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DCU Bang 2020 Amnesty Extension

Happy holidays everyone! I apologize for my sporadic absences, things have been very hectic this year for me in RL.

Due to the holidays, I have not had the time or the energy to get things prepared for Amnesty Week. I will be extending the Amnesty Period until December 20th because of this! Amnesty reveals will take place during the week of December 13-20.

I will be reaching out to people that I have not yet heard from in the next few days, if you are someone that needs to contact me, please feel free to do so first!

If you’re ready to post, you can do so now. Here are the posting guidelines. If you have a question or need help posting, please reach out and I will get back to you ASAP!

Thank you everyone for sticking out this crazy, crazy year! I’ve been very impressed with everyone’s works so far and look forward to seeing more!

If you have any questions, concerns, here is the Page-A-Mod Post You can also contact the mods via, [email protected], or by sending a PM on DreamWidth/LiveJournal to , or sending a DM on Discord to LuciferxDamien.

Twitter and Tumblr are NOT the quickest way to get in touch with me, as those accounts are not checked as frequently. If your matter is urgent, Discord or email are the quickest way to receive a response!

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DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection Open!

Hello everyone! I apologize for running behind on opening the collection. The DCU Bang 2020 Collection is now open! The due date will be extended to November 1st to account for my lateness.

The 2020 Posting Guidelines can be found right here!

I will be checking over the date claims and mandatory check-in and reach out to anyone that hasn’t checked in and claimed a date or contacted me! It’s not too late to check-in or claim a reveal date! Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need to post during the Amnesty Period, no amnesty requests will be denied.

If your author or artist partner is not responding to you, please contact LuciferxDamien in private immediately, either via Discord or by emailing [email protected].

The due date for all works is now through November 1st. Works posted during this timeframe will be hidden and revealed on the reveal date that has been chosen from the Reveal Date Form. If you do not post to the collection by the 31st of October, a reminder email will be sent out. If you cannot post by November 1st, but still wish to finish the Bang, the Amnesty Posting Period is November 22-30. Please contact me to let me know you need the Amnesty Posting Period!

Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.

If your work is not in the collection by November 1st, you will need to wait until the Amnesty Posting Period. Any participant that has not posted by November 30th will be considered as dropped out or incomplete. Depending on the circumstances, this can lead to a 1-round ban, meaning you will not be able to participate in DCU Bang 2021. Bans will be issued on a case-by-case basis.

If you do not have an Ao3 already, please get in queue ASAP for an Ao3 account and start familiarizing yourself with the site! I’ve got some invites, but I only want to hand those out closer to posting time.

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DCU Bang 2020 Posting Guidelines

Hello everyone! Here is the posting guide for this year!

If you still haven’t claimed a date, please make sure to do so right here: Reveals Date Claiming Form

If you need to change your reveal date, please contact me ASAP! For example, if you selected November 5th and want to be moved to a later date, such November10th, please send me an email, [email protected], or a message on Discord and I can get that changed for you, no problem!

If you do not have an Ao3 already, please contact me ASAP!!! I have some invites, so if you need an account, please let me know so you can get one right away! Send a DM to LuciferxDamien on Discord, or an email to [email protected].

Artists/fanworkers do not need to post to Ao3 this year, but all stories must be posted to Ao3. Artist/fanworkers can post on Ao3, LiveJournal, DreamWidth, Tumblr, Twitter, etc. so long as the fanwork is publicly viewable and is linked in the story somewhere, either via embedding, or a simple link in the Author Notes!

Here is this year’s Ao3 Collection:

DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection.

Ao3 Bugs/Glitches: Chances are, some of you might come across an AO3 bug or glitch while posting. There are some known issues with revealing works in a collection marked as unrevealed. Gift email notifications may not go out, as well as emails to subscribers that you’ve posted a new work. There’s nothing I can do about this, it’s an Ao3 bug. At the end of the DCU Bang, the collection will be set to “Revealed” which might trigger all of the emails to go out then.

Author Posting Guide

If you're an author that has never used Ao3 before, here is Ao3's guide to posting on the Archive!

To post, go to DCU Bang 2020Ao3 Collection and click on “Post to Collection”. From there, fill out the form with your work, and make sure the “Post to Collections / Challenges” has “dcu_bang_2020” filled out. If your work isn’t in the collection, I can’t approve it! You can also post regularly, from the top of the screen and input “dcu_bang_2020” (without quotes) into “Post to Collections / Challenges” and it will appear in the collection. Once you have everything filled out the way you want, select “Preview”. In the preview window, make sure everything is formatted how you want, and then select “Post” at the bottom!

If you have a large story to post, you can save it as a draft until you have it all uploaded and ready to go. Please make sure to post it once you do have it all up! If it is in draft form, I cannot see the work to approve it! Make sure to post all chapters as well, if you miss posting a chapter, it will not show up in the work and might make your story show as incomplete, such as Chapters: 4/5 posted. I will do my best to catch these sorts of errors and let authors know via email!

After posting, there should be two banners at the top of your work. The first one is: “Work was successfully posted. It should appear in work listings within the next few minutes. You have submitted your work to the moderated collection 'DCU Big Bang 2020'. It will not become a part of the collection until it has been approved by a moderator.” The second banner is: “This work is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon! You can find details here: DCU Big Bang 2020”.

This means your work has entered into the moderation queue and is awaiting my approval. I will be going through the queue throughout each day to approve works. I will be checking each work for length and completion, and to make sure it isn’t filler text, such as lorem ipsum. (Your hit count may go up!) Only the poster and I will be able to view the work, to everyone else, it will say “Mystery Work”.

