#daddecember2024

[daddecember]

Welcome to DadDecember 2024!

Everyone who participated last year, welcome back! To everyone joining this year, welcome in! We cannot wait to see what you create.

Please make sure to read this post carefully, as many questions have been answered here already. We have also answered all the questions that were submitted through our anon voting form already. If you don’t find what you are looking for there, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here. The mod team will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you wish to give a comment to the mod team without a response, feel free to use our questions, comments, and concerns google form: https://forms.gle/fRcZq2TsV2pgoNs97

This year’s AO3 Collection →  https://archiveofourown.org/collections/DadDecember2024

Event Info & Rules

DadDecember is an annual prompt month featuring platonic father and child relationships. We have a collection of prompts for each day meant to inspire works to be created.

*Due to the nature of this event being, do not submit father/child incestual content. That is not the point of this event. This event is strictly platonic. Thank you for understanding.

There are 62 prompts this year with 10 alternative prompts. Each day has two prompts, one situational/trope prompt and one dialogue prompt. You do not need to use both. While we do encourage you to mix and match prompts with different days to fit your specific WIP, we do ask that you tag the prompt you used, not just the day.

This is a prompt month meant to inspire works, so please don’t take any of the prompts too seriously! If you want to get silly with it or really angsty, that’s up to you! How much of the prompt you use and how you use it is all up to you! If you think it fits the prompt, then it does. There is no gatekeeping in DadDecember.

It’s up to the creator how much they want to produce or what media form they want to create in! Anything and everything counts (and if you’re really unsure, you can always ask!). The idea of the event is to create, no matter in the manner you do so. 

As far as “how much do I need to do in order for it to count?” – Well, that’s up to you! All participants, regardless of how many works they put out, will be recognized for their efforts!

A google form will be sent out after December ends in which you will be able to say how many works you completed. Works do not need to be published in any way shape or form to count. Participants will be ranked by completion in a tumblr post after the form closes and a custom role will be available for completionists in our discord server.

Should you wish to upload some of your DadDec content to Tumblr, use these tags:

Required tags:

#daddecember 

#daddecember2024

#sfw or #nsfw

Optional Tags (but appreciated if used)

#DadDec No.1, #DadDec No.2, #DadDec No.3, ect.

#fandom or #OC, … (ironman, originalcontent, oc …)

#teeth, #gore tw, #etc …..(trigger warnings and content warnings. Add “tw” or “cw” AFTER the trigger/content warning )

For the sfw/nsfw tag, please use your best judgment. A Mature or Explicit rating (for anything except gore) should be marked as nsfw.

Reblogging Policies:

Due to the nature of the blog and for the safety of all fellow participants, nsfw posts will not be reblogged. - These works are still very much welcome in the AO3 collection.

You MUST tag @daddecember if you wish for your work to be reblogged

If you notice your work has not been reblogged (+ you tagged us) and it has been 2+ days, please send us an ask! It is likely that tumblr ate the notification.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Do I have to do all 31 days?

Participate as much as you would like! Whether you can get out one piece between now and the end of December or 45, we are here to encourage you all along the way!

Q. Can I post early/late?

Yes, you can post whenever you want. Due to time constraints, we may not reblog posts outside of December (pinging @Mod Addri via discord will always get you reblogged, though, so you can always try that ;) ).

Q. Can I combine DadDecember with other creation challenges?

Yes, as long as the other challenges allow it as well. Please reference their rules.

Q. Can I use prompts to write a new chapter for an existing fic?

Yes.

Q. Can I use a prompt multiple times?

Yes, but it only will count once for your total completion number (unless combined with a different unused prompt).

Q. Do I have to finish a fic I started/can I post WIP’s?

Yes, you can post WIPs. Snippets or other forms of WIPs are completely fine and will still count for completion! As long as you started it, feel free to count it!

Q. Is collaborating allowed?

Absolutely, we even encourage it! Collaborations can be an amazing way to get full completion status (especially if you’re competitive) without as much work! It would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you.

Q. Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many?

No limit and combine as many as you’d like.

Q. Can I start working on the prompts before December?

Absolutely! That’s why we post the prompts a little over a month in advance. We recognise how difficult it can be creating for 31 days in “real time” so feel free to start creating early!

Q. Do I have to use your required tags?

If you want your work reblogged, yes.

Q. Does combining prompts count towards completion?

Yes.

Note: This is a creation challenge, please don’t repost your old work under our tags (unless it’s been changed or edited for the event).

Best of luck,

Mod Addri

The full written-out list of prompts is below the cut.

