#wipbb2021

[hutchhitched]

District 14, Chapter 8 (For the Record)

Summary: Decades after the revolution, Peeta and Katniss join those leaving District 12 for a better life beyond its boundaries when the government writes an oppressive new law that could send them back to the Dark Days. Concerned, they decide to take advantage of the District 14 Homestead Act that opens up land to settlers from around Panem. Uprooting their lives and those of their children isn’t easy, but they’ve been through worse. Maybe a new setting in the northern plains is exactly what they need for a fresh start.

Chapter Summary: Home is the people, not the place.

Chapter Rating: M

Author’s Note: Welcome back to the conclusion of my fourth and final story for this years @wipbigbang!  It’s been three and a half years since I wrote the first chapter of this story for the @everlarkficexchange, and I’m so excited it’s complete. Artwork for this story will post separately, and I’ll link when it’s online. Until then, enjoy the aftermath of Katniss’ interview. Happy reading!

Read on AO3.

[wipbigbang]

2021 Sign-ups Are Now Live!

Welcome to the eighth annual WIP Big Bang! If you're interested in signing up, make sure you have first read all our FAQs. As always, please give it (and this post) at least a skim even if you’re a returning participant.

Sign-ups will be through the google form listed below. If you are planning to do multiple fics, please fill out a separate form with a different check-in ID for each one just to help us keep organized.

The only required sections on the forms are email and check-in ID, but please fill out as much of the form as you can. It will really help us to keep track of everything. You can contact a mod later if you change your mind on the details of your story. After you sign up, you should receive an autogenerated confirmation email (from google) to the email you put on the form. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours, please email a mod at wipbigbang@gmail.com.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up now!

Click Here For Author Sign Up Form

Author sign-ups will close on Thursday, April 15, 2020 at 8:59 PM PST. If you have any questions about sign ups, please feel free to leave a comment here.

[pennywaltzy]

Art For “Influenza” by @hutchhitched

The AO3 cover, the Tumblr cover and one of the chapter headers for the fic “Influenza” for WIPBB 2021. This is a The Hunger Games fic, with a Peeta Mellark/Katniss Everdeen relationship. It is rated Mature.

[kingdomheartsloversstuff]

Bragging Rights

I forgot to post this on my posting day my computer was self destructing and it kind of scrambled my brains I was supposed to post this on the 14th. 

Story Title: Long Time No See Fandom: RWBY Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33380080/chapters/82909600 Summary: Qrow Branwen has to accept it. His life is going nowhere, and he will likely spend the rest of his life alone, living in his sister and her spouses' basement, friendless and jobless. Just as he is coming to terms with this, however, his life is turned upside down by the unexpected return of his long time absentee best friend (and maybe a bit more), James Ironwood. Warnings: No Archive warnings apply.  Characters:

James Ironwood

Qrow Branwen

Raven Branwen

Summer Rose (RWBY)

Taiyang Xiao Long

Yang Xiao Long

Ruby Rose (RWBY)

Clover Ebi

Marrow Amin

Harriet Bree

Glynda Goodwitch

Pairings: IronQrow, Poly STR When I Started:** Honestly....I cannot remember. This year has been insane and honestly a complete blur.... How I Lost My Shit:** I lost all motivation to write...period. My previous job burned me out and I just didn’t want to write or read anything anymore.  How I Finished My Shit:** Honestly I saw this event was happening and remembered I had a bunch of fics I kind of abandoned by mistake. With my new job I had energy to write again so I signed up and here we are. 

[shortangrytwinks]

WIP Big Bang 2021

Today’s my posting date for the WIP big bang! I’m so relieved to have finally finished this fic; chunks of the first two chapters have been sitting in my drafts and taunting me for literally five years now.

