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Chiaroscuro Season

It's October! Let's get spooky!

This October, write a horror story. You'll get one novelty bead for every five hundred words or fraction thereof. If you'd like to add a bonus level of difficulty, comment here with a number from 1 to 25 and I'll give you a horror subgenre to write in. All stories for this challenge will count for both chiaroscuro and graffiti.

Spook it up, writers! Let's see what you got.

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October: Monthly Fills Post

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Wednesday, October 1 - Challenge Week 6, Day 3

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Happy Fall

Welcome to the Fall Festival.

spiralicious and I will be your guest hosts for the month.

We personally love all things fall and Halloween,

spiralicious and I realize that not everyone has fandoms or original universes that support that. We have tried to come up with a few lists that could fit into almost any verse, even if Halloween is not your cup of tea.

You can use these prompts on their own or pair them with the regular Fall Fest themed prompts. The sky is the limit! Thank you so much for playing with us all of these years. We appreciate all of you.

Feel free to use any prompt; however, they speak to you. We have them separated just to make the list a bit more manageable.

For example, if you use a movie or music prompt, feel free to just work off the title, or you can remix the movie. It's up to you.

A fill can be anything. We mean ANYTHING you can think of. Some examples include fics, poetry, vids, podfics, handicrafts, art, icons, wallpapers, memes, movie/book/tv/music/fic recs, movies/book/tv episode/music reviews, playlists, tea party menus, amigurumi, baked goods/candy, collages, playlists, your favorite characters’ lists to the Great Pumpkin, Subeta HAs, song parodies, Halloween carols, nail art, manips, your favorite character's Halloween costumes, make-up tutorials, how each of your friends will die in a Horror movie, etc. You get the idea. Your fill can be whatever you dream up. We look forward to seeing what you make us add to the list next year.

As usual, there will be banners at the end of the month. The wonderfully helpful

kiramaru7 makes ours this month, we have to find a new way to host them, so they may be late, but we will have them. Any idea about hosting/sharing banners, please let us know.

This is a Fall Festival themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work?

Anything goes this month. The only limit is your imagination.

There is a public card at the bottom of this post, or feel free to make your own card using your own prompts or any of the lists that speak to you at the bingo card maker here.

Feel free to mix and match the premade Fandom tables.
We look forward to seeing what everyone does with the theme.

Note from Spiralicious:
We've decided to keep the fandom mini lists; each based on a particular fandom and with Halloween in mind. Unfortunately, at this time we were not able to add new ones. There are also many fandoms we did not include in the original set because they already have great prompt lists out there. If you know of one of these, please feel free to link in the comments below.

As always, you can add your own prompts to your cards and mix & match as you like, and if you grab a fandom list, you are not restricted to creating for that fandom.

Happy creating!

Vex and Spiralicious

The Original Drawlloween 2024 created by briansoria.com (We are not affiliated, we just thought they were good prompts.)

CAMPY

CREATURES

DRESS UP COSTUMES

GENERIC

HORROR

Movies

PAGAN

RULES FOR LIVING THROUGH A HORROR MOVIE

When it appears that you have killed the monster never check to see if it's really dead.,

If you find that your house was built upon or near a cemetery was once a church that was used for black masses had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion or had inhabitants who performed necrophilia or satanic practices move away immediately.,

Never read a book of demon summoning aloud even as a joke. Don't mumble to yourself either - if you can't read silently you have no business with such a thing anyway.,

Do not search the basement especially if the power has just gone out.,

As a general rule don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.,

If you find a town that looks deserted it's probably that way for a reason. Take the hint and stay away.,

If you're searching for something that caused a mysterious noise and find out that it's just the cat leave the room immediately if you value your life.,

Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're really sure you know what you are doing.,

If you're running from the monster expect to trip or fall down at least twice more if you are of the female persuasion. Also note that despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.,

Do not keep all your sharpened kitchen knives in one of those wooden blocks on your work surface.,

When you're searching a house because you think there's something dangerous there for God's sake turn the lights on!,

Never back out of one room into another without looking. It's always behind you.,

Never ever ever turn off the paved road onto a gravel or dirt road.,

Always make sure that your car has a fresh battery and a full tank of gas so it will start immediately in times of crisis.,

