BTS Tanabata Fic Exchange 2025

I wrote this for the Tanabata fic exchange... it still needs some edits IMHO so I've hesitated in sharing it, but I love the premise for this... the slow burn pining that is somewhere between deep friendship and possible romance, and the grief when friendship wanes.

moodboard of 4 images: - Yoongi with a black suit jacket, neck-length black hair, and a silver crown - A kitten resting on a giant marble foot - Image of deep space "pillars of creation": distant dust and stars - Taehyung in a red suit jacket and gold jewelry and honey-blonde hair

The Galaxy’s Least Welcoming Home
🌃 #taegi
🌃 King YG, Consort TH
🌃 Inspired by the Odyssey (Penelope's POV)
🌃 Sci-fi, war, non-graphic violence, religion
🌃 Time skip, scheming, angst w/a happy ending
🌃 For @btstanabata.bsky.social
🌃 M, 18.9k
ao3.org/works/68171496
#btsfic #NinjasWearSneakersFic

✨ The Stars that Shimmer over Bongjae Park 🌙
🎑 Sope
🎑 E
🎑 17.6k
🎑 For @eggsynalshae.bsky.social in @btstanabata.bsky.social
🎑 1960s AU; Strangers to Lovers; One Night Stands; Period-typical Homophobia; Bittersweet
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/66987964

Galaxy-themed border, dark blue rectangle in the middle with white text that reads: A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this fest possible, for the 3rd edition now! I absolutely adore star-crossed Love as a theme, and I think Tanabata is so perfect for a BTS exchange theme, not in the least because it's the festival of 7/7! Serendipity, anyone? ^^ Unless I get too busy, I think I'll keep organising this cosy little exchange, if only to have a summer exchange to balance out all the Christmas ones, but for now, BTS Tanabata Exchange will go into rest mode once more! Do tag the fest if you make any reveal posts of your own and don't hesitate to let the authors know what you enjoyed about their stories! Thanks for another fabulous edition Hopefully until next time!

Thank you ~

Thank you so much for this lovely sope! I loved the imagery and the universe 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

It’s me! I took the odyssey, flung it into space, and cast Yoongi as Odysseus and Taehyung as Penelope ✨✨✨✨

TAEGI Based on the Odyssey?!!!
Yes!!!!
I can’t wait to read this!

Reveals 2025

🎋 Serendipity (the whole world is different from yesterday) 🎋
💗 For pink_haneul
💗 By @shinjukuknife.bsky.social
💗 Namgi
💗 15k
💗 T
💗 Slow Burn; Mutual Pining; Psychologist!YG; Composer!NJ; minor Taejoon; Happier semi-Ending
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/68588446

🎋 The Galaxy’s Least Welcoming Home 🎋
💗 For @shinjukuknife.bsky.social
💗 By NinjasWearSneakers ( @ninjaswearsneakers.bsky.social)
💗 Taegi
💗 18.9k
💗 M
💗 SF-AU; Mythology&Religion; Arranged Marriage; Minor Character Death; PTSD; Angst with a HE
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/68171496

🎋 Are We Cursed To Be Star-Crossed Or Just Unbelievably Unlucky?! 🎋
💗 For @korinoshikkan.bsky.social
💗By pink_haneul
💗 Sope
💗 20k
💗 E
💗 Canon U; Established Rel.; Humour; Fluff&Smut; Drinking
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/67348477

🎋 Between Sheep and the Loom, You call out to Me 🎋
💗 For @ninjaswearsneakers.bsky.social
💗 By EggSlut_Nalshae)
💗 Sope
💗 6.7k
💗 M
💗 Falling (back) in Love; Temporary Character Death; Fluff&Angst; Grief/Mourning; Healing
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/67115881

🎋 The Stars that Shimmer over Bongjae Park 🎋
💗 For EggSlut_Nalshae
💗 By Korinoshikkan
💗 Sope
💗 17.6k (complete)
💗 E
💗 1960s AU; Strangers to Lovers; One Night Stands; Period-typical Homophobia; Bittersweet
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/66987964

Hellooooo I'm so sorry I totally forgot I made a bsky for this fest TT TT Imma post the reveals now!

Writers! Please remember to check your spam if you didn't find our email directly ~

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It might not be the 13th yet everywhere in the world, but it certainly is here! Which means...

