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a BTS Sentinel/Guide fest | mods⚡️(she/they) & 🌊 (any pron), 25+ | 🔞fest, minors DNI | all times in cst

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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 15m
🍯Mindscape Monday🍯 This week's mindscape was created by sentinel jai (@gimmethatagustd.bsky.social)! This explicit story has a soft lily of the valley & white musk scent. Explore spearmint⤵️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/63904711 #btssgfestmindscapemondays2 #btssgfests2 #btsfic #btsfest
White square on dark magenta graphic. Title text says "spearmint" with borders and hexagons. A photo and a bee on the right corner. Includes "Created by: Sentinel jai" and "Alias: gimmethatagustd" and list of tags about the fic. Three hexagons at the lower left and text "guiding light fest" at the lower right corner.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🍯Find Your Match🍯 mindscape element: sickfic ao3: tinyurl.com/urmatchs2-p2 claim form: app.youform.com/forms/p5qrrl6b #findurmatchs2 #btsfest #btsfic
Cream background with hexagon at top and bottom margins, heading "Unclaimed Prompt" and "page 2" on upper right corner. Text says, "A & B are a bonded sentinel/guide pair. A won't specify the extent/nature of their feelings for B while constantly giving them mixed signals, so B finally has enough and breaks their bond. B then falls sick and A comes to take care of them, but B is too proud to let them. B is also very sick and very delirious, so there's really not much they can do to stop A from taking care of them

