HKFest05: Prompt Claims Post
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Specific Prompts:
1. Kris Allen is the son of a wealthy businessman who must marry by his 25th birthday or lose the inheritance he plans to use to fund his own charity. He sees Adam Lambert, a struggling musician, perform one night and is smitten; Kris makes Adam an offer he can’t refuse.
2. Kris Allen signs up for Theater 101 because it’s the only open course that fits his schedule. It’s not long before the professor learns what Kris has always known: he sucks at acting. Kris is handed over to the not so tender mercies of TA, Adam Lambert, who teaches Kris about acting, and a whole lot more.
3. Single dad Kris Allen finally bows to the inevitable and hires a nanny to help him take care of his daughter/son. Picturing the staid nanny types who suck all the fun out of life, he tells the service that he wants someone who is imaginative and artistic. When Adam Lambert first appears on his doorstep, Kris isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job, but Adam soon convinces Kris otherwise.
4. When photographs of Kris Allen kissing another man are posted on-line he refuses to deny that he is gay. His record company claims breach of contract, but they give Kris a choice: either he will be banned from performing publicly for the remainder of his contract and sued for damages, or he can agree to allow them to sell his contract to Adam Lambert, a man who has made no secret of his desire for Kris.
5. To make ends meet musician Kris Allen gives guitar and piano lessons on the side. Between working several jobs and trying to get his music career off the ground Kris doesn’t have time to have a life, much less for romance. When he meets Adam Lambert, the godfather [or uncle, etc] of one Kris’ students, Kris is tempted to make an exception. Will Kris run away from the possibilities Adam represents, or will he let himself believe in the beautiful music they could make together?
6. Easily the shyest of the season eight American Idol contestants, Kris Allen is one of the wealthiest men since winning the prize and landing on the Billboard Charts with every single. That he is a recluse and even more of an introvert since his divorce only deems him more of a celebrity mystery.
Yet he can't trust anyone he knows since his win thanks to greedy ladder climbers controlling his every move, and Kris has few options outside of renewing because no one wants to go up against his entourage of producers, agents, and publicists. Also he needs a good reason to decline the contract or else the repercussions could make his life miserable.
So when his contract is about to expire and he must either renew or face fading into obscurity (or much worse), Kris approaches his once-best friend, the vivacious producer and singer Adam Lambert with a most outrageous proposition: marriage!
Adam's reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will break any anyone who is not as jaded as him. Still, Kris comes to him and the old sparks between them flicker into a raging fire. And, Adam still wants Kris - in his bed and on his label, wants him enough to legally shackle himself to his former friend.
But Kris' proposal comes with a condition: no sex after their wedding night. Kris will not become just another of Adam Lambert's conquests to be callously discarded. Kris' ultimatum leaves Adam with two choices: step up his game of seduction or surrender his heart to Kris again and convince him to be Adam's partner in more than just making records. [contemporary re-write of Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas]
7. Adam Lambert was not only commissioning Kris Allen to paint the portrait of his latest boy toy, he was also boldly trying to seduce Kris with his lethal charm. The rich and arrogant rock star didn't recognize Kris as the young man who'd given himself to Adam in innocence seven years ago. To him Kris had been a mere diversion. Kris longed to pay him back with interest for the pain Adam had caused him. But Kris tried instead to keep him at arm's length-to avoid battling himself, as well as Mr. Lambert.
8. When Kris Allen was hired as personal assistant to Adam Lambert, he was ready to resist him-if Kris' sensible suits, glasses and severe hairstyle didn't do it, then his cool, untouchable manner would. However, during a working weekend away, Adam started getting very personal with his assistant. Without his glasses and prim clothes, Kris felt naked-which suited Adam just fine!
9. The formidable Adam Lambert certainly had been deeply wronged in the past by Kris' father - but it had been nothing to do with him; in fact Kris didn't even know what had happened. But Adam was determined to get his revenge, and Kris was his instrument: he had lost one husband; in Kris he was getting another - whether he liked it or not! The man was a devil; but for Kris there could be no escaping him.
10. Dare he strike a deal with this man? Kris Allen knew his father's career would be ruined unless he intervened-and swiftly. One simple, human error shouldn't be held against him, Kris decided. And he was sure his employer, the handsome dynamic Adam Lambert, would understand.... But Adam's hardheaded response shocked him. He would help Kris, on one condition: that he pretend to be his lover! Kris felt uneasy at the cold calculation behind his offer. And even more uneasy at how disturbingly attractive he found Adam. Yet Kris had no choice.
11. Seeing Adam Lambert again after five long years was almost more of a shock than the traffic accident that had left Kris Allen's brother in a coma. Why had Adam come? Instantly Kris relived the pain of loving him and losing him. But that was over now; he had his brother to think of. That was the most cruel irony of all, because for his brother's sake, Kris was forced to live with his husband again, pretending a love that didn't exist - except on Kris' side.
12. Adam was not a man to toy with. Kris Allen unleashed a storm when he set out to teach Adam Lambert a lesson. A storm with more fury than he'd ever expected. But Kris was tired of hearing about all the men his boss had affairs with, and so Kris announced to the newspapers that Mr. Lambert would finally be settling down and getting married. And the man? Kris himself! His little joke backfired, however. It wasn't too long before Kris began fervently wishing their mock engagement was a real one. maerhys (fanfic)
13. Kris Allen's arrival in Los Angles was daunting. He'd been so delighted with the chance at a film role that his reception on the sound stage was a shock. Adam Lambert, the director, seemed convinced that Kris had landed the part by means other than his acting ability. Even worse, he doubted Kris' honesty! Initially, all Kris wanted was his approval of his acting. Then it became vital to have Adam respect him as a colleague and peer. For, foolishly, Kris found himself in love with a man who despised him!
14. Kris Allen knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him. Little does Kris know that by signing his name on the dotted line, he's agreed to become the personal blood donor to a vampire prince and there is no breaking this blood contract.
Prince Adam Lambert is dying. He needs a blood donor with pure blood. When Kris is brought to him, Adam finds himself dealing with feelings he has never experienced before. Falling in love with his blood donor was never part of the contract.
When Kris's life is threatened, Adam will do anything to save him, even break every rule of his kind. He's even willing to give up his life to save the man he loves. But will it be enough and will it be in time? More importantly, will Kris accept a vampire prince as his mate?
15. Vampire Prince Kristopher Allen must bond with his mate or forfeit succession to the throne. When Kris meets Adam Lambert he knows immediately that he’s found his mate, but there’s just one problem: Adam’s still human. Will Kris give up Adam, or the throne?
16. Kris Allen takes part in Dancing With The Stars, and Adam Lambert is his dance instructor. Usually Kris thinks of himself as a quite decent dancer, but he can’t concentrate on the moves when he is so busy starting at Adams hips. puska_baby (fanfic) & cassandra_ml (fanart)
17. A wedding is just what the kingdom needs. Adam Lambert is not happy because he is the one supposed to marry a prince he has never met before. Also he can’t seem to get his husband-to-be's assistant Kristopher Allen out of his head.
