#mcyt rarepair

[mcytships]

These two are criminally underrated.

[nickle-moth]

🥺

I did it:^>

And their winning 🎉

Thank you, Thank you! Go Fish Wives!

And I'm not quite sure who you wanted me to draw so i just drew them <3

(I don't know what Sally looks like)

[mcytships]

Y'all really made the goddess yuri lose to a ship called Jizztho.

[xkaru-karux]

i always wanted them to interact more on empires, so seeing them collab more often now, with mcc and fantasy smp, makes me very happy

this was to appreciate the duo, not to ship them (friendly reminder: shipping characters is okay, shipping ccs is not!!!)

[slooopes]

Hey, look! It's another rarepair I'm hyperfixating on! Too bad there's absolutely no content for them what so ever!

[mcyt-rarepair-exchange]

MCYT Rarepair Exchange: Overview and Rules

We all have our guys we like to toss into the oven and bake to a crisp. We mix them up however we want, and throw in some variables for additional flavour. Unfortunately, sometimes not everyone gets your vision. Sometimes you’re the sole warrior of a nation made up of you and your three mutuals. Worry not, this event is here to save you! With the help of MCYT Rarepair Exchange, you can beam your most exotic of pairings straight into unsuspecting people’s heads. Beware though, the same fate will likely befall you!

TIMELINE December 7th - nominations and Discord open December 12th - sign ups open December 21st - nominations close December 24th 11:59pm GMT - sign ups close January 1st - all assignments sent February 10-16th - posting period February 16th 11:59pm GMT - posting period ends February 17-23rd - treating week 

LINKS Discord: [link] Tagset: [link] Tag nomination form: CLOSED Collection: [link]

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Writing - a complete, standalone work, 1k+ words;

Art - one drawing considered ‘finished’ by the artist’s standards;

TAG NOMINATION RULES

Each person can nominate up to 20 relationship tags, both platonic “&” and romantic “/“ from any MCYT fandom. Tags with more than 2 people are allowed and encouraged.

For large fandoms (5k+ works on Ao3 as of Dec. 2024) your tag must have no more than 30 works with your tag included.

For small fandoms (-5k works in Ao3 as of Dec. 2024) your tag must have no more than 50 works with your tag included.

If your fandom has 200 or fewer works, mods will hear cases pleaded for any relationship tag that isn't the most popular/often used to be taken into consideration.

If your rarepair doesn’t exactly match the criteria but you believe it fits the spirit of the event, there is space in the nomination form for you to convince us why we should allow your tag into the tagset!

Event runners/moderators reserve the right to disqualify or allow any submissions that may not fit the criteria flawlessly. We will do our best to judge fairly without letting "popular"/"big" ships take priority in this event.

Adult/minor romantic relationships are not allowed in the event. Age of the character will be decided by age of the creator portraying the character during the majority of the SMP/series’ run. Mods reserve the right to disqualify any tag that they believe to be in violation of this rule. Minor/minor romantic relationships are allowed with the exception of characters considered to be extremely underage (ex. Yoghurt (DSMP) or QSMP eggs).

Canonical sibling or parent-child relationships may not be requested as romantic, but may be requested as platonic (ex. Jimmy and Lizzie in Empires SMP season one or the QSMP eggs with their caretakers/parents).

Further instructions regarding the nomination process are included in the form.

SIGN UP RULES

As per Tumblr, Ao3 and Discord TOS, you must be 13+ to participate.

Each participant must join the Discord server for ease of communication. If we cannot find you on Discord by the time the sign up period ends, your sign up will be deleted.

An Ao3 account is required to participate. [Here] is an instruction on how to make one if you don’t have one yet.

You must request and offer at least [5] relationship tags across at least [2] fandoms. You can request/offer up to 10 fandoms with 20 relationship tags per request/offer, for up to 200 possible tags total. Plenty of room!

You must either include your DNW (Do Not Wants) or state ‘DNW: N/A’ in each request box.

You must include at least one like (setting/AU/trope) or prompt in each request box. 

You must include your Tumblr url in each request so your gifter knows who to address your gift to.

Please make sure the email attached to your account is one you check regularly, and one you are comfortable to share with the mods, as due to how Ao3 exchange system works, the mods will be able to see it.

If you are 18+, you may sign up for creating and/or receiving NSFW works. If someone under age 18 is found out to have signed up requesting or offering NSFW content, they will be kicked from this event and any upcoming ones.

You cannot sign up solely for creating/receiving NSFW works. You must include at least 1 SFW offer and request in your sign up. 

NSFW and SFW offers/requests must be done in separate boxes. Example:  Request 1: GeminiTay/Smallishbeans (Life Series) - SFW request Request 2: GeminiTay/Smallishbeans (Life Series) - NSFW request

CREATION RULES

Your gift must focus on at least one of the requested relationships.

Unless your giftee explicitly requests otherwise, your gift may include non-requested relationships to make smaller appearances without overriding the requested tags.

You do not have to create a work for the ship you matched on with your giftee - if one of their other requests speaks to you, go for it!

Likewise, you do not have to create an NSFW work if you matched on an NSFW request/offer.

You must abide by your giftee’s DNW no matter what.

No AI created content is allowed.

POSTING

Your gift, meeting the requirements, must be posted to both Ao3 and Tumblr. 

When posting to Tumblr, you must tag both your recipient and the event blog.

