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Lovelies,
It is time to find out who wrote your favourite fics! Go on, and support these authors by commenting on their fics, and sharing it to your friends. Once you're done reading, if you wish, you could read an ending note from our side. We thank you for being with us until the finishing line. Now, without further delay -
Day 1
- Angst and Artifice - missigma
- Afterthought - Chanology
- You make it hard to be faithful - theseluist
Day 2
- Youngblood, say you want me (out of your life) -ScarletSakura
- I Said, I Said - northofthehouse
- Staining my soul -sehosharkkie
- clear skies with a chance of romance - carpesoo
Day 3
- Take Two - jonginniesprout
- Dearest Nuisance - syntaxanalyzer
- Love at first sword - Satanvale
Day 4
- someone you loved - sunnysidechen
- Noisy Neighbour - crgb1234
- Liminality - trashsshi
Day 5
- Bonding Time - immaturefan
- The Sheets I Bought You - lawlipoppie
- After All This Time - lecksie31
Day 6
- Saturn Sangria Saturdays - likelikeLove
- Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder - ekzxo
- My Body Is A Cage - carereren
Day 7
- You're Hot Then You're Cold - Blooming_Day
- Under The Moon and So Many Stars - ninitails
- Child-like Banters Lead to Forever - AayoukojiStasia
Day 8
- Spread Your Wings (and learn to fly) - softyjseo
- Love You Like I Hate You - exolunaticshipper
- Last Night's Wishes - Semper_Sehun
Day 9
- Let's Solve this crime - xiusoodaeism
- A Game of Love and Liberty - mortdecay
- Shine On Me • Sincerity - abnegative
Day 10
- Good Mousekeeping - ACatWhoWrites
- Alpha Canis Majoris - alwaysjongin
Day 11
- Forever Bound - HonestlyChanbaek
- I'd die to be with you. - enigmaticma
- Bittersweet Old Flame - sekaipup
Day 12
- touch me not, for caesar's i am - sailorvenusgold
- Catching My Breath - HoneyByunnie
- Sandcastle’s Fault and the Roles We Played - cloverlovexo
Day 13
- Inferno Hearts - Happymee
- If you want to whine— - sophluorescent
- blooming days: writer chose to remain anonymous
Day 14
- The One to Play the Fool - gakkaiwa
- Say My Name - sekairrific
- A Joyous Occasion - VOlympianlove
Day 15
- don't wish for it, work for it! - risehun
- Draw Me In, Keep Me Close - belightbaek
- On Stage, We've the Love. Off Stage? Not a chance. - sophluorescent
Day 16
- i’d take a bullet for you (but i’d need to check my schedule first) - sonjjit
- Since 1173 (I’m lucky, unlucky to be yours) - CheckYourLie (svnwritten)
Day 17
- If It's Not You (It's Not Anyone) - ruiseu
- 58 Facets of Aquamarine - Sugar_and_Salt
- Good Bones - bgiu
Day 18
- Somewhere Between Us - Bbaegi
- Foe or For - loco
Day 19
- Kiss My Mast - kumjongin
- Wicked Affections - mysehuniverse
- Reverse Polarity - yeolish
~ The End ~
Dear readers,
A journey encompassing nine months ends today - at least, the first chapter; at least we hope it is the first chapter of this journey. When I, Mod Pepper, first created this fest, I expected a following of about 200 lovely people, and 10 -15 works of fiction, at max. But you proved us wrong in the best way possible. You hoped onto this initiative, and at the time of writing, Swords and Hearts has 1275 followers - a thousand more than we'd expected. We'll share with you some stats of this round:
- over 160 sign-ups in such times
- 55 writers
- 56 works
And our biggest achievement,
1, 013, 321 WORDS
added to the EXO fandom
under the Enemies to Lovers tag
~ we are grateful ~
I'll like to thank Mod Mint, my partner, who isn't on the team anymore, because she got hospitalized. It left me not wanting to continue SwordsHearts, so thanks to Mod Cinnamon, who stepped in, like a knight in the shining armor. Thanks to Mod Choco, who started out as the Discord Mod, but helped us manage when we lacked work force. Thanks to our unnamed graphics mod, for making beautiful graphics - we love you, and would have loved to share a longer journey with you. Thanks to K, who helped get the final touches on it. Thanks to other fest mods for helping me out, and guiding me: you let me know how kind the community and answered every question patiently. Thanks to all the people who supported me when I started this, and thanks to those who comforted me.
And most of all, thanks to the writers, the readers, the people who quoted our tweets, interacted with us, left curious questions in our CCs, the ones were made up the community.
People who had been with us since the very beginning would remember the slight enemies-to-lovers roleplay we had going ><, and since the first round is over, it is only fair that we end it with the long-awaited happily ever after.
Spread love and kindness and enjoy the fics!
Love,
Swords Hearts (more of the hearts right now, though. )