Your unrevealed work will not show up on your Dashboard or in “My Works”. If you need to edit it, go to either your Profile page and select “Edit My Works”, or to your Statistics page and select “Edit Works”. You are free to edit until your reveal date, but your work must be complete by the time the posting period ends, which is October 31st! Once your work is revealed, you are free to post it anywhere else you choose.

If you need to post during the amnesty period, please let me know ASAP! The amnesty period is November 22-30.

Tandem/Traditional Authors: If you are working with an artist/fanworker, make sure to either link to their work or embed the work in your story and properly credit/link back to the artist/fanwork. Either one works! If your artist/fanworker is posting to Ao3, you can get the link from them after they have their unrevealed work in the collection, though the work will not be viewable by anyone but the poster and myself.

If you have never embedded an image before, here is Ao3's Image Posting Guidelines. Make sure the url has a file extension, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, etc! Without that, the image will not display.

If your artist/fanworker is not posting to Ao3, make sure to get a link from them when they do post, and add it to your author notes, with credit to them! You can also gift the work to them, but this is optional. You can also gift your work to anyone else you wish!

Artist/Fanworker Posting Guide

To Post to Ao3:

If you're an artist and you've never posted to Ao3 before, here's a quick guide to follow! I recommend using the HTML editor, not the Rich Text editor, as it has a tendency to mess things up. If you need help with HTML, please reach out to me and I will do my best to assist you!

Ao3's Image Posting Guidelines. Make sure the url has a file extension, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, etc! Without that, the image will not display.

Podfic, vids, and fanmixes can also be posted to Ao3! For more information on how to do that, and what sites are whitelisted to embed from on Ao3, visit this link on Ao3.

To post, go to DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection and click on “Post to Collection”. From there, fill out the form with your work, and make sure the “Post to Collections / Challenges” has “dcu_bang_2020” filled out. If your work isn’t in the collection, I can’t approve it! You can also post regularly, from the top of the screen and in put “dcu_bang_2020” (without quotes) into “Post to Collections / Challenges” and it will appear in the collection. Once you have everything filled out the way you want, select “Preview”. In the preview window, make sure everything is formatted how you want, and then select “Post” at the bottom!

This means your work has entered into the moderation queue and is awaiting my approval. I will be going through the queue throughout each day to approve works. I will be checking each work for length and completion, and to make sure it isn’t filler text, such as lorem ipsum. (Your hit count maygo up!) Only the poster and I will be able to view works, to everyone else, it will say “Mystery Work”.

After posting, you can give the link to your author. They will not be able to view the work until the reveal date, but they can at least add it to their author notes, so that they do not need to go back and add that in after the reveal.

Your unrevealed work will not show up on your dashboard or in your works. If you need to edit it, go to either your Profile page and select “Edit My Works”, or to your Statistics page and select “Edit Works”. You are free to edit until your reveal date, but your work must be complete by the time the posting period ends, which is October 5th! Once your work is revealed, you are free to post it anywhere else you choose.

If you need to post during the amnesty period, please let me know ASAP! The amnesty period is November 22-30.

You can gift your work to your author, but this is optional. You can also gift your work to anyone else you wish!

If you are not posting to Ao3: If you are choosing to not post to Ao3, on the reveal date of your author’s story, you will post and then provide your author the link to the work!

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DCU Bang 2020 Date Claims Open!

Hello everyone! Date claiming is now open! I apologize for the lateness of this, reveal date claiming is from now through October 12th.

This will be working differently from past years, so please make sure to read everything before filling out the claiming form. If you have any other questions, please contact me ASAP! Please also make sure to do the final, mandatory check-in as well!

If your author or artist partner is not responding to you, please contact LuciferxDamien in private immediately, either via Discord or by emailing [email protected].

This year, there will not be any limits on how many stories can be posted on a single day. Just choose the date(s) that works best for you and your team, if you are working with an artist/co-author. Some days may have multiple stories and other days may have none, this is fine and to be expected! Make sure you coordinate with your artist(s) and/or author(s) if you are working in a Tandem team or Traditional team to pick a date (or dates if you are posting more than one story) that will work for your whole group.

The due date for all works is October 25th through October 31st, when the DCU Bang 2020 Ao3 Collection will open. Works posted during this timeframe will be hidden and revealed on the date that is selected between now and October 12th. If you do not post to the collection by the 31st of October, a reminder email will be sent out. If you cannot post by the 31st, but still wish to finish the Bang, the Amnesty Posting Period is November 22-30. Please contact me to let me know you need the Amnesty Posting Period!

Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.

If your work is not in the collection by October 31st, you will need to wait until the Amnesty Posting Period. Any participant that has not posted by November 30th will be considered as dropped out or incomplete. Depending on the circumstances, this can lead to a 1 round ban, meaning you will not be able to participate in DCU Bang 2021. Bans will be issued on a case-by-case basis.

Full posting guidelines will be posted before works are due. Below is some important information for posting before the full guidelines come out:

Authors

If you're an author that has never used Ao3 before, here is Ao3's guide to posting on the Archive! All stories must be posted to Ao3 this year!!!

Authors, your complete work must be posted in its entirety on your chosen reveal date.

-----E.g.: You have chosen November10th for your reveal date, and your story is 100k with 19 chapters. All 19 chapters and 100k words must be ready to be revealed on November 10th. There will be no exceptions made to post on a schedule.

If your title changes before reveals:

If you’re not settled on a title yet, this is okay! You can put “Untitled” if you haven’t decided on a title yet, and then let me know the title once you’ve decided. If you change your title after filling out the date claiming form, just contact me to let me know the new title! You can contact me by sending a DM on Discord, or by sending an email to [email protected].

