Wednesday: 100 Words on Sound

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Hi! I’m brumeier, and this week we’re filling themes based on the five senses using 100 words or any multiple of 100. Today’s theme is SOUND, anything and everything related to sound (listening to music, hearing a strange noise, sound of a child’s laugh)!

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...
+ Stargate Atlantis, Any, hearing voices in your head is never a good sign

+ Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers (+/ Tony Stark or Sam Wilson), hearing impairment

+ Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators, Trixie Belden +/ Jupiter Jones, “You’re not listening to me.”

+ Any, Any, a spooky sound in the dark

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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[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, Any, hearing voices in your head is never a good sign

Fill: John + Rodney

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Hearing voices in your head is never right, Rodney thought.

Not in your head, John said. Well, yes kind of in your head. But you’re not crazy. Atlantis is talking to you for me. Because you have the gene.

Rodney came up short. “What the hell?”

Focus! John said. Here’s what I need you to do. Find Lorne, find some weapons, and come get me.

Rodney thought as hard as he could. Where are you?

And then there were a thousand voices in his head, with lights and other sounds, and he knew.

Rodney ran. “I’m coming to get you.”

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers (+/ Tony Stark or Sam Wilson), hearing impairment

Fill 200

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Steve wasn’t sure what he’d expected of Howard Stark’s son - handsome, brash, flirtatious, maybe a little alcoholic. Tony was all of those things, but for some reason (for which Steve felt bad) the fact that he yelled with obscene gestures and flying hands made him - less fierce.

Steve had never really been around deaf people, but he’d always imagined they’d be - quiet. A bit timid. But Tony was the loudest person he’d met, filled a room with his presence, gestures wide and expressive. And he listened to music at ear-splitting levels, because he liked how it felt.

Tony was also the softest erson Steve had ever met, when his hands were on Steve’s skin, his kisses gentle and warm.

Steve felt guilty, because his heart belonged to Bucky, only Bucky was gone -

And then Bucky wasn’t gone, and Tony, for the first time, was quiet. Timid. Afraid. His hands were small, like birds caught in traps. Bucky’s hands were also small, hesitant, then bolder, louder, and Tony’s eyes went wide. But Steve caught his hand and pulled him close, whispered I love you against his skin and felt happiness bloom when Bucky signed and said, I love you both too.

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators, Trixie Belden +/ Jupiter Jones, “You’re not listening to me.”

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, Any, a spooky sound in the dark

FILL: The Magnificent Seven, Goodnight Robicheux/Billy Rocks, (300 words)

[punk4life1315.livejournal.com]

A/N: This turned out much longer than I expected. Also, this deals with PTSD and panic attacks.


Goodnight awoke with a start, his chest tightening and one hand scrambling for the rifle sitting next to him. He heard the hoot again and frantically looked around. It was too dark and there were too many trees, too many places for the owl to hide.

“Goody.”

The voice made him jump and he let out a yell, scrambling backwards until he realized it was just Billy. “Billy. Billy, it’s here. The owl is here.”

Billy got up from his bedroll and knelt down in front of Goodnight, carefully taking the rifle from his hands. Goodnight tried to take it back but Billy pushed it out of his reach. “No one is here but us.”

“But I heard it, Billy. I heard it.”

“Goody, look at me,” Billy said. When Goodnight continued to look at the trees, Billy gently touched his chin and turned his face towards him. “Focus on me, Goody. Can you do that for me?” After a moment, Goodnight nodded. “Take a deep breath.”

Goodnight followed Billy’s orders, taking one deep breath and then another. His chest felt tight and the breathing hurt at first, it always did, but Billy kept coaching him through it. He heard another hoot in the night and jerked his head towards the direction of the trees, feeling the panic set in again.

“No,” Billy said firmly, grabbing Goodnight’s chin. “Look at me, Goody. Look at me and breath. There is no owl out there. There is only you and me. And I will not let anything happen to you.”

Goodnight let out a shaky breath. “I can still hear it, Billy.”

“Just focus on me and it will leave,” Billy said, wrapping his arms around Goodnight and pulling him close, gently rocking them. “You are safe with me, Goody. I promise.”

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, any m/m, The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkle)

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Any, any(+/any), The kindest words I'll ever know/ Are waiting to be said (Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella)

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, that doesn't sound right...

Fill

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Rodney stopped mid-kiss, pulled back. “That doesn’t sound right.”

John, panting, frustrated, asked, “What?”

Rodney cocked his head. “Don’t you hear that?”

“Hear what?”

And then John heard it. Shifting. Whispering. In the shadows of his room. He immediately stepped around Rodney, putting himself between Rodney and danger, reached for his pistol.

“Who’s there?”

Lorne cleared his throat. “Um, sir...surprise?”

“Surprise?” Rodney asked. “Surprise what?”

“Surprise it’s your fortieth birthday?” Lorne said.

A candle flame flickered on, illuminating half a dozen faces, a tiered tower of cupcakes.

Rodney pushed past John. “Are those red velvet?”

John sighed. “Yeah. Surprise.”

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any, the steady scratch of a [pen/pencil/quill] on [paper/parchment]

Fill: Stargate Atlantis

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

The steady scratch of pencil on paper woke Rodney.

Lorne sat beside him, a sketchpad on one knee, drawing.

