Chocolate Box Gift Exchange

Unfortunately, the title says it all.

We have been trying to make our schedules work to run Chocolate Box this year but as of today we realized that this was unlikely to happen, and that it was unfair to you all to keep you waiting while we tried to make the exchange happen regardless. We're sorry, both for having to cancel it for this year, and the late announcement. We know it's a disappointment. It's one for us as well. We really did try hard to make this work.

We hope to see you all again next year, bright-eyed and keen to make some sweet chocolate bites for everyone!

The archive is live! It took us a while, but we did it! Thanks to all the creators and pinch hitters who helped us make it this far.

If there are any issues with your gift, please send us an email at [email protected] so that we can look into it.

Otherwise go forth, consume works, and leave comments and kudos! Creators are revealed at 6am EST on the 21st.

We have one new pinch hit and an archive delay to allow another pinch hitter to finish their work. The archive is currently scheduled to go live at 10pm EST, but if you require more time to complete this pinch hit that time can be extended. If you can pick this one up, please comment with your AO3 name and, if you require more time, the time that you need in EST so that I can update the community. Thank you!

CLAIMED - PH 88 - Person of Interest (TV), The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Kingsman (Movies)

We have several pinch hits left to be claimed! Pinch hit 1 has added new relationships in Narcos and Narcos: Mexico, as well as new fandoms, so please take a look if you had looked at this one earlier.

Pinch hits are due at 11:59pm EST on the 13th, however we are willing to negotiate on extensions of time for these pinch hits as required. If you can pick one of these up, but may require more time, please comment with your timeframe! We may be able to work something out.

If you want to claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number. All comments are screened.

EDIT: If you need an extension but don't have a DW account, please don't leave an anonymous comment and ask us to unscreen the comment. Please send us an email at [email protected] and we can talk to you there. Thank you!

CLAIMED - PH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Narcos (TV), Narcos: Mexico (TV), Dune (2021), Taskmaster (UK TV) RPF, New Girl

CLAIMED - PH 21 - ライザのアトリエ | Atelier: Ryza Series (Video Games), エル・カザド | El Cazador de la Bruja, Goshujin-sama to Kemonomimi no Shoujo Mel | My Master & Furry-eared Girl Mel (Manga), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? | SukaSuka | WorldEnd (Anime)

CLAIMED - PH 66 - Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars Legends: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Games), Mass Effect: Andromeda

CLAIMED - PH 73 - Lux-Pain, Nightwalker Mayonaka no Tantei | Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, 教主走失記 | Record of the Missing Sect Master - A Lifetime of Beautiful Clothes, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

The due date has passed! There are several people with brief extensions, and we have quite a few pinch hits to be claimed. Due date is 11:59pm EST on the 13th! If you can pick any of these up, please comment with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number. All comments are screened.

When claiming a pinch hit, please comment on the post where the pinch hit is located. This is the first half of the pinch hits. Please scroll down for Part B.

( PH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Narcos (TV), Narcos: Mexico (TV) )

( PH 6 - Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, Outer Wilds (Video Game), Bendy and the Ink Machine )

( PH 21 - ライザのアトリエ | Atelier: Ryza Series (Video Games), エル・カザド | El Cazador de la Bruja, Goshujin-sama to Kemonomimi no Shoujo Mel | My Master & Furry-eared Girl Mel (Manga), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? | SukaSuka | WorldEnd (Anime) )

( PH 38 - Final Fantasy XIII Series, NieR Gestalt | NieR Replicant | NieR (Video Games), Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World )

CLAIMED - PH 45 - Hellsing, Ivanhoe - All Media Types, Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), Dune (2021), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Deadwood, MASH (TV), Succession (TV 2018)


CLAIMED - PH 46 - Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005)

CLAIMED - PH 47 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom, Star Wars: Rebels

