#CT gift exchange

[clare-with-no-i]

Order Era | Canon Divergent | 5.8k | listen to the playlist

for dearest @kay-elle-cee! read now on AO3

[sunshinemarauder]

pillar of pride

~ my CT gift exchange fic for the kind, hilarious, talented @emeralddoeadeer.

James Potter is proud. This, she knows. She knows his pride like the back of her hand. She knows it from flying classes and Transfiguration successes and Quidditch games and pompous hair-ruffling. James Potter masquerades behind a pillar of pride, and to witness those pillars crumble is a precious rarity.

read on AO3

[jilyism]

round and round

ct gift exchange fic for the one & only @clare-with-no-i <3

There’s a certain pleasure in this knowing—this understanding—of a person who exists outside of her.

READ on AO3

[theesteemedladydebourgh]

Rated: M

“If I have to spend one more minute with your stupid face I’m going to—” “Fall in love with me?” Part-time bartender, full-time oncoming trainwreck Lily Evans sleeps with famous actor James Potter. Love (?) and shenanigans ensue. (Starstruck AU).

a CT Gift Exchange for my beloved @jilyism! it's a bit late, it's very chaotic, and i definitely shouldn't have tried to write an entire Starstruck jily AU in 12 hours...but we live and learn!

thank you so much to @letthebookbegin for organizing this 💕

Read Everyone but You on Ao3!

[emeralddoeadeer]

Just some guy

10.3k rated T read on Ao3

A chance encounter, two random strangers. When Lily and James collide, sparks fly. ...but maybe it's not so random.

For @isahorcrux wishing you a very happy new year <3

[kay-elle-cee]

and it feels like home || Read on Ao3 || 1.8k Words

A little moment after a long day. The first moment of the rest of their lives. Or: James and Lily's first night in a flat that's theirs.

A gift for @theesteemedladydebourgh 💕

[possessingtheproperspirit]

Happy holidays, @thequibblah!!! Please enjoy this #vibesnoplot story created just for you.

James and Lily, out in the cold in seventh year.

Read on AO3.

[firefeufuego]

speak now (t)

A continuation of @kay-elle-cee’s ‘silence and patience, pining in anticipation’ for @possessingtheproperspirit

The fuse has been lit. Lily can almost hear the crackling hiss of it, feel the building burn of it in the air as Sirius takes the reins of the conversation, as drinks are bought and poured down newly dry throats, and eventually as last orders are called and the four of them are standing outside and saying farewell with kisses on cheeks. Sam and Sirius apparate away. Lily and James do not.

They stand, eyes fixed firmly on each other, ready to ignite.

‘Not forever, you said?’ James asks, his voice deep and quiet in a way that’s never been hers to hear before now.

[oyprongs]

my ct gift exchange fic for the lovely and incomparable @ghostofbambifanfiction ❤️

"Lily doesn’t really have an excuse for why she does it. It’s completely unprofessional - not that that matters much at her workplace - and probably constitutes some form of light stalking. But the jumper’s been in the bin at work for weeks, and she’s tired of tossing it aside whenever she clears out the other clothes, and Mary’s on holiday so she doesn’t have anyone dropping in to say hi, and she has to stress this: Lily’s job is very, very boring."

read on ao3

[isahorcrux]

my ct gift exchange fic for the lovely @oyprongs xx

listen to the playlist

You're Invited to the Sleekeazy's 23rd Annual New Year's Eve Ball Please join us as we ring in the year with funny glasses and lots of fizz. The party begins at 9 P.M. on New Year's Eve.

continue reading on ao3

[cascader]

jily | 7k | rated t | canon divergent

for @sunshinemarauder — happy holidays, kat, you superstar! <3 welcome to trope central; we hope you enjoy your stay :)

She didn’t tell him when it counted. She’s daydreaming of a redo.

READ ON AO3

[daemyradaily]

Happy Holidays Daemyra shippers!

We’re very excited to kick off our annual Holiday Gift Exchange for this wonderful fandom and hope that you’ll all take part in the fun!

1. SIGN UP. Fill out the form here before Thursday, November 30th, at midnight CT.

2. GET MATCHED. We’ll send you all the details of your match on or before December 1st. If you haven’t received an email/pm by then, check your spam folder.

3. MAKE A GIFT for your match. Unsure of what to make? Check out your match’s Tumblr to see if there’s a theme or setting they’re particularly fond of. You can also send them an anonymous ask.

4. GIVE YOUR GIFT! Post the completed gift to your blog between December 24 and January 1. Make sure to @ your match, and don’t forget to tag it #daemyraholidayexchange so we can see and share what you made!

General Guidelines

If you do not want to turn on anon asks, consider writing a note to your gifter telling them a bit about you, and posting it on your blog on or around December 1. Tag it #daemyraholidayexchange so they’ll be able to find it easily.

If your giftee does not have anon asks turned on, check to see if they’ve left you a note on their blog.

Fanfiction

Minimum of 1000 words; no maximum word limit.

If your fic is posted on Tumblr, please add a “read more” after the first few paragraphs.

