Challenge # 501: Lost
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drabble_zoneThis week's challenge is:
Reminder of Rules
Entries should be 100, 200, or 300 words exactly, excluding titles and headers.
Please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your drabble, though you can if you like.
Each challenge ends when the new challenge is posted, but if you're a few days late that's still fine.
NEW RULE: DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DRABBLES ARE ALSO ACCEPTED ;)
Have fun!
Sign Up May 15 - 17!
May. 16th, 2026 12:15 pmformidablepassion posting in weekendwritingmarathon
SIGN UP!!
Need to get some words in? The Weekend Writing Marathon (WWM) is a writing challenge designed to help you do just that. You set your own writing goal for the weekend and work to achieve it before reporting back to the group on Sunday night.
How do I participate?
1. Reply to this post with your weekend writing plans–be as specific (or not) as you’d like.
2. Start writing on Friday 12:01 am local time. Work to meet your goal by Sunday night at 11:59 pm local time. You can work on whatever you want during this time.
3. Post your accomplishments to the Finish Line post at the end of the weekend (even if you didn’t reach your goal).
How do I report my accomplishments?
A Finish Line post will go up on Sunday. Reblog that post with your final word count/accomplished goal(s) by Monday at midnight local time. Totals from the weekend will be posted on Tuesday.
This challenge is currently running on 2 platforms: pillowfort, and dreamwidth. If you sign up on this platform, please respond to the Finish Line post on this platform.
Let us know if you have any questions!
FAKE: Brief Idyll [Amnesty 50, using Challenge 432: Water]
May. 16th, 2026 06:13 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Out To Sea
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG-13
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 432: Water.
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: Being at sea is so relaxing.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Out To Sea
The Fantastic Journey: Impractical [Amnesty 50, using Challenge 431: Travelling Light]
May. 15th, 2026 07:05 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Impractical
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Varian, the Travellers.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 431: Travelling Light.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: No matter how tempting they might be, some things are simply impractical for the travellers to burden themselves with.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.
Impractical
Writing Sprints May 15-17
May. 14th, 2026 04:17 pmtreefrogie84 posting in weekendwritingmarathon
what’s a 1k1h?|| time zone converter || 1k1h Calendar
All sprints are run on Discord only. You can find our Discord server here.
Friday ( time zone converter)
5am PT/ 8am ET/ 12pm UTC Mrsimoshen
8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max
11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 6pm UTC LittleMissTPK
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5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 12am UTC Treefrogie84
7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 2am Sat UTC Alec
Saturday ( time zone converter)
4am PT/ 7am ET/ 11am UTC PreciousAnon
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5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 12am UTC Treefrogie84
7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 2am Sun UTC Joe
Sunday ( time zone converter)
4am PT/ 7am ET/ 11am UTC PreciousAnon
7am PT/ 10am ET/ 2pm UTC Treefrogie84
9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 4pm UTC Treefrogie84
11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 6pm UTC PreciousAnon
1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 8pm UTC Treefrogie
5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 12am Mon UTC Treefrogie84
7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 2am Mon UTC Joe
[Challenge #494: Advertise] Original Fiction: 'Hoping I'm in His Plans'
May. 13th, 2026 08:57 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in 100wordsFandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for some innuendo)
Notes: Crossposted to
lyricaltitles( Hoping I'm in His Plans )
BtVS: Werewolf Safety [Amnesty 50, and Challenge 477: Lock And Key]
May. 13th, 2026 06:11 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Werewolf Safety
Fandom: BtVS
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Oz, Willow.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 477: Lock And Key.
Spoilers/Setting: After Phases.
Summary: Being locked up during the full moon keeps Oz safe.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Werewolf Safety
FAKE: Way Too Bright [Amnesty 50, using Challenge 434: Bright]
May. 12th, 2026 06:42 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Way Too Bright
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 434: Bright.
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: The sun this morning is too bright for comfort.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Way Too Bright
Prompt: #494 - Advertise
May. 12th, 2026 10:38 amsweettartheart posting in 100wordsYour response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #494 - advertise" with your response.
Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.
If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:
Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title
Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:
If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!
Project Sekai Colorful Stage: your palms, they are not cold to me
May. 11th, 2026 11:04 pmi_like_the_stars posting in gensplosionFIC LINK: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82737601
AUTHOR LINK:
RATING/WARNING(S): G, No Warnings
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Completed, 2,507 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Shiraishi An, Aoyagi Toya
FIC SUMMARY:
The apartment is quiet. Almost eerily so, for the Shiraishis'. Toya makes his way to An’s room and knocks gently on the door. “Shiraishi? Can I come in?”
For a moment, there's just a quiet rustling sound– then An's voice pipes up. “Yeah, all good!”
She sounds… surprisingly upbeat. Toya pushes the door open.
He looks inside to see An sitting on her bed in day clothes, a significant upgrade from some other days he’s visited. A quick scan of the room tells him more; it isn't too messy, and the bed is made. The balled-up tissues beside the bin aren't quite as plentiful as they were last week.
She’s doing better.
---
In the aftermath of their confrontation with Taiga, Toya helps take care of An, as his teammate and best friend.
(written for the Ready Steady zine!)
RECCER'S NOTES: LIGHT UP THE FIRE lives rent free in my head, even after all these years. What a wild, shocking, totally-unrealistic-in-that-way-only-gacha-games-can-be event! What's even worse, the setup was there all along. I could see it coming from a mile away. It still hit me like a freight train.
Anyway, the fic: An's grief is so specific to her circumstances, and so… not. As in, her grief is still relatable and incredibly gripping to the audience. I was starting to taper off of PJSK around this point, so I'm not sure entirely how An's character was handled from this point on, but from what I saw at the time and what I see now, I still think we moved on too quickly from this event. Let that girl GRIEVE, holy moly!
The Fantastic Journey: Into Darkness [Amnesty 50, using Challenge 448: In The Dark]
May. 11th, 2026 06:59 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Into Darkness
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Willaway, Varian, Scott, Fred.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 448: In The Dark.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Just because it’s daylight in one zone doesn’t mean it will be in the next.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.
Into Darkness
Finish Line April 10!
May. 10th, 2026 10:09 pmformidablepassion posting in weekendwritingmarathon
FINISH LINE
YOU MADE IT!
I hope your weekend treated you well, but even if it didn’t, we’re here to celebrate your marathon achievements!
Please reply with your numbers for the weekend–word count, number of pages edited, outlining work–whatever you accomplished. Include what you feel should be included, but please remember that we love numbers almost as much as words.
Thank you for writing with us this weekend!
Babylon 5: Unsettling [Amnesty 50 and Challenge 483: Shiver]
May. 10th, 2026 07:34 pmbadly_knitted posting in drabble_zoneTitle: Unsettling
Fandom: Babylon 5
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Londo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50, using Challenge 483: Shiver.
Spoilers/Setting: In the Kingdom of the Blind.
Summary: For the first time, Londo finds the Royal Palace an unsettling place to be.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Babylon 5, or the characters. They belong to J. Michael Straczynski.
A/N: Double drabble.
Unsettling