RaTs Prompt Index for The South
Last Update: 26 May 2012 | Total: 106 Tales
BB Main Characters: Alex, Kyle, Nick | Hot Fudge: ?
DTSD Main Characters: Jimi | Hot Fudge: Tammy
AAS Main Characters: Nick | Hot Fudge: Nataly
SitF Main Characters: Kyle, Cali | Hot Fudge: ?
Barefoot Blues. [novel] Chick Lit - PG-13 (00,000 / 90,000)
Nick, Alex, and Kyle have been best friends since the moment they met on the playground in elementary school. Told in three sections, experience the life of young boys and their best friends going on adventures, meeting girls, and growing up together.
Part One: Elementary School
Butter Pecan #7; Dark
#28 and Margarita #2; Waves and Aim
Cheezburger #02; n00b
Sea Salt #05; Dew
Chocolate Chip Mint #22 and Strawberry Cheesecake #19; Upside Down and Spider
Chocolate Chip Mint #24 and Strawberry Cheesecake #16; Flexible and Net
Vanilla #16; Simple Pleasures / Unexpected Luxuries
Vanilla #21 and Strawberry #7; A Dare and Fireflies
Prickly Pear #30; Make or Break
Part Two: Middle School
Vanilla #5; Friendly Competition
Strawberry #10 and Butter Pecan #30; Mask and Dizzy
Vanilla #13 and Strawberry #19; A Day at the Beach and Umbrella
Part Three: High School
Red Velvet; Binge
Sea Salt #07; Ripple
Sea Salt #03; Lake / Pond
Cheezburger #07; Do Not Want
Cheezburger #10; Srsly?!
Cheezburger #14; nom nom nom
Cheezburger #01; pwnd
Cheezburger #13; tl;dr
Alt-Universe
Chocolate Chip Mint #4; Hollow
Distant Thunder Slow Dance. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
Jimi Davenport had it all; he was on top of the world. He had his best friends, was accepted into his first choice college, and was still dating his high school sweetheart. Everything changes the night he proposes to Tammy, and suddenly he feels as though he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders instead of living large.
During Tammy
Vanilla #26 and Strawberry #22; Anniversary, Flower
Tammy: Redux
Fudge Ripple #12; Temptation
Fudge Ripple #5, Strawberry Cheesecake #7, and Chocolate Chip Mint #27; Ambition, Belt, and Dangerous
Amaretto #18; Bull's-Eye [Jimi / Tammy angst]
Vanilla #27; Routines [Jimi / Tammy in the office]
Across the Azure Sky. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
The most experience Nick had with music was picking out the soundtrack to the films he made in his mind. That's why when his girlfriend Nataly pushes him toward a lifestyle of guitars and groupies, he's dubious. But his girlfriend knows best, right?
Chapter One
Marmalade #24; Lipstick
Springtime in the Fall.[novel] Chick Lit - R (00,000 / 90,000)
Kyle Mathews was used to Alex stealing the spotlight. He never minded, mainly because that light shone on him when they were alone together. But when their time as lovers begins to dry up, and the limelight shifts to a new girlfriend, Kyle realizes he can't handle the dark alone.
Section One
Fudge Ripple #7 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #12; Pity and Patience
Cherry Chocolate Chip #16; Shame
Section Two
Sea Salt #01; Ocean / Sea [Meet Cali]
Vanilla #03 and Strawberry #05; Chores and Bucket [Kyle's OCD shows]
Vanilla #02 and Butter Pecan #09; The Sniffles and Bitter [Kyle's sick]
Fudge Ripple #18 and Strawberry Cheesecake #24; Sacrifice and Stain
SLS Main Characters: Lindsey, Aaron | Hot Fudge: Travis, Tiffany
FtaNS Main Characters: Erika, Mike, Colin| Hot Fudge: ?
Static Lightning Skies. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (34,913 / 90,000)
Life without the normal high school experiences is a downer. No prom, no late-night escapades, and no first kiss! So on her eighteenth birthday, Lindsey Wallace asks her mother for one thing: a boyfriend. When she blows out the candles and gets her wish, Lindsey finds that some relationships can be a struggle. Especially the long-distance ones.
