Like any great fictional world, the world of Queer as Folk has been populated with all kinds of background characters. Some of them we get names for, most of them we don't, but every one of them has a story of their own. It's time to expand some of those stories, and look at the world a little bit beyond our usual gang.

The Challenge:

Choose a background extra from a scene in an episode of Queer As Folk.

Write a story with that extra as the main POV character, which somehow incorporates their presence in that canon scene. It can start there, end there, incorporate the scene somewhere in the middle, have it as flashbacks - whatever you like! - as long as it's in there somewhere.

You can incorporate as many or as few of the main cast as you like, always keeping in mind the community rules. Minimum word count should be around 500 words, and there is no maximum. Everything else is up to you! Stories can be canon-compliant, AU, crossovers, or crack, just tag your fics with the appropriate warnings.

Stories should be posted to qaf-odd-numbers with the heading "Tales From [location]," and the POV character name or ID.

Examples:

Tales From Babylon: Alex Easley

or

Tales From Liberty Avenue: Officer Mike

or even:

Tales From the Liberty Diner: The Kid That Got Hit by the Muffin


Or how about from the POV of the other dancers at Babylon...including this guy in 503 (played by the fabulous Rex Harrington!)


You get the basic idea!

Everyone is welcome to come and play! :D