Hunter x Hunter Big Bang 2026!

Welcome to the eleventh annual HxHBB!

[hxhbigbang26]

Now that everyone has had a few days to bask in the glory of all the new stories and art, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU!

To every participant, you created a wonderful collection of new works for the fandom to enjoy.

To everyone who liked and reblogged, you helped share the fun of HxHBB beyond our little bubble!

You all make this event possible and so fun to host every year.

Keep up with updating fics through the AO3 collection and find past submissions for this event in our archive account @hxhbb. For general info regarding this annual event, visit hxhbb.carrd.co. To bookmark pertinent sites for 2027, follow @hxhbigbang27 and hxhbb27.carrd.co.

From the bottom of mods’ hearts: thank you, and see you next year! Until then, happy hunting.

[yayayachi]

Light, Valiantly Charge Forward

This is my submission for this year's @hxhbigbang26 ! it's a Killugon college AU where Gon recruits Killua to help Gon fit in the city. Shenanigans ensue as they complete Gon's bucket list.

Chapter One

Gon sat at the dining table at his aunt’s house, a warm breeze coming from the windows making the curtains dance effortlessly, the smell of sea salt wafting into his nose. But none of that mattered right now, as he was laser focused on writing a list. 

He scribbled item after item furiously, eyebrows furrowed in concentration. After being homeschooled all his life, Gon had been accepted to college in Yorknew City. Not one of the prestigious ones like YNU or King’s College, but a college nonetheless. It’d be his first time leaving Whale Island. He was still unsure what he wanted to do, but he did know he’d like to get to know the outside world. He’d heard so much from the fishermen that stopped by the island, yet everything seemed so far away until now. 

Aunt Mito was against the idea at first. She wanted him to inherit the bar; reminding him reminding him that that they didn’t have enough money to fund schooling, but Gon managed to convince her after relentless begging (and also using his savings he’d gathered up by doing odd jobs here and there to pay for the tuition). He’d been wanting to leave the island, to experience the world outside what he’s known. He’d heard countless stories from fishermen passing by, visiting his aunt’s bar. Some made it seem like a whole other universe, while others who drank their problems away only cursed at it. 

But Gon wanted to see it for himself. He wrote a list of goals he wanted to achieve while he attended school. Some were more far-fetched than others, but he knew he could do it. He’d always been a go-getter, and he’d never set a goal he knew he couldn’t reach.

Read more on AO3!

[leviathiane]

Chapters: 1/10 Fandom: Hunter X Hunter Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs & Killua Zoldyck, Illumi Zoldyck & Killua Zoldyck, Hisoka & Illumi Zoldyck, Gon Freecs & Illumi Zoldyck Characters: Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs, Illumi Zoldyck Additional Tags: HXHBB26, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Brainwashing, Hunter Exam Arc (Hunter X Hunter), Zoldyck Family Arc (Hunter X Hunter), Hurt/Comfort, Needles, Child Abuse, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, emotional incest, Illumi and his delusional belief of being loved, Implied Hisoka/Illumi, Mind Manipulation, Partial Mind Control, platonic possessive Illumi, Possessive Behavior, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary:

After the Hunter Exam, Illumi makes a new decision––

Killua can have Gon, but at a cost. Killua needs to behave. No more attempts to leave, no more disobedience. Embrace being an assassin and the Zoldyck heir properly… and then, as a reward, he can keep his little “friendship”.

So long as they are both needled by Illumi, they can be good; they can have each other until Killua inevitably loses interest.

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HAPPY BIG BANG SEASON!

A special thank you to all the @hxhbigbang26 and discord event mods, my lovely artist @noconsenttobeanerd, and my amazing writer peers who braved the sprint trenches with me– all of you are essential to both what makes a big bang function and what makes it fun. We’ve all worked very hard, and hopefully all had a great time doing so. It’s been another joyful year to be a part of this community <3​

[sunshinemagic]

at the courier's discretion (written for hxhbb26)

happy to be part of the hunter x hunter big bang for the second year in a row 🩷

this time around, i'm writing a killugon AU that's all about one of my long-time personal interests—the postal system! gon and killua are two of the newest couriers at the national courier consortium, an elite institution that champions autonomy and expediency.

so here's the first chapter of at the courier's discretion, and i hope you'll follow their journey! all of the chapters are written already, and i'll be posting once every few weeks.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

i wanted to give a big thank you to the @hxhbigbang26 mods for hosting such a fun event. i love how different the process is from any other bang i've participated in—all writers and artists are secret from each other up until the very end, there's a lovely camaraderie between writers leading up to the fic submission date, we have consistent writing sprint sessions (shoutout to @leviathiane and @amalialia for being such fun sprint buddies all those late nights!), the long editing period where i can forget everything i've ever written and clean it all up later, and the final reveal day when we get to meet our artists and see what they've created.

speaking of artists, i was very lucky to be paired with TWO incredible artists this time around: @spinoodlesss and @noit-art-surf!!! i love that they captured both sides of life as a courier: goofing off and having a great time racing mail carts at headquarters, and venturing through difficult conditions to complete their deliveries (while still having a great time!). please take a look and show them some well-deserved love!

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💬 1  🔁 3  ❤️ 10 · Here is my submission for the HXHBB26!!! This year I got assigned to @sunshinemagic's fic, "At The Courier's Discretion,"

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💬 2  🔁 3  ❤️ 6 · HXH BB 2026 (2nd piece) !! · Thank you again for all the amazing people at @hxhbigbang26 , both mods and participants this

if this is your first time hearing about hxhbb, we'd love for you to join us next year!

