#InceptGen2020

[thisarthurandeames]

What happens when Dom Cobb leaves the warehouse for a minute.

(I actually drew this aside from the event originally, but the @inceptgen came at the perfect time haha.

I hope you guys like it! bc I haven't been confident enough to post any of my art pff even if this ones a bit silly)

[inceptgen]

Announcing the 2020 InceptGen Fest!

Calling all gen-lovers! Have you wanted to draw the team having a group nap in the middle of an all-nighter? Write about the annual retreats the team has post-Inception? Reveal Yusuf’s secret past as a chemistry professor? 

Well, now’s your chance! You can participate in our InceptGen Fest with 3 easy steps:

1. Create a gen fanwork!

We welcome all types of fanworks, featuring all contents and premises, as long as romantic ships are not the focus of the work. Brief prompts will be posted weekly, for any who would like some additional inspiration. 

2. Share it!

If you post to tumblr, please be sure to tag #InceptGen2020 and @ this blog, so we can find it.

 If you post to AO3, add it to our InceptGen Collection! 

3. Repeat!

This year’s fest is open until November 30. As long as it’s November 30 somewhere, you can keep creating! We encourage participants to create as many fanworks as they want!

[valkrist]

Eyes on a mark (Robert playlist)

528491 - Hans Zimmer

Perfect - Simple Plan

Silent Scream - Damien Dawn

Hinx (from "Spectre") - Thomas Newman

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Someone Else - Duncan Laurence

Discouraged Pazu - Joe Hisaishi

What's Wrong - Annisokay

The Arena - Lindsey Stirling

Warrior (Acoustic Version) - Nina Sublatti

People Help the People - Cherry Ghost

Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel: Die Stiefmutter - Asche und Erbsen

Natural - Imagine Dragons

My Demons - Acoustic - STARSET

The Nutcracker (Suite) - Arabian Dance (Coffee) - Tchaikovsky

Million Eyes - Loïc Nottet

Haircut - Jerry Goldsmith

BURN IT DOWN - Linkin Park

Now We Are Free - Lisa Gerrard

Listen on Spotify

AO3

Hey, Dad, look at me Think back, and talk to me Did I grow up according to plan? 

But every day I fail to impress So I cry once in a while

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Lately I found myself on the crowded side of the street Eating in busy restaurants every night of the week Strangers don't even know that they're keeping me company, oh

We're all seekers On the run for love, on the run for hope

Woohoo, I'm a warrior Still stuck in my mind I've been in danger for too long No no no

God knows what is hiding, in that world of little consequence Behind the tears, inside the lies A thousand slowly dying sunsets

Cause you're a natural A beating heart of stone You gotta be so cold To make it in this world 

I cannot stop this sickness taking over It takes control and drags me into nowhere 

Yes with your million eyes you're watching me You talk behind my back You spy on me

We're building it up to break it back down We're building it up to burn it down We can't wait to burn it to the ground 

Anol shalom Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um

@inceptgen​

[little-specificity]

I posted this for both @inceptgen and @creatures-of-limbo because I would never forgive myself if I didn’t participate

When Arthur was a child, he was scared of clouds. It wasn’t as if he cried every time he looked up to the sky, but he did feel distraught whenever he observed them and thought about them. Huge figures floating above everything, always present, always gigantic. His mother had told him they didn’t weigh anything, like cotton. Arthur had just smiled at her and didn’t show how mad he got. He knew that it was a lie and that they were actually pretty heavy, he had read about it at school. That little white lie of his mom’s made his fear worse.

Years passed and after having been on planes and discovered more fears of his, he still got somewhat nervous while looking at clouds. They were still enormous and felt like some sort of a threat, like they were going to fall and crush everyone at some point. That’s why in his city there were no clouds, Arthur guessed. It hadn’t been an active choice, they simply weren’t there when he had arrived.

Arthur had never felt at ease while dreaming alone because he knew how easy it was to become obsessed. Having absolute power over a world was addictive, he could recall many names of colleagues who got lost in their heads and never returned. So Arthur avoided it. If he wanted to practice architecture or certain strategies, he would do it with someone else if possible. But he had got to a point in his life where he didn’t feel like doing anything else. He had job offers, but that was it. With Dom back in the States after betraying him and with no other meaningful relationships, he felt lonely. There was finally silence around him, but it brought noise inside his head. He had thought about a vacation, about trying to find someone, but the lack of the need to watch his back constantly made him pay attention to himself in a different way. And he had reached the terrible realization that there was something wrong with him. Very wrong.

