First of all, we want to thank you for many amazing years with this blog and it's predecessors! This blog combined the SPN Rare Ships Creations Challenge (with 5 years of events, eventually becoming SPN Rare Ship Bingo) and the SPN Poly Bingo (with 7 years of that, too!). For the past three years, we broke things down into smaller, bite-sized events, and those have been lots of fun, as well!
Unfortunately, the numbers of participants and creations has dwindled enough that your mods have made the tough decision to bring our SPN Rare Ship Events to a close at the end of 2024.
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We have loved working with all of you for all these years, and can't wait to see what you create in the future - be it SPN or your newest fandom obsession.
Words: 7,292 (finished)
Rating: Teen
Relationships: Rowena/Sam, Rowena & Amnesiac Dean
Tags: Canon Universe, Episode 12x11, Missing Scenes, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Life-or-Death Stakes, Magic, Witches, Rowena Realizes She Cares, Pre-Relationship, Sam Being a Prisoner, Amnesiac Dean Being Chaotic, Humor, Soft Rowena, Rowena Teaching Herself to Drive a Car to Save Sam
Point-of-View Characters: Rowena
Summary: When they hear Sam's blood-curdling scream over the phone, Rowena is far more affected than she thought possible. She has to make up her mind whether or not to turn her back on the Winchesters in their dire need—and how far exactly she'll go to save them.
(Or my version of what happened in episode 12x11 between Sam's scream and the moment we see Dean wake up in the Impala, plus two additional new scenes at other blank spaces where the episode faded to black. And all of that from Rowena's point of view!)
Written for the Sam Winchester Rare Ships Week 2023
Day 6: "Missing Scene / Episode Tag"
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Excerpt under the cut
"Age nunc intellectum," Catriona's lilting, obnoxious voice said over the speaker, casting a spell unknown to Rowena despite her vast knowledge of the arcane. Perhaps it stemmed directly from the Grimoire. "Age nunc intellectum atque voluntatem omnem meam."
The spell created a terrible, high-pitched noise, loud enough that Rowena had to lower the phone's volume lest they'd risk damage to their eardrums even from afar.
Sam screamed.
Screamed like she'd never heard him before.
His agony seemed to resonate somewhere deep within her muscles, shaking that barely contained landslide out of its constraints once more. She could swear she felt something shatter inside herself.
Then his scream broke off abruptly.
A blockage in her chest refused to let her breathe. Completely taken by surprise over her own reaction, she didn't know what to do or even think.
Nobody had ever—
She wasn't supposed to—
Clinging to the flickering movement of candlelight on the table, she swallowed against the lump in her throat and tried to make sense of what she was feeling. The weak attempt to ground herself failed miserably.
"Sam?" Dean's quiet, doubtful question condensed her thoughts far more effectively than she herself could have.
Sam, was he truly—
Too overwhelmed by the chaos in her head, the sound of Catriona's voice over the speaker actually made her wince.
"Tie him to that chair before he wakes up. I'll be right back."
Before he wakes up.
Heavens above.
She only just had enough sense to press a hand in front of her mouth to stifle the sound of relief that threatened to escape her.
It took another few seconds and several deep breaths until she regained control enough to think clearly. The first thing she did was mute their microphone, so that the ongoing connection would hopefully remain undiscovered, no matter how much noise they caused.
"What do we do?" Dean asked of her, looking at her with open trust as if she held all the answers in the world.
To the echo of hounds in her mind, she realized how much the lad's behavior reminded her of her time in Scotland, back when Fergus had been but a wee thing.
Casting a glance over to the motel room's door, she knew that she could turn her back on all this and be on her merry way. A past version of her would have done just that.
There was a sensation of wetness clinging to the corners of her eyes. Who knew if it had been caused by the memories of times long gone or by the mistaken conviction that Sam Winchester was no more.
At a distance of just a handful of steps, the door still beckoned her. But she wasn't the same woman anymore.
The things the supposed end of the world did to you.
Getting rid of the unshed tears with a hasty swipe of her hands, she squared her shoulders and straightened her posture before meeting Dean's gaze.
