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SMASH! Blurb Competition Winner 2015

The winner of the 2015 Blurb Competition is truth2teatold with their entry "mahou shoujo mokushiroku".

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Thanks to everyone who entered. I hope you consider joining in more of the SMASH! writing challenges and competitions next year.

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2015 SMASH! Fanfiction Competition Master Post

SMASH! 2015 Fanfiction Competition is now close to online voting.

We have 20 entries across 14 fandoms from 16 authors.

Thank you to all the authors who participated and the people who took the time to vote.

Happy reading! ^_^

Category 1: <1000 words
Winner: * Let Death Come [Baccano!] by Night
* Table for Two [Tokyo Ghoul] by natsubaki 
* Beautiful Smile [Naruto] by PikaFlash
* Savarin [Tokyo Ghoul/Tokyo Ghoul :re] by natsubaki 
* Primal Instinct [Axis Powers Hetalia] by fanfic-she-wrote
* Compare and Contrast [Tokyo Ghoul] by suzakuXeuphemia
* Destroyer of Time [D.Gray-man] by arcticdragon
* a cautionary tale [Tokyo Ghoul] by kurohswife
Top score: 32.67

Category 2: >1000 words
Winner: * warped genesis [Tokyo Ghoul] by kurohswife
Judges' Choice: * Lesser of Two Evils [Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji] by Thugisa
* The Entertainer's Handbook [D.Gray-man] by arcticdragon
* You and Me (and Him) [Naruto] by fangirlandiknowit
* young and beautiful [GANGSTA] by arcangelos
* to those who succumb to fate [Princess Tutu] by truth2teatold
* The day you gave to me. [Persona 3] by BIT Necromancer
* Behind the Clouds [Naruto/One Piece/Fairy Tail/Bleach] by librastar
* The Blood of Legends [Fire Emblem: Awakening] by Commander Freddy
* It All Comes Down to Animals [NO. 6] by MadHatterNO.7
* comfortable routines [Love Live!] by kurohswife
* azimuthal projection [Haikyuu!!] by pyrophane
Top score: 34.67

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[2015] The Entertainer's Handbook (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: The Entertainer's Handbook
Rating: PG
Prompt: “What they do not realise – and what you must realise – is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions” – Brandon Sanderson’s “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Fandom/Series: D.Gray-Man
Word Count: 1,190
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Lesson 1: A performer is only an entertainer in front of an audience.

Allen Walker is Mana's creation, General Cross refines the idea, but Allen is his own character.

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[2015] warped genesis (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: warped genesis
Rating: PG
Prompt: “How far from animals are we really?” – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: Tokyo Ghoul
Word Count: 1418
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
That hunted predator who tastes the forbidden ambrosia, to a hellish existence is condemned.

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[2015] You and Me (and Him) (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: You and Me (and Him)
Rating: PG
Prompt: “How far from animals are we really?“ – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: Naruto
Word Count: 4,963
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
With the seal weakening, Naruto doesn't have much time left until the Kyuubi breaks loose and swallows him whole. Sasuke won't stand for it.

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[2015] young and beautiful (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: young and beautiful
Rating: PG
Prompt: “What they do not realise – and what you must realise – is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions” – Brandon Sanderson’s “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Fandom/Series: GANGSTA.
Word Count: 6,001
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
(TheGreatGatsby!AU) In which Alex deserves much, much more, but gains too little and Nicolas— Nicolas is just Nicolas, who Alex is quite sure, she has never met before.

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[2015] to those who succumb to fate (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: to those who succumb to fate
Rating: PG
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom: Princess Tutu
Words: 6900
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Or: there are some fates that you can’t accept. Especially not fates where you fail to protect anyone.

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[2015] The day you gave to me (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: The day you gave to me
Rating: PG
Prompt: “What they do not realise – and what you must realise – is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions” – Brandon Sanderson’s “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Fandom/Series: Persona 3
Word Count: 1599
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creators.
Summary:
It's a dark and stormy morning. There's a typhoon outside and Minato is trying to enjoy it while it lasts.No such luck though. Maybe a surprise visitor can put an end to his dark mood.

