Rarepairs, Please!

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Check, Please! Femslash February

Announcing (a little late) a drive for Check, Please! femslash content this February!!

What is Femslash February?

A challenge to create at least two f/f fanworks of any kind in the month of February! This includes fanfic, fanart, fan vids, graphics, podfics, rec lists, comment drives, fanmixes, and anything else you can think of. People are invited to create f/f works featuring Black women particularly as in the US and Canada it’s also Black History Month.

What is this blog for?

Hopefully this will be a little collection of Check, Please! f/f works created in the month! Either @ this blog or tag your post with #omgcpfemslashfeb and it’ll get reblogged here :)

Need a hand getting started?

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Epifest 2018. We truly appreciate the positive response and astounding participation we’ve had since opening this event up to polyarmorous ships across the Check, Please! fandom. With 29 new works, we more than doubled our polya library this year and helped spread more positive polyamorous representation. 

In case you missed it, here are the masterposts from this year: 

PBJ Round Up Edits Round Up Polyfrogs Round Up Tadpoles Round Up Poly D-men Round Up Rareships + Complex Polycules 

Additionally, our navigation page is now up and running! So if at any point in the year you’d like to revisit your favorite works from this event or even look up old mod posts, they are now easily accessible within our database. If you notice that tags or pertinent information are missing from a post, please feel free to let us know! Lastly, please consider taking a few minutes out of your day to respond to our exit survey. Whether you created a gift, supported our creators, or spectated this year, we want to hear from you. Thanks again and we’ll see you next year! 

Thanks to everyone for joining this year’s Polyamorous Epifest! In this post, we’re rounding up works that primarily focused on polycules that are less popular than the major polyships in this fandom (notably PBJ, Polyfrogs, and WTF) including those with five or more members. 

Since the original mission of Epifest was to inspire and exhibit more PBJ content in the fandom (which, at that time was a rareship), we especially hope that in rounding up these unique ships, members of the fandom will be inspired to support and expand on the ships they see here! 

Swap Day - by @believesinponds​ - Kent/Jack/Jeff/Chowder/Farmer - 3k - T -  Chris woke to a face full of hair and a loud “meow!” that he could only assume was not coming from Caitlin. He groaned and pushed the unknown cat off his head. ~ “What the fuck.” Kent woke up in a sea of teal. He blinked a few times to focus his eyes and found a large stuffed shark where Swoops was supposed to be.

pardoning the rain - by @kenthoney​ (piehead) - Polyhaus - 4k - T - There’s a cycle to it. Precipitation, evaporation, condensation. Precipitation again. It doesn’t rain every day. Some days the rain is harsh. Some days it’s never ending.Some days, the sun greets the world after, like a lover coming home again.Theirs is a rainy day. But their sun always manages to shine through. You can only see a rainbow when it’s raining anyhow.

Close as a Kiss - by @agrossunderstatement​ (Pinkerton) - Parse/Jeff/OFC - 5k E - A screenshot of Jeff Troy’s texts with his boyfriend and girlfriend, a few weeks before All-Stars:Jeff: You ready for bye week? Kent: You mean sexcation2k18? Jeff: No, really, do you guys have all the reservation info I sent you? Kent: didn’t look, busy making airbrushed tshirts. Sexcation2k18, BIGGER BETTER HARDER. Ainsley: *highfive* Jeff: *long-suffering sigh*

something in the shadows - by @ronanlynchisneversleepingagain - Camilla/Lardo/Shitty - 7k - T -  It’s barely even been a week in Camilla’s new apartment when the late night footsteps start up and that’s just the beginning.

Price of admission - by @screaming-towards-apotheosis (arabwel) - Jeff/Bob; Jeff/OFC/Tater; Jeff/Kent/Chowder/Farmer; - 16k - E - In which Swoops can’t keep his heart in his pants but things turn out pretty okay for everyone.Featuring Swoops’ ex wife, queer rookies through the ages, Alexei Mashkov’s custom Falcs blue truck, crying into ice cream and shirtless selfies. 

Hands. Eyes. Heart. - by @omgtranspoindexter (story_telling_sage) - Dex/Farmer/Tango - 3k - T - Dex, Cait, and Tango weren’t a pairing that should work. But they did. Here’s how:Tango watched. Dex listened. Cait touched. Somehow, they just fit.

Thanks to everyone for joining this year’s Polyamorous Epifest! Over the next few days, we’ll be publishing masterposts based on the primary polyships of each work. In this post, we’re rounding up works that primarily focused on 3-5 person polycules featuring Ransom, Holster, Tater, or a combination of the three. 

