#round 2: fantasy

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

Round Two!

It’s officially time to VOTE for Round Two of TROPED Madness 4.0! The structure is simple! Our eight writers have been paired up in four head-to-head brackets, and it’s your job to chose who moves forward to the Quarter Final Round, and who gets CHOPPED! For the brackets, please select the one (1) fic that best used the prompt {Fantasy + First Pet Story + Revenge}! The writers with the winning fics will move forward!!

Additionally, we ask you to rank the eight submissions in a seperate question! Please rank the eight (8) fics, first (1) being your top choice, and eight (8) being your last choice! This will help us to decide who is the top of our next bracket!

You can vote here:

The eight fics that we received for this round can be found below, or on AO3 here! Each fic follows the theme [Fantasy], includes the tropes [First Pet Story] and [Revenge], and have included the character [Lincoln kom Trikru (The 100)]! When you vote, please be sure to take into consideration the USE of all these elements, because, as with all other TROPED events, the purpose is to select the authors who best utilize the requirements!

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karma is a cat (purring in my lap cause it loves me) (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: Once upon a time, Octavia would have been happy with getting a pet kitten from her brother for her birthday. Thrilled, even. But that was before a hydra attacked their apartment, and she and Bellamy were whisked away to a summer camp because apparently their dads were gods? Now, her pet aspirations were more along the lines of unicorns and chimeras and hyrdas. Cool, tough pets that a daughter of the God of War could ride into battle.

So the fact that her brother still bought her a fucking kitten? Well, who to better help with taking revenge on Bellamy than a son of Nemesis herself?

These golden ashes (turn to dirt) (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: In the Kingdom of Arkadia to be born with Magic is a death sentence. For this reason, when Aurora Blake gives birth to a daughter of fire, she makes the choice to hide her away. But those that burn cannot be contained for long.

When Octavia has had enough, she runs to the forbidden Wood. It is here she meets her destiny. And, in doing so, makes her plan for something she has dreamed of most of her life.

Revenge

Your blood is calling, Calling my name out (Rated G) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: “You have to carry on,” she says, tone harder.

Lincoln sighs. “Not like this, Octavia. Never like this,” he says.

Breathin' Fire (Rated M) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: AU Canon Divergent short story whereby Lincoln's darling pet makes a terrible mistake, sparking a chain of events that changes his life forever.

Beware The Wild Rushes (Rated M) [The 100 - Lincoln & Luna]

Summary: Lincoln knew there was a reason he never liked the ocean. Now he and Luna are trapped in a world that shouldn't exist, with a new pet that definitely shouldn't exist.

Everything is totally fine. Maybe. Sort of. Yeah, it's pretty much the weirdest day he's ever had.

The Fairy Ring (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln & Anya]

Summary: For as long as he can remember, Lincoln has been fascinated by the fairy ring in the woods beyond his village.

For as long as he's known her, Anya has mocked his interest in the ring.

i just want to know you better (Rated T) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: The upstairs is both simple – just a bed, night table, and wardrobe, with a small shower and washbasin in the corner – and remarkable – all the furniture is growing out of the walls and floor! The showerhead is a living flower!

Octavia’s widened eyes suddenly narrow as another question pops into her head. “There’s no toilet,” she says. “Do faeries, like. Do you not poop?”

As soon as the words have left her mouth, she wishes she could take them back. That was a bit much, even if it is a perfectly reasonable question, it’s not really an attractive one.

But Lincoln just tips his head back and laughs. Octavia realizes she’s not sure if she’s ever seen him laugh before – not for her or for anyone else. He’s sweet, and she’s certainly earned enough of his smiles, but his laugh… it makes her stomach flip, and suddenly she doesn’t regret the stupid question at all.

Or, Octavia has already captured Lincoln's heart -- but can she capture his cat's?

we did our best (and we will again) (Rated G) [The 100 - Lincoln x Octavia]

Summary: “If you want to help me, you can start by letting me go.”

Lincoln sighs, dropping the spoon. “And then?”

Her blue eyes flash. Then the anger fades. “You’re right. If you let me go, I’ll kill you. That’s the way it has to end. For one of us, at least.”

Lincoln lifts the spoon to her mouth. After a moment, reluctantly, she drinks. They do this in silence until the soup is gone. He can see in her eyes that she’s ashamed, that she feels weak, powerless. So he gives her an offering, the only one he can think of. “My name,” he says, “is Lincoln.”

