2022-04-03 04:26 pm
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Dear Author
I’m sorry this letter has taken a few days. Part of the reason is I can’t for the life of me work out dreamwidth formatting, so apologies for weird shifts in font size or things pushed to one side, at this point I’ve just accepted it looks weird but is at least readable! 

Thank you for writing for me! I’ve done a small “why I love it” section for each fandom and then some more specific prompts, but don’t feel obliged to use anything here. I love surprises and I’d rather you write something you’re excited about than force yourself with something that doesn’t interest you.
Some fandoms/characters/pairings have more than others, but this doesn’t reflect a preference at all, I like every fandom here equally.

I don’t post anything here except exchange letters, but if you want to poke around a bit I have loads of bookmarks over on AO3 (where I’m hernameinthesky) and I regularly post to my tumblr queenlissa. Tumblr might be particularly helpful if you’re writing for Vampire Academy because I post a lot of VA meta there.  

 


General

I requested these fandoms because I love the worlds and the characters in those worlds, so I much prefer fics that take canon as a starting point. That doesn’t mean you have to stick to the exact same style as canon, but I like fics that explore the world/lore/character histories and dynamics that we already have. I’m not for example interested in fics that make Katniss Everdeen a Capitol citizen from birth or the Dursleys good people who raised Harry well (there’s nothing wrong with these fics, they’re just not my cup of tea). 

I’m happy to receive any POV/tense, any length, in-universe documents, letters, excerpts from character’s diaries/sketchbooks/etc., poetry/stories written by characters, any format (non-chronological, shifting POVs, etc.), as well as drabbles and vignettes - whatever’s right for the story.

 

General likes:

  • Character-driven stories, Character studies, Original flavour fic, Backstory/lore/world building, Missing moments/filling in the gaps of canon, Canon events from a secondary character’s perspective, Post-canon fic, Cannon divergent AUs/What if? scenarios
  • Hurt/comfort (physical or emotional), Slice-of-life/curtain fic, Coming-of-age, Bittersweet/Hopeful/Realistic fics rather than entirely fluffy or angsty, Developing relationships, Established relationships and how the problems don’t stop just because they got together, Building trust, Found families, Complicated relationships (e.g. bitter exes still in love, old family feuds, “we hate each other but are fighting for the same side so have to work together”), Flirting and banter, Building a home together, Helping each other grow as individuals
  • Moving on/acceptance, Redemption and forgiveness, Oaths and promises, Loyalty, Tested loyalty!, Temptation/Internal conflict, Sacrifice, Healing, Difficult histories (either personal or societal), Nature descriptions, Settings having an effect on characters (because it makes things hard for them, is really important to them, is haunted, etc.)


Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery 

DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Depictions of injury/gore/violence that are more graphic than canon || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student || Terminal illness or injury || Torture || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round)


Canon-Style Plot - Freeform || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fluff || Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Slice of Life || Angst || AU - Canon Divergence || Fix-it fic || Getting Together

 

I really love the atmosphere of AoGG and the focus on ordinary love stories and tragedies and domestic troubles. I’m up for anything from canon-typical scrapes and hijinks, to serious exploration of the politics of the time and how that affects the characters. I particularly enjoy fics that explore the characters in a way that’s a little less… whiter than white. LMM herself had a passionate love affair in her twenties and talked in her diaries about her frustration with having to keep her girl characters as girls, never women. I’d love to see characters struggling with passion and friendships, figuring out what they want out of life, gaining new ambitions and not painlessly giving up on old ones. 


Matthew Cuthbert & Marilla Cuthbert 
Matthew and Marilla are two of my favourite characters. I love their quiet love for each other and the life they’ve built together. There’s such a deep bond there and I’d love to see more about how it formed. What was their childhood like? How did they feel when it became clear they were going to spend their lives together? Was it ever a discussion, or did they fall into it? 

They also have a sadness to them though. Both are so deeply reserved that they’ve missed out on a lot of joy. I’d love to see something from the time before Anne, where they support each other or have a moment of laughter over some silly scrape they find themselves in. Or after Anne, the two of them knowingly working together to help her in some way. The two of them balancing each other out and raising Anne together is beautiful.

 

Prompts:

  • Matthew is having trouble at school due his shyness, Marilla stands up for him
  • How Marilla decided to stay with Matthew after losing John Blythe. How Matthew felt about the courtship and it’s subsequent heartbreak.
  • Matthew tries to patch things up between Marilla and John (how successfully is up to you)
  • Marilla does marry John Blythe. Twenty years later her bachelor brother tells her he’s adopting a girl from an orphan asylum 
  • Anne gets into a scrape, Matthew and Marilla work together to help her
  • A Matthew!lives AU, and what changes. Does Anne go to university immediately then? What’s his relationship with Dora and Davie? I’ve always thought Dora particularly would get on well with Matthew.


Marilla Cuthbert/Rachel Lynde
These two have such a funny but sweet relationship, I’ll love anything you want to do with them. Schoolgirl puppy love, young women whose lives are going in different directions, how their relationship progresses after they’ve moved in together, a canon-divergence AU where they move in together earlier. They could go a little angsty as well given the time period and I’m fine with that, I like realistic historical fiction, but I’d like a mostly happy ending. I’d rather not have Rachel completely unhappy in her marriage though. She can be bi or a gay woman who wanted children or the security of a conventional life of whatever, but please don’t make her miserable or her husband a bad person. 

Prompts:

  • Marilla and Rachel have an intense, secret affair as young women
  • They had a brief affair as young women, but gave into convention and Rachel married. Now Rachel’s husband has died and they decide to give it another shot. 
  • AU where they decide to go for it as younger women and have to navigate their relationship in secret
  • Dora and/or Davie has a problem, they work together to solve it
  • Rachel spies something suspicious out the window and won’t rest until she’s solved the mystery. Marilla is pulled along for the ride.

 

If you’re writing about Anne, I generally prefer fics set after Anne of Avonlea. Anne as an adult is more interesting to me and there’s so much that’s brushed over during her years at Redmond and beyond. Anne’s coming-of-age in Anne of the Island was particularly disappointing to me and I find it the most boring book in the series for that reason. I’d love something that looks a little deeper into her friendships and struggles.

 

Gilbert Blythe/Anne Shirley 
We get hints of the laughter and passion that these two share, so more of that please! I don’t love Anne’s House of Dreams and the sugary gender roles they fall into, that seem to go very much against Anne’s character especially. Where did her ambition go? Anne was the first woman in Avonlea to go to university! It’s also very… chaste. I for one don’t believe that a stork really delivered Anne’s baby. Something that looks into their marriage and progressing relationship, not just the world outside of their cottage would be wonderful. The adjustments they both have to make, the fear they must feel during the second pregnancy, keeping their love alive as they raise their family. 

Alternatively if you prefer the early Anne books, it would be really fun to see more of their competitiveness as children or the growing up together that happens in Anne of Avonlea. What are all the dreams and ambitions they talk about? Getting into scrapes together would also be fun! 


Prompts:

  • Gilbert is stuck in a tree/has errands to run but is being held behind after class because he was too busy staring at Anne Shirley to listen to the teacher/is in some other typical AoGG scrape. Anne lends a hand.
  • Pushing the bounds of propriety during courtship (he kissed her on the nape of the neck guys!!)
  • They’re on a walk, there’s a storm, they have to shelter in a barn, Anne looks really pretty with raindrops in her hair, it’s just like a romance novel… except Anne didn’t expect it to be this cold, or for there to be a cow present.
  • Anne is lonely because Gilbert is working so often
  • Gilbert encourages Anne not to give up trying to write a novel
  • One of their children get’s into a typical AoGG scrape, Anne and Gilbert work together to help
  • Anne’s illness and recovery after Shirley’s birth. Maybe she finds it hard to bond to her new son and Gilbert helps.


Philippa Gordon/Anne Shirley
I love how playful and adoring these two are together, and how their relationship progresses in the books, with Anne not really taking Phil seriously at first and only with time coming to see another side of her. I think Phil being around for one of Anne’s ‘scrapes’ would be hilarious. Does she make it better or worse? Is she the cause of the scrape this time and Anne experiences the novelty of being the one to fix it? Or does Phil rise to the occasion?

They could go a little angsty as well given the time period and I’m fine with that, I like realistic historical fiction, but I’d like at least a hopeful ending please.

 

Prompts:

  • Phil or Anne is jealous when the other starts courting seriously with a man
  • There’s a leak in Phil’s room! She’s got to camp with Anne for a few nights! There’s only one bed!
  • Studying together, helping each other with their weak subjects
  • Anne realises none of the men in real life live up to her books, because she’s not interested in men
  • Settling down together, figuring out how to make money (I’m partial to Anne as a writer who doesn’t give up after one failed attempt at a novel)
  • Phil decides to court Anne, and the inevitable hilarity that would lead to.



Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
   
DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Depictions of injury/gore/violence that are more graphic than canon || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student || Terminal illness || Torture (non-graphic past torture and the consequences of that are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Snape being under 20 when the relationship begins.

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  • Action/Adventure || AU - Canon Divergence || Canon-Style Plot || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fix-it fic || Getting Together || Horror || Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Mystery/Procedural || Slice of Life || Worldbuilding
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Aberforth Dumbledore/Severus Snape 
This relationship would be so interesting! Aberforth and Snape are both such complex characters with difficult relationships to their pasts (and with Albus Dumbledore), and I’d love to see them reluctantly bond over this. I can see this going so many ways - a casual relationship born of wartime desperation that accidentally become more, a relationship that stays casual romantically but they end up bonding deeply as friends, they’re grouchy, sarcastic friends who slowly become more, or something else entirely. It’s entirely up to you. I’m ok with a less healthy relationship between these two as well. I don’t want them to be disrespectful or abusive to each other, but something where Aberforth is more invested than Snape, who’s still in love with Lily, or something where Aberforth hates Snape a little for killing his brother even on Dumbledore’s orders, but also can’t give him up, that kind of thing is great.

I’m also really interested in the Order and how it looked at it’s best in the first war compared to the second.The brief looks into it we get in the books combines my two favourite things about HP - complicated, heavy character dynamics and the mystery plots. Secret societies going on secret missions, not knowing who to trust, trying to figure out what the other side is doing, the moral quandaries that are the inevitable product of spying, all make me very happy.  

Prompts:

  • Aberforth and Snape have to work on a mission for the order together
  • Snape begins going to Hog’s Head because it’s the only place he won’t be bothered by students or other teachers, and begins to find comfort in the barman there
  • Aberforth is the only one who believes Snape has switched sides in the first war
  • An affair carrying on through The Deathly Hallows, both of them grieving, both a stone’s throw away from giving up, maybe claiming to have done already, but still fighting
  • Speaking of TDH, how much did Snape know about Aberforth’s deal with Neville
  • Snape survived DH and has to adjust to life without Dumbledore or the goal of defeating Voldemort.  



The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Depictions of injury/gore/violence that are more graphic than canon || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student || Terminal illness || Torture (non-graphic past torture and the consequences of that are fine) || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round)

Action/Adventure || AU - Canon Divergence || Canon-Style Plot || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fix-it fic || Fluff || Getting Together || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Slice of Life

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Summary

I really love the characters in THG, they all feel incredibly real, which is an achievement when it’s such a bizarre world. I don’t mind some world building/exploring, but I haven’t read the prequel so any references to that will need to be understandable without context. I’m really here for the characters though and how they respond to the world.

Katniss Everdeen 
Katniss is one of my favourite ever protagonists. She’s so realistically flawed, so unlike most of the heroines I grew up reading about. I’m happy to read anything about her, whatever you want to write. Fluff, angst, action, pre-books, post-books, canon-divergent AU. Pair her with someone other that Peeta or Gale if you want (I’m very fond of Katniss/Madge), or keep it gen. Katniss’ relationships with her family are really compelling. I’d love to see something about her father, or how her relationship with her mother develops post-book, or how Prim feels about Katniss. Prim seems close to her mother (it’s her bed she was in after a nightmare in the first book), does she see Katniss as a second mother? Someone who protects her but isn’t so great at comfort?

Prompts:

  • Katniss hanging out with her father, being taken to the Hob, being taught about plants or hunting. A closer look at their relationship.
  • A AU when neither she nor Prim is reaped, what does her life in 12 look like? Does she end up a miner?
  • I’ve always wondered what might happen if Katniss and Gale had saved Lavinia and her friend. Do they manage to save them? What happens if they find out about 13 earlier?
  • Katniss and Madge hanging out between THG and CF

 

Peeta Mellark 

For obvious reasons Peeta’s past and family don’t get the attention Katniss’ do, but I’ve always wanted to know more. What’s his relationship like with his brothers? His parents? We know his mother hit him at least once,  and it doesn’t seem unlikely she did it more often than that, and his father seems pretty quiet and passive, but Peeta seems gregarious and popular. Is it a survival tactic to get people to like him? Is he more introverted than he seems or does he genuinely like meeting new people and making friends? Would he ever have approached Katniss if they hadn’t been reaped? Canon events from Peeta’s POV are also one of my favourite things. What’s his life like between THG and CF? How does he feel during the Victory Tour? Post-books, how does he deal with the loss of his family and the hijacking? 

