Sign ups PINNED! Open NOW, April 26 through May 2! A low stakes Life Series AU creation event about making a friend, creating a story, and appreciating the journey! Sign up, be assigned a random soulmate, and spend a month creating an AU together. Mods: liloinkoink, anpanbun, mrfroag, umbrify, cjskribblez, kingtheghast Icon/header: saint-starling
Soulsmake is an event centered on working with someone new and enjoying the process of creation!
Sign up as a writer, an artist, or either, and be assigned a random soulmate, ideally in pairs of writer+artist. Once pairs are rolled, you’ll have about a month to talk to your soulmate, find some common ground, and make an AU!
What that creation process looks like is up to the two of you—you two can draw or write as much or as little as you’d like. You can make full color art or a simple sketch, and you can write a full fic or a simple outline. You don’t even have to make anything at all! All you have to do to “complete” this event is have a single conversation.
Soulsmake is about making a friend and making a story. It’s about the journey, not the destination. Simply have fun with this low stakes, low pressure creativity event!
Below is the planned schedule, and a small explanation as to how each phase will work.
Sunday, April 26 - Signups open
Saturday, May 2 - Signups close
Sunday, May 3 - Pool limiting review opens
Wednesday, May 6 - Pool limiting deadline
Monday, May 18 - Soulmates assigned
Monday, June 15 - Official completion deadline
[There will also be two optional rounds to request soulmate reassignment and be rerolled in a smaller pool. Explanation and dates below the cut.]
Below the cut will be more information on each step of the event process. If you have any questions not answered in this post, check the #soulsmake qna tag on this blog to see if your question has been answered already, and if it hasn’t, our ask box is open!
Sign ups:
There will be one week to sign up for Soulsmake. We’ll be asking you for your name, your socials, and your discord—this is the information that will be available to the other participants of the event during the limiting process.
Next, we’ll ask if you’re signing up as an artist, a writer, or either. We’ll be trying to make pairs of artist+writer, though we don’t imagine an even amount of artists and writers will be signing up, so that isn’t guaranteed. Signing up as either will help with balancing these, so if you can do both, consider signing up as either!
After that, we’ll be asking you your age bracket, specifically whether you’re an adult or a minor, and then ask if you’re comfortable working with someone in the opposite age bracket. Your exact age is not necessary, and this information will not be public.
Then, we’ll be asking whether you’re comfortable with working in a team of three instead of as a pair. This is in case of an odd number of sign ups. We may also consider using teams of three so all teams have at least one writer and one artist.
Finally, we'll be asking about your interests—favorite characters, relationships, tropes, AUs, tones, genres, fandoms—as well as what things you are not willing to create. This information will help us make sure pairs will have common ground to work together (and ensure we don't pair, say, someone who only wants to make fluffy romance AUs with someone who only wants to make a gory horror show). It will also be available to other participants so people can get a quick feel for their soulmate's interests. We encourage you to be as detailed and include as many options as you want for your interests, and require you to be respectful in explaining what you won't create.
Once you hit submit on the sign up sheet, the confirmation page will have a link to the event’s discord server. Joining that is required, as we’ll be hosting much of the rest of the event through discord!
(If you forget to grab the link before closing the confirmation page, please send an ask off anon for the discord invite! It will be the same server as last year, though you must sign up to gain access to the 2026 portion and be considered for rolling.)
Pool limiting:
The next phase of the event is pool limiting. Once sign ups are closed, participants will gain access to a spreadsheet of the names, socials, and discords of all the other participants. You will then be asked to fill out a second form with everyone you want removed from your roster of possible soulmates.
This serves two purposes. The first: if you have any usual creation partner(s) you tend to work with, we would like you to write them down. We want you to work with someone you’ve never worked with before, so note down your usual accomplices to ensure you don’t get them by chance!
Second, if you see someone on the list you don’t get along with, we’d also like you to note down their names and remove them from your pool. We don’t want anyone to be randomly paired with someone they already know they won’t work well with, so this step should help minimize those conflicts by preventing them from happening.
Who you put on your limits list will be completely private, and once the event has ended, the list will be deleted.
If you do not submit a limit form, we will assume you are open to anyone who fits within the criteria from the original signup form.
Soulmate Assignment:
[Note: Rolling soulmates may end up taking an extra day or two depending on how many sign ups we receive! If this happens, the other dates will also be pushed back accordingly.]
Finally, the soulmates will be rolled! When pairs are finalized, we’ll announce them in the discord server by pinging users. The creation period can start here for most pairs as they DM their partners, as the creation period will be done one-on-one in private DMs between soulmates rather than in the server itself.
