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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



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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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I clicked the right button!

And with that, our detectives and criminal masterminds are revealed!

Thank you for joining me for the second round of Casefic Exchange! I've enjoyed modding this exchange and seeing which fandoms are nominated and what kinds of works the requests inspire. (And thanks for bearing with me when I decided to reveal creators instead of the anonymous works! I got ahead of myself!)

Please consider redating your works, since we did have a long waiting period between the assignment deadline and our collection reveal!

Please comment on your gifts!
Please remember that comments are mandatory in this exchange. You have until the next round's sign-ups to comment in good faith on your gift(s).

I ask that you comment because you want to let your creator know you enjoyed your gift, not to guarantee participation in the next round. If I find that a pattern of commenting close to sign-ups opening is forming (across this exchange and any other exchanges I moderate), I will be speaking to those participants before the next round's sign-ups close. You may be banned from the exchange if I see this pattern forming. I want everyone to have a great experience with the exchange, and that includes recipients enjoying their gifts and creators enjoying that what they've created was enjoyed.

If you have a reason for not commenting on your gift, please get in touch with me at gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username and a link to the gift before the next round's sign-ups. (Future dates are TBC.) I don't need a detailed explanation as to why you haven't commented, but I do need a reason.

Please do not contact your recipient to inform them they haven't commented. It's up to them to comment in good faith, and is not the creator's job to manage this.

Extension defaults
If you've defaulted on an extension, or I've had to default you and you wish to participate in the next round, please complete an assignment and submit it before sign-ups open. You can fulfil any request from the round and either gift it to the recipient or to the collection. Please contact me with the gift details if you are fulfilling a request to clear an extension default, so I know it's not a treat.

I'll be changing the rules so that if you've defaulted or been defaulted after requesting an extension during any round, you'll need to complete an assignment before you can sign up again. If you request an extension and default in round one, skipping round two does not reset this for round three. A completed gift meeting the exchange's minimum requirements will clear the extension default.

If you're not sure whether this applies to you, please get in touch with me and include your AO3 username (and, if possible, which round you feel you defaulted). If you had extenuating circumstances, please do let me know!

Continue creating!
You're welcome to continue submitting works to the collection — it is now unmoderated. These works don't have to meet the minimum requirements or include a full-length investigation, but they do need to meet a request, honour DNWs, and follow the exchange's guidelines. You're welcome to gift to the collection itself.

Feedback
If you have any feedback about how you found the second round, please feel free to let me know in a comment below or via email (gumshoeagency@gmail.com). I'd appreciate hearing from participants and pinch hitters!

I did things a little differently with pinch hitters and would appreciate knowing whether that helped alleviate any stress/time pressure, especially for our post-deadline pinch hitter crew. (Did that email offering an extension help?)

I'd love to hear from pinch hitters regarding where you found out about Casefic's pinch hits. This information will help me know where to prioritise advertising pinch hits and which communities/Discord servers I should post to first. (I posted to all of the communities and serves at the same time, which was fun when claims came in seconds later!) I tend to advertise pinch hits in the post-deadline phase and not before.

Future round schedules will be dictated by my availability. Feedback about Casefic Exchange clashing with other exchanges isn't useful, as we will inevitably clash with exchanges, and I will leave clashes to be dealt with by participants. I still intend to maintain a three-month creation period and try to incorporate potential post-deadline pinch hit delays as I have in rounds one and two.

One thing I'd like to introduce next round is reading lists, where works are categorised under the themes/investigation subgenres (i.e. mystery, murder, historical, etc.). I didn't have time this year, as the collection reveal fell during the peak of my course study.

I may not respond to feedback, but please know that I read it and use what I feel represents the exchange I want to run (and what's achievable for me) for future rounds.

Thank you if you take the time to leave any feedback — and thank you for participating this round!

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For the last time this year: see you later, alligators! 💞

- Commissioner Clawseau.
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Dear detectives, criminals, nosy busybodies, and curious bystanders,

We have just over a day left before Casefic Exchange 2026's creators are revealed! [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

If you'd like to make the most of what remains of the anonymous period, please do!

