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Carry On Reverse Bang 2024 Master List

As our 3rd year of CORB comes to a close, we present to you a list of all of the collabs that came from this year’s event. Thank you to all of the artists and writers who participated! Give their posts and fics some love! We also have a collection on AO3 for your reading and viewing pleasure.

Rated Teen

Body Language a fic written by @melodysmash and inspired by art from @monbons

The Wedding Planner a fic written by @you-remind-me-of-the-babe and inspired by art from @rimeswithpurple

Major Rager a fic written by @messofthejess and inspired by art from @cccloudsss

Boundless a fic written by @leithillustration and inspired by art from @cattocavo

Infinity in a Teacup a fic written by @thewholelemon and inspired by art from @rimeswithpurple

Rated Mature

Baby Mine a fic written by @aristocratic-otter and inspired by art from @argumentativeantitheticalg

The Stove Comes On At Night a fic written by @aristocratic-otter and inspired by art from @ebbpettier

Snow On Ice a fic written by @leithillustration and inspired by art from @iamamythologicalcreature

Rated Explicit

On Every Wall a fic written by @orange-peony and inspired by art from @leithillustration

Bound Together in Five Dimensions a fic written by @emeryhall and inspired by art from @stardustasincocaine

We have a few more collabs that have asked for extension and will come later. We will make sure to update this post when they do.

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Infinity in a Teacup

Summary: Infinity moves from a chest pocket to a teacup. Princess Lucy’s matters of the realm may change over the years, and the Salisbury-Pitch household changes with it.

Rating: T

Words: ~13,000

Chapters: 8/8; complete

My @carryon-reverse-bang with @rimeswithpurple is posted in its entirety, and I'm so proud to be able to share it with you! It's my favorite thing that I've ever written. Here's the final version of what Arianna submitted for CORB:

Her prompt was: "Simon and Baz as parents. Inspired by a post I had read about a dad that turned tea parties with his daughter into a princess/royal advisor meeting. Discussing the various goings-on of the realm and presenting his daughter with scenarios to teach problem-solving and decision-making. I envisioned Baz being this kind of dad while Simon is the let's slay monsters and go on adventures parent."

The fic we ended up with is this and so much more! It's been such an amazing experience to create this world with Arianna--to create this little family that now feels so real, and to document their lives over the course of twenty years. She described it as a "love letter to parenting" at one point, and I've tried to keep that at its heart, although I think it's meaningful even if you're not a parent. Her art is so beautiful and has so much detail, and I wanted so badly to write something that would live up to the depth and richness she had drawn. I hope I have; I love this fic very much and I'm so glad I got the chance to make with you, Arianna.

thank you also to @monbons and @facewithoutheart for beta-ing (doula-ing?) this fic; I'm still thinking about all the smart advice you gave and you made it so much better.

Read it on AO3!

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Snow On Ice

Rating: M

Wordcount: 3881

Chapter: 1 of 12ish?

Summary:

This is it, I think to myself. This is the fresh start I wanted. I’ve left all the stress of Agatha and the press and stupid Baz back in the UK. I can really build something here and enjoy the next few months without any drama.

Pairs ice skating champion Simon Snow is looking for a fresh start. After skating with (now ex) girlfriend Agatha for almost 10 years, Snow has no idea who he is alone or what he wants to do with his life. So he’s going to America to star in a tv show about ice skating, leaving all the drama behind.

The last thing he’s prepared for is to spend the next four months sharing a rink, a hotel and a tv studio with rival skating champion Baz Pitch.

Welcome to the second fic I’ve written for @carryon-reverse-bang this year. Snow On Ice is inspired by this enthralling artwork from @iamamythologicalcreature ♥️ I loved the dynamic captured in this image, of Baz being so confident and teasing while Simon tries to keep up with him. It has accidentally sparked a multi-chapter fic which keeps growing every time I work on the outline!!

Massive thanks to @iamamythologicalcreature for not only inspiring this, but being there for spitballing ideas, sending ice skating videos and offering some great editing notes. I can’t wait to see what other artwork she’s plotting for this! Also shout out to my beta @you-remind-me-of-the-babe thank you for all the encouragement and feedback ♥️

Apparently I am incapable of writing a short fic, so this one is multi chapter. The second chapter is already way longer than the first, and I’m only part way through my plan for it 😅 So far I’ve got the outline for the first 9 chapters and I’m going to do my best to get on a semi-regular posting schedule of at least a chapter a month.

Hope you all enjoy reading! If you have any fun ice skating facts you’d be cool with me using, please let me know!! I’m learning so much writing this and I can’t wait to share it all with you XD

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Fic release!!!

Let me present to you:

BOUNDLESS

Written for @carryon-reverse-bang by @leithillustration

Rating: T

Word count: 4.4k, 1/5

Summary: Simon and Baz are literally worlds apart. They have never met, but the crucible has paired them together and not even the end of english magic can stop them being drawn together in the otherworldly dreamscape of the Boundless Plains, where almost anything is possible.

