Due to popular demand from the Thiam community, we have decided to host another Reverse Bang!
Event Tag: #ThiamRBB22
What’s a Reverse Bang?
Similar to the Big Bang, a Reverse Bang is a collaborative event between artists and writers. Artists will create art that will be anonymously claimed by writers. The writers will each create a story inspired by their chosen artwork.
Expectations for all participants
Anyone is welcome to participate!
All participants must be registered for this event in order to submit art or post in September.
All participants are expected to read, understand, and adhere to the event rules. Any works that do not abide by these requirements will not be accepted.
All participants are expected to work with and respect their event partner and Moderators. This includes responding to messages and sending artwork/updates in a timely manner. Any infractions may result in the participant’s removal from the event.
All participants are expected to respond to Email and Google Forms as their primary contact with the Mod team and any form of contact between their partners.
Guidelines for Artists
Artists must submit at least one (1) piece of Thiam artwork by the rough draft deadline.
Unless otherwise specified, each piece submitted will act as a standalone during the claiming phase. During the first Artist deadline, there will be a field for stating which artworks belong in a series and which are separate.
Art may either be a newly unpublished piece OR a previously created piece that has not been inspired by an existing fanfiction or created for a separate Thiam event.
Artists have the opportunity to decide which personal warnings are off-limits for the writer/artwork.
Artists may only submit art they have made. Any instances of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
Artists may work through 2 tracks: Traditional (Not paired with a writer) and Partners (Already paired with a specific writer)
Both types of artists will submit their drafts on the listed due date. However, only Traditional artworks will enter the claiming phase.
Artists in the partnering track may work with up to 2 Writers.
Artists may also sign up as writers as long as they can fulfill the responsibilities of each. (Please fill out both forms.)
Artists are free to tweak artwork after claims, but the piece should represent its entire concept to your potential writer during the claiming phase.
Guidelines for Writers
Authors may work through 2 tracks: Traditional (Not paired with an artist) and Partners (Already paired with a specific artist.)
Only Traditional Authors will receive directions for Claiming Phase.
Claims will happen as follows:
Registered Authors will choose one (1) piece of art. If there is unclaimed artwork following this, writers will be given the option to claim another piece of artwork to write for. Alternatively, the event may also be opened up to individuals who have not already signed up to participate to ensure all artwork is claimed.
Authors who select artwork created by underage artists (17 or below), must not include Explicit content in their story. No exceptions allowed.
Authors must respectfully not include content with warnings specified by Artists during claims (such as tropes or themes that may not be included in the fic).
Authors may not alter or demand changes to any art to fit their story unless the artist explicitly permits the request.
Writers may also sign up as Artists as long as they can fulfill the responsibilities of each role.
Guidelines for Artworks
Art meets the qualifications for claiming if it:
Focuses significantly on Theo x Liam. Non-Thiam relationships or moresomes involving other characters are not allowed to be the focus of the primary piece(s) of artwork.
Posts to Tumblr with a link to all artworks and a link to the inspired story (Image embedding recommended but not required).
IMPORTANT: Art must not be displayed/shared publicly before claims or posting week.
Guidelines for Stories:
All stories meet the qualifications for posting if they:
Are completed upon posting week, as a one-shot or chaptered fic.
Post to AO3 and are included in the Official archive for the Thiam Reverse Big Bang.
Tag AO3’s major archive warnings, including Major Character Death, non-con, underage, and graphic violence. All underage characters engaging in sexual content must be legally consenting and at least 16 years of age.
Link to the Artist’s master post and/or embed artwork in AO3 posting (with Artist’s permission)
Withdrawing from the Event
Sometimes life throws unexpected challenges our way and we can’t complete projects as expected. All we ask is for participants to contact the Mod Team as soon as possible when you know you can no longer participate. This will enable Pinch Hitters to either create a piece of artwork for a story, or to write an accompanying story for a piece of artwork.
Event Schedule:
*All times in 2022 are according to Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
First Phase - Signs Ups/Preliminaries
May 15: Artist and Author Sign Ups Open
May 29 - 11:59 PM: Artists Sign Up Closes
June 17 - 11:59 PM: Final Artwork Rough Drafts Due
All Artists must submit drafts, unless you are already partnered with a Writer.
Your submission should be able to stand as-is, even if not yet fully complete, and the author must be able to write a fic based on the art submitted at this stage.
Any artist who hasn’t submitted their drafts by the two day grace period (June 19) will be unable to participate.
Reminder sent on Tumblr/Discord/Email about Upcoming Artists Deadline earlier in the week.
June 19 - 11:59PM: Author Sign Up Closes
Second Phase - Claiming
June 20 - 12:00AM: Art previews/Claiming Form made available to Registered Authors via Google Doc PDF sent to Author’s email. The form will ask for the author’s name, email, and top 5 art selections by ID number.
June 21 - 12:00PM: First Round Opens for Claiming
All Registered Authors are advised to claim within 24 hours for the best chance of getting your desired artwork.
