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Welcome to Trope of the Month, a comm for fanworks with a different theme each month.
Rules:
1. Stick to the theme
2. Tag your posts (and use the posting template)
3. Don't be a dick
Otherwise, have fun!
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goddess47
Title: Calling in a Marker
Author:
goddess47Fandom: Stargate SG-1, 9-1-1
Pairing: Athena Grant/Bobby Nash
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1025
Summary:
We all know Athena is BAMF, she learned it somewhere...
Notes:
For
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trope_of_the_month April 2025 - crossoverThis is a fix-it for the 9-1-1 episode "Lab Rats". It will make sense to like 6 people but, well, it's for you.
Calling in a Marker on AO3
melaganTitle: The Highway Monster Murders
Creator:melagan
Fandom:
Characters/Pairings: Carl Kolchak, Bob the Wraith, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1800
Prompt: Crossovers
Summary:
A myserious creature haunts Highway 285 leaving a trail of grisly, unexplainable murders in its wake. Kolchak sets out to investigate. This is his story. Or - Kolchak meets a Wraith.
Warnings: Canon level violence. Murders of minor characters mentioned
Link to work: The Highway Monster Murders
Creator:
melaganFandom:
Characters/Pairings: Carl Kolchak, Bob the Wraith, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1800
Prompt: Crossovers
Summary:
A myserious creature haunts Highway 285 leaving a trail of grisly, unexplainable murders in its wake. Kolchak sets out to investigate. This is his story. Or - Kolchak meets a Wraith.
Warnings: Canon level violence. Murders of minor characters mentioned
Link to work: The Highway Monster Murders
April: Crossovers
Apr. 1st, 2025 09:01 pmtrope_modAnother new month has dawned, and the theme for April is Crossovers, i.e. characters from different canons interacting with each other. Both in-universe (e.g. the various Star Treks) and out of universe crossovers are welcome!
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs or prompts you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the templates below:
For recs:
For prompts:
This theme will last until 30th April.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs or prompts you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the templates below:
For recs:
For prompts:
This theme will last until 30th April.
Fic: Sex Pollen Romance (SGA) mature
Mar. 29th, 2025 07:38 pmmelaganTitle: Sex Pollen Romance
Creator: melagan
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature
Word count: 2978
Prompt: Sex Pollen
Summary: John and Rodney fall under the influence of sex pollen.
Link to work: Sex Pollen Romance
Creator: melagan
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature
Word count: 2978
Prompt: Sex Pollen
Summary: John and Rodney fall under the influence of sex pollen.
Link to work: Sex Pollen Romance
March: Sex Pollen
Mar. 1st, 2025 08:52 pmtrope_modWelcome to a new month! The theme for March is Sex Pollen. Whether that's literal pollen or figurative pollen is up to you, just as long as it's some kind of outside force that compels your characters towards sex (with each other). (If you're not familiar with the trope, a more in-depth explanation is here.)
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs or prompts you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the templates below:
For recs:
For prompts:
This theme will last until 31st March.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs or prompts you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the templates below:
For recs:
For prompts:
This theme will last until 31st March.
Ten Sentences, Fic, Temeraire
Feb. 22nd, 2025 01:01 pmacorn_squashTitle: Ten Sentences
Creator: Acorn_Squash
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Characters/Pairings: Catherine Harcourt & Lily, Matthew Berkley & Maximus, Excidium & Rolands, William Laurence & Temeraire, Lung Tien Lien & Prince Yongxing, Iskierka & John Granby, Lethabo & Kefentse, Arthur Hammond & Churki, Lung Tien Ning
Rating: G
Word Count: 365
Prompt: None
Summary: Ten stories, one sentence each, about humans with dragon soulmates.
Warnings: Canon-typical references to chattel slavery, physical abuse, and discrimination against a character with albinism.
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Creator: Acorn_Squash
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Characters/Pairings: Catherine Harcourt & Lily, Matthew Berkley & Maximus, Excidium & Rolands, William Laurence & Temeraire, Lung Tien Lien & Prince Yongxing, Iskierka & John Granby, Lethabo & Kefentse, Arthur Hammond & Churki, Lung Tien Ning
Rating: G
Word Count: 365
Prompt: None
Summary: Ten stories, one sentence each, about humans with dragon soulmates.
Warnings: Canon-typical references to chattel slavery, physical abuse, and discrimination against a character with albinism.