 

Prompts:

  • Pre-books his daily life, baking, school, his friends and family, pining after Katniss
  • Prim/Katniss isn’t reaped, Peeta is the only Victor of the 74th Hunger Games
  • Neither of them are reaped, does he ever get up the courage to approach Katniss
  • A look at Peeta’s relationship with Haymitch between THG and CF. He seems to take care of Haymitch a lot, does Haymitch ever return the favour somehow
  • Losing his leg is kind of brushed over in the books, how does Peeta cope with that?
  • His daily life post-Mockingjay

 

 

Katniss Everdeen/Gale Hawthorne
Katniss/Gale is interesting to me because I think as soon as Katniss was reaped, it was never going to happen regardless of Peeta, but if she hadn’t been reaped it almost certainly would have. Katniss talks about them both having too much fire, but my reading was always that Katniss and Peeta were the similar ones - both willing to put the people they love first at the expense of others, both rarely taking action until pushed to their limit - while Katniss and Gale challenged each other in important ways. Katniss has a tendency to disregard the bigger picture and worry about the people in front of her (usually Prim, or someone else she loves), while Gale has the opposite problem and goes too far because he doesn’t see the people he’s hurting, and they both call each other out on this. The things they went through pushed them to opposite extremes, Katniss unwilling to take almost any action, Gale willing to do anything, so I’d be interested if they’re more able to find a middle ground when they’re less damaged. Maybe they can’t. Maybe Gale simply can’t provide the support Katniss needs, and maybe Katniss has too different an opinion on violence/war for Gale to ever be able to accept it. For Katniss/Gale I don’t need a happy ending with the two of them together (although if you want to do that, go ahead! Convince me!), I’d just really like the possibility of them to be explored. 

I’m also up for pure fluff pre-relationship - the transition from suspicious allies to best friends, the moments Gale falls for Katniss, more cute moments from before Katniss was reaped.

Prompts:

  • Pre-books, celebrating one or the other of their birthdays, any way they can
  • A quiet day hunting or spending an evening together just hanging out
  • Katniss isn’t reaped, they both make it to 18, now Gale decides to make a move
  • Katniss isn’t reaped and the revolution is set off by someone else/the revolution happens before Katniss is reaped. Katniss and Gale deal with it together
  • Gale is reaped instead of Peeta
  • Gale is reaped, Katniss isn’t
  • Pre-canon, the moments Gale falls for Katniss

 

Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark 
The OTP to end all OTPs. Gentle Peeta who becomes utterly ruthless when Katniss is threatened. Reserved, wounded Katniss finally allowing herself to be taken care of. We see a lot of Peeta being Katniss’ dandelion in the spring, but I think in a lot of ways she became his strength. He stood up to his mother for her, he fought the fear he felt when reaped so he could protect her. They support each other and make the other a better person. I’ve read countless post-book healing fics with these two and I would love to read another. Or pre-book, Peeta’s crush on Katniss. Moments from that awkward winter between THG and CF. Moments from during the Victory Tour. After the Victory Tour when their relationship is starting to mend. AU where one or both of them aren’t reaped, or Peeta isn’t taken in CF, or where any of the other pivotal moments in the books are changed. I will love anything Peeta/Katniss.

 

Prompts:

  • Between THG and CF, they run into each other at Haymitch’s or in town
  • Peeta isn’t captured in CF, he and Katniss must adjust to District 13 together
  • Peeta’s POV, the development of his feelings for Katniss as he really gets to know her 
  • Post-book I never liked the explanation that Katniss had children for Peeta’s sake nor do I believe Peeta would want children with her if Katniss didn’t, so I’d love a closer look at that decision
  • One of them isn’t reaped, the other comes back as the only Victor
  • Neither of them are reaped, how do they end up together?

 


Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student || Terminal illness || Torture || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round)

AU - Canon Divergence || AU - Modern/Mundane || Canon-Style Plot || Character Development || Fix-it fic || Fluff || Getting Together || Horror ||
 Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Slice of Life

I love the humour in Northanger Abbey and the way the darker plots lie just under the surface. I’m equally happy if you want to stick to the lightness of the original or if you want to explore the darkness. I’m also happy for AUs for this one. I don’t want a complete setting change into sci-fi or fantasy, but elements added to the original - like ghosts being real - or modern AU would be really fun.

Catherine Morland/Isabella Thorpe
Catherine and Isabella just make a fun couple. They’re both so young and silly. I’d love a rollicking adventure with them - discovering a real ghost, trying to solve a mystery (whether they’re right in their suspicions or not), going on a holiday together and string into scrapes.
Or something more serious. I think because they’re so young they bring out the worst in each other with Isabella taking advantage of Catherine’s naïveté and Catherine being unable to see the truth of Isabella, but if they matured a little I think they could bring out the best. Maybe they meet again when they’re older and wiser. Isabella has to make a decision whether to give up her ambitions of a rich husband, Catherine learns what love is outside of the first nice man she meets.

Prompts:

  • Modern ghost hunter/haunted house explorer/paranormal podcaster/paranormal YouTuber!Catherine is a prompt I saw once and has always stuck with me. BFF/girlfriend Isabella doesn’t believe any of it… until one night she accompanies Catherine on one of her hunts
  • Catherine suspects one of their Bath acquaintances of something dastardly, Isabella helps her investigate
  • Isabella is jealous of Catherine’s new friend Miss Tilney
  • Meeting again a few years after canon, both still single, but a little wiser 

 

 

Original Work

Action/Adventure || Angst || AU - Genre Shift || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fantasy || Fix-it fic || Fluff || Getting Together || Horror || Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Mystery/Procedural || Slice of Life || Worldbuilding

DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Large age gaps (>10 years) in m/f pairings where the man is older || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that happens in the story (non-graphic past non-con/dub-con and the consequences of that are fine) || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student || Teenager/Adult ships || Terminal illness or injury || Torture || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round) except for specific pairings clarified in letter 

For original works I’m open to pretty much anything. I’ve tried to avoid prompts that only fit one genre, so feel free to go with something other than the typical for these types of pairings. Dashing lady adventurer in medieval times! Vampire/Vampire hunter in the Wild West! Sorceress who hid her heart for safe keeping in the roaring 20s! Combine as much as you like as well - maybe the girl-next-door is the vampire the dashing lady adventurer vampire hunter never expected. Or the gruff loyal guardswoman of an imperious queen meets the lone loyal female knight of a disgraced queen in a tavern.

 

Dashing lady adventurer/Sensible girl-next-door caught up in her exploits (F/F)

This is just begging for a fun, frenetic adventure! Put them in any time or place you want, it’s the relationship I’m here for. I love stories where couples make each other better and bring out qualities they didn’t even know they had, and this is perfect for that. The sensible girl realising how exciting life is when you take a few risks, the dashing lady realising that slowing down can be a good thing sometimes. 


Prompts:

  • Literal girl-next-door has some post misdelivered to her house. She really should ignore the peculiar parcel. She really should just drop it off next door and get on with her day. She definitely shouldn’t open it. 
  • Girl-next-door has a new neighbour, so goes round to introduce herself and deliver a welcome cake, only to be pulled into an adventure. 
  • They’re neighbours in a hotel/train carriage/boat cabin/etc.
  • Dashing lady adventurer needs the skillset of a sensible girl-next-door for something


Plucky teen detective/Her arch-nemesis succumbing to the allure of relentless optimism (F/F)

I’m definitely getting old-fashioned boarding school vibes from this one - or at least the Enid Blyton version of them. Cosy jumpers, hot chocolate, midnight feasts, etc. Why does the teen detective have an arch-nemesis? Is it normal schoolgirl spats, or something more serious? How do they make the transition from that to romance? Is the detective the real deal, actually solving crimes, or is she more like an amateur ghost hunter?


Prompts:

  • Arch-nemesis is jealous that plucky detective is more focused on her investigation that there rivalry, so keeps sticking her nose in trying to get her attention
  • Arch-nemesis is annoyed plucky detective doesn’t take their rivalry more seriously
  • They don’t want to work together on this investigation, but both want answers and it’s just easier to share their findings
  • Arch-nemesis finds plucky detective super annoying, but she can’t help but be concerned about plucky detective investigating something potentially dangerous
  • If boarding school doesn’t appeal, how do they know each other? Maybe their parents are friends and they’re forced to spend holidays together. A summer mystery would be fun!

Sorceress Who Hid Her Heart for Safekeeping/Female Adventurer She Hires to Find It (OW)

This is such a good prompt! What are consequences of taking out your heart? Why did she do so? Is magic known in this world? Is it feared or neutral or admired? High fantasy is the obvious choice, but magical realism could also be really fun here. 


Prompts:

  • Female adventurer wants to retire, the sorceress is offering enough money for her to do that, and the rumours probably aren’t true anyway
  • Female adventurer is retired, living a peaceful if somewhat lonely life in the countryside, when the sorceress comes knocking at her door with an irresistible offer
  • Sorceress is not so fearsome after all, but so scatterbrained she’s forgotten where she hid her own heart
  • When hiding her heart, the sorceress also forgot the love she had for the adventurer


Dethroned and Dishonored Queen/Lone Loyal Female Knight

I’ve received some amazing fics for this pairing before, but I’m requesting it again because I never tire of this dynamic. What made the knight so loyal? Just love, or does she honestly think the Queen has been unjustly treated? Does the Queen feel guilty for taking the knight down with her? Is it hard for them to adjust to being on equal terms?


Prompts:

  • The Queen is plotting to get her throne back, the knight wants to remain loyal but doesn’t think it’s such a good idea
  • Alternatively, the knight is the main schemer, and is surprised at the Queen’s disinterest
  • Neither are interested in the Queen regaining her crown and must find a way to live quietly together 
  • The Queen has been cleared and crowned again, now she has to deal with everyone who betrayed her

 

Pregnant Victorian Woman/Female Best Friend

I nominated this one after watching Albert Knobbs and being really upset about the ending. I just want two Victorian women to have a happy life together. How it happens - childhood-friends-to-lovers, running away together to protect the pregnant friend and then realising they’re in love, always been in love but friend was forced to marry - doesn’t bother me. 


Prompts:

  • Pregnant friend isn’t married, female best friend pretends to be a man so she can save her friend from ruin by marrying her
  • Pregnant friend either isn’t married or is unhappily married, the two run away together
  • They’re living together (as a married couple or as ‘roommates’) and tell people the pregnant friend is widowed, but they worry about what they’re new neighbours will suspect
  • The pregnant friend is widowed and left penniless, her best friend steps in to help

 

Orphaned Princess & Wet Nurse (Original Work)

Found family, particularly unofficial adoptive parents, are a favourite of mine. I really like the dynamic here of the Princess technically being the one with the power, but the wet nurse being the one who helped raise her.

Prompts:

  • The royal family was ousted and the wet nurse manages to save the princess by passing her off as her own. 
  • The above happened years ago, now the princess wants to reclaim her throne
  • The princess was orphaned as a young child and will become queen as soon as she comes of age. Everyone wants to train her for this or become her friend so they can manipulate her, her old wet nurse is the only one she trusts 


I don’t have any specific prompts for the rest of the OW requests because they’re so vague, I’m just excited to see what you come up with!


Proud Decorated Warrior/Dark Sorceress Tempting Her into a Corruption Arc (F/F)

You can disregard the unhealthy relationship DNW for this one, but I would rather the dark sorceress does have some affection for the warrior and isn’t just trying to hurt her, although she can have ulterior motives as well. Does the warrior know the sorceress is dark? Is she trying to bring her to the right side? Is the sorceress tempting her with arguments or just plain seduction? What does the corruption arc look like?

 

Female Knight Lost on a Quest/Determined Wife Who Won’t Forget Her (OW)

This is exactly the sort of angsty pining I am Here For. Does the determined wife try and find her? What sort of pressure is she under from family/friends/society to move on? 

 

Imperious Queen/Gruff Loyal Guardswoman

I just love the idea of these two people that everyone is in awe of and slightly afraid of being able to be soft with each other. The tender guardswoman bringing her Queen tea and coaxing her to bed when she’s been up too late checking laws and worrying about trading. The imperious Queen admitting she needs help and seeking her guardswomen’s advice. Maybe it’s a slow shift into lovers that neither of them realises until they’re there. Or maybe they’ve had a casual sexual relationship for years and neither realises the other wants more. The Queen is being pressured by advisors to marry and when the guardswoman demands to know why she won’t, it all comes out!

