#rarepairs exchange

[dcu-rarepair]

The DCU Rarepair Exchange is an event to celebrate pairings and trios that are underappreciated or underprovided for in the DCU Fandom. The Exchange is an opportunity to have more content produced for rarepairs!

How does it work?

Content creators signing up for the Exchange will be asked to select three rarepairs or rarepolys they are interested in receiving a Gift for. The Gift they are given will be for one of these rarepair preferences. Gifts can take the form of written fics or artworks. All creators who signed up will have their preferences assigned to a Giftor, and will be assigned a Giftee themselves. 

You’ll then have one month to prepare your Gift!

How much do I have to write/create?

Gifts must be a minimum of 1000 words for fics, but there is no word limit if Giftors choose to write more. Alternatively, Giftors may submit one completed art-piece as their Gift, but additional artworks are not discouraged.

If you’re interested in participating in the DCU Rarepair Exchange, please read the FAQs and Guidelines. Sign Ups close midnight 20th August (GMT). 

You can sign up via Google form by clicking here!

To review the DCU Rarepair Exchange schedule, click here!

[festivetopgun2024]

Create a fanwork (Fic – Art) featuring a Top Gun Rarepair (NO main Hangster and/or Icemav) and based on a prompt you've personally chosen among a sack full of prompts.

YOU make the sack (First Form) and YOU get to decide which pairs and prompts interest you most (Second Form)! Then you'll be paired with a giftee based on your preferences. We are hoping to match everyone, but be aware that we cannot guarantee it! 🤗

Any prompt given Icemav and/or Hangster as sole ships will be automatically discarded and you will be excluded from the event without notice. 🤗

Completed fanworks. For fics: Min. 2k - Max. 10k.

See your given prompt and its hard-nos for the rating as well as the presence of other background ships.

Upload your work into the Ao3 collection as soon as you feel it's finished. Contact us (via e-mail, or Mod Red's Tumblr) and we'll reveal your giftee's name. Each work will be promoted by its own Tumblr post. We'll also let you know when your fanwork will be revealed.

If you think meeting the deadline will be an issue, or you need to drop out for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible.

🛫Rarepair Secret Santa Exchange timeline:

Stage 1: Initial Sign-ups: September 9th - 16th (11:59pm CET) ➡️ Access the form here.

Stage 2: Prompt Interest Form: September 19th - 28th (11:59pm CET) ➡️ Access the form here.

Prompts Assigned: October 13th (hopefully no later than 11:59pm CET)

Fics/Art Due & Posted on Ao3: December 21st - 22nd (11:59pm CET)

 ‼️Giftee's name to be communicated privately once you're done with your fanwork.‼️

Fics/Art Reveal: December 25th - January 1st (11:59pm CET)

Pinch Hit Fics/Art Due & Posted on Ao3: January 26th (11:59pm CET)

Pinch Hit Fics/Art Reveal: January 31st (11:59pm CET)

🛫For updates on this exchange please follow us or check back in here as there will be regular updates. 

Let's Turn and Burn!

This event is hosted by Your Friendly Local Cat, Red (@redfurrycat). Don't hesitate to contact the event if you have any questions or need any help.

Credits:

All the credits to the @endlesssummerexchange 2023 Mod Team for graciously allowing this event the use of their exchange concept, as well as their Forms. Thank you so much! (See their collection here). 💕

Event Logo created by @hangsterwheel.

[Main Post] - [Hangster & Icemav Prompt Week]

[nikrei]

Well did he make her for loving;

Well did he mould her for beauty;

Gave her the wish that is brave

          With understanding.  (Sappho)

The rarepair exchange has revealed the giftors, which means i get to share this!! Here we have Janet Drake and Helena Sandsmark on a romantic brunch date (or is it a work meeting?) in Rhodes, for @roseandgold137!

[teenwolfrarepairevents]

Teen Wolf Rarepair Exchange Dates

Alright y'all! It's finally time for me to start working on our *next* big rarepair event. (Don't worry, the characters of the month will continue through December still, and maybe after.)

This exchange will have the same general rules that all our events do. Rarepairs are any with tags under 500 works, platonic or romantic. People will make requests for between 3-5 rarepairs and sign ups will include picking characters you want to create for. I'll post more in depth once I announce sign ups are opening.

For now, we need to decide *when* sign ups and creating will take place!

[witcherrarepaircommentexchange]

The Witcher Rarepair Comment Exchange is now open for signups!

Signups are open November 1st to 15th, time to comment is from December 1st to 15th.

Please submit fics/chapters with a wordcount of no more than 10k, and no less than 500 words

Rules and details here

[rq-gift-exchange]

Today is the Last Day to Sign Up for the Fourth Wing Fic Exchange!

