#TROPED: voting

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

ROUND ONE

Dancing with their demons again, The 100 Fandom writer are back!! And boy, oh, boy, have they cooked up a good batch of disaster fics to kick off our fourth annual completion!

It’s officially time to VOTE for the First Round of TROPED Madness 4.0! The structure is simple! Please rank the nine (9) fics, first (1) being your top choice, and nine (9) being your last choice! Since we only received nine fics, we will be chopping one author and the ranking will be used to order all the remaining authors for the brackets in Round Two!

You can vote here:

The nine fics that we received for this round can be found below, or on AO3 here! Each fic follows the theme [Disaster], includes the tropes [Baking AU] and [Dancing], and have included the character [John Murphy (The 100)]! When you vote, please be sure to take into consideration the USE of all these elements, because, as with all other TROPED events, the purpose is to select the authors who best utilize the requirements!

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If The World Was Ending, You’d Come Over, Right? Right. (Rated M) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: What does the consummate survivor do when the end of the world is inevitable? An introspective tale about John Murphy, loss, grief and the bonds that connect people even at the end of it all.

i say that i hate you with a smile on my face (Rated G) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: There's a tornado raging over his head and his father's bakery right in the crossfire, but all Murphy is worried about is what he's going to tell Raven about his date the night before.

When It's Over (Rated T) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes x Emori]

Summary: Murphy is prepared for a perfectly normal day of work in his bakery.

What he gets instead is an earthquake.

in the space between the stars (Rated M) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: Raven saved the world. At least part of it. No matter how scummy and ungrateful that part may be.

Now she needs someone to save her.

Murphy watches the stars come out and makes a decision.

(Cause This Can't Be) The Way the Story Ends (Rated T) [ The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: A bummed-out business owner, a disgruntled barista, a stressed student, a mysterious stranger, and a mechanic on a mission are trapped in a bakery during an ice storm.

Or, how John Murphy found the girl, lost the girl, experienced a natural disaster with the girl, and then found her again.

'til our fingers decompose (keep my hand in yours) (Rated T) [The 100 — John Murphy x Clarke Griffin]

Summary: Murphy's existence post-Disappearance was pretty bleak. Sure, he had his own bakery, and, yeah, he didn't have to worry about his mom's drinking anymore, or studying for math tests, but the fire that came from his hands had blistered and burned his skin beyond any repair that even the best training that any of the kids with babysitter first aid could do and had left them useless and constantly in pain. He couldn't do the baking for his store, or even wash his hair.

And then Clarke came to town.

through the snow and through the storm (Rated T) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: “Everyone is so concerned about this storm,” Raven says. “It’s calling for what, three or four inches of snow? Back home in Minnesota, that’s not even enough to close schools.”

Murphy snorts. “Well, hon, welcome to Georgia,” he says. “This may be a shock to you, but we don’t get as much snow as Minnesota.”

“Yeah, I’ve noticed,” she says, chuckling. “It’s kind of boring, honestly.”

“Being locked up in your house for months because the outside world is trying to freeze your face off sounds boring.”

“That’s what scarves are for, John.”

recipe for disaster (Rated M) [The 100 — John Murphy x Raven Reyes]

Summary: To be clear: Murphy's not quite sure how he ended up here. But somehow, they're waiting in a hospital to make sure Clarke and Raven are going to be alive and Bellamy looks like he's going to punch something.

Well, Murphy's sort of clear: he knows they got here because of the crash. What he doesn't quite remember is why Bellamy is about to pounce.

(or: clarke forces everyone to ballroom dance, there are way too many baking metaphors and people get hit by cars.)

Always Been the End of the World (Rated T) [The 100 — John Murphy x Clarke Griffin]

Summary: Clarke's day is turning out to be a disaster. If stubbing her toe and her shitty roommate, she also has to deal with John Murphy, the bane of her existence. Even though she loves working at this bakery his mere presence makes that harder with each day. But with a major order, for her childhood best friend's wedding no less, she can't let him distract her. Nothing he does is going to get under her skin today.

Unfortunately, it seems, Mother Nature has other plans.

Although, just maybe, her day doesn't end up being quite as much of a disaster as she thought.

[whumptober]

Trope Vote 2024

It's July so... back to business!

This years trope vote is now open for everyone to vote on their favourite tropes - including additions from your honourable mentions!

Following feedback from last year, we will be creating a playlist for the event again, though this time with a twist! Instead of using Lyrics as part of the list, we will use the songs to fit the overall theme/trope of the day. For example, if day one has a theme of 'redemption', then a song like Start Again by the Lottery Winners would fit - and this year we want your suggestions!

The vote will be open until the 29th of July.

If you want to chat about your favourite tropes, the [DISCORD SERVER] is always active for our fabulous community of whumpers.

