To recap quickly for any new friends who've joined us here: Inceptiversary is the Inception fandom's annual extravaganza throughout the month of July (which usually also spreads into August). We have a whole slew of events to enjoy and some prizes to win!
But first things first: the Inception fandom has two chat room servers (invite links are hyperlinked)
Discord: You're Waiting for a Train
Inception Slack: InceptionChat
We also highly recommend following @inceptioncentral to keep up-to-date on all things Inception all year 'round!
Jump on in and say hello! If the links are expired, don't hesitate to reach out to the Inceptiversary mods for assistance.
Below the cut is a list of all the events taking place this year!
Most will run from July 1 to 31, but some start earlier and some run longer.
Be sure to follow all the event blogs directly, and don't hesitate to reach out to us mods if you have any questions at all! You can message, ask, or email us at inceptiversarymods @ gmail . com.
Inception 30 Day Challenge (@inception30daychallenge)
The inception 30 Day Challenge is a set of 30+ questions and prompts about Inception, its characters, and you! They're meant to inspire some reflection and creativity about Inception, whether it be through a simple text post, art, music, recs - anything goes! And there will be prizes! Keep an eye on the event blog for the full list of questions to be released before July 1!
Arthur/Eames Last Drabble Writer Standing (@aeldws)
Signups will be open June 19 to 25 or until all 10 slots are filled.
A weekly elimination drabble challenge where all works must fit a given prompt and feature Arthur/Eames as the main pairing. This year's AELDWS will run for six weeks, starting June 26, with a maximum of 10 participants. Prompts are posted on the @aeldws blog Friday at 1AM EDT and drabbles are due Tuesday at 1PM EDT. Voting will take place Tuesday night through Thursday night.
Inception Big Bang (@inception-bigbang)
Signups will be open May 11-18. Posting day is July 31. For the full schedule, see the big bang blog!
An author and artist collaborative event. Authors anonymous submit fic summaries, and artists claim their favorites and create accompanying art! For more details and the full event achedule, be sure to follow @inception-bigbang!
Inception Kitties (@inceptionkitties)
A blog to celebrate all the Inception pawrents in our community! Share photos of your furry felines or follow to admire everyone else's!
Inception Positivity ( @inceptionpositivity )
Submissions will open late June!
Inception Watch Parties ( @inceptionwatchparty )
Inception Positivity is a place to send love and kind thoughts to Inception fandom friends anonymously and receive some love in turn. People submit kind messages via Google form and these are turned into colourful posts that are posted on the blog.
Watch parties will be hosted starting July 1 on the You’re Waiting for a Train Discord server.
See above for invite link to the server or contact the watch party mods. For the full schedule and list of films that will be viewed, be sure to follow the @inceptionwatchparty blog!
Inception Watch Party Bingo (hosted on @inceptiversary)
Come join our annual Inception Day watch parties and play bingo for prizes! Grab a bingo card ahead of time by emailing inceptiversarymods @ gmail . com and enjoy!
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do you love AUs? want to write one with just 5,000 words?
5k is our maximum, not the minimum, and shorter stuff is absolutely welcome. Compete for the shortest fic of the year! The 5k welcomes all fandoms, ships, and original fiction. And as for content restrictions, we don't have them. Write what you want, tag what you write.
Inceptiversary 2026 Watch Parties: Week 4 (Saturday, July 25 - Sunday, July 26)
1. 28 Days Later - Saturday, July 25, 8PM EDT | Sunday, July 26, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST
Twenty-eight days after the outbreak of a deadly virus in London, which infects everyone and turns them into braindead killers, the survivors try to cope with their losses and find sanctuary.
2. (500) Days of Summer - Sunday, July 26, 8PM EDT | Monday, July 27, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST)
Tom revisits the approximate one year he shared with Summer, the girl he thought he could spend the rest of his life with. She, on the other hand, does not believe in relationships or boyfriends.
Watch parties occur in the #watch-party channel on the Inception Discord server and are open to all! (Message us if you need an invite.) To participate in a watch party, you can watch the screenshare stream on Discord, or sync up with us using your own copy of the movie.
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Inceptiversary 2026 Watch Parties: Week 3 (Thursday, July 16 - Sunday, July 19)
1. Inception - (BINGO) - Thursday, July 16, 8PM EDT | Friday, July 17, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
2. Shutter Island - Saturday, July 18, 8PM EDT | Sunday, July 19, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST
Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.
In an apocalyptic world, a tyrant rules over a stark desert, controlling every drop of water. Two rebels, one escaping grief and the other reaching out to her childhood, are the last hope for a few.
Watch parties occur in the #watch-party channel on the Inception Discord server and are open to all! (Message us if you need an invite.) To participate in a watch party, you can watch the screenshare stream on Discord, or sync up with us using your own copy of the movie.
