The deadline for this pinch hit is Midnight EST on the 2nd of January, though deadlines are negotiable if you need little more time. A minimum gift for the "fic" opt-in is a complete story of 1k or more!
More details and how to pick up the pinch hit under the cut.
Holiday Opt-Ins: No Holidays, Server-Specific MCYT Fictional Holiday, Creator's Original Fictional Holiday
Warning Opt-Ins: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Request 8 by euryydice
Crossover Fandom
Relationships: Philza/Technoblade (DSMP) in The Hunger Games (Crossover Fandom), Philza & Technoblade (DSMP) in The Hunger Games (Crossover Fandom), Nihachu/Technoblade (DSMP) in The Hunger Games (Crossover Fandom), Nihachu & Technoblade (DSMP) in The Hunger Games (Crossover Fandom)
Gift Type: Gift Type: Fic
Holiday Opt-Ins: Server-Specific MCYT Fictional Holiday, Creator's Original Fictional Holiday, No Holidays, Birthday
Warning Opt-Ins: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Request 9 by euryydice
Crossover Fandom
Relationships: Philza/Technoblade (DSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), Philza Hardcore S4 Gods (Philza Hardcore) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), Philza & Technoblade (DSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), Nihachu/Technoblade (DSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), Nihachu & Technoblade (DSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), Nihachu & Philza & Ranboo & Technoblade (DSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom), MissaSinfonia/Philza (QSMP) in Witch Hat Atelier (Crossover Fandom)
Gift Type: Gift Type: Fic
Holiday Opt-Ins: No Holidays, Server-Specific MCYT Fictional Holiday, Creator's Original Fictional Holiday
Warning Opt-Ins: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
For more information, check out their entire request here.
If this sounds like a wonderful plan and you'd love to give this person a gift, join the discord, accept the rules, and open a Ticket with the mods to take the assignment, and we'll get it sent your way!
Prince Steven Harrington does not beg anyone for anything.Â
He handles his own problems the way he was raised to: alone, silently, and quickly.Â
But he can hear voices when no one is there and that’s definitely a problem that he’s gonna have to find some help with. He’s just not sure who can help him.
“You should seek counsel!” Robin exclaims in a much-too-loud voice while she paces the floor.
“Counsel? Are you mad ? The counsel would have my head on the stones of the castle dungeons before–”
A knock on the door stops Steve from continuing. It’s much too late for guests. The only reason someone should be interrupting him in his chambers is if there’s an emergency.
Robin’s looking at him like he’s lost his mind, and maybe he has. He is hearing voices, after all.Â
“Are you finishing that sentence or am I supposed to read your mind?” Robin finally asks when Steve is just staring at the closed door to his room.
“I’m going to get the door,” he says as he starts walking towards it.
Robin’s hand is firm on his arm, stopping him dead in his tracks. He turns back to her to ask why she’s stopping him, but he’s met with wide eyes. She shakes her head once and suddenly he realizes why she looks so scared.
It’s not because there’s an unexpected visitor to his room in the middle of the night.
It’s because there isn’t.
Pinch hits are requests for artists to fill the spot of a participant who has to drop out due to unforeseen circumstances.
A pinch hitter takes up the assignment in their place. They can be anyone from the community willing to take on the challenge. You do not currently have to be signed-up for the DABB to claim a pinch-hit.
pinch hits are given an extended deadline
pinch hits have a relaxed standard for polishing
priority will go to pinch hitters that are not already assigned a fic
you do not currently need to be signed up for the DABB to accept a pinch hit — this is open to any artist interested
‼️Artists in teams of three: accepting a pinch hit does not remove you from your team. You will be responsible for both works.‼️
PINCH HIT FIC #E
Rating: M
Major Fandom(s): Dragon Age II
Sexual Content: Has non-explicit sexual themes
Pairings:Â Male Hawke/Merrill, Male Hawke & Varric, Male Hawke & Anders
Read the Artist Requirements Here
More information about this fic will be provided to interested pinch hitters who contact the team.
