Pinch Hits #1, #3-7
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#1:
Request 1 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Bonnie's Bakery (Video Game)
Bonnie (Bonnie's Bakery)
bonne (see letter!)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 2 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Lifesteal SMP
Mapicc (Video Blogging RPF), PlanetLord (Video Blogging RPF)
see letter!
(you do not have to write both of them listed, and you also can add other characters lol)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 3 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Wildfrost (Video Game)
Yuki (Wildfrost), Tiny Tyko (Wildfrost), Mini Mika (Wildfrost), Leader (Wildfrost)
see letter!
(you don't have to use all or any of the tagged characters!)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 4 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Live A Live (Video Game)
Oersted (Live a Live)
see letter <3
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
#3:
Request 1 by DesertVixen
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
Jamie Sheridan, Min-Dae Sheridan, Eleanor Douglas, Park Sheridan
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
Give me the AU where Jamie Sheridan uses his status in the neighborhood to put the fear of God into Eleanor's stepfather, or maybe the story where Park does help his mom get Eleanor ready for their wedding day (without seeing her)
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 2 by DesertVixen
Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling
Kathryn Hollard, Odikweos, Althea Walker (Nantucket Trilogy), Martha Cofflin (Nantucket Trilogy)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
I'm a big Kathryn/Kash fan, and love seeing how they balance their worlds - and how fiercely they love each other.
So, what I would really like here is an exploration of Odikweos against the familiar Odysseus. Much like Kashtiliash, he's an ally NOW because it suits him, but what if that changed?
Or perhaps the rise of Althea Walker (we get 10-plus books of Survival through SCA but nothing on her?) causes rifts among the allies. I think she would be interesting because she isn't an uptimer, and she isn't exactly a native of the time period, she's a hybrid. And she's pissed.
And I was looking for a fourth character to fill out noms (no slot left behind) and decided to include one of the underutilized female characters. Martha is a quiet organizer, but I'd love to see her match up with some of the down-time crew. Perhaps she and Odikweos might have some interesting conversations.
I couldn't nominate her because she isn't in the book, but feel free to add Odikweos' Penelope.
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 3 by DesertVixen
The Scoop - London Detection Club
Geraldine Tracey (The Scoop), Mr. Tracey, Beryl Blackwood (The Scoop), Dennis Oliver (The Scoop)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
I really just want some fic about this, with a focus on Geraldine Tracey.
Turn the Lonely Bungalow case on its head, or give me a big showy trial (with requisite headlines).
For this one, you can kill off Geraldine Tracey or Mr. Hemingway.
Feel free to include both sides of "Mr. Tracey".
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 4 by DesertVixen
Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Betriz dy Ferrej, the Mother (Chalion)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
While I do enjoy the Penric books, I also miss the first group we were introduced to, and I *really* wanted to see the Mother in action. Betriz and Iselle have both served her Daughter, perhaps She has something in store for Betriz.
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 5 by DesertVixen
Two Minute Mysteries - Donald J. Sobol
Dr. Haledjian, Octavia (Two Minute Mysteries), Mrs. Sydney
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
Okay, so what DO these characters do when Haledjian's not showing off how superior he is? Does Octavia ever get to eat dinner without a gruesome story? Does she ever solve a mystery?
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
#4:
Request 1 by marquisguyun
棋魂 | Hikaru no Go (Live Action TV)
Shi Guang (Hikaru no Go), Chu Ying (Hikaru no Go), Yu Liang (Hikaru no Go)
I'd be fine with either Shi Guang & Chu Ying or Shi Guang &/ Yu Liang if you don't want to include all three. (Or, for example, Yu Liang POV where we know Chu Ying is there but Yu Liang doesn't)
Possible prompt: Chu Ying and Shi Guang don't get interrupted in the attic and Shi Guang knows Chu Ying might be leaving. How would that change things?
