Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: Countdown to S6 Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through the last month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others… and get creative! ♥
6 FEBRUARY 2022: PROMPT EXCHANGE OPENS
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 6th of February readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme is ‘Countdown to S6’ and you can submit basically anything be it a general prompt or something more specific. This can include any Outlander-related character, relationship, scenario, location, etc.
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis.
1 - 6 MARCH 2022: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH YOUR FIC: From the 1st of March through to the 6th of March writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. If posting on tumblr just remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work. There’s also an AO3 Collection to add to if you wish. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. Jamie and Frank are bffs and Claire is the new girl in their school.. She's the quiet one (bcoz of her uncle's death which leaves her orphaned) but becomes fast friends with both Jamie and Frank.. Both the boys like her and it's now up to her to decide what she feels....
2. What if Claire was in America when Murtagh came with his indenture and she bought it!!!!
3. Ian Murray (the elder) is actually the celtic vampire Eric Gallowglass de Clermont, (which explains why both are played by the actor Steven Cree). Between meeting Diana in the 1500s, and today, Jenny was the only woman he ever loved. Can Jenny go through the stones? An Outlander and A Discovery of Witches All Souls crossover. I saw one fic along these lines, but would love to read more!
4. Reverse meet cute: it’s because of Fergus and Marsali that Jamie and Claire meet (and fall in love)
5. What if Jamie wasn’t seeing things and it really was Claire standing there in the courtyard at Lallybroch in 3x02?
6. Winter Olympics AU - it’s been 4 years since Jamie and Claire last saw each other
7. Claire catches Fergus smoking
8. Claire is a modern day witch who often fumbles her words and nearly always says the wrong thing... so she casts a spell to improve her communication skills only to discover she can now communicate with ghosts - including a 1700s Highlander named James Fraser
9. Roger and Bree discover "Exotic foods " foods that are common in the late 60s and early 70s are just starting to show up on the docks. Future recipes show up on the dinner table, Jamie and Ian discover the word "Nutrition" means a nap at the dinner table with gorging upon awakening.
10. What if Jamie met Joe Abernathy?
11. On the Eve of Culloden, Jamie sends Claire through the stones. But she travels back to the day she met Jamie (no longer pregnant, has all of her memories, gets a do-over essentially)
Our AO3 Collection is now live! Invites have been sent out to authors who have already published a work on AO3 and anyone who publishes in the future is welcome to add their work to the collection at any time. You can browse it HERE!
Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: Pride Month Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through another month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others… and get creative! ♥
1 MAY 2021: PROMPT EXCHANGE OPENS
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 1st of May readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme is ‘Pride Month’ and you can choose to submit a general prompt with LGBTQIA+ themes or something more specific. This can include any Outlander-related character, relationship, scenario, location, etc.
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis.
1 - 30 JUNE 2021: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH YOUR FIC: From the 1st of June through to the end of the month writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. Just remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. Fergus might be a little (or a lot!) older than Young Ian but he’s young at heart. That’s all that matters, right? -- Age-gap Fergus/Young Ian (preferably both 18yo+)
2. Claire is surprised when Jamie reveals he was assigned female at birth.
3. Jamie doesn’t understand why out of all the people at Fraser’s Ridge the grandchild/ren chose to come to him to ask their questions regarding sex and gender identities... yet here he is answering them. For the love of all that is holy, where is Claire? [spoiler alert: she’s around the corner listening in]
4. Young Ian is nervous about coming out to his parents. Luckily he has an abundance of siblings and/or cousins to stand by side as he does so.
5. Brianna runs into Roger at an LGBT Rights rally at or near the university.
Five times Fergus couldn’t find his shirt and one time he found all five.
Tags: Fergus Fraser/Marsali MacKimmie Fraser; Claire Beauchamp/James Fraser (background); Fergus Fraser; Marsali MacKimmie Fraser; Rabbie McNab; Young Ian Murray; Claire Beauchamp; Jamie Fraser; Faith Fraser; Brianna Fraser; Alternate Universe: Modern Setting; Tumblr Prompt; One Shot; 5 + 1 Things; Clothing; Light-Hearted; Fluff and Smut; Romance; Sexual Content; Humorous Ending
A/N: Based on @outlanderpromptexchange’s 5 + 1 Things ‘Bonus Prompt’ and ‘Marsali likes to wear Fergus' oversized t-shirts’.
