Charming Words

Challenge #24

semirose — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:59:46 GMT

Alright, I know I'm a bad kid and didn't respond to the last challenge either, but might as well post a new one. Lets pimp this community some and get it going again. And I swear I won't be hypocritical and not respond either.

Anyways, challenge #24 (I think) will be something basic, Sibling Rivalry. If this has been done before I'm sorry.

New challenge will be up on June 26

Challenge #22? #23? Well, it's a new challenge!

semirose — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:05:19 GMT

Hey mates, I got modly permission to do this, but we're going to go for a revival of this community. Yay! I'm new to the Charmed scene, but I love drabbling and fics, and so I'm excited.

So, for the comeback of this community, I'll be doing two, yes two challenges, and they will run for two weeks and then we'll go back to weekly after that.

Part one of the challenge will be A Long Lost Friend, or people meeting with others they haven't seen in a long time, whether it's due to death or something else. Piper meeting with Dan, Chris meeting with people from the future, etc. Or not even meeting, but thinking about them, or talking on the phone, or just randomly seeing them, can be anything really.

Part two will be lyrical. Using lyrics from

We couldn't say them,
So now we just pray them,
Words that we couldn't say.

Funny, aint it?
Games people play,
Scratch it, paint it,
One in the same,
We couldn't find them,
So we tried to hide them,
Words that we couldn't say.

It hurts, don't it?
Fools on parade,
Taint it, own it,
Chase it away,
We couldn't make them,
So we had to break them,
Words that we couldn't say.

Sometimes baby,
We make mistakes,
Dark and hazy,
Prizes we pay,
I seat here in my shelf,
Just talking to myself,
Words that we couldn't say.

Someday, maybe,
We'll make it right,
Until that day,
Long enless night,
We couldn't say them,
So now we just pray them,
Words that we couldn't say.

We couldn't say them,
So now we just pray them,
Words that we couldn't say.

Someday, maybe,
We'll make it right,
Until that day,
Long enless night,
We couldn't say them,
So now we just pray them,
Words that we couldn't say.

And, to make it more exciting, both these will be "extended" challenges, so it can be any length and to err, cast a spell it has to be on the hundred so,

1 spell = 100 words
2 spells = 200 words
3 spells= 300 words and so on

So Yay! Let's get started on those drabbles, and lets pimp the fact that this community is coming back! New challenge will go up on June 19 (you all updated on Sundays before, right?).

Response to last challenge

semirose — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 18:32:38 GMT

Hey, I know this challenge was issued months ago, and in fact I don't even know if this community is still going, but I decided to respond to it anyways. I just started getting interested in Charmed fic (though I've been a fan of the show for years) and so I started looking for communities and stumbled over this one. Anyways, I just responded to the last challenge.

Title: Blood Salvation
Characters: Chris, Wyatt
Word count289
Rating/Warning: PG-13, lots of blood, a little swearing

Blood. Everywhere. Always. And there, in the middle, he stood. Stood in all of his power and glory. Stood there with his sword, surrounded by bodies, surrounded by blood. It was everywhere, on the floor, on the walls, dripping from his once blond hair, painted on his face. All the blood, everywhere, and he laughs. He just site there and laughs and swings his great and mighty sword and kills another person.

Then he looks over and sees, still laughing he walks over. “Like what you see little brother? Wanna help?”

Frozen. Can’t move. And he sees that, and still laughing he orbs you into a little room. The room is dark, it smells. A touch to know it’s not paint. He laughs some more, “Don’t you love my special room little brother. Go on, touch the walls. What do you think you will see?”

A touch, a premonition, your new power, and he knows it. Dying praying bleeding and screaming. That’s all that can be seen in this room. And he’s the one who caused it.

More laughter. He’s almost insane riding the blood lust. “You want to save me, isn’t that what you said? Still want to, knowing what I’ve done. Or am I too lost to be saved?”

Always. Never That’s why love is so fucked up. He’s so messed up. Most of the time he’s super evil man, perfect control over everything. But then there are times like this. Where he loses it. Where he seems to regret being evil. Moments that spurn hope.

