FFVII Rare Pair Week 2026
Urban Dictionary defines rarepair as “A ship or pairing that not many people ship or is very rare to find fanfiction and fanart of. Typically happens within small fandoms or with minor characters.” So what’s your favourite Final Fantasy VII related rare pair? Do you have more than one? Here’s a chance to showcase them and help them move up from being rare! Not all parts of the pairing have to be from FFVII, and you don’t have to do the same pairing or group for the whole week! ** Pairings can be romantic or platonic. ** Below we have a list of prompts for this year. Feel free to be as creative with those as you want to, and take your time working on your entries, but please don’t forget to post them on the right date if you can. (But remember, no matter how late it’s better than never!)
For this event we are using a category approach. You can use the category as a theme for your prompt and the listed items suggested ideas. If none of the prompts give you any ideas, don’t worry! You can create anything you like for the week, provided it involves a rare pair! The goal of the week is to celebrate and share our rare pairs more than to just follow a list. Be it art, writing, mood boards, or even fic recs, just spread the love!
Feb. 16 | Day 1. Escape. It could be literal, or figurative. You decide.
Feb. 17 | Day 2. Role Swap. Class swap, villain au. Explore the options of what could have been.
Feb. 18 | Day 3. Lost while on Vacation (or perhaps a Work Related Trip?). One of the pairing was sure they knew where they were going, and how they were going to meet up with everyone. Do things go to plan, or does it all go “pear-shaped”? Does the other part of the pairing end up saving the day?
Feb. 19 | Day 4. Long Distance. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but it creates challenges as well. How does your pairing cope (or not cope) with it? What do they do to keep their bond strong and spend time together?
Feb. 20 | Day 5. Free Day/Combo Day. Combo space to mix and match prompts from this year (or a previous year’s list) or go wherever your canoe takes you!
Feb. 21 | Day 6. Unexpected Challenges. How does your pairing deal with an unexpected challenge? (For example, they come back home from a trip to find the pipes have frozen and they have no running water. Is one of them using the last of the drinking water to save their dying house plants while the other is desperately melting snow to keep the humans alive?) [Repeat prompt requested from previous year]
Feb. 22 | Day 7. Song Prompt. Throw your music player of choice on shuffle and see what song comes up and what inspiration it gives you from the title, lyrics, aesthetic.
Need more inspiration? Our past prompt lists can be found below, and you’re welcome to use any of them!
2025 List | 2024 List | 2023 List | 2022 List | 2020 List | 2019 List | 2018 List
Please remember to include the week’s tag (ffviirarepairweek). You can mention the blog to send an alert about your post to the mod as well. We will NOT accept/reblog anything containing Character/Ship Hate, so avoid including those in your entries. Also don’t repost anyone else’s work as your own! You are welcome to reblog other’s posts, but credit where credit is due.
You can submit your works on AO3 to the event collection at https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFVIIrarepairweek
And if you have any questions, don’t be afraid of sending in an ask.
We hope it turns out to be a fun event for everyone!
