May Trope Mayhem is a multi-fandom/original creation event open to writers, artists, and creators of all kinds! Our creators have shared their favorite tropes, and we’ve put together a list of 31, one per day through the month of May. We encourage creators to join us for this month of fun tropey mayhem.
Our goal is to promote motivation and help with habit building, so we’re encouraging authors to keep their ficlets under 1,000 words, artists to stick to making just a sketch, gif makers to only do a single image, etc., as applicable to whatever you’re making.
This event is primarily held on Tumblr, but you’re welcome to participate anywhere Duck Prints Press has an account (you can see all our current platforms here) and we’ll keep our eyes on our tag everywhere!
How can you participate? It’s easy! There’s just a few simple rules:
write a ficlet or a poem, create art, make a gif, or create any other content that you want, aligned with the prompt for the day!
post your correctly tagged fills to Tumblr, and we’ll reblog them! We’ll reskeet works on Bluesky, retoot those on Mastodon, you get the idea. Note: we do not use Twitter.
you must tag warnings such as gore, MCD, sexual content, etc., so that people can make informed decisions!
please also tag fandom and ship, so people can find what interests them!
we ask that you put the tags at the top of your post, so they’re easy to find.
if you write more than 1k words and post the whole text on Tumblr or wherever, please use a read more if the platform allows.
if you create something with NSFW content or potentially triggering material, please put the entire work under a read more.
Ping us (duckprintspress) or tag your creations “#may trope mayhem” and so we can find them! We’ll reblog all fills that follow the above rules and are posted between May 1st and June 8th, 2025. Posting starts May 1st!
If you post to AO3, you can also add them to our collection there!
You don’t have to sign up for May Trope Mayhem, just post your fills. You don’t have to be a member of the Press nor do you have to be following us. You don’t have to be part of a specific fandom. We’re open to all ships, genres, formats, ratings, kinks, etc.! You can post whatever properly tagged content you want. You don’t have to post fills on the corresponding day, though we ask that if you’re creating for a day that hasn’t happened yet, please wait for that day to post.
MAY TROPE MAYHEM Prompt List Text Version:
Fairy Tale Fusion
Bachelor Auction
Stowaway
Superhero x Supervillain
Inherited Blessing or Curse
Tiny Adorable Eldritch Horror
Love Triangle to Polyamory
Wardrobe Malfunction
Body Guard Character
Fake Dating
Ghost Love Interest
Idiots to Lovers
Unresolved Sexual Tension* (*resolved)
“Who did this to you?”
Character is Conveniently Unrecognizable in Glasses
Breaking the 4th Wall
Time Loop
Wing Grooming
Accidental Summoning
Language Barrier
The House is Alive
Pet Acquisition
A+ Parenting
Mentor and Mentee
Amnesia
Body Swap
Royal x Knight
Second Chance with a Former Love
Identity Porn
Accidental Baby Acquisition
Magical Familiar
If anyone has writing prompts for the ship Merlin/Knights of Camelot, please share them with me! I really want to write a fic with that ship, but don’t have any ideas for the premise right now. I will be forever grateful!
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Éomer Éadig/Faramir (Son of Denethor II), Aragorn | Estel/Éomer Éadig/Faramir (Son of Denethor II) Characters: Faramir (Son of Denethor II), Éomer Éadig, Aragorn | Estel Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Post-War of the Ring, Aragorn is King of Gondor, Éomer and Faramir are married, Éomer and Faramir are the Kings of Rohan, Minas Tirith, Burns, Chronic Pain, Because his father tried to burn him alive, Caring Éomer, Bold Éomer Éadig, Flirting, Embarrassment, Soft Éomer Éadig, Men Crying, LOTR men are the best, Bathing/Washing, Scars, Faramir has Chronic Pain, no toxic masculinity here!, Magic, The hands of a King are the hands of a healer, Kissing, Anal Sex, Eventual Smut, Fluff and Smut, POV Faramir Summary:
Faramir has chronic pain after being burnt alive by his father. When Aragorn finds out, the King insists on trying to help heal him. This leads to Faramir and Éomer telling Aragorn their feelings for him, and the three of them end up in bed together.
"Daddy, why do you only have one leg when Mommy has two?"
Hello! This request was written by @astrid-foreverythingelse! Hope you enjoy!
“Daddy, why do you only have one leg when Mommy has two?”
Hiccup looked up from the vegetables he was chopping into the curious eyes of his daughter across from him. A piece of parchment with a crude drawing of sheep in a pasture lay forgotten in front of her. However, the charcoal remained in her hand as she absentmindedly fiddled with it, waiting patiently for her father’s response.
Hiccup glanced down at his prosthetic and then back to his daughter. “I have two legs! See?” he said, stepping around the table and dancing in a small circle.
Zephyr laughed. “No, Daddy! How come Mommy has two normal legs and you have a metal one!”
“Well, I’d hardly call your mother’s legs normal,” he joked, earning him a punch in the arm from his wife. She scooped up some of the vegetables and playfully glared at him, crossing the room to the firepit as Hiccup massaged his sore arm.
“Daddy,” Zephyr insisted through giggles. “Uncle Tuffie said a troll took it ‘acuz you wouldn’t give him a buckle off your s’irt. Is that true?”
Astrid snorted over by the firepit, and Hiccup rolled his eyes. “You’re absolutely right Zephyr,” Astrid said before Hiccup could say a word. “Your Daddy loves his shirt buckles so much that he let a troll take his leg instead of losing one.”
