due South Seekrit Santa gift exchange

3 days to goooo!

2025-12-22T22:06:20Z

Posted by: wicked3659

With 3 days to go until Santa, and all entries in and accounted for the DSSS2025 collection has tipped over a 100k combined words of all gifts. which is phenomenal.Thank you everybody for making this such a wonderful exchange to run. 💕

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VERY URGENT PINCH HIT CALL - CLAIMED

2025-12-22T00:00:32Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Please claim by replying to this post, comments are screened

Request 1 by Jodie

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~Not Rated, Teen And Up Audiences~~

~~Graphic Depictions Of Violence~~

~~No category~~

~~Request Unfulfilled~~

~~03 Oct 2025~~

~~Tags~~

Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Benton Fraser & Ray Vecchio, Ray Vecchio
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Please no explicit depiction of sex acts. No graphic depiction of violence.~~

~~Request 2 by Jodie~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~Not Rated, Teen And Up Audiences~~

~~Graphic Depictions Of Violence~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Please no graphic depictions of violence~~

~~Request 3 by Jodie~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~Not Rated, Teen And Up Audiences~~

~~Graphic Depictions Of Violence~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Ray Kowalski & Ray Vecchio
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~please no graphic depictions of violence~~

~~please no graphic depictions of sexual acts~~

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POTENTIAL DEFAULTS - please contact me

2025-12-21T18:25:03Z

Posted by: wicked3659

For anyone currently signed up to DSSS, if you have not posted your gift and have not contacted me for an extension you need to get in touch with me either here or through dsssmod20@gmail.com by midnight tonight (British time) or I will have to default you and send it out for pinch hitter.

Please get in touch. And check your email address associated with your AO3 to reply to my email.

Comments to this post are screened.

Many thanks CJ

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URGENT PINCH HIT - Claimed thank you kindly

2025-12-19T23:09:51Z

Posted by: wicked3659

~~Please claim by commenting. Comments are screened~~

~~Request 1 by lomelinde~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Anything for this ship would make me happy! Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- I recently got into Stargate Atlantis, so a crossover would be fun if you know the fandom.~~

~~- The closet door in Fraser’s office leads to the past~~

~~- Snowed in~~

~~- Truth serum~~

~~- Fraser adopts a cat~~

- Ray is keeping a secret, but it’s not what Fraser thinks

Request 2 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski & Diefenbaker
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- Dief the matchmaker~~

~~- Dief communicates with either Fraser or Ray or both in their dreams~~

~~- Fraser or Ray is injured and Dief helps find them~~

~~- Christmas shopping, but Dief has other plans~~

- Fraser adopts a cat. How does Dief react?

Request 3 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski & Robert "Bob" Fraser
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- Through a fluke, Ray can see Bob instead of Fraser~~

~~- Christmas shopping, and Bob offers running commentary and unsolicited advice~~

~~- Bob the matchmaker~~

~~- Bob communicates with Ray in his dreams~~

~~- F/K celebrate their first Christmas as a couple, but Bob is an interfering old busybody~~

- Bob gives Fraser heartfelt relationship advice

Request 4 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser/Original Male Character(s)
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~I’m intrigued what any past or future relationships of Fraser’s could look like. Surprise me! (If teenage relationship then 14+ please)~~

~~Request 5 by lomelinde~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser & Maggie MacKenzie
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- first Christmas together~~

~~- Exchanging childhood stories~~

~~- Fraser goes to Maggie for support after fight with Ray~~

~~- Maggie gives Fraser a piece of her mind~~

- Fraser and Maggie share (amused) exasperation over their work colleagues

Request 6 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Elaine Besbriss & Francesca Vecchio
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- Christmas shopping~~

~~- Talking about the precinct~~

~~- Frannie and Elaine watch a movie together~~

~~- Getting out of a sticky situation~~

~~- Snowed in~~

~~- Road trip~~

~~- Frannie surprises Elaine~~

- Elaine and Frannie solve a case together

Request 7 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Maggie MacKenzie & Francesca Vecchio
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- Francesca and Maggie bond over shared exasperation with their brothers (in Frannie’s case Ray Vecchio or Kowalski or both~~