We currently have 48 participants. Can we get to 50???

If you need any help or have any questions, let us know ASAP so we can help you get signed up.

This exchange is open to ALL SHIPS (including non-ship fics) and ALL CHARACTERS. Our goal is just to have fun and diversify the fics on AO3. If you've never written before or it's been a while, this is a great way to get started. We're all here to help, support, and cheer you on.

Details:

[astaldis]

Rarepair Exchange

For the purposes of this, a ‘rarepair’ (doesn’t have to be a ‘pair’ – OT3s, etc., are welcome) is a ship with under 100 total fics on AO3, OR which represents under 5% of the total fics in its fandom. It includes crossover ships, but not OCs.

You can submit up to three (3) one-shots or chapters – these can all be for the same ship, or for different ships if you’re a multi-rarepair connoisseur.

If you submit your work, you are required to review three (3) works from three (3) different authors (leaving kudos would be nice, too).

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ENTRIES: 8PM UTC, Friday 12th July

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE REVIEWS: 8PM UTC, Friday 19th July

Happy reading and reviewing!

[littencloud9]

after this last fic is done i will be disappearing for another month. and then in nov-dec i come back with another influx of fics from events that i cant stop joining. thank you

[emptybattlefield]

Rarepair Roulette! (Valentine's Day gift exchange 2024) Cronus <3 June for @danevelkan

Rarepair Roulette is an event I ran as one of the mods of the Clown's Cabaret Homestuck Discord Server. Join here! <https://discord.gg/Tqa9Ha5R>

Please look at the #rarepairroulette or #rairpairroulette tags to see the other entries. (Nobody can spell myself included.)

[dcu-rarepair]

The DCU Rarepair Exchange is an event to celebrate pairings and trios that are underappreciated or underprovided for in the DCU Fandom. The Exchange is an opportunity to have more content produced for rarepairs!

Sign ups for the 2024 DCU Rarepair Exchange will open on 1st August at midnight (GMT) and close on 20th August at midnight (GMT). Check out the FAQs and Guidelines and Schedule for more information on this event.

If you’re interested in participating, start preparing your sign up now. You’ll need:

3 rarepairs with less than 100 works each.

List of your squicks and Do Not Wants.

List of 3-12 wishlist suggestions to guide your Giftor.

To decide whether you want to receive a Gen, SFW and/or NSFW Gift.

3-5 characters you want to create for.

To decide whether you want to create a Gen, SFW and/or NSFW Gift.

To decide which types of relationship (M/M, M/F, F/F, Poly, etc.) you’re comfortable creating for.

To decide whether you’re interested in being a pinch hitter. 

Be sure to follow the event Tumblr - or send a direct message to request a Discord server invite - to be notified when sign ups open! 

[princesssarcastia]

got my rarepair exchange assignment and AHHH im so excited. i have a loose outline already, really hopeful i can actually do this

[ferindencadash]

And now for a little shameless self-promotion!!

@spectre-requisitions-exchange 2024 has officially ended and the authors have been revealed! Which means I can talk about all the stuff I wrote! (I may have gone a little overboard...)

In addition to my first assignment, I picked up a pinch hit. And then I was feeling so inspired I wrote another two treats! I have been on a writing bender and it feels good! Not gonna lie, I'm pretty proud of myself. 😌

So my fics this year were:

T-rated (my first non-explicit fic!! 😅) FemShep/Ashley pairing. For @biotickaidan

Set in ME3, Ash has a crisis of fate after her near-death experience and talks things through with Shepard. A romance is rekindled.

People have been SO NICE about this fic?? I have never had so many comments before, it's honestly blowing my mind. Y'all are so sweet. 🥹

E-rated Jack/Kasumi (t4t!!) for @krahka

Be gay, do crime! Set pre-ME2, Jack and Kasumi accidentally end up committing the same crime. Hijinks ensue™️ and things get a little sexy.

This was ridiculously fun to write and very challenging. I watched a ton of heist movies to prepare for this one! 😂

E-rated MShep/James Vega for @ginbiscuit

Set between ME2 and 3, while James is guarding Shep in lock up. Shep is bored and entertains himself by being an incorrigible flirt. James tries to behave. You can guess how well that goes.

I think this is actually my favourite fic I have ever written?? I really think it's quite good. I fell in love with those two idiots while they fell in love with each other. Ethan Shepard may just have some future adventures, cause goddamnit HE IS CUTE. And I'm proud of my baseball metaphor (gods I hope someone notices 😭).

Please read this one? For me? 🥺

And finally! M-rated Tali & Jack for @beltsquid

Set during ME2. Tali is having a bad day. Jack is having a bad day and is making it everyone else's problem. Together they clean out the Normandy's bar and an unexpected friendship(?) develops.

