#big bang 10

[ver-draws]

Tis the day! Here is my piece for this year's @bumblebybigbang. I had the absolute pleasure of working with @bazaarwords. I could not have asked for a better partner! She wrote such a fun, hilarious, feel good college AU for the bees that I thoroughly enjoyed seeing come to life over the past few months. (Honestly I don't think I read any part of this without laughing or giggling like a schoolgirl) Please go check out her fic, Unbecoming. You definitely won't regret it!

[aftercamlann]

ACBB 10TH ANNIVERSARY RECS: In Spite of Everything, The Stars

This ACBB was recommended by PapySanzo and Clea2011:

Title: In Spite of Everything, The Stars Writer: Polomonkey Artist: mushroomtale Ship(s): Merlin/Arthur Rating: Mature Word Count: 82,243

Summary: London. 2015. The government is set to vote on ending the microchipping of magic users, and Arthur Pendragon has been tasked with kidnapping prominent Magical activist Merlin Emrys to influence the outcome.

Locked away in a house on the North York Moors, tensions rise and confrontation ensues as Arthur is forced to re-evaluate everything he’s been taught about magic, and Merlin finds himself in a struggle for his life. And the fact that they’re falling for each other doesn’t help…

Link: FIC: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4647243/chapters/10599906 | ART: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4647402

Why PapySanzo recommends this ACBB: One of the first ACBBs I read and it has remained in my heart forever. The way Polomonkey describes the violence Merlin suffered, the way she talks about Merlin and his always being worried and looking over his shoulder, and the way the one time he decides to trust he is kidnapped is perfect. 

Arthur's characterization is one of the things I like most in this story, how he always tries to keep his head down because Uther is right, how his spirit is somehow broken but not completely, how being close to Merlin helps him and how he finally sees how much of a villain his father is and tired to make the right thing.

Every now and then I keep thinking back to different scenes that touched me and I end up re-reading it. In addition, the drawings are WONDERFUL. Why Clea2011 recommends this ACBB: Polo's writing is always excellent and well worth reading. This is one of those can't-put-it-down stories, I think I must be due a re-read. Mushroomtale's art is beautiful. Want to rec an ACBB fic yourself that you feel deserves some more love? Feel free to send us your rec through our 10th Anniversary Rec form!

[eviestevie-nametaken]

You’re Lost, You’re Found

Summary: 𝘈𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘶𝘰 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘛𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥?

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

Here we go! I’ve had the wonderful privilege to work with my bestie Louie aka @imnotgayyelling on this years Bumbleby Big Bang! I started working on this story and joining the BBB server back in May and it’s had me very busy @bumblebybigbang

[hunterxhunterbb]

2025 marks the 10th Anniversary of the HXHBB!!!

The Hunter X Hunter Big Bang has been running since 2016, having a total of 600+ participants, 15+ mods, and new content to bring together old and new fans in a collaborative space!

In honor of the HXHBB running for the 10th year, a compilation Zine will be put together to showcase the most favorite works from participants! A Big Bang is a writer and artist focused fandom event where writers create large scale stories and artists create works based on them creating a big bang of content at the conclusion of the event!

ANYONE who has joined the HXHBB from 2016-2024 is able to share their favorite work to this compilation 10 Year Anniversary Zine!

Participants can submit their work from Feb - Aug! Participants in the 2024 HXHBB can submit their 2024 work if they feel that it is their favorite and most fulfilling HXHBB submission!

The HXHBB 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ZINE/COMPILATION is a huge THANK YOU for all the years of hard work and talent!!!!!

For Artists interested in joining this project, the HXHBB24 is STILL accepting artists until March 31st so PLEASE JOIN if you want to be included!

The hunterxhunterbb has archived works from 2016-2023 so please check our work from over the years!

THE HXHBB Anniversary Project will be released for the 2025 HXHBB!!!!!

Thank you to @mysandwichranaway for The HXHBB Logo!

Thank you to everyone who has joined, contributed, Pinch hit, been a beta, modded, or encouraged others to join a Fandom Event of this size! The HXHBB team appreciates each and every one of you!!