It’s a Voltron fic, focusing on the pairing Keith/Lance/Shiro in a firefighter AU, and it’s rated E.  You can read it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33908968/chapters/84316678

My partner for the bang was the lovely tapestrysounds. Keep an eye out for her art, I’ll be posting it here and putting it in the fic as soon as she’s done with it :)

[jld71]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Supernatural RPF Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki Characters: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Alan Ackles, Donna Ackles, Josh Ackles, Mackenzie Ackles Additional Tags: Crying, Cooking, Housework, telephone call, Knotting, Top Jared Padalecki, Bottom Jensen Ackles, Upset Jensen, Scared Jensen, Alpha Jared Padalecki, Omega Jensen Ackles, Younger Jensen, Older Jared Series: Part 7 of Accept Your Punishment Summary:

Jensen is allowed to speak to his family after mating with Jared.

[chewiehouseelf]

Signed up for the WIP BIg Bang 2021. Kinda sad because I have to wait for the post claimed date, but excited to have art claimed from art cover creators. WIll see how it is. In the mean time, continue to finish this sucker, at least I get a better hang at the plot at this point, and start writing new one to post :) Man wish I knew about the Dystopia SPN Bang, I'd love to sign up for that one. Maybe next year.

[hutchhitched]

Influenza, Chapter 12

Summary: As World War I comes to an end in November 1918, the Influenza epidemic ravages the world. Working as a nurse in a Brooklyn hospital, Katniss Everdeen sees more than her fair share of severely ill patients. One, in particular, catches her eye. Private Peeta Mellark is sick and in desperate need of healing. The two clash, but they also may be the best medicine for each other’s pain.

Chapter Summary: In the end, Peeta got really lucky.

Rating: G

Author’s Note: It is finished. After five years, the world I imagined when I wrote the first drabble for this story is complete. The Hunger Games fandom has waxed and waned significantly since 2016, so I appreciate all of you who have stuck around as well as those of you who joined since then. @xerxia31, my sincere apologies for waiting so long to finish this that you've moved on, but I still appreciate your enthusiasm for it. ;) 

The final chapter's prompt was supposed to be used during round Round 3 of @talesofpanem​, but interest waned. Appropriately, the prompt is love. I've chosen to use it to end this story.As always, HUGE thanks to Ragna for creating this gorgeous banner and chapter headings. No idea how you do all you do, but I appreciate your generosity and talent. You are amazing.

Read on AO3.

[wipbigbang]

2021 Schedule + FAQ

Schedule

All times are by 8:59pm PST. Convert time zones.

Sign-ups Begin- April 1st

Sign-ups Close- April 15th

Check In #1- April 22nd

Check In #2- May 15th

Snippets Due- June 1st

Art Claims Begin- June 17th

Check In #3- June 22nd

Check In #4- July 6th

Rough Drafts Due- July 15th

Posting Claims Begin- July 23rd

Posting Claims Ends- August 1st

Final Drafts/Art Due- August 7th

Posting Starts- August 8th

FAQ

What is the WIP Big Bang? Good question! This is a Big Bang with one goal in mind: to clean out your drafts folder. These are stories that were unfinished for whatever reason, that authors returned to and completed, and the art that goes with them!

Do I need a Livejournal/Dreamwidth/AO3/etc. account to participate? No! You don’t have to have an account on anything to participate, though you will need to have somewhere to post your finished work. Having one or more accounts will help for you to follow what is going on with the bang (we crosspost to Livejournal, Dreamwidth, Tumblr, and Twitter at the moment), but they are not required to participate. You can always leave comments anonymously or with an opensource ID.

Will I get emails about the bang? We do send out some emails, mostly for snippets and art claims and to ensure communication between authors and artists, but please do NOT rely on getting an email to remind you of due dates. We currently do not keep an updated email list of participants, so we only send individual emails as needed rather than mass emails.

However, email is the fastest way to communicate with the mods. If you have any questions or are having trouble communicating with your artist/author, please do email us! We will do our best to respond quickly.

Is there a minimum word count? 7,500 words, but the sky's the limit, right?

