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BTS Rare Tropes Fest
About
Welcome to BTS Rare Tropes Fest, where we explore some of the rarely used and displaced tropes on AO3.Be sure to read the rules AND the faqs before signing up!Thanks!-----------------------------------------------Schedule:
Prompting - Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 2026
Claiming - Nov. 16, 2026 to Jan. 16, 2027
Check-in #1 - Jan. 31, 2027
Check-in #2 - March 1, 2027Submission Deadline - March 15, 2027
Reveals - March 20, 2027-----------------------------------------------Writers must choose at least ONE of the tropes listed below as the MAIN TROPE of their submission:1. Hanahaki Disease
2. Shared Sensation
3. Time Travel
4. Morally Ambiguous Characters
5. Sex Pollen
6. Superheroes
7. Body Swap/Gender Swap
8. BDSM & Bio BDSM
9. 5+1 Things
10. Magical Realism
rules
This is an 18+ fic fest, minors DNI!Restrictions:1. Pedophilia/underage
2. Rape/non-con
3. Incest
4. Necrophilia
5. Bestiality
6. Any form of AI contentSensitive topics and dead dove themes are allowed but must be tagged appropriately. Fics that are not tagged correctly will be removed from the collection.
FAQ's
Q: Am I limited to only one of the rare tropes listed?
A: No, if you want to include more than one, or all, of the rare tropes on the list you can do that. It would be a VERY interesting story if you decide to include all of them, but hey, I'm not judging!
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Q: Can I use tropes that are not on the rare tropes list?
A: Yes! Please do! As long as you stick to the rule that one of the rare tropes is the MAIN trope, in other words the major focus of the story.
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Q: What if there's a rare trope I want to use as my main trope, but it's not on the list?
A: This fest is celebrating rare tropes, so we are willing to make exceptions. Send an email to the fest mod and let them know what trope you want to use.