DW: sick fic, hurt/comfort
DNW: MCD, age swapping of the members, rape (dub-con is okay), 1st person POV, sad ending" and an image of a bee at the lower right corner.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The previous task can be found here!
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you'd like to join in on the fun, like and repost below to get your starlight ID!!
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hello dear stars, Our next task for you is to share a fic that fits the given song! Quote with the fic link, and you'll get a bonus point toward your status as sentinel/guide if your fic is a s/g fic❤️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #searching4starlights2 #btsfic #btsfest
Graphic with stars on the background and text "Guiding light fest" at the top followed by text "Searching for starlight" and "task 6: Listen to No Such Thing as Silence by Agnes Obel and share a mindscape (fic) that fits it." and text "bonus:" and "If it’s a s/g fic."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🍯WIP Wednesday🍯 Hello dear stars, What does your mindscape look like so far? You can quote to share a snippet of your work❤️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #btsfic #btsfest
White graphic with purple hexagon and a yellow bee on background. Text "guiding light fest" followed by "WIP Wednesday" and "Your mindscape at a glance."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🍯Mindscape Monday🍯 This week's mindscape was created by sentinel ed. This mature story has an earthy orange blossom, eucalyptus, & mud. Explore Petrichor⤵️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/63272413 #btssgfestmindscapemondays2 #btssgfests2 #btsfic #btsfest
White square on dark magenta graphic. Title text says "Petrichor" with borders and hexagons. A photo and a bee on the right corner. Includes "Created by: Sentinel Ed" and "Alias: thekooface" and list of tags about the fic. Three hexagons at the lower left and text "guiding light fest" at the lower right corner.
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minimoni fest 🌙 claiming! @minimonifest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🌙 prompt this! a lovely blue historical moodboard by @challahchic.butchsky.social! what kind of story awaits this jimin and namjoon? feel free to let us know in the quotes/replies! prompt your ideas here! : archiveofourown.org/collections/...
a moodboard with a blue and light colour scheme, depicting the ocean, trees, and cliffs. Jimin and Namjoon are wearing hanbok. One of the images reads: “I wish to cut off a slice of the rain-washed autumn sky - I’ll embroider it with silver needles and five-hued threads and send it off to the palace where my beloved lord resides”
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Namkook Secret Santa @nksecretsanta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
💌 Sign-Ups are now Open • forms.gle/NuDSgX68XZ6j...
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #VMIN - writer's free pining choice Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VMIN", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VMIN", "Artist: huesofminguk," "Do want: Happy ending. Fluff. Pining", "Do not want: Piss kink/play. Watersports. Vomit kink/play. Sub Jimin. Extreme/too hard kinks (BDSM is okay)", and "Page: 3"
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We didn't meet the minimum number of submissions for the first round of reveals. And that's okay! I honestly want our writers to have enough time so they can work comfortably and happily on their prompts. That said, 2nd attempt on reveals for Claiming Season is on December! 🧡
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minimoni fest 🌙 claiming! @minimonifest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🌙 prompt this! an orange, black, and white moodboard by yours truly! what kind of story awaits this jimin and namjoon? feel free to let us know in the quotes/replies! prompt your ideas here! : archiveofourown.org/collections/...
a checkerboard style moodboard where 5 of the squares consist of black and orange tones, and the remaining 4 are black/white/grey. Jimin is in orange lighting wearing denim from the like crazy era. Namjoon is in the black/white sections wearing a dark turtleneck in one image and a grey striped shirt in the other. Other images depict a suit and tie, glasses, a car radio, a car’s dash, and a pair of hands in orange light
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #2SEOK - mutual pining, misunderstandings Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: 2SEOK", and "Page: 2". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: 2SEOK", "Artist: anonymous," "Do want: Mutual pining, misunderstandings, angst with fluff", "Do not want: Sad ending, cheating", and "Page: 2"
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minimoni fest 🌙 claiming! @minimonifest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🌙 prompt this! a wonderful moodboard by @challahchic.butchsky.social! what kind of story awaits this jimin and namjoon? feel free to let us know in the quotes/replies! prompt your ideas here! : archiveofourown.org/collections/...
a minimoni moodboard with a dull green/grey colour scheme, images depicting rain and Minimoni sitting and looking down at their knees. The text reads in the moodboard “ALONE — this is fine.” and “i am happy.”
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BE: A BTS Bang - Artist Sign Ups OPEN🍃 @thebtsbang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We've got ONE MORE MONTH left before sign ups officially close! Our writers have been working hard and we're so excited for claims and pairing🍃 Sign up as an artist/pinch hitter on the link below. Reposts are appreciated💟 🔗 app.youform.com/forms/tmifcq0j #btsfic #btsfanart #btsbang #bethebang1
White background with lilac grid and doodles of stars, lines, and paper plane. Text "Be: a bts bang" at the top middle and "One month until artist sign ups close" at the center.
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #SOPE - fake relationship Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: SOPE", and "Page: 2". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: SOPE", "Artist: taekookmehome," "Do want: Fake relationship to real relationship, angst with a happy ending", "Do not want: MCD, cheating", and "Page: 2"
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BTS Rope It Fest 🤠 @btsropeit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Howdy cowhands, hope you're having a great evening! As the sun sets over the land and we start settin’ up camp, we decided it's y’alls turn to tell the tale! As we gather around the fire, tell us the story you believe this moodboard is telling.
Yoonkook focused moodboard for Rope it fest
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bulletproof ot⁷ fest ( season two ) @bulletprooffest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Prompt count update: 32! Here's the breakdown so far, let's show Taehyung some love with some Tae-centric prompts!
ocean-themed image, text says Prompt Count in script font and then displays a bar graph. 
Namjoon: 2
Seokjin: 3
Yoongi: 3
Hoseok: 2
Jimin: 2
Taehyung: none
Jungkook: 5
Unspecified: 15
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #JIKOOK - modern royalty au Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", and "Page: 2". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", "Artist: mellowjun," "Do want: modern royalty theme, either strangers to lovers or childhood friends to lovers, light angst, happy ending", "Do not want: mcd, sad/hopeful/open ending, heavy angst", and "Page: 2"
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #VHOPE - hurt/comfort, falling in love again Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VHOPE", and "Page: 2". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VHOPE", "Artist: anonymous," "Do want: photographer Hoseok, famous Taehyung, hurt/comfort, Taehyung had a very bad break up but he meets Hoseok and starts to heal and falling in love again, some angst, happy ending", "Do not want: Sad ending, abusive relationships (between members), someone from BTS being the one who broke Taehyung's heart", and "Page: 2"
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #2SEOK - writer's free choice Season 1 - NSFW ao3: ao3.org/collections/... form: forms.gle/pZuVC9ZpjiGh...
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: 2SEOK", and "Page: 2". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: 2SEOK", "Artist: taekookmehome," "Do want: Whatever the moodboard inspires", "Do not want: Unhappy ending, permanent mcd, first person pov", and "Page: 2"
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BTS WIP Fest | Signups Open @btswipfest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whatcha reading? 👀 Rec a BTS WIP! You're desperate for the next chapter to post...don't gatekeep it! Let us in on the deets 🙏 #btsfic
Heart-shaped notepad reading "Rec a WIP!"
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minimoni fest 🌙 claiming! @minimonifest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🌙 gif game! 🌙 take a screenshot of each of the jimin and namjoon gifs in the thread and make a prompt! there are also gifs of aus/tropes to add a little extra spice! feel free to quote your ideas and submit them to the collection 🤍 archiveofourown.org/collections/...
A monochrome galaxy background with the title “Gif game” written!
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BTS WIP Fest | Signups Open @btswipfest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi BTS WIP Fest writers! 💖 We're planning to have a mini-challenge in October to get the writing juices flowing. 🎃 Are you interested? 👀 We have a little poll going in the Discord, please tell us what you think 🙏
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BTS Rope It Fest 🤠 @btsropeit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good afternoon 'pokes, we have a word search game for you to better your skills for the rodeo. Find the words and wrangle up a prompt for our fest! archiveofourown.org/collections/...
BTS rope it fest word search prompting game
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Emily⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ 🔴 𝔸ℝ𝕀ℝ𝔸ℕ𝔾 @emyunks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
👀👀👀👀
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🍯Find Your Match🍯 mindscape element: grief ao3: tinyurl.com/urmatchs2-p2 claim form: app.youform.com/forms/p5qrrl6b #findurmatchs2 #btsfest #btsfic
Cream background with hexagon at top and bottom margins, heading "Unclaimed Prompt" and "page 2" on upper right corner. Text says, "Exploration of what happens in the mindspace when a bonded Sentinel dies, where their Guide scatters their essence from the lighthouse in the mindscape.

