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

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

The Office, Michael & Toby, Valentine's Day

[softly-me.livejournal.com]

I need this to be written

The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Toby was used to not receiving anything for Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t like it was a big deal or anything. A box of chocolates (the caramel would stick to his teeth), a heart-shaped card (a paper cut just waiting to happen), he didn’t need those hassles in his life. He was perfectly fine staying Valentineless. It never bothered him at all when Kelly would come in with a giant teddy bear holding a heart that had “I wub you” stitched into it (besides, Toby knew for a fact that she bought it for herself and told everyone that it was from Ryan). It didn’t bother him when Andy had dressed up as Cupid and serenaded Erin with a rendition of “I Think I Love You” (Toby did have to reprimand him for wearing inappropriate attire in the workplace, though, so… And he was pretty sure that the whole thing did bother Gabe). Jim and Pam didn’t even bother Toby anymore on Valentine’s Day. Well, sure, Toby still made a Valentine for Pam every year (with glitter and lace and an original poem written inside), but, just like every year since he’d known her, he never had the courage to actually give it to her (he has them all stored in a box in the bottom drawer of his desk. Sometimes he takes them out and rereads them all and imagines Pam being so touched by them that she breaks down into tears and engulfs him in a hug and decides to divorce Jim because she finally realizes that she’s been in love with Toby all along). And it really didn’t bother Toby when Michael would give out a Valentine to everyone in the office except for him (maybe Toby would get a little excited whenever Michael would come into the annex showering Ryan and Kelly with paper hearts and giving them each a cupcake, and maybe every year a little part of Toby would hope that Michael would finally include him, but it was inevitable that Michael would just turn to him and go, “Oh, blech, are you still here? You don’t get a cupcake,” [Michael shoves the last cupcake into his mouth and talks around it] “and do you know why? Because these are for people who deserve love, Toby! Ugh, I can’t even enjoy this cupcake when I’m looking at you. Only you could ruin the joy that comes from eating something so delicious”).

Toby was used to not receiving anything for Valentine’s Day, and that’s why it shocked him when he saw a heart-shaped cookie sitting on his desk when he returned from lunch. It had pink icing with a sloppy brown smiley face on it. He wasn’t sure why, but as he stood there holding the cookie in his hand, he suddenly felt… warm. Happy. Giddy? His vision even blurred from the tears that snuck up on him. He smiled, bigger than he’d smiled in a long time, and he lifted the cookie to his mouth, savoring that first bite. It was a little burnt, and not all that good, really, but for Toby, it was like a taste of heaven. It was—

“NO!”

Toby choked and turned to see Michael coming towards him. “Oh, hey, Michael, what can I d—“

Michael slapped the cookie out of his hand. Yeah, he really… he did that.

“What… why did you…” Toby kept looking from his hand to the (now crushed) cookie on the floor.

“Damn it, Toby! That wasn’t for you.”

“But… it was on my desk.”

“So you ate it?”

“Well... yeah.”

“Of course you did. Of course you did! God, Toby! Augh!” And with that he knocked some folders off of Toby’s desk and walked out in a huff.

Toby sighed and looked down at the cookie. The very broken cookie, and if Toby really cared, he’d say it was a metaphor for his heart. Oh well, it had been nice… for a minute or two.

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS! Oh, Toby! With your box of Valentines for Pam. And Michael's hilarious cupcake rant, and Kelly buying a teddy bear for herself every year and then saying it was from Ryan, and cupid Andy, and okay, I love, LOVE that Michael left a love cookie in memory of Holly on Toby's desk. My heart was wrenched for Michael and Toby at the same time, which is a rare feat.

ALTOGETHER JOYFUL.

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

I AM GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT! Even though it wasn't entirely fluffy. But, you know, it's Toby! Nothing ever goes right for poor Toby.

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[angearia.livejournal.com]

I love this! Brilliant. And oh, poor Toby. The woobie was strong with him here.

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[softly-me.livejournal.com]

This sorta broke my heart, but I adored it still. Oh, Toby, you need a hug so much. You too, Michael.

Clearly, they should just hug each other.

Re: The Office | Michael & Toby | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Hee, I know this was supposed to be the happy fic meme, but I found it impossible to let Toby be happy for more than a minute. He just wouldn't be Toby if things actually went good for him.

Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it!