#pinch hit

[inbetweenhours]

How It Started VS How Its Going

Back on that @pinchhitsfromthevoid hype! This pinch prompt was for @dayables​ who I know got spoiled in the brainstorming chat (rip) but I still hope you enjoy how it turned out! You gave me the option of flower husbands which was absolutely not going to be passed up, as well as the prompt of Arranged Marriage AU. Since I just so happen to already have an arranged marriage au for them, I figured I may as well put some effort into actually showing it off since, despite my very long google doc of plot chicanery, I haven't actually drawn much for it or otherwise got much of anything to show for it.

The real trick here was balancing the angst and fluff. There was no way I wasn't getting out of this without, any angst. The problem was actually finding a suitable amount of fluff to balance this out lol. I knew I wanted to draw their wedding, since that's the whole base of the au and it directly emphasizes your request. The problem is that within the au, these two don’t really get to anywhere that's especially fluffy till weeks if not months after their wedding lol. That’s how I eventually settled on a kind of “before and after” of their relationship. 

Mirroring their less than favourable wedding day and first meeting with the renewal of vows they do near the end of their journey within my plot. Where they choose, despite already being stuck together, to have meaning behind their marriage.

Below the cut I’m gonna ramble about the lore  important to this piece from the au. Enjoy :]

Okay so first off- their “vows”! Instead of exchanging rings my idea is that the Ocean Empire and Rivendell each have a different giving for their wedding ceremonies.

Merlings have a selkie inspired pelt. Its technically their old skin. Young merlings are much more creature esq, and as they grow they grow out of that skin into a more humanoid form. However they tend to keep their pelts since they are pretty durable and are good for young merlings to protect themselves with and camouflage in the depths. As merlings continue to grow out of even that stage, their pelts become sentimental. kept close to their hearts. The lose of the plt is like a severing of oneself from their soul or heart. Its important for their mental health that they know where their pelt is and that is is safe. They’re not typically handled by people you don’t trust.

Which is why it is traditional that merling will trade pelts with their lover at their wedding. Its imbuing this trust that their partner will give the pelt back. As well it is a symbol of love and  soul, metaphorically giving that devotion and adoration to their partner.

Elves meanwhile are a type of fae. The rules I use for elves names are adjacent but not directly the same as other fae, such as the faeries of the overgrown. Elven names hold power over the individual still, but its far less than what a faerie might hold. It more a social power than anything else. Elves keep public and personal names. These “true” personal names can only be chosen by the elf themself. They are only given to people who you trust absolutely. May that be family, longtime friends, or lovers. Its not uncommon in Rivendell for lovers to not share their true names until their wedding day, though even if they have the vows are much the same. Giving their spouse the gift of their name, to use as they please. This is done both out of trust (much like the merlings pelts), trusting their lovers not to hurt them with their name. And more importantly it offers devotion to your spouse, which would be returned of course.

Now when it comes to Flower Husbands... this all falls apart. These two have not had a real conversation till their vows. They have no trust or love for one another, and are in fact quite afraid of each other. Neither want to give over something so terrifyingly precious to the other. 

Jimmy feels pressured to do so, despite Lizzie insisting he doesn’t have to, because he knows how a wedding should go. He knows the citizens of the Ocean Empire do not trust that his mother, The Empress, has made the right choice in allowing this marriage to go through. He knows if he doesn’t do his best to make this look and feel legit for them, then they’ll only have more problems in the future. And he really is trying to be responsible, trying to prove himself to his family and his kingdoms that he can do the right thing. He isn’t just the prince, the second born. He is loved by his country, deeply so, but nothing is expected of him. He wants to do one good thing for them in turn. Hell, he volunteered himself so that his sister wouldn’t throw away her preexisting courtship. He loves his family and his country, and he has never been asked to do a thing for them. He just wants to prove he can.

So he drapes his pelt over Scotts shoulders, careful and with the sudden understanding of how badly it hurts to see. How easily being separated from it would destroy him. And he can only hope Scott will return it soon.