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: Smut | AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
Request 2 by marquisguyun
有翡 | Legend of Fei (TV)
Yin Pei (Legend of Fei TV), Wu Chuchu (Legend of Fei TV), Li Sheng (Legend of Fei TV)
You have my permission to not include Li Sheng if you'd prefer
I watched almost half of this show with someone who had already watched it. Around Episode 13 she asked me to guess who Wu Chuchu would end up with. I guessed Yin Pei because the show had just introduced him when she asked and Wu Chuchu & Li Sheng hadn’t met yet. So since that idea has been rattling around in my brain, I would enjoy your take on how Yin Pei/Wu Chuchu might happen. I’m flexible about what “happening” means… like “unresolved pining” to “developing feelings after getting married for [insert reason here]” kind of range.
I would also be very interested in all three of them together, whether that looks like a "happy ever after" or something like Yin Pei being briefly involved with established Li Sheng/Wu Chuchu. Maybe something about when they're trapped together in that one episode? It also doesn't necessarily have to be a full threesome, it could be more like Wu Chuchu/Yin Pei and Wu Chuchu/Li Sheng with the guys trying to figure each other out.
That said, I'd also be perfectly happy for you to explore whatever the hell it is they've got going on in canon!
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
Request 3 by marquisguyun
师兄请按剧本来 | Stick to the Script! (TV)
Wang Xiaoyu (Stick to the Script), Xiao Tianyu
Watch an official compilation of the 40 mini episodes (2.5 hours) with English subs on YT here
➼ Just, Canon Angst: They end the show trapped in different universes when they were about to share their lives together. Focusing on either or both characters is fine
➼ Fix it: She gets to stay. They get to continue with their wedding plans. His mother's culture would consider them married bc he took the Wushi Mask off of her eyes, but neither of them have spent much time within that culture and so they want to have a wedding that will be more familiar to them, including the wacky cast of characters from their sect. There is also the fact that she is from modern China while he is an immortal cultivator, which might make wedding planning interesting!
➼ Missing Scene/Schrodinger's Fix-it: there really isn't a lot of time between "we're married/going to be married," the tournament, and the end of the show. I'd love to see some interactions within this short time as they reunite with their sect. Do they tell anyone? Do they keep it as their own secret until after the tournament? Can lead into either of the first prompts if you want to cover the last episode or beyond
➼ For something that doesn't have to do with the ending of the show, maybe you could explore how Xiao Tianyu realizes his feelings for Wang Xiaoyu and decides he wants to marry her?
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
#5:
Request 1 by Mary_the_gardener
Cassandre (TV)
Pascal Roche (Cassandre), Florence Cassandre (Cassandre)
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
Disclaimer: I have not watched the season / of this show yet, tho I fully intend to, so my prompts may not totally alight with the events of it.
The cases of the series may be good, but the rest sometimes it's so cliché it's ridiculous, I've lost count of how many tropes they've used. But, honestly? I love it all.
One thing of this ship that absolutely fascinates me is the way they have of talking to each other: one second calling the other by surname, the other by the first name, some other times with their role, even if i feel like as the seasons go on they call each other by name more often. I still melt every time Pascal calls her Florence. And constantly switching between formal and informal language too! Even if I know this one part doesn't translate too well in english, so, in case you want to, for this one I'm also open to fic in french, italian or spanish, all languages which have formal grammatical forms.
Another thing I enjoy is how these two are constantly at each other's throats, and yet they're always there to comfort and support each other. Both their characters tend to have outbursts of anger or frustration and that puts them in contrast but at the same time brings them closer, with Florence a bit more in control: she apologizes right after and is always there to remind Pascal to keep his cool; how does he feel about this?
I'm a sucker for unfulfilled desires, and the sexual tension through out all the series is so strong, I would just love something that concentrates on how they dance around each other, tying to remain professional but evidently struggling to do it. Are they having ethic dilemmas over it? In season four we see how both of them sort of try to get distracted with someone else, both attempts failing... and then there's the night they set a date to have sex just because her son told her they should. They took the excuse quite eagerly, but then as eagerly found another one to not do it.