 

Vampire Hunter/Vampire (F/F)

I love supernatural that confronts the realities of it and makes it difficult (Vampires have to drink blood, werewolves lose control of themselves once a month, etc.).

This trope is an old favourite I’ll never get tired of. Vampire hunter realising the one they love is the thing they hunt! Vampire hunter having that one vampire who always escapes, only to finally catch them and realise they’ve gotten attached! Vampire hunter having to confront the reality that not all vampires are bad! Definitely bad vampire finding themselves hopelessly in love with a hunter! So many ways to do this pairing and all of them amazing!

 

Werewolf/Newly-Turned Friend
I love supernatural that confronts the realities of it and makes it difficult (Vampires have to drink blood, werewolves lose control of themselves once a month, etc.). There’s a lot of opportunity to explore that with a new-turned werewolf. Did they know their friend was a werewolf? How are they turned - by their friend? Is it a change they wanted? 

 

Hero Slowly Slipping Into Evil/Loyal Best Friend Who Has a Crisis of Faith (M/M)

Tested loyalty! Temptation! Looking at the person you know best and seeing a stranger! Torn between what’s right and what you can live with! The history! The angst! Does the best friend manage to save the hero?

 

 

Twilight 
DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Depictions of injury/gore/violence that are more graphic than canon || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics (the exception here is if you want to include the politics around Native American tribes, but please no issuefic) || Teacher/student || Terminal illness or injury || Torture || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round)

Action/Adventure ||
 Angst || AU - Canon Divergence || Canon-Style Plot || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fantasy || Fluff || Getting Together || Horror || Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Slice of Life || Worldbuidling

I heard someone say once that the problem with Twilight is that it’s a book full of fascinating stories and SM chose to tell the most boring one there, and that’s pretty much how I feel about it. I haven’t read the books in years and doubt I ever will again, but the potential there still keeps me in the fandom. There’s so many characters whose stories I want to hear. 

 

Carlisle Cullen
300 years of adventure! Choosing mercy and empathy and kindness every time! It’s hard to pick any one prompt, so don’t worry about discarding these completely and writing about what interests you the most. I’m more interested in canon than any divergent AU for Carlisle because there’s so much we don’t know, and would rather he wasn’t paired with anyone but Esme.


Prompts:

  • Something from his human life. Being torn between compassion and the duty he felt to destroy vampires
  • The difficulty of becoming used to blood, the moments he almost gave in
  • Meeting other vampires and making friends, only to find again and again that nobody agrees with him, that he’s alone in wanting to abstain from human blood
  • Meeting the Denali coven and the joy he must have felt
  • Something from an outsider’s perspective - one of his human colleagues, one the vampires he meets through the years, one of his family member’s
  • His perspective of one of his family member’s changes - I’m particularly interested in his relationship with Edward, Esme, Rosalie and Jasper, but am equally happy if you want to write about him with Alice or Emmett
  • His perspective of some part of the books. Getting to know Bella, what he thought of her pregnancy. 


Alice Cullen/Bella Swan

In the books Alice kind of steamrolls over Bella’s wishes a lot, so I’d love something that brings them to a more balanced place. They love and adore each other, but have to learn to respect each other too. Or just fluffy fun where they’re already at that place. Fun adventures they have together. Playing with and testing their gifts. I’d rather Alice/Jasper and Bella/Edward were never a thing rather than breaking them up, but if you do decide to break them up please no character bashing.


Prompts:

  • AU where Alice has been waiting for Bella her entire existence
  • Do they have any of the same problems Bella/Edward did, or is the journey smoother for them (or harder maybe)
  • Investigating Alice’s past together 
  • What is Alice couldn’t see Bella due to her shield? How would she deal with that? 
  • Bella has a more difficult newborn period than in the books, Alice helps her through
  • Attending Paris fashion week or a fashion show together. Why did Bella agree to this again?
  • If you want to stick with canon, a New Moon AU where Alice comes back/can’t bear to leave

 

Vampire Academy

DNWs: (These differ between fandoms)
A/B/O || Complete AUs unless specifically requested (canon divergence is fine) || Depictions of injury/gore/violence that are more graphic than canon || Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.) || Incest || Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon || Permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) || Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary || Real person fiction || Modern day real life politics || Teacher/student (outside of romitri) || Terminal illness or injury || Torture (non-graphic past torture and the consequences of that is fine) || Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) || Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested || Unhealthy relationships between requested characters (complicated relationships, such as relationships with inbuilt power dynamics, are fine, but I’d like there to be love and respect all round)



Action/Adventure ||
 Angst || AU - Canon Divergence || Canon-Style Plot || Character Development || Established Relationship || Fix-it fic || Fluff || Getting Together || Humor || Hurt/Comfort || Interpersonal Drama || Mystery/Procedural || Slice of Life || Worldbuidling
 

I’m always surprised the VA fandom isn’t bigger because it has so much potential. The characters and relationships are so rich, but often undeveloped, and there are tons of issues raised and then dropped for the sake of more action. Worldbuilding for VA would be wonderful. There are so many questions with this series and I would love for some to be answered. Politics, the Court moving to America, the other schools, dhampir towns/communes, anything.

 

Dimitri Belikov
I’m always disappointed by how little we actually know about Dimitri. His personality is well established, but we only get brief glimpses into his past. I’d love to see something from Dimitri’s childhood or adolescence, looking at his relationship with his family. Did his father’s abuse affect their relationships? I always imagine Dimitri must feel of Olena because he saved her in the end, and maybe that’s why he doesn’t talk to his family much. He struggles to confide in them because he doesn’t want them to worry about him. The look at the dynamic he has with his sisters, especially Karolina, in BP is really sweet. And then there’s the his school years, his time with Ivan, the year between Ivan’s death and meeting Rose. So much stuff we don’t know! 

 

Prompts:

  • Pre-books, getting into mischief with his sisters
  • Was he so serious as a Novice, or did he get into trouble
  • His relationship with Ivan, the day-to-day life as a guardian
  • How he got the six molnija marks he has at the beginning on VA 
  • Canon events from his POV

Lissa Dragomir 
I think Lissa gets a hard time in fandom. She’s an incredibly kind, caring person who fiercely protects those who need it. Of course she’s not perfect, but none of the characters are. I love her relationship with Rose and think they’re equally at fault for the problems in it, so something that explores that from Lissa’s POV would be interesting. Rose is an incredibly controlling friend, which makes Lissa feel safe at first but encourages some of her worst instincts to not trust herself and depend too much on others, and as she becomes more confident Rose’s constant protection becomes suffocating. 

There’s so much to explore in her relationship with her family and with Christian as well. How does she deal with finding out her father had an affair? How does she feel about Jill going forward, especially since she thought she’d lost all her family? How on earth does she cope with suddenly being Queen? She’s eighteen and has only just started learning about politics! 

 

Prompts:

  • Pre-canon, Lissa’s relationship with her family
  • Lissa/Christian. I think they’re cute but we don’t get much in the books beyond SK, so something post-canon, or even pre-canon Christian crushing on Lissa from afar
  • We know Lissa keeps a diary from the short story in the 10th anniversary editions, so an expansion of the From the Journal of Vasilisa Dragomir would be fun
  • Lissa and Rose trying to improve their relationship
  • Lissa supporting Rose with something, since we get so little of that in the books
  • Lissa having to deal with a tricky political situation 


Jill Mastrano Dragomir & Christian Ozera & Mia Rinaldi

This is a really fun combination. All three of them were kind of let down in canon, with their stories tapering off. I’d just like something that expands their characters a bit, looking at their families, their ambitions, their struggles, etc.

 

Prompts:

  • Something looking into their project to teach Moroi self-defence 
  • They go on a mission together to hunt Strigoi
  • Mia and/or Jill comforting Christian after finding out Tasha was the one who killed Tatiana
  • Mia and Christian helping Jill as she’s adjusting to Court life
  • What does Mia so after she graduates and doesn’t have the security Christian and Jill get

 

 

Janine Hathaway  
Janine’s a really interesting character and the books only scratch the surface. We know she has family in Scotland, so was she raised among them or more like Rose in an Academy? Why did her relationship with them crumble? How she made the decision to give Rose up would be interesting too, and the effect it had on her and her career. I’d like the focus to be on Janine, but it’s fine if you want to write about her relationship with Abe too.

 

Prompts:

  • Janine finding out she’s pregnant, the decisions she had to make before/just after Rose was born
  • Janine visiting Rose as a baby or child, or Janine deciding not to visit Rose
  • One of the missions she goes on
  • Post-canon, what does her life/job look like

 

Dimitri Belikov/Rose Hathaway 
Rose/Dimitri is the exception to my teacher/student DNW because their relationship isn’t written as though this is a normal or healthy dynamic, but something that needs to change before they can be together as equals. I will ask, no non-canon teacher/student relationships please, and that it isn’t what makes the relationship appealing for either Rose or Dimitri.

I would absolutely love some post-canon Romitri. Their relationship has changed so much since they met and they’re finally getting some time to settle in and spend a lot of time together. How do they deal with the judgement they’re bound to get? Do they find it harder than they expected to make their relationship work? What new things do they learn about each other? Rose has never had a serious or sexual relationship before, how does that affect them. 

I’m interested in them both as individuals as well, so it’d be nice to get more depth to Dimitri’s relationships with his family and/or Rose with her parents. Neither of them are close to their families, so how do they support each other as they try to build/maintain those relationships? Alternatively a canon divergence AU where they meet some other way would be great - What if Ivan hadn’t died, or Rose and Lissa hadn’t been found until after graduation, or they never ran away at all?


Prompts:

  • Post-canon making long distance work while Rose is at university with Lissa
  • Missing moments from canon where they bond
  • Going on a mission together
  • AU where they meet after Rose has graduated and they’re both guardians

 

Rose Hathaway/Sydney Sage:

I adore Sydney, and think she and Rose would be really good for each other. Rose would encourage Sydney to think for herself and pursue her own ambitions, and Sydney would be a calming influence on Rose. Maybe they meet earlier when Rose and Lissa are on the run and Sydney somehow gets pulled into it, or they keep in contact after Russia, or Rose goes with Jill to Palm Springs. If you want to skip all that and go straight to established relationship, that’s also great! I don’t see Rose being happy if she’s not a guardian (though if you want to convince me, go ahead!), but Sydney isn’t a part of her world, so how do they compromise? Do they live at Court?

 

 

Prompts:

  • Both Rose and Sydney are both really competent in their own ways, so something where they work together on hunting Strigoi or saving people would be awesome! 
  • Dimitri isn’t on the run with them in LS AU
  • They both have a interest in travel, so I’d love to see them travelling together. Sydney with a neat checklist of things to do and see, Rose convincing her to be impulsive and throw the checklist out the window (or at least put it back in her bag)
  • Sydney helping Rose with her studies
  • Rose convincing Sydney to go to university like she’s always dreamed
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Fic In A Box Exchange 2021

Dear Writer,
Thank you so much for writing for one of my fandoms! Please don’t feel you have to stick to the prompts here, if none of them take your fancy then write whatever does. I’m very easy to please and love surprises! Some fandoms have more/longer prompts that others, but this doesn’t reflect a preference at all.

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DNWs: 
A/B/O
BDSM/Any purposefully inflicted pain during sex
Complete AUs (canon divergence is fine)
Graphic depictions of injury/gore/violence
Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, think M rather than E.)
Incest
Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon  
Non-canon permanent nominated character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine)
Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary
Real person fiction
Real life politics
Teacher/student
Terminal illness or injury
Torture
Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine)  
Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested

General likes:
Character-driven stories
Character studies
Original flavour fic  
Backstory/lore/world building
Missing moments/filling in the gaps of canon
Canon events from a secondary character’s perspective
Post-canon fic  
Cannon divergent AUs/What if? scenarios
Slice-of-life/curtain fic
Rebuilding relationships/homes/kingdoms
Bittersweet/Hopeful/Realistic fics rather than entirely fluffy or angsty  
Rivals to friends to lovers
Friends to lovers, particularly childhood friends to lovers
Couples that adore each other
Teammates/teamwork
Developing relationships
Established relationships, and how the problems don’t just stop because they get together
Equally, focus on gen relationships
Building trust
Found families
Moving on/acceptance
Oaths and promises
Loyalty
Tested loyalty!
Temptation/Internal conflict
Sacrifice
Flirting and banter
Nature descriptions  
Animals, whether as pets, intelligent companions, revered by society, etc.
Supernatural, especially supernatural where it’s hard to be supernatural. Vampires have to drink blood, werewolves lose control of themselves once a month, etc. How do they deal with this?
Clothing and hair details, especially in historical settings

Optional Mediums:
I’ve not done prompts for every nominated medium because there are just too many, but I’ve chosen those I think work with each canon and will be thrilled if you choose to use any of them! 

