#cobb 2023

[anikamercat]

My drawing for my carry on big bang collaboration with @dragoneggos! I’ve been reading along as she’s worked on her snowbaz beauty and the best au “storm the castles” since January, and decided to draw this gorgeous scene! Draggoneggos is an amazing author and I love a lot of her stories,

Here’s the link to her fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48471004/chapters/122263132

[palimpsessed]

Signs of the Past

Art for Chapter 1: The Visions in Reflections, from Signs of the Past, a @carry-on-big-bang fic written by @seafoampuddings.

Huge thanks go to my incredible partner!! It has been such a joy getting to work with you on this project! The fic is amazing and I’m so happy that I got to make the art for it. ❤️❤️

Thanks also go to the COBB mods for all the work they did on the event!

[theearlgreymage]

I am beyond ecstatic to be able to finally present this collaborative project to the world! This is a COBB Project that myself, @shrekgogurt, and @artsyunderstudy have been working on together!!

This is a Magical-Zombie Apocalypse AU inspired by HBO's The Last of Us. (Specifically Season 1 Episode 3) ❤

Read is here on AO3

Chapter 1 |

Chapter 2 | Accompanying Music by ShrekGoGurt

Chapter 3 |

Chapter 4 |

Chapter 5 |

This work is a part of the Carry On Big Bang 2023 Event (@carry-on-big-bang)

Summary and Additional Information can be found below the cut.

Please be mindful of the rating/tags.

Fandom: Carry On | Simon Snow Series - Rainbow Rowell

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Relationships: Tyrannus Basilton "Baz" Pitch/Simon Snow, Tyrannus Basilton "Baz" Pitch & Simon Snow

Characters: Simon Snow, Tyrannus Basilton "Baz" Pitch, Penelope Bunce, Shepard (Simon Snow), Mordelia Grimm, Gareth (Simon Snow), Marcus (Simon Snow), Fiona Pitch, Malcolm Grimm, Vera (Simon Snow), Daphne Grimm (Simon Snow), Sophronia "Sophie" Grimm, Petra Grimm, Swithin Grimm

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - The Last of Us Setting, Zombie Apocalypse, Magic, Minor Character Death, Character Death, Growing Old Together, Angst, Pining, Healing, Building a family, Love, Sex, Fanart, Fan Soundtracks, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

Summary:

When the Humdrum’s destruction emits a near nuclear blast, the altered magickal atmosphere causes catastrophic consequences for Normals and Mages alike. However, as society flounders, Baz Pitch is driven by only one question: is Simon Snow still alive?

[facewithoutheart]

All I Ever Wanted was the World

A @carry-on-big-bang 2023 collab with @yellobb. View the full (amazing!) art here.

Simon finds himself at the Wank of England, Vauxhall’s infamous gay pub. Ruled by drag queen Baz Pitch aka Tyra Fangs, and staffed by lovable queer misfits, many lost souls have found themselves within its dark walls. But Simon’s not just another lost soul, and Baz is more than the sparkling gowns he wears as armour, and together they may build something better than a place to grab a pint.

[E, 30k, Complete, Getting Together, Third Places, Found Family, Drag Queen Baz, and more]

Read on ao3

Bonus: Playlist

[shrekgogurt]

It’s an honor and a privilege to work with @theearlgreymage and @artsyunderstudy on our COBB project Eirlys.

I present to you the first song from the slowly releasing Eirlys EP:

I’ve traveled many miles from the east // with my smile the mark of the beast // full devotion I’m a wicked priest // crossing every line I ever conceived like it’s the air I breathe

here’s my open wound // all bloodied and bruised // can I say something true? // I am scared of you

the byproduct of bad prophecy // are four horsemen and they were all me // full destruction crushed by my own debris // grant some mercy the year of jubilee on this broken body

here’s my open wound // all bloodied and bruised // can I say something true? // I am scared of you // down in flames we’ve burnt // ashes in the dirt // let the soil rebirth // new heaven and earth

wanna plant a tree? // watch it grow with me // wanna plant a tree? (x2)

here’s my open wound // all bloodied and bruised // can I say something true? // I am scared of you // down in flames we’ve burnt // ashes in the dirt // let the soil rebirth // new heaven and earth

[carry-on-big-bang]

Carry On Big Bang 2023 Masterlist

As sign-ups for Carry On Big Bang 2024 open today, it seems like the perfect time to share the masterlist of last year's fics as an example of works that have been created for this event before and to reshare some amazing collaborations!

Note: I believe I rounded up all the fics, but if I missed one, feel free to send a message with the link, and I will be happy to add it to the list!

Rated T

Signs of the Past written by @seafoampuddings with art by @palimpsessed

Upon Further Research written by @onepintobean with art by @not-mandip

Changes written by @yeonjunenby with art by @enbynoodle

Good Old-Fashioned Loverboy by @yeonjunenby with art by @artsyunderstudy

storm the castles written by @dragoneggos with art by @anikamercat

The Last Cruel Summer written by @nerdishnonbinary with art by @myawfod

Hounds of Love written by @sailorblossoms with art by @not-mandip

Rated M

Hot N Cold written by @whogaveyoupermission with art by @cutestkilla

Rated E

Sugar, We're Going Down Swingin written by @prettygoododds with art by @dohrnaira

Strictly Professional written by @palimpsessed with art by @knitbelove-draws

All I Ever Wanted was the World written by @facewithoutheart with art by @yellobb

Threads of Fate written by @aristocratic-otter with art by @moments-au-crayon22

Eirlys written by @theearlgreymage with art by @shrekgogurt

Aster & Narcissus written by @theearlgreymage with art by @ivelovedhimthroughworse

For You, Around You and With You: A Study of Dragon Sociology in Human Society (or: Sending my Love from the Other Side (of the Apocalypse)) written by @myawfod with art by @ic3-que3n

[ivelovedhimthroughworse]

Aster & Narcissus

Chapter Two of the Lore Olympus AU is up!

Click here to see Aster and Narcissus: the new chapter now live on AO3. Link

This is a collaboration for @carry-on-big-bang where @theearlgreymage has written the story and I made art.

In Chapter Two, Hades leaves the Underworld for the sunshine of the Mortal Realm. I loved how in Lore Olympus there was such a visual difference between the two places and I tried to capture that—and also the peace that Simon finds there.

[whogaveyoupermission]

Hot N Cold

Author: @whogaveyoupermission

Artist: @cutestkilla

Rating: M

Tags: Watford Eighth Year, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Getting Together, Fanart, magical mishap, sexy dream, Simon’s Red Shorts, wet baz wednesday, Huddling for Warmth

Summary: Simon is this close to having a heat stroke--it's just so bloody hot. So he tries an experimental spell on himself, and hey, maybe it could be his eighth year spell! It worked, after all. Little does he know his spell has the opposite effect on his roommate...

Word Count: 2,798 (WIP, ch. 1/2)

For @carry-on-big-bang 2023. Thank you, mods!