2024 Prompts List:

1. Lost in the woods | "Cover your eyes"

2. Sick day | "I didn't know where else to go"

3. Accidents happen | "Are we there yet?"

4. Father's day | "Wait, wait, he's your father?"

5. Stars | "You're just like I remember"

6. First steps | "I have never hated you"

7. Learning to drive | "I'm sorry"

8. Alternate Universe - Age reversal / Role-swap | "Can you tell me a story?"

9. Tears | "Follow my lead"

10. Pillow fight | "Are you okay?"

11. Forever | "Can we do this every year?"

12. First pet | "Don't you dare..."

13. Demon Lord and Hero | "You're not my real dad"

14. Platonic Soulmates | "Can I have a hug?"

15. Similarities | "Please don't go"

16. Appearances | "Leave me alone"

17. Bring your kid to work day | "Can we make cookies?"

18. Promises | "I'll make it up to you, I promise"

19. Hypothermia | "What's with the long face?"

20. Time travel | "It's too late"

21. Finding a way home | "Be home by midnight"

22. Found family | "What did I say about..."

23. Patching each other up | "Santa isn't real"

24. Not quite asleep | "You came back?"

25. Holidays | "I'm proud of you"

26. Homework | "This is your birthright."

27. Bring your parent to school day | "Can you help me with this?"

28. Loss | "Happy birthday!"

29. Body Swap | "You remembered?"

30. Wings / Grooming | "Get down here this instant"

31. A new year | "Thank you."

Alternative Prompts:

1. A kind lie / A harsh truth

2. Giving gifts

3. Home alone 

4. Snow day

5. Pillow fort

6. "Of all things"

7. Hidden

8. Another world - Universe Swap

9. Werewolves/Vampires

10. Family dinner

[lolinuyashazeldafan]

DadDecember Pillow Fort

A Murder Drones fanfiction for @daddecember event Dad December.

N ask his son Inuya, "So Inuya, what you wanted to do in the meantime while mom is away?"

When Uzi come home after a hard day at work, she see N and their son Inuya in somekind of pillow fort as Inuya said, "A enemy vessel in sight." and N said to Inuya, "Be careful, commander. The enemy vessel is one of the most powerful destroyer there is." Uzi quickly ask, "Do you have anything to said, boys?"

[dogwaterdish]

I got my second daddecember fic done!! for prompt 15, similarities!

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

@daddecember

[whumpwriterforlife]

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

The stranger was waiting for them when they got home from the store, casually seated at the kitchen table with a gun held loosely in a heavily tattooed hand. Simon froze at the sight of it, a visceral sort of fear making his throat close up before he could even think about screaming, coiling around him like a vice. Cool, calculating eyes met his gaze. The front door closed somewhere behind Simon, signaling John's return with the mystery bag he had refused to let him peek into, and Simon's body spasmed — to run, to fight? — but ultimately stayed rooted to the spot. “I was thinking, Si, maybe we could…” John said, his voice coming closer and closer and the stranger at the table straightened in anticipation. Simon saw the fingers tighten around the gun and he could already see it rise in his mind, hear the deafening gunshots and smell the blood, see the—the body lie motionless on the floor. Just like mum. Just like Tommy.

(John is teen Simon's adopted dad ・ Daddecember Day 1: "Cover your eyes" ・ Whumpcember Day 1: Broken Bones ・ No Major Character Death)

(You can blame @whostarlockeda03 for this)

[somnus-in-law]

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

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake (DCU) Additional Tags: Fluff Summary:

A small, nice moment for our favorite Dark Knight.

@daddecember

[legofanguy1999]

Epic Mickey the perfect gift

A Epic Mickey fanfiction for @fluff-cember event Fluffcember day 18 mistletoe and day 25 The Perfect Gift and @daddecember event Dad December day 25 holidays.

In the Wasteland, Ortensia said to her many bunny children, "Easy there, children. I'm sure that Santa Claus will come with presents." Just then, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit dressed as Santa Claus come on and said, "Ho ho ho..." before he got swarm by his many children whose got a present each and left their injured father on the floor. As Oswald got up and he groans, "I wonder if Mickey have to deal with this..." his wife Ortensia said, "Oh honey." and she point to them being under a mistletoe and the couple kiss as their children play with their toys.

[invisible-storyteller]

Mrs Flinch's book

(on AO3)

"Dad? Wha... what is it?"

There was a silhouette in the dark slowly taking form and revealing someone squatting beside his bed with one finger raised in front of a pair of mischievous lips, and although Derek had barely rubbed the dream out of his eyes, his nose could already pick up on his father's scent. The man's eyes sparkled with the silver of the moonlight as he beckoned Derek to follow him, and when Derek asked him where they were going, his answer was once more a signal of silence.

They padded into the moonlit kitchen where a familiar line of ingredients awaited on the counter right under the clock whose hand had just passed 11 pm.