** Backstory / History
Margarita #1; Wield [Travis vs. the Big Bad Playground Bully]
Chapter One
Strawberry #21, Butter Pecan #14, and Margarita #28; Swing, Quiet, and Consider
Strawberry #2 and Margarita #23; Curtains and Find
Chapter Three
** Butter Pecan #1, Piña Colada #20, and Margarita #6; Hard, Turn, and Spill
Chapter Four
Cherry Chocolate Chip #30 and Strawberry Cheesecake #28; Fulfillment and Footprints
Sea Salt #04; Current
Chapter Five
Cherry Chocolate Chip #11; Approval
Strawberry Cheesecake #25 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #17; Flag and Repute
Chapter Eight
Strawberry #24; Ink
Chapter Nine
Amaretto #23; Drumroll
Chapter Eleven
** Vanilla #7; Holiday
Amaretto #21; Red Flag
Butter Pecan #11, Piña Colada #12, and Margarita #24; Sour, Lie, and Reject
Chapter Twelve
Cherry Chocolate Chip #18; Integrity
** Piña Colada #7; Grade [RBF]
Cherry Chocolate Chip #1; Curiousity
Chapter Thirteen
** Amaretto #27; Multiple Choice
Sea Salt #11; On Display
Sea Salt #12; Spray / Mist
Chapter Fourteen
Vanilla #11, Strawberry #3, and Butter Pecan #16; A Walk in the Woods, Stepping Stones, and Wet
Margarita #9; Swim
Fudge Ripple #25; Affection
Margarita #22; Gain
** Cherry Chocolate Chip #10 and FotD; Concern and Exigency [phone call from Nick to Mike]
Cherry Chocolate Chip #7 and FotD; Sorrow and Abnegate
** Margarita #5 and FotD; Tie and Querulous [Aaron and Mike's POV as they leave]
Chapter Fifteen
Chocolate Chip Mint #6; Lazy
Chapter Seventeen
Chocolate Chip Mint #11; Translucent
** Cherry Chocolate Chip #24; Disgust [Aaron's POV after Lindsey leaves]
Chocolate Chip Mint #14; Saturated
Cherry Chocolate Chip #8; Pain
Chapter Eighteen
Amaretto #6; Cry Wolf
Chapter Twenty
Amaretto #25; Memento
Amaretto #01; Crystal Clear
Sea Salt #11; Freeze / Thaw
** Post Novel
Margarita #9; Give
** No Set Time
Vanilla #4 and Strawberry #11; I can't believe you don't know how to ____ and Apron
Vanilla #25; Changing Seasons
Piña Colada #17; Quote
Chocolate Chip Mint #12 and Strawberry Cheesecake #15; Warped and Horseshoe
** Random Car-Spat Episode [ full piece]
Butter Pecan #4 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #9; Smooth and Discretion [AU]
Margarita #7; Turn
Butter Pecan #2 and Piña Colada #3; Sharp and Check
Butter Pecan #3; Soft
Strawberry #8 and Margarita #18; Signpost and Drive
Vanilla #17 and Strawberry #12; Stranded and Wheel
Strawberry #13 and Piña Colada #22; Smoke and Vehicle
Cherry Chocolate Chip #26; Stress
Cherry Chocolate Chip #28; Need
Margarita #21 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #5; Merge and Victory
Farther than a Neon Sky. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (1,795 / 90,000)
Muprhy's Law attacks Erika Stanton in all the worst possible ways, culminating with her best friend leaving her for some fancy, mail-order boyfriend. The only solace is the new job she hates that distracts her to the point of forgetting. Until she gets distracted by her best friend’s, boyfriend’s, best friend.
