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[sticky entry] Sticky: LYRICAL TITLES COMMUNITY INFO

Welcome to Lyrical Titles, a fanfiction challenge/prompt event community!

The goal of this community is to run several events throughout the year, based on the concept of using song lyrics for fic titles. All fandoms and original work are welcome, and specific guidelines will be provided in each event post.

Have fun!

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Events:
2024 May - Album Challenge
2024 Sep - Bingo
2025 Jan - Duet Challenge
2025 May - Album Challenge
2025 Sep - Bingo
2026 Jan - ?

[sticky entry] Sticky: 2025 MAY - ALBUM CHALLENGE

Album Challenge returns! It will run during the month of May (though entries will be accepted afterwards).

The challenge is to take an album of your choice and for each song, write a fic, using a lyric from the song as the title. This is a low-stakes, personal challenge, of course; there's no penalty for not finishing or running late.

The AO3 collection can be found here.
If the collection name doesn't appear in the dropdown when posting your fic, you can either use the Post to Collection button, or manually enter LyricalTitlesAlbum2025. Even if the drop-down doesn't find it, it will be added to the collection without trouble.

Rules, Guidelines, and FAQ:

All works must be your own and not previously posted.
All works must use either the title of the song or a portion of its lyrics as the work title.
Works have a minimum wordcount of 100 words.
Please indicate the album name, song title, and artist in each entry for this challenge. You're not required to link to the song, but feel free to do so if you want!
Work text should be under a cut or linked offsite. Please indicate any warnings in your post.
You can begin working on the fics at any time, but please don't post them until May.

What kind of works are allowed?

All fandoms and original work are allowed. Works must be your own and not previously posted, but do not need to be exclusive to this event - they can also be used as entries for concurrent events. This is a writing focused event, and there is a minimum wordcount of 100 words, and no maximum wordcount.

What kind of music is allowed?

Any genre of music is welcome. For this challenge, songs used should all be from the same album.

How many fics do I need to write?

That's up to your choice of album! There's no minimum or maximum length, so you can set the pace of this challenge. A small EP, a big compilation album, or anything in between, is all permitted.

Do the songs/lyrics I pick need to be in English?/Can I translate non-English lyrics?

You can use songs from any language. Titles/Lyrics may be in their original language, or you may translate them if you wish. For that matter, works can be in any language as well.

There's an instrumental song on the album, can I still use it?

Since both lyrics and titles of songs are allowed as the work titles, an instrumental song can still have a work written for it. If you don't think you can make that title work, however, you can skip that song.

Someone is already doing the album I wanted to do, do I need to pick something else?

No, multiple people can use the same album.

Do I need to post in the same order as the songs on the album?

You can if you want to! But it's not required.

Do the lyrics need to be incorporated into the work? 

No, this event is focused on titles, lyrics do not need to be used in the work itself.



Have fun!

Any questions, comments, or suggestions? Please don't hesitate to ask below! Feel free to tell everyone what album you're planning on using, if you want!
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[personal profile] jenbug2025-06-15 09:05 am

2025 Album Challenge: Indian Summer by Carbon Leaf

Title: What About Everything?
Album: Indian Summer by Carbon Leaf
Author: [personal profile] jenbug
Fandom: Stargate
Characters: John Sheppard, Sam Carter, Cameron Mitchell, Rodney McKay
Rating: Teen

What About Everything? [Ao3 link]

[2025 Album Challenge] Pokémon: 'And Fool Them All Again and Again'

Title: 'And Fool Them All Again and Again'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Pokémon (Spoilers for Black 2/White 2, with references to Black/White)
Characters: N
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] ficlet_zone

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Song: 'Dollar Days'

Summary: And Ghetsis is still fooling them all.

And Fool Them All Again and Again )

[2025 Album Challenge] Doctor Who: 'In a Season of Crime, None Need Atone'

Title: 'In a Season of Crime, None Need Atone'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: The War Doctor
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mention of warfare
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] ficlet_zone

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Song: 'Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)'

Summary: The man who he once was would hate the man who he's become.

In a Season of Crime, None Need Atone )

2025 album challenge Hazbin Hotel I Got the Boys to Make the Noise

Title: I Got the Boys to Make the Noise

author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom: Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairing: Husk, Niffty Angel Dust, Charlie & Lucifer Morningstar, Vaggie, Arackniss


Summary: Arackniss regrets ever walking into Vee Studio. The job they want him to do is trouble whether he says yes or no. The last thing Angel expected was to see his brother walk through the hotel doors and will do what he needs to in order to keep his friends safe.

Warnings: bad language, dysfunctional family, mistrust

Artist: Quiet Riot
Album: Footloose Soundtrack
Song: Bang Your Head (Mental Health)

2025 album challenge The Owl House/Hazbin Hotel Somebody's Eyes

Title: Somebody’s Eyes

author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom: The Owl House/Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairing: Eda and Lilith Clawthorn, Raine Whispers, Husk, Niffty Angel Dust, Sir Pentious, Charlie & Lucifer Morningstar, Vaggie

Summary: Edalyn decides to take Raine and Lilith through the portal to revisit the people she met at the Hazbin Hotel on her last visit. They have even more fun than last time.

