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

FAKE: Fanfic: May The Best Man Win by badly_knitted
Sherlock (BBC): Fanfic: Competitive Crosswords by smallhobbit
911: Fan Fiction: Rival Feelings by darkjediqueen
Person of Interest: Tanka: The Secret War by infinitum_noctem
The Raven Cycle: fanfic: TELL ME AGAIN by neurosses
Downton Abbey: Fan Fic: No Rival by apachefirecat
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Come As You Are by veronyxk84
Torchwood: Fanfic: Almost perfect by m_findlow
Kingdom Hearts: Fanfic: Slow Dancing by ruxadye
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: The Rival Publication by smallhobbit
No fandom: icons: Stars vs Panthers by highlander_ii
SVSSS: Fanfiction: Pesky Rivals by yoshishisha

\o/ \o/ \o/

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: Pesky Rivals
Fandom: Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (SVSSS)
Rating: T
Length: 635
Tags: Jealousy, Possessiveness, unhealthy relationships

Summary: Binghe wishes he could possess his shizun body, mind and soul. Unfortunately, he can't, and he even has to contend with all those pesky rivals hovering around

( Wrap me in your skin and bones, yeah )

Title: Stars vs Panthers
Fandom: none - it's just NHL dudes
Rating: G
Content notes: None apply
Summary: icons of big guys fighting over a small rubber disc; the Stars and Panthers have a rivalry that i don't fully understand the origin of, but that's fine... it just makes them fit the prompt. XD


( Stars vs Panthers )

Title: The Rival Publication
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: G
Length: 150 words
Summary: Could there be a rival to the Marylebone Monthly Illustrated?

Title: Slow Dancing
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Pairings: Sora/Riku, Sora/Kairi
Rating: Mature
Length: 1,216 words
Content notes: Contains graphic depictions of self-harm.
Author's note: Title taken from the Joji song of the same name.
Summary:
Riku's not like them.

( Slow Dancing )

Title: Almost perfect
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,609 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 462 - Rival
Summary: Jack never expected to come home to perfection.

( Read more... )

Title: Come As You Are
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: veronyxk84
Characters: Spike, Buffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse words
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S5, during episode 5x07 “Fool For Love”
Summary: Spike is watching Buffy from the bushes, intent on finally killing her, but his thoughts are already wandering.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
A/N: Title borrowed from Nirvana’s song

Challenge: #462 Rival

—
( READ: Come As You Are )

Title: No Rival
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Carson/Hughes
Rating: PG/K+
Summary: There is no one else for him.
Word Count: 2,235
Written For: Fan FlashWorks 462. Rival and 100 Ships 74. Sage
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.





( Read more... )

Title: TELL ME AGAIN.
Fandom: The Raven Cycle (Maggie Stiefvater)
Rating: General
Length: 333 words
Content notes: canon-typical misogyny; codependent family dynamic
Author notes: For Challenge #462 — RIVAL.
Summary: Niall and Declan don't have conversations.

( TELL ME AGAIN. )

Title: The Secret War
Fandom: Person of Interest
Rating: G
Length: 24 words
Summary: Two AI supercomputers are at war with each other.

( Read more... )

Title: Rival Feelings
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Off Screen Animal Attack & Death
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationships: Evan Buckley/Tommy Kinard
Tags: Angst, Getting Back Together
Summary: Buck sees everyone he's been with being happy and realizes it's him. He is never going to be someone's last.
Word Count: 8,374
Author Notes: Loosely based on this post: https://www.tumblr.com/unfuckablebogtroll/767712644020011008.

Title: Competitive Crosswords
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Rating: G
Length: 500 words
Summary: Once more there's sibling rivalry between the Holmes brothers.

Title: May The Best Man Win
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo, Berkeley Rose.
Rating: PG
Setting: Vol. 3.
Summary: Dee has a rival for Ryo’s love, but he has no intention of backing down and letting Berkeley Rose win.
Word Count: 895
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 462: Rival.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.

Our new challenge is:

RIVAL

As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.

Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 1st. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work with fandom and challenge. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name.

All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.

Also, keep an eye out for the next ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)