Rare Pair Fest Letter!
I don't think I wrote one of these last year, but I usually write them for fests, so here goes!
Hi! First off, I just want to say please don't stress about writing for me, because when it comes to gift fic, I am super easy to please, and as long as there isn't bashing or similar, I'm sure I'm going to absolutely love whatever you write. ♥
Some generalities: I am generally not a big porn reader, so please don't feel like you have to write porn for my sake! ... but if you like writing porn, sure, go for it. XD I'm not into scat/watersports, but otherwise I'm up for trying most kinks; most of the pairings I requested are ones I ship on the fluffy or at least non-antagonistic side, so I'd prefer no non-con, but there are a couple of exceptions (we'll get into that later). I prefer canon-divergent AUs or what-ifs to things like coffeeshop AUs, but if you want to put characters in space (that aren't already in space) or other fun SF/fantasy-type AUs, that's fine! (His Dark Materials daemon AUs: ALSO AWESOME.)
Now, let's go ahead and get down to specifics!
Burn Notice
* Sam Axe/Fiona Glenanne/Michael Westen
* Sam Axe/Michael Westen
* Sam Axe/Fiona Glenanne/Jesse Porter/Michael Westen
Hm, I don't know that I have much more detail to add than I put in my signup, so - do whatever you want! I just really, really adore the team dynamic between Sam and Mike and Fi after the seasons of them working together, and the way they all trust and rely on each other (even when they're also bickering, like Sam and Fi), and I love how Jesse got adopted into the group. And I adore the bond between Sam and Mike, especially - I love Sam, and that episode in season 4 when Mike said "I'd [go to prison undercover] for you" to him? UGH, BE STILL MY HEART. So yeah, anything that plays up the trust and affection there would make me the happiest person.
Naruto
* Mitarashi Anko/Uchiha Itachi
So - even though I haven't been working on my AU with background Anko/Itachi ( /o\ ), I still ship it like burning! I think they could have a really interesting dynamic, rather like Naruto/Sasuke (which I also ship), and I endlessly regret that Kishimoto totally skipped over the possibility of them actually interacting. Canon AUs would be great, and I do think they'd be pretty kinky together, so let your imagination run wild. :D
* Mitarashi Anko/Yuuhi Kurenai
I adore friendship femslash! Throw in some kink (Anko totally is kinky) and I will be the happiest.
* Haku/Kimimaro
Haku is my precious baby who deserves happiness and to be alive, and so is Kimimaro despite certainly morally questionable associations (OROCHIMARU). I just want them to meet again somehow (that anime flashback is CANON, CANON I SAY) and be friends and making out is also okay. ... I guess AU is pretty much required on this one, haha. *sobs*
* Momochi Zabuza/Umino Iruka
Another pairing that writing AU fics has gotten me to love despite the fact it is TOTALLY CRACK. I swear I'm getting back to that AU eventually, but in the meantime - care to write me some Zabuza and Iruka adopting all the orphans fic? :D Or just anything where they get to meet and have sexy ideological conflicts, I guess.
Death Gate Cycle
* Grundle/Alake
Grundle is the cutest and the best person whom I love, and Alake is a wonderful human, and their friendship was so amazing and just - yeah, I want fic of them comforting each other and getting to love each other and so I guess an Alake lives AU would be the best thing.
* Haplo/Alfred Montbank/Marit
* Haplo/Alfred Montbank
I ship Haplo/Alfred so hard - they go from mortal enemies to HUG AND BFFNESS and every step of it is earned and fantastic - and Marit is a badass, and so I would love either some Haplo/Alfred (before Marit shows up, or while they're out in the Labyrinth alone together) or all three of them together, surviving the Labyrinth and being loving... Hurt/comfort would be especially nice.
Beelzebub (Anime & Manga)
* Hanazawa Yuka/Kunieda Aoi
Kunieda is my Queen, and Yuka is my Space Case Queen, and I would love loyaltyshipping or fluff or just anything for this, the cutest possible pairing. YUKA IS SO ADORABLE.
* Hanazawa Yuka/Himekawa Tatsuya/Kanzaki Hajime
* Himekawa Tatsuya/Kanzaki Hajime
So, I kind of OTP Kanzaki/Himekawa just a little bit, because they're always hanging out and being hilarious together in the anime, and they did that some in the manga also and I just REALLY SHIP IT, OKAY, even though Himekawa is being awful in the manga right now. ;o; Adding in Yuka just means adding more fun! GOOFY DUO OR THREESOME SHENANIGANS, PLEASE, and sexy hairpulling with Himekawa out of his pompadour would also be entirely acceptable.
