Round 3 of chenpionships has truly exceeded any of our expectations. It's grown so much from the past two rounds, and we'd like to thank all of you - whether you've participated as a writer, cheerleader or reader - for supporting Lord Chen and for being a part of His Royal Entourage!
Lord Chen's gift from us for his 23rd birthday is 921,521 words of love and dedication in 93 fics written by 89 of his extremely loyal and talented archivists. Special mentions go out to lolistar73 and mayangel7 for writing two fics each and meglee06 for going above and beyond with three fics!
All EXO pairings were represented in this round as well! :D The most popular pairings were Chen/Suho with 15 fics, followed by Chen/Baekhyun with 13 and Chen/Kai with 9. 3 non-EXO pairings were also written about in this round.
Once again, thank you so much for participating and being a part of this round! If you spent a whole summer writing a fic in the name of Lord Chen or flailed on twitter with your friends - thank you! Personally for us it's been extremely difficult to juggle modding with our real life responsibilities, but seeing everyone's enthusiasm really did push us through.
AND NOW: ROUND 3 REVEALS!
DAY ONE
♔ #466 3089: A Space Odyssey by london9calling Prompted by anonymous | Baekhyun/Chen, PG. The only thing more annoying than a six month space journey is a six month space journey with Byun Baekhyun as your roommate.
♔ #291 The Summer Sky in Your Eyes by mayangel7 Prompted by alexa31 | Chen/D.O., PG-13. They grew up together as neighbors, friends, and roommates. It only takes a little push to make the moments they spent together mean something more.
♔ #194 analysis of variance by farouche Prompted by aliquidinovi | Chen/Kai, R. Sleepy Kim Jongin is great at statistics and not so great at keeping herself awake during class. She is assigned as a tutor to kittenish cheerleader Kim Jongdae. There is flirting, dancing, and lots of mutual smiling, but not a lot of statistics being done.
♔ #615 Let our body do the talking by yuraxchan Prompted by kimjongday | Kris/Chen, NC-17. Yifan was unrelenting in the morning, always taking advantage of him when he was vulnerable and pliant.
♔ #35 When I Was What I Was by cheesecakemon Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Krystal, PG. Recording duets are always fun when people get along on their first meeting. But Jongdae and Soojung find out for themselves that the outcome after the duet performance can be very favorable despite awkward exasperating first, second, and even third meetings.
♔ #372 I could use your love by whenineternal Prompted by fairyminseok | Lay/Chen, NC-17. Yixing is a beta, but he is nothing like how a beta should be, and maybe that is why they go together so well.
♔ #321 i want (a whole new world) with you by taorific Prompted by anonymous | Suho/Chen, PG-13. meet jongdae: lowkey irresponsible student who likes to get drunk and watch disney movies. meet junmyeon: responsible ra who’s sometimes scared to be brave.
♔ #201 An Eye for Interesting by meglee06 Prompted by torontok | Xiumin/Chen, NC-17. In a world of cookie-cutter people and places, Jongdae looked for something different. Something that stood out against the others. Something that popped. And he certainly found that in Minseok.
DAY TWO
♔ #282 Painting Stars by carrotclarinets Prompted by sleepykun | Baekhyun/Chen, PG-13. He knew he'd let go eventually. He just didn't think it would be like this.
♔ #264 Pain, Will you return it by hentaichin Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Chanyeol, R. Jongdae is dangerous, and he's fine -as fine as a runaway can be, alone with his bitterness, his scars and his pain. But one night, Chanyeol comes, and everything bursts into flames.
♔ #72 Seeing You (Being Me) by lolistar73 Prompted by lolistar73 | Chen/Jongdae, Suho/Chen, NC-17. Jongdae makes money off of people thinking they’re fucking popular idol Chen. Word eventually gets around to Chen that people have been banging ‘him’. He decides to go pay himself a visit.
♔ #431 a huge and cavernous heart by hockeffusions Prompted by fairyminseok | Luhan/Chen, PG-13. Pont Wilson, Place Plumereau and a small apartment two floors up from his own become more than Lu Han could ever have imagined when he said that he wanted to run away to France.
