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WE! WANT! YOU! FOR THE LESTAPPEN INCHIDENT FEST 2026!

are you sick of the ai fics in our tags on ao3? do you miss the amount of fanfic created between 2021 and 2023? do you crave a specific prompt that nobody has written yet?

fear not, for here is our official lestappen prompt fic fest 2026!

key dates: prompting is open now, fics need to be submitted by September 30th and will be revealed on October 8th - right between Max's and Charles' birthdays!

rules:

this is a prompt based fic fest - prompts will be randomly chosen by authors

all prompts/prompt fills should center around lestappen - everything is fine as long as they are the main ship

all other drivers and background ships are welcome, but the main focus is max and charles!

AI generated fics are NOT allowed!

all media (fics, art, etc.) is permitted

works will be shared ONLY on tumblr/ao3! (since this is focused on lestappen and not necessarily on just one half of the pair, fanart may not be driver-centric, so we hope you understand the reticence for other platforms to be involved)

minimum word count for fics should be 1.500 words

multi-chapter fics are allowed as long as you have the first chapter ready for the posting date on october 8th

who can participate: anyone can prompt and write for the fest!

have fun! this is a casual, fun event that isn't meant to stress you out.

prompting and sign-up is open now

important reminder: if you post the fic early to the collection, you will have to change the posting date once the collection goes live. we will send out reminders when the fics are uploaded.

hello dear ppl! recently i took a trip to hell and back (finished my bachelor's thesis) and lestappen fics have been my saving grace in these trying times

here are a few fics that i've either read for the first time or reread during this period and have given me motivation to live:

tell me a lie by @gowithefloww - situationship lestappen cranked up to the max with lots and lots of charles pining and angst but also its siren sounds by tate mcrae (pls have that song on repeat while you read you will not regret it!!!) blood-splattered tarmac under the clouded sky by @vroomvroombeepboop - zombie apocalypse lestappen!!! totally worth it (you'll see what i mean) i'll be yours (till forever falls apart) by @darlingboydiaz - are you a fan of ancient greek myths? are you a fan of medieval aus? are you a fan of history? do you also wanna dabble in leztappen? HOW HAVE YOU NOT READ THIS YET?? himeros, the more burning desire for the present being by @mothlau - halloweentown disney vibes but also hella slowburn... also charles is a teacher (how does he survive that job) nest half empty by @usedtobetam - hits you in the feels when you need sth to make your soul ACHE, then like puts it back together again so you can sleep after you've read it till 3 am sparks fly (whenever you smile) (WIP) by @sixteensecrets - one of the best soulmate reveals ever i need more i keep coming back to read this it's a paradise (it's a warzone) by @sonderesswrites - enemies to lovers medieval au that made me scream at times in dubio pro reo by FerKie17 (on ao3) - lestappen as lawyers!! it was funny that i read it while learning for a law exam too i kinda matched w them :) nine lives (WIP) by @ineffableismalia - charles as a cat. also omegaverse. need i say more? meow mission: protect max verstappen (WIP) by @likedbycheri - secret agent charles my beloved, let him loose fr our tied hands (WIP) by yours truly - greek mythology star crossed lovers (with like a healthy serving of pining and angst)

Adrien : "Charles was starting from a long way back. But now he's losing ground to Max. It's understeering. It's understeering for Charles Versta, uh, Charles Verstappen No, Charles-"

Julien : "Charles Verstappen?"

Adrien : "I'm getting a little carried away."

But I just read a pretty good fic published in 2014-2015 (you know, roughly TEN YEARS AGO) and I was like, damn this is so cool, I have to leave a comment, even if you know, they probably wont see it...