Scott meanwhile doesn’t believe in another choice. He is the Chosen Champion of Aeor, god of Winter and Stasis. He is a representative of tradition for Rivendell. As much as he is fuming about the marriage, he has rarely acted out in his life. The golden child for so much of his adolescence that even when that love has left he knows little more than to hold his tongue and obey... for now. Still, he knows what is expected of him for the wedding. And despite there being no way for his family or the citizens to verify he abided by tradition in this instance, he is loyal enough to his god (and in fact fairly knows his god perceives him and he would know he wronged him) to not try and get around it. 

So he gives his name, as coldly and objectively as he can. It is not a gift, but Jimmy, traditionally, has a right to it through their union. He can only pray Jimmy be kind with it.

Ultimately both spouses are careless with their exchange. Scott misunderstands the importance of the pelt, and keeps it far to long. Jimmy misunderstand the weight of Scotts name, and speaks it carelessly. Its rough, and terrifying. But it leads them to understanding, to finding common ground and for the first time finding hope in their situation as they understand the other not as an enemy but as the only ally in the same situation as them.

Finally I’m gonna do a quick run through of details I was happy with, kinda lore relevant but with less flowery language on the plot.

At their wedding both are dressed in traditional wedding garb for their empires, as well I’ve referenced my board loosely to dress the crowd properly. Rivendell brides/grooms tend to wear white. It represents purity, white is typically only worn in formal settings o it wont be dirties anyways, and it doesn't represent either individual god. Allowing neutrality. Jimmy is wearing a loose cut deep blue outfit with small decorative. Dark colours but especially deep blues are traditional as they connect with both the deep waters and the sky, tying an individual throughout to the world and their life.

In their renewal of vows they wear nearly the same outfits, however Jimmy sports some golden Rivendell jewelry and Scott in turn sports some pearls in his hair much like how Jimmy had at their wedding. Its about the sharing <33

Wedding day was very formal, very controlled. Both of their hair pulled back and styled in very proper traditional ways. At their vow renewal everything was up to them, so Jimmy looks a bit more like himself (as messy as that may be) and Scott has both his kingship and his hair cut (lore) so he’s a feeling a lot more stable

Scotts wears gloves at his wedding, vs without gloves at renewal! Tied in, at his wedding Scotts hair and skin is patterned with growing frost as he gets cold feet (hah) and is very upset about the situation versus his renewals where he has much more control of his powers and very explicitly happy with the situation

That is all for now! Day I hope you liked the pinch! Everyone else i hope you liked the lore! I would love to do more with the au going forward, I have a growing plot document and love talking about it. If anyone wants me to expand on any thoughts, has questions about the plot or characters or otherwise, my inbox is always open and I am attentive to both tags and comments ;) <3

[antimony-medusa]

Looking for a Pinch Hit

Okay so, I have been enthusiastically participating in Fic in a Box (that 10k exchange I was posting about in September), and there is one pinch hit that's been lingering because it's a 3rd Life or Hermitcraft one, and well, most of the normal people who pick up pinch hits in multifandom exchanges don't follow MCYT! (There was a hilarious thing where someone was like "okay, if I wanted to pick up a SMP for pinch hits, where would I start", and like three of us came brakes squealing into the chat like OH BOY OKAY SO UH SO HAHAH— DSMP IS LOST MEDIA BUT MAYBE HERMITCRAFT? HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU HAVE TO DEVOTE TO PICKING UP THE CANON? HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE GOOD TIMES WITH SCAR.)

Anyways I digress. There is this one pinch hit that I can't fill, because I don't write 3rd life or Hermitcraft. Someone wants either

3rd life:

Solo: ZombieCleo (Life SMP Series)

ZombieCleo & EthosLab (Life SMP Series)

ZombieCleo & EthosLab & BdoubleO100 (Life SMP Series)

ZombieCleo & Smajor1995 (Life SMP Series)

Solo: The Clockers (Life SMP Series)

Or Hermitcraft:

Solo: ZombieCleo (Hermitcraft)

Solo: Ethoslab (Hermitcraft)

GeminiTay & ZombieCleo (Hermitcraft)

And I KNOW that some of you are zombie cleo mains. I am looking at you so pleadingly. You can see more information about the person's requests here. (they like time loops! betrayal! strong friendships! emotional hurt/comfort!)

