Oyez, oyez! (Yes, I’m going to use this phrase as often as possible.) I know I’m a tiny bit late, but I’ve finally finished arranging the pairs + prompts for December’s mini pairing up event! Basically, how this works is that all the characters who were entered in the google form were paired up (in every pair, one is meant to write the starter, and you’ll see that mentioned in the list) and then given a little prompt! The rules for it are quite simple, really! All you have to do is, if you’re meant to write the starter, to try and have it up before December 18. You can message the person you’re paired up with beforehand to plot a little, but it’s not obligatory! Then, the other person will reply to your starter, and ta-da! New thread started! As far as prompts go, some are more detailed than others, but I recommend playing around with them to try and make them work for you. You can follow them completely, of course, but I don’t want you to feel forced to do that, you know? So, yes!
p.s. If you have to back down for some reason, or if you want to join in last minute, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to message me and I’ll try and fix something up!
p.p.s. Please tag all your starters for the event with #ellingham:mini2, but NOT #ellingham:starter!
pairs + prompts under the cut!
Ingrid Abernathy ( @iddyabernathy ) should write a starter for Christian Garnet ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: An old man dropped his wallet in front of the grocery store, and both Ingrid and Christian have noticed it.
Roxanne Leclerc ( @deneigement ) should write a starter for Dakota Hefner ( @dckotas ) !!
PROMPT: Roxanne is putting up the Christmas lights in front of her house and yells out to Dakota for help to reach a bit higher.
Adrien Liu ( @amourxdhiver ) should write a starter for Declan Cleary ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: Adrien throws a snowball at a friend but misses, and it accidentally hits Declan in the shoulder.
Astrid Carrigan ( @amourxdhiver ) should write a starter for Elijah Winters ( @elijahwintcrs ) !!
PROMPT: The two of them are at the open-to-all skate night at the ice rink, and both come up to the concessions counter to get a mug of hot chocolate at the same time.
Jeremy Atkinson ( @deneigement ) should write a starter for Elodie Davis ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: Jeremy and Elodie get stuck inside the Winter Café during a big snow storm that makes the roads are too dangerous to drive on.
Delphine Nadeau ( @deneigement ) should write a starter for Jaylah Star ( @cfsiilverliiniings ) !!
PROMPT: They both attend a charity event to help fund nature conservation in Ellingham, and end up meeting at the open bar.
Eason Rush ( @easonxrush ) should write a starter for Melody Townsend ( @cfsiilverliiniings ) !!
PROMPT: The bottom of Melody's grocery bag breaks and Eason witnesses it.
Bronwyn Clarke ( @lasaison ) should write a starter for Lydia Henderson ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: The two are standing on the same street corner when they witness someone dressed like Santa on a bike ignore a red light and someone in a car honking quite intensely at that person.
Arielle Nadeau ( @diaphsncus ) should write a starter for Micah Davis ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: The two of them were standing in front of the Winter Café when they got cornered by very insistant girl scouts trying to convince them to give them things for the Christmas toy drive.
Alexis Cerone ( @lasaison ) should write a starter for Monroe Oakley ( @ffsmonroe ) !!
PROMPT: Alexis and Monroe are both shopping for Christmas trees in the little Christmas tree farm in Ellingham when they notice a doe standing not too far away from them.
Stella Marinos ( @justroses ) should write a starter for Quest Pryor ( @cfsiilverliiniings ) !!
PROMPT: There was a disturbance caused by someone a bit too drunk at a small Firestorm charity concert for the Maison des Marguerites, and Quest is the first cop to show up and is greeted by Stella.
Evan Woods ( @evanvvoods ) should write a starter for Royal Ford ( @cfsiilverliiniings ) !!
PROMPT: They both reach for the same book at the library, which is currently decked out in decorations for Christmas.
Arrow Hart ( @brokewinqs ) should write a starter for Zander Carey ( @zanderhq ) !!
PROMPT: Arrow notices Zander drinking alone at one of Ellingham's few bars, not too long before Christmas.
Sage Cooper ( @heartstorn ) should write a starter for Gabriel Royer ( @lasaison ) !!
PROMPT: Sage goes into the record store Gabriel works at and has to ask for help to find a specific record (either for her or for a gift or something).
Lucas Fernandez ( @lasaison ) should write a starter for Esme Vidal ( @deneigement ) !!
PROMPT: Esme's car breaks down and she's stuck standing beside it on the side of the road when Lucas drives by and maybe stops.
Lia Tran ( @amourxdhiver ) should write a starter for Joe Whenham ( @joewhenham ) !!
PROMPT: Lia witnesses Joe wandering around drunk/tipsy in the Ellingham Christmas Market.
