Chocolate Box Letter
Hello, and thank you for agreeing to write for me! If we matched, I'm certain we have a lot in common, and I'm sure I will love your story. I'm really very easy to please; I love everything I requested (although I wasn't able to come up with the same number of prompts for every relationship), and I love friendship fic just as much shippy fic.
On the subject of shipping, I enjoy everything from friends with benefits to getting together to established relationships. Please feel free to make your story as explicit (or unexplicit) as you like. I enjoy reading sex scenes, but I don't feel disappointed by stories that fade to black.
I've left quite a few prompts in my letter because I find that helpful when I'm writing; if you do not, please feel free to disregard them. So long as you respect the DNW's, I'll be just fine! I know some of the prompts probably lend themselves to stories much longer than the minimum for Chocolate Box, and I would be happy to see just a small excerpt of the situation.
DNWs
*Unrequested background pairings, other than those that already appear in canon
*Pregnancy, childbirth, kids who don't exist in canon
*Love triangles or infidelity
*Rape, non-con, dubcon, or any question at all about sexual consent
*Character death (unless it really happened in canon)
*Anything kinkier than a little fun with handcuffs
*Alternate setting AU's such as coffee shops, rock bands, etc.
Likes
*Banter & snark
*Competence kink
*Hurt/comfort
*Female character being physically or emotionally protective of a male character
*Friends to lovers
*Away missions gone wrong
*Characters who don't seem to have a lot in common slowly forming a bond
*Tough characters showing vulnerability to one another
*5+1 fics for any scenario
*Stranded in a hostile environment together
*Interesting settings, exotic alien planets, etc.
*Food as a form of love
Star Trek AOS
I love every single character in this canon, so please feel free to include anyone you like, even if I didn't specifically request them. Ensemble fics are totally welcome!
Pike & Spock
1. Anything at all about why Pike chose Spock as his first officer
2. Pike seems to like adopting strays. Did he pick up on Spock's loneliness or estrangement from his father at Starfleet Academy?
3. Pike & Spock lean on each other during Pike's rehabilitation, because Spock is too unemotional to show pity, and Pike is willing to call Spock out about pretending to be okay when he's not.
McCoy/Uhura
If writing this ship, please don't make Spock out to be a bad guy. I'm totally happy with a story set before Spock/Uhura, an AU where Spock/Uhura didn't happen, or an amicable breakup that doesn't require a lot of explanation.
1. Stranded together on a hostile planet. Bonus points if McCoy is injured and has to tell Uhura how to provide medical attention.
2. A bad thing happens to Kirk & Spock, leaving McCoy the senior ranking officer on the bridge or away team. He and Uhura have to figure out how to get through the crisis.
3. McCoy secretly pining after Uhura and Uhura being a little oblivious about it
4. They both smart and high-achieving. I'd love to see them attracted to each other's skills!
5. Both of them are pretty bossy in bed. How does that work out?
Ben Sulu/Hikaru Sulu
This ship is such a blank slate for me that it's hard to know what to prompt! In the first movie, Sulu is this reckless swashbuckler fighting evil with a sword, and by the third film, he's married and has a little girl. I would love to know anything at all about how that happened, how he reconciles the risks of his job with wanting to be there for his husband and child, what adventures (or ordinary domestic bliss) he might have with his family when he's not on duty.
Jaylah & Uhura, Jaylah & Gaila, Jaylah & Kirk
1. Learning English from 20th century hiphop results in some language quirks.
2. Gaila & Jaylah bonding over being the first/only members of their species in Starfleet.
3. Kirk & Jaylah bonding over their mutual love of "classical" music.
4. Anyone introducing Jaylah to "normal" experiences she might have missed out on, or teaching her more about human language and culture.
Star Trek Discovery
Burnham & Georgiou
1. Georgiou gently introducing Burnham to some human experiences she might have missed out on, like eating junk food, going to amusement parks, or other activities that would have seemed frivolous on Vulcan.
2. Burnham & Georgiou look through the telescope together
3. Time travel shenanigans give Burnham the opportunity to go back and apologize to Georgiou.
4. AU where Mirror Georgiou remains on the Discovery and Burnham tries to teach her not to be evil.
Burnham & Tilly or Burnham/Tilly
I love these ladies as friends, lovers, or both, so feel free to interpret these prompts as romantically or platonically as you wish!
1. Tilly introducing Burnham to human experiences she might have missed out on, like eating junk food, getting drunk, having lots of ice cream to recover from a breakup...
2. I really loved the scenes where Burnham is giving Tilly physical training sessions and nutrition tips to help her qualify for the command track, and I'd love to see more, especially if Burnham is a little ridiculous and over the top about it.
3. Seeing Tilly dressed up as her mirrorverse alter ego awakened some desires that Burnham was not expecting.
4. Roommate slices of life, negotiating and compromising over living arrangements, etc.
She-Ra
Bow & Glimmer & Adora
1. I loved the first episode sequence of Bow & Glimmer showing Adora all the "normal" things she didn't get to do in the Hoard, like eat dessert and go to parties. More of that would be welcome!
2. In the Hoard, making a mistake came with harsh consequences. What is a time when Bow & Glimmer help Adora see that it's okay to make mistakes?
3. When I wrote "away missions gone wrong" in my prompts, I was thinking of Star Trek, but I think it applies here too - I would love to read anything at all about these three adventuring together, trying to rebuild after the season finale, or maybe occasionally discovering that not everything can be resolved with the power of She-Ra.
Catra & Scorpia
Scorpia seems to want a friend really badly, and I'd love to see a situation where Catra realizes that she does value her relationship with Scorpia, even if Scorpia is a little annoying...
1. Scorpia is taken prisoner, and Catra fights hard to get her back.
2. Scorpia is very ill, and Catra takes really good care of her...and maybe later claims that it was all just a fever dream.
