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Hello Pears!

We have approximately two days before assignments are due. Please submit completed assignments by Sunday 21 September at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

If you know you cannot meet the deadline, please press the default button on your assignment before 11:59pm.

I will be mod-defaulting all no shows. Please default if you need to default.

Please ensure your work has been submitted and is not in draft form! Drafts are not considered complete gifts. You risk being mod-defaulted if your gift remains a draft by the deadline.

If you need an extension, you must request it before the assignment deadline passes. I offer Sunday 28 September at 11:59pm EDT as the only extension available for participants. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

Please email rarepairexmod@gmail.com, including your AO3 username and the AO3 username of your recipient in your request.

If you request an extension, you are agreeing to: 1) requesting only if you are reasonably certain you will be able to finish in this additional time and 2) if you have requested an extension and default or are a no-show default, you will not be able to request an extension in 2026's round. I do not need to know the reason why you need an extension.

Sunday 21-Sep edit: I'm AFK on and off today, so all extensions asked before 11:59pm EDT will be granted, even if I don't respond before 11:59pm EDT.

Pinch hits will be posted sometime on Monday 22 September (most likely late in the AEST evening). We will have several new pinch hits added to the fruit bowl. (If you would like to claim a current pinch hit before the PDPHs are posted, please reach out.)

There is a good chance the collection opening will be delayed. I will confirm this next weekend once all the extensions are due.

Please email rarepairexmod@gmail.com if you have any questions.

See you soon! :)

rarepairmod

Your assignment has been sent! Please check your fruit basket for your rare pear assignment!

If your assignment does not match your offers, please get in touch ASAP at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. If you have any issues with your assignment, please contact me with your AO3 name, your recipient's AO3 name, and a description of the issue so I can sort this out for you.

Assignments are due Sunday 21 September at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

Please ensure you post to our AO3 collection and that your work has the correct recipient!

A few reminders:

Please review the rules/guidelines for anything about medium requirements, posting, extensions, and defaulting. We do allow treats to be given to the collection.

Please unlock your Dear Creator letters by Sunday 31 August so your creator and anyone looking to treat you can access your additional information. I will not be deleting letters from sign-ups or emailing participants about these.

Please email rarepairexmod@gmail.com with your recipient questions. Be sure to remember your AO3 username, your recipient's AO3 name, and your question.

You are welcome to be as detailed as possible in your question and provide decoy questions. (I am the type of mod who endeavours to try not to give away what fandom your recipient may be getting as I want them to be surprised, so please feel free to let me know your preferences regarding that.)

Please do not include any self-deprecating comments in your author's note and any identifying information, such as social media links. I will not be accepting works into the collection that contain any of these. Be proud of your work! Such notes negatively impact the recipient's experience and set a tone for the work that is not true.

You can add your social media links once the exchange is over! (I highly encourage you to do this! Just don't do it now.)

The collection is moderated. I cannot access drafts, so please be sure to press "submit" when your work is completed. I will review these to ensure that they match the request and meet the bare minimum requirements.

If you find your work is sitting in the moderation queue for more than three days, please email me your AO3 name and the title of your work so I can check to see if I have simply misread it as a draft.

Once your work has been accepted, you are welcome to continue editing it until the assignment deadline. When you submit your work, it must be completed by the time of submission. Please ensure you do not accidentally delete half your assignment as I may not be able to catch this at the time of reveals. (Save a copy of your assignment somewhere!)

If you submit your assignment and it is left in draft form by the assignment deadline, you will be considered defaulted.

If you are a pinch hit and you find that you have remained unclaimed for a few weeks, you are more than welcome to email me at rarepairexmod@gmail.com with additional requests.

I ask that the Rare Pair community remains positive about pinch hits; being a pinch hit is a great opportunity to be selected by someone who didn't have time to sign up for the round, but still wishes to create something for your rare pair!

Please whitelist rarepairexmod@gmail.com. If your creator has a question, you'll definitely want to answer!

