Hi! Mod 🪴 here. Thanks for your interest in this fest! The mods are currently unsure if there will be more rounds with or without themes/tropes, but we hope there will be more! The world can always use more yoonminjoon!

I'm sorry that you think this will narrow options for others but I don't agree. The only requirement is that fics include a meet-cute between the characters. We're open to not-so-cute meetings and meet-cutes that happen within the other themes/tropes that were options in the polls. Like vampires, werewolves + witches, or steampunk, or historical! There are a lot of options here!

If these options aren't what you're looking for, you don't have to participate in the fest. We encourage you to write your YMJ fic idea on your own because, like I said, the world can always use more! And we hope that others won't let the theme keep them from participating in our fest that we've been working very hard on for everyone!