The Penumbra Mini Bang!

The Penumbra Mini Bang is a fan-run challenge for writers and artists, with the goal of creating collaborative works inspired by The Penumbra Podcast.

[asexualsoup]

Hey, Travelers! After a couple years away, I’m doing the @penumbrabang​ again this year! And to my absolute joy, I got to do art for @alexandenigtscreations’ fantastic fic THEIA My Name! 

It features various shenanigans with the Theia chip and a long-awaited reunion between Juno Steel and Diamond Hijikata!

Rating: M 

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence 

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and being on Dark Matters most wanted list makes a person about as desperate as they come.  With the Carte Blanche’s expert in disappearing still missing in action, Rita manages to locate another, more unlikely source.  

Which is how Juno Steel found himself on the door stoop of Diamond Hijikata.  An old flame who made just enough of a name for herself to be a problem.

(Written before Juno Steel and The Blank Slate) 

Check it out! 

(Art ID below) 

Keep reading

[koscheib]

And lastly, for @penumbrabang this year I've also got a chance to illustrate @autistic-daisy-johnson's charming work about Nureyev having to deal with feelings :) Featuring non-standard hanahaki~

lilacs are for innocence and change

white chrysanthemums for grief

And the obligatory tomb scene~

Check the story out ->

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

[prydon]

friendly fire by Prydon

(read on ao3)

In a world where Dark Matters didn't crash the wedding, Nureyev still left without explanation—and now Juno has to pick up the pieces while the crew searches for a distributor for the Cure Mother Prime.

It's a welcome distraction from the heartache when he and Rita are sent on a mission together, but their infiltration of a black market boss' lavish mansion goes sideways quickly. Juno tries to avoid murder whenever possible, but with Rita in danger and a powerful blaster in his hands, one of the enemy guards is bound to end up in crossfire. That's a sacrifice he's willing to make.

Until the fallen guard's mask comes off, and he realizes exactly who has just been shot.

Rated T | 5/5 | 24.5k

my fic for @penumbrabang is here finally! go give it a read if you enjoy pain, love, and reunions gone very very wrong.

[mushr00mcryptid]

Back with some more @penumbrabang art! This art was for the first fic I got assigned to called Tournament of Hearts by the absolutely amazing @acesaru !!

Guys. I was absolutely enamored with this fic from the first moment I read it and Saru is so great at capturing Ale and Angelo's personalities. If you are a fan of the Second Citadel storyline or if you just want to read a wholesome, wonderful pining friends to lovers story, read this. I promise you won't regret it. I have already read the drafts dozens of times and I can't wait to read the full edited version after work today.

I was so excited to draw for this and I hope you all like it! Read the fic here:

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

[autistic-daisy-johnson]

by debt and by dahlias

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

Peter Nureyev hates the color red. It follows him around everywhere—the lights of the Guardian Angel System, the dust on the surface of Mars, and most annoyingly, the flowers he chokes up into his hands.

It’s rather difficult being a thief if every lie is given away by a cough and a spatter of blood. Peter Nureyev has chronic Hanahaki. Like everything else wrong in his life, he buries it.

Enter Juno Steel.

It's here!!!!! My piece for the amazing @penumbrabang is done!!!!!!! Featuring art by the incredible @koscheib !!!!!!!!!! I hope you check it out!!!! Here's a sneak peek of one (of THREE!!!!) of the amazing art pieces in the fic!!!!

I hope you enjoy it!!!!

[gr1nn1ngcavity]

My piece for the @penumbrabang !!!!!!!

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Quanyii and Sir Caroline cuteness for @violetsinviolence 's fic: All's Fair in Love and Potions

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

[koscheib]

Another illustration for @penumbrabang :) This time for amazing Ruby character study by SpaceJakalope!

She likes to pretend to be household objects~

And why, someone's not above scaring its family! Except Rita, Rita is precious :)

Check the amazing fic ->

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

[swordbreakerz]

It read about legs and looked up videos explaining how humans moved. The electric chase through nerves to muscles, the pull and stretch, the delicate hinges of powerful bone.

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@penumbrabang the second! I had the privilege of working on Nothing Evergreen but Change by @cartograffiti, and had an absolute blast getting as weird as possible. Their fic is an excellent Ruby 7 character study and I implore everyone to check it out because it made me feel like goo

[malevolentbigbang]

Malevolent Big Bang 2023: Intro and Information

Welcome to the Malevolent Big Bang! This is a large-scale 18+ Malevolent fandom event in which writers, artists, and betas collaborate over a period of several months to produce a “big bang” of fan content at the deadline. The schedule for this event is below.