This needs to be fixed. He needs to be fixed. Another orb this time, only one person leaves the room. He’s still there, playing with his blood. It will be fixed.

Hetfic Ficathon

tinylegacies — Sun, 15 May 2005 07:17:42 GMT

Sorry that there haven't been any challenges lately. I moved and things have been crazy and this community got pushed aside.

Anyway... I wanted to let you all know that sign ups are open for the second round of the Hetfic Ficathon in hetfic.

Bad Mod!

supernaturalhel — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:00:35 GMT

So it seems we haven't had a new challenge in way too long, I'm really sorry.
Things are running a bit dry where insppiration is concerned, and participation is down so pimp! pimp! pimp!

To reboot things round here, your new challenge has no word limit that means no matter how far under or over 100 words your muse takes you, you can stll cast a spell for the character of your choice!

Write your drabble using

Lyrics courtesy of Evanescence

"Tourniquet"

i tried to kill the pain
but only brought more
i lay dying
and i'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?

my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation

do you remember me
lost for so long
will you be on the other side
or will you forget me
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?

my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation

my wounds cry for the grave
my soul cries for deliverance
will i be denied Christ
tourniquet
my suicide

Announcing the I Miss Chris Ficathon

storydivagirl — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:26:19 GMT

So the moderators have approved this post and I thank them greatly.

this season of Charmed hasn't been nearly as wonderful without the character of Chris Perry Halliwell and, after discussing with a few friends, it was decided that we all miss Chris a great deal. And that there is not nearly enough fic about him out there.

Hence this ficathon.

The I Miss Chris Ficathon, where you write to your heart's content about Chris - can be gen, slash, angst, comedy, interacting with whomever as long as Chris is one of the main characters.

Sign-ups are going until April 15th and stories won't be due until the end of May! So please sign up here

#21, "To Try is To Know" (Leo, G).

fickitten — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:06:29 GMT

Title: To Try is To Know.
Characters: Leo.
MS W/Count: 100.
Cast a Spell: Prue.
Author Note: Set a few episodes back in the current season. ie. the last episode I saw :P ~~Must catch up~~.

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Somethings I cannot change,
But 'til I try, I'll never know!
----

Leo's greatest strength and greatest flaw are not exclusive. His love and devotion for all things good - for his family - can drive him to lengths that evil never could. Yet, at the root of it, all he wants is a peaceful life for himself, Piper and their children.

That's why he's pushing Utopia; because he believes in it and because it's so close to his own dream that they're practically one. He's begun to believe it's actually possible.

There are things he can't change, he knows that.

But until he tries he'll never know if this is one of them.

#21, "Amongst the Stars" (Phoebe, G).

fickitten — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:32:18 GMT

Title: Amongst the Stars.
Characters: Phoebe, mentions Cole.
MS W/Count: 100.
Cast a Spell: Prue.
Author Note: I wrote another non-slashy Charmed drabble, whee! I'm trying my best not to slash the sisters in every Charmed drabble I write ;) Lyrics are under the cut too.

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Kiss me goodbye I'm defying gravity,
And you can't pull me down!

----

In her dreams, Phoebe's always flown.

She'd soar high amongst the stars. High enough to feel the moonlight, cool against her face, as it bleached her skin to pale; high enough to make all life's problems insignificant. The day she met Cole she dreamt the two of them flew together, high up, out of reach to those who opposed them.

The day she realised, truly realised, that he was evil and they could never be, her dreams stopped. Fear and the pain of love lost had grounded her.

The night Cole died, vanquished for good, she soared higher than ever.

(I seriously need some inspiration for this show <sigh>

Challenge #20 closed//Challenge #21 open

tinylegacies — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 13:28:22 GMT

You can still submit make-up work if you want - just can't give any spells.

Challenge 21 is another lyrics challenge

These lyrics are from the musical Wicked. It's part of the song Defying Gravity.

