Title: Expectations (or, All I Can Say)
Pairing: Dawn/Mallory
Rating/Word Count: PG-13/8284
Timeline/Spoilers: high school; spoilers for #95, "Kristy+Bart=?" and #104, "Abby's Twin"
Disclaimer: see journal sidebar
A/N:Written for midnightwriting, who's been a great mod, in short_takes, who requested high school, college, or after and the following prompt: "I looked down the table at my normally quiet sister [sitting with Shannon]. Suddenly she seemed to have plenty to say." -#89, "Welcome to the BSC, Abby." Song is "Passenger Seat" by Stephen Speaks. I apologize for the lateness of this fic; the muse went on vacation while my best friend's wedding was eating my life. This is my longest fic ever, so please forgive me if it's not that great.

Summary: Shannon shoulders the weight of everyone's expectations as well as her own secret truths...

Suddenly there was nothing and everything left to talk about, and both of us had plenty to say.

Title: Sister Business
Author: leithal
Pairing: Shannon/Abby (although, as usual, the pairing has ended up rather secondary and the story has ended up being mostly about someone else - in this case, Tiffany)
Timeline: summer after first year of college (I am thinking it maybe takes place two or three weeks after the last Abby/Shannon fic I wrote)
Disclaimer: not mine, I just play here
Words: 1,575 or so
For: coffeecommunity, who asked for the following elements - going to different schools (SA vs. SHS), reactions from Shannon's sisters and/or other girl's siblings
Writing Notes: Plot is still not a strength, obviously - but I am not worrying about that too too much because I am writing fairly short pieces for these challenges. What I am still having a lot of trouble with is endings - I always get to the point where I think my fic is done, and I have no idea how to finish it, so it just kind of peters out and no matter how happy I am with it up to that point, the ending is always a disappointment. Does anybody have any pointers??

Anyhow. On to the fic:

( The day that year-end report cards arrive from Stoneybrook Academy has traditionally been an awkward day in the Kilbourne household... )

Title: Wintry and Warm
Author: quirkytaverna
Fandom: BSC
Characters/Pairing: Shannon Kilbourne/Stacey McGill (brief mention of Shannon/Dawn)
Disclaimer: Not mine, no gain, don’t sue please.
Rating/Warning: N/A
Summary: “It had been a natural time for the girls to re-connect; when your friends party a little too hard when it’s time for the standardized testing that determines your entire life, you seek out those you know with similar principles”
A/N: 1,000ish words. For escritoireazul (!) and the Shannon round at short_takes

wintry & warm: @ my LJ

Title: Know the World
Author: Carla
Disclaimer: Characters from the BSC belong to Ann M. Martin.
Dedication: Written for dsharpe113 for short_takes.
Warning: non-explicit girl slash
Rating: 13+

Summary: Shannon makes lists and outlines and color-coded notes, but that's not always the best way to know the world.

"Know the World"

Hey guys! I'm posting because after this round, I'm not going to have time to participate in this community anymore. I love it, and I hope it continues to exist, but stories are due today and I haven't even begun mine--not because I don't have ideas, but because I just haven't had the time. And as mod, I don't ever want to turn in a story late.

So what I wanted to know is if there's anyone who'd be willing to mod this community from here on out. I'm going to post a list of what that entails under the cut.

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If you're interested, email me at writingthis at gmail dot com. If no one is interested, I'll consider continuing to mod, but I won't be writing anymore either way, and I can't promise anything.

Thanks guys, I've loved this community and had a lot of fun, and I appreciate everyone who has written for it and kept it alive!

Just a reminder--Shannon round stories for short_takes are due this Sunday!

Sign-ups are now closed for the Shannon round and assignments have been mailed out. Stories will be due on January 25th. Thanks to everyone who signed up!

Because I was a day late in posting the sign-ups for the Shannon round, and because so few people are signed up, I'm extending the sign-ups an extra day. Sign-ups will now close TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 at midnight Eastern time. Head on over and sign up!

SIGN-UPS ARE NOW CLOSED

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Hello everyone! Happy 2009! I hope you're all having a good year so far!

It's time to start the poll for a new round here at short_takes. Because we're down to four options, you'll only be able to vote for one from now until we finish out these four rounds. If the BSC sisters win, you'll have a chance to define WHO you want to write about in sign-ups.

And for anyone who has older stories from 2008 to post, please feel free to do so!

