HKFest04: Prompt Claims Post
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Specific Prompts:
1. Kris Allen is the son of a wealthy businessman who must marry by his 25th birthday or lose the inheritance he plans to use to fund his own charity. He sees Adam Lambert, a struggling musician, perform one night and is smitten; Kris makes Adam an offer he can’t refuse.
2. Kris Allen signs up for Theater 101 because it’s the only open course that fits his schedule. It’s not long before the professor learns what Kris has always known: he sucks at acting. Kris is handed over to the not so tender mercies of TA, Adam Lambert, who teaches Kris about acting, and a whole lot more.
3. Single dad Kris Allen finally bows to the inevitable and hires a nanny to help him take care of his daughter/son. Picturing the staid nanny types who suck all the fun out of life, he tells the service that he wants someone who is imaginative and artistic. When Adam Lambert first appears on his doorstep, Kris isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job, but Adam soon convinces Kris otherwise. vmo_03 (fanfic)
4. When photographs of Kris Allen kissing another man are posted on-line he refuses to deny that he is gay. His record company claims breach of contract, but they give Kris a choice: either he will be banned from performing publicly for the remainder of his contract and sued for damages, or he can agree to allow them to sell his contract to Adam Lambert, a man who has made no secret of his desire for Kris.
5. Kris Allen knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him. Little does Kris know that by signing his name on the dotted line, he's agreed to become the personal blood donor to a vampire prince and there is not breaking this blood contract.
Prince Adam Lambert is dying. He needs a blood donor with pure blood. When Kris is brought to him, Adam finds himself dealing with feelings he has never experienced before. Falling in love with his blood donor was never part of the contract.
When Kris's life is threatened, Adam will do anything to save him, even break every rule of his kind. He's even willing to give up his life to save the man he loves. But will it be enough and will it be in time? More importantly, will Kris accept a vampire prince as his mate?
6. Kris Allen has always been a really laid back kind of guy. But when someone (paps, bigots) threaten Adam Lambert, Kris springs to his defense and throws some punches. Adam never realized Kris felt so protective of him.
7. The story begins with the rake Adam, Lord Lambert, striking a deal with Kris Allen, the stuttering son of a sickly club owner whose uncle is plotting to marry him to a cousin, kill him and take his father's money. Kris offers up his future inheritance to Adam in exchange for the protection of marriage and assistance in seeing his father before he dies. They embark for Scotland, where they have a hasty marriage. Despite their mutual mistrust, they forge a tentative bond, but Adam is alarmed by his powerful reaction to the consummation, while Kris tries to defy his feelings for this playboy. After Kris's father dies, Adam takes an interest in the club, and while reforming it, Kris challenges him to a three-month celibacy bet before he'll bed him again. The suspicious newlyweds fight growing passion and frustration while a mysterious villain makes attempts on Kris's life. (From Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas)
8. Two strong werewolf packs fight for dominance and territory. In the midst of the land they are fighting about is a small village, where the mysterious Music Mage lives.
Kris Allen meets Adam Lambert one day at the river, and they strike up a fast friendship, a friendship that quickly evolves into love.
But when Adam's pack tries to overtake the village they're stopped by the powerful magic wielded by . . . Kris?
9. Rock star Adam Lambert needs a break. Lane once mentioned a volunteer group she worked with in the past, and told him how rewarding it was. Adam remembers that conversation when he’s thinking about places to hide out and recharge his batteries, so he has Lane sign him up.
Adam wonders if he’s gotten more than he’d bargained for - Haiti [or place of your choice] is hotter than he’d imagined (his make-up *melts* off his face), and he’d take a shower twice a day if his tent (or the camp it was in) had running water - but then Adam meets the man in charge of the group of volunteers Adam is a part of.
Kris Allen is no stranger to helping others; he’s been on several mission trips since starting college. This time, though, Kris needed to get away so he could think; it’s time to decide whether he wants to keep on playing music in bars and producing his own records that sell about 10 copies, or if he wants to get married and finish college.
Kris thinks that there’s only one path to follow; the same path his father took. He’d given his music a chance, now it was time to be an adult, grow up. But then Adam Lambert shows up in his little group of volunteers, and shows Kris that there’s another path. Will Kris be brave enough to walk the path that leads to happiness in Adam’s arms? puska_baby (fanfic)
10. Kris Allen is a werefox, which is really unfair, because everyone else in his family is a werewolf. No one treats him differently, but Kris feels like he doesn’t fit in. Until he meets Adam Lambert, the new Alpha for the Arkansas region.
