Candy Bar Crunch #12, Strawberry #5, Starfruit #4 - Gasoline

Title: Gasoline
Summary: The best laid plans...
Timeline: August 2035 - Penn is 22.
Challenge: Candy Bar Crunch #12 (elbow grease), Strawberry #5 (bucket), Starfruit #4 (it’s all Greek to me)
Extra: Pocky
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG

( Penn remembered watching his dad work on the family car when he was younger. )

Candy Bar Crunch #13, Starfruit #16, Strawberry #30 - Falling Down

Title: Falling Down
Summary: How Faith and Chloe’s friendship started.
Timeline: September 2023 - Faith and Chloe are 7.
Challenge: Candy Bar Crunch #13 (by the skin of your teeth), Starfruit #16 (it seemed like a good idea at the time), Strawberry #30 (pillow)
Extra: Pocky
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 86
Rating: G

( Really, it hadn’t seemed so complicated when they planned it out.  )

Strawberry #3, Cookies N Cream #5, Peanut Butter #3 - Fireflies

Title: Fireflies
Summary: Brianna was about the only family member Oz felt any warmth for.
Timeline: July 1990 - Oz is 4, Brianna is 1.
Challenge: Strawberry #3 (fireflies), Cookies N’ Cream #5 (catch), Peanut Butter #3 (wind/air)
Extra: Pocky
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

( One of Oz’s earliest memories of Brianna was helping her toddle along the back yard )

Strawberry #6, Cookies n Cream, Molasses - If I Could Turn Back Time

Title: If I Could Turn Back Time
Summary: Faith deals with the death of her first pet.
Timeline: March 2021 - Faith is 5.
Challenge: Strawberry #6 (pocket watch), Cookies n’ Cream #9 (wait), Molasses #17 (death sentence)
Extra: Pocky, Malt (Summer Challenge - “the illusion of life”)
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 89
Rating: G

( She didn’t understand that Llama was gone for good. )

Strawberry #25, Molasses #24 - So Bad

Title: So Bad
Summary: Chloe definitely got her creativity from her bio daddy.
Timeline: February 2031 - Andy is 47, Chloe is 15.
Challenge: Strawberry #25 (thread), Molasses #24 (one size fits all)
Extra: Pocky
Topping: Rainbow Sprinkles
Word Count: 94
Rating: G

( Andy could vividly remember when Chloe decided she was going to start making her own clothes. )

Chocolate #2, Strawberry Banan #2 - Teenagers

Title: Teenagers
Summary: There’s supposed to be love between siblings?
Timeline: May 2032 - Faith is 16, Penn is 19.
Challenge: Strawberry Banana #2 (inside joke), Chocolate #2 (rivalry),
Word Count: 153
Rating: PG-13

( "Why'd you steal the last root beer?" )

Strawberry #8, Strawberry Banana #28 with Sprinkles and Banana - Lost Horizons

Title: Lost Horizons
Summary: Zachery isn’t exactly jealous of his brother. Not exactly.
Timeline: September 2011 - Zachery is 29.
Challenge:Strawberry #8 (signpost), Strawberry Banana #28 (procrastination)
Topping:Rainbow Sprinkles
Extra: Banana
Word Count: 385
Rating: G

( It's not that Zachery disagreed with the choices his brother had made. )

Strawberry #26, STrawberry Banana #12, Candy Bar Crunch #17 - Stranger In A Strange Land

Title: Stranger in a Strange Land
Summary: How Oz and Jakob ‘met’.
Timeline: March 2002 - Oz and Jakob are 16.
Challenge: Strawberry #26 (rug), Strawberry Banana #12 (backrub), Candy Bar Crunch #17 (out of my hair)
Topping: Whipped cream
Word Count: 1,341
Rating: PG-13

( "I was just, um... looking for the front door." )

Strawberry Banana #23 - Painting Flowers

Title: Painting Flowers
Summary: Rayne usually only focuses on the simple things in life.
Timeline: July 2019 - Rayne is 31.
Challenge: Strawberry Banana #23 (picking berries)
Word Count: 451
Rating: PG

( Rayne wasn't quite sure if she could call it her garden. )

Chocolate #5, Candy Bar Crunch #11, Soy #8 - Won't Back Down

Title: Won’t Back Down
Summary: Chloe’s first fight isn’t exactly graceful.
Timeline: September 2021 - Chloe is 5.
Challenge: Chocolate #5 (mercy), Candy Bar Crunch #11 (turn up your nose), Soy #8 (quick fix)
Extra: Malt (Summer Challenge - ‘One. Two. Three. Boom.), Pocky
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG

( It's not like Chloe hadn't given Kenneth some chances to make it better. )

Starfruit #28 - Five Years

Title: Five Years
Summary: The "put your music player on shuffle and write a drabble for each song that comes up" meme as applied to the characters of Phase.
Timeline: These aren’t at all in chronological order. They span from 1998 to 2017.
Challenge: Starfruit #28 (if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all)
Word Count: 781
Rating: PG-13

 

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Starfruit #11, Strawberry #14, Soy #12 - Feel Good Drag

