Festibility: Prompt Post

[access_fandom_mods]

Welcome to the Festibility prompts post!

Festibility is a fandom festival accepting all kinds of fanworks (fic, meta, art, icons, podfic, vids, recs, picspams, drabble sets etc) about disabled characters. Works can focus on canonically disabled characters or canonically able-bodied characters that you reimagine as disabled. Pieces can be as long or short as you like. You can find out more at the Festibility announcement post on access_fandom!

Here’s how the prompts will work:

Prompts can be general or fandom- or character-specific. You can also choose to specify a type of disability. Be creative and have fun. Post prompts now through September 15th!

Fills can be posted starting Thursday, July 15th and the posting period goes until September 15th. We encourage you to post disability-centric fanworks to access_fandom after the close of the fest. After September 15th, please post to the community instead of commenting here, and link back to the prompt (if any) that inspired you.

Nest Your Responses. Respond directly to a prompt with the text of your story in the comment or a link to the story if it is posted elsewhere.

Anonymous commenting is allowed. To post anonymously when logged in, click on 'More Options' and pick 'Anonymous'. Do not ask anyone to reveal themselves if they choose to post anonymously.

Warnings:
We want warnings to be a community standard for this festival. If you need help putting warnings on your fan work, please ask your beta or contact a moderator. We accept “Choose Not To Warn” as a warning, but in the interest of making this fest as accessible as possible we prefer to have works be labeled with specific trigger warnings.

ETA: Please state one of the following on your work: "No warnings apply", "Choose Not to Warn" or include warnings/content notes mentioning any triggering material that does apply to your work. Marking your work in this way helps people with triggers to navigate the Festibility responses. Thank you! /ETA

Warn for common triggers even if the prompt implies some. You must warn for common violent or sexual triggers. Unwarned stories/art are subject to immediate screening at the mods' discretion.

o Triggers to warn for:
o non-con, dub-con, and rape
o character death
o suicide
o self-injury
o child abuse
o graphic torture
o incest
o underage (under the age of 18)
o extremely ableist language
o mind control
o If you are uncertain if you should include a warning, better safe than sorry.

The above list is not all-inclusive or meant to be limiting: people can and should warn for other things. You can gray out warnings or spoilers using this code that amadi posted, which also works for screenreaders.

If you have a policy of not warning, you must put "Author does not warn" in the subject line. Failure to do so will result in immediate screening/deletion.

Post links to NSFW images or images that require warnings. Do not embed them.

Single prompts can be answered as many times as you wish.

Anonymous posting and commenting is allowed.

Language reminder: Please say “has diabetes”, don’t say “suffers from diabetes” or “suffers hearing loss” when describing someone’s disability. Please say “uses a wheelchair” or similarly neutral language, do not say “wheelchair bound” or “confined to a wheelchair”. Please do not use ableist or other oppressive pejoratives such as “lame”. For more about inclusive language, click on the language tag of this community. Also, please do not include disabilities in your content warnings--It is disrespectful to cast a piece of someone's identity as a warning.

ETA: There have been some concerns raised about this language policy. For clarification, this language reminder is meant more for prompt suggestion than for actual fic. You are allowed to use whatever language you like in your fan fic. If there is a lot of ableist language in your fic, we would prefer that you warn for it in your fic headers. You are also welcome to address the negative as well as the positive aspects of living with a disability.

Thank you for participating! Let the prompts begin!

Comments

[rhivolution]

Prompt: Canonically able-bodied character has OCD or major depression to an extent that significantly affects hir everyday life, but ze saves the world/universe/someone, regardless.

(Yes, this is a bit id-tastic.)

[rydra_wong]

Yes, this is a bit id-tastic.

And this is a problem how? *g*

(I want someone to write this prompt. Preferably lots of someones.)

[rhivolution]

Prompt: An equal, non-patronising friendship between a character with autism spectrum disorder and a neurotypical character (or more than one in either case).

Community: Abed + ensemble, Gen

[jadelennox]

Title: More Barnabas Collins than Nick Knight
Fandom: Community
Rating: G
Characters: Abed + ensemble
Gen

Note: I'm using the show's characterization of Abed (described in canon, snarkily, as having Asperger's; described in creator meta as unlabeled/undiagnosed). The Internet AS response I've seen to the portrayal is mixed leaning positive, so I'm trusting it for now. But please tell me if I fail, whether in my own characterizations or in trusting the show.

