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More fantastic art from the #rikandadefest2024! ✨

Hello hello! Happy TYO Easter c: Lookie here, I made a post xD

This piece is for the @rikandadefest 2024 :) @neil-neil-orange-peel 's prompt of "Vim Fuego playing Mary Hopkin numbers in a wine bar, unsatisfied with life but still stubbornly (and, some could say, in delusional fashion) convinced he's going to make it big in the music world." was just too good to pass up.

I still want someone to create a fic for this prompt though, because it is hilariously immaculate.

Anyways, I hope you guys like this little drawing of Vim :) Of course I was going to make him sing Mary Hopkins' number one hit xD It's too good! And the idea of Vim singing it (probably more upbeat and screaming into the mic) is CHEF'S KISS!

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Another piece of art from the #rikandadefest2024 that makes our shipper hearts sing! ❤️

eeek loved the prompt for a richie and eddie wedding so i drew this up for the @rikandadefest 2024 (ao3 link)!

i'm also taking the opportunity to post my headcanons i had while drawing this:

the flowers are grown by richie in his little windowsill garden. they probably died and burnt to the crisp from second hand damage while he was cooking up the wedding dinner/cake, but he was still proud!

speaking of, some of the things richie cooked up include pickle onion sandwiches (eddie's favorite), fish fingers, and caviar scavenged from the depths of the bin from when lady natasha visited to add some pizzazz. their cake was cheese and onion flavoured

the flowers are blue and pink because of richie's apron colors/eddie and richie's matching pj's colors (i imagine the wedding's color schemes were blue/pink)

the lacey, frilly wedding dress is also heavily inspired by richie's frilly pretty apron. i wanted something a little 1980s-ostentatious-ugly but also princessy because i think that would appeal to richie's out of touch, fanciful sensibilities (/affectionate)

richie got the base of the dress from somewhere else (eddie nicked it for him) and sewed even more lace and frills on himself

eddie's suit is the fancy one from 'digger' (i think they mention its a rented suit in that episode but in my head eddie never bothered to return it.) eddie didnt care much about dressing up but richie wanted it and the wife gets what she wants, and it was the nicest item of clothing eddie had

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One of the fics from the #rikandadefest2024! 👀

Merry Easter, scumbags! Here's the Dangerous Brothers fic I wrote for the Rik and Ade Fest:

Mixed feelings about this one. Still, hope you enjoy! 😁

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One of the marvellous pieces of art from the #rikandadefest2024! ❤️

My entry for the Rik & Ade Fest! Rest Home Ricky from Shock Treatment (1981).

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#RikAndAdeFest2024

Merry Easter, scumbags! 🐇 As is tradition now, we've got you something in place of the chocolate eggs supermarkets aren't selling at the moment the fascists:

For the first time ever in a Rik and Ade Fest, we've received more fanart than fanfic. Enjoy! A big thank you to the 'orrible lot who contributed this year! ✨

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I just learned about this and I love the idea, are you planning one for 2025?

Hi there!

We're glad you love the idea - we're excited to reveal everyone's work tomorrow. As for the future, the Rik and Ade Fest will return for 2025!

- R

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Lawks a lordy! The fest deadline is upon us! 😱

But never fear, scumbags! Those of you who claimed a prompt and haven't managed to submit yet - drop @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel a line if you need an extension. Don't worry, this happens every year! The absolute final this-is-it-no-more-leeway-time's-well-and-truly-up-now-buster day for submissions will be 11th June.

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One week to go until the fest submission deadline, scumbags!

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sorry for the dumb question but I see the legend for "fic or art" and "only art" on the prompt list, so does the grey/white colored prompts indicate only fic? I didn't see it specified. thank u!

Hi there! Apologies for the confusion! We should make this clearer in future.

The colour-coding element was only introduced last year because artists in previous years were finding it hard to envisage which prompts would work as art. To help with this, we started highlighting prompts that are specified as being for artists in orange, as well as highlighting those that are specified as being for artists or writers in yellow - just to make things super clear.

