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The Shiny Happy Comment Ficathon!
Winter is coming; daylight is fleeting; for the students among us, end-of-semester hell is just about to rear its ugly head. What better way to combat such woes than with a super-cheerful comment ficathon?
Ergo:
The Rules Are Thus:
1. Cheerful prompts! I feel like there's not much regulation here in terms of pairings: almost every ship or pair of characters is capable of a fluffy/happy/silly moment, and if they're not in canon, then why can't they be in fic? However, any prompt involving, say, lyrics from Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" is probably not appropriate in terms of tone. Unless it's the "guess that's why they call it WINDOW PANE" line, which will never stop being hilarious.
2. Prompt format should go thus:
Fandom -- Pairing or characters -- prompt
3. For the fic you've written, please put the following in your comment's subject line: 'Fandom -- pairing -- title.'
4. Be nice!
5. Spread the fun, if you are so inclined!
6. Go forth and have a merry happy good time. :)
Ergo:
The Rules Are Thus:
1. Cheerful prompts! I feel like there's not much regulation here in terms of pairings: almost every ship or pair of characters is capable of a fluffy/happy/silly moment, and if they're not in canon, then why can't they be in fic? However, any prompt involving, say, lyrics from Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" is probably not appropriate in terms of tone. Unless it's the "guess that's why they call it WINDOW PANE" line, which will never stop being hilarious.
2. Prompt format should go thus:
Fandom -- Pairing or characters -- prompt
3. For the fic you've written, please put the following in your comment's subject line: 'Fandom -- pairing -- title.'
4. Be nice!
5. Spread the fun, if you are so inclined!
6. Go forth and have a merry happy good time. :)
MASTER LIST
(in rather sloppy chronological order;
this will probably be maintained rather poorly, my apologies!)
Merlin - Merlin/Morgana - it's not easy having yourself a good time bydollsome
30 Rock - Jack/Liz - How Jack Donaghy Got His Groove Back, With Whales by
How I Met Your Mother - Barney/Robin - Operation: Stake It To Ted by
BtVS/AtS - Buffy/Spike & Cordelia/Angel - Midnight in the Olive Garden of Good and Evil by
Merlin - Arthur/Morgana - Well, this is awkward by
The Mummy - Rick/Evie - Reading Is Sexy by
Gilmore Girls - Rory/Jess - I'm Dreaming of a by
True Blood/BtVS - Franklin & Spike - An Abundance of Window Pane by
Glee - Rachel/Jesse - I'll Never Tell by
Supernatural - Sam/Jess - Darling, we'll go a-drowning by
Doctor Who - Amy/Rory - Worker Bees by
Glee - Brittany/Santana - "I'm just mad for you, and I'll always be, but naturally--" by
Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used to that by
Being Human - Annie, George, Mitchell - "Annie, you can't keep the kitten. What if George eats it?" by
Sherlock - Sherlock/John - Less than Clandestine by
HIMYM - Marshall/Lily, cast - it's not what i thought it would be (but what really is?) by
The Office - Michael & Toby - Don't Go Breakin' My Heart by
Supernatural - Castiel - Heaven wasn't always hell by
BtVS - Buffy/Angel - Love is forever, right? by
Dollhouse - DeWitt/Dominic - We Slay Dragons Together by
The West Wing - Toby, Sam, & Josh - A Distinct Lack of Gravitas by
Supernatural - Anna/Ruby - Devil Meaning Well by
Anne of Green Gables - Anne/Gilbert - We should have a breakfast nook! by
Legend of the Seeker - Richard/Kahlan - Just for tonight, darling, let's get lost by
The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by
Community - Jeff/Annie - O brave new world by
Glee - Brittany/Santana - You don't know how far I'd go by
Angel - Fred & Cordelia - Of Friendship and Tacos by
The Office - Jim/Pam & CeCe - Everyone's a Critic by
Community - Britta/Troy (and the gang) - El tango de sexual tension by
Glee - Kurt & Finn - Life is too short for traffic by
The Vampire Diaries - Caroline & Stefan - The Pros and Cons of Sparkling by
Dollhouse - Topher - Aced The Tests, Never Did The Homework by
Glee - Rachel & Kurt - Detour a Bad Day by
Lost - Kate/Sawyer - Just Like New Times by
Doctor Who - Eleven/Rose - Top Hats Optional by
The Vampire Diaries - Caroline, Elena, & Bonnie - Slumber Party by
The Vampire Diaries - Stefan/Elena/Damon - They say it's your birthday by
Battlestar Galactica - Adama/Roslin - carpe astra by
Merlin - Arthur/Merlin - Just One Hug by
Harry Potter - Harry/Hermione/Ron - every stone you stood upon shifted, except for me by
Doctor Who - River/Doctor - You're very pretty, you know. You're very rare, you know. by
Alias - Jack/Irina - A Murder Free Dinner by
BtVS/Veronica Mars - Buffy and Veronica - girls in a gun store by
Veronica Mars - Wallace & Veronica - shooting some hoops by
Battlestar Galactica - Gaius/Caprica Six - What's in a name, anyway? by
Friday Night Lights - Coach/Mrs. Coach - Lazy Saturday afternoon by
Caprica - Lacy & Barnabas - Emergence by
Merlin - Arthur/Morgana (+ kind of ot4) - Objectivity by
Harry Potter - Remus/Sirius - The Old Fablemakers by
The West Wing - Josh and Donna - And Most Fools Do by
Community - Britta/Professor Duncan - Alternative Lifestyles in Modern Discourse by
The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by
BtVS - Spike/Drusilla - Callooh, Callay by
Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Ben/Hannah - Best Friends with Wandering Eyes by
Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack/Elizabeth - Winning is worth it by
Battlestar Galactica - Kara/Sam - I'll sleep when I'm dead by
Castle - Castle/Beckett - The Serenade of Romantic Doom by
Modern Family - Mitchell/Cameron - Two Approaches To Baby-Naming by
The Vampire Diaries - Salvatore brothers & co. - Surprise is Not Only for the Living by
Pirates of the Caribbean - Anamaria - What shall we die for by
Batman - Harley Quinn/Batman - I have dreams of orca whales and owls by
AtS - Angel/Cordy, Connor, the team - Icy Peril by
The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - The Timeless Taste of Cracker Jacks by
The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Deep Fried And Extra Fatty by
Lost - Dan/Charlotte - Keeping still to move by
Skins - Freddie, Emily - And I won't let you choke by
BtVS - Buffy/Spike - Her Dark Place Is Also Quiet by
HIMYM - Barney/Robin - I know you get me (so I let my walls come down) by
BtVS - Spike & Dawn - The Cons of Anarchy by
HIMYM - Ted/Victoria - Social Networking by
Harry Potter - Tom Riddle/Bellatrix Lestrange - All is loneliness before me by
The West Wing - Ainsley - Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops by
Lilo & Stitch/Calvin & Hobbes - What I Did On My Summer Vacation by
Pushing Daisies - Ned/Chuck - Loophole by
Glee - Brittany & Finn - Hip-hop and Hippos by
The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - Get Thee Behind Me, Temptation by
The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Baby, it's cold outside by
ER - Ray/Neela - Edge of Desire by
Winning is worth it.
Which she did on her first win at the game, based upon stragedy and observation. Now, he had to take off the article of clothing of her choice. Fifteen ticks of a clock later, she was regretting it. He was still pulling out cards, borrowed priest ropes...sketches. Books which were unapprorpiate.
"Stop, stop," she commanded. He raised an eyebrow. "I do believe you have too many fraudulent tricks to know which to cheat with."
"Won't need to cheat," Jack said, his head tilted. He always seemed so sure, knowing, even when he (seemed) to speak nonsense. She wasn't going to get flustered, wasn't going to get angry. (or feel a twinge of guilt for her past misdeeds.) She was a captain herself after all.
"Well, you don't need to cheat to be be...to lose," she said, chosing her words with detachment.
She took his hat too. Another thirty ticks. She applied the same priniciple she applied to his clothes.
Elizabeth took no prisoners. She was gambling for his ship, for his crew, and for treasure. For a very important reason, more important than he could imagine. It was only a matter of finding where he hid the gold. God, he was losing badly.
It was then, as his clothes came off...and off...and there were more articles...then there were very few articles of clothing left.
"You're losing on purpose," she said, outloud and suddenly as the thought had come to her. He watched her steadily, and it seemed that blushing was not under her command.
"If that can be called losing," he mused. "I see you've won another-."
"No," she said. "No. I won't win by you...giving it to me," she said.
"You lose more than you win, in this game. But that makes the winning more worth it," he said, standing up. She averted her eyes while he put back on his numerous, silly articles of clothing that she had no interest in.
"Lovely. You've made me lose the money for my child. I thank you very much, Jack, I do."
She turned around, to go out the door and down to the boat against the dock.
"You don't want that boat."
She looked over her shoulder, watching his dark eyes for a hint. Obviously it was a trick. "You don't want me to take that boat. For a reason. Or should I..."
He shrugged and picked up a key to the chains. "You're getting paranoid, love."
Suddenly, how it was played, made her want to take the key from him. She got up close, and he took a deep breath, his eyes draw towards her despite himself.
"I just know you too well," she said. "You must get tired of those who don't..."
"You do want to leave with something, don't you?"
She moved closer, closer, eyes on his lips, and moved her hand towards his wrist. "One very small, simple thing." She brushed the inside of his wrist, lighlty.
"For a kiss?"
There was...some sacrifice to be made. "For what?"
"What you want. Kiss me and I'll give you what you need."
She was always willing to step up to the challenge. She pressed her lips against his, and she wanted...she remembered years ago, and even though he was so...she kept kissing him because she wanted it to be a good kiss he couldn't cheat at. That was all.
Jack stepped away first, smiling at her expression. "Nothing better than a hat, in that case," he said, and tossed his randomly on the floor. She gaped at him as he pushed by. "And you know, you won that. I need the key to get off this rock."
"Then do that," she said, as lightly as she could. She listened to him leave and went over to the hat, in order to stomp it. On first stomp--she heard the odd echo, and the sound of a metallic key fall to the ground.
Elizabeth knelt down and pulled on the floorboards--to see the treasure lying underneath her feet. A burst of dizzying relief and warmth swept over her.
She smiled her first real smile in years.
Re: Winning is worth it.