Before Mike
Margarita #12 and Piña Colada #10; Earn and Just [pre-interview]
During Mike
** Fudge Ripple #11; Hesitation
Amaretto #8; Open for Business
Margarita #8; Bite [after Colin first starts in the shop]
Chocolate Chip Mint #19; Ambiguous
Chocolate Chip Mint #21; Modest
Chocolate Chip Mint #10; Luminous
Chocolate Chip Mint #23; Imposing
Strawberry Cheesecake #4 and FotD; Drawer and Stolid
Strawberry Cheesecake #23 and Chocolate Chip Mint #30; Seeds and Innocent
Amaretto #29; A Technicality
Vanilla #8; My Hero
Fudge Ripple #27; Euphoria
After Mike
Cherry Chocolate Chip #14 and Strawberry Cheesecake #9; Cheer and Broom
Cherry Chocolate Chip #29 and Chocolate Chip Mint #16; Amity and Superficial
Sea Salt #08; Foam
Alt-Universe
Strawberry #29, Butter Pecan #28, and Margarita #30; Rope, Numb, and Fade [Mike's Suicide]
ASP Main Characters: Tiffany, Tabitha | Hot Fudge: Professor Fitzpatrick
TSNaCD Main Characters: Alex, Tabitha | Hot Fudge ?
Another Summer’s Promise. [novel] Chick Lit - R (4,579 / 90,000)
Tiffany Wallace is a typical college kid: ignoring her parents request to stay in Raymond, Mississippi to live it up at a distant school. Her plan was to woo and marry her out-of-state boyfriend but when that fell through, she moved on to sex, drugs and... Dating her teacher!
Margarita #26 and Strawberry Cheesecake #26; Browse and Map [Tiffany and Tabitha make summer plans]
Chocolate Chip Mint #2; Fuzzy
Fudge Ripple #1 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #19; Admiration and Responsibility
Chocolate Chip Mint #29; Invisible
Through Stormy Nights and Cloudy Days. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
Summary Coming Soon.
Chocolate Chip #21; Pleasure
Amaretto #8; Priceless [Alex's Baby Girl]
** = not in novel, but still considered "canon."
= nominated for a 2009 Golden Cone Award.
= 2009 Author's Choice Golden Cone [my personal favorite piece]
= Smut Piece [adult locked; must be 18+ to read]
BB Main Characters: Alex, Kyle, Nick | Hot Fudge: ?
DTSD Main Characters: Jimi | Hot Fudge: Tammy
AAS Main Characters: Nick | Hot Fudge: Nataly
SitF Main Characters: Kyle, Cali | Hot Fudge: ?
Barefoot Blues. [novel] Chick Lit - PG-13 (00,000 / 90,000)
Nick, Alex, and Kyle have been best friends since the moment they met on the playground in elementary school. Told in three sections, experience the life of young boys and their best friends going on adventures, meeting girls, and growing up together.
Part One: Elementary School
Butter Pecan #7; Dark
#28 and Margarita #2; Waves and Aim
Cheezburger #02; n00b
Sea Salt #05; Dew
Chocolate Chip Mint #22 and Strawberry Cheesecake #19; Upside Down and Spider
Chocolate Chip Mint #24 and Strawberry Cheesecake #16; Flexible and Net
Vanilla #16; Simple Pleasures / Unexpected Luxuries
Vanilla #21 and Strawberry #7; A Dare and Fireflies
Prickly Pear #30; Make or Break
Part Two: Middle School
Vanilla #5; Friendly Competition
Strawberry #10 and Butter Pecan #30; Mask and Dizzy
Vanilla #13 and Strawberry #19; A Day at the Beach and Umbrella
Part Three: High School
Red Velvet; Binge
Sea Salt #07; Ripple
Sea Salt #03; Lake / Pond
Cheezburger #07; Do Not Want
Cheezburger #10; Srsly?!
Cheezburger #14; nom nom nom
Cheezburger #01; pwnd
Cheezburger #13; tl;dr
Alt-Universe
Chocolate Chip Mint #4; Hollow
Distant Thunder Slow Dance. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
Jimi Davenport had it all; he was on top of the world. He had his best friends, was accepted into his first choice college, and was still dating his high school sweetheart. Everything changes the night he proposes to Tammy, and suddenly he feels as though he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders instead of living large.
