Queer Fest Prompt Post 2013

[queer_fest_mods]

This is the prompting post!

Prompts can be from any fandom. Please read the rules post first.

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Things to keep in mind:

• Comics fandoms: When prompts are compiled for claiming, all Marvel comics will be grouped together by universe - i.e., Marvel 616 or Marvel Ultimates, including the X-Men. The same is true for the DC Comics universe. Movies will be grouped together as well. The Avengers movies will be grouped together, but the X-Men and Spider-Man movies will be listed separately because they are not the same 'verse. Likewise, the Nolan Batman movies and Superman movies will be listed separately from the comics and from each other.  So if you want to keep that in mind when you are prompting, that's great! If you don't, that's fine, too, and we'll take care of it during the compiling period.



• This year, we are trying out anon commenting for the first time, due to the LJ situation. Anon comments are screened, and will be unscreened as soon as they are approved. If you post anon prompts, please do check back to see if we have any questions about your prompts.

Happy prompting! Prompting will remain open until Friday, March 15th @ 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

EDITED: You are welcome to add new prompts throughout the prompting period but please do so in a new comment. Do not reply to your old comment or edit your old prompt. We are trying a new way of compiling prompts this year, so we may miss your prompt if you go back and reply to yours or edit your prompt. Just leave a new comment, please.

Prompting is over! Claiming will open on Monday, March 18.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike, the first time Spike was attracted to a man

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow and Giles, Willow is worried about what Giles will think when he finds out about her and Tara. Turns out she had nothing to be worried about.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow, Willow is tired of everyone using "witches" as a euphemism when talking about her and Tara.

[ladymercury_10]

DC Comics, Cassandra Cain, She doesn't know the word for what Stephanie is to her.

DC Comics, anyone + Kate Kane, brooding on gargoyles and coming out to Batwoman.

[smallbrownfrog]

Harry Potter, Luna,
Luna sometimes runs into trouble because she doesn't think in term of gender divisions or really understand them. So the all (or mostly) heterosexul mating dance that is the Yule Ball puzzles her greatly. She had thought each house was subdivided into seperate dorm rooms somewhat arbitrarily. So why is it that who you are expected to ask to the dance is limited by which dorm room they live in? (Referring to divisions of Ravenclaw girls dorm, Ravenclaw boys, Hufflepuff girls, etc...) It's up to the writer whether Luna figures out that the division is based on a couple arbitrary physical features.

[memories_child]

The X-Files (Caseyverse), Casey and Mulder, Casey's coming out talk with Mulder.

Recycled Prompts

[philosapphic]

Anne of Green Gables: Anne Shirley/Diana Barry, in the end, it was Diana and Anne together, just as it should have been in the beginning.

Anne of Green Gables: Rilla Blythe, Figuring out that you're in love with the woman who should have married your dead brother is not the best way to discover your sexuality.

Anne of Green Gables: Rilla of Ingleside: Una Meredith/Rilla Blythe, Part of what Walter died for had to include the right to be happy, didn't it?

Anne of Green Gables: Walter Blythe and Una Meredith, In which Walter lives, he and Una do get married and they live happily ever after - with a little help from Una's girlfriend and Walter's boyfriend.

Any Fandom: any characters, Finding support in an unlikely place.

Any Fandom: any characters, It's true that their marriage isn't a passionate one; one or both of them prefers the attentions of their own sex. That doesn't mean they're unhappily married.

Any fandom: any characters: A queer dystopia (interpreted in any light the author chooses)

Any Fandom: any bipolar character, or bipolar OFC. She never figured she needed to ID as anything other than straight: the only time she slept with girls was when she was manic. But why is the sex so good - even better than the sex she has with men while manic? Mania releases inhibitions and she always thought that was bad, but what if this particular inhibition is one that it might be better for her to let go of?

Any Fandom: any developmentally disabled character. Xie has to learn how to name and understand what xie's been feeling all these years -- xir parents felt their child would "never need to know about all that", and most of the rest of the world followed suit. Character can be any shade of queer.

Any Modern Day Fandom: any character. How does a nation react when their newly-elected head of state comes out on live national television?