♔ #288 My first kiss (went a little like this) by glasscacophony Prompted by anonymous | Suho/Chen, R. Jongdae is a prince in a land where first kisses bond couples for life. Jongdae is also very, very close with his best friend, Junmyeon.
no fics posted due to mods' personal emergencies. onward!
DAY FOUR
♔ #392 With a Little Help by allyswann Prompted by asukaflying | Chen/Liyin, Chen/Lay, PG-13. Jongdae is lost and insecure, but Yixing kinda helps him out.
♔ #56 Drift and Shift by meglee06 Prompted by bookishvice | Chen/D.O., NC-17. Two years. Two years away from racing, from the team, from El Dorado. From Kyungsoo. It had been so quiet until now, calm. And yet, he knew the minute he had seen Kyungsoo, he was going to go back. There was never any other choice.
♔ #18 Super Effective by bratfrat Prompted by mydaedream | Suho/Chen, NC-17. Jongdae works at the PokéCenter in Tokyo and is pretty used to Japan's craziness and all the Otakus already who don't leave the store without buying 34754875 types of Pokémon plushies - in the first week of December however, the snow lures in a new customer, one with a radiant smile and horrible Pokémon pick up lines.
♔ #306 Driving down Memory Lane by e2x2o Prompted by snapbaeks | Baekhyun/Chen, PG-13. Being the son of an affluent business entrepreneur comes with downsides and sacrifices. Kim Jongdae knows the meaning of this all too well.
♔ #544 with the wind by lumosflowers Prompted by anonymous | Xiumin/Chen, PG-13. Jongdae sees a tiny person stealing his sugar cubes and vows to never go drinking with Sehun again.
♔ #419 Get your coat by taonsils Prompted by sleepykun | Suho/Chen, PG. Junmyeon can deal with anything life throws at him other than Jongdae being sick. Jongdae is his rock. A small, nasal, duvet-hogging rock.
♔ #143 Forever in Orbit by miikkaa_xx Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Tao, NC-17. For Tao, the mission to seduce a corrupt official for proof of his crimes is the easy part; keeping his partner Chen safe and in check during said mission is what’s difficult.
♔ #222 Of whispered laughter and morning voices by thatredpanda Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Sehun, PG-13. Sehun is your average college student who has a crush on someone who doesn’t even know he exists, at first. Jongdae is the host for a program dispensing advice and tips on love and relationships. What do they have in common?
♔ #363 At the Top of Your Lungs by meglee06 Prompted by lolistar73 | Lay/Chen, NC-17. He had heard Jongdae's voice countless times, listened to the man reach impossible notes in songs, but he had never heard him like this.
♔ #286 Coffee, Dreams and Fairy Lights by mydaedream Prompted by wonderstruckxxx | Chen/Suho, R. “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Jongdae doesn’t like changes but they are inevitable - especially when your best friend’s name is Kim Minseok.
♔ #561 Adventures with I.T. by unfinishedwing Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Kai, PG-13. Jongdae: Jongin’s struggles with a new job and 21st century technology, a summary.
♔ #590 claw my heart out by kojafras Prompted by kimjongday | Chen/Kris, NC-17. Jongdae is a lone wolf. He has to remind Kris of that. (And maybe himself too.)
♔ #96 Caramel Macchiato by hirenai Prompted by reibubbles | Chen/Baekhyun, PG-13. They starts to work with children, so Jongdae doesn’t understand why Baekhyun is complaining about his drink.
♔ #119 Forever by sparklepox Prompted by seafogs | Chen/Xiumin/Suho, NC-17. Vampires Minseok and Junmyeon have spent centuries together, scarcely changing, until they meet Jongdae.
♔ #103 My sun-kissed trampoline by yeolis Prompted by wonderstruckxxx | Chen/Lay, PG. The story of how 1st grader Kim Jongdae, resident troublemaker in his classroom, learns that being bad is not so good with the arrival of utterly cute Chinese transfer student Yixing.
♔ #273 Observation Diary of HRM Orange the Cat by zyxisagod Prompted by shuxingxing | Chen-centric, G. Furious that his human brought home a pet goldfish instead of mackerel, Chen vowed to eat it, not knowing that it was a magical goldfish. Removed by author's request.