I literally just finished this one a few hours ago. 😅My first gen fic! The prompt was fantastic and super inspiring. These two are so great together and I had so much fun exploring their relationship.

There were even more fantastic prompts I really wanted to write, but time is short! So I'll save them for next year. ;)

Now that I am finally done writing, I am going to delve into the rest of the fics available in the collection! There are SO MANY I'm excited to check out! So definitely look out for a recommendation list in the next few days. Or just go poke around the collection yourself!!

[teenwolfrarepairevents]

hello!! will you guys be running any gift exchange events (eg. secret santa) ? :>

That is the hope! Current plan is to have one start around New Year's for reveals to land on Valentine's Day. 🤫 Assuming all goes to plan, of course. XD

[witcherrarepaircommentexchange]

The Witcher Rarepair Comment Exchange will open signups on November 1st!

Time to sign up until November 15th, matching emails will be sent out December 1st. Time to comment will be until December 31st.

Please take a look at the rules

You will be submitting your rarepair fic(s), and commit to leaving a comment on someone else's fic(s). The event will match people based on fic tags and your preferences/DNWs.

Comments: Comments need to be at least 100 words long. Anything you quote from the fic doesn't count towards that. If you want only to comment and not submit a fic, you are welcome to sign up!

Fics: Submit at least one oneshot/chapter with a wordcount of no more than 10k, and no less than 500 words. You can submit up to three fics so there's a better chance to match readers and fics.

If you have participated before and submit more than one fic, please submit no more than ONE fic/chapter you have submitted before! If you submit only one fic/chapter, it should be a new one.

Signups: open November 1-15

Signup via Google Form

Matches will be sent out December 1, time to comment until December 31

If you have suddenly forgotten everything you like/don't like to read, the Fisstech & Succubi Eskel Exchange has an excellent list to help you get started here

The rarepair must be the focus of your fic. We count everything as a rarepair with less than 1000 fics on AO3 at the time when you submit your story.

The pairing can be romantic or platonic/friendship.

This event welcomes darkfic, WIPs (the submitted chapter must be published on AO3), crossovers and OCs. As long as the fic is tagged correctly, you can submit whatever you want. The flip side of submit whatever you want is that we will not tolerate bashing of submitted fics.

If you end up paired with a fic that is in hindsight not your cup of tea for whatever reason, please contact the mods before commenting to be paired with another fic (there's no need to tell us why). Don’t feel obliged to read material you'd rather not, and do not send the author negativity.

Mods:

Bookscorpion

BawdyBean

[deityoftherain]

her beloved immortal - Katherine/Lizzie Empires S1 Fanfic

Rating: Teen

Relationship: F/F

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Status: Completed Oneshot

Word Count: 1,173

Summary: Katherine and Lizzie are hanging out in Katherine's room, creating bracelets and loving each other dearly. As they talk, Lizzie reveals a large part of their shared past...

[Deleted Scene/Alternate Ending to "her beloved mortal" that I ended up not using]

This was written for @belovedgamers as a treat through the @mcyt-summer-of-yuri exchange!

Here's the Tumblr post for the original: https://www.tumblr.com/deityoftherain/754681162396532736/her-beloved-mortal-katherinelizzie-empires-s1

If you like it, please consider reblogging, kudosing/liking, and/or commenting :D

Katherine never thought of her life as dull or unfulfilling before, but, ever since Lizzie entered it, she has felt so genuinely blissful. It was like a piece of her soul had been returned to her, snapping in place and fitting perfectly. Waking up every day knowing that Lizzie was never too far away made her stomach flutter pleasantly with butterflies and her face warm like a candle’s flame.

It was stereotypical, sure, but Katherine already had countless sketches of possible dress designs for their own wedding, and she would be lying if she said she hadn’t written their names together with a heart countless times on her journal’s pages. Every moment Katherine spent with Lizzie, the more she fell head over heels for her. Katherine was sure Lizzie felt the same.

The two women sat criss-crossed on Katherine’s bed as Lizzie taught Katherine various ways to make bracelets. Katherine had known some basic techniques growing up, sure, but never to this level and certainly not with these techniques.

It has only been a few months since they met, but Katherine felt right at home with Lizzie. It was like they knew each other for lifetimes. They exchanged much about themselves, sure, but the way they acted suggested that their knowledge about the other ran much deeper than what they would have gathered in these months.

In addition to Katherine’s work as a seamstress, she also had a passion for making plushies. The plushies were more for fun or to donate to children in need than they were for money, but Katherine found great pleasure in making them. Katherine wanted to make Lizzie a plushie, but she only briefly wondered what sort of plushie she should make. It just came to her that Lizzie would be ecstatic with an axolotl plushie, though she had this innate gut feeling that Lizzie would love whatever she made either way. Katherine could almost hear her reaction as if it were a memory.

