Gay As In Happy: A Queer Characters Comment Fic-A-Thon
How does it work? Simple enough: you think of a canonically queer (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, genderqueer, poly et cetera) who you want to read happy fic about it, you prompt it, and someone fills it for you. Easy!
Rules
1. Only canonically queer characters fit the bill. For instance, Brian Kinney or Santana Lopez are both explicitly queer in their canons; Sherlock Holmes is not. If the character has explicitly stated or expressed that they are not heterosexual/cisgender, then they're applicable. If they haven't, then . . . they're not.
[addemdum] I've been asked about characters who don't explicitly declare themselves either way. I had to think hard about this one, because a) the idea for the meme originally sprung from seeing canon queer characters being abused by their narratives and wanting to give them a better time, and b) I didn't want to degenerate into the sidelining/erasure of canon women, which I see happening a lot in slash fandom. That said, I think if a character is undeclared- that is to say, haven't made their preferences clear either way- then they can be included in the prompts/fills. Subtext is a bit more of a case-by-case basis; you can ask about it in the questions thread below.
2. Crossovers are fine.
3. RPF is also fine, but again, only if the celebrities in question are openly queer. Chaz Bono is applicable; Anderson Cooper is not. (Please consider that celebrities are sometimes outed without their consent. If a celebrity has not VOLUNTARILY made their feelings clear, please do not post prompts for them.)
4. If your story includes any sort of potentially triggering content, warn for it in the subject line. This is non-negotiable. Failure to do so will result in the fill being deleted, so that you can repost it with appropriate warnings. If you're not sure what might constitute triggering content, feel free to ask in the questions thread.
5. Prompts should follow this format: "Canon, character/pairing, prompt." For instance, a prompt might read "Glee, Kurt Hummel, baby you're a firework." In the subject line of the fill, include the title, as well as the character you're basing the story on, the rating, and any warnings. So a response to that prompt might read "Kurt Hummel, opening night, PG"." This helps keep everything organized, as well as alerting prospective readers to stories that might interest them.
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Fill List
untitled; Imagine Me and You, Rachel/Luce
dancing with you; Degrassi, Bianca/Adam
shut up and sing; Doctor Who/Glee, Kurt/Blaine
the worst you could do is be my best; Law and Order/Flashforward, Janis/Serena