Adam’s all sleek black and sparkly and gorgeous, so Kris should totally feel out of place, and yet he feels like he’s known Adam all his life. Kris has never gotten along with anyone so well, and he’s feeling comfortable in their friendship until Adam informs Kris that he plans on making Kris his mate, despite Kris’ objections that a werefox and a werewolf can’t be a mated pair.
Can Adam prove to Kris that the ways they’re similar matter more than the ways in which they’re different, and make him believe that love really does conquer all? kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
11. Kris Allen’s band won a contest to open for famous singer Adam Lambert when his tour stopped in Little Rock. Problem was, Kris didn’t remember entering the contest, nor did he want to see Adam again.
Adam Lambert hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Kris since the day he left for LA to make it big. He’s decided that he wants Kris back, and he’s not above doing something underhanded if that means he gets to have Kris in his life again. kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
12. Kris Allen, fresh off a world tour, is suffering from exhaustion. His management sends him on a tropical vacation for a month. Kris thinks a month on his own is going to suck, until he meets the gorgeous bartender.
Adam Lambert gave up on his dream of becoming a rock star. He serves drinks to the tourists on the beach during the day, and seduces them into his bed at night. He thinks it’s enough, until he meets cute and sexy Kris Allen.
Will Kris be able to convince Adam that he should take a chance on Kris, and give his dream another shot?
13. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen go out on a boat, get caught in a storm and become castaways on a deserted island. Their clothes become ragged, and the exposed skin, time, and surviving alone 'does something' to the boys...
14. Kris Allen is lying around Conway during summer break from college when his cousin, who is working security at a music venue in Little Rock, calls and tells Kris that Adam Lambert's bus driver broke his leg and they need a replacement for the rest of the tour, and they need him today! Kris thinks it's a good way to make a little money before he heads back to college... Of course, he finds much more than he bargains for.
15. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once the best of friends, brought together by a common experience. Kris even thought he was in love with Adam, but time and distance have separated them. It’s been several years since Kris has even seen Adam, until someone starts killing the American Idol winners.
Adam freaks out and kidnaps Kris because he doesn’t believe that Kris will take the proper precautions on his own. Kris can call no one for help, mainly because Adam left Kris’ phone at his house so no one could trace him, but also because his family was complicit in said kidnapping.
Kris is determined to remain irritated with Adam for kidnapping him, but being with Adam 24/7 reminds Kris how much he likes Adam and enjoys hanging out with him. And just why he fell in love with him in the first place. Kris finds himself less concerned with the madman killing Idols, and more worried that he won’t be able to hide his growing feelings from Adam.
16. Kris Allen’s first love was music, but when he was drafted by [baseball franchise of your choice] right out of high school, he figured it was too good an opportunity to pass up, so he packed his guitar, along with his favorite glove and bat, and headed to [wherever their triple A team plays].
Kris is doing pretty well. Even though he’s a bit homesick, he gets along with most of the guys on the team, and he’s even heard rumors that he might be sent up to the majors if they need a back up [catcher], just to give him some experience at that level. He misses playing with his dad, and his friends, but he’s got his guitar and his roommate doesn’t care if he plays it in their room, so Kris figures he’s doing alright.
Until he walks into a club he’d never been in before and meets Adam Lambert. Adam has a voice like an angel (or the devil, Kris thinks, because it makes him want to do very naughty things to the other man), and he’s gorgeous to boot. Just when Kris believes he’s chosen the path his life is going to take, Adam comes along and makes him rethink that.
17. He harbors a secret yearning. As a lover of animals and nature, Kris Allen has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though he participated in the London season in the past, the free-spirited Kris has never been swept away or seriously courted . . . and he has resigned himself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Allens to settle for an ordinary man -- just to avoid spinsterhood?
He is a world-weary cynic. Captain Adam Lambert is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Kris’s friend, the vivacious flirt Brad Bell, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Brad, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul -- and it’s becoming clear that Adam won’t come back as the same man. When Kris learns of Brad’s disappointment, he decides to help by concocting Brad’s letters to Adam for him. Soon the correspondence between Kris and Adam develops into something fulfilling and deep…and when Adam comes home, he’s determined to claim the man he loves. What began as Kris’s innocent deception has resulted in the agony of unfulfilled love -- and a passion that can’t be denied . . . (from Lisa Kleypas's Love in the Afternoon)
18. Kris Allen has the perfect life. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Cale Mills, and just landed his ideal job. The only thorn in his side is the cocky Adam Lambert whom he now has to work with.
