Story Prompts & Sign Ups
Welcome to a new season of the Which Witch Ficathon!
We had more than the needed 5 people say they were interested, so I am very excited to once again bring you the ficathon featuring our favorite witch, Willow Rosenberg. This is my on-going attempt to try to get more Willow-centric stories written. So pick your favorite pairing and sign up to help spread the Willow love, even though I am no longer active in the fandom.
You can view the dates and rules here.
Below the cut you will find this year's prompts to choose from. There are five prompts per (television) season, four post-season prompts, plus four prompts for possible crossovers. If some prompts look familiar, it's because we kept ones that weren't written last time.
Look over the choices and then reply in the comments with your three favorite prompts - in preference order, including pairings (if applicable). Keep in mind that more than one person can use any prompt, as long as they're writing different pairings. Don't forget to include your name and contact info, since I'll be emailing/PMing the assignments.
I'll go through the requests, and then by December 13th I'll send out your assignments. Simple enough, right? If you have any questions, just ask!
Season 1:
-- What if Marci Ross had kidnapped Willow instead of Cordelia in Out of Mind, Out of Sight?
-- How does Willow process Jesse’s death?
-- Willow seems to know a lot about Giles in Welcome to the Hellmouth. What was their first meeting like?
-- What if Willow was the one who turned into a hyena (in The Pack)?
-- How did Willow respond to first meeting Buffy? What was her dynamic with Jesse?
Season 2:
-- What if Cordelia ended up taking Willow to the frat party in Reptile Boy instead of Buffy?
-- How did her experience on Halloween prepare Willow for taking over Jenny's classes?
-- What if Anyanka targeted Willow for a wish after she caught Xander and Cordelia kissing?
-- What if Willow took the job offer in What’s My Line?
-- What if Willow managed to restore Angel’s soul on the first try at the library?
Season 3:
-- What if Willow asked someone else (i.e. not Xander) to help her pick a Homecoming dress?
-- What if the Mayor tried to be father figure for Willow instead of (or in addition to) Faith?
-- In the charming eccentricity of the Sunnydale school system, Willow remains the computer science teacher until she graduates, maybe even into college. (Instead of finding a permanent replacement for Ms. Calendar.) This assignment puts her in a different social hierarchy; as one of the staff she’s a peer with Giles, with her own (non-Slayer related) relationship with him, including staff meetings, teacher lounge, and maybe district off-sites. She gets a paycheck, so is more independent and has her own role outside of Slaying. How might this affect her decisions, and her relationship to the Scoobs?
-- Normal Willow gets killed in "Doppelgangland". Vampire Willow is locked up, and by the season 3 finale she is like Angel: a rehabilitated vampire. Giles or someone else puts the Kalderash Angel-curse on Vampire Willow. Vampire Willow is now a magic-wielding vampire who combines the two in interesting ways, such as trying to learn how to eat food as a vampire and how to go outside in the day, but she accidentally causes a solar eclipse for a month.
-- What if Willow had acknowledged her sexuality after "Dopplegangled"?
Season 4:
-- What would Willow do if Tara were captured by the Initiative?
-- Explore Willow's fear that was revealed in Fear Itself.
-- What if Oz decided to stay in Sunnydale after the events of Wild at Heart? How does this affect Willow's budding relationship with Tara?
-- How does Giles council Willow after the "My Will Be Done" spell goes wrong to help get her magic under control when her emotions are a mess?
-- Willow and Riley bond while they are both waiting for Buffy.
Season 5:
-- What if Willow chose to focus on killing Glory, rather than restoring Tara’s mind in The Gift?
-- What if Willow discovered the monks’ spell to create Dawn prior to No Place Like Home?
-- Willow has dinner with Tara and her family when they first arrive in town.
-- Willow mentions at one point after Joyce's death that she's trying to talk to/visit her mother more. What are those conversations like?
-- What if Willow is split in two by Toth instead of Xander?
Season 6:
-- What if Dark Willow discovered that Spike tried to rape Buffy in Seeing Red?
-- What would happen to Willow if Tara did not die but Willow still went Dark Willow?
-- What if, instead of pursuing her own vengeance for Tara’s death, Willow asked Anya for a vengeance wish?
