Hello guys, gals, nonbinary pals, and every other lovely person in this community! The time has come for your (second) favorite challenge! Thanks to you all for voting on the polls, this challenge is a little different than previous years despite some of the winners but we hope you’ll still enjoy!
Rules
This challenge is for LGBTQ+ ocs only... hence why it’s called the pride challenge.
Tag your posts with #opc2023 in order to have them reblogged. (please do not tag any non-challenge related edits with this)
DON’T steal edits. If you feel your edit or someone else's has been stolen, report it to our submission box by following these guidelines.
If you want to make a crossover edit with somebody else’s oc, make sure the other person is okay with crossovers.
Feel free to send us any questions and keep in mind that all challenges are up for interpretation.
Be kind!!
WEEK ONE: IDENTITIES
Day One (June 1st): Gay
Make something for an oc that identifies as gay!
Day Two (June 2nd): Lesbian
Make something for an oc that identifies as a lesbian!
Day Three (June 3rd): Bi
Make something for an oc that identifies as bisexual and/or biromantic!
Day Four (June 4th): Pan
Make something for an oc that identifies as pansexual and/or panromantic!
Day Five (June 5th): Aro/Ace
Make something for an oc who identifies with the aro-ace spectrum!
Day Six (June 6th): Poly
Make something for an oc who is in a polyamorous relationship and/or identifies as poly in anyway!
Day Seven (June 7th): Gender
Make something for an oc who is not cisgender!
WEEK TWO (June 8th—14th): LGBTQIA+ TROPES
Tropes are a ton of fun, and there’s a trope for basically everything! This pride challenge as something new but exciting (hopefully!), we are doing LGBTQIA+ tropes week! Take a look at this list (or come up with your own) and apply them to your ocs!
WEEK THREE (June 15th—21st): LGBTQIA+ ARTISTS
Unfortunately guys there is only so many weeks in a month, and therefore we’ve dropped AU week (although look out for a special edition of it in the valentines challenge of this year), but we are keeping our favorite LGBTQIA+ artists around! You know the drill, promote your favs with an edit/drabble to one of their songs or poems!
WEEK FOUR (June 22nd—28th): PROMPTS
Prompt #1 (June 22nd): Pride/Proud
It’s what this month is all about so of course we’re bringing back this one!
Prompt #2 (June 23rd): Freedom
Making something for an oc using the word free and/or freedom! Are they free, are they pining for freedom? Use it however you’d like!
Prompt #3 (June 24th): Worth/Worthy
Make an oc creation using the word worth or worthy! Whether they use L'Oréal Paris' or not, you know they’re worth it.
Prompt #4 (June 25th): Truth
Let your ocs live their truth and use the word in a creation!
Prompt #5 (June 26th): Growth
As our ocs find their identities, they experience a lot of growth, so make a creation sing the word Growth!
Prompt #6 (June 27th): Change
As Taylor Swift said, these things will change. I can even feel it now! Can you and your ocs? Well show us through this word prompt
Prompt #7 (June 28th): Reflect
Use the word reflect in an oc creation! Are they reflecting on a relationship? On their journey to self-discovery?
THE LAST TWO DAYS
Day 29 (June 29th): Here’s My Review... Not Gay Enough
We all know it; How Harry met Sally, the 10 things Kat hates about Patrick, what happens when Juliet faces the loss of her Romeo... But what about when Harry met Sully? The 10 things Kurt hates about Patrick? When Julio faces the loss of his Romeo? Well, I’m sure you get the point. Take a classic het romance and show us in another fun way how love is love!
Day 30 (June 30th): Gift to The World
Hopefully you’ve signed up for the pride exchange on @ocpotluck and you can spend this day admiring everyone’s creations and adoring your gift!
Hello, creators! Are you looking to get more involved with the community, make new friends, know things before tumblr, and have a say in challenges and @ocpotluck events? Then join our duo discord!
How?
Send an ask here or here and we'll DM you the link. The reason we do this instead of just posting the link is because each link expires after seven days.
OC Challenges Channels
Events – Notifies and reminds you of upcoming events as well as allowing you to suggest events.
Questions – A quick and easy place to ask questions about challenges and find the answers, all in one convenient place so you don't have to scour the tumblr to see if your question has already been q&aed.
Challenge Suggestions – A place to suggest challenges for events, and vote on challenges you like.
Posts – A place to post the links of your creations for each challenge!
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Exchange Posts – A place where links to events will be posted. As a member of the discord, you will be @ed when your gift is received.
Joining the discord will allow for admins to dm you your partner and you to dm your gifts directly to admins, eliminating all the problems that seem to happen with tumblr submissions.
Bonjour! Whether you’re single or in a relationship this Valentines Day, most of us have oc couples we love, and we here at oc-challenges want to celebrate those couples with a Valentines Challenge! This challenge is 8 days long, beginning on February 7th and ending on the fated day of February 14th, and @elmunson and @aliverse have come together once again to bring you these prompts!
You know the usual, don’t steal edits. If you feel an edit of yours or someone else’s has been stolen and would like to report it, follow these guidelines.
For any crossovers, make sure the other person is okay with crossovers.
Feel free to ask questions, all prompts are open to interpretation!
In order for your post to be included in this blog, it must be tagged with #ovc2023.
And last but certainly not least, have fun!
Day One: All The Love (7th)
Romance isn’t the only love, and it’s certainly not the most important. To start us on our celebration of love, show off your ocs and their relationships that display the seven different types of love.
Day Two: Same Couple, Different Font (8th)
We all have our favorite and least favorite ships. They may have even inspired some of your oc relationships! Today is about co-co-comparison, what are some canon couples you feel give the same vibes or energy as your oc ship?
Day Three: Another Version of Us (9th)
In a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred realities, in any version of reality... I’d find you and I’d chose you. Or maybe there’s only one universe where we belong together and it’s not this one. Whatever the case may be, it’s all about the ship AUs on the 9th!
Day Four: Love You Like A Love Song... Or Quote (10th)
You know when you hear a song for the first time and immediately tie it to your otp? Or you see a quote and go “oh my god, that’s so my oc ship!”? Well we want to see them too, pair your oc ship with a song or quote you relate to them.
Day Five: That’s So Us (11th)
Every good couple starts with a solid foundation than adds building blocks to make a strong home out of each other. In OC ships, you could even say these building blocks are ship tropes. Tell everyone what tropes you think your ship is made of!
Day Six: The Language of Flowers (12th)
Flowers mean something, not just a bouquet as an apology, but the flowers themselves have their own symbolism. What is your oc to afraid to say in words? What flowers share a secret language that makes the wedding so much more meaningful? Or maybe they just like pretty flowers. Thank you @ginevranights for this adorable idea!
Day Seven: Love, An Admirer (13th)
Noah wrote Allie 365 letters, we’re only asking you to write one. Show off the valentine card(s) your oc gets from their love interests or maybe go back to elementary and make a little valentine to give to someone else!
Day Eight: Dear Valentine (14th)
It’s time to reach into a bag of chocolates and love yourself a little. For this day, make sure you’ve signed up for @ocpotluck’s valentines exchange to get yourself and someone else a little present!