The perfect life comes crashing down when it's discovered that Cale has been having an affair with Tommy, Adam's husband. As they overcome their differences to help each other pick up the pieces, will they give into their attraction? Could this ever be more than a rebound fling?
19. Kris Allen has realized that he made a mistake when he left his music career behind. Now he’s mounting a comeback, and opening for Adam Lambert during his summer concert tour would be a coup, but there’s a catch: Adam wants Kris as more than his opening act.
20. Kris Allen was blissfully in love and looking forward to his happily ever after . . . until he found out that it was all a lie. Now, years later, Adam Lambert has come looking for Kris, and he’ll use whatever means necessary (blackmail, bribery, other method of author’s choice) to get Kris back. Is Kris doomed to a loveless marriage, or will he be able to forgive Adam and forge the future he’d once dreamt of? revontulet_iam (fanfic)
21. Kris Allen agrees to participate in a charity bachelor auction because it’s for a good cause, but eyebrows are raised when the infamous Adam Lambert bids on him. When Adam wins the bidding, though, Kris is less concerned with his reputation and more with his virtue. Will either come away intact? More importantly, by the time Adam's done with him, will Kris care? spikedluv (fanfic - completed)
22. Adam Lambert’s days of tabloid notoriety are behind him if he wants to keep his record contract. To complete his newly reformed image, his management wants him to settle down and get married. Adam refuses to even consider the idea until he meets his prospective husband, Kris Allen.
23. When Adam Lambert left college early to hone his craft ‘on the job’, the classroom wasn’t the only thing he left behind. Over the years Kris Allen tried to forget the young man who’d stolen his heart and then left him without a word, but he’s never quite managed.
Years later, when Adam hasn’t yet made it big, and Kris is on the verge of giving up his dream of playing music and going back to school, they both try out for American Idol. Sparks fly when they are finally reunited during Hollywood Week, but Kris is afraid that Adam will break his heart once more. Can Adam convince Kris that he’ll never leave him again?
24. Kris Allen's sister is supposed the marry the young and poor Lord Adam Lambert. Of course Kris and Adam fall for each other, what do they do?
25. One of the boys is a new vampire hunter in training and at the same time busy with suitors and trying to find a husband. (Regency; kind of a The Gardella Vampire Chronicles AU)
26. Being a gay werewolf in Conway is difficult. When finally the first gay bar opens its doors Kris Allen finally finds acceptance and a mate.
27. The young pickpocket, Kris Allen, gets more than he bargains for with his next mark, the dashing Adam Lambert. [It's up to the author who Adam Lambert is -- a rakish lord aiming to seduce, or a captain of the guard who then embarks on a cat and mouse game or wants to help Kris change his ways and take him under his wing (and into his bed), etc.] (Regency)
28. Left alone on the Allen family ranch, Kris Allen believes in making the most of the life he was born to. So, according to his late father's wishes, he's ruthlessly buying all the surrounding land he can get his hands on.
Raven-haired Boston heir Adam Lambert wants to forge his own path-from socialite to independent rancher-and has settled on Texas for his fresh start. His new neighbor, Kris, doesn't like the competition one bit. But Adam's not going to let an infuriatingly sexy cowboy get in his way! (Based on The Lone Rancher by Carol Finch)
29. Kris Allen is the heir to the Allen fortune. He is expected to finish college with a degree in business and go to work for the family, learning the business from the ground up and eventually taking it over from his father. Kris is prepared to give up his dream of becoming a musician and settle down with the perfect wife until he meets Adam Lambert and discovers a passion he’d only before found in his music. Will Kris accept the life everyone expects of him, or choose the life that makes him happy?
30. After bad investments [or reason of author’s choice] leave the Allen family broke, Kris Allen turns to the one person he knows will be willing to loan his father the money . . . for a price. Adam Lambert is a scoundrel, but he’s never lied about one thing - his desire for Kris. Will Kris be able to hide his own attraction for the other man long enough to complete their business arrangement and get out in one piece?
31. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert grew up together in the same small town (in a time of your choosing) where it is common for mothers to form a marriage pact when their children are still newborns. As per tradition, Kim Allen and Mrs. O’Connell decide that their children, Kris and Katy, should be married. They make the pact and seal it, ensuring that the two children will most certainly fall in love.
