I am a lemming *jumps*

[sholio]

So, yeah, hc bingo signups are open again, and I signed up for a card!

They have a very pretty new look for the card this year! :D

Sadly, I am finding my particularly card tremendously underwhelming this time. (No insult whatsoever is intended to the mods - I know it's completely random!)

headaches / migraines	minor illness	loss of home / shelter	corporal punishment	Stockholm syndrome
dungeons	septicemia / infected wounds	hallucinations	fighting	cursed
insecurity	invisibility	WILD CARD	insomnia	burns
humiliation	loss of job / income	whipping / flogging	imprisonment	trust issues
electrocution	nightmares	apocalypse	hostile climate	experiments by evil scientists

Mostly it's a mix of prompts I really don't think I can write, prompts that are so close to something I've already written that I'm not interested in doing another take on it, prompts that are virtually impossible to do in my current main fandom, and prompts that I'm just kind of "meh" about.

Yes, I am very hard to please. XD

On the other hand, now that I'm looking at it more closely and thinking about how I might fit some of these scenarios to White Collar, I'm feeling a trifle more optimistic. "Electrocution" is probably the one that jumped out at me as something that might be fun to write; I've never written anything like that before, and given my particular kink for "He's not breathing! You killed Bob! Noooo!" scenarios, it's got definite promise ...

Comments

[krait]

Hmm. *stares*

I can see some White Collar potential in some of those! (Electrocution, as you pointed out -- all that tinkering with wiring and security systems and welding/other forgery equipment! Lots of potential for pre-prison Neal, or Mozzie, to catch a shock. And "burns" could work with this, too.) :D

given my particular kink for "He's not breathing! You killed Bob! Noooo!" scenarios, it's got definite promise ...

I second this motion. ♥ Those scenarios are always fun!

"Hostile climate" rings bells with me (heh, I wrote White Collar OT3 for it last year!), too -- a criminal surrounded by FBI agents has got to feel some hostility, even if it's not there, but I bet it's there at least in the beginning!

"Loss of home/shelter" might be a great way to poke at Neal (or Kate, or Moz, or...) on the run, continually leaving behind safehouses and personae when it's time to dodge official notice.

"Stockholm Syndrome"... strikes me very much as how Moz might view Neal's FBI situation, either because he thinks Neal's really given in and become "a Fed", or because he fears that it might happen.

My brain wants to make "insecurity" into a snarky metacommentary with Neal lamenting how easy it is to nab unsecured ("insecure") treasures. *grins* But wordplay is A Thing with me, so that's pretty predictable.

Likewise, I'd love to see "experiment by evil scientists" used in the context of Neal griping about court shrinks or mandatory FBI counseling/assessment. :D Sarcasm is a valid interpretation of prompts, right?! *giggling*


Whatever you do, though, I wish you the best of luck!

(edit 2: manual-->mandatory! How did that mixup happen?)

[sholio]

It's not the most inspiring card, but it's not too bad, really. I think I can work with a lot of these. Hahahaha ... now you've got me thinking about using "experiment by evil scientists" for a Mozzie-centric story. He totally believes in those! :D

[meridian_rose]

Trust Issues and Imprisonment also seem tailor made for White Collar :D Also I would love to read WC electrocution fic! Good luck!
I've got a card too which I need to post at some point. I made sure to sign up at DW rather than at LJ too :D

[sholio]

*nods* Some of these are perfect White Collar prompts!

I need to figure out what I'm going to wriiiiiite. And maybe finish some of my WiPs while I'm at it!