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Sollux: Worry

Erisol Week Day 5 - Blood

[This takes place during Chapter 26 (Karkat: Lift). It may not make a lot of sense if you haven't read the fic, though, fair warning ^^;;

Recommended listening: Moments - Alexa Ray]

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Eridan lay still on the bed as the medics bustled around his unconscious form. Violet traced wet lines down his face; his hair was tacky and stuck together in several places from it. Worse than his face, though, was his knee - Sollux couldn't bring himself to more than glance at the injury there without feeling nauseated by the blood and scraps of skin hanging loose over the swelling joint.

But... he was alive.

Sollux tried to keep his attention from dwelling on the injuries and focused instead on the good things.

Eridan's chest rose and fell in steady breaths; it didn't hitch or wheeze. Neither of the medics tending to him seemed the least bit concerned, despite the amount of blood. And there wasn't really all that much new blood, for that matter; as the medics worked, most of the violet was cleaned up and didn't return. All good things.

What made him the most nervous was the fact that Eridan hadn't woken-

“.....Sol?”

-up.

Sollux straightened from his slumped posture with a snap that set off protests in his already-pounding head when he heard the other's voice. “Eridan! Fuck, I was so- how are you doing? Are you okay- I mean, like, nothing's hurting really awfully, or-”

Eridan's eyes were unfocused; he only blinked a few times in response to Sollux's panicked garbling.

Sollux jerked as he felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Ariona, the gold-blooded head medic, staring down at him. “You're only going to stress him out, Sollux,” she reprimanded him quietly. “If you can't be calm, you can wait outside.”

Sollux swallowed down a hiss and turned his glare into a worried glance over to Eridan again. The last thing he wanted was to leave Eridan alone here, especially like this. He could remember all too clearly the last time he'd seen the seadweller here, laying limply in one of the grey-white beds...

Eridan seemed to be remembering it too; as he looked around and realized where he was, his movements began to get a little jumpier and his breathing sped up a bit.

Ariona frowned. “...Now look what-”

Sollux interrupted the other yellowblood, who definitely seemed on the verge of blaming Eridan's increasing distress on Sollux. “It's not me,” he snapped; then grit his teeth until the urge to swear at her had passed before speaking again. “It's being here.”

“What in the world do you mean?”

Sollux cast a scowl up at her - did she not remember? - as he leaned in to take Eridan's hand in one of his; then he redirected his attention back to Eridan, who'd started to shrink into himself as best he could while on his back in a bed. “Hey, easy, easy, ED, it's okay. You're okay,” he murmured, pulling his chair closer to Eridan's head with his psionics so he could meet his gaze properly. “You got hurt, that's all. Focus on me, okay?”

Eridan seemed to be doing his best; Sollux made encouraging noises.

“Are you done with his head?” he directed over his shoulder at the medics without turning away. “He'll do better with his glasses back on.”

His answer came in the form of Zollie, the oliveblood, coming up and putting Eridan's glasses on for him. “He can have them for a while again, at least. We need to deal with his knee right now, then we'll finish checking his head,” she responded quietly, watching as Eridan first startled as the glasses were put on, then blinked a few times and relaxed a little once he realized what they were.

“You with me, ED?” Sollux asked quietly, returning his attention fully to the seadweller.

“...I... think...?” Eridan blinked hard a few more times, his gaze sliding away before being jerked back to Sollux's face several times. “...What... why'm I...”

“You got hurt, at the mining site,” Sollux replied, forcing himself to keep his voice gentle and swallowing back all the fear and pain and desire to shake Eridan until he learned some god-fucking-damn sense.

He could tell that being here was already scaring the seadweller; the last thing Sollux wanted to do was exacerbate that fear with his own reaction. There would be time for all of that later, once Eridan was fully present and, preferably, not still in the med bay at all.

“...I...” Eridan frowned a little, letting his gaze wander off without forcing it back this time. “...The... the wall...”

“Yeah. It fell on you.” Sollux's voice ended up rather flat from his effort to keep the lingering panic out of it. That statement, the barest-possible-bones way of describing the sheer fucking terror of what had happened, sounded almost ridiculous in comparison with the events of the night.

“I'm... I'm not...?”

Sollux gritted his teeth and reminded himself to stay calm, forcing back too-vivid memories of Eridan - bearing up under a wall holding back half the cliff, screaming in pain as it shifted, falling to his knees as it collapsed over him-

It occured to him, replaying those memories, that what Eridan was trying to ask was 'I'm not dead?'.