I'm okay with any setting change AU as long as it somehow keeps the power imbalance, even if it gets switched.
Also, let's not forget the age difference! In the first season I kind of felt that she was much more mature than him, even if the gap slowly seemed to lose relevance as the series went on. I love that she is a mature woman which has already had husband and a kid and which has somehow abandoned her hopes of a successful career, and that he has an obscure, secret past that his tattoos constantly remind everybody of. The new situation with Pascal's daughter and them a bit more in the same situation, even the probability of being grandpas together is hilarious to me.
And feel free to add other tropes or just expand on the ones they used already, that sharing a room situation was cut disappointingly short... what if they had stayed there one night already before the dude attacked the priest?
Request 2 by Mary_the_gardener
F4 Thailand (TV)
Ren Renrawin Aira, Gorya Thitara Jundee
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
In brief, I ship them. So I'd love you if you said screw the canon and make Ren and Gorya end together instead (of course, if you don't want to go the ship way that's okay too).
I don't actually have anything against Thyme, I'm just hopelessly soft for Ren. He's so quite but also observant. He doesn't say anything but you can see in his eyes that he's suffering inside. And I am whipped for his kicked puppy face. I'd totally love a fic on how he struggled in Paris, feeling how he didn't belong while Mira perfectly fitted and didn't really need him anymore. Or about him hopelessly pining for Gorya. Or the two together!
Going back to the ship, I would also love if you went the AU way. You could take the texting and social media part from canon for a nice wrongnumber fic. It would probably work with even just a partial AU. Am I making sense? In any case, AUs about them getting together smh are appreciated.
As are AUs about Gorya being the badass she is and fighting her way through the hardships of life. I would love to see more about her life when she runs to work with her parents in the country (though I don't really care about her pining for Thyme). I really love how headstrong she is!
Request 3 by Mary_the_gardener
Olympic Track and Field RPF
Mutaz Essa Barshim (Olympic Track & Field), Marcell Jacobs (Olympic Track & Field), Gianmarco Tamberi (Olympic Track & Field)
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
I'm ok with any solo gen fic, they are all quite interesting on their own, as I'm ok with Marcel/Gimbo or Mutaz/Gimbo. Plese no Marcel/Mutaz/Gimbo, but any & combination you'd like to write is fine, I'd be interested in seeing how you make Mutaz and Marcel interact!
I would love something set at the last olys (just saying, but I still have the vid of that damn kiss under the flag saved dhrbedgds), but also at this wc would be great, I'd appreciate some h/c about how things went!! Any other competition you'd like to pick is ok too, or even just not set it at a comp? Whatever inspires you is ok! Even canon divergent (tho I don't want a setting-changing AU).
It's fine if you want to include other athletes too.
#6:
Request 1 by Tavina
射鵰英雄傳 | Legend of the Condor Heroes - Jin Yong
Guo Jing (LOCH - JY), Huang Rong (LOCH - JY), Ke Zhen'e (LOCH - JY), Huang Yaoshi (LOCH - JY)
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
Request 2 by Tavina
知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 | The Story of Minglan (TV)
Sheng Minglan, Gu Tingye, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Rulan
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
Request 3 by Tavina
延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV)
Wei Yingning (Yanxi Palace), Consort Gao of Qing | Gao Ningxin (Yanxi Palace), Empress Wèi of Qīng | Wèi Yīngluò (Yanxi Palace), Empress Fuca of Qīng | Róngyīn (Yanxi Palace)
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
#7: Request 1 by withthekeyisking
The Night Manager (TV)
Jonathan Pine (TNM TV), Richard Roper (TNM TV)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 2 by withthekeyisking
The Following
Ryan Hardy, Joe Carroll
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 3 by withthekeyisking
Scarlet Spider (Comics)
Ben Reilly (Scarlet Spider)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 4 by withthekeyisking
The Darkest Minds Series - Alexandra Bracken
Cole Stewart
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 5 by withthekeyisking
The Shadows Between Us - Tricia Levenseller
Alessandra Stathos (TSBU), Kallias Maheras (TSBU), Leandros Vasco | Xanthos Maheras (TSBU)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 6 by withthekeyisking
The Lorien Legacies - Pittacus Lore
Stanley Worthington | Number Nine (Lorien), Naveen | Number Eight (Lorien)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
#1:
Request 1 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Bonnie's Bakery (Video Game)
Bonnie (Bonnie's Bakery)
bonne (see letter!)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 2 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Lifesteal SMP
Mapicc (Video Blogging RPF), PlanetLord (Video Blogging RPF)
see letter!