Never say that you'll be right back because you won't.,

Never stand in on above below beside or anywhere near a grave crypt tomb mausoleum or any other house of the dead.,

If anything other than water (i.e. blood or thick goo of any color) comes out of a faucet do not call a plumber. Leave the house immediately.,

If while looking in a mirror you see a figure behind you that you don't see upon turning around a room different from the one you are in or a figure other than yourself looking back or your reflection tells you to get out before it is too late proceed to the nearest exit with all speed.,

If you open a door and the room you see is not the room that should be there do not explore it. In fact even if you close the door and see the correct room after re-opening it vacate the house.,

When the family pet runs away DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR IT -- pets are usually not killed and even if they are it's just a warm-up for the next human victim.,

Never unlock the doors and look outside.,

If it's late at night and your dog suddenly perks up his ears and growls lowly in his throat never EVER say "Whassa matter Boy? Gotta go out?",

If you use gasoline to destroy your attacker make sure your Zippo is in fine working order. Also make sure it's not the one your grandfather used in WWII because you have to throw it away with a witty one-liner.,

Make sure you get up early enough so you can kill the vampires during the day.,

When you are trapped in a strange old house with your date NEVER say: "Let's try the basement!" or "Look! The stairs up to the attic!",

When approaching a room with a door that hasn't been opened in decades and the knob begins to slowly turn back and forth on its own back away! Do NOT ask loudly "Who's there?",

When you have the benefit of numbers NEVER pair off or go it alone.,

If appliances start operating by themselves MOVE OUT.,

Do not take ANYTHING from the dead.,

If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing fascination for blood glowing eyes increasing hairiness and so on get away from them as soon as possible!,

If your car runs out of gas at night DO NOT go to the nearest deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that is strange because you thought you had half a tank shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway and most likely be eaten.,

Stay away from certain geographical locations some of which are listed here: Amityville Elm Street Transylvania Nilbog (you're in trouble if you recognize this one!) the Bemuda Triangle or any small town in Maine.,

Beware of strangers bearing tools such as chain saws staple guns hedge trimmers electric carving knives combines lawn mowers butane torches band saws or any device made from deceased companions.,

Listen closely to the sound track and pay attention to the audience since they are usually far more intelligent than you could ever hope to be.,

If you are running for your life and are being chased by a monster/psychopath/axe murderer and you happen to be female take the high-heeled shoes OFF!,

Also if you've just pushed the monster/psychopath/axe murderer in the lake from your boat dock or a bridge don't lean over to see if he's gone!,

When confronted by the walking dead aim for the head.,

If you're female never EVER take off your shirt. They like to attack you when your bejoobies are hanging out.,

Lock your darn doors make sure the gas tank is full and if you hit something that was weird looking make the cops go look and see what it was.,

If the creepy bag lady of the town tries to give you some advice TAKE IT! For some reason she always seems to know what she is talking about during her brief moments of lucidity.,

Join the police or the military right away! That way you won't be anywhere near the monster until it's really dead.,

Remember the monster cannot be stopped by bullets the army or an atomic bomb. Only a mob bearing pitchforks and torches will be able to inflict significant damage.,

Monsters are generally radioactive so always carry a Geiger counter in your car.,

When confronted with a large animated flying reptile aim for the wires.If you can get around the creature and get to the zipper on his back you can render him helpless.,

If you are female and intend to go swimming in a haunted pool/black lagoon/deserted lake a white one-piece bathing suit is de rigueur.,

Girls if you are going on a date to Lovers Lane make sure you are wearing shoes with proper ankle support.,

Statistically you will turn an ankle and the creature will get you.,

Avoid going to isolated research stations whenever possible. Arctic weather stations foreboding pacific atolls distant space stations and island bases for gene-splicing corporations top the list.,

When finding a meteor/egg sac/fetal creature of any kind step away! DO NOT give in to the diabolical urge to poke it with a stick.,

Unless you are in the company of Fred Daphne Velma Shaggy and their talking dog the creature/ghost coming at you is most likely REAL.,

If you see some strange globules slimy pulsating thing in your house don't mutter "What the hell?" to yourself and reach for it.,

