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Chipped Cup Awards are still on!

Hello, all you lovely Rumbellers!  It’s nearly November, and you know what that means: it’s time to start thinking about nominations for the Chipped Cup Awards!

As many of you are aware, The Espenson Awards, our fandom’s beloved event to send love to Rumbelle writers and artists, was retired last year.  In an effort to keep the fandom thriving, we decided to make an event that will keep the spirit of the TEAs alive, while putting a new spin or two on it.  

One thing we heard from several participants was that the size of the ballot could be daunting to fill out.  We listened to your feedback, and did our best to distill the nomination categories into something that’s a bit more manageable, while still giving plenty of individual categories to choose from.   You can see the complete list below the cut.  If you have any feedback on these categories, you can send us an Ask.  We’ll be happy to take it into account!

We’re also reducing the number of nominations needed for each entry down to three, where previously it was five.  We’re hoping that this will give a wider range of fan works to choose from.

Finally, we’re adding a new feature: shout-outs.  This will operate similarly to the Newby Spotlight, in that it is not a voting category.  It gives the fandom the chance to shine the spotlight on some old favorites that may have been forgotten over the years.  You can find more details on this feature at the bottom of the nomination categories under the cut.

We hope you’ll enjoy this event - both the tried and true aspects, and the new spins we put on things.  If you have any questions, concerns, or other feedback, feel free to send us an ask or respond to this post.

Love,

TCCA Mod Team

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ONCE UPON A TIME 2.19, Lacey

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casting a spell of finish your wip rb to pass it on

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Zippers: Cannot get them right.

Handsewing: I prefer this. Machine stitches look cheap.

Things my mom told me would be hard that were actually easy: buttonholes.

Things my mom told me would be easy that were actually hard: gatherings.

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ETA2: Memory is an odd thing, isn't it? Without spoiling too much, the above should read:

There are several mentions of non-con within Never Let Go, always in the past tense and off-screen (so to speak). At its core, Never Let Go is a story of healing.

So I did a thing.

Remember when I accidentally tagged my papafire artwork with 'Killian Jones' and wondered for months why no one liked it?  No?  That's okay.  The two audiences don't tend to mix much.

It's been two years since I posted Never Let Go, my fluffy Rumbelle novel-length.  There is a tiny mention of a past non-con event from an uninvolved third party's perspective in the second chapter, therefore the archive warnings say 'rape/non-con.'

… said 'rape/non-con.'

Yeah, I don't read that stuff much either.

For those intrepid enough to venture past, the entire fic must have been a question of 'When's the other shoe gonna drop?'  For those who clicked because of the rape/non-con warning, my apologies for disappointing you.

Two. years.

ETA: Here's my cover art added to the post, because it needs its picture.

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Noms.

😄🐻🎃.

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I couldn't ask for a better beta reader than you. Your encouragement and insight meant the world to me.

So I did a thing.

Remember when I accidentally tagged my papafire artwork with 'Killian Jones' and wondered for months why no one liked it?  No?  That's okay.  The two audiences don't tend to mix much.

It's been two years since I posted Never Let Go, my fluffy Rumbelle novel-length.  There is a tiny mention of a past non-con event from an uninvolved third party's perspective in the second chapter, therefore the archive warnings say 'rape/non-con.'

… said 'rape/non-con.'

Yeah, I don't read that stuff much either.

For those intrepid enough to venture past, the entire fic must have been a question of 'When's the other shoe gonna drop?'  For those who clicked because of the rape/non-con warning, my apologies for disappointing you.

Two. years.

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You are the best. Thank you!

So I did a thing.

Remember when I accidentally tagged my papafire artwork with 'Killian Jones' and wondered for months why no one liked it?  No?  That's okay.  The two audiences don't tend to mix much.

It's been two years since I posted Never Let Go, my fluffy Rumbelle novel-length.  There is a tiny mention of a past non-con event from an uninvolved third party's perspective in the second chapter, therefore the archive warnings say 'rape/non-con.'

… said 'rape/non-con.'

Yeah, I don't read that stuff much either.

For those intrepid enough to venture past, the entire fic must have been a question of 'When's the other shoe gonna drop?'  For those who clicked because of the rape/non-con warning, my apologies for disappointing you.

Two. years.

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So I did a thing.

Remember when I accidentally tagged my papafire artwork with 'Killian Jones' and wondered for months why no one liked it?  No?  That's okay.  The two audiences don't tend to mix much.

It's been two years since I posted Never Let Go, my fluffy Rumbelle novel-length.  There is a tiny mention of a past non-con event from an uninvolved third party's perspective in the second chapter, therefore the archive warnings say 'rape/non-con.'

… said 'rape/non-con.'

Yeah, I don't read that stuff much either.

For those intrepid enough to venture past, the entire fic must have been a question of 'When's the other shoe gonna drop?'  For those who clicked because of the rape/non-con warning, my apologies for disappointing you.

Two. years.

ETA: Here's my cover art added to the post, because it needs its picture.

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Oh I needed this. Thank you!

Not Today

Season 5 AU where the contract for Rumple and Belle’s child is broken in a different way.

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“Sorry to break up this beautiful domestic scene, but your baby is still mine.��

“No,” Belle insisted. “We had a deal. Gaston went in the sea.”

“I said I would break the contract if Gaston or Rumplestiltskin threw the other in the river,” the god of death refuted.

As his words sank in, Rumplestiltskin alone noticed a hooded figure slowly approach Hades and held Belle a bit closer.

Hades seemed unfazed by any of it. “But since Belle did the deed,” he went on with a chuckle. “What a…a fun surprise that was… no deal.”

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I just have learned about CWR, their fics, the band, the fanarts, etc thanks to The Lady knight the brave and her video essay about Pacific Rim. She linked ur tumblr and I'm so fucking fascinated about this, Thanks for collecting and posting everthing, I'm really hyped!

🥺🥺🥺🥺 ur welcome friend and thank u for stopping by to make my day!

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Rumplestiltskin, too good for the Airport.

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Have you ever wished to reread a favorite fic for the first time? My memory is apparently sooo bad that I just did. There was a bit of deja vu, and 'Hey, did I read this one before?', but it wasn't until H met Z and I knew what happened next that my suspicions were confirmed. That scene was such a gut-punch.

Yes, my memory is that bad, and I have found its silver lining.

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Stovepipe jeans. They hung straight down from your butt and didn't make thighs piano-shaped.

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You know one beauty trend I really miss from the early 2000s!? Body glitter! I was never allowed to have it but I got ONE (1) singular tube as a gift one time and coveted it. What's a beauty/fashion trend from the early 2000s or late 90s you'd love to see come back, no matter what other people think? 🌈

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Gold is in an arranged marriage with a woman he has never met named Zelena. To see if they will fit Gold pretends to be a servant at her estate. There he strikes a friendship & an attraction with Zelena’s maid named Belle.

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Honest question here: why is fanart apt to be monetised (tons of people sell their fanart, including here) and why can you make merch and sell it (people do that too) but fanfic crosses the line? I feel like it should all violate copyright and I know sometimes businesses like the Disney corporation will go after people who make unlicensed merch specially but those things still happen and yet it’s when people talk about monetising fanfiction that everyone goes nuts (and drag out the dead horse that is Anne Rice’s epic freakeouts over fanfiction years ago). Why is this not a conversation we have about ALL fanworks? Is there a legal reason why fanfiction is set aside as, I dunno, EXTRA illegal?