cupidsbow: (venom - let there be chocolate)
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Hi everyone,

As promised, I am running a mid-year Venom fest in the lead up to World Chocolate Day, July 7 2022.

This is a Harlequin challenge

That is, you must riff on a blurb from a Harlequin (or similar) romance. You can interpret the blurb you've chosen any way you like, from a straight re-write of the story with Venom characters, through to the wildest thing you can think of. As long as it has Venom and/or Eddie Brock as a main character (but they don't have to be in the romantic scenario), you're good to go.

From Saturday 21 May, you can add prompts as comments on this post, or to the V:LTBC AO3 community, to help inspire people with all the awesome Harlequin blurbs you have found:


The timeline:

Saturday 21 May to Sunday 26 June - prompts can be posted to the AO3 V:LTBC community, or to the Symbrock Dreamwidth community.
Wednesday 6 July - submissions are due.
Thursday 7 July - works in the collection are opened for viewing.
Thursday 14 July - creators are revealed and works can be crossposted anywhere else you like.


All types of fanworks are welcome!

cupidsbow: (venom comic - #1 boyfriend)
[personal profile] cupidsbow
Hi all,

This year, we're doing Venomtime's Day as a prompt fest. Basically, you can either post a prompt over on the AO3 community, or as a comment on this post.

You can leave up to 5 prompts. You don't have to make anything if you leave a prompt, but you're encouraged to do so. Anonymous prompts are allowed, or you can put your name on them. You can still submit a work to the Venomtime's AO3 community without filling a specific prompt. 

Any type of fanwork is welcome. Prompts in both Venom comics and movie-verse are allowed.

Sign-up: Taking prompts now!
Sign-up Closes: Sat 05 Feb 2022 12:00AM UTC (no more prompts, and you can start posting work to the AO3 community)
Assignments Due: Sun 13 Feb 2022 11:59PM UTC 
Works Revealed: Mon 14 Feb 2022 11:59AM UTC 
Creators Revealed: Mon 21 Feb 2022 11:59AM UTC 

Let me know if you have any questions.

cupidsbow: (venom comic - symbiosis)
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Hi everyone,

It's time for claims for the Venom Big Bang! 

Claims are now open! Everything is now claimed. Thank you!

As of 10am GMT, Sunday 21 June, and will stay open until everything is claimed.

Instructions

You can make a claim in two ways:

  • Post a comment to this Claims post once claims are open. 

OR

  • Email me any time after the Claims officially open at cupidsbower at gmail with your claim preferences. 

Include:

  • Put the number and title of the claim you’d prefer in your comment or email along with your handle or name. 

You can list up to three of the Big Bangs. However, you don’t have to choose three, if there’s only one you want. 


The Rules for Claims

I will be granting claims as follows:

  • First come first served. I will do my best to check posting/emailing dates and grant the claim to the first person who asks for it (once claims have officially opened).
  • If someone has already claimed your first request, I will move down your list and compare your second and third requests to timestamps for any other requests, and give you the first one that is still unclaimed.
  • Once you have one successful claim, I will hold off until all the requests have been processed before checking if you want a second claim.
  • If you don’t get any of your three preferred claims, and are happy to get any claim, add “Okay to be given any claim” as a fourth point on your list. I will then assign you any available Big Bang.
  • Once you have received an email or reply from me with confirmation you have the Claim, please sign up to the VBB AO3 Collection if you have not already done so.

The Big Bang Summaries

#1 - CLAIMED

Title: It Takes a Luminescent View

Genre: Fiction

Characters: Eddie Brock/Venom, Anne Weying & Dan Lewis & Eddie Brock & Venom.

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings

Size: Current word count- 4146. Should end up under 6000 words.


Summary: Eddie and Venom eat a dude and also some mushrooms by accident. They proceed to trip balls while Anne and Dan have to babysit them.



