srs2013 | Bonus Round 2

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Bonus Round 1 is now closed, and Bonus Round 2 is now open!

This round, the theme is holidays/special occasions.

If you have an idea for something you'd like to see, please leave the ship, a holiday/special occasion, and any other details as a PROMPT below. After you've posted, read through everyone else's prompts, and leave a FILL for any which catch your eye. Fills can be in any media, and they need not be long, but please put a little effort in--if anyone starts spamming this post for points, we'll be able to tell.

You should place PROMPT/FILL, your current team affiliation and a brief summary in the comment title. Do not forget to change the title of the comment when posting a FILL as a reply to a PROMPT. NSFW prompts and fills should mention this in the summary or at the top of the post. Reminder that team names must be in alphabetical order (ie. Balthazar/Death, not Death/Balthazar) and that portmanteaus (ie. Lubriel, Annaby) are not allowed when identifying team affiliation.

You will be awarded five points per prompt for the first five prompts you leave. The first three fills posted for each prompt will receive 15 points, the next three 10 points, and the next three 5 points. Prompts with ten or more fills will no longer receive fill points.

Bonus rounds are still rarepair only, but you can post prompts or fills for any rare ship this round, including gen/platonic ones (which should be indicated with an & as above). Due to some unforeseen complication from last round, we have changed the rules. It is now 15 points per fill for the first three fills by three different people. So if someone does a fic for Fill 1 and a fanmix for Fill 2, then get 15 + 10 points, and then Person 2 does a fill and Person 3 does a fill, so even though those would be fills 3 and 4, they count as 15 and 15 points since they're fills by new people. You are still not permitted to fill your own prompt. We also encourage people not to fill prompts from their teammates, although the points will not be deducted if you do.

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Remember, Team Chuck can participate in bonus rounds, and if you change teams, points earned will transfer with you until the end of the team shuffle period.

This round is now closed.

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From:

twinkie_pie

~~That's a special occasion, right?~~

Jo and Dean have been best friends since they were kids, and they tell each other everything. That is, until Jo starts having feelings for the cute redhead in her math class. Dean notices that she starts acting weird, but she's afraid he'll treat her differently is he finds out why.

idk Dean+Jo friendship is so cute, and you can let the cute redhead be Anna or Charlie, whichever you prefer.

From:

destielixer

Jo and Dean have been the best of friends for years. She’s told him everything, all her little secrets, her likes and her dislikes and Dean likewise shared everything with her. Now there was one thing though that Jo was hesitant to tell Dean about. And that was the fact that she was in love with Anna Milton, the smart redheaded beauty from her Math class.

Jo felt bad for having to keep this one secret from Dean and with the recent looks he’d been giving her, she knew that it wasn’t long before Dean decided to confront her. She figured that she would tell him first, Dean deserved that much so that day when Dean invited her over to his house together with some of his buddies, Castiel and Benny, Jo prepared her speech.

She procrastinated though, playing games with the boys, doing homework, having dinner. Soon the evening came to a close and Benny and Castiel left Dean’s house.

Now was her chance.

“Uh, Dean…” Jo said hefting her bag higher on her shoulder, “I need to talk with you.”

Dean raised a brow at her, “Sure, you know I’m always here to lend an ear. What’s it about this time?”

Jo smiled tightly, “You might want to take a seat first,” she said indicating to the bench out on Dean’s front porch.

“Okay,” Dean muttered as he sat, “Must be serious.”

Jo leaned against the wooden post, taking a deep breath she squeezed her eyes shut, “I’minlovewithAnnaMilton,” she gushed.

When she opened her eyes, Dean was staring at her, “I didn’t catch that.”

Jo sighed exasperated as she threw her backpack down on the bench next to Dean before she too took a seat, “I’m. In love. With Anna Milton.”

Silence wore on between them and Jo looked to Dean. His face held no expression. “Well?” she asked, prodding his leg. “Earth to Dean!”

Dean broke into laughter.

“What’s so funny!”

“Ah, damn it Jo, I thought you’d never bring up that topic,” Dean said.

This time it was Jo’s turn to stare at him in disbelief, “You…knew?” she asked, surprised.
“Yeah. In fact, Benny, Cas and I made a bet on when you’d finally come out.”

Jo whacked him hard on the arm, “Oh my god! You!” she continued hitting Dean while he just continued to laugh and weakly fend off her attacks. “Why didn’t you say something! Do you know how scared I was to tell you about it! I thought you’d start treating me differently!”

Dean sobered up now, looking to Jo, “I’m sorry,” he said giving her an apologetic smile, “I’ll never treat you differently Jo, we’re best friends. I’ll always accept you for who you are.”

“Dean…” Jo said as she smiled and hugged him close. She thanked the universe for giving her such a best friend.

“After all, love is love right?” Dean added as he hugged Jo, “Anna’s a lucky girl.”

“Yeah.”

Dean smirked as he pulled back, watching as Jo picked up her back, he called after her, “I don’t suppose you’ll be needing some tips on dating will you?”

Jo laughed, “You’re the worst at dating Dean! I’ll be able to handle it on my own!”

“Right! See you tomorrow then! And I hope you have wet dreams about your new girlfriend!” he teased watching as Jo, stuck her tongue out at him before she turned and headed down the street, a happy bounce in her step.