SOMETHING HAS CHANGED WITHIN ME
SOMETHING IS NOT THE SAME
I’M THROUGH WITH PLAYING BY THE RULES
OF SOMEONE ELSE’S GAME!
TOO LATE FOR SECOND GUESSING
TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO SLEEP
IT’S TIME TO TRUST MY INSTINCTS
CLOSE MY EYES…
AND LEAP
IT’S TIME TO TRY DEFYING GRAVITY
I THINK I’LL TRY DEFYING GRAVITY
AND YOU CAN’T PULL ME DOWN
I’M THROUHG EXCEPTING LIMITS
‘CUZ SOMEONE SAYS THEY’RE SO
SOME THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE,
BUT ‘TIL I TRY I’LL NEVER KNOW!
TOO LONG I’VE BEEN AFRAID OF
LOSING LOVE I GUESS I’D LOST
WELL IF THAT’S LOVE,
IT COMES AT MUCH TOO HIGH A COST!
I’D SOONER BUY DEFYING GRAVITY
KISS ME GOODBYE I’M DEFYING GRAVITY
AND YOU CAN’T PULL ME DOWN!

Newbie

fairystar07 — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 13:17:00 GMT

Hey there. I adore Charmed and haven't written any fanfics or ficlets of it yet. Would love to get started. Any ideas for a quick ficlet I can write up?
Oh yeah..and here's my fanfiction.net sn:
Miscellaneous Sonata

Challenge #20 - Make up work

tinylegacies — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 21:45:10 GMT

Phew!! I missed a lot of challenges :)

Anyway - I've now written for everything (and I've linked it all here for my own reference).

There are spoilers in the last couple drabbles for the most recent episode. All my spells go to Chris (as usual).

Challenge #1 - speculation on season 7 - Family

Challenge #2 - minor character - Before the Council (challenge 10 make up)

Challenge #3 - 4 words - Learning Control (challenge 10 make up)

Challenge #4 - Ice Cream - Chubby Hubby

Challenge #5 - Billy Joel song titles

Just the Way You Are

Pressure

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)

Challenge #6 - Pastfic New Beginnings (challenge 10 make up)

Challenge #7 - Dialogue Pot Meet the Kettle

Challenge #8 - P3 - Anticipation (challenge 10 make up)

Challenge #9 - How Soon is Now lyrics

People in Glass Houses

Outside Looking In

Ultimate Power

Challenge #10 - Make up work - challenge 2, 3, 6 and 8

Challenge #11 - Back to School - First Day of School

Challenge #12 - Silent Lucidity lyrics - Nightmares, Worst Fears Realized, Forgiveness

Challenge #13 - Season 7 premiere

Phoebe walked out of her office and tried to suppress the attraction she was feeling for Leslie St. Claire. She had never dreamed that Elise would hire a male ghost writer for her column. The only male advice columnist she had ever met was Spencer Ricks, and he was the biggest chauvinist on the planet. How did Elise expect a man to be Ask Phoebe?

She wondered if Elise was finally losing her mind. She wondered where this Leslie St. Claire had worked before. But most of all, she wondered why she couldn’t stop seeing his face in her mind.

Challenge #14 - Doors song titles - The Lizard King and Five to One

Challenge #15 - My Immortal lyrics - Gone, but not Forgotten

Challenge # 16 - Line of Dialogue (there are other options)

He felt the pain in his side dissipate. He tried to get his bearings and was startled to see his friend Clarence.

“I guess this means I’m dead.”

“Chris, we haven’t known what to do with you since you arrived in this time. You may be dead, but there are other options. I was sent to keep you company until they decide where to send you.”

“Did I at least succeed? Did I stop Wyatt from turning evil and save my family?”

Clarence shook his head. “I can’t tell you that. Just relax and we’ll get you taken care of.”

Challenge #17 - Death

Paige couldn’t control the tears that streamed down her face. She just couldn’t seem to grasp the idea that Kyle wasn’t really dead.

“I can’t believe you’re here with me again,” she sobbed into his shoulder.

He held her tight. “I understand what a shock this all is to you. Believe me, it hasn’t been the easiest adjustment for me either. One minute the Angel of Death was leading me to this long, bright tunnel and the next I was sitting in a room surrounded by Elders. I’m just glad I had the opportunity to see you again.”

“Me too.”

Challenge #18 - New Beginnings

She unconsciously rubbed her hands over her stomach. It was only a few more weeks until her baby was due and she couldn’t wait.

