Hi all! I am happy to announce that The Interest Form for a potential Red Dead Redemption Rarepair Event has officially been live for one month!
In light of this arbitrary milestone, I thought I would share with you all a little post about all of the wonderful responses I've received so far, because there's been quite a bit more hum-drum about it than I had truly anticipated!
Three Small Updates:
I think I am going to keep this form open until May 1, with a monthly update like this on the first of April and May to keep everyone in the loop! That way, there is enough time for everyone who may reasonably see this form to get their two cents in, but a limit so I'm not just keeping it open indefinitely instead of actually formulating the event itself lol.
I have made a Dreamwidth Account for the Event! Check it out Here. This will mostly be for announcements that I have on Tumblr as well, but if you prefer DW for updates/fielding questions, it's here for you! There is an Intro Post on the page that you can send questions to!
On a related note, my Tumblr DMs haven't been processing for some reason, so if you want to reach me directly with questions/suggestions/chitchat/etc., please do email me at [email protected] or use the Dreamwidth intro post. If you'd like an anonymous option, my askbox here is always open, and works as it should!
Now for the Fun Stuff: The Ships and Stats! (Below Cut for Brevity)
Some Preliminary Stats:
Current # of Responses: 25
Responses Denoting Some Interest in the Event: 25 (100% of responders!!)
Most-Voted Event Format(s): TIED with 19 votes each are Fandom Exchange & Event Week! But tbh all of the options have 15+ votes so far: the margin is pretty narrow so I will have to consider this question a bit futher :)
The Ships!!
For context, the interest form has a for-fun question at the end, asking the responders which their favorite rarepairs are! Here's what people have said (it's really an amazing variety of pairs, I am beyond thrilled to see them!)
So far, we've got (in very loose order by mentions & character):
John/Charles (in 4 responses)
Arthur/Albert (in 4 responses)
Arthur/Kieran (in 3 responses)
Sadie/Charlotte B. (in 2 responses)
Molly/Karen (in 2 responses)
John/Javier (in 2 responses)
John/ Bonnie M.
John/Mary-Beth
Arthur/Micah
Arthur/Molly
Arthur/Mary
Arthur/Annabelle
Arthur/Trelawney
Arthur/Sadie
Arthur/Abigail
Arthur/Karen
Arthur/Mary-Beth
Arthur/Hosea
Arthur/Dutch
Kieran/Molly
Kieran/Bill
Hosea/Bessie
Jack/ Francis S. (OMG the AU potentials for this!!)
Tilly/Mary-Beth
Tilly/Javier
Tilly/Sean
Sadie/Mary (same ToT)
Dutch/Micah
Dutch/Colm
Hosea/Dutch/Trelawney (OT3!! Woo!!)
Dutch/Saint Denis Police Chief (Okay unnamed NPC drop! I'm here for it!)
Molly/ FGM (Female Gang Members)
Micah/Various Fem. Characters
Colm/Various Fem. Characters
That's SO MANY RAREPAIRS 🎉!!!
I am definitely going to be looking into a few of these!!!! There's a few that I recognize and expected like Bill/Kieran, John/Charles, Kierthur, VanderMorgan, or Arthur/Albert, but honestly a lot of these were new to me, or ships I had only previously looked up out of curiosity (like my current fave Sadie/Mary).
I loved to see an OT3 in there, and an unnamed NPC with the Saint Denis Police Chief! And of course, I have to shout out the five femslash responses on Femslash Febraury! So much Molly love here, it's a beautiful thing to see ✨
Also love seeing some RDR1 represented in here with John/Bonnie and (implicitly I guess) Jack/Francis, and some pre-canon ships with Hosea/Bessie and Arthur/Annabelle! Exploring the great potential for ships in this fandom is what I'm all about!
A whole lot of Arthur ships, but I guess that makes sense XD
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Hi rarepair lovers!! I am so so so excited to announce that I have officially reached a conclusion about the shape of the Red Dead rarepair events! Yeah, events! With an S!
Results on the interest form were split between a low-investment event and a more rigid one, so I have decided to run two forms in 2027, just to try them out and see what runs smoother/ connects more with y'all!
If running two events ends up sailing smoothly, maybe I will keep it up beyond just one round, but I will likely consolidate to one for future rounds, based on how these go!
Events will be as follows:
February 2027:
Red Dead Rarepair Week
Mid-Year 2027:
Red Dead Rarepair Exchange
- See further info on each event under the cut! More info on the first event (Rarepair Week) will be announced, along with rules and guidelines, this Fall! -
Event 1→ Red Dead Rarepair Week!
Prompts Revealed, Creation Period Begins: December 2026 (specific date TBA)
Posting: February 15-21, 2027
This will work as any other fandom week: seven days long, with a few short/open-ended prompts set for each day (+ a make-up/ free day)!
I will release prompts ~8 weeks before the start of the week, to give everyone ample time to create! There is no expectation or requirement to include every given prompt; take, disregard, or interpret them as your inspiration leads you!
General idea is that it’s very open and relaxed, and meant to kind of test out the event as an actual working thing! There will be no max or min word count for fic, nor any minimum requirement for any other mediums! You may create for as many or as few days as you feel inspired by, and there is no formal signup required to participate! If you want to make more than one work for one day, feel free!
Why February 15-21? For one, I think it gives a bit of time for people who sign up for Secret Santas/Holiday Exchanges to shift gear. For two, it’s my birthday week lol :)
Rules, Guidelines, and Further Info will be released this Fall!
Event 2→ Red Dead Rarepair Fanworks Exchange!
DATES TBD, below are rough estimates, and are liable to change:
Signups: Mid-Late Spring 2027
Assignments Out: Summer 2027
Assignments Due: August 2027
In a fandom exchange, participants offer a set of likes/dislikes/prompts, and are assigned another participant to create a fanwork for! In turn, they are assigned to another participant, and will receive a gift work based on their stated likes! During the event, all work is anonymous, and creators are revealed shortly after the initial work reveals!
This will be a more structured event, with a signup aspect and more rigid requirements. It will be hosted on AO3, using the collection and gifting features, so please do make sure that you have an account if you are interested (or reach out to me and we can discuss)!
Rules, Guidelines, and Further Info will be released closer to event signups, after the Rarepair Week has ended.
Note: For the sake of matchability, I will be asking that participants request and offer more than one rarepair (likely 3+)! This event won’t run until mid-2027, so you have plenty of time to brainstorm XD
