These pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 23 January 2027, 11:59pm EST. There is also a mandatory check-in between 8 and 15 November.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me (mod.modzilla@gmail.com).

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested, for one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, in a medium tagged for that request, and must avoid their DNWs.


( Pinch hit #3 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Crossover Fandom [various: She-Ra, Voltron, Masters of the Universe, Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon] )

( Pinch hit #11 - fic - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 終末のイゼッタ | Shuumatsu no Izetta | Izetta: The Last Witch (Anime), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Crossover Fandom [various] )

( Pinch hit #17 - art, fic - Degrassi the Next Generation, Divergent Series - Veronica Roth, Red Band Society (US TV), Roseanne (TV 1988), The Librarians (TV 2014) )

( Pinch hit #19 - fic - Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse), Interstellar (2014), Moonlight (2016) )

( Pinch hit #21 - fic - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), Fargo (TV), Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games), Original Work )

( Pinch hit #23 - fic - Top Gun (Movies), DC Extended Universe, Almost Famous (2000), Jerry Maguire (1996), DCU (Comics), Crime 101 (Movies 2026) )


( Claimed pinch hits under cut )

I think I processed all swap requests, but if I missed yours or something doesn't look right, please contact me!

These pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 23 January 2027, 11:59pm EST. There is also a mandatory check-in between 8 and 15 November.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me (mod.modzilla@gmail.com).

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested, for one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, in a medium tagged for that request, and must avoid their DNWs.

( Pinch hit #1 - art, fic - Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom [Star Wars crossovers], Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon) Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV) )

( Pinch hit #3 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Crossover Fandom [various: She-Ra, Voltron, Masters of the Universe, Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon] )

( Pinch hit #11 - fic - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 終末のイゼッタ | Shuumatsu no Izetta | Izetta: The Last Witch (Anime), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Crossover Fandom [various] )

( Pinch hit #17 - art, fic - Degrassi the Next Generation, Divergent Series - Veronica Roth, Red Band Society (US TV), Roseanne (TV 1988), The Librarians (TV 2014) )

( Pinch hit #19 - fic - Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse), Interstellar (2014), Moonlight (2016) )

( Pinch hit #21 - fic - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), Fargo (TV), Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games), Original Work )


( Claimed pinch hits under cut )

Pinch hits

These pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 23 January 2027, 11:59pm EST. There is also a mandatory check-in between 8 and 15 November.

To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name (comments are screened; if you comment without logging in, you will not see your comment or replies to it). You're also welcome to claim by emailing me (mod.modzilla@gmail.com).

If you are claiming a pinch hit because you want to swap it for your current assignment, please say so when claiming - otherwise, I'll assume you want both.

Minimum requirements: An art gift must be a completed comic at least 10 pages or 40 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 10,000 words long. You can also fulfil a pinch hit by giving two complete half-length works, if your recipient has opted into that for the fandom(s) you are creating in. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested, for one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, in a medium tagged for that request, and must avoid their DNWs.

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( Pinch hit #1 - art, fic - Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom [Star Wars crossovers], Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon) Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV) )

( Pinch hit #3 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Crossover Fandom [various: She-Ra, Voltron, Masters of the Universe, Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon] )

( Pinch hit #4 - art, fic - Dimension 20 (Web Series), Dangan Ronpa Series, Dead to Me (TV), Dexter (TV) )

( Pinch hit #6 - fic - Call of Duty (Video Games), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime & Manga), Andor (TV), Mindhunter (TV 2017) )

( Pinch hit #8 - fic - Death Note (Anime & Manga), Zenless Zone Zero (Video Game), The Coffin of Andy and Leyley (Visual Novel), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon) )

( Pinch hit #11 - fic - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 終末のイゼッタ | Shuumatsu no Izetta | Izetta: The Last Witch (Anime), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Crossover Fandom [various] )


( Claimed pinch hits under cut )

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Swaps

If you wish to swap your current assignment for the requests of any other person in the exchange, please feel free to email me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com and include your AO3 name and the name(s) of your preferred assignment. Most swaps are possible. I may not be able to confirm this, however, until September 1 as I juggle different people's requests.

