#big bang challenge

[belovedwizardsandpurples]

2023 Shadowidomauk Bang Masterpost

Here is a complete and total list of all of the pieces created for the first (but hopefully not last) Shadowidomauk bang. Our theme for the year was fall/dating, so expect spookiness and cosiness. You can find a good majority of the written works here in the collection. There are going to be a few additions as people finish up their pieces so be sure to check back here if you want more!

Apple Cider/Mulled Wine: New Family Traditions (Writing, 1944 Words - AO3 Link) by Riot_Fae

Apple Picking: Life is Just a Dream, You Know (Writing, 2954 Words - AO3 Link) by NayaZephronic / @languishedlaughing

Cozy: Cozy Cuddles (Writing, 1192 Words - AO3 Link) by AkizaDragonBane

Harvest Festival: On This Harvest Moon (Writing, 4119 Words - AO3 Link) by Harp_Turtle

Pumpkin Carving but with Cats: Pumpkins and Cats (Writing, 543 Words - AO3 Link) by ElphieBLW

Stealing Sweaters/Warm Clothes: Have You Seen My Sweater? (Writing, 1323 Words - AO3 Link) by Widogasp / @widogaspmauk

Taking Care of a Sick Partner: Stardew Stew (Writing, 3430 Words - AO3 Link) by AkizaDragonBane

Witch: Taming the Feral (Writing, 2364 Words - AO3 Link) by ElphieBLW Witch (Digital Illustration - Tumblr Link) by @devourm0us / devourmous / dev0urmous

[lilac-hecox]

So! When thinking of writing challenges @wispmotherr and I kept coming back to the idea of bringing the Big Bang Challenge over to Smoshblr! Here is some basic info!

What's a Big Bang?

In this iteration, a Big Bang is a writing challenge that takes places over the course of 3 months. The end goal of the challenge is for participants to complete a fic that totals 25k (25,000) words or more. If this goal is reached, your work is optioned for volunteer artists to make companion art to go with your fic, and when it's all said and done, everyone's work is released into the wild for the entire community to enjoy.

At it's very core Big Bang is a fic challenge that encourages the creation of long fics.

For this challenge we are also looking for anyone who may want to sign up to produce art for a 25k fic or a playlist for a 15k fic! As a part of this challenge is collaboration where-in artists and mixers get to choose a fic they want to create for!

This is important! As a part of the challenge we ask you do not use pre-existing works or begin working until the writing portion of the challenge begins!

Additionally! If you sign up it is important to keep your idea and plot a secret due to the nature of the artists picking stories based on idea and not any sort of fandom friendship favoritism!

The progress updates come in the form of a check-in on the Smoshblr Big Bang discord server!

Some additional Rules:

18+ content is allowed, so we ask that all participants be 18+ as well.

Signing up to participate should indicate that you intend to do your best to stick through it to the end. Commit to the bit, as they say.

Thank you to the amazing @wiggog-y-hecox for making the graphics for the challenge! If you have questions you can direct them to me or @wispmotherr. We are really excited about this and I am participating so I would love others to participate and spread the word! This is a favorite challenge of myself and Krissy and we're excited to bring it to Smoshblr!

[rjbigbang]

Sign-ups for the Big Bang are open through March 8th

We are currently pretty low on artists. We definitely want to ensure all participants can establish a team. As a reminder, you can sign-up as both an Artist and Author for this challenge. However, you cannot be the sole author and artist for your project. 

Sign-up links can be found here.

If you are a non-traditional fanwork creator, we strongly encourage you to sign up! We are accepting all kinds of fanworks for this challenge, including:

Digital & traditional fanart (drawings, paintings, sketches, etc)

Gifsets, edits, & mood boards

Playlists (WITH cover art/accompanying visual element)

Video edits and podfics

Crafty, handmade art (quilting, embroidery, etc)

In-Universe Documents/Visuals such as: social media posts (Examples by @jqmiietartt), tabloids/news articles/interview transcripts (Example/Inspo), football related documents (Example/inspo), or memorabilia (Example/inspo)

We could use your support spreading the word! Please reblog to help us recruit more creators for this challenge.

If you have any questions, please reach out via Discord (in #big-bang-general) or email (royjamiebigbang@gmail.com)!

[nimonabigbang]

ANNOUNCING THE NIMONA BIG BANG CHALLENGE OF 2023!

Are you a writer or artist who loves the Nimona comic and/or movie and you want to see more gay boy, chaotic shapeshifting teen content? Well, this is the Big Bang for you!

Starting January 1st, 2024, sign-ups for artists, writers, and betas will be open to create content that includes stories revolving around one of our three favorite characters: Ambrosius, Ballister and Nimona! All skill levels and ages are welcome. Final works will be posted on September 14th, 2024. All writers will be paired with an artist who then creates work for their fic.

So, what are you waiting for? Here are the Rules and the Schedule and remember: Our Ask-Box is always open! More information will be posted in the days to come.

[drawingwithdonnie]

Hiii so this is my fic for the @genshingenbang !!!!