Title: Feel Good Drag
Summary: Happy birthday to Angie.
Timeline: April 2003 - Angie is 16.
Challenge: Starfruit #11 (don’t make me laugh), Strawberry #14 (stairs), Soy #12 (rumor)
Word Count: 615
Rating: PG-13

( "So, are you?" )

Soy #13, Starfruit #14 - Welcome to the Family

Title: Welcome to the Family
Summary: Chloe convinces Andy to take on one last apprentice.
Timeline: September 2032 - Chloe is 16, Andy is 48.
Challenge: Soy #13 (the arrival of help when in need), Starfruit #14 (show them who’s boss)
Word Count: 289
Rating: G

( "Tell me about him." )

Chocolate #10, Starfruit #1 - The Way You Make Me Feel

Title: The Way You Make Me Feel
Summary: Kurt notices seven things about Chloe before he realizes that he’s in love with her.
Timeline: July 2035 - Chloe and Kurt are 19.
Challenge: Chocolate #10 (awe), Starfruit #1 (somebody pinch me)
Word Count:  894
Rating:  PG

( At first, Kurt thought she was just really tall. )

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Title: Blame Me
Summary: Adrianna loses her first patient.
Timeline: May 2015 - Adrianna is 26, Andy is 31.
Challenge: Soy #2 (trying to please everyone), Candy Bar Crunch #20 (belly up), Chocolate #21 (luck)
Word Count: 444
Rating: PG

( "It was a little boy." )

Chocolate #17, Candy Bar Crunch #19, Starfruit #13, with Whipped Cream - Shiver

Title: Shiver
Summary: Oz really is a bad influence.
Timeline: March 2002 - Oz and Jakob are 16.
Challenge: Chocolate #17 (freedom), Candy Bar Crunch #19 (both feet on the ground), Starfruit #13 (that’s gotta hurt)
Topping: Whipped cream
Word Count: 678
Rating: R

( "Stay with me." )

Chocolate #30, Candy Bar Crunch #26, Soy #15, with Whipped Cream - I Can Dream

Title: I Can Dream
Summary: Oz and Jakob have a study date.
Timeline: April 2002 - Oz and Jakob are 16.
Challenge: Chocolate #30 (joy), Candy Bar Crunch #26 (off the top of my head), Soy #15 (innovation)
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 391
Rating: PG

( "we could be doing much more interesting things with our weekend." )

Candy Bar Crunch #6, Starfruit #27, Strawberry #2 with Pocky - Things I'll Never Say

Title: Things I’ll Never Say
Summary: Chastity’s thoughts on class participation.
Timeline: October 2035 - Chastity is 17.
Challenge: Candy Bar Crunch #6 (head in the clouds), Starfruit #27 (my lips are sealed), Strawberry #2 (curtains)
Extra: Pocky
Word Count: 95
Rating: G

( It's not that Chastity was stupid. )

Soy #11, Candy Bar Crunch #27, Strawberry #28 with Pocky - One Foot Wrong

Title: One Foot Wrong
Summary: Never piss off Faith. Ever.
Timeline: February 2031 - Faith is 15.
Challenge: Soy #11 (unsubstantiated), Strawberry #28 (waves), Candy Bar Crunch #27 (splitting hairs)
Extra: Pocky
Word Count: 98
Rating: PG-13

( It all started when Faith accidentally said something mean. )

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Title: Cause I Can
Summary: Just like Chloe taught her, Grace will do anything to get what she wants.
Timeline: September 2035 - Grace is 12.
Challenge: Soy #1 (brown nose), Starfruit #2 (two can play that game), Candy Bar Crunch #18 (a leg to stand on)
Extra: Malt (Summer Challenge - Your efforts will be worthwhile)
Word Count: 482
Rating: G

( Unsurpisingly, Grace was competitive. )

Strawberry Banana #25, Chocolate #8 with Sprinkles and Whipped Cream - Whistle For The Chior

Title: Whistle for the Choir
Summary: Sunset did always have odd ways of showing her affection.
Timeline: June 1998 - Sunset is 16, Damian is 17.
Challenge: Strawberry Banana #25 (sleeping in), Chocolate #8 (appreciation)
Toppings: Sprinkles, Whipped Cream
Word Count: 555
Rating:  PG

( "...Hello?" )

Strawberry #27, Soy #7, Chocolate #22 with Pocky and Whipped Cream - Younglife

Title: Younglife
Summary: Angie helps Sarah get ready for her first day of school.
Timeline: September 1994 - Sarah is 5, Angie is 7.
Challenge: Strawberry #27 (ribbon), Chocolate #22 (anticipation), Soy #7 (bonding over similar experiences)
Topping: Whipped Cream
Extra: Pocky
Word Count: 100
Rating: G

( "Love you, Sissy." )

Chocolate #16 - People Got A Lot Of Nerve

Title: People Got a Lot of Nerve
Summary: Adrianna never really realized exactly how much money Oz has.
Timeline: December 2012 - Adrianna is 23, Oz is 26.
Challenge: Chocolate #16 (pride)
Word Count: 910
Rating: PG

( "Grants and their damn pride." )