In the first week after soulmates are rolled, participants will be asked to chat with their soulmates and get to know each other. Find out what your soulmate is interested in and find common ground!
In this stage, we’ll ask you all to be flexible and respectful. It’s possible your soulmate doesn’t watch your favorite CC, or that you aren’t super interested in your soulmate’s top favorite type of AU. That’s okay! Try to be open-minded about what your soulmate is interested in, and be flexible with what you yourself are willing to create—you’ll likely have something to bond over!
Open, kind communication will be key, as will a willingness to branch out and explore new things! If you aren’t able to be respectful and flexible, this event may not be for you.
Soulmate Rerolls:
That said, if you find that you and your soulmate aren’t compatible for any reason (ie you can find no common ground, or you’re on opposite timezones, or you just don’t really click or get along), you can come to an amicable split. If you and your soulmate decide to split, one member should head to the discord and make a ticket with the mods and ask to reroll.
Fair warning: If you and your partner cannot be respectful of each other in your decision to split, one or both of you might be asked to bow out of the event. If you do not inform your soulmate of your intent to reroll and we have to tell them, you will be blacklisted from the event.
We will do rerolls in two batches: everyone who requests a reroll in the first week will be dropped in a smaller pool and have new soulmates chosen among those members. Once those have been rolled, if we have further requests for rerolls during the second week, we will repeat this process. Here are the dates for those:
Saturday, May 23: Soulmate reroll request deadline first round
Monday, May 25: Rerolled soulmates assigned first round
Saturday, May 30: Soulmate reroll request deadline second round
Monday, June 1: Rerolled soulmates assigned second round
Due to the smaller pools, we cannot guarantee as high of an interest match for the smaller pools, but we will do our best! We will not reroll soulmates after the halfway point of the event.
Creation period:
Once the pairs are solidified, the creation period officially begins! Soulmates will have one month to make up an AU together, and once the month is up, you’ll be asked to share what you have.
Again, this is a low stakes, low pressure event. You can go all out and create full art or a completed fic, or you can do some simple sketches or a simple outline. The only thing you need to do to “complete” this event is have a conversation with your soulmate!
While this is a Life Series fandom event, if you and your soulmate feel inspired to make an AU for another fandom you both share, you can do so. You can also make an original story or work with your sonas/OCs. Shipping is allowed if both parties are comfortable with it, and while we do not care if adult pairs create NSFW, we will not be reblogging it to this blog. Absolutely no GenAI or C.AI will be allowed.
More information on the rules can be found in this rules post.
You can share your work by pinging this blog and using the #soulsmake tag! If you and your partner are inspired, you are more than welcome to continue creating for your AU after the event is over.
If you still have questions after this, please feel free to check the #soulsmake faq and #soulsmake qna tags or send us an ask! Additionally, any other informational posts will go in the #soulsmake info tag.
Scott awakes in the world, confused, alone and with no memory of the past. Why is he here? What is he supposed to do? Why does he feel like he's being watched? And... Is that... Scar and Jimmy together?
The Prologue of mine and @maplemonarchy's @soulsmake 2026 creation is HERE! Join Scott as he goes on a journey through a world which is very different to the one we know and love.
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Let us know your theories, your questions and your predictions below or in our ask boxes. And remember...
Soulsmake sign ups are now closed! From here on out, we'll be handling all scheduling news and updates within the discord, so participants should keep an eye on the announcements channel for any updates.
We'll see you again when the creation period ends and we can start reblogging our participants' work!
TODAY, MAY 2ND, IS THE FINAL DAY TO SIGN UP FOR SOULSMAKE 2026!
Soulsmake is a low stakes, low effort, low stress Life Series AU creation event about making a friend, making a story, and appreciating the journey of creating something new! Anyone can join, no application needed. You don't need to create any art, writing, or anything else—all we require is you have a conversation with your soulmate!
Creation period lasts one month, and you can create as much or as little as you want, hopefully even making a friend while doing it! If you want to join a chill and fun AU making event, don't miss Soulsmake 2026!
TODAY, MAY 2ND, IS THE FINAL DAY TO SIGN UP FOR SOULSMAKE 2026!
Soulsmake is a low stakes, low effort, low stress Life Series AU creation event about making a friend, making a story, and appreciating the journey of creating something new! Anyone can join, no application needed. You don't need to create any art, writing, or anything else—all we require is you have a conversation with your soulmate!
Creation period lasts one month, and you can create as much or as little as you want, hopefully even making a friend while doing it! If you want to join a chill and fun AU making event, don't miss Soulsmake 2026!
