#avsfam fic challenge: we smashing ? edition

hi friends! today is 4/3, aka our fic due date! 

please don’t panic if you aren’t done yet; the collection isn’t going to go live until sunday, april 7th, at around 7pm eastern time! 

if you’re close to being done, or you just need a beta, but you think you’ll make the 7th, great! feel free to post anytime before then and your fic will be included in the big challenge reveal.

we won’t be holding back the challenge reveal for any stragglers or extending past that time, but if you’re still working on your fic you can post whenever, it’s not a big deal. just be aware that to post with the complete challenge, you’ll need to make that deadline. 

we’ve posted a claims order in the discord, and so claims will start at 11 am EST tomorrow!

as we mentioned previously, anyone who has signed up but isn’t in the discord will be able to claim after we’ve run through the random claims order. right now that’s bageldiscourse and love_stella on AO3; we’ll post here when it’s your turn! please reach out to us directly here if you have any questions. 

you have until FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1ST to add prompts or sign up! technically, you have until midnight EST on thursday night to get your prompts in! 

just another reminder to read through how does this challenge work? before you sign up and add prompts; it stresses an important note, which is that adding a prompt is a commitment to write another prompt! please keep that in mind when debating whether or not to sign up.

and yet another, probably annoying reminder to JOIN THE DISCORD! we will still hold claims in the discord, so if you want to have the most fun and the best chance to pick your favorite prompt, get in there! we will also be deciding when claims will start (e.g. what time is best for the most people) in the discord, so if you want to be a part of that decision, please join!

if you can’t/won’t join the discord, it’s not the end of the world, but you will claim after everyone else who goes through the claims order (which is randomized). basically we’ll run through our normal claims process, then i’ll post here for the non-discord people and encourage you to make your claim. 

so we launched like four days ago and already have 78 prompts and 28 signups! that’s incredible! at the rate we’re going, we’ll likely smash last time’s prompt count, which means there will plenty of ideas to choose from! 

keep it going! we want to see more new writers, more new ideas, more pairings!! the more the merrier. 

if you’ve signed up on AO3 but have yet to join the discord, PLEASE JOIN US! not only is it a blast, it’s going to be really helpful for the claims process, which everyone will tell you was loads of fun last time. if you have any questions about discord, or for some reason don’t feel comfortable with it, please reach out to us directly via the askbox and we’ll try to figure something out for you.

kind of, if only because it’s the easiest/funnest way to do claims. 

you don’t have to actually participate in the discussion if you don’t want to, but joining there and checking in periodically is going to be super helpful in having the most up to date information. 

WE’RE BACK! 

welcome to we smashing ?, a colorado avalanche fic challenge! signups are now open so head on over to AO3 and get to prompting via the prompt form!

signups will be open until february 1st, after which we’ll have our claims period. fics will go live on april 7th, the day after the avs regular season ends! 

how does this challenge work?

rules and timeline

head on over to the BOYS ARE HOT collection and check out some of the new fics that have been posted! or indulge in the ~avalanche of works already there. 😉

seriously, there is a crazy variety of fics over there, including but not limited to: 

an OT3 adventure set in SPACE 👽 

JOSTBUSTERS 👻

a relaxing vacation? 🌴 nope, not when your recent ex shows up 🙃

a post-retirement future fic on a ranch 🐴 that will break your heart 💔

a story about losing your heart to a devil 👿 (with puns!)

streetracers au? streetracers au 🏎

a mermaid fic, you bet your ass there’s mermaid fic 🧜🏼‍♂️

hi! sorry about that! i’m so happy you’re enjoying the fic flood; that was fully the goal :)

ooh, we had not considered that! it’s definitely something to keep in mind, and it’s great that you’d participate! 

GO GO GO! READ READ READ! 

there will be a good number of fics posting to the collection in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy a nice burst of new avs fic all in one place. :)

hi friends! we’ve had everyone mostly in the discord these past few weeks so this might be a redundant reminder, but just in case: fics are going LIVE on 10/3, at 7 pm EST! make sure to get your fics in now so they can go live with the rest of the collection!

check under the read more for the official, randomized claims order! as a reminder, here’s how claims work (we decided to open them up early). you should recognize your discord nickname and your AO3 pseud on this list! 

i just want to stress how helpful it’ll be to check in at the discord to keep track of who’s already claimed and when they’ve tagged you to claim, or just to let us know you’ll be delayed or need some time. please head over there!