bingo!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Looking for something to pass the time until season 9 is here? Or love the idea of the hc_bingo card but don't want to have to complete five (or more) squares? Sign-ups are now open for the spn_littlebro Bingo Team!!



Want to spread the word? Just copy/paste what's in the text box below:
<a href="http://spn-littlebro.livejournal.com/21162.html"><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/harrigan/8028258/71149/71149_original.gif"></a> <user site="livejournal.com" user="spn_littlebro"> h/c bingo! Click the pic, and come join the fun!


As a community, we aren't eligible to participate in the official hc_bingo challenge, but they graciously agreed to generate a bingo card just for us to play with. And voilà!


~ our fancy bingo card!

parting ways **	forced to rely on enemy / rival	learning to be loved *	crucifixion	sexual extortion
nervous breakdown *	attacked by a creature	forced soulbonding *	combat	therapy
suicide attempt	slaves *	WILD CARD	disappearing *	deprogramming
bruises	tyranny / rebellion	sacrifice	cuddling for warmth	making deals with demons
burns *	undeserved reputation *	waterboarding	food poisoning	scars

~ our plain background bingo card ~ and links to fills!

parting ways **	forced to rely on enemy / rival	learning to be loved *	crucifixion	sexual extortion
nervous breakdown	attacked by a creature	forced soulbonding *	combat	therapy
suicide attempt	slaves *	WILD CARD	disappearing *	deprogramming
bruises	tyranny / rebellion	sacrifice	cuddling for warmth	making deals with demons
burns *	undeserved reputation *	waterboarding	food poisoning	scars

Now you don't have to complete a whole bingo by yourself--we're inviting fans to sign-up here to complete any squares you want (as many as you want), and as a team, we'll try to achieve a bingo (or more)!

FAQ:

1. How do we achieve a bingo? Is it a straight line of 5 completed squares, up/down, across, or diagonal? Yes. Any of the above. But there are other combinations that also complete a bingo, such as four corners and the center. We'll be following rules similar to those at hc_bingo here. We can try for a simple bingo, or we can try for a bingo and extras, or we can try to fill the whole card! You fill the squares - and we'll keep track of when we achieve a bingo! (Or more than one! And maybe extra achievements too!)
   
   


2. How do we complete a square? Lots of options! Just make sure it features hurt!Sam or hurt!Jared, and it can be any of the following, of at least the minimum size/quantity shown:
   
   • Fic (completed, not a WIP) - 500 words
   • Art - medium sized (at least 320x240)
   • Icons - set of 10
   • Podfic - 500 word fic
   • Picspam - 20 points. A pic is worth 1 point, a GIF is worth 4 points. So a square is completed if you submit 20 pics, or 5 GIFs, or any combo that reaches at least 20 (e.g. 10 pics + 2 GIFs, etc.)
   • Vids - 30 seconds
   • Mix - 10 songs with track list and explanation included
   • Meta - 1000 words


3. What's the deadline? We'll run this activity for 3 months; with squares due to be completed by Tuesday October 15 - the day season 9 begins! ETA: Deadline extended to December 31 2013. How many squares can we fill?
   
   


4. Okay, sign me up! (But how do I do that, exactly?) It's easy! Just reply to the *Sign-up for a Square* comment below. There's no deadline to sign-up, other than the deadline to complete your square. As folks sign-up, we'll add an asterisk after the label in the square (e.g. see 'cuddling for warmth' above), so we can all see at a glance which squares have been signed up for, and which have not. Note: We welcome many folks signing up for the same square. For example, if we want to do an up-down bingo in the first column, and a bingo across in the top row, then we need two different works for 'parting ways'. (The square above shows one completed fill for 'parting ways' and two more as-yet-unfilled pledges. We want them all!) So, even if someone else signed up for the square that has you inspired, go ahead and sign up too! P.S. You don't have to be a member of spn_littlebro to join our bingo team, but we'd love to have you!
   
   


5. What do I do when my entry is finished? Post it on your LJ or Tumblr or wherever you normally post your creations. (Feel free to use the bingo icon from the sign-up comment if you want.) Next, come on over to spn_littlebro and look for the bingo tag to find this post again. Then, reply to the *I Completed a Square* comment below. (That comment describes what details you'll need to provide.) We'll update the bingo card: showing the prompt in red on the top card, and with a link on the second card to show a fill. (In the 'crucifixion' example above, it shows on both versions of the card that the square has been completed. In the 'relying on a rival' example above, it indicates that one person has completed the square, and (as a sample) that another person has also signed up for it so another fill should be coming.)
   
   


6. How much focus does the work have to give the prompt? It should have more than just a singular mention of the prompt. To quote the hc_bingo rules, "It should deal with it in some way. For example, if your prompt is "broken bone" that should be a significant factor in your work, not just a passing mention. How you deal with a prompt is left at your discretion." Also: "All prompts are open to interpretation, as either hurt or comfort. For example, 'tentacles' can vary from a character being attacked by something tentacled to the difficulties of being tentacled to being soothed by tentacles, etc; 'loss of vision' could mean anything from a temporary or permanent loss of sight to the loss of ones' vision/goal/future/psychic sight to the removal of a hurtful vision/psychic sight, etc."
   