She looks at him, and is he dreaming or is there a ghost of a smile in her eyes? “I’m Octavia.”

or, linctavia au in which everything is (mostly) the same except lincoln has a dragon and octavia wants to kill it

#troped madness 4.0 #troped: madness #troped madness: round 2 #round 2: fantasy #troped: t100 #troped: voting #troped madness #theme: fantasy #character: lincoln

[fantasybooktournament]

#wheel of time #robert jordan #wayward children #seanan mcguire #every heart a doorway #the eye of the world #round 2 #polls #fantasy book tournament

[mostfuckableffvillain]

Round 2

Sephiroth: Invites you back to a mommy-son tag team party

Emet-Selch: Wants to fuck you so bad it literally makes him stupid.

#I just beat Shadowbringers. #Final Fantasy VII #Final Fantasy 7 #FFVII #FF7 #Final Fantasy XIV #Final Fantasy 14 #FFXIV #FF14 #Sephiroth #Emet-Selch #Emet Selch #polls #round 2

[autisticgirliesbracket]

Autistic Girlies Bracket: Round 2, Side B

Matchup 6

Only your vote can determine which of these autistic girlies will move on to the next round.

MARCY WU MASTERPOST MARINA MASTERPOST AYDA AGUEFORT MASTERPOST

[Image ID. Image with a purple to pink gradient background that is split into thirds by two jagged white lines. There is a purple 'VS' symbol in the centre of each line. On the left of the image is Marcy Wu from Amphibia. In the centre of the image is Marina from Splatoon. On the right of the image is Ayda Aguefort from Dimension 20: Fantasy High. End ID.]

#marcy wu #amphibia #marina ida #splatoon #splatoon 2 #ayda aguefort #dimension 20 #dimension 20: fantasy high #autistic girlies bracket #polls #round 2 side b #round 2 #tumblr bracket #tumblr tournament #tumblr polls #autistic girlies round 2 #autistic girlies round 2 side b

[theopteryx]

fig faeth from fantasy high! 😈 colored using the how-to video @shoomlah posted here which was a fun way to step out of my normal process. i’m kind of hooked!

#fig faeth #fantasy high #dimension 20 #tiefling #dnd #process video #every time i use the little round default procreate brush as the sketching brush i like the results so much more #than the pencils #i need to remember to keep trying it #i think in my head i wish that i had the skills of a very delicate and precise line artist #but i do not #these lines want to wiggle #but i think it loosens me up in a way i actually like! #and considering i'm in a phase right now #where i'm very frustrated with a lot of aspects of my own stuff #it's nice! #anyway i'm finally watching season 2 and i just love them all so much #but especially fig #:) #1k #2k

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

#ultimate obscure blorbo #polls #round 1 #Firion (Final Fantasy 2) #Fitzgerald Beck (Jem and the Holograms)

[cutest-xiv-chacter-tourney]

Crown of the Cutest Round 2~!

#Midgardsormr FFXIV #Themis FFXIV #Round 2 #Final Fantasy XIV #They both have great themes so decided to have some fun in the title for this poll

[kotelok16]

Well, I didn't have the mood to draw fantasy au for a long time. But at least I made two more designs.👏 And I drew a portrait with only one of them-

In any case, I present to your attention my version of Chiaki and Usami in fantasy au! Chiaki is a simple adventurer who belongs to a guild with a desire to see the world. One day she happened to meet a strange fluffy creature who called herself the greatest sorceress of the century. However, no one in the world knows about it, for some reason. Usami was indeed a powerful sorceress in the past, but she was cursed. So she's locked up in the shape of a flying fluffy thing, and no one remembers her exploits. However, Chiaki, having concluded a contract with Usami, became able to temporarily take over the curse on herself, which allows Usami to take human form and fight. So they joined the guild together to break the curse of the Usami and travel through the magical world.

The girls' designs themselves❤️

Oh, Chiaki also has a bottomless purse! Very convenient and practical!

#sdr2 #super danganronpa 2 #danganronpa 2 #au #fantasy au #chiaki nanami #danganronpa usami #monomi #Now imagine Chiaki in the form of a flying round fuzzy with cat ears

[gaslightgatekeepgirlbosscombat]

Group A, Round 5

Propaganda under the cut

GLaDOS

I mean, obviously.