Chronicles of Narnia: Dr. Cornelius, While teaching Caspian history, Dr. Cornelius (himself LGBT) has to decide how to explain a past Narnian or Telmarine hero(ine) who was LGBT.

Chronicles of Narnia: Susan/Jadis, Susan discovered Narnia (and the Witch), not Edmund.

Desperate Housewives: Katherine Mayfair, She's having trouble understanding how it is that she became a lesbian/bi in midlife, but one of her friends on Wisteria Lane has a pat answer: it's because of Katherine's past abuse history with Wayne. How does Katherine feel about/respond to this?

Firefly: River Tam, After River comes out to Simon (as either lesbian or transgender), she's disappointed to discover that he believes she's just confused by the Alliance experiments and wants to 'fix' her. How does she deal with his reaction?

Firefly: River, Seeing what everyone's thinking alerts River when (female character) likes her, and she's curious.

Harry Potter: Nymphadora Tonks/Remus Lupin, Tonks loves Lupin. Lupin loves Tonks. They discover that they both prefer sex when Tonks is in male form. Tonks reevalutes zir gender identity, Lupin realizes he's bisexual.

Modern Family: Phil – Claire’s been complaining for weeks now that her clothing and underwear keep getting stretched out so badly she can’t wear them anymore. What she doesn’t know is that Phil’s been wearing them when he’s sure he won’t get caught.

The Hunger Games: Johanna/OFC – “There’s no one left that I love.” But she had someone, once, before the Capitol destroyed that someone. (Lesbian Johanna)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Rhoda/Mary – Rhoda has at least some experience with coming to terms with who she is and who she loves. Mary has none at all.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Rhoda – Her mother’s been after her for a decade-plus to settle down and get married. And she’d do it, too, if only it were legal to marry any of the people she really wants.

New prompts

[philosapphic]

Les Miserables: Jean Valjean/Javert - Valjean pulls Javert back just as he's about to jump. Valjean has to come to terms with why he couldn't let Javert do it. Javert has to come to terms with the full reason that he was jumping in the first place.

Les Miserables: Eponine wasn't dressed as a boy at the barricades for disguise; he was coming out of disguise for the first time. He couldn't bear to be dishonest at that moment -- especially when he could be dead in a few hours' time.

Les Miserables: Marius has this idea that if he acts really really excited and totally head-over-heels about a girl he'll start believing it soon. This also involves trying to believe it means nothing that he actually is really really excited and totally head-over-heels about Enjolras. None of it is working.

[lonelywalker]

Telegraph Avenue - Michael Chabon, Titus Joyner/Julius Jaffe, As they get older, Titus dates girl after girl, but he always comes back to Julie. At some point he realizes he's not as completely straight as he'd like to believe.

[minkhollow]

Harry Potter, Remus Lupin, The fact that he has a thing for Tonks doesn't invalidate his relationship with Sirius. And the fact that he's had insecurities in both relationships has nothing to do with his sexuality.

Cold Case, any detective, One of the cold jobs involving a queer victim (a canon case or one the author makes up) prompts one of the team to come out.

[(Anonymous)]

Elementary, Joan/Carrie, "You were always a good partner, Joanie, but you were a better doctor." In which Joan and Carrie had a "failed sapphic dalliance," as Sherlock suggested.

Elementary, Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock isn't as interested in Joan's sexual preferences as much as why she tried to hide them from him.

Elementary, Marcus Bell, Sherlock Holmes, They run into each other at a gay bar/club.

Elementary, Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson, Both are queer, both know a thing or two about failing to live up to your parents' expectations.

Elementary, Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson, Sherlock pretends not to care that his father rejected him in part because of his sexuality, but Joan sees that it hurt him more than he wants to admit.

Elementary, Sherlock Holmes, Alfredo Llamosa, Sherlock bonding with his new AA sponsor, and both men are queer.

[(Anonymous)]

Psych, Lassiter/OMC, he's always done his very best to crush that part of him, but [OMC] makes everything so much more confusing

and then seiber failed at instructions

[seiberwing]

Batman, Batman/Catwoman, Their constant flirting makes people assume they're sexually attracted to each other. They're not...but that doesn't make things any less complicated.
Batman, Poison Ivy, asexual plants can still bear flowers.
Batman, Batman/Riddler, Outthinking Batman is his prime joy in life. He did not expect that to include helping Batman unpack his sexuality issues.
Batman: The Animated Series, Mad Hatter, there's no sex in Wonderland. It's one more reason he'd rather be there than in the sex-obsessed 'real world'. (No pedophile!Hatter please!)