Similarly, if you're looking for a comprehensive list of the tropes, then under the cut are links to the A-Z lists that Surro put together a few months ago. We can't wait to get the WT ball rolling this year! -Mods Surro, Yenn, Vanne and Kitty <3

[Question Summary + Trope List Links under the cut]

TROPE LISTS:

[A-H]

[I-Q]

[R-Z]

QUESTIONS:

Question 1: 'Which tropes would you like to see for Whumptober 2024?' - Here, there is an A-Z list of tropes with checkboxes next to them. Simply choose your favourites!

Question 2: 'Honourable Mentions' - Here you can list any tropes we have forgotten.

Question 3: 'The Music Round' - If you have a song that you attribute to a trope/theme, let us know! This is entirely optional but we would love to hear the songs that put you in a whumping mood. Please format each one as SONG - ARTIST - TROPE

[choccy-milky]

Might I suggest…

Sebby in a maid outfit? 🤔🥵

the scenario is that their class/year is doing a maid cafe (for some reason) and if any dudes from other classes come by to try and see clora in her maid outfit / request she serve them food, seb gets in the way✋✋ LOL

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i know we're all sick to death of hearing about duck penises but it is genuinely so important to me that you know: male ducks regrow their penis every mating season! that is all

[fruitlicense]

wait wait wait Geralt and Jaskier/Dandelion sharing a bed is canon in the books??? explicitly canon that they had to share not only a room but a bed cause Geralt was broke as shit at the time??

(to be clear. this makes complete sense in the story, I just think it’s hilarious how fanfic trope-y it feels despite being novel canon)

[destieltropecollection]

2024 TROPE VOTING IS OPEN!

Hello everyone, thank you for your patience! The Trope Voting period is finally open.

The link is above so please take the time to vote for your favourite!

Closing day is the 24th December - to give me chance to work out the numbers and produce the official list before January!

Please remember that the tropes are inclusive - this means that they can mean more than just the surface level meaning!

[veerbles]

so weird to think that the ONLY character to canonically react to pynch getting together is gansey. in your heart of hearts:

[dykedvonte]

I dislike takes that Danse would be just as conservative in modernized aus when it's clearly shown his staunch views of things come from his time in the Brotherhood and his deep-rooted desire to belong to something with a greater purpose.

Not to mention lines that show much more open-mindedness that get overlooked for his harsher sentiments when you first meet him. Like the oppurtunity to be a part of something is why Danse fell so far into Brotherhood dogma and it doesn't negate the offense things he does but I feel like it's just lazy to be like "hmmm he'd def be racist" just so it aligns to his BoS beliefs.

[cxlandine]

extremely underrated trope is the villain's sacrificial lambs that weren't misunderstood or being kept in the dark or mind-controlled when they were evil but are forced into a redemption arc because the villain betrayed them personally. former villains who only stopped because they failed or were caught. grunts that are discarded and switch sides only because they have no other choice. people who need to be force-fed morality to stay alive on the good team. people who improve but are never absolved. people who wanted to raise hell and only change their mind when they, too, are burned.

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

Round Two!

It’s officially time to VOTE for Round Two of TROPED Madness 4.0! The structure is simple! Our eight writers have been paired up in four head-to-head brackets, and it’s your job to chose who moves forward to the Quarter Final Round, and who gets CHOPPED! For the brackets, please select the one (1) fic that best used the prompt {Fantasy + First Pet Story + Revenge}! The writers with the winning fics will move forward!!

Additionally, we ask you to rank the eight submissions in a seperate question! Please rank the eight (8) fics, first (1) being your top choice, and eight (8) being your last choice! This will help us to decide who is the top of our next bracket!

You can vote here:

The eight fics that we received for this round can be found below, or on AO3 here! Each fic follows the theme [Fantasy], includes the tropes [First Pet Story] and [Revenge], and have included the character [Lincoln kom Trikru (The 100)]! When you vote, please be sure to take into consideration the USE of all these elements, because, as with all other TROPED events, the purpose is to select the authors who best utilize the requirements!

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karma is a cat (purring in my lap cause it loves me) (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: Once upon a time, Octavia would have been happy with getting a pet kitten from her brother for her birthday. Thrilled, even. But that was before a hydra attacked their apartment, and she and Bellamy were whisked away to a summer camp because apparently their dads were gods? Now, her pet aspirations were more along the lines of unicorns and chimeras and hyrdas. Cool, tough pets that a daughter of the God of War could ride into battle.

So the fact that her brother still bought her a fucking kitten? Well, who to better help with taking revenge on Bellamy than a son of Nemesis herself?

These golden ashes (turn to dirt) (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: In the Kingdom of Arkadia to be born with Magic is a death sentence. For this reason, when Aurora Blake gives birth to a daughter of fire, she makes the choice to hide her away. But those that burn cannot be contained for long.

When Octavia has had enough, she runs to the forbidden Wood. It is here she meets her destiny. And, in doing so, makes her plan for something she has dreamed of most of her life.

Revenge

Your blood is calling, Calling my name out (Rated G) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: “You have to carry on,” she says, tone harder.

Lincoln sighs. “Not like this, Octavia. Never like this,” he says.

Breathin' Fire (Rated M) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: AU Canon Divergent short story whereby Lincoln's darling pet makes a terrible mistake, sparking a chain of events that changes his life forever.

