#wrench and swango

[the-heron]

his cheer squad

[peculiaritybending]

Nikki’s such a little shit, I love these two so much. I love his face in this scene he’s like “fuck you I’m trying” but also “sure thing, on it boss 🫡” ahhsdhhsbs

[ninety6tears]

I only just realized that if you assume all the wreckage would have to be discovered and investigated within less than a day after the bus went over, and the time frame is backing up a bit when we catch up with Gloria…Wrench and Nikki in “Who Rules the Land of Denial” are actually spending Christmas together.

[kurasutaa]

Can’t remember if I did this or not but fuck it I guess

[gotmunched]

The gruesome twosome 2 electric boogaloo

Nikki Swango & Wes Wrench  🤝 Dot Lyon & Ole Munch

[hifargoweek]

Highly Irregular Fargo Week 2025

Highly Irregular Fargo Week is a weeklong fanworks event celebrating rare characters in both the FX series Fargo and the 1996 Coen Brothers movie which inspired it.

The third annual event will run from Sunday, July 13, to Sunday, July 20, 2025 — because a week with eight days is highly irregular.

OPTIONAL SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY: Backstories MONDAY: Characters with Zero AO3 Works TUESDAY: Rarepairs* WEDNESDAY: Missing Scenes THURSDAY: Movie Characters FRIDAY: Never Met in Canon SATURDAY: “The future is…” BONUS DAY: Highly Irregular

*see below for more information on rarepairs

What counts as a highly irregular character?

Highly irregular characters are rare characters. For the purposes of this event, characters with under 50 works in the Fargo (TV) and Fargo (1996) tags on Archive of Our Own (AO3) as of this posting are considered rare.

For reference, the currently ineligible characters are: Mr. Wrench, Mr. Numbers, Gator Tillman, Lorne Malvo, Lester Nygaard, and Molly Solverson.

Can my work include a non-rare character?

Non-rare characters may be mentioned or appear briefly, but the major focus of the work should be on at least one rare character. Basically, if the non-rare character’s appearance would warrant them being tagged on AO3, they feature too prominently.

What if my work focuses on a rarepair?

This is a rare character event, not a rarepair event. However, rarepair works are welcome as long as the pairing doesn’t include any non-rare characters.

So, for example, Nikki Swango/Mr. Wrench would be ineligible, because while the pairing itself has under 50 works on AO3, Mr. Wrench as a character has over 50 works. 

Are crossovers allowed?

Crossovers between the Fargo TV series and the Fargo movie are allowed. Crossovers with non-Fargo fandoms are not.

Are original characters allowed?

Yes, as long as the work also prominently features at least one rare canon character.

Does it have to be fanfiction? Can I post art or other types of fanwork?

All types of fanwork are welcome, as long as they focus on at least one rare Fargo character. That includes art, GIFs, graphics, fanmixes, fanvids, meta, etc.

Do I have to follow the schedule?

The schedule is completely optional, and is only there to provide inspiration for those who might need it. Feel free to ignore it entirely, or switch around the days.

Where and when should I post my work?

You can add your fanworks to the AO3 collection, and/or post them on Tumblr. For Tumblr posts, be sure to use the tag #hifargoweek2025 and/or mention @hifargoweek​ in the post.

The collection will open at approximately 12 am EDT on July 13 and close at approximately 11:59 pm EDT on July 20. Eligible works posted on Tumblr during the same period will be reblogged to this account.

Why do you hate [insert popular character here]?

I don’t! The purpose of this event is simply to give more attention to the less popular characters in the fandom, and to challenge fans to stretch their creative muscles.

Are there any other requirements?

Nope! Works of any length, rating, category, and archive warning are eligible. Feel free to post as many works as you’d like, as long as they meet the requirements for rare characters.

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Reminders and updates will be posted to this blog, so give it a follow if you’d like to stay up to date.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

[theroseandthebeast]

Yuletide 2024 Recs, Batch Two

13 recs for Dune, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Eagle, Fargo, Hellboy, I Saw The TV Glow, If Books Could Kill / Leverage, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Dune - Adam's Rib, Paul Atreides/Irulan Corrino

In their constant dance - advance, evade, retreat - Paul and Irulan exchange vulnerabilities.

Dune - Vigilance, Leto Atreides I/Jessica & Leto Atreides I & Duncan Idaho

Devotion comes in many forms. House Atreides inspires all of them.

Dune - something you do, not something you are, Leto Atreides I/Jessica & Leto Atreides I/Gurney Halleck & Leto Atreides I/Jessica/Gurney Halleck

Gurney's life, from the moment he met Leto to the moments after.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Monster Manual, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

The fucking annoying thing is, it isn’t even Edgin who sets off the trap, it’s Xenk. Was it because he was distracted listening to Edgin rant about how hard it is to get goblin snot out of a tapestry? Maybe! Is Edgin fucking pissed that the trap hit him instead of Xenk and now Edgin is turning into some kind of lizard? Definitely.

The Eagle - Virtute, Marcus Flavius Aquila/Esca Mac Cunoval

The trouble starts with a horse.

Fargo - Signs, Nikki Swango & Mr. Wrench

Nikki and Wrench learn to communicate.

Hellboy - Know Thyself, Know Thy Elf, John Myers/Nuada

Myers doesn't go to Antarctica, but working with Nuada might make him wish he did.