Sutton Gardner ( @heartstorn ) should write a starter for Blue Wesley ( @justroses ) !!
PROMPT: Sutton notices Blue looking quite intense whilst doing some research at the library, and has to walk past them and ask them to move to get to the computer next to them.
Brooke Putnam ( @heartstorn ) should write a starter for Analyse Mikaelson ( @brokewinqs ) !!
PROMPT: Brooke helps Analyse out with something that fell from the latter's basket at the grocery store when they hear on the speaker that the store is closing in half an hour.
Adriana Mercan ( @adrianamercan ) should write a starter for Oliver Beaulieu ( @oliiverbeau ) !!
PROMPT: Adriana notices Oliver looking completely overwhelmed in a fancy store's perfume section.
Veronica “Ronny” Jacobson ( @lasaison ) should write a starter for Elara Adams ( @elaraadams ) !!
PROMPT: Ronny and Elara reach for the same Christmas drink to-go at the Winter Café at the same time after it's called by the drink's name, and the name written on the cup is impossible to read.
Carson Forbes ( @heartstorn ) should write a starter for Kay Harris ( @detectivekay ) !!
PROMPT: Carson is walking around admiring the Christmas lights when she notices Kay in his yard, playing in the snow with his dogs.
Valerie White ( @forensicvalerie ) should write a starter for Eloise Leblanc ( @ellelbc ) !!
PROMPT: Eloise is waiting in line with her son to meet Santa, when something falls from her purse and Valerie, passing by, picks it up for her.
Étienne Bellegarde ( @deneigement ) should write a starter for Marigold Arias ( @brokewinqs ) !!
PROMPT: Étienne has to pass by Marigold whilst she's filming a video and isn't sure when/how to do that so he just stands there awkwardly waiting for her to finish.
Valentina Moreno ( @deneigement ) should write a starter for Rebecca “Beck” Pasdar ( @beckpasdar ) !!
PROMPT: Valentina's helping Firestorm out with a small charity concert, and meets with Beck a few days prior to discuss things at the Winter Café.
Liam Atkinson ( @lasaison ) should write a starter for Mallory Reed ( @heartstorn ) !!
PROMPT: Mallory and Liam have been waiting in a dentist's waiting room for over two hours because of a snow storm that's keeping the dentist stuck at his place, and them stuck at the dentist's office. Alone, now that the secretary has gone to the employees' room.
Marlow Wilson ( @marlow-wilson ) should write a starter for Talia Tremblay ( @deneigement ) !!
PROMPT: Marlow's in line at the grocery force when a tiny lil child runs into her legs. That child is Leo, Talia's 2 years old son, and not long after, Talia is picking him up and apologizing profusely to Marlow.
Mali Krimkul ( @malikrim ) should write a starter for Noelle Laurent ( @justroses ) !!
PROMPT: Mali and Noelle are walking on the sidewalk when a group of 7-8 year old kids beg them to help them build a snowman.
Sydney Moore ( @detectivesydneymoore ) should write a starter for Autumn Cheng ( @deneigement ) !!
PROMPT: Autumn and Sydney end up trapped in a store when there's a power outage and the doors of the store automatically lock and neither of them can figure out how to open them.
evan was walking down one of the aisles in the library, running his fingers along the shelf on his right as he scanned the titles for the one he was looking for. he balanced the stack of books in the crook of his left arm, handling them carefully. the library was one of the few places in ellingham that held only good memories of evan’s childhood. unlike his house and the shop and his old school, it wasn’t tainted by memories of his father. he felt safe here, among the stacks, among the quiet.
his favourite kind of quiet was the kind of quiet you only experienced in the library. it was never completely silent––the whir and rush of the ventilation system, the flutter of someone turning a page in their book, the soft murmurs of someone speaking, the clicks and clacks of typing on a keyboard. it was the sort of quiet that didn’t feel like space between noise, it simply was. it wasn’t the heavy quiet of his house at night, or the stifling quiet of the shop in the early morning, or the nauseating quiet of his bunk in the barracks.
he was enjoying the quiet as he searched for his next book, pausing when his eyes landed on it. he reached for it, but someone’s hand interrupted his path, reaching for the same book. he startled at the sudden contact.
❝ sorry, ❞ he said, mostly out of habit. ❝ i was just trying to get this book. ❞
stella opened the stage door slowly, placing a foot behind it just in case someone was trying to break into the backstage area --a caution which she never understood until a fan almost ran her over at one of firestorm’s first concerts which was certainly an interesting experience. she peered into the night, spotting the ellingham p.d. badge first as it gleamed in the lamp light, and looked up at the policeman, “ah, you’re here. thank you for coming so quickly.” she opened the door wider and gestured for the policeman to come in.
