No True Pair

Title: Joined Line
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Chrono Trigger
Pairing/characters: Knight Captain, Frog, Crono
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge you’re answering: Glenn/Frog once rejected Crono because they did not make suitable partners. So why was Glenn/Frog seeing Crono again?

( Guardians, all )

THE HARLEQUIN BESTSELLER MIXED-BAG
12 contributions

The heat between 8 and 1 was becoming impossible to resist.
ivoryandhorn, Savior and Sacrifice, Kuroshitsuji/Naruto, Itachi, Sebastian, (Sasuke), PG.
cephy, Idle Hands, Tales of the Abyss, Luke, Van, R.
vangirl, Flesh, Saya no Uta/Tales of the Abyss, Van, Fuminori, R.
catdevigri, Skeleton Crew, Original, Marguerite Orgella/Marta Duay, PG.
shiegra, Risque, Legend of the Seeker/Black Jewels, Surreal, Kahlan, PG.
shiegra, Old Grudges, Yu Yu Hakusho/Immortal Regis, Serin, Kurama, PG.

2 throws caution to the wind and allows 7, and 7's hot body, to make this fling even hotter!
ellnyx, Wanting, FFXII, Vossler, Bergan, NC-17.

Heaven help 4 if 7 discovers 4's lie!
cephy, To Be An Honest Man, The Last Remnant, David, Rush, PG.

1's world shattered at 7's betrayal.
cephy, Break, The Last Remnant/Kingdom Hearts, Riku, Rush, PG.
elanor_pam, This is Farewell, Violinist of Hameln, Shchel, Piroro, G.

Can 2 convince 6 that they are fated for more than just a fling?
sarasa_cat, Mapping the Truth, FFXII, Basch, Penelo, (Balthier, Ashe, Noah), PG.
cephy, Here and Now, Tales of the Abyss, Asch, Noir, R.

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DARK AND/OR POSSESSIVE
7 contributions

1 intends to school 6 in sensuality for 1's own pleasure.
catdevigri, Fantasy in Red, Original, Marta Duay/Yu Yamamoto, PG.

Despite the pain 3 caused 4, 4 finds 3 irresistibly attractive.
shiegra, Bargain, Narnia/Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Susan, PG.

Sure, 2 kissed 8 - only 8 doesn't want to stop at a kiss.
cephy, Lucky, Tales of the Abyss/FF7, Zack, Luke, PG.

3 is banned from 7's life, but invited to 7's bedroom.
cephy, His and Hers, Tales of the Abyss, Guy, Noelle, PG.

The dangerously attractive 6 is not content with 4 simply scrubbing 6's floors.
cephy, Revolution, The Last Remnant/Tales of the Abyss, David, Noir, PG.

7 is bailed out by 8—though in return 7 must pay back the debt.
catdevigri, Collecting on a Debt, Original, Marguerite Orgella, Ringo Takeuchi, PG.
catdevigri, Clear Water, Tales of Rebirth, Tytree Crowe, Annie Barrs, G.

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PARTNERSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
10 contributions

4 and 5's relationship goes from antagonistic fun to hedonism in no time flat.
catdevigri, Untitled, Original, Stuart Mallory, Julian Jet, PG.

5 and 6 are in a relationship that is never consummated.
cephy, Cat and Mouse, Tales of the Abyss, Noir, Jade, PG.
shiegra, Danger Signs, Underworld/Legend of the Seeker, Cara, Marcus, PG.

1 and 5 are faced with their own emotional upheaval. They turn to each other for friendly support.
cephy, In The Beginning, Kingdom Hearts, Riku, Sora, PG.
catdevigri, Equivalent Pain, Original, Marta Duay, Julian Jet, PG.

Despite the scandal, 2 and 4's relationship was far from over.
cephy, Mututally Beneficial, The Last Remnant/FF7, David/Zack, R.
cephy, Not For Discussion, Tales of the Abyss, Asch, Natalia, PG.
mystiri_1, Business and Pleasure, FF7, Rufus/Sephiroth, PG.

If 4 isn't careful, 8 might just do something that deserves 4's respect.
shiegra, Flight, Legend of the Seeker/Black Jewels, Cara, Surreal, (Kahlan, Richard,) PG.