"Why, we save him, of course," she said, as if it was the most logical conclusion in the world. Perhaps it was. Or perhaps she'd finally lost her mind.
Dean smiled like a child who'd found the candy. "Oh, good, yeah, that's—" In a mood change as sudden as a lightning strike, he frowned instead. "How?"
The goal of SPN Rare Fic Friday is to create content for relationship pairings that have less than 500 works on AO3. Visit our Rare Ship Spreadsheet to see the latest numbers we’ve gathered, or see if you can find a pairing that we haven’t included! (The Orange and Green Labeled Pairings are fair game for Rare Fic Fridays.)
When is it?
Our Rare Fic Fridays in February are the 2nd and 16th. This is a often-occuring event, so check out the calendar for even more Rare Fic Friday dates!
What are the prompts?
There are no prompts for Rare Fic Fridays - you get to create anything you want for the rare AO3 relationships.
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Post any and all rare fic fills on any Rare Fic Friday. Be sure to include #spnrareficfriday and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
The Supernatural fandom loves its bingos, y'all. We’ve got @spnkinkevents, @spnabobingo… I mean, actually it would take us years to list all the bingos in the Supernatural fandom so we’re not going to waste your time. (There’s a fairly decent list of them all here, if you want to look. This blog was even born as a merging of two bingos: @spnrareshipbingo and @spnpolybingo.)
In a nutshell, though, a bingo is a prompt event organized on bingo cards, where each square includes a prompt. Once you “fill” the prompt, you can cross it off of your card. Get a bingo by filling prompts horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or blacking out your whole card!
This bingo will be a whole two months to celebrate all of the rare ships in Supernatural. Whether it is platonic, romantic, familial, or any other kind of relationship is up to you!
When is it?
March 1-April 30, 2024
What are the prompts?
Everyone’s Bingo Card will be different! We aren’t assigning you cards, however - you get to randomize your own. Click the links below to randomize yourself a card, based on the prompts available for that color card. You may keep randomizing cards until you get one you’re happy with.
RED All-In Card (all below prompts possible)
ORANGE Shipping Card (all Ships + all Characters)
YELLOW Mixed Card (all Het Ships + all Characters)
GREEN Fellas Card (all Slash Ships + Male Characters)
BLUE Ladies Card (all Femslash Ships + Female Characters)
PURPLE Non-Ship Card (Prompts + All Characters, no pairings)
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Choose a card above (we ask that you stick with one card, please - if you black it out you can choose a second card, etc.) and post any and all Rare Ship fills during March and April. Be sure to include #spnrareshipsbingo5 and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
We also suggest that you screenshot/save your card and make a masterpost on your tumblr to keep track of your fills - we’ll ask for links to your masterposts at the end of the bingo so we can promote them!
What extra bingo rules do I need to follow?
One fill = one square. Do not use one fic or chapter to fill two squares. (To black out your card, you will create 9 fills. If you have a multi-chapter fic, each chapter can count as a different square.)
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
A whole week to celebrate Dean Winchester and his rare ships in Supernatural. (Except, of course, Destiel and Wincest, which are not a rare ship unless you add a third to make a poly group.) Whether it is platonic, romantic, familial, or any other kind of relationship is up to you!
When is it?
January 21-27, 2024
What are the prompts?
Sunday, January 21 - Hotels and Motels
There are a lot of scenes throughout the series that take place in hotels and motels. We know that some of those hotels and motels saw some action from some pairings. Fill us in on what happened behind closed doors!
Monday, January 22 - Omegaverse
Alphas. Betas. Omegas. The Omegaverse is a complicated AU and everyone has their own way of presenting it. Let’s stick Dean into the Omegaverse and explore his relationships.
Tuesday, January 23 - Slash Ships
Today’s the day for Dean to be with the fellas! Remember, any kind of relationship is allowed today, as long as it’s Dean with his boy toys.
Wednesday, January 24 - “The Early Years” Seasons 1-5
Many episodes in the first five seasons had romantic interests come and go. Let’s expand on some of those characters, shall we? (Lori, Madison, Sarah, Lilith, Meg, Lisa, Cassie, Anna, Layla, Carmen, omg there are so many!)
