Signups for round sixteen

[linndechir]

Signups are open until Saturday, September 30th, at 11.59am UTC.

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The deadline for your completed fic/art is Tuesday, November 14th.

Signups close: September 30th, 11.59am UTC
Assignments go out: October 3rd (at the latest)
Obligatory check-in post: November 3rd
Deadline: November 14th, 11.59pm UTC
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Sign-up form:

AO3 name:
Active email address:
Have you read the books? Have you seen the show? Do you have any book vs. show preferences?


What kind of gift can you make?
Fic and/or fanart?

Preferred characters and/or pairings:

Characters and/or pairings you will NOT draw/write about:

What genres/tropes/kinks/types of fic/art can you write/draw?

Anything else I should know when I assign prompts to you?


What kind of gift do you want to receive?
Fic and/or fanart?

Preferred characters and/or pairings:

Characters and/or pairings you do NOT want to see/read about:

What genres/tropes/kinks/types of fic/art do you generally enjoy? (Gen, slash, femslash, het, angst, fluff, romance, smut, character studies, AUs, future fics, canon divergence etc.)

Give at least four and up to six prompts you would like to see written/drawn:

Things you DO NOT WANT in your story/art:


Are you willing to pinch hit? (If you say yes, that only means that I may ask you for help if I need to. You can still say no then if you don't have the time or don't like the prompts.)

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If you're requesting both fic and art, please make sure to write prompts that work for both. Either phrase your prompts in a way that works for both fic and art, or write separate prompts (i.e. 4-6 fic prompts AND 4-6 art prompts). That's far easier for artists than getting fic prompts and only an added "I like art, too."

Please remember that someone has to write/draw one of your prompts. Don't make their life unnecessarily difficult. Prompts should be starting points, not extremely detailed fic outlines. Try to have a bit of variety in your prompts rather than six prompts for the same pairing, especially if it's a very rare pair. One or two crossover prompts or out there AUs are fine, but not six of them. Rare ships and characters are of course very welcome, but if you request only pairings that literally no other participant offered to write/draw, I will have trouble assigning you.

I reserve the right to ask you to add more offers or to edit your requests if you are unmatchable in either direction by the end of the signup period. I will contact any unmatchable participants on the 30th - you will have 24 hours to reply or I will have to delete your signup.

If you don't want to post your email address here, just fill in the rest of the form and send me a PM with your address. Please sign up with an email address which you check regularly so I can reach you!

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Post your fic/art to this subcollection on AO3 by November 14th, 11.59pm UTC. If you need an extension or if you have to drop out, please contact me as soon as possible. Don't just disappear.

Please make sure your fic is correctly formatted when you post it. Either ask someone to beta read your fic for you or at least proofread your fic thoroughly. If you don't know anyone who could beta for you, you can contact one of the people who signed up on this beta reader post.

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Comments

[emynithilien]

AO3 name: EmynIthilien
Active Email Address: cleasmile at sbcglobal dot net
Have you read (all) the books? Have you seen the show? Do you have any book vs. show preferences? I’ve read the books (and all Winds of Winter sample chapters) and seen the show through season 6. I strongly prefer books canon.

What kind of gift can you make? Fic and/or fanart? Fic.

Preferred characters and/or pairings: Starks, Baratheons, the Night’s Watch gang, Davos, Theon, Jaime, Tyrion, Sam, Val, Jorah; Jon/anyone, Stannis/anyone

Characters and/or pairings you will NOT draw/write about: Not too keen on the older Greyjoys, Dany and her entourage, the Martells

What kind of genres can you write? Fine with most things; can't really do smut. I prefer to write fics set within the Westeros universe as opposed to modern/historical/other fantastical settings.

Anything else I should know when I assign prompts to you? Nope! Thanks for running this exchange again! I've always enjoyed it.

What kind of gift do you want to receive? Fic and/or fanart? Fic.

Preferred characters and/or pairings: Starks (Jon, Robb, Arya, Sansa, Ned in particular), Baratheons, Davos, Jaime, Tyrion, Theon, Sam, Jorah; Jon/Val, Jon/Arya, Jon/Shireen, Jon/Theon, Stannis/Jon, Stannis/Sansa, Stannis/Davos, Stannis/Cersei, Stannis/Ned, Stannis/Dany, Davos/Marya, Sandor/Sansa

Characters and/or pairings you do NOT want to see/read about: Not too keen on the older Greyjoys, Dany and her entourage, the Martells, Jon/Dany

What genre of fic/art do you generally want? (Gen, slash, het, angst, fluff, romance, smut etc.) Fine with most things, as well as any rating you feel fits the story. I always enjoy stories with character development/character analysis over gratuitous romance/smut. Also, I'm not a fan of overly tragic or depressing endings (We already have canon for that!), so please don’t kill off the major characters. I want something good to happen to them!

Your pet peeves and other things you DO NOT WANT in your story/art: I’m not a fan of settings other than Westeros, show versions of characters, and R + L = J beyond the ambiguity that already exists in canon. Also, please ignore anything HBO has done with Stannis and his story arc.

Prompts:

1. An unexpected character (i.e. not Dany, Jon, or Tyrion) becomes a dragon rider. How do they react and how do they decide to use their dragon?

2. Steffon and Casanna Baratheon never drown in Shipbreaker Bay. How does this change things, specifically the relationship between the Baratheon brothers? You’re welcome to explore how Robert’s Rebellion might have been different or simply show a scene where Robert, Stannis, and Renly get along and don’t despise each other (as much).

3. Stannis and Davos: Something pre-canon, such as Davos helping Stannis plan the attack on Dragonstone, Stannis brooding with Davos after a frustrating small council meeting, Davos and Stannis working together to solve a mystery, Davos interacting with Robert/Renly/Stannis at the same time, Stannis visiting Davos and his family on Cape Wrath, Stannis and Davos getting drunk together, Davos teaching Stannis not to be so miserable...I’d like to see a focus on how the Stannis/Davos dynamic that we see in canon develops, for Stannis easily could have sent Davos off to Cape Wrath after the Storm’s End siege and never bothered with him again. While this prompt is gen, UST/repressed feelings between the two are welcome.

4. Ned interacting one-on-one with each of his children, including Jon. Feel free to set it at any time during before or during canon, or even have Ned’s spirit visit each of his children in a dream à la Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I just want to see some Stark gen with Ned trying to be a good father.

5. Jon and his father figures: Jon has a whole string of father/mentor figures in the books, most of who tragically end up dying after importing their own unique wisdom. Write a story focusing on Jon’s relationship with one (or any number) of these men and how he’s able to influence Jon for good or for ill: Ned, Benjen, Tyrion, Jeor Mormont, Donal Noye, Maester Aemon, Qhorin Halfhand, Mance, Tormund, Stannis.

6. One of my preferred ships gets caught in a compromising position by another character. How everyone reacts and whether or not the relationship is known and/or accepted is up to you.

-If you absolutely can’t stand my prompts, write something with my preferred characters/ships and I’ll likely love it to pieces.


Are you willing to pinch hit? No, sorry!