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Everything you need to know about the RNM Big Bang: 2big2bang!

[aydann-runs]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76802331/chapters/201031941

My @rnmbigbang fic is complete! Go check out the amazing art by @greentealycheejelly, too!

[greentealycheejelly]

Art for out of the cold by aydann 😊 (for @rnmbigbang)

[eusuntgratie]

this post is long overdue but before i post anything new this year i wanted to highlight show me your soul, an rnm/malex pretty woman au i wrote last year for the @rnmbigbang. the fic has incredible art by @im-the-punk-who embedded but you can also see the art on tumblr here.

There’s a man on the sidewalk behind him in thigh high black boots, tiny shorts, and not much else hugging a girl with wild curls dressed in shiny patent leather. The man wraps her up in a hug and squeezes tight before she shoves him toward Alex’s car. Against his better judgment, he lowers the passenger side window halfway when the man reaches his car and leans over. “Hey baby, you lookin’ for a good time?”

Every chapter of the fic is titled by a song in the soundtrack which is a BANGER - I highly recommend you check it out. And if you haven't seen the movie it is a CLASSIC.

thank you @bigassbowlingballhead for always brainstorming ideas, helping when i get stuck, encouraging me to write, and inspiring this story in the first place. and @lostcol for beta-ing at the literal last minute despite being crazy busy. i appreciate you so much and i love you both <3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76044371/chapters/198974376

[dr-lizortecho]

Mimi DeLuca in There Goes My Mind by @sun-tomato for the @rnmbigbang

"It will protect you," her mother says as Mimi fastens the clasp at her neck. The pendant sits warm and heavy on her chest.

"Protect me from what?" Mimi asks, fiddling with the pendant to look at the little flower inside. There's something strange about it.

read on ao3

[im-the-punk-who]

Here are my two pieces for @eusuntgratie's amazing @rnmbigbang fic, show me your soul !!

Please go read it, it is sooo good and I love these two morons so much. (Second piece below the cut bc who knows how the tumblr filters are feeling these days.)

He lets Michael pick out a suit for him when they get ready for the client dinner, and he tries not to get too distracted staring at his mouth when he ties the tie he bought him around his neck.

“You look good all dressed up when you’re not miserable,” Michael offers.

“When I was a kid, my brother and sister got adopted, but their parents didn’t want me. I was too…” he trails off, looking for the right words. “Much. I guess.” Alex wishes he could see his face, but he likes this too, Michael’s head pillowed on his chest with his fingertips trailing over his skin while he talks, the darkness like a blanket making them feel safe enough to be honest with each other.

[tasyfa]

There's Something in the Rough

A soundtrack with cover art to accompany the fic There's gold under the rust by @jule1122 for the RNM Big Bang @rnmbigbang event.

For the lyric quote pulls that highlight the section of each song that spoke to me, find that on AO3.

Cover art for the soundtrack:

The base photo that I used for the background is of a metal windmill in New Mexico. It's immediately recognisable in the context of Roswell, New Mexico, so it "sets the scene" for Chase's eventual destination, but instead of the more standard sun-washed sepia tones of the desert, this image is moody and perhaps a little melancholy. It fit the tone of what I wanted to do with the soundtrack, which follows Chase as he comes to Roswell in a state of grief and rage.

I wanted a formal, stylised script for the soundtrack title and attribution, and it came with a side of amusement because the font is called, "Alex Brush". Seemed apropos xD. And then I created a title block for the fic details and used two separate fonts there, a fairly plain one for the attribution and a sort of, informally ornate one for the title.

When I create a soundtrack, a lot of what draws me to potential songs to use is their lyrics. I don't often use an instrumental. But I did here, because the combination of the song title and the feel of the music evokes a sense of hope to me, and it seemed a fitting accompaniment to where Chase finds himself at the end of the story. I loved getting to know him, and to see our familiar characters through the eyes of a newcomer who has a lot to learn yet <3.

