PROMPT CLAIMING
We've got well over a hundred prompts here up for grabs! Have a read and then CLAIM! Make sure to read the how-to part for the way to do this. The prompts look so much fun. There's something for all tastes here.
LIST UPDATED WITH TAKEN PROMPTS AS OF 15 JULY. PROMPT CLAIMING IS NOW CLOSED.
THE MAIN LIST:
CROSSOVER:
TAKENAll; INCEPTION xover: Sherlock thinks the unending summer is suspicious.
ANY; ANY from MJN Air; Cabin Pressure; someone flies MJN Air for summer trip
TAKENAny; BEING HUMAN; Mitchell from "Being Human" moves into the 221 basement. Why does this man not sweat? Who would want to live in a dank basement anyway?
Captain Jack Harkness/The World; TORCHWOOD xover: a BBQ gone wrong and an escaped Myfanwy requires help from Captain Jack Harkness.
Mycroft/Lestrade Sherlock/John; Hogwarts; HARRY POTTER; home from school for the summer.
TAKENRiver Song, River Tam, John Watson; DOCTOR WHO and FIREFLY xover: Shooting gallery at a summer fair.
GEN/OTHER:
Anthea: guilty pleasure is a whole f*cking pint of gourmet ice cream, with a fork
Anthea; free time.
Any, All; take a cruise where somebody is murdered.
Any/All/Everybody?: i know what you did last summer
Any/All/Everybody?: what i did for my summer vacation
ANY: conspiracy to try and make Sherlock think there's a mermaid on a beach trip. Sherlock is unamused, everybody else finds it hilarious.
Any: Fireworks
TAKENAny: Freckles, specifically freckles in the shape of a constellation.
Any: Kites
TAKENANY: murder at Glyndebourne (or anywhere else that involves opera, formal dress and fancy picnics).
ANY: scuba
TakenAny: Snogging in front of a fountain.
TAKENANY; "Summer has set in with its usual severity."
ANY; a serial killer is on the loose, and he's targeting the drivers of ice cream vans.
TAKENANY; concert in the park
ANY; crime rates tend to rise with the temperature
TAKENANY; drinking lemonade (or the cool, refreshing beverage of your choice) in the garden
TAKENANY; dripping with sweat
TAKENAny; horse-back riding.
ANY; it's far too hot to wear clothes.
Any; KIds learning to swim
TAKENANY; Shakespeare; A Midsummer Night's Dream
TAKENAny; Stuck inside on a beautiful day in a full leg cast... rear window?
ANY; surfing
ANY; telling stories around the campfire
TAKENAny; the longest day of the year.
TAKENANY; thunderstorm
ANYBODY (Everybody?); I'd love to see the gang as various characters in an exotic holiday murder mystery, a la Agatha Christie. (Think: Death on the Nile, A Caribbean Mystery, Murder in Mesopotamia, etc.)
Donovan, Lestrade, various Yarders; during a rare London heatwave, a series of murders are committed. The Yard is desperate to solve the case before Sherlock can swoop in and take all the credit.
TAKENJohn and Lestrade are invited to spend August holiday/vacation with the Holmes family.
John, Lestrade; go out for a pint.
John; first summer home after Afghanistan, and the heat brings memories
Lestrade, any; playing football on the weekend.
TAKENLestrade; fixing up (and/or riding) his motorcycle now that the weather's warm
Lestrade; Lestrade helps his kids with summer projects and needs help from either the Yarders or Sherlock and John!
TAKENLestrade; memories of summer as a boy
Lestrade; receives a Father's Day card.
takenLestrade; skinny dipping.
Lestrade; swimming.
Lestrade; takes kids to the beach.
TAKENMolly, Any; a hot summer means a lot of people find excuses to visit the nicely chilly morgue.
Molly, Moriarty; Molly goes on holiday to get her mind off things. Her R&R is disturbed when a familiar face keeps popping up.
Molly, Sally; pub night.
Molly; Ice Cream
Moriarty; "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
Mrs Hudson; changing trends in swim attire.
TAKENMrs. Hudson; heatwave.