#2 - CLAIMED

Title: O' City Lights

Genre: fiction

Characters/Relationships: Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote, original characters

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Size: ~8,000 words


Summary: After getting a tip, Eddie and Venom investigate reports of homeless kids missing from the streets of San Francisco. Eddie worries there might be a serial killer lurking in the alleys of the Mission District. Venom's just trying to understand humanity. (This is a somber story with dark themes, and mild supernatural elements. Venom POV)


#3 - CLAIMED

Title: Old and new friends 

Genre:  ART 

Characters/Relationships: Frank Castle ?eddie brock / Venom 

Rating:  art is rated G  maybe teen 

Warnings:  No warnings  

Size: I hope to make 1 to 2 more works 


Summary: Frank  and Eddie are  old friends ( lovers )  and have not  seen each other in a long  time and eddie wants to  maybe start up new things with frank but he is nervous  to tell frank about venom and how  things could and would go  but   It is more shocking  to  eddie  how frank reacts   will they be able to move forward as a three way partnership  or will the budding relationship  blow up before it even starts  they  Both  all  want the same thing but don't know how to go about it ..


#4 - CLAIMED

Title: An Acquired Taste

Genre: Fiction

Characters/Relationships: Eddie/Venom, Dan, Anne-mentioned

Rating: Teen and up

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Size: 5,138 words, the fic is written but not beta read so while the final count might change, it shouldn’t change by a huge amount

 

Summary: At Anne’s encouragement, Eddie and Dan start hanging out and building a friendship. Venom is dubious at best about the whole thing. Eventually, Dan gets up the nerve to ask about Eddie and Venom’s symbiosis weirdness. Eddie and Dan discuss some sensory weirdness, and eventually Venom joins the conversation. As the discussion continues, Eddie, Venom, and Dan talk about what nutrients Venom needs and all decide to figure it out.

My fic is a fluffy, no-bummers-y exploration of what kinds of food Venom might like. I can’t think of any major warnings, though there is some mention of anxiety over resource availability.



#5 - CLAIMED

Title: A Period of Adjustment

Genre: art (comic)

Characters/Relationships: Eddie Brock, Venom, Other

Character, Anne Weying, blue symbiote. Eddie|OC, Eddie|Venom|OC.

Rating: Teen (for language)

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Size: 6 page comic - several panels on each page.


Summary: This is a fantasy AU comic version of the

Eddie|Venom story. Eddie gets bitten by a werewolf before Venom comes

along so it's a bit crowded in there for a while! The comic's obviously

complete crack and bounces lightly over some events of the movie and

focuses more on Eddie, his inner wolf, and Venom sorting things out and

achieving an equilibrium.


#6 - CLAIMED

Title: Living with our sins

Genre: Fiction

Characters/Relationships: Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote; Eddie Brock/Flash Thompson/Venom Symbiote; Peter Parker (Spider-man)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Size: 5,800 words

Summary: Agent Venom is the new protector of New York when Eddie Brock crosses his path as the host of an unknown symbiote. When NYPD arrests Eddie with Spider-man’s help, the Venom symbiote is going to need Flash's help to get Eddie back. Flash doesn’t understand why the Other feels such a level of devotion for a host that has mistreated, abandoned and turned them into a villain. But perhaps not everything is what it seems and the most pure love sometimes leads to committing the most atrocious acts. WARNINGS: Suicide thoughts; suicide attempt; depression; Dub-con (?)

cupidsbow: (venom - mrs chen amazed)
[personal profile] cupidsbow
Hi all,

Just a quick update about the planned celebrations for Venom 2. As you probably all know, the release date has been pushed back to 25 June 2021. The film also has an official title now - Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

As the Big Bang is already underway, I'm going to continue it exactly as planned. However the other celebrations will be pushed back into next year.

Bingo: I'll officially set new dates on the masterpost, but the final deadline for entries will be the week before the film opens. You're welcome to post bingo entries any time you're ready between now and then.

Fiction Exchange: I'll see if there's still interest for this in the lead up to the release date. Sign ups would likely be around March 2021 if I run it.

