Chocolate Box letter
Dear Chocolatier,
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their relationships. I'm not a stickler for canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives, or where the future might take them.
LIKES: Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, confessions exposing emotional vulnerability, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. Some of my favorite tropes are: amnesia, animal transformation, arranged marriage, bodyswap, curtainfic, hurt/comfort, mutual pining, sex pollen, and time travel.
DISLIKES: I generally prefer optimistic stories in exchanges, so I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or depressingly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness as long as there is a glimmer of light. Bittersweet endings are also fine.
RATING: I've requested both gen and ships in this exchange. For the latter, I'm fine with explicit sex, but it's usually not the most important part of the story for me.
STYLE: I'm fine with first, second, or third person. I'm fine with past or present tense. I'm fine with stories of any length, including stories that start in media res or consist of a scene that implies a larger plot.
CROSSOVERS: I would prefer no crossovers with other canons, except for requests in the Crossover Fandom category.
AUS: I like seeing the characters in their own settings, so I would prefer no alternate universes like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse. However, I like alternate universes where something happened differently in canon.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
meteordust
(AO3 name Serenade)
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Request 1: Captive Prince - CS Pacat (Damen & His Vaskian Daughters) - fanfic
Oh, Damen. I love his courage, competence, and good heart. I love when actions he thinks are ordinary and necessary, stun and impress people, who were not expecting it. And I'd love to see him surprised or delighted or moved by his own children. I'm intrigued that he might actually have a number of daughters out there, from his time in the Vaskian camp when various women requested his services. I'd love to find out what happens when Damen meets one or more of his Vaskian daughters. They may or may not have accurate preconceptions of each other. Does she come to the court of the king, as a diplomat or a runaway? Does he encounter an oddly familiar warrior or trader on the road? Or maybe kidfic, where Damen is faced with a mob of adorable - but possibly loud and chaotic - little girls.
Request 2: Chronicles of Tornor - Elizabeth Lynn (Ryke/Errel) - fanfic
I love the undying loyalty that Ryke shows towards Errel, even when he cannot understand the choices Errel makes. Part of me is still heartbroken that they part ways at the end, and that Ryke understands too late how deeply he loves Errel. I would love to see a story that explores their relationship: perhaps meeting again in the future, or moments along their journey where they get to know each other better as equals, or what life was like in the past when they lived at Tornor Keep, or even a canon divergence at some point in the story.
Request 3: Foreigner Series - CJ Cherryh (Bren/Machigi) - fanfic
Bren has chemistry with so many people, and as soon as Machigi showed up - sparks! I love that Machigi seems fascinated to meet Bren, and even comments on his southern accent. And I love that Bren has to bring his best game to deal with Machigi, and is maybe even slightly flustered. What form might their diplomatic negotiations take? Would they take the chance to engage in cultural exchange? Or for a slightly more cracky approach, how far do Bren's duties as paidhi extend? Does Tabini send him out with instructions to do whatever is necessary to secure an alliance or calm troubled waters? Anything from flirting to sexytimes would be fun to read.
Request 4: Crossover Fandom (Raymond Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) & Titus Andromedon (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Yuri Plisetsky (Yuri!!! on Ice) & Xanthippe Voorhees (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)) - fanfic
Raymond Holt & Titus Andromedon - B99 and UKS are two of my favourite comedy shows right now, because of their quirky humour and their hopeful outlook. Raymond Holt and Titus Andromedon could not be more different in personality, and I want to see them together in the same room. I want to see deadpan meet theatrics. I want to see if they get on like a house on fire or if things explode. Maybe they meet through a crime scene investigation, or a theatre performance, or just being stuck in a lift together. Alternatively, they're both black gay men living in New York - do they share any organisational memberships, recreational hobbies, or mutual friends?
Yuri Plisetsky & Xanthippe Voorhees - I have a soft spot for teenagers who are prickly grouches with hearts of gold. However they cross paths (waiting in an airport lounge? attending the same gala event?) I'm curious what kind of rapport they might have. Maybe they commiserate with each other about the weirdly dramatic people in their lives. Maybe they have a deep and meaningful conversation about hopes and fears for the future. Maybe they join forces to pull off a daring heist, or find the perfect gift for a friend, or rescue a cat from a tree.
Crossposted from Dreamwidth, where there are
comments. Comment here or there.
