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4AM and I couldn't sleep, so I wrote a poem (does this count as a poem? or is this a short story?) Basically it's 10 verses of haikus that tell a story-- from Sumo's perspective! 🐶🐾 I really wanted to submit a DBH piece for the @challenge-of-wheels-and-words (along with my T3I fic from my sideblog!), and I got a nice title, but I haven't got an idea for a full fic, so... Hope this will do. Thanks for the inspiration. ❤️

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4AM and I couldn't sleep, so I wrote a poem (does this count as a poem? or is this a short story?) Basically it's 10 verses of haikus that tell a story-- from Sumo's perspective! 🐶🐾 I really wanted to submit a DBH piece for the @challenge-of-wheels-and-words (along with my T3I fic from my sideblog!), and I got a nice title, but I haven't got an idea for a full fic, so... Hope this will do. Thanks for the inspiration. ❤️

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The Map of Murder and Ambition - Chapter 1

Hi-- I posted it. My hands are shaking.

My first T3I fic ever!

Thank you again @challenge-of-wheels-and-words for being the final push for me to post this after the concept lay dormant in my head for more than a decade. 😭 Uhhh here's the link if you're keen: The Map of Murder and Ambition -- ConnorGavinARMY

...Thank you!!! 🥲

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Hi T_T Will you open the AO3 collection a few days longer? :'( Work and life's been crazy busy that I couldn't sit down to just clean up my fic and submit it-- it's already written though. Like... 90%. T_T

Sure! We'll leave it open another week! Excited to see your fic!!

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Last day to post!!!!

The Challenge of Wheels and Words

This is a fest where all fic titles follow the popular format “A/The ____ of ____ and ____.”

To participate, spin the wheels below to get your title. Then, write a fic inspired by that title.

Fics can be any fandom (including original fic), any pairing, any genre, any rating, any length. Go wild!!!

Spin for your first word

Spin twice for your second and third words

Submit your fic to our AO3 Collection

Posting dates: July 1 - 7

Rules

You can spin as many times as you want.

You can submit as many fics as you want.

Fics can be for any fandom, including original fic, any pairing, genre, rating, and length.

Your fic does not have to be complete by the end of the posting period.

If you just want to spin and don’t want to write, you can send us your favorite titles as an ask and we’ll post them for others to grab!

Mods: @sillyunicorn and @embraceweird 

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The Taste of Blood and Wine

Read on Ao3, Penana, Squidge, and Tumblr!

Chapter 2: Whispers of the Past

Fandom: MCU

Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Rating: E / NC-17

A/N: A paranormal romance set in a dark omegaverse!

Tags: Alternate Universe - Fusion, Achillean Romance, Age Difference, Creature Feature, Dark Romance, Gothic Fiction, Modern Era, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics

Teaser

Playlist

Bingos and Events:

@anyfandomdarkbingo - "How long have you had this planned?"

AU Challenge - Secret Society

@au-roulette - Gothic Horror

@avengers-assemble-bingo

AA03 - Alpha/Beta/Omega, Roommate Bucky Barnes Birthday Bingo (4B025) - Roommate AU Kinky Bingo (KB05) - Edging

@bloodyheartsbingo: A Vesper Bleeding on Your Lips’ Card (Bloody Hearts Mini Bingo I)

My Hero: General - Friend showing up with the thing you hadn't realized you forgot

@buckybarnesevents: Hot Bucky Summer 2025 - Free Week

@buckyboybingo - Secret Society

@challenge-of-wheels-and-words - Title Format

@character-plus-bingo: Bucky's Card - Free Space

@darkacademiabingo:

Dark Academia Bingo - Gothic Fantasy AU Dark Academia Scenarios Flash Event - An elegant invitation bleeds old money

@darkspicyevanstan - Gothic Fantasy

@eclipsingbingo:

Biting The Rising Moon Flash - Cum Eating

@fandombingo:

Dark Deception Bingo - Free Space Neverwhere Bingo - "I can't stay here." Valentine Trope Flash - Raspberry Hibiscus Sorbet Wonderland Bingo - Loss of Innocence

@fandom-free-bingo:

Dream Edition - "Seriously, now?" July Edition - Free Space Tolkien Edition - Family Relics

@halcyonianlove - B2S: Secret Society

@intotheomegaverse & @stuckygeekevents: Omegaween 2025 - Black Cat

@julybreakbingo '25 - Circle of Friends

@seasonaldelightsbingo: Cozy Feels Bingo - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

@steverogersbingo - A2: They Were Roommates

@stuckybingo - B2: Rivalry + July Monthly Prompt: Time

@winterbreakadvent '24 - Week Two: Day 13 - Hair on End

@wintershieldbingo - Home

@yearoftheotpevent: 2025 - April: "Right in front of my salad"

Summary

Bucky Barnes, an unmated omega at 29 and fresh out of grad school, is considered a spinster and way past his prime. When he receives a mysterious package, his luck seems to begin to change.

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Tomorrow (July 7) is the final day to post (or start posting) your COWAW fics! Give the wheels a spin and see what you get :)

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🎶 The parade of tea and flutes 🍵

Cross-post of my fic for the AO3 collection by @challenge-of-wheels-and-words / Length: 1.455w It has been a horrible schoolyear in Night Raven College, with the disturbingly high number of overblot incidents of seven. To raise the students’ spirits, the headmaster has tasked the housewardens with organizing a parade on the last day of school.

For this purpose, they are having a meeting to come up with a plan for the event.

“So, this is the fabled housewarden meeting. I finally made it to one”, declares Malleus, housewarden of Diasomnia dorm.

“Yeah, the last meeting of many during the last years. You don’t need to be proud of doing too little too late”, comments Leona, housewarden of Savanaclaw dorm.

“Alright, since we’re all here, we can begin with suggestions for the theme of the parade”, says Vil, housewarden of Pomefiore dorm, before Leona and Malleus get into an argument.

Azul, housewarden of Octavinelle dorm raises his hand: “What about a Great Seven theme? Our school heroes are a big reason why students are proud to attend here.”

But a voice disagrees: “I have a bad feeling about that.” – This is Yuu, prefect of Ramshackle dorm. “In my visions, I see a clear connection between the Great Seven and the overblot disasters. They appear like bad omens in my dreams and the overblot monsters always resemble them somewhat, I think… But perhaps that’s silly of me-“

“No, your visions are an important clue, just like all the other parallels between the overblots”, means Idia, housewarden of Ignihyde dorm. “Looking at the history of the Great Seven, they were in similar situations as us, who overblotted, at some point in their lives, but they have always chosen to do the right and good thing, while we gave in to our inner darkness. It happened way too often to be a coincidence. Even if we don’t see yet, how heroic guys, who have been dead for ages, could have a bad magical influence on us now, it is possible that perhaps – that’s just my theory – it was their inner darkness that was sealed away ages ago that resurfaced and merged with ours, with the compatibility making this possible or at least easier.”

“Now that you say that”, says Yuu, “I remember that in my dreams the Great Seven actually also do the wrong thing!”

“Huh!? And you only mention that now? That's another indication!”, exclaims Idia. “That history was altered a long time ago, but now whatever cheat-skill-magic has suppressed the darkness, the blot, is weakened and history tries to correct itself!”

“That is… preposterous. You are saying that the Great Seven were truly not great!”, complains Azul. “It makes way more sense to think that there is someone actively sabotaging us today – a terrorist, who has it out for our school!”

“Suspecting the Great Seven to be involved in the phenomenon is indeed a bold statement”, says Malleus, “but I have faith in those who suggested it, so I would not want to disregard this concern. If we truly want to do everything we could to prevent another overblot, we should heed every warning.”

