Five Figure Fanwork Exchange

Thanks for your nominations and adjustments! The main nomination period closes TODAY at 11:59pm EDT 26 July. Please get your nominations in!

Please also help with our queries.

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Misplaced tags including DNWs - Nominator of Alex Rider and Malevolent, you seem to have included nominations for your preferred medium and DNWs. Please remove those. Please either comment here or email me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com so we can check in about what I'm looking for in nominations.

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Crossover Fandom
Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo) & Creator’s Choice of Batfam (Wayne Family Adventures - webcomic) - Please specify who is included in Batfam?

Dangan Ronpa Series - we've already approved Dangan Ronpa 2. Could you please expand on what you're looking for here? Ideally we'd split this but we haven't made a final decision.

Dead Boy Detectives (TV) - Nominator of Edwin Paine tags, could you help us understand what you want, please? Paine seems to be the comics spelling, and we're not sure we understand what you're looking for from the Paine/Payne relationship tag.

Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera & Related Fandoms - This is an All Media Types nomination. Nominator, were you thinking of any particular version, or if you really want All Media Types, please give more detail about why you'd prefer that?

Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses Please clarify which characters are meant by the Blue Lions.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga - Nominator of additional tags, something weird is happening with your submission. From our interface, it looks like you nominated nothing - a blank space - as a relationship?? I'm honestly impressed. Please supply your nominations page and let us know what you were hoping to add.

Good Omens (TV) - there are nominations for Nanny Ashtoreth and Brother Frances. These seem to be nominations for Aziraphale and Crowley. Please clarify? I will not approve nominations for characters at particular points in their lives/appearances if it's all the same character.

Marvel Cinematic Universe - Please check what has already been approved and split your nominations into movie sets.

Original Work
down-on-his-luck scholar/female general looking for a ruzhui husband (OW) - Could you please clarify what tropes you are expecting for a ruzhui husband or if this indicates any particular time period?

Dragon/Royal They Kidnapped/Knight Warring With Themself (OW) - Could you please clarify what you're looking for with the last character?

Royal Order (Visual Novel) - could we please get more information on Henry Seress and Nils Nerea? These characters are difficult to track down.

Star Wars Legends: Republic Commando Series - Karen Traviss - we have already approved Star Wars Legends - All Media Types. We will fold your nominations into this, or please let us know if you have an alternate suggestion.

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) - for Lan Qiren/Wen Ruoban/Madam Wen (The Untamed), we can't seem to find Madame Wen. Please help us out?

Where is Trevor (ow comic) – sarriathmg - this original work is locked to users of Archive Of Our Own; could we please get direct confirmation that nomination into a fandom exchange is welcome?

Nominate HERE at the tag set. Nominations close at 11:59pm EDT on July 26.

Everyone may nominate up to 8 fandoms and 6 characters or relationships per fandom. Limited further nominations can be added during sign-ups.

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 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 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 in this post. Groups need to have clearly-defined members. We won't approve tags of this type unless we're confident we know who's included - so when you nominate a tag of this type, consider commenting here in order to speed up our approval.


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

We will not approve "Star Wars (All Media Types)". Trilogies are fine. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types is an exception. Please nominate The Acolyte as its own canon.

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.)


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 one 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.

This group of moderators has not all worked together before - please be patient with inconsistencies and let us know of problems and we'll do our best to sort them out. (Thank you, other tag approvers!)

Round Four Completion
Thank you, everyone, for taking part in FFFX 2023-2024! It's been a blast. Creator names are now revealed at the collection. Feel free to tell everyone what you made!

The collection is open indefinitely for treats.

Please check you have commented on any gifts you have received, or if life has got in the way, please plan to comment at earliest convenience. You can check the gifts you received here (and please check your name with/without your pseud if you signed up with a pseud):

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/fffx2023/gifts?recipient=


The future?
With regrets, I don't think I can run Round 5 by myself. Some possible options:
-FFFX goes on hiatus (maybe a different exchange takes up the third prong of Triple Crown?)
-Another mod takes over FFFX?
-Modding work for FFFX is shared between myself and other mods (who may eventually take over?)