DAY SEVEN
♔ #493 and it feels like home by xxiumins Prompted by hockeffusions | Chen/Xiumin, PG-13. It is terrifyingly easy to fall in love with someone who speaks your own language when you are drowning in a foreign city. It is terrifyingly easy to love the syllables falling from their tongue, the familiar words and familiar consonants, and to mistake it for loving the person themselves.
♔ #192 You Know We Love You by coxy132 Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Baekhyun, PG-13. Jongdae’s birthday is a couple weeks away and the members want to do something to celebrate the man who works so hard for them. How, though do you plan a secret for someone who is as helpful as Jongdae is?
♔ #352 Let's pray we stay young, stay made of Lightning⚡ by exotrashsquad Prompted by anonymous | Chen/D.O., NC-17. Kyungsoo thinks it's hard being in love with your fellow bandmate. Especially when that bandmate is Jongdae who can't keep her gorgeous personality to herself. (girlgroup!exo)
♔ #130 don’t forget to kiss me by baekmebacon Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Baekhyun/Kris, NC-17. Jongdae's wakes up with cold feet, but his heart is warmer than ever.
♔ #256 Friendly Skies by hakkais_shadow Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Sehun, NC-17. Jongdae really hates flying. Sehun isn’t fond of it either - for different reasons.
♔ #226 Above is a Place Called Heaven? by zihengs Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Suho, PG. On the day Kim Jongdae is embroiled in a company scandal through no fault of his, he receives news of his mother’s passing as well. That is when his guardian angel takes it upon himself to come down to Earth to try and make Jongdae smile again.
♔ #234 Twenty Paces Away by bookishvice Prompted by lumosflowers | Chen/Kai, R. Kai takes on the highest paid warrant in the system, knowing it’ll be all kinds of dangerous and risky, but the future of his people depend on it. He’s really good at his job, but he never imagined the kind of trouble Chen would bring into his ship and his life. Removed by author's request.
♔ #512 my heart is pulled to you by wonderstruckxxx Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Suho, PG-13. Junmyeon is the most beautiful person Jongdae has ever laid his eyes on.
DAY EIGHT
♔ #503 Unexpected by 9km Prompted by anonymous | Chen/D.O., NC-17. He smells good today.
♔ #270 Conductive by oraceon Prompted by vainillalove | Chen/Suho, NC-17. Jongdae's old life ended within a fraction of a second. Junmyeon wonders how long it would take to save his new one.
♔ #71 Promises (are made to be broken) by babyraelo Prompted by lolistar73 | Chen/Luhan/Xiumin, PG-13. They made a promise when they were children. Shortly after they are forced apart. Reuniting years later in university should have been a happy time. But who is the new exchange student and how will their arrival affect these childhood friends and the promises they made in the past?
♔ #213 never stop this train (think I got 'em now) by taopings Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Baekhyun, PG-13. As a first step of freedom following his graduation, Jongdae takes an adventure across the country. There, he learns that not everything is a simple answer or a quick fix, and maybe those are the most rewarding to solve.
♔ #255 A Box Full of Chocolate by xkeirafanx Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Liyin, R. A debut in China is not as easy as it seems, even if you have the greatest teacher by your side that you can think of. Or is it because?
♔ #550 Happiness For The Insanenaomi240000 Prompted by anita_dee | Chen/Lay, NC-17. Mad Scientist Jongdae is known for three things: his obsession of using minions as test subjects, his love for pineapples, and his unrequited desire towards Mostly Sane Scientist Yixing, but like any normal person, all he really wants is a happy ending to his own story. He’s dead set on getting it, even if it means disguising a love enhancer as a memory enhancer.
♔ #532 Verliebt by indyeol Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Chanyeol, NC-17. You need to recognize a miracle when it happens. So Jongdae goes kamikaze style: no regret nor turning backs.
♔ #252 standing upon this endless melody (please tell me I’m not alone) by Freysan Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Baekhyun, NC-17. When Jongdae agreed to the arranged marriage, he didn’t know what to expect. It’s Byun Baekhyun, his best friend from childhood to early teenage years. What could possibly go wrong?
♔ #154 No. 6 by canadaphile Prompted by coxy132 | Chen/Xiumin, PG-13. Jongdae was just trying to be a Good Samaritan.
♔ #93 If It Ain't Love by guardianlake Prompted by krishoislove | Chen/Suho, R. Junmyeon was meant to run his village eventually, not be forced to marry his father's murderer.