Prompt fest: This will kick off about two months before the movie opens, around April/May 2021.

Stay safe.
cupidsbow: (venom comic - goo baby)
[personal profile] cupidsbow
Hi everyone,

I know it's been a bit quiet around here lately. It's hit that time of the semester where it's all marking all the time. It's a bit frustrating as I have many languishing WIPs, including one for the March Fractured Fairy Tale Challenge, but that's how it is sometimes. I'm sure you all know what that's like too.

Anyway, it's time for a new challenge. Our theme for the first half of April is New Beginnings. This can include things like Easter, kid!fic, goo!preg, or things like a hot new scoop/job/romance. As long it's related to a new beginning for Eddie and/or Venom in some way, anything goes.

I'm going to post a separate thread in a moment for brainstorming, as usual, but this time I'm also going to open it up to comment fic, or short poetry, rough sketches and so forth. Anything you can fit in a comment is fair game. Hopefully that means that even with life being a bit full-on at the moment, we can share a few snippets and have some fun that way.

Go forth and multiply!!!

In the second half of April, we're going to have an Amnesty, in which any works made and not finished for any of our challenges so far can be licked into shape and posted.
cupidsbow: (venom - profile)
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Hi all,

Now that our holiday fest is over, I thought we might have a bit of fun for the rest of January with a game of Symbrock Bingo. ETA: I'll wrap this up on Sun 3 Feb, unless we decide we need a bit longer. 

To play, you need to generate a bingo card, and then create a fanwork for each square until you achieve a Bingo. The fanwork can be of any type -- fic, recs, art, meta, cosplay, playlist, etc -- as long as it focuses on Eddie and/or Venom and fills the prompt on the square.

ETA: The generators below have word prompts which are randomly assorted into a 3x3 card, and some of the words are not safe for work, but aren't any higher than an M rating. You can regenerate the card until you get one that is SFW if you want to.

You can choose one of these two generators to get a card:

The 3x3 Symbrock Bingo generator I just created: https://mfbc.us/m/n7peun
For this one, you'll need to screencap your card in order to re-post it, but it has Venom-specific prompts, mainly focused on the movie, but mostly also relevant to the comics.

OR

An Owomoyela > Fanfiction Cliche Bingo community prompts (choose 3x3)http://an.owomoyela.net/fun/bingo_generator
This one isn't Symbrock specific. Choose the "Fanfiction Cliche" option from the menu, and then 3x3 for the card size and generate your card. HTML code is created that you can paste to your journal or Tumblr or AO3 in order to display your card, and then modify it to link to the fanworks you make.

ETA: Claiming is via the honour system. If you think your fanwork fits the prompt, you can claim it. The prompts are open to interpretation, so for instance, "space" could be Venom's backstory as an alien traveller, or Eddie's need for personal space, an adventure they take into cyberspace, or icons that make use of space aesthetically, and so on. 

The first person to get a Bingo wins bragging rights. ;) There may be another prize as well, but I haven't thought it up yet. Suggestions?

Go forth and Bingo!
cupidsbow: (venom - hands)
[personal profile] cupidsbow
The rules!

You can leave up to three prompts before filling any. To be able to post further prompts, you need to fill at least one other person's prompt. Then you can post up to three more prompts.

Posting prompts starts now, so that people have time to think about them before the fest starts on the 22nd December, but you can post prompts at any time during the fest.

Filling prompts begins on Saturday 22 December, and goes through until Tuesday 1 January.

The focus should be on Eddie Brock, Venom, and any combination of Eddie and Venom, but it's also okay to ask for them in combination with other characters from the comics or movie.


Making Requests

If there is a particular kind of Symbrock fanwork you desperately want, request it in the comments. Post a new comment in a new thread (that is, not as a response to any other comment). Give a summary of the prompt in the header so it's easy to find, and the details in the comment itself. 