[bloggingbisexually]

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

At long last, I crawl out of my hidey-hole to bring you all another movie AU as my RNM Big Bang offering. I had a lot of fun with this one :)

Huge thanks to @greentealycheejelly for the beautiful artwork and thank you so much to @rnmbigbang for running the event again!

Title: The Thing About Michael

Summary: Alex: What if I hooked up with Michael Guerin? Maria: What if you didn’t Liz: NO -- It started with a road trip. Roswell to New York. Alex was not supposed to catch feelings. And he definitely wasn't supposed to keep running into Michael Guerin over and over again. But maybe some things are just inevitable. Based on The Thing About Harry

[greentealycheejelly]

Art for The Thing About Michael by @bloggingbisexually 💜💜💜 (for this year's @rnmbigbang event).

[tasyfa]

What This Life's About

A soundtrack with cover art to accompany the fic Our Kingdom by @dayscrazed for the RNM Big Bang @rnmbigbang event.

For the lyric quote pulls that highlight the section of each song that spoke to me, find that on AO3.

Cover art for the soundtrack:

I wanted to use the lighting fractal motif, because the fic starts out with Alex sick and Michael worrying it's the radiation poisoning coming back. It's also a cool motif to work with! And then it turns out it's something completely different that ails Alex ;-). So there are wee footprints nestled into the glow 👣.

The lettering is in white to echo the lighting (and, y'know, to be visible), with the titles in two different, more ornate fonts, and the attributions and descriptions in the same, more utilitarian font.

The base photo of the lightning and the one of the footprints are both from unsplash, and I did the layering, brushes, etc. in Paint Shop Pro. Then I added the lettering via Canva, using the finished art as the base image in the "rock album cover" template, so it is square like an LP or CD cover.

[castalianspring]

I had the privilege of creating art for the wonderful fic keep it in sweetness by @queerpeasantchic and @wilddragonflying for the RNM Big Bang this year and here's the final result! I'm not a traditional artist by any means, but I have lots of fiber arts hobbies, which meant sewing time! Happily their fic gave me lots of ideas to play with.

They wrote a charming alternate universe kidfic (go read!) so I went with a themed baby blanket and made a small quilt using raw-edge applique techniques and as many fun themed fabrics as I could scrounge - this was a great exercise in repurposing scraps, attempting to draw things like stuffed bees and an ugly duckling storybook, and finding patterns that reflected Michael, Alex, and Isobel. All centered around the Cassiopeia constellation which is featured in the fic for lovely sentimental reasons.

There were so many fun story beats and character notes for me to try and reflect, and the authors very generously let me just go for it, such an enjoyable and rewarding collaboration. Thanks again for the fun experience! 💜

More pics and details under the cut...

Some closeups of the squares:

This was my first "quilt-as-you-go" project and it was lots of fun and taught me some new skills - doing it this way left so much room for creativity and just going with whatever works for each square.

Sunflowers were an easy choice for Michael, plus vibrant bi vibes for Izzy and guitars for Alex in one of his fave colors (it's subtle, but I tried to make the quilting on his square look like a musical staff). "Bug" is the cute nickname Alex gives the original child character in the story, and she's adorable! Such a sweet little family.

The finished product is only about 24" square, so it's very baby sized indeed. The pale grey fabric I chose for the back has some lovely swirls and stars on it, but also a lot of glitter, which probably isn't the best choice for a real baby. Oops. My laundry room floor is still very, very sparkly I'm afraid.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this event happen, it was a joy to participate again!

[miniastrophysicist]

Art for @ajna-eye-cogitations's fic Quantum Entanglement for the 2025 @rnmbigbang. It was lovely working with you, and finding ways to combine characters from the Roswell High books, the Roswell (1999) show, and Roswell, New Mexico was a fun challenge!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Roswell High Characters

Kyle: Tom Welling from Smallville

Isabel: Mischa Barton from The O.C.

Maria: Hillary Burton from One Treen Hill

Michael: Ian Somerhalder from Smallville

Alex: Cameron Monaghan from Shameless

Max: James Van Der Beek from Dawson's Creek

Liz: Victoria Moroles from Teen Wolf

Screencaps from the above shows and Roswell 1999 from Screencapped.net.

