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Hello, everyone. I’m

simplyn2deep and your host for the week. Today's theme is Lucky Numbers.

In Japan, Korea, and China, eight is considered auspicious. In the US, UK, France, and the Netherlands, it's usually seven. For Germany, it's four, for Norway, it's nine, and in many Spanish-speaking countries, fifteen is the number that brings luck.

The individual characters in your canons may have their own personal lucky numbers that influence their lives.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett, How numbers 5-0 has played a role in his life besides that of the taskforce.
+ Scorpion (or if you're more familiar with ), Sylvester Dodd, Sylvester doesn't believe in 'lucky' numbers...until he does
+ Any, Any +/ Any, "You can't just go around stealing people's lucky numbers and claiming them as your own!"

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].

While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

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Hello, everyone. I’m

simplyn2deep and today's theme is Parallel Universe(s). Pretty self-explanatory. Prompts can be alternate histories, time travel, and hyperspace...whatever your heart desires for the parallel universe.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Hawaii Five-0; Alive McGarretts; Doris didn't fake her death, so Steve and Mary grew up together with their parents in Hawaii
+ Teen Wolf; Alive Hales; Kate never got the chance to kill the Hales
+ Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector; Lincoln caught the Bone Collector, but he was still paralyzed

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].

While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

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Current Mood: annoyed

halfshellvenus

My pseudo-LEGO steamship project is done. This one was sturdier than the steampunk magic shop I built last year (different manufacturer, too). I only had to superglue one piece that kept disconnecting, although the silver... ballast tanks (? Whatever those are on the boats?) don't fully connect (they need some re-engineering), and those and the yellow tanks fall off easily. Still, super fun to build:

The Amazon link for that set is here.

I'll be going out for a bike ride soon. The rain has stopped for now, and we're not being plagued by the cold fog, so there should be some good weather ahead at least for a week. I rode outside TWICE in the last 6 1/2 weeks. That's how bad it's been— only a snow climate would have been worse! Not a typical winter for us at all.

I'll be riding during the 49ers playoff game. On purpose. I've hardly watched any games this season— too many injuries, so it's a nail-biter every time whether they'll squeak out a win. Still angry about the Super Bowl they lost, with too many key injuries over the course of the game. I think that was the Niners' year to win, and the referees lost it for them with questionable calls.

In garage biking, I'm almost to the end of Orphan Black, which is sad. I've really enjoyed it. I'm also close to the end of The Walking Dead, after which I'll have to try one of the spin-offs for biking purposes. I need really engaging TV for garage-biking, and a high level of peril accomplishes that nicely. I've also been watching Is It Cake? out there. I enjoy that series, though I'm getting near the end of its last season as well. I can't fathom why the S3 contestants are so prone to baking vanilla cakes, though. Do you want your cake to impress the judges with its flavor, if the win comes down to that? Then WTF would you pick vanilla? It's as "meh" as you can get. OTOH, I personally would not risk matcha or Earl Grey as a main flavor, either. Those are acquired tastes. And S2 Miko's propensity for using mango always seemed risky. People tend to either love it or hate it, and I'm on the "hate" side.

Monday will be my first day back at work, after 3 weeks off. It's been great— I'm not ready to go back. I got virtually no home projects done during that time off (doesn't that always seem to be the way), apart from Christmas stuff. But the relaxation was nice! \o/

oldtoadwoman

An old-fashioned ornament of two young girls bundled up in coats and walking side by side is nestled amidst pine boughs.

Snowflake Challenge, #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page

YouTube recommended this to me last night and it was the last thing I watched before bed so I think this counts:

Watch on YouTube

I'm a little sad that a protest song from 1966 still feels so relevant. (YouTube recommended this just after I watched a modern protest song about ICE.)

Also, it's always weird to see John Denver without glasses. His glasses were so iconic, I think of them as a part of him.

Current Mood: accomplished

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Greetings! ^.^ I hope you're all ready for this week's Lonely Prompts adoption day. If this is your first time at

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We have plenty of prompts that might just nibble away at your brain today. You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^

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[a href="http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/449155.html?thread=70682755#t70682755">MCU, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts, She's wearing daisy dukes and one of his button-down shirts.[/a]
(change the brackets to "<" and ">" respectively)
or:
http://comment-fic.livejournal.com/139897.html?thread=30155641#t30155641
Burn Notice, Sam/Michael/Fi, "It's always been you. And it's always gonna be you."

