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[sticky entry] Sticky: Rarepair Fic Exchange: Rules, FAQ, and Schedule

Rules
1) You must be 18 or older to participate.
2) You must have an AO3 account to participate.
3) Your story must be at least 500 words.
4) You must respect DNWs (Do Not Wants).
5) Be respectful of fellow participants.
6) Tag all relevant content warnings.
7) NSFW content is allowed. 
8) RPF is allowed as long as the person requested is over 18. 
9) If you have not completed or defaulted your assignment by the posting date you will be banned from participating in the next round of this exchange.

FAQ
Q: What is the minimum word count for this exchange?
A: 500 words.
 
Q: What counts as a 'rarepair'?
A: For the purpose of this exchange, any paring that has less than 1,000 works on AO3.
 
Q: Are ampersand (&) pairings allowed? 
A: No, only romantic and/or sexual pairings are allowed.
 
Q: Are original character pairings allowed? 
A: No, only pairings featuring canon characters allowed.
 
Q: What is ‘Nominations’?
A: Nominations is the period where anyone interested in the exchange can suggest fandoms and relationships for the Tag Set.
 
Q: What is the 'Tag Set’?
A: The Tag Set is the collection of tags that you can use on your requests when signing up for the exchange.
 
Q: What is a 'Request’?
A: A request is information about what kind of story you would like to receive. Three requests are required, but you can make up to ten.
 
Q: What is an 'Offer’?
A: An offer is information about what kind of story you are willing to write. Three offers are required, but you can make up to ten.
 
Q: What is an 'Assignment’?
A: An assignment is the request that you have been assigned based on your offers.
 
Q: What is a 'Dear Creator Letter’?
A: Fanlore defines the Dear Creator Letter as “a letter that gift exchange participants write to include in their signups with their optional details so that anyone who wants to write for them knows what they want. Often these letters include DNWs, likes, dislikes, prompts, AUs, kinks, and/or further information about the participant’s thoughts and feelings about the fandom, pairing, and/or character they’ve requested. Generally, both assigned gifters and people who are considering writing treats are free to read and browse the letter, either for inspiration or direct requests.”
 
Q: What does 'DNW’ mean?
A: DNW stands for Do No Want. Fanlore defines DNW as “a broad, nonjudgemental, and undetailed way to refer to things which one wishes not to receive, read, view, or otherwise encounter.”
 
Q: What is a 'Treat’?
A: Fanlore defines a treat as “an extra fanwork produced for a gift exchange in addition to the one work each participant is entitled to receive and required to produce. Treats are usually exempt from the length or size restrictions that the main gifts have to adhere to, but still otherwise follow exchange etiquette — for example, avoiding DNWs and only gifting participants works that match the fandoms, characters, freeforms, and/or prompts they’ve requested for the current exchange.“ For the purpose of this exchange, treats do not have to meet the minimum word count.
 
Q: What is a 'Pinch Hit/Pinch Hitter’?
A: Fanlore defines a Pinch Hit as "a fanwork produced for a request that’s in need of fulfillment either because there were no offers that matched to it or because the participant assigned the request defaulted. Moderators will call for pinch-hitters to ensure that every participant receives something.”

 
Yearly Schedule 
Nominations — March 1st–7th
Sign-Ups — March 8th–14th
Assignments Due — June 1st
Works Revealed — June 8th
 
Mod Contact Information

anonymousanimosity: Dreamwidth 

chaoticdumbassary (prev jjchaoticdumbassmaybank): Dreamwidth | chaoticchaosalways@gmail.com
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[sticky entry] Sticky: Rarepair Madness: Rules, FAQ, and Schedule

Rules
1) You must be 18 or older to participate.
2) You must have an AO3 account to participate.
3) Your story must be at least 500 words.
4) You must respect DNWs (Do Not Wants).
5) Be respectful of fellow participants.
6) Tag all relevant content warnings.
7) NSFW content is allowed. 
8) RPF is allowed as long as the person requested is over 18. 
9) If you have not completed or defaulted your assignment by the posting date you will be banned from participating in the next round of this exchange.
 
FAQ
Q: What is the minimum word count for this exchange?
A: 500 words.
 
Q: What counts as a 'rarepair'?
A: For the purpose of this exchange, any paring that has less than 1,000 works on AO3, as well as any pairings not in the top ten pairings of fandoms with more than 20,000 works
 
Q: Are ampersand (&) pairings allowed? 
A: Yes.

Q: Are original character pairings allowed? 
A: Yes.
 
Q: What is ‘Nominations’?
A: Nominations is the period where anyone interested in the exchange can suggest fandoms and relationships for the Tag Set.
 
Q: What is the 'Tag Set’?
A: The Tag Set is the collection of tags that you can use on your requests when signing up for the exchange.
 