During Tammy
Vanilla #26 and Strawberry #22; Anniversary, Flower
Tammy: Redux
Fudge Ripple #12; Temptation
Fudge Ripple #5, Strawberry Cheesecake #7, and Chocolate Chip Mint #27; Ambition, Belt, and Dangerous
Amaretto #18; Bull's-Eye [Jimi / Tammy angst]
Vanilla #27; Routines [Jimi / Tammy in the office]
Across the Azure Sky. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
The most experience Nick had with music was picking out the soundtrack to the films he made in his mind. That's why when his girlfriend Nataly pushes him toward a lifestyle of guitars and groupies, he's dubious. But his girlfriend knows best, right?
Chapter One
Marmalade #24; Lipstick
Springtime in the Fall.[novel] Chick Lit - R (00,000 / 90,000)
Kyle Mathews was used to Alex stealing the spotlight. He never minded, mainly because that light shone on him when they were alone together. But when their time as lovers begins to dry up, and the limelight shifts to a new girlfriend, Kyle realizes he can't handle the dark alone.
Section One
Fudge Ripple #7 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #12; Pity and Patience
Cherry Chocolate Chip #16; Shame
Section Two
Sea Salt #01; Ocean / Sea [Meet Cali]
Vanilla #03 and Strawberry #05; Chores and Bucket [Kyle's OCD shows]
Vanilla #02 and Butter Pecan #09; The Sniffles and Bitter [Kyle's sick]
Fudge Ripple #18 and Strawberry Cheesecake #24; Sacrifice and Stain
SLS Main Characters: Lindsey, Aaron | Hot Fudge: Travis, Tiffany
FtaNS Main Characters: Erika, Mike, Colin| Hot Fudge: ?
Static Lightning Skies. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (34,913 / 90,000)
Life without the normal high school experiences is a downer. No prom, no late-night escapades, and no first kiss! So on her eighteenth birthday, Lindsey Wallace asks her mother for one thing: a boyfriend. When she blows out the candles and gets her wish, Lindsey finds that some relationships can be a struggle. Especially the long-distance ones.
** Backstory / History
Margarita #1; Wield [Travis vs. the Big Bad Playground Bully]
Chapter One
Strawberry #21, Butter Pecan #14, and Margarita #28; Swing, Quiet, and Consider
Strawberry #2 and Margarita #23; Curtains and Find
Chapter Three
** Butter Pecan #1, Piña Colada #20, and Margarita #6; Hard, Turn, and Spill
Chapter Four
Cherry Chocolate Chip #30 and Strawberry Cheesecake #28; Fulfillment and Footprints
Sea Salt #04; Current
Chapter Five
Cherry Chocolate Chip #11; Approval
Strawberry Cheesecake #25 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #17; Flag and Repute
Chapter Eight
Strawberry #24; Ink
Chapter Nine
Amaretto #23; Drumroll
Chapter Eleven
** Vanilla #7; Holiday
Amaretto #21; Red Flag
Butter Pecan #11, Piña Colada #12, and Margarita #24; Sour, Lie, and Reject
Chapter Twelve
Cherry Chocolate Chip #18; Integrity
** Piña Colada #7; Grade [RBF]
Cherry Chocolate Chip #1; Curiousity
Chapter Thirteen
** Amaretto #27; Multiple Choice
Sea Salt #11; On Display
Sea Salt #12; Spray / Mist
Chapter Fourteen
Vanilla #11, Strawberry #3, and Butter Pecan #16; A Walk in the Woods, Stepping Stones, and Wet
Margarita #9; Swim
Fudge Ripple #25; Affection
Margarita #22; Gain
** Cherry Chocolate Chip #10 and FotD; Concern and Exigency [phone call from Nick to Mike]
Cherry Chocolate Chip #7 and FotD; Sorrow and Abnegate
** Margarita #5 and FotD; Tie and Querulous [Aaron and Mike's POV as they leave]
Chapter Fifteen
Chocolate Chip Mint #6; Lazy
Chapter Seventeen