The OTW is Recruiting for Open Doors Technical Volunteers, Tag Wrangling Volunteers, and Translation Translators
Do you know programming languages like SQL or Python and want to help rescue at-risk fan archives? Want to wrangle AO3 tags or translate them into English? Are you fluent in other languages? The OTW is recruiting: https://otw-news.org/2p94jnbf
Inceptiversary 2026 Watch Parties: Week 3 (Thursday, July 16 - Sunday, July 19)
1. Inception - (BINGO) - Thursday, July 16, 8PM EDT | Friday, July 17, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
2. Shutter Island - Saturday, July 18, 8PM EDT | Sunday, July 19, 12AM GMT | +1 10AM AEST
Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.
In an apocalyptic world, a tyrant rules over a stark desert, controlling every drop of water. Two rebels, one escaping grief and the other reaching out to her childhood, are the last hope for a few.
Watch parties occur in the #watch-party channel on the Inception Discord server and are open to all! (Message us if you need an invite.) To participate in a watch party, you can watch the screenshare stream on Discord, or sync up with us using your own copy of the movie.
Inception 30 Day Challenge 2026: Get creative and win prizes!
Create a post, whether it be text, art, music, or any other media, using these 31 items as prompts. Feel free to participate in as many or as few of them as you want!
Copy the prompt into the body of the post somewhere and tag your posts with @inception30daychallenge, #inceptiversary,and #inception30daychallenge. Your posts will be reblogged on this blog for everyone to appreciate!
You earn one entry for every prompt you answer before 11:59 PM EDT on July 31 (what’s that in my timezone?). We’ll hold a raffle then to determine our prize winner(s)! More info can be found in our FAQ.
Prompts below the cut, or at this Google Doc link!
Day 01: Your favorite line.
Day 02: What other media would you like to see in a crossover?
Day 03: A headcanon for how two characters interact (i.e. hobbies, inside jokes).
Day 04: Yusuf’s totem?
Day 05: A character’s go-to karaoke song.
Day 06: Did Robert Fischer have childhood pets?
Day 07: Recommend a fic with less than 1000 hits!
Day 08: If the roles in the movie were swapped, who would be who?
Day 09: What part would you play on a dreamshare team?
Day 10: A fanart rec! (note: please do not repost art from tumblr artists! just reblog it and tag @inception30daychallenge so we can see it.)
Day 11: Arthur’s preferred tie knot?
Day 12: What style of dance does each character prefer?
Day 13: What other movie would you recommend to a fellow Inception fan?
Day 14: A pre-canon headcanon.
Day 15: Ariadne’s favorite art movement?
Day 16: Inception Day! Tell us about your first experience with the movie or first experience with the fandom!
Day 17: What would your favorite character’s social media handle be?
Day 18: During a job, what’s everyone’s caffeinated beverage of choice?
Day 19: A headcanon about Saito’s family and/or relationships.
Day 20: Your favorite scene.
Day 21: Do Phillipa and James’s names have any particular meanings?
Day 22: A post-canon headcanon.
Day 23: Is ‘Eames’ his real name?
Day 24: What movie does Cobb watch on repeat?
Day 25: Fill out this alignment chart!
Day 26: Who’s the biggest shipper/meddler on the team?
Day 27: What song would play over the credits of an Inception sitcom?
Day 28: What job would your favorite character have if they weren’t in dreamshare (or weren’t a high-powered business executive)?
Day 29: A self-rec! (anything from art to a funny Tumblr post you made!)
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In our 15th year, we want to spend Inceptiversary looking back on and appreciating everyone who made us what we are today.
This year our tag is #inceptionkittiesretrospective where we invite you to share posts old and new, celebrating your favorite moments with us!
Whether you have been a part of our great fandom over the last decade and a half, or you're an intrigued newbie because The Odyssey is opening, everyone is welcome, because #inceptionkitties are also #nolankitties!
Let's spread the love and the tags!
During the month of July, please join us by posting and reblogging all manner of content not limited to:
- intros to your kitties
- fond memories you hold of our blog
- new or old pics of your furbabies
- the nolan movie your kitties like to watch
- if your cat was cast in a nolan movie, which one would it be?
We stand ready to share your posts, so please remember to mention us with @inceptionkitties + use #inceptionkittiesretrospective, #inceptionkitties, #nolankitties, #inceptiversary 2026
Inception Watch Parties 2026: Call for Volunteers!
Inceptiversary is just around the corner, and we need your help to make this year's Inception Watch Parties happen! We're currently short on hosts and streamers, so we're looking for volunteers to step in. If you can help stream a watch party (don't worry — we'll provide the movie copy and step-by-step instructions), we'd love to hear from you!!! Please drop us a message on tumblr or discord if you're interested!
In its tenth year of tenderness, it's Inception Positivity!
Inceptiversary is back, and as it turns out, Inception Positivity is the most resilient parasite. You know the drill: head over to our Google form and submit some anonymous notes of appreciation for your fellow Inception fandom members. We will then post your note on this blog, spreading joy one colourful graphic at a time!
Your notes can be as long, short, serious, silly, general or specific as you want, and you can leave as many as you want!
