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nonexistentwenchHello and thank you for creating for me! I'll specify my DNWs for the single fandom, but as for what I like:
- Hurt /comfort, in any combination of physical and emotional as long as it's intense and touchy. I especially love mental breakdowns, exhaustion due to overwork, battle wounds, subdrop/domdrop
- Mental illness headcanons, especially in settings where the characters don't have the words to explain what is going on
- Banter, humor, ironic narration, dialogue-heavy fic
- Self discovery journeys
- Character studies, relationship studies, introspection, worldbuilding, backstory. I love to see how dynamics work and what people like about each other in relationships
- Getting together and especially getting BACK together
- Kidfic, both in the raising kids sense and in the characters as children sense
- Angst with an happy ending
- Dysfunctional yet loving relationships, especially with ships from which you really don't expect that
- Dysfunctional families and family dynamics in general, exploration of the cycles of abuse
- Cute shenanigans, adventures, mysteries rescue missions
- Characters being overprotective of each other, whether as gen or ship
- Found family, characters recovering from past abuse and bad experiences with each other's help
- Physical affection, fluff, people having fun together and finding things they share
- Past relationships, exes, background ships, background characters: this was meant to be an opt in, but honestly I just really love to see a nicely fleshed out world if the plot of the fic allows it. For the same reason, I'm perfectly fine seeing more than one requested ship in the same gift, whether they're conflicting or not
- Revenge stories
- In general feel okay with going as heavy in terms of themes as you wish: abuse, suicide/self harm, death, fairly graphic violence etc.. All that I didn't wish to receive I've DNWed
I am open to both art and fic for every request!
Little Women (2019)
Jo March/Beth March
(I'm also requesting videos for this one! I am fine with both videos telling a story and those simply conveying a vibe. Would prefer something soft for them - some of my favorite artists are AURORA, Of Monsters and Men, Taylor Swift especially the last couple albums, Florence, Stars, I also really enjoy musicals and Disney
DNWS
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders/body shaming and insecurity
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children
- Beth or Jo dying
Freeforms:
Carrying - Cuddling - Emotional Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/Comfort- Sharing a Bed - Protectiveness - Reluctantly Accepting Comfort - Lost in Wilderness - Co-dependence
This is all about the soft codependence and hurt/comfort for me (on both sides! Obviously Jo comforting Beth come smost readily to mind but I love the reverse as well), and I enjoy some smarm/ambiguity between what is romantic and what is a really, really intense and codependent sister relationship by 19th century standards. I was just really really enticed by the scenes of them cuddling on the beach and the actresses have some... interesting chemistry! I also love the expanded role here of Beth being kind of Jo's muse - I'd enjoy an AU where Beth doesn't die and when she goes to read Jo's latest despair-induced writings she finds something that gives her pause and it develops from there... but I also love the idea that simply they've always been like that since theyr first sex discoveries
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague/Juliet Capulet
DNWS
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders/body shaming and insecurity
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children or siblings
Freeforms: Survival - Trauma Recovery - Aftermath of Torture - Fugitives - Captivity - Co-dependence -Poisoning - Murder
I'd really enjoy some darker twist on the play that doesn't rely on the titular couple being totally wrong for each other, toxic or pedophilic (my preference is for Juliet to be her canon age with 14-16 year old Romeo, but I'm totally fine with age ups as well!) I'd be interested in an AU where they experience more direct obstacles to their romance instead of it going undiscovered - maybe Romeo gets caught during the balcony scene and the Capulets are reluctant to murder him outright with the recent decree from the prince but hold onto him for a while and make him regret his trespass some other way and that's how him and Juliet get to know each other, maybe they are both more involved in the violence than in the actual play and have had run-ins and conflict before and the story has more of an actual enemies to lovers progression... I'm definitely not a stickler for accurate medieval setting, as Shakespeare himself wasn't, but you can also choose a setting change AU for this! It's such a vague and universal story.
I also have this raging plot bunny where Juliet decides to take up her mother's offer to poison Romeo for Tybalt's murder and promises she'll marry Paris once she's done it - maybe it's an excuse to be allowed to look for Romeo and run off with him, maybe she actually means it in her despair, maybe it's a bit or both - I just love inner conflict and a good espionage/revenge story. Alternatively, the plan goes on well and they managed to run off together, but their families figure it out and hunt them down!