That’s what he told himself as an excuse to go under, planning to take a long time in there. He had many unsolved issues, many things to think about. What would be a better way to understand the roots of his problems than visiting his own mind? He knew it was risky, but the thrill of adrenaline he felt as he started to hook himself into the PASIV made the decision for him. It wasn’t as if he was going to forget he was dreaming, not really, he had a purpose in mind.

(Keep reading)

[flosculatory]

polyhedrons of fire - flosculatory - inception (2010) [archive of our own]

Summary: In which Cobb heard that slide transitions are the future, if he could just get his team to sit down and pay attention.

An apology fic for @deinvatiwrites. I promise these graphics will make more sense if you read the actual fic. (probably.)

Also, an entry for the @inceptgen Fest going on right now! A sorely needed celebration of gen content in this fandom!

(relevant content)

[stormofsharpthings]

InceptGen 2020!

Of Nightmares and Neurotransmitters

A dream goes askew and the team needs a nap. Yep. That’s pretty much it.

“Oh god,” Ariadne mumbled, rolling over on the floor to curl into a ball. “That was so far from right...”

Eames was blinking at the ceiling. “Why was there elevator music?”

“I’m going to shoot him.” Grey-faced, Arthur scrabbled for his gun, missing the grip and cursing.

Read it on AO3 here!

@inceptgen

[inceptgen]

InceptGen Masterlist

Thank you a million times over to everyone who created works for InceptGen, everyone who liked, reblogged, and commented on gen fanworks, and everyone who cheered people on! This was the first InceptGen fest to run, and we are so happy at how it went!

Also, despite the fact the fest itself is officially over, the InceptGen Collection on AO3 is always open, and we are happy to reblog and signal boost any Gen fanworks that come to our attention! We always say yay to more Gen works! So please keep creating that lovely Gen content, and be sure to let us know when you do!

Without further ado, here is the masterlist of all the fanworks created during our first ever InceptGen Fest! Thank you all!

(Works listed alphabetically by creator)

Art

Moodboard for His Mother’s Hamartia, by @100dabbo

What Happens When Dom Cobb Leaves the Warehouse for One Minute, by @thisarthurandeames​ 

Graphics for Polyhedrons of Fire, by @flosculatory​

Nothing to be Said, by @valkrist

Nothing is Down There, by @valkrist

Downward is the only way Forward, by @valkrist​

Playlists

Give him the kick, by @valkrist​

A Robert Fischer playlist!

Fic

His Mother's Hamartia by @100dabbo

4.3k words, rated M, creator chose not to use archive warnings

Robert Fischer’s mother was the only person he ever cared about. The years leading up to her death had some of his fondest - and foulest - memories.

Sus-ception, by aristotle-chipotle

10.3k words, rated T, no archive warnings apply

Tasked with setting up subconscious training exercises for the team before the job, Ariadne gets the idea to design a world based on her new favorite video game.

Six players. One imposter. All they have to do is vote the right person off. It's a test of instinct and intuition, and good practice for working as a team. But working as a team isn't easy when you're on an unstable spaceship straight out of a nightmare, and you don't know who you can trust.

What could possibly go wrong?

Cauchemars & Rêveries by @aquietthinker​

1k words, rated T, graphic depictions of violence

Maybe it was all real. Maybe when the wall finally crushed his skull and punctured his lungs he would actually die and be left there to rot.

Or maybe they were still in a dream, and he would open his eyes back in the warehouse with the only pain on his body being the needle on his wrist.

Or: Team bonding after Arthur has a particularly bad nightmare.

The Plaid Scarf by @aquietthinker​

870 words, rated G, creator chose not to use archive warnings

While shopping with Eames in order to get a break from stress and work, Ariadne notices a familiar face in the crowd.

Captain's Log by @deinvatiwrites​

559 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Who in their right mind would put Dominic Cobb in charge of a Starship?

polyhedrons of fire by @flosculatory​

1.5k words, rated T, no archive warnings apply

In which Cobb heard that slide transitions are the future, if he could just get his team to sit down and pay attention. 

outfitting of the budget-conscious dream thief by hardscrabble/@valhecka​

877 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

“Look, I mean. It’s been slim pickings, and you go and buy a flat and get that charity off the ground and you’re still wearing new suits every day. Do you have a money tree?”

The Art of Precious Scars by @iamanonniemouse

5.7k words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

When Phillipa was a little girl, she knew what her parents were doing, but she didn’t understand.

