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House of the Dragon
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Criston Cole & Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
Criston Cole & Alicent's Children
Criston and the Green kids is a fave show dynamic of mine! I love that he becomes the father that stepped up for Alicent’s kids when it was obvious that Viserys was such a shitty and negligent father. I love the family that he builds with Alicent and her kids (and somehow I feel like Aemond might be a bit of a secret favorite of his) so I’d love a story about that! And/or what are they all doing in a Greens Win AU? Would love to see some of the events of the show through his POV, as it doesn't get explored nearly as much/enough.
Solo: Alicent Hightower
Alicent Hightower & Otto Hightower
Alicent is my favorite character in this show probably, so of course I’d love a fic about her. Some potential ideas:
Criston Cole & Alicent Hightower
Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower
Her relationship/friendship with Criston is also interesting. I'm quite interested in a platonic Alicole where Alicent is ace. She wouldn't call herself that/have the language for it, of course, like it's probably "courtly love" to them but it's really just this queerplatonic/platonic soulmates and found family thing they're doing.
But I love more romantic interpretations of their relationship as well: actual courtly love, chaste romance, UST, maybe them even giving into their feeling at some point during the war/after Viserys dies. Resolved or not is fine, I feel like the familial/friendship aspect with them is most important, plus there’s something very delicious in their brand of quiet, repressed pining. (I DON’T see them getting together while Alicent is still married/Viserys is alive. I really appreciate that canonically they’re people with strict values that they generally keep to.) I always enjoy a canon divergence AU - either Greens Win or at any other point in the story.
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Regulus Black & Barty Crouch Jr. & Evan Rosier & Severus Snape
Avery Jr. & Mulciber Jr. & Evan Rosier & Severus Snape
Evan Rosier/Severus Snape
Mulciber Jr./Wilkes
Lucius Malfoy & Antonin Dolohov & Augusts Rookwood & Rodolphus Lestrange
WB: First War Death Eater Training Recruitment Strategy and/or Politics
One of the things I've always loved in the HP universe was the era of the First War. I've got a lot of headcanons about it, but I enjoy reading other's takes on aspects of it as well. It was clearly such a tense time, and the war was ramping up as Severus, Regulus and their classmates were still in school. We don't know too much about the first war era, and about Severus' cohort of young(er) Death Eaters, but we do know some things. Obviously we know a lot about Snape, and we know some about Regulus (he did not see/feel the need to rebel against his family the way Sirius did and they apparently had a...complicated relationsihp at the least, but he eventually defected). We know Barty was and stayed extremely loyal despite his father being very anti-Voldemort and we know Evan was skilled enough to wound Moody in combat/a duel and he died laughing (though I read it as like bitter desparation/dark humor rather than insanity). But we don't really know how exactly the Death Eaters were organized, to what extent they were organized (similar to the Order? Karkaroff says most of them didn't know every other person who was or wasn't a Death Eater, but I imagine people suspected, and how much do we trust Karkaroff anyway?).
And then, of course, we have the slightly older generation - Lucius, Rodolphus, Rookwood, and in my headcanon/interpretation Antonin (with Tom's classmate being his father or other family member). They were a little older, but not by that much, especially someone like Lucius? I find interesting the potential for exploring themes of like...these young men taking on leadership roles that maybe they're too young for, still in over their heads, if in a slightly different way than the younger boys.
How did they train? What were their missions? I'm really interested in the war worldbuilding part of things. But I'm also interested in the more social - Pureblood Society, especially - part of worldbuilding. These boys are all purebloods, save Severus. (Note: I headcanon Evan as being the same age as and friends with Severus.) Also, don't feel limited to just the characters in each requested group - feel free to mix and match. This is a canon/fandom where I love a fleshed out world where the characters have friends, mentors, families, commanding officers, or just people they know and have to deal with.