-- What if Xander's yellow crayon speech didn't work?
-- What if Tara had survived, but decided she couldn't forgive Willow?
Season 7:
-- Instead of Giles, Willow goes with Anya to consult Beljoxa’s Eye. Maybe they planned it that way; maybe she shoved Giles out of the way at the last minute. Anyhow, once they’re there, the Eye essentially plays 'Three Truths and a Lie,' perhaps based on sniping dialogue between Willow and Anya as they arrive. Willow really, really likes a couple of the answers, but at least one is a lie, maybe both. How will she discover the truth in time? Can/will Anya help her unravel the mind of an entity like the Eye?
-- What if Willow and Oz reunited (as friends or otherwise) during the fight against the First Evil?
-- What if Willow got together with Anya in S7, instead of Kennedy?
-- Instead of saving Angel when she's in LA, she saves someone else who Angelus vamped and takes them back to Sunnydale.
-- Xander is killed in the final battle saving Anya. How does Willow react? Does she go dark? Do she and Anya bond?
Post Series:
-- What was Willow doing in the astral plane during ATS S5?
-- What if Willow went back to the Coven after the fall of Sunnydale?
-- What if Willow decides to leave the supernatural world behind after they defeat The First and return to college?
-- Willow decides to open a magic school for young witches.
Crossovers:
--Willow's skills - magical or computer - are needed to solve a crime.
--Willow is involved with a vampire/werewolf/witch from another show/book/movie.
--After The Gift, instead of resurrecting Buffy, Willow asks a wizard or witch or demon hunter or superhero from a TV series/book/movie to help defend the Hellmouth.
--Willow tracks down a Potential who’s a character in another TV show / book / movie.
New rules:
1) You do not need to have a LiveJournal account to participate. You can sign up as Anonymous and give your fandom name in the form.
2) If you prefer not to disclose an email address, you can provide a link to your (LJ/DW) profile page where I can PM your assignment or if you're a Tumblr user, provide a link to your ask box.
Please copy and paste the following form in a comment to sign up.
Name:
Email/Link for PM:
Prompts & Pairings in Preference Order:
1)
2)
3)
We had more than the needed 5 people say they were interested, so I am very excited to once again bring you the ficathon featuring our favorite witch, Willow Rosenberg. This is my on-going attempt to try to get more Willow-centric stories written. So pick your favorite pairing and sign up to help spread the Willow love, even though I am no longer active in the fandom.
You can view the dates and rules here.
Below the cut you will find this year's prompts to choose from. There are five prompts per (television) season, four post-season prompts, plus four prompts for possible crossovers. If some prompts look familiar, it's because we kept ones that weren't written last time.
Look over the choices and then reply in the comments with your three favorite prompts - in preference order, including pairings (if applicable). Keep in mind that more than one person can use any prompt, as long as they're writing different pairings. Don't forget to include your name and contact info, since I'll be emailing/PMing the assignments.
I'll go through the requests, and then by December 13th I'll send out your assignments. Simple enough, right? If you have any questions, just ask!
Season 1:
-- What if Marci Ross had kidnapped Willow instead of Cordelia in Out of Mind, Out of Sight?
-- How does Willow process Jesse’s death?
-- Willow seems to know a lot about Giles in Welcome to the Hellmouth. What was their first meeting like?
-- What if Willow was the one who turned into a hyena (in The Pack)?
-- How did Willow respond to first meeting Buffy? What was her dynamic with Jesse?
Season 2:
-- What if Cordelia ended up taking Willow to the frat party in Reptile Boy instead of Buffy?
-- How did her experience on Halloween prepare Willow for taking over Jenny's classes?
-- What if Anyanka targeted Willow for a wish after she caught Xander and Cordelia kissing?
-- What if Willow took the job offer in What’s My Line?
-- What if Willow managed to restore Angel’s soul on the first try at the library?
Season 3:
-- What if Willow asked someone else (i.e. not Xander) to help her pick a Homecoming dress?
-- What if the Mayor tried to be father figure for Willow instead of (or in addition to) Faith?