5 and 7's styles couldn't be more different.
cephy, Kindred, The Last Remnant/KH, Sora, Rush, (Riku, David), PG.

3 once rejected 4 because they did not make suitable partners. So why was 3 seeing 4 again?
kunenk, Joined Line, Chrono Trigger, Frog, Crono, G.

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SETUPS/SCENARIOS
6 contributions

1's mission: find the terrorist 4.
elanor_pam, The Red-Winged Reaper, Violinist of Hameln, Hamel, Sizer, Unrated.

1 convinces the outsider 3 that it's not only the locals who want 3 to stay.
cephy, Begin Anew, Tales of the Abyss, Luke, Guy, PG.

To 6's surprise, the trespasser is someone 6 knows – it's 8!
cephy, Uninvited, Tales of the Abyss, Noir, Van, PG.

Used to managing alone, 1 is reluctant to work with 2.
cephy, Ally, KH2/FF7, Riku, Zack, PG.
catdevigri, A Lot to Learn, Tales of Rebirth, Eugene, Mao, PG.

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SUMMARY

With a grand total of 35 responses over 19 fandoms, congratulations to all contributors! We had a great blend of fandoms this round, including: Kuroshitsuji, Naruto, Tales of the Abyss, Saya no Ute, Legend of the Seeker, Black Jewels Trilogy, Yu Yu Hakusho, Immortal Regis, The Last Remnant, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Final Fantasy 7 and 12, Violinist of Hameln, Narnia, Inuyasha, Tales of Rebirth, Underworld, Chrono Trigger, and an Original series.

Especial congratulations to:
cephy, with 15 contributions in total, our most prolific contributor across the Tales fandoms, the Last Remnant, Final Fantasy 7 and Kingdom Hearts
catdevigri, with 7 contributions in total, many of which focus on her original works in the Navigator series
shiegra, with 5 contributions in total, presenting some very interesting fandom crossovers
elanor_pam, for beautiful artwork dedicated to the Violinist of Hameln (as well as the beginnings of a doujinshi of sorts!)
…and also to vangirl, ivoryandhorn, sarasa_cat, mystiri_1 and kunenk for their contributions.

Title: Flight
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker/Black Jewels
Pairing/characters: Cara/Surreal, Kahlan/Richard
Rating: PG13
Warnings: implied xeno feeeelings
Prompt/challenge you're answering: If Cara isn't careful, Surreal SaDiablo might just do something that deserves Cara's respect.

A/N: There was that meme a while back that was just totally crackish 'give me two characters and I'll write you an AU where one is a dragon soul bonded to the other' and I waylaid it for this prompt. (Ugh, I wanted to do more but left it unfinished too long.)

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Title: Bargain
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Narnia/Inuyasha
Pairing/characters: Sesshoumaru/Susan
Rating: PG13
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Despite the pain Susan Pevensie caused Sesshoumaru, Sesshoumaru finds Susan Pevensie irresistibly attractive.

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Title: Old Grudges
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Yu Yu Hakusho/Immortal Regis
Pairing/characters: Serin/Kurama
Rating: pg13
Warnings: violence
Prompt/challenge you're answering: The heat between Youko Kurama and Serin was becoming impossible to resist.
A/N: sequel to this.

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Title: Danger Signs
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Underworld/Legend of the Seeker
Pairing/characters: Cara, Marcus
Rating: PG13
Warnings: mentioned violence
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Cara and Marcus are in a relationship that is never consummated.

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Title: Risque
Author/Artist: shiegra
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker/Black Jewels trilogy
Pairing/characters: Surreal/Kahlan
Rating: PG13
Prompt: The heat between Surreal SaDiablo and Kahlan Amnell was becoming impossible to resist.