~Your Lover Appointments are in your mailbox~

Happy writing everyone! 🎋

🎶It's the final day of applications🎶
🎋Don't miss your chance🎋

Sign-ups close on April 11th already... Yes, I've been thinking about some possible kind of game to do, and I do have a vague idea, but do I have the energy to create it... Hmmmmm

In any case, you still have a chance to sign-up to the fest if you're interested! 🎋

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On this lovely Sunday, feel free to chat with us under the blue, blue sky about your progress/excitement/thoughts for Sope fest!

Let's do a little talk thread, in the replies or qrts ~

(I see there are very few sope gifs on here... xp)

People are signing up oh yes they are ~ I feel this edition will be wonderful!

Writer sign-ups ➡️ forms.gle/HthDKV3zXNoT...
Pinch-hitter sign-ups
➡️ forms.gle/FRHsvqeqWxi3...
Ao3 Collection➡️ archiveofourown.org/collections/...

5. Will the fest provide beta readers? No… I’m sorry. If you have trouble finding a beta, dm me, I can do it for you if I have time and if not, I’ll help you find someone. 6. What if my recipient is someone I have blocked? Please dm/mail the fest and we’ll figure something out! 7. I really don’t know what to write about… Feel free to send the fest acc a dm and we can brainstorm a bit if you like.

8. Will my recipient like what I write? Of course they will! It’s a gift, who doesn’t Love those? 🥺 If you’re feeling insecure because there are no specific DWs, you have agreed to those as well for the fic you’ll be receiving, haven’t you? So, I’m sure it will be fine. Have confidence in your writing, and your fic will mean the world to someone. 9. I have a question/worry/complaint. You can always @ or dm the fest account! I live in JST which overlaps with KST, so expect answers according to that timezone.

💫5. FAQ (2)💫

1. Explain the theme of “star-crossed Love” a bit more thoroughly, please! Just like the legend of Tanabata, “star-crossed Lovers” has become a trope that means “Lovers who are doomed to not be able to be together forever”. This can take a wild variety of shapes and interpretations, and it does not even necessarily have to be tragic (even though it often is). Other famous examples of star-crossed Lovers are Romeo & Juliet, Jack & Rose from Titanic, and (in my humble opinion), Shinji & Kaworu from Neon Genesis Evangelion. 2. How do I participate? Simply fill in the sign-up form linked below, and you’re done! Then all you have to do is wait for the message telling you who your star-crossed Lover is and you can start to write ~.

3. How do I submit? There are no claims in this fest, so submission is as follows: go to the fest collection on ao3 via the link below, and hit “post to collection”. Your fic will remain invisible until reveals (and invisible for you as an author until the mod has approved it, although you can still find it back in “stats” if you need to until then). Don’t forget to gift it to your recipient and tag properly! There will be no submission form. 4. Can I post WIPs/sneak-peaks? Sure you can! Just make sure not to give away your recipient or too much of the content and tag the fest too so we can share it!

💫5. FAQ (1)💫

Schedule: Sign-ups: March 15th - April 11th Lover appointments: April 13th Pinch hitter sign-ups: April 13th - July 24th Drop-out deadline: July 24th Fic deadline: July 25th Extension deadline: August 1st Fic + Author reveals: August 7th (*Any time zones)

💫4. Schedule💫

1. Writers can write any BTS (mono or poly) pairing, or no pairing, as long as the main theme is “star-crossed Love” and fest restrictions + the DNWs of the recipients are respected. 2. To ensure the harmony of this fest, restricted topics are: incest, paedophilia, beastiality, sexualising minors and underage sex, rape/non-con and dub-con. 3. You have to be 18+ to write NSFW content. 4. There is no min. or max. word count limit! You can write as much or little as you want! WIPs and chaptered fics are allowed! Just as long as you respect your Lover (they might rather not receive a one-sentence fic, for example).

5. Since Sendai celebrates Tanabata on August 7th,there will only be one round of reveals and no extensions beyond the festival. I hope you understand. 6. The submitted work must be a new work: works that have already been posted as a stand-alone or part of a series are not allowed! 7. If you need to drop out for any reason, I completely understand! Just message the fest (either through dms or email) and please respect the drop-out deadline (so as to not make the pinch-hitters’ lives too difficult!) 8. Most communications from the fest will be done through email, but just in case, please keep your twitter/bsky dms open as well. 9. You need an ao3 account to participate.

10. Please make sure to not alert your Lover that you are the one writing for them until reveals! 11. Hate and/or disrespect towards any of the members/participants of this fest will not be tolerated! Please be kind. 12. Plagiarism and AI generated content are strictly forbidden! 13. Most of all… Have fun and spread some Love.

💫3. Rules and Guidelines💫