Ziggy Stardust Mini-Fest

One month of fanfic and fanart inspired by David Bowie songs. Open to any and all fandoms (including OCs)!

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Ziggy Stardust Mini-Fest Prompt List

Jan. 1 - Ziggy Stardust Jan. 2 - John, I’m Only Dancing Jan. 3 - Young Americans Jan. 4 - Stay Jan. 5 - Ashes to Ashes Jan. 6 - Boys Keep Swinging Jan. 7 - Golden Years Jan. 8 - Space Oddity Jan. 9 - Life on Mars? Jan. 10 - Blackstar Jan. 11 - Wild Card (creator song choice) Jan. 12 - Modern Love Jan. 13 - Heroes Jan. 14 - Oh! You Pretty Things Jan. 15 - Underground Jan. 16 - Changes Jan. 17 - Jean Genie Jan. 18 - Starman Jan. 19 - The Man Who Sold the World Jan. 20 - Let’s Dance Jan. 21 - Wild Card (creator song choice) Jan. 22 - All The Young Dudes Jan. 23 - Fame Jan. 24 - Wild Is The Wind Jan. 25 - Suffragette City Jan. 26 - Watch That Man Jan. 27 - Rebel Rebel Jan. 28 - Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me Jan. 29 - Moonage Daydream Jan. 30 - Five Years Jan. 31 - Under Pressure

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Listen to the songs on Spotify HERE.

Rules Reminder ~Any fandom (or original fiction/characters), any pairing, any rating. ~Fic, art, aesthetics (manip, moodboard, etc.) are all welcome! ~No minimum or maximum word count. ~Complete as many or as few prompts as you want. ~Late prompts allowed, just don’t skip ahead. The AO3 collection will close on February 8th. ~Tag your works appropriately. ~Minors, please keep creations rated T or below. ~If you cross-post to Tumblr, then tag the mini-fest page for a reblog!

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AO3 Collection

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Would there be interest in running the mini-fest again next year with different song prompts? Leave a comment. ⚡

@samunderthelights @phenomenalasterisk @keepcalmandexpectopatronum934 - tagging you bc you participated last year

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Would there be interest in running the mini-fest again next year with different song prompts? Leave a comment. ⚡

@samunderthelights @phenomenalasterisk @keepcalmandexpectopatronum934 - tagging you bc you participated last year

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Ziggy Stardust Mini-Fest Masterlist!

Better late than never, right?

There were 14 new works for 6 fandoms added to the collection! That's amazing! Thank you to the wonderful humans who participated; I loved seeing your creations. If you have time, then give these a read (and shower the creators with kudos and comments) - they are all truly spectacular. Now, on with the show!

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Move Me, Touch Me by @samunderthelights

Rated: T Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Regulus/James Tags: Flirting, Dancing, Partying, Underage Drinking, Teasing, Drabble WC: 500 Summary: James had never paid much attention to the quiet young man - thinking of him as no more than the little brother of his best friend - but as he watched him let loose on the dancefloor, he started seeing him in a new light.

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Rock n Roll with Me by @keepcalmandexpectopatronum934

Rated: T Fandom: Supernatural Ship: Castiel/Dean Winchester Tags: Castiel/Dean Winchester Mutual Pining, Dean Winchester is Not Repressed, Dean Winchester is Bad at Feelings, Internalized Homophobia, Alternate Univers - Canon Divergence WC: 3313 Chapters: 1/? Summary: Dean receives an unexpected gift from Cas and he doesn't quite know what to make of it.

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The Stars Look Very Different Today by @sunflower-swan

Rated: T Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Luna Lovegood/Draco Malfoy Tags: Mentioned Harry Potter, Mentioned Ron Weasley, Auror Draco Malfoy, Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nonbinary Luna Lovegood, Magizoologist Luna Lovegood, Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (Harry Potter), Forests, There was only one bed!, Creepy Fluff WC: 1234 Summary: Draco's first assignment as an Auror is as a one-man security detail for young magizoologist, Luna Lovegood. One month alone in the woods with them should be easy, right?

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Our Last Dance by @samunderthelights

Rated: G Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Remus Lupin/Bill Weasley Tags: Angst, Drabble WC: 207 Summary: Remus remembers all the nights he had lain awake, hoping that one day Bill would hold him like this.

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Serendipity by @sunflower-swan

Rated: G Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Theodore Nott/Harry Potter Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Oblivious Harry Potter WC: 630 Summary: Harry decidedly does not notice Theo. Until Theo notices him.

