#event updates

Fic summaries for the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2026 are now open for viewing!

For the next few days, everyone will be able to look at the summaries and snippets the authors provided before artist claims open on May 15th — this way, artists will be able to get familiar with all the fics without feeling rushed to make a choice.

Full fic list can be found under the cut:

Last year was a success with our first Monarch and Mobium ship week events, and we will be continuing it yearly going forward! This year's theme is: "From the seas, to the stars"

We're taking a different approach this year regarding the theme, where instead of a shared theme overall, there is one for each ship, sea and space themes respectively. The prompts are also more open ended, so you are free to stick to the themes, or think outside of the box based on the word of the day. We'd love to get feedback on this prompt style and more separate theming this time around!

You can feel free to do every prompt, pick and choose, or dedicate a project to the theme overall. We also apologize for taking a little extra time to post these, and for the lack of updates going into March overall. As mentioned before, this event is mainly modded by one person, with support from the server on ideas and feedback, so there were some delays on creating the prompts and graphics this year.

With that being said, this is still an overall monthly challenge, so you can feel free to post overall throughout the month whenever is most convenient, the highlighted weeks serving as a way to center and feature the ships. You can also continue to event tag any updated wips started and created for this event outside of the month!

We want this to be a fun and no-stress event, and simply take the time to celebrate our favorite Kings of Games. ✨

Any works made for this event, please use the tags #monarchmarch and #mobiummarch for the respective ships, and if you'd like to tag for the event itself, you can tag #monarchmobiummarch2026, so mods, fandom goers, and other participants can find them easily! For ao3 users, please feel free to post your works to the Monarch/Mobium March 2026 collection!

We're very excited to share this event with you all again, and we look forward to seeing your amazing creations! That is all the main event information, but please feel free to send any questions or comments regarding this event below! There will also be some additional notes and possible answers to questions regarding the event below:

Below you'll find Rules, Ao3 Collection Link & the Prompts, all in one post for your easy maneuvering!

Can't wait to see what is posted this week. (Late entries are accepted!)

Ao3 Collection Link

The Ao3 Collection is now LIVE! Click the link to our left to find your way over to the collection.

Rules

Here are the official rules for Buddie Week 2026!

1. Any form of fanwork is welcome! 2. We do not support the slandering of any characters in the 9-1-1 universe! 3. Tag your work properly, especially when it contains potentially triggering topics 4. Feel free to combine this prompt with other things (such as BTHB) 5. If you are underage, you are welcome to participate but don’t use the NSFW prompts 6. Mention the day and the prompt in your post on Tumblr/Ao3 7. When posting, use the tag #buddieweek2026 and tag the blog (@buddieweek911) so we can reblog it 8. If posting your work to Ao3, feel free to also add it to the collection (Buddie Week 2026 Ao3 Collection) 9. If a fic is tagged incorrectly (rating wise) we won’t reblog it.

Prompts

Exciting update: we have officially beaten our previous round’s donation total! In just eleven days (and counting), we have raised over $5,000 for the people of Gaza.

In the meantime, here's a fun little poll to tide you over while you wait: what trope was the most popular request on the sign-up forms?

hi folks,

It's been awhile, but I have read through and taken into serious consideration all the feedback I received after our '23 gift giving season! Here are the Updates™ to look forward to...

tldr: reminders/promo in MAY, applications in AUG, stocking stuffer details; gift exchange details; Discord server details