Her baby (she was certain it was a daughter) was the product of the love she and her husband shared but she kicked her mother hard as her father orbed in.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, noting the grimace on her face.

“Your daughter is abusing me already.”

Kyle smiled at his wife. “My daughter, huh?”

“When she’s in trouble, absolutely,” Paige grinned back, basking in the happiness of the new phase she was about to enter.

Challenge #19 - Utopia

“Hi honey, I’m home.”

Piper smiled as her husband walked up behind her and planted a kiss on the top of her head as she sorted new recipes.

“How was your day?”

“It was perfect. I took the boys to playgroup and then we stopped at the park. When we got home, I fed them lunch and put them down for their naps. They’re at the park with Phoebe now. How was yours?”

“It was wonderful. I watched over the east coast today and there were no problems at all.”

“Paige offered to watch the boys tonight so you can come to the club with me.”

“Sounds great.” Leo looked at the recipes his wife was sorting. “What are you making for dinner?”

“I’m going to try a new recipe for lemon pepper pork tenderloin. I just need to run to the market for a few ingredients.” Piper stood up and put the recipe in her purse so she wouldn’t forget anything she needed to make dinner.

Leo stopped her with a hug.

“Aren’t you glad you listened to me and trusted the avatars?”

Piper gave her husband a soft kiss. “I’m glad we’re able to be a normal family.”

Lookie!

supernaturalhel — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 04:37:21 GMT

I've written my first drabbles of the year!!!! feedback would be much appreciated!

challenge #18- new beginnings

Author: Helen
Wordcount: 100
Characters: Piper and Chris
Title: Tiny
Authors note: I miss Chris! Give Chris my chocolate!

Sweat beaded her forehead as she gazed in wonder at the bundle in her arms. It was so small and so squirmy. A tiny hand reached up, and she looked down at it, marvelling at the tiny little fingernails, every detail so tiny, but so perfectly formed.
The dusting of tiny dark hairs covering his tiny head, his tiny eyes closed, his tiny mouth stretching into a yawn.
She kissed his tiny face, the tiny eyelids flickered open, then shut once more. Piper grinned down at the tiny miracle.
Such a tiny baby, such enormous power. Such a massive future.

challenge #19- Utopia

Author: Helen
Wordcount: 100
Characters: Leo
Title: doubt
Authors note: Chocolate to Leo

Leo gazed around the street, looking at the people adjusting to their new world, their new lives. Living in Utopia, no fears, no worries, no stresses. Perfection.
A frown raced across his face, he looked a little closer, trying to see the details that seemed to be missing. Something was missing, something not quite right, not quite perfect. Something he had not expected, not considered. Something he hadn’t fully thought through.
The perfect people smiling their flawless smile, walking through Utopia. They waved at each other, laughed, hugged each other. No arguments. No frowns. No tears.
What had he done?

Author: Helen
Wordcount: 100
Characters: Paige
Title: a better place
Authors note: Chocolate to Kyle!!!

There was a hole inside, since he had gone. There was a sadness inside, but it was wrong to be sad for him. He was free. She wiped the selfish tear that ran down her face. She picked up a snow globe and looked inside. She tipped it and white dust exploded inside, falling through the liquid once more, covering the little houses inside.
She shook the selfish thoughts from her head. She shouldn’t be sad for his happiness. He deserved his chance; he had been so troubled before, he was at peace now. He was in a better place.

Author: Helen
Wordcount: 100
Characters: Piper
Title: worries
Authors note: Chocolate to Kyle!!!

She took her first glimpse of the perfect world she helped to create and smiled. She thought about the years of fighting behind her, and she thought of the years of normality ahead. No more demons, no more fighting, no more heartache. They could live their lives without fear.
She and Leo, together for good, like a normal couple, raising their children, building their family, together the way it was meant to be, the way she had always dreamed of. He dreams were becoming real.
She looked around Utopia, a frown flickered across her forehead.
Leo should be with her.

Author: Helen
Wordcount: 100
Characters: Phoebe
Title: Utopia
Authors note: Chocolate to Kyle!!!

