this was the most i think ive ever written for an event, the prompts were so much fun and it was a blast writing!!!
@d20bingobattle
but when i wake up (i see you with me)- max & olethra
Olethra presses the heels of her palms in her eyes, desperate not to cry, to pull herself together for a moment and go back to sleep, but flashes of her nightmare keep returning, the red splattered across the deck, the glassy eyed stares of her family staring up at her and she can’t stay.
you're the only friend i need- jet & ruby
“Go away!” Jet says from her position under her bed. She knows it’s Ruby at the door, knows that they share a room and someone will have to let her in eventually, but she doesn’t want to.
Notes on Suspects 1-7: The Rat Grinders
All questions are asked under a zone of truth. It is something all parties are aware of, so there’s no discount of illegally acquired information.
shed some light on me please- trackerbees
Kristen didn’t mean for it to happen. Really, she didn’t. But things never seemed to go her way, especially when it came to Tracker.
the creature still moving (that slowed in your arms)- rosamund & destiny's children
Rosamund’s first memory is of warmth, blurry shapes that she later realizes are her parents standing over her, spinning a mobile as she watches in awe.
if i fade away (let me fade away)- quinn & hugi
Quinn (after persuading Rubby) took the passenger seat next to Hugi. They don’t seem to notice, going through their mental checklist as the Carer Van gets ready to leave.
the divine retribution- straka & ludmila
I see the girl, in the future, she’s shining, metallic and smudged. I obey her, and so I must save her.
god i have my fathers eyes (but my sisters when i cry)- cody/pete
It was lonely, more often than not. Cody didn’t make friends easily, something his parents always said was due to his overexcitable personality. Still, it was easier for him. Before he realized that there was something wrong with him. Wrong was something that his friends would argue against. Well, Pete would argue. Cody wasn’t sure if anyone else would.
but there's a part of me that recognizes you (do you feel it too?)- rocks family
Ruby moves closer to her twin the further up the mountain they hike. Jet shivers, passing a grin back at Ruby. Telepathy doesn’t exist, however Ruby was pretty sure her and Jet were connected psychically, at least a little. Enough to both regret not wearing warmer clothes at the very least.
(and some part of me came alive) the first time that you called me baby- leiland/markus
It’s been only a few days since Markus went off, to do whatever pirates do, and Leiland, against his better judgements, was wide awake, as he’s been since Markus left.
i wouldn't know where to start- lucy & adaine
Lucy almost regrets agreeing to meet Adaine at her house. Granted, she didn’t realize it would require her to essentially hike up a hill, and since her grandma’s old car had long since broken down, she had to walk.
you love love love when you know i can't love you- kipperlilly/lucy
Lucy was always aware she was different. Her gangly limbs and the faded pigment on her face set her apart long before she met Kipperlilly. Kip never made her feel different, though. She was just Kipperlilly’s best friend, and Lucy was content to have her forever like that.
Theobald knew he shouldn’t trust the twins. They were mischievous little scamps and were hellbent on escaping their lessons through any means necessary. (To the amusement of the king and the disapproval of the queen.)
i like me better when im with you- dan/hunch
Hunch was missing date night.
Scratch that, Hunch was lying about why he had to miss date night.
cause after all this time i'm still into you- trackerbees
“Yes, yes, Kristen, it’s a surprise party for your girlfriend, we get it.” Fabian teases, leaning against a wall next to Adaine, who mage hands another streamer up.
“Ex! Ex girlfriend!” Kristen protests, her cheeks flushing.
can you see me? (i cannot see you)- cassankarna
There was a pit of loneliness in her stomach. It’s always been there, even before the Nightmare King, when she was still wholly herself. They couldn’t talk about it, not to their familiar, their followers, and as time passed and their name was removed from all records, there was comfort in knowing that they didn’t have to pretend that they weren’t angry with the world for how it treated her love.
it's a craving not a crush- suntar/aelwyn
If not for her weakling of a brother and pushover of a mother, she could be Queen right now. She could have the control she so rightfully deserved, but no. Suntar sneered at the ground, like it personally affronted her, and looked around.
queers and crafts: a monthly get together- the bad kids
It started as a community service project. Adaine wanted the extra credit, which she then forced the rest of her friends to help with, because gods forbid they do something on their own.
the @d20bingobattle has officially drawn to a close, and here's a list of my fics for it :)
because of this event, i started to get over my strange fear of writing fics that are less than 500 words, i challenged myself to not combine any prompts on my personal board, and d20 is now my most written fandom on ao3! i had a blast modding this event and i'm so happy people enjoyed it!!
