#rarepair fest

[astralzeraphias]

maybe i came too early, maybe i came too late

i’m waiting in the shadows of the scaffolds of the old cafés where you told me to wait

#megatron #impactor #transformers #maccadam #megaimpact #megaimpactor #hiiiii transfans……. ermmmm…………. i’ve definitely been drawing at all #and just prepping a bunch of art to post hahaha….. totally……… anyways. #this was for rarepairing fest but im impatient so youre getting it now #who knows maybe they’ll rb anyways im not god i dont know the future #anyways can anybody give me some fucjing megaimpactor. please. dear god. #uhhh this is inspired by four things. nighthawks the painting. of a friday night by anais mitchell. skin&bones by cage the elephant. #and of course hlm! #other titles were #of a friday night #meet me at the bar #(<- yes thats a reference to MassEffect leave me alone) #and last but not least #where did the old poet go? i asked around. nobody knows #set in the continuity ‘totally not idw1’ #literally can never stop thinking about these two

[kairennart]

creepy little guy

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin fanart #bbc merlin fanart #merlin bbc #fanart #my art #mordred #sir mordred #bbc mordred #mordred fanart #little study i made for the bingooo :D #the square was the color green and it reminded me of him #and this post will be my first bingo! i have managed the incredible achievement of posting 17 squares without getting a single bingo #halloween will be a drawing for the badge and the rest 6 are for the rarepair fest #AND i still have another adopted square shut UP IM NORMAL ABT THIS FEST

[horriblegoosefest]

The goose is almost here!!! 🪿

Rummage around in those folders you haven’t opened in years, dust off the cobwebs, and bring some life back to your most abandoned works. You said you’d come back to it again one day, but the days turned to years, and – what’s that I hear?

H-O-N-K, we will finish a wip today! 

H-O-N-K, write it or I won't go away! 

What is the horrible goose fest?

The horrible goose fest is borne from the many cries for accountability from fandom creators and the wish that someone hound them (or honk at them) into finishing their wips. This is a partnered fest in which one partner (creator) commits to finishing a work-in-progress and one partner (goose) commits to providing dedicated accountability. 

Great, how does it work? 

There are no prompts in this fest. It's designed to help you finish those languishing drafts and build relationships with other folks in the fandom. You can sign up as a creator and/or a goose. If signing up as a creator, you are committing to finishing an existing work-in-progress (fic, art, podfic, translation) that is not affiliated with other current fest collections or prompts/self-prompts (wips from past fest drops are fine!) If your work-in-progress is already posted to ao3, we will ask you to hide it by adding it to a private collection for the duration of the fest; it will be revealed with everyone's works during the posting period. Creators will upload their finished works to the fest’s ao3 collection. 

If you sign up as a goose, you are committing to frequent check-ins with your creator to help them finish their work in progress. This will involve ongoing discussions with your creator about their progress and deadlines. You're not expected to alpha or beta their work. Think of yourself as a particularly tenacious cheerleader. You are also committing to writing a thoughtful rec of the work upon its completion, which will be posted on tumblr.

How do I sign up?

All participants will sign up by filling out a form on airtable. You can choose your own partner to sign up with, or be paired with a partner by the mods. Participants must be 18+. Due to modly time constraints, we will be capping the number of fic sign-ups at 35. There will be no limit for art or podfic.

If signing up to be paired with a partner, sign up forms will be used to help the mods best match pairs. All HP fandom ships and characters are welcome. Creators will detail their wip plans and accountability needs. Gooses will detail their accountability style and preferred time/frequency commitment – how often and for how long can you check in, are you strict or more of a softie, what strategies and advice can you provide your creator? The form will also have a space for geese and creators to share ship preferences and squicks. We will try our best to match compatible creator/goose pairs, but as with any paired fest, you'll also need to be open, flexible, and friendly.

Can I sign up as both?

Sure! But be aware of the time commitment of both roles and be mindful of what you can realistically handle. Your partner is counting on you! 

What if there are more geese than creators? Or more creators than geese?

If we have an imbalance, and you are a good fit for more than one creator/goose, you may be assigned more than one participant to work with. We will do our best to take into account your time commitment and preferences, so please let us know in the sign up if you are willing to be paired more than once! For fairness reasons, if you are a creator assigned two geese, the two geese will collaborate on a single rec of your work at the end of the fest. You are always welcome to assemble your own team of additional cheerleaders if you’d like <3

If I'm a goose, do I have to be horrible?