"I was in the mood for some hot chocolate. Wanna help?" His father's tone was always gentle, something many wouldn't have assumed from his intimidating profile. But nothing could make Derek feel safer - at times, not even his mother - than the deep timbre of his father's voice.

Derek nodded with the faintest buzz of puzzlement and a new surge of excitement as they began to prepare the beverage. As a human, his father couldn't see well in the still dimness but he refused to turn the lights on when Derek suggested, and anyway, it gave Derek the impression that his help was indeed necessary. Once the drinks were made and poured into festive cups, they snuggled into the little alcove at the living room window where his father usually read his books, often letting Derek join too while he recounted his favourite stories. They watched the snowfall under the comfort of a heavy blanket with his father's tale of a magical land and an even more powerful tree lulling the scary darkness outside. When the clock in the kitchen hit midnight, his father hugged him close and planted a kiss on his head before ruffling the dark mop of hair with his beard in his unique way of scent marking.

"Happy Birthday, little one."

Derek slipped out of his father's hold with a grimace, but his smile almost as vibrant as the glimmering snow in the woods betrayed him. "Cora's the little one."

"You'll always be a little one to me," His father argued, and Derek didn't feel like disagreeing.

They watched the first minutes of the new day tick by in silence, and Derek knew that in a few hours, everybody would get up to celebrate Christmas and open the presents that were already waiting under the tree. Derek's mom would present his cake at noon, and tomorrow, they would go buy a new book for Derek as usual in the bookstore where old Mrs Flinch worked. But for these few quiet, precious moments, Derek felt like the snow was falling in celebration of him.

"Dad?"

"Yeah?"

"Can we do this every year?"

His dad cupped the back of Derek's neck while his scent turned to something sweet and cosy like the drink in their hand, and Derek started to understand that this was the scent of "home" that everyone in their family shared.

"Of course, little one. This could be our tradition, what do you say?"

"Just you and me, right?"

"Just you and me," His father assured.

❄❄❄❄❄❄

Derek could hardly see the town past the snow-sewn curtain outside his ceiling-high windows. There was a hollowness yet, resettled in the loft after Cora's departure, but the cup of hot chocolate in his hand and the thought that he still had a sister to call in the morning to wish her Happy Christmas warmed his heart.

He was too lost in thought to follow as midnight came and passed, only the message on his phone wishing him a happy birthday reminded him that he should be celebrating. Then, a knock came at his door - only as a formality - before Peter sauntered into the room with a book in his hand.

"Can I come in?"

The question was redundant, of course, as he was already making himself comfortable on the couch with his legs thrown carelessly on the furniture, but Derek was actually grateful for his uninvited presence. He didn't think he would turn Peter away, not today, and he wasn't sure how to feel about that.

Peter didn't say a word, only motioned at the present, which he left on the table, with his eyes, and there was undeniably a wariness in the way Derek opened the book to its first page.

Happy Birthday, Derek

This used to be your father's favourite book, which I know was lost in the fire, but I did manage to find you a copy at your uncle's request. I'm sure you'll love it as much as he did.

Come and visit me as soon as you can, and don't forget it this time!

Wishing you all the love and happiness, dear

Mrs Flinch

And for the first birthday in seven years, Derek's smile was genuine.

Written for @daddecember's Day 11 prompt "Can we do this every year?" and also for @teenwolfrarepairevents' December Character of the Month.

[iruthomlogs]

A Winter Veil miracle

A World of Warcraft fanfiction for @daddecember event Dad December day 25 Holidays and @fluff-cember event Fluffcember alt prompt coming home.

The Winter Veil has come to Orgrimmar and families are in a line for their kids to meet Great-father Winter, which one single Nightborne father named Aushox with his daughter Tesainn find it odd that Great-father Winter is a orc with a red coat and beard, as well he overhear a boy said, "Great-father Winter said to buy things at the gift soup!" Soon, Aushox and his daughter arrived to meet Great-father Winter and the orc said to Tesainn as she got on his lap, "Happy Winter Veil, little girl." and the Nightborne girl ask, "Can you bring my mommy back for Winter Veil?" and the orc seems stunned and he said to Tesainn, "I... I see what I can do. Goodbye." and the Nightborne family take their leave, unknown of being watched by a hooded figure.

At their home, Aushox groans that his daughter shouldn't made such a wish since his wife Jimith die during the Fourth War. Just then, there was a knock on the door and Aushox said to himself, "I wonder who that could be?" and open the door to find Jimith outside and Tesainn run up to her and cry out, "Mommy! Great-father Winter bring you back." while Aushox ask, "Jimith.... but how?" and Jimith said, "I'm have been brought back using some magic, sweetheart." and she enter the house to be with her family on Winter Veil.