Back to School Prompts
spn_flashback has a list of prompts for a Back to School Challenge
Back to School Challenge
Adapted from http://community.livejournal.com/spn_flashback/1080.html
Parties, Dances, and Dates
1. Peter's first high school ball, or alternately Jason's first high school dance, or alternately (and for extra credit) both.
2. Jason gives Peter advice for his first date.
3. Peter goes to the prom.
4. Jason drags Peter (who whines the whole way?) to a kegger. Optional: Peter loses his virginity.
5. Jason has to teach Peter to dance for Peter's first school dance.
6. Jason throws his own dance in the parking lot of the school after getting kicked out of the school dance.
7. Jason or Peter getting asked to a Sadie Hawkins dance.
8. Jason has to skip out on a date/dance/party he wanted to go to in order to do something for Peter.
9. Jason invites some of his friends over and it gets a little out of control.
10. Peter’s birthday: Jason is annoyed because Peter doesn't want to do anything for it... and he thinks Peter should have some fun. He wants to throw a party for Peter and invites some of those he thinks are Peter's new friends. When no one shows up at the party, the two boys decide to have a party all by themselves and do something crazy/special or maybe just normal for once. Eventually Mr. McConnell shows up with a special unexpected present.
11. Roll the dice.
12. To head off a suspicious teacher who's hinting about reporting them to Social Services, Mr. McConnell tries to show that he's involved in his children's school activities. The boys and Nadia are horrified when he signs up to chaperone a school dance.
13. "I have hidden your keys. You must chill." Jason picks Peter up from his first drinking party.
14. "This is an incredibly romantic moment, and you're ruining it for me!" Jason/Peter ruins Ivy’s/Nadia’s prom.
15. Peter/Jason go to the beach for an end of the year trip. Ivy tries to get Jason to kiss her.
16. Jason finds Peter a prom date 'cause he's really not all that popular. Maybe he just moved there and they just don't know him yet? And maybe it’s the hottest girl in school?
Friends and Popularity
17. Sleepover: either the boys somewhere else or someone else wherever they are.
18. Peter's first high school friend.
19. New school, new friends: Peter has totally made up a different life for himself, and he is making believe everyone that he has a perfect family and an awesome normal life. Jason, not knowing, ends up uncovering all his lies in front of his friends. This brings a confrontation between them.
20. Peter and/or Jason's introduction to pot.
21. Peter's never-ending want to fit in and Jason's unholy popularity at every school they go to.
22. Peter's never-ending want to fit in and Jason's complete unpopularity at every school they go to.
23. Jason's first mix-tape.
24. Peter's first mix-tape.
25. Peter and/or Jason make excuses to friends for why they can’t come over after school (either the boys to their friends’ or the friends to their place).
26. Peter is sadly labeled a nerd and is completely shunned by kids. Jason, feeling horrible since Peter really wants to fit in, tells him how to be cool.
27. Jason can't afford new clothes, or anything else. Peter tries to help.
28. Either boy tries to change for gym class without letting everyone else see his scars.
29. Peter gets made fun of for being a freak, and he is emo.
Sports
30. Jason and sports.
31. Peter and sports.
32. Peter plays basketball. Explain.
33. Peter kicks ass at swimming. His coach thinks he is the next David Beckham. But, eventually, Peter gets kicked off since he keeps missing practice. Three guesses as to why.
34. Jason tries out for track and makes it. The coach considers him the Golden Boy but Jason only lasts about a week or so until he realizes running from nothing is boring and just stops showing up one day.
35. Cheerleader!Jason. Not crack. (You know he totally joined up when some hot chick giggled at him and flirted.)
36. Mr. McConnell watches Jason at batting practice one day.
Faculty, Staff, and Back-to-School Nights
37. Jason and teachers.
38. Peter and teachers.
39. Parents’ Day, and Mr. McConnell actually shows up.
40. Jason’s been told to make sure someone comes for Parents’ Day
41. Jason gets in trouble.
School and the Supernatural
42. Panic at the high school: something supernatural happens, or really anything, and Peter and Jason, locked in with the rest of the students, have to assess the situation. They take over and fight their way out with other high school students working with them and fighting at their side.