The thing that is keeping this one from being picked up, aside from the fact that the main mcyt writers were pinch hitting other things and/or don't write clockers, is the fact that we need 6k to fully cover the pinch hit. So I think people have been scared away.

BUT. You can pick up a pinch it in 1k increments, so like, if someone picked up 1k, and someone else was like "okay I have the weekend" and picked up 2k, and someone ELSE pounded back two monsters and picked up 3k, we'd have this person covered.

If some of you want to save somebody's exchange and pinch hit this one, you can comment on the post here or email the mods at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com. Or just appear in my messages and I'll walk you through it. Potentially you can talk about extended timelines with the mods, even!

(I have been looking at this pinch hit and clawing at the walls for like three weeks because the fact that it's still 6k means this person wrote at least 6k and delivered it, cause they'll only put a pinch hit up based on what you delivered, but the fact that this person only requested two fandoms means they won't hold the exchange for them, so possibly they will give their gift and then they just won't get anything. So. If I have any Zombie Cleo fans in the audience, I am looking at you with the most pleading eyes. I'm pinch hitting another fandom tonight, come, join me in sitting down and going absolutely bonkers in a word document this evening.)

[rosalie-in-twisted-wonderland]

This is my @twisted-winter-wonderland pinch hit to @luminessdoodles . I just couldn't resist drawing Rook. Just Rook doing Rook things. I hope you like it and sorry about the wait.

[destielvalentinesexchange]

EMERGENCY PINCH HIT

PH #2

Rating: T

Possible Archive Warnings: No Archive

Warnings

Possible Genres: AU; Canon Divergence; Case fic/art; Fluff; Omegaverse; Valentine's Day; Wedding/Anniversary

DNW: pwp, smut, rape/non-con/dubcon, death, alpha Castiel, pregnant Dean, infidelity.

Likes: wings, wing hugs, pregnant Cas, cuddling, aus in which Cas is a creature of some kind, retired hunter Dean, Dean likes to cook and/or bake, nesting

Potential prompts: new movie, socks, strawberries, hats, skating, pillow fight

Interested?

Don't comment publicly! Send a DM or ask to this blog with the PH # and your Ao3 handle.

Fic minimum: 1,000 words

Art minimum: completed sketch

DUE: Before 4:30pm UTC (countdown) TODAY

If you have any questions, send a DM or ask!

[mdzs-mixtape]

PINCH HIT #2

Hello mixtape friends, we have our secons pinch hit request already. Calling all rare pair fans! If you'd be willing to complete this pinch hit, please DM us or email us! Given how much time is still left, we would prefer this be completed by the end of the posting period like normal.

PINCH HIT #2

Song: (pls) set me on fire - Enter Shikari

Pairing: Nie Mingue/Wen Xu

Thank you!

The Mods

[festivids]

Pinch Hit #4

This pinch hit has been claimed!

We're looking for a pinch hitter!

Instructions: If you wish to claim a pinch-hit - which means agreeing to create a vid for any one of the requests, without getting a vid in exchange - please send us a private message with your email address and AO3 username or comment on the dreamwidth version of this post. You will be contacted via email if you successfully claim the pinch-hit.

Anyone may claim a pinch hit, even if they are not signed up for Festivids. This pinch hit is due Sunday, January 21st (one week after assignments are due).

Thank you!

Fandoms for Pinch Hit #4:

Haunted Mansion (2023) [SAFETY]

Goosebumps (TV 2023)

Holey Moley (US TV)

The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023)

Wingspan (Board Game 2019)

[cr-summer-wildflowers]

So this is your first exchange

We get a lot of questions about terminology around here, so I’ll try and hammer some of that out. These are in roughly chronological order.

Nomination: This is step 1 of an exchange, where you enter the ships, characters, or fandoms that you would be interested in writing/drawing or receiving fic/art for. These nominations go into the tag set (see below). A nomination is not a sign-up, meaning you don’t have to make any nominations to participate, and you technically don’t have to participate if you nominate, although it’s considered rude to nominate if you don’t plan to take part.

For our purposes, nominations are only ships

You haven’t signed up or made requests yet

Tag set: all the nominations people put in make up the set of tags that people who sign up can pull from to make their requests. You can only request things in the tag set. So if you really want to be able to create for (offer) or receive a certain ship, you’d better nominate them. Exchange mods can weed out tags that don’t suit the exchange. IE: if someone nominated shadowgast, we’d remove it, since we’re a rarepair exchange.

