#UDSS2023

[johannesviii]

Until Dawn Secret Santa for @butterfly--effect! Just a cozy pajama party with Matt, Emily and Jess, based on a headcanon about your fave characters and their friendships.

[barrel-of-screaming-aloe-vera]

UNTIL DAWN SECRET SANTA!!!!!!!

hey @fudgeroach, i got you for @untildawn-secretsanta this year!! here's jess and matt wandering the caves at blackwood :) im so honored to have gotten you ash, ive looked up to you as an artist for a while now!!!! this was so fun i hope you like your gift ❤️❤️❤️❤️

transparent version and bonus drawing below the cut

[desperado-raspado]

My @untildawn-secretsanta for @impossibleclair of their OTP of Sam/Ash! I was so stoked to do a derby themed piece for someone who wanted it so no way could I pass up the opportunity to draw some more sapphic skater shenanigans. I hope you enjoy it! :)

[hannahwashington]

Surprise, @desperado-raspado! I'm your @untildawn-secretsanta! I went with your OT3 Climbing Chrash, and based this gift off of your roller derby/skater AU! They're hogging the side of a halfpipe - but just for five minutes, swear!! Just one more post… Hope you like it!! :D

[wacem]

Until Dawn Secret Santa!

For @sammygiddings You said you love you some Jossam and also are a fan of the friendships between Josh & Chris and Josh & Ash. So I thought to myself, what better than to have Josh's two best buds setting him up with the girl of his dreams on Christmas? I hope you like it! And Merry Christmas! @untildawn-secretsanta

[lionheart-giddings]

happy holidays @reversecarebeartrap ! im so sorry this took so long to get out, but i really appreciate your patience. i drew your otp, sam and hannah, along with your mention of any pet hcs! i always liked the idea of sam and hannah having met through a mutual love of riding and wanted draw what i think Hannah's horse would look like. i think his name would be buggy :))

@untildawn-secretsanta

[uptillion]

Hi @queenofbaws I'm your Secret Santa!

Matt/Ashley is a great ship and I had a delight playing with them and this idea of them going out camping (in a camper, I don't think Ash would be willing to sleep in a bag on the ground lol). Matt loves the excuse of going on a road trip and going different places, while Ashley like to find scenic places for writing inspiration.

Glad I was able to draw for you! :3

@untildawn-secretsanta

[untildawn-secretsanta]

Until Dawn Secret Santa

Hello everyone!

To get us started, here is a link to a form to fill out if you're interested in participating in the 2023 Until Dawn Secret Santa exchange!

This doesn't automatically mean that you're committed to participating, it's mainly to help me gauge how many potential participants there will be. I will be personally contacting individuals who fill out this form to confirm your interest before assigning names, at which point there will be a second form to fill out with your interests and such. :)

Please feel free to share this around, and DM me or send an ask if you have any questions!

Thanks bunches!

Med

EDIT: THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS TO THIS FORM IS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8TH!

Yes, this is a bit rushed, but I want to ensure that participants have the maximum amount of creation time for their gifts possible. :)

[corefenarts]

Merry Christmas to @lottiematthewsgirl ~

I chose to draw a scene of Mike thanking Ashley and (current girlfriend) Emily for helping him get a good grade on his paper.

@untildawn-secretsanta

[ultrabananapudding]

Until dawn | Jessica x Sam [Miraculous Ladybug AU]

BOOM ! Here is my @untildawn-secretsanta gift for @mateodoodle 🎄 It was very fun to draw for you and I hope you like it in turn 🦋

The first kiss shared between Jess and Sam on top of a rooftop, thanks to the teamwork between their Kwamis.

Close ups:

Breakdown of my drawing process below:

[sargeantsarmy]

Hey!! I got @love-fireflysong for my @untildawn-secretsanta! You said you like Climbing Chrash, so I drew them on Christmas morning opening(very funny hehe) presents^^

[swannholloway]

Merry Christmas & happy UDSS @corefenarts !!! I was so excited to see Josh/Sam on your ship list because I’ve been wanting to draw them for years and this was a great excuse <3 So here is them cuddling on a calm spring day!

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[queenofbaws]

(ugly) sweater weather a Jemily @untildawn-secretsanta gift for @ultrabananapudding (Hope you like it!!! ;D)

Emily realizes a few things while getting ready for Chris and Josh’s annual ugly sweater party: She never should’ve let Jess answer their RSVP, she never should’ve ordered this stupid kitten sweater off of Amazon, she never should’ve entered into any kind of so-called “friendship” with those dorks to begin with, and, more than anything else, this is not – repeat: NOT!!! – how most couples spend their first big holiday together, meaning there are a million better things she and Jess could be doing tonight! Luckily for her, Jess realizes all that too…and she’s got a surprise or two hidden up her sleeve. Maybe their night can still be saved!

Read over on AO3!

[jackrackhams]

happy holidays @chris-hartley! i was your @untildawn-secretsanta :) i've never written chrashley before, so i hope it turned out alright! also slipped in a little ashley and matt friendship too :)

movie magic

Josh has the bright idea to get his friends to make a horror film during the annual winter getaway. Somehow, this turns out better than Chris could've ever expected, in ways he never would have guessed. Josh totally knew what he was doing, though.

ao3 link!

[princewarmachine]

I am so thankful to be a part of the Until Dawn Secret Santa this year!

This is my gift for @lionheart-giddings ! A picture of their OTP, Josh & Sam, enjoying a snowy and foresty morning (+a cup of tea for Sam). :) It was so fun to draw, especially since this ship has really grown on me over the years!

Happy holidays! @untildawn-secretsanta

[mateodoodle]

Hi Kiddo @hannahwashington this is your gift for the 2023 Until Dawn Secret Santa! I hope you enjoy! It's Sam/Jess with a healthy dose of Jess, Matt, and Ashley friendship! @untildawn-secretsanta

True Love and Understanding (15729 words) by Imanerdandliketoread Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Until Dawn (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sam Giddings/Jessica Riley Characters: Sam Giddings, Jessica Riley (Until Dawn), Matt Taylor (Until Dawn), Ashley Brown, Josh Washington, Mike Munroe, Emily Davis (Until Dawn), Chris Hartley Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Some angst, mild gore but mostly in dreams, Nightmares Summary:

Instead of Sam, Mike is the one who climbs out of the mines. Together, Sam and Josh carefully make their way out, and run into some friends on the way out. Then, after that winter has long passed, Sam invites everyone over for a pre-holiday winter break get-together. This is both great and terrible news for Jess, who has been crushing on her since she rescued them all from the mines.