CLAIMED - PH 48 - ちはやふる | Chihayafuru (Anime & Manga), ナナマル サンバツ | Nana Maru San Batsu | Fastest Finger First (Anime), ヲタクに恋は難しい | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Anime), Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch, Scholomance - Naomi Novik, 全职高手 - 蝴蝶蓝 | Quánzhí Gāoshǒu - Húdié Lán, 穿越火线 | Cross Fire (TV), 有翡 | Legend of Fei (TV), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 경이로운 소문 | The Uncanny Counter (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 49 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Pyre (Video Game), Heaven's Vault (Video Game), 英雄伝説 空の軌跡 | Sora no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Series (Video Games), 英雄伝説 クロスベル編 | The Legend of Heroes: Crossbell Arc (Video Games), Lunar (Video Games), Final Fantasy VI, Ikenfell (Video Game), FAR: Lone Sails (Video Game), Disco Elysium (Video Game)

CLAIMED - PH 50 - 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games), JUDGE EYES | Judgment (Video Games), Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses

CLAIMED - PH 51 - Stargate - All Media Types, The Sentinel (TV), The Trixie Belden Mysteries - Julie Campbell Tatham & Kathryn Kenny, Midsomer Murders (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Crossover Fandom

CLAIMED - PH 52 - Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, Blue Castle - L. M. Montgomery, The Mummy Series

CLAIMED - PH 53 - Haikyuu!!, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Persona 5, Given (Anime)

CLAIMED - PH 54 - 红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film), 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021), แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน | Bad Buddy: the Series (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 55 - 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021), 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021) RPF, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien

CLAIMED - PH 56 - Code Geass, Dragonlance - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, The Defenders (Marvel TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Wheel of Time (TV), Hades (Video Game 2018), Original Work

CLAIMED - PH 57 - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Tokyo Ghoul, Persona 5, NieR Reincarnation (Video Game), 第五人格 | Identity V (Video Game)

CLAIMED - PH 58 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 牧場物語 オリーブタウンと希望の大地 | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Video Game), The Penumbra Podcast, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Tennis no Oujisama | Prince of Tennis, The Transformers (IDW Generation One), Transformers: Prime, Original Work

CLAIMED - PH 59 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV), Cormoran Strike Series - Robert Galbraith, Daddy-Long-Legs - Jean Webster, Easy (TV), Ground Floor (TV), Hot Rod (2007)

CLAIMED - PH 60 - Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1980s OVA), Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Neue These), Universal Century Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Gintama

CLAIMED - PH 61 - Critical Role (Web Series), RWBY, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, The Magnus Archives (Podcast), The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Penumbra Podcast, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types

CLAIMED - PH 62 - 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games), Hades (Video Game 2018), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Wolf Hall Series - Hilary Mantel, Gundam Wing, 데자부 | Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher (Music Video), Death Note (Anime & Manga)

CLAIMED - PH 63 - Black Magician Trilogy - Trudi Canavan, True Blood (TV), Crossover Fandom, Motherland: Fort Salem (TV), The Wheel of Time (TV), NOS4A2 (TV 2019), Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery, Buffyverse (TV)

We have a week remaining and this will be our last set of pinch hits posted before deadline on the 7th. Please take a look at these carefully and if you can pick these up, comment with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number. All comments are screened.

( PH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Narcos (TV), Narcos: Mexico (TV) )

( PH 6 - Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, Outer Wilds (Video Game), Bendy and the Ink Machine )

CLAIMED - PH 13 - Cyrano de Bergerac (freely adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand) – Martin Crimp, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV), Starred Up (2013), Witchblade (TV)


( PH 21 - ライザのアトリエ | Atelier: Ryza Series (Video Games), エル・カザド | El Cazador de la Bruja, Goshujin-sama to Kemonomimi no Shoujo Mel | My Master & Furry-eared Girl Mel (Manga), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? | SukaSuka | WorldEnd (Anime) )

( PH 38 - Final Fantasy XIII Series, NieR Gestalt | NieR Replicant | NieR (Video Games), Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World )

CLAIMED - PH 39 - 白い砂のアクアトープ | Shiroi Suna no Aquatope | The Aquatope on White Sand (Anime), 月刊少女野崎くん | Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Haikyuu!!, Hornblower (TV), Saiyuki (Anime & Manga), SK8 the Infinity (Anime), Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold

CLAIMED - PH 40 - The Queen's Gambit (TV), Shadow and Bone (TV), Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)