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Stay by @sunflower-swan

Rated: G Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter Tags: Pre-Slash, Friends To More Than Friends? Drinking, Harry Potter Next Generation WC: 713 Summary: Scorpius is having a long week, Al saves it with a fantastic proposal.

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Maybe, Maybe by @samunderthelights

Rated: G Fandom: Vikings (TV) Ship: Athelstan/Ragnar Lothbrok Tags: Past Relationship(s), Pining, Drabble, Jealousy, Ambiguous/Open Ending WC: 100 Summary: Athelstan knows that he’s a fool for still loving him.

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Run and Hide by @samunderthelights

Rated: G Fandom: Call Me By Your Name - All Media Types Ship: Oliver/Elio Perlman Tags: Goodbyes, Dancing, Light Angst, Bittersweet, Canon Related, Drabble WC: 342 Summary: Oliver is waiting for Elio to ask him to stay - to suggest that they run away together.

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Young Love Burns the Brightest by @sunflower-swan

Rated: T Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Hermione Granger/Charlie Weasley Tags: Alternate Universe - Muggle, Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - America, Implied Sexual Content, Nothing explicit, consequences of unprotected sex, wrap it before you tap it!, Ambiguous/Open Ending WC: 528 Summary: High school sweethearts, Charlie and Hermione, drive out to their special spot for a special night that will lead to lasting consequences.

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Only Dancing by @sunflower-swan

Rated: T Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger/Harry Potter Tags: Alternate Universe - Muggle, Clubbing, Smoking, Drinking, Dancing, Love Triangles WC: 378 Summary: Hermione is only dancing. No harm in that. Draco can get jealous or go with it.

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The Song Went On Forever by @samunderthelights

Rated: G Fandom: Call Me By Your Name - All Media Types Ship: Oliver/Elio Perlman Tags: Pianist Elio Perlman, Sad, Angst and Feels, Years Later, Pining WC: 759 Summary: Oliver is still not quite sure what had made him come here tonight, whether it was a feeling of nostalgia, or a misplaced sense of hope to somehow pick up where they had left off all those years ago.

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And the Spiders from Mars by @phenomenalasterisk

Fandom: Harry Potter WC: 4615

Chapter 1: Ziggy Played Guitar - Lucius/Arthur/Narcissa/Molly and the Poly-Tastic Band AU Tags: domme Narcissa, everyone is bi/pan, canon-acceptable ending, bittersweet ending Summary: Arthur and Lucius make a band. Then bring in the ladies. And of course, everyone has sex. With everyone else.

Chapter 2: I'm Only Dancing - Harry/Draco/Teddy Tags: mutual pining, drunken consent, resolving the UST, pre-smut Summary: The night had been going fantastically, the three of them getting drunk and handsy, until Draco moves in on Teddy for an impromptu birthday lapdance. He's only dancing, they're all of them friends, so why is Harry looking so ferocious?

Chapter 3: Young Americans - Ginny/ Tags: introspection, time skips, infidelity, breakups Summary: Ginny reflects on the early years of her marriage, eventually deciding she deserves better.

Chapter 4: Stay - Neville/Blaise Rated: M Tags: Casual sex, friends to lovers, requited unrequited love WC: 457

Chapter 5: Ashes to Ashes - Theo Nott Rated: T Tags: Theo Nott, first person, ambiguous relationships, implied drug use, embedded images WC: 329

Chapter 6: Boys Keep Swinging - Charlie Weasley Rated: G Tags: Charlie Weasley is trans, referenced transphobia, misgendering, no deadnames allowed, best brother Bill, Molly doesn't get it (until she does), Pandora Lovegood is a mama dragon, the Lovegoods are t4t WC: 955

Chapter 7: Golden Years - Minerva McGonagall/Gilderoy Lockhart Rated: T Tags: retirement, golden years, Minerva deserves peace, and her own personal himbo, Minerva is big domme energy, old people can be sexy too, crack-adjacent WC: 374

Chapter 8: Space Oddity - The Giant Squid Rated: G Tags: The Giant Squid, an origin story WC: 204

Chapter 9: Life on Mars - ART Summary: Illustration of the song as painted by wee teenage Phe

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Next Week by @samunderthelights

Rated: G Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014) Ship: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart Tags: Secret Relationship, Casual Sex, Feelings, Sad, Hopeful Ending WC: 1000 Summary: After meeting up with Leonard every week for a year and a half in secret, Barry decides that it's time to come clean about his feelings for him.

