#guardianredpockets2023

[baiyubai]

Fill for the Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023 -- 白露 Bailu (White Dew)

I mean

snow is white. idk what else you expected of me

[skeptical-lynx]

Tiny Dragon Wei guarding his treasures

This fulfilled prompt has a fic too! Read and enjoy 🤍

I’ve made all the designs of envelopes myself, just a bit from refs. And I made a timelapse of all process from a scratch. I’ll post it tomorrow once I figure what better, vid or gif 🐉

[sasamelons]

Announcing Guardian Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023! 🧧🧧🧧

Hello Guardian fandom, we’re thrilled to announce the Red Pocket Prompts Fest in celebration of Lunar New Year 2023!

Like red pockets (also called red envelopes or red packets) given out during the new year, weddings, and other special occasions, this fest is a way for us share the wealth in the currency of fandom — fanworks and community!

The event runs from the first day of the Gregorian calendar, through Lunar New Year to the end of the first lunar month (ie. Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 19, 2023).

While the Prompt Fest is centred on the Guardian novel by Priest and the drama adaptation, fanworks in all fandoms generally considered "Guardian-related" are welcome, including RPF, Weilan derivative fandoms (ie. based on other works by Bai Yu or Zhu Yilong) as well as any AUs and crossovers!

Visit the AO3 Collection or click Read More below to find out how to participate!

How do I participate?

You can participate by either submitting or claiming a prompt, or both. You may submit and/or claim as many prompts as you like (though we do ask that you only claim a maximum of three secret prompts) — after all, it's all about sharing the wealth!

Please do note that this event operates like a kinkmeme (or throwing virtual red pockets into a group on WeChat, if you're familiar with how that works). There's no guarantee or expectation that every prompt will be claimed by the end of the event.

What types of fanworks can I submit?

Any! Fic, art, crafts, video, podfic, moodboards…the sky’s the limit! The only requirement is that the work must be posted on AO3. If you are cross-posting or creating a promo post for your work on social media, please use the tag #GuardianRedPockets2023.

Are there any restrictions on pairing, content, rating, or length/quality of work?

There are no restrictions on any of these parameters, as long as the fanwork responds appropriately to the prompt and is properly tagged. Drabbles, sketches and doodles are also very much welcome! The only rule is that fanworks that promote hate or violence against a real world group or individual will not be allowed.

Okay, I'm ready to jump in. But what are these "secret prompts"?

In addition to prompts from all members of fandom which are always visible, the mods have also put together 24 secret/hidden prompts to give you the full red pocket experience — you won't know what's in these "envelopes" until you "open" them! Secret prompts which have been claimed will be revealed every Sunday, starting January 1st — so remember to check back on the prompt you claimed which will have been edited by then.

The 24 secret prompts have been labelled based on the 24 solar terms of the Chinese calendar (as the term implies, each term is based on the movement of the sun), and you can think of these as the "envelopes". Inside each is three prompts vaguely based on the solar term. You may create your work based on any one (or more) of the prompts and you can interpret them as liberally as you like. In order to allow for the greatest flexibility, all prompts avoids nsfw content, specific pairings or characters, and common triggers. We encourage you to be as creative as you want, and most importantly, have fun!

Is there a limit on how many people can claim a single prompt?

Nope! You can even claim a secret prompt after it has been revealed, though of course you won't be getting the surprise of "opening" the envelope.

Are there any rules for what kind of prompts I can submit?

You can submit any prompts you want — for any Guardian-related fandom(s), crossovers and fusions with other non-Guardian fandoms (though these would still be required to relate to a Guardian-related fandom in some way), rating (including M & E), medium, content, etc. It can be as general or as specific as you like, ranging from a single word or theme, to a specific scenario you would like to see.

Like for fills, the only rule is that your prompt should not promote hate or violence towards any real world group or individual.

Is there a deadline for submitting prompts or works?

Sign-ups for submitting prompts will be open from Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 19, 2023. While we encourage you to submit your works during this time as well as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, the collection will remain open after the event so you may continue to post your works.

I have another question!

No problem, just reach out to one of the mods: Sasa, Ascel or Missy.

[yilian0203]

Flower kiss 🌸💖

[jayswing101]

POV: Dragon Shen Wei just found out Zhao Yunlan touched the hallows again

This is for the Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023, to fill the 龙 (Dragon) secret prompt!! 🌊 check out the other amazing fills here!!

[baiyubai]

Fill for the Guardian Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023!

立冬 Lidong (Beginning of Winter) - REST

basically what if Shen Wei didn't leave after That Talk™ in episode 23

[baiyubai]

fulfill for the luolin agenda prompt for the Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023

so @dobranocka said:

Luo Fei, Lin Nansheng, and the new years they got to spend together. Want to keep it canon compliant and angsty? Go ahead! Want to make it cute and fluffy and an au? That's fine too! Anything goes!

so I did angsty fluff that is an au (probably), and it is new year because I said so

[baiyubai]

my Red Pockets prompts are forcing me to draw another in bed weilan. I blame them. you blame them too

it's now finished

[sasamelons]

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Relationships: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Kunlun/Shen Wei (Guardian)

Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei (Guardian), Da Qing (Guardian)

Additional Tags: Ye Olde Haixing Era, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Getting Together, Pining, Chinese New Year, Chinese Mythology & Folklore

Summary:

Zhao Yunlan wakes to a flurry of activity, the echoes of voices and footsteps ringing through the tunnels of the Alliance Headquarters. His first thought is that there has been a Rebel attack. He hurries to pull on his robes and gather his long hair into some semblance of order.

