SALT AND PEPPER FEST 2020 - PROMPTING IS OPEN

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PROMPTING FOR THE SALT AND PEPPER FEST IS OPEN! Now closed!

Before you run off to leave us all your fab prompts, please check out the general rules for this fest and the prompting guidelines below!

Prompt Guidelines

1. Anyone can leave a prompt regardless of whether or not you're planning on claiming one. Submitting a prompt doesn't commit you to anything.

2. You can leave up to seven prompts. Prompts can be in the same comment or listed separately.

3. Prompts must be relevant to the theme of this community - any canon character at 50+. (i.e. a prompt focusing on Harry as a young parent would not fit.)

4. That said, we want all sorts of prompts! Fluffy, angsty, light or dark, gen, slash, femslash, het, threesome/moresome, character studies, mysteries, drama, comedy--anything goes!

5. Keep in mind that this is not a gift exchange. Your name will not be listed with your prompt in the claiming stage or when the fest is posting. Claimers will also be able to deviate from the prompt if their muse goes in a different direction (switch out characters, go with a different overall tone, etc.)

6. Prompts may be edited for clarity.

7. Prompting is open now until the end of Sunday, Nov 17th (midnight, EST). We'll edit this post when prompting is closed.


Prompt Form

Leave your prompts by filling out this form in a comment below!

<b>Prompt:</b> <b>Suggested Characters/Pairings:</b> <b>Theme/Tone:</b> <b>Additional Info:</b>

Brief explanation of the form:

Prompt: Can be as simple (word, phrase, song lyric) or as specific as you like. Please do not outline an entire plot, however. :D
Suggested Characters/Pairings: This is optional and can be left blank if you'd like!
Theme/Tone: Fluffy, angsty, etc. The overall mood. Also can be left blank if you'd like!
Additional Info: Here you can leave likes, dislikes, squicks, or anything else that doesn't fit above, but keep in mind that as this is not a gift, creators will not be required to stick strictly to these things. Also optional and can be left blank if you'd like!

Comments

[ayebydan]

Prompt: The last time they meet hurts them both more than any time before. Gellert knows what ails his lover's hand. He hears rumours of what is on the rise.He doubts everything and for a moment Albus doubts himself.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Albus/Gellert
Theme/Tone:
Additional Info:

[kiertorata]

Prompt: virgin character in their 50s starring in a wholesome love story
Suggested Characters/Pairings: any
Theme/Tone: healing, wholesome, fun
Additional Info:

[deirdre_aithne]

Prompt: Dating at 50+
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Neville with either Harry, Ron, or Draco
Theme/Tone: Romance, getting!together, smut
Additional Info:


Prompt: Severus didn't expect it to last a month, let alone 30 years. But here they are, with Harry turning 50 and the two of them still going strong together.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Severus/Harry
Theme/Tone: Romance
Additional Info: A 'slice of life' approach might be lovely here. Birthday smut could also be fun, if you want to go there. Snarky!Severus is always win.


Prompt: They survived a war, teaching, and dating each other. Now, they just want to retire together in peace.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Severus/Remus
Theme/Tone: Romance
Additional Info:


Prompt: They're older, wiser, and still can't bloody stand each other. Except when no one else is around and they can drop the act.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Severus/Sirius
Theme/Tone: Smut, opposites attract
Additional Info:


Prompt: She's heard all the terrible things people say about them. Even in the wizarding world, a 25-year gap was a bit much. But they're both too old to care what anyone else has to say about it - they work together, and they're happy.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Lucius/Hermione
Theme/Tone: Romance
Additional Info:


Prompt: Getting ready for a date.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Hermione/Lavender
Theme/Tone: Romance, fluff
Additional Info: Would love for one to get caught up watching the other getting ready, just appreciating all the little ways that age has touched her.


Prompt: They dated when they were younger, but they'd each been dealing with too much to make it work, at the time. Now, they've been friends for years, and that was fine... Until a couple glasses of wine bring them closer together again.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any - grab your OTP and fly!
Theme/Tone: Romance, angst, hurt/comfort, getting!together
Additional Info: It would be nice if this had a happy ending for them. And absolute love if there was some pining happening from one or both of them over the years they were just friends.

[digthewriter]

Prompt: Year 2031 - Harry and Draco have been together for 10 years and every time they have a big fight, Harry goes to Sirius for comfort. It's a weird poly relationship, but it seems to work for them.
Suggested Characters/Pairings:Harry/Draco. Sirius/Harry. Sirius/Draco.
Theme/Tone: AU. Sirius!Lives.
Additional Info: It's up to the author if Harry and Draco have had past marriages and/or kids. Don't need to include them. I just like the idea of a 50+ y/o Harry still snuggling up with Sirius for comfort and Sirius teasing Draco and kitchen sex. In my head, Harry/Draco live in their own flat and Harry often escapes to Grimmauld Place.

[digthewriter]

Prompt: Neville is tutoring/ mentoring Hugo to be the next Herbology Professor at Hogwarts and they spend a lot of time together. It's clear that Hugo has developed a bit of a crush on Neville, and Neville's husband is not amused.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Charlie/Neville.
Theme/Tone: Green. Garden. Magic.
Additional Info: Neville-Hugo gen friendship. (Hugo is young, in his twenties - so it's not romance b/c of rules of this fest, etc...) Focusing more on Charlie's insecurities.

[digthewriter]

Prompt: Character A is a walking stick/ cane designer. Characber B is their most loyal customer.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Neville/Charlie. Harry/Draco. Percy/Oliver. Snape/Theodore Nott.
Theme/Tone: Fashion. Colourful Flair. Floral Patterns.
Additional Info: Bonus points if character doesn't even need a walking cane, they just need a reason to see the other person. Maybe they start their holiday shopping and spend too much money on stuff...

