White Collar Single Sentence Challenge II is Now Opened

[elrhiarhodan]

Single Sentence Challenge Promptfest is BACK

Think you can’t write fanfic? Think again, because Sentence!Fest is a fun way to get your feet wet. Basically, the challenge is to tell a complete story using one sentence only.

Sounds easy, but perhaps it is not. How would you tell your story if you only had the space of one sentence? Would you use dialogue? Action? Emotion? Observation? Would it be haunting? Poetic? Sexy? Tragic?

The rules are simple: Tell a story using one sentence. It can be as long as you want it to be, but it must make sense (imaginary points will be deducted). It can be as short as you want it to be, but make those words count. Tell a story that will provoke the imagination of your readers – one they will demand to have the beginning, middle and end of from you – that is the ultimate goal. Here is an example:

Neal and Peter have the sex.

Here is a better one:

When Peter finally opened his eyes, it was to see his lover's rapt face as Neal rode him, the rising sun forming a perfect golden halo around his dark head; his savior, his angel.

Capice?

This particular ‘fest will operate like any other. Take a prompt, fill a prompt, leave a prompt. There are no limits – multiple folks can fill any and all prompts. Use them to craft a narrative if you like, but each entry must convey an entire scene within that narrative. All subject matter is fair game, so RPF/RPS is allowed. This fest is unlocked and opened to everyone who would like to write.

Cuz Sentencefest can be a little overwhelming, it will be co-moderated by myself, coffeethyme4me and rabidchild67 .

Prompts will be found in the first comments below - let the games begin.

Comments

Neal - Comfort food

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Some people had comfort food, starchy, fatty, salty, sweet, heavy and good, no matter what the doctors said, but Neal had comfort art, pretty, sappy, and perfect, no matter what the art critics said.

Clinton - sparkle

Re: Neal - Comfort food

[doctor-fangeek.livejournal.com]

What an original take on the prompt! Cool.

Mozzie – dreams

[greyminerva]

Sometimes, Mozzie dreams of the old days, of El's smile as he made himself at home in her house, her laughter as they shared a bottle of wine - but most nights he dreams of the devastation in The Suit's eyes, of Neal's silent tears, and when he wakes up and sees the bars, he knows he's where he belongs.

Re: Mozzie – dreams

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

*wibblefit*

Moz -- seeing the bright side

[ursula4x.livejournal.com]

"Look at the bright side, Moz," Neal said, as the hurricanes swept storms of death above their shelter, "You were right about the asteroid crossing too near the earth."

Re: Moz -- seeing the bright side

[doctor-fangeek.livejournal.com]

This was completely unexpected, and frighteningly funny. Oh, paranoid Mozzie, you were right. I love it!

Elizabeth – capable

[greyminerva]

Peter always knew she was capable, and Neal sensed a kindred soul in her the moment they met - but even they were amazed when they answered the phone, rushing to the scene where El was waiting impatiently, a trussed up Keller cursing behind his gag.

Re: Elizabeth – capable

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

YES. I hope we get some form of that in the show. Please let that be the case. Excellent!

For rabidchild67: Neal - Candy

[doctor-fangeek.livejournal.com]

So this is for RC, who needed something happy after my last entry:

Neal had scoffed at the idea of Christmas stockings, saying that he didn’t need any such thing, but tradition won out in the end, and it wasn’t just Elizabeth blinking back a tear at the way Neal’s eyes lit up, the way he grinned like a kid – well, like a kid at Christmas – as he pulled a handful of chocolate out of his very own stocking that first Christmas he shared with her and Peter.

Re: For rabidchild67: Neal - Candy

[rabidchild67.livejournal.com]

Aww...I'm melting. This was great.

Elizabeth – capable, take II

[greyminerva]

They always knew El was capable - but they both hesitated when they found her standing over Keller's corpse, her torn dress only half-hiding the bruises beneath, wary of this hard-eyed stranger behind a beloved face.

