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loved when newyorktimes was letting us submit our picks for the top 10 greatest films of the 21st century….one for every saw movie

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ough john’s first interaction with amanda being when he makes her cut through someone’s stomach in the reverse bear trap scene vs him swallowing a tape just before their last scene together, knowing that someone will have to cut it out of his stomach too. never think of an amanda lives! au where she hears abt this never. think of anything at all

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one day I’m gonna write the jigsaw meets jigsue crossover just you wait

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Much like Jigsaw himself, the Saw fandom is particularly good at taking unique characters and seeing how they’d interact. Saw Rarepair Week (July 28 - Aug 3) is a celebration of the fandom's most niche, most overlooked, and most uncommon ships. Over a week you'll have a chance to share fanwork of your rarepair(s), discover new ones from your peers, and maybe even invent some. You never know what surprises are lurking...

Rules

1. Tag your work with #sawrarepairweek2025. You can also @ this blog in your post.

2. Make sure any NSFW content is tagged properly.

3. Be kind and respectful towards others—this is just for fun!

*late entries are accepted indefinitely

Prompts

1. July 28 - First Impressions

2. July 29 - Promises

3. July 30 - Hurt / Comfort

4. July 31 - Escape

5. Aug 1 - Alternate Universe

6. Aug 2 - Unmask / Character Study

7. Aug 3 - Free Day

More Info

Ao3 Collection - open, unmoderated collection to post your work and see what others have created

FAQ - under the cut ⤵️

Happy sawing!

FAQ - General

What counts as a rarepair?

Because saw ships are pretty niche already, anything not in the top 3 ships on AO3 (adam/lawrence, hoffman/strahm, lynn/amanda) or one of the few canon relationships can be considered a rarepair for the purposes of this event. That being said, you're encouraged to get creative with it :)

Do platonic rarepairs count?

Yes. Platonic and otherwise non-romantic pairings are included.

What counts as fanwork?

Any piece made by a fan (not AI) for the source material: art, fanfic, edits, gifsets, playlists, memes, etc. Go crazy.

Does it need to be finished?

Nope. Wips and incomplete work are welcome.

I can't participate in the event, but I want to support. What can I do?

You can reblog this announcement to help people find the event, but most importantly make sure to support the participants! Likes, reblogs, and kind comments go a long way.

FAQ - Prompts/Schedule

What does it mean if there's a "/" in the prompt?

For this event, a "/" means you can choose between options on either side OR use the whole phrase as your prompt. (For example, you could use prompt: hurt, or prompt: hurt/comfort etc.)

Can I post more than one work per prompt? / Can I combine multiple prompts into one work?

Yes! Feel free to play around with the prompts, mix and match, or even forgo them entirely if they're not inspiring to you. They're meant to help generate ideas, not restrict!

Do I need to participate every day of the event?

No. You can participate as much or as little as you'd like, whether that means one day or multiple.

When should I start?

The schedule is a general guide for when works should be posted, but you can start the creative process whenever you want. It's never bad to get a head start.

Other questions? Send an ask!

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apprentice adam is so fun but in reality i think john would say something like can i be frank with you adam and adam would say ha ha i thought you were john. and get put in another trap for the third time that month

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hoffman not knowing how fingerprints work became funnier when i saw that hes credited as "forensic hoffman" in saw 3

alternative: it's because "Forensic" is his name not profession

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being doomed by the narrative is cool and all but i like when a character is doomed just by being a fucking idiot. sorry that happened to you but it is entirely your own fault and you could have just chosen to not do all that

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thinking about how after rigg puts ivan in the trap he reads the clue and it flashbacks to him and hoffman dealing with a child molester to set up the next trap. from a practical movie making angle it's there to set up why the next couple is in their traps and to get rigg going but also he leans on the "feel how i feel" door from exhaustion (also notice how ivan is silent, he listened to the entire thing...) i get a feeling like he's catching on he's kind of coping with what he did to ivan with remembering this situation where he also took justice into his own hands And Hoffman Was There! he doesn't even know hoffman is the man who put him in this situation (and is trying to teach him something)! he was guiding him, somewhat!! here's how apprentice rigg au can happen

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Have we talked about Hoffman going to Renfield university?? is that where he learned how to be such a bad goon

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the funniest thing is that you know who's stupid ass thought it was actually tobin bell there during the filming of the autopsy scene

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you might be in the room that you die in

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me and the stuffed animal that fell off my bed while I was sleeping

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Have you watched the movie Saw (2004)?

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Guess who’s back with another Mandy Monday TM!!!

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trying to get us to think he & leigh are working together again….queerbaiting if I’ve ever seen it