It's been a huge project since all the way back in AUGUST iirc and I'm so glad I can release it from ragbros wip hell (I have so many wips send help) !!! I'm actually quite proud of this too kehehe so. I hope you all enjoy :]

I'll be updating this post (via reblogs) every time I post a new chapter, so keep an eye out! Chapter two will be up tomorrow around noon est (hopefully) and chapter three will be up the following day around that time as well.

[rdrbigbang]

Red Dead Mini Bang 2022

RDR Mini Bang 2022 is upon us! This round, we'll run a bit differently. Sending out Tumblr messages with matches works for a few sign ups, but we've grown too big (yay, thank you!). Now if the mods tried to match everyone via Tumblr msg, their accounts would be shadowbanned (as happened with last year's Reverse Bang). This round, we're asking for email contacts.

Your email will be visible by the mods and the creator that you match with. No one else will have access to this information.

Questions, concerns, comments can be sent here: https://rdrbigbang.tumblr.com/ask

Remember, the creation requirements are:

For Writers: 5,000 word story (this is minimum, there is no maximum). The story must be new (no previously written pieces), standalone, and can be any genre/rating/ship, including crossovers or fusions.

For Artists: 1 piece to accompany the story of your choosing (any style or medium).

Schedule: https://rdrbigbang.tumblr.com/post/685058445904363520/mini-bang-2022-schedule FAQ: https://rdrbigbang.tumblr.com/post/644305576795455488/frequently-asked-questions Rules and Values: https://rdrbigbang.tumblr.com/post/644306856987262976/values-and-rules

SIGN UP HERE!

Thanks cowfolk!<3 Mod Team

[wintersphoenix]

Chapter 1 of Solstice is posted! I will be posting this entire week. So it will be finished very soon!

Hope you enjoy!~

[deanwbigbang]

DWBB22 Claim Summaries are now LIVE!

To check out what our authors cooked up, follow this link.

Haven’t signed up for the challenge yet? You can still join us by filling out this form. Sign ups close on June 8.

Before signing up check out the schedule and the rules.

[sodomhipped]

i'm not sure if anyone knows what a big bang is anymore, but please fill out this interest survey if you would be interested in participating in one for final fantasy xiv.

reblogs appreciated!

[oh-stars]

United Front

Love is Co-Parenting

a @steddielovemonth prompt | 1074 words | CW: N/A | Rating: T

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Steve is on the steps when Eddie pulls up. He knows what he looks like, sitting on the bottom step, covered in flour and paint with a cigarette between his fingers. They don’t smoke anymore, not like they used to at least. At most, they’ll sneak a cigarette here and there on particularly stressful days and maybe they’ll have one socially, but they don’t go through the packs they used to. 

Eddie’s frozen in the driver’s seat of his van, leaning forward to rest his chin and hands on the steering wheel. Steve can’t hear his thoughts for obvious reasons, but it’s clear as day that Eddie’s trying to weigh the costs of coming inside at all. It’s futile because Steve knows that an asteroid could crash into their home and bring on the end of time and Eddie would still come home to them. 

The caution, however, is still noted and not without envy. 

He takes a slow drag as Eddie finally crawls out of the van and walks up the path. “You didn’t call so I’m safe in assuming this isn’t a major crisis of the upside down variety?” 

“Nope,” Steve says, blowing the smoke out of the corner of his mouth. 

“And everyone is safe, sound, and healthy?” Eddie leans against the column lining the pathway. 

“Yup.” Another deep drag, then Steve, the gracious partner that he is, hands over the cigarette to Eddie. 

Eddie takes it, shoulders easing as his cheeks hollow. “Well?” He blows a ring of smoke toward the awning. 

Steve reaches for the cigarette again and flicks off the ashes. It smolders in between his fingers, but he doesn’t bring it to his lips. “Henderson’s nephew–” 

“You mean our son?” Eddie asks, eyebrow raised. “The boy we’re raising? The light of our life? Is that who you’re talking about?” 

“Oh yes,” Steve says, exasperated. “Dustin’s corrupted our son. Therefore, right now, he’s Dustin’s Nephew.” 

Eddie crosses his arms, a furrow in his brow. “Stevie–” His jaw clicks as he snaps it shut, a flush to his face. Steve’s glare must be more intense than he realizes. “Baby,” he tries again, softer as he kneels in front of Steve. “Are you actually mad or just tired?” 

“Frustrated,” Steve corrects, “not mad.” 

“Right, of course,” Eddie says.

Steve takes another drag, then offers it to Eddie. “I love him with everything in me, but he is never allowed to spend that much time with Dustin one-on-one again.” 

Eddie blinks hard. “What the hell did he do?” 

He motions to the flour and paint covering his shirt and body. “I left him alone for ten minutes to deal with the laundry and he made a goddamn volcano in our living room. Our living room, Eds.” 

“A volcano?”

Steve huffs and runs a hand through his hair, motioning with the hand holding the cigarette. “One of those paper fuckers that they make for science fairs. He made a giant ass one in our living room.” 

Eddie winces as his hands fall to Steve’s knees. “How bad is it?” 

“Not demodog in the fridge gross, but worse than the kool-aid water balloons the kids had for their graduation,” Steve drones. 

“And what did you do with our boy?” 

