So, it's not really an auction, but I thought it might be cool to have a place to share ideas for fic that you want to read in the TP fandom but don't want to write yourself. So this is a place for sharing ideas for fic that you want other writers to take up--if you are intrigued by someone's plot bunny, do let them know you want to adopt it and give it a good home.

EDIT: Please bold all posts in which you put up a plotbunny for adoption so anyone skimming this forum can find them with ease.

Ok, so first plotbunny I would like to put up for adoption: a fic set in Tortall 'verse that focuses on Tkaa!

I always wish there were more immortal-centric fic in the PT fandom since it seems to be a part of the Tortall universe rife with imaginative possibilities. What I really really want to read (and as far as I can tell no one has ever written before) is a fic about Tkaa.

He's a hilarious character and there's much to be done with him. He seems to me half absent-minded professor and half globetrotting tourist. He's knowledgeable about immortals but has had little interaction with humans considering the barrier around the Divine Realms and given the strangeness of his appearance and the dry wry humor of his personality I think his first encounter with someone as...hidebound as Wyldon, say, would be hilarious (can you imagine that job interview, when Tkaa was settled on to teach pages about immortals?).

Or perhaps something set just a little after the end of Wolf-Speaker--Tkaa does have to get from Dunlath to Corus somehow. Maybe a piece focusing more on Tkaa going touristing and his misadventures as he encounters denizens of Tortall on his way to meet up with Daine and Numair at the palace, run-ins with the Rogue, chaos at the University, the market in uproar...A Basilisk Comes to Corus perhaps?

In any case, I think humor would be the best register for any such piece, and it is something that I just can't write, despite years of trying. So I thought I would offer the idea up to anyone who might be interested (after all, if you love a plotbunny, set it free).

Any takers?

True, Tkaa is awesome, though I love to hear more about Stormwings, they intrigue me as creatures and I´d love to hear an interersting reason as to why their biggest joy is to eat corpses but they love children so much. An actual reason given.

This idea (plot bunnies for adoption) is really interesting, good call Luna.

Haha, ok I'll just be honest, what this is *really* about is that every time I talk to Kris, I randomly mention, "It'd be cool if there were a fic about...." and then she harrasses me and tells me I need to write it! But I can't!

Like this Tkaa fic I want, I can't can't write humor~ melodrama and angst are about all I can manage. So this is a cheap way of me trying to foist this off onto someone else ^^;;

You bring up a really interesting question about Stormwings that hadn't really occurred to me Maybe it is in part because childish fear and terror doesn't taste as good, as ripe? Or perhaps they have enough of pity in them for human mortality...(damn you Tunstall now I am considering a third chapter to my Stormwing fic!)

Rikash explains it a bit. They have a very hard time having children and so it is really unlikely to see a young Stormwing. This creates a tenderness for any child of any race (and Rikash says in one of the books- Wolf Speaker, prolly) that they especially feel for the "abandoned ones". Or "neglected ones", maybe.

Even makes sense in a biological way, actually. A race of creatures who have such a hard time reporducing would have to have heightened protective instincts towards young in order for any to survive. I'm not sure how the immortality thing plays into it, but I'm going to ignore it and pretend you will too.

lalala.

Good luck Luna! You will still have plotbunnies and I will still attempt to get you to write them. I think its our thing. Plus- I'm writing the krakken one! You're evil.

It *is* a thing we have, but really I won't, *won't* write the fics since I'm not as supseptible as you are to peer pressure *wishful thinking*.

I always thought that bit about Stormwings and difficult births etc. is kind of enough of a reason but at the same time not. I mean for Stormwings, humans are food basically--intelligent but food. The relationship they have with their food is inherently more complex than the relationsihp we have with our food, but we don't usually go around feeling bad for our food (let's set veg*nism aside for a while--and wouldn't that be sort of hilarous, humanist Stormwings who have decided its unethical to eat humans?) so it kind of didn't hold up for me.

This reminds me, Gavin Gunhold has a *hilarious* and wonderful fic called "Preen" which posits another, delightful reason why Stormwings like/have pity for human children: (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4828811/1/Preen).

And hey, Kris, wouldn't this Tkaa/Wyldon fic be right up your alley what with the whole characters from different series meeting each other in plausible and interesting ways. *ducks before she can be pummeled*

*kicks Luna in the shins*

You are so mean! I even gave you a good fic rec! *cries until Kris feels guilty*

Oh, fine! *gives Luna a bandaid or something equally soothing so she stops the annoying wailing*.

I actually am thinking about expanding The Things They Heard... You're right- the theme fits so well with alot of the characters, it could be a pretty good one-shot series... And see what you've done? This is awful.

Since I think this is going to end up another chat room (I blame Luna) I think we should post any actual fic recomendations in bold so that people can find those, apart from the discussions.