Art Likes - I’ve tried to put a few prompts here, but I’m not an artist so if nothing here appeals, just do whatever you want. I love all styles and there are some very interesting optional mediums.

Art that tells you something about the characters/world
Clothing and hair details
Important moments from book canons
Portraits
Intimate moments between characters like cuddling or forehead kisses  
Magic  
Nature, especially flowers



Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is a comfort series for me, I love that it’s just about ordinary people living quiet lives.

Cornelia Bryant - Why do man-haters always end up getting married? I love Cornelia in her stubborn singleness, always saying what she thinks and taking care of other women. I’d love something about her early life, who her friends are, how she feels about living in such an isolated spot when she seems a fairly social woman. If you want to stick to canon, I don’t mind her ending up married to Marshall, but I don’t want that to change her at all.


Dora Keith - I always feel so sorry for Dora because she tries so hard but is basically ignored, while Davy is the favourite even though he’s often quite mean to her. She’s not got much of a character in the books, so I’d like to get to her know her better during her life at Green Gables or after. I’d love to see Dora get a bit of independence without being married off, so maybe she moves to Charlotte Town (or further away) and gets a job. I personally see her as a journalist because she’s so detail-oriented, but something else works too. While some women were journalists at that time, it was unusual so it might make more sense for her to work in a shop or as a teacher. I’m also interested in her relationship with Marilla, who she shares a room with for much of the series. 

 

Marilla and Rachel - These two have such a great relationship, I’ll love anything you want to do with them. Schoolgirls, young women whose lives are going in different directions, after they’ve moved into together, a canon-divergence AU where they move in together earlier or Rachel helps patch things up between Marilla and John Blythe - all great.
 

Diana Barry/Anne Shirley - In canon Diana can sometimes come across as Anne’s Very Ordinary best friend, so I’d like to see something that gives her a bit more depth. She seems to have a difficult relationship with her mother, does that continue into adulthood? Is that why she didn’t go to Queen’s? Similarly, Anne's childhood is often glossed over in canon, so something about how it affects her as an adult would be interesting, talking it over with Diana, or maybe thinking about adopting a child herself brings up memories.

Something just romantic or funny would also be great! Setting up house together, finding jobs (I’ll always love writer!Anne, encouraged by Diana to pursue her dream even after her first failures), getting into scrapes as always. 

 

Philippa Gordon/Anne Shirley - I love how playful and sweet these two are together, and all sorts of things could go on in Patty’s Place... I really love how their relationship progresses in the books, with Anne not really taking Phil seriously at first and only with time coming to see another side of her. I think Phil being around for one of Anne’s ‘scrapes’ would be hilarious. Does she make it better or worse? Is she the cause of the scrape this time and Anne experiences the novelty of being the one to fix it? Or does Phil rise to the occasion?

They could go a little angsty as well given the time period and I’m fine with that, I’d rather it was realistic, but I’d like a mostly happy ending.

 


Evermore & Folklore

These albums have such beautiful imagery and atmosphere, and I love the themes of reminiscence, growth and nature running through them both. I know all of Taylor Swift’s music, so feel free to use other songs as inspiration too if you want.

Dorothea/Narrator of ‘dorothea’ - I really like the relationship we see between them in ‘dorothea’ and ‘’tis the damn season’ so anything that further explores that. Their school days, talking about getting out of the small town, why the narrator didn’t in the end and whether they regret that. Or Dorothea coming back home for the holidays and whether their relationship lasts beyond that visit. Some of the optional mediums could be really great here as well. Maybe the narrator reading an article about Dorothea and finding themselves mentioned there, or following Dorothea’s life through social media. Or even Dorothea following the narrator’s life and wondering if it’s happier than her own even though the narrator never left their town. It’d be interesting to see the difference between how people see Dorothea and what she’s really like, like an article written about her compared to her private diary. I don’t mind a sad ending for this one if they don’t end up together or an open ending, but I’d rather not a totally sad ‘I’ll never love again’ ending.

 

Narrator of ‘cowboy like me’/Female Lover - One con woman falling for another despite her better judgment is just up my street. The cat-and-mouse beginning, can-I-trust-her?, realising how far she’s fallen. Why didn’t she expect to meet them there? What are the “skeletons in both [their] closets”? How do they get to that beautiful ending “With your boots beneath my bed / Forever is the sweetest con”

 

Narrator of ‘seven’/Childhood Friend - Child abuse or at least an unhappy childhood is implied here, but please don’t make that graphic. ‘seven’ is just begging for a childhood sweetheart/friends-to-lovers fic. Maybe the narrator really does think the house is haunted, or maybe it actually is haunted. Or maybe the narrator is back in town as an adult and runs into their childhood friend, and they rekindle their old relationship. The “hiding in the closet” line really makes me want f/f for this song (or m/m if you prefer that), maybe the relationship didn’t work out when they were young because one or both weren’t ready to deal with their sexuality, but now they’re older they can work it out. The narrator seems to have issues too “I hit my peak at seven” and “I used to scream ferociously”, are they going back home to find closure? 

 

Rebekah/Narrator of TLGAD - This has so much potential! Is Rebekah a ghost? Is she alive and comes back to Holiday House to meet the new woman who’s getting a reputation? Who are they both behind their public personas? I’d love to see the vulnerable sides of them, shown only to each other.

 


Gilmore Girls

I only watched GG recently and I fell in love with the characters and their complicated, messy relationships. I haven’t watched A Year in the Life yet, so please nothing from there, but all the original seasons are fine.

 

Emily Gilmore - We get all these hints throughout GG that Emily has lived a way more exciting life than Lorelai is aware of, and I’d love to see something about that. What her childhood was like, her university days, maybe regrets she has. Something showing her softer side would be interesting too, exploring and maybe repairing her relationship with Lorelai. 

 

Emily Gilmore/Sookie St. James - I know this is a bit of a crack ship, but it’s my crack ship! They have great chemistry! Sookie doesn’t seem to mind Emily’s harsher qualities and she’s one of the few people Emily genuinely respects. I’d like to see how their feelings develop, how they’d tell Lorelai, how it would affect their lives. Possibly people in Stars Hollow would be accepting, but I can’t imagine there wouldn’t be scandal among Emily’s friends.

 

Lane Kim/Dave Rygalski - Lane deserved so much better than marriage to a man like Zack and an accidental pregnancy. I’d love to see her continue to gain independence, get out of Stars Hollow, whether Hep Alien would be successful or if she’d join another band. Dave was so sweet to her and I’d like to see how their relationship progresses as well and get to know him more.

 

Lorelai Gilmore/Jason Stiles - There two were just so much fun together. I don’t really have any specific prompts, except I’d like to see how it would be if they didn’t break up. Anything you want to do is great!

 

Luke Danes/Lorelai Gilmore - I love that these two are able to call each other out on their bullshit, argue and makeup, and above all are always, always there when the other needs. I’d love a canon-divergent AU where they get together sooner, maybe pre-show, and Luke has a hand in raising Rory. Or a fix-it fic where they make it work with April and do get married. Post-show is good too, rebuilding their relationship and making it work. I’d also love if they had kids, because they both seemed to want them, and I’d be interested in how Lorelai’s parenting has changed now that she’s an adult. 

 

Paris Geller/Rory Gilmore - I’ve been rewatching the early seasons at Chilton recently and the amount of times Paris smiles softly as Rory walks away! I fully believe that if Rory had reached out the tiniest amount, Paris would have run to meet her. I love the respect they have for each other and the way they push each other to be better. I’ll take anything from canon-divergent childhood friends AU, getting together at Chilton, at Yale, or afterwards.

 


His Dark Materials

 

WB:Any - What is says on the tin. I’m interested in all aspects of HDM, including beyond Lyra’s world. Dæmons are my favourite part of the series, so more information of how/why/when they settle would be amazing. What does their final form say about the character? Does that affect things like what jobs the character can get? Would you, for example, want someone with a wolf daemon as a nurse? Or anything else that grabs your fancy from the book, from witch magic to the history of armoured bears to human politics to the Gallivespians, anything at all. While I love character studies and character driven fics, I would happily read a 10,000 word essay on that toad that lives in the world of the dead.

 

Lord Asriel - He really interests me as a character because he's so complicated. He's saving the world but is happy to murder Rodger, he's in love with Marisa even though she's a cruel sadist with a completely different world view to him, he loves Lyra but is so cold towards her. I'd love something that explores his mindset more and how it developed. What was his childhood like? When did Stelmaria settle? Did something specific trigger it? How does he go from obviously loving Lyra, taking great risks to see her in La Belle Sauvage, to their cold, formal relationship in Northern Lights? 

Missing moments during the books with Asriel would also be interesting. We see him walk into a new world, then the next we know of him he's gathered a massive army, how does this happen? How many worlds does he visit? What does he think of them?

 

Balthamos/Baruch - I just want to know more about these two and their relationship. How did Baruch fall in love with an angel? How did Balthamos fall in love with a human? How did Baruch become an angel? Would also love established relationship, maybe exploring other worlds or just the day-to-day life of angels. Like, what do they do all day?

 


The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)

I love missing moments and canon-divergent AUs for The Hobbit. No!Dragon, Everyone(or almost everyone)!lives, the rebuilding of Erebor, etc.


Bifur, Bofur and Bombur \\ Thorin and Thorin’s company - I’d love something that explored these relationships and the daily lives of the dwarves before Smaug came or in the Blue Mountains. Growing up in Erebor, Dale, what sort of struggles they had after Smaug, why they came on the quest, the quieter moments during the quest. 


Bilbo Baggins and Balin - The development of their friendship during and after the quest, learning about each other’s lives, the letters they send in between visits. Bilbo doesn’t seem to have any close hobbit friends by the time we meet him in lotr, so it’d be interesting to see how he is with a close friend he can open up to. It could also be fun if Bilbo went on another ‘adventure’ with Balin. What trouble do they get into? 


Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield - I really like how Bilbo is so reserved and proper, and Thorin’s there being completely open with how utterly besotted he is. I’d be interested in a Thorin!lives scenario and how their relationship might actually work. Can a Dwarven King marry a hobbit? What sort of politics surround the union and rebuilding of Erebor, and how to do they deal with it? If they can’t, can Thorin be happy in the Shire? Or is there another option, do they travel a lot?



The Hunger Games
Violence, torture, tragic endings and terminal injury DNWs are waived for this fandom, but keep it only as graphic as canon is please.

I haven’t read the prequel yet, so nothing from that please.


WB: Any - Really anything you want. Past HG, life in one of the other districts or the Capitol, anything from mutants to fashion.

 

Cinna - What is his life like? His childhood? How did he get involved in the revolution? A Cinna!lives AU would be great too, but not necessary. 

 

Katniss Everdeen - I love Katniss so much, I will be thrilled with whatever you want to write. Her childhood, missing moments from the books, post-canon, a canon-divergent AU, anything. 

 

Primrose Everdeen - Prim is such an interesting character because we only ever see her from Katniss’ POV. I’d love to know more about her as a person, how much she understands, what her life is like day-to-day. A Prim!lives AU would be great, I’d like to see how she grows up and how her relationship with Katniss develops. 

 

Katniss Everdeen and Johanna Mason -  The relationship development between these two is so great, so anything that expands on that. Post-canon, maybe Jo comes to live in 12 or Katniss is allowed to go to 7. Or an AU where Katniss is the only victor, or the revolution is begun by someone else and they meet during that. 

 

Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark - The OTP to end all OTPs. I’ve read countless post-book fics with these two and I would love to read another. Or pre-book, Peeta’s crush on Katniss. That winter between THG and CF. AU where one or both of them aren’t reaped, or Peeta isn’t taken in CF, or anything else you think of.

 


Original Work

I’ve put a few likes for each pairing, but honestly do whatever you want here! I love high and low fantasy, the Wild West, and fairytales, but if you have another idea go for it! The only thing I really don’t want is a modern setting for anything except the centuries old vampire prompt.

 

Solo: Centuries old vampire trying to adjust to current life (OW) - You could go funny or serious with this. I imagine the amount of photos - for work, IDs, friends with instagram - that are taken nowadays would be a big problem. I’d be interested in what it’s like psychologically as well as practically. A lot of old people I know really struggle to keep up nowadays with computers and smartphones, and often don’t really want to, so how does this vampire cope? Are they tired of the changing times or do they find it exciting? Feel free to do as much or as little world building as you like. 

