bsd gen week 2026

day seven (18.01):
FREE DAY!! | not seen in canon

day six (17.01):
found family | no abilities au | "you remembered?" | everyone adores you (at least i do) by matt maltese

suggested lyric for the song: so terrified of the world that takes you / me too

day five (16.01):
midnight conversations | band/music au | "why are you still awake?" | little pistol by mother mother

suggested lyric for the song: i think it might be fear / of the world and the way it makes you feel afraid

day four (15.01):
grief/mourning | beast au | "are you sure you're not mad?" | making the bed by olivia rodrigo

suggested lyric for the song: every good thing has turned into something i dread / and i'm playin' the victim so well in my head / but it's me who's been making the bed

day three (14.01):
unexpected friendship | college/university au | "you don't need to tell me; i already know." | i've been waiting for you by abba

suggested lyric for the song: you'll see how much i care when you meet me

day two (13.01):
disability/chronic illness | yokai/supernatural au | "i need your help." | old friend by mitski

suggested lyric for the song: we nearly drowned for such a silly thing

day one (12.01):
ability accident | roleswap au | "it's too early for this." | growing pains by mxmtoon

suggested lyric for the song: you and i aren't so different / hindsight has perfect vision

the plain text version of these prompts (as well as the suggested lyric from each song) can be found in the graphic's alt text or below!

not seen in canon is an optional prompt for the last day in which creators can choose to write for any pairings that have not interacted in canon. feel free to highlight such pairs with your piece for the final day of the week, though you're welcome to write any pairing for the free day!

a graphic titled "bsd gen week" with the subheading "prompts!!" the background is a gradient from cream to brown, with stars scattered across it, and a manga panel of nakajima atsushi is positioned in the bottom right corner. there are seven boxes across the graphic containing the prompts, which are as follows: day one (12.01): ability accident roleswap au "it's too early for this." growing pains by mxmtoon suggested lyric for the song: you and i aren't so different / hindsight has perfect vision day two (13.01): disability/chronic illness yokai/supernatural au "i need your help." old friend by mitski suggested lyric for the song: we nearly drowned for such a silly thing day three (14.01): unexpected friendship college/university au "you don't need to tell me; i already know." i've been waiting for you by abba suggested lyric for the song: you'll see how much i care when you meet me day four (15.01): grief/mourning beast au "are you sure you're not mad?" making the bed by olivia rodrigo suggested lyric for the song: every good thing has turned into something i dread / and i'm playin' the victim so well in my head / but it's me who's been making the bed day five (16.01): midnight conversations band/music au "why are you still awake?" little pistol by mother mother suggested lyric for the song: i think it might be fear / of the world and the way it makes you feel afraid day six (17.01): found family no abilities au "you remembered?" everyone adores you (at least i do) by matt maltese suggested lyric for the song: so terrified of the world that takes you / me too day seven (18.01): FREE DAY!! not seen in canon

BSD GEN WEEK 2026 PROMPTS!! 🌟

here are the prompts for bsd gen week 2026!! you can find the rules for the event and other info on our carrd (bsdgenweek.carrd.co)!

happy creation period!

sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but you are welcome to check the event tumblr (@bsdgenweek) to see the prompts as soon as they are out!!

minor event update!! 🌟

the prompt list will be released TOMORROW (!!), however it will actually be up on tumblr before it is up here! bluesky doesn't allow for scheduling posts, so prompts will be released on the event tumblr at midnight but only posted here when i wake up.

prompt voting is now CLOSED!! 🌟

the final list will be revealed on the 12th of october, so stay tuned!

a graphic with an image of nakajima atsushi from bungo stray dogs on a light brown background. beside him is the text: bsd gen week prompt voting now open!! 06.09.25-27.09.25

prompt voting open!! 🌟

you can now vote for the prompts which will make it into the event here!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

i have put all the potential song prompts into a playlist, so feel free to listen before you vote!
open.spotify.com/playlist/1iT...

date announcement!! 🌟

now that the date voting form has closed, i am happy to announce that bsd gen week will run from the 12th to the 18th of january 2026!!

the next stage is prompt voting, which will open later this week, so keep an eye out for that!

song suggestions and date voting are CLOSED!! 🌟

i will announce the date later today!