Once the children are of marriageable age, their mothers begin to arrange dates for them. The problem is that Adam (unbeknownst to himself) somehow ends up intervening in every date by being in the middle of some accident/disturbance that draws Kris's attention. Kris, the white knight that he is, always rides to Adam's rescue and he never makes it to his dates with Katy. This happens several times, and by the time Kris meets Katy he's already fallen in love with Adam. (Supernatural/Fantasy)
32. Unable to make it on his music alone, Kris Allen takes a job as a personal assistant to the flamboyant, charismatic and infuriating glamrocker Adam Lambert. Working for Adam becomes a challenge in more ways than one when Kris finds himself attracted to the other man. wizardesslyn (fanfic & fanart - completed)
33. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen had been in love once, but that was years ago. When they meet up again Kris is determined to maintain a distance between them; Adam is equally determined to win Kris back. faerielissa (fanfic)
34. Vampire Prince Kristopher Allen must bond with his mate or forfeit succession to the throne. When Kris meets Adam Lambert he knows immediately that he’s found his mate, but there’s just one problem: Adam’s still human. Will Kris give up Adam, or the throne?
35. Kris Allen is under a lot of stress - finishing his album and doing interviews and photo shoots and radio promos - and the more responsibilities that build up, the more control he tries to exert. Until the day Kris meets Adam Lambert, and the soft command of Adam’s voice takes the weight off of Kris’ shoulders for one blissful night. Kris thinks one night isn’t enough, but can he accept the peace he found with Adam on a permanent basis?
36. Someone’s trying to kill Kris Allen.
Kris is not pleased when they cancel his tour and put him in protective custody, until he meets the man responsible for his safety. Kris doesn’t mind being stuck in a hotel suite with Adam Lambert, because he’s interesting to talk to, and he makes Kris laugh. He’s not bad on the eyes, either.
Adam is also the best kisser Kris has ever met.
Kris wants to taste Adam’s kisses again, but Adam refuses to let himself get distracted (not even when Kris walks around in a towel, fresh from the shower, or all sleepy and bedhead-y). People underestimate Kris; they think of him as mellow and laid back, and don’t see the steely determination that lies beneath the surface. And Kris is determined to get his man.
Can Kris convince Adam to take a chance on him, and will the killer give them the opportunity to explore a future together? mhobbs0430 (fanfic) & wizardesslyn (fanart)
37. Adam Lambert’s a little tipsy when he mistakes Kris Allen for a fan and takes him home for the night [or blows him off, author choice]. Things are a bit awkward when Adam realizes that the Kris he met the night before is the same Kris Allen his band is supposed to be opening for on their upcoming tour. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s not quite the player [or jerk] he appears to be, and show him that they’re perfect for each other? mhobbs0430 (fanfic - completed) & wizardesslyn (fanart)
38. Kris Allen wakes up in the hospital having lost his memories of the last six months of his life. The one thing he remembers is Adam Lambert, and the love they share. Adam takes Kris home from the hospital to the home they share, but things feel strange to Kris. What happens when he remembers the truth, that Adam left him for another man and has just been playing a role to help Kris get his memory back? Can Adam convince Kris that he truly loves him? Can Kris trust him? birddi (fanart - completed)
39. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once friends. Now they’re being forced into an arranged marriage so that Adam’s family doesn’t lose their home and standing. Kris had been in love with Adam when they were growing up, but Adam only had eyes for Bradley Bell. Kris believes that Adam is pining for his ex and only marrying Kris to help out his family. He agrees to the marriage only if they never have to share the same bed. Can Adam convince Kris that he is the one Adam loves? birddi (fanart)
40. Kris Allen has come out to his family and, while they accept him, his church and friends don’t. To get away, Kris agrees to become a mail order bride. When Kris meets Adam Lambert, he’s recovering from a broken heart. Which kind of sucks, because Kris falls for Adam the moment their eyes meet. Feelings develop between the two of them, but Kris knows he’s just a substitute for the man Adam really loves. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s wrong and keep him from returning to his family?
General Tropes:
1. Marriage of convenience/arranged marriage.
2. Mistaken identity.
3. Baby left on doorstep.
4. Mail order bride.
5. Amnesia.
6. Secretary/boss (or similar relationship, ie, nurse/doctor).
If you have any questions about this round specifically, please ask them at the Rules Post; if you have questions about the fest generally, please ask them at the Q&A Post.