A Song of Ice and Fire
DNWs
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
-Setting change AU
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children or siblings (reference to canon is fine)
- Bashing of Sansa, Daenerys or Arya
- Queen in the North!Sansa
- Romantic Jon/Sansa
- Romantic Petyr/Sansa
-- Stories based on Theon being bullied by his brothers and Asha defending him, the bullying on its own is fine though
Tyrion Lannister/Sansa Stark
Dancing - Pining While Married - Trauma Recovery - Post-Canon - Animal Acquisition - Hidden Skills Revealed - Fugitives
This is my recent otp and I'd really enjoy anything at all stemming from their first cursed marriage into a happy ending! I'd enjoy them deciding it's best to stay married while Tyrion is hand to whomever ends up ruling Westeros and they have a kind of lowkey power couple thing going on (particularly if the monarch in question is Dany, which I would love, I imagine the hand's wife would have a lot of the female responsibilities which generally the queen consort has) and a friendly partnership but then they both end up lowkey wanting more... Alternatively, them escaping King's Landing together instead of separately after Joffrey's wedding and something slowly blossoming when Sansa gets older, or something with the war goes differently and they end up ruling Casterly Rock together! I definitely enjoy a fluffier tone for this - though the fic doesn't have to be light - but for them I just really enjoy domestic intimacy, their mutual enjoyment of the finer things in life and stories and intrigue, getting used to each other's brand of snark and developing a back and forth (one of my favorite moments is at Joffrey's wedding where they're both extremely sad and out of sync with one another yet they're both snarking on the songs that are being played and how inaccurate they are to each other now and then), how much they yearn for simple romance and being loved... I'd really enjoy happiness for them, getting to know each other and developing their own ways to use their different political skills in sync. Also, maybe babies!
Solo: Sansa Stark
Post-Canon - Trauma Recovery - Canon Divergence
I'd just love to see a happy ending for Sansa. I'm a bit burned on the Queen in the North concept due to not really loving the execution in the show, so I'd love anything else! Her getting to marry for love! Her having some important role in the future/rebuilt King's Landing! Maybe she's lady of High Garden or of the Vale, maybe she and Brienne travel the seven kingdoms together as bard and hedge knight... the possibilities are infinite and I'd enjoy any ship or gen pairing with her.
Alternatively, something that branches from canon earlier, like the HighGarden plan panning out, her and Arya running away together somehow or even switching places, her being used in some other political marriage... I just really enjoy canon divergences for this fandom
Asha Greyjoy&Theon Greyjoy
Reunions - Hurt/Comfort - Hurt No Comfort - - Post-Canon- Childhood backstory - Canon Divergence - Captivity - Beaches
There are several options here:
- kidfic! Childish adventures in the sea, handling their accursed family dynamics, the way they dealt with the war... They didn't seem to have a terribly peaceful relationship as children, but they clearly loved each other. Bickering and pranks feel very natural, but also mutual comfort and easiness and going through such a scary time together, Asha's feelings about Theon's exile etc
- during canon! Again, fighting, bickering, possible UST due to Asha's questionable methods, sibling sparring
- unfortunately, post Reek. Lots of hurt/comfort and confiding and trusting in each other at this point, I just want soft interactions between them so bad. Sailing together, maybe ruling together once the war is over. I feel like its so unaddressed that by the time they reunite in adwd they pretty much fucking hate one another and while the immediacy of the situation means they have a bit more tenderness for one another, they have a lot to sort out
- Canon divergences that allow them to have a bit more of a relationship - them both being taken as hostages as kids, Theon deciding to listen to Asha's advice and take Bran and Rickon hostage and return to Pyke with her and how THAT affects their rivalry/power dynamic
Asha Greyjoy&Balon Greyjoy&Alannys Harlaw
Character Study - Childhood backstory - Grief/Mourning
This is just one of the many situations/family dynamics in asoiaf where I'm just... What's going on there? What were the dynamics like in the aftermath of the rebellion? What does Asha mean with her mother raised her ti be bold? Was she always kinda her dad's favorite/allowed to be gnc or is it a very abrupt development once she's the only viable heir? What was it like for her to basically owe her whole position and opportunities to losing all her Brothers? What was the progression with Alannys' breakdown, when did she leave etc. Feel free to involve any other Greyjoys, I love the fucked up dynamics!
Loras Tyrell/Sandor Clegane Rescue- Hurt/Comfort - Road Trip -- Unexpected Mercy - Canon Divergence -Revenge
I started shipping this while writing a whole different thing and now I can't unsee it. These guys are obviously very at the middle of GRRM's whole debate of knighthood and I am a huge fan of Loras' tiny, out-of-focus personal descent into cynicism with the end of his tragic teenage romance and passing from the chivalric romantic atmosphere of Renly's campaign to being involved into more and more court intrigue. And of course, it's very likely that post canon he's also disfigured by burns! I feel like it could be very similar to Sandor's dynamic with Sansa, but with the seeing himself in her dialed up to 11. I can see a whole lot of settings for this, King's Landing in an AU where Sandor doesn't leave or during or after the war for the dawn. Maybe having some sort of quest together! Also - AU where Ned agreed to send Loras ti put an end to Gregor's raids and he somehow succeds in killing him would be so juicy, with Sandor being torn between being glad and pissed Loras took his vengeance from him...