♔ #138 Ready for Your Love by oneforyourfire Prompted by lolistar73 | Chen/Suho/Tao, NC-17. He wants to declare it to the world, that Jongdae really is as greedy, reckless as his parents have accused, gorging himself on the gorgeous decadence of this arrangement.
♔ #172 Set Up by the_resolver Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Lay, NC-17. Jongdae finally got his chance with Yixing.
DAY TEN
♔ #189 Come on skinny love give me some magic by adele_123 Prompted by rokeby | Chen/Sehun, PG. Sehun has always been weird, strange different. Then comes Jongdae and suddenly the world involves a little bit more magic.
♔ #605 Die Another Date (I Mean, Day) by trashdemon Prompted by farouche | Chen/D.O., PG. Everyone in X Intelligence Agency knows that operations technician Jongdae has a favourite undercover agent, but it'll probably take an impending mission failure for him to admit it.
♔ #358 The Moonbeam by caterplina Prompted by fairyminseok | Chen/Luhan, PG-13. The line between reality and a dream is blurred by the moonlight. It’s the moonbeam that brings life to one’s dreams.
♔ #461 Really I Didn't Know by serratedpearls Prompted by ailiblue | Chen/Baekhyun, PG. Really, who needs a soulmate when you have ice cream and a blanket fort? Not Jongdae. Really.
DAY ELEVEN
♔ #422 Monochrome Soulmate by chocoyeol Prompted by jongdang | Chen/Xiumin, G. Jongdae dreams of finding his soulmate and see the colors of the world. His soulmate is color-blind.
♔ #285 please know that I’m yours to keep by tranziens Prompted by sleepykun | Chen/Lay, PG-13. First, there is Jongdae and there is Yixing: green scrubs, rooftops, and lunch breaks. And then there is Jongdae and Yixing: the sun and its rise.
♔ #151 Polarize by xiusoo Prompted by coxy132 | Chen/Chanyeol, PG-13. Amidst the world’s dull hums, Chanyeol’s voice stands out.
♔ #134 After Practice by ransom_ransom Prompted by thebakaberry | Chen/Suho, PG. Jongdae is the local youth soccer coach, and Junmyeon is a single, overenthusiastic soccer “mom” dad whose son, Sehun, is the worst player on the team.
♔ #592 Piece That Puzzle by jigglybaekbums Prompted by anonymous | Chen/D.O., G. Jongdae has always been an observer. Kyungsoo made him eager to participate.
♔ #521 Without Saying, "I Love You" by lolistar73 Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Kai, PG-13. It's not what he had hoped for, Jongdae sighs wistfully. But then Jongin comes up next to him, squeezing his hand, smiling that golden smile. They turn back to look at X.O., at what they had helped create. He squeezes Jongin's hand back thinking, but it's still perfect . Semi AU Where Jongdae and Jongin never got to debut.
DAY TWELVE
♔ #444 Frailty by saemriel Prompted by seafogs | Chen/Xiumin, NC-17. From best friends to friends with benefits but can they go back to being plain best friends once they get involve with another person.
♔ #250 let's not fall in love by 8_bit_heart Prompted by freysan | Chen/Suho, PG-13. Perhaps, he thinks, it’s a good thing that Jongdae can’t feel it, that way Jongdae won’t come too close. (Perhaps, he thinks, this time he'll make the mistake of approaching).
♔ #62 truth is, juliet is actually a guy by woohyunized Prompted by bookishvice | Chen/Baekhyun, PG-13. Jongdae’s head over heels for the female lead in their school musical. He’s determined to be the Romeo for Juliet but she never seems to be around after the show so he asks Baekhyun, an annoying classmate in his English lit class who got him into this musical mess to begin with, to help. Only, he finds that Juliet is a.) a guy and b.) played by Baekhyun.
♔ #597 Butterflies by shanwens Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Kai, PG. Jongdae and Jongin aren’t brothers, they’re roommates. It just so happens that Jongin is extremely attractive and Jongdae likes him. Jongdae can’t tell if he has good or bad luck. The Lover AU.
