Over look
| Journal Community | |
|---|---|
| Name: | over_look (LiveJournal), overlooked (Dreamwidth) |
| Date(s): | 2006-2011 (LiveJournal), 2009-2013 (Dreamwidth) |
| Moderator: | shanaqui |
| Founder: | shanaqui |
| Type: | Challenge |
| Fandom: | Multifandom |
| URL: | LiveJournal, Dreamwidth |
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over_look was a LiveJournal community that allowed fans to claim minor or overlooked characters and fill a set of themed prompts. It allowed both fic and art. In 2009, it was recreated on Dreamwidth as overlooked. As of 2023, the LiveJournal community over_look had 423 entries and 606 comments, and the Dreamwidth community had 55 entries and 187 comments.
About
Hey, everyone! Welcome to my community, over_look. This is another of those claim communities, I'm afraid, but this time specifically for those minor characters -- ones that are named in canon but little else, or recurring characters, or ones that are rarely given attention in fic. Elwyn and Nancy in Tales of Phantasia? Duane and Katarin in Final Fantasy VI? Xu or Nida in Final Fantasy VIII? Perhaps Nandi or Tracey from Firefly. Main characters in fandoms that aren't seen around often also count.Common sense is needed, though. Obviously, characters like Mal from Firefly or Squall from Final Fantasy VIII do not count as minor characters.
Claiming:
1. You may claim a minor character alone, a pairing or group of minor characters, or a minor character in a relationship (romantic or otherwise) with other characters.
2. If you believe a character is a minor character, I'll take your word for it.
3. When you claim, you have to pick a theme set of prompts to base your fics on. There's eight of these -- plenty to choose from -- and each contains ten themes.
4. Since this is all about love for minor characters, there is no limit to how many people can claim one character/relationship/group. You can, however, only pick three claims at once, although they can be from the same fandom.
5. There are no time limits, though if you delete your journal you automatically give up the claim.