The Shiny Happy Comment Ficathon!

[dollsome]

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!

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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 by dollsome

30 Rock - Jack/Liz - How Jack Donaghy Got His Groove Back, With Whales by dollsome

How I Met Your Mother - Barney/Robin - Operation: Stake It To Ted by noteasilywon

BtVS/AtS - Buffy/Spike & Cordelia/Angel - Midnight in the Olive Garden of Good and Evil by angearia

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana - Well, this is awkward by copperiisulfate

The Mummy - Rick/Evie - Reading Is Sexy by vega_ofthe_lyre

Gilmore Girls - Rory/Jess - I'm Dreaming of a by miraxcorran

True Blood/BtVS - Franklin & Spike - An Abundance of Window Pane by dollsome

Glee - Rachel/Jesse - I'll Never Tell by lettersandliars

Supernatural - Sam/Jess - Darling, we'll go a-drowning by taintedlove

Doctor Who - Amy/Rory - Worker Bees by lettersandliars

Glee - Brittany/Santana - "I'm just mad for you, and I'll always be, but naturally--" by amazingly_me

Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used to that by lyssie

Being Human - Annie, George, Mitchell - "Annie, you can't keep the kitten. What if George eats it?" by nonky

Sherlock - Sherlock/John - Less than Clandestine by amazingly_me

HIMYM - Marshall/Lily, cast - it's not what i thought it would be (but what really is?) by portland_rain

The Office - Michael & Toby - Don't Go Breakin' My Heart by firthgal

Supernatural - Castiel - Heaven wasn't always hell by oceansex

BtVS - Buffy/Angel - Love is forever, right? by angearia

Dollhouse - DeWitt/Dominic - We Slay Dragons Together by derevko_child

The West Wing - Toby, Sam, & Josh - A Distinct Lack of Gravitas by amazingly_me

Supernatural - Anna/Ruby - Devil Meaning Well by oceansex

Anne of Green Gables - Anne/Gilbert - We should have a breakfast nook! by taintedlove

Legend of the Seeker - Richard/Kahlan - Just for tonight, darling, let's get lost by dollsome

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by nonky

Community - Jeff/Annie - O brave new world by dollsome

Glee - Brittany/Santana - You don't know how far I'd go by anthimeriate

Angel - Fred & Cordelia - Of Friendship and Tacos by superkappa

The Office - Jim/Pam & CeCe - Everyone's a Critic by firthgal

Community - Britta/Troy (and the gang) - El tango de sexual tension by dollsome

Glee - Kurt & Finn - Life is too short for traffic by storypaint

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline & Stefan - The Pros and Cons of Sparkling by law_like_love

Dollhouse - Topher - Aced The Tests, Never Did The Homework by kay_obsessive

Glee - Rachel & Kurt - Detour a Bad Day by storypaint

Lost - Kate/Sawyer - Just Like New Times by fragmentedsky

Doctor Who - Eleven/Rose - Top Hats Optional by laeria

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline, Elena, & Bonnie - Slumber Party by dranime203

The Vampire Diaries - Stefan/Elena/Damon - They say it's your birthday by austen

Battlestar Galactica - Adama/Roslin - carpe astra by pocochina

Merlin - Arthur/Merlin - Just One Hug by niftywithan

Harry Potter - Harry/Hermione/Ron - every stone you stood upon shifted, except for me by mollivanders

Doctor Who - River/Doctor - You're very pretty, you know. You're very rare, you know. by lyssie

Alias - Jack/Irina - A Murder Free Dinner by derevko_child

BtVS/Veronica Mars - Buffy and Veronica - girls in a gun store by mollivanders

Veronica Mars - Wallace & Veronica - shooting some hoops by polychromic

Battlestar Galactica - Gaius/Caprica Six - What's in a name, anyway? by mini_miss

Friday Night Lights - Coach/Mrs. Coach - Lazy Saturday afternoon by mollivanders

Caprica - Lacy & Barnabas - Emergence by odyle

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana (+ kind of ot4) - Objectivity by fragmentedsky

Harry Potter - Remus/Sirius - The Old Fablemakers by amazingly_me

The West Wing - Josh and Donna - And Most Fools Do by amazingly_me

Community - Britta/Professor Duncan - Alternative Lifestyles in Modern Discourse by nonky

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by nonky

BtVS - Spike/Drusilla - Callooh, Callay by marketchippie

Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Ben/Hannah - Best Friends with Wandering Eyes by nonky

Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack/Elizabeth - Winning is worth it by bellonablack

Battlestar Galactica - Kara/Sam - I'll sleep when I'm dead by nonky

Castle - Castle/Beckett - The Serenade of Romantic Doom by nonky

Modern Family - Mitchell/Cameron - Two Approaches To Baby-Naming by polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Salvatore brothers & co. - Surprise is Not Only for the Living by ohwaluvusbab

Pirates of the Caribbean - Anamaria - What shall we die for by caffeineandink

Batman - Harley Quinn/Batman - I have dreams of orca whales and owls by clockwork_jo

