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Last night I wrapped up Solo Dance by Kotomi Li, translated from Japanese by Arthur Morris. This short book is about a young gay Taiwanese woman who struggles with both internal and external homophobia, and eventually moves to Japan looking for understanding.

Queer stories from other countries are always interesting to me and it’s a good reminder that progress has not been even all over the world. Much of the book is pretty depressing, because the protagonist struggled with fitting in even before she realized she was gay, and she has some real struggles. She is battling severe depression for much of the book and at several points, suicidality.

The book is touching in that the protagonist’s struggles feel real and she’s someone who is so close to having positive experience that could change her life for the better, but her luck keeps dropping on the other side each time.

I don’t want to spoil too much about the end, but while I was grateful for the overall tone of the it, it is contrived and not very believable. But I did enjoy the protagonist’s travels leading up to that point. It’s not at all subtle, and it packs a lot more plot into the final handful of chapters than the rest of the book, but it was still sweet to see the protagonist’s perspective shift a little through her engagements with other people.

I’m not sure if it’s the translation or the original prose, but the language is stilted and very emotionally distant. The reader is kept at arm’s length from the protagonist virtually the whole novel, and while we’re often told she’s feeling these intense feelings, I never felt it. It was like reading a clinical report of her feelings, which was disappointing.

This is Li’s first novel, and it reads that way. There’s a lot of heart in it, and I appreciate it for that, but it lacks a lot in technical skill. I would be interested to see more of Li’s future work, when she’s had more time to polish her ability, but I don’t regret taking the time with this one.

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CLAIMED - PH #219: The Imager Portfolio - L.E. Modesitt Jr., 恨君不似江楼月 | Killer and Healer (TV), Sins of the Cities Series - K. J. Charles, All of Us Murderers - K.J. Charles

Request 1 by april_rainer (tom_bedlam)
The Imager Portfolio - L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Characters: Alastar D'Image, Alyna D'Image, Dichartyn (Imager Portfolio)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Gifts are welcome!
I love that this series focuses on older characters! I adore Alastar and Alyna's romance and would love to see more of that than what fit in the books, especially from Alyna's point of view. What did she think when Alastar first came to Imageisle? What did she fall in love with? Does she talk to her friends about him?
For individual characters:
- I'd love to see Alastar's backstory more explored -- his experience coming to Westisle or learning to interact with wealthier people or some time when the wide class divide between him and Alyna cause stress to their relationship.
- For Alyna, I also want backstory and her experience adjusting to the Collegium after coming from a High Holding and her evolving relationship with her family, including her niece.
- For Dichartyn, I also would be thrilled to have backstory -- how did he end up where he did with the opinions he did? What are his relationships with Poincaryt and Dyana like and how did they develop? How did he meet his wife? Also, his POV on Rhenn at any point in those books.
Do Not Want: torture, downer endings, mpreg, omegaverse, infidelity (consensual poly is fine)

No letter

Request 2 by april_rainer (tom_bedlam)
恨君不似江楼月 | Killer and Healer (TV)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Gifts are welcome!
While the characters available are Chen Yuzhi and Jiang Yuelou who I love, I also really enjoy the other characters and some of my prompts don't focus entirely on them; feel free to pick and choose what you would like. Some fic that would spark joy:
- Chen Yuzhi/Jiang Yuelou starting a relationship (first kiss, first time, etc) wherever you think that happens in the story
- something focusing on Chen Yuzhi and what happened in his backstory that lead him to not seem to care much about his own life, only the help he can bring to others
- Zhan Junbai having feelings about Bai Jinbo as a father figure to Jiang Yuelou and how different that pseudofamilial relationship is from what he experienced with his uncle
- Chen Yuzhi catalogues Jiang Yuelou’s scars (Jiang Yuelou seems like a person who has many scars)
- modern AU (especially one where nobody dies!)
Do Not Want: detailed descriptions of torture (hurt/comfort with emphasis on the comfort is fine), downer endings (canon has one so either fic set before that or fixit AUs if you don't mind), mpreg, omegaverse, infidelity (consensual poly is fine)

No letter

Request 3 by april_rainer (tom_bedlam)
Sins of the Cities Series - K. J. Charles
Characters: Ganendra (Sins of the Cities)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Gifts are welcome!
Anything that sparks joy about this amazing lawyer who never actually appears in person. The dailiances he has with other friends at the Jack and Knave, his friendship with Vikram Pandey (if you want to cross over with Unfit to Print), his revolutionary adventures back in India, his backstory either in India or at Oxford, the first time he met Clem? Any and all would be good.
Do Not Want: Torture, downer endings, mpreg, omegaverse, infidelity (consensual poly is fine)

No letter

Request 4 by april_rainer (tom_bedlam)
All of Us Murderers - K.J. Charles
Characters: Gideon Grey (All of Us Murderers)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Gifts are welcome!
I love Gideon so very much. I would love to see any part of this book from his point of view, or explore his relationship with his sister/brother-in-law. Do they know he's gay? Do they know about Zeb? How did coming out go? I'm fascinated by what his first encounter with Zeb must have been like from his point of view or what Zeb saw in him then. What was their first time like? How did it even happen/how did they overcome Gideon's established lifetime of repression? Or post-canon Gideon and Zeb exploring their relationship with better communication established. Does Gideon end up with PTSD from the horrible house party? Does Zeb? How do they negotiate the persistent challenges of living together (take 2) and working together (also take 2, admittedly in a less toxic way)? How does their relationship survive the period where Gideon, who seems like someone who puts a lot of his self-worth on being The Compentent One Who Helps, is forced to depend on Zeb for financial/practical support?
Do Not Want: torture, downer endings, mpreg, omegaverse, infidelity (consensual poly is fine)

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CLAIMED - PH #220: The London Charismatics - Jacquelyn Benson, Rook & Rose - M. A. Carrick, The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman, Eternal Path Trilogy - Antonia Hodgson, Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Hymn to Dionysus - Natasha Pulley, The Bone Harp - Victoria Goddard, The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison

Request 1 by sophiegaladheon
The London Charismatics - Jacquelyn Benson
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.

No letter

Request 2 by sophiegaladheon
Rook & Rose - M. A. Carrick
Characters: Ren (Rook & Rose), Grey Serrado, Derossi Vargo, Worldbuilding (Rook & Rose)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.

No letter

Request 3 by sophiegaladheon
The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.

No letter

Request 4 by sophiegaladheon
Eternal Path Trilogy - Antonia Hodgson
Characters: Neema Kraa, Cain Ballari, Ruko Valit (Eternal Path Trilogy), Worldbuilding (Eternal Path Trilogy)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.

No letter

Request 5 by sophiegaladheon
Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett
Characters: Dinios Kol, Kepheus Strovi, Anagosa Dolabra, Worldbuilding (Shadow of the Leviathan)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.

No letter

Request 6 by sophiegaladheon
The Hymn to Dionysus - Natasha Pulley
Characters: Worldbuilding (Hymn to Dionysus - Pulley)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.
No letter

Request 7 by sophiegaladheon
The Bone Harp - Victoria Goddard
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.
No letter

Request 8 by sophiegaladheon
The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes: found family, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, angst with a happy ending, mutual pining, backstory exploration, fics that explore gaps in canon (missing scenes, etc.), timeloops and time travel, loyalty, competence, political/court intrigue, history/niche historical details, espionage, mystery/casefic, outsider pov, epistolary format and other unusual storytelling devices, worldbuilding exploration (especially language/linguistics and social/cultural stuff - food! clothing! mass media!), repression and denial (and the consequences thereof), ace spectrum characters, queerplatonic relationships, blindfolds, bondage, light dom/sub, loyalty kink, praise kink
General Dislikes / Do Not Wants: infidelity, breakup/divorce, (non-canonical) character death, pregnancy, sad endings (ambiguous/bittersweet/fairly dark is fine, just not utterly hopeless), AUs (canon divergence is fine), character bashing, hurt/no comfort, bestiality, water sports, scat, omegaverse
I am happy receiving works rated gen through E.
Treats of all shapes and sizes welcome.
No letter

candyheartsex

Nominations are still ongoing! Check out the tagset and make your own nominations here.

Notes

Thunderbolts (Movie 2025) —> approved under Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Matt Murdock/Claire Temple —> approved under The Defenders (TV).

Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Video Game) —> relationship nominations approved Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)

Stargate Atlantis —> relationships approved under Stargate - All Media Type

Crossover Fandom: Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train) and Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train)/Reader—> approved with Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter). Nominator(s), please let me know if you want a different canon for Sergei Kravinoff.

Daredevil (TV) —> nominations approved under The Defenders (Marvel TV)

Now under Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV): Gabe Reyes & Robbie Reyes, Gabe Reyes & Robbie Reyes & Skye | Daisy Johnson, Robbie Reyes & Skye | Daisy Johnson, and Robbie Reyes/Skye | Daisy Johnson.

Superman (Comics) —> relationship nominations approved under DCU (Comics). Please let me know if you want a specific comics run in your tag’s disambiguation.

Angel: the Series —> relationship nominations approved under Buffyverse (TV).

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) —> relationship nominations approved under Buffyverse (TV).

10 dance (movie) —> approved as 10DANCE (2025).

Questions

Andor (TV)

Kleya Marki & Leia Organa: Nominator(s), as far as I can tell, Leia does not appear in Andor. If she does, can you verify that? Until then, this has been approved under Star Wars - All Media Types.

DCU

I have nominations for:

Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Clark Kent/Lex Luthor
Lena Luthor/Kara Zor-El
Leonard Snart & Lisa Snart
Mick Rory & Leonard Snart & Lisa Snart
Mick Rory/Caitlin Snow
Sara Lance & Leonard Snart

Nominator(s), could you please clarify which of these should be in DC’s Arrowverse, which should be in DC Extended Universe, which should be in DC Comics, Crossover Fandom, etc.? These are usually approved under those subfandoms.

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PH #184: Aveyond (Video Games), Quasimorph (Video Game), Geneforge

PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

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The Stakeout from Inside No. 9
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luzula

We had an early Christmassy meal together before my housemates leave to spend Christmas with their respective families. The meal ran late, and I suppose I could have written after that, but instead I browsed Smitten Kitchen before writing an alibi sentence. Ah well, so it goes. Found some recipes to try, at least.

Tally:
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Day 18:

sanguinity,

badly_knitted,

trobadora,

sylvanwitch,

chestnut_pod,

goddess47,

brithistorian,

cornerofmadness,

carenejeans

Bonus farm news: Today we ate, among other things, British mince pies and Swedish ris à la Malta (which they probably do not make in Malta). The latter is a Christmas dessert made from rice porridge and whipped cream, mixed with pieces of chopped orange. To go with it, I make a sauce with red wine, lingonberry jam, ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon.

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claimed - PH #184: Aveyond (Video Games), Quasimorph (Video Game), Geneforge

Request 1 by DreckDetritusAndDross
Aveyond (Video Games)
Characters: Te'ijal Ravenfoot
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I have a headcanon that Te'ijal Ravenfoot is a psychopath. I would love a story that explored this concept further, delving into how Te'ijal's psychopathy would affect/recontextualize both her interactions with her colleagues and her actions throughout the Aveyond games. Furthermore, content that supplements those already in the Aveyond games, such as extra conversations or scenes, would also be welcome.
DNW: Unrequested kinks, mundane/setting change AUs, Te'ijal being "cured" of her psychopathy (i.e. being made neurotypical), Te’ijal character bashing*, neurodivergence being used to excuse bad behavior**.
*Given the stigma surrounding psychopathy, I understand if there is any confusion over this specific DNW. Let me make this clear: psychopaths are still people; having little or no empathy or emotional intelligence does not make one categorically evil or dangerous. For the purposes of this prompt, Te’ijal should be a person with both rights and accountability.
**Using neurodivergence to excuse bad behavior sounds something like this: “She can’t take responsibility for her actions because she can’t control herself/she doesn’t know what she’s doing/her brain isn’t wired correctly/etc.”
On a related note, I am fine with the inclusion of sanist language, bigotry, and/or violence as long as it is not presented as ethically/morally correct by the story itself. Keep in mind that hostility towards a neurodivergent offender in retaliation to the offender perpetrating antisocial behavior, such as inflicting harm upon or violating the rights of others, is not necessarily sanism.
On another related note, I am also fine with Te'ijal receiving treatment for her psychopathy as long as it does not fall into the trope of curing neurodivergence.
Disclaimer: Psychopathy is not a condition that one can be clinically diagnosed with. The proper diagnostic term for people exhibiting behavior commonly associated with psychopathy is antisocial personality disorder. However, the term "psychopathy" is still useful as a descriptor for a distinct pattern of behavior within the spectrum of antisocial personality disorder.
P.S.: Below are some helpful resources if you need to do research on psychopathy or antisocial personality disorder. Of course, feel free to use other sources for further research.
https://psychopathyis.org/what-is-psychopathy/
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-psychopath-5025217
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/03/ce-corner-psychopathy
https://www.healthline.com/health/psychopath#Psychopathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bozh8ur3tJc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK-UfTCGOdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjYtAB9i2w
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353928
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000921.htm
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/personality-disorders/types-of-personality-disorder/#AntisocialPersonalityDisorder
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546673/
Note: Please exercise discretion if you choose to consult psycho-diagnostic checklists such as the Hare Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R). Such tools are meant to be used in specific, controlled settings with prerequisite qualifications and can cause significant harm if used outside of these conditions. For example, see: http://www.hare.org/scales/pclr.html
P.P.S.: If you are unfamiliar with the concept of sanism, several definitions with sources are provided below. Like before, feel free to consult additional resources.
From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanism): “Sanism, saneism, mentalism, or psychophobia refers to the systemic discrimination against or oppression of individuals perceived to have a mental disorder or cognitive impairment.”
From The Ability Toolbox (https://theabilitytoolbox.com/sanism-mental-illness/): “Sanism is prejudice against people with mental illness. Sanism can take the form of harassment, bullying, violence, and discrimination in healthcare, employment, housing, and other aspects of daily life.”
From Simmons University Library (https://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression/anti-sanism): “Sanism often stems from the "pathology paradigm [that] ultimately boils down to just two fundamental assumptions:
1. There is one 'right,' 'normal,' or 'healthy' way for human brains and human minds to be configured and to function (or one relatively narrow 'normal' range into which the configuration and functioning of human brains and minds ought to fall).
2. If your neurological configuration and functioning (and, as a result, your ways of thinking and behaving) diverge substantially from the dominant standard of 'normal,' then there is Something Wrong With You." (from Nick Walker)”

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Request 2 by DreckDetritusAndDross
Quasimorph (Video Game)
Characters: Francis Reid-Daly, John Hawkwood
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Quasimorph has become my greatest special interest over the past couple of years. One of the most fascinating things about it is the cyberpunk, science-fantasy dystopia portrayed in that game. I'd love a story that explores not just the lives of those who live in the anarcho-capitalist paradigm in Quasimorph. The scope of the available characters in this request covers the most violent, destructive, and brutal element of Quasimorph's society: the private military sector, as exemplified by both the soldier Francis Reid-Daly, and the proprietor John Hawkwood. My interests for a story in this fandom include: character studies, worldbuilding, action scenes, and violence (including blood and gore). Darkfics are welcome for this request.
DNW: Mundane/setting change AU.

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Request 3 by DreckDetritusAndDross
Geneforge
Characters: Litalia (Geneforge)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I would love a story detailing how Litalia's tumultuous life and fight against the Shapers has affected her, both physically and mentally, as I feel that there's a lot of potential for a compelling narrative that is sadly underexplored, in my opinion, in the Geneforge saga.
DNW: Mundane/setting change AU.

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claimed - PH #185: Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz, Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski, Grunwald Monument

Request 1 by FakeCirilla9
Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz
Characters: Ulryk von Jungingen (Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Optional details:
The first chapter of this book is such a peanut gallery of all the adversaries of the story. This is my favourite characterisation of Ulryk in the literature so far. He's described in an incredibly sexy way, too, with eyes darkening in anger or sparkling in joy. During the introductory conversation, his mood switches from ire to amusement with the speed of a falling blade, and he manages to offend his late brother in front of a stranger.
And then there's Kuno! Obviously used to his master's volatile nature and making snarky remarks about it. Isn't that an interesting relationship? Why is the grand commander allowed to laugh at Ulryk's expense? How close are those two? Is there friendship or something more between them? Or maybe they're just two like-minded baddies united by common politics?
DNWs:
Animal death, especially no dead horses in the Battle of Grunwald, please. Don't hurt any dogs too.
(I'm fine with the characters eating meat or hunting for food, but if it's for sport, let them rather hunt pagans. Murder as many human characters as you wish. MCD is allowed by all means.)

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Request 2 by FakeCirilla9
Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
Characters: Ulrich von Jungingen - Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Optional details:
Ulrich has a golden armour here! How cool is that? I'd be satisfied to receive a short piece with an armour kink.
Or, if you're thinking of something with a more ambitious plot, feel free to use Rotgier as well. Does Ulrich confront him about the kidnapped girl after the heroes of the story complain about it to the grand master of the Order? Or is he too busy seizing power or mourning his brother's death or both? If he acknowledges his underling’s fault, is he angry at him or does he brush the whole affair off, maybe even providing some plausible excuses to help to sweep it under the rug?
Or, a darker take: I've heard that the punishment for a Teutonic knight who broke the chastity vows was flogging administered by the grand master himself. I'd adore to see such a scene unfolding between Ulrich and Rotgier.
DNWs:
Animal death, especially no dead horses in the Battle of Grunwald, please. Don't hurt any dogs too.
(I'm fine with the characters eating meat or hunting for food, but if it's for sport, let them rather hunt pagans. Murder as many human characters as you wish. MCD is allowed by all means.)

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Request 3 by FakeCirilla9
Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski
Characters: Ulryk von Jungingen (Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Optional details:
This is an easy-to-read book, in which the characters have emotional depth as thick as a sheet of printing paper. Ulryk is evil here because the plot demands a punching bag for the main hero. But I love that for the main adversary of the story, of all the possible Teutonic knights, the author chose Ulryk. The idea that Ulryk von Jungingen and Klaus Störtebeker met in person is glorious. They also got an incredibly ~~cool~~ hot sword-fighting scene in the book. Maybe the fic could deal with the aftermath of that encounter?
DNWs:
Animal death, especially no dead horses in the Battle of Grunwald, please. Don't hurt any dogs too.
(I'm fine with the characters eating meat or hunting for food, but if it's for sport, let them rather hunt pagans. Murder as many human characters as you wish. MCD is allowed by all means.)

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Request 4 by FakeCirilla9
Grunwald Monument
Characters: Ulrich von Jungingen (Grunwald Monument)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Optional details:
I know it was erected to honour king Jagiełło, but I'm not a big fan of him, and he's so distant on his high horse there. Whereas Ulrich is literally within one's hand reach (as you can see by his statue's fingers polished to gold by countless tourists). And isn't the sprawled pose marvellous? It's oddly satisfying on a primal level to see him thrown there at Vytautas’ feet, like one more war trophy from the battlefield.
DNWs:
Animal death, especially no dead horses in the Battle of Grunwald, please. Don't hurt any dogs too.
(I'm fine with the characters eating meat or hunting for food, but if it's for sport, let them rather hunt pagans. Murder as many human characters as you wish. MCD is allowed by all means.)

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Some canon info: tourism page about the Grunwald Monument

CLAIMED - PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

Request 1 by ryulynn
even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel)
Characters: Anastasia Lynzel, Maya Kirkland
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW general: AUs generally except for canon-divergence or future fic, rape, non-con (dub-con okay), permanent main character death, explicitly described violence/gore, sexual acts that involve one party being humiliated, homophobia, transphobia, incest, focus on unrequited feelings (mentions are fine), hurt without comfort
DNW ships: any Conrad romantic ships, Maya shipped romantically with anyone outside of Anastasia
General likes: humor, fluff, flirting, banter, accidentally romantic gestures, established relationship, domestic scenes
Favorite ships: Anastasia/Maya, Crius/Tyril, Anastasia/Crius/Tyril, Anastasia/Crius, Anastasia/Tyril, Anastasia/Zenn, Evelina/Leticia
I love Anastasia and Maya's relationship so much! Whether it be platonic or romantic, I love their devotion to each other. Thus I would like to see either Anastasia/Maya as a romantic pair (I usually see Anastasia as the initiator of this but if you have ideas for the other way around, I'd love to see it) or Maya's commentary/thoughts/influence/etc on Anastasia's other relationships, whether they be following one of the romantic routes of the game or Anastasia not getting together with any of the guys.
Optional prompts are in the letter.

Letter:
https://ryulynn.dreamwidth.org/66179.html

Request 2 by ryulynn
Flowers Series (Visual Novels)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: AUs generally except for canon-divergence or future fic, rape, non-con, major character death, excessive violence/gore, sex before the characters are 18+ (aka set fic in the future if you write smut), sexual acts that involve one party being humiliated, focus on homophobia or transphobia (aka no more than what is in canon), incest, focus on unrequited feelings (mentions are fine), hurt without comfort
DNW ships: focus on any romantic ships except Chidori/Erika, Mayuri/Suoh, Nerine/Yuzuriha
General likes: humor, fluff, banter, accidentally romantic gestures, established relationship, domestic scenes, talk about food
Okay I stan Chidori/Erika and Nerine/Yuzuriha. Erika and Yuzuriha are my favorite POVs in the series, but fic from any POV is fine. If you just want to focus on one character, I would love either backstory/memories or future fic. I also totally love so many of the friendships in this series. Especially Erika & Suoh and everyone with the Sasaki twins.
Optional prompts are in the letter.

Letter:
https://ryulynn.dreamwidth.org/66179.html

Request 3 by ryulynn
Lkyt. (Visual Novel)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: AUs generally except for canon-divergence or future fic, rape, non-con (dub-con okay), non-canonical character death, excessive explicit descriptions of violence/gore, sexual acts that involve one party being humiliated, homophobia, transphobia, incest except for Takeru/Towa, focus on unrequited feelings (mentions are fine), hurt without comfort
DNW ships: Ango/anyone besides Tasuku or his wife, Tasuku/anyone besides route characters Takeru, Towa, Ango, or Yael
General likes: humor, fluff, banter, accidentally romantic gestures, established relationship, domestic scenes, worldbuilding, family stuff (especially Tasuku's family)
Favorite ships: Tasuku/Takeru, Tasuku/Towa, Tasuku/Yael, Tasuku/Ango, Tasuku/Takeru/Towa, Tasuku & Fuuka, Takeru & Towa
Yes, give me fluff and alternative scenes before the end game because this game made me cry a bunch. Especially Takeru's route which I played first! Or give me backstory scenes that expand on the little bit of knowledge we know of other [redacted] relationships. Or give me post epilogue ideas.
Optional prompts are in the letter.

Letter:
https://ryulynn.dreamwidth.org/66179.html

Canon promo post: Lkyt.

claimed - PH #216: Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette, Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Disorganized Crime (1989)

Request 1 by jasmasson
Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette
Characters: Felix Harrowgate, Mildmay Foxe
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Feeeeeliiiixxxx. I love Felix. I’d like anything that puts the brothers’ relationship front and centre (I’m good with them developing a romantic relationship if you are, also happy to stay gen), as I love how they (inarticulately and often painfully) love each other very much. AU is fine if you fancy it (High school au? Rock star au?) but happy endings please!
DNW: death outside of canon; unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 2 by jasmasson
Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)
Characters: Richard Poole
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I loved Richard. I’d like anything that explores him, and particularly his relationships with his team, Camille, Dwayne, and Fidel. AUs are fine - I’ve always had a high school au plot bunny with Richard and Fidel the nerds and Camille and Dwayne the cool (but kind) kids, which you’re welcome to if you fancy it!
In regards to romance; perfectly happy with straight gen, but if you do pair Richard with anyone make it Camille, please. Totally open to any kind of relationship for Dwayne and Fidel, between them or with others, if you do slash them, I don’t mind.
DNW: death outside of canon - and if you can ignore the canon death, that would be marvellous! You can AU or canon-diverge it out, but if you keep it in please don’t make it the focus. I like ultimately happy fic!
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 3 by jasmasson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Characters: Robert Parker | Butch Cassidy (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)), Harry Longabaugh | Sundance Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Love them! Happy for anything that focuses on their relationship, whether it just be as the ride-or(literally)-die buddies they are, or romantic either is totally fine. No Etta bashing, please.
Happy for in canon, canon-divergent or AU. Just anything with them in character and relationship focused.
DNW: If you stay in canon please don’t focus on the death (happy for you to canon-diverge it out, in fact very very happy 😆), and if you go AU, a fic with a happy ending.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 4 by jasmasson
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
Characters: Dick Grayson (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m all about Robin 1.0 in any Batman canon or fanon and I feel he’s a little under-represented in WFA. Fix that! In keeping with the family relationships and light tone of the comics, anything that has my boy front and centre is a winner. Very happy with an exploration of these versions of Bruce and Dick pre WFA timeline - with Dick as Robin - but also love the big family feel so happy for all relationships. My favorite relationships to read about are Dick with Bruce or Damian, but they’re all a big warm hug in this version so happy with them all.
DNW: no romantic relationships, dark fic or death fic (outside canon) please! All light and fluffy for this one😉
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 5 by jasmasson
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Characters: Nick Bartkowski, Carlos Barrios
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

If anyone besides me remembers this movie, you’ll remember how fun it is. I loved all the characters but only put Carlos and Nick in because I definitely want them in the fic - ideally gently antagonistic, which could lead to romance or just good fun. Delighted to see Ray and Max in as well. Maybe a follow up heist!
DNW: dark fic, death fic, unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

claimed - PH #217: Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph White, Cyberchase (Cartoon), The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart, The Two Princes (Podcast)

Request 1 by shnuffeluv
Hell Followed With Us - Andrew Joseph White
Characters: Nick (Hell Followed With Us), Benji Woodside, Theo Clairborne
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs:
First Person POV
Eye trauma
Amputated Limbs
All my other DNWs are pretty much thrown out the door on this one. Go nuts!
I love these three so much, and I want to see how they’d all interact put together, either pre-canon or through some canon divergence. What if Theo joined Nick when he fled and Benji ran into them again on the run? What were their childhoods like? Nick is autistic, was he unwittingly the one that Benji heard about autistic kids being a burden for “God’s strongest warriors”? I would be happy with just about anything from this canon! Give me it all!

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Request 2 by shnuffeluv
Cyberchase (Cartoon)
Characters: Digit LeBoid, Hacker (Cyberchase), Delete (Cyberchase), Buzz (Cyberchase)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs:
- First Person POV (Exception for Epistolary Fic)
- Gore inflicted on main characters
- Permanent Marks (scarring, branding, etc.)
- Blood Play
- Breath Play
- Vore
- Torture Porn
- Major Character Death
- Castration
- Ingestion of bodily wastes
- Any injury causing brain damage
- Vomit
- Animal Cruelty
- PiV sex (Objects that are not penises-such as tentacles, vines, etc.-welcome!)
- Character Bashing (Clarification: Using a character as an antagonist - fine! Saying said character is terrible with no redeemable qualities - please don't)
I want to know Digit’s backstory working with Hacker. What caused him to leave? Did he start empathizing with Motherboard or Doctor Marbles? What were the lines he wouldn’t cross? What caused him to flee?

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Request 3 by shnuffeluv
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
Characters: Rhonda Kazembe (TMBS Books), Number Two (TMBS Books), Nicholas Benedict (TMBS Books), Constance Contraire (TMBS Books)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs:
- First Person POV (Exception for Epistolary Fic)
- Gore inflicted on main characters
- Permanent Marks (scarring, branding, etc.)
- Blood Play
- Breath Play
- Vore
- Torture Porn
- Major Character Death
- Castration
- Ingestion of bodily wastes
- Any injury causing brain damage
- Vomit
- Animal Cruelty
- PiV sex (Objects that are not penises-such as tentacles, vines, etc.-welcome!)
- Character Bashing (Clarification: Using a character as an antagonist - fine! Saying said character is terrible with no redeemable qualities - please don't)
These four! I want to know more about their family! I want to hear about rainy days in, or how Constance upheaved the entire living situation. How did Nicholas handle a very crabby Constance and Number Two if Number Two forgot to eat? Did Rhonda teach Constance how to dye her hair? I want the domestic details, or an adventure featuring their family!

