rarepairexchange is a fanwork exchange focusing on rare ships (romantic and/or sexual). We define "rare" as relationships having less than 250 works on AO3, are completed and written in English, and filtered using the otp:true filter.

We have a minimum requirement of 1,000 words (or work equivalent) and allow fic, art, and podfic. You must have an AO3 account and be 18+ to participate.

2025 Schedule:

Nominations: Monday 4 August to Sunday 10 August
Tagset clean-up: Monday 11 August to Tuesday 12 August
Sign-ups: Wednesday 13 August to Wednesday 20 August
Assignments out: Sunday 24 August at the latest
Works due: Sunday 21 September
Collection reveals: Sunday 5 October
Creator reveals: Sunday 12 October

The exchange runs on EDT/EST time. All deadlines are 11:59pm EDT/EST.

Important links

Rules and guidelines | AO3 Collection | Tagset | AO3 app | Promote your ships | Treat a pinch hitter

Email: rarepairexmod@gmail.com

Current Phase

Waiting for our rare 🍐s to ripen.

Hello and welcome to the Rare Pairs Exchange, a multifandom exchange focused on ships with less than 250 works on AO3, completed, written in English, and filtered using the otp:true filter. The minimum requirements are either a 1,000 word fic or a piece of clean lineart on unlined paper.

You must be 18+ to participate.

The planned schedule is as follows:

✓ Nominations: May 12th-21st (closes at 11:59PM EDT) [ Countdown ] | [ In your timezone ]
✓ Ship Promo Post: Posted after nominations close. Here!
✓ Sign-Ups Open: May 24th
✓ Sign-Ups Close: June 7th, 11:59PM EDT
✓ Assignments Out: approximately June 10th
✓ Assignments Due: August 4th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
✓ Assignments Revealed: August 25th, 11:59PM EDT [ Countdown ] [ In your timezone ]
✓ Creators Revealed: September 1st, 11:59PM EDT [Countdown] [In your timezone]

Tag Set | AO3 Collection | Rules & Guidelines | AO3 app

Contact: rarepairexmod@gmail.com