TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY TOUGHS: Prisoners, Prostitutes, and Passion

100 DARKFICS

The flash fiction and short stories that are linked lower down on this page are being gradually written in response to the 50 Darkfics challenge, which offers one hundred one-word prompts on dark themes, to inspire authors to write stories on those topics. The darkfic written for this challenge ranges from lightly humorous to suspensefully dramatic.

All of the stories here are set in the Midcoast nations of the Turn-of-the-Century Toughs universe. Turn-of-the-Century Toughs is a cycle of historical fantasy series by Dusk Peterson about disreputable men on the margins of society, and the men and women who love them. The novels are set in an imaginary version of Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic states between the 1880s and the 1910s. One of the series in the cycle, Waterman, combines elements of the 1910s with retrofuturistic imagery from the 1960s.

The cycle: The Eternal Dungeon | Life Prison | Commando | Michael's House | Waterman.


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CHALLENGE CONTENTS

PROMPT TABLE.

STORY BLURBS.
 


See also: Shared universes: Works set in Dusk Peterson's worlds by other authors and artists.

Prompt table

 
001. Ravished. 002. Dark Path. 003. Rule/Ruler. 004. Blood. 005. Lost Haven.
006. Claws. 007. Awakening. 008. Animal. 009. Branded. 010. Torture.
011. Weapon. 012. Bound. 013. Nails. 014. Coffin/ Buried. 015. Angry.
016. Evil. 017. Fear. 018. Conquer. 019. Slave. 020. Master.
021. Brutal. 022. Leash. 023. Unholy. 024. Power. 025. Destiny.
026. Ancient. 027. Narcissus. 028. Innocence. 029. Guilt. 030. Chains.
031. Flame. 032. Past. 033. Present. 034. Broken. 035. Oath.
036. Never. 037. Forever. 038. Outcast. 039. Eternal. 040. Dance.
041. Fixation. 042. Dirty. 043. Candle. 044. Hunger. 045. Lust.
046. Wicked. 047. Stake. 048. Leather. 049. Razor. 050. Eruption.
051. Yes. 052. Forced. 053. Light. 054. Gleam. 055. No.
056. Madness. 057. Please. 058. Mask. 059. Destruction. 060. Poisonous.
061. Feral. 062. Shadow. 063. Masterpiece. 064. Ghost. 065. Match.
066. Midnight. 067. Mighty. 068. Coven. 069. Forsaken. 070. Unbound.
071. Pain. 072. Sorrow. 073. Cry/Tears. 074. Darkness. 075. Non-con.
076. Anonymous. 077. Unforgiving. 078. Different.  079. Rain. 080. Restraints.
081. Clamps. 082. Metal. 083. Love. 084. Hate. 085. Indifference.
086. Bite. 087. Phoenix. 088. Rope. 089. Ball. 090. Tight.
091. Hot. 092. Wax. 093. Voice. 094. Lick. 095. Need.
096. Writer's Choice. 097. Writer's Choice. 098. Writer's Choice. 099. Writer's Choice. 100. Writer's Choice.

Story blurbs

#92: Wax (The Eternal Dungeon). The Record-keeper of the Eternal Dungeon goes in search of a very special supply.
 
     ¶ Read the story online: Read 'Wax' at AO3
     ¶ Data: 1200 words.


#34: Broken (The Eternal Dungeon AU). Layle Smith is not always the ideal man for the job.
 

     ¶ Read the story online: Read 'Broken' at AO3
     ¶ Data: 80 words.


#10: Torture (The Eternal Dungeon/Life Prison AU). The High Seeker of the Eternal Dungeon visits a foreign prison.
 

     ¶ Read the story online: Read 'Torture' at AO3
     ¶ Data: 2,000 words.


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