#May jilychallenge 2023

[jilychallenge2023]

lovely!!

@jilychallenge @jilychallenge2023| partner: @athenasparrow | May: Mothers Day | Prompt: toddler Harry tells Lily her top is ugly and James later insists she remove it so as not to offend their son's delicate sensibilities. “it’s for the sake of fashion lils, no ofc this isn’t a ploy to get you undressed… i would never”

AN: May is a busy and shitty month for me so this challenge is gonna be short compared to my last couple, but I hope you like it all the same. Read it on AO3

[arianatwycross]

Hi my tumblr name is arianatwycross (this is not my real name but you may call me A or Ari) I'm a pommy that lives in Australia, I have a golden retriever that owns my heart and I'm addicted to cheesy romance novels.

I write mostly Jily but have been known to delve into Romione and am dipping my toe in some wolfstar!

last updated 18.03.24

Jily

Multi-chapters:

The Process of Wanting- University Muggle AU / Jily-microoops March prompts

Headlines - Muggle AU / Popstar James

once upon a dream - WIP Hogwarts AU / Lily has a crush

To send or not to send? - (Two Parts) 2023 April Jily Challenge / Theme: Letters, Notes and Texting

A (not so) bad day - (Two Parts) - Hogwarts idiots in love

We'll be a fine line -WIP a chapter a day for jilytober 2022 / a muggle au

Only for the Summer -WIP Rated E / Muggle Job AU / Friends to Lovers

Beach Reading -  Rated T. July 2022 Jily Challenge / Theme: Summer Prompt: “i really, really need this summer job, so please stop distracting me with your wiles/good looks. you’re going to get me fired”

The Art of Fake Dating - WIP written with @vertraymer / For the Mixed Up Writer Fest 2022 / Prompt: Fake dating AU!

Unlearnable - WIP, Rated M. Muggle AU. Angst.

Strawberry Lipstick State of Mind - Rated E. Canon. Seventh Year.

Just a touch - Rated E

Teenage Kicks - Rated E / Celeb AU with minor wolfstar

you are the sun - Rated M (Three-parts) Muggle AU/Secret Relationship

One Shots:

Skinny Dipping Part 1 - a jilymicrofic

Just the two of us - Hogwarts / Forced proximity, Hurt/Comfort

A Sweet Meet Cute - Muggle AU, small town romance

A romance of their own - Jily Valentine Gift Exchange 2023 / Celeb AU

Wet, Cold & Bothered - Rated M / 2022 Jily Challenge December Christmas challenge; prompt: Snowball fights

Muggle Christmas Traditions - Rated G/ 2022 December Christmas Jily Challenge. Prompt: The night before Christmas

The One Where Remus Has no Filter - Rated G. Jily Challenge December Christmas challenge

a year and 22 days - Rated T. Summer of Jily 2022 / lyric: all that I know is you caught me at the right time —"golden hour" (kacey musgraves) Scenario: late evening with friends in the garden

The One Where Petunia Can't Drive - April JilyChallenge / Meet uglies + prompt "i hit you with my car/broom and was the only one to visit you in the hospital"

two fools - Rated T / Feb 2022 Jily Challenge romance theme + prompt " “It’s not like I've thought about kissing you, or anything…”

Shut up & Kiss me - Rated M / December Jily Challenge, Winter theme. Muggle AU

Crush Phase - Rated T. Muggle AU

A Year Later - Rated M / Jily Challenge August 2021 . Muggle AU

consciously unaware - Rated GA / Jilytober 2021 bingo (5 prompts in one). Canon, friends to lovers.

Say my name - Rated M. Canon.

Romione

Multi-chapters:

Backseat Rider - Rated T / Muggle AU

One Shots:

Willow - Rated GA. Written for M.Windsor for the 2021 HP Romione Discord Secret Santa!

It’s better In the front seat… - Rated M (Backseat Rider One shot)

Confessions - Rated E / Canon

Books & Freckles - Rated T

Nobody Compares - Rated T / Muggle AU, professional football player Ron

Wolfstar

Skinny Dipping Part 2 - a wolfstarmicrofic

Teenage Kicks Spinoff coming soon!

