Title: Confessions and Realizations
Challenge: Better
Rating: G
Genre: General
Pairings/Characters: Hikaru, one-sided Hikaru/Haruhi, Haruhi/Tamaki
Warnings: none
Summary: Hikaru decides to keep a journal after Haruhi chooses Tamaki over him. He has some maturing to do, and wants to be someone that Haruhi can respect.
Notes: When I saw what the challenge was, I immediately thought of Hikaru. He used to be my least favorite host boy, but he's really grown on me as I've seen how he's changed throughout the series. This is an attempt at 1st person, and though it was fun as a writing exercise, I also learned that he and I have some things in common.

( Hikaru's Major Life Goal and a little blue book that even Kaoru would never read )

Title: Two Is Better
Rating: PG-13 (?)
Genre: Romance
Pairings or Characters:  HikaruxKyouyaxKaoru (OT3)
Warnings: hinted adult content, Unbeta-ed, BoyxBoy
Summary:  I was held against my will if you may, sandwiched between both of them; I didn't have much choice in the matter.
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( Two is Better Then One )

Title: Decision
Rating: K+
Genre/s: Drama/Angst
Character/s: Kaoru
Warning/s: Unbeta-ed
Summary: Kaoru's been thinking about something. What could it be?
Author's Note: Hello people! This is my first time entering a contest so please bear with me. >_< Thanks~

Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club. It belongs to Hatori Bisco.

Link:

Decision

Title: Perfection
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Family
Pairings or Characters: Fuyumi-centric with the whole Ootori clan, her husband, and a couple notes of the Host Club ((healthy dose of FuyumixOC, but since it's the husband we already know she has, it almost doesn't count))
Warnings: Perfection complex and epilepsy
Summary: She had to be perfect--that was the Ootori way. She had to be, especially when making up for the inperfections of her mother. She just had to be. Twenty-six short sections, covering from birth through life, of Fuyumi Ootori.

We have ZERO entries so far for the "Better" challenge. Your entries are still due July 24th, so I hope people can enter.

If this challenge falls dead, I'm going to have to think of some ways to either improve this community or if we should close it.

Good luck, members! I hope we can keep things alive here.

Here are your banners for the "Author's Choice" winners:

( Get your banners )

Thank you to all of the last minute voters. I was very happy by the turn out. More than I've seen lately, so I'm hoping that is a sign the community is picking up.

Here are your winners:

( Winners )--

Don't forget about our new challenge, "Better".

Because it's summer and people are busy, I'm making this one-shot challenge open for a month. You should have plenty of time to get a submission entered. I'll try to put up continuous reminders, but please remember and participate to keep this community alive.

The Theme:

"Better"

Interpret that however you wish.

500 MINIMUM WORD COUNT. All entries are due Friday, July 24th by midnight central time. You may post to the community, your journal, or link it to an off-site. Make sure your links work.

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Reminder: Use THIS as your guide for submitting your works.

In the Subject line, please put the particular theme and title of your fic.

Title:
Rating: all ratings accepted
Genre: all genres included
Pairings or Characters: Please try to give all pairings/characters a chance for reading. All pairings and characters are permissible.
Warnings: adult content, fluff, anything you think may squick others
Summary: Help us out and tell us a little about it.

We only have two votes for the "Author's Choice" challenge. Please take a moment to read the entries and vote, even those who entered. We cannot close this challenge until we get enough votes.

Thanks! Please vote at the original post HERE.

Sorry this is so late. Time to vote!

PLEASE READ THE RULES CAREFULLY!!

Please vote your favorite THREE using the corresponding letter, title and author. YOU MUST VOTE FOR THREE - NO MORE, NO LESS. Post your vote to this post. See the rules about voting. NO VOTING FOR YOURSELF. ONLY MEMBERS AND WATCHERS CAN VOTE. I will not count anonymous voters. All those who entered are encouraged to vote too.

*For Example:

1st - B, title, Author
2nd - A, title, Author
3rd - D, title, Author

The entries:

A. Telegram from Ems by lye_tea

B. Two Sugars, Milk by kay_obsessive

C. Pictures of You by cupcaketime

D. Rendition by demi_rabbit

E. The Little Surprises by lehorin

F. Author's Choice by treeflamingo


Voting will end on Saturday June 20th, midnight central time or until we get enough votes. PLEASE VOTE! The winners will be up the next day.

