#Traffic Exchanges

[ap-whitely]

Email Marketing

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[precious-blossom]

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[agarafile]

Joel: Six lives!

Gem: Six! Six!

Joel: Six whole lives!

Gem: Except for Pearl. Pearl has five.

Joel: Yeah she has five, she's stupid.

Gem: She's not stupid, she's just Australian. It's different.

[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!

[the-star-rigel]

Lizzie’s death is somehow even funnier from her pov. She goes “oh I’ve had a terrible day, going on invisible on a skeleton horse will be funny and cheer me up” and then gets KILLED

[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.

[improvapocalyps]

"Okay, yeah. If you kill a red name, killed a red name-" "I'll give you a life for that. That's the deal." "We'll be back together like buddies again, Bdubs."

In participation of Extreme Timed Challenge Gift Exchange hosted by @extremetimedchallengeexchange!

[gifs, full storyboard, behind-the-scene rambles under cut]

past 48h animatics: MCYTETC2023, ETC2023

[Red Lives-Suspicion; Prayer-Determination; Fireworks]

Fiddled with gradient maps this time for some additional colors :D I would have colored in the eyes as well, but I didn't have enough energy left when the event hit the 47th hour xD

Also played around with camera movements. Respect to people who do fan edits and other forms of video/ assets editing 'cause keyframes are so 😭

13 hours to draft storyboard this time! Last year I used 16 but with waaay more frames idk how I accomplished that. Probably bc this year I'm drawing more than three(3) characters lmao

Progress Timeline:

[13th hour] finished storyboard/ draft (plany off time...) [25th hour] lineart for the first 10 seconds (wuh oh) [36th hour] lineart for the first 25 seconds (oh shit oh fuck gotta shorten it) [45th hour] finished Bdubs' part (NOOO I DONT HAVE TIME FOR ETHO)

ngl kinda glad i cut it in half rn 'cause i'd have to spend time figuring out shadowDog's design /lh

Designs I used for Lizzie and Joel (old art from 2022 and 2021 respectively) (holy shit i've been here for 3 years???)

Joel *shakes fist* i hate u and ur stupid beard

[Lyrics vibe/scene planning; hours before disaster]

I think most of the drawn parts didn't deviate from the initial idea. Mostly timing adjustments and building upon the vibes. The parts that were changed the most was the "And you caused it (×3 combo)".

Went from "vague flashbacks" to "following Etho and co. out of the cave and back to Scott's base while implying who Etho blames with single character focus shots".

The first one is Scott because he suggested the idea. Like, obviously he's to blame. It's not like Etho went along and cemented the deal himself. Scott totally peer-pressured him into it.

The second one is Etho because... well the scene ends up kind of being like. The sight of the Snow Fortress triggering a flashback. (EthosLab the content creator deliberately turned his camera towards the Snow Fortress and holds it there for a second instead of looking at the huge lava pillar right in front of him. What is WRONG with him.)

But also like. Clocks are kind of special to Bdubs right. Whoever gave him a clock basically has his (temporary) loyalty or at the least earned a favor from him. So like. If he hadn't gifted Bdubs the clock, which signifies a closer(?) bond, maybe Bdubs wouldn't be so devoted to him (wrong). Also serves as a call-back/ reference to the "Prayer-Determination" shot ("pray with clock" in the scene planning screenshot). I like to think that Bdubs weighted his options and thought about "if he will kill/ who to kill" a lot while following the other Red Names. And in that scene he's like, convincing/ motivating himself. Remembering who/ what he's doing this for.

(It is also meant to be part of my giftee's other prompt: "an exploration of the doubt one or both of them felt during the heart transfer that didn’t happen after Bdubs killed Lizzie, and the following guilt Etho felt." The Etho section starting from "we're setting fire to our inside for fun" til the end of the animatic is based on that prompt.)

After a brief period of self-blame, it's time to shift it onto someone else! Because you're in denial! If Bdubs hadn't gone red, then Etho wouldn't have to offer the deal. If Bdubs hadn't want to stay as teammates, then he wouldn't agree to the deal. If Bdubs wasn't so devoted to Etho, then he wouldn't have attacked Lizzie and gotten himself killed.

Then the animatic ends with the end of the session :D

...That's longer than I expected but also not that long. If you read through all that, tysm :] Tell me your thoughts! Have a good day/ evening/ night :D

[mcytrecursive]

It's Time

You know that onshot that you're pretty sure you're 5% of the total hits for, you've read it so many times? Have you ever considered the prospect of art based on it?