Any sixties-ish-set fandom, any character, their reaction to the events of Stonewall.

Any fandom, any character, becoming politically active after coming out.

Any fandom, any older character, reflecting back over a lifetime.

Any fandom, any character, a flirty social asexual and a cold, intellectual pansexual. Break me some stereotypes.

Hogan's Heroes, Andrew Carter, He's not stupid as all that. He likes women too. He just doesn't get why the other fellas are so obsessed with getting together with them.

Batman, Batman/Catwoman, Their constant flirting makes people assume they're sexually attracted to each other. They're not...but that doesn't make things any less complicated.
Batman, Poison Ivy, asexual plants can still bear flowers.
Batman, Batman/Riddler, Outthinking Batman is his prime joy in life. He did not expect that to include helping Batman unpack his sexuality issues.
Batman: The Animated Series, Mad Hatter, Wonderland is pure, chaste, innocent. It's one more reason he'd rather be there than in the sex-obsessed 'real world'. (NO pedophile!Hatter please)

MCU, pretty much everyone, Six Avengers, three SHIELD agents, nine ways of being queer.

A Study in Emerald, Moran/Moriarty, queer life under the Old Ones.
A Study in Emerald, Moran/Moriarty, “I have a feeling,’ he said, ‘I have a feeling that we were meant to be together. That we have fought the good fight, side by side, in the past or in the future, I do not know. I am a rational man, but I have learned the value of a good companion, and from the moment I clapped eyes on you, I knew I trusted you as well as I do myself. Yes, I want you with me.” The AU-Victorian subtext of such language, and the reasoning behind it.

Any sixties-ish-set fandom, any character, their reaction to the events of Stonewall.
Any fandom, any character, becoming politically active after coming out.
Any fandom, any older character, reflecting back over a lifetime.
Any fandom, any older character, the gay is meant to stay in back alleys and public bathrooms where God intended it--you're not supposed to fall in love.
Any fandom, any character, a flirty social asexual and a cold, intellectual pansexual. Break me some stereotypes.

Hogan's Heroes, Andrew Carter, He's not stupid as all that. He likes women too. He just doesn't get why the other fellas are so obsessed with getting together with them.

[amalnahurriyeh]

Any fandom, any character/pairing/moresome: "The whispers that it won't last/roll up and down the pews." (from Cath, by Death Cab for Cutie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yFtWJhsT3k) What does a couple do when people are publicly doubting they'll stay together--because they're of the same sex, because one of them is bi/trans/ace/something, because it's an open or poly relationship, or for some other reason?

[(Anonymous)]

DCU, Kate Kane + Harley Quinn, Harley stages a crime so she can talk to out-as-a-lesbian Batwoman about being a closeted bisexual.

DCU, any hero or villian, part of having a secret identity involves presenting as the opposite orientation when in costume.

Firefly, Inara, sexual orientation for a companion is complicated, and at the same time, it isn't.

Firefly, Zoe/Wash, Wash is gender queer.

Firefly verse, any companion/any, they sleep with people for their work, but their private, romantic relationship is asexual.

Mass Effect, any Asari, prefers using male pronouns when dealing with bigendered species as opposed to the majority of his species who use female pronouns.

Star Wars, any Jedi, any timeline, the Force sensitive can tell thing that aren't normally apparent and outs one of their number as LGBT.

[(Anonymous)]

Hawaii Five-0, Danny Williams(/Steve McGarrett), Danny hates having to explain his sexuality now that he's with a man when he hasn't changed from when he was married to Rachel.

[(Anonymous)]

Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett, the first person Steve ever came out to was Joe White.

[pretty_panther]

harry potter albus severus/scorpius "just remember that sometimes, the way that you think about a person ins't how they actually are" ~ John Green

[norwegianpornfaerie]

Cabin Pressure, any character, you don't quite know why, but now that MJN might possibly fall apart, it's important for you to come out. Perhaps it's that you'd like the rest of the crew to remember you as the person you are, exactly.

