Queer Fest 2013 Claim Post [CLOSED]

[queer_fest_mods]

Claiming is now open for the third annual round of queer_fest! Sorry it's going up so late. Coding is evil.

Prompts can be found alphabetically on these three posts. No more sorting through 8 posts thanks to Dreamwidth!

Prompt Post 1: hack/SIGN - Gunnerkrigg Court
Prompt Post 2: Hamlet - Mythology
Prompt Post 3: National Treasure - Xena Warrior Princess



Things to note

1. All the Marvel Avengers movies are listed under "Marvel." The X-Men movies, including First Class, are listed Under X-Men Movies. X-Men comics characters are listed under "Marvel."

2. Crossovers are listed under "c," not at the end, as in some fests.

3. All the Mythology prompts are listed under "Mythology - (specific region/religion)"

4. Please read the rules post before claiming. Some of the prompts are a little vague, so please be sure that you only claim prompts that you can fill in the spirit of the community.

5. Everyone may claim up to 3 prompts. When you claim a prompt, you must claim a posting day from the calendar. 10 people may sign up for each date. Please double check the calendar and the visible comments to make sure the date you want is not already full. If you multiple prompts, you will need to pick multiple days, one for each prompt.

6. Posting dates run from May 1 to June 16. More information on posting will be posted closer to the posting period, but in general, we will be running it very similar to the way it was run last year.

7. Comments will be screened once we add you to the calendar and the prompt posts.

8. Please keep this post for claims only. Any questions/concerns should go on the rules/mod post.

9. When making a claim, please claim in a comment to this post and use the following format to make our lives easier:

Username:
Fandom:
Prompt:
Posting Date:



HAPPY CLAIMING! We're extending claiming by a day since this is going up so late. Claiming ends on 11:59 p.m. April 3 Pacific Time. Claiming is now closed.

Comments

[saturnofthemoon]

Username: crossing_hades
Fandom: Mythology- Greek
Prompt: Artemis, She swore never to have sex with a man. She didn't swear never to have sex. Her hunters (Callisto among them) swore the same oath as she.
Posting Date: May 30th

[cleo]

Username: cleo
Fandom: Once Upon a Time,
Prompt: Emma Swan, Henry's heard enough dirt from her past; he doesn't need to know that she's bi as well, right?
Posting Date: May 11, 2013

[ceitfianna]

Username: ceitfianna
Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Prompt: Charles Xavier(/Erik Lehnsherr), Erik is the first person Charles has ever been completely honest with. Though Raven may have known about his telepathy, she didn't know he was queer.
Posting Date: May 26th

[gamma_orionis]

Username: gamma_orionis
Fandom: Hamlet
Prompt: Horatio/Hamlet, it's one thing to love and serve your prince. Sneaking into his bedroom at one in the morning is something else entirely
Posting Date: May 20

Username: gamma_orionis
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompt: Gellert Grindelwald, Grindelwald has been in losse aliance with the Nazis for the Greater Good; then he finds out what the Nazis do to people like him (and Albus)
Posting Date: May 29

Username: gamma_orionis
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompt: Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, They never talk about it, but they're both greatly relieved Draco was a boy; between Narcissa's preference for women and Lucius's total disinterest in sex, neither of them wanted to go through that again.
Posting Date: June 15

[minkhollow]

Unsername: minkhollow
Fandom: Warehouse 13
Prompt: Warehouse 13, any or original characters, The Warehouse can't afford to be anything *but* an equal-opportunity employer, and has more than once served as a safe space to those who work there.
Posting Date: May 1

[neurotictealeaf.livejournal.com]

Username: neurotictealeaf
Fandom: North & South
Prompt: North & South, John/Margaret, John has been dressing, acting, and presenting himself as a man since his father died. He's worried that Margaret will leave and expose him when she finds out, but she's much more understanding than he could have hoped for her to be.
Posting Date: May 28

[somehowunbroken]

Username: somehowunbroken
Fandom: Any fandom, any characters
Prompt: A same-sex couple gets tired of explaining to people that there is no 'woman' or 'man' in their relationship.
Posting Date: 1 May

Username: somehowunbroken
Fandom: Any fandom, any characters
Prompt: An everyday moment in someone's queer life that's more significant than Coming Out or First Kiss or even Getting Married.
Posting Date: 2 May

Username: somehowunbroken
Fandom: Any fandom, any characters
Prompt: Two close friends get a wake-up call when someone tells them they are 'Like a married couple, but without sex'. One person opposed, and one person for, trying a relationship/sex out, they somehow manage to make things work.
Posting Date: 3 May

[hopefulnebula]

Yes, I submitted this prompt myself. Hush.

