#beringwellsadvent23

[hgwellsmykabering]

Bering and Wells Advent Calendar

A bit spontaneous, but this is a fanfic collab event we just came up with today on the discord server, us being @birdofdawning (idea for the fic) @lavendelhummel (advent calendar idea) and myself (collab idea):

24 days of Bering and Wells ficlets, creating a (semi-)cohesive getting together fanfiction! If you want to write for one of the days, sign up in a reblog addition or ask, and your name will be put on the list! You write your ficlet and aim to post it on the corresponding day of December, but as long as it’s posted some time in the month it’s fine. If you can coordinate with the people who post the days before yours, maybe tell us your planned summaries so everyone can adjust accordingly, that’s cool, but if the ficlets don’t fit together perfectly that’s alright, we’re just here to have a fun B&W advent time!

“Never get involved with a roommate!” The fanfic idea is: each day’s title is something Myka tells herself not to do in order to avoid getting involved with Helena, and of course ends up doing anyway.

Update: all fics now linked here!

No minimum wordcount - you can write a drabble as long as it fits the theme!

The setting we came up with on discord is an AU in which Helena and Myka live in the same apartment - less baggage than canon, but just as many feels! More details to it can be found here!

The daily prompts are below the cut. If you have ideas for what else Myka might want to avoid doing but don’t want to write it yourself, feel free to send in the prompt!

As apparently tumblr no longer shows the most recent version of a post when clicking under the readmore of a reblogged post, please check with the original post to see which days haven't been chosen yet!

For the readers: you can find all entries under #BeringWellsAdvent23!

We can still rearrange most of the prompts! If you want for example prompt 4 but don't think you'll finish it in time, tell me another (still free) day with your sign-up.

#1 moving in together - @lavendelhummel is taking on this one

#2 Never have a crush on your flatmate - chosen by @purlturtle

#3 Never be alone with the housemate you have a crush on - Charlie @akittennameddaisy is taking on this one with the idea that Helena tries to cook, creates a chaos in the kitchen and Myka ends up alone with her after all!

#4 Never tell her how much you like her hair - chosen by @viharistenno

#5 Free Space - @lilolilyr is doing ‘stop staring at Helena!’

#6 never let Helena persuade you to watch a movie with her - chosen by @purlturtle: "because forced prolongued proximity in a dark room and WHO EVEN KNOWS what kind of movie Helena might pick!"

#7 Never borrow Helena's clothes - claimed by @jesstrel

#8 Never let Helena wear your clothes - chosen by @lilolilyr "I think seeing Helena in her own clothes might feel even more intimate to Myka than wearing HG's clothes"

#9 Free Space - @purlturtle chose 'don't let her convince you to go to the swimming pool / gym with you'

#10 Never let Helena give you a back rub - by @purlturtle

#11 never watch Helena eat ice-cream (the lip-licking will drive you insane) - chosen by @purlturtle

#12 Don't let Helena read poetry to you - chosen by @sallysetonbw

#13 Don't use her shampoo, that's weird -chosen by @lavendelhummel

#14 never borrow that blanket she keeps on the back of the armchair - chosen by @violetren

#15 Never listen in to Helena when she's on the phone - @purlturtle

#16 never sit right next to her on the couch - chosen by @lilolilyr

#17 Make sure you're not the only one laughing at her obscure jokes - chosen by @thiakerrigan

#18 Never fall in love with your flatmate - chosen by @lilolilyr

#19 Don't let her see you in your pyjamas - @lilolilyr

#20 never go on a road trip together @purlturtle

#21 Free Space @tryingthisfangirlthing

#22 @lavendelhummel Never go to the Christmas market with Helena

#23 Never match your flatmate on a dating site - chosen by @lavendelhummel

#24 Never kiss her on the lips - @lilolilyr

Post your fics to Ao3 in the BeringWellsAdvent collection and/or on tumblr with the hashtag BeringWellsAdvent23! If you want to use a header for example for a tumblr post, you can use this made by @viharistenno and @purlturtle:

Some other ideas to fill the 'Free Space' days with:

- don't let her convince you to go to the swimming pool / gym with you

- don't imagine Helena naked

- don't suggest to cook for her (because Myka would get so caught up in her perfectionism that she'd spiral and feel so bad about what she's setting in front of Helena)

- don’t share a room/bed with Helena

- STOP STARING

- never masturbate to thoughts of your flatmate

- don’t share a drink with Helena

- Never give her a gift or accept a gift from her

- never lend her your car

- Never lend her money again

[fuckyeah-beringandwellsfics]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lilolilyr]

Never get involved with your flatmates!

