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[#275 | One More Try] Challenge Post

Challenge 275
ONE MORE TRY

You’ve tried before, and it didn’t go well. Maybe something catastrophic went wrong, or maybe you just couldn’t quite pull it off. But whatever it is, it still needs to be done, and it’s your job to do it – so you need to give it one more try.

What are your characters trying to do? Why did they fail last time? Will they succeed this time, and what will it take?

Write a story about one more try.

BONUS GOAL: “Third time’s the charm.”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, September 29 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 275 – one more try
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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[#274 | Near-Death Experience] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #274 – Near-Death Experience!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 4181

Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.

You may now post your Challenge 274 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

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[#274 | Near-Death Experience] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

( List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, September 24, at 9:00PM EST.

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[#274] The Rotting (Mexican Gothic)

Theme Prompt: #274 – Near-Death Experience
Title: The Rotting
Fandom: Mexican Gothic
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 / Vomiting, fungal body horror, violent illness
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 692
Summary: Noemí struggles to recover from the assimilation with the gloom.

( Read more! )

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[#274] Silenced (Control)

Theme Prompt: #274 - Near-Death Experience
Title: Silenced
Fandom: Control
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, spoilers
Bonus: No
Word Count: 945
Summary: It's been a week since the expedition, and Trench still isn't talking.

( Silenced )

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[#274] CLOSE TO THE BONE (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #274 - Near-death experience
Title: Close to the bone
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: M. Contains suicide ideation.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto is grappling with the trauma of what it really means to be a Torchwood field agent.

( Read more... )

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[#274] An Awful Introduction (Star Wars Rogue One)

Theme Prompt: #274 – Near-Death Experience
Title: An Awful Introduction
Fandom: Star Wars Rogue One
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 586
Summary: Stordan thinks dying should be less of a surprise.

( An Awful Introduction )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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[#274] Too Much Blood (Torchwood)

Theme Prompt: #274 – Near-Death Experience
Title: Too Much Blood
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 / A lot of blood.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Ianto gets badly injured while hunting down a dangerous alien. Will he survive?

( Too Much Blood... )

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[#274 | Near-Death Experience] Challenge Post

Challenge 274:
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

It wasn’t the end...but it sure was close.

For a lot of characters, close calls are pretty common – whether they’re fighting dragons, visiting aliens, or traveling through magic wastelands, they deal with a lot of dangers. But even then, actual near-death experiences are pretty rare.

What happened? Did your characters witness some kind of afterlife, or something else entirely, or nothing at all? How did they survive?

Write a story about a near-death experience.

BONUS GOAL: “Please, stay with me.”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, September 22 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 274 – near-death experience
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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[#273 | Bad Timing] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #273 – Bad Timing!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 2885

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.

You may now post your Challenge 273 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

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[#273 | Bad Timing] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this challenge:

( List of entries )

Please Note: Because we only have 3 entries this week, there is only a First Place and Runner Up to vote for!

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (both spots) in order to be counted. Winner votes are worth 2 points, Runner Up votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Runner Up: 88. Another Fic Title

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, September 17 at 9:00PM EST.

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[#273] things come in threes (SVSSS)

Theme Prompt: 273 - Bad Timing
Title: things come in threes
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Rating/Warnings: minor injury and cursing
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 885
Summary: Everything is going surprisingly well for new Head Disciple Shang Qinghua. It's a shame if the plot interupted that.
( just a little more )

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[#273] MOUNTING CRISES (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #273 - Bad timing
Title: Mounting crises
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto has more than enough on his plate and things are only getting worse.

( Read more... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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[#273] Imprisoned Again (The Fantastic Journey)

Theme Prompt: #273 – Bad Timing
Title: Imprisoned Again
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Once again, two of the travellers find themselves taken prisoner…

( Imprisoned Again... )