Mrs. Hudson; holiday
TAKENMrs. Hudson's "special" lemonade. (What is American lemonade called in the UK?)
TAKENMummy; visits for the summer
TAKENMycroft and Lestrade on holiday in France: bonus points for bicycles, interesting cheeses, and/or unexpected ruggedness.
Mycroft, Any; Cricket.
Mycroft, anyone: During the summer he gets even more lazier than usual.
Mycroft, Sherlock, anyone else you want; a summer vacation with the brother Holmes can go wrong in thousands of different ways, no one (including Mycroft and Sherlock) expects it to be actually an enjoyable experience.
Mycroft, Sherlock; Mycroft's idea of rescuing Sherlock from drowning includes a chopper (aka: Sherlock tells of his woes). Bonus points for mummy.
Mycroft, Sherlock;Mummy's London Kitchen (a blog he found looking for ideas for summer fruit)
TAKENMycroft; wearing shorts and showing off those gams
TAKENSally, John; Fishing lessons.
Sally: used to be a guidance counselor, so has a special love for summer
Sarah, John; summer cold season.
Sherlock being convinced to eat expresso granita for breakfastb/c it is hot .
Sherlock tries to go on holiday; it doesn't work out so well.
TAKENSherlock, ANY; Sherlock goes to the zoo
Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Mycroft; Trivial Pursuit on holiday (at Mummy's house?)
Sherlock, John; "Save Water: Shower With A Friend".
TAKENSherlock, John; "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
Sherlock, John; Sherlock's "special" garden.
Sherlock,John; Itchy cast (itchy casts are worse when it's hot)
Sherlock: Shirtless in a heat wave
Sherlock; gelato
HET:
Jim/Molly; a working picnic.
TAKENLestrade/Molly: Boardwalk
Lestrade/Molly: sunbathing
Lestrade/Molly; picnic
Molly/Lestrade; undercover on a tropical island
TAKENMolly/Moriarty; cast-away
Molly/Sherlock; heat stroke
mycroft/anthea: swimsuit
Not-Anthea/Mycroft; swimsuit shopping for beach holiday
SLASH AND FEMSLASH:
Harry/Clara and Sherlock/John run into each other in the park.
TAKENJohn/Sherlock (preferably): Maybe something sort-of based off of Summer of Sam? A murderer that only strikes during the summer?
John/Sherlock: John insists they use the tube for a change. It is the height of summer and extremely hot on the underground. They are near their stop when the train breaks down in the tunnel and they have to wait for help. Someone freaks out and someone has to calm them down, do not mind who does what. Bonus points if the entire carriage freak out too (or faint from the heat) and one of them calms everyone down.
TAKENJohn/Sherlock: this ain't the summer of love (or maybe it is)
TAKENJohn/Sherlock: water pistols
TAKENJohn/Sherlock; fighting the hot London summer one cold bath at a time, sexy times ensue.
TAKENLestrade/John; ice cubes (and a blindfold)
Lestrade/Mycroft: ferris wheel
Lestrade/Mycroft; cloud watching
Lestrade/Mycroft; even in the warm weather Mycroft doesn't give up his elegant suits and ties, it's up to Lestrade to make him feel better in the evening by taking it all off.
Lestrade/Sherlock/John: A murder case pops up on a beach resort and sexy times happen. Surf and Sand
TAKENMolly/Sarah OR Molly/Sally OR Sarah/Sally (just make it femslash!); popsicles/ice lollies.
TAKENMolly/Sarah/Sally/Mrs.Hudson - summer book club [I’m not sure if the OP means this as a 4way. I kinda hope so.]
Mycroft/Any: Mycroft takes his yacht out. (Wears 'Captain' hat?)
TAKENMycroft/Lestrade: Skipping stones
Mycroft/Lestrade; herb garden.
TAKENMycroft/Lestrade; summer storm
Mystrade: picnic
Mycroft/Moriarty: Moriarty texts Mycroft annoying messages when Mycroft has vacation.