I really love themes and stories of friendship and loyalty, as well as explorations of how those are tested by war. Also explorations of how people come to extrimism. Who is there because they really believe this shit? Who is there for more practical reasons? Who is there because that's what their friends and family are all doing and/or out of a sense of duty to someone/something? Are there ideological debates they have? How does someone like Regulus, who stops believeing in the Cause or perhaps just stops believing in Tom Riddle/Voldemort's leadership, feel and deal with having to betray his friends? (Or a similar question, but for Snape. Let's assume young Severus did have some genuine friendships, even if they didn't mean as much as his love for Lily or save him from being bullied.) I want to see some boys being friends and growing up togther and doing dumb teenage things together and fighting a war together and ending up torn apart by the world and/or their own choices. Or, you know, some subset of those things.
For Severus/Evan specifically, I love the angst potential here. I wouldn’t mind fluff either, though, if you want. I enjoy the potential for opposites attract with these two, especially as I headcanon Evan as a sort of relatively carefree outgoing social butterfly. I would love to see a progression of their relationship. I would seriously like this to be mutual. You don’t have to ignore canon/Lily, I’m all for Severus/Lily, but once she’s out of the picture, I would love to see Sev having a fulfilling relationship with Evan. Oh, yes, hurt/comfort is your friend :D That being said, how does Sev’s betrayal fit into this? How does that affect him emotionally - knowing you’re betraying your friends and your lover? Does Evan have suspicions? And if he does but can’t bring himself to tell/confront Sev - oh the glorious angst and guilt! I wouldn’t mind seeing Sev’s reaction to Evan’s death.
Maybe they get captured and need to find a way to escape before they get handed over to the Ministry. Getting-together fics, especially set against the background of war, are great!
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You could do anything with these two! Happy fluffy summertime fic, banter, first time, UST (especially at a ball), friendship-turned-more, drunk fooling around. All the hurt/comfort (post-war/Borodino, post-Natasha fiasco, post-duel). Or awfully angsty war!fic. What about that whole Anatole/Natasha thing? How does that fit in? Did it cause a rupture in their relationship or was it a catalyst for realizing they have feelings for each other? Maybe Anatole has a teenage crush on Dolokhov, who ignores it at first because they have a significant age difference. Anatole goes away for some time (abroad?) and comes back a few years later. Suddenly, they’re both adults and maybe this time the tables have turned?
For something more “serious” - having to hide their relationship; maybe Anatole is in denial about having romantic feelings for men? There are some major socioeconomic imbalances in this relationship, but Dolokhov has the upper hand personality and intellect wise and an exploration of how all that translates into power dynamics within the relationship would be cool. Not to say that their relationship has to be flawless. With someone like Dolokhov it’s never going to be. I’m sure there would be plenty of jealousy and cheating and hurting each other (probably unintentional on Anatole’s end and intentional on Dolokhov’s). I’d be up for a kinda-fix-it where Anatole survives the war and well…that’s going to cause its own slew of problems and issues, but maybe a happy ending of sorts if you go in this direction? I do want these two to be happy, but their angst has the potential to be extremely delicious.
For art: anything cute/adorable, hugs and cuddles, kissing, holding hands, horseback riding, nature setting, summer days, snowball fights or otherwise snowy settings, balls and fancy clothes, longing looks (hidden or not, requited or not), , quiet/intimate moments, curling up under blankets during a thunderstorm
Dolokhov/Helene. They’re great on a whole spectrum of genres and themes. A pre-book teenage romance, their affair after Helene’s marriage, an exploration of the class issues standing between them… How does Helene react to the duel? Was this something they set up to rid her of her tiresome husband or is she angry that Dolokhov acted so rashly in provoking Pierre? Does Anatole know? Does he help them hide it? Are they still together when Dolokhov proposes to Sonya? Or have they split up and Helene is jealous (or not?). Did they meet as teenagers and was one (both?) of them still young and naive enough to believe they could end up together? I think they can range anywhere from sweet and beautiful, if hopeless, romance to something dark, passionate, complicated and possibly selfish. I would also really enjoy something with lots of banter and teasing, maybe with some angsty undercurrents because they cannot be together.