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Request 4 by shnuffeluv
The Two Princes (Podcast)
Characters: Rupert (Two Princes Podcast), Amir (Two Princes Podcast), Lavinia (Two Princes Podcast), Atossa (Two Princes Podcast)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs:
- First Person POV (Exception for Epistolary Fic)
- Gore inflicted on main characters
- Permanent Marks (scarring, branding, etc.)
- Blood Play
- Breath Play
- Vore
- Torture Porn
- Major Character Death
- Castration
- Ingestion of bodily wastes
- Any injury causing brain damage
- Vomit
- Animal Cruelty
- PiV sex (Objects that are not penises-such as tentacles, vines, etc.-welcome!)
- Character Bashing (Clarification: Using a character as an antagonist - fine! Saying said character is terrible with no redeemable qualities - please don't)
I’ve read a lot about Rupert and Amir’s relationship over the course of fanfic, what I really want to see is how they interact with their mothers and mothers-in-law. Does Atossa respect Rupert’s knowledge of culture? Does Lavinia find Amir a little too quick to fight and perhaps a little too aggressive for her tastes? I’m so curious and I want to hear any and everything you might headcanon about those relationships.

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claimed - PH #218: ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Anime), The Adventure Zone: Royale (Podcast), Glaucomflecken Hospital (Web Series), The Romance Genres Discuss - Elisabeth Wheatley, Boyfriend Dungeon (Video Game), ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Video Game), Lancer (Roleplaying Game), Galavant (TV)

Request 1 by Cinnamongirl
ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Anime)
Characters: Daiwa Scarlet (Uma Musume Anime), Gold Ship (Uma Musume Anime), Vodka (Uma Musume Anime)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I'm a fan of Team Spica- these three are my favorites and I also love Special Week if you'd like to write about her. Some ideas: Scarlet/Vodka ship, Gold Ship's kidnapping antics, canon-typical humor, the beach trip event, the characters during their off time and/or racing. I'd honestly be happy with pretty much anything you want to write!
DNW: explicit sex, alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 2 by Cinnamongirl
The Adventure Zone: Royale (Podcast)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This campaign has been wild so far, I love it. I've enjoyed the different trials and the emphasis on individual spells and the fact that the NPCs are ridiculous but I'm still emotionally invested in many of them. Some ideas in no particular order: Rictus character study/backstory, worldbuilding, a story about existing NPCs and/or new NPCs that you come up with, the three player characters using their abilities together in combat in interesting ways.
DNW: trauma/mental illness as a major focus of the story
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 3 by Cinnamongirl
Glaucomflecken Hospital (Web Series)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Things I love about these characters: Rural Medicine and Texaco Mike doing a little bit of everything to keep their community alive, Pathology being wholesome in the basement with his microscope, Anesthesia's complicated relationship with Surgery, Ortho and Opthamology being confused about the squishy non-bone parts of the body/everything below the nose, Ortho in general, the different characters interacting with each other, the fact that all the doctors ultimately want to help people despite their individual issues and the stress that they're under. It's fun to see comments or reaction videos from people in the medical field talking about how accurate the sketches are. I'd be interested in reading about the different medical specialties interacting with each other and how they have unique perspectives that influence how they see their jobs and the human body. It could also be fun to read something from the perspective of a patient who is navigating the medical system and meeting the different providers.
DNW: the characters going to therapy, real-life politics as a major focus of the story, the doctors being shipped with each other
Treats are welcome!

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Request 4 by Cinnamongirl
The Romance Genres Discuss - Elisabeth Wheatley
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I appreciate how Elisabeth Wheatley is an avid romance reader and writer who doesn't mind making fun of the more ridiculous romance tropes, so that the series comes off as self-aware without being mean. It's fun to see how the genres have different perspectives on issues related to romance but they also find common ground a lot of the time. I also enjoy how they explore the fantasy that it would be easier to date a vampire or fae lord than it is to deal with modern dating culture. I'd be interested in seeing new genres interacting with the main four (sci-fi romance? queer romance genres?) or hearing them discuss different topics. Or what if they somehow ended up in each other's genres?
DNW: unhappy endings
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 5 by Cinnamongirl
Boyfriend Dungeon (Video Game)
Characters: Pocket (Boyfriend Dungeon)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd love to read something about the best boy Pocket! I'm interested in his adventures before, during, and/or after the game takes place, either with his owner or the player character or the things he gets up to on his own. What is it like for him to turn into brass knuckles and be wielded as a weapon? How did he first discover that he can do this? Has he met any other animal weapons? I'm also interested in worldbuilding about the setting in general. I don't have any preferences about the player character or any background relationships, feel free to include details from your game or whatever you think would be fun to write about.
DNW: bestiality, reader-insert stories (I don't mind 2nd person POV though), mental health/addiction/therapy as a major focus of the work
Treats are welcome!

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Request 6 by Cinnamongirl
ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Video Game)
Characters: Daiwa Scarlet (Uma Musume Video Game), Gold Ship (Uma Musume Video Game), Vodka (Uma Musume Video Game)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I'd love to get a story about either Scarlet/Vodka or Gold Ship. I love Gold Ship's chaos and the rivals to lovers dynamic between Scarlet and Vodka, and I've been really enjoying how silly and surprisingly compelling this game is.
DNW: explicit sex, alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!
No letter

Request 7 by Cinnamongirl
Lancer (Roleplaying Game)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'm interested in the Lancer setting and I'd be happy to read a worldbuilding story about the setting/technology or one about characters' experiences as they go on missions. It could be fun to read in-universe documents like mission logs, instructions, articles, communication between people, etc.
DNW: alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!
No letter

Request 8 by Cinnamongirl
Galavant (TV)
Characters: Sidney (Galavant), Galavant (Galavant), Isabella (Galavant)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Sid is great and he doesn't get enough love. I'd also enjoy exploring more of Galavant and Isabella's relationship, either during canon or post-canon or in some alternate universe. Or what about Sidney/Galavant/Isabella? I'm also fascinated by the dynamic between Gareth and Madalena, if you want to include them. I love this show because it feels like ""crack treated seriously"" fanfic except that it's canon- I like the songs and the 4th wall breaks and the satire that manages to be fully earnest at the same time. Feel free to go wild with alternate setting AUs or canon divergence AUs if the mood strikes you!
DNW: mental illness or trauma as a major focus of the story, non-canonical breakups of the canon couples
Treats are welcome!
No letter

lightreads

This Brutal moon

3/5. Third book in this scifi trilogy, really do not start here.

Damn, it didn’t land it. It didn’t terribly fumble it either, but.

Let’s back up. I really liked the first book in this trilogy, which you should absolutely go into unspoiled because the ride is worth it. But she had to do different modes with the next books for plot and structure and not repeating herself reasons. Unfortunately, I was glad to see these people again, but I think this whole series lost momentum and vitality. And the deeper this series got into the story of a remnant population barely clinging on after a genocide several decades ago, well. She says they aren’t supposed to be space Jews, but, like, girl. These books are doing that thing where they valorize an oppressed population and an oppressed culture in a way that is both satisfying and also uncomfortable, if you get me. Satisfying in the way a reductive viewpoint is satisfying. Uncomfortable in the way a reductive viewpoint is uncomfortable.

Also, I am not at all qualified to opine on this, but I’ve caught the edges of conversations from people who think she has valorized her space Jews right over the border into weird antisemitic trope land, which did jump out at me when ( spoilers for the end of the first book ). Anyway, do with that what you will.

Look, I’m complaining about this a lot, but I genuinely think the first book is doing cool stuff, and I genuinely think the whole series is thinking about identity and refugees and cultural violence and retribution and repair. All chewy, important stuff. Also, the way women and nonbinary people are allowed to be intense and obsessed with each other and over-the-top in the first book is the good shit. I’m glad I read it, even though the last book had serious POV bloat (way too many) and didn’t land with the force I wanted it to.

Content notes: Torture, violence, discussions of genocide, child loss.

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james_davis_nicoll

In which history long forgotten is recovered.

Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold (Abeni’s Song, volume 2) by P. Djèlí Clark

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rec_cember

Even doing weekly countdowns, Christmas still managed to sneak up on me! I hope things are looking manageable on y'all's end ❤️

If you link your rec posts/fandoms in the comments, I can add the fandom tags :)

Current Music: Lord of the Rings OST

china_shop

Da Qing and young!Zhao Yunlan wrapped in blankets, with the title "Teaching the way of the Cat".

Image: colour pencil sketch of a black cat wrapped neatly in a blue blanket, and a young man (Zhao Yunlan) sprawled/face-planeted under a red blanket, with his feet sticking out the bottom and one sock fallen off. He is holding a lollipop.

notes

* Perspective is really hard. ;-p
* Still avoiding drawing faces.
* I think my attempt at Da Qing is on a par with Guo Changcheng's notebook sketch, but in my defence, that is one weird-looking cat. ;-)

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Request 1 by TeaRoses
D.P. | Deserter Pursuit (TV)
Characters: An Jun Ho, Han Ho Yeol
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I felt like they had a lot of chemistry, whether you take it as bromance or romance. Just them being bros and maybe casefic (not necessarily something elaborate) would be great. Something with them flirting/getting together/hooking up would also be great. Just please don't pair them with other people in the fic.
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (with exceptions noted in certain fandoms!), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!

Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 2 by TeaRoses
견우와 선녀 | Head Over Heels (TV)
Characters: Bae Gyeonu, Park Seonga (Head Over Heels TV), Pyo Jiho (Head Over Heels TV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love these three as a trio in general and as an OT3. They just all seem to have such love and devotion for each other.
If you do go the romantic route, please keep the fic T or below if it takes place when they’re in high school. After the time skip any rating is great!
DNW: Adding more people to the relationship if they are an OT3 in the fic, sexual situations involving someone possessed by Bong Su.
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (with exceptions noted in certain fandoms!), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!

Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 3 by TeaRoses
이상한 변호사 우영우 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (TV)
Characters: Choi Su Yeon, Dong Geurami
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I like the idea of these two dating or in a relationship. I also like the idea of them being friends and supporting each other. Just please don't pair them up with other people (Su Yeon's pairing with Kwon is fair to acknowledge as it's canon. But breaking them up is OK too.)
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (breaking up Su Yeon and Kwon is fine), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!

Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 4 by TeaRoses
굿보이 | Good Boy (TV)
Characters: Yoon Dongju, Kim Jonghyeon (Good Boy)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love these two. They had so much chemistry with each other and I think they’d be great as boyfriends or as friends/rivals like in canon. Just please don't pair them up with other people (canon pairing with Hanna exempted from that, but please no OT3.)
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (breaking up Dongju and Hanna amicably is fine), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
I headcanon them both strongly as bi and would rather that is not explicitly contradicted in the fic. But just not mentioning orientation (whether it's a slash fic or not) is perfectly fine.
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!

Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 5 by TeaRoses
손해 보기 싫어서 | No Gain No Love (TV)
Characters: Nam Jayeon, Bok Gyuhyun
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I loved these two together and wished we’d had more of them in canon. For me it was an enemies to lovers that truly worked. Though a gen fic about them is great too - just please don't pair them up with other people.
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings, alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Please do not write the entire fic in the Spice Up Our Love universe.
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!

Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 6 by TeaRoses
Good Doctor (Korea TV)
Characters: Cha Yoon Seo (Good Doctor), Park Shi On (Good Doctor)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love them as a couple, working out their differences and learning about love and romance. Though a gen fic is great too, just please don't pair them up with other people.
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings, alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!
Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 7 by TeaRoses
당신이 잠든 사이에 | While You Were Sleeping (TV)
Characters: Jung Jae Chan, Nam Hong Joo, Han Woo Tak
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love them as an OT3 because they all just liked each other so much, but that's also what makes them great as friends!

DNW: Adding more people to the relationship if they are an OT3 in the fic
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (with exceptions noted in certain fandoms!), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!
Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Request 8 by TeaRoses
Unnatural (Japan TV)
Characters: Nakado Kei, Misumi Mikoto
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I thought they had a lot of chemistry together, but they also work so well as colleagues and friends so a gen fic is great too. Just please don't pair them up with other people in the fic.
Please see letter for more optional details!
DNW: Major character death, noncon, dubcon, unrequested changes to a character’s sexual orientation or gender identity, unrequested polyamory, incest, cannibalism, farting, unhappy/tragic endings, break-up of canon pairings (with exceptions noted in certain fandoms!), alternate universe e.g. vampire AU, coffee shop AU, (Alternate timeline and canon divergence are fine), mpreg, ABO, pregnancy with complications
Smut DNW: rimming, humiliation, watersports, scat, dubcon, noncon, kink featuring severe pain (consensual light spanking is OK) withdrawal used as birth control (withdrawal for fun is fine), explicit scenes featuring characters under age 18.
I welcome treats!
Letter:
https://rosehiptea.dreamwidth.org/288362.html

Canon promo posts: Good Doctor (Korea TV), 당신이 잠든 사이에 | While You Were Sleeping (TV)

PH #184: Aveyond (Video Games), Quasimorph (Video Game), Geneforge

PH #185: Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz, Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski, Grunwald Monument

PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

Canon promo post: Lkyt.

CLAIMED - PH #200: DC vs. Vampires (DC Comics), No I'm not a Human (Video Game), Dread Weight (Video Game), The Troop - Nick Cutter

Request 1 by sarriathmg
DC vs. Vampires (DC Comics)
Characters: Dick Grayson (DC vs. Vampires), Koriand'r (DC vs. Vampires), Jason Todd (DC vs. Vampires), Hal Jordan (DC vs. Vampires)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DC DNW:
- Dick whump, hurt!Dick, comparing Dick’s trauma to Jason’s as if they’re equal (no mentioning Catalina, no implying that Dick's heart stopping in Forever Evil is equivalent to Jason's death etc.)
- Tim whump, hurt!Tim, mentions of Titan's Tower incident, implying Tim is a victim of any sort (when in doubt just don't write him)
- / ships for solo Jason (other than childhood noncon, Dick/Jay, and background canon ships)
- purely platonic Dick & Jay (“will they won’t they,” pre-slash both fine, but if they’re not shipped together I’d rather Dick be mean to Jason)
- reverse Robins or AUs where Jason and Dick's age difference is shortened significantly or reversed (if topic comes up Dick being 3+ yrs older is fine, but preferably their canon 6+ yrs)
- top!Jason, Jason being the only one who smokes or swears, Jason characterized as "illiterate/dumb"
- bottom Dick (when penetration is concerned, however oral is fine no matter who's receiving), sub/"subby" Dick
- Jason having facial scars or crooked features
- Jason being described as overly bulky or "big" (especially if he's Robin or pre/without Lazarus pit, then he should stay small)
- Dick being described as physically small or thin or weak or "feminine", exaggerating Dick and Jason's body size difference
- (if A/B/O) Dick being anything other than alpha
- Dick being characterized as a ray of sunshine, a self-sacrificing martyr, or is unsure and lacking self-confidence
- side/implied/potential pairings involving Dick unless it's clear he's the top and the "leading party" of that relationship; no side/past/potential Sladick
- Dick Grayson having prey features for animal features AUs
- Romani Dick
- focusing on Dick's ass, ass jokes
DNW-general:
- discussing "social issues" (gender politics, racism etc.)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- Non-con when the victim stays unaroused (fine if orgasm/arousal is forced)
- Permanent non-canon character death or injury/mutilation for requested ships (fine for unrequested chars, for example feel free to kill off Bruce if he isn't requested)
- race change from canon (except Romani!Dick, which is a dnw)
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
- Religion being discussed as a major philosophical topic while presenting it as unironically positive (religious fanaticism/piety as character trait/period-typical religion is fine, just not the narration itself being "preachy").
Treats are welcome!
Dick with Jason, Hal, or Kory. Dick is the only required character, but I definitely don't mind more characters added as long as I get the sexy evil vampire Nightwing I crave. (Dick with his harem of willing and unwilling thralls? YES PLEASE)
Vampire King Dick is the best thing ever. He's so evil and ruthless and I just want to see him fuck everyone up and laugh while drinking their loved ones' blood out of a cup while sadistically taunting them. Tell me there wasn't sexual tension when he had dying Jason at his mercy and pulled off his mask, or a huge D/s undertone in his Lord/Lieutenant relationship with Hal. Or the part where he implied having Kory as a prisoner while using her blood as a temporary "cure" for signs of vampirism. Just want to see Dick as a dominant, totally remorseless vampire villain who you want to hate but also can't help but be enthralled by because "sexy vampires" and stuff.
Kinda into any kind of kinky scenario where Dick keeps Jason or Kory prisoner as unturned blood cows/sex toys, or Hal being a good little submissive vampire servant, or Jason being a good little submissive vampire servant in a world where Dick turns him. Of course if shippy/NSFW isn't your thing I'm just really into Dick being a demanding vampire lord in general so him basically commanding Jason or Hal or keeping Kory as a prisoner with heavy seductive undertones would be awesome too.
Evil Dick and top Dick (if you want to go shippy at all) only please. I have a huge squick with fanon's obsession with whumping Dick Grayson and bottom Dick so that's the only thing I ask. That includes things like typically OOC "bottom" traits (see DNW breakdown). Also, Jason is my blorbo so if you're writing him, please don't write him as ugly or dumb or "always bad" (turning bad from vampirism is very good however!).

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 2 by sarriathmg
No I'm not a Human (Video Game)
Characters: Protagonist (No I'm not a Human), Widowed Woman (No I'm not a Human), Neighbor's Daughter (No I'm not a Human)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNW-general:
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- race change from canon
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
Would love worldbuilding or something that tells me more about the characters.
The full game gave us a lot of info on what exactly caused the visitors, but there’s still a lot we don’t know. Why is the pale man so in control while the cashier girl so lost? Are there different kinds of visitors? Are the visitors caused by fungus or the bug in the ears? Are they revived from the dead? Are some of them more “original” or “powerful” than the others? Do they really wear human skin (other than the pale man, the old granny also has a face that droops the longer you speak to her)? And how do the sun and FEMA play into all of this?
Are the visitors like vampires—risen from the dead, can’t enter without an invitation, and anyone can become one?
You don’t have to include all the requested characters, but please include the Protagonist.
The protagonist—his backstory is so intriguing. I want to know more. I want to know why he’s the way he is—lonely and borderline suicidal, but has to learn to open his heart for his guests. One thing the game really left me wanting is that there isn’t a single ending that’s objectively “good.” No… I didn’t really like the death ending in which we assume the Protagonist just… died. I’d love to see your take on a “good ending” in which the Protagonist not only survives but… is grateful that he does. Maybe with some of the guests being his found family. Perhaps he ends up fulfilling the neighbor’s last wish and adopts his daughter (damaged man reluctantly adopting an orphaned child is one of my all-time favorite tropes!). Or forming a bond with the widow and raising the neighbor’s daughter with her?
Other guests—not all listed, but I’d also love to learn more about any of the other guests that you find interesting.
I also find the demon baby ending really creepy and would love the backstory of the seductive woman and the cult.
Since only a few characters have canonical names, I’d love for you to come up with names for characters who don’t, but would prefer them to be other Eastern European names to fit with the setting.

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 3 by sarriathmg
Dread Weight (Video Game)
Characters: Kurt (Dread Weight), Dimitri (Dread Weight), Protagonist (Dread Weight)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNW-general:
- real-life politics (for this canon, it's fine to touch on politics, but if you do, I prefer that you either don't mention specific historical leaders' names or events, or just make up fictional names for them)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- Non-con when the victim stays unaroused (fine if orgasm/arousal is forced)
- Permanent non-canon character death or injury/mutilation for requested ships
- race change from canon
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
Can be Dimitri &/ Kurt; Dimitri &/ Protagonist; Kurt &/ Protagonist; OR Dimitri &/ Kurt &/ Protagonist. I'd really really love for this to be either romantic, sexual, or something similar, no matter which character group you're picking. But if that's really not your thing, that's fine, I just really want to see these characters! I have a slight preference for plot focus rather than platonic relationship focus if romance/smut is off the table.
I'll admit, I haven't played the game hands-on, only watched numerous playthrough videos of it. I think I've seen all the routes, however, so I should understand whichever detail you want to focus on. What I like about the relationships from this game is that... they're all kinda fucked up? Kurt's manipulation of everyone around him; Dimitri being a doctor who wants to do good but is inexcusable in enabling Kurt's evil deeds (possibly blinded by love?); the Protagonist being the player character connecting the most with us but ends up revealing as an enforcer of a tyrannical regime... Messy feelings and fucked up power dynamics all around!!! Kurt keeping Dimitri by his side using sweet talk but holds unspoken power over him; Kurt being all around creepy and fucked up with Protagonist when she lost her memories (I think the whole non-consensual mind/body modification alone is a HUGE assault on someone's person); Dimitri trauma bonding with the Protagonist over Kurt's manipulations... Or put them together, have Dimitri bonding with Protagonist only for Kurt to discover them and punish them both, or let Kurt be at their mercy. Going darker: Kurt forcing them into doing things they aren't comfortable with as punishment, or something with an unbalanced V-type relationship where Kurt clearly prefers one of them but keeps the other around anyway just to be cruel.
Other random ideas:
- anything similar to the Dimitri ending (possibly without the deaths?) where they successfully run away together (whether in a romantic way or not)
- I kept having thoughts about Kurt sexually assaulting the protagonist what with undressing in front of her and sleeping in her bed... but I'd also love to see more of the Anime-esque "bastard boyfriend" trope where he essentially tortures her (traps her in a toxic relationship) even though he's written as the pretty boy male love interest stereotype
- Kurt and Dimitri's backstory, how they got together, etc. I see their relationship being a bit more consensual than the above, but I will never say no to noncon either, especially with how fucked up Kurt is.
- Kurt arrested by Protagonist ending: the potential ramifications of that. Also I get really excited thinking about a Protagonist with her memories back giving Kurt a taste of his own medicine. Her torturing Kurt (whether in a kinky way or not) for information or for what he'd done would be great, as does a wider look at the people she works for and the attempt at recreating Kurt's brand of immortality
- something gen (or not so gen) horror involving Kurt's fate or Dimitri crawling inside the mansion walls would be GREAT
For Protagonist (if you're including her), I'm fine with any OC name you want to give her as long as it's reasonably believable for a female character with an Eastern European-esque background. I'm also fine with either second or third-person narration with her as long as it's not literally readerfic (no stuff like y/n or deliberating involving the reader, just treat her as her own character please.)

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 4 by sarriathmg
The Troop - Nick Cutter
Characters: Newton Thornton (The Troop - Nick Cutter), Max Kirkwood (The Troop - Nick Cutter)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW-general:
- underage human/human sex for this canon (parasitic erotic horror involving underage characters, with canon-typical body horror elements, is welcome for this canon! eg. mpreg with worms)
- discussing "social issues" (gender politics, racism etc.)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- race change from canon
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
- Religion being discussed as a major philosophical topic while presenting it as unironically positive (religious fanaticism/piety as character trait/period-typical religion is fine, just not the narration itself being "preachy").
I’m a sucker for stories where the trauma that characters face is treated with care. The middle of the book nearly lost me, but the ending pulled me back full force!
Damn! I was hoping for Newton to survive, but I can’t complain that it ended up being Max. The chapter dedicated to his lasting trauma is sad but so well done that I can even forgive the turtle scene. I really want to see some form of happy ending where both boys survive and grow into adulthood, or just anything that’s less sad than the canon ending. And what about the aftermath? How would Newton corroborate with Max’s version of events? How would the parents cope? Would the two surviving boys form some kind of a trauma bond? Max/Newton is just as good as Max & Newton, so gimme shippy or gen content, I love them both!
I also love dark shit and the body horror of this book, especially when the worms are making Shelley believe that he’s pregnant and must now protect his “babies.” That’s both fucked up and has a… strange erotic undertone that makes you kinda uncomfortable. I love body horror, especially the type when a foreign parasitic entity is rewiring someone’s brain or modifying their body, severing their identity and making them into tools for the entity’s procreation. I like Shelley’s psychopathic creepiness as well as the scifi horror of the worms. Gimme something creepy, if you’d like! I’d love to see whump in which Shelley gets his hands (or the worms make him get his hands) on Max or Newton or both. Torturing them or making them into hosts just like Shelley. No happy ending is required for this, especially if you want to fully embrace the horror!