“I have an idea what we could do as theme of the parade instead”, suggests Kalim, housewarden of Scarabia dorm. “An elephant parade: The most high-ranking person rides on a decorated elephant and everyone else follows.”

“Hell no, the highest-ranking in this school is Crowley and we are not gonna make him the main character in the parade!”, refuses Leona and all the others have to agree with that position.

With how bad the head mage is at his job, he really doesn’t deserve to be in the spotlight like this. Especially not when considering how much the guy enjoys being in the spotlight.

“Perhaps we could do a musical theme”, means Vil. “We could form a marching band of willing students and let them play some easy melodies on easy instruments, like flutes.”

“Oh, that is a good proposal”, agrees Riddle, housewarden of Heartslabyul dorm. “We even have a wind instrument club at school, it is one of our eldest clubs actually, but it currently does not have many members. However, we can still cooperate with them to lead the marching band, organize the music pieces and teach the basics of the flute to those who want to join the band. I assume they would be happy to help and present their club and their music to the whole school.”

“It is indeed a good proposal”, says Malleus and Kalim agrees “Yes, it sounds fun!”, but Azul means: “I don’t know, aren’t just some guys going around with flutes a bit lame? I feel like we could make a stronger theme, perhaps by adding a delicacy for the students to indulge in while they celebrate completing the school year…”

“Tea!” exclaims Riddle. “With an esteemed delicacy like tea the event will not have a mundanity issue! The parade of tea and flutes. It sounds good, right?”

It is not surprising that this suggestion comes from him, with his home country and dorm having a big tea culture.

The adapted proposal is ready for the vote and everyone supports the idea. And so the theme of the parade is decided.

In the following days, the preparations start. The wind instrument club is eager to participate, but with a very stressful school year going into the final testing phase, not many students are willing to learn playing the flute a bit to strengthen their numbers. Some students, including Deuce and Grim, have to prioritize studying for the final exams over learning to play flute for the parade, lacking the ability to manage both at once. To make up for this, Kalim, Riddle, Vil and Malleus decide to join the marching band themselves and peer pressure the other housewardens, Yuu and some more friends to join as well.

Trey volunteers to run a little cake stand at the starting point of the parade, which Azul votes against, because he doesn’t want any competition to his own snack stand, which is also going to be there, but he gets overruled by the others.

Another proposal from him, that gets accepted this time, is when Azul offers to help Riddle with some of his work for the parade. Riddle means that, while he had refuses help from Azul during the organisation of the Voice and Dance Championship earlier this year, they have become friends since then, and so he is ready to work together with him now. Azul cringes at the comment about friendship, but doesn’t protest against it.

The garment design club makes beautiful individual outfits for everyone who participates, as they usually do for school events based on the theme and as usual, they don’t get much recognition for their work, most people just taking the fancy new outfits for granted. In this case, the members of the marching band and the waiters trailing behind them with tablets loaded with tea, serving some to the people on the side-lines have the same mixed theme that combines an almost military marching band uniform concept with the frills, bows and patterns of a more playful old-fashioned tea party concept.

On the day of the parade, it looks spectacular as it moves around the campus. It also sounds lovely, as a simple melody resounds from the flutes. And the tea, offered in various sorts, makes the experience complete with a delicious smell and taste.

The weather is good, the students are enjoying themselves and Crowley is satisfied until the students start to play and sing a song that celebrates the end of school and freedom from studying and teachers, at which he frowns, while the mood in the crowd only improves, and by a lot.

Yuu is feeling a bit down at the beginning of the day, because they can’t return home for summer break, with a way back to their own world still not found. But over the course of the parade, some of the friends they have made over the school year invite them – and Grim, because where Yuu goes, Grim goes as well – to visit them during summer break and so Yuu and Grim can look forward to a summer of traveling to see more of the world and spending time with their friends at the end of the parade.

As the parade continues on its way, a few notes get missed and a bit of tea gets spilt, but these little imperfections are no problem. In a fun event, the pressure to get everything perfect isn’t that high.