Ages: Fergus 20; Marsali 18/19*; Faith 11; Brianna 8 (*and because I’ve aged up Marsali, I’ve aged up the Murray kids, too)
Read on AO3 │ Submit a Prompt │ Beta: @purpleheatherdream
One
Fergus stood back and huffed out a breath in frustration.
The chest of drawers in front of him was in disarray with half of them still open to varying degrees, some pulled out at odd angles in haste, and his clothes scattered throughout. He spun on his heel and stormed downstairs, pausing only to check the piles of dirty - and not so dirty - clothes on his floor on the way out the door.
“What are you-”
Fergus ignored Rabbie as he made his way into the laundry and dumped the content of the clothes hamper onto the cold tiles.
“Mate. What are ye doing?”
He looked up and Rabbie was leaning against the doorframe, one eyebrow raised and a shadow of apprehension on his face.
“Je ne trouve pas ma chemise. Je ne sais pas où il est!”
“Mate,” Rabbie said again. “English.”
Oh. “My shirt. The blue one with the…” he waved his hand in the general direction of his bare chest lost for words to describe the details. “My favourite one. I cannot find it.”
“The one Marsali said ‘suited yer eyes’ when she was here the other night, ye mean?” Rabbie's tone was all knowing and, afraid his roommate would continue on, Fergus threw a pair of dirty underwear at his face to distract him. He dodged out of the way with a rather undignified shriek and Fergus laughed. Rabbie recovered quickly, though, and scowled as he nudged the offending garment away with the toe of his shoe. “What does it matter, anyway? Even if ye find it in here, ye cannae be wearin’ something all wrinkled an' stinkin' like a bawbag,” he tilted his head mockingly, “Marsali wouldnae like it.”
Fergus abandoned his search with a resigned sigh. Teasing he might be, Rabbie was also right. Marsali would be nonplussed, no doubt, and arriving late to the pub would only make things worse.
“Come on, ye bampot,” Rabbie turned and walked away, raising his voice as he went. “Ye’re not the only one wi’ a lass tae impress tonight.”
Fergus tossed the dirty clothes back in the hamper half heartedly then grabbed the last shirt from the carry basket full of clean clothes he was still yet to put away and pulled it over his head as he followed, slipping his wallet into his back pocket and grabbing his keys from the empty fruit bowl sitting on the counter along the way. He paused at the coat rack to collect his leather jacket and turned to sweep his eyes over the living space one last time.
Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: 5 + 1 Things Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through another month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others… and get creative! ♥
5 + 1 Things: Five times (event happens) and one time (event either doesn't happen or variation on event happens) [x]
You can find some examples over on AO3 here
16 FEBRUARY 2021: PROMPT EXCHANGE OPENS
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 16th of February readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme is ‘5 + 1 Things’ and you can choose to submit a general prompt using [Person A/Person B] format or something more specific. This can include any Outlander-related character, relationship, scenario, location, etc.
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis.
1 - 31 MARCH 2021: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH YOUR FIC: From the 1st of March through to the end of the month writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. 5 + 1 fics generally end up as either a one-shot or 6 chapters long but you can do whatever you please with your fic. Just remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. Five times Young Ian tried to make Jamie laugh and one time he actually succeeded.
2. Five times Person A wished they’d said 'I love you' and one time they wished they hadn’t.
3. Five times Person A was taken by surprise and one time they really, really weren’t.
4. Five times Person A wished they could travel through time and one time they actually did.
5. Five times Person A thought they might be in love and one time they knew for sure they were. claimed by @jamiemackenziefraser
6. Five times Fergus surprised Jamie and one time Jamie surprised him.
7. Five times Jamie dreamed of his family and one time he didn’t sleep at all.
8. Five times Claire saved a patient and one time they saved her.
9. Five times Jamie saved Young Ian and one time he saved Jamie.
10. Five times Roger smiled at Brianna and one time he caught her smiling at him.
11. Five times Jamie did something thoughtful for Claire that expressed his love, and the one time Claire did something for Jamie that showed him the depth of her love.