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[2015] Behind the Clouds (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: Behind the Clouds
Rating: PG
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom/Series: Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail and Bleach crossover
Word Count: 6072
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s) - Eichiiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo and Hiro Mashima.
Summary:
Four worlds, four heroines, one heart. A tribute to the beloved ladies of the ‘Big 4’ shonen manga.

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[2015] The Blood of Legends (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title:The Blood of Legends
Rating: PG
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom/Series: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Word Count: 2,429
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
In the final days of Grima’s conquest, it is all Lucina can do to hold onto hope. With her last chance at saving the world approaching, she must remember the reason she is fighting in the first place if she hopes to succeed.

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[2015] Lesser of Two Evils (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: Lesser of Two Evils
Rating: PG
Prompt: “What they do not realise – and what you must realise – is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions” – Brandon Sanderson’s “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Fandom/Series: Black Butler
Word Count: 4,067
Disclaimer: I do not own Black Butler or any of its characters, all creative rights belong to Yana Toboso, and I make no profit.
Summary:
Claude's strange behaviour sparks Alois' suspicions, which are only further fueled by his sudden disappearance. Turning to Ciel and Sebastian for help, the three of them discover the truth behind Claude's previous contract, and the danger it has placed him in.

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[2015] It All Comes Down to Animals (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: It All Comes Down to Animals
Rating: PG
Prompt: “How far from animals are we really?” – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: NO.6
Word Count: 1863
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Shion wasn’t innocent. He had taken away someone’s life to protect. Now, here he was again, holding a gun and killed for the exact same reason.

Because in the end, they're all animals trying to protect.

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[2015] comfortable routines (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: comfortable routines
Rating: G
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom/Series: Love Live!
Word Count: 1188
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Despite the passage of time, μ’s remains together.

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[2015] azimuthal projection (Category 2: >1000 words)

Title: azimuthal projection
Rating: G
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom/Series: Haikyuu!!
Word Count: 2091
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
The day after their two-set loss to Shiratorizawa in the Interhigh Preliminaries, Oikawa finds himself wandering the eerily identical streets of a suburb just one stop down from Aobadouri Station. Or, the process of making persistence synonymous with talent.

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[2015] Table for Two (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Table for Two
Rating: PG
Prompt: "What they do not realise—and what you must realise—is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions." – Brandon Sanderson's "Mistborn: The Final Empire"
Fandom/Series: Tokyo Ghoul
Word Count: 881
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story, and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
It was merely a conversation over coffee, the same as always.

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[2015] Beautiful Smile (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Beautiful Smile
Rating: PG
Prompt: Orenda (n.) – A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to change their own lives
Fandom/Series: Naruto
Word Count: 970
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Karin Uzumaki wants what's best for her brother Naruto. (Naruto AU Fanfic)

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[2015] Savarin (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Savarin
Rating: PG
Prompt: “How far from animals are we really?” – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: Tokyo Ghoul/Tokyo Ghoul :re
Word Count: 1,000
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story, and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
“What stands as the very essence of the desire to eat?”

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[2015] Primal Instinct (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Primal Instinct
Rating: PG
Prompt: “How far from animals are we really?" – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Word Count: 731
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator Hidekaz Himaruya.
Summary:
Animals. That's all we are when you cut down to the heart of things. Basic beasts with the same red hot need to survive branded onto our brains; a need that could put over all else if push came to shove. And in wartime, push definitely came to shove.

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[2015] Let Death Come (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Let Death Come
Rating: PG
Prompt: “What they do not realise – and what you must realise – is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of social interactions” – Brandon Sanderson’s “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Fandom/Series: Baccano!
Word Count: 999 words
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
I am immortal. Damn immortality. Everyone wants it but I tell you, it’s a curse from the Devil. After all, rather than living each day where I can only die over and over again but never truly die, I would much rather simply let death come. Just once. Forever.

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[2015] (Category 1: <1000 words)

Title: Compare and Contrast
Rating: PG
Prompt: "How far from animals are we really?" – John Roderick
Fandom/Series: Tokyo Ghoul
Word Count: 632
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, profit from the story and all creative rights to the characters belong to their original creator(s).
Summary:
Coming to terms with oneself is hard enough but when you have changed into something you cannot recognise, what can you do? Forgiving and forgetting is not easy when all of society hates you and your kind. Then, must one simply accept that there is a raging demon inside?

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