By all rights, after all, he should be. And that thought terrified Sollux - even though he wasn't, they'd been able to get him out and he was here and safe and even if he was bloody he was still-

Alive.

Sollux took a breath, squeezed the violetblood's hand, and shook his head. “You're fine,” he replied roughly; then hesitated as a movement from the medics drew his attention and thoughts back to the injury they were treating. “...I mean, mostly,” he amended. “You fucked up your knee something horrid... but you're okay. They're just treating it now.”

Zollie seemed to unintentionally punctuate that statement with the touch of a wet cloth that drew a gasp and a flinch from the seadweller. “Sorry, Eridan,” she apologized gently, “but we need to get it cleaned up. Does it hurt horribly?”

The seadweller swallowed and tried to turn his gaze down to see her, struggling to lift his head far enough; Sollux got an arm behind his back to help lift him. “...Z...Zol?” he managed. “What...”

“Getting your knee cleaned up, like I said,” she replied, seeming to have no trouble inferring what the other was trying to say. “It's scraped bloody, and all kinds of swollen. Does it hurt badly enough you want something for it? I can get some painkillers, or if it's really bad we can use some local anesthetic...”

“I... it's... it's okay,” Eridan managed after a moment, though he winced even at the carefully gentle ministrations of the oliveblood.

Sollux doubted it was actually okay, but he wasn't going to call Eridan out on it. Now now, anyway. “Focus on me, okay, ED?” Sollux said quietly instead, removing his arm from behind Eridan's head so the other lay back again. “They're going to get you cleaned up and fixed up, and then we'll be out of here, okay?”

Eridan nodded, swallowing hard; he squeezed his eyes shut - then seemed to think the better of it, eyes flying back open as his breathing hitched, his gaze desperately seeking Sollux.

Sollux caught up one of the seadweller's hands again. “It's okay, ED, it's okay. ZL, how long...?”

“It's going to be a while, Sollux, there's a lot of debris. Sand isn't easy to get out of anything, trolls included.”

Eridan flinched again, and Sollux squeezed his hand, feeling it tremble in his. “Just focus on me, okay...?”

Eridan turned his head to look back up at the yellowblood; Sollux swallowed and patted his hand. Eridan had looked bad to begin with, but it was getting worse now that he was awake; his pupils were narrowing, his hand in Sollux's shook, his breathing was unsteady...

He was remembering, Sollux was sure of it - not the cliff's collapse, no, he probably wouldn't really remember that for a while yet at best - but the memories that this place, the medbay, the bed, all of this, called up. The memories of being beaten to a pulp, then brought here with cuffs on his arms and legs to satisfy that stupid fear of him - a highblood - that everyone here had originally had.

Frankly, he was having some uncomfortable memories of that time shaken up into his head, and Sollux hadn't dealt with any of what Eridan had gone through - he'd just found the violetblood here, when it had happened.

“...Eridan,” he murmured, staving off the memories and leaning in to rest a hand on the seadweller's cheek. “Would you rather be... out, for this? So you're not so scared?”

Eridan flinched at a movement from Ariona and turned his head into Sollux's hand, pressing against it in search of comfort. He was silent, just trembling and breathing, for a long enough moment that Sollux started to worry-

Then he nodded - a small movement, just barely enough to qualify as one at all, but it was a nod.

“You want that?” Sollux asked again, to verify.

Eridan nodded that little nod again, and Sollux squeezed his hand.

“AO, can we put him under? He's getting really stressed.”

Ariona looked up at Sollux, then back down at Eridan, seeming to notice the physical reaction the seadweller was having for the first time. “...I suppose that we could manage something,” she replied slowly; then added, more sharply, “If he wants it.”

Eridan had shut his eyes again, but his nod this time was strong enough that even Ariona could see it.

She sighed. “Very well. Give me a moment. Zollie, please prep him while I get the anesthetic.”

She left the room; Zollie put down the instruments she'd been using and came up to follow the head medic's instructions.

Sollux didn't watch any of it; his focus was on Eridan. “Breathe, ED. You're okay, I promise. Nothing's going to happen,” he murmured, leaning down to gently touch Eridan's forehead with his. “You're okay. I'm here.”

Ariona came back in; Sollux ignored her and continued to try to coax Eridan to relax, petting his hair and whispering to him until the anesthesia overcame him and the seadweller drifted back into unconsciousness.

