#witcher rarepairs

I had a thought with a friend, and we laughed and decided to make a tiny little valentines event! Two cards, you can pick and choose or mix and match, whatever you like. Tag us and we'll rebagel rarepair works for the rest of February!

Rules:

Bingo fills can be art, sketches, drabbles, new chapters, new fics, on ao3, tumblr, whatever. Paint a picture, create a gifset. Go nuts. Seriously. We're celebrating characters here not giving you a ton of rules about what you can create.

Tag your shit. All of it. No excuses, no "oh no it's spoilers". We tag like responsible fandom around here. <3

Don't be a dick xoxox

WHAT PAIRINGS COUNT?

If your pairing has under 500 works in their ship tag on ao3, they count. I'm not the police. If it was 498 when you wrote it and 520 when you post it, that's fine. We want to give rare characters more love, not stress out creators.

CHALLENGE MODE: Fill a card with pairings under 50, especially if you have to type in your own relationship tags.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE WITCHER?

No. BUT WHY CANT I WRITE MY FAVORITE BIG CANON SHIP?! DO YOU HATE XYZ CHARACTER?!?!

Sure you can write it. No, excluding the most popular ship isn't 'hate'. Why are you in a rarepair bingo? Those pairings have thousands of works, and more readership than any rarepair fic. My favourite pairing has six fics. Total. I can't stop you writing, but I won't share it, because the point is to give some kisses to rare characters. <3 xo

Witcher Rarepair Friends!

You can now claim prompts. The list of prompts is here.

You can also still submit prompts. The prompt submission form is here.

You can claim as many prompts as you want, and more than one person can claim the same prompt. You don't have to have submitted a prompt to claim a prompt (but it would be nice to your fellow Witcher Rarepair Friends if you do).

@witcher-rarepairs

This is for @bastardofmothman, who was looking for fic recs where Yen is a central character.

It’s just mine plus the ones I remembered off the top of my head or had bookmarked, I’m sure I’ve read others that my sick muddled brain is forgetting 😅

Links are to AO3.

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By me, @stinawrites​:

Why are you lying to me? - Canon-ish, Yennefer & Jaskier, rated T, banter

I'm Looking - Modern AU, Yennefer/Renfri, rated G/T, 3 part bitty series, meet-cute, relationship negotiations

Holiday Sparks - Modern AU, Yennefer/Renfri, rated T, holiday getting together 

Kid Sitting - Modern AU, Yennefer/Renfri, rated T, silly fluff

By @elliestormfound:

As ugly as a grave hag - as beautiful as the sun - Canon-ish, Yennefer & Jaskier, rated G - this is the one I thought of almost immediately to rec, I adore it.

I didn't know where else to go - Canon-ish, Yennefer & Jaskier, rated T, Jask helps Yen after Sodden Hill

An unexpected visit - Canon-ish, Yennefer & Jaskier, rated E, soft smut

By @yoursummerfrost:

out in the pouring rain (down on your knees) - Modern AU, Geralt/Yennefer/Jaskier (more focused on Yen/Jask), rated E - this one left an ache that won’t ever leave

Bartending AU - Modern AU, Yennefer/Geralt, Yennefer/Renfri, rated T/M/E - the one that will stay with me always. Check the tags but Yen becomes more central with each fic, basically, if I remember correctly. 

flowers in every room - Canon-ish, Yennefer/Geralt, Yennefer & Ciri, rated G, very Yen-centric

By @inber:

Hello lovelies (✿◡‿◡)

I've decided to participate in @fandomtrumpshate this year and offer some fanart for you to bid on!

You can check out their FAQ here to see who they are and the causes they support!

First and foremost I'm here for Witcher (books and games). I'm always up for some Geralt x Eskel, but I'm open to any Witcher pairings (especially rare pairs 💜).

I'm also offering Marvel Comics work - specifically focused on Winterhawk, but again, I'm open to any pairing (if you can help with lore/references 🙏)

‘Lo. I pooled my resources and here are some Wolf Pack recommendations. They’re various combinations, and I’ve tried to go bard-free. Disclaimer: I haven’t read all of these (my free time is taken up by writing, gaming or reading lore; I know, I’m a bad fan).

They Say The First Time is the Hardest by @brighteyedjill 

The Life and Times of Eskel, Witcher by @bawdybean  

Toussaint’s Sun by jesuisherve 

The Deferent by @hoomhum 

Holding On by ReinaQueenofDemons 

Put Me Down by GreenBird 

Burning in the Longest Night by GreenBird

Home, If You’ll Have It by sohydrated

feel the boom, feel the bang (from head to toe) by riots

All That We See or Seem by @djarining (formerly vvitchering)

shaped by the light by @julek (and many other vignettes)

Welcome to the Witcher Rarepair Prompt Fest! Geralt/Jaskier get so much love and attention, and with good reason, but there are so many other great pairings in the Witcher and this prompt fest is for them.

How did Roche and Iorveth go from enemies to lovers? What do Vilgefortz and Rience do in their downtime between plotting evil plots? Can the Empress of Nilfgaard and the Queen of Skellige turn their political marriage into a love match? Just how good of friends are Fringilla and Francesca, exactly? And how well did Geralt and Mousesack know each other before the plague?

Tag nominations are open now!  So head on over to the tag nomination form here and nominate all the Witcher twosomes and moresomes you would like to see in the world, plus a few tags and tropes to get people inspired.  GBBO AU?  Kaer Morhen hot springs?  Animal transformation?

This prompt fest is open to characters and ships from all of the various Witcher media we have, from the books to the TV show to the games to Blood Origin to Nightmare of the Wolf to Thronebreaker to anything else I am forgetting.  The only thing I ask that you not nominate is Geralt/Jaskier - there are many other events aimed at them and this event is for other ships to shine!  You may still nominate Geralt or Jaskier in other ships, like Geralt/Emhyr or Jaskier/Yennefer.

Witcher Rarepair Friends!  Prompting is now open for the Witcher Rarepair Prompt Fest!  The prompt form is here.

Q: What is the schedule?

A: Prompting opens January 23, 2023, and will remain open indefinitely (okay, until May 2026). Prompt claiming will open February 1, 2023, and will remain open indefinitely (also May 2026). Participants can claim a prompt at any time and submit it to the collection at any time.

Q: Can I combine a prompt with a fill for another event?

A: Yes, unless the prompter has specified in their prompt that they do not want their prompt to be used that way.

Q: Does my fill have to be a minimum or maximum length?