RotE Comment Bingo

A Realm of the Elderlings Fandom Event for all fanwork lovers! Managed by @smoky-solitude and @divine529 Header by @roostercrowned

[rote-comment-bingo]

🍁 🖤 November is over and so too is rote comment bingo! 🖤 🍁

Thanks to everyone who played!!! I hope you had fun ✨

Also thank you to everyone who wanted to play but found the month slipped by too fast. Thank you for protecting your time and taking care of yourself ✨

Feedback on the event would be appreciated from any with opinions! Was a month not enough time? Just right? What about the prompts?

Let us know if you want to do it again in the future. Maybe next summer will be better timing for us all??? 👀

Without further ado 🥁 🥁🥁

Wall of fame!

🍁Blackouts!🍁

@marsskaterboii Prompt for the fic prize: Berserker Fitz!

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

@smoky-solitude Fic prize incoming: I'll post it when it's ready!

🍂Bingos! 🍂

@marsskaterboii x4

@smoky-solitude x4

@parlerenfleurs x2

@willowjh

@divine529

[transformativeworks]

AO3 Celebrates 10 Million Registered Users

#AO3 has reached 10 million registered users! Celebrate with us by participating in our commenting themed bingo at https://otw-news.org/yckpz294

[smoky-solitude]

BLACKOUT COMPLETE!

I did it! Ignore the whatever-the-fuck is going on here. I made mistakes with my bingo card formatting (ironic I know) and it wasn't worth fixing. See alllll the fics I read and commented on below! New ones in blue! @rote-comment-bingo

So excited for to write myself a prize fic: it's going to be sooooo indulgent (aren't they all?)

<10 kudos: Like a father by kate__writes. 1.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Teen Fitz and Burrich process Chivalry’s death together. 

An old favorite: A Safe Place in the World by prytania. 30K. Rated M. Set after F&F. What I read during my post F&F hangover.

Third person POV: Stablemaster and Boy by marsian_boii. 2.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Burrich POV parenting baby Fitz.

Setting AU: A Stain Indeed by quinocks. 2.5K. Not Rated. Spoilers for FE. Regency AU!

M/M: vampires will never hurt you by belovedandfitz. 7K. Rated M, spoilers for TM. Fitzloved. Vampire AU where Hunter Fitz tries to lay a trap for Vampire Lord Golden.

<5 comments: Prince's Man by marsian_boii. 1.5K words. Rated E, pre-Farseer Trilogy. ChivBurr. Burrich uses the Wit to know exactly what Chivalry needs.

Suicidal thoughts or ideation: I've Been Sleepwalking by CircesDagger. 1.1K words. Rated G, early RA. 

Drabble: An Entry in the Dream Journal of Bee Farseer by Rillian_Rohirrim. 100 words. Rated G, post AF. A dream I think many of us long for.

Dom/sub: Steps by vividlightning. 3.7K words. Rated E, GF-era. Excellent service kink for Fitz/Fool, for Badgerlock/Golden.

>8k words: simple living things by willowjh. 12K. Rated E, post FF. Fitzloved with pegging and the most beautiful smut. 

Dubcon: into the brilliant night by epistrophic. 4.3K. Rated E, set during FQ ch 36. Fitzloved 

Bingtown setting: After The Sun Has Set by mellowthorn. 54K. Rated M. Amber goes to Bingtown after FF, told from the POV of her friends there.

FREE

Character analysis: Sometimes good-bye's the only way by sorrow_key. 1K words. Not rated, set during late FF.  Dutiful worries about Fitz’s suicidal thoughts.

<1k words: Stranger To Blue Water by Jaydee_Faire. 990 words. Rated G, FT spoilers. Modern Hillbilly AU! Second person Fool POV. The Fool pumps up gas in MAGA country, and Tom Badgerlock makes sure he leaves safely.

Fix-it: I dreamed I was you (and you were me) by willowjh. 36K. Rated M, post-FF. Fitz takes the Fool back to Buckkeep after Aslevjal. 

Quote a line: Lavender Tea by SpectrumColor. 3.1K. Rated T. Modern AU, Fitzloved! Fitz wakes up early and thinks back on their relationship.

Kinktober fanwork: to know how you taste by wingedaches (dreammetheworld). 22K. Rated E, set during late GF. Fitzloved with service and semi-public sex.