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Canon promo post: Dread Weight (Video Game)

CLAIMED - PH #213: Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard, Dimension 20: Escape from the Bloodkeep, 勿扰飞升 - 月下蝶影 | Ascending Do Not Disturb - Yue Xia Die Ying, Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series), The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison

Request 1 by Nemainofthewater
Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard
Characters: Raphael Amian | Lord of Ysthar (Nine Worlds)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Thank you so much for writing for me in advance! Please know that I will absolutely adore anything that you gift me and though I am going to provide more likes/dislikes and some general prompts further down, please feel free to combine prompts, or ignore them completely if you get inspired in a different direction! I’m Nemainofthewater on AO3 and most other fandom spaces.
Please go wild – I will literally adore anything that you make me. If you want to do something experimental (a series of drabbles, interactive fiction, art, etc…) I will be delighted to see it!
Likes
-Found family. I really love team-as-family, slice of life type stories where everything may be difficult (or not!) but at least they have each other.
-I love angst. Please put my blorbos through The Horrors ™ . So long as it is appropriately tagged, I am up for anything.
-Adventures: I love case fics or adventures where the characters work together to solve a problem. It doesn’t have to be anything important! Problem solving is wonderful at all levels, whether it’s something large like overtaking an empire or small like hunting for the perfect cake. Bonus for characters displaying unexpected knowledge/skills, or just being good at their jobs and their being appreciated.
-Canon divergence AUs or role reversal. I really like time travel and time loops as well as ‘for want of a nail’ type stories. I am fond of the type of modern day AUs that preserve the fantastical elements (ie, cultivation in the modern world type thing!)
-Bring your fandom to work. Are you interested in a thing? Do you want to gush about things through the medium of fic? Here is your chance!
-Crossovers, though I would prefer if the request canon is not completely overtaken. Even for requests where I have not requested a crossover, please feel free to add some in. The list of fandoms I know is on my AO3 profile, and I am happy to read fandom blind. I also adore canon fusions
-Characters who don’t take care of themselves being gently bullied into sleeping/eating/resting, or just generally just looking after themselves.
-Food or creating things as a love language (platonic or romantic).
-OT3s to solve love triangles or, conversely, to make things worse.
-Competence and competence porn!
-Multimedia! (meta, articles, etc). Outsider POV is also something that I love and if you feel intrigued by adding that and/or any multimedia bits please indulge yourself!
-Identity porn
-Wingfic, especially wingfic that looks at the practical things associated with wings/the (pseudo)biology/the social implications…
-Survival stories. Characters are trapped somewhere for a long period of time and have to work together to survive!
-Worldbuilding – please give me all the details that you ever wanted to share, nothing is too nerdy or too detailed.
DNWs
DNWs: sibling (biological or otherwise) incest | underage (as defined by explicit sexual content from characters under 16) | character bashing (out of universe: it doesn’t count if characters don’t like each other in canon, for example) | racism*| sexism*| homophobia*| aphobia | transphobia | AI-generated content | Explorations of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | Heavy explorations of cancer (mention is fine) | Scat | Watersports | Mundane Aus (ie coffee shop, college) though mundane with magic is fine
*Canon typical mentions are ok, but please don’t make the whole work about it and please don’t insert it if it wasn’t already there
Opt-ins
Recursive fic of my fic | Sequels/Prequels/recursive works of gifts I have received (with the author’s permission) | Any relationships (that don’t hit my DNWs) for Character requests | Crossovers with fandoms that I have previously created for/requested
I would adore anything about Raphael. He is the saddest and soggiest person in the Nine Realms but he is slowly getting there! I love the contrast of his rich inner monologue in contrast to what he actually says out loud with his mouth to his friends, which is not a lot.
-What is his relationship with Circe like outside of THVWU? He was apparently dating her (or at least his cover identity was dating her cover identity) until just before the beginning of the book – what was that like?
-Raphael and his friends post and pre canon
-Pick your favourite historical even and dump Raphael into it
-Kasian & Raphael please, or any of the rest of his family! Yes Damian, but also where was Pharia? What were his siblings like? Did no one look for him at all before Kasian? Or did they try and it just didn’t work?
-I have a huge spot for the academic rivalry between him and Emperor Artorin
-What does it mean to be a Lord Magus of a world? Are there ever any meetings between all the Lords Magi

Letter:
https://nemainofthewater.dreamwidth.org/6182.html

Request 2 by Nemainofthewater
Dimension 20: Escape from the Bloodkeep
Characters: Leiland | Kraz-Thun (D20: Escape From the Bloodkeep), Maggie (D20: Escape From the Bloodkeep)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Thank you so much for writing for me in advance! Please know that I will absolutely adore anything that you gift me and though I am going to provide more likes/dislikes and some general prompts further down, please feel free to combine prompts, or ignore them completely if you get inspired in a different direction! I’m Nemainofthewater on AO3 and most other fandom spaces.
Please go wild – I will literally adore anything that you make me. If you want to do something experimental (a series of drabbles, interactive fiction, art, etc…) I will be delighted to see it!
Likes
-Found family. I really love team-as-family, slice of life type stories where everything may be difficult (or not!) but at least they have each other.
-I love angst. Please put my blorbos through The Horrors ™ . So long as it is appropriately tagged, I am up for anything.
-Adventures: I love case fics or adventures where the characters work together to solve a problem. It doesn’t have to be anything important! Problem solving is wonderful at all levels, whether it’s something large like overtaking an empire or small like hunting for the perfect cake. Bonus for characters displaying unexpected knowledge/skills, or just being good at their jobs and their being appreciated.
-Canon divergence AUs or role reversal. I really like time travel and time loops as well as ‘for want of a nail’ type stories. I am fond of the type of modern day AUs that preserve the fantastical elements (ie, cultivation in the modern world type thing!)
-Bring your fandom to work. Are you interested in a thing? Do you want to gush about things through the medium of fic? Here is your chance!
-Crossovers, though I would prefer if the request canon is not completely overtaken. Even for requests where I have not requested a crossover, please feel free to add some in. The list of fandoms I know is on my AO3 profile, and I am happy to read fandom blind. I also adore canon fusions
-Characters who don’t take care of themselves being gently bullied into sleeping/eating/resting, or just generally just looking after themselves.
-Food or creating things as a love language (platonic or romantic).
-OT3s to solve love triangles or, conversely, to make things worse.
-Competence and competence porn!
-Multimedia! (meta, articles, etc). Outsider POV is also something that I love and if you feel intrigued by adding that and/or any multimedia bits please indulge yourself!
-Identity porn
-Wingfic, especially wingfic that looks at the practical things associated with wings/the (pseudo)biology/the social implications…
-Survival stories. Characters are trapped somewhere for a long period of time and have to work together to survive!
-Worldbuilding – please give me all the details that you ever wanted to share, nothing is too nerdy or too detailed.
DNWs
DNWs: sibling (biological or otherwise) incest | underage (as defined by explicit sexual content from characters under 16) | character bashing (out of universe: it doesn’t count if characters don’t like each other in canon, for example) | racism*| sexism*| homophobia*| aphobia | transphobia | AI-generated content | Explorations of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | Heavy explorations of cancer (mention is fine) | Scat | Watersports | Mundane Aus (ie coffee shop, college) though mundane with magic is fine
*Canon typical mentions are ok, but please don’t make the whole work about it and please don’t insert it if it wasn’t already there
Opt-ins
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-I am a huge fan of the wholesome vibes. I would love to see something about Leiland and Maggie co-parenting Leiland junior post canon
-Alternately, something very messed up in an alternate universe where Zaul’nazh decides that he wants and deserves a girlfriend AND a piece on the side, and how Leiland and Maggie deal with that (though I would prefer something where they end up on the same side eventually against their terrible lover as opposed to the entirety of the fic being about them hating each other)

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Request 3 by Nemainofthewater
勿扰飞升 - 月下蝶影 | Ascending Do Not Disturb - Yue Xia Die Ying
Characters: Worldbuilding (ADND), Wang Tong (ADND), Kong Hou (ADND), Huan Zhong | Zhong Xi (ADND)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Thank you so much for writing for me in advance! Please know that I will absolutely adore anything that you gift me and though I am going to provide more likes/dislikes and some general prompts further down, please feel free to combine prompts, or ignore them completely if you get inspired in a different direction! I’m Nemainofthewater on AO3 and most other fandom spaces.
Please go wild – I will literally adore anything that you make me. If you want to do something experimental (a series of drabbles, interactive fiction, art, etc…) I will be delighted to see it!
Likes
-Found family. I really love team-as-family, slice of life type stories where everything may be difficult (or not!) but at least they have each other.
-I love angst. Please put my blorbos through The Horrors ™ . So long as it is appropriately tagged, I am up for anything.
-Adventures: I love case fics or adventures where the characters work together to solve a problem. It doesn’t have to be anything important! Problem solving is wonderful at all levels, whether it’s something large like overtaking an empire or small like hunting for the perfect cake. Bonus for characters displaying unexpected knowledge/skills, or just being good at their jobs and their being appreciated.
-Canon divergence AUs or role reversal. I really like time travel and time loops as well as ‘for want of a nail’ type stories. I am fond of the type of modern day AUs that preserve the fantastical elements (ie, cultivation in the modern world type thing!)
-Bring your fandom to work. Are you interested in a thing? Do you want to gush about things through the medium of fic? Here is your chance!
-Crossovers, though I would prefer if the request canon is not completely overtaken. Even for requests where I have not requested a crossover, please feel free to add some in. The list of fandoms I know is on my AO3 profile, and I am happy to read fandom blind. I also adore canon fusions
-Characters who don’t take care of themselves being gently bullied into sleeping/eating/resting, or just generally just looking after themselves.
-Food or creating things as a love language (platonic or romantic).
-OT3s to solve love triangles or, conversely, to make things worse.
-Competence and competence porn!
-Multimedia! (meta, articles, etc). Outsider POV is also something that I love and if you feel intrigued by adding that and/or any multimedia bits please indulge yourself!
-Identity porn
-Wingfic, especially wingfic that looks at the practical things associated with wings/the (pseudo)biology/the social implications…
-Survival stories. Characters are trapped somewhere for a long period of time and have to work together to survive!
-Worldbuilding – please give me all the details that you ever wanted to share, nothing is too nerdy or too detailed.
DNWs
DNWs: sibling (biological or otherwise) incest | underage (as defined by explicit sexual content from characters under 16) | character bashing (out of universe: it doesn’t count if characters don’t like each other in canon, for example) | racism*| sexism*| homophobia*| aphobia | transphobia | AI-generated content | Explorations of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | Heavy explorations of cancer (mention is fine) | Scat | Watersports | Mundane Aus (ie coffee shop, college) though mundane with magic is fine
*Canon typical mentions are ok, but please don’t make the whole work about it and please don’t insert it if it wasn’t already there
Opt-ins
Recursive fic of my fic | Sequels/Prequels/recursive works of gifts I have received (with the author’s permission) | Any relationships (that don’t hit my DNWs) for Character requests | Crossovers with fandoms that I have previously created for/requested

I just love this webnovel. If you haven’t read it, it can be found here https://dreamsofjianghu.ca/ascending-do-not-disturb/table-of-contents/ and I highly recommend it.
When I say that I will adore anything at all, I am not lying. Please give me more about any of the characters, the worldbuilding, the super chill Sect.

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Request 4 by Nemainofthewater
Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
Characters: Wicander Halovar (Critical Role: Aramán), Tyranny (Critical Role: Aramán)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Thank you so much for writing for me in advance! Please know that I will absolutely adore anything that you gift me and though I am going to provide more likes/dislikes and some general prompts further down, please feel free to combine prompts, or ignore them completely if you get inspired in a different direction! I’m Nemainofthewater on AO3 and most other fandom spaces.
Please go wild – I will literally adore anything that you make me. If you want to do something experimental (a series of drabbles, interactive fiction, art, etc…) I will be delighted to see it!
Likes
-Found family. I really love team-as-family, slice of life type stories where everything may be difficult (or not!) but at least they have each other.
-I love angst. Please put my blorbos through The Horrors ™ . So long as it is appropriately tagged, I am up for anything.
-Adventures: I love case fics or adventures where the characters work together to solve a problem. It doesn’t have to be anything important! Problem solving is wonderful at all levels, whether it’s something large like overtaking an empire or small like hunting for the perfect cake. Bonus for characters displaying unexpected knowledge/skills, or just being good at their jobs and their being appreciated.
-Canon divergence AUs or role reversal. I really like time travel and time loops as well as ‘for want of a nail’ type stories. I am fond of the type of modern day AUs that preserve the fantastical elements (ie, cultivation in the modern world type thing!)
-Bring your fandom to work. Are you interested in a thing? Do you want to gush about things through the medium of fic? Here is your chance!
-Crossovers, though I would prefer if the request canon is not completely overtaken. Even for requests where I have not requested a crossover, please feel free to add some in. The list of fandoms I know is on my AO3 profile, and I am happy to read fandom blind. I also adore canon fusions
-Characters who don’t take care of themselves being gently bullied into sleeping/eating/resting, or just generally just looking after themselves.
-Food or creating things as a love language (platonic or romantic).
-OT3s to solve love triangles or, conversely, to make things worse.
-Competence and competence porn!
-Multimedia! (meta, articles, etc). Outsider POV is also something that I love and if you feel intrigued by adding that and/or any multimedia bits please indulge yourself!
-Identity porn
-Wingfic, especially wingfic that looks at the practical things associated with wings/the (pseudo)biology/the social implications…
-Survival stories. Characters are trapped somewhere for a long period of time and have to work together to survive!
-Worldbuilding – please give me all the details that you ever wanted to share, nothing is too nerdy or too detailed.
DNWs
DNWs: sibling (biological or otherwise) incest | underage (as defined by explicit sexual content from characters under 16) | character bashing (out of universe: it doesn’t count if characters don’t like each other in canon, for example) | racism*| sexism*| homophobia*| aphobia | transphobia | AI-generated content | Explorations of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | Heavy explorations of cancer (mention is fine) | Scat | Watersports | Mundane Aus (ie coffee shop, college) though mundane with magic is fine
*Canon typical mentions are ok, but please don’t make the whole work about it and please don’t insert it if it wasn’t already there
Opt-ins
Recursive fic of my fic | Sequels/Prequels/recursive works of gifts I have received (with the author’s permission) | Any relationships (that don’t hit my DNWs) for Character requests | Crossovers with fandoms that I have previously created for/requested
Hey platonic, romantic, siblings, I will take any interactions between these two. I would also love to see anything that explores the implications of
Spoiler for ep2
Wicander having a Celestial as a grandfather (just saying, I am a huge fan of wingfic…)
I have been keeping up with episodes so far, so please don’t worry about spoilers! Equally I realise this canon is very much ongoing and so please know that even if things are not canon compliant I will still love everything and anything that I am gifted.

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Request 5 by Nemainofthewater
The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison
Characters: Csevet Aisava
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Thank you so much for writing for me in advance! Please know that I will absolutely adore anything that you gift me and though I am going to provide more likes/dislikes and some general prompts further down, please feel free to combine prompts, or ignore them completely if you get inspired in a different direction! I’m Nemainofthewater on AO3 and most other fandom spaces.
Please go wild – I will literally adore anything that you make me. If you want to do something experimental (a series of drabbles, interactive fiction, art, etc…) I will be delighted to see it!
Likes
-Found family. I really love team-as-family, slice of life type stories where everything may be difficult (or not!) but at least they have each other.
-I love angst. Please put my blorbos through The Horrors ™ . So long as it is appropriately tagged, I am up for anything.
-Adventures: I love case fics or adventures where the characters work together to solve a problem. It doesn’t have to be anything important! Problem solving is wonderful at all levels, whether it’s something large like overtaking an empire or small like hunting for the perfect cake. Bonus for characters displaying unexpected knowledge/skills, or just being good at their jobs and their being appreciated.
-Canon divergence AUs or role reversal. I really like time travel and time loops as well as ‘for want of a nail’ type stories. I am fond of the type of modern day AUs that preserve the fantastical elements (ie, cultivation in the modern world type thing!)
-Bring your fandom to work. Are you interested in a thing? Do you want to gush about things through the medium of fic? Here is your chance!
-Crossovers, though I would prefer if the request canon is not completely overtaken. Even for requests where I have not requested a crossover, please feel free to add some in. The list of fandoms I know is on my AO3 profile, and I am happy to read fandom blind. I also adore canon fusions
-Characters who don’t take care of themselves being gently bullied into sleeping/eating/resting, or just generally just looking after themselves.
-Food or creating things as a love language (platonic or romantic).
-OT3s to solve love triangles or, conversely, to make things worse.
-Competence and competence porn!
-Multimedia! (meta, articles, etc). Outsider POV is also something that I love and if you feel intrigued by adding that and/or any multimedia bits please indulge yourself!
-Identity porn
-Wingfic, especially wingfic that looks at the practical things associated with wings/the (pseudo)biology/the social implications…
-Survival stories. Characters are trapped somewhere for a long period of time and have to work together to survive!
-Worldbuilding – please give me all the details that you ever wanted to share, nothing is too nerdy or too detailed.
DNWs
DNWs: sibling (biological or otherwise) incest | underage (as defined by explicit sexual content from characters under 16) | character bashing (out of universe: it doesn’t count if characters don’t like each other in canon, for example) | racism*| sexism*| homophobia*| aphobia | transphobia | AI-generated content | Explorations of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | Heavy explorations of cancer (mention is fine) | Scat | Watersports | Mundane Aus (ie coffee shop, college) though mundane with magic is fine
*Canon typical mentions are ok, but please don’t make the whole work about it and please don’t insert it if it wasn’t already there
Opt-ins
Recursive fic of my fic | Sequels/Prequels/recursive works of gifts I have received (with the author’s permission) | Any relationships (that don’t hit my DNWs) for Character requests | Crossovers with fandoms that I have previously created for/requested
-Ok, but overnight Csevet went from courier to running the government. How is he dealing with this?
-Outsider POV!
-If you’re interested in it, I am also a huge fan of Csevet & Csethiro and also Csethiro/Maia/Csevet
-Seriously, the leadership of this government is pretty young and yet they are doing amazing things – what do the people think about this?

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CLAIMED - PH #214: Straume | Flow (Movie 2024), The Anomaly - Hervé Le Tellier, Last Breath - Peter Stark, Widow Clicquot (2023), A Wizard (TowerWizard Bluesky Account)

Request 1 by Age or Wizardry (ageorwizardry)
Straume | Flow (Movie 2024)
Characters: Worldbuilding (Flow)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

So many ideas could be explored! If you already have something in mind, go for it—and if you'd like to hear suggestions from me, read on! (And don't worry about whether you're fulfilling the "Worldbuilding" tag—anything you write will count as worldbuilding to me, even if the story just focuses on small corners of the world.)
Who was building the gigantic cat statue, and why? It's not clear exactly how long ago the human abandonment of the area took place, but I've considered the possibility that the left-behind drawings that look so much like the cat are actually of that very same cat, and whatever happened, happened recently enough that the cat and the people who left would have known each other. (Certainly it's clear that the water never rose this high before, since those drawings were left previously undamaged by water.) I get the impression also that the humans may simply have left this area and gone Somewhere Else (rather than vanishing entirely—though you may have other ideas!)—in which case, perhaps a human who knew the cat could learn something from the news about the place they left the cat behind in? (Whether they learn anything about the cat specifically or not.) Or further exploration of any of the animals' individual stories would be interesting, before or after the events of the movie—whether the nominated characters or any of the other creatures they encounter.
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Request 2 by Age or Wizardry (ageorwizardry)
The Anomaly - Hervé Le Tellier
Characters: Worldbuilding (The Anomaly - Hervé Le Tellier)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

"I think we're even dealing with some sort of test. To take the idea further, it may be precisely because we can now envision the idea of being programs that the simulation is offering us this test. And we'd better get it right, or at least make something interesting out of it."
"Why's that?" Silveria asks.
"Because if we fail, the entities running this simulation could just shut it down."
Anything: I'm interested in anything you do for this! (Don't worry about whether you're fulfilling the "Worldbuilding" tag—anything you write will count as worldbuilding to me, even if the story just focuses on individual characters.)
I otherwise haven't found the idea that we're all living in a simulation all that compelling, but I find it so interesting that the test is clearly failed and the simulation ends on the last page. And to think: the Chinese government hiding the existence of their duplicate plane and sequestering the passengers (apparently permanently) didn't fail the test. Even the malicious killing of one set of duplicates caused by the (publicly-known) duplicate plane that landed in the US didn't fail the test. But the American president choosing to shoot down the next duplicate of the same plane (…the triplicate??), killing all aboard: that failed the test and ended the simulation. What does this suggest about the priorities and ethical standards of the entities running the test? Could there be other conditions that would also fail the test, and if so, I wonder what they are?
What would have happened if the triplicate plane had been allowed to land? Would the same plane just have kept coming again and again? Were there/would there have been any future versions of the duplicate plane that landed in China? Do any other places see their own versions of a duplicate plane? Do any other strange events start occurring as part of this phenomenon? Or you could do a close-in focus on any of the characters—what additional alternate branching pathways could unfold for them?
Or you could explore further into the entities running the simulation! Who are they? What are the goals of the simulation? Is this a serious-business experiment or just some folks fucking around? Is there future IRB overseeing experiments on virtual subjects? Who's funding this? (If any of these questions even apply..?)
Or: there were a lot of other people on the plane! What are any of their stories?
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Request 3 by Age or Wizardry (ageorwizardry)
Last Breath - Peter Stark
Characters: Myrna (Last Breath - Peter Stark)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Fandom promo post from last year with more information about the source! https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org/326270.html?thread=5443198#cmt5443198
I don't even have a clear idea of what kind of story I want to request here, it just makes me happy every time I think of Myrna, so I'd like to see more of her!
She knows Phil so well! She knows she can't be with him anymore! She still loves him and wishes him well! She can predict the exact way he is going to be a dumbass on his sailing trip adventure and mitigate it pre-emptively. She KNOWS what is UP. She knows what she wants out of life, and I hope she gets it.
(Phil doesn't have to be in or even mentioned in the story, of course—which maybe you would have assumed from the nomination and character request anyway!—it's just hard for me to talk about what I like about her without mentioning him at all, since in the book we only know about her via that context.)
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Request 4 by Age or Wizardry (ageorwizardry)
Widow Clicquot (2023)
Characters: Louis Bohne (Widow Clicquot 2023), François Clicquot (Widow Clicquot 2023), Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot (Widow Clicquot 2023)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

"You like him."
"Yes. I do."
"I see the way you are with one another."
"Are you jealous?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I know you love me. And because I believe we must be free to feel whatever we feel, so that we never mistake rebellion for reality. Because I like his company too."
"You like his company?"
"I do."
Man, for like a minute there I thought they were heading for a happy threesome! And then that did not happen. But it could in fanfiction! What if they all got to love each other at the same time? I loved loved loved those glimpses of the physical affection between François and Louis, and Barbe-Nicole's lack of jealousy, and how much Barbe-Nicole and François loved each other—put these ingredients together!
If you want to write about sexytimes with any/all of them—some possible elements I find interesting are: involving any of the accoutrements of wine production (from tasting the finished products all the way to the mud of the fields the grapes grow in); reading/quoting sexy literature/letters to each other; the domineering streak in Barbe-Nicole demonstrated when she kisses Louis and then tells him "Now, get out of my office." (I LOVED that line.) And I always love non-heteronormative sex.
I'm not sure I see a way to a happy alternate ending for all three of them, without any way of identifying in nineteenth-century France whatever mental illness François is dealing with, much less how to treat it. But the three of them can share happiness along the way, even if it still leads to sadness.
Even if they're not all together at the same time, focusing on the important relationships between each pair of them would make me happy. For instance, would Barbe-Nicole and Louis ever talk about Louis' past relationship with François after Barbe-Nicole and Louis get together after François' death?
Barbe-Nicole tells her father-in-law that they both failed to recognize that François needed help, and that's why he's dead—she must feel such grief and guilt over her perception of failing him. That line she and François exchange about "wanting to die in your arms" is really striking, especially how in the end François said he wanted to die in Barbe-Nicole's arms...and then he died alone.
I really feel for Barbe-Nicole being so haunted by François in every corner of their home, even as she tries to move ahead alone into the future they had planned for themselves together. Perhaps the haunting could even be literal, and François could be a ghost?
François singing to the vines and getting Barbe-Nicole to do so as well reminded me of a beekeeping tradition I've heard about, where when the beekeeper marries, the new spouse has to be introduced to the bees, and somebody also needs to tell the bees when the old beekeeper has died. Perhaps the vines kept growing so well for Barbe-Nicole because she already sang for them and they knew her?
If you do want to try for a happy ending, I'll also note that in general, the approach I prefer for a "happy ending" with mental illness in stories is that of characters finding ways to manage it/work around it/live with it, although the effects never go away entirely—and not a solution that magically fixes everything.
Reading the book the movie is based on showed me that the character dynamics I was so interested in were entirely invented for the movie :-D That being the case, feel free to port the character dynamics into a different setting if you'd like to play around with it (or just don't want to do historical research :-P)—an alternate past with magic (like the couple of magic ideas I have above)? an In Space AU is always fun? or bring your own ideas!
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Request 5 by Age or Wizardry (ageorwizardry)
A Wizard (TowerWizard Bluesky Account)
Characters: The Wizard (TowerWizard Bluesky Account)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Find this here! https://bsky.app/profile/towerwizard.bsky.social
I'd be very happy with anything that fills in some of the details (mundane or fascinating) between the hourly updates in the Bluesky account. (Like, what does the contract for the weekly garbage pickup by the monster who eats it look like?) There are also hints of a tragic backstory that could be fascinating to explore.
I only nominated the wizard, but any other characters you want to bring in as well are very welcome! In fact, maybe it could be interesting to see characters in combination that the wizard usually interacts with separately? I do love the whole little social network the wizard has around himself!
I do especially love the close relationship between the wizard and the ex-paladin (the ex-paladin minds the wizard's stall at the weekly market for him and BRUSHES CRUMBS off the wizard's CHEEK when they eat together!) and I'd love to see more elaboration on it (whether romantic, platonic, or [vaguely handwaves]. I believe the ex-paladin's gender is never specified, so you can do whatever you want with it!
I also love how the wizard takes care of the little cat and would be delighted to see more of that! Also, what's going on those times when the little cat appears to be reading a tome/grimoire/spellbook at night when the wizard is asleep?
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CLAIMED - PH #215: Impromptu (1991), Like a Prayer - Madonna (Music Video), Where Angels Fear To Tread - E. M. Forster, Den stygge stesøsteren | The Ugly Stepsister (2025), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Movie 2022), My Two Dads (TV), Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter (Music Video), The Golden Girls (TV 1985)

Request 1 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Impromptu (1991)
Characters: Marie D'Agoult (Impromptu), Franz Liszt (Impromptu), Frédéric Chopin (Impromptu), George Sand (Impromptu)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I love the complicated, ridiculous tangle between these four people. I want it to be messy and gossipy and backbiting and filled with passion! I love George's nontraditional pursuit of Frédéric and I want to see how that extends in their relationship (in their bedroom?). And Marie and Franz' endless, baby-laden drama -- well, I'll take anything from smut to a historical AU where they stick together.
Feel free to feature any of the other nominated characters in the tagset, especially Alfred!

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Request 2 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Like a Prayer - Madonna (Music Video)
Characters: Murdered Woman (Like a Prayer MV), Madonna's Character (Like A Prayer MV), Choir Leader (Like a Prayer MV), Black Saint (Like a Prayer MV)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

The play-within-a-music-video nature of this music video is so interesting; how much is fiction? Is it based on a true story? Are the play's actors being haunted by the ghosts of these saints and victims? Is a miracle happening when Madonna's character makes love to the black saint? Why does the choir welcome her so joyfully? Murdered woman backstory!

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Request 3 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Where Angels Fear To Tread - E. M. Forster
Characters: Lilia Herriton (Where Angels Fear to Tread), Gino Carella (Where Angels Fear to Tread), Caroline Abbott (Where Angels Fear To Tread), Philip Herriton (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

A major theme of every Forster novel is that travel makes you romantically insane. Give me a story where Lilia lives to raise her son with Gino, but Caroline follows her to Italy anyway to find out what on earth has happened to her. Or Lilia DOES die and give me more background that explains why Caroline's in love with Gino. Correspondence between the cousins. Anything you like.
Or perhaps Philip falls for Gino. Or Caroline chooses both Philip AND Gino, since she's already bucking convention. Go very cute or very passionate, I'm into it all.

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Request 4 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Den stygge stesøsteren | The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Characters: Agnes | The Ugly Stepsister (2025), Alma | The Ugly Stepsister (2025), Elvira | The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I want to know how Alma and Elvira manage without their mother. Does Agnes recover from her injuries? Find love again? Do they settle into happy but edgy spinsterhood? What if the prince comes calling, dissatisfied with Agnes' lack of 'purity' and they decide to Goodbye Earl him?
How does Agnes survive the political machinations she's now up against at court? Nature seems to be on her side - is she a witch? Does she ever regret what she's done? When she has daughters, does she understand the sacrifices Rebekka and Elvira made?
Feel free to use Julian if you need to for this story but I naturally don't want anything entirely focused on him.

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Request 5 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Movie 2022)
Characters: Madonna (Weird), Weird Al Yankovic (Weird)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

This movie is bananas and I'd love for you to make it even more bananas. Write a parody fic! Make Al a zombie, back and trying to take revenge on Madonna! Madonna trying to stay on top of the pop food chain, by any means necessary. Missing scenes and moments from their "affair." Al lives AU (wait, would that be reality?).

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Request 6 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
My Two Dads (TV)
Characters: Nicole Bradford, Michael Taylor (My Two Dads), Joey Harris (My Two Dads)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I'm definitely here for Michael/Joey and any and every cheesy trope you can throw at them (Sharing a bed! Fake dating/married!), but I'm also interested in how their joint raising of Nicole shaped her as a person. Is she as unflappable as she was in her youth? Is she an artist? An activist? An accountant?
Feel free to ignore the show's series finale and pretend that Joey never moved to California, or if you want to use it, explore Nicole's complicated feelings about having to fly out to see Joey every now and again. Future fic with Joey and Michael babysitting Nicole's kid would be extra funny.
IF you want to stick with gen, feel free to stay canon-typical and give me a breezy plot in which Michael and Joey have to help Nicole with some important event.
Marcy Lives. She didn't, but comes back wrong. Nicole keeps seeing her in her dreams and discovers Michael and Joey have been seeing her too.
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Request 7 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter (Music Video)
Characters: Sabrina Carpenter's Character (Manchild MV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I need to know more about this character! And her roadtripping! And her homicidal ways. We get all these little snippets! Give me something that's missing or weave them all together into a different kind of narrative.
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Request 8 by CherryPinkAndAppleBlossomWhite
The Golden Girls (TV 1985)
Characters: Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, Sophia Petrillo
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Adventures set during the holiday season; missing scenes
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Bonus farm news: Today I learned the basics of how to use the chain saw from housemate. No more am I dependent on a man when I want to cut down a small tree or sever a piece of wood! \o/

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With the help of multiple people, I finally got the ancient $15 scanner to talk to my computer via shareware. Woohoo!

(Meanwhile, I can't write a story to save my life. Argh!)

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Canon promo posts: Good Doctor (Korea TV), 당신이 잠든 사이에 | While You Were Sleeping (TV)

PH #184: Aveyond (Video Games), Quasimorph (Video Game), Geneforge

PH #185: Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz, Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski, Grunwald Monument

PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

Canon promo post: Lkyt.

