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Challenge 10/11: Awards!

2014-02-04T02:32:55Z

The Banners

Challenge 10/11

1st place: jesstoast with Every Step I Take

2nd place: mikoster with Typical Questions (Sinners Ask)

3rd place: playfulmelodies with Get on Like Fire, Stubborn Like Rain

challenge 1o+11: tie breaker!

2013-12-08T21:25:40Z

THE RULES
- you may only vote for one fic.
- authors are allowed to vote for their own fics.
- do not create multiple accounts to vote for any one fic.
- all voters' journals must have been created before august 16

as previously mentioned, submissions are from both challenge 10 and challenge 11. however, there will still only be one first, second, and third place winner.

View Poll: Challenge 10+11 - 2nd place tie breaker

EDIT: (ANNOUNCEMENT TO COME)

this is tie breaker for 2nd place; the loser will be in 3rd! voting ends december 13th.

Challenge 10 + Challenge 11: Voting! [CLOSED]

2013-12-01T23:32:02Z

THE RULES
- you may only vote for one fic.
- authors are allowed to vote for their own fics.
- do not create multiple accounts to vote for any one fic.
- all voters' journals must have been created before july 22nd.

The submissions will be from both challenge 10 and challenge 11. There will still only be one first, second, and third place winner.

The Fics
unfinished existence by kei_babyphoenix
i will always be yours, forever and more; by akihikaru
every step that i take by jesstoast
escapism by beloniika
Typical Questions (Sinners Ask) by mikoster
I can't feel you (Though I reach out just the same) by storyscribbler
Parahorror by parkourdeer
specks of silver by timingspaces
get on like fire, stubborn like rain by playfulmelodies
you are my own brand of caffeine (killing me slowly with the addiction) by tepid_coffee

The Poll ((CLOSED))

View Poll: Challenge 10 + Challenge 11

voting ends dec 7! a few extra days to get the votes in c: good luck to everyone!

unfinished existence

2013-11-30T09:24:15Z

Title: unfinished existence
Author:kei_babyphoenix
Pairing: Sehun/Luhan
Ratings: PG-13
Warnings: barely there character death (?) and vulgarities
Prompts: picture+definition
A/N written for aideshou’s 11th challenge and writing this 3 days before the extended deadline, supposedly a two shot but shortened for word limit purposes. May be redone after challenge is over.

Maybe the gods were playing around with him. Toying around with his thoughts washing away all traces of sanity that’s replaced a dull white blank hole in his brain where all his synapses and neurons used to function in because there’s no way how the fuck can a bottle of greyish water wash up right next to the remains of ashes of what used to be Oh Sehun.
Luhan thinks it might be a sick joke played by fate who wanted him to suffer a slow painful agonizing death by mental retardation and that no, a bottle of liquid won’t help him now dear god.
He doesn’t blame his brain for malfunctioning though. It was only 7 days ago that he met Oh Sehun at the railway station dusted in grey and gray. The walls almost seem to be part of the boy’s natural background as if he was born right out of the smudged cracked walls and that his lean muscled figure clad in another grey graphic hoodie did nothing to make Luhan wonder does this boy have nowhere to go.
It may be an illusion of the mind when after 168 hours Oh Sehun disappears into oblivion and Luhan feels a tug in his chest directing him towards an old abandoned warehouse that seemed to glow with eeriness. He hasn’t even been to this part of town before and he didn’t know and still doesn’t know why he has this nagging feeling in his chest as if he’d forgotten to remember something he was supposed to do. The string in his heart tugged him onto his feet once more and he stumbled into the rusty surface of the warehouse door. The scent of blood was overwhelming when he walked into the abyss of darkness or maybe he can’t tell whether the rust of the door was sticking onto his clothes.
Surprisingly seeing Oh Sehun lying down in a middle of a puddle of blood didn’t surprise him at all. In fact Luhan was almost expecting to see a pale body in the same grey hoodie that was now drenched in dark red substance. It was as if he’s done this a lot of times before and would never get tired of discovering dead body everyday millennia or so.

