Last month the mods of this blog ran a general interest poll to decide what type of event to run. The votes were split fairly evenly between a Big Bang, and a Mini Bang, and we decided to run a combo event.
How will this work?
There will be two tracks for participants to choose from; a Mini Bang or a Big Bang. Whichever track is picked, will determine the timeline and requirements of their challenge.
Mini Bang Track Requirements:
Mini Bang Writers will be required to submit a fic that is between 10k and 20k words.
Mini Bang Artists will be matched with a Mini Bang Writer and be required to submit between 1 and 3 pieces of art based on the fic.
Big Bang Track Requirements:
Big Bang Writers will be required to submit a fic of minimum 40k words, with no maximum word count.
Big Bang Artists will be matched with a Big Bang Writer and be required to submit between 2 and 5 pieces of art based on the fic.
As of right now, we are only allowing one sign up per person. However that might change if we need to balance the number of writers and artists.
Accepted Types of Art:
Traditional art as long as you are able to submit a high quality scan
Hand drawn digital art
Photo edits/manipulations
GIFs
How we Define a Rarepair:
Any ship that has under 5k works on AO3, excluding cross over works. We are excluding cross over works to account for things like kinktober where the rare pair gets maybe five hundred words of focus.
If you voted in our polls you might have noticed originally we said under 10k fics, but we didn’t realize how much sterek’s popularity skewed the results. To account for such a juggernaut ship, we moved the limit down.
Schedule:
All Writer Sign Ups Open: March 1
All Artist Sign Ups Open: April 3
All Sign Ups Close: May 3
All Writers First Check-In, and Summary Due: May 10
Summaries Posted for Browsing: May 13
Summary Claiming: May 27
All Artists First Check In/All Writers Second Check In: July 1
Mini Bang Start Posting: August 1
Last Check In for Big Bang Participants: August 17
Big Bang Start Posting: September 1
We are leaving sign ups open until a week before the first check in. This is to allow writers a chance to get a head start on their fics, and hopefully reduce the number of writers who have to back out due to unforeseen circumstances.
Have someone you want to work with in mind already?
We are allowing for a writer and artist to sign up as a pre-matched pair! So if you and your mutual want that push to finally work together, you can sign up as a unit.
Rules:
No AI. If a participant is caught using AI, they will be blocked and banned.
The ship you are creating for must have less than 5k works on AO3 (excluding crossovers)
All works must be tagged accurately at the time of summary, and when posting to AO3. (If the tags change between summary and posting, that is fine.)
If you are interested:
Follow this blog! We will be posting updates and silly event promo posters we made on this blog. We will also be posting the links to sign ups at the start of March.
And be sure to reblog this post to get the word out!
We’re really excited to run this event and we hope to see you all there!
CHRIS ARGENT FIC RECLIST, as curated by his (self-appointed) biggest fan.
I don’t know if you could tell by the fact that I have been running the Chris Argent tags on here, Instagram, and TikTok like the damn navy, but he is my favorite character in that show and has been since 2018. And yet, in this WHOLE time of being a fan of his, I’ve only found a HANDFUL of fics (15 to be specific) where I enjoy the author's characterization of him. So now, I’m here, compiling them all for your enjoyment, with my ultimate faves marked with a ☆ symbol. What can I say...I'm picky when it comes to my son! I should be getting paid for the amount of PR I’ve been doing for his character…
Nurture over nature by netweight [<1k] ☆
For the 3 Sentence Ficathon prompt, "Chris Argent/Derek Hale, nothing like Kate."
I know...all this posting I've been doing about Petopher and the first thing on the list is Chris and NOT Peter. Little known NBB lore: I was a Chris/Derek stan LONG before I gave into the Petopher propaganda. And this is one of my fave fics about them. Perfect drabble. I reread this all the time. I've even reread it during times where I wasn't hyperfixating over Teen Wolf at ALL. I think this may have even started my love for vignettes, one-shots, etc. To be able to write such a great fic in three sentences is just astounding to me. That takes having SUCH a way with words. It inspires me so much.
blessed is mercy among family by asiren [<1k] ☆
Chris Argent: wifeless, sisterless, daughterless. At the end of the day, nothing left at all.
