Flash Flood is a flash exchange for sexually explicit fanfic (and fanfic-adjacent original fiction) focused on sex fluids.
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Dreamwidth Community2022 ScheduleSignups/nominations open concurrently December 3–5, closing 5 December 2022 23:59 EST
Assignments out early December 6
Writing period December 6–9
Assignments due 9 December 2022 22:59 EST
Fics revealed 9 December 2022 23:59 EST
Authors revealed 16 December 2022 23:59 EST
FAQ
What's a "sex fluid"?For the purposes of this exchange, it's any fluid produced by a living body that's experienced in a sexual way.
Examples of what counts: natural vaginal lubrication, ejaculate, come inflation, watersports and omorashi, tears as lube, blood as lube, omega slick, tentacle slime used to lubricate sexual penetration, lactation kink, emesis kink. This is not a complete list! The definition is intentionally broad.
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General rules
Each participant will produce:
- a complete fic in English of at least 300 words
- that is posted to AO3
- that is sexually explicit (rated E) and focuses on bodily fluids being experienced in a sexual way by one or more characters
- for one of their recipient's requested combinations of fandom + character/relationship + additional tag
- that does not contain the recipient's DNWs for that request, and does not contain any opt-ins that the recipient did not opt into for that request
Flash exchange expectations apply:
- No one is guaranteed a gift, but we'll do our best to find pinch hitters for anyone who defaults. Generous treating is encouraged. (Treats must follow all rules for assignments.)
- The collection will open on time even if not everyone has a gift.
- Signups with unmatchable offers will be deleted. Please check the requests and make sure you're offering at least one thing that at least one person has requested.
- Well-behaved socks are welcome; if you use a sock, please let the mods know so we don't assign you to write for yourself. You commit to creating one fic per signup. Serial sock-defaulters will be banned.
- We're here to have fun. Please do your best to write something your recipient will like, and to leave kudos and appreciative comments on your gift(s).
- That said, optional details are optional. Prompts and Optional Tags may guide your writer, but please be open to getting something gloriously unexpected.
- Don't be an asshole.
This exchange uses OR matching, meaning that you will match on a combination of one fandom + one relationship + one freeform. You are only required to write one of your recipient's requests, and it doesn't have to be the one you matched on.
Exchange matching is for fic only. You may not fulfill your assignment with a non-fic work. Treats in other mediums are opt-in. (See "Opt-Ins" below.)
This is an anonymous exchange. Please don't openly discuss your work or name your recipient until authors are revealed. However, you may create a sequel or series work for a recipient who has opted in to receiving them. (See "Opt-Ins" below.)
Nominations
Any fandom may be nominated, including "All Media Types" fandoms and RPF.
Characters and RelationshipsPlease disambiguate non-canonical nominations with the full or abbreviated canon name.
RPF limitations: No non-famous family members of 20th/21st-century famous people. No living people under 18. No 20th/21st-century Nazis, fascists, or white supremacists.
All characters and relationships will be put in the Relationship field.
The following characters and ships may be nominated:
- / ships (no & ships)
- Solo characters, nominated as 1: Character Name (Fandom)
- OCs, solo and in relationships; specifying a type of OC is optional
- "Any" with or without specification (Any Character, Any Female Character, Any Villain, etc.)
- Ships with specified on-theme kinks, nominated in the form Character Name does kink to Character Name (Fandom) or Character Name/Character Name + kink (Fandom)
- Solo characters with specified on-theme kinks, nominated as 1: Character Name + kink (Fandom)
Please do not use piping or multiple names unless necessary for clarity. When specifying kinks, please do not specify setting or context. Solo characters nominated with kinks are understood to be engaging in those kinks alone; if you want them to engage in those kinks with someone but don't care who, nominate
Any Character does kink to Character Name or
Any Character/Character Name + kink.
