Sherlock Rare Pair Festival

Because there's more to life than Sherlock/John

The Rare Pair Problem: The Shipping News

rarepairproblem:

We see you all out there, in your tiny fishing boats.

What’s a shipper to do when even fic rec blogs post nothing but John/Sherlock?

If you’ve got a rare pair problem, we can fix that.

Are you a Sherlock/Moriarty shipper stuck in a noncon minefield?

We can get you out.

Want to see some…

The Rare Pair Rec blog is finally here! 

*waves followers to the follow button of the new blog*

4 months ago - 40

promiseoflight asked: Hello! While I enjoy the purpose of this blog, I think it would be better put to use (on Tumblr) as an open-to-recs-of-all-the-rare-pairings-of-the-Sherlock-universe rather than a promotional blog for the Livejournal prompt/fill system. Personaly, I would enjoy that much more. I would love to participate if such a thing happens. Thanks! SM

We’re so sorry for taking so long to answer this! It was such a great idea that we needed some time to think it over. We’re going to give it a try. 

Deadline Extension for Prompts and Fills!

The deadline for fills has been moved to January 18th to accommodate the oncoming series two excitement! (Though we do also encourage fills even past that date if you can’t make the deadline.)

In addition, we’re opening up prompting again, so new prompts can now be posted over at the LJ prompt post

Happy New Sherlock! 

Got any more prompts? Post them now!

Tomorrow, December 15, is the last day the fest will be accepting new prompts. The rest of the month is dedicated to filling all the amazing prompt ideas you’ve all had! 

rachel4revenge asked: So I know you want stuff filled by Jan 1st, but what if the fills themselves aren't complete? Because I'm filling two prompts, and one of them is going to be... pretty epically long, and I'm not sure how feasible it is for me to have it all done in less than a month! :)

That’s okay! We realize that January 1st isn’t a feasible goal for all fills to be finished, especially long ones. Having a fill even partially done by that time is enough, as long as you’re planning to finish it, of course!

Filling is now open!

Should you wish to fill a prompt, simply click reply under that prompt on the LJ site and fill away!

New prompts will be accepted until the 15th. 

ambrevale asked: Hello, I'm not used to the LJ prompt communities, so I have a small question and I hope I didn't miss the answer while reading the rules and regulations, but should we say which prompt we intend to fill, or not ?

There’s no need! Multiple fills for any given prompt are allowed, so you don’t have to make claims or anything. 

promiseoflight asked: Can we see some Sherlock/Victor Trevor? We meet him as Sherlock's first friend (and perhaps first lover) in ACD's The Gloria Scott when Holmes recounts his very first case to Watson. Fics of this pairing are hard to find. P.S. Thank for you doing this, it's quite relevant and fun ;)

Yes! It’s an excellent pairing. Feel free to post it on the prompts page on LiveJournal (the link is under the graphic that says Sherlock Rare Pair Fest). And you’re welcome! We’re thrilled that it’s taking off. 

fragoom asked: Is Mystrade considered to be a rare pairing or not?

For our purposes, yes. 

mybelovedcheshire asked: I love you guys. ;-; ReasonstoshipSherstrade is behind you/this/everything 100%.

Thanks! We love you, too! Dearjimmoriarty checks your tumblr for updates, like, every five minutes.