Poll #1325797
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Pick this week's theme/girl -- select ONE ONLY

Title: Catching Up
Author: leithal
Pairing: Mallory Pike/Stacey McGill (hints... also hints at Stacey/Charlotte)
Timeline: Stacey has just started university, Mallory is still in high school
Disclaimer: not mine, but fun to play with
Words: just over 1400
For: chickwith_stick, who wanted it to include the fact that Mal and Stacey are neighbours; discussion of Mal's siblings; and requested that Mallory not be insecure
Notes: I'm sorry this is late, and I'm sorry it's mostly just aimless dialogue with no plot and no conclusion, and I'm sorry it just hints at slashiness instead of actually being slashy - that said, I enjoyed the chance to catch up with the Pikes :)

( On December the 12th, I make it home from school in record time )

Title: Indecision
Author: Lauren
Rating: G
Pairing: Mallory/Jessi
Summary: Nothing's fair when you're eleven.
Author's notes: This got angsty. A lot more angsty than I would have intended. But better than I thought it would end. Written for amor_demi_alma, who wanted Mallory/Jessi, babysitting, a hug and Claire.

( what eleven year old isn't stupid? )

Normally, with a round having ended yesterday, today would be the time for a new round poll. However, I was reminded that most people be busy this week and next with holiday plans, so I'm going to hold off until January to start the next round.

In the meantime, please feel free to continue to post your Mallory round fics, any unfinished fic from previous round, and to write stories from the prompts found here.

See you all in 2009 and have a happy New Year!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mallory round. Five Seven of the eight stories are in, but hopefully the other three one will be in soon. In the meantime, here's the master list so far. I'll update as the rest come in.


poppyfields13 wrote Be Home Again for quirkytaverna

quirkytaverna wrote Hello, Again for leithal

leithal wrote Catching Up for chickwith_stick

chickwith_stick wrote Indecision for amor_demi_alma

amor_demi_alma wrote This Change for elisabeth_grace

elisabeth_grace wrote Could You Bottle It Up? for coffeecommunity

coffeecommunity wrote Of Smiles and Small Towns for buried_icon

Title: This Change

Author: Caitlin,

amor_demi_alma

Rating: G

Pairings: Mallory / Mary Anne

Summary: Mallory Pike is a freshman in high school when she makes and breaks her first relationship. But maybe that relationship is just a stepping stone on her path to self-acceptance.

Author's Note: Written for

elisabeth_grace

. Coincidentally, this is my second fic over at

short_takes

and both have ended up being for Lissie, which is doubly awesome because Lissie obviously owns. She requested: "Somebody insisting that Mallory has changed (whether she has or not), mention of Vanessa."

Also ... I haven't had anyone beta this, and I feel like there might be some tense issues. I apologize in advance!

(  I can read Mary Anne Spier like a book in this moment ...  )

Title: Of Smiles and Small Towns
Author: coffeecommunity
Pairing: Dawn/Mallory
Rating/Word Count: PG-13/5,074
Timeline/Spoilers: high school; spoilers for California Diaries
Disclaimer: All below mentioned characters belong to Ann M. Martin and Scholastic, Inc. All other products/labels/etc. belong to their respective owners, and I am not making any profit from this, so please do not sue unless you would like thousands of dollars of student debt.
A/N: Written for buried_icon, who requested high school, disgust at tofu and amusement at said disgust of tofu. And it does have a little bit of angst, but it is minor and is mainly CD canon, so please try not to hate me. I realize that it is now technically Monday. So sorry, I've been having computer issues. Also, this is my first posted fic anywhere ever, so please be brutally honest.

Summary: Four years later, it's amazing how everything can change..

You never in your wildest imaginings would have considered Mallory Pike beautiful, but the evidence sits right before your eyes.

Title: Hello, Again
Author: quirkytaverna
Fandom: BSC
Characters/Pairing: Mallory Pike/Tiffany Kilbourne
Timeline/Spoilers: post-post series. Let’s put Mal early in her college life
Rating/Warning: Nothing, really. Girls flirt.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no gain, don’t sue please.
Summary: Mallory remembers how a year used to be a big deal
A/N: About 750 words; for the Mallory round over at short_takes. This is written for leithal, who seems to get stuck with my writing all the time!

Hello, Again - @ my LJ

[Title] Be Home Again

[For] quirkytaverna

[Summary] Request was Mallory/Stacey, High School, Rain and an old book. And I hope it’s not too angsty for you! And that it’s not too far off from what you wanted…

[Disclaimer] Making no money from this. blah blah.

[Word Count] 699

[Rating] PG

[A/N] Gosh, I so hope this doesn’t completely suck. I have not been involved in this fandom for a very long time. Hope it’s not OOC or anything. And it’s kinda cheesy… Arg. *hides* - Oh! and also, it’s unbeta’d, so sorry for any mistakes.

(fake cut!)

Title: Could You Bottle It Up?
Author: elisabeth_grace
Pairing: Mallory/Abby
Rating: PG
Summary: Mallory sees Abby again at the triplets' graduation party
A/N: Written for coffeecommunity, who requested the pairing, Mallory's large family, and Mallory coming out to at least one person.


( I have an excellent gaydar. )

This is just a reminder that stories for the Mallory round will be due this Sunday. I'm looking forward to reading them!