Just Married - A Marriage Trope Exchange

Assignments have been sent!

Creations due: August 20 (countdown)
Works revealed: August 27
Creators revealed: September 3

If your assignment does not match your offers or you see another problem with it, please email marriageex@gmail.com, comment on this post (all comments are screened), or PM the mod DW account justmarriedmod as soon as possible.

( Requirements Overview )


Initial pinch hits are as follows, due August 20, 11:59PM UTC at the regular assignment deadline:

( PH 1 - fic - Crossover Fandom, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Rebels )

( PH 2 - fic - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Musou: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, 殺し愛 | Koroshi Ai (Manga) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 3 - fic - All American: Homecoming (TV), Hawkeye (TV 2021), I Medici | Medici: Masters of Florence (TV), Killjoys (TV), Lost in Space (TV 2018), The Musketeers (2014), The Musketeers (2014), The Wheel of Time (TV) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 4 - fic - Legally Blonde - Hach/O'Keefe/Benjamin, Middlemarch - George Eliot, Daddy-Long-Legs - Jean Webster, Younger (TV), Tortall - Tamora Pierce, Ground Floor (TV), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 5 - Agent Carter (TV), Dark Matter (TV), DC's Arrowverse, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Lupin III, Star Trek: Voyager, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom )

CLAIMED - ( PH 6 - Dishonored (Video Games), Dishonored (Video Games), Doctor Who (1963), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Girl Genius (Webcomic), Girl Genius (Webcomic), Lackadaisy (Webcomic), Psychonauts (Video Games) )

( PH 7 - fic - 长歌行 - 夏达 | Cháng Gē Xíng | Legend of Li Changge - Xia Da (Manhua), When Harry Met Tom - The_Carnivorous_Muffin, Q.E.D. (Manga) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 8 - fic - Crossover Fandom, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe )

CLAIMED - ( PH 9 - fic - DCU, DCU (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 10 - fic, art, podfic - 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Manga), 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Manga), 魔入りました! 入間くん | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Manga), 魔入りました! 入間くん | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Manga) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 11 - Ted Lasso (TV), 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020), Lovely Little Losers )

CLAIMED - ( PH 12 - fic, art - Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Ragnarok (TV 2020) )

@ anonymous commenter who wrote in to claim PH 13: Apologies, this request was just claimed, but thank you very much for offering!
CLAIMED - ( PH 13 - The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Anime), Wednesday (TV 2022) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 14 - fic - The Magnus Archives (Podcast), Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Saiyuki (Anime & Manga) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 15 - fic - Pentiment (Video Game), Tesla Note (Anime & Manga), Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 16 - fic - Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, Naruto, Naruto )

CLAIMED - ( PH 17 - fic, art - Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games), Disco Elysium (Video Game), Disco Elysium (Video Game) )

Comments on this post are screened. To claim a PH, please comment here or email marriageex@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the number of the PH.

We may not be able to immediately respond to pinch hit claims, but will get to them as soon as we’re able.

Sign ups for Just Married are open! Sign up here. See the tag set here.

Update for 2023:You may request just 1 unique fandom, but in that case, if you go out to pinch hit, you will not be guaranteed a gift unless you add fandoms to meet a minimum of 3 unique fandoms. If you wish to add fandoms, please contact the mod; we will only add fandoms if you are currently a pinch hit.

We have a google spreadsheet of freeform tags for browsing. To use the spreadsheet, make a copy, and use the arrows on the left hand side to expand individual categories.

Sign ups will close 11:59 pm UTC on the 18th of June. To convert that your time, click here and add a city/time zone. Or, see the countdown clock.

Requests will be visible as they come in. Watch the sign up summary for numbers of requests/offers per fandom (note: fandoms with 0 requests will not appear). Watch the requests summary for details on requests, including requested ships, freeform tags, and media types.

Detailed instructions (copied from guidelines) are below. Some quick notes:

Please be careful when selecting Any Relationship/Any Freeform. Please do not request Any Relationship unless you are sure you are fine with receiving any relationship in the fandom in the tagset; same with Any Freeform. Do not request Any and then DNW certain relationships or tags. If your DNWs contradict the signup, the signup takes priority.