From the gif prompt game which showed v: Scatter, obj: Lighthouse

DW: please be thoughtful about the grief process
DNW: fest restrictions" and an image of a bee at the lower right corner.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hello dear stars, Our next task for you is to share a fic that fits the given song! Quote with the fic link, and you'll get a bonus point toward your status as sentinel/guide if your fic is a s/g fic❤️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #searching4starlights2 #btsfic #btsfest
Graphic with stars on the background and text "Guiding light fest" at the top followed by text "Searching for starlight" and "task 6: Listen to No Such Thing as Silence by Agnes Obel and share a mindscape (fic) that fits it." and text "bonus:" and "If it’s a s/g fic."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🍯WIP Wednesday🍯 Hello dear stars, How would you describe the sentinel in your mindscape? Quote with a snippet of them to share❤️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #btsfic #btsfest
Dark magenta graphic with gold hexagon and a yellow bee on background. Text "guiding light fest" followed by "WIP Wednesday" and "Share your description of the sentinel in your mindscape."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🍯Writing Tips🍯 This week we cover more on balancing show and tell⤵️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestresources2 #btsfic #btsfest
Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph entitled "direct and indirect characterization". Rest of the text reads, "What is characterization? It is the description of the character’s physical traits, pov, personality, private thoughts, and actions. There are two types of characterization:

Direct (tell not show) characterization
Indirect (show don’t tell) characterization

Both indirect characterization and direct characterization work together to create a complete picture of your character for the reader. Remember that characters, like people, are imperfect. They don’t need to be likable, but they must be interesting.

What is direct characterization?
Direct characterization means that the author explicitly tells the reader a character's personality or traits.

What is indirect characterization?
'Indirect characterization' shows readers your characters' traits without explicitly describing or naming them." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by table comparing "direct vs indirect characterization". Rest of the text reads, "Tell not show vs "Show, don’t tell"
Explicitly tells a persona or trait. vs Implies a character trait.
Tends to be broad especially with emotions or attitude.	vs "Tends to be specific, usually attaching behavorial patterns to explain an emotion or attitude."
Tends to be concise and direct which  may be helpful for a quick pace.	vs Tends to be detailed and illustrated to build a picture.

