#OMGCPRarePairs Advent 2018

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Hello Rare Shippers!

Now, don’t worry, I am going to open those little advent doors and give the daily prompts each day during advent (and then some because can’t stop/won’t stop), but I know sometimes we just have to know what’s coming up and let it gel a bit in the brain to really get those fic/art/content ideas flowing. Please note, to keep this fair, these were sorted and matched by random number generator with only minor smudging by Den to recognize Hanukkah during Hanukkah.

So, without further ado, here is the schedule of daily prompts:

[image description: a table of prompts divided into columns for Pair/Polycule, base prompt, and dialogue prompt. 1. Farmer/Lardo, Trapped, “Just stay close.” 2. Camilla/Georgia, Party, “Do you think it’s possible?” 3. Tater/Aunt Judy, Hanukkah, “I said it and I meant it.” 4. Holster/Ransom/Nursey/Dex, First kiss, “Don’t say that. Don’t ever say that.” 5. Dex/Ransom, Hurt/Comfort, “Why is there no challah?” 6. Nursey/Holster, Mistaken identity, “We’ve got plenty of time.” 7. Tater/Vanessa Channel 7, Pets, “What do you mean, you lost the menorah?” 8. Jack/Swoops, Date night, “”They said what to you?” 9. Mandy/Jenny, Lights, “I don’t think I can do this sober.” 10. Farmer/Chowder/Lardo, Language of flowers, “I was promised latkes.” 11. Nursey/Louis, Christmas, “So, I shouldn’t question the legality of this?” 12. Kent/Tater/Swoops, Snow, “You do this every year?” 13. Tango/Louis, Celebrity sighting, “With odds like those, why not?” 14. Whiskey/Lardo, Seas, “Just reach out and grab it.” 15. Kent/Swoops, Fight, “A little won’t hurt.” 16. Hops/Dex, Pining, “What did you call me?” 17. Nursey/Bully, Gender/Sexuality, “It’s not the end of the world.” 18. Holster/Ransom/Tater, Fake Dating, “Could you help me out for a minute?” 19. Snowy/Swoops, Gifts, “If the lights go out, we’re in trouble.” 20. Prof Atley/Coach Hall, Everybody knows, “If you tell them, I’ll kill you.” 21. Ransom/Tater, Family, “Whatever you want.” 22. Nursey/Dex/Chowder + Chowder/Farmer, Future fic, “You know it’s ok.” 23. Kent/Tater, Coffee shop, “Just go, okay?” 24. Dex/Bully, Soulmate AU, “Don’t leave me.” 25. Ford/Farmer, Bedsharing/Roomsharing, “Ok, now make a wish.” 26. Any character/OC, Return, “That’s really not an excuse.”  Extra pairs: Wellie/Gritty, Nursey/Gritty, Holster/Liz Lemon. Extra base prompts: Hogwarts AU, Any book AU. Extra dialogue prompts: “No, you can’t have that.”, “Look, it’s not a big deal, ok?”]

Sorry it’s a table format, that was the easiest way to get them to line up. 

Days 25 and 26 are Bonus Days! Because advent only goes to the 24th. 

Extras can be subbed in for any other day and still count as using a prompt just in case you’re really against something or really stuck on something. If you have any questions about these, shoot an ask our way.

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Rating: G

Words: 2583

Pairing: Bitty/Tater

Summary: Tater and Bitty have been married for several months. And it’s wonderful. It really is. They have a beautiful apartment and the support of both US Figure Skating and the Falconers. It doesn’t stop them from somehow running across small minded politicians.

In the same ‘verse as Gold Medal Bets.

Tags: Shenanigans, Politician, Use of a Homophobic Slur

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 5:

Ransom/Dex

Hurt/Comfort

“Why is there no challah?”

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Rules

Only submit works for RarePairs or RarePolycules. This is defined as works that had fewer than 500 works in their tag on AO3 as of Nov. 5, 2018, or any ship or polycule other than Zimbits, NurseyDex, Holsom and Jarse.

The RarePair or RarePolycule must be the MAIN ship in the work, though other ships may appear in the background.

OMGCP characters must be the main characters of the work. Crossovers are ok as long as there is a clear focus on OMGCP characters and a ship between those characters.

Submit works to the AO3 Collection and submit the link to us, or post to Tumblr and tag us #OMGCPRarePairs Advent 2018  or @ us. We will reblog submissions and notification that we see with the appropriate badge of appreciation – they don’t need to be posted on the day of the prompts either, just mention which sets of prompts you used so we can reblog your link/post with the appropriate badge!

Stories will be accepted for the AO3 collection until January 7th.

Do not use racist or anti-semitic tropes.

