Discovered in Temptation

[empty-mirrors.livejournal.com]

It's February, and technically the world is waking up after the long dark, the sun is sliding higher in the sky, the cold is receding a little, and there is promise of better things to come. Well, except in the southern hemisphere. Or the tropics. Okay, it's complicated… But the point is – it's time for another discoveredinalj challenge: Discovered In Temptation.

Today is 21st February, the start of the season of Lent – 40 days of fasting and denial. (Actually, turns out that it's 46 days, because they don't count Sundays - did everyone else already know that? I always was told 40! Bit of a swizz that…) Quite honestly we couldn't see either of the lads going much for the denial thing, so we decided that 46 days of temptation would be far more Pros-like.

Here then is your challenge:

Comment below to choose a week from the challenge calendar below in which you would like to post your creation, and you will be assigned one of the Seven Deadly Sins through which to tempt the lads: Luxuria (lust), Gula (gluttony), Avaritia (avarice), Acedia (sloth), Ira (wrath), Invidia (envy) or Superbia (hubris).

Your icon will be placed in the week that you have chosen, and that's the week that you should post. As ever it's all flexible, let us know if you have a problem, and we'll fiddle appropriately! The calendar/icons are just to remind people when they're posting, and to let readers see what's to come in the week ahead.

Rather than give people specific days, we rather slothfully thought that having the flexibility of a week might be nice this time, and so you are free to post on any day in the week that you have chosen. Posts aren't limited to one person a day either, so in theory everyone could choose the final week of Lent, but it'd be nice if you checked the calendar-so-far and tried to help out in spacing offerings as evenly-ish as we can!

discoveredinalj is focused on Pros fic, of course, but as ever vids and artwork are also welcome. Feel free to request a temptation at any time in the 46 days, and if you complete one then of course you can have another one!

Week 1 21st Feb-25th Feb Week 2 26th Feb-4th Mar Week 3 5th Mar-11th Mar Week 4 12th Mar-18th Mar Week 5 19th Mar-25th Mar Week 6 26th Mar-1st Apr Week 7 2nd Apr-8th Apr

Comments

[myrebelcat.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic banner! Are those naked writhing bodies I see among the rose petals? *rubs hands gleefully*

And that's a really... uh, phallic... looking petal over there on the left.

I like!

Now, I know I shouldn't. But I really do write well under pressure. And it's such a temptation! I can work on it tonight and still have time for other stuff tomorrow... Ah, hell.

Gimme week one. What's my sin?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Now how did I know that you'd be up first? *g*

Your temptation will be... acedia - sloth!

(And isn't the banner gorgeous? I'm fairly in love with our comm icons this time too - empty_mirrors does it again!)

[myrebelcat.livejournal.com]

Sloth??? Well, gee, that don't lead much to naked writhing, does it?

*stares disconsolately at her big book o'kink* *rallies*

Okay! Sloth... ah, laziness, unconsciousness, sleep, coma, fat furry animals with green mold growing on them, hee... I can work with this.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Cool! I'd like the last week in March, please.

So, what do I get to write about? ::Rubbing hands in anticipation!::

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent! This tempting lark is fun...

And your temptation is... superbia - hubris or pride!

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

ooooh so fab icons! given that i'm a coward can i try week four please? 'bout halfway, i think, cos being near the end of mistletoe seemed like such a great idea but made my hair fall out *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee - week four is perfectly acceptable!

And your temptation is... invidia - envy.

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Oh go on then!!! LOL

May I take week 5 please??? Ta muchly.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

You certainly may - empty_mirrors is going to nick a non-animated icon from your lj though, if that's okay (cos the caldendar is shrunk down this time and apparently the moving ones are tricky to match up!)

And your temptation is... Ira - wrath!

yay! new challenge!

[veronicaluv.livejournal.com]

fifth week looks best for me - pls, may I have a sin?

Re: yay! new challenge!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, the doling out of sins - one of life's small pleasures... *g* You may certainly have space in week five (icon will go up tomorrow, judging by the snores coming from the other side of the world right now...)

And your sin will be... avarita - avarice!

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Okay, this looks great - how do you come up with such cool ideas??? I'll take week 5 if I may - what's me sin?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee! Good, innit? The spark for this one was empty_mirrors, she of that glorious lj banner... *g* And you certainly may take Week 5 (icon will go up soon-ish)!

Your sin will be... gula - gluttony!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Week 3 for me please!

Very cool idea :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

And you get the sin everyone has been waiting for: luxuria - lust!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Well, while I'm here and before it gets too full on Week five - could I have a place in that week please, empty_mirrors? It's about the only one I might manage!

And would someone hit me with a sin?

sinful gel!

[veronicaluv.livejournal.com]

since I'm still awake - howsabout some luxuria for such a busy week?

[ancastar.livejournal.com]

Work has me going in circles lately, I have a zine story due by April 1 which has not been going as I would like it to, and family coming in from out of town that very same week. I know it's the coward's way out, but I so want to play. May I please have week seven? Maybe then I'll know which end is up. Many thanks!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, sweet temptation has hooked another one *g*

Okay, how about... acedia - sloth!

(I'm moving back to the other side of the world in Week 6... I figure if nothing else there's always drabbles, right?)

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Great idea! I was going to say I'll go for week 5, but you seem to have quite a number already signed up, so maybe week 6? I need a kick start to get me writing again, and a sin seems like a good source of inspiration *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Sins are terribly inspiring, aren't they? *g*

And I give you... invidia - envy!

[asymphototropic.livejournal.com]

Week two please. Gasp, choke, wheeze [starts running immediately]. Gads, seems awfully nearby, those dates.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Dates always do, somehow... even a year away suddenly comes up and close - how does that work?

As for a sin? Superbia - hubris/pride for you!

[empty-mirrors.livejournal.com]

Right. Week seven. Hit me.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Your sin will be... gula - gluttony!