Optional: make a graphic to go with your fic.

Art/Graphics

Minimum width is 540 pixels; no maximum width.

If drawing on paper, please scan your drawing (don’t take a photo).

Optional: write a ficlet to go with your art or graphic.

Gifsets

Minimum 3 gifs in one set; no maximum number of gifs.

Optional: write a ficlet to go with your gifset.

Fanmixes

Should include a front album cover.

Minimum 8 songs; no maximum number.

Songs should be posted somewhere that is free to listen.

Optional: back album cover.

[thequibblah]

I BEND LIKE A WILLOW THINKING OF YOU, a ct holiday gift exchange fic for the inimitable @cascader // jily angst + holiday party + what if it was kind of everything everywhere // 7.3k words, rated T

She wanted to shake him by the shoulders, to ask him point-blank why this seemed to be the only bloody universe in which he couldn’t see how she felt about him—and the only one in which he felt nothing beyond friendship for her.

READ. PLAYLIST.

[steggyfanevents]

Steggy Secret Santa 2023 gift exchange - signups now open!

➡️ Sign up here. ⬅️

Event timeline

November 17, midnight CT: Sign-ups close.

November 20: All matches are sent. If you don’t have a match email from us, check your spam folder before messaging the event team.

November 20 - December 24: Make your gift.

December 24 - January 1: Post your completed gift. Make sure to @ your match, and don’t forget to tag @steggyfanevents and #steggysecretsanta so we can see and share!

Full event guidelines below the cut.

Steggy Secret Santa is hosted by the friendly elves at @steggyfanevents​. Follow us for Secret Santa updates, or @ us to get answers to your burning questions.

Please help the elves out by reblogging this post!

And, as always… don’t you dare be late.

Event guidelines

Steggy must be the focus of your gift. Including other pairings is fine, but Steggy should be the main pairing.

If you send your match an anon message, be sure to specify that this is for Steggy Secret Santa, as some people are signed up for more than one holiday exchange.

If you change your Tumblr URL at any time during the exchange period, let the event team know.

If you need to drop out, let the event team know right away. Don’t let a Secret Santa go ungifted!

Keep things fresh! Don’t repost previous work - your own or someone else’s.

Not following the guidelines may disqualify you from participating in this or future exchanges.

Fanfiction

Minimum of 1000 words; no maximum word limit.

If your entire fic is posted on Tumblr, please add a “read more” after the first few paragraphs.

Optional: make a graphic to go with your fic.

Art/Graphics

Minimum width is 540 pixels; no maximum width.

If drawing on paper, please scan your drawing (don’t take a photo).

Optional: write a ficlet to go with your art or graphic.

Gifsets

Minimum 4 gifs in one set; no maximum number of gifs.

Optional: write a ficlet to go with your gifset.

[greyias]

SWTOR-Tumblr Annual Holiday Party

SWTOR Holiday Party - Star Forge Server

Saturday, December 30th -  4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT  / 1:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM GMT

Countdown // Translate to your timezone

Come on out this Saturday for some cross-faction fun! For the fifth(!) year in a row, we’ll be throwing snowballs at each other on scenic, but chilly, Ilum. Grab your snowballs/snowball cannons/tinsel bombs for a little holiday get-together!

We’ll be meeting up on Ilum on the Eastern Ice Shelf at the twin frozen lakes, which is south of the Imperial Base Camp, and east of the Republic Way Station.

Type /cjoin TumblrChat to shout at people long distance, or you can whisper me on the name “Greyias” if you need some help finding where we’re at. (Whispers will only work on Pubside unfortunately, only because of cross-faction restrictions)

Need to grab some snowballs? Head over to the Master of Ceremonies on your respective faction’s fleet and purchase the snowball item.

Come on out, we’d love to see you!

And now, look under the cut for some of our really silly, 100% optional, party traditions we sometimes indulge in:

Ugly Life Day swtor Sweater Challenge

A lot of the lowbie chest pieces on the starter planets (like the Nerfherder tunic), also dye really well. Truly the potential in-game are practically endless.

White Bantha Gift Exchange

Find or bring some random in-game object to exchange with some unwitting bystander another partygoer! The more useless, unique, or hilarious the item, the better!

Use the in-game trade function to exchange the “gift” to someone live! Alternately you can mail it to your recipient of choice, the but it can sometimes take up to an hour for it to be delivered.

The only catch with this activity that I can tell is that you have to be on the same faction in order to trade with or mail another player. Because apparently rival factions must be at war, or something lame like that. Like the name of the game is Star Wars or something. 

Again, both of these are 100% optional (so is the snowball fight for that matter), you can just come and hang out with us if that’s all you want to do! The goal is for us to have fun and hang out with each other in-game as a community, so as long as you have fun, that’s all that matters! ♥

[emeralddoeadeer]

Jily fics!

When a bunch of your favourites come together (sorry) for a festive gift exchange, what a way to end/start a year!

I have read more jily in the past few days than I have in the past few months.

Something for everyone 💕

Massive thanks to @thegobletofweasleys for organising <3