Round 5: Sign Ups
Unreal 2PM presents
ROUND 5: THE SECRET GENIE EXCHANGE!
it’s where your wishes come true~
the timeline + the sign up form + the sign up example
Before we start, we’d like to address that although Round 5 opens today, Round 4 is still ongoing. If you are a participant of Round 4 and have not submitted your fic yet, it is your responsibility to get that in to us, following the guidelines here. You may participate in Round 5 even if you have not finished your Round 4 fic but we do expect that you complete both unless you let us know otherwise regarding your participation in either or both rounds ASAP. We’d also like to establish the fact that Round 5 will not be as lenient on deadlines as Round 4 was. Meeting deadlines for this new round is especially crucial for the exchange to work.
THE MAGICAL CARPET RIDE
Now that 2PM’s seventh birthday has passed (can you believe it?!), we are truly excited to announce our very first fic exchange!
Have you ever dreamed of a James Bond AU written for you, in which Taecyeon is clad with a Dolce tux, twirling a Beretta 418 around his fingers with a delicious smirk on his face as he takes off after the target of his mission? Have you ever dreamed of a friendship fic between Chansung and Jinwoon, where they confide in each other about their insecurities until Jinwoon transfers to a different company and Chansung has to cope with the idol life alone? What about late night guilty pleasures, one where Yoseob wants to learn more about foxy Wooyoung, tug on his jet black apple hair and go past his goldenrod pants after dancing to KARA’s Mister? Or a College AU, where Junho and Suzy are partnered friendenemies for a project in Physics but agree to cooperate only if Junho introduces Suzy to the popular theater major Lee Minho and Suzy introduces Junho to her friend’s cousin’s acquaintance, film star Scarlett Johansson? Or a fic in which Nichkhun brags to Taecyeon that he met Ki Hong Lee and Thomas Sangster at the Scorch Trials movie premiere but Taecyeon still wins anyway since he and Ki Hong are best friends? Or a crack fic counting down the last few months Minjun has left before enlistment and everyone from Jackson to Jaehyung to Jo Kwon to Min to Yubin and even the other 2PM members press Wooyoung to confess to Minjun before it’s too late?
If you’ve said yes to any of these, or if you have other fantastic wishes that have yet to come true, then this exchange is the one for you!
The magical thing about The Secret Genie Exchange is that you’re signing up by filling out a questionnaire below that tells us what you’d like to write for someone else and what your wishes are that you’d love to see fulfilled. Then we, as matchmakers, will assign you to write a fic for another writer, as well as a wonderful genie who will write you the fic of your dreams! However, there are some rules to make this magic work: all fics written must be original and they must be a completed 1,000 words minimum by the end of the deadline, pertaining to your recipient’s wishes. In between, we will ask writers to check in with a summary. A draft is not necessary for this as we only want to know that you’ve been thinking about it. Furthermore, a livejournal account is not necessary to participate in this round.
The endgame of an exchange is that everyone who has signed up and written a fic also gets one in return, similar to a Secret Santa if you’re familiar with that. The point is, this is secret (it’s not called The Secret Genie Exchange for nothing!) and we want to make sure all writers remain anonymous up until reveals. This means no sharing nudge-nudge-wink-wink type of hints on twitter or on any other social media platforms. Think of it as a masquerade: as much as you’d like to find out who is-- or reveal yourself as-- that enchanting masked fellow writing the gift; the surprise is more worth the wait, we guarantee it.
Since Unreal 2PM is hosting the exchange, all fics must center around at least one (current or past) 2PM member. Crossovers are allowed as well-- meaning, if you wish to have a fic written about a 2PM member and someone else outside of 2PM, boy group or girl group from any entertainment label is fine; as long as the main focus is on the 2PM member himself. If boy/boy or boy/girl fics aren’t your cup of tea, it can also be a friendship, gen, or one member-centric. Requesting or writing a 2PM-member/reader fic is not allowed.
THE TIMELINE
As usual, all the following dates listed below follow Pago Pago, American Samoa Time.
- Sign-ups open: September 7th (Mon)
- Sign-ups close: September 20th (Sun)
- Assignments sent: September 25th (Fri)
- Assignments confirmation: October 3rd (Sat)
- Check-in: October 25th (Sun)
- Dropout deadline: November 15th (Sun)
- Final story deadline: December 6th (Sun) (subject to change)
- Posting: (TBD)
- Reveals: (TBD)
Assignments will be sent out on Friday, September 25th via email. So yes, whatever email you put on your form is one that we will use to contact you with. Be sure to put an email that you check often. We will give you until Saturday, October 3rd to reply to us that you received your assignment and that you are content with the assignment given to you (or alternatively, you would like to request a different assignment and list the reason WHY. We don’t bite-- we will work with you in trying to find the best match so this doesn’t happen again.)