June 22 - 12:00PM: If there is unclaimed artwork following this, writers will be given the option to claim another piece of artwork to write for. Alternatively, the event may also be opened up to individuals who have not already signed up to participate to ensure all artwork is claimed.
Starting June 22: Team introduction emails will be sent.
Third Phase - Creating/Posting
July 9 - 11:59PM: First Mandatory Team Check-In Due
This check-in lets the Mod Team know you have connected with your partner, traded works, and discussed next steps.
This is also the time to report any concerns or infractions.
Sept 2 - 11:59PM: Second Mandatory Team Check-In Due
You should estimate your story to be at least 80% complete at this stage.
An email will be sent to be sure you are on-track and believe you will be ready to post a completed work at the end of the month.
Sept 5 - 12:00PM: Posting Schedule Selection Open via Email
Emailed to all artists/writers the previous day (Sept 4). Only one person needs to place their team in a slot. These will be first-come, first-served spots. Additional details to follow.
Any teams not chosen by Sept 15 will be designated a time slot.
Sept 26 - Oct 2: Posting Week - time to share your finished creations!
Please watch this wonderful Intro to @formerprincess fanfiction “A tale written with fangs and claws” It´s so well made and deserves so much more attention
“You’re all homeless,” Derek announced monotonously, and Theo suddenly wondered if he had thrown together some sort of support group—or maybe he was trying to build a pathetic beta pack of orphans. Either way, Theo really wished he hadn’t come to the meeting.
“Since Stiles and I are living here in the loft, I have an apartment that I’m not currently using,” Derek continued, taking three keys out of his pocket and holding them out in the palm of his hand. “It’s three bedrooms, fully furnished, and I stocked the kitchen this morning.”
“Why?” Alec wondered, squinting at him skeptically. “I mean, why are you helping us? We’re not…”
“Pack,” Brett finished. “Just because we live in the same town doesn’t mean we’re pack.”
“We’re all omegas,” Derek said. “We don’t need to be pack to help each other out. Whether we want to or not, living here means we’re gonna have to deal with whatever comes knocking on our door. If you choose to be in the territory, then you choose to protect it as your home. There’s no resident alpha here, which leaves us open to attack from just about everyone.”
“So, you’re offering to house us so that we’ll fight with you?” Alec asked.
“Your best chance of survival is having a roof over your head, and I’d rather not be the only one alive to defend this place. Call it whatever you want, but you’ll be fighting regardless of if you’re housed or not.”
If you’re one of the people who wrote a fanfic with these two dumbasses kissing in THE elevator scene, just know I love you and that I’ll be thankful till the day I die
The kiss is about as gentle as the raging weather.
Theo captures Liam’s face in his wet hands, blunt fingers digging into the slick skin of Liam’s chin, where rivulets of water funnel down from his nose, his cheeks. He turns his face to the sky, parting his lips, pulling the rumble of thunder into his chest and Theo’s tongue into his mouth as they crash together. Rain flies sideways in the wind, peppering their faces like buckshot. They ignore it, devouring each other.
Theo pulls back, fanning Liam’s cheeks with heaving, uneven breaths. His eyes are black in the moonlight, surrounded by the thinnest hoop of blue. They travel Liam’s face in a flare of lightning, searching, searching…
I got the honour of working on a commission for the outrageously talented, cool as hell @jmeelee ! I’ve wanted to work with them again since we were paired up for a gift exchange FOREVER ago and it was amazing to get to make this art for them! Go check out this fic and all of the others they are all incredible!
In order to celebrate Pride Month, the OTL is challenging our community to create art, fanfiction, aesthetics, playlists, gif sets, whatever you like, with the theme ‘fly your flag!’ No matter what your headcanons are around Liam and Theo, we would love to see your unique interpretations of their identities and relationships over the coming weeks. Whatever you create, don’t forget to use the hashtag #otlflyyourflag2022 so that we can see your wonderful creations and share them!
Due to popular demand from the Thiam community, we have decided to host another Reverse Bang!
Event Tag: #ThiamRBB22
What’s a Reverse Bang?
Similar to the Big Bang, a Reverse Bang is a collaborative event between artists and writers. Artists will create art that will be anonymously claimed by writers. The writers will each create a story inspired by their chosen artwork.
Expectations for all participants
Anyone is welcome to participate!
All participants must be registered for this event in order to submit art or post in September.
All participants are expected to read, understand, and adhere to the event rules. Any works that do not abide by these requirements will not be accepted.
All participants are expected to work with and respect their event partner and Moderators. This includes responding to messages and sending artwork/updates in a timely manner. Any infractions may result in the participant’s removal from the event.
All participants are expected to respond to Email and Google Forms as their primary contact with the Mod team and any form of contact between their partners.
Guidelines for Artists
Artists must submit at least one (1) piece of Thiam artwork by the rough draft deadline.
Unless otherwise specified, each piece submitted will act as a standalone during the claiming phase. During the first Artist deadline, there will be a field for stating which artworks belong in a series and which are separate.
Art may either be a newly unpublished piece OR a previously created piece that has not been inspired by an existing fanfiction or created for a separate Thiam event.
