Hop On, Little Mama!

[lynnenne]

Hello, and welcome to the "Grazie Prego Kiss Kiss" Spangel Ficathon! I'm your mod, lynnenne. This May marks the 5th anniversary of the broadcast of "The Girl in Question," the silliest, slashiest Spangel episode evah. Five years - that makes it almost retro enough to be cool! In honour of this retro-coolness, kita0610 and I are inviting shippers and non-shippers alike to write Spangel fic.



1. Sign-ups are open to all. Everyone welcome, even non-shippers, as long as your fic is respectful of the pairing. (In other words, no character/ship bashing, please.) Please sign by leaving a comment below.

2. For this ficathon, we are inviting each author to write a fic of her/his own choosing. Prose, poetry, past fic, future fic, comics!verse, PG, NC-17, threesomes, foursomes, moresomes - anything goes, as long as there's some Spike/Angel subtext. Or, in this case, text. ;)

3. If you're the type of writer who prefers writing to a prompt, leave a note in your comment, and we'll throw your request open to the members for a list of prompts. Maybe Angel and Spike met up again a few more times between the submarine and Sunnydale? Maybe Spike's infamous "except that one" comment meant more than he let on? Maybe Angel was in Italy during the 50s? (Ciao!) I know our members will have many more suggestions.

4. You may post your finished fic in this community, to your own LJ, or both. If you post it to your own LJ, please leave a link in this community so our members can find it. Please join the community so you can post your fic and keep track of periodic updates.

5. The deadline for fics is April 30, 2009, so you'll have plenty of time to write. The master list will be posted on May 5, 2009, the annivesary date of TGiQ. And to encourage as many sign-ups as possible, there will be prizes! More on that later. :)



So everyone, hop on your mopeds, rev up those engines, and let's celebrate our boys. Grazie, prego, kiss kiss!

Comments

[wackinessensues.livejournal.com]

I'm scared...but I *really* need to use this part of my brain again.

I'm in.

[lynnenne]

Hooray! I am so excited to see you writing them again. I've missed your pretty pron. <3

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, fine. Because it's you guys and because I wholeheartedly support the idea of more Spangel fic. *g* (I am committing myself to so much fic this semester. Eep).

I might need a prompt.

ALSO, holy shit, it really has been five years since TGIQ. . . . wow. *tear*

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

OMGYAY!!!!!!!!!!

&hearts

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

You know, every time I think about that jacket Angel was given that made him look like a large special edition soccer ball, I laugh and laugh and laugh.

[lynnenne]

Does this mean you're going to write a fic about it? :)

[quirkytaverna.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be in shock about the five years thing forever.

Can't resist a ficathon pimped by redbrickrose this week (second one and counting!) so I'll certainly play.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Welcome aboard!

[cityphonelines.livejournal.com]

*blink blink*

You guys, it doesn't FEEL like 5 years. *heart clench*

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Which is why clearly, you need to write something. :D

[milly.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* I can't resist the awesomeness of TGiQ.

I'm in.

[lynnenne]

Hooray! Welcome aboard. :)

[adoxerella.livejournal.com]

I cannot believe I am doing this, but one slightly out of practice NNF at your service. I am going to plead for a prompt, or at least someone to listen to my idea and tell me if it sucks.

[lynnenne]

Oh, yay! I'm going to ask for a list of prompts next week, once we get a few more writers signed up. Stay tuned, and welcome!

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Oh geez.

I've never done this pairing, but my BFF is bugging me about it so I'll jump on the moped and give the boys a spin.

(Insert "ride it like you stole it" joke here)

[lynnenne]

Hooray for your BFF. Glad to have you on board!

[alizarin-nyc.livejournal.com]

Oh god. Can I do it? I don't know. But I sure as hell know I did not write as much Spangel as I would have liked, back in the day. *wrings hands* Maybe prompts will prompt me!

[lynnenne]

DO EEEET! I am putting your name down. There is no escape for you! :D

[lettered.livejournal.com]

I'm in.

I want prompts, as long as I don't have to write a gift fic in an exchange.

Glad you're doing this; I was waiting for it.

[lynnenne]

No gift fics; I'm just going to post a list of prompts, and you can pick any one that strikes your fancy. So excited to have you on board! <3

[a-mistletoe.livejournal.com]

5 years?!? It's not possible. I'm too young to be that old.