September 1 is also the deadline to complete a letter. Thanks for working on those swiftly to give your creator confidence in what they are making for you.

Sign-ups
Sign-ups close at 11:59pm EDT on Saturday 8 August. In the short period after, some adjustments can be made, but please sign up by then.

Nominations
Minor nominations are also ongoing! In Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, there is a nomination for Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka Tano. As best as I can tell, Ahsoka Tano didn't appear in the Prequel Trilogy. If that's right, I'm happy to approve this relationship under Crossover Fandom, but, nominator, could you let me know which canon to tag Ahsoka Tano for, please?

I am afraid I can't promise that any further nominations will be approved before sign-ups close - though I am willing to edit them into your sign-up after sign-ups close.

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Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on my earlier post. Based on your suggestions, here's guidance 2.0. Still not perfect, but I'm aiming for more of a checklist of "have you considered this?" More suggestions welcome! When you're checking over your own work, what do you ask yourself?

Minimum Gift Standards (further draft guidance)
Gifts submitted for this exchange must either use conventional spelling, grammar, and formatting, or must be designed so that stylistic deviations contribute to what you mean to convey, rather than detracting from the work. Please polish your work. Works that are too difficult to read, view, or access due to inconsistencies may not be suitable as gifts.

Here are some things to check to ensure your recipient will appreciate your work:

Art

• If created on traditional media, please create on a blank (non-lined) page or other medium


• Please take care if scanning or photographing your work to ensure it is well lit and the detail shows up.


• Please check your work can be accessed after you have uploaded it.


• Please check that your comic is complete in the ideas it depicts or its narrative arc.


• If construction/sketch lines are still visible, do they suit the finished product or interfere with it?


• Please consider how you will edit any text you use within your artwork: if your comic includes text, has the text been proofread? How easy is it to read?

Fic

• Please ensure your work is a complete story when uploaded, with a beginning, middle, and end - or, if using an unusual structure, please make sure it reaches some other kind of resolution.


• Are canon-specific names and terms used consistently? If you've made up names and terms, are they consistent?


• Please use standard paragraph breaks with either a single line of space between paragraphs or an indent at the start of new paragraphs - please avoid walls of text with no gaps and also avoid paragraphs with large gaps between them.


• Whether your work is in past or present tense, is it used consistently? Are events in the past or the future of the narrative treated in a consistent way?


• Are commas, quotation marks, and other punctuation used according to consistent rules of grammar?

Clear prose and clean art are important for a gift. So is personal style. These guidelines are not meant to stifle your creativity and original expression, or to forbid variations in style that reflect an important feature of canon. All rules of grammar and style can be intentionally bent - just please check the result matches your intent.

Please allow time to check your own work over before you upload it. Creators are not required to have their work reviewed by a beta. However, if you are unsure about points of grammar or have found self-editing frustrating in the past, if you're not sure if your art clearly depicts what you want it to, or if you simply find another eye is good for catching things you don't, please reach out to a volunteer beta or to the mod to help find you one.

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I also intend to add a list of links to online grammar/prose guides and art guides. Do you have any you recommend?

Please no AI. Art and fic may not be created for this event using LLM/AI generative tools. I don't recommend using them for editing either.

One of my favourite parts! Thanks for your patience to get here.

Sign-up instructions

You can sign up at the collection.

Sign-ups are open until 11:59pm EDT, August 8.

Basics
-Ask for 4-10 fandoms, 1-10 "relationship" tags in each, and in each of your requests, tick at least one of the additional tags that specifies what kind of gift you're interested in.

-Offer 1-10 fandoms, 1-10 "relationship" tags in each, and in each of your offers, tick at least two of the additional tags that specifies what kind of gift you're willing to create.

-In fffx's tagset, the "relationships" field covers characters, relationships, and worldbuilding. fffx uses OR matching - you will get, or create, a gift focusing on one of those tags. If you want specific characters to interact, select a single "relationship" tag that names all of them and uses & and / as appropriate.