She knew that they were researching and developing something that made them very excited. She knew it involved a shiny box with clear, octopus-tentacle tubes, and she knew it made them sleepy.

But she didn’t understand what exactly that shiny box did, or how dangerous it could be.

And she certainly didn’t understand that it would be the thing that tore her family apart.

Destined by @iamanonniemouse

2.1k, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Yusuf has always been destined for greatness.

Rich & Famous  by @iamanonniemouse

411 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

There’s a loud sigh. “Eames.”

“Yusuf.”

“You told me we were going on a supplies run.”

“This is supplies!”

“I need a new bunsen burner!”

“Not my fault you blew the last one up.”

Selvedge by lazarov/@shmazarov​

2.9k words, rated T, no archive warnings apply

Arthur signs on to be Dom's accomplice — er, associate. Dom insists on getting him a signing bonus.

Or: Arthur learns to love the cut of a goddamn beautiful suit.

Tightrope by @little-specificity​

2.1k words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Arthur’s city has no clouds, he’s surrounded by pretty lights and his tattoo kills him.

Lavender Breeze by @stormofsharpthings​

631 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Well, Cobb is not Vader, at least...

Of Nightmares and Neurotransmitters by @stormofsharpthings​

828 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

A dream goes askew and the team needs a nap. Yep. That’s pretty much it.

Dreams Pay by @valkrist​

104 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Haikus!

Too Many War Wounds (Not Enough Wars) by @winterskywrites​

5.5k words, rated T, no archive warnings apply; tagged for aftermath of torture

Pain is in the mind. Unfortunately, so are dreams.

Pity Wig by @deinvatiwrites​, @flosculatory​, @iamanonniemouse, @stormofsharpthings​

575 words, rated G, no archive warnings apply

Glitter is really craft herpes, you know?

(alternatively: this is what happens when you take the team to a thrift shop and find a glittery wig)

[inceptgen]

A great fic by @winterskywrites! Thank you so much!

Pain is in the mind. Unfortunately, so are dreams.

[valkrist]

@inceptgen

[inceptgen]

Weekly Prompt

Week 1: Thrift Shop

All types of fanworks featuring all kinds of content are welcome, as long as romantic ships aren’t the focus of the work! Don’t forget to tag your tumblr post with #InceptGen2020 and @ this blog so we can find you! And if you post to AO3, add your work to our collection!

(Just as a reminder, you don’t have to follow the prompts; any gen works are welcome! These are just here for inspiration if people need it.)

[valkrist]

@inceptgen

[inceptgen]

Maybe it was all real. Maybe when the wall finally crushed his skull and punctured his lungs he would actually die and be left there to rot.

Or maybe they were still in a dream, and he would open his eyes back in the warehouse with the only pain on his body being the needle on his wrist.

Or: Team bonding after Arthur has a particularly bad nightmare.

Another lovely fanfic by @aquietthinker! Thank you so much!

[inceptgen]

Weekly Prompt

Week 4: Secrets

All types of fanworks featuring all kinds of content are welcome, as long as romantic ships aren’t the focus of the work! Don’t forget to tag your tumblr post with #InceptGen2020 and @ this blog so we can find you! And if you post to AO3, add your work to our collection!

(Just as a reminder, you don’t have to follow the prompts; any gen works are welcome! These are just here for inspiration if people need it.)

[inceptgen]

Weekly Prompt

Week 10: Found Family (Final Prompt!)

All types of fanworks featuring all kinds of content are welcome, as long romantic as ships aren’t the focus of the work! Don’t forget to tag your tumblr post with #InceptGen2020 and @ this blog so we can find you! And if you post to AO3, add your work to our collection!

(Just as a reminder, you don’t have to follow the prompts; any gen works are welcome! These are just here for inspiration if people need it.)

[inceptgen]

While shopping with Eames in order to get a break from stress and work, Ariadne notices a familiar face in the crowd.

A lovely gen fic created by @aquietthinker! Thank you so much!

[inceptgen]

Weekly Prompt

Week 5: Car Chase

All types of fanworks featuring all kinds of content are welcome, as long romantic as ships aren’t the focus of the work! Don’t forget to tag your tumblr post with #InceptGen2020 and @ this blog so we can find you! And if you post to AO3, add your work to our collection!

(Just as a reminder, you don’t have to follow the prompts; any gen works are welcome! These are just here for inspiration if people need it.)