We hope to see faces old and new submit works to this project!!

Keep creating and happy Hunting!

- HXHBB Team

Submit your work to the HXHBB 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ZINE HERE:

[midnightechoes]

My submission for this year's @bumblebybigbang! I really wanted to challenge myself here with a pose I wasn't that familiar with, especially with the interlocking hands, which was certainly a challenge for me. I also challenged myself with the lighting. I don't do that many pieces with this kind of dynamic lighting. I definitely need the practice.

This is a companion piece to @artfulstar wonderful fic Timeless. I wanted to capture a scene from the volume 5 chapter that really stuck with me. You can read the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52446579

And make sure to check out @evedity pieces that they also did for the fic! https://www.tumblr.com/evedity/737456574383177728/timeless

https://www.tumblr.com/evedity/737456557332267008/timeless

[wandesu]

I participated in @bumblebybigbang 2023!!!

This was my first fandom big bang and I'm so glad I joined, made new friends, became more active with the RWBY fandom, and learned (& hopefully progressed) a lot as an artist.

I had a blast crafting this comic snippet scene from @giraffeseattrees's story, When You Say My Name (I Can Only Feed You Lies)! It was wonderful collaborating with her and I cannot recommend this fic enough :)

I'm truly so grateful for this experience, thanks to everyone who made it possible and of course to my lovely writer!!!

[jorenilee]

So um. Had the line-art already finished when the bad news hit but uhhhhh???? Frye win????

[pose4photoml]

rules: without naming them, post ten gifs of your favorite tv shows, then tag people

Thank you for tagging me @wanderlust-in-my-soul ❣️ love these !!

I’m Tagging - @iguessitsjustme @mlcpopfan @heretherebedork @lena221bee @poetry-protest-pornography @bl-bam-beyond

Only 10? this is such a hard game! Ok … in no particular order with a few non bl shows 😉

[happistar]

what's ur favorite bmc fanfic ever

OOOH okay this is a good question.

Ngl I don't think I could give you a solid "here is the one (1) best fic ever" so here's a whole bunch that I've rated 5 stars in my fic document!

Stammer - Excellent 100k fic, if you're looking for something long. Basically it explores Jeremy and Michael's relationship from when they were kids til a bit after the events of the musical. Really good character piece <3

Jeremy drops out of college during December of his freshman year - REALLY REALLY GOOD fic-- one of my favorites from Beth Harker. Basically Jeremy undergoes a lot of panic attacks and self hatred (some brought on by what remains of the Squip) as he and Michael go to college together. About 10k words.

in the back of my brain, the voices all sound the same - Pretty short ~1k fic that explores the idea of the Squip changing shape into things like Jeremy himself. Forever thinking about the implications.

Play it in Reverse - Really cool podfic that brings in the musical aspect of bmc and acknowledges it! With the Squip's help, Jeremy tries to fix the events of the musical by changing the lyrics. About an hour to fully listen to.

flesh & bone - AU where Jeremy is an android and the Squip Squad find him and repair him. LOVE the dynamic of everyone in this fic, but it's unfortunately unfinished. About 40k words and still worth a read despite this.

Loaded, Recoded, Unsorted - Ngl I think this was the first ever bmc fic I read?? Anyways, it still lasts in my brain despite being unfinished with about 15k words in total. Basically, Michael slowly becomes a squip with all the fun psychological horror that comes with that. Honestly if you like this I'd recommend checking out more of Nez's work. Excellent squip horror writer.

The Mechanics of Compromise - Ngl pretty much everyone I've come across has read this fic and it shouldn't be a surprise that its on this list. Absolutely adore how they handle everyone's dynamics and manage to create a really fun plot as everyone recovers from the events of the musical. Another really good 100k+ fic.

Only One Is Mine - Holy shit this fic is almost coming up on 100k words. Anyways this fic is so so so good. Basically it deals with the rising squipocalypse after the musical as Jeremy accidentally fuses with his squip and has to learn what it means to be half human, half supercomputer. LOVE this concept so much and love how its handled. Honestly one of my all time favorite fics in general-- really cool stuff!! Shoutout to Jordan fr <3

Honorable mentions:

Ophiocordyceps nippon - TRAGICALLY short fic that meant i actually rated it only 4 stars but I thought I'd share because I am still thinking about it. Basically what if the Squip was a fungus.