 

Dethroned and Dishonored Queen/Lone Loyal Female Knight: I’m less interested in why the Queen is dethroned and more interested in how the two of them move forward afterwards. Does the Queen feel guilty for taking the knight down with her? Is it hard for them to adjust to being on equal terms? What made the knight so loyal? Just love, or does she honestly think the Queen has been unjustly treated?

 

General Pulled Out Of Retirement By Chosen One/Long-Suffering Significant Other & Chosen One (OW) - I love themes of duty and conflicting responsibilities, so this jumped out from the tag set immediately. How reluctant is the General? Do they believe in the Chosen One? Does their partner?

 

Grizzled Resistance Leader/Enemy General’s Desperate & Pregnant Young Wife (OW) -  I would really love f/f for this one, but if you have another idea that’s fine too! Why is the young wife desperate? Does she disagree with her husband’s side?  Is he cruel to her? Is she captured by the resistance or has she voluntarily given herself up? Either way, I imagine she wouldn’t be trusted immediately, so I’d love to see how that trust builds between them.

 

Knight/Blacksmith Forging Something For Them (OW) - I love the idea of a knight ordering all sorts of things they don’t really need, and the blacksmith putting in extra hours to make it perfect and asking for clarification unnecessarily just to see the knight! How does the blacksmith feel about the knight going off to battle? If you like world building, is the blacksmith highly respected or is the knight poor and going to whoever they can afford? Is the knight secretly a noble or prince/ss, and likes to go and talk to the blacksmith because they don’t recognise them? 

 

Leader of the Rebellion/His Right Hand Man (M/M) (OW) - This is just a great dynamic - exhausted, determined, at-all-costs leader, and the utterly loyal right hand who implements his plans (and brings him cups of tea). 

 

Loyal But Disillusioned Knight Who Was Betrayed By Last Liege/His Trustworthy New Liege (M/M) (OW) - I’d particularly love if the betrayal was a sticky, complicated one, where maybe the knight was tricked or almost tricked into doing something dishonourable. Is his new liege related to the last or has there been some kind of revolution? How does the trust build between them? Does the new liege trust the knight immediately or do they have doubts too?

 

Queen/Male General of Rival Nation She Marries to Prevent War (OW) - I really don’t want this to be an arranged marriage or a dub-con/non-con situation, but two adults who decide together that they want to do this. I’m interested in the development of their relationship, but also the politics surrounding it. Is the Queen’s rule unstable? Does this join the nations in some way? Does the rival nation’s leader resent their General for leaving?

 

Wandering Lady Knight/Her Pining Female Friend She Writes Letters to - Yearning! Terms of endearment! Finally seeing each other after months or even years apart!  

 

Woman/Man She Fought Alongside Months Ago Whose Name She Never Got (OW) \\Young Woman of Noble Birth/Masked Lover (OW) - I was intrigued by the openness of these prompts and am happy for you to do whatever you like with them.

 


Sense and Sensibility 

Colonel Brandon/Elenor Dashwood/Edward Ferrars - I’m really interested in how this would work in canon. They’re all such traditional, reserved people that I wonder how it develops. I don’t mind the configuration, whether Elenor marries Brandon thinking Edward is engaged to Lucy, or it happens when Elenor and Edward are honeymooning at Brandon’s house, but I’d like for there to be love all round, not just one person with two lovers. 



Vampire Academy  
Teacher/student DNW is waived for this fandom. Rose/Dimitri is my exception because their relationship isn’t written as though this is a normal or healthy dynamic, but something that needs to change before they can be together as equals. I will ask, no non-canon teacher/student relationships please, and that it isn’t what makes the relationship appealing for either Rose or Dimitri.


I’m always surprised the VA fandom isn’t bigger because it has so much potential. The characters and relationships are so rich, but often undeveloped, and there are tons of issues raised and then dropped for the sake of more action. 


WB: Any - There are so many questions with this series and I would love for some to be answered. Whatever interests you! Politics, the Court moving to America, the other schools, dhampir towns/communes, anything. I’ve nominated a ton of other mediums that could be fun here as well!

 

WB: Feeders - So a bunch of vulnerable humans have been taken, locked up in schools, prisons and courts, become addicted to a powerful drug… and everyone’s just ok with that? I’d really like something looking at how these people ended up there and what their day-to-day lives are like. It would also be great it you wanted to write about some of the VA characters realising how messed up this is and Queen Lissa actually doing something about it?  

 

WB: Guardian Assignments WB: Guardian Council within Politics - The time spent at Court in Spirit Bound is some of my favourite stuff in the series. I’d love something that explores the guardian profession more deeply. Queen Tatiana mentions that Rose should be assigned to a politician because she’s diplomatic, which suggests guardians’ behaviour reflect on their Moroi, how true is this? Are some guardians basically politicians themselves? How involved are the Moroi in guardian business? How involved/influential are the Guardian Council in politics? More about the inner workings of the guardians please!

 

WB: Guardian Exams - I’d love to know what is actually asked during the Qualifier interview as well as what other exams the guardians have to take, during and after graduation. You could show a guardian from the series or an OC taking the exams, or there are a few other nominated mediums I thought would be cool for this, like Field Report, In-Universe Textbook, etc.

 

Belikov Family - I’m really interested in the Belikov family and their relationships. Dimitri clearly loves his family, but they didn’t even know where he was working for two years and nobody informed them of his death, so why doesn’t he confide in them? How do the Belikov sisters feel about it? Does Sonya and Viktoria’s relationship change after the events of Blood Promise? And anything about Yeva, her life, her family, etc.

 

Natasha Ozera - I was so disappointed with how Tasha’s story ended. She was perfectly nice to Rose throughout the series and I really liked that she wasn’t a Mean Girl trying to steal Dimitri. It felt weird that at the last minute it was revealed she was Evil. I’d really like a further exploration of her motives and why she chose Rose. Or something pre-books, maybe the time between The Turn and the Flame and VA, with her raising Christian. 

 

Janine Hathaway - Janine’s a really interesting character and the books only scratch the surface. We know she has family in Scotland, so was she raised among them or more like Rose in an Academy? Why did her relationship with them crumble? How she made the decision to give Rose up would be interesting too, and the effect it had on her and her career. I’d like the focus to be on Janine, but it’s fine if you want to write about her relationship with Abe too.

 

Christian Ozera & Natasha Ozera - They have such a great relationship, and it’d be nice to see how she raised him when she’s not that much older than him, how they bonded, how they struggled after the attack. Did Christian ever blame Tasha for the death of his parents? How did he feel about living largely in human society? Did living with humans change their perspective on feeders? 

 

Dimitri Belikov & Olena Belikova - I’d love to see something from Dimitri’s childhood or adolescence, looking at his relationship with Olena. Did his father’s abuse affect their relationship? Does he feel protective of her? How does Olena feel about her son living in the US? Does their relationship improve post-Last Sacrifice?

 

Lissa Dragomir & Rose Hathaway - Even without romance, Lissa and Rose ticks so many boxes for me - reckless loyalty, forgiveness, character growth! I’ll be thrilled with anything about their relationship, pre-book growing up together, realising their respective places in society and saying screw that!, on the run, Lissa’s POV of canon events, post-book looking at how they cope without the bond. Having a situation where Lissa supports Rose would also be sweet, since we get so little of that in the books. 

A canon-divergence AU could be really interesting with these two as well. So much of their canon relationship stems from being childhood friends and being bonded, so them meeting as adults would be a fun scenario.

 

Christian Ozera/Rose Hathaway - I really like the snarky, reluctant respect these two have for each other. A romantic relationship would be really fun, with them slowly realising they’ve fallen for each other and being really annoyed about it. I can easily see it happening in an AU where they meet through a moroi defence class or something. If you want to make it work in canon, please don’t bash Dimitri or Lissa though.

 

Dimitri Belikov/Rose Hathaway - I would absolutely love some post-canon Romitri. Their relationship has changed so much since they met and they’re finally getting some time to settle in and spend a lot of time together. How do they deal with the judgement they’re bound to get? Do they find it harder than they expected to make their relationship work? What new things do they learn about each other? Rose has never had a serious or sexual relationship before, how does that affect them. 

I’m interested in them both as individuals as well, so it’d be nice to get more depth to Dimitri’s relationships with his family and/or Rose with her parents. Neither of them are close to their families, so how do they support each other as they try to build/maintain those relationships? Alternatively a canon divergence AU where they meet some other way would be great - What if Ivan hadn’t died, or Rose and Lissa hadn’t been found until after graduation, or they never ran away at all?

 

Lissa Dragomir/Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy Series) - Lissa/Rose ticks so many boxes for me - friends-to-lovers, reckless loyalty, forgiveness, character growth! I’ll be thrilled with anything about their relationship, pre-book growing up together, realising their respective places in society and saying screw that!, on the run, post-book canon divergent where Lissa is Queen and Rose is her guardian. Having a situation where Lissa supports Rose would also be sweet, since we get so little of that in the books.

A canon-divergence AU could be really interesting with these two as well. So much of their relationship stems from being childhood friends and being bonded, so them meeting as adults would be a fun scenario. 


Mia Rinaldi/Rose Hathaway - Enemies-to-lovers! Flirting disguised as arguing! Rose teaching Mia how to fight and realising all at once they’re alone in an empty gym holding each other really close! I love Mia’s redemption arc and Mia/Rose is such a great enemies-to-friends(-to-lovers) ship. They have enough in common to bond, but they still keep each other on their toes. Maybe they stay in contact after Mia moves to Court or while Rose is at university and feelings develop. If you want to skip all that and go straight to established relationship, that’s also great! I’d love to know something about Mia’s daily life at Court and what happens when she graduates. Does she begin leading Moroi self-defence lessons? Does she become something of a semi-guardian herself and go after Strigoi?

 

Rose Hathaway/Sydney Sage: I adore Sydney, and think she and Rose would be really good for each other. Rose would encourage Sydney to think for herself and pursue her own ambitions, and Sydney would be a calming influence on Rose. Maybe they meet earlier when Rose and Lissa are on the run and Sydney somehow gets pulled into it, or they keep in contact after Russia, or Rose goes with Jill to Palm Springs. If you want to skip all that and go straight to established relationship, that’s also great! I don’t see Rose being happy if she’s not a guardian (though if you want to convince me, go ahead!), but Sydney isn’t a part of her world, so how do they compromise? Do they live at Court?

2021-03-07 02:11 pm

Unsent Letters Exchange 2021

Dear Writer,

Thank you for writing something for me! I’ve put a ton of prompts here, but don’t feel you have to use these if none catch your eye. I’m very easy to please and love surprises! Some fandoms have more/longer prompts than others, but this doesn’t reflect a preference. I don’t mind if the correspondence is sent or unsent, reciprocal or one-sided, a combination of my requested formats or just one, whatever you like.


AO3: hernameinthesky

Tumblr:  in-the-sky


DNWs:

-A/B/O

-Fics that focus on real life politics

-Graphic depictions of injury/gore/violence

-Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, as is discussion of sex/jokes about sex/flirting/etc.)

-Incest

-Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon

-Permanent character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine)

-Any pandemic fic, real or imaginary

-Real person fiction

-Real life politics

-Romanticisation of harmful actions/situations (I’m not sure how to explain this, except that I don’t mind things like forced marriage, cheating, etc. in fic, but I don’t want them portrayed as ok)

-Suicide or suicide ideation

-Teacher/student

-Terminal illness or injury

-Torture

-Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine)

-Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested


General likes:

-Character-driven stories

-Character studies
-Original flavour fic

-Backstory/lore/world building

-Missing moments/filling in the gaps of canon

-Canon events from a secondary character’s perspective

-Post-canon fic

-Cannon divergent AUs/What if? scenarios

-Rivals to friends to lovers

-Friends to lovers, particularly childhood friends to lovers

-Teammates/teamwork where everyone plays an important role

-Developing relationships

-Established relationships, and how the problems don’t just stop because they get together

-Building trust

-Found families

-Moving on/acceptance

-Oaths and promises

-Loyalty

-Tested loyalty!

-Flirting and banter

-Nature descriptions

-Clothing and hair details, especially in historical settings



Anne of Green Gables


Formats: Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media


Relationships: Ruby Gillis & Anne Shirley, Philippa Gordon & Anne Shirley, Philippa Gordon/Anne Shirley, Diana Barry & Anne Shirley, Diana Barry/Anne Shirley, Marilla Cuthbert & Anne Shirley, Marilla Cuthbert & Dora Keith, Dora Keith & None


I’ve done individual prompts for each pairing, but I’m interested in all these characters and their lives, so if you want to combine them that’s great! I’m also not opposed to AU, modern or otherwise, so social media and texts are a go!


Ruby Gillis & Anne Shirley: I’d just really like for Ruby not to die. Maybe she gets better and begins writing to Anne, and they find some common ground they didn’t expect. Ruby was in the story club, so does she still write? Does she encourage Anne not to give up because of Avril’s Atonement? Women supporting women!


