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[community profile] caseficexchange is a fanwork exchange focusing on investigations. These can be solving murders, retrieving stolen items, finding missing people, missions and solving mysteries. As long as it centres on the requested characters mainly interacting with an investigation, it fits with the exchange.

We have a minimum of 3,000 words (or work equivalent) and allow fic, comics, and podfic. You must have an AO3 account and be 18+ to participate.

2026 Schedule


The exchange runs on EDT/EST time. All deadlines are 11:59pm EDT/EST.

*Participants who choose to sign up with less than 3 unique fandoms (and who are pinch hits) have until this deadline to add additional fandoms to their request.

Important links



Current Phase

    We're polishing our final works and working hard to get our active pinch hits picked up!

    But no matter what we're doing, we're all looking like this on the inside:

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Detectives, investigators, citizen detectives, and nosy busybodies (and to anyone we left out)—please ensure you familiarise yourself with the rules and guidelines for participation.

Please feel free to leave any and all questions in the comments (anonymous commenting is on) or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com. Please include your AO3 username when you email. (If you email us, please allow 2 business days for a response before following up.) We will not be responding to Discord messages.

House Rules )

What Counts? )

Nominations )

Sign-Ups )

Assignments )

Assignments: About Mediums )

Posting )

Extensions )

Defaulting )

Pinch Hits )

Treats )

Commenting )

Thank you for your interest. We hope you have fun participating in the exchange, even if that's browsing the works once we're open!
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We have three new requests joining our pinch hits. All the requests are guaranteed (meeting the minimum 3 unique fandom requirement), which means that we need to get these filled in order to open the collection.

If you are a pinch hit and you'd like to add new requests, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com. I will confirm with you when I've updated your requests and will mark it clearly on the pinch hit post if a new one hasn't been published. Please see this post for details (under "non-guaranteed to guaranteed") for the form to use to submit additional requests.

Quick links: Rules and guidelines · 2026 Collection · Mod contact: gumshoeagency@gmail.com


This batch of pinch hits is due on Friday 5 June at 11:59pm Eastern time. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Update as of 2-June AEST: If you're interested in claiming a pinch hit but aren't sure whether you can meet the deadline, the remaining pinch hits (PH 1, PH 4, PH 7, PH 8, PH 14 and PH 15) will be due Friday 26 June [ In your timezone + Countdown ]. A new post will be published once the 5 June deadline has passed.

Pinch hits must comply with the exchange's rules. Pinch hits must meet the minimum assignment requirements of a completed work of a minimum of 3,000 words for fanfiction, a minimum of 10 panels for a comic, or a recording of a completed fic of 3,000 words minimum with "casefic" as one of its tags. Works must include a fandom, character/ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested, with the requested character(s) at the forefront participating in the investigation. You must have an AO3 account to participate.

We guarantee gifts for requests that feature a minimum of 3 unique fandoms.

Please take note of the mediums, as some requests have a combination selected.

To claim, please either reply to this post or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number you want to claim.

Comments are screened, so if you reply anonymously, please include an email in case I need to reach out to you. You will not be able to receive a reply from me if you comment anonymously on this post.




CLAIMED! [ PH 1: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 1 (Comic, Fanfic) - The Defenders (Marvel TV), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016), True Detective: Night Country (TV), Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Murder She Wrote, Knives Out/Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Knives Out/Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011) )


CLAIMED! [ PH 2: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 2 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - DC's Arrowverse, Boardwalk Empire, Rounders (1998), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carré )


CLAIMED! [ PH 4: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 4 (Fanfic) - Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keene, G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom (Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew Hardy Boy Supermysteries, Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew [Keene], Jim Cartoon/Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Supermysteries, Nancy Drew Harcy Boys Supermysteries/Jem and the Holograms Cartoon, Nancy Drew [Keene]/Hardy Boys [Dixon]), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Perry Mason (TV 1957) )


[ PH 7: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 7 (Fanfic) - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 少女たちの痕にくちづけを | Shoujo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo | Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Manga), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games) )

PH 8 (Comic, Fanfic) - Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel) )

CLAIMED! PH 12 (Comic, Fanfic) - Buffyverse (TV), DC's Arrowverse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek: The Original Series, Marvel Cinematic Universe )

CLAIMED! [ PH 14: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 14 (Comic, Fanfic), - カラオケ行こ! | Karaoke Iko! | Let's Go Karaoke! (Anime), サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと - 依空まつり | Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri, 凸变英雄X | To Be Hero X (Cartoon), 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), Pluribus (TV 2025), 延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV), Redtape Series - Rounderhouse, Bloodborne (Video Game), Dark Souls (Video Games), Elden Ring (Video Game) )


[ PH 15: Includes canon consumption tips. 2-June AEST update: Request has been updated to include comic as a requested medium for all fandoms. ]
PH 15 (Comic, Fanfic) - The Divine Cities Series - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Founders Trilogy - Robert Jackson Bennett, Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Death Note, Knives Out/The Shadow of the Leviathan [novels]), Shadow of the Leviathan/Divine Cities) )

CLAIMED! PH 17 (Fanfic) - House M.D., Lewis (TV), Murder Most Unladylike Series - Robin Stevens, Murdoch Mysteries, NCIS: Los Angeles, Numb3rs (TV), SEAL Team (TV), Sherlock (BBC TV 2010), The Secret of Chimneys - Agatha Christie, They Came to Baghdad - Agatha Christie )

CLAIMED! [ PH 19: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 19 (Fanfic) - The Brokenwood Mysteries, Jonathan Creek (TV), Ludwig (TV), Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV) )


CLAIMED! PH 21 (Fanfic) - Hellboy (Comics), Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, World of Warcraft, Marvel 616 )

CLAIMED! PH 23 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Pitt (TV), The Mummy (Movies 1999-2008), Nikolai Series - Leigh Bardugo, Veronica Mars (TV), WandaVision (TV), Crossover Fandom (Pirates of the Caribbean/Six of Crows, Nikolai Series/House of the Dragon, The Hunger Games (Books)/Yellowjackets), Marvel 616 )

CLAIMED! PH 24 (Comic, Fanfic) - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, The Seven Dials Mystery - Agatha Christie, Better Off Ted )

CLAIMED! PH 25 (Comic, Fanfic) - 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming), 陰陽師 | Onmyouji (Anime 2023), 밤에 피는 꽃 | Knight Flower (TV), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) )

CLAIMED! PH 26 (Fanfic) - Father Brown (2013), Midsomer Murders (TV), Sherlock (BBC TV 2010), Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV) )

Thank you!
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Hello detectives,

Extensions are due today! All extensions must be in the collection's moderation queue by Friday 15 May 11:59pm Eastern to avoid incurring the extension default penalty. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

As mentioned before:

  • No further extension dates will be given (pinch hitters who claimed in the last two weeks leading up to Friday 1 May are exempted). Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

  • If you default on your extension, or I have to default you because you are a no-show, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.) If you need to default, please press 'default' on your assignment.