The school year ends without any more drama on a high note and with cheering and applause for the marching band. The parade was such a success, that it goes on to become an annual event at Night Raven College.    

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The Challenge of Wheels and Words

This is a fest where all fic titles follow the popular format “A/The ____ of ____ and ____.”

To participate, spin the wheels below to get your title. Then, write a fic inspired by that title.

Fics can be any fandom (including original fic), any pairing, any genre, any rating, any length. Go wild!!!

Spin for your first word

Spin twice for your second and third words

Submit your fic to our AO3 Collection

Posting dates: July 1 - 7

Rules

You can spin as many times as you want.

You can submit as many fics as you want.

Fics can be for any fandom, including original fic, any pairing, genre, rating, and length.

Your fic does not have to be complete by the end of the posting period.

If you just want to spin and don’t want to write, you can send us your favorite titles as an ask and we’ll post them for others to grab!

Mods: @sillyunicorn and @embraceweird 

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Day 1 Fic Roundup!

A Bouquet of Rain and Wonder by Dakota_Wren (Buddie Daddies, G, 1.2k)

After a rainy morning, the skies clear and Miri is able to play out on their apartment's balcony. Heading outside, her attention is quickly drawn to Papa Rei's garden, giving her an idea for a special gift.

The Night of Ink and Red by alwaysherother (No fandom, M, 318)

For the Challenge of Wheels and Words, a little initiation scene.

A Sword of Mist and Light by sillyunicorn6154 (All for the Game, T, 1.5k)

The tale of how Renee became a knight.

A Trace of Frogs and Fear by TheGlassDragon (Arcane, T, 513)

Jayce sits by Viktor’s hospital bed, haunted by the thought that there might be no more time, no more chances.

A Map of White and Danger by embrace_weird (All for the Game, G, 456)

Neil is a park ranger and has to deal with the most annoying hikers.

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If I already have a fic I'm working on with this title format, can I share it in the collection with a new chapter?

Sure! Excited to see it!

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The collection is NOW OPEN!

The Challenge of Wheels and Words

This is a fest where all fic titles follow the popular format “A/The ____ of ____ and ____.”

To participate, spin the wheels below to get your title. Then, write a fic inspired by that title.

Fics can be any fandom (including original fic), any pairing, any genre, any rating, any length. Go wild!!!

Spin for your first word

Spin twice for your second and third words

Submit your fic to our AO3 Collection

Posting dates: July 1 - 7

Rules

You can spin as many times as you want.

You can submit as many fics as you want.

Fics can be for any fandom, including original fic, any pairing, genre, rating, and length.

Your fic does not have to be complete by the end of the posting period.

If you just want to spin and don’t want to write, you can send us your favorite titles as an ask and we’ll post them for others to grab!

Mods: @sillyunicorn and @embraceweird 

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hi! thank you for running this challenge, it's such a fun idea! I was checking your ao3 link in the main post and I noticed it says 'Challege' instead of 'Challenge', just wanted to let you know in case you wanna edit that. I literally just wrote my fic, thanks again for the inspiration!

OOPS thank you, fixed now!! thanks for participating, can't wait to see what you wrote!! :D

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One week until the collection opens!! Check out the #writing prompt tag for available titles, or spin the wheels to get your own!

Posting: July 1 - 7

Wheel for 1st word

Wheel for 2nd and 3rd word

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

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I found a title I like for a story, but here are some titles I hope others might be able to use. They do sound pretty cool:

The Case of Chalice and Mask

A Portrait of Promise and Song

The Curse of Lady and Child

The Case of Memory and Potion

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I got "A Cloud of Opals and Lies" and I'm not quite sure what to do with it so I thought I'd share!

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The bite of amethyst and dreams

It sounds so cool bc amethyst means "not drunk" and was believed to prevent drunkenness. Just the juxtaposition of that dreams. Chefs kiss.

New prompt up for grabs! Very fun combo :)