Username: hopefulnebula
Fandom: Warehouse 13
Prompt: H.G. Wells / or & Myka Bering, Helena really thought things would be better by now. Myka shows her some of the progress that's been made since Helena's time.
Posting Date: June 12

[shadowsoffense.livejournal.com]

Username:Shadowsoffense
Fandom:Animorphs
Prompt:any Animorph(/any), using morphing the other person/a Frolis manoeuvre as a way to deal with trans* identity.
Posting Date: June 2

[eerian_sadow]

Username: eerian_sadow
Fandom: Any Fandom
Prompt: Any character 40+, Questioning your sexuality after over two decades of not questioning is hard especially when no one believes you. But sometimes all it takes is one person to care enough to listen.
Posting Date: May 10

[thecolourclear]

Username: thecolourclear
Fandom: His Dark Materials
Prompt: any character with a same-sex daemon, What does having a same-sex daemon mean about your gender or sexual orientation, if anything? Or does it just mean that people assume things? What is it like to grow up with everyone knowing you have a same-sex daemon?
Posting Date: May 5th

Username: thecolourclear
Fandom: The West Wing
Prompt: Sam Seaborn, Toby Ziegler, Andy Wyatt, Sam is closeted and in love with Toby, who's in love with Andy, who isn't interested. One-sided queer relationships and how they might be negotiated with regard to reputation, humiliation, sacrifice, identity, experimentation, and the desire to get your boss (and your ex-wife) re-elected
Posting Date: May 3rd

Username: thecolourclear
Fandom: any
Prompt: A queer dystopia (interpreted in any light the author chooses)
Posting Date: May 4th

[hopefulnebula]

Username: hopefulnebula
Fandom: His Dark Materials
Prompt: any character with a same-sex daemon, What does having a same-sex daemon mean about your gender or sexual orientation, if anything? Or does it just mean that people assume things? What is it like to grow up with everyone knowing you have a same-sex daemon?
Posting Date: June 12th

[with-rainfall.livejournal.com]

Username: with_rainfall
Fandom: Gunnerkrigg Court
Prompt: Gunnerkrigg Court, Kat, She's not gay and will deny it until she's blue in the face, but she lacks the vocabulary and understanding to self-identify as bisexual. How does someone teach her that there's more than just gay and straight?
Posting Date: May 12

[littlegreen42]

Username: littlegreen42
Fandom: Any Fandom
Prompt: any characters, Finding support in an unlikely place.
Posting Date: May 25

[gala_apples]

Username: gala_apples
Fandom: any fandom
Prompt: any characters, In the vein of Bruce Coville's 'Am I Blue?' the entire queer population of any fandom is magically outed (actual blueness optional). How do they deal with this/how does the focal character respond to the knowledge that they're not alone?
Posting Date: May 1

[baxaronn]

Username: baxaronn
Fandom: Loveless
Prompt: Youji/Natsuo, finding the shades of grey. (In regards to gender)
Posting Date: June 1st

[perfectworry]

Username: perfectworry
Fandom: Matilda
Prompt: "Jenny Honey, Miss Honey always promised herself that when she was free from Aunt Trunchbull, she'd find herself a nice woman and settle down. Or at least start dating. Or at least go out to a bar once in awhile. But now she finds herself the mother of a six-year-old. Are her dreams still possible?"
Posting Date: May 11

[inlovewithnight]

Username: inlovewithnight
Fandom: Not sure yet
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, zie's tired of coming out as trans because then everyone thinks zie's too butch to be MtF or too femme to be FtM.
Posting date: June 10


Username: inlovewithnight
Fandom: Bletchley Circle
Prompt: Bletchley Circle, Millie/Lucy, the postwar English lesbian scene.
Posting date: May 27

[raedbard]

