New Challenge: Kings & Kink

King Edward VII's custom made chair (made for having fun with certain ladies in Paris) with the text Kings & Kink - SWG Challenge Aug 15 - Sep 10.

Throughout history, wherever there is writing, there is erotica. The first Mesopotamian scribe to take stylus in hand likely wasn't long before making lurid comparisons to the rising floods of the Tigris. Medieval scribes certainly tossed more than nightsoil in the gutter, and even those buttoned-up Victorians unbuttoned on the page.

Prompts for this month's challenge will be a passage or image from a "vintage" work of erotica or romance. You can use your prompt however you want: the entire passage or image, its emotional coloring, or just a passage, phrase, or even single word. Responses do not need to be erotica, include adult-rated content, or have anything to do with sex or romance. If you'd like to receive a prompt for this month's challenge, comment on our Dreamwidth, comment on our LiveJournal, send us an ask here on Tumblr, or contact us. Please let us know if you would like a NSFW, romance, or affectionate prompt, and if you prefer a text excerpt or an image.

August is also Akallabêth in August, so fanworks that take place during the Second Age will receive a special stamp.

In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 10 September 2021.

Posted on 16 August 2021 (updated 14 September 2021) by Dawn Felagund