Once again, July is over, and so are our Summer/Winter Holidays for this year. (We’re a bit late closing this time thanks to Real Life™ striking - sorry!) We've had a host of fabulous entries again, and I hope you all had fun. Many thanks to all the participants, to everyone who is reading/viewing and commenting, and in particular to our intrepid pinch-hitters!

Everyone's free to crosspost their entries now, and let me use this opportunity to remind you that there's a Winter Companions collection over at AO3 - feel free to add all your wintercompanion entries!

Anyway, here is our masterlist for this year's Summer/Winter Holidays. Time to get caught up - or start reading/viewing! As usual, you can also find all the entries under the challenge: summer holidays tag, or just click here.

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( fanmix )

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Title: Infinite Variations
Author: wojelah
Prompt: 15 - longing, walking, entrance, Bach - Goldberg Variations
Rating: T
Pairing: Jack/Any Doctor
Spoilers/warnings: none

Summary: “Dearest, do play me one of my Variations.” It solike a request. He’s been here long enough to know it isn't.

( Infinite Variations )

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Title: Find Ourselves Anew
Author: trobadora
Prompt: 14 - serenity, running, god, Greensleeves
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Thirteenth Doctor/Jack Harkness
Spoilers/warnings: general spoilers for the series 10 finale
A/N: I originally had a different story planned for this fest. But after the announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor, I couldn't resist.

Summary: The Doctor scrunched up her nose. "You're not going to like this." - AU before the final scene of The Doctor Falls: the TARDIS lands somewhere else instead, and the Doctor eventually regenerates alone. This is what happens next.

( Find Ourselves Anew )

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Title: Sharing a Sweet Lavender Scone
Author: mahmfic
Prompt: 13 - hatred, eating, formula, Beethoven's "Fur Elise"
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jack/Twelve
Spoilers/warnings: Modern Day au. Bakery au. Pre-slash. Some dialogue lifted from Doctor Who.
A/N: This is part of my Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls series. You don't have to read previous parts to understand this one (I hope), but it may help. And a trillion thanks to the mods. I had a lot of rl issues come up and they were gracious enough to accept this after I turned it in very, very, very, very, very late.

Summary: The Doctor need alone time and was busy trying not dying in his video game. Then Jack Harkness comes to his bakery and steals his scone.

( They were in the beginning of the usual lull... )

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Title: Untitled
Artist: mekare
Prompt: 12 - amusement, planting, garden, Mary Had A Little Lamb
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jack/Tenth Doctor
Spoilers/warnings: None (in so far that I think Jack inherently implies a warning for being prone to take off his clothes at any given moment)
Type of Artwork: Traditional, pastels

Summary: The Doctor actually only wanted to relax with a nice book in his (apparently not so) secret garden on the Tardis. Jack had other ideas.




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Title: Jack Harkness and the Lilliputians
Author: beesandbrews
Prompt: 11 - joy, waiting, key, alphabet song
Rating: T
Pairing: Jack/Nine
Spoilers/warnings: Some violent imagery

Summary: A lads' day out doesn't go exactly as planned. After the TARDIS experiences a cataclysmic system failure, she is sucked into a wormhole. The Doctor is injured. The TARDIS is out of commission, and Jack must rely on the kindness of strangers if he is to get them all home.

( Jack Harkness and the Lilliputians )

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Title: contentment- ‘a state of happiness or satisfaction’
Author: meatball42
Prompt: 10 - contentment, reading, chamber, Brahms' "Lullaby"
Rating: M
Pairing: Jack/Any Doctor
Spoilers/warnings: Dark! Imprisonment, torture, unreliable narrator (I am bad at warning for things, anyone with advice encouraged to make suggestions)
A/N: I recommend listening to this song while reading, for atmosphere.

Summary: The secret room was the place Jack went to feel at peace, detached from the savagery and cruelty of the universe.