-You can repeat fandoms in your requests - ie, you can ask for Original Work twice. You still need 4 unique fandom requests. You don't have to enter more than one offer, but you will need someone to create for in order to receive an assignment.

-Please list dealbreaking Do-Not-Wants in your requests in the sign-up form. You must also put some other, positive information about your interests in each request - this can be a likes list, some prompts, or just talking about what you like about the canon & characters.

Please consider your DNWs carefully. "DNW: unrequested relationships" might suit a 1k relationship-based exchange that also matches on freeforms like "trapped together in an elevator", but may cause stress to someone considering a longer plot. DNWs should give guidance but not restrict your author to a plot that is dramatically narrower than the possibilities of the tag you requested.

-Participants must be aged 18 or over.

-Do not use "AI" generative tools for fic or art. Please reach out to me directly if you're not sure if your assistive tool counts.

-There is a space in Offers - Title - for "Notes to Mod". You can use this space to tell me more about your matching preferences, if you like. You can also leave it blank. If you have Do-Not-Match requests, I'd also appreciate knowing if treats or pinch hits are acceptable from a creator you'd prefer to initially avoid, and may follow up with you on how to handle this situation.

-You are not eligible to sign up if you have not commented on previous gifts (check your name here) or discussed the situation with me. You are not eligible to sign up if you posted a placeholder for which I banned you, unless you've posted a make-up work.

-You are not eligible to sign up if you took part last year and either defaulted after check-in, or you checked in then didn't post a work. However, if that happened to you in any of rounds 1-5, you're welcome to sign up again now.


How the Additional Tags Work
If you request Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic, you will receive 1 gift that is a comic of at least 10 pages or at least 40 panels. (Ie, if there are 40 distinct panels, it can have 9 pages. If there are 10 full pages, it's okay if there are only 36 panels.)

If you request Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic OR 2 x 5-Page Comics at Artist's Discretion, you may receive 1 gift that is a comic of 10 pages or at least 40 panels, or you may receive 2 gifts of 2 comics that are each half that long. (If selecting that option, I recommend also selecting Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic - there are no drawbacks. But you don't have to.)

If you request Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic, you will receive 1 gift that is a fanfic of at least 10,000 words.

If you request Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic OR 2 x 5000-Word Fics at Author's Discretion, you may receive 1 gift that is a fanfic of at least 10,000 words, or you may receive 2 gifts of 2 fic that are each half that long. (If selecting that option, I recommend also selecting Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic - there are no drawbacks. But you don't have to.)

It is possible that if you select both Fanart: 1 x 10-Page Comic OR 2 x 5-Page Comics at Artist's Discretion AND Fanfic: 1 x 10000-Word Fic OR 2 x 5000-Word Fics at Author's Discretion, you may get two gifts, one of which is a 20-panel comic and 1 of which is a 5,000-word fic. It is possible that if you select "2 x 5" tags for more than one fandom, you will get half-length gifts from two different fandoms. This is up to your creators.

You have to offer two Additional Tags. If you are someone who creates only in 1 medium, you can select both the Fanart tags, or you can select both the Fanfic tags.


Groups
Groups & Creator's Choice tags works like this:
"Thop the Gribble & the Splonks"
This means a story focusing on Thop and his platonic relationship with two characters who fit into the category of Splonk. The characters chosen from the Splonks are up to the creator.

"Gribbles/Splonks"
This means a sexual or romantic relationship including at least two Gribbles and at least two Splonks.

"Gribbles & ALL: Splonks"
This means a story featuring platonic relationships between at least two Gribbles and all of the characters who can be defined as splonks.

"Creator's Choice of Gribble & Splonks"
This means a story featuring platonic relationships between ONE Gribble and at least two Splonks.

When ALL is part of the tag, all members of the group must play significant roles in the work. If it isn't, the creator gets to choose which character feature. Requesters may not select within the tag or DNW members of the group.

Groups that are nominated in this way should be discrete and clearly defined.

If an existing group or Creator's Choice tag doesn't work for you, please use your supplementary nominations slots to nominate a tag between specific characters.