(you do not have to write both of them listed, and you also can add other characters lol)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 3 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Wildfrost (Video Game)
Yuki (Wildfrost), Tiny Tyko (Wildfrost), Mini Mika (Wildfrost), Leader (Wildfrost)
see letter!
(you don't have to use all or any of the tagged characters!)
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
Request 4 by Chibi (HimejoshiHeart)
Live A Live (Video Game)
Oersted (Live a Live)
see letter <3
Letter: http://himejoshiheart.dreamwidth.org/5789.html
#3:
Request 1 by DesertVixen
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
Jamie Sheridan, Min-Dae Sheridan, Eleanor Douglas, Park Sheridan
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
Give me the AU where Jamie Sheridan uses his status in the neighborhood to put the fear of God into Eleanor's stepfather, or maybe the story where Park does help his mom get Eleanor ready for their wedding day (without seeing her)
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 2 by DesertVixen
Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling
Kathryn Hollard, Odikweos, Althea Walker (Nantucket Trilogy), Martha Cofflin (Nantucket Trilogy)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
I'm a big Kathryn/Kash fan, and love seeing how they balance their worlds - and how fiercely they love each other.
So, what I would really like here is an exploration of Odikweos against the familiar Odysseus. Much like Kashtiliash, he's an ally NOW because it suits him, but what if that changed?
Or perhaps the rise of Althea Walker (we get 10-plus books of Survival through SCA but nothing on her?) causes rifts among the allies. I think she would be interesting because she isn't an uptimer, and she isn't exactly a native of the time period, she's a hybrid. And she's pissed.
And I was looking for a fourth character to fill out noms (no slot left behind) and decided to include one of the underutilized female characters. Martha is a quiet organizer, but I'd love to see her match up with some of the down-time crew. Perhaps she and Odikweos might have some interesting conversations.
I couldn't nominate her because she isn't in the book, but feel free to add Odikweos' Penelope.
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 3 by DesertVixen
The Scoop - London Detection Club
Geraldine Tracey (The Scoop), Mr. Tracey, Beryl Blackwood (The Scoop), Dennis Oliver (The Scoop)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
I really just want some fic about this, with a focus on Geraldine Tracey.
Turn the Lonely Bungalow case on its head, or give me a big showy trial (with requisite headlines).
For this one, you can kill off Geraldine Tracey or Mr. Hemingway.
Feel free to include both sides of "Mr. Tracey".
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 4 by DesertVixen
Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Betriz dy Ferrej, the Mother (Chalion)
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
While I do enjoy the Penric books, I also miss the first group we were introduced to, and I *really* wanted to see the Mother in action. Betriz and Iselle have both served her Daughter, perhaps She has something in store for Betriz.
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
Request 5 by DesertVixen
Two Minute Mysteries - Donald J. Sobol
Dr. Haledjian, Octavia (Two Minute Mysteries), Mrs. Sydney
Blanket DNW: nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children (specifically cats), explicit/graphic/sexual violence
Okay, so what DO these characters do when Haledjian's not showing off how superior he is? Does Octavia ever get to eat dinner without a gruesome story? Does she ever solve a mystery?