18. Kris Allen was excited to be hired to work as a personal assistant for a top level VP at RCA in the hopes of starting a songwriting career. But he turned into a nervous wreck when he realized that his boss was Adam Lambert - they had a one night stand three years ago. Nicknamed the West Hollywood Player, Adam wasn’t looking for anything but pleasure back then and having Kris literally walk into his life now is exactly what Adam wants. But Kris is determined to be a professional and puts up with Adam’s ever increasingly insane demands. So when Adam dangles an opportunity to work with Maroon 5 at Kris in exchange for just one night in Adam’s bed, Kris is torn between pursuing his lifelong dream or giving into his desires. [Based on “Bedded by the Boss” by Miranda Lee]
19. When Adam Lambert transformed himself into a black-haired, blue-eyed Rock God, the world stood up and took notice. But his transformation was for Kris Allen, a legendary music producer. Sure, Kris showed interest in Adam now, but it wasn’t as Adam thought it would be. Getting a chance to work with the reclusive genius is a dream come true, but Kris is a tough nut to crack. Adam isn’t sure if Kris even understands that Adam is hitting on him. It was time for an ultimatum. If Kris wasn’t going to let Adam love him, then Adam certainly wasn’t going to wait around for him. [Based on “Seduction Project” by Miranda Lee]
20. Los Angeles millionaire Adam Lambert has always been attracted to his personal assistant, Kris Allen. It was why he hired Kris in the first place. But Kris is professional, unceasingly polite, and exceptionally good at his job of wrangling Adam’s crazy life. The soft-spoken, plaid-wearing Kris is a mystery. On the outside, he is the epitome of boy-next-door; but Adam’s discovered another side to Kris as well - on nights when he’s not working for Adam, Kris plays guitar and sings at a number of local bars. Not only that, Kris is really good. So when an agent signs Kris to a record label, Kris turns in his two weeks notice. Adam refuses to let him quit and devises a ruthless plan to keep Kris in his life and by his side to do his bidding in his bed. [Based on “The Ruthless Marriage Proposal” by Miranda Lee]
21. Adam Lambert is one of LA’s most eligible bachelors. He loves his twinks and his easy, uncomplicated sex. The world is his playground. When his mom asks Adam for a favor to let her best friend’s son, Kris Allen, stay with Adam while he pursued his music career and to keep an eye out for him in LA, Adam reluctantly agrees. But Kris is nearly perfect for Adam with his easygoing charm and beautiful voice and Adam wants nothing more than to seduce him. Adam introduces Kris to his contacts in the music industry and helps launch Kris’s career, knowing that Kris was going to be a sitting duck to the hundreds of predators looking to attach themselves to Kris’s break in into the industry. So maybe it was up to Adam to teach Kris just how wicked and seductive people would be, just to make sure Kris knew what he was getting into. [Based on “The Guardian’s Forbidden Mistress” by Miranda Lee]
22. When Kris Allen bought out Lambert Entertainment, he had plans for the gorgeous and unattainable Adam Lambert. Beneath Kris’s aw shucks southern manners is a ruthless businessman who took his parents small Arkansas company into the big leagues in just four short years. After being snubbed by Adam a year ago, Kris made it his life work to bring Lambert Entertainment down and to see Adam on his knees. But Kris soon discovers that Adam isn’t impressed by anything Kris has. Adam’s refusal of Kris’s advances make Kris crazy - he just wants to know why Adam doesn’t want him and he won’t rest until he has Adam’s heart, soul, and body. [Based on “The Billionaire Boss’s Forbidden Mistress” by Miranda Lee]
23. When Kris Allen’s ex-wife, Katy, married Neil Lambert, Kris completely lost his mind. His increasingly erratic behavior and public escapades in the tabloids is drawing the worst kind of attention to the Lambert family. Adam, Neil’s older brother, and the family lawyer, will not have such a scandal affect their family’s proud reputation and business. Adam forces Kris to go on a long vacation and Adam intends to go with him to keep an eye on him, too. He takes Kris to the family vacation home in Brazil. At first, Adam is the perfect substitute for Kris to vent his anger, jealousy, and sexual frustration…and he could always pretend because Adam could be Neil's twin. But Adam, Kris quickly discovered, was a copy of no man. [Based on “Jilted” by Sally Wentworth]
24. Kris Allen knew that his mother’s aristocratic family disowned her when they learned she was pregnant with him - and by an Allen no less. So when Kris received a mysterious invitation to the Lambert Mansion, he was a little intrigued. The Lambert family, led by the icy matriarch Leila, her never-present husband Eber, and two sons, Adam and Neil, are strangers to Kris - but they seem to know him. Of course they’ve kept tabs on his mom, who married Neil Allen, and on Kris. When he turned 25, Kris came into his inheritance and they waited for Kris to claim it…but two years later, he has yet to claim his share of the wealth and the Lamberts want to know his game. But Kris is determined to take it all, to strip the Lamberts of everything and take what should’ve belonged to his mom. And the first step to getting what he wants is to make Adam fall in love with him. But what happens when Kris ends up falling in love with the enemy; and will he be able to reconcile his anger towards the Lamberts with his growing love for Adam? [Based very loosely on “The Replacement Wife” by Caitlin Crews]
25. If Hollywood had a royal family, it would be the Allens. The tabloids can’t get enough of A-list power couple, movie producer Kris Allen and Hollywood wild child Adam Lambert. Then all of a sudden, Adam fled the glittering lights of Hollywood, leaving behind nothing but questions and a broken heart. Two years later, Adam is back, hotter than ever, and Kris is trying to figure out how to handle Adam’s triumphant return to the silver screen - and that Adam wants him back. But Kris isn’t interested in romantic comedies and happy endings; and if Adam does want him back, it’s going to take nothing less than an epic blockbuster. [Based on “Redemption of a Hollywood Starlet” by Kimberly Lang]
26. Stepping off his private jet in his designer suit, Adam Lambert - also known as the Crown Prince of Arabia - returns to his kingdom ready to secure his legacy and to take up the responsibilities of being the royal heir to all of Arabia. Kris Allen, the newly assigned cultural attaché of the US Embassy in Arabia, doesn’t recognize Adam. The last time Kris saw Adam was when Kris was 21-years old and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in Arabia. They had a steamy but short-lived romance the two months Kris was there and he never knew that Adam was the royal heir to the kingdom. Now, six years later, Kris is determined to do his best in facilitating US interests in Arabia and Arabian interests in the world. He wants to keep a professional distance with Adam, but Adam knows it’s just a matter of time before Kris is back in Adam’s bed where he belongs. [Based on “Heart of a Desert Warrior” by Lucy Monroe]
27. I don't do dangerous. Smart, über-careful, ordinary Kris Allen-that's me. But I just couldn't pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me...something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It's like part of me is missing-and I don't know if I can get it back.
