#tf2bigbang

[tf2bigbang]

The server for 2026's Team Fortress 2 Big Bang is officially open!

A fandom Big Bang is when creators get together to make pieces inspired by each others’ work; a writer creates a fic, then an artist makes a piece inspired by that fic. Big Bangs are generally split into four distinct time periods: signups, claims, creation, and posting. This event will take place over a period of 2 months, and is open to writers and artists of all mediums.

(Hosted by @hanktalkin)

Q: How long will I have to create my entry? A: 1 month.

Q: Will this interfere with Artfight? A: Nope! Artists are not expected to start contributing until August 11th.

Q: Is a portfolio required to enter? A: No. Anyone who wishes to participate is welcome.

Q: What is the minimum word count for fics? A: 1000 words

Q: Will there be 18+ content? A: No.

Q: How does writing signup work? Do I have to have something already written? A: Initial writer signup only requires that you 1) confirm that you will be participating 2) let us know if you are signing up with a partner or not. It'll be better if you have an idea already in mind, but if not you can use the writer's chat to get help with brainstorming.

Q: How does artist signup work? Do I have to make art for a story idea I don’t like? A: By the time artist signup rolls around, writers will need to have written at least some portion of their fic, and will submit a summary and relevant ships/content warnings to the mod team. Mods will anonymously organize those summaries into a slide show, and artists will let us know if there are any that they would not be comfortable making art for.

Q: Can I write/draw my OCs? A: If your OC is the focus of the fic, you will need to find a partner ahead of time. This is due to the difficulty of writing for the original characters of people you're not close friends with. (Populating your fics with minor original characters is fine. For instance, writing about Scout's brothers and giving them names is within reason.)

[ragri5]

Another year of tf2 Big Bang collab between writers and artists! This piece is inspired by chapter 10 of @tangentburd 's amazing fic about merc everyday shenanigans. Check @terraxart 's illustration for another chapter here! Check the fic here!

Thanks @hanktalkin for hosting again @tf2bigbang!!!

[pantspissedinreverse]

some drawings i did for the 2024 tf2 big bang :)

gays ^

the fic is "When All the World Goes Still", written by @curreeusly-ominous-elf on AO3!

@crumbledtower has done art for this fic as well, go check it out!

the event is hosted by hanktalkin over on @tf2bigbang where you can find more art and fics from the event

this event was so fun to do and meeting everyone was such a pleasure, id highly recommend joining in next time!

psst, shitposts below from when we were making stuff for the event, there will be spoilers, you have been warned

shitposts as promised

[k0manz]

TF2 BIG BANG TIME!!!

This is mine and @doctor-phil collab piece for @acefictionwriting fic “What Pyro Knows” and it has been a BLAST!!! These two creatives are insanely talented so please check out their blogs and the fic and well.. enjoy! Thank you guys for making my first big bang so fun and such a success!! ♥️ @tf2bigbang

Post by @acefictionwriting

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[doctor-phil]

ROUND 3!!!

Back with another piece for the @tf2bigbang!! This was so much fun to create. I loved the story @acefictionwriting wrote, and it was wonderful working with the lovely @psythottic on the piece. Please go check them out and give them some love!!!

Post by @acefictionwriting

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 1 · What Pyro Knows (TF2 Big Bang Event) · Hiya! This is my contribution to the TF2 Big Bang Event this year! Everyone thinks P

[pwalioid]

Illustration I did for the TF2 Big Bang event @tf2bigbang! I got partnered with Cakeshini, who wrote the TF2 fanfic -

"A Flower Field (Is Not Where I'm Going)" to make this illustration! Please give it a read and support the writer! https://archiveofourown.org/works/49950553

[deadtrich]

YO THE FIC IS UP

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

ALSO GO LOOK AT MY COMPANION PIECE BY @blanksayshi ( will be updated when my other artist posts :D )

[tangentburd]

🌻 TF2 Big Bang 2024 Fanfic: Family Recipe 🌻

Miss Pauling is still scrutinising the cookbook. Scout peers over: on its pages he catches questionable entries like “Grandma’s Fermented Fishcake”, “Telemax Toast”, “Spectral Pavian Pasta”, “Soda Cracker & Sweet Banana Milk Stew”… “Hey, this one sounds pretty good?” He points to the last recipe in the manual, whistling. “It’s got soda in it and everything!” Miss Pauling sighs. “No, Scout.”

A collection of ten slice-of-life vignettes on the BLU mercs written for this year's @tf2bigbang — inspired by all those found family and campfire tropes that have given me more than enough warm and fuzzy and downright wtf feels through all my years in this fandom.

With super special thanks to ragri5 and terraxart for creating awesome art to go with this fic! And of course to @hanktalkin for hosting the event once again. :)

🪶 [ Read the fic on AO3! ] 🪶