Phoebe opened her eyes and grinned. It had happened, they had changed the world as she knew they always would. No more demons, no more fighting, no more pain.
She took her time looking around her, the same old manor, the same old attic. Nothing had changed, yet everything was different.
She looked at the book of shadows, pushing away the niggling doubt inside her. She couldn’t wait to celebrate their amazing achievement. This was their destiny.
Her hand rested on her stomach, she knew it wouldn’t be long before she held her daughter. Then it really would be Utopia.

charmedflashfic

tinylegacies — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:43:04 GMT

Today is the last day to sign up for this round of charmedflashfic

Go sign up here!

It's always a great time with great stories and this time you get to include a song for inspiration!

Challenge #19 Closed//Challenge #20 Open

tinylegacies — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:39:34 GMT

Okay - I'm really trying hard to get back on a normal schedule here!

This week is an offical "make-up" week. You can go back to any previous challenge and submit a drabble for it.

If you've completed all of the previous challenges, you can give double spells to the character of your choice.

Happy Drabbling!

Challenge #18 Closed//Challenge #19 Open

tinylegacies — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:15:03 GMT

Yeah, yeah, I know I'm a little late. I was busy Sunday watching my team get slaughtered, sorry :)

Anyway... using Sunday's recent episode as inspiration, this week's challenge is utopia.

Your drabble can be up to 1,000 words and should be what you think utopia is going to be on the show.

Spells will be awarded if your drabble is exactly on any hundred.

100 words = 1 spell
200 words = 2 spells
300 words = 3 spells

etc, etc.

I hope this challenge will get everyone's creative juices flowing!

#18, New Beginnings. (2 x 100.)

fickitten — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:14:19 GMT

(Somewhere I have responses to #16 & #17. I'll dig them out and post a link at some point.)

Title: The Name Game.
Characters: younger!Phoebe.
MS W/Count: 100.
Cast a Spell: Prue.
Author Notes: It's a non-slashy Charmed drabble, yay me! It's been a while since I posted ~~anywhere~~ here so I thought I'd try and get back into drabbling. The Charmed love is still in existence :)

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When she arrived in New York, she called herself Fhee.

New York was a fresh start, a new beginning; she could be whoever she wanted to be. The 'F' supposedly made her name look cooler, after a while it lost it's appeal. Sometimes she called herself Prue, once she called herself Patty.

It didn't help because she was still Phoebe, deep inside, and Phoebe missed her sisters. The answers she wanted weren't in New York; the new beginning she truly craved left behind back in San Francisco.

She wasn't ready to go back.

But next time, she called herself Piper.

Title: Price of Perfection.
Characters: Piper, Leo.
MS W/Count: 100.
Cast a Spell: Prue.
Author Notes: I need to refresh my memory on Charmed, I'm out of touch :( Set current season, forgive the discrepancies!

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"Try looking at it as a new beginning." Leo's determined.

She wonders if he'll ever give up on this. On her.

"Piper, this is our chance to be happy. No demons. Just us, our family."

A demonic-free existence would be perfect, too perfect. She doesn't trust perfect, because perfect is the one thing her life has never been. She's used to having responsibilities, to protecting the innocent and she's been lucky, blessed with two beautiful boys that she loves more than life.

But Piper's learnt that blessings usually come with a price and she wonders at the price for perfection.

Oh! fickitten == cieux ;)

Challenge #17 Closed//Challenge #18 Opened

tinylegacies — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:27:25 GMT

So I'm only two days late! Sorry :) I am traveling for my job and I didn't have the computer set up in the hotel on Sunday.

Anyway... in celebration of the new year, this challenge is going to be New Beginnings... it can be a birth, an afterlife, a new relationship, anything new.

We'll keep it open until next Monday because on Sunday night I'll be busy watching my Steelers whoop on the Patriots :)

Also... don't forget that sign-ups are going on over in charmedflashfic! Things are going to be a little different this time, instead of pairing or character requests, you list your favorites and give a song for inspiration. Check it out!

So who's ready to start again?

tinylegacies — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:17:35 GMT

Geez... I didn't realize how long it had been since we posted a new challenge! My deepest apologies, but real life got in the way.

At any rate... how about a new challenge this Sunday? It's my understanding that there will be a new episode this week and I know there is a lot of stuff this season that's been pretty much untouched...