Academics and Classes
43. Jason on academics.
44. Peter on academics.
45. Jason is a math nerd.
46. Jason helps Peter with his homework, or, Mr. McConnell helps Jason with his homework.
47. Jason discovers he really LOVES science classes. He wants to do a project for the science fair, but he doesn't want Mr. McConnell or Peter to know.
48. Jason blows up the chemistry lab. In every high school he's ever attended.
49. Peter enters a spelling bee and drives Jason mad practicing.
50. Peter and/or Jason getting expelled from school.
51. Jason is cleaning out his locker
Assignments, Tests, and Study Habits
52. Jason or Peter has to write an essay for class about what makes their Mom/Dad so great, and they make something up because they can't really write the truth, and the essay gets picked for a parent-of-the-year type honor.
53. Peter's English class is made to write an essay about what they did over the weekend but Peter can't exactly write that.
54. One of the boys is stuck writing ‘What I did on my summer vacation’ as an essay.
55. Jason versus Shakespeare.
56. Jason has a five-plus page paper due in the morning and has to put it off until the last minute, or, lost it at the last minute and has to pull an all-nighter.
57. Peter and Jason doing each other’s homework: Peter doing the stuff that Jason's weaker at, and Jason doing the stuff that Peter's weaker at.
58. The first time Jason reads a book for class that he really digs.
59. Peter catches Jason reading Jane Austen, and not for class.
60. Peter fails a major test because he couldn't study because he and Jason made out. Bitch-out to ensue afterwards.
Extracurriculars
61. Peter auditions for the school play - and has to sing.
62. Peter auditions for a part in a play and Jason mercilessly rags on him about it. Until Peter snaps and tells Jason that he's envious because Jason has the acting prowess of a stone. Jason perceives it as a challenge and auditions as well. He gets cast instead of Peter.
63. Peter in the school play: his struggle to attend all the rehearsals, and Jason's struggle to get there on the night to see him in it.
64. Peter's on the debate team/Moot Court and their team gets through to the state finals.
Girls, Crushes, Hookups, and Sex
65. First kiss.
66. First crush.
67. How Jason handles Peter's first crush.
68. Under-the-bleacher sex with Peter or Jason, or Peter/Jason, or with one watching the other.
69. Peter catches Jason making out with a boy.
70. Jason catches Peter making out with a boy.
71. Some random student/teacher catches Jason and Peter making out and the boys end up spending the rest of their time in the town trying to make sure that the student/teacher who saw them neither tells anyone else.
72. Jason catches Peter looking at porn.
73. Peter has the world's schmoopiest girlfriend.
74. Peter and Jason seek out the makeout spot in their new school (perhaps a hallway or classroom).
75. Peter has sex ed. for the first time and has a LOT of questions about gay sex.
76. Some little girl elects herself Peter's girlfriend despite his total lack of interest and starts following him everywhere he goes. Jason is alternately amused and irritated (maybe with a side of jealousy).
Bullies, Ditching, Detention, and Pranks
77. Jason is skipping school and not telling anyone. What does he do during the day, and what happens when his father or Peter catches on?
78. Jason kicks some bully's ass because the fucker totally deserves it.
79. Jason gets detention because he beat up half the football team. He is surprised when he finds Peter waiting for him afterwards. Peter bitches at him.
80. Alternately, Jason gets detention but never does it. Because of this, he gets more detention. It keeps on piling up until he breaks some sort of school record.
81. Peter ditches school on his own for the first (and probably only) time and has a panic attack about it, expecting any moment to be caught by the truancy police. Or something. Bonus points if he goes to the library and gets caught by Jason.
