#aeldws 2024

[roosterbox]

Until We Dream of Life and Life Becomes a Dream

Hey.

I wrote a little write-along fic for AELDWS week 5. Idk if I’ll put it in the ao3 collection. I haven’t even put my official fic from week 1 in there yet, lol. Still fighting my way through some intense burnout, but eh. I was happy to write this.

The prompt was: Touch-Starved

The genre was: Canon

The word count limit was: 375 - 400 (I went over by about 20, but it’s not an official entry, so that doesn’t matter)

Rating: G (Eames gets mildly suggestive in spots, as he is wont to do, but still not enough to up the rating)

———

“What do you want, Eames?”

The man in question leans against the doorframe, rakish grin plain as he looks Arthur up and down.

“Have I not been obvious? All this time that we’ve known each other?”

Arthur rolls his eyes, but doesn’t move away to let Eames in yet. “Too obvious. Even Ariadne seems to suspect something.”

“We’ve only just met her, love. She’s a perceptive one.” He raises an eyebrow. “Gonna let me in?”

That earns him another eye roll, but Arthur finally steps aside, closing the hotel room door behind Eames. He turns, the two of them facing each other.

“What do you want?” He asks again. This time, however, the answer is different.

Eames sighs. His shoulders slump. “I wanted to see you,” he says. “I wanted to hold you. I wanted to be with you, just for tonight.”

“Eames,” Arthur’s breath catches. He wants that too. “Eames, we can’t- Tomorrow is-“

Tomorrow they’ll be undertaking the job of their lives. The ultimate score for people such as them. Inception, or at least the best attempt that they could have possibly planned. And that means…

“No distractions, I know.” Eames fixes him with a sad smile. “But darling,” he shuffles forward. Not quite in Arthur’s space, but close. “It’s been so long since I’ve held you in my arms. That’s all I want for tonight.”

He’s delighted to see Arthur’s mild annoyance morph into the smallest of smiles. The other man moves, bringing them closer still. He reaches out a hand and brings it up to Eames’ face, cupping his cheek. The feel of his unshaven face is rough, and so beautifully familiar. Eames, for his part, almost melts into the touch, like he’s been waiting for it. Aching for it. Arthur quickly brings up his other hand, practically cradling his partner’s head. Eames sinks into it even further, closing his eyes with a groan.

“No one else?” Arthur asks. He knows he doesn’t have to elaborate.

“No one else,” Eames says. After a moment, he adds, “there was never anyone else but you.”

Hearing this, Arthur lets himself surge forward. The kiss is a relieved, desperate thing, without much heat behind it. They both moan into it though, Arthur shuddering when he feels Eames’ arms wrap around his waist. Seems that the Forger wasn’t the only one aching for something.

Tomorrow, the world as they know it might be forever changed. But tonight? Tonight their world is right here, in this room. And for now, nothing else matters.

[inceptionpositivity]

@aeldws - Thank you for running this competition! I love seeing the creativity the authors come up with each week :-)

[inceptiversary]

Inceptiversary 2024 Masterlist

July is almost here, and we are so excited!

The Inception fandom currently has two chat room servers:

Inception Chat (Slack)

You’re Waiting for a Train (Discord)

Jump in and say hello! If links are expired, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Inceptiversary mods for assistance.

Below the cut is a list of all the events that will be taking place this year! Most events run from July 1 to 31, but some are starting earlier and some are running a little longer. Make sure to read the descriptions for each event and don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any questions!

Inception 30 Day Challenge (@inception30daychallenge)

The Inception 30 Day Challenge is a set of 30+ questions and prompts about Inception, its characters, and you! They’re meant to inspire some reflection and creativity about Inception, whether it be through a simple text post, art, music, recs – anything goes! And there will be prizes! Visit the @inception30daychallenge​ blog for the full list of questions!

InceptionArt (@inceptionart)

A blog to celebrate all the wonderful art created by the Inception fandom! Feel free to share inception art with us, either your own or others’, by reblogging (not reposting!) the artwork and tagging the inceptionart blog!

Arthur/Eames Last Drabble Writer Standing (@aeldws)

Signups open June 21 through June 28 or all 10 slots are filled. A weekly elimination drabble challenge where all works must fit a given prompt and feature Arthur/Eames as the main pairing. This year’s AELDWS will run for seven weeks, from June 30 to August 11, with a maximum of 10 participants. Prompts are posted on the @aeldws blog Friday at 1AM EDT, and drabbles are due Tuesday at 1PM EDT. Voting will take place Tuesday night through Thursday night.