What do you mean by minimum word count to enter? This is a WIP Big Bang, therefore we ask you to have at least 500 words of your story drafted when you enter. It's okay if you have posted a few chapters of your fic already (you never know when the muse deserts you, after all), we just require you to refrain from posting more until posting begins here.

Is there anything not allowed? As long as you wrote it and you want to finish it, you're welcome to participate. Just bear in mind that original work is only allowed on AO3 if it has a fannish connection and might make it hard for artists to work with. But we'll make a dedicated post for that if there will be any.

What are 'Check Ins’? These are a way for us to see what you've been up to and for you to make sure you're still on track. It will give you a little nudge/reminder if you need it, but they are not compulsory.

What are the snippets requirements? In order to allow the artists to make art for the story they claimed, we require you to supply three snippets from your fic, between 500 – 1500 words each. The snippets will be sent to the artist after they have claimed your story. They're to help the artist match your story for artwork the best way he or she possibly can. It’s helpful to choose scenes or parts of scenes that you feel best represent your fic, but don’t feel like they have to be perfect to be submitted. Along with the snippets, we will send your artist the basic fic info and your email, so the two of you can collaborate more if you would both like.

What are the rough drafts requirements? For the rough drafts, stories should be at least 80% complete. You will not have to turn them in to us, just assure us that you are at that point. Anything less is at the discretion of the mods and those authors should speak to one of the mods asap.

What is, and do I need, a beta? A beta is basically a person who goes over your work to make sure that there are no spelling/grammatical errors and they can even be of assistance in helping you with story lines, etc. It is highly recommended that a beta looks over your work before posting. If you are having trouble finding a beta, try this post.

Where can I post my fic/art? Stories and art can be posted to your own personal journal, tumblr, ff-net, AO3, or wherever you like. For those of you with AO3 accounts, we will set up a collection that will go live on the day of the posting. Also, we've enabled moderated posting to the comm (Livejournal and Dreamwidth) for members. We will post a template for posting artwork and stories to the comm closer to the posting date.

If you don’t currently have an AO3 account but would like one, you can contact the mods for an invitation code to see if they have any available. You can also add yourself to the AO3 Invites Request queue.

How do I know when to post? Posting will be tiered; you'll each get your own posting date that you and your artist will decide on together. There will probably be four fics, plus art, posting per day between August 8th and September 30th. The post with date claims will go up on July 23rd and you'll have to choose your date by August 1st.

If you want to post your story in chapters on AO3 or your own blog (or wherever you usually post), you may do so starting August 1st. However, posting has to be finished by your chosen posting date to the comm. One of the things we're hoping to do with the posted dates is to give everybody on the comm a little bragging time in the spotlight. You know, "this story was incomplete for this long, but I finished this sucker." If you don't have time to post on your chosen posting date, you can queue up a post ahead of time and we can post it on the date you picked. Either way works for us. Art will be due on the chosen posting date to the comm.

Is there a minimum/maximum requirement for my art? There is no strict minimum, but we do ask artists to remember that the authors are writing a minimum of 7,500 words and your artwork should reflect that. You can do anything you like, including banners, wallpapers, icons, mixes, vids, gif sets, picspams, etc. Suggested guidelines for art are 500x500px (or equivalent of smaller pieces like banner + spacers, cover + icons, etc.) for traditional art, digital art, and manips; 2 minutes for vids; 10 songs + cover art for mixes; and 6 images for gif sets and picspams. We also ask that when you are in contact with the author, you work with them to see if there is anything specific they would like (i.e. a wallpaper, book cover, etc.). The art is your work, but having ideas doesn't hurt!

What are 'art claims'? The claims are when anonymous summaries of the story go up for artists to choose from. It is based on a 'first come, first served' basis and artists may choose up to three potential stories (in case their first choice is unavailable). If there are more stories than artists, there will be a second round of claims wherein artists may choose a second story to work with. And on until all stories are claimed for art.

