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Thanks for the lovely shoutout!!!!

Inspired by the announcement of sunrise on the reaping, I offer you hunger games jily AUs that I love

Fighting the Odds and Fighting the Fear (one-shot set after the games) by @thejilyship

Venom also by @ /thejilyship which is technically not a huger games AU, but is inspired by Mockingjay everlark so if your craving angst...

The Huger James series by PotterandEvans on ao3 though I believe @ginemrys is a co-writer

Catching Fire by @petals2fish

and of course, I had to include this beautiful animation of jily as odesta by @maluceh

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Rest In Peace, MATTHEW PERRY

August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023

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bring the bitter taste to a halt

@jilychallenge2023 @jilychallenge

September: Back To School

Partner : @charmsandtealeaves

Prompt: Restricted Section | “Here, there’s only one sugar quill left, but we can share.”

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Fancying James Potter while he was completely clueless and had cleared moved on from his passing crush two years ago was painful. He had changed so much in those two years, not just physically (even though damn ), but also mentally. He no longer pulled silly pranks that got people hurt, he didn't hex random Slytherins any more and had matured so much that Dumbledore had made him Head Boy of all things.

And James had taken his new position of power in his stride. He worked alongside Lily at an equal level, he made patrol schedules for the prefects of his own accord and talked to Lily with such respect. How could she not fall for him?

And here they were, sitting shoulder to shoulder in the library, working on the plan for the next Hogsmeade trip together. Lily couldn't stop her eyes from wandering, James had rolled up his sleeves so that his wonderfully tanned forearms were on display, the muscles tensing occasionally as his quill scratched against parchment.

And the perfect being that he was, knew of Lily's weakness. Sugar. So to keep her happy as they worked, he'd bought a huge bag of sweets from Honeydukes for them to share; carefully avoiding the prying eye of Madam Pince of course. Merlin forbid them from getting any sugar on her precious books. Previously Lily might have outright denied the sweets, too scared to get in trouble. But something about James brought out the rebellion in her. 

So after a quick glance around for the librarian, Lily brought the sugar quill that she had been hiding beneath the desk and lifted it to her lips. She hummed softly at the sweetness as it hit her tongue. James' head whipped her way, his eyes widening at the sight of her sucking happily on the confectionary. 

“You okay?” Lily asked, the quill falling from between her lips with a slight popping sound. James’ jaw flexed, Lily couldn’t help her eyes from fixating on the muscle moving. The library felt very warm all of a sudden. 

“Yeah, fine, um…” He cleared his throat, his eyes falling from her face to the packet of sugar quills. “Can I have one?”

Lily’s own eyes narrowed. Had James been staring at her lips? No, she probably had sugar on them or something. He didn’t fancy her anymore, did he? Maybe there was a way to find out…

“Oh, there’s only this one left…” She said, glancing down at the bag. “But we can share?” 

An odd choking sound came from James’ throat as she held the quill out to him, her eyes shining. Lily could feel her heart pounding in her chest as the world seemed to move in slow motion. She was sure she had never been so nervous in her life as she stared at him, waiting to see his reaction.

“Evans… I…”

Embarrassment cascaded around Lily like shards of glass. She immediately pushed herself to her feet, shame creeping up her spine. She was so stupid, what a stupid thing to say. “Don’t, Potter, don’t. F-Forget it.” And in true Lily Evans fashion, she bolted. She darted between the shelves of books, her face hot and red, her eyes threatening to spill over. 

She pushed open the door to the Restricted Section, her breathing starting to shorten and quicken as she made her way towards the gloomier shelves at the back, so often untouched that it seemed the perfect place to hide and sulk in her shame. She stopped by the back wall of the library, her hands covering her face as she fought to stop herself from bursting into tears. 

But he’d followed her, of course he had, Lily in all of her panic had forgotten that as Head Boy he also had access into the Restricted Section. And she knew he was standing behind her before he announced himself, he always made the back of her neck tingle whenever he drew near. 