Knowing the difference between indirect characterization and direct characterization can help you determine which one is better suited to your work.
Indirect characterization describes a character through their thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.
Direct characterization, or explicit characterization, describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph that reads, "Though readers will always draw their own conclusions, they may draw conclusions far from your intent if you don’t offer enough clues through detail work. This is not necessarily always a drawback—readers bring different backgrounds and experiences to their interpretation of your text. But if you lean too heavily on indirect characterization for major plot points and the reader misses your clues, the gap in understanding may lead to an unsatisfying reading experience.

7 tips for using direct and indirect characterization
1. Avoid overusing direct characterization
Direct characterization is useful shorthand. Instead of pages showing how a character is mean, you could start with 'He was mean.' Balance is key, though. Overusing direct characterizing may skew the balance towards telling, not showing.
2. Be direct with key details
The trick to effective direct characterization is to reserve it for key details you want to establish upfront. Use inference to show the personal. Imply by describing an action or reaction and painting the surrounding scenes.
3. Support character statements with scenes
Just like you would need to back up your claim or hypothesis in an essay with proof, readers expect you to provide supporting facts for direct characterization — and this is best done by creating vivid imagery in your scenes." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."
Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by text that reads, "4. Imply character through action and reaction
Action and reaction also provide useful ways to tell your reader who your characters are indirectly. Think about what you want your reader to infer about a character from the way they react, even in incidents or situations that are trivial or secondary to your story's main plotline. In this way every scene, every incident, will contribute toward building your characters' personae.
5. Use direct details to be concise
Direct characterization is useful, for example, when a narrator is recapping prior events that are relevant to the present story but not its main focus, and/or to establish the basics of a character early in a novel (which you can expand upon later).
6. Characterize indirectly through dialogue
Dialogue is a fantastic device for characterization because it may move the story forward while also showing your reader who characters are in a subliminal way with the way they speak.
7. Let narrative voice lend character
Think of similar ways you can inject characters' personalities into their narration. What subjects do they obsess over? How do they see others?  Depending on the POV of your narration you can use the language your character would use based on demographic details such as age, cultural background, or class identity." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🍯Mindscape Monday🍯 This week's mindscape was created by sentinel hals (@poetaureate.bsky.social) This explicit story has a crisp cypress, violet & rosemary scent. Explore each scar's a door⤵️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/65000839 #btssgfestmindscapemondays2 #btssgfests2 #btsfic #btsfest
White square on dark magenta graphic. Title text says "each scar's a door" with borders and hexagons. A photo and a bee on the right corner. Includes "Created by: Sentinel hals" and "Alias: poet_aureate" and list of tags about the fic. Three hexagons at the lower left and text "guiding light fest" at the lower right corner.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We're a little over halfway through our claiming period and we are still at 9 claims🍯 We have a lot of amazing prompts in the collection below!! Come find your match, or share this post so someone can find theirs⤵️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/collections/... #btssgfests2 #btsfic #btsfest
A bar graph titled "Claiming Mindscape Element Breakdown" with "Week 18-19: September 7-20". A total of 9 tropes is claimed, namely 'accidental bonding' 'canon' 'living weapons' 'new limits' 'regency' 'revenge' 'soulmates'. The text "guiding light fest" is at the lower left corner and different shades of red hexagons at the margins.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🍯Find Your Match🍯 mindscape element: mysterious figure ao3: tinyurl.com/urmatchs2-p2 claim form: app.youform.com/forms/p5qrrl6b #findurmatchs2 #btsfest #btsfic
Cream background with hexagon at top and bottom margins, heading "Unclaimed Prompt" and "page 2" on upper right corner. Text says, "Mysterious sentinel x is rarely seen, but frequently whispered/gossiped about. The few times he happens to be seen, its with a [enhanced] cane, and his abilities are largely questioned because of it. Guide x is wary when he's assigned to him, but will time bring trust?