[annabtg]

Fic Year in Review 2024

Tagged by the wonderful @blitheringmcgonagall, thank you! ❤️❤️

I published much less fic this year than the previous ones - only 19,213 words, or 15 short oneshots. All new stuff, except about half of The Three-Minute Initiative which had been started in Jilytober 2023 (and still needed some rewriting).

There are two other major projects that I worked on during the year - my multichapter AU Revanche, currently at ~17k, and my long oneshot semi-crackfic Oh My God, She's Insane, currently at ~4k - so I have more than double of what I published, to be released hopefully in 2025!

It's been a year with ups and downs in my writing mood - mostly downs, it felt, but then I've also written some of my favourite works ever this year! I also branched out a bit, in style and content, which I think did me good. I got several Jily Awards - more than I ever dared to expect - and most importantly, I got a lot of love throughout the year from all of you! My stats might not have been significantly high for most of my fics, but your comments and support have been invaluable ❤️❤️❤️

Breakdown of my fics under the cut!

In chronological order:

Fixed Luck (1.3k, rated T): Canon compliant, Order era. Jily deal with addiction to Felix Felicis. Angsty af, no happy ending. One of my favourites of the year. Favourite Angst award.

The Three-Minute Initiative (2k, rated T): Written as a late entry for Jilytober 2023. Muggle AU, Lily goes to a speed dating event and gets to meet with all of the Marauders in turn. Flirty and fun.

Drunk With Power (746 words, rated G): James the insufferable Head Boy. Written as a fun way to celebrate my appointment as a @jilymicrofics Discord mod. Also flirty and fun and a favourite of mine.

The Roe Deer And The Knight (2.1k, rated G): Fairy tale style Jily for March 2024 @jilychallenge. I LOVED writing in this style and reworking Jily's story to fit the standard fairy tale tropes and format. Another favourite.

Iacta Alea Est (744 words, rated G): Julius Caesar AU in honour of the Ides of March. It fit surprisingly well! Slight crack and angst.

The Big Little Moments (2.5k, rated M): Jily's wedding afternoon - their first day in their new home. Super fluffy with light smut. A delight to write and a top-tier favourite. Favourite Fluff award.

Attention (300 words, rated G): SWM from James's POV, written for James's birthday.

so much blood. (268 words, rated T): The Sectumsempra scene from HBP, from Draco's POV. Written as an exercise in second person POV. It was unexpectedly fascinating to write!

Anemoia (748 words, rated G): Missing moment from the beginning of HBP. A hint of Hinny as Harry goes through the photo album with his parents' pictures.

Crush (712 words, rated G): Written for the Mystery May Microfic 2024 event. Canon compliant, Hogwarts era. Mary Macdonald wants to find out who is the mystery person her best friend Lily has a crush on. Fluffy and fun.

Verses Written In '74 (3.1k, rated E): Sirius/Lily, Sirius POV. Lily spends a night with Sirius - her ex-boyfriend, best friend and best man to her wedding, who will always be in love with her. Angsty, smutty, super atmospheric. A favourite in the most self-indulgent way.

The Lady Of Kini (963 words, rated G): Inspired by my holiday in Syros and the statue of the Mermaid Madonna - an AU where Lily is the mermaid patroness of the coast, and James is the sailor she's supposed to save from drowning. Poetic and atmospheric, a piece I've also shared with many of my offline friends. I love it.

crawl home (877 words, rated G): Written for the @jilytoberfest 2024 Masquerade event and based on Hozier's Work Song. James dies to protect Lily and Harry, and his death saves them - but no grave can hold his body down. Angst with a happy ending, very atmospheric in an eerie, creepy sort of way. Another top-tier favourite. Favourite Canon Divergent Short, Favourite Angst and Favourite Microfic awards.

The Professional (941 words, rated T): Written for Jilytoberfest 2024, prompt: “Maybe we can find out what the hell your problem is over dinner sometime”. I always thought a corporate Jily AU enemies to lovers would be the ideal setting for this quote!