As mentioned above, we will ask writers to check in with a summary on October 25th, Sunday. We just want to know that you guys have been thinking about your assignment. If you are struggling with it, please don’t hesitate to talk to us! If, however, after discussing with us that you feel you can’t continue anymore, you have until November 15th, Sunday to make the final decision to send the email stating that you can no longer participate. We must stress that you cannot take dropouts lightly-- once you sign up, you must keep in mind there will be someone expecting a story to be written for them. That is why there is a dropout deadline. This deadline is ultimately for us to find a pinch hitter early on so they have enough time to write a quality fic for the recipient.
The final story of 1,000 words minimum and pertaining to the recipient’s wishes should be sent to us wholly completed on Sunday, December 6th. We will send out an email to writers if this deadline changes, along with the detailed submission guidelines, posting and reveals dates (once these dates have been decided.) Depending on how many participants there are, we will also let you know how many fics will be posted per week. After that, it’s just enjoying, commenting, and sharing the fics until reveals!
And that should culminate the end of The Secret Genie Exchange, the last round of this year! We hope that you are excited as us in joining and that you’ll have fun writing and receiving these fics. If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, don’t hesitate in contacting us via email (unreal.2pm@gmail.com), the official twitter ( @unreal2pm), or our individual twitters: Mow ( @baaanana), Sash ( @sashssi), and Lia ( @taechnically).
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
username:
email:
other means of contact (optional):
TELL US WHAT YOU CAN GRANT
Well, I can write these…
individual(s):
friendship(s):
pairing(s):
I can write this…
rating:
While writing, these are my…
no-no’s:
Sure! I am able to…
pinch hit (y/n/m):
NOW, TELL US YOUR WISHES
Oh boy, I’d like it if my genie could write me…
individual(s):
friendship(s):
pairing(s):
Genie, I wish for… (a minimum of 6)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I want this…
rating:
While reading, these are my…
no-no’s:
absolute yeses:
Optional: I think that’s about it, but… (anything else you want to say, remind, or elaborate?)
THE MOD EXAMPLE
NOTE: If someone were reading/writing Jay as an individual, it would have to be about him and his connection to 2PM, whether that’s in the past or present. If someone were reading/writing Jay in a friendship or pairing, he must be with someone currently in 2PM. Therefore, a friendship or pairing such as Jay/Loco/Lil Boi would not be acceptable whereas Jay/Gray/Taecyeon is, since the connection between Jay and 2PM would be Taecyeon himself. The point is, there must ALWAYS be something that relates back to 2PM when reading or writing about Jay. If you still have questions about involving Jay in a fic, please talk to us!
username: unreal_2pm_mod (link your LJ username; if you don’t have an LJ, linking your AO3, AFF or any other fic writing account is acceptable)
email: unreal.2pm@gmail.com (this will be the email we will contact you with; be sure it is one you check often)
other means of contact (optional): twitter: @unreal2pm, tumblr: unreal-2pm (you may list your twitter, tumblr, secondary email, etc if these are acceptable ways of contacting you. note: we will always email with what you put in the previous slot FIRST before contacting you another way)
TELL US WHAT YOU CAN GRANT
Well, I can write these...
individual(s): Jay, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Chansung (you may list any current or past 2PM member. list any or all members that you feel comfortable writing about in a one member centric fic and/or from their perspective, whether that’s first person or selective omniscience)
friendship(s): Taecyeon/Ki Hong Lee, Chansung/Taekwoon (VIXX), Wooyoung/Tokimonsta, Nichkhun/Paulo Coelho, Minjun/Junho (friendships may include those with other 2PM members, girl/boy group members and soloists from other entertainment labels, and others outside of the kpop world like actors, authors, etc)
pairing(s): Taecyeon/Jay, Taecyeon/Ha Jiwon, Nichkhun/Tiffany (SNSD), Wooyoung/Yoseob (Beast), Junho/Kim So Eun, Chansung/Junho, Nichkhun/Wooyoung/Junho (pairings may indicate romance or something less defined than romance but means more than a friendship. pairings may include those with other 2PM members and crossovers listed above)
I can write this...