💫 = favorite fics i wrote for the event (i picked 3)
do i not fear death, or just pretend to? || ylfa & pinocchio || prompts: nightmare, title references a song || 1k words
Stuck With You || maxwell & wisconson p. toad || prompt: maxwell gotch || 1.3k words
Here With You || ludmila/olethra || prompt: nervous || 2k words
First Steps || pete & cody || prompts: guarded, theme of coming out || 1k words
Involuntary Babysitting Duty || dawderdale & freyja || prompts: miryam dawderdale, 501-1000 words 💫 || 800 words
Through the Veil || lapin & the sugar plum fairy || prompts: "not everyone is meant to be saved," lapin cadbury || 1k words
The Sweetest Heart || jet & ruby || prompts: locket, ruby rocks || 200 words
it's true romance is dead (i shot it in the chest and in the head) || riz & adaine || prompt: solitude 💫 || 600 words
Forward Motion || maxwell & ludmila || prompt: "tell me the truth" || 1.1k words
Taking Turns || marya/ludmila || prompt: sacrifice || 200 words
Bad Idea || marya/van || prompts: "you're an idiot", inspired by your favorite game || 1.5k words
Almost Truce || monty & maxwell || prompt: "that was my favorite" || 200 words
now i just sit in the dark and wonder if it's time || elody/gerard || prompts: came back wrong, haunted 💫 || 1.3k words
Something To Do || sofia & pete || prompt: "can i borrow your car?" || 100 words
Chance Meeting || kingston & pete || prompt: “this is going to hurt” || 1.2k words
Rescue on the Dancefloor || maxwell/olethra || prompt: olethra macleod || 1.6k words
She's going to say yes. It's true love, after all.
Gerard of Greenleigh; Silence
we lived happily forever (so the story goes)
A kidnapping, unintentional and voluntary.
Kidnapping; Original Character Protagonist
it's just for attention (i'm making her jealous, you guessed it)
Sam finds Zelda's boyfriend annoying. Antiope has a distraction on deck.
Rare Pair; Featuring a Character Played by a Black Person
but i don't want to see the stars if they're just one more piece of land (for us to colonize, for us to turn to sand)
"And there were times when it was a spa I didn't necessarily want to be at, but now I've grown to like it, it's a little more comfortable."
Norman Takamori | Skip; Horror
every morning there's a halo hangin' (from the corner of my girlfriend's four-post bed)
K2 tries to commune with Cassandra in the brief moments before being sent to back for Ice Feast.
K2; "Personally I don't care for you"
look at him working (darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there)
Tim writes, because what else can he do?
Timothy Goose; Haunting
Porridge
The cottage is Too Small, the kitchen is Too Dark. Something is very much not Just Right.
Pinocchio; Too Many Beds
See You in the Stars!
A ship, a crew, an awaiting adventure.
Uses the Setting of Another D20 Season; Old Woman Yuri
see how the sun shines brightly in the city (on the streets where once was pity)
Van misses the sky, but she doesn't miss it as badly as she thought she would.
Van Chapman; Clouds
one time for all my ladies (you're lookin' good as what!)
The acquiring of a tramp stamp.
Antiope Jones; Platonic Soulmates
Take Care of Yourself
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?
Younger, more beautiful, more perfect.
This is The Substance.
Genre Shift; Inspired by your Favorite Movie
Live Fast Or.....
A recovered disc from the History Heap.
