Welcome to the

Dead Dove Bottom Jimin Fest!

This fest encourages participants to explore all forms of Dead Dove content, from the more extreme and controversial topics, to tropes such as cheating, stories that fit into the horror genre, morally grey characters, and more!Be creative, dive into some dark places, and have fun!

Schedule

All dates are in KST.

Prompting: March 15 to April 20
Claiming Opens: April 21
Check In: June 21
Claiming Closes: August 23
Due Date Reminder: September 15
Fic Due Date: September 20
Art Due Date: October 1
Fic Reveals: September 27
Author Reveals: October 2
Art Reveals: October 4

Rules

General

1. All ships must contain JIMIN x ANOTHER BTS MEMBER as the main pairing. No OCs, crossovers with other idols, or y/n allowed. Poly ships are fine, as long as Jimin is part of the main ship.
2. All works must include bottom Jimin and stay within the Dead Dove theme.
3. Participants must be 18+ as this is a NSFW fest, and due to the Dead Dove themes.
4. All works must be original and never published before. Please do not submit continuations of ongoing works.
5. Plagiarism and any use of AI is FORBIDDEN.
6. Due to the sensitive nature of the content in this fest (such as hard kinks, MCD and non/dub-con) please make sure your work is properly tagged.
7. Fest restrictions: explicit underage sexual content, pedophilia, grooming.

Prompting Rules

1. Each person may submit up to 10 prompts. Please do NOT create multiple accounts to get around this rule. Any prompts over 10 will be removed.
2. Must tag or include ANY potential trigger warnings/content warnings at the beginning of the prompt.
3. As the main focus of this fest is Dead Dove bottom Jimin, please stick to this theme when prompting.
4. Feel free to include Do Wants (DWs) and Do Not Wants (DNWs) in your prompt. However, you may NOT include top/bottom preferences in the DW/DNWs. Including dom/sub dynamics is allowed.
5. If you submit a prompt based on a moodboard posted to the fest account, please be sure to include the link in your prompt.
6. If your prompt is too specific or limiting, you may be asked to change or remove it.
7. Any prompts that do not adhere to the fests restrictions will be deleted at mods discretion.

Claiming Rules

1. You can claim up to 2 prompts.
2. You may claim a 3rd prompt only after submitting one completed work.
3. Self-prompts are allowed, and the option will be added once claiming opens. You may only claim one self-prompt.
4. Prompts may only be claimed once, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
5. Complete the claiming form within one week of claiming on ao3, or your claim will be deleted.

Writers' Rules

1. Fics must have a minimum word count of 3k. WIPs are allowed, so long as the first chapter meets the minimum word requirement.
2. Fics are due September 20 at 12AM KST. Extensions will be granted, no questions asked.
3. Writers may drop out at any time. There will be a drop-out form, but you are NOT required to give any reason unless you choose to. The form is just to help keep track of things.
4. Submitted works must be tagged appropriately, with proper archive warnings and triggering topics. If tagging something will spoil the story, then an additional, full warning in the author's note (beginning or end) MUST be included.
5. Be sure to carefully adhere to your prompter's DNWs — even though this is a Dead Dove fest, we want to ensure that everyone has fun and enjoys themselves. Any submissions that don’t follow DNWs will be removed.

Artists' Rules

1. Artists may drop out at any time. There will be a drop-out form, but you are NOT required to give any reason unless you choose to. The form is just to help keep track of things.
2. Art submissions are due October 1 at 12AM KST. Extensions will be granted, no questions asked.
3. When posting your art for the fest on your personal accounts, please tag appropriately with any trigger warnings/content warnings.
4. Be sure to carefully adhere to your prompter's DNWs — even though this is a Dead Dove fest, we want to ensure that everyone has fun and enjoys themselves. Any submissions that don’t follow DNWs will not be posted to fest accounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Dead Dove?
Dead Dove: Do Not Eat is a tag used to indicate that a work includes sensitive tropes or elements that are typically considered to be morally unacceptable or otherwise uncomfortable, without condemning them.Common themes and tropes include, but are not limited to: rape/non-con, incest, extreme kinks, graphic violence, and more.The fest encourages participants to explore all forms of Dead Dove content, from the more extreme and controversial topics, to other tropes such as cheating, stories that fit into the horror genre, and morally grey characters. Be creative, and have fun!

• What if there’s Dead Dove content I wish to avoid?
Due to the sensitive nature of Dead Dove content, it’s understandable that there will be certain tropes people wish to avoid. We encourage participants to be mindful of their own limits, and ask that everyone respect how this may differ for others.Prompters: Be as detailed as you wish in your DNWs. This ensures that if your prompt gets claimed, creators know what to avoid. Otherwise, you risk a potentially triggering trope being worked into your prompt, as creators are free to build off of prompts they claim as long as they follow DNWs.Creators: If a prompter specifically states in the DWs that they wish for a certain trope to be included that you’re uncomfortable working with, but otherwise wish to claim the prompt, feel free to message us! We can attempt to reach out to the prompter, though we cannot guarantee that they will be willing to change their prompt.

• I have a question. How can I reach you?
The easiest way to reach us is by DMs on twitter/X. Otherwise, you can DM us on Bluesky or send us an email at [email protected]!