Title: From each according to their means
Fandom: ねこあつめ | Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
Rating: G
Length: 264 words
Content notes: In the game, cats will bring a 'memento' after a prescribed number of visits.
Author notes: Thanks to china_shop for making me add more commas! ♥
Summary: In cat gift-giving culture, the gift should reflect the giver.

( Story )

Title: Penance
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, mentions Jack, Team, the Doctor.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 918
Spoilers: Cyberwoman.
Summary: Jack has gone, vanished without a trace, and as far as Ianto has been able to tell, he hasn’t left a note or message of any kind.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 255: Amnesty, using Challenge 145: Metal. Also for the ‘Purgatory’ square on my bingo card.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.



( Penance... )

Title: Ominous Fragment
Author: [Bad username or unknown identity: ]
Fandom: Xenoblade Chronicles
Characters: Main 6, Seven, OC.
Rating: All audiences.
Length: 352 words.
Summary: A scene from a larger post-game fic. I think it stands well enough alone. Contains major game spoilers, mentioned in passing but not in detail.
On their way, our heroes find evidence of past trouble, and maybe future trouble.

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Title: Fallen To Earth
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack, Tosh, Owen, Gwen, Alien.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8353
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Something has fallen to earth, so it’s Torchwood’s job to find it, but that’s just the beginning of the story.
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge #147: Amnesty, using Challenge 145: Metal.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: This is an idea I had way back a couple of years ago when I was doing Cottoncandy Bingo, but I didn’t pursue it back then because I realised it had the potential to be a long story and I was very short of time if I wanted to get a blackout. I decided to write something else much shorter for the square but I kept my notes. I tried to get it written for the Metal challenge, and I nearly made it, but it still needed a final edit and I ran out of time. Thank goodness for Amnesty!


( Fallen To Earth... )

The Metal challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

X-Men: Poetry: Metalworking, by ysobel
Legends of Tomorrow: fanart: White Canary, by teaotter
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fanfic: Noisy, by jordannamorgan
Sherlock: Fanfic: Fille d'acier, by clarasteam
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Fanfic: Every Piece of You, by nanslice
World of Warcraft: Fanfic: Irony, by mareel
Xenoblade Chronicles: Fanfic: Strange Metal, by redsixwing
Midsomer Murders: Fanfic: Rescue, by moon_blitz
Xenogears fanfic: "Magnetized", by cypher
White Collar: Fanfic: Better No Faith, by darjeeling
The Hobbit; Fanfic: Shoemaker's Children, by lferion
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fanfic: Natural Mistake, by badly_knitted
The Hobbit: Fanfic: Reforged, by vix_spes
The Hobbit: Fanfic: Sleeping Beauty, by thesmallhobbit
Battlestar Galactica: Fic: Germs and Steel, by godsdaisiechain
Due South/Person of Interest: Fanart: Doughnut Gear, by love_jackianto
Torchwood: Fanfic: A Mysterious Glove, by badly_knitted
Belgariad: fanart: Wedding Gift, by elen_nare
X-Men: Fan Fic: Only One, by katleept
Torchwood: Fanfic: A mind of metal, by m_findlow
Original: Fic: Metal Fatigue, by scfrankles
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Metal, by okapi1895
Jurassic Park: Fanart: Chrome Cousins, by godsdaisiechain
Veronica Mars Fanfic: Barrier, by slashluv18
MCU: fanfiction: Definition, by elen_nare
Henry V: Poetry: Sword and shield, by ardyforshort
Dragon's Crown: Fanfic: Riddle of Steel, by samuraiter

Also, congratulations to:

badly_knitted, who earned 100 Posted Works
scfrankles, who earned The Comeback Kid
teaotter, who earned The Comeback Kid
thesmallhobbit, who earned Viceroy of Fantasy (SILVER) and The Toaster
godsdaisiechain, who earned The Prognosticator and The Toaster
slashluv18, who earned a name tag

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Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.

New challenge coming right up!

Title: Riddle of Steel
Fandom: Dragon's Crown
Rating: PG
Length: 100 Words
Content Notes: No warnings apply.
Author Notes: This is silly.
Summary: The Dwarf and the Wizard discuss the Fighter and the Amazon.

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( Riddle of Steel )

Title: Sword and shield
Fandom: Henry V
Notes: Fighting.
Rating: G
Summary: too short to need one
Length: 50 words
Badges: Lightning strike.

( Sword and shield )

Title: Definition
Fandom: MCU
Rating: G
Length: 691 words
Content notes: set pre-Avengers. Also for the 'choices' prompt at halfamoon, and the 'Curtain Fic' square of my trope_bingo card.
Author notes: 'metal' reminded me of Aragorn's description of Eowyn, which made me think of Natasha, which led to this fic! (Also please suggest better titles! I ran out of time and can't think of a single thing).
Summary: "“There’s one passage I remember particularly,” Natasha said, gazing into her coffee. “Aragorn was talking about Eowyn, describing her as a lily - maybe made of steel, or maybe frozen to ice. It felt… fitting.” She met Laura’s eyes now, challenging her to answer."

