ft Elyan’s awkward polite smile which is how I imagine all of you looking at me.
I decided to come up with a lil interest check to see what the interest is like for the Elyan Appreciation event this year!
Please take a moment to fill out the form, I would greatly appreciate it! The form does have a spot for you to put your name, but that’s totally optional! You’re welcome to stay anonymous if you would like.
The plan is to run the event in June, but if a fest that needs more time gets chosen, we may start some parts of it (like sign ups) in May.
Characters: Elyan, Merlin, Lancelot, Gwaine, Gwen, Arthur Pendragon
Additional Tags: Canon Era, Trans Elyan (Merlin), Nonbinary Merlin (Merlin), Trans Gwaine, Aromantic Merlin (Merlin), Asexual Gwaine, Chaotic Lancelot, Some Humor, Light Angst, Mentions Of Gender Dysphoria, Hormones, Casual Sex, Romance, Polyamory, oh the joys of a-spec adjacent trans experiences, and the horrors of percival the sleeved, Slutty Merlin, i can’t believe that’s not a recognized tag yet, Conversations, Transitioning, Mild Sexual Content, let! gwen! do! pranks!, POV Elyan (Merlin)
Summary:
While Merlin and Gwaine attempt to win a bet against Arthur by trying monogamy for a week, Elyan looks to someone new to take the edge off. Elyan finds Lancelot’s unending nobility rather off-putting, but he’s pretty sure he can corrupt him.
The fact that Lancelot is secretly a chaotic dumpster-fire of a human being with a penchant for well-intentioned treason is a source of dramatic irony that’s fun for all–erm, most–ages.
Featuring casual sex, some fun-poking at monogamy, and two storage closets used for two (different) illicit purposes.
Remember,the only rule for this event is that your work must be Elyan-centric! The provided prompts are not required. If you don’t vibe with any of them or you’ve already started something, you do not have to use these.
If you do decide to use the prompts, the challenge aspect of it is to use at least two prompts. You can create anything you want - gifs, fics, filks, art, tiktoks, podfics - anything!
This is a low-threshold event, meaning there are no required word counts, no rating caps or content bans. I just ask that you tag your work appropriately.
On the given day, add your work to the Elyan Appreciation Fest 2022 Collection, post your work here on tumblr, tag the blog, and use the tag #elyan appreciation fest.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
Again, here are the important dates:
May 1: Prompts announced June 6: Posting begins June 7: Day 2 of Posting June 8: Day 3 of Posting June 9: Day 4 of Posting June 10: Day 5 of Posting June 11: Catch Up Day June 12: Catch Up Day June 13: Day 6 of Posting June 14: Day 7 of Posting June 15: Day 8 of Posting June 16: Day 9 of Posting June 17: Day 10 of Posting June 20: Masterlist Posted
As promised, the prompts!
Day One:
Setting:Childhood Friends Trope:Secret Agents/Spies & Assassins Dialogue:“There was no one else I could call” Single Word:Photo Kink:Blindfolds Bonus:One of the characters is a musician
Day Two:
Setting:Bartender Trope:Age Difference Dialogue:“What… is this?” Single Word: Karaoke Kink:Biting Bonus:Set your story in canon
Day Three:
Setting:Ballroom Trope:5 + 1 Dialogue:“That’s very interesting, but I’m busy, so…” Single Word: Collide Kink:Fingering Bonus:One of the characters is a pilot
Day Four:
Setting:Bodyguard Trope:Pining Dialogue:“I can fix [pronoun].” “Cool, I can make [pronoun] worse.” Single Word: Arrest Kink:Lingerie Bonus:Use a song to inspire your story
Day Five:
Setting:Canon Divergence Trope:Loss of Hearing Dialogue:“For once I wish you would just tell me the truth” Single Word: Dragon Kink:Competency Bonus:Rewrite a scene or episode
Day Six:
Setting:Actor/Idol Trope:Courting Dialogue:“Well, actually…” Single Word: Anxiety Kink:Exhibitionism Bonus:One of the characters is an optometrist
Day Seven:
Setting:Other Media Fusion Trope:Marriage of Convenience Dialogue:“We were always a good team. We could still be one.” Single Word: Fever Kink:Heat/Rut Bonus:Use your first fandom as the fusion
Day Eight:
Setting:Space Trope:Enemies to Lovers Dialogue:“We have difference definitions of the word fun” Single Word: Mate Kink:Pegging Bonus:Use something from your real life to inspire the story
Day Nine:
Setting:Elevator Trope:Quest Dialogue:“I wish we had more time” Single Word: Scream Kink:Oral Bonus:One of the characters is royalty
Day Ten:
Setting:Neighbors Trope:Sharing a Bed Dialogue:“How long have you been here?” Single Word: Unruly Kink:Roleplay Bonus:One of the characters is lying
