prompts?

[sophinisba]

Good luck to my friends who are finishing up your Yuletide and other fest fics this weekend! Let me know if I can help you by betaing or talking through some ideas.

I dropped out of the one holiday fest I was in and I'm feeling guilty and sad and at loose ends. I'd like to try writing some drabbles to break out of my not-writing inertia. I would love some drabble prompts in any fandoms I know, especially of the short kind that have three words, one or two of which can be character names (ex. "Gwen Freya burn"), or else five thingses.

(I know that I didn't finish most of the prompts people gave me last time I did this and that there are thousands of requests at Yuletide and other places that I could be working on. Just, um.)

Other things I would appreciate:
-ideas for what to do with the "humiliation (in public)" and "piercings/needleplay" squares on my kink_bingo card (suggestions of podficcable stories would be great)
-a heads up (could be an anon comment) if/when the merlinfemfest entry made for me gets posted, so I'll know to thank the creator even if it's posted "for the community"
-recs from merlinfemfest, merlin_holidays, eventually camelotsolstice, and other fests
-hugs

Comments

[woldy]

They've asked for pinch-hitters at camelotsolstice, so you could volunteer over there if you're feeling keen. I could see that being pretty stressful, though.

I'll think about whether I know any podficcable stories for your kink_bingo squares, but I'm also going to cheat and leave you a prompt for Morgana/Morgause needleplay because I've been craving that kink recently.

[sophinisba]

Nah, I am not feeling at all keen to take on another deadline, especially since I didn't have a very good experience with pinch hitting for solstice last year. I hope it works out for them though.

Fic bunnies are definitely welcome, even though podiccing has been easier for me lately. Tell me more about your needleplay idea?

[woldy]

I could see at least 2 directions for the needleplay: 1) contemporary AU with alternative!Morgause and Morgana as the younger sister who's trying to act as old & cool, and so they do the piercings at home; or 2) any era with play piercings, with or without magic (with magic it could be a great test of your control in levitating objects; without maybe as an exercise in trust, or Morgana showing she's willing to withstand pain to go through with their plan).

Personally I find the idea of play piercings hotter, because you can arrange them for visual appeal in combination, put them in areas of skin where a piercing wouldn't stay longterm, and because there's the whole pain-play aspect. Plus I saw a play piercing scene with two very hot ladies at a lesbian BDSM night years ago, and still vividly remember the neat line of horizontal needles and trickle of blood. I suppose part of the appeal is the crazy amount of trust involved - trust from the person being pierced, but also the piercer trusting themself because you could so easily transmit diseases if you were careless.

[sophinisba]

Ooh, I actually really like the modern AU idea. It's extra 'cesty, not just for the pairing but the way it's bringing this kinky thing into their domestic space, plus I can just see Morgana being all sullen and insecure teenager about it. I think the play piercing would be harder for me to get at because in general painplay is not my favorite (I thought genital torture would be the hardest square for me so I was really excited when I found a fic I could record for it last month!), but I will reread the kink_wiki entry and think about it. Thank you!

[woldy]

Also, I've checked my recs history. I haven't encountered any piercing fics, but broadly related to public humiliation there's Inappropriate Behaviour for the Workplace (Pansy/Hermione, NC-17), The Contest (Harry/Ron, NC-17), and Five things Colin learns while filming Merlin (Bradley/Colin, PG-13).

And it doesn't fit for either of these prompts, but I could see The Boy Who Lived (gen, PG-13) being a fantastic podfic, because it's such a powerful, thought-provoking story. Delphi is a very talented author who has written some stunning kink fic, so it might be worth looking over her work more generally.

[sophinisba]

Ooh, thanks a lot. Inappropriate Behavior looks especially promising.

[emei]

Lots of hugs!

I might possibly ask you for some Yuletide help later if you feel up for it, if I can get my draft together by tonight. It could use a second pair of eyes (it's almost like original writing & I'm starting to feel nervous).

Short of ideas for kink bingo, but a drabble prompt: Gwen, Elyan, cooking. Or 5 things Elena loves about riding.

[sophinisba]

Thank you, those are both great prompts, and thank you for the hugs! I'm definitely planning on being around today/tonight. I'll be away from the computer for some of tomorrow but back in the evening. :)

[emei]

You're welcome. :)

Great! I'm running around trying to finish ten things at once now, but tonight I should find some writing time and hopefully ask you for a bit of advice then.

[magnetic_pole]

*hugs* M.

[sophinisba]

*lots of hugs*

[such_heights]

Lots of hugs for you, sweets! And a prompt: five times Merin and Gwen hugged.