Artists/Fanworkers

Ao3's Image Posting Guidelines

Podfic, vids, and fanmixes can also be posted to Ao3! For more information on how to do that, and what embedding sites are whitelisted, visit this link on Ao3.

FAQs

When do I post my story/fanwork?

For 2020, October 25-31 is the “due date”. Rather than choosing a single day that all works are due, we will be giving everyone 6 days to get their works into the Ao3 collection before reveals happen. This allows more flexibility for authors and artists to check over their works on Ao3 before going live and being revealed. This also allows the mods to check over works to make sure they are complete. Do not submit works that are incomplete. If your work is not complete, it could be revealed before you are ready for it to be revealed and no one wants that! Authors are welcome to submit their works and do minor editing and polishing while they wait for their reveal date to come. Please contact the mods if you will not be able to post your story by October 31st, so that we can help you decide if you can post during the amnesty period or not!

Fanworks do not need to be posted at the exact same time as their stories. It's difficult to coordinate these things, especially with getting links to your author/artist! Just do your best to post on the same day and update links ASAP.

What is the reveal date?

The reveal date will be whatever you choose date you choose between now and October 12th, this is not to be confused with the due date, which is October 25-31. Works are set to reveal at about 5PM MST daily. It may be later some days, but works will not reveal before 5PM MST daily.

The official reveal period will run between November 1st through November 14. If you will not have your work completed and polished in this time, please do not post to the Ao3 collection, contact the mods instead to discuss things and set up for amnesty posting instead! We’re here to help and work with you, but we cannot help if you do not contact us!

How does posting work?

2020’s posting will be the same as last years, and that information can be found right here! 2020’s posting guidelines will be online in a few days, with updated dates. Please reach out if you have any questions!

Thank you for taking the time to read this information, now go forth and claim your date!

Reveals Date Claiming Form

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DCU Bang 2020 5th Check-In - Mandatory

Hello everyone! I apologize for the lateness of this, real life hit very hard last month. The check-in and date claiming period will run from now through October 12th, to give everyone time to check-in and contact their groups to claim a reveal date!

This is our very last check-in for DCU Bang! That's right, we're nearing the end of DCU Bang 2020! I'm so excited to see what everyone has been working on, and I've been very impressed as well with all of the hardwork and dedication to your stories and/or art! Everyone, Solo author/artists, Traditional authors/artists, and Tandem authors/artists are required to fill out the form! The survey will remain open through October 12th to give everyone time to fill it out.

The most important thing when filling out the survey is make sure you use the same email address that was used in your sign-up, so that I can check you off. If you do not remember which email you used to sign-up, a copy of the Google Survey should have been sent to you when you signed up. If you still cannot find it, please contact me and I will check on my end!

This survey will be just like the last one and it is mandatory!!! The survey will remain open until Monday, October 12th. Missing two mandatory check-ins in a row will cause you to be dropped from the Bang, so make sure to get the survey done ASAP!

5th DCU Bang Check-in - Mandatory

If you have not been in contact with your author or artist for some time, please reach out and let your partner know how you're doing, because Date Claiming has begun as well! Information on how posting will work will be available in a few days, though you can check out 2019’s posting guidelines right now. Works are due October 25-31. Stories will begin revealing on November 1st. We’re almost there, everyone!

Now is a good time to get an Ao3 account and start familiarizing yourself with the site! I’ve got some invites, but I only want to hand those out closer to posting time. It can sometimes take more than 2 weeks to get an invitation, so the sooner you get in queue, the better!

Come drop by the Discord server for some sprints and encouragement, if you need a push! The server is also a great place to find a beta reader, should you want one. Beta readers are not mandatory this year, but highly advised!

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DCU Bang 2020 4th Check-In - Mandatory

Hello everyone! Here is the 4th DCU Bang check-in! This check-in is mandatory! Everyone, Solo author/artists, Traditional authors/artists, and Tandem authors/artists are required to fill out the form, so I can start planning for posting and see where everyone is at!

The survey will remain open until September 12th to give everyone time to fill it out.

Check-In #4 - Mandatory

If you do not already have one, now is also a good time to get an Ao3 account and start familiarizing yourself with the site! I’ve got some invites, but I only want to hand those out closer to posting time.

The next mandatory check-in will be October 1st, which is when Date Claiming will begin. Information on how posting will work will be available in the next check-in. Works are due October 23rd-31st. Stories will begin revealing on November 1st! We’re almost there, everyone!

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3rd Check-In - Non-Mandatory & Last Day of Grace Period

Hello everyone! Here is the 3rd DCU Bang check-in! This check-in is NOT mandatory, but it's a good idea to take a look at the check-in survey, to see how the rest of the mandatory check-ins will be handled.

This check-in is non-mandatory for both authors and fanworkers! This is also the last day of the Grace Period, where Traditional participants can drop out, without consequences! If something has come up, or you feel you cannot continue your art or story, please contact me ASAP, either via email, [email protected], or on the Discord server!

Check-In #3 Survey

September 1st is the next check-in, and it will be our first mandatory check-in. Everyone, Solo author/artists, Traditional authors/artists, and Tandem authors/artists are required to fill out the form next time, so I can start planning for posting and see where everyone is at!

You've all been doing amazingly and I look forward to seeing all of your creations, soon!

If you have any questions, concerns, here is the the Page-A-Mod Post You can also contact the mods via, [email protected], or by sending a PM on DreamWidth/LiveJournal to , or sending a DM on Discord to LuciferxDamien.

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Third Round of Claims Closed!

The third round of claims is now closed and all match-up emails from all three rounds have been sent out. If you have not received your match-up email(s) yet, please contact me ASAP so that authors and fanworkers can get to work!