DW: can be dark, bonus if its a rare(r) pair or poly/ot7 :]
DNW: MCD, open/ambiguous/sad ending, 1st person pov, bp/cisswap, infantilization/age swap (including the members as kids), forced caretaking
inspired by gif prompt game - results were trust (object - cane)" and an image of a bee at the lower right corner.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The previous task can be found here!
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
To join the fun, like and repost below to get your starlight ID!!
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hello dear stars, Our next task for you is to make your choice for this or that! Quote with your answers, and feel free to look through the prompts that match your choices to claim❤️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/collections/... #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #searching4starlights2 #btsfic #btsfest
Graphic with stars on the background and text "Guiding light fest" at the top followed by text "Searching for starlight" and "task 6: Make your choices for this or that."Graphic with honeycombs on the background and text "This or That" at the top followed by a 9 pairs of words. A bee and text "guiding light fest" at the bottom.
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🍯WIP Wednesday🍯 Hello dear stars, What does your mindscape look like so far? You can quote to share a snippet of your work❤️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestgamess2 #btsfic #btsfest
Dark magenta graphic with gold hexagon and a yellow bee on background. Text "guiding light fest" followed by "WIP Wednesday" and "Your mindscape at a glance."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🍯Writing Tips🍯 This week we cover some basic guide points for worldbuilding⤵️ #btssgfests2 #btssgfestresources2 #btsfic #btsfest
Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph entitled "Worldbuilding: how to be authentic". Rest of the text reads, "Worldbuilding is how you create your fic’s foundation. It involves more than just the setting. It can be as complex as a unique location with exotic creatures, rich political histories, and even new religions. It can also be as simple as the modern world we’re living in.

No matter the path you choose for your worldbuilding, remember that it’s going to be a strong pillar. It should be taken seriously. 

Whether you’re just starting with building your world or already have a grasp on how to worldbuild, here’s a helpful guide on how to start setting your fic: A Worldbuilding Guide
Plan but don’t over plan
If you’re an plotter, then chances of already having elaborate details on the rules of your world, the basic descriptions, and how the system works is high. The downfall, however, is you could be overplotting the details which result in information overload and adding more twists in your plots leading to multiple plot holes and a confusing worldbuild.

If you’re a pantser then you might encounter problems during the writing process since pantsers have a high tendency to write for discovery. And if you’d rather discover your worldbuild as you write, then you don’t have a plan at all." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph entitled "A Worldbuilding Guide". Rest of the text reads, "Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, plan your worldbuilding. Begin small. Write in general ideas then branch them into little sections to further explain your ideas. Sometimes working on every detail results in zero writing. So, shape your ideas gradually; imagine working on small blocks of every pyramid. Plan for one block or two and then begin writing once you’ve defined the contents of the blocks in your plan.
Describe your world
Once you’ve determined your genre, paint a world for your reader that transports them, allowing them to see, smell, hear, and touch their surroundings. Show them, don’t tell them.

Which idea for this new world most excites you? An other-worldly landscape? A new language? Strange creatures? Build on that to give you the momentum you need when the going gets tough.

Consider:
Climate / Environment
Resources
Geography

Have references. Use them. A better worldbuild has some strong semblance to terms that already exist or a touch of reality. If you’re creating a new world altogether, don’t take the short path; build maps, craft new beliefs, and organize systems that will shape your fic effectively." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph entitled "A Worldbuilding Guide". Rest of the text reads, "3.Populate your world
4.Establish the History of Your World
An effective worlduilding also requires the history of the event or the scene you’re writing about.

Consider:
The Deep Past: What happened to fuel the present economy, environment, culture, etc.
Trauma: Wars, famines, plagues.
Power Shifts: Political, religious, or technological.
Religion
Society
Politics

But don’t go overboard. One common pitfall is to make your worlbuild another entire story. The world is not the story. The world is the backdrop. Don’t let it take the spotlight.
Think of the entire community found in your fic. Aside from the main and supporting characters, you need other characters to make your world believable. 