  • Please ensure all drafts are submitted. If your work remains a draft at the deadline, you will be considered a no-show and defaulted.

  • All works must be completed. If your work is chaptered, all chapters must be posted by the deadline. Adding chapters after the exchange is over is not allowed for this exchange and breaks the minimum participation requirements.

  • All works submitted must be able to stand on their own if the collection opened after you won the lottery and moved to an island without WiFi for the rest of time.

  • Please ensure your author's notes do not identify you and are not self-deprecating. I will not approve works until these are removed, and you may be considered a no-show if this is not amended after I request it be removed.

  • Pinch hitters who claimed a request after Friday 1 May who need extensions will have their requests treated on a case-by-case basis. (I don't have any further extension deadlines.) Extensions won't be given to anyone who was assigned a request before Friday 1 May (excluding pinch hitters who claimed in the two weeks leading up to that date).

  • A new set of pinch hits will be published after the extension date passes.


I will be AFK today in the lead-up and after the deadline, so responses from me will be delayed.

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Please provide your AO3 username so I know who I'm speaking with!

Happy investigating in these last final hours!

P.S. Comments on this post are screened.
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Hello detectives,

Extensions are due in over two days.

This is a reminder that the extension deadline is Friday 15 May at 11:59pm Eastern. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

No further extension dates will be given (pinch hitters who claimed in the last two weeks leading up to Friday 1 May are exempted). Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

If you default on your extension, or I have to default you because you are a no-show, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.)

Please ensure all drafts are submitted. If your work remains a draft at the deadline, you will be considered a no-show.

All works submitted must be able to stand on their own if the collection opened after you won the lottery and moved to an island without WiFi for the rest of time.

Pinch hitters who claimed a request after Friday 1 May who need extensions will have their requests treated on a case-by-case basis. (I don't have any further extension deadlines.) Extensions won't be given to anyone who was assigned a request before Friday 1 May (excluding pinch hitters who claimed in the two weeks leading up to that date).

A new set of pinch hits will be published after the extension date passes.

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Please provide your AO3 username so I know who I'm speaking with!

I look forward to approving the works with extensions into the collection!

P.S. Comments on this post are screened.
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This post is now inactive/out of date. Please see our active pinch hits for what's available.

Nine pinch hits have been added to our notice board! All the requests are guaranteed (meeting the minimum 3 unique fandom requirement), which means that we need to get these filled in order to open the collection.

If you are a pinch hit and you'd like to add new requests, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com. I will update your requests for the pinch hit post that will be published after the extension deadline. Please see this post for details (under "non-guaranteed to guaranteed") for the form to use to submit additional requests.

Quick links: Rules and guidelines · 2026 Collection · Mod contact: gumshoeagency@gmail.com


This batch of pinch hits are due on Friday 5 June at 11:59pm Eastern time. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Pinch hits must comply with the exchange's rules. Pinch hits must meet the minimum assignment requirements of a completed work of a minimum of 3,000 words for fanfiction, a minimum of 10 panels for a comic, or a recording of a completed fic of 3,000 words minimum with "casefic" as one of its tags. Works must include a fandom, character/ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested, with the requested character(s) at the forefront participating in the investigation. You must have an AO3 account to participate.

We guarantee gifts for requests that feature a minimum of 3 unique fandoms.

Please take note of the mediums as some requests have a combination selected.

To claim, please either reply to this post or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number you want to claim.

Comments are screened, so if you reply anonymously, please include an email in case I need to reach out to you. You will not be able to receive a reply from me if you comment anonymously on this post.




PH 1 (Comic, Fanfic) - The Defenders (Marvel TV), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016), True Detective: Night Country (TV), Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Murder She Wrote, Knives Out/Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Knives Out/Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)</small> )

PH 2 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - DC's Arrowverse, Boardwalk Empire, Rounders (1998), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carré )

PH 4 (Fanfic) - Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keene, G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom (Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew Hardy Boy Supermysteries, Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew [Keene], Jim Cartoon/Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Supermysteries, Nancy Drew Harcy Boys Supermysteries/Jem and the Holograms Cartoon, Nancy Drew [Keene]/Hardy Boys [Dixon]), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Perry Mason (TV 1957) )

[ PH 7: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 7 (Fanfic) - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 少女たちの痕にくちづけを | Shoujo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo | Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Manga), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games) )

PH 8 (Comic, Fanfic) - Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel) )

CLAIMED! PH 11 (Fanfic) - High Potential (TV), Dimension 20 (Web Series), Veronica Mars (TV) )

PH 12 (Comic, Fanfic) - Buffyverse (TV), DC's Arrowverse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek: The Original Series, Marvel Cinematic Universe )

PH 14 (Comic, Fanfic), - カラオケ行こ! | Karaoke Iko! | Let's Go Karaoke! (Anime), サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと - 依空まつり | Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri, 凸变英雄X | To Be Hero X (Cartoon), 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), Pluribus (TV 2025), 延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV), Redtape Series - Rounderhouse, Bloodborne (Video Game), Dark Souls (Video Games), Elden Ring (Video Game) )

PH 15 (Fanfic) - The Divine Cities Series - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Founders Trilogy - Robert Jackson Bennett, Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Death Note, Knives Out/The Shadow of the Leviathan [novels]), Shadow of the Leviathan/Divine Cities) )

CLAIMED! PH 16 (Fanfic) - To Have and Have Not (1944), Perry Mason (TV 1957), Crossover Fandom (Modesty Blaise [books]/Avengers 1961), Miss Marple Movies (1961-65), Starsky & Hutch, Supernatural (TV 2005), Riptide (TV) )

PH 17 (Fanfic) - House M.D., Lewis (TV), Murder Most Unladylike Series - Robin Stevens, Murdoch Mysteries, NCIS: Los Angeles, Numb3rs (TV), SEAL Team (TV), Sherlock (BBC TV 2010), The Secret of Chimneys - Agatha Christie, They Came to Baghdad - Agatha Christie )

CLAIMED! PH 18 (Comic, Fanfic) - Poirot - Agatha Christie, Crossover Fandom (Miss FIsher's Murder Mysteries [tv]/Miss Marple [books]), Crossover Fandom (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries [tv]/Lucifer [tv]), Babylon 5 (TV 1993), James Bond (Craig Movies) )

PH 19 (Fanfic) - The Brokenwood Mysteries, Jonathan Creek (TV), Ludwig (TV), Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV) )

PH 20 (Fanfic) - 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Anime), Nightmare - Cornell Woolrich (Novella), Father Brown (2013) )

PH 21 (Fanfic) - Hellboy (Comics), Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, World of Warcraft, Marvel 616 )

CLAIMED! PH 22 (Fanfic) - Highlander: The Series, The Listener (TV), The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher, The Magnificent Seven (TV), Sanctuary (Canada TV 2008), Numb3rs (TV), Clocktaur War Series - T. Kingfisher, Stargate Atlantis, Original Work )

Thank you!
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Dear detectives, private investigators, criminal masterminds and nosy busy bodies,

The assignment deadline has passed!

