#edited for

Welcome to the official informational guide for posting fic to Archive of Our Own for Luztoye Week 2026!

Contained within this post:

-> Important links for fic writers for the event

-> Option One for Ao3 Collection Posting

-> Option Two for Ao3 Collection Posting

IT'S HERE!!

I have reached chapter 2 and Alexander is still pronouncing Ichirou's name wrong.

I promised @the-grey-tribe I wouldn't respond back so I won't (you will notice I am not tagging our ignorant-or-lying counterparty) but I want you guys to see this shit they responded with:

This is what I mean when I said "ignorant or lying"

17 bullets is extremely standard for pistols

E.g. you've heard of the Glock? Possibly the most common handgun in the world? It comes with a 17 round magazine as standard.

30 bullets is extremely standard, that's what a rifle has.

I went to guns.com, the most gun website I could find,

And I went to the #1 rifle on their list

And I went to their description of the rifle:

Oh look it's 30 rounds by default unless you buy a different magazine than the one that comes standard with the rifle.

The standards are 17 and 30. They are standard. Making a 10- or 15-bullet rule bans standard capacity magazines.

BUT

In fact notice that ghostpalmtechnique isn't ignorant.

They didn't come back with "I don't know why you would ever need more than 12 bullets"

They specifically used the numbers 17 and 30 in their response.

They know what the standard magazine sizes are.

Fun and murder aside, assassination work, pirate ships and gift exchanges all need some ground rules to work out. As we posted before, the short version is: don’t be a bigot. The long version is:

- Once again, don’t be a bigot. Do NOT participate if you are racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or anything of the sort.

If your work excuses or does not warn for such content, we will talk to you about it and may delete your work from this challenge or ban you from future such events.

We also ask that you keep in mind that Hobb heavily implies most of her main characters and in particular people from Buck to be dark-skinned people of colour. The cover may not show it, but the covers do not always mirror the actual content of the book, which is why the mods of this collection like to use the most laughably inaccurate official art we know to showcase this event on Tumblr.

All headcanons for characters without a confirmed appearance will be respected here and PoC headcanons are welcome. But the whitewashing of characters who are heavily implied not to be white is not.

- -Do NOT block evade to participate. Blocking is a healthy way to curate your own experience and we encourage everyone to do it to keep themselves safe and comfortable. We only block people on this blog who have broken our rules in the past, posted offensive content or acted rudely in comments, or blocked us first.

- Do NOT repost other people's creations without permission, especially on other websites. Giving credit is not enough if you do not have the creator’s permission.

- Do NOT enter any AI works. This applies to both art and writing and any other kinds of submissions.

- Do NOT share your gift publicly before the gifting day.

- - Do NOT request or offer smut if you're under 18. Sign ups that do not follow this rule will be deleted.

- Do NOT offer or request the bashing/hate on particular characters or pairings. You can find more information on the word bashing in the Fandom Lingo part of our AO3 FAQ. Sign ups that do not follow this rule will be deleted.

- DO create new works specifically for your giftee. Please do NOT reuse works that you have published before.

- DO sign up with the AO3 account you're intending to use. Please do NOT change the AO3 account you're participating with after signing up.

- DO use fitting tags for your works, especially when it comes to relationships. Feel free to check our FAQ for an explanation of fandom lingo. If you have any questions about that, you can always reach out to us as well!

- DO use content warnings for your works! Especially if you write about anything dark or possibly triggering.

- DO reach out to us if you have any questions or trouble. Real life is tough and it's tougher than usual now, so tell us if it seems like you won't make the deadline.

- DO send us a message to when you have received your match to confirm that you want to take part in Winterfest.

- DO reply to our check in message to let us know if you are still participating. If you are concerned about potentially not finishing your gift on time, please tell us right away!

- DO pay attention to AO3's rules of conduct, especially when it comes to advertising money made with your content. As an older fandom with an author who is not enthused by fanworks, it's important to be particularly careful. AO3 creates its rules for a reason.

MOST OF ALL: be friendly, courteous and treat others as you'd like to be treated. If you have a problem with your assigned giftee or if anything else comes up, please reach out to us mods!

Hi y’all! I put together a choice list from my Dean/Sam/Destiel/Case fics for the holidays.

Fluff, comfort, fun, or longer reads for those who have more time to kill.

:( Hope you feel better soon!