Posting Date: March 1—31, 2024
Theme: Marriage of Convenience
LINK SUBMISSIONS CLOSED. IF YOU POSTED DURING THE TIME PERIOD BUT FORGOT TO SUBMIT YOUR LINK – USE THE CONTACT FORM TO LET KEIRA KNOW.
The Rules:
- Minimum 5,000 words count (no maximum)
- Any fandom (no RPF)
- No limit on the number of stories
- Only previously unpublished works qualify
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FAQ
Q. When can I post?
A. Any time during the posting period listed with each quarterly challenge. You cannot post the assigned theme outside of the quarter to count towards the Big Moxie challenge. For instance, you can’t post quarter one’s theme in quarter four to be included in the challenge list.
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Title: A Family Favor
Author: Thea_Zara
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Buck/Eddie
Warnings: Mob Au and all that implies, Domestic Violence, Canon Deaths in Non-Canon Ways, Attempted Murder via Arson, Attempted Kidnapping of a Child, Bad Parenting, Gaslighting, Marriage Without Consent (of Dubious Legality), Non-Consentual Drug Use (For Murder Purposes), Buckley A+ Parenting.
Word Count: 28,781
Summary: Evan Buckley never expected to call in the favor he’s owed. He also never expected for it to change his life forever.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54358273
Title: The Best Kind of Love
Author: Keira Marcos
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Canon Pairings
Warnings: Explicit Sex, Explicit Language, Toxic Family Dynamics, Emotional Abuse, Character Bashing, Homophobia, Grammarly Beta, Discussion-Domestic Abuse, Discussion-Infidelity, Discussion-Ableism
Word Count: 30,864
Summary: Eddie comes out of the well determined to keep his son safe from his parents. He demands Buck marry him as soon as he sets eyes on him. Despite the fact that they aren’t even dating, Buck says yes.
Link: https://keiramarcos.com/2024/03/the-best-kind-of-love/
Title: Everything Has Changed (A World Of Difference 1)
Author: DarkJediQueen
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: The Empyrean
Relationship: Violet Sorrengail/Xaden Riorson, Background Pairings
Warnings: Abuse, Animal Death, Battle, Blood, Burning, Brutal Injuries, Death, Dismemberment, Graphic Language, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Explicit Sex, Imprisonment, Intense Violence, Murder, Physical Torture, Poisoning, Psychological Torture, War, Dead Dove Do Not Eat
Word Count: 31,826
Summary: The world and its allies are different in a world shaped by Fenn Riorson’s rebellion, not failing in 628AU. To support Tyrrendor, General Lilith Sorrengail gives up her youngest daughter’s hand in marriage to the son of the new king of Tyrrendor, Xaden Riorson.
Link: https://darkjediqueen.wordpress.com/2024/03/24/everything-has-changed/
Title: Married to Justice
Author: TrekCat (Rachel500)
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: NCIS
Relationship: Tony DiNozzo & Jethro Gibbs
Warnings: Canon-typical violence, canon character death, organised crime activity, murder/assassination, minor characters with homophobic views, references to DADT and female trafficking
Word Count: 11,554
Summary: “Chris was looking for your insight on mob families,” Gibbs notes, realisation softening the harsh lines of his grief for a second.
“He was,” Tony confirms. “You think this case got him killed?”
“I know it did,” Gibbs says, “I just have to prove it.” His blue gaze suddenly pins Tony’s. “You want in?”
Of course he wants in. He wants to make sure Chris gets the justice he deserves.
Links:
http://rachelfhundred.com/2024/03/23/married-to-justice/
https://archiveofourown.org/works/54678769
Title: When It Doesn’t Stay (In Vegas)
Author: Thea_Zara
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Buck/Eddie
Warnings: Non-Consensual Drug Use
Word Count: 26,636
Summary: Buck and Eddie took that trip to Vegas, and they both remember it being pretty unmemorable, except that weird hangover they woke up with on their last day in town.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54724636
Title: We Should Have Said No, So Now It’s Time to Go
Author: taibhrigh
Challenge: Big Moxie, Q1 2024 — Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: Inception
Relationships: Arthur/Eames
Warnings: not kind to Cobb; rating: r; tags: marriage of convenience, at least at first
Word Count: 5,745
Summary: A job goes bad, real bad, and the team is forced to separate and run. With Arthur done with Cobb and the first one gone, it leaves Eames to find him so the couple can pick up where they left off.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54788008
Title: What the Hell was I thinking?
