I found a grape when I went to bed last night. (Thanks a lot, Harold.)
Anyway, that was actually my sister’s doing. We were watching Doctor Who and sitting on my bed and she was eating grapes. (Fortunately, there were no grape stains, thanks for asking 😉 )
But I had an idea.
It’s not something I usually do.
Okay, here are some prompts for fanfiction and/or short stories!
First of all, the universal fandom prompt:
Character you don’t often write. Random household object. Random cameo by anyone (from that fandom, real life, or other fandom, I don’t care which.) Love it, hate it, take it, or leave it?
Go!
Bruce stared tiredly at the salad spinner. It might have been staring back at him, but he wasn’t certain. If it had eyes, he couldn’t tell where they were.
Behind him, the kitchen door opened and closed. The footfalls were evenly spaced, light, but with weight behind each one. Bruce rubbed his eyes. It was just too late for this.
“I never did get the point of that contraption,” Steve Rogers said, nodding at the spinner. “Why crank something up or pop batteries in when you can just…” He mimed tossing something into the air. Bruce cracked a smile. Instantly, Steve honed in on the tiredness emanating from his fellow Avenger. “Doctor Banner… are you all right?”
“Fine. I just need to sleep for a week.” Steve half-smiled, but his concern was still obvious. It was… nice, for a change. “But I can’t yet. Delicate experiment, hours setting it up, still not quite done… Talk to me. Where have you been?”
“West coast.” Steve leaned back against the counter top; it creaked softly. “Some maniac thought that he could ‘accelerate to the next stage of evolution’ by just setting off a bigger and better bomb. Believe it or not, we actually pulled out the inner workings of the bomb–after it was deactivated–and locked him inside the casing until the cops got there. Tony offered me to stay the night in Malibu, but…” The helplessness in the younger man’s eyes pulled at Bruce’s soul. Steve and Tony were friends–he would even go so far as to say that, if they had been switched as children, they would have grown into each other–but that very likeness sometimes drove them apart. They were both stubborn, with quick tempers and often said or did things in anger that they would regret later. Steve was struggling to connect, quite literally taken aback while he tried–probably futilely–to think things out.
“I’m sorry.” Bruce sighed. He had been running too long, and while he had been away, emotion and human relationships had gotten even more complicated.
“It’s not your fault.” Steve said.
Back at the Battle of New York, just after the end, Bruce remembered looking at Steve and seeing him, twenty-seven years old, and looking very lost. Next to the rest of them, he was practically a kid.
“It’s too early in the morning to be philosophical about a salad spinner,” he said.
Steve laughed.
Now for the actual fandom prompts!
Star Wars:
Before the prequels: Obi-Wan has a rough night (is the kid sick or just not sleeping?) and Qui-Gon is trying to ignore the television in the background.
Obi-Wan doesn’t like these new shoes.
Siri is going undercover as “Miss Corellia”. Obi-Wan tries on her heels in an attempt to cheer her up but probably also succeeds in incurring injuries.
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon don’t always understand each other. Of course, that’s only to be expected when their minds work on entirely different wavelengths.
Prequel Era: Anakin notices something he didn’t before. Padme lights candles. Obi-Wan writes. (Any or all of the above. Is it wrong that I love the thought of Obi-Wan with a pen and ink?)
Original Trilogy: Han makes no sense when he has a concussion. Leia hates it when people give her new lingerie pieces. Luke/Books OTP (‘nough said.) Any or all.
Avengers/Marvel:
Hair cut. Reading aloud. Cooking. Generally being domestic.
Sam Wilson being awesome.
Steve Rogers being a dork (because let’s face it, he is. He is representative of the best side of America. ^_^)
Tony Stark inventing a new language (which only Pepper can understand.)
Coulson plus hat.
Loki falls down the stairs. And sulks. And turns himself into a cat.
All the Avengers dress up as each other for a day.
Any or all, whichever you like.
(Please note: I like adding Peter Parker to the Avengers, especially when he brings out Steve’s little-kid side *winkwink*)
Doctor Who:
The Doctor has an allergy (otherwise known as the Doctor needs a doctor.)
Rose Tyler makes her own jewelry. Turns out that her mad skills with needle-nose pliers come in handy.
Mickey Smith is not a tin robot dog. He’s the only sane person aboard the TARDIS.
(This one’s for Iris!) Donna Noble is not having a good day. The Doctor tries to cheer her up, but (predictably) things don’t go as he had planned.
Window boxes are the third item on the list of things the Doctor loves about Planet Earth.
the Doctor/Owl City music OTP.
Merlin:
Merlin has a cold. This has bizarre effects on his magic. (As usual, Gaius is looking into it.)
Gaius is feeling down. Merlin tries to cheer him up. Naturally, pandemonium ensues.
Merlin cheering up Gwen/Guinevere.
Merlin is Gwen’s wingman.
Merlin ships Arwen (for those of you who haven’t heard the term before, that’s Arthur/Gwen).
Merlin vs. the Orange.
Merlin vs. the Grapefruit.
Gwaine doing ANYTHING (because the man is ridiculous and an incorrigible flirt. Seriously, he’s like they recycled Captain Jack Harkness and then added an extra gallon of ridiculous.)
Gwaine/Food OTP.
Sherlock:
John takes up photography. Mrs. Hudson gets a new photo album. Sherlock re-invents color film.
Sherlock has a new hobby.
John can cook.
John knocks Sherlock out cold.
A goat tries to eat part of Sherlock’s coat.
Lestrade is a secret musician.
*rubs hands together* There we go!
Okay, if these prompts inspire you, then please send me a link to your finished pieces–I’d love to see what you come up with!
Ready. Set.
GO!
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