The title is jokey. We're not really encouraging anyone to be unkind. Think of a goose as an accountability partner. We're hearing from lots of creators that deadlines and kind but firm expectations are what really get them across the finish line. Goosing is a big job, but in the end we're all rewarded with more works to enjoy! 

What if there’s an issue with my pairing?

To avoid this as much as possible, we encourage folks to sign up as an already-formed pair. Prior to matching, we will share a list of the participants who have signed up. Feel free to use this to form your own pairs. We will be running a discord to facilitate participants getting to know each other. Please remember to be kind, and if someone’s wip really catches your eye, don’t be afraid to reach out - they may be eyeing you!

That said, we know this might be stressful for some, so we are happy to pair you. If you have any concerns with regards to matching, or at any point throughout the fest, please reach out to us. Our goal is to make the fest a safe space for all participants in accordance with our expectations below. 

Speaking of kindness, what are the other expectations in this fest?

We ask that participants generally abide by sals, kink-tomato, and dldr, but also, in recognition of the ways these rules have been used to silence poc voices in fandom, you may be asked to tag content beyond ao3's major trigger warnings or the fandom typical disclosure of sexual acts and violence, such as racist tropes/triggers. Refusal to tag sensitive content may result in your fic being pulled from the fest. If you have questions about what kinds of content we'll ask you to tag or want a sensitivity read for your content, please contact the mods, we really are happy to help!

There will be email check-ins throughout the fest. Make sure to add our email, [email protected], to your contacts to ensure you receive these communications. Please only reply via email, not via tumblr, discord or any other messaging service. Please send any questions about the fest to [email protected] or #mod-help channel in the fest discord (do not contact individual mods). 

We will post small (optional) challenges and games to participate in during the fest to hype everyone up. These will be posted in the discord server and on tumblr, so make sure you join the server and follow @horriblegoosefest on tumblr! 

Submission info:

There is no word count minimum but we do ask that you submit one fic, artwork, or podfic. Fics should be beta-read. Remember that geese are not required to beta (although they can if they'd like to). Podfics and translations must have either blanket permission or consent from the original authors to be included in the fest.

Works can be submitted in any language. There will be a space on the sign up form to let us know what language you intend to post. If our mod team is not fluent in your chosen posting language we will contact you to discuss options to help us make sure works are beta read and tagged according to fest guidelines. You may be asked to include a disclaimer that the mods are unable to guarantee comprehensive tagging. 

Creators will submit works to an ao3 collection and the following header information should be emailed to the mods. Multi-chapter works will be revealed on a single posting day. As the fest deadline nears, geese will write a celebratory rec of their creator’s work, which will be posted to tumblr. We are happy to provide guidance on writing a rec if you need it.

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#horrible goose fest #horrible goose fest 2024 #harry potter #hp fests #drarry #hp wlw #hp rarepairs #harry potter fanfic #hp fic

[anistarrose]

I need more platonic "rarepairs" in my life. I want to see (and of course, have the energy to make) more random fics that are the only thing in their "&" tag on AO3 yet make a real fucking compelling case for why these two characters who never interacted in canon should be besties. Do you understand how many potential ride-or-die friendships are out there. Just waiting to be explored

#thinking about running a taz genfic event (not soon. in like 3 months minimum from now) #but if i had faith it would get more traction i would love to throw a “invent a non-romantic rarepair and put your whole ass into it” fest

[izzyrarepairkinkmeme]

#info #ofmd #izzy hands #izzy hands rarepair kink meme #kink meme #prompt fest #writing fest #writing challenge #izzy bingo #camp nanowrimo #camp nano #nanowrimo

[slitherinfest]

Slither In Fest Masterlist!

A big round of applause and a heartfelt thanks to all the awesome people who have joined us for this year's fest! It's been an absolute delight to see each and every one of your entries.

Once again, special thanks to @dividawrites for letting us reuse her banner art.

Thank you all for appreciating Bottom Tom | Voldemort with us! We hope to see you all again next year.

Please see below the cut for a masterlist of all works!

A Total Absence of Light by @crowcrowcrowthing E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 7,535 words | Complete

My name is Tom Riddle, and I am the Boy Who Lived. Something happened to turn Harry Potter into the Dark Lord, and I will do whatever it takes to learn his secrets. I don’t care that he killed my parents. I don't care that he stole my childhood. All I want is to earn the right to call myself his apprentice.

chiaroscuro by @cindle-writes E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | 7,213 words | Complete

Immortal children are illegal. Harry makes one anyway.