As for the rest, a few of them may specify that they're for fic - or, when you read them, they might just seem more naturally inclined towards fic - but making art for them is still fine! The orange ones are blocked off from fic writers, since we always receive less art and want to give artists in the fest a chance, but almost every other prompt is available for both artists and writers.

I'm someone who just writes fic and doesn't make art, so what I look for in a prompt is a potential story. I can't speak for artists, but I'd guess they're more looking for a moment they can capture (I could be talking out of my arse though). I can see how certain white/grey prompts might just sound too writerly to work as single art pieces - that said, we've never had someone try making a little comic strip out of a prompt before, so I think there are usually creative options available if a prompt really sings to you.

I hope this cleared things up! Main take away is: artists, have a go at anything; fic writers, try to steer clear from the orange stuff (there really aren't that many purely orange prompts, but if you're really REALLY desperate to write for one, maybe try contacting whoever submitted that prompt to see if they'd be cool with it).

- R

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#RikAndAdeFest2024

The day has arrived! The prompt list is ready! Thank you to everyone who submitted new prompts - and thank you for abiding by the temporary ban on TYO and Bottom prompts. Please DM @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel if you're interested in claiming a prompt.

Rules & Guidelines:

*Strictly no hate towards any prompts allowed - if you don't like one for whatever reason, don't claim it.

*You may take on as many prompts as you'd like, but only one at a time. This is to ensure claimed prompts are completed and not simply claimed and forgotten.

*If, for any reason, you find yourself unable to complete the prompt you've claimed, please let @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel know. It's okay, no one will be mad!

*If you produce fanart - please email it to scumbagmonthly@gmail.com or DM it to @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel. It will be added to a fanart book and posted in the collection. If you have an ao3 account, please let us know your username so we may add you as co-creator; if you don't have an ao3 account, please provide us with an alias you wish to be credited under.

*If you produce fanfic and have an ao3 account - please add your work to the ao3 collection before posting it, otherwise it will appear in the tags early. When searching for collections to add a work to, the fest's will appear as Rik And Ade Fest 2024 (RikAndAdeFest_2024). Previous years' collections should not be available for you to add to, but please make sure the collection is marked 2024 before you add your work.

*If you produce fanfic and don't have an ao3 account - please email it to scumbagmonthly@gamil.com as a Word Doc, Google Doc, or any other file type that is copy and paste friendly. Please also give us an alias you wish to be credited under and any tags you would like us to add to your fic. Your fic will be posted to the collection via the ao3 account RikAndAdeFest and will not be edited by us.

*500 words minimum for all fanfic.

*Fanart must be sent with a high resolution.

*The deadline for all submissions is 2nd June. The collection will be posted on 12th June.

Here is the PDF with the prompt list:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kx1Gfn9gOQXndaIss28EqbOhr31_Hkbw/view?usp=drivesdk

Have fun, scumbags!

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Update: we've found a way to host the art on ao3! All previous fanart books are fixed and we're good to go for this year!

Rik and Ade Fest 2024

And now for a fourth year running: it's the Rik and Ade Fest! We've been trying to get your attention for the past 10 weeks, so hopefully you're listening! Give this blog a follow NOW to stay up to date as this year's fest progresses. Right on!

As usual, you can submit up to 3 prompts for fanart and/or fanfic for any piece of media featuring Rik and/or Ade. Also, as usual, you don't need to commit to making art or fic later to submit a prompt. We need more prompts than participants!

PLEASE READ THIS BIT! 🚨

Unusually, there's an extra rule in place for prompts this year. We're asking you to please not send in any prompts for The Young Ones or Bottom - just for this year! Next year, you can go mad!

Why are we asking this of you? Is it just that we're bastards? Well, we've noticed an (unsurprising) bias towards these two shows throughout fests, so we're trying to give Rik and Ade's lesser known/popular media a chance.