3. Catra is sick or injured and grudgingly accepts Scorpia's help.
On the subject of shipping, I enjoy everything from friends with benefits to getting together to established relationships. Please feel free to make your story as explicit (or unexplicit) as you like. I enjoy reading sex scenes, but I don't feel disappointed by stories that fade to black.
I've left quite a few prompts in my letter because I find that helpful when I'm writing; if you do not, please feel free to disregard them. So long as you respect the DNW's, I'll be just fine! I know some of the prompts probably lend themselves to stories much longer than the minimum for Chocolate Box, and I would be happy to see just a small excerpt of the situation.
DNWs
*Unrequested background pairings, other than those that already appear in canon
*Pregnancy, childbirth, kids who don't exist in canon
*Love triangles or infidelity
*Rape, non-con, dubcon, or any question at all about sexual consent
*Character death (unless it really happened in canon)
*Anything kinkier than a little fun with handcuffs
*Alternate setting AU's such as coffee shops, rock bands, etc.
Likes
*Banter & snark
*Competence kink
*Hurt/comfort
*Female character being physically or emotionally protective of a male character
*Friends to lovers
*Away missions gone wrong
*Characters who don't seem to have a lot in common slowly forming a bond
*Tough characters showing vulnerability to one another
*5+1 fics for any scenario
*Stranded in a hostile environment together
*Interesting settings, exotic alien planets, etc.
*Food as a form of love
Star Trek AOS
I love every single character in this canon, so please feel free to include anyone you like, even if I didn't specifically request them. Ensemble fics are totally welcome!
Pike & Spock
1. Anything at all about why Pike chose Spock as his first officer
2. Pike seems to like adopting strays. Did he pick up on Spock's loneliness or estrangement from his father at Starfleet Academy?
3. Pike & Spock lean on each other during Pike's rehabilitation, because Spock is too unemotional to show pity, and Pike is willing to call Spock out about pretending to be okay when he's not.
McCoy/Uhura
If writing this ship, please don't make Spock out to be a bad guy. I'm totally happy with a story set before Spock/Uhura, an AU where Spock/Uhura didn't happen, or an amicable breakup that doesn't require a lot of explanation.
1. Stranded together on a hostile planet. Bonus points if McCoy is injured and has to tell Uhura how to provide medical attention.
2. A bad thing happens to Kirk & Spock, leaving McCoy the senior ranking officer on the bridge or away team. He and Uhura have to figure out how to get through the crisis.
3. McCoy secretly pining after Uhura and Uhura being a little oblivious about it
4. They both smart and high-achieving. I'd love to see them attracted to each other's skills!
5. Both of them are pretty bossy in bed. How does that work out?
Ben Sulu/Hikaru Sulu
This ship is such a blank slate for me that it's hard to know what to prompt! In the first movie, Sulu is this reckless swashbuckler fighting evil with a sword, and by the third film, he's married and has a little girl. I would love to know anything at all about how that happened, how he reconciles the risks of his job with wanting to be there for his husband and child, what adventures (or ordinary domestic bliss) he might have with his family when he's not on duty.
Jaylah & Uhura, Jaylah & Gaila, Jaylah & Kirk
1. Learning English from 20th century hiphop results in some language quirks.
2. Gaila & Jaylah bonding over being the first/only members of their species in Starfleet.
3. Kirk & Jaylah bonding over their mutual love of "classical" music.
4. Anyone introducing Jaylah to "normal" experiences she might have missed out on, or teaching her more about human language and culture.
Star Trek Discovery
Burnham & Georgiou
1. Georgiou gently introducing Burnham to some human experiences she might have missed out on, like eating junk food, going to amusement parks, or other activities that would have seemed frivolous on Vulcan.
2. Burnham & Georgiou look through the telescope together
3. Time travel shenanigans give Burnham the opportunity to go back and apologize to Georgiou.
4. AU where Mirror Georgiou remains on the Discovery and Burnham tries to teach her not to be evil.
Burnham & Tilly or Burnham/Tilly
I love these ladies as friends, lovers, or both, so feel free to interpret these prompts as romantically or platonically as you wish!
1. Tilly introducing Burnham to human experiences she might have missed out on, like eating junk food, getting drunk, having lots of ice cream to recover from a breakup...
2. I really loved the scenes where Burnham is giving Tilly physical training sessions and nutrition tips to help her qualify for the command track, and I'd love to see more, especially if Burnham is a little ridiculous and over the top about it.
3. Seeing Tilly dressed up as her mirrorverse alter ego awakened some desires that Burnham was not expecting.
4. Roommate slices of life, negotiating and compromising over living arrangements, etc.
She-Ra
Bow & Glimmer & Adora
1. I loved the first episode sequence of Bow & Glimmer showing Adora all the "normal" things she didn't get to do in the Hoard, like eat dessert and go to parties. More of that would be welcome!
2. In the Hoard, making a mistake came with harsh consequences. What is a time when Bow & Glimmer help Adora see that it's okay to make mistakes?
3. When I wrote "away missions gone wrong" in my prompts, I was thinking of Star Trek, but I think it applies here too - I would love to read anything at all about these three adventuring together, trying to rebuild after the season finale, or maybe occasionally discovering that not everything can be resolved with the power of She-Ra.
Catra & Scorpia
Scorpia seems to want a friend really badly, and I'd love to see a situation where Catra realizes that she does value her relationship with Scorpia, even if Scorpia is a little annoying...
1. Scorpia is taken prisoner, and Catra fights hard to get her back.
2. Scorpia is very ill, and Catra takes really good care of her...and maybe later claims that it was all just a fever dream.
3. Catra is sick or injured and grudgingly accepts Scorpia's help.