Nomination examples:
- Jean-Luc Picard/Q (ST:TNG)
- Temeraire/Any Dragon Character (Temeraire)
- Elsa/Original Female Character (Frozen)
- 1: Roman Roy (Succession)
- FF: Octopus Mermaid/Squid Mermaid + ink squirting (OW)
- Eric Liddell licks sweat off of Harold Abrahams (Chariots of Fire)
- 1: Mina Harker + omorashi (Dracula - Stoker)
There will be one "fandom" called Crossover Fandom. Crossover relationships can be nominated within it. Each individual character should be disambiguated (abbreviated canon names are fine).
Crossover nomination examples:
- Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal TV)/Edward Hyde (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Stevenson)
- Andromache of Scythia (The Old Guard Movie)/Any Disney Princess (Disney Princesses)
There will be one "fandom" called Original Work. Trope-style characters and relationships can be nominated within them. Please preface nominations with: 1 (for solo characters), FF, MM, FM, Multi, Other. Specifying genders for 1, Multi, and Other nominations is welcome but not required. If you have a two-person ship where one or both genders aren't binary F or M or aren't specified, put it under Other. Please use Multi for all ships of more than two people even if they are all the same gender.
Original work nomination examples:
- FF: Catgirl/Doggirl (OW)
- MM: Bus Driver/Plumber (OW)
- FM: Bus Driver (M)/Plumber (F) (OW)
- Other: Bus Driver (any)/Plumber (any) (OW)
- Other: Tentacle Monster (other) secretes aphrodisiac slime onto Human Woman Who's Into That (F) (OW)
- Multi: Couple Who Just Joined the Kink Club (MF)/Welcoming Committee (any) + bukkake (OW)
- 1: Teen Girl Secretly In Love With Her Sister (OW)
There will be one "fandom" called Creator's Choice of Fandom. Use this to request "bulletproof" kinks that you like so much you truly don't care what fandom is written for you. Your creator can choose
absolutely any fandom, including RPF, Original Work, and fandoms not in the tagset, so if this is what you request, be sure you're open to that.
CCoF nomination examples:
- 1: Any Character (CCOF)
- Any Female Character pisses on Any Female Character (CCoF)
- Any Group of Three or More Characters (CCOF)
There will be one "fandom" called Any Fandom I've Requested Before. Use this to give your creator the choice of fandoms that you've requested in past exchanges. If you request this option, it's helpful to link to a letter that lists your past fandoms, in case someone who doesn't know you is assigned to write to you. If you offer this fandom, you may want to use
the AO3 Automagic App to search for a recipient's AO3 handle and see what they've requested in exchanges that have been scraped by the app.
Any Fandom I've Requested Before nomination examples:
- 1: Any Character I've Requested Before (Any Fandom I've Requested Before)
- Any Femslash Ship I've Requested Before (Any Fandom I've Requested Before)
- Any Human/Non-Human Ship I've Requested Before (Any Fandom I've Requested Before)
Additional TagsThe Additional Tags field is for freeforms related to the topic of the exchange. They can be as general or specific as you like.
Additional Tag examples:
- Tears as lube
- Bodily fluids everywhere
- Spouse of lactating partner discovers unexpected lactation kink
- Write me the fic that pushes me over the edge into kinking on watersports
Optional TagsOptional Tags are AO3 canonical tags. They are not used for matching, but they can give your writer an idea of what you like.
Requests
The request section of your sign-up must include:
- 1 to 10 fandom requests (fandoms can be repeated)
- 1 to 20 characters/ships in each request
- 1 to 20 Additional Tags (on topic for this exchange) in each request
It may optionally include:
- up to 20 Optional Tags (on or off topic) in each request
- likes and/or prompts for each request
- indication of whether you're open to treats in other mediums (such as art, podfic, or fanvids)
- a list of any exchange opt-ins that you opt into
- up to 5 DNWs per request that are specific and don't conflict with the request or otherwise box your writer in
- a link to an exchange letter or likes list
Prompts and Optional Tags may guide your writer, but please remember that optional details are optional and be open to getting something gloriously unexpected.
