Welcome to the tumblr home of Velvet/Niko Day, a fan event celebrating that eponymous pair from Tales of Berseria.
Fanwork of all kinds is accepted and encouraged! There will be an AO3 collection open with reveals on the second of May, and hopefully some fun chatter here in the meantime.
Feel free to engage with the blog and show off your own excitement under the tag #velvetnikoday2026. (We'll try not to be awful at social media, promise! www)
VelvetNikoDay is also on X, which we're sure to be horrible at because it has a character limit. 😅😅
Merry Talesmas and happy new year! The Tales of Secret Santa 2024 collection is now revealed! Click here to see all the goodies!
Thank you to all participants, especially to those who went above and beyond to make extra treats and to our pinch hitter who stepped up at the last minute!
There is still one last gift that hasn't yet been posted, but the recipient has been made aware and the poster is almost finished, so Everyone who participated should have received something, as all gifts are now in!
Reminder that the collection never closes, so treats may be posted at any time!
The deadline is today, so please try to finish your gift if you haven't yet, or send us a message giving us an estimation of when you expect to be done. We will be contacting those who haven't posted/requested an extension yet later tonight or tomorrow morning (depending on timezones).
Assignments have been sent out. To check yours, go to your AO3 dashboard and click on the "Assignment" tab on the sidebar.
Reminder: the deadline to post is December 26.
If you realize you might not make the deadline, please request an extension as soon as possible. If you need to unexpectedly drop out of the exchange, you can do so by clicking on the "Default" button below your assignment on your AO3 dashboard. We will then assign a pinch hitter to your recipient.
Ho ho ho... What's this? Spooky season is over? Then it's time to take out the Christmas decorations! The Tales of Secret Santa fanwork exchange is coming to town 🎅
Sign-ups start now and will be open for 20 days.
See below for more details ⬇️
To sign up, please fill out the sign-up form here.
You will need to enter the Fandom(s), Character(s) and/or Relationship(s) you want to request and offer. Please provide a short description of your likes (or more detailed prompts) for each request.
You will be matched based on the fandoms you requested and offered, as well as the type of fanwork you chose (fic and/or art).
Barring any unexpected development, assignments should be sent out by Nov 25.
You will have about a month to complete it, with a first deadline on Dec 26, and possible extensions until Dec 31.
The works will be revealed all together on January 1🎁
Notes:
- If you need to drop out for any reason, or we don't hear from you by the deadline, you will be defaulted and a pinch hitter will be assigned in your place.
If you are interested in becoming a pinch hitter, please fill out this form.
- If the characters/ships you want to request are not available in the tags yet, you can nominate them in the tagset. There might be delays to nomination approval, so don't hesitate to send us an ask to remind us to check the tagset.
- If you request art as well as fic, don't forget to write in a few art prompts.
- Try to be specific with "Do-Not-Wants" so your gifter knows exactly what to avoid.
Hi! So, this is my first time participating in Tales of Santa, and I have a rather dumb question. When I make a sign-up, should I make different offers for different ships, or should I just make one offer listing all the characters/ships I can write? Also, if I make, say, two offers, does that mean I'm expected to write two fics? Or will I just receive one prompt, regardless of how many offers I've made? Thanks in advance! <3
Hi! There's no dumb question, events can be a little confusing to navigate at first :)
You can make a different offer per fandom and list all the ships and characters you're willing to write for in that fandom. The primary criteria for matching are fandom and medium (art/fic), ships and characters then come into play to find the best one among the possible matches.
We require a minimum of two different requests and offers because people who only ask for (or offer) one thing can be really hard to match.
You will be matched to one single person, so only have to write one fic, even if you match on several of their prompts (you can choose which one to fulfill, and can even pick one you didn't initially offer if it inspires you).
Of course nothing's stopping you from writing more if you wish to, or even write stuff for people you didn't match with (you can consult all participants' prompts in the 'Requests Summary' tab). Those would be considered extra gifts and are typically called "Treats" in fandom exchanges. Treats are not bound by the deadline, only the main gift is (though if posted early, treats will only be revealed with the rest of the gifts on reveals day).
Home this helps! Don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions.
Ho ho ho... What's this? Spooky season is over? Then it's time to take out the Christmas decorations! The Tales of Secret Santa fanwork exchange is coming to town 🎅
Sign-ups start now and will be open for 20 days.
See below for more details ⬇️
To sign up, please fill out the sign-up form here.
You will need to enter the Fandom(s), Character(s) and/or Relationship(s) you want to request and offer. Please provide a short description of your likes (or more detailed prompts) for each request.
You will be matched based on the fandoms you requested and offered, as well as the type of fanwork you chose (fic and/or art).