Sign-up: This is you committing to being in the exchange. This is also where you make your requests for what you want to receive and offers for what you want to create.

Request: These are how you get fic or art. The more different requests you make, the easier it is to match you to someone. For this exchange, you get to make up to 10 requests, and you must make at least 4 DIFFERENT ones. Requests must each include 1 fandom, whether you want fiction or art (in the additional tags), 1-15 relationships, and the ratings (G-E) you are comfortable receiving. You set these fields for all requests. More details like prompts, likes, and do not wants are optional but highly recommended. See DNWs for more information.

Offer: This says what you are willing to or want to make. You make 4-10 of these. They must include 1 fandom, 1-15 relationships OR “Any”, whether you are creating fic or art, and the ratings you will write OR “Any.” Note that you SHOULD NOT pick ANY unless you REALLY MEAN IT. Offers do not contain prompts or DNWs

Do Not Want (DNW): Your DNWs are things your gifter must avoid to create something you will enjoy. DNWs are expected to be used for things such as triggers, squicks, NoTPs, or things that would otherwise spoil your gift and are not to be used to "box" a creator into creating a one specific gift. Be specific in your DNWs. (See the exchange rules on ao3 for more information).

Dear Critter Letter: This is the Critical Role specific term for a Dear Creator Letter. Basically, it’s more details about your likes, dislikes, wants, DNWs, quirks, and the prompts. Read this for more information. These are OPTIONAL.

Assignment: You will get matched with someone! Yippee!! DO NOT TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE. Look at their requests, read their Dear Critter Letter, and then pick one (1) of their prompts to fill. You are expected to write 1 fic. You expect to receive 1 fic. Anything else is a treat.

Default: This is the POLITE way to exit an exchange. If you exit before the no penalty deadline, we bid you farewell and you can try again next year. If you exit after, you will not be allowed to participate in future exchanges. Default also applies if you do not complete your gift or post only placeholder fic/art by the due date or ignore DNWs.

Pinch-hit: This is when you swoop in to save an assignment after someone else defaults. Know that if you do this, the mods love you very much. Pinch-hits follow usual assignment rules.

Treat: These are bonus fics. You don’t have to be signed up to write them, and they can be for anyone. They can be shorter than your gift, but they must still adhere to requests and DNWs. Know that if you do these, the authors love you!

[fandomgrowthexchange]

Remaining Initial Pinch Hits - Round 7

We have 13 remaining initial pinch hits for this round of the Fandom Growth Exchange! See more details and claim them here: https://fandomgrowthexchange.dreamwidth.org/tag/iphs

PH 3 - Nyanko Days (Anime & Manga), Bonnie's Bakery (Video Game), Wildfrost (Video Game)

PH 5 - 网游之近战法师 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Wǎngyóu Zhī Jìnzhàn Fǎshī - Húdié Lán, ダウト～セレブは華麗に嘘をつく～ | Doubt ~Serebu wa Karei ni Usowotsuku~ | Liar! Scheming Socialites (Visual Novel), ダウト～オフィスは男女の嘘だらけ～ | Doubt ~Ofisu wa Danjo no Uso Darake~ | Liar! Office Deception (Visual Novel), 대장금 | Jewel in the Palace (TV), Siren (Video Games), Dance of Cards (Video Game), Heroes of Might and Magic (Video Games), 古剑奇谭 | Gujian Qitan (Video Games), 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon)

PH 6 - Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, Kamen Rider Kuuga, 蟲師 | Mushishi (Anime & Manga)

PH 7 - Manifest (TV 2018), The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Passions (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe

PH 8 - Arthurian Mythology, Criminal Minds (US TV), Open Heart (Visual Novels), The Royal Romance (Visual Novel), Something Wild & Wonderful - Anita Kelly

PH 9 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Sly Cooper (Video Games), 賭ケグルイ | Kakegurui (Anime & Manga)

PH 10 - Анна – Детективъ | Detective Anna (TV), Enquête à cœur ouvert (TV), Los Espejos Venecianos - Joan Manuel Gisbert, Avril Lavigne (Musician)