CLAIMED - PH #199: Justice League International (Comics), Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics), Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (Comics)

Request 1 by saiditallbefore
Justice League International (Comics)
Characters: Tora Olafsdotter (Justice League International), Beatriz da Costa (Justice League International)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Likes: Femslash || Competency (being really good at Their Thing) || Outsider POV || Hurt/Comfort || Friends-to-Lovers || Enemies-to-Lovers || Families of Choice || Angst with a happy ending || Pretend dating or secretly dating || Happy or happy-for-now endings || Heists || Language barriers || Timeloops || Loyalty kink || Stranded together/forced to work together || Arranged marriage/political marriage/marriage of convenience || Stargazing || Kissing in the rain || Character studies and relationship studies || Genderbending male characters to female (of the "always a girl" variety) || Bondage || Phone sex || Dom/sub || Cunnilingus || Pain mixed with pleasure (intentional or unintentional) || Orgasm denial || Hate sex || Object insertion (vaginal only) || Nipple play || Spanking || Vaginal fisting
DNW: Unrequested on-screen character death || Unprompted crossovers or fusions || Levels of violence that are graphic or extreme beyond canon || Unrequested non-con (dub-con or non-con in requested scenarios is A-OK) || Brainwashing/mental horror || Focus on unrequested pairings || Breathplay || Anal sex || Homophobia || Focus on the breakup of canon relationships (please just say it didn't work out or it never happened; don't make a Big Thing about it) || Poetry
I am open to treats. Please see my letter for specific thoughts and prompts!

Letter:
https://saiditallbefore.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/23/

Request 2 by saiditallbefore
Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
Characters: Diana (Absolute Wonder Woman), Circe (Absolute Wonder Woman)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Likes: Femslash || Competency (being really good at Their Thing) || Outsider POV || Hurt/Comfort || Friends-to-Lovers || Enemies-to-Lovers || Families of Choice || Angst with a happy ending || Pretend dating or secretly dating || Happy or happy-for-now endings || Heists || Language barriers || Timeloops || Loyalty kink || Stranded together/forced to work together || Arranged marriage/political marriage/marriage of convenience || Stargazing || Kissing in the rain || Character studies and relationship studies || Genderbending male characters to female (of the "always a girl" variety) || Bondage || Phone sex || Dom/sub || Cunnilingus || Pain mixed with pleasure (intentional or unintentional) || Orgasm denial || Hate sex || Object insertion (vaginal only) || Nipple play || Spanking || Vaginal fisting
DNW: Unrequested on-screen character death || Unprompted crossovers or fusions || Levels of violence that are graphic or extreme beyond canon || Unrequested non-con (dub-con or non-con in requested scenarios is A-OK) || Brainwashing/mental horror || Focus on unrequested pairings || Breathplay || Anal sex || Homophobia || Focus on the breakup of canon relationships (please just say it didn't work out or it never happened; don't make a Big Thing about it) || Poetry
I am open to treats. Please see my letter for specific thoughts and prompts!

Letter:
https://saiditallbefore.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/23/

Request 3 by saiditallbefore
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League
Characters: Lian Harper (Cheetah and Cheshire), Barbara Minerva (Cheetah and Cheshire), Jade Nguyen (Cheetah and Cheshire)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Likes: Femslash || Competency (being really good at Their Thing) || Outsider POV || Hurt/Comfort || Friends-to-Lovers || Enemies-to-Lovers || Families of Choice || Angst with a happy ending || Pretend dating or secretly dating || Happy or happy-for-now endings || Heists || Language barriers || Timeloops || Loyalty kink || Stranded together/forced to work together || Arranged marriage/political marriage/marriage of convenience || Stargazing || Kissing in the rain || Character studies and relationship studies || Genderbending male characters to female (of the "always a girl" variety) || Bondage || Phone sex || Dom/sub || Cunnilingus || Pain mixed with pleasure (intentional or unintentional) || Orgasm denial || Hate sex || Object insertion (vaginal only) || Nipple play || Spanking || Vaginal fisting
DNW: Unrequested on-screen character death || Unprompted crossovers or fusions || Levels of violence that are graphic or extreme beyond canon || Unrequested non-con (dub-con or non-con in requested scenarios is A-OK) || Brainwashing/mental horror || Focus on unrequested pairings || Breathplay || Anal sex || Homophobia || Focus on the breakup of canon relationships (please just say it didn't work out or it never happened; don't make a Big Thing about it) || Poetry
I am open to treats. Please see my letter for specific thoughts and prompts!

Letter:
https://saiditallbefore.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/23/

Request 4 by saiditallbefore
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (Comics)
Characters: Chelli Lona Aphra (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Likes: Femslash || Competency (being really good at Their Thing) || Outsider POV || Hurt/Comfort || Friends-to-Lovers || Enemies-to-Lovers || Families of Choice || Angst with a happy ending || Pretend dating or secretly dating || Happy or happy-for-now endings || Heists || Language barriers || Timeloops || Loyalty kink || Stranded together/forced to work together || Arranged marriage/political marriage/marriage of convenience || Stargazing || Kissing in the rain || Character studies and relationship studies || Genderbending male characters to female (of the "always a girl" variety) || Bondage || Phone sex || Dom/sub || Cunnilingus || Pain mixed with pleasure (intentional or unintentional) || Orgasm denial || Hate sex || Object insertion (vaginal only) || Nipple play || Spanking || Vaginal fisting
DNW: Unrequested on-screen character death || Unprompted crossovers or fusions || Levels of violence that are graphic or extreme beyond canon || Unrequested non-con (dub-con or non-con in requested scenarios is A-OK) || Brainwashing/mental horror || Focus on unrequested pairings || Breathplay || Anal sex || Homophobia || Focus on the breakup of canon relationships (please just say it didn't work out or it never happened; don't make a Big Thing about it) || Poetry
I am open to treats. Please see my letter for specific thoughts and prompts!

Letter:
https://saiditallbefore.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/23/

PH #200: DC vs. Vampires (DC Comics), No I'm not a Human (Video Game), Dread Weight (Video Game), The Troop - Nick Cutter

DC DNW:

- Dick whump, hurt!Dick, comparing Dick’s trauma to Jason’s as if they’re equal (no mentioning Catalina, no implying that Dick's heart stopping in Forever Evil is equivalent to Jason's death etc.)
- Tim whump, hurt!Tim, mentions of Titan's Tower incident, implying Tim is a victim of any sort (when in doubt just don't write him)
- / ships for solo Jason (other than childhood noncon, Dick/Jay, and background canon ships)
- purely platonic Dick & Jay (“will they won’t they,” pre-slash both fine, but if they’re not shipped together I’d rather Dick be mean to Jason)
- reverse Robins or AUs where Jason and Dick's age difference is shortened significantly or reversed (if topic comes up Dick being 3+ yrs older is fine, but preferably their canon 6+ yrs)
- top!Jason, Jason being the only one who smokes or swears, Jason characterized as "illiterate/dumb"
- bottom Dick (when penetration is concerned, however oral is fine no matter who's receiving), sub/"subby" Dick
- Jason having facial scars or crooked features
- Jason being described as overly bulky or "big" (especially if he's Robin or pre/without Lazarus pit, then he should stay small)
- Dick being described as physically small or thin or weak or "feminine", exaggerating Dick and Jason's body size difference
- (if A/B/O) Dick being anything other than alpha
- Dick being characterized as a ray of sunshine, a self-sacrificing martyr, or is unsure and lacking self-confidence
- side/implied/potential pairings involving Dick unless it's clear he's the top and the "leading party" of that relationship; no side/past/potential Sladick
- Dick Grayson having prey features for animal features AUs
- Romani Dick
- focusing on Dick's ass, ass jokes

DNW-general:

- discussing "social issues" (gender politics, racism etc.)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- Non-con when the victim stays unaroused (fine if orgasm/arousal is forced)
- Permanent non-canon character death or injury/mutilation for requested ships (fine for unrequested chars, for example feel free to kill off Bruce if he isn't requested)
- race change from canon (except Romani!Dick, which is a dnw)
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
- Religion being discussed as a major philosophical topic while presenting it as unironically positive (religious fanaticism/piety as character trait/period-typical religion is fine, just not the narration itself being "preachy").

Treats are welcome!
Dick with Jason, Hal, or Kory. Dick is the only required character, but I definitely don't mind more characters added as long as I get the sexy evil vampire Nightwing I crave. (Dick with his harem of willing and unwilling thralls? YES PLEASE)
Vampire King Dick is the best thing ever. He's so evil and ruthless and I just want to see him fuck everyone up and laugh while drinking their loved ones' blood out of a cup while sadistically taunting them. Tell me there wasn't sexual tension when he had dying Jason at his mercy and pulled off his mask, or a huge D/s undertone in his Lord/Lieutenant relationship with Hal. Or the part where he implied having Kory as a prisoner while using her blood as a temporary "cure" for signs of vampirism. Just want to see Dick as a dominant, totally remorseless vampire villain who you want to hate but also can't help but be enthralled by because "sexy vampires" and stuff.
Kinda into any kind of kinky scenario where Dick keeps Jason or Kory prisoner as unturned blood cows/sex toys, or Hal being a good little submissive vampire servant, or Jason being a good little submissive vampire servant in a world where Dick turns him. Of course if shippy/NSFW isn't your thing I'm just really into Dick being a demanding vampire lord in general so him basically commanding Jason or Hal or keeping Kory as a prisoner with heavy seductive undertones would be awesome too.
Evil Dick and top Dick (if you want to go shippy at all) only please. I have a huge squick with fanon's obsession with whumping Dick Grayson and bottom Dick so that's the only thing I ask. That includes things like typically OOC "bottom" traits (see DNW breakdown). Also, Jason is my blorbo so if you're writing him, please don't write him as ugly or dumb or "always bad" (turning bad from vampirism is very good however!).

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 2 by sarriathmg
No I'm not a Human (Video Game)
Characters: Protagonist (No I'm not a Human), Widowed Woman (No I'm not a Human), Neighbor's Daughter (No I'm not a Human)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNW-general:

- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- race change from canon
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)

Would love worldbuilding or something that tells me more about the characters.
The full game gave us a lot of info on what exactly caused the visitors, but there’s still a lot we don’t know. Why is the pale man so in control while the cashier girl so lost? Are there different kinds of visitors? Are the visitors caused by fungus or the bug in the ears? Are they revived from the dead? Are some of them more “original” or “powerful” than the others? Do they really wear human skin (other than the pale man, the old granny also has a face that droops the longer you speak to her)? And how do the sun and FEMA play into all of this?
Are the visitors like vampires—risen from the dead, can’t enter without an invitation, and anyone can become one?
You don’t have to include all the requested characters, but please include the Protagonist.
The protagonist—his backstory is so intriguing. I want to know more. I want to know why he’s the way he is—lonely and borderline suicidal, but has to learn to open his heart for his guests. One thing the game really left me wanting is that there isn’t a single ending that’s objectively “good.” No… I didn’t really like the death ending in which we assume the Protagonist just… died. I’d love to see your take on a “good ending” in which the Protagonist not only survives but… is grateful that he does. Maybe with some of the guests being his found family. Perhaps he ends up fulfilling the neighbor’s last wish and adopts his daughter (damaged man reluctantly adopting an orphaned child is one of my all-time favorite tropes!). Or forming a bond with the widow and raising the neighbor’s daughter with her?
Other guests—not all listed, but I’d also love to learn more about any of the other guests that you find interesting.
I also find the demon baby ending really creepy and would love the backstory of the seductive woman and the cult.
Since only a few characters have canonical names, I’d love for you to come up with names for characters who don’t, but would prefer them to be other Eastern European names to fit with the setting.

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 3 by sarriathmg
Dread Weight (Video Game)
Characters: Kurt (Dread Weight), Dimitri (Dread Weight), Protagonist (Dread Weight)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNW-general:

- real-life politics (for this canon, it's fine to touch on politics, but if you do, I prefer that you either don't mention specific historical leaders' names or events, or just make up fictional names for them)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- Non-con when the victim stays unaroused (fine if orgasm/arousal is forced)
- Permanent non-canon character death or injury/mutilation for requested ships
- race change from canon
- Raceplay
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- Spitting in mouth
- vomit kink
- weight gain
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)

Can be Dimitri &/ Kurt; Dimitri &/ Protagonist; Kurt &/ Protagonist; OR Dimitri &/ Kurt &/ Protagonist. I'd really really love for this to be either romantic, sexual, or something similar, no matter which character group you're picking. But if that's really not your thing, that's fine, I just really want to see these characters! I have a slight preference for plot focus rather than platonic relationship focus if romance/smut is off the table.
I'll admit, I haven't played the game hands-on, only watched numerous playthrough videos of it. I think I've seen all the routes, however, so I should understand whichever detail you want to focus on. What I like about the relationships from this game is that... they're all kinda fucked up? Kurt's manipulation of everyone around him; Dimitri being a doctor who wants to do good but is inexcusable in enabling Kurt's evil deeds (possibly blinded by love?); the Protagonist being the player character connecting the most with us but ends up revealing as an enforcer of a tyrannical regime... Messy feelings and fucked up power dynamics all around!!! Kurt keeping Dimitri by his side using sweet talk but holds unspoken power over him; Kurt being all around creepy and fucked up with Protagonist when she lost her memories (I think the whole non-consensual mind/body modification alone is a HUGE assault on someone's person); Dimitri trauma bonding with the Protagonist over Kurt's manipulations... Or put them together, have Dimitri bonding with Protagonist only for Kurt to discover them and punish them both, or let Kurt be at their mercy. Going darker: Kurt forcing them into doing things they aren't comfortable with as punishment, or something with an unbalanced V-type relationship where Kurt clearly prefers one of them but keeps the other around anyway just to be cruel.
Other random ideas:
- anything similar to the Dimitri ending (possibly without the deaths?) where they successfully run away together (whether in a romantic way or not)
- I kept having thoughts about Kurt sexually assaulting the protagonist what with undressing in front of her and sleeping in her bed... but I'd also love to see more of the Anime-esque "bastard boyfriend" trope where he essentially tortures her (traps her in a toxic relationship) even though he's written as the pretty boy male love interest stereotype
- Kurt and Dimitri's backstory, how they got together, etc. I see their relationship being a bit more consensual than the above, but I will never say no to noncon either, especially with how fucked up Kurt is.
- Kurt arrested by Protagonist ending: the potential ramifications of that. Also I get really excited thinking about a Protagonist with her memories back giving Kurt a taste of his own medicine. Her torturing Kurt (whether in a kinky way or not) for information or for what he'd done would be great, as does a wider look at the people she works for and the attempt at recreating Kurt's brand of immortality
- something gen (or not so gen) horror involving Kurt's fate or Dimitri crawling inside the mansion walls would be GREAT
For Protagonist (if you're including her), I'm fine with any OC name you want to give her as long as it's reasonably believable for a female character with an Eastern European-esque background. I'm also fine with either second or third-person narration with her as long as it's not literally readerfic (no stuff like y/n or deliberating involving the reader, just treat her as her own character please.)

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Request 4 by sarriathmg
The Troop - Nick Cutter
Characters: Newton Thornton (The Troop - Nick Cutter), Max Kirkwood (The Troop - Nick Cutter)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW-general:

- underage human/human sex for this canon (parasitic erotic horror involving underage characters, with canon-typical body horror elements, is welcome for this canon! eg. mpreg with worms)
- discussing "social issues" (gender politics, racism etc.)
- Unrequested gender swap
- unrequested trans/ace headcanons
- race change from canon
- xeno pronouns (“they/them” = great; “it/its” = great in a dehumanization/degradation context or to show how inhuman a character is; “xe/ze” = not these please)
- food used in sex (things like hand feeding as a part of D/s relationship is fine, but no food going near places other than hands and mouth please)
- Religion being discussed as a major philosophical topic while presenting it as unironically positive (religious fanaticism/piety as character trait/period-typical religion is fine, just not the narration itself being "preachy").

I’m a sucker for stories where the trauma that characters face is treated with care. The middle of the book nearly lost me, but the ending pulled me back full force!
Damn! I was hoping for Newton to survive, but I can’t complain that it ended up being Max. The chapter dedicated to his lasting trauma is sad but so well done that I can even forgive the turtle scene. I really want to see some form of happy ending where both boys survive and grow into adulthood, or just anything that’s less sad than the canon ending. And what about the aftermath? How would Newton corroborate with Max’s version of events? How would the parents cope? Would the two surviving boys form some kind of a trauma bond? Max/Newton is just as good as Max & Newton, so gimme shippy or gen content, I love them both!
I also love dark shit and the body horror of this book, especially when the worms are making Shelley believe that he’s pregnant and must now protect his “babies.” That’s both fucked up and has a… strange erotic undertone that makes you kinda uncomfortable. I love body horror, especially the type when a foreign parasitic entity is rewiring someone’s brain or modifying their body, severing their identity and making them into tools for the entity’s procreation. I like Shelley’s psychopathic creepiness as well as the scifi horror of the worms. Gimme something creepy, if you’d like! I’d love to see whump in which Shelley gets his hands (or the worms make him get his hands) on Max or Newton or both. Torturing them or making them into hosts just like Shelley. No happy ending is required for this, especially if you want to fully embrace the horror!

Letter:
https://sarriathmg.dreamwidth.org/24719.html

Canon promo post: Dread Weight (Video Game)

CLAIMED - PH #208: Eastern Promises (2007), Kindred: The Embraced, Coriolanus (2011), Amadeus (1984), Sicario (Movies)

Request 1 by saturnina
Eastern Promises (2007)
Characters: Anna Khitrova, Nikolai Luzhin
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hi there, thank you so much for writing me a fic! I hope the information below will help you in your creative process. I am generally very open about my requests so don't let the optional details shackle you. Just mind the DNWs. TREATS ARE WELCOME!
LIKES: Angst (both light and heavy) • Hurt and comfort (any type) • Forced proximity • Pining • Banter • First times (meeting, kiss, sex etc.) • Character studies and introspection • Mildly dark fics (just mind the DNWs) • Sexual/Emotional Tension (Resolved and Unresolved) • Mild D/s dynamics (can be non-sexual) • Possessive behaviour • Canon divergence and Fix-It • Prequels to canon • Missing Scenes • Enemies to friends to lovers (doesn't have to follow this order) • Falling in love/lust unexpectedly • Slow burn • Conflicting/ambiguous desires (love but hates, wants but can’t have, etc.)
DNWs: Rape and violent sex (dub-con is 100% fine though) • Gore, vore, snuff, scat, necrophilia • Graphic canon-atypical violence/torture (mentions of it are perfectly fine if it's a canon-typical element, just don’t make it the centrepiece) • AUs in general, aside from canon divergence and fix-it • Underage (keep it 17yo+) • Character bashing
Character Exceptions & Optional Details:
I love Eastern Promises! Nikolai is such an intriguing character, there is just so much about him we… don't know. I also love the way his and Anna’s connection develops, even though it never becomes fully romantic in the film. So any story exploring their relationship, either canon compliant, post-canon or divergent AU, are welcome. I personally love shippy fics, but you are free to make it Gen if it makes more sense to you. Regarding Kirill, you can definitely add him to the story if you want, as long as it doesn’t focus too much on him.

No letter

Request 2 by saturnina
Kindred: The Embraced
Characters: Julian Luna, Frank Kohanek
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hi there, thank you so much for writing me a fic! I hope the information below will help you in your creative process. I am generally very open about my requests so don't let the optional details shackle you. Just mind the DNWs. TREATS ARE WELCOME!
LIKES: Angst (both light and heavy) • Hurt and comfort (any type) • Forced proximity • Pining • Banter • First times (meeting, kiss, sex etc.) • Character studies and introspection • Mildly dark fics (just mind the DNWs) • Sexual/Emotional Tension (Resolved and Unresolved) • Mild D/s dynamics (can be non-sexual) • Possessive behaviour • Canon divergence and Fix-It • Prequels to canon • Missing Scenes • Enemies to friends to lovers (doesn't have to follow this order) • Falling in love/lust unexpectedly • Slow burn • Conflicting/ambiguous desires (love but hates, wants but can’t have, etc.)
DNWs: Rape and violent sex (dub-con is 100% fine though) • Gore, vore, snuff, scat, necrophilia • Graphic canon-atypical violence/torture (mentions of it are perfectly fine if it's a canon-typical element, just don’t make it the centrepiece) • AUs in general, aside from canon divergence and fix-it • Underage (keep it 17yo+) • Character bashing
Character Exceptions & Optional Details:
I re-watched Kindred: The Embraced this year and I felt like Frank and Julian’s relationship never really got the deepening it deserved. I mean… they interact in the first episodes, come to an agreement (something that sort of defies The Masquerade, right?), Julian actually puts Kohanek under his protection and after that… not much else happens between them. So I’d love a fic that could fill in the gaps, or expand the canon in this regard. I like shippy, but non-shippy is just as good. Ah, and because it involves vampires, bloodplay is fine too.

No letter

Request 3 by saturnina
Coriolanus (2011)
Characters: Tullus Aufidius (Coriolanus 2011), Caius Martius | Coriolanus (Coriolanus 2011)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hi there, thank you so much for writing me a fic! I hope the information below will help you in your creative process. I am generally very open about my requests so don't let the optional details shackle you. Just mind the DNWs. TREATS ARE WELCOME!
LIKES: Angst (both light and heavy) • Hurt and comfort (any type) • Forced proximity • Pining • Banter • First times (meeting, kiss, sex etc.) • Character studies and introspection • Mildly dark fics (just mind the DNWs) • Sexual/Emotional Tension (Resolved and Unresolved) • Mild D/s dynamics (can be non-sexual) • Possessive behaviour • Canon divergence and Fix-It • Prequels to canon • Missing Scenes • Enemies to friends to lovers (doesn't have to follow this order) • Falling in love/lust unexpectedly • Slow burn • Conflicting/ambiguous desires (love but hates, wants but can’t have, etc.)
DNWs: Rape and violent sex (dub-con is 100% fine though) • Gore, vore, snuff, scat, necrophilia • Graphic canon-atypical violence/torture (mentions of it are perfectly fine if it's a canon-typical element, just don’t make it the centrepiece) • AUs in general, aside from canon divergence and fix-it • Underage (keep it 17yo+) • Character bashing
Character Exceptions & Optional Details:
Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler and Shakespearean tragedy. What more can we ask for? I love the modern twist this film gave to the Shakespeare's original play and now I want more of Aufidius & Coriolanus together. Anything goes (I'm all in for shippy, or whatever it can possibly be for these two), really, just avoid the DNWs. By the way, you can take elements from the original play if you like, but I prefer that the fic focuses on the movie-verse.

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Request 4 by saturnina
Amadeus (1984)
Characters: Antonio Salieri (Amadeus), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Amadeus 1984)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hi there, thank you so much for writing me a fic! I hope the information below will help you in your creative process. I am generally very open about my requests so don't let the optional details shackle you. Just mind the DNWs. TREATS ARE WELCOME!
LIKES: Angst (both light and heavy) • Hurt and comfort (any type) • Forced proximity • Pining • Banter • First times (meeting, kiss, sex etc.) • Character studies and introspection • Mildly dark fics (just mind the DNWs) • Sexual/Emotional Tension (Resolved and Unresolved) • Mild D/s dynamics (can be non-sexual) • Possessive behaviour • Canon divergence and Fix-It • Prequels to canon • Missing Scenes • Enemies to friends to lovers (doesn't have to follow this order) • Falling in love/lust unexpectedly • Slow burn • Conflicting/ambiguous desires (love but hates, wants but can’t have, etc.)
DNWs: Rape and violent sex (dub-con is 100% fine though) • Gore, vore, snuff, scat, necrophilia • Graphic canon-atypical violence/torture (mentions of it are perfectly fine if it's a canon-typical element, just don’t make it the centrepiece) • AUs in general, aside from canon divergence and fix-it • Underage (keep it 17yo+) • Character bashing
Character Exceptions & Optional Details:
I just love Amadeus, and anything that expores Wolfie and Salieri's complicated dynamic is welcome. I won't lie, I love them as a pairing, from the most AU-ish fluff to hatesex. I especially love the idea that Salieri's love language is jealousy, and also of Wolfie giving him trouble and testing his patience. Whump!Mozart having to rely on Salieri is also a nice one. Or Salieri actually missing Mozart after he's gone (or some afterlife interaction). Anyway, feel free to explore it as you wish. Is pairing is a big no-no for you, a Gen fic is just fine!

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Request 5 by saturnina
Sicario (Movies)
Characters: Alejandro Gillick, Matt Graver
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hi there, thank you so much for writing me a fic! I hope the information below will help you in your creative process. I am generally very open about my requests so don't let the optional details shackle you. Just mind the DNWs. TREATS ARE WELCOME!
LIKES: Angst (both light and heavy) • Hurt and comfort (any type) • Forced proximity • Pining • Banter • First times (meeting, kiss, sex etc.) • Character studies and introspection • Mildly dark fics (just mind the DNWs) • Sexual/Emotional Tension (Resolved and Unresolved) • Mild D/s dynamics (can be non-sexual) • Possessive behaviour • Canon divergence and Fix-It • Prequels to canon • Missing Scenes • Enemies to friends to lovers (doesn't have to follow this order) • Falling in love/lust unexpectedly • Slow burn • Conflicting/ambiguous desires (love but hates, wants but can’t have, etc.)
DNWs: Rape and violent sex (dub-con is 100% fine though) • Gore, vore, snuff, scat, necrophilia • Graphic canon-atypical violence/torture (mentions of it are perfectly fine if it's a canon-typical element, just don’t make it the centrepiece) • AUs in general, aside from canon divergence and fix-it • Underage (keep it 17yo+) • Character bashing
Character Exceptions & Optional Details:
This is another film I love and when it comes to Alejandro and Matt… anything goes for me! Shippy or not shippy, I would love to see more of their dynamic, the strange friendship (?) between them. Feel free to explore back stories, missing scenes, character study, after-canon possibilities… You can focus on any of the two films as well. If you want to include Kate (from the first film), that’s alright too because I really like her character, as long as the focus is on Matt and Alejandro’s… thing. Whatever that thing might be. I understand the films are very violent and it’s ok to include it in the story as long as it’s not too graphic (like, really gorey descriptions). Shippy is always a plus but never a must.

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Canon promo post: Amadeus

CLAIMED - PH #211: พิพิธภัณฑ์รัตติกาล | Midnight Museum (TV), PEBACA Concert RPF, Gåsmamman (TV), Young Royals (TV 2021) RPF, Warchild Series - Karin Lowachee

Request 1 by phnelt
พิพิธภัณฑ์รัตติกาล | Midnight Museum (TV)
Characters: Khatha (Midnight Museum)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This show was bananananas and I love it. Every episode a wilder explanation of what was going on than the last. I've requested Khatha alone because I'm fascinated by him but I'd love a fic that includes Chan or Dome, or if you wanted, Boon. The Boon Khatha Chan love triangle is very juicy and the idea that they've both just been living in the world, both trying to live up to Chan's legacy, is a lot.
What I liked best about the show is the strong interpersonal relationships and the really cool worldbuilding and I'd love to see more of that. I'm a believer that when Khatha asked Chan to be brothers he was doing a romantic confession and using the strongest language he could, like saying hey I want to be bonded forever. Anything that talks about their relationship and its legacy would be really cool
Prompts:
- Immortal Khatha training montage! We know that he heals when he's on museum ground, how did he figure that out? I'm also presuming he did a Bruce Wayne style travel the world and learn all about cursed artifacts and also learn languages and martial arts and stuff. All of that would be cool to read about
- Chan and Khatha and their years together before Chan got into the village healing business. Just the two outcasts against the world. Sweet times of them swimming in lakes and making out under waterfalls, pointing out constellations. And difficult moments of them avoiding others, figuring out food. Anything about them during that time
- Post-canon Khatha and Dome. He went through time and space to find him, we need that sequel. How do they get back? Do they get back. Are they both immortal beings with cosmic powers? Maybe it's a historical fic set during wwii with them trying to avoid getting discovered but getting entangled in things anyway - love a reluctant hero situation. Maybe they get back to the future and its about them re-learning each other and taking down Boon.
- Khatha/Chan/Dome. How does it happen? Dealer's choice. Maybe there's more time shenanigans, maybe Chan didn't really die to break the curse and he's just about, maybe they hop a dimension who knows, this canon allows for many possibilities. I just think it would be SO fraught and sexy. Dome who hasn't been betrayed and his honest love, Chan with the knowledge of Khatha and the complexity and the devotion, and Khatha who presumably is the most turned on a person could possibly be and ALSO has angst and stuff. Bonus if Khatha is worried that he's projecting his feelings about Chan onto Dome and then this threesome teaches him that he really, really isn't
- sex! magic! This canon needs so many sex magic fics. Where's the fuck or die pollen, where's the possessed locket that forces proximity until they have sex. Please write me an elaborate sex ritual that has to be done to uncurse an artifact. Ooh maybe it needs a virgin and Dome is the only one. We had Dome tied to a table and no one had a dubconny orgasm out of it, this is a crime. Maybe it's part of Khatha's training montage where he has to learn the various sex arcane techniques... maybe he has to teach them to someone else
DNWs: choking | sex, kink play, strong pda in front of family members or children | pet play | kinks involving bodily fluids other than spit or semen | size shaming or humiliation play abt that | daddy kink | extended kink negotiation | world changing AUs (canon divergence is fine) | referring to Khaotung as Khao | unrequested identity headcanons | poly where a couple adds a third (any relationship where the phrase 'we want to date you' could be applied) | age regression/de-aging | vampires, serial killers, assassins, etc. | family members shipping other family members | incest | cops | deadnaming | CEOs, ceo fantasies | ex bashing | shovel talks

Letter:
https://phnelt.dreamwidth.org/33297.html

Request 2 by phnelt
PEBACA Concert RPF
Characters: Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat (PEBACA Concert RPF)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'm happy to feature a story about Gun alone or in a ship. I like OffGun, TayGun, and OffGunTay. If you want to include New, Krist, Singto or any other GMM members, please feel free!

