Dark Fic is Life

You thought I was done creating stupid prompts? Nope.

I learned absolutely nothing from all the ao3 subscribers who unfollowed me during Schlocktober, so here are some schlocky prompts for December.

FAQs:

Why "schlock"?

It means trash/junk, and that's the quality of content I'm striving for with these prompts. Think Chuck Tingle. Think Jingle All the Way or Violent Night. (I say all of these things affectionately)

What fandom is this for?

Whatever fandom you want. Original fiction is okay too.

What about RPF?

RPF is fine, so long as it's clearly fictional. See the few rules below.

What ships can I write/draw?

Any of them.

Even [my fandom's most despised ship]?

Especially [your fandom's most despised ship].

What if I want to combine prompts? What if I want to write or draw things out of order? What if...

Go for it. The rules are made up and the points don't matter. Celebrate Jingle Bell Schlock in February for all I care.

Are crossovers okay?

Do. Whatever. You. Want.

What if I want to create something problematic?

That's 90% of what we do here.

What does [prompt] mean?

You tell me. It's all open to interpretation. I've seen people turn what I thought were the smuttiest prompts into safe for work fluff, and I've seen more benign prompts turned to absolute filth.

What are the vibes?

Just have fun.

But other people are having fun wrong!

Shut the fuck up.

Are there any rules at all?

Sure.

No irl bigotry, threats, etc. Your characters can be problematic as all get out, but if you try to post a weird pro-JK Rowling essay or a manifesto about overthrowing the government of Guam, you're not going in the collection, bud. Don't kill the vibes.

No AI use. If you need an LLM to write your schlock for you, consider a long walk off a short pier. If you need it to do your editing for you, use a beta reader instead. A stick figure peed into a snow bank is better than soulless AI art.

Tag appropriately. 'Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings' means anything goes. 'No Archive Warnings Apply' means your work is guaranteed not to contain any of the major archive warnings (non-con, major character death, graphic violence, or underage sex). Schlock readers deserve to be informed.

How do I participate?

There's an ao3 collection right here:

Jingle Bell Schlock on ao3

The collection will open for submissions on November 14th.

If you're posting on bsky, just hashtag #jinglebellschlock or @ schlocktober.

Text version of the prompts under the cut.

fic art for @laterata 's zhaoko fic