Inception Auction (@inceptionauction)

Donate fic, art, services, crafts etc. to raise money for a charity - then let the bidding begin! Accepting offers: June 6 - July 6 Auction open to bids: July 8 - 23 Winners notified July 25 Proof of donations due July 31

Inception Big Bang (@inception-bigbang)

Posting date July 31 An author and artist collaborative event. Authors anonymously submit fic summaries, and artists claim their favorites and create art. Claims ended in early June. First check-in for participants is July 1. Second check-in for participants will be on July 15.

Inception Kitties (@inceptionkitties)

30 days of InceptionKitties means 30 questions for the 30 days of Inceptiversary before we draw a random winner on the 31st! A fun question will be posed to the InceptionKitties community each day, and all our cat parents have to do is reblog the post and share their response! There’s no signups or obligation to do all 30 questions. Pick and choose at your convenience! But anyone who tackles 15 days of questions gets entered into the draw for a small prize!

Inception Positivity (@inceptionpositivity)

Submissions open June 24 until July 28. Inception Positivity is a place to send love and kind thoughts to Inception fandom friends anonymously and receive some love in turn. People submit kind messages via Google form and these are turned into colourful posts that are posted on the blog.

Inception Quiz (hosted on the @inceptiversary blog)

July 16 - July 30 Test out your Inception knowledge for a chance at winning some prizes!

Inception Watch Parties (@inceptionwatchparty)

Watch parties will be hosted starting July 1 on the You’re Waiting for a Train Discord server. See above for invite link to the server or contact the watch party mods. For the full schedule and list of films that will be viewed, visit the @inceptionwatchparty​ blog!

Inception Watch Party Bingo (hosted on the @inceptiversary blog)

Come join our annual Inception Day watch parties and play bingo for prizes! Grab a bingo card ahead of time by emailing inceptiversarymods @ gmail . com and enjoy!

[aeldws]

Week 6 results are in!

Our first place winner, and the winner of AELDWS 2024 is @dingdangit, who wrote "what are you doing (with your whole life)”!

Author names have been added to the original drabble post and comments are being emailed to authors. Authors, if you would like to know your ranking for this week, let us know in a reply to that email!

Authors are encouraged to add their drabbles to the AELDWS AO3 collection if they post on AO3!

Thank you to everyone who read, voted, and commented, and an extra thank you to all of the wonderfully talented authors who participated in AELDWS this year!

We hope you had a great time, and we’ll see you again in July 2024!

[theangrykimchi]

WIP title tag game

Many thanks to @strangegeology for the tag 🫶🏼

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I have so many WIPs that it'd probably take me a month to list all of them because when an idea strikes it needs to get written right this instant but then the spark fizzles out and the WIP doesn't get finished until that spark is back again :')

So here's my 10 most recent WIPs, including ships like Thorki, Arthur/Eames and Benny/Johnny

AELDWS 2024 A/E

Ain't no sunshine when he's gone (editing phase) B/J

Trouble Makers A/E

Nexilis (editing phase) A/E

'tis the damn season T/L

Summer of '74 T/L

Raw Carnal Haze T/L

Kiss me hard before you go T/L

Happy endings A/E

Bluebird T/L

I tag anyone who wants to do it and @ladyvaderpixetc @thisdorkyblogthing @maharlika @artforkuponuts @mystrangebones

[inceptionpositivity]

@aeldws + @secretsaito + @inceptgen + @arthursanonymous + @inception30daychallenge + @inceptionpositivity + @inceptionwatchparty - I want to give a HUGE shout out to all of the mods and event organizers who keep this fandom going. You are incredible, and the work that you put into the events of inceptiversary (and year-round) deserves all the praise out there!!!

[inceptiversary]

Mark your calendars for Inceptiversary 2024!

In just over two months it will be Inceptiversary season!

As always, we will have a full calendar of events running throughout the month of July, with some events starting a little sooner and some events running a little longer.

Here is a list of all the events taking place this year!

@inception30daychallenge

@aeldws

@inceptionart

@inceptionauction

@inceptionbigbang

@inceptionkitties

@inceptionpositivity

Inception Quiz*

@inceptionwatchparty

Inception Watch Party Bingo*

We will send out the official Inceptiversary 2024 Masterlist a little closer to July 1 with start and end dates for each event.

Until then...have you joined our Inception Slack and the Waiting for a train discord server?!

