#300 challenge

[bigtreefest]

Essie’s Summer Lovin’ 300 Follower Celebration!!

I can’t believe it, but I’ve hit 300 followers! Thank you so much for everyone who has helped me get here and all the encouragement and love you’ve shown me. You have no idea how much it means💗 *please excuse the terrible graphic that I made on my lunch break. I tried, I swear. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🤷🏻‍♀️

For the occasion, I’m hosting a writing event! I’d love for you, yes you! to join in the celebration!! I know what you’re thinking: ‘well Essie, how do I do that?’ Let me tell you!!

Gather up all the sweet, summer vibes you can muster, along with one or multiple of the prompts listed below, and write a fic! Prompts and rules below!

Prompts:

*feel free to adjust them accordingly to work better in your fic

- pick your favorite summer song and use it to inspire your fic (optional, and very much not necessary, but encouraged. I love the songs of summer)

Scenarios:

- a character gets a sunburn

- someone lost their bathing suit in the ocean/pool

- a popsicle dripping down someone’s skin

- sand. Sand everywhere.

- beach games got a little too rough

- reading and someone gets the book wet

- putting a flower behind their ear

- babe is a surfer

- watching a sunrise/sunset together

- a long drive together

- putting sunscreen on one another

- rain spoils your summer outdoor plans

- bonfire

- catching fireflies

Quotes:

- “it hurts when I _____” “then stop doing that”

- “I wore this purposely because I thought the tan line would drive you crazy.”

- “what do you mean you didn’t pack snacks?”

- “here, you can share with me”

- “aw man, that was the last one”

- “I’ve got something else you can lick”

- “ew, gross. That’s not what I thought would happen today”

- “who thought a place with mosquitoes was a good idea?”

- “yeah. I know” “I didn’t mean I was hot in that way”

- “you know that one’s my favorite”

- “we’re not supposed to be in here” / “not here”

- “why’s it…sticky?”

Kinks:

- praise

- size

- daddy

- equal partnership? That’s my kink.

- breeding

- oooo! hand

- public sex/trying not to get caught

- overstimulation

Tropes:

- friends to lovers

- enemies to lovers

- hurt/comfort

- last summer together before going separate ways🥺

- vacation fling cut short by having to go home

Environments:

- beach

- pool

- lake house

- ice cream shop/stand

- inside in the ac

- a bar

- resort/hotel

- out on the water/ in a boat

Rules/How to Play:

- Character/love interest must be a CE babe/Bucky (no other Seb babes, however you may be able to make a case for boedecker or destroyer Chris)

- No deeply dark themes, including noncon, murder and death, toilet stuff, incest, or anything you think would be too intense for my poor heart. Dubcon, stepcest, and soft!dark are allowable if you just keep it light and find it necessary, but use your discretion please

- Posts should be at least 300 words, with no upper limit! Please us a ‘read more’ past 150

- fics should be stand-alone. If they are part of a series, they should be able to be read alone.

- tag me @bigtreefest and put the tags #essie’s summer lovin’ 300 follower celebration #summer lovin’ celebration and #essie’s 300 follower special so I can reblog you and add your fic to the Masterlist!!

- be inclusive and considerate!!

- make/write as many posts as you’d like!

- this will run from Sunday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Late entries will be accepted through the end of summer.

- happy writing and thank you for celebrating with me!!

Tagging those who interacted with my post gauging interest, but all are welcome to join!!

@stargazingfangirl18 @krirebr @ronearoundblindly @witchywithwhiskey @thezombieprostitute @darsynia @jesevans @navybrat817 @jaqui-has-a-conspiracy-theory @brandycranby @universitypenguin @gone-to-fight-the-fairies @delicatebarness @biteofcherry @dreamtinblackandwhite @levans44

[ddpej]

Playing with my food

[Image description: three pieces of Rice Chex cereal in a row, with an eighth note, a pine tree, and a lab flask with blue contents cross-stitched on them. Underneath is a shot of the three pieces flipped over, showing some black thread ends, some green and black thread ends, and no ends at all.]

