Roundup: Rare Pair Exchange 2023

[firecat]

rarepairexchange is an exchange event for ships (pairs and moresomes) with fewer than 250 works on AO3. This is the first year this particular event has run, although there are a number of other events devoted to less popular fandoms and ships.

221 signups, 266 works in 191 fandoms!

I am the satisfied writer of the first fic on AO3 featuring Royal Abbott/Wayne Tillerson from the Weird West series Outer Range.

I received a mixed-media work about Hephaestus, Aphrodite, and Ares, which delightfully subverts the infidelity story usually associated with them. As far as I can tell, it's the first work on AO3 that is written specifically about their relationship. Did I mention I really like rare fandom and ship events?

What I wrote:

Bear the beams of love (3977 words) by firecat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Outer Range (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Royal Abbott/Wayne Tillerson
Characters: Royal Abbott, Wayne Tillerson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Canon, Rivalry, Pining, Sexual Inexperience, Dubious Consent, First Time, Oral Sex, Flashbacks, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Period Typical Attitudes, brief homophobic language, Brief Gore



What I received:

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A Hidden Truth (1364 words) by Caiti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aphrodite/Ares/Hephaestus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Characters: Hephaestus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Aphrodite (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Ares (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Summary:

They knew what the other gods thought of them . . . and it mattered little in the end. As long as they had each other, what did they care for the scorn of others?