Unusual Things fffx Is Doing
-Comments are really important. I recommend thinking twice abut signing up if you think you'll struggle to comment during the anonymous period or soon after. It is a requirement of this exchange that you must comment on any gifts you receive or, if you cannot, refuse the gift.

-Please don't link to a letter (an external document containing prompts, general preferences, etc) unless you're confident you can complete it by September 1. I know you can't predict the future - please just plan in good faith. Letters, of course, are optional - you don't have to link one at all. If you do link to a letter, please consider keeping a status message at the top to let readers know whether it's complete or not and when it was last updated.

-This exchange requires you to put prompts, or general likes, or something you like about the canon, in the AO3 form. It doesn't have to be long or eloquent, but something other than your DNWs is required. Ie, Optional Details are only optional for creators - they are not completely optional for requesters.

-Please sign up with one account only.

-There are also extra deadlines - September 1 for asking to swap your assignment for any other assignment & for finishing your letter, and November 15 for confirming you're still committed to your assignment, as well as the posting deadline of January 23.

Some previous nominations queries remain

Please see previous post.

The fandoms for which I have outstanding queries are:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga)
Digimon - All Media Types
Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types
機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Movies)
Persona 3
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types

Additional nominations

Nominations will be re-opened by end of the 28th in New York time, or when the queries above are resolved, for 3 fandoms/3 tags. If you care about recording what you've already nominated, please save that information now.

Ongoing discussion on gift standard guidance

Please see previous post for brainstorming on improved guidance to the rules about what kind of editing or polish is appropriate for a gift.

Errors in tag set

There will inevitably be some. Feel free to let me know and I'll do what I can to sort them out (this may not be until sign-ups close). I mostly care about errors that could cause confusion or difficulty in matching.

Welcome to round seven of the exchange!

Thank you for all your nominations! The main nominations are closed, but queries and approvals continue. These queries may not cover all unapproved nominations.

Thanks for all contributions to the following queries! Organized by fandom.



365 Fresh - Triple H (Music Video)
The nominated characters appear to be band members - is this autobiographical, are they characters distinct to this music video, or are they playing characters who are part of wider lore? Could I get more information please?

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga) & Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Anime 1992) & Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Manga)
I have nominations for all of these. They were combined last time they were requested in FFFX (round 5) so my inclination is to merge, but am willing to hear opposing points.

Captain America (Chris Evans Movies) & Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie
I plan to merge both labels into the first label; nominator of The First Avenger, let me know if you'd prefer to use your nominations elsewhere.

Columbo
Lieutenant Columbo & The Murderer (Columbo) - I'm not sure I understand this nomination - more information please? Were you interested in something like Original Murderer Character?

Crossover Fandom
First, sorry! I think I accidentally overwrote one relationship nomination starting with 'D' or 'E' with something completely unrelated involving Glass Animals & NoPixel. If you nominated in this fandom, please could you check your nominations and let me know what it was meant to be?

FBI White Collar Crime Division Characters (White Collar TV 2009) & Dick Grayson (DCU) - who is included in the White Collar group, please?
Irulan Corrino (Dune) & Leia Organa (Star Wars) - which version of Dune or of Star Wars, please? AMT/any version is okay, I just want to confirm that's what's meant.
Lando Calrissian (Star Wars)/Donna Noble (Doctor Who) - which version of Star Wars, please? Am assuming 2005 for Doctor Who, but please correct me if you meant something else.
Levi Kane (The Gorge)/Mark Reynolds (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) - is that the book or movie for Mark Reynolds?
Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries) & R2-D2 (Star Wars) - book or TV for Murderbot? Is that Original Trilogy for R2-D2?
Neal Caffery (White Collar) & Team Leverage (Leverage) - who is included in Team Leverage please?
Oth: Worldbuilding (How to Train Your Dragon - ASOIAF) - for Dragon, is this books, movies, both, or other?
Oth: Worldbuilding (The Haunted Palace - House of the Dragon) - could I check please, is Haunted Palace the 2025 Korean TV show?
Ranboo/Tubbo (Dream SMP) & Ranboo/Tubbo (Video Blogging RPF) - I'm not sure I understand the video blogging side of this crossover, could I get more information please?

Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez (Song)
Joan Baez & Bob Dylan (Diamonds & Rust) - Should this be a RPF nomination? Otherwise, could you clarify what you're looking for please, nominator?

Disco Elysium (Video Game)
Char: The Pale (Disco Elysium) - is this meant to be the Pale Driver? Otherwise I'd be interested to understand more - it's not clear to me how the Pale works as a character.

Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
I have nominations for both of these fandom labels. I'd prefer not to approve an AMT nomination when there's also something more specific; AMT nominator, how should your nominations be distributed? Or, Brotherhood & Manga nominator, if it would work equally to combine as AMT, let me know, please.

The Gentlemen (2019)
Raymond Smith/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - this seems to be a crossover nomination - can I move it to Crossover Fandom?

Glass Animals (Band)
Char: Agnes (Glass Animals) - it's not clear to me how this character nomination fits into this fandom. Could I get more information please?

Kolja | Kolya (1996)
Please could you specify who is included in the groups of Children and Pets?

小蘑菇 - 一十四洲 | Little Mushroom - Yī Shí Sì Zhōu
Char: Creator’s Choice of Monster (Little Mushroom) - could I get more information about who/what is included in the monster group, please?

The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
Gideon Nav & Ninth House (TLT) - I'm a little unsure how this works as a relationship - more information please about what you were looking for?

Merlin (TV)
Knights of the Round Table & Mordred (Merlin) - what's the full membership of the Knights of the Round Table please?

Naruto (Anime & Manga)
Char: Any Summon Animal (Naruto) - could I get more information about this nomination please?

Original Work
(Other/Any) Sex Dream/Dreamer (Original Work)
(Other&Any) Sex Dream & Dreamer (Original Work) - could I get a bit more information here about how the sex dream is acting as a character and what you're looking for in this nomination please?
M/Any: Male Stowaway Expecting To Pay With Sex & Kind-Hearted Ship Captain (OW) - checking the use of / and & - is this a platonic or a romantic or sexual relationship?

Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
I also have nominations for the main videogame series & for Pokopia. I'd prefer not to approve an AMT when there are subfandom nominations - nominator, do you have any suggestions for relabelling or splitting this?

Robin Hood (TV 2025)
Could I get more information on 'Philip' as the first name for the Sheriff of Nottingham, please?

내가 키운 S급들 | The S-Classes That I Raised (Webcomic)
Char: Creator’s Choice of Monster (S-Classes that I Raised) - who or what are counted amount the monsters, please?

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Obi-Wan Kenobi/Luminara Unduli/Quinlan Vos (SWPT) - it's not clear to me that Unduli appears and it looks as though the Quinlan Vos characterization would need to be drawn from another source. Could I get more information on this nomination please?

Stargate Atlantis
Radek Zelenka & Any Scientist (SGA) - what's the full membership of the possible scientist group, please? If that's ambiguous, I think this might work as a single character nomination + a prompt.

Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
I can't find Kate Bishop, Pietro Maximoff, or Ava Starr in this fandom. Nominator, could you please clarify, and could you please also list out who is included in the Thunderbolts team?

Top Gun (Movies)
Jake "Hangman" Seresin & "Dagger" Training Detachment Aviators - could I please confirm who's included in the Dagger group?

Universal Century Gundam & Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Movies)
The UCG characters appear to be from Mobile Suit Gundam. Should these nominations be combined or kept separate?

Video Blogging RPF
Sorry - I'm not very familiar with this area of fandom, so the fandom label seems very broad to me and I'm not clear on the guidance it gives for how much lore an individual creator is meant to know and draw upon. Nominators, could you please give further information here or suggest subfandoms?

Virtual Streamer Animated Characters
Could I get more information about this fandom please?

Nominations

Nominate HERE at the tag set. Nominations close at 11:59pm EDT on July 24.

Everyone may nominate up to 8 fandoms and 6 characters or relationships per fandom. Limited further nominations can be added during sign-ups. (I recommend keeping a record of what you nominated.)