Author: a_clockwork_of_scars (ScarsLikeVelvet)
Challenge: Big Moxie, Q1 2024 — Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Relationship: Eddie Diaz/Shannon Diaz, Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Gun Violence, Combat-Related Injuries, Ableism, Child Neglect/Abuse, Attempted Murder/Murder
Word Count: 9,661
Summary: Combat- and surgery-related injuries lead to Eddie’s discharge. As if that isn’t bad enough, his wife turns out to be an ableist bitch, something he never suspected.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54832492
Title: To Become a Family
Author: Raspberry Dreams
Challenge: The Big Moxie Quarter 1, 2024
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Eddie Diaz/Shannon Diaz
Warnings: Character Bashing
Word Count: 28,589
Summary: Eddie’s on leave before being deployed after the death of his 17 year old brother Leonardo, when his old school friend Shannon comes to him asking for help.
Shannon is pregnant and Eddie’s the only member of the family who knows that Leon had been casually involved with Shannon. Shannon doesn’t want an abortion but cannot face the idea of bringing up a baby on her own.
Believing that this may be his only chance at fatherhood, Eddie agrees to claim paternity and marry Shannon to provide the child with financial security and a father.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54466969/chapters/137981956
Title: Where Your Destiny Lies
Author: silkendreammaid
Challenge: The Big Moxie 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: Yuri On Ice!
Word Count: 6524
Pairing: pre Viktor Nikiforov/Yuuri Katsuki
Warnings: No warnings
Summary: Yakov Feltsman is concerned after the 2010 Winter Olympics. The rumours of what the Russian Federation may do to his skaters has him searching for a way to protect his best skater, Viktor Nikiforov.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54855850
Title: A Convenient Arrangement
Author: TrekCat
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship: Harry Potter/Hermione Granger
Warnings: Canon-typical violence including attempted murder via spells, patriarchal approaches to women including concept of ownership and arranged marriages, use of love potions. Mildly anti-Dumbledore, anti-Ron and Ginny Weasley.
Word Count: 31,523
Summary: Lady Hermione Granger needs to get married in order to secure her inheritance and everybody agrees that the best candidate to help her is the Earl of Gryffindor, Defeater of the Dark Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter.
There’s just one problem: they’re not friends and Hermione may have once told him, thanks to some meddling Weasleys, that she’d never get involved with him.
Links:
http://rachelfhundred.com/2024/03/31/a-convenient-arrangement/
https://archiveofourown.org/works/54851224
Title: Friendly Favour
Author: Isimile
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship: Neville Longbottom/Harry Potter
Warnings: Mention of canon character death, mention of bigotery
Word Count: 16386
Summary: When the Wizengamot decides to promote and encourage marriages, Harry is haunted by those wishing to marry the hero who won the war. With no one he’s currently interested in and knowledge of his responsibilities in wizarding society he was unaware of, he has resigned himself to a political marriage, if only to finally be left alone by eager suitors.
Fortunately for him, his friend Neville agrees to marry him, to get them both some peace.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54862816
Title: Joo Family Matters
Author: CappuccettoRosso
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: Jinx (Mingwa)
Relationship: Joo Jaekyung / Kim Dan
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Word Count: 7549
Summary: “Thank you,” Jaekyung said with a dip of his head. “I know that this might not be the best time to say this, but it can’t be helped. I would like to announce my formal removal from the line of succession.”
His words had everyone gasping and crying out in alarm, especially his parents.
“What! Why?” Joo Junseo shouted.
“I’m gay,” Jaekyung said bluntly. “And I’m married. My husband’s name is Kim Dan.”
Link:
Title: A Convenient Wedding
Author: Jilly James
Challenge: Big Moxie – Q1 2024 – Marriage of Convenience
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Eddie Diaz
Warnings: Occurs during and mentions pandemic, though does not dwell on it. Can be read as anti-Maddie.
Word Count: 10k
Summary: Eddie and Buck are getting back to normal after the shooting. Both of them are out of ill-advised relationships, their friendship is rock solid, and Eddie is close to ready to return to work. Eddie is starting to think maybe they’re ready to move on to something a little more when Sophia barges into their morning coffee ritual with an utterly bizarre request.
Link: https://jillyjames.com/a-convenient-wedding/