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Spiders from Mars by @sunflower-swan

Rated: T Fandom: Harry Potter Ship: Madam Rosmerta/Ron Weasley Tags: Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Wrock Band, Age Difference, Drinking, Flirting, The Three Broomsticks (Harry Potter) WC: 656 Summary: Harry, Ron, and Hermione start a wrock band, and Ron gets cosy with their favourite pub owner.

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The AO3 collection will be left open for anyone to create and add David Bowie-inspired fics. Links to the fest Tumblr, YouTube and Spotify playlists, prompt list, and rules can be found in the collection.

Thank you, again, to everyone who participated!!

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Ziggy Stardust Mini-Fest Wrap-Up COMING SOON!

After my college class tonight (yay, grad school) I will post all the works that were created for the Mini-Fest. I also decided to leave the AO3 collection open after today - I know I did not get nearly as far as I had hoped, and I imagine I’m not alone in that feeling. So even though Mini-Fest is over, if you feel moved by a prompt to create, then please feel free to add it to the collection and tag here for a reblog.

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🖤 Jegulus Drabble : Move Me, Touch Me 🖤

Fandom / Pairing : Harry Potter = Regulus Black / James Potter

Rating : T

Challenge : @ziggystardustminifest​ : David Bowie - John, I’m Only Dancing. @hpshipuary​ : Regulus / James. @liquidluckdrabblechallenge​ : Forbidden.

Can also be read on AO3

James had never paid much attention to the quiet young man - thinking of him as no more than the little brother of his best friend - but as he watched him let loose on the dancefloor, he started seeing him in a new light.

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James wasn’t sure what to think when Sirius showed up at the club with his brother in tow. They were supposed to spend the night drinking and dancing the night away to celebrate the end of another year. But James doubted the quiet, sulky teenager - who was provided with another one of Sirius’ fake IDs - would be able to keep up with them. He was fully expecting him to leave after a drink or two, deciding he’d rather be home by himself instead.

But the teen - who can’t have said more than two words to James in all the years he has known him - loosened up after the first round of drinks, and he was the first to disappear onto the dancefloor.

James had never paid much attention to the quiet young man - thinking of him as no more than the little brother of his best friend - but as he watched him let loose on the dancefloor, he started seeing him in a new light.

Regulus had come in wearing a long-sleeved, loose black shirt, but somewhere during the night he must have gotten rid of it, because when Sirius makes his way over to the bar, he finds him standing there, chugging down another drink - his white t-shirt clinging to his body.

James quickly downs the shot that Regulus offers him, flashing a smile as a thank you, before turning to find a guy to dance and maybe make out with to keep his thoughts from Sirius’ little brother. But Regulus grabs his hand, and he drags him onto the dancefloor, a mischievous grin on his face that makes James wonder if he knows the effect he is having on him right now.

James tries his best to keep his hands to himself, but it’s like his body has a mind of its own, and when Regulus closes the distance between them, his hands quickly find his waist. The sheer thrill of feeling him enough to make James want to grab him and drag him into the bathrooms. The knowing just how off-limits his best friend’s little brother is and how forbidden the thoughts and feelings he is having right now only adding to the thrill.

Regulus grinds their hips together, making James moan softly into his shoulder - the loud music drowning out the sound. But he knows that Sirius is out here somewhere, so as much as it pains him, he makes sure to create a distance between them again, flashing an apologetic smile.

“What’s wrong?” Regulus asks, “I thought…”

“Your brother is going to kill me,” James sighs, but it doesn’t make him move away - as he knows he should. It only makes him want Regulus more, and it takes all of his strength not to reach out and touch him right now.

“Why?” Regulus grins, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he closes the distance between them again - his warm breath giving James chills all over as he teases into his ear, “We’re only dancing.”

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Am I a Jegulus shipper now?! This is so fun and cute and hot! I think some of my favorite fics came from this prompt, and this song proves it.

Thank you for sharing!

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Title: The Stars Look Very Different Today Author: sunflower_swan (me!) Fandom: Harry Potter Rating: T Tags: Auror Draco, Magizoologist Luna, Nonbinary Luna, Forests, Creepy Fluff, There Was Only One Bed! WC: 1234 Summary: Draco’s first assignment as an Auror is as a one-man security detail for young magizoologist, Luna Lovegood. One month alone in the woods with them should be easy, right?

@ziggystardustminifest Day 8! For Lostinthenightrain - Happy Birthday!

