Feelings & Fics: 1-1000
With the book 1000 Feelings For Which There Are No Names as our guide, each feeling listed serves as a prompt. Participants choose a random number, and a fic results. Here is the numeric masterpost of prompts that have already been posted with links to the resulting fic. This masterpost will be updated as fics post weekly. Happy reading!
1. TBA 2. The fear of public speaking. 3. The relief that she likes the present. 4. The shame at your own schadenfreude. 5. The envy of other people’s snappy comebacks. 6. The ready-for-action feeling after getting a new haircut. 7. The snug feeling when you’re sick in bed and everyone feels sorry for you and waits on you hand and foot. 8. The remorse over a trivial act of thoughtlessness. 9. TBA 10. TBA 11. TBA 12. The mounting rage when you want to talk and he just clams up. 13. The shock at yourself for wishing death upon speeders. 14. The profound confidence that you descended from Adam and Eve, not the apes. 15. TBA
16. The jealousy of your life partner’s blissful sleep. 17. The anxiety when they check tickets, even though yours is valid. 18. The dread of icebreaker games. 19 - 23 TBA 24. The fear that it’ll still leave a bitter aftertaste. 25. TBA 26. TBA 27. The thrill at the awesome sound of the eight-cylinder motor. 28. The Amazement at how far some people come with no talent. 29. The shame at how far you’ve come with so little talent. 30. TBA 31. The pity for a broken toy. 32. TBA 33. TBA 34. TBA 35. TBA 36. The Envy of abilities you don’t need and honestly don’t even want, but when you see certain people with them, their devastating ease and and casual matter-of-factness means you can’t help admiring them, so much that you just want to cry. 37. The embarrassment when you’re caught picking your nose. 38. The fear of small furry animals. 39. The joy at horsing around with your own wife (spouse). 40 - 44 TBA 45. The fear of monsters under the bed. 46. TBA 47. The fear that the neighbor’s monitor lizard might sneak in over the balcony. 48. TBA 49. TBA 50. The warm feeling when your friends throw you an unexpected farewell party before your trip. 51. The vexation when you're packing and you realize the bag won't hold everything. 52. TBA 53. TBA 54. TBA 55. The dismay of realizing how much you’re like your father. 56. TBA 57. The disillusionment of not belonging to someone’s intimate circle after all. 58. TBA 59. TBA 60. The fear that someone will discover your failure to perform an assigned task. 61. TBA 62. The ambition to get everything just a little bit cheaper. Preferably free. 63 - 66 TBA 67. The doubt whether this spontaneous date was really such a good idea. 68. TBA 69. TBA 70. The infuriation of having a solo and missing your entrance. 71 - 76 TBA 77. The impatience at having to listen to someone blather on and on. 78-83 TBA 84. The pleasure of going over the shopping list. 85. TBA 86. TBA 87. The enjoyment of your daydreams. 88 -96 TBA 97. The blissful absentmindedness of dragging your feet as you walk. 98. TBA 99. TBA 100. The felicity of the first touch. 101-105 TBA 106. The shame at being incapable of it yourself. 107. The anxiety that maybe you’re not a real man because you’ve never been to a brothel. 108. TBA 109. The happiness of sitting together at the window and simply looking out. 110. TBA 111. TBA 112. TBA 113. The relief at being over six feet tall. 114. TBA 115. TBA 116. The Pride in your sore muscles after the hike. 117. TBA 118. TBA 119. TBA 120. TBA 121. The fear of a Chinese invasion. 122. TBA 123. The relief after the knuckle cracks. 124. TBA 125. TBA 126. The Euphoria after Victory. 127. The misgiving that the Catholic Church might turn out to be right about everything after all. 128. The delight at the soft hum of colorful little pinwheels in the garden. 129. TBA 130. TBA 131. TBA 132. The Contrition over the fact that old people disgust you. 133. TBA 134. The Pleasure of uninhibited trash-talk. 135 - 176 TBA 177. The delight in your partners quirks. 178 - 185 TBA 186. The exasperation at your own cowardice. 187. TBA 188. The panic that you might not make it to the bathroom on time. 189. The jealousy of strangers holding hands. 190 - 207 TBA 208. The enjoyment of a temper tantrum. 209. The Panic that someone else might have gotten this brilliant idea long ago and soon it will make him rich. 210. The Hellish Ordeal of your child’s first day of school. 