So, whenever you post a fic idea, make sure you have that information bolded and nothing else on this forum thread should be bolded. I have cosmic powers and will be inforcing that. :)

I'm not averse to chatting about relevant things (irrelevant: just tried to make a veggie burger sandwich but left out the veggie burger part...just how tired *am* I?!), but I do see your point. Or maybe we can make this the forum to talk about TP fanwriting projects in general?

I went back and edited the post--how's it look? Too much bold? Or do you only want me to bold that first line?

YES YES you should totally expand The Things They Heard, not only because I am obnoxious and want to make you write more, but because structurally that piece is *begging* for it. I mean part of TP's thing with the Circle books is this attempt to balance the four storylines and your piece really calls for a similar gesture.

I am more than willing to offer my beta services if that's what you need for a jump start ^_^

That bolding is *perfect*. Good job.

I agree- but even that way we'll end up with a lot more posts without a fic recommendation than with. If it gets too offtopic, I will ask the chatters to move over to the general chat. That may end up with me ordering myself to leave, I am aware of this, and we will just have to deal with that awkwardness when it comes. XD

You know that since you are my evil plotbunny-breeder I will be asking you for beta help. lol. I'm going to be sending you Mutual soon- I have it printed out for editing and I'll send you the edited version when I'm done with that, oks? XD

I think I'm offtopic. :S. I have to go to work now, though. I will see you later- get some sleep! Gratuitous drug use! Take a gravol. XD

Second plotbunny! A fic from the POV of Gower, the dour manservant who appears in the Kel books (Lalasa would also be an interesting character to put at the center of a fic, but I think Gower would be more fun).

This plotbunny is an outgrowth of a conversation taking place in chat fave fix, and a discussion of how people don't really want to write fic about class/race/sexuality issues. People don't want to write about servants becasue it's not exciting and Lalasa tends to appear as window dressing in Kel fics (oh! someone is getting married and Lalasa fixes Kel up in a gorgeous gown and Dom falls for her trope). So, let's start changing that!

He is also a fascinating character, and it might be interesting to consider events from the Protector books from a servant perspective rather than the noble perspective we get from the books. Or you know, Gower might have been in service at the castle for *decades* so perhaps considering the effects of the Immortals' War from someone who is not directly in the line of action but definitely affected and involved as I have no doubt any servant in the castle would be.

Tortall, its royalty, and their home through the eyes of servants...there is so much room for possibility here.

Oh I found your plot auction! May I add a plot?

I would really love to read a fic about Sarge from the Immortals series. He started out life as a slave and somehow ended up as an important person in the Queen's Riders. I know it's kind of a bare outline. Really, really bare. But there would be so much that could be encorporated into this. A chance for an in depth exploration of the Queen's Riders...the problems faced by trying to rise out of slavery...Tortall from an outsider's point of view.

Anyway, we need to advertise this thread of the forum otherwise there will be many ideas and not many people adopting them... -grabs a large sign and starts directing people to the Plot Auction-

Well, for that matter, I'd like to hear how Onua went from being beaten almost to death to becoming very important to the riders, and, to be said. Having horse Magic, and the Gift, is considered a very good thing and a privileged, would her husband have beaten her if he'd known she had it? The argument, though void of most facts presents the idea that he hadn't known, so, if he hadn't known, how did she find out, and more importantly, how did she find the riders and assume her current position? And ususally women beaten by men they had assumedly at one point loved, aren't the most confident, and yet...she's one of the most confident women I've seen in Pierce's books. She goes to Galla and back with only a dog for company twice a year!

OMG Knight, Tunstall these are both such *awesome* awesome fic ideas--I'm going to modify the intial post, but Kris pointed out it would be a good idea to bold the post in whih you explain your plotbunny so that plotbunny posts are not lost in all the comment posts. Especially because they would both also allow a really cool window into other countries--Sarge is from Carthak right? And Onua is also from Sairen (sp?) if I'm not mistaken.

Tunstall, re: Onua, in the SotL books its suggested if one doesn't develop their gift, it can break out in uncontrollable ways. Onua's is not strong enough to do real damage, but I bet if she didn't know about it and hadn't trained it, it could get to the point in her adult life that something serious. Maybe that's what allowed her to survive? Or perhaps, he just didn't care that she had the gift and figured she'd never use it to attack him--I mean even later, she doesn't realy know anything really offensive, right?

I can see where you are coming from with the self-confidence thing, but I think you might be falling into a stereotype about women who have dealt with abuse. I mean a conviction to never let it happen again--and Onua has trained with weapons, she is damn good at self-defense--is just as likely.

I edited the posts to make the actual plotbunnies more noticeable. Great ideas, guys! We'll mention the plot-bunny thread more around the forum, Knight.