PH 12 - Badlands 2005 (1988), Iron Man (Movies), Twin Peaks, Crossing Jordan

PH 13 - If It Please the Court - D.E Chaudron, Triaina Academy - Leo, Heart of Battle - Fay Ikin

PH 15 - Leverage RPF, Braveheart (1995), NCIS RPF

PH 17 - What Happens Next (Webcomic), We Know the Devil (Visual Novel), Terra Ignota - Ada Palmer, Turnabout: An Ace Attorney Musical

PH 18 - Babylon (2022), Fool's Paradise (2023), Snatch. (2000)

PH 19 - 明星大侦探 | Who's the Murderer (TV), Penance (Movie 2018), Gabriel Allon Series - Daniel Silva

[exchange-of-interest]

Pinch Hit 3: keita52

Please send a private message or email poi.fanworks@gmail.com to claim. This pinch hit will be due at the same time as the regular assignments, Sun 29 May 2022 at 08:00PM EDT; an extension of a few days will be granted upon request.

Requested relationships: Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, The Machine/Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, John Reese & Sameen Shaw, Hersh & Sameen Shaw, Michael Cole & Sameen Shaw, Kelli Lin/Sameen Shaw, Tomas Koroa/Sameen Shaw, Joss Carter/Zoe Morgan/Sameen Shaw, Control & Harold Finch

Requested mediums: Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid (one request with Podfic & Remix as well)

Request 1 by keita52 Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Just let them be happy together already. A Root Lives AU would be great, but I’d settle for even a single encounter outside of a simulation where they go to town on each other. Season 3, 4, 5, or post-canon – your choice, although I’ll tentatively register a preference for post-canon. I would also be interested to see what you come up with in the No Machine AU setting we saw at the end of S5.

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 2 by keita52 The Machine/Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Tricky, but one that I would absolutely love to see. I’m sure that Shaw knows that she takes The Machine along with Root, but maybe she didn’t expect TM to be such an active participant in their sex life. Alternately, a Root Lives AU where Shaw builds her own relationship with TM; maybe TM chooses a different voice in that case (Finch? Reese?) or Shaw has to deal with TM and Root having the same voice.

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 3 by keita52 John Reese & Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Mayhem Twins going to town on bad guys. Gunfire, explosions – the works! Reese gently needling Shaw about her relationship with Root; Shaw turns the tables and teases him about (Finch, Zoe, Iris).

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 4 by keita52 Hersh & Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

There's obviously a ton of history between these two and I'd love to see it explored more. Something from Hersh's POV as he watches Shaw becoming a part of Team Machine would be interesting; something from their training days would also be pretty interesting. I'm also into an AU where Hersh lives and joins TM and has to start taking orders from Shaw; perhaps because Shaw's the one to vouch for him and Finch says "fine, he's your problem now"?

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 5 by keita52 Michael Cole & Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Again, lots of history here! I'd love to see another of their missions before the one that goes south; alternatively, Cole lives and joins TM (at some point; it doesn't have to be immediately).

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 6 by keita52 Kelli Lin/Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Kelli Lin is the Olympic gymnast-turned-cat-burglar in 3x14, "Provenance". I love the little arc that she and Shaw go through here, and I'd love to see an interlude where they act on the attraction between them (even knowing it's temporary). Or perhaps they part as per canon and Kelli finds a reason to come back to NYC some day to visit Shaw?

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 7 by keita52 Tomas Koroa/Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

Similar to above, Tomas Koroa is a thief that works with Shaw for an episode. Shaw is clearly tempted by him and his lifestyle; what if she leaves for a time to do a heist? This kind of sidesteps her being hunted/captured by Samaritan, so maybe that's too big of an AU for this exchange. (Still, it'd be interesting!) Other than that, maybe they take a few minutes to themselves during the episode. Shaw and Root are dancing around each other at this point, so maybe that's a consideration for Shaw.

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 8 by keita52 Joss Carter/Zoe Morgan/Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid, Podfic, Remix

The ultimate backdrop for this relationship is 3x03, "Lady Killer", IMO, but honestly this could work at any point between Shaw coming on the scene and Carter's death. Alternately, I am always here for a Carter Lives AU! Maybe Joss/Zoe is an established pairing that decide to bring in Shaw; maybe their antics during Lady Killer bring the three of them together for the first time.