We offer an extension for participants who require additional time. This extension is Sunday 28 September at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

If you request an extension, you are agreeing to: 1) requesting only if you are reasonably certain you will be able to finish in this additional time and 2) if you have requested an extension and default or are a no-show default, you will not be able to request an extension in 2026's round.

I do not need to know the reason why you need an extension.

Please email rarepairexmod@gmail.com with your AO3 name and recipient's AO3 name.

If you have extenuating circumstances, please get in touch ASAP.

We have a ship promo post that you're welcome to add to during the creation period.

What's coming up next:

Initial pinch hits will be posted in 24-48 hours from now.

A beta post.

A pinch hitter's treats post.

Thank you for joining me for our third round of Rare Pair! Please have fun creating. I can't wait to see what we end up adding to our fruit basket.

rarepairmod

All assignments are in! We are planning to open the collection on August 4th, 11:59PM EDT. [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

Thank you to our amazing pinch hitters! We appreciate everyone's patience and support and hope you are looking forward to reveals as much as we are. :)

rarepairmod

We have decided to delay work reveals by one week to ensure we have enough time to get everyone a gift. The new reveal date is July 27th, 11:59PM EDT.

We will make another announcement closer to this date if we have to delay work reveals any further.

We currently have pinch hits available for claiming! Please refer to the latest pinch hits post. Please comment on that post if you can take a pinch hit!

If you are a pinch hitter who isn't signed up for the exchange or you would like to treat a pinch hitter, please check out our pinch hitters prompt post.

Please leave any questions or comments on this post (anon is on, screening isn't), or reach us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com.

rarepairmod

The deadline for assignments has passed!

What happens next?
We'll be working our way through approving assignments and defaulting participants who haven't requested an extension or submitted a completed work. After this, we'll be posting our post-deadline pinch hits for claiming. We expect this all to happen in the next 24 hours.

Please make sure your work is not in draft. If it is, we will consider you as defaulted.

If you have changed your username since assignments went out and haven't informed us, please do so as soon as possible via rarepairexmod@gmail.com

But I don't have a gift!
There are plenty of people who currently have extensions. However, you're welcome to reach out to us via rarepairexmod@gmail.com to confirm.

There's an issue…
For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the mods at rarepairexmod@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Phew. I made the deadline!
Sit back and relax (and edit!) or…

We also have a Pinch Hitter's Prompts Post that our pinch hitters who aren't signed up to the exchange are welcome to post prompts for potential treats.

We highly encourage participants to create treats! The more rare pairs, the better! You can use the AO3 app to find the fandoms and ships that have been requested for this round.

Stay tuned for our post-deadline pinch hits!

rarepairmod

Assignments are due on July 13th, 11:59PM EDT! [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

If you need an extension, please reach out at rarepairexmod@gmail.com, with your AO3 username and the username of your recipient before 11:59PM EDT July 13. We are offering up to 72-hour extensions. Once the deadline has passed, we will default anyone who hasn't submitted their assignment and has no extension. A 'Post Deadline Pinch Hit' list will be posted shortly after.

We still have a number of pinch hits remaining! To claim a pinch hit, reply to that post (comments are screened) or email rarepairexmod@gmail.com with your AO3 username and the pinch hit number you'd like to claim. While anon comments are on, please remember that you won't be able to see our reply. The minimum requirements are either a 1,000 word fic or a piece of clean lineart on unlined paper.

We're only allowing a person to claim one pinch hit at a time, so if you already have one, please submit that assignment before trying to claim another.

There are a number of drafts waiting in our collection moderation queue. Please ensure you submit your completed work so you are not at risk of being defaulted.

rarepairmod

Assignments have been sent! 🥳

If you have any issues with yours, please reach out to the mods as soon as possible via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. (Please be aware that anonymous commenting is enabled on this post, but screening is not, so please email us any concerns and issues to keep your anonymity intact.)