The summary alone lives in my head rent free. Like, no one's ever gonna describe him better. They nailed it.
Madonna of the Desert by fleete [<1k]
Chris meets Vicky at a hunter's convention in the Wyoming desert.
The tone shift from the last one to this one is crazy. I didn't care about Chris/Victoria at ALL until I read this fic. I understand why people get the impression that their marriage was arranged, but I think it's so much more fun to think that Chris really did just fall in love with her and her stone cold killer bitchery the good old fashioned way.
A Neck But No Head by HenryMercury [1.1k] ☆
Argent men are trained to be soldiers, and Chris is no more and no less than that.
Argent women are trained to be leaders—but there are no Argent women left. Chris is a bullet without a gun, an arrow shaft without a bow to give it force and guidance.
The nogitsune had asked what has a neck but no head—and Chris has an answer for it now.
Okay, back to the sad stuff. Sorry! Blame the word count, not me...Errrnnnyways, this was the first character study fic I ever found about him and it has stuck with me since. Perfect glimpse into what he must've been thinking post-Allison. Little hint of Chris/Derek at the end.
Shedding All My Old Regrets by saintsideways [1.5k]
Peter leaves Chris in Sacramento.
Peter finds him again in Santa Fe, living in a motel next to a diner, face brown from the desert sun. Peter is moon-pale, thin and sharp and salt-stained.
“What took you so long?” Chris snaps, shirtless in the evening gloom, backlit by neon.
First Petopher fic on the list...I actually just found this one today on the hunt for some new Petopher fics and I enjoyed this one. I like their short and to-the-point writing style a lot. That might be a theme throughout all of these, actually...I've said this before but I really only enjoy their dynamic when they're at each other's throats or when there's a clear power imbalance in Peter's favor. Like, Peter's evil! PLEASE LET HIM BE EVIL! Unless it's with Melissa…in which case I support him softening up.
I'm no good (you're no better) by broadcastdelay [1.5k]
Despite his intention of avoiding both Argents and heroism, neither of which he feels particularly well-suited for, Derek ends up with 74 shards of glass embedded in his back and a Chris Argent who seems to disagree.
God, I love this one. This author writes Chris and Derek like nobody's business. Derek reads Chris so well in this, and they write Chris to be just the perfect amount of aimless and desperate. Rereading this now, their conversation kind of reminds me of Dr. House and the patient from One Day, One Room, which is my favorite House episode! Chris is the patient in this scenario, of course.
compartmentalizing by firefall [2.5k]
He lets Chris suffer in silence, which Chris both appreciates and understands. Derek has almost thirty years of horror to swallow down. The world hasn’t been kind to him, either.
Which is why the unabashed care in his voice nearly takes Chris’ breath away when Derek asks quietly, “We’re okay, right?” He says it like a plea. Like he needs them to be okay. It’s a far cry from the practiced control Chris usually hears from him.
Chris’ face heats up. “Of course,” he says roughly. “Why would you ask that?”
Chris and Derek after the war.
Another Chris/Derek fic. THIS was the first Chris/Derek fic I ever read. It's always gonna have a special place in my heart.
Seventeen and Not a Day More by allyarra [2.7k]
Allison is 17 years old. She will never be a day older. And then she is.
Chris and Allison. The bit about Lydia lives in my head rent free.
soldiers; monsters; strangers by robotboy [2.8k] ☆
An uncanny happenstance in the desert.
THE BEST PETOPHER FIC. HANDS DOWN.
When It Comes to Melissa by Triangulum [3.3k] ☆
Melissa's beautiful when she comes, head thrown back in ecstasy. One of her hands is still twisted in Chris' hair and her fingers spasm when she comes, unconsciously pulling his face closer to her. He commits the taste of her and the way she looks as she falls apart to memory, in case he never gets to be like this with her again. She's breathing hard, soft breasts rising and falling rapidly. She tugs at Chris' hair when it's too much, when she gets oversensitive. He pulls back reluctantly, not wanting to give up where he is. The insides of her thighs are red from his beard and he presses soft kisses in apology to each, but she doesn't seem to mind, humming in pleasure when he touches them.
