"If you don't stop talking right now, I will render you unconscious with my taser as though you'd gotten handsy with me on the seawall. I have made myself clear."

Character 1

Vampire Boat

Interview With a Vampire Boat

“As cold as your heart is, seeing your face does provide my torturous existence a modicum of comfort. Like a divorced salaryman meeting with his crack dealer every week. Ask away!”

Character A

Cassidy

Anomalous Anonymous: All Abnormalities Allowed

Glar-bek looked sheepishly at Skeletron, who placed a bony arm from his headless body on her ethereal shoulder.

Character 1

Mordecai Ryder

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character A

Ethel S. Kursh

Better Than Drinking Alone

“All I've heard about 37 is HR and the, uh, microwave crisis. What the hell is a microwave crisis anyway?”

Character 1

Dr. Justine Everwood

Aces Deuces

"I'm fine. Fucking Wondertainment fucking hot chocolate fucking mug."

Character A

Quinn Law

Spellbound and Hellbound

A demon on the loose, a necromancer in Arkansas, and a story waiting to be born. Love is in the air, tinged with the scent of brimstone.

Character 1

Eva McDoyle

Losers in Every Dimension

"Then bottoms up. I'm not doing twelve hours of this sober."

Character 1

Belial

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character A

Terry Harper

Dinners and Death

"Scott Stei-?" Was all Terry could get out before being punched through their apartment wall and into their bedroom.

Character 1

Dr. Yusuf Flemming

Quality Time

I'd stop the world and melt with you. Also, murder.

Character A

The Crocosquid

Reeling in the Crocosquid

Fleeing the Foundation isn't easy, especially not when you've got a brain ghost in one ear and a mad scientist in the other.

Character 1

August Jorel

Siren

I want to have a voice. I want to be able to speak in voice chats. I want to have this part of my identity back.

Character A

Ridar Montemayor

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character 1

Epon Scarlett

Capture Hi(s Heart)m

Being the catch that you are, you decide that the best way to capture him would be to seduce him, of course.

Character A

SCP-7513

Plus One

Congratulations! You've Won!

Character 1

Randolph Greaze

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character A

Audra Cesnavicius

Cesnavicius & The Deep Dark Forest

So they do, marching back to the Site with some haste away from the swirling black they don't see under the lake.

Character A

Queen Mab

Project Proposal 2018-112: "Any Time, Any Place, You And Me"

Within the realm of historical debate, there is no room for precisely one discussion — whether or not Queen Mab was a monster.

Character 1

Felicity Baudin

Rita Learns About The Birds And The Bees In The Worst Way

Tanksy rubbed his thin, patchy mustache. “So, this lady… she’s like a big figure in fae communism?”

Character A

Dr. George Anderson

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character 1

Stephane the Apostle

Five-Finger Discount

Pfft..science. That’s your reality. Come..let me show you mine.

Character A

Abigail Lacroix

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character 1

Anya Molokyna

The Peculiar Prisoner

It started with a simple rescue mission. Moloknya did not expect to find a curious time-displaced scientist from the future.

Character A

Samara Maclear

Samara: Be the Itsy Bitsy Spider.

There is a sense of peering into a world unto its own. That world, that passion, it can be shared innumerable times with so many different humans. And each time, it can never take away from its source; but it adds to the web of passion.

Character 1

Director Celeste

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character A

Leslie

Moving On

"I wonder if those cybernetics allow them to play League…"

Character 1

Gregory Jermaine Chudley

Love in the Time of Chugwater

How exactly do I explain you to my parents?

Character A

Edward Edwin "Hertz" "Squidward" Nolan-Nguyen

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character 1

Head Of Security

Raccoon Dog Hunt

Edward didn’t like talking to people.

Character A

SCP-6118

Hominophobia

They're like zombies, all of them. The researcher can't stand to look at their faces for a second longer. Even if he's out of Site-31, the memories remain; but so does the need for connection. He might just be able to get that need met without any humans involved.

Character 1

Jacob R. Dylan

Burn, Baby, Burn

You're more than what you're able to do… you're your personality, your strengths. Your past doesn't need to be your future. I know you, Jacob. You can be more than who you are now.

