Het Challenge

Title: What Fate Might Have In Store
Author: jlsigman
Rating: R
Warnings: beginnings of oral sex
Word count: 947
Prompt: Final Fantasy VI, Celes/Setzer: 10. Sex with (almost?) all their clothes on - 64. intoxicated as much by each other's skin as by the champagne
A/N: Title is part of the lyrics from the opera “Draco and Maria”. Set post-game.

( What Fate Might Have In Store )

Okay, here we go! We have almost 100 pairings to choose from, and almost 100 different prompts -- with any luck, there'll be something in here that you can mix and match to create a piece of art or a story of at least 500 words. ^^

You may match your pairing up with one prompt from the complete table OR, if you want a little extra challenge, you may choose one prompt EACH from Set A on the left and Set B on the right.

To make a claim, comment with which pairing and which prompt(s) you want. You may have up to three claims at any time (but you may come back for more once you've finished your first ones, if you want them). This round will run through September 30.

Have fun!

( the pairings )

( and the prompts )

Submit your prompts here!

- You can submit up to five prompts each for pairings and scenarios (but you don't have to choose the same number of each).

- Remember, participants will mix and match these, so the pairings and the scenarios that you suggest don't have to have anything to do with each other.

- Threesomes/moresomes are allowed, so long as the grouping contains a mix of genders.

- When prompting for a pairing, please list the fandom's full name so I can organize the complete list (e.g., "Harry Potter: Lucius/Narcissa," or "Tales of the Abyss: Guy/Noelle")

- You may prompt for crossovers -- list them as "Crossover: Fandom/Fandom: Character/Character" (e.g., "Crossover: Kingdom Hearts/Shadow Hearts: Xigbar/Margarete")

- If someone else has already prompted for a pairing that you like, congratulations! That pairing is already in the list, and you can use that slot for someone else.

- Scenarios can be very simple ("handcuffs and whipped cream") or more detailed ("A employs B to track down something that was stolen from them. After an ordeal, B acquires is, but refuses to return it until A ups the price. A pays with sex.") but make sure that they're flexible, not dependent on the setting of one particular fandom (e.g., "accidental genderswitch" works well; "discovering a genderswitch materia" does not).

Have fun -- can't wait to see what you come up with!

All right, let's get this party started! I promised a new round, so here we go.

This round of het_challenge will run as a build-your-own-prompt challenge: people will submit pairings, and scenarios, but the two will not be connected. Participants' challenge, then, is to mix and match the pairings and scenarios to create complete prompts.

Details on prompting:
- Prompting will open today, and will run until July 5.
- You may only leave five prompts each for pairings and scenarios. (This is to make sure prompters choose things they'd really like to see done, and nobody swamps the list with every possible m/f combination of characters from her fandom.)
- Threesomes/moresomes are allowed, so long as the grouping contains a mix of genders.

Details on claiming:
- Claiming will start as soon after the close of prompting as I can assemble the list -- probably on July 6.
- Each combination of pairing and scenario can be claimed twice for fic and twice for art. Those elements can still be claimed more times in other combinations. (Thus, two people can claim "Zack/Aeris" and "sneaking out at night" for fic, but a third person would be welcome to claim "Zack/Aeris" for another fic as long as the scenario were different.)
- You may have three claims at a time, but you're welcome to post your works early and go back to claim more after that.
- Yes, you may claim pairings, scenarios, or both that you submitted yourself.

Details on posting:
- Posting will begin whenever you have pieces complete, and run through the end of September.
- Posting will follow the same guidelines as it has in the past (see the asylum userinfo for headers, etc).

Any questions? Ask away!
Ready to start? Prompt here.

Whew! Here we are -- the master list of completed works for the May 2008 round. Thank you so much to everyone who participated!

( Master List )

If I'm missing something, please let me know -- and if you still have a piece to post, please feel free to do so, and I'll add it to the list. ^_^

Recipients, please make sure you comment to the people who wrote/drew for you, at the very least; everyone likes to feel like their hard work is appreciated.

Thank you again to everyone who participated! We're probably going to take a short hiatus now, and let people's batteries recharge (or let people spend energy on all the other challenges running right now, whichever); look for information about the next round later this summer. ♥

Title: Perfect likeness
Artist: mahokiwi
Fandom: FFXII
Pairing: Gabranth/Drace
Rating: worksafe
Request:Final Fantasy XII, Gabranth/Drace - something playful, out of armour? Maybe a festival or the beach or something - playing in the ocean? :)
Notes: oh gosh, I'm so sorry this is so late. I had a hard time with it! But I'm happy with the final product, and hope the idea is clear enough ^^;

( looks just like Ghis! )

Simple Measures
Title: Simple Measures
Author: Invaderhime
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing: Rufus/Elena
Rating: Work Safe!
Request: Final Fantasy 7 - Rufus/Elena - Elena helping look after Rufus while he has geostigma. I really like seeing them end up together in a way that isn't an abuse of power.
A/N: TA-DA! Fluffyness ahoy! A little tardy, but worth waiting for ^_^
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Title: Time Enough
Author: Laylah
Fandom: Digital Devil Saga
Pairing: David/Jenna
Rating: worksafe
Request: David/Jenna – Rain, deadlines, and how the two of them hate being beholden to anyone. Things lost and true.
A/N: I'm sorry you had to wait so long for this! I didn't realize until the last minute that you would need somebody to pinch-hit for you. I hope you like this despite the belated-ness. ^^;

( Time Enough )

Title: Bored now
Artist: elanor_pam
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing: Rufus/Elena
Rating: PG
Request: I would really love to see a RufusXElena from Final Fantasy VII picture...
I'd really like it to be a little fluffy and cute. Something involving Rufus and Elena in their uniforms , kissing or hugging or something like that, with Dark Nation at their feet.
Notes: ( They aren't kissing or hugging now... )