Or maybe its just Luhan who’s probably being paranoid about explaining how he ended up finding a dead body in an abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere and he’s pretty sure that the headquarters wont except the usual I don’t know ohmygod I just walked in and I saw a body lying lifelessly on the floor really I’m innocent please don’t take me to jail I have ahead of me I’ll call my lawyer.
But after 10 minutes of debating with himself Luhan just takes out a lighter and burns Oh Sehun’s body right there on the bloody floor covered with Oh Sehun’s now gone DNA nucleotides and red blood cells mixed with dust and if Luhan squints harder it could be youth oozing out of the sticky stuff but he doesn’t want to think about it right now when a there’s a fire lighting up in a warehouse that doesn’t have a chimney or any sort of air vent. Luhan also doesn’t think about how the heck can Oh Sehun even get himself killed in the middle of nowhere with no trace of the culprit and no it doesn’t seem like he would stab himself without a knife and bleed all over the greyish floors.
But now he has deal with the glass bottle staring up mockingly in his face. The pellucid filmy mineral shaped into a perfect mound of an orifice with its contents being the grey liquid that looks painfully similar some kind of chalky lime water they serve at run down bohemian bars behind alley ways that Luhan use to pass by. Those things never fail to make someone half tipsy or maybe some half fucked men would choose to overdose it and loose themselves in made up pride and bliss in a swirly haze of alcohol.
The size 20 Times New Roman DRINK ME printed delicately on a small parchment of paper cut into a perfect size where you can either stuff the paper somewhere between two pages of a romance novel and look cute or string it along a rope over a glass bottle filled with strange substances.
Again unsurprisingly Luhan doesn’t think twice about how the bottle ended up next to him even though he swore it wasn’t there went he arrived. Maybe it could be a sick joke by the younger who thought it would be funny to play dead with chicken blood and a bottle of saliva with a person he just met exactly a week ago with no connections nothing and yet feels so close to.
Luhan could practically feel the cold tugging upwards in his ribcage pulling out whatever remains of his soul as he stared hard and long at the cold floor dusted with Oh Sehun’s burnt remains as he dipped his head back as far as his neck would let him and unscrewed the cork from its lid and tilted the bottle towards his mouth.
His mouth felt cold when the strange liquid hits the back of his throat like a rusted knife slicing through his vocal nodules. Luhan doesn’t fight the coldness of the air around him as the warmth flickering inside of him spreads out through the rest of his body and he blacks out as soon as he faintly sees a pair of eyes staring back at him and a mouth forming into a perfect oval and closing again as if forming a word. Or maybe, Luhan thinks, he’s getting delusional and that he’s never met Oh Sehun, never came to discover his death and never drank the liquid.
.
Today Seoul is a mix of grey and black musky with the scent of light rain and the rusty smell of wet grass along the gravel pavements. The sky is alight with sheen of mist covering the overhead clouds. Luhan likes to think that the brightly lit chain stores offer the warmth that the weather lacked thereof but really the stores only can bring you the coldness of the air conditioning and fake smiles the staff give you when really what they want is to go back to their bubble of warmth at home.
Luhan also likes to think he has a home. After 21 years and it still hurts, even after Sehun is long gone and there’s no way he could find him in a crowd of streetwalkers but he could still feel every single emotion the younger is feeling. The cold dread of the afterlife and the chill of the polluted air wafting into his nose, all of them, what Sehun feels Luhan thinks he feels it too.
They say follow your heart but one part of Luhan’s heart is busy pumping out oxygen into his bloodstream while the other screams for him to fuck everything and return back to his life playing the occasional football match with Minseok and go drinking with Yixing. The other two just continue tugging the invisible red string between Sehun and him down the busy streets of Seoul. Like a compass he feels that he’s part of the metal arrow spinning and spinning looking for the right direction to go while Sehun is the North Pole attracting him to wherever he is right now.
Luhan ends up in front of an old dance studio with broken shards of glass everywhere and maybe he thinks the red string is probably all in his head after all and there’s no Oh Sehun waiting after all these years until a glimpse of a faded converse becomes visible through his peripheral vision. Luhan looks to the side and is greeted with the sight of the same pale skin young man wearing grey earplugs with a matching hoodie covering his white-blond hair. The said person looks up.
“Hi. I’m Oh Sehun. I don’t know who are you but I’ve been waiting”

