FK Fic Fest

The 2026 Prompts Announcement

Sun, 17 May 2026 14:35:24 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Thank you for creating our prompt pool! Thirteen community members submitted prompts. Each story must use at least one:

Long time no see

the whisper of what could have been

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." —William Shakespeare (Hamlet, 1603)

Sunset

The frustration of everyday life could be overwhelming at times.

"Everything is a reenactment." —Errol Morris (Columbia Journalism Review interview, 2017)

Forced to move on

The child sat on a small suitcase, jacket neatly folded over one arm, a well loved stuffed bunny tucked tightly in the other.

"Eat this life til your heart is full." —BTS ("Like Animals," ARIRANG, 2026)

Childhood memories

Guess who's coming to dinner

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” —Marcus Aurelius (Meditations, c.161-180)

Medical experimentation

Forever Knight is many things, including police procedural, historical fiction, vampire horror, psychological drama, urban fantasy, science fiction, and metaphysical metaphor. With all our different approaches and preferences, we're all here to enjoy it together again. Yay, us! Yay, FK!

Soon, I'll put up our all-in-one-place rules/gameplay post. We're on our way! Stories — of at least 500 words — will come due by the end of Saturday, July 18. They'll start releasing July 20 (Monday). Folks may post to our AO3 collection or, following a template, to DW community.

Thanks for playing! Thank you for celebrating FK and each other! ♥

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Reminder: FKFicFest '26 prompting ends today

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:27:22 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

We have 11 prompts so far, yay! If you haven't yet, today (Saturday, May 16, all time zones) is the last day to share your fkficfest 2026 prompt: visit the prompts post.

As you know, prompting is not a commitment to write or read... though we really hope that you will write and/or read!

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Reminder: FKFicFest '26 prompting ends Saturday, May 16

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:12:39 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

We have 10 prompts so far! Yay! If you haven't yet, please consider sharing a prompt for fkficfest 2026 by the end of this Saturday, May 16. Every community member is invited to share one (1) prompt for the common pool. To submit your prompt, answer the poll on the prompts post. You can edit your prompt until the poll closes (which will be when I turn on my computer Sunday morning).

What would you like to read? What would you like to write? How would you like to inspire your fellow FK fans?

(As always, prompting is not a commitment to write or read. And no prompt is guaranteed a story. Can you imagine a prompt that may attract or challenge a writer...? Give it a go!)

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Reminder: FKFicFest '26 prompts are due by EOD Saturday, May 16

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:42:57 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Prompting for fkficfest 2026 is open through this Saturday, May 16. We have 6 prompts so far. Every community member is invited to share 1 prompt. (Prompting is not a commitment to play.)

To submit your prompt, visit the prompts post.

Reminder: No verbatim re-runs of prompts from past years. We may re-write, re-imagine, and re-invent a previous prompt. Shiny new prompts are outstanding.

Examples: To help with brainstorming, here's a big bunch of prompt nominees from past years: ( Long list )

Questions? Suggestions? Please share on this post! Prompts? Please share on the prompts post.

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The 2026 Prompt Submissions Post

Sun, 03 May 2026 22:48:41 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

FK Fic Fest 2026

Let's share prompts for fkficfest 2026!

As announced, our game is much the same as usual — challenge-style, minimum 500 words, minimum 51% FK in crossovers, 2 months to write, etc. — but we're trying a new prompts method: every FKFicFest community member may anonymously submit one (1) prompt, for writers to use, combine, or ignore as they please. No claiming (multiple people may use the same prompt). And no reveals (the prompts stay anonymous, including to moderators).

How to compose a great prompt:

Definition: For our game, a prompt is a word, set of words, phrase, sentence, question, verse, stanza, lyric, canon reference, etc. meant to inspire an FK story. (No multimedia, but if you'd like to describe an image or sound, great.)
Success: As a community, we'll likely get the most from prompts that can flex across different interpretations, while also being specific enough to spark personal reactions. If several writers choose your prompt, awesome!
Requirements:
- 1-30 words. (If a prompt is a quotation, include a citation; the citation is not part of the word count.)
- No exact re-runs from previous years (neither winning prompts nor unused nominations). Evolutions/re-imaginings are okay.
- And, of course, please, no vulgarity, incivility, that kind of thing.