If you do accidentally submit a TYO or Bottom prompt this year, never fear! We won't be adding it to the prompt list this time, but we will hold on to it and add it next year. As well as this, all the previous unclaimed prompts for TYO and Bottom will still be available for artists and writers to claim and make work for this year.

But anyway, here's the ol' reliable Google Form for submissions. It will be open from today (23rd March) until 1st April.

If you're new to the Rik and Ade Fest or just want a refresher, the guidelines are available on the #RikAndAdeFest2024 ao3 collection:

Happy submitting, scumbags! You can contact @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel if you have any questions.

We are aware our fanart books currently have broken links. This is a recent occurrence. Ao3 cannot host pictures, so all fests' art is hosted elsewhere. We're looking for a new host site and may have to contact certain past artists for their art again once one is found. We intend to have this issue fixed before this year's fest is revealed in June. We apologise if this discourages artists from participating, though we would always encourage you to share your art on Tumblr, Instagram, or elsewhere too once a fest is revealed, in any case.

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I always get very excited for the Rik and Ade Fest. I know I'm not as active on here as I once was, but I'm happy that I still help run the fest with @xgardensinspace. So, new and old scumbags, what are some reasons you should get involved this year?

Because making fic and art is fun

Because having a prompt to use as a springboard can make fic and art even more fun

Because this fandom is 40 years past fashionable, will always be small, and needs as much love as it can get

If you submit a prompt and no one takes it on this year, don't be disheartened! The truth is there will be waaaay more prompts than scumbags participating. I've submitted 3 new prompts every year to keep the list full, and twice now people have taken on one of my prompts the year after I first submitted it. You never know when the right person will come along!

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i’d love to participate this year, can anyone submit a fic for a prompt? are only certain fics included in the fest or is every fic that’s submitted? :)

Once it's prompt claiming time (from 2nd April), all fics based on prompts from the list we'll release will be accepted into the ao3 collection. Not any and all fic you write - it has to be inspired by one of the prompts!

Hope this helps!

- R & Dy

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Rik and Ade Fest 2024

And now for a fourth year running: it's the Rik and Ade Fest! We've been trying to get your attention for the past 10 weeks, so hopefully you're listening! Give this blog a follow NOW to stay up to date as this year's fest progresses. Right on!

As usual, you can submit up to 3 prompts for fanart and/or fanfic for any piece of media featuring Rik and/or Ade. Also, as usual, you don't need to commit to making art or fic later to submit a prompt. We need more prompts than participants!

PLEASE READ THIS BIT! 🚨

Unusually, there's an extra rule in place for prompts this year. We're asking you to please not send in any prompts for The Young Ones or Bottom - just for this year! Next year, you can go mad!

Why are we asking this of you? Is it just that we're bastards? Well, we've noticed an (unsurprising) bias towards these two shows throughout fests, so we're trying to give Rik and Ade's lesser known/popular media a chance.

If you do accidentally submit a TYO or Bottom prompt this year, never fear! We won't be adding it to the prompt list this time, but we will hold on to it and add it next year. As well as this, all the previous unclaimed prompts for TYO and Bottom will still be available for artists and writers to claim and make work for this year.

But anyway, here's the ol' reliable Google Form for submissions. It will be open from today (23rd March) until 1st April.

If you're new to the Rik and Ade Fest or just want a refresher, the guidelines are available on the #RikAndAdeFest2024 ao3 collection:

Happy submitting, scumbags! You can contact @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel if you have any questions.

We are aware our fanart books currently have broken links. This is a recent occurrence. Ao3 cannot host pictures, so all fests' art is hosted elsewhere. We're looking for a new host site and may have to contact certain past artists for their art again once one is found. We intend to have this issue fixed before this year's fest is revealed in June. We apologise if this discourages artists from participating, though we would always encourage you to share your art on Tumblr, Instagram, or elsewhere too once a fest is revealed, in any case.

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hi! i'm really interested in participating this year! could you give me a rundown of how the prompts/submissions work, and when things are happening? thanks!

Hello! We're glad to hear that.