If some guy comes to your door who looks exactly like an ancestor of yours who "died" 200 years before claiming to be a cousin from England SHUT THE DOOR!,

When killer bees flesh eating worms or Cujo have trapped you in your car make sure to turn OFF the oldies station. It just seems to excite them.,

Always check the back seat of your car.,

The first time that you are absolutely sure that the monster/killer is dead or the hellgate is finally closed forever you are in the most danger. Don't relax.,

Objects moving in a mysterious fashion should be considered a very bad sign.,

If on a stormy night you find a window open which you thought was previously closed do not close it. It may be your only way out when whatever has come in through it is chasing you.,

If you come into possession of a strange old artifact and any exotic person (old wizened oriental gypsy Indian medicine man) warns you to do/not do something do not do just the opposite in order to demonstrate how silly he/she is.,

Anniversary nights of executions horrible murders or terrifying rituals should be viewed with fear. Especially on the spot where the event took place. Most especially on even century anniversaries. And certainly if you or a friend is somehow descended from one of the original participants.,

If one of your group is missing for a while and upon returning no longer seems as frightened assuring you that there is really nothing to be worried about do not let him/her get behind you. He/she has joined the other side.,

If your friend turns into a demon and then suddenly turns back to normal kill him because he is not normal!,

After you kill the maniac don't stand anywhere near the body and don't drop the gun knife or other instrument of death because (1) he is not dead and (2) you will be needing the instrument of death again.,

Kill the person in the group who suggests that you split up. That will eventually get you killed.,

Kill the greedy person in the group. He/she will eventually get you killed.,

Never make fun of the local yokel's stories about deformed killer babies in backwoods towns--you can bet they are real and you might get them angry.,

Never be with the group who plays vicious pranks on the shy strange new kid. Those pranksters will soon meet their doom and often in a horribly gory way.,

If someone in your group is too scared to shoot when the monster is bearing down on you grab the gun and shoot the monster yourself or use your weapon to kill both the monster and your friend especially if there are more monsters around. Your friend was dead weight.,

Go ahead and slap the screaming hysterical girl because she will be the one to distract everyone when there really is danger.,

Nothing is ever over if it is still nighttime.,

If it seems as though you have just woken up from a horrible nightmare chances are you are still in grave danger.,

Take heed of all warnings from animals and children. They usually know more than you do.,

When fleeing some peril (mutant rats lava Oakland Raiders fans etc.) do not keep turning around to see how close it is/they are behind you. This slows you down and increases your chances of getting caught by said peril.,

Never run to the top floor of any building if you are being chased by a maniac/monster. Your only way out will be to jump.,

Never publicly announce your plans for the future if you make it out alive. It guarantees that you have no future.,

Never under any circumstances run upstairs if you are being chased.,

If you're ever lost in the woods filming a documentary don't stop and collect little stick figures.,

Never trust your best boy/girl friend. As soon as the monster or spirit can it's going to take over his/her mind and that friend will turn on you.,

If your children or pets speak to you in Latin or any other language which they should not know or if they speak to you using a voice which is other than their own shoot them immediately. It will save you a lot of grief in the long run. NOTE: It will probably take several rounds to kill them so be prepared. This applies also to people who speak with somebody else's (usually deep) voice.,

Don't make fun of or play with dead things.,

If you see a town that looks deserted except for children do not try to "help" them - they will eat you.,

Whenever you land on a distant planet and find some objects that look like eggs leave them alone.,

Do not allow crew mates back aboard the craft if you find hideous parasites attached to their bodies.,

Be forewarned that a gun is good only for ALMOST killing the monster never for COMPLETELY killing it. Be sure to have an extra weapon preferably one with a "flair" (a knife a harpoon a heavy box razor confetti pop tarts etc.),

Don't open the closed door especially if you hear scratching heavy breathing or the voice of a dear relative whom you THOUGHT was dead.,

Never bathe especially when in the house alone.,

Never camp or build homes on Indian burial grounds.,

If the phone lines are dead and you hear footsteps
upstairs and you say "Tom Tom is that you?" and Tom does not answer run away.,

