Both the Kink Bingo Card and H/C Bingo Card are now up!
Kink Bingo Collection | H/C Bingo Collection
I repeat, this is not a drill…
Please note that due to how AO3 formats its header, the card may appear repeated multiple times, but there is only one card for each bingo. There’s no way to fix that.
Also, we have re-used some of the prompts from previous years to supplement fresh ones, in case there was some un-finished content lurking around in people's folders...
Quick reminder of the rules:
Usual pairings apply: FiKi or any fictional pairing portrayed by Dean or Aidan.
Tag your warnings and kinks R E L I G I O U S L Y
No kink-shaming or judgement, please. We are all grown-ups: don’t like, don’t read.
There are no word limits
Do not ‘de-anon’ until the end of the event (or at all)
The rest of the rules here - please read before playing!
Something kinky this way comes... (and it's probably limping).
Yes, very soon we will be back with our most daring events of the season: the Kink Bingo and the H/C (Hurt/Comfort) Bingo! With the Valentines Day just around the corner, it's time to charge up your toys, prep your bandages and generally brace yourselves for a delicious avalanche of guilt-free indulgence!
As usual, we will be running those 2 events in paraller, so you can take part in both, switch between the two, or take part in just one, and totally ignore the other. They are unrelated to each other.
Basics:
We have 2 Collections: Kink Bingo and H/C Bingo
In each of those, on the 17th of Feb, the prompts are going to be revealed, on a 7x7 card.
We are playing between 17th of February and 17th of March.
Your task is to create something for 7 consecutive fields (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) to achieve a bingo line.
... Or not. We really have no way of checking who’s completing which line, so you can use it as a free-for-all, pick and choose prompt board, if you prefer. But it’s good to challenge yourself and attempt prompts you wouldn’t normally pick - you may be surprised to find you like it!
Both Collections are fully Anonymous and will remain that way forever. However, you may choose to ‘reveal’ yourself as the author and ‘claim’ your work, if you wish at the end of this event. You don’t have to. More about this below.
Usual pairings apply: FiKi or any fictional pairing portrayed by Dean or Aidan.
Tag your warnings and kinks R E L I G I O U S L Y.
No kink-shaming or judgement, please. We are all grown-ups: don’t like, don’t read.
There are no word limits
Play as little or as much as you like; you can even attempt all 49 fields, if you wish.
This event is mostly aimed at Writers, but Artists can also take part. More about this below.
Gatheringfiki will be doing our best to post links to all new responses during this event here on Tumblr (for exposure and promotion), but your freshest stuff is always in the Collections.
Q&A section under the cut:
Q: But why run those two bingos together?
A: The common theme for these events is that they cover subjects that could be considered ‘guilty pleasures’ or ‘taboo’. We wanted to create a safe environment where these themes can be explored and shared. Plus, they will have identical rules, so it didn’t make sense to run another Bingo event, with a different theme, later in the year.
Q: Do I need to post each response in a separate work or can I have a single work with chapters?
A: We would suggest separate works, because it will make it easier for you to tag it appropriately, and for the readers to search for, or avoid.
Q: Can I create one thing (story or art) for multiple fields in a single bingo card?
A: You can, but we would encourage you not to. The aim of this event is to create as much new content as we can and that doesn’t help it. Having said that, we understand that sometimes brain just connects things and it wants a combo.
Q: Can I create one thing (story or art) that covers both a Kink and H/C scenario?
A: You can, but we would encourage you not to. See: above.
Q: Can I mix and match pairings, e.g. within a single line have 4 FiKi and 3 Britchell?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I create more than one response to a single prompt field, for example for different pairings?
A: Yes, just post them as separate works.
Q: Can I use a prompt that someone else has already used before me?
A: Absolutely.
Q: Can I somehow visualise which line I’m working on, or which prompts I managed to fill?
A: Sure. Feel free to copy the Bingo Card image and start marking off the ones you’ve done. You can then post your updated Bingo Card picture with each response.
Q: Can I comment on the works posted in the Collections?
A: Yes, please do! If you wish to comment anonymously though, you’ll need to log out of your account first and comment as Anon, or open the story in a private tab. The Collection won’t anonymise the commenter’s identity automatically.
Q: How does the ‘Anon’ thing work?
A: The author is displayed as ‘Anonymous’ to everyone, except you. Yes, this includes the mods - we don’t know either. If you wish to respond to your comments, it will automatically show as ‘Anonymous Creator’.
Q: When can I ‘claim’ my works and ‘de-anon’?
A: Please only do this after the event has ended, i.e. after the summary post has gone up. This is because otherwise there is no way to track which works are event responses and which ones aren’t, and we’ll need that for the summary post.
Q: How can I ‘claim’ my works and ‘de-anon’?
A: Simply message @linane-art with the works that are yours and you wish to 'reveal' now. As a mod, I have a way of removing the anon status, while keeping the work in the Collection. It will automatically become your own work, like anything else, and you will not lose any kudos or comments. You may then choose to make an accompanying Tumblr post, if you wish to promote it.
Q: Do I have to ‘de-anon’ at the end of the event?
A: No. you can leave your works as anonymous forever, if you wish.
Q: I am an Artist and I would also like to take part.
A: Great! Fantastic! We’re all dying here to see it! However, because we all have our distinctive art styles, we can’t think of any way to keep you anonymous. If this doesn’t bother you, just play like everyone else, using artwork inspired by the prompts for your responses.