Key dates:
June 24: Submissions open
July 1: Posting begins
July 28: Submissions close
July 31: Posting ends
For more information, check out the FAQ, or feel free to send a message or ask!
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Welcome to the 2026 Whumperless Whump Event, where we celebrate all kinds of situational, accidental and environmental whump! If this is your first time, welcome in--if you've been here before, thanks for coming back!
FAQ and text version under the cut!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Where can I find the prompts list?
A: @whumperless-whump-event on Tumblr.
Q: How are the prompts divided?
A: Each day has a "title" or a vague theme, followed by two tropes and one dialogue prompt.
Q: Can I use the title as a prompt?
A: Absolutely.
Q: Do I have to use all of the prompts?
A: Not at all.
Q: Can I use all the prompts?
A: Absolutely.
Q: If I'm writing a chronological story, can I swap days to fit the timeline?
A: Yes, just make sure you tag your days and prompts appropriately. If you're writing for day 6, but you post it on day 12, tag day 6, not day 12.
Q: Can I have early or late entries?
A: Yes. This is a very laid back event, and meant mainly to inspire lots of whumperless whump. It's not a strict writing challenge.
Q: Is there an Ao3 collection?
A: Yes! This year's collection is linked here. The parent collection also includes 2024 and 2025--make sure you select 2026.
Q: Can I write [insert anything here]?
A: Yes. However, this blog will not reblog certain topics (ex. nsfw or suicide), so please tag your works appropriately, so anyone can filter out anything they don't want to see.
Q: Can I use AI?
A: No.
Q: Can a whumper be included in the prompt fill?
A: The short answer is no. The long answer is that you cannot have the role of whumper in your prompt fill (aka: no whumper-on-whumpee); however, if the character you want to be a whumpee or a caretaker happens to be a whumper, then as long as they are not fulfilling the role of whumper, it's fine. Also, if there is a whumper, it must be totally impersonal and faceless. Here are some examples for clarification:
A character's drink is spiked at a party.
OKAY: The whumper who spiked the drink is never mentioned and is completely faceless, and the story is directly about whumpee recovering.
NOT WHUMPERLESS: The whumper who spiked the drink kidnaps the whumpee.
A character is left alone in a storm.
OKAY: The character is stranded or lost.
NOT WHUMPERLESS: Whumper tied them to a post and left them in the storm.
A character is mugged on the street.
OKAY: The whumper is a stranger, faceless, and the focus is on Whumpee.
NOT WHUMPERLESS: The whumper is a stalker and there to kidnap Whumpee.
All in all, if your goal is to fulfill the event, then try to avoid a whumper. If you're using the prompts elsewhere, then ignore this, but in the spirit of the event, no whumper roles please.
Q: How do I tag my posts?
A: Tag with #whumperless whump event, #wwevent 2026 and #wwevent day [x](Don't just tag wwe, that's wresting.) Make sure to tag the fill type (art, fic, music, etc) with #fic, #art, #et cetera. Then, tag triggers and content warnings. Please put these first in the tag order! It just makes it easier to reblog.
Q: How do I get reblogged?
A: Mention this blog in your post! It's the easiest way for me to find you. Otherwise, I won't reblog it. (This also means if you do not want your post reblogged to the event, just don't mention the blog, and it'll stay private.)
Q: I disagree with something/have an issue with a prompt/want to address a problem. How should I do it?
A: Send me an ask and we can fix it. I am more than willing to work through any problems--I am human, and not without fault.
I think that's about it. That's a lot, so if you've got any other questions that aren't on the list, feel free to shoot me an ask. I'm happy to help!
Plain Text:
Like a Baby Seal to Water: Fishtailing / Near drowning / "I thought I was going to die."
Somebody's Gotta Do It: Unexpected caretaker / Touch starvation / "You don't have to hide from me."
A Lull in the Chaos: Bedside vigil / Checking vitals / "Can you… sing? Until I fall asleep?"
How Are You So Oblivious: Unknowingly feverish / Falling asleep at work / "Can you drink some water for me?"
Wilderness Experts: Poisoned / Caught in a trap / "I don't know where we are."
Down The Wrong Pipe: Choking / Seizures / "Call an ambulance, tell 'em they're not breathing."
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Panic attack / Overstimulated / "Get me out of here."
Are You Sure This Is Normal: Natural disasters / Scared of thunder / "We're safe in here, okay? I think."
Dropping Like Flies: Multiple whumpees / Caretaking while sick or injured / "I'll get some rest soon, I promise."
A Warm Welcome: Coming home from the hospital / Cuddle piles / "You scared me so badly…"
Bodily Betrayal: Stomach sick / Carried to bed / "…Yeah. I can call in sick for you."
You Make Me Lose My Breath: Wheezing / Altitude sickness / "You're not making sense."
Waking In A Cold Sweat: Midnight hospital visit / Allergic reaction / "I thought you were getting better."
The Final Straw: Grief / Mental breakdown / "You don't need to be okay right now."