♔ #182 off the rails by jongdang Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Kris, PG-13. in which all kris wants to do is calmly announce the next pop hits, but a certain radio host with ripped jeans and a scandalously cut tank top makes that very difficult
♔ #48 Take Care by torontok Prompted by bookishvice | Chen/Tao, NC-17. Jongdae is an alpha caretaker, a job that requires him to be perfectly in control at all times. Yet the new alpha on his team makes him feel like he’s losing his mind.
♔ #160 Thunderous Dissonance by seizethejongdae Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Sehun, NC-17. Sehun quickly realized it’d be hard to learn anything during his piano lessons his mother forcibly signed him up for because he would be too busy affectionately staring at his piano teacher who truly had a smile that could chase all storms away and laughter that put dazzling rainbows to shame.
DAY THIRTEEN
♔ #325 Indulge Me by decendium Prompted by skyroll | Chen/Chanyeol, NC-17. Jongdae comes home Chanyeol wearing lingerie, and maybe perhaps Jongdae doesn't really know everything about him yet. Roommates/Boyfriends Chenyeol exploring in a new kink. (Also, porn with some plot)
♔ #458 Dragonfly Across An Ancient Sky by fairyminseok Prompted by mydaedream | Chen/Luhan, NC-17. Jongdae has lived locked away his entire life under the assumption that a group of bandits want to eat his heart. He grows up on Legends about the Alpha Wolf, a Sun God of the Ancient lands. When Lu Han steals him away in the middle of the night claiming to be the Alpha, Jongdae doesn’t know whether he’s here to kill him or protect him.
♔ #469 sticky notes and soggy coats by jongdea Prompted by fairyminseok | Chen/Xiumin, PG. Jongdae hides in a random bookstore to escape the rain and ends up falling asleep cradling a book in a comfy chair near the back. Minseok, the owner of the bookstore, discovers him there, and hey, he's kind of cute.
♔ #524 Something Like A Storm by lattelotus Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Kai,PG-13. A pizza delivery boy shows up at Jongin’s front door, claiming he’s here to sleep with him.
♔ #230 In service oft he Prince by lulai Prompted by fairyminseok | Chen/Suho, PG. Junmyeon is trying to escape his Fate - to save a princess of the kingdom from certain death. He thought perhaps when the prince goes missing he has his chance. The problem is, the prince is far more capable than he originally anticipated
♔ #579 Following the Maps (That Lead to You) by xo-thefirst Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Lay, PG. Jongdae never thought doing things au naturel would lead him into dating one of the cutest YouTubers around.
♔ #552 Changing Winter into Spring by mayangel7 Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Sehun, PG. Catching emotions, Jongdae realizes, is harder than holding a star in his fist or keeping a snowflake on his tongue. Maybe this time, there’s something more in the stutter in his pulse and the warmth in his heart.
♔ #30 Pathway to Stardom by jojibear Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Liyin, G. The path to Jongdae's debut was long and arduous, but every moment spent with Liyin as his guide was more than worth the blood, sweat and tears.
♔ #170 Lost in the Tide by Nathalaia Prompted by anonymous | Chen/Suho, R. The day their leader disappeared was the day they started to fall apart
♔ #152 alors on danse by owly7 Prompted by coxy132 | Chen/Kai, PG-13. Watching fancams of your bandmate by yourself at 2 in the morning isn’t weird, right?
♔ #198 Sunsets by seafogs Prompted by torontok | Chen/Xiumin, NC-17. Jungah sees sunsets differently, whether on the horizon or in someone else’s eyes…
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We will not be coming back next year. This is our last round!
We'd just like to give a big shout-out to our friends who chipped in and/or cheered us on in spite of everything these past three two years - M the shining angel and J the cuddle bear; our darlings A, R, G, I and W; and last but not least, our children the parent-pet line group.
Thank you so much for all your support these past three rounds (and three two years!) of chenpionships! It is with a heavy heart, that we say that this is our last round. This has been such an amazing experience for us, and we hope that Lord Chen's kingdom (ficdom) continues to grow bigger and bigger!
EDIT: It's only been two, not three, years!!! Three rounds in two years, wow.
EDIT 2: #TEAMFUNKY2.0 is go! From now on in Heels, Soles, and Laces will be your funky, friendly mods! We're really excited for the next round of chenpionships, and we hope you are too!