So who's game?

Challenge #17: Graveside

dragonsinger — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:52:04 GMT

Is this challenge still going? If so, I've taken a "What if?" perspective. Spells to Prue, please.

Graveside

Prue places the flowers beside the grave, her tears threatening to fall on top of them. She reaches out and traces the letters imprinted in the stone. Phoebe Halliwell, beloved sister.

She failed. It is the only thought that stands out in her mind. She is the oldest; it is her job to protect her younger sisters. But she couldn’t that day. Phoebe had sacrificed herself so that Prue and Piper could live. Cole had admitted that even he couldn’t save her.

“I’m sorry,” Prue whispers, and she bows her head in a silent prayer, hoping Phoebe can forgive her.

response to challenge # 17 - death

storydivagirl — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:35:41 GMT

Title: Forced to Talk
Author: storydivagirl
Characters: Piper, Paige
Spells To: Chris

“What would you have me do, Paige? How am I supposed to react? I wasn’t there. I wasn’t with my son that day,” Piper snaps. She falls into a chair, willing her rage to last so that she can keep pretending it hasn’t happened. Because she can do that. She can look at her little baby and know that Chris isn’t gone.

“We’re going to change that future, Piper…but you lost something that day. It’s okay to be upset about that loss.”

“I’m sorry, but only one of Chris’ parents can afford to go off the deepend at a time.”

3 x 100- challenge #17

supernaturalhel — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:02:01 GMT

Title: Fate
Characters: Prue and Piper, little bit of Phoebe, little bit of Leo
MSW/Count: 100
Spell: Piper
Author Note: what we didn’t see in the season 3 finale

“I finally understand it Piper,” Prue turned her sister round so they were facing each other.
Piper looked into her sisters pale blue eyes, fear gripping her heart. “Understand what?”
“What they mean by fate, by destiny.”
Piper shook her head tearing her eyes away from the woman in front of her. She solemnly watched as the youngest sister broke down in tears while her husband bent over the two bodies on the floor.
Piper watched as the golden glow emanated from Leos hands, she felt warmth flooding her body.
“It’s my time.” Prue whispered without a trace of fear.

Title: Need
Characters: Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Leo
MSW/Count: 100
Spells: Piper
Author Note: second bit of three parter- what we didn’t see in the season 3 finale

“No! No! No!” Piper cried, the healing warmth pulling her down towards her body which was laying dormant on the floor, pulling her away from the dark angel in front of her.
She looked down at the two bodies which Leo was bent over; only one of the bodies was glowing with Leos healing touch.
“No!” Piper fought against the warmth, fought against the pull.
Prue stroked her face, “It’s ok Piper, go back. They need you.”
A tear stole down Pipers cheek, “I need you!” she cried.
“You are stronger than you think.”
“Prue! Don’t leave us!” Piper begged.

Title: Time
Characters: Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Leo
MSW/Count: 100
Spell: Prue
Author Note: third part of three, what we didn’t see on the season 3 finale

The pull was too strong, she couldn’t fight it. The sound of her youngest sisters screams, of her husbands tears. She wanted to run to them, to comfort them, to tell them that everything was going to be alright, but she was scared that nothing would ever be alright again.
She begged the woman in front of her. “It’s not your time!” She cried, growing angry, “Prue don’t you dare leave us!”
Piper noticed a dark shadow next to Prue, “No!” She screamed at the shadow, “You cant have her! Not now!”
Prue smiled, “It’s ok, I’m not scared anymore.”

challenge #16 closed// challenge #17 opened

supernaturalhel — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:34:03 GMT

ok, come on guys! Not one drabble for challenge #16? Seriously!

Ok lets get this party jumping again, get your muses kicked back in to touch for challenge #17.

Challenge #17, a bit morbid here, is death

Interpret that in any way you like- could be fear of Death, using the Angel of Death, could be the effect of the death of Prue or Chris on the rest of them- be creative.

Challenge # 15 closed//Challenge #16 open

tinylegacies — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 05:16:19 GMT

AGH - sorry about the delay gang! But both myself and supernaturalhel had rather busy weekends and time just got away from us.

