2026 Clair Obscur Exchange
An Ao3 account is required to sign up to participate in the exchange.
This exchange accepts works of any rating, including Explicit or Mature. Participating in the exchange means that you understand and accept that and that you are of legal age to create and consume content rated Explicit. All participants must be 18 years of age or older.
No creator will be forced to create content they do not wish to. For this reason, we ask people to be very clear and thorough when filling out their forms and only choose pairs they wish to create for. Beyond that, the only restriction for creators is adhering to the DNWs and following these rules.
All content consumers must state what they do not want (DNW) for people fulfilling their requests. No consumer can be gifted content that has a “do not want” in it. For this reason, we ask people to be very clear and thorough when filling out their forms.
We accept OCs of any gender presentation - please indicate if the OC protagonist you submit is male, female, non-binary, or of another gender presentation. If the moderators have questions, we will post them and ask you to contact us.
This exchange does accept works that depict non-consensual and dubiously consensual sexual activity but they must be tagged appropriately. This exchange will also accept works dealing with abuse, substance use, and other darker themes. We also ask that they be tagged appropriately. Works that are not tagged appropriately will be removed from the exchange and creators will be contacted about the rule violation. At a bare minimum, creators must use or explicitly opt not to use the Warning System on AO3. If you do not wish to tag darker content, please select "choose not to use archive warnings."
All conflicts in this exchange that cannot be solved between the conflict participants, or any issues with a request/offer must be brought to the moderators attention. Please bring all DNW violations to the moderator team immediately.
We ask that works submitted adhere to basic standards of readability in terms of grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. If you need assistance finding a beta, the exchange will gladly assist you!
All works must be a finished art piece (at a minimum clean, finished line art on unlined paper) or a fic of 1000 or more words. There is no maximum. Treats may be any length but must be finished.
You are obligated to deliver one finished work by the exchange due date (May 23rd, 11:59 PM GMT). If there is going to be an issue, please contact the moderators or default on your own. All outstanding works at due date and time will be defaulted as a "no show" and you will be banned from the exchange until a work is submitted.
This exchange is anonymous, please do not post your creation or reveal your recipient until after the creators or revealed, then you may post wherever you like. If you post early, you will be in violation of the rules and will be contacted.
Stories and art must be written specifically for this exchange and cannot have been previously created and posted. They cannot be part of a series that is posted until after creator reveals. They can feature OCs you have used before, but the work must stand alone and be complete.
Depending on the extent of rule violation and the amount of violations, people may be banned from future exchanges, asked to take corrective action, or works may be removed from the exchange. The Moderator team has sole discretion in making these decisions.