I may have to stay away from here! Too.... Many... First meeting... Fic idea...s .... Gah.

Oh, Kris, what first encounters are you considering now? *anticipates eagerly*

Go, plotbunnies, go!

Just a quick question: Why do we call plot bunnies plot bunnies? I mean why bunnies? Haha. The Knight is confused. Again.

Two reasons I think--the tenency towards poliferation and multiplication without control. But also I think because like dustbunnies they collect in out of the way corners.

Here's a new one from a discussion on Bloodhound by Luna and I:

Try to write either a one-shot or a short series that explores the different (and funny) ways that Beka's connection to George could be resolved. My idea was that his direct ancestor turns out to be one of Beka's brothers' children, etc. Don't fall back on the Beka/Rosto pairing, and see what kind of tricks Pierce could hit us with.

Oh, Kris, I love how you've reimagined this as a larger fic idea! I really really want someone to do this so I can read it XD. I'm already laughing just thinking about it! XDDD

*Looks pointedly at Luna*.

*makes the sign against evil in Kris's direction*

You can shoot me for my nerdiness now. XP

One plotbunny that I'd love to see being written is a redemption fic for Vinson. I read a completed one four years ago, but now it's disappeared into the ether... it would be interesting to see it being done by someone else now, and see their take on how it might occur.

Eww, Khadeejah! Good luck with that one - I could never redeem a rapist/woman-beater. How did you accomplish that before?

Umm...someone refresh my memory. XD Who's Vinson?

Luna Vinson of Genlith: a rapist/woman-beater (as Ally put it); year-mate of Joren's; tried it on with Lalasa once in Page...

Ally The author - whose name I can't remember - wrote a rather good one, actually. It turned out to be a romance set a few years after Lady Knight, when he turned up as an assistant healer to Neal. The finale involved him doing battle with Joren to save Kel's life, and thus being released from the Chamber's grasp.

Thanks, Khadeejah!

Redemption is a tricky thing...I kind of feel that way about Joren (any of the really "evil" characters I guess)--I haven't yet been able to bring myself to read any fic about him and Kel as an AU pairing since I don't know think I could ever buy it.

Wow! Who would've thought it possible?

I'd like to read a fic about Kora and Erskin and what they really talk about, especially since he's not a mage. Their relationship can't always be about the canoodling. ;D

Luna... I understand what you mean, mostly because I felt the same way at first. But I do maintain that there are a few authors out there that are good enough to be able to pull off such a feat as that, and that (nameless) author in particular was definitely one of them.

Ally! How do we know it's not just mindless canoodling? After all, she's off working her magic at her leisure, while he's busting his gut all day being the Puppy he is... with so little time left to spend together, what else is bound to happen? ;P

Oh! I was reading the latest chapter of Ally's fic-in-progress when a plotbunny just hit me - she wrote in her story that Joren needs to marry a virgin, and that before he can have Kel as his wife, he has to first fix her reputation so that people realise that she IS a virgin.

Well... what if a girl was raped, and then immediately married off by her family to some poor sucker who has no idea what she's been through? What would happen if she had become pregnant during the encounter with her attacker, and then when she gives birth earlier than would be expected for a legitimate pregnancy? Would her husband disown the child and throw her out of the home, or would he be sympathetic if she was to admit the truth? And then consider society's reaction to the whole debacle; what would they say, and would the rapist be caught out and punished? I'd hope so, but it is always a possibility that he could get off completely scot-free!

Luna is going to love you KJ, lol. She always wants the real issues from the books to be discussed in fanfiction, and this is a good one.

Haha, Kris you know me too well XD

KJ, there are so many awesome and interesting gender questions that fic would raise! Actually, just exploring marital rape would be an interesting one (and actually, doesn't that have something to do with Onua's situation pre-Immortals series?) so it wouldn't even necessarily have to be about an OC! Urk....I kind of want to adopt this plotbunny...but not...I have too much on my writing plate already...

Onua? I forgot about her!

For some reason, I was thinking more along the lines of the Bazhir, and Kara and Kourrem. (maybe it was mentioned why they were social outcasts, but I really can't remember - what if one of them was the result of the rape?) The Bazhir have really strict rules about how women ought to behave, don't they? I couldn't help but think that it could often lead to problems which could otherwise be solved easily. And this would have to be before the Northern Voice, so chances are that people would be even less open-minded about situations.

Take it. It's yours. :)

When Alanna and George come to see Aly in the Copper Isles for the first time. Before the epilouge of TQ. And maybe Aly's and Nawat's wedding day. I really want someone to write Alanna's first reaction to how Aly's doing. I'd think she'd be a bit disappointing but mostly proud and surprised. And Alanna meeting Nawat would be priceless! Also I would think a scene with Alanna talking to the Goddess about Aly would be cool. I think that Aly having triplets is the the Goddess's revenge on Aly. Will someone write that? I want to but I just can't figure out how to.