If a fic up for claiming is rated explicit (R, NC-17, etc.), please only claim the story if you are over 18 years of age. Some authors may be uncomfortable working with underage artists on explicit works. We do not verify ages in any way for the bang, so this is solely on the honor system.

Can I get an extension? Community extensions may be given in the event that the majority of the authors/artists need one. They may also be given individually under certain circumstances, but this must be discussed with the mods and will only be a short extension for posting. If you are certain that you won’t be able to finish your story in time, please let us know by June 13th.

What do I do if I have problems or concerns about my author/artist? Sometimes authors and artists do not get along and this may cause problems with working together. If this happens to be the case with you, please email the mods and we will try to do what we can so that everyone has a chance to have fun at WIP Big Bang!

If you have not heard from your author/artist in some time after trying to contact them, you can reach out to us via email and we will try to get in touch with them for you.

Can I drop out? We have high hopes that everybody who signs up can actually finish the round and share in the joy of the reveal with us, but real life can unfortunately get in the way and we completely understand! If you feel like you just cannot finish in time and no amount of assistance from us can help you, just let us know by July 13th (if at all possible).

Is it possible to be banned? We do have a banned users list. We hope to use this to encourage participants who are having issues to communicate with the mods. We want to help you! The way the ban works is that participants, either authors and artists, will be banned for dropping out without notifying a mod. This means that anyone who has not posted or talked to a mod by the time the posting period ends will be banned. Dropping out is not in and of itself a banning offense, so please do not panic if you have to drop out! We understand that there are many reasons you may need to drop, and we want to work with you.

Bans will last one round or until the issue is resolved, whichever comes first. To resolve a ban, authors will have to finish and post the story they signed up with and artists will have to finish and post the art for the story they claimed. Three bans will result in a permanent ban from the bang.</lj-cut>

I have a question/concern that’s not mentioned here. If you need help, you can always contact a mod and we will do our best to make sure that you get your story/art finished. The best and fastest method of contact is through our email, wipbigbang@gmail.com.

[pennywaltzy]

WIPBB Update

No updates on the three fics, but I did grab 16 stories to do art for.

...yeah, I’m an idiot. But we had so many that needed to be claimed, in my defense.

[wipbigbang]

Sign-ups start April 1st!

Welcome to the eighth round of WIP Big Bang, a big bang with the goal of helping to finish your pesky WIPs with encouragement and art for the fic. We are located on Drewmwidth, Livejournal and Twitter as well as Tumblr. Our 2021 schedule and FAQ are the pinned post on our Tumblr for your convenience. We hope to see you there!

[wipbigbang]

2021 Round - Artist Claims

Claims for artists are open! The first round will go this week and then I'll post a new round on Thursday, opening it up for seconds. Everybody spread the word! We have 96 story summaries for you to choose from!

This year, art claims are working a little differently than in years past. We are using a google form to streamline things, which should make things easier both for you as participants and us mods. To claim a story, the form requires email, check in ID, and the identifying number of your first choice of story. Putting your top three choices is best in case your first or second has already been chosen. Please be sure you've read the FAQ before claiming.

Click here for the story summaries!

Stories are listed by fandom in alphabetical order and then by the story name, with a number identifying that story (for our records). Stories are first come, first serve. I'll update the post as stories are claimed. On Thursday, I'll temporarily close the form and post the stories that are left.

Official posting dates begin on August 8th. Once all stories are claimed and all artists/authors have been notified, I will put up a sign-up sheet so authors and artists can choose their posting dates.

Authors, if something is wrong with the info for your stories, please let me know ASAP here or via email at wipbigbang@gmail.com.

This year's fandoms include...