Extensions:


We have many extensions across the agency. Happy creating and giving those fabulous works a final touch!

Extensions are due on Friday 15 May at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

No further extension dates will be given (pinch hitters who claimed in the last two weeks leading up to Friday 1 May are exempted). Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

If you requested an extension via email and did not hear back from me, please reply to this post with your AO3 username and recipient's AO3. There is a chance I replied and your email has eaten my response, or I filed it away by accident while believing I had responded. Please reach out before Monday 4 May.

If you default on your extension, or I have to default you because you are a no-show, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.)

If you receive an extension and have extenuating circumstances between Friday 1 May and Friday 15 May, please reach out. I don't need the details (give me an elevator pitch of context) and we can work out a new deadline date that works with the exchange's current timelines.

Pinch hitters who claim a request after Friday 1 May who need extensions will have their requests treated on a case-by-case basis. (I don't have any further extension deadlines.) Extensions won't be given to anyone who was assigned a request before Friday 1 May (excluding pinch hitters who claimed in the two weeks leading up to that date).

Defaults:


I will default anyone who has not completed their gift or who has submitted a draft. Completed gifts that can stand on their own in the instance you win the lottery, acquire a Wi-Fi-less island and move there are required at the assignment deadline.

Repeated no-shows may be banned from participating in the next round.

Non-guaranteed gifts becoming guaranteed gifts:


Participants who chose to sign up with less than 3 unique fandoms and who do not have a gift have until Friday 15 May at 11:59pm EDT to add additional fandoms to their request [ In your timezone + Countdown ].

I will not be updating any requests after this date. This is so I can manage pinch hits in the post-deadline phase of the exchange.

These fandoms need to be unique and not subfandoms to qualify, i.e., if your request only consists of Doctor Who 2005, Doctor Who 1963 and WandaVision, you do not meet the minimum unique fandom requirements.

If you are a participant who has not requested a minimum of 3 unique fandoms who wants to be guaranteed a gift in the post-deadline stage of the exchange, you will need to meet the following criteria:

  • have completed a gift for the exchange
  • have not received a gift (not having a gift means you are either a pinch hit (as part of our existing slate or post-deadline slate) or your creator has an extension)

If this describes you, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com by the deadline with your additional fandoms, providing:

    Canon: As it appears in the tagset.
    Relationships: As they appear in the tagset.
    Mediums:
    Optional details:

I will update your requests if you become or remain a pinch hit during the post-deadline phase of the exchange. I will confirm via return email when this is done so you are aware that these changes have been made to your request.

If you do not complete your assignment, I will not update your request to meet the minimum of 3 unique fandoms and you will not be a pinch hit as you'll be considered a default.

If you do not want to add additional requests to slip into "guaranteed gift", that's fine! Please remember that the exchange may open without you receiving a gift.

This is a new aspect of the exchange that I'm trialling. We will see how we go!

If you currently do not have a gift:


If you do not have a gift, you're welcome to email me to confirm if your creator has an extension.

Post-deadline pinch hits:


These will be posted in the next day after I confirm all extensions and defaults, as I will be AFK for the rest of the day/evening (see this post for details).

I've submitted my gift and it's been accepted into the collection. What now?


Congratulations! 🥳 You can spend the time from now until I announce the collection reveal date editing your gift.

You are welcome to add words or panels to your gift as you see fit. Works must meet the minimum requirements for comics, fic and podfic.

If you don't intend to edit your gift because it's already polished to your satisfaction, you can sit back, relax, and perhaps look at our active pinch hits during this time! (Post-deadline pinch hits will be posted in approximately 24 hours.)

The collection will not open until all guaranteed gifts are in. I'd appreciate any help in getting pinch hits filled!

Get in touch!


Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Please provide your AO3 username so I know who I'm speaking with!

*

Happy creating to those with extensions, and good luck to those of you editing during this period! Thank you in advance to participants, passers-by and the PH nonnies of BFE who assist in filling our pinch hits.

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Hello detectives,

May has come… and our assignment deadline approaches!

🚨 Assignments are due in ONE DAY! 🚨 [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Extensions:


If you need an extension, you have until Friday 1 May 11:59pm Eastern to request it [ In your timezone + Countdown ]. The deadline for assignments with extensions is Friday 15 May. Everyone who requests an extension before the assignment deadline will be granted one. (I may be delayed in confirming.)

No further extension dates will be given. Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username and your recipient's AO3 username when requesting an extension.

If you default on your extension, or I have to default you because you are a no-show, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.)

If you receive an extension and have extenuating circumstances between Friday 1 May and Friday 15 May, please reach out. I don't need the details (give me an elevator pitch of context) and we can work out a new deadline date that works with the exchange's current timelines. I want everyone's experience with Casefic Exchange to be fun, but my number one priority is to run the exchange as smoothly as possible and open before 2027 arrives.

Defaults:


If you cannot complete your assignment, please default before the assignment deadline. There is no shame in doing so! Please press the 'default' button on your assignment.

I will be defaulting anyone who is a no-show and you may be banned from participating in the next round. If you were a no-show last year and are a no-show this year, you may be banned. If you want to participate in the next round, you will need to complete a make-up assignment if you are a no-show twice in a row.

I will not be emailing participants to check whether they are submitting works. If you do not submit a work, ask for an extension, or default, you will be considered a no-show.

What comes after the assignment deadline passes:


  • Please make sure gumshoeagency@gmail.com is whitelisted so that you get my emails if I need to contact you. I will not be reaching out to anyone via any other method other than email, so please make sure you can receive my emails. I will use the email attached to your AO3 account.

  • You can keep editing your assignment after you submit it. Please ensure you submit a completed work. A completed work is a work that can stand on its own if you happen to win the lottery and purchase an island with no Wi-Fi and immediately move there.

