Prompting Post V

[cabinpres_fic]

Please see the most recent MOD NOTE and ADDENDUM

(updated 5 July)

Welcome everybody. How you got here I have no idea but thank you for coming and welcome again, nonetheless . As you may have gathered this is a Fic Prompting Meme dedicated solely to the hilarious and oh-so-addictive BBC Radio 4 sitcom - Cabin Pressure. I'm aiming for this to be pretty anything goes - but in order for everything to run smoothly, there are a few guidelines. Don't worry - they're not too restrictive.

FILLING GUIDELINES

As you probably all know - our meme now has it's very own database created and maintained by the great Enigel. It both catalogues each and every prompt that we post and provides links to fills. You can find it here: Google Spreadsheet

We also have a Pinboard archive which has been put in place by the lovely oxfordtweed in the place of our late Delicious Archive. This Archive contains a list of all the prompts this meme has to offer - you can find it here: Pinboard Archive

This is a great step forward in making our meme just a little more organised (but not too organised of course. This is Cabin Pressure) which is always a good thing.

So in order to make things easier to archive - Please nest your fills.

This can be done by either posting each part as a reply to that part's immediate predecessor, OR by replying each time to Part I OR - well you get the idea :D

It makes it simpler for Enigel and myself to link fills in a clean and clear manner. Following these guildelines will be very much appreciated guys :D

REPROMPTING

Reprompting is allowed but please include the URL of the original prompt when you do so. It will make it infinitely more easy to Archive which would make both Enigel and I very happy :)

As for everything else

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NEW - If your fill includes a major element that veers from the original prompt (crossovers, established universes, kinks, et cetera), please take a few moments to check with the OP that such additions are welcome. This has caused problems in the past and it only takes a few moments of your time.

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REALLY IMPORTANT ADDENDUM

According to numerous Child Safety laws it is illegal to provide pornographic material to minors. Seeing that the majority of the stuff we have here is rather adult in nature, this Meme is consequently an 18+ zone. Failing to comply to this rule could result in the Meme getting shut down. So if you're here and you're under 18 please back button now.

+ Please do not post anything regarding minors in a sexual situation. It really doesn't matter how tasteful or crass it is, there are laws that classify that sort of thing as child pornography and as such, I'm afraid we're going to have to go with the attitude that safe is better than sorry.

It really is VERY important that these rules are upheld as the consequences are severe.

Other than that - go crazy guys. Any problems please just message me and I'll try my best to work it out.



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Comments

omegaverse, Douglas is frantic to make Martin not be afraid of him.

[(Anonymous)]

Omegaverse, alpha Douglas, omega Martin

Douglas and Martin are trapped somewhere when Martin goes into his heat. Martin likes Douglas, but this isn't the way he wants them to get together--he's a virgin who's used to suppressing his heats, and he's absolutely, legitimately terrified of being raped by a Douglas who can't help himself.

Douglas does everything he can to resist, but Martin can see that the pheromones are just too strong--Douglas ends up breaking back into the room, while Martin cowers in huddled ball in the corner, unable to even feel the heat of his arrival through his fear.

HOWEVER. When Douglas reaches him, he doesn't rape him. He pulls Martin into his arms, pins him to the bed, and...comforts him. Stroking his hair, kissing his face, nuzzling his neck, growling in his ear that he'll never hurt him, no one will ever hurt him.

It turns out that an omega who's terrified secretes a slightly different pheromone from the usual, and the alpha who smells it forgets everything expect his desperate need to protect and soothe the omega until the terror abates.

When the heat is over, Martin is overwhelmed by how safe and loved Douglas made him feel, and they have quite a lot of sex in which Martin is delighted to be dominated by the alpha who makes him feel safe.

Re: omegaverse, Douglas is frantic to make Martin not be afraid of him.

[(Anonymous)]

Lovely! This is almost a fill on its own!

"Here, Skip. Dance with me."

[(Anonymous)]

Arthur coaxes a shy Martin to slow-dance with him at Carolyn and Herc's wedding.

(It doesn't even have to be romantic-shippy; it can just be what it is - deeply friendshippy, with one bloke showing the other he thinks he's brilliant in his own way).

Re: "Here, Skip. Dance with me."

[(Anonymous)]

Yes please!

cutting costs

[(Anonymous)]

With no warning or notice at all, Carolyn fires Douglas, leaving MJN staffed only by people not drawing a salary, and only books flights requiring a single pilot, Martin.

Everyone is shock, and after some recrimination it turns out that due to a major bank error (one that might have Gordon written all over it if one were paranoid) Carolyn is within a hair's breadth of complete bankruptcy.

