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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART!

This has been a great event and now we have a brand new pile of Coldwave content for everyone to enjoy, so well done to all our authors and artists.

Fanworks Masterlist

Clothes Maketh the Man by @kleptoandpyro​ for @hiverforesteevee​

Summary: For the first time in Mick’s life, he feels hot. Fanfic, Explicit.

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i could have danced all night by @madprinceofdenmark​ for @blueelvewithwings​

Summary: Mick hasn’t celebrated anything for three years. But now that Len is back, he might have some reason to. Fanfic, General audiences.

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Family is not about blood by @thefancydragonqueen​ for @theevilslicey​

Summary: When did they adopt a bunch of children again? Fanfic, Mature.

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Make Your Plans (Even When You Can’t) by @acesnek for snowshus 

Summary: Mick knows that Snart is about to do something incredibly stupid. Fanart, Teen and Up Audiences

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Oculus Yarhzeit by @lacommunarde​ for @kleptoandpyro​

Summary: Mick goes to remember Len at the nearest place Len has to a grave, the Oculus, on the year anniversary of Len’s death. Fanfic, General audiences.

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The Bodyguard by @sophiainspace​ for @madprinceofdenmark​

Summary: After an attempt on her brother’s life, Mayor Lisa Snart persuades him to let her hire a bodyguard for him. He’s reluctant, until he meets Mick. And then Len just has to let things get complicated - not least when he gets himself kidnapped…  Fanfic, Teen and Up Audiences

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Traced our hands through centuries by snowshus  for @lacommunarde​

Summary: For Len time moves more like a riddle, it twists on itself around him and through him. The past becomes the future, the present circles round itself and forgets which way to go. Fanfic, Mature.

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Incredibly quiet and wrapped in shadows by @theevilslicey​ for @acesnek

Summary: In one corner of the multiverse the story played out very similarly to Earth 1. With one exception. Leonard Snart and Mick Rory in this universe are Metahumans. Here is the story of how they started to use their powers to be the best criminals possible. Fanfic, Mature.

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Bow To Me by @blueelvewithwings​ for @sophiainspace​

Summary: When Mick messes up at a heist, he knows he’s spiralling down into self-loathing, and that there’s only one thing that can set him right again. Of course, Len is happy to oblige… Fanfic, Mature.

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Leonard Meets Rebecca Silver by @hiverforesteevee​ for @thefancydragonqueen​

Summary: Leonard finds out that Mick is a writer. Fanart, General audiences.

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For the Coldwave Winter Holiday Exchange 2019

Relationships: Mick Rory/Leonard Snart

Ratings: Explicit

Words: 3561, chapters 1/1

Prompt: Leonard caring for Mick as if he was a doll. Mick doesn't usually enjoy dressing snazzy, but he discovers that he loves it when Leonard dresses him up (probably for a heist at a fancy shindig or something). So they play around with that at home. I just see a lot of Mick calling other people "doll" in fic, and would love to see him treated like one.

Summary: For the first time in Mick’s life, he feels hot.

A few hours behind schedule but we got there in the end. Hopefully @hiverforesteevee​ this fits in with your request! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays partner!

We are now accepting signups for the next coldwave event: a fanworks exchange. Join the swap!

What is a fanworks exchange?

You’ll sign up to create a Coldwave fan work (fic, art etc), and you’ll request one in return. You’ll write, draw or create your work and submit it to an AO3 collection by 24th December. It will sit anonymously there until 25th December, when the authors/creators are revealed. At that point you’ll be gifted your fic or other fan work in return - a Coldwave holiday surprise!

How will this fanworks exchange work?

We’re using the fic exchange function on Archive of Our Own. (If you’ve ever taken part in Yuletide or another big swap, you’ll be familiar with how this works.) Fill in the form with three fanworks requests, and one offer of something you’re willing to create. And the various tags we’ve set up in the form will be used to match your offer with a Giftee.

As well as choosing suitable warnings, ratings and type of fanworks when you sign up, you will also need to choose at least 3 Optional Tags from our Tag List within the form, which represent things you are willing to create and receive. For example, you might choose the tag tag ‘happy ending’ if you don’t want to create/receive a work with a sad ending. Then the automatic matching function at AO3 will go to work, to ensure you’re matched with someone who wants to write what you want to receive. But don’t worry - all entries will be double-checked by a real person, to ensure the computers don’t mess up. (AO3 isn’t yet quite as smart as Gideon. We hope.)

And if this sounds complicated, don’t fret, exactly everything you need to do will be explained in the sign up form.

After 31st Oct, you will be sent a list of three prompts, but you only have to fill one. This way, you get a choice, so that you’re not stuck filling one that doesn’t quite appeal.

Minimum requirements?

Fanfic - 1,000 words

Art - Must be yours and original

Aesthetic/moodboard - with a blurb of at least 200 words

Fanvid - Must be at least 30 seconds long

Playlist - 30 mins + 100 word blurb

When do we need to sign up by? When do we need to post the finished works?

You have until close of play on the 31st October to sign up. You will be posting your completed work to the AO3 collection by the 24th Dec. It will sit anonymously in the collection until all creators and giftees are revealed on 25th Dec.

Are there check-ins?