If you have to run away taking a bus is your best bet. If you take a car the monster will be in it.,

Never bring the cat or any member of your family back from the dead.,

Try to make friends with someone from your own species. If your only friends are rats insects or anyone who is invisible you are going to DIE.,

If you realize that a car has been operating on its own get away from it immediately. Do not touch it and above all NEVER get in especially in the driver's seat!,

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you lean over a cliff shimmy out on a tree branch cross a train trestle or climb a ladder to rescue the tyke from certain death - it is a TRAP.,

Never accept a job as a camp counselor.,

Do NOT drink alcohol if you are underage.,

Never turn off the radio or TV when an emergency news bulletin is on - unless you want to be in the next bulletin.,

If someone tells you "Wait right here" heed that person's order and don't go anywhere.,

Never assume that everything is going to be all right. It won't be.,

Never go for a walk by yourself especially in the wilderness.,

Don't mockingly go "Oo-ee-oo!" to jokes about how creepy something is.,

When the monster is running after you run out the door rather than up the stairs.,

When the exorcist/priestess/whoever declares the house is "clear" your troubles have just begun.,

Never look under the stairs or the bed or in the closet or the cellar attic etc.,

Don't take anything back to the lab that looks like it might hatch real soon-especially if it is transparent something inside is moving or it appears to be lighted from within.,

In the same vein never bend over to look into anything that looks like an opening egg.,

If you don't want to be chased by the monster (or serial killer shark alien giant snake radioactive ants etc.) don't wear skimpy clothes or wet T-shirts.,

If you are being chased by a car don't run into the building the car will corner you and rev its engine menacingly before destroying the house business police station etc. Whereas if you just run down the road it won't catch you.,

Never unwrap the mummy. (Always good though to have duct tape around in case something unravels).,

When flying on an airplane at night in a storm don't raise the shade to see what that noise out on the wing was.,

Don't talk to sheriffs wearing reflective sunglasses in towns that are so small the gas station has one pump.,

Silver works garlic doesn't.,

And the #1 rule for surviving a horror movie:
DON'T HAVE SEX!!!,

OCTOBER HAPPENINGS!!

Monthly

WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS

October 2024 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
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FANDOM Tables under the cut
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Evil Clown	Wrong Accessory	Unicorns	Dragons	Sweater Weather
It Started With a Group of Teenagers	Trick-or-Treat!	Too High Heels	11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day -Second Wednesday of month	TV Specials
The Call is Coming From Inside the House	Corpse Bride	WILD CARD	Night of the Living Dead	I Got The Instructions off eHow/Pinterest
Trolls	It has Four (or More) Sequels	Reaper	Bonfire	Fairies
Honoring the Dead	Shapeshifter	6 Mad Hatter Day	Go ahead and slap the screaming hysterical girl because she will be the one to distract everyone when there really is danger.	I Can See the Strings

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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Evil Clown</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Wrong Accessory</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Unicorns</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Dragons</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Sweater Weather</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">It Started With a Group of Teenagers</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Trick-or-Treat!</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Too High Heels</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day -Second Wednesday of month</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">TV Specials</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Call is Coming From Inside the House</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Corpse Bride</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">WILD CARD</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Night of the Living Dead</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">I Got The Instructions off eHow/Pinterest</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Trolls</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">It has Four (or More) Sequels</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Reaper</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Bonfire</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Fairies</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Honoring the Dead</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Shapeshifter</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">6 Mad Hatter Day</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Go ahead and slap the screaming hysterical girl because she will be the one to distract everyone when there really is danger.</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">I Can See the Strings</td>
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Public Card:

TV Specials	The monster is never real	Donate Food	Dumb Supper	The Monster is a Stuffed Animal
Trolls	Scream Queen	National Pizza Month	The Monster’s Zipper is Showing	An Inanimate Object Suddenly Came to Life
Giant Anything	Bad Wig	FREE SPACE	Unicorns	Bed Sheet Costume
Bonfire	Stepford Wives	Destroy it with fire	Sleepy Hollow	Shapeshifter
Trick-or-Treat!	National Popcorn Popping Month	Sweater Weather	Bobbing for Apples	Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING!