OffGun prompts:
- fic centred on Off's breakup with Mook. What did that do to the dynamic? Also Gun is in interviews saying he was having a hard time with people gossiping about him, I'd be interested in seeing that explored
- I love the narrative of Off opening up to Gun so anything about that. A moment where Off decided to change, 5x Gun reached for Off and 1x Off did, a time when Gun thought about ending their CP
- Gun being anxious or nervous at events and how Off has a routine for him or a system or whatever I just love knowledge and intimacy and being partners
- so Off was different in private with Gun... let's take that all the way. Prompt where they're hooking up but in public Off acts like Gun's touch is a burden AND they're having to perform boyfriendness. You cannot go too angsty with this, I loved theory of love, I like only friends, I wanna be miserable. Or funny if you prefer! But just the various mental loop de loops going on. Eventual happy ending pls pls
- Off and Gun covering for each other's secret dating lives. Maybe they make alibis for each other? And then Off realises actually, maybe he doesn't want to be keeping track of Gun's dating life to help cover it maybe he'd like to be part of that dating life!
- Off needing comfort after the big scene where Black beats up Sean, maybe him dealing with how hard it was for someone with Gun's face to look at him like that
- Off getting character bleed from playing Rome during Our Skyy and dealing with how he looks at Gun differently now
- the first time Gun called Off Papii and how he reacted
- 5 secret gestures they use to communicate in public

TayGun are sooooo 😵
They need to be snuggling or they will perish. I love how whipped Tay is. Like he was roasting Off's bag and then Gun said actually that's my bag and Tay IMMEDIATELY said oh that's a cute bag. Like oh my god. They've known each other almost as long as Off has known Gun, Tay was there at the dedication ceremony for Puppy Honey and Kiss the Series.
Things about TayGun that are very juicy to me
- Off and Tay were roommates and really close friends. The idea of introducing your friend to your fake boyfriend and then them becoming real boyfriends... the emotional experience of your friend realising they like someone else more than you... the tension of the fake boyfriend v secret real boyfriend + friendship. But it's good, isn't it? To have everything be tangled up in people you like and trust already
- The way when people were hashtagging KristGun Krist basically stopped being in frame with Gun but when people called out Tay for snuggling with Gun he was like SHUT UP IM GONNA HUG HIM HARDER
- the way Gun and Tay are magnetically connected to each other
- Gun going to visit Tay's grandma and sitting and hanging out with her for hours
- Tay participating in the shipping of OffGun. Most of the 'best' OffGun moments were documented by Tay. The idea of a romantic partner supporting their babe's career by framing them as romantic with someone else
- PET
- WHEN IM PET I HAVE TO DO WHAT HE SAYS
- IM PRETTY SURE HE LET GUN BE OWNER WHENEVER HE WANTED
- Tay reads self-help books and instagrams Sarah McLachlan lyrics and Gun goes out and pops his pussy every Saturday, their mixture of vibes
DNWs: choking | sex, kink play, strong pda in front of family members or children | pet play | kinks involving bodily fluids other than spit or semen | size shaming or humiliation play abt that | daddy kink | extended kink negotiation | world changing AUs (canon divergence is fine) | referring to Khaotung as Khao | unrequested identity headcanons | poly where a couple adds a third (any relationship where the phrase 'we want to date you' could be applied) | age regression/de-aging | vampires, serial killers, assassins, etc. | family members shipping other family members | incest | cops | deadnaming | CEOs, ceo fantasies | ex bashing | shovel talks

Letter:
https://phnelt.dreamwidth.org/33297.html

Request 3 by phnelt
Gåsmamman (TV)
Characters: Linus Ek
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I've seen epilogen pt 2!
I'm happy to receive fic about Linus and any of the other nominated characters but I'm particularly interested in Tanja. I'm really sad she died! I think their relationship was so interesting. I'm especially interested in a scenario where she survived and was hiding out in that house in s6 while they were under siege. The other partners were like this is messed up!! and scary!!! and I just think Tanja would have had a different perspective on that. She's been in that world longer and is no questions ride or die for the dangerous things Linus was doing. I'd love to see her have an in-law dinner with Sonja.
I'm also interested in his relationship with Emil, the kind of honorary uncle who is like pleeeeeeease stop doing crimes. Especially in some of those earlier periods; like Linus totally stole that scooter and Emil was like he's a good kid let him off. Like what was going on with them. Man is so beleagured. And after Linus stopped trusting the family (but still showed up) he clearly still trusted Emil.
Aside from that, I'd like anything about Linus. He has the worst time in that show--and that's tough competition considering everything that happens. I'm happy to see that continue. Or give him a nice day.
DNWs: choking | sex, kink play, strong pda in front of family members or children | pet play | kinks involving bodily fluids other than spit or semen | size shaming or humiliation play abt that | daddy kink | extended kink negotiation | world changing AUs (canon divergence is fine) | referring to Khaotung as Khao | unrequested identity headcanons | poly where a couple adds a third (any relationship where the phrase 'we want to date you' could be applied) | age regression/de-aging | vampires, serial killers, assassins, etc. | family members shipping other family members | incest | cops | deadnaming | CEOs, ceo fantasies | ex bashing | shovel talks

Letter:
https://phnelt.dreamwidth.org/33297.html

Request 4 by phnelt
Young Royals (TV 2021) RPF
Characters: Edvin Ryding (Young Royals RPF), Omar Rudberg (Young Royals RPF)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

London rewired my brain and I ship them. I have written for them on my ao3 as Rioana if you are curious to some of my takes. What I love about Edmar is the way they take turns supporting each other in different areas. Edvin helped Omar be comfortable acting on camera, Omar helped Edvin learn to navigate fame, Edvin learned from Omar about running a business, now Edvin supports Omar in that business (that they CO-OWN). They are both incredible in their spheres and still growing! And they'll always be the guys that got famous together; that's an incredible bond. No one can know what that was like but them.
I love that being in YR helped Omar feel more comfortable expressing himself and his sexuality, especially after feeling internalised shame and struggling with it for ages. I'd be interested in seeing that more explored.
In general, I would prefer if Edvin didn't fall into a clueless straight boy trope.
Prompts:
- navigating long distance. They're both all over the map (literal) how do they connect with each other? Feel free to take this angsty or sweet
- 5 joint vacations edmar went on
- similar vein, 5 major accomplishments they supported each other in (edvin's first oscar, omar's first arena show, let's get omar that EGOT)
- songwriting session with Edvin hanging out and soaking it up
- BEACH TRIP. let's get omar in the OCEAN
- i always say that one day they'll be like ian mckellan and patrick stewart and still besties in their 70s so like gimme that old man hang, has omar learned how to take a shot yet
DNWs: choking | sex, kink play, strong pda in front of family members or children | pet play | kinks involving bodily fluids other than spit or semen | size shaming or humiliation play abt that | daddy kink | extended kink negotiation | world changing AUs (canon divergence is fine) | referring to Khaotung as Khao | unrequested identity headcanons | poly where a couple adds a third (any relationship where the phrase 'we want to date you' could be applied) | age regression/de-aging | vampires, serial killers, assassins, etc. | family members shipping other family members | incest | cops | deadnaming | CEOs, ceo fantasies | ex bashing | shovel talks

Letter:
https://phnelt.dreamwidth.org/33297.html

Request 5 by phnelt
Warchild Series - Karin Lowachee
Characters: Jos Musey, Evan D'Silva
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

otp of my LIFE. They are homeship to each other. Evan tried to stay behind with Jos. Jos is ready at all times to defend Evan with his life. I have not and will never be normal about their level of devotion and codependency.
prompts:
- Any whump scenario where Evan is in danger and Jos saves him. Die Hard scenario where the negotiation meeting they're at gets taken hostage and Jos crawls through the vents to rescue him. Evan gets kidnapped for leverage against Jos and Jos is like I have a particular set of skills, I will find you and I will kill you. There's a jet hazing ritual of some kind and jos goes ballistic. I've always regretted so much that we never got the scene in warchild where Jos goes and finds the jets who beat up Evan and ruins their day i want it x1000. Bonus points if afterwards Evan washes the blood out of Jos' knuckles
- station shoreleave where they get a whole bunch of random street vendor food to try. just like uncomplicated joy and fun and both of them being able to be open with each other in a way they can't with others and sharing reference points
- you know that scene where even sleeps with a stressed out jos and then jos freaks out later? what if they get to the place where they both like the nighttime bunkmate sleeping together thing. maybe evan has nightmares
- listen. if you're up for some increased intimacy between them i am also. i think they could both do with some being treated with care and recontextualising their bodies. esp since the newer novellas have jos doing some kissing
when it comes to Ryan, I'm happy ignoring anything that isn't in the main trilogy, or having him on the side, or as a friend. If you can make some convoluted proxy fucking thing work too I'm fine with that as well, but I'd prefer a fic that focuses on Jos and Evan.
DNWs: choking | sex, kink play, strong pda in front of family members or children | pet play | kinks involving bodily fluids other than spit or semen | size shaming or humiliation play abt that | daddy kink | extended kink negotiation | world changing AUs (canon divergence is fine) | unrequested identity headcanons | poly where a couple adds a third (any relationship where the phrase 'we want to date you' could be applied) | age regression/de-aging | vampires, serial killers, assassins, etc. | family members shipping other family members | incest | cops | deadnaming | CEOs, ceo fantasies | ex bashing | shovel talks

Letter:
https://phnelt.dreamwidth.org/33297.html

CLAIMED - PH #212: 黑社會 | Election (Movies), Flight of the Intruder (1991), See No Evil Hear No Evil (1989)

Request 1 by galerian_ash
黑社會 | Election (Movies)
Characters: Jimmy Lee (Election Movies), Fei Gei | Jet (Election Movies)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please see my letter for details! ♥
DNWs: Anything sad involving animals (death, cruelty, etc.), requested characters dying or getting a serious illness, infidelity, polyamory, open relationships, crossovers, AUs, meta, crack, focus on social/religious/political issues, mentions of kidneys or seizures.

Letter:
https://galerian-ash.dreamwidth.org/59616.html

Request 2 by galerian_ash
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Characters: Jake Grafton, Virgil Cole (Flight of the Intruder)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please see my letter for details! ♥
DNWs: Anything sad involving animals (death, cruelty, etc.), requested characters dying or getting a serious illness, infidelity, polyamory, open relationships, crossovers, AUs, meta, crack, focus on social/religious/political issues, mentions of kidneys or seizures.

Letter:
https://galerian-ash.dreamwidth.org/59616.html

Request 3 by galerian_ash
See No Evil Hear No Evil (1989)
Characters: David Lyons (See No Evil Hear No Evil), Wally Karew
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please see my letter for details! ♥
DNWs: Anything sad involving animals (death, cruelty, etc.), requested characters dying or getting a serious illness, infidelity, polyamory, open relationships, crossovers, AUs, meta, crack, focus on social/religious/political issues, mentions of kidneys or seizures.

Letter:
https://galerian-ash.dreamwidth.org/59616.html

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PH #208: Eastern Promises (2007), Kindred: The Embraced, Coriolanus (2011), Amadeus (1984), Sicario (Movies)

CLAIMED - PH #209: Elden Ring Nightreign (Video Game), 魔女と野獣 | Majo to Yajuu | The Witch and the Beast (Manga), Kamisama Hajimemashita | Kamisama Kiss, サイレント・ウィッチ沈黙の魔女の隠しごと - 依空まつり | Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri, 延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV), 飞狐外传 | Side Story of Fox Volant (TV 2022), Kulüp | The Club (TV), The WondLa Trilogy - Tony DiTerlizzi

Request 1 by A_comet_burning_up
Elden Ring Nightreign (Video Game)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Duchess, Heolstor the Nightlord, Recluse, and Revenant.
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
Ship(s) I’d be happy to see are: Duchess/Recluse, Duchess/Revenant, Recluse/Revenant, Duchess/Recluse/Revenant. Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D

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Request 2 by A_comet_burning_up
魔女と野獣 | Majo to Yajuu | The Witch and the Beast (Manga)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Angela Anne Huell, Ashaf, Guideau, and Phanora Kristoffel.
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
Ship(s) I’d be happy to see are: Angela/Guidea, Ashaf/Guidea, Phanora/Guidea. Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D

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Request 3 by A_comet_burning_up
Kamisama Hajimemashita | Kamisama Kiss
Characters: Momozono Nanami
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
If you want to write something romantic, I ship Nanami with Tomoe and Mizuki! Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D

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Request 4 by A_comet_burning_up
サイレント・ウィッチ沈黙の魔女の隠しごと - 依空まつり | Secrets of the Silent Witch - Isora Matsuri
Characters: Monica Everett
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
If you want to write something romantic, I ship Monica with Felix, Cyril, Lana, Hubert, Casey, Ray, Raul, or Claudia! Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D

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Request 5 by A_comet_burning_up
延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Consort Gao of Qing | Gao Ningxin, Empress Fuca of Qing | Rongyin, Empress Nara of Qing | Shushen, Empress Wei of Qing | Yingluo, Fu Heng | Fuca Chunhe, Hitara Erqing, Mingyu, and Wei Yingning
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
Ship(s) I’d be happy to see are: Yingluo/Rongyin, Yingluo/Mingyu, Shushen/Jinghao, Yingluo/Fuheng, Yingluo/Hongli, Yingluo/Fuheng/Hongli. Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D

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Request 6 by A_comet_burning_up
飞狐外传 | Side Story of Fox Volant (TV 2022)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Cheng Lingsu, Hu Fei, Miao Renfeng, and Nan Lan.
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
Ship(s) I’d be happy to see are: Cheng Lingsu/Hu Fei, Nan Lan/Miao Renfeng. Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D
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Request 7 by A_comet_burning_up
Kulüp | The Club (TV)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Çelebi | Aziz Somuncuoğlu, Matilda Aseo, Selim Songür, and Tasula.
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates || Sex work (sugar baby aus are fine) ||
NSFW DNW:
|| Anything with scat or piss || Public use, glory hole, gangbangs with strangers || bestiality (meaning real-world animals, something fantastical like dragons or tentacle monsters etc are fine) || lactation kink || sounding || enemas || spanking || age play/age regression || feederism ||
General Likes
Ship(s) I’d be happy to see are: Çelebi/Matilda. Though of course I’d also be very happy for anything gen and/or a solo character work.
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, QPRs/relationship anarchy, polyamory, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, unrequited love, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), arranged marriages (one-sided love, reciprocated, or completely loveless, I enjoy it played any way), age gaps, branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity/atticwifing, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, stalker/serial killer, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!
NSFW Likes:
I’m happy with any configuration, whether it’s frottage, oral, penetrative sex, etc, and don’t have any top/bottom preferences.
First time, virginity kink, aftercare, post-coital cuddling, laughter during sex, sensuality/intimacy. Dubcon, rough sex, overstimulation, choking, bondage, hair pulling, body worship, marathon sex, cockwarming, spitroasting, fucked unconscious, sex pollen/aphrodisiacs, omegaverse (especially when characters fall victim to their instincts), leaving bruises/marks, biting (especially the neck and thighs), altered mental states, somnophilia, dacryphilia, blood kink, fear/pain kink, monsterfucking, object/weapon insertion, forced orgasms, sex as a form of self harm, snuff, guro/organ fucking/woundfucking, partner ignores safeword, hatesex. Awkward sex, soft cocks, premature ejaculation, being unable to orgasm, stone tops, vore.
Anything non-con!! (really anything, it’s a bulletproof trope for me)! ((but of course, very much enjoy consensual smut too))

General disclaimer that I enjoy noncon hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D
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Request 8 by A_comet_burning_up
The WondLa Trilogy - Tony DiTerlizzi
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m happy with any of the characters in the tagset, which are: Eva Nine, Muthr, Queen Ojo, and Rovender Kitt
General DNWs
General DNW:
|| Christianity || hanahaki || Chat fic, crack fic || 1rst person POV (epistolary is an exception to this DNW) || Reader inserts || OCs as significant characters (background characters to fill the narrative are fine) || Sexually explicit content ||
AU DNW:
|| Harry Potter || Circus || Gladiators || Reality TV show || Celebrity/actor/streamer || Wild west || Pirates ||
General Likes
General Likes - lighter:
Cuddling, domesticity, hurt/comfort, sickfic, family feels/families bonding, first dates, purple prose, poetry, epistolary, casefics, temporary amnesia, temporary body swapping, road trips, playing with/taking care of pets, nonlinear storytelling, character studies, worldbuilding, dancing, cooking together, trans headcanons, pre-relationship, exploring mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, cluster b disorders, etc
General Likes - darker:
Dark fic, hurt/no comfort, heavy angst, major character death(s), possessiveness/obsession, bad endings, open endings, eldritch horror, monsters, dehumanization, mind control, loss of agency, emotional abuse, depression/absolute misery, manipulation, unreliable narrators, whump (with comfort/rescue optional), branding/tattooing/body mods as signs of ownership, kidnapping/captivity, nightmares, cannibalism, torture, power imbalances/abuse of authority, graphic violence/gore. I’m not squeamish so feel free to get very brutal with the blorbos
AU likes:
Folklore/fairytales, historical, fantasy, sci fi, royalty, urban fantasy, roleswaps, cyberpunk, deities, time travel, horror, canon and canon divergence of course but I’m very open to AUs!

General disclaimer that I enjoy tragic hurt/no comfort as much as domestic tooth-rotting fluff, so feel free to take the gift in any direction!
I’m open to receiving treats in any medium! :D
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CLAIMED - PH #210: 完璧すぎて可愛げがないと婚約破棄された聖女は隣国に売られる | The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom (Anime), The Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson, 永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (TV), Ephemera Series - Anne Bishop, Honor Harrington Series - David Weber, Magic Knight Rayearth, X -エックス- | X/1999, Gokusen (TV)

Request 1 by Siderea
完璧すぎて可愛げがないと婚約破棄された聖女は隣国に売られる | The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom (Anime)
Characters: Philia Adenauer, Mia Adenauer, Himari Fuuma, Fernand Girtonia
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
This series. I love the close relationship between Mia and Philia, that Mia goes out of her way to destroy everyone who took her beloved big sister from her.
I ship Mia/Himari, Mia/Fernand, and Himari/Mia/Fernand given the interactions between Mia and each of those two characters, if you're looking for shipping ideas. Otherwise, feel free to stick platonic for any of them.

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Request 2 by Siderea
The Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson
Characters: Seren Pedac, Silchas Ruin (The Malazan Book of the Fallen), Anomander Rake (The Malazan Book of the Fallen), Trull Sengar
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Fandom Specific DNW exceptions: I know this is a dark book and some of my DNWs happen, and to the characters that I've selected. Mentioning these things is fine in this case, so long as the whole fic isn't, for example, detailing Seren's rape or lingering on the death of one of the characters who doesn't make it to the end of the series.
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
This is my absolute favorite book series and Anomander Rake is my favorite character across all the books I've read in the whole thing - which is more than just the main ten, but.
I love the other characters who were nominated, too, and would be delighted with any or all of them. Something with Anomander and Silchas? A moment between Seren and Trull? Or mix it up and have Seren meet Anomander, show some of Silchas's experiences with the Sengar brothers?

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Request 3 by Siderea
永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (TV)
Characters: Ling Miaomiao, Mu Sheng | Mu Ziqi, Mu Yao (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy), Liu Fuyi
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
This series is so funny. Like yes it has its melodramatic moments and misunderstandings, but overall I love the way things keep skewing humorous, at least when Ling Miaomiao is involved. I love how she clings to Mu Yao even as her and Mu Ziqi are falling in love, and some of the scenes between her and Liu Fuyi are downright hysterical, especially when she's trying to play matchmaker for him and Mu Yao.
Or you can choose to show one or more of them in the modern world. I'd love to see more than just Miaomiao and Ziqi/Fu Zhou in the modern day.
Shipping-wise, I love any combination of these four other than Mu Yao/Mu Ziqi, although the two of them both being involved with one or both of the others is perfectly fine and doesn't cross my incest DNW. Or they can all be platonic, or two couples, or just not defining it.

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Request 4 by Siderea
Ephemera Series - Anne Bishop
Characters: Glorianna Belladonna, Teaser (Ephemera)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
Ephemera is a series I keep coming back to. I write a lot of fusions that use the trappings of its world, but I haven't written anything for it on its own. Glorianna is my all time favorite character from the trilogy, and I find her interactions with Teaser both canonical and imagined fascinating. He's an incubus, closer to pure-blooded than Sebastian, and supposed to be a monster of sorts, but he doesn't want to be, actively fights against some of the darker parts of his nature. His relationship with Lynnea is very sweet and caring, but I'd love to see him learning to be less afraid of Belladonna or her finding common ground with him. I don't strictly speaking ship them, but if that's the direction you find yourself going in, I'd be happy to read it and see why you do.

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Request 5 by Siderea
Honor Harrington Series - David Weber
Characters: Honor Harrington, Abigail Hearns, Michael Oversteegen, Alfredo Yu
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
I've been rereading this series this year in order to finally read To End in Fire - and Toll of Honor, eventually, and in preparation for what will hopefully be the next main-line book dealing with the Alignment - and these are the four characters that most stood out to me during nominations time. I like all of them for some of the same reasons - they're all very focused on their version of honor and what they owe, but they go about it in different ways. Alfredo and Honor are directly compared and contrasted to each other - and to Thomas Theisman, another favorite of mine - while Michael mentors Abigail early in her career, to some extent, and Abigail admires Honor to the point of joining the Navy because of her. Perhaps one day she'll even serve with Alfredo, once she returns to Grayson's navy from her time serving in the RMN. We don't really see Honor and Michael interact on-screen, but there are ways to imagine that going given what we see from him talking to her best friend Mike Henke, for instance.
Or if you want to include other characters for them to interact with, I'm good with that, too. I'd love to see Alfredo and Theisman's reunion during the formation of Grand Fleet, for instance, or Honor spending time with Emily; Abigail and Matteo on Grayson or later down the line than canon has shown us, or Michael dealing with one of the relatives he so despises. Go crazy!
Shipping wise, I'm not wedded to any ship, canon or fanon. Or you can stay with a gen story and I'll be just as happy.

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Request 6 by Siderea
Magic Knight Rayearth
Characters: Hououji Fuu
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
MKR has been one of my favorite magical girl anime since I was a preteen introduced to it and Fuu is my favorite character. I think it's really interesting that her first spells (most of her spells) are defensive/utility in nature, especially since she's the one most familiar with RPG tropes AND the one who thinks about preserving herself for the sake of those she loves not being hurt. I'd love to see something with her and her sister, or her and Aska, or her and the other Magic Knights, with Ferio or one of the other Cephiro characters - or interacting with the people from Autozam or Chizeta could be interesting.

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Request 7 by Siderea
X -エックス- | X/1999
Characters: Monou Fuuma (X/1999), Shirou Kamui (X/1999)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Physically violent Rape/Non-Con (meaning things like breaking bones in order to make the victim complacent); Kamui as the aggressor for rape/non-con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
I just really love these two and the dynamic between them. The fact that Kamui chooses to protect Fuuma and Kotori and then loses them - there's just so much there. I also love the pair of them in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, where they've got a completely different but no less tasty dynamic, if that speaks to you in any way, even as just flavoring for canon or for a different AU.

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Request 8 by Siderea
Gokusen (TV)
Characters: Yamaguchi Kumiko (Gokusen TV), Sawada Shin (Gokusen TV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Treats welcome!
Do Not Want
Completely unhappy ending; current real world events; cheating/infidelity; major character death (outside of antagonist); suicide/self harm; racism; queerphobia of any kind, including internalized; non-canonical misanthropy/misogyny/etc.; first person POV; second person POV; vomiting; sick fic; pregnancy and kid fic (breeding kink is fine); menstruation as a focus; incest; character bashing
Smut Do Not Want
Rape/Non-Con; snuff; scat; watersports; vore; ABDL; ageplay (age gaps are fine); petplay; spitting; wound fucking; enemas; asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (choking in a violent setting/fight is fine); sounding; CBT; any characters under the human equivalent of 15 depicted in sexual situations (aged up characters are fine); object insertion; medical kink; daddy/mommy kink; non-consensual humiliation/degradation (mutual kink is fine); piercing kink (going to get a piercing/tattoo is fine); food play; bestiality; prostitution/sex work; punishment scene; mind break
Likes
BDSM; restraints; collars; impact play; consent play | consensual non-consent; enthusiastic consent; dubious consent; [blank] made them do it; alien biology; competence kink; praise kink; hair tugging/pulling; pet names; AUs (canon divergence, For Want of a Nail, genre shifts, setting changes, fusions, crossovers, etc.); slice of life; established relationship; getting together
Fandom Specific:
Feel free to use characterization, characters, plots, etc. from the anime/manga if you want, as well as from later seasons of the TV show or even the movie - I'm familiar with all of them and enjoy all forms of Gokusen.
I do ship these two but I understand that not everyone does, so feel free to keep them platonic - or one-sided - if you prefer.

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PH #211: พิพิธภัณฑ์รัตติกาล | Midnight Museum (TV), PEBACA Concert RPF, Gåsmamman (TV), Young Royals (TV 2021) RPF, Warchild Series - Karin Lowachee

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Promo post for Good Doctor (Korea TV)

당신이 잠든 사이에 | While You Were Sleeping (TV)

CLAIMED - PH #174: Fell Murder - E. C. R. Lorac, Menewood - Nicola Griffith, Zombies Run!, The Silt Verses (Podcast)

Request 1 by Acephalous
Fell Murder - E. C. R. Lorac
Characters: Marion Garth, Elizabeth Meldon
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd love a post canon story about these two. Shippy or gen is fine.

DNWs: pregnancy fic, kid fic

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Request 2 by Acephalous
Menewood - Nicola Griffith
Characters: Bryhtstige (Menewood), Cian Boldcloak (Menewood), Hild (Menewood)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I'd love a post canon fic about Bryhstige, or a fix it fic with Hild and Cian where survives the battle/they manage to slip away before the battle.

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Request 3 by Acephalous
Zombies Run!
Characters: Sam Yao, Amelia Spens
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love the dynamic between these two, and how Amelia slowly develops a kind of moral compass and over time, and I would love a fic set in the aftermath of season 10, or something set after the trip to Finland in season 5.

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Request 4 by Acephalous
The Silt Verses (Podcast)
Characters: Devereaux (The Silt Verses), Sebastian (The Silt Verses), Paige (The Silt Verses), Hayward (The Silt Verses)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I'd love a fix-it fic for Sebastian and Deveraux, or a fic about Paige and Hayward in the last season.