Sarah/Molly (yes, really! XD); Molly loves to work in the morgue, especially in the hot summer, because it's quiet and fresh. Sarah loves to visit Molly in the morgue for the same reasons.
Sarah/Molly: footprints in the sand
TAKENSarah/Molly; one rainy summer night, commiserating over John and Sherlock's failings leads to romance.
TAKENSherlock, John; crazy from the heat.
Sherlock/Any: We're going to Jersey Shore.... Bitch!
TAKENSherlock/John (and/or) Lestrade/Any, Mycroft/Any: Getting ~caught~ in a summer thunderstorm.
Sherlock/John (preferably, but gen is definitely okay), summer beach time with the usual crew. Sherlock baywatch-rescuing anyone. Preferably Anderson whose Dino floaty popped/floated away.
Sherlock/John Mycroft/Lestrade; take a holiday.
TAKENSherlock/John, Lestrade: i'm on a boat!
Sherlock/John, Mycroft/Anthea, Mummy Holmes, Daddy Holmes (optional); every summer the Holmes boys are required to visit their parents in the country. This year they're bringing guests...
TAKENSherlock/John, skinny dipping.
TAKENSherlock/John: Air conditioner broken, heat wave, lost clothing
TAKENSherlock/John: annual Watson family trip to Bath
TAKENSherlock/John: broken A/C leads to lethargy even during intimate relations
Sherlock/John: county and city Fairs, the games they play
TAKENSherlock/John: John reminisces about fishing as a kid. Sherlock rents a boat.
Sherlock/John: John takes Sherlock to his very first carnaval
Sherlock/John: People dropping dead - Epidemic caused by the evils of mosquitoes.
TAKENSherlock/John: smutty midnight picnic
TAKENSherlock/John: summer fragrances (lemons, honey - warm smells make me think of summer, idk)
Sherlock/John: Theme Parks and roller coasters
Sherlock/John: wet and wild in a water park
Sherlock/John; creative ways to keep cool.
TAKENSherlock/John; eating ice cream in the park.
Sherlock/John; everybody. AU? John and Sherlock meet whilst on holiday. They return and mention it to their respective friends, who want to know more - ala, 'Summer Nights' from Grease.
TAKENSherlock/John; John tries to make them save money by using public transport instead of cabs; cue a major breakdown on a hot day. Sherlock is annoying.
TAKENSherlock/John; Sherlock has a lobster-red sunburn
TAKENSherlock/John; Sherlock has a sensitive nose. In the summer, smells become overpowering or maybe he gets hay-fever?
Sherlock/John; summer in the city
Sherlock/Lestrade: ice cream cones
Sherlock/Lestrade; cold shower.
Sherlock; Victorian bathing costume (for science!)
THE STRAGGLERS LIST:
LEFTOVERS:
TAKENANY; reading aloud to someone sick/injured/hospitalized
John/Sherlock; "I will try to fix you". (you don't need to use the song, it's just the inspiration for the idea)
TAKENLestrade, ANY; guitar
TAKENLestrade, John; first-name basis
Mycroft; "There's no way out of here/ When you come in, you're in for good."
Sherlock, Lestrade; going cold turkey.
Sherlock, Lestrade; undercover op together
Sherlock/John, Granada!Holmes/Granada!Watson; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (and sequels); comparing notes.
Sherlock/John, Lestat/Louis; Vampire Chronicles; night hunters.
Sherlock/John, Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft; the monster of Baker Street.
Sherlock/John, the Jeffersonian team (Brennan, Booth, Angela, etc.); Bones; Bones calls Sherlock in on a case.
Sherlock; "No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown/ In the end there is one dance you'll do alone."
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PROMPTS & RULES
LIST UPDATED WITH TAKEN PROMPTS AS OF 15 JULY. PROMPT CLAIMING IS NOW CLOSED.
THE MAIN LIST:
CROSSOVER:
TAKENAll; INCEPTION xover: Sherlock thinks the unending summer is suspicious.
ANY; ANY from MJN Air; Cabin Pressure; someone flies MJN Air for summer trip
TAKENAny; BEING HUMAN; Mitchell from "Being Human" moves into the 221 basement. Why does this man not sweat? Who would want to live in a dank basement anyway?
