Are you in need of a mystery, crime, or a problem to solve? Our post-deadline pinch hits are for you! We have two new pinch hits, two returning, and several others that are in need of a detective or criminal mastermind to create and solve them.

Quick links: Rules and guidelines · 2025 Collection · Mod contact: gumshoeagency@gmail.com

This batch of pinch hits are due on Friday 25 July at 11:59pm Eastern time. [ In your timezone ] This deadline is negotiable. I will allow deadlines up until Tuesday 5 August at 11:59pm EDT [ In your timezone ], but no further as long as the work reveals date is Friday 8 August at 11:59pm EDT. Please specify the deadline you need when you 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. You must have an AO3 account to participate.

We guarantee gifts for requests that feature a minimum of three unique fandoms. I would like to fill all our pinch hits if possible!

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.

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( PH 3 (comic, fic) - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Pandora (TV 2019), This Means War (2012) )


( PH 8 (fic) - Severance (TV), The West Wing )


( PH 10 (fic, podfic) - Gilmore Girls (TV 2000) )


( PH 13 (comic, fic) - 終ノ空 remake | Tsui no Sora Remake, A Girl Corrupted by the Internet is the Summoned Hero?!, Tsukihime (Visual Novel & Anime) )


( PH 15 (fic) - Babylon 5 (TV 1993), Mass Effect: Andromeda, Stargate Atlantis, Robot Series - Isaac Asimov )


CLAIMED! ( PH 19 (comic, fic) - Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005) )

( PH 21 (comic, fic) - The Defenders (Marvel TV), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016), Crossover Fandom (The Defenders TV/MCU) )


( PH 22 (comic, fic, podfic) - 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir )


CLAIMED! ( PH 23 (comic, fic) - Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Crossover Fandom ((MHA/BHHA, Dreaming of Sunshine/Avatar: The Last Airbender, Dreaming of Sunshine/Star Wars: Original Trilogy, Dos/One Piece, One Piece/Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Raven Cycle/All For the Game)), Dreaming of Sunshine - SilverQueen (DFE), All For The Game - Nora Sakavic, Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater, Original Work, Road to Nowhere by Aeruogonian (DFE), One Piece (Anime & Manga), The Residence (US TV 2025) )

Thank you!