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Title: Shoemaker's Children
Fandom: The Hobbit
Rating: G
Length: 432
Content notes: N/A
Author Notes: many thanks to Morgynleri, Zana, & Athena
Summary: Thorin makes and mends

( Shoemaker's Children )

The Metal challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

X-Men: Poetry: Metalworking, by ysobel
Legends of Tomorrow: fanart: White Canary, by teaotter
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fanfic: Noisy, by jordannamorgan
Sherlock: Fanfic: Fille d'acier, by fengirl88
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Fanfic: Every Piece of You, by nanslice
World of Warcraft: Fanfic: Irony, by mareel
Xenoblade Chronicles: Fanfic: Strange Metal, by redsixwing
Midsomer Murders: Fanfic: Rescue, by moon_blitz
Xenogears fanfic: "Magnetized", by cypher
White Collar: Fanfic: Better No Faith, by darjeeling
The Hobbit; Fanfic: Shoemaker's Children, by lferion
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fanfic: Natural Mistake, by badly_knitted
The Hobbit: Fanfic: Reforged, by vix_spes
The Hobbit: Fanfic: Sleeping Beauty, by thesmallhobbit
Battlestar Galactica: Fic: Germs and Steel, by godsdaisiechain
Due South/Person of Interest: Fanart: Doughnut Gear, by love_jackianto
Torchwood: Fanfic: A Mysterious Glove, by badly_knitted
Belgariad: fanart: Wedding Gift, by elen_nare
X-Men: Fan Fic: Only One, by katleept
Torchwood: Fanfic: A mind of metal, by m_findlow
Original: Fic: Metal Fatigue, by scfrankles
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Metal, by okapi1895
Jurassic Park: Fanart: Chrome Cousins, by godsdaisiechain
Veronica Mars Fanfic: Barrier, by slashluv18
MCU: fanfiction: Definition, by elen_nare
Henry V: Poetry: Sword and shield, by lexigent
Dragon's Crown: Fanfic: Riddle of Steel, by samuraiter

Also, congratulations to:

badly_knitted, who earned 100 Posted Works
scfrankles, who earned The Comeback Kid
teaotter, who earned The Comeback Kid
thesmallhobbit, who earned Viceroy of Fantasy (SILVER) and The Toaster
godsdaisiechain, who earned The Prognosticator and The Toaster
slashluv18, who earned a name tag

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Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.

New challenge coming right up!

Title: Better No Faith
Fandom: White Collar
Challenge: 145 - Metal
Rating: PG
Length: 407 words
Content notes: N/A
Author notes: Ambiguous canon point. No spoilers.
Summary: There was too much metal anymore, in this gentleman's game; Neal reflects on how things have changed.

( Better No Faith )

Title: Magnetized
Fandom: Xenogears
Pairing: Sigurd/Ramsus
Rating: teen?
Length: ~350 words
Content notes: nowhere near explicit, but teenage character discovering sexual attraction.
Summary: He cranes his neck to try to catch another glimpse, and betrays himself, so Sigurd turns away sharply.

( Magnetized )

Title: Rescue
Fandom: Midsomer Murders
Rating: PG
Pairing: Barnaby/Troy
Length: 514
Content notes: Mentions of violence
Summary: A case is solved, and Troy is rescued.

( Rescue )

Title: Strange Metal
Author: redsixwing
Fandom: Xenoblade Chronicles
Characters: Shulk, Reyn
Rating: G
Length: 450 words
Summary: Shulk tries to figure out what the Monado is made of.

( Strange Metal )

Title: Irony
Fandom: World of Warcraft
Rating: G
Length: 100
Pairings: None
Content notes: Set in Azeroth (World of Warcraft), the character is a nightelf druid.
Author notes: The character is questing under a self-imposed set of severe limitations to complete an unofficial Ironman Challenge - essentially a hard-mode playstyle where gear, skills, and assistance are severely limited and a death means failure.
Summary: Death is not an option.

( Irony )

Title: Every Piece of You
Fandom: Star Wars - Prequel Trilogy
Pairing: Anakin/Obi-wan
Rating: PG-ish
Length: 1682
Content notes: Non-consensual face touching, possessive behavior
Summary: Obi-wan swears he's not bothered by Anakin's prosthetic. Anakin tests this theory while also testing Obi-wan's patience.

( Every Piece of You )

Title: Chrome Cousins
Author: godsdaisiechain
Fandom: Freeform Jurassic-Park type thing
No warnings. Rated G
Summary: Playing with the chrome filter and complementary colors.  Inspired by dinosaur (and toaster)-related excitement on the occaision of okapi1895's first post.

( Jurassic )

Title: Fille d'acier
Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG
Pairing: Anthea/Ella
Length: 250 words
Content notes: no warnings apply
Author notes: part of my Sleeping Beauty series. Thanks to slightweasel for encouraging me to write this one.
Summary: Steel girl, the singer calls herself.

( Fille d'acier )