Picture this:

An 11 year old Simon wakes up on a bridge sprouting from a blank wall. The bridge doesnt lead to anything, it just stops. The sky is oh so blue, and the ground below is a bright orange, but that is all there is. Simon doesn’t know how he got there, and he cannot remember anything from his time before. And Oh. He can create everything his mind desires, anything except another human being. But if he’s completely alone in this empty desert, who’s the boy that keeps appearing?

Boundless came to exist from a completely unrelated idea, after a night on Pinterest completely transformed it. It’s a result of all my craziest ideas (and my love for puffsleeves) and Leith’s willingness to bring that to life and get a proper plot stabled together and weaved shut. Their writing is liquid imagery injecting itself into your veins. I drew something, Leith wrote something based on what i drew, and with each sentence i felt inspired to draw more based on that!

So far the fic only includes these 3 artworks, but ive finished 2 more, and theres still lots of works in progress, bound together by whimsy and the world’s signature colours of cerulean blue and tangerine

I also made a playlist based on what I think boundless would sound like. Here it is

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Boundless

Rating: T

Wordcount: 4482

Chapters: 1 / 5

Summary:

The golden heat of the day surrounds me like a hug. It feels so wonderful I wish I could wear it. That’s when my sleeves grow down to my wrists and turn gold, my shorts puffing out into the kind of thing a boy in a fairytale might wear. And as soon as I’ve thought that, a bright red cloak swishes down over my shoulders, and my shoes get curly and ridiculous at the toes.

Simon and Baz are literally worlds apart. They have never met, but the crucible has paired them together and not even the end of English magic can stop them being drawn together in the otherworldly dreamspace of the Boundless Plains, where almost anything is possible.

Here is my first fic for @carryon-reverse-bang 2024! With glorious artwork by @cattocavo I couldn’t help but be inspired to write this story. Cattocavo was full of amazing ideas, and at first I was terrified I’d never do the artwork justice. This first chapter has three incredible images and in it, and there are more to come!!

Thank you also to @you-remind-me-of-the-babe for being a wonderful beta.

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Welcome to the second of my two Carry On Reverse Bang fics! You're in for a treat here. The art that drew me in tells a story all on its own. @ebbpettier is a genius and a fantastic collaborator.

The first two chapters are now posted, and the first 8 are outlined, with fourteen (probably) total chapters. The original art will be in chapter 4.

This will be a beast of a fic, and I'm not sorry lol.

Note: Although one of our main characters in this fic is technically dead, I did not tag for main character death because this character is dead when we meet them, and they're still a main voice in the fic, so I don't really think it fits the requirements for an MCD fic. Let me know if you disagree!

See below the break for a snippet of the fic and the original art that inspired it!

The fic:

Chapter 1: Prologue: The Night Watchman

“And what makes you think you are qualified for this position?”

Mordelia Grimm-Thorpe must be at least seventy, but that doesn’t make her any less terrifying. From the top of her silver hair, caught up in some sort of elegant bun-thing, to the sole of her expensive-looking leather heels (probably from some posh designer) (I’m sure they cost a thousand quid or more, given the legendary size of the Grimm family fortune), she radiates disdain for me.

I should have known better than to come here. But Penny was so certain I had a chance…

And the art:

Read the first two chapters on AO3!

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Bound Together in Five Dimensions

illustrated by @stardustasincocaine

summary: In which Simon and Baz learn that being bound together in five dimensions is both wilder and more literal than they ever expected.

rating: E

written for @carryon-reverse-bang

and very much fulfilling the @carryon-countdown 11/27, day 3 prompt: AU/Alternate Universe

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Major Rager

Illustration by @cccloudsss

Rating: Teen

Word Count: 8.6K, complete

Summary: The eighth years have the Leavers' Ball. The seventh years have the Major Rager. Time for Simone, Baz, and co. to party (or try to, anyway).

Note: This fic is a Rule 63 fic, otherwise known as a gender flip/change fic.

This is our contribution to the 2024 @carryon-reverse-bang! The whole experience has been so much fun, and I'm so glad we got to work together, @cccloudsss. There will even be additional art coming soon.

Here's a preview:

Simone

There are at least three hundred and forty-seven bumps on the ceiling right above my bed. I know this from the nights where I give up on tossing and turning and decide counting things might get me to sleep. Or when I’m stuck on an essay and need to bore myself in order to focus (contradictory, I know). Or like now, when I need a distraction from the tapping on my window.

I don’t like killing things, and I wouldn’t kill an innocent bird. But my patience, like my magic, is worn thin. I chance a glare out the window. The bird pauses and cocks its head at me, only to start tapping again. Penn sent over a raven, of course. Now I really can’t harm it. What if it remembers and goes back to its flock to rat on me?