Flinch by @applesbasketcaseart E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 5,082 words | Complete

"Tom, I want you to meet my friend, Harry Potter." There's something a bit odd about Mr. Potter.

Freedom from those Pages by @azuredreammira E | Tom Riddle/Voldemort | 9,417 words | WIP

It started out as a deal, selling his body in exchange for freedom. But Tom Riddle quickly became Voldemort’s advisor and lover, ensuring that the one who had created him years ago did not go insane.

He'd Love To See Inside by TrinisetteArcobaleno E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 5,631 words | Complete

Lord Voldemort has an important event to go to tonight. He obviously decides to wear his best suit. Harry Potter, a child that Voldemort took in after killing his parents, presented as an alpha the same day of the event.

In Perfect Unity by @i-dream-of-libraries E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 9,052 words | Complete

Harry has just begun his work as the only Priest in a small town when a man comes to confessional one night and traps Harry in the booth with him.

Invincible by @itsevanffs E | Tom Riddle | Voldemort/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 2,296 words | Complete

Tom walks in on purpose. He’s heard the warnings of the townsfolk some miles away from the border. They warn him against entering, against lingering, against taking an interest, but he is Tom Marvolo Riddle. He is in his prime, forever frozen that way, and he will conquer the world.

Like Calls To Like by TrinisetteArcobaleno E | Tom Riddle/Tom Riddle Sr. | 4,856 words | Complete

Tom Marvolo Riddle’s father found him before he had ever known about Hogwarts. Unbeknownst to Tom Jr., his father planned to visit him tonight.

multiplicity by @duplicitywrites E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle/Harry Potter | 7,780 words | WIP

At the age of twelve, Tom is well on his way to having all of Hogwarts wrapped around his clever, crooked finger. Others are beneath him, unworthy of his regard—but for Professor Evans, Tom is willing to make an exception. When transfer student Harry Potter arrives mid-November, Tom is inclined to dismiss the older boy as another arrogant Pureblood who will treat him with disdain. Only, Harry isn’t like the others. Not at all.

Never Meet Your Heroes by @ujiin E | Salazar Slytherin/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | 6,960 words | WIP

Tom is in a little bit of a predicament. "Did you need anything else, Slytherin?" Tom manages to say without a single hitch or stutter, even though it feels so incredibly wrong to address a literal founder of Hogwarts this way.

Pitch Black by @kagariasuha E | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Horcrux/Harry Potter | 2,403 words | Complete

The proximity of Horcruxes can influence anyone - especially Harry.

Tight Quarters by @maraudersaffair E | Abraxas Malfoy/Tom Riddle | 2,488 words | Complete

High off casting dark magic, Tom and Abraxas sneak into a cupboard and have some fun.

Wind Tunnels by @mrmxlemons E | Tom Riddle | Voldemort/Ron Weasley | 10,433 words | WIP

The locket holds Ron closer than anyone else has. He doesn't want to let it go.

#harry potter #tom riddle #voldemort #lord voldemort #bottom tom #bottom voldemort #harry potter fanfiction #hp fanfic #fanfic #tom riddle fanfiction #tom riddle rarepairs #slither in fest #update

[crazybutgood]

I Bloom Pink For You

Medium: origami comic

Created by: crazybutgood (me!), for the hp bodice ripper fest 2023

Pansy has been starved for love her whole life. All she needs is someone who will give her the approval she craves.

An origami comic inspired by Schmem_14’s fic.

Late claim is late 🙈 but better than never~

Immense thanks to @schmem14 for their permission to create this self-indulgent number for their wonderful fic! I love their writing to bits and am really grateful to have had the opportunity to create something based on their fic 🙏

My eternal gratitude to the amazing @vitaminpops for their constant support and wonderfully helpful feedback throughout this process 💞 Creating this comic was certainly quite a journey, and I cannot thank them enough for helping me navigate and motivating me to keep going 🫶

Many lovely thanks to my dear friend P, for her cheerleading, and tips and inspiration from the amazing dresses she herself sews 💕

And of course as always I greatly appreciate @getawayfox for all her enthusiasm and encouragement for my works ❣️Thanks for helping me sort shit out whenever I got stuck especially at the start 😅😚 Thank you also for creating this wonderful banner 🥺