Canon divergence: Assassin's Hope by Snowfilly1. 3K. Rated M. FF Fixit that is so soft.

The Skill: Pebbles In Time by nessie_truther. 4K. Rated M, late-FF. Time Travel AU! Fitz and Fool find that the Skill Pillars have brought them back almost 20 years from the end of FF to the middle of AA.

Pining: Chalks and powders by TinyThoughts. 1.1K. Rated G, late-FF. Fitz meets Amber in the stone garden.

POV the Fool: false promises of spilled ink by tls4951 (tls1314). 9.3K. Rated T, TM/F&F spoilers. Soulmate AU! Writing on his wrist tells the Fool the last words his soulmate will say to him. They keep changing as Fitz and Fool defy death, but then, too late, the words stop moving.

Fanart: A jewel for the Queen by AlliumSativum. Rated M, POV Fitz and Amber/Kettricken.

Internalized Homophobia: time and again boys are raised to be men by mist_ninja. 14K. Rated G. Farseer spoilers, Fitzloved. Modern AU! Baby Fitz attends private school and struggles with his feelings for his best friend, what he wants in the world, and what others want from him.

Posted before 2022: The one where Fitz gets tied up by Lord Golden, released by Amber and kissed better by Beloved by orphan_account. 4.4K Rated E, mid-GF. Subspace Fitz is sorry and he is safe.

[rote-comment-bingo]

Only today and tomorrow left for ROTE bingo! Get your fics read and cards in to make it to our Wall of Fame.

And remember, if you get a Blackout, Smoky will write a fic according to a prompt of your choosing!

[divine529]

@rote-comment-bingo I did it!

[parlerenfleurs]

Thanks to the Free space and one more fic commented, I now have another bingo in the @rote-comment-bingo!

Latest comment for my favourite character (I'm assuming it means "featuring them prominently"), and of course it's the Fool, unsurprisingly some tender Fitzloved, unsurprisingly from @tragediegh:

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

[willowjh]

a little late to the party but here's a bingo! and a few awkward thymaras to mark the spots bc why not

Here are the works for each prompt:

Drabble: entrelacées by sorrow_key

Quote a line: Kitchen Escapades by marsian_boii

Fluff: Dandelion Fluff by SmokySolitude

Hurt/Comfort: Horses by kate_writes

I could only do shorter works for now 🥲 I'm still a little pressed for time and I haven't been in the best mindset to engage with fandom lately, but this was a lot of fun and I hope to find time and energy to do a few more before the month is out 🤞

Happy @rote-comment-bingo everyone!

[willowjh]

a little late to the party but here's a bingo! and a few awkward thymaras to mark the spots bc why not

Here are the works for each prompt:

Drabble: entrelacées by sorrow_key

Quote a line: Kitchen Escapades by marsian_boii

Fluff: Dandelion Fluff by SmokySolitude

Hurt/Comfort: Horses by kate_writes

I could only do shorter works for now 🥲 I'm still a little pressed for time and I haven't been in the best mindset to engage with fandom lately, but this was a lot of fun and I hope to find time and energy to do a few more before the month is out 🤞

Happy @rote-comment-bingo everyone!

[rote-comment-bingo]

Happy 21st of November everyone! If you include today there are TEN days left to play ROTE COMMENT BINGOO! Now is the time to read and comment!!!

Can you get a bingo?

Can you get a ✨ blackout ✨???

Bingos and blackouts both get you on the Wall of Fame, but blackouts also win you a fic written by Smoky with a prompt of your choosing!!*

We’ve already had one blackout, and I’m stoked to write more for you all 🖤 🧡

*conditions apply. I have a couple of triggers, and my RWC knowledge is paltry at best. DM me @smoky-solitude when you get a blackout with your prompt idea!

[rote-comment-bingo]

First Blackout Fic Prize

@marsskaterboii achieved a blackout a few days ago. The prize = one fic written by me! Their chosen prompt was "Berserker Fitzy" with no trilogy preference.

I present to you, A Lone Wolf! It's set in early Golden Fool era: Dutiful, Fitz, and Lord Golden go on one of their regularly scheduled rides together, and they're jumped by Piebalds!

The fic got away from me a bit: given the time period, it seemed natural to write about Fitz's difficulty processing a recent death in his life. So there's also some berserker aftercare courtesy of the Fool.

