Pick out a fancy outfit, find a date (or just a friend), and practice your best dance moves. It's time for the JATP Prom! Thanks to all the awesome people making this happen (@whattfisausername, @hey-there-juliet, @angelofarts, and @williexmercer)!
We know so many people didn't/won't get a Prom because of the pandemic, and we wanted to create a fan event to sort of replace it.
When is it?
It will be a week long event, from August 9th to 15th.
Who can participate?
Everyone! We want to see Prom-themed JATP content of all kinds. Fics, art, graphics, playlists, moodboards, videos, pod-fics, etc.
How does it work?
Every day will have a one word prompt to interpret as you wish, but they're just suggestions. If you're a writer, you can do one long fic with a prompt per chapter, or a oneshot per prompt, or something in between. We really want to keep this as open as possible. Be sure to tag your work with #thejatpprom, and if you're posting on AO3, add your fics to our collection “The JATP Prom”!
There will also be a google form where you can nominate your favourite fics to be our Prom Royalty! More details about that will be in a separate post.
What are the prompts?
Day 1: Plan
Day 2: Ask
Day 3: Dress
Day 4: Corsage
Day 5: Photo
Day 6: Dance
Day 7: Party
Again, these are just suggestions! No pressure!
If you have any questions you can ask us here. Be such to follow for updates and reblog our posts to spread the word!
Edit: We goofed! We originally said Prom was from the 9th to the 18th, but it’s actually only to the 15th. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for catching that @reggiesaswiftie
Summary: Alex wants to ask his crush to prom, but he’s too much of an overthinker.
Warnings: none
Notes: So this is just a short drabble I wrote two days ago at 2am because I wanted to do something for @the-jatp-prom. It's also my first fic... ever. A big thank you to @toomanyfandomshelp for giving me the confidence I needed to try writing a one-shot and not only WIPs saved in my notes :)
The school year was coming to an end, which only meant one thing: prom.
Everyone was choosing their dates and Alex knew exactly who he wanted to go with. He was planning to ask him, really. He just wasn’t sure how.
He and Willie had had this ‘thing’ going on for the last month. They’d hung out a lot, used any excuse to hold hands, and stared at each other for a bit too long. Sometimes, it felt like they were even flirting.
Alex wasn’t stupid. He knew that meant something.
But the date of the party was too close, it was approaching too fast. He didn’t know what to do. Should he keep it small and intimate? Should he prepare something big and ostentatious instead or would that be too much? Should he bring the conversation casually, make it simple?
Nothing about this felt simple.
And what if he said no?
Because maybe he had been reading it all wrong. Maybe they considered him just a good friend. Willie was very friendly, after all. Maybe he didn’t like dances, or he already had a date.
Maybe he’d just make a fool of himself. Maybe…
Deep down, he knew this was his anxiety talking. But he couldn’t push these thoughts away and before he knew it, there was just one week left and he still hadn’t asked him.
“Alex, you have to ask Willie. They’ll definitely say yes.”
“Luke’s right, you know? He’s head over heels for you, dude,” Reggie chimed in.
Alex didn’t answer, instead focusing on his tray. The sight of food didn’t look as appetizing as before, the nerves settling in his stomach once again.
He noticed Willie entering the cafeteria, and all hopes of finishing the vegetables and chicken in front of him vanished.
“Hey!”
The lock of hair that escaped from his bun momentarily distracted Alex, but the voice of his two friends saying hello snapped him out of it. “Hi.”
“So, uhm… I wanted to ask you something.” They sounded almost nervous, which was… new.
It made Alex nervous, too, already fearing the worse. It didn’t help that Luke and Reggie had not so subtly moved to the other side of the table.
“What is it?”
“You know prom, right?” The question took him by surprise. He nodded. “Do you maybe want to come with me?”
If Alex had been drinking water, he probably would have spilt it right in his gorgeous face.
He had just asked him to go with them? It wasn’t a dream; he was sure of it. He was tempted to pinch his arm for confirmation but decided against it.
“I mean, you don’t have to say yes, I was just asking.”
Only then he realized he’d been quiet for a little too long. He spoke before they could get the wrong idea.
“I- Yes. Uhm… yeah, I’d love to.”
Willie’s bashful smile quickly turned into a full grin, and Alex felt the whole world brighten.
“Rad! I have to go, but see ya later, hotdog.”
“I still don’t like the nickname!” he shouted back. But he couldn’t keep the smile from his face.
And if his two bandmates had teased him about it for the whole week until the dance, well, he really didn’t care.
Because Willie had asked him to go to prom. As his date.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Julie Molina/Luke Patterson, Alex Mercer/Willie (Julie and The Phantoms), Flynn/Carrie Wilson
Characters: Julie Molina, Luke Patterson (Julie and The Phantoms), Alex Mercer (Julie and The Phantoms), Willie (Julie and The Phantoms), Reggie Peters (Julie and The Phantoms), Flynn (Julie and The Phantoms), Carrie Wilson
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Future Fic, Prom, Fluff and Angst, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Not A Fix-It, Slow Dancing
Series: Part 2 of Julie and the Future
Summary:
Her prom date is a ghost. Not that he knows that yet (the prom date thing. He’s well aware of the ghost thing by now. Flynn may joke about their lack of brain cell, but Julie’s three himbos caught on to the ghost thing rather quickly).
Listen to this episode from Julie and the Podcasters on Spotify. This week, Inga, Laila and Essie join in the festivities to participate in the week-long JAPT Prom, a fan event on Tumblr and other social media to celebrate prom with the #Fantoms. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
It’s JatP Prom week!
We wanted to take part in the festivities and shared our own ideas and head canons on how prom would look like for Julie and all her friends.
You can find Laila’s JatP Prom Playlist here.
If you want to participate as well or see what other Fantoms have done to celebrate the JatP prom, head over to @the-jatp-prom!
We would also like to thank the people who organized this event for doing so and giving us and all the other Fantoms something to be creative about.
It’s finally time to announce our prom Royalty! Congratulations to @angelofarts for her fic, “Build a Prom For Every Dragon”! If you love prom, Juke, Willex, Flarrie, and of course dragons, then this is the fic for you.
Not only is Angie an incredible fic writer, but she helped plan Prom and acts the “Server Mom” on the JATP Fic Storming Server (which we highly recommend you check out). She’s just an overall wonderful human being and well deserving of this little award.
It's getting closer and closer! If you haven't started working on your submissions yet, you'll probably want to start soon. Remember, there's no pressure to post every single day, or to follow the prompts exactly. We just want to have fun and create some awesome prom themed fan content, especially for those that never got to have one.
Keep an eye out for some announcements coming soon, and as always be sure to reblog our posts and follow us to spread the word about Prom!