With a sigh, I get up from my bed and cross the room. The raven hops to one side to avoid me swinging the window open, then hops back in front of me on the sill.

“I hope you’re doing okay,” the raven rasps at me. “You haven’t answered my texts.”

“There’s a reason for that,” I say, even though I know the raven won’t go back to Penn and deliver my response. My illicit mobile that August gave me three Christmases ago is still firmly tucked under my mattress. I’ve felt the vibrations all afternoon, and I cannot be arsed to answer. Penn wants to analyze . I just want to crawl onto the next train out of Watford and go underground for the summer.

Hey. Underground. Maybe I could camp out in the Catacombs. At least it’d be cool there. Better air-con than any care home.

“I hope you’re still coming to the party tonight,” the raven continues.

I stare hard into its beady black eyes. He can’t be serious. After the last few days I’ve had?

Read the rest on AO3.

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The Wedding Planner

Rating: T

Word Count: 6.5k, complete

Summary: Baz Pitch prides himself on being a damn good wedding planner. After all, he’s secured a huge deal with the heiress to a massive health food company, propelling him to partner at his event planning firm. The only problem? The frustratingly handsome groom needs dance lessons, and somehow Baz has been roped in to be his partner. But Baz is a professional. He can handle a little ballroom dancing, can’t he?

@rimeswithpurple and I are so excited to finally bring you our collab for @carryon-reverse-bang! I was so tickled by Arianna’s concept of Baz and Simon ballroom dancing in a Wedding Planner AU, I just had to see it come to life. Her snarky Baz and sheepish Simon are everything to me. I’m so pleased I was able to play in this world and dream up a story to go with it. JUST LOOK AT THEM:

From Arianna: I'm so excited to finally share our Carry On Reverse Bang collaboration! All of the writers are so gifted, but I secretly hoped that I'd get paired with Jess on this one. She's really brought Simon and Baz to life in this AU and it's better than I could've ever hoped for! The Wedding Planner is one of my favorite rom coms and the characters slot into this AU so well.

Read on AO3 now!

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Welcome to the first of my two fics for the Carry On Reverse Bang!

For this fic, I was paired with the lovely @argumentativeantitheticalg. We've had a wonderful time creating this universe together, and now we're thrilled to share it with you!

Baby Mine

Summary:

Four years ago, Basilton Pitch teamed up with Simon Snow to solve the mystery of who murdered Baz's mother. Now, they'll need to join forces again, after an unexpected delivery is left on Baz's doorstep.

Chapter 1: A Surprise Delivery

 I’m going to find that cat and drain it dry. But first, I’m going to carve its bloody voice box out.

It’s been wailing outside for the last ten minutes, and I’ve got a paper due in two hours that I can’t focus on because of that hideous noise. With a huff, I drop the text I was referencing to the table and stomp over the door, ready to put that miserable creature out of its misery.

Only, it’s not a cat.

Continue on A03

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Body Language

Rating: T

Word Count: ~6k Chapters: 5

Summary:

When the Mage decrees that fifth through seventh years are required to take a physical education class, Agatha signs up for dance...along with Baz. Simon decides he needs to keep an eye on them. Not because he's jealous or anything.

@melodysmash and I are so excited to finally reveal our CORB collaboration written for @carryon-reverse-bang.

It takes a lot of trust to look at a rough sketch of a torso wearing a leotard that I promised would one day be a doll and say, "yeah, I can write about that sexy, slim torso."

Thank you for trusting me @melodysmash. Your fic is fabulous! Ballet Baz thanks you for your amazing writing and for gifting him a sexy, sequined Simon he's dying to kiss.

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On Every Wall

Snowbaz I Explicit I 24k I artist Baz, barista Simon, demisexual Baz, OCD, scars and stretch marks, body positivity, praise kink, soft d/s dynamics, smut.

Summary: Shep always smiles and says there’s nothing wrong with having a healthy crush or an unhealthy obsession for someone. I don’t know what to think anymore.

Or, Simon is Baz's muse, but it's a secret.

I'm so glad I can finally share my collab with the wonderful @leithillustration for the @carryon-reverse-bang!

@leithillustration's beautiful art piece was so inspiring and breathtaking that I basically begged the mods for a chance to write a story based on it.

This fic would not have seen the light of day without @bubble-gumhead 's help, both as a beta and as a hand-holder. Thank you so much! And a big thank you goes to @pato-roldnart for always being there for me.

Additional thanks to the mods for running this fest.

Read On Every Wall on AO3.

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Can I still participate?

Hello! Thank you for reaching out. Sign ups closed in August, and partners have already been assigned and are working on their collaborations in time for posting, which starts later this week. If you are interested in participating in the future, please follow this blog for updates. We’d love to have you participate in the future!

