No True Pair Four Character Mini-Round Dates:

Signups Open - March 9th
Prompts Posted - March 16th
Posting - March 26th-31st
Amnesty - Thereafter

No True Pair Eight Character Full-Round Dates:

Signups Open - August 1st
Prompts Posted - August 13th
Posting - September 1st-28th
Amnesty - Thereafter

As usual, this is a rough schedule and I may need to adjust dates a day or two in either direction as we draw nearer (mostly regarding the September round) but we're on for the year!

I have added a guideline to the profile and will reiterate it when we get closer to events - do not post anything created with GenAI. It is not in the spirit of the community and is not welcome. Thank you.

Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: anastasia-blf on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: An amazingly realistic grayscale double portrait (reference is the main face-off poster). Comes with a vid showing the art process which I always enjoy. Extraordinary accuracy and likenesses.
Link: Hyperrealistic face-off portraits (and a reblog to get around it being a locked post)

Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: bluegiragi on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: okay, I'm through some fic deadlines and back to reccing. These two pics are a set, and as a bonus there's a hilarious text chat below as well. These are Ilya and Shane's Calvin Klein ads, with Shane blushing and hurrying past Ilya's one, and Ilya standing to admire Shane's. Excellent art, and a whole story.
Link: ilya rozanov and shane hollander for calvin klein