Thank you to @getawayfox and @ghaniblue for hosting this wonderful fest, and being patient and understanding with me 🙏💖✨

#claim #craft claim #fest claim #hp bodiceripper fest #2023 #harry potter #wlw #hp rarepair #hp femslash #narcissa x pansy #narcissa malfoy #pansy parkinson #origami #comic #photography #mine #cbg folds

[hpkinktober]

HP Kinktober 2023

Day 3: Werewolves

AO3 Collection: HPKinktober2023

#HP Kinktober 2023 #HPKinktober2023 #HP Kinktober #Kinktober 2023 #HP Fanfic Fest #HP Fanart Fest #Wolfstar #Drarry #Dramione #HP Rarepairs #HP NextGen

[final-milf-ratchet]

Thinking about Skyfire rn... So in honor of Valentine's Day here's a fic I wrote for Skyfire/skywarp for tf rarepair fest last year!

Yes the title is edgy! That's because usually when I think about skysky it gets very edgy lol. Anywho, hope you enjoy!

#skyfire #g1 skyfire #skywarp #g1 skywarp #skysky #warpfire #and uh- cough cough. if anyone wants to read my other fics for the rarepair fest and try a hand at guessing the titles #ill honor the bargin and write a drabble for you! #my fic

[trulymadlydeeplyfest]

Feature #19

🖤A Dream of Thestrals by @autumnweeen

🖤Pairing: Luna Lovegood/Theodore Nott

🖤Prompt: Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

🖤Link:

🖤Summary: "She was lost, and he found her.

She keeps trying to make him forget her, but he can't let her go."

#trulymadlydeeplyfest #harrypotterfanfic #hpfanfic #fanfiction fest #harry potter fandom #harry potter fest #fanfiction #harry potter #fic fest #rarepair #rarepairfanfic

[torchwoodfanfests]

◭ By popular demand, we present our very first fan fest chosen by the fandom itself: The 2023 Torchwood Rarepair Fest! ◮

The people have spoken and we have listened. Here is your choice, the majority vote: the 2023 Torchwood Rarepair Fest! 

The theme this time is any and all rare pairings! 

This means any pairings other than the most common ones: Jack/Ianto, Tosh/Owen and Gwen/Rhys. 

Pairings that appeared in canon outside these three are included, such as Tosh/Mary, Ianto/Lisa or Gwen/Owen, to name a few. Poly ships that include any of the three most common pairings are also accepted and encouraged! For example: Jack/Ianto/Gwen, Tosh dating both Owen and Tommy, an all-team polycule where each of them is involved with one or more of the others but they’re not all together, or a polycule where they all are together, all fall under rarepairs!

We are thrilled to let you guys know that we will be collabing with the fantastic @thetorchwoodarchive​ for this fest! 

The Torchwood Archive’s mods reached out to us with the brilliant proposal that  we collaborate on this fest, and we were very excited to accept! They will be making a Rarepair Fic Rec List to right alongside our fest, so be sure to keep your eyes open for that! 👀✨

This fest will run from February 26th to April 14th 2023!

This fest doesn’t require signing up. All you have to do is create a fanwork with a rarepair (or more than one :)) and submit it to us at any point up to April 14th 2023. (Please remember to add any relevant content warnings!)

We don’t have a prompt list this time as the theme is pretty straightforward. Any fanwork that includes a rarepair will do!

All types of fanworks are accepted for this fest, with the usual requirements:  the minimum word count for writing is 500 words (fic, meta, not!fic, and headcanons; poetry is exempt from this requirement), 30 seconds is the minimum length for videos, and 3-songs plus a short explanation for why you picked each song is the minimum for music playlists. If you have an idea for a fanwork that seems unconventional or less common, send us an ask! We welcome all types of content for this fest and we will be happy to hear from you :)

As usual, we’ll have an ao3 collection for this fest.

All links will be in the notes.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send us an ask!

#torchwood #torchwood fan fests #torchwood rarepair fest 2023 #fest announcement

[witcher-rarepairs]

Witcher Rarepair Friends!

You can now claim prompts. The list of prompts is here.

You can also still submit prompts. The prompt submission form is here.

You can claim as many prompts as you want, and more than one person can claim the same prompt. You don't have to have submitted a prompt to claim a prompt (but it would be nice to your fellow Witcher Rarepair Friends if you do).

Please send me an ask on or off anon if you encounter any problems.