Soulsmake is a low stakes, low pressure Life Series fandom event in which you are partnered with a random person who you have never worked with before, during which the two of you will have a month to create an AU together. The only thing you’re required to do to “complete” the event is have a conversation with your soulmate to hash out the premise and general plot of an AU, though you can create as much as you want on top of that. The purpose of Soulsmake is to make a new friend and to enjoy the process of creation.
For more information on Soulsmake…
💜 [ Event Schedule here ] 💜 💜 💜 [ Event Rules here ] 💜
There is no application process or creative requirement to join. All we ask is that possible participants agree to be respectful, flexible, open-minded, and willing to compromise.
You will be working with a random partner whose interests may or may not align completely with yours. You will need to be respectful of what other participants do and do not like, flexible with your own ideas and open-minded about your soulmate’s ideas, and you and your soulmate must be willing and able to compromise when AU making.
You will also be required to own a discord account, as the event will be run through the Soulsmake discord server. You will get the discord invite link on the confirmation page of the sign up sheet. If you are already in the discord from last year, mark that off on the form and we'll add you to the 2026 category. People who do not join the discord will not be able to receive a soulmate. If you do the form but do not join the discord, we will not hunt you down to invite you. People who do not do the form at all but somehow manage to join the discord will not be considered registered and will not receive a soulmate.
Note: as part of the pairing process, we'll ask you about your interests and what you aren't comfortable creating, to be sure all pairs are compatible. We want to encourage you to be detailed and give us a lot of room to work with in pairing you, so be sure to give yourself a few minutes to fill this form out!
Additionally, mods will be adding davies members into the 2026 event categories manually, so it may take a little while for you to be able to see the event channels, depending on mod availability. Be patient! If you aren't added to the 2026 categories after 24 hours, make a ticket in the discord!
You can find the sign up link here.
Sign ups will run until May 2nd, but may close early if we receive more sign ups than expected. If sign ups close early OR if we get a large amount of sign ups, later dates, such as the opening and closing of the limiting phase or the soulmate announcements, may be adjusted accordingly.
If you have any questions about the sign up form fields, send us an ask!
Soulsmake is a low stakes, low pressure Life Series fandom event in which you are partnered with a random person who you have never worked with before, during which the two of you will have a month to create an AU together. The only thing you’re required to do to “complete” the event is have a conversation with your soulmate to hash out the premise and general plot of an AU, though you can create as much as you want on top of that. The purpose of Soulsmake is to make a new friend and to enjoy the process of creation.
For more information on Soulsmake…
💜 [ Event Schedule here ] 💜 💜 💜 [ Event Rules here ] 💜
There is no application process or creative requirement to join. All we ask is that possible participants agree to be respectful, flexible, open-minded, and willing to compromise.
You will be working with a random partner whose interests may or may not align completely with yours. You will need to be respectful of what other participants do and do not like, flexible with your own ideas and open-minded about your soulmate’s ideas, and you and your soulmate must be willing and able to compromise when AU making.
You will also be required to own a discord account, as the event will be run through the Soulsmake discord server. You will get the discord invite link on the confirmation page of the sign up sheet. If you are already in the discord from last year, mark that off on the form and we'll add you to the 2026 category. People who do not join the discord will not be able to receive a soulmate. If you do the form but do not join the discord, we will not hunt you down to invite you. People who do not do the form at all but somehow manage to join the discord will not be considered registered and will not receive a soulmate.
Note: as part of the pairing process, we'll ask you about your interests and what you aren't comfortable creating, to be sure all pairs are compatible. We want to encourage you to be detailed and give us a lot of room to work with in pairing you, so be sure to give yourself a few minutes to fill this form out!
Additionally, mods will be adding davies members into the 2026 event categories manually, so it may take a little while for you to be able to see the event channels, depending on mod availability. Be patient! If you aren't added to the 2026 categories after 24 hours, make a ticket in the discord!
You can find the sign up link here.
Sign ups will run until May 2nd, but may close early if we receive more sign ups than expected. If sign ups close early OR if we get a large amount of sign ups, later dates, such as the opening and closing of the limiting phase or the soulmate announcements, may be adjusted accordingly.
If you have any questions about the sign up form fields, send us an ask!
By the way, if you forgot to join the discord via the invite link at the end of the form, do not do the form again. Send us an ask off anon and we'll send you the link!
You cannot join the event without being in the discord, so if you haven't joined, make sure you do! If you aren't in the discord when sign ups close, your sign up will be deleted.