After you've nominated, please check this community again before nominations end. We may need more information about what you've nominated, and we will post questions here.

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FFFX uses the Fandom and the Relationship tag slots for nominations. You can nominate relationships, single characters, and a general worldbuilding option. Please read further for how to format each of these.

In the Fandom field, you can enter a canonical or non-canonical fandom (it's okay if there's no work for it yet on AO3). There are tips on labelling new fandoms here.


What to enter in the Relationships field
To nominate a relationship, please enter Character/Character (Fandom) (for romantic or sexual relationships) or Character & Character (Fandom) (for platonic relationships).

Do NOT put "Group" or another prefix in front of a relationship nomination.

The punctuation / and & is very important to indicate what sort of relationship it is.

Putting the fandom at the end of the nomination is really helpful to stop tag misbehaviour.

Multiple ship relationships in one tag are OK - ie, "Character/Character & Character/Character" means you're asking for two sets of pairings who are doing something together or otherwise relate to each other.

To nominate a character, enter them in the format "Char: Name (Fandom)" - that is, actually type out "Char: ", but swap in the appropriate name and fandom, such as Char: Lucy Pevensie (Narnia - Lewis).

All nominated characters should explicitly exist in the fandom where they're nominated. Original characters are also fine as long as you describe a character who could have existed in canon, such as Char: Original Force-sensitive Character (Star Wars Original Trilogy).

To nominate Worldbuilding for a canon, enter it in the format "Oth: Worldbuilding (Fandom)" (filling in the relevant fandom), e.g. Oth: Worldbuilding (Narnia - Lewis). Not "Other".

Group nominations (ie "The Marauders") should be formatted as follows:

• Nominations with a character and a group, like "Lily Evans & Marauders (HP JKR)" (where "Marauders" means four characters, namely Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and James Potter) means that at least two members of the group must feature prominently in the gift. which two is up to the creator.


• "Creator's Choice of [GROUP]" means that one member of the group must feature prominently in the gift - the creator, not the recipient, gets to decide which.


• "All: [GROUP]" means that all members of the group must feature.

If a group is quite large (10+), if it is subjective who belongs in the group, or if it is hard to know who belongs in the group without having canon knowledge, I am less likely to approve that group. For example - much as I can appreciate why you might want to nominate a set like "Canonical DILFs", I will not approve it, as it adds work and ambiguity.

I will post queries throughout nominations about who might appear in a particular group. If you want to speed up the approval of your nomination, please drop me a line when nominating to explain which characters are included in a group.


Some fandom notes
Please separate out Marvel movies and separate TV shows - ie, Iron Man (Movies) rather than MCU.

I will not approve "Star Wars (All Media Types)". Trilogies are fine. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types is an allowed exception.

DC's Arrowverse includes (at least?): Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, and Batwoman.

"All Media Types" fandoms will probably be approved last, overall, because if someone else wants a more specific version of canon, we'd prefer to approve that. If you believe All Media Types is what's right for your fandom, please comment so we can discuss that. Assassin's Creed - All Media Types is fine.

Where possible, we will not approve a larger set of fandom and a subset that is covered by the larger set.

To nominate a relationship between characters who appear in different fandoms, please nominate them under Crossover Fandom and include the fandom for each. For example: Arya Stark (ASoIF)/Elsa (Frozen - Movies). Please be specific if the fandom name could refer to different versions and adaptations. You can ask for general crossovers between fandoms by nominating "Oth: Worldbuilding (Fandom 1 & Fandom 2)"

You can also nominate characters and groups under Original Work. Please indicate the genders of the characters if that is important to you. If someone requests Original Work characters or relationships with ambiguous genders, the preference of the person requesting takes precedence over the preference of the person offering. (But you can ask to add a more specific version to the tag set during sign-ups if that is an issue.)

When nominating recursive works, please also comment on a post here with the link & the link to a permission statement.


