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icedark_elf

Title: Turn to the Left
Author:

icedark_elf/GW Katrina
Beta:

kyuohki
Media Creator:

hosenschlange
Word Count: 10,587
Fandom: Assassin's Creed II
Characters/Pairing(s): The Auditores, Leonardo, Cristina
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Other than a trip into AU territory and bread throwing, not much.
Summary: In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio is started on his path as an Assassin with the death of his family. But...what if the execution had not gone off as planned, and his father and brothers lived?

( Turn to the Left )

tyger

Title: Step by Step
Author:

tyger
Beta:

azremodehar and

kunenk
Media Creator: None.
Word Count: 14 884
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts (all)
Characters/Pairing(s): Sora, Roxas, Xion, Antisora, Ven. Mentions of others.
Rating: PG-13 (some disturbing, creepy content. [Violent imagery])
Warnings: As noted in the rating. Also, spoilers for everything except Re:coded.
Summary: Sora gets stuck in his head, and meets everyone that lives there on his way out.

( Sora knows he's dreaming, when he wakes up in the dark Twilight Town. )

synecdochic

Title: Lullabye for the New World Order, act one: where secrets lie (in the border fires)
Author:

synecdochic
Beta: a whole host of people, but specific thanks to

ilyena_sylph,

ivorygates,

niqaeli,

rydra_wong,

sarah, and

ultranos for cheerleading work,

ladysisyphus for initial brainstorming with me ages ago, and the other members of my old writing group for various bits of backstory and characterization I've no doubt borrowed.
Media Creator:

ilyat; art gallery
Word Count: 102,000
Fandom: Final Fantasy 7; AU beginning pre-game
Characters/Pairing(s): Tifa/Tseng, Tseng/Rufus
Rating: R
Warnings: I generally don't provide public warnings on fiction; if you have concerns, please PM me and I'll provide private warnings on request. Due to how long ago I first began developing this story, it takes only the original game as canon and ignores the rest of the Compilation (and ignores the game itself when I thought my version was cooler.)
Summary: Two years ago, Tseng of the Turks heard Tifa, the newly-hired waitress at the Turks' favorite slum bar, drop a tray of glass and start swearing in Wutaian. Half an hour later, she was looking him in the eye and telling him she grew up in Nibelheim -- and was there when Nibelheim went up in flames.

Since that moment, he's been doing everything he needs to do in order to get her and Rufus in the same room, because he knows she has answers to the questions that have been plaguing him and the man he's loyal to since the moment they heard of the town's destruction -- answers that might mean Shinra's destruction, or its salvation.

And perhaps unfortunately for Tseng, his plan is about to work.

Note: Due to length, the fic is posted at its own page. Please comment to the announcement post in my journal!

jack_of_none

Title: Melody For Monsters
Author:

jack_of_none
Media Creator:

suzume
Word Count: 14962
Fandom: Final Fantasy 4
Characters/Pairing(s): Edward, Rydia, Cecil, Rosa, Golbez, Kain, the Dark Elf, Leviathan, Ifrit, the Mist Dragon, various others.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some violence
Summary: AU. Leviathan takes Edward to the Feymarch along with Rydia. Alone in a strange world, Edward tries to come to grips with himself and maybe -- just maybe -- prove his presence there is more than just a terrible mistake.
Author's Note: Sorry this is a couple of hours late D: A million thanks to Suzume, who really went above and beyond!

( Melody for Monsters )

midnight12181

Title: Flame Keeper
Author:

midnight12181
Media Creator:

jack_of_none
Media Link (if it doesn't show up where it's supposed to in the fic): http://ofb.net/~ticktock/wowhardmode.png
Word Count: 10375
Fandom: World of Warcraft
Characters/Pairing(s): Sprink, Derull, various other cast
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: Sprink has always dreamed of joining the Kirin Tor, ever since she started training as a mage. Along her way, she proves herself to various Horde leaders, meets a sometimes un-orc-y orc, a businessman blood elf, and generally stumbles her way to Dalaran.

Mod: Can I get an author tag, please and thank you? ^_^

( Flame Keeper )

electric_butterfly

Title: The Unforgotten Promise
Author:

electric_butterfly
Beta: N/A
Media Creator: None, but if you're interested, let me know. :)
Word Count: 10214
Fandom: Persona 3 PSP
Characters/Pairing(s): Aigis, Octavia(FemmC), Most of the main cast, Yukari/Octavia
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Hints of sex, deathfic, spoilers
Summary: Octavia makes a choice. Aigis Copes. Based on the Bad Ending.