Warnings: set in hell

Artist: Karla Bonoff
Album: Footloose Soundtrack
Song: Somebody’s Eyes

[2025 Album Challenge] Friends: 'Who the Fuck's Gonna Mess with Me'

Title: 'Who the Fuck's Gonna Mess with Me'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Characters: Ross Geller, Phoebe Buffay
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Language in the title; mention of murder
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] ficlet_zone

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Song: 'Girl Loves Me'

Summary: This was getting even more intriguing.

Who the Fuck's Gonna Mess with Me )

[2025 Album Challenge] Friends: 'I'm Not a Wandering Star'

Title: 'I'm Not a Wandering Star'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Characters: Chandler Bing
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] drabble_zone

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Blackstar
Song: 'Blackstar'

Summary: Chandler isn't sure how much longer it can go on.

I'm Not a Wandering Star )

2025 album challenge Hazbin Hotel Holding Out for a Hero

Title: Holding Out For a Hero

author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom: Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairing: Angel Dust, Sir Pentious, Husk, the Vees

Summary: Even Pentious might have been impressed with Angel’s new steampunk movie and Angel would give anything to be able to make a sequel. That would mean Pentious and his airship were still alive and he wouldn’t be mourning a friend. Worse, the Vees want to capitalize on his pain and force him to betray the friends he still has.

Warnings: Angel is a sex worker, violence/assault

Artist: Bonnie Tyler
Album: Footloose Soundtrack
Song: Holding Out For a Hero
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[personal profile] maevedarcy2025-05-30 04:56 pm

2025 May Album Challenge - League of Legends: fill me up with smoke and fuzz

Title: fill me up with smoke and fuzz
Author: [personal profile] maevedarcy
Fandom: League of Legends
Relationship: Rakan/Sett/Xayah
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None

Artist: Former Vandal
Album: Honeymoon Haze
Song: Holy

Summary:
"So, Sett left a note," he started. "He said he'll cook us breakfast."
"Like proper breakfast or will he give us one of those protein shakes he drinks?"
Seemingly out of nowhere, he blurted out, "are we dating Sett?"

[Or, Didn't Know They Were Dating Rakan/Sett/Xayah edition. Set in the Heartsteel | K/DA universe.]

AO3 Link

Album Challenge - Farewell Angelina by Joan Baez

This was a wild ride! I started these fills on Tuesday, after listening to the album on repeat pretty much all month, and I'm delighted to have finished up this challenge! Some of these songs were so inspiring that I may come back to write more fics with other lyrics as prompts/titles.

Song #1: Farewell Angelina - Title: the bells of the crown are being stolen by bandits. Fandom: Doctor Who. Pairing: Tenth Doctor/Tenth Doctor. Explicit/Self-Cest. WC: 405.

Song #2: Daddy You've Been On My Mind. Title: Daddy You've Been On My Mind. Fandom: Harry Potter. Pairing: Hyacinth Potter (Fem!HP)/Hermione Granger. First Chapter Mature for mention of Daddy Kink. WC: 1000ish.

Song #3: It's All Over Now Baby Blue. Title: all your seasick sailors, are all rowing home. Fandom: The Odyssey of Homer. Pairing: Odysseus/Penelope. Content: Discussion of canon death. Gen. WC: 222.

Song #4: Wild Mountain Thyme. Title: All Around The Purple Heather. Fandom: Agent Carter (MCU). Pairing: Peggy Carter/Daniel Sousa, mention of concurrent (polyamorous) Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli. Summer vibes. Gen/Fluff. WC: 222.

Song #5: The Ranger's Command. Title: the ranger's command. Fandom: Agent Carter (MCU). Pairing: Peggy Carter & Daniel Sousa, Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli, past Daniel Sousa/Jack Thompson. Action/Adventure vibes. Teen for mild violence and references to canon death of Jack Thompson. WC: 222.

Song #6: Colours. Title: yellow is the colour of my true love's hair. Fandom: Lord of the Rings. Pairing: Gimli/Legolas. Glittering caves & beauty, Gen rated. WC: 222. 

Song #7: Satisfied Mind. Title: When It Comes My Time, I'll Leave This Old World With A Satisfied Mind. Fandom: Lord of the Rings. Character: Galadriel. A love letter to Lothlórien. Gen rated. WC: 222. 

Song #8: The River in the Pines. Title: for her lover was a river boy. Fandom: Fairyland Series - Catherynne M Valente. Pairing: September/Saturday. Fluff & yearning, Gen rated. WC: 222.

Song #9: Pauvre Rutebouf. Title: Que sont mes amis devenus. Fandom: Doctor Who. Pairing: Twelfth Doctor/Missy. Friends and lovers and enemies. M rated. WC: 222.

Song #10: Sagt Mir Woe Die Blumen Sind (German Where Have All The Flowers Gone). Title: where have all the soldiers gone? Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD). Pairing: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson. Hurt/Comfort, Explicit Rating for blood. WC: 222.

