The Valentine's Day Gossip Girl Fic Exchange is finally


CLOSED!


By now everybody who wrote a fic should have received one of their own. Success!

The stats:

21 fics written for 21 recipients
17 authors participating
4 back-up writers we love

If you are included in the above categories, that means that you get a very pretty banner saying that you participated. The wonderful derryere  made them, thanks! Snag away:



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We hope you enjoyed this exchange and we'll be back, revamped, in the fall for a holiday-themed exchange. See you then!

XOXOXO

The mods

Title: Sanctuary
Author: delphin4ik
Beta: mistress_sin from need_a_beta
Disclaimer: I don’t own Gossip Girl
Pairing: Chuck\Blair mostly B POV
Warning(s): suicide attempt, some sex
Rating: mmm R, I may guess
Author's Notes: it’s my first GG fic, and English isn’t my mother tongue. I did my best, hope you’ll like it. And, of course, in a few days it will be 100% AU
It’s a late present to Jules

Summary: It’s a month after TLBNC, Blair is still a social outcast, hanging with Serena for some shopping, and then she goes alone in the Palace.


( Sanctuary )


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*This story has been graciously written by one of our back-up writers.

Title: The Awful Daring of a Moment's Surrender
Author: seedyapartment
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. :)
Pairing: Chuck/Nate
Warning(s): slash
Rating: PG 13 for language
Author's Notes: This is a little more domestic than I'm used to writing... but I wanted to write something that was kinda a little "Chuck and Nate against the world". I'm pretty sure that this is as whipped as Chuck gets. :P

Summary: Chuck can give Nate whatever he needs... whatever.

( the awful daring of a moment's surrender )

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Title: Forgiving You is Easier Than Missing You
Author: maz4pj
Pairing: Nate/Chuck
Warning(s): Boy-slash.
Rating: R – NC17 (for swearing and sexual situations)
Author's Notes: Boy slash is new to me, and I’ve never written anything that explicit, but I hope this is acceptable. I tried my best to give you what you wanted and I hope this filled the Nate-loving enough. :)

Summary: They’d always passed these encounters off as mistakes, too much alcohol and time spent together and what’s a little mutual pleasure between friends?


( Forgiving You is Easier Than Missing You )


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*This story has been graciously written by one of our back-up writers.

Title: Traffic Lights Turning Yellow (it’ll make less of a mess than you’ve made of me)
Author: lingeringday
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copyright infringement intended.
Pairing: Blair/Chuck/Nate (heavy on the Blair/Chuck)
Warning(s): Language, mentions of alcohol and drug use, some slash, spoilers through 1x13.
Rating: NC-17
Author's Notes: maz4pj, I hope this is even remotely close to what you wanted. Many thanks to my beta, kaitoujeanne who is an absolute rock star who wrote me B/C/N europorn when I was freaking out about this, and edited this monster in two days. I’ve fiddled with it since, so any mistakes are mine! The title is from Rainer Maria’s “Broken Radio.” Everyone, please do not actually keep condoms in your glove compartment. Even if it is February.

Summary: It’s probably bad form to leave your ex-boyfriend stranded in the middle of nowhere after finding out he’s sleeping with your other (sort of) ex-boyfriend, while you take the car, but Blair doesn’t care.

This has got to be the worst road trip ever.


( (it’ll make less of a mess than you’ve made of me) )


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*This story has been graciously written by one of our back-up writers.

Title: Traffic Lights Turning Yellow (it’ll make less of a mess than you’ve made of me)
Author: lingeringday
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copyright infringement intended.
Pairing: Blair/Chuck/Nate (and all permutations thereof)
Warning(s): Language, mentions of alcohol and drug use, some slash, spoilers through 1x13.
Rating: NC-17
Author's Notes: maz4pj, I hope this is even remotely close to what you wanted. Many thanks to my beta, kaitoujeanne who is an absolute rock star who wrote me B/C/N europorn when I was freaking out about this, and edited this monster in two days. I’ve fiddled with it since, so any mistakes are mine! The title is from Rainer Maria’s “Broken Radio.” Everyone, please do not actually keep condoms in your glove compartment. Even if it is February.

Summary: It’s probably bad form to leave your ex-boyfriend stranded in the middle of nowhere after finding out he’s sleeping with your other (sort of) ex-boyfriend, while you take the car, but Blair doesn’t care.

This has got to be the worst road trip ever.

( Traffic Lights Turning Yellow )

We're still alive!


As of now, we are waiting for our awesome and did I mention AWESOME back-up writers to send in their works on March 23. There are still 2 prompts not picked up, so after the 23rd we will have an Free For All grabbing of prompts.


