Metal Gear Solid Exchange

The collection is fully revealed! If you have any feedback, feel free to leave it here.

Thank you to everyone who signed up! You can read the works here

Everyone has submitted their gifts! We are on schedule to open the collection on February 9th, 2025!



Since everyone has something, why not try your hand at a treat?

As always, please feel free to email any questions to me at mgsx @ squidge.org

ASSIGNMENTS ARE OUT! Assignments are due on February 2nd, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST!



Please check the e-mail address associated with your AO3 account or the Assignments page on your AO3 profile. Your assignment will be there.
There are no Initial pinch hits. (yay!)

ASSIGNMENTS
You must create a work with at least one requested Relationship from your assignment as well as at least one requested Additional tag from your assignment. You must adhere to your assignments DNWs.

You do not need to fill every prompt from your assignment. You match to one ship and one additional tag on your assignment.

MINIMUMS
Fanfiction- 500 words
Fanvid- 60 seconds of vid
Fanart- Clean sketch

You are free to go beyond these if you wish. Treats have no minimums.

DEFAULTING & PINCH HITS
If you cannot complete your assignment, please Default as early as you can. The latest you will be able to do so without a penalty for the next MGSX is two days before the due date of assignments, January 31st, 2025

Alphabetized prompt list

( ASSIGNMENTS/DUE DATES/DEFAULTING/TREATS FAQ )

For any questions regarding your assignment, please E-mail me. (mgsx@squidge.org)

SIGNUPS ARE NOW OPEN! Sign ups close on December 31st, 11:59 PM, EST.



2025 AO3 COLLECTION
2025 TAGSET

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CONTACT
EMAIL- mgsx@squidge.org
DREAMWIDTH

( SIGN UPS FAQ AND CLARIFICATION )

MGSX 2025
All times are 11:59 EST
nominations OPEN: DEC 10
nominations CLOSE: DEC 17
sign ups CLOSE: DEC 31
ASSIGNMENTS OUT: by JAN 2
CREATION PERIOD: JAN 1-FEB 2
ASSIGNMENT DUE: FEB 2
ANON REVEALS: FEB 9
CREATOR REVEALS: FEB 16

GENERAL INFORMATION
Metal Gear Solid exchange is a low pressure, single-fandom, all ratings accepted freeform exchange for the Metal Gear series. Anything under the Metal Gear series umbrella is fair game. (Rising, Acid, Portable Ops, etc)
All ratings accepted means All ratings. From torture scat snuff rape to fluffy kink and gen fic, you are free to request anything your heart desires.

MINIMUMS
500 words, Clean sketch, 60 second fanvid.

MATCHING
MATCHES ON 1 MEDIUM, 1 RELATIONSHIP, 1 FREEFORM
Work must contain one requested medium, relationship and freeform from the same request.
Minimum requirement for offers and requests are as follows. 1 medium, 1 ship, 4 freeforms

LINKS
2025 AO3 COLLECTION
EXCHANGES 101/FAQ
2025 TAGSET
RENTRY

CONTACT
EMAIL- mgsx@squidge.org
DREAMWIDTH
Please keep tabs on the email associated with your AO3 account in case something goes wrong with your signup.

RULES
1. You must make at least 2 requests, the maximum is 10. You must make at least 2 offers, the maximum is 10. Your offer must match with another request in the collection.
2. Your gift must meet the minimums stated prior (500 words for fic, a clean sketch for art, or 60 seconds of a fanvid)
3. You must respect your recipient's DNWs, but outside DNWs cannot be enforced. Please keep your DNWs in the Additional Details box in the AO3 signup.
4. Do not post anything about what you create for this exchange on public social media, or where your recipient may be able to see it during the creation period. After creators have been revealed, you are free to post wherever you please.
5. No discourse tolerated whatsoever. I will delete your signup and ban your username if I see any bad faith participation or rude comments about ships or other creators signups.
6. The final day to default without a penalty is 2 days before the due date of assignments. January 31st, 2025
7. Commenting on your gift is a requirement. Please comment on your gift or I will ban you from next year's MGSX.
8. No AI art or text allowed.