The next theme will go up when the voting is closed. PLEASE VOTE! Thank you.

Title: Author's Choice
Genre: gen
Rating: G
Pairings: None, really, although a few are hinted at.
Warnings: None. Takes place in the animeverse inasmuch as it assumes none of the plot-progression that the manga has developed since the end of the anime. Like I said, it's gen. Very gen. Kyouya's POV (although that's not what I had intended when I started writing it...)
Words: 1,509
Summary: Kyouya couldn’t tell how “What’s your ideal Cinderella story?” was in any way, shape or form related to the notion of “manly romance.”

By the request of a member, I'm extending the "Author's Choice" challenge for a few more days. You have until this Monday night, June 15th at midnight central time to get your entries in.

Here's hoping we get a few more over the weekend! Thanks.

Title:The Little Surprises

Rating: G

Genre: Gen

Pairings or Characters: All Hosts

Warnings: None

Summary: Six days from the POV of the Twins. Very Short. My first attempt at Ouran Fic



( The Little Surprises )



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ETA: Sorry, sorry! Coding mishap. Stupid Rich Text. Should be fixed now.

Title: Rendition
Rating: PG
Genre: Friendship/Cryptic comparisons
Pairings or Characters: Hosts with very (VERY) cryptic mentions of Tamaki/Eclair
Warnings: none, besides my overly abused comparisons of the Host Club to a play
Summary:  --so that, conclusions to be as kisses, if your four negatives make your two affirmatives why then, the worse for my friends and the better for my foes-- Tamaki attempts to atone after the fiasco with Eclair. Cryptic stage-drabble.

 

 

( Why, this is most excellent... )

Title: Pictures of You
Rating: G
Genre: romance/family
Pairings and Characters: Haruhi's parents (Ryouji x Kotoko). Haruhi makes an appearance as well.
Warnings: sappy sappy fluff, slight spoilers for the latest chapter of the manga (which you can read here if you haven't yet).
Summary: Sifting through old photographs, Ryouji immerses himself in memories of his wife.
Link: Pictures of You

Recently I've been addicted to writing about the Suoh-Grantaine family. Now, I'm also addicted to writing about the Fujioka family XD I wonder who will be next. This entire fic was brought on by chapter 70.5 of the manga, which was the cutest thing I've ever read.

Title: Two Sugars, Milk
Rating: G
Genre: Introspection?
Pairings or Characters: onesided Kyouya/Anne-Sophie
Warnings: Manga spoilers, I guess, if you don't know who Anne-Sophie is.
Notes: I got distracted by shiny new fandoms and haven't participated in a while. I've been going through some of my unfinished fics to try and shake off a spell of writer's block. I started this short fic right after reading the chapter where Anne-Sophie appears. I haven't read much beyond that.
Summary: Kyouya takes his tea too sweet and tries to stifle his inner child.

( Voicing anything to her is a struggle unlike any he has ever experienced. )

Title: Telegram from Ems
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Romance
Pairings or Characters: Kyouya x Éclair
Warnings: None
Summary: The letters are sent, words said, actions done. Neither side can play ignorant now.

"He is Germany and she is France. And so they begin their game..."

The Theme:

"Author's Choice"

+ You may write whatever you like as long as it involves Ouran High School Host Club.
+ Crossovers are accepted too.
+ You may also submit a chapter or sequel to an earlier work, if you choose, as long as you give a proper link to the previous parts. Keep in mind if your piece is longer, it might be more difficult for readers to catch up in time when the voting starts.

FREE WORD COUNT. All entries are due Friday, June 12th by midnight central time. You may post to the community, your journal, or link it to an off-site. Make sure your links work.

Reminder: Use THIS as your guide for submitting your works.

In the Subject line, please put the particular theme and title of your fic.

Title:
Rating: all ratings accepted
Genre: all genres included
Pairings or Characters: Please try to give all pairings/characters a chance for reading. All pairings and characters are permissible.
Warnings: adult content, fluff, anything you think may squick others
Summary: Help us out and tell us a little about it.

Here is your winner for the "Faith" challenge:

1st place - Thoreau by euphonious_glow

Congratulations! Thanks to all who participated and voted. Here is your banner.



The next challenge should be up soon. <3