Initial Pinch Hits
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swrarepairsWe have three initial pinch hits listed down below, these pinch hits are due at the same time as assignments - Saturday, November 22nd @ 11:59PM EST. To take one of these lost little tookas home with you (claim a PH), either comment here, send an email to swrarepairsexchange @ protonmail.com or DM one of us on Discord (SassySnowperson, nightingalesighs). When contacting us please include your AO3 username and the number of the lost little tooka you'd like to take in. Comments are screened.
( Lost Little Tooka 2 - Star Wars: Legends EU )
Lost Little Tooka 1 - CLAIMED!
( Lost Little Tooka 2 - Star Wars: Legends EU )Lost Little Tooka 3 - CLAIMED!
Assignments Have Been Sent! [ EDITED EMAIL ]
Oct. 5th, 2025 03:49 pmequusgirl posting in swrarepairsAssignments have been sent out and everyone has received their initial assignment!
As always, there is a chance that AO3 (rare) or your mods (sometimes) made a mistake. Please reach out if you believe your assignment was made in error. Comments on this post are screened or you may send an email to swrarepairsexchange @ protonmail.com. Alternatively you may reach out to Sassy through DMs on Discord (SassySnowperson) or Nightingale (nightingalesighs on Discord)
And your annual general reminder not to identify yourself or your recipient in public!
We have three initial pinch hits that will be posted to the comm soon so keep an eye out for those.
Now. More cakes!
[ETA: I'm so sorry, I'm a little bit sleep deprived. Previously I had the email domain as 'gmail'. The email listed above has been updated to reflect our actual email. - nightingale]
As always, there is a chance that AO3 (rare) or your mods (sometimes) made a mistake. Please reach out if you believe your assignment was made in error. Comments on this post are screened or you may send an email to swrarepairsexchange @ protonmail.com. Alternatively you may reach out to Sassy through DMs on Discord (SassySnowperson) or Nightingale (nightingalesighs on Discord)
And your annual general reminder not to identify yourself or your recipient in public!
We have three initial pinch hits that will be posted to the comm soon so keep an eye out for those.
Now. More cakes!
[ETA: I'm so sorry, I'm a little bit sleep deprived. Previously I had the email domain as 'gmail'. The email listed above has been updated to reflect our actual email. - nightingale]
Belated Podfic Notice
Oct. 5th, 2025 11:47 amsenmut[Podfic] Where He Soars (53 words) by Gilraina
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (Cartoon Generation One)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cosmos (Transformers)
Additional Tags: Introspection, Drabble, Podfic, Podfic Length: 0-10 Minutes, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming, Voiceteam 2023
Series: Part 16 of Dabble in Drabbles (Voiceteam 2023)
Summary:
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (Cartoon Generation One)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cosmos (Transformers)
Additional Tags: Introspection, Drabble, Podfic, Podfic Length: 0-10 Minutes, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming, Voiceteam 2023
Series: Part 16 of Dabble in Drabbles (Voiceteam 2023)
Summary:
Cosmos is not a land-mech.
An audio recording of Where He Soars by Merfilly.
One Email Sent
Oct. 5th, 2025 03:42 amequusgirl posting in swrarepairsMods have run matching and we have sent out an email to one participant. If your AO3 account begins with a ‘B’, please check the email associated with your account and let us know what you’d like to do.
Once we hear back from this participant or if 24 hours have passed, mods will run matching again. Regardless, we will have some initial PHs that will be posted after assignments have been sent out so keep an eye out.
If you have any questions or you’re worried because your username starts with ‘B’, feel free to comment below! Comment screening is on and we will get back to you as quick as possible. (This mod is going to bed 😴)
Once we hear back from this participant or if 24 hours have passed, mods will run matching again. Regardless, we will have some initial PHs that will be posted after assignments have been sent out so keep an eye out.
If you have any questions or you’re worried because your username starts with ‘B’, feel free to comment below! Comment screening is on and we will get back to you as quick as possible. (This mod is going to bed 😴)
Sign ups are now closed!
Oct. 5th, 2025 12:09 amequusgirl posting in swrarepairsAs of closing we have 75 of y’all signed up! Next up is matching; mods will review sign ups, run matching, and if we have anyone that’s unmatchable, we will reach out by email. Keep an eye out here, and the email associated with your AO3 account you used for signing up. We will also post notices in the Discord server if you’d like to join there!
And thennnnnnnn…ASSIGNMENTS!
- mod Nightingale
And thennnnnnnn…ASSIGNMENTS!
- mod Nightingale
Sunflower Auction - ST:TOS ficlet
Oct. 4th, 2025 09:22 pmsenmutThank you, kingstoken!
