#scrarefest

We did it, folks. It’s Friday, and we’re rounding out our week with our final selection of works. This year’s Rare Fest comes to a close with themes of friendship, family, and love — much like the show that we’re all here to celebrate. We hope you enjoy them!

Have fun following along this week? Don’t forget to leave a kudos or comment to show our writers your appreciation!

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Taking Care of David

[Alexis & David, Teen, 5,590]

With Patrick out of town, the last thing David needs is to be stuck in bed with the flu. They've been planning Patrick's attendance at the conference for months, there's no question of him returning to help out. But as chance would have it, Alexis is in town for a couple of weeks and reluctantly, David agrees to let Patrick ask for her help. It isn't like she's going to say 'yes' anyway...

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Marcy's Girls

[Alexis, Marcy, & Stevie, Teen, 4,464]

Marcy is left alone with Alexis and Stevie after David has to pick Patrick up from a vendor run. Alexis and Stevie both turn to Marcy for relationship advice, and Marcy finds herself to be a substitute mother to the girls.

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Want S’more

[Patrick/Jake/Mutt, Explicit, 3536]

Patrick goes camping and gets a crash course in survival woodworking.

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your secret's safe with me

[Ruth/Stevie, Mature, 3,125]

Stevie hates surprises. Truly, there’s nothing she hates more. They make her extremely uncomfortable, and always make her cry, whether or not they’re good surprises. She’s terrible at planning them, too. She’s never been particularly good at keeping secrets, which seems to shock most people.

But somehow, despite all of this, Stevie has ended up dating Ruth who not only likes surprises, but also just informed her that she booked a trip to visit Schitt's Creek for her birthday. So now Stevie has to plan a surprise party for her sophisticated, big city girlfriend in a town that only has one restaurant.

Stevie enlists David's help to plan a surprise party for Ruth. It goes about as well as one would expect.

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Best Budds

Stevie, G, 2,875]

A pre canon telling of Stevie’s relationship with the Motel over the passage of time and the lifelong effect it bestowed upon them.

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You Miss 100% of the Tapes You Don't Play

[Patrick & Stevie, Teen, 995]

Patrick and Stevie support one another’s endeavors on two separate occasions.

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a reason to stay

[Alexis/Twyla, G, 606]

 It isn't like she's never been used, like no one's ever looked at her and seen someone they could discard. It isn't like her family, their voices raised through the mansion as they all pack up their lives, cares about her.

 She shoves things in suitcases. Stavros will get her out of this; Stavros will bring her home.

 Still: when she finds David's stuffie in her closet, she packs it, too.

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Alexis has packed and unpacked her life countless times—but until Schitt's Creek, she never found a place that made her want to stay.

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catch you when you fall

Alexis makes a surprise visit to Schitt's Creek to spend some quality time with her girlfriend. But David is under the weather, and with Patrick out of town, Alexis tries her best to take care of him.

Written for @scrarefest​

coming home to you [gen (David, Stevie), T, 2,185 words]

“The most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again.” - The Mountain Goats, Going to Georgia

There’s a room in the cottage that’s always ready for her, whenever she needs it.

It’s not a guest room. David and Patrick were very clear on that. The third bedroom is the guest room. But this, this is her room.

There’s Rose Apothecary products in the bathroom, even though she’d still use the drugstore brand if left to her own devices. There’s the old, battered quilt on the foot of the bed that David said didn’t go with the decor, but left it there for her anyway because he knew how much she loved it. There’s even a Sarah McLachan poster on the wall.

There’s a room in the cottage that’s always ready for her, and that’s why she’s definitely not crying on this airplane.

It’s rare fest reveal day! I love writing Patrick and Stevie. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments.

*Edit: I added some more after rereading it because I was down to the wire when I submitted it. I think it’s much better now.

Happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week, and raring for another day of reveals. Today brings more Jutt, plus some platonic Feelings... and a little something unexpected.

Want to follow along with us? Create a copy of this handy, dandy spreadsheet to keep track of the works you read & engage with. And don’t forget to leave a kudos or comment if you enjoyed the works!