*These events will be hosted on the @inceptiversary blog

[aeldws]

The Official AELDWS 2024 Roster is:

@dingdangit

@enchi-elm

@insert-cleverurl

@killym

@ladysarai

@mister-eames

@obtuse-bird

@roosterbox

@stormofsharpthings

@theangrykimchi

@wali21

We had two people send in their sign ups within minutes of each other, so in the spirit of Inceptiversary we accepted eleven participants instead of ten!

The first prompt will be posted Friday, June 28 at 1AM EDT (click here for your timezone)! As a reminder, weeks 1 and 2 of AELDWS will be double elimination weeks.

Authors, welcome emails have been sent out. If you did not receive it (and it isn't in spam either), let us know!

[aeldws]

AELDWS 2024 SIGNUPS ARE NOW OPEN!

There are 10 slots available.

Signups will close once all slots are filled, or by Thursday, June 27 at 7PM EDT at the latest (click the hyperlink for your timezone).

AELDWS will run for six weeks from June 28 to August 9. The weekly schedule is below:

Friday @ 1AM EDT - prompt revealed Tuesday @ 1PM EDT - drabbles due Tuesday night - drabbles posted, voting opens Thursday @ 7PM EDT - voting closes Thursday night - results posted, drabbles revealed Friday @ 1AM EDT - new prompt revealed

AELDWS is a weekly, elimination drabble contest. Each Friday, a prompt will be posted which consists of a prompt, genre, and word limit. Author drabbles are compiled, with author names removed, and the fandom is invited to vote for their favorite and least favorite drabbles. The author who comes in last place each week is eliminated until there are only three authors remaining in the final week. Note: If all ten slots are filled, the first two weeks will be double elimination weeks.

If you have any questions, send us a message or an ask!

[aeldws]

Mark your calendars for AELDWS 2024!

Signups will open on Friday, June 21 at 7AM EDT (click the hyperlink for your timezone!). There will be 10 slots available!

Signups will close once all slots are filled, or by Thursday, June 27 at 7PM EDT at the latest.

AELDWS will run for six weeks from June 28 to August 9. The weekly schedule is below:

Friday @ 1AM EDT - prompt revealed Tuesday @ 1PM EDT - drabbles due Tuesday night - drabbles posted, voting opens Thursday @ 7PM EDT - voting closes Thursday night - results posted, drabbles revealed Friday @ 1AM EDT - new prompt revealed

AELDWS is a weekly, elimination drabble contest. Each Friday, a prompt will be posted which consists of a prompt, genre, and word limit. Author drabbles are compiled, with author names removed, and the fandom is invited to vote for their favorite and least favorite drabbles. The author who comes in last place each week is eliminated until there are only three authors remaining in the final week. Note: If all ten slots are filled, the first two weeks will be double elimination weeks.

If you have any questions, send us a message or an ask!

[aeldws]

Welcome to Week 2 of AELDWS 2024!

Prompt: Last Chance

Genre: Apocalypse

Word count: Between 300 and 350 words, inclusive.

All drabbles are due by Tuesday, July 9 @ 1PM EDT (click here for your timezone!).

Please submit your drabbles in the body of an email to aeldws @ gmail . com with the following subject line and completed header:

Subject line: Week 2 - [Username] Title: Author: Warnings: [please make sure to include any potential triggers here!] Summary:

Author names will be removed before posting and revealed after voting has closed.

Reminder: Any drabbles that do not adhere to the prompt, genre, word count, deadline, or Arthur/Eames requirement will be eliminated from the challenge according to the mods' discretion. Mods will be using https://wordcounter.net for word counts.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an email, ask, or message!

Authors tagged under the cut:

@dingdangit, @enchi-elm, @insert-cleverurl, @killym, @ladysarai, @mister-eames, @stormofsharpthings, @theangrykimchi,

[aeldws]

Week 6 results are in!

To recap, @killym and @stormofsharpthings were the two remaining authors heading into Week 4, so they agreed to settle the winner as "best 2 out of 3" for Weeks 4 through 6.

The winner of Week 4 was @killym!

The winner of Week 5 was @stormofsharpthings!

And now, with Week 6 voting officially closed, we are happy to announce...

Stormofsharpthings and killym have tied for the final week of AELDWS! Congratulations to you both!

Author names have been added to the original drabble post and comments are being emailed to authors.

Authors are encouraged to add their drabbles to the AELDWS AO3 collection if they post on AO3!

Thank you to everyone who read, voted, and commented, and an extra thank you to all of the wonderfully talented authors who participated in AELDWS this year!

We hope you had a great time, and we’ll see you again in July 2024!