#mods talk

Mods are unfortunately on the edge of burnout for several life reasons, so we will be taking a break for now! Thank you all for the support so far, we appreciate them beyond words!!

Happy 2026!

We're excited to bring you another round of the Steddie Bang this year. Please find the schedule below and keep an eye on our socials (steddiebbang here on tumblr, on twitter, and on bsky).

If you would like to be emailed with sign up reminders, please enter your email here.

Happy creating!

-SBB '26 Mods

Most of the realism debate in AI companion apps comes down to one boring-sounding word: consistency. Anyone can luck into a single striking image. The harder problem is making the same character look like the same character a hundred times in a row, under different light, in different poses, with the same little quirks you set during creation. That's the lens I used when I sat down with sweetdream.ai, and it's where the platform quietly separates itself.

The looks you dial in during setup actually carry through. I picked specific features, a particular vibe, even a backstory and personality, and the generated photos respected those choices rather than averaging them into a generic stock face. The texture work is what sells it up close, natural skin, believable hair, eyes that track instead of staring blankly through you.

I agree that if I get a lot of unfinished fics recommended to me, then searching this way is pointless...

If you believe that our blog’s search method is pointless because we recommend unfinished fics, I don’t believe this is the space for you. We’re here to promote all sorts of fan works, and we already provided an explanation as to why we don’t mark fics as incomplete. We are open to constructive criticism, but saying that ‘searching this way is pointless’ is not constructive. We aim to be a fun blog that helps uplift all types of creators from the fandom and I hope we can continue to do so.

Cupioromantic: Feeling little to none Romantic attraction but wanting a romantic relationship

Cupiosexual: A person who desires Sexual Actions despite not feeling an atteaction to people who would inspire that desire.

[ These are just simplified explanations]

Both Fall under the Aromantic and Asexual Umbrellas!!

More Context about the Blog under the cut! (Aswell as Stim gifs!)

Happy new years everybot, I'm real thankful for this place where I can be myself and see others like me. Where we can be alone together, share our stories, heartbreaks, joys and fears. Thanks for making all us lonely folks welcome here Carmine. I think we all 'ppreciate the work you've put into here and I'm thanking everyone who's submitted an ask on this here blog as well. We stand stronger together, decepticon, autobot, neutral, human, or none alike, doesn't matter, what matters is we have each other now. Cheers to that everybot, to the new year! 🥂 🥳

Love, Jazz

#🎶🦴

This was very sweet to read! It’s been a pleasure to post everyone’s confessions and calls here for as long as I have :}

SIGN UPS ARE OPEN (They open tomorrow, but the form is already open so...)

Writer signups form

Artist signups form

To clarify, I'll add some informations here.

Schedule:

(Due to personal reasons, the mods didn't managed to work the signups before, so the schedule it's simply sliding)

2025 Schedule

March 13 - Sign-ups open

March 28 - Sign-ups close

April 4 - Partners/Prompts Assigned 

May 12 - First Check In 

June 30 - Final Check In - Requests for Extensions due (if you don’t ask for an extension by this date, you don’t get one. This is your last chance to drop out.) 

July 13 - Projects Due

July 22 - Extensions due

July 27 - Reveals

What are writer requirements? Writers are expected to provide a minimum of 2000 words a piece. This means if paired with another writer, this is a 4000 word minimum project. The story must be completed, we will not accept incomplete works or anything below the required word count.

What are artist requirements? Artists are expected to contribute a minimum of one piece of finished artwork for the event. If you are paired with another artist, you can each do a completed piece, or work on one together (i.e. someone does lineart, the other does coloring, etc)

What is a pinch hitter? A pinch hitter is someone who fills in for another in case of drop out. Pinch hitters are required to fill out the form just as everyone else, as well as adhere to the schedule. (Last minute pinch hits may not be held to the requirements, it will be case by case.) How do I sign up? Once sign-ups are live, you’ll sign up via the formWe ask that you be as thorough as possible in your answers to this sign up form, as this will determine how we pair you off with someone else. This will cover a variety of factors that can make or break a pairing - from preferred contact method to the characters you want to write for. ⚠️ This is also where you will list your WANTS and DO NOT WANTS, please don’t wait until we’ve partnered you with someone to give them an onslaught of things you aren’t comfortable with. We are not sharing the responses with anyone outside of you and your partner. The more information you can give us the better.

How do the collaborations work?After sign ups are closed, the moderators will go through the responses/answers provided and work on pairing people up into groups of two.At the first check in, the mods will make sure the collaboration is working. In contrary case, we will sort out another solution.

Can I be in more than one collaboration? Short answer: No. You are with your (1) partner for the duration of the event, but can submit more than one project if you wish to. Exception: If you signed up as a pinch hitter and we need you to fill in for someone else, then yes.

Can I use AI to help me create something? ABSOLUTELY NOT. This event will not allow ANY sort of generative AI influence, whether it’s art, writing, you name it. If AI is used, and we are made aware of it, your work will be removed from the collection.

There is a discord server?

After we work through the signups and sort out the teams, we will make a discord server!

There are open spots on the crew, but there are a few requirements. This is an 20+ blog, and you cannot choose a color that has already been taken. You may select a color that isn't in the image, but it must be distinct from existing colors. For example, "light pink" wouldn't be allowed, but "magenta" would be.

If you're interested, please send an ask off anon to the blog, and someone will get back to you!