Hello, everyone! We’re back, and we brought almost-Christmas gifts: prompts for Manosouta Week 2026. The event will run from February 8 to 14. Late submissions are accepted.
Rules and prompts are below the cut. Please give them a read (or reread) and feel free to contact us with any questions. The ask box is open!
The focus of all submitted works should be the relationship between Bronco Knight and Simeon Saint, whether it's romantic, one-sided, friendship, or something else.
Including side pairings and characters is okay, but the focus should remain on manosouta.
All types of fanworks are welcome, such as fanfic, fanart, meta, playlists, videos, etc.
All submissions must be SFW (safe for work). Some level of violence and suggestive themes is fine, but nothing explicit.
Both official translation names and fan translation names are welcome!
Tag your work #manosoutaweek2026 if you want the account to promote your submissions. You can also tag the @manosoutaweek account. For AO3 users, there is a collection.
We don’t want to restrict headcanons to any specific prompt. That means that even though we have no prompts for trans headcanons, gender swap, mental health headcanons, etc., you’re welcome to include them in all the works you create and portray the characters the way you prefer.
Tag your work and use content warnings if it contains elements that might upset people, such as major character death.
You may interpret the prompts in any way you want and make your works as fluffy or tragic as you prefer.
You may participate on however many days you want and post multiple works a day if several of the prompts inspire you. Multiple works for the same prompt are fine. You may freely remix and combine prompts.
Late submissions are accepted, but this blog may not be able to promote new works in a timely fashion after February.
No harassment of other participants or bashing any ships, characters or content is allowed.
Haikaveh as a happy birthday gift for @clouds-hide , I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day! This is my first time drawing Genshin characters, and it was so fun to do!
are there any fics you'd recommend or read where you like the way they are characterized? i'm a writer and hope i accurately represent them but i'm never sure, but it's fun to see you doing similar things (going over voice lines and scenes to get their voice down and stuff)
and i think inspiration can help!
hiya! ahh thank you so much, i'm glad you found them interesting! and i perfectly understand your struggle :( it's a ritual at this point to watch their interactions so i can get a feel of them for ongoing fics, i'm considering rewatching a parade of providence at some point as a treat <3
and !! i agree! the fanfiction community is a circle of never ending ideas, so it's amazing how we all inspire each other! for characterisation here are some that stand out to me in my mind <3
Patron of the Arts - nevergreengale, volansvultar - ongoing and (hopefully not) discontinued, but a really interesting take in alhaitham asking kaveh to be his architect for him to move in! kaveh's inner monologue is just him, i especially love his musings about altruism, and the rift between him and alhaitham. a nice mystery going on with whatever is occupying alhaitham as well!
Strawberry High - etherealnara - this IS the drunk alhaitham fic for me, i love seeing him interact with inazuma characters, as well as being competitive. the dynamic between alhaitham and kaveh here is sighworthy, you can really feel the strain towards the end!
The City of Gold and Dust - Amayax - ongoing. pov switch with each chapter, mishaps with time and a really intriguing mystery! both voices truly shine here, i particularly love the prose of alhaitham dealing with grief, and how you can feel how much kaveh means to him, whereas kaveh can feel the burden of missing something obvious, but not knowing what. the contrast is lovely!
(self-recommendation) Change is Imp(ur)rative - completed. mentioning this because this is my fav piece of work i've done for them so far! really hoping the characterisation works, this is a slowbuild into the progression of their relationship, i'm a sucker for them actually talking and what them airing their grievances could look like <3
Old Habits, New Beginnings - thvndaga - completed. amnesiac alhaitham. this is such a lovely lovely fic with alhaitham entirely forgetting himself, but knowing that he's in love with kaveh, but kaveh refusing to believe it? very addictive to read and an incredible journey!
in the market for forgiveness - chaoticloutral - this is so cute, the rising tension over the mundane, the major misunderstanding based around (1) interaction. kaveh's perspective is perfectly rationalised, and alhaitham dogging after him to explain himself! also the atmosphere here! lovely!
best of r/relationship_advice - farozaan - completed. reddit style fic, this is HILARIOUS! kaveh coming to terms with his feelings about alhaitham (but really knowing all along) and alhaitham's quiet patinece is just so ahhh it's them <3
When Sun and Moon Align - Undercover_Owl - ongoing. a time travel fic with kaveh being flung back into his days as a student, attempting to fix his vision with his inquisitive best friend/junior alhaitham, all the while alhaitham is struggling to adjust to kaveh's disappearance in present day. LOVELY! the mystery and prose are enticing, and kaveh's shifting understanding of current alhaitham is so scrummy!
