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@winterfest-gift-exchange
Hi guys!
We have an important announcement to make! This version of Winterfest Gift Exchange is retiring, but no worries, there's a new one here! so please head on over!
We'll reblog the rest of the works from our last event onto this blog so keep following for a little bit longer for beautiful content from last year, and after that, go with our most sincerest of thank yous for these last four years, and happy holidays🤍
-A&W
Hello everyone! I am doing an interest check for a Realm of the Elderlings Springfest mini bang event. This will tentatively run from March 1 to May TBD, and involve pairing up writers and artists to produce collaborative works. There is no specific theme. ROTE mentions a celebration of spring with flower garlands, carris-seed-topped cakes, puppet shows, kissing girls and so on!
It would go like this:
Fill out the sign-up form and indicate writer or artist. Writers will pitch a fic idea for a fic between 3-10k words (since this will be collaborative, we want to be mindful of time).
We will assemble an anonymous list of the prompts. Artists will get this list, and choose their 3 favorites and 3 least favorites.
We will pair up writers and artists based on this selection.
At this point, you will collaborate with each other on your ideas for the art and fic and work simultaneously. You will be able to show each other WIPs to make sure you're on the same page, but DO NOT share with anyone else!
When it is time to post, you'll post as co-authors on Ao3! I will create an event for it at the time of sign-ups.
Please reply if you are interested! Thank you! 💜
Hi guys!
We have an important announcement to make! This version of Winterfest Gift Exchange is retiring, but no worries, there's a new one here! so please head on over!
We'll reblog the rest of the works from our last event onto this blog so keep following for a little bit longer for beautiful content from last year, and after that, go with our most sincerest of thank yous for these last four years, and happy holidays🤍
-A&W
Sign up dates and more!
Hello everyone, and thanks for your patience! We have had some changes with the Winterfest Gift Exchange due to the retirement of the core team of peksies at @winterfest-gift-exchange. They ran a great event that is responsible, at last count, for close to 20% of the fanworks posted on AO3 over the years, which is an incredible accomplishment. @whatevsbla and @alloysius-g have earned their peksie pensions so please congratulate them on their many years of dedicated service.
Myself, @gwenllian-in-the-abbey (you might recall I joined the previous team last year!) and @wolveshavenokings are re-launching Winterfest, and with new management comes a new blog! You might know the two of us from the Robin Hobb discord server, where @wolveshavenokings is the owner and I am one of the admins. In addition, we have @divine529 , @halcyonhowl and @dandelions-and-white-wolves on the Winterfest team! Although it is not required at the moment, we encourage you to join the discord server if you are interested in participating, as we will use it as a major tool for communication and coordination.
Due to the changes, our dates have been pushed back slightly this year. What follows is the revised timeline for the 2024 gift exchange (yeah, we're still calling it the 2024 gift exchange even though the gifts will be revealed when it is technically 2025).
Important Dates for 2024-25:
Sign ups: November 15th-December 1st
Sign ups close: December 1st at midnight EST
Matches sent with details of your giftee's request: December 15th
Check-in (your chance to tell us if you think you won't be able to finish: January 1st
Completion deadline: January 31st Gifter reveals: February 1st
Stay tuned to this blog for more details, tips, and FAQs
My Winterfest gifts for @heyitsrink✨
A multi POV Beloved character study featuring the friends he loves dearly and the Catalyst he cannot live without (featuring a Beloved POV of the FE cabin reunion scene, which I know how much you love!) Inspired by the prompts Old Friends, New Love (with the bonus prompts The Fool & Jofron in Jhaampe and The Skill!)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
And a bonus fic bc this extra pairing has me in a chokehold - A flirty tavern meet cute featuring your favorite HC that has slowly become my favorite HC - Jek and Detozi in Trehaug 🩷
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Based on this ⬇️ piece of art you made of the two of them 🩷
Jek and Detozi having a little meet cute at a tavern in Trehaug
Rink, when I opened my assignment and saw I got you, I actually dropped my phone with excitement - The Skill stream continues working overtime, because my offer and your request were so alike that for a minute I actually thought I was accidentally rereading the former😂🩷 I cannot overstate how stoked I was when I saw your name! Keeping it a secret was like an Olympic sport, I was way too excited 😂
Happiest of Winterfests, and I hope these gifts bring you as much joy in the New Year as your beautiful art, fic, memes and kind, sunny presence have brought to this fandom all year long 🩷✨
Thank you for two sweet, wholesome Winterfest fics!
From a Fool-centric fic that ranges from FitzLoved fluff and the underrated friendships & banter with Jofron and Jek to a rarepair gem where Detozi and Jek get to know each other in multiple senses of the word and have a lovely time together, these fics have it all!