K-7 Surprise or Here on AdAstra (853 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Joanna McCoy
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Charity Auctions, Fluff
Summary:
The U.S.S. Enterprise limped into Deep Space Station K-7's orbit, glad that no Klingon ships were in sight. They had a lot of scientific data to upload, needed time in friendly space to effect repairs, and would spend some time revising the data from their battle with the unknown vessels to forward to Starfleet Command.
Right now, though, Captain James T. Kirk intended to see that all of his crew took at least a full day of leisure aboard the station. He had gone over the roster with Bones, scheduling the away parties with an eye to who needed the down time fastest, and who needed specific crewmen to go with them. Spock had added a few tweaks to the rosters on his own, showing deep insight to the needs of the science personnel.
Bones had even nodded, with a wave for Jim to listen, because that bunch was almost as insular and workaholic as Scotty's engineers.
Scotty showed up on the bridge just as the good doctor was counter-signing the rosters, and his face was set in purposeful glares at the CMO, Captain, and First Officer.
"The three of ye, off the ship on the first rotation, aye?" he demanded.
Spock opened his mouth, closed it, arched an eye brow, then nodded. "Logical. If we go first, we will be back in time to allow you your time away, and then true repairs can begin without anything interrupting you as all of us will be back on duty."
"Annotated and amended in the report," Jim said, smiling as his chief engineer proved as wedded to the ship as he was. "Well, gentlemen, shall we?"
"We shall," Bones agreed, grinning at Scotty a moment before the trio made their way to quarters to gather their away bags.
Bones was discussing with Spock about the effectiveness of various types of scheduling for different crew needs. Jim supposed to outsiders it looked like arguing, but he could tell his friends were practicing their own version of relaxation from stress. That meant it was Jim who spotted the woman turning their way, her face lighting up, and he placed that dimpling smile against pictures in Bones' quarters.
"Gentlemen, we have company coming," he said, breaking the give-and-take of conversation so that both looked, and then it was Bones with matching dimples to the young woman.
"Joanna!" Bones cried out with joy, and then the pair were hugging with the intensity of people who only rarely got to see one another.
"When the leader of my project found out your ship was incoming, she insisted I take some time off and come up!"
"Up? You didn't tell me Sherman's Planet was your residency project!" Bones said, while placing a hand at the small of her back to guide her to a table.
"You two come sit with us," Joanna said firmly. "I want to actually talk to the two men Daddy has filled his comms with."
Spock's look was a study in Vulcan-not-being-smug-and-curious, while Jim bet his own let a little surprise show.
"Does he now?" Jim twitted, as Bones reached up to rub the back of his neck.
"Well, I see more of you and our resident pointy-eared hobgoblin than just about anyone other than Christine!"
"Statistically speaking, I find that highly improbable," Spock said, "but I am interested in making your acquaintance, Miss McCoy."
"If you would, call me Joanne; I get Miss McCoy'd all day by the colony children taking my first aid course."
"A worthwhile subject to teach." Spock glanced, briefly, at Bones, and the doctor rolled his eyes heavenward with a knowledge of where this would go. "Likely without causing any injuries to be demonstrated on."
"One time, Joanne. One time, because someone failed to secure a storage bin, not even my doing!" Bones protested, leading to his daughter laughing and smiling. She then looked at Jim, sizing him up.
"How do you manage to put up with Daddy's ways and sayings, sir?"
Jim gave a smile. "Once I realized the gruff and pretense of good-ole country doc hid more expertise than the medical academy, I rolled with it. And it does provide unique counterpoints to my executive officer's logical ways."
"Counter-intuitive arguments, you likely meant to say, Captain," Spock said in his mildest tone.
Joanna propped her chin on her hands, watching the interplay, soaking it up as part of the happy chance of seeing her father again.
Jim glanced over the efficiency reports starting to come in from various departments, now that they were back underway. He was unsurprised to find them top-notch, given how thorough everyone had been once they had had their needed rests.
Even Spock was more… nuanced in his reports without being a stickler for the science of them. And Bones?
Jim smiled to himself. Bones was going to be walking on air for weeks, just for the sheer happiness of seeing for himself that Joanna was thriving.
It promised to make off-shift mingling with both men that mattered to him almost as much as the ship all the better for that rest.
kingstoken!K-7 Surprise or Here on AdAstra (853 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Joanna McCoy
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Charity Auctions, Fluff
Summary:
A much needed R&R rotation garners a visitor eager to meet the other parts of her daddy's life.
K-7 Surprise
The U.S.S. Enterprise limped into Deep Space Station K-7's orbit, glad that no Klingon ships were in sight. They had a lot of scientific data to upload, needed time in friendly space to effect repairs, and would spend some time revising the data from their battle with the unknown vessels to forward to Starfleet Command.