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Turns of Phrase, Fic, Stargate (1994)
Feb. 8th, 2025 11:48 amendofthymeTitle: Turns of Phrase
Creator: endofthyme
Fandom: Stargate (1994)
Characters/Pairings: Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill
Rating: T (for swearing)
Word Count: 951
Prompt: character badly misunderstands their own soulmark(s)
Summary: For as long as he can remember, those five words have been Daniel Jackson's most stalwart companion, printed on his wrist in stark black ink that he (usually) remembered to politely cover up each morning. My report says ten thousand.
Warnings: N/A.
Link to work: AO3
Creator: endofthyme
Fandom: Stargate (1994)
Characters/Pairings: Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill
Rating: T (for swearing)
Word Count: 951
Prompt: character badly misunderstands their own soulmark(s)
Summary: For as long as he can remember, those five words have been Daniel Jackson's most stalwart companion, printed on his wrist in stark black ink that he (usually) remembered to politely cover up each morning. My report says ten thousand.
Warnings: N/A.
Link to work: AO3
February: Soulmate AU
Feb. 1st, 2025 10:20 pmtrope_modThe response to my last post seemed to be that people want me to continue, so here we are! The theme for February is Soulmate AU. Whether that's marks on the arm, first words, red strings of fate, or anything else you can think of as long as it's some kind of AU involving soulmates.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
Additional note: I've decided to ditch the prompt posts going forward, but if you have any prompts you can leave them in the comments of this post using the usual template:
This theme will last until 28th February.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
Additional note: I've decided to ditch the prompt posts going forward, but if you have any prompts you can leave them in the comments of this post using the usual template:
This theme will last until 28th February.
goddess47
Title: Guarding the Gate
Author:
goddess47Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: PG
Word Count: 795
Summary:
The Gate room was her duty station. No one was scheduled to return, so the activation was unexpected. Susan left her lunch and ran.
Notes:
For
sga_saturday amnesty 2024 - prompt 345-348 - unexpectedFor
trope_of_the_month January 2025 amnesty - outside POV Guarding the Gate on AO3
Fragments of a Friendship, Fic, Original
Jan. 1st, 2025 07:03 pmduskpetersonTitle: Fragments of a Friendship.
Creator: Dusk Peterson.
Fandom: Original Work.
Characters/Pairings: Ruler of an empire ~ Ambassador.
Rating: T.
Word Count: 2,000.
Prompt: Epistolary.
Summary: Excerpts from Ancient Inscriptions of the Great Peninsula.
Tags: historical speculative fiction (secondary world, late antiquity), metafiction, historians, archaeology, material culture, committed friendship.
Warnings: References to ancient slavery. Boilerplate warning to my stories.
Link to work:
GRAFFITI: "You fool, do you really think Andrew will give up the Chara?"
Future of the Comm
Jan. 1st, 2025 06:57 pmtrope_modThere hasn't been a lot of activity here recently, so I'm wondering if people are still interested? I'm happy to keep posting monthly themes, but I'd rather not do so into a void, so please comment here if you want me to continue.
If I do, I'm thinking of ditching the prompts (both the suggested ones and the optional posts) because it doesn't seem like anyone's using them. (But if you do find them useful please say so!)
Anyway, I hope you have a good amnesty month, and thanks to anyone who's posted in previous rounds!
If I do, I'm thinking of ditching the prompts (both the suggested ones and the optional posts) because it doesn't seem like anyone's using them. (But if you do find them useful please say so!)
Anyway, I hope you have a good amnesty month, and thanks to anyone who's posted in previous rounds!
January: Amnesty Month
Jan. 1st, 2025 06:42 pmtrope_modHappy New Year!
As last year, January is Amnesty Month. That means that instead of starting a new theme, you can create for any of the previous themes.
As a reminder, the previous themes are:
( Themes )
You can find the prompt posts for these themes here. Feel free to add new prompts, or use an old one if you're inspired.
Posting guidelines are here. Please remember to tag your fandoms and themes!
If you have any recs for previous themes that you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
The amnesty period will last until 31st January.
As last year, January is Amnesty Month. That means that instead of starting a new theme, you can create for any of the previous themes.
As a reminder, the previous themes are:
( Themes )
You can find the prompt posts for these themes here. Feel free to add new prompts, or use an old one if you're inspired.
Posting guidelines are here. Please remember to tag your fandoms and themes!
If you have any recs for previous themes that you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
The amnesty period will last until 31st January.
December: Food and Cooking - Prompt Post
Dec. 1st, 2024 05:14 pmtrope_modIf you have any Food and Cooking prompts, here's the place to leave them!