Consider:
Are the inhabitants people, but somehow different from you and me?
Are they aliens, monsters, or some new species?" At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."Cream graphic with hexagons with different colors and header "Writing Tip Tuesday" followed by paragraph entitled "worldbuilding in 3 major points:". Rest of the text reads, "Keep your world grounded. Prepare because it’s easier to go overboard than to start somewhere when building the fic’s world. 

The excitement of creating and exploring your new universe should be accompanied by a commitment to believability. If you’ve come across the phrase “a willing suspension of disbelief,” you know it refers to a reader’s willingness to temporarily embrace the impossible—setting aside their natural skepticism. And for the most fun reading experience, despite knowing down deep what they’re reading is fantasy, they allow themselves to accept the premise. 

So how do you convince your readers to believe in your built world?

Be consistent: Always follow your own rules. If yours is a story in which monkeys fly, have them fly and treat this as normal. As you build your world, reinforce the laws you create (religious, political, physical, etc.). While these rules will not likely be the focal point of your novel, they should be prominent and accepted as normal throughout.
Draw inspiration from real-life: Real-life historical events, personal experiences, interesting natural phenomena, and ideological beliefs (such as ancient religions and philosophies) can inform your world building.
Prioritize your story over your world: Be very careful to make your plot even more interesting than your world." At the lower right corner reads, "guiding light fest."
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Guiding Light Fest - Claiming OPEN🍯 @btssgfest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🍯Mindscape Monday🍯 This week's mindscape was created by sentinel Taay (@returnoftay.bsky.social)! This teen story has an earthy guaiac wood & cinnamon scent. Explore A Sense of Home⤵️ 🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/63822646 #btssgfestmindscapemondays2 #btssgfests2 #btsfic #btsfest
White square on dark magenta graphic. Title text says "A Sense of Home" with borders and hexagons. A photo and a bee on the right corner. Includes "Created by: Sentinel taay" and "Alias: 2019_0201" and list of tags about the fic. Three hexagons at the lower left and text "guiding light fest" at the lower right corner.
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✨ @mooniebook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
》Season 1 Star ID card and Sentinel profile from the @btssgfest.bsky.social
The badge for the season 1 of the Sentinel/Guide fest has black, pink and cream colors. The background is of a pink ink swirl in the water. Over it is a cream rectangle with a black strip at the top with the fest's title, and on the right is a black and white photo of Seokjin (the main character of my prompt) looking ahead while holding a blindfold diagonally to the camera.

The full text reads:  
☆Sentinel/Guide fest
Pulling you out of the zone

STAR ID CARD

Name: Moonie
Alias: mooniebook
Status: Approved for bonding
Issue date: 02.11.2025
Valid until: 03.25.2025

In cursive letters: Sentinel Moonie has been approved for this bonding season by the Head Guides.The approved submission sheet with details for the Sentinel Guide Fest author reveals, the design has blocked pink, black, and cream colors and my ao3 profile picture is attached on the right.
The text reads:
YOUR SENTINEL PROFILE

STATUS REPORT
Name: moonie (she/her)
Alias: mooniebook
Contact: @mooniebook (bsky/twt)

PRE-ASSESSMENT
Favorite scene: The two scenes where Jin just waits, I really enjoyed describing the details of namseok's mindscape.
Rank: Sentinel
Mindscape: Maybe a wood cabin, with snow falling lightly outside. A cat for a mindguide (sitting on my lap just like right now as I'm writing this), making me companu by the fireplace, surrounded by books and buried in cozy blankets.
Reveal message: This story is my first on ao3, so thank you for reading.

MINDSCAPE DESIGN
Main features: To bind a steam-heart
Characteristics:Au - Steampunk, Hurt/Comfort, Miscommunication, Grief/Mourning, Strangers to Lovers, Mentions of War, Violence
Format: Oneshot
Size: 11980
Content: There was nothing.
That is the first thing Seokjin notices and he can't feel his body at all. His surroundings are drowned in absolute silence. Even his consciousness is debatable with his lack of emotion, of memories, of being.
Seokjin's existence in itself is at the mercy of the sands of time.

That is, until it happens.
A steady rhythm — a mechanical thump for a pulse.

Seokjin finds out that there is more to steam-hearts than science has been able to predict.