From:

twinkie_pie

Aww, yes, good :) Thank you for writing the thing

From:

thedahlingdarling

((of course I'm going to shamelessly plug my own OTP here))

Cross posted here:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1007052

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Jo tapped her pencil against her desk anxiously and let her mind wander back to the rainbow bracelet tucked away safely in her backpack. Safe and hidden among the clutter of her hectic life. Sandwiched between two folders, one Marvel and one soft pastels, she lips twitched at the almost poetic placement.

She couldn't bring herself to put it on, it didn't feel right - it WASN'T right. She traced her fingers over the rose, royal blue, and lavender pendent tucked neatly into her shirt she had opted to wear instead.

Her bravado that morning when she put it on faded almost as soon as she reached the front doors and she hide it away from view. She doubted most people would get the symbolism, but she couldn't help but be a little nervous.

She had brought the rainbow bracelet as a backup plan, but she wasn't gay so wearing it seemed like a bust. She once again doubted the ability of most of those in the class to understand it as a symbol for all LBGT people and not immediately make the jump to gay. She rolled her eyes at her own thoughts.

"Am I gay?" Her thoughts from before echoed through her head and transported her back to that moment. That moment when Anna had smiled at her and laughed at one of her stupid jokes. The moment when Jo finally started to notice things about her she hadn't before. Like how she had started to zero in on every little part that made up the whole and began appreciating each in a new way. Like staring at a beloved piece of art and noticing the flower the artist had tucked away in a corner, or the cat staring out of an upstairs window, or the words spelled out in the dust in the wind. The painting becoming that much more beautiful.

Jo crinkled her nose as she realized just how ridiculous she sounded. Anna wasn't a painting, she didn't belong to Jo, she wasn't an object to be observed and admired from a far.

So what did Jo want from her? An image flashed of long fingers tangled in her yellow hair, rose colored lips pressed against her throat.

Startled by her own thoughts Jo shifted uncomfortably in her chair and did her best to focus on her math problem.

"Is the scowl a permanent feature or a temporary addition? What are you trying to intimidate the problem into solving itself?"

Her head snapped up in surprise as she stared wide eyed at the voice that pulled her out of her thoughts. Dean sunk into the desk in front of her and twisted to bring her into his view.

"This look has been known to send underclassmen to their knees." Came a dry reply. She gave her best friend a smile and did her best to put a little heart into it.

Dean was always quick to pick up on her moods. He said she was a terrible actor and an even worse liar but Jo knew it was more than that. You can't spend most of your life tied to someone's hip and not get to know them inside and out.

Another uncomfortable shift in her seat, "did you see that Mustang outside?" She quirked an eyebrow and pursed her lips in a sarcastic grimace.

He nodded and rolled his eyes. "Why would you do that man? Seriously?"

Jo gave a half laugh and Dean continued on about the injustice of it all, Jo all but tuned him out as a glimpse of red was spotted out of the corner of her eye.

"...someone should really arrest them. Hey! Are you..." Dean trailed off and Jo turned her head back to face him. She hadn't even realized she had been staring until Dean's deep rumble brought her back out of her fantasies.

Dean slapped a hand gently down on her desk. "Okay, spill. Now."

"About...?" Jo feigned ignorance and scribbled down an answer on her math homework, she was sure it was wrong but it was something to do with her hands.

"Space cadet, you can't trick me. Something's up. What is it?" Dean had that look in his eye. He often knew when to let things go, but somethings he latched onto something with a predator like grip and there was no way to shake the question forever.

Jo didn't answer right away and absently brought her hand up to play along the ridges of the pendent under her shirt. As soon as she had realized her feelings and longings toward Anna she had undergone a lot of soul searching. She wasn't an idiot, but she had never really thought about things in terms of shades of grey. Most things had been black or white her entire life.

She more she thought about her attraction the more the term "gay" just didn't sit well with her. She was still attracted to boys she was sure.

Jo scanned over eyes over Dean's face and trailed them lower. She could admit he was attractive and had they not been sibling level close she admitted to herself should might climb him like a sturdy oak. She inwardly cringed again at yet another horrible analogy.

Being bisexual prior had never even been an option, she had just never thought of things like that. The more she researched the more liberating it felt to know she didn't really have to define herself or pin her self down with one title. She could just let herself be. It was after this enlightening moment that she had really started to indulge her now more-than-a-crush-crush on Anna.

Dean noticed her hands and snatched the chain to pull it out of her shirt, his hands were quick but Jo's were quicker as she pulled it loose and tucked it back in safe and sound against her skin.

Jo finally met Dean's eyes, he had seen it and even worse he knew what it meant. The implications of that second fact did not register with Jo's brain as she tried to process the first fact.

She searched his eyes for any sign of disapproval or disgust but only was met with a blank stare. Jo inwardly groaned, any emotion right now would be better than none.

Finally Dean gave a soft laugh and reached into his pocket to pull a delicate silver chain with a ring on it, much like Jo had seen on many of the girls in her class, although in those cases the ring often belonged to their meaty fingered boyfriends. This ring appeared to be Dean's size. Jo's brain struggled to understand and make the connection between this strange turn of events and her recently outed status.

Finally it struck her, the band was made up of three distinct colors: rose, lavender, and royal blue.

Jo's eyes narrowed and she willed her brain back into motion and her mouth to speak, say anything at all.

Dean beat her to it, "Happy coming out day, I guess?"

Edited Date: 2013-10-17 12:10 am (UTC)