We're waiting on the final One Bed fics to come in, but in the meantime, I wanted to make sure to get the exchange sign ups out for those ready for more!
In typical exchanges, there are certain things participants are discouraged from asking for. In particular: triggering content, ships other than MSR, and non-XF related content.
I realize these limitations can be annoying to individuals who enjoy this content, and I never want to exclude anyone from participating. So for the October/November exchanges, we will be focusing on THREE themes that allow the aforementioned tropes that are usually banned.
I would like to announce the following new exchanges (details on each to follow)!
The Darkfic Exchange (October 29th)
The Stella/Scully Exchange (November 5th)
The Slash Exchange (November 19th)
I know three might seem like a lot, but I presume people might not be as interested in doing all three of these since they're a bit niche theme-wise (but more power to you if you do). Also, unlike the other multiple-theme exchange announcements, these events will be on different dates
1) THE DARKFIC EXCHANGE
In most exchanges, any content that might be triggering is discouraged. However, I understand that exploring dark topics (writing or reading) can be very cathartic and I think it's a valuable tool for exploration. So for this exchange, think of any topics you've wanted to ask for, but second-guessed or thought it was "too dark." This is the time!
There are definitely different "shades" of darkfic, here are some examples: Character death, assault, torture, self-harm, infidelity, miscarriage, /other, breakup, sick fic, suicide, etc. Maybe there's a happy ending, maybe there's not -- it's up to you!
Before anyone judges and says "Why would anyone want to write/read ________," please understand this can be very therapeutic for individuals. At the end of the day, using these characters in fic can help us interpret our own lives.
With that being said, I still want to be sensitive to the fact these topics are triggering. Maybe you want to sign up and ask for X, but the thought of writing Y is very uncomfortable for you. Just let me know privately and I will ensure you don't get a prompt that is triggering.
I will also be sending the authors some information regarding writing triggering content in the welcome email. In regards to the community, on the exchange day everything will be posted with #XFDarkFic2022 and you can mute the tag to avoid any posts.
Details Darkfic Exchange
Sign Up Ends: Sunday, September 25th 11:59pm CST
Exchange Date: October 29th
This is a five(ish) week writing period.
Word Minimum: 2k
Link Here!
2) THE STELLA/SCULLY EXCHANGE
I knew I was going to have a slash exchange, and I know Stella/Scully is a very popular slash pairing but that some people might only want to write for TXF. As a result, I figured the S/S could have an exchange all their own!
I admittedly do not know much about this pairing, nor if the authors of the community are familiar with/have participated in exchanges before -- but please know that you are welcome here!
As the title suggest, this exchange is dedicated to all things Stella and Scully! I apologize that I don't know much about the conventions of the genre to add anything else, but I'm excited to see what y'all come up with!
Details Stella/Scully Exchange
Sign Up Ends: Sunday, September 25th 11:59pm CST
Exchange Date: November 5thThis is a six(ish) week writing period
Word Minimum: 2k
The manip of Stella and Scully came from dawnofthewench on tumblr!
Link Here!
3) THE SLASH EXCHANGE
In the past, people have expressed apprehension about getting a slash prompt that they didn't feel comfortable writing. It became a trend that if someone got a slash prompt, they'd drop out. As a result, usually I ask for MSR or gen only
NOT THIS TIME, BABY - HEAR ME LOUD AND QUEER, NOVEMBER 19TH WILL BE GAY. Mulder and Krycek, Scully and Reyes, Mulder and Skinner, Scully and Marita, Scully and Diana, Mulder and Flukeman -- is it queer? Then it's perfect.
I, Nicole, the admin, am obviously queer. This often (has put/)puts individuals in an awkward position of fearing they might come across as homophobic if they don't want to write a queer ship. I completely understand that is not the case.
Maybe you LOVE Mulder/Krycek but have no idea what you'd do if you had to write a WLW ship or vice versa. I understand that is a valid concern. In the sign up sheet, I have an area where you can mark if there's a certain type of ship you'd prefer not writing. Just lemme know.
Details Slash Exchange
Sign Up Ends: Sunday, September 15th 11:59PM CST
Exchange Date: November 19th
This is a two(ish) month writing period.
Word Minimum: 2k
Link Here!
GENERAL
I am so excited to see what everyone comes up with! Again, these are three independent exchanges with nothing to do with one another. You can sign up for one, all three, none, whatever you feel like.
If you've never signed up before and/or are uncertain of the rules, I would advise that you read chapter one of this fic! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!
Just some misc things about signing up:
- If you're not comfortable putting your address on this document, no problem. You just need to ensure that I have it.
- Some people have issues accessing the sign-up sheet on their phones. If you're having problems, I suggest trying it on your desktop. If nothing seems to be working, then just send me your info and I'll put it on the sheet.
- I know it can be tricky to think of prompts, and I totally don't mind at all if you have TBD in place of the prompt for a while, but please try to put something in there when you can -- even if you change your mind later. I just ask this because sometimes people are hesitant to sign up if they don't know what the prompts are. Again, please feel free to put TBD so that your info is confirmed and you're joined, just add the prompt when you think of it!
Thank you for reading the thread! If you've made it here and are just ready to sign up, here are all the links in one place!
“Stella is back up on a case Scully is working on with Mulder. Scully and Stella get trapped somewhere and need to spend hours in close proximity after they've only been able to admire one another from afar“
stellascully replied to your photo: “so this is my phone now so goodbye rip nothing can be done for me now”:
HOW
the case is transparent plastic which i bought for the express purpose of this sort of fuckery, way cheaper than getting custom and themed cases. i just printed it out and cut it to fit. the picture that was in it before was also x-files lol