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bleodswean

I know there aren’t any diehard Cormac McCarthy fans on the flist and that’s too bad. I will hold forth about him regardless. LOL. I do recognize that he’s a bit of a peculiar flavour for an unusual literary connoisseur. I was standing dumbly in the library wanting to read something and feeling that strange deep brain itch. What is it what is it? And my eye fell on the Cormac shelf and I thought HUH I never finished my plan last year to read the four Tennessee tomes. And when I reached up for the thin volume title Child of God, it was as though struck by lightning, and I remembered that I had loaned that to my father the year before he died. And that was all a complicated bit of emotion, but I drew it down anyway and decided to take that dark, unsettling plunge into fetid waters. This book is difficult. And I had to LOL when all the pearl clutchers were outraged that Cormac had some sort of underaged bird in a cage at some point in his life as though they were exposing a saint as a chronic masturbator and yet I’m pointing wildly to this book – PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE! This is the cat who wrote Child of God, puhleaze get yourselves comported. This book. Sheesh. And I thought my father should read this. WUT?! Actually he was a Cormac fan but like most Cormac fans, the SouthernGoth foursome are rarely known. We did discuss it at the time and then I loaned him Annihilation. Which he actually enjoyed muchly.

Anyway. I read CoG and spent most of yesterday in a dreamlike space in which my mind wandered the universe seeking out this man’s spirit. I love him so very very very desperately. He was a genius and a wordsmith, yes, but more, his was a Dangerous Intelligence and a life laid out with strange signposts and somehow someway he managed to take his brilliance and observational gifts from start to finish. The Tennessee four are IMPORTANT in his oeuvre and some in the Ivory Towers need to put Blood Meridian the eff down and study these four novels. They are biographical in that this man clearly had an issue with his Family of Origin because no one would write Child of God unless they truly wanted to self-flagellate and publicly humiliate themselves as a way to punish their father.

So, I read The Orchard Keeper which is dismissed by academicians. I love it and it shows McCarthy reveling in his discovery of language. HIS LANGUAGE. Then I read Suttree which is his biographical masterpiece and most clearly obvious outloud musings about a symbolic meaning of Death. Then I had to gently gently return to my favourite novel of all time – Outer Dark and relish it entirely without wearing it too thin to hold onto. And yesterday I read Child of God. I find myself purged and resatiated and now am ready for the Westerns. Which I don’t care for as deeply as I care for the SouthernGoths, however, one must ruck through in order to reach the Dantean conclusion which is his twinpack – Stella Maris and Passenger.

That’s where my head and heart and body have been and currently are. I have time to wallow in this pit. But by tomorrow I have to return to what we call The Real World.

oldtoadwoman

Snowflake Challenge: A close up shot of an owl ornament hanging amidst pine boughs..

Snowflake Challenge, #3: A Love Letter to Fandom
( Dear Fandom, We need to talk (this got much longer and weirder than intended) )

Current Mood: weird

oldtoadwoman

Snowflake Challenge: A warmly light quaint street of shops at night with heavy snow falling.

Snowflake Challenge, #2: Pets of Fandom

For a few delusional moments, I thought I'd handle all of these prompts with art and after one quick initial sketch decided that I don't have time or I'll still be finishing these prompts next year. (I literally have art prompts from two or three Octobers ago that I keep saying I'm going to do "some day".)

I think sometimes starting an elaborate project might be a subconscious way of avoiding the project because deep down I know I'm never actually going to do the cool idea in my head.

That said, I do have a very clear idea of what my entry on Pets of Fandom should be.

So, I loved, loved, loved the 2025 Superman movie. I don't know how it landed with the younglings who didn't grow up with Christopher Reeve's Superman as the iconic version, but all of my friends that I've talked to had that same delighted reaction to this movie. It's fully modern and never even does any overt callbacks to the 1978 movie. But it has that same idealistic spirit, leans into the corniness without ever going too far, and just made me very happy. When I first realized the superdog Krypto was going to be in it, I think I cringed just a tiny bit. A CGI superdog was obviously going to drag things down, I thought. But. Oh, it was perfect. The fact that Krypto was a badly-trained chaos vector worked on so many levels. (My sister once had a dog that she always said she was going to take to obedience class when she had time but she never did and the dog eventually treated the entire house like a chew toy. Imagine that dog with super powers.)