Specific Prompts:
1. Kris Allen is the son of a wealthy businessman who must marry by his 25th birthday or lose the inheritance he plans to use to fund his own charity. He sees Adam Lambert, a struggling musician, perform one night and is smitten; Kris makes Adam an offer he can’t refuse.
2. Kris Allen signs up for Theater 101 because it’s the only open course that fits his schedule. It’s not long before the professor learns what Kris has always known: he sucks at acting. Kris is handed over to the not so tender mercies of TA, Adam Lambert, who teaches Kris about acting, and a whole lot more.
3. Single dad Kris Allen finally bows to the inevitable and hires a nanny to help him take care of his daughter/son. Picturing the staid nanny types who suck all the fun out of life, he tells the service that he wants someone who is imaginative and artistic. When Adam Lambert first appears on his doorstep, Kris isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job, but Adam soon convinces Kris otherwise. vmo_03 (fanfic)
4. When photographs of Kris Allen kissing another man are posted on-line he refuses to deny that he is gay. His record company claims breach of contract, but they give Kris a choice: either he will be banned from performing publicly for the remainder of his contract and sued for damages, or he can agree to allow them to sell his contract to Adam Lambert, a man who has made no secret of his desire for Kris.
5. Kris Allen knew things were bad when he got called to the dean's office at his university. He just didn't expect to see his estranged father when he arrived or the proposal his father offers him. Little does Kris know that by signing his name on the dotted line, he's agreed to become the personal blood donor to a vampire prince and there is not breaking this blood contract.
Prince Adam Lambert is dying. He needs a blood donor with pure blood. When Kris is brought to him, Adam finds himself dealing with feelings he has never experienced before. Falling in love with his blood donor was never part of the contract.
When Kris's life is threatened, Adam will do anything to save him, even break every rule of his kind. He's even willing to give up his life to save the man he loves. But will it be enough and will it be in time? More importantly, will Kris accept a vampire prince as his mate?
6. Kris Allen has always been a really laid back kind of guy. But when someone (paps, bigots) threaten Adam Lambert, Kris springs to his defense and throws some punches. Adam never realized Kris felt so protective of him.
7. The story begins with the rake Adam, Lord Lambert, striking a deal with Kris Allen, the stuttering son of a sickly club owner whose uncle is plotting to marry him to a cousin, kill him and take his father's money. Kris offers up his future inheritance to Adam in exchange for the protection of marriage and assistance in seeing his father before he dies. They embark for Scotland, where they have a hasty marriage. Despite their mutual mistrust, they forge a tentative bond, but Adam is alarmed by his powerful reaction to the consummation, while Kris tries to defy his feelings for this playboy. After Kris's father dies, Adam takes an interest in the club, and while reforming it, Kris challenges him to a three-month celibacy bet before he'll bed him again. The suspicious newlyweds fight growing passion and frustration while a mysterious villain makes attempts on Kris's life. (From Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas)
8. Two strong werewolf packs fight for dominance and territory. In the midst of the land they are fighting about is a small village, where the mysterious Music Mage lives.
Kris Allen meets Adam Lambert one day at the river, and they strike up a fast friendship, a friendship that quickly evolves into love.
But when Adam's pack tries to overtake the village they're stopped by the powerful magic wielded by . . . Kris?
9. Rock star Adam Lambert needs a break. Lane once mentioned a volunteer group she worked with in the past, and told him how rewarding it was. Adam remembers that conversation when he’s thinking about places to hide out and recharge his batteries, so he has Lane sign him up.
Adam wonders if he’s gotten more than he’d bargained for - Haiti [or place of your choice] is hotter than he’d imagined (his make-up *melts* off his face), and he’d take a shower twice a day if his tent (or the camp it was in) had running water - but then Adam meets the man in charge of the group of volunteers Adam is a part of.
Kris Allen is no stranger to helping others; he’s been on several mission trips since starting college. This time, though, Kris needed to get away so he could think; it’s time to decide whether he wants to keep on playing music in bars and producing his own records that sell about 10 copies, or if he wants to get married and finish college.
Kris thinks that there’s only one path to follow; the same path his father took. He’d given his music a chance, now it was time to be an adult, grow up. But then Adam Lambert shows up in his little group of volunteers, and shows Kris that there’s another path. Will Kris be brave enough to walk the path that leads to happiness in Adam’s arms? puska_baby (fanfic)
10. Kris Allen is a werefox, which is really unfair, because everyone else in his family is a werewolf. No one treats him differently, but Kris feels like he doesn’t fit in. Until he meets Adam Lambert, the new Alpha for the Arkansas region.