Then there's Adam Lambert. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he's keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he's what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Adam and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me....
28. What's a guy to do when meeting The One means he's cursed to die a horrible death?
Life hasn't been easy on twenty-six-year-old Kris Allen, so a new start in Los Angeles may be just the change he needs. But the getting entrenched in the glamorous West Hollywood scene? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that he's irresistibly drawn to. Adam Lambert, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the most incredible singer who's on the rise in the music world. He might just be his very own white knight.
But even when Adam inexplicably turns cold, Kris can't stop staring. Ever since he laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever he walks, and Kris has been having the oddest dreams: visions of himself in past lives', visions that warn him to stay away from Adam. Or else.
29. Kris Allen’s older brother has always been the perfect one so when Neil takes his own life a week before his university graduation, twenty-one-year-old Kris is devastated. Everyone’s sorry, but no one can explain why.
When his divorcing parents decide to split his brother’s ashes into his-and-her urns, Kris takes matters into his own hands. He’ll steal the ashes and drive cross-country with his best friend, Katy, to the one place Neil always dreamed of going, California.
Enter Adam Lambert. He’s a boy with a bad attitude, a classic-rock obsession and nothing in common with Kris’s brother. But Adam was friends with Neil, and when he insists on joining them, Kris’s just desperate enough to let him. With his alternately charming and infuriating demeanour and his belief that music can see you through anything, he might be exactly what Kris needs.
Except Kris wasn’t the only one hiding something. Adam’s keeping a secret that has the power to turn Kris’s life upside down again.
30. Adam Lambert spends his time drinking and cruising gay bars picking up one night stands. Then suddenly he becomes the only witness to a brutal murder. Although the killer vows to silence him, Adam refuses to go into witness protection.
This puts him into conflict with Kris Allen, a very straight and very hot police detective. When passion flares between the two men, Kris is astonished. Is he really gay? And if so, what will this mean to his career, and his life? As the danger threatening Adam increases, Kris senses that nothing is as it seems, and wonders who is really after his newfound and forbidden love?
31. An aspiring New York model, Adam Lambert falls in love at first sight with a struggling musician, Kris Allen, when they suddenly cross paths on a subway train. Having achieved success as a model, he decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting career. He wanted to become a dancer but it didn't work out. With the support of his agent and sometimes surrogate sister, Lane, he lands a spot in an acting class where he befriends another would-be actor, Brad. While out on the town, Adam crosses paths with Kris once again in a club called 'The Mint'. Adam and Brad realize that Kris is actually a good musician, and they then decide to help him and set out to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed by a record company. As Kris' profile rises, so do the demands of his budding new career and they both discover that the price of fame may be higher than anyone expected.
32. Ruthless CEO Adam Lambert sets off every alarm on musician Kris Allen’s warning system. No way is that playboy getting near Kris’s best and oldest friend Katy, the newest shareholder in Lambert's multinational corporation. No matter Adam’s charming smile and sexy form, Kris won't let his best friend get taken in by that Shark. Even if it means Kris cuts a deal with Devious Lambert himself.
And what a deal! Kris becomes Adam’s play toy. Good thing Kris enjoys it. He’ll just play the game until he can turn the tables on the CEO. Or that’s the plan. But somehow, even knowing the CEO is a ruthless snake at the core, Kris still lets Adam worm his way right into Kris’s heart.
Cutting Adam out of his life is the best thing Kris can do. So why does it feel like Kris might never be able to breathe again? It doesn’t help that Adam’s every bit as heartbroken and miserable. So maybe Kris’s view of Adam was skewed by the media. But can he separate the ruthless CEO from the gentle, caring man who loves him? And can he trust either one?
33. Kris Allen is an open book. He considers himself a starving musician with normal friends, boring hobbies, harmless dogs, and nothing even resembling a secret... except a crush on a tall, dark, devastatingly handsome man who dines alone at the restaurant he works at on Tuesday nights. All it takes is one passionate night with Adam Lambert to turn Kris’s world on its head.
Adam's love and devotion are all Kris could have hoped for and more. But when his ordinary life meets and clashes with Adam's extraordinary lifestyle, Kris discovers that trust and fear can go hand in hand, and love is just a step away from danger.
34. After witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Adam Lambert is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify. A hitman known only as K is blackmailed into killing Adam, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won't allow him to murder an innocent man.
Finding in each other an unlikely ally, Adam and K are soon on the run from shadowy enemies. Forced to work together to survive, the two men forge a bond that ripens into unexpected passion. Adam sees the wounded soul beneath K's cold, detached exterior, and K finds in Adam the person who can help him reclaim the man he once was. As the day of Adam's testimony approaches, he and K find themselves not only fighting for their lives... but also fighting for their future. A future together.
35. Kris Allen runs a non-profit that builds and outfits housing for people in need. A judge with a really unfortunate sense of humor assigns rock star Adam Lambert to Kris' organization to perform the community service that is his sentence for tackling a paparazzo. Things do not go smoothly.
36. Playboy Adam Lambert has always liked his relationships short and without strings. But when a holiday weekend getaway provides for meeting Kris Allen, he is determined to find him and make it long term with strings. Only thing is...Kris is engaged to Adam's boss.
37. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are in love, but when they get caught kissing Kris denies their relationship (for reason of author’s choice; maybe he even says Adam forced him?).
Adam is feeling betrayed and rejected, so what will he do when Kris stands in front of his door a week (or month) later? Will Kris fight to get Adam back and finally stand up for his man?
38. Kris is in the army and based in Iraq/Afghanistan. In that same group with him is a man named Clint (Adam's husband). He knows Clint is married but he is having an affair with someone in their same group - Kris accidentally saw them together one night and kind of confronted him but it didn’t go well.
Adam stays with his son in LA. He's at his child’s school frequently (baseball practice) and met Joey (Kris' husband) and became friends. They shared stories about their husbands but one unfortunate day he caught Joey kissing someone else in the school bathroom.
When both Kris & Clint come home from Iraq/Afghan both couples agreed to have a party at Adam's house. Adam gets to know Kris and wants to tell him about Joey, but what he didn't know is that Kris already knows, and that he has a bad news for Adam too.
39. Kris Allen had not one, but two one-night stands with Adam Lambert, which have left him feeling disillusioned and leery. When Kris and Adam meet again, with it be three strikes and you’re out, or will the third time be the charm?
40. Kris Allen is a werefox, which is really unfair, because everyone else in his family is a werewolf. No one treats him differently, but Kris feels like he doesn’t fit in. Until he meets Adam Lambert, the new Alpha for the Arkansas region.
Adam’s all sleek black and sparkly and gorgeous, so Kris should totally feel out of place, and yet he feels like he’s known Adam all his life. Kris has never gotten along with anyone so well, and he’s feeling comfortable in their friendship until Adam informs Kris that he plans on making Kris his mate, despite Kris’ objections that a werefox and a werewolf can’t be a mated pair.