Philippa Gordon/Anne Shirley: I know Anne/Diana is the OTP for a lot of people, but Anne/Phil is my favourite. They’re so playful and sweet together, and their pet names for each other! Phil’s almost desperate desire for Anne to like her! The adorable letter she sends in ‘Enter Jonas’! All sorts of things could go on in Patty’s Place... It could go a little angsty as well given the time period and that’s fine as long as it’s a mostly happy ending. I also think Phil being around for one of Anne’s ‘scrapes’ would be hilarious. Does she make it better or worse? Is she the cause of the scrape this time and Anne experiences the novelty of being the one to fix it?


Philippa Gordon & Anne Shirley: All of the above minus the romance.


Diana Barry/Anne Shirley: While Anne/Phil is my OTP, I do still love Anne/Diana. I’d love to see some of the letters they exchange while Anne’s away at Queens or university, or even Windy Poplars. Maybe it’s Diana she writes to instead of Gilbert. And what’s going on with Diana all this time? Is she bored in Avonlea? Does she get into any scrapes of her own?

Diana Barry & Anne Shirley: All of the above minus the romance.


Marilla Cuthbert & Anne Shirley: I love the development of Marilla and her relationship with Anne throughout the first book particularly, so it’d be interesting to see some letters from Anne’s time at Queens. Is Marilla ever able to tell Anne she misses her? Does she get copies of Anne’s essays/articles and find herself unable to stop showing them off to the rest of the village?


Marilla Cuthbert & Dora Keith and Dora Keith & None: I always feel so sorry for Dora because she tries so hard but is basically ignored, while Davy is the favourite even though he’s often quite mean to her. I’d love something where she gets a bit of attention either from Marilla, or something focused entirely on her either about her life at Green Gables or afterwards. I’d love to see Dora get a bit of independence without being married off, so maybe she moves to Charlotte Town (or further away) and gets a job. I personally see her as a journalist because she’s so detail-oriented, but something else works too. While some women were journalists at that time, it was usual so it might make more sense for her to work in a shop or as a teacher.


dorothea - Taylor Swift (Song)

Formats:
Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media


Relationships: Dorothea/Female Narrator, Dorothea & Any, Dorothea & None


Dorothea/Female Narrator: I’d love anything about their relationship. Some ideas are - diary entries from their school days, letters/emails/texts they wrote to each other or to other people about each other after Dorothea left town, Narrator reading an article or even a biography of Dorothea and finding herself there, following Dorothea’s life through social media or Dorothea following the narrator’s life and wondering if it’s happier than her own even though the narrator never left their town.


Dorothea & Any and Dorothea & None: I’d love something exploring Dorothea’s life and feelings further, why she chose to leave town, why she never came back, if she’s happy with her life. It’d be interesting to know the difference between how people see her and what she’s really like, like maybe an article written about her compared to her private diary.


I know all Taylor Swift music, so feel free to use other songs as inspiration too if you want. I think ‘The Lucky One’ and ‘‘tis the damn season’ work well, as do songs like ‘Wildest Dreams’ that are about secret relationships. I don’t mind a bittersweet ending for this one if they don’t end up together or an open ending, but I’d rather not a totally sad ‘I’ll never love again’ ending.


Dracula - Bram Stoker


My no character death DNW doesn’t apply to this one, but please no non-canon character death. If you want to stick with canon I don’t mind Lucy
 already being dead, but please don’t make it the focus. I also don’t mind if Dracula is killed.


Formats: Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media


Relationships: Mina Harker/Lucy Westenra, Jonathan Harker/Mina Harker


It’s been a while since I read Dracula so I don’t have many prompts, but I really liked both these relationships. A modern AU could be fun, using social media to somehow track/trick/hunt a vampire sounds hilarious. Or more letters exchanged in canon. Maybe instead of writing about three men proposing and accepting one, Lucy writes that she couldn’t accept any because of Mina.


The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Complete AU, but canon divergence is great (especially of the everyone lives AU variety)


 

Formats: Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages


Relationships: Thorin’s Company & None


I’d love to see something written on the quest. Maybe various journal entries exploring the relationships between the company or letters home. We know Bilbo wrote a book about it, maybe Ori did too. I don’t have any really specific prompts, I’ll be happy with anything looking at the relationships between whichever members of the company you’d like.


illicit affairs - Taylor Swift (song)

Formats: Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media


Relationships: Narrator/Lover


I’m really interested in the messy, complicated relationship of illicit affairs. Is it a case of cheating or is there another reason for it to be kept secret? The line “Don’t call me “kid”, don’t call me “baby”” seem to suggest a relationship with someone older, and I really like that angle, but the narrator says they’re the one who will be ruined by it. Is that just emotional? Or is the narrator the one wanting to keep it a secret? Can the relationship survive once it goes public? Does the narrator even want it to or do they just want to move on? I don’t really mind the scenario, I just want conflicted characters making hard decisions!


I know all Taylor Swift music, so feel free to use other songs as inspiration too if you want. I think songs like ‘Wildest Dreams’ and ‘Cruel Summer’ work well. I don’t mind a bittersweet ending for this one if they don’t end up together or an open ending, but I’d rather not a totally sad ‘I’ll never love again’ ending.


King & Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men (Music Video)

Formats: Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages


Relationships: Brother & Sister, Brother & Any, Brother & None, Sister & Any, Sister & None

I love that this song is about a loving, powerful sibling relationship and music video is so interesting and magical, so I’d love something that expands on the world - the magic, who the kids are and why they’re being held captive, why the world seems to have been destroyed. Do they write diaries or letters in captivity that they’re never able to send? Does the sister find her brother’s after he leaves? Is she recaptured, or do they eventually meet again? Something in the style of a history book after the world has recovered would be really cool. Researchers trying to figure out what happened, what the siblings’ story was.

Original Work:

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Modern setting

Formats: Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages


I’ve put a few likes here, but honestly do whatever you want! High fantasy, yes! In Space, amazing! Wild West, sweet! Fairytale-esque weirdness, awesome!


Wandering Lady Knight/Her Pining Female Friend She Writes Letters to: All the thinly disguised yearning! Terms of endearment, almost-confessions, finally seeing each other after months or even years apart! Why doesn’t the friend go with the knight? Does she worry? Does she wait, or does the knight get home to find her moving on (or almost moving on) with someone else?


Vampire Academy

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Complete AUs, but canon divergence is fine

Teacher/student is on my DNW list, but does not apply to this fandom. Rose/Dimitri is my exception because their relationship isn’t written as though this is a normal or healthy dynamic, but something that needs to change before they can be together as equals. I will ask no non-canon teacher/student, and that it’s not what makes the relationship appealing for either Rose or Dimitri.

Formats: Books and Articles, Journals and Diaries, Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media

Relationships: Lissa Dragmir/Rose Hathaway, Lissa Dragomir & Rose Hathaway

I’m always surprised there isn’t a larger Vampire Academy fandom because it has so much potential. I’d love some worldbuilding, looking at feeders’ lives, the inner workings of guardian work (like how they’re assigned, how much they train after graduation, what their job is like day-to-day, etc.). I really love the characters too though, so feel free to just focus on them and their relationship.

Lissa Dragomir/Rose Hathaway: Lissa/Rose ticks so many boxes for me - friends-to-lovers, reckless loyalty, forgiveness, character growth! I’ll be thrilled with anything about their relationship, pre-book growing up together, realising their respective places in society and saying screw that!, on the run, post-book canon divergent, Lissa’s perspective on things. If they still have the bond, how do they cope with that? Alternatively, how does Lissa cope without the bond and how does Rose learn to support her without it? Lissa supporting Rose would also be sweet, since we get so little of that in the books. We know Lissa keeps a diary from the short story in the 10th anniversary editions, so an expansion of the From the Journal of Vasilisa Dragomir is an option too. Or a history book/article about Queen Vasilisa and her shadow kissed guardian. Or about famous Guardian Hathaway and her unusually intense bond with her charge. Were Lissa and Rose open about their relationship, or is it something the history books have to infer?


Lissa Dragomir & Rose Hathaway: All of the above minus the romance.


Vampire Academy

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Complete AUs, but canon divergence is fine

Teacher/student is on my DNW list, but does not apply to this fandom. Rose/Dimitri is my exception because their relationship isn’t written as though this is a normal or healthy dynamic, but something that needs to change before they can be together as equals. I will ask no non-canon teacher/student, and that it’s not what makes the relationship appealing for either Rose or Dimitri.

Formats: Letters/Emails/Audio or Video Messages, Texts and Social Media


Relationships: Dimitri Belikov & Belikov family, Christian Ozera & Tasha Ozera, Dimitri Belikov/Rose Hathaway, Rose Hathaway/Mia Rinaldi


I’m always surprised there isn’t a larger Vampire Academy fandom because it has so much potential. I’d love some worldbuilding, looking at feeders’ lives, the inner workings of guardian work (like how they’re assigned, how much they train after graduation, what their job is like day-to-day, etc.). I really love the characters too though, so feel free to just focus on them and their relationship.

Dimitri Belikov & Belikov Family: I’m really interested in Dimitri’s relationships with his family. He clearly loves them, but they didn’t even know where he was working for three years and nobody informed them of his death, so why doesn’t he confide in them? Or is this information forbidden for Guardians to share? Did his father’s abuse affect his relationship with his mother? Does he feel protective of them? Which sister is he closest to? I’d love some mutual correspondence here, emails/letters/texts/etc. but I don’t mind which family member he’s talking to or if you want to do all of them as a group chat thing, or some combination.


Christian Ozera & Tasha Ozera: I was so disappointed with how Tasha’s story ended. She was perfectly nice to Rose throughout the series and I really liked that she wasn’t a Mean Girl trying to steal Dimitri, and it felt weird that at the last minute it was revealed she was Evil. I’d really like something exploring her relationship with Christian, how it felt to raise him when she’s not that much older than him, how they bonded, how they struggled after the attack. Did Christian ever blame Tasha for the death of his parents? Does he confide in Tasha about his treatment at school and how does she advise him?

Dimitri Belikov/Rose Hathaway: I’d love some post-canon Romitri settling into their relationship. Do they find it harder than they expected to make their relationship work? Rose at university and Dimitri at Court gives lots of options for correspondence. I’m interested in them both as individuals as well, so it’d be nice to get more depth to Dimitri’s relationships with his family and/or Rose with her parents. Neither of them are close to their families, so how do they support each other as they try to build/maintain those relationships?

Alternatively a canon divergence AU where they meet some other way would be fun, if Ivan hadn’t died, or Rose and Lissa hadn’t been found until after graduation, etc.


Rose Hathaway/Mia Rinaldi: I love Mia’s redemption arc and Mia/Rose is such a great enemies-to-friends(-to-lovers) ship. They have enough in common to bond, but they still keep each other on their toes. Maybe they stay in contact after Mia moves to Court or while Rose is at university and feelings develop. If you want to skip all that and go straight to established relationship, that’s also great! I’d love to know something about Mia’s daily life at Court and what happens when she graduates. Does she begin leading Moroi self-defence lessons? Does she become something of a semi-guardian herself and go after Strigoi?


2021-01-03 12:47 pm
Entry tags:

Chocolate Box 2020

Dear Chocolatier,
Thank you so much for writing for one of my fandoms! Please don’t feel you have to stick to the prompts here, if none of them take your fancy, write whatever does. I’m very easy to please and love surprises! Some fandoms have more/longer prompts that others, but this doesn’t reflect a preference.

AO3: [archiveofourown.org profile] hernameinthesky 
Tumblr: [tumblr.com profile] in-the-sky 

DNWs: 
-A/B/O 
-Permanent character death (character death that results in character becoming a ghost/angel/etc. is fine) 
-COVID-19 fic or any pandemic fic, real or imaginary 
-Fics that focus on real life politics 
-Graphic depictions of injury/gore/violence 
-Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, as is discussion of sex/jokes about sex/flirting/etc.)
-Incest
-Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon 
-Real person fiction 
-Romanticisation of harmful actions/situations (I’m not sure how to explain this, except that I don’t mind things like forced marriage, cheating, etc. in fic, but I don’t want them portrayed as ok) 
-Suicide or suicide ideation 
-Teacher/student 
-Terminal illness or injury 
-Torture 
-Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine) 
-Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested


General likes:
-Character-driven stories
-Character studies
-Backstory/lore/world building
-Missing moments/filling in the gaps of canon  
-Canon events from a secondary character’s perspective
-Post-canon fic
-Cannon divergent AUs/What if? scenarios
-Unusual formats eg. diary entries, dialogue only, etc.
-Rivals to friends to lovers
-Alternatively - Rivals hooking up, and oops! We caught feelings!
-Friends to lovers, particularly childhood friends to lovers
-Teammates/teamwork where everyone plays an important role
-Developing relationships
-Established relationships, and how the problems don’t just stop because they get together
-Building trust
-Found families

-Moving on/acceptance
-Oaths and promises
-Loyalty
-Tested loyalty!
-Flirting and banter
-Nature descriptions
-Clothing and hair details, especially in historical settings

 

Doctor Who (2005)
DNWs specifically for this fandom: Complete AUs, but canon divergence is fine


Fic:

Donna Noble/Ninth Doctor: I saw this ship in the tag set and it made me laugh, then consider, then hurriedly add it to my sign-up. My Doctor Who OTP is Donna/Happiness and it broke my heart when Will suggested she was settling with Shaun. Maybe she meets the Ninth Doctor before the Tenth Doctor and becomes his companion, or maybe he comes across her and senses some ‘alien traces’ or whatever, and is able to either restore her memories or lock them away for good, allowing her to travel with him without danger. If you go the latter route, I’d like Donna to know and agree to what he’s doing. It’s absolutely heart breaking when she’s begging the Doctor not to wipe her memories, so I’d like her to have a bit of agency in the situation. If you just want to hand wave all of that though and do established relationship fic, that’d be awesome! I just want to see these two bantering and being brilliant together!