KoKoMo; Character Played by your Favorite Side Quest Member
of all the characters at school (i am not the one who the story's about)
What if the Bad Kids had known their Rat Grinders counterparts before?
coolest person alive x ultimate blorbo failure; "this was never meant to happen"
(just go to texas) isn't that where they golf?
Before Kingston is the Vox Populi, he loves New York.
Kingston Brown; Pigeon
the ghost of someone else's dream (a forgotten god stopping by to survey the scene)
Beginning at 10th level, you can call on your deity to intervene on your behalf when your need is great.
Imploring your deity’s aid requires you to use your action. Describe the assistance you seek, and roll percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or lower than your cleric level, your deity intervenes. The DM chooses the nature of the intervention; the effect of any cleric spell or cleric domain spell would be appropriate. If your deity intervenes, you can't use this feature again for 7 days.
-The Player's Handbook
The Wurst docks for repairs, and a few members of The Gunner Channel take a stroll.
Aurora Nebbins; Family Outing
i can feel your heart beating under my skin (and the beating of your heart is making me bleed from within)
Hugi used to take off the mask, before, so people wouldn't get Muni and her confused. They don't take the mask off, now.
Hugi; Mistaken Identity
streets are uneven (when you're down)
Evan wakes with the sun, grabs his bag of belongings and begins to walk. A crow swoops low by his feet, snapping at the exposed metal rivet on his shoes.
Evan Kelmp; Time Loop
this boy's too young to be singing the blues
Fabian has a dance recital. He doesn't need to save Gilear a ticket. Really, he doesn't.
"If I'm not my biggest fan, who will be?"; Gilear Faeth (Featured Positively)
honey, you're familiar (like my mirror, years ago)
Marya learns that love is a resource allotted to those who make themselves useful. She will not pass this lesson on.
Marya Junková; Love Confession
one for all (and all for one!)
The Wurst is supposed to be hosting a trio of Galactic Girl Guides. They get– something else.
Time Quangle; A Starstruck Odessey
Hors D'oeuvres
Nearly twenty years after his first adventure, Maxwell still hasn't fix his tone issue.
Old Man Yaoi; Includes Food
Mouse Trap
Kalina surveys the moving pieces of her plan.
Team Mascot; Favorite Game
leave a message, tell me you're sorry? (why you treating me like someone that you never loved?)
Adaine just needs a moment to herself before going back to the party. Her ex makes that complicated.
Hanahaki; Aro and/or Ace HCs
Please Hold!
A comms exchange in Anarch-era.
Riva; "I found it!'
Auxiliary
The Wurst docks for a job. The second string gets left behind.
Lucienne Rex; Barry Nyne
i need you now (i love you, so much more than you could know)
It's easy to fall in love. It's easier to fall out of it.
Elody of Greenleigh; "But you love me"
do you read me? (like the emoji?)
Sid and Marge spend some time deciphering ancient communications.
Margaret Encino; Sundry Sidney
The House Always Wins!
Chefs tools– round two.
Barry Syx; Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
Dyin' Tomorrow!
Margaret and Plug chat, post-Quangle.
Plug Strutt; "We have a history"
Symbiotic
Your name is Norman "Skip" Takamori.
Norman Takamori; Action
it's a knife when you're so pretty they think it must be fake (it's a knife when they won't believe you, why should you explain?)
Penelope is the first one to ever see her as Sam and that makes it hard to let go.
i've started not to doubt it (wrap my head around it)
Ruby's sister is dead. Ruby's sister is dead. Ruby's sister is–
Ruby Rocks; Amnesia
Plot Armor
The unfortunate aftermath of suddenly becoming Narratively Relevant.
Doomed by the Narrative; 501-1000 Words
Taste Just Like Candy
Having recently confirmed the existence of 'hats', Lila puts her own spin the creation.
Lila; A Crown of Candy
left its seeds while i was sleeping (and the vision that was planted in my brain)
What do you do when you're a war guy and the war is over?
Liam Wilhelmina; Silence
let it rain, let it pour (what we have is worth fighting for)
Gwyndolin Thistle-hop knows how to dance. Binx Choppley does not.