Same As It's Always Been - I've only read 2 chapters, since it was coming out at the time I was reading it, but its finished now!! I really enjoyed what it was when it was coming out, so I'm sure it's still a good read. Basically Rich is forced to repeat Halloween Night-- time loop style.

[polarpolarpolarx]

9/6/23

[aftercamlann]

ACBB 10TH ANNIVERSARY RECS: A Song From Far Away

This ACBB was recced by Caethes:

Title: A Song From Far Away Writer: Polomonkey Artist: Mushroomtale Ship(s): Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Rating: Mature Word Count: 71,842

Summary: When Arthur is captured by an enemy king intent on conquering Camelot, his future looks bleak. For Cenred commands not only a clutch of sorcerers but a fearsome dragon trained to do battle and wreak destruction.

Then Arthur meets Merlin, a fellow captive whose magic has been bound to Cenred's will. But can Merlin resist Cenred's control long enough to help Arthur save Camelot?

Link: FIC: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8191642/chapters/18768382 | ART: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8192170

Why Caethes recommends this ACBB: A fantastic story, with brilliant writing. There's so much Angst with such an amazing pay off. Mushroomtale's art (and fanmix) is also a prime example of what fanart for an acbb can be.

[elijahdmgz]

In honor of the 10th anniversary of one of the best dubs ever made this year, as of today, I created this

"One Second of Every Episode of Doraemon: Gadget Cat From The Future" ever, plus two from the Stand By Me 1 and 2 movies on Netflix.

[zygarde-the-guardian]

Something that helped me personally understand human children was taking a psychology class. Some basic logic isn't unlocked until certain points in maturity, like being able to think about other people

I do not know if there is a psychology class I can take looking like a legendary pokemon or looking like a seven year old. Well, there was a "social detective club" run by "Association Autisme de Kalos" that I was handed a pamphlet for by a parent at the Coumarine Junior Gardener Club, supposedly to give to my Mère and Maman. I have my doubts, though. It sounds demeaning to both me and autistic humans.

... Did that parent think I am autistic?

... Can legendary pokemon be diagnosed as autistic?

[oh-no-its-bird]

Adjusting my glasses and squinting at my ask box

One of you guys REALLY wants edo tensei tobirama huh

[fanfictionalraven]

Repeats

Title: Repeats

Summary: "I think I'll skip the rest of the rewind. I hate repeats." What if the Doctor hadn't made it to the crack in time? What if he had to see the repeats?

Characters: 11th Doctor, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, other canon Who characters

Word Count: 1, 851

Warnings: Grief and loss, brief mentions of war

Author's Note: This story was originally posted by myself on Fanfiction.net under the account drwhogirl10. It was published 2/1/2011.

"I think I'll skip the rest of the rewind…I hate repeats…" The Doctor said to the sleeping child. He rose to his feet and bent over the young Amelia Pond. "Live well…love Rory…" He whispered as he kissed her forehead gently. "Bye bye, Pond…" He finished and began his death march towards the crack. But something happened. He was too slow. In a flash of light, he was back in the TARDIS. Or, what used to be the TARDIS, before he crashed it.

"I don't want to go…" An all too familiar voice cried. The Doctor spun around quickly and found himself watching, well, himself. There he stood in all his former glory. The Doctor took a step toward his old form and stopped. The light was growing stronger. He was about to watch himself change. Oh, how he'd loved that form. Before the process could reach its climax, the bright light engulfed the Doctor and more of his life flew before him.