Rodney groaned. “D’you have to do that right next to my ear?”

Lorne started, tapped his radio. “He’s awake.” Then he was on his feet, fetching water. “Doc. How are you feeling?”

“Like I got fed on by a Wraith. What’re you drawing?”

“Nothing important.”

And then John, Teyla, Ronon, and Carson were there, fussing over him. Lorne left.

Later Rodney noticed Lorne had left his sketchbook behind.

He’d drawn a beautiful portrait of Rodney - the way he used to look.

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any, the sounds of cooking accompanied by soft humming or singing

Eggshells, Reno + Tseng (Final Fantasy VII)

[creepy_shetan]

(My first self-fill, and it's for Lonely Prompts Week!)


The sounds of cooking and soft humming greeted Tseng as he made his way to the kitchen.

The light over the stove and the morning glow from the window didn't quite reach into the hall. A darker shadow appearing in the doorway didn't startle Reno.

"Hey, just in time," he said, pointing to a pot on another burner.

"Reno. What...?" Tseng's gaze shifted from the sizzling pan to the cooling pot.

"Rude failed his mission and bought too many. You like hard-boiled, right?"

Tseng held back a sigh. Reno continued scrambling.

"Is he hiding?"

"No..."

"From Elena."

"Oh. Then yes."


(The idea of Rude being a pushover who's terrible at haggling hit me while writing this. Meanwhile, Elena is tired of grocery shopping and eggs, haha.)

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, anyone with a cat or a dog (or both), the unmistakable sound of mischief in another room

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, any, birdsong

Fill: Rodney + Radek

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Rodney was startled by - birdsong. Not quite song. Some kind of curious trilling that was not really singing but musical all the same.

He peered through the open doorway and saw - birds. Birds and birds and birds.

It might have been something out of a horror movie if Radek weren’t standing in the middle of them, one perched on his hand while he stroked its crest, serene.

“What’s going on here?” Rodney asked.

Radek turned to him, smiled. “On Earth I bred racing pigeons. In Pegasus, they are not quite pigeons, but they are trainable.”

“What for?”

“More than racing.”

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

One direction rpf, girl zayn mailk /Harry styles, when he hears her sing it is like an angel

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Supernatural, Dean Winchester /Benny, dean losses his hearing

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Veronica Mars, Wallace Fennel /Stosh piz Piznarski, not really hearing each other

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Call me by your name rpf, armie hammer /Timothée Chalamet, hearing gossip

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Mcu, bucky barns /Steve Rodgers, bucky cant hear me

[bardello.livejournal.com]

Sound of the water falling drop by drop - with the change of adds altering the tone.

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange,

Well listen very closely
You can hear the sound
Of a love that makes my heart beat
And my head spin round
(Hot Chelle Rae)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

BBC Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes (+/ any),

I hear in my mind all these voices
I hear in my mind all of these words
I hear in my mind all this music
And it breaks my heart
(Regina Spektor)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Multiverse, any,

May angels lead you in
Hear you me my friends
On sleepless roads, the sleepless go
May angels lead you in
(Jimmy Eat World)

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, "I heard you the first time."

Fill (200)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

“Rodney, it’s time to go.”

“Rodney.”

“Hey! McKay! Time to go!”

Rodney waved John off. “I heard you the first time.”

“Then tell me next time. Come on. We’re leaving.”

“I’m not ready yet.” Rodney had his datapad plugged into the console, downloading whatever information was still in the database. The outpost had been deserted seemingly as long as Atlantis herself.

“You’re not listening.”

Rodney’s eyes widened in indignation as John literally pulled the plug and shoved the datapad at him. “What the hell are you –”

“Don’t you hear that?”

Now that he mentioned it, there was something. A kind of rumbling, roaring sound. “What is that?”

“That’s about four hundred thousand tons of snow heading our way. Move!”

Rodney didn’t bother asking any other questions, he just followed John. Teyla and Ronon were already waiting.

“Finally,” Ronon grumbled.

“Everyone in the ‘jumper. Now!”

Rodney glanced back and then wished he hadn’t when he saw the sheer mass of snow rushing down the mountain towards them. He didn’t waste any time scrambling into the co-pilot’s seat.

“I didn’t get everything, you know.”

John rolled his eyes as he piloted them away from danger, back to the Gate. “I did.”

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark + Peter Parker, listen to your elders

Fill

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

“Listen to your elders,” Tony said. “Creating AIs that can interface with infinity stones is a poor choice.”

Peter blinked at him. “I just wanted help with this Lego robot project for school.”

“Lego robots is where it starts,” Tony said wisely.

Peter cast Stephen a look.

Stephen said, “Don’t look at me. You picked him as your mentor.”

“I’m not planning on putting in an AI,” Peter said. “It’ll be remote-controlled.”

“In that case, how about we install a tiny arc reactor and some pulse weapons? We could modify a Lego Gundam design and make you Lego Iron Man.”

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stephen Strange + / any, Lights and Sound (Yellowcard)

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Stargate Multiverse, Daniel Jackson (+/any), “He that hath ears let him hear.” [use whatever pronouns you want]

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Criminal Minds, Spencer Reid (+/any), “It’s like I can’t stop what I’m hearing within” (Papercuts - Linkin Park)