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

[binz]

Dresden Files, book!verse. How is disability treated in the magical communities? Wizards come with increased healing and long lifespans; Harry's badly burned hand has been healing slowly and surely, his brain damage hasn't been directly referenced since it happened (speculations on his migraines notwithstanding), and (skip) his broken back was healed almost immediately.
In the practitioner community, we've been told that the talent of precognition is treated as a disability by the non-magical world (and can "leave [the practitioners] open to instabilities"): “It’s a dangerous talent to have. It can leave you subject to instabilities of one kind or another as side effects. Doctors almost always diagnose folks like Abby with epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, or one of a number of personality disorders. I got five bucks that says that medical bracelet on her wrist says she’s epileptic—and that the dog can sense seizures coming and warn her.”

What would life be like as a wizard with a pre-existing disability that couldn't be magic-ed away? How would zie be treated; what effects might practicing magic have on zir disability? If treatment is available but based strongly on technological means, what further difficulties might zie face from the non-magical community and the expectations of management?

Alternatively, what of the results of practicing magic, for either/or/and the practitioner and non-practitioners? From a precognitive or similar talent such as in the previously quoted section; disability caused by others' use of magic to invade the mind; from things viewed with the Sight, such as with Harry's encounter with the Skinwalker in Turn Coat.

[binz]

Dresden Files, bookverse. Ivy was kidnapped and tortured in Small Favor; she has PTSD. How is her experience complicated by her role as The Archive, including knowing everything ever written about PTSD -- theories, treatments, junk treatments, prejudices, history, other peoples' experiences? and that her descendants will retain her memories and experience of the kidnapping and torture, and her PTSD?

[hopefulnebula]

Eureka, pre-season 4 premiere. Kevin has never been comfortable around people, but he still forms relationships with them. He just sees them differently than those around him.

[(Anonymous)]

Marvel Comic, Echo. She is canonically deaf and woefully underused. I would like anything to do with her being awesome, and her mimicing ability.

[ruuger]

The Mentalist, Patrick Jane. I'd love to see a fic that deals with Jane's breakdown and subsequent stay at a psychiatric hospital realistically rather than as a generic h/c scenario. Bonus points if the fic also deals with the skeeviness of his relationship with Sophie Miller, and his intense distrust of doctors (possibly caused by his post!breakdown experiences).

[angelikitten]

Any fandom, any character: dealing with the side effects of an assistive device (eg: using a cane/walking stick resulting in hand/arm pain, being allergic to a service animal, side effects from medications)

(Not that I think that service animals are devices - I just can't think of a better encompassing term right now.)

[gehayi]

Dresden Files, bookverse. Harry Dresden has been shot in the back and has experienced an injury to his spinal cord. While wizards do heal until damage, including scarring, is eliminated (and consequently have potential lifespans of centuries), healing takes a long, long time. Consequently, Harry's confined to a wheelchair for an average human lifetime--at least seventy years, possibly longer--and no magical spell, potion or deal will heal his spine any quicker. How does he deal with the disability? How does it affect his jobs, his friendships, the way that people react to him, and the way he sees himself?

Bonus points if Harry's magic interferes with his hospitalization (this includes rehab facilities and convalescent homes) and his use of any modern assistive devices.

[amethystfirefly]

Prompt is a spoiler for the latest Harry Dresden book. (skip) I'd love to see a story where Harry doesn't get automagically healed from his back injury.

[asimaiyat]

Star Trek XI: How did McCoy's anxiety and panic attacks affect his experience of marriage and parenthood?

Fic: Shuttle 1403 (Warnings: Imagined character death, imagined severe injuries.)

[originalpuck]

Title: Shuttle 1403
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 452
Warnings: Imagined character death, imagined severe injuries.

Jocelyn was half an hour late. McCoy's leg twitched as he watched the clock tick ahead second after second. Two shuttles had docked in that time, their passengers looking all cheery and alive. One guy had run to his rumpled boyfriend with a bouquet of roses. Another woman had dug a pink sehlat toy out of her giant black purse to give to the toddler who had run to her and clung to her leg. It was all too much like a fucking storybook, if it weren't for the fact that Jocelyn was so damn late.

Drumming his fingers on the seat of his chair, he fought back the urge to run to the courtesy desk and check about her shuttle flight for a third time. The last time the attendant, a kid that still had his baby fat and a matching voice that couldn't stop breaking, threatened him with security for making such a damned scene.

Thirty one minutes.

In that time her shuttle could've crashed five times over. If Jocelyn lived through the initial crash, she could've been skewered by a pipe and bleeding out, or limping around on a shattered leg. She wouldn't even be concerned for herself, she'd be trying to help others, using her med school lessons to tourniquet what she could and keep others comfortable. She could die from not giving a damn about herself, so far away from Leonard, who was usually the only one to remind her that she wasn't invincible.

Thirty two minutes.

The shuttle could've stalled just outside of Earth's atmosphere. It could be stuck, running out of the reserve air supply, the engineers becoming more and more lethargic the longer they're immobile. What if Jocelyn was struggling to breathe because she gave her air supply to a little kid, and here he was, sitting around like a useless fool?