Beware The Wild Rushes (Rated M) [The 100 - Lincoln & Luna]

Summary: Lincoln knew there was a reason he never liked the ocean. Now he and Luna are trapped in a world that shouldn't exist, with a new pet that definitely shouldn't exist.

Everything is totally fine. Maybe. Sort of. Yeah, it's pretty much the weirdest day he's ever had.

The Fairy Ring (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln & Anya]

Summary: For as long as he can remember, Lincoln has been fascinated by the fairy ring in the woods beyond his village.

For as long as he's known her, Anya has mocked his interest in the ring.

i just want to know you better (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: The upstairs is both simple – just a bed, night table, and wardrobe, with a small shower and washbasin in the corner – and remarkable – all the furniture is growing out of the walls and floor! The showerhead is a living flower!

Octavia’s widened eyes suddenly narrow as another question pops into her head. “There’s no toilet,” she says. “Do faeries, like. Do you not poop?”

As soon as the words have left her mouth, she wishes she could take them back. That was a bit much, even if it is a perfectly reasonable question, it’s not really an attractive one.

But Lincoln just tips his head back and laughs. Octavia realizes she’s not sure if she’s ever seen him laugh before – not for her or for anyone else. He’s sweet, and she’s certainly earned enough of his smiles, but his laugh… it makes her stomach flip, and suddenly she doesn’t regret the stupid question at all.

Or, Octavia has already captured Lincoln's heart -- but can she capture his cat's?

we did our best (and we will again) (Rated G) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: “If you want to help me, you can start by letting me go.”

Lincoln sighs, dropping the spoon. “And then?”

Her blue eyes flash. Then the anger fades. “You’re right. If you let me go, I’ll kill you. That’s the way it has to end. For one of us, at least.”

Lincoln lifts the spoon to her mouth. After a moment, reluctantly, she drinks. They do this in silence until the soup is gone. He can see in her eyes that she’s ashamed, that she feels weak, powerless. So he gives her an offering, the only one he can think of. “My name,” he says, “is Lincoln.”

She looks at him, and is he dreaming or is there a ghost of a smile in her eyes? “I’m Octavia.”

or, linctavia au in which everything is (mostly) the same except lincoln has a dragon and octavia wants to kill it

[whumptober]

Trope Vote Results 2024

The Results Are In!

Hi all, remember the trope vote we did alll the way back in July? Well, now the event is coming to a close, we wanted to share some of the statistics!

So out of the 1484 responses to the 259 tropes:

The TOP 10 most voted for tropes were:

"I'm Fine.": 924 votes

Collapsing/Fainting/Passing Out: 903

Panic/Anxiety Attacks: 872 votes

Ignoring An Injury/Illness: 871 votes

Hidden Illness/Injury/Scar: 858 votes

Bleeding Through Bandages: 845 votes

Passing Out From Pain: 843 votes

Not Realizing They’re Injured: 814 votes

Emotional Angst: 789 votes

Nightmares 781 votes

And the LEAST 3 voted for were:

Radiation Poisoning: 157 votes

Sunburn: 149 votes

Necrosis: 131 votes

When we start to make the prompts list, we took inspiration from the most voted for, and from the least voted for. Then between us four mods, we chose our favourite tropes and added them to the mix before discussing as a team which lyrics/dialogue to assign each day etc.

We are very proud with how the prompts list has turned out, and we have been blown away with the positivity we have received - thank you all very much. It has been amazing to see what everyone has been making this month based on our prompt list!

Mods Yenn, Kitty, Vanne and Surro

[anyarally]

Y’all I know everyone and their mom is telling you to register to vote right now… but please if you’re not already please please *please* register to vote via votelikeabeast.com !! We all need to see Rhett and Link read fanfiction of themselves in these desperate times

[scarlct-vvitch]

bonus points if u say your favorite ship or favorite fic that uses it

[destieltropecollection]

Are you ready for the reveal of the trope list for 2024?

Here it is! (albeit a little later than intended).

Angst with Happy Ending Idiots in Love Friends to Lovers Hurt/Comfort Touch-Starved Canon Divergent Bed Sharing Fake Married for a Case Empty Rescue Wing Fic Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Case Fic Soulmates Witch Magic or Curses Secret Relationship Roommates Amnesia Two-Person Love Triangle Canon Compliant Cowboy!AU/Ranch Omegaverse Established Relationship Fluff Firsts BDSM Single parent AU Coffee Shop AU Murder Husbands Whump Cabin Fic

If you have any questions about the tropes (and their definitions), don't hesitate to ask! Of course, ask away about anything else too!

Submissions will open tomorrow (2nd January!)

[bdoubleowo]

i do not get the insistence that tumblr sexymen “gotta be pathetic” like. not. really??? bill cipher and sans undertale, classic sexymen who are known for being incredibly overpowered. wheatley and onceler, characters who started off a litte/very pathetic and grew to be overpowered. There is perhaps an aspect of patheticness, especially angst, but they tend to have genuine power behind it.