How to submit your great prompt:

By May 16, 2026, compose your one (1) prompt. If you have multiple accounts, pick the one (1) from which you will prompt.
Check that you are signed in to Dreamwidth and a member of fkficfest. (If you're not, you can't answer the poll.)
From one (1) Dreamwidth account only, type or paste your prompt into the free-text poll field below in this post and click Answer.
After you submit your prompt, to see all the submitted prompts so far, click View Answers.
If necessary, to edit your prompt before the poll closes, click Change Your Vote.

Submit your prompt in the text field here:

View Poll: 2026FKFicFest_Prompts

Questions? Advice? Please chat in reples to this post! Again, every community member may share one (1) anonymous prompt this year. Prompting is not a commitment to play. The final prompt slate and game guidelines will post on May 17 (Sunday). Stories come due in queue on the AO3 on July 18 (Saturday) and begin releasing on July 20 (Monday). Thank you for sharing your fondness for Forever Knight!

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2026 Test Poll (New prompt nomination format)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:43:10 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

I'd like to test our prompting experiment before we open the real thing this coming Sunday, May 3.

This year's new approach: Every FKFicFest community member may submit one (1) prompt, anonymously, for writers to use, combine, or ignore as they please. No claiming (multiple people may use the same prompt). And no reveals (the prompts stay anonymous, including to me). If I've selected the right options, the poll below will collect and display one (1) anonymous free-text answer per community member.

I asked annavere what question I should use for the test. She suggested, "Which FK Character is the Sharpest Dresser?" This is an excellent question! Yet I feel that we need a different answer from each participant, not a landslide for Janette. ;-) So instead we're running with:

View Poll: 2026FKFicFestTestPoll

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The 2026 FKFicFest Plan Post

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:09:13 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

FK Fic Fest 2026

fkficfest is on for 2026! As usual, we're playing challenge-style, minimum 500 words, minimum 51% FK for crossovers, 2 months to write, etc. But we're experimenting with a new prompting scheme: every FKFicFest community member may submit one (1) prompt, anonymously, for writers to use, combine, or ignore as they please. No claiming (multiple people may use the same prompt). And no reveals (the prompts stay anonymous).

Schedule:

May 3-16: Prompts nominated (one per person)
May 17 (Sunday): Prompts finalized and posted
July 18 (Saturday): Stories due in queue on AO3
July 20 (Monday): Stories begin releasing

About prompts:

Definition: For our game, a prompt is a word, set of words, phrase, sentence, question, stanza, lyric, canon reference, etc. meant to inspire an FK story.
Success: We'll likely get the most from prompts that can flex across different interpretations, while also being specific enough to spark reactions.
Limits: One (1) nomination per community member (any Dreamwidth account may join the community). 1-30 words. If a prompt is a quotation, include a citation (not part of the word count). No exact re-run prompts from previous years, but paraphrases of unused past nominations (yours or others) are fine. And, of course, please, no vulgarity, incivility, that kind of thing.

Questions? Advice? Please share! Again, every community member may submit one (1) anonymous prompt this year; prompting is not a pledge to write or read. Thank you very much for your generous support of this community and for sharing in our enjoyment of Forever Knight!

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The 2026 Pre-Game Survey

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:08:24 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

FK Fic Fest 2026

May 5 will be the 34^th anniversary of "Dark Knight," Forever Knight's series premiere. May 18 will be the 30^th anniversary of "Last Knight," its finale. And 2026 will be our 17^th fkficfest!

Most things will be the same as last year: challenge-style, minimum 500 words, minimum 51% FK for crossovers, ~2 months to write, etc. Dates, cadence, and nominations style have questions below.

This poll is for community members. (Join us!) The poll will close at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Friday, February 27, 2026 (or, really, the next morning). Thanks!

View Poll: The 2026 Pre-Game Survey

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The 2025 Closing Ceremonies Post: "I'm about to ask you to believe something that's unbelievable."