[pikamemfo]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

"A goal is the most important part," Morena argues. "It has to be. It's the reason people survive. Even you must have something like that." He doesn't respond immediately, eyes shifting in thought as though he's retreated somewhere distant. "A direction," she presses. "Something you move towards. No one survives without that." She knows that. She knows that. Because she had once been without it. Hope, wishes, likes, dislikes. She had lived a life where she wasn't permitted any of it.

Or: Morena Prudo vows to bring down the Kakin Empire, but her Nen ability remains unpolished, and she can’t shake the feeling that she’s missing something vital. So after spending the day playing Say Yes to the Dress with Shalnark, she dares to challenge Chrollo Lucilfer to a card game.

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Big Bang Fic for 2026! Hope you enjoy this little contribution for Morena and check out the rest of the works on the server. Special thanks to @lorilanda and @glovvv for the artwork!! And to everyone at @hxhbigbang26 who helped organize and make this server/event as wonderful as it was!!

[amalialia]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

My first HxH Big Bang was so much fun to be part of!! Very grateful to the organisers and the whole community for the chance to take part, @moonyeyes for a beautiful artwork to go with the fic, @pinedemon for much appreciated beta-reading, and sprinting buddies @leviathiane @sunshinemagic! 🥰 You can find the first chapter above, with the rest to come soon 🙌

[aceteling]

guys I was able to write a fic for this year's hxh big bang!! Check it out

And also check out the amazing art for it by @jirl0707 and @narameister !!!! Thank you so much, it was fun ❤️ I've had this Gon character exploration fic brewing in my had for years, so glad to be able to finally write it out!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[roastedacorn]

"If all world's a stage he is actor, director, audience and believer. Judas who cloaks in his own skin, that he can hardly be accused of forging. How? He wears it so well."

second hxhbb post for lemoncomm's fic!

other artwork for this fic: lutraspace & hydraphrenic

[cicadra]

Piece for this year's Hunter x Hunter Big Bang!! This was for @ohnominamino 's work on tumblr and ao3 >:DD Even though I'm not a huge shipper in general this fic was super cute and reminded me how fun it is to draw them together, esp with the playful banter in this scene 🗣️🗣️

[noit-art-surf]

Here is my submission for the HXHBB26!!!

This year I got assigned to @sunshinemagic's fic, "At The Courier's Discretion," which can be read HERE! We also have a second illustration by @spinoodlesss which you can find HERE! Please go check out and support both talented artists :D

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and made @hxhbigbang26 possible! See y'all next year!!!! :]

[blurrsilh]

Here is my second piece for this @hxhbigbang26!!!

I had the pleasure of drawing this devastating scene for @chubsonthemoon!! Please check out their fic, it's wonderful and heart wrenching (T-T)♡

Also, make sure to check out @mothscotch's amazing piece, it's so adorable!! ╰(*´︶`*)╯

Enjoy!!

[toxicagarian]

My contribution for the @hxhbigbang26 event! I got paired with @ladybisky88 's The Quarry and the Blade- The story this is for was an excellent read and a delight to draw for so go check it out!!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[moonyeyes]

Another piece for @hxhbigbang26!! This was from @yayayachi’s wonderful fic “Light, Valiantly Charge Forward.” I’ll add the ao3 link once it’s posted!

[fae-shrooms]

Light, Valiantly Charge Forward

My art for the @hxhbigbang26!! This is my first hxh fanart!!

I’m so happy I was able to draw for @yayayachi’s adorable fic about Gon enlisting city boy Killua’s help for completing his city-life bucket list!!

(Will edit with the link once it’s posted!)

[chubsonthemoon]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hunter X Hunter Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck Characters: Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Mental Health Issues, Realizations, Guilt, Forgiveness, Mutual Pining Series: Part 5 of hxhbb fics Summary:

A drink has fallen to the ground. Gon’s hands are empty, fists loose at his sides. The liquid trickles over his shoes. He doesn’t seem to notice—his eyes are wide, wider than Killua has ever seen them.

And his voice—fuck, Killua thinks, before the world suddenly restarts again, realization arriving a second too late—his voice is quiet when he asks: “What is Ikalgo talking about?”

Killua celebrates his birthday on Whale Island. Some things about his and Gon’s time in NGL come to light.

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My submission for this year’s @hxhbigbang26! Thank you so much to my artist partners @mothscotch and @blurrsilh, and to the mods for hosting! I look forward to this event every year <333

[lester-van-fabul0uz]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

And here is my fic for this years HxH Big Bang: a cyberpunk excursion to the neon-lit city of York New featuring a glitchy synthetic Illumi - or Z-01IL-LU - and a slightly obsessive cyborg Hisoka going on missions for the Phantom Troupe, discussing the meaning of (artificial) life and being stalked by a dangerous stranger.

With art by the wonderful @lemlemqiz and @shent-shent - seriously, their works are absolutely stunning and so beautiful 😍🥰 I'm incredibly happy to have been partnered with these two amazing artists!

And thanks to the incredible mods for organizing this years BB 💖

[ohnominamino]

Summary: 

For better or for worse, Whale Island has become a popular vacation destination over the last few years. On the upside, Gon always has a summer job as a lifeguard; it’s a fulltime gig keeping tourists clear of the island’s strong rip currents. On the downside, his island is having its homes gobbled up by investors, and there’s a rumor that half of downtown is going to be bought up and bulldozed to make way for a luxury resort. Some real estate tycoon named Silva Zoldyck has been making pitches across the archipelago. Gon dislikes the man on principle, and by a twist of fate, he ends up saving Zoldyck’s son from drowning.

(In Killua Zoldyck’s defense, he’s a city boy and oceans don’t work like pools.)

Or: Two idiots pine after each other as they attempt to sabotage corporate greed.

[Killua x Gon]

Read on AO3 here.