bitmo: ordinary lil mouse.

HANK & GAVIN ft. Connor & Sixty | Teen+ | 10.9k Years ago, a mournful and disgruntled rancher was taken in by an unlikely friend—the grandson of his late neighbors, who had found him at his worst and lifted him back up. Now they find themselves acquainted with a pair of identical twins from Detroit, one of whom has a knack for the outdoors, the other with a distant affinity that in time he learns to harness.

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I have been SO BUSY it's not even funny, but finally posting this here!!! Collaborated with the lovely lovely @bittermouse to bring their idea to life and had so much fun in the process, so thank you for being such a wonderful partner, Bitmo! 🥰

... Hank, again, tries to slip away from the subject of his own gratitude, but every year it grabs him by the collar and forces him to acknowledge it. Years ago, it was Cole he was most thankful for, and his husband before that, but they’re both gone, and saying thanks for someone else is yet another reminder of his loss—precisely why he never refuses this exercise no matter how stubborn of a man he is, though. It’s good for him, he knows that, and yet it’s just as difficult. “The guys back in Detroit, you know,” he says, the same old answer, “Ben, Jeff… real good to me, those guys, even when I came up here, left all that behind. Chris and Miranda, they’re just a few miles up the main road. Uh… Sumo. Best friend I could ask for. Best road-trip buddy too. And, uh… and Gavin. Very much Gavin.” ...

D:BH Reverse Big Bang 2024 Schedule

08 April (Mon): Signups open 29 April (Mon): Signups close for ARTISTS 19 May (Sun): Signups close for ALL 01 June (Sat): Artist Concept arts & notes due 08-15 June: CLAIMS 16-22 June: Moderators match people 23 June: Matches go out PRIVATELY 30 June: MATCHES BECOME PUBLIC July, August, September: Creation time 15 Sept (Sun): Posting begins 30 Sept (Mon): Posting ends, event over, celebration!

RULES AND GUIDELINES

FOR ARTISTS

For the purposes of this event, we are assuming art includes digital art, traditional physical art (that can be photographed and shared), manipulations, or fanvids.

We are happy to consider other kinds of art -- ask the mods via discord or tumblr.

With each art, you will be able to share some thoughts on your idea, as well as things you are open to and things you aren’t open to.

Each artist is expected to complete one quality work per idea. We have shared advice on what this means and are willing to answer any questions you might have.

Keep art snippets and previews in the artists' section until matches go public.

Art should be a new enough concept that hasn’t been thoroughly discussed or partially shared elsewhere.

Art that is NSFW, or involves the AO3 Big Four or other heavy / hardcore topics is allowed, but do keep in mind that this is a community event; the more extreme your work, the harder it might be to find an enthusiastic writer.

We encourage artists to share a SFW art concept for claims, but will include a space in signups where you can tell writers if you plan to also draw NSFW content for your idea. However, this isn’t required; if your concept is entirely NSFW, that’s okay too.

Alternate Universe (AU) works are absolutely allowed.

Crossover works will be allowed if DBH is the main focus canon and DBH characters are the main focus — but do keep in mind there is no guarantee any writers will know, or be willing to handle, your secondary canon. Your mods personally recommend avoiding crossover fanart for this event.

We can only guarantee one piece of fiction per artwork. However, if the numbers work out, writers may be allowed to pick up additional work, like last year. Writers will not be required to work with each other, so you may receive different, unrelated fics for the same art. Isn’t life neat?

FOR WRITERS

Minimum wordcount for this event is 10K.

While you can go nuts with wordcount above 10K, we heartily encourage writers to finish their story within the event timeline.

If you decide to write for more than one piece of art, we strongly encourage you to attempt, for example, two 10K-15K pieces. Longer multichapter stories are still allowed, but based on the completion rate of last year’s bang, we are encouraging authors to limit their scope appropriately if picking up multiple works.

Work needs to be a new story that hasn't been thoroughly discussed or partially published elsewhere.

We expect your fanfic to work with the art you claim and, in general, with the preferences your artist has expressed.

We expect you to appropriately tag your work and any shared snippets.

Keep writing snippets in the writers' section until matches go public.

We encourage you to use a beta and will help you find one if necessary.

Alternate Universe (AU) works are absolutely allowed, if they work with the art you’ve claimed.