82. Peter and a bully. / 83. Jason and a bully. / 88. Peter gets picked on, Jason takes up for him and then gets in trouble with the teacher for being a bully.
84. Jason gets detention with a jock, a brain, a basket case, and a princess.
85. Peter gets detention with a jock, a criminal, a basket case, and a princess.
86. Jason sets off the school fire alarm for a very good reason.
87. Peter sets off the school fire alarm for a very good reason.
89. One or both of the boys is caught in school with drugs.
90. Crossdressing! The boys dare each other to participate in Switch Sex Day during spirit week.
Graduation, Awards, and Life After School
91. Mr. McConnell misses Jason’s academic achievement awards banquet. Peter cheers for him because he attends.
92. With graduation approaching, Jason agrees with reluctance on going out with his school friends. But everyone ends up talking about their big plans for the future and how their life is going to change. Jason is silent. Feeling out of place, he leaves unnoticed. When he gets home late at night he finds Peter waiting for him. He has exciting news about school and couldn't wait for Jason to know everything. This is enough to make everything better for Jason.
Employment and After-School Jobs
93. One of the boys gets a regular, boring, burger-flipping after school job. It doesn't last long.
94. Jason tries to get an after school job.
Crossovers and Remakes
95. Buffy crossover: Unaware that the town sits on top of a Hellmouth, Mr. McConnell moves Jason and Nadia to Sunnydale, where they attend Sunnydale High.
96. Peter is horrified to find that music has been banned by the headmaster/principal at their new school and sets about mounting a protest.
Miscellaneous (and Accidental Omissions)
97. Peter and Jason take a road trip. Maybe they bring their blankets. iPods? Flashlights? Pillows? What do they do to keep busy while on the road?
98. Jason is bored. He has a free period and a backpack full of mischief.
99. Jason needs money to go on a school trip. After trying and failing many things, Peter sells something of his own to make money so Jason can go.
100. Berkley Peter gets a call for help from Jason. He's hurt and in New York. Alternatively: he drives there in a panic and finds out it was a hoax by Jason to get him out for his birthday.
Back to School Challenge
Adapted from http://community.livejournal.com/spn_flashback/1080.html
Parties, Dances, and Dates
1. Peter's first high school ball, or alternately Jason's first high school dance, or alternately (and for extra credit) both.
2. Jason gives Peter advice for his first date.
3. Peter goes to the prom.
4. Jason drags Peter (who whines the whole way?) to a kegger. Optional: Peter loses his virginity.
5. Jason has to teach Peter to dance for Peter's first school dance.
6. Jason throws his own dance in the parking lot of the school after getting kicked out of the school dance.
7. Jason or Peter getting asked to a Sadie Hawkins dance.
8. Jason has to skip out on a date/dance/party he wanted to go to in order to do something for Peter.
9. Jason invites some of his friends over and it gets a little out of control.
10. Peter’s birthday: Jason is annoyed because Peter doesn't want to do anything for it... and he thinks Peter should have some fun. He wants to throw a party for Peter and invites some of those he thinks are Peter's new friends. When no one shows up at the party, the two boys decide to have a party all by themselves and do something crazy/special or maybe just normal for once. Eventually Mr. McConnell shows up with a special unexpected present.
11. Roll the dice.
12. To head off a suspicious teacher who's hinting about reporting them to Social Services, Mr. McConnell tries to show that he's involved in his children's school activities. The boys and Nadia are horrified when he signs up to chaperone a school dance.
13. "I have hidden your keys. You must chill." Jason picks Peter up from his first drinking party.
14. "This is an incredibly romantic moment, and you're ruining it for me!" Jason/Peter ruins Ivy’s/Nadia’s prom.
15. Peter/Jason go to the beach for an end of the year trip. Ivy tries to get Jason to kiss her.
16. Jason finds Peter a prom date 'cause he's really not all that popular. Maybe he just moved there and they just don't know him yet? And maybe it’s the hottest girl in school?