I have a really favored headcanon that Helene dies giving birth to her and Dolokhov's son, whom she just barely has the time to name Anatole. After the war, Dolokhov raises the boy, keeps the name, and basically this child kind of becomes his outlet for all the things he nevers got to do/say/live with Helene and/or Anatole, both in a bittersweet sort of way and/or a mildly toxic one. (I think he'd be a good parent overall, but there's certainly a lot of baggage.)
For art: this ship lends itself great to some gorgeous scenes of high society - dancing at a ball, flirting at a party, details of clothes (gowns, gloves, military uniforms). I would love something that is just brimming with longing or lust or - even better - both! Make it as dramatic or as tender as you like!
Also, I love Anatole and Helene's sibling relationship. But, that said, I would always be up for a Dolokhov/Anatole/Helene OT3 (everyone-with-everyone or v-formation centered on Dolokhov).
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House of the Dragon
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Criston Cole & Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
Criston Cole & Alicent's Children
Criston and the Green kids is a fave show dynamic of mine! I love that he becomes the father that stepped up for Alicent’s kids when it was obvious that Viserys was such a shitty and negligent father. I love the family that he builds with Alicent and her kids (and somehow I feel like Aemond might be a bit of a secret favorite of his) so I’d love a story about that! And/or what are they all doing in a Greens Win AU? Would love to see some of the events of the show through his POV, as it doesn't get explored nearly as much/enough.
Solo: Alicent Hightower
Alicent Hightower & Otto Hightower
Alicent is my favorite character in this show probably, so of course I’d love a fic about her. Some potential ideas:
- Her girlhood; relationship with the rest of the Hightower family, including but not limited to her father. Specifically, some father-daughter fluff with Otto maybe when she was younger - Otto is a demanding father and can be manipulative, but he’s not really…that out of the norm as far as Westerozsi men go re: arranging marriages for their teenager daughters to older men? So I think they do love each other at the end of the day.
- A story about her and her kids (either as relationship study or just fluffy/emotional moments).
- What is she up to in a Greens Win AU?
Criston Cole & Alicent Hightower
Criston Cole/Alicent Hightower
Her relationship/friendship with Criston is also interesting. I'm quite interested in a platonic Alicole where Alicent is ace. She wouldn't call herself that/have the language for it, of course, like it's probably "courtly love" to them but it's really just this queerplatonic/platonic soulmates and found family thing they're doing.
But I love more romantic interpretations of their relationship as well: actual courtly love, chaste romance, UST, maybe them even giving into their feeling at some point during the war/after Viserys dies. Resolved or not is fine, I feel like the familial/friendship aspect with them is most important, plus there’s something very delicious in their brand of quiet, repressed pining. (I DON’T see them getting together while Alicent is still married/Viserys is alive. I really appreciate that canonically they’re people with strict values that they generally keep to.) I always enjoy a canon divergence AU - either Greens Win or at any other point in the story.
Harry Potter
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- 500 minimum words per fic
- Fanart (incl. comics) - I'm not super married to any specific face claims/fan casts. Although, Avery is firmly a redhead in my head and Mulciber is blond. Evan is either kind of yellow-blond or has dark brown wavy hair, is boyish and has blue eyes. And all of them are clean shaven lol. Not a facial hair fan.)
- Fanart Cover/Illustration of Recipient's Fic
- Art Remix of my Fic
- Fake Trailer - For the characters who appear in the movies, feel free to use those actors or choose new ones, especially if that would be more age appropriate (e.g. a younger actor for Snape in his youth).
- Any In-Universe Documents That Fit the Canon Setting, Creator's Choice: 3+ Diff In-Universe Mediums/Work That Fit The Canon Setting, Propaganda Poster, Excerpts from a Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook, Mission Report, Spell or Ritual Instructions, Bureaucratic Paperwork, In-Universe Personal Documents, Legal Documents, Mission Report - I love the worldbuilding opportunities with these. Give me some legal docs or mission reports from Death Eater headquarters, or some of those spell or ritual instructions/write ups - especially interesting if it's a write up for some normal spell/ritual and then someone has made notes on how to modify it so it could be used in battle, for example. I really enjoy stories told though these written bits of people's lives and activities.