A Lone Wolf (2642 words) by SmokySolitude Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb, Tawny Man Trilogy - Robin Hobb Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Dutiful Farseer & FitzChivalry Farseer, FitzChivalry Farseer & The Fool Characters: FitzChivalry Farseer, The Fool (Robin Hobb), Dutiful Farseer Additional Tags: Animal Attack, Blood, Berserker Fitz, Fitz misses his ax, but he's got a sword its fine, Ambushes and Sneak Attacks, Tumblr Prompt, Piebalds, the wit, Nighteyes haunts the narrative, Fitz appreciating the Fool's physical attributes in a totally platonic way, Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Missing Scene, berserker aftercare, Animal Death

[parlerenfleurs]

@rote-comment-bingo Aaaand bingo!

Previous post with links here

Quote a line (again with the delightful No Choir!):

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

Fluff (baby Fitz and Fool!! Super duper cute and heartwarming):

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

Setting AU (a treat of a modern AU where the world is kinder and thus Fitz gets to keep his emotional intelligence and all is well):

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

[marsskaterboii]

The @rote-comment-bingo card completed!! This was such a fun journey and I loved hunting down all these fanfics, exploring tags I usually wouldn't have! Thank you so much for setting this up, @smoky-solitude and @divine529!!!

Fanart:

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

Amazing (really hot!) fanart plus ficlet

Character analysis:

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

Fitz mourning Chivalry's death together with Burrich and finally admitting to the grief while still feeling ashamed of feeling it at all? Oof my little heart.

Skill Sex:

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

Because apparently I love to torture myself with sweet and loving 'what could have beens' for fitzloved before they reached Clerres.

First time:

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

Something I love more than sweet fitzloved moments before Clerres? A fitzloved happy ending AFTER Clerres!!

LST era:

For this "No Choir" by ellipsis_truther

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73634256/chapters/191971301

So sweet I'm glad there'll be more chapters to come!!

FREE:

Aaaand for the final box, treating myself to some fluff (literally)!!

"Dandelion Fluff" by SmokySolitude

https://archiveofourown.org/works/74267471

Need I say more than baby Fitzy and baby Fool?? (I think not)

[rote-comment-bingo]

We have our first bingo!!!

I've been so impressed with @marsskaterboii's dedication to reading and commenting on ROTE fics! They've managed 25 comments across the ROTE fandom in 19 days. THAT'S AMAZING!!!!

For their blackout prize, they've requested a Berserker Fitz fic, which I am more than happy to write! I too have a deep love of Berserker Fitz, so that will be a treat <3

[smoky-solitude]

Another few fics, another bingo for @rote-comment-bingo! I went down a setting AU rabbithole and it was a wonderful way to spend the evening.

New Fics are in blue, as always. The next time you hear from me willl be when I get a blackout!

<10 kudos: Like a father by kate__writes. 1.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Teen Fitz and Burrich process Chivalry’s death together.

Third person POV: Stablemaster and Boy by marsian_boii. 2.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Burrich POV parenting baby Fitz.

Setting AU: A Stain Indeed by quinocks. 2.5K. Not Rated. Spoilers for FE. Regency AU!

M/M: vampires will never hurt you by belovedandfitz. 7K. Rated M, spoilers for TM. Fitzloved. Vampire AU where Hunter Fitz tries to lay a trap for Vampire Lord Golden.

<5 comments: Prince's Man by marsian_boii. 1.5K words. Rated E, pre-Farseer Trilogy. ChivBurr. Burrich uses the Wit to know exactly what Chivalry needs.

Suicidal thoughts or ideation: I've Been Sleepwalking by CircesDagger. 1.1K words. Rated G, early RA.

Drabble: An Entry in the Dream Journal of Bee Farseer by Rillian_Rohirrim. 100 words. Rated G, post AF. A dream I think many of us long for.

Dom/sub: Steps by vividlightning. 3.7K words. Rated E, GF-era. Excellent service kink for Fitz/Fool, for Badgerlock/Golden.

>8k words: simple living things by willowjh. 12K. Rated E, post FF. Fitzloved with pegging and the most beautiful smut.

Dubcon: into the brilliant night by epistrophic. 4.3K. Rated E, set during FQ ch 36. Fitzloved

FREE

Character analysis: Sometimes good-bye's the only way by sorrow_key. 1K words. Not rated. Set during late FF.  Dutiful worries about Fitz’s suicidal thoughts.

