The Fluffle Fight

While similar celebrations of friendly in-House competitions and writing for a cause have a long history in House Lapin, the first Fluffle Fight was founded by VeganAtheistCoral, also known as Coral Sands, in April of 2022. Coral was a volunteer at a number of rabbit rescues in her local area, and it occurred to her that a House dedicated to the totem spirit of the Rabbit might be interested in supporting these chronically underfunded groups. She came to Queen Sable Aradia with an idea to gamify a fundraising effort. The Bunny Queen was reportedly "giddy with excitement" over the idea.   The first Fluffle Fights over 2022 and 2023 featured "character sheets" in Dungeons and Dragons style for a bunny that was a resident at each of the aforementioned rescues. Each team championed one of these "characters". Some of the Lapinite participants even wrote stories about them.   In subsequent years, Coral was unable to maintain her same level of involvement, so House Lapin switched to supporting a number of rabbit rescues near to where they lived. In 2026, House Lapin and House Avis teamed up, and each team supported both a rabbit rescue and a rescue organization that aided birds.

Lapinites volunteer to lead a team of Literomancers who raise as much Literomantic Power as they can in a single day. They also each choose a different rescue operation to support. Any literomancer is welcome to join any of the resulting teams, and each team counts their Werds collectively. They then appeal to the public to donate to the rescue operations in response to their efforts.   Traditionally, the moneys donated would be collected in a single pot. The rescue championed by the winning team would get half of the total donations; the remainder would be divided among the other participating rescues equally.   With Coral stepping back, and changes to the fundraising mechanisms implemented by the streaming platform they use to cover the event, the Lapins switched to encouraging people to donate to the individual rescues they supported in 2024.   In 2026, Lapin partnered with Avis so that each team was led by one Lapinite and one Avisan, and each team championed both a rabbit rescue and a bird-focused rescue, including wildlife rescues.

Writing implements are essential, along with a way to direct fundraising efforts, such as donation links that are publicly accessible. If the "character model" is used, each team also requires a "character sheet" for their bunny, usually including a photo and some personal details about why that bunny is adorable and deserves support.

Lapinite and Avisan Tome Knights lead a team of literomancers to write as much as they can in a single day. The team leaders need to rally their "troops," encourage the public to donate to their cause, cheer people on, and track the results. They also need to monitor donations to make sure that the funds get where they are supposed to go.

The Fluffle Fight takes place every year during the April Tourney of Tales, usually sometime during the week of Avisalia (Easter). This time of year was chosen not just because people tend to think of bunnies at this time, but because it is not uncommon for bunnies to be given as Easter gifts, with the same results as Christmas puppies — namely, that sometimes, the recipients of the gifts are not ready to become "bunny parents" and the newly-acquired pets are then abandoned or surrendered.