It's the most wonderful time of the year!

[aibamods]

It’s about that time, Aiba’s Little Helpers.

Hello and welcome to the THIRD (whaaat?!) year of the annual Aiba Exchange!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ‘Tis the season to be happy, you guys, and who better to bring that joy to us than Santa Aiba.

Calling all of Aiba’s little helpers! If writing/loving on Aiba Masaki is your thing, then please join us in celebrating Arashi’s Miracle Boy!

Basic rules:
1. All fic should be Aiba-centric in nature! We welcome drama, movie, canon, AU or some strange mix of all of these things.
2. Fics should be a minimum of 1500 words.
3. Fics should be written in English.
4. Fics should be beta read before being submitted. If you can’t find one, your (self-proclaimed) awesome mods will hook you up.
5. Fics should be submitted with all appropriate html tags included.
6. Writers/readers/participants should be courteous at ALL times.
7. Writers/participants should remain anonymous until reveals are posted. Any questions or concerns for your author/recipient should be emailed to us so that we can contact your author/recipient.
8. Everyone should have fun! (excessive use of exclamation marks is totally optional, but highly encouraged.)

Timeline
Sign-ups: September 9-20
Assignments: September 24
Beta Deadline: December 10
Deadline: December 17
Posting: December 24

If you’ve noticed, we’re opening up a little earlier this year. We wanted to give you guys more time to write your very best! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at AibaExMods@gmail.com!

Without further ado, here is your sign-up form! Please comment below with the following:

Username/Fic journal:
E-mail:
Pairings/friendships I want, no, NEED (if you can only think of one pairing/friendship you want, please try to include at least one more for your mods' sakes):
Genres, situations, kinks, plots I would like to receive:
Genres, situations, kinks, plots I would NOT LIKE to receive:
Pairings, genres, plots I would like to write:
Pairings, genres, plots I WILL NOT write:
Rating preference (both written and received):
I can beta (Y/N):
I can pinch hit (Y/N):
Famous Last Words:

We're closed! We're working hard on your assignments. Expect them this Sunday. :)

Comments

[piggywhale]

Username/Fic journal: Piggywhale @DW and @LJ
E-mail: piggywhale@gmail.com

Pairings/friendships I want, no, NEED (if you can only think of one pairing/friendship you want, please try to include at least one more for your mods' sakes): I love all Aiba pairings, really. However, if you really want to press it, I guess right at this moment I NEED Sakuraiba > Aimiya > Ohba > Junba. I also love Aiba/Nino/Sho, Sho/Aiba/Jun, Ohno/Aiba/Sho OT3s (and yep, order does have meaning *wink wink*). OT5 and fic with Aiba as center are loved and greatly appreciated. Please have fun with whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Genres, situations, kinks, plots I would like to receive:
I would be very happy with fantasy, sci-fi/Space, historical (samurai!), or supernatural AUs. Magical worlds of any kinds, either full-scale or just a little bit of magic in everyday life, are also equally loved. Canon is perfectly OK. If those stuffs don’t work for you, romance, fluff, domesticity are also fine. I wouldn’t say no to smutty story (or slutty Aiba, if you want to push it, lol) Steamy sexy piece would be greatly appreciated too.

My preference is to read a mature, adult-like Aiba – instead of a loud, whinny, annoying, immature, and stupid one. And if possible, please keep him a nice guy (or he can be an evil but nice guy too…lol). And if it’s possible, I would like an angsty story (it can end well or not well, totally up to you.)

Please feel free to work on any plot that inspires you. I always love reading Aiba-centric fics and is already happy that you will write one for this exchange. So, if you have some Aiba’s story you really want to write, please go ahead with it.

For general info:

AUs I like: historical, fantasy, space, sci-fi, magic, folklore, action, adventure, bodyguard, yakuza/mafia, traveling circus, butler, guardian, time-travel, gods

Canon situations I generally like: - concert and concert preparation - Arashi doing road trip or some adventures - Arashi doing Christmas at a member house - Jun being bossy. Sho being kind. Nino comes in to rescue the day when Aiba does something inappropriate. Touchy Ohmiya. - Takoyaki trio (Digitalian & AYH), Sho with food

If you want something to play around or to start with, here is the list of things that may help getting you start:

- Aiba is a dream-walker. He can enter other people dreams and interact with them. However, for most people he enters their dreams, he never meets them in RL. That is, until he meets [enter your choice of Aiba’s pairing here]
- Aiba is a ghost stuck in a place and time because of some past event that happened. Member, who is the cause of the event in past life, stumbles upon the place and wants to help free him. However, Aiba is resentful and wants revenge. Or it can go the opposite way, Member is the ghost and Aiba is the one who wants to help undo his past.
- Aiba is an underappreciated side-kick of a supervillain (pick any member(s) you prefer). He falls in love with X (another member), who is just a regular human, and wants to change his way. Of course, the supervillain is not happy about it. I actually think of this as Aiba/supervillain paring in the end, but feels free to surprise me 😉
- Aiba and his partner are assigned to look after a diplomat. No one expects this task to be anything but routine. Of course, it’s more than what they hope for.
- A story where everyone (all members) get a piece of Aiba will be LOVED. Seriously.

I have a soft spot for Arashi member(s), especially Sho and Nino (in his own strange way), being overly protective of Aiba (regardless of whether Aiba actually needs it). So, if you don’t want to write Sakuraiba or Aimiya, maybe you can add them as friendship pairing? I would really appreciate it.

Genres, situations, kinks, plots I would NOT LIKE to receive: Absolutely no gender-switch, mpreg, underage/chibi arashi, host/bartender, high school/college AUs, terminal illness or Aiba in hospital for some illness. No zombies. No A/B/O. I think I am fine with pretty much anything else (seriously, don’t be shy if there’s something you REALLY want to write). If you have concern about anything, please ask.

** please do not include anyone from Hey! Say! JUMP in the fic. Seriously, it would make me very very unhappy :(

Pairings, genres, plots I would like to write: I can write Aiba with any Arashi members and I love them all. However, my preference for this year is Ohno>Sho>Nino>Jun. If you want me to write something smutty, I prefer it not to be with Nino. If you want me to go smutty, please give me Sakuraiba or Junba. I prefer fantasy/sci-fi/supernatural/historical AUs. I enjoy writing Canon story. My strength is probably in drama and heavy angst, so if possible, I want to write angst. However, I can attempt some lighter stories (fluffs or light romance). Smut is OK (but no DBSM) Anything that I would like to receive, I am probably fine with writing it too.

Pairings, genres, plots I WILL NOT write: Aiba with anyone else. Aiba with girls (unless it’s from a drama or just temporary). Underage. High school AU. My BDSM would probably be funny and laughable. >_<

Rating preference (both written and received):
Written – Any.
Received – R to NC-17.

I can beta (Y/N): If you really need help with beta, please ask.
I can pinch hit (Y/N): No, sorry. I am a super slow writer and most likely won’t make it in time.

Famous Last Words: Please let’s make this happen! I have been waiting for this Exchange all year <3