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MGSX 2026
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
2026 AO3 COLLECTION
EXCHANGES 101/FAQ
2026 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, 2026
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.

MGSX 2026 creators are now revealed!

Thanks for joining for another successful year!

Check out the works!!! They're all so awesome!

The collection is now open!
Thank you everyone for your hard work!!
GO READ IT!!!

I will try to open the collection tonight, if AO3 will be up. If not, it will open tomorrow, or as soon as the archive is up and running and I'm at my pc!

Thank you all for your patience!

To take this pinch hit, please comment your AO3 handle below (comments are screened) or E-mail me.

PINCH HIT #1

There are still open assignments, so I will be pushing back reveals for another week.

I'm hoping to have fics reveal on March 2nd!!

If you are done with your assignment, this is a great time to do some extra read-overs or touch ups on your art piece! Or, if you're feeling risky, try your hand at a treat?

There are still open assignments, so I will be pushing back reveals for another week.

I'm hoping to have fics reveal on the 23rd!

If you are done with your assignment, this is a great time to do some extra read-overs or touch ups on your art piece! Or, if you're feeling risky, try your hand at a treat?

Our creators need some more time to create their assignments, so there will be a 1 week extension!

Anon reveals will be on Monday, February 16th

If you are done with your assignment, this is a great time to do some extra read-overs or touch ups on your art piece! Or, if you're feeling risky, try your hand at a treat?

If you don't have a gift yet, don't worry! Those who haven't submitted have an extension.

Those who have, this is your time to do final checks!

We are on schedule to reveal on the 9th!

Today, January 31st, 2026 is the final day to default from MGSX without a penalty!

Please email me if you think you'll need an extension, I will be reaching out to everyone soon.

alphabetized requests

One week until the deadline for this year's mgsx!

Please email me if you need an extension!

Assignments are all out! They are due on February 2nd, 2026!

Please email me with any questions, mgsx@squidge.org.

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, 2026

( ASSIGNMENTS/DUE DATES/DEFAULTING/TREATS FAQ )

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

Sign ups are now closed and matching is underway!

Thank you to everyone who signed up this year! <3

Signups will close tonight, January 1st, at 11:59pm.
I have emailed everyone with incomplete requests.

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

2026 AO3 COLLECTION
TAGSET

If you'd like to promo the event, here is the banner linked for your convencience.

CONTACT
EMAIL- mgsx@squidge.org
DREAMWIDTH

( SIGN UPS FAQ AND CLARIFICATION )

Nominations are now open! Nominations close on December 17th 2025, 11:59PM EST. You will be able to nominate 20 ships and 20 additional tags.

The ships and tags are imported from last year's tagset, so please check you have already nominated something before adding it in!

2026 AO3 COLLECTION
2026 TAGSET

If you'd like to promo the event, here is the banner linked for your convencience.

CONTACT
EMAIL- mgsx@squidge.org
DREAMWIDTH

( NOMINATION FAQ AND CLARIFICATION )

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

Hello all! I revealed the collection, but one of the works is still listed as anonymous. Don't worry, I'm working on it!

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

Today is the final day to default without penalty for next year's MGSX!

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

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2025 SCHEDULE

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

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