Ignore the fact that I forgot to add Lucy's chocolate stains—
Hihihi! This is my comeback (?) post! Not a lot of things changed with me but I do have commissions open now! I'll get to posting the sheet hers soon. But other than that; have this!
I need to stop forgetting Tumblr exists. Anyways, early canon dynamic is truly a refresher as to how I got here in the first place. Bonus is that I'm slowly figuring out how to draw Natsu's hair.
Happy Holidays to @fairylight-art , my gift-ee (???). Your requests were sweet and totally up my alley, hope I did them justice! (Hope you don't mind Happy either)✨ My favorite part was doing the line art and giving the shading pizzaz. Thanks again for @allaboutnalu for hosting this event. This is literally the only NaLu event you can count on me joining other than the literal NaLu Day 😞.
The AllAboutNalu Gift Exchange is back for 2024! Even if you participated last year, please read the rules again as changes have been made.
Thank you to the ever talented @kaleilaart for this years banner!
Timeline:
Sign ups open: September 20th to October 4th
Assignments sent: October 6th
Check ins: November 2nd and December 1st
Gifts due and posted: December 20th
Sign up here!
Rules and FAQ under read more!
Rules
This is a Nalu based event. Everything created for this exchange must focus on Natsu and Lucy, whether platonic or romantic.
For administration purposes, you must have a Tumblr account to participate and you must have DMs on so that the organisers can contact you. This simply makes contact and coordination easier.
NSFW fanworks or requests are not allowed as part of this event
If you find yourself unable to complete your gift or you wish to withdraw from the event, you must contact one of the organisers to ensure that your recipient receives a gift from someone else. Failure to do so will get you barred from any future allaboutnalu hosted gift exchanges.
If you change your url between sign up and the end of the gift exchange you must contact us to ensure we can keep track of our participants.
AI, stolen, or traced works are not allowed as part of this exchange.
Use of official art must be transformative. Manga colourings, edits, or gifsets are allowed but must be transformative and not traced or unedited.
Until you reveal your gift, please do not disclose who your gift recipient is in any public capacity (i.e. on social media or in any discord server with a public invite).
All gifts must be new and created for the event. Dedicating a new chapter to an already existing fic does not count as a gift.
All gifts must be created to a standard that you would normally consider as “finished”.
Do not deliberately break your recipients DNW (do not want) guidelines.
All gifts must be posted to Tumblr with your gift recipient tagged.
Remember that this is an event that prioritises giving rather than receiving. While we will do our best to ensure everyone receives a high-quality gift that meets their standards, there is only so much we can do beyond ensuring that everyone gets a gift.
While we aim to accept as many people who sign up to the event, signing up does not guarantee acceptance into the exchange. If you were found in violation of any of the rules in the 2023 event, have your tumblr dms closed, or are otherwise non-contactable by the assignment period, you will be unable to participate in the exchange.
Please be sure to thank your gifter after you have received your gift.
Be respectful.
To ensure you have read and understood the rules, please write the code word aquarius in the notes section of the first page of the sign up form. This lets us know that you have read the rules in their entirety and forms submitted without this will be disregarded.
Have fun!
FAQ
I won’t be able to complete my gift/I need to withdraw/I have changed my url/I need to contact the organisers for any other reason. Who do I contact?
Please send a dm to @allaboutnalu or @tokkias to discuss your situation.
I’ve been allocated to create a gift for someone I don’t like, can this be changed?
Allaboutnalu aims to be a neutral zone and we encourage you to create a gift for your initially assigned recipient. If for some reason you feel you cannot create a gift to a high-quality standard for your allocated recipient, please reach out and we will try to reallocate you.
I was not given my assignment on the assignment date
While we aim to accept as many sign ups as possible, they do not guarantee participation in the event. Reasons for non-allocation are outlined in the rules. These are in place to ensure that administrative issues from the 2023 event are not repeated. If you think we have made a mistake then you are more than welcome to reach out via dms and we will see what we can do.
Is dark/violent content allowed?
Yes, but within reason. If your recipient has specified that they do not want to receive this type of content, please be mindful of that. Please also be mindful of tagging any potentially triggering content in your gifts.
What do I do if I need to contact my gift recipient before the gift reveal dates?
Please reach out to allaboutnalu through dms so we can contact your recipient on your behalf. Please do not contact your recipient via anonymous asks.
Can I give more than one gift?
One gift is the minimum. If you want to make more than one you are more than welcome. If you enjoy making gifts, we recommend you sign up as a pinch hitter.
My question wasn’t answered here
Send us an ask and we will do our best to answer and add to this page.
This was made in accordance of a Pirate AU I have in my head that wouldn't go away. A little bit of relaxation while the ship is in repair was always welcomed by the Fairy Tail Crew. While Lucy and Natsu left to get some snacks, Happy caught himself his first big catch!
This years events will take place from July 1st to July 8th in collaboration with @thenaluarchive
Thank you @rosavatar for this years banner art!
Rules
All works must be focused on Natsu and Lucy, whether romantically or platonically
Art, writing, gifsets, edits, manga coloring, or any other fan works are accepted and encouraged
Prompts may be combined, used for other days, or disregarded altogether! They're just a starting place but don't let them get in the way of your creativity
Stolen, traced, or ai generated works will not be accepted
Transformative use of official art is accepted
Tag your work #nalu week 2024 in the first five tags or tag @allaboutnalu and @thenaluarchive
Prompts
Day 1. Cuddling/Nightmare
Day 2. Firsts/Comfort
Day 3. Unison Raid/Yearning
Day 4. PDA/Scars
Day 5. Drunk/Protective
Day 6. Stargazing/Injury
Day 7. Dance/Jealousy
Bonus Day Athlete AU/Model AU
In need of inspiration? Want to talk to others about your Nalu Week plans? Join the allaboutnalu discord server!
Good luck in all your creative endeavours and we look forward to seeing you in July!
The new 100YQ chapter just reaffirms the current theory of Natsu thinking him and Lucy are dating without asking her or knowing that she doesn't think the same 😭.
NaLu was never "will they, won't they", it's "when will they (realize that they're totally not on the same page about their relationship despite having mutual feelings because one is thinking about marriage while the other is convinced her feelings are unrequited)"
Anyways I'm free from exams so I'll have free time!!! I'll try to improve my art lol. Toodles—!
Based on: "A Mage, A Dragon and A Baby" by crystalisedglyth on AO3
Guess who found out about the photobashing method for backgrounds? Me! I smashed a bunch of stock photos together and painted over them to make that background. Funsies.
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