Anyway - I didn't get a chance to count the Spells from last week, but I will edit this post later with that info.

Challenge 16 is stealing an idea from occhallenge to incorporate a line in your drabble. It can be anywhere, beginning, middle or end and can be dialogue or narrative, as long as its in there.

And the line to include is:There are other options

Have fun!

meh.

cieux — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:16:31 GMT

Title: "What She Knows"
Characters: Chris! Well, okay, it's mostly Piper. But Chris is in there! :P
MSW/Count: 700.
Chocolate(s): 3 to Chris, 4 to Prue.
Warnings/Spoilers: End of Season 6, beginning of 7.
Author Note: So... I was gearing up to write about Prue (again, heh) and then I figured that this song really works for Chris, therefore I should quit being a wimp about writing Chris-type ficlets (I'm not good at it, they never flow) and just get on with it. I tried, didn't like it & compromised! Piper POV, though she came off a little crazier than I intended, IMO. [heh].

Lyrics:
and if you have to leave / i wish that you would just leave,
because your presence still lingers here / and it won't leave me alone.

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"Don't worry about a thing!" Paige called up the stairs after her, sounding nothing like the vibrant young woman she usually was. "We'll watch the kids."

Piper could tell she was trying to be reassuring and she appreciated the effort, even if she couldn't summon up the energy to properly show it. She managed a vague 'thanks' before she closed her door, blocking out the worst of the noise downstairs. It didn't give her instant peace, or quiet, but it definitely improved the situation. She needed a moment to think.

She collapsed on to her bed, mentally and physically exhausted, feeling as though the world was moving faster than she could handle, leaving her behind. She'd felt that way ever since she brought baby Chris home from the hospital; her life was non-stop and, with everything that had happened, she desperately needed to be able to crawl into bed and take a week to do nothing but sleep.

Until now, she hadn't really been given the opportunity to grieve for the Chris she'd known; the sarcastic, complex and slightly neurotic young man who she'd come to love as powerfully as she loved the rest of her family. She doubted that the Chris she'd given birth to now would grow up to be the same person and, although she would always be grateful that baby Chris would lack the haunted look that she sometimes swore she'd seen on his older alternate-self, she grieved for the Chris she'd lost. She tried not to let it show around the baby, convinced that he -- or Wyatt -- would somehow misinterpret her sadness.

And now Leo was gone too, consumed by his rage, determined to exterminate Barbas for good, and by the most painful method possible. At a time when she needed him, really needed him, to be here to grieve alongside her, he'd left her alone; he'd chosen revenge over his family and although she understood it, on some level, it still made her angry when she had the energy to think about it. He should be home but his absence is the least of her problems: sometimes she thinks she's heard his voice -- Chris's -- telling her that he's okay, that the plan worked and the future has changed.

Piper assumes that it's just wishful thinking, because anything else might mean she's as crazy as Leo's beginning to seem, and their children don't have a chance unless at least one of them has a solid grip on sanity. Losing Chris just seems more intensely painful than any of the other losses she's endured, even losing Prue. She thinks it might be because Chris's death is yet another in a seemingly endless line of them, or it might be because there's a constant, tangible reminder of him with her all the time. Whatever the reason behind it, it doesn't make hearing his voice any less strange.

Chris died. Leo couldn't save him or wasn't meant too. Maybe two Chris's weren't allowed to exist in the same time and place -- even years apart in age -- but it seems so unfair, after all the good she's done and all the things she's sacrificed, that a higher power couldn't give him back to her the way she remembers him.

If he has to leave, she wishes he would just leave because it's the traces of him that are still around her that make this so hard. It's the way she sometimes senses his presence, it's the way his reassuring voice whispers in her ear, telling her all the things she needs to hear: he's safe; he's okay; Wyatt's okay.

His presence still lingers and it won't leave her alone. She doesn't want him to leave her; she wants to remember him with crystal-clear clarity always, but she knows that she has to let go of him sooner or later; it isn't fair to baby Chris not to. She has to let him go and move on just as she has to accept that baby Chris may turn out a completely different person.

There'll always be a part of him that's Chris, though. She knows this for a fact. Chris's voice told her so.

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