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prisca ([personal profile] prisca) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-08 09:36 pm

August: This and That

Welcome to our challenge This and That. Every month, I will offer you a main theme you should base your works on.

For August, the theme is Dialogue only for written works / Text only for graphic works.

Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems such as haiku or tanka, icons (100 x 100px), and graphics (maximum 500 x 500px).

All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome. Original works and real-person works are fine, too.

Please tag your work with all relevant tags.

This challenge runs until August 31, midnight in your timezone.

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Challenge Reminder:
10 out of 20
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the_paradigm ([personal profile] the_paradigm) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-07 12:06 pm

[August 10 out of 20] FFXII - Girl

Title: Girl
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Characters: Penelo & Basch
Rating: T/PG-13
Warning: (mention of age gap in sexually significant way)
Prompt: Age
Word Count: 282
Summary: No one questions her whenever she asks him to sing.
A/N: Also written for a lonely prompt over at [community profile] fic_promptly.

Girl )
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VeroNyxK84 ([personal profile] veronyxk84) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-07 11:39 am

[August 10 out of 20] BtVS: Fic: Gamblers and Kittens

Title: Gamblers and Kittens
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set in S6, during ep. 6x05 “Life Serial”
Summary: Buffy is getting fed up with the kitten poker game.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt [#3]: Water

Crossposted: [community profile] anythingdrabble, [community profile] 100words, [community profile] drabble_zone, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark


READ: Gamblers and Kittens )
paradoxcase ([personal profile] paradoxcase) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-06 02:56 pm

Techelet #7, Nacarat #2 [The Fulcrum]

Name: A Secret Place
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Techelet #7: Mitzvah (commandment), Nacarat #2: Gigil (Tagalog): a situation of such extreme cuteness it's overwhelming; the irresistible urge to hug or pinch something cute.
Styles and Supplies: Silhouette, Life Drawing, Calendar Page (National Wiggle Your Toes Day), Pastels (August 6 prompt from this post: Help), Glue ("Issues regarding love and romance may be confusing today, Leo. You should be aware that strong forces are at work to tangle the current situation. Try not to get too discouraged by whatever transpires as a result of this energy. Keep in mind that this, too, shall pass, and things will become clear again. Right now you should just sit back and take things with a grain of salt."), Novelty Bead (this image, given here)
Word Count: 3497
Rating: T
Warnings: Fantasy Drug (Ab)use
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.3.1.2, (approximately) -9500
Summary: Qhoroali shows Setsiana a secret.

A Secret Place )
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himejoshiheart ([personal profile] himejoshiheart) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-05 02:01 pm

bird flight

Author: Chibi
Story: honestly just some princessposting
Color: stop sign red (speed enforced by aircraft), ghost white (harpy)
Styles and Supplies: gesso (princess: the hopeful), vaudeville, modeling clay + resin ([community profile] fan_flashworks  - face)
Wordcount: 204 words
Content notes: this is what zephy looks like!
Author notes: This is also for rainbowfic haha :3
Summary: Zephy messes around with an airplane pilot for a bit

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VeroNyxK84 ([personal profile] veronyxk84) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-05 06:19 pm

[August 10 out of 20] BtVS: Fic: Matter of Responsibility

Title: Matter of Responsibility
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Buffy, Dawn
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 300 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set in S6, after ep. 6x14 “Older and Far Away”
Summary: Dawn makes a harsh comment about Spike’s visible bruises, not knowing which role Buffy played in that.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompts [#1, #2]: Door + Responsibility

Crossposted: My journal, Sunnydale After Dark


READ: Matter of Responsibility/Triple drabble )
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-04 10:10 pm

10 out of 20 - Barry - Barry Berkman, John Berkman, Sally Reed

Title: Imperfect Heroes
Fandom: Barry
Characters: Barry Berkman, John Berkman, Sally Reed
Rating: Teen
Prompt: Hero
Word Count: 200
Summary: All that research into Lincoln turns into a valuable teaching moment
A/N: Also written for the prompt "Excellent intentions" for the Crime Classics Round at [community profile] allbingo

Imperfect Heroes )
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the_paradigm ([personal profile] the_paradigm) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-04 07:37 am

[August 10 out of 20] FFXII

Title: In the Confusion
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Characters: Penelo, Vaan, Basch
Rating: Gen/PG
Prompt: Beginning
Word Count: 215
Summary: The first time Penelo meets the "traitor"--up close and personal. Spoilers through the Dreadnought Leviathan (first run-in).

In the Confusion )
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stonepicnicking_okapi ([personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-03 02:12 pm

[10 out of 20] Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Gen

Title: The end of Selden
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: assignment
Notes: Takes place during The Hound of the Baskervilles. Mention of murder, violence, vengance. Ghost.
Summary: The ghost of Selden's victim looks down upon his dead body.

Read more... )
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kiramaru7 ([personal profile] kiramaru7) wrote in [community profile] allbingo2025-08-02 06:48 pm

Winter Fest in July Banners

I made the banners for this year's Winter Fest in July. Banners under the cut.

Read more... )
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-01 11:33 pm

10 out of 20 - Desert Hearts - Vivian Bell/Cay Rivvers

Title: A Very Personal Task
Fandom: Desert Hearts
Characters: Vivian Bell/Cay Rivvers
Rating: Teen
Prompt: Assignment
Word Count: 150
Summary: Pillow talk

A Very Personal Task )
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stonepicnicking_okapi ([personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-01 08:43 pm

[10 out of 20] BTS: Gen

Title: best hyung
Rating: Gen
Fandom: BTS
Characters: Jungkook & Jimin
Length: 100
Prompt: age
Summary: There's only one slice of pizza left.