 

Donna Noble/Shaun Temple: My Doctor Who OTP is Donna/Happiness, and it broke my heart when Will suggested she was settling with Shaun. Please give Donna a good, fulfilling life. A job she enjoys, a boyfriend/husband she adores and who adores her. She doesn’t have to get her memories back (though if you want to go in that direction, full steam ahead!) but I’d like her to feel that she’s doing something worth doing. 

 

Jack Harkness/Mickey Smith: I just think these two would be fun together. Maybe Mickey joins the Doctor in s1 and they get together then. I love the idea of Mickey being the one who’s stuck in the air in ‘The Empty Child’ and finds himself saved by this handsome, flirting con man. Alternatively, post ‘Journey’s End’ Mickey joining Torchwood would be cool.  

 

Jackie Tyler/Pete Tyler (Pete’s World): How convenient this turned out to be, but surely it’s not that simple. Pete has twenty years of memories of his wife that Jackie doesn’t have, and Jackie has lived a completely different life to that of Pete’s World!Jackie, so she can’t be exactly the same. How do the two of them work this out? How do they go about raising the new baby? Jackie’s been a parent before, but Pete hasn’t, does that cause any tension? 


Art:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fan art I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!

-Moments of sweet intimacy, eg. forehead kisses, cuddling in front of the tv, working out/training together
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.  
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-The Time Vortex is really beautiful
-Space/stars/planets as seen from the TARDIS
-Running!
-Nature
-Tattoos



evermore - Taylor Swift (Album)


Fic:

Dorothea/Narrator of ‘dorothea’: I’d love a f/f relationship, but m/f is fine too. I’d love anything about their relationship, either something when they’re growing up, skipping the prom together, or do they get back together as adults? I know all Taylor Swift music, so if you want to use other songs as inspiration too, that’s great! I think ‘The Lucky One’ and  ‘‘tis the damn season’ work well, as do songs like ‘Wildest Dreams’ that are about secret relationships. I don’t mind a bittersweet ending for this one if they don’t end up together or an open ending, but I’d rather not a totally sad ‘I’ll never love again’ ending.

Art likes/prompts:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fan art I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!

-Moments of sweet intimacy, eg. forehead kisses, cuddling in front of the tv, cooking together, moving in together and carrying/unpacking boxes
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.
-Moments from the song, like skipping prom or watching Dorothea on a tiny screen
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-Nature
-Tattoos



His Dark Materials

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Complete AUs, but canon divergence is fine


Fic: 

Balthamos/Baruch: I would love to know more about these two and their relationship. How did Baruch fall in love with an angel? How did Balthamos fall in love with a human? How did Baruch become an angel? Would also love established relationship, maybe exploring other worlds or just the day-to-day life of angels. Like, what do they do all day?


Hester & Lee Scoresby: My absolute favourite characters in the whole series and I’d love anything exploring them and their relationship further. Their childhood, Hester settling, adventures they had together as adults, all good! I like the backstory the show came up with, so it’s fine if you want to go in that direction.


Art:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fan art I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!

-Moments of sweet intimacy,eg. forehead kisses, cuddling, comforting each other
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-Nature
-Tattoos
-Something to do with Dust, the image of golden particles clinging to everyone is really beautiful 

 
 

King & Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men

Fic:
Brother & Sister: I love that this song is about a loving, powerful sibling relationship. I don’t care about the age of the siblings, whether they’re birth siblings or adoptive siblings, if the focus is on their relationship I will be thrilled! The music video is awesome and magical, so if you want to expand on that world - the magic, who the kids are and why they’re being held captive, why the world seems to have been destroyed - that’d be really cool. Or a completely different fantasy world, maybe about a king or queen and their sibling the knight. Or modern AU where it’s metaphorical, and the kids are going through something. I don’t want RPF, but if you want to write a story about siblings being separated as the song is based on, that’s also great.

Art:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fan art I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!

-Moments of sweet intimacy, eg. forehead kisses, cooking together, playing as children
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.
-The music video is gorgeous, particularly the colour scheme, so anything inspired by that
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-Nature
-Tattoos

Original Work: 

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Modern setting
 

I’ve never requested original works before so I’m excited to see what you come up with. I’ve put a few likes for each pairing, but honestly do whatever you want here! High fantasy, yes! In Space, amazing! Wild West, sweet! Fairytale-esque weirdness, awesome!

Brave but Stubborn Female Knight/Famous Female Bard who Has a Crush on Her: I’m just thinking all the grand, romantic songs the bard writes, “her courage... so strong and noble... so beautiful... her eyes like stars...” and everyone in the tavern is like ‘...get a room’ but the knight is totally oblivious. For a more angsty route, maybe the bard insists on accompanying the knight on adventures (only for song inspiration, of course) and learns that battle isn’t beautiful or glorious at all.


Dethroned and Dishonored Queen/Lone Loyal Female Knight: I’m less interested in why the Queen is dethroned and more interested in how the two of them move forward afterwards. Does the Queen feel guilty for taking the knight down with her? Is it hard for them to adjust to being on equal terms? What made the knight so loyal? Just love, or does she honestly think the Queen has been unjustly treated?


Shy Bookish Victorian Woman/Dashing Victorian Lady Fencer: What’s not to love about this pairing? I love history so go as nerdy and detailed as you like, but it’s also fine if you don’t go totally accurate, flirting and romance is all I want. I don’t mind inclusion on period-typical homophobia if you want to go more angsty, but please mind the no graphic violence DNW.  


Spring Witch/Winter Witch: Witchery and magic! What’s the difference between a Spring Witch and a Winter Witch? Do their differences compliment each other or is there tension? Are they human women who’ve learned magic, or were they born with power? 


Wandering Lady Knight/Her Pining Female Friend She Writes Letters to: Yearning! Terms of endearment! Finally seeing each other after months or even years apart! 


Female Knight/Female Healer: I’m interested in the dynamic between someone who spends their life fighting and someone who spends theirs healing. Is there tension, or do they find comfort in their differences? What’s it like for the healer to wait behind as the knight goes into battle? Hurt/comfort fic would also be lovely here, emotional or physical wounds.


Art:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fan art I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!
-Moments of sweet intimacy, eg. forehead kisses, cuddling by a campfire, cooking together
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-I am obsessed with Victorian women’s hairstyles
-Magic drawn as light/sparkles/glowing
-Nature
-Tattoos
 

Vampire Academy

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Complete AUs, but canon divergence is fine

Teacher/student is on my DNW list, but does not apply to this fandom. Rose/Dimitri is my exception because their relationship isn’t written as though this is a normal or healthy dynamic, but something that needs to change before they can be together as equals. I will ask no non-canon teacher/student, and that it’s not what makes the relationship appealing for either Rose or Dimitri.

I’m always surprised there isn’t a larger Vampire Academy fandom because it has so much potential. I’d love some worldbuilding, looking at feeders’ lives, the inner workings of guardian work (like how they’re assigned, how much they train after graduation, what their job is like day-to-day, etc.). I really love the characters too though, so feel free to just focus on them and their relationship.

Fic:

Christian Ozera & Tasha Ozera: I was so disappointed with how Tasha’s story ended. She was perfectly nice to Rose throughout the series and I really liked that she wasn’t a Mean Girl trying to steal Dimitri, and it felt weird that at the last minute it was revealed she was Evil. I’d really like something exploring her relationship with Christian, how it felt to raise him when she’s not that much older than him, how they bonded, how they struggled after the attack. Did Christian ever blame Tasha for the death of his parents? How did he feel about living largely in human society? Did living with humans change their perspective on feeders?

A canon divergence AU where Tasha doesn’t murder the queen and blame it on Rose would also be cool. 

Dimitri Belikov/Rose Hathaway:
 Post-canon Romitri settling into their relationship would be fun. How do they deal with the judgement they’re bound to get? Do they find it harder than they expected to make their relationship work? I’m interested in them both as individuals as well, so it’d be nice to get more depth to Dimitri’s relationships with his family and/or Rose with her parents. Neither of them are close to their families, so how do they support each other as they try to build/maintain those relationships? 

Alternatively a canon divergence AU where they meet some other way would be wonderful, if Ivan hadn’t died, or Rose and Lissa hadn’t been found until after graduation, etc.

Lissa Dragomir/Rose Hathaway: Lissa/Rose ticks so many boxes for me - friends-to-lovers, reckless loyalty, forgiveness, character growth! I’ll be thrilled with anything about their relationship, pre-book growing up together, realising their respective places in society and saying screw that!, on the run, post-book canon divergent where Lissa is Queen and Rose her guardian, Lissa’s perspective of things. If they still have the bond, how do they cope with that? Alternatively, how does Lissa cope without the bond and how does Rose learn to support her without it? Lissa supporting Rose would also be sweet, since we get so little of that in the books.

Lissa Dragomir & Rose Hathaway: All of the above minus the romance.

Rose Hathaway/Sydney Sage: I adore Sydney, and think she and Rose would be really good for each other. Rose would encourage Sydney to think for herself and pursue her own ambitions, and Sydney would be a calming influence on Rose. Maybe they meet earlier when Rose and Lissa are on the run and Sydney somehow gets pulled into it, or they keep in contact after Russia, or Rose goes with Jill to Palm Springs. If you want to skip all that and go straight to established relationship, that’s great!


Art:

I’m not an artist so I have absolutely no idea how art prompts work, but I will do my best. I have literally never seen a piece of fanart I didn’t love, so if none of these inspire you, do whatever you want!

-Moments of sweet intimacy, eg. Forehead kisses, cuddling in front of the tv, training together, cooking dinner, etc.
-Characters enjoying hobbies, eg. reading, working out, sewing, etc.
-I love seeing art of Big Moments from books, like Lissa staking Dimitri or Rose and Dimitri finally kissing in the hotel in Last Sacrifice
-Does Dimitri have a scar from being staked?
-Tattoos
-Moving in together and carrying/unpacking boxes
-Detailed clothing and world building through clothing
-Nature

 

 

2020-10-24 11:32 am
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Yuletide 2020

Dear Yuletide Author,
Thank you so much for writing for one of my fandoms! Please don’t feel you have to stick to the prompts here, if none of them take your fancy, write whatever does. I’m very easy to please and love surprises! Some fandoms have more/longer prompts that others, but this doesn’t reflect a preference.

AO3: [archiveofourown.org profile] hernameinthesky
 
Tumblr: 
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DNWs:
-A/B/O 
-Character death (character death in the past is fine, but I don’t want a fic that focuses on it)
-COVID-19 fic or any pandemic fic, real or imaginary
-Fics that focus on real life politics
-Graphic depictions of injury/gore/violence
-Graphic sex scenes (fade-to-black or non-graphic are fine, as is discussion of sex/jokes about sex/flirting/etc.)
-Incest
-Non-con or dub-con that isn’t present in canon
-Real person fiction
-Romanticisation of things that are bad (I’m not sure how to explain this, except that I don’t mind things like forced marriage, cheating, etc. in fic, but I don’t want them portrayed as good)
-Suicide or suicide ideation 
-Teacher/student
-Terminal illness or injury
-Torture
-Tragic endings (bittersweet or open endings are fine)

-Trans/gender headcanons unless specifically requested

General likes:
-Character-driven stories
-Character studies
-Backstory/lore/world building
-Missing moments/filling in the gaps of canon
-Canon events from a secondary character’s perspective
-Post-canon fic
-Cannon divergent AUs/What if? scenarios
-High fantasy AUs
-Sci-fi AUs 
-Supernatural where it’s hard to be supernatural. Vampires have to drink blood, werewolves lose control of themselves once a month, etc. How do they deal with this?
-Unusual formats eg. diary entries, dialogue only, etc.
-Rivals to friends to lovers
-Alternatively - Rivals hooking up, and oops! We caught feelings!
-Friends to lovers, particularly childhood friends to lovers
-Teammates/teamwork where everyone plays an important role
-Developing relationships
-Established relationships, and how the problems don’t just stop because they get together
-Building trust
-Found families
-Moving on/acceptance
-Loyalty
-Tested loyalty!
-Flirting and banter
 
folklore: Teenage Love Triangle - Taylor Swift
Characters: Any
Specific DNWs for this fandom: AUs, I’d rather stick to canon (which I interpret as being set in our world) for this one.