Tris Botley/Theon Greyjoy
This is just extremely soft and sweet. The "Theon finally gets a nice boyfriend" power fantasy mixed with "Theon gets to enjoy Ironborn culture again in a context not constantly humiliating for him" lol. I'm mostly into this for fluff, whether canon or AU, any sweet, supporting post canon/post Ramsay moment, childhood sweethearts etc. I have an AU where they're both taken hostage after the Greyjoy Rebellion so that could be a good concept for them also. I have a soft spot for this as a love triangle type of thing with Robb and kind of representing Theon's moment of detachment from the Starks so anything with that would be awesome.
Inheritance Cycle
Murtagh/Nasuada
Canon DivergenceHurt/ComfortAftermath of TortureSecret MarriageMarriage of ConvenienceCaptivity
Would love something post - ending, about Murtagh's return to Alagaesia after his self-imposed exile, his recovery from the king's trauma and so on. He and Eragon teaching the new riders together, or he and Nasuada trying to tentatively rebuild a life together, running into all the difficulties their role imply - people wouldn't be thrilled about a traitor marrying their queen. Maybe they conceived a baby during Nasuada's captivity?
For a canon divergence, an AU where Murtagh is rescued when Thorn is still small and the king hasn't managed to steal their true names yet. How does his presence change the war? How differently does the brotherhood reveal goes? Wouldn't some sweet slowburn battlefield romance be nice? Or the reverse - Nasuada's vision in Inheritance coming true and them having ti stay as Galbatorix's supporters in a political marriage, maybe working to take him down from the inside, maybe genuinely corruptes...
- Hurt /comfort, in any combination of physical and emotional as long as it's intense and touchy. I especially love mental breakdowns, exhaustion due to overwork, battle wounds, subdrop/domdrop
- Mental illness headcanons, especially in settings where the characters don't have the words to explain what is going on
- Banter, humor, ironic narration, dialogue-heavy fic
- Self discovery journeys
- Character studies, relationship studies, introspection, worldbuilding, backstory. I love to see how dynamics work and what people like about each other in relationships
- Getting together and especially getting BACK together
- Kidfic, both in the raising kids sense and in the characters as children sense
- Angst with an happy ending
- Dysfunctional yet loving relationships, especially with ships from which you really don't expect that
- Dysfunctional families and family dynamics in general, exploration of the cycles of abuse
- Cute shenanigans, adventures, mysteries rescue missions
- Characters being overprotective of each other, whether as gen or ship
- Found family, characters recovering from past abuse and bad experiences with each other's help
- Physical affection, fluff, people having fun together and finding things they share
- Past relationships, exes, background ships, background characters: this was meant to be an opt in, but honestly I just really love to see a nicely fleshed out world if the plot of the fic allows it. For the same reason, I'm perfectly fine seeing more than one requested ship in the same gift, whether they're conflicting or not
- Revenge stories
- In general feel okay with going as heavy in terms of themes as you wish: abuse, suicide/self harm, death, fairly graphic violence etc.. All that I didn't wish to receive I've DNWed
I am open to both art and fic for every request!
Little Women (2019)
Jo March/Beth March
(I'm also requesting videos for this one! I am fine with both videos telling a story and those simply conveying a vibe. Would prefer something soft for them - some of my favorite artists are AURORA, Of Monsters and Men, Taylor Swift especially the last couple albums, Florence, Stars, I also really enjoy musicals and Disney
DNWS
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders/body shaming and insecurity
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children
- Beth or Jo dying
Freeforms:
Carrying - Cuddling - Emotional Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/Comfort- Sharing a Bed - Protectiveness - Reluctantly Accepting Comfort - Lost in Wilderness - Co-dependence
This is all about the soft codependence and hurt/comfort for me (on both sides! Obviously Jo comforting Beth come smost readily to mind but I love the reverse as well), and I enjoy some smarm/ambiguity between what is romantic and what is a really, really intense and codependent sister relationship by 19th century standards. I was just really really enticed by the scenes of them cuddling on the beach and the actresses have some... interesting chemistry! I also love the expanded role here of Beth being kind of Jo's muse - I'd enjoy an AU where Beth doesn't die and when she goes to read Jo's latest despair-induced writings she finds something that gives her pause and it develops from there... but I also love the idea that simply they've always been like that since theyr first sex discoveries
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague/Juliet Capulet
DNWS
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders/body shaming and insecurity
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children or siblings
Freeforms: Survival - Trauma Recovery - Aftermath of Torture - Fugitives - Captivity - Co-dependence -Poisoning - Murder
I'd really enjoy some darker twist on the play that doesn't rely on the titular couple being totally wrong for each other, toxic or pedophilic (my preference is for Juliet to be her canon age with 14-16 year old Romeo, but I'm totally fine with age ups as well!) I'd be interested in an AU where they experience more direct obstacles to their romance instead of it going undiscovered - maybe Romeo gets caught during the balcony scene and the Capulets are reluctant to murder him outright with the recent decree from the prince but hold onto him for a while and make him regret his trespass some other way and that's how him and Juliet get to know each other, maybe they are both more involved in the violence than in the actual play and have had run-ins and conflict before and the story has more of an actual enemies to lovers progression... I'm definitely not a stickler for accurate medieval setting, as Shakespeare himself wasn't, but you can also choose a setting change AU for this! It's such a vague and universal story.