In the meantime, there are lots of great Carry On fandom events happening in the near future. @carry-on-big-bang usually opens sign ups January 1st, in you are looking for a similar collab type fest. @carryon-countdown starts later this month, and it’s open posting, meaning no sign ups necessary!

There is also talk of doing a Secret Snowflake Exchange, though you have to join the Carry On Discord server to participate, which is always open to new members. Here is the link, in case you or anyone else would like to join. You just have to introduce yourself when you join, and you can participate in the server in any manner you choose. https://discord.gg/2WQzxpc2

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Thank you for tagging me @monbons and @leithillustration!

I've been working on one of my collabs for the CORBB. Here's a snippet (Simon's POV):

“Snow,” he says, as if in shock. As if my existence on a bus was something surprising. “Baz,” I reply. “Hi. Hello. Ho—how are you doing? Fancy seeing you here.” His eyes are so beautiful from up close. His eyelashes are ridiculously long. They even curl up at the end. “You mean on public transport in general or on this specific bus?” he asks, cocking an eyebrow. “No, I-I-I…” I stutter, calling myself an idiot for not thinking about what I should have said should this occasion ever happen. I feel my face catching fire. I watch both of his eyebrows go up. “Do you often take this bus?” he asks, sounding nonchalant. “I—er…” “Every day,” Betty supplies, turning around and smiling at Baz. “He even helps me carry my bags, since we’re heading the same way. Simon is such a nice lad. I am Betty, by the way.” “How do you do, Betty,” Baz says, forever the gentleman (unless he’s talking to me). “I shall return to my knitting and leave you boys to talk,” she says pleasantly. Baz turns around and seems to study me for a long moment. My palms start sweating, and my breathing accelerates. Is he going to say something? Is he going to stop taking this bus?   “You smell like cinnamon,” he says instead. “And freshly baked bread.”

Tags under the cut, but before I cut, please send us prompts for the @carry-on-au-fest !

@pato-roldnart , @bubble-gumhead , @cutestkilla , @thewholelemon , @artsyunderstudy , @iamamythologicalcreature , @mooncello , @hushed-chorus , @larkral , @letraspal , @you-remind-me-of-the-babe , @facewithoutheart , @emeryhall , @imagineacoolusername , @alexalexinii , @fatalfangirl , @wellbelesbian , @shrekgogurt , @skeedelvee , @blackberrysummerblog , @rimeswithpurple and anyone who fancies sharing a WIP of any kind

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Six Sentence Sunday

This is my first SSS, so I haven't made a cool banner for it yet. (If I spend time making a banner, it suddenly won't be Sunday any more, and I'll chicken out of posting anything!)

I'm working on two fics for @carryon-reverse-bang this year. Its the first time I've done any fanfics to share publicly in yeeears, so its hella daunting but also very fun.

Here is an extract from one of those fics, from Baz's perspective:

“You could still make a statement about not dating Agatha. At least then they’d stop with all the rumours.” Niall shuffles around so they can rest their feet on the seat next to me. I am immediately jealous of their shorter legs, and their ability to pull off glittery high-heeled ankle boots. The ice rink is the only place I feel allowed to wear glitter. It’s the only place where men are expected to wear skin-tight lycra and sequins, whilst simultaneously being forbidden from dancing with other men. 

Teensy bit of context: Niall is non binary in this fic because I am living vicariously through them. Also Baz doesn't have enough room to stretch his legs out on the train, thus why he's jealous of Niall being shorter.

The writing is coming a little slower than I'd like. I'm writing about some things I don't know much about (namely ice skating) which is a bit intimidating, and then I get distracted going down research wormholes. But its been so good learning new things and I hope I can bring some of them into this fic!!

Also my fic partner is full of fantastic advise and its really reassuring talking to them about writing 🥰 i can't wait to see the finished artwork they make for this.

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Thank you to all the lovely people who tag me in their posts, even though I am terrible at checking my dash and keeping up to date with.. well, anything! I do really appreciate seeing everyones wips etc when I remember to check.

@youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @alexalexinii @rowynnellis @cattocavo @hattedhedgehog @that-disabled-princess @orange-peony @cutestkilla @rimeswithpurple @larkral @best--dress @scribble-tier @theimpossibledemon @katatsumuli @artsyunderstudy @raenestee @nightimedreamersworld @itriednottothinkaboutit @elfvictory @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @angelsfalling16

If I haven't tagged you and you'd like to be, please let me know (:

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Hey there! I only just entered this fandom, but I wanted to let you know that if you end up needing a pinch hit writer, I'd be happy to jump in!

Thanks for reaching out! We just sent out team assignments today but if something comes up, we will keep you in mind :)

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Concepts sent to writers

Art concept submissions are now closed. Writers, you should have received an email sharing the concepts in a viewable Airtable. The email also has instructions for next steps, when claims open on Saturday. Happy viewing!