OK, guys...here's your April challenge!
I thought this would be a good theme considering that some of us here have just celebrated Easter, a holiday all about redemption and second chances.
Many times we delve into universes that are twisted mirrors of the one we know and love, and see the evil undersides of the characters that we consider heroes.
I'd like to put a twist on that. How would you like the chance to redeem a villain? Instead of looking at a good guy's evil twin, your job is to write a story focusing on a bad guy's GOOD twin. What would it take to make your bad guy turn into a guy who really IS good instead of just faking it? What is it in that character that could have been, in a different universe or with a different set of choices? What is the character you choose like, when s/he lives according to good instead of evil? How does that affect the lives around them, or anything else?
Your bad guy may be a canon baddie, or one who's "canon" in your fanfic universe.
You must make the central character you choose a TRUE good guy--he or she doesn't get to fake it.
Make this story as personal or as universal as you like...just redeem one villain, and make us really and truly believe it.
RULES:
Entries are due 30 April at 11 PM Central Daylight Time. (Not to be confused with CET--different time zone entirely!)
ONE entry only per contestant. Only submit when you're sure which one you want to enter!
You have 5000 words to play with.
Good luck!
(I won't be entering this time, because AU Dukat is the main character of one of my universes. I want to see what others do, exploring the good twins of villains!)
I thought this would be a good theme considering that some of us here have just celebrated Easter, a holiday all about redemption and second chances.
Many times we delve into universes that are twisted mirrors of the one we know and love, and see the evil undersides of the characters that we consider heroes.
I'd like to put a twist on that. How would you like the chance to redeem a villain? Instead of looking at a good guy's evil twin, your job is to write a story focusing on a bad guy's GOOD twin. What would it take to make your bad guy turn into a guy who really IS good instead of just faking it? What is it in that character that could have been, in a different universe or with a different set of choices? What is the character you choose like, when s/he lives according to good instead of evil? How does that affect the lives around them, or anything else?
Your bad guy may be a canon baddie, or one who's "canon" in your fanfic universe.
You must make the central character you choose a TRUE good guy--he or she doesn't get to fake it.
Make this story as personal or as universal as you like...just redeem one villain, and make us really and truly believe it.
RULES:
Entries are due 30 April at 11 PM Central Daylight Time. (Not to be confused with CET--different time zone entirely!)
ONE entry only per contestant. Only submit when you're sure which one you want to enter!
You have 5000 words to play with.
Good luck!
(I won't be entering this time, because AU Dukat is the main character of one of my universes. I want to see what others do, exploring the good twins of villains!)
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This will be tricky.
