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Dipplinshipping Week 2026 Prompt List

Thank you to everyone who voted! The 21 prompts were narrowed down into the following:

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Day 1: Beach/Summer (alt prompt: Family) Day 2: AU (alt prompt: Time-skip) Day 3: Culture shock/exchange (alt prompt: Festival) Day 4: Role-reverse (alt prompt: Competition) Day 5: Time Loop (alt prompt: Fight) Day 6: Sleep-deprived (alt prompt: Promises) Day 7: Free prompt

Free alt prompts: prank, music, and long-distance.

🍎Any form of art is allowed! Just no AI please, thanks. 🍏There will be an Ao3 Collection set up as the event starts drawing closer. 🍎Mature content is allowed but explicit submissions are not (i.e. toes the line). 🍏I will do my best to reblog posts in the #dipplinshippingweek2026 tag during the focus week. If I do not end up reblogging your submission after a chunk of time, feel free to draw my attention. 🍎The submission window is April 1-7 and there will be a catchup period of a week after that. Reminders will be posted as the date draws closer.

Happy creating everyone and see you in April!

[bitway-arts]

title: a prince in training

summary: Being a prince isn't easy. Even if he isn't the next in line for the crown, Kieran still has to be ready for anything. Including physical training, which will be worth it in the long run.

ship: Dipplinshipping - Juliana/Kieran

word count: 1491

note: Dipplinshipping Week Day 7 - Free (Royalty AU)

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Kieran doesn't think he's fit to rule the kingdom. He's not confident, he's small, and timid. The young prince has a hard time speaking up for himself and tends to hide behind his older sister.

Carmine is the one suited to rule. She knows how everything works, she's not afraid to raise her voice, and even if she does have a temper, no one pushes her around.

A part of him is glad that he's the secondborn. Less responsibilities fall onto his shoulders, but he's still royalty. And royalty needs to study. Which he isn't against. He'd rather pick up a book and read than be forced into one of those etiquette classes. He always dreads those, especially before one of the fancy balls their family hosts.

"Hey, Kiki, you like all those...creatures, right?" Carmine asks while spending time with him in the library. It's a rare moment when she isn't forced to take her own lessons and can spend time with her brother. Her eyes scan over the pile of books left on the table, mentally noting each one.

"Mythicals or Legendaries?" He asks. He had to tear his gaze off the current book in his hands, one about dragons from a neighboring kingdom.

"Whichever. Look, you want to meet them one day, right?" She asks, and he nods.

Meeting such creatures seemed like a dream. Most are kept under the guise of ancient myths or forgotten legends, but he knew otherwise. With secrets passed down in his family, he's learned that they're real. Their own kingdom had a few of them, such as the Ogre, whom he enjoys reading about.

"Then you're going to have to start training."

"Train?" Kieran frowns and has a bad feeling about this. Especially upon seeing that grin on her face. "Wh-What do ya mean?"

"Just trust your big sis, okay?"

~

The next day, the young prince finds himself at the training grounds meant for the knights. It's a place he doesn't avoid, but it isn't one that he would willingly approach. Now he's standing on dusty grounds as a knight, covered head to toe in shining armor, and stands tall across from him.

"Meeting a Mythical or Legendary isn't something just anyone can do," his sister starts as she stands between the two on the field. She faces her brother, looking down at him. "You can't just hide behind a book and call it a day. If you want to explore? Plan an expedition to go out to ancient grounds? You have to learn how to fight."

Kieran holds back a groan as Carmine practically forces a sword into his grasp. He fumbles with it before holding onto it tightly.

"Here's the deal. Beat my friend," she motions to the knight behind her, "and once I'm queen, I'll help you get permission to see the Ogre. And maybe see if you can see some others, but only if you get the okay from her!"

His eyes widen at the prospect of getting a chance to meet those fabled creatures. His parents wouldn't allow it, saying it's too dangerous or he isn't ready. But he knows that his sister would keep her word.