Thirty three minutes.

What if they were being held-up by some sort of terrorist, someone sick of the Federation's interference and –

His vision was tunneling, and he couldn't breathe. Damn, damn, damn. He tried to shut his eyes, to focus on something reassuring, digging his fingers into the hard plastic armrests of his chair for grounding. It didn't work. Every time he shut his eyes he imagined Jocelyn in some new, horrible situation. What if –

“Shuttle 1403, now docking.” Leonard's eyes shot open. That was Jocelyn's shuttle. Finally.

McCoy struggled to get his breathing back under control, and used his anxious energy to propel himself forward and towards her gate. The sooner he saw for himself that she was okay, the sooner he could hug her and try to convince her never to ride those damned shuttles ever again.

[sholio]

Ex Machina (comic): I'd love to see something dealing with lingering physical disability caused by the accident that gave Hundred his powers. Some of it is canon -- there are references to reconstructive surgery, using makeup to cover his scars, and being deaf in the ear on the affected side -- and it's plausible that there are other invisible or mostly-invisible effects that continue to be an issue for him: pain, stiffness, nerve damage, mobility issues and so forth.

[sqbr]

Avatar the Last Airbender: Toph teaches metal bending, and follow-on effects.

[elekdragon]

Star Wars, Prequel-verse. Yoda, post Attack of the Clones fight with Dooku. Dealing with the aftermath of using the Force to fight Dooku with his physical disabilties--there is always a heavy price to pay.

[elekdragon]

Star Wars, Clone Wars era. Republic Commando book series. Some sort of interaction between Corr (the trooper who lost both hands) and Anakin, regarding the disparity between the medical care and prosthetics available to the Jedi vs. the Clone Troopers.

[elekdragon]

Star Wars, Republic Commando book series. Something to do with Fi's brain injury--maybe what would have happened if Jusik couldn't help his healing along as much as he did, or how injuries are treated in Mandalorian society, or exploriing Fi's thoughts on the MS (brain injury) sigil on his helmet. The books spend a lot of time on his recovery, but I find I want to know more.

[elekdragon]

Star Wars, Republic Commando book series. What if Darman brought Niner with him to Mandalore, rather than staying behind with him to be picked up by the GAR? How would Niner deal with his spinal injury on Mandalore?

[hopefulnebula]

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reginald Barclay, Asperger syndrome and impostor syndrome

[littlebutfierce]

Any fandom: someone dealing with RSI--like, I dunno, if you're a superhero & some physical motion you do in the process of wielding your badass powers has become painful/difficult/impossible to do.

[raanve]

I can totally see this happening to Peter Parker.

[(Anonymous)]

Without the brains, I'm nothing. Vorkosigan AU: the soltoxin causes cognitive as well as physical damage. Can Miles still be a hero with intellectual impairments?

[alianora]

OOOOOOHH. I want to read this SO MUCH.

[sholio]

Stargate Atlantis: Rodney McKay. After "Shrine", Rodney turns out to have some permanent brain damage causing cognitive impairment -- difficulty concentrating, memory loss, emotional issues. He's still just as brilliant as he ever was, and can still do his job, but he and everyone around him have to adjust to the "new" him (while fighting aliens, or whatnot *g*).

[sholio]

Stargate Atlantis/Stargate Universe crossover: Dr. Amanda Perry (canonically quadriplegic scientist who is apparently the SGC's foremost expert on hyperdrives) is called to Atlantis to consult on the emergency du jour. (For those who don't watch SGU, a transcript of the episode in which she appears is here -- pretty severe ableism warning! -- and here is her entry at the Stargate Wiki.)

[dagas_isa]

A couple of Liar Game prompts (I know, dream on =P)

Liar Game: Akiyama's PTSD (in connection to his past) doesn't make him any less capable or effective; he just gets a little too aware sometimes.

[dagas_isa]

Liar Game: Nao dealing with depression/anxiety issues (either pre-existing, or brought on by her current situation) and balancing between keeping up a strong face and helping others and getting the support and care she needs.

[rydra_wong]

Any fandom: take a character who has Generic TV Crazy and write them as having an actual specific mental illness (or combination of illnesses).

[sholio]

Oh, that's an awesome prompt! *ponders*

[bliumchik]

What disability is Simon Tam hiding because he thinks he has to be strong for/can't complain because he has less problems than his sister?

[executrix]

I wrote a story which deals incidentally with River having been selected for The Academy because she has a genetic condition with various characteristics, including psychic ability--so those shots he's always giving her are the equivalent of insulin for the conditioin. It's an X-linked recessive, so Simon has it too but to a lesser extent, e.g., he's a telepath but a pretty le-se telepath:

http://www.b7fic.com/viewstory.php?sid=521

It's a Blakes7 crossover so the B7-y parts may not make much sense to Firefly fans.

[bliumchik]

Fight Club: What if Tyler Durden hadn't been the only other person sharing the Narrator's head? Bonus points for a woman.

[bliumchik]

er sorry should have said that's spoiler gray, not warning. You pretty much can't talk about Fight Club without spoiling it :P I'm sure the vast majority of people here know, but it's such a huge spoiler I think better safe than sorry.