  • For full transparency, I will be AFK for the deadline and won't be actioning anything until it's past 9am on Sunday 3 May AEST [ In your timezone. ].

    What does this mean for you? I won't be immediately actioning things and you have a little wriggle room in submitting your completed gifts, but I ask that this is not taken advantage of! There is one caveat: If you need a few extra hours because of timezone or because-it's-a-workday reasons, please email me to let me know. You will not receive a timely reply, but I ask so that I know it's intentional and that you've read this post and understand that you need to get your assignment in. If your work is not in the collection by the time I start mod work (see time above), you will be mod-defaulted and considered a no-show. Please aim to get works in via the assignment deadline time.

  • I will publish a post declaring our assignment deadline has passed and a reminder regarding participants who do not have a minimum of 3 unique fandoms that they have until Friday 15 May at 11:59pm Eastern to add fandoms to become eligible for a guaranteed gift. There will be more information on that post.

  • I'll post a new slate of pinch hits several hours after the deadline.

I will see you at the finish line!

- Commissioner Clawseau

P.S. Comments on this post are screened.
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🚨 Assignments are due in one week! Assignments are due in ONE WEEK! 🚨 [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

How are we doing? Panicking? Getting ready to put our feet up on the coffee table and relax? Somewhere in between?

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username and your recipient's AO3 username for any questions.

Things that may impact you over the next week:

Extensions:


If you need an extension, you have until Friday 1 May 11:59pm Eastern to request it. The deadline for assignments with extensions is Friday 15 May. No further extension dates will be given. Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

Please provide your AO3 username and the AO3 username of your recipient when requesting an extension.

If you default on your extension, or I have to default you because you are a no-show, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.)

Defaults:


If you cannot complete your assignment, please default before Friday 1 May. There is no shame in doing so! Please press the 'default' button on your assignment.

I will be defaulting anyone who is a no-show and you may be banned from participating in the next round.

Coming up:


  • I'll be posting a new slate of pinch hits after the deadline.

  • Participants who haven't requested the minimum of 3 unique fandoms to ensure they are guaranteed a gift will have until Friday 15 May to add additional fandoms to slip into that group. After that, there will be no other opportunities to add fandoms. Details are on this post and will be posted again after the assignment deadline arrives.

In case you missed it:



I will see you in a week! 😅

- Commissioner Clawseau
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Time sure does fly when you're having fun! We have four weeks until assignments are due! [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username and your recipient's AO3 username for any questions.

As we enter the deadline phase of our exchange, I wanted to post a few reminders:

Extensions


If you need an extension, you have until Friday 1 May 11:59pm Eastern to request it. The deadline for assignments with extensions is Friday 15 May. No further extension dates will be given. Extenuating circumstances will be treated on a case-by-case basis.

Please provide your AO3 username and the AO3 username of your recipient when requesting an extension.

If you default on your extension, you will be required to complete a make-up gift to participate in the next round. (These are due before the next round's sign-ups.)

Guaranteed gifts


Participants who choose to sign up with less than 3 unique fandoms and who are pinch hits have until Friday 15 May to add additional fandoms to their request. I will not be updating any requests after this date. This is so I can manage pinch hits in the post-deadline phase of the exchange.

These fandoms need to be unique and not subfandoms to qualify, i.e., if your request is Doctor Who 2005, Doctor Who 1963 and WandaVision, you do not meet the minimum unique fandom requirements.

Post-deadline pinch hits will be posted after Friday 1 May, so you will have time to decide whether you want to be guaranteed a gift. If you do not complete your assignment, I will not update your request to meet the minimum of 3 unique fandoms and you will not be a pinch hit.

This is a new aspect of the exchange that I'm trialling.

Defaults


If you cannot complete your assignment, please default before Friday 1 May. I will be defaulting anyone who is a no-show and you may be banned from participating in the next round.

How's it going?


Feel free to let me know how your assignment is going! This is not mandatory. Comments are screened. :)

In case you missed it:




Good luck investigating and causing criminal mayhem!

- Commissioner Clawseau
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This post is now inactive/out of date. Please see our active pinch hits for what's available.

We have six weeks left until assignments are due! I hope you're all having fun working out your clues for your cases. As for our pinch hits, we have four new requests joining our ranks!

Quick links: Rules and guidelines · 2026 Collection · Mod contact: gumshoeagency@gmail.com


This batch of pinch hits are due at the same time as our assignments on Friday 1 May at 11:59pm Eastern time. [ In your timezone + Countdown ] Updated 25 April: If you claim a pinch hit before Friday 1 May, I will be offering pinch hitters Friday 15 May as a deadline when confirming the claim.

Pinch hits must comply with the exchange's rules. Pinch hits must meet the minimum assignment requirements of a completed work of a minimum of 3,000 words for fanfiction, a minimum of 10 panels for a comic, or a recording of a completed fic of 3,000 words minimum with "casefic" as one of its tags. Works must include a fandom, character/ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested, with the requested character(s) at the forefront participating in the investigation. You must have an AO3 account to participate.

We guarantee gifts for requests that feature a minimum of 3 unique fandoms.

Please take note of the mediums as some requests have a combination selected.

To claim, please either reply to this post or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number you want to claim.

Comments are screened, so if you reply anonymously, please include an email in case I need to reach out to you. You will not be able to receive a reply from me if you comment anonymously on this post.




PH 1 (Comic, Fanfic) - The Defenders (Marvel TV), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016), True Detective: Night Country (TV), Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Murder She Wrote, Knives Out/Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Knives Out/Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)</small> )

PH 2 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - DC's Arrowverse, Boardwalk Empire, Rounders (1998), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carré )

[ PH 3: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
CLAIMED! PH 3 (Fanfic) - Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Lewis (TV) )

PH 4 (Fanfic) - Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keene, G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom (Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew Hardy Boy Supermysteries, Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew [Keene], Jim Cartoon/Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Supermysteries, Nancy Drew Harcy Boys Supermysteries/Jem and the Holograms Cartoon, Nancy Drew [Keene]/Hardy Boys [Dixon]), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Perry Mason (TV 1957) )

[ PH 7: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
PH 7 (Fanfic) - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 少女たちの痕にくちづけを | Shoujo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo | Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Manga), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games) )

PH 8 (Comic, Fanfic) - Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel) )

CLAIMED! PH 9 (Fanfic) - Doctor Who (2005), Marvel 616, Legally Blonde - Hach/O'Keefe/Benjamin, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom (The Pitt/Criminal Minds, ER/Criminal Minds, Knives Out/Yellowjackets, Now You See Me/Leverage) )

CLAIMED! PH 10 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - Original Work, Twisted-Wonderland (Video Game), Katekyou Hitman Reborn! )

PH 11 (Fanfic) - High Potential (TV), Dimension 20 (Web Series), Veronica Mars (TV) )

PH 12 (Comic, Fanfic) - Buffyverse (TV), DC's Arrowverse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek: The Original Series, Marvel Cinematic Universe )

CLAIMED! PH 13 (Comic, Fanfic) - 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, グノーシア | Gnosia (Visual Novel), 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) )


Thank you!
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We couldn't run the exchange without our pinch hitters!