If only he didn't have to learn how to sword fight, then maybe he'd be a little happier about her promise.

"Good luck, Kiki~! I'll be rooting for you!"

With a smug smile, she leaves him with the knight.

He gulps and looks at the sword in his hands. It's easy to imagine how fighting a knight would go. He's imagined all the creatures he's read about and how they've fought against humans. Some fell, some were befriended, and some were never seen again.

But he's never seen himself on the side of the humans. The young prince didn't want to hurt any of them. Especially the more docile ones like that Victory Mythical. Some of the more fearsome ones, like that ferocious legendary ice dragon, he might need to know some sort of self-defense.

The knight before him doesn't say anything. She doesn't rush him or talks down to him like he expects. She simply stands there, covered in armor, with her sword in hand.

"H-Here I go!"

Kieran tightly grips the hilt of the sword and swings. The knight doesn't move until the last moment, parrying his strike with ease. Startled by her movement, his grip on the sword loosens, and it flies out of his grasp, landing in the dirt.

"Oh..."

For once, those etiquette lessons don't sound so bad.

~...~

Kieran both looks forward to and dreads his daily training. He likes getting better, learning little tricks to wield a sword, but he hates the constant failure. No matter what he does, he can't land a single hit on Juliana's armor. He should have expected this, considering this is one of Carmine's knights.

Stubborn determination makes him keep his hopes up, just a little. He's been learning the way Juliana fights. Honestly, she's like the perfect knight. She always knows when and how to react. And she even gives him tips, too!

While he's learning about the sword, he's also observing her. The way she puts more weight on her right leg, how she holds her own sword with a light grip, and how she always seems to hesitate before landing a crucial blow. Juliana never lets her blade get too close to him. It might be per Carmine's request. Not even her own knight could harm her little brother.

Still, that's something he could use to his advantage. It feels a little dirty to try, but it's worth a shot.

At the training grounds, he has his sword in hand. Kieran looks down, making sure his hands are the way instructed. It feels more natural holding it now.

The young prince takes in a breath, holds it, and exhales. When his gaze meets the knight, his eyes go sharp, as if focusing on prey.

Swinging the sword is becoming like second nature to him. He holds back every now and then, but he's gotten more confident in trying to parry Juliana. It's harder than it looks, but he lasts longer now compared to when he first started.

While practicing, he can feel his stamina decreasing. He's never been one to last too long, but he doesn't want to give up. Kieran's eyes follow her blade as he tries to inch closer. It's a little risky, but he just needs to get close enough to land one blow.

And he does!

It's nothing lethal, far from it, but his blade manages to scrape against her armor. It's the first hit he's gotten on her!

During his moment of joy, he leaves himself open. Juliana takes this moment to knock his sword out of his grasp. The sudden loss of momentum makes him trip over his own feet and fall flat on his backside.

"Ah..." He lets out a whine while staying on the ground. "Thought I had ya..."

"You did," she answers, voice always muffled behind her helmet. "I wasn't expecting you to get close to my sword. Your sister would have my head if I really hurt you."

She holds out her hand for him. Kieran takes it and gets to his feet with her help. He lets out a sigh and runs a hand through his hair. He knows he's close, he's getting better, he just needs more practice.

"You've grown," she adds.

Juliana does something that she's never done before. Her sword returns to its sheath before her hands slowly lift her helmet. Kieran watches- stares as her helmet is taken off and now rests under her arm.

"I think Carmine would be proud."

Kieran tries to find something to say. It's not like they haven't talked before. They're talking right now! All of a sudden, it's just very, very hard to speak.

He's always known Juliana is a girl, but he's never seen her. Maybe it's a mistake knowing that she's not just strong but pretty too. She's nothing like the other royalty he has to mingle with. Even with light sweat against her skin, she's radiant.

"Your Highness...?"

The young prince blinks as she speaks once more, her voice sounding lovely now that nothing is holding it back. He shakes his head, trying to break himself from this trance he's fallen into.