Marathon (Computer Games)
Before we get started, let me explain you a thing this canon, because it is the tiny fandom of my heart and I am kind of assuming we did not match on it, but hey, if you don't feel inspired by any of the other pairings/canons I requested, this is one that's pretty easy to bone up on as well as fun! They're a trilogy of first-person shooters set in the distant future; the first one involves the PC, a nameless security officer aboard the colony ship Marathon around Tau Ceti, fighting off an alien invasion by a race of slavers called the Pfhor, with the help of the AI Leela and the interference of another AI, Durandal, who has gone Rampant and is doing whatever the heck he feels like, which is sometimes helpful for fighting off the Pfhor and sometimes - not. In the second game Durandal, having run off with some S'pht (aliens who were also slaves of the Pfhor, until you and Durandal freed them) has kidnapped you off Tau Ceti and brought you to the S'pht homeworld to look for a weapon to use against the Pfhor. The third game, Marathon: Infinity, is - well, it's kind of a mindfuck of alternate timelines, and I personally love it, but YMMV and for shipping reasons it can probably be ignored if you're rushed for time.
... so yeah, first-person shooters are not everyone's cup of tea and I totally understand that, but stick the difficulty setting on Kindergarten or Easy and even someone who sucks at FPSes *cough like me cough* can get through them pretty quickly, plus they're all available for free (for PCs, Macs, or Linux) from the original creators. And if you just plain can't play/hate FPSes, you can always check out a Let's Play here (first game) and here (Marathon 2), to say nothing of the Marathon's Story page, which contains manual introductions and complete sets of terminal texts for all three games, plus a ton of meta and speculation, which should be more than enough to get you set for fic writing.
* Durandal/Security Officer
This may kind of be my OTP for these games, haha. *looks at several finished fics, more fic drafts, and a fanmix* ... it's pretty much my OTP, yeah. XD I'm just incredibly enchanted with the way Durandal goes from dicking around with the security officer for lolz to actually relying on him and trusting him - and even going so far as to say, "You know I'll never let you go." Which okay, coming from an AI with a god complex is more creepy than sweet, but still. There's clearly a connection there! And more than one message from Durandal seems to show that while he's a sarcastic, deceptive asshole 99% of the time, he can also be surprisingly honest, even if he immediately compensates for it with fresh sarcasm. I just love Durandal so much, and the security officer - okay, is kind of a blank slate, but that just gives you all kinds of freedom with the character! Genderswapped security officer would be SUPER GREAT, but honestly, as long as they're someone who can hold their own against Durandal and kick a ton of Pfhor ass, I'm happy.
* Leela (Marathon)/Security Officer
Leela is my second favorite AI of the games, even if she does get shirty at you for letting too many civilians die. XD She works a lot more closely with the security officer at the beginning and is, you know, not an asshole like Durandal, so even if I don't have quite the same amount of endless feelings about her, I'd still adore seeing the defense of the Marathon from her perspective or anything else you can come up with.
* Durandal/Tycho (Marathon)
They hate each other. HATE. You may vaguely remember how I said at the beginning of this letter that I'd prefer no non-con besides a couple of ships? This is one of those ships. AI HATESEX, GO.
* Bernhard Strauss/Durandal
... and this is the other of those ships! Bernhard Strauss basically used Durandal for experiments involving controlled Rampancy (resulting in Durandal's actual uncontrolled Rampancy), which we don't get any real details about in canon besides the fact that Tycho refers to it as abuse and Durandal's "shame." What constitutes shame or abuse for an AI is probably not the same as for humans, but - oh, the deliciously wrong possibilities! Just what did Strauss do? Something horribly, terribly dub-conny, I hope. :D
(Relatedly, I am a Hannibal fan. And still shipping Hannibal/Will, EVEN AFTER EPISODES 11-12. Strauss probably wasn't a cannibal, but when it comes to extremely dubious shit from a trusted authority figure, you can't go wrong with some Hannibal inspiration!)
* Durandal/Leela (Marathon)
So - all the AI were stuck on a ship together for 300 years with only each other and some humans for company. I bet some interesting dynamics showed up there, particularly with Tycho in the mix - shit, I should have nominated this as a threesome, probably. XD BUT YES, I would love to see Durandal and Leela having some interactions before everything went to hell! Or even as things were going to hell - he does end up having to take over the "fight off the Pfhor" duties from her for a while, after all...
So, that is my entirely too long letter - but if you still have any questions, feel free to ask anonymously or go through the mods or whatever! And remember not to get too stressed, because I love all of these pairings and I'm going to love your fic. ♥
Crossposted from Dreamwidth - read the original post here: http://hokuton-punch.dreamwidth.org/1008770.html .