AtS - Angel/Cordy, Connor, the team - Icy Peril by museofspeed

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - The Timeless Taste of Cracker Jacks by amoenavi

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Deep Fried And Extra Fatty by magisterequitum

Lost - Dan/Charlotte - Keeping still to move by valhalla37

Skins - Freddie, Emily - And I won't let you choke by clockwork_jo

BtVS - Buffy/Spike - Her Dark Place Is Also Quiet by ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Barney/Robin - I know you get me (so I let my walls come down) by dollsome

BtVS - Spike & Dawn - The Cons of Anarchy by ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Ted/Victoria - Social Networking by ceridweyn_lin

Harry Potter - Tom Riddle/Bellatrix Lestrange - All is loneliness before me by amazingly_me

The West Wing - Ainsley - Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops by amazingly_me

Lilo & Stitch/Calvin & Hobbes - What I Did On My Summer Vacation by amazingly_me

Pushing Daisies - Ned/Chuck - Loophole by polychromic

Glee - Brittany & Finn - Hip-hop and Hippos by polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - Get Thee Behind Me, Temptation by redbrunja

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Baby, it's cold outside by magisterequitum

ER - Ray/Neela - Edge of Desire by xmarisolx

Comments

The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Caroline Forbes is nothing if not honest. It’s one of the things Elena loves most about her --

“We’re gonna what?”

Elena expels a long-suffering sigh. (A smile pricks at the corners of her mouth.) “It’s Stefan’s idea. Put it down to brotherly bonding.”

“Well, I think it’s a terrible idea. It’ll be a bust. The guy doesn’t even have friends.”

-- But Elena will be the first to recognize that she’s not always right.

*

“Is this seriously happening?”

Elena is glad to be reminded that her brother can still smile.

She rifles through her closet. “Stefan can be very persuasive.”

Jeremy is chuckling, a sound somewhere between spite and joy. “I can’t believe it.”

Elena holds a dark grey top up against her herself, glances at the mirror. “Neither can I.”

A pause as she mentally rejects the grey one, looks for something brighter instead.

Then –

“Can I come?”

*

The Salvatores’ living room is bursting with life. Which is a nice change from the usual, Stefan observes.

Of course, a huddled mass of humans from half the town’s population ‘shhh’-ing at each other in the dark is as graceful as... one would expect. But it means something that they’d try.

Stefan is proud to be (wrongfully) considered one of them.

“I can’t believe you talked me into this,” Bonnie mutters to Elena. Stefan can virtually hear her rolling her eyes. “This is the kind of thing you do for people who’ll actually appreciate it.”

Elena exhales audibly. “Probably. But – “ Her tone is wistful. “—Damon can be surprising.”

There’s no time for elaboration, as Stefan hears his brother approaching the front door. He signals the rest of the room, which miraculously falls silent.

The second hand of the clock provides an audible pulse as they wait:

One, the expected slam of the door. Two, a breath and a pause. (It won’t be a complete surprise, the scent is overwhelming.) Three, the singsong greeting. (“Oh, Steeeefan.”)

Four, the deafening reply of the crowd. (“SURPRISE!”)

(Damon’s face is the genuine article of it.)

He composes himself quickly -- no less than Stefan would expect. Shoots a withering glare at his brother, eyebrow arching, lips mouthing a death threat of some extravagant fashion.

Stefan grins, teeth flashing. Mouths back. “You’re welcome.”

~

The day might not belong to him, but Stefan feels more complete than if it did. If anyone notices the foolish grin on the younger Salvatore’s face all night, they don’t mention it.

Damon notices.

Stefan would never allow him not to.

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Aww, this is adorable! Bonnie and Caroline's reactions are my favorite.

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Hee, yes, gotta love the We Hate Damon Club. Glad you enjoyed!

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[softly-me.livejournal.com]

Awww, this totally made my night! Thank you sooo much. You really rocked the Stefan PoV and I love how he and Damon can pretty much read each other's minds. Oh, these two <33

I love Jeremy being completely thrown by the idea and then wanting to come.v

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad it works for you. Especially the Stefan POV, since I don't spend as much time in that brother's head. :)

Yeah, I thought I might as well throw in Jeremy's weird attachment to Damon there. *g*

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[daydreamblvr6.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh this was beautiful, just all around beautiful. You nailed every character and you provided such insight into their heads with just a few right-on-the-money words. I am sooooooooooo impressed. And all your formatting was perfect. Loved the inclusion of Bonnie, Caroline, and Jeremy. And I will now stop babbling. It was brilliant. <3

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks so much! I very much appreciate your babbling. ♥

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[daydreamblvr6.livejournal.com]

Anytime. :) (You also got all the dialogue exactly right, just by the way.)

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's always good to hear. Dialogue is a challenge, so thanks!

Re: The Vampire Diaries, Salvatore brothers & co., Surprise is Not Only for the Living (2/2)

[daydreamblvr6.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!