Wednesday - Period Pieces

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Hey, this is streussal again with today's theme: period pieces. The fandoms in your prompts and fics should be period pieces, ie. set in an earlier time period than when they first created. For our purposes, the gap between setting and time of creation should be at least 30 years. (So Stranger Things counts, because it's set in 1983 and came out 2016. But That 70s Show would NOT, because it starts out set in 1976 and came out in 1998.)

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...
+ The Hour, Kiki Delaine +/ Freddie Lyon, working class
+ Black Sails, John Silver +/ James Flint, (408): Pretty sure I'm going to hell because of our friendship. (817): Last one there wins.
+ Rome (HBO), Atia of the Julii/Mark Antony, "I will always love you, or anyway, I will always have loved you now."


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.

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Black Sails, John Silver +/ James Flint, (408): Pretty sure I'm going to hell because of our friendship. (817): Last one there wins.

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The Hour, Kiki Delaine +/ Freddie Lyon, working class

Fill: Drabble

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“You’re no more a part of this than I am,” Freddie Lyon said.

“But I could be, given the chance,” Kiki Delaine replied.

“No-one’s ever going to give you the chance. Not to join them.”

“Someone might.”

“Don’t kid yourself. They see you the same way they see the taxi driver, or the cleaner. There to do a job and be forgotten afterwards.”

“I don’t believe you!”

“Believe what you like, but deep down you know it’s true. First sign of trouble, they’ll close ranks and throw you to the dogs. You should get out while you can.”

“I can’t.”

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Rome (HBO), Atia of the Julii/Mark Antony, "I will always love you, or anyway, I will always have loved you now."

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Stranger Things, Eleven, new words

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Black Sails, Mr. Scott, dual identities

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Downton Abbey, Robert Crawley/Cora Crawley nee Levinson, courtship,

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Downton Abbey, Edith Crawley/Bertie Pelham, making memories in the castle

[streussal.livejournal.com]

Rome (HBO), Atia + Servilia, "Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

[streussal.livejournal.com]

The Hour, Kiki Delaine, Never was in love, skipping heart beats with the boys downtown

Minifill: The Hour, Kiki Delaine, Making and Taking

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"Is it hard?" one of the younger dancers asked her one night before the show, so wet behind the ears with nerves it's a wonder her makeup stayed on.

"Is what hard?" Kiki asked, adjusting the top of her sequined gown, turning in front of the mirror to check how the fringe moved, caught the light, drew the eye.

The girl bit her lip, looked down at the floor, at the faintly scuffed toes of her secondhand shoes.

"Landing a man's attention. You know, making them look...making them want to give you their...hearts." she said, carefully.

"Oh, honey," Kiki said, pulling silken gloves over her hands, smoothing her skirts. "It's easier than skipping rope."

She'd wished someone had told her it was so easy. She winked - they talked. She smiled - they talked more, so long as she pretended not to notice their drifting hands. It was easy to draw their eye - a steady look for some, a demure, timid glance from under dark lashes for others.

Later on, she smiled tightly over the drink he brought her. Men delighted in using her, never realizing that she was using them back.

She took their expectations, which were few, and revolved around the length and spread of her legs (despite what "propriety" had to say about that subject), but they never realized she was taking more from them than that. She took many things in the deep night: thrills, comforts, use (but never love). They thought they were taking, but she also took, in moments, in glances, in gin-soaked kisses, and she adored the game.

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Fullmetal Alchemist, Gracia Hughes(+ Elicia Hughes), Life after Maes.

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The Three Musketeers (any version), Any combo of the Musketeers, Notoriety

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Tombstone, John "Doc" Holliday+Wyatt Earp(or other Earps), Target practice

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Tarzan (any version), Jane, Lady Greystoke vs. Jane, Tarzan's mate, differences in the two worlds

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ice Age, Manny+Diego+Sid(+others of the Herd), A day where nothing goes wrong

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Xena: Warrior Princess, Joxer + ensemble, "So, Joxer, which of us is the prettiest?" "JOXER DON'T ANSWER THAT! PARIS DID AND LOOK AT ALL THE TROUBLE IT CAUSED!"

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Assassin's Creed (Renaissance Trilogy), Ezio Auditore da Firenze/Leonardo da Vinci, spending time together at the Buco* tavern and/or avoiding the Office of the Night** (which is populated by Templars***)



*A famous or infamous gay bar in Renaissance Florence, the name being slang for anus. Lovely tavern name guys, really subtle. The Office of the Night would never guess what goes on in the upstairs rooms. *eyeroll*

**the office set up in 1432 to police the homosexual subculture of Florence and who pursued Leo in 1476's Saltarelli case

*** Dammit that would have made an awesome bit of dlc

**** I have done way too much research for one prompt, haven't I?

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The Talented Mr Ripley (movie), Tom Ripley/Peter Smith-Kingsley, the Bridge of Sighs

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A Knight's Tale, William Thatcher/Jocelyn (+ Geoffrey Chaucer/Wat), tilting at windmills

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Jen Yu/Lo "Dark Cloud", anything with these two please

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Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie films), Sherlock/John, John can be very strict

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Legends of Tomorrow, Ray/Len, if Ray and Len were stuck in the 50s together for years

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Musketeers (BBC), any male/male, candlelight

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Captain America (film), Steve/Howard(/any), what they learn from each other

[Fill] Promise Me

[fairyniamh]

Promise Me (232 words) by FairyNiamh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain America (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers/Howard Stark
Characters: Steve Rogers, Howard Stark
Additional Tags: Promises, Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Not Beta Read, Community: comment_fic, Comment Fic
Summary:

Howard just wants a simple promise. That's all.

Kind of what you asked for. Sorry for not doing a better job.

[daria234.livejournal.com]

Agent Carter, Howard/Manfredi or Howard/Jarvis or Jack/Sousa or Peggy/Angie, game

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Downton Abbey, any, He was such a fine gentleman.