Authors that originally signed up as Traditional Author or Undecided Author and have not yet contacted me or did not send in a rough draft have been automatically switched to Solo Author. If you need to drop out or have questions, please send me an email or contact me on Discord!

August 1st is the next check-in, and it is non-mandatory for both authors and fanworkers. August 1st is also the last day of the Grace Period.

Grace Period

This is a chance for Traditional Path artists/fanworkers to get in contact with their authors and vice versa. This is a very important time for both artists and authors to consider if they can finish by November 30th, and if either party determines they cannot finish on time, they have a chance to drop out without consequences, and will be welcomed back for DCU Bang 2021.

Once it is August 2nd, Traditional Path artists and authors cannot drop out without consequences. However, if a major life event happens after this, just get in contact with me, I don't want to punish anyone that has a major life event! This has been a very crazy and unpredictable year, and I will work with anyone that gets in contact with me and lets me know something has happened. I will not punish anyone that gets in contact with me, but I can’t help if I don’t know there is a problem!

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Third Round of Claims Open!

Hello! Based on feedback, I’ve decided to open a third round of claims! For the third round, artists/fanworkers are free to claim as many stories as they are reasonably sure they can finish!

The third round of claims is optional. Don’t want to claim another story, or don’t feel like you’ll be able to create something for multiple stories? You don’t need to claim! I would much rather you focus on creating something awesome for one story, rather than being stressed out trying to create something for multiple stories. Know your limits and don’t overburden yourself!

Each story can be claimed an additional two times. That means there is a potential total of 3 artists per story, and a minimum of 1 artist per story. While unlikely, it would be pretty hectic and stressful for an author to have to coordinate with 16 artists on their story! That’s why there is a limit, and to encourage people to spread the art around to other stories. =D

Stories are guaranteed only one artist each. I cannot guarantee that every single story will get a second artist. Please be understanding of this!

The third round of claims will close Sunday, July 19th 23:59 MDT, when all fanworker sign-ups will be closed. (This is a slight extension compared to the schedule.)

How to Make Multiple Claims:

--- Stories are claimed on a first come, first served basis.

--- Fill out this Google Form right here

--- A matching email will go out to both the artist and the author containing each other’s contact information after a claim is successful. You should receive this email no later than 72 hours after I have confirmed the claim. If you don't get this match up email, please get in contact with me ASAP so that artists and authors can get to work quickly!

Every story listed here is not guaranteed a second or third artist/fanworker! I can only guarantee one artist/fanworker per story.

Summaries after the Read More

21 Title: The Maiden in the Tower Word Count: 6k complete so far, looking to be around 10-11k total. Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, light Drama Fandom/Universe: primarily the pre-Flashpoint DC canon, though that’s more of a guideline than a hard rule. Characters/Pairings: Everyone Loves Tim Drake, ultimately Dick/Tim; Klarion the Witch Boy, Bruce, Barbara, Cass, Cassie, Kon and Bart all have prominent roles. Featuring cameos from as much of the DCU as I can fit in before the deadline, primarily Titans and Young Justice. Warnings: Low-key canon-typical violence and a ‘happily ever after’ kiss for two (full-grown) adopted brothers. Swearing. A few people get made the butt of jokes but it’s nothing too mean-spirited. Rating: PG-13 (technically R for swearing but content-wise it’s strictly PG-13) Summary: Klarion’s idea of the perfect birthday present is to trap Tim in the highest room (Bruce’s office) of the tallest tower in Gotham (Wayne Enterprises) and flood the rest of the building with a mix of living vines and fairy tale obstacles that can only be overcome by Tim’s true love. Shenanigans ensue as half the superhero community competes for the hand of the fair maid Red Robin. Pay-off is Dick/Tim but the lion's share of the page time is spent watching people fight fairytale tropes while Tim and Klarion snark with popcorn. Light-hearted comedy in which some characters get made to look the fool, ultimately gets no sexier than a True Love’s Ending Kiss. Set entirely within a vine-infested, magically-warped Wayne Tower with everyone from the Bats to the Titans to Tim’s civilian friends dealing with fairytale nonsense: glass mountains, living office supplies, pixies swarms, catching the cat who has the key to the next floor, etc. Meanwhile Tim hangs out in the penthouse with Klarion and a pint of ice cream watching the event like a reality show and getting dunked on for being an archetypal Disney Princess. Fun times for all with a light sprinkling of angst for flavor.

23 Title: With Blood and Rage of Crimson Red Word Count: 6,968 Genre: Angst, Action/Adventure Fandom/Universe: DCU, Batfam, Lantern Corps Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardener, John Stewart, Bleez, Rankorr, no pairings (however, I might include hints of Batlantern (HalxBruce) later) Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, mentions of past underage attempted rape, mentions of past drug use, mentions of past child abuse Rating: PG-13 Summary: Jason was only 11 when his life was irreversibly changed. Now the newest member of the Red Lantern Corps, he is immediately thrust into a dangerous game where losing could mean death. With practically half the villains in the universe after him and the rest of the Lantern Corps, Jason must watch his step at every corner. To overcome this threat and find a way to save himself and the people he cares for, Jason must first overcome his own inner demons and learn to trust himself and the people around him. This story is set on multiple planets throughout the DC Universe. On Earth, we see Gotham City, the Batcave, and the Watchtower, in space, they travel to Ysmault and other planets that I made up for the purpose fo the fic (so you will have mostly free reign with the design of those planets if you choose to draw scenes involving them). This story involves canon-typical violence throughout. At the start, there are mentions of child abuse, and there is camera footage shown of attempted rape of a minor, but nothing explicit. At the start of the story, Catherine Todd is found by Jason post-OD and that is mentioned a few times throughout the story. The abuse and attempted rape are mentioned a little throughout the story, but not much, as it is not the focus, rather a back story for Jason. Other than that, there is no smut, or even pairings (unless I decide to do the Batlantern, but that will be a minor background pairing). There might be some language, but it is kept to a minimum.