~~- Road trip~~

~~- Traveling through the wilderness~~

~~- A chance for Francesca to shine~~

~~- Maggie or Francesca has an unexpected hobby/skill~~

- Maggie and Francesca take care of Dief for a weekend

Request 8 by lomelinde

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Request Unfulfilled~~

~~25 Oct 2025~~

~~Tags~~

~~Renfield Turnbull & Francesca VecchioFanfiction~~

~~Summary~~

~~DNW:~~

~~gore, very graphic descriptions of violence, incest, animal cruelty, A/B/O dynamics, mpreg~~

~~Here are a few optional prompts, but feel free to ignore them if you have a different idea!~~

~~- Francesca and Turnbull conspire~~

~~- Christmas shopping~~

~~- Francesca helps Turnbull at the Consulate~~

~~- Francesca and Turnbull take care of Dief for the weekend~~

~~- a trip abroad~~

~~DNW:~~

~~gore, very graphic descriptions of violence, incest, animal cruelty, A/B/O dynamics, mpreg~~

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PINCH HIT CALL OUT - Now claimed for - thank you

2025-12-15T16:47:45Z

Posted by: wicked3659

~~Request 1 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser & Ray Vecchio
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- The & to me indicates not strictly romantic and/or sexual, but the dynamic can be hard to place along easy lines, as long as it’s not a standard “falling in love and into bed” type fic~~

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Dief, Thatcher, Kowalski, Elaine, Bob, Maggie, Frannie, Victoria etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking (esp Vecchio as a natural caretaker, but could go the other way!), kink

~~Request 2 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser & None
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

- Exploring Fraser in one way or another: for example his odd-duckness, how he feels about Chicago vs the Northwest Territories, growing up, training, his relationships with various people and how they differ from the norm, just generally the way he’s Different to most

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Vecchio, Dief, Frannie, Thatcher, Kowalski, Elaine, Bob, Maggie, Victoria, etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~Request 3 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser & Margaret Thatcher
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- The & to me indicates not strictly romantic and/or sexual, but the dynamic can be hard to place along easy lines, as long as it’s not a standard “falling in love and into bed” type fic~~

- also with them specifically anything that acknowledges the D/s subtext of their relationship (Fraser liking taking orders from her + struggling often to verbalise his needs and their nonverbal understanding of one another)

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Dief, Vecchio, Frannie, Kowalski, Elaine, Bob, etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~Request 4 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive
Warnings
Benton Fraser & Victoria Metcalf
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- The & to me indicates not strictly romantic and/or sexual, but the dynamic can be hard to place along easy lines, as long as it’s not a standard “falling in love and into bed” type fic~~

- with them specifically Victoria as a villain. Maybe she doesn’t think she’s the villain or maybe she knows she is, maybe she thinks she’s what’s best for Fraser, or maybe she just enjoys the power she has, or maybe we have no idea what she’s thinking at all

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Dief, Thatcher, Vecchio, Frannie, Kowalski, Elaine, Bob, etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~Request 5 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive
Warnings
Margaret Thatcher & None
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring Meg's place in the world -- how she got to where she is, her feelings about being something of an odd-one-out in many of her dealings with others', her feelings about Fraser, etc.~~

~~- The & to me indicates not strictly romantic and/or sexual, but the dynamic can be hard to place along easy lines, as long as it’s not a standard “falling in love and into bed” type fic~~

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Dief, Fraser, Vecchio, Kowalski, Frannie, Elaine, Bob, etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~Request 6 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Diefenbaker & Benton Fraser
FanartFanfictionFanvid

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- Especially interested in the magical realism or potential mythology around their characters~~

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Vecchio, Thatcher, Kowalski, Elaine, Bob, Maggie, Frannie, Victoria etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~- Dief or Fraser POV both cool~~

~~Request 7 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Ray Kowalski & Ray Vecchio
FanartFanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- Especially interested in the ways they have a lot in common and come together~~