Love in the Third D-men-sion - by @sexydexynurse (denois) - Ransom/Holster/Tater - 4k - T - Alexei’s knee injury was healing fine on a diet of pie and pie, he didn’t know why coach brought on two new d-men, but they better not be there to replace him.Justin meant to be a good son and go to med school. He’d chosen Harvard because it was one of the highest ranked pre-med programs in North America. But when the Falconers asked him to play for them alongside his celebrity crush, how could he say no?Playing in the AHL was not all it cracked up to be. Adam was two minutes away from submitting an application to a consulting firm when the Falc’s called him and finally gave him his shot.

Member of the Wedding - by @ohjustletmewriteinpeace (entirely_too_tall) - Tater/Bitty/Jack - 3k - E - Of all the ways he imagined his future with Jack Zimmermann, Alexei did not expect one where he would be at Jack’s wedding as Best Man, watching the love of his life slow dancing to Halo with the love of his life for their first dance. 

Sweater Weather - by @vanillivilovesreus (Lukutoukka) - Ransom/Holster/Dex - 2k - G -  In which a sweater (or three) act as a catalyst.

Thanks to everyone for joining this year’s Polyamorous Epifest! Over the next few days, we’ll be publishing masterposts based on the primary polyships of each work. In this post, we’re rounding up works that primarily focused on Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot.  

we’ve got some work to do now - by @halfabreath - 2k - G -  Three times Whiskey and Tango said ‘I love you’ without actually saying it + One time Ford said it back.

If Sought - by @rushingsnowy (bookwyrmling) - 21k - T - Tony’s mother had always warned him his love of winter would be his undoing. If this was what she meant, he would happily accept his fate.

Thanks to everyone for joining this year’s Polyamorous Epifest! Over the next few days, we’ll be publishing masterposts based on the primary polyships of each work. In this post, we’re rounding up works that primarily focused on Polyfrogs (+ Farmer). 

stuck in the sun. - by @polyamorousparson (katarama) - Chowder/Nursey/Dex/Farmer - 4k - T - Most parents tell their children not to play with fire. They shuffle their toddlers away from the stove and warn them to be careful. It always meant something different in the Nurse household, though. Something far more ominous.“The wind should be careful not to play with fire,” Nursey’s dad would say, the words slow like honey in his mouth. “The fire just gets riled up, and the wind is left with all the smoke and ash.” 

Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring. - by @soft-ravenclaw-apollo (CasTheButler) - Chowder/Nursey/Dex/Farmer - 7k - M - As Meredith Brooks once said: “Just when you think, you got me figured out. The season’s already changing” A look at Dex, Nursey, Chowder & Farmer as the year cycles through it’s seasons. AKA they are in love gods damn it.

Sweet On You - by @astolen98saturnsedan (riotkid) - Chowder/Nursey/Dex - 12k - T -  In which Bitty owns a bakery, Nursey is a writer, and Dex can’t handle having one crush, much less two.

Thanks to everyone for joining this year’s Polyamorous EpiFest! Over the next few days, we’ll be publishing masterposts based on the primary polyships of each work. In this post, we’re rounding up works that primarily focused on 3-5 person polycules involving at least two members of Pimmbits (Bitty, Parse, Jack). 

Free To Be - by @emilycorentine (bluflamingo) - Parse/Bitty/Jack/Jeff  - 3k - T -  Two couples head to Worlds; when they come home, they take steps towards being something more.

It Changes and It Grows - by @17piesinseptember (writingonpostcards) - Parse/Bitty/Jeff - 9k - T  “Who said that we can only love one person at a time?” Bitty whispers it like a secret. Who said, who said, who said. No-one did except Kent himself.Kent starts developing feelings for Swoops but is worried about them, even though when he tells Bitty, all he gets is encouragement. 

Sent and Received - by @dieofthatroar - Parse/Bitty/Jack - 11k - T - Bitty and Kent text office gossip and clubbing plans. Bitty and Jack email dinner reservations and professional documents. Kent and Jack… Bitty has no idea what’s up with them. When Bitty and Kent get a new boss in Jack Zimmermann, everyone needs to chill.

Get Our Story Straight - by @khashanakalashtar (khashana) - Parse/Jack/Jeff (implied zimbits); 7k - E - “They were both supposed to be pipe dreams!” said Kent, from his position sprawled out on the nearest bed with his arm flung over his eyes. “I never dared hope either of them might be interested. I was making out with a tall, dark-haired guy in a bar trying to get over them, not create a love triangle.”