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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">TV Specials</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The monster is never real</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Donate Food</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Dumb Supper</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Monster is a Stuffed Animal</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Trolls</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Scream Queen</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">National Pizza Month</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Monster’s Zipper is Showing</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">An Inanimate Object Suddenly Came to Life</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Giant Anything</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Bad Wig</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">FREE SPACE</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Unicorns</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Bed Sheet Costume</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Bonfire</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Stepford Wives</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Destroy it with fire</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Sleepy Hollow</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Shapeshifter</td>
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<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Trick-or-Treat!</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">National Popcorn Popping Month</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Sweater Weather</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Bobbing for Apples</td>
<td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING!</td>
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垂涎 (Desire): Fanfic: small with insipidity (dripping with—)

Fandom: 垂涎 (Desire)
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Rating: M
Length: 100 words
Content notes: blood, thoughts of injuring an antagonist physically, moderate(?) gore
Author notes: The title is from Amsterdam by Yao Feng, and EKELÖF'S DREAM by Peter Riley.
Summary: The episode 14 scene in the restaurant.

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Akkadian Empire RPF - We would like to change this to the slightly more general Mesopotamian RPF, which also has a nomination for Enheduanna. Does this work for the nominator? (See also below for another Mesopotamian query.) Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Antiques Roadshow RPF - Nominator, we can’t find Melissa Meuwly. Do you mean Meredith Meuwly? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Batman: Arkham Shadow (Video Game) - we received evidence for this but would like more information, please. Could the nominator, or anyone else who knows this family of games, please help us understand how it is distinct? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

The Breakfast Club (1985) - Brian Johnson’s parents are distinct characters and so we are not willing to approve them as a unit. Nominator, would you like to pick a parent? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Brilliant Minds (TV 2024) - We have nominations for Nico Silva and Scotty Silva. As far as we can tell, these are names given at different times in promotional material for a character played by Al Calderon, and the character hasn't yet appeared on the show. Since the most recent information we can find refers to Nico Silva, we're inclined to approve as that, but please let us know if this may be a twin situation or something else is going on! Please also note that if we can't be sure this character is appearing in any episodes before the end of sign-ups, we may need to remove them from the tag set. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid RPF - Both Paul Newman and Robert Redford are also nominated under the fandom Post-Classical Hollywood RPF, so we plan to merge this to that fandom, since people will be free to request or offer only these two characters. Please let us know if you have any concerns. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold and World of the Five Gods - Lois McMaster Bujold - given that the characters nominated under the canonical tag include some from Hallowed Hunt & the Penric and Desdemona stories, we would like to approve all of these together under World of the Five Gods. Any objections? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Control (Video Game) - We can’t determine if the character “Oldest House” possesses enough sentience to be approved. Nominator, could you describe how the Oldest House is a character please? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Corbenic (Catherine Fisher) - We won’t approve Arthur's Company Ensemble (Corbenic) as this is a group with named members. Nominator, would you like to pick one or two (since you’ve only nominated two other characters)? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Dream Cycle - H. P. Lovecraft - All characters nominated for this fandom (other than Worldbuilding) were approved last year in the fandom Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft; as we have overlapping nominations, we’d like to combine again the same way. Nominator of Worldbuilding (Dream Cycle - H. P. Lovecraft), would Worldbuilding (Cthulhu Mythos) in the fandom Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft work for you, or would you prefer for us to approve Dream Cycle with Worldbuilding as the only character tag? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

End of Summer (1998) - Nominator, please email us (see contact information in the footer). Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Game Changer (Web Series) - Nominator of Brennan Lee Mulligan and Sam Reich, we’d like to approve these characters but add them instead to the fandom CollegeHumor | Dropout RPF; nominator of Cerberus (Game Changer), Minotaur Brennan Lee Mulligan, Elaine Carroll, and Sam Reich, we’d like to approve these characters under Game Changer: Samalamadingdong (see below), with disambiguations for Elaine and Sam to indicate the fictional-ish versions they portrayed there. Alternatively, if you intended the actual versions of Elaine and Sam, we can move them as well to CollegeHumor | Dropout RPF as you do have a free fandom nomination slot - please let us know if you’d prefer that, or if you have any concerns. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Game Changer RPF - as the nominated characters are not RPF but rather characters from Game Changer: Samalamadingdong, we’ll approve them under this fandom - please let us know if you have concerns. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Hear Me Cry (1984) (CBS Schoolbreak Special) Craig and David’s parents are distinct characters and so we are not willing to approve each set of parents as a single unit. Nominator, would you like to pick two of the four parents? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