What’s a Reverse Big Bang? Big Bangs are fun fandom events that focus on two main things. The first is teaming writers and artists together for joint fanworks; the second is usually a longer timeline meant to produce longer fanfics and more / more detailed arts. A Reverse Big Bang starts with the art first, and the process will go as such: Artists will share a sketch / concept piece, along with some thoughts about the story that might go with it, and the kind of fics they’d like to be paired with. The mods will combine these into an anonymous masterpost. Writers will then fill out a form telling the mods their top 3 picks, as well as any others they’d be interested in doing. The mods work magic behind the scenes to pair up artists and writers.We do our best to get you one of your top three, but as always it depends on how the ratio works out. Teams go out privately, first, to make sure we haven’t accidentally paired you with your fandom nemesis. Teams are then released publicly. Each team then focuses on finishing their arts and fics together.

How much do I have to do? / How many things can I make? All artists and writers are only required to make one work. Both artists and writers will have the option of doing at least two works. For fics, the minimum length will be 10,000 words. The maximum is as many words as you want. However, we encourage you to plan a fic length that allows you to finish your story during the time frame of the Bang. This is doubly true if you intend to write for more than one piece of art! The maximum number of submissions (for artists) and claims (for writers) will depend on the number of participants we have as well as the ratio of artists to writers. We should be able to predict this most of the way through sign-ups and will make a public post when we have it. Remember that once your concept has been paired with a team, you can make as much art as you want for that fic and within that idea!

Since it’s a Reverse Big Bang and arts come first, are there any quality requirements for the art? We want to remain an event open to as many people as possible, and recognize that artists and writers come at a variety of skill levels. So technically, no, there are no quality requirements; we’re not gatekeepers. That being said, in the interest of keeping participants as happy as possible with the individuals they are assigned to work with, and because this question has been asked by many artists, we have some guidelines about art:

We ask artists to produce one quality work. Quality means different things to different artists, but we ask that artists produce work that takes enough of the artist’s time and effort to be a top-level work you can be proud of. Art that takes more than one session, art that takes multiple hours, art that includes extras like colors or color palettes, background details — these are all things that can help your art meet that quality requirement, but obviously will be different depending on artist and style. Artists are expected to take the event seriously. Art that has not been made in good faith - for example, appears to be trolling or a meme, or stick figures on a post-it note - will not be accepted. Being silly or funny with art is fine, as are comic-style submissions; just make it in good faith understanding this is a public event where you will be working with partners. We do NOT expect things to be at a “quality” level when submitted for writer claims. Please don’t panic. An unfinished work or concept sketch will suffice to get your point across early in the event. Like last year, we are assuming art includes traditional digital art, traditional physical art (that can be photographed and shared), manipulations, and fanvids. Unfortunately, with a Reverse Big Bang, podfic isn’t an option as it needs the fic first. (However, if you are a podficcer and interested in participating, contact the mods and we’ll consider connecting you with an existing team.) The mods have no preference to what program or method you use to make your art as long as, once again, the art is made in good faith. Want to make pixel art in Excel? Go for it. The effort is what matters. Works done by AI are not welcome in this event. This is not a statement on the merits of AI in fanwork creation. It reflects the serious value and respect the mod team has for individual creators in fandom.

What if there isn’t any art I want to write for? Can I know pairings/topics before I sign up? No, you won’t know what specific art will be available before you sign up.

What we will be doing is asking artists to share what they intend to do optionally in their sign-up form so that we can share a list for people to get excited about, because that's the positive hype we want for this event.

That being said: If you truly sign up in good faith and do not find any art that you can create for, we do not want any participants to feel trapped into making content they will not enjoy. The mod team will work with you privately to find a better way for you to participate.

Thanks to the huge success of last year's Big Bang event, we are delighted to announce:

The 2024 Detroit: Become Human Reverse Big Bang

So what's a Reverse Big Bang?

In a normal Big Bang event, writers present their idea for a story, and artists are paired up with them to create works for that story. In a Reverse Big Bang, the artwork comes first, and we ask writers to create a story based upon the artwork. The match ups are handled anonymously by the moderator team to ensure a fair and even balance.

Where do I sign up?

Sign ups will be going live April 8th and the sign up sheet will be available both here, and in the Discord server!

The sign up deadline for artists will be the 29th April.

The sign up deadline for writers will be the 19th May.

We encourage anyone interested in participating to join the Discord server as this will allow you to get quicker answers to questions, be notified of announcements, and reminded of upcoming deadlines, as well as let you interact with your fellow artists and writers. We have a very dedicated cheerleading team who will encourage you along every step of the way should you want it, and it's a great way to find creative partners to work with, as well as make friends with people you may not have met before.

The Discord server can be joined here. Even if you're unsure about participating, you are welcome to come and say hello.

When the fridge door won't shut (🔊)

(loosely rotoscoped from the yt vid under here!)