I've never written Spangel, but I have an opening line and no idea what to put after it. Maybe something will present itself. And there is a bit of time for it to grow. I'll give it a whirl I guess.

[lynnenne]

Yay for trying new things! Welcome. :)

[elizaria.livejournal.com]

I'm in. It'll probably be a couple tiny ficlets, or even the stuff I call poetryporn because right now my brain fail at writing anything longish. Plot is not my friend.

I'd love a prompt, but does that mean I need to follow the prompt? I'm just so very unsure of everything ficwise right now. Hopefully once the post-flu coma leaves me the brain won't feel so sluggish.

*hearts you guys for thinking this up*

PS: 5 years?!! Already? Where tf did time go?

[lynnenne]

I'm going to post a list of prompts, and you can pick one, if you like it; or you can let it inspire you to write something else altogether. Whatever strikes your fancy!

So happy to have you on board. <3

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I'm up for the challenge! Spangel's one of my favourite 'ships, but I don't think I've ever written anything Spangel longer than a ficlet. *is ashamed* But I'm willing to give it a go!

[lynnenne]

Great! Welcome aboard. :)

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

I can do it before April 30, right? *crosses fingers*

Okay! Sign me up.

[lynnenne]

YES YOU CAN!

I am so excited to have you participating. I always enjoy your stuff. <3

[ruuger]

I did make a new year's resolution to not to sign up for any ficathons this year... And I've already signed up for two...

Damn it. Count me in. I've been feeling like writing some spangelly goodness lately. No prompts for me, though - my problem is more on deciding which one of the spangel fics in my drafts folder to finish :D

[lynnenne]

Hahahahahaha. Well, I made a resolution to exercise every day. I guess my resolution is going as well as yours is. *g*

Thanks for signing up! Happy to have you. :)

[snowpuppies]

Color me signed up.

A simple prompt wouldn't be unwelcome.

[lynnenne]

Happy to provide lots of prompts! Stay tuned. :) Thanks for joining in!

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

thanks for the invite! and might i add, OHGOD. i make no promises now, but i see that signups are open until april 29, so i will probably (read: almost definitely) make promises later.

how does this work? does everybody post on the same day, or do you just post whenever as long as it's on or before the due date?

[lynnenne]

You can post whenever you want! Although I suspect most people will wait until the last moment. I know I will. *g* And you can write whatever you want (as long as it's Spangel), so it's the perfect motivation to finish off one of those half-written fics on your hard drive. :)

[lynnenne]

Hooray! Welcome aboard!

[elisi]

You are EVIL! But... TGiQ is coming up in My Immortal, so I am going to be studying it in microscopic detail *anyway* and maybe a bunny will hop my way...

(I could always go the crack!fic route and write Spike/Angel/Buffy/Immortal - that'd be OK, right?)

[lynnenne]

OMG YES PLEASE!

[felisblanco.livejournal.com]

Oh man. *twitches*

There's a very insistent voice telling me I'm too busy and probably won't have time and have so much else on my plate and...

But damn, I want to do this. Sign me up.

Like everyone else I'm kinda dumbstruck by the fact that it's been five years. Feels like yesterday we were grieving over the cancellation of AtS.

[lynnenne]

Hooray! So glad to entice you back into the fandom. *g*

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

I've come back to look at this post again and again without signing up. I think that's probably a sign of something (sanity? insanity?) but yeah, count me in. Eep!

[lynnenne]

OMG YAY YAY YAY! Sooo excited to have you on board.

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Can I play, please? Prompts very welcome, it's a new pairing to me (but then, I've been swapping pairings like a hussy lately, so why not!).

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Welcome aboard!!!

[nero-nailpolish.livejournal.com]

YAY, love Spangel, so I'm in.

But I will need a promt, pleas :)

[lynnenne]

Welcome aboard! I'll be throwing the comm open for prompts in the next week or two, so watch this space. :)

[evilmaniclaugh.livejournal.com]

What the hell, count me in. It's such a classy ep how can I resist.

[lynnenne]

Yay! Happy to have you on board, honey.

[kindredspirit75.livejournal.com]

Count me in. This is just the kick in the pants I needed to get my Spangel mojo back and writing again.

[lynnenne]

Excellent! Welcome aboard. :)