CLAIMED - PH 41 - Hannibal (TV), Community (TV), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Homestuck, Hannibal Lecter Tetralogy - Thomas Harris, South Park

CLAIMED - PH 42 - Critical Role (Web Series), Rebuild of Evangelion | Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Steven Universe (Cartoon)

CLAIMED - PH 43 - Norse Religion & Lore, Nibelungenlied, Der Ring des Nibelungen | The Ring of the Nibelung - Wagner, Attila's Treasure - Stephan Grundy, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Swordspoint Series - Ellen Kushner, Kalevala - Elias Lönnrot, 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney

CLAIMED - PH 44 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, とんがり帽子のアトリエ | Tongari Boushi no Atelier | Witch Hat Atelier (Manga), Kamisama Hajimemashita | Kamisama Kiss, Death Parade (Anime), 月刊少女野崎くん | Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Klaus (2019), LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (Cartoon)

More pinch hits! These are a mixture of initial pinch hits and recent ones - please take a look and comment with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number if you can pick one of these up. All comments are screened.

( PH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Narcos (TV), Narcos: Mexico (TV) )

CLAIMED - PH 2 - The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Fallen London | Echo Bazaar, Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë, Under The Pendulum Sun - Jeannette Ng

( PH 6 - Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, Outer Wilds (Video Game), Bendy and the Ink Machine )

( PH 13 - Cyrano de Bergerac (freely adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand) – Martin Crimp, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV), Starred Up (2013), Witchblade (TV) )

CLAIMED - PH 15 - Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XII, 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)

( PH 21 - ライザのアトリエ | Atelier: Ryza Series (Video Games), エル・カザド | El Cazador de la Bruja, Goshujin-sama to Kemonomimi no Shoujo Mel | My Master & Furry-eared Girl Mel (Manga), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? | SukaSuka | WorldEnd (Anime) )

( PH 27 - 反黑路人甲 | Al Cappuccino (TV), 踩過界 | Legal Mavericks (TV), 使徒行者 | Line Walker (TV 2014 2017 2020) )

CLAIMED - PH 32 - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, ビースターズ | BEASTARS

CLAIMED - PH 33 - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Karate Kid (Movies), Cobra Kai (Web Series), Pirates of the Caribbean (Movies)

CLAIMED - PH 34 - These Violent Delights - Micah Nemerever, Wolf Hall Series - Hilary Mantel, Pilgrimage (2017), Rome (TV 2005), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Power of the Dog (2021), Dune Series - Frank Herbert

CLAIMED - PH 35 - 有翡 | Legend of Fei (TV), 风起洛阳 | Fēng Qǐ Luò Yáng (TV), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

Assignments have gone out! You should have already received an email - please email us at [email protected] if you haven't, or there are problems with your assignment.

We also have 27 initial pinch hits! If you can pick any of these up, please comment with the pinch hit number and your AO3 name. All comments are screened.

If you click on a cut tag and the text displayed is for a later pinch hit, please refresh your page. This is because in the time between your loading the page and clicking the tag, that pinch hit has been claimed and the text deleted. It is not a bug! You guys are just that good at claiming pinch hits.

( PH 1 - Crossover Fandom, Narcos (TV), Narcos: Mexico (TV) )

( PH 2 - The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Fallen London | Echo Bazaar, Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë, Under The Pendulum Sun - Jeannette Ng )

CLAIMED - PH 3 - 異種族レビュアーズ | Ishuzoku Reviewers | Interspecies Reviewers (Manga), オルソドクシア / Orthodoxia (Music Video), Master's Song - Dracula (Song), ロウワー / Flower - Lower one's eyes (Music Video), 狂者の行進 | Kyousha no Koushin - 164 ft.GUMI (Music Video)

CLAIMED - PH 4 - 翔んで埼玉 | Fly Me to the Saitama (2019), Japanese Local Hero City Mascots, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors

CLAIMED - PH 5 - 红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film), 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021), แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน | Bad Buddy: the Series (TV)

( PH 6 - Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, Outer Wilds (Video Game), Bendy and the Ink Machine )

( PH 7 - Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Revice, Waccha PriMaji )

CLAIMED - PH 8 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, The Lorax (2012), LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (Cartoon)