Fix-it: I dreamed I was you (and you were me) by willowjh. 36K. Rated M, post-FF. Fitz takes the Fool back to Buckkeep after Aslevjal.

Kinktober fanwork: to know how you taste by wingedaches (dreammetheworld). 22K. Rated E, set during late GF. Fitzloved with service and semi-public sex.

Pining: Chalks and powders by TinyThoughts. 1.1K. Rated G, late-FF. Fitz meets Amber in the stone garden.

POV the Fool: false promises of spilled ink by tls4951 (tls1314). 9.3K. Rated T, TM/F&F spoilers. Soulmate AU! Writing on his wrist tells the Fool the last words his soulmate will say to him. They keep changing as Fitz and Fool defy death, but then, too late, the words stop moving.

Fanart: A jewel for the Queen by AlliumSativum. Rated M, POV Fitz and Amber/Kettricken.

Internalized Homophobia: time and again boys are raised to be men by mist_ninja. 14K. Rated G. Farseer spoilers, Fitzloved. Modern AU! Baby Fitz attends private school and struggles with his feelings for his best friend, what he wants in the world, and what others want from him.

Posted before 2022: The one where Fitz gets tied up by Lord Golden, released by Amber and kissed better by Beloved by orphan_account. 4.4K Rated E, mid-GF. Subspace Fitz is sorry and he is safe.

[orpheeeeus]

Farseer Era: Like a father by kate__writes

Fitz grieving a father he never met 

“They didn’t even let me see him,” I managed to whisper after a moment, without lifting my head. My voice was barely louder than a breath, trembling and on the verge of breaking into a flood of tears. “Not even now. I never met him, never spoke to him, never saw him, my whole life. No one ever… even told me about him.” My voice shook harder and harder, until tears streamed freely down my cheeks. “He never told me he loved me.” The words burst from my throat, each one soaked in pain. 

One-shot: The White and the Wolf by angharadgwyn

Kettricken takes Bee to the dragon garden

I felt a presence then. Difficult to describe as it did not touch on my physical senses, with no smell to speak of. My skill told me it was strange, my heart told me it welcomed me. I saw them sleeping then. The Wolf of the West as Hap sang it… twice the size of a man grown and thrice the height of me. It’s nose was tucked under its paws like a young puppy, tail curled around itself. It’s sheer size gave lie to the innocence of that posture. At once my eye told me it was stone and fur, though the two couldn’t both be possible. As I thought they might, it was nestled with it’s back to an immense cliff face. I thought I could hear the trickle of water... there would be good hunting nearby. 

Fluff: Dandelion Fluff by SmokySolitude

Little Fitz meets the Fool in Buckkeep Town, on the beach, instead of in the castle <3

Dandelion’s hand kept creeping toward mine, and each time our fingers brushed, I felt how cold they still were. I clasped his hand, holding it firmly in my own warm one, trying to bring feeling back to it. I could sense my friend’s pleasure at the contact, and I resolved to hold his hand as much as I could. Nosy pressing against his legs whenever we stilled, eager to help but not wanting to trip. 

[cobalt-knave]

Quick and Easy Guide to Commenting on Ao3

Step 1: COMMENT.

Seriously, that is the biggest thing. Kudos are nice, but fundamentally are a mark of “Someone read this” rather than a specific comment.

DO NOT OVERTHINK COMMENTS.

As long as you are not a) insulting the work or the author or b) posting nonsense, you are fine! The author will be happy to recieve your comment, and they are just like you – not gonna misinterpret every little thing intentionally.

Examples of what not to comment:

a)  “I hated this and you clearly have never read the source material.”

b) “My next door neighbor hates me”, “You should check out my Instagram for great videos!”

Don’t be a dick and don’t be spam. If you are talking about and being positive about the fic you read, you’re good!

K. Cool. Onto the guide!

Different ways to easily write and leave comments:

- While reading, if a line jumps out at you as very good, copy it to your clipboard. When you get to the end of the fic or chapter, paste it and react with anything from an emoji, a “lol” or “hahaha”, “screaming”, or a bit of analysis saying why  you enjoyed the line.

- If no specific lines jump out at you, comments can be short and sweet “extra kudos”, “loved this”, “great fic”, “thanks for writing”, “this fic kept me company on my train ride, and I loved it!”. OR they can be a little longer, elaborating on what you liked “you captured the voices really well”, “I was on the edge of my seat”, “your descriptions are really rich, I could see the settings you described”. Or a mix of both.