It isn’t until he has stumbled out of the little alcove assigned to General Kunlun that he realizes there is something unusual.

Ten thousand years in the past, Zhao Yunlan finds that he has accidentally stumbled into (yet another) legend.

A very belated Lunar New Year fic (oops!) in response to @dobranocka’s prompt.

[sasamelons]

The Red Pocket Prompt Fest has ended! 🧧🧧🧧

The Guardian Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023 has ended! Thank you everybody for celebrating the Lunar New Year with us, and for sharing your creativity with the fandom! ❤️ A huge thank you as well to my fellow mods @dobranocka and @miss-ingno for all your hard work!

While the official event has ended, that doesn't mean the wealth of the Red Pocket Prompts has run out. All remaining secret prompts have been revealed and sign-ups for submitting prompts have closed, but the AO3 collection remains open for claiming and submitting works. So feel free to continue working on your creations, and we know that the entire fandom will eagerly welcome any additional works.

Thanks again for participating, and we hope you all had a great time!

[jayswing101]

Ooops a very belated Guardian Red Pocket Prompt Fest Fill has appeared 🙈 This was inspired by @the-marron ‘s prompt: “our resident leather wearing Chief in some nice, well-fitted clothes that would make Shen Wei weep“

It also fills the March 2023 bonus prompt for @guardianbingo! Because trusting Ye Zun counts as a leap of faith right??

[sasamelons]

Rating: General Audiences

Relationships: Chu Shuzhi & Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng

Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Chu Shuzhi, Shen Wei (Guardian), Guo Changcheng, Da Qing (Guardian), Special Investigation Division | SID Ensemble (Guardian)

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Fluff and Angst, Chinese New Year

Summary: “What are you holding?” A growling sound comes from the table just then. Whatever the object is, it is enough to distract Da Qing from the food and for him to stalk over to the edge of the table, body even rounder than usual with his fur bristling.

“Oh, this?” Zhao Yunlan turns to smirk at the cat. He hefts the black box with colourful dials he is lugging under one arm, the box bouncing slightly in a concerning way before he settles it in front of the projecter screen with a thump. “I’m getting ready for our yearly karaoke battle, of course!”

A fill for @the-marron and @dobranocka’s prompts for Red Pockets Prompt Fest 2023, and also a fill for Trying Something New for @guardianbingo’s bonus prompts catch-up month.

[sasamelons]

First Round Secret Prompts Revealed! 🧧🧧🧧

Claimed secret prompts have been revealed! If you claimed one of the secret prompts, please check your Claims page or find your prompt here.

Claimed prompts will be revealed every Sunday, so you have until Jan 8 to claim one of the remaining secret prompts. We’re also excited to announce that we will be adding 12 additional secret prompts on Jan 8, so don’t worry if you haven’t had a chance to snag one yet.

Please also remember that you can submit your own prompt or claim one submitted by other participants.

Happy creating everyone, and hope you all have a great 2023!

[sasamelons]

Second Round Secret Prompts Revealed! 🧧🧧🧧

Secret prompts claimed between Jan 1 and Jan 8 have been revealed! If you claimed one of the secret prompts, please check your Claims page or find your prompt here.

We’ve also added 12 additional secret prompts based on the Chinese zodiac. You can find them at the same link as above.

Claimed prompts will be revealed every Sunday, so you have until Jan 15 to claim one of the remaining secret prompts.

Please also remember that you can submit your own prompt or claim one submitted by other participants.

Happy creating everyone, and hope you all have a great 2023!

[jayswing101]

Summary: One day, a mountain god finds a little ghost king. From then on, the little ghost king follows the mountain god, like he's the god's little shadow. (Novel-verse, Implied weilan, in all its various forms.)

Specific warnings for this include: canonical temperorary character death, and a brief one-life mention of suicidal ideation on the part of one sad Shen Wei.

Written for the Red Pocket Prompt Fest 2023, for the Qingming secret prompt. Also fills the September bonus prompt "Trying Something New" for @guardianbingo which I'm using to fill square O1 on my bingo card.

[sasamelons]

Happy New Year + More Secret Prompts Revealed 🧧🧧🧧

Secret prompts claimed between Jan 15 and Jan 22 have been revealed! If you claimed one of the secret prompts, please check your Claims page or find your prompt here.

Please also remember that you can submit your own prompt or claim one submitted by other participants.

If you’re new to the event and would like to find out more information about the Prompt Fest and how the secret prompts work, head on over to the AO3 collection page.

Have fun, and wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful Year of the Rabbit! 🐰✨🐰