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Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #229 – Optimism!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3518

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

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Here are the entries for this challenge:

( List of entries )

Please Note: Because we only have 4 entries this week, there is only a First Place and Runner Up to vote for!

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (both spots) in order to be counted. Winner votes are worth 2 points, Runner Up votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Runner Up: 88. Another Fic Title

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, August 7, at 9:00PM EST.

yoshishisha

Theme Prompt: Optimism
Title: Tattoo
Fandom: Original
Rating/Warnings: None
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 520
Summary: Kirian gets a tattoo. And feels a lot about it.

( I got a tattoo recently and also had some feelings about it )

Current Mood: contemplative

a_little_apocalypse

Theme Prompt: #229 - Optimism
Title: Bound By Red Tape
Fandom: Control
Rating/Warnings: PG13 / none
Bonus: No
Word Count: 998
Summary: Trench attends meetings, Darling reaps the rewards.

( Bound By Red Tape )

m_findlow

Theme Prompt: #229 - Optimism
Title: Ashes to ashes
Fandom: Game of Thrones
Rating/Warnings: M. Spoilers for season 8.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Tyrion has always seen the good in the world, but now events have left his beliefs in tatters.

( Read more... )

badly_knitted

Theme Prompt: #229 – Optimism
Title: Looking On The Bright Side
Fandom: FAKE
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: JJ has always been an optimist. Even when things fail to go his way, it doesn’t keep him down for long.

( Looking On The Bright Side... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Challenge 229:
OPTIMISM

Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow!

Some people are just upbeat. No matter how bad things get, they’ll always see the bright side and expect the best. Pouring rain? Well, the plants need it. Car breakdown? That’s okay, there’s a mechanic’s right down the road, they can probably fix it. Alien invasion? Come on, team, we’ve got this!

Sometimes, a little bit of optimism is just what everyone needs. When our heroes are in their darkest moment, maybe they need a friend to tell them that it’s not over, they can still win this fight if they just keep going. Other characters, though, might find it frustrating; they don’t want to hear about what might go right, when it seems like everything is going wrong.

Where do your characters fall? Are they optimists, or not so much? How do they feel about it?

Write a story about optimism.

BONUS GOAL: Sunny Day

If your submission features sunshine, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, August 5 at 9:00PM EST.

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[#229] Tattoo (Original)

[#229] Bound By Red Tape (Control)

[#229] ASHES TO ASHES (GAME OF THRONES)

[#229] Looking On The Bright Side (FAKE)

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