Tuesday's (Fic) Tropes!

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Evening, y'all. I'm schweinsty, and today's theme is fic tropes. Prompts should include or be based on fic tropes. Need some ideas? Here's a list of some to get you started.

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.
If your prompt or fill contains anything that can be a trigger for the reader, please add a warning for that to give the reader the chance to decide if they want to read or not.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing. 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...
+ The Man from UNCLE (film), Gaby Teller/Illya Kuryakin/Napoleon Solo, Canadian (Siberian?) Shack
+ Star Wars, gen, Coffeeshop!AU where Han & Wookie open up The Falcon near Alderaan University...
+ The Man from UNCLE (film), Illya Kuryakin + Napoleon Solo + Gaby Teller, Curtain!Fic where they all leave the business together when Solo's years of service end.

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Not feeling any of today’s prompts? Check out the just created Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet. For more recent prompts to write, you can also use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community.

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


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Comments

[talkingtothesky]

Person of Interest, Harold Finch/John Reese, Curtainfic

Fill: Curtains, G

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

When they move in together, John’s surprised they don’t just use one of the numerous apartments and townhomes Harold already has around the city. It becomes apparent rather quickly that Harold wants to get something that’s them, not just him, and especially not just a cover story.

“But couldn’t we have hired a designer at least?” John asks, tired after a day of shopping for dishes and furniture and everything else a new apartment needs. He’d rather be getting shot at, but he knows better than to tell Harold that.

Harold gives him an unimpressed look before returning to his examination of a set of navy blue curtains. “It’s important that we make the space ours,” he says. “It’s harder to do that with a decorator.”

“Sure,” John says, though he’s not sure he understands., Maybe because he hasn’t lived somewhere he could really call his in a long time, even counting the places Harold got for him before they got together. But if Harold wants him to, he can try. “I like the slate gray.”

“Hmm.” Harold looks at John’s choice for a long moment before nodding, a smile pulling at the corner of his mouth that makes John want to kiss him right there in the middle of the store. “I think that will look very nice.”

So maybe John’s not so bad at this. And well, if he can get Harold to smile like that, then maybe the whole shopping thing isn’t so bad either.

Re: Fill: Curtains, G

[talkingtothesky]

It becomes apparent rather quickly that Harold wants to get something that’s them, not just him, and especially not just a cover story.

I'm crying, this makes PERFECT SENSE. Finchhhhhhhh alskjdalksjd

He’d rather be getting shot at, but he knows better than to tell Harold that.

John, you effing weirdo. You're crazy but you're smart. LOVE.

Harold looks at John’s choice for a long moment before nodding, a smile pulling at the corner of his mouth that makes John want to kiss him right there in the middle of the store. “I think that will look very nice.”

DON'T HOLD BACK, JOHN. Also they actually agreed on something, this is a miracle.

if he can get Harold to smile like that, then maybe the whole shopping thing isn’t so bad either.

I love the emphasis you put on Harold's smile because boy am I totally gone for it and JOHN SHOULD BE TOO.

(As you might have guessed from the capslocking, I bloody love this. Thank you so much, you're making all my dreams come true here.)

Re: Fill: Curtains, G

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

I'm so so glad you liked it! John is such a dork, but I love how much he adores Harold :D