Q: But how to post artwork as a part of event response?
A: Post your artwork on Tumblr or host it elsewhere (Tumblr doesn’t like sexytimes, so it might try to block you). That will give you a hyperlink to the picture itself. Then create a new AO3 work within Kink or H/C Collection, and add a picture (using hyperlink) into the body of the work. If in doubt, message @linane-art for help.
Any further questions? Please give us a shout!
This is the first time we’re running this event, so please be patient with us, should the things start going wonky.
Thorin cooks Bilbo a meal as a type of thank you for the help and he refuses to take any gold or anything but the lad really loves food so let’s give him that, and he presents it to Bilbo all excited but Bilbo doesn’t eat anything he just stares at like the three course meal that’s in front of him and Thorin gets super nervous because oh no is it bad I’m so sorry Bombur prepped me for like a month for this don’t hobbits eat everything did I somehow manage to cook something that even a hobbit won’t consume oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck but Bilbo isn’t even noticing his panic because his brain is trying to catch up to the fact that Thorin just proposed to him
By popular demand, we present to you our best laid plans for the upcoming months!
10th of February 2024 - Kink + H/C Bingos - Announcement
17th of February 2024 - Kink + H/C Bingos - Cards posted, Collections open
17th of Feb - 17th of Mar 2024 - Kink + H/C Bingos - Stories/art posted
30th of March 2024 - AUpocalypse - Announcement
30th of March - 28th of April 2024 - AUpocalypse - Stories/art posted
18th of May 2024 - FiKi Week - Announcement (Themes/Prompts)
22nd - 28th of June 2024 - FiKi Week - Stories/art posted
27th of July 2024 - Drabble Challenge 8 - Announcement
3rd - 4th of August 2024 - Drabble Challenge 8
24th of August 2024 - Durin’s Day Gift Exchange - Announcement (min. 10 people sign up, otherwise it won't run)
24th - 31st of August 2024 - Durin’s Day Gift Exchange - Sign-ups
31st of August 2024 - Durin’s Day Gift Exchange - Pairs announced
3rd of October 2024 - Durin’s Day Gift Exchange - Works are due
12th of October 2024 - Trick or Treat - Announcement
19th - 31st of October 2024 - Trick or Treat - Prompts available
16th of November 2024 - 12 Days of Christmas - Announcement, Photosets available
13th - 24th of December 2024 - 12 Days of Christmas - Photosets/stories/art posted
A few comments, to give context to the calendar above:
There will be fewer events in 2024 than in our peak periods, but more than we thought there would be! We've gone by the Survey, to ensure all the top-scoring ones make an appearance in 2024.
However, next year we will try to mix it up and re-visit some of the events that didn't make it this year, or some new ones. Except 12 Days of Christmas and the FiKi Week - those are a given.
If you are into Britchell/Mitchers, please be aware that there is also the Britchell Tumblr organising events related to that pairing. Go, check them out. We've tried to make sure that the events don't clash - which is why we have some gaps.
Our sidebar on GatheringFiKi has been updated accordingly with links to this calendar and latest events. ;)
Hope this helps! Stay tuned for further details in due course :)
Okay, based on the results of the survey, we're going to aim for 12 photosets with stories :D.
I will do my best to finish off the remaining photosets and will go pro-actively sharing them with all my wonderful writers as soon as they become available (assuming that you don't already have one).
Any stories for Round 1 (i.e. given to you before today) are now due. Please submit ASAP! To be clear: you can continue writing, but we now need to focus on the new of the photosets.
I don't know what the sequence is going to be yet, but I'm working that out as we speak - message me, and if I know already, I'll tell you.
Also, should you wish to share all your amazing, shiny new content on your own AO3, please be sure to use the following AO3 Collection for this year's event.
Film!Fili: Chunky boi. Doesn't so much enter a scene, as he barrels into it. Doesn't walk; he swaggers places, he strutts. Frequently falls down from multiple storeys height with not a scratch on him, neatly rolls over and emerges swords drawn and with a cute little rawr. For a hobby, enjoys riding battle rams, while pirouetting vaguely in the general vicinity of their backs and slaying orcs. Robust. Brave. Strong. Square. Much squarer than Kili. Obviously a figure of authority, resilience and gravitas that Kili looks up to like a wolf pup looks up to a full moon, hoping that one day he might howl loud enough for the moon to Notice Him. In fact, Fili might have hung the moon up there for him in the first place.
Sugarsu!Fili: Dainty baby. Gentle and dreamy. Handle with care. Adorn in daisies. Carry around in your arms, bridal-style. PROTECT AT ALL COST. Obviously the younger brother, if I didn't know any better. Much smaller frame and silhouette than Kili. Might faint if faced with a more violent outburst of sneezing from one of the Company. Kili is his brave protector, a knight in shining armour (literally) and a somewhat oblivious recepient of all of Fili's dramatic sighs. 120% uke to Kili's seme. Enjoys ikebana as a hobby, probably. Might attract wild unicorns with his ethereal beauty - (listen, it's not his fault)
Not that I have any complaints about this stunning art from a hugely talented artist, in glorious technicolour, and a plentiful supply. I am Sugarsu's #1 fan and eternally grateful for all the art we have been blessed with.
It just always cracks me up how vastly different people's interpretation of the same character can be!
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andulkaphoto
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