RARE PAIR CHALLENGE!!!
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So I'm late, but... IT'S RARE PAIR MONTH!!!
*dance of joy* *dance of joy* *dance of joy*
I do love the idea of rare pairs. It's one of my fav things! The problem I find is that some pairs occur to be by the way the writers write them in canon or the way they snark. But a lot of others just don't occur to me. I'm just conditioned that when I think Inception I think Arthur/Eames and Yusuf/Mal never crosses my mind. It happens with every fandom I play in. I just can't see beyond my nose until someone adjusts my glasses.
So let's chat for a bit about fandoms and rare pairs. Leave a suggestion of a rare pair from a fandom or seven, leave a suggestion of a scenario, leave a prompt, leave an image.
Also - This year let's not define rare pairs as what is rare to fandom, but what is rare for you. If you've always shipped Stiles/Allison take a stab at something different for you!
The challenges can be met with written words (min of 1,000) or graphic words (min 5 icons). OR in the spirit of rare pairs, you could work together with someone you've never worked with and give us something twice as nice!
As always, hit us with any questions!
*dance of joy* *dance of joy* *dance of joy*
I do love the idea of rare pairs. It's one of my fav things! The problem I find is that some pairs occur to be by the way the writers write them in canon or the way they snark. But a lot of others just don't occur to me. I'm just conditioned that when I think Inception I think Arthur/Eames and Yusuf/Mal never crosses my mind. It happens with every fandom I play in. I just can't see beyond my nose until someone adjusts my glasses.
So let's chat for a bit about fandoms and rare pairs. Leave a suggestion of a rare pair from a fandom or seven, leave a suggestion of a scenario, leave a prompt, leave an image.
Also - This year let's not define rare pairs as what is rare to fandom, but what is rare for you. If you've always shipped Stiles/Allison take a stab at something different for you!
The challenges can be met with written words (min of 1,000) or graphic words (min 5 icons). OR in the spirit of rare pairs, you could work together with someone you've never worked with and give us something twice as nice!
As always, hit us with any questions!
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Date: 2016-01-04 06:43 pm (UTC)More if I think of any....
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Date: 2016-01-04 06:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2016-01-04 07:17 pm (UTC)I do have a question, though: can the 1000 words be spread across multiple works, or just one fic of 1000+ words? Thanks!
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Date: 2016-01-04 07:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-04 08:24 pm (UTC)I am working on a WIP that is a rare H50 pair (Steve/Adam) - not so rare for me as I've already written it once (although only ONCE), but I'm going to work on that, because I need to get more WIPs done. This is a sequel to the earlier fic, and there's more angst in store all around!
And good luck to everyone else! ;-)
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Date: 2016-01-04 08:34 pm (UTC)Now go write me Danny/Charlie! :P DO IT!!
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Date: 2016-01-04 08:26 pm (UTC)Arthur/Eames and Yusuf/Mal never crosses my mind.
Me too! But now thanks to fanfics, Arthur/Eames are one of my OTPs.
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Date: 2016-01-04 08:33 pm (UTC)I can't wait to see what you do!!
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Date: 2016-01-04 08:43 pm (UTC)Also, at the grocery store on Saturday, my 15-year-old was talking about the last episode of the most recent season of The Vampire Diaries and how they killed off someone. My husband, not an outward shipper, didn't understand her angst and then the kid says, "THEY WERE MY OTP!" and I stumbled and walked right into the dairy case. HAH.
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Date: 2016-01-04 08:45 pm (UTC)OH THE POSSIBILITIES!
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Date: 2016-01-04 09:21 pm (UTC)Excellent plan!
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Date: 2016-01-04 10:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-04 11:42 pm (UTC)Dumb question
Date: 2016-01-04 11:38 pm (UTC)Re: Dumb question
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Date: 2016-01-05 12:38 am (UTC)Welles/anyone
Caitlin/Barry
Cisco/Lisa Snart
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Date: 2016-01-05 12:46 am (UTC)Nice list!
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Date: 2016-01-05 03:33 am (UTC)I think I'm going to try and get some love for my crossover rare pairs.