Regulus Black & Barty Crouch Jr. & Evan Rosier & Severus Snape
Avery Jr. & Mulciber Jr. & Evan Rosier & Severus Snape
Evan Rosier/Severus Snape
Mulciber Jr./Wilkes
Lucius Malfoy & Antonin Dolohov & Augusts Rookwood & Rodolphus Lestrange
WB: First War Death Eater Training Recruitment Strategy and/or Politics
One of the things I've always loved in the HP universe was the era of the First War. I've got a lot of headcanons about it, but I enjoy reading other's takes on aspects of it as well. It was clearly such a tense time, and the war was ramping up as Severus, Regulus and their classmates were still in school. We don't know too much about the first war era, and about Severus' cohort of young(er) Death Eaters, but we do know some things. Obviously we know a lot about Snape, and we know some about Regulus (he did not see/feel the need to rebel against his family the way Sirius did and they apparently had a...complicated relationsihp at the least, but he eventually defected). We know Barty was and stayed extremely loyal despite his father being very anti-Voldemort and we know Evan was skilled enough to wound Moody in combat/a duel and he died laughing (though I read it as like bitter desparation/dark humor rather than insanity). But we don't really know how exactly the Death Eaters were organized, to what extent they were organized (similar to the Order? Karkaroff says most of them didn't know every other person who was or wasn't a Death Eater, but I imagine people suspected, and how much do we trust Karkaroff anyway?).
And then, of course, we have the slightly older generation - Lucius, Rodolphus, Rookwood, and in my headcanon/interpretation Antonin (with Tom's classmate being his father or other family member). They were a little older, but not by that much, especially someone like Lucius? I find interesting the potential for exploring themes of like...these young men taking on leadership roles that maybe they're too young for, still in over their heads, if in a slightly different way than the younger boys.
How did they train? What were their missions? I'm really interested in the war worldbuilding part of things. But I'm also interested in the more social - Pureblood Society, especially - part of worldbuilding. These boys are all purebloods, save Severus. (Note: I headcanon Evan as being the same age as and friends with Severus.) Also, don't feel limited to just the characters in each requested group - feel free to mix and match. This is a canon/fandom where I love a fleshed out world where the characters have friends, mentors, families, commanding officers, or just people they know and have to deal with.
I really love themes and stories of friendship and loyalty, as well as explorations of how those are tested by war. Also explorations of how people come to extrimism. Who is there because they really believe this shit? Who is there for more practical reasons? Who is there because that's what their friends and family are all doing and/or out of a sense of duty to someone/something? Are there ideological debates they have? How does someone like Regulus, who stops believeing in the Cause or perhaps just stops believing in Tom Riddle/Voldemort's leadership, feel and deal with having to betray his friends? (Or a similar question, but for Snape. Let's assume young Severus did have some genuine friendships, even if they didn't mean as much as his love for Lily or save him from being bullied.) I want to see some boys being friends and growing up togther and doing dumb teenage things together and fighting a war together and ending up torn apart by the world and/or their own choices. Or, you know, some subset of those things.
For Severus/Evan specifically, I love the angst potential here. I wouldn’t mind fluff either, though, if you want. I enjoy the potential for opposites attract with these two, especially as I headcanon Evan as a sort of relatively carefree outgoing social butterfly. I would love to see a progression of their relationship. I would seriously like this to be mutual. You don’t have to ignore canon/Lily, I’m all for Severus/Lily, but once she’s out of the picture, I would love to see Sev having a fulfilling relationship with Evan. Oh, yes, hurt/comfort is your friend :D That being said, how does Sev’s betrayal fit into this? How does that affect him emotionally - knowing you’re betraying your friends and your lover? Does Evan have suspicions? And if he does but can’t bring himself to tell/confront Sev - oh the glorious angst and guilt! I wouldn’t mind seeing Sev’s reaction to Evan’s death.
