#rlbb2022

Hello everyone! I’ve been MIA from a lot of fanworks spaces for a while, but with everything that’s going on in the world, I feel like it’s time for another round of RotE Ladies Big Bang. What’s that, you say? Only the second coolest event in the Realm of the Elderlings fandom (the first being, of course, the fantastic Winterfest gift exchange)!

In May 2020, my friends and I talked about how much hate Molly and the other ladies in The Realm of the Elderlins get in some parts of the fandom, and how we found that incomprehensible because this series is just wall to wall full of gorgeous, human female characters. RotE Ladies Big Bang 2020 was born as a result, and I encourage everyone to take a look at the tag #rote ladies big bang 2020 or #rlbb2020 because we were blessed with lots of truly fantastic fanworks.

Last spring I was too mired in real life business to do a repeat, but this year we’re back with vengeance! So once again, I'm proposing a Rote ladies appreciation month: 30 days of fanworks and meta starring the lovely female and female-presenting characters of the Realm of the Elderlings!

Last time I went into hosting an event without any prior knowledge of how to do so, and I continue to go into it absolutely clueless, so bear with me. As that implies, this is a super casual event: there’s no need to sign up, and you can contribute as much or as little as your time and energy levels allow - even if it’s just a sketch, we’d love to see it. 💜

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WHAT: RotE Ladies Big Bang 2022, 30 days of celebrating these amazing characters being badass and sweet and strong and vulnerable and everything between

WHEN: You can start creating immediately and keep going all through June, but posting for the event happens June 1st to June 30th 2022

WHY: Because complex and human female and female-presenting characters in fantasy literature deserve more love!

WHO: Anyone, everyone! Especially you!

HOW: Any way you wish. Fanart, fanfic, podcasts, podfics, meta, crafts, moodboards, scrapbooks, photo edits, gardening done like Patience would do it... Anything goes! Giving everyone else’s works some love is also a valid and extremely welcome way to participate. 💜 Below is a set of prompts for those who want them, but you can work outside them, too!

WHAT NOW:

1. Choose one of the following:

A) Pick a prompt, or several, and get creating! There are 24 prompts, but you’re not expected to fill them all (although you can, if you wish!), they’re there just to help people with ideas. You can choose as many or as few as you like, or make several fills for the same prompt. See a prompt you like but someone already filled it? That’s fine, multiple fills are absolutely welcome!

B) Can't pick a prompt? Message me and I'll choose two for you!

C) Got ideas of your own? Run with them!

2. Create! Go wild!

3. Between June 1st and June 30th 2022, post your work on your preferred platform (Tumblr, Instagram, AO3...), and remember to post/link it here, too, under the tag #rote ladies big bang 2022 and/or #RLBB2022 for everyone else to admire and love!

Here be the prompts (for those of you who want them):

Title: Even the Greatest Walls

Tags: Patience Farseer, Lacey (Robin Hobb), Grief/Mourning, Red Ships War, End of Assassin's Quest

Title: Queen to Queen

Tags: Nettle Farseer/Malta Haven, First Meetings, Pre-Relationship, Dream Queen Nettle meets Elderling Queen Malta, Dreamsharing, Post-Rain Wilds but before F&F