Title: Gentleman's Game
Artist: Ponderosa
Fandom: Baccano!
Pairing: Luck/Ennis, with Firo implied
Rating: R
Warnings: NSFW.
Request: Baccano! - Luck/Ennis, substitution, Ennis in Firo's outfit. Sex on the bar, a pool table, or a desk would be a plus :3
Notes: I psyched myself out a few times over since I really hadn't drawn anything anime in a long while, and it's not very smutty but I like to think there are implications stamped all over the place. Hope the pic was worth the wait. ^^;

( Gentleman's Game (NSFW) )

Title: Almost a Match
Author: cadence
Fandom: Baccano!
Pairing: Claire/Chane
Rating: PG
Request: Baccano!—Claire/Chane. Finding Chane in Manhattan—banter through body language, UST, building trust. Bonus for a very gradual development of a sexual relationship. Extra bonus for rooftops, railings, knives, misuse of windows, doors, curtains.
A/N: This is definitely anime-canon, and I tried to walk a line in including stuff from episodes 14 and 15. The eventual outcome: This contains some references to events from episode 15, but I think is readable without knowing it. However, it is also potentially inconsistent with episode 15 (and definitely 16) due to the fact that translations aren't available. ^^;

( Almost a Match )

Title: filling in the blank
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Baccano!
Pairing: Ennis/Firo
Rating: R
Warnings: Mild suggestions, etc
Request: Baccano! - Firo/Ennis -- Something that explores Ennis's struggles to be fully human, and to understand what it's like to be independent, with a lot of cute firo-and-ennis adventures in every day things that ennis might not have had to think about before. Smut is secondary to adorable domestic antics, but if you wanted to put some in there, something about how Ennis's instinct is to read firo's advances as orders, and firo wanting to approach their relationship from common ground would be super plus awesome. Basically I'm hoping for something where Firo and his adorable smile cancels out any potential angst that Ennis might be trying to experience :)

A/N: Pinch hitting. It's a bit late, and I hope the requester isn't too unhappy with it.

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Title: None
Author: Lassarina Aoibhell (ficjournal: angharad)
Pairing: Rufus/Elena
Rating: PG
Warnings: Ending spoilers for FF7, and spoilers for Advent Children
Request: Final Fantasy 7 - Rufus/Elena - Elena helping look after Rufus while he has geostigma. I really like seeing them end up together in a way that isn't an abuse of power.

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Title: A Warmer Welcome
Author: Lassarina Aoibhell (ficjournal: angharad)
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Pairing: Balthier/Ashe
Rating: PG
Warnings: Ending spoilers
Request: Final Fantasy XII, Ashe/Balthier - Something a few years post-game, where he has something she wants (an artifact? his services?). Negotations, where all the power should be on her side but it isn't, quite. Sex is great if you're up for it. :-)
Summary: She has need of a pirate, for this sort of errand; it is her particular curse that the one best-suited for it is so gods-cursedly difficult.

( A Warmer Welcome )

Title: In Cleansing Fire
Author: Lassarina Aoibhell (ficjournal: angharad)
Fandom: Final Fantasy Tactics
Pairing: Delita Heiral/Ovelia Aktascha
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers for the ending.
Request: Final Fantasy Tactics -- Delita/Ovelia. "He passes for a man, if only because his brilliance is engulfed in its own shadow." The marriage crumbling as the realm is rebuilt.
Summary: He has bathed the world entire in flame, that new growth might rise from the ashes.

( In Cleansing Fire )

First, to those of you still working on things for Thursday's deadline -- good luck! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Second: how do you guys feel about a new round? Do you want a new round to start up after this one's done, or is everyone feeling challenged out and in need of a breather?

...If you do want a new round sooner rather than later, what kind of format would you like to see? I am probably not up for running another exchange (ficathon, reversathon) right away; they're very stressful to moderate and I think I need a little time to recover from this one before I go diving in again. But I'm up for just about anything else -- would you like something where people submit/claim prompts? Something based around themes? Something else you've run into in another community, and think it would work out well over here?

Toss some ideas my way!

Title: Stolen Moment
Artist: elanor_pam
Pairing: Zack/Aeris
Rating: Mature
A/N: There are like 5 versions of this pic, because it kept looking good in all the layer calculations I'd put it in...
Request: Art where they're trying to steal a little privacy, somewhere unlikely. Her mother doesn't approve, and he lives in a barracks -- where do they go when they want to mess around?

( God probably doesn't approve )

Hey there, guys! I hope it's going well. We are now one week from deadline on this round of Het Challenge.

If you think you may need to drop out, or to drop any requests you received, please let me know now so I have time to find pinch hitters as necessary. Most participants are covered at this point, but not all, so please be in touch!

Good luck finishing up!

Title: Nova
Author: puella_nerdii
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Spoilers through Chapter 58/Episode 25. Dysfunction.
Wordcount: 2310
Prompt: dysfunctional as hell. Misa knowing that Light is using her but not caring, Light expending the minimum effort necessary to keep it that way. And then there is sex?
Summary: “This is different,” Misa says. “People are watching us because they love us.”

( Nova )

Author: sheffiesharpe
Title: as a solution, it seems too simple
Pairing: Fran/Gabranth
Rating: NSFW (so very not)
Length: 3100
Warnings: Blood play.
A/N: Roughly 10 years pre-game, not canon-contrary. Riddle referenced is this one, from the Exeter Book.
Request: Final Fantasy XII - Fran/Gabranth - His night off and her (k)night out, and really, what's a girl supposed to do? She has to entertain herself somehow, yeah. Bonus points for knife-play.

( as a solution, it seems so simple )