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) 9-1-1 Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Angel the Series Arrowverse (DCTV) BBC Merlin BBC Merlin/Sentinel (Fusion) BBC Sherlock BBC Sherlock/Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D./Marvel Cinematic Universe BBC Sherlock/Midsomer Murders Boku no Hero Academia/DOGS: Bullets and Carnage Cherry Magic DC Comics Doctor Who/Hannibal Downton Abbey Dragon Age Dragon Quest Builders 2 Glee Good Omens Haikyuu Harry Potter Leverage Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot | They Call Me Jeeg (2015)/Wolf (2013) Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel Cinematic Universe/NCIS Naruto Phantom Of The Opera Prodigal Son RWBY SCP Foundation SEAL Team/The Old Guard Shadowhunters (TV) Shadowhunters (TV)/The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Cassandra Claire Sherlock Holmes (ACD Canon) Star Trek: Alternate Original Series/BBC Sherlock Star Wars Star Wars: The Clone Wars Stranger Things Supernatural Supernatural/Harry Potter Supernatural/Once Upon A Time Supernatural RPF Teen Wolf The Hunger Games The Scum Villain's Self Saving System Torchwood/Harry Potter/Marvel Cinematic Universe Transformers Generation One Transformers: Prime Voltron Legendary Defenders Yu-Gi-Oh/Death Note Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Click here to claim a story!

[hutchhitched]

District 14, Chapter 2 (Preparation)

Summary: Decades after the revolution, Peeta and Katniss join those leaving District 12 for a better life beyond its boundaries when the government writes an oppressive new law that could send them back to the Dark Days. Concerned, they decide to take advantage of the District 14 Homestead Act that opens up land to settlers from around Panem. Uprooting their lives and those of their children isn't easy, but they've been through worse. Maybe a new setting in the northern plains is exactly what they need for a fresh start.

Chapter Summary: The Mellarks say goodbye to Haymitch and District 12.

Chapter Rating: T

Author’s Note: Y'all.... It's been eighty-four years! Okay, it hasn't. It's been three and a half, but this story is complete thanks to the @wipbigbang. Over the next three weeks, the rest of the chapters will post. It will conclude on September 15, when there will also be artwork to enhance what's written. I can't wait to share it with you. Happy reading!

Read on AO3.

[hutchhitched]

Influenza, Chapter 4

Summary:  As World War I comes to an end in November 1918, the Influenza epidemic ravages the world. Working as a nurse in a Brooklyn hospital, Katniss Everdeen sees more than her fair share of severely ill patients. One, in particular, catches her eye. Private Peeta Mellark is sick and in desperate need of healing. The two clash, but they also may be the best medicine for each other’s pain.

Chapter Summary: Peeta wakes up post-surgery while Katniss can do nothing but watch helplessly.

Rating: T

Author’s Note: Written for @wipbigbang​​. While this story was started for @d12drabbles​​ on tumblr, it is based on unused prompts from @d12drabbles​​ and @talesofpanem​​ on tumblr. Because I hate leaving things unfinished, I decided to use every prompt I hadn’t written for these blogs to complete Influenza. This way, I got to finish the challenges and stretch myself a little bit. Massive thanks to Ragna​ for her beautiful artwork. For @xerxia31​​, who asked a few times. Better late than never?

Read on AO3.

[hutchhitched]

Influenza, Chapter 8

Summary:  As World War I comes to an end in November 1918, the Influenza epidemic ravages the world. Working as a nurse in a Brooklyn hospital, Katniss Everdeen sees more than her fair share of severely ill patients. One, in particular, catches her eye. Private Peeta Mellark is sick and in desperate need of healing. The two clash, but they also may be the best medicine for each other’s pain.

Chapter Summary: Two years after his injury, Peeta’s ready for something to go right for him.

Rating: T

Author’s Note: Written for @wipbigbang​​​​. While this story was started for @d12drabbles​​​​ on tumblr, it is based on unused prompts from @d12drabbles​​​​ and @talesofpanem​​​​ on tumblr. Because I hate leaving things unfinished, I decided to use every prompt I hadn’t written for these blogs to complete Influenza. This way, I got to finish the challenges and stretch myself a little bit. Massive thanks to Ragna​ for her beautiful artwork. For @xerxia31​​, just because it’s fun to poke at her.

