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Cloneship Rare Pair 2026 Announcement Post

Good day fellow fans!

Now that 2025 is coming to a close, it is time to discuss this event for 2026. This year, instead of nominating a bunch of ships and then having two featured ships each month, we wanted to keep the same format (a bingo card and “featured” month) but broaden the event after feedback taken through out the year.

Thus, this year's event is going to feature a group of clones for each section, instead of a specific ship.

This means any ship that includes one clone from each group that has less than 30 total fanworks on ao3 will now count toward that month/bingo card requirement!

This will hopefully allow more people to participate with their favorite characters, instead of asking people to perhaps write characters they do not know as well, or ships they are not as keen on. These ships can include poly groupings as well.

For example, if one wanted to write a specific character for the whole year, and pair them with various other clones from each group, they could! Or they could pick entirely unique characters for every month of the year.

For each month I will list a few clones that might qualify for the group, just to get the brain moving, though these will not be exhaustive lists. Some clones technically fall into more than one category as well. Again, each ship only requires one member from the group to count for that category, so you are not limited to only shipping legends clones with legends clones for example.

Month by month list with potential clones for each category below:

Not all clones are technically the same . Some workout more than others. part 2

people getting mad at ao3 for rightfully being firmly against censorship and allowing dark fics that depict taboo subjects in explicit details to be on their platform is so funny to me because ao3 was created specifically to be a fuck you to capitalism and censorship. the point of ao3 is that it’s a place to host and archive any fanwork, which includes fanwork about taboo topics that are not allowed on other platforms like wattpad or fanfiction.net

the whole point of ao3 is that it’s a safe space for all fics, and that includes fics about taboo subjects

ao3 has always been firmly against censorship since the day it was created, that’s why it’s run by fans, for fans, on fans’ donations, why it’s a nonprofit organization, that’s also why it has no ads or algorithms or any of those capitalism bullshit

if you have a problem with that, go to fanfiction.net or wattpad. no one forces you to stay in the house made specifically for the (affectionate) freaks

How to write HATEABLE Villains

1. Give them power over something the reader cares about A villain who can’t actually hurt anything important is just annoying. Give them control over a person, a system, a truth, or a resource the protagonist and reader are emotionally invested in.

2. Make them punch down, not up Readers hate villains who abuse people with less power. Targeting children, the vulnerable, the innocent, or the desperate instantly signals moral rot.

3. Let them feel justified The most infuriating villains believe they’re right. They don’t see themselves as cruel, they see themselves as necessary, logical, or “doing what must be done.”

4. Make them calm while doing terrible things Cold politeness, soft voices, or pleasant manners paired with cruelty feels far more disturbing than loud rage. It creates emotional whiplash that sticks.

5. Give them small, petty cruelty on top of big evil Genocide is abstract. Stealing someone’s last comfort, humiliating someone publicly, or enjoying another person’s fear feels personal — and that’s what makes readers angry.

6. Let them win more than feels fair A villain becomes hateable when they keep getting away with it. Let them succeed. Let them walk free. Let them hurt people without consequence — for a while.

7. Deny the reader catharsis Cut away before justice. Interrupt revenge. Delay consequences. The lack of emotional release builds frustration that gets attached directly to the villain.

8. Make them emotionally invasive They don’t just hurt bodies — they manipulate, gaslight, shame, isolate, and reframe reality. They make the protagonist doubt themselves.

9. Let them corrupt something good They twist love into control, faith into obedience, loyalty into fear, or law into cruelty. Watching something pure rot because of them creates hatred fast.

10. Don’t soften them with too much sympathy A tragic backstory can explain behavior, but if you want them hateable, don’t excuse it. Let the story clearly show that their pain does not justify their harm.

How to Fix Underwriting

1. Slow down at emotionally important moments.

Big emotions need space to land. If a scene feels rushed, pause the plot briefly to show how the moment affects the character.

2. Add reactions, not explanations.

Instead of explaining what a character feels, show it through physical responses, hesitation, or small actions that reveal emotion naturally.

3. Ground every scene in the senses.

If a scene feels thin, add one or two sensory details—sound, texture, smell, or temperature—to make the moment feel lived-in.

4. Let thoughts interrupt action.

A line of internal thought can deepen a scene without slowing it too much. Thoughts show stakes, fear, longing, or conflict beneath the action.

5. Expand consequences, not events.

You don’t need more things to happen—you need to show what matters. Focus on how events change relationships, decisions, or self-perception.

6. Strengthen setting where emotion peaks.

The environment should echo or contrast the emotion of the scene. Setting is not decoration—it’s emotional reinforcement.

7. Add specific details instead of general ones.

Underwriting often relies on vague language. Swap “they argued” for one sharp line of dialogue or a specific breaking point.

8. Let dialogue breathe.

Short dialogue exchanges without pauses can feel flat. Add beats—silence, gestures, interruptions—to give the conversation weight.

9. Show transitions between scenes.

If scenes jump too quickly, readers feel disoriented. A brief transition helps establish time, mood, and emotional continuity.

10. Clarify stakes early in the scene.

If readers don’t know what can be lost, scenes feel empty. Make sure the character wants something specific and fears losing it.

11. Use the “what are they feeling right now?” check.

After each major beat, ask what emotion is dominant in that moment. If it’s missing on the page, the scene is likely underwritten.

12. Expand scenes that feel “too clean.”

If a scene resolves too neatly or quickly, it probably needs more tension. Messy emotions and unresolved feelings add depth.

Ways That Fear Can Show Up (Without Saying “Fear”)

When it creeps: • Foreboding — the air feels wrong before anything actually happens. • Ominousness — silence that feels almost... purposeful. • Misgiving — your instincts tugging at your sleeve, whispering, "Don't."

When it hits fast: • Shock — your brain blanks • Startled— your heart slams, you inhale • Panic — thoughts fracture; your instincts beg for escape

When it lingers: • Tension — jaw locked, shoulders up near your ears. • Anxiety — background noise that lingers in every thought • Dread — knowing something bad is coming and having to wait for it.

When it turns physical: • Shivers — cold crawling up the spine. • Sweat, dilated pupils, skin gone pale — your own body betrays you. • Weakness — knees like jelly, grip unreliable.

When it overwhelms: • Terror — too big to think around. • Horror — something has gone wrong. • Paralysis — body refusing orders.

When it distorts reality: • Paranoia — patterns where there are none. • Suspicion — every sound feels intentional. • Unease — the sense of being watched without proof.

part of the Series of TBB Memes!

A Series of TBB Memes

Pst! Vod. Can you keep a secret?

The Secret Love Lives of Clones, a cloneshipping-centric zine, is in its final stages of development before it goes up for pre-orders. The zine features 28 fantastic authors and artists, and 44 works featuring ships from all eras of Star Wars the Clone Wars media.

Look forward to more details very soon!

Art by @cats-and-reclaiming-my-life

I wanted to do that last year, but never happend 🫠 I think we talked last year @blackseafoam? Just took me a full year ehehe 😅

Now I saw it from my dear @tahny-andthe-diamonds 🫶 And looked up my art I did in 2025.

Myself doing the same silly faces like my victims toys blorbos and OCs 🤪✨ I still have enough, so I gave some to them hihi! 🦉☕️😹 And can’t do serious faces with a caf slurping Commander Fox on my hoodie anyway 😽

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Precious friends 🫶 @foxwithadarkside @tahny-andthe-diamonds @feralferrule @clonethirstingisreal @nocturius8015ficore @fuzzyenthusiastnelket01

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