Also, dear members, PLEASE NOMINATE HERE for your favorite stories and scenes in this exchange. We really really want to give out awesome prizes!



We would like to take a moment to thank YOU for staying with us even if it is way over the schedule of events that we planned before. Alas, Real Life wins all the time. But hey! April 21 is a new day for all us Gossip Girl fans! New episodes!


That's all for now. Thank you for your time!



Mods

Title:Positives and Negatives. A story about the good and bad things in life.
Author:Hika hikari_kaze
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringement intended
Pairing:Chuck/Blair, Nate/Serena, and mentions of Dan/Serena
Warning(s): None. Well, unless kissing bothers you.
Rating: PG-PG13-ish
Author's Notes: Hope you enjoy! I enjoyed your prompt, hope you like what I did with it. I had a fun/hard time coming up with the plot line. Once again, much thanks to Ashley, my beta. ILY.

Summary: Chuck and Nate contemplate the Positives and Negatives of Blair Waldorf and Serena Van der Woodsen.

( Positives and Negatives. A story about the good and bad things in life. )

Thank you for participating in the first ever round of the Gossip Girl Fic Exchange!

*This story has been graciously written by one of our awesome back-up writers.

1. As of today, there are still 3 prompts ready to be taken by anyone who is interested. If you are, please reply to this post with your email address. We will give you the details then.


Thank you so much to those who have already signed up! Words cannot express the gratitude we have for the fabulous back-up writers. You guys are seriously awesome. And to all our very prompt participants, you are the life and soul of this exchange. ♥



2. Don't forget to nominate stories HERE in our nominations post! There are awesome categories and we NEED more nominations! Come on, come on, come on!



3. Lastly, do drop a review for the fic written for you! A lot of time and effort was put into it and a review would just make everything worth while.



Have a great day! :)

Hey all you beautiful people!

Are you ready for a super-fabulous awards round?  I certainly hope so, because nominations are now open for the Valentine's Day Gossip Girl Fic Exchange Awards Session.  Yay!

The categories are....

Best Bitch (We love us some snarky villain-types over here at GGFic)

Best Banter (Who has the snappiest comebacks?  That's for you to decide!)

Sexiest Scene (Y'all know it was a Valentine's Day exchange and there was definitely some HAWT stuff going on!)

Voter's Choice (Any fic you love and for any reason!  Let us know in the comment why you like it-or don't, that's fine too :D)

We will be closing the nominations in two weeks (March 16), so please comment on this post with one (1) nominee for each of the four (4) categories ASAP.

We can't wait to hear what you think!

XOXO

The mods

p.s.  Don't forget to thank the person who wrote you a lovely fic!

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Back-up Writers - We need you!

As of now, there are 6 abandoned prompts from participants who never answered the emails since the beginning. If you're interested in pinch-hitting (and being smothered by modly love afterwards), do comment on this post or email us at ggficexchange@gmail.com.

To anyone who responds to this PLEA OF DESPERATION, thank you so much!



~sandi_wandi

Title: Old Teenage Hopes Are Alive At Your Door
Author: ryansgirl122
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' is the property of Cecily von Zeigasar, Josh Shwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringment intended.
Pairing: Blair/Chuck
Warning(s): Language
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: Thanks to my beta, my oh-so-helpful prompt book (again), and 1234 by Feist, for the title, of course.  Hope this is what you’re looking for, beililee.

Summary: She has missed Chuck Bass since she left the Upper East Side behind to become the Ivy League student she was destined from birth to become, but of course, she’s not going to admit that aloud to anyone. Not even herself.

( Old Teenage Hopes Are Alive at Your Door )


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Title: We’ll Always Have Monaco
Author: kuteki
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringement intended.
Pairing: Chuck/Nate
Warning(s): Spoilers for the whole season
Rating: R for sex and language.
Author's Notes: I had entirely too much fun researching luxury hotels in Monte Carlo, thanks to my beta for telling me to stop dreaming and get on with it. Hope you like it seedyapartment!

Summary: “Justice is nothing other than the advantage of the stronger” Plato, (Republic 338c)

( We’ll Always Have Monaco )


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Title: Wrong Words Seem To Rhyme
Author: ryansgirl122
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringement intended.
Pairing: Blair/Chuck
Warning(s): Language
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: Thanks to my beta letusbefree, my oh-so-helpful prompt book, and Collide by Howie Day, a song that I was recently told every American should know.  Hope this is what you’re looking for, gossipgirlxcore.

Summary: Tangled in the 500- count Egyptian cotton sheets of her bed in her New York apartment, she feels like her life is an hourglass in the sense that the sand always flows faster as the amount in the top half decreases.

( Wrong Words Seem To Rhyme )

Thank you for participating in the first ever round of the Gossip Girl Fic Exchange!