Song #11: It's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall. I met a young woman whose body was burning. Second Chapter of daddy you've been on my mind (song #2). Fandom: Harry Potter. Pairing: Hyacinth Potter (Fem!HP)/Hermione Granger. Second Chapter Explicit for smut and discussions of Daddy Kink and Breeding Kink (not included in the smut). WC: 1000ish.

Song #12: One Too Many Mornings. Title: you are right from your side and i am right from mine. Fandom: Doctor Who. Pairing: Tenth Doctor/The Master. Exes and enemies. Rating: Gen. Word Count: 100.

Song #13: Rock, Salt, and Nails. Title: rock, salt, & nails. Fandom: Agent Carter (MCU). Pairing: Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli. Rated Mature for Potential Gun Violence, Psychological Threat. Protective Peggy Carter. WC: 100.

Song #14: The Water is Wide. Title: gay as a jewel. Third Chapter of daddy you've been on my mind (song #2). Fandom: Harry Potter. Pairing: Hyacinth Potter (Fem!HP)/Hermione Granger. Second Chapter Explicit for smut, contains Daddy Kink and Breeding Kink. WC: 1000ish.
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[personal profile] maevedarcy2025-05-27 05:56 pm

2025 May Album Challenge - League of Legends: if I let you in, I could fall for you

Title: if I let you in, I could fall for you
Author: [personal profile] maevedarcy
Fandom: League of Legends
Relationship: Rakan/Sett/Xayah
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None

Artist: Former Vandal
Album: Honeymoon Haze
Song: Roseblue

Summary:
"I was wondering, we were wondering actually, if you'd like to go dancing with us again."
Sett's stomach tightened in anticipation. He had been texting them nonstop the whole week and accepting their invitation felt as natural as breathing. "Sure, I'd love to."
"Thank fuck, 'cause we're turning round the corner and we'll be outside of your building in like 30 seconds."

[Or, they go on a date. Not that they call it a date in the first place.]
AO3 Link

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[personal profile] jenbug2025-05-27 04:45 pm

2025 Album Challenge: Indian Summer by Carbon Leaf

Title: Life Less Ordinary
Album: Indian Summer by Carbon Leaf
Author: [personal profile] jenbug
Fandom: Stargate
Characters: John Sheppard, Sam Carter
Rating: Teen

Life Less Ordinary [Ao3 link]

Album Challenge 2025 | Aspiral by Epica - Fight To Survive

AuthorAsh E. Costa (analogbasilisk)
Title: Does peace exist in chaos?
Album: Aspiral by Epica | Song: Fight To Survive
Fandom: Original Fiction
Word count: 439
Rating: T
Warnings: implied past abuse

Sometimes Leigh couldn't sleep )

2025 album challenge

Title: One of These Nights
author: [personal profile] cornerofmadness

Fandom: Hazbin Hotel

Characters/Pairing: Angel Dust, Sir Pentious, Valentino

Summary: Angel is excited for the new script Valentino has in mind with the help of a newly fallen Sinner: airship pirates. His only problem is convincing Pentious to use his airship.
Rating: teen

Warnings: Angel is a sex worker

Artist: Sammy Hagar
Album: Footloose Soundtrack
Song: The Girl Gets Around
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[personal profile] maevedarcy2025-05-24 09:01 pm

2025 May Album Challenge - League of Legends: I'm afraid I'm gonna love it just a little too much

Title: I'm afraid I'm gonna love it just a little too much
Author: [personal profile] maevedarcy 
Fandom: League of Legends
Relationship: Rakan/Sett/Xayah
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None

Artist: Former Vandal
Album: Honeymoon Haze
Song: Anathema

Summary:
"This is Xayah," Rakan said, raising his voice to be heard over the music. "We think you're hot and we were wondering if we could buy you a drink?"

[Or, Xayah and Rakan meet Sett. Set in the Heartsteel | K/DA universe.]
AO3 Link

Album Challenge 2025 | Aspiral – Epica / Metanoia

Author: Ash E. Costa (analogbasilisk)
Title: You don't want to live in pain forever
Album: Aspiral by Epica | Song:Metanoia
Fandom: Original Fiction
Word count: 100
Rating: T
Warnings: none

Headaches are generally a pain in the ass. )
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[personal profile] maevedarcy2025-05-21 10:31 pm

2025 May Album Challenge - Teen Wolf: take the edge off

Title: take the edge off
Author: [personal profile] maevedarcy 
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Relationship: Derek/Stiles
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Recreational drug use.

Artist: Former Vandal
Album: Honeymoon Haze
Song: First Drag

Summary:
Stiles had told him Maddie's book club would meet at their place, but Stiles didn't say there would be women staring at him as if he were a piece of meat they were dying to take a bite from.
"Stiles?" he asked cautiously. When no one moved or said anything, he called louder "Stiles!"
"Yes, babe?"

[Or, Stiles invites Maddie's book club and Derek hides. Set in the Bloodmoon AU]
AO3 Link