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Title: A Lot to Learn
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Tales of Rebirth
Pairing/characters: Eugene Gallardo/Mao
Rating: PG
Warnings: contemplation of a cross-species, relationship with a big age gap, but nothing happens worth warning for
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Used to managing alone, Mao is reluctant to work with Eugene.
( Be very, very quiet- I'm hunting rabbits. )

Title: The Red-Winged Reaper (Part I of ??)
Author/Artist: elanor_pam
Fandom: Violinist of Hameln
Pairing/characters: Hamel and Sizer
Rating: Not sure yet
Warnings: It's incomplete. 
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Hamel's mission: find the terrorist Sizer.
Author Notes: This is a doujinshi of sorts; I have 7 pages sketched, 4 inked (two of which are a "2-page spread"), and no screentoning whatsoever. So I'm posting what I've inked, since I don't think I'll finish this until the end of the month. I'll post each page as it's inked; later on, I'll re-post them, or replace the images, with the finished material.

By the way, this won't make much sense yet, because the backstory was supposed to come in bits and pieces along with the action. So, uh, sorry about that.

( Hardened, jaded private detective Hamel was hanging out at his favorite cafe when... )

Title: Business and Pleasure
Author/Artist: mystiri_1
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Pairing/characters: Rufus Shinra/Sephiroth
Rating: PG
Warnings: mentions of male/male sexual relations
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Despite the scandal, Sephiroth and Rufus's relationship was far from over.

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Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Original: Navigator
Pairing/characters: Stuart Mallory/Julian Jet, May, Leona
Rating: PG
Warnings: general suggestiveness
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Stuart and Julian's relationship goes from antagonistic fun to hedonism in no time flat.
Author's note: Ha, pardon the bait and switch. I couldn't help myself!

( Surreptitious. )

Title: Equivalent Pain
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Original: Navigator
Pairing/characters: Marta Duay/Julian Jet
Rating: PG
Warnings: angsty ^^;
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Marta and Julian are faced with their own emotional upheaval. They turn to each other for friendly support.

( Things turn sour. )

Title: Fantasy in Red
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Original: Navigator
Pairing/characters: Marta Duay/Yu Yamamoto
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: mild S&M, general suggestiveness
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Marta intends to school Yu in sensuality for Marta's own pleasure.

( Yu had racier fantasies than he would admit to. )

Title: Clear Water
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Tales of Rebirth
Pairing/characters: Tytree Crowe/Annie Barrs
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Tytree is bailed out by Annie- though in return Tytree must pay back the debt.
Author's note: Apparently I like this prompt. ^^;

( They were both young. )

Title: Collecting on a Debt
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Original (Navigator)
Pairing/characters: Marguerite Orgella/Ringo Takeuchi
Rating: PG
Warnings: sort of suggestive
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Marguerite is bailed out by Ringo- though in return Marguerite must pay back the debt.
Author's note: This plays off the end of "Incident 06: The Guest" where Ringo makes a distraction for Marguerite so she can sneak a visiting alien off the ship.

( Don't make deals with guys like that. )

Title: Skeleton Crew
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Original (Navigator)
Pairing/characters: Marguerite Orgella/Marta Duay, Linlei
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Prompt/challenge you're answering: The heat between Marguerite and Marta was becoming impossible to resist.

( Nothing like the night shift for privacy. )

Title: This is Farewell
Author/Artist: elanor_pam
Fandom: Violinist of Hameln: Shchelkunchik
Pairing/characters: Shchel/Piroro
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Shchel's world shattered at Piroro's betrayal.

( Setup? What setup? )

Hi Everyone!  Courtesy of my marginally earlier Australian timezone:  Round Four's Harlequin Challenge is now open for posting! 

Please include as a minimum in each post, the following headers:
Title:
Author/Artist:
Fandom:
Pairing/characters:
Rating:
Warnings: [character death, rape/non-con, and shota/chan/loli-con, or otherwise at your choice]
Prompt/challenge you're answering:

Tagging policies: Each piece will get a tag for its fandom, its characters, its author/artist, and the challenge round that it answers.  I'll create new tags as they're needed, but you can add tags to your pieces if they're already in the tag list.  That usually includes your author tag, and the '! 2010 harlequin challenge' tag.

All the best!

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The guidelines:
- pay no attention to pairing order in the prompts. If you get something more interesting by flipping the roles around, please feel free!
- liberal interpretations of the prompts are highly welcomed. :)
- the numbers in the prompt list have been stripped except for the character numbers themselves. You can copy and paste the list into your word processor, and then find/replace to put your characters' names in to the right spots.

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