Right now, though, Captain James T. Kirk intended to see that all of his crew took at least a full day of leisure aboard the station. He had gone over the roster with Bones, scheduling the away parties with an eye to who needed the down time fastest, and who needed specific crewmen to go with them. Spock had added a few tweaks to the rosters on his own, showing deep insight to the needs of the science personnel.
Bones had even nodded, with a wave for Jim to listen, because that bunch was almost as insular and workaholic as Scotty's engineers.
Scotty showed up on the bridge just as the good doctor was counter-signing the rosters, and his face was set in purposeful glares at the CMO, Captain, and First Officer.
"The three of ye, off the ship on the first rotation, aye?" he demanded.
Spock opened his mouth, closed it, arched an eye brow, then nodded. "Logical. If we go first, we will be back in time to allow you your time away, and then true repairs can begin without anything interrupting you as all of us will be back on duty."
"Annotated and amended in the report," Jim said, smiling as his chief engineer proved as wedded to the ship as he was. "Well, gentlemen, shall we?"
"We shall," Bones agreed, grinning at Scotty a moment before the trio made their way to quarters to gather their away bags.
Bones was discussing with Spock about the effectiveness of various types of scheduling for different crew needs. Jim supposed to outsiders it looked like arguing, but he could tell his friends were practicing their own version of relaxation from stress. That meant it was Jim who spotted the woman turning their way, her face lighting up, and he placed that dimpling smile against pictures in Bones' quarters.
"Gentlemen, we have company coming," he said, breaking the give-and-take of conversation so that both looked, and then it was Bones with matching dimples to the young woman.
"Joanna!" Bones cried out with joy, and then the pair were hugging with the intensity of people who only rarely got to see one another.
"When the leader of my project found out your ship was incoming, she insisted I take some time off and come up!"
"Up? You didn't tell me Sherman's Planet was your residency project!" Bones said, while placing a hand at the small of her back to guide her to a table.
"You two come sit with us," Joanna said firmly. "I want to actually talk to the two men Daddy has filled his comms with."
Spock's look was a study in Vulcan-not-being-smug-and-curious, while Jim bet his own let a little surprise show.
"Does he now?" Jim twitted, as Bones reached up to rub the back of his neck.
"Well, I see more of you and our resident pointy-eared hobgoblin than just about anyone other than Christine!"
"Statistically speaking, I find that highly improbable," Spock said, "but I am interested in making your acquaintance, Miss McCoy."
"If you would, call me Joanne; I get Miss McCoy'd all day by the colony children taking my first aid course."
"A worthwhile subject to teach." Spock glanced, briefly, at Bones, and the doctor rolled his eyes heavenward with a knowledge of where this would go. "Likely without causing any injuries to be demonstrated on."
"One time, Joanne. One time, because someone failed to secure a storage bin, not even my doing!" Bones protested, leading to his daughter laughing and smiling. She then looked at Jim, sizing him up.
"How do you manage to put up with Daddy's ways and sayings, sir?"
Jim gave a smile. "Once I realized the gruff and pretense of good-ole country doc hid more expertise than the medical academy, I rolled with it. And it does provide unique counterpoints to my executive officer's logical ways."
"Counter-intuitive arguments, you likely meant to say, Captain," Spock said in his mildest tone.
Joanna propped her chin on her hands, watching the interplay, soaking it up as part of the happy chance of seeing her father again.
Jim glanced over the efficiency reports starting to come in from various departments, now that they were back underway. He was unsurprised to find them top-notch, given how thorough everyone had been once they had had their needed rests.
Even Spock was more… nuanced in his reports without being a stickler for the science of them. And Bones?
Jim smiled to himself. Bones was going to be walking on air for weeks, just for the sheer happiness of seeing for himself that Joanna was thriving.
It promised to make off-shift mingling with both men that mattered to him almost as much as the ship all the better for that rest.
Sign ups Close Soon!
Oct. 4th, 2025 12:15 pmequusgirl posting in swrarepairsHello! A reminder that exchange sign-ups close at 11:59PM EST. A countdown timer can be found here.
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A few notes:
• Please check your offers to be sure you’re matchable with a recipient! Matches are one fandom, one relationship, one medium. If at least one of your offers does not match at least one request by the time mods run matching, mods will email you to ask if you would like to add to your offers. HOWEVER, should you not offer at least four unique ships and you are unmatchable, mods reserve the right to delete your sign up without notifying you. Please check our updated signups post here for more information.
• And on that note, please check the email associated with your AO3 account to ensure it is correct and you have access to it. This is our primary means of communicating with you.
