August 1st - August 8th, 2026

Welcome to Zerith Week, an annual event celebrating the sweet yet tragic love of Zack Fair and Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII.A love that transcends time and space—you won't want to miss the reunion of our star-crossed lovers! Join us in our 6th consecutive year.

guidelines

1. Our daily prompts are merely guides. You may freely interpret them however you like.2. We accept all kinds of fanwork including fanarts, fanfictions, graphics, gifsets, video edits, and more. Entries should be of your own making and not a repost of other people's works. In regards to commissioned works, please credit the artists or writers accordingly.NO GENERATIVE AI IS ALLOWED!3. Entries may be posted on X/Twitter, Tumblr, and/or Bluesky.On X/Twitter and Bluesky, we will be tracking our mentions (@zerithweek) as well as the hashtags #ZerithWeek, #ZerithWeek2026, and #ザクエア週間2026.On Tumblr, please mention our account (@zerith-week) and/or use the tags #zerithweek and #zerithweek2026 within the first five tags. We will also track #zerith, #aerith gainsborough, and #zack fair during the event.If you don't have either accounts, you may submit your creation(s) on our tumblr's submission page, and we will share them.4. Other characters and ships are allowed to be featured as long as Zack and Aerith remain the main focus.That said, WE DO NOT CONDONE ANY SHIP AND/OR CHARACTER HATE IN OUR EVENT.
Please be respectful.5. We still accept entries even after the week is over. Please make sure to mention us, tag your posts as stated above, and list the day(s) they are created for.6. If you think we have missed your post(s), please kindly let us know by sending us a message.7. There is no obligation to participate in the entire week. The main point of this event is to have fun and spread the Zerith love in the fandom :)More info on our tumblr.

happy creating!

PromptsDay 1 - Aug 1st
First Impressions
“There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison.”Day 2 - Aug 2nd
Knight x Princess
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”Day 3 - Aug 3rd
Hidden Desires
“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.”Day 4 - Aug 4th
Star-Crossed Lovers
“Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.”Day 5 - Aug 5th
Soulmates
“I guess our ripples resonated!”Day 6 - Aug 6th
Marriage
“She knew she loved him when 'home' went from being a place to being a person.”Day 7 - Aug 7th
Reincarnation
“And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you.”Day 8 - Aug 8th
Happy Zerith day!
“I have twenty-three tiny wishes, but you probably won't remember them all, so I put them all together into one...I'd like to spend more time with you.”

PromptsDay 1 - Aug 8th
Faith / Tenderness
Midgar / KalmDay 2 - Aug 9th
Home / Garden
Chocobo FarmDay 3 - Aug 10th
Fair Skies / Rainy Days
Costa del SolDay 4 - Aug 11th
Comfort / Idyllic
Gold SaucerDay 5 - Aug 12th
Seasons / Festival
Cosmo CanyonDay 6 - Aug 13th
Energy Sparks
GongagaDay 7 - Aug 14th
Afterlife Echoes
Wutai / Icicle InnBonus Day - Aug 15th
Academy AU
Free Choice

Prompts
featuring flower languageDay 1 - April 24th
Rebirth + New Beginnings
White Morning GloriesDay 2 - April 25th
Irreplaceable Memories
Pink CarnationsDay 3 - April 26th
Dating + Meeting Our Parents
Orange DaffodilsDay 4 - April 27th
Across the Universe
Red RosesDay 5 - April 28th
Blue Skies + Letters
Purple LilacsDay 6 - April 29th
Until We Meet Again
Yellow LiliesDay 7 - April 30th
Sanctuary + Transcience of Life
Blue HydrangeasBonus Day - May 1st
Shop AU
Free Choice

Prompts
featuring Maaya Sakamoto songsDay 1 - Aug 22nd
Love at First Sight
Private SkyDay 2 - Aug 23rd
Pure Heart
Sumire (Violet)Day 3 - Aug 24th
Devotion
HeroDay 4 - Aug 25th
Kindred Spirits
Waiting for the RainDay 5 - Aug 26th
Yearning
Ame ga Furu (The Rain Falls)Day 6 - Aug 27th
Bittersweet
Yubiwa (Ring)Day 7 - Aug 28th
Floral Paradise
The Garden of EverythingBonus Day - Aug 29th
Royalty AU
Free Choice

PromptsDay 1 - Aug 2nd
Angel / HeavenDay 2 - Aug 3rd
Dating / KissesDay 3 - Aug 4th
Dreams / WishesDay 4 - Aug 5th
Past / FutureDay 5 - Aug 6th
Tears / RainDay 6 - Aug 7th
Hero / HeroineDay 7 - Aug 8th
Soulmate / WeddingBonus Day - Aug 9th
Role/Body Swap AU

PromptsDay 1 - April 11th
ChurchDay 2 - April 12th
PromiseDay 3 - April 13th
LettersDay 4 - April 14th
Clear Blue SkyDay 5 - April 15th
Fate / DestinyDay 6 - April 16th
ReunionDay 7 - April 17th
Ever AfterBonus Day - April 18th
Fairy Tale AU