If you're a pinch hitter who isn't signed up as a participant in 2026's round who would like to put yourself forward for a gift, please drop yourself on this post with your request(s) anytime during the active period of the exchange!

We have a couple of guidelines:

  • Please use the tagset to select fandoms and pairings ("/", "&", and "Solo") that were accepted for this round.

  • Treats for pinch hitters do not need to meet our minimum requirement for a completed gift. That means it can be a scene/snippet from solving a case rather than a case being solved from beginning to end. (One panel for art will be accepted. Podfic that records a drabble will be accepted. Fic that's a total of 500, 1,000, etc. words will be accepted.)

  • Prompts or links to letters (past or one specifically for this exchange) are optional and are very welcome.

  • Please list any DNWs in your comment.

  • Please do not reveal who you are pinch hitting for in your comment.

  • You can find our full guidelines in our rules post.

  • If you have a question regarding a pinch hitter's request, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your questions.


I've provided a suggested format to post below, although you're welcome to post however you like as long as the information you provide is useful for a potential treater.

AO3 username: Please ensure you let us know your AO3 so you can receive a gift!
Fandom:
Mediums: (Comic, fic, podfic, a combo, or all)
Characters/Relationships: What are you requesting from the requested fandom?
Likes: These are optional. You can put prompts here so potential treaters know what kind of casefic you'd like to receive.
Do Not Wants:
Letter Link: If you have one.


Anon comments are allowed on this post.

Please note we do not guarantee gifts for pinch hitters, but please still consider dropping yourself onto this post. If you're interested in pinch hitting, please check out our available pinch hits.

Thank you again for participating, and I hope you have a good time being a part of our fabulous agency!
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If you need a little help in fine-tuning your gift, this is the post to find the Watson to your Holmes (or the Holmes to your Watson—who wouldn't want to be Lucy Liu?)!

Those interested in providing support can pin their details to our metaphorical noticeboard. Support can include brainstorming, offering critique, canon-checking, fact-checking, tips on structure, language issues, looking for specialised knowledge of various kinds, sense checking that something makes sense, visual effects for comics, audio effects for podfic, and some casefic solving.

Participants and non-participants are welcome to volunteer to beta for the 2026 round.

Quick links: Tagset · AO3 app · Sign-up summary of requested fandoms


I've provided an optional template to fill out below, which you're welcome to add and subtract details from:

AO3 name:
Best contact method(s): Please only include details that you are happy to have public.

Fandoms:

Specific topics of expertise:

Mediums: We allow comics, fic, and podfic in this exchange, so please specify which medium(s) you're comfortable working with.

What can you beta?: This is a good opportunity to include content (smut, graphic violence, etc.), length (the minimum is 3k for fic, 10 panels for comics, and various lengths of time for podfic).

What will you not beta?:

Preferred file formats: Would you prefer to beta in Google docs or PDFs? How would you like audio files to be sent, if you have any preference?

Availability: This is a good place to mention if you're okay with being contacted five days out from the assignment deadline, your turnaround times, i.e. will it take you a week to review? Is it dependent on the size?



If you're interested in contacting someone offering to beta, please do so at their contact methods to preserve anonymity. Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com if you need to get in touch with me to ask any questions.

I stole the base of this from [community profile] fffx and [community profile] yuletide ♥.
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This post is now inactive/out of date. Please see our active pinch hits for what's available.

Are you a sleuth looking for your next case? Look no further! The Gumshoe Agency has several fantastic cases that may spark your interest.

Quick links: Rules and guidelines · 2026 Collection · Mod contact: gumshoeagency@gmail.com


This batch of pinch hits are due at the same time as our assignments on Friday 1 May at 11:59pm Eastern time. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Pinch hits must comply with the exchange's rules. Pinch hits must meet the minimum assignment requirements of a completed work of a minimum of 3,000 words for fanfiction, a minimum of 10 panels for a comic, or a recording of a completed fic of 3,000 words minimum with "casefic" as one of its tags. Works must include a fandom, character/ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested, with the requested character(s) at the forefront participating in the investigation. You must have an AO3 account to participate.

We guarantee gifts for requests that feature a minimum of 3 unique fandoms.

Please take note of the mediums as some requests have a combination selected.

To claim, please either reply to this post or email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number you want to claim.

Comments are screened, so if you reply anonymously, please include an email in case I need to reach out to you. You will not be able to receive a reply from me if you comment anonymously on this post.




PH 1 (Comic, Fanfic) - The Defenders (Marvel TV), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016), True Detective: Night Country (TV), Crossover Fandom (Knives Out/Murder She Wrote, Knives Out/Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Knives Out/Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)</small> )

PH 2 (Comic, Fanfic, Podfic) - DC's Arrowverse, Boardwalk Empire, Rounders (1998), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carré )

PH 3 (Fanfic) - Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Lewis (TV) )

PH 4 (Fanfic) - Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keene, G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom (Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew Hardy Boy Supermysteries, Babysitters Club [Martin]/Nancy Drew [Keene], Jim Cartoon/Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Supermysteries, Nancy Drew Harcy Boys Supermysteries/Jem and the Holograms Cartoon, Nancy Drew [Keene]/Hardy Boys [Dixon]), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Perry Mason (TV 1957) )

CLAIMED! PH 5 (Fanfic) - Stranger Things (TV 2016), My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010), World of Warcraft )

CLAIMED! PH 6 (Fanfic) - Saiyuki (Anime & Manga), Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Discworld - Terry Pratchett, The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison, The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher )

PH 7 (Fanfic) - 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 少女たちの痕にくちづけを | Shoujo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo | Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Manga), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games) )

PH 8 (Comic, Fanfic) - Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel) )

PH 9 (Fanfic) - Doctor Who (2005), Marvel 616, Legally Blonde - Hach/O'Keefe/Benjamin, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom (The Pitt/Criminal Minds, ER/Criminal Minds, Knives Out/Yellowjackets, Now You See Me/Leverage) )


Thank you!
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You guys did the unthinkable… We have no unmatchables!