When it stopped again, the Doctor was in a bedroom. A bedroom that was vaguely familiar. The door of the room flew open and in backed the man who'd claimed the Doctor as a son. He was followed by that same old form. Together, they carried the most important woman in the universe. Donna Noble. They laid her down on the bed and Wilfred kissed her forehead before leaving. After a long pensive pause, the old Doctor followed. The Doctor watched himself leave, then he slowly made his way to the bed. He sat carefully on the edge beside his best friend. He placed his hand over hers and watched her sleeping. She looked at peace. He knew she'd be in pain again someday, but she would live. Donna Noble would live her human life. She'd fall in love and marry a good man. The Doctor glanced at the clock and knew she'd be waking up soon. He stood and took a few steps away from the bed. The bright light began to build from the crack just as Donna sat up. She looked around then down at herself.

"That's brilliant…" She mumbled to herself as she got up from the bed. She picked her phone up and headed for the door. "Oi! What's Venna want now?" She muttered. The Doctor felt this time slipping past.

"Goodbye Donna…" He whispered. Just before the crack took him away, Donna turned and looked around. He smiled. She'd heard him.

The Doctor watched as his times with Donna flew before his eyes. They laughed and cried together. He caught a glimpse of Jenny and felt the hole in his hearts rip yet again.

Time slowed to normal again and the Doctor was in the old TARDIS.

"Cause he never looked at her twice…" A voice echoed through the console room. The Doctor looked up quickly to find the old form, eyes averted, being scolded by Martha Jones. "I mean he liked her…but that was it…" The Doctor knew what name was playing through his old head. It was hard to keep that name out even now. But he'd see her soon enough. Right now was Martha's turn. "And she wasted years pining after him, years or her life…cause while he was around she never looked at anyone else…" She was letting his old self have it. And honestly, he knew he'd deserved it. She'd loved him, really loved him, and he let her fall by the wayside. "And I told her, I always said to her time and time again…I said…Get. Out. So this is me…getting out…" Martha finished with a shrug. She tossed her phone to him, smiled her lovely smile, and was out the door.

Time began to race again and the Doctor watched with sadness. He watched as the Master died and didn't regenerate. He watched his time as John Smith fly by, as he fell in love with Nurse Joan.

Time stopped. The Doctor looked around. It was cold. Too cold. And eerie. As the Doctor began to fiddle with his jacket, he heard it.

"I love you!" A voice wept. The Doctor froze. He hadn't thought to cheek his surroundings. He looked up slowly. Darlig Ulv Straden. Bad Wolf Bay.

"Quite right too…and I suppose…if it's my last chance to say it…" The old Doctor began. The Doctor wanted to look away. He'd relived this moment too many times. But no. He was frozen, his eyes glued to the waiting young woman. "Rose Tyler…" And he was gone. The Doctor had imagined Rose's reaction, but it hurt far worse to see it.

She stood, waiting with bated breath. As the realization finally set in, she began to cry. Violent sobs erupted from her frail frame. The Doctor fought every fiber of his being not to run to her. Besides, he'd grown too weak. Time's unraveling had left him with little energy. As Rose turned and Jackie began to run to her, the Doctor felt this time slipping away as well. He closed his eyes. He wasn't reliving those moments.

"My Doctor…" The Doctor heard a voice echo with power. His eyes flew open. There she was again. The Bad Wolf herself. In all her shining glory. He watched as Rose caused the Daleks to turn to dust. The entire Dalek fleet, disintegrated by the wave of her hand. "I bring life…" She said. The Doctor understood now. Somewhere, Captain Jack Harkness was breathing again. The Doctor watched this older form. So tortured, so alone. He blamed himself for what was happening to Rose. "I can see everything. All that is. All that was. All that ever could be," Did she see all this? All that had happened to them? Did she know how it would all end? Her eyes fixed momentarily on the Doctor and then softened. She could see him! The old Doctor stood up quickly. "My head…" He took both of Rose's hands in his.

"Come here…" He told her. His Rose was hurting, dying, and he knew how to fix it.

"Is killing me…" Rose whimpered weakly.

"I think you need a doctor…" He said. The Doctor watched as his old self pulled Rose to himself and gently pressed his lips to hers. The Doctor almost laughed now. Sure there were other ways to remove the time vortex from Rose's head, but none were this enjoyable. The Doctor looked over and saw the crack. It appeared to be growing.