31 Title: When the Winds are Howling Strong Word Count: 3040 Genre: Found family, omegaverse, no capes AU Fandom/Universe: Batfam, Red Hood and the Outlaws Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Dick Grayson Warnings: Implied non graphic rape, intersex omegas, severe misogyny against omegas. Dick is a cop but he’s on leave through 90% of the fic Rating: PG-13/Teen. Nothing is graphic, but the topics are heavy Summary: Dick signed up to be a foster alpha, but never expected that he would actually be given an omega. Then Gorden’s men find an gang’s omega in heat and in bad shape. Since most foster alphas are searching for a mate, Dick is given custody over the omega. Jason was pulled off the streets by Joker’s gang when he was fifteen and life’s only gotten worse from there. As a gang omega, Jason served mostly as a form of recreation for the other gang members. After four years in hell, Jason’s given up all hope of escape. He’s got a new alpha who seems decent, but past experience has taught him those are the worst ones. Found family is the core of this fic. Dick helps Jason with his reintroduction into society/introduction to Gotham’s high society and both are forced to confront their internalized prejudices against other castes. It’s set in Gotham and explores both the slums and the glitzier districts. Jason and other male omegas will be depicted as wearing more feminine styles, including dresses and skirts. Key scenes: Dick taking custody of Jason, Dick and Jason growing used to each other, Tim and Damian meeting Jason by accident, Jason dumping out all of Dick’s liquor cabinet, Dick taking Jason shopping, Jason meeting Bruce and Alfred, Dick takes Jason to a gala and they work through a meltdown, Jason shows Dick where he used to live before Penguin and Joker, Dick and Jason fight after finding out everything Jason did in the gangs, Sheila makes an appearance, Jason is induced into an artificial heat, Dick and Bruce find Jason who is already making progress to rescue himself, End by Jason cutting the ribbon to an omega shelter.

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All Stories Claimed!

All stories have been claimed and the second round of claiming is now closed! Thank you so much to everyone that took a story, and an extra big thank you to those of you that took more than one story! I appreciate it so much and could not run this Bang without all of you. <3 Matching emails will be sent out shortly.

August 1st is the next check-in, and it is non-mandatory for both authors and fanworkers. August 1st is also the last day of the Grace Period.

Grace Period This is a chance for Traditional Path artists/fanworkers to get in contact with their authors and vice versa. This is a very important time for both artists and authors to consider if they can finish by November 30th, and if either party determines they cannot finish on time, they have a chance to drop out without consequences, and will be welcomed back for DCU Bang 2021.

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Second Claims Now Open!

Hello! Second claims are now open and artists are free to claim as many stories as they are reasonably sure they can finish!

Second claims are optional. Don’t want to claim a second story, or don’t feel like you’ll be able to create something for two stories? You don’t need to claim! I would much rather you focus on creating something awesome for one story, rather than being stressed out trying to create something for two stories. Know your limits and don’t overburden yourself!

Second claims will close when all stories have been claimed.

How to Make Multiple Claims:

— Stories are claimed on a first come, first served basis, in most cases. If you can list several stories you’d be happy to work with, but only want one of those stories, I will do my best to match you with your first or second choice!

— Fill out this Google Form right here

1 Title: Green (may be renamed) Word Count: 9961 Genre: Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types Characters/Pairings: Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd - Tim Drake/Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Jason Todd, Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent (background), Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne (background) Warnings: Dubcon, non-consensual drug use Rating: Explicit Summary: Jason and Tim agree to coach Damian through trying weed for the first time. All is going well, until they realise they’ve been dealt Ivy-brand weed and inadvertently been dosed with sex pollen. Obviously, a threesome ensues.

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4 Title: The Ghosts of Robins Past Word Count: 9,399 Genre: Action, casefic, drama, canon divergence Fandom/Universe: Batman Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake, Alfred Pennyworth, Jack Drake, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd. Jason Todd/Dick Grayson Warnings: Kidnapping, mentions of torture Rating: PG-13 Summary: Bruce never planned or wanted to take on a third Robin. Dick seemingly vanished off the face of the earth at fourteen and Jason was murdered at fifteen. Thirteen-year-old Tim Drake came into his life while he grieved for Jason, insisting Bruce needed a Robin to keep him balanced. Against his better judgment, he accepted and began training Tim. Now, at fourteen, Tim’s more than earned the mantle of Robin and his place at Bruce’s side. But did Bruce make a terrible mistake in accepting him? If something should happen to Tim, could he handle another loss? Bruce hopes he won’t have to answer that question. Soon he has a new case on his hands. People are being killed with gold tipped knives with owl symbols on their hilts. Bruce believes the killer is mimicking the Court of Owls to scare Gothamites while Tim believes a Talon is responsible. Dismissing the claim, Bruce continues to fight Gotham’s crime while doing his best to keep Tim safe. Even the best intentions fail. After a wrist injury prompts Bruce to send Tim home early, Bruce is horrified to receive a call from Jack the next morning saying Tim is missing. Try as they might neither man can find Tim. And Tim at last discovers what happens to the long lost Dick Grayson: he was abducted by the Court of Owls and trained to be a Talon along with the resurrected Jason Todd. Now, they have their eyes set on him.