Captain Jack Harkness/The World; TORCHWOOD xover: a BBQ gone wrong and an escaped Myfanwy requires help from Captain Jack Harkness.
Mycroft/Lestrade Sherlock/John; Hogwarts; HARRY POTTER; home from school for the summer.
TAKENRiver Song, River Tam, John Watson; DOCTOR WHO and FIREFLY xover: Shooting gallery at a summer fair.
GEN/OTHER:
Anthea: guilty pleasure is a whole f*cking pint of gourmet ice cream, with a fork
Anthea; free time.
Any, All; take a cruise where somebody is murdered.
Any/All/Everybody?: i know what you did last summer
Any/All/Everybody?: what i did for my summer vacation
ANY: conspiracy to try and make Sherlock think there's a mermaid on a beach trip. Sherlock is unamused, everybody else finds it hilarious.
Any: Fireworks
TAKENAny: Freckles, specifically freckles in the shape of a constellation.
Any: Kites
TAKENANY: murder at Glyndebourne (or anywhere else that involves opera, formal dress and fancy picnics).
ANY: scuba
TakenAny: Snogging in front of a fountain.
TAKENANY; "Summer has set in with its usual severity."
ANY; a serial killer is on the loose, and he's targeting the drivers of ice cream vans.
TAKENANY; concert in the park
ANY; crime rates tend to rise with the temperature
TAKENANY; drinking lemonade (or the cool, refreshing beverage of your choice) in the garden
TAKENANY; dripping with sweat
TAKENAny; horse-back riding.
ANY; it's far too hot to wear clothes.
Any; KIds learning to swim
TAKENANY; Shakespeare; A Midsummer Night's Dream
TAKENAny; Stuck inside on a beautiful day in a full leg cast... rear window?
ANY; surfing
ANY; telling stories around the campfire
TAKENAny; the longest day of the year.
TAKENANY; thunderstorm
ANYBODY (Everybody?); I'd love to see the gang as various characters in an exotic holiday murder mystery, a la Agatha Christie. (Think: Death on the Nile, A Caribbean Mystery, Murder in Mesopotamia, etc.)
Donovan, Lestrade, various Yarders; during a rare London heatwave, a series of murders are committed. The Yard is desperate to solve the case before Sherlock can swoop in and take all the credit.
TAKENJohn and Lestrade are invited to spend August holiday/vacation with the Holmes family.
John, Lestrade; go out for a pint.
John; first summer home after Afghanistan, and the heat brings memories
Lestrade, any; playing football on the weekend.
TAKENLestrade; fixing up (and/or riding) his motorcycle now that the weather's warm
Lestrade; Lestrade helps his kids with summer projects and needs help from either the Yarders or Sherlock and John!
TAKENLestrade; memories of summer as a boy
Lestrade; receives a Father's Day card.
takenLestrade; skinny dipping.
Lestrade; swimming.
Lestrade; takes kids to the beach.
TAKENMolly, Any; a hot summer means a lot of people find excuses to visit the nicely chilly morgue.
Molly, Moriarty; Molly goes on holiday to get her mind off things. Her R&R is disturbed when a familiar face keeps popping up.
Molly, Sally; pub night.
Molly; Ice Cream
Moriarty; "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
Mrs Hudson; changing trends in swim attire.
TAKENMrs. Hudson; heatwave.
Mrs. Hudson; holiday
TAKENMrs. Hudson's "special" lemonade. (What is American lemonade called in the UK?)
TAKENMummy; visits for the summer
TAKENMycroft and Lestrade on holiday in France: bonus points for bicycles, interesting cheeses, and/or unexpected ruggedness.
Mycroft, Any; Cricket.
Mycroft, anyone: During the summer he gets even more lazier than usual.
Mycroft, Sherlock, anyone else you want; a summer vacation with the brother Holmes can go wrong in thousands of different ways, no one (including Mycroft and Sherlock) expects it to be actually an enjoyable experience.
