Posting Date: December 1—31, 2024
Theme: Alternate Universe
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- Only previously unpublished works qualify
Submissions
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If you would like to post on the Wild Hare Project (not required, and not encouraged if you already post to AO3), and don’t already have an account, you must notify us of that when you are signing up so we can prepare you for posting in that environment.
Note: We reserve the right not to link to a story if you write chan, RPF, or fail to warn properly for common trigger content (rape, murder, domestic violence, major character death, adultery/cheating, etc).
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.
Q. Can I post a work in progress?
A. No. Only completed works will be accepted during the posting period.
Q. Can I use a work already published?
A. No.
Q. Can I use a work I’ve written for a different challenge if it meets the requirements and posting dates?
A. We don’t care. Organizers of other challenges might so be careful with that. If your Big Moxie story happens to fit one of your Just Write Bingo squares, lucky you! Carry on and double up.
Q. Can I use a Rough Trade project (past, present, or future)?
A. If you’ve posted any part of it, the answer is no. If you created a project file but never participated in the challenge then that would be fine regarding past works. Obviously, you couldn’t use present content or ideas you might have for future RT challenges since that would violate the rules of Rough Trade.
Q. Can I write more than one story?
A. Yes.
Q. Why are the themes confined to a single quarter?
A. To provide structure and discipline for those who need it.
Q. Can I post my work before the posting period of each quarter?
A. Not if you want to be included in our list of successful participants.
Q. If I have a work in progress that has never been published that fits the theme, can I use that?
A. Absolutely, look at you already owning the hell out of this challenge.
Q. What are the options on the Fusion/The Sentinel theme?
A. You can write a fusion of two (or more fandoms), a fusion with The Sentinel, or a story set entirely in The Sentinel fandom.
Q. What if I signed up and can’t finish?
A. That’s fine, life happens. We don’t need to be informed.
Q. Will there be an AO3 collection?
A. Yes. We’ll provide a link to the collection as the posting window approaches.
Q. Can I discuss my fics publicly?
A. Do what is comfortable for you. You might find that you don’t want those kinds of expectations from others or whatever. The choice is yours.
Q. Do I have to sign up for all four themes?
A. No, but there is no penalty for not participating after the fact. Each form will have check boxes so you can pick and chose between the the themes during the sign up window. Signing up for all four, just in case you end up wanting to write all of the themes, is better than skipping them and regretting it later.
Title: Yeah, Still Good
Author: Thea_Zara
Challenge:Moxie Q-4
Fandom: 9-1-1, Lilo & Stitch
Series: Evan’s Ohana
Pairings: Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz;
Warnings: Canon typical violence, Reference to Canon Domestic Violence, vague Buckley parent bashing.
Words: 12,064
Chapter: 1/1
Rating: Teen
Summary: Evan ‘Buck’ Pelekai and his brother, Stitch, deal with whatever life and the LAFD sees fit to throw at them.
Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/61128955
Title: The Case of the Alpha Werewolf
Author: TrekCat (aka Rachel500)
Challenge: Big Moxie Q4 2024, Alternate Universe
Fandom: Teen Wolf (hint of NCIS)
Relationship: Derek Hales/Stiles Stilinski
Warnings: Canon-typical violence, reference to Derek’s PTSD and his past relationship with Kate Argent, ritual murder, mercy and serial killing; family abandonment. Reference to homelessness. I don’t think this character bashes Scott and the Argents but YMMV if you are a fan.
Word Count: 10,318
Summary: Two years after being found, Derek Hale struggles to find his place in the pack, his relationship with his mother and Alpha, Talia Hale, still fragile. But as Deucalion brings the Alpha Pack to Beacon Hills, Derek finds it even more difficult to ignore his feelings for the man who found him, Stiles Stilinski.
Links:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61472056
http://rachelfhundred.com/2024/12/19/the-case-of-the-alpha-werewolf/
Title: Tommy’s Future
Author: DarkJediQueen
Challenge: Q4 2024
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Tommy Kinard
Warnings: Discussion of Physical Child Abuse
Word Count: 2,897
Summary: Tommy never thought his future would be in the form of a Disney Prince.
Link: https://darkjediqueen.wordpress.com/2024/12/24/tommys-future/
Title: Protected
Author: DarkJediQueen
Challenge: Q4 2024
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Tommy Kinard
Warnings: Explicit Sex, Discussion of Past Child Abuse, Attempted Murder of Buck, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Word Count: 27,532
Summary: Tommy was unsure whether to curse whoever put Evan Buckley in his path or thank them.
Link: https://darkjediqueen.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/protected/
Title: Finding Out The Truth
Author: a_clockwork_of_scars (ScarsLikeVelvet)
Challenge: Q4 2024
Fandom: 9-1-1, Teen Wolf
Relationship: –
Warnings: Child Abuse/Neglect, Philipp and Margaret Buckleys A+ Parenting
Word Count: 5.155
Summary: When Evan Buckley is fifteen, he wants to sue for emancipation, so he goes to find a lawyer. What he finds is so much more and changes everything.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61834105
Title: Charm and Harm
Challenge: BYOB – Theme – Trope. Big Moxie Q4
Author: Duochanfan
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship(s): Eddie Diaz/Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley
Content Rating: Mature
Warnings: Murder, Discussion of Child Murders and Their Families, Discussion of Past Child Abuse, Panic Attacks, Stalking, Character Bashing – Ana Flores, Alternate Universe – Detectives. Gun Violence.
Word Count: 26,806
Summary: Buck and Eddie were finally working together as detectives in L.A. When an unusual case crosses their desk, it leads them to discover that a serial killer has been operating in L.A. for over a decade. The number of deaths tugged at their hearts, as those killed weren’t just adults but children as well. They try to find a single photo of one of the wives who didn’t die with their new family, finding only blurred photos. They deal as best as they can as they sort out their home life after a move, one that surprisingly leads them to a woman who looks vaguely like the one in the blurred photo. Have they found their killer?Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61413778
Title: from the daylight
Author: hishn_greywalker
Challenge: quarter 4
Fandom: A Song of Fire and Ice
Relationship: ned stark/cat stark, ned stark/dacey mormont, robert/cersei
Warnings: canon typical everything, ned stark DOES NOT CHEAT, character deaths that happen NOT the way they do in canon, all the warnings for references to GoT shit, but this is only rated pg13
Word Count: 5,800
Summary: The morning after Lyanna Stark, daughter of Winterfell, died dawned crisp and cool. The sun was bright, but above The Neck, breath froze on the lips in the early morning and by noon, the people of the North had begun their preparations. — winter comes as soon as Lyanna dies, not a decade later. some things change, and some things stay the same.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61853410
Title: Tsunami Day is Family Day
Author: E_Alex_Beau
Challenge: Big Moxie Q4 2024
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Tommy Kinard, Eddie Diaz/Marisol, Eddie Diaz/Kim
Warnings: Discussions of past trauma, Adultery (Eddie dating Marisol and Kim), Discussion of ableism (Diaz parents)
Word Count: 8,558
Summary: Tsunami Day and the Santa Monica pier are cursed. Evan Buckley won’t even entertain another possibility. Nothing good ever happened when those two things mixed. But the Diaz-Buckley family was strong, no matter how they compared to other families, and they can handle it with just a little help from other family members, new and old.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61855693