Hello and welcome to all of our Nine Lives family, both old and new members, readers and authors alike! With the season 5 finale coming closer by the day, tensions are high and we could all use some relief. A few members have made similar suggestions to us over the past couple of weeks, so we decided it's time to bring some cheer back into the Caryl fandom.

IT'S FLUFF-A-PALOOZA TIME, Y'ALL! Bring us your happy, your sweet, your overly sugary fluffbombs of silliness and joy. We want them all! Here's how this is gonna work:

• THE PROMPT: Happiness. Silliness. Fluff. Comedy gold. Sweet tenderness. From slipping on a banana peel to first kisses (or first sexy times), drunken shenanigans to Hallmark-worthy marriage proposals. Caryl. McReedus. BRING IT ON! We want it all!
• It must be at least 25 words - that's a change from our usual 100 word limit. This is a drabble challenge, so they can be a little shorter. There is no maximum limit! If one of your submissions turns out to be a 4-chapter monster, then rock on! We won't stop you!
• You can submit as many drabbles as you want! No limit.
• THE DEADLINE: All entries are due on March 27, 11pm MST. Everything will be posted on March 28 - to give us all a day before the season finale to enjoy ourselves! (Extensions can be granted - talk to FM if that becomes an issue)
• THE RULES: Here is how you enter the challenge:
  
  
• Send a PM to Fairies Masquerade, Ikkleosu or subversivegrrl stating that you’re going to enter the challenge. This is very important! If we don’t get a PM, you won’t be on the list. 
• Write! As many seperate entries as you want!
• DO NOT UPLOAD IT YET!! Wait until March 27 to upload your fic – we will be suspending automatic validation for that day for all authors who enter the challenge.
• Submission Day is March 27 - post your drabbles. They will not appear on the website, but will enter our validation queue. Make sure you submit it under the Nine Lives Challenge category!
• Posting Day is March 28 – We will post the Master List and post all of the challenge entries so everything shows up at once. That way, we’re all surprised by what we get to read! Any challenge fics that are posted before March 28 will be deleted.

That's it, folks! This is the perfect opportunity for those of you who have been thinking about trying your hand at writing for the first time to come join in the fun! Drabbles are a great way to break into something and find your writing voice. Any questions, just comment here on PM an admin. Happy writing!