[violetren]

Bering and Wells Advent Calendar Day 14!

I wrote little thing!

#14 Never Borrow That Blanket She Keeps on the Back of the Armchair.

It's promising to be a long, cold winter's night. There's no harm in borrowing a blanket when its owner isn't home. Right?

Or, Myka is an increasingly hot mess over her housemate even when she isn't there.

Mundane/Modern non-warehouse AU. A complete and semi self contained story that is part of an ongoing collection.

Rating: G No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Bering and Wells (Myka Bering/Helena "H.G." Wells) Words: 3,388

Happy holidays everybody. Cheers.

[lavendelhummel]

Day 22 and day 23 of the Bering and Wells Advent calendar are online! They only work together and in the right order. ‘Never go to the Christmas market with Helena!‘ Followed by ‘Never match your roommate on a dating app!’

I hope everyone has fun reading! There is a lot of awkwardness in there ;) I am happy to hear your thoughts on it all!

And I said it in the notes, but what to repeat: getting to write some and read the others of these meant a lot to me, made my December a whole better and as stressful as it was it was so fun! I didn’t do anything else Christmas-y this season because so much was going on in life, and also I am a little Christmas grinch, so it was extra nice to have this one thing going.

And it really helped me feel more comfortable in fandom and this online space, to feel less like an intruder. It felt like community and doing something together and that is so precious. So thank you, thank you! To everyone that we did this!!! - do this! It’s not over! I am looking forward to @lilolilyr s fic for tomorrow, that is going to take right off where 23 ended!

I hope everyone who has holidays going on has bearable ones, not too much family fighting and not too much loneliness! <3 For now happy reading! ;)

[viharistenno]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Hey there folks! It's up :)

[hgwellsmykabering]

The Advent Time is over, Happy Christmas!

We have achieved a 25 part and ~39k words long story written by ten people! Most works are rated G or T, and you can still follow the storyline if you skip the fic with adult content.

All works in the Ao3 Collection

The Advent story: Myka and the gang (Pete, Claudia, Leena and Steve) live in an apartment and Helena moves in with them. Myka finds herself attracted to Helena, but remembers Pete's golden rule "Don't get involved with your roommates", so she tries to repress the infatuation and sets rules for herself. In each fic, one of these rules gets explained - and then summarily thrown out the window!

Moodboard for the story

Part 1: The Crush

Read the entries for day 1 and 2 first as an introduction to the AU! Under 3k words long, all rated G

1. Never Fall for your Roommate: December 1st: Move-in, new roommate

2k G by @lavendelhummel tumblr

Helena is moving in on the first of December.

2. Never have a crush on your flatmate

<1k G by @purlturtle tumblr

"Never get a crush on your flatmate" - well, good luck with that, Myka!

Part 2: The Rules

While some parts refer to past ficlets, you can pretty much read the entries to days 3-17 in any order you like, and if there is anything you don’t like to read, because of a topic or the smut fic, you can skip it and continue with the other fanfic. Over 20k words total

3. Never be alone with the housemate you have a crush on

<1k G by @akittennameddaisy

Rule 3: Never be alone with the housemate you have a crush on. Guess how well that goes.

4. Never tell her how much you like her hair

<1k G by @viharistenno tumblr

Myka's quickly developing crush combined with Helena's disarming smile and her undeniably magnificent hair leads to some inner struggle.

5. Don't Stare!

1k rated T by @lilolilyr tumblr

Myka can't seem to stop looking at Helena. She has every intention to stop, but then she runs into her somewhere unexpected...