#witcher rarepairs #witcher rarepair prompt fest #witcher fandom events

[ladiesofhpfest]

Ladies of HP Fest Week 4

Week 4 of the Ladies of HP Fest is here! This week we're celebrating the Background Beauties of the series. These are the characters who have no lines, very few lines, but live in our hearts and imagination.

It's up to you to decide what background means. It could be a character like Andromeda Tonks, who we see, but she doesn't say anything. It could be characters like Hannah Abbott or Alicia Spinnet, who have a few lines each. Or, it could be characters like the Greengrass girls, who we hear almost nothing about. Where these ladies have no voice, or a small one in canon, it's your turn to give them a louder voice.

Some ideas to get you going - but like always, feel free to come up with your own!

What was it like being a background Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin while Harry & co were wreaking havoc?

Rarepair time! What was happening outside of Hogwarts? Who was getting together and who was breaking apart?

The ladies of Tom Riddle's time - was everyone after him or terrified?

Marauder era and Order unsung heroes - what were Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, Emmeline Vance, and Hestia Jones up to?

OC background characters are welcome! (Was there another girl in Harry's year we didn't know about? Who roomed with Ginny Weasley?)

Good luck with all your creations this week!

If you’d like to check out previous works, here’s our 2023 Master List!

#ladies of hp #ladies of hp fest #rarepairs #andromeda tonks #hannah abbott #alicia spinnet #daphne greengrass #astoria greengrass #marlene mckinnon #dorcas meadowes #emmeline vance #hestia jones #background characters #minor characters #marietta edgecombe #penelope clearwater #millicent bulstrode #tracey davis #sally anne perks

[horriblegoosefest]

H-O-N-K, we will finish a wip today! 

H-O-N-K, write it or I won't go away! 

The inaugural Horrible Goose Fest is here! This fest will match creators with their own personal goose - someone who will check in, encourage and (lovingly) hound the creator as they finish a work-in-progress.

As a creator, you would be committing to finish a current WIP - be that a fic, artwork or podfic - that is not already part of another fest. 

As a goose, you will be required to regularly check in with your creator, providing encouragement and accountability as they finish their work. A goose is not expected to be an alpha or beta, however they can if they choose to.

Timeline

Creator and Goose sign ups open: March 15

Creator signups close: March 29 or until creator cap has been reached

Goose signups close: April 3

Works due: July 29

For further information please find our FAQ and Rules

Everyone is invited to join our discord

We can’t wait to see what you’re working on!

Your Mods,

@geesenoises, @thehoneybeet, @apricitydays-lazynights and @basicallyahedgehog

#horrible goose fest #horrible goose fest 2024 #harry potter fanfic #hp fests #drarry #hp wlw #hp rarepairs

[lit-in-thy-heart]

the urge to drop everything and start an entirely new fic

#this is not helpful i am moving in a WEEK and i still have loads of shit to pack up #and i've got so much on this week #but i got the prompt in the merlin rarepair fest i was desperate for and have just been :DDDDD since #maybe a part of me is also terrified of not having the time to write between studying and socialising when term starts but it's fineee #tomorrow. tomorrow i might start planning the fic in a cute notebook after packing a little #already been procrastinating packing by working on merwaincelot week stuff lmaooo #most of which did not surface in time anyway but that's actually fine #it will #when it feels right #personal #lit talks #in summary i'm excited to write this fic

[thistlecatfics]

if you built yourself a myth (Narcissa/Dorcas for @hprarepairfest, 7k, E)

To celebrate completing her potions mastery, Narcissa goes to tea with Dorcas at the Ritz. A fight, a fuck, and a flight ensue on this unexpectedly busy day.

Tags: No Voldemort AU, Trans Narcissa Black Malfoy, Secret Relationship, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Implied/Referenced Transphobia, Angst with a Happy Ending, Porn drenched in plot, Exhibitionism, Processing Good Omens s2 ending

AN: For @siriusly-sapphic, this extremely fanfic-y indulgent story. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it :)

THANK YOU to @broomsticks for your extremely helpful edits and validating that this is a good and worthy gift <3

Title is from Beach House’s Myth. This fic is a no Voldemort AU, but if you want a canon-compliant Dorcissa playlist for more of an angsty feel I've got you <3

Read on Ao3

#dorcissa #dorcas meadowes #narcissa black #marauders era #hp femslash #hp rarepair fest 2023 #thistlecat fics