   


7. What about that WILD CARD? Yes, you can sign up for the wild card. We can have lots of people sign up for the wild card, and if we accomplish a bingo that goes thru the center square, then the first one who completes it is part of that bingo. But we can have more that one bingo, and more than one person complete this square. You just have to create hurt!Sam or hurt!Jared in one of the formats listed above, and one of the types of h/c listed here. (We're following the hc_bingo guidelines as much as possible.)
   
   


8. Can a single creation cover more than one square? Ultimately, no. Sorry. For example, the fic may cover both cages and torture, but you can only use it in one square. HOWEVER -if the story does explore more than one in detail, you can identify both and let the spn_littlebro mods pick the square that brings us closest to bingo.
   
   


9. What's in it for me? LOL! For starters, we'll have a special bingo section in our monthly newsletter and will pimp your creation there. (So whatever you want us to mention in the newsletter (summary, word count, etc.) should be in the comment where you tell us that you completed a square.)
   
   


10. I still have a question you didn't cover! Just comment here and we'll do our best to answer!

Comments

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Sign Up for a Square!

Just reply to this comment and tell us what square you want, and what you plan to create (e.g. fic, picspam, etc.) If we have any questions, we'll let you know.

SAMPLE SIGN-UP REPLIES: (These examples aren't real.)

• Sign me up for the spn_littlebro bingo team! I hope to complete a fic in which Sam is captured by other hunters, featuring both crucifixion and waterboarding in equal amounts. Use it for whichever square is needed most for bingo.
• Hi! I'm not on LJ, but I'm harrigan on Tumbler. Sign me up to complete the Bruises square with a picspam of 20 pics! (If you're not on LJ but will post elsewhere, like AO3 or ff.net or Tumblr or wherever, just tell us your name there.)
• I'll play! Count on me to post a 1000-word meta on making deals with demons.

Once you sign-up, you're welcome to snag one of these icons and use it when you post your completed work (or use it whenever you want). This is optional, not required.


Thanks -- and can't wait to see what you come up with!

[jedisapphire.livejournal.com]

Sign me up! I'm hoping to do fic on either crucifixion or deprogramming (both if I can manage it, but definitely at least one).

[ash48.livejournal.com]

I seriously hope to make a vid called Scars for the scars square (this might just be the push I need). If not that then I'm aiming for "attacked by a creature" or "therapy" picspam. :D

Woot!

[leah-elisabeth.livejournal.com]

I'll help! I would like to do a fic on being forced to rely on an enemy or rival.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I don't mind signing up but can I sign up for something I have on my own bingo card then submit the same fic/art both here and on hc_bingo?
If that is ok then sign me up for forced soulbonding...

[hopeintheashes.livejournal.com]

I'm in! This is a great idea - I've thought about doing a bingo card myself, but it's always been too much to take on. I'll take "parting ways." I was going back and forth, and then the fic started writing itself in my head (sort of a five-times/one-time, which I've never done before), so here we are! I'm excited. :-)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Okay, I can't resist playing. sacrifice is one of my ultimate kinks, so I'll plan to write a story for that square.

(And would be happy to read other folks' stories, and pimp them in the newsletter, if more people want to sign-up for this square. There can never be too much hurt!Sam - or hurt!Jared - sacrifice!)

[de-nugis.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'd like to give a try to "learning to be loved;" I'd use a fic that I started a bit of for a square on my kink_bingo card, if it's OK to do double billing.

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Well isn't this a spectacular idea! Oh, but what to choose? I wanna art something, and there's so much delightful hurt to be had. The trick is the 'comfort' part. I could take the path of least resistance with 'bruises' but I think I'm gonna go with 'slaves'.


(Okay, let's put this in the right place, eh?)

[d0llface-h00ker.livejournal.com]

I'll play! I'd love to try doing a vid for the nervous breakdown square.

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

I'd love to join the party! I'm going to go for a fic to fill the Wildcard square (involving lacerations/cuts).

[ladybastet92.livejournal.com]

I have to go with cuddling for warmth!

How do you feel about crossovers? Are they acceptable as long as Sam gets hurt?

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

Sign me up :) I'm going to attempt "disappearing." It'll be art, I'm sure. Once I finish that, I'll see what's left :) attacked by a creature is looking mighty apealing!

[brokenhighways.livejournal.com]

Ooh, just spotted this! Can I sign up for nervous breakdown?

[center-galaxy.livejournal.com]

Please add me to the sign up! I've got the perfect fic for the "suicide attempt" square! Thanks!

Also, forgive me if I should know this already but I'm new here and the workings of LJ are still mysterious to me, but how do I use those wonderful icons when I finally post my story? Thank you for helping out a newbie!

[center-galaxy.livejournal.com]

If it's okay, may I do another square? I would love to do the "making deals with demons" square, but if that's against the rules since I've already done one other square, let me know. Thanks so much!