Can Adam prove to Kris that the ways they’re similar matter more than the ways in which they’re different, and make him believe that love really does conquer all? kira_dark_wing (fanfic) & cassandra_ml (fanart)
41. Kris Allen’s band won a contest to open for famous singer Adam Lambert when his tour stopped in Little Rock. Problem was, Kris didn’t remember entering the contest, nor did he want to see Adam again.
Adam Lambert hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Kris since the day he left for LA to make it big. He’s decided that he wants Kris back, and he’s not above doing something underhanded if that means he gets to have Kris in his life again. kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
42. Kris Allen, fresh off a world tour, is suffering from exhaustion. His management sends him on a tropical vacation for a month. Kris thinks a month on his own is going to suck, until he meets the gorgeous bartender.
Adam Lambert gave up on his dream of becoming a rock star. He serves drinks to the tourists on the beach during the day, and seduces them into his bed at night. He thinks it’s enough, until he meets cute and sexy Kris Allen.
Will Kris be able to convince Adam that he should take a chance on Kris, and give his dream another shot?
43. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once the best of friends, brought together by a common experience. Kris even thought he was in love with Adam, but time and distance have separated them. It’s been several years since Kris has even seen Adam, until someone starts killing the American Idol winners.
Adam freaks out and kidnaps Kris because he doesn’t believe that Kris will take the proper precautions on his own. Kris can call no one for help, mainly because Adam left Kris’ phone at his house so no one could trace him, but also because his family was complicit in said kidnapping.
Kris is determined to remain irritated with Adam for kidnapping him, but being with Adam 24/7 reminds Kris how much he likes Adam and enjoys hanging out with him. And just why he fell in love with him in the first place. Kris finds himself less concerned with the madman killing Idols, and more worried that he won’t be able to hide his growing feelings from Adam.
44. Kris Allen’s first love was music, but when he was drafted by [baseball franchise of your choice] right out of high school, he figured it was too good an opportunity to pass up, so he packed his guitar, along with his favorite glove and bat, and headed to [wherever their triple A team plays].
Kris is doing pretty well. Even though he’s a bit homesick, he gets along with most of the guys on the team, and he’s even heard rumors that he might be sent up to the majors if they need a back up [catcher], just to give him some experience at that level. He misses playing with his dad, and his friends, but he’s got his guitar and his roommate doesn’t care if he plays it in their room, so Kris figures he’s doing alright.
Until he walks into a club he’d never been in before and meets Adam Lambert. Adam has a voice like an angel (or the devil, Kris thinks, because it makes him want to do very naughty things to the other man), and he’s gorgeous to boot. Just when Kris believes he’s chosen the path his life is going to take, Adam comes along and makes him rethink that.
45. Kris Allen has realized that he made a mistake when he left his music career behind. Now he’s mounting a comeback, and opening for Adam Lambert during his summer concert tour would be a coup, but there’s a catch: Adam wants Kris as more than his opening act.
46. Kris Allen was blissfully in love and looking forward to his happily ever after . . . until he found out that it was all a lie. Now, years later, Adam Lambert has come looking for Kris, and he’ll use whatever means necessary (blackmail, bribery, other method of author’s choice) to get Kris back. Is Kris doomed to a loveless marriage, or will he be able to forgive Adam and forge the future he’d once dreamt of?
47. Adam Lambert’s days of tabloid notoriety are behind him if he wants to keep his record contract. To complete his newly reformed image, his management wants him to settle down and get married. Adam refuses to even consider the idea until he meets his prospective husband, Kris Allen.
48. When Adam Lambert left college early to hone his craft ‘on the job’, the classroom wasn’t the only thing he left behind. Over the years Kris Allen tried to forget the young man who’d stolen his heart and then left him without a word, but he’s never quite managed.
Years later, when Adam hasn’t yet made it big, and Kris is on the verge of giving up his dream of playing music and going back to school, they both try out for American Idol. Sparks fly when they are finally reunited during Hollywood Week, but Kris is afraid that Adam will break his heart once more. Can Adam convince Kris that he’ll never leave him again?
49. Kris Allen is the heir to the Allen fortune. He is expected to finish college with a degree in business and go to work for the family, learning the business from the ground up and eventually taking it over from his father. Kris is prepared to give up his dream of becoming a musician and settle down with the perfect wife until he meets Adam Lambert and discovers a passion he’d only before found in his music. Will Kris accept the life everyone expects of him, or choose the life that makes him happy?
50. After bad investments [or reason of author’s choice] leave the Allen family broke, Kris Allen turns to the one person he knows will be willing to loan his father the money . . . for a price. Adam Lambert is a scoundrel, but he’s never lied about one thing - his desire for Kris. Will Kris be able to hide his own attraction for the other man long enough to complete their business arrangement and get out in one piece?
51. Unable to make it on his music alone, Kris Allen takes a job as a personal assistant to the flamboyant, charismatic and infuriating glamrocker Adam Lambert. Working for Adam becomes a challenge in more ways than one when Kris finds himself attracted to the other man.
52. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen had been in love once, but that was years ago. When they meet up again Kris is determined to maintain a distance between them; Adam is equally determined to win Kris back.
53. Adam Lambert’s a little tipsy when he mistakes Kris Allen for a fan and takes him home for the night [or blows him off, author choice]. Things are a bit awkward when Adam realizes that the Kris he met the night before is the same Kris Allen his band is supposed to be opening for on their upcoming tour. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s not quite the player [or jerk] he appears to be, and show him that they’re perfect for each other?
54. Kris Allen wakes up in the hospital having lost his memories of the last six months of his life. The one thing he remembers is Adam Lambert, and the love they share. Adam takes Kris home from the hospital to the home they share, but things feel strange to Kris. What happens when he remembers the truth, that Adam left him for another man and has just been playing a role to help Kris get his memory back? Can Adam convince Kris that he truly loves him? Can Kris trust him? revontulet_iam (fanfic)
55. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once friends. Now they’re being forced into an arranged marriage so that Adam’s family doesn’t lose their home and standing. Kris had been in love with Adam when they were growing up, but Adam only had eyes for Bradley Bell. Kris believes that Adam is pining for his ex and only marrying Kris to help out his family. He agrees to the marriage only if they never have to share the same bed. Can Adam convince Kris that he is the one Adam loves?
56. Kris Allen has come out to his family and, while they accept him, his church and friends don’t. To get away, Kris agrees to become a mail order bride. When Kris meets Adam Lambert, he’s recovering from a broken heart. Which kind of sucks, because Kris falls for Adam the moment their eyes meet. Feelings develop between the two of them, but Kris knows he’s just a substitute for the man Adam really loves. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s wrong and keep him from returning to his family?
General Tropes:
57. Marriage of convenience/arranged marriage.
58. Mistaken identity.
59. Baby left on doorstep.
60. Mail order bride.
61. Amnesia.
62. Secretary/boss (or similar relationship, ie, nurse/doctor).
If you have any questions about this round specifically, please ask them at the Rules Post; if you have questions about the fest generally, please ask them at the Q&A Post.
