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BTS Fake Dating Fest 📖 (S2) - Resting

@btsfakedating.bsky.social

📖 an 18+ fest dedicated to the tried-and-true fake dating trope
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BTS Fake Dating Fest 📖 (S2) - Resting @btsfakedating.bsky.social · Sep 17

📖 BTS FAKE DATING FEST [S2] 📖

: ̗̀➛ ao3: archiveofourown.org/collections/...

: ̗̀➛ carrd: fakedatingfest.carrd.co

: ̗̀➛ retrospring: retrospring.net/@btsfakedating

: ̗̀➛ twitter: x.com/btsfakedating

: ̗̀➛ email: btsfakedatingfest@gmail.com

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Yoonjin Exchange

@yjficexchange.bsky.social

It's o-FISH-al. The Yoonjin Fic Exchange is coming!

Wonder how many big fish we can reel in? 👀🎣

Blue wavy water background on a graphic featuring fish, a bobber, a fishing hat and a fishing reel. It reads:

yoonjin exchange

interest check

are you interested in a fic exchange dedicated to YOONJIN?

please reply below!

September 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM

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Gothique: A BTS Fest

@btsgothiquefest.bsky.social

Greetings, little ravens!

The second week of prompting is over and here are the results.

Don't forget to add more prompts if you don't see your favourite pairing in here:
archiveofourown.org/collections/...

A dark blue background with two a bookshelf on either side. There are in shadows except for the places where light shines. In the center, there are two filigree lines; the top of which has a black raven perched upon it. Right below that there is text that says, "Prompting Round Up" ; Below that is a graph with the numbers 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 on the Y axis. The X axis has the words, "Any/OT7, Poly, Namjin, Yoonjin, 2Seok, Jinmin, Taejin, Jinkook, Namgi, Sope, Yoonmin, Taegi, Yoonkook, Namseok, Jihope, Vhope, Hopekook, Minjoon, Taejoon, Namkook, Vmin, Jikook, Taekook."

The results are: Less than 5 Poly, 2seok, Jinmin, Taejin, Jinkook, Namgi, Yoonmin, Taegi, Jihope, Yoonkook, Vhope, Minjoon, Namkook, Jikook ; 5 Taekook; 6 Taejoon; 31 Any/OT7; the rest are at 0.

April 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM

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Gothique: A BTS Fest

@btsgothiquefest.bsky.social

Happy Monday, little ravens!

Need a little inspiration for prompting? Check out this Taegi moodboard by @95dumpling.bsky.social!

🔗 archiveofourown.org/collections/...

moodboard with a vintage feel and sepia tones featuring yoongi and taehyung, hands on a piano, a cemetery, a raven standing on a skull and more

April 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM

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Taejoon Fic Exchange

@taejoonexchange.bsky.social

Let's play a game, Taejooners! 💙💚

QRT with your answers and don't forget that sign-ups are open until April 21st!

🔗 forms.gle/ygzFVoBBE1Ng...

Pale green background. Title "This OR That" with two columns. Along the edges, there are sketched drawings of flowers, a record, an open notebook with music and a single flower.

The options are:
Single POV OR Alternating POV
Modern OR Historical
Strangers to Lovers OR Friends to Lovers
Angst OR Fluff
Coffee Shop OR Flower Shop
Age Gap or Fake Dating

April 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM

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aporias

@aporias.bsky.social

So I mayhaps wrote a taejoon set, once again, around the hols…ish.
This time, it was a fic for @btsfakedating.bsky.social

If you’re intrigued, find it here: archiveofourown.org/works/61235785

December 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM

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mack 🎀🐰

@monomoonluv.bsky.social

| 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓂𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 |

for @btsfakedating.bsky.social season one

jimin and taehyung pretend to date to get a better deal on apartments

🦋vmin | E | 17.5 k
🦋a/b/o, omega!jm, alpha!th
🦋friends to lovers
🦋angst with a happy ending

archiveofourown.org/works/47525794

moodboard: a blue background with an outline of two faces, blue paint and paintbrush, taehyung from in the soop with fluffy black hair looking back over his shoulder, a blue toned city at twilight, vmin laying in bed watching something on taehyung's phone, a rainbow in a sky full of clouds, jimin in a jean jacket and fluffy hair - looking away with a closed lip smile, a background with painted blue flowers and beads that spell out "i want to kiss you and it kills me", a blue background with an outline of someone lying down and someone else grabbing their waist

December 30, 2024 at 3:46 AM

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aporias

@aporias.bsky.social

♛♕ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ♕♛
𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐔 📑𝟐𝟔.𝟓𝐤

🏷
[T] Rated
Fake/Pretend Relationship
Modern Royalty
Friends to Lovers
Oblivious | Prince Namjoon
Smitten | Model Taehyung
Good Friends & Timely Interventions
Very Mild Angst

𝐅𝐨𝐫: @btsfakedating.bsky.social [2024]
archiveofourown.org/works/61235785

December 31, 2024 at 3:33 PM

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☾ ☀︎ ☽

@seokzitas.bsky.social

blues and purple pink skies
💕 jihope

💗 fake/pretend relationship
💗 strangers to lovers
💗 past domestic violence
💗 abusive relationships
💗 angst and hurt/comfort
💗 taylor swift references
💗 for @btsfakedating.bsky.social