She doesn't want to let Douglas go, but she feels like it's the only thing left that she can do to cut costs. The bank error is in the process of being cleared, but it will take a few months. She can't shut the business down because the meager income the plane generates is the only thing covering the expenses that happen whether the plane flies or not.

In the end, Douglas (with a healthy assist from both Martin and Arthur in a heart-warming display of badass teamwork) solves everything, somehow.


TLDR: Carolyn suddenly fires Douglas because she's about to go bankrupt due to some Gordon-smelling shenanigans. Douglas (and Team MJN) solve everything, somehow.

Re: cutting costs

[(Anonymous)]

I would read this. seconded.

Douglas/Martin, Douglas teaches Martin a lesson about teaching Douglas a lesson

[(Anonymous)]

I was listening to Qikiqtarjuaq and I can't help but imagine that Douglas isn't very happy with that lady putting him down for the cabin address, and that Martin insinuates that he can discipline Douglas.

So, after their flights and they are safe back home, Douglas teaches Martin a lesson about trying to teach him a lesson.

Spanking and the rid of Martin's life is the punishment. :)

what happened?

[(Anonymous)]

After a few days off, there's a flight somewhere, and Douglas notices Martin is far jumpier than usual, particularly if there is anyone standing or moving around behind him. It's like he doesn't trust them anymore.

Re: what happened?

[tracionn]

Oh the potential! Yes yes yes.

MJN goes to the Dentist

[(Anonymous)]

Arthur has a phobia of the Dentist. It's so bad it takes an army to get him in and then he still has to sit still for all the scarping, drilling and polishing.

Carolyn is too old to deal with it on her own, so she gets Martin and Douglas to help her.

How do Martin and Douglas get Arthur to sit still through the appointment?

I figure this is a gen story, but if the filler wants to throw in some Douglas/Martin that'd be fine. ;)

Suernatural Martin

[(Anonymous)]

I think we've have this prompt before, but I'd love to see Martin as something supernatural. Wizard, shapeshifter, werewolf, vampire, bender (fire, water, etc), anything!

Maybe MJN finds out, or Douglas, and maybe they're not so accepting at first. I just want angst! And then comfort. Kudos for D/M (happy with anything, really)

Martin's first boss

[(Anonymous)]

Martin's first job as a pilot ended when he refused to do something at the request of his then-employer that was not only 100% illegal but horribly endangering to the public. He reported them anonymously to the CAA, they were investigated and their operating license was pulled. He's said nothing about it since, until he sees his former boss at an airport.

Following him.

Re: Martin's first boss

[branwyn]

FUCK.

YES.

SECONDED TO THE POWER OF INFINITY. There's nothing more delicious than martin whump unless it's martin being whumped for being morally courageous.

Monty Python inspired prompt

[(Anonymous)]

For some reason I need this like burning!

Martin has bought Arthur a pet parrot. Only, the poor thing is resting.
Martin is besides himself because he thought the parrot was in good health when he bought it. Carolyn decides that since Arthur won't understand the concept of death, that Martin has to insist the Parrot is simply "resting"

So give me the resting parrot sketch from Monty Python done Cabin Pressure style!

Re: Monty Python inspired prompt

[consulting_captain]

Arthur: Uh… Skip, this parrot you got me...
Martin: Oh y-yes, the, uh, th-the Norwegian Blue...What's… uh... What's wrong with it?
Douglas: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. He's dead, that's what's wrong with it!
Martin: No, n-no, h-he's uh... h-he's r-resting!
Douglas: Look, Martin, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.
Martin: No! Ho! H-he's not d-dead! He's…h-he's resting! Remarkable b-bird, the Norwegian Blue, isn’t it? Beautiful plumage!
Douglas: The plumage doesn't matter! It's stone dead!
Martin: Nononono! No! No! H-h-he's r-resting!
Douglas: All right then, if he's resting, I'll wake him up! (shouting at the cage) Hello! Mister Polly Parrot! I've got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you wake up!
(Martin hits the cage)
Martin: (Desperate) There, he moved!
Arthur: No, he didn't, Skip! That was you hitting the cage!
Martin: I-I didn’t!
Douglas: Yes, you did!
Martin: I-I-I never… n-never did a-anything!
Douglas: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) HELLO POLLY!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o'clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
Arthur: Now that's what I call a dead parrot…
Martin: N-no! No! No! He's… st-stunned!
Douglas: STUNNED?!?
Martin: Yeah! You-You stunned him! J-just as he was waking up! Norwegian Blues stun easily!
Douglas: Um… now, look, Martin. I've definitely had enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when you gave it to Arthur, not half an hour ago, you assured him that its total lack of movement was due to it being tired following a prolonged squawk; which I can’t understand how anyone outside of the world of Monty Python would believe…
Martin: (Nervous laugh) W-well, he's... he's, ah...p-probably pining f-for the fjords.
Douglas: PINING for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that? Look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment Arthur got him in the Portacabin?
Martin: The Norwegian Blue prefers keepin' on it's back! Remarkable bird, id'nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
Douglas: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been NAILED there.
(pause)
Carolyn: Well, of course it was nailed there! If he hadn't nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent them apart with its beak, and VOOM! No more bird for Arthur. Martin’s a hero!
Douglas: "VOOM"?!? Carolyn, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! He's bloody demised!
Martin: N-no! No! He's p-pining!
Douglas: He's not pining! He's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bloody choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
(pause)
Martin: Carolyn made me.
Douglas: Is that true, Carolyn?
Carolyn: (Muttering) Well, I'd better replace it, then.