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their relationships. I'm not a stickler for canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives, or where the future might take them.
LIKES: Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, confessions exposing emotional vulnerability, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. Some of my favorite tropes are: amnesia, animal transformation, arranged marriage, bodyswap, curtainfic, hurt/comfort, mutual pining, sex pollen, and time travel.
DISLIKES: I generally prefer optimistic stories in exchanges, so I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or depressingly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness as long as there is a glimmer of light. Bittersweet endings are also fine.
RATING: I've requested both gen and ships in this exchange. For the latter, I'm fine with explicit sex, but it's usually not the most important part of the story for me.
STYLE: I'm fine with first, second, or third person. I'm fine with past or present tense. I'm fine with stories of any length, including stories that start in media res or consist of a scene that implies a larger plot.
CROSSOVERS: I would prefer no crossovers with other canons, except for requests in the Crossover Fandom category.
AUS: I like seeing the characters in their own settings, so I would prefer no alternate universes like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse. However, I like alternate universes where something happened differently in canon.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
meteordust
(AO3 name Serenade)
***
Request 1: Captive Prince - CS Pacat (Damen & His Vaskian Daughters) - fanfic
Oh, Damen. I love his courage, competence, and good heart. I love when actions he thinks are ordinary and necessary, stun and impress people, who were not expecting it. And I'd love to see him surprised or delighted or moved by his own children. I'm intrigued that he might actually have a number of daughters out there, from his time in the Vaskian camp when various women requested his services. I'd love to find out what happens when Damen meets one or more of his Vaskian daughters. They may or may not have accurate preconceptions of each other. Does she come to the court of the king, as a diplomat or a runaway? Does he encounter an oddly familiar warrior or trader on the road? Or maybe kidfic, where Damen is faced with a mob of adorable - but possibly loud and chaotic - little girls.
Request 2: Chronicles of Tornor - Elizabeth Lynn (Ryke/Errel) - fanfic
I love the undying loyalty that Ryke shows towards Errel, even when he cannot understand the choices Errel makes. Part of me is still heartbroken that they part ways at the end, and that Ryke understands too late how deeply he loves Errel. I would love to see a story that explores their relationship: perhaps meeting again in the future, or moments along their journey where they get to know each other better as equals, or what life was like in the past when they lived at Tornor Keep, or even a canon divergence at some point in the story.
Request 3: Foreigner Series - CJ Cherryh (Bren/Machigi) - fanfic
Bren has chemistry with so many people, and as soon as Machigi showed up - sparks! I love that Machigi seems fascinated to meet Bren, and even comments on his southern accent. And I love that Bren has to bring his best game to deal with Machigi, and is maybe even slightly flustered. What form might their diplomatic negotiations take? Would they take the chance to engage in cultural exchange? Or for a slightly more cracky approach, how far do Bren's duties as paidhi extend? Does Tabini send him out with instructions to do whatever is necessary to secure an alliance or calm troubled waters? Anything from flirting to sexytimes would be fun to read.
Request 4: Crossover Fandom (Raymond Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) & Titus Andromedon (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Yuri Plisetsky (Yuri!!! on Ice) & Xanthippe Voorhees (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)) - fanfic
Raymond Holt & Titus Andromedon - B99 and UKS are two of my favourite comedy shows right now, because of their quirky humour and their hopeful outlook. Raymond Holt and Titus Andromedon could not be more different in personality, and I want to see them together in the same room. I want to see deadpan meet theatrics. I want to see if they get on like a house on fire or if things explode. Maybe they meet through a crime scene investigation, or a theatre performance, or just being stuck in a lift together. Alternatively, they're both black gay men living in New York - do they share any organisational memberships, recreational hobbies, or mutual friends?
Yuri Plisetsky & Xanthippe Voorhees - I have a soft spot for teenagers who are prickly grouches with hearts of gold. However they cross paths (waiting in an airport lounge? attending the same gala event?) I'm curious what kind of rapport they might have. Maybe they commiserate with each other about the weirdly dramatic people in their lives. Maybe they have a deep and meaningful conversation about hopes and fears for the future. Maybe they join forces to pull off a daring heist, or find the perfect gift for a friend, or rescue a cat from a tree.
Crossposted from Dreamwidth, where there are
comments. Comment here or there.