We have 29 IPHs that will be posted in the next few hours. Have fun creating!

rarepairmod

We have great news! All assignments are in and we are on track to open on August 25th, 11:59PM EDT! [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]

A big thank you to our pinch hitters for helping us fill our pinch hits during the course of this round!

rarepairmod

We will be delaying work reveals by another week to ensure we have enough time to get everyone a gift. The new reveal date is 25 August 11.59PM EDT.

If we need to delay work reveals again, we'll make another announcement closer to the new date.

We currently have two pinch hits available for claiming. Please refer to the latest pinch hits post if you'd like to claim a pinch hit.

With the new work reveals date announced, the remaining unclaimed pinch hits will be due 21 August 11.59PM EDT. If you currently have a pinch hit and would like an extension with your new date as 21 August, please email us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Please leave any questions or comments on this post (anon is on, screening isn't), or email us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com

rarepairmod

We have decided to delay work reveals by one week to ensure we have enough time to get everyone a gift. The new reveal date is August 18, 11:59PM EDT.

We will make another announcement closer to this date if we foresee the need to delay work reveals any further.

We currently have pinch hits available for claiming! Please refer to the latest pinch hits post. Please comment on that post if you can take a pinch hit!

If you are a pinch hitter who isn't signed up for the exchange or you would like to treat a pinch hitter, please check out our pinch hitters prompt post.

Please leave any questions or comments on this post (anon is on, screening isn't), or reach us at rarepairexmod@gmail.com.

rarepairmod

Time sure flies when you're having fun! The deadline for assignments has passed! 🥳

What happens next?
We'll be working our way through assignments and defaulting participants who haven't requested an extension or submitted a completed work. After this, we'll be posting our post-deadline pinch hits for claiming. We expect this all to happen in the next 24 hours.

Please make sure your work is not in draft. If it is, we will consider you as defaulted.

If you have changed your username since assignments went out and haven't informed us, please do so as soon as possible via rarepairexmod@gmail.com

But I don't have a gift!
It's very likely your creator has an extension. You're welcome to reach out to us via rarepairexmod@gmail.com to confirm.

There's an issue…
For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the mods at rarepairexmod@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Phew. I made the deadline!
Sit back and relax (and edit!) or…

We also have a Pinch Hitter's Prompts Post that our pinch hitters who aren't signed up to the exchange are welcome to post prompts for potential treats.

We highly encourage participants to create treats! The more rare pairs, the better! You can use the AO3 app to find the fandoms and ships that have been requested for this round.

Stay tuned for our post-deadline pinch hits!

rarepairmod

Assignments are due tomorrow, on August 4th, 11:59PM EDT! [Countdown] [In Your Timezone]

If you need an extension, please reach out at rarepairexmod@gmail.com, with your AO3 username and the username of your recipient before 11:59PM EDT August 4. We are offering up to 72-hour extensions. Once the deadline has passed, we will default anyone who hasn't submitted their assignment and has no extension. A 'Post Deadline Pinch Hit' list will be posted shortly after.

There are currently 10 pinch hits remaining! To claim a pinch hit, reply to that post (comments are screened) or email rarepairexmod@gmail.com with your AO3 username and the pinch hit number you'd like to claim. While anon comments are on, please remember that you won't be able to see our reply. The minimum requirements are either a 1,000 word fic or a piece of clean lineart on unlined paper.

We're only allowing a person to claim one pinch hit at a time, so if you already have one, please submit that assignment before trying to claim another.

If you've claimed a pinch hit and aren't signed up to the exchange as a participant, we have a Pinch Hitter Prompt Post you're welcome to post to with a few requests. If you'd like to treat a pinch hitter, please take a look at the post.

Good luck to those of you working on your assignments! If you have any questions, you can leave them here (both anon and screening are on).

rarepairmod

Check your emails! Assignments have been sent! 🥳

If you have any issues with yours, please reach out to the mods as soon as possible via email at rarepairexmod@gmail.com. (Please be aware that anonymous commenting is enabled on this post, but screening is not, so please email us any concerns and issues to keep your anonymity intact.)

We have 28 IPHs that will be posted shortly. Have fun creating!

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