[emmatheslayer]

Prompt: finding love at this age is not ideal single silver foxes who are looking for love, late in there golden years they find it hard being single again.
Suggested Characters/Pairings:Xenophilius /lucius malfoy
Theme/Tone:fluffy and flirty
Additional Info: up to writer just no abuse

[emmatheslayer]

Prompt: after many years of witching and wizard they settle down and embrace the muggles way of life
SuggestedCharacters/Pairings: Luna /Draco, Blaise /Neville
Theme/Tone: happy, fun, fluffy
Additional Info:
Any rating, no abuse or bdsm

[emmatheslayer]

Prompt: retirement from hogwarts is looming he is very nervous for what is to come after.
Suggested Characters/Pairings:Neville/Blaise /Ron
Theme/Tone: somber,
Additional Info: no abuse

[emmatheslayer]

Prompt:< its time to end it they have been together so long since high school and don't think it will work anymore break up and makeups
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Ron /Harry
Theme/Tone:sad but happ
Additional Info:no abuse

[emmatheslayer]

Prompt:getting a new job as head Master
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Luna
Theme/Tone: excited happy
Additional Info:
Any rating

[themightyflynn]

Prompt: Finding a partner who is happy without sex is just as difficult when he is 50 as when he had been 20. Until he met /him/, however.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Charlie/Theo, Charlie/Marcus, Charlie/Justin Finch-Fletchley
Theme/Tone: Romance
Additional Info: Asexual characters!

[themightyflynn]

Prompt: They were long retired from professional Quidditch, but that didn't mean they couldn't play against each other at home.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Oliver/Marcus
Theme/Tone: Fun, romantic, fluff
Additional Info:

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: Their severe dislike of each other is as alive as it was at Hogwarts many years ago, and has carried over to their kids. Or so they thought. The elopement of their youngest children forces them to play nice.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Marcus(/Katie), Oliver(/any interhouse fem), m/f children, any school rivals
Theme/Tone: humerous, light-hearted
Additional info:

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: Empty-nest syndrome is real. Not sure what to do with herself, she starts hounding her kid(s) for grandbabies.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Molly/Arthur+kids, Narcissa/Lucius+Draco, any
Theme/Tone: Humerous, light-hearted, wholesome
Additional info

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: many years after their hasty, war-time wedding, she finally gets the wedding she’d dreamt of as a little girl... Perhaps they should’ve eloped again.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Katie/Marcus, Pansy/Adrian, Millicent/Theo, any f/m
Theme/Tone: light-hearted, romantic, wholesome
Additional info: wedding planning craziness, reminiscing, nosy children

#7

[gracerene]

Prompt: It's been twenty-five years since Draco last saw him. Twenty years since he broke his own heart by calling off the affair and choosing to try and salvage his marriage. Those feelings never went away, and he's single now, but Draco's certain it's far too late.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Draco/Albus Severus or Draco/James Sirius or Draco/Teddy
Theme/Tone: angsty, hopeful, romantic
Additional Info: up to you if Astoria died or they divorced. Feel free to make this one sweet or romantic or super depressing--go wild!

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: Grumpy old women because old men aren’t the only ones capable of bitching and moaning.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any group of girl friends
Theme/Tone: Humerous and light-hearted
Additional info: Release the harpies! No femslash.

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: For xx-th year in a row, s/he’s forgotten their wedding anniversary. S/he’s some making up to do.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any het
Theme/Tone: Fun, light-hearted, a bit naughty but wholesome
Additional info: Could delve into why s/he keeps forgetting. Or even, is s/he the one in the wrong.

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: The only time they seem to meet these days is at funerals.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any group of friends
Theme/Tone: dark humour
Additional Info: Old/ good friends meeting and catching up whilst saying goodbye to one of their own.

[rosevalleynb]

Prompt: The announcement of their first grandchild opens the floodgates to emotions they were not ready for.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any het
Theme/Tone: Light-hearted, humerous, wholesome
Additional Info: It could that they aren’t ready to be grandparents to the total opposite of embracing it with open arms, going over the top, and surprising everyone involved.

[lq_traintracks]

Prompt: Hey, remember when we used to...? How about one more, for old-time's sake?
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Teddy/James/Al
Theme/Tone: sexy/hot/awesome :D
Additional Info:

[lq_traintracks]

Prompt: Hermione is made Headmistress after Pansy's worked decades to better herself and strive for the position. But there's one thing she's always wanted even more.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Hermione/Pansy
Theme/Tone: hot and antagonistic, pining but angry about it? Is that a tone??
Additional Info: Desk sex!!! Pansy went in there to fight and gets the fuck of her life instead! ;) Or something along those lines?

[lq_traintracks]

Prompt: Harry's the Minister for Magic in Britain; Draco's the Minister for Magic in (idk) France? There's a summit meeting. Have to smile and shake hands in public while they fight over magical policy in private... and then have the hot hot sex all night long after.
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Harry/Draco
Theme/Tone: hot/antagonistic/but they also sort of fucking like the other one
Additional Info: Sorry, I'm reading 'Red, White, & Royal Blue'. *shrugs helplessly*

[sdk]

Prompt: “Journeys end in lovers meeting; I have spent an all but sleepless night, I have told lies and made a fool of myself, and the very air tastes like wine. I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long.” - Shirley Jackson
Suggested Characters/Pairings: Any femslash pairing
Theme/Tone: Wherever the quote guides you!