Character A

Evelyn Elijovich

yourstoryhere

Your blurb here.

Character α

Rules, regulations, awards, and deadlines

blegh

THE BASICS

You are going to submit a character you created, to be romanced by another author's character, from which point it gets a bit more complicated.

**Name:** [the name(s) of your character]
**Location:** [links to articles where your character appears. these can be a single page, a tag, a series, or multiple articles. please don't include cameos; we want articles where your character is somewhat important to the plot, or at least the main focus of a major scene]
**About me:** [brief description of the character; it can be in-universe from their perspective or out]
**Looking for:** [what you want to see in the story, or what your character looks for in love. this will be taken into account during match-ups, during which you will be matched with whoever the contest runner finds the funniest or most engaging]

**Limits:** [What you don't want to see in a story with your character, whether that be a specific romance trope, NSFW content, incompatible orientation, or something else. The contest runners will ensure these limits are 100% respected.]

Pay special attention to the "Limits" section, not only of your own post, but of your eventual assignee. It is against the rules to willingly violate someone's Limits.

Some examples:¹

Name: Judas al-Zaman, The Postmaster
Location: A Cloud Over Lichtenberg, I want that twink Obliterated
About me: 🇵🇰🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈 Hi, I'm Judas, I run mail for Outer Lichtenberg. It's cool, you should visit some time. Also I recently got caught in a street war where I accidentally killed someone, and I'm still working through some trauma, so please be patient with me.
Looking for: Men who can keep up with me; someone to go to a punk show with; parkour teacher? 🥺

Limits: No women, Judas is gay.

Name: Theresa Arianna Petrucci, Acolyte Dunst Amherst
Location: How To Clean A Polyester Dress, INTERMISSION: Like a Fly, I want that twink Obliterated
About me: Tall, blonde, and whip-smart. 32-year-old tradfem looking for her Prince Charming, specifically one willing to establish an Integralist empire with the help of Neo-Daevite patsies and brutal chemical warfare.
Looking for: Men who aren't afraid to be strong; someone who'll help me reach new heights; a nice Christian man looking to settle down into the terrorism trade.

Limits: In all seriousness, I'd prefer she not get into a coercive relationship with, like, a Jew or trans person. I'd also prefer the story not be NSFW.

Name: "SCP-5952", "the Warbalang"
Location: SCP-5952
About me: Ancient clay humanoid. Good with kids. Likes nature walks. Hates the Scarlet Church.
Looking for: Someone good with kids; good at not getting lost; willing to look past my appearance.

Limits: 5952 shouldn't abuse the children it saves. It's also part of a species that reproduces asexually through fission, so keep that in mind.

Name: Ydax the Pallid, Agent Lancelot, Anthony Lindell, "SCP-4886"
Location: SCP-4886 (Reimagining of Jack of Clubs by AdminBright)
About me: Do you like hunting? Do you like flatworms? Do you like ancient spymasters? Have you ever wanted to be skinned and replaced, your position used as pretext to commit a string of horrifying murders? Check me out… if you can find me ;)
Looking for: Things with pretty skin; true believers in the Daevite Autocracy; someone to bring home to my dad.

Limits: Go nuts :)

Round 1: Entrants will be given time to write a "romance" featuring both characters. What this means is up to the authors; however, both characters must be prominently involved in the story.
Round 2: The winners of Round 1 will be randomly assigned one of the winning stories of Round 1. From there, they will be given time to write a tale that includes their own character in the romance. This can mean anything from breaking the characters up, having them team up to destroy your character, or even incorporating your character into their romance.
Round 3: The top four of Round 2 will, once more, be assigned a random winning story, which they now must "complete" in time. I don't give a shit how you do that, as long as you respect the authors' limits.

