Bumbleby Week 2.0

Ship week for Blake Belladonna & Yang Xiao Long. Hosted from the 23rd of March to the 30th! Header art by @siqlyprince

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Bumbleby Week 2026's prompts have arrived!

Day 1, March 23rd: Physical Intimacy Day 2, March 24th: Fake Dating Day 3, March 25th: Shovel Talk Day 4, March 26th: Relationship Reveal Day 5, March 27th: Soulmates/ Reincarnation Day 6, March 28th: Meet The Parents Day 7, March 29th: AU Day Day 8, March 30th: Bonus/ VA Appreciation Day

Primary tags will be #bumblebyweek and #bumblebyweek2026 but we'll also make sure to keep an eye out for other variants! Like usual we'll explain this a bit more once the date of the event gets closer so don't worry if it doesn't quite make sense just yet!

If there are any question feel free to check out our Q&A or send us an ask! We're always happy to clarify anything so don't be afraid to reach out!

See y'all soon!

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Bumbleby Week 2026 has officially come to a close!

Thank you to everyone who participated! It's always so fun reading and looking at what everyone has made!

As usual, we'll be reblogging and sharing posts up to about two weeks from today in order to give anyone a chance to participate even if they were unable to post during the event's duration!

If you're unable to participate entiely then don't worry! There'll always be next year ;)

Thank you all for the lovely week!

[chaoticevilspacewitch]

Bumbleby Week 2026 day whatever.

The RWBY Horror Science Fiction Late Night Double Feature Picture Show

[deadbeatbirdmom]

FeugoFox AKA @biggreenneatbox wrote me a gift fic!

Canis Aestatis (Blake meets Summer!) It's based on something much shorter they wrote in a comment thread on one of my Bumbleby Week fics. I love both, and should really have expected the hit to my feels from the gift fic. Thank you so much Feugo!

(I think this might technically count for both the Shovel Talk and Meet the Parents Bumbleby Week 2026 prompts!)

Locked to AO3 users, send me an ask if you'd like an invite.

[kaen-ace-of-diamonds]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 (567 words)

Fandom: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long Additional Tags: Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY), Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Hair, Kid Fic, Fluff, Mentioned Adam Taurus Summary:

Blake knew from the beginning that her soulmate must be special.

[run-on-lightning]

@bumblebyweek-blog

Bumbleby Week 2026 Day 8: Bonus! (so I wrote a poem)

[ also on ao3 ]

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burning heart

to wear a smile, a sun at noon

to hide the face of shattered moon

no one shall dare a closer look

at broken shards that left me shook

then you fill in between the cracks

but broken fears and broken pacts

revolve the world out of control

i hate that i yearn for your soul

ne'er felt my heart about to burst

i only wish my love's not cursed

i want to reach to touch your hand

am i allowed this small demand?

or will you shun me like before?

am i allowed to feel this more?

[100 words]

[jacubesilvora]

Day Eight - Bonus Day/VA Appreciation Day

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81718146/chapters/216122346

Blake and Yang take a well deserved break, and decide to enjoy their time off to the fullest.

[pukpukpukaouch]

Bumbleby Week Day Eight...

Meant to be fun, don't take this too seriously! @bumblebyweek-blog

[betabites]

Fandom: RWBY Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Weiss Schnee, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Velvet Scarlatina, Coco Adel Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Fluff, Nonsense, Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY) 

Blake receives an unusual pair of visitors at her dorm.

Takes place between Volumes 2 and 3 (My BMBLB fic index).

Written for Bumbleby Week 2026: Day 8: Bonus/ VA Appreciation Day. Thank you, Barb and Arryn for all the work you do, filling our queer hearts with joy!

( @bumblebyweek-blog )

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Bumbleby Week Day 8: Bonus/ VA Appreciation Day

Final day‼️‼️💥 Make sure to tag your posts with the appropriate #bumblebyweek & #bumblebyweek2026 tags! We also encourage y'all to mention us to make sure we see your posts!!!!