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8 Title: we could put some roots down Word Count: 14378 Genre: Fluff, Romance, Drama Fandom/Universe: DCU (pre-New-52), Nightwing, Deathstroke Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, Batam Warnings: family drama, Bruce Wayne’s A+ Parenting, mention of Catalina Flores Rating: PG-13/Teen Summary: A set of multiple vignettes that center on Dick and Slade as they interact with the other members of the Batfam as Tim and Bruce come home to act as a catalyst of change. Dick grapples with what Bruce’s return means for his time as Batman while Jason teases that his relationship with Slade might be moving to the next stage. Dick and Tim finally get closure and the ability to clear the air between them while engaging in a bit of brotherly bonding and teasing. As always, Alfred holds all the answers. The story takes place mainly on the grounds of Wayne Manor, in the Bat Cave, or inside the Manor itself. The timeframe of the story takes place over the course of a few weeks to a month.

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9 Title: Scarlet Tears Word Count: 12,857 Genre: Action/Adventure Fandom/Universe: The Flash Characters/Pairings: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart Warnings: mpreg Rating: Explicit Summary: Leonard Snart decided to take a break from the Legends, with Mick in tow. They head back to Central City, only to find Team Flash in a bit of trouble…well not the team just Barry. A young Meta causes trouble with her power exactly what is her deal?

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11 Title: When You Move, I Move Word Count: 9150 Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Fandom/Universe: Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood and the Outlaws Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Catalina Flores, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne Warnings: Non-Con/Dub-Con (non-graphic) Rating: R Summary: Despite having been in love with one another since they were children, Crown Prince Richard and Dragon Slayer Jason are faced with the fact that they are bound by duty and law to never marry. King Bruce manages to come up with a plan that would allow the pair to remain close and for Richard to fulfill his duty as the future king. He proposes a marriage of convenience to a woman, Catalina of House Flores, who is on the brink of permanent maidenhood after having been passed over by too many men in the past. And though she was aware that the future king would never love her, Catalina grows bitter and jealous over the love between the two men and the love her and Richard’s son shares with that man. So she calls upon the help of a crone to curse both men to live this life and all future lives close to one another but never allowing them to be together. And though the crone grants the curse she places a contingency: if one of them were to die before their 18th birthday then the curse would be lifted and they would be reunited to share the love they have been denied. When Dick and Jason come into contact with the god Fate in their current life, the pair are made aware of what had been stolen from them decades in the past and shown that because of Jason’s untimely death at the age of 15, the curse has been lifted. And Jason is finally given the answer as to why he was awoken in his grave all those years prior. With the truth laid out before them, the pair must figure out what it means for them in this lifetime and all future ones.

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15 Title: (Better Things to do than) Chasing White Rabbits Word Count: 4k of what will likely be 6k Genre: Romcom and action/adventure Fandom/Universe: DC, Pacific Rim Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson Warnings: violence, swearing, slurs (Gipsy Danger is the canon name of a jaeger), overprotective parent Bruce Wayne, sexual innuendo, secret identities, Slade's canonical bad parenting (but at least he's trying to work on that), accidental relationship, family drama, frenemies to lovers Rating: Explicit just in case, though I don't think sex will happen until the next installment in the series Summary: Rumor has it that Dick Grayson can drift with anyone. Slade Wilson has the opposite problem, and kids. Killing kaiju may be easier than parenting, and that's with Grayson playing mediator when he inevitably messes up. Dick, meanwhile, is tired of Bruce overstepping boundaries, and Slade just offered him a chance to help a villain redeem himself while also rubbing B's nose in the fact that clinging so tightly is more likely to drive all his kids away than make anyone want to stay. Even Nightwing has a rep for cheerful spite. Stacker Pentecost is too tired for this; he's got a daughter pushing to join the program, said program to run, and the Becket brothers are enough of a headache. That said, if an internationally wanted mercenary is truly willing to join the program, he'll welcome Deathstroke. He just doesn't want to lose Grayson in the process, or the Wayne family funding for the program. Jason, meanwhile, wins Best Brother accolades, and not just for donning Nightwing while Dick pilots giant robots.

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18 Title: Coffee Shop Love Word Count: 7,494 Genre: Fluff, Romance, Crossover, Alternate Canon Fandom/Universe: DC Comics/MCU Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Tim Drake/James "Bucky" Barnes, Owens/Pru/Z, Conner, Cassie, Bruce/Diana, Bart, Cassie/Cass, Jason/Roy/Kory Warnings: None Rating: PG-13 Summary: Five years ago, Tim Drake saved Bruce and walked away from his so-called family and with Owens, Z, Pru and Bucky Barnes the Winter Solider and started up a small coffee shop with only Conner, Cass, Bart, Cassie and Alfred knowing where he is. Tim was happy until the day the Bats and the Avengers found him. Dick has never forgiven himself for driving away Tim, he longs to make things right with him, even if they never become anything but brothers but those plans are derailed when it comes clear to him that James "Bucky" Barnes has more than friendly feelings for Tim. Soon it becomes Dick vs. Bucky for Tim's heart. Tim just wishes that they would have asked him first.

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26 Title: Hearts Beating Side by Side Word Count: 3,600 Genre: Romance, Drama Fandom/Universe: Young Justice Verse Characters/Pairings: Garth - Tempest/Kaldur'ahm/Dick Grayson Warnings: Threesome, misunderstanding, pining, dirty talk Rating: Summary: On the precipice of changes in their lives, Garth and Kaldur find a momentary reunion and the repressed childhood love that they have both harbored for the other is reignited. But the weekend won't be an easy fall into long awaited love. Nightwing has reappeared after months of silence in the guise of his civilian persona, Dickie Wayne-Grayson. And even though he's playing the part of full-time playboy, Garth can see the spark that Dick lights within Kaldur. And it's not a one-sided feeling. A weekend of diplomacy is consumed by Garth and Dick's competing jealousy; each believing Kaldur has eyes for the other. Garth thinks Dick is leading Kaldur on, and Dick thinks Garth has won Kaldur's heart before the weekend even began. They bicker, and banter, until they Bang It Out. When Kaldur catches them, there's guilt, and confessions and polyamorous negotiations.