The subtleties of canon details such as the artist-heavy canopies and the elaborat.ion of Detozi often spending time there are also a most lovely touch.
Overcoming shyness and gaining the ability to become a puddle
This fic was written by zemphira for eve_is_obsessed and can be found on AO3.
A sweet and steamy fic for a femslash rarepair! If you have ever wanted Thymara to end up with a girl instead of angsting over boys, this may be just the right fic for you. Thank you to the writer to participating in Winterfest 2023!
Books: Rain Wild Chronicles
Rating: T
Pairings: Jerd/Thymara
Summary: Steamy makeout session in the woods between Jerd and Thymara, after Thymara got caught "accidently" peeping again.
I sincerely apologise for the belated upload, I hope you can still enjoy this little story and have a good start into the new year.
Excerpt:
"On the other hand if we were to explore a little, we wouldn’t have this problem at all.” Jerd smiled evilly and placed a languid hand on Thymara’s thigh. She froze. “I have never done it with a girl, have you? This will probably be interesting.” She moved her hand up Thymara’s thigh.
”Getting shy again?”
“W-what will I gain?”
“Sometimes you just gotta take what you want.”
Still bleeding. But alive.
This fanart was made by kwansween for bellybeast and can be found on AO3.
What a lovely illustration of a scene from the last book!
Fitz, Beloved and Bee sharing a short lived moment of peace in between their struggles. It's adorable how they're leaning on each other in multiple senses of the word. Thank you to the creator for taking part in Winterfest 2023!
dragons
This fanart was made by J_Mistletoe ( @latetothepartyandconfused ) for zemphira and can be found on AO3.
A most lovely and tender drawing of Alise and Leftrin watching the dragons soar above Kelsingra hand in hand!
It must be a dream come true for Alise in every sense of the word and Leftrin looks, fittingly, like he falls in love with her anew every time he looks at her.
Thanks to the artist for taking part in Winterfest 🐉
Beyond the Stone
This fic was written by wolves_have_no_kings for Cait_Sith and can be found on AO3.
What a wonderful future Bee fic! It really has a way of giving closure on certain parts of the ending of the series and a very sweet focus on Bee's relationship with her remaining family members. It also brings back Chalced as important to Bee's role as the White Prophet of her age, which I found fascinating.
Thank you to the author for taking part in Winterfest 2023 again!
Books: Fitz and the Fool Trilogy
Rating: G
Characters: Bee Farseer, Nettle Farseer, Shine "Shun" Fallstar, Lantern "Lant" "Fitz vigilant" Fallstar
Summary: Bee Farseer visits the stone dragons with her sister, Nettle, and then seeks her catalyst.
Excerpt:
"It's hard every year," I said. "Every Winterfest, I remember that night Withywoods burned. It was the beginning of the end."
"I had hoped he would return to me," Nettle said, her voice thick. "Return to Hope."
We wept together there, I knew not how long. Finally, when the dawn light streamed through the branches above us, I rose.
"I have to go," I said.
"I know," Nettle said. "I've been in touch with the coterie and with Dutiful. We have been gone a full day and night.
"No," I said. "You're not understanding. I have to go to my catalyst. I feel pulled toward Bingtown, and I believe it is time."
"You are a princess of the realm," Nettle said.
"I am the white prophet of this age," I said, certainty flooding me. "You know this."
I took part in this years @winterfest-gift-exchange and my prompt was: Fitz/the Fool (or Amber) in their older years or perhaps Lord Golden and Tom.
I went with Fitz and the Fool with canon diverge ending, where Fitz can finally be part of the court as Dutiful's advisor.
Thank you for your beautiful, elegant fanart!
Those clothes are a treasure and the details of the silver scars and scales are amazing. They look self-assured and comfortable in their own skin, which is wonderful for so many reasons and also like they may or may not be talking shit about someone. I bet Dutiful is very happy to have advisors he can trust to have his best interests at heart<3
You can also find this work on AO3.
The art I did for @roostercrowned as part of @winterfest-gift-exchange! Fitz and Beloved tenderly kissing the places where other people had hurt them was a concept I simply could not get out of my head <3
Thank you for your soft and sweet fanart!
The sheer tenderness of them kissing each other's old hurts and the trust that takes is adorable and the backgrounds add to the atmosphere beautifully.
You can also find this work on AO3.
My contribution to the RotE Winterfest 2023!
The wonderful prompt was a hurt/comfort modern AU with Fitz, Nighteyes, the Fool and Kettricken doing fun stuff or committing a crime together. I had so much fun drawing the whole gang!!