Dark, violent, or generally considered triggering topics must be tagged appropriately.

FAQ 

What if my rarepair doesn’t have an Ao3 tag? Well, it’s time for it to get one! Feel free to request pairings without an official tag.

Is RPF allowed? This event will not be banning RPF works or tags, and will allow it as a fandom able to be nominated from. The nominations must still abide by the rules for other fandoms in this exchange. If you are unsure if your tag qualifies, please mention as such in the "plead your case" section of the form or send us an ask for clarification.

Are crossovers allowed? Crossovers are allowed as long as all tagged characters are from MCYT related fandoms! When nominating a crossover tag please specify which fandoms they are from. Example:  Joel | Smallishbeans (RPF) & Smallishbeans (Life Series) & Smallishbeans (Hermitcraft) (Crossover Fandom)

Considering the difficulty of deciding by which criteria the different fandoms should be judged, the mods reserve the right of disqualifying crossover nominations if we decide the pair is not considered rare.

Are Major Archive Warnings allowed? When signing up you can opt in into receiving/creating works including Main Character Death and Graphic Descriptions of Violence. No other Major Warnings are allowed.

What does NSFW include? On-screen sexual content or detailed elements of gore (anything that would require a rating higher than PG-13; anything you wouldn't feel comfortable showing to a 13 year old). NSFW is not allowed regarding characters that are considered minors.

What if I can’t finish on time? If you figure out you can’t finish your assignment on time, please contact event moderators as soon as possible! Depending on whether you just need a day or two more, or are completely unable to have your gift ready by the deadline, we will either give you an extension or send your assignment to Pinch Hits.

Can I create more than one gift? Of course! You’re only required to make one, but you can create as many gifts as you like. If you really want to make more than one gift, we suggest signing up for the Pinch Hitter role in Discord, or browsing requests in preparation for the treating week!

If you have any other questions or concerns, send us an ask!

[trafficpixel]

When you and your boyfriend make a crazy dungeon maze to torture people in

[spacebitz]

Wilbur meeting Bad again was definitely.. something!

[v1neyy]

i present: royalty au poly team bites!

this is my gift for @that-fall-guy , for the @mcyt-rarepair-exchange !! there are five chapters and i’ll be posting one every day until it’s done :D

Summary:

Bdubs is the crown prince, and luckily for him his four best friends are his personal knights. Team BITES (affectionately named by Skizz) have always been a tight knit group; and Bdubs loves to pull on their strings.

Or: four times Bdubs was a general nuisance and one time his knights got back at him for it.

[mossfeathers]

life series rarepairs 1: bigb and impulse!!! (talking about them under cut)

Ok this is actually a pairing I really like!! My friend and I were talking abt them the other day and we've come to the conclusion that their dynamic is perfect because they both suck and are liars forever. Impulse is chronically overdramatic in relationships and Bigb is ALSO overdramatic (ex: the entire 4/5 g's name disagreement) but Bigb takes it seriously while for Impulse, an entire team breakup is just Tuesday. Which results in their relationship status being unknown at best and downright confusing at worst. They're also very similar people in that they love to just say stuff for fun without a fear of consequences (especially in wild life which is their most standout season as a duo) and can completely neutralize one another's bullshit, as seen in the interaction I drew where Bigb completely guilts Impulse out of lying when he falsely accused Bigb of blowing Lizzie up. It's honestly perfect. They're also very good foils to one another since Impulse is super strategic and organized (guy who MUST build infrastructure otherwise he goes insane) and Bigb is content with absolutely no resources (ex: literally every single one of his bases apart from last or limited life, where someone ELSE built the base), and they would scare one another with how they act. Extrapolating a little bit more, and I think Impulse is a very caring and supportive teammate which I think Bigb would be both surprised and oddly comforted by which means 50 trillion soft moments between them. So I think they should kiss about it or whatever. (also the wild life moment is from session 6 around halfway into bigb's POV)

[the-mcyt-crackships-brackets]

/!\ The symbol "&" is used for platonic ships, there are therofore no romantic ties between the characters in said ship!

*The MCYT polls admins polycule | MCYT-rarepair-tournament & transmcytshowdown & MCYT-crackships-brackets

[mcytships]

“I knew I could never trust you.”

“Awww, you could’ve trusted me."

[mcyt-rarepair-tournament]

[xkaru-karux]

i found out it’s hypno ship week and today was outfit swap, so i had to draw them

@hermitrarepairevent

[slooopes]

Let me gobble those Snowbug crumbs ❄️🔥

[mcyt-rarepair-exchange]

Nominations and Discord are open!

The tag nominations for MCYT Rarepair Exchange are open! From today, you have until December 21st to nominate your favourite relationships.

We ask you to carefully read the instructions included in the form, and follow them! You do not have to nominate your tags all at once - we trust you to keep count of how many tags you already nominated, and submit the form several times if needed. 

It’s worth keeping an eye on the tagset to check if the tag you’re about to nominate hasn’t already been submitted by someone else, and to see if there are any pairs you never thought of that you’d be willing to offer or request! You can find the tagset [here].

You can join the Discord [here]! Remember that to participate in the event you need to join the server. Don’t worry if you’re nervous about talking to new people - beyond picking your roles, writing an intro, and checking the announcements channel, we don’t need you to do anything.

If you have any questions regarding the form or the nomination process, don’t hesitate to send us an ask!