Mycroft, Sherlock; Mycroft's idea of rescuing Sherlock from drowning includes a chopper (aka: Sherlock tells of his woes). Bonus points for mummy.
Mycroft, Sherlock;Mummy's London Kitchen (a blog he found looking for ideas for summer fruit)
TAKENMycroft; wearing shorts and showing off those gams
TAKENSally, John; Fishing lessons.
Sally: used to be a guidance counselor, so has a special love for summer
Sarah, John; summer cold season.
Sherlock being convinced to eat expresso granita for breakfastb/c it is hot .
Sherlock tries to go on holiday; it doesn't work out so well.
TAKENSherlock, ANY; Sherlock goes to the zoo
Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Mycroft; Trivial Pursuit on holiday (at Mummy's house?)
Sherlock, John; "Save Water: Shower With A Friend".
TAKENSherlock, John; "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
Sherlock, John; Sherlock's "special" garden.
Sherlock,John; Itchy cast (itchy casts are worse when it's hot)
Sherlock: Shirtless in a heat wave
Sherlock; gelato
HET:
Jim/Molly; a working picnic.
TAKENLestrade/Molly: Boardwalk
Lestrade/Molly: sunbathing
Lestrade/Molly; picnic
Molly/Lestrade; undercover on a tropical island
TAKENMolly/Moriarty; cast-away
Molly/Sherlock; heat stroke
mycroft/anthea: swimsuit
Not-Anthea/Mycroft; swimsuit shopping for beach holiday
SLASH AND FEMSLASH:
Harry/Clara and Sherlock/John run into each other in the park.
TAKENJohn/Sherlock (preferably): Maybe something sort-of based off of Summer of Sam? A murderer that only strikes during the summer?
John/Sherlock: John insists they use the tube for a change. It is the height of summer and extremely hot on the underground. They are near their stop when the train breaks down in the tunnel and they have to wait for help. Someone freaks out and someone has to calm them down, do not mind who does what. Bonus points if the entire carriage freak out too (or faint from the heat) and one of them calms everyone down.
TAKENJohn/Sherlock: this ain't the summer of love (or maybe it is)
TAKENJohn/Sherlock: water pistols
TAKENJohn/Sherlock; fighting the hot London summer one cold bath at a time, sexy times ensue.
TAKENLestrade/John; ice cubes (and a blindfold)
Lestrade/Mycroft: ferris wheel
Lestrade/Mycroft; cloud watching
Lestrade/Mycroft; even in the warm weather Mycroft doesn't give up his elegant suits and ties, it's up to Lestrade to make him feel better in the evening by taking it all off.
Lestrade/Sherlock/John: A murder case pops up on a beach resort and sexy times happen. Surf and Sand
TAKENMolly/Sarah OR Molly/Sally OR Sarah/Sally (just make it femslash!); popsicles/ice lollies.
TAKENMolly/Sarah/Sally/Mrs.Hudson - summer book club [I’m not sure if the OP means this as a 4way. I kinda hope so.]
Mycroft/Any: Mycroft takes his yacht out. (Wears 'Captain' hat?)
TAKENMycroft/Lestrade: Skipping stones
Mycroft/Lestrade; herb garden.
TAKENMycroft/Lestrade; summer storm
Mystrade: picnic
Mycroft/Moriarty: Moriarty texts Mycroft annoying messages when Mycroft has vacation.
Sarah/Molly (yes, really! XD); Molly loves to work in the morgue, especially in the hot summer, because it's quiet and fresh. Sarah loves to visit Molly in the morgue for the same reasons.
Sarah/Molly: footprints in the sand
TAKENSarah/Molly; one rainy summer night, commiserating over John and Sherlock's failings leads to romance.
TAKENSherlock, John; crazy from the heat.
Sherlock/Any: We're going to Jersey Shore.... Bitch!
TAKENSherlock/John (and/or) Lestrade/Any, Mycroft/Any: Getting ~caught~ in a summer thunderstorm.
Sherlock/John (preferably, but gen is definitely okay), summer beach time with the usual crew. Sherlock baywatch-rescuing anyone. Preferably Anderson whose Dino floaty popped/floated away.
