No True Pair

Title: Fairytale Endings: How to Design A Happily Ever After
(part 1, or kind of 2, of ??)
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: FF7 and Fruits Basket via Kingdom Hearts
Pairing/characters: Aeris and Tohru
Rating: PG 13
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Tohru and Aeris as the main characters in a fairy tale
Warnings: Not drinksafe. Occasional profanity. High dosages of Aeris.
Author's notes: (sweatdrop) possible record holder for laaaaaatest entry ever? This is a fic from the June round; I told myself I needed to get this done before the new rounds came out in January, though, so here I am starting on the 30th and trying to finish by Dec. 31... and failing, of course. I knew this was going to be a monster in many, many senses of the word. This section is one of the pieces that comes chronologically before Zack's arrival, and there are more parts after that. (Also, normally I spell her name Aeris because my first introduction was through FF7, but it's spelled Aerith in Kingdom Hearts, so I swapped over for this fic.)

( Fic here )

A few people have asked me about this, and I can't see a good reason to say no, so --

If you have extra bits for your no_true_pair pieces that you'd still like to share with the asylum, you can still post them here -- I won't be able to get another round running for a while, and there's no reason to let the asylum just lie dormant until then, right?

I'm starting to work out a plan for the next round, which will involve shorter character lists (so that you have better odds of getting all possible pairings prompted!), most likely multiple prompt lists, and definitely all-new prompts. I'm hoping for sign-ups in August and posting in October. ^^

Thanks again for a great first round!

edit: ( some stats and what I make of them )

And that's it, guys -- posting is done!

213 works of art and fiction (including four that were too long to fit in single posts!)
in 103 fandoms and crossovers
...including 54 new pieces posted in free-for-all week, omg. (they're marked in the list with asterisks.)

Most prolific contributors:
35 - shiegra
26 - hyel (half art, half fic)
18 - elanor_pam
17 - ciceqi (including two of the double-post epics!)
16 - cephy (I am so sorry for leaving you out this morning!)
12 - chibirisuchan

goddamn, guys! you are all fabulous. When I have more time, I'll be going through the complete list of posts to try to pull together some stats on what prompts got used most often, and see if I can use that feedback to help make an even better set next time. I'd be interested to hear your input on that, too -- what kind of prompts feel the most inspiring to you? (People who didn't wind up posting, or didn't post much, I'd like your input here, also: what would have made you more likely to post? did your character list wind up not clicking? were the prompts too weird? did life just get in the way, as it tends to do?)

Thank you all so much for coming along with me on this challenge -- it's been more successful than I ever imagined, and a hell of a lot of fun. ♥

( The Master List )

Title: Amputare
Author: White Aster
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist/ Final Fantasy XII
Pairing/characters: Kimberly/Basch
Rating: ...PG :SOB:
Warnings: Battle gore. Lost limb issues.
Prompt/challenge: Kimberly and Basch: "Go on, make yourself comfortable."
Author's Notes: IT IS STILL THE 7TH SOMEWHERE, WHUT. More at the end of the fic.

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( Amputare: Latin, to cut away )

Title: Every Dog Has His Day
Author: dogmatix
Fandom: FFVII/Inuyasha
Rating: PG-13 for language
Warnings: none, worksafe
Wordcount: 674
Prompt: Cid/Sesshoumaru, riding out the storm

( Every Dog Has His Day )

Title: Cold and Dark
Author: Laylah
Fandom: Baccano!
Pairing: Claire, Lua->Ladd
Rating: worksafe
Prompt: love is blindness / i don't want to see / won't you wrap the night around me

( Cold and Dark )

Title: Nothing Like the Sun
Author: SlowMercury
Fandom: Fruits Basket and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing/characters: Tohru/Andrew
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/Challenge: Tohru and Andrew Wells with the title, "Nothing Like the Sun."
Author's Notes: This is a drabble about Tohru. And I now am finally completely finished - I used every character from my primary list at least once, even if I didn't write everything I meant to.

( The reality warp wasn't actually magic at all )

Good work, everyone, and thanks!

Title: Back to Serenity
Author: SlowMercury
Fandom: Firefly and Good Omens
Pairing/characters: Malcom Reynolds/Adam Young
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Prompt/Challenge: Malcom Reynolds and Adam Young: "Go on, make yourself comfortable."
Author's Notes: This was the first story I started and the last one I finished. It's been great participating in this challenge, and I'm proud to say I used every character off my list at least once except Tohru. :) I may or may not manage a drabble featuring her too before The End.

