Archive of Our Own

Bulletproof: the kink or trope that you like so much that you'll read it regardless of petty things like ship or fandom.

The goal is to give every writer a really fun writing assignment writing for something they love, and give every recipient a ticket to the gift lottery.

There's no promise that you'll get something in one of your fandoms, much less for your favorite ship, but it's going to damn well be choking a person as part of a dramatic fake betrayal or sex with soulmates causes telepathy, which is so iddy that you'd still read it even if it wasn't in a fandom you know--and you're going to prove it!

It is, however, a lot to ask of people. Which is why you are welcome to signup and instantly default if you don't want to write, and you are equally welcome to not signup and do only pinch hits if you don't want to risk getting a gift.

And, in the event you are gifted something you don't want to read, you are also welcome to reject it. I encourage you to consider rejections in this exchange to be a consequence of the format, with no reflection on the quality, effort or moral fiber of the author, and no judgment of the recipient.

Minimum: 300 words or (if Art is opted into) one clean sketch.
Medium: Fic. Art may be requested in freeform tags or opted into via the title box.
DNWs: Archive Warnings are all opt-in, and do not need to be DNW-ed. You can also put DNWs in the title of each request. You may DNW specific fandoms but not categories of fandoms. You cannot limit your author to specific fandoms or to specific ships using DNWs. Other than that, DNW whatever you want.
Gift Guarantee: When the collection opens, every person signed up will have a gift. There will be no post-deadline pinch hits for rejected gifts unless the gift does not match the tags
Opt-in Fandoms: RPF

Organization

Where: This is a discord exchange primarily being run in the #bulletproof-exchange channel of the Exchanges After Dark discord server (EAD is 18+ and CNTW: https://discord.gg/7VSEuV9)
Mod Contact: Tayden#3732 on discord (you can friend me to send messages if you aren't on EAD)
Important Links:
Claim a PH (google form, you may also just DM me): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmWfXax0IYwRKr0dO-X2M77y3HYsQZusZtfz9PvWulq5lL6w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Required PHs (html page, alphabetical): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRNpvVULv-4yIh_dJWlTLDXY7nHHzHraInfurY_7GepATS0TfRahq-he7gcYJ9pMPxf3Y7MFfYabKjZ/pubhtml?gid=1070717514&single=true
Available PHs (html page, alphabetical): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRNpvVULv-4yIh_dJWlTLDXY7nHHzHraInfurY_7GepATS0TfRahq-he7gcYJ9pMPxf3Y7MFfYabKjZ/pubhtml?gid=1270891980&single=true
Available PHs (html page, sorted by remaining): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRNpvVULv-4yIh_dJWlTLDXY7nHHzHraInfurY_7GepATS0TfRahq-he7gcYJ9pMPxf3Y7MFfYabKjZ/pubhtml?gid=1831943949&single=true
Find Requests:
Requests Filter! (File --> Make a Copy!) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RGMtcV5wqJCJ_Vd9XcxWK6Z8NPcFTEzzFzHPMClW-os/edit#gid=229210459
Autoapp: https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/Bulletproof2122/all

Nomination

1) You can nominate Freeforms through the end of signups.
2) Freeforms cannot be fandom specific or hint at fandoms.
3) AUs that started out as crossovers but have widely ascended to non-fandom-related trope status (such as Daemon AUs) are allowed as Freeforms.
4) AUs that require knowledge of a fandom to write (such as Hogwarts AUs) are not allowed as Freeforms.

Signup

Requests/Offers: 1-10 Requests, 1-10 Offers
Matching: Matching is on 1 Ship Category, 1 Relationship Type, 1 Warning, and 1 Freeform Tag
Title: Titles are your optional details and DNWs for this exchange. You may opt-in, opt-out, and leave additional notes about things you like. Each title is considered individually and will not stack across your signup. DNWs are not optional for your author. This can be used for extra DNWs, witty remarks, philosophical musings, and mentioning things like "I love fantasy books, and I might read your favourite book if you write me fic for it" or "I want FFF Threesomes UwU". Do not include links to other sites or your social media account names.

1) Opt-in: If you want RPF, you have to opt-in using the request title. While your author may only give you RPF if you opt-in, they are not required to do so. If you want art, you may request it in the title or using art tags.
2) Opt-out: DNWs can be added in the title of each request. These DNWs cannot be used to box your author into specific fandoms or ships. If your tags contradict your DNWs, the tags will take precedence.
3) Preferences: You can indicate genre preferences, such as fantasy, sci fi, or urban fantasy in your title, and additional notes/suggestions about things you want. These are optional for your author.
4) Fandoms: You may not mention or hint at wanting specific fandoms.

Fandom as Relationship Category: M, F, and NB refer to character gender, and include both trans and cis characters of that gender. The other category is intended for monsters, robots, aliens, and other not-human participants. This does mean that trans characters are opt-out.
Relationship Tags:
Gen - Gen fic, does not include sex or ships
Romantic - Ship-centric fic with or without porn
Filth - Explicit sex
Warnings Tags: Selecting warnings tags counts as opting into those warnings. Not selecting them counts as opting out.
Freeforms: You can request up to 3 in each request. Your author can chose to write these together or separately. These are tropes, kinks, or other things that you love. You can also use them to explicitly opt-in to things.

If you're unmatchable (as in have nobody to create for) when signups officially close, you'll be contacted and have about 12 hours to make yourself matchable. If you aren't matchable by the time I start generating assignments you'll be assigned to someone at random! You can at that point default, default and pick up someone else for your assignment via the PH system, or keep that assignment.

Recipients:
Sanity check your signups. If you request only gen and fisting type combos, I'm reserving the right to delete your signup to preserve enjoyment for everyone else. I will not ask you to fix it.

Writers:
-Make a good faith effort based on the contents of the request you are writing
-What you write must be complete, and stand alone as a fic
-If you previously wrote someone a fic and want to write them a sequel now, that's fine--but it still must be complete and stand alone as a fic. You may not gift sequels to fics that were not gifted to the recipient--this cannot be part 18 in your pre-existing fic series
-The fic you write must fulfill at least 1 of each tag type (Ship Category, Relationship Type, Warning, Freeform)
-It cannot include unrequested Archive Warnings
-RPF and Art are opt-in
-Tag thoroughly to ensure your recipient knows what they're getting into
Other than that, author's choice. This INCLUDES: any and all weird headcanons, AUs, original works, your tiny fandom no one else has ever read, all of your OCs, your OTP that no one else asks for, genderswaps, and/or anything else you want to write. Have fun!