The fest is going to start in a couple of days, at which point we'll post again with a link to the Google Form for submissions (also available in our pinned post, though it isn't open yet). Here's a basic rundown of the timetable:

23rd March - 1st April - new prompt submissions window

We accept up to three new prompts per person through our Google Form. The form itself guides you on how to fill out a prompt. These new prompts are then collected together and added to our existing prompt list.

2nd April - 2nd June - fanfic and fanart submission window

The PDF containing a full list of the new and unused prompts from previous years will be released on this blog and in our Discord server (link also available in our pinned post). Every prompt will have a number - you can contact @neil-neil-orange-peel or @xgardensinspace through Tumblr or Discord to claim a prompt by giving us its number. More than one person can claim the same prompt and, if you've got the time, you can take on more than one. However, you are only allowed to claim one prompt at a time.

When you've completed your chosen prompt, it's time to add it to the ao3 collection!

If you've made art, you should email it to scumbagmonthly@gmail.com - it will be added to a fanart book, created by the account RikAndAdeFest. If you have an ao3 account, tell us your handle and we can add you as co-creator. If you don't have an ao3 account, please tell us what name you want to be credited under.

If you've made fic and have an ao3 account - you should post it to ao3 yourself, ensuring you add it to the fest's collection before you post. If you don't have an ao3 account - you should send your fic to scumbagmonthly@gmail.com with the name you want to be credited under. It will be posted to ao3 and added to the fest collection by RikAndAdeFest.

3rd June - 11th June - latecomer window

Please try to get your prompts completed within the two month period provided, but we are flexible and will still accept prompts to the collection (if we know they're coming) up until the night before.

12th June - fest reveal day

To coincide with Scumbag Easter, the new fest will be revealed on ao3!

IMPORTANT: we cannot accept anonymous art or fic.

Guidelines for each individual step will be laid out as we progress through the fest too, but hopefully this has answered your questions. We have some rules available in the #RikAndAdeFest2024 ao3 collection, which is also available in our pinned post.

We look forward to hearing from you in the fest!

- R & Dy

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#RikAndAdeFest Countdown! ⏳

One week to go, scumbags! That's right! The #RikAndAdeFest2024 is very nearly here!

Our final look back will focus on a specific type of fanwork:

✨X Reader & OCs✨

In 2023, @deaditeyes included a couple of OCs at a Bottom/TYO barbecue:

Also in 2023, @my-blood-is-maple-syrup sent a reader insert on a date with Richard Richard:

We hope the past 10 weeks have helped you discover some new fic and art. Thank you once again to everyone who has submitted to our fests so far.

The #RikAndAdeFest2024 will start on 23rd March, where everyone will have 10 days to submit up to three prompts to our Google form. So go on, you bastards, get creative! We'll see you in the fest!

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#RikAndAdeFest Countdown! ⏳

Not long to go at all until the #RikAndAdeFest2024!

In light of this, this week we'll be gushing over the fanfic and fanart for the show at the heart of the scumbags fandom:

✨The Young Ones✨

In 2021, @neil-neil-orange-peel let a genderbent Rivyan make a mess on the kitchen table:

Also in 2021, @the-tardis-in-221b-baker-street shot the lads into space with the TARDIS:

Also in 2021, @mariigoldmayall had a genderbent Rivyan's arguing blow up into something more:

In 2022, @the-tardis-in-221b-baker-street let Rick and Vyvyan chill out with some cigarettes and records:

In 2023, @deaditeyes and @the-tardis-in-221b-baker-street included Vyvyan and Rick in group meals between Rik and Ade characters:

Also in 2023, @neil-neil-orange-peel sent the Scumbag lads on a day out to Hammersmith:

Also in 2023, @postpunkpontypandyphantomthief showed us Vyvyan going to extreme lengths to win a lifesize skeleton model:

Also in 2023, @torn-and-bloody sent a drunk Rick and Vyvyan home after the pub to confess their feelings:

We'll be boosting fic and art from another angle next Saturday! Check back then!