"S-Sorry! I'm alright. Fine. I just..." Ugh. He feels so uncool as he trips over his own words now. He doesn't even want to address the fact that his cheeks feel warmer than usual. "Y-You know my sis well...but, I also think that yer really amazing too!"

"Really?"

"Mhm!" Kieran nods. "I...can't wait to actually beat you!"

Juliana laughs, and it makes his heart flutter. He feels like a fool for falling for a knight, his sister's knight. He just didn't expect someone to be so strong, cool, and pretty.

...

He can't let Carmine find out about this.

[envyneko]

Finished my oneshot for the Dipplinshipping week! I'm only writing for day 3's prompt: Culture shock/festival. After this it's back to Ardent!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82364126

Enjoy! Would live to hear what yall think in comments and all that jazz! <3

[goldenpakari]

For day 5 of Dipplinshipping Week, I picked fight. This was the first doodle I did for the week so it's uh...a bit rough compared to the other doodles...

[galpaladin64]

Please see my submission for Dipplinshipping week day 7 prompt freebie! I wanted to do a longer submission but I'm smack dab in the middle of planting season for spring. Regardless, I hope you enjoy this really short Pokopia crossover dippinshipping drabble!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82708131

Summary:

With a vicious storm bearing down, Kieran makes a vow to Hydrapple

Or

[“I have to go,” he mouths, “I'll come back to you. Juli and I- we-”

Kieran works past the sob in his throat, “Without you, we never would have gotten so close. You gave me the courage to battle her, to keep trying, to become her friend. I have so much to thank you for.” ]

[shadowstep]

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

I've finally finished the last chapter of my Teal Mask AU/Kieran x Juliana fic. Yay!!!

It's been a long 3 months, but I've been able to complete the story I imagined. But I'm planning to write a sequel to this fic covering the Indigo Disk Dlc as soon as I'm done planning how it'll go. It's been fun seeing how this AU will go and I hope you enjoyed the ride for those who have read or looked at this fic.

I was inspired to make this AU due to the amount of amazing fanfics I've read involving Kieran and Juliana (who were my main catalysts in posting fanfiction in the first place) and I had a blast coming up with the changes from the original Teal Mask story and writing the romantic moments between these two characters.

I was particularly inspired to write the AU and Dipplinshipping elements of this fic thanks to reading amazing fanfics such as @dipplinduo's Sweet & Sour Dipplins fic and @suguaotruther's Azure Dive fic (who I believe have or are releasing their latest chapters of those fics today as well). So, I hope my writing will be able to match theirs in regards to writing these two amazing characters when I start writing my Indigo Disk AU!

Wow, this post was longer than I expected, but I hope you enjoyed my work. And if anyone has any suggestions or ideas for Part 2 of this series, please feel free to send them on my tumblr account. I take all suggestions into consideration and I hope to hear from you!

[goldenpakari]

For Day 1 of Dipplinshipping Week (hmm a bit too late for that isn’t it…), I opted for the family prompt. I picked it after realizing “hey, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a timeskip!” and drew Kieran getting introduced to his girlfriend’s family.

Poor boy’s brain is going a mile a minute…

Bottom panel…was a bit of a struggle but at least drawing Florian and Juliana’s hats were fun.

[goldenpakari]

And glory... Eternal glory... We shall bear its weight together...

For day 2 (this is not late at all haaaaah) of Dipplinshipping Week, I decided to go with AU. Back to Lighting the Night Sky in Flame? Lol no here's a new crossover inspired by the Mandalorian and the Bad Batch.

Kiki getting taken in by the Bad Batch is an idea that's been stuck in my head for a while. Alas, poor Hunter has to deal with an angsty teen in addition to a 12-year-old with no survival instincts. Congrats on being a dad of two.

Ogerpon is gonna be in place of Grogu but idk what her role here is (yet)…or heck, what time period this would be in.