This fic started with a general vibe of an idea and then took an unexpected turn. The best I can say is that it is very loosely based on the song prompt. Lol. If you squint, then you can see the influences.

I only wanted to write a less than 1k drabble for all of these. This one got away from me a bit and I’d kinda like to know what is happening in the creepy forest, but I have my doubts that I will ever write it. If you feel moved to write that story, then please feel free to do so and tag me!

This is the first Druna I’ve ever written and I really liked it. My goal is to finish the rest of my Ziggy gift drabbles eventually.

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New Story!

I’m dipping my toe into a new fandom! Thank you to @sunflower-swan for organising the @ziggystardustminifest​. The playlist gave me plenty of inspiration for my new WIP.

TITLE: Rock N Roll With Me

FANDOM: Supernatural

PAIRING: Dean Winchester/Castiel

RATING: E

SUMMARY: Dean receives an unexpected gift from Cas and he doesn’t quite know what to make of it.

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I have, unfortunately, had zero spoons to read this since it was posted. So sorry, @keepcalmandexpectopatronum934! :(

Everything by keepcalm is out of this world astounding and there is no doubt in my mind that this is the same! I’m so thrilled to have helped inspire some of your new WIP for a new fandom! Thank you for sharing!

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It is now February, which means the end of the Ziggy Stardust Mini-Fest. Thank you to everyone who participated last month! The AO3 account will remain open for late submissions until the 8th.

On the 9th, I will post a wrap-up of all the fics submitted.

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Title: Serendipity Author: sunflower_swan (me!) Fandom: Harry Potter Rating: G Pairing: Theo/Harry Tags: Eighth Year, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Oblivious Harry WC: 630 Summay: Harry decidedly does not notice Theo. Until Theo notices him.

@ziggystardustminifest Day 6! I definitely did not write as much as I had intended to for this mini-fest. But I’m pretty happy with what I got done. And I will probably finish out the prompts because I have them all figured out just ran out of time.

This is the first NottPott I’ve ever written and I kind of dig the pairing. Might have to write more of them in the future. This is a gift for @roseharpermaxwell for just being an awesome friend.

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🖤 Our Last Dance 🖤

Fandom / Pairing : Harry Potter = Remus Lupin / Bill Weasley

Rating : G

Challenge : @ziggystardustminifest Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure @hpsomebodytolovefest Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure Rare Pair Shorts : Challenge Table = A million little pieces

Can also be read on AO3

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People can be heard arguing in the next room - the pressure and threat of what is about to come now truly starting to get to everyone. Bill can tell that Remus is struggling to shut himself off from the raised voices, so he pulls him into the shadows and he wraps his arms around his waist.

“What are you doing?” Remus whispers. He remembers all the nights he had lain awake, hoping that one day Bill would hold him like this. Yet to be here right now - when their friends are out there under threat - makes him pull him away.

“We both know what this world is like, Remus,” Bill whispers to him - his eyes so dark that Remus can feel his heart shatter into a million little pieces. The ‘ we both know that we’re probably not going to make it out of this alive ’ lingering in the air, until the sound of a door being slammed shut makes them both jump.

They share a look - both knowing fully well that this is the last moment they will ever get together before they’ll be torn apart. So this time when Bill tries to take him into his arms, Remus doesn’t stop him.

“How about one last dance?”

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I think I found a new rare pair to dive into! I love this little drabble. Holding each other and whispering in the shadows, worried about what's going to happen... So beautiful.

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January 31: Under Pressure

Ending with a little Queen collaboration because, why not?

Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you, no man ask for Under pressure that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets

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January 30: Five Years

Pushing through the market square So many mothers sighing (sighing) News had just come over We had five years left to cry in (cry in) News guy wept and told us Earth was really dying (dying) Cried so much his face was wet Then I knew he was not lying (lying)

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January 29: Moonage Daydream

I'm an alligator I'm a mama-papa comin' for you I'm the space invader I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' b*tch for you

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January 28: Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me

You always were the one that knew They sold us for the likes of you I always wanted new surroundings

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January 27: Rebel Rebel

You've got your mother in a whirl She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl Hey babe, your hair's alright Hey babe, let's go out tonight You like me, and I like it all We like dancing and we look divine You love bands when they're playing hard You want more and you want it fast They put you down, they say I'm wrong You tacky thing, you put them on

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January 26: Watch That Man

Shakey threw a party that lasted all night Everybody drank a lot of something nice There was an old fashioned band of married men Looking up to me for encouragement - it was so-so

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