Letter: http://desertvixen.dreamwidth.org/792464.html
#4:
Request 1 by marquisguyun
棋魂 | Hikaru no Go (Live Action TV)
Shi Guang (Hikaru no Go), Chu Ying (Hikaru no Go), Yu Liang (Hikaru no Go)
I'd be fine with either Shi Guang & Chu Ying or Shi Guang &/ Yu Liang if you don't want to include all three. (Or, for example, Yu Liang POV where we know Chu Ying is there but Yu Liang doesn't)
Possible prompt: Chu Ying and Shi Guang don't get interrupted in the attic and Shi Guang knows Chu Ying might be leaving. How would that change things?
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: Smut | AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
Request 2 by marquisguyun
有翡 | Legend of Fei (TV)
Yin Pei (Legend of Fei TV), Wu Chuchu (Legend of Fei TV), Li Sheng (Legend of Fei TV)
You have my permission to not include Li Sheng if you'd prefer
I watched almost half of this show with someone who had already watched it. Around Episode 13 she asked me to guess who Wu Chuchu would end up with. I guessed Yin Pei because the show had just introduced him when she asked and Wu Chuchu & Li Sheng hadn’t met yet. So since that idea has been rattling around in my brain, I would enjoy your take on how Yin Pei/Wu Chuchu might happen. I’m flexible about what “happening” means… like “unresolved pining” to “developing feelings after getting married for [insert reason here]” kind of range.
I would also be very interested in all three of them together, whether that looks like a "happy ever after" or something like Yin Pei being briefly involved with established Li Sheng/Wu Chuchu. Maybe something about when they're trapped together in that one episode? It also doesn't necessarily have to be a full threesome, it could be more like Wu Chuchu/Yin Pei and Wu Chuchu/Li Sheng with the guys trying to figure each other out.
That said, I'd also be perfectly happy for you to explore whatever the hell it is they've got going on in canon!
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
Request 3 by marquisguyun
师兄请按剧本来 | Stick to the Script! (TV)
Wang Xiaoyu (Stick to the Script), Xiao Tianyu
Watch an official compilation of the 40 mini episodes (2.5 hours) with English subs on YT here
➼ Just, Canon Angst: They end the show trapped in different universes when they were about to share their lives together. Focusing on either or both characters is fine
➼ Fix it: She gets to stay. They get to continue with their wedding plans. His mother's culture would consider them married bc he took the Wushi Mask off of her eyes, but neither of them have spent much time within that culture and so they want to have a wedding that will be more familiar to them, including the wacky cast of characters from their sect. There is also the fact that she is from modern China while he is an immortal cultivator, which might make wedding planning interesting!
➼ Missing Scene/Schrodinger's Fix-it: there really isn't a lot of time between "we're married/going to be married," the tournament, and the end of the show. I'd love to see some interactions within this short time as they reunite with their sect. Do they tell anyone? Do they keep it as their own secret until after the tournament? Can lead into either of the first prompts if you want to cover the last episode or beyond
➼ For something that doesn't have to do with the ending of the show, maybe you could explore how Xiao Tianyu realizes his feelings for Wang Xiaoyu and decides he wants to marry her?
General Likes:
Canon Divergence (fix-it, make it worse, or just make it different! Especially divergences that make a point to keep other canon details like ages the same if not affected by what has changed) | Angst With a Happy Ending OR Angst Without a Happy Ending | Mutually Unrequited Love (aka not actually unrequited, but they think it is) | Identity Porn | A/B/O | Mpreg (A/B/O, trans, cultivation, etc) | Complicated Characters | Found Family | Soulmates (Platonic or Romantic) | Time Travel | Competent Characters | Political Intrigue | Outsider POV | Unreliable Narrator | Sense of duty/family responsibility/etc getting in the way of what characters want
DNW: AUs that take place in a different setting than canon | First/Second Person POV | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Character Bashing | Incest
#5:
Request 1 by Mary_the_gardener
Cassandre (TV)
Pascal Roche (Cassandre), Florence Cassandre (Cassandre)
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
Disclaimer: I have not watched the season / of this show yet, tho I fully intend to, so my prompts may not totally alight with the events of it.