211 - 219 TBA 220. The sense of oneness with yourself. 221. TBA 222. TBA 223. TBA 224. The hesitation before sending an important e-mail. 225 - 230 TBA 231. The amazement at how much hot air people manage to produce. 232. TBA 233. TBA 234. The tenderness at the sight of your husband peeling tangerines for you. 235 - 245 TBA 246. The panicky fear of arriving late. 247. The awe every time you see the Cologne Cathedral. 248. TBA 249. TBA 250. The awkwardness of being a football hater invited to watch football. 251. TBA 252. TBA 253. TBA 254. The wonderment at always being able to love anew. 255 - 260 TBA 261. The longing for everything to turn out just like it does in that song. 262. The fear of totally messing up your performance. 263 - 285 TBA 286. The incredulousness that they still don't get it. 287 - 300 TBA 301. The envy of wrinkles on an old person’s face. 302-310 TBA 311. The dismay at dialing the wrong number three times in a row. 312. TBA 313. TBA 314. The superiority of appearing for a meeting in a perfectly fitted suit. 315. The rage at loud Super Bowl parties. 316. The yearning for the world to stop turning and the perfect summer afternoon to last forever. 317. The shame of unearned success. 318. TBA 319. TBA 320. The grim satisfaction of ultimately being the better person. 321. The thankfulness for having friends. 322 - 327 TBA 328. The itch to cut in line. 329 - 358 TBA 359. The disappointment that that smile was meant for someone else.
360. TBA 361. The Fear of your life imploding. 362. TBA 363. TBA 364. The terror of the never-ending vicious circle. 365 - 372 TBA 373. The thrill of anticipation before spilling a secret. 374. TBA 375. The shock of realizing how fundamentally simple everything is. 376 - 380 TBA 381. The annoyance at obtrusive compliments from men your age about your fine head of hair. 382 - 389 TBA 390. The envy of other people's hickeys. 391. The Embarrassment of using the word midget in front of a dwarf. 392. TBA 393. TBA 394. The superior feeling of bachelor parties. 395 - 416 TBA 417. The Grim Satisfaction of removing bird droppings from the paint job. 418. TBA 419. TBA 420. The euphoria that a task has you fully in your element. 421. The happiness of being found again in the crowd at the open-air concert. 422 - 427 TBA 428. The fear of being wrongly convicted. 429 - 431 TBA 432. The suspense as to whether she’ll come up to your apartment later on. 433. TBA 434. TBA 435. The worry that you yielded too soon. 436 - 441 TBA 442. The relief of having a smoke in your car first thing after the party. 443 - 452 TBA 453. The shyness that keeps you from going back and asking her for her cellphone number. 454. TBA 455. TBA 456. The guilty feeling of offending someone with a thoughtless remark. 457. The astonishment that people still say hi to you despite everything. 458 - 462 TBA 463. The joy in your work. 464 - 474 TBA 475. The hope that this fear is unfounded. 476 - 486 TBA 487. The anticipation of the new mail-order catalogue. 488 - 496 TBA 497. The wicked glee when know-it-alls mess up. 498. TBA 499. TBA 500. The passion for speed. 501 - 510 TBA 511. The itch to press all the door buzzers at once. 512 - 542 TBA 543. The frustration of how exhausting it is to act halfway cool all the time. 544 -549 TBA 550. The anger at getting kicked out the bar too early. 551. TBA 552. TBA 553. TBA 554. TBA 555. The satisfaction in your own perspicacity. 556. TBA 557. TBA 558. TBA 559. TBA 560. The Enjoyment of briefly withdrawing your affections. 561. TBA 562. TBA 563. TBA 564. The indignation that your little brother got everything handed to him on a silver platter. 565. TBA 566. The enjoyment of the first really hot summer day. 567. The fear that your parents will have another fight. 568 - 588 TBA 589. The longing to share your pain with him. 590. TBA 591. TBA 592. TBA 593. The despair at how long it takes to get there. 594. TBA 595. TBA 596. TBA 597. TBA 598. The anger that it had to start pouring right now. 599. TBA 600. The devastation over your own mediocrity. 601. TBA 602. The insatiable greed for electronic love notes. 603. TBA 604. The embarrassment about this sunburn. 605. TBA 606. TBA 607. TBA 608. The rage at your little sister's lame arguments for who gets what room in the new house. 