6. Never let Helena persuade you to watch a movie with her

<1k G by @purlturtle tumblr

because forced prolonged proximity in a dark room and WHO EVEN KNOWS what kind of movie Helena might pick!

7. Never borrow Helena's clothes

1k G by @jesstrel

Myka gets distracted. Hijinks ensue...

8. Never Let Your Crush Wear Your Clothes

3k G by @lilolilyr tumblr

It’s not that Myka doesn't want to lend Helena clothes, rather she'd enjoy it way too much! alas, that resolution doesn't last very long...

9. Don't let her convince you to go to the gym with you

1k G by @purlturtle tumblr

Seriously, what could go wrong?

10. Never let Helena give you a back rub

1k G by @purlturtle tumblr

11. Never watch Helena eat ice cream

1k G by @purlturtle tumblr

... the lip-licking will drive you insane.

12. Never let Helena read poetry to you.

<1k G by @sallysetonbw

Letting your crush read poetry to you? Rookie mistake, Myka.

13. Never use her shampoo, that is weird!

2k G by @lavendelhummel

Thinking about her roommate while washing her hair is completely risk free, right?

14. Never Borrow That Blanket She Keeps on the Back of the Armchair

3k G by @violetren tumblr

There's no harm in borrowing a blanket when its owner isn't home. Right?

15. Never listen in on Helena talking on the phone

3k G by @purlturtle tumblr

Not only is it rude, but one might overhear things - but oh, how hard that is, when the listened-in-on person has such a pretty voice!

16. Never sit next to her on the couch

1k G by @lilolilyr tumblr

Myka wanted to avoid this situation at all cost. But the second she feels safe in the living room, Helena is right there, next to her!

17. Make sure you're not the only one laughing at her obscure jokes

1k G by @thiakerrigan tumblr

Poor Myka. Sometimes there are just too many Incidents in one day.

Part 3: Falling in Love

While 18-21 are still separate ficlets about Myka’s rules, they take place after an important change for Myka: she noticed that she is in love with Helena. For the best reading experience, read those ficlets after you finish with the entries to the earlier days! Under 4k words.

18. Never Fall In Love With Your Flatmate

1k G by @lilolilyr tumblr

Pete and Leena confront Myka about her feelings for Helena

19. Never let her see you in your pyjamas

<1k rated T by @lilolilyr tumblr

20. Never Take A Trip With Your Crush

<1k rated T by @tryingthisfangirlthing

Myka can't really say no to a work trip. It's just existing. Next to Helena. While driving a vehicle.

21. Never Masturbate to Thoughts of Your Roommate

1k rated E by @tryingthisfangirlthing

It's just common sense.

Part 4: getting together

The last parts of the AU follow a more connected storyline, so you should read them in the right order! Over 10k words total.

22. Never go to the Christmas market with Helena!

4K G by @lavendelhummel tumblr

Myka lets her roommates convince her to go out. Guess who she will meet there...

23. Never match your roommate on a dating app!

2k G by @lavendelhummel tumblr

The falling out of the Christmas market disaster surely will be easier on Myka. Surely!

24. Never Kiss Her On The Lips

3k rated T by @lilolilyr tumblr

Helena has invited Myka on a date. Will Myka break her rules and get involved with her?

25. Christmas Day

1k rated T by @lilolilyr tumblr

Helena has a Christmas present for Myka.

26. New Year’s

<1k rated T by @lilolilyr tumblr

About the Event • tumblr archive

[lilolilyr]

Never Kiss Your Flatmate On The Lips - the final installment of the Bering and Wells Advent Calendar!

3k words, rated T, no warnings

Summary: Helena has invited Myka on a date. Will Myka break her rules and finally get involved with her even though they are living and working together?

The Advent Storyline: Myka, Pete, Claudia, Leena and Steve live in an apartment and Helena moves in with them. Myka finds herself attracted to Helena, but sticks to the rule "Don't get involved with your roommates", so she tries to repress the infatuation as best she can.

For those of you who are reading along from the start, or are like me still catching up with the latest fics: I can already tell you that there will be another little surprise up tomorrow!