"No…that's all wrong…you should be closing…" The Doctor said, stepping towards the crack. He felt as if something was pulling him away from it though. He glanced over his shoulder, but nothing was there. The bright light encompassed him yet again and he heard a blood curdling scream. The Doctor looked around once he'd stopped and immediately knew where he was.

The sky was blood red. A city that once stood tall and proud, now lay crumbled on the ground. People ran by him in panic, but not just any people. Time Lords. And this wasn't just any planet. It was home. It was Gallifrey. A Dalek ship flew overhead and shot at the ground. The Doctor ducked and ran for cover. He found a large rock formation and hid underneath it.

"Who keeps picking these blasted memories?" He asked aloud. He closed his eyes tight. He'd watched his people die once. He wasn't' about to do it again.

"I remember…" He heard a voice whisper. It sounded far off and was almost completely drowned out by the sounds of the Time War. The Doctor opened his eyes.

"Amy?" He called out. He saw the crack, straight ahead. If he could just make it, this would all be over. The Doctor burst from his rock and began to run for the crack. He slowed as he realized something. The crack wasn't only getting bigger, but it was splintering. Dozens of small cracks were shooting out from it. The Doctor stopped.

"Raggedy Man, I remember you…" Amy's voice rang. The Doctor spun around wildly then stopped and smiled. "And you are late for my wedding!" Amy's voice now shouted, bordering triumph and annoyance.

She'd done it.

Time began to fly back by the Doctor., in the right order this time. The Time War ended. He met Rose. He regenerated. Lost Rose. Meet Donna. Meet Martha. Lost the Master. Lost Martha. Found Donna again. Lost his daughter. Got Rose back. Gave his clone to Rose. Lost Donna. Fought the Master and all of Gallifrey. Regenerated again. Meet Amelia. So much sadness in his life but always surrounded by the happiness.

Before the Doctor knew it, he was back in the TARDIS, his TARDIS. He began to flip the switches and turn the knobs. He heard Rory faintly ask Amy something.

"Something old…" She said. The Doctor smiled and raced down the hall. He had a wedding to get ready for. "Something new…" Amy continued. The Doctor laughed as he reached the wardrobe room. He quickly pulled his old tuxedo off one of the racks and began to change as fast as he could. "Something borrowed…" She said. Amy's voice was growing stronger. Almost there. The Doctor looked in the mirror but something was wrong.

"Needs a fez…" He mumbled to himself. He looked around but couldn't find his new favorite accessory. He grabbed a top hat and popped it on his head. The Doctor smiled widely and ran for the console room.

"Something blue…" Amy finished, her voice thick with emotion. The Doctor could hear the TARDIS landing.

"It's the Doctor…" Rory said, a bit stunned. The TARDIS landed completely just as the Doctor turned another corner. "How did we forget the Doctor?" The Doctor could hear Rory ask. He smiled even wider and quickened his pace. It was only a moment before there was a pounding at the door.

"Okay Doctor…did I surprise you this time?" Amy asked just as the Doctor ran through the console room. He stopped at the door, took a deep breath, and pulled it open. He looked Amy up and down in her wedding dress and couldn't hide his surprise.

"Uh yea…completely astonished…never expected that…" He said. Amy smiled and the Doctor went to step out past her. "How lucky I happened to be wearing this old thing!" He exclaimed, straightening out the jacket of his tuxedo. "Hello everyone! I'm Amy's imaginary friend…" The Doctor said, walking over to the large table at the front of the room. "But I came anyway…" He finished, shaking Mr. Pond's hand and smiling widely.

[beanno28]

Third Time Lucky

Story by @beanno28 , featuring artwork by @bluewinnerangel!

31K I Explicit I Zourry

Written for @onedirectionbigbang​!

They decided to move inside to the couch where they could relax together and wrap themselves in a blanket.

Harry was the first one to take off his shirt, always enjoying the feeling of soft things on his skin. Louis was next, quickly followed by Zayn, who never wanted to be left out.

Louis sat back, his back resting on the cushion of the sofa. Harry and Zayn were quick to lay their heads on Louis’ chest so Louis could wrap an arm around each of them.

Read now on AO3!