House in my Head Ficbits
When I was on the phone with Mith this evening, I started talking about how I basically visualize the characters I write as a group of people all living together in a house in my head. And sometimes this leads to interesting things -- like Jim Kirk and Faith making eyes at one another, which the saner people in the metaphorical house try to convince him is a BAD IDEA, not that that's ever stopped Jim from going after a dangerous lady.
Then I thought: wow, this would be a GREAT format for drabble/ficbit prompts! And I wouldn't drive myself crazy with research! (Which has been a big problem with me lately -- I get so caught up in trying to find out everything ever that I forget about the story.)
Thus: The House in my Head Ficbits! Below is a list of twenty-four characters who currently reside in my head. (This is by no means a complete list, but these guys are particularly talkative right now.) Pick two (or more) characters from the list, and give me a prompt that somehow incorporates the given circumstances: the fact that these characters all live in a very big house together. (The "in Puel's head" part is optional.)
Good prompts: "America and Jim Kirk fight over who gets the last bowl of cornflakes," "Lithuania teaches Argilla how to cook breakfast," "Faith and Kara's infamous drunken one-night stand."
Not as good: "Jim and Spock make pancakes." (Spock is not on the list.)
"America and Prussia at Valley Forge." (I'd really prefer to keep the prompts centered on these characters sharing this house -- in my head -- though they can certainly talk about their histories outside it)
"America and Ciel's infamous drunken one-night stand." (Some characters I'll pair, others I won't -- if you aren't sure whether or not I think two characters would totally bang, ask.)
1) America (Axis Powers Hetalia)
2) Lithuania (Axis Powers Hetalia)
3) Russia (Axis Powers Hetalia)
4) China (Axis Powers Hetalia)
5) Hungary (Axis Powers Hetalia)
6) Prussia (Axis Powers Hetalia)
7) Jim Kirk (Star Trek XI)
8) Nyota Uhura (Star Trek XI)
9) Kara Thrace (Battlestar Galactica)
10) Felix Gaeta (Battlestar Galactica)
11) Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
12) Ciel Phantomhive (Kuroshitsuji)
13) The Corinthian & Matthew (yes, they are a unit; The Sandman)
14) Death (The Sandman)
15) Delirium (The Sandman)
16) Subaru Sumeragi (TB/X)
17) Hokuto Sumeragi (TB)
18) Seishirou Sakurazuka (TB/X)
19) Hisoka Kurosaki (Yami no Matsuei)
20) Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)
21) Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)
22) Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
23) Roland (Digital Devil Saga)
24) Argilla (Digital Devil Saga)
The house in my head is a bit of a sausagefest. Or the fandom side of it is, at any rate. orz
No cutoff at the moment -- I might even make this an ongoing kind of thing, something I can return to at any time when I need a break.
I hope this is fun, and not too complicated. It should be a good break from the heavy stuff for me -- it's nice to write characters having fun with each other without worrying about all the research I'm not doing.
Prompt away, or ask me for clarifications!
twistedsheets10: Lithuania and Hisoka, discovering each others' scars in the bath
a_white_rain: Faith and Kara's infamous drunken one-night stand
lindensphinx: Ciel and Hokuto raid Balthier's closet for clothes to go out in
mithrigil: Kara and THE BOYS play Strip Pyramid
lady_venn: The ladies have a girl's night in (or, why is the house destroyed?)
akatonbo: Kirk and Balthier, anything
gaerfindel: Kirk & Balthier have a contest going to see who can persuade two other "house guests" to hook-up. Most improbable couple wins.
gileonnen: Delirium and Russia redecorate Russia's room.
aishuu: Faith gives Ciel the sex talk.
yinake: Suzaku and Faith's infamous drunken one-night-stand
riiyacub: America and Suzaku, Suzaku has met America before
blossommorphine: Lithuania and Uhura commiserate on working for brash, slightly self-centered bosses who may or may not always appreciate their efforts. Would love it if ice cream was somehow involved.
ruffwriter: Hisoka and Ciel on dishwashing duty.
kawaiigami: Death and Seishirou discuss how much he adds to her workload.
lucid_babbles: Subaru being introduced to the merits of vodka as a way of drowning sorrows by Russia
acielskadi: America and Jim Kirk discussing "It's America" by Rodney Atkins
cephy: Zack and America having an all-night movie marathon
lassarina: Balthier and Faith have a contest going to see who can talk Argilla into bed first
hiza_chan: America, Russia, and Balthier play strip poker on a dreary wet day
ataniell93: Uhura has just dumped Spock because she realises he's gay for Kirk. Hungary doesn't quite see what the problem there was!
sakura_no_prey: Hokuto and Suzaku about his wardrobe, possibly to convince Subaru of something / Balthier and Zack comparing notes while drunk
angelic_ink: Balthier and Alfred getting into a fight over who's the better Leading Man
dancing_serpent: Jim Kirk leaves all his dirty laundry (socks, underwear, etc) lying around and neat Lithuania cleans up after him.
l0stmyrel1g10n: Faith/Death, Kirk as voyeur
.