The cases of the series may be good, but the rest sometimes it's so cliché it's ridiculous, I've lost count of how many tropes they've used. But, honestly? I love it all.
One thing of this ship that absolutely fascinates me is the way they have of talking to each other: one second calling the other by surname, the other by the first name, some other times with their role, even if i feel like as the seasons go on they call each other by name more often. I still melt every time Pascal calls her Florence. And constantly switching between formal and informal language too! Even if I know this one part doesn't translate too well in english, so, in case you want to, for this one I'm also open to fic in french, italian or spanish, all languages which have formal grammatical forms.
Another thing I enjoy is how these two are constantly at each other's throats, and yet they're always there to comfort and support each other. Both their characters tend to have outbursts of anger or frustration and that puts them in contrast but at the same time brings them closer, with Florence a bit more in control: she apologizes right after and is always there to remind Pascal to keep his cool; how does he feel about this?
I'm a sucker for unfulfilled desires, and the sexual tension through out all the series is so strong, I would just love something that concentrates on how they dance around each other, tying to remain professional but evidently struggling to do it. Are they having ethic dilemmas over it? In season four we see how both of them sort of try to get distracted with someone else, both attempts failing... and then there's the night they set a date to have sex just because her son told her they should. They took the excuse quite eagerly, but then as eagerly found another one to not do it.
I'm okay with any setting change AU as long as it somehow keeps the power imbalance, even if it gets switched.
Also, let's not forget the age difference! In the first season I kind of felt that she was much more mature than him, even if the gap slowly seemed to lose relevance as the series went on. I love that she is a mature woman which has already had husband and a kid and which has somehow abandoned her hopes of a successful career, and that he has an obscure, secret past that his tattoos constantly remind everybody of. The new situation with Pascal's daughter and them a bit more in the same situation, even the probability of being grandpas together is hilarious to me.
And feel free to add other tropes or just expand on the ones they used already, that sharing a room situation was cut disappointingly short... what if they had stayed there one night already before the dude attacked the priest?
Request 2 by Mary_the_gardener
F4 Thailand (TV)
Ren Renrawin Aira, Gorya Thitara Jundee
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
In brief, I ship them. So I'd love you if you said screw the canon and make Ren and Gorya end together instead (of course, if you don't want to go the ship way that's okay too).
I don't actually have anything against Thyme, I'm just hopelessly soft for Ren. He's so quite but also observant. He doesn't say anything but you can see in his eyes that he's suffering inside. And I am whipped for his kicked puppy face. I'd totally love a fic on how he struggled in Paris, feeling how he didn't belong while Mira perfectly fitted and didn't really need him anymore. Or about him hopelessly pining for Gorya. Or the two together!
Going back to the ship, I would also love if you went the AU way. You could take the texting and social media part from canon for a nice wrongnumber fic. It would probably work with even just a partial AU. Am I making sense? In any case, AUs about them getting together smh are appreciated.
As are AUs about Gorya being the badass she is and fighting her way through the hardships of life. I would love to see more about her life when she runs to work with her parents in the country (though I don't really care about her pining for Thyme). I really love how headstrong she is!
Request 3 by Mary_the_gardener
Olympic Track and Field RPF
Mutaz Essa Barshim (Olympic Track & Field), Marcell Jacobs (Olympic Track & Field), Gianmarco Tamberi (Olympic Track & Field)
General DNWS:
romantic marriage proposals and weddings, MPreg, prolonged and repeated adultery, Mafia AUs and Darkfic in general, Royalty Aus
Disclaimers:
- I'm ok with a fic about only one/some of my requested characters.
- I'm willing to receive treats
General likes:
texting fics, wrong number fics, crack fics, interactive fiction, fake dating, arranged marriage, mutual or onesided pining, unresolved sexual tension, hopelessly oblivious characters, open or vague endings, misunderstandings and miscommunication, metaphors, introspection and internal monologues, unusual POVs, time travelling, time jumps and messed up timelines, missing scenes, questioning of one's principles, epiphanies, cooking and food vlogs, modern with magic aus, coven aus, historical AUs, carnival and masquerade balls, flirting, doppelganger stories and uncanny circumstances, recovery from physical injuries or only partial recovery and how one mentally deals with it, flowers metaphors or similes or anything that has to do with flowers in general, extra bonus if it's daffodils or wisteria.