- For an even shorter, but STILL WONDERFUL comment, drop a couple heart emojis. I know one person who comments a small string of heart emojis on every new chapter of one of my fics, and it makes me smile every time. NOTE: Limit yourself to 5 emojis. Do Not put a whole paragraph’s worth of them. It’s not getting any extra information across, and it’s not great for screenreaders, I understand.

- For a long comment, let’s say you really loved this work or this chapter. The two main kinds of long comment are the Live Reaction, which involves pulling a bunch of lines to quote back and react to in the comment (pulling them either as you read, pasting into your comment or a memo note, or after you’re done, going back through and pulling lines you remember standing out), or the Long Analysis, which involves explaining in some detail what you liked about the story and writing, predictions if it’s a wip, where your mind is going.

(That last one is what you should think about doing for your gift fic in an exchange.)

COMMENTS ARE LIFE. They do not have to be grand or long or difficult to write. You do not have to overthink them. But comments are what makes an author feel appreciated, feel like people are really reading their work. If you find an old fic or a wip or an abandoned wip, COMMENT. If you want to encourage an author to keep writing, comments are how to do it.

This author just wrote something for you for free, give them a comment.

I have a rule with myself that I comment on every work I read. Unless I really don’t enjoy it or don’t finish it, that work is getting a comment. It’s the least I can do.

And do not worry about “spam commenting”. If you are working your way through an author’s work, they will be very excited to receive your comments! Ao3 is an Archive, not instragram or whatever (I do not have instagram, so I don’t really know the etiquette there). There is no taboo against reading old works. In fact, you SHOULD read old works.

[smoky-solitude]

Third bingo for @rote-comment-bingo, New fics are in blue in the list <3

<10 kudos: Like a father by kate__writes. 1.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Teen Fitz and Burrich process Chivalry’s death together.

Third person POV: Stablemaster and Boy by marsian_boii. 2.4K. Not Rated, set during AA. Burrich POV parenting baby Fitz.

<5 comments: Prince's Man by marsian_boii. 1.5K words. Rated E, pre-Farseer Trilogy. ChivBurr. Burrich uses the Wit to know exactly what Chivalry needs.

Suicidal thoughts or ideation: I've Been Sleepwalking by CircesDagger. 1.1K words. Rated G, early RA.

Drabble: An Entry in the Dream Journal of Bee Farseer by Rillian_Rohirrim. 100 words. Rated G, post AF. A dream I think many of us long for.

Dom/sub: Steps by vividlightning. 3.7K words. Rated E, GF-era. Excellent service kink for Fitz/Fool, for Badgerlock/Golden.

>8k words: simple living things by willowjh. 12K. Rated E, post FF. Fitzloved with pegging and the most beautiful smut.

Dubcon: into the brilliant night by epistrophic. 4.3K. Rated E, set during FQ ch 36. Fitzloved

FREE

Character analysis: Sometimes good-bye's the only way by sorrow_key. 1K words. Not rated. Set during late FF.  Dutiful

Fix-it: I dreamed I was you (and you were me) by willowjh. 36K. Rated M, post-FF. Fitz takes the Fool back to Buckkeep after Aslevjal.

Kinktober fanwork: to know how you taste by wingedaches (dreammetheworld). 22K. Rated E, set during late GF. Fitzloved with service and semi-public sex.

Pining: Chalks and powders by TinyThoughts. 1.1K. Rated G, late-FF. Fitz meets Amber in the stone garden.

Fanart: A jewel for the Queen by AlliumSativum. Rated M, POV Fitz and Amber/Kettricken

Posted before 2022: The one where Fitz gets tied up by Lord Golden, released by Amber and kissed better by Beloved by orphan_account. 4.4K. Rated E, mid-GF. Subspace Fitz is sorry and he is safe.

[marsskaterboii]

Unfinished fic:

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

Rape/Non-con:

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

I wanted to go with 2 implied but not really rape/non-con fics... but the second one definitely fulfills the tag (while also breaking my heart)

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

Kelsingra setting:

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

My entire blog should consist of hate-posts about Prilkop. He isnt even being at his evilest here, but that man's sheer presence just inceses me.

Anyway, i might actually manage a black-out on my @rote-comment-bingo card!!!