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"That's a girl movie," Troy said, slamming his books down on the library table. "I am not seeing any girl movie with you."

Abed cocked his head. "We watched High School Musical three times in my room."

"Shhhhh!" Troy looked frantically around, but nobody was in earshot. Annie and Jeff were flirting outside the window, Shirley was slapping Pierce across the face over by the bookshelves, and Britta wasn't there yet. "That's different." Sometimes he had to explain these really obvious things to Abed. "First of all, that was in your room, not at the theater, so nobody saw. And secondly, Corbin Bleu is a fantastic dancer."

"Hmm." Abed looked thoughtful. "So if there was dancing you would come with me? Is this a Patrick Swayze thing?"

"No!"

Shirley, flushed with smug indignation, slid into her seat. "Is Abed asking if he can borrow your weeble collection again?"

"Troy won't come to see Eclipse with me because it's a girl movie without any dancing," said Abed.

"I won't go to see Eclipse with you because it's a girl movie, period!"

Shirley smiled. "Ooh, I like that Taylor Lautner. He has a sweet smile." She dimpled, with a faraway look in her eyes.

Suddenly Annie was there, with the indignant expression she got when she learned that Jeff was reading the Spark Notes for The Old Man And the Sea. "Team Edward, Shirley!"

Shirley harumphed. "If my boys behaved that way I'd give them a hiding. But the werewolves are very nice."

"You mean you like their shirtless abs," sneered Jeff.

"Edward is totally right for Bella!" insisted Annie. "And you can't hold vampires responsible for not following human social mores."

"Actually," said Abed, "many fictional vampires have an obsession with trying to understand and follow human social structures. The essential conflict between Lestat and Louis is about which aspects of human morality and social hierarchy apply when you're a vampire. Stefan and Damon Salvatore are modern reworking of that classic trope. Angel wants to live like a human but also wants to lurk around in alleys like a Batman look-alike. The entire Überwald League of Temperance is about vampires learning to assimilate to the human world. And since most vampires want to date humans, they all need to learn enough about mortal society to pass. Look at Alexander Sterling of the Vampire Kisses books." He paused. "I guess Bunnicula doesn't try to assimilate."

There was silence. Finally, Annie said in a small voice, "You read the Vampire Kisses books?"

"I ship Alexander/Trevor," said Abed.

"Oh my god, aren't they perfect together?" squealed Annie.

"See, you're proving my point," said Troy. "Totally for girls."

"Yep," said Abed.

"Good. Then tonight we're watching Kickpuncher XII: The Return of Neckfoot?"

Abed looked quizzically at Troy. "You can if you want. I'm going to Eclipse."

"I know why you're talking about that movie," called Britta as she entered. "You think I'm going to complain about its misogyny like I did with the first two. But I don't need to! I'm above all that!"

They all ignored her.

"Abed, my friend," said Troy. He put a hand on Abed's arm. Abed looked down at the hand, up at Troy, back down at the hand, and back up at Troy. Troy pulled back his hand. "Girl movie."

"Did you know that Eclipse set the record for the biggest midnight opening in box office history?" asked Abed.

"That's nice," said Shirley, absently. She was drawing something that looked suspiciously like Taylor Lautner's abs on her Spanish homework.

"What's that got to do with anything?" asked Troy.

"Before Eclipse, the record for the biggest midnight opening was held by New Moon," Abed continued. "The movie was released in a record-breaking 4,416 theaters. It took in a record $68,533,840 for a mid-weak opening. There were 97,905 admissions in the Netherlands."

He paused.

"Girl movie," he said significantly.

Troy still looked blank.

"95.7% of tickets to the film are purchased by women and girls."

Troy still looked blank.

"Oh, for heaven's sake," said Jeff. "He's going to the stupid vampire movie to pick up chicks."

"Ohhhhh," said Troy. His face cleared.

Abed looked at Jeff. "I thought I said that."

"Abed," said Troy. He looked like he wanted to throw an arm around Abed, but he refrained. "Have we got a date for tonight."