Barring any unexpected development, assignments should be sent out by Nov 25.
You will have about a month to complete it, with a first deadline on Dec 26, and possible extensions until Dec 31.
The works will be revealed all together on January 1🎁
Notes:
- If you need to drop out for any reason, or we don't hear from you by the deadline, you will be defaulted and a pinch hitter will be assigned in your place.
If you are interested in becoming a pinch hitter, please fill out this form.
- If the characters/ships you want to request are not available in the tags yet, you can nominate them in the tagset. There might be delays to nomination approval, so don't hesitate to send us an ask to remind us to check the tagset.
- If you request art as well as fic, don't forget to write in a few art prompts.
- Try to be specific with "Do-Not-Wants" so your gifter knows exactly what to avoid.
🎅🎄🎁Tales of Secret Santa 2023 sign-ups are now open! 🎅🎄🎁
You can find the collection here. Sign-ups are open until November 24.
Click below for more information.
To sign up, please fill out the sign-up form here.
You will need to enter the Fandom(s), Character(s), and/or Ship(s) you want to request and offer. Please provide a short description of your likes (or more detailed prompts) for each request. Feel free to attach a link to a longer message if the space provided isn't enough.
You will be matched based on the characters you requested and offered, as well as the type of fanwork you chose (fic and/or art). We cannot guarantee being matched by ships, but we will try our best.
Assignments should be sent out by Nov 27 at the latest.
You will have about a month to complete your work; the deadline to post is December 28, with reveals on January 2.
If you need an extension or need to drop out, please contact us ASAP. If we have not heard from you by December 28, you will be defaulted and a pinch hitter assigned to take your place.
If you are interested in becoming a pinch hitter, please fill out this form.
Note: If the characters or ships you want to request are not available in the tags yet, you can nominate them in the tagset. New nominations will be approved regularly, but there might be a slight delay.
A couple of extra things:
- Prompts should be Arise spoiler-free in the Description (you can include spoilers in linked documents provided it’s clearly warned for and easily skippable)
- Try to be specific with “Do-Not-Wants” so your gifter knows exactly what to avoid.
🎅🎄🎁Tales of Secret Santa 2023 sign-ups are now open! 🎅🎄🎁
You can find the collection here. Sign-ups are open until November 24.
Click below for more information.
To sign up, please fill out the sign-up form here.
You will need to enter the Fandom(s), Character(s), and/or Ship(s) you want to request and offer. Please provide a short description of your likes (or more detailed prompts) for each request. Feel free to attach a link to a longer message if the space provided isn't enough.
You will be matched based on the characters you requested and offered, as well as the type of fanwork you chose (fic and/or art). We cannot guarantee being matched by ships, but we will try our best.
Assignments should be sent out by Nov 27 at the latest.
You will have about a month to complete your work; the deadline to post is December 28, with reveals on January 2.
If you need an extension or need to drop out, please contact us ASAP. If we have not heard from you by December 28, you will be defaulted and a pinch hitter assigned to take your place.
If you are interested in becoming a pinch hitter, please fill out this form.
Note: If the characters or ships you want to request are not available in the tags yet, you can nominate them in the tagset. New nominations will be approved regularly, but there might be a slight delay.
A couple of extra things:
- Prompts should be Arise spoiler-free in the Description (you can include spoilers in linked documents provided it’s clearly warned for and easily skippable)
- Try to be specific with “Do-Not-Wants” so your gifter knows exactly what to avoid.
🍹Spicy Cocktail is now accepting prompts! Use the form here to leave a prompt. Or visit our previous collections (2021 and 2022) to find something to fill!
Be sure to nominate tags for the characters, platonic relationships, or groups you would like to request or create for. If the tag isn't nominated, you won't be able to use it when signing up.
We're excited to announce the return of Sweet Soda and Spicy Cocktail for 2023!
Gen lovers will be pleased to see the return of Sweet Soda, a fic and art exchange that only allows gen works. Gen refers to works that are not focused on shipping; for example: character studies, platonic relationships, or world-building.
Nominations are open now! Sign-ups will open on June 15. For more information, visit the AO3 page here.
And of course, the 18+ free-for-all prompt fest Spicy Cocktail is back for its third year, this time with a special twist!
As usual, the prompting period will run from June 15 to July 15 and the filling period (where any prompt may be filled by anyone and as many times as desired) will be from July 1 until August 31. What's new this year is that the collections from 2021 and 2022 will be open for fills as well all summer long! Didn't manage to fill that one prompt that caught your eye before? Now's your chance!
For more information, check out the AO3 page here. And be sure to take a look at the prompts from 2021 and 2022.