Read more... )
paradoxcase ([personal profile] paradoxcase) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2025-08-01 03:04 pm

Light Black #10 [The Fulcrum]

Name: Peatäro's Story
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Light Black #10: Pull
Styles and Supplies: Panorama, Stickers ("A CIA handbook taught torture methods, and stressed the importance of psychological over physical torture. The threat of inflicting pain triggered fears more damaging than the pain itself, because people often underestimated their capacity to withstand pain."), Tempera (these cards with the spread Positive / Negative / What you should do), Novelty Bead (this image, given here)
Word Count: 3655
Rating: T
Warnings: Description of Slavery
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali, Peatäro
In-Universe Date: 1912.2.4.2
Summary: Qhoroali observes a substance, and Setsiana talks with Peatäro.
Notes: Hopefully it's not too hard to follow this mobius strip plotline.

Peataro's Story )
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prisca ([personal profile] prisca) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-01 09:39 pm
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July Overview

Time for our monthly overview. Again, we have posted many great works during July. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Let's have a tiny statistic:
Participants: 7
Works posted: 44 in total

Congratulations to [personal profile] peppermint_shamrock and [personal profile] cmk418for completing the 10 out of 20 challenge with ten works. [personal profile] veronyxk84 completed the challenge with seven written works, using 10 prompts in total.

This and That: Our new challenge started with the theme: Rare Fandoms. [profile] scifirenegate wrote five drabbles/ficlets for this challenge; [personal profile] peppermint_shamrock and [personal profile] veronyxk84 wrote one ficlet.

Only two:
Thanks to [personal profile] tarlanx for creating four icons.

Bingo:
Congratulations go to [personal profile] tarlanx who completed the bingo card.


If you want to check out all the great works created for this community, go H E R E.

I hope to see lots of you again in August for even more fun and amazing works.

If you have any suggestions or questions, please don't hesitate to comment here or send me a private message.
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prisca ([personal profile] prisca) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-08-01 08:38 pm

August: 10 out of 20

Our first challenge in August:

10 out of 20

Under the cut, you will find a list with 20 prompts. Your mission is to grab at least 10 of them and create a little something for it. Keep in mind, even if it is not the meaning of the challenge, no one will punish you when you only grab one or two prompts. Every work is welcome.

To complete the challenge, you can create up to ten single works, or combine one or more prompts in one work.

Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems like haiku or tanka, icons (100x100 px), and small graphics up to 500 px width x height. Please stay to the maximum, even if you use more than one prompt in your work.

All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome, as are original works and real-person works.

When posting directly to [community profile] sweetandshort, please use a header of your choice and put bigger works under a cut. You can also post your work at any other place, but please leave a header and a link here to keep the community running.

When posting your works, please use any appropriate tag. When a tag is missing, use 'tag needed'.

This challenge runs until August 31, midnight in your timezone.

August Prompt List )
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smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote in [community profile] allbingo2025-08-01 02:45 pm

Crime Classics Bingo

August's Bingo Fest is the British Library Crime Classics Bingo, with titles taken from the very long catalogue of books. Publication began in 2014 and every month a new book is published. These are all from the Golden Age of crime (approximately 1920s to 1950s), most books are full length novels, but there are also a number of short story collections. Details are available on the British Library website.

You are welcome to use whichever medium you like for completing a bingo. The fest will run from 1 August to 31 August.

The list of prompts is below, together with a sample card, but you are very welcome to make your own card as well.

And if you post to AO3, then do feel free to add to the allbingo collection.

Firstly, here are the main titles to choose from


Prompts


The Man Who Didn’t Fly Someone from the Past Serpents in Eden Tea on Sunday The Black Spectacles
Tour de Force It Walks by Night Settling Scores Still Waters  Final Acts
Twice Round the Clock Antidote to Venom Deep Waters Family Matters Cat and Mouse
Silent Nights Not to Be Taken He Who Whispers Excellent Intentions Fear Stalks the Village
Green for Danger Quick Curtain Crossed Skis Before the Fact The Wheel Spins


But, as you might expect many of the titles include the words 'Death of' or 'Murder of' I've taken these out, so you can add, or create a small card with, either (or both):



People/clothes




Places
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] sweetandshort2025-07-31 08:50 pm

10 out of 20 - Various Fills

Here are my fills for this month's 10 out of 20

Fandoms: All for the Game, Barry, Indiana Jones series, Resident Alien, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Prompts: Dance, Shadow, Surprise, Cake, Door, Bold, Temptation, Delight, Pyjamas, Superpower

List and Links Below )
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cmk418 ([personal profile] cmk418) wrote in [community profile] allbingo2025-07-31 08:23 pm

Winterfest in July - Bingo - Blackout

Creator Name: cmk418
Fandoms: L.A. Confidential
List of Prompts: Silver Bells, Silver and Gold, Baby It's Cold Outside, Send Cards, White Christmas, Special Delivery, Midnight Kiss, Holiday in Handcuffs, Pretty Paper
Link to Card:Here

Fic link under cut )
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Katie ([personal profile] drabblewriter) wrote in [community profile] allbingo2025-07-31 06:43 pm

Western Fest Blackout Bingo

Fandoms: Greek myth (and various subfandoms)
Mediums: 9 three-sentence fics
Prompts: quartet, atonement, variations on a theme, unrequited pining, "Put me down!", Brokeback Mountain, "The Camp Fire Has Gone Out," cursed, "No man can walk out of his own story."
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spiralicious ([personal profile] spiralicious) wrote in [community profile] allbingo2025-07-31 04:38 pm

Winterfest in July Blackout Bingo

Creator Name: Spiralicious
Community:[community profile] allbingo
Fandoms: craft kits
List of Prompts: gingerbread house, Santa's toy shop, wreath, tree
Link to Card: My Card
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

Read more... )