Check your cubby holes, letter boxes, under your doormats, your pockets and wherever else you happen to receive your mail because… your assignment is here!

Please contact me if:


  • Your assignment does not match your offers. Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name, your recipient's AO3 name, and a description of the issue so I can sort this out for you. Please do this ASAP.

  • You have questions for your recipient! Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 name, your recipient's AO3 name, and your question. If you'd like to send dummy questions through because you want your gift to be a surprise, please feel free to do this.


Assignments are due on Friday 1 May at 11:59PM EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Please ensure you post to our AO3 collection and that your work has a recipient!

A few reminders:



  • If you need a refresher, please review the rules/guidelines. I recommend reviewing about assignments, our medium requirements, posting, extensions, and defaulting. If you're interested in treating, please review the treating section of our guidelines for minimum requirements.

  • Please unlock and complete letters by Monday 9 February so your creator and anyone looking to treat you can access your additional information. I will not be deleting letters from sign-ups or emailing participants about these.

  • Please do not include any self-deprecating comments in your author's note and any identifying information, such as social media links. I will not be accepting works into the collection that contain any of these. Be proud of your work! Such notes negatively impact the recipient's experience and set a tone for the work that is not true!

    You can add your social media links once the exchange is over! (I highly encourage you to do this! Just don't do it now.)

  • The collection is moderated. I cannot access drafts, so please be sure to press "submit" when your work is completed.

    I will review these to ensure that they match the request and meet the bare minimum requirements (i.e. completed work, no copy/pastes of the same word over and over, etc.). If you find your work is sitting in the moderation queue for more than three days, please email me your AO3 name and the title of your work so I can check to see if I have simply misread it as a draft.

    Once your work has been accepted, you are welcome to continue editing it until the assignment deadline. I will only be accepting works that are completed, so please do not mistake this to mean that you can submit a half-created piece of work. It needs to be complete and able to go live at any moment!

    Please ensure you do not accidentally delete half your assignment as I may not be able to catch this at the time of reveals. (Save a copy of your assignment somewhere!)

  • You are allowed to gift to the collection a work that fits a fandom and relationship that was nominated but not requested. (If you are aware of my AO3, please do not add me as a recipient to it.) Please make sure to leave a comment in your author's note that this is a gift for the collection so I know not to email you asking if you forgot to add your recipient. (Once accepted, feel free to remove your author's note.)

  • We have an extension deadline, which is Friday 15 May at 11:59pm EDT. This is the only extension that will be given. (Extenuating circumstances are excepted. Pinch hits taken after this deadline may receive an extension depending on where we are at in the last phase.)

  • We have a deadline for non-guaranteed requests to add fandoms to meet the 3 unique fandoms minimum requirements, which is Friday 15 May at 11:59pm EDT. I will not be accepting any additions to requests after this date. Please only reach out if you are a pinch hit.

  • If you are a pinch hit and you find that you have remained unclaimed for a few weeks, you are more than welcome to email me at gumshoeagency@gmail.com with additional requests. I will update your sign-up when I am about to post pinch hits, so please be aware you may end up claimed before then! (It's happened!)

    I ask that the Casefic Exchange community remains positive about pinch hits; being a pinch hit is a great opportunity to be selected by a sleuth who didn't have time to sign up for the round, but still wishes to craft you a deliciously creative case to solve!

  • Please whitelist gumshoeagency@gmail.com as my emails are finding themselves getting cosy in some junk folders! If your creator has a question, you'll definitely want to answer!


What's coming up next:

  • Initial pinch hits will be posted in 24-48 hours.

  • A beta post.

  • A pinch hitter's treats post.


Thank you again to everyone for being so enthusiastic about the exchange! Have fun being devious! 🩷

- Commissioner Clawseau
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Daring detectives, we have approximately two days left until sign-ups close for our second round of Casefic Exchange! We'll be closing our doors to new and returning recruits and cases on Sunday 1 February. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

Below is a checklist to help you get your t's crossed and your i's dotted before assignments are sent out:

  • If you're interested in signing up, please refer to our sign-up guidelines!

  • Please make sure you make yourself matchable as a creator. One of the easiest ways to do this is to look at the the sign-up summary, requests summary and AO3 app.

  • Please remember that you are required to request 3 unique fandoms to be guaranteed a gift. Requesting variations of Star Wars, for example, does not qualify.

    If your requests are 1. Star Wars: Original Trilogy, 2. Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy, 3. Andor, 4. Mandalorian, you are not guaranteed a gift. If you request in addition 5. Enola Holmes, 6. Six of Crows, you have met the minimum of 3 unique fandoms requirement.

  • Please also make sure that you include casefic likes in your sign-up. If you're needing some inspiration on what you could prompt, I've compiled a list of prompts for you to refer to.

    Please make sure you have a few different ones so your creator has a variety of inspiration to pull from (i.e., not just mentioning you want a murder mystery, but also including a heist and missionfic if those are things you're interested in).

  • Check that the email you have attached to your AO3 account is up to date, and that you've whitelisted gumshoeagency@gmail.com so you can receive very important emails from me!

  • This is your last chance to finalise your sign-up! Please make sure you've requested all that you want (keeping our maximum number of requests in mind), offered what you're excited to create, included active links if you've added a letter, and checked your DNWs.

  • This is your last chance to send your do not match requests! I will not be accepting these once sign-ups close.

Once I close sign-ups, I will run matching. I will contact our unmatchables (if there are any) and anyone who I feel has a sign-up that goes against the exchange's rules. (Or a sign-up that may benefit from a little nudge for clarification!)

For anyone unfamiliar, an "unmatchable" is a detective who doesn't have someone to create for. You will have a short window to either add offers (ensuring that what you're offering has requests) or pull out from the exchange.

Please email me at gumshoeagency@gmail.com if you have any questions!

See you soon! 🩷
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With sign-ups underway, it's time to start talking about our canons! Check out our delicious tagset for this year's nominations!

If you nominated a rare/small canon you're interested in requesting and/or offering, please feel free to create a fandom promo post in the comments below to see if the canon's themes or story is something that may interest others.

Please include the canon and its medium in the subject line, i.e. "Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovich (Books)", "The Thin Man (Movie)", etc., for ease of organisation.

Please try to avoid linking images. Feel free to chat about the canons if something catches your eye and you'd like to know more! (Please try to stay anonymous regarding what you may be trying to match to in our sign-ups.)

Here are some things you can cover in your post, but you're more than welcome to pick and choose and add additional information:

    Title: Please put the canon title in the post as well.

    Media: Is it a book, game, comic, movie, television series, recursive work, etc.?

