will remain open until April 15 11:59 PM EDT.

This post is for submitting prompts for Fandom Orienteer Challenge! These prompts will provide details for your assignment. Each participant will claim several prompts, or ask to be randomly assigned prompts, in order to sign up. More than one person can claim each prompt, and you can claim your own prompts. You don't have to sign up in order to submit prompts!

Guidelines:

Prompts should be submitted in the following format:

Subject Line: Fandom, Characters/Pairing

Comment Text: Prompt details go here.

You may use "Any" in any field. Prompts can be as detailed or simple as you like, but remember that your prompt will be anonymous and open to anyone to use. Very specific or detailed story outlines may not be the best fit. Because assignments will not be gifts for specific people, you may not include DNWs (Do Not Wants).

Prompts must be submitted anonymously. Prompts submitted by logged in accounts will be deleted. (You may resubmit them anonymously.)

Example 1:

MCU, Natasha Romanoff/Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers

Pre-Winter Soldier!AU where Natasha and Steve capture Bucky on a mission and find out about Hydra from him, and then they have to decide what to do.

Example 2:

Any Fandom, Any Female Character/Any Female Character

I'd like an explicit, kinky romance centered on any femslash pairing! Kink ideas: bondage, spanking, exhibitionism.

Example 3:

Original Work, Any

Werewolves!

ETA (April 5): I'm currently working on creating a prompt spreadsheet, and will post a link for browsing when prompting is up. Keep up the great prompts!

Comments

Mysterious Benedict Society (books or show) + Any Fandom

[(Anonymous)]

Cross MBS over or fuse it with canon of your choice

Any Fandom, any character

[(Anonymous)]

Remix or revise one of your other works

Mysterious Benedict Society (books), Moocho Brazos/Milligan

[(Anonymous)]

Kate has two daddies

Any Fandom, any character

[(Anonymous)]

Outsider POV

Any Fandom, any character

[(Anonymous)]

Time-travel fix-it causes more issues down the line

Any Fandom, Any/Any

[(Anonymous)]

Two characters imprisoned together manage to escape their captors, but then have to rough it in the wilderness together for some time before they reach safety or are rescued. Situational intimacy + awkwardness + budding romance eventually = lots of sex.

(Slight preference for SF canons but I'll read this story in absolutely any fandom.)

Arthurian Mythology, Lancelot/Galehaut

[(Anonymous)]

Arthurian legend says that Galehaut was a lord who could have defeated King Arthur, but surrendered in exchange for spending one night alone with Lancelot. What if he'd requested more time? I'd like a very slow-burn enemies to lovers.

Any Fandom, Any Characters

[(Anonymous)]

The protagonist gets caught committing a crime, and as their punishment they have to spend a few nights in the stocks in the market square as a free use slave.

Alternatively, the protagonist's nemesis gets caught and has to endure the free use punishment, while the protagonist takes full advantage of this opportunity both in watching and in actively participating.

Any fandom or original work, Any

[(Anonymous)]

A character deals with trauma, the events of canon, or life’s general difficulties by drinking. Their friend, love interest, family member, or partner tries to deal with the drinking and help them get sober.

Any Fandoms, Any Characters

[(Anonymous)]

Redemption arc that focuses on the hard day to day work of trying to be better, without any instant forgiveness or trust instantly regained.

MDZS &/or CQL, Jiang Cheng & Lan Wangji (+Wangxian)

[(Anonymous)]

Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji genuinely become friends during the 3 months Wei Wuxian is missing. This friendship continues during and after the war and has a not insignificant impact on canon.

The Night Agent, Diane Farr/Michelle Travers

[(Anonymous)]

Fierce, twisty loyalty kink with betrayal and passion and secrets all wrapped up in a deliciously messy package. I'd love to a spotlit exploration of their dynamic:

What other underhanded shit has Diane pulled for Michelle's sake? Diane clearly regrets how far it all went, but does she really regret all of it? Even if she cuts Diane out of official roles, can Michelle ever really cut Diane out of her life?

Any Fandom, Any Female Character/Any Female Character

[(Anonymous)]

H/C after a canonical severe trauma (whether precanon, during canon, or otherwise implied/hinted at).

Original Work, Mystery Cult/Nonbinary Novice

[(Anonymous)]

A novice undergoes initiation into the mystery cult of a fertility goddess.

Any T. Kingfisher book, Any Female Character/Any Female Character

[(Anonymous)]

T. Kingfisher books frequently have female characters who are each other's lifelines, co-conspirators, mutual rescuers, comrades in arms. Pick a pair (or group), any pair (or group), and fulfill that shippy potential! Nothing's off the table!

Some pairings off the top of my head, a very very non-exhaustive list:
- Foxy/Mouse (Twisted Ones)
- Grace/Marguerite (Paladin's Grace)
- Godmother Agnes and the dust-wife (Nettle & Bone)
- Sylvie/Maria (Seventh Bride)
- Janna/Gerta (Raven & the Reindeer; canonical, tbf)

Little Women (kdrama), In-joo/Hwa-young

[(Anonymous)]

Their happy ending. Hwa-young finally gets to spoil In-joo to her heart's content, any time she wants... and take her home afterwards.

Any Fandom, Any Female Character/Any Character

[(Anonymous)]

(Second character can be any gender.)

Teasing/UST dialed up to eleven -- how far can you push it without actually letting them fuck?

KOTOR, F!Revan & Any

[(Anonymous)]

Either through time travel, immortality or other preservation (e.g., carbonate), Revan ends up in a later historical era of the GFFA.

Arthurian Mythology, Guinevere/Morgan le Fay

[(Anonymous)]

After Arthur is laid to rest in Avalon, Guinevere and Morgan le Fay wait for him to return together. In the meantime, plot happens. (Setting anywhere from medieval to far sci fi future.)

Star Wars PT, Anakin/Padme

[(Anonymous)]

Anakin leaves the Jedi Order when Padme gets pregnant. Palpatine's coup proceeds without him.

The Locked Tomb, Gideon/Harrow

[(Anonymous)]

The Lyctoral summons doesn't come, and Gideon gets away and joins the Cohort. Later, she and Harrow meet again. (Bonus: this somehow leads to the BARISTAR AU.)

Team Fortress 2, fem!Engineer/fem!Spy

[(Anonymous)]

A dance of death: revolver shots and sentry fire turn to knives between Engie's ribs and the Gunslinger around Spy's throat as the rivals discover something compelling in the intimacy of the close-up kill, and in each other.

Harry Potter, Any

[(Anonymous)]

Dumbledore didn't lead the only independent vigilante group during the first war.

Harry Potter, Lily Evans/Marlene McKinnon

[(Anonymous)]

Being a teenager/young adult, muggleborn, and gay during the first war with Voldemort.

The Old Guard (film), Andy/Quynh (& optional Nicky/Joe or Lykon)

[(Anonymous)]

Heist fic set during your historical era of choice.