Abusive relationship, but Cabinlock too

[(Anonymous)]

There are so many fics where Martin gets in an abusive relationship and MJN help him out and all, but I wanna see one where he's also the youngest Holmes, and how Sherlock and Mycroft find out and react. Because that would be satisfying payback for poor Martin.

Re: Abusive relationship, but Cabinlock too

[(Anonymous)]

Wanne see that too plz! Seconed with the force of raging grey eyes and swinging umbrellas.

Arthur's brilliant Herc test (tw: past family abuse)

[(Anonymous)]

Herc and Carolyn are getting very close, and Arthur thinks maybe they'll get married, Herc seems to really want to.

Herc is brilliant, but Arthur's Dad could be brilliant when he wanted something, and Herc wants Arthur's mum. What if Herc turned not-brilliant when they got married and Herc became his new dad? What if Herc turns out to be the same as Gordon Shappey once he'd got what he was after? Herc was married loads of times before, maybe that was why he'd gotten divorced all those times, he'd been mean to his wives and they got away from him. Probably not, but it was still a maybe.

That's why Arthur has to be sure. He'll just have to do everything wrong whenever Herc is around and try to get him really super angry, so that if deep down Herc is really not-brilliant, he'll lash out at Arthur, and Mum would see it before it was too late and she was the one Herc was lashing out at. Arthur needs to be sure she won't be hurt again.


TLDR: Arthur knows Herc is brilliant, but he has to make absolutely certain Carolyn is safe, so he tries to provoke Herc into losing his temper by making ALL the mistakes and disasters he possibly can. Happy ending please.

Re: Arthur's brilliant Herc test (tw: past family abuse)

[(Anonymous)]

Yes to more Herc! Seconded very much.

yes even martin.

[(Anonymous)]

Can I get any one of the MJN crew being dragged out of a wallowing pit of self hatred by the rest of them, by any means necessary?

Re: yes even martin.

[(Anonymous)]

as someone currently stuck in a pit of self loathing, I second this.

whumping arthur

[(Anonymous)]

Something very, very dark with Arthur? I mean dub/non-con kind of stuff on the level that Martin usually receives. Don't ask me why, I don't know either..

Re: whumping arthur

[(Anonymous)]

I want this, too, now. Whatever the 'why' is had better be a very very good 'why' so that it can alleviate some of my guilt. Oh, Arthur baby, why.
Seconding, I hope this gets filled!

Omega verse just a bit different

[(Anonymous)]

No overwhelming urges to mate here. lol.

Martin is an Omega without an Alpha and he is happy with it.
one day, his birth control decides to not work, and suddenly, Martin is pregnant.
And when an Omega is pregnant without an Alpha, this is cause to celebrate. :)

Cue MJN having baby showers, helping Martin get ready for the baby and Douglas/Arthur talking about wanting a baby of their own since Martin is having one. Isn't that how it always goes?

No angst here, please!

And to make it a lot more different, Martin is not in need of an Alpha and he's happy taking care of a baby on his own and carolyn decides to pay him because MJN got a lot of money from a private investor and so business is really awesome, and, the students at the house want to baby sit the baby!

Re: Omega verse just a bit different

[(Anonymous)]

How does one have a baby without having sex?
Clarify a bit?

Cross over with Iron Man

[(Anonymous)]

I've been reading fic in the Marvel/Avenger's fandom but I need something with just Tony Stark.

Okay, so one day Tony's regular pilot's are sick with something and he needs people in a hurry. Pepper offer's Carolyn a lot of money to borrow Martin and Douglas as pilots.

Tony/Martin please if you can somehow work that in. lol. Martin needs a good lying every once in a while.

