Unused Prompts

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In the spirit of years past, here are the unused prompts for your writing pleasure! The user names of the prompters have been included so you can let them know if you write one of their prompts.

Have fun!



Name: lilalanor

Fandom/s 1: Real News (MSNBC)
Prompt 1: Five Times Keith Olbermann Screwed Up, Apologized And Meant It

Fandom/s 2: Real News
Prompt 2: Melissa Harris Lacewell. Take Your Daughter To Work Day

Fandom/s 3: West Wing/Real News (28th Amendment 'verse)
Prompt 3: Everybody look what's going down/What a field-day for the heat/A thousand people in the street/Singing songs and carrying signs/Mostly say, hooray for our side


Name: Gina (queenfanfiction)

Fandom/s 1: Fake News RPF
Prompt 1: Jon/Stephen. "If I didn't tell him, I'd be home today...California dreamin', on such a winter's day."

Fandom/s 2: US Political RPF
Prompt 2: Obama/Rahm. "Don't make me call Secret Service on your ass." "The fuck you will...Mr. President."

Fandom/s 3: US Political RPF
Prompt 3: Robert Gibbs walks in on Rahm and Obama. Challenge: they have to make it look like they aren't currently fucking each other's eyes out while talking about the state of the union with Gibbs on the other side of the desk. Bonus points for looots of innuendo.


Name: blamography/blam

Fandom/s 1: CNN (Anderson Cooper)
Prompt 1: Anderson Cooper 360…in space (space!AU)

Fandom/s 2: White House senior staff
Prompt 2: “Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night” – the Hold Steady

Fandom/s 3: The Daily Show
Prompt 3: Jon gets nominated and picked for What Not To Wear…by Stephen. AU it if necessary =)


Name: Zeggy (unquietspirit)

Fandom/s 1: Political RPF, The Daily Show
Prompt 1: Jon/Anthony Weiner. Anything, but if you need some ideas: how they met; the photos that could render mutually-assured destruction; Jon's very personal thank-you for Anthony's "the gentleman is correct in sitting" rant; etc.

Fandom/s 2: Anderson Cooper 360, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Prompt 2: Anderson/Keith, humor. Keith's reading of Thurber's "The Admiral on the Wheel" was passive-aggressively directed at Anderson.

Fandom/s 3: Anderson Cooper 360, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Prompt 3: Anderson/Keith established, Anderson/Sanjay UST. Angst.


Name: Chloe (bendingsickle)

Fandom/s 1: Fake News/Real News
Prompt 1: High school AU. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow and Jimmy Fallon. A princess, an athlete, a criminal, a nerd and a basket case are stuck in detention together on a Saturday... sound familiar? A Breakfast Club inspired fic, with Jon/Stephen, Jimmy/Tina, but I don't mind who fills what stereotype. Don't feel obligated to adhere to the stereotypes too closely, but you know, it's just for the atmosphere. Go to town on this!

Fandom/s 2: The Daily Show/The Colbert Report
Prompt 2: Jon/Stephen, ensemble. UST to RST over the course of 2004/2005. Angst. Like, a lot of angst.

Fandom/s 3: Fake News/Real News
Prompt 3: College AU. Jon and Stephen are best friends and fuck buddies. Unrequited love on Jon's side. With an ensemble cast of dorm mates including TDS/TCR contributors, Pundit Round Table and any political crossovers you want. Preferably with a few nice hot sexy tiems scenes.


Name: ECM (bibliothekara)

Fandom/s 1: Real News
Prompt 1: Keith/Cutie, established relationship, comfort can also be kinky, tie-play

Fandom/s 2: Real News/ Fake News
Prompt 2: Rachel/Stephen, Shakespeare, recitation/listening, "peace, I will stop your mouth"

Fandom/s 3: Real News/West Wing
Prompt 3: Sam Seaborn, Keith or Rachel or Lawrence or all three; Sam appears on their shows/is interviewed by them during the Rosslyn shooting aftermath


Name: jender13

Fandom/s 1: The Rachel Maddow Show
Prompt 1: I don't know if this counts, but I would love some pre-TRMS Rachel fic. Something from her Oxford days would be awesome, as there isn't much of that out there.

Fandom/s 2: TRMS
Prompt 2: Rachel & Richard Engle - the shock for her of being in Afghanistan & Iraq for the first time. Gen or pairing is fine.

Fandom/s 3: TRMS
Prompt 3: How does Rachel deal with being in the city and (one assumes) away from Susan so much of the time? Does she get tempted to get involved with someone else either long-termish or just for a one-night stand? Who would she confide in if she did (Keith, Ana?)


Name: Tish (count_nickula/count_nickula)

Fandom/s 1: Fake News - the Daily Show
Prompt 1: I'd especially be delighted in anything featuring Aasif, Wyatt or Larry, if you can give them a chance to shine.

Fandom/s 2: The West Wing FPF/American Political RPF
Prompt 2: Josh Lyman and Rahm Emanuel clash sexily. CJ Cregg and/or Donna Moss being awesome would be a special bonus if you like.

Fandom/s 3:American Political RPF
Prompt 3: Rahm Emanuel being a BAMF.


Name: willwrite_fortea

Fandoms 1: MSNBC/The West Wing
Prompt 1: President-elect Melissa Harris-Perry and her future cabinet are snowed in with the previous administration, what shenanigans happen as a result? Alcohol having a role is greatly encouraged. (can be Santos or Bartlet-era)

Fandoms 2: CNN and any combination of MSNBC, TDS/TCR, West Wing, Politics RPF(US)
Prompt 2: the 5 times Anderson was almost caught in a real news/fake news studio or in the White House, and one time he did get caught.

Fandoms 3: The West Wing/MSNBC/CNN/TDS/TCR
Prompt 3: Several times a staff member from the Communications department flubbed up big time on national television.


Name: Jess Idres (jesidres)

Fandom/s 1: Real News
Prompt 1: Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper; superheroes

Fandom/s 2: Real News
Prompt 2: Keith Olbermann/Rachel Maddow, shapeshifting

Fandom/s 3: Real News
Prompt 3: Keith Olbermann, solace


Name: raysgal

Fandom/s 1:Real news/Fake news pundits
Prompt 1: Jon and Stephen run into the Doctor (Ten) and have an adventure.

Fandom/s 2: Real news/Fake news pundits
Prompt 2: Steve and Stephen have a talk about their lives and what they’d be doing if they didn’t have their respective careers. Jon and a few other friends share their thoughts/feelings. Jon/Stephen, Steve/Stephen (past)

Fandom/s 3: Real news/Fake news pundits
Prompt 3: John Hodgman observes and reacts to the world around him. Sometimes people don't really notice that he's there. Or do they?


Name: aybara_max

Fandom/s 1: Fakenews, Realnews (primarily MSNBC/NBC)
Prompt 1: to Rachel, Keith is more of a brother/mentor figure. Despite his comedic background, Jon Stewart is more of an uncle/father figure to her.

Fandom/s 2: Fakenews, Realnews (primarily MSNBC/NBC)
Prompt 2: Rachel's birthday- April Fool's Day. Shenanigans ensue and/or truths ate revealed.