I Saw The TV Glow - Excerpts From The Double Lunch: A History of The Pink Opaque and Its Fandom, Isabel & Tara & Maddy & Owen

The Double Lunch was the name of the fictional venue where a double billing of bands played in every episode of The Pink Opaque. It was also the name of a popular online community for fans of the show during the years it was on the air. Through interviews with former posters and an exploration of its archives, this work attempt to re-create a history of the show and the fandom that surrounded it. Included here are select excerpts.

If Books Could Kill / Leverage - Eric Adams' Latest Excuses [TEASER]

He’s back, and he’s weirder than ever. For those of you who can’t get enough, Peter and Michael are talking about Eric Adams and his latest flailing attempts not to get busted.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - 3.0: Subject content

Extracts from the subject specification for the UK A-level in Magical History (7081).

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Katharina Stellans, Martin Pale/Francis Pevensey & Catherine of Winchester

Martin Pale learns from Catherine of Winchester, several centuries too late.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - The Stars Not Seen Before, Gilbert Norrell & Jonathan Strange & Stephen Black

Jonathan Strange and Gilbert Norrell are guests at Lost-hope, ruled by its new king, the former Stephen Black. An unexpected visitor arrives, causing the three of them to reconsider the assumptions they held about the Pillar of Darkness, fairy magic, and each other.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Household Matters, Stephen Black

The new king of Lost Hope manages his kingdom, throws a gala, and encounters familiar faces.

[thefutureiswhat]

The woman with the coat, Nikki!

Yessss, my girl! <3

Nikki Swango

favorite thing about them: Her unabashed enthusiasm about bridge, and how happy it makes her to play it with Ray.

least favorite thing about them: Her tunnel vision when it comes to defending Ray. Though understandable, it was ultimately her downfall.

favorite line: "He's a kitten now, Ray. In case you were wondering."

brOTP: Wrench!

OTP: Ray 💔

nOTP: IDK, Varga? Or any of his henchmen?

random headcanon: She was reincarnated as a cat. 🐈‍⬛

unpopular opinion: Ray is a grown man who made his own bad decisions, and Nikki shouldn't be accused of manipulating him into anything when all she wanted to do was play bridge and forget about Emmit, but Ray couldn't let it go! /end rant

song i associate with them: "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift 😉 (But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time / Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time)

favorite picture of them: In her natural habitat, looking glam and reading a book about bridge in Ray's Corvette. 💕 (In the original 3x01 script, she was going to be reading this book during the "Crazy on You" scene.)

[the-heron]

for the sake of making it work i like to imagine that malvo got to wrench before molly did and only told him that he cut numbers' throat. no elaboration. and wrench is suddenly very cold and very alone in this hospital room with a key to his handcuffs and nothing on earth left to lose and so he flees the hospital unaware that numbers is only around the corner of the hallway and numbers will wake up, probably missing a kidney from the stab wounds and permanently unable to speak, to news that his partner disappeared

in my mind i imagine that numbers Does in fact go to prison but gets out early for admitting the names of other criminals in association with Fargo, giving them a false name when asked about wrench and getting put on probation ray being his parole officer is mostly just funny BUT we can make this a Ray Survives AU as well... ray survives his Encounter with emmit but nikki still gets caught by the police and trapped in the bus crash with wrench...

now imagine being numbers whos been told that his officer is suspected to have paid one of his parolees to kill a man, and was fired for having a relationship with a *different* one. and then being approached by said officer to help him find his wife please. he knows numbers is more competent than the last guy he wont kill him with an ac unit. ray promises. plEas e. And Then His Fucking Husband Is There

genuinely so surprised at how few Numbers Survives AUs ive come across for as old as this fandom is... and so few get creative... i have yet to see a concept of an au in which numbers survives but we only realize this in season 3 because nobody ever told wrench otherwise when he was in the hospital in season 1 and he went Four Years thinking numbers was dead. and numbers went Four Years probably going to prison and completely unaware of where wrench ran off to. has nobody considered the that kind of drama... the turmoil... the utter hilarity of making numbers one of ray's parolees

[subsequentibis]

the wolf, the cat, and the uh. wrench

[peculiaritybending]

This scene breaks my heart. The somber violin music, the way she touches his arm and looks at him twice before leaving, him watching her leave with a sad expression on his face, the way he keeps looking in that direction even after she’s gone, the sharp inhale after he turns to look back at the briefcase…god.

[ninety6tears]

Noah Hawley w/ Hollywood Reporter (x)

[hostilecityshowdown]

ok. so. jay would be malvo and marina would be lester in a sense since there is a sense of experience and having been around the block that jay has that marina doesnt. ultimately marina IS a follower here even if it just someone like jon moxley. i think jay giving her the concept of agency of her own would be absolutely devastating for the people around her more than if jay was the one being lester in the dynamic. i cant sleep. i think hangman could be swango and OC could be wrench and chuck was definitely numbers. this is my final message. watch fargo fx. goodbye.

none of you are ready for the bullet club (garhardt) compound au.

[wrenchswango]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your url omg !!! wrench and swango my two favourite special guys :)

I love them so much I was truly moved by their friendship!! it rules so hard

[nakianshuri]

Did we just hear the Wrench and Numbers (from season 1)/Wrench and Swango (season 3) theme on Fargo 5x06?

I have no idea why, but I assume it’s for a reason. I just love that track, in any variation.

[funkqs]

Wrench and Swango | Jeff Russo