CLAIMED - PH 9 - Dreaming of Sunshine - Silver Queen (Fanfic DFE), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021), Crossover Fandom, 盗墓笔记 - 南派三叔 | The Grave Robbers' Chronicles - Xu Lei

CLAIMED - PH 10 - Dance of the Vampires (Broadway 2002/2003) - Steinman/Ives/Kunze, Condorman (1981), Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em (TV), Chalk and Cheese (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 11 - 빈센조 | Vincenzo (TV), 김과장 | Good Manager (TV), Golden Blood รักมันมหาศาล | Golden Blood (TV), HIStory3 - 那一天 | HIStory3: Make Our Days Count (TV)

( PH 12 - Äldre dam | An Elderly Lady Series - Helene Tursten, Page & Sommers - Cat Sebastian, The Bachelor's Valet - Arden Powell, You Let Me In - Camilla Bruce )

( PH 13 - Cyrano de Bergerac (freely adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand) – Martin Crimp, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV), Starred Up (2013), Witchblade (TV) )

CLAIMED - PH 14 - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon), Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball, 海辺のエトランゼ | Umibe no Étranger | Stranger by the Sea (Manga), Soul Eater, 雪の下のクオリア | Qualia Under The Snow (Manga)

( PH 15 - Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XII, 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) )

CLAIMED - PH 16 - Transformers Generation One, DC Extended Universe, DCU (Comics)

CLAIMED - PH 17 - 怪獣８号 | Kaiju No. 8 (Manga), World Trigger (Anime & Manga), 曇天に笑う | Donten ni Warau | Laughing Under the Clouds (Anime & Manga)

CLAIMED - PH 18 - The Callender Papers - Cynthia Voigt, Crossover Fandom, The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 19 - Crossover Fandom, X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies), Marvel (Comics), DC's Arrowverse, Persona 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake (Video Game 2020), Marvel Noir

CLAIMED - PH 20 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, Chainsaw Man (Manga)

( PH 21 - ライザのアトリエ | Atelier: Ryza Series (Video Games), エル・カザド | El Cazador de la Bruja, Goshujin-sama to Kemonomimi no Shoujo Mel | My Master & Furry-eared Girl Mel (Manga), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Romancing SaGa 3 (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? | SukaSuka | WorldEnd (Anime) )

CLAIMED - PH 22 - Actor RPF, Vulgar (2000), Deliverance (1972), Carrie: The Musical - Gore/Pritchard/Cohen, 13 Reasons Why (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 23 - Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Final Fantasy XII, Steven Universe (Cartoon), Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon), RWBY, In Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan, アグレッシブ烈子 | Aggressive Retsuko | Aggretsuko (Anime), Azumanga Daioh, Crossover Fandom, Original Work

CLAIMED - PH 24 - Batman (Movies 1989-1997), Dungeons and Dragons (Cartoon), Ashes to Ashes (UK TV)

CLAIMED - PH 25 - 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

CLAIMED - PH 26 - The Game of Rassilon (Podcast), What Did Veronica Dream Of? (Video Game), Mosquitoes - Lucy Kirkwood, The Adventure Zone: Holiday Brawl in Chicago (Podcast)

( PH 27 - 反黑路人甲 | Al Cappuccino (TV), 踩過界 | Legal Mavericks (TV), 使徒行者 | Line Walker (TV 2014 2017 2020) )

Signups have closed! However, we have run into a hurdle: matching was not able to be completed, because the algorithm that does the matching has been stuck at the "Assignments Generating" stage for almost ten hours.

What this means is that we were able to run matching once and so know that there is one person who is completely unmatchable, and a significant number of initial pinch hits. We ran the matching algorthim a second time to see if we could reduce the number of initial pinch hits, and the algorithm was able to complete the first half of matching (that is, working out how many matches each person has), but not generating assignments.

We have a support request in with AO3 and we'll keep you all updated how that goes.

In the meantime, please take a look at the requests. If you want to add relationships or fandoms to increase your matchability, please send us an email with your AO3 name to [email protected] and we'll add those in for you.

EDIT: We have managed to run matching! We are now contacting non-matchables.