Chocolate Chip Mint #11; Translucent
** Cherry Chocolate Chip #24; Disgust [Aaron's POV after Lindsey leaves]
Chocolate Chip Mint #14; Saturated
Cherry Chocolate Chip #8; Pain
Chapter Eighteen
Amaretto #6; Cry Wolf
Chapter Twenty
Amaretto #25; Memento
Amaretto #01; Crystal Clear
Sea Salt #11; Freeze / Thaw
** Post Novel
Margarita #9; Give
** No Set Time
Vanilla #4 and Strawberry #11; I can't believe you don't know how to ____ and Apron
Vanilla #25; Changing Seasons
Piña Colada #17; Quote
Chocolate Chip Mint #12 and Strawberry Cheesecake #15; Warped and Horseshoe
** Random Car-Spat Episode [ full piece]
Butter Pecan #4 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #9; Smooth and Discretion [AU]
Margarita #7; Turn
Butter Pecan #2 and Piña Colada #3; Sharp and Check
Butter Pecan #3; Soft
Strawberry #8 and Margarita #18; Signpost and Drive
Vanilla #17 and Strawberry #12; Stranded and Wheel
Strawberry #13 and Piña Colada #22; Smoke and Vehicle
Cherry Chocolate Chip #26; Stress
Cherry Chocolate Chip #28; Need
Margarita #21 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #5; Merge and Victory
Farther than a Neon Sky. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (1,795 / 90,000)
Muprhy's Law attacks Erika Stanton in all the worst possible ways, culminating with her best friend leaving her for some fancy, mail-order boyfriend. The only solace is the new job she hates that distracts her to the point of forgetting. Until she gets distracted by her best friend’s, boyfriend’s, best friend.
Before Mike
Margarita #12 and Piña Colada #10; Earn and Just [pre-interview]
During Mike
** Fudge Ripple #11; Hesitation
Amaretto #8; Open for Business
Margarita #8; Bite [after Colin first starts in the shop]
Chocolate Chip Mint #19; Ambiguous
Chocolate Chip Mint #21; Modest
Chocolate Chip Mint #10; Luminous
Chocolate Chip Mint #23; Imposing
Strawberry Cheesecake #4 and FotD; Drawer and Stolid
Strawberry Cheesecake #23 and Chocolate Chip Mint #30; Seeds and Innocent
Amaretto #29; A Technicality
Vanilla #8; My Hero
Fudge Ripple #27; Euphoria
After Mike
Cherry Chocolate Chip #14 and Strawberry Cheesecake #9; Cheer and Broom
Cherry Chocolate Chip #29 and Chocolate Chip Mint #16; Amity and Superficial
Sea Salt #08; Foam
Alt-Universe
Strawberry #29, Butter Pecan #28, and Margarita #30; Rope, Numb, and Fade [Mike's Suicide]
ASP Main Characters: Tiffany, Tabitha | Hot Fudge: Professor Fitzpatrick
TSNaCD Main Characters: Alex, Tabitha | Hot Fudge ?
Another Summer’s Promise. [novel] Chick Lit - R (4,579 / 90,000)
Tiffany Wallace is a typical college kid: ignoring her parents request to stay in Raymond, Mississippi to live it up at a distant school. Her plan was to woo and marry her out-of-state boyfriend but when that fell through, she moved on to sex, drugs and... Dating her teacher!
Margarita #26 and Strawberry Cheesecake #26; Browse and Map [Tiffany and Tabitha make summer plans]
Chocolate Chip Mint #2; Fuzzy
Fudge Ripple #1 and Cherry Chocolate Chip #19; Admiration and Responsibility
Chocolate Chip Mint #29; Invisible
Through Stormy Nights and Cloudy Days. [novel] Chick Lit - Light R (00,000 / 90,000)
Summary Coming Soon.
Chocolate Chip #21; Pleasure
Amaretto #8; Priceless [Alex's Baby Girl]
** = not in novel, but still considered "canon."
= nominated for a 2009 Golden Cone Award.
= 2009 Author's Choice Golden Cone [my personal favorite piece]
= Smut Piece [adult locked; must be 18+ to read]