[madame-naan.livejournal.com]

Please could you sign me up for a burns square! (It'll be a fic)

[jedisapphire.livejournal.com]

Is it too late to sign up for another? If not, I'll have a go at maybe one more. *g*

[ladybastet92.livejournal.com]

i'm going to sign up for "slaves" as well :)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

I Completed a Square! [Reply to this comment when you've completed your creation.]

Here are some samples showing what details we need from you. You need to provide the link to the completed work, an explanation on how it fits the prompt, and any other info you'd like us to mention in the special bingo section of the spn_littlebro newsletter.

All of the following info is helpful! But don't worry if you forget to tell us something; we don't mind replying to ask for more info if needed.

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=> example 1 (from harrigan's individual bingo card, not our team card)
Square: robots/androids
category: fic over 1K
Title/link: Hiatus (http://harrigan.livejournal.com/55466.html)
how it satisfies the prompt and hurt!Sam : while Sam is suffering from The Trials, a fan from the future sends Sam and Dean a robot dog to comfort them after episode 8.23
anything else you want mentioned in the newsletter? word count @ 3K

=> example 2
Square: making deals with demons
Category: meta
link: [copy URL here]
How it satisfies the prompt: 1208 words discussing the deals that each Winchester has made, across the generations, and what it has cost them. (Obviously includes what Sam in particular has sacrificed and lost too, since this is a hurt!Sam square.)
Anything else you want mentioned in the newsletter? no thanks

=> example 3
Square: bruises
Category: picspam
link: [copy URL here]
How it satisfies the prompt: 16 screencaps (enhanced) and 1 GIF of Sam in all his bruised glory!

=> example 4
Hi! I didn't sign-up in advance but I've just completed a fic that works for one of the open squares. I hope you can use it! (Mod note: this is fine. We'd rather know your plans up front, but will take all the fills we can get!)
Square: slaves
category: fic over 1K (this story is 5-6K)
Title/link: [insert title and URL here]
how it satisfies the prompt and hurt!Jared : RPS - young orphan Jared is sold into slavery to pay off his guardian's debts
anything else you want mentioned in the newsletter? warn for underage non-con; pairing is Jeff/Jared and OMCs/Jared

=> example 5
Square: WILD CARD (plane crash)
Category: fic over 1K (this is 13K)
link: [copy URL here]
How it satisfies the prompt and hurt!Jared: A J2 version/retelling of the non-fic book: Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II. Jared endures frostbite and gangrene after surviving the plane crash, while Jensen is one of the rescue team whose plane ALSO crashes and they are trapped in Greenland together for months until the weather allows another rescue attempt. Good times!

[jedisapphire.livejournal.com]

I completed a square! (But for some reason LJ is refusing to let me upload the bingo userpic. Eh, more weirdness.)

Square: Crucifixion
Category: Fic over 1K (this is around 4500 words)
Title/Link: De Profundis (http://collegeboy-spn.livejournal.com/27014.html)
How it satisfies the prompt: Sam is (non-fatally) crucified
Anything else you want mentioned in the newsletter: Warn for sensitive and potentially disturbing content and levels of gore and violence around what you'd see on the show.

I can't believe I actually wrote this.

Fic - The Fixer

[livejournal.livejournal.com]

User madebyme_x referenced to your post from Fic - The Fixer (http://ohsam.livejournal.com/645459.html) saying: [...] and all the standard disclaimers apply. A/N – This was written for the h/c bingo card team [...]

[troll-la-la.livejournal.com]

Please sign me up, I've got a fic in mind that would work for 'undeserved reputation' I think. :)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Yay! At this rate, maybe we'll get a volunteer for every square! Yours sounds very intriguing! (Feel free to grab one of our Bingo icons above (if you want) to use when you post it!

[scullspeare.livejournal.com]

Please sign me up for a 'therapy' square!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

woo hoo! You've got it.

And you're welcome to snag one of these icons and use it when you post your completed work (or use it whenever you want). This is optional, not required.

[scullspeare.livejournal.com]

SQUARE: Therapy
CATEGORY: Fic (well) over 1K – this one’s 5,500
TITLE/LINK: 107 Degrees (http://scullspeare.livejournal.com/17539.html)
HOW IT SATISFIES PROMPT: Tag to 8.21–The Great Escapist. Missing scenes surrounding Sam’s collapse, where Dean is forced to use ice bath therapy to get his brother’s fever under control. Spoilers for Season 8 to that point.

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

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[ash48.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I actually did this. Finally.

Square: Scars
Category: Vid
Title/link: Sam Winchester - Scars (http://ash48.livejournal.com/369921.html)
How it satisfies the prompt and hurt!Jared : A look at the scars Sam carries - physical, mental and emotional. Um...angst all over the damn place! (broken!Sam, cutting, crying, despair)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Just in time for the Oct newsletter! And you've brought us SO close to a bingo now!

Congrats on completing a square for our spn_littlebro !



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