*This story has been graciously written by one of our awesome back-up writers.

This is better late than never...


"Hook-ups, Break-ups, and Dirty Martinis: A Gossip Girl Valentine's Day Fic Exchange" is...

OFFICIALLY OPEN!


The stories are pouring in continuously and we encourage everyone to read and review them! Deadline has passed, but we're still waiting for those who have not yet passed their stories. Thank you to the writers who have already submitted theirs! Remember to use THIS TEMPLATE before sending it to us.


Note: You CAN pimp your stories wherever you want to AFTER we have posted it in the community.


Lastly, we have emailed everyone asking about the status of their stories. If you haven't replied yet, please do so as soon as possible. If we don't hear from you in 1 week (March 1), we will assume that you have dropped out and give your assignment to someone else. We don't want that, do we? So get up from your tushies and email ggficexchange@gmail.com now. We want everyone to receive their stories one way or another.


That's all for now! Have fun reading!

Title :The Closer I Get to You
Author : Nikka ( freshhlikeuhh )
Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or any of its characters.
Pairing : mix of Serena/ Dan and Blair/Chuck (dwells more in Blair/Chuck) very brief mentioning of Blair/Nate.
Warning(s): some sexual description.
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes : My first fic! Haven't really written much before but I've gotten interest in it, and decided to give writing more time as I do in reading. I'm still in the progress of broadening my vocabulary and still learning how to write more creatively. Please just bare some rookie mistakes :)

Summary: Sweet night for Dan and Serena as usual as Dan sweeps her off her feet for the 97th time. S makes last minute Valentine's day plans with B...
or as B thinks.

( The Closer I Get to You... )

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Title : The In Between
Author : inkstainedskin
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringement intended.
Pairing : Blair/Chuck
Warning : mild language

Summary :You hate him. Passionately. There’s a fine line between love and hate, a voice whispers, but you promptly tell the voice to shove it.


( The In Between )

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Title: Burn From the Inside
Author: sionnain
Disclaimer: 'Gossip Girl' belongs to Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, and the CW. No copywright infringement intended.
Pairing: Blair/Serena
Warnings: There be the girl!kissing, here! :-)
Rating: Teen
AN: Written for sinandmisery in the ggfic_exchange. I hope you enjoy this, Sydney! Thanks to E. for the beta :) The title and quote is from the Thea Gilmore song, The List.

Summary: Blair learns there are many things you can control, and many things you can't. Serena is somewhere in between.

( Burn from the Inside )

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Title: Five Times Serena Van Der Woodsen Hid Her Feelings
- and one time she revealed them, though
Author: savepureness
Disclaimer: Gossip Girl is the rightful intellectual property of Cecily von Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage, Warner Bros. Entertainment, College Hill Productions, and Alloy Entertainment. There is no copyright infringement inteded, and no money is being made out of writing this.
Characters/Pairing: Serena. Featuring Blair, Nate, Eric, Vanessa, Jenny and Lily. Dan/Serena. Mentions of Nate/Serena (one-sided) and Chuck/Blair.
Rating: PG.
Warning(s): A few bad words, but nothing too wicked.
A/N: Post #13. Spoilers up to #13.
Summary: A collection of snippets from Serena's point of view.


( Five Times Serena Van Der Woodsen Hid Her Feelings )

Thank you for participating in the first ever round of the Gossip Girl Fic Exchange!

As you hopefully have noticed, request fics are being posted like crazy in this community for all you readers and writers to love and enjoy :)

The mods don't want to spoil your fun too much, but there are a few things we want to talk about (so listen up! :D) before sending you off to go review, okay?

1.  All fics are due by tonight at midnight.  Yes, it is February 20th!  So expect a rush of new fics up tomorrow.  If you have not yet sent us your fic, please refer to this post for information on the posting template and email it to ggficexchange at gmail dot com

2.  Remember, somebody wrote a fic for you!  In the subject line of every fic posted it names the recipient of the gift.  Remember to thank the person who sent you a lovely V-Day gift, okay?

3.  We will be giving all writers who have not submitted their fics yet ONE WEEK to get it in or otherwise contact us before finding a back-up writer.  If you need an extension, that is fine (some of you have already let us know, and you're fine), just let us know!  It makes our lives easier to not have to find a back-up writer, but if we don't hear from you we're going to assume you can't write your request.  Sorry.

4.  There will be an AWARDS SESSION (!) after this round.  The categories will be Best Bitch, Best Banter, Sexiest Scene, and Voter's Choice.  The nomination post will be up on March 1st, so keep those categories in mind as you read and review these lovely writers' fics, yeah?

That's all for now.  We'll be watching!

XOXO

The mods