( Enjoy! )

kunenk

Title: Opening Outside
Author:

kunenk
Media Creator:

jack_of_none
Media Link: Embedded in-story and also here
Word Count: ~12 500
Fandom: Seiken Densetsu 3
Characters/Pairing(s): Jessica, Nikita, Isabella/Bigieu, various OCs, Hawk, appearances by the rest of the heroes
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: AU in which Jessica gets out of the Guild and goes to try to make matters right as best she can, and Nikita accompanies her.

( open to the sky )

blueinkedfrost

Title: Chosen of Tempus
Author: Blueinkedfrost
Media Creator: The fantastic

cypher, who created a wonderful fanmix with illustration
Media Link: Valor's Creed, available at this direct link
Word Count: ~17,000
Fandom: Baldur's Gate
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None given
Summary: By no means is the Bhaalspawn the only one concerned with the divine. Born in a harsh and warlike land where women are denied the chance to fight, Branwen of Seawolf believes nonetheless that the god of war wants her to be his priestess. A priest, a warrior, and in essence a Viking, Branwen takes up her warhammer to choose her fate.

( Chosen of Tempus )

vangirl

The deadline for posting is July 31st. If you have not been matched with a media creator, you may go ahead and post now if you choose and wait for me to do a cover for you. Unfortunately, I will be unable to complete covers for anyone until August, so I apologize for the wait.

To those of you who have finished, congratulations! You beat the game! \o/

If you have any other problems that will prevent you from posting by that date, please contact me either by PM or at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com.

shanaqui

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Thea Gilmore - Something to Sing About

Title: Iron Sky.
Author:

shanaqui/

edenbound (ficjournal).
Beta:

feywood.
Media Creator: N/a. The position is still open if anyone gets inspired!
Media Link: N/a.
Word Count: 11,885.
Fandom: Final Fantasy X-2.
Characters/Pairing(s): Gippal, Baralai, Nooj, Paine. Briefly, Kinoc and Nhadala. Rikku in the background.
Rating: PG13, due to swearing, mostly on Gippal's part.
Contains: Cyberpunk AU, Gippal's ego, Gippal's rambling.
Summary: Baralai, Nooj and Paine have all been brought up as Yevonites, with a natural distrust for the Al Bhed, but to fight Sin they're prepared -- along with all the other Crimson Squad applicants -- to become human weapons with the help of Al Bhed implants. Gippal will be their expert on all things Al Bhed, particularly the implants they're going to get and have to learn to use. What on earth could possibly go wrong with that plan?
Extras: The only thing I have to offer is a .rtf file of the fic, which you can convert for an ereader or manipulate as desired for ease of reading. That's available on sendspace, here.

( He's had ample time to consider, and then reconsider, this particular judgement -- and then drag it out again for a third hearing. )

cypher

Title: Valor's Heart
Author:

cypher
Beta:

vikarmic, who gave my vague idea some actual shape, and

lassarina, who kept my self-doubt from eating me whole. ♥ you both.
Media Creator: the fabulous

subtext!
Media Link: embedded in story and also at this direct link
Word Count: ~13,500
Fandom: Last Remnant
Characters/Pairing(s): Mostly David/Rush, other side pairings, ensemble cast
Rating: explicit
Warnings: none
Summary: AU: When his sister is kidnapped, Rush comes to the city trying to find her, and meets David Nassau, the handsome young ~~Marquis of Athlum~~ owner of one of the fanciest pleasure houses in the city. It turns out Dave's assistance is exactly what he needs.

( Valor's Heart )

lassarina

Title: Our Shadows Taller Than Our Souls
Author:

lassarina
Beta:

cypher and

samuraiter
Media Creator:

mitsuhachi
Media Link: Link! (Art is a spoiler for the fic; I also included it inline at an appropriate place.)
Word Count: 12,453
Fandom: Persona 3 Portable
Characters/Pairing(s): Shinjiro/Mitsuru/Akihiko/FeMC (Minako)
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Violence, the canon, spoilers for all of P3P
Summary: It's been five years since the Dark Hour ended, and they're still tripping over the memories. Then one day Shinjiro thinks he sees someone out of the corner of his eye, and everything turns inside out again.