STATUS: READY FOR BONDING
THANK YOU!
Thank you for participating in season one of the Guiding Light Fest. Please confirm all the information included here is accurate and reach out to the mods if you have any questions. We'll see you at the bonding ceremony!
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #JIKOOK - enemies to lovers, slow burn Season 1 - NSFW
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", "Artist: AGUSTSE4," "Do want: Angst, enemies to lovers, slow burn", "Do not want: Fest restrictions, gender swap, 1st person pov", and "Page: 3"
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BTS Rope It Fest 🤠 @btsropeit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Howdy Cowhands, i’ve heard a tale straight from the horse’s mouth….only the horse wasn’t too forthcoming on the story beyond the words “Neigh”. Now it’s up to you folks to tell us the story, what story do you think the horse was telling us with this Moodboard? archiveofourown.org/collections/...
A moodboard for BTS Rope it fest with a Hoseok and Namjoon focused AU.
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #SOPE - producer YG, dancer HS Season 1 - NSFW
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: SOPE", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: SOPE", "Artist: palette_tae," "Do want: Producer Yoongi, dancer Hoseok", "Do not want: MCD, 1st person POV", and "Page: 3"
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #NAMJIN - mob boss NJ, soft SJ Season 1 - NSFW
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: NAMJIN", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: NAMJIN", "Artist: palette_tae," "Do want: Mob boss Namjoon, possessive Namjoon, soft/sweet Jin", "Do not want: MCD, 1st person POV", and "Page: 3"
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BE: A BTS Bang - Artist Sign Ups OPEN🍃 @thebtsbang.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hello BTS creators!!🍃 How are your current projects going? How are you feeling about your progress? And most importantlyy - can you get bingo? Quote with your results and share snippets of your writing/art for any of the squares you're able to mark off💟 #btsfic #btsfanart #btsbang #bethebang1
Grid background with a 4x4 bingo card. Title reads "BE: A BTS BANG BINGO". Bingo squares read: "I'm going to sign up to volunteer as a beta reader with the services, lineart is done, coloring is done, free space, scene where a kiss happens, scene where something magical happens, scene with an important conversation, I used my favorite color palette for this piece/mb, blood/injury occurs in this piece, description of stars in this poece, piece focused on a rare pair, the color purple is present, I used my favorite reference/pose for this piece, I've sprinted at least once during the creative process for this piece, I've created/drawn an OC for this piece, I found something interesting while researching for this piece."
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minimoni fest 🌙 claiming! @minimonifest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🌙 prompt this! a beautiful travelling-inspired moodboard by an anonymous follower! what kind of story awaits this jimin and namjoon? feel free to let us know in the quotes/replies! prompt your ideas here! : archiveofourown.org/collections/...
a minimoni moodboard centred around photography, travelling, and romance. half of the images are monochrome, and the other half are in colour. featuring holding hands, kissing, taking photos, and also the eiffel tower
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #VMIN - writer's free angst choice Season 1 - NSFW
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VMIN", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: VMIN", "Artist: goodboyjiminie_," "Do want: angst, maybe morally gray characters (up to you), happy or happy-ish ending", "Do not want: MCD, hybrids, a/b/o, magic", and "Page: 3"
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BTS MB Fest | Claiming OPEN @btsmbfest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🛒Last chance to claim! offer: #JIKOOK - writer's free choice Season 1 - NSFW
Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", and "Page: 3". On the middle is a 3x3 moodboard with different photos.Graphic with ripped paper on top. On the background are the words "unclaimed prompt" in pink capital letters. The rest of the text says, "Collection: Season 1 - NSFW", "Main ship: JIKOOK", "Artist: AGUSTSE4," "Do want: have fun!", "Do not want: fest restrictions, mpreg, bp, hard kinks, feminization,", and "Page: 3"
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bulletproof ot⁷ fest ( season two ) @bulletprooffest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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BTS WIP Fest | Signups Open @btswipfest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Main Thread: BTS WIP Fest #BtsFest #BtsFic #WipFestS3
Notepad with the header written on it. There is also a smaller notepad in the shape of a heart with a pen. A mug of coffee sits in the corner.
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