No True Pair 2026 Four-Character Mini-Challenge Sign-Ups!

[kalloway]

no_true_pair's 2026 Four-Character Mini-Challenge is open for sign-ups!

no_true_pair is, loosely, a mad-libs-style challenge. You sign up with a list of characters, a set of prompts is posted that uses all the characters in different combinations, and you create works using those characters and prompts.

For example, if your list contained Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse as numbers 2 and 4, there could be a prompt like "2 & 4 go out for coffee" or "4 invites 2 out for dinner, except..." and you'd write Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse going out for coffee, or Mickey Mouse inviting Darth Vader out for dinner and then going from there.

1. Leave a comment with your numbered list of four characters.

As per previous rounds:

• your list can contain characters from one fandom or different fandoms
• you may use your original characters
• you may have more than one list (as many as you like)
• every character in your list will have a prompt with every other one

2. This is a low-pressure challenge. Signing up does not obligate you to create anything.

3. Tell your friends and have fun!

4. If you have any questions, just ask!

5. The Schedule:
Signups Open - NOW!
Prompts Posted ~ March 16th
Posting - March 26th-31st
Amnesty - Thereafter

(Amnesty is currently paused until the end of this round.)

Comments

[toothpastepancake]

oOOOOO YAYYY

list 1)

1. Nahla Ake
2. Caleb Mir
3. Series Acclimation Mil
4. Genesis Lythe

list 2)

1. Abstract Merp
2. T'Via
3. Clover V'Lyty
4. Quin Diaz

Thank you :D

[cmk418]

I came by here to add a list of Starfleet Academy characters as well. Good luck!

[fleetsparrow]

WOO!!!
(I'm going to try a whole 2 lists this time!)

List 1:

1. Bruce Wayne
2. Dick Grayson
3. Damian Wayne
4. Slade Wilson

List 2:

1. Seto Kaiba
2. Katsuya Jounouchi
3. Yugi Mutou
4. Ryou Bakura

[smallhobbit]

1. Adam Carter
2. Harry Pearce
3. Lucas North
4. Ros Myers

[cmk418]

Here's my list:

1. Jay-Den Kraag
2. Series Acclimation Mil
3. Darem Rehmi
4. Genesis Lythe

[goddess47]

WHee!

1. Harry Potter
2. Hermione Granger
3. Severus Snape
4. Draco Malfoy

This will be fun!

[senmut]

1. Afra Lyon
2. Jeff Raven
3. The Rowan
4. Isthia Raven

[suzume]

Suikoden III

1. Sasarai
2. Yun
3. Chris Lightfellow
4. Dios

[flareonfury]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
1. Cate Randa
2. Keiko Miura
3. Lee Shaw
4. Kentaro Randa

X-Men
1. Rogue
2. Madelyne Pryor
3. Wanda Maximoff
4. Scott Summers

MCU
1. Darcy Lewis
2. Bucky Barnes
3. Wanda Maximoff
4. Kate Bishop

[dragonofeternal]

Enstars
1. Madara Mikejima
2. Kanata Shinkai
3. Kohaku Oukawa
4. Chiaki Morisawa

[endlesstwanted]

Excited to join again!

My list:
1) Scott Hunter
2) Shane Hollander
3) Kip Grady
4) Ilya Rozanov

[impala_chick]

1. Shane
2. Rose
3. Ilya
4. Svetlana


1. John Egan
2. Harry Crosby
3. Gale Cleven
4. Rosie Rosenthal

[marcicat]

Looking forward to this round! Thank you for hosting! <3

1. Iris
2. Leonide
3. Tapan
4. Murderbot

[melacka]

CM
1. Penelope Garcia
2. Emily Prentiss
3. Derek Morgan
4. Aaron Hotchner

BtVS
1. Buffy Summers
2. Willow Rosenberg
3. Xander Harris
4. Rupert Giles

HP
1. Hermione Granger
2. Ginny Weasley
3. Harry Potter
4. Ron Weasley

[vilakins]

1. Vila Restal
2. Kerr Avon
3. Roj Blake
4. Olag Gan

[squidgiepdx]

Characters:

1) Dennis Whitaker
2) Evan Lorne
3) William "Dex" Poindexter
4) Michael "Robby" Robinavich

[xinger]

Yay, love this challenge! Thank you! ♥

1. Lan Wangji
2. Jiang Yanli
3. Jiang Wanyin
4. Wei Wuxian

[merydian]

Aaaahh I almost forgot to sign up!! Thank you for running this. I'm going to try two lists.

Cloak & Dagger (2018)
1. Brigid O’Reilly
2. Mayhem
3. Father Delgado
4. Mina Hess

Silo (TV)
1. Camille Sims
2. Martha Walker
3. Juliette Nichols
4. Ruth Jahns

[holyarcana]

Thank you for hosting!

1. Jennifer-Lynn Hayden
2. Kyle Rayner
3. Alexandra DeWitt
4. Connor Hawke

[shuufleur93]

I kinda failed the last one but I'm a weak, weak person in terms of challenges, so...

Younger
1. Kelsey
2. Josh
3. Maggie
4. Diana

(And trying not to fall back on the same characters lol)

[nuh_s]

1. Jason Todd (DC Comics)
2. Teal'c (Stargate SG-1)
3. Jonny d'Ville (The Mechanisms)
4. The Aurora (The Mechanisms)

[torreyana]

I'm nowhere near finishing my backlog of prompts from previous challenges, but I've been dealing with massive writer's block for a while now so I think I'll see if new prompts give me some fresh inspiration!

From Mission: Impossible—
1. Ilsa Faust
2. Julia Meade
3. Luther Stickell
4. Ethan Hunt

[pedanther]

I'm still uncertain that anything will come of this, but the path to "done" lies through "begun", so:

1. The 86th Delm of Korval
2. The Doctor
3. Genevieve Dieudonne
4. Delenn