Hi! First off, I just want to say please don't stress about writing for me, because when it comes to gift fic, I am super easy to please, and as long as there isn't bashing or similar, I'm sure I'm going to absolutely love whatever you write. ♥
Some generalities: I am generally not a big porn reader, so please don't feel like you have to write porn for my sake! ... but if you like writing porn, sure, go for it. XD I'm not into scat/watersports, but otherwise I'm up for trying most kinks; most of the pairings I requested are ones I ship on the fluffy or at least non-antagonistic side, so I'd prefer no non-con, but there are a couple of exceptions (we'll get into that later). I prefer canon-divergent AUs or what-ifs to things like coffeeshop AUs, but if you want to put characters in space (that aren't already in space) or other fun SF/fantasy-type AUs, that's fine! (His Dark Materials daemon AUs: ALSO AWESOME.)
Now, let's go ahead and get down to specifics!
Burn Notice
* Sam Axe/Fiona Glenanne/Michael Westen
* Sam Axe/Michael Westen
* Sam Axe/Fiona Glenanne/Jesse Porter/Michael Westen
Hm, I don't know that I have much more detail to add than I put in my signup, so - do whatever you want! I just really, really adore the team dynamic between Sam and Mike and Fi after the seasons of them working together, and the way they all trust and rely on each other (even when they're also bickering, like Sam and Fi), and I love how Jesse got adopted into the group. And I adore the bond between Sam and Mike, especially - I love Sam, and that episode in season 4 when Mike said "I'd [go to prison undercover] for you" to him? UGH, BE STILL MY HEART. So yeah, anything that plays up the trust and affection there would make me the happiest person.
Naruto
* Mitarashi Anko/Uchiha Itachi
So - even though I haven't been working on my AU with background Anko/Itachi ( /o\ ), I still ship it like burning! I think they could have a really interesting dynamic, rather like Naruto/Sasuke (which I also ship), and I endlessly regret that Kishimoto totally skipped over the possibility of them actually interacting. Canon AUs would be great, and I do think they'd be pretty kinky together, so let your imagination run wild. :D
* Mitarashi Anko/Yuuhi Kurenai
I adore friendship femslash! Throw in some kink (Anko totally is kinky) and I will be the happiest.
* Haku/Kimimaro
Haku is my precious baby who deserves happiness and to be alive, and so is Kimimaro despite certainly morally questionable associations (OROCHIMARU). I just want them to meet again somehow (that anime flashback is CANON, CANON I SAY) and be friends and making out is also okay. ... I guess AU is pretty much required on this one, haha. *sobs*
* Momochi Zabuza/Umino Iruka
Another pairing that writing AU fics has gotten me to love despite the fact it is TOTALLY CRACK. I swear I'm getting back to that AU eventually, but in the meantime - care to write me some Zabuza and Iruka adopting all the orphans fic? :D Or just anything where they get to meet and have sexy ideological conflicts, I guess.
Death Gate Cycle
* Grundle/Alake
Grundle is the cutest and the best person whom I love, and Alake is a wonderful human, and their friendship was so amazing and just - yeah, I want fic of them comforting each other and getting to love each other and so I guess an Alake lives AU would be the best thing.
* Haplo/Alfred Montbank/Marit
* Haplo/Alfred Montbank
I ship Haplo/Alfred so hard - they go from mortal enemies to HUG AND BFFNESS and every step of it is earned and fantastic - and Marit is a badass, and so I would love either some Haplo/Alfred (before Marit shows up, or while they're out in the Labyrinth alone together) or all three of them together, surviving the Labyrinth and being loving... Hurt/comfort would be especially nice.
Beelzebub (Anime & Manga)
* Hanazawa Yuka/Kunieda Aoi
Kunieda is my Queen, and Yuka is my Space Case Queen, and I would love loyaltyshipping or fluff or just anything for this, the cutest possible pairing. YUKA IS SO ADORABLE.
* Hanazawa Yuka/Himekawa Tatsuya/Kanzaki Hajime
* Himekawa Tatsuya/Kanzaki Hajime
So, I kind of OTP Kanzaki/Himekawa just a little bit, because they're always hanging out and being hilarious together in the anime, and they did that some in the manga also and I just REALLY SHIP IT, OKAY, even though Himekawa is being awful in the manga right now. ;o; Adding in Yuka just means adding more fun! GOOFY DUO OR THREESOME SHENANIGANS, PLEASE, and sexy hairpulling with Himekawa out of his pompadour would also be entirely acceptable.