“Lily…”

“James, please, I can’t…” She sniffed, keeping her back to him. “Just- Just go and let me live in my embarrassment for a moment.” 

“Why are you embarrassed?” 

“Because I fancy you!” She cried out as loudly as she dared to in the library. “I fancy you and you don’t fancy me back and I just made a tit out of myself in the library in front of you.” 

“Lily, who told you that I don’t fancy you?” He asked, looking rather gobsmacked, though a small smile pulled at his lips. 

“Don’t laugh at me, James, please, I can’t bear it. I’ll get over this crush I have on you, I promise. We have a professional relationship and-” 

He cut her off with a kiss, his hands cradling either side of her face. His body pressed against hers, backing her up against one of the shelves. They fit together so perfectly, like they were made to be pressed up against each other. 

Lily sighed into his mouth, her eyes having slid closed, her fingers gripping his school shirt so tightly that if she tugged she might have ripped it. A small whimper escaped her as he deepened the kiss between them, his tongue sliding across her bottom lip, begging for entrance. And who was she to deny him?

James’ hands wandered from her face to run down her neck, moving across her body to finally rest on her lower back, pushing closer towards him while her own arms moved up to wrap around his neck. And finally Lily was able to sink her fingers into the messy shock of hair on top of his head. Of course it was unbelievable soft. 

It took them a small while, but eventually the two of them needed to emerge for breath, their kisses softening into gentle pecks before they parted. Both of them were breathing deeply, their chests heaving into each other as they each took a moment to process what exactly had just transpired between them. 

“Of course I fancy you, Evans,” James said finally, his lips still just a fraction of an inch away from Lily’s that she felt every word across her own tingling lips, “I’ve fancied you for so long that I can’t remember a time when I didn’t. I- I was a little shocked by your comment back there because I was almost certain that I had imagined you saying it until you ran away. Because, Lily, I’d spent the entire time sitting there next to you daydreaming about kissing the sugar from your lips, pretending that the small sighs and noises you were making were because of me and not because of sweets. And… And now that I’ve had a taste of you… I don’t want to eat anything ever again… I’m addicted to your lips…” 

“So keep kissing me. And don’t ever stop.”

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Back To School

It's almost September!! Like last year this year's jilychallenge theme will be Back To School.

Like last year we will give each pair a prompt that has something to do with going back to school (finding those right quills but you took the last one in the shop?) & Hogwarts locations (the Kitchens & a song lyric) Each pair of creators will receive a prompt from us to spark your ideas. You create your own work, (although collabs are always fun!) You are always free to use and interpret your prompt as loosely as you want.

NB: There won't be a jilychallenge in October, because of @jilytoberfest (make sure you follow them and check out the amazing plans they have for this year's Jilytober!)

how to enter:

please reblog this post by the 31 of August tagging with what you'd like to make (for example #one-shot, #writing, #art, #drawing, #mood board, #playlist etc. You can be as vague as or specific as you like)

At the beginning of the month, we will assign you a partner and you will receive your prompt (here or on JilyChallenge Discord). Keep an eye on this blog or Discord and please check your messages on Tumblr.

(optional) please follow the jilychallenge Tumblrblog and @jilychallenge2023 for updates.

(optional) join the Jily Challenge on Discord (send an ask for an invite) for beta help, chatting, whining about the process ;-) and mental support.

when posting: 

creators should try to post their entries by the end of the month (What to do when you miss the deadline?)

please tag your partner and the jilychallenge in your post (including the theme and your prompt, if possible)

we will reblog all entries tagged #jilychallenge

if you post your art or story on ao3, please add it to the collection of Jily Challenges 2023

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to send us a message or ask! If you have an idea for a theme for an upcoming month we'd love to hear it!

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this ficlet was the first time in ages that I've actually had a story flow through my fingers to make words in on a google doc in a very long time. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed telling it <3

golden hour

my @jilychallenge creation

theme: movie quotes

partner: @quietlycharmed

prompt: “I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love me.”