Current status: writer and beta signups are open! Writer signups will close on May 21 and beta signups will close on July 31.

WRITER SIGNUP GOOGLE FORM

BETA SIGNUP GOOGLE FORM

Schedule

Writer signups: May 7 - May 21

Beta signups: May 7 - July 31

Check-in 1 (proof of fic progress): June 24

Artist signups: July 15 - July 23

Pinch hit artist signups: July 15 - July 31

First fic draft & summary due: July 21

Artist claims: July 24 - July 31

Matches out by: August 4

Check-in 2 (proof of art progress, all major beta comments due by): August 19

Check-in 3 (drop-out deadline): September 5

Final fic and art due: September 16

Posting: September 20 - October 1 (Individual posting days: September 20, September 23, September 24, September 27, September 30, October 1)

Rules | FAQ

[penumbrabang]

Check out this new event from our friends & neighbors in the land of podcast fandom! Sending luck and traffic your way, have a great first year <3

[mushr00mcryptid]

I am so excited to announce that I was part of @penumbrabang season this year!! This was the second fic I was allowed to draw for in the pairings this year! (tune in tomorrow for the pieces from the first fic I was paired to)

I was so ecstatic when I got @scarlettrust 's fic Murder on the Atlas Unlimited because I absolutely adore Agatha Christie and the Poirot series of stories so much. And pair that with Juno Steel?! Whoo boy! I was over the moon when I got the message.

So please enjoy this scene from the end of the fic. I won't give spoilers but you'll be at the edge of your seat.

Go check out the fic here:

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

{ALT TEXT: Juno Steel stands leaning against a bar in an Art Deco train car with a large window behind him looking out onto Saturn and its rings. There is a shadowed group of people looking at him. There is a dark cut at the top of the illustration, revealing neon red blood dripping from Juno's mouth and nose and a neon green liquid in the glass he is holding.}

[dreamscape-witch]

It's finally here! My Mini Bang Piece! @penumbrabang , I think this is my third year but I literally can't remember lol.

I will say the background was somehow the hardest for me to draw, which was just because I couldn't for the life of me find a reference for what I needed. Fun times.

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

[koscheib]

Got a chance to work with

@alexnocturne to illustrate their beautiful Nureyev-centric piece for the @penumbrabang 2023

Here we have Juno and Peter chatting - wonder what that could be about? :)

Admiring the sunset. Gorgeous, but not nearly as charming as it could be~

Someobody's asleep...

Check their work out ->

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

[swordbreakerz]

Come one come all to the fight of the season! Steel vs Ransom at The Lighthouse, you won't want to miss these spectacular fighters in their first head to head match!

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Happy @penumbrabang season! Here's my first piece this year for Hit Me, Kiss Me by yours_featherly on ao3. It's an excellent underground fighting ring AU, go read it if you like homoerotic boxing and fraught locker room conversations!

[captaincravatthecapricious]

My contribution to the @penumbrabang this year! I’ve been around since the beginning and it was wonderful to be part of it again! This time I worked with @melonoverlord for the wonderful amazing beautiful fic When The World Stops Turning. Which I’ll reblog with a link as soon as possible so it doesn’t get eaten by tumblr!

[riotrollingon]

my piece for @penumbrabang for the fic Fragile Flames by the wonderful @pulpypunk !! go check out the fic, its great!

[scarlettrust]

This is my 2nd year participating in @penumbrabang but my very first as an artist! i am so excited to share this!

My drawing is for the absolutely AMAZING fic: Hit Me, Kiss me by: @yours_featherly. Its a cage-fighting AU set in Hyperion with all the Jupeter and Juno flavoured self-recovery you could ever need! absolutely go read it, you won't regret it for a second!

Photo ID: a digit painting of Juno and Nureyev inside a boxing gym. Juno is punching a black heavy bag, he is wearing a purple sports bra and pink hand wraps. Behind him is a small wood table (with a first aid kit and pink water bottle ontop) and a boxing ring. Nureyev is approaching from the other side of the ring, one hand on the ropes as he watches Juno box.

[prydon]

third year participating in @penumbrabang! my piece was drawn for the wonderful fic planted firmly in the past. if you love nureyev-focused hurt/comfort and character studies as much as i do, i know you'll love it <3 give it a read!!

[ID: a digital drawing of juno and nureyev cuddling in bed together. both of their eyes are closed. juno is holding a book and smiling softly. nureyev has an arm around him and looks more serious. there is a pair of sunglasses lying on top of the covers. behind them is a circular window showing a view of stars and planets outside. END ID]