Re: Elizabeth – capable, take II

[doctor-fangeek.livejournal.com]

This is terrific! The image is so well-drawn, and so striking, and it tells such a story. Great!

Neal - Comfort food take II

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Neal thunked the plate down in front of Peter before curling around his own, and as Peter's head spun and he drove back the sick, squeezing feeling of fear and guilt, he shoved a forkful of buttery mashed potatoes peas, and boiled chicken into his mouth, "I was expecting something a little more gourmet out of you," he tried, but it sounded weak, even to him.

Re: Neal - Comfort food take II

[photoash.livejournal.com]

I like the contrast here!

Sara - over her knee

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

"Now Moz, are you going to be a good boy, or do I have to bring out the zip ties?"

Neal - Scrawny

Re: Sara - over her knee

[elrhiarhodan]

Heee - GO SARA!!!!!!!!!!

Mozzie – strut

[ursula4x.livejournal.com]

"I told you that strut was going out," Moz scolded the suit as he flipped the car over onto its wheels, wrenched open the smashed door, rescued Mrs. Suit, and sighed as he realized that he was going to have to establish yet another secret identity unless he wanted wild eyed strangers waving kryptonite in his face.

Re: Mozzie – strut

[shrieking-ell.livejournal.com]

*gigglefit* I love this!

Diana/Christie kitchen floor

[shrieking-ell.livejournal.com]

Diana notices the spots on the kitchen floor, bright red stains, a moment before she turns the corner and finds the reason for them - Christie's on the floor, legs spread wide, doing absolutely filthy things with a cherry Popsicle and Diana doesn't need more invitation than Christie's moan before she's down there too, tasting sweet and salty and joy and summer with reckless disregard for anything Martha Stewart might say about her housekeeping habits.

Re: Diana/Christie kitchen floor

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Oooooo :D Hot!

For Damietta - Matt - Childhood Photo

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Matt had never felt as close to both of his families as he he did watching his mom sit with Kit and the twins showing them photos of himself from three to seven, the same ages the boys were now, and explaining to them what their Daddy Matt was like as a little boy (trouble is the truth but she made him sound less willful than he had been - thankfully); Matt shared a look with Simon from across the room and knew that their family was complete.

Prompt: Matt/Simon - Longing

Re: For Damietta - Matt - Childhood Photo

[lauracollared.livejournal.com]

awwww! *sniffles*

Neal - Long Con

[greyminerva]

There'd been a plan in there somewhere, he remembers that much; a complicated, many-layered beauty of a plan, with twists and turns and double blinds and fake-outs and red herrings - and he remembers caring about the plan, about the endgame, about the ultimate goal - but here and now, enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon on the couch with Peter, listening to El humming softly in the kitchen, he can't for the life of him remember why.

Re: Neal - Long Con

[photoash.livejournal.com]

I really like how you contrast his competing goals here.

Peter -- Cooldown II

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

The hurricane flooded the streets and rattled the shelter, but Elizabeth wouldn't leave Peter's side no matter how much Neal tried to coax her to let him take a turn; she wasn't satisfied until Peter's eyes finally fluttered open, and hear his hoarse voice whisper, "Hey, hon".





Edited to fix the sentence. I had two ideas and they collided, and the sentence was horrible. lol.

Re: Peter -- Cooldown II

[photoash.livejournal.com]

:) Hun!

Simon - Strut

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Simon felt completely ridiculous trying to squeeze into the tiny green thong that Matt had got to ‘keep’ from Magic Mike; however, seeing the lust that overtook Matty’s gorgeous face had him putting a little bit of a sway in his step as he walked over to the bed.

Prompt: Kids say the craziest things

Re: Simon - Strut

[lauracollared.livejournal.com]

Ooooo yes!! NICE

Neal -- Cherry Red

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

Continued from here: Elizabeth - Capable (http://elrhiarhodan.livejournal.com/218920.html?thread=6447400#t6447400)

Peter had gone missing on his way to lunch, with nothing left behind but a cell phone and a few droplets of cherry red liquid that Neal wished could be anything other than blood -- but it wasn't.