12. Five times Person A wished their life was different and one time they were glad it wasn’t.
13. Five times ‘enemies’ managed to keep their intimate relationship a secret and one time they were ‘found out’.
14. Five times [someone] suspected Claire wasn’t what she seemed and one time she admitted she wasn’t.
15. Five times Young Ian believed his Uncle Jamie was [indestructible / unwavering / never failing - or something similar] and one time he realised he wasn’t.
16. Five times Fergus spoke about the love of his life and one time everyone realised he had been talking about Marsali all along.
17. Five times Person A attended a party or event at Lallybroch and one time they admitted they only did so to see Person B
18. Five times Jamie ordered a drink from Claire’s tea/coffee shop and one time Jamie made a drink for Claire (who’s currently lying naked in his or her bed *wink*).
19. Five times Person A received a gift from a secret admirer and one time they sent them one back (either because they figured it out or they knew all along).
20. Five times [character] felt underappreciated and one time they were assured that wasn’t the case. claimed by @icanbeurbestbet + magpief7
21. Five times [character] was at a complete loss and one time [character] knew exactly what to do OR Five times [character] knew exactly what to do and one time [character] was at a complete loss
22. Five times...
Bonus Prompt: 5 + 1 Things of your own design (you don’t need to claim this one - just DM the link or tag us when you publish so that we can share)
This work is an entry for @outlanderpromptexchange’s challenge: song lyrics. My song selection for the prompt is "How will I know" by Sam Smith, particularly “I fall in love whenever we meet / I’m asking you what you know about these things“.
Warning: Explicit content (NSFW)!
CHAPTER 1-Oh it’s you, I know, you’re the one I dream of
Alright, here we gooooooooo! My very first fic! I have the first three chapters written out. This will definitely be drawn out, so stick with it! Lots of fluff, lots of angst! Inspired by Driver’s License by Olivia Rodrigo. You can also catch me over on Twitter @ tessaactually.
READ ON AO3
“What do I even wear to something like this? Jeans? A sweater? Fuck, Geillis, I can’t believe you talked me into doing this.” Claire tossed her phone to the middle of the bed. With her hands on her hips, she stood in her closet staring at all the clothes that wouldn’t work for tonight. Things were strewn from the doorway of her bedroom across the floor, up onto the bed, hanging off the dresser from hangers, and into the closet that led to her bathroom. Geillis Duncan, one of Claire’s best friends, had started a tradition of going on Friday nights. Geillis was always the life of the party with her outgoing personality, uncanny ability to read just about anyone, her fiery red hair swinging as she danced regardless of what song was playing. In Geillis, Claire found a soulmate. Someone to dance with, someone to laugh with, someone to drink with, someone to be truly best friends with. Sometimes, though, their ideas of a good time differed. Tonight just happened to be one of those times.
“Stop thinking sae hard. Maybe after a few drinks, ye’ll have a little more fun, aye?” Geillis responded hopefully through the speakerphone. Having more fun is indeed what she promised herself she would do, so she’d go out with Geillis – damn her – and try her best to have a good time tonight. It sounded like a nightmare, but she’d try. She’d try to have fun. Memories of the days when she made that vow to herself came flooding back unbidden, and she sat in the middle of her bedroom floor next to a discarded cardigan as she slipped into an unwanted reverie.
When Claire left Oxford College five years ago and gave up studying medicine, nearly everyone she knew tried to convince her she was making the biggest mistake of her life. Classmates staged interventions, friends tried to reason with her, and her professors pleaded with her to not waste her talent. No one was quite as angry as her boyfriend at the time. Claire expected frustration, sadness, maybe a little resentment, but never anger.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Claire Beauchamp/Jamie Fraser
Characters: Claire Beauchamp, Jamie Fraser
Additional Tags: outlanderpromptexchange
Summary:
Super simple and cutesy one-off for outlanderpromptexchange’s January challenge of song lyrics, I picked “Invisible String” by Taylor Swift, “you ate at my favorite spot for dinner”
Not sure about song ... are we meant to write a song or can we adapt a song with lyrics about Outlander?