Podfic/Remix of my own fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14850104/

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 9 by keita52 Lionel Fusco & Sameen Shaw, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

I love the faux-antagonistic relationship they have, where they're publicly exasperated/annoyed with each other – but have each other's back when it counts. I'd love to see them at any point after Shaw joins TM - perhaps a scene after Shaw protects Lee/Carter dies where they try to hash out their complicated feelings about the situation. Or, since they both survive, something post-canon where Fusco reluctantly helps Shaw with whatever she decides to do with the numbers.

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

Request 10 by keita52 Control & Harold Finch, Fanart, Fanfic, Fanvid

They have a weird kind of detente with each other, highlighted when Control decides to try and protect Finch during the Vigilance trial. Like a lot of characters, she might have started out on the opposing side but actually has more in common with Team Machine than she thinks. Anything with these two – expansion of canon, or AU where she actually throws her lot in with Finch – would be very interesting to see!

General likes can be found at my letter.

DNW: Rape/Noncon | Non-canonical character deaths | Underage content | Watersports/Scat | Humiliation/Torture | Mpreg and A/B/O | Mundane or different setting AUs | Infidelity/Cheating | Daddy/Mommy Kink | Character Bashing | Gore (canon-typical violence is okay) | Erasure of canon trauma (e.g. Finch's injuries, Shaw's personality disorder)

[dickgraysonexchange]

An email for a pinch hit has gone out!

[inbetweenhours]

Did a late claimed pinch for an anon with @pinchhitsfromthevoid :] There was a couple things anon asked for but they listed near every empire emperor and wanted some kid au stuff! The idea of the emperors meeting as children, before they themselves ruled was a fun idea especially since I’ve been working on my empires timeline and drew some baby Scott of Rivendell recently. So I made this!

Smajor and Katherine are really hold compared to other emperors because of faerie and elven aging, so I didn’t want to draw them with anyone else... But they’re 8 years apart in my fanon so the idea of little 4-5 year old Scott visiting The Overgrown for the first time with his parents and meeting Katherine who is just SO excited to meet the little prince. She drags him off to play dress up and make flower crowns or something. I also imagine Xornoth was brought along but Xornoth is 100% a leash kid and was not trusted to be running around with adult supervision lol.

Finally, language thoughts! Katherine is learning a lot of languages since The Overgrown is such a peaceful place with many allies, and the governing system there means she is being raised to be a leader. The official language of The Overgrown  is Sylvan, of which Scott will learn soon but not quite yet. There's also the matter of the faerie and elves having true names. The cultures I’ve written about name sharing is different but similar enough between the kingdoms that they are both careful. Katherine only offers part of her name, and is sure to phrase herself carefully. Smajor isn’t old enough to have chose a true name for himself so he only has the public name chosen by his parents. I could go on for ages about Empires cultures and how I’ve thought about them but I won’t here this post is already too long lol.

I hope you enjoy! :] Any interaction is appreciated <3 

[caiti-creative-corner]

I need someone to pick up PH16 (because that's for me) but if anyone's interested in helping out anybody, it's 2000 words by Oct 23rd.

[destielvalentinesexchange]

Pinch Hit Available!!

PH #2

Rating: T

Possible Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings

Possible Genres: AU; Canon Divergence; Case fic/art; Fluff; Omegaverse; Valentine’s Day; Wedding/Anniversary

DNW: pwp, smut, rape/non-con/dubcon, death, alpha Castiel, pregnant Dean, infidelity.

*Additional Info on likes and prompts will be available after picking up the pinch hit.

Interested?

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Fic minimum: 1,000 words Art minimum: completed sketch DUE: February 12th (possibly 13th if necessary)

If you have any questions, send a DM or ask!

CLAIMED

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Pinch Hit #3

Hello everyone, we had another pinch hit request come up. Please email us or DM us to let us know if you're interested in this prompt. We'd still need this posted close to the deadline, but we're willing to be flexible to allow you some time to complete.

Pairing: Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji

Song: The Apparition by Sleep Token

Let us know if you're interested!