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Fraser, Dief, Thatcher, Elaine, Bob, Maggie, Frannie, Victoria etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~- Either POV (or both) totally cool~~

~~Request 8 by Damned_Writers~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser & Maggie MacKenzie
Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~Prompts:~~

~~- Exploring their dynamic generally – I’m very open to how or when in the show (or pre- or post-canon)~~

~~- Especially interested in the way their narratives parallel and the potential for them to meet again post-canon~~

- I like hurt/comfort, character exploration, angst (BIG big fan of angst), magical realism and fantasy, shapeshifting, time-travel, anything that includes more characters from the show (Vecchio, Dief, Kowalski, Thatcher, Elaine, Bob, Maggie, Frannie, Victoria etc. as well as any of the minor or single-episode characters), caretaking, kink

~~- Either POV (or both) totally cool~~

~~DNW:~~

~~- I’m not into smut for the sake of smut (if sex related to kink, technically fine)~~

~~- No F/K thanks, not my bag, BUT F&K fine if not the main focus~~

Comments will be screened to maintain anonymity of the pinch hitter.

To claim: Please claim in a comment on this post with you AO3 username so I can officially add you as a pinch hitter. I will also allow a time extension on the 6 day deadline - this is negotiable.

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Check in and beta post

2025-12-14T03:02:48Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Duesers,

This is your check in post. Assignments are due in 7 days. If you think you can't make that date, send me an email: dsssmod20@gmail.com so we can get the assignment out to pinch hitters.

Now is also the time you can create treats. Please only take on treats if you have finished your gift. I won't accept works if you have gifts outstanding.

Finally, if you're willing to beta or cheerlead please drop your name and contact below.

Get in touch if you need anything

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Assignments on their way!!

2025-10-27T00:29:49Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Assignments have gone out.

Please please let me know if you have any issues, questions , reservations in due course by sending me an email at dsssmod20@gmail.com

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DSSS 2025 RULE UPDATE

2025-10-26T18:48:00Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello everyone!

This is a courtesy post to inform you of an addition to the DSSS gift exchange rules. It can be found in the rule tab and on the AO3 profile page quite near the top.

The new rule is here:

No amount of any AI generated content in a DSSS gift exchange work is allowed. Including AI generated words, art, etc. in your final work will be regarded as plagiarism and handled as such. We can't prevent you from asking AI for prompts, but the mod strongly encourages you to instead utilize our discord server and the broader due South fannish community

Any questions or issues please comment here or DM me.

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Sign ups ongoing

2025-10-14T19:49:38Z

Posted by: wicked3659

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Sign ups are open!!

2025-10-01T00:28:50Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Signups are indeed open! If you're interested, links below!

Signups: archiveofourown.org/collections/DSSS2025/signups/new

Collection Link: archiveofourown.org/collections/DSSS2025/profile

Questions? Issues?? Bring it on!

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Due South Seekrit Santa 2025!!!

2025-09-27T23:19:51Z

Posted by: wicked3659

We're back!! Welcome Duesers to the 2025 Seekrit Santa. :D

Now I know the DS Big Bang is still currently ongoing and will run late this year, so don't feel pressured, but if you didn't manage to join in with that event, perhaps a nice chill gift exchange will lift your spirits and get your ideas flowing. I hope you will consider joining. Minimum entry is 1000 words or arts <3

Here is this year's schedule!

Signups Open	Wednesday 1st October 2025
Signups Close	Sunday October 26th, 2025 at 11:59pm (UTC)
Assignments sent out to participants	Monday October 27th 2025
Collection open for posting	Saturday 1st November, 2025
Assignments Due	Saturday 20th December 2025 at 11:59pm (UTC)
Reveal Anonymous Works	Wednesday 25th December, 2025 11:59pm (UTC)
Reveal Authors	Thursday 1st January, 2026

Welcome back to another year of DSSS. This year everything will run like last year. Hopefully!

The AO3 tagset will run like a standard exchange with 3 requests to 1 match-up carried out using AO3 algorithms.