DNWs: pregnancy fic, kid fic

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CLAIMED - PH #175: Space Shuttle No. 8 - เจฟ ซาเตอร์ | Jeff Satur (Music Videos), Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard, วิมานหนาม | The Paradise of Thorns (2024)

Request 1 by AirgiodSLV
Space Shuttle No. 8 - เจฟ ซาเตอร์ | Jeff Satur (Music Videos)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please don‘t feel limited to the tagset. I am 100% on board with any characters typically included in the SS8 multiverse: Passion, Rain, etc. I’d be very interested in seeing more of Morningstar from Tell Me The Name, or Lost and Found.
I’m really intrigued by what we’re learning about Lovedie—is he also The Writer? Was he the first to create/summon Sunshine? Does he know about Ride? Was he on Space Shuttle No. 8 in the Asia Tour trailer? What’s in the notebook with his name on it? I’m also on board for the ladies’ side of the story—Trinity, Em, Iris, all of them. Are they simple antagonists, or is it more complicated than that? Are they working together? Are they part of the AI simulation from the Journey Book, like Sunshine?
I love the speculative fiction/magical realism aspects of the stories—playing around with life and death, divinity and immortality, trickster god illusions and misdirection, magical or superhuman powers like levitation or bringing the world from grayscale into full color. I’m intrigued by the technological augmentations, like Ghost’s ports and Moonshine’s arm cage, and the nature-based fae influences of Lucid and Ghost.
I like that these characters are drawn to each other and tied together, but there's still that tension and wariness. They can't stay away from each other, but they don't necessarily trust each other, either. I like those sharper edges. If you want to go the fusion route, any universe I’m familiar with (The Raven Cycle/Dreamer Trilogy, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Old Guard, The Locked Tomb, etc.) would also be great to put these characters into!
DNW: Non-con, torture, soulmates, pregnancy, underage

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aleEk5wNqh7WAtS_sjF74TsB0LpBfH1qS3triF0FeRI/

Request 2 by AirgiodSLV
Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard
Characters: Rong Minh Thanh Thuan, Asmodeus (Dominion of the Fallen)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

The 'Dragons and Blades' novellas are essentially everything I love to read in a story. They're trope-tastic (enemies-to-lovers, arranged marriage, hurt/comfort) and focus on the relationship between two characters who each have their own issues, their own responsibilities, and are actively trying to make their relationship work in spite of misunderstandings and conflicts.
I love how different their magic systems and cultures are; I love that each of them is strong and vulnerable in different ways; I love that they get so intensely under each other's skin. (I love that they're constantly distracted by how much they want each other, and that magic is often involved.)
I'd love to see Thuan and Asmodeus together, whether it's facing a relationship hurdle, solving a mystery, providing support when the other one is in need, or exploring some of those cultural differences. Please feel free to dig into the canon worldbuilding and/or draw on other sources of Vietnamese, Abrahamic, or French traditions and lore. Please also feel free to use those in service of something explicit and kinky if that’s what appeals to you!
DNW: Non-con, torture, soulmates, pregnancy, underage

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aleEk5wNqh7WAtS_sjF74TsB0LpBfH1qS3triF0FeRI/

Request 3 by AirgiodSLV
วิมานหนาม | The Paradise of Thorns (2024)
Characters: Thongkam Khanlongsuk, Jingna Jongyoi
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I will be honest: I just want some happiness here. A fix-it, an AU, a missing scene or stolen moment…Thongkam and Jingna deserve it. Let them eat durian and roll around in mosquito nets together to their hearts’ content.
Please feel free to cast a wider net than this fandom! If you’re into RPF, I find the way Keng Harit and Jeff Satur take turns playing ‘I will guide you with a hand at the small of your back’ at events together adorable. There is fun music fodder there too, with Keng attending Jeff’s concert and covering Rain Wedding, and the two of them singing together.
If you’re into fusions, I’m thoroughly invested in the worldbuilding of Khemjira: The Series and Pharan as a character, but not the show romance—If you’re inspired to write a Pharan/Thongkam crossover where Thongkam comes to Pharan’s village after Sek’s death, I would be over the moon. Ghosts! Discoveries! Healing! Culture! Unexpected love!
DNW: Non-con, torture, soulmates, pregnancy, underage

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aleEk5wNqh7WAtS_sjF74TsB0LpBfH1qS3triF0FeRI/

Promo post for Space Shuttle No. 8 - เจฟ ซาเตอร์ | Jeff Satur (Music Videos)

CLAIMED - PH #181: Murderbot (TV), The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy (Cartoon), Mickey7 - Edward Ashton

Request 1 by bruised_fruit
Murderbot (TV)
Characters: Dr. Mensah (Murderbot TV), Pin-Lee (Murderbot TV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Mensah/Pin-Lee smut, emotional hurt/comfort, and/or cuddling, or exploration of Pin-Lee's pining for Mensah, Mensah's attunement to their emotional needs, and/or Mensah's relative comfort with vulnerability with them. I am particularly interested in seeing something that digs into Pin-Lee's devotion to Mensah and some kind of reciprocity, at least in terms of care and respect.
I am open to treats— I love drabbles and ficlets!
DNWs:
AUs and OCs
Unrequested ships (reference to canon ships okay, but please don’t put heavy emphasis on them)
Emphasis on unrequested characters (for Murderbot and Second Best Hospital, please do not include male characters in the story who speak more than a couple lines)
Noncon/rape or non-sexual intentional boundary pushing (eg, unwanted touches)
Sexual content or shipping involving characters under 18
Bashing/vilifying any characters or ships (but it is okay to frame characters/ships negatively if this is supported by canon or feels appropriate for the character— just please don’t center the story around that or unrequested characters/ships in general)
Any messaging that queer people in romantic or sexual dynamics are immoral or dirty; framing a platonic dynamic as inherently more pure/moral, progressive, or acceptable than a dynamic involving romantic or sexual elements (but exploration of internalized cisheterosexism is okay if you feel it suits the character/world and want to explore that)
Heavy emphasis on non-canon identity labels (eg, explicit description or justification of identity headcanons mid-fic— a character having a non-canon identity is fine, but I DNW the character to state the identity or explain the identity to another character, and I do not want the fic to be about a character’s marginalization)
Characters with furry/animal features (unless canon)
Discussion of pregnancy or STI/STD risk, including humorous
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Misgendering characters, whether you are writing them as trans or cis; please match their canon pronouns, DNW genderbends
Characters thinking/saying anything negative about another character’s body outside of a consensual humiliation/degradation context
Use of slurs (please no racist, homophobic, or transphobic slurs. sexist slurs okay in kink or negative self-talk context, and ableist slurs okay if character/canon-typical)
Use of specific words: “ebony” or similar porn terms related to race, “bbw” or similar porn terms related to fatness, “milf,” “mommy”
Specific sex or kink DNWs: urethral play, scat, body modification, comparing kink to abuse, and any kind of fetishization based on disability, transness, race, or body type
Fandom-specific DNWs:
Positive framing of Arada/Pin-Lee/Ratthi (that is, please retain the canon framing that the throuple is not a positive or wanted thing for Pin-Lee if it is referenced. I DNW anything suggesting Pin-Lee likes the throuple arrangement since they say otherwise in canon)
Ratthi as a character in the story. It’s okay to mention him
ComfortUnits and/or sexual slavery
Mixing book and TV canon, with the exception of Mensah’s spouses or Preservation steering committee characters if you choose to mention them
Heavy emphasis on the idea of exclusive relationships (eg, if you write unreciprocated pining, DNW their marriages as the sole perceived barrier to a relationship. If you write shipfic and an infidelity angle, please do not center the cheating-related feelings)
Discussion/framing of Mensah as mammy-like. Please avoid the mammy trope and other antiblack/misogynistic tropes or negative framings of Mensah
Fic that explicitly contradicts the idea that Pin-Lee has romantic feelings for Mensah, holds her in high esteem, and finds her attractive (genfic that does not focus on these things is fine)

Letter:
https://peach-soft.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/18/

Request 2 by bruised_fruit
The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy (Cartoon)
Characters: Dr. Klak (The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy), Dr. Sleech (The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Exploration of Sleech pining for Klak based off of season 2 details, Klak/Sleech fluff or emotional hurt/comfort, their perspectives on each other's canon relationships/situationships, Vlam giving Sleech relationship advice (TM), or anything exploring Sleech's emotional issues and how they affect her perception of Klak or their friendship.
I am open to treats— I love drabbles and ficlets!
DNWs:
AUs and OCs
Unrequested ships (reference to canon ships okay, but please don’t put heavy emphasis on them)
Emphasis on unrequested characters (for Murderbot and Second Best Hospital, please do not include male characters in the story who speak more than a couple lines)
Noncon/rape or non-sexual intentional boundary pushing (eg, unwanted touches)
Sexual content or shipping involving characters under 18
Bashing/vilifying any characters or ships (but it is okay to frame characters/ships negatively if this is supported by canon or feels appropriate for the character— just please don’t center the story around that or unrequested characters/ships in general)
Any messaging that queer people in romantic or sexual dynamics are immoral or dirty; framing a platonic dynamic as inherently more pure/moral, progressive, or acceptable than a dynamic involving romantic or sexual elements (but exploration of internalized cisheterosexism is okay if you feel it suits the character/world and want to explore that)
Heavy emphasis on non-canon identity labels (eg, explicit description or justification of identity headcanons mid-fic— a character having a non-canon identity is fine, but I DNW the character to state the identity or explain the identity to another character, and I do not want the fic to be about a character’s marginalization)
Characters with furry/animal features (unless canon)
Discussion of pregnancy or STI/STD risk, including humorous
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Misgendering characters, whether you are writing them as trans or cis; please match their canon pronouns, DNW genderbends
Characters thinking/saying anything negative about another character’s body outside of a consensual humiliation/degradation context
Use of slurs (please no racist, homophobic, or transphobic slurs. sexist slurs okay in kink or negative self-talk context, and ableist slurs okay if character/canon-typical)
Use of specific words: “ebony” or similar porn terms related to race, “bbw” or similar porn terms related to fatness, “milf,” “mommy”
Specific sex or kink DNWs: urethral play, scat, body modification, comparing kink to abuse, and any kind of fetishization based on disability, transness, race, or body type
Fandom-specific DNWs:
Animal genitalia (alien genitalia that works in mysterious made up ways is fine)
Klak’s mom as a character in the story. It is okay to reference her or Klak’s trauma, but please do not include her as a character
Negative framing of polyamory/open relationships/casual sex (references to canon unhappy/unhealthy relationships are okay)
If you write a pining angle, DNW emphasis on jealousy beyond canon (jealousy can be present in the story, but I would prefer it not be the main source of angst)
D/s or kink elements in a “first time” scenario (but if you write established ship, feel free to write a D/s dynamic or other kink elements)

Letter:
https://peach-soft.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/18/

Request 3 by bruised_fruit
Mickey7 - Edward Ashton
Characters: Cat Chen (Mickey7), Mickey Barnes | Mickey7 (Mickey7)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Cat character study or Cat/Mickey. I like the idea that she is into him secondary to her existential crisis and that they have earnest respect and care for each other. Would love something digging into her existential angst/anxieties, feelings about her own morally gray behavior, and loneliness. I would also like Cat/Mickey/Nasha set post-book 1, particularly if the dynamic is painted as amicable (and maybe a little tenuous).
I am open to treats— I love drabbles and ficlets!
DNWs:
AUs and OCs
Unrequested ships (reference to canon ships okay, but please don’t put heavy emphasis on them)
Emphasis on unrequested characters (for Murderbot and Second Best Hospital, please do not include male characters in the story who speak more than a couple lines)
Noncon/rape or non-sexual intentional boundary pushing (eg, unwanted touches)
Sexual content or shipping involving characters under 18
Bashing/vilifying any characters or ships (but it is okay to frame characters/ships negatively if this is supported by canon or feels appropriate for the character— just please don’t center the story around that or unrequested characters/ships in general)
Any messaging that queer people in romantic or sexual dynamics are immoral or dirty; framing a platonic dynamic as inherently more pure/moral, progressive, or acceptable than a dynamic involving romantic or sexual elements (but exploration of internalized cisheterosexism is okay if you feel it suits the character/world and want to explore that)
Heavy emphasis on non-canon identity labels (eg, explicit description or justification of identity headcanons mid-fic— a character having a non-canon identity is fine, but I DNW the character to state the identity or explain the identity to another character, and I do not want the fic to be about a character’s marginalization)
Characters with furry/animal features (unless canon)
Discussion of pregnancy or STI/STD risk, including humorous
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Misgendering characters, whether you are writing them as trans or cis; please match their canon pronouns, DNW genderbends
Characters thinking/saying anything negative about another character’s body outside of a consensual humiliation/degradation context
Use of slurs (please no racist, homophobic, or transphobic slurs. sexist slurs okay in kink or negative self-talk context, and ableist slurs okay if character/canon-typical)
Use of specific words: “ebony” or similar porn terms related to race, “bbw” or similar porn terms related to fatness, “milf,” “mommy”
Specific sex or kink DNWs: urethral play, scat, body modification, comparing kink to abuse, and any kind of fetishization based on disability, transness, race, or body type
Fandom-specific DNWs:
Diegetic BDSM/kink of any kind for this fandom (ie, please write them in a vanilla dynamic if you write smut)
Reference to anything from movie canon that was not present in the books
Emphasis on the in-universe religion/cult or exploration of eugenics beyond canon
Fic centering Mickey8/Eight (the Mickey I requested and which Cat interacts with most is Mickey7/Seven, the books’ POV character)
Cat being sexually forward with Mickey or framed as pushing his boundaries (she can be interpersonally flawed in other ways, but please no coercion or hypersexual framing of the character)
If you write Mickey cheating on Nasha, please do not write that he prefers Cat to her or wants to leave her (otherwise, any angle is fine. Mickey can be shitty and human in any way you want as long as there isn’t noncon or him blatantly devaluing Nasha)

Letter:
https://peach-soft.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/18/

Promo post for PH#181: Mickey7 - Edward Ashton

Promo post for The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy (Cartoon)

Promo post for Mensah/Pin-Lee in Murderbot (TV)

PH #184: Aveyond (Video Games), Quasimorph (Video Game), Geneforge

PH #185: Przyłbice i kaptury – Kazimierz Korkozowicz, Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Piraci północy – Dariusz Domagalski, Grunwald Monument

CLAIMED - PH #189: Sex Education (TV), For All Mankind (TV 2019), The Lone Gunmen (TV)

Request 1 by greycoupon
Sex Education (TV)
Characters: Isaac (Sex Education), Maeve Wiley, Aimee Gibbs
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I would love an Isaac story. He's such an interesting character & and as a disabled person myself, it is so refreshing to see a character with a physical disability who has sex. I would love to know what happens to him after the conclusion of the show.
I love Maeve and Aimee. Maeve/Aimee would be awesome. So would a friendship fic. More details in my letter.
Totally cool with any other characters in the story except Jakob. I know Jean isn't in the tagset so just a mild a suggestion but more Maeve and Jean interaction would be cool.
DNW: non-canon sexual assault, incest, suicide. Talking about Aimee's assault is fine.Anyone dying from cancer. Human feet, especially toes. (weird phobia, I know!)

Letter:
https://greycoupon.livejournal.com/561666.html

Request 2 by greycoupon
For All Mankind (TV 2019)
Characters: Margo Madison, Aleida Rosales, Molly Cobb (For All Mankind)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Love women being badasses. More details in letter.
DNW: non-canon sexual assault, incest, suicide.Anyone dying from cancer. Human feet, especially toes. (weird phobia, I know!)

Letter:
https://greycoupon.livejournal.com/561666.html

Request 3 by greycoupon
The Lone Gunmen (TV)
Characters: Richard "Ringo" Langly (The Lone Gunmen), Melvin Frohike (The Lone Gunmen), John Fitzgerald Byers (The Lone Gunmen), Dana Scully (The Lone Gunmen)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

AU welcome and encouraged. See letter for complete details.
DNW: non-canon sexual assault, incest, suicide.Anyone dying from cancer. Human feet, especially toes. (weird phobia, I know!)

Letter:
https://greycoupon.livejournal.com/561666.html

CLAIMED - PH #197: Kolja | Kolya (1996), Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Jožin z bažin - Ivan Mládek (Song), Vlny | Waves (2024)

Request 1 by RisalSoran
Kolja | Kolya (1996)
Characters: Kolja Biljukov (Kolja | Kolya (1996)), František Louka (Kolja | Kolya (1996)), Klára (Kolja | Kolya (1996)), Josef Brož (Kolja | Kolya (1996))
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I opt in to gifts written (entirely or in part) in Czech! (I also opt in to gifts including Russian, but I would prefer for the story to be written primarily in Czech or English).
General Likes: Character-focused stories. Misunderstandings (linguistic, social, cultural, etc.). Found family. Acceptance. Friendship – especially among people who find making friends and maintaining friendships challenging. Psychology, sociology, worldbuilding. Diversity – especially neurodiversity. Autistic headcanons for characters who canonically have difficulty with pragmatic communication and with making and maintaining friendships, have a tendency to fixate on special interests (and info-dump about them), and may have sensory differences. Ecology, gardening, Nature, plants, animals. Characters showing their expertise at their profession/hobby. Equitable relationships and clear consent (especially when there is an actual or apparent imbalance of power between the characters). Hurt/comfort. Languages (including sign languages!) (and, for this fandom, especially Czech and/or Russian).
Canon-specific: Including other characters is welcome, though I would prefer a focus on requested character(s). I would love to see missing scenes from the movie, or the events of the movie - or following the movie - from Kolya's perspective, or from Mr. Brož or Mrs. Brožová's perspective! What would it be like for Kolya to live with a stepfather he has only met a few times and who knows only a few words of Kolya's language? He's young, and probably isn't a fluent reader in Russian yet, but what would it be like to be beginning to learn to read and write his own name and some simple words - and find himself living in a country that uses a completely different alphabet? What would it be like to return to the mother who left him behind, whom he hasn't seen in over a year, and who speaks a language he has barely heard in over a year - and to move to a new country, with a new language, and his mother's new boyfriend - and to leave behind the 'father' who has been caring for him for so long? It would also be fascinating to see the effect of the Velvet Revolution on the characters, too. How much does Kolya understand of what's going on? What is it like for František to no longer be blacklisted and once again play cello in the Prague Philharmonic instead of only playing at funerals?
General DNW: Anything requiring any of the major archive warnings. Uncalled out pro-fascist ideology. Gore, graphic descriptions of violence (canon-typical is fine), explicit smut, implied or referenced use of tobacco, implied or referenced consumption of dairy products or meat by humans (nursing by infants and young children (and young non-human mammals) is fine)). Un-called out bigotry, ablism, bullying, character bashing. Hurt/no comfort.

No letter

Request 2 by RisalSoran
Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
Characters: Jenda (Cesta do pravěku 1955), Jirka (Cesta do pravěku 1955), Petr (Cesta do pravěku 1955), Toník (Cesta do pravěku 1955)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I opt in to gifts written (entirely or in part) in Czech!
General Likes: Character-focused stories. Acceptance. Misunderstandings (linguistic, social, cultural, etc.). Found family. Friendship – especially among people who find making friends and maintaining friendships challenging. Psychology, sociology, worldbuilding. Diversity – especially neurodiversity. Autistic headcanons for characters who canonically have difficulty with pragmatic communication and with making and maintaining friendships and/or other relationships, have a tendency to fixate on special interests (and info-dump about them), and may have sensory differences. Ecology, gardening, Nature, plants, animals. Characters showing their expertise at their profession/hobby. Equitable relationships and clear consent (especially when there is an actual or apparent imbalance of power between the characters). Hurt/comfort. Languages (including sign languages!) (especially, for this fandom, Czech).
General DNW: Anything requiring any of the major archive warnings. Uncalled out pro-fascist ideology. Animal harm, detailed descriptions of meat, dairy, or the eating of meat or dairy (casual references to the eating of meat by carnivorous animals are fine, as is nursing by infants or young children); gore, graphic descriptions of violence (canon-typical is fine), explicit smut, implied or referenced use of tobacco, un-called out bigotry, ablism, bullying, character bashing. Hurt/no comfort. Major character death (referenced canonical deaths are fine, but please no deaths of requested characters).

No letter

Request 3 by RisalSoran
Jožin z bažin - Ivan Mládek (Song)
Characters: Narrator (Jožin z Bažin), Jožin (Jožin z Bažin), Chairman (Jožin z Bažin), Chairman's Daughter (Jožin z Bažin)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I opt in to gifts written (entirely or in part) in Czech!
General Likes: Character-focused stories. Misunderstandings (linguistic, social, cultural, etc.). Found family. Acceptance. Friendship – especially among people who find making friends and maintaining friendships challenging. Psychology, sociology, worldbuilding. Diversity – especially neurodiversity. Autistic headcanons for characters who canonically have difficulty with pragmatic communication and with making and maintaining friendships, have a tendency to fixate on special interests (and info-dump about them), and may have sensory differences. Ecology, gardening, Nature, plants, animals. Characters showing their expertise at their profession/hobby. Equitable relationships and clear consent (especially when there is an actual or apparent imbalance of power between the characters). Hurt/comfort. Languages (including sign languages and, especially for this fandom, Czech!).
Canon-specific: In the song Jožin z Bažin, the chairman of a village promised his daughter's hand in marriage and half of the local agricultural collective to the narrator if he brought in the monster Jožin, dead or alive. The narrator successfully caught Jožin and decided to sell him to the zoo instead. What did the daughter think about her father's offer? Did the chairman have her permission to offer her hand in marriage? Was the chairman serious about his offer?
Why did the narrator decide he'd rather have cash than marriage to the chairman's daughter and half of an agricultural collective?
How does Jožin adapt to the zoo? Does he hate being in captivity? Does he enjoy a wider variety of food? Does he enjoy watching and interacting with people, even though he can no longer hunt them?
Possible prompts:
The narrator wants to accept the chairman's offer, but only if the chairman's daughter's wants to marry him. She does not. She uses traditional (organic) methods on her family's personal plot, and has observed the differences between her family's garden and the collective farm's chemical agriculture – and noticed that the pest insects are the first to return after application of pesticides; the predatory insects, spiders, and birds take much longer – allowing for greater losses to pests in the chemical agriculture than the traditional. She is not interested in marriage to a person who operates a powder plane.
He's not a farmer by avocation; he learned to fly in the Air Force, and accepted work flying a crop duster after he left the military. He appreciates her knowledge, skill, and enthusiasm for traditional gardening. She respects his decision to not marry her under duress – and to sell Jožin to the zoo rather than turn him over to her father for execution.

General DNW: Anything requiring any of the major archive warnings. Uncalled out pro-fascist ideology. Gore, graphic descriptions of violence (canon-typical is fine), explicit smut, implied or referenced use of tobacco, implied or referenced consumption of dairy products or meat by humans (nursing by infants and young children (and young non-human mammals) is fine, as is reference to Jožin and/or carnivorous animals hunting and/or eating meat). Un-called out bigotry, ablism, bullying, character bashing. Hurt/no comfort.
Canon-specific DNW: uncalled out support for the use of crop dusters/pesticides for any agricultural purpose (use for catching Jožin is fine!).

No letter

Request 4 by RisalSoran
Vlny | Waves (2024)
Characters: Věra Šťovíčková-Heroldová, Tomáš Havlík, Pavel Havlík
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I opt in to gifts written (entirely or in part) in Czech!
General Likes: Character-focused stories. Misunderstandings (linguistic, social, cultural, etc.). Found family. Acceptance. Friendship – especially among people who find making friends and maintaining friendships challenging. Psychology, sociology, worldbuilding. Diversity – especially neurodiversity. Autistic headcanons for characters who canonically have difficulty with pragmatic communication and with making and maintaining friendships and/or other relationships, have a tendency to fixate on special interests (and info-dump about them), and may have sensory differences. Ecology, gardening, Nature, plants, animals. Characters showing their expertise at their profession/hobby. Equitable relationships and clear consent (especially when there is an actual or apparent imbalance of power between the characters). Hurt/comfort. Languages (including sign languages!).
General DNW: Anything requiring any of the major archive warnings. Uncalled out pro-fascist ideology. Animal harm, detailed descriptions of meat, dairy, or the eating of meat or dairy (casual references to the eating of meat by carnivorous animals are fine, as is nursing by infants or young children); gore, graphic descriptions of violence (canon-typical is fine), explicit smut, implied or referenced use of tobacco, un-called out bigotry, ablism, bullying, character bashing. Hurt/no comfort. Major character death (referenced canonical deaths are fine, but please no deaths of requested characters).

No letter

PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

PH #199: Justice League International (Comics), Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics), Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (Comics)

PH #200: DC vs. Vampires (DC Comics), No I'm not a Human (Video Game), Dread Weight (Video Game), The Troop - Nick Cutter

DC DNW:

DNW-general:

Promo post for Dread Weight (Video Game)

claimed - PH #204: The Alters (Video Game), Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, The Accountant (Movies), The Institute (TV)

Request 1 by Suaine
The Alters (Video Game)
Characters: Jan Dolski, Jan Refiner (The Alters), Lucas Peña, Benjamin "Ben" Harris
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Every once in a while I will pick up a narrative work without knowing very much about it - purely based on vibes - and it will turn out to be very, very queer. The Alters surprised me. I went in expecting some identity stuff, some sci-fi, and fun gameplay. I sure got that, but I was not prepared for the "I guess we're all bi here" or the fundamental exploration of what it means to be the worst version of yourself by virtue of making all the worst choices and having to grow out of that while constantly under threat. I was not prepared for falling in love with all versions of Jan Dolski and also wanting him to climb Lucas Pena like a tree.
As you can perhaps see from which characters I chose, I would truly appreciate you exploring the Jans' queerness. I would like to see your take on saving Ben and what it means to love someone who doesn't even know you yet. I want to see what you would do with Lucas and Jan, whether they get to go to that dinner with grandma. Also, the worldbuilding and all the other choices you can make that change not just the fate of these characters, but the entire world.

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/73230125-aad5-4891-97ee-0f49562a16e0

Request 2 by Suaine
Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
Characters: Eric Mitchell | The Golden Cobra, Marius Valerius | The Last Hope
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This is a very simple "oh please, please, make them kiss" prompt. I'm fascinated by the worldbuilding, by who these characters were and became - especially Eric who is, quite frankly, my favorite and deserves everything and anything he wants - by what it means to be both a person and a CHARACTER, especially in a narrative that's so steeped in archetypes and their subversion. But above all, I want Marius to gently hold Eric and kiss him like his life depends on it.

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/73230125-aad5-4891-97ee-0f49562a16e0

Request 3 by Suaine
The Accountant (Movies)
Characters: Christian Wolff, Braxton (The Accountant Movies)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Listen, I am a simple girl with simple tastes and I would like you to explore their relationship. If you're into that, I'm not opposed to romance, and if you're not, I just want to know how we can get them to finally stay within reach of each other. It's funny how the movies so clearly portray both of them as neurodiverse, but only Christian is allowed to be. Braxton has to be the normal one. He has constructed this image of himself as the caretaker, even though neither of them really want that. The distance Christian puts between them is deliberate and I want you to dig into the why. What pushes them apart, what pulls them together? And can two very fucked up assassins in their middle-age find some peace, maybe even with or alongside each other?

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/73230125-aad5-4891-97ee-0f49562a16e0

Request 4 by Suaine
The Institute (TV)
Characters: Luke Ellis, Nicky Wilholm
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

When I read the book, I was deeply invested in the relationship between these two boys and the TV series dialed that up to eleven. There's a connection between them that's undeniable, no matter in what direction it develops.