If you didn't see Superman and were feeling done with superhero movies after a glut of them in the theater, I urge you to make an exception for the 2025 Superman. It's just so sweet.

A key character moment is when Lois Lane responds in disbelieve that Superman is about to put himself in danger for the sake of a dog. To which, Superman replies, "Yeah, and he’s not even a very good one, but he’s out there alone. And he’s probably scared."

Current Mood: ditzy

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Hi and welcome to our weekly Free for All day. :D There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. If, perhaps, you missed a prompt theme that you liked, or you've had any ideas that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, then today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎

Just a few rules:
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2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^

We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.

If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site: please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)

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Hello, everyone. I’m

simplyn2deep and your host for the week. Today's theme is First Kiss.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
Teen Wolf, Sheriff Stilinski/Melissa McCall, the first kiss since Claudia died
Teen Wolf, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, a little wild and crazy
Any, Any Male/Any Female, took his first kiss…and then his second kiss too

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].

While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so…and spread the word! comment_fic

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Hello, everyone. I’m

simplyn2deep, and before we get to today’s theme, we have a bit of housekeeping.

We’re looking for guest hosts to help keep the community going on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can sign up for any Tuesday and Thursday pairing that works for you, one week or multiple, totally up to you.

What you need to know:
* You must be able to post on LiveJournal and Dreamwidth
* If you don’t have an account on one of those platforms, just let me know which one and I’ll post on your behalf.
* Guest hosting is low-pressure. Just use the hosting template and insert your theme and three prompts to get us started.
* You don’t need prior hosting experience, just enthusiasm and reliability.

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Sign up using the form and details in the sign-up post here: (link)

If you have questions or want to double-check expectations before signing up, feel free to reach out. I’d love to have you help keep

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Now, for today's theme. Hurt/Comfort. When you hurt them, make sure to comfort them too.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
NCIS, Tony DiNozzo (undercover during season 4 to catch "La Grenouille" ) + Team, bad news from home
CSI: Miami, Horatio Caine/Marisol Delko Caine, forgetting the pain
Teen Wolf, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, shelter

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community. Fret not, DW members; we are working on a way to search through old entries for prompts for you! As of right now, the best way to search for a lonely prompt on DW is to search the community’s archive, which can be found [[HERE]].

While the use of LJ's advanced search and DW’s archive are options, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

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I've been doing a "preview of things to come" post for the last couple of seasons/mini-seasons/events so I figured now was a good time to do that!

Obviously, before you check this post out - make sure you are commenting on the Winner thread therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1216843.html and the Runners Up therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1217245.html

Give them the love they deserve!!

***
I've been seeing a lot more "Your Friend has updated their Livejournal" notification emails, to the point that I was starting to think everyone was headed back there. A friend of mine who used to be on LJ forwarded this to me (Unless you speak Russian you'll need to use a translator. Your browser probably has one. https://ru-news.livejournal.com/80899.html ) Just FYI for those still using the site that changes are coming.

The fact that the official news updates, and the currency you pay for Paid Accounts, is all in Russian is definitely a pretty big downside to going back. Although I'll admit, with the 20th anniversary coming up, that really would have been nice to go home again.

***

Speaking of.... the next season is going to be our 20th anniversary!! I'm going to have some posts between now and then, I've been thinking of some ideas. Planning on announcing them on the Patreon first. So if you've been thinking of signing up, now would be a good time. :) www.patreon.com/c/u70027

Our winner also reminded me to put out the Tip Jar information. If you've enjoyed yourself, and want to throw in a little something to help keep this going, here's the link: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1206401.html

In the comments,

inkstainedfingertips posted an older link, which included the old Amazon Storefront we used to have. Which made me wish that was still a thing. We never made much from it, but man that was truly satisfying to continuously update that list of books written by Idol contestants!! If anyone knows of a site that works similar to that, were you get paid for people using your links, let me know! I'd love to set up another store. If not, maybe I'll just put together a list. Heck, maybe I'll do that on Patreon. That might be a good place to host something like that! (Totally thinking out loud here. I *just* came up with that idea as I'm writing it! :D)

Idol's anniversary is in May.

My current goal is to be in a new place by March. Well, it's not a "goal" but it's a plan forward. So I'm hoping by May I'll be settled in with an idea of what my life is going to be like. I don't want to hurry this anniversary celebration or start it before I know I'm ready to actually be present more than I have been. Because you deserve that. Idol deserves that.

