We're passed the deadline, but we're not quite at the finish line!

We do have a number of extensions, in addition to pinch hits that had later due dates, so I still expect a number of works to be added to the collection in the coming weeks. If you don't yet have a gift waiting for you, it's likely for one of these reasons, but you can feel free to email me just to double-check.

There are 8 post-deadline pinch hits available. These are due 18 July at 23:59 US Eastern time, one day before our planned reveals date. However, it's possible I'll have to delay the collection opening to make sure all participants are covered, so if you know you can take one of these pinch hits but will need longer than the 18th, please let me know, and we can discuss.

If you can claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you want. All comments are screened.

If you aren't signed up but are only pinch hitting, please consider our treats for pinch hitters post!

If you are signed up and have an extension, you may ask to exchange your assignment for an open pinch hit. If you are given that pinch hit and fulfill it, this won't count as a default. Please tell me in your comment requesting a pinch hit if you are asking to swap.


( PDPH 1 - Blue Lock (Manga), 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Fairy Tail )

 

( CLAIMED - PDPH 2 - The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Tortall - Tamora Pierce, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005) )

 

( PDPH 3 - Path of Night (Podcast), Vampire: The Masquerade - Various Authors (Choice of Games), Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga (Podcast) )

 

( PDPH 4 - 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End (Anime & Manga), Blue Lock (Manga), Fairy Tail )

 

( CLAIMED - PDPH 5 - 琅琊榜之风起长林 | Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin (TV), Original Work, 永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (TV) )

 

( CLAIMED - PDPH 6 - Kraven the Hunter (2024), Twister (Movies 1996 2024), The White Lotus (TV), The Accountant (Movies 2016 & 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe )

 

( PDPH 7 - The Fugitive (Movies), Crossover Fandom, Father Brown (2013), Forever Knight (TV 1992) )

 

( PDPH 8 - Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game) )

 

The deadline approaches! It is 11:59 PM US Eastern Time on 28 June. Here is a countdown. If you have any concerns about the deadline, please email me as soon as you can!

As we get closer to that date, please keep in mind that your gift must:

• Be a complete, standalone story of at least 5,000 words or a complete, standalone comic of at least 5 pages (with at least 18 panels total)
• Focus on one of the characters/relationships requested by your recipient
• Not contain any of your recipient's Do Not Wants
• Not use generative AI to create text or images

Full rules are here.

You are free to continue editing your gift as much as you like after that point. However, as of the deadline and at any time afterward, the work must be one that could be revealed while fulfilling the requirements of the exchange. "Placeholder" works that could not serve as complete gifts are not allowed and may be grounds for a ban from the exchange.

We know most participants turning in placeholders have every intention of coming back to fix them before reveals, but when something unexpected comes up and they can't do so, it can cause problems for the entire exchange.

Again, if you have any concerns about your work, please reach out! It's much easier to talk things through early.

In the meantime, this is our last pre-deadline pinch hit signal boost. See our most recent post for available pinch hits!