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:49:38 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

FK Fic Fest 2025

fkficfest | FKFicFest A03 Collection

Index list. Here's the linked, alphabetical list of all stories posted in the FKFicFest 2025 game. You can use the DW tags or AO3 sidebar to help find the story that you'll most enjoy!

( 2025 Index List )

Three cheers! The 2025 FKFicFest game is now officially closed. Three cheers for all our writers, beta-readers, and readers! Hooray! Yay, Forever Knight! Yay, us!

Posting elsewhere. Please do share the story that you wrote for this game everywhere you like. Where appropriate, please mention fkficfest to help fellow fans find us. Folks who read your story might like to read those by others, too!

Endless, forever... Please continue reading and replying to the fest stories! This year's, and all 16 astonishing years so far! Please also keep writing, reading, and replying to new FK fanfiction all year round, whenever the mood strikes. We're a small, sleepy fandom at this end of history. But we're here! We're still inspired by our favorite vampire homicide cop, and his friends, enemies, lovers, coworkers, car...

When's the next game here? For now, we're on hiatus. Whether 2026 brings our 17^th round will depend on your interest. Stay tuned! ♥

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“Worth the Risk” by Calliope24 (G, gen)

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:59:20 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Worth the Risk”
Author: Calliope24
Beta-reader: LittleBlackaPony
Length: 10,340 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Secrets strain the bonds of friendship between Nick, Schanke, and Natalie.”

“Worth the Risk”

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“The Lamentable Tale of Boomer and Chartreuse” by LittleBlackaPony (G, unspecified category)

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:56:33 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “The Lamentable Tale of Boomer and Chartreuse”
Author: LittleBlackaPony
Length: 2,145 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Lacroix's credit card has been stolen. This can only bode badly for the perpetrators...but how?”

“The Lamentable Tale of Boomer and Chartreuse”

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“What Remains To Be Done” by Dlyt (T, gen)

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:49:53 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “What Remains To Be Done”
Author: Dlyt
Length: 2,211 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. Creator chose not to use archive warnings.
Summary: “Loose ends need to be tied up at the end of the third-season episode 'Ashes to Ashes.'”

“What Remains To Be Done”

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“Reconcilable Differences” by Brightknightie (T, gen)

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:44:11 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Reconcilable Differences”
Author: Brightknightie
Beta-reader: Batdina
Length: 5,272 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “When Nick is gravely injured in the line of duty, he and Natalie disagree about how far to go to save his life.”

“Reconcilable Differences”

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“Daylight” by Nicholas_Lucien (T, gen)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:54:00 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Daylight”
Author: Nicholas_Lucien
Length: 1,853 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Through multiple points in Nick's life, he is trying to change, but maybe he is not changing as much as he thinks.”

“Daylight”

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“Oh, Captain, my Captain” by WaltD (T, gen)

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:52:20 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Oh, Captain, my Captain”
Author: WaltD
Length: 875 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Stonetree and Reese have another discussion.”

“Oh, Captain, my Captain”

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“Unpacking” by SwitchbladeEyes (T, gen)

Sat, 31 May 2025 13:54:22 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Unpacking”
Author: SwitchbladeEyes
Beta-reader: TheFruitBat
Length: 11,107 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Natalie Lambert has kept her grief and guilt neatly packed away for years, only for recent events to bring everything back.”

“Unpacking”

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“Missed” by TheFruitBat (G, m/f)

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:55:16 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Missed”
Author: TheFruitBat
Beta-reader: Switchbladeeyes
Length: 1,493 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “The pain of losing her still feels fresh, even after all these centuries.”

“Missed”

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“Housekeeping” by Greerwatson (G, gen)

Thu, 29 May 2025 14:19:30 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Housekeeping”
Author: Greerwatson
Length: 1,005 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “LaCroix tidies up.”

“Housekeeping”

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“Too Old and Powerful” by PJ1228 (T, gen)

Wed, 28 May 2025 13:52:38 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Too Old and Powerful ”
Author: PJ1228
Beta-reader: Switchbladeeyes
Length: 8,662 words
Rating/Warnings: Teen and up audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Nick finds a translation of the Abarat. Will he be able to take the cure this time?”