Specific Prompts:
1. Kris Allen is the son of a wealthy businessman who must marry by his 25th birthday or lose the inheritance he plans to use to fund his own charity. He sees Adam Lambert, a struggling musician, perform one night and is smitten; Kris makes Adam an offer he can’t refuse.
2. Kris Allen signs up for Theater 101 because it’s the only open course that fits his schedule. It’s not long before the professor learns what Kris has always known: he sucks at acting. Kris is handed over to the not so tender mercies of TA, Adam Lambert, who teaches Kris about acting, and a whole lot more.
3. Single dad Kris Allen finally bows to the inevitable and hires a nanny to help him take care of his daughter/son. Picturing the staid nanny types who suck all the fun out of life, he tells the service that he wants someone who is imaginative and artistic. When Adam Lambert first appears on his doorstep, Kris isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job, but Adam soon convinces Kris otherwise.
4. When photographs of Kris Allen kissing another man are posted on-line he refuses to deny that he is gay. His record company claims breach of contract, but they give Kris a choice: either he will be banned from performing publicly for the remainder of his contract and sued for damages, or he can agree to allow them to sell his contract to Adam Lambert, a man who has made no secret of his desire for Kris.
5. To make ends meet musician Kris Allen gives guitar and piano lessons on the side. Between working several jobs and trying to get his music career off the ground Kris doesn’t have time to have a life, much less for romance. When he meets Adam Lambert, the godfather [or uncle, etc] of one Kris’ students, Kris is tempted to make an exception. Will Kris run away from the possibilities Adam represents, or will he let himself believe in the beautiful music they could make together?
6. Easily the shyest of the season eight American Idol contestants, Kris Allen is one of the wealthiest men since winning the prize and landing on the Billboard Charts with every single. That he is a recluse and even more of an introvert since his divorce only deems him more of a celebrity mystery.
Yet he can't trust anyone he knows since his win thanks to greedy ladder climbers controlling his every move, and Kris has few options outside of renewing because no one wants to go up against his entourage of producers, agents, and publicists. Also he needs a good reason to decline the contract or else the repercussions could make his life miserable.
So when his contract is about to expire and he must either renew or face fading into obscurity (or much worse), Kris approaches his once-best friend, the vivacious producer and singer Adam Lambert with a most outrageous proposition: marriage!
Adam's reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will break any anyone who is not as jaded as him. Still, Kris comes to him and the old sparks between them flicker into a raging fire. And, Adam still wants Kris - in his bed and on his label, wants him enough to legally shackle himself to his former friend.
But Kris' proposal comes with a condition: no sex after their wedding night. Kris will not become just another of Adam Lambert's conquests to be callously discarded. Kris' ultimatum leaves Adam with two choices: step up his game of seduction or surrender his heart to Kris again and convince him to be Adam's partner in more than just making records. [contemporary re-write of Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas]
7. Adam Lambert was not only commissioning Kris Allen to paint the portrait of his latest boy toy, he was also boldly trying to seduce Kris with his lethal charm. The rich and arrogant rock star didn't recognize Kris as the young man who'd given himself to Adam in innocence seven years ago. To him Kris had been a mere diversion. Kris longed to pay him back with interest for the pain Adam had caused him. But Kris tried instead to keep him at arm's length-to avoid battling himself, as well as Mr. Lambert.
8. When Kris Allen was hired as personal assistant to Adam Lambert, he was ready to resist him-if Kris' sensible suits, glasses and severe hairstyle didn't do it, then his cool, untouchable manner would. However, during a working weekend away, Adam started getting very personal with his assistant. Without his glasses and prim clothes, Kris felt naked-which suited Adam just fine!
9. The formidable Adam Lambert certainly had been deeply wronged in the past by Kris' father - but it had been nothing to do with him; in fact Kris didn't even know what had happened. But Adam was determined to get his revenge, and Kris was his instrument: he had lost one husband; in Kris he was getting another - whether he liked it or not! The man was a devil; but for Kris there could be no escaping him.
10. Dare he strike a deal with this man? Kris Allen knew his father's career would be ruined unless he intervened-and swiftly. One simple, human error shouldn't be held against him, Kris decided. And he was sure his employer, the handsome dynamic Adam Lambert, would understand.... But Adam's hardheaded response shocked him. He would help Kris, on one condition: that he pretend to be his lover! Kris felt uneasy at the cold calculation behind his offer. And even more uneasy at how disturbingly attractive he found Adam. Yet Kris had no choice.
11. Seeing Adam Lambert again after five long years was almost more of a shock than the traffic accident that had left Kris Allen's brother in a coma. Why had Adam come? Instantly Kris relived the pain of loving him and losing him. But that was over now; he had his brother to think of. That was the most cruel irony of all, because for his brother's sake, Kris was forced to live with his husband again, pretending a love that didn't exist - except on Kris' side.
12. Adam was not a man to toy with. Kris Allen unleashed a storm when he set out to teach Adam Lambert a lesson. A storm with more fury than he'd ever expected. But Kris was tired of hearing about all the men his boss had affairs with, and so Kris announced to the newspapers that Mr. Lambert would finally be settling down and getting married. And the man? Kris himself! His little joke backfired, however. It wasn't too long before Kris began fervently wishing their mock engagement was a real one. maerhys (fanfic)
13. Kris Allen's arrival in Los Angles was daunting. He'd been so delighted with the chance at a film role that his reception on the sound stage was a shock. Adam Lambert, the director, seemed convinced that Kris had landed the part by means other than his acting ability. Even worse, he doubted Kris' honesty! Initially, all Kris wanted was his approval of his acting. Then it became vital to have Adam respect him as a colleague and peer. For, foolishly, Kris found himself in love with a man who despised him!
14. Kris Allen knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him. Little does Kris know that by signing his name on the dotted line, he's agreed to become the personal blood donor to a vampire prince and there is no breaking this blood contract.
Prince Adam Lambert is dying. He needs a blood donor with pure blood. When Kris is brought to him, Adam finds himself dealing with feelings he has never experienced before. Falling in love with his blood donor was never part of the contract.
When Kris's life is threatened, Adam will do anything to save him, even break every rule of his kind. He's even willing to give up his life to save the man he loves. But will it be enough and will it be in time? More importantly, will Kris accept a vampire prince as his mate?
15. Vampire Prince Kristopher Allen must bond with his mate or forfeit succession to the throne. When Kris meets Adam Lambert he knows immediately that he’s found his mate, but there’s just one problem: Adam’s still human. Will Kris give up Adam, or the throne?
16. Kris Allen takes part in Dancing With The Stars, and Adam Lambert is his dance instructor. Usually Kris thinks of himself as a quite decent dancer, but he can’t concentrate on the moves when he is so busy starting at Adams hips. puska_baby (fanfic) & cassandra_ml (fanart)
17. A wedding is just what the kingdom needs. Adam Lambert is not happy because he is the one supposed to marry a prince he has never met before. Also he can’t seem to get his husband-to-be's assistant Kristopher Allen out of his head.
