Archive of Our Own

"Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs" - Donna Tartt (The Secret History)

A fest for all things BTS and Dark Academia.

Please check the fest's twitter account @tshficfest for more information.

-All works must be centered around dark academia and have at least one BTS member as the main character. All ships are allowed and all types of ships are allowed from monogamous to polyamorous to queerplatonic 
 

-Dark Academia deals with a lot of heavy and dark themes but to keep this collection safe for everyone the fest will disallow certain themes. 
No pedophilia, no incest, no nsfw content involving minors, no toxic/abusive relationships, no romanticisation of toxic/abusive relationships, no romanticisation of mental disorders, no graphic violence, no rape, no mpreg, no a/b/o.

 
-A prompt can be claimed up to 4 times, apart from the universal self prompt which does not have limits.

-Upto to two prompts can be claimed by a single writer and the claiming form must be filled for the claim to be confirmed. 

-Minimum word count is 1000 words and it can be submitted as a one shot or a chaptered fic provided the first chapter meets the word count requirement.

-All fics must be properly tagged.

-You must be 18+ to submit any NSFW content to the fest.

-Your work must not contain anything against the fest’s rules, please contact the fest if you are unsure of your fic meeting these guidelines. 

-Works will be anonymous till the author reveals and the fest asks to keep your prompt secret and authorship anonymous till then.