609 - 612 613. The mounting irritation at the child dawdling so provokingly as he puts on his shoes. 614 - 626 TBA 627. The dread of your own hotheadedness. 628 - 636 TBA 637. The dismay that it was all just a mistake. 638 - 646 TBA 647. The panic of having to go home and confess everything. 648. TBA 649. TBA 650. TBA 651. The malicious pleasure when your co-worker's girlfriend calls to ask why he isn't heading home yet. 652. TBA 653. TBA 654. The satisfaction after wrapping up your work. 655 - 665 TBA 666. The desperation when everyone tells you you've got to "finally let go" - and you can't. 667 -671 TBA 672. The worry that everything's already been said. 673 - 677 TBA 678. The fear of saying the wrong thing. 679 - 683 TBA 684. The pride in your father. 685 - 691 TBA 692. The shock that absolutely nothing has changed about your hometown. 693 - 706 TBA 707. The bitterness at how loudmouths and blowhards always get ahead faster than you. 708 - 716 TBA 717. The desperation of trying to find an elegant excuse to finally skip out on this insanely boring party. 718-721 TBA 722. The sudden calm after a painful departing. 723 - 730 TBA 731. The envy of other people's secrets. 732. The Awe before the original of a famous painting. 733 - 735 TBA 736. The relief of hearing her voice on the phone. 737. TBA 738. The fear that you're taking a much too casual approach. 739 - 745 TBA 746. The longing for someone to woo you over to the dark side. 747 - 753 TBA 754. The bewilderment at how someone with no clue can be so confident. 755-764 TBA 765. The joy of waking up and realizing you get to doze for another half an hour. 767. TBA 768. The surprise when someone is unexpectedly accommodating. 769. The longing to be asked for advice. 770. The affectionate sense of knowing exactly what’s going on in his mind. 771 - 776 TBA 777. The hope that fate will lend a helping hand. 778 - 784 TBA 785. The bitterness of already knowing what is inside. 786 - 788 TBA 789. The longing for vacation when you look out the classroom window. 790. TBA 791. The determination to give it another try right away. 792. The contempt of physical weakness. 793. The hope that the cat will hold still at the vet. 794 - 799 TBA 800. The fear of possibly running into the new neighbor on the stairs. 801 - 806 TBA 807. The discomfort of walking on a deserted street at night behind a woman who probably thinks you're stalking her. 808. TBA 809. The rather solitary confidence that you're a really good dancer. 810. TBA 811. TBA 812. The pride of getting to show off shamelessly in front of your favorite uncle. 813. The bitterness that you missed a lifetime opportunity and didn't even give it a try. 814. TBA 815. TBA 816. TBA 817. The elation of roaring around on your new motorcycle in great weather and picturing how cool everyone thinks you are. 818. TBA 819. TBA 820. The self-satisfaction of clearly being the only person in the world who never uses those stupid smileys. 821. The happiness of realizing that you actually have no worries at the moment. 822. TBA 823. The Desire to sleep with that total stranger up there, right this moment. 824 - 833 TBA 834. The timidity as you climb the platform for the bungee jump your best girlfriend gave you a gift certificate for. 835 - 846 TBA 847. The longing for a day with no pain. 848 - 876 TBA 877. The uneasiness when you realize they're talking about you over there. 878 - 887 TBA 888. The anger at people who always know what's best for you. 889 - 899 TBA 900. The hatred of big men with big carry-on bags. 901 - 906 TBA 907. The uncertainty of whether you dreamed that or actually experienced it. 908. TBA 909. TBA 910. TBA 911. The hope that this void within you will fill again. 912 - 921 TBH 922. The despair at your inability to feel joy anymore. 923 - 946 TBA 947. The despair of ever living up to his standards. 948. TBA 949. The happy anticipation of cleaning house. 950 - 954 TBA 955. The worry whether you turned off the burner. 956 - 984 TBA 985. The annoyance when you realize how far off base you were without even realizing it. 986. TBA 987. The serenity of suddenly realizing that there's no one else you want to be. 986 - 993 TBA 994. The delight of an unexpected windfall. 995. TBA 996. TBA 997. TBA 998. TBA 999. The glee of having completely screwed up a task you resented. 1000. TBA
