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Fellow Arashians:

Last week we shared with you a message about the situation at Sakurai-san's campaign's headquarters. Things have been looking up since then (Sakurai-san is no longer gobbling down cheesecake after cheesecake, something his stylist appreciates very much), especially after the poll's results came in this morning (thanks to everyone who took the time to read and vote!)

Sakurai-san sent us this picture after we informed him about the numbers:


We believe it's safe to say that he's very excited about the news. That or someone was grabbing his butt, we do not know. In any case, just this announcement got him in an splendid mood. He's even rehearsing his speech again!

So, without further ado...


WELCOME TO THE 2016 - 2017 SEASON OF SHO EXCHANGE!


It is the first time for our team to organize an event of this type! We hope that by doing this, we can give Sakurai-san the encouragement he needs to continue focusing both on his work as an Arashi member and on his world domination political ambitions.

On our last brainstorming session, we discussed some points which we want to recapitulate here:

- Due to limited time, the exchange's schedule has been arranged like this:

Sign-ups: December 9th, 2016 - December 15th, 2016
Assignments sent by: December 18th, 2016
Deadline: February 7th, 2017. (For those requiring a beta-reader, the deadline is on January 31st, 2017)
Posting starts on: February 14th, 2017
Reveals: A week after the last fic has been posted.

As you can see, posting won't start on Sakurai-san's birthday. He did give us his approval to move it to Valentine's Day (he was a bit reluctant and embarrassed at first though). We understand that everyone is not on the same time zone, therefore we will be following GMT time for this exchange.

- We have decided that all fics must have a minimum of 2000 words. After some discussions, our staff members decided that a word limit won't be necessary.

- There will still be an activity on January 25th to celebrate Sakurai-san's birthday. Details will be discussed later.

- We have a post dedicated exclusively to the exchange's rules, which you can read HERE. For your convenience, we will sum them up below (although we recommend that you check that post to avoid inconveniences):

1. Fics must be Sho-centric.
2. Each participant must include at least two ROMANTIC pairings that include Sho in the "want to read/write" sections of their application. This is MANDATORY.
3. Fics must be at least 2000 words long.
4. Write in good, readable English.
5. Fics must be beta-read before being submitted. (If you need a beta, let us know as soon as possible so that we can help you!)
6. Include all html tags when submitting the fic.
7. Do not break anonymity or post your fic elsewhere before reveals.
8. Please do your best to write what your recipient requested!
9. Follow the schedule, and contact us if you need an extension/to drop out (preferably at least a week before the deadline).
10. HAVE FUN!

Now that the rules are out of the way, let's get to the fun part! Please fill out this form to the best of your ability so that we can consider you to join our event:



We are looking forward to hearing from you! :D

Yours,

-CJ & CN, Sakurai Sho's Campaign Managers.

SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED!
Thank you :)

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12/12/16 04:25 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] spacewhistler.livejournal.com
LJ Name: spacewhistler
Fic Journal/Archive: ghostsinspace
Email: hexshadow27@gmail.com


Pairings you want to write: MAINLY YAMA. But okay, any Sho pairing within Arashi or just a friendship fic would be extremely fine to write, too.
Pairings you don’t want to write: Any Sho pairing outside Arashi.
I would like to write (prompts/genres/kinks etc.): I can work with AU. I find it hard to write RL-based stories, but I can try if it fits the recipient’s request.
I would not like to write (prompts/genres/kinks etc.): Smut or anything of that kind. I suck at writing scenes like that.

Pairings you want in your fic: YAMA. YAAAAMAAAA. Please. Or if you could insert a tiny Sho/Okada, that would be great. (Arashi friendship on the side is also a BIG pluuuus)
Pairings you do not want: None, as long as the pairing I want is the center in the story, it’s perfectly fine for me.
What do you want to receive (situations/kinks/genres): I came prepared! Here’s a list of AU prompts I’d like:
- Arashi sharehouse where two roommates are in a secret relationship
- CEO/Personal assistant AU
- Just My Luck-ish AU: an incredibly unlucky person A sticks to person B because he gets only good luck that way; or something to do with unusual luck.
- matchmaking fails
- Sho’s old, battered shed happens to have a person living in it
- Sho as an annoying neighbor
- the variety of names Sho calls Ohno

note: please don’t make the characters too perfect (esp. Sho!)—I want them flawed, occasionally embarrassing, sometimes idiots but will still get their happy ending. I want romance (it’s preferable if it’s not too much fluff) and fun stuff! Just a generally feel-good story. You could completely do anything outside of this list as long as this genre is in the story. :D

What do you not like to receive (situations/kinks/genres): As long as there’s no violence of any kind or smut that involves hurting each other, I’m all for it. Not too much angst, not too much fluff, too. (I’d prefer something on the middle ground)
Preferred rating (written and received): I could not write smut to save my life BUUUUUUUUT for something I could receive, you can go up to any rating you’d like. :D


Could you pinch-hit?: No
Could you beta?: No
Anything else you want to say? FINALLY. A Sho-centric exchange. I don’t know why but I felt inclined to join. Haha.