#ANS Rare Pair Scramble

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Rare Pair Scramble 2024

ANS Rare Pair Scramble 2024 will run from July 28th to August 31st. So, here's a brand new event idea, that we thought would be fun! So, the Rare Pair Scramble, you must sign up for like people do for Bingo events. And when you sign up, you list five of your favorite rare pairs or ones you'd love to create stuff for, and you will get a board of seven spaces, five of which are your rare pairs and the other two are free spaces for other rare pairs you would like to create for or even create for some of those same pairings already on your board. Each spot on the board with a rare pair also has a one word prompt. An example of this could be ObiKiki with the prompt flowers, if that helps to explain it. So, you create something based off of that prompt combined with that rare pair. Everyone's board will have prompts with different rare pairs and in different orders.

The two free spaces also have prompts, but do not have specific rare pairs on it, so they instead are open for whichever rare pairs you'd like to create something with that prompt. Maybe that prompt reminds you of a rare pair you always wanted to make something for or perhaps it reminds you of one of your rare pairs that you listed.

If you do not want to list five rare pairs when you sign up, we will give you five rare pairs that are fairly popular. (If you want obscure rare pairs, you could request that too.)

You could choose to fill all of your board or only part of your board, however inspiration works and however you would like to do so.

So, sign ups begin as soon as this post is published (June 30th), so send account asks whenever you'd like after. Please no anonymous asks, because then we won't be able to give you a board. If you're on Discord, you could message one of us admins there, and we can give you a board there as well. And we will get you your board as soon as we can, which will be as soon as we have your board made. (There is over a month to create content for this event after you receive your board, and late fills are okay too.)

An example of what a board looks like is down below. Of course, your pairings and prompts will be different than the example.

[randowwriter]

In The Same Bookstore

@ans-arcade Here's my last fic for the Scramble! :) I finally filled my RyuuRona slot, and it's my longest fic for the Scramble!

[nokaru]

AnS Rare Pair Scramble: ObiTorou

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ObiTorou: Absent

Were you dreaming about your ex coworker/companion/friend/family/lover when we were out on a picnic? Be honest.

a comic I have been thinking about for a long long time which was meant to be full color/more detailed BUT I'm already too far behind and while this is not the totally finished product I still wanted to share it

[claudeng80]

Brains and Hearts

Garrack Gazelt/Lata Forzeno, "Theft"

(Possibly a prequel to Absence Makes The Heart)

Lata Forzeno has no need for any more reasons to avoid Wistal and the entire south of Clarines, but the weather is giving him a new one. Thankfully, the front room of the Wistal pharmacy is shady, a necessary respite from the summer heat. Even over the cheerful chiming of the door bell, he can hear the slam of a drawer somewhere in the back, followed by the patter of boots. It’s quieter than the Lilias pharmacy, but that’s not a bad thing. It always reminded him of a beehive, scholars coming and going at all times.

Thankfully, it’s a familiar face who rounds the corner. “Shirayuki,” he says, as brusque as always because if he let on that it was nice to see her, Obi would never let him live it down.

“It’s been a while,” she says back, not bothering to conceal her smile. “Do you need the services of the pharmacy, or did you just miss the smell?”

“That knight of yours is a bad influence,” he says. “You used to be so polite.”

“If you’re looking for politeness, the court meets on the other side of the palace.” Shirayuki looks as startled as Lata by the newcomer, who’s leaning in the door of a side office. She’s wearing a lab coat like it’s a fur cape, elegant from the crown of her blond head to the tips of her shoes. “Here we deal in facts.”

Before he’s even realized it, Lata’s folded into a court bow, and the sardonic smile on her lips accepts it as her due. Whoever this is, she’s interesting. “First words of sense I’ve heard all day,” he says.

*

Somehow his polite visit turns into an invitation to lunch, but the three of them have only just sat down to eat when a quiet shadow blocks the light. Lata scowls, anticipating an insolent smirk and a slouch, but instead the interruption is a tall, clean-faced man he doesn’t know. Or he doesn’t know him personally; even a recluse such as him recognizes the prince’s aide.

“Now?” Shirayuki asks, and the man murmurs another sentence in her ear. All the while he watches Lata and Garrack out of the corner of his eye, with the air of someone for whom orders have trumped courtesy. He knows he’s being rude, but it’s an inevitability. Shirayuki sighs, and he freezes; she pushes her chair back and he relaxes fractionally. “I’m sorry to leave you, but this is the only chance-”

She leaves her sentence as unfinished as her drink, following the knight out of the cafeteria and leaving Lata alone with a beautiful woman he’s known for a whole fifteen minutes. He’s heard of the legendary Garrack Gazelt, of course; one doesn’t spend any time in company with either Suzu or Ryuu without hearing the name regularly. He did read a monograph of hers once, just to get Suzu to stop begging, and her writing style was both clear and precise. He’s inclined to approve. However, he had pictured someone rather older and not so stunning.

“Ryuu said he asked you for advice,” she says, and it sounds more like an accusation than thanks.

“A time or two. He has a good head on his shoulders.” They both nod, united for a moment. “A little too serious, though.”