Even once he was asleep again, though, Sollux didn't leave, nor let go of his hand, the entire time the two medics were working.

Just in case.

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

The Master List of the Summer 2020 Chopped 3.0: The 100 Fanfic Challenge!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this third run of our full Chopped Challenge! We are so happy that this fun little idea that we got from @chants-de-lune continues to be such a success!

In this event we had Historical Body Swaps, Sci-Fi Reunions based on TV/Movies, Epic Platonic Fantasy Heists, and Crazy El Dorado Adventures! We received so many creative and exciting fics that were a thrill to read. We hope you guys had as much fun writing and reading these fics as we did, and we hope you’ll join us for more events in the future.

Please check out all the Chopped 3.0 fics below. Don’t forget to leave the authors some love!

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Round 1: Historical Fics

Tropes:

Body Swap

Competing “Businesses”

Meet Ugly

First Kiss

On a Tear (Rated M) [Emori/Murphy/Raven] by @sparklyfairymira

Summary: Raven Reyes doesn’t get along with John and Emori Murphy - the owners of the only other speakeasy in Arkadia. What happens when her world is turned upside down and she finds herself inside Emori’s body?

2nd Place Best Overall, 3rd Place Theme, 1st Place Body Swap Trope, 3rd Place Competing Businesses Trope, 1st Place Meet Ugly Trope, 1st Place Tie First Kiss Trope, 2nd Place Best Dialogue, and Most Unique Pairing Winner.

A Change of Heart (Rated G) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @queenemori

Summary: When Clarke’s mother informed her she’d be spending her summer in England’s newest seaside resort, she did not expect such an eventful trip. She was only sent to see if they actually posed a threat to her family’s resort in Brighton. She did not at all expect to make an enemy of the architect’s nephew. But when an unusual situation arises, Clarke and Mr. Blake must learn to work together, no matter how much they dislike each other.

Or, a loose Sanditon AU

1st Place Best Overall, 1st Place Theme, 3rd Place Body Swap Trope, 2nd Place Competing Businesses Trope, 3rd Place Meet Ugly Trope, 1st Place Tie First Kiss Trope, and 1st Place Best Dialogue Winner.

May We Meet Again (Rated T) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @changingthefairy-tale

Summary: Clarke and Bellamy both show up to assassinate the same target. Chaos ensues.

3rd Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Theme, 2nd Place Body Swap Trope, 1st Place Competing Businesses Trope, 2nd Place Meet Ugly Trope, 1st Place Tie First Kiss Trope, and 3rd Place Best Dialogue Winner.

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Round 2: Sci-Fi Fics

Tropes:

Based on a TV Show/Movie

Reunion

Kiss to keep cover/keep a secret

Forehead touches

and i’ll never say i love you (but i meant it all along) (Rated T) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @bellamysgriffin

Summary: When Coach, a dating system that pairs you with someone for an allotted amount of time and gives no way to bypass its rules, matches Bellamy and Clarke together, they find an immediate dislike for the other. Luckily, they only have to spend twelve hours together and then they can go their separate ways.

That is, until Coach matches them again. And again. And again. Until they start to wonder if something deeper is going on.

Or, Bellamy and Clarke in Hang the DJ

1st Place Theme and 2nd Place Based on a TV Show/Movie Trope Winner.

Per Aspera Ad Astra [Through Hardship to the Stars] (Rated G) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold

Summary: It’s boredom one fateful night that leads Clarke Griffin to ditching the first basketball game of the season. That same boredom then leads to her choosing to hang out with one Bellamy Blake – which should feel weirder than it is since they haven’t really been friends since his sister’s disappearance two years ago.

But then their night really takes a turn.

The two of them discover a strange audio frequency that could change the small town of Arkadia, New Mexico – and the future – forever. Dropped phone calls, forgotten tapes, and strange lights follow Bellamy and Clarke as they race through the night on a scavenger hunt to discover the truth. That maybe there was something more to Octavia’s disappearance, maybe there’s more to their friendship than being just friends, and that maybe they aren’t as alone in the universe as they thought.