At very least the 20th will be taking place between now and the 21st anniversary. ;) The closer to May though, the better.

I'll check in now and then, so make sure to have your notifications on (and check the site because as a couple people found out during the last poll, the notifications don't always work!!! You need to manually check now and then, especially if you're expecting an update)

***

Thank you to everyone who indulged this crazy idea of The Wheel of Chaos, and played along with it. I hope you enjoyed yourself. And thank you to everyone who still keep LJ Idol close to their hearts. It means the world to me.

bleodswean

Ooooh, I'm going to need a WH icon! Maybe we should start with an icon challenge!

Anywho. Let's set a date for our Wuthering Heights discussion. Once a date is set, this gives folks time to procure a copy and begin reading. This book is best discussed in small bites. So, once we set a date, we can then set a reading assignment. I'm sure this would be "cleaner" in a dedicated comm but I've started so many comms these past few years only to have them shrivel up and die from lack of brain food. I don't mind hosting here, but that's not idea either!

Discuss!

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I'm so incredibly proud of all 3 of these finalists!

There's a lot I want to say about

l0lita but I'll settle for just saying "read her work" because that says plenty! Coming in as an unknown factor, late in the game, could have ended poorly. But she navigated it, and managed to keep herself safe despite being an obvious target!

drippedonpaper is one of those writers who has been around quite some time, but as can be the case with these special events and mini season, the right elements lined up and she finally started getting the attention she's deserved! Once that happens, if precedent is any indication, that attention tends to stick around. Which is something that brings a huge smile to my face!

Congratulations to both of you and absolutely well deserved.

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There are some stories that are forged in chaos, and some that are forged in fire.

inkstainedfingertips was forged in both.

Once upon a time, in a different universe, he showed up and was one of the first people to be eliminated. I'm not sure he even remembers that. :)

Years later, he comes back with a new life and even more talent, and finds a way to get to the end of the biggest "WTF" mini event of them all!

Some luck. Some social game. Some strategy. But ultimately a LOT of really amazing writing led him to this place, at long last, becoming the 3rd make winner in Idol history!!

Stop and think about THAT for a moment. 19 years. 3 male winners. (counting a co-winner)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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bleodswean

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

PETS OF FANDOM

Interestingly enough, I have no pets in my fanfics. There IS a pet in my personal myth - Cerberus, the three-headed dog. And I have only ever mentioned him once. In an older Persephone / Hades modern dress fic here - Imprint the Stars to Remember the Sky

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Hello and happy 2026, everyone! ✨ Let's get the first weekend of the new year started with a nice little Free for All day, shall we? ~_^ There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. If, perhaps, you missed a prompt theme that you liked, or you've had any ideas that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, then today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎

Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^

We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.

If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site: please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)

If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word! comment_fic

A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.

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[ If you're interested in being a Tuesday-Thursday guest host, you can sign up here. Thanks! ❤ ]
↑↑↑ Available dates:
January 6 & 8
January 13 & 15
January 20 & 22
January 20 & 22

It's time for the Saturday Free for All! There are no themes for prompts or fills. Be free, and have fun! ✎

Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2025 collection, or Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2026 collection.

If you are viewing this post on our Dreamwidth site, please know that fills posted here will not show up as comments on our LiveJournal site, but you are still more than welcome to participate. =)

If you have a Dreamwidth account and would feel more comfortable participating there, please feel free to do so… and spread the word! comment_fic

As a friendly reminder about our schedule, Lonely Prompts and sharing completed fills are encouraged on Sundays, while new themes and prompts are posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day. We'll share our posts on DW and LJ for everyone's convenience. Keep an eye out for notifications!

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We’re looking for guest hosts to help keep the community going on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can sign up for any Tuesday and Thursday pairing that works for you, one week or multiple, totally up to you.

What you need to know:
* You must be able to post on LiveJournal and Dreamwidth
* If you don’t have an account on one of those platforms, just let me know which one and I’ll post on your behalf.
* Guest hosting is low-pressure. Just use the hosting template and insert your theme and three prompts to get us started.
* You don’t need prior hosting experience, just enthusiasm and reliability.

👉 Interested?
Sign up using the form and details in the sign-up post here: (link)

If you have questions or want to double-check expectations before signing up, feel free to reach out. I’d love to have you help keep

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