Only One Bed

Incredibly, February is almost over, which means that our bed-sharing fic fest is nearing its end. We've had some wonderful submissions so far, but there's always room for more! Our official last day of posting is February 28, and I'll post a master list of fics after that.

(If you're running late, don't worry about it! Just post your fic after the deadline and mention that it's for the fest, and I'll update the master list.)

… which probably means that your mod ought to finish revising her own fic. But for those of you who are way ahead of me: you may start posting your fic as of February 1! See the rules post for a posting template, and your mods will take care of tagging.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a prompt! We've got some great ones.

If you'd like to claim a prompt, leave us a comment (or an ask on Tumblr) with the number of the prompt you want. Multiple people may claim the same prompt, and you don't need to claim a prompt at all to write for the fest.

Your story is due anytime in February 2015, our month-long celebration of bed-sharing fic.

( the list )

Authors and readers may suggest prompts from now until December 14. We will post a master list of all prompts on December 15, at which point you may start claiming them.

Wondering what a prompt could look like? Here are some examples:

• The Brigadier and the Third Doctor have to share a bed. (You know this happened.)


• Eleven’s bachelor party takes an unexpected turn when he, Craig, Amy, and Rory have to share one bed in the hotel.


• The Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, Nyssa, the Black Guardian, and a Raston Warrior Robot all accidentally book the same cozy bed and breakfast for the same weekend. (Plausible.)


• Leela introduces Romana to a custom of the Sevateem, in which before a warrior pledges to protect her patron, they must share a bed.


• “Mummy on the Orient Express” AU in which Twelve and Clara have to share one tiny train cabin bed.*

*The fest moderator team would like to express its strong desire that someone fill this sample prompt.

You may submit as many prompts as you want. If you post a prompt, you have no obligation to fill one yourself – though the more fic/art/affordably-produced rock operas y'all make, the more everyone wins!

Welcome to Only One Bed, the fandom fest for one of the best tropes ever: sharing a bed!

We've all done it. Watched a scene between the Tenth Doctor and Mickey, or the Twelfth Doctor and Missy, or the Eleventh Doctor and the entire Paternoster Gang, and thought – hey. What if these people had to share a slightly too-small bed for transparently self-indulgent reasons only tenuously related to the plot? What might happen? Unresolved sexual tension? Awkward yet endearing cuddling? Naked Twister? The inspiration for the invention of the earplug?

Let’s find out!

If you’ve ever wanted to write fic, create fanart, make a vid, or write the score for a low-budget rock opera in which two or more characters from Doctor Who and its related media (including Sarah Jane Adventures, Big Finish audios, Torchwood, comics, etc.) have to share a bed for some kind of transparent and possibly only vaguely plot-related reason, this is the fest for you. All pairings, genres, and ratings are welcome, although extra points will obviously be awarded to anyone who writes about Frobisher the shape-shifting penguin*.

Interested? We’ve got a prompts post where you can leave prompts for others and claim one(s) you want to write yourself. Prompting and prompt-claiming are for fun and inspiration, but are not required to write for this fest; write whatever you like, as long as it involves 01: characters from Doctor Who 02: sharing a bed.

Prompts open for claiming on December 15. Posting of finished pieces will take place throughout the month of February – giving us all 28 Days of Sharing a Bed (Through Time and Space). So romantical! (Or aromantical, depending on what you write!) No need to have a LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, or Tumblr account to participate; you can always contact the mod team at onlyonebed [at] gmail [dot] com, and we’ll post on your behalf.

Need more info? Check out our rules post for complete fic fest guidelines, or leave us questions here or via an ask on Tumblr.

*The fest moderator team would like to express its understanding that Frobisher is not actually a penguin.