Masterpost Shadowmonkeys Big Bang 2024
We know this is a little overdue, but now that all entries for the Shadowmonkeys Big Bang 2024 have officially been posted we just wanted to take a moment to say the biggest THANK YOU to everyone who got involved - whether that was through art, writing, or general cheerleading. Sharing in the joy of creativity is what fandom is all about, and it has truly been so special to get to witness all of your incredible collaborations coming together and friendships being forged ✨
We hope you all enjoyed the Shadowmonkeys Big Bang 2024 as much as we enjoyed hosting it! To all of you involved, you should be so unbelievably proud of yourselves and your amazing work 💖
We’ve compiled a list of all the entries below for easy access. Happy reading! 😘
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Lulu & Minnie
neighbours (that funny feeling) by moonyatnoon / @moonyatnoon (tumblr post)
'What if we're soulmates and get to meet in every universe this way or another?'
Or when Alex's friend rents out her flat he is yet to know that there's a hurrikane waiting to sweep him off his feet.
Maybe Romance Is A Place by GloriousBlackout / @glorious-blackout (tumblr post)
In a desperate bid to glean inspiration for their overdue third album, Miles and Alex return to France with James Ford in tow and set up home in the very studio in which they first fell in love many summers ago. What initially promises to be a painful exercise in bittersweet nostalgia soon blossoms into a whirlwind of inspiration and rekindled romance as old wounds are healed and a new musical adventure is forged.
Such sweet perfection cannot last, however, as a chance encounter with a stranger on his first night in Noyant-la-Gravoyère leaves Miles stuck in a desperate race against time; caught under the influence of a curse which could result in him losing Alex forever…
While We Were Talking On The Moon, You Stole My Heart by Cheese_Danish_42 / @cheese-danish-42 (tumblr post)
At that sentence, Alex’s heart stopped.
He remained completely still.
A shiver of terror ran through him, freezing his bones. He could barely breathe.
Miles was there, with Alex, in the same room. It had happened before, of course, but Miles didn’t know that Alex was there—or rather, he didn’t know what Alex looked like, so he couldn’t recognize him in the crowd.
Now, however, he recognized Alex; he was no longer a stranger.
Or: A call between Miles and Alex, aka Mark, in the Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino can change their life completely.
Anways by Jetskisonthemoat / @jetskisonyourmoat (tumblr post)
'He’s hit a wall now. The sheets of half finished song lyrics scattered all over the floor are like traps he has laid out to trip himself up. It’s beginning to feel like there is no where else to go.’
Alone at home in LA, Alex reflects on his life as he struggles against writer’s block. He works through memories of: the breakdown of his relationship with Miles, his struggles to socialise, mental health, his closest friendships and the progression of his career. Alex begins to unfurl and wonders if he is truly ruined before a glimmer of hope, in the form of Miles, lifts him back up out of his misery.
Souvenirs In August by CosmicZombie / @uhbasicallyjustmilex (tumblr post)
On a whim, Miles packs an old camera for two weeks in France that will change his life.
goodnight, my night after night (incomplete) by Anonymous / @catatonicsx (tumblr post)
Alex and Miles' relationship shifts in the dry Californian heat of their second album. In the dead of an already cataclysmic night, a supernatural encounter will ensure that nothing between them is ever the same again.