18. Kris Allen was excited to be hired to work as a personal assistant for a top level VP at RCA in the hopes of starting a songwriting career. But he turned into a nervous wreck when he realized that his boss was Adam Lambert - they had a one night stand three years ago. Nicknamed the West Hollywood Player, Adam wasn’t looking for anything but pleasure back then and having Kris literally walk into his life now is exactly what Adam wants. But Kris is determined to be a professional and puts up with Adam’s ever increasingly insane demands. So when Adam dangles an opportunity to work with Maroon 5 at Kris in exchange for just one night in Adam’s bed, Kris is torn between pursuing his lifelong dream or giving into his desires. [Based on “Bedded by the Boss” by Miranda Lee]
19. When Adam Lambert transformed himself into a black-haired, blue-eyed Rock God, the world stood up and took notice. But his transformation was for Kris Allen, a legendary music producer. Sure, Kris showed interest in Adam now, but it wasn’t as Adam thought it would be. Getting a chance to work with the reclusive genius is a dream come true, but Kris is a tough nut to crack. Adam isn’t sure if Kris even understands that Adam is hitting on him. It was time for an ultimatum. If Kris wasn’t going to let Adam love him, then Adam certainly wasn’t going to wait around for him. [Based on “Seduction Project” by Miranda Lee]
20. Los Angeles millionaire Adam Lambert has always been attracted to his personal assistant, Kris Allen. It was why he hired Kris in the first place. But Kris is professional, unceasingly polite, and exceptionally good at his job of wrangling Adam’s crazy life. The soft-spoken, plaid-wearing Kris is a mystery. On the outside, he is the epitome of boy-next-door; but Adam’s discovered another side to Kris as well - on nights when he’s not working for Adam, Kris plays guitar and sings at a number of local bars. Not only that, Kris is really good. So when an agent signs Kris to a record label, Kris turns in his two weeks notice. Adam refuses to let him quit and devises a ruthless plan to keep Kris in his life and by his side to do his bidding in his bed. [Based on “The Ruthless Marriage Proposal” by Miranda Lee]
21. Adam Lambert is one of LA’s most eligible bachelors. He loves his twinks and his easy, uncomplicated sex. The world is his playground. When his mom asks Adam for a favor to let her best friend’s son, Kris Allen, stay with Adam while he pursued his music career and to keep an eye out for him in LA, Adam reluctantly agrees. But Kris is nearly perfect for Adam with his easygoing charm and beautiful voice and Adam wants nothing more than to seduce him. Adam introduces Kris to his contacts in the music industry and helps launch Kris’s career, knowing that Kris was going to be a sitting duck to the hundreds of predators looking to attach themselves to Kris’s break in into the industry. So maybe it was up to Adam to teach Kris just how wicked and seductive people would be, just to make sure Kris knew what he was getting into. [Based on “The Guardian’s Forbidden Mistress” by Miranda Lee]
22. When Kris Allen bought out Lambert Entertainment, he had plans for the gorgeous and unattainable Adam Lambert. Beneath Kris’s aw shucks southern manners is a ruthless businessman who took his parents small Arkansas company into the big leagues in just four short years. After being snubbed by Adam a year ago, Kris made it his life work to bring Lambert Entertainment down and to see Adam on his knees. But Kris soon discovers that Adam isn’t impressed by anything Kris has. Adam’s refusal of Kris’s advances make Kris crazy - he just wants to know why Adam doesn’t want him and he won’t rest until he has Adam’s heart, soul, and body. [Based on “The Billionaire Boss’s Forbidden Mistress” by Miranda Lee]
23. When Kris Allen’s ex-wife, Katy, married Neil Lambert, Kris completely lost his mind. His increasingly erratic behavior and public escapades in the tabloids is drawing the worst kind of attention to the Lambert family. Adam, Neil’s older brother, and the family lawyer, will not have such a scandal affect their family’s proud reputation and business. Adam forces Kris to go on a long vacation and Adam intends to go with him to keep an eye on him, too. He takes Kris to the family vacation home in Brazil. At first, Adam is the perfect substitute for Kris to vent his anger, jealousy, and sexual frustration…and he could always pretend because Adam could be Neil's twin. But Adam, Kris quickly discovered, was a copy of no man. [Based on “Jilted” by Sally Wentworth]
24. Kris Allen knew that his mother’s aristocratic family disowned her when they learned she was pregnant with him - and by an Allen no less. So when Kris received a mysterious invitation to the Lambert Mansion, he was a little intrigued. The Lambert family, led by the icy matriarch Leila, her never-present husband Eber, and two sons, Adam and Neil, are strangers to Kris - but they seem to know him. Of course they’ve kept tabs on his mom, who married Neil Allen, and on Kris. When he turned 25, Kris came into his inheritance and they waited for Kris to claim it…but two years later, he has yet to claim his share of the wealth and the Lamberts want to know his game. But Kris is determined to take it all, to strip the Lamberts of everything and take what should’ve belonged to his mom. And the first step to getting what he wants is to make Adam fall in love with him. But what happens when Kris ends up falling in love with the enemy; and will he be able to reconcile his anger towards the Lamberts with his growing love for Adam? [Based very loosely on “The Replacement Wife” by Caitlin Crews]
25. If Hollywood had a royal family, it would be the Allens. The tabloids can’t get enough of A-list power couple, movie producer Kris Allen and Hollywood wild child Adam Lambert. Then all of a sudden, Adam fled the glittering lights of Hollywood, leaving behind nothing but questions and a broken heart. Two years later, Adam is back, hotter than ever, and Kris is trying to figure out how to handle Adam’s triumphant return to the silver screen - and that Adam wants him back. But Kris isn’t interested in romantic comedies and happy endings; and if Adam does want him back, it’s going to take nothing less than an epic blockbuster. [Based on “Redemption of a Hollywood Starlet” by Kimberly Lang]
26. Stepping off his private jet in his designer suit, Adam Lambert - also known as the Crown Prince of Arabia - returns to his kingdom ready to secure his legacy and to take up the responsibilities of being the royal heir to all of Arabia. Kris Allen, the newly assigned cultural attaché of the US Embassy in Arabia, doesn’t recognize Adam. The last time Kris saw Adam was when Kris was 21-years old and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in Arabia. They had a steamy but short-lived romance the two months Kris was there and he never knew that Adam was the royal heir to the kingdom. Now, six years later, Kris is determined to do his best in facilitating US interests in Arabia and Arabian interests in the world. He wants to keep a professional distance with Adam, but Adam knows it’s just a matter of time before Kris is back in Adam’s bed where he belongs. [Based on “Heart of a Desert Warrior” by Lucy Monroe]
27. I don't do dangerous. Smart, über-careful, ordinary Kris Allen-that's me. But I just couldn't pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me...something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It's like part of me is missing-and I don't know if I can get it back.