( contentment - a state of happiness or satisfaction )

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Title: Magic Carpet Ride
Author: wojelah
Prompt: 9 - confusion, flying, queen, “Pata Pata” - Miriam Makeba
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack/Thirteenth Doctor
Spoilers/warnings: none

Summary: Jack likes Ephenia. He also likes the shape of the Ephenian dancing a few rows in.

( Read more... )

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Title: Untitled
Artist: antares04a
Prompt: 8 - anger, singing, book, Orff - "Carmina Burana"
Rating: G
Pairing: Ten/Jack
Spoilers/warnings: none
Type of Artwork: Digital artwork

Summary: While listening to the 'Carmina Burana', the Doctor and Jack have a slight disagreement and the Doctor gets angry.




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Title: Secret Lairs and Invitations
Author: navaan
Prompt: 7 - sorrow, kissing, lair, Gypsy Kings - Volare
Rating: G
Pairing: Ten/Jack
Spoilers/warnings: none

Summary: Jack had a long, very Torchwood day. Maybe he's up for a trip anyway.

( Secret Lairs and Invitations )

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Title: Not a proper governess
Author: lilithangel (lilithbint)
Prompt: 6 - love, sewing, recipe, Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins)
Rating: PG13
Characters: The Doctor (twelfth), Jack, Missy, OCs
Spoilers/warnings: spoilers for series ten

Summary: The Doctor wants Missy to make amends while the guilt is still strong. They go looking for Jack as one of the few survivors of her previous regenerations.

( Not a proper governess )

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Title: Learning to Run Underwater
Author: deancas91190dc
Prompt: 5 - exhaustion, diving, organization, Aural vampire - Freeze
Rating: Teen/PG-13/T
Pairing: Jack/Twelfth Doctor
Spoilers/warnings: Contains non-specific references to torture, past trauma. Slight spoilers for all seasons of Torchwood, and anything involving the Tenth or Twelfth Doctors.
AN: First of a twelve part series, will feature more secret organization, more exhaustion, and more actual diving as the parts progress.

Summary: Jack can't die. But that doesn't mean he can't drown.

( Learning to Run Underwater )

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Title: live forever.
Artist: mahmfic
Prompt: 4 - disgust, opening, project, It's A Small World After All
Rating: R for cursing
Pairing: Doctor/Jack
Spoilers/warnings: none
Type of Artwork: Fanmix
Summary: A Rock/Rap fusion mix of the Doctor and Jack and their complicated relationship. It's more from Jack's perspective.

( live forever. )

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Title: Between
Author: auroracloud
Prompt: 3 - ambivalence, preaching, child, Anita Mui - Bad Girl
Rating: R
Pairing: 10th Doctor/Jack Harkness
Spoilers/warnings: Only spoilers for Doctor Who S3 and vaguely Torchwood S2. Includes references to Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones.
Notes: Many thanks to alafaye for beta!

Summary: It was a moment when Jack didn't want to hear the TARDIS materializing behind him.

( Between )

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Title: You can thank me, some other time.
Author: beesandbrews
Beta with thanks, by: anonymous
Prompt: 2 - mischief, jumping, hideout, Proclaimers - Five Hundred Miles
Rating: all ages, contains actions and behaviour consistent with the characterisation of Jack Harkness and various incarnations of the Doctor.
Pairing/Characters: Jack Harkness, the 3rd Doctor, Jo Grant, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, (past Jack/9th Doctor)
Word Count: ~ 4400
Spoilers/warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction. No copyright infringement is intended.

Summary: Jack finally catches up with the Doctor. The problem is, he's not the man Jack thought he was going to be. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. A crisis is still brewing, a pretty girl is still at the Doctor's side, and Jack still has a job to do, whether he wants to or not.