( Requests )

( Offers )

( Sign Ups, Assignments, and Requirements )

Fandom Clarifications

Star Trek
Beverly Crusher/Jean-Luc Picard
Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway
Julian Bashir/Ezri Dax
Julian Bashir/Mirror Kira Nerys
Kes/Tuvok (Star Trek)
Sam Rutherford/D'Vana Tendi

Please nominate under the specific instalment(s) of Trek.

Disney Animated Movies
Eugene Fitzherbert | Flynn Rider/Rapunzel
Prince Charming/Cinderella (Disney)
Beast/Belle (Disney)

Please nominate under the individual Disney Movie.

Star Wars - All Media Types
CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives/Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

This has been moved to Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types.



Freeform Clarifications

Please show how these are related to marriage
A/B/O
A/B/O - Farmer Alpha puts out ad for MOC/omega thought to be infertile answers/they fall in love
Accidental Baby Acquisition
Courtship - Party A Begins Courtship/Party B Does Not Understand Gestures
Fluff and Angst
werewolves and vampires

Please add category prefixes
friends to marriage (e.g. is this intended more as a Marriage of Convenience tag, or a Marrying for Love tag?)
Arranged marriage between enemies must be consummated to avert a war

Tag clarifications
Character death - Character A dies and Character B becomes a widower
May we accept as 'Widowed'?

Wedding: Venue is set on fire - characters must fight for their lives to get out
May we accept under 'Wedding Ceremony'?

Wedding Eve: Character A and Character B embark on a road trip for a must-have treat
May we accept as 'Wedding - Character A and Character B embark on a road trip for a must-have treat on their wedding eve'?

Nominations for Just Married 2023 are open (a little early)! Find the tagset here: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/15640.

Nominations will close 11:59pm UTC on June 11. To convert UTC to your time zone, click here, adjust the date as necessary, and click “add a city or time zone.”

Please disambiguate relationship nominations (add the fandom name in parentheses behind your nomination). This will help us approve your tags faster.

Last year's freeforms have been copied over to this year's tagset, and we will also be accepting new tags. Please add category prefixes when nominating!

Nomination Guidelines:

You may nominate up to 7 fandoms, 7 relationships per fandom, and 10 freeform tags. Mods will approve nominations throughout the time range, and clarification questions will be posted to this community.

For relationship tags, please nominate in the format 'Character A/Character B' for romantic relationships and use 'Character A & Character B' for non-romantic relationships. You may nominate more than two characters in a relationship.

Please disambiguate all relationship tags by adding "(Fandom Name)" at the end. Examples: Jake Peralta/Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Confused Male Demon & The Male Prime Minister He Accidentally Possessed (Original Work).

Freeform tags are for trope or situation matching. Examples include: arranged marriage, accidentally married, sedoretu, etc. Feel free to get creative but please aim for clarity. For example, “soulbond marriage” is ambiguous, “marriage with forced soulbonding” is clearer.

Please include a category when nominating freeforms! This is to help us keep the tagset organized. A list of categories can be found here (thank you to the sheet creator). To use it, please save or download a local editable copy. You can then browse the categories, or click into individual categories to see the freeforms within that category. The public spreadsheet will be updated from time to time as new freeform tags are accepted.

Please also nominate only marriage tropes and situations! Freeforms unrelated to marriage will be rejected.

Specific fandom notes:
All Dragon Age nominations go under Dragon Age: All Media Types.
All of the associated movies go under Marvel Cinematic Universe. Please nominate Marvel TV shows on their own.
All of the associated movies go under DC Extended Universe.

Original Works are welcome. Please nominate under the Original Work fandom tag. If you have specific genders in mind, include those in your nomination. Example: “Female Soldier/Male Assassin (Original Work).”

Crossovers are welcome. Please nominate crossover relationships under the Crossover Fandom tag. List the character name followed by their canon. Example: “Tony Stark (MCU)/Bruce Wayne (DCU).” Crossover nominations that do not follow this format may be rejected.

Creators for Just Married 2022 have been revealed! Many thanks to all of this year's participants, with special thanks again to our wonderful pinch hitters. We couldn't have done it without you!

Since the collection opening was delayed for some time, we recommend you update the posted date on the gift(s) you made so people following your fandom tag can also see and enjoy your work, if you haven't already.

If you have any feedback for us, you can e-mail marriageex@gmail.com or comment on this post.