( Obviously, Mal should have stopped four shots ago. There was no other explanation for his current predicament. )

Title: Next Time
Author: Cephy
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Zack, Vincent
Rating: R
Warnings: And this would be the very-much-less-happy, Nibelheim-era version of this prompt. Repeat: not happy. I'm serious.
Prompt/Challenge: Zack/Vincent, sex under the influence

( He turned just in time to see the door seal shut behind him. )

Title: Perspective
Author: SlowMercury
Fandom: Star Wars and Ranma 1/2
Pairing/characters: Princess Leia/Ranma
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Prompt/Challenge: Princess Leia and Saotome Ranma have something to celebrate.
Summary: Princess Leia has journeyed from afar seeking a Jedi master.

( To Leia's admittedly untrained eye, the black haired boy standing in front of her at the bazaar shone with the Light of the Force. )

Title : The Edge of the Map
Author: Cephy
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Sora, Zack
Rating: PG
Warnings: Gratuitous Pirates of the Carribbean 3 references.
Prompt/challenge: Sora and Zack with the title, "The Edge of the Map."

( Sailing to the edge of the world... )

Title: First Place at the Witching Bee
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: Discworld and Bleach
Pairing/characters: Granny Weatherwax and Yoruichi
Rating: PG
Warnings: None really
Prompt/challenge you're answering: "Granny Weatherwax needs help that only Yoruichi can provide."

( Ficstuff here )

Title: Basic Instinct
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: FF12 and Bleach
Pairing/characters: Balthier and Yoruichi
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: a bit of language
Prompt/challenge you're answering: "Balthier and Yoruichi: Don't make me come over there."

( Ficstuff here )

Title: Tournament of Lies
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: Discworld and Vagrant Story
Pairing/characters: Granny Weatherwax and Sydney Losstarot
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: deathbed fic
Prompt/challenge you're answering: "Granny Weatherwax and Sydney: there's no need to complicate / our time is short / this is our fate, I'm yours"

( Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline. )

Title: Tug of War
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: Bleach and FF7
Pairing/characters: Yoruichi and Zack
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: dialogue only
Prompt/challenge you're answering: "Yoruichi/Zack, bondage "

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So I'm trying like MAD to get something up by the 7th for the bunnies that bit me particularly hard, only three more of them want to be epics and I can't get five more fics written tonight even if I staple my brain to the keyboard. But I did get a bunch of 'em written by aiming for drabble-length and generally managing to stay somewhere under 1000 words... First post of several incoming.

Title: Rules of the Game
Author: chibirisuchan
Fandom: Vagrant Story and FF7
Pairing/characters: Sydney and Zack
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: dialogue only
Prompt/challenge you're answering: "Sydney and Zack play a game or sport together."

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Title: Juliet Douglas is an Alien!
Author: badpenny
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairings/Characters: Vato Falman & Winry Rockbell
Rating: G
Warnings: Let's just say it's a good thing I don't write children's books.
Prompt: 5 and 6: they fight crime!
Notes: Sheska stopped by Amestrian Public Radio to talk about the latest installment in her Falman & Rockbell Investigations series, Juliet Douglas is an Alien! & Other True Cases. After chatting with Penelope Armstrong about the challenges of writing for children, how she incorporates Amestrian history into her stories (and the liberties she takes with it), and a bit about her own personal history, Sheska read the following selection from the book:

( Juliet Douglas is an Alien! )

Title: Stranded
Author: dogmatix
Fandom: FFVII/.hack//G.U.
Rating: PG-13 for language
Warnings: none, worksafe
Wordcount: +-750
Prompt: Cloud/Haseo, bondage

( Stranded )

Title: The Tale of the Homely Prince
Author/Artist: ivoryandhorn
Fandom: Warcraft
Characters: mainly Thrall at this point, but Sylvanas shows up, as well as many, many more.
Pairings: Tyrande/Malfurion, Illidan-->Tyrande, Kael'thas-->Jaina, Jaina/Thrall. So basically the canon, except for the Jaina/Thrall which is practically canon anyways, right?
Rating: worksafe
Warnings: really elaborate language, possible overabundance of threes
Prompt Answered: Week 4 -- Sylvanas and Thrall as the main characters in a fairy tale.
Words: ~3000
Summary: I be here ta tell ya da story o’ da Warchief, da story of how he got his wolf an’ hammer an’ lady, from da days before he be leader o’ da Horde, before he came ta dis land.
Notes:
(1) This is basically the Warcraft canon thrown into a blender on high and then dressed up with pretty words. You won't need to know the canon to understand the story, though.
(2) I wanted to be able to post more of what I've got, but I'm really stalling on it, so. This is all you get for now.

( Once, in a land far away... )

Title: TURK Narcotics Division
Author: cleflink
Fandoms: FFVII, FFXII
Characters: Reno, Larsa
Rating: PG
Warnings: swearing and Reno?
Prompt: Reno and Larsa - they fight crime!

Summary: Modern day AU. Sure, the NYPD's good and all, but TURKs get the job done with a helluva lot more style.

( Neth dealing in alleyways, huh? )