Cupid Contest 2021

THE WINNERS!

The 1st place prize for SCPs goes to Ralliston for his winning entry: SCP-5659: A Beast of Lust And Hatred Born, with a final rating of +124.

The runner-up for SCPs is Grigori Karpin for SCP-3809: Love in the Time of Algorithms, with a final rating of +108.

The 1st place prize for tales goes to CelesteKara for ser winning entry: This Cruel Moon, with a final rating of +77.

The runner-up for tales is Oboebandgeek99 for ...remember us?, with a final rating of +64.

The 1st place prize for GoI formats goes to R4_EX for his winning entry: Critter Profile: Max!, with a final rating of +64.

The runner-up for GoI formats is Ellie3 for Herman Fuller Presents: The Tunnel Of Love!, with a final rating of +37.

SCP Cupid-Con 2021!

Happy Valentine’s day, everyone! By popular demand, welcome to our Valentine’s contest.

The criteria for this contest is very simple: Your article must be based around the theme of romance. That’s it - no hard and fast rules on what that might mean, but it is subject to judge interpretation.

Posting begins on Valentine’s Day, February 14 at midnight EST and ends on February 21 midnight EST. The reading/voting period ends on February 28 at midnight EST.

RULES

RULES:

1) Your entry must fit into the theme of romance.

2) Your article must be a solo effort - no collaborations for this contest.

3) Any format is allowed! SCP, tale, GOI, et cetera.

4) Placement in the contest is ranked by the number of upvotes at the end of the voting period.

5) Articles must be new - please write something new and original for this contest, don't take already in-progress drafts and finish them. We want everyone to start on an even playing field.

6) Your article must maintain at least a +20 rating by the end to be considered for the prize. If none maintain this rating, none win. This is a challenge - put your best effort in!

7) Do not make significant edits to your article after posting - SPaG edits are fine, but nothing larger.

8) You can only post ONE article as your entry.

9) Please tag your entry with cupid2021 when posting.

10) Articles are subject to the usual deletion process.

11) This is NOT a smut contest. Smut and romance are separate genres.

The prize for this contest will be a half-month feature on the front page, article choice up to the winner(s).

All questions/concerns can be forwarded to ProcyonLotor and/or taylor_itkin.

Banner created by Raddagher.

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Entries

Title	Comments	Author	Rating
SCP-4509	22	Penguin6	60
SCP-5779	21	Captain Kirby	55
Progressive Retrograde	15	Vivarium	77
Than to Fade Away	16	Jacob Conwell	39
SCP-5136	8	peppermint_legos	24
The Carcass And The Tree	3	margssentif	28
SCP-5673	11	J Dune	62
SCP-5452	6	Impperatrix	29
SCP-5625	18	Sonderance	49
Herman Fuller Presents: The Tunnel Of Love!	8	Ellie3	41
SCP-5834	12	Sebarus	57
SCP-5933	7	WarFang	55
seoulmate.docx	8	wagyusteak	29
SCP-5906	16	AsukaOnna	33
SCP-5157	8	Diordnas	16
SCP-5498	5	Marcelles_Raynes	40
...remember us?	10	Oboebandgeek99	68
Content Warning: This Is Still A Foundation Story, After All	6	Athenodora	87
SCP-5619	6	Penton	37
The Good Work	17	HarryBlank	33
SCP-5274	10	CrystalMonarch	35
SCP-5171	7	Rigen	12
SCP-5851	30	Tropinano	57
SCP-5513	13	Azmoeth Jikandia	36
A Love so Forbidden it's Unknowable	2	Aleph-Null	3
Heart and Sol	9	S D Locke	68
Face In The Dollhouse	9	UraniumEmpire	31
SCP-5930	14	Brunzell	15
SCP-5433	15	Its a Bad Idea	28
Stardust	3	JayKillbam	25
SCP-5659	46	Ralliston	163
The Woman in the Cards	3	Quadraginta	23
SCP-5369	8	Cerastes	49
SCP-5232	24	GerrymanderBassist	131
SCP-3809	42	Grigori Karpin	144
SCP-5839	10	Sirslash47	48
SCP-5475	4	EthanHanson	20
SCP-5615	7	Westrin	26
My Mother's Roses	11	JakdragonX	53
SCP-5129	12	VoidLady	8
The Tale Of Richie And Mitchy	16	Doctor Fullham	52
Bella Donna	4	Boogey_Man23	7
One Thousand & One Worlds In Love Again	15	do_the_right_thing	25
In Another Time	4	Bolterpyre	4
Ace Of Hearts	8	Uncle Nicolini	46
Critter Profile: Max!	15	R4_EX	86
SCP-5164	3	Agente Shuffle	18
Herman Fuller Presents: The Lovers	3	MalyceGraves	28
SCP-5385	10	RadioactiveRADS	15
Perennial Ritual, Offering Maiden	6	Ihp	36
This Cruel Moon	16	CelesteKara	85
SCP-5596	9	PlaguePJP	74