Artists have the opportunity to decide which personal warnings are off-limits for the writer/artwork.
Artists may only submit art they have made. Any instances of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
Artists may work through 2 tracks: Traditional (Not paired with a writer) and Partners (Already paired with a specific writer)
Both types of artists will submit their drafts on the listed due date. However, only Traditional artworks will enter the claiming phase.
Artists in the partnering track may work with up to 2 Writers.
Artists may also sign up as writers as long as they can fulfill the responsibilities of each. (Please fill out both forms.)
Artists are free to tweak artwork after claims, but the piece should represent its entire concept to your potential writer during the claiming phase.
Guidelines for Writers
Authors may work through 2 tracks: Traditional (Not paired with an artist) and Partners (Already paired with a specific artist.)
Only Traditional Authors will receive directions for Claiming Phase.
Claims will happen as follows:
Registered Authors will choose one (1) piece of art. If there is unclaimed artwork following this, writers will be given the option to claim another piece of artwork to write for. Alternatively, the event may also be opened up to individuals who have not already signed up to participate to ensure all artwork is claimed.
Authors who select artwork created by underage artists (17 or below), must not include Explicit content in their story. No exceptions allowed.
Authors must respectfully not include content with warnings specified by Artists during claims (such as tropes or themes that may not be included in the fic).
Authors may not alter or demand changes to any art to fit their story unless the artist explicitly permits the request.
Writers may also sign up as Artists as long as they can fulfill the responsibilities of each role.
Guidelines for Artworks
Art meets the qualifications for claiming if it:
Focuses significantly on Theo x Liam. Non-Thiam relationships or moresomes involving other characters are not allowed to be the focus of the primary piece(s) of artwork.
Posts to Tumblr with a link to all artworks and a link to the inspired story (Image embedding recommended but not required).
IMPORTANT: Art must not be displayed/shared publicly before claims or posting week.
Guidelines for Stories:
All stories meet the qualifications for posting if they:
Are completed upon posting week, as a one-shot or chaptered fic.
Post to AO3 and are included in the Official archive for the Thiam Reverse Big Bang.
Tag AO3’s major archive warnings, including Major Character Death, non-con, underage, and graphic violence. All underage characters engaging in sexual content must be legally consenting and at least 16 years of age.
Link to the Artist’s master post and/or embed artwork in AO3 posting (with Artist’s permission)
Withdrawing from the Event
Sometimes life throws unexpected challenges our way and we can’t complete projects as expected. All we ask is for participants to contact the Mod Team as soon as possible when you know you can no longer participate. This will enable Pinch Hitters to either create a piece of artwork for a story, or to write an accompanying story for a piece of artwork.
Event Schedule:
*All times in 2022 are according to Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
First Phase - Signs Ups/Preliminaries
May 15: Artist and Author Sign Ups Open
May 29 - 11:59 PM: Artists Sign Up Closes
June 17 - 11:59 PM: Final Artwork Rough Drafts Due
All Artists must submit drafts, unless you are already partnered with a Writer.
Your submission should be able to stand as-is, even if not yet fully complete, and the author must be able to write a fic based on the art submitted at this stage.
Any artist who hasn’t submitted their drafts by the two day grace period (June 19) will be unable to participate.
Reminder sent on Tumblr/Discord/Email about Upcoming Artists Deadline earlier in the week.
June 19 - 11:59PM: Author Sign Up Closes
Second Phase - Claiming
June 20 - 12:00AM: Art previews/Claiming Form made available to Registered Authors via Google Doc PDF sent to Author’s email. The form will ask for the author’s name, email, and top 5 art selections by ID number.
June 21 - 12:00PM: First Round Opens for Claiming
All Registered Authors are advised to claim within 24 hours for the best chance of getting your desired artwork.
June 22 - 12:00PM: If there is unclaimed artwork following this, writers will be given the option to claim another piece of artwork to write for. Alternatively, the event may also be opened up to individuals who have not already signed up to participate to ensure all artwork is claimed.
Starting June 22: Team introduction emails will be sent.
Third Phase - Creating/Posting
July 9 - 11:59PM: First Mandatory Team Check-In Due
This check-in lets the Mod Team know you have connected with your partner, traded works, and discussed next steps.
This is also the time to report any concerns or infractions.
Sept 2 - 11:59PM: Second Mandatory Team Check-In Due
You should estimate your story to be at least 80% complete at this stage.
An email will be sent to be sure you are on-track and believe you will be ready to post a completed work at the end of the month.
Sept 5 - 12:00PM: Posting Schedule Selection Open via Email
Emailed to all artists/writers the previous day (Sept 4). Only one person needs to place their team in a slot. These will be first-come, first-served spots. Additional details to follow.
Any teams not chosen by Sept 15 will be designated a time slot.
Sept 26 - Oct 2: Posting Week - time to share your finished creations!
He briefly wonders what he must have looked like, in the half second between steeling his resolve and leaping forward to catch Liam’s lips with his own, hanging in the balance of heart-stopping terror and salvation. He wonders if that’s going to show up in the photo or if there is no language, no medium, capable of performing such a feat.
