2022 Rules and FAQ

[prisonerex_mod]

Rules
1. Participants must be at least 18 years of age.

 

2. Absolutely no kinkshaming. Remember, Your Kink Is Not My Kink And That's Okay.

 

3. Participants who cannot complete their assignments on time must either email the mod for an extension or hit the default button as soon as possible. Participants who are no-shows at the deadline will be banned from next year's exchange.

 

4. All gifts must respect the recipient's DNWs. Bad faith attempts to violate the spirit of the DNW while adhering to the letter of it will be treated as DNW violations. If you are confused about your recipient's DNWs or feel they are unenforceable, please contact the mods.

 

5. Maintain anonymity until creator reveals. Do not contact your recipient with questions; email the mods instead. Do not post your fic, in part or in whole, anywhere but AO3 and your beta's inbox until reveals. Avoid talking about your assignment or even which fandom you're writing for on social media, Discord, etc., even if you don't think your recipient will see it.

 

6. Participants are expected to be civil to one another. Mods will deal with infractions on a case by case basis but reserve the right to ban participants for mean-spirited behavior including (but not limited to): harassment on any platform, release or abuse of personal information (doxxing), deliberate spitefic, egregiously bad faith participation, or derogatory remarks in summaries, author's notes, or comments.

FAQ
What is this exchange about?

This is a multifandom exchange for works with a focus on kidnapping, hostage situations, prisons, and all other types of captivity. Participants must create a story of at least 1,000 words or a clean, finished piece of art.

How do I participate?

You must have an AO3 account and be at least 18 years old to participate.

What is the schedule for this exchange?

Nominations: April 8-16
Nominations Cleanup: April 17-19
Signups: April 19-30
Assignments: No later than May 4
Fanwork Deadline: June 11
Fanwork Reveals: June 18
Creator Reveals: June 25

What are the different stages of this exchange?

Nominations

You may nominate up to ten freeforms and five fandoms, with twenty relationships per fandom. Please use canonical tags for fandoms where possible.

Relationships

Please include whether the characters in your nominated relationships are captors, prisoners, rescuers, or visitors. Both romantic ( / ) and platonic ( & ) relationships are eligible for this exchange.

Captor is anyone who impedes or is in a position to impede the freedom of the prisoner(s).
Prisoner is used here as a generic term for the sake of simplicity; as previously stated, all types of captivity scenarios are welcome.
Rescuer is anyone who works to free the prisoner(s).
Visitor is anyone that is not a part of holding the prisoner captive, nor working to free the prisoner, but is present while the prisoner is confined. Visitors are not prohibited from coming and going.

Remember to note each character's role (Captor, Prisoner, Rescuer, Visitor) in the scenario. Please use that order when nominating relationships to help keep duplicates down.

• Captor!Alice/Prisoner!Bob
• Prisoner!Alice/Rescuer!Bob
• Captor!Alice/Captor!Bob/Prisoner!Charlie
• Prisoner!Bob & Prisoner!Charlie
• Prisoner!Bob/Visitor!Charlie

You may also include original characters or groups in your nominations, e.g., Captor!Original Guard(s)/Prisoner!Alice. Please be sure to assign a role (e.g. Captor/Prisoner/Rescuer), even if the descriptor feels self-evident. This is to make sure that everyone has the same expectations for that relationship.

• Captor!Original Guard(s)/Prisoner!Alice
• Prisoner!Alice/Rescuer!Original Character(s)

You may also nominate specific groups of "any" character, e.g., Captor!Any Canon Villain(s)/Prisoner!Alice. Please be sure that you really do mean "any"! DNWs for specific characters in "any" ships will not be enforced.

You may also nominate single prisoner characters. Use the format Solo - Prisoner!Alice. We will not accept solo captor/rescuer/visitor nominations.

If your relationship tag is too long to comfortably include the full words for their roles, you may abbreviate, e.g., C!Alice/C!Bob/P!Charlie/R!Daphne.

Freeforms

Please nominate only specific kinks and scenarios related to some type of captivity. Most freeforms will need to fall under a category to make the tagset easier to read and prevent duplicates. Categories will be updated as nominations progress, and a list of categories with a brief description of what they mean can be found here. Examples include:

• Abduction — For Ransom
• Alternate Universe — Prison
• Attitude — Stockholm Syndrome
• Captor — Succubus
• Prison — Abandoned Warehouse
• Prisoner — Captor's Worst Enemy
• Rescue — Rescuer Poses As Guard Successfully
• Rescue — Rescuer Poses As Guard Unsuccessfully
• Rescuer — In Love With Prisoner
• Slavery — Forced Into Gladiator Fights
• Slavery — Sex Slaves

General kinks, such as Overstimulation, will be rejected. However, a tag such as Torture — Overstimulation would be accepted. If you need assistance with relating your favorite general kink to the captivity theme, you can comment on the nominations Dreamwidth post and receive help.

