February’s Bingo has two themes, Valentine’s Day and Singles Awareness Day--because there is more than enough love and heartbreak to go around! You can choose to write these prompts out as solos (self-paras), partnered paras, or even group paras! And guess what? Each of these prompts can either be treated as CANON or AU (ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE). It’s your choice!
*Sounds fun, how does it work exactly?
You can write self-paras or work with others off of a thread built just for your chosen theme/space off the bingo board. Lone-starters (those placed under the wildstatestarter tag) will not count. Members should have at least 6+ notes (back and forth replies with the partner) on these paras–or better yet complete them–to officially check off a bingo square.
Does my writing HAVE to have a romantic spin?
Nope! Let the words inspire you to write whatever strikes your character. Look at this creatively. It could be an experience from a past event, self reflection, or motivation to develop as an individual. There are many types of love in this world. Love of food, nature, plants, books, animals, art, music, tv shows! Friends, family, pets, SELF, even acquaintances that capture your attention--like that cool cafe barista with the snarky smile and sexy hair who always gets you your favorite cup of coffee each morning under two seconds flat. (You know the one.) As we don’t encourage ship obsession, by no means will we force our players to be squeezed into a corner like that--unless that’s what they and their partner are up to try! This is just a great opportunity to test such themes out!
Pro Tip: If you are looking for a partner to write with, try directly sending an ask or IM to a player that has caught your attention before! We’re all friendly folks here at Wild State and at times asking in the OOC Chat can be an intimidating affair. Don’t wait for someone else to act, reach out and make a friend!
So, AU, how far are we allowed to take that?
The sky is your limit! Want it to be set in Klamenth Falls? You’ve got it! 1700 England? Cool! Hogwarts? I mean... I might even give that a go! If you ever wanted to play your character out as a different species--or gender?--here’s your shot to play with that! Have fun with this.
How will it count?
Be sure to make a note either in the post or in the tags as to which Bingo space each thread counts toward. Once you have completed a line of solos/threads (*after meeting requirements) submit your list to the main with links to each successful writing task! (See example here)
What happens when I get Bingo?
We have come up with three prizes for you to choose from:
An Interaction Ticket. This ticket can be used to request a thread, drabble, para, etc from another member of your choice in the roleplay. It can be an au situation or something dramatic as long as both muns agree on the outcome (we don’t want anyone to kill someones else’s character without agreement or any forced upon pregnancies/marriages)
A lovely drawing of one or two Wild State original characters from Mod Blue! Waist up, with color (x)
or, An aesthetic graphic for your Wild State original character(s) from our lovely member Julie!
Do I have to use the same character to get a Bingo?
Nope! You can use one character or all of them if you want to finish a bingo!
If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to ask us. Just remember to tag your completed self-paras and your custom para starters with wildstatebingo2.