Friends and Popularity
17. Sleepover: either the boys somewhere else or someone else wherever they are.
18. Peter's first high school friend.
19. New school, new friends: Peter has totally made up a different life for himself, and he is making believe everyone that he has a perfect family and an awesome normal life. Jason, not knowing, ends up uncovering all his lies in front of his friends. This brings a confrontation between them.
20. Peter and/or Jason's introduction to pot.
21. Peter's never-ending want to fit in and Jason's unholy popularity at every school they go to.
22. Peter's never-ending want to fit in and Jason's complete unpopularity at every school they go to.
23. Jason's first mix-tape.
24. Peter's first mix-tape.
25. Peter and/or Jason make excuses to friends for why they can’t come over after school (either the boys to their friends’ or the friends to their place).
26. Peter is sadly labeled a nerd and is completely shunned by kids. Jason, feeling horrible since Peter really wants to fit in, tells him how to be cool.
27. Jason can't afford new clothes, or anything else. Peter tries to help.
28. Either boy tries to change for gym class without letting everyone else see his scars.
29. Peter gets made fun of for being a freak, and he is emo.
Sports
30. Jason and sports.
31. Peter and sports.
32. Peter plays basketball. Explain.
33. Peter kicks ass at swimming. His coach thinks he is the next David Beckham. But, eventually, Peter gets kicked off since he keeps missing practice. Three guesses as to why.
34. Jason tries out for track and makes it. The coach considers him the Golden Boy but Jason only lasts about a week or so until he realizes running from nothing is boring and just stops showing up one day.
35. Cheerleader!Jason. Not crack. (You know he totally joined up when some hot chick giggled at him and flirted.)
36. Mr. McConnell watches Jason at batting practice one day.
Faculty, Staff, and Back-to-School Nights
37. Jason and teachers.
38. Peter and teachers.
39. Parents’ Day, and Mr. McConnell actually shows up.
40. Jason’s been told to make sure someone comes for Parents’ Day
41. Jason gets in trouble.
School and the Supernatural
42. Panic at the high school: something supernatural happens, or really anything, and Peter and Jason, locked in with the rest of the students, have to assess the situation. They take over and fight their way out with other high school students working with them and fighting at their side.
Academics and Classes
43. Jason on academics.
44. Peter on academics.
45. Jason is a math nerd.
46. Jason helps Peter with his homework, or, Mr. McConnell helps Jason with his homework.
47. Jason discovers he really LOVES science classes. He wants to do a project for the science fair, but he doesn't want Mr. McConnell or Peter to know.
48. Jason blows up the chemistry lab. In every high school he's ever attended.
49. Peter enters a spelling bee and drives Jason mad practicing.
50. Peter and/or Jason getting expelled from school.
51. Jason is cleaning out his locker
Assignments, Tests, and Study Habits
52. Jason or Peter has to write an essay for class about what makes their Mom/Dad so great, and they make something up because they can't really write the truth, and the essay gets picked for a parent-of-the-year type honor.
53. Peter's English class is made to write an essay about what they did over the weekend but Peter can't exactly write that.
54. One of the boys is stuck writing ‘What I did on my summer vacation’ as an essay.
55. Jason versus Shakespeare.
56. Jason has a five-plus page paper due in the morning and has to put it off until the last minute, or, lost it at the last minute and has to pull an all-nighter.
57. Peter and Jason doing each other’s homework: Peter doing the stuff that Jason's weaker at, and Jason doing the stuff that Peter's weaker at.
58. The first time Jason reads a book for class that he really digs.
59. Peter catches Jason reading Jane Austen, and not for class.
60. Peter fails a major test because he couldn't study because he and Jason made out. Bitch-out to ensue afterwards.
Extracurriculars
61. Peter auditions for the school play - and has to sing.
62. Peter auditions for a part in a play and Jason mercilessly rags on him about it. Until Peter snaps and tells Jason that he's envious because Jason has the acting prowess of a stone. Jason perceives it as a challenge and auditions as well. He gets cast instead of Peter.