History Boys - All Media Types - Nominator, we won’t approve this nomination as All Media Types. Would you prefer the film or the play? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Imperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie and Translation State - Ann Leckie - Last year we approved Translation State separately and also approved the Ancillary Trilogy as its own fandom. Imperial Radch - Ann Leckie nominators, it looks like all your characters are in the original trilogy–any concerns with the same solution this year? Please link your nominations page when you reply. (edited slightly for clarity)

Mesopotamian RPF - this includes a nomination for the religious figure Avraham | Abraham | Ibrāhīm. We can see the logic but as the sources for his life are quite different to those of other figures nominated in this category, could we check what you were interested in, please, nominator? We note that Ea-Nasir is also nominated and that Ea-Nasir and Abraham have been discussed together; is there a specific source combining them you would be interested in? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Midsomer Murders - All Media Types - Nominator, we won't approve this nomination as All Media Types. Would you prefer TV or books? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Oxford Time Travel Universe - Connie Willis and To Say Nothing of the Dog: or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last - Connie Willis - To Say Nothing nominator, do you have any concerns about combining your nominations with the larger universe? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Palais de Reine (Visual Novel) - We can’t find the character “Astrud”. Nominator, is this “Astrad”, or is it just a different localization? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Strange Antiquities (Video Game) - Could we check please, is the nominated Thaumaturge the player character or the player character's mentor? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Terminator (Movies), Terminator: Genesis (2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) - Nominators, please make your cases for splitting or combining these. Would it work to keep Genesis separate and combine (Movies 1984 1991 2019) for the rest, since Dark Fate follows Terminator 2? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Tron - All Media Types - We won't approve this nomination as All Media Types. Nominator, please pick a canon. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Previous queries

Aliens (1986) - Nominator, these characters are also nominated under the broader fandom Alien (Original Movies 1979-1997), so we would like to merge your nominations in with the rest of the original movies. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Bibi Blocksberg (2002) - Nominator, do you specifically only want the first movie, or may we approve this as the canonical Bibi Blocksberg (Movies 2002 2004)? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Dragonfly - Ursula K. Le Guin, Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan - Ursula K. Le Guin - Our understanding is that these are all in the same continuity. We are planning to combine Earthsea and Tombs of Atuan, especially as there is character overlap in those nominations. Dragonfly nominator, do you have concerns with folding that nomination into Earthsea as well? If so, we would appreciate help understanding exactly what you’re looking for and how to differentiate the larger Earthsea universe. Please link your nominations page when you reply.

Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede - We won’t approve the character nomination Morwen's Cats (Enchanted Forest) as they are all individually named. Nominators, could you please each choose a cat? (Scorn has already been nominated, and another nominator is fine with either Trouble or Fiddlesticks.) Please link your nominations page when you reply.

MAIJO Otaro - Works - We don’t approve fandoms consisting of all of a creator’s works, and the nominated characters appear to come from at least 2 novels. Nominator, could you pick one of Maijō’s works to nominate, along with the associated characters? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

夢中さきみに。| Muchuu sa Kimi ni (Manga) - We also have a nomination for the Anime; the nominator of that fandom says they have not read the manga but believes these could be combined if needed. We've heard from two Manga nominators who are OK with combining under Anime & Manga; could we hear from the third please? Please link your nominations page when you reply.

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020: Nude; ATEEZ, Seventeen; Art Class (Song Mingi, Lee Seokmin | DK)

Creator:

andersenmom
Title: Art Class
Rating: T
Type: Fic
Size/length/word count etc.: 721
Prompt: 020: Nude
Fandom/Ship: ATEEZ, Seventeen; Song Mingi, Lee Seokmin | DK
Notes/Warnings: None
Summary: Seokmin hadn’t expected to recognize the body of the nude model (even if it took him a while).

