Friday: 100 Words on Cool Rides

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Hi! I’m brumeier, and this week we’ve been filling themes inspired by the movie Grease and its sequel, using 100 words or any multiple of 100. Thank you so much to everyone who left a prompt and/or filled one. Ya’ll are great! Our final theme is COOL RIDES. Grease was all about the hot rods and Grease 2 was motorcycles. Prompts today can be about any cool ride your character likes to tool around in, be it a spaceship, a bicycle built for two, or a sleek motorboat. ::rides off into the sunset::


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 spoiler cut.
If there are possible triggers in your story, 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

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams,

Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I’ll love you
(The Beatles)

+ Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, demolition derby

+ Any, Any, Motorcycle Mama (Sailcat)

+ Marvel Cinematic Universe, ensemble, competing car salespersons

We use 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 2016 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? Check out Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet 1 (not very current), Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet 2, or the Calendar Archives, or for more recent prompts, you can use LJ's advanced search options to find prompts to request and/or fill.

While the Lonely Prompts Spreadsheets and LJ's advanced search options are available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching for in the future.

tag=100 words/cool rides

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[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams,

Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I’ll love you
(The Beatles)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, demolition derby

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, Any, Motorcycle Mama (Sailcat)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, ensemble, competing car salespersons

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, any,

On the pontoon
Makin' waves and catchin' rays up on the roof
Jumpin' out the back, don't act like you don't want to
Party in slow motion
Out here in the open
Mm, motorboatin'
(Little Big Town)

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Supernatural, Dean Winchester, Dean hates driving anything except his Baby

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Star Trek (any), ensemble, "She's a beautiful lady and we love her."

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Doctor Who, any Companion, nothing quite compares to flying in the TARDIS

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

John Wick, John Wick+/Helen Wick, "The Mustang doesn't count as a friend, John."

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard, "I feel the need, the need for speed!" (Top Gun)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Multiverse, ensemble, motorcyle club

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

BBC Sherlock, any, Little Deuce Coupe (Beach Boys)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Forever, Henry Morgan, his choice of favorite car (of his long lifetime) might surprise people

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Any fandom with pilots, any pilot, “My other car is a _____.”

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Hawaii Five-0, any, Mustang Sally

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, Evan Lorne/Rodney McKay,

Get outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
(Billy Ocean)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Steve Rogers/any, going for a ride on Steve's motorcycle

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/any,

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
(Tracy Chapman)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes +/ John Watson, Sherlock is secretly a classic car enthusiast

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange, Stephen travels through time to find Tony's dream car

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, Any, buying a famous car (ie - the Batmobile or the Back to the Future Delorean) because they're a huge fanboy/fangirl

Fill 1/2: McDanno + Grace, Western AU (800)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Danny and Steve exchanged grins over the top of Grace’s head. Their girl was enthralled, so far on the edge of her seat she’d fall off if she wasn’t careful. The fenced-off area had been watered down, but some dust was still kicking up as Mustang Sally hopped up on her feet in the saddle while her horse cantered around in a circle.

Actually, Danny wasn’t sure who was more excited. When Steve found out Mustang Sally was coming to town he’d been the giddy one, all big smiles and enthusiasm. Grace, who had no experience with rodeos, hadn’t known what all the fuss was about. Now, though, she was wide-eyed and gasping at each trick.

“Daddy Steve, look!”

Mustang Sally’s next bit was shooting at targets while hanging off the side of her horse. Each can went sailing off the fence rail with a loud plunk.

“Can you teach me that?”

“No,” Danny said.

“You bet,” Steve said at the same time.

They exchanged glares over the top of Grace’s head. Danny knew a certain amount of rough-and-tumble was expected for a girl growing up in the West, but he wanted more for Grace. She deserved a proper education and the skills necessary to run her own home when she was older and married. Shooting targets from a moving horse was hardly the kind of skill a proper lady needed.

After the show, which had included an archery presentation by an Indian called Shadow Bear and Mustang Sally competing with Captain Kropp in precision shooting, the audience gathered around to speak with the performers.

“Can we meet Mustang Sally?” Grace asked. “Please, Danno?”

The lady in question was surrounded by a group of admirers, including Willie Pine the banker, and Gil Morrisey who ran the stables. But when Mustang Sally, her fancy blue chaps and fringed shirt covered in dust, saw Grace she pushed right past them.

“Hey, there, little lady.” Mustang Sally squatted down and shook Grace’s hand. “Did you like the show?”

“I wanna be just like you!”

Of course she did. Danny sent Steve an accusatory look, but Steve just raised an eyebrow in that frustrating way he had.

“You can be anything you want to be, and forget what the menfolk have to say about it,” Mustang Sally said. “You make your own way, just like I did, and you’ll have a pretty good life.”

RE: Fill 2/2: McDanno + Grace, Western AU (800)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

“Daddy Steve is going to teach me to shoot just like you!”

“That so?” Mustang Sally looked up at Steve and Danny. “That’s a real handy skill for a young girl to have, but it takes lots of practice to get as good as me. You have to work at it every day.”

“I will!” Grace promised.

“Or you could go to one of those nice colleges back East and get a proper education,” Danny said.

Mustang Sally stood up, bringing Grace with her and settling the little girl on her hip even though she was getting too big to be carried that way. “No reason she can’t do both, I reckon.”

“Traveling from town to town like a vagabond is no life,” Danny insisted. He knew. He’d done it and it was awful.

“Being tied down to a man who only wants you for babies isn’t much of one, either,” Mustang Sally said. “I’m in control of my own life, where I go and who with. Nothing better than that.”

“Where do you go?” Grace asked.

“All over, little lady. Even been across the ocean to England, to perform for the Queen. There’s a great big world out there, be a shame not to see as much of it as you can.”

Grace nodded emphatically. Danny was about to register another complaint about Mustang Sally filling his daughter’s head with ideas, but Steve put a hand on his arm and shook his head. Mustang Sally gave the both of them an appraising look and nodded. She set Grace back down.

“You live your life as best you can, little lady. That’s all any of us can do.”

“Thank you, Mustang Sally ma’am,” Grace replied politely.

“Which one of you is Steve?” Mustang Sally asked.

“Ma’am,” Steve replied.

“You teach that little girl to shoot and ride. Anything you can do, she can do.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Mustang Sally turned her piercing gaze on Danny. “Same goes for that fancy education. Love of learnin’ is what moves us through life. I suspect you know better than some what it means to be held back from what you want in life. Give your daughter the keys she needs to unlock any door that closes on her.”

What was Danny supposed to say to that?

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Let’s ride!” Mustang Sally called out, summoning her performers.

“Let’s ride,” Grace whispered, watching her go.

RE: Fill 2/2: McDanno + Grace, Western AU (800)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

T.T

My feels. GRACE CAN DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING SHE WANTS, DANG IT.

Such a good fill and 'verse. Ugh. My heart. <3

RE: Fill 2/2: McDanno + Grace, Western AU (800)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! I didn't plan for it to get so Girl Power-y, but what can you do? LOL! And I thought Danny might have more traditional ideas for the life Grace can have while Steve is like, "I will teach you every thing I know!" ::grins::