Hi and welcome to 10 Year Promise - Pingxie Exchange: a fic & art exchange about the Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling pairing.
In this exchange, participants will be anonymously matched to create gifts for one another during a five weeks creating period. The gifts will be revealed on August 17th: the day Wu Xie welcomed Xiaoge back after his 10-year-long absence behind the Bronze Gate.
All DMBJ canons are welcome!
If you want to treat someone, browse the request list (filtered by fandoms or genres) here.
The full request list is also available on ao3 or in a spreadsheet here.
Posting instructions are available here.
Schedule
Sign-ups open: June 18th
Sign-ups end: June 28th 11:59 PM Anywhere On Earth (what time is it for me?)
Matching: June 29th - July 5th
Assignments out: no later than 6th July
Assignments due: August 10th 11:59 PM Anywhere On Earth (what time is it for me?)
Gift reveals: August 17th
Creator reveals and treats deadline: August 24th
Guidelines
This is a ship exchange: as such, all the works created for this event must be focused on Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling. Works with threesomes/moresomes or other pairings involving Wu Xie and/or Zhang Qiling are not appropriate for this exchange, but background ships of other characters are fine!
You will be expected to create a gift matching your recipient’s request. Filling any specifying prompts is not obligatory, but try to create something you honestly think your recipient will enjoy!
You must not include anything stated as “do not want” in your recipient’s sign-up.
The minimum requirements for the gifts are 300 words for fic or one sketch on unlined paper for art (traditional or digital; no manips).
After the matching is done, all the requests will be made visible to everyone to allow for treating! There are no minimum requirements for treats (but remember to mind your recipient’s do not wants!). You can also create manips and fanvids for treats.
This is an anonymous exchange: refrain from discussing your assignment in public. After the works are revealed, there'll be one week anon period when the creators remain anonymous before the creator reveals.
If at any point you need to drop out, just click on the “default” button on your AO3 assignment page (https://archiveofourown.org/users/YOURNAME/assignments); we’ll find a pinch hitter to create a gift for your recipient instead. If you need an extension to finish your gift, contact the mods before the deadline.
After the reveals, comment on your gift.
Most importantly: be excellent to each other!
Sign-Up Information
Sign-ups will take place on AO3 here, starting on June 18th. There, you will be able to fill out details about your request and offer. You can edit your sign-up at any time until the sign-ups close. Note: joining the AO3 collection is not the same as signing up.
When signing up, you will be able to choose fandom and genre tags, as well as specify any additional details.
You will have to select the DMBJ canon you’re interested in creating and receiving a gift in:
Novels: The Grave Robbers’ ChroniclesTV: The Lost Tomb 1TV: The Lost Tomb 2 Explore with the NoteTV: Ultimate NoteTV: Sha HaiTV: The Lost Tomb Reboot/The Sound of ProvidenceMovie: Time Raiders (note: this is a rare canon, so please choose at least one other canon)
This does not mean that you’re limited to requesting or creating a work during the canon timelines for those series/books. It’s just to mark which canons you’re familiar with to allow for easier matching: some participants might have a preference for a particular canon era, some might not be familiar with all the versions. You still have to choose your preferred canon eras even if you want to create or receive an AU.
You will also have to specify genres you’re interested in:
Action/AdventureAngstAUCanon CompliantCanon DivergentDarkDomesticityFluffHumour/CrackHurt/ComfortPWP (only select this if you’re 18+)
Request
In this section, you describe the gift you would like to receive.
Fandom - you have to choose at least one. If you’re willing to receive a gift in any canon era, you can just click “Any”!
Genre - you have to choose at least three tags.
Optional Details - here’s where you can go into more detail about your perfect pingxie gift! You can include:
General Likes: your creator may, but doesn’t have to, include them. This isn’t a place for detailed prompts, just general themes you enjoy, like getting together or established relationship.DNW (Do Not Wants): things that your creator must not include - squicks, triggers, things that you simply don’t like. Remember that you don’t owe anyone an explanation about why something is a DNW, and that DNW are not meant to be taken personally. Just list the things you don’t like, “DNW: X, Y.”Prompts/specific ideas: if you have any prompts, you can also put them here! You can be as general or as detailed as you’d like, but remember that while your creator will try to make the best gift for you, filling a specific prompt is not obligatory. You can include a crossover prompt (with other DMBJ verse or other canons), but make sure it’s not the only prompt you have.
If you chose novels as one of your fandoms, you can use this field to list the ones you’re familiar with. If you're interested in receiving a Buried Tree Devil - Book 3 Donghua gift, you can also mention it here.
The requests will be made publicly visible after matching is done, so that others will be able to create treats (additional gifts) based on them!
Here's an example request. (You don't have to include prompts at all, though remember to include at least some likes to give your creator an idea of what you'd like to receive! This is just an example.)
Offer
Fandom - you have to choose at least one. If you can create works for any canon era, you can choose “Any”!
Genre - you have to choose at least three tags.
Optional Details - in this field, you can tell us more about the kind of works you like to create, for example if you really prefer established relationship, feel best with certain kinds of AUs, or like writing darkfic. We’ll take it into account when matching!
If you chose novels as one of your fandoms, you can use this field to list the ones you’re familiar with. If you're interested in creating a Buried Tree Devil - Book 3 Donghua gift, you can also mention it here.
In the optional details of your offer, you can also name one person you don’t want to be matched to, for example your regular beta, and we will do our best to avoid matching you!
The offers will only ever be visible to the mods; never to anyone else.
Here's an example offer.
Make sure to check the email you use on AO3 frequently during the exchange, as it will be the primary means of communication. We might contact you if there is an issue with your sign-up or if your gift creator has a question for you.
If you’d rather we contact you on your twitter or tumblr, please leave your handle in the offer section of your sign-up.
Your Assignment
You will be matched to create a gift for someone who requested at least one of the fandoms that you offer, with as many similar genres/likes as possible. This exchange will be hand-matched, with the possible use of AO3’s matching algorithm to first generate the potential matches.
If you have any issues when you receive your assignment (you have a question about it or think there’s an issue with it), contact the mods as soon as possible. Do not contact your recipient on your own.
You will have to create a gift for your recipient, fulfilling the minimum requirements, and avoiding any stated "do not wants". Filling exact prompts is optional, but try to create something matching your recipient's likes that they will enjoy! It has to be in one of the canons they requested, or an AU, according to their request.
You will have to post your gift to the exchange AO3 collection before the due date (August 10th), using the "gift this work to" option to give it to your recipient. Your work will remain in the collection only visible to you and the mods until the reveals happen. Remember to tag your work appropriately or use the "chose not to warn" warning.
Posting instructions are available here.
Treating
Treats are additional gifts for the participants! To allow for treating, the requests will be made visible when matching is done. You can create treats at any time until the creator reveals! There are no minimum requirements for treats, and in addition to fic and art, manips and fanvids are also allowed. As with assignments, you have to respect the recipient’s Do Not Want, and while the optional details are optional, try to create something fitting the listed likes. One treat can only be gifted to one person. You don't have to be signed up to treat anyone.
The deadline for treating is longer than for main assignments: on August 24th! So you can keep treating after the gifts have been revealed on the 17th, but before the creators are revealed on 24th.
If you want to treat someone, browse the request list (filtered by fandoms or genres) here. The full request list is also available on ao3 or in a spreadsheet here.
Posting instructions are available here.
Pinch Hitting
In case someone needs to drop out, we will look for a pinch hitter to complete their assignment. Pinch hits will be posted to the DW community and advertised on twitter and tumblr.
Extensions
If you think you can finish your assignment, but you need a day or two more, you can always ask the mods for an extension!