Here's the header format to use for requests:
 

Character or Relationship, Type of Fanwork, Requested Rating

For example:
 
Eddie Brock, Icon, Safe for Work
I'd really love some art of Eddie grieving because he thinks Venom is dead. Ideally I'd like to use it as an icon, but as long as you're okay with it, I can always turn your larger art into one or more icons and share them if that's not something you do. 


Filling Requests

As a reply to the prompt, give a header that says "Filled" and then a summary of the fanwork you've made. Then either post the fill in the body of the comment, or link to the place you've posted your work. Comments do have a length limit, so it's fine to post on your own journal or AO3 or YouTube or whatever.

Here's the header format to use for prompt fills:

FILLED: Character or Relationship, Type of Fanwork, Rating

For example:

FILLED: Eddie/Venom, Fic, NC-17
I hope you like this SuperSybmrockFan, It's full of tentacles just like you asked for. You can find it over on AO3, and here's the link: linky link.
 
 
Giving feedback!

Please do! There's no need for a specific header if you're leaving feedback. Just make sure it's a reply to the post with the fanwork or link, so that the author gets notified that you've left feedback.

Have fun, everyone!
cupidsbow: (venom - hands)
[personal profile] cupidsbow
Hi everyone,

I'd like to propose that we celebrate the lead up to the New Year with a casual Symbrock fanworks fest, to help us all settle into our new home here on DW.

Any type of fan work is welcome, as long as its focus is Symbrock - recommendations, art, fic, vids, meta, speculation, costuming, comments, or whatever floats your boat. Alternatively, you can take part in the prompts post (which is here).

The focus should be on Eddie Brock, Venom, and any combination of Eddie and Venom, but it's also okay to ask for them in combination with other characters from the comics or movie.

The fest will run from Saturday 23 December to Tuesday 1 January.

To take part, you pick a level of festing, and try to accomplish it, and then either post your entries to this community, or post elsewhere and link to it here.

If anyone would like to create an achievement grid, and/or icons for the different levels of festing, please do! It would totally count as part of the fest. :)

Level 1 - Host

You are a generous soul, and post at least one thing at some point during the fest (not counting a prompt on the prompt post unless you also fill one). This can include commenting on the work other people have posted during the fest, because comments are love too!

Level 2 - Symbiont

You have enough tentacles to make several fanworks during the fest, or fill several prompts, or comment on several fanworks others have posted.

Level 3 - Symbrocker

You plan to achieve successful symbiosis with the fest! You post at least one fanwork, prompt fill, or comment every single day. Outstanding!

Daily Fest Themes

I thought it would be good to get input on this. Please post your suggested themes in the comments, and I'll add them to the list. You don't have to follow the daily themes, these are just for inspiration. As long as it's Symbrock, you can post anything you like during the fest.

Saturday 22 December - Altered States (tentacleduck: In Germany we call a repetitive Number "Schnapszahl" Schnapps > drunk > altered states)

Sunday 23 December - Space/Orbiting (gold_pen_leaps: On December 23rd, 1968, astronauts in the Apollo 8 spacecraft became the first men to orbit the moon. Something about space or the concept of "orbiting" would be really cool. It's not especially wintery, but it's very them.)

Monday 24 December - Traditions (threadberry: Eddie trying to explain to V about mistletoe, or presents or Santa would be entertaining.)

Tuesday 25 December - Christmas

Wednesday 26 December - Handwritten notes/Gratitude (gold_pen_leaps: December 26th is National Thank You Note Day in the United States.)

Thursday 27 December -

Friday 28 December - Children/Offspring (tentacleduck: It's the "Holy Innocents Day.")

Saturday 29 December - Chocolate (threadberry: I believe chocolate is always a good fallback option! I mean - shopping for, finger painting with, snuggling up near the fire with hot chocolate; the options are endless. And usually super cute.)

Sunday 30 December

Monday 31 December - Farewell (tentacleduck: It's the last day of the year)

Tuesday 1 January - New Year

I'm not going to police time zones or any of that - just post according to the day it is where you live. And most of all have fun sharing the Symbrock love.

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