Sherlock/John Mycroft/Lestrade; take a holiday.
TAKENSherlock/John, Lestrade: i'm on a boat!
Sherlock/John, Mycroft/Anthea, Mummy Holmes, Daddy Holmes (optional); every summer the Holmes boys are required to visit their parents in the country. This year they're bringing guests...
TAKENSherlock/John, skinny dipping.
TAKENSherlock/John: Air conditioner broken, heat wave, lost clothing
TAKENSherlock/John: annual Watson family trip to Bath
TAKENSherlock/John: broken A/C leads to lethargy even during intimate relations
Sherlock/John: county and city Fairs, the games they play
TAKENSherlock/John: John reminisces about fishing as a kid. Sherlock rents a boat.
Sherlock/John: John takes Sherlock to his very first carnaval
Sherlock/John: People dropping dead - Epidemic caused by the evils of mosquitoes.
TAKENSherlock/John: smutty midnight picnic
TAKENSherlock/John: summer fragrances (lemons, honey - warm smells make me think of summer, idk)
Sherlock/John: Theme Parks and roller coasters
Sherlock/John: wet and wild in a water park
Sherlock/John; creative ways to keep cool.
TAKENSherlock/John; eating ice cream in the park.
Sherlock/John; everybody. AU? John and Sherlock meet whilst on holiday. They return and mention it to their respective friends, who want to know more - ala, 'Summer Nights' from Grease.
TAKENSherlock/John; John tries to make them save money by using public transport instead of cabs; cue a major breakdown on a hot day. Sherlock is annoying.
TAKENSherlock/John; Sherlock has a lobster-red sunburn
TAKENSherlock/John; Sherlock has a sensitive nose. In the summer, smells become overpowering or maybe he gets hay-fever?
Sherlock/John; summer in the city
Sherlock/Lestrade: ice cream cones
Sherlock/Lestrade; cold shower.
Sherlock; Victorian bathing costume (for science!)
THE STRAGGLERS LIST:
LEFTOVERS:
TAKENANY; reading aloud to someone sick/injured/hospitalized
John/Sherlock; "I will try to fix you". (you don't need to use the song, it's just the inspiration for the idea)
TAKENLestrade, ANY; guitar
TAKENLestrade, John; first-name basis
Mycroft; "There's no way out of here/ When you come in, you're in for good."
Sherlock, Lestrade; going cold turkey.
Sherlock, Lestrade; undercover op together
Sherlock/John, Granada!Holmes/Granada!Watson; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (and sequels); comparing notes.
Sherlock/John, Lestat/Louis; Vampire Chronicles; night hunters.
Sherlock/John, Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft; the monster of Baker Street.
Sherlock/John, the Jeffersonian team (Brennan, Booth, Angela, etc.); Bones; Bones calls Sherlock in on a case.
Sherlock; "No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown/ In the end there is one dance you'll do alone."
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PROMPTS & RULES
- You may claim up to TWO prompts from the MAIN LIST.
- If you participated (i.e. submitted an entry) to Spring Into Sherlock you may claim THREE prompts from the MAIN LIST.
- You can claim a prompt from the STRAGGLERS LIST (i.e. leftovers from the past round) if you also claim a prompt from the MAIN LIST.
- Claim a prompt by writing a new comment to this post with the prompt pasted into your reply.
- You can use your prompt(s) to make ANYTHING you like - fic, art, soundtracks etc. You don't have to tell us what you'll use it for. NON-FIC IS WELCOME!
- Prompt claiming opens NOW and closes at the end of 14 June. The list will be updated periodically to show new claims, but do check the comments to see if the prompt you've chosen has been claimed.
- You have from 15 June to 31 July to create your fanworks. NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GIVEN.
- Entries must be submitted via email. Details will go up after prompt claiming closes.
- Remember, these are prompts, not requests. You can interpret them however you like.
- If your prompt isn't here, it's probably because it didn't have a summer theme as you were asked to do. If I have missed something out, though, please comment below with a cut-n-paste of the prompt(s) I've missed!