( there's a lady who knows all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven )

yappichick

Title: Under the Surface
Author:

yappichick
Media Creator:

penny
Media Link: http://penny.dreamwidth.org/64129.html
Word Count: 36,300
Fandom: Halo: Combat Evolved (with a little Halo: Reach thrown in)
Characters/Pairing(s): John-117, Cortana, Catherine Halsey, Jacob Keyes, Avery Johnson, James Ackerson, with a tiny bit of John/Cortana thrown in for good measure.
Rating: T
Warnings: Very, very AU. If that sort of thing scares you, then this isn't the story for you. Set before the events of Halo: CE.
Summary: The UNSC is fighting a failing war against the Covenant. Strongholds have been taken, hope is starting to fade. The only promising signs that the UNSC would ever would be able to stand against them are Halsey’s Spartans. Now, Cortana, Earth's first human-AI hybrid, has just been assigned to work with the Master Chief to try to stop the power that threatens to overtake the world and destroy those who will not follow them.

Author's notes: A big huge thank you for my f-list who listened to me moan and groan for months about this story. Thanks to

vangirl for organizing the challenge and a HUGE thanks to my media creator,

penny , for all the awesome goodies!

Part 1: Stomping Grounds

Part 2: Let's Get This Show on the Road

Part 3: Crashing the Party

Part 4: Pushing the Boundaries
Part 5: Full Circle

vangirl

Posting is now open!

( Posting details are under here! )

Writers, if you have not heard from me about an media match, please contact me so we can figure something out! Any other questions may go in this post. :)

vangirl

Many people are foreseeing problems with the posting date currently set at July 3rd - July 17th, so I came up with an easy solution.

I changed a number in the schedule so the posting period is now July 3rd - July 31st. Hopefully this'll add enough time that no-one needs to worry about rushing to finish by the 17th and no-one who is already set and ready to go needs to wait any longer than they expected.

There are also still uncovered fics and I personally know I won't be able to cover all of them myself. If needed, further extensions will be given to anyone who is willing to pick these up.

And lastly, if there are any problems, please contact me through PM or e-mail (seizeglory at gmail dot com). I'm preparing for a very busy July and have been pretty scatterbrained so if you are expecting contact from me for any reason, please contact me again. Chances are it just got overshadowed by Important Meatspace Issues. ^^;

vangirl

We still have four Big Bang fics in need of some love!

The fandoms are:
Assassin's Creed II
Final Fantasy X-2
Kingdom Hearts
Crossover: Yggdra Union/THE iDOLM@STER

If you know anyone who can cover these fandoms, please send them over! If you've already claimed a fic but one of these was a second choice, you can work for two fics if you choose. Currently the posting period is July 3rd through July 17th but if needed, extensions will be made.

Ask me if you have any questions! Comments and PMs are still accepted and seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com is still my e-mail!

vangirl

Claiming is now open!

Go forth and conquer!

vangirl

Here are the summaries of completed fics. ~~Commenting will be closed for 24 hours, so media creators think over what you want to work with!~~ When commenting opens, please claim the number(s) of the fic you want to work with.

Writers, if you do not see your summary up here then please PM me immediately. It's quite possible that either I did not receive your e-mail or I made a mistake.

( Round Two Summaries under the cut! )

claiming is now open! Due to some requests, commenting will be screened initially so try to list at least two (ideally three!) fics you'll like to work with in order of preference! ...As well as an e-mail address so I can e-mail the fic and author information to you! ^^

vangirl

We're six days away from the rough draft due date so (hopefully) many of you have either finished or are close to finishing. When you have finished your rough draft (and remembered to comment on the sign-up post) e-mail me at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com with these things:

Subject Line: Hardmode Round 2 - [your username]'s Rough Draft

Body: Include a brief summary of your work. You do not need to spoil your fic, but you do need to include enough detail that media creators know what your fic is about. If there's any potentially triggering material (rape/non-con or self-harm/suicide) include a content note. If you're not sure if you need a note or not, ask me and we'll figure it out.

Attachment: A rough draft of your work as a .doc, .rtf or a shared google docs file. If none of those options work for you for whatever reason, you may send me a .txt or comment/PM me for other options.

If you need to drop out, you may do so by either deleting your initial sign-up comment or sending me a PM to give me a heads up. If you have any other questions/issues, you are always free to contact me and I'll do my best to help.

For those of you closing in on the finish line, GOOD LUCK! *\o/*

vangirl

It is May 7th now and the writing period ends on June 3rd.

You have a little less than a month to finish your rough draft! If you've signed up and found that you cannot finish it on time, you can easily delete your sign-up comment here. If you haven't signed up yet and are sure you'll finish...sign-ups are still here and are still open.

Good luck writers! o7

ALSO, RANDOM ADDITION:

There is now a Hardmode collection on AO3. Posting to this collection is 100% optional but for those of you who are already posting to the archive, it's there. :3