2nd Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Forehead Touch Trope, 2nd Place Tie Kiss to keep cover/keep a secret Trope, and 1st Place Reunion Trope Winner.

through the muted waves (Rated T) [Murphy/Emori] by @the-most-beautiful-broom

Summary: Scientists call the Tomorrow People the next stage of human evolution, the government denies their existence, but their cocktail of psionic abilities have made homo superiors the target of Eligius. Even though Eligius has closed the project that allows Tomorrow People to override their genetic inability to kill, they still relentlessly hunt them, desperate to neutralize their abilities. When Murpy wakes up in Eligius headquarters, he knows he’s returned for a reason…if only he could understand his connection to the brown-eyed girl who keeps cropping up on the corners of his memory.

3rd Place Tie Theme and 2nd Place Tie Kiss to keep cover/keep a secret Trope Winner.

in the red snares (Rated T) [Octavia/Lincoln] by @justbecauseyoubelievesomething

Summary: The prevailing theory around the existence of Slayers (her existence) is that a variation of the alien parasite the miners unearthed deep in the Sub Stratum started infecting hosts in order to combat the vampire parasite. Octavia scoffs at the thought. The theory is probably right, especially since Monty is pretty confident in it, but she still hates the whole thing. The Slayer parasite really needs an upgrade in her opinion.

3rd Place Best Overall and 3rd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

The Cockroach (Rated T) [Murphy/Emori] by @mobi-on-a-mission

Summary: “This is the cockroach hailing Mission Team Alpha. It’s Sol 30 here on good ol’ Planet Alpha. Not that it’s really a planet, but eh whatever. Technicalities, right? Anyway. Systems check. Arm: healing. Bugs: normal. Radio: shitty. Attitude: good.”

1st Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Theme, 1st Place Forehead Touch Trope, and 3rd Place Reunion Trope Winner.

I’m No Hero (Rated T) [Murphy/Emori] by @queenemori

Summary: It’s 2052 and Reapers are wreaking havoc on mutants and humans alike. Murphy is recruited by Kane and Jaha to go back in time to prevent Octavia Blake from starting an international crisis that made the future much worse. But going back to the past comes with some side effects, mainly having to do with some relationships that Murphy left on bad terms.

3rd Place Tie Theme, 3rd Place Based on a TV Show/Movie Trope, and 3rd Place Forehead Touch Trope Winner.

from angels or devils (Rated T) [Octavia Blake] by @dylanobrienisbatman

Summary: Octavia was dead, and then she wasn’t. The nuns say it was the gift of an angel, but they may not know as much as they claim.

Will she be able to learn to channel it’s gifts, or will she be claimed by the villain who has followed the Halo through time and space?

3rd Place Most Unique Source Material Winner.

Can’t Tell if this is True or Dream (Rated M) [Echo/Gabriel] by @kuklash

Summary: “Do you understand your mission, agent?” A cloud of smoke punctuated the Director’s question, streaming from his mouth in thick, grey ribbons.

“I am to evaluate the necessity of the work Dr. Santiago is doing and report back at the conclusion of the investigation,” Echo repeated her instructions. Her lungs filled with second-hand smoke and she stifled a cough.

“I hope you appreciate the delicacy of this mission, Echo.” His intense gaze bore a hole into her’s. “Gabriel is not to know the nature of your assignment.”

She met his gaze with equal intensity as she stood up to leave.

“I understand, sir.”

1st Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

There are some things written in the stars (Rated G) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @changingthefairy-tale

Summary: Dear Bell,

I know you have a million questions. When I planned to come see you in Sau Paulo, I knew I wouldn’t have much time, and there was just too much I wanted to say. But also so much I knew I couldn’t. My only hope is that this journal answers some of your questions, and by some miracle saves your life.

My name is Clarke Griffin, a historian. We’ve never met before today, in your time at least. In 2019, I would be just starting my professorship at Arkadia University back in the states. That’s honestly the only reason Murphy didn’t fight me on seeing you — no chance that I’d cross paths with myself. He wouldn’t have been able to stop me, mind you. But he’s definitely the better pilot, so I’m glad he was on board.

I’m getting away from myself. It’s hard to remember a time when you didn’t just instinctively know what I was thinking. It’s felt a little like you’ve just known me my whole life, the way we’ve always been in sync. Let me start from the beginning, just rip the bandaid off…

Or the “Timeless” AU you never knew you needed. Submitted as part of the Chopped Challenge: Round 2.

3rd Place Kiss to keep cover/keep a secret Trope, and 2nd Place Reunion Trope Winner.

Healing AIs, Healing Hearts (Rated T) [Octavia/Raven] by @spacekrulesbians

Summary: Raven and her mother were a perfect team, working with damaged and mistreated AIs and tech. When tragedy strikes, however, Raven has to figure out how to make it on her own. And then there’s that new assistant her mom hired, making things interesting.