Marathon (Computer Games)
Before we get started, let me explain you a thing this canon, because it is the tiny fandom of my heart and I am kind of assuming we did not match on it, but hey, if you don't feel inspired by any of the other pairings/canons I requested, this is one that's pretty easy to bone up on as well as fun! They're a trilogy of first-person shooters set in the distant future; the first one involves the PC, a nameless security officer aboard the colony ship Marathon around Tau Ceti, fighting off an alien invasion by a race of slavers called the Pfhor, with the help of the AI Leela and the interference of another AI, Durandal, who has gone Rampant and is doing whatever the heck he feels like, which is sometimes helpful for fighting off the Pfhor and sometimes - not. In the second game Durandal, having run off with some S'pht (aliens who were also slaves of the Pfhor, until you and Durandal freed them) has kidnapped you off Tau Ceti and brought you to the S'pht homeworld to look for a weapon to use against the Pfhor. The third game, Marathon: Infinity, is - well, it's kind of a mindfuck of alternate timelines, and I personally love it, but YMMV and for shipping reasons it can probably be ignored if you're rushed for time.
... so yeah, first-person shooters are not everyone's cup of tea and I totally understand that, but stick the difficulty setting on Kindergarten or Easy and even someone who sucks at FPSes *cough like me cough* can get through them pretty quickly, plus they're all available for free (for PCs, Macs, or Linux) from the original creators. And if you just plain can't play/hate FPSes, you can always check out a Let's Play here (first game) and here (Marathon 2), to say nothing of the Marathon's Story page, which contains manual introductions and complete sets of terminal texts for all three games, plus a ton of meta and speculation, which should be more than enough to get you set for fic writing.
* Durandal/Security Officer
This may kind of be my OTP for these games, haha. *looks at several finished fics, more fic drafts, and a fanmix* ... it's pretty much my OTP, yeah. XD I'm just incredibly enchanted with the way Durandal goes from dicking around with the security officer for lolz to actually relying on him and trusting him - and even going so far as to say, "You know I'll never let you go." Which okay, coming from an AI with a god complex is more creepy than sweet, but still. There's clearly a connection there! And more than one message from Durandal seems to show that while he's a sarcastic, deceptive asshole 99% of the time, he can also be surprisingly honest, even if he immediately compensates for it with fresh sarcasm. I just love Durandal so much, and the security officer - okay, is kind of a blank slate, but that just gives you all kinds of freedom with the character! Genderswapped security officer would be SUPER GREAT, but honestly, as long as they're someone who can hold their own against Durandal and kick a ton of Pfhor ass, I'm happy.
* Leela (Marathon)/Security Officer
Leela is my second favorite AI of the games, even if she does get shirty at you for letting too many civilians die. XD She works a lot more closely with the security officer at the beginning and is, you know, not an asshole like Durandal, so even if I don't have quite the same amount of endless feelings about her, I'd still adore seeing the defense of the Marathon from her perspective or anything else you can come up with.
* Durandal/Tycho (Marathon)
They hate each other. HATE. You may vaguely remember how I said at the beginning of this letter that I'd prefer no non-con besides a couple of ships? This is one of those ships. AI HATESEX, GO.
* Bernhard Strauss/Durandal
... and this is the other of those ships! Bernhard Strauss basically used Durandal for experiments involving controlled Rampancy (resulting in Durandal's actual uncontrolled Rampancy), which we don't get any real details about in canon besides the fact that Tycho refers to it as abuse and Durandal's "shame." What constitutes shame or abuse for an AI is probably not the same as for humans, but - oh, the deliciously wrong possibilities! Just what did Strauss do? Something horribly, terribly dub-conny, I hope. :D
(Relatedly, I am a Hannibal fan. And still shipping Hannibal/Will, EVEN AFTER EPISODES 11-12. Strauss probably wasn't a cannibal, but when it comes to extremely dubious shit from a trusted authority figure, you can't go wrong with some Hannibal inspiration!)
* Durandal/Leela (Marathon)
So - all the AI were stuck on a ship together for 300 years with only each other and some humans for company. I bet some interesting dynamics showed up there, particularly with Tycho in the mix - shit, I should have nominated this as a threesome, probably. XD BUT YES, I would love to see Durandal and Leela having some interactions before everything went to hell! Or even as things were going to hell - he does end up having to take over the "fight off the Pfhor" duties from her for a while, after all...
So, that is my entirely too long letter - but if you still have any questions, feel free to ask anonymously or go through the mods or whatever! And remember not to get too stressed, because I love all of these pairings and I'm going to love your fic. ♥
Crossposted from Dreamwidth - read the original post here: http://hokuton-punch.dreamwidth.org/1008770.html .