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Perfectly Fine

[Jake/Mutt, Explicit, 22,385]

Mutt comes back to Schitt's Creek for the birth of his brother, Roland Jr. There he meets a handsome stranger who connects with him over hard wood.

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Blue Kamikazes for the Win

[Patrick & Rachel, Teen, 1,678]

The Toronto Blue Jays have made the playoffs, and there is only one person Patrick wants to celebrate with, and that person is Rachel. Can that fractured friendship be repaired?

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Clean or Sloppy?

[David & Jocelyn, General, 578]

David has to make an uncomfortable confession to Jocelyn.

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Daddy Issues

[David/Clint, Explicit, 1,564]

David calls his father-in-law a Silver Fox, and Clint shows his appreciation.

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Claims are now open for SC Rare Fest!

Want more stories about the Rose family’s found family? Interested in exploring the relationships between our favorite townies? Want to explore Patrick and Ray’s relationship as roomies, how Ronnie joined the Jazzagals, or what happens to Alexis in New York? What about all the potential throuples, moreples in this universe, or the rare ships that could’ve happened with a canon divergence? Or some post-canon happily-ever-afters, both romantic and platonic?

We are the fest for you!

How Claiming Works

You may claim as many prompts as you want to fulfill

Multiple people may claim the same prompt

As we draw closer to the deadline, please be mindful of what you can and cannot do and drop claims that you won’t be able to fulfill

Claim a catch-all prompt to submit podfic, fanart, filk, and fics that don’t adhere to a specific prompt or are inspired by a previous Rare work

Important Dates

Works are due April 9

Posting will take place from April 10-14

Creators are revealed April 17

The first day of Rare Fest has finally arrived! Are you excited? We sure as hell are. Our first day of reveals is packed with friendship, found-family, and even some sexy rare ships. We hope you enjoy these amazing fics as much as we did!

Want to track your progress throughout the week? Follow along here with our fest spreadsheet! Make a copy of the sheet, then copy every day’s releases to your own personal tracker. 

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DAY 1 REVEALS

Good things come in threes [Ted/Miguel/Jake, Ted/Miguel - E - 5,542]

What would it be like being with a man?

Ted lets himself think about it for more than a fleeting second. What would it be like to touch someone like Miguel? What would Jake feel like if he held him with intent, and not just partook in a friendly hug or back slap with a bro?

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Conference Companions [Gen (Ray, Ronnie, Patrick) - T - 4,605]

After a tedious morning of driving, Ronnie arrives at the hotel. She steps through the automatic doors into the lobby and heads toward the check-in counter, ready to fully enjoy her long weekend. That’s when she sees them. She slides her sunglasses down her nose to be sure her mind isn’t playing tricks on her.

“Oh fuck no."

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Ronnie's conference plans are promptly derailed when she discovers Ray and Patrick are there, too.

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We're goin' Somewhere or goin' Nowhere [Stevie/Emir - T - 3,991]

Stevie Budd gets an invitation and has to decide whether or not to accept it.

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A Day Up Schitt's Creek [Gen (Stevie, Ted, Twyla, Mutt) - T - 3,963]

It’s 2003, and five high school students have to clean the creek on their first day of summer vacation. Will this end in entropy or solidarity?

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Late Nite Hang [David & Stevie - T - 2,861]

Stevie realizes just how important David is to her.

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Lock and Key [Rachel/Ted - G - 2,649]

Rachel drives to Schitt's Creek to surprise her ex and instead ends up participating in the Singles Week lock-and-key event.

Ted has recently broken up with his girlfriend and is looking to meet someone new.

Will this lock and key be a match?

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Announcing Our Rare Rec Raffle!

We're excited to share that we will be running a raffle of three $15 charity donations!

To participate:

Reblog this post and share a link to 5 works from our fest collection.

You must have commented on each work that you are including in your rec post.

A short note about why you are reccing the work would be welcome by our creators but is not required!

Your posts must be in by 8pm Eastern on Friday, July 22, to qualify!

Winners will be chosen by random draw. We will announce the charity options when the winners are posted to our Tumblr!