All right, Potter? (1.8k, rated G): A very belated entry for Jilyweek 2024, prompt: Flip the Script. SWM but Lily is the bully and James is the prefect. It was a fun challenge to play with the inverted dynamics and still make it all fit the characters as we know them - it took some effort but I think it worked in the end!

My plans for 2025:

Finish Oh My God, She's Insane, and either also finish Revanche or make enough progress on it to start posting.

I have signed up for the @greenhouse-seven Be My Valentine Exchange and the Jilymicrofics Annual Fic Exchange and I'm eager to receive my assignments for them! So at least two fics to be expected in February.

I have also signed up for the January Jilychallenge, theme: Destiny. No pressure!

I have about 1.5k written on my November 2024 Jilychallenge fic (tentative title: Couples Therapy) but I've hit a block on it. Hopefully I'll finish it sometime during the year.

I definitely have plans to participate in this year's Mystery Microfic May as well!

Whatever else strikes my fancy! Whether an old WIP or a new idea.

Tagging @arliedraws, @neverenoughmarauders, @ksarasara, @harryissuchalittleshit!

[jilychallenge]

Last year we celebrated a Taylor Swift June Jily challenge, and snow fell on beaches. This year in order to celebrate our Southern Hemisphere jily fans and writers who write wonderful winter vibes in their summertime, we decided there should be some more snow on the beach!

Theme: Winter in June. Expect wintery prompts (Keeping each other warm after a snowstorm, being stuck due to frozen railroads or closed mountain passes, teaching or learning how to skate, sharing the last hot chocolate and snowball fights.) Participate in the June Jily Challenge and give us some spicy winter jily moments⛸🕯🧊🥶❄⛄☃🏂⛷.

Each pair of creators will receive a prompt from us to spark your ideas. You are always free to use and interpret your prompt as loosely as you want.

how to enter:

please reblog this post by the 31 of May tagging with what you'd like to make (for example #one-shot, #writing, #art, #drawing, #mood board, #playlist etc. You can be as vague as or specific as you like)

At the beginning of the month, we will assign you a partner and you will receive your prompt (here or on JilyChallenge Discord). Keep an eye on this blog or Discord and please check your messages on Tumblr.

(optional) please follow the jilychallenge Tumblrblog and @jilychallenge2023 for updates.

(optional) join the Jily Challenge on Discord (send an ask for an invite) for beta help, chatting and mental support.

when posting: 

creators should try to post their entries by the end of the month (What to do when you miss the deadline?)

please tag your partner and the jilychallenge in your post (including the theme and your prompt, if possible)

we will reblog all entries tagged #jilychallenge

if you post your art or story on ao3, please add it to the collection of Jily Challenges 2023

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to send us a message or ask! If you have an idea for a theme for an upcoming month we'd love to hear it!

[wearingaberetinparis]

August 2023 Jily Challenge

As you may have noticed, I've been a little absent in the past three days. This has to do with the fact that my best friend is visiting me from the UK right now! I don't expect any updates until Tuesday next week, but to tide you over I thought I'd post the first two parts of my @jilychallenge fic. This month, I have been paired with the amazing @abihastastybeans and despite the fact that the prompt we were given should probably not have inspired a Jily Regency AU, this is what it did.

I hope you enjoy So I Can Never Go! All other works I'm working on are clearly still WIPs and I'll return to writing all of them next week!

“Not –” the young Lord licked his lips, eyes catching Lily’s for a moment and her pulse picked up, feeling faint all of a sudden as she realised what he had come here for, whom he intended to propose marriage to. “Not Miss Evans, Sir. I’m in love with the other one,” a brief pause as all air appeared to leave the room, her sister’s smile turning into something she imagined could be the look of horror described on the face of the heroine in her most favourite Gothic novels. “I’m in love with your youngest, Miss Lily Evans.” Written for the August 2023 Jily Challenge.

[arianatwycross]

JILYCHALLENGE NOVEMBER 2023 | @jilychallenge

Theme: Nostalgic Tropes

Prompt: Accidents with a certain potion (Amortentia) - although there was less accident and more Lily being painfully oblivious

Partner: @charmsandtealeaves

I was only able to write something short and sweet this time and I used the prompt loosely but please enjoy!