The moderators reserve the right to reject any scenarios and tags that are related to controversial real-world themes; for example, Nazi concentration camps.

Signups

Requests

You will have 10 fandom slots for requests. You may repeat fandoms with different ships/tags, but you must request at least 3 unique fandoms. For each fandom slot, you may request 1-20 relationships and 2-20 freeforms.

You may request either fic, art, or both.

If you have a letter at an external site (Dreamwidth, Tumblr, Google Docs, etc)., provide a link to it in the relevant box. Please ensure that your letter is complete by the time signups close.

If you have any Do Not Wants (DNWs) that you wish your creator to respect, they must be in the Optional Details box of your signup. DNWs that are only contained in an outside letter cannot be enforced by the mods.

The mods encourage all participants to use clear, specific, and reasonable DNWs for this exchange. DNWs for specific characters in "any" ships will not be enforced. If you have questions about the best way to phrase your DNWs, please contact prisonerex.mod@gmail.com for assistance.

Offers

You will have 10 fandom slots for offers. You may repeat fandoms with different ships/tags, but you must offer at least 3 unique fandoms. For each fandom slot, you may offer 1-20 relationships and 2-20 freeforms.

If you offer a specific "any" ship, such as Captor!Any Canon Villain(s)/Prisoner!Alice, you only need to be able to write one ship that fits the criteria. 

You may also offer "any" for relationships and/or freeforms by checking the "Any Relationship" or "Any Freeform" box. If you choose this option, please be aware that you may match with anyone requesting that fandom (or, in the case of "Any Freeform," that fandom and your offered ships,) and be prepared to create whatever they request.

You may offer either fic, art, or both.

Matching

Matching works on an OR basis. Your request will be matched to a creator based on just one fandom/pairing/freeform combination.

If you do not have a potential recipient, you will be contacted and asked to edit your sign up. If you do not wish to do that, or if you do not respond within the appropriate timeframe, your sign-up will be deleted.

Assignments

You must create one new, complete, stand-alone fanwork that includes at least one requested fandom/pairing/freeform set. You are required to include at least one freeform tag, though you may certainly include more if you like. You can use any of your recipient's prompts as a starting point, not just the one you matched on.

Fic must be at least 1,000 words and must include a beginning, middle, and end. Authors should avoid stopping mid-scene.

Art must be one finished piece of clean lineart on unlined paper, or digital equivalent.

Works must avoid the recipient's DNWs. If a recipient has an unenforceable DNW, please email the mods ASAP so we can try to resolve the problem early.

If you need clarification about any part of your assignment, please contact the mod, who will query your recipient if necessary. Please do not contact your recipient directly, even if you are friends. Please also avoid talking about your recipient or assignment outside private DMs and emails, even if you don't think your recipient is present. This includes Tumblr, Twitter, fandom Discords, the Exchanges After Dark Discord, etc.

If you find you need to default on your assignment, please email the mods or hit the "default" button on Ao3 as soon as possible so that the mods can have time to find a pinch hitter. There will be no penalty for defaulting before the deadline of June 11th.

Pinch Hits

Pinch hits will be posted to the Dreamwidth Community and will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. You do not need to be signed up for the exchange to claim a pinch hit.

Treats

Treats are allowed and definitely welcome. You may write treats for a specific person or for the community at large. If you write a treat for a specific person, please ensure that it avoids their DNWs. If you decide to write a treat for the community, you can gift it to prisonerex_mod on AO3.

AO3 recently introduced the ability to block gifts from users other than your assigned creator. This means that if you want to be able to receive treats, you need to ensure that this option is enabled. To do so, go to "My Dashboard" on your AO3 account, select "Preferences" from the sidebar, scroll down to "Collections, Challenges and Gifts," and make sure that the "Allow Anyone to Gift Me Works" box is checked. You are encouraged to state in your signup whether you are or are not open to receiving treats, to better facilitate treating.

If you would like to treat someone and are unsure if they are open to receiving treats, email the mods and we will be happy to inquire on your behalf.





Treats may be of any length or medium (for art), but should still be complete, stand-alone works at the time of posting.