I've really enjoyed this exchange! I'm sad I can't keep up my current commitment to it. On this topic, I am truly grateful to friends who helped me with nominations approvals and letter checking in the last couple of rounds. You're wonderful. Also pinch hitters. Also everyone, really.

If you're interested in co-modding, areas I would be particularly grateful for help in include:
-character/relationship nominations approvals
-letter checking
-assisting with Triple Crown

Also helpful:
-works checking
-general inbox maintenance such as sending on queries from a creator to a recipient.

My favorite part is matching, so although the generation of extra assignments is time-consuming, it is also fun. But extra assignment generation is not strictly necessary, in case you are thinking of offering to mod and find that part daunting.

If you are keen to work on a tag set, you don't necessarily need much other modding experience to be a co-mod. Or maybe you have your own vision for a long fanwork exchange. Let's discuss here or at mod.modzilla@gmail.com, and thanks for your interest.

Time for the show!
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, please email me at mod.modzilla@gmail.com.

We did it!


Comments
FFFX requires you to comment on your gifts; if there is an issue that unfortunately prevents that, please discuss it with me privately. There is no deadline for comments, except that if you haven't commented on your gifts by the time sign-ups open again, you can't sign up, and your creator is probably hoping for feedback a bit sooner than that.

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 17th of March. 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!


Triple Crown
If you are still in the running for Triple Crown (triplecrownofexchanges) but haven't posted your qualifying work for fffx, the deadline is creator reveals on the 17th. Please note you must be in good standing with this exchange to qualify for Triple Crown.


Check out highadrenalineexchange for the next leg of the challenge, with nominations starting May 4.

Hello all! I very much look forward to revealing the collection, but not everyone has an assigned giver, and I think we need more time to make that happen.

The collection was due to reveal at 5pm EST, Saturday 24 February - exactly a week from now. (NB: that's a different time of day to the deadlines, which are midnight EST.)

It will now, I hope, reveal at 5pm EST, Saturday 2 March, and the creator reveals will occur on Saturday 16 March instead of Saturday 9 March.

Unclaimed pinch hits will be due 29 February. If you are one of the 10 people currently working on a pinch hit, your deadline has not automatically changed: please contact me if you would like an extension.


Everyone else -

• Please tell your friends about our remaining pinch hits!


• Please let's use the extra time to get pinch hitters some treats!


• And consider commenting here to cheer on fellow participants who may be writing, drawing, editing, beta-reading, or otherwise Doing Stuff.

FFFX reveals are scheduled for 5pm EST Saturday 24 February (note that the time of day is different to the time that deadlines have occurred). Here's a countdown!

This reveal time cannot be guaranteed until all works are in, but it's possible! At present we have four recipients in need of creators. Other creators are actively working on 23 assigned gifts, and as well as those, I'm also excitedly anticipating further gifts for pinch hitters!

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the collection! Thanks and a sincere cheer to all still working, whether creating, revising, or helping others revise.


In order to improve our chances of opening on time with amazing gifts, could you please:

• Mention our pinch hits to your friends and fannish circles, where appropriate. Obviously please don't spam anyone, but maybe you know of a server for fanworks for a fandom that just happens to be a pinch hit right now - that sort of thing? Thanks if you can help!


• Check that you don't accidentally include a DNW with your final edits. Please check that a requested (set of) character(s) is the focus of your work.


• Check that your work is actually the right draft. Copy-paste errors happen, and image hosting can be wonky, but the duty rests with you to check your work over after posting. If it's the wrong version, now is the time to fix it.


• Ensure that your prose and linework is tidy. There is no requirement to get a beta in this exchange; maybe you don't need one. But there is a requirement for your work to be legible and complete and often it's easier for someone other than the creator to spot issues. Please get assistance if you are less than 100% certain of your own work-polishing abilities. We have volunteer betas! They're excellent. (If you are able to join them, that could also be excellent.)