Thursday, January 25 - Het Ships
Today’s the day for Dean to be with the ladies! Remember, any kind of relationship is allowed today, as long as it’s Dean with his gal pals.
Friday, January 26 - Missing Scene / Episode Tag
Take this opportunity to fill in the empty spaces of episodes with your headcanons of what happened. Whether you have an idea of a scene in the middle of the episode or something that should have been added to the end, share with us your ideas! (Tag the episode number in your posts, too!)
Saturday, January 27 - Dealer’s Choice Today is all you, we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Just post any and all Dean Rare Ship content and be sure to include #deanrareshipweek2024 and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
A whole week to celebrate all Female x Female (a.k.a. Femslash) Ships in Supernatural. Whether it is platonic, romantic, familial, or any other kind of relationship is up to you!
When is it?
July 2-8, 2023
What are the prompts?
Sunday, July 2 - Canon Compliant
We didn’t always get to see what was up in the lives of the ladies of Supernatural. Let’s share some thoughts on canon compliant events that could have been happening while our boys were on screen!
Monday, July 3 - Polyamorous Ships
Let’s explore the ladies and their relationships with more than one other person involved (any grouping of 3 or more will work for Poly Day!).
Tuesday, July 4 - Complete AU
Let’s take those girls to another dimension! Maybe Claire is a badass coffee barista, or Donna owns a bar, or there’s a world where Eileen and Charlie are BFFs. The sky is the limit when you write AUs!
Wednesday, July 5 - Missing Scene / Episode Tag
Take this opportunity to fill in the empty spaces of episodes with your headcanons of what happened. Whether you have an idea of a scene in the middle of the episode or something that should have been added to the end, share with us your ideas! (Tag the episode number in your posts, too!) Unlike Sunday’s prompt, today doesn’t necessarily need to be canon compliant!
Thursday, July 6 - Omegaverse
Alphas. Betas. Omegas. The Omegaverse is a complicated AU and everyone has their own way of presenting it. Let’s stick these awesome women into the Omegaverse and explore their relationships.
Friday, July 7 - Post-Canon
What happened to our ladies after the show canonically ended? Did Claire keep hunting? Did Charlie ever go back to Oz? Are Donna and Jody still badass women of the law, or maybe did they retire to be full-time hunters? Share some Post-Canon thoughts with us today.
Saturday, July 8 - Dealer’s Choice
It’s your pick today! Want to see the girls in an AU? Maybe some Pre-Canon thoughts or you need to explore the Wayward Sisters family? Today is all you, we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Just post any and all Femslash content and be sure to include #spnfemslashweek2023 and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
The goal of SPN Rare Fic Friday is to create content for relationship pairings that have less than 500 works on AO3. Visit our Rare Ship Spreadsheet to see the latest numbers we’ve gathered, or see if you can find a pairing that we haven’t included! (The Orange and Green Labeled Pairings are fair game for Rare Fic Fridays.)
When is it?
Our Rare Fic Fridays in November are the 3rd and 17th. This is a often-occuring event, so check out the calendar for even more Rare Fic Friday dates!
What are the prompts?
There are no prompts for Rare Fic Fridays - you get to create anything you want for the rare AO3 relationships.
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Post any and all rare fic fills on any Rare Fic Friday. Be sure to include #spnrareficfriday and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
A weekend to celebrate rare ships in Supernatural - in the holiday season. (Excluding, of course, Destiel or Wincest, which are not rare ships unless you add a third to make it a poly group.) Whether it is platonic, romantic, familial, or any other kind of relationship is up to you!
When is it?
December 29-31, 2023
What are the prompts?
This event doesn’t have daily prompts like some of our other events, it is just a weekend of holiday shipping celebration!
How do I participate?
No sign ups are required! Just post any and all Supernatural Holiday Shipping content and be sure to include #spnrareshipholidayweekend2023 and tag us @spnrareships in your post. We will reblog everything we see, but if we haven’t reblogged your work within 24 hours please send us an ask.
Reminder: Please review our General Rules, which apply to all events we host. If you have any questions, feel free to send in an Ask!
