FREE AGENCY: A Rarepair Fic Fest
Free agency means hockey is getting closer, but for some it’s close enough. New faces have been added, and familiar ones have departed, so why not take advantage of all the new possible dynamics that have graced us?
Introducing: Free Agency Fic Fest, a fest purely dedicated to the under appreciated and under utilized ships within the hockey fandom. Whether it be an existing pair or a new one spurred by an acquisition or trade, this is the place for it.
Prompts can be submitted now until September 1st, and the deadline for writers to submit their works will be two or three days before regular season starts (a specific day will be given once regular season schedules are posted). Fics will then go live on the first day of regular season. Writers can submit their entries as early as they’d like, but I’d recommend taking some time to edit and revise, but that’s not strictly necessary.
Don’t see a prompt that’s tripping your trigger? Not to worry! A free space will be provided that allows for any ship, as long as it falls within the rules of the fest. I really want anyone and everyone to participate, so I hope this covers all the bases.
1. As stated, this is a rarepair event. The ship must have less than 50 fics in the ship tag to be counted. I will be checking each prompt to see if they fit within these rules; if they don't, they will be removed.
2. Please refrain from requesting athletes who are racist, homophobic, have committed domestic violence or sexual assault. Examples: Carter Hart, Patrick Kane, Evander Kane, Matthew Tkachuk. For now, certain athletes will still be accepted, however do not be surprised if nobody writes for them. Examples: the Hugheses, Auston Matthews. These are players who have participated in an event that may indicate their morals one way or another, but there is no definitive proof, so they will be allowed until proven otherwise.
3. Absolutely no AI. You cannot use AI for anything, whether it be "rephrasing sentences" or brainstorming. If any AI is found, your work will be removed from the collection.
4. At least ONE of the people must be a hockey player or have been a hockey player. Example: Dan Potash/Evgeni Malkin is acceptable, so is Josh Getzoff/Colby Armstrong.
5. PWHL, European leagues, and college leagues are welcome to participate! Literally the only requirements are that they have to play hockey, and that there are less then 50 fics within the AO3 tag.
6. RPF ONLY. Fictional ships are not permitted. Not even if one half of the ship is real.
Please direct any questions to my ask box!