“Lilias has been good for that.” She stirs her drink; he’d thought at first it was alcohol from the way she sipped it, but from closer it smells like cold Lilias tea. Funny that the supposedly-exclusive recipe has caught on here as well. “I’ll grant you that it was a good decision for him to stay. You can’t have Shirayuki, though.” She brandishes her spoon, and he could laugh.

“I’m a geologist. What use do I have for herbalists?” Garrack cocks an eyebrow at him, and he can’t help but bristle. “They chased me all over the North. I had a veritable infestation of them. Besides, I’m not the one you should be worrying about. There’s no reason to accuse me of stealing her when that prince exists.”

“That’s the truth.” They both look at the door Shirayuki had followed the knight out, then she sighs and downs the rest of her tea. “You’re more my time than hers, anyway.”  She leans back and eyes Lata again, and this time he’s not sure whether he should admit to the scratch on his shoulder (courtesy of an overhanging branch on the ride down) or the way his heart is pounding in his throat. She probably already can tell, by the look on her face.

“Are you staying long?” she asks, lightly.

He has a couple of appointments over the next few days, and at some point he needs to go make his bows to his mother, but as much as he is an idiot when it comes to women, he knows that’s not what she’s asking. He’s attracted to her; inexplicably the feeling appears to be mutual. “Long enough for whatever you have in mind. I am at your disposal, my lady.”

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[sabishi-tomo]

Akagami fic: Growing Pains

Pairing: Shirayuki / Kazuki Word count: 6,319 (Complete) Characters: Kazuki, Shirayuki, Mihaya, Mukaze Summary: Three times Shirayuki thought Kazuki was asking her out platonically…and one time she didn’t. Set in an AU where Shirayuki got taken in by the Lions of the Mountains instead of fleeing to Clarines in the beginning of canon.

Written for the @ans-arcade Rare Pair Scramble with the one-word prompt, horse.

Read here!

[airahscorner]

ANS RARE PAIR SCRAMBLE

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Day 1

Hisakiki - history

Now that I think about it ,the edit feels kinda silly 😅

But anyways hope you enjoy it 😂😁

[ans-arcade]

ANS Rare Pair Scramble 2024

@herbyuki @randowwriter @sabishi-tomo @nokaru @claudeng80 @meefy

Your boards went out today, if you did not see them or Tumblr ate them, we can send them out to you again. (We have copies saved, just in case that happened.)

For anyone else who would like to sign up and hasn't yet, you can still sign up! So, just send in your five pairings as you sign up, and we can get you, your boards as soon as possible.

Have fun! We hope you like your prompts, and as always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them.

[ans-arcade]

Prompts?

As we prepare for the next event after the Gift Exchange, we wanted to ask for some participation before we announce it. By participation, we are requesting for you to submit some one word prompts to be used in the event!

The event is a rare pair event called ANS Rare Pair Scramble, if that helps with brainstorming prompts or adds extra motivation! The event will properly be announced after the prompts submission deadline ends.

The more the merrier as far as prompts go!

Prompt submission starts today and goes through the end of June! Here's where you can submit your prompts for the Rare Pair Scramble. (Link down below).

[randowwriter]

One Way To Pass The Time

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https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14377368/1/One-Way-To-Pass-The-Time

Here is my first fic for the Rare Pair Scramble! A fluffy and long-ish HakIzana oneshot! It's a bit different than any of the HakIzana fics I've written prior to it and also different thematically than I feel like I've written before, but I hope you enjoy it anyway! :)

[randowwriter]

A Slow Decision And A Decision Just The Same

@ans-arcade Here's my RajiYuki fic for the Scramble! (With the prompt and the fic in mind, it half-feels like it really isn't a RajiYuki fic.) XD I hope you enjoy regardless! :)

[randowwriter]

Worthy Of Trust

@ans-arcade Here's my latest fic for the Scramble! This is the MitsuHal fic! :) It ended up surprisingly pretty long!

[randowwriter]

Punishment By Any Other Name

@ans-arcade Here's my third oneshot for the Rare Pair Scramble! ObiKiki won out for my last Free Pairing slot! XD It's not a sad fic at all, by the way; I used the prompt in probably a silly way! (And despite my other two fics being long, this one is pretty short.) I hope you enjoy anyway! :)

[randowwriter]

As We Grieve Together

@ans-arcade Here's my second fic for the Rare Pair Scramble!

As you can see, I filled the saddest prompt on my board, and I filled it with IzanaYuki! It might be a little different of a fic than you are expecting, and it's actually a longer one than my last fic for the Scramble!

[randowwriter]

A Place To Stay For Now

@ans-arcade This fic ended up becoming different than I originally expected to write. XD In fact, I somewhat combined two different fic ideas into this one. So, this is a bit of a gift for someone, and also my fill for Sweet. (I didn't save my crossed out spots, just had been copying them to my clipboard, and so, they are now this pretty shade of blue!) XD

[nokaru]

AnS Rare Pair Scramble @ans-arcade

UmiTorou! (First) Meeting

The assassin sent to break you out of prison proceeds to fall out of the window she climbed in through, right into your lap.

[nokaru]

AnS Rare Pair Scramble @ans-arcade

ObiHaya! Escape

escaping from a soiree to a tucked away corner to seduce your sweetheart ~