Requests will be visible from the start of sign-ups. This allows for more transparency and more time to start thinking about treats, whether or not you decide to sign up for the main event.

Go sign up here when it opens: archiveofourown.org/collections/DSSS2025

There will be no beta check-in. We recommend you get your work beta'd before submitting it to continue DSSS high standards. It is a gift after all. The mod (me) will be checking for any glaring mistakes when you submit and will get in touch if anything needs amending.

That being said, there will be a beta volunteer post at a later date, so please ask if you are struggling to get a beta.

Nobody wants to default. But if you do, and later on you get inspiration for something else, there's nothing wrong with throwing more cake into the mix. Who doesn't love more cake at Christmas? I will still ensure that everybody who signs up gets a gift regardless. But treats are welcome from everybody, even if you've not signed up.

The collection will be open at the same time this year, giving more time for contributions.

If you have any questions, please comment on this post.

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DS Santa is Coming!

2025-09-27T08:36:48Z

Posted by: wicked3659

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Guess the creator!

2024-12-27T14:23:33Z

Posted by: wicked3659

This is a little bit of fun before the creator reveals. I'm not sure I'll have the time to do any little prizes for the most correct guesses but I can always do a little ficlet 😄

Post your guesses in the comments:
List of creators this year:

feroxargentea,
LarixLaricina,
mific,
noxelementalist,
BardicRaven,
Jodie,
easystreets,
Stetchkags99,
Lucy410,
gjdraws (trq),
Damned_Writers,
AlexandraMRobertson,
flownwrong,
SpaceTimeConundrum,
alittleindulgence,
seleneheart,
KittKat,
portlandwithyou,
blueniverse_42,
Hwaetnot, ThisaintBC, ferenginars,

Have fun!
All Points North

Family Findings

Release, revolve, renew

Stop Motion Poetry

Under the Mistletoe

(Standing in the Way of) Control

Red Suits Her

On this Winter's Night with You

A Few Good Mounties

A Podfic Red and Green

Will testify for doughnuts a podfic

Red Flash

Olly Olly oxen free

A million Skies

Ways that don't need exploring at this juncture

The Laws of Silence

An Arctic Encounter

Mix and Match

Hinting

The Wolf Brothers and Other Tales

Wonderful Nothing

Best Friend

A Boundless Moment

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TREATSIES

2024-12-18T22:24:04Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Seekrit Santas

This is a reminder that all prompts in the exchange are open for Treats. You do not have to have signed up to the exchange to contribute a treat and you can post treats right up until the collection closes on 1st January 2025.

We had a couple of pinch hitters this time around, so you might want to treat them a little something something 😉 I for one appreciate them stepping in, in a crunch mific and thisaintbc

Santa letters for each pinch hitter can be found below. They have waived the right to be anonymous for the purpose of treats. 😃

mific
mific.dreamwidth.org/266811.html

thisaintbc

thisaintbc.dreamwidth.org/16728.html

(My insert link isn't working bear with me 😅) Fixed it!

Treat away!

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8 days to gooooo!!

2024-12-12T08:16:07Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Get your drafts finished. Get your works uploaded.

You have just over a week to go. Please message me for a short extension should you need.

Assignments are due in one week!

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PINCH HIT CALL OUT

2024-12-02T22:27:39Z

Posted by: wicked3659

We have a pinch hit request for any one the following:
CLAIMED

~~Request 1 by alittleindulgence~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Request Unfulfilled~~

~~23 Oct 2024~~

~~Tags~~

~~Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski/Ray VecchioFanartFanfictionFanvid~~

~~Summary~~

~~I am on such an OT3 kick right now, would love ANYTHING.~~

~~Interests include:~~

~~- Getting together fic~~

~~- RayV dealing with Vegas~~

~~- RayK and RayV rescuing Fraser in some way shape or form~~

~~- Domesticity - how and where is this all working out?~~

~~- Vecchio and Kowalski being (eventually) sweet to one another~~

~~- PWP~~

~~- General hijinks~~

~~Request 2 by alittleindulgence~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Request Unfulfilled~~