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rare vent art from a few months ago
I’m so excited for this!! Maybe I’ll actually finish some of my Mercelot fics this time 😅
✨starting MAY 25th to MAY 31st✨
FOR FANFIC WRITERS - prompts and/or themes:
Day 1: “it took you almost 4 years to fully trust me, and it took you all of one minute to stop.” + Lancelot Du Lac episode AU
Day 2: “do you not get it? we don't ever get a happy ending, we don't ever go home!” + hurt/comfort
Day 3: “whether you like it or not, i’m not giving up on you” + pre-season 4 AU
Day 4: “i will be the greatest loss of your life” + humor
Day 5: “what about me?” + the darkest hour AU
Day 6: bamf!lancelot + angst
Day 7: free day + au of your choice
there is an ao3 collection under the name which can be found here “mercelot week 2025” - if you wish to add your fics
please put the day and prompt in your summary if posting to ao3.
reminder: merlin/lancelot do not need to be the one to say the line or be the things exactly! and the + means and/or. these are mostly for inspiration alone. if you would like to just write the quote for day one, for example, and not use the au, then that's perfectly fine.
FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS - quotes and/or themes:
Day 1: “somewhere between the night we met and the day you left, there was love, so much love.” + red
Day 2: parallels + orange
Day 3: au + yellow
Day 4: “it’s strange. i felt less lonely when i didn’t know you.” + green
Day 5: song lyrics + blue
Day 6: favorite poem + purple
Day 7: free day + rainbow
rules:
must be posted on tumblr so i can reblog!
please tag your posts as #mercelotweek2025 and/or tag this account directly.
NSFW is allowed, just please tag appropriately.
have fun and enjoy yourself! this week is all about supporting each other and sharing your work!
questions, concerns, or just wanna talk? you can dm or send asks at this account or my main @bellamyblakru
In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.
P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3
EDIT: Well this got a lot of attention! I got a few users asking to print or repost my art and I am unimaginably grateful to everyone's interest, especially since it's a really simple drawing I made on a whim haha! Anyone who is looking to print these out to hang or hand out or repost on another platform is free to do so, although I ask you to credit me and let people know it's from my Tumblr profile! If anyone wishes to do anything else with my art or post and wants to clarify what I consent to then they can message me privately and I'll explain! <333 all my love to my queer siblings
Because I certainly do, and I love every single one of them and their work.
I read your headcanon about Percival being a pagan without magic and I just couldn’t stop thinking about the crew going on a quest, or what not, and Percival doing some sort of ritual/prayer to honour Emrys and Merlin just standing their dying of embarrassment.
CF: omg, omg, omg. I had to write it. It’s glorious. Admittedly, I had to write it twice bc the first attempt got wayyyyy too long but still. Here you go:
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Hey everyone! I write for a variety of fandoms, and thought I'd make a masterlist to help promote some of my work! If you like any of my stuff, let me know! I love reading comments, even though I'm bad at responding to them.
THE QUARRY:
If I Seem Dangerous, Would You Be Scared? (Dylan/Ryan) INCOMPLETE WIP
X-MEN:
We Fear That Which We Cannot Understand (Charles Xavier & Darwin)
Dialed Up To Eleven (Charles Xavier/Eric Lehnsherr)
Silk and Lace (In Black and Red) Can Drive a Man Right Off His Head (Charles Xavier/Eric Lehnsherr) INCOMPLETE WIP
DOCTOR WHO:
Would You Like To Stay For Dinner? (Would You Like To Stay Forever?) (Tenth Doctor/Martha Jones/Jack Harkness) INCOMPLETE WIP
BALDUR'S GATE 3:
Their First Night of Many (Astarion/Gale, Bloodweave)
A Quiet Evening (Astarion/Gale, Bloodweave)
You Need Not Face The Darkness Alone (Astarion & Gale, pre-slash)
DUMBGEONS AND DRAGONS (PODCAST):
Together, We Can Weather The Storm (Thia Amastacia/Flint Firebeard/Nulara Moonbrook)
The End of the End, and the Beginning of a Beginning (Thia Amastacia/Flint Firebeard/Nulara Moonbrook)
BBC MERLIN:
Just Another Monday (Merlin/Lancelot, Mercelot)
Secret Keeper (Merlin/Lancelot, Mercelot)
Guilt and Ghosts (Merlin/Lancelot, Mercelot) INCOMPLETE
Nightmares (Merlin/Lancelot/Gwaine, Merwaincelot)
Death of an Immortal (Merlin/Lancelot, Mercelot) Temporary Character Death
Camping (Gwaine & Everyone (except Arthur), Platonic, pre-slash)
LORD OF THE RINGS:
The King's Bathhouse (Éomer/Faramir, Éomer/Faramir/Aragorn)
Comfort In The Dark (Éomer/Faramir)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON:
To Dance Beneath The Stars (Bruno Madrigal/Hiccup Haddock, slash or platonic, crossover)
ENCANTO:
To Dance Beneath The Stars (Bruno Madrigal/Hiccup Haddock, slash or platonic, crossover)
If The Sky Comes Falling Down (Bruno Madrigal & Mirabel Madrigal, platonic) INCOMPLETE
FANTASTIC BEASTS:
Pure of Heart (Newt Scamander & his creatures)
CRIMINAL MINDS:
Career Day (Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid) INCOMPLETE
Would You Be My Safe Space? (Spencer Reid & Jason Gideon, Spencer Reid & Penelope Garcia, platonic, wingfic) COMPLETE, but the first in an INCOMPLETE series
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE:
Injured...Yet Again (Peter Parker & Tony Stark & Pepper Potts)
Studying The (Actual) Civil War Sucks (Peter Parker & Tony Stark)
Under Open Skies (Perhaps We Can Heal) (Clint Barton/James "Bucky" Barnes) INCOMPLETE
ORIGINAL WORKS:
Mirror Image (poetry)
My entry for June 27, prompt: kidnapping