The following pinch hits are due at Thursday 22 February 2024, 11:59pm EST. To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name. You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

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 and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

Many of the pinch hits below can be claimed by creators who are willing to offer one fic of 5,000+ words or one comic of 20+ panels. This varies by fandom as well as by request - please check the tags on each fandom. Please be clear if that's what you're offering - otherwise I'll assume you're claiming all of a pinch hit. Thank you!

Also, we have some prompts from pinch hitters! If a pinch hit isn't your speed, maybe a treat is?

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

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( PH #25 - fic - Final Fantasy XIV, DRAMAtical Murder (Visual Novel), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Code Geass )

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CLAIMED - PH #50 - fic - Naruto, Vikings (TV), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Destiny (Video Games)

Canon promo post: Vikings

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CLAIMED - PH #63 - art, fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, 幼女戦記 | Youjo Senki | Saga of Tanya the Evil - Carlo Zen (Light Novels), Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE), Crossover Fandom [Dreaming of Sunshine, Game of Thrones, Persona 5, Stargate SG-1, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Mattel's Barbie Toys, Barbie 2023, Harry Potter, Boku no Hero Academia, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood]

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( PH #65 - fic - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game) x2, Re:CREATORS (Anime), Final Fantasy XVI, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game), Monster Hunter (Video Games) )

Canon promo post: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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CLAIMED - PH #70 - art, fic - Original Work, Knives Out (Movies), Watchmen (Comic), The Batman (Movie 2022), Jaws (Movies)

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( PH #71 - art, fic [varies] - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Sly Cooper (Video Games), 賭ケグルイ | Kakegurui (Anime & Manga), Original Work )

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( PH #72 - fic - A Brother's Price - Wen Spencer, Harlots (TV), Measure for Measure - Shakespeare, Stardew Valley (Video Game) )

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See also the post for pinch hitter prompts!

The following pinch hits are due at Saturday 10 February 2024, 11:59pm EST. To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name. You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

(Previous pinch hits are due on February 3 unless you've asked me for an extension.)

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 and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

Most of the pinch hits below can be claimed by creators who are willing to offer one fic of 5,000+ words or one comic of 20+ panels. This varies by fandom as well as by request. Please be clear if that's what you're offering - otherwise I'll assume you're claiming all of a pinch hit. Thank you!

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

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CLAIMED - PH #16 - fic - The Elementalists (Visual Novel), The Nanny Affair (Visual Novels), Fate/Grand Order, Fate/stay night (Visual Novel), Raid: Shadow Legends (Video Game)

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( PH #25 - fic - Final Fantasy XIV, DRAMAtical Murder (Visual Novel), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Code Geass )

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( PARTLY CLAIMED - PH #41 - fic - Apostle (2018), Casablanca (1942), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Sneakers (1992), Three Days of the Condor (1975), 야차 | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022), Penny Dreadful (TV) )

This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5,000-word story.

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( PH #50 - fic - Naruto, Vikings (TV), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Destiny (Video Games) )

Canon promo post: Vikings

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CLAIMED - PH #59 - art, fic [varies] - 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Hades (Video Game 2018), Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

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CLAIMED - PH #61 - art, fic - Crossover Fandom x3 [Mysterious Benedict Society TV, A Series of Unfortunate Events TV, Leverage, Sandman TV, Heist Society, Murder She Wrote, Criminal Minds, Matilda musical, Carrie musical, Dracula, Frankenstein], Leverage, Lockwood & Co. (TV), Murdle (Video Game)

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( PH #63 - art, fic - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, 幼女戦記 | Youjo Senki | Saga of Tanya the Evil - Carlo Zen (Light Novels), Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE), Crossover Fandom [Dreaming of Sunshine, Game of Thrones, Persona 5, Stargate SG-1, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Mattel's Barbie Toys, Barbie 2023, Harry Potter, Boku no Hero Academia, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood] )

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( PH #65 - fic - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game) x2, Re:CREATORS (Anime), Final Fantasy XVI, Granblue Fantasy (Video Game), Monster Hunter (Video Games) )

Canon promo post: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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CLAIMED - PH #66 - art, fic - Original Work, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022), 成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV), Nimona (2023)

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CLAIMED - PH #67 - fic - Naruto, One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston, Star Trek: Discovery, Wednesday (TV 2022)

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See also a post for pinch hitter prompts!