“Look at you go!” Lizzie clapped her hands together as she cheered, proud of Katherine successfully getting down the technique. “Aw, it turned out so cute!”

Katherine beamed under Lizzie’s praise, unable to hold back her smile even if she tried. “I just had a good teacher.”

“Nonsense,” Lizzie dismissed. “You are very talented in the art of the craft, always have been. You can do anything you put your mind to. Your creativity is one of the things I love about you.”

That was another thing. Lizzie always talked like they’ve known each other for a long time. It often felt that way to Katherine as well, but, in actuality, it had only been a few months. Granted, they spent a majority of their free time together during those months, but still.

“‘Always have been,’” Katherine repeated, with a slight tilt of her head. She had to admit, she was curious why they felt so natural together. It made her mind wander to several different possibilities, unsure what would be considered too insane and unrealistic. Magic wasn’t her strong suit, but it did exist. Technically, anything was possible to certain limits. “We haven’t known each other very long, yet you talk like you’ve always known me. Tell me, have we met before and I don’t remember? Do you believe I have some sort of childhood amnesia?”

Lizzie’s lip darted out briefly to wet her lips as she thought of what to say. “I wanted to tell you the truth, but I was worried it was too soon. I didn’t want to scare you off.” “You won’t scare me off,” Katherine promised, scooting closer to Lizzie so she could set her hand over Lizzie’s.

Katherine knew she shouldn’t let herself promise such a thing, but something within Katherine knew Lizzie would never hurt her. It wasn’t a hunch or a suspicion, but a fact that her mind was positive of. It was so infused with truth that Katherine couldn’t even think of denying its validity.

Lizzie turned her hand around so their fingers could intertwine with one another. She brought Katherine’s hand up to her lips to press a kiss to her knuckles. “Katherine, you are my soulmate in each of your lives. I knew the moment I saw you at Gem and Pearl’s wedding that I had found you again.”

Katherine’s eyes widened in surprise, but she didn’t pull away. If someone else told her this, she may have called them crazy and told them to stop messing with her, but, from Lizzie, it made sense like it was a typical and normal thing. “Each of my lives? What about yours?” “I’m immortal,” Lizzie admitted. “I was once mortal, we both were in our first life together. At least, I believe I was. You were dying in my arms and my grief was great. Something inside me seemed to unlock. I had power pumping through my veins that I was unaware of before. Our souls yearned to stay together, and so they did. Even as I was accepted among the ranks of the gods, I could feel a pull toward you. Once I realized your soul reincarnated, I made it my mission to seek you out in each life. Falling in love with you over and over again is my reason for continuing on. I never get bored with you by my side.” Katherine didn’t speak for several moments, needing time to process what she was being told. Lizzie’s words were genuine, she knew that much, but it was a lot to unpack. Still, Katherine had never been one to dismiss the idea of love outlasting lifetimes and other fantastical ideas.

She used her freehand to cup Lizzie’s face, looking into her eyes as her heart fluttered with warmth and love. “I believe you.”

“You always do.” Lizzie leaned into Katherine’s hand, seemingly melting into it. “And you have no idea how happy that makes me.” “I may not know everything, but what we have is too otherworldly and true to deny.” Katherine directed her cupped hand to tuck some of Lizzie’s pink hair behind her ear fin. They were close now, so close that Katherine could smell the distinct scent of ocean water and bubblegum. Those scents were muddled together, creating what was so obviously Lizzie, her Lizzie.

Before either of them truly knew it, their lips met together, fitting perfectly in place as if they were made for each other. The kisses were soft yet passionate, almost electric as life sparked within Katherine. Each kiss brought with it a flash of a memory from a past life, the memories both foreign and familiar.

Instead of scaring Katherine off, the memories from her past selves only confirmed all that she already accepted as fact. Katherine deepened the kisses, pulling Lizzie toward her until their bodies were flushed together. She climbed into her lap, legs wrapping around Lizzie’s torso. It had been far too long since they were able to be this close and they were going to take full advantage of it…

[trillscienceofficer]

For the Rare Pair Exchange 2023, I'm delighted to have received two really amazing Trek stories as a gift!

Heavenly Bodies, a Leeta/Kira fic in which we learn more about both Leeta's faith and her family, and

just give me trust and watch what’ll happen, a Kes/B'Elanna fic in which the events of “Before and After” and “Real Life” have taken a toll on both characters but also allow them to forge a really heartfelt connection.

I really recommend reading both!! There are also many other Trek rarepairs in the collection I linked above, I can't wait to delve into all the fic myself!