Hello Anon! This month we are using song lyrics as prompts for Outlander fan fiction. So, for example, you could take ‘Barefoot in the wildest winter ‘ -- Evermore (Taylor Swift) and write a horror story about Claire being chased barefoot through the woods or maybe a canon divergent one-shot where Jamie and Claire raise their children together and take pleasure in watching them play in bare feet. You could even take the entire song and use that to prompt a story. The possibilities are endless! I hope this helps, OPE :)
Hello! I love the January idea! I’m not a writer but love to read FanFiction (don’t ask how many tabs I have open!!) do you plan to have an AO3 page or are they authors going to tag you so you’ll repost on your page here?
Thanks!
At this point in time work will be reblogged or linked here on this blog but if there’s enough interest we can certainly create an AO3 page :)
Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: Song Lyrics Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through another month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others… and get creative! ♥
09 JANUARY 2021: PROMPT EXCHANGE OPENS
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 9th of January readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme is ‘Song Lyrics’ which means you can choose to submit song lyrics alone or you can also include any Outlander-related character, relationship, scenario, location, etc. to go along with it. Submit a prompt now!
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis. Claim a prompt now!
17 - 31 JANUARY 2021: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH YOUR FIC: From the 17th of January through to the end of the month writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. Please remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. ‘You ate at my favorite spot for dinner’ -- Invisible String, Taylor Swift claimed by @courageousjs
2. ‘Just a t-shirt in the kitchen / With no make-up and a million / Other things that I could look at my whole life’ -- Forever After All (Luke Combs) claimed by @renee-writer
3. ‘What if I just pulled you close / What if I leaned in / And the stars line up / And it's our last first kiss’ -- What Ifs (Kane Brown)
4. ‘Sometimes I think I won't last one more night without your touch’ -- Love Songs (Daryl Braithwaite)
5. ‘Your fingertips trace my skin / To places I have never been’ -- Wolves (Selena Gomez, Marshmello)
6. ‘You should know right now that I never stay put in one place’ -- Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus)
7. 'I just wanna tell you something / Lately you've been on my mind' -- Adore You (Harry Styles)
8. 'Did the heartbreak change me? Maybe / But look at where I ended up' -- Don't Start Now (Dua Lipa) claimed by @scapegrace74-blog
9. 'And when you smile / The whole world stops and stares for a while' -- Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
10. 'You saved me once and now I'll save you too' -- Hesitate (Jonas Brothers)
11. 'I fall in love whenever we meet' -- How Will I Know (Whitney Houston cover by Sam Smith) claimed by @crossworddreamer
12. 'Cause I knew / The first day that I met you / I was never gonna let you / Let you slip away -- The One (Kodaline)
13. ‘It's like I'm seventeen, nobody understands‘ -- I Think He Knows (Taylor Swift) Note: This song just screams Marsali x Fergus!
14. ‘I'm so sick of running as fast I can / Wondering if I'd get there quicker / If I was a man’ -- The Man (Taylor Swift) Note: I imagine this is something Marsali and Claire have in common and could bond over... Claire might be inclined to share some advice, perhaps?
15. ‘I tried to help you / It just made you mad’ -- You Should Be Sad (Halsey)
16. 'I pull into the drive and you're standing there' -- You’re My Better Half (Keith Urban)
17. 'Now who'd have ever thought that / We'd both be here tonight' -- Start of Something New (High School Musical)
18. ‘Barefoot in the wildest winter ‘ -- Evermore (Taylor Swift)
19. *All Lyrics -- Didn't See It Coming (My Brothers And I) Note: Jamie/Claire (modern au)
20. *All Lyrics -- Something In Red (Lorrie Morgan)
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Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: Samhain Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through another month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others… and get creative! ♥
10 OCTOBER 2020: PROMPT EXCHANGE OPENS
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 10th of October readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme is ‘Samhain’ which means prompts can include any Outlander-related character, relationship, scenario, location, quote, etc. and/or lean towards the spooky, the magical, the historical, the unusual. Submit a prompt now!
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis. Claim a prompt now!
17 - 31 OCTOBER 2020: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH YOUR FIC: From the 17th of October through to the end of the month writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. Please remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. Jamie’s ghost lures Claire to the stones. Or, Claire participates in the Druid Craigh na Dun dance ritual which summons Jaimie’s ghost.