I’m happy for you to write about any of the characters in any combination for these songs, nominated or not. You can call the “August narrator” anything you like, I’ve called her August here for convenience. I’d really love if James was a girl, but I’m happy with a boy if you prefer. 

These three song are definitely my most played from folklore. I love that it’s a story from three perspectives, none able to give the full story, and I’d love something that explores that further. I’m also interested in the characters as individuals, so if you want to focus on one (or more) of them outside of the problems in the songs, that’s fine.

cardigan - It gives the impression Betty and James have known each other a really long time, so something set before the trouble would be interesting. Were they childhood sweethearts? Friends to lovers? Or did they meet recently, but connected really quickly? The line “leaving like a father” always leaves me wanting to know more about Betty’s background, why is James the only one who makes her feel worth something? Does this influence whether she takes James back? 

august - Intense, heady summer love! “Never have I ever before” - Is this James or August speaking? Why do they trust the other with it? What is August’s relationship to Betty? If she doesn’t know about Betty, could she and Betty bond over being hurt by James? (I’m definitely not against the two of them getting together!) It’s implied she doesn’t go to the same school and the “when you’re back at school” could suggest she’s older than the other two, which is an interesting angle. 

betty - James definitely seems the most childish of the bunch, but it changes a little if she’s a she. Betty dancing with a boy and having “stupid friends” takes on a different meaning. Boy or girl, is James aware of how much they hurt August? Does Betty take them back at the party?

What’s Inez’ role in all this. I don’t think she’s supposed to be the narrator of ‘august’, but could she be? Or is she an outsider and so the only one who knows the whole story?



King & Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men
Characters: Narrator (King & Lionheart). This is an OR request, I’m happy for you to write about another character or the world in general.  

I love that this song is about a loving, powerful sibling relationship. I don’t care about the age of the siblings, whether they’re birth siblings or adoptive siblings, whether they’re brother and sister or the same gender or a group of siblings, if the focus is on their relationship I will be thrilled!

The music video is awesome and magical, so if you want to expand on that world - the magic, who the kids are and why they’re being held captive, why the world seems to have been destroyed - that’d be really cool. Or a completely different fantasy world, maybe about a king or queen and their sibling the knight. Or modern AU where it’s metaphorical, and the kids are going through something. I don’t want RPF, but if you want to write a story about siblings being separated as the song is based on, that’s also great.


If you don’t want to write about siblings, what is the relationship between the lionheart and the King?

Her Name in the Sky - Kelly Quindlen
Characters: Hannah Eaden, Baker Hadley. This is an AND request, I’d like both Baker and Hannah present in the story. 

Hannah/Baker ticks so many boxes for me - friends-to-lovers, reckless loyalty, forgiveness, acceptance, puns! I’ll be thrilled with anything about their relationship, pre-book friendship, post-book established relationship, Baker’s perspective of things. Canon feels very complete to me though, so a complete AU would be fun. Historical AU, space AU, magical realism, fairytale AU, whatever you want!

Religion is obviously a huge part of the story, so I’m happy with that being included but I’d rather it not be the focus.

Moana

Characters: Maui
Specific DNWs for this fandom: A romantic relationship between Maui and Moana.

I love the mix of comedy and sentiment in this movie, and Maui’s story was so sad and sweet. All through the movie I expected his ending to be about accepting himself without his hook and maybe going on to live a normal human life, so I was disappointed when he was given his hook back, and would really like something that looks at the alternative. Does he go back with Moana? How does he cope without the ability to shape shift? I really like his friendship with Moana, so more of that would be awesome, whether hurt/comfort conversations about their struggles, or hijinks and adventures they go on. 

Alternatively, something about one of Maui’s adventures before the movie would also be cool. Stealing fire, lassoing the sun, all the other fun stuff talked about in ‘You’re Welcome’.

If you prefer AUs, I think celebrity AU would be great for Maui. Maybe he’s a a rockstar passed his prime and struggling because not many people remember him anymore, or he’s at the height of his career so why is he so lonely? Enter Moana, definitely not a fan, and an unlikely friendship blossoms.

folklore - Taylor Swift (Album)

Specific DNWs for this fandom: Fics based on ‘epiphany’ or ‘my tears ricochet’.


Folklore is my absolute favourite TS album. I love the themes throughout the album of loneliness and hope and always trying your best, as well as all the small character and location details woven through the songs. I’ve done prompts for each song because that seemed the easiest way, but I’d love crossovers between any of the songs. I don’t mind whether you write about named characters in the album or original characters inspired by the songs. If you write romance f/f is my preference, but I’m also happy with m/f and m/m.


the 1 - There are so many directions to go in with a whole song about ‘what ifs?’ and I’m really excited to see what you make of it.   

“You know the greatest films of all time were never made” “You know the greatest loves of all time are over now” - These lines intrigue me, what does the narrator mean by them? What does the “greatest loves” being over mean for her relationships now? After all she’s “having adventures on [her] own”. Or is it more literal, are the characters in the film industry and there was a particular film that wasn’t made?

“I persist and resist the temptation to ask you/If one thing had been different/would everything be different today?” - What one thing could have changed everything? If you’re into supernatural/fantasy, could the narrator actually find out with some kind of time travel or wish? 


cardigan - ‘cardigan’ gives the impression Betty and James have known each other a really long time, so something set before the trouble would be interesting. Were they childhood sweethearts? Friends to lovers? Or did they meet recently, but connected really quickly? The line “leaving like a father” always leaves me wanting to know more about Betty’s background, why is James the only one who makes her feel worth something? Does this influence whether she takes James back? 


TLGAD - I’d love something exploring the character of Rebekah. She seems so fun and loud, but probably unhappy - “Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea”. Does she regret her marriage? Is she lonely? Anything about her life, growing up or her relationship with Bill would be great. Bill dying is obviously a part of the song, but please don’t make that the focus. 

The narrator is also an interesting in the way she’s drawing parallels between herself and Rebekah. Why is she having a marvellous time ruining everything?   


exile - This is a gorgeous song and paints such a vivid picture of an on-again, off-again relationship. The narrators seem to be talking to each other after bumping into each other at an event, possibly for the first time since they broke up, so what happens next? Do they get back together or move on? Or something set before that while they’re together exploring why they break up.

“You’re not my homeland anymore” “You were my town” - Is this a metaphor for how close they were or are they from the same town and one or both of them have moved away? In the second chorus the woman changes “town” to “crown” and says she’s “not [his] problem anymore”, why the changes? Why was she a problem? It could link nicely to TLGAD, with the man being from a different social class. 


mirrorball - Mirrorball is a beautiful song, but without the clear storyline of some of the other songs, so really just go wherever you like with it. I really like the circus imagery and the focus of when no one is aroundthe narrator is still trying hard to please people, like she can’t relax or, for a more positive spin, keeps trying even after she fails. 


seven - Child abuse or at least an unhappy childhood is implied here, but please don’t make that graphic. seven is just begging for a childhood sweetheart/friends-to-lovers fic. Maybe the narrator really does think the house is haunted, or maybe it actually is haunted. Or maybe the narrator is back in town as an adult and runs into their childhood friend, and they rekindle their old relationship. The “hiding in the closet” line really makes me want f/f for this song (or m/m if you prefer that), maybe the relationship didn’t work out when they were young because one or both weren’t ready to deal with their sexuality, but now they’re older they can work it out. The narrator seems to have issues too “I hit my peak at seven” and “I used to scream ferociously”, are they going back home to find closure? 


august - You can call the ‘august’ narrator anything you like, I’ve called her August here for convenience. I’d really love if James was a girl, but I’m happy with a boy if you prefer.  Intense, heady summer love! “Never have I ever before” - Is this James or August speaking? Why do they trust the other with it? What is August’s relationship to Betty? If she doesn’t know about Betty, could she and Betty bond over being hurt by James (I’m not against the two of them getting together!). It’s implied August doesn’t go to the same school, and “when you’re back at school” could suggest she’s older than the other two, which is an interesting angle.

this is me trying - I love the narrator in this song, who’s accepts that she’s messed up and is determined to make it right. I’m interested in the way the first verse ends “I’m here in your doorway” but by the second verse she’s “pouring out [her] heart to a stranger”. Does that mean she wasn’t forgiven?

TIMT links nicely with ‘seven’ or ‘mirrorball’ or even TLGAD.


illicit affairs - I’m really into the messy, complicated relationship of illicit affairs. Is it a case of cheating, or is there another reason for it to be kept secret? The line “Don’t call me “kid”, don’t call me “baby”” seem to suggest a relationship with someone older, and I really like that angle, but the narrator says they’re the one who will be ruined by it. Is that just emotional? Or is the narrator the one wanting to keep it a secret? Can the relationship survive once it goes public? Does the narrator even want it to or do they just want to move on? I don’t really mind the scenario, I just want conflicted characters making hard decisions! 


invisible string - My first thought on listening to this was soulmates AU! I really like fics that explore how soulmates could actually work in real life, as it’s unlikely that everyone would happen to meet their soulmate early in life or that everyone would have a romantic soulmate. Or a fic that doesn’t take it so literally and is more about finally accepting the bad in life because it’s brought you the good, which links nicely with pretty much every other song.


mad woman - The imagery in this song! Scorpion stings, claws coming out, breathing flames! I’d love something that takes that literally. Maybe she’s a witch or some kind of mythical creature, or cursed in some way to be a monster. In the bridge she talks about taking her time and her nemesis’ (ex-lover or something else?) wife, where does that go, is she waiting for the wife to go mad too? I’d still like at least a hopeful end for a fic based on this song, so maybe it can be combined with another like ‘invisible string’ which is more about moving on.


betty - James definitely seems the most childish character of the trio, but it changes a little if she’s a girl. Betty dancing with a boy and having “stupid friends” takes on a different meaning. Is James aware of how much August likes them? Does Betty take them back at the party? What’s Inez’ role in all this. I don’t think she’s supposed to be August, but could she be? Or is she an outsider and so the only one who knows the whole story?


peace - Everything about ‘peace’ makes me want high fantasy AU - “Your integrity makes me seem small/You paint dreamscapes on the wal
l/I talk shit with my friends, it's like I'm wasting your honor”. A King/Queen and their knight? Or if set in the modern day, his/her lover could be a painter? I like the idea of painting on the wall being literal. My favourite type of relationship is when each individual is inspired by the other to become a better person - braver, more honourable, finally going after their dreams - which fits exactly with ‘peace’, so anything that focuses on that will make me happy!


hoax - ‘hoax’ is one of my favourite songs from the album for all the beautiful metaphors, and there’s so many ways to go with it. Literally - Why has the narrator been pulled apart? Is she an android? Or is it some kind of magic? “My barren land” “My kingdom come undone” makes me think high fantasy again. The relationship described is interesting because the narrator has clearly been deeply hurt, but doesn’t seem to have left the other (yet?) - Don’t want no other shade of blue but you”. What happened and does the narrator forgive them? Why the emphasis on the colour blue, their lover’s eyes or something else?


the lakes - “I'm not cut out for all these cynical clones/These hunters with cell phones” this makes me desperately want sci-fi where the clones are real. Maybe a robot wants to experience nature that isn’t present in the techy society - “A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground/With no one around to tweet it”. Does their “muse” agree to come with them? 

2020-09-30 10:50 am

Trope Bingo

AMNESIA ACCIDENTAL HERO TRUTH OR DARE SEINFELDIAN CONVERSATION GETTING TOGETHER
AU: ALTERNATE PROFESSIONS WING FIC AU: DEMON / GHOST / MONSTER HUNTERS AU: SPACE AU: STEAMPUNK
AU: HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE UNREQUITED LOVE / PINING FREE SPACE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP FAKE RELATIONSHIP
AU: ZOMBIES MINOR CHARACTERS HOLIDAY FIC SLICE OF LIFE MATCHMAKER
RIVALS TO LOVERS MAY / DECEMBER ROMANCE MIND CONTROL CASE FIC REUNION




Amnesia


Wing Fic


Free Space: Happy Ending


Slice of Life


Reunion