James lunges straight for a bowl of oatmeal. His typical breakfast, one that has served him well for Quidditch training, is crucial in his daily routine. With a healthy dusting of cinnamon sugar, he tucks straight in, all while trying to advertently listen to the girls chat about yesterday afternoon's lesson. 

Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in the world. A potion that ultimately smells different to each person, according to what attracts them. A potion that caused infamous chatter when the subject of the class was first revealed by Professor Slughorn just last week. Even the boys had been nervously chattering about what the potion would smell to them. 

The Gryffindor’s had their lesson yesterday afternoon, James' potion aroma did not surprise him at all, but Remus and Sirius were still reluctant to describe theirs. Peter was still preening over his smelling exactly like his girlfriend, the Hufflepuff girls currently cooing over him as he sat next to Lucinda.  

As he takes another spoonful of oatmeal, Lily rolls her eyes playfully as Alice sighs over Marlene’s love potion description. He’s been desperate to hear what Lily’s potion smelt like, desperate to either finally get closure or get the courage to take the next step. 

“So, Lils, what did yours smell like?” Marlene waggles her eyebrows suggestively. 

“First, I want to explain how Amortentia works. It smells like what attracts you, that could be anything from what we’re sexually attracted to something that just smells good. Hence, why mine smelt like chocolate.” 

“It did not smell like chocolate.” Alice scoffs, behind her coffee mug. 

Lily frowns, the little divot between her eyebrows making an appearance. 

“It did!” Lily frowns, yet James clocks the redness flushing her cheeks. 

“What else did it smell like, Lils?” Marlene asks carefully, a secret smile on her face as she pours milk into her cereal. 

Lily rolling her eyes once again, takes a moment. He watches as her eyes look at the various condiments in the centre of the table. 

“It smelt like lavender…” She says quietly. 

“Like our dorm room?”

“Yeah, suppose it just smells like home for me.” 

“Anything else?” Marlene adds. 

Lily bites down on her lip, almost causing James to miss his mouth with his spoon. “It smelt like cinnamon sugar,” she says quickly. 

Marlene’s spoon halfway to her mouth, pauses and watches Lily expectantly. Alice’s attention, meanwhile, flickers to James and back to Lily, an excited smile on her face. 

Now it’s James’ turn to go red. 

His heart may be climbing up his throat, but he watches Lily as calmly as he can. 

“Oh?” Alice prompts. 

“Mmm, I mean I like cinnamon sugar, but I don’t remember any sort of situation where I’ve been attracted to the smell?” 

Lily looks thoroughly confused now, so confused that James stops eating, puts down his spoon and arches a brow at Alice. 

Alice beaming under James' gaze flashes him a conspiratorial grin. “Cinnamon sugar? I mean, I can think of one person that has a penchant for the taste every morning…” 

Lily arches a questioning brow at Alice, “Who?” 

Before Alice can respond, a thump interrupts the group. Sirius landing heavily next to James and Alice, gives the group his usual mischievous grin before announcing very loudly for the entire table to hear, “James, mate, would you like some oatmeal with all that cinnamon sugar?” 

[jilychallenge]

April Jily Challenge: Letters & Texting

Sign up for this month's Jilychallenge: Letters & Texting

Writing secret notes during class, writing love letters to each other during the long Summer months, finding a note with a secret, texting the wrong number or hitting send on a message you just wanted to type and look at? Sound like it could be Jily? We think it does! Come participate in the April Jily Challenge to create your version of a James & Lily love letter.

Each pair of creators will receive a prompt from us to spark your ideas. You are always free to use and interpret your prompt as loosely as you want.

how to enter:

Please reblog this post by the 31 of March, tagging with what you'd like to make (for example #one-shot, #writing, #art, #drawing, #mood board, #playlist etc. You can be as vague or specific as you like)

Alternatively, you may also sign up on the JilyChallenge discord.

At the beginning of the month, we will assign you a partner and you will receive your prompt (here or on JilyChallenge Discord). Keep an eye on this blog or Discord and please check your messages on Tumblr.