2. The witch next door.
3. Claire’s ghost really does appear to Jamie whenever he needs her - and haunts his marriage to Laoghaire.
4. (“Druid characters tend to have abilities that involve healing, weather or plant related spells, summoning animal allies, and shapeshifting.” “Druids have the unique ability to change into various animal forms, and are accompanied on adventures by an animal companion.”) What if the Clans are werewolf packs? Randall leads mission to wipe them all out. Jamie becomes her animal companion. Claire shapeshifts (to spy? or for first time after capture?) and rescues Jamie from Randall?
5. Newly hired actors Sam and Caitriona filming early scene at Craigh na Dun on moonlit Samhain night, wind picks up dramatically, lighting blast, they are transported to 1743 together! Are they recognized or are they both strangers? Do they stay to research their rolls? Fall in love? Does she find her power and leave him behind to return to her modern life? claimed by @renee-writer
6. Jamie and Claire meet and bond in purgatory as they examine their regrets and discuss what they learned. (Do they ever move on to heaven? Together? What is their heaven? Do they earn a chance to live again? Do they recognize each other?)
7. Polygamous sect in the highlands - could be Claire with Frank and Jamie, but might be fun to see Jamie dealing with multiple wives. Maybe, it’s the harvest festival, and a lucky time of year to wed when the abundance of food allows one to afford to marry and then spend the long winter working toward growing the family. How is selection made, courting or arranged? What introduction into family is there for new spouse? How does everyone get along after the wedding? Is there a sacrifice offered every Samhain?
8. Professor Frank Randall researches English presence in Scotland in the 18th c; seeks to understand fantastical stories; coincidence, his new student has same name as woman called the white witch; he comes to believe Claire could be immortal, takes her to the stones, commands her to reveal and perform magic on Samhain, willing to kill her if powers will transfer to him; how can Jamie save her?
9. Jamie’s father never gave him that talk, so he’s become a big, handsome, sweet-talking, future laird with reputation as a generous lover, and every girl from Scotland to France is willing to do anything and everything in vying to become his lady, except for the intriguing Claire. Claire is annoyed by requests for love potions, so she starts making up gag potions with awful ingredients like horse shit waiting for Jamie to catch on to her joke. But uh-oh she mixes a real potion that has unexpected result.
10. Boo!
11. Haunted house.
12. Campfire ghost stories.
13. Jamie’s ghost haunts Frank.
14. Poltergeist.
15. Tam o’ Shanter
16. Brigadoon........Lallybroch style. Lallybroch mysteriously appears for one day every Halloween/Samhain.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Relationships: Claire Beauchamp/Jamie Fraser
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, set season 1 episode 13 “The Watch”, Canon Divergence, Hurt Claire, worried Jamie, Excessive use of nicknames
Summary:
When Jamie leaves Lallybroch with the watch, Claire senses danger and has to make good on her promise to follow Jamie and drag him back. But things go south quickly when Claire is caught in the middle of the redcoat ambush.
Written for @outlanderpromptexchange Prompt: “Haste ye back.”
Foto: Panorama Helsinki / Finland - Dom und Parlamentsplatz (by tap5a)
“We only do this for Fergus!” is a short Outlander Fan Fiction story and my contribution to the Outlander Prompt Exchange (Prompt 3: Fake Relationship AU: Jamie Fraser wants to formally adopt his foster son Fergus, but his application will probably not be approved… unless he is married and/or in a committed relationship. Enter one Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (Randall?) to this story) @outlanderpromptexchange
Chapter 1: Life offers you many surprises
Berlin, Französische Straße
Friday, 25 July 2025, 8.50 a.m.
Five minutes earlier, Claire Elisabeth Beauchamp had entered the large, light gray house, built in the neo-Renaissance style that dominated the whole Forum Fridericianum. In the lobby, which was dominated by marble and dark wood, Claire was greeted by a receptionist. She was asked to sit down for a moment in one of the dark leather armchairs, of which four were grouped around an elegant round table. As she waited, her eyes wandered up the high walls of the entrance hall. A few steps of a staircase led out of the hall through a large glass door that ended in a round arch at the top, reminiscent of a gate entrance. Above it was a large ornament of dark stones inlaid in the light marble. The ornament showed a circle, which, as it seemed, was formed from a belt. The words “Je suis prest” could be read in the curve of the circle and in the center of the ornament was the head of a stately stag, which looked directly at the observer.
