3WFDW: The People with Disabilities Being Awesome Commentfic Fest

[terajk]

 Welcome to the People with Disabilities (PWD) Being Awesome Commentfic Fest!

I love people with disabilities doing awesome things. In the spirit of  Festibility at access_fandom  I thought: "What better time to celebrate people with disabilities being awesome than three_weeks_for_dw ?" (In the shower this morning, because I am the best planner ever.)



How it works:

This is a multi-fandom fest celebrating characters with disabilities doing awesome things! Prompts can be from any fandom, and can feature canonically, non-canonically or supernaturally disabled characters. (Are Remus Lupin and Sookie Stackhouse awesome PWD? You betcha!) You can interpret an undiagnosed character as a PWD, or reimagine someone as one. 

ETA 4/28: No restrictions on rating. Sorry that was unclear!

But what do you mean by "being awesome?"

I  mean a lot of things: Saving the world, going on adventures, facing off against ableism, hanging out with friends, struggling with changes in identity. A prompt/story doesn't have to be happy to be awesome.

Prompting: 

Prompts should have the following format: 

Fandom, character/paring, prompt.

For crossovers: Fandom 1/Fandom 2, character/pairing, prompt.

You can leave as many prompts as you like. Also, please use respectful language in your prompt.

Filling Prompts:

If you fill a prompt, either post your story as a reply to the prompt-comment, or post a link to your story as a reply to the prompt if it's hosted elsewhere (say, your journal). Also, prompts may be filled more than once.

ETA: You may also fill your own prompts, if you wish. 

Warnings:

You may use "Choose Not to Warn" or "No Warnings Apply," or use warnings/content notes for any triggering material.

Questions?:

Feel free to ask me questions! I've never, ever run a fest before (I'll plan this better next year, I swear), so I probably left stuff out. 

Comments

[jalendavi_lady]

Any fandom, any PWD. 'Stop acting like /treating me like I'm a child just because I'm disabled.'

[cantarina]

Supernatural, Ellen Harvelle, being a single mom, a business owner, and an information hub for hunters, all while living with fibromyalgia.

[thatyourefuse]

Wire in the Blood, Tony Hill, Carol isn't just his person, she's his bridge to the neurotypical world.

[fhionnuisce]

Supernatural, Pamela Barnes, losing her eyes doesn’t mean she’s lost her confidence or her spunk. Well-adjusted disabled person FTW!

[ladyjane]

Las Vegas, Mitch Sassen, on a date

[janice_lester]

Supernatural AU, Bobby, going to rehab and getting a decent, lightweight wheelchair. Or modifying/rebuilding the hospital-style chair they gave him to be more suitable for hunting (iron parts, under-seat weapon holders, built-in salt dispenser, etc.).

[terajk]

Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love AU, Diana Caprice, Using a wheelchair and piloting a mech aren't mutually exclusive, dammit.

[st_aurafina]

Twin Peaks, Nadine Hurley, Nadine wonders why people are so sympathetic and understanding now that she's lost an eye and gained a husband, when she's still the same Nadine they always called crazy. (Nadine is non-neurotypical.)

[scrollgirl]

Highlander, Joe Dawson/Amy Thomas' mom, Having an affair with a married woman under the noses of professional voyeurs takes skill, dammit!

[scrollgirl]

Star Trek: DS9, one of the genetically engineered characters (Jack, Lauren, Patrick, or Sarina) from "Statistical Probabilities", Playing jokes on each other and on their carers.

[scrollgirl]

Highlander, Lord Byron, Learning to use all the weapons one has on hand.

[sholio]

Highlander: one of the main Immortals (Duncan, Methos, Amanda) loses a hand in a duel - how he/she compensates

[terajk]

AtLA, Zuko, fighting when you can't see out of your left eye is easier (or harder) than you'd think.

Note: There was a prompt involving Zuko not being able to see out of his left eye for Festibility, filled by jalendavi_lady (A Matter of Secrets). I loved both, and, being greedy, want MOAR PLZ.

Spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender finale

[terajk]

(Also, shame and foolishness)





Azula and Toph, talking disability

(Note: It doesn't have to be a particularly civil conversation...which is an understatement).

[jalendavi_lady]

Portal, 'Doug Rattmann', just because they're out to get you doesn't mean you aren't paranoid

[terajk]

Twin Peaks, Gordon Cole, blue rose case

[terajk]

Twin Peaks, Johnny Horne (& Ben Horne), Um, I'm right here, Dad.

[terajk]

Twin Peaks, Johnny & Audrey Horne, big brother

[mackiedockie]

Wiseguy, Dan Burroughs (aka Uncle Mike Terranova, aka Lifeguard)--Vinnie's latest assignment thought that good, old Uncle Mike would be a soft target and easy leverage. They were wrong.

[heartequals]

Twin Peaks, Johnny and Audrey Horne, they understand each other better than they let on.

Spoilers for Twin Peaks

[terajk]

Eileen Hayward/Ben Horne, affair (any rating welcome ;-))

Spoilers for Twin Peaks

[terajk]

Gordon/Shelley, date

[jadelennox]

Diana Wynne Jones's The Merlin Conspiracy, Grundo, learning to read without Roddy's help

[sinesofinsanity]

Prompt:

Any fandom, any character: General anxiety disorder or depression, getting up and getting started.

I had Tamora Pierce in mind when I first thought of the prompt: Sandry from the Circle books; Gower or Lalasa from the Tortall books. But I'm open to other fandoms that people are more familiar with. I'm looking for a mind-over-self type story.

[tg]

Tales of the Abyss, Luke, He might be coming apart at the seams, but the world still needs a savior.