i will always be yours, forever and more;

2013-11-29T01:34:42Z

Title: i will always be yours, forever and more;

Author: akihikaru

Pairing: Luhan / Sehun

Summary: Sehun sits through changing seasons, but Luhan never gets home.

Prompt: Definition

Rating: PG-13

Warning: Implied character death.

( He'll be home soon, he thinks. )

every step that i take

2013-11-24T09:21:39Z

Title: every step that i take
Author: jesstoast
Pairing/Members: suho/chen, suho/luhan
Rating: pg-13
Warning: mentions of character death
Prompt: picture + definition

post-apocalyptic!au. (sort of?) after the spread of a deadly epidemic, joonmyun loses everything. but maybe—maybe, he hasn't lost jongdae just yet.

( “do you think,” lu han says quietly, “it’s the right thing? torturing yourself with a reality that isn’t yours anymore? even if it could be killing you on the inside?” )

[MOD] Deadline for Challenge 11 Extended

2013-11-21T21:39:27Z

The deadline for Challenge 11 has now been extended to November 30th! Please refer to the FAQ page if you have any questions. If you're still confused about anything, contact any of the mods and we will try to answer right away.

Escapism

2013-11-21T05:40:40Z

Title: Escapism
Characters: Lay & Suho
Rating: PG
Prompt: picture
Summary: Yixing's problems with alcohol is wearing both him and Joonmyeon thin.

( Escapism )

[MOD] Distress Post

2013-11-19T18:13:16Z

Ok so

We only have two submissions for challenge 11 and it's a day after deadline.

I just want to know how many people were planning on participating on this challenge and need an extension. Please comment below so I can get a count. Comments are screened.

Challenge 11

2013-11-04T04:32:55Z

The Prompts

i.

©

ii.

mizpah - the deep emotional bond between people, especially those separated by distance or death ©

The Rules
- There will not be a word limit in this challenge. But please keep it within a one-shot length.
- This must be focused on an EXO pairing or member. You may include other people in the kpop industry as side characters.
- All ratings and genres are allowed for this challenge.
- You must use at least one of the prompts. You may combine the two together. You do not need to use the word in the fic or even copy the definition. As long as your fan fic pertains to the general definition. This also goes for the picture prompt.
- The fan fiction must be written for this challenge. No reusing fics.
- 2nd person POV is not allowed.
- OC (Original characters/fictional characters) are not allowed.
- If you choose to write for the picture prompt, please refrain from an Alice in Wonderland!AU, as we would like to avoid having several fics with similar storylines.
- Have fun!

Formatting
Please have these labels when you submit your fan fiction:
Title:
Author:
Pairing/Members: (Please write out the full names of the people in your pairing)
Rating:
Warning: (please warn for any triggers such as character death, suicide, detailed description of gore, etc. Failure to warn for major triggers will result in removal from this challenge)
Prompt: (the picture or definition)
You may add other things, but the ones above are required.

Deadlines
Nov 4 → Challenge 11 starts (technically still Nov 3 but it's very late so it wouldn't be fair to take away an extra day)
Nov 18 → Challenge 11 ends and voting begins. All fan fiction must be submitted at this time.
Nov 21 → Voting ends.
Nov 23 → Winners will be announced.

