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Siblings Mini-Challenge: Family Matters 2024
What is Family Matters?
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.
What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. That one’s over here: A Family Affair. Nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want, though.
What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.
How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
<strong>AO3 Username:</strong>
<strong>Letter Link (if applicable):</strong>
<strong>Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):</strong>
<strong>Prompts (optional):</strong>
<strong>Any Other Details:</strong>
How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.
What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. That one’s over here: A Family Affair. Nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want, though.
What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.
How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
<strong>AO3 Username:</strong>
<strong>Letter Link (if applicable):</strong>
<strong>Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):</strong>
<strong>Prompts (optional):</strong>
<strong>Any Other Details:</strong>
How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings
no subject
Your DYW letter: https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/113558.html
Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings: Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette; Felix Harrowgate and Mildmay Fox. Promo post here
Any other details?: An important warning if you don’t know the canon and consider trying it out. Canonically there is; unrequited, one-sided incestuous feelings between the brothers; a magical forced bondage between them making a power imbalance; and explicit m/m non-con (outside of the brothers’ relationship).
I absolutely love every aspect of the brothers’ relationship and how they struggle to be brothers with all the problems they have (arguably unrequited, incestuous feelings the least of them!). I really love stories that focus on their relationship, including just being brothers, however, if the spectre of background, one-sided incestuous leanings is not for you, best not engage!
To avoid the incest, you can write them as an au where there’s no incestuous inclinations, or write them canonically, just more-or-less ignoring the incestuous urges, (as the books themselves MOSTLY, but not completely, do), or part of the work could be them overcoming the issues the unrequited incestuous desire causes. Just love these brothers ❤️