Lily Evans just couldn’t believe her luck. And by luck she meant absolute horrific misfortune that made her fairly convinced that a witch or someone had cursed her to be miserable for the rest of her life. It was a shame that she’d only just made it to a quarter of a century existing on the apparent ball of despair that people had named ‘Earth’.

Only she, as unlucky as she was, would end up living with her worst enemy. 

read on ao3

[ginemrys]

golden hour

my @jilychallenge creation

theme: movie quotes

partner: @quietlycharmed

prompt: “I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love me.”

Lily Evans just couldn’t believe her luck. And by luck she meant absolute horrific misfortune that made her fairly convinced that a witch or someone had cursed her to be miserable for the rest of her life. It was a shame that she’d only just made it to a quarter of a century existing on the apparent ball of despair that people had named ‘Earth’.

Only she, as unlucky as she was, would end up living with her worst enemy. 

read on ao3

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@Fanfic writers:

My friend send me this link, is a series on a profile on Ao3 (tumblr) that has different tutorials to insert things to fanfics via html code, I thought I would share bc it’s really cool

Lists of tutorials:

How to make images fit in mobile browsers

This is a tutorial/live example on how to make large images fit on mobile browsers but remain normal size on desktop browsers.

How to mimic letters, fliers, and stationery without using images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.

How to make a “choose your own adventure” Fic

This is a tutorial/live example on how to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" fic. While this has been explained before (see here), this particular tutorial shows you how to use a work skin to hide the next parts from the reader until they click through to get to them.

How to make linked footnotes on Ao3

This is a live example of how an author can create linked footnotes in their work with only a little bit of HTML and no workskins required. This is best viewed by clicking "Entire Work". While I've included the actual coding in bold and italic once you click "Hide Creator's Style", there's a more detailed explanation here.

How to change text on Ao3 when the cursor is hovering over it (or clicked on mobile)

This a tutorial/live example on how to have text change or appear once a cursor is hovering over it. Helpful for pop-up spoilers, language translations, quick author's notes, etc.

How to mimic author’s notes and Kudos/Comment buttons

Anonymous on tumblr: do you have a skin that would mimic the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons section from the end of a fic? the desired effect being that the fic could go on after the “end” of the fic, so after the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons

Here's a tutorial/live example to do just that, with some of the buttons actually functioning. I'll explain more inside!

How to wrap text around images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to align images to the left or right of the screen and have text wrap around them.

How to mimic email windows

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic email windows on AO3 without the need to use images.

How to make ios text messages on Ao3

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic iOS text messages on AO3 without the need to use images. There's also a chapter on how to have emojis displayed on AO3 as well.

How to make Customized page deviders

Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).

How to make invisible text (That can be highlighted)

This is a live example how to make invisible text that can only be seen by highlighting the text. Tutorial is included in text, and you can always leave comments about questions you may have.

MOBILE USERS: Sadly, this probably won't work for you, since highlighting in a mobile browser is different than web. I've tried correcting this, but have yet to find a solution.

How to make a rounded playlist

Original coding and design is from layouttest. I make no claims for it, just tweaked it so it will work on AO3.

How to create notebook lined paper on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of lined notebook paper in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

Sticky notes on Ao3 without using images

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make deadpool’s thinking thinking boxes on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of Deadpool's thinking boxes in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make newspaper articles on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of a newspaper article in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

[ginemrys]

“A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny.”

-Hans Christian Anderson

a jily au

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I have been super into making collages and mood boards for first recently, please hit me up if you'd like one, it would be super fun to collaborate!

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I have been super into making collages and mood boards for first recently, please hit me up if you'd like one, it would be super fun to collaborate!

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Her home destroyed, her husband captured by the Capitol, how can Lily Evans possibly find it within herself to rise from the ashes and become the symbol that the rebellion needs?

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Once the Games were over, James and Lily thought they were safe to just be themselves again, but the Games never really end.

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“The tributes from District Twelve,” Rita said into the microphone as they shook hands, “James Potter and Lily Evans.”

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🤞🤞🤞

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I really must get better at posting on here, I'm so bad at networking!

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Is me birthdaaaay