Then there's Adam Lambert. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he's keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he's what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Adam and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me....
28. What's a guy to do when meeting The One means he's cursed to die a horrible death?
Life hasn't been easy on twenty-six-year-old Kris Allen, so a new start in Los Angeles may be just the change he needs. But the getting entrenched in the glamorous West Hollywood scene? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that he's irresistibly drawn to. Adam Lambert, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the most incredible singer who's on the rise in the music world. He might just be his very own white knight.
But even when Adam inexplicably turns cold, Kris can't stop staring. Ever since he laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever he walks, and Kris has been having the oddest dreams: visions of himself in past lives', visions that warn him to stay away from Adam. Or else.
29. Kris Allen’s older brother has always been the perfect one so when Neil takes his own life a week before his university graduation, twenty-one-year-old Kris is devastated. Everyone’s sorry, but no one can explain why.
When his divorcing parents decide to split his brother’s ashes into his-and-her urns, Kris takes matters into his own hands. He’ll steal the ashes and drive cross-country with his best friend, Katy, to the one place Neil always dreamed of going, California.
Enter Adam Lambert. He’s a boy with a bad attitude, a classic-rock obsession and nothing in common with Kris’s brother. But Adam was friends with Neil, and when he insists on joining them, Kris’s just desperate enough to let him. With his alternately charming and infuriating demeanour and his belief that music can see you through anything, he might be exactly what Kris needs.
Except Kris wasn’t the only one hiding something. Adam’s keeping a secret that has the power to turn Kris’s life upside down again.
30. Adam Lambert spends his time drinking and cruising gay bars picking up one night stands. Then suddenly he becomes the only witness to a brutal murder. Although the killer vows to silence him, Adam refuses to go into witness protection.
This puts him into conflict with Kris Allen, a very straight and very hot police detective. When passion flares between the two men, Kris is astonished. Is he really gay? And if so, what will this mean to his career, and his life? As the danger threatening Adam increases, Kris senses that nothing is as it seems, and wonders who is really after his newfound and forbidden love?
31. An aspiring New York model, Adam Lambert falls in love at first sight with a struggling musician, Kris Allen, when they suddenly cross paths on a subway train. Having achieved success as a model, he decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting career. He wanted to become a dancer but it didn't work out. With the support of his agent and sometimes surrogate sister, Lane, he lands a spot in an acting class where he befriends another would-be actor, Brad. While out on the town, Adam crosses paths with Kris once again in a club called 'The Mint'. Adam and Brad realize that Kris is actually a good musician, and they then decide to help him and set out to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed by a record company. As Kris' profile rises, so do the demands of his budding new career and they both discover that the price of fame may be higher than anyone expected.
32. Ruthless CEO Adam Lambert sets off every alarm on musician Kris Allen’s warning system. No way is that playboy getting near Kris’s best and oldest friend Katy, the newest shareholder in Lambert's multinational corporation. No matter Adam’s charming smile and sexy form, Kris won't let his best friend get taken in by that Shark. Even if it means Kris cuts a deal with Devious Lambert himself.
And what a deal! Kris becomes Adam’s play toy. Good thing Kris enjoys it. He’ll just play the game until he can turn the tables on the CEO. Or that’s the plan. But somehow, even knowing the CEO is a ruthless snake at the core, Kris still lets Adam worm his way right into Kris’s heart.
Cutting Adam out of his life is the best thing Kris can do. So why does it feel like Kris might never be able to breathe again? It doesn’t help that Adam’s every bit as heartbroken and miserable. So maybe Kris’s view of Adam was skewed by the media. But can he separate the ruthless CEO from the gentle, caring man who loves him? And can he trust either one?
33. Kris Allen is an open book. He considers himself a starving musician with normal friends, boring hobbies, harmless dogs, and nothing even resembling a secret... except a crush on a tall, dark, devastatingly handsome man who dines alone at the restaurant he works at on Tuesday nights. All it takes is one passionate night with Adam Lambert to turn Kris’s world on its head.
Adam's love and devotion are all Kris could have hoped for and more. But when his ordinary life meets and clashes with Adam's extraordinary lifestyle, Kris discovers that trust and fear can go hand in hand, and love is just a step away from danger.
34. After witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Adam Lambert is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify. A hitman known only as K is blackmailed into killing Adam, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won't allow him to murder an innocent man.
Finding in each other an unlikely ally, Adam and K are soon on the run from shadowy enemies. Forced to work together to survive, the two men forge a bond that ripens into unexpected passion. Adam sees the wounded soul beneath K's cold, detached exterior, and K finds in Adam the person who can help him reclaim the man he once was. As the day of Adam's testimony approaches, he and K find themselves not only fighting for their lives... but also fighting for their future. A future together.
35. Kris Allen runs a non-profit that builds and outfits housing for people in need. A judge with a really unfortunate sense of humor assigns rock star Adam Lambert to Kris' organization to perform the community service that is his sentence for tackling a paparazzo. Things do not go smoothly.
36. Playboy Adam Lambert has always liked his relationships short and without strings. But when a holiday weekend getaway provides for meeting Kris Allen, he is determined to find him and make it long term with strings. Only thing is...Kris is engaged to Adam's boss.
37. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are in love, but when they get caught kissing Kris denies their relationship (for reason of author’s choice; maybe he even says Adam forced him?).
Adam is feeling betrayed and rejected, so what will he do when Kris stands in front of his door a week (or month) later? Will Kris fight to get Adam back and finally stand up for his man?
38. Kris is in the army and based in Iraq/Afghanistan. In that same group with him is a man named Clint (Adam's husband). He knows Clint is married but he is having an affair with someone in their same group - Kris accidentally saw them together one night and kind of confronted him but it didn’t go well.
Adam stays with his son in LA. He's at his child’s school frequently (baseball practice) and met Joey (Kris' husband) and became friends. They shared stories about their husbands but one unfortunate day he caught Joey kissing someone else in the school bathroom.
When both Kris & Clint come home from Iraq/Afghan both couples agreed to have a party at Adam's house. Adam gets to know Kris and wants to tell him about Joey, but what he didn't know is that Kris already knows, and that he has a bad news for Adam too.
39. Kris Allen had not one, but two one-night stands with Adam Lambert, which have left him feeling disillusioned and leery. When Kris and Adam meet again, with it be three strikes and you’re out, or will the third time be the charm?
40. Kris Allen is a werefox, which is really unfair, because everyone else in his family is a werewolf. No one treats him differently, but Kris feels like he doesn’t fit in. Until he meets Adam Lambert, the new Alpha for the Arkansas region.
Adam’s all sleek black and sparkly and gorgeous, so Kris should totally feel out of place, and yet he feels like he’s known Adam all his life. Kris has never gotten along with anyone so well, and he’s feeling comfortable in their friendship until Adam informs Kris that he plans on making Kris his mate, despite Kris’ objections that a werefox and a werewolf can’t be a mated pair.