~~23 Oct 2024~~

~~Tags~~

~~Benton Fraser/Ray KowalskiFanartFanfictionFanvid~~

~~Summary~~

~~Ship of my heart!~~

~~Will love pretty much anything, but especially:~~

~~- First-time~~

~~- Getting together in unusual ways~~

~~- Domesticity~~

~~- Problem-solving~~

~~- Unexpected ways Fraser is different after they get together~~

~~- Unexpected ways Ray is different after they get together~~

~~- Maybe there's a cat?~~

~~Request 3 by alittleindulgence~~

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~No category~~

~~Request Unfulfilled~~

~~23 Oct 2024~~

~~Tags~~

~~Ray Kowalski & NoneFanartFanfictionFanvid~~

~~Summary~~

~~I just enjoy RayK - so a celebration/exploration of this character would be lovely.~~

There’s a lot of growth that happens behind the scenes in s3-4 - I’d be interested in something that expands on what’s happening for him internally during this time - or whatever else you'd like to explore!

~~Things I don’t love/DNW:~~

~~- Major archive warnings~~

~~- Unhappy or ambiguous endings~~

- AI generated anything

My Dear Santa Letter: ~~docs.google.com/document/d/1oaA9lf8FYzB0019gB_SE3uGO1d6QtvXaVr2lDTs97NA/edit~~

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ds_ssdiscussion @ 2024-12-02T21:48:00

2024-12-02T21:54:27Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Duesers,

This is your check in post. Assignments are due in 19 days. If you think you can't make that date, send me an email: dsssmod20@gmail.com so we can get the assignment out to pinch hitters.

Now is also the time you can create treats. Please only take on treats if you have finished your gift. I won't accept works if you have gifts outstanding.

Get in touch if you need anything.

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Betas and Cheerleaders

2024-11-22T13:16:44Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Duesers,

Sorry for the lateness this year. I blame academia.

This is the post where you can volunteer for Beta or cheerleader or both.

Please comment with your name, and how is best to contact you onto this post.

I hope you are all happy with your assignments. If you have any questions or concerns please message me here, discord or email to dsssmod20@gmail.com

If you fancy doing a treat feel free to start looking at the reqs now. Treat posting will start from December 😁🥳

Thank you kindly everyone

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PINCH HIT CALL OUT

2024-11-05T08:07:39Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Duesers,

I'm reaching out for a pinch hitter for the DSSS gift exchange.
Here are the prompts:

Request 1:

~~Fandom:due South~~

~~No rating~~

~~Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings~~

~~Tags~~

Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Fanart, Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

~~- Fraser and Kowalski are undercover, completely different people. Like Miss Fraser and Ray the baseball player. Except both of them on the same assignment. Can be serious or comedic. Gen or slash.~~

Request 2:
Fandom: Due South
Benton Fraser & None, Benton Fraser,
Fanart, Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

- post credit stinger for the episode of your choice (similar to what the MCU always does with their movies). What should have been added to the ep? Where there any dangling plot threads? What about a scene that might lead to some sort of AU? Or a scene showing if the characters had made different choices?

Request 3:
Fandom: Due South

Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Fanart, Fanfiction

~~Summary~~

- post CotW, Fraser and Kowalski are posted to some large Canadian city. How to they adapt? How does Fraser cope with another city? How does Ray cope with someplace not Chicago? What is great about it? What do they struggle with? Can be gen or slash.

~~As for DNW, see my letter.~~

~~My Dear Santa Letter:~~

~~seleneheart.dreamwidth.org/1325725.html~~

~~seleneheart.dreamwidth.org/1325725.html~~
Deadline is: 20th December 2024

Please email me at dsssmod20@gmail.com or DM me here or in Discord if interested.

Thank you kindly!!

CLAIMED THANK YOU KINDLY!!

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SWAP REQUEST

2024-11-01T17:43:44Z

Posted by: wicked3659

Hello Seekrit Santas,

I am putting out an announcement for anyone currently signed up who might like to do a swap. No explanation needed, perhaps the prompts aren't hitting the right notes or you're just not feeling confident you can do justice to what your gifter will really enjoy.