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/73230125-aad5-4891-97ee-0f49562a16e0

CLAIMED - PH #206: Columbo, Mario Kart (Video Games), Final Fantasy IV, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Pokemon Concierge (Cartoon), Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi

Request 1 by TheMangosity
Columbo
Characters: Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m sure I'll love whatever you write for me because I just want to read some amazing stories in these fandoms!
In case my Yuletide letter isn’t done before assignments go out, I wanted to say a little bit about some of the fandoms so you at least have a little bit of inspiration. You can also find my past Yuletide letters on my dreamwidth account if you want to get an idea of some of the things I like.
I don't have any triggers or anything I absolutely wouldn't want to see in a story. I like the kinds of stories that take place in universe and match the tone of the original. It's fun to see what's happening in the characters' lives post-series or behind the scenes.
Here are some things I like: Hurt/Comfort, Brotherly Love, Action Adventure, Crossovers. I’m also interested in Interactive Fiction if that’s something you enjoy making. I go into more detail about these things here in the beginning of last year’s letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/2896.html

Columbo: Homicide detective immediately knows who murderer is and chooses to harass and annoy murderer for entire episode.
Over the past year I became a super Columbo fan and it’s all thanks to Yuletide! Last year I matched with someone on Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and they had also requested Columbo. I didn’t even know that much about Columbo but for some reason I decided to write a Columbo/Majora’s Mask crossover. I watched a bunch of the show and thought it was so funny. It’s just Columbo harassing and annoying the murderer for an hour and a half until he busts them. It’s so funny.
After writing that crossover last year, I’m really into Columbo crossovers. Each Columbo episode is him meeting completely new characters, so it’s the perfect setup for a crossover to happen. I’m totally open to a crossover of Columbo and any of the other fandoms I’ve requested. If there’s something else similar to these fandoms that you want to do a crossover with, that’s fine too.
But if we matched on Columbo and you know nothing about any of theses other fandoms, or if you just are not feeling the crossover thing, I totally understand.
I love Columbo’s dog, so I would love if you can find a way to include him even briefly!

Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

Request 2 by TheMangosity
Mario Kart (Video Games)
Characters: Cow (Mario Kart), Koopa Troopa (Mario Kart), Yoshi (Mario Kart), Shizue | Isabelle (Mario Kart)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Super Mario and his friends decide to have kart racing tournaments together.
I requested Mario Kart because of this specific tweet where Nintendo posted a video of a Koopa traveling across the world with his little bread basket: https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/1960054642412290131 I thought it was so cute and funny! Why is he carrying this bread basket with him? Is he delivering it? Does he just like bread?
I also nominated Cow as a character because she looks really cool driving the motorcycle. Why is this cow cooler than any of us?

Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

Request 3 by TheMangosity
Final Fantasy IV
Characters: Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV), Kain Highwind (Final Fantasy IV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Cool guy uses power of the moon to defeat the darkness.
To be honest I’ve only played a little bit of Final Fantasy IV, so I’m not sure if my description is even true. But I love Cecil and Kain! I watched all of the Dissidia Final Fantasy cutscenes and that’s where most of my knowledge of them comes from. Cecil seems like he has a strong sense of justice, like he always tries to see the good in people. He also seems a little naïve and inexperienced with the world. Kain seems like more of a realist. He’s willing to do anything to help his friends, even the hard stuff no one wants to do. If it has to get done, so be it.
I didn’t get very far in the game, but I know a little bit about Cecil’s journey. I know there’s a part in the beginning where a town gets destroyed and he’s devastated. Maybe you could write something about how he feels about that, what that means to him. If you know Dissidia I wouldn’t mind if the story takes place there.
I don’t mind if you mention some non-spoiler events from the game, just please don’t include any major plot spoilers.

Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

Request 4 by TheMangosity
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Characters: Link (The Wind Waker), Tetra (The Wind Waker), Medli (The Wind Waker), Quill (The Wind Waker)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Here’s what I wrote about Wind Waker for a previous Yuletide, just so you can get an idea of what I like about the world. I’ll come up with new ideas and prompts in the full Yuletide letter.
I love Wind Waker for its cute and carefree world. I'd like an adventure story that has Link, Tetra, and the talking boat. Feel free to include any characters you like from the game! It can take place during the events of the game or post game. Here are some ideas I came up with:
-Link, Tetra and the pirate crew go on pirate voyages together. They're taking care of the last few monsters left over after Ganondorf's defeat. The talking boat offers his support however he can.
-Link gets sick while out on the high seas in his boat and Tetra and the pirate crew find him and take care of him.
-Link introduces Tetra and the pirate crew to his family and everyone else in his home village.
I'm open to other ideas too! Just as long as it's similar to the tone of the game. Also, if you'd like to cross this over with any of the other Zelda games, I'm open to that, especially Breath of the Wild.
Thanks for reading this! I’ll come up with more details and prompts for all of the fandoms in my full Yuletide letter!

Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

Request 5 by TheMangosity
Pokemon Concierge (Cartoon)
Characters: Haru (Pokemon Concierge), Koduck | Psyduck (Pokemon Concierge), Alisa (Pokemon Concierge), Tyler (Pokemon Concierge)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

No prompts

Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

Request 6 by TheMangosity
Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi
Characters: Lah Kara (Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi), Ethan (Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi), Juro (Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi), Homen (Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I wrote about Star Wars Visions in a previous Yuletide letter, so here it is so you can get some ideas. I’ll come up with some new ideas in the new letter.
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/2419.html
Letter:
https://themangosity.dreamwidth.org/3297.html

CLAIMED - PH #207: Oathsworn (Actual Play Podcast), Heaven Will Be Mine (Visual Novel), 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest

Request 1 by WolffyLuna
Oathsworn (Actual Play Podcast)
Characters: Worldbuilding (Oathsworn)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I really love Oathsworn. I am a sucker for dramatic last stands against the apocalypse, the dread of everything getting worse and death spirals as people desperately try to make things still work. I am a sucker for the all of the characters, and I find the worldbuilding fascinating.
Note: I am currently up to episode 69. There is a world where I finish the podcast before sign ups close. There is another world where I finish after sign ups close but before works reveal. If any of my prompts are ‘but wait, they answered that question in episode 73?’ …woops.
General likes and prompts are in my letter, they are a bit too long to fit in this box.
I am open to treats!
DNWS:
- Torture being portrayed as effective/achieving goals
- Impregnation/pregnancy risk
- if there is a mention of some sort of birth control, even if it just the pull out method, you will have avoided my dnw.
- Explicit underage (<18) sex
- Daddy kink/ mommy kink / family terms being used in sex (unless people are actually related)
- organised crime AUs
- out of control fires

Letter:
https://wolffyluna.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/16/

Request 2 by WolffyLuna
Heaven Will Be Mine (Visual Novel)
Characters: Pluto (Heaven Will Be Mine), Luna-Terra (Heaven Will Be Mine), Saturn (Heaven Will Be Mine)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Ladies kissin’ each other, and explorations of what it means to be The Other and how to respond to it... IN SPACE!
I love the worldbuilding, and all the implications that circle around the fact that is space reality is defined by whoever has the strongest personality. The way that being one of the space kids is a metaphor for being queer, and the way you can look at those sorts of things at different angles through metaphor, while at the same time all the major characters are non-metaphorically queer.
Also, ladies kissin’ in giant robots is cool.
General likes and prompts are in my letter, they are a bit too long to fit in this box.
I am open to treats!
DNWS:
- Torture being portrayed as effective/achieving goals
- Impregnation/pregnancy risk
- if there is a mention of some sort of birth control, even if it just the pull out method, you will have avoided my dnw.
- Explicit underage (<18) sex
- Daddy kink/ mommy kink / family terms being used in sex (unless people are actually related)
- organised crime AUs
- out of control fires

Letter:
https://wolffyluna.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/16/

Request 3 by WolffyLuna
杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest
Characters: Chang Geng | Li Min
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I am a sucker for political dramas with romance, steampunk, hurt/comfort, and that sort of ‘I’m going to fix the economy!’ sort of optimisation fic. Sha Po Lang was very much made for me.
General likes and prompts are in my letter, they are a bit too long to fit in this box.
I am open to treats!
DNWS:
- Torture being portrayed as effective/achieving goals
- Impregnation/pregnancy risk
- if there is a mention of some sort of birth control, even if it just the pull out method, you will have avoided my dnw.
- Explicit underage (<18) sex
- Daddy kink/ mommy kink / family terms being used in sex (unless people are actually related)
- organised crime AUs
- out of control fires

Letter:
https://wolffyluna.dreamwidth.org/2025/10/16/

Promo post for Oathsworn (Actual Play Podcast)

james_davis_nicoll

A determined artist faces potentially lethal criticism.

The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman

skygiants

Everything I've previously read by M.T. Anderson emotionally devastated me, so I despite the fact that Nicked was billed as a comedy I went in bravely prepared to be emotionally devastated once again.

This did not happen .... although M.T. Anderson cannot stop himself from wielding a sharp knife on occasion, it it turns out the book is indeed mostly a comedy .....

Nicked is based on a Real Historical Medieval Heist: the city of Bari is plague-ridden, and due to various political pressures the City's powers have decided that the way to resolve this is to steal the bones of St. Nicholas from their home in Myra and bring them to Bari to heal the sick, revive the tourism trade, and generally boost the city's fortunes. The central figures on this quest are Nicephorus, a very nice young monk who had the dubious fortune of receiving a dream about St. Nicholas that might possibly serve as some sort of justification for this endeavor, and Tyun, a professional relic hunter (or con artist? Who Could Say) who is not at really very nice at all but is Very Charismatic And Sexy, which is A Problem for Nicephorus.

The two books that Nicked kept reminding me of, as I read it, were Pratchett's Small Gods and Tolmie's All the Horses of Iceland. Both of those books are slightly better books than this, but as both of them are indeed exceptionally good books I don't think it takes too much away from Nicked to say that it's not quite on their level: it's still really very fun! And, unlike in those other somewhat better books, the unlikely companions do indeed get to make out!

I did end it, unsurprisingly, desperately wanting to know more about the sources on which it was based to know what we do know about this Real Historical Medieval Heist, but it turns out they are mostly not translated into English. Foiled again!

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claimed - PH #191: 철인왕후 | Mr. Queen (TV), Schmigadoon! (TV), Emelan - Tamora Pierce, 星汉灿烂 | Love Like the Galaxy (TV), Willow (TV 2022), Terra Nova (TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings

Request 1 by LeBibish
철인왕후 | Mr. Queen (TV)
Characters: Jang Bonghwan | Kim Soyong
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, Jang Bonghwan is Kim Soyong's reincarnation

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 2 by LeBibish
Schmigadoon! (TV)
Characters: Worldbuilding (Schmigadoon!)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, EXPLORE THE WORLD - What IS Schmigadoon/Schmicago and who/what are these characters outside of the stolen narratives?

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 3 by LeBibish
Emelan - Tamora Pierce
Characters: Dedicate Rosethorn (Emelan), Dedicate Lark (Emelan)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters (Rosethorn/Lark 4ever), found family, actual good teachers teaching

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 4 by LeBibish
星汉灿烂 | Love Like the Galaxy (TV)
Characters: Cheng Shaoshang
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, Women being awesome friends with each other, finding your family and learning what that means (sweet version), smart competent women building and creating things

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 5 by LeBibish
Willow (TV 2022)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, Knights of Galladoorn worldbuilding, Cashmere Kingdom worldbuilding, Kit/Jade, Mad Martigan I miss you

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 6 by LeBibish
Terra Nova (TV)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, what does it take to rebuild/build a new society?
Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 7 by LeBibish
莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, identity shenanigans, healing from trauma, the power of pets/home-making/gardening for healing
Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

Request 8 by LeBibish
魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings
Characters: Wenren E (Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNW: Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, infidelity (polyamory requires enthusiastic consent from all parties).
Optional Details (in general - more detailed in Dear Author letter):
- Worldbuilding, cultural exploration, family feels, characters being competent, discovering secrets, mythology, magic, friendship, messing about with gender, queer characters, exploring morality in a grey world
Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/lebibish/797984146075107328/dear-yuletide-author-thanks-for-being-my-author?source=share

claimed - PH #192: Homicide: Life on the Street, Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, Sinners (2025), The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast), City of Bohane - Kevin Barry

Request 1 by Luna
Homicide: Life on the Street
Characters: Kay Howard
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I would absolutely adore anything centered on Kay, who might be my favorite character ever on television? Details in my letter.
General Do Not Wants:
Noncon/sexual violence, animal harm or death, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, pregnancy/kidfic, physical illness, non-canonical character death, homophobia/transphobia (including the internalized kind), Islamophobia, antisemitism, reader self-inserts, crossovers, fusions, AUs.

Letter:
https://luna.dreamwidth.org/4605.html

Request 2 by Luna
Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett
Characters: Anagosa Dolabra, Worldbuilding (Shadow of the Leviathan)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I love watching Ana's mind work; I'd also love to see facets of the Empire that the books haven't explored yet. Details in my letter.
Fandom-specific DNW: Ana/Din romance
General Do Not Wants:
Noncon/sexual violence, animal harm or death, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, pregnancy/kidfic, physical illness, non-canonical character death, homophobia/transphobia (including the internalized kind), Islamophobia, antisemitism, reader self-inserts, crossovers, fusions, AUs.

Letter:
https://luna.dreamwidth.org/4605.html

Request 3 by Luna
Sinners (2025)
Characters: Annie (Sinners 2025)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I want more of Annie and her relationship with Smoke, with Mary, or with magic. Details in my letter.
Fandom-specific DNW: Annie as a vampire.
General Do Not Wants:
Noncon/sexual violence, animal harm or death, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, pregnancy/kidfic, physical illness, non-canonical character death, homophobia/transphobia (including the internalized kind), Islamophobia, antisemitism, reader self-inserts, crossovers, fusions, AUs.

Letter:
https://luna.dreamwidth.org/4605.html

Request 4 by Luna
The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast)
Characters: Sana Tripathi
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Sana is so soft and so strong, and I'd love something that shows both sides of her, whether in a romantic setting or a revolutionary one. Details in my letter.
General Do Not Wants:
Noncon/sexual violence, animal harm or death, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, pregnancy/kidfic, physical illness, non-canonical character death, homophobia/transphobia (including the internalized kind), Islamophobia, antisemitism, reader self-inserts, crossovers, fusions, AUs.

Letter:
https://luna.dreamwidth.org/4605.html

Request 5 by Luna
City of Bohane - Kevin Barry
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Literally any fic for this book would be amazing, anything from worldbuilding with OCs to a quiet character study to a street fight. Details in my letter!
General Do Not Wants:
Noncon/sexual violence, animal harm or death, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, incest, torture, body-fluid kinks, pregnancy/kidfic, physical illness, non-canonical character death, homophobia/transphobia (including the internalized kind), Islamophobia, antisemitism, reader self-inserts, crossovers, fusions, AUs.

Letter:
https://luna.dreamwidth.org/4605.html

claimed - PH #193: Magic and Romance Series - Sara Raasch, Royals and Romance Series - Sara Raasch, Yield Under Great Persuasion - Alexandra Rowland

Request 1 by Macdragon
Magic and Romance Series - Sara Raasch
Characters: Elethior Tourael, Sebastian Walsh
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I greatly enjoyed how this went from enemies to being feral for each other. would love anything more about their relationship, prompts in letter.

Letter:
https://katemacetak.dreamwidth.org/5015.html

Request 2 by Macdragon
Royals and Romance Series - Sara Raasch
Characters: Hex Hallow, Nicholas "Coal" Claus
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love the setting and the dynamic between the characters. Prompts in letter.

Letter:
https://katemacetak.dreamwidth.org/5015.html

Request 3 by Macdragon
Yield Under Great Persuasion - Alexandra Rowland
Characters: Nicolau Lyford, Tam Becket
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

My favorite idiots to lovers! I love goblin Tam and golden retriever Lyford. Prompts in letter.

Letter:
https://katemacetak.dreamwidth.org/5015.html

claimed - PH #194: 垂涎 | ABO Desire (TV 2025), God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek, Hive Mind Series - Janet Edwards, Love & Legends (Visual Novel), The Seer and the Sword - Victoria Hanley

Request 1 by Morbane
垂涎 | ABO Desire (TV 2025)
Characters: Gao Tu (Desire the Series), Shen Wenlang (Desire the Series)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This section is a little longer than the rest because it's the only canon I haven't requested before. I looked deep into my own heart and asked myself "would I be just as happy to get this as some faves I've loved longer?" and the answer is YES. Watching this unhinged show has been a delight of the last few months.
Many spoilers!
Please get Gao Tu and Shen Wenlang together with full catharsis of all the shit Gao Tu's been put through. That said, if Gao Tu could go through slightly less shit, that would be great! I wanted Shen Wenlang to get a clue looong before Gao Tu's kid is an actual toddler. In fact, for all the angst potential of their encounter, and for all my love of identity porn I would be very happy for that encounter to have gone a different way - even without the pregnancy. If they have to fuck that way could they at least enjoy a little part of it? Because. Horrific.
Maddening as Shen Wenlang's assumptions and prejudices were, and all the times Gao Tu sadly shrugged and just weathered it, there were times Shen Wenlang was really likeable to me. His eyerolling in the background of Hua Yong's scenes was hilarious. HIs utter blind spot about how Gao Tu felt about his pretense of coercing poor vulnerable omega Hua Yong to sleep with him was fascinating - he seemed to expect that no one who knew him would believe in it, that was just a farce for that arrogant bastard Sheng Shaoyou, right?! So the scenes where he was yanking Sheng's chain but also concerned about Gao Tu's reaction to alpha pheromone conflicts really stuck with me. Anyway, I would love for him to realize that because of how he's been acting, it was actually very reasonable for Gao Tu to believe he would do such a thing. But I also want to see his good traits come through. I think Gao Tu should get the jawdroppingly gorgeous alpha he wants, but I would also like to see a Shen Wenlang who has something going for him besides being jawdroppingly gorgeous. Please let both of them have some competence. Like, I think Shen Wenlang deserves to grovel a bit, but would prefer we not do that thing where the entire fic is Gao Tu Deserves Everything And Shen Wenlang Is A Worm. I hope that makes sense! Sorry if not!
I also really enjoyed Gao Qing! And the worldbuilding! Tell me more about HR requirements for pheromone-proof rooms in your company of upwards of X staff etc. Anyone else is welcome to show up; I'm especially fond of Chen Pinming and Chang Yu.
I'm obviously especially fond of canon divergence here, but scenes from pre-canon that lean all the way into the pining would be great too. And if you want to throw tropes at a wall, dreamsharing would be amazing, or give me a five times fic(x) of five different ways Gao Tu and Shen Wenlang's first time could have gone better.
For purposes of likes, here's other past exchange requests (for different fandoms) in k's database: https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/everything/username/Morbane
Additional gifts are enabled.
DNW: harm to hands, amnesia, substance abuse; overall I prefer not to have stories about people doing unsafe things or things they'd be ashamed of while under the influence of something, but I realize that's canon-typical here. So please just don't have it be the whole plot, avoid humiliating people, or find ways to reclaim slightly more agency for people than in, say, Gao Tu/Shen Wenlang's encounter.

No letter

Request 2 by Morbane
God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek
Characters: Ashleigh Trine, Kieran Trevarde
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Sorry for the very short sign-up! I've requested this canon before: see promtps at database - https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/everything/username/Morbane
In addition to those prompts, which are still very welcome, maybe something in the far future for Kieran and Ash? Play out the setting with more technology, different god conflicts - with Kieran and Ash still alive OR maybe reincarnated again. Or: shortly after canon, give them a reason to travel to another location and operate relatively incognito; I love scenarios where powerful people can relatively-subtly help out among others who don't know what they're capable of.
But basically, anything that celebrates their romance would be great.
Additional gifts are enabled.
DNW: harm to hands, amnesia, substance abuse (broadly including people doing unsafe things or things they'd be ashamed of while under the influence of something, or a focus on addiction), infidelity.

No letter

Request 3 by Morbane
Hive Mind Series - Janet Edwards
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Sorry for the very short sign-up! I've requested this canon before: see prompts/likes at database - https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/everything/username/Morbane
This is an absolutely beloved comfort canon and I have re-read the whole thing occasionally in the last few years. Any expansion of the world, with nominated or non-nominated characters, would be wonderful. I've requested it a few times before and welcome responses to my past prompts. Additionally, maybe something about people's Colour zone identity and how it's managed to allow people to safely differentiate themselves without having the rigidity of level rankings. It's fascinating to me how this is a dystopia but Amber - and her closest colleagues - don't necessarily know that. But you're very welcome to write a purely uplifting story for them! Action/adventure and worldbuilding are great and so is celebrating Lucas/Amber.
Additional gifts are enabled.
DNW: harm to hands, amnesia, substance abuse (broadly including people doing unsafe things or things they'd be ashamed of while under the influence of something, or a focus on addiction), infidelity.

No letter

Request 4 by Morbane
Love & Legends (Visual Novel)
Characters: Helena Klein, Main Character (Love & Legends)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Sorry for the very short sign-up! I've requested this canon before: see prompts/likes at database - https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/everything/username/Morbane
This canon is absolute catnip to me and I welcome responses to any of my past prompts! Additionally, I'm happy to receive a Helena/Witch Queen, Helena/Witch Queen/Alain, or MC/Witch Queen fic. Altea's welcome on a platonic basis (flirtation fine! Just not interested in MC/Altea focus or MC/Altea/Helena focus for this exchange.)
I'd love something that digs into the setting more, especially how things got to how they were under the Witch Queen; I'd love future diplomacy! Trying out different kinds of magic also great, and what does the MC's role in the world look like in a more peaceful future? But the complications and the sweetness of MC/Helena's relationship (finding hope and redemption!) are wonderful and I'd be happy with just that. Optional kink prompt: honour bondage?
Additional gifts are enabled.
DNW: harm to hands, amnesia, substance abuse (broadly including people doing unsafe things or things they'd be ashamed of while under the influence of something, or a focus on addiction), infidelity.

No letter

Request 5 by Morbane
The Seer and the Sword - Victoria Hanley
Characters: Landen of Bellandra, Torina Archelda, Dahmis of Glavenrell
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Sorry for the very short sign-up! I've requested this canon before: see prompts/likes at database - https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/everything/username/Morbane
I fell in love with this canon as a pre-teen and still absolutely adore it. I don't have a lot to add to my previous prompts so just want to echo the theme of action/adventure! Dramatic romance! Pining! Handwave the practicalities of different royal allegiances to give me poly romance please?? Though if you can somehow put in even MORE identity porn that would be amazing.
Additional gifts are enabled.
DNW: harm to hands, amnesia, substance abuse (broadly including people doing unsafe things or things they'd be ashamed of while under the influence of something, or a focus on addiction), infidelity.

No letter

claimed - PH #195: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett, Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, Mythic Quest (TV 2020), Sworn Soldier Series - T. Kingfisher, Indiana Jones Series

Request 1 by PrettyThief
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Characters: Emily Wilde, Wendell Bambleby
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I would only want Wendell and Emily on good terms; no outside relationships for either character but they don't necessarily have to be together. No noncon or overt misogyny/bigotry. Otherwise go crazy!

No letter

Request 2 by PrettyThief
Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins
Characters: Haymitch Abernathy
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I am an open book for this. I would love to see a little bit of character work for Haymitch! Either angsty and introspective or a moment of happiness for him. Bonus points for any Haymitch/Effie content you want to include. DNW noncon or overt bigotry.

No letter

Request 3 by PrettyThief
Mythic Quest (TV 2020)
Characters: Ian Grimm, Poppy Li
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Want Ian x Poppy romance. Not interested in "just friends" stories. Would love something E rated, or something where they're separated and find one another again, or just something cute and slice of life.

No letter

Request 4 by PrettyThief
Sworn Soldier Series - T. Kingfisher
Characters: Alex Easton, Miss Potter (Sworn Soldier), Angus (Sworn Soldier)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Would love something romantic or deeply platonic for Alex. The series is fun and I love the characters but need more feelings! DNW misgendering.

No letter

Request 5 by PrettyThief
Indiana Jones Series
Characters: Henry "Indiana" Jones, Marion Ravenwood
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Longing! Yearning! Second chances at love! I love a story based on years of history. Or even a story on how they met or a first time fic.

No letter

claimed - PH #196: Archie Comics, Roman Holiday (1953), Lost Girl (TV), Werewolf By Night (2022)

Request 1 by RaelStone
Archie Comics
Characters: Betty Cooper (Archie Comics Version), Reggie Mantle (Archie Comics)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

My favourite ship from the comic is Reggie/Betty and there isn't enough of it in the world. I would love something featuring the two of them, either romance or friendship. I feel like she calms him and he breaks her out of her brain (insecurities and perfectionist mindset). Each in their own way make one another better.
I also love Jughead as he feels like the "wise sage" character who often sheds light on everyone else's drama and his dynamic with the others is always interesting to see.
AU and future fics more than welcome! Maybe a reunion or them being thrown together into a school play or some other shenanigans right out of the comics (maybe a scheme goes awry in the worse possible way and they end up with detention or community service?)?
Thank you in advance for whatever you come up with!
General DNW
non con
pregnancy
unrealistic characterization

No letter

Request 2 by RaelStone
Roman Holiday (1953)
Characters: Joe Bradley, Princess Ann | Anya "Smitty" Smith
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This is the most bittersweet romance I think ever was put to screen. Its a perfect moment before endless longing.
I would love to maybe see their daydreams where they get to be together, or a reunion with another interview at another time of life, or leaning into the angst of a love that will never be fulfilled.
Thank you in advance for whatever you come up with!
General DNW
non con
pregnancy
unrealistic characterization

No letter

Request 3 by RaelStone
Lost Girl (TV)
Characters: Kenzi (Lost Girl), Dyson (Lost Girl)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Dyson and Kenzi as friends or romance as my favourite pairing in the fandom and would love to see more of it. Maybe having a caper featuring the two? A sweet moment of bonding? Finding common ground? Kenzi making Dyson's life interesting? Them having an understanding that goes far beyond what others can understand?
Thank you in advance for whatever you come up with!
General DNW
non con
pregnancy
unrealistic characterization

No letter

Request 4 by RaelStone
Werewolf By Night (2022)
Characters: Elsa Bloodstone (Werewolf By Night 2022), Jack Russell (Werewolf By Night 2022), Ted Sallis (Werewolf By Night 2022)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I don't know the source material but loved this adaptation and have watched it more than once. And each time it has left me wanting more. The chemistry and dynamics, the potential for future encounters is so rich...
So anything is welcome.
Maybe its a favour that's called in?
Maybe Elsa is on a hunt only to find Jack? How would she save him or help him save himself? What if Ted went to her for help?
...and while I'm not specifically asking for smut on this one... I wouldn't say no. Even if it featured Ted :)
Thank you in advance for whatever you come up with!
General DNW
non con
pregnancy
unrealistic characterization

No letter

PH #197: Kolja | Kolya (1996), Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Jožin z bažin - Ivan Mládek (Song), Vlny | Waves (2024)

PH #198: even if TEMPEST 宵闇にかく語りき魔女 (Visual Novel), Flowers Series (Visual Novels), Lkyt. (Visual Novel)

PH #199: Justice League International (Comics), Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics), Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (Comics)

PH #200: DC vs. Vampires (DC Comics), No I'm not a Human (Video Game), Dread Weight (Video Game), The Troop - Nick Cutter

DC DNW:

DNW-general:

claimed - PH #201: The Changeover - Margaret Mahy, Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight - Anonymous (Song), In the Flesh (TV)

Request 1 by Selden
The Changeover - Margaret Mahy
Characters: Sorensen Carlisle, Laura Chant (The Changeover), Miryam Carlisle, Jacko Chant
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Thank you so much for writing for me! Please don't feel tied down by the specifics of this prompt, and do feel free to go far afield in terms of tone, form, and genre.
I love The Changeover a great deal - it's such a fantastic coming-of-age story, with huge compassion for all its characters (except of course the truly evil bad guy), a brilliant feeling of magic flaring at the edge of things, and a wonderful sense of place. Plus, I still ship Laura and Sorry like burning.
Don't feel you have to include all the characters I've listed - I'd love something that focused in on just Miryam, out with Winter in their big house surrounded by built-over fields. An AU in which she doesn't send Sorry away (not that I see this working out all that well, necessarily), or in which she takes more dangerous measures to stop suburbia creeping close? Or something about her relationship with Sorry, or with Laura?
I'd also really enjoy a glimpse of Sorry and Laura's future relationship - both of them growing up and figuring themselves out some more, and maybe fighting magical evil while they're at it. I'm very invested in Sorry's future life of being out in the wild and talking to trees, but what does Laura do once she's left school? How does she fold her life as a witch into the everyday world of her mother and Jacko? Really, I'd love anything here, from casefic to romance to slice of life.
General likes: worldbuilding, a sense of place and a sense of history, myths and legends, ancient and possibly unfriendly gods, descriptions of food, weird suburbia, deep dark woods, night driving, ruins, vast cities, gothic romance, fantasy, space opera, historical fiction, unusual styles, unusual formats, unreliable narrators, intrigue, political machinations, redemption, identity porn, enemies to lovers, complicated characters figuring out stuff about themselves and/or their world.
DNW: Underage (i.e. sex involving characters under the age of sixteen).

