#argilly

Harringrove: It’s a long process across many years of hooking up and breaking up and fighting. They seem to spilt up for good in their late twenties until they reconnect twenty years later, without any youthful headstrong feelings that kept them apart. They find each other again in a bar in California and just never leave.

Mungrove: Billy learns about Eddie because they run in similar circles in Hawkins. It’s such a small scene, meeting is inevitable and they both have such similar tastes, they hit it off immediately. Billy is eventually worn down and lets Eddie design them couples Hellfire Club shirts.

Calicheer: it’s after cheer practice and Chrissy finds Billy hanging out aimlessly outside the gymnasium, reluctant to go back home. After a long night of talking, he makes a slightly clunky offer of a date and Chrissy is so charmed by him, she accepts.

Hollogrove: Post Starcourt, Billy and Heather are in adjacent beds in hospital. They’d been friends for a couple of months with a reciprocated crush neither had known about. Nothing like almost dying to confess your true feelings for someone though. They escape Hawkins together.

Argilly: There genuinely had never been anyone else. A first kiss for both of them at fifteen, then two years later Neil had found out. Billy was taken from a medium sized town in California to a small town in Indiana. Writing to each other is exceptionally difficult until after the mindflayer. Then Billy finds him again.

Kingrove: It was a secret from literally everyone, both having homophobic and abusive fathers. Good thing both of them are very good at keeping secrets. They break up briefly due to an argument about where to move after high school but get back together within 48 hours. Steve and Heather called it the longest 48 hours of their life.

Byergrove: Jonathan really loves photography. Billy has a passion for short stop motion films. They get paired together for a film project in school and get gradually closer throughout the month before the project is due. Jonathan makes the first move. Billy has a *small* crisis and runs off, before eventually accepting.

Cargrove: Jason is very, very closeted. Billy, slightly less so. Jason decides he wants to *experiment* with same sex relationships and sets his sight on Billy. Billys initial reaction is fuck no, because he isn’t just an experiment but Jason manages to prove that he’s genuine. Eventually.

The sign-up link for artists closes in 1 month on July 6th! Pinch hitter and beta reader sign-ups run indefinitely! We officially have 17 authors signed up for the event!

Interested in making art for classic ships like Harringrove or Mungrove? We've got a handful of authors eager to inspire you with Billy/Steve and Billy/Eddie fics! Rarepairs more to your taste? Well never fear, authors are also writing rarepairs such as fics featuring Billy/Will and Billy/Eddie/Gareth that'll prompt your creative juices! Anyone 18 and older is welcome to join with any art medium other than AI allowed, so if you're interested, don't wait to sign up!

Schedule:

Author Sign-ups Close: May 25th

Author Check-in #1: June 22nd

Artist Sign-ups Close: July 6th

Author Check-in #2 (50% Draft/5k minimum & Claims Info): July 6th

Artist Claims: July 12-13th

Communications Check-in: July 20th

Author Check-in #4: August 31st

Artist Check-in #2 (Approximately 50%): August 31st

Pre-Posting Check-in: October 5th

Posting Claims: October 11-12th (Dependent upon final number of participants)

Promotion Week: October 20-26th

Final Submissions Due: November 2nd

Posting Begins: November 3rd

Posting Ends: November 21st

Posting Extensions: November 22-28th