Announcing the Severus *sighs* Anti-Valentine's Day mini-fest!
Anti-Valentine’s Day 2013
credit for the art and banner go to the lovely veridari
Dear Friends,
Are you tired of the smell of roses? Is the smell of chocolate enough to make you gag? Do you feel nauseated by the sickly sweet declarations of love and lurid heart-shaped balloons? Then Severus Sighs has the antidote.
To counter the excess of fluff that will no-doubt drench the next few weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, the Webmistresses would like to announce the Severus Sighs Anti-Valentine’s writing and drawing mini-fest.
If you long for a bit of throw-him-onto-the-bed action, old-fashioned slap-his-thigh masculinity; a smidgen of angst (or, #alltheangst :P) and heartbreak, or just plain things going not as planned, then test your inner Slytherin by joining in.
The rules are very simple:
1. Please pick a prompt from those issued below for your fic or art. The prompt does not have to be inserted verbatim, but should be used as a theme. 'Anti-Valentine's' can be interpreted as dark, farcical, or even a love story with a very unromantic theme.
2. All members are asked to notify the Webmistress of their intention to participate by replying to this post by 9th February so that a posting schedule may be arranged.
3. For the writers, your word count should be a minimum of 500 words.
4. All works should use this header:
5. Writers are encouraged to use a beta. For those who have not written before or require assistance, help will be provided by the Webmistresses or by the kind site elves. Just whistle and they come stumbling.
6. Participants should submit their work to the Webmistresses (Severus [dot] sighs [at] gmail [dot] com) by 10th February, for posting during the week of February 14th.
7. Please only repost your fic or art after the end of the fest.
8. Multiple submissions are welcome, but please let the Webmistresses know if several bunnies are hopping around the cabbage garden of your mind.
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Do you want #angst?! Maybe INFIDELITY? Can you not live without #fluff? Well, shit happens, so tell us how it is.
Do you like your #AVD characters to rock their Passive Aggressive vibe? Perhaps Severus has made a promise to his partner to play nicely with the lust-infused idiots surrounding him.
1. Instead of glaring or cursing or scathing comments that make children cry, Severus is smirking and passing out candy to his friends. Well... his kind of candy, anyway ;)
2. Severus is embarrassed to bare it all because of a certain "condition" -- Maybe Severus is a hermaphrodite. Or has a third nipple or man boobs. Or a terrible skin condition. Or he's REALLY hung. #centaurSeverusFTW
3. A personal ad in the Daily Prophet -- Non-con dating situation from a well-meaning friend/potential lover? Wishful hope for finding a partner only to wind up on a date with...
4. Dying should have been so easy, but love was making it hard. -- Oh, the #angst #beautifulangst ... Unless, of course, Severus needs someone to die so he and his chosen can be together. ;)
5. Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking. -- This prompt has to be included, because it has been used in every #AVD fest we’ve had. *pets it* It warms the cold, shrivelled edges of your mods’ black, black #angsty hearts. ♥
6. It is better to be feared than loved... Or so Severus tries to believe.
7. Severus hates pets, small children, and nosy relatives. Too bad he'd got to navigate all of them before he can claim his magical inheritance after the war. There's also that pesky proposal he has to make on St. Valentine's Day that's ruining his life right now.
8. Some variation of: Severus’ intended rejects his marriage proposal ... On the fourteenth day of hols, my Valentine broke my heart ... Goodbye, my lover.
9. “Why don’t people like me?” with the emphasis on people. Severus is pursued by all manner of magical creature and rarely humans... Firenze, Hagrid, Griphook, Dobby, the Giant Squid, Zombies Inferi, Veelas, Vampires, Werewolves or any assortment of magical beings. Go crazy, homes! Severus can take it! #likeaboss
10. As part of a dare, ______ agrees to make a pass at every professor at Hogwarts. She/He leaves Snape until last.
HOWEVER! If none of these prompts sing to your souls, CHOOSE YOUR OWN! Your crazy mods adore the #AVD fest and will welcome every fic and art submission like the greedy bitches we are. #bringit
For example...
If you are unsure what is meant by ‘Anti-Valentine’s Day’, the following drabble should give you an idea:
Harry paced the room, nervous and beginning to regret the decorating he'd done for the holiday. It wasn't as though Severus hadn't made his feelings on Valentine's Day perfectly clear, even before they'd begun a relationship. He fretted, and adjusted the decoration, deciding finally to remove it as the door opened.
Caught now, he straightened up, put on his most seductive leer—the one Severus had once confused for nausea—and spread his bare legs. Severus' decorated gift stood proudly from a nest of curls.
"Is that a bow on your cock?" Severus asked from the doorway.
"Um," Harry said, no longer so confident, and his wilted cock showed it. "Yes?"
"It's red."
"Er, well...Happy Valentine's Day?"
Severus lifted an eyebrow and drummed his fingers against his crossed arms. Harry began to feel ridiculous.
Well. More ridiculous.
And still very horny. "Right, I'll just remove it then."
"Indeed," Severus said, then looked approvingly at Harry's now bow-less cock. "Now here's something I can celebrate every day."