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Challenge 288:
INCONVENIENCES

Sometimes it’s the little things that really get you. The potted plant you could have sworn was out of the cat’s reach – except apparently it wasn’t. The lunch you were definitely going to pack, until you ran out of time. Someone needs to put gas in the car, and you have a meeting all morning, and there’s a horde of alien locusts on Main Street again so you’re going to have to work around that, too. It may or may not be anybody’s fault, exactly – except the alien locusts – but it sure is inconvenient!

Write a story about inconveniences.

BONUS GOAL: Cat-astrophe

If your submission features cats (alien cat-ish things count), it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, January 26 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 288 – inconveniences
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #287 – Hot Water!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 4165

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

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You may now post your Challenge 287 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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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, January 21, at 9:00PM EST.

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Theme Prompt: #287 - Hot Water
Title: The Price of Water
Fandom: Babylon 5 (TV 1993)
Ratings / Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 180
Summary: John Sheridan gave up a lot to take charge of Babylon 5. But he gained some things too.

( Read more... )

Current Mood: chipper

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Theme Prompt: #287 - Hot Water
Title: Fanning the Flame
Fandom: Avatar (Cameron movies)
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Varang seeks a sign. Pre-canon.

( Fanning the Flame )

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Theme Prompt: #287 - Hot water
Title: Nowhere is safe
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG. Pre-canon.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack’s mission has gone awry and now he’s in big trouble.

( Read more... )

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Theme Prompt: Hot Water
Title: What They Say
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating/Warnings: General Audiences
Bonus: No
Word Count: 985
Summary: Two times Aragorn takes a bath.

( What They Say )

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Theme Prompt: #287 – Hot Water
Title: Lucky Discovery
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: No.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: While scouting around after making camp, Varian finds an even better camping spot.

( Lucky Discovery... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Challenge 287:
HOT WATER

Hot water is one of those things many of us take for granted. Just turn the tap and there it is, ready to heat up a little further for a nice hot bath, fill the sink to clean something, or take a nice hot bath! But it’s not always that simple. In a lot of places, hot water’s not that easy to come by, and even when it is, there’s a fine line between comfortably warm and far too hot.

In the metaphorical sense, “hot water” refers more to the latter than the former! Someone who’s in hot water has found themselves in some kind of trouble. No matter how nice the water seemed originally, it’s getting a little too hot…

Write a story about hot water (in either sense of the phrase).

BONUS GOAL: Sparkling Skies

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

Challenge ends Monday, January 19 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 287 – hot water
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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No voting this week, since we only have two entries. Feel free to post any fills you have for prompt #286 but didn't get done before the deadline, and we'll have a new challenge on Wednesday at 9pm EST as usual!

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Theme Prompt: #286 - Working together
Title: Partners in crime
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Ianto has come to Owen in need of a favour.

( Read more... )

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Theme Prompt: #286 – Working Together
Title: Safety In Numbers
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Having rescued Willaway from Apollonius’ clutches and reached the next zone, the travellers make camp for the night.

( Safety In Numbers... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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May the 4th Be With You 2026 Schedule and Quick Links

[#288 | Inconveniences] Challenge Post

[#287 | Hot Water] Results Post

[#287 | Hot Water] Voting Post

[#287] THE PRICE OF WATER (BABYLON 5 - TV 1993)

[#287] Fanning the Flame (Avatar)

[#287] NOWHERE IS SAFE (TORCHWOOD)

[#287] What They Say (Lord of the Rings)

[#287] Lucky Discovery (The Fantastic Journey)

[#287 | Hot Water] Challenge Post

Admin Post: [#286 | Working Together] Amnesty

[#286] PARTNERS IN CRIME (TORCHWOOD)

[#286] Safety In Numbers (The Fantastic Journey)

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