Re: Cross over with Iron Man

[(Anonymous)]

*fling

fuck you auto correct!!!! Anon SMASH!!!

Blend with Ironman - the crack side

[(Anonymous)]

Gerti goes horribly off course and is shot down by a warlord somewhere. Martin and Douglas manage to land well enough that everyone survives, but the plane is badly damaged, and Martin ends up with a serious injury.

They're all kept in a cave as hostages with a genius doctor who wires Martin up to a car battery to keep him alive and they all have to uh, build something like Ironman out of bits of Gerti.


Inspired by the Ironman prompt above.

Re: Blend with Ironman - the crack side

[(Anonymous)]

Omg, this is BRILLIANT!
I am seconding the heck out of this one.

Cabin pressure Superhero au

[(Anonymous)]

I've just come from the Avenger's meme but this prompt is not a cross over.

The MJN crew have super powers!
pick the most weird, outlandish superpower's for them to have.
and then, they save the world from Gordon Shappey the Univers' go-to Villain.

He's got a Villain-ish name after all. lol. ;)

After death D/M

[(Anonymous)]

Feeling a bit melancholy. A good old fashioned dose of H/C will fix that right up. <3

GERT-I crashed. Both Douglas and Martin died. They come back as ghosts though, both unwilling to move on. Or maybe they're just unaware of how to. So they loiter, helping Carolyn and Arthur, their respective family and Douglas' daughter move on with their lives. Only as no one else can see them, they start to realise that all they have is each other. And then the bickering lessens and soon enough they're seeking comfort from one another.

I keep seeing a moment where Martin sees his family have moved on, or are coping better than he thought, and Douglas tries his best to console him, although of course in his Douglas-y way. Which probably doesn’t help.

I'd love D/M if you could work it in. A bit of angsty/comforty love for the both of them. Smut optional. ;)

Re: After death D/M

[(Anonymous)]

I do wonder how ghost sex works. Lol.
i second this prompt.

exceptions

[(Anonymous)]

Arthur thinks everyone is brilliant, except for two people: his father (who he had a hard time calling just 'alright' despite everything), and himself.

He has no trouble calling himself everything other than brilliant.

Re: exceptions

[(Anonymous)]

Martin might know a good self esteem class Arthur could take. :)
Seconding this prompt plus infinity. Because this is relevant to my life.

Arthur wants to know about sex (Vouyorism, Arthur/Martin, Douglas directing)

[(Anonymous)]

And he goes to Douglas and Martin to learn about it.

Some how, Douglas talks Martin and Arthur into doing it. Arthur really wants to be on top, so Martin, much to his chagrin, is on the bottom taking it (secretly, he doesn't mind). And Douglas talks them through it, which he loves because he's got a vouyerism kink!

The sex is brilliant!

Bonus if Douglas secretly filmed it for later viewing.
Bonus if Arthur had gone to Douglas to set the whole thing up.
Bonus if Martin figure sit out, but doesn't mind because he really likes Arthur.
Arthur and Martin become a couple and happy endings are had by all.

Did you wish really hard, Martin?

[(Anonymous)]

GERTI temporarily turns into a woman. Martin is smitten. Arthur is giddy. Douglas is seductive. Carolyn is friendly.

Pairings and sexy times are up to you and are optional.

Re: Did you wish really hard, Martin?

[(Anonymous)]

S-She's... She's our GERTI. Except she's...a woman. She's a woman and she's our GERTI!
In other words, very much seconded.

Head trauma

[(Anonymous)]

Somebody gets a concussion. To make sure they don't fall into a coma, they have to stay up for 24 hours. Porblem is, they've already been up for 20 hours at this point...

Re: Head trauma

[(Anonymous)]

Oh the potential!! Seconded hard.

Psychic!Arthur

[(Anonymous)]

Arthur is unknowingly psychic. This is why he knows some people are 'Brilliant' while others are 'okay'. This is why his faith in Douglas is unwavering and why he compliments Martin so much.

Magic!Martin

[(Anonymous)]

Douglas sees Martin one day in the park, He doesn't go over to greet him, because it's Douglas' day off and he'd rather have some space.

He watches as Martin picks up a dead bird who suffered a broken neck when some overzealous children threw a rock at it. Martin holds the bird for a few seconds, and it suddenly comes back to life.

Douglas doesn't know what he just saw.

Re: Magic!Martin

[(Anonymous)]

OMG. Seconded.

All You Can Eat

[(Anonymous)]

Martin goes to an all-you-can eat buffet and eats all he can eats. Then Douglas takes him home and they eat something else. Sexually.