We hope to see you again at next year's weddings!

"I do"s have been traded, bells have been rung, and the appropriate ritual sacrifices and tips to catering staff have been made. Real feelings in your fake marriage? More likely than you think. The Just Married 2022 collection is revealed!

Many thanks to all of this year's participants. Special thanks to our pinch hitters who all went the extra mile. (Psst: we have a pinch hitters' prompt post.) We hope you enjoy your gifts! Let your creators know!

If you have any issues please email us as soon as possible. You can reach us at marriageex@gmail.com.

We have one more pinch hit! As a result, we will be delaying reveals until August 27, 11:59PM UTC (one week from now).

** Update: The pinch hit has been claimed. Thank you, pinch hitter!

Please note that this pinch hit has added requests for Criminal Minds and Once Upon a Time.

This PH is due August 26, 11:59 PM UTC (countdown), or negotiable. This is 24 hours before the new collection opening time.
If you can't claim this pinch hit yet but are working on something for the recipient, it would be very helpful if you let us know.

To claim this PH, please comment here or email marriageex@gmail.com with your AO3 name.
CLAIMED - ( PH 16 - League of Legends, Silent Hill (Video Game Series), The Killing (US TV 2011), Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Notre-Dame de Paris | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Victor Hugo, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Laurell K. Hamilton, Hazbin Hotel (Web Series), Criminal Minds (US TV), Once Upon a Time (TV) )

We have 3 existing post-deadline pinch hits and 1 new pinch hit.

To claim a PH, please comment here or email marriageex@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the number of the PH. We may not be able to immediately respond to pinch hit claims, but will get to them as soon as we’re able. Comments on this post are screened.

These pinch hits are due August 13, 11:59 pm UTC (countdown), or negotiable.

( PH 7 - Actor RPF, Hill Street Blues, Trick Baby (1972), Switching Channels (1988) )

( PH 16 - League of Legends, Silent Hill (Video Game Series), The Killing (US TV 2011), Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Notre-Dame de Paris | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Victor Hugo, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Laurell K. Hamilton, Hazbin Hotel (Web Series) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 20 - The Equalizer (TV 2021), Highway to Heaven, Original Work, Original Work, Original Work, Timeless (TV 2016) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 29 - The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), Game of Thrones (TV), Koi Kaze, Horizon: Zero Dawn (Video Game), Ready or Not (2019), Baccano!, BoJack Horseman, Far Cry 4, Long Live the Queen (Video Game), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga )

We hope wedding preparations are going well! Assignments are due August 7 11:59PM UTC (countdown), a little under five days from now.

There are 2 existing and 4 new pinch hits. Comments on this post are screened. To claim a PH, please comment here or email marriageex@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the number of the PH.

We may not be able to immediately respond to pinch hit claims, but will get to them as soon as we’re able.

These pinch hits are due August 13, 11:59 pm UTC (countdown), six days after the regular assignment due date.

( PH 5 - Welcome to Night Vale, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, 本好きの下剋上 - 香月美夜 | Honzuki no Gekokujou | Ascendance of a Bookworm Series - Kazuki Miya, The Magnus Archives (Podcast), Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Welcome to Night Vale )

( PH 7 - Actor RPF, Hill Street Blues, Trick Baby (1972), Switching Channels (1988) )

CLAIMED - ( PH 12 - Naruto, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses )

CLAIMED - ( PH 13 - Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (TV), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Original Work )

CLAIMED - ( PH 14 - Hannibal (TV), Outlast (Video Games), Marvel Cinematic Universe )

CLAIMED - ( PH 15 - 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Leverage, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine )

Pinch hitters help keep the exchange world going! Many thanks to those that have already signed onto creating for a request this year. We can hear those wedding bells already. Maybe also some mysterious crashing noises and a getaway car backfiring. Who can say.

For our pinch hitters, we're making this post a place to leave some prompts of your own - If you would like to!

Please use the 2022 tagset for your requests. In a comment or link to a letter, please list:

- Your AO3 handle
- Requested fandoms
- The relationship(s), freeforms, and media type(s) you would like for each fandom
- Any DNWs
- Any optional details you'd like to include for each request

This post will not close until after the 2022 round. You can leave a comment at any time during the round.

For anyone interested in making treats for our pinch hitters, watch this space! :)