rating: G to R (possible ratings are G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. list a RANGE of ratings that you are comfortable writing, such as and not limited to PG-13 to NC-17 or PG to R, etc. Or you may write “any” if you are comfortable with any rating)
While writing, these are my…
no-no’s: noncon, golden showers, anxiety/panic, pairing: Nichkhun/Junho, friendship: Taecyeon/Jimin (15&), individual: Nichkhun (list out any squicks, triggers, and/or other things that you do not feel comfortable writing about-- this can also include pairings, friendships, and/or individuals. you may also list boy/boy or boy/girl if you can’t write either one of those)
Sure! I am able to...
pinch hit (y/n/m): Yes! (being able to pinch hit means writing a second fic to the one you’re already writing and don’t worry, special deadlines will be given to pinch writers. we will email those who’ve answered “yes” or “maybe” after the dropout deadline)
NOW, TELL US YOUR WISHES
Oh boy, I’d like it if my genie could write me…
individual(s): Jay, Taecyeon, Chansung, Junho (you may list any current or past 2PM member. list any or all members that you feel comfortable reading about in a one member centric fic and/or from their perspective, whether that’s first person or selective omniscience)
friendship(s): Jay/Wooyoung/Shownu (Monsta X), Taecyeon/Baek Ji Young, Chansung/Sihyoung/Kyungil (History), Wooyoung/Junho (friendships may include those with other 2PM members, girl/boy group members and soloists from other entertainment labels, and others outside of the kpop world like actors, authors, etc)
pairing(s): Jay/Gray/Taecyeon, Chansung/Junho, Chansung/Fei (Miss A), Junho/Scarlett Johansson (pairings may indicate romance or something less defined than romance but means more than a friendship. pairings may include those with other 2PM members and crossovers listed above)
Genie, I wish for… (a minimum of 6) (ideally, we say 6 so there’s two prompts for each section: individual, friendship, and pairing. however, if you don’t want, for example, any pairing written, then you don’t have to fill out any pairings above and the prompts below may pertain only to the individuals and friendships you’re interested in)
1. “I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world” -- Albert Camus, The Stranger AU (Chansung) (an AU may be one that you come up with, one that you’ve taken from a compilation list of AUs, or one that exists from a novel or play. you may list one or more individuals you see fit for the prompt, or write “any” if you’d like a fic written about any of the individuals)
2. Hamlet AU: open to interpretation (any individual) (you can also be as broad you’d like for a prompt)
3. I need help with my solo stage and it’s an abstract mix of ballet and contemporary dance AU (any friendship)
4. Jay and Wooyoung go out to adopt a companion pet for Peatry Jr. and somehow come back home with catboy Shownu, Catboy AU (Jay/Wooyoung/Shownu) (prompts can also be name specific but the plot itself cannot be so specific that it is restricting)
5. Person A carries with them an unordinary compass. They’ve been following the compass wherever it leads, usually to the destination of their greatest desire until one day, it leads them to Person B (and Person C). Soulmate AU (Jay/Gray/Taecyeon, Chansung/Fei) (Person A, B, C pronouns are fine to use as well. Again, notice how we’ve listed two pairings-- this means the writer may write either Jay/Gray/Taecyeon OR Chansung/Fei for the prompt. Add a note if you’re fine with two or more pairings being established for one prompt)
6. “I’m meant to kill you but I’ve been watching you for a week to work out how and you’re just too nice” Assassin AU (any pairing)
I want this…
rating: NC-17 (list a RANGE of ratings that you are comfortable reading, such as and not limited to PG-13 to NC-17 or PG to R, etc. Or you may write “any” if you are comfortable with any rating)
While reading, these are my…
no-no’s: mpreg, anxiety/panic, cliff hangers, character deaths (list out any squicks, triggers, and/or other things that you do not feel comfortable reading about-- this can also include pairings, friendships, and/or individuals. you may also list boy/boy or boy/girl if you can’t write either one of those)
absolute yeses: angst, references to Shakespeare, humor (these are things that would make you feel content, smile, or cry! (if that is your preference) about in a fic. it does not have to be a combination of all of them since some fit better with certain prompts than others. the writer is NOT obligated to use any though it would be wise, if one thought of it as a helpful guide or hint to make a fic more enjoyable)
Optional: I think that’s about it, but… (anything else you want to say, remind, or elaborate?)
References to Shakespeare would be nice for prompt 3 and a bit of humor for prompts for 4 and 6 would be great. I know prompt 6 is an Assassin AU, but no one has to die unless it’s necessary, I hope! (this is where you may write any clarifications on anything you’ve filled out above. encouragements to the writer would be splendid!)