You know that art piece that you used as your computer desktop so long you gave up and printed it to put on your wall, so that it could always be with you? Have you considered a web weave based on its themes and ideas? Are you considering it now?

You know that longfic that you have a standing appointment to scream about with your friends when it updates? That fic where your favourite character is a side character we haven't seen in four chapters? That story where you were in the author's discord server and you all built an AU together where things went just a little differently and it was happier (or maybe angstier)? What if you could get a sequel to the story, see more from that side character, get that AU written out?

The MCYTBLR Recursive Exchange just went live, and we are entirely set up to make those art pieces, web weaves, or fics a reality. An entire exchange just for fic of fic, art of fic, web weaves of art, art of fic, fic of web weaves, and more. We are celebrating the creations we all know and love within the MCYT space, and we are now live.

Join the Discord and talk to us about the art pieces and fics you love, and get your questions answered!

More information about works that have been nominated, how to sign up, and how to nominate works are all found in the discord! Come! Join us!

[deityoftherain]

New Gift Exchange Interest Check (Traffic Team Support Exchange)

Reblogs and filling out the form above are very appreciated!

Hello! I had the idea of running a traffic life series gift exchange hosted on AO3 and focused on canon life series groups and their team dynamics.

You must have an AO3 account with gift receiving turned on and a Discord for communication purposes to sign-up. You can create and receive a 1.5 minimum fanfic or a fully finished digital fanart.

A server and dedicated Tumblr blog will get created if I end up hosting this. Posting on AO3 will be required and posting on Tumblr is optional, but you'll have to @ me when you post. More details will come later, but this is just an interest check.

In your sign-ups (assuming people are interested), you will use relationship tags that already exist with the default assumption of them being platonic teammates. In your wants, you can express any desires you have for specific members dynamics, such as what they mean to each other (romantically involved, siblings/family, best friends, etc). I suggest requesting more than one team or potential dynamic to help limit things going to pinch hitters.

If you have any questions, let me know and I'll answer. I'll use the tag #trafficteamsupportexchange on any post related to this exchange for now and #ttse question answering for any posts that answer questions sent via my asks or the interest form :D

UPDATE: I'm a little insane so uh @trafficteamsupportexchange exists now, and we have a server! The link is on that blog's pinned post, though PLEASE still use the interest form to help determine the timeline and such!

[trafficteamsupportexchange]

TTSE Information | Pinned Masterpost

@trafficteamsupportexchange is a gift exchange hosted on AO3, using Tumblr and Discord for communication/advertisement purposes.

What is TTSE?

TTSE is an exchange that focuses on canon life series groups and their team dynamics, though the dynamics themselves don't have to be strictly canon nor does the gift have to stay in a canon compliant/divergent universe. Those specifications should be mentioned by your giftee when they sign up. TTSE intends to be strictly Non RPF, so anything created through this exchange should be about the characters and not the CCs. [Tagset]

Current Activity: TTSE 2025 has been completed! Look at the reblogged posts or the gifts posted in the TTSE collection, kudos, comment, and otherwise give them love! See you next year :D Assignments are out and we are in our creation period! Feel free to join the discord as a beta reader or pinch hitter, if you would like. [Timeline]

What do I need to know if I want to join?

Fanfics have a 1.5k word minimum, and fanart (digital and 2D analogue uploaded under guidelines) must be fully finished to whatever your standards are. I am going to trust that each of you are making your gifts in good faith. [Gift Guidelines]

By default, assume that the wanted dynamics between everyone in the group is platonic teammates. It is up to you/the giftee to clarify your/their wants and dislikes when you/they sign-up, including but not limited to the following: your/their pov preferences, dynamic desires, what the characters mean to each other (romantically involved, siblings/family, best friends, etc), what you/they don't want included, and more. I suggest requesting more than one team or potential dynamic to help limit things going to pinch hitters.

Posting on AO3 is required (meaning you must have an AO3 account with gift receiving on to participate) and posting on Tumblr is optional. If you do post on Tumblr, make sure to link the ao3 work, use the hashtag #trafficteamsupportexchange and #trafficteamsupportexchange2025, and @ this blog so I can reblog your post here. [How to sign up on AO3]

Joining the Discord Server is mandatory, considering that is how most of the communication and information sharing will occur. The discord is also where the sign-up link and other details will be shared. Many common questions/FAQs are answered in #exchange-info. Even if you don't plan to sign-up officially, you can still join the server as a Beta Reader (can include helping with art) or a Pinch Hitter.