Examples:

Chowder - http://chowderweek.tumblr.com/post/165777052967/things-to-keep-in-mind-for-your-chowderweek

General (Includes general information and specifics for: Black, Latinx, Jewish, Mulsim, Arab, Asian, Indian, Indigenous, Rromani, Irish) -

http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/Navigation2

Do not erase or change canon aspects of characters that are members of marginalized groups. This includes race (Ex: Nursey is biracial and half black), ethnicity (Whiskey is Latinx), religion (Holster is Jewish), and being part of a diaspora (Ransom is Nigerian Canadian, Chowder is Chinese American). This challenge is about providing more content for overlooked pairings and groupings, we don’t want to take away representation for marginalized groups while doing so. Be polite to other participants and to the mods and come talk to us if you have any questions/problems etc!

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 4:

Holster/Ransom/Nursey/Dex

First Kiss

“Don’t say that. Don’t ever say that.”

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If you write about any rarepair or polycule this week using this prompt, tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Week 1 - From Daily OTP Prompts Person C: Aw, you two are such a cute couple! Person A: Couple?? We’re not a couple!! Person B: Yet. Person A: Person A: What!?

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FAQ What counts as a rarepair?

We determined that the cut off point would be 500 works on AO3 as of November 5, 2018 (when we checked). This means ANY PAIR OR GROUP except for Zimbits, NurseyDex, Jarse and Holsom.

Do we have to use the prompts provided?

At this time, no. We may do additional challenges in the future which will have stricter requirements, or be an exchange, etc. But at this time, as long as it is a RarePair uploaded during the event, it can be added to the collection.

Do we have to use ALL the prompts?

No. Den came up with three different prompt lists, but that was with the idea of being able to scale the challenge. Select one, two, or all three of the daily prompts for your works, or pick the weekly prompt for a longer fic. Or mix it up and write something long for the daily prompts. Whatever feels right for you. You don't even have to use a prompt and we'll still love you if you create new content for a rarepair/polycule.

Is there a word count limit/requirement?

Nope. We recommend shorter pieces for the daily prompts and longer pieces for the weekly prompts. But it's ultimately up to you and what inspiration strikes.

What if I don't write fic? Can I still participate?

YES! Please create other forms of content too!

What if I *really* don’t like a ship or prompt?

Great news, we have Extra Ships and an Extra prompt that can be swapped in for Any of the daily ones and still count towards the daily prompt use, OR you can use whatever you want and get a badge showing fewer or no prompt use for that day. Just, please, don’t feel the need to message us and tell us how much you hate the ship. 

Can I use the prompts for nonRarepair fanworks or non Check Please fanworks?

Sure. Live your life. It just won’t be included in the challenge and you won’t get a super cool badge for it.

Who the hecky are you people? Why are you doing this?

AK (Lukutoukka) and Den (Denois, SexyDexyNurse). We’re doing this because someone in Discord asked for some RarePairs and the whole server came up with pretty much the list that’s the prompts for the challenge. Then AK got super distracted from Big Bang and PolyaEpifest thinking about how few big ships there are for Check Please and how many of the rarepairs have *NO* content or only a handful of fics. Den just doesn’t have the sense that god gave a newborn mouse, so they agreed to help (an effort to keep AK on track for Bang and Epifest? maybe) and now here we are, starting our own challenge.

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 3:

Tater/Aunt Judy

Hanukkah

“I said it and I meant it.” 

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 23: 1. Kent/Tater 2. Coffee shop 3. “Just go, okay?”

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 22: 1. Nursey/Dex/Chowder + Chowder/Farmer 2. Future fic 3. “You know it’s ok.”

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 21: 1. Ransom/Tater 2. Family 3. “Whatever you want.”

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Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 9: Mandy/Jenny Lights “I don’t think I can do this sober.”

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Rating: Teen

Pairing: Bitty/Tater

Words: 3983

Summary: Eric Bittle never quit figure skating. He’s representing the US at the Sochi Olympics and a favorite in the Men’s Singles. Alexei Mashkov is thrilled to represent Russia in Sochi. Added benefit: his captain, Jack Zimmermann, is representing Canada. And then he watches the Men’s Singles short program with his Mama. He is enthralled by the short American who lights up the ice with his routine. He needs to know this person. He needs a date.

Tags: 2014 Winter Olympics, Meet Cute, Coffee Shop, Figure Skating Bitty, Well-Intentioned Bets

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Hello Rare Shippers!

Remember, you can pick one, two, three, or none of these prompts to fill! If you write about any rarepair or polycule today tag us, @ us, or post it to our AO3 collection and we’ll love you!

Day 1:

1. Farmer/Lardo

2. Trapped

3. “Just stay close.”