2025 Big Bang Artist Claims are now OPEN
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Tis the season: Cap-Ironman Big Bang Artist Claims are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Cycle!
This Bang cycle comes with significant changes to the process, including better support for our participants, a longer timeline, and leaning more heavily on our tumblr and Discord presence as we see larger corporate socials surveil and collapse. Social media is more beholden to algorithms than ever; our reach is reduced and we rely more than ever on word of mouth and organic community channels. TL;DR, tell your artist friends to come check out what our writers have worked so hard to make!
As such, Claims this year are FCFS via google form. The form is now OPEN! Unlike in previous years, there will NOT be second claims, so if you would like to work with a writer, move swiftly!
You can browse all ten writer entries at this easily-navigable directory (NOT viewable on mobile, you MUST browse this on desktop), or see a masterpost of links to all entries here (mobile-friendly!). Directions on how to claim as an artist are here.
Please reach out at cap.im.events@gmail.com or on Discord with any questions!Look! I remembered to post before December started this year!
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dw_newsHello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
[From Samhain to the Solstice]: Haruspex, Harry/Tom Riddle, 1/6, R
Nov. 25th, 2025 09:38 pmlomonaaerenTitle: Haruspex
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and associates own these characters. I am writing this story for fun and not profit.
Pairing: Harry/Tom Riddle, past Lily/James, mentions of Ron/Hermione
Content Notes: AU (no Voldemort), minor character deaths, gore, angst, drama, violence, animal sacrifice, age gap
Rating: R
Summary: AU. Voldemort never rose, with Tom Riddle taking the position of Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority instead. When Harry Potter’s parents and the rest of the Marauders die in a mysterious magical accident near the end of his fifth year, Harry withdraws from Hogwarts and goes home to become the guardian of his younger siblings—never dreaming that his path and Riddle’s will entwine again years later.
Author’s Note: This is one of my “From Samhain to the Solstice” fics for this year, and will probably have between five and seven parts. A haruspex is a diviner who reads the future in the entrails of sacrificed animals. Keep in mind that parts of this will be dark and gory.
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Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and associates own these characters. I am writing this story for fun and not profit.
Pairing: Harry/Tom Riddle, past Lily/James, mentions of Ron/Hermione
Content Notes: AU (no Voldemort), minor character deaths, gore, angst, drama, violence, animal sacrifice, age gap
Rating: R
Summary: AU. Voldemort never rose, with Tom Riddle taking the position of Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority instead. When Harry Potter’s parents and the rest of the Marauders die in a mysterious magical accident near the end of his fifth year, Harry withdraws from Hogwarts and goes home to become the guardian of his younger siblings—never dreaming that his path and Riddle’s will entwine again years later.
Author’s Note: This is one of my “From Samhain to the Solstice” fics for this year, and will probably have between five and seven parts. A haruspex is a diviner who reads the future in the entrails of sacrificed animals. Keep in mind that parts of this will be dark and gory.
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[From Samhain to the Solstice]: The Tower, Viktor/Harry, PG, one-shot
Nov. 24th, 2025 10:49 pmlomonaaerenTitle: The Tower
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and associates own these characters I am writing this for fun and not profit.
Rating: PG
Content Notes: AU in fourth year, angst, mentions of violence
Pairing: Viktor Krum/Harry Potter pre-slash
Summary: Viktor is willing to indulge his Headmaster’s little Tarot obsession, up to a point. Drawing the Tower card is a bad sign, Headmaster Karkaroff believes—but Viktor knows it means something else when he sees the strength and pride demonstrated by the fourteen-year-old boy who got chosen, unwillingly, for the Tournament.
Author’s Notes: This story is one of my “From Samhain to the Solstice” stories being posted between Halloween and the winter solstice. Enjoy.
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Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and associates own these characters I am writing this for fun and not profit.
Rating: PG
Content Notes: AU in fourth year, angst, mentions of violence
Pairing: Viktor Krum/Harry Potter pre-slash
Summary: Viktor is willing to indulge his Headmaster’s little Tarot obsession, up to a point. Drawing the Tower card is a bad sign, Headmaster Karkaroff believes—but Viktor knows it means something else when he sees the strength and pride demonstrated by the fourteen-year-old boy who got chosen, unwillingly, for the Tournament.
Author’s Notes: This story is one of my “From Samhain to the Solstice” stories being posted between Halloween and the winter solstice. Enjoy.
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