Cabin Pressure, Martin Crieff, continuing a trend in his life, when Martin decides to come out to his family, they already know and accept him for who he is.

Cabin Pressure, Martin Crieff, now that he has a girlfriend, he's not queer anymore, right? It's such a relief! Except for the times when it isn't, which is more or less all of the time.

Cabin Pressure, Martin Crieff/any male character, as long as he can define what they're doing as kink, not sex, he's fine with it, and the internalized homophobia doesn't get too bad. But that line blurs pretty quickly.

Cabin Pressure, Martin Crieff, Martin wouldn't be so sensitive about his height if it wasn't for the fact that it might start people wondering why he never has to shave. Thankfully his voice has always been deep...

Cabin Pressure, Arthur Shappey, when a male passenger keeps hitting on Arthur, the rest of the crew take turns trying to 'rescue' him, thinking he's too innocent to realize what's going on - but Arthur doesn't want to be rescued!

Cabin Pressure, Arthur Shappey, just because he doesn't know a lot of queer terms doesn't mean they don't apply to him.

Cabin Pressure, Arthur Shappey, he's never come out because he didn't know that it was a thing that people did.

Cabin Pressure, Douglas Richardson, he's not ashamed of who he is; it's just that other people are idiots and act as such when he tells them. He's not quite sure about Martin just yet, though...

Cabin Pressure, Douglas Richardson, he envies Martin for the acceptance his family showers on him (and Martin doesn't even notice). Not everyone can be so lucky...

Cabin Pressure, Carolyn Knapp-Shappey/Hercules Shipwright, it's not that Carolyn doesn't... not hate Herc; it's that she's had too many relationships falter when her partners find out who she really is. (Queer identity of writer's choice.)

Cabin Pressure, Arthur Shappey/Martin Crieff, Martin isn't sure if he's more freaked out by the idea of being in a same-sex relationship or the fact that Arthur doesn't seem bothered at all.


Red Dwarf, Arnold Judas Rimmer, Io is the place in the solar system where prejudice went to die, and it's where Rimmer grew up. As he sees it, just because the rest of human civilization is dead, doesn't mean they aren't still judging him for being gay.

Red Dwarf, Arnold Judas Rimmer, he's tried to reprogram himself to not be gay anymore, more than once. It's never worked.

Red Dwarf, Arnold Judas Rimmer, the only way he can deal with a gay identity, is to enforce very strict codes of conduct upon himself. Gay people dress, act and behave in a certain way, as Rimmer sees it, so now, so must he!

Red Dwarf, David Lister, he just likes sex, and people. He's never felt the need to define it before, but Rimmer won't stop smegging asking.

Red Dwarf, David Lister, Lister has never felt tied down to a gender anymore than a career.

Red Dwarf, David Lister/Kristine Kochanski, when he finds another Kochanski (again), this alternate isn't exactly female. Lister is surprised to find he's OK with that.

Red Dwarf, Holly, if you don't have to pick a gender, why should you?

Red Dwarf, David Lister/Arnold Judas Rimmer, there are a lot of different Rimmers and Listers in a lot of different relationships out there in the multiverse, but all of them are queer.

Red Dwarf, Arnold Judas Rimmer, he always assumed that the reason he didn't have a sex drive was due to all the cabbage he ate at school. But he doesn't eat now, and he's still asexual.

[newo-fic.livejournal.com]

The X-Files (Caseyverse), Casey/OC, what's in your SOLO cup?, I see through your cloak and dagger

[rivulet027]

Marvel Movies (Avengers) Clint Barton, Hawkeye Finding to the words to explain that attraction to him isn’t about looks or personality, but it’s about his ability to trust the other person.

Marvel Movies (Avengers) Bruce/Tony Bruce doesn’t think it’s safe for him to date and he’s always assumed he was straight, except the more time he spends with Tony the more attractive Bruce finds him. Tony’s bisexual, but only out to the friends he trusts. How do they make it work?

Marvel Movies (Avengers) Phil Coulson and Pepper Potts They talk about everything. He’s dating Clint and Natasha while Pepper is dating Tony who is also dating Rhodey. They share the ups and down of their relationships, give advice and support to one another.