Username: raedbard
Fandom: Probably The West Wing
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, hir self-portraits are looking increasingly like an expression of hope than any reflection of current reality.
Posting Date: 3rd June

Username: raedbard
Fandom: The West Wing
Prompt: The West Wing, Sam Seaborn, It surprises his friends when he moves away from California, runs away from everything, and goes to "live the cliche" (Toby's words) on a farm in the Midwest. But what surprises them more are his reasons, and his shame. (Sam is gay and closeted.)
Posting Date: 27th May

Username: raedbard
Fandom: Not sure yet.
Prompt: Any fandom, any characters, A queer dystopia (interpreted in any light the author chooses).
Posting Date: 10th June

[alpheratz]

Username: alpheratz
Fandom: Any fandom
Prompt: Any Pairing, When they discover that their same-gendered friend has feelings for them they immediately frame the whole thing as an unfortunate unrequited love. They avoid the subject and pretend to be oblivious, secretly worrying about what will happen when it finally all comes out. But as time goes on, the more they think about it, the more they wonder if it really isn't such an unpleasant idea, after all.
Posting Date: June 16

[pretty_panther]

Username: pretty_panther
Fandom: Star Trek
Prompt: Star Trek Reboot: Jim Kirk, it wasn't a big deal before he became captain
Posting Date: May 2nd

Username: pretty_panther
Fandom: Star Wars
Prompt: Luke/Leia. In a galaxy far, far away, incest isn't the issue. Luke's romantic asexuality is.'
Posting Date: May 15th


Username: pretty_panther
Fandom: Pokemon
Prompt: any trainer character, The best thing about going on a ~Pokemon adventure~ is finally being able to introduce themself as the gender they are, not the sex they were assigned at birth.
Posting Date: June 16th

[kasihya]

Username: kasihya
Fandom: Community
Prompt: Britta Perry, when people find out Britta's realised she's bisexual they treat it like the punchline to a joke because of her tendency to be so brash about social justice issues, or assume she's just adopting the label to be 'controversial'.
Posting Date: May 7th

Username: kasihya
Fandom: Doctor Who
Prompt: River Song — so she likes to flirt, and kissing’s fun; that doesn’t make her any less asexual and people need to quit implying otherwise.
Posting Date: May 30th

[zarabithia]

Username: zarabithia
Fandom: Marvel Comics
Prompt: Marvel Comics or Movies, any character, bakery a/u, AU where the team works at an LGBTQ-themed bakery.
Posting Date: May 30

Username: zarabithia
Fandom: Marvel Movies (Iron Man)
Prompt:Marvel Movies (Iron Man), Rhodey, everyone assumes that Rhodey's straight, but they wouldn't be surprised if he'd once had a fling with Tony; the irony is that Rhodey is the one who swings that way, and Tony was the one who had to let him down gently.
Posting Date: June 10

Username:zarabithia
Fandom: Marvel Comics
Prompt:Marvel Comics, Kate Bishop, it hits her several months too late smack dab over the head that she had fallen quietly, deeply in love with Cassie a long time ago.
Posting Date: June 15

[brilligspoons]

Username: brilligspoons
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Prompt: Danny Williams. He doesn't understand how people can just find others attractive - there has to be a personal connection first, for him, anyway. But trying to explain that to Steve, Chin, and Kono, who try to set him up all the time, proves more than a little difficult. (demisexual!Danny, possibly ending with Danny/anyone on the team or OT4)
Posting Date: June 15

Username: brilligspoons
Fandom: RPF, The Hobbit
Prompt: Richard Armitage/any, dating a castmate is always difficult, but it's even harder when you have to find a way to explain (without scaring them off) that no, you don't want to kiss or have sex with them, you just want to hold their hand a lot.
Posting Date: June 2

Username: brilligspoons
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Prompt: Steve, Steve's mom was the only person who knew that he was gay. After she died, Steve didn't feel safe enough to tell anyone for a long time.
Posting Date: May 27

[(Anonymous)]

Username: ang_the_adverse
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompt: Teddy Lupin, no one thinks anything of it when Teddy's hair or nose changes, so why are they having so much trouble accepting this? (MtF!Teddy)
Posting Date: 1st May