Steve puts out the cigarette and leans forward to rest his head on Eddie’s shoulder, barely resisting the urge to hide in Eddie’s neck all together. “He’s sitting in time out at the kitchen table.” 

Eddie sighs and rubs Steve’s back. A kiss to Steve’s pulse point takes away some of the tension in his body, but not all. He still has to go back inside and console Jamie, scrub the vinegar and soap from the couches, carpet, and all the walls, and then go on about his day like they didn’t nearly destroy the house. 

“Think he’s upset?” 

“Oh, absolutely,” Steve says as he pulls away with another sigh. He stands up and pulls Eddie with him. “He wasn’t crying when I came out here, but I think he was close.” Steve pauses, swallows hard against the lump in his throat. “Was that shitty? To just leave him there?” 

Eddie shakes his head. “No, baby, it wouldn’t have done either of you any good to stay in there while you were mad. He’s not a baby anymore–” 

“Are you saying that to make me feel better?” Steve asks, hand on the doorknob. “Because that isn’t helping.” 

“Does it help knowing I’ve got your back with this? Whatever you think is fair, I’m with you,” Eddie says. 

Steve nods. “A united front.” 

“Best there is.” 

“Is he old enough to learn how to clean the carpets?” Steve asks as he pushes open the door. 

Eddie’s gasp as he sees the carnage of their living room validates all of Steve’s anger in a single breath. “Yeah,” he squeaks. “And if he wasn’t before, he sure as hell is now.” 

Steve doesn’t even look at it, heads straight for the dining table where Jamie is sitting in his chair with his head on the table as little sniffles echo from the hollow of his arms. His heart breaks at the sight, any remaining anger dissipating between the hand on the small of his back from Eddie stepping in close and the pure remorse from his baby. 

“Jamie,” Eddie says calmly. 

Jamie’s head pops up, revealing his big, brown eyes wide with tears pooling at his lashes, tear tracks and snot all along his blotchy face. “I’m sorry,” he cries, big sobs rushing through his body. He hops off his chair and stumbles toward Steve and Eddie. 

Steve picks him up and kisses the side of his head. “You could have gotten really hurt, buddy,” Steve tells him. “That’s why I was so mad.” 

“And if you had told Dad you wanted to make a volcano,” Eddie says as he wraps his arms around the both of them, “you guys could have made an even bigger one outside.” 

Jamie picks up his head and swipes his hand under his nose. “Really?” 

Steve thumbs away his tears and uses his own shirt to wipe away the snot. “Maybe not today, but yes, we could have eventually.”

There’s a bigger conversation to be had and a living room to clean, but it doesn't seem as intimidating as it was when Steve went to sit on the porch. Not with Eddie standing with him and their son safe and sound. 

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Thank you @lady-lostmind

Ao3 Link

[dcwildwestfest]

"I'm your huckleberry."

DeanCas Wild West Fest (DWWF) is a bang-style event where authors and artists will be paired up to create works inspired by all things Western — from homesteading and rodeos to outlaws and train robberies.

Authors will be expected to write a 5,000+ word DeanCas/Destiel fan-fiction that falls into the Western genre. Artists will then create one work of original artwork and one banner inspired by the fic they are paired with.

Sign-ups for Artists and Authors are now open!

Check out the official rules, guidelines, and schedule here!

[mu3las]

my contribution for this @hxhbigbang23! it's my first ever participating, and I got to do an illustration for @maxiemumdamage 's amazing fic Coal Mine

speedpaint :]

[rjbigbang]

SIGN-UPS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!

Artists and Authors can sign up anytime between now and March 8. Please fill out the form(s) below corresponding to what you'd like to create for the challenge.

Author Sign-Ups: http://tinyurl.com/RJBBAuthors Artist Sign-Ups: http://tinyurl.com/RJBBArtists

Check our pinned post to find all the important links for this challenge, including the event timeline, rules & guidelines, FAQ, Discord, and the pre-arranged team form.

If you're thinking about signing up, please be sure to review the deadlines for check-ins in the timeline. We will send out reminders for check-ins via email and Discord.

For questions not covered in the FAQ/Rules & Guidelines, please reach out via email: royjamiebigbang@gmail.com.

We can’t wait to see all of the wonderful works and collaboration this challenge will create!

[medusapelagia]

Harringrove future events

I made one for Steddie events and it seems only fair to do one for Harringrove!

Harringrove Story Challenge @harringrovestorychallenge is looking for more writers! From the 16th of January to 31st of March each writer will write a different chapter for the same long story!

Harringrove Big Bang @bigbangharringrove season is almost here! We are going to star posting from the 1st of February!

Harringrove Love Fest @harringrovelovefest is going to keep us company from the 8th to the 14th of February and here are the prompts!

Harringrove Relay Race on the 12th of April @harringrove-relay-race is going to fill our dashboards with a lot of incredible Harringrove contents!

Harringrove Holiday Exchange Holidays are already gone but you can keep giving love to all the wonderful fics written for the @harringroveholidayexchange on the AO3 Collection

Feel free to reblog and add any other event you might know of!

[throne-anguis]

[sparkingspider]

I’m sorry, this is just canon