February Giraffe Cal: Shades and Hues of Love

[aldersprig]

The call for prompts is now OPEN!

I am now taking prompts on the themes of Love

Love comes in many shapes and sizes, many colors and shades. Tell me about it. Prompt me about it. What sort of love shall I write about today?

Leave one or many prompts, and I will write (over the next month) at least one microfic (150-500 words) to each prompter (prompts may be combined)

Prompts can be related to one of my extant settings (See my landing page-landing page) or they can be for something completely different.

Prompting is free! But Donations are always welcome.

For each $5 you donate, I will write an additional 500 words to the prompt(s) of your choice.

Donations are earmarked towards our foyer right now: It's currently stripped-down drywall. I want to make a new bench, a storage area, and a slippers-for-guests arrangement. It's an 8x4 space; budget is $300.

If I get two new prompters or one new donator, I will write a setting piece (setting chosen by poll) explaining something about one of my universes.

At $30 in donations, I will buy the awesome mug featured here, fill it with doctored hot cocoa, and post our recipe for such with a picture.

At $40 in donations, everyone who donated will get an additional microfic written to their prompts. I will choose 1 non-donater at random to receive an additional microfic as well.

At $50, anyone who donated $7.50 or more will have a copy of "Alder by Post" mailed to them if they wish.

At $50, I will buy the hardwood boards for the front of the storage area and post my plans for such

For every $50 donated, I will do a one-hour livewrite on Etherpad or googledocs during the next month.

At $80, I will write two extra 500-word continuations - chosen by prompters picked by random number generator.

At $100, I'll buy the accessories for the storage area. And post pictures!

At $120, everyone who donated will get an additional (3rd) microfic written to their prompts. I will choose 2 more non-donaters at random to receive an additional microfic as well.

If we get to $120, I will take suggestions for further incentives!

For more information on Giraffe Calls, see the landing page.





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Comments

[anke]

A case where friendship trumps romance.

The love of a pet (not a person treated like a pet) to their owner.

"Just because I like to cuddle doesn't mean I want to have sex."

"You don't love me; you just want to own me."

A love triangle resolved not with one of the two obvious solutions.

[sharpeningthebones]

Everybody dance, all lovers dance.

Singing love songs through the cracks in the walls.

Love is not just a human emotion, everything can love. We just don't always recognize it as such.

[aldersprig]

I have written to your first two prompts here: Even the Insect That Bites You (LJ)

[clare_dragonfly]

An Addergoole student whose Change involves turning color turns a color they've never turned before, and discovers it means they're in love.

Love stretching back through generations, or reincarnations.

Regine, and how much she must love the world to do all this crazy stuff to protect it.

[wyld_dandelyon]

An instance when sex leads to romance, not the way around.

Love of Chocolate

Forbidden Love

Figuring out how to show love so it will be felt when the way you automatically express it is misunderstood

Love that holds the world together

Prompts

[ysabetwordsmith]

1) Unicorn/Factory: how do the unicorns deal with asexual folks?

2) Bug Invasion: we've touched on host/symbiote relationships that are more positive than usual. How do they cope if tolerance or affection deepens into love? Especially if the bug society does not primarily function based on loved, which seems likely.

3) Substitute Cupid shoots self in foot or more delicate place.

I am boosting the signal now.

Re: Prompts

[aldersprig]

I have answered your third prompt here - http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/480701.html

[imaginaryfiend]

Hmmmmm.... I have a few ideas that I have wanted to see for awhile =)


Doug gets a hug.

Doug gets lots of hugs.

Doug gets even more hugs.

So, is that enough variety for you to choose from?

[aldersprig]

...I get to play with my favorite RP character ever? Whee

[itsamellama]

Ooohh, oooh!

Silent love? :D

[aldersprig]

I have written to your prompt here - http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/482752.html

[(Anonymous)]

(Hob, BTW)

Self love, and not in /that/ way. A story about someone realizing their own true worth, or coming to turel yacept themselves, despite what the rest of the world says/thinks

[meeks]

Sorry I'm late!

Dragons Next Door: How different species express love and/or expressions of love in mixed species families

Reiassan: Loyalty to one's nation vs. personal love. Do Rin and Girey eventually get married?

general: Love for someone you don't actually like. Devotion to a craft or discipline. Admiration. Obsession with fictional character(s).

[aldersprig]

I have written to your prompt here; http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/489889.html