Read on AO3.

[wipbigbang]

* FINAL CHANCE TO CLAIM FICS FOR WIP BIG BANG 2021 - CLAIMS END JULY 19TH*

We have 11 fics available for claiming in a variety of fandoms. If this fic snippet interests you, please claim it! Our writer would love to have an artist to work with.

Click here to claim this story!

Transformers Generation One

#89

Title: Guarding Meister

Pairing/Characters Jazz/Prowl, Ironhide/Chromia, Sideswipe, Blaster, Stungun, Chase, Drench Rating: Teen Warnings/Tags: Chooses Not To Use Warnings Summary Prowl's not happy about being stuck on protective custody detail, but what's a fairly young Enforcer to do when he gets orders? Jazz isn't happy about being stuck in a dull house with cops round-the-clock, but it's better than winding up in a smelter feet-first.

Of course, that was before everything went sideways. Now, Jazz and Prowl are on the run from the very mecha meant to protect them, only to find help in a very unexpected place.

A SNIPPET:

A joor later, Prowl believed Jazz when he said he didn't know anything that might have gotten them into this predicament. There was no reason Prowl could think of for Jazz to lie to him given their current situation, and, furthermore, it seemed Jazz trusted Prowl, at least to some extent. Certainly enough to go into hiding with him.

Jazz had had no reason to-to save him. Prowl refused to let himself think about what might have happened had he not run when the thief told him to. His fellow Enforcers had fired on him! They were meant to be on the same side, and they had fired on him! On stun, but even so. Prowl could not stop the thought from looping. He became distantly aware of Jazz saying his name but couldn't focus on it until a touch on his wrist startled him, breaking the loop.

"Prowler?" Jazz was frowning, but it looked like it was a frown of concern. "You okay?"

"They fired on me," Prowl said, sounding inane to his own audials.

Jazz's hand rested on his wrist, closed around it a little more firmly when Prowl didn't object.

"Yeah, they did," Jazz said gently. "You want to talk about that? Cause you kinda look like you need to."

Prowl was aware that Enforcers were occasionally sent to counselling in response to certain experiences, but he had never been himself. He did not know how to begin talking about what had happened.

"C'mon," Jazz said, tugging Prowl over to the tattered couch. "Sit down. This ain't the kind of thing you want to go over standing in the kitchen."

Prowl obeyed, not sure what else to do right now, and sat down next to Jazz. The couch sagged under their combined weight.

"It's not just that they shot at you, is it?" Jazz asked. "You ever been part of anything like that before? Shootings, chases, anything like that?"

"No, no, I haven't. I – " Prowl shivered and curled up a little bit. He didn't want to, but he somehow needed to. "I haven't been part of anything like that before. I feel…I need…" Jazz's arm came around his shoulders gently. "Tell me, Prowler."

"I need…" Prowl pressed himself against Jazz, obeying some instinct he didn't fully understand. "Please, help me. I don't understand what I need."

Jazz's tone and hands were gentle, stroking Prowl's arm and back, and Prowl felt reassured by the touches. Comfort. This was comfort he was being given.

"Yeah, I bet they aren't big on giving physical affection in the barracks, are they?"

"No."

"Poor Prowler," Jazz murmured, tugging Prowl close. "Ever gotten a hug before?"

"No."

"When was the last time someone touched you, or you touched someone outside of you arresting him or sparring?"

"I-I don't know."

"Oh, mech," Jazz said sympathetically, stroking his helm and his back between his doors. "Prowler, you gotta be totally touch-starved." He shifted upward a little so that their structures notched together better. "Go on. Cuddle up, Prowler. One session ain't gonna fix it, but it'll help."