Q: What is a 'Request’?
A: A request is information about what kind of story you would like to receive. Three requests are required, but you can make up to ten.
 
Q: What is an 'Offer’?
A: An offer is information about what kind of story you are willing to write. Three offers are required, but you can make up to ten.
 
Q: What is an 'Assignment’?
A: An assignment is the request that you have been assigned based on your offers.
 
Q: What is a 'Dear Creator Letter’?
A: Fanlore defines the Dear Creator Letter as “a letter that gift exchange participants write to include in their signups with their optional details so that anyone who wants to write for them knows what they want. Often these letters include DNWs, likes, dislikes, prompts, AUs, kinks, and/or further information about the participant’s thoughts and feelings about the fandom, pairing, and/or character they’ve requested. Generally, both assigned gifters and people who are considering writing treats are free to read and browse the letter, either for inspiration or direct requests.”
 
Q: What does 'DNW’ mean?
A: DNW stands for Do No Want. Fanlore defines DNW as “a broad, nonjudgemental, and undetailed way to refer to things which one wishes not to receive, read, view, or otherwise encounter.”
 
Q: What is a 'Treat’?
A: Fanlore defines a treat as “an extra fanwork produced for a gift exchange in addition to the one work each participant is entitled to receive and required to produce. Treats are usually exempt from the length or size restrictions that the main gifts have to adhere to, but still otherwise follow exchange etiquette — for example, avoiding DNWs and only gifting participants works that match the fandoms, characters, freeforms, and/or prompts they’ve requested for the current exchange.“ For the purpose of this exchange, treats do not have to meet the minimum word count.
 
Q: What is a 'Pinch Hit/Pinch Hitter’?
A: Fanlore defines a Pinch Hit as "a fanwork produced for a request that’s in need of fulfillment either because there were no offers that matched to it or because the participant assigned the request defaulted. Moderators will call for pinch-hitters to ensure that every participant receives something.”
 
Yearly Schedule
Nominations — September 1st–7th
Sign-Ups — September 8th–14th
Assignments Due — December 1st
Works Revealed — December 8th

2021 Revised Schedule
Nominations — October 11th–17th
Sign-Ups — October 18th– 24th
Assignments Due — January 15th
Works Revealed — January 22nd

Mod Contact Information

anonymousanimosity: Dreamwidth 

chaoticdumbassary (prev jjchaoticdumbassmaybank): Dreamwidth | chaoticchaosalways@gmail.com

Rarest of Pairs

The community for [community profile] rarestofpairs has been created. The first round will will begin this summer. Check out this post for more information. 
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Rarepair Madness: Works Revealed and an Update on the Future of Rarepair Fic Exchange

The AO3 collection is revealed. A few of you may not have gifts, and I unfortunately do not think that this will be remedy that. This is why [personal profile] anonymousanimosity and I have decided to pivot from this exchange to a fest. The fest will be hosted on ao3 and a new dreamwidth community will be created. Stay tuned for more information.

Rarepair Madness: Post-Deadline Pinch Hits

Works will be revealed on Jan 22, 2022 at 12:00AM CST and these five participants currently don't have a gift. If you can provide one, please comment your AO3 username.

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Pinch Hit 8) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Movies), The Following, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, SurrealEstate (TV 2021), The Vampire Diaries (TV)  
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Rarepair Madness: Assignments Due

The assignment due date has passed. If you have not posted your gift, please do so with the next 24 hours.

Rarepair Madness : 5 Old, 1 New Pinch Hits

Anyone can claim a pinch hit by commenting their AO3 username. The deadline January 15th 2022, 12:00AM CST, but extensions can be granted if needed.

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Pinch Hit 8) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Movies), The Following, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, SurrealEstate (TV 2021), The Vampire Diaries (TV)  
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Pinch Hit 9) Final Fantasy VIII, Star Trek: Voyager, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, In Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan, Crossover Fandom, Original Work  

Rarepair Madness : 4 Old, 1 New Pinch Hits

Anyone can claim a pinch hit by commenting their AO3 username.

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Pinch Hit 8) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Movies), The Following, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, SurrealEstate (TV 2021), The Vampire Diaries (TV)  
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Rarepair Madness: 4 Old, 1 New Pinch Hits

Anyone can claim a pinch hit by commenting their AO3 username.

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Pinch Hit 7) Black Sails, Teen Wolf (TV), The Vampire Diaries (TV), Crossover Fandom, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
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Rarepair Madness: Outstanding Pinch Hits

Anyone can claim a pinch hit by commenting their AO3 username.

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Rarepair Madness: Pinch Hits — 4 Old, 1 New

If interested, comment you AO3 username to claim a pinch hit. 