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30 Title: There Be Dragons Word Count: 6425 words Genre: Urban Fantasy, Dragons Fandom/Universe: Batman Characters/Pairings: JayDick Warnings: Descriptions of burning buildings, violence, some gore Rating: M Summary: In Gotham, there be dragons. A pureblood dragon, Bruce revolved his vigilante persona around his ancestry, to become, Dragonman. Dick’s dragonhood was a direct result of Bruce’s ingenious DNA bonding–a gift he now refuses to use. For a moment in his life, however, he tolerated it, for Jason. Then Jason died. For six months, as far as Dick and Bludhaven was concerned, there were no goddamn dragons. Then one night, fire licked the sky. No matter how fast Dick ran, swung and flew, it was too damn late. A casino was razed to the ground. Human bodies stacked in piles. The shadow of a red dragon’s wings flapped in a distance. There was no question, however impossible, who did it. Dick couldn’t believe it. Dick wouldn’t believe it. This dragon flew around in Dick’s city on a raging warpath, knowing more than he was letting on. Dick intended to find it, and stop it.

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34 Title: Bruce Wayne, the Court of… Word Count: 4035 Genre: AU, humor, fluff, angst Fandom/Universe: Batman comics, Nightwing comics, Red Hood and the Outlaws comics, Batman: Under the Red Hood Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne Warnings: rape, death, beating, abuse, violence, spoilers for: Forever Evil arc, Court of Owls arc, recent Nightwing comic arc, recent Batman comic arc, Red Hood and the Outlaws #25, Batman and Red Hood #20 Rating: T/Teen And Up Audiences /PG14+ Summary: Bruce had made many mistakes in his life. The most horrifying and disastrous were the ones involving his family. The way he treated them, deceived, hurt and used finally blew in his face and he had to face the consequences. There was no forgiveness for him now, not from any of them. But maybe there was a way to avoid it all. This story is meant as a fix-it to all the mess the canon turned into. While the story focuses on talking about canonical events there are a lot of headcanon/fanon/tropes put into it as well ie. romantic relationship between adopted brothers. And although the topics discussed are serious matters the fic itself is slightly crackish. The story takes place in Gotham during the Batman: Under the Red Hood events. At first the action is placed all over the city: rooftops, docks, parking lot, train station; for it to narrow down to an abandoned hotel room.

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Story Claiming Now Open!!!

Hello everyone! Claims are now open!!! Make sure to read over any summaries you were interested in, as there may have been minor updates!!!

If you want to create some kind of fanwork for one of these awesome stories, the summaries and instructions are right here:

Claiming Instructions | Story Summaries | Claiming Form

For the first round of claiming, artists/fanworkers will be assigned only one story out of their 3-5 choices! Once second claims open, artists/fanworkers can claim as many stories as they want, however, please do not take on more than you are reasonably certain you can finish to avoid leaving any authors or stories hanging! Further instructions on second claims will be provided Monday.

If you're an artist/fanworker that needs to drop out right now, for any reason, please let me know right away and I will get that taken care of for you! There are no consequences for dropping out before a story is claimed!

Claiming Form

I'll do my best to be around most of the day on the DCU Bang Discord server if you need help or have questions!

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2020 DCU Bang Summaries

2020 DCU Bang Claiming Instructions | Claiming Form Claims are now open!

Summaries after the Read More

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2020 Claiming Instructions

Hello everyone! There are some really great stories up for claiming this year! =D The deadline has passed and no more rough drafts will be accepted, so here are the summary previews! The actual story claiming will begin on Saturday, July 11th at 12 Noon MDT. Everyone is welcome to spread the word and share this post, it’s a huge help!

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Claiming Form | 2020 DCU Bang Summaries Claims are now open!

Authors, please look this post over to make sure your summary and information is correct! If anything is missing or wrong, please message or email me ASAP, so I can get it fixed right away!!! If you are on the DCU Bang Discord server, that is also an excellent way to get in contact with me quickly. If you sent in your rough draft and do not see your summary here, please contact me so we can see what happened!

You will notice that all usernames have been removed. That is because this is a blind claiming. Please do not tell your fanworker/artist friends who are participating which story number is yours. If your friends know the premise of your story and claim it, that's fine, but I don't want hurt feelings due to a story being claimed by someone else. (If there is a particular person you want to work with, consider switching to Tandem with them before claims open to avoid being disappointed. Contact me ASAP so I can get that taken care of for you! There is also Tandem sign-up that is available at the beginning of the Bang, should you join again next year!)

Every story listed here is guaranteed at least one piece of art. In the event of a pinch hit artist being needed, I and will take care of it. However, if you are a fanworker/artist that would be willing to take a last minute pinch and can create art fairly quickly (you would most likely only have a few days to finish the art piece, please keep this in mind), send me an email and I will keep you in mind!

Art and fanworks come in many different forms! Traditional art, digital art, manips, vids, and fanmixes (with cover art) are all accepted. After matching is done, talk with your artist and see what their skills are! Please check the FAQs for the quality of work that is expected for DCU Bang.

Fanworkers/artists, you must create at least one piece of art per story you claim. You are free and welcome to do more than one piece of art per story you claim, of course! Just make sure that you can finish art for all of the stories you claim, in the event you claim more than one story.

