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drabble_zone2025-08-16 06:32 pm
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Challenge # 463: Control
This week's challenge is:
Control
Reminder of Rules
Entries should be 100, 200, or 300 words exactly, excluding titles and headers.
Please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your drabble, though you can if you like.
Each challenge ends when the new challenge is posted, but if you're a few days late that's still fine.
NEW RULE: DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DRABBLES ARE ALSO ACCEPTED ;)
Have fun!
Sherlock: Declarations of Mutual Devotion by waketosleep
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock/John
Rating: Teen
Length: 2007 words + companion stories
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
waketosleep
Theme: Marriage of convenience
Summary:
"We should really get married."
John stared at the red mark on his wrist. "I'm sorry, what?"
Reccer's Notes: I almost never revisit this fandom, but when I recced waketosleep's Trek story for this theme, it came to my attention that w2s was a little obsessed with marriages of convenience and had a fantastic and charming gem of a fic where Sherlock co-opts John's life (again), and John (again) doesn't mind at all.
I don't know if I've ever seen hospital access as a reason for a marriage of convenience, but I am here for it! It's practical and a little grim, typical of Sherlock. The interactions between Sherlock and John are spot on and hilarious. In 2000 words, we also get Mrs Hudson, Lestrade, and Mycroft, all contributing to the comedy gold in their understated way.
This story belongs to two different series. The Intellectual Intercourse series is the easiest way to navigate everything if you want to read beyond this fic.
Fanwork Links: Declarations of Mutual Devotion
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock/John
Rating: Teen
Length: 2007 words + companion stories
Creator Links:
Theme: Marriage of convenience
Summary:
"We should really get married."
John stared at the red mark on his wrist. "I'm sorry, what?"
Reccer's Notes: I almost never revisit this fandom, but when I recced waketosleep's Trek story for this theme, it came to my attention that w2s was a little obsessed with marriages of convenience and had a fantastic and charming gem of a fic where Sherlock co-opts John's life (again), and John (again) doesn't mind at all.
I don't know if I've ever seen hospital access as a reason for a marriage of convenience, but I am here for it! It's practical and a little grim, typical of Sherlock. The interactions between Sherlock and John are spot on and hilarious. In 2000 words, we also get Mrs Hudson, Lestrade, and Mycroft, all contributing to the comedy gold in their understated way.
This story belongs to two different series. The Intellectual Intercourse series is the easiest way to navigate everything if you want to read beyond this fic.
Fanwork Links: Declarations of Mutual Devotion
SGA: Always Crashing in the Same Car by WonkyElk
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Patrick Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Rating: M
Length: 11,758
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: WonkyElk on AO3, cookiemom6067 on AO3, cookiemom6067 on the Audiofic Archive
Themes: Marriage of Convenience, First time, Hurt/comfort, Complete AU
Summary: “Damn it, John, you’re thirty-six, and you’ve never had a stable relationship.”
Patrick Sheppard adjusted his tie and gave him that familiar look, that 'I’m trying to love you, son, but you just keep on disappointing me’ expression, which had started somewhere around John’s eleventh or twelfth birthday - just as soon as he got an ounce of healthy rebellion - and had rarely left his dad’s face since.
Reccer's Notes: Ronon plays matchmaker in this marriage of convenience, recommending Rodney to John, who's undertaking the marriage mostly to piss off his father, but also to strengthen his place in the company hierarchy. Rodney seems the perfect spouse to annoy Patrick Sheppard, being brash, and, most importantly, male. But then it turns out they get on remarkably well, and eventually Rodney encourages John to be himself, not continue to try to please his (impossible to please) father. There's angst, character development, romance, and some action/adventure, until they work it out. An excellent read!
Fanwork Links: Always Crashing in the Same Car and there's a podfic by cookiemom6067 here
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Patrick Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Rating: M
Length: 11,758
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: WonkyElk on AO3, cookiemom6067 on AO3, cookiemom6067 on the Audiofic Archive
Themes: Marriage of Convenience, First time, Hurt/comfort, Complete AU
Summary: “Damn it, John, you’re thirty-six, and you’ve never had a stable relationship.”
Patrick Sheppard adjusted his tie and gave him that familiar look, that 'I’m trying to love you, son, but you just keep on disappointing me’ expression, which had started somewhere around John’s eleventh or twelfth birthday - just as soon as he got an ounce of healthy rebellion - and had rarely left his dad’s face since.
Reccer's Notes: Ronon plays matchmaker in this marriage of convenience, recommending Rodney to John, who's undertaking the marriage mostly to piss off his father, but also to strengthen his place in the company hierarchy. Rodney seems the perfect spouse to annoy Patrick Sheppard, being brash, and, most importantly, male. But then it turns out they get on remarkably well, and eventually Rodney encourages John to be himself, not continue to try to please his (impossible to please) father. There's angst, character development, romance, and some action/adventure, until they work it out. An excellent read!
Fanwork Links: Always Crashing in the Same Car and there's a podfic by cookiemom6067 here
Smallville: Red Tape by Lenore
Fandom: Smallville
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Rating: Explicit
Length: 16,262
Creator Links:lenore
Theme: Marriage of convenience
Summary: Clark’s illegal, and Lex makes him a green card proposal.
Reccer's Notes: Here with another Smallville rec! This time, it's Clark who, ostensibly, needs to get married because he has no social security number, no legit adoption papers. Lex is the mayor of Metropolis in this story, and Clark is a reporter at the Daily Planet. Lex knows the secret of Clark's/Superman's identity, and he doesn't want to be the bad guy who has to deport a beloved superhero. Solution: marriage!