1st Place Most Unique Source Material and 2nd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

inconceivable (Rated T) [Bellamy/Clarke] by @kindclaws

Summary: The first touch of his fingers on her wrists makes her whole body shiver. She’s so painfully aware of him being just behind her, of the wonder and the impossibility of his existence here, that she has to remind herself to keep breathing as he slowly picks apart the knots binding her hands together. “If I turn around, will you be gone?” she murmurs. “Is this a bad dream? Will you be dead again when I wake up?”

“I’m real,” he says softly, and finally the last knot falls away and her hands are free.

It’s practically inconceivable.

(Chopped 3 presents: The Princess Bride. In space, bitches.)

1st Place Based on a TV Show/Movie Trope, 1st Place Kiss to keep cover/keep a secret Trope, and 2nd Place Most Unique Source Material Winner.

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Round 3: Fantasy Fics

Tropes:

Heist AU

Character gets given a potion that makes them unable to lie

Garnderer AU

Forehead kiss

What Is Mine (Rated T) [Jordan & Hope] by @memoriisendgame

Summary: Jordan learns the important lesson of family and friendship as he attempts to get back something he feels he rightfully deserves.

5th Place Best Overall, 3rd Place Tie Heist AU Trope, 3rd Place Forehead Kiss Trope, and 2nd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

A Change in the Weather (Rated T) [Murphy & Clarke & Raven] by @sparklyfairymira

Summary: Murphy leans over, plucking a weed from between the Bitter Spolwoods. “There you go. All better now. Can’t let that mean old weed try and strangle you, can we?” He grabs the water jug by his side and waters the ground around the plants before stroking the purple leaves. “You’re doing so well here. Look at you getting so big.”

“Are you talking to the plants again?”

Murphy grins as he turns to face Raven. “I don’t know why you’re surprised. I always talk to the plants. Why do you think they grow so well?”

“They’re plants, Murphy.” Raven raises an eyebrow as she stares at him.

“Exactly.” Murphy turns to the plants again, lovingly stroking the leaves. “Ignore her. She just doesn’t understand.”

Or: A friend is kidnapped causing Murphy, Raven, and Clarke to join forces with others to save him, all while set in a magical fantasy world.

3rd Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Truth Serum Trope, 1st Place Forehead Kiss Trope, 1st Place Tie Gardener AU Trope, 3rd Place Best Descriptions, and 3rd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

We will begin again (Rated T) [Raven & Gaia] by @dylanobrienisbatman

Summary: Over two centuries ago, Man stole the Giant’s Heart from where it was protected by the Witches, and with it, they gained great power. But the longer it is away, the more damage is done to the planet.

Can Raven, along with her companions, return the Giant’s Heart to the Witches and restore balance and prosperity to the world?

1st Place Theme, 1st Place Heist AU Trope, 1st Place Best Descriptions, and 1st Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

picture me in the weeds (before i learned civility) (Rated T) [Clarke & Murphy] by @probably-voldemort

Summary: There are three days from when Clarke was seven that she doesn’t remember. Not odd in itself, except for what those days contain. She remembers leaving her house with her neighbour John to play in the woods like they did every day, and then she remembers coming home three days later. She has no memory of where they’d gone or what happened or why John never came back.

Now, Clarke returns to the woods for the first time in sixteen years. After running into someone from her past who shouldn’t exist, Clarke begins to wonder if everything she’s believed for years could really be a lie.

1st Place Best Overall, 3rd Place Tie Theme, 2nd Place Forehead Kiss Trope, and 1st Place Tie Gardener AU Trope Winner.

talos bless us (Rated T) [Echo & Raven] by @spacekrulesbians

Summary: When Bellamy gets himself captured by Imperials, sisters Raven and Echo plan the ultimate heist to break him out of a closely guarded fort, aided by a dark elf and a khajiit.

4th Place Best Overall, 3rd Place Tie Theme, 3rd Place Tie Heist AU Trope, 1st Place Truth Serum Trope, and 2nd Place Gardener AU Trope Winner.

truth lies in an abyss (Rated T) [Bellamy & Clarke] by @justbecauseyoubelievesomething

Summary: “Thank you for meeting me here.” Her dark blue hood obscures most of her face, but when she tilts her chin towards him, her green eyes flash in the starlight.

He nods demurely. “I take it you have a proposition for us?”