Links

Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/3YC3V8BfCY AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/ttse2025 Exchange Timeline: https://www.tumblr.com/trafficteamsupportexchange/765868968966815744/ttse-25-timeline Gift Guidelines: https://www.tumblr.com/trafficteamsupportexchange/765814026162864128/ttse-gift-guidelines How to Sign-Up on AO3: https://www.tumblr.com/trafficteamsupportexchange/768862959945613312/how-to-sign-up-for-ttse-through-ao3 How to Embed Images/Art on AO3: https://www.tumblr.com/deityoftherain/773134727392739328/how-to-embed-images-and-links-on-ao3 How to Post a Work on AO3: https://www.tumblr.com/deityoftherain/776056846976958464/how-to-post-a-work-on-ao3-a-thorough-step-by-step Tagset Used: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/21529 | https://www.tumblr.com/trafficteamsupportexchange/769275539676643328/traffic-life-series-team-ao3-tagset Original Post/Interest Form: https://www.tumblr.com/deityoftherain/765712726599303168/question-i-write-a-lot-during-november-and-other | https://forms.gle/FbAC8x8V4vt1yx2N7 [<- Closed; ask questions through the ask box or on the discord] Profile Art Credit: @isjasz Blog Owner/Exchange Runner: @deityoftherain on Tumblr/AO3/Discord

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/ttse2025

Blog-Specific Tags

#trafficteamsupportexchange

#ttse answers

#ttse update

#trafficteamsupportexchange2025

#ttse fanfic

#ttse fanart

If you have any questions, feel free to visit the ask box or enter the questions channel on the TTSE Server!

[teapot-of-tyrahn]

gift fic for @dead-sp1der for the @mcytblrholidayexchange ! hope you enjoy !

Summary:

Jimmy was a canary. But he was not cursed. He just really, really, really bad at the game.

Rating: General Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Fandom: 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series Relationship: Jimmy | Solidarity & Joel | SmallishBeans Characters: Jimmy | Solidarity, Joel | SmallishBeans Additional Tags: Wild Life SMP Spoilers, Wild Life SMP Setting, Post-Wild Life SMP, Limited Life SMP Setting, Limited Life SMP: Session 6, Post-Limited Life SMP, Last Life References, Secret Life References, The Canary Curse Isn't Real | Last Life SMP Series, The Watchers Aren't Real | Last Life SMP Series, Angst, Angst and Tragedy, Angst and Humor, Religious Humor, Religious Fanaticism, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Religious Discussion, Religious Guilt, Religious Conflict, Divine Madness, Religious Delusions, Referenced Medication, Ableist Language, Implied/Mentioned Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Martyn Littlewood | InTheLittleWood, Atheist Joel | SmallishBeans, POV Joel | SmallishBeans, Minor Joel | SmallishBeans/Lizzie | LDShadowLady, Married Joel | SmallishBeans/Lizzie | LDShadowLady, Religious Jimmy | Solidarity, Canary Hybrid Jimmy | Solidarity, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Wing Harm/Injury, Trichotillomania, Implied Canon Temporary Character Death, Implied Canon Compliant Suicide, Dehumanization, Identity loss, Bittersweet Ending

[ap-whitely]

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[azurecake16]

Hello! A present for @bloop-im-a-frog-now, happy holidays!!

(A fic about Lizzie and Sir Cleo, and about how to love someone when you aren’t supposed to)

This was written for @mcytblrholidayexchange , hope you enjoy!

[mcytblrelephant]

[severevoiddragon]

My gift for @personalzombie-tv for @smpsona-gift-exchange !!

You mentioned in the doc that J can do a lil murder in the life series as a treat, so that's the full drawing, but I also did some sketches that are a bit more in-character according to your description :D Hope you like it !!

[rufescentmoon]

Anybody interested in doing a fic exchange (aka! A writing version of art trade? :3)

Basically! You write me a fic and I write you a fic in return! :]

I'm open to NSFW or SFW trades! :3 Though JSYK, if NSFW my requests will probably involve non-con, and if SFW my requests will also probably involve dark themes, so please only reply if you're okay with writing a darkfic! (though I'd be willing to write a wholesome fic if you'd like, my request will just probably be on the darker side, personally!)