I fall in love just a little ‘ol little bit (Every day with someone new) - by @kentparsons (iknewhim) -  Parse/Jack/Jeff/OFC - 8k - E - “Hey,” Kent said softly, breathlessly. They couldn’t kiss, not yet, but Jack reached across and gently wrapped his fingers around Kent’s, and Kent grinned at him.“Hey.” Jack studied Kent intently, taking in how much slimmer he looked. The Aces and the Falconers had both been knocked out of the playoffs, and it hurt so sharply that Jack felt like he hadn’t breathed properly, not until Kent had called him and invited him to Vegas. Kent started the car and pulled out of the pick up zone, but as he waited behind a bright yellow minivan, he glanced at Jack. “Are you sure about this? About meeting–”“I’ve never been more sure of anything.” 

Finding the Link - @vicoushyperbolizer (B_Frizzy) - Parse/Bitty/Jack - 21k - E -Jack and Bitty go to Vegas with the intentions of having one short conversation with Kent Parson. Instead, there’s coffee, then brunch, then a ruined dinner, and oh yeah, they have sex, too.Jack and Bitty leave Vegas a little more tan, and with a third partner. Somehow, it just works.

Author:  B_Frizzy Rating: Explicit Word Count: 21.5k Pairing(s): Parse/Bitty/Jack Summary: Jack and Bitty go to Vegas with the intentions of having one short conversation with Kent Parson. Instead, there’s coffee, then brunch, then a ruined dinner, and oh yeah, they have sex, too.

Jack and Bitty leave Vegas a little more tan, and with a third partner. Somehow, it just works.

Author: polyamorousparson (katarama)  Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3.8k Pairing(s): Chowder/Nursey/Dex; Chowder/Farmer Summary: Most parents tell their children not to play with fire. They shuffle their toddlers away from the stove and warn them to be careful. It always meant something different in the Nurse household, though. Something far more ominous.“The wind should be careful not to play with fire,” Nursey’s dad would say, the words slow like honey in his mouth. “The fire just gets riled up, and the wind is left with all the smoke and ash.”

Author: Believesinponds  Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3.3k Pairing(s): Parse/Chowder/Farmer/Jeff/Jack Summary: Chris woke to a face full of hair and a loud “meow!” that he could only assume was not coming from Caitlin. He groaned and pushed the unknown cat off his head. ~ “What the fuck.” Kent woke up in a sea of teal. He blinked a few times to focus his eyes and found a large stuffed shark where Swoops was supposed to be.

Author: halfabreath Rating: General Audiences Word Count: 2.1k Pairing(s): Whiskey/Tango/Foxtrot Summary: Three times Whiskey and Tango said ‘I love you’ without actually saying it + One time Ford said it back.

Author: 17piesinseptember (writingonpostcards) Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 8.7k Pairing(s): Parse/Bitty/Jeff  Summary: “Who said that we can only love one person at a time?” Bitty whispers it like a secret. Who said, who said, who said. No-one did except Kent himself.Kent starts developing feelings for Swoops but is worried about them, even though when he tells Bitty, all he gets is encouragement. 

Author: Denois  Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3.6k Pairing(s): Holster/Tater/Ransom Summary: Alexei’s knee injury was healing fine on a diet of pie and pie, he didn’t know why coach brought on two new d-men, but they better not be there to replace him. Justin meant to be a good son and go to med school. He’d chosen Harvard because it was one of the highest ranked pre-med programs in North America. But when the Falconers asked him to play for them alongside his celebrity crush, how could he say no? Playing in the AHL was not all it cracked up to be. Adam was two minutes away from submitting an application to a consulting firm when the Falcs called him and finally gave him his shot.

Author: Bluflamingo   Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3.2k Pairing(s): Parse/Bitty/Jeff/Jack Summary: Two couples head to Worlds; when they come home, they take steps towards being something more.

I’m sorry this was so rushed, I didn’t want to miss a day but also didn’t have a lot of free time T^T

Larissa Duan ♡ Justin Oluransi ♡ Jack Zimmermann

Jack bought them a house and they lived together, after everything. There was something deeply satisfying about it. They were all together, and they knew each other so well it hurt to be apart, like their souls were stretching and fraying with the distance. So Jack held Lardo against the counter and Ransom pushed Jack into the fridge, and Lardo curled catlike atop their bodies, swirled paint over the walls of their house, over the hockey plays Jack drew and the diagrams Ransom drew. They could be good for each other. And they were.