Adam’s all sleek black and sparkly and gorgeous, so Kris should totally feel out of place, and yet he feels like he’s known Adam all his life. Kris has never gotten along with anyone so well, and he’s feeling comfortable in their friendship until Adam informs Kris that he plans on making Kris his mate, despite Kris’ objections that a werefox and a werewolf can’t be a mated pair.
Can Adam prove to Kris that the ways they’re similar matter more than the ways in which they’re different, and make him believe that love really does conquer all? kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
11. Kris Allen’s band won a contest to open for famous singer Adam Lambert when his tour stopped in Little Rock. Problem was, Kris didn’t remember entering the contest, nor did he want to see Adam again.
Adam Lambert hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Kris since the day he left for LA to make it big. He’s decided that he wants Kris back, and he’s not above doing something underhanded if that means he gets to have Kris in his life again. kira_dark_wing (fanfic)
12. Kris Allen, fresh off a world tour, is suffering from exhaustion. His management sends him on a tropical vacation for a month. Kris thinks a month on his own is going to suck, until he meets the gorgeous bartender.
Adam Lambert gave up on his dream of becoming a rock star. He serves drinks to the tourists on the beach during the day, and seduces them into his bed at night. He thinks it’s enough, until he meets cute and sexy Kris Allen.
Will Kris be able to convince Adam that he should take a chance on Kris, and give his dream another shot?
13. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen go out on a boat, get caught in a storm and become castaways on a deserted island. Their clothes become ragged, and the exposed skin, time, and surviving alone 'does something' to the boys...
14. Kris Allen is lying around Conway during summer break from college when his cousin, who is working security at a music venue in Little Rock, calls and tells Kris that Adam Lambert's bus driver broke his leg and they need a replacement for the rest of the tour, and they need him today! Kris thinks it's a good way to make a little money before he heads back to college... Of course, he finds much more than he bargains for.
15. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once the best of friends, brought together by a common experience. Kris even thought he was in love with Adam, but time and distance have separated them. It’s been several years since Kris has even seen Adam, until someone starts killing the American Idol winners.
Adam freaks out and kidnaps Kris because he doesn’t believe that Kris will take the proper precautions on his own. Kris can call no one for help, mainly because Adam left Kris’ phone at his house so no one could trace him, but also because his family was complicit in said kidnapping.
Kris is determined to remain irritated with Adam for kidnapping him, but being with Adam 24/7 reminds Kris how much he likes Adam and enjoys hanging out with him. And just why he fell in love with him in the first place. Kris finds himself less concerned with the madman killing Idols, and more worried that he won’t be able to hide his growing feelings from Adam.
16. Kris Allen’s first love was music, but when he was drafted by [baseball franchise of your choice] right out of high school, he figured it was too good an opportunity to pass up, so he packed his guitar, along with his favorite glove and bat, and headed to [wherever their triple A team plays].
Kris is doing pretty well. Even though he’s a bit homesick, he gets along with most of the guys on the team, and he’s even heard rumors that he might be sent up to the majors if they need a back up [catcher], just to give him some experience at that level. He misses playing with his dad, and his friends, but he’s got his guitar and his roommate doesn’t care if he plays it in their room, so Kris figures he’s doing alright.
Until he walks into a club he’d never been in before and meets Adam Lambert. Adam has a voice like an angel (or the devil, Kris thinks, because it makes him want to do very naughty things to the other man), and he’s gorgeous to boot. Just when Kris believes he’s chosen the path his life is going to take, Adam comes along and makes him rethink that.
17. He harbors a secret yearning. As a lover of animals and nature, Kris Allen has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though he participated in the London season in the past, the free-spirited Kris has never been swept away or seriously courted . . . and he has resigned himself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Allens to settle for an ordinary man -- just to avoid spinsterhood?
He is a world-weary cynic. Captain Adam Lambert is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Kris’s friend, the vivacious flirt Brad Bell, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Brad, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul -- and it’s becoming clear that Adam won’t come back as the same man. When Kris learns of Brad’s disappointment, he decides to help by concocting Brad’s letters to Adam for him. Soon the correspondence between Kris and Adam develops into something fulfilling and deep…and when Adam comes home, he’s determined to claim the man he loves. What began as Kris’s innocent deception has resulted in the agony of unfulfilled love -- and a passion that can’t be denied . . . (from Lisa Kleypas's Love in the Afternoon)
18. Kris Allen has the perfect life. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Cale Mills, and just landed his ideal job. The only thorn in his side is the cocky Adam Lambert whom he now has to work with.
