[Fic] wherein Liz is bored and willing to write on command

[edenfalling]

I am bored and attempting to stay awake. I am also, alas, out of inspiration for all my WIPs. So am I asking for prompts!

Give me a character or ship PLUS a scenario | setting | mood | line of dialogue, and I will try to write you a three sentence ficlet.

ETA: Prompts are closed! Thank you to everyone who contributed. :-)

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1. lost in translation: 50 words, Dave/Jade, lost in translation. For missgvc (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

2. picnic at 20,000 feet: 125 words, Rose/Sollux, on a plane. For bramblemouth (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

3. Poor Communication: 250 words, Miles Vorkosigan & the Faceless Old Woman Who Lives in Your House, "He would have told her if she'd asked." For sablin27 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

4. A Likely Story: 275 words, Ayakawa Yukiko being amused at the antics of Naruto and Sasuke (who are temporarily allied because they're conspiring together about something). For wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

5. High Wire: 425 words, Natasha Romanova (Avengers) & Parker (Leverage) - "That is not happening." For sablin27 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

6. Inconvenient Truths: 200 words, Arthur Pendragon & Susan Pevensie, diplomatic immunity. For rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

7. The Taste of Madeleines: 350 words, Luna Lovegood, Wrackspurts and brain farts. For rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

8. Perchance To Dream: 350 words, Ariadne & Arthur, favorite books. For hungrytiger11 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

9. Going Native: 150 words, Giles, no eating or drinking in the library. For rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

10. The Test of Good Manners: 425 words, Amanda and Sarek, a moment of perfect understanding. For rosaxx50 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

11. This Is Not an After-Action Review: 375 words, Natasha Romanova & Parker, Stark's reaction to their awesomeness. Tiny sequel to High Wire. For wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

12. Rattle the Cage: 800 words, Gaila/Natasha Romanoff (Trek/MCU), undercover. For geiszlerandgaila (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

13. Small Favors: 450 words, Ayakawa Yukiko, Kakashi, and fireworks that aren't the typical festival fireworks. For wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

14. Hnaflbaflwhiflsnifltafl: 275 words, Edmund Pevensie & Lord Vetinari, comparing the intricacies of governing/spying in Narnia and Ankh Morpork. For priscipixie (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

Comments

[sablin27.livejournal.com]

Miles Vorkosigan & The Faceless Old Woman Who Lives in Your House - "He would have told her if she'd asked."

[Fic] "Poor Communication" -- Vorkosigan Saga/Welcome to Night Vale

[edenfalling]

Miles arrived home from his first trip outside Barrayar Vale to find his bedroom in shambles: bed slashed open to spill padding and springs, furniture overturned and beaten with a hammer, mirror smashed and the glass carefully embedded points-up in the carpet, etc. A single sheet of paper lay in the center of the chaos, edges incongruously aligned in perfect parallels to the walls, with a note in large black letters that read, "DON'T LEAVE THE TOWN WITHOUT GIVING NOTICE. WHAT IF YOUR GRANDFATHER HAD NEEDED YOU?"

"First of all, he's dead," Miles said to the apparently empty room, "and while I know that doesn't mean much in an existential sense, it does matter in terms of my legal priorities; second, it's counterproductive to alienate me when I do have the option of renouncing my dual citizenship and moving permanently to Beta Flats; third, if you were so worried you might have spent more time here instead of running for Mayor; and last, I would have told you if you'd bothered to ask."

He heard a distinct "Hmph!" from his right, but a moment later there was a click distinctly reminiscent of a pair of antiques scissors being set down on the genuine human leg-bone windowsill his grandfather had built from his own hunting trophies.

Sighing, Miles went to fetch an armsman and a portable black hole generator. There was no point in asking the Faceless Old Woman to clean up after herself.

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Six sentences, alas! Also, I have never written for either of these fandoms before (and am not remotely up-to-date on WtNV), so please forgive any oddity.

Re: [Fic] "Poor Communication" -- Vorkosigan Saga/Welcome to Night Vale

[sablin27.livejournal.com]

Twice my allotted sentences! I like the mixture of creepiness and guilt-tripping.

Re: [Fic] "Poor Communication" -- Vorkosigan Saga/Welcome to Night Vale

[edenfalling]

Thanks! :-)