[sophinisba]

Thank you! I am always in favor of Gwen/Merlin hugs! (The fic I tried to write for femfest had this Gwen&Merlin friendship scene that was kind of ridiculously long for a femslash fic!)

[yue_ix]

Thank you for the luck! I'm trying to finish my Yuletide right now and while the wine helped not long ago, now it's just given me an headache. >.<

Ideas for the kink bingo

Humiliation:
- Stripped Bare by chicago_ruth, Arthur/Merlin, Humiliation kink in front of Uther
- Best Laid Plan by anon, Arthur/Merlin with figging used as punishment
- Being Good by anon, Arthur/Merlin, Arthur gets off on being tenderly humilated by Merlin (this one has already been podficced once by meri_sefket for kink_bingo, but multiple recordings are always cool)
- Royal Right by anon (the first parts) Arthur/Merlin, Arthur really hates Merlin, and both get off on him humiliating Merlin.


Piercings:
I unfortunately only could find shorter pieces... I don't know if they could be stacked into a single file?
- Marked by Caedesdeo, Arthur/Merlin, Arthur pierces Merlin's nipple
- Three smutlets by issahime, Arthur/Merlin, reincarnation, discovering one has a pierced nipple
- Untitled by anon, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin gets genital piercings so as to increase Arthur’s pleasure.

And two prompts that came in mind for now:

Nimueh, teaching, or,

Leon, protection

[sophinisba]

Ah, meri_sefket actually podficced Being Good already - it was fabulous! She meant to use it for kink_bingo but, like me, she had the "humiliation (in public)" square and, like most hot humiliation fics I've come across, that one is not in public. I also don't think I'd be comfortable recording anon fics, although it certainly worked out well for her. Hmm. Thank you so much for the suggestions, though, I will take a look at these. The k-b minimum is only 500 words so those piercing ones might work.

[yue_ix]

Oh, darn, I totally missed the 'in public' part. I think only the first link would fit that description then, and the last one's continuation.

Glad if any could help!

[sophinisba]

Whoa, that first one, Stripped Bare, would be perfect for public humiliation though!

[zephre]

I come bearing drabble prompts. do with them as you will!

Gwen candle wine
Freya breathing new
rain joy dawn
5 times Morgana changed her mind
Gwen Elyan fire
Elyan Leon shield
Gwen Ygraine careful

also, *hugs*!

[sophinisba]

These prompts are the best, thank you! *hugs*

[trascendenza]

*gives a huge tacklebearhug*

And, hmmm, promptwise, how about: Jacques Janette sprinkle. :)

[sophinisba]

I ALMOST EMAILED YOU because I thought, you know who's good with prompts? Trascendenza's good with prompts. And I didn't email you but you found me anyway, LIKE MAGIC, WITH SPRINKLES. *HUGS LOTS*

[trascendenza]

SOMETIMES I'M LIKE A WEIRD PROMPTING MACHINE THAT CAN'T STOP! I think one of my favorite things about organizing comment 'fests is coming up with the billions of prompts. *g* There's no escaping me, mwahahahaha.

And I don't know if you're still melancholy, but man this time of year sure does it to me, too, so I can relate. *sends lots more shiny sparkly magical hugs*

[sophinisba]

I remember that about haikuathon in particular! That was part of what made it so much fun.

You know, I had a personal post last week and I said that I don't think I really have a problem with SAD, and I could add that I don't have a lot of holiday angst or family drama that I know a lot of people have to deal with, but I do just have a harder time getting things done in winter because there are so few daylight hours, and I feel weird about moving around or reading or...doing other things other than curling up in a ball once it gets dark. I could also say that things just feel really different this year since I'm not participating in the mad rush of Yuletide. And I've had some not-so-awesome news/lack of news in the week since I made that post, so, eh. I am okay I guess.

*hugs some more*

[trascendenza]

Yeah, idk if I had SAD or what, but for some reason my emotions are just waaaay more strung out during the winter. Although this one has been particularly mild so far -- I'm sort of amazed and how much I've been engaging with people in rl. I'm learning to like it more, because it makes me slow down and just be with myself and embrace my desire to just be sloth-like and lazy, which is something I hate about myself.

Augh, Yuletide! I accidentally defaulted and am trying not to be all DDDDD: about it but I am totally D: because omg, accidental defaulting! Woe!

[livrelibre]

I don't know if you're still looking for podficcable stories but this one is great for piercings: Asterisk by lalejandra (Fringe, Astrid, PG). You don't really have to know Fringe and it won't really spoil you for anything. It's a great solo take on piercings for a character who doesn't get enough love.