I have been meaning to try stitching on Chex ever since I first saw that one letters-on-cereal image, years ago, and today when I went to have breakfast i decided to just.. do it. It's honestly pretty easy! (Happy to give tips if anyone wants them.)

The music note was my first attempt and the tree my second, because I haven't seen anyone do multiple colors and backstitch, though probably someone has before me. After doing those two I felt confident I could manage a no-show back, so I did one more with about as polished design as a single Chex piece can really have -- full crosses, half crosses, backstitch, and an underwoven glass-shine. The floss all came from my scrap pile, so no idea of the colors.

[phoenixcatch7]

Loz fandom stop being angsty and give the daydreaming kids on big fun adventures with a cool glowing sword some actual whimsy and joy challenge

[misanderousmisfit]

This tennis 🎾 player on Twitter is killing me

[summer-of-bad-batch]

It's happened!! Summer of Bad Batch has reached 300 followers!!

🥳🥳🥳

You know what that means??

VOTER FRAUD!!!

Oh. Eh...haha, I mean...

BONUS ALTERNATE PROMPT!!

That's right, you will find the Google Form HERE to vote for the next Bonus Alternate Prompt to add to the collection ✨

The form will be open until 8:30 PM (CST) Saturday, July 20th 😘 Do with that information as you will!

Don't worry, adding a bonus prompt won't change the parameters to qualify as a Completionist or Overachiever!

[homecomingvn]

Hey everyone, long time no see! Apologies for the months of silence - but I’m back now! I needed to take a much needed step back from HOCO and focus on some other projects of mine (as well as play a ungodly amount of BG3 hehe).

On my break, I also decided to kinda tear down HOCO and rebuild it from the ground up. I wasn’t really pleased with how the story was going and I think that really contributed to the burnout I felt with the project. I still would like to include the premise of the various life stages, but may go about it in a different way than I had initially planned - things to think about more I suppose!

Anyways here’s some behind the scenes of what I’ve been up to - starting with revisiting the cast’s (+ Nico’s) main outfits and updating them :3

[the-nation-of-today]

300 Followers Celebration - Day 7: Free Space ↳ the-nation-of-today's Top 5 Andy Biersack MV Looks

[300yearschallenge]

Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3

"You don't have to give all the fish guts to the cats," Theodore said, "They'll get fat, lazy and stop hunting vermin. Save some for the chickens."

"But they love it," Charles Elias protested, "And they feel sad otherwise. Don't you, Brons?"

Brons let out a loud, impatient meow, eyeing the food in Charles Elias' hand.

Charles Elias had taken to his punishment of no outings with relative ease. There was always work to be done, and he could always dote on the cats a little extra.

"Speaking of sad…," Theodore said, breaking Charles Elias' reverie, and nodded in the direction of Laura.

She drifted by without a word, her eyes somewhere far away.

It was one of those days. Charles Elias called them her 'silent days'. Days where she would avoid everyone and hide away, and even when she was physically present her eyes were dazed, empty.

Wherever Laura's mind went on her 'silent days' was a place Charles Elias didn't like.

"May I go check on her?" Charles Elias turned to Theodore.

"Of course," Theodore said and then grinned, holding up a fish heart, "I'd have to be pretty heartless if I said no."

She'd sat down on a log further down the beach, and even though Charles Elias knew his footsteps were loud on the ground she didn't react or turn around.

"Laura?"

No response.

"Hey, Laura?" Charles Elias tried again.

"Go away."

Her voice was cold and angry, and Charles Elias immediately paused. But he wanted to do something about her mood, and he didn't want to just leave her to sit out here all alone. Even if that was what she wanted.

His eyes fell on a patch of dandelions by his feet, and he bent down to grab one.

"But I brought you a gift," he said.

Laura paused, and when she spoke her voice was a little less cold, "A gift?"

"Yes," he said, "I can go away but I'd rather give it to you now."

"What is it?" She almost turned around.

Charles Elias held his hand gently around the dandelion as he went to sit down next to her.

"A wish," he said, holding it out to her, and as she looked between him and the dandelion her frown turned into a smile.