She hesitates. “Is it true what you can do? Enter the Fade?”

“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t true.”

“And are you as good as they say you are?”

Bellamy lets a faint smile cross his lips. “I don’t know what they say, but I can assure you I take the utmost pride in my work, Lady Griffin.”

A Fantasy Heist AU for the Chopped 100 Challenge

2nd Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Theme, 2nd Place Heist AU Trope, 3rd Place Truth Serum Trope, 3rd Place Gardener AU Trope, and 2nd Place Best Descriptions Winner.

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Round 4: Championship Fics

Tropes:

El Dorado

Frikdreina

Telepathy

Free Space

The Life We Seek To Find (Rated T) [Emori/Murphy] by @memoriisendgame

Summary: “Alexia and Blue, they’ll have a better chance there. You will have a better chance there. Trust me.”

Murphy and Emori make the daring decision to travel across the unknown wasteland of Earth in order to find the so-called ‘City Of Light’ in the hopes of finding a better future for their little family.

-Loosely based on “Bird Box” in the sense that there is a safe haven a long journey away.

1st Place Frikdreina Trope, 1st Place Telepathy Trope, and 2nd Place Tie Best Plot Twist Winner.

Am I dreaming (Or is this burning an eternal flame) (Not Rated) [Emori/Murphy/Raven] by @sparklyfairymira

Summary: A post-apocalyptic story of soulmates.

Murphy never thought he’d meet his soulmate - let alone find out he had two. But that’s just what he does while he and Bellamy searched for Octavia. And now he’s expected to help save the world? This was not how he was expecting his life to go.

3rd Place Best Overall, 3rd Place Tie Theme, 3rd Place Tie Frikdreina Trope, 2nd Place Telepathy Trope, 2nd Place Author’s Choice Trope, and 2nd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine (Rated T) [Emori/Murphy] by @queenemori

Summary: Emori doesn’t do normal. That’s something she’s never had in her life. It’s why she doesn’t really question it when she starts having weird dreams that have absolutely nothing to do with her. And why she doesn’t question it when she happens upon the subject of the dreams, either. Like this mysterious guy, she’s just along for the ride.

A modern retelling of Emori and Murphy’s first meeting.

2nd Place Best Overall, 2nd Place Theme, 3rd Place Tie Frikdreina Trope, 3rd Place Author’s Choice Trope, and 2nd Place Tie Best Plot Twist Winner.

leave my loneliness unbroken (Rated T) [Bellamy/Clarke/Raven] @justbecauseyoubelievesomething

Summary: When you turn ten years old, you hear your soulmate’s voice inside your head.

Or so Raven’s been told.

3rd Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

Rattle the Stars (Rated G) [Octavia/Lincoln] by @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold

Summary: Even as humanity spread itself through space, the universe remains the true final frontier. Outlaws rule the fringes of galaxies and for those who are down on their luck, it’s not an easy lifestyle.

Octavia Blake grows up on stories of a fearsome bandit named Charmaine Diyoza and dreams of one day going on her own intergalactic adventures. She’s eighteen when that becomes a reality, a chance encounter leading her on a treasure hunt throughout the galaxy in search of the famed El Dorado, a Treasure Planet made entirely of gold. Along the way she makes allies and enemies –– but one person in particular guides her along the way. A cyborg named Lincoln helps her blossom on the ship and come into herself and she can’t help but fall for him, even as she learns that not everything is as it seems. But with the mysterious map in hand, unusual friends, and her own belief in herself, she might just discover more than gold on this adventure.

1st Place Best Overall, 1st Place Theme, 1st Place El Dorado Trope, 2nd Place Frikdreina Trope, and 1st Place Best Plot Twist Winner.

until the next, my beloved (Rated T) [Luna/Raven/Roan] by @spacekrulesbians

Summary: Luna and Roan set off to find the legendary city of Eden, where it is said there is gold stretching as far as one can see. As Raven cannot come due to her blindness, Luna takes it upon herself to keep sending her messages.

3rd Place Tie Theme, 3rd Place Telepathy Trope, 1st Place Author’s Choice Trope, 3rd Place Tie Best Plot Twist, and 1st Place Most Unique Pairing Winner.

lost in the woods (Rated T) [Clarke/Murphy] by @probably-voldemort

Summary: Murphy can read minds, but only sometimes. It doesn’t help him not get lost on a class hiking trip.

3rd Place Tie Best Plot Twist Winner.