(sorry for posting and deleting it, I messed up the schedule for this post!)
Happy Winterfest/New Year, everyone!
@winterfest-gift-exchange
Close-up
Thank you for your lovely modern AU fanart!
It truly looks like the snapshot of a roadtrip adventure. Nighteyes and Kettricken are both enjoying the rest from the car ride. The details of their modern clothes are very neat and Fitz patching up the Fool really makes one imagine what could have happened there.
You can also find this work on AO3.
My gift for m_satvrn as a part of @winterfest-gift-exchange. Burrich/Chivalry, inspired by the prompt "Indulgence".
Tumblr is being a pain, so the full version can be seen on AO3 and it also has a short little fic to go along with it
What a bittersweet, sensual double-treat of art and fic!
Thank you for participating in Winterfest! The artwork really shows their closeness and ease at each other, yet also a longing in their expressions and the fic is heart-achingly in character for Burrich.
You can also find this work on AO3.
Rating: M
Pairings: Burrich/Chivalry Farseer
Summary: Burrich and Chivalry meet in the dark of the night.
Excerpt:
Chivalry’s finger moved away from Burrich’s lips and slipped down, his hand settling on Burrich's arm. He grabbed him with a gentle force and pulled them closer to one another. The firmness of his hold caught Burrich by surprise. A shiver ran through him, a wild release of euphoria. To be touched by Chivalry was as addicting as the strongest drink, as tempting as the Wit’s insistent call in the company of beasts. It would have been wiser to refrain from it, but when Chivalry brought their lips close and finally pressed his against Burrich’s, nothing in the world could have convinced Burrich to disrupt that long-awaited kiss.
what blooms on Aslevjal My Winterfest gift for aravendown on AO3! The request was anything with these two, with Winterfest fluff and hurt/comfort as potential jumping-off points. This may not be set in actual winter, but they're bundled up and it's cold, right? The flowers are tufted saxifrage, and yes I did research to pick something that could plausibly be found on a glacial island. I was so relieved when I double-checked the text to confirm that they did indeed do the Aslevjal quest in summer. Sometimes I forget everything but how much I freaking cried through this book. spiritually I am holding hands with everyone else who hoped that Fitz would ever make up for the bit with the flowers. Happy Winterfest (.:
What a sweet, tender artwork! This delivers fully on both Hurt and Comfort - and that kiss looks so very heartfelt.
Thank you for your lovely fanart and the details concerning the flower choice! I love the double meaning of the title - some things can bloom even in the bitter cold indeed<3
You can also find this work on AO3.
My gift to @tragediegh for Rote Winterfest Gift-exchange !
What a stunning artwork! From Fool's gay hat to the incredible beauty of the nature and stars, this is an absolutely gorgeous piece.
Thank you for creating this tender, nostalgic moment of Fitz and the Fool - it truly shows the meeting point between their shared past and their closeness as young adults during the Jhaampe journey<3
You can also find this work on AO3.
He protected me, Fitz. It took months for him to gain my trust. But after a time, whenever Queen Desire was traveling and I slept on the hearth, I felt safe. It was safe to sleep.
A comic for my giftee, hoodedcreature, in this year's RotE Winterfest. It was such a joy making this. Baby Fool!! My Heart!!
What a dynamic comic! In just a few panels, it tells a whole story of a lonely old man finding an extra grandchild marvel and Fool being overjoyed to have someone to give him a safe place at his hearth and a genuine appreciation for his skills!
Thank you for taking part in Winterfest! The sheer amount of details, from both of their outfits to the designs of the backgrounds are very immersive, like a window into a happier time for the two of them<3
You can also find this work on AO3 in the link of the original post.
Soldier Sailor Catalyst King
This fanart was made by ally_mcgee ( @alloysius-g ) for Pelicandaughter ( @lairn ) and can be found on AO3.
This is a must-see, the most brilliant Kebal Rawbread fanart in existence! Kebal is a very tragic and unknown character despite being the leader of the Red Ship Raiders and this fanart shows him at his peak - soldier, sailor, catalyst, king indeed, with the ghostly lady who's made it all happen at his side!
She is definitely not planning anything nefarious with that hand covering his eyes. I absolutely adore the symbolism there!
Thank you as always for your one of a kind fanworks, dear co-mod:D
Rating: G
Characters: Kebal Rawbread, The Pale Woman|Ilistore
Summary:
The request had so many cool things to choose from but I got stuck on "ship stuck in ice" and went with that:D Kebal is such a sad character fr I love him so much and I was over the moon with this chance to paint him.
Silly warlord she's not a good advisor she's gonna steal your kingdom you dumbass