-- In the charming eccentricity of the Sunnydale school system, Willow remains the computer science teacher until she graduates, maybe even into college. (Instead of finding a permanent replacement for Ms. Calendar.) This assignment puts her in a different social hierarchy; as one of the staff she’s a peer with Giles, with her own (non-Slayer related) relationship with him, including staff meetings, teacher lounge, and maybe district off-sites. She gets a paycheck, so is more independent and has her own role outside of Slaying. How might this affect her decisions, and her relationship to the Scoobs?
-- Normal Willow gets killed in "Doppelgangland". Vampire Willow is locked up, and by the season 3 finale she is like Angel: a rehabilitated vampire. Giles or someone else puts the Kalderash Angel-curse on Vampire Willow. Vampire Willow is now a magic-wielding vampire who combines the two in interesting ways, such as trying to learn how to eat food as a vampire and how to go outside in the day, but she accidentally causes a solar eclipse for a month.
-- What if Willow had acknowledged her sexuality after "Dopplegangled"?
Season 4:
-- What would Willow do if Tara were captured by the Initiative?
-- Explore Willow's fear that was revealed in Fear Itself.
-- What if Oz decided to stay in Sunnydale after the events of Wild at Heart? How does this affect Willow's budding relationship with Tara?
-- How does Giles council Willow after the "My Will Be Done" spell goes wrong to help get her magic under control when her emotions are a mess?
-- Willow and Riley bond while they are both waiting for Buffy.
Season 5:
-- What if Willow chose to focus on killing Glory, rather than restoring Tara’s mind in The Gift?
-- What if Willow discovered the monks’ spell to create Dawn prior to No Place Like Home?
-- Willow has dinner with Tara and her family when they first arrive in town.
-- Willow mentions at one point after Joyce's death that she's trying to talk to/visit her mother more. What are those conversations like?
-- What if Willow is split in two by Toth instead of Xander?
Season 6:
-- What if Dark Willow discovered that Spike tried to rape Buffy in Seeing Red?
-- What would happen to Willow if Tara did not die but Willow still went Dark Willow?
-- What if, instead of pursuing her own vengeance for Tara’s death, Willow asked Anya for a vengeance wish?
-- What if Xander's yellow crayon speech didn't work?
-- What if Tara had survived, but decided she couldn't forgive Willow?
Season 7:
-- Instead of Giles, Willow goes with Anya to consult Beljoxa’s Eye. Maybe they planned it that way; maybe she shoved Giles out of the way at the last minute. Anyhow, once they’re there, the Eye essentially plays 'Three Truths and a Lie,' perhaps based on sniping dialogue between Willow and Anya as they arrive. Willow really, really likes a couple of the answers, but at least one is a lie, maybe both. How will she discover the truth in time? Can/will Anya help her unravel the mind of an entity like the Eye?
-- What if Willow and Oz reunited (as friends or otherwise) during the fight against the First Evil?
-- What if Willow got together with Anya in S7, instead of Kennedy?
-- Instead of saving Angel when she's in LA, she saves someone else who Angelus vamped and takes them back to Sunnydale.
-- Xander is killed in the final battle saving Anya. How does Willow react? Does she go dark? Do she and Anya bond?
Post Series:
-- What was Willow doing in the astral plane during ATS S5?
-- What if Willow went back to the Coven after the fall of Sunnydale?
-- What if Willow decides to leave the supernatural world behind after they defeat The First and return to college?
-- Willow decides to open a magic school for young witches.
Crossovers:
--Willow's skills - magical or computer - are needed to solve a crime.
--Willow is involved with a vampire/werewolf/witch from another show/book/movie.
--After The Gift, instead of resurrecting Buffy, Willow asks a wizard or witch or demon hunter or superhero from a TV series/book/movie to help defend the Hellmouth.
--Willow tracks down a Potential who’s a character in another TV show / book / movie.
New rules:
1) You do not need to have a LiveJournal account to participate. You can sign up as Anonymous and give your fandom name in the form.
2) If you prefer not to disclose an email address, you can provide a link to your (LJ/DW) profile page where I can PM your assignment or if you're a Tumblr user, provide a link to your ask box.
Please copy and paste the following form in a comment to sign up.
Name:
Email/Link for PM:
Prompts & Pairings in Preference Order:
1)
2)
3)