You ever heard me talk about Yuletide? Yuletide is a big small-fandoms exchange, and it can be especially tricky to cover pinch hits when people's assignments need to be covered, because by default every fandom someone has signed up with is a small one. And right now there is a pinch hit for MCYT that is lingering! The pinch hit is:
PH #121:
SMPLive
Roughhouse SMP
Mirai SMP - XYouly
Highcraft (Web Series)
You can look at the whole assignment at https://tagset2025.web.app/#/user/serilly !
A pinch hit for Yuletide has to be a complete fic of 1k or more words, and the due date for the pinch hits currently is Friday 19 December at 9pm UTC.
If you are able to cover this assignment, you can claim the pinch hit by emailing [email protected]! They get a LOT of emails (over a 1200 people in the exchange), so you need to format your email very carefully. So the email has to:
Include the pinch hit number in the subject line (PH 121 in this case)
Include the recipient’s AO3 name in the subject line (serilly)
Include your AO3 username in the body of the email
The example they use is, if your AO3 username is yuletidehippo and you want to claim Pinch Hit #42 for AwsomRecip, you might email us with the subject line “PH 42 for AwsomRecip” and “I’m yuletidehippo on AO3” in the body of the email. If you don't get a reply, you didn't get the pinch hit!
This one has been lingering since yesterday cause there aren't as many MCYT pinch hitters in the pinch hitter pool for this exchange, so if you can take this you can really help out an event, and if you can't take it, reblogging this post can help put this pinch hit in front of someone who knows these fandoms!
Once again thank you, it's everyone helping out which makes exchanges work, and if you are like oh god she's talking about exchanges again thank you for putting up with me. :D
We have a couple of post-deadline pinch hits - one new, and one returning. These pinch hits are due March 7, 11:59pm EST. Claim them on Dreamwidth here!
We won't be opening the collection until everyone has a gift. Work reveals might be delayed if we're still waiting on a pinch hit!
With the final writing period upon us, we have a couple works that need Pinch Hitters. Now, just because a work is on this list doesn't mean it hasn't had a writer at all- it just means it wasn't claimed this go around.
Both of these pitches will need 1,000 new words each for a minimum 2,500 per pitch.
LS02 [CLAIMED!]:
[Fandom: Lifesteal]
[Characters: ClownPierce, PrinceZam]
[Relationships: ClownPierce & PrinceZam (QPR preferred)]
[DNW: Pet injury/death | sexual content (passing jokes/references are fine) | kissing on lips | themes of suicide/self harm (self-sacrificial acts without harmful intent toward the self are fine) | amatonormative themes | bodily fluids other than blood/sweat/tears | underage/incest | extreme dysphoria for trans characters | horses/giraffes (canon presences or passing references are fine) | negativity about religion as a concept (negativity about a particular religion ie cult themes is not a strict DNW, but nothing like “I’m not an idiot, I don’t believe in any god”) | PrinceZam referred to as solely a man (I see her as genderqueer, this doesn’t have to be included but if it isn’t please don’t refer to his gender!) | strictly evil ClownPierce]
The courts gather in tradition for a colosseum deathgame, and Prince Zam is determined to compete despite the expectations upon her as a member of the royal family. There's a connection with esteemed arena champion ClownPierce, who could be Zam's key to the games, and Zam may be his key to a future outside of his victories. Prince Zam's crown puts a target on his head, and the prize of defeating the champion ClownPierce motivates other hungry competitors. [Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, death, potential self-sacrifice]
PHers claiming a pitch will be on a first come, first serve basis. To claim a Pinch Hit, or if you have any questions about the event or process, feel free to message the blog with the code of the Pitch you would like to claim, or message a mod through our discord server; you must join the server to participate in the event!
seeing as the writing period is wrapping up we have 1 pinch hits that need to be claimed! this pitch would be due June 5th and would need to be a finished art piece or a fic of 2000 words, if you would like to claim this or get more information please open a ticket in the discord server! (here)