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Date: 2016-01-05 10:43 am (UTC)for me, uh, for REASONS.Or a dark Steve'sWholeSEALTeam/Danny eek, hide my kinks.(no subject)
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Date: 2016-01-05 06:43 am (UTC)Vows (1282 words) by FairyNiamh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski
Characters: Peter Hale, Stiles Stilinski
Additional Tags: Dark, Self-Lubrication, Forced Marriage, Trope Bingo Round 6, Ritual Public Sex, Community: 1-million-words, Snowflake Challenge, Top Peter Hale, Knotting, Arranged Marriage, Underage Sex, Extremely Dubious Consent, Not Beta Read
Summary: After a long wait, Peter finally claims his mate.
Please pay heed of the tags.
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Date: 2016-01-05 10:50 am (UTC)Re: Vows
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Date: 2016-01-05 06:35 pm (UTC)I love it when a plan works!
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Date: 2016-01-05 07:14 pm (UTC)leaning towards Janeway/Paris in Voyager because back in the day, I used to make graphics for the biggest J/P site on the web. the owner humored the fact that I was a non-shipper but willing to contribute and even listed me as a member. we used to jokingly harass each other about our choice of ships...fun times XD
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Date: 2016-01-05 08:05 pm (UTC)le dumb question
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Date: 2016-01-06 03:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-07 09:45 am (UTC)We hate to discourage words, but a fic about only Charlie would not be about a rare pair. I think you could very easily twist slightly and make it work, a rare pair anywhere in the fic would count. Sorry hon.
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Date: 2016-01-06 03:29 pm (UTC)Hmm... I'd prefer someone to hit me up with something in one of my fandoms, because if I don't normally think of it then... I wouldn't think of it? I'll list some big fandoms and the main ships I've seen around below:
- Teen Wolf (Sterek, anything hinted at in canon, everybody/Stiles)
- MCU (Clint/Coulson; I've also seen a lot of Steve/Bucky, Steve/Tony, Clint/Natasha, Phil/May, and canon-acknowledged pairs, etc. around so I wouldn't consider these as rarepairs either)
- Star Wars (Han/Leia, Poe/Finn/Rey, ObiAnaPadme, ObiQui, ObiSiri, QuiTahl, canon pairs)
- Bleach (I think pretty much everyone gets shipped with Ichigo, and most friends get shipped together)
- Any sports anime within the last decade; not gonna list them all here because it's likely that nobody knows about these anyway.
And yes, I'm aware of what I'm asking. The last time I challenged people to offer me rarepairs a friend suggested Bellatrix/Dementor.
She regretted it when I handed the fic to her. Ah, sweet revenge.no subject
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Date: 2016-01-06 08:26 pm (UTC)*heads off to contemplate more*
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Date: 2016-01-09 05:58 am (UTC)Speaking of which, here are some pairs for thought:
Boy Meets World: Feeny/Eric
Batman: Bruce(Bats)/Alfred, Alfred/Catwoman (I've actually read this done by one author before, and it was BEAUTIFUL!)
Charmed: Prue/Piper (Which I love, but I think any combination of the sisters might work for a rare pair.)
Harry Potter: (My own personal favorite) Severus Snape/Albus Dumbledore
Golden Girls: Blanche/Dorothy (My own personal favorite, but again, I think any combination of the girls might work.)
Hmm. I wonder if I could maybe handle a Phoebe/Prue pairing? I don't particularly like the thought of them as a couple myself, but I can definitely see Phebs lusting after Prue . . . and that being the real reason she stole so many of her boyfriends back in high school . . . . Hmm . . .
If anybody's having trouble coming up with a rare pair for a fandom in which I play, drop me a line. I definitely don't mind helping out.
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Date: 2016-01-09 03:29 pm (UTC)My daughter and I have been bingeing Supernatural...we're in Season 7 I believe now. I've had her look for fics for me while she's looking for ones for herself, but there doesn't seem to be a lot that includes Balthazar and Gabriel...wouldn't mind a 3some with Cas, or throw in the Winchester boys too lol.
Game of Thrones...Jorah's written almost exclusively with Daenerys...but I'd love to see him in other pairs...even a drunken one with Tyrion (fave #2)
And back to my Buffy/Angel days...Spike and Lindsey McDonald, or Spike and Faith, always felt like they should be a thing.
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