    Approximate length: Reading Length is a great resource for books and How Long to Beat is a great resource for video games.

    Where is it found?: Please only provide links to legal sources. Is it free or must it be purchased?

    Elevator pitch of what it's about: If you have to describe it in the time it takes to travel in an elevator, how would you?

    Content warnings: You won't be able to warn for everything that may trigger someone, so please consider what the main trigger warnings would be and know that you won't be able to warn for everything.

    What do you love about it?:

    What kind of themes would you request for it?: Are you looking for a murder mystery? Heist? Medical drama investigation? Spies? This question does not mean you will request it; it's meant to help others know how it fits in the theme and what kind of creative works it may inspire.


You can copy/paste from here:

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Who's ready to rumble?

Signups are open until Friday 30 January Sunday 1 February. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

You can sign up at the collection; you can view the tagset for our approved canons and relationships. Please read this post to ensure that your sign-up complies with the exchange's guidelines!

View what's been requested on the AO3 app!

Sign-up reminders


  • You must be 18+ to sign up.

  • An AO3 account is required to sign-up/participate. Please sign up with one account only. If we find you have signed up with more than one, your additional sign-ups will be deleted and you may be banned from the exchange.

  • A reminder of the mediums and minimum requirements of the exchange:
    • Fic: 3,000 words minimum.
    • Comics: 10 panels minimum.
    • Podfic: A recording of a completed fic of 3,000 words minimum with "casefic" as one of its tags.

  • There is a known bug with AO3 where the tag may be in the tagset but might not appear in the drop-down menu. Copy the relationship from the tagset and paste it into the box (press enter afterwards). AO3 will accept this.

  • Please provide prompts in the Optional Details as to what kind of work you'd like to receive. This box has been marked as required.

  • If your sign-up breaks any of our rules, we may contact you to request edits made to your sign-up. If we do not receive a response, we will delete your sign-up.

  • Sign-ups made in bad faith will be deleted without contacting the recipient. This exchange has been designed to be an enjoyable community event.

  • Please do not put any notes to the mod in your Optional Details. Contact gumshoeagency@gmail.com as all requests and information you input in your sign-up is public.

  • If you are not matched to what you offered, please contact the mod immediately at gumshoeagency@gmail.com within a week of assignments being sent out. We will only change your assignment once after assignments have been sent out.


Requesting and offering. )

Do not wants (DNWs). )

Dear Creator letters. )

Do not match requests. )

Prompts. )

Additional things worthy of note. )

If you have any questions, please ask them here or email Commissioner Clawseau at gumshoeagency@gmail.com. We're excited that the agency is open for its second year!
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And nominations are closed! Thank you to everyone who nominated, transferred nominations, and picked up errors (some my own)!

This is the only time that we'll have to review the tagset and fix any errors. Please let me know if you see any typos, wandering tags, duplicate fandoms or tags, and anything else that's a bit fishy.

*

Our final nomination queries for this round:

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please clarify the specific canon they're after? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
    Aslan & Caspian (Narnia)
    Aslan & Eustace Scrubb
    Aslan & Lucy Pevensie
    Aslan & Susan Pevensie
    Caspian & Edmund Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie & Peter Pevensie & Susan Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Peter Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Susan Pevensie

    Are you wanting the books, TV Show, musical, or films? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.

    Les Misérables - All Media Types
    Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables)
    Grantaire & Jean Prouvaire

    Are you wanting the movie, novel, or musical? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.

    The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
    Gríma Wormtongue/Théodred (LOTR)

    Are you after the novels or movies?
    Sorted!

    Transformers - All Media Types
    Any Decepticon Character
    Drift | Deadlock/Perceptor
    Impactor/Springer (Transformers)
    Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime
    Optimus Prime/Ratchet
    Ratchet/First Aid
    Rung & Whirl (Transformers)

    Are you after the Michael Bay or animated movies, video games, or novels? Rejected as I haven't heard from the nominator.


These nominations will be rejected if I do not hear back from the nominator(s) in 12 hours. [ In your timezone. ] (Yes, it's meant to be in Sydney time!)

Thank you!
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We have over one day left of nominations! Thank you to everyone who has caught my bloopers. Let's say I did them on purpose to test your eagle eyes…

Nominations close Saturday 24 January. [ In your timezone + Countdown ] (It's the correct countdown this time!)

Please review our nomination guidelines before nominating. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

*

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Les Misérables - All Media Types
    Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables)
    Grantaire & Jean Prouvaire

    Please amend the canon to reflect what version of Les Misérables canon you are after. Is it the movie? The novel? The musical?

    Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
    Aslan & Caspian (Narnia)
    Aslan & Eustace Scrubb
    Aslan & Lucy Pevensie
    Aslan & Susan Pevensie
    Caspian & Edmund Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie & Peter Pevensie & Susan Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Peter Pevensie
    Edmund Pevensie & Susan Pevensie

    Please renominate as per the nomination guidelines. Are you wanting the books, TV Show, musical, or films?

    Please note I will reject all nominations that remain as "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" when nominations close and will not be giving the chance to amend them. Please nominate your canon as per the nomination guidelines!


Crossover Fandom

    Doctor Who
    Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who 2005) & Team Torchwood (Torchwood)
    Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who 1963)/Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who 2005)

    Please renominate under "Crossover Fandom" as the fandom, not "Doctor Who".
    Sorted!


Other

    Big Finish Audio

    Hello Doctor Who fans! I know I can ask this question when we conclude the round, but I wanted to get ahead of the feedback post and ask it while it's still fresh. Can those familiar please let me know if what I have in the tagset in terms of Big Finish Audio is correct? I did a bit of Googling, but I'm admittedly a little lost. (My familiarity with Big Finish Audio is only through tagset approvals.)

    In the tagset, we have:

    • Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
    • Gallifrey (Big Finish Audio)
    • UNIT: the New Series (Big Finish Audio)


    Should all of these remain as separate canons, or should they fall under one big "Big Finish Audio" umbrella? From my understanding, Big Finish Audio is the production company, and these are all different series, much like how Doctor Who 1963 and 2005 are different series (in a way that they're not even different series… Doctor Who is a very complicated canon when you go into the fandom weeds!).

    I'm happy to keep them separate, but I wanted to know so I can make any amendments (if needed) and make a note for 2027's nomination guidelines.


I will be rejecting all lingering nomination queries once nominations close. Please check the nominations queries posts from 2026 to make sure your nominations are not one of them! If you need help making amendments, please ask rather than risk losing your nominations.

There will most likely be one last nomination queries post before nominations close. Please ensure you spell your nominations correctly! There will be very little opportunity to fix these errors once sign-ups open.

Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors (like typos or my bloopers!) in the tagset. I'll be doing a sweep of the tagset once nominations close. Your eagle eyes are much appreciated! Happy last-leg-of-nominating!
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Hello detectives! There is a scheduled AO3 maintenance that will go into effect and will apparently last for 15 hours, which will impact nominations as AO3 will be down during this period. Please view their "What time is it for me?" so you can plan your nominations accordingly. As we may miss a day to nominate, I've chosen to extend nominations to Saturday 24 January. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

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Please review our nomination guidelines before nominating. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Transformers - All Media Types
    Any Decepticon Character
    Drift | Deadlock/Perceptor
    Impactor/Springer (Transformers)
    Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime
    Optimus Prime/Ratchet
    Ratchet/First Aid
    Rung & Whirl (Transformers)

    Can the nominator please renominate this under the desired series? Are you after the Michael Bay or animated movies? The video games? Books?


Crossover Fandom

    Crossover Fandom
    Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Loki (Loki TV)
    Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Mobius M. Mobius (Loki TV)
    Loki & Sylvie (Loki TV) & Thor (Marvel)

    Can the nominator please update their disambiguations for the Marvel portion of these nominations? The disambiguation is too vague. Is it MCU? Marvel 616?
    Sorted!

    Crossover Fandom
    Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries) & Jane Marple (Agatha Christie)
    Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)/Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer TV)

    Can the nominator please specify which version of Jane Marple and Phryne Fisher they would like? It seems the character of Jane appears in books, TV and anime, and Phryne in books and TV. If you're happy to receive any version, please let me know and I will accept these as is.
    Sorted!

    天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
    Xie Lian (TGCF) & Wei Wuxian (MDZS)

    I'm canon blind to the canons in the disambiguations. Can the nominator, or someone familiar, please confirm if this should be nominated under "Crossover Fandom"? The disambiguations imply it should be. Can the nominator please renominate this under "Crossover Fandom" so it can be accepted?


Recursive fandom missing permission statement proof

    Rigel Black Chronicles - murkybluematter (DFE)
    Arcturus Rigel "Archie" Black/Hermione Granger (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Lionel "Leo" Hurst/Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Solo: Aldon Rosier (Rigel Black Chronicles)
    Solo: Harriet Potter | Rigel Black (Rigel Black Chronicles)

    Can the nominator please provide proof of the permission statement for this work? I approved these and cannot find any evidence that the nominator has provided a permission statement for this work. Our nomination guidelines state that recursive works need permission evidence provided by the nominator. If it's not given by the end of the nomination period, I will remove these tags from the tagset.

    Please read up on the nomination guidelines for recursive nominations and be sure to provide evidence!
    Sorted!


Other

    Lucifer (TV) — Does it belong in DC's Arrowverse?

    For those familiar with Lucifer (TV), do you think this show should be considered under the DC Arrowverse umbrella? I'm only familiar with Lucifer's involvement in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event and the ramifications of that. I'm happy to keep it separate, but I wanted to check in with nominators/interested parties to see if it should go under our DCTV umbrella. Sorted! Keeping it separate. :)


There are queries from the first nominations post that I'd appreciate the nominator's input on.

Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors (like typos!) in the tagset. We've had some wandering tags a few detectives have successfully captured (thank you!). Happy nominating!
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We have great nominations in our tagset already! If you're interested in nominating, please review our nomination guidelines. There's an opportunity to transfer accepted tags from the 2025 tagset to the 2026 tagset.

I'm seeking clarifications on the following nominations. If I could hear back about these in the next 24 hours, that would be appreciated so we can keep our nomination approvals moving.

All Media Types + Related Fandoms
Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? We do not accept "All Media Types" and "Related Fandoms" without a case being made.

    Star Wars - All Media Types
    Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker
    Poe Dameron/Ben Solo
    Poe Dameron/Din Djarin
    Poe Dameron/Finn
    Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren

    How to nominate Star Wars canons is outlined in the nomination guidelines. Can the nominator(s) please amend their nominations? If Luke and Din don't exist in the same sub-fandom, please nominate them under "Crossover Fandom".

    Midsomer Murders - All Media Types
    Ben Jones/Jamie Winter

    I'm happy to hear why this should be "All Media Types", otherwise please amend the canon and specify if it's the TV show or books.
    Sorted!

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
    Apollo/Hyacinthus (Percy Jackson)

    Please amend your nomination to specify which PJO canon you're after, as we have books, TV show and movies. The fandom title will need to change. Please use one of these: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians — Rick Riordan" for books, "Percy Jackson (TV)" for the TV show, and "Percy Jackson (Movies)" for the movies. If the nominator has trouble with changing the fandom, please let me know.


Crossover Fandom

    Crossover Fandom
    Peter Parker (MCU) & Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

    I wanted to flag with the nominator that this nomination is a bit too ambiguous, unless you're fine with receiving any version of these characters. If I accept this as is, I will not be enforcing any DNWs dictating which Peter Parker or Percy Jackson version you want.

    If the nominator is after a specific version for Percy Jackson, please amend your disambiguation (i.e. "Percy Jackson (PJO Books)" for the book version). If you're happy to receive the book, TV show or movie version, please let me know and I will accept this as is.

    And I apologise for being nitpicky, but as we've had three Peter Parkers in the MCU (Holland, Garfield and Maguire), please amend your nomination if you're after a specific version. "Peter Parker [Holland] (MCU)" is an acceptable way to format it.
    Sorted!


Fandom renaming/fixing

    Ocean's movies
    Danny Ocean & Debbie Ocean (Ocean's)
    Danny Ocean & Ocean's 8 (Ocean's)
    Lou Miller/Debbie Ocean (Ocean's)

    Google tells me Ocean's 8 and Ocean's 11 exist in the same universe, so I wanted to amend the fandom title. Is the nominator against the fandom being renamed to "Ocean's 11 Movie Universe"? Happy for alternate suggestions.
    Sorted!

    If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device (Web Series)
    Captain-General | Kitten & Magnus the Red (Warhammer 40.000)

    I'm canon blind to If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device and Warhammer 40.000, but I've done some Googling and found that these two characters exist in this web series (I believe!). Can the nominator please update the disambiguation to reflect the web series? The disambiguation is making me think this should be under "Warhammer 40.000" as a canon instead. Happy to hear otherwise.

    Supergirl (TV 2015)
    Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supergirl Arrowverse)

    Please renominate under "DC's Arrowverse" as the canon as per the nomination guidelines.


Please let me know on any nominations post if you see any duplicates or errors in the tagset. Happy nominating!

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