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Pinch Hit 6) Trust (TV 2018), Jurassic Park Original Trilogy (Movies), The Vampire Diaries (TV), X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies)
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Rarepair Madness — Letter Issues

There have been a few issues with letters, so please make sure you letter is for the correct exchange and unrestricted. 

Rarepair Madness : 3 Old, 1 New Pinch Hits

Comment you AO3 username to claim a pinch hit. 

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Pinch Hit 5) 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Original Work, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  
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Rarepair Madness: Assignments Sent Out and Initial Pinch Hits

Assignments have been sent out. If you have in questions or concerns do not hesitate to ask. All request cound not be matched, however, and we have four initial pinch hits. Anyone who wishes to claim one can do so by commenting their AO3 username. 

Pinch Hit 1) Crossover Fandom, Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse), Monster Prom (Visual Novel), Dangan Ronpa - Hope’s Peak Arc  

Pinch Hit 2) 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Fairy Tail, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, 本好きの下剋上 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Anime), 魔法科高校の劣等生 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei | The Irregular at Magic High School, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100  
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Pinch Hit 3) Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses,  宝石の国 | Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous (Anime & Manga), Astral Chain (Video Game)  
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Pinch Hit 4) Der Prinz von Homburg | The Prince of Homburg - Heinrich von Kleist, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Der junge Törless | Young Törless (1966), The Terror (TV 2018)    
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Rarepair Madness: Matching Update — 1 Unmatchable

Due to an unmatchable participan requesting for their sign-up to be deleted, another participan has become unmatchable. If your AO3 username starts with an ‘E’ please check your email. 

Rarepair Madness: Sign-Ups Closed, 3 Unmatchable

If your AO3 username starts with an  'A', 'T', or 'r', please check you email and reply within 24 hours.
 

Rarepair Madness — Sign-Ups Open

Nominations are closed and Sign-Ups are open through October 24th, 11:59 PM CDT. 
 
In order to sign-up, you are required to make three request and offers each, and are allowed to make up to ten. Fandoms can only be requested/offered once. You must request between 1 and 20 relationships per fandom and offer between 2 and 20. You will also have to option to request/offer all relationships.
 

Rarepair Madness 2021 — Nominations Open

Tag Set Nominations for Rarepair Madness are open through October 17th, 2021 11:59 PM CDT. You can nominate up to 10 fandoms, up to 20 relationships per fandom. For your nomination to be accepted, it must be disambiguated and a pairing of two or more characters that have less than 1,000 works on AO3 or is not in the top ten pairings of a fandom with more than 20,000 works. Crossover pairings should be nominated under 'Crossover Fandom' and formatted like this: Character A (Fandom A)/Character B (Fandom B). Original character pairings are allowed in this exchange.
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Rarepair Madness Update

Thank you to everyone for being so understanding about my circumstances. It's been a rough month, and while things will never be the same, my family and I are ready to returning to normal life. As normal as life can be now, anyway. So Rarepair Madness 2021 is happening again. A new mod (jjchaoticdumbassmaybank on AO3) has joined the exchange, and the rules have been updated slightly.


Revised Rules
1) You must be 18 or older to participate.
2) You must have an AO3 account to participate.
3) Your story must be at least 500 words.
4) You must respect DNWs (Do Not Wants).
5) Be respectful of fellow participants.
6) Tag all relevant content warnings.
7) NSFW content is allowed. 
8) RPF is allowed as long as the person requested is over 18. 
9) If you have not completed or defaulted your assignment by the posting date you will be banned from participating in the next round of this exchange.

Revised Schedule
Nominations — October 11th–17th
Sign-Ups — October 18th– 24th
Assignments Due — January 15th
Works Revealed — January 22nd

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Rarepair Madness Update: 2021 Exchange Canceled

My family has know for a couple of weeks that my uncle had stage four esophagus cancer that spread throughout his body. He was put in hospice this morning. A couple of hours ago, my aunt was rushed to the hospital and declared brain dead. My dad made the difficult choice to pull the plug in the morning. I need to be there for family and won’t be able to run this exchange right now. I’m sorry to everyone that was excited for this exchange and/or made nominations.

Rarepair Madness: Nominations Update

Remember, your nominations must be disambiguated to be accepted. An example of proper disambiguation is James "Bucky" Barnes/James "Rhodey" Rhodes (MCU) or James "Bucky" Barnes/James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Marvel 616).

Rarepair Madness: Nominations Open

Tag Set Nominations are open through September 7th, 2021. You can nomination up to 10 fandoms, up to 20 relationships per fandom. For your nomination to be accepted, it must be disambiguated and a pairing of two or more characters that have less than 1,000 works on AO3 or is not in the top ten pairings of a fandom with more than 20,000 works. Crossover parings should be nominated under 'Crossover Fandom' and formated like this: Character A (Fandom A)/Character B (Fandom B). Original character pairings are allowed in this exchange.