For the first round of claims, each fanworker/artist will be assigned one story from their 3-5 choices. When second claims open up on Monday at around 3PM MDT, the amount of stories fanworkers/artists can claim is unlimited, however, do not claim more than you are sure you can finish!

How to Claim a Story:

Instead of claiming via comments or email, there will be a Google Form to fill out. This will keep all of the claims in one easy place for me.

--- Please input a valid email address, this is crucial. An incorrect email address will delay matching and contact between authors and artists.

It is not necessary to already be signed up a fanworker/artist before claiming, but you can sign-up beforehand, if you want to receive an email when Story Claiming goes live: Fanworker/Artist Sign-Up, otherwise, please put the email that you want to be contacted at for the DCU Bang. This is the email that will be passed along to your author(s), so make sure it is one that you check often! It is also not necessary to claim a story if you sign-up.

--- Choices 1-3 are required and the form cannot be submitted unless there is an answer for each of them. Choices 4-5 are optional. I will allow only one N/A slot for the required 3 choices. You must choose at least 2 stories you would be happy to work with.

--- Do not choose stories you aren't sure you want to create something for. Chances are, that will be the story you get matched on. It's not fair to the authors to claim a story you're not that interested in creating something for!

--- First come, first served will be honoured in most cases. This is a change from previous years, and why it is so important to only claim stories you absolutely want to work with. Example:

Artist Sam claims: Story 3, Story 5, Story 7

Artist Jane claims: Story 3, Story 7, Story 11

Artist Bob claims: Story 3, Story 7, Story 1

In this example, no one else has claimed Story 5, so Artist Sam, even though they claimed Story 3 first, will get Story 5 as their assignment. Artist Jane would get Story 3, and Artist Bob would get Story 7.

It is very important to only claim stories you would absolutely be happy with creating artwork for! I will always do my absolute best to match artists with their first choices, but this may not be possible. First come, first served will be honoured in cases where two artists claim the same set of stories.

This list of claims will be updated after 24 hours, or after all stories have been claimed, whichever comes first. This should allow artists to come in later with claims, and still have a good shot at getting the stories they want, even if they aren't there right when claims open. (First come, first served will still be honoured in most cases, so don't wait too long to make your choices!)

After 24 hours, any stories not claimed will be announced as unclaimed to let fanworkers/artists know what stories are still available. When all stories are claimed, Second Claims will open. (Second Claims will open no earlier than 3PM MDT Monday, July 13th.) Fanworkers/artists will be emailed with the story they matched on before second claims open.

All claims will close on July 18th, at 23:59 MDT. Information about the grace period, what to do next, and the last of the match-up emails will go out on July 19th.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please get in contact with me at either the DCU Discord server, emailing me at [email protected], sending me a PM or using the Page-A-Mod Post!

Claiming Form | 2020 DCU Bang Summaries (The form will open Saturday, July 11th at 12PM MDT.)

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Rough Draft Submission Closed

Hello everyone! Rough drafts are technically closed now, unless you have already contacted me to ask for an extension. I will accept rough drafts until they are posted tomorrow, in about 24 hours from this post. If you have any other questions or still want to send in a rough draft, you can send an email to [email protected] or DM LuciferxDamien on Discord!

As of right now, all rough drafts have been accepted and confirmation emails sent. If you have not received this email, please contact me ASAP to make sure I got your rough draft! Summaries will be posted tomorrow, roughly 24 hours from now, for fanworkers/artists to preview.

Authors, please check your summary over, to make sure everything is correct. If there is an error or something needs to be changed, contact me ASAP so that I can fix it!

Claims will go live on Saturday, at Noon MDT. A countdown timer and timezone converter will be linked once summaries are up, so that everyone can check to see what time claims open for them!

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DCU Bang 2020 - Call for Artists/Fanworkers!

The DCU Bang is a fanfic and fanart challenge centred around DCU characters. Authors write either at least 5k for the Mini-Bang, or at least 10k for the Big Bang, and can choose to collaborate with a fanworker or work solo! Fanworkers can choose to work with an author or do their own solo fanwork for the Bang as well!

For more information on what is and is not allowed for the DCU Bang, check out the DCU Bang 2020 Guidelines and FAQs. Here’s the full 2020 schedule post as well. If you have any other questions, please send an email to [email protected]!

Story claiming is July 10th!!! We are always in need of more fanworkers, if you think this is something you would be interested in joining, please check us out!

Summary previews will be up on Friday, July 10th, so that fanworkers can check out which story or stories they would like to claim. Claiming will open Saturday, July 11th at Noon MDT. If you are not signed up yet as a fanworker and want to be on the emailing list when stories go live for claiming, you can sign up right here!

To get a better idea of how claiming will work, here is last year’s claiming instructions and summary post. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns, I’m here to help!

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Last Day to Submit Rough Drafts!

Today is the last day to turn in your rough drafts! If you want to switch to Solo or drop out, please send me an email at [email protected] or DM LuciferxDamien on Discord! If you need some more help or need a little extra time, please reach out to me, so we can discuss. I’m willing to give slight extensions to people that ask!

2020 Rough Draft Submission Guidelines | Summary Writing Tips

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Thursday I will be compiling the rough drafts and double checking things. It’s possible to turn in a rough draft on Thursday, if you contact me beforehand to arrange it.

Summaries will be posted for preview on Friday, July 10th. Please look your summary over when it is posted for preview to check for any errors and contact me ASAP to make corrections. Author information will be removed as claims are done blind. It’s okay if you’ve talked about your project already, just refrain from telling people which number your summary is once it is live!

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