What I love about this story is how absolutely befuddled Clark is by Lex's proposal and the actuality of the marriage. It's SO CLARK. Lenore touches on another of my favorite Clark traits, which is his loneliness and his inability to sustain a relationship because of his secret. I don't recall the story explicitly stating Clark's age, but I think he's in his late twenties, maybe almost thirty. Those added years give more emotional weight to the (of course) eventual romance and falling in love.
Lois and the Kents feature in the narrative, and it never fails to delight me when Lois makes coffee or Mr. Kent talks farming with Lex.
Fanwork Links: Red Tape. This story was originally posted on LJ/Smallville Slash Archive and later moved to AO3, which resulted in a duplication. I was told by the author that this is the correct version.
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Rating: Explicit
Length: 16,262
Creator Links:
Theme: Marriage of convenience
Summary: Clark’s illegal, and Lex makes him a green card proposal.
Reccer's Notes: Here with another Smallville rec! This time, it's Clark who, ostensibly, needs to get married because he has no social security number, no legit adoption papers. Lex is the mayor of Metropolis in this story, and Clark is a reporter at the Daily Planet. Lex knows the secret of Clark's/Superman's identity, and he doesn't want to be the bad guy who has to deport a beloved superhero. Solution: marriage!
What I love about this story is how absolutely befuddled Clark is by Lex's proposal and the actuality of the marriage. It's SO CLARK. Lenore touches on another of my favorite Clark traits, which is his loneliness and his inability to sustain a relationship because of his secret. I don't recall the story explicitly stating Clark's age, but I think he's in his late twenties, maybe almost thirty. Those added years give more emotional weight to the (of course) eventual romance and falling in love.
Lois and the Kents feature in the narrative, and it never fails to delight me when Lois makes coffee or Mr. Kent talks farming with Lex.
Fanwork Links: Red Tape. This story was originally posted on LJ/Smallville Slash Archive and later moved to AO3, which resulted in a duplication. I was told by the author that this is the correct version.
𝓅𝑒𝒶 (peasina) wrote2025-08-14 05:58 pm
peasina) wrote2025-08-14 05:58 pmEntry tags:
Bites and Bobs🧛
Some bitesize thoughts, pics, life updates, and general bits and bobs I wanted to share that probably wouldn't have made for an interesting blog post on their own. Feel free, of course, to only read the bits you care about :P
( Collages I made recently )
( Beaded phone strap progress )
( New beloved Pokemon + icons! )
( Jigsaw puzzles I've done recently )
( I started watching What We Do in the Shadows )
( I now have a hearing aid )
( Collages I made recently )
( Beaded phone strap progress )
( New beloved Pokemon + icons! )
( Jigsaw puzzles I've done recently )
( I started watching What We Do in the Shadows )
( I now have a hearing aid )
the_paradigm (the_paradigm) wrote in 100words2025-08-14 12:22 pm
the_paradigm) wrote in 100words2025-08-14 12:22 pmEntry tags:
[Prompt 455 - Claim] - FFXII - Proof
Title: Proof
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Rating: PG for conflict
Notes: Spoilers through the Dreadnought Leviathan. The Lady Amalia faces off with Judge Magister Ghis.
( Proof )
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Rating: PG for conflict
Notes: Spoilers through the Dreadnought Leviathan. The Lady Amalia faces off with Judge Magister Ghis.
( Proof )
Katie (drabblewriter) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 05:38 pm
drabblewriter) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 05:38 pmEntry tags:
Greek Myth: Claim
Title: Claim
Fandom: Greek Myth
Characters/Ship: Peleus/Thetis (noncon)
Rating: PG-13
Warning: noncon
( Read more... )
Fandom: Greek Myth
Characters/Ship: Peleus/Thetis (noncon)
Rating: PG-13
Warning: noncon
( Read more... )
smallhobbit (smallhobbit) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 06:06 pm
smallhobbit) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 06:06 pmEntry tags:
VeroNyxK84 (veronyxk84) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 01:55 pm
veronyxk84) wrote in 100words2025-08-13 01:55 pmEntry tags:
[Prompt #455] BtVS / Spuffy — Prank War
Title: Prank War
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-S11 (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Boys will be boys. Even when they are over a hundred years old.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #455 - Claim
Crossposted:drabble_zone, anythingdrabble, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark
—
( READ: Prank War )
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-S11 (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Boys will be boys. Even when they are over a hundred years old.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Prompt: #455 - Claim
Crossposted:
drabble_zone, anythingdrabble, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark—
( READ: Prank War )
Echo Invictus (but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in 100words2025-08-12 05:56 pm
but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in 100words2025-08-12 05:56 pmEntry tags:
[Challenge #455: Claim] Original Fiction: 'I Can't Give Everything Away'
Title: 'I Can't Give Everything Away'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted toficlet_zone and lyricaltitles
( I Can't Give Everything Away )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
ficlet_zone and lyricaltitles( I Can't Give Everything Away )
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[Prompt #455 - "claim"] MCU - Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow
Title: Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow
Fandom: MCU, pre-Avengers
Rating: G
Characters/Ship: Clint Barton/Natalia Romanova
Notes: Where did that necklace come from, anyway?
AO3 link
( Hey, happy birthday. )
Fandom: MCU, pre-Avengers
Rating: G
Characters/Ship: Clint Barton/Natalia Romanova
Notes: Where did that necklace come from, anyway?
AO3 link
( Hey, happy birthday. )