Team Fortress 2 Big Bang

Status: HIATUS. Next event: June 2026

[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.)

[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.)

[latexkaktus]

LETS GO!!!! I am again a mod in this event and cant wait to see what you all create!!!

[tf2bigbang]

The 2026 TF2 Big Bang opens up next week! Please follow for updates, and I'll be posting a link to the Discord on the first.

[tf2bigbang]

Server will be opening up next month! Mark your calendars.

[tf2bigbang]

Server will be opening up next month! Mark your calendars.

[pivasishe-baltosishe]

Participated in the tf2 big bang event, made art for this fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/70849291

[tf2bigbang]

And that's a wrap folks! Thank you all for participating, and have a good year.

[cupofsharks]

Finally, here is my art piece based off of the amazing fic "Truth Of The Self, Not Simply A Soul" by @shephardofthedamned for the @tf2bigbang 2025! Make sure to check it out, a lot of love went into it!

And also, make sure to check out the other incredible art piece by @rexana-rexana and give it some love too!

It was so fun to participate in this event, I really loved it :)

[rexana-rexana]

Hooray! Happy to finally show off my work for the TF2 Big Bang, @tf2bigbang , I was partnered with the awesome @cupofsharks (link) and @shephardofthedamned for the fic "Truth Of The Self, Not Simply A Soul." Go check out the fic on Ao3! We all worked hard to make it amazing!

[aifastic]

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

New story for this year's @tf2bigbang !!

With art made by @icedcoolatta [link] and @sp0ilt [link] ♥ Please check their pieces they're so good aaaaa

Thank you so much to everyone involved on the making of this fic!! ♥ (For more info, read the end notes on the AO3 piece pls)

[thundah-from-down-undah]

Another year, another @tf2bigbang!! 💥💥

Thank you so much for the awesome collaboration @shhheep and MissJabbyWalker! Check out the fanfic and related art below:

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

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💬 1  🔁 5  ❤️ 24 · yahoo heres my piece for @tf2bigbang 2025, im glad i was able to participate :] my rendition of a scene from MissJabbyWal

[shephardofthedamned]

For months, I have slaved away at this behemoth of a project. It's taken months to get to this point, and I couldn't have done this without my ever so talented friends!

For the last story in this year's Team Fortress 2 Big Bang, I present to you Truth Of The Self, Not Simply A Soul, by UpInFlamesWriting, and my two amazing artists @rexana-rexana & @cupofsharks

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

& here are the links to their amazing art pieces! Sharks' is here, & Rex is here!

Thank you both so much for all of your help!

[shhheep]

yahoo heres my piece for @tf2bigbang 2025, im glad i was able to participate :]

my rendition of a scene from MissJabbyWalker's fic, Scout Visits Boston !

check out my partner artist, @thundah-from-down-undah 's wonderful piece too !

thank you so much for the opportunity to collaborate, it was fun <3

[quixoticprince]

Eyyyy I was a participant in @tf2bigbang’s 2025 event 😳 I drew for this incredibly cute fic, Making Bets by PurpleMystery here!

Please go give it a read! And thank you to the team for organizing this event!

[glitteraffe-art]

My piece for the @tf2bigbang 2025 event, for @megsiepoo ‘s fic The Day Sniper Gets a Physical!

[megsiepoo]

               Medic passed through the halls, searching one room after the next. But much to his chagrin, Sniper remained stubbornly hidden. The bathrooms and showers were empty. He wasn't hiding in any of the bedrooms; Medic even checked inside everyone's closets and under the beds to be certain. The only room left unexplored was Spy's smoking room, and he had no desire to disturb the haughty Frenchman if he could avoid it.                With a frustrated huff, Medic returned to the basement. The infirmary doors were still locked tight, so he doubted Sniper had been there. Finding both the supply and janitorial closets empty, that left only one place in the basement left to search. He continued to the opposite end of the hallway and found himself standing before Engineer's workshop.

GUYS I'VE BEEN WAITING TO POST THIS SINCE JULY FJDWFN

This is my fic for the @tf2bigbang 2025 event! First year participating and I hope I can do more in the future because it's genuinely been such a blast and I've met some awesome people. Big thank you to @vitriol-and-alcohol for betaing and to @glitteraffe-art for your ABSOLUTELY AMAZING artwork.

Feedback and comments appreciated as always. Thanks for reading! Hope you guys enjoy <3

[verchielmarch]

My part for @forelevenses @tf2bigbang fic! :)

Fic can be read here!