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 31st December.
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 31st December.
December: Food and Cooking
Dec. 1st, 2024 05:11 pmtrope_mod🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year! 🎵 The theme for December is Food and Cooking. Your characters can be cooking for each other, taking part in an eating challenge, trying weird alien "food", or anything else you can think of as long as it involves food and/or cooking.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 31st December.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
- One character teaches another to cook.
- A character tries a kind of food they've never tried before.
- Cooking for a friend/partner/family member.
- Sharing comfort food after a hard day/traumatic event.
- Traditional food from RL or fictional cultures.
- Character invites all their friends round for a holiday meal.
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 31st December.
November: Epistolary - Prompt Post
Nov. 1st, 2024 05:55 pmtrope_modIf you have any Epistolary prompts, here's the place to leave them!
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 30th November.
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 30th November.
November: Epistolary
Nov. 1st, 2024 05:50 pmtrope_modWelcome to a new month! The theme for November is Epistolary, i.e. a work that is composed primarily to entirely of letters or messages. This means your characters can do anything you want, as long as they're communicating about it through writing or messages.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 30th November.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
- Characters communicate through letters/messages while apart.
- Characters leave passive aggressive notes for each other and/or argue through messages left for each other.
- Characters fall in love via letters/messages/etc before ever meeting.
- You've Got Mail / Shop Around the Corner AU.
- A series of captain's logs / diary entries / etc.
- The last message recorded before something terrible happens.
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 30th November.
No More Haunted Houses, Fic, Psych
Oct. 31st, 2024 06:52 pmpebble_in_a_lakeTitle: No More Haunted Houses
Creator:pebble_in_a_lake
Fandom: Psych
Characters: Shawn & Gus
Rating: G
Word Count: 724
Prompt: Supernatural Beings
Summary: Their latest investigation takes Shawn and Gus to an old house that may or may not be haunted. (Psychic Shawn AU)
Warnings: None
Link to work: On SquidgeWorld | On FFN
Creator:
pebble_in_a_lakeFandom: Psych
Characters: Shawn & Gus
Rating: G
Word Count: 724
Prompt: Supernatural Beings
Summary: Their latest investigation takes Shawn and Gus to an old house that may or may not be haunted. (Psychic Shawn AU)
Warnings: None
Link to work: On SquidgeWorld | On FFN
switchbladeeyesTitle: Squid Pro Quo
Creator:switchbladeeyes
Fandom: Forever Knight
Characters: Nick Knight, Don Schanke, Janette duCharme, Thomas Monroe, Tentacle Monster
Rating: G
Word Count: 3,104
Prompt: Supernatural Beings
Summary: A colossal tentacle monster has taken up residence on the CN Tower in Toronto.
Warnings: None
Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59926996
Creator:
switchbladeeyesFandom: Forever Knight
Characters: Nick Knight, Don Schanke, Janette duCharme, Thomas Monroe, Tentacle Monster
Rating: G
Word Count: 3,104
Prompt: Supernatural Beings
Summary: A colossal tentacle monster has taken up residence on the CN Tower in Toronto.
Warnings: None
Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59926996
October: Supernatural Beings - Prompt Post
Oct. 1st, 2024 08:30 pmtrope_modIf you have any Supernatural Beings prompts, here's the place to leave them!
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 31st October.
For ease of reading, please use the template below:
If you pick yes for the last option, please specify which archives out of AO3/SquidgeWorld/Ad Astra/etc you are willing to be gifted on and list your username(s).
This post will close on 31st October.
October: Supernatural Beings
Oct. 1st, 2024 08:27 pmtrope_modIn honour of Halloween, the theme for this month is Supernatural Beings. Your characters can be being haunted by ghosts, getting turned into vampires or werewolves, dealing with fairies, trying not to get caught up in a war between angels or demons, or anything else you can think of as long as it involves at least one supernatural being.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 31st October.
Some possible ideas if you want them:
- Characters explore a haunted house.
- Character makes a deal with a demon/fairy/etc and has to deal with the consequences.
- Character makes a deal with a demon/fairy/etc and manages to outsmart them.
- Character gets turned into a werewolf/vampire/etc. How do they deal with it? Do they get turned back?
- An exploration of one or more canon supernatural beings.
- AU where one or more characters has always been a supernatural being. How does it change things?
For other prompts, or to add your own, there's an optional prompt post here.
Posting guidelines are here, and if you have any recs you'd like to share, you can leave them in the comments using the template below:
This theme will last until 31st October.