The Mods @makebelieveanything @nerdzewordart

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Pinch Hit #3

This pinch hit has been claimed!

We're looking for a pinch hitter!

Instructions: If you wish to claim a pinch-hit - which means agreeing to create a vid for any one of the requests, without getting a vid in exchange - please send us a private message with your email address and AO3 username or comment on the dreamwidth version of this post. You will be contacted via email if you successfully claim the pinch-hit.

Anyone may claim a pinch hit, even if they are not signed up for Festivids. This pinch hit is due Sunday, January 21st.

Thank you!

Fandoms for Pinch Hit #3:

False Knees (Webcomic by Joshua Barkman)

Minus (Webcomic by Ryan Armand)

Mrs. Davis (TV)

Reservation Dogs (TV)

RRR (2022)

Secret Knots (Webcomic by Juan Santapau)

Trust (TV 2018)

We Are Lady Parts (TV 2021) [SAFETY]

We're also still looking for a pinch hitter for Pinch Hit #2!

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Pinch Hit Needed

Claimed!

Information under the cut. DM me here on Discord if you’re interested. Reminder that the exchange will not open unless everyone has a gift

Request 1: Vetra Nyx/Female Ryder Sidera Nyx & Vetra Nyx & Female Ryder Sidera Nyx & Female Ryder Fanfiction

Vetra Nyx/Female Ryder: I love Vetra with all of my heart and would be happy with absolutely anything for these two. <3 Sweet fluff with zero plot, adventures, hurt/comfort, smut, absolutely anything you desire to write! Happy with any rating!

Some more specific ideas: -trapped together (an elevator, a cave, in the nomad in a ditch!) -thunderstorms -cuddling. Absolutely anything that results in them snuggling. -helping the other sleep or cope with nightmares or stress -everyone else knows that they’re in love, but they’re oblivious -species/cultural differences -caretaking <3 They both deserve it. -Ryder is a terrible driver and Vetra has had enough -kink exploration

Sid & Vetra & Female Ryder: I would love a little family day scenario with romanced Vetra/Ryder. Maybe sharing a meal, celebrating a holiday, or Sid comes along on a mission (invited or as a stowaway)! I'd love to see whatever you imagine.

Sid & Female Ryder: I would especially love a scenario with background Vetryder where Ryder comes to Sid for help planning a surprise for Vetra, solving a problem, finding new ways to tease her, etc. Or the other way around, with Sid planning a party, wanting help talking to Vetra, etc. Could also be platonic background Vetra & Ryder if that's what you prefer!

DNWs and general likes/info in letter!

URL: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1aH7qNcGhYHPEUnZ-rwIBzvzeKHQQaMcUXgcb5IG17xc/edit?usp=sharing

Request 2: Suvi Anwar/Female Ryder Suvi Anwar/Vetra Nyx Female Ryder/Vetra Nyx/Suvi Anwar Fanfiction

I love everything about Suvi <3 For any of these pairings, I would be delighted by a science expedition or experiments! (You do not have to use accurate real life science facts. Invent whatever you need to!) Happy with any rating!

Prompt ideas: -a mission gone wrong -a mission gone right! -first dates -really bad flirting -moving in together -competitions, games, or bets -adopting a pet (bonus points if it's something that really shouldn't be kept as a pet) -Vetra is canonically attracted to Suvi's voice, and I love a Ryder who's attracted to Vetra's

DNWs/general likes are in my letter!

URL: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1aH7qNcGhYHPEUnZ-rwIBzvzeKHQQaMcUXgcb5IG17xc/edit?usp=sharing

Request 3: Female Ryder/Vetra Nyx/Suvi Anwar/Peebee Fanfiction

A polycule that likes to cause (or solve!) problems on purpose <3 Happy with any rating!

Some specific prompts: -baling someone(s) out of jail (or a jailbreak!) -science or robotics experiments gone wrong -competitions/bets -adopting a pet (bonus points if it's something that really shouldn't be kept as a pet) -species/cultural differences -gift giving -collections

DNWs/general likes are in my letter!

URL: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1aH7qNcGhYHPEUnZ-rwIBzvzeKHQQaMcUXgcb5IG17xc/edit?usp=sharing