Welcome to the first ever round of Pretty Deadly Awards. These awards were created to showcase the very best fiction written for our deadly mercenary and genius, River Tam and Jayne Cobb. To give a fair appraisal of the variety of styles and genres, categories have been made.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Best of Rayne Awards, hosted by the extremely talented Lady Cleo, had to be abandoned due to technical difficulties. These Pretty Deadly Awards are in no way replacing Best of Rayne; they are only helping spread some Rayne.
On that note, most of the categories are the same, just named differently except for a couple of unbeatable names that were left as homage to the Best of Rayne. Before I get into describing them, I want to first thank Mjimeyg for his generous offer of the affiliation of PrettyDeadly.Net and all of his time and awe-inspiring web developing in creating the best awards system I have ever had the privilege of seeing.
So some things are different. You can only nominate one story per category, so choose wisely.
Categories
Look at the Pretties – graphics
Any icon, manip, wallpaper, fanart that shows River, Jayne or Rayne. This must be submitted via the “other media form”.
Fresh Off the Cortex – multimedia
Any video or multimedia piece involving Rayne, River or Jayne. This must be submittedvia the “other media form”.
Gut Shot – angst
A story written to create anguish in the reader at some point during the story.
Little Crazy Persons – baby/kid!fic
A story showcasing the gun totin’ genius offspring of Jayne and River. Can be centered around the children, pregnancy or parental plots.
Ain’t Good With Words – 100 word drabble
A story written using exactly on hundred words in any genre.
Rip Roarin’ Adventure – drama
A story showing Jayne and River’s relationship through some tough situations.
Ain’t Never Gonna Live This Down – humour
A story written to make the reader laugh.
Ain’t a Girl – Jayne-centric
Jayne is the center of the story. A story that best showcases our merc.
Never Kiss Em on the Lips – kiss
The story that has the best portrayal of lip lockin’ between Jayen and River.
Ain’t Gonna Happen – pre-Rayne
A story that shows a friendship or the build up to a relationship.
Little Girl Lost – River-centric
A story that offer the most insight to River’s character.
Big damn Romance – romance
The name says it all. A story that shows the passion peppering their lives.
Cuddly Like Me – fluff
A story that shows the sickeningly sweet side of Jayne and River’s relationship.
We’ll Be in Our Bunk – sex
The hottest, sexiest story showing off...well...sex.
Singing in the Rayne – songfic
A story that has been written around or influenced by a song.
The Fic That Ain’t Ending – continuous fic
A story that is in progress, or is complete and was written over a lengthy time period.
Remember, you can only nominate one fic per category. Have fun and thanks for doing your part in keeping the ‘verse alive.