Yotsuyu goe Brutus

She was sold to a brothel by her shitty aunt and rose through the ranks to become a highly sought-after courtesan, eventually meeting up with one of the big bads who was impressed by her hatred for her home country of Doma. A lot of murder later and she got put in charge of Doma, exacted her revenge by basically torturing the citizens, and absolutely getting off on it.

propaganda by @mosthuggableffxiv:

Yotsuyu goe Brutus was treated like shit her entire life and girlbossed as hard as she could as revenge (more detail below). Her response to an extremely shitty childhood and early life was to become a spy for the Garlean Empire, which was occupying her home country, Doma, and apparently be good enough at that that she ended up as basically in charge of the country (as the dude from the empire who was actually in charge could not give less of a shit about governing--sorry Zenos fans, but it's true). Having harbored a lifelong hatred for her countrymen, she took advantage of her position to make them suffer--the player first sees her in a scene where she's trying to force a man to prove his loyalty to the Empire by shooting his own parents, for example. Later, when the player character has allied with the Doman resistance and confronts Yotsuyu in a decisive battle, she begins to dump her traumatic backstory… in order to delay her death long enough that she can bring a building down on the player character and other people important to the resistance, including the rightful heir to the Doman throne. She seemingly dies when the building collapses, but later comes back with amnesia, having completely forgotten her past and all the atrocities she committed. A significant amount of time is spent trying to figure out if this is a trick, because she would do that, but it turns out that's actually what happened… at least until her brother shows up and forces her to remember her past by re-introducing her to her shitty abusive parents. Newly herself, but now feeling guilty for the war crimes, she kills her shitty abusive parents and summons a primal (a godlike being) inside herself to either re-take Doma or die. The latter ends up happening, perhaps not surprising given the number of primals that the player character has personally slain, but saves the last of her strength to murder Asahi and thus dies with her need for revenge fully sated.

#round 5 #group a #Portal #Portal 2 #GLaDOS #GLaDOS Portal #GLaDOS Portal 2 #ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy #Yotsuyu goe Brutus

[obsob]

ive been reading books of the raksura recently and all i can think about is Moon...baby...baby boy

#mine #original #books of the raksura #raksura #i drew this for me and like the 4 other people who know who this is #srry people who follow me for cat drawings. i also draw people sometimes. #im so eepy.....so seeby.... bf i round this weekend i am so full of love #actually rn im not. im so overstimulated im going to kill someone #please i could talk for hours abt this book series......martha baby u did it again #if u wanna read a fantasy read books of the raksura!!!!!!!!!!! #i wnna draw stone as well but hes like. a little too close to an actual dragon n idk how 2 draw that so. sorry stone

[controversial-blorbo-bracket]

Controversial Character Tournament Round 1: Zenos Yae Galvus from Final Fantasy XIV

#zenos #zenos yae galvus #zenos galvus #ffxiv zenos #final fantasy #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #poll #round 1 #2 submissions

[troped-fanfic-challenge]

TROPED Madness: Chopping Block

Eight fics were written following a Theme of [Fantasy], including the Tropes of [First Pet Story] and [Revenge], and with a Character Focus on [Lincoln kom Trikru]!! Voting determined which FOUR authors will be CHOPPED, and set up our brackets for our head-to-head competition for Round Three! Eight fantastical fics, but who will make it to the FINAL FOUR?!

We want to say a big thank you so much to all the authors who participated, we are so happy you decided to be a part of TROPED Madness 4.0, and we hope you'll join us again for our next events which dates will be officially announced soon!!

The Authors who have been Chopped are:

@loveislarryislove

through the snow and through the storm

QR/R1 | Rated T | The 100 | Murphy x Raven | 3.2k

“Everyone is so concerned about this storm,” Raven says. “It’s calling for what, three or four inches of snow? Back home in Minnesota, that’s not even enough to close schools.” Murphy snorts. “Well, hon, welcome to Georgia,” he says. “This may be a shock to you, but we don’t get as much snow as Minnesota.” “Yeah, I’ve noticed,” she says, chuckling. “It’s kind of boring, honestly.” “Being locked up in your house for months because the outside world is trying to freeze your face off sounds boring.” “That’s what scarves are for, John.”

i just want to know you better

R2 | Rated T | The 100 | Lincoln x Octavia | 2.5k

The upstairs is both simple – just a bed, night table, and wardrobe, with a small shower and washbasin in the corner – and remarkable – all the furniture is growing out of the walls and floor! The showerhead is a living flower! Octavia’s widened eyes suddenly narrow as another question pops into her head. “There’s no toilet,” she says. “Do faeries, like. Do you not poop?” As soon as the words have left her mouth, she wishes she could take them back. That was a bit much, even if it is a perfectly reasonable question, it’s not really an attractive one. But Lincoln just tips his head back and laughs. Octavia realizes she’s not sure if she’s ever seen him laugh before – not for her or for anyone else. He’s sweet, and she’s certainly earned enough of his smiles, but his laugh… it makes her stomach flip, and suddenly she doesn’t regret the stupid question at all. Or, Octavia has already captured Lincoln's heart -- but can she capture his cat's?