Yup - there willl three check ins during the creation period, just so we know you’re making progress and whether you’re likely to default and leave your fic incompletely. We’d rather know about this in plenty of time so we can arrange for everyone’s Gift to be made - so please keep us posted if anything goes wrong and you can’t finish.

Check-in dates are:

21st November

5th December (which is the very last date to default)

19th December

We’ll remind you on the blog when it’s time to check in. Please send us a DM or email letting us know how you’re getting along.

5th December is the very last date to tell us you won’t be able to complete your work - but please let us know before this if possible, so that we can organise a pinch hitter in plenty of time. If we can’t reach you on the 5th, we’ll assume you’ve defaulted, so we can make alternative arrangements for your giftee.

Can I be a pinch hitter for this event?

Absolutely! We’ll need people who are able to step in for people who default and can’t complete for any reason. You must sign up before the 31st Oct. All you need for this is an AO3 account. Please email us detailing the kind of works you are willing to produce (fanfiction, fanart etc) and what kinds of things you are willing to do (NSFW, whump, Trans Characters, Canon only etc etc) and we’ll match you with a suitable Giftee.

Please also tell us if you’re willing to pinch hit for more than one person - it will be greatly appreciated if you are.

If a person defaults, AO3 will automatically send you out an email with 3 prompts to choose from. You only need to choose one.

How do I contact you with questions or issues?

You can DM us here, contact us in the Flarrowverse Shipyard or Coldwave Discord servers or email us at [email protected]

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The sign up:

Applicants: Follow this link to the sign up form.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Coldwave_Events_Exchange/signups/new

Pinch Hitters: Email us at [email protected] telling us your AO3 username and what you are willing to create as your Gift.

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Official tag is: #CWX19

And that’s it! Any questions at all, just hit us up.

THE ASSIGNMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN SENT!

You can now view your assignments either in your email or on the ‘Assignments’ page on your AO3 account.

If you’re a Pinch Hitter, you will see more than one assignee in there; don’t panic, this is normal.

Check in dates:

21st November

5th December (Default Deadline)

19th December

If we don’t hear from you in 24 hours of the date then we will assume you have defaulted, so be prompt!

We’ll be putting out a blog post on each check in day, so if you’ve a mind like a seive then we’d suggest turning on notifcations for @coldwaveevents.

Contact us via email, [email protected], through tumblr, through Discord, carrier pigeon, smoke signal, whatever as long we hear from you.

See this post for minimum requirements, if they’ve slipped your memory:

https://coldwaveevents.tumblr.com/post/188433816483/announcing-the-coldwave-winter-holiday-exchange

Any questions for us or your Giftee, please get in touch asap; someone will be online everyday so you won’t need to wait long for a response.

Official tag is: #CWX19

2 DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP FOR THE COLDWAVE SWAP

If you want to sign up for the Coldwave Winter Holiday Exchange, don’t delay because sign-ups close midnight 31st October 2019!

Create a Coldwave fanwork for someone and get a gift yourself; surely the perfect way to enjoy your Winter Holiday.

And we’re accepting writers, artists, graphic designers, vid makers and playlist makers; no medium of fanwork is being brushed under the carpet.

We could really use some more sign-ups for this, applicants and pinch hitters alike, so if you love Coldwave and want to spread more Coldwave joy across the internets, you know what to do.

Want to read the posting guidelines/requirements? Go here.

Want to sign up? Go here.

Want to become a pinch hitter? Email us at [email protected]

Don’t want to sign up but love Coldwave? Then please consider reblogging this post so we can spread the word as far as we can!

ONE WEEK LEFT TO SIGN UP!

There’s only one week left to sign up for the Coldwave Winter Holiday Exchange!

We’re welcoming works from writers, artists, graphic designers, video makers and music meisters.

Pinch hitters are also currently in short supply so please consider lending your skills.

Deadline for sign ups is the 31st October 2019

See the original post here for details on how to get involved:

https://coldwaveevents.tumblr.com/post/188433816483/announcing-the-coldwave-winter-holiday-exchange

Official tag: #CWX19

1ST CHECK-IN - 21st November

To all those taking part in the Coldwave Winter Holiday Exchange 2019, today is your first check-in!

Get in touch privately via tumblr, email, discord or interdimensional breaches to tell us where you’re at with your gift. Any problems, questions or defaulting, let us know today.

Don’t tell us who your Giftee is, (unless you need to, but prewarn us if you do as some of the organisers are taking part too), we’re just after a status report.

If you don’t get in touch with us, we’ll have to chase you up. And if we don’t hear from you within 24 hours we’ll assume you’re defaulting; so don’t delay. Be prompt!

3RD CHECK-IN - 19th December - LAST ONE

To all those taking part in the Coldwave Winter Holiday Exchange 2019, today is your final check-in.

Get in touch privately via tumblr, email, discord or interpretive dance to tell us where you’re at with your gift. Any problems or questions let us know today.

Don’t tell us who your Giftee is, (unless you need to, but prewarn us if you do as some of the organisers are taking part too), we’re just after a status report.

We’d expect you wrapping up your gift by this point, but if not and you’re confident you can deliver on time, that’s all we ask.

If your gift is complete, feel free to post to the collection found here:

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Coldwave_Events_Exchange

It is easier to post via the ‘fulfil’ button on your assignments page as this will automatically gift your work to the giftee and post to the collection for you.

You will automatically be kept anonymous until Xmas day so don’t worry.