Your mods are once again blown away by how talented and community-minded our writers are. It's truly a delight to watch the teams collaborate, brainstorm, beta, and step up to handle prompts that needed new writers. So while AU2 and CF1 tied in the scoring for number of wins, all the teams did exceptionally well, and we have some stats to brag about:

AU1 had the highest overall average score this round with 17.77. That's almost a full tenth higher than the next team. They also had a perfect 'Genre Interpretation' score on one of their fics, the only fic in the whole round to achieve that (and no, it didn't have only a few votes, either!) Great job interpreting those prompts and showing us your imaginative chops.

CF2 had the highest average enjoyment score of 8.75, which is over two tenths higher than the next team. They also had the most survey responses on their team's fics, with an average of over 18 respondents per fic! Way to find your audience and feed them well.

Some more fun stats:
The most challenging prompt this round, based on average score across all 4 teams, was Hui's Nameless. The brave souls who tackled that bare-bones music video definitely played on hard mode! And the highest average score across all 4 teams was for Cravity's Now or Never. Cyclical struggle and apocalyptic themes really seemed to resonate with readers this round...

As far as groups represented, this was by far our most diverse round, and we love to see it! We had 26 different male artists and 15 different female ones this round, which is incredible! And of the 68 total fics produced this round, 20 were for female artists--that's almost 30%! Part of the fun of this fest is discovering new faves, and the variety you all brought to the table made it a feast for everyone. Well done, everyone!

We also want to specially thank our pinch hitters this round: round of appreciative applause to Summerbutterfly, intherainfic, bluedreaming, Sophluorescent, and tbzuyeonlvr for stepping up at the last minute to make sure each team had a quality entry for each prompt. Heroes, all of you.

Finally, here are the team rosters for each prompt. Go congratulate each other on a job well done, and bask in the warm glow of your amazing accomplishments!