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Piracy Bingo

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cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Piracy Bingo
Prompts: Shark Bait, rum, free space, no quarter, devil to pay
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel
My Card: My Card

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multifandom: hotties haunting the narrative

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Fall Fest Coming Soon!

Hello everyone!

We hope you all are as excited for Fall Fest as we are. Unfortunately, both Vexed_Wench and I are both experiencing some issues beyond our control, and the opening post won't go up until sometime tomorrow/later today (October 1).

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Bingo

I have made bingo down the O column of my 9-1-25 card for the Piracy Fest Bingo.

O1 (leak) "Mightier Than" (Princess: The Hopeful)
O2 (lookout) "Simple and to the Point" (An Army of One)
O3 (affiliate) "Bring Unique Qualities" (Daughters of the Apocalypse)
O4 (request) "The Only Thing That You Absolutely Have to Know" (Polychrome Heroics)
O5 (patch) "A Reader, an Interpreter, and a Creator) (Polychrome Heroics: Rutledge)

B4 (parrot) "For Those Who Work at It" (Polychrome Heroics: Dr. Infanta)

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September Monthly Post

This is the September community post for

allbingo. What were your bingo activities during September? What are your plans for October?

For September we had:
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Piracy Bingo Fest hosted by

silvercat17
Arr, mateys! September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Hoist the mainsail and start filling squares!
Posting will be September 1-30.

For October we will have:
[recurring]
Fall Fest hosted by

vexed_wench and

spiralicious
Celebrate the motifs of autumn.
Posting will be October 1-31.

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Piracy Bingo 2x2 Blackout

Fandoms: Greek myth, none/original

Mediums: One drabble, three junk journal entries (new hobby, yay!)

Prompts: swab the deck, becalm, plead my belly, plunder

Link to Card & Fills

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fan Fic: Two Ants

Title: Two Ants
Fandom: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Casey/April
Rating: PG-13/T for implied sexual content
Summary: April remembers fondly.
Word Count: 614
Written For: Fan FlashWorks 492. Wrench. Also fulfills 100 Ships 83. Scarlet
Date Written: 29 September 2025
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.

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Rare Pair Exchange: Post-deadline pinch hits due 12 October.

Event: Rare Pair Exchange is a fanwork exchange focusing on romantic/sexual rare pairs! We are an AO3 exchange; you must have an account and be 18+ to participate.

Minimum requirements: We allow three mediums: a minimum of 1,000 words for fanfiction, clean lineart on unlined paper or the equivalent of one comic panel for art, or a recording of a completed fic of 1,000 words minimum that is about the rare pair. Works must include a fandom, ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested.

Event link:

rarepairexchange.
Pinch hit link: Current pinch hits.
Due date: Sunday 12 October, 11:59pm EDT.

Available post-deadline pinch hits:

PH 2 (fic) - Teen Titans (Animated Series), 七つの大罪 - 鈴木央 | Nanatsu no Taizai | The Seven Deadly Sins - Suzuki Nakaba (Anime & Manga), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime 1997-2023), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Depois do Universo | Beyond the Universe (2022)

PH 5 (fic, art) - Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken | Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games), Baten Kaitos Series (Video Games)

PH 17 (fic) - Hallo itt Mátyás király! - Bogáti Péter, Crossover Fandom (Vlad 2003/Vlad Tepes 1979), 15th Century CE RPF, Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost

PH 18 (fic) - Rune Factory (Video Games), Fallen London | Echo Bazaar, Disco Elysium (Video Game), Crossover Fandom (Star Trek ToS/Disco Elysium, Disco Elysium/Fallen London)

PH 31 (fic, art) - 英雄伝説黎の軌跡 | Kuro no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Series (Video Games), 百英雄伝 | Eiyuden Chronicle (Video Games), Triangle Strategy (Video Game), Royal Blood | Gemfire, Dragon Force (Video Game), Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution, 英雄伝説創の軌跡 | Hajimari no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (Video Game), 英雄伝説閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games)

PH 35 (fic) - Death Note (Anime & Manga), Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga)

Thank you for considering!

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!challenge week

Tuesday, September 30 - Challenge Week, Day 2

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