(optional) Please follow the jilychallenge Tumblrblog and @jilychallenge2023 for updates.

(optional) join the Jily Challenge on Discord (send an ask for an invite)

when posting: 

creators should try to post their entries by the end of the month

please tag your partner and the jilychallenge in your post (including the theme and your prompt, if possible)

we will reblog all entries tagged #jilychallenge

if you post your art or story on ao3, please add it to the collection of Jily Challenges 2023

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to send us a message or ask! If you have an idea for a theme for an upcoming month, we'd love to hear it!

[jilychallenge]

Thank you for signing up for May Jilychallenge Shirtless & Mother's Day

This month's pairings: 

@abihastastybeans & @cdailaincao @constancezin & @startanewdream

@charmsandtealeaves & @athenasparrow

When posting your work please tag this blog as well as @jilychallenge2023

Feel free to add your work to the ao3 collection jilychallenge 2023

Check your Tumblr DM or visit theJily Challenge discord for your prompts (they should be there!)

Good luck & Enjoy!

[jilychallenge]

Sign up for this month's Jilychallenge: Shirtless & Mother's Day. Each pair of creators will receive a prompt from us to spark your ideas. You are always free to use and interpret your prompt as loosely as you want.

how to enter:

Please reblog this post by the 30 of April, tagging with what you'd like to make (for example #one-shot, #writing, #art, #drawing, #mood board, #playlist etc. You can be as vague or specific as you like)

Alternatively, you may also sign up on the JilyChallenge discord.

At the beginning of the month, we will assign you a partner and you will receive your prompt (here or on JilyChallenge Discord). Keep an eye on this blog or Discord and please check your messages on Tumblr.

(optional) Please follow the jilychallenge Tumblrblog and @jilychallenge2023 for updates.

(optional) join the Jily Challenge on Discord (send an ask for an invite)

when posting: 

creators should try to post their entries by the end of the month

please tag your partner and the jilychallenge in your post (including the theme and your prompt, if possible)

we will reblog all entries tagged #jilychallenge

if you post your art or story on ao3, please add it to the collection of Jily Challenges 2023

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to send us a message or ask! If you have an idea for a theme for an upcoming month, we'd love to hear it!

[jilychallenge]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Time for pairings and prompts!

Partners:

​@sosohh & @flowersgrowback

@constancezin & @stonecoldhedwig

@wearingaberetinparis & @missgryffin

@shhhhharpat & @petalstofishfanfics

@chierafied & @mppmaraudergirl

@suzyq31 & @oneofthesirens

@harryissuchalittleshit & @practicecourts

@charmsandtealeaves & @theresthesnitch

@annasghosts & @bookeatingbean

@abihastastybeans & @juliemarauderfan

As a reminder, make sure to tag @jilychallenge when you post so we can reblog it for you. 

Prompts should arrive in your inboxes very soon, but let us know if you haven’t received anything by 2/1/2023.

If you post your work on ao3, please add it to the jilychallenge 2023 collection.

If you want to join the jilychallenge discord you may use the link here💛

[practicecourts]

yes yes yes! Legend you 🥳😘😘😘 can’t wait to have time to read this!

@jilychallenge @jilychallenge2023| partner: @athenasparrow | May: Mothers Day | Prompt: toddler Harry tells Lily her top is ugly and James later insists she remove it so as not to offend their son's delicate sensibilities. “it’s for the sake of fashion lils, no ofc this isn’t a ploy to get you undressed… i would never”

AN: May is a busy and shitty month for me so this challenge is gonna be short compared to my last couple, but I hope you like it all the same. Read it on AO3

[charmsandtealeaves]

@jilychallenge @jilychallenge2023| partner: @athenasparrow | May: Mothers Day | Prompt: toddler Harry tells Lily her top is ugly and James later insists she remove it so as not to offend their son's delicate sensibilities. “it’s for the sake of fashion lils, no ofc this isn’t a ploy to get you undressed… i would never”

AN: May is a busy and shitty month for me so this challenge is gonna be short compared to my last couple, but I hope you like it all the same. Read it on AO3