There is a chance I may be delayed in revealing our creators, so please enjoy whatever extra anonymous time you may receive. (Whenever I say this, I'm always on time.)

I'll be posting a wrap post tomorrow once our creators have revealed.

Enjoy the collection! Please consider leaving comments on the works you enjoy.

See you tomorrow! 🩷
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Dear detectives, criminals, nosy busybodies, and curious bystanders,

You are cordially invited to the Casefic Exchange 2026 event gala: works are revealed for the 2026 collection! 🥳

If you could cover your eyes and forgive the misclick revealing creators, that would be much appreciated! I misread one of the collection options and clicked the nuclear button. I deeply apologise if this ruins the collection reveal experience for anyone.

Everyone who signed up for the exchange and completed their assignment has a gift in the collection. If this is not the case, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com as soon as possible with your AO3 username.

Anonymous phase
Works will remain anonymous (hahaha) for two weeks, with detectives (aka creators) revealed and our exchange round closing on Friday 14 August at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

Queries about gifts
If your gift is incomplete, doesn't match your request, or incorporates any of your DNWs, please contact me as soon as possible at gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username, a link to the gift, and details about why you feel it's incomplete or the DNW violation.

Treats are welcome!
Want to treat in this post-collection reveal phase? Go ahead!

The collection will remain moderated until creator reveals, so you may find your work is visible but not officially in the collection as soon as you submit it. I will approve these as quickly as possible!

If you're looking for someone to treat, you can access participant requests via the AO3 app and treat a pinch hitter. (Treats do not have to meet the 3k minimum or equivalent requirements and can be a scene of a case being solved rather than the entire investigation.)

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Enjoy the collection! Please consider leaving comments on the works you enjoy.

Thank you to our participants, pinch hitters, betas, cheerleaders, and everyone who offered encouragement over the last few months! I appreciate everyone's patience with the delays this year, and hope that you find a few things you enjoy in the collection. 🩷

See you in two weeks for the conclusion of Casefic Exchange 2026!
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Hello detectives,

We are still on track to open on Friday 31 July at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ] Please make sure you finalise any edits before this time.

There is a chance I may be delayed, as I am out on a special case with friends and am expected to return to the agency close to the time our collection goes live. If I do not post about the collection reveal at 11:59pm EDT, please be patient with me.

With that said, please have everything ready to go live at 11:59pm EDT, as every time I have informed you of a potential delay on my part, I have returned to the agency on time to move us into the next phase.

If you have any questions, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username. Please be aware that I will be AFK for some time tomorrow.

See you tomorrow! 🩷
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Hello detectives,

I have some good news and some bad news.

Let's get the bad news over with first. You will now have only a week and a half to finalise editing your gifts, as all our pinch hits are in! 🥳 I guess that's the good news, too!

The collection will be opening on Friday 31 July at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown. ]

A massive thank you to our pinch hitters, especially those who claimed assignments during our post-deadline pinch hit rounds!

Some of our pinch hitters have put themselves up for a treat! Please check out our pinch hitter requests or consider treating someone who signed up for the exchange! Treats don't need to meet the exchange's minimum requirements (3k or equivalent and cover a full investigation from start to end), but they must comply with the request. (Brush up on what you can create for treats!)

If you are signed up as a participant and completed a gift and do not have a gift waiting for you, please get in touch by Friday 24 July at 11:59pm EDT [ In your timezone + Countdown ] so I can make the necessary investigations and arrangements. (I have cross-checked everyone, but I am only human!)

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username if you have any questions or concerns.

See you soon for our big party! 💕
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Thank you to our pinch hitters for working hard to complete your gifts!

We have one returning pinch hit. This assignment needs to be filled in order to open the collection. The deadline is negotiable.

This means the collection opening will be delayed. Right now, I am hopeful we can open Friday 31 July.

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


The remaining pinch hit is due on Friday 24 July (negotiable) 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.




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


Thank you!
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Hello detectives, criminal masterminds, and very nosy people,

In early June, I posted regarding a potential delay in opening our collection, depending on feedback from our pinch hitters. I reached out to all our pinch hitters about this potential delay last week and have heard back from all of them.