#bsdgenweek2026 #bsdgenweek #bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

#bsdgenweek2026 #bsdgenweek #bsdfanweek #fanweek #bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

a graphic with an image of nakajima atsushi from bungo stray dogs on a light brown background. beside him is the text: bsd gen week song suggestions + date voting now open!! 19.08.25-26.08.25

song suggestions and date voting are now open!! 🌟

you may submit songs for the song/lyric prompts, as well as vote for the dates the event will run!! the form will close at 9am bst on the 26th of august!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#bsdgenweek2026 #bsdgenweek #bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

next up will be a form for song submissions and more specific date voting (narrowing it down to the event's exact days), and you can expect that to go up within the next couple of days!!

✨ seven day event, running in january
⭐ three month creation period
💫 late submissions accepted for two weeks
🌟 general, au, dialogue and song/lyric prompts

a graphic with the title 'interest & participation'. it shows the following graphs. question: on a scale of one to five, how much does this event interest you? graph: a bar chart, which shows that no one answered with one or two, six people answered three, fifteen people answered four and eighteen people answered five. question: if you were to participate, how would you like to do so? graph: a row chart showing that nine people would like to participate as artists, thirty-four as writers, fifteen as spectators, five with other art and one person who is undecided.

a graphic with the title 'event timeline'. it shows the following graphs. question: how long would you like the event to be? graph: a pie chart, with a 66.7% majority of votes for the event being seven days long. question: the event will run in early 2026. in which month would you like it to run? graph: a pie chart, with a 35.9% majority of votes for the event running in january.

a graphic with the title 'event timeline (cont.)'. it shows the following graphs. question: how long should the creation period be? graph: a pie chart, with a 48.7% majority of votes for the creation period being three months long. question: late submissions will be accepted. for how long afterwards should they be allowed? graph: a pie chart, with a 66.7% majority of votes for late submissions being accepted for two weeks after the event.

a graphic with the title 'prompts & ships'. it shows the following information. question: which types of prompts would you like to see? graph: a row chart showing that general, alternate universe, dialogue and song/lyric prompts have been selected for the event, each with over 50% of people selecting them. under 'most popular ships listed' are the following: yosano and ranpo (and kunikida) mentioned six times atsushi and kyouka mentioned four times the akutagawa siblings bram and aya mentioned three times fukuzawa and ranpo mentioned three times the flags mentioned two times oda and dazai mentioned two times akutagawa and kenji mentioned two times akutagawa and chuuya mentioned two times chuuya and kenji mentioned two times kyouka and kenji mentioned two times the perfect crime trio mentioned two times adam and chuuya mentioned two times

a graphic with an image of nakajima atsushi from bungo stray dogs on a light brown background. beside him is the heading 'bsd gen week' and the subheading 'interest check results!'

interest check results!! 🌟

thank you so much to everyone who responded to the interest check! here are the results:

the interest check is now CLOSED!!

thank you so much for all the responses; you can expect the results within the next hour!!

about one day left to fill in the interest check!!

#bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

five days left to fill out the interest check!!

#bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

ten days left to fill out the interest check!!

#bsd #bungostraydogs #bungoustraydogs

can we have someone beta read if it's fanfiction?

yes! you are also welcome to share wips at any point, your works don't have to remain a secret.

incestuous romantic relationships won't be allowed.

questions from the ic 🌟

what ships aren't allowed?

all platonic ships are allowed. most romantic ships are allowed (provided they aren't the main focus of the piece), however due to no dark or problematic content being permitted for this event, minor/adult or