Binx Choppley; Dance
(and as we cross the line) these fading beats have all been severed
Theo finally teaches Jet to fight.
Jet Rocks; Theobald Gumbar
you're the only friend i need (sharing beds like little kids)
It shouldn't be weird, Fig has had a girlfriend before, everyone knows. Why is it so hard for her to say it then?
Coming Out; Team Member's Favorite Character
if you ever need a helping hand (i'll be there on the double, just as fast as i can)
Evan knows he can be off putting, which is why he always tries to get ahead of that perception when someone new fills a vacancy in the strip mall.
Aabria Campaign; Flowers
Family Portrait
A quiet moment with the Faeths.
Mod's Favorite Character(s); "You're not going to believe this"
Blush & Bashful
Sandralynn has never been a blushing bride.
Poem Format; Specific Color Reference
nothing's going to harm you (not while i'm around)
Saccharina has very few true memories of her mother. She's not even sure is this is one of them.
Saccharina Frostwhip; "We're in this together"
pick my teeth and go in for your heart of weeds
She didn't mean to stray from the path. It won't happen again
Accident, Specific Number Reference
Allblossom
Gertrude and Twyla take a brief moment to check-in, after everything.
Gertrude; "I wouldn't put myself on the line for anyone but you."
Baby Mine
The Rocks take Liam Wilhelmina on as a ward much earlier.
Lapin Cadbury; Accidental Baby Acquisition
Doomsday Blue
Lazuli shaped him into the warrior he would become. It should come as no surprise how much he misses her.
Cumulous Rocks; Heartache
Skill Review
Amethar knows about his firstborn daughter much earlier. They cannot risk the Kingdom falling into chaos, but that doesn't mean there can't be a place for her to feel safe.
Amethar Rocks; Saccharina Frostwhip
holden wrecks and boilin' diesels (steam in forty-five degrees)
The Seven represent Aguefort Adventuring Academy's finest. Such a shame the academy doesn't exist anymore.
The Maidens; Apocolypse
i'd be a fucking nascar driver (if my momma had a son)
The morning before Ivy Embra's first day of freshman year.
Ivy Embra; Title References a Song
(but honey i'll be seein' you ′ever i go) but honey i′ll be seein' you down every road
Rowan contemplates the last Vox Phantasma she knew.
Misty Moore | Rowan Berry; Reincarnations Romance
hello my baby (hello my darling)
Olethra and Ludmila share a quiet afternoon with their companions. Sort of.
Wisconsin P. Toad; Bisexual Character
(no one deserves this) sacrifice is worth it
Five times one of the Rat Grinders didn't reach out for help + the one time one of them did.
The Rat Grinders, One Word Used at least 10 Times
24 Hours
Sobriety is hard. Holidays are harder.
Pete Conlan; Sofia Bicicleta
Temperance, Reversed
A brief crossing of paths between two future members of the Dream Team.
Iga Lisowski; Kugrash
a drop of mercury, a dollop of gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke
You are a bad cat, and you don't want to be.
Second Person; Interactive Fic
There's a Strange Exhilaration
Ricky and Cody share a boyfriend. Unfortunately.
Ricky Matsui; Cody Walsh
City Domain
On the night of December 20th, the city helps Kingston contemplate.
Kingston Brown; The Unsleeping City
i'm so good at telling lies (that came from my mother's side)
Jawbone welcomes her with open arms. Sandralynn has more reservations.
"Well, fuck my life, and fuck you too"; Truth Serum
(flippin' like a pancake) poppin' like a cork
With as many brothers as he has, this is not Maxwell's first rendezvous with a prank war. It is, however, his first time on the winning side.
Prank War; "This is awkward"
🚨 Sign Ups for the D20 Bingo Battle Close on February 3rd 🚨
If you're just finding us now, the D20 Bingo Battle is a fanfic event that running for the first time in February 2026! It's a month long, and both writers and readers have a chance to earn points for their team. The teams are:
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