Fandom likes and prompts:
I'm ok with any solo gen fic, they are all quite interesting on their own, as I'm ok with Marcel/Gimbo or Mutaz/Gimbo. Plese no Marcel/Mutaz/Gimbo, but any & combination you'd like to write is fine, I'd be interested in seeing how you make Mutaz and Marcel interact!
I would love something set at the last olys (just saying, but I still have the vid of that damn kiss under the flag saved dhrbedgds), but also at this wc would be great, I'd appreciate some h/c about how things went!! Any other competition you'd like to pick is ok too, or even just not set it at a comp? Whatever inspires you is ok! Even canon divergent (tho I don't want a setting-changing AU).
It's fine if you want to include other athletes too.
#6:
Request 1 by Tavina
射鵰英雄傳 | Legend of the Condor Heroes - Jin Yong
Guo Jing (LOCH - JY), Huang Rong (LOCH - JY), Ke Zhen'e (LOCH - JY), Huang Yaoshi (LOCH - JY)
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
Request 2 by Tavina
知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 | The Story of Minglan (TV)
Sheng Minglan, Gu Tingye, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Rulan
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
Request 3 by Tavina
延禧攻略 | Story of Yanxi Palace (TV)
Wei Yingning (Yanxi Palace), Consort Gao of Qing | Gao Ningxin (Yanxi Palace), Empress Wèi of Qīng | Wèi Yīngluò (Yanxi Palace), Empress Fuca of Qīng | Róngyīn (Yanxi Palace)
DNW:
Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
graphic description of eye removal or trauma; characters losing their eyes (going blind is fine)
Rape/Non-con (mentions of canonical rape/non-con is fine as long as it’s not the focus of the fic)
POC described as food
modern AUs for historical canons,
PWP
Likes: Women in unique positions of power/using power in unexpected ways (Really into the concept of soft power/power not only being the ability to kill people), characters that are imperfect/skirt the line between good and evil, complex relationships between pretty much all requested character relationships, worldbuilding as it relates to culture/cultural clash/tradition, politics, characters coming up with unique solutions to problems, Historical settings, fantasy settings, historical fantasy settings, Alternate Universe — Canon Divergence, Time Travel! (whether physically, or mentally, or what), Fairy tale elements/Fairy Tale Retellings, Historical Alternate Universe (of non historical canons), Characters having an absolutely wretched emotional time. I love when there’s emotional conflict and WRETCHEDNESS
Open to treats!!
More details in the letter, but I would love any subset of these characters, do not feel as though you have to include them all!
Letter: http://tavina.dreamwidth.org/8419.html
#7: Request 1 by withthekeyisking
The Night Manager (TV)
Jonathan Pine (TNM TV), Richard Roper (TNM TV)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 2 by withthekeyisking
The Following
Ryan Hardy, Joe Carroll
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 3 by withthekeyisking
Scarlet Spider (Comics)
Ben Reilly (Scarlet Spider)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 4 by withthekeyisking
The Darkest Minds Series - Alexandra Bracken
Cole Stewart
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 5 by withthekeyisking
The Shadows Between Us - Tricia Levenseller
Alessandra Stathos (TSBU), Kallias Maheras (TSBU), Leandros Vasco | Xanthos Maheras (TSBU)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
Request 6 by withthekeyisking
The Lorien Legacies - Pittacus Lore
Stanley Worthington | Number Nine (Lorien), Naveen | Number Eight (Lorien)
Write whatever strikes your fancy!
Treats of course welcome :)
DNW: Genderbends (but trans good!), First Person POV, Reader Insert, Scat, Pure Fluff/Crackfic
Letter: http://withthekeyisking.dreamwidth.org/1974.html