“Too Old and Powerful”

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“Night of the Lepus” by LittleBlackaPony (G, gen)

Tue, 27 May 2025 14:33:16 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Title: “Night of the Lepus”
Author: LittleBlackaPony
Length: 2,683 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No archive warnings apply.
Summary: “Don Schanke has an awful problem at home, and it seems there is no solution to be found anywhere. That is, until his tale of woe is heard by one of Nick's friends.”

“Night of the Lepus ”

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“A Duty to Serve” by Calliope24 (G, gen)

Mon, 26 May 2025 13:40:25 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

A Duty to Serve: “A Duty to Serve”
Author: Calliope24
Beta-reader: LittleBlackaPony
Length: 1,756 words
Rating/Warnings: General audiences. No warnings apply.
Summary: “Tracy feels the call of duty during the asteroid scare.”

“A Duty to Serve”

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The 2025 Ficathon Eve Post: "Tomorrow we can be in Paris on the Seine, or in Mombasa."

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:56:38 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

FK Fic Fest 2025

fkficfest | FKFicFest A03 Collection

We're on the verge of stories! 12 new Forever Knight fanfiction tales by 10 authors are coming our way!

Lengths range from ~900 to ~11K words. We'll see procedurals, humor, songfic, episode aftermaths, and more. Tagged characters include Nick, Natalie, Lacroix, Schanke, and Janette; Stonetree, Cohen, and Reese; Tracy, Grace, and Feliks.

Stories begin releasing tomorrow, Monday, 5/26. We'll have one per day until the final "Index List" ("Closing Ceremonies") post on Saturday, 6/07. I plan to release each morning before work (Pacific Time).

Please read as many as appeal. And please be generous with your comments, kudos, and recommendations! The future of FK fanfic depends on kind interactions with authors.

Tip: When your story releases, I recommend updating its posting date from when you loaded it to when I released it. This lifts your story on the AO3 "recent" lists to reach more readers.

Thank you so much! Yay, FK! Yay, us!

Counting down...

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Countdown: The FKFicFest '25 door closes at noon Pacific Time today

Sun, 25 May 2025 13:51:46 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Yay! We currently have 12 stories by 10 authors queued!

Yesterday, Saturday, May 24, was the official deadline to post. But the collection remains open for just a few hours! If you have a piece yet to submit, please load it to our "2025_FKFicFest" AO3 subcollection ASAP. Learn how to post.

If you need help, please ask! DM, email, or reply here.

The first story releases tomorrow, Monday, May 26 (US Memorial Day). As always, we can polish on the AO3 as we wait for our stories to release. Better yet: relax, read, and enjoy!

Thank you! See you back here soon!

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Countdown: FKFicFest '25 stories come due tomorrow

Fri, 23 May 2025 14:08:30 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

Yep, tomorrow, Saturday, May 24 is the FKFicFest '25 due date. Reveals start Monday, May 26, and continue at a rate of one or two per day, as long as they last. For all the info, see our gameplay post.

The official deadline is 11:59pm Saturday (Pacific Time). Those who've played before know that I won't "lock" the collection until Sunday noon (Pacific Time). Still, it helps if everyone who plans to load a story does so on Saturday. Then I can confidently spend Sunday checking that the stories loaded as intended and building our release schedule (for example, lining up the stories to vary in length, rating, characters, etc.). You can continue editing on the AO3 until stories release!

When you're ready: Learn how to post | Post to our AO3 collection

(If you don't do AO3 for any reason, reach out about posting here on DW before the deadline. Last chance.)

Yay, new FK stories! Yay, FK fans! :-D Kudos to the authors who've already loaded stories!

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Countdown: Two days to FKFicFest '25 due date

Thu, 22 May 2025 14:06:08 GMT

Posted by: brightknightie

We have 7 stories by 6 authors queued! Wow! (Mine is still not among them.)

This year's stories come due on Saturday, May 24 in our AO3 queue. You know the drill.

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