OMG Alanna's first meeting with Nawat would be so precious! I totally want to read that too now XD

Would you write it?

I still can't believe that theres basically NO fics that deal with any of that. I've read maybe two with Alanna and Aly meeting in the Isles. One was terrible and one was okay andhad a good plot line: Have Alanna not know anything about Aly until she arrives. Unrealistic but good. The thing was it was a oneshot and left off just as Alanna found out!Annoying!

Haha, no I'm too lazy for that XD. The only reason I even set up the plot-auction was so that Kris couldn't harass me about writing out interesting plotbunnies!

I'm not sure if Alanna not knowing anything is unrealistic--I mean I don't remember the books very well, but there's a suggestion that George doesn't want to tell her what limited information he finds out because he doesn't want to worry her even further while she's all tied up in the mess in Scanra.

I guess you're right. It's still funny. Imagine the look on her face when she finds out her daughter's the spymaster that brought about the rebellion in the isles! Someone has to write this!

a agree with you it HAS to be written- and what about this plot bunny =

After King Jon (IV) has died, his son takes the throne (duh) and becomes the Voice of the tribes...but HIS son is a little un-entuasastic and RUNS AWAY into the desert, where he meets a tribe, who refused to accept the 'Northern King' as the Voice, so they seperated from the Bazhir...he is told (By a certain meddling God) to get them to rejoin the Bazhir but he faces many hardships, like falling in love, war and expectations from his parents!!

what you think?? i've been think about it for a while....BUT i wouldn't know how towrite it!

Oh, I like that! A grandchild of Johnny-boy... You could make him really bitter and all, because his elder sister, Lianokami. Being the firstborn child to Roald and Shinko, she would be the Crown Princess, heir to the throne of Tortall, a position which he might feel he ought have claim to. It would be interesting to see if there would be a rift in the family holding him back from fulfilling his orders.

One flaw - choosing the Voice is a destined event, isn't it? You're not just born into inheriting the role like in a monarchy.

Hi everyone.

I've always wanted to do one where Beka managed to evade the Lord Provost and became a foist (master thief if you can't remember). It would take place at about the same time as Terrier, and might finish with her getting the same nickname or whatever. I had half-formed plans to have one of her siblings kidnapped by the Snake. Of course, it would have to include Kora, Rosto and Anniki somehow. Anyway, I decided that I have too many abandoned fics already, so if anyone would like to write this...

Also, the story of how Beka stalked that rusher and discovered the Bold Brass gang.

I have always wanted that second one-- perhaps I'll steal it. :) I love having my books back in my possession. It makes one-shots so much easier...

I just got this random little humorous plot bunny in my head, and now it won't leave! Kris, I'm blaming you - your Clear Skies caused it!

What if one of the Circle Four wrote a book on their specialist field, and then Tris - who would be attending Lightsbridge - had to write a (critical) review about it as part of some sort of Literature on General Magics class? How will she and the other three react?

Yeah, random.

Muahahaha. Haha. Cough.

This could be so funny! ... I hate that I want to write this... Too. Much. To. Do. ... Bleh.

Nope, not my plotbunny - this one actually came from boilingseas over at the Tamora Pierce Challenge Centre. I just liked it enough to post it here. ;D

Timeline: during Fire in the Forging

Sandry, Briar, Tris and Daja are told their spinning of magic is unstable because it's incomplete. They are given the choice between separating their magic completely or to weave it together so that they truly share all their magic, which is made stronger from the weaving. They choose to weave their magic together fully.

Restrictions: minimum word count: 5000 words.

Bonus: after Daja becomes a Tsaw-ha again, they talk with the caravan's mimander about magic, where she's told it's very similar to marriage customs in certain lands. Congratulations, they've gotten hitched!

Alanna's first meeting with Nawat would be perfect , completely awesome. I never thought of it and I'm surprised no one else did. Can I write it? Or did someone else cut me to the chase? If not, I'd send it to you before I uploaded it, and you could tell me whether or not I could upload it. And if you wanted me to take it off for whatever reason, I would. Please think about it.

Oh, you should write it. I'd love to see that! Please write it!

Interesting name, Weirdworder. I like it!

Anyone can write any of the pieces put up here! Hopefully you'll come back and let us know either here or in the chat thread that you did so, so we can check it out. Don't worry if someone else has already 'taken' it. Is there such a thing? Everyone will write the scene differently and it will be very interesting. Go ahead and start writing!

Oh, thank you. Since there's no word( that I know of) that combined ''reader'' and ''writer'' I made one up. And I'll alert everyone that I've finished it, thanks.

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