The perfect life comes crashing down when it's discovered that Cale has been having an affair with Tommy, Adam's husband. As they overcome their differences to help each other pick up the pieces, will they give into their attraction? Could this ever be more than a rebound fling?
19. Kris Allen has realized that he made a mistake when he left his music career behind. Now he’s mounting a comeback, and opening for Adam Lambert during his summer concert tour would be a coup, but there’s a catch: Adam wants Kris as more than his opening act.
20. Kris Allen was blissfully in love and looking forward to his happily ever after . . . until he found out that it was all a lie. Now, years later, Adam Lambert has come looking for Kris, and he’ll use whatever means necessary (blackmail, bribery, other method of author’s choice) to get Kris back. Is Kris doomed to a loveless marriage, or will he be able to forgive Adam and forge the future he’d once dreamt of? revontulet_iam (fanfic)
21. Kris Allen agrees to participate in a charity bachelor auction because it’s for a good cause, but eyebrows are raised when the infamous Adam Lambert bids on him. When Adam wins the bidding, though, Kris is less concerned with his reputation and more with his virtue. Will either come away intact? More importantly, by the time Adam's done with him, will Kris care? spikedluv (fanfic - completed)
22. Adam Lambert’s days of tabloid notoriety are behind him if he wants to keep his record contract. To complete his newly reformed image, his management wants him to settle down and get married. Adam refuses to even consider the idea until he meets his prospective husband, Kris Allen.
23. When Adam Lambert left college early to hone his craft ‘on the job’, the classroom wasn’t the only thing he left behind. Over the years Kris Allen tried to forget the young man who’d stolen his heart and then left him without a word, but he’s never quite managed.
Years later, when Adam hasn’t yet made it big, and Kris is on the verge of giving up his dream of playing music and going back to school, they both try out for American Idol. Sparks fly when they are finally reunited during Hollywood Week, but Kris is afraid that Adam will break his heart once more. Can Adam convince Kris that he’ll never leave him again?
24. Kris Allen's sister is supposed the marry the young and poor Lord Adam Lambert. Of course Kris and Adam fall for each other, what do they do?
25. One of the boys is a new vampire hunter in training and at the same time busy with suitors and trying to find a husband. (Regency; kind of a The Gardella Vampire Chronicles AU)
26. Being a gay werewolf in Conway is difficult. When finally the first gay bar opens its doors Kris Allen finally finds acceptance and a mate.
27. The young pickpocket, Kris Allen, gets more than he bargains for with his next mark, the dashing Adam Lambert. [It's up to the author who Adam Lambert is -- a rakish lord aiming to seduce, or a captain of the guard who then embarks on a cat and mouse game or wants to help Kris change his ways and take him under his wing (and into his bed), etc.] (Regency)
28. Left alone on the Allen family ranch, Kris Allen believes in making the most of the life he was born to. So, according to his late father's wishes, he's ruthlessly buying all the surrounding land he can get his hands on.
Raven-haired Boston heir Adam Lambert wants to forge his own path-from socialite to independent rancher-and has settled on Texas for his fresh start. His new neighbor, Kris, doesn't like the competition one bit. But Adam's not going to let an infuriatingly sexy cowboy get in his way! (Based on The Lone Rancher by Carol Finch)
29. Kris Allen is the heir to the Allen fortune. He is expected to finish college with a degree in business and go to work for the family, learning the business from the ground up and eventually taking it over from his father. Kris is prepared to give up his dream of becoming a musician and settle down with the perfect wife until he meets Adam Lambert and discovers a passion he’d only before found in his music. Will Kris accept the life everyone expects of him, or choose the life that makes him happy?
30. After bad investments [or reason of author’s choice] leave the Allen family broke, Kris Allen turns to the one person he knows will be willing to loan his father the money . . . for a price. Adam Lambert is a scoundrel, but he’s never lied about one thing - his desire for Kris. Will Kris be able to hide his own attraction for the other man long enough to complete their business arrangement and get out in one piece?
31. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert grew up together in the same small town (in a time of your choosing) where it is common for mothers to form a marriage pact when their children are still newborns. As per tradition, Kim Allen and Mrs. O’Connell decide that their children, Kris and Katy, should be married. They make the pact and seal it, ensuring that the two children will most certainly fall in love.
