a season long fic challenge with the goal to write as much habs fic as possible #fillthetags
what can be posted to the collection?
any fic featuring at least one habs player
any (archive locked 🔒) work posted during the 25-26 season
any length (all words count towards our collective effort!)
we'll be tracking & updating the following stats + milestones as fun goals for us to all work towards (who doesn't love a chart or progress bar filling up?)
total words written
new ship tags
relationship tags reaching milestone work numbers
we also have a prompt library we'll be running during the duration of the event to help spark some inspiration or for everyone to share ideas the season brings them!
submit a prompt / view the prompt library
why are we running this event?
the success of filling every habs prompt for it takes two and writing over 60 habs works in that time showed us that we seem to be really motivated when working towards a collective goal. plus, we all get more habs fic out of it! this event can also serve as a centralized place to see all new habs fic that is coming out instead of relying on the main hrpf ao3 fandom tag + endless filtering.
isn't it better writing fic knowing there's knowing there's a place to put it and people waiting to cheer it on?
accepted several works to the pack mentality collection that aren’t showing up or even viewable in moderation, if your work still isn’t in the collection please try submitting them again!
a season long fic challenge with the goal to write as much habs fic as possible #fillthetags
what can be posted to the collection?
any fic featuring at least one habs player
any (archive locked 🔒) work posted during the 25-26 season
any length (all words count towards our collective effort!)
we'll be tracking & updating the following stats + milestones as fun goals for us to all work towards (who doesn't love a chart or progress bar filling up?)
total words written
new ship tags
relationship tags reaching milestone work numbers
we also have a prompt library we'll be running during the duration of the event to help spark some inspiration or for everyone to share ideas the season brings them!
submit a prompt / view the prompt library
why are we running this event?
the success of filling every habs prompt for it takes two and writing over 60 habs works in that time showed us that we seem to be really motivated when working towards a collective goal. plus, we all get more habs fic out of it! this event can also serve as a centralized place to see all new habs fic that is coming out instead of relying on the main hrpf ao3 fandom tag + endless filtering.
isn't it better writing fic knowing there's knowing there's a place to put it and people waiting to cheer it on?
let your characters live in a world where wishes made on the stanley cup come true! stick 'em in a time loop! make the hockey gods real, and have them really curse your characters!
we are using the hrpf fandom's interpretation of magical realism for this fest, where most things about characters' lives are the same. except ... there's a truth curse, or soulbonds, or a wishbaby, or someone transforms into an animal, etc. fic with a more urban fantasy flavor (everything's the same except that werewolves or vampires or witches, etc. are real) is also totally welcome in this fest.
basically — any prompt or fic where the premise is 'hockey + some brand of magic' is welcome here! you can get as high concept as you want and develop lore and rules for magic to tell your story. or you can also keep things lowkey, and let your characters be completely shocked to find out they live in a world where their captain gets de-aged after a bad game.
the world's your oyster! what world you set your fic in is also your oyster!
Prompts are open for There's Only 1 U until March 13. in the spirit of the chromatic yuletide collection, I've started putting together a spreadsheet with to1u prompts that include characters of color. I am not familiar with all the fandoms/athletes, so currently, hockey and basketball prompts are included and will continue to be updated, and based--ball graciously has added the baseball prompts.
Check out the spreadsheet here << and leave more prompts if you still have 'em here
There's Only One You 2026: a sports rpf short fanwork challenge
Tired of trying to finish your 45k fic on your 30 minute lunch break? Getting bogged down by portraiture that takes over 12 hours to complete? Want to record a podfic that takes exactly as long as the intermission break? Presenting: There’s Only One You - a sports rpf short fanwork prompt meme. YEAR FOUR 🗣️🗣️
All fanworks + all sports rpf welcome.
Prompt format: 1 pairing + 1 word.
Fanwork fills have maximum length: Fic: 2k words // Podfic: 20 minutes // Fanart: 2 hours of effort // Playlists: 10 songs // Vids: 2 minutes // Creative non-fiction: 2000 words // Fan poetry: 25 lines or 5 stanzas, whichever comes first // Zines: 8 pages or 2 hours of effort, whichever comes first.
🔊 SCHEDULE 🔊
Prompts open: NOW!!
Posting opens: NOW!!!!
Prompts close: March 13 [at 8pm ET: world clock]
Posting closes: March 20 [at 8pm ET: world clock]
Fanworks revealed: March 21 [at 10am ET: world clock]
Creators revealed: March 26 [at 10am ET: world clock]
World clock leads to timeanddate.com, where you are able to check your timezone against mine.
READ THESE:
INFO.
FAQ.
RULES.
Bonus Info For A Good Time:
Rule changes (for 2026)
Incomplete list of acceptable fanworks!
Participant sidequests!
Art by the amazing @sorrellegiance thank you sor we love you!!
There's Only One You 2026: a sports rpf short fanwork challenge
Tired of trying to finish your 45k fic on your 30 minute lunch break? Getting bogged down by portraiture that takes over 12 hours to complete? Want to record a podfic that takes exactly as long as the intermission break? Presenting: There’s Only One You - a sports rpf short fanwork prompt meme. YEAR FOUR 🗣️🗣️
All fanworks + all sports rpf welcome.
Prompt format: 1 pairing + 1 word.
Fanwork fills have maximum length: Fic: 2k words // Podfic: 20 minutes // Fanart: 2 hours of effort // Playlists: 10 songs // Vids: 2 minutes // Creative non-fiction: 2000 words // Fan poetry: 25 lines or 5 stanzas, whichever comes first // Zines: 8 pages or 2 hours of effort, whichever comes first.
🔊 SCHEDULE 🔊
Prompts open: NOW!!
Posting opens: March 6 [tbd]
Prompts close: March 13 [at 8pm ET: world clock]
Posting closes: March 20 [at 8pm ET: world clock]
Fanworks revealed: March 21 [at 10am ET: world clock]
Creators revealed: March 26 [at 10am ET: world clock]
World clock leads to timeanddate.com, where you are able to check your timezone against mine.
READ THESE:
INFO.
FAQ.
RULES.
Bonus Info For A Good Time:
Rule changes (for 2026)
Incomplete list of acceptable fanworks!
Participant sidequests!
Art by the amazing @sorrellegiance thank you sor we love you!!
inspired by @theresonly1u prompt meme, I've compiled a list of one word prompts that are geared towards hockey to inspire various interpretations
spin and immediately write a drabble for the first word you get, spin multiple times and write a fic that includes all the prompts, make a wheel of your ships/players and spin that + this wheel, roll a dice and write a drabble with that number x 100 words with whatever word you spun, etc!
complete wheel [sfw + nsfw/kink prompts]
sfw wheel [prompts that can be written any way]
nsfw/kink wheel [prompts that are kink/sex themed]
the complete wheel has 200 options and these lists may be expanded with more words later on
these wheels were made with short works in mind and obviously can be used for anything, but remember all fanworks are good works regardless of length! don't be afraid to start with a small work for your first time writing or to publish something small!
happy writing (if you're inspired to write habs related fics with this, throw them in our 25-26 season fic collection for everyone to read!)