( You can thank me, some other time. )

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Title: The Stillness Here
Author: dustlines
Beta: waffleguppies
Prompt: 1: fear, talking, code, Cesaria Evora - Tiempo y Silencio
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jack Harkness/10th Doctor
Words: 3,268
Genre: Hurt/Comfort
Spoilers: General spoilers for Torchwood: Miracle Day, and Tennant-era Doctor Who
Author's Note: I interpret the Doctor as existing somewhere on the ace spectrum, but in my view, this is still absolutely a romance.

Summary: Set after Miracle Day. In a quiet, safe space, the Doctor and Jack help each other cope with the losses they have suffered.

( The Stillness Here )

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Nine years running - wow, we're having a special anniversary coming up next year, don't we?

But before we look ahead in time (alas, your mods lack a TARDIS or vortex manipulator to actually make the jump), let's look at the NOW: Round Nine is here!

For those who are new: we have a terrific group of authors and artists who have spent the last month creating works for a special set of 15 prompts, and now it's time to showcase them, one by one - and to let you all loose on them as well!

This year's theme? Inspired by the Emoji Bots in a recent episode, we're getting all emotional this time! Because it doesn't matter what the emotion in question, if it involves the Doctor and Jack, you can bet it will be intense. :D

Each prompt contains an emotion, an action, a secret and a piece of music. (All of the music should be easily googleable.) How much of those prompts you use, and how you interpret them - as usual for this fest, it's all up to you.

Every creator was assigned one of the prompts, and we'll be posting their works over the course of the month. In addition, for the whole month of July, all of these prompts are open for anyone in the comm to write or create to. As usual with Winter Companions challenges, you can interpret any of these however you like. You're not required to use all of your prompts - they're just meant as something to get your ideas flowing. :)

Please let our authors and artists know you appreciate their work! And while you're at it, we hope you'll offer some of your own. Come and join our party!

The prompt groups are listed below, and they're all open for the taking. There's no particular order to them, and you can post your responses any day this month.

( Here's this year's prompt list: )

The first showcased entry will be up in a moment - enjoy!

As a gentle reminder, please don't crosspost stories for this challenge elsewhere until the challenge closes about one month from now. Thank you!

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Hello, everyone! It's that time of year again - Summer/Winter Holidays are about to start, for the ninth time now! It's one of my favourite times of the year - it's been a fantastic fest every single time, with so many wonderful submissions. So let's do it again - and for a small change, let's do it on LJ and DW this year! (Yes, this means we're crossposting everything.)

As usual, here's the deal:

Summer/Winter Holidays Round 9

Every year, during the entire month of July we're throwing a Doctor/Jack party here at wintercompanion (and wintercompanion). During that month, we post new fic and art created to a prompt list kept secret until the month starts. On 1 July, we start posting the created works, and all of the prompts are open for anyone in the comm. Each year, it's been a great opportunity to showcase the really fantastic stuff you all create.

So here's what we're looking for:

• up to 15 writers willing and excited to write at least 500 words of Doctor/Jack based on specific prompts, to be finished and submitted by 25 June


• up to 15 artists interested in producing a Doctor/Jack-centric work (wallpapers, icons, banners, drawings, vids, etc.) based on specific prompts, to be finished and submitted by 25 June

(As usual, prompts can be interpreted as strictly or loosely as you like.)

Interested? In the comments, leave us a note telling us:

your name,

your email address, and

whether you're interested in creating fic or art!

We'll email you our secret list of prompts, and you'll pick your top three choices. Once we have everyone's choices, we'll assign everyone a prompt - we'll do our best to match you with your first choice, but we can't promise.

Sign-ups will be open until 28 May - they'll close when it's no longer the 28th anywhere in the world, and assignments will go out no later than 31 May.

Of course we always have a need for pinch hitters for art and fic - life has a way of happening. Let us know if you're willing to join the ranks of those lifesavers! And if you're willing to beta, please check out our beta volunteer post (LJ | DW) to leave your information.

It doesn't matter if you're new to the comm or if you've been here since the beginning. Anyone and everyone is welcome! Feel free to spread the word - the more the merrier. :D

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