No letter

Request 2 by Selden
Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight - Anonymous (Song)
Characters: Lady Isabel (Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight), The Elf-Knight (Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Thank you so much for writing for me! Please don't feel tied down by the specifics of this prompt, and do feel free to go far afield in terms of tone, form, and genre.
I'd love a retelling, a reworking in a different context, a 'what happens next' (does Lady Isabel set up a service for the women of ballad-country who get in too deep?). But I'm also interested in how eager Lady Isabel is to call in and ride out with her knight: just how badly does she want to get away (and/or get off)? She's so competent, as well, at disposing of the knight once his true intentions are revealed - I especially like the version in which she puts him to sleep with a 'small charm' (though I love the more sea- or water-focused versions as well - feel free to play around with the different tellings). Does she have magic of her own? Where might this take her in the future, out of the door of her father's house and into a greenwood she's made safe(r) for herself?
General likes: worldbuilding, a sense of place and a sense of history, myths and legends, ancient and possibly unfriendly gods, descriptions of food, weird suburbia, deep dark woods, night driving, ruins, vast cities, gothic romance, fantasy, space opera, historical fiction, unusual styles, unusual formats, unreliable narrators, intrigue, political machinations, redemption, identity porn, enemies to lovers, complicated characters figuring out stuff about themselves and/or their world.
DNW: Underage (i.e. sex involving characters under the age of sixteen).

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Request 3 by Selden
In the Flesh (TV)
Characters: Kieren Walker, Steve Walker (In The Flesh)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I loved this sweet, sad, sharp little show: how generously metaphorical its central conceit was, how suggestive its mythology and worldbuilding, how fiercely hopeful it remained for all that it was full of horror and petty cruelty and the corrosiveness of fear. I've nominated Kieron and Simon, but I'd be delighted with fic that focused on expanding the post-Rising world, or on answering some of the questions the end of season 2 left open: what is to become of Amy? Of Jem? Of Maxine? One of my very favourite aspects of the show was its sense of place: how rooted it was in the landscape and community of Roarton; how much attention it paid to the dangerous (in this case, almost literally apocalyptic) dynamics of local gossip and old-new prejudices. Worldbuilding-focused fic that worked along these lines (minutes from meetings of the Roarton Historical Society before, during, and after the Rising?), or which expanded on the nightmarish bureaucracy faced by 'PDS sufferers' (to chilling and/or comedic effect) would be amazing.
(Incidentally, intrigued though I am by the implications of Amy's canon fate - and much as I refuse to buy that her second death was intended to be final - I'm not all that interested in seeing the undead returned wholesale to life, or at least not with this being presented as an uncomplicated happy ending.)
I should admit, as well, that In The Flesh was crammed full with tropes I absolutely love. 'Monsters' trying desperately to pass for human; characters haunted and threatened by the loss of their very identity (and identity-porn in general); the everyday mechanics of uncanny bodies; body-horror and unethical human experimentation galore ... if your fic leans into the curve on any of these aspects, I would be delighted.
I'd also be delighted with flat-out shipfic: how do Kieran and Simon negotiate their romance, after the end of season 2? How do they manage sex, if they do so at all? (I'd be more than fine with sweet/unsettling/hilarious zombie porn adventures!). How does Kieran cope with being the subject of some of the same messianic zeal that Simon once applied to the cause of the Undead Liberation Army - with having become, perhaps, Simon's new Cause? How does Simon deal with Kieran's tendency to second-guess himself, to sink into apathy or despair? How do they both manage to sustain a relationship across possible centuries of unlife? (And, ngl, I'd prefer it if they did.) What does the world look like, five centuries after The Rising? After Amy's (assumed) second resurrection? When Roarton itself is gone, and all its living inhabitants distant memories? There's a lot of room here for epic scope and aching bittersweetness (or flat-out darkfic: absolutely welcome), but I'm also very fond of the dopey, earnest awkwardness of Simon and Kieran's early courtship: I'd love just another supper with Kieran's family, or perhaps a meeting with an older Jem, post-canon. Or, well, just a day in the unlife. Village fêtes optional!
General likes: worldbuilding, a sense of place and a sense of history, myths and legends, ancient and possibly unfriendly gods, descriptions of food, weird suburbia, deep dark woods, night driving, ruins, vast cities, gothic romance, fantasy, space opera, historical fiction, unusual styles, unusual formats, unreliable narrators, intrigue, political machinations, redemption, identity porn, enemies to lovers, complicated characters figuring out stuff about themselves and/or their world.
DNW: Underage (i.e. sex involving characters under the age of sixteen).

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claimed - PH #202: Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard, Лето в пионерском галстуке - Елена Малисова и Катерина Сильванова | Pioneer Series - Elena Malisova & Katerina Silvanova, The Paris Express - Emma Donoghue

Request 1 by Shizuku206
Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard
Characters: Cliopher "Kip" Mdang (Nine Worlds), Artorin Damara | Fitzroy Angursell (Nine Worlds)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I have read HotE, Petty Treasons, Portrait of a Wide Seas Islander, RoFA, and AtfotS. Please NO SPOILERS for books I haven’t read.
I definitely want Kip & HR to be a focus but please feel free to also include additional canon characters!
HotE ate my entire brain. I LOVE Cliopher. I love his devotion and love for his Radiancy, his desire to make the world a better place, his stubbornness and determination, his deep connection to his family, home and culture despite his long years so far away, his utter competence and unshakeable ethics… I love HR and his humor and mischief and longing to escape the confines of his position. I love the special bond they obviously have and which obviously means so much to them both, and my god the pining, I want them to be able to be together in all the ways they want to. I obviously ship them romantically, but if you are more moved to write about their love platonically, that is completely welcome as well. I am absolutely on board with canon divergence of the flavor "Kip is sexually attracted to HR" OR canon-level aroace Kip. I would adore fic that has the five friends living in Kip’s house in Gorjo City after they retire, something slice-of-life or working out who they are apart from their jobs. I’m imagining some silly roommate fluff/humor like HR making nothing but fruit salad every time it’s his turn to cook (because he loves fresh fruit!! And he doesn’t know how to cook anything) and everyone else is like “again?!”
General likes: hurt/comfort, pining, mutual pining, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, couples who super dislike each other on first meeting, alt-POV canon scenes, missing scenes, fix-it, whump, smut, fluff, cuddling and snuggling, helping lovers recover from past trauma, neurodivergence (canon or headcanon), lovers accommodating characters’ neurodivergence especially when the ND character doesn’t even have to ask/assumes they don’t deserve accommodations/doesn’t know what accommodations they need, neurodivergent traits celebrated and loved (e.g. infodumping, special interests, hyperfocus), characters oblivious to the fact that they’re in love, tender caretaking, wearing each others’ clothes, sleeping together, only one bed/forced proximity due to circumstances, crying, crying on each other, angst and comfort, anxiety and reassurance, rescuing each other, taking revenge on someone who wronged their partner, found family, love declarations, commitment declarations, sweet gestures of affection especially from normally reserved/prickly characters, “mom friend override” (normally anxious/nonconfrontational character going in guns blazing because someone they love has been threatened), background characters being queer, happy endings, waking from a nightmare and their partner is there, grief/mourning and partner helping them cope, catharsis, trying to come out but whoops the person already knows you’re queer, supporting characters accepting and affirming the canon ship as a matter of course especially if MCs were trying to hide it, queer culture/safe queer spaces to escape period homophobia & be openly affectionate.
Smut likes: Experienced partner/inexperienced partner, gentle first time, explicit consent, enthusiastic consent, negotiating, ongoing communication about consent & likes/dislikes, trying new things, role play and dressing up, hurt/comfort sex, normally anxious/reserved character finding their voice in bed/taking charge, height difference, partially clothed, undressing each other, caring for each other as foreplay/afterplay (e.g. hairwashing, baths, etc.), nipple play, orgasm delay, blindfolds, lots of buildup, characters desperate and begging, so horny they can’t wait/semi-public sex, not conventionally attractive character being desired, rewrite of canon scenes full of sexual tension to instead be ‘what if they just went for it’, restraint, light pain play, sharing of fantasies & then partner planning to fulfill them, disability/neurodivergence accommodation during sex, use of magic during sex, consensual somnophilia.

General DNWs:
-AI-generated content
-Noncon/dubcon
-Scat/watersports/vomit/blood kink. (Blood in general is ok, just not as a kink.)
-Guinea pigs being eaten or abused
-Under age 16 sex
-Time/setting change AUs
-Infidelity, breakup, heartbreak/sad ending, MCD
Canon divergence and AUs that add elements to the canon setting are welcome.
Treats are welcome!!

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Request 2 by Shizuku206
Лето в пионерском галстуке - Елена Малисова и Катерина Сильванова | Pioneer Series - Elena Malisova & Katerina Silvanova
Characters: Yuri Konev, Vladimir Davydov
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Oh these boys!! I have only read book 1 and I want to see them have happy times together, it could be either in the original camp time, maybe they agree/decide to have sex before they part, or when they meet again, figuring out how to be together as adults.
General likes: hurt/comfort, pining, mutual pining, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, couples who super dislike each other on first meeting, alt-POV canon scenes, missing scenes, fix-it, whump, smut, fluff, cuddling and snuggling, helping lovers recover from past trauma, neurodivergence (canon or headcanon), lovers accommodating characters’ neurodivergence especially when the ND character doesn’t even have to ask/assumes they don’t deserve accommodations/doesn’t know what accommodations they need, neurodivergent traits celebrated and loved (e.g. infodumping, special interests, hyperfocus), characters oblivious to the fact that they’re in love, tender caretaking, wearing each others’ clothes, sleeping together, only one bed/forced proximity due to circumstances, crying, crying on each other, angst and comfort, anxiety and reassurance, rescuing each other, taking revenge on someone who wronged their partner, found family, love declarations, commitment declarations, sweet gestures of affection especially from normally reserved/prickly characters, “mom friend override” (normally anxious/nonconfrontational character going in guns blazing because someone they love has been threatened), background characters being queer, happy endings, waking from a nightmare and their partner is there, grief/mourning and partner helping them cope, catharsis, trying to come out but whoops the person already knows you’re queer, supporting characters accepting and affirming the canon ship as a matter of course especially if MCs were trying to hide it, queer culture/safe queer spaces to escape period homophobia & be openly affectionate.
Smut likes: Experienced partner/inexperienced partner, gentle first time, explicit consent, enthusiastic consent, negotiating, ongoing communication about consent & likes/dislikes, trying new things, role play and dressing up, hurt/comfort sex, normally anxious/reserved character finding their voice in bed/taking charge, height difference, partially clothed, undressing each other, caring for each other as foreplay/afterplay (e.g. hairwashing, baths, etc.), nipple play, orgasm delay, blindfolds, lots of buildup, characters desperate and begging, so horny they can’t wait/semi-public sex, not conventionally attractive character being desired, rewrite of canon scenes full of sexual tension to instead be ‘what if they just went for it’, restraint, light pain play, sharing of fantasies & then partner planning to fulfill them, disability/neurodivergence accommodation during sex, use of magic during sex, consensual somnophilia.

DNWs:
-AI-generated content
-Noncon
-Scat/watersports/vomit/blood kink. (Blood in general is ok, just not as a kink.)
-Guinea pigs being eaten or abused
-Under age 16 sex
-Time/setting change AUs
-Breakup/sad ending/MCD
-Focus on internalized homophobia/conversion therapy (brief mention of canon stuff ok)
Canon divergence and AUs that add elements to the canon setting are welcome.
Treats are welcome!!

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Request 3 by Shizuku206
The Paris Express - Emma Donoghue
Characters: Victor Garnier (The Paris Express), Guillaume Pellerin (The Paris Express)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

The Victor/Guillaume relationship was by far the most compelling part of this book for me. What's it like for them to be the loves of each others' lives, but with so much unspoken?
General likes: hurt/comfort, pining, mutual pining, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, couples who super dislike each other on first meeting, alt-POV canon scenes, missing scenes, fix-it, whump, smut, fluff, cuddling and snuggling, helping lovers recover from past trauma, neurodivergence (canon or headcanon), lovers accommodating characters’ neurodivergence especially when the ND character doesn’t even have to ask/assumes they don’t deserve accommodations/doesn’t know what accommodations they need, neurodivergent traits celebrated and loved (e.g. infodumping, special interests, hyperfocus), characters oblivious to the fact that they’re in love, tender caretaking, wearing each others’ clothes, sleeping together, only one bed/forced proximity due to circumstances, crying, crying on each other, angst and comfort, anxiety and reassurance, rescuing each other, taking revenge on someone who wronged their partner, found family, love declarations, commitment declarations, sweet gestures of affection especially from normally reserved/prickly characters, “mom friend override” (normally anxious/nonconfrontational character going in guns blazing because someone they love has been threatened), background characters being queer, happy endings, waking from a nightmare and their partner is there, grief/mourning and partner helping them cope, catharsis, trying to come out but whoops the person already knows you’re queer, supporting characters accepting and affirming the canon ship as a matter of course especially if MCs were trying to hide it, queer culture/safe queer spaces to escape period homophobia & be openly affectionate.
Smut likes: Experienced partner/inexperienced partner, gentle first time, explicit consent, enthusiastic consent, negotiating, ongoing communication about consent & likes/dislikes, trying new things, role play and dressing up, hurt/comfort sex, normally anxious/reserved character finding their voice in bed/taking charge, height difference, partially clothed, undressing each other, caring for each other as foreplay/afterplay (e.g. hairwashing, baths, etc.), nipple play, orgasm delay, blindfolds, lots of buildup, characters desperate and begging, so horny they can’t wait/semi-public sex, not conventionally attractive character being desired, rewrite of canon scenes full of sexual tension to instead be ‘what if they just went for it’, restraint, light pain play, sharing of fantasies & then partner planning to fulfill them, disability/neurodivergence accommodation during sex, use of magic during sex, consensual somnophilia.
General DNWs:
-AI-generated content
-Noncon
-Scat/watersports/vomit/blood kink. (Blood in general is ok, just not as a kink.
-Guinea pigs being eaten or abused
-Under age 16 sex (reference to canon instances ok)
-Time/setting change AUs
-Breakup/sad ending/MCD
Canon divergence and AUs that add elements to the canon setting are welcome.
Treats are welcome!!

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claimed - PH #203: Locust City - An Elysium Story (video game), RimWorld (Video Game), Safety Videos - U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Web Series)

Request 1 by snuffradio
Locust City - An Elysium Story (video game)
Characters: Cunoesse (Locust City), Cuno (Locust City), Locusts (Locust City), Worldbuilding (Locust City)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

RESOURCE MASTERPOST: https://www.tumblr.com/parasolemn/793302529486258176/x7-masterpost-so-i-can-stop-getting-confused-where
I don’t need all the characters in my signup to be in the story. I don’t need only characters in the tagset to be in the story. I picked all 4 tags available - Cuno, Cunoesse, the Locusts, & Worldbuilding - with the "giver's choice" tag.
Prompts (assorted):
- Daemon AU. Daemon-settling fics are so much about coming of age stories and formative experiences, and LC is a coming of age story about formative experiences; I love all the daemon tropes in general, but one of the things that interests me most about the idea of an AU for LC in particular is that I can’t imagine they’d settle as the same things in each ending, since the endings make them into such drastically different people. (But if *you* imagine they would settle the same way no matter what I’d be really intrigued by that too.)
- Post-canon - which may or may not include the immediate aftermath - of any of the endings, but the one that intrigues me the most is post-brainwashing. Either POV would be interesting. (Re: brainwashing: Does she regret it? What is it like? *What happens afterwards?*)
- Something surrounding Cuno’s relationship to the locusts and/or his nightmares and/or his imagination in some combination. I dearly love the locust box mechanic and its grotesque and beautiful evolution. (I would be delighted, and impressed, by any fic that manages to be about the relationship between the three of them: Cuno, Cunoesse, and the Box of Locusts.)
- Anything using Zaum (the drug) &/or the psychedelic cavefish marrow.
- I love Hercule and every ‘timeline’ he can go through in Act II and what C&C do to him; I love his opinions of them and theirs of him. & I also love everything we know about the Girl Leader and her place and scenes in Act IV. I think it would be really interesting to bounce them off other characters their age in a fic without leaning into smarm or losing their canon-typical rough edges. (I have a strong bias towards fiction that takes conflicts between children seriously.)
- There are very few C POV fics out there in the world compared to Cuno, and I would love any fic from C’s POV. (I love also whatever is going on with her skill Surface Tension and her “deep connection to water”, and wonder how that affects her perspective.)
NOTE: I have like, null opinions on slash tagging (/) vs ampersand tagging (&) C and C. There seems to be really broad disagreement about how exactly to categorize or describe their relationship regardless of which tagging convention someone picks.
(Much more, optional information linked in Dear Yuletide Writer letter.)

Letter:
https://perikarnassian.dreamwidth.org/445.html

Request 2 by snuffradio
RimWorld (Video Game)
Characters: Worldbuilding (RimWorld)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

My ideal RimWorld fic is a fic about your own RimWorld characters. (Or with their permission your friend’s, or something.) I’m really invested in other people’s games and read through their RimWorld liveblogging tags for fun.
Notes and prompts:
- I love modded RimWorld most of all. Mods and DLCs are the fun part, most of all the self-indulgent ones that give all the colonists fox tails or make torture worse or whatever it is a given player likes. (Pick what YOU like.) I include the forbidden mod as an acceptable mod to write; i.e. RJW is not a DNW, but also not a request.
- I actively like other people’s very self-indulgent RW OCs. RimWorld *is* a “story generator”.
- I would gladly love an AU from another fandom set inside RimWorld if the focus is on RimWorld worldbuilding. (Example fandoms I am in: Annihilation & the whole Southern Reach series by Jeff VanderMeer, The Wire (2002), all Porpentine Charity Heartscape’s stories in the story codex on xrafstar.monster - yeah, these are weird choices, but the weirder the better.) It being a fandom I’m not in is fine.
- Or maybe RimWorld adapted to integrate another trope, like Wingfic, or Daemon AU, or Time Loops, into RW.
- I am definitely open to experimental formats.
The thing I am *most interested in* is worldbuilding, which I know (especially with mods) is different for every game: What is your agricultural system like? What’s going on with your economy? How are your politics, or religion, or prison systems, or factions doing? How does all this impact colonists’ lives? What is it like to be a colonist there? This is the type of question I would like a story to answer.
(More, optional information linked in Dear Yuletide Writer letter.)

Letter:
https://perikarnassian.dreamwidth.org/445.html

Request 3 by snuffradio
Safety Videos - U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Web Series)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Hello, this surprised me so much when I saw it on the fandom list. I didn’t know what it meant and spent a few fascinated hours watching videos and reading their associated comments sections and screenshotting things and sending them to my friends. To my knowledge there is no other fic about it, and I could not find a fandom. I don’t know what a fic about it *would* look like. If you’ve signed up to write it I assume you have some idea of what you’d most like to write about it so like: Please write what your heart wants. And show me. Because I’m very invested and still watching U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board videos.
I think this would be really well-suited to experimental formats in particular.
(More, optional information linked in Dear Yuletide Writer letter.)

Letter:
https://perikarnassian.dreamwidth.org/445.html

PH #204: The Alters (Video Game), Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, The Accountant (Movies), The Institute (TV)

claimed - PH #205: The Accountant (Movies), Scholomance - Naomi Novik, The Summer War - Naomi Novik, Uprooted - Naomi Novik

Request 1 by taywen
The Accountant (Movies)
Characters: Christian Wolff, Braxton (The Accountant Movies)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNWs: major character death, mpreg, non-con
(Treats are enabled and would be very welcome!)
I find Braxton and Christian's relationship to be one of the most compelling aspects of the movies. I also ship them. I'm still not over the revelation in the second movie that Chris just... didn't show up to his promised meeting with Braxton. (At least it sounds like Braxton made a point of staying in touch this time...) Also, Braxton's teary-eyed vulnerability whenever Chris was in the same frame in the first movie continues to compel me.
Some prompts:
- Post-movies, one brother rescues the other from peril. Maybe they're together on a mission and something goes wrong, or maybe they were doing separate missions and one of them got in over his head. Hurt/comfort, teary (Braxton) and stoic (Chris) reunion, bad guys get murdered with violence. I'm here for any and all of it.
- Post-movies, they go hiking as Chris planned, or at least stay together for some time. What do they do with the cat? Is Braxton, king of abandonment issues, really going to just ditch Greg the corgi?? (Maybe they are both cat people, or maybe they can be a cat and dog family; either way, I'd love to read it!)
- Missing scene - one (or more) phone calls that Braxton made to Chris in the eight years between movies.
- Christian's reaction to the NASTY tattoo, during sex or wound-tending or for whatever reason!

Letter:
https://taywen.dreamwidth.org/4947.html

Request 2 by taywen
Scholomance - Naomi Novik
Characters: Alfie (Scholomance), Galadriel "El" Higgins, Liesel Mueller (Scholomance), Orion Lake
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs: major character death, teen pregnancy, focus on pregnancy, non-con
(Treats are enabled and would be very welcome!)
(Re: pregnancy DNW - I'm fine with kidfic, but I would rather the kid(s) already be born in the fic. Mentions of pregnancy are fine but I'd prefer it not be the focus.)
As long as at least two of my requested characters are the focus (in any combination), that's fine with me! Please also feel free to include as few (or many) of the other characters from the books as you'd like, so long as at leas two of my requested characters are the focus.
I have a particular soft spot for Alfie - something about characters that you wouldn't necessarily expect to be aware of their own privilege being so careful not to take advantage of said privilege and in fact actually feeling an obligation to give something in return for that privilege... Yeah. (Not to say that he doesn't have blind spots or any sense of entitlement, but he did seem to be one of the more decent enclaver kids.)
But I also really enjoy El, Liesel and Orion as well, and I won't be upset at all if Alfie isn't the focus. I'm here for Alfie/Liesel and El/Orion, or some variation of an Alfie/Liesel/El/Orion polycule, or gen. If it is post-canon, I would prefer if Alfie/Liesel and El/Orion are still a thing (although their relationship(s) certainly doesn't need to be the focus of the fic)!
Some prompts (partly recycled from last year's letter, when I only requested Alfie - which is why there are a few more prompts for him)
- A typical day in the Scholomance - what does that look like for a normie-ish enclaver? The Scholomance reacted to Alfie's full name in the second book - are there other perks (or disadvantages) that come with being the descendant of the school's founder?
- Or maybe a not-so-typical day in the Scholomance? Enclave kids don't usually get attacked by mals, but maybe that day, Alfie does. Maybe Orion saves him, or maybe another character helps him, or maybe he saves himself. (Alfie as a sort of outsider POV on Orion(/El) could be interesting!)
- Post-canon, how involved would Alfie be in the maw-mouth hunting project? Or in the polycule? (I like the idea of him hooking up with El and/or Orion too, but if he's just very supportive of Liesel's relationship with El I'm here for it!)
- Post-canon, Orion joins El on the maw-mouth hunt during summer break. How does that go? Does he feel any kind of way about hunting maw-mouths? Is he just happy to be there? Does much maw-mouth hunting get done or are they too busy getting it on?
- Pre-canon AU where El and Liesel meet before entering the Scholomance. Maybe Liesel's mother goes to Gwen for healing the illness/injury that did her in canonically? Would the two girls being acquaintances and maybe allies affect the events of canon? Would Liesel's spreadsheet of compliments strategy somehow improve El's social prospects??
- Pre-canon AU where El and Alfie meet before entering the Scholomance. Maybe he's sick and can only be healed by Gwen, so his parents take him to the commune. Would they be able to become friends? Could El trust an enclaver back then?
- Post-canon, Liesel has to babysit/escort/guard Orion for ~reasons~ during a Scholomance break while El is away. Does it go well? Does Orion even remember her name? Do they find trouble to get into even without El there??
- Post-canon, Liesel and Alfie (and El?)'s efforts to take down Liesel's father and his wife in Munich. Is it more diplomatic or scorched earth?

Letter:
https://taywen.dreamwidth.org/4947.html

Request 3 by taywen
The Summer War - Naomi Novik
Characters: Elithyon (The Summer War), Eislaing (The Summer War), Celia (The Summer War), Argent (The Summer War)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs: major (non-canon) character death, pregnancy of any kind, non-con
(Treats are enabled and would be very welcome!)
This combination of characters is probably difficult to fit into the same fic, so I'm fine with a focus on Argent & Elithyon (gen or ship, inclusion of Celia optional), Argent & Celia (inclusion of Elithyon and/or Eislaing optional) or Celia & Eislaing (gen or ship, further explanation below). Feel free to also include as few or many of the other book characters in the fic as you'd like!
Some prompts:
- Argent and Elithyon's wedding night. Is Argent a virgin? Is he nervous? Is Elithyon nervous? Are there any differences between summerling and human anatomy that need to be navigated? (I'd appreciate if a good time is had by all, in the end!)
- Missing scenes from Argent and Celia's childhood?
- Argent and Elithyon pay a visit to Prosper's court? Or Celia pays them a visit instead?
- Eislaing died, but perhaps some part of her yet remains. Celia manages to return her to life, or contact her shade, and they—become friends? Something more? Maybe Eislaing reacts negatively to this turn of events instead??
- Eislaing perspective on the book's events from the afterlife or something?
- The shadow people return and need to be dealt with? Maybe they attack the summerlings first, and Celia has to save the day??
- Elithyon musing to Argent on the similarities and differences between Celia and Eislaing?

Letter:
https://taywen.dreamwidth.org/4947.html

Request 4 by taywen
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
Characters: The Dragon | Sarkan, The Falcon | Solya, Marek (Uprooted)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs: major (non-canon) character death, mpreg, non-con
(Treats are enabled and would be very welcome!)
Feel free to omit one of these characters if you would prefer! I’m open to just about anything involving some combination of these characters, ship or gen fic. I think these characters have interesting dynamics in each pair as well. I’m a firm believer that Marek and Solya were banging during the events of the book. Sarkan and Solya have big bitter exes energy as well. Marek and Sarkan just…do not get along at all, lol, but what if they didn’t have any choice but to work together? ( Feel free to also include as few or many of the other book characters in the fic as you'd like!)
Some prompts:
- Young Marek sets out to enlist the Dragon’s help to save his mother from the Wood, after it becomes obvious that his father and the other court wizards have no intention of doing so. Solya is the lucky wizard who’s sent to retrieve Marek from what everyone assumes to just be a standard problem child running away. Does Marek make it to the valley? Or maybe Solya takes him there just to get a rise out of Sarkan?
- Solya and Marek when they first started working together. Solya seems like pretty much the exact sort of person that Marek would despise, so how did they end up being such close allies? Or are they just using each other for mutual benefit?
- Something about the beginning of Solya and Sarkan’s rivalry? The two of them as apprentices or new wizards, before Sarkan takes up vigil in the the valley?
- After a particularly egregious incident in court, Solya is sent to the valley to guard it as punishment for him and Marek. In exchange, Sarkan is dragged back to court despite his protests. Sarkan and Marek have to figure out a way to get things restored to the proper order before it’s too late.
- AU where Marek survives the book but the assault by the Wood-queen leaves his ambitions shaken. He and Solya try to pick up the pieces, or perhaps even...make amends?
- Post-canon, Solya trying to cope with Marek's death (or maybe just with how that affects his own ambitions) with Sarkan as a reluctant audience?
- (I know this one in particular is a long shot, but just putting it out there--) I'd love to see a fusion AU with the Scholomance trilogy? Solya and Sarkan as reluctant indie allies? Solya trying to get close to enclaver!Marek, much to Sarkan's disdain?? Solya exasperated af with Sarkan's refusal to cozy up to enclavers in general???

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