CHEESE!
Lights, camera, BTS!
a fic fest all about the bts members in professions with cameras!
Prompting: January 12 - February 8
Claiming: February 9 - May 4
Check-In: May 18
Deadline: June 1
Reveals: tbd
general rules
writers and artist can participate!
participants must be 18+
platonic, romantic, and polyamorous relationships allowed.
no plagiarism or ai generated content
all content must be tagged appropriately
final check-in is mandatory. otherwise, your claim(s) will be deleted
if you need to drop out, please fill out the form
restricted themes
no underage sex, no cannibalism, no beastiality, no pedophilia, no permanent main character death,
dead dove is allowed! as long as it’s not one of the restricted themes
artists rules
must stay anonymous until art reveals
you have complete freedom regarding your piece as long as it follows your claim
self-prompts are allowed but your piece must follow the main theme of the fest
respect the dws and dnws of the prompter
you’ll be assigned a specific date to post your piece
have fun!
writers rules
must stay anonymous until author reveals
minimum word count of 1k
respect the dws and dnws of the prompter
wips are allowed as long as they meet the minimum word count
have fun!
prompting rules
prompters must have an ao3 account
you can submit up to 10 prompts
at least one character must have a life in front or behind the camera (e.g. model, photographer, influencer, idol, actor)
we want to encourage rarer pairs so taekook, jikook and yoonmin will only be allowed in polyam ships!
state your dws (do want) and dnws (do not want) in your prompt
prompts that are overly detailed or don’t follow fest rules will be deleted
claiming rules
participants must have an ao3 account to claim
you can claim up to 3 prompts including 2 self prompts
1 claim per prompt except for self prompts
must fill out the claiming form within 48 hours of claiming on ao3
faq
what professions are included in the theme of the fest?
basically, every profession that you'll find behind or in front of a camera, for example idol, model, streamer, tv chef, talk show host, streamer, vlogger, influencer, camboy/girl, camera person, actor, filmmaker, photographer and stunt double - if you're unsure whether a profession or prompt qualifies, don't be scared to double check with us!what ships are okay to write?
since we want to encourage rarer pairs Taekook, Jikook and Yoonmin are only allowed in polyamorous ships.what does the check-in look like?
we will be sending a form to each participant in which we ask about their general progress - nothing too specific! however, if the form isn't filled out within a week, we reserve the right to delete their claim.are chaptered fics or wips allowed?
yes, of course, if the first chapter fulfills the minimum word count.can writers submit a work about a non-romantic relationship?
absolutely! your fic can include queerplatonic relationships, platonic relationships or any other kind of relationship.are non-ship centric fics allowed?
absolutely! as long as the fic still matches the fest's theme!is self-prompting allowed?
yes that’s allowed, there will be prompt placeholders provided by us that you can claim, so there’s no need for you to submit your own.can writers participate in wipwednesdays?
yes, as long as the snippets don’t give away too much of the plot or prompt, since writers are to remain anonymous.
forms
these are all of the forms you may need over the course of this season!
(check-in forms will be sent to you directly)