• If you have any questions, we have an FAQ sticky at the top of this comm, comment on this post or email us at swrarepairsexchange @ protonmail.com
• Join us on Discord if that’s your thing! Invite is linked in the sticky post and on the sidebar (apologies, Nightingale is too tired to grab it and format it right now.)
Fandom Fifty: #32
Oct. 3rd, 2025 07:26 pmsenmut2006, the year I asked my late partner's family for help and got told to tough it out and stick with it "for the kids" without them listening to how dangerous everything was getting.
Did I see any movies? Let's find out.
( Well, six films stood out enough for me to write up )
Did I see any movies? Let's find out.
( Well, six films stood out enough for me to write up )
Fic Or Treat 2025
Oct. 3rd, 2025 06:29 pmsenmut
ficortreatAsp's Door
DW username:
senmutLight is on for: All trick or treaters who come in good faith.
What's in the Bowl? Drabbles (Ask for fandom & character(s); if I know it, I'll give it a shot!), random internet links or pictures (you provide me a topic, I find what I like about it), or 5 Things meta (again, provide topic, fandom, or character)
Let Me Know: Ask for fandom & character(s); if I know it, I'll give it a shot! | you provide me a topic, I find what I like about it | Provide topic, fandom, or character
Other info: I don't typically do dark anymore, I will NOT do non-con or child-harm, and I reserve the right to say 'no' to anything that makes me uncomfortable while also promising to offer you a second chance
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Highlander Shortcuts signups are open!
Oct. 1st, 2025 07:59 amkillabeezSign up here.
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Please share far and wide.
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- Default deadline: November 20, 2025
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Please share far and wide.
dear creator: sw rare pair exchange 2025
Sep. 28th, 2025 02:02 pmwrennettehi, and thank you for taking a look. for the most part, as long as you take the dnws into account i'll probably enjoy whatever you serve up! further wants / likes / dislikes are below the cut, but please don't feel obligated to stick with any of these ideas, these are just things that i think would be cool, which you are more than welcome to use or discard at your leisure. this is the same dear creator letter i've been using for a while, with minor modifications for this exchange. not all requested relationships are listed, and if our matching criteria isn't listed, just assume i'm very easy to please (it's true!)
dnw: underage, infidelity/cheating, rape/non-con, corporal punishment, spanking or corporal punishment, 'jedi are evil/bad/wrong' storylines, unrelieved angst, hurt no comfort, ahsoka having anything more than a crush on anyone during tcw timeline, obikin (even in the background).
art likes: in general, i like bright colours and happy or soft scenes, characters being affectionate with one another whether that's hugging and cuddling or holding hands. i'm more than okay with explicit art if that's the way you decide to go! digital or traditional media are both great <3
fic likes: in general, i love fluff and fix-its, i love happily ever afters. that said. i am also into whump and h/c as long as there is comfort and resolution! and that can be emotional or physical pain! put them through the wringer if that's what you like, just make sure to get some comfort and cuddles in at the end and tell me everything's going to be okay! i love time travel, and alternate universes can be fun too, i just don't like every bad thing in the universe to be the jedi's fault. i love explorations of jedi culture and temple life, at any point in a jedi's life. with aus, i do prefer ones that take place in the star wars universe, as opposed to modern aus or other aus in vastly different universes, but i'm not wholly opposed to modern/fantasy/etc aus. polyamoury is great, and so is communication.
( pairings under the cut )
dnw: underage, infidelity/cheating, rape/non-con, corporal punishment, spanking or corporal punishment, 'jedi are evil/bad/wrong' storylines, unrelieved angst, hurt no comfort, ahsoka having anything more than a crush on anyone during tcw timeline, obikin (even in the background).
art likes: in general, i like bright colours and happy or soft scenes, characters being affectionate with one another whether that's hugging and cuddling or holding hands. i'm more than okay with explicit art if that's the way you decide to go! digital or traditional media are both great <3
fic likes: in general, i love fluff and fix-its, i love happily ever afters. that said. i am also into whump and h/c as long as there is comfort and resolution! and that can be emotional or physical pain! put them through the wringer if that's what you like, just make sure to get some comfort and cuddles in at the end and tell me everything's going to be okay! i love time travel, and alternate universes can be fun too, i just don't like every bad thing in the universe to be the jedi's fault. i love explorations of jedi culture and temple life, at any point in a jedi's life. with aus, i do prefer ones that take place in the star wars universe, as opposed to modern aus or other aus in vastly different universes, but i'm not wholly opposed to modern/fantasy/etc aus. polyamoury is great, and so is communication.
( pairings under the cut )