[dayscrazed]

“Our Kingdom”

By dayscrazed

Fic for RNM Big Bang 2025

Pairing: Michael Guerin/ Alex Manes

Chapters 8/8

Summary:

After returning from his honeymoon, Michael is worried when Alex displays symptoms of radiation poisoning. Further tests reveal the unexpected, that Alex is actually pregnant. This is a post-canon exploration of married Malex adjusting to their new life with their extended family throughout the timeline of Alex’s pregnancy.

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Happy Big Bang 2025! Thank you to the @rnmbigbang mods who helped pull off the event this year! I'm happy to share my biggest BB fic ever! Congrats to all the writers and artists!

Check out the amazing work by @tasyfa who made a great playlist to accompany this fic, "What This Life's About"!

[rnmbigbang]

Welcome to the finish line!

The RNM Big Bang 2025 collection is now live on AO3!

Congrats to all the authors and artists who participated this year. We have a few additional pairs who will post very soon, so a full list of all the stories and artworks will be shared at that time.

Thank you to everyone for their hard work and creativity!

[rnmbigbang]

Calling all artists! Considering signing up for the 2025 RNM Big Bang?

If you love RNM and fanfic, and enjoy making art of any kind, we would love to have you! We have a wonderful variety of story ideas this year and want to make sure we have enough artists and authors to pair everyone together with stories that really excite them. If you have been thinking of signing up to make art for the incredible batch of writers we have this year, please sign up!

As a reminder, art can be in any form and doesn't have to be just gifs. Digital or Traditional art, model art (like Legos or cross-stitch), videos, playlists (with cover art), and many other types are always a welcome sight to see!

If you are unsure about what you have to offer 'counting', you can send us an ask, or email us at [email protected] and we'll let you know. But really, we love art in ALL forms! We are so excited for everyone to see what's being created this year, and would love for you to be a part of the excitement!

Click here to sign-up and take part in the 2025 RNM Big Bang!

[rnmbigbang]

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP AS AN ARTIST FOR THE 2025 RNM BIG BANG!!

[rnmbigbang]

Calling all artists! Considering signing up for the 2025 RNM Big Bang?

If you love RNM and fanfic, and enjoy making art of any kind, we would love to have you! We have a wonderful variety of story ideas this year and want to make sure we have enough artists and authors to pair everyone together with stories that really excite them. If you have been thinking of signing up to make art for the incredible batch of writers we have this year, please sign up!

As a reminder, art can be in any form and doesn't have to be just gifs. Digital or Traditional art, model art (like Legos or cross-stitch), videos, playlists (with cover art), and many other types are always a welcome sight to see!

If you are unsure about what you have to offer 'counting', you can send us an ask, or email us at [email protected] and we'll let you know. But really, we love art in ALL forms! We are so excited for everyone to see what's being created this year, and would love for you to be a part of the excitement!

Click here to sign-up and take part in the 2025 RNM Big Bang!

[rnmbigbang]

REMINDER: AUTHOR SIGN-UPS ARE OPEN UNTIL JUNE 1ST!

Still thinking about signing-up for the 2025 RNM Big Bang? Sign-ups for AUTHORS will CLOSE on Sunday, June 1st!

Sign-ups for ARTISTS and BETAS will remain OPEN!

AUTHOR SIGN-UPS

ARTIST SIGN-UPS

BETA SIGN-UPS

You can find the Event Guidelines here to read what we’re all about, as well as the Event Schedule here.

Invites to the discord server will be sent out with your confirmation e-mails following sign-up.

We’re excited to see what everyone creates this year!

-2big2bang mods

[rnmbigbang]

2025 RNM Big Bang Sign-Ups are OPEN!

AUTHOR SIGN-UPS

ARTIST SIGN-UPS

BETA SIGN-UPS

You can find the Event Guidelines here to read what we’re all about, as well as the Event Schedule here.

Invites to the discord server will be sent out with your confirmation e-mails following sign-up.

We’re excited to see what everyone creates this year!

-2big2bang mods