"That's not a wish," she said with a slight laugh, even as she reached out to take it from him.

"But it could be," he smiled, "Just blow out the seeds and your wish will come true."

"Hm," she said with a sarcastic grin, "Then I should wish for something truly outrageous. Maybe a castle made of gold."

"With a kingdom of your own," Charles Elias added.

"Of course," she said, "And let's not forget the fairytale prince. But a human one, no snakes or trolls."

Her smile faltered a little, and then she took a deep breath and slowly blew out the seeds to the wind.

"What did you wish for?"

"If I tell you, it won't come true."

"Oh, right."

There was a beat of silence and then Laura whispered, so quietly it was almost drowned out by rush of waves against the beach, "Thank you."

Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3

[academicazura]

9-11/100 days of productivity • 6-8/8/24

oh wow, i hit 300 followers, thank you so much everyone! this blog has become so dear to me this year, i know i’ll get my studies done eventually and it’s so cool to have the community with me on the journey, so thank you again!

so here’s a bit of a recap from the last 3 days:

notes aren’t still finished but almost

saw a bestie for the first time in a year, love her so much

rearranged my whole room cause i hated it!!! now it’s okay but it took a while to move everything around

tomorrow’s plans include grocery shopping and super-hyper-focused studying and hopefully a gaming break in the evening maybe even with a delicious snack! i will take snack recommendations, thank you!!

[eerna]

am I irrationally scared of cyborgs? yes. will I beat up anyone who dares to be mean to my girl Cinder? even more yes

[bigtreefest]

Essie’s Summer Lovin’ 300 Follower Celebration Masterlist 🥳🥵😎🍉☀️🏝️

Prompt List and Rules

Thank you to everyone who participates in this challenge! Below is the list of all the fics that were written based off of the prompt list. I appreciate you all for celebrating 300 followers with me!! Much love!💗😘🥳🥳🥳

*warnings should be listed in each individual fic. Please read responsibly and use your discretion

Jake Jensen

Another bad date by @holylulusworld

temperature’s rising (it isn’t surprising) by @buckymorelikefuckme

Fireflies by @thezombieprostitute

Marshmallow Dream by bigtreefest

Such a bad day (with Ari Levinson) by @veltana

Steve Rogers

It’s That Steve - Espresso by @steviebbboi

Yield by @ronearoundblindly

A Series of (Un)Fortunate Events Part 2 by @anika-ann

Drugged Delusion of Mrs. Rogers by mercurial-chuckles

Safety Captain by @ronearoundblindly

Curtis Everett

Drip… and Lick by @bigtreefest

Watermelon Suga’ by @sweater-daddiesdumbdork

Stucky

Date Day by @plussizefantasia

Summer Fling Don’t Mean a Thing by @foxgloveprincess

Blissful Summer Bruises by @mercurial-chuckles

Ransom Drysdale

Details by bigtreefest

Last Resort by @stargazingfangirl18

Ari Levinson

Let’s Blow This Popsicle Stand by steviebbboi

Dive Under by @biteofcherry

Such a bad day (with Jake Jensen) by veltana

Bucky Barnes

Momentary by @darsynia

Sweet and Slashy Summer Saturdays by @buckets-and-trees

[turtles-hurtles-with-gurtles]

300 DITYS!!

Hey guys! Finally made a ditys for 300 followers!! There are two different versions you can do for Feral origins and please tag me if you do the ditys!! It took a long time to make and there is NO DEADLINE so take your time!!

Some people i think might wanna join in:

@jrmoncheri @deadbeatbug @justletmereadmycomics @mammonmuffinz

anyone can join in!! Its open for everyone!!

(Please reblog)

[dualcosmog]

0300 Skitty

[nocternalrandomness]

Challenger 300 on static display at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia

[summer-of-bad-batch]

Summer of Bad Batch has reached 275 followers!!

🥳🥳🥳🥳

What would we think of voting on another bonus prompt when the blog reaches 300 followers? (I might even put the vote on Google forms…for old time’s sake…and *cough* voter fraud 😂)

[fduck0]

finally finished this insaneass sketchbook