63. Peter in the school play: his struggle to attend all the rehearsals, and Jason's struggle to get there on the night to see him in it.
64. Peter's on the debate team/Moot Court and their team gets through to the state finals.
Girls, Crushes, Hookups, and Sex
65. First kiss.
66. First crush.
67. How Jason handles Peter's first crush.
68. Under-the-bleacher sex with Peter or Jason, or Peter/Jason, or with one watching the other.
69. Peter catches Jason making out with a boy.
70. Jason catches Peter making out with a boy.
71. Some random student/teacher catches Jason and Peter making out and the boys end up spending the rest of their time in the town trying to make sure that the student/teacher who saw them neither tells anyone else.
72. Jason catches Peter looking at porn.
73. Peter has the world's schmoopiest girlfriend.
74. Peter and Jason seek out the makeout spot in their new school (perhaps a hallway or classroom).
75. Peter has sex ed. for the first time and has a LOT of questions about gay sex.
76. Some little girl elects herself Peter's girlfriend despite his total lack of interest and starts following him everywhere he goes. Jason is alternately amused and irritated (maybe with a side of jealousy).
Bullies, Ditching, Detention, and Pranks
77. Jason is skipping school and not telling anyone. What does he do during the day, and what happens when his father or Peter catches on?
78. Jason kicks some bully's ass because the fucker totally deserves it.
79. Jason gets detention because he beat up half the football team. He is surprised when he finds Peter waiting for him afterwards. Peter bitches at him.
80. Alternately, Jason gets detention but never does it. Because of this, he gets more detention. It keeps on piling up until he breaks some sort of school record.
81. Peter ditches school on his own for the first (and probably only) time and has a panic attack about it, expecting any moment to be caught by the truancy police. Or something. Bonus points if he goes to the library and gets caught by Jason.
82. Peter and a bully. / 83. Jason and a bully. / 88. Peter gets picked on, Jason takes up for him and then gets in trouble with the teacher for being a bully.
84. Jason gets detention with a jock, a brain, a basket case, and a princess.
85. Peter gets detention with a jock, a criminal, a basket case, and a princess.
86. Jason sets off the school fire alarm for a very good reason.
87. Peter sets off the school fire alarm for a very good reason.
89. One or both of the boys is caught in school with drugs.
90. Crossdressing! The boys dare each other to participate in Switch Sex Day during spirit week.
Graduation, Awards, and Life After School
91. Mr. McConnell misses Jason’s academic achievement awards banquet. Peter cheers for him because he attends.
92. With graduation approaching, Jason agrees with reluctance on going out with his school friends. But everyone ends up talking about their big plans for the future and how their life is going to change. Jason is silent. Feeling out of place, he leaves unnoticed. When he gets home late at night he finds Peter waiting for him. He has exciting news about school and couldn't wait for Jason to know everything. This is enough to make everything better for Jason.
Employment and After-School Jobs
93. One of the boys gets a regular, boring, burger-flipping after school job. It doesn't last long.
94. Jason tries to get an after school job.
Crossovers and Remakes
95. Buffy crossover: Unaware that the town sits on top of a Hellmouth, Mr. McConnell moves Jason and Nadia to Sunnydale, where they attend Sunnydale High.
96. Peter is horrified to find that music has been banned by the headmaster/principal at their new school and sets about mounting a protest.
Miscellaneous (and Accidental Omissions)
97. Peter and Jason take a road trip. Maybe they bring their blankets. iPods? Flashlights? Pillows? What do they do to keep busy while on the road?
98. Jason is bored. He has a free period and a backpack full of mischief.
99. Jason needs money to go on a school trip. After trying and failing many things, Peter sells something of his own to make money so Jason can go.
100. Berkley Peter gets a call for help from Jason. He's hurt and in New York. Alternatively: he drives there in a panic and finds out it was a hoax by Jason to get him out for his birthday.