Re: Neal -- Cherry Red

[elrhiarhodan]

And so...it begins!

Diana - cherry red

[ladygray99]

Diana ran the maraschino cherry across the lips of the Spanish ambassador's daughter paining them red.

Re: Diana - cherry red

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Oooo :) nice! (tying in backstory well )

Peter - shadows, for attackfish

[greyminerva]

Even though Neal was the criminal, the one who should be hiding, he'd always been a golden boy, more at home in the spotlight; Peter, good, solid, dependable Peter, was the one who had an unexpected affinity for the darkness, who liked to watch from the shadows - wether it was a sting going down, or his partner going down on his wife.

Re: Peter - shadows, for attackfish

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

\o/ That is all.

Elizabeth -- Don't you ever say that again

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

Continued from this: Neal - Cherry Red (http://elrhiarhodan.livejournal.com/218920.html?thread=6530600#t6530600)

As she listened to Neal, she wanted to scream, at him, to tell her to never say those words again: "Peter's gone missing and we don't know who has him".

Re: Elizabeth -- Don't you ever say that again

[elrhiarhodan]

GAH!

More?

Neal – countdown

[ladygray99]

Neal told the team in the van that everything was fine, but not to come in yet, even as he watched the timer count down its last few seconds to zero.

Re: Neal – countdown

[greyminerva]

Nooooo! OMG! *flails*
Break my heart already, why don't you!
*sniffles*
I can just see him do it, too - just the sort of quiet heroics we know he's capable of, to keep his friends and loved ones safe. :(

Jones/Neal -- What was I thinking?

[ladygray99]

Jones knew it was all just part of the con but as Neal's lips pressed against his just for a second he let himself believe it was real.

Re: Jones/Neal -- What was I thinking?

[daria234.livejournal.com]

love that - knowing but vulnerable clinton

For Damietta - Matt - Foreign Exchange

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Emilio was everything that Matt wasn’t, tall, muscular, hairy, mysterious; Matt was barely able to keep his hands off himself as he covertly watched him shower after gym class all through eleventh grade, and he did come near instantly when Emilio had taken Matt's cock in his hand, whispering dirty phrases in Spanish into Matt's ear.

Prompt: Matt/Tim - Misunderstood

Re: For Damietta - Matt - Foreign Exchange

[lauracollared.livejournal.com]

whoo boy!!!

P/E/N - Kids say the craziest things

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

He had Neal handcuffed in the front seat when he ave her that little half-embarrassed smile, "He followed me home, can I keep him?"

Sara - I'm not alone, I'm only lonely, see?

Re: P/E/N - Kids say the craziest things

[photoash.livejournal.com]

LOL awesome <3

Sara -- Possibilities

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

I still don't like her, but I'm attempting to write her. Go me?

At night she thought of herself with Neal, of herself with Mozzie, or she sometimes thought of being wrapped up with Elizabeth and Peter, and on more than a few nights she thought of herself with Alex and Neal...there were so many possibilities, why limit herself?

Re: Sara -- Possibilities

[elrhiarhodan]

And you've succeeded beautifully!

Thank you!

Peter/Neal – Kissing

[ladygray99]

El wanted proof that it was love and not just sex so she watched Peter and Neal kiss as tenderly and lovingly as possible.

Re: Peter/Neal – Kissing

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Oooo :) I like that El would be the one so concerned about that! Protecting both of her boys :)

Jones/Neal - What was I thinking?

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

"We are never having sex in the van again," Neal insisted, hair sticking up like a hedgehog, "my back..."

Re: Jones/Neal - What was I thinking?

[lauracollared.livejournal.com]

Hedgehog imagery soooo works
awww