[ao3feed-blakeyang]

catch me i'm falling

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/TcUNbk6 by anamanatree2 Bumbleby Week 2026, Day 1: Physical Intimacy   It’s strange, Blake thinks, the way she can fight alongside her team with no issues, but freezes the moment they pull her in for a hug. - Blake has a Thing about touch. (trauma + denial = she's so healthy about it guys. you dont even know) (Yang is smarter than people give her credit for) (Ruby is there too) (so is Weiss but Blake isn't gonna talk to the Schnee girl) Words: 3730, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Weiss Schnee Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladonna & Ruby Rose, Blake Belladonna & Yang Xiao Long Additional Tags: Bumbleby - Freeform, Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY), Day 1: Physical Intimacy, i took a look at that prompt and went okay but what if it was a little fucked up, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, blake belladonna needs a hug and also cannot bring herself to receive one, Volume 1 (RWBY), Beacon Days, SORRY FOR THE WEISS TREATMENT, i love her blake just doesnt. yet, takes place earlyyyyy beacon days, Blake belladonna is in denial read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/TcUNbk6

[jacubesilvora]

Day Seven - AU Day

SUN.MOON engineering company sets to another day of work. Yang fixes an old mining ship, while Blake fields new customers.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81718146/chapters/216058601

[thornwoodposts]

Chapters: 16/? Fandom: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Characters: Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladonna, Weiss Schnee, Robyn Hill, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Raven Branwen, Emerald Sustrai, Fiona Thyme, May Marigold, Joanna Greenleaf, Winter Schnee (RWBY), Penny Polendina, James Ironwood Additional Tags: Post-Volume 8 (RWBY), Inspired By It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), What if?, What if Yang died at Beacon?, Alternate Universe, LITERALLY, Yang Ends Up in a Alternative Universe, Pre-Relationship, Yangst, Hurt/Comfort, Blake Belladonna Needs a Hug, Ruby Rose (RWBY) Needs a Hug, Weiss Schnee Needs a Hug, Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY), Day 7 - AU Series: Part 15 of Bumbleby AU Fics, Part 7 of Bumbleby Week 2026 Summary:

Don’t. Fall. 

OR

An AU where Yang falls into the void in Volume 8 and ends up in an alternate dimension where she died at Beacon

OR

Day 7: BY Week 2026 - AU

[thornwoodposts]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Raven Branwen, Summer Rose (RWBY) Additional Tags: Established Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long, Vacuo (RWBY), Volume 10 (RWBY), Hurt/Comfort, Family Reunions, Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY), Day 6 - Meet the Parents, Meeting the Parents Series: Part 6 of Bumbleby Week 2026 Summary:

The woman looked like an older version of Ruby which meant she could only be one person. 

“Hi, Blake. I’m - " 

"Summer Rose,” Blake finished. 

OR

After the final battle with Salem, Blake sits by Yang’s hospital bed and meets her mother-in-law, Summer Rose.

OR

Day 6: BY Week 2026 - Meet the Parents

[thornwoodposts]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Weiss Schnee, Ruby Rose (RWBY) Additional Tags: First Meetings, Soulmate-Identifying Timers, Fluff, Bumbleby Week 2026 (RWBY), Day 5 - Soulmates Series: Part 5 of Bumbleby Week 2026 Summary:

Blake sighed. 

Adam had been the one to convince her to get a S-watch, which was supposed to count down until the moment you meant your soulmate. He had been so sure, but when both of their watch screens remained blank they knew. 

OR

Blake has a soulmate watch, spending years looking at its blank screen, hoping for her soulmates when a blonde woman makes her question everything.

OR

Day 5: BY Week 2026 - Soulmates

[chaoticevilspacewitch]

Bumbleby Week Late Prompt: Meet the Parents

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82084436'=

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Bumbleby Week Day7: AU Day. AU where Yang and Blake are cryptid hunters.