Maybe they get captured and need to find a way to escape before they get handed over to the Ministry. Getting-together fics, especially set against the background of war, are great!
War and Peace
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- Fanart - I Feel free to use your headcanons of how the characters look based on their book descriptions. But if you would like to use some actor references: Helene - I REALLY headcanon her as looking like Violante Placido in the 2007 miniseries. Dolokhov - I'm fond of the actors who play him in the 2007, 1966 Soviet and 1956 (US) versions. Anatole - Lanovoy who plays him in the 1966 Soviet adaptation comes pretty close for me, but also Lucas Steele in this role in GC, and for an unrelated casting Lucas Till is probably the absolute closest to my headcanon.
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You could do anything with these two! Happy fluffy summertime fic, banter, first time, UST (especially at a ball), friendship-turned-more, drunk fooling around. All the hurt/comfort (post-war/Borodino, post-Natasha fiasco, post-duel). Or awfully angsty war!fic. What about that whole Anatole/Natasha thing? How does that fit in? Did it cause a rupture in their relationship or was it a catalyst for realizing they have feelings for each other? Maybe Anatole has a teenage crush on Dolokhov, who ignores it at first because they have a significant age difference. Anatole goes away for some time (abroad?) and comes back a few years later. Suddenly, they’re both adults and maybe this time the tables have turned?
For something more “serious” - having to hide their relationship; maybe Anatole is in denial about having romantic feelings for men? There are some major socioeconomic imbalances in this relationship, but Dolokhov has the upper hand personality and intellect wise and an exploration of how all that translates into power dynamics within the relationship would be cool. Not to say that their relationship has to be flawless. With someone like Dolokhov it’s never going to be. I’m sure there would be plenty of jealousy and cheating and hurting each other (probably unintentional on Anatole’s end and intentional on Dolokhov’s). I’d be up for a kinda-fix-it where Anatole survives the war and well…that’s going to cause its own slew of problems and issues, but maybe a happy ending of sorts if you go in this direction? I do want these two to be happy, but their angst has the potential to be extremely delicious.
For art: anything cute/adorable, hugs and cuddles, kissing, holding hands, horseback riding, nature setting, summer days, snowball fights or otherwise snowy settings, balls and fancy clothes, longing looks (hidden or not, requited or not), , quiet/intimate moments, curling up under blankets during a thunderstorm
Dolokhov/Helene. They’re great on a whole spectrum of genres and themes. A pre-book teenage romance, their affair after Helene’s marriage, an exploration of the class issues standing between them… How does Helene react to the duel? Was this something they set up to rid her of her tiresome husband or is she angry that Dolokhov acted so rashly in provoking Pierre? Does Anatole know? Does he help them hide it? Are they still together when Dolokhov proposes to Sonya? Or have they split up and Helene is jealous (or not?). Did they meet as teenagers and was one (both?) of them still young and naive enough to believe they could end up together? I think they can range anywhere from sweet and beautiful, if hopeless, romance to something dark, passionate, complicated and possibly selfish. I would also really enjoy something with lots of banter and teasing, maybe with some angsty undercurrents because they cannot be together.
I have a really favored headcanon that Helene dies giving birth to her and Dolokhov's son, whom she just barely has the time to name Anatole. After the war, Dolokhov raises the boy, keeps the name, and basically this child kind of becomes his outlet for all the things he nevers got to do/say/live with Helene and/or Anatole, both in a bittersweet sort of way and/or a mildly toxic one. (I think he'd be a good parent overall, but there's certainly a lot of baggage.)
For art: this ship lends itself great to some gorgeous scenes of high society - dancing at a ball, flirting at a party, details of clothes (gowns, gloves, military uniforms). I would love something that is just brimming with longing or lust or - even better - both! Make it as dramatic or as tender as you like!
Also, I love Anatole and Helene's sibling relationship. But, that said, I would always be up for a Dolokhov/Anatole/Helene OT3 (everyone-with-everyone or v-formation centered on Dolokhov).
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