Then I thought: wow, this would be a GREAT format for drabble/ficbit prompts! And I wouldn't drive myself crazy with research! (Which has been a big problem with me lately -- I get so caught up in trying to find out everything ever that I forget about the story.)
Thus: The House in my Head Ficbits! Below is a list of twenty-four characters who currently reside in my head. (This is by no means a complete list, but these guys are particularly talkative right now.) Pick two (or more) characters from the list, and give me a prompt that somehow incorporates the given circumstances: the fact that these characters all live in a very big house together. (The "in Puel's head" part is optional.)
Good prompts: "America and Jim Kirk fight over who gets the last bowl of cornflakes," "Lithuania teaches Argilla how to cook breakfast," "Faith and Kara's infamous drunken one-night stand."
Not as good: "Jim and Spock make pancakes." (Spock is not on the list.)
"America and Prussia at Valley Forge." (I'd really prefer to keep the prompts centered on these characters sharing this house -- in my head -- though they can certainly talk about their histories outside it)
"America and Ciel's infamous drunken one-night stand." (Some characters I'll pair, others I won't -- if you aren't sure whether or not I think two characters would totally bang, ask.)
1) America (Axis Powers Hetalia)
2) Lithuania (Axis Powers Hetalia)
3) Russia (Axis Powers Hetalia)
4) China (Axis Powers Hetalia)
5) Hungary (Axis Powers Hetalia)
6) Prussia (Axis Powers Hetalia)
7) Jim Kirk (Star Trek XI)
8) Nyota Uhura (Star Trek XI)
9) Kara Thrace (Battlestar Galactica)
10) Felix Gaeta (Battlestar Galactica)
11) Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
12) Ciel Phantomhive (Kuroshitsuji)
13) The Corinthian & Matthew (yes, they are a unit; The Sandman)
14) Death (The Sandman)
15) Delirium (The Sandman)
16) Subaru Sumeragi (TB/X)
17) Hokuto Sumeragi (TB)
18) Seishirou Sakurazuka (TB/X)
19) Hisoka Kurosaki (Yami no Matsuei)
20) Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)
21) Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)
22) Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
23) Roland (Digital Devil Saga)
24) Argilla (Digital Devil Saga)
The house in my head is a bit of a sausagefest. Or the fandom side of it is, at any rate. orz
No cutoff at the moment -- I might even make this an ongoing kind of thing, something I can return to at any time when I need a break.
I hope this is fun, and not too complicated. It should be a good break from the heavy stuff for me -- it's nice to write characters having fun with each other without worrying about all the research I'm not doing.
Prompt away, or ask me for clarifications!
twistedsheets10: Lithuania and Hisoka, discovering each others' scars in the bath
a_white_rain: Faith and Kara's infamous drunken one-night stand
lindensphinx: Ciel and Hokuto raid Balthier's closet for clothes to go out in
mithrigil: Kara and THE BOYS play Strip Pyramid
lady_venn: The ladies have a girl's night in (or, why is the house destroyed?)
akatonbo: Kirk and Balthier, anything
gaerfindel: Kirk & Balthier have a contest going to see who can persuade two other "house guests" to hook-up. Most improbable couple wins.
gileonnen: Delirium and Russia redecorate Russia's room.
aishuu: Faith gives Ciel the sex talk.
yinake: Suzaku and Faith's infamous drunken one-night-stand
riiyacub: America and Suzaku, Suzaku has met America before
blossommorphine: Lithuania and Uhura commiserate on working for brash, slightly self-centered bosses who may or may not always appreciate their efforts. Would love it if ice cream was somehow involved.
ruffwriter: Hisoka and Ciel on dishwashing duty.
kawaiigami: Death and Seishirou discuss how much he adds to her workload.
lucid_babbles: Subaru being introduced to the merits of vodka as a way of drowning sorrows by Russia
acielskadi: America and Jim Kirk discussing "It's America" by Rodney Atkins
cephy: Zack and America having an all-night movie marathon
lassarina: Balthier and Faith have a contest going to see who can talk Argilla into bed first
hiza_chan: America, Russia, and Balthier play strip poker on a dreary wet day
ataniell93: Uhura has just dumped Spock because she realises he's gay for Kirk. Hungary doesn't quite see what the problem there was!
sakura_no_prey: Hokuto and Suzaku about his wardrobe, possibly to convince Subaru of something / Balthier and Zack comparing notes while drunk
angelic_ink: Balthier and Alfred getting into a fight over who's the better Leading Man
dancing_serpent: Jim Kirk leaves all his dirty laundry (socks, underwear, etc) lying around and neat Lithuania cleans up after him.
l0stmyrel1g10n: Faith/Death, Kirk as voyeur
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