Maze Runner Rarepair Bingo: Rules and FAQ
Which ships qualify as rareships?
All ships with less than 150 fics where they are the main ship posted to ao3.
Qualify: Brenderesa, Soniet, Minally, Nally, Trenda, Nalby + all other possible ships you can think of!
Don't qualify: Thomesa, Thomally, Newtmas, Thominho, Minewt, Thominewt
When does the event take place?
The bingo runs throughout the month of May - May 1st to May 31st.
Read on for rules & FAQ 🔽
Rules
When posting, tag this blog and add the tumblr tag #rareshipbingo2024. Indicate which square your submission fills.
Fic and Artwork needs to be original, that means created for the event.
Any submission types are welcome for the Rarepair Bingo. fanart, fic, fanvids, moodboards, podfics - knock yourselves out!
The AO3 board however can only be filled with fic.
All topics are allowed, the one important thing is to tag your works appropriately. With darker themes err on the side of caution. If you're unsure, feel free to reach out.
If you post nsfw fics to tumblr, make sure you put the text under a read more break (just type :readmore: and hit enter).
You must be 18+ to submit explicit content.
I will be marking all nsfw submissions with the community label for sexually explicit content, so those who don't want to see nsfw submissions make sure to enable community labels.
This event allows all kind of content regarding maturity and topic - I expect followers and participants to practise good fandom culture and adhere to the don't like don't read principle. No bashing ships or tropes you personally don't like.
Unnecessarily hateful comments are to be deleted without response after you notify me, the mod, about them. (Just message this blog)
Upload your fics to the AO3 collection .
Addition made on May 5th: platonic ships are also allowed! For more info see this post.
Clarification: the rarepair needs to be the main focus of the fic. pairings that don't qualify as rareships can appear in your work, but only as a side ship. if you're unsure about this rule feel free to contact me.
FAQ
Is there a minimum word count for fics? No.
Are poly ships allowed? Yes.
Can one submission count for multiple squares from the same board? No. You have to decide which square you want to "use" your submission on, even if it combines prompts.
Can one submission fount for 2 squares on different boards? Yes! Eg if you write a fic for the square "poetry" and it's also the first fic for a ship, it can count for both the poetry square and the "write the first fic for a ship".
Can I submit WIPS? Yes.
Can I submit new chapters of a current WIP? Yes. If you have a rareship fic that you've been dying to continue, feel free to use the bingo as a motivator!
When is the reblogging perios? May 1-31st.
How does the Extra Rare Advanced AO3 Bord (For The Very Insane) work?
All the AO3 squares are to be filled in regards to the AO3 tag before April 22 - today.
Example: if you want to write a Rachel/Miyoko fic, and someone coincidentally would post one before the start of the bingo, your Rachel/Miyoko fic would still count for the "Be the first to write a ship" square.
Similarly, and using the same example as before, if 2 bingo participants decided they wanted to write Rachel/Miyoko, the person who posts their submission second would still get to fill the "Be the first to write a ship" square.
This applies to all AO3 squares:
If your fic is longer than all the fics posted before April 22, it fills the "Write the longest existing fic for a ship" square.
If before April 22nd there was no "General Audiences" rated fic for the rareship of your choice, your fic fills the "Be the first to write a rating no one has written for the ship before" square.
If you need help using the AO3 filtering system to figure out if you would be the first to write for a ship or for any of the other AO3 squares, drop this blog an ask and I'll help you out! I know not everyone is familiar with AO3 and I want this event to be open to everyone, including AO3 newcomers.
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If any questions remain, don't hesistate to get in touch!
This post may be edited if further questions arise.
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rare pairs:
(I haven't looked thru what's already been sent so do forgive me if one of them has already been done)
harriet/frypan
sonya/zart
brenda/zart
thomas/alby
and that's all... for now (my app timer for tumblr is very nearly up for the day so tomorrow you get more lol)
fry/harriet
intriguing!!!!
badass girl + bestest boyfriend who cooks her warm nourishing meals after she's been out saving the world my beloved.
big fan of frypan being an awkward blushing mess + harriet chatting + flirting him up
+ he's all 'do u think she likes me or' at his friends and they flip tables and leave bc she literally asked you if you wanted to go out with her fry
sonya/zart
track hoes unite ;-)
apart from that i think that beyond their genuine good heartedness and fondness for soft + yellow things and plants they'd be SO full of bullshit joked + shenanigans.
literally everyone groaning begging them to stop 'beINg FuNnY' but they're rolling on the floor laughing bc they think they're so hilarious.
big fan of them getting together via notes. 'hey' - 'hey' - ' i like you' - 😳
brenda/zart
zart woos her by bringing her a particularly beautiful potato. to everyone's surprise, it works.
alby/thomas
looooooooooooooooooooooooove thomas and alby!!!!!!!!!!!
i think alby was really damn impressed with the skills + wit thomas showed, and if they had more time (😭) that really could have blossomed into something beautiful.
i think it would have been extremely interesting to see them both leading the group in tandem. thomas has this insane hero 'need to protect everyone' complex, which alby totally has, too.
they could've leaned on each other that way, and together found ways to handle and lead the group. (this last part is a bit more movie based)
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ok but hear me out
a brenderesa fic based on taylor swift‘s „better than revenge“
brenda was planning on getting with thomas
but teresa snatches him from right under brenda‘s nose
brenda‘s furious
says „there‘s nothing i do better than revenge“
becomes really fixated on teresa
tells herself it‘s bc she wants to „get revenge“
she‘s actually just pining over teresa though
making up excuses to get close to her
and then it gets more and more confusing
brenda asks teresa
do you still think you know what you‘re doing
cause i dont think you do
dont think i do
and they‘re starting at each other and they‘re supposed to feel hate
but instead it‘s something different
their breaths come heavily
and suddendly its clear
and they‘re up against each other
and panting
and kissing
and more
and it was brenderesa all along!!
@solopadawan u gon like dis
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