As I want to give our pinch hitters time to craft their gifts (and they have had less time than those who were signed up/pinch hitting at the beginning of the exchange), we will be delaying the next phase.

The final pinch hit deadline is Friday 10 July at 11:59pm EDT. [ In your timezone + Countdown ]

This means the collection will open on Friday 17 July at 11:59pm* EDT, assuming all assignments are submitted with no returning pinch hits. (*Please note that this time may change depending on my availability on this day. The collection will not open earlier than 11:59pm EDT, but may open later.)

Some of our pinch hitters may be putting themselves up for a treat! Please check out our pinch hitter requests or consider treating someone who signed up for the exchange! Treats don't need to meet the exchange's minimum requirements (3k or equivalent and cover a full investigation from start to end), but they must comply with the request. (Brush up on what you can create for treats!)

Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding. I will confirm once again after Friday 10 July about our collection opening so everyone can organise their time and final edits. I apologise for the delays and any disappointment this has caused anyone. I hope that this has not negatively impacted anyone's experience.

Please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with any questions (and please sign off with your AO3 username so I know who you are).

See you soon! 🩷
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Hello daring detectives, cunning criminal masterminds, and notoriously nosy busybodies,

Firstly, a very big thank you to our pinch hitters for coming in clutch and claiming our remaining pinch hits! We have several assignments currently under investigation by very reputable detectives and investigators (and maybe a few criminals?).

Secondly, I thought I'd give a quick update regarding next steps. As of right now, the collection is anticipated to be revealed on Friday 3 July at 11:59pm EDT. I will confirm if we are set to reveal on Friday 3 July after the Friday 26 June PDPH deadline has passed. (I should have informed all pinch hitters if they need more time to get in touch. In case I have neglected my duties: If you are a pinch hitter with an active assignment and find you need more time closer to the deadline, please email me so we can discuss!)

There is a chance our collection opening may be delayed, as I want to give our pinch hitters time to plant their red herrings and clues. I anticipate that if this is the case, we'll be delaying by one or two weeks. Once again, I'll confirm this after 26 June so that everyone can organise their time to complete their final edits.

In the meantime, if you're still feeling the casefic bug, please check out our pinch hitter requests and consider treating someone! Treats don't need to meet the exchange's minimum requirements (3k or equivalent and cover a full investigation from start to end), but they must comply with the request. (Brush up on what you can create for treats!)

If you completed and submitted a gift, do not have a gift, and were not included in the last two pinch hit posts, please get in touch ASAP.

If you have any questions, please email gumshoeagency@gmail.com with your AO3 username so I know who I'm talking to.

See you soon! 🩷
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This post is now inactive/out of date. Please see our active pinch hits for what's available.

If your username starts with V and you've submitted a completed work, I sent you an email in early May. Please take a look.

If you email me about your assignment, please include your AO3 username. A lot of people are emailing me without this identifying information!

A big thank you to our pinch hitters for helping us whittle down our PDPHs significantly! 🩷 We have a pinch hitters treats post if that's of interest to you.

*

Reveals are delayed until Friday 3 July.

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.

Extensions of a few days will be given on a case-by-case basis. Reach out to chat!

I would appreciate anyone's help in getting these filled and advertised in fandom spaces. Please feel free to reach out if you want to know if I've advertised in [fandom space] before doing so.

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


The remaining pinch hits are due on Friday 26 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.




CLAIMED! [ 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) )


CLAIMED! [ PH 8: Includes canon consumption tips. 8 June AEST update: Sk8 Infinity and Demon Slayer have been added as fandoms. ]
PH 8 (Comic, Fanfic) - Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel), SK8 the Infinity (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga) )


CLAIMED! [ PH 15: Includes canon consumption tips. ]
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) )


Thank you!
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This post is now inactive/out of date. Please see our active pinch hits for what's available.

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.

P.S. Comments on this post are screened.
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[personal profile] casemod
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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[personal profile] casemod
🚨 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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[personal profile] casemod
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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[personal profile] casemod
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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[personal profile] casemod
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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[personal profile] casemod
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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