If you have any questions, please refer to the FAQ page first. If your question is still unanswered, ask it in the comments below! Also please follow our twitter account! We will be posting updates there and answering any questions if needed.

[MOD] Poll for Challenge 10 (POLL CLOSED)

2013-10-27T20:49:53Z

~~Here are the choices for what to do with the next challenge:~~

POLL IS CLOSED

View Poll: Revamp

This poll will close on Nov. 1!

Challenge 08/09: Awards!

2013-10-27T06:33:17Z

The Banners

Challenge 08

1st place: poetbastard with Raison D'être

2nd place: perfect_key with Instilled Habits and Hazy Thoughts; 是非題

3rd place: for_you_i_am with Progress

Challenge 09

1st place: ukexing with Rapsodia (the composition of us)

2nd place: oigabuss with Lost and Unfound

3rd place: baeksicles with Neverland's Will

challenge 10: distress post, take two

2013-08-18T05:08:59Z

we are still taking submissions!!!!

new deadline is august 25th. no more extensions on this one please, or else what will we do when the academic year really starts kicking in ;_;

Parahorror

2013-08-18T05:07:29Z

Title: Parahorror
Authour: parkourdeer
Pairing: Baekyeol/Krisyeol
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Picture
Genre: Horror, Coraline!AU
Length: ~4.5k
Summary: Chanyeol realizes that every paradise he finds is a pathway straight into a horror movie.

( Because the moon dies every dawn, and love dies along with it. )

challenge 10: distress post

2013-08-09T02:41:05Z

((((NOT ANOTHER ONE OF THESE))))

the prompts are really great this time - we have 4 fics so far and would like a couple more, please! hopefully another week will be enough for you guys to pull through and finish up your (hopefully almost finished) wips for our latest challenge. here's the prompt post again.

your new deadline is august 16th!

specks of silver

2013-08-07T04:10:59Z

Title: specks of silver
Author: timingspaces
Pairing/Members: Sehun/Jongin (SeKai)
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: definition
Length: ~2100 words
Summary: Sehun realizes that dreams can only be reached by painful realities (or not reached at all).

( everyone who dreams dies. )

get on like fire, stubborn like rain

2013-08-06T19:26:34Z

Title: get on like fire, stubborn like rain
Author: playfulmelodies
Pairing/Members: Sehun/Kai
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: picture
Warnings (highlight): some strong language, excessive use of italics, thinking in capitals, (friendlyish) bullying, ridiculous amounts of ridiculous, alternating timelines, jongin is a man, i wrote this in the early hours of the morning over the course of two days please proceed with caution, lu han.
Summary: It’s too late to put himself in reverse when the one who’s pulling Jongin in is the one he wants the most. [AU, 14k]

it's wonderful to fall, let's love and risk it all

you are my own brand of caffeine (killing me slowly with the addiction)

2013-08-06T03:40:39Z

Title: you are my own brand of caffeine (killing me slowly with the addiction)
Author: tepid-coffee
Pairing: Jongin/Kyungsoo (Kaisoo)
Rating: NC-15
Prompt: Written prompt
WC: 5k+
Summary: Jongin sees everything in shadows, in cinnamon brown, in hellish orange and icy blue.

Each colour triggers a different memory of them together.

mod: posting for tepid_coffee

challenge 10

2013-07-23T00:31:33Z

dormiveglia - the space that stretches between sleeping and waking ©

The Rules
- There will not be a word limit in this challenge. But please keep it within a one-shot length.
- This must be focused on an EXO pairing or member. You may include other people in the kpop industry as side characters.
- All ratings and genres are allowed for this challenge.
- You must use at least one of the prompts. You may combine the two together. You do not need to use the word in the fic or even copy the definition. As long as your fan fic pertains to the general definition. This also goes for the picture prompt.
- The fan fiction must be written for this challenge. No reusing fics.
- 2nd person POV is not allowed.
- OC (Original characters/fictional characters) are not allowed.
- Have fun!