Good luck to everyone working to meet the main deadline! It's 11:59pm EST, Saturday 20 January and here's a countdown.

When posting, please:

• Check your work is fully posted (rather than 'preview' or 'save as draft'). It should appear on your Stats page! I will contact you if I see you've uploaded a draft, but I may need to seek a pinch hit.


• Check your recipient's Do-Not-Wants. This is really important. Thorough DNW checking is out of scope for me as a mod. It's a tragedy when someone spends a lot of time working on a gift, overlooks or misinterprets a DNW, and ends up with a work their recipient can't appreciate and may even feel hurt by. If you're unsure about a DNW, you're very welcome to email me to check. A beta's advice may also be useful.

Please don't upload placeholders (either something like filler text that doesn't match the request, or a work that is so rough that you'd be embarrassed to see it go live). I give moderate extensions (please email) and you don't need to tell me why you're asking for one.

These pinch hits are due at the new deadline of Saturday 3 February 2024, 11:59pm EST. To claim, please reply with the pinch hit you want and your AO3 name. You're also welcome to claim by emailing me.

(Previous pinch hits are due at the main deadline of Saturday 20 January 2024, 11:59pm EST.)

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 and one character/relationship/worldbuilding tag requested in that fandom, and must avoid their DNWs.

Some of the pinch hits below can be claimed by creators who are willing to offer one fic of 5,000+ words or one comic of 20+ panels. This varies by fandom as well as by request. Please be clear if that's what you're offering - otherwise I'll assume you're claiming all of a pinch hit. Thank you!

According to this exchange's rules, you can swap your current assignment for a pinch hit if you wish to.

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This post is no longer being updated

Please check the pinch hits tag for the most recent pinch hits.

Click for previous pinch hit details

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( PH #16 - fic - The Elementalists (Visual Novel), The Nanny Affair (Visual Novels), Fate/Grand Order, Fate/stay night (Visual Novel), Raid: Shadow Legends (Video Game) )

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( PH #25 - fic - Final Fantasy XIV, DRAMAtical Murder (Visual Novel), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Code Geass )

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CLAIMED - PH #39 - art, fic - Stranger Things (TV 2016), Supernatural (TV 2005), Scrubs (TV), The Walking Dead (TV)

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( PH #40 - fic - Fast & Furious (Movies), Blood & Treasure (TV), Air (2015), Crossover Fandom [Expendables, Last Stand, John Wick, Nobody, Grimm, Buffy, Battle Creek, Tranformers - Bay], The Chronicles of Riddick Series, Violent Night (2022) )

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( PARTLY CLAIMED - PH #41 - fic - Apostle (2018), Casablanca (1942), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Sneakers (1992), Three Days of the Condor (1975), 야차 | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022), Penny Dreadful (TV) )

This pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5,000-word story.

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( PH #50 - fic - Naruto, Vikings (TV), Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Destiny (Video Games) )

Canon promo post: Vikings

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( PH #52 - art, fic [varies] - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Sly Cooper (Video Games), 賭ケグルイ | Kakegurui (Anime & Manga), Original Work )

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( PARTLY CLAIMED - PH #53 - art, fic [varies] - Naruto, Bleach (Anime & Manga), Devil May Cry, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù )

For certain requests, this pinch hit can be fulfilled with one 5,000-word story.

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CLAIMED - PH #54 - art, fic [varies] - Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100, The Magicians (TV), Original Work x2