Once the children are of marriageable age, their mothers begin to arrange dates for them. The problem is that Adam (unbeknownst to himself) somehow ends up intervening in every date by being in the middle of some accident/disturbance that draws Kris's attention. Kris, the white knight that he is, always rides to Adam's rescue and he never makes it to his dates with Katy. This happens several times, and by the time Kris meets Katy he's already fallen in love with Adam. (Supernatural/Fantasy)
32. Unable to make it on his music alone, Kris Allen takes a job as a personal assistant to the flamboyant, charismatic and infuriating glamrocker Adam Lambert. Working for Adam becomes a challenge in more ways than one when Kris finds himself attracted to the other man. wizardesslyn (fanfic & fanart - completed)
33. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen had been in love once, but that was years ago. When they meet up again Kris is determined to maintain a distance between them; Adam is equally determined to win Kris back. faerielissa (fanfic)
34. Vampire Prince Kristopher Allen must bond with his mate or forfeit succession to the throne. When Kris meets Adam Lambert he knows immediately that he’s found his mate, but there’s just one problem: Adam’s still human. Will Kris give up Adam, or the throne?
35. Kris Allen is under a lot of stress - finishing his album and doing interviews and photo shoots and radio promos - and the more responsibilities that build up, the more control he tries to exert. Until the day Kris meets Adam Lambert, and the soft command of Adam’s voice takes the weight off of Kris’ shoulders for one blissful night. Kris thinks one night isn’t enough, but can he accept the peace he found with Adam on a permanent basis?
36. Someone’s trying to kill Kris Allen.
Kris is not pleased when they cancel his tour and put him in protective custody, until he meets the man responsible for his safety. Kris doesn’t mind being stuck in a hotel suite with Adam Lambert, because he’s interesting to talk to, and he makes Kris laugh. He’s not bad on the eyes, either.
Adam is also the best kisser Kris has ever met.
Kris wants to taste Adam’s kisses again, but Adam refuses to let himself get distracted (not even when Kris walks around in a towel, fresh from the shower, or all sleepy and bedhead-y). People underestimate Kris; they think of him as mellow and laid back, and don’t see the steely determination that lies beneath the surface. And Kris is determined to get his man.
Can Kris convince Adam to take a chance on him, and will the killer give them the opportunity to explore a future together? mhobbs0430 (fanfic) & wizardesslyn (fanart)
37. Adam Lambert’s a little tipsy when he mistakes Kris Allen for a fan and takes him home for the night [or blows him off, author choice]. Things are a bit awkward when Adam realizes that the Kris he met the night before is the same Kris Allen his band is supposed to be opening for on their upcoming tour. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s not quite the player [or jerk] he appears to be, and show him that they’re perfect for each other? mhobbs0430 (fanfic - completed) & wizardesslyn (fanart)
38. Kris Allen wakes up in the hospital having lost his memories of the last six months of his life. The one thing he remembers is Adam Lambert, and the love they share. Adam takes Kris home from the hospital to the home they share, but things feel strange to Kris. What happens when he remembers the truth, that Adam left him for another man and has just been playing a role to help Kris get his memory back? Can Adam convince Kris that he truly loves him? Can Kris trust him? birddi (fanart - completed)
39. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert were once friends. Now they’re being forced into an arranged marriage so that Adam’s family doesn’t lose their home and standing. Kris had been in love with Adam when they were growing up, but Adam only had eyes for Bradley Bell. Kris believes that Adam is pining for his ex and only marrying Kris to help out his family. He agrees to the marriage only if they never have to share the same bed. Can Adam convince Kris that he is the one Adam loves? birddi (fanart)
40. Kris Allen has come out to his family and, while they accept him, his church and friends don’t. To get away, Kris agrees to become a mail order bride. When Kris meets Adam Lambert, he’s recovering from a broken heart. Which kind of sucks, because Kris falls for Adam the moment their eyes meet. Feelings develop between the two of them, but Kris knows he’s just a substitute for the man Adam really loves. Can Adam convince Kris that he’s wrong and keep him from returning to his family?
General Tropes:
1. Marriage of convenience/arranged marriage.
2. Mistaken identity.
3. Baby left on doorstep.
4. Mail order bride.
5. Amnesia.
6. Secretary/boss (or similar relationship, ie, nurse/doctor).
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