@bellamysgriffin

i say that i hate you with a smile on my face

QR/R1 | Rated G | The 100 | Murphy x Raven | 2.8k

There's a tornado raging over his head and his father's bakery right in the crossfire, but all Murphy is worried about is what he's going to tell Raven about his date the night before.

we did our best (and we will again)

R2 | Rated G | The 100 | Lincoln x Octavia | 2.3k

“If you want to help me, you can start by letting me go.” Lincoln sighs, dropping the spoon. “And then?” Her blue eyes flash. Then the anger fades. “You’re right. If you let me go, I’ll kill you. That’s the way it has to end. For one of us, at least.” Lincoln lifts the spoon to her mouth. After a moment, reluctantly, she drinks. They do this in silence until the soup is gone. He can see in her eyes that she’s ashamed, that she feels weak, powerless. So he gives her an offering, the only one he can think of. “My name,” he says, “is Lincoln.” She looks at him, and is he dreaming or is there a ghost of a smile in her eyes? “I’m Octavia.” or, linctavia au in which everything is (mostly) the same except lincoln has a dragon and octavia wants to kill it

@kinetic-elaboration

(Cause This Can't Be) The Way the Story Ends

QR/R1 | Rated T | The 100 | Murphy x Raven | 5.8k

A bummed-out business owner, a disgruntled barista, a stressed student, a mysterious stranger, and a mechanic on a mission are trapped in a bakery during an ice storm. Or, how John Murphy found the girl, lost the girl, experienced a natural disaster with the girl, and then found her again.

The Fairy Ring

R2 | Rated T | The 100 | Lincoln & Anya | 5.5k

For as long as he can remember, Lincoln has been fascinated by the fairy ring in the woods beyond his village. For as long as he's known her, Anya has mocked his interest in the ring.

@sailawaymayday

When It's Over

QR/R1 | Rated T | The 100 | Murphy x Emori x Raven | 5.7k

Murphy is prepared for a perfectly normal day of work in his bakery. What he gets instead is an earthquake.

Beware The Wild Rushes

R2 | Rated M | The 100 | Lincoln & Luna | 5.9k

Lincoln knew there was a reason he never liked the ocean. Now he and Luna are trapped in a world that shouldn't exist, with a new pet that definitely shouldn't exist. Everything is totally fine. Maybe. Sort of. Yeah, it's pretty much the weirdest day he's ever had.

#troped madness 4.0 #troped: chopping block #troped madness: round 2 #round 2: fantasy #troped: t100 #troped: madness

[worstvideogamesong-poll]

Worst Video Game Song Tournament - Round 1 Match 47

Chocobo Theme - Final Fantasy X-2

VERSUS

Honeylune Ridge - Super Mario Odyssey

FIGHT!

I would recommend listening to as much as you can of each song before voting, but how you choose is up to you! Remember to be civil in the tags and replies!

Propaganda under cut:

Chocobo Theme:

(none included)

Honeylune Ridge:

"It SUCKS and it's BORING compared to like every other song. It doesn't make me feel any better about being in the Moon Kingdom, and honestly every time I go there post-game I put on another song in the menu, just to make it a teeny bit more bearable. TBH I really don't like the Moon Kingdom anyway and this may just be a little part of it, but still. It sucks. To me."

Feel free to add more propaganda in the tags and replies, or send it to me in the ask box and I'll try to share it as soon as I can!

#my posts #worst video game song tournament #round 1 #poll #music poll #music #video games #tournament poll #poll tournament #poll bracket #tumblr poll #tumblr polls #tumblr tournament #tumblr tourney #final fantasy #final fantasy x-2 #ffx2 #final fantasy x 2 #ffx 2 #chocobo theme #chocobo theme ffx 2 #super mario #mario #super mario odyssey #moon kingdom #honeylune ridge

[its-to-the-death]

Villain Song Showdown Bracket A Round 2

Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid) - Villain: Ursula

Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI) - Villain: Kefka Palazzo

#villain song showdown #villain song showdown round 2 #vss bracket a #ursula the sea witch #the little mermaid #kefka palazzo #final fantasy #final fantasy vi #tournament poll #Youtube

[hauntthenarrative]

Haunting the Narrative Round 2 Side A

Haunting the narrative means that the character’s absence heavily impacts the plot. They’re not present or active in the story when their influence is most strongly felt, whether they’re alive or dead!

#polls #side a #haunting the narrative tournament #portal #portal spoilers #final fantasy vii #final fantasy vii spoilers #doug rattmann #zack fair #round 2

[fantasybooktournament]

#ve schwab #shades of magic #a darker shade of magic #cosmere #brandon sanderson #mistborn #the stormlight archive #round 2 #polls #fantasy book tournament