Can Adam prove to Kris that the ways they’re similar matter more than the ways in which they’re different, and make him believe that love really does conquer all? kira_dark_wing (fanfic) & cassandra_ml (fanart)
41. Kris Allen’s band won a contest to open for famous singer Adam Lambert when his tour stopped in Little Rock. Problem was, Kris didn’t remember entering the contest, nor did he want to see Adam again.
Adam Lambert hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Kris since the day he left for LA to make it big. He’s decided that he wants Kris back, and he’s not above doing something underhanded if that means he gets to have Kris in his life again. kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
42. Kris Allen, fresh off a world tour, is suffering from exhaustion. His management sends him on a tropical vacation for a month. Kris thinks a month on his own is going to suck, until he meets the gorgeous bartender.
Adam Lambert gave up on his dream of becoming a rock star. He serves drinks to the tourists on the beach during the day, and seduces them into his bed at night. He thinks it’s enough, until he meets cute and sexy Kris Allen.
Will Kris be able to convince Adam that he should take a chance on Kris, and give his dream another shot?
43. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once the best of friends, brought together by a common experience. Kris even thought he was in love with Adam, but time and distance have separated them. It’s been several years since Kris has even seen Adam, until someone starts killing the American Idol winners.
Adam freaks out and kidnaps Kris because he doesn’t believe that Kris will take the proper precautions on his own. Kris can call no one for help, mainly because Adam left Kris’ phone at his house so no one could trace him, but also because his family was complicit in said kidnapping.
Kris is determined to remain irritated with Adam for kidnapping him, but being with Adam 24/7 reminds Kris how much he likes Adam and enjoys hanging out with him. And just why he fell in love with him in the first place. Kris finds himself less concerned with the madman killing Idols, and more worried that he won’t be able to hide his growing feelings from Adam.
44. Kris Allen’s first love was music, but when he was drafted by [baseball franchise of your choice] right out of high school, he figured it was too good an opportunity to pass up, so he packed his guitar, along with his favorite glove and bat, and headed to [wherever their triple A team plays].
Kris is doing pretty well. Even though he’s a bit homesick, he gets along with most of the guys on the team, and he’s even heard rumors that he might be sent up to the majors if they need a back up [catcher], just to give him some experience at that level. He misses playing with his dad, and his friends, but he’s got his guitar and his roommate doesn’t care if he plays it in their room, so Kris figures he’s doing alright.
Until he walks into a club he’d never been in before and meets Adam Lambert. Adam has a voice like an angel (or the devil, Kris thinks, because it makes him want to do very naughty things to the other man), and he’s gorgeous to boot. Just when Kris believes he’s chosen the path his life is going to take, Adam comes along and makes him rethink that.
45. Kris Allen has realized that he made a mistake when he left his music career behind. Now he’s mounting a comeback, and opening for Adam Lambert during his summer concert tour would be a coup, but there’s a catch: Adam wants Kris as more than his opening act.
46. Kris Allen was blissfully in love and looking forward to his happily ever after . . . until he found out that it was all a lie. Now, years later, Adam Lambert has come looking for Kris, and he’ll use whatever means necessary (blackmail, bribery, other method of author’s choice) to get Kris back. Is Kris doomed to a loveless marriage, or will he be able to forgive Adam and forge the future he’d once dreamt of?
47. Adam Lambert’s days of tabloid notoriety are behind him if he wants to keep his record contract. To complete his newly reformed image, his management wants him to settle down and get married. Adam refuses to even consider the idea until he meets his prospective husband, Kris Allen.
48. When Adam Lambert left college early to hone his craft ‘on the job’, the classroom wasn’t the only thing he left behind. Over the years Kris Allen tried to forget the young man who’d stolen his heart and then left him without a word, but he’s never quite managed.
Years later, when Adam hasn’t yet made it big, and Kris is on the verge of giving up his dream of playing music and going back to school, they both try out for American Idol. Sparks fly when they are finally reunited during Hollywood Week, but Kris is afraid that Adam will break his heart once more. Can Adam convince Kris that he’ll never leave him again?
49. Kris Allen is the heir to the Allen fortune. He is expected to finish college with a degree in business and go to work for the family, learning the business from the ground up and eventually taking it over from his father. Kris is prepared to give up his dream of becoming a musician and settle down with the perfect wife until he meets Adam Lambert and discovers a passion he’d only before found in his music. Will Kris accept the life everyone expects of him, or choose the life that makes him happy?
50. After bad investments [or reason of author’s choice] leave the Allen family broke, Kris Allen turns to the one person he knows will be willing to loan his father the money . . . for a price. Adam Lambert is a scoundrel, but he’s never lied about one thing - his desire for Kris. Will Kris be able to hide his own attraction for the other man long enough to complete their business arrangement and get out in one piece?
51. Unable to make it on his music alone, Kris Allen takes a job as a personal assistant to the flamboyant, charismatic and infuriating glamrocker Adam Lambert. Working for Adam becomes a challenge in more ways than one when Kris finds himself attracted to the other man.
52. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen had been in love once, but that was years ago. When they meet up again Kris is determined to maintain a distance between them; Adam is equally determined to win Kris back.
53. Adam Lambert’s a little tipsy when he mistakes Kris Allen for a fan and takes him home for the night [or blows him off, author choice]. Things are a bit awkward when Adam realizes that the Kris he met the night before is the same Kris Allen his band is supposed to be opening for on their upcoming tour. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s not quite the player [or jerk] he appears to be, and show him that they’re perfect for each other?
54. Kris Allen wakes up in the hospital having lost his memories of the last six months of his life. The one thing he remembers is Adam Lambert, and the love they share. Adam takes Kris home from the hospital to the home they share, but things feel strange to Kris. What happens when he remembers the truth, that Adam left him for another man and has just been playing a role to help Kris get his memory back? Can Adam convince Kris that he truly loves him? Can Kris trust him? revontulet_iam (fanfic)
55. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once friends. Now they’re being forced into an arranged marriage so that Adam’s family doesn’t lose their home and standing. Kris had been in love with Adam when they were growing up, but Adam only had eyes for Bradley Bell. Kris believes that Adam is pining for his ex and only marrying Kris to help out his family. He agrees to the marriage only if they never have to share the same bed. Can Adam convince Kris that he is the one Adam loves?
56. Kris Allen has come out to his family and, while they accept him, his church and friends don’t. To get away, Kris agrees to become a mail order bride. When Kris meets Adam Lambert, he’s recovering from a broken heart. Which kind of sucks, because Kris falls for Adam the moment their eyes meet. Feelings develop between the two of them, but Kris knows he’s just a substitute for the man Adam really loves. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s wrong and keep him from returning to his family?
General Tropes:
57. Marriage of convenience/arranged marriage.
58. Mistaken identity.
59. Baby left on doorstep.
60. Mail order bride.
61. Amnesia.
62. Secretary/boss (or similar relationship, ie, nurse/doctor).
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