[rhivolution]

Prompt: The relationship between a person with disabilities and hir service animal...in a futuristic canon.

[lightgetsin]

Oooh, good one! *ponders*

[aris_tgd]

Prompt: Any science-fiction fandom involving space: Using a mobility aid and saving the day.

Fanart: Vorkosigan series

[sqbr]

(nb Your link to the info post is broken)

I know a lot less people do fanart than fic, but I would really like to see art of Mile Vorkosigan being awesome that drew him accurately.

Re: Fanart: Vorkosigan series

[access_fandom_mods]

Thank you! Fixed.

I would also love to see such artwork!

[milleniumrex]

DC Comics, Barbara Gordon, helping a recently-injured hero (author's choice) adapt to using a wheelchair.

[softestbullet]

Regarding warnings, amadi has code that works with screenreaders!

[access_fandom_mods]

Thank you! I have edited in a link to that.

[pocketmouse]

Prompt: (Doctor Who, The Lodger) How Craig views the Doctor before and after he realizes that thing in his ear isn't a hearing aid. (Or any variation on how the 'hearing aid' makes people treat him differently.)

[pseudo_tsuga]

Rurouni Kenshin: Either Kenshin because of Hiten Mitsurugy Ryu or Sano with Futae no Kiwami deals with what the long-term effects on their bodies mean.

Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Fix-Its

[(Anonymous)]

Rewrite parts of The Menagerie so it isn't "Pike is a prop that Kirk & Spock talk over" and any other way you can fix that episode.

Rewrite Is there in Truth no Beauty to make Dr Miranda Jones an actual character rather than a cardboard cut-out.

[glass_icarus]

Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teo, learning to fly.

[sqbr]

Oooh. I can't guarantee anything but that is definitely a cool prompt. *ponders*

[glass_icarus]

Avatar: The Last Airbender, Toph, meeting the badgermoles.

[staranise]

The Glass Menagerie: Laura, "picking up the pieces"

[futuransky]

X-Men, Scott Summers, the material for his visor and glasses was never developed so he had to adapt to being permanently blind.

[kaz]

I want to read this so so so much.

[softestbullet]

Psych, Shawn Spencer, People always assumed he screwed everything up on purpose (to be funny or because he didn't care), so he learned to roll with it. (Shawn has ADD/ADHD)

(This is my personal canon, btw.)

[thingswithwings]

*fistbump*

that's totally my personal canon too. :)

[kaz]

Any fandom: A character - possibly canonically nondisabled - is a covert stutterer. (For people who don't know what I'm referring to, here are some links about stuttering including some about covert stuttering that give a decent overview.)

[erda]

I really hope someone writes this.

[such_heights]

Any fandom with time travel: a character discovers the kinds of assistive devices available for hir disability in the future.

[softestbullet]

Star Trek: any, any character, Ze's having a low-spoon day, but technology makes it easier.

[thingswithwings]

Star Trek: any, any character: someone who's tired of hearing how medical technology can/will eventually "fix" them, or who feels lonely because disability is so rare among Star Fleet officers/in the rich parts of the Federation. Perhaps it could even be Ensign Melora, because something needs to be done about that episode.

[thingswithwings]

The Dead Zone: Johnny looks forward to his physical therapy sessions with Bruce a little too much.

[jadelennox]

Birds of Prey: Babs has an acrobatic workout and then fun sexy times with Dick, with the canonical disability of course present.

[jadelennox]

The Thief: Eugenides learns to climb walls with one hand. Bonus points for having an angry conversation with a god.

[lightgetsin]

Oh, I will be on this so hard once the examocolypse is over

[thingswithwings]

Star Trek TNG: Geordi LaForge: backstory (what was it like being a young Geordi?)

[jadelennox]

ATLA: Toph and Katara have a bending fight which starts vicious but ends with them being besties. Somehow it should feature Toph with some of her limitations from blindness; it shouldn't all be her being able to see perfectly through her feet.

[jadelennox]

Vorkosiverse: Simon Illyan and Alys Vorpatril meet old friends of Simon's he doesn't remember. Alys is awesome and Alys.

[axelrod]

Good one : )