Prompt #232: Master List

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( Masterlist for Prompt #232: Calm before the storm )

Author: fractionallyfox
Title: Veil Marchers
Rating: G
Pairing/s: none
Character/s: Gwaine, Leon
Summary: Leon chooses to not let his childhood fear of legends interfere with his duty to Camelot. Not all childhood fears need to be disregarded.
Warnings: none
Word Count: 502
Prompt: #232: The calm before the storm
Author's Notes: I'm posting this from my phone. Wish me luck.

( Veil Marchers )

Author: bunnysworld
Title: Happy Halloween
Rating: tbd, G for now
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur, most likely
Summary: Horror movie night at Arthur’s house
Warnings: none
Word Count: 350
Prompt: Calm before the storm
Author's Notes: Not beta’d, sorry. Never written horror before, so bear with me, maybe I’ll get there eventually. Hope this has something to do with the prompt. Not sure on that part either.




( ”Happy )

Author: ajsrandom
Title: Spell
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Merlin/Morgana
Character/s: Morgana, Merlin, Gwen, Arthur
Summary: Morgana discovers an old spell book and decides to try it out.
Warnings: none
Word Count: 765
Prompt: #232, the cam before the storm
Author's Notes: I've never written horror before, so hopefully this has a little in it. I tried!
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Author: brunettepet
Title: The Inheritance, Chapter 1
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/s: Arthur/Merlin
Character/s: Arthur, Merlin
Summary: Did Arthur inherit a haunted house?
Warnings: Haunted house tropes at every turn.
Word Count: 995
Prompt: 232, Suspense Month, The calm before the storm
Author's Notes: Sorry, the suspense prompts are putting The Email Order Bridegroom on hiatus this month



“I’ll get the gate,” Merlin says, stepping out of the passenger door. It’s hours past dark and there’s a light fog creeping over the damp ground, winding through the bare trees beyond the headlights illumination.

The rusted metalwork is freezing under his hand and it takes a few tugs before the catch lifts and pushes open. An owl hoots as the gate swings in with a loud creak. Merlin trots back to the car, climbing in, thankful to be enveloped in warmth again. He looks out the side window, heart making a sudden lurch as a dark shadow flies by. ( Read more... )

Author: schweet_heart
Title: Welcome to Camelot Hotel (Part 1)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/s: None (for now).
Character/s: Merlin, Gaius, Uther, Vivian
Summary: In retrospect, Merlin should have known that it was too good to be true. (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4)
Warnings: Horror. Implied off-screen character death. Stalking.
Word Count: 995 words.
Prompt: #232 Suspense Month - Calm before the storm, and my trope_bingo square, Mind Games.
Author's Notes: I'm basically going for all the cliches this month, apparently. This is so much fun.


( Please check your baggage at the door. )

Author: Loopstagirl
Title: (In)Animated
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/s: Merlin/Arthur (if you want - who knows where it will go)
Character/s: Arthur, Merlin, Leon, Gwaine, Percival, Lancelot, Elyan
Summary: Arthur had been missing for months. Merlin wasn't sure he had found him.
Warnings: None
Word Count: 999
Prompt: Calm before the Storm
Author's Notes: Not sure this is really horror but I tried.

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Author: sidhe_faerie
Title: The Thin Veil (Part 1)
Rating: PG
Pairing/s: Arthur/Gwen, Merlin/Morgana
Character/s:
Summary: Merlin feels the change in the air as Samhain approaches.
Warnings: none
Word Count: 807
Prompt:232 Suspense Month/Calm Before The Storm
Author's Notes: Victorian Era AU
*Magic, Destiny and Doom will continue to post on AO3 but for now I get to do a spooky fic.

( The Thin Veil (Part 1) )

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Welcome to this month's event!

October will be Suspense Month. For this month you will be writing one horror story based on the prompt given - leaving each drabble with a cliff hanger until the very end.

Today's prompt is Calm before the storm.

The Rules:

1.] All drabbles/drawbles must follow the prompt.

2.] All pairings, rating, or genre, are allowed. Everything will be accepted, as long as it contains the prompt in some form.

3.] All drabbles/drawbles must be posted by Tuesday, October 11th by 8 PM Eastern/Standard Time. This allows you four days to complete your drabble or drawble.

4.] When posting your drabbles/drawbles please use the correct posting format, which can be found here.

To sign up just comment on this post. Sign-ups will end tomorrow Saturday October 8th at 10 AM Eastern/Standard Time. Names will be added to the list throughout the day.

REMEMBER: You must sign up to be able to submit! There's also no limit to how many drabbles/drawbles you can post.

Enjoy, and get creative!

Participants:
1. brunettepet
2. sidhe_faerie
3. digthewriter
4. bunnysworld
5. loopstagirl
6. ajsrandom
7. archaeologist_d
8. fractionallyfox
9. schweet_heart