Welcome to the Outlander Prompt Exchange: One-Shot Challenge, a fandom event designed to be quick, simple and something new(ish) to help get us through another month of Droughtlander. The rules are simple: be kind and patient with both yourself and others... and get creative! ♥
1 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2020: PROMPT EXCHANGE
SUBMIT A CLAIM: From the 1st of September readers and writers alike are invited to submit a prompt via the blog’s inbox. This month’s theme, one-shots, is quite broad and it only follows that prompts can be too! This means any character, relationship, scenario, location, quote, etc. are eligible so long as they are (or can be) Outlander-related. Submit a prompt now!
CLAIM A PROMPT: Prompts are available to be claimed from the Prompt Masterlist below at any time. Simply send a message via the blog’s inbox with the prompt # and it’s yours! Note: each prompt can only be claimed once and will be allocated on a ‘first in first served’ basis. Claim a prompt now!
8 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2020: PUBLICATION
PUBLISH A ONE-SHOT: From the 8th of September through to the end of the month writers can publish their work at any time and in any space. Please remember to use #OutlanderPromptExchange where possible, tag @outlanderpromptexchange and/or send through a link so that we may also share your work.
Do you still have questions? FAQ available here!
PROMPT MASTERLIST
1. Jamie and Claire are hippies who met at Woodstock.
2. Student Exchange - High school student Claire comes to stay with the Fraser family for 6 weeks while Jenny goes to stay with the Beauchamp family in Oxford.
3. Fake Relationship AU: Jamie Fraser wants to formally adopt his foster son Fergus but his application isn’t likely to get approved... unless he’s married and/or in a committed relationship. Enter one Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (Randall?). claimed by @underthewingsofthblackeagle
4. The first time Fergus and Marsali meet
5. I’m Concerned for her brother’s welfare Jenny pushes Jamie to leave Lallybroch\Scotland after Culloden. Where does Jamie (and Fergus?) go? What do they do?
6. Imagine Claire only promised to return to the 20th century and to see their baby safe. What if Claire refused to promise to go back to Frank? What if Claire successfully argued that she couldn’t promise to return to Frank because she has no way of knowing Frank’s circumstance after 3 years or if he will even take her back. Will Claire make different choices as a result?
7. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
8. To the victor the spoils.
9. Haste ye back claimed by @jamiemackenziefraser
10. Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe.
11. Adso to the rescue!
12. Jemmy copies his Granda.
13. Ghost 👻
14. Physician, heal thyself.
15. Tall tale.
16. Karma’s a bitch.
17. Imagine BJR does not travel to Paris. There is no duel. There is no pardon.
18. What if Simon MacKimmie had survived prison?
19. Brianna Ellen Beauchamp
20. In A. Malcolm, Jamie was surprised to find out he had a daughter named Brianna... imagine if Claire had actually given birth to twins.
21. Upon returning to the 20th century and searching frantically for evidence that Jamie survived, what if Claire begged Mrs Graham to read her palm/tea leaves again. What does Mrs Graham see?
22. A pickpocket named Claudel. Imagine Fergus writes a book of his adventures.
23. In 1x01 Jamie’s ghost is looking up at Claire through the window. What was Jamie thinking as he stood there?
24. ‘We thought you were dead until we received your chest from castle Leoch’ -- Lallybroch, Season One. Imagine Jenny’s reaction to discovering her brother is still alive.
25. Kid Fic! Claire goes through the stones as a young child (or teenager).
26. More of Jamie POV pre, during and/or post wedding.
27. Coffee, tea or me?
28. Courage under fire.
29. Whilst in Paris Claire tells Jamie, Fergus and Murtagh the story of The Three Musketeers.
30. Murtagh hates the thought of Jocasta marrying anyone but him. A sudden proposal leads to Jamie and Claire witnessing a secret and romantic handfasting. 💕
31. Imagine an AU where Frank only tolerates Brianna. He’s not cruel just indifferent and emotionally unavailable. Will Claire stay? Go? Overcompensate?
32. Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening....
33. Penance
34. Sixth sense: Brianna has ‘the sight’ and knows much more than Claire and Frank realise. What if Brianna is asked to give Claire a message? What is the message and who sends it?