We have a few people who have signed up who aren't in the discord, so quick reminder to join the discord! If you missed the link, send us an ask and we'll answer it privately with the invite link (so it will only appear in your activity/notes tab instead of on the dash).
are we allowed to edit our list of likes/dislikes before the pool limiting review opens? i keep going over my lists cuz i feel like im forgetting stuff but i wanna join the server and stop agonizing over it lmao-
If you think of something you want to add, just make a ticket and let us know! Your interests lists also aren't binding. You can make something that isn't in them, but it gives us a feeling for what you're going to create in the event so we can pair people who we think will get along.
Soulsmake partners are randomly assigned via rolling on wheels, but we do check their interests to make sure they like somewhat similar things and don't disqualify each other.
For example, the YES/NO sections are mostly so we don't do something like, say, pair someone who wants to write romance with someone that isn't comfortable with shipping, or pair someone who only really writes hurt/no comfort horror tragedies with someone whose main interests are fluffy fixit fic and coffee shop AUs, or pair someone who only wants to write a certain CC with someone who doesn't want to work with that character, or someone who wants to write superhero AUs with someone that isn't interested in them. We also try and make sure they share at least one thing in common—if one person likes buttercups and fantasy, while someone else likes ZITS and sci fi, we'd probably find them different partners who share one interest with them rather than pair them with each other, for example! We roll partners randomly, but we usually reroll a few times before settling on a good fit!
Being detailed is very helpful, but so long as you're getting some favorites down for characters, ships, AUs, and genres, it gives us more than enough information to figure out your vibe and pair you with a good partner!
By the way, if you forgot to join the discord via the invite link at the end of the form, do not do the form again. Send us an ask off anon and we'll send you the link!
You cannot join the event without being in the discord, so if you haven't joined, make sure you do! If you aren't in the discord when sign ups close, your sign up will be deleted.
i'm so sorry but i accidentally exited out of the page with the discord link (i'm on mobile so i have to copy the link into the little thingy rather than just clicking it) and out of habit i got rid of that tab before i coukd copy it because i was trying to see what it was so coukd i have the discord link so sorry
Please send an ask off anon for us to answer privately, as we don't want to post the link publicly!
Soulsmake is a low stakes, low pressure Life Series fandom event in which you are partnered with a random person who you have never worked with before, during which the two of you will have a month to create an AU together. The only thing you’re required to do to “complete” the event is have a conversation with your soulmate to hash out the premise and general plot of an AU, though you can create as much as you want on top of that. The purpose of Soulsmake is to make a new friend and to enjoy the process of creation.
For more information on Soulsmake…
💜 [ Event Schedule here ] 💜 💜 💜 [ Event Rules here ] 💜
There is no application process or creative requirement to join. All we ask is that possible participants agree to be respectful, flexible, open-minded, and willing to compromise.
You will be working with a random partner whose interests may or may not align completely with yours. You will need to be respectful of what other participants do and do not like, flexible with your own ideas and open-minded about your soulmate’s ideas, and you and your soulmate must be willing and able to compromise when AU making.
You will also be required to own a discord account, as the event will be run through the Soulsmake discord server. You will get the discord invite link on the confirmation page of the sign up sheet. If you are already in the discord from last year, mark that off on the form and we'll add you to the 2026 category. People who do not join the discord will not be able to receive a soulmate. If you do the form but do not join the discord, we will not hunt you down to invite you. People who do not do the form at all but somehow manage to join the discord will not be considered registered and will not receive a soulmate.
Note: as part of the pairing process, we'll ask you about your interests and what you aren't comfortable creating, to be sure all pairs are compatible. We want to encourage you to be detailed and give us a lot of room to work with in pairing you, so be sure to give yourself a few minutes to fill this form out!
Additionally, mods will be adding davies members into the 2026 event categories manually, so it may take a little while for you to be able to see the event channels, depending on mod availability. Be patient! If you aren't added to the 2026 categories after 24 hours, make a ticket in the discord!
You can find the sign up link here.
Sign ups will run until May 2nd, but may close early if we receive more sign ups than expected. If sign ups close early OR if we get a large amount of sign ups, later dates, such as the opening and closing of the limiting phase or the soulmate announcements, may be adjusted accordingly.
If you have any questions about the sign up form fields, send us an ask!
Just so everyone is aware, we're going to be posting the sign ups in the afternoon tomorrow, April 26, NOT at midnight. Since we're using the same discord server as last time, we want to make sure mods are awake/active to give people access to the 2026 categories! So keep an eye out tomorrow around 3pm EST