Opt-InsSince DNWs are limited, the following are considered opt-in for this exchange, meaning that you may not include them unless your recipient requests them or states that they're open to them:
Graphic Depictions of Violence
Major Character Death
Rape/Non-Con
Dubious Consent
Underage (13-17)
Extreme Underage (12 or Younger)
Scat
Pregnancy/Impregnation
Bestiality
Rule 63/Gender Swaps
Race Kink
Bias/Bigotry
Eating Disorders
Incest
Necrophilia
Cannibalism
Readerfic
1st or 2nd Person POV
Setting-Change AUs
Vomit
Coronavirus/Other Illness
Treats in Other Mediums (please specify which mediums)
Sequels to Gifts I've Received
Any Sequel or Series Work
If you want to get, or are open to getting, anything or everything on this list, please say so in your sign-up (not a linked letter).
Example opt-ins:
- I opt in to all opt-ins except Underage and Extreme Underage.
- I opt in to incest, setting-change AUs, and readerfic.
- For this request only, I opt in to 1st/2nd POV.
- I opt in to Major Character Death except for Susan Pevensie.
DNWsA DNW is a thing you Do Not Want to get in a fic. This exchange permits up to five DNWs listed in your sign-up. DNWs can be different from one request to the next, and can be general ("DNW slurs and name-calling") or specific to a canon or request ("DNW Harry/Draco, even as a background ship").
Your DNW list does not need to explain why you don't want something. Please don't use your DNWs to disparage something that someone else may be into. DNWs that create an impossible request, such as "DNW incest" for an incest ship, and DNWs that are vague or difficult to understand, such as "DNW yucky stuff," will be disregarded. DNWs that attempt to limit how your writer can apply a + kink to your requested ship (such as requesting
A/B + watersports and then "DNW B getting peed on") will be disregarded.
If you DNW any of the opt-ins, you don't need to list them in your DNWs, and they aren't counted toward your limit of five; they are assumed as global DNWs by default, unless a sign-up contradicts that.
DNWs will only be enforced if they appear in your sign-up on AO3. DNWs solely posted in a linked letter will not be enforced.
Example useful DNWs:
- "DNW frogs" for a fandom that doesn't have frogs in it
- "DNW non-canonical character death"
Example non-useful DNWs:
- "DNW turtles" for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- makes request impossible
- "DNW anything triggering" -- too vague
- "DNW gross foods like tomatoes" -- disparaging
Offers
The offer section of your sign-up must include:
- 1 to 10 fandom offers, or "Any"
- 1 to 20 characters/ships in each offer, or "Any"
- 1 to 20 Additional Tags in each offer, or "Any"
When the signup period ends, signups with unmatchable offers will be deleted. Please check the requests and make sure you're offering at least one thing that at least one person has requested.
If you're thinking of offering "Any," remember that nominations and sign-ups are open concurrently and other fandoms, ships, and additional tags may be nominated after you sign up.
Writing (and Otherwise Creating)
Assignment-fulfilling stories must be in English and at least 300 words long. There is no wordcount minimum or language requirement for written treats. (Treating in a language your recipient can read is strongly encouraged.)
There are no requirements for other mediums. Please check what kind of treats someone is open to before treating.
Opt-ins and DNWs apply to all mediums. Please keep the opt-in list handy and check your work against it before posting.
Pinch HitsPinch hits will be posted to
the flash_flood_exchange Dreamwidth community and promoted in the #flash-exchanges and #pinch-hit-promos channels of the Exchanges After Dark Discord server.
Pinch hits will be promoted as widely as possible, but no one is guaranteed a gift. We're grateful to all pinch hitters!
Work and Author Reveals, and Comments
There will be 1 hour between the work deadline and work reveals.
If possible, please leave kudos or a comment on your gift(s) before authors are revealed.
If you don't reject your gift, you must comment on it by March 16, 2023. Non-commenters will be banned from future rounds of this exchange. If you aren't sure what to say, a simple "Thank you for this wonderful gift!" is fine.
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