So, if you couldn't tell by the name and the summary...this is Chris/Melissa. Superbly well-written. So so so so cute.
Let Me Be Your Hero by idc_chan [3.5k]
Five times Chris struggled to let Allison grow up and one time he couldn't.
Another Chris and Allison one. Loooove a vulnerable Chris moment especially when it's to do with him being a father. Also it's so hard being a fan of the both of them because neither of them can do any wrong in my eyes. Like that is so grandma coded of me.
a new sun pounding by traveller [5.9k] ☆
“Noor Khan, Chris Argent. Chris, Noor.” Jake gestures between them with the H&K he’s holding. “Thanks for coming.”
“Watch where you’re pointing that thing,” the woman says in a crisp accent, knocking the gun away with the back of her hand before reaching out to shake Chris’s. “Nice to meet you.”
Oh my GOD. THIS ONE. THIS. ONE. THIS ONE IS SOOOOOOO GOOD. Who would've thought one of the best Chris Argent fics would be him paired up with a character who doesn't even exist in Teen Wolf?!?! Yes, it is Chris Argent/Original Female Character. I don't normally read OC fics but I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone for this. Like, turns out there really are people who get him like I get him. A++++
But It Won't Erase by broadcastdelay [8.9k] ☆
When newly-turned werewolves start popping up in Beacon Hills, Chris Argent goes to bring Derek back to town to help clean up the mess. In cleaning up the mess, though, one last werewolf gets created. And somehow that’s not even the most unexpected development in Chris’s life that year.
Oh my God. AND THIS ONEEEEE?!?!?!?! DON'T EVEN GET ME STAAAAAAARTED. Oh, wait, this is my blog and my post. I can literally do whatever I want. This is the second time this author has popped up on this list and for good reason. Their writing style is PERFECT. This remains not only one of my favorite Chris fics, but one of my favorite Teen Wolf fics PERIOD.
Need by Davechicken [9k] ☆
After the loss of his daughter, Chris struggles to find something. Anything. Anything that will make things okay again.
He never meant to ask Derek. Well. Sort of.
More Chris/Derek :3 I love love love love love love love this one. It ticks ALL the boxes for me. Perfect.
Steady Hands by thegeminisage [36.5k] ☆
Twenty-four hours after the death of his sister, Chris Argent wakes in Derek Hale's loft with his hands trembling too badly to load and fire a gun, and no matter what he does, he can't make them stop. He made a promise to protect Beacon Hills in Allison's stead, but now he has to decide how he carries on her legacy when he doesn't know if he can fight, if he can ever lay his guilt to rest, and if he's truly capable of doing good when he has already done so much harm.
For my last one, I have...another Chris/Derek fic.This is actually a sequel to another fic they wrote. I didn't put that one in here even though I really like it just because that one leans more towards being Derek focused. Chris kinda goes a lil crazy in this one which I LOOOOOVE. Of course a guy like him would have a nervous breakdown. WHO WOULDN'T IF YOU WERE CONSTANTLY SURROUNDED BY TRAGEDY AND IT WAS LOWKEY ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!
Anyways, if you've made it this far down...thank you xx I really locked in for this guys so YOU BETTER APPRECIATE IT! If this doesn't earn me the title of biggest Chris Argent fan I don't know WHAT will.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Title: Redemption Lies Plainly in Truth
Pairing: Chris Argent/Derek Hale
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Derek isn't quite sure when lying in bed next to Chris Argent of all people became synonymous with opening his heart but he doesn't try to fight it.
I found a number of asks in my inbox, most of them fic requests from while I was, ah... away. If you requested something from me, and I never got to it, I am going to do my best to catch up in a timely fashion. I dropped the ball, and I apologize. My only explanation is that depression is a bitch, and my writing, as usual, is what took the hit.
ANYHOW, I have every request saved, and my fingers are hitting the keyboard! In the meanwhile, if you come up with anything else, please let me know. I will be happy to add to my list!