Marvel Movies (Iron Man) Rhodey/Pepper/Tony Despite Tony’s constant flirting Rhodey has been careful that his relationship to Tony is perceived as nothing more than friendship. Even with DADT repealed he doesn’t think the military will approve of him dating Tony and Pepper.

Power Rangers Zeo Rocky/Billy There are many things Rocky wished he’d said to Billy before Billy left for Aquitar. How do you tell your best friend you love him when he’s moved to another planet and dating a woman?

Power Rangers in Space Zhane He openly flirts with both men and women and isn’t sure what to do with these new teammates who seem a bit shocked by his behavior.

[rivulet027]

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Kelsey/Nancy Kelsey’s whole team knows she’s a lesbian and dating Nancy. She’s only just getting used to the limelight being a Lightspeed Ranger brings, she wasn’t prepared for the whole world to find out about her relationship.

Power Rangers Wildforce Max/Danny Everyone always assumes they’re a couple, but they don’t realize they want to be one until their trip around the world post mission.

Power Rangers Jungle Fury RJ Coming out as asexual to his team.

Power Rangers Jungle Fury Luan Martin There are many things he and his brother need to clear the air about, but Luan isn’t sure how to come out.

Power Ranger Turbo Justin Stewart Dating when you’re bisexual and half your old teammates can’t seem to see that you’re an adult now.

Power Rangers Samurai Kevin/Mike Kevin has spent his whole life either training for the Olympics or training to be a Samurai. He’s never even thought of dating and what he’d want until he met Mike. He’s not sure where to start.

Power Rangers Samurai Jayden/Antonio Jayden has known he’d grow up to marry Antonio since he was four, he’s just now sure how to tell Ji or his sister that.

Power Rangers MegaForce Gia/Emma They’ve been best friends since they were six and girlfriends since junior high, but they’re not out. How do they tell their teammates?

Power Rangers MegaForce Gia She thought everyone at school knew she was a lesbian, she’s been out and proud for years. It’s clear Jake has a crush and doesn’t know. For the first time in her life she isn’t sure how to come out to someone.

Power Rangers MegaForce Noah He’s had a crush on Jake for years but it’s clear Jake has a crush on Gia. Noah isn’t sure how to tell Jake that Gia is dating Emily and that he’d like a date with Jake himself.

Power Rangers Time Force Lucas is not only Time Force but a famous race car driver who has a bit of a reputation for being a heartbreaker with both the both the ladies and the men, only now he’s stuck in 2001. How does he cope?

Power Rangers Time Force Wes/Eric The one regret Eric had when leaving prep school was breaking up with Wes. It took him awhile to accept his sexuality and he’d like another chance with Wes, he’s just not sure how to ask.

[(Anonymous)]

Grey's Anatomy, Mark Sloan/Jackson Avery - After they've been together awhile Jackson starts stressing about coming out. Mark's never stressed about anything in his life - but somehow he's never come out either. Finding a way together.

[(Anonymous)]

Any fandom, any character with an addiction: It was a lot easier when they could sleep with someone of the same sex and then blame it on the booze in the morning. Now that they're in recovery, how can they come to terms with their sexuality?

[smallbrownfrog]

Harry Potter, any character,
When they were a child Caracter A accidentally outed one of their parents as a witch/wizard to a muggle relative. Character A didn't understand why his parents acted like it was such a big deal. Afterall it was just a slip of the tongue. However, now A has their own secret that A is struggling with whether to reveal. [The secret could be orientation, identity, a crush, whatever...] Suddenly A understands how large his or her mistake of years ago was and looks for a way to make amends.

[smallbrownfrog]

Harry Potter, any characters,
Character A wants to know why Character B needs to make such a fuss about coming out. After all Character A doesn't blather on and on about being straight. Character B responds by casting a spell on A that makes A go silent (or still) and time they are about to use words (or actions) to comment on aspects of their own straightness. Could be played for laughs if you want.

[smallbrownfrog]

Correction of a mis-post:

Harry Potter, any characters,
Character A wants to know why Character B needs to make such a fuss about coming out. After all Character A doesn't blather on and on about being straight. Character B responds by casting a spell on A that makes A go silent (or still) any time they are about to use words (or actions) to comment on aspects of their own straightness. Could be played for laughs if you want.