No judgement, but I will need you to email me privately on the dsssmod20@gmail.com to discuss the details of the prompts to maintain the secrecy and anonymity of the gift exchange. As soon as possible, thank you kindly.

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ASSIGNMENTS ARE ON THEIR WAY!!

2024-10-28T09:01:31Z

Posted by: wicked3659

All your assignments have been sent. Any issues please message me or email the mod email.

Have fun, get your Secret Santa letters ready and don't talk about your assignments, it's a surprise 🤪🤫

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DSSS 2024 Announcement Post!!!

2024-10-07T15:54:12Z

Posted by: wicked3659

DSSS 2024 First Post!

Disclaimer for any new guys to the fandom - and I know there's a few, I run this by myself in between 2 teaching jobs and researching for a doctorate so please bear with me! ^__^;;;

Here is this year's schedule!

Signups Open	Sunday 7th October 2024
Signups Close	Friday October 27th, 2024 at 11:59pm (UTC)
Assignments sent out to participants	Monday October 28th 2024
Collection open for posting	November 1st, 2024
Assignments Due	Friday 20th December 2024 at 11:59pm (UTC)
Reveal Anonymous Works	Tuesday December 24th, 2024 11:59pm (UTC)
Reveal Authors	Jan 1st, 2024

Welcome back to another year of DSSS. This year everything will run like last year. (Except a little late and with a shorter sign up (what's new!?).

The AO3 tagset will run like a standard exchange with 3 requests to 1 match up carried out using AO3 algorithms.

Requests will be visible from the start of sign ups. This allows for more transparency and longer time to start thinking about treats whether or not you decide to sign up to the main event.

There will be no beta check in. We recommend you get your work beta'd before submitting it to continue DSSS high standards. It is a gift after all. The mod (me) will be checking for any glaring mistakes when you submit and will get in touch if anything needs amending.

That being said there will be a beta volunteer post at a later date so please ask if you are struggling to get a beta.

We are scrapping the rule that if you default on your main match you can't treat. We understand why this was done previously but we decided that life happens sometimes, and inspiration comes and goes when it feels like it. Nobody wants to default. But if you do, and later on you get inspiration for something else, there's nothing wrong with throwing more cake into the mix. Who doesn't love more cake at Christmas? I will still ensure that everybody who signs up gets a gift regardless.

The collection will be open at the same time this year giving more time for contributions.

If you have any questions please comment on this post.

Sign ups are open (give or take an hour from now). Get ready!

archiveofourown.org/collections/DSSS2024/signups/new

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(old) due South Seekrit Santa archive import to AO3 by OTW!

2024-10-04T18:59:32Z

Posted by: verushka70

Hello all! The old/lost dSSS entries that were on the defunct (for several years now) crocolanthus server - and the initial LJs - are being imported to AO3 by OTW. I worked so hard tracking down links from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (and LJ) and OTW is going to start importing next month.

Please see their post on AO3 for more details on how to reach them if you're an author or were a recipient and you think you might have a dSSS fanwork (or 2, or 3, or more!) that will be in their import. (I will not be doing the importing, only OTW does that, so I'm not the one to contact going forward!) Thank you! And thank you, OTW!

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Tick tock - 12 hour countdown.

2023-12-18T01:18:39Z

Posted by: wicked3659

It is tonight midnight UK time that dsss closes. There's likely to be some wiggle room so please message or email if you have any issues.

Pinch hitters: You have until the 24th 😁💪

Don't forget to tick your complete box or AO3 will show you as incomplete/defaulted!

Also be sure to tick your assignment box when you post or you'll be shown as defaulted. I get notifications and will be checking as well and will send out reminders if I think anybody has missed it 😁

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5 DAYS TO GO!!!!

2023-12-15T09:21:21Z

Posted by: wicked3659

As much as it pains me to tell you. The deadline looms!!

Please email me at dsssmod20@gmail.com if you cannot finish.

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