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/61204975

#jihope #btsfic #btsfest

a 3x3 moodboard divided in three diagonally. the upper left part is mainly blue. the first picture is blond hoseok smelling a red flower with a serious face. the one next to it is the picture of many blue heart locks. the picture under hoseok is of jeans that's rip and shaped as a heart picture.

the bottom right part is mostly pink. the first picture is of jimin smiling and with pink hair. the picture next to him is of many heart-shaped pink and golden keys. the picture above him is of a cold pink beverage in a to-go transparent cup, and fingers with many rings holding it.

the middle part of the moodboard is a mix or blue, pink and purple. the centered picture is an embroiderer of the lyrics "you drew stars around my scars", from taylor swift, in purple. diagonally above, its the picture of a light orange polaroid camera. the picture next to it is of polaroid pictures. the picture under it is of a transparent umbrella with pink flowers. under taylor swift's lyrics is the picture of two glasses, one with pink and other with blue content. next to this picture is the setting of a picnic on a beach with blue and pink undertones. above the glasses is the picture of rainbows, flowers and smiley stickers glued to the asphalt.

December 31, 2024 at 6:26 PM

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Lilac⁷ (he/they) 🇲🇽🇺🇲🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@purpleink7pot.bsky.social

Couples Discount

♡ rated E
♡ namgi
♡ roommates au
♡ fake dating/pretend relationship
♡ eventual smut + romance
♡ 3.1k
♡ written for @btsfakedating.bsky.social
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/61268791

January 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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K is reading and writing

@singingforest-k.bsky.social

And what the heck, here's my most recent fic as well. Maybe I should make a new pinned now that I'm here somewhat regularly?

BTS Fake Dating Fest 📖 (S2) - Resting @btsfakedating.bsky.social · Dec 21

🔖A Package Deal
💌namkook
📑complete / 1k / general
🔗https://buff.ly/3P6i8Hn

fic reveals: round 2
page 6 of 11

A Package Deal
namkook / complete / 1k / general

Jungkook is a hungry boy, and he just wants to get the 2-for-1 couples deal at the theater concession stand, but the young man at the counter doesn't believe him when he says his date is in the restroom...until a stranger steps up and pretends to be his date.

Tags: meet-cute, fluff

January 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM

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Ennie

@ennie28.bsky.social

Happy new year everyone 💜

Allow me to promote my last #namseok baby

. Rated: Mature
. Complete: 46k words
. Fake dating
. Strangers to lovers
. Hoseok has to rent a boyfriend for a family dinner
. Written for @btsfakedating.bsky.social

archiveofourown.org/works/613234...

January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM

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emotional SWAMP GOBLIN✨

@jksgmeveryone.bsky.social

since we've been discussing rare pairs (2seok my beloved!!) and zee made me the loveliest mood board, posting my 2seok that i wrote ages ago for @btsfakedating.bsky.social

emotional SWAMP GOBLIN✨ @jksgmeveryone.bsky.social · Jan 3

Changing Myself is Faster (Than Looking at People Differently) 📖✨
🍸 2seok
🍸 rated E
🍸 21.4k
🍸 fake marriage, idiots in love, f2l
🍸 humor, fluff, angst for .02 seconds
🍸 mb by the lovely @jiminstarlight.bsky.social
🍸 archiveofourown.org/works/47615230

A moodboard for Changing Myself is Faster. There are nine images, all with green tones. There is:
- a picture of hoseok
- a picture of seokjin
- a green filing cabinet
- a desk with papers
- a produce aisle in a grocery store
- fingers with wedding rings on them intertwined
- chopped cilantro
- two cocktails
- a powerpoint slide that says “will you marry me?”

January 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM

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Ennie

@ennie28.bsky.social

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁
#namseok #namseokau

🔸46.4k words
🔸for @btsfakedating.bsky.social
🔸Fake dating
🔸Strangers to lovers
🔸Hoseok has to rent a boyfriend for a family dinner
🔸sideship established #yoonmin & #jinkook

archiveofourown.org/works/613234...

January 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM

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SeaGr33n |🥴🥢|🏆

@seagr33n.bsky.social

Bottomless Mimosas

🥂 Mature
🥂 YoonJin
🥂 10.6 K
🥂 Fake Engagement
🥂 Friends to Lovers

🥂 written for @btsfakedating.bsky.social

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/59616064

#Seagr33nAO3

February 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM

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emotional SWAMP GOBLIN✨

@jksgmeveryone.bsky.social

More Than Enough to be Loved 📖✨
💜 Taegi
💜 rated T+
💜 10.5k
💜 fake dating, ace character, fluff n angst
💜 written for @btsfakedating.bsky.social
💜 mb by @jiminstarlight.bsky.social
💜 archiveofourown.org/works/47294044

Mood board for More Than Enough to be Loved. There’s purple grey and black tones in the asexuality flag colors as well as a pixture of a piano, a contract, a paint palette, and music equipment

February 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM

BTS Fake Dating Fest 📖 (S2) - Resting

@btsfakedating.bsky.social

Soooo... your mods meant to start author reveals today, but we're all currently in that dead zone after Christmas and before a new year starts where nothing makes sense.

BUT! Round 2 of Author Reveals will closeout 2024, starting tomorrow!