The Underdogs | Second Wave Nominations
Nominations are now open for the following categories:
Moment that Melts Your Heart Into a Puddle That You Gladly Lick Up Off the Floor Later
Moment that Makes You Turn to the Innocent Bystander Next to You and Stab Them in the Arm. Repeatedly. With a Spoon.
Moment that Makes Your Tear Ducts Ache as You Cry a River So Long it Would Make JT Proud
Moment that Has You Laughing So Hard the People Around You (Your Invisible Friends) Start to Judge
Moment that Makes You Realize You Were Actually Dead All Along and the Kid Just Has a Sixth Sense
Make sure you've read The Underdogs info and criteria before participating. Then, in a comment on THIS POST, leave your nominations in the following form:
Category
Title:
Author:
Link: (to the specific chapter where the moment takes place)
Moment: (Copy and pasted text)
Ex:
Moment that Makes You Realize You Were Actually Dead All Along and the Kid Just Has a Sixth Sense
Title: Hide and Drink
Author: savage7289
Link: Chapter 14 - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5722450/14/Hide_and_Drink
Moment:
"I understand your desire to approach the authorities given the exchange you witnessed." I moved up close, my hand reaching out and stroking down her neck. I felt her pulse against my fingers and swallowed venom back down my throat. "But you misunderstood. Regardless, I can't take the chance that you will go to the authorities. I can't take any chances with Bella. So, I must apologize for what I have to do. There just isn't any other way to protect what is mine."
I took one last step towards her, feeling the warmth of her torso against my own. The feeling of her heat on my skin left me with emptiness inside. She was not my Bella. Her body, her life, her blood - they were all nothing to me. I didn't really want any of it, but I had to do this one thing. I had to do this one this for Bella. I knew in the back of my head Bella would not want me to do this, because she would not understand. She would be angry with me, but I had to protect her. I had to protect us. There was no other way.
Irrespective of what I wanted, the monster was quite keen on the blood of this woman.
"Where is he, Alice?" Emmett's hiss matched the elevator door's as it slid closed far down the hall. I could hear him clearly, but he was still a ways off. I was going to have to move quickly.
"In a room - there's a bed and a bunch of medical equipment." Alice's voice threatened to distract me, so the monster took a firmer grip on my psyche.
"No shit - we're in a hospital! All the rooms look like that!"
I was running out of time. I pushed her hair back over her neck and behind her shoulder. My thoughts and my body only seemed to only be remotely attached to each other. Bella would be so angry with me…
But the monster didn't care.
"I'm sorry - there's no other way," I whispered before I covered her mouth with one hand and sank my teeth into the artery at her neck.
Her breath came out in a gasp and her mind screamed. My eyelids clamped down as the pain in her mind echoed in my own.
Drink her! Drink her! DRINK HER!
And because it was not Bella, I gave in, and let the monster have what he begged to consume. I didn't have any choice, so I shoved her thoughts of husband, brother, mother, daughter, and twin sons far, far away. The frenzy tore over me and through me and embedded itself deep inside me.
I drank.
(No, this story can't really be nominated because Jacob's not even in it.)
Nomination FAQs
How long can a "moment" be?
The example I gave is about 450 words. THE EXCERPT SHOULD NOT BE ANY LONGER THAN THAT.
Who is "JT" and what's his deal with rivers?
He is American pop singer formerly of N*SYNC and most infamous for getting Janet Jackson half naked on national television. He is NOT an environmentalist but sang the song "Cry Me A River," which is kinda catchy.
I don't understand that last category. I thought we only have five senses?
Exactly. How shocked would you be if you found out you had a sixth sense that allowed you to see dead people? Nominate most surprising/shocking moments for this category.
How do I italicize the story excerpt?
Copy and past the text into the comment. Put before the first word, and put after the last period. Preview the comment to make sure it looks right.
I want to nominate something that was nominated in the first wave. Can I do that?
If you feel that strongly about it, I guess it's not a problem. But the winners of the first wave will be announced soon, so maybe if you see that it won something in the first wave, you should try to find a different moment to help spread the love. Just a suggestion.
This moment made me laugh and shocked the hell out of me. Can I nominate it in two categories?
Keep in mind that this time we're limiting the number of nominations you can make, but if you want to use the same moment twice that's your decision. Also, if a moment appears in multiple categories people probably wont be inclined to vote for it both times. So you run the risk of splitting the votes.
Do I have to be a member of theair_thesun to nominate?
No. But I swear, once you drink our kool-aid, you’ll be upset you didn’t find us sooner.
It's not giving me an option to comment. Why?
For the sake of accountability, this community does not allow anonymous comments. You must be registered on Live Journal to nominate. Registration is easy and free. Register here.
NEW RULES:
Due to the wonderfully outrageous amount of participation we had in the last round, we will be capping the number of nominations in each category at FIFTEEN. Voting in the first round was kind of strenuous because there were just so many entries to read and so many voters who were dedicated to giving each nominee a fair shake. So, we will be accepting the FIRST FIFTEEN NOMINATIONS for each category.
Each person may only nominate ONE moment for each category. If you nominate more than one, we'll only take the first one that you list. So please, don't nominate unless you feel strongly about the entry. When there are 5 DAYS LEFT to nominate we'll count up the number of entries in each category, and if at that point in time, there are less than 15 in a category, we'll allow people who have already nominated to nominate more. Times up! You can now nominate more than one story for a category.
Confused yet?
Nominating Ends 7/26
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE IN THE FIRST ROUND.