	Team AU1:
Prompt	Title	Author	Fandom/Pairing
Anthems of Defiance	And The Scarlet Chair Burns	heijihatsutori	BTS, Monsta X, INFINITE, Gen
Bloom	when the scene fades away	vonseal	ASTRO, Kim Myungjun | MJ/Moon Bin
Midas Touch	and longingly i long	chanyeolanda	ATEEZ, Jeong Yunho/Jung Wooyoung
Love Wins All	Have the entire world, little one	AzcaSky	ONEWE, ONEUS, Jin Yonghoon/Son Dongju | Xion
Still Alive	Remember me	fedduccine	PLAVE, Chae Bonggu | Bamby/Yu Hamin
Addiction	take it, make it; please you	WanaWai	(G)I-DLE, Jeon Soyeon/Minnie Nicha Yontararak
Bye My Monster	between the shadow and the soul	skyclectic	TWICE, Im Nayeon/Minatozaki Sana
Revenge	Playing With Fire	tsuxken	Dreamcatcher, Kim Minji | JiU/Lee Siyeon
Nameless	When the Sky is Blue (I Can Reach Out to You)	paperbluehyacinth (infiniteleecity)	ZEROBASEONE, Park Gunwook/Shen Quanrui | Ricky
Imaginary Friend	it's you and i until the end	naktoms	ONEUS, Lee Keonhee & Yeo Hwanwoong
Satellite	End of My Day	summerbutterfly	EXO, Kim Jongdae | Chen/Kim Minseok | Xiumin
Lovers or Enemies	LOVERS or ENEMIES?	hopeboos	NCT Dream, Lee Jeno/Mark Lee
Girls Never Die	severed senses, scattered limbs	inyourhunger	tripleS, Park Sohyun-centric
Now or Never	not with a bang, but with a whimper	babiestbread	Stray Kids, OT8
Gradually	back to me	intherainfic	A.C.E., Kang Yuchan/Lee Jiham
Youth	amygdala	intherainfic	The Boyz, Ji Changmin | Q/Kim Sunwoo
T.B.H	[insert cool rock title]	nekrateholic	TXT, Choi Beomgyu/Choi Soobin
	Team AU2:
Prompt	Title	Author	Fandom/Pairing
Anthems of Defiance	One Time Password	Iasciusade	GOT7, Mark Tuan/Jackson Wang, Choi Youngjae/Jackson Wang
Bloom	chrome giants.	orbitchless	Aespa, Ning Yizhuo | Ningning & Uchinaga Aeri | Giselle
Midas Touch	the sweet danger that unraveled you	InterstellarBlue (nagi_blue)	ASTRO, Lee Dongmin | Cha Eunwoo/Park Jinwoo | Jin Jin
Love Wins All	Chosen Ones in a Silent City	ACatWhoWrites	Mamamoo, Kim Yongsun | Solar & Moon Byulyi | Moonbyul
Still Alive	the last chapter	mothshovering (bluedreaming)	NCT, d.ear, Jeong Yuno | Jaehyun & Lee Hyungseok | d.ear
Addiction	Running Through Red Lights	Byeolbit (KhonshusKnight)	EVNNE, Park Hanbin/Terazono Keita
Bye My Monster	Break Apart, But Leave Your Mark	The_Huntsmans_Boss	The Boyz, Kim Younghoon/Lee Juyeon (The Boyz)
Revenge	painful glass shards	thecomputerguy	SEVENTEEN, Kwon Soonyoung | Hoshi/Lee Jihoon | Woozi
Nameless	hear me sing	kkulecru	SEVENTEEN, Wen Junhui | Jun/Xu Minghao | The8
Imaginary Friend	surface tension	xylomylo	Aespa, Ning Yizhuo | Ningning/Uchinaga Aeri | Giselle
Satellite	jellyfish in the sun	palewithbones (bluedreaming)	LOONA, Son Hyeju | Olivia Hye centric
Lovers or Enemies	Twin Flowers	Vanilla_and_Salt (Sugar_and_Salt)	NCT, Lee Donghyuck | Haechan/Suh Youngho | Johnny
Girls Never Die	Such Diseases as Optimism	applejwoos (kenmarcadeblues)	LOONA, Kim Hyunjin & Park Chaewon | Gowon
Now or Never	mark lee's guide to stopping the end of the world	thiyatrack (matchathi)	NCT, Lee Donghyuck | Haechan/Mark Lee
Gradually	air in between	redshifting	Stray Kids, Kim Seungmin/Lee Minho | Lee Know
Youth	Crying for the Moon	XiuChen4Ever	EXO, Kim Jongdae | Chen/Kim Minseok | Xiumin
T.B.H	Not Stupid, it's Chuupid!	itotoro	LOONA, Ha Sooyoung | Yves/Jeong Jinsol | Jinsoul
	Team CF1:
Prompt	Title	Author	Fandom/Pairing
Anthems of Defiance	I Don't Need You (I Need You So Much)	pezzax	SEVENTEEN, Kwon Soonyoung | Hoshi/Lee Jihoon | Woozi
Bloom	So Stay (Track Length 2:09)	tostitos	NCT, Doyoung/Johnny
Midas Touch	all the stars are closer.	artemisgoddessofthehunt	ATEEZ, Kim Hongjoong/Park Seonghwa
Love Wins All	when there was us	vain_hope	iKON, SF9, Chan/Chani
Still Alive	still	mellitte (jonquilles)	SEVENTEEN, Mingyu/Woozi
Addiction	to stay a throb of hunger	deadwine	ENHYPEN, Lee Heeseung/Jay
Bye My Monster	2019-	sophluorescence (sophluorescent)	EXO, Byun Baekhyun/Kim Minseok | Xiumin
Revenge	ready to burn	miissedappointments	WJSN, Chu Sojung | Exy/Nam Dawon
Nameless	Blue Zephyr	sophluorescence (sophluorescent)	SNSD, aespa, Winter & Taeyeon
Imaginary Friend	my knee aches, but i don’t have an idea of what rest resembles	tbzuyeonlvr	SF9, Gen
Satellite	intermission of a beating heart	cortanasol	ITZY, Lee Chaeryeong/Shin Ryujin
Lovers or Enemies	bootleg firecracker	staygame	BOYNEXTDOOR, Taesan/Myung Jaehyun
Girls Never Die	corvi volantes	shyshyshiloh	IZONE, Kim Minju/Lee Chaeyeon
Now or Never	Minho's Pining	VOlympianlove	SHINEE, Choi Minho/Kim Kibum | Key
Gradually	at crossroads	kamsangi	SEVENTEEN, SCoups/Woozi
Youth	With you I’ve walked (I want to say something to you)	silverdancer	VIXX, Gen
T.B.H	Seok Matthew’s guide on woowooing a groupmate shoujo anime style	soberpurple	ZB1, Park Gunwook/Seok Matthew
	Team CF2:
Prompt	Title	Author	Fandom/Pairing
Anthems of Defiance	how sweet	yejism (fuwafuwado)	Aespa, Kim Minjeong | Winter/Yu Jimin | Karina
Bloom	Gardens of Wildflowers and Roses	synteis	EXO, Kim Jongdae | Chen/Kim Minseok | Xiumin
Midas Touch	The Only One	ChampagneSly	NCT 127, Jeong Yuno | Jaehyun/Kim Dongyoung | Doyoung/Kim Jungwoo
Love Wins All	dearest, darling, my universe	plinys	ZEROBASEONE, Seok Matthew/Sung Hanbin
Still Alive	breathe me in	chickendoup (Bazzys)	ATEEZ, Jeong Yunho/Song Mingi
Addiction	Addiction	goldenlyre	NCT 127, Mark Lee/Nakamoto Yuta
Bye My Monster	we know how things end	eelegy	Aespa, Kim Minjeong | Winter/Yu Jimin | Karina
Revenge	measure for measure	refracted_light	SEVENTEEN, Choi Seungcheol | S.Coups/Hong Jisoo | Joshua/Yoon Jeonghan
Nameless	the storm won't last forever	whatsupbuttercup	ATEEZ, Jeong Yunho/Song Mingi
Imaginary Friend	tip of your tongue	poppyseedheart	VIVIZ, Hwang Eunbi | SinB/Kim Yewon | Umji
Satellite	Encore	elutherya	A.C.E, Kang Yuchan | Chan/Lee Jiham
Lovers or Enemies	watching the stars fall one at a time	totodilia	Kiss of Life, Shim Hyewon | Belle/Won Haneul
Girls Never Die	death in the upright position	00line	fromis_9, IVE, Baek Jiheon/Jang Wonyoung
Now or Never	a darkness that swallows the stars	SunSparrow	ZEROBASEONE, Kim Jiwoong/Seok Matthew
Gradually	Doors	aceaceaceace	NCT 127, Kim Dongyoung | Doyoung/Suh Youngho | Johnny
Youth	what if	baexil	ATEEZ, Choi San/Jung Wooyoung
T.B.H	trying to let you know	thinktoomuch	TWICE, Chou Tzuyu/Son Chaeyoung