To Dream in Shades of Green - Intensely_Reading - completed. this is such an addictive fic, with kaveh being involved in an experiment (courtesy of yae miko) where his dreams become light novels, only for his dream to take the form of an otome game! so fun and the development between dream alhaitham and kaveh, with him comparing this relationship to real alhaitham is so well done! and real alhaitham going about to locate the cause of kaveh's anxiety is so real <3
six ways to friday - mousiekosmos - completed. this fic is INSANE. the prose is so lovely and alhaitham's perspective makes me want to eat my hand. so rational and logical and yet completely overthinking when it comes to matters concerning kaveh. the hesitance and misunderstanding in their initial relationship is so gutwrenching, and kaveh being the one to chase it !!! i thoroughly recommend
bad days, good days - emigmatic - a wonderful oneshot, kaveh's voice really shines through here, the uncertainties and his anxieties and tiptoeing around alhaitham, while alhaitham is so patient, just MWAH.
flower of my flower - bringingglory - completed. hanahaki alhaitham time. the mounting struggle of alhaitham's rationale in not telling kaveh and seeing kaveh worry from the side culminates perfectly! a very addictive read!
Briars and Roses 'Round Your Heart - sonotfine - completed. hanahaki kaveh time. one of my fav hanahaki aus! i love love the tension building from alhaitham's side as kaveh tries to downplay the progression of his sickness. the confrontation scene lives in my head, the suspense culminates perfectly!
omg hi a friend sent this post to me! patron is still alive, i've just been in writer's block hell :') this post made my day though haha time to do some sprints !!
just the other day i was telling @clouds-hide that i thought nobody remembers that fic exists since it's been so long LOL
(also incredible taste so true i love haikaveh fics)
it's a bit discouraging to post stuff when you know there's people out there that are gonna hate on it without even trying to engage with it or see where you're coming from you know. i've been seeing fan work as more of a dialogue you're doing with other fans like it's interesting seeing different people's personal connection to art and what it drives them to create, and sharing your own too. like that's the fun part!
when u be playing chess against urself in prison on the fancy ass rug ur assassin dad bought you, also the blankets folded on the bed are also from Dogen, he wants to make sure he stays warm.
oh also ur friend is dead and its ur fault lol
anyway, on that note holy shit i did the entire week i done it yay!!! i think ive improved so much just from making myself draw everyday yippe, will i be taking a break? probably. but i wanna work on team monkey horse asap bc i can dedicate time to that now that manosouta week has ended. i love all you people that enjoy this fuck ass clown bodyguard ship thank you for eating my art <3
MANOSOUTA WEEK : DAY 6 : SS-5 CANON DIVERGENCE AU (illustrations)
in this au Knight and Saint escape the car with the help of a certain assassin, and arrive to the venue just in time to witness Gusto killing Frost.
Gusto gets arrested, and obviously both boys are orphans now.
luckily Katherine and Samson are all in for taking in the two boys under their wing. so, they get taken in as apprentices, and subsequently adopted.
because of the painful memories associated with their lives (mostly Broncos) they decide to change their names to Knight and Saint.
then, they begin their new lives apprentices of the pair and their new family!
eventually realizing that sweets aren't exactly their thing except for decorating, they try themselves in other cooking endeavors, especially taking a liking to savory\spicy foods
little Hot Ones doodle based on @diableriezer's idea and concept.
anyhow, both find themselves being into non-sweets and with the help of Kate and Samson create their own Bake'n'Bop personas!
hello people this has been sitting in my drafts for several months but since today's manosouta week prompt is crossover i figured i'd finally post it. ponies be upon ye
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