Lessons Challenge: Voting
[ETA: Challenge had ended. Links are disabled. Fics can be found in the archive]


*yay* It's time for voting!

I have 7 6 entries for this challenge with a range of pairings and ratings. A big thank you to the participants for all their hard work <3

I never anticipated so many uses of chocolate ;)

All identifying information has been stripped and all fics have been conformed to a standard lay-out.
(After voting has ending, all fics will be restored exactly as they have been submitted before being added to the archive.)

The participants (in random order):

Title: The Chocolate Lesson
Pairings: Gojyo/Hakkai, Sanzo/Goku
Rating: PG
Summary: Learning about love can be tough, for both children and adults.
Word Count: 3505

Title: String Theory
Pairing: Kenren/Tenpou
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kenren waxes philosophic with Goku. What's scary is that he almost makes sense.
Word Count: 4913

Title: Don't Break My Chocolate Heart
Pairings: Gojyo/Goku, Gojyo/Hakkai, Sanzo/Goku
Rating: R
Summary: Leave it to the monkey to relate everything to food. But sometimes, life and love weren't that easy.
Word Count: 3194

Title: Plenty to Learn
Pairing: Kenren/Tenpou
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kenren cops a feel, Goujun learns a new word and Tenpou looks damned fine in leather…
Word Count: 3061

Title: Witness
Pairing: Hakkai/Gojyo (implied Sanzo/Goku)
Rating: R/NC-17
Summary: Goku reminisces about his past and considers his future.
Word Count: 2340
Note: Future-fic

Title: Forgetfulness
Pairing: Hakkai/Gojyo
Rating: PG
Summary: Gojyo has forgotten something, so Hakkai teaches him a lesson he probably won't forget.
Word Count: 659
Note: Pre-journey

Title: Bleeding Black Divine **DISQUALIFIED**
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Ni(Ukoku)/Sanzo
Summary: He had failed his master yet again. Genjo is ready to give up, until someone from his past rescues him from himself and teaches him some life lessons. And uses chocolate to prove a point.
Word Count: 5300
Note: Set during Gensomaden Vol 9.

For your convenience, here are all the fics in a handy zip.file to read off-line. (click->save, or right-click->save target as). Please let me know if you have any trouble with the file.



Please, play nice and read all seven six fics. Don't just vote for your favorite pairing or for your friends (I'm sure some of you will know or recognize the authors of specific entries), but what you believe to be the best fics given the prompts.

*****READ THIS CAREFULLY****

Because of the number of fics, you will be voting for your top THREE fics in order of preference. You can do so by leaving a screened comment to this post.
After voting has closed and all votes have been counted, the top three authors will receive a winners-banner. The first place winner will also have first choice of the two available prizes. The second place winner will receive the other prize.

Because quite a few people in previous challenges also leave feedback for the fics along with their votes, I've added a feedback option to the voting this time.
THIS BIT IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. If you want, you can leave feedback for any of the participants (not necessarily the ones you voted for).
After voting has ended and the authors revealed, I will send all feedback to the respective authors anonymously. Meaning, I will not reveal the names of the ones who left the feedback. (Don't see this as an excuse to be rude!)
Is this bit clear?

So, your comment to this post should look like this (feel free to copy-paste):

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First Place vote: [insert title of fic]
Second Place vote: [insert title of fic]
Third Place vote: [insert title of fic]

(optional)
Feedback:
[insert title of fic] - [feedback]
[insert title of fic] - [feedback]
etc....

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You don't need an LJ-account to vote, but IP addresses will be logged!

Voting will close: Monday April 7th, 23:59 GMT. That should give you all plenty of time.