Sign-up requirements
The following information about sign-ups may help you plan your nominations:

-You need to request at least 4 separate fandoms with at least 1 relationship in each - so every nominated fandom needs at least one character, or one relationship, or the worldbuilding tag nominated underneath it

-Offer minimums are set as low as possible - you just have to be able to offer for someone else's request

-It's fine to request or offer a fandom more than once using different tags (so you can divide up your art/fic requests/offers with different tags)


Other
Please feel free to use the comments to ask questions or brainstorm with others.

If you find it helpful to keep a record of your own nominations, please save that information off AO3, because we will clear personal nominations during sign-ups to make it easier to add things at that time.

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Rules notes

Comments are required on previous gifts.

I am reviewing the rules on a minimum standard of gift quality (spelling, grammar, etc; polish on art) and will post clarification before sign-ups.

You may not use LLMs and similar "artificial intelligence" generative tools as part of your creation process in this event. I will post clarification of this existing rule before sign-ups.

Hello longhaulers,

FFFX Round 6 ended last month! Sorry for the delay; this exchange is designed for a leisurely pace but that isn't meant to include informative updates.

I am very grateful for your participation and proud of what we all made.

Round 7 will run on a similar timetable but I expect to start nominations in July (yes - only 2 months away) with sign-ups in August.

Please comment on your gifts. If you liked your gift(s) and are pretty sure you commented, please go check right now, and hopefully it's no hardship to click on your gift(s) again. If you aren't sure, please go check. Comments or refusal are required in this exchange, to ensure either positive feedback for creators, or closure.

FFFX round 6 innovated by changing the letter completion requirement; if that affected you, let me know your thoughts! I'm inclined to keep the round 7 rules around letters the same. I'm also pondering how best to clarify my rules around minimum standards of completion in works.

Onwards!

Yes, it's really happening!
See the works here! (Or by fandoms.)

I hope you enjoy your gift (or perhaps multiple gifts! Check by searching for your name at the collection Works page). If there is an issue with your gift, you are welcome to refuse it, and I will not expect you to comment on it in this case. You are also welcome to discuss it with me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com.

We did it!


Comments
FFFX requires you to comment on your gifts. If you haven't commented on your gifts by the time sign-ups open again, you can't sign up. Your creator is probably hoping for feedback a bit sooner than that - so please aim to comment within the next two weeks, if possible.

You are welcome to comment on other works before the recipient of that gift has commented. Comment at will!


Anonymity
Works are anonymous through the 18th of April. Please wait until then to share your work as your own on other platforms, or include identifying information in your author's notes or comments. If you want to reply to a comment, you can safely do that as long as you are logged in. Your logged-in comments on your own works will show up as Anonymous Creator until the anonymity settings are changed on the collection.


Re-Dating
You are welcome to edit your work and change its publication date to today's date when works go live, in order to ensure it shows up to people browsing the fandom tag. You can find that setting right above Language in Associations.


Treats
Further works of any length/size are welcome in fffx at any time. For example, treats for pinch hitters! (As of this posting, there were no pinch hitter prompts for round 6, but pinch hitters are still welcome to leave prompts!)


High Adrenaline
For those currently feeling the creation itch, our sibling exchange highadrenalineexchange has some pinch hits outstanding.

Some pinch hits have returned! These are due at 11:59pm EDT, Thursday 2 April. To claim, please reply with your AO3 name. You're also welcome to claim by emailing mod.modzilla@gmail.com.

Minimum requirements: For the pinch hits below, an art gift must be a completed comic at least 5 pages or 20 panels long; a fic gift must be a story at least 5,000 words long. Any work must be for a fandom your recipient has requested and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.


( CLAIMED - PH #71 - art, fic - 少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 伪装者 | The Disguiser (TV), 少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV), 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) x2 - 5k fic or 20-panel comic< )

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( CLAIMED - PH #72 - art, fic - 9-1-1 (TV), 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types - 5k fic or 20-panel comic< )

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( CLAIMED - PH #73 - fic - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021), We Were Liars - E. Lockhart, Stranger Things (TV 2016), Wednesday (TV 2022), Agatha All Along (TV), Crossover Fandom [DCEU & MCU] )

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