Formatting
Please have these labels when you submit your fan fiction:
Title:
Author:
Pairing/Members: (Please write out the full names of the people in your pairing)
Rating:
Prompt: (the picture or definition)
You may add other things, but the ones above are required.
>> mod note! because i am not nancy and because nancy is in china, we currently cannot add a new tag for challenge 10 (its a mod thing, and i apologize for the inconvenience), so don't worry about the tags - we'll get them for you!!

Deadlines
July 22 → Challenge 09 starts
Aug 6 → Challenge 09 ends and voting begins. All fan fiction must be submitted at this time.
Aug 9 → Voting ends.
Aug 11 → Winners will be announced.

challenge o9: winners!

2013-07-10T20:13:40Z

first place: rapsodia (the composition of us) by ukexing

second place: Lost and Unfound by oigabuss

third place: neverland's will. by baeksicles

aaaaand here are our winners!! congratulations to the three of you and i apologize for the delay, i uh flew across the country earlier this week and have been getting back on my feet. i just want to thank all of the writers (10 fics is no joke, and we are delighted to see some first-timers here) and of course the readers/voters; we hope aideshou can continue to supply nice exo fic for you all ♥♥♥

banners for the winners courtesy of kim_ri (when she gets back from china) and the prompts for challenge 10 will be coming to you all soon!~

challenge o9: voting!

2013-07-04T06:10:57Z

THE RULES
- you may only vote for one fic.
- authors are allowed to vote for their own fics.
- do not create multiple accounts to vote for any one fic.
- all voters' journals must have been created before june 1st.

THE FICS
I Call them as I See Them (and Hindsight is Always 20/20) by underthepines
Sea Foam (fairy tales and death days) by candiedwebs
Five Minutes by saypossible
neverland's will. by baeksicles
Fried With Fish by onnaonah
Lost and Unfound by oigabuss
Misconnected (Deranged Balance) by exoplanet_alien
you can fight the fire that's in your head by forgottenoceans
rapsodia (the composition of us) by ukexing
Kiss me hard before you go. by 8thfebruary

THE POLL

View Poll: #1922443

thank you for all the submissions to this challenge!!! i was very excited every time one was submitted, and its been a while since we've had so many~ you all have until july 7th to vote, so feel free to link this on your entry posts and all over your sns. to those of you who did not get in a submission for this round, theres always challenge 10 n______n

Kiss me hard before you go

2013-07-03T19:14:28Z

Title: Kiss me hard before you go.
Author: 8thfebruary
Pairing/Members: Sehun/Yixing
Rating: R
Prompt: i. picture
Summary: Sehun empties out his stomach in order to make room for all the love he is filled with, the love that doesn't quite reach the forgotten, farthest corners of Yixing's somewhat hollow heart.

(It's not a gesture out of love.)

rapsodia (the composition of us)

2013-07-03T03:25:56Z

Title: Rapsodia (The Composition of Us)
Author: ukexing
Pairing: SeKai
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Picture
Summary: And somehow between all the seconds which stretched past the hours they spent together, Sehun began to become unaware of the time because between unfinished cups of long black and writing little black dots on lined paper, he wishes for the seconds to come crawling back.

( Sehun has an infatuation with the piano. )

misconnected (deranged balance)

2013-07-01T23:20:06Z

Title: Misconnected (Deranged Balance)
Author: exoplanet_alien
Pairing: SeKai
Rating: R
Prompt: picture
Summary: Beneath a starlit silence and over a burning pulsing ground, I felt the loneliest when you were the closest. (But even then, I couldn't reach you.)

(And in that world not even the earth and the stars could see me better than you did from the other side.)

Lost and Unfound

2013-07-01T23:18:24Z

Title: Lost and Unfound
Author: oigabuss
Pairings: Lu Han/Kai, Lu Han/Sehun
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Suspense
Prompt: i. picture

( It was a firework of sangria blood, white skin, and grey matter. )