#rare pair

[the-bar-sinister]

Actually, the reason to write that rarepair longfic that no one else is going to read is so you can go back and re-read it yourself when you're sad.

[redvexillum]

to all my fic writers: be that one rarepair writer. even if literally no one else is there. be the single glowing lightbulb in the void. write the rarepair so good some poor reader stumbles on it at 3am, loses their mind, and then realizes… oh. there’s only one fic. yours. congrats you’re both the blessing and the curse.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

“why would you write fics for small, unpopular fandoms? you’re not gonna reach that many hits in fandoms not many people know about” ?? because I’m not writing fics for hits or kudos, I’m writing them for me because these characters are my blorbos and I have so many ideas, so much thoughts about them that my brain might explode if I don’t write them out.

[kennico]

unexpected crossover

[ao3polls]

Have you read fic(s) where the main pairing has under 50 total works on ao3?

Yes

No

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Voting ended onMay 10

[mkanuhea]

me too gurl

[audioeidolon]

So you’ve written rare pair fic on AO3- how rare are we talking? Select how many fics are tagged for your rarest written pairing on AO3, and let’s see how rare your ship REALLY is.

2000+ (You are on a luxury cruise.)

1500-1999 (You’ve chartered a trip and drank margaritas on the deck.)

1000-1499 (You are fishing off the back hoping desperately for more.)

500-999 (Storms may pass but you are unsinkable.)

100-499 (There is no bond like that of you and the five others manning the ship)

50-99 (The ship left the dock without everyone on board and you cannot drive.)

10-49 (The only reason you’re alone on board is you’re the only one with taste.)

Less than 10 (I am the captain now.)

Voting ended onFeb 13, 2024

Reblog and put your rare pair in the tags/comments! I want to see the depths people will go to create, for the most random two characters in the most obscure media.