THE RULES:

Characters must be capable of giving informed consent. As such, they must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Your character cannot be a juvenile.
2. Your character must be sapient.
3. Your character must be able to communicate in some form or fashion.
You must write a romance that involves both characters. What that means is intentionally broad, but at least one character must conduct themselves in a non-platonic manner.
Characters must be original characters with at least one significant appearance on the wiki. This can be from an SCP, a tale, a GoI Format, an art piece, a particularly creative essay, whatever! So long as you can point to a wiki piece, you're good.
- Reimaginings are allowed, so long as they're far-enough removed from the original to be clearly distinguishable. Please note them on the "Location" section as "(Reimagining of [piece/character] by [author])"
- The contest runners maintain the right to ban certain characters for any reason whatsoever. You will be informed of such as quickly as possible, and are allowed to choose another character.
No SCP entries in the contest proper. SCPs will not be counted, except as qualifications for the above rule.
- Yes, this means every other kind of page is valid. If you want to draw a comic, write a spicy site dossier, or even get creative with an essay, go right ahead.
Respect the limits of the authors. If the character's author is uncomfortable with something, do not include it in your story. Deliberate violation of this rule will result in disqualification.
Link to the other author's work at the end of yours. Once your author posts their page, this is mandatory.
No shenanigans.
- "Shenanigans" may include, but are not limited to:
  - Sending excess PMs/DMs to promote your work, to the point of spam.
  - Downvoting your competitors works all at once, or within minutes of each's posting.
  - Malicious voting patterns (including malicious upvoting/novoting).
    - This includes downvoting something because you believe it doesn't "deserve" to win the event, irrespective of quality.
  - Encouraging any kind of voting brigade.
- Plugging your work is absolutely allowed, as long as it doesn't reach the point of outright spam.
- Shenanigans rules that pertain to voting also apply to non-entrants; your votes will not be counted should you be found engaging in such behaviors.
Should an entrant drop out of the contest without informing the contest runners, they will be barred from entering the runners' next contest. Please inform the contest runners if you need to drop out.
- UraniumEmpire strongly recommends the runner of the next OCT bar ghosting entrants.

Timeline

Submitting your character: May 8th-May 15th, 12AM CDT
Pairing characters up: May 15th-May 16th, 12 AM CDT
Writing/posting period 1: May 16th-May 30th, 1 PM CDT²
Voting period 1: May 30th-June 4th, 12 AM CDT
Writing/posting period 2: June 5th-June 19th, 2023, 12 AM CDT
Voting period 2: idk man
Writing/posting period 3: idk man
Voting period 3: idk man

In all seriousness: due to extensions, a lot of plans have been thrown into the air. I will be updating as things go.

THE PRIZE

UraniumEmpire will pay up to $200 for art³ of the winner's OC (and/or others, potentially), which will be displayed on this page. That necessarily means the art will be SFW.

Bonus Prizes

Pancreatic Failure

Write the sweetest tale of the contest.

Slow Dancing In An Acid Vat

Write the bitterest/most heartbreaking tale of the contest.

Okay, Freak

Write the spiciest tale of the contest.

Ned Loves My Hair

Make at least one reader cry.

You Will Be Assimilated

End your story with a polycule.

The Scorcho

Have your character break into the other's room to read their diary.

Portrait of a [REDACTED] on Fire

Receive art of your pairing, or draw an art page of any pairing you didn't receive; this can be awarded even if you didn't enter the contest.

Ruiz Duchamp Memorial Contest Team Memorial Contest Team Memorial Award

You know what to do.

Event is run by UraniumEmpire

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WE HAVE A WINNER

At +48 at the time of writing, Rounderhouse wins with Agent Calendar's Undervegas Hub! Congratulations to everyone who participated, and I will be handing out awards soon.

DANGEROUS COGNITOHAZARDS LOVE IS IN THE AIR…

ROUND 3 CONTESTANTS

The Crocosquid/stormbreath was paired with:

Dr. Karen T. Elstrom/HarryBlank was paired with:

Agent Calendar/Rounderhouse was paired with:

Queen Mab/Ralliston was paired with:

THE BASICS

THE RULES:

Timeline

THE PRIZE

Bonus Prizes

Pancreatic Failure

Slow Dancing In An Acid Vat

Okay, Freak

Ned Loves My Hair

You Will Be Assimilated

The Scorcho

Portrait of a [REDACTED] on Fire

Ruiz Duchamp Memorial Contest Team Memorial Contest Team Memorial Award