No True Pair

Title: Peak Snap
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Chrono Trigger
Pairing/characters: Lucca, Magus, Lavos
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Lavos and Lucca, Shenanigans abound
Notes: Drawing on the postgame short clip. :x

( On Death Peak )

Title: Piece of Time
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Chrono Trigger
Pairing/characters: Schala, Frog, Crono, Ayla, Janus
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Schala and Frog: not fully human
Notes: Assumes that they get time to talk instead of Schala having to rush off.

( She's struck by the differences )

Full Roundup - 2010 Eight Characters Challenge

During the month of August we ended up with 27 total contributions at insanejournal!
(Add in the participation at dreamwidth and we're up to 38 items.)

( See the full list here! )

So, in summary 27 responses in 13 fandoms. Congratulations to all contributors.
We had quite a variety of fandoms represented ("locally" - @ ij) (including various crossover combinations), including: Chrono Trigger, Dark Angel, DC Comics, Final Fantasy XII, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gunnerkrigg Court, How To Train Your Dragon, Suikoden III, Tales of Legendia, Tales of Rebirth, The Secret of Kells, The Vampire Diaries, Violinist of Hameln, and various original works.

Thank you, kunenk, elanor_pam, shiegra, and smgriffin for keeping me company on the ij side of things!

Hello, hello!

Thank you everyone for your participation!

Coming soon: master list of fic/art for this round!

Please feel free to spend September posting anything you didn't get around to writing/drawing/posting for this round. We'll still enjoy it! (C'mon, someone can still post more things than me...!)

Anyway...
icedark_elf came up with something cool, for our next round, so I'll allow her to "tell" it:

"October 1st, I'll be sitting down and posting the rules for our round in December. Though I'll go ahead and let you know the basics, just so you can stop planning.

This next round, you won't be writing from your prompt list. You'll be writing from other peoples.

That's right. It's a semi-gift exchange. More details will be given out on October 1st, but feel free to ask questions on this post. I might not answer them all right now, but I definitely will come Oct 1st."

(You can ask questions here too, but since it's icedark_elf's idea, I may not be as helpful until we've really talked about it more.

Title: Connection
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Chrono Trigger
Pairing/characters: Marle, the shop Nu, Crono, Schala
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Marle and Schala, I am stretched on your grave/And will lie there forever

( Preparing to go down to the Ocean Palace )

Title: Poolside
Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist and Tales of Legendia
Pairing/characters: Shirley Fennes and Winry Rockbell
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Shirley and Winry, Vacation

( Blonds on vacation. )

Title: Stillwatch
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: Suikoden III
Pairing/characters: Sasarai, Yun, Dios
Rating: PG
Warnings: none.
Word count: 971
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Yun and Sasarai, with the title "Stillwatch"

( The prisoner has the upper hand here. )

Title: Helping Friends
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Original (no working title currently)
Pairing/characters: Gabriel, a dragon
Rating: G
Warnings: I'm a bit 'work in progress' with the worldbuilding on this 'verse.
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Gabriel wasn't ready for the invasion, but Dragon was

( Scuttling through the library )

Title: Happy Eating
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Pairing/characters: Edward Elric & Ling Yao
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Word count: 100
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Ed and Ling can communicate without saying a word

( What, you expected something serious? )

Title: Guardian
Author/Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist/Tales of Legendia
Pairing/characters: Fenimore Xelhes/Solf J. Kimblee
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Blood and violence
Word count: 1581
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Fenimore wasn't ready for the invasion, but Kimblee was.
Author's comment: Fic + art in this one! Kimblee is worked into the ToL universe in this story. It's my favorite thing I've completed for this round of no_true_pair so far.

( Be prepared. )

Title: As Artful as it Could've Been
Artist: catdevigri
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist/Tales of Rebirth
Pairing/characters: Mao & Solf J. Kimblee (or Kimbley, or however you want to spell it)
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Kimblee convinces Mao to take part in Kimblee's favorite summer activity

( What else did you think his favorite summer activity would be? )

Title: Words to Live
Author:
Fandom: DC Comics
Pairing/characters: Dinah Lance/Connor Hawke
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Non-Hero AU, Language, Near Braining with Aerial Cellphone, Cheesy rendition of Savage Garden
Word count: ~6000
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Dinah Lance has tried a lot things in her life, but what Connor Hawke suggests still comes as something of a shock
Summary: Dinah Lance is about to release her new CD, but the news her fiancee has a love child sets her reeling. Can the words of a stranger she met in the men's bathroom help her find happiness?
-

( The men's bathroom was thankfully quiet. )

Tags: ! 2010 eight characters challenge, author: smgriffin, fandom: dc comics, pairing: connor/dinah

Title: Keep Moving
Author:
Fandom: DC Comics
Pairing/characters: Stephanie Brown/Jason Todd
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: A/U, mentions of domestic abuse, assault, and murder
Word count: ~1200
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Jason Todd and Stephanie Brown can communicate without saying a word.
Summary: Stephanie Brown's life changes the night she leaves her abusive husband.
-

( This wasn't the life she wanted )

Tags: ! 2010 eight characters challenge, author: smgriffin, fandom: dc comics, pairing: jason/stephanie

Title: Difference
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: The Secret of Kells
Pairing/characters: Brendan & Aisling
Rating: PG
Warnings: Set several-years post-movie. Kind of a downer.
Word count: 534
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Everyone sees Aisling one way, but Brendan knows Aisling's true face

( The complications of other-ness. )

Title: This time, for sure
Author/Artist: elanor_pam
Fandom: Violinist of Hameln / How to train your dragon
Pairing/characters: Great and Astrid
Rating: G
Warnings: Two axes and a scary face
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Great and Astrid, This is the dance/that brings the dead to the living

( Great plays John Powell's soundtrack to summon a legendary warrior from a distant land )

Title: Stillwatch
Author/Artist: elanor_pam
Fandom: Violinist of Hameln
Pairing/characters: Hamel/Flute
Rating: T
Warnings: Hmm... tasteful nudity?
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Hamel and Flute, with the title “Stillwatch”

( Shield your eyes from the shameless fluff )

Title: Inbetween Moments
Author/Artist: kunenk
Fandom: Chrono Trigger
Pairing/characters: Crono, Lucca, Frog
Rating: G
Warnings: …none! Unless 'what are you doing' counts, but I'm going to say no.
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Everyone sees Crono one way, but Lucca knows Crono’s true face.

( Read more... )

Title: Practical Joker Seeks Audience
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: Original: Navigator
Pairing/characters: Leona Maxwell/Ringo Takeuchi, May Radcliff, Mitchell Okada
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word count: 515
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Ringo and Leona, Shenanigans abound

( Someone to share my games. )

Title: Soup and Irish Soda Bread
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: Original - Navigator
Pairing/characters: Julian Jet/Stuart Mallory, Leona Maxwell
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word count: 497
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Julian's cooking something up in the kitchen and Stuart can't wait to check it out

( Make me feel at home. )

Title: Summer Girl Out of the Waves
Author: catdevigri
Fandom: Tales of Legendia/Tales of Rebirth
Pairing/characters: Fenimore Xelhes/Mao, Eugene Gallardo
Rating: G
Warnings: Slight spoilers regarding Mao's background and the end of Tales of Rebirth
Word count: 1066
Prompt/challenge you're answering: Mao and Fenimore, not fully human
Author's comment: For this one, Fenimore is in the ToR world! Tales games cross over with each other so easily, don't they?

( The beginning of a summer romance? )