I also have this raging plot bunny where Juliet decides to take up her mother's offer to poison Romeo for Tybalt's murder and promises she'll marry Paris once she's done it - maybe it's an excuse to be allowed to look for Romeo and run off with him, maybe she actually means it in her despair, maybe it's a bit or both - I just love inner conflict and a good espionage/revenge story. Alternatively, the plan goes on well and they managed to run off together, but their families figure it out and hunt them down!
A Song of Ice and Fire
DNWs
- Rape/noncon between the requested characters. I'm not sure of the line between dubcon and noncon as I don't go there, but really, I don't need elaborate negotiations or asking permission for a kiss or everyone to be perfectly sober when initiating sex or no power imbalances ever, just no unambiguous assault. Rape as a backstory or trigger for hurt/comfort or a background element/reference is ok.
- Sex scenes (most sexual elements are perfectly fine. Mentions, jokes, quick descriptions even if graphic or kinky are fine. I just don't want lengthy porn.)
- Eating disorders
- A/b/o
- Mpreg
- Soulmates AU or similar magical realism stuff like Hanahaki
-Setting change AU
- Slavefic
- Incest between parents and children or siblings (reference to canon is fine)
- Bashing of Sansa, Daenerys or Arya
- Queen in the North!Sansa
- Romantic Jon/Sansa
- Romantic Petyr/Sansa
-- Stories based on Theon being bullied by his brothers and Asha defending him, the bullying on its own is fine though
Tyrion Lannister/Sansa Stark
Dancing - Pining While Married - Trauma Recovery - Post-Canon - Animal Acquisition - Hidden Skills Revealed - Fugitives
This is my recent otp and I'd really enjoy anything at all stemming from their first cursed marriage into a happy ending! I'd enjoy them deciding it's best to stay married while Tyrion is hand to whomever ends up ruling Westeros and they have a kind of lowkey power couple thing going on (particularly if the monarch in question is Dany, which I would love, I imagine the hand's wife would have a lot of the female responsibilities which generally the queen consort has) and a friendly partnership but then they both end up lowkey wanting more... Alternatively, them escaping King's Landing together instead of separately after Joffrey's wedding and something slowly blossoming when Sansa gets older, or something with the war goes differently and they end up ruling Casterly Rock together! I definitely enjoy a fluffier tone for this - though the fic doesn't have to be light - but for them I just really enjoy domestic intimacy, their mutual enjoyment of the finer things in life and stories and intrigue, getting used to each other's brand of snark and developing a back and forth (one of my favorite moments is at Joffrey's wedding where they're both extremely sad and out of sync with one another yet they're both snarking on the songs that are being played and how inaccurate they are to each other now and then), how much they yearn for simple romance and being loved... I'd really enjoy happiness for them, getting to know each other and developing their own ways to use their different political skills in sync. Also, maybe babies!
Solo: Sansa Stark
Post-Canon - Trauma Recovery - Canon Divergence
I'd just love to see a happy ending for Sansa. I'm a bit burned on the Queen in the North concept due to not really loving the execution in the show, so I'd love anything else! Her getting to marry for love! Her having some important role in the future/rebuilt King's Landing! Maybe she's lady of High Garden or of the Vale, maybe she and Brienne travel the seven kingdoms together as bard and hedge knight... the possibilities are infinite and I'd enjoy any ship or gen pairing with her.
Alternatively, something that branches from canon earlier, like the HighGarden plan panning out, her and Arya running away together somehow or even switching places, her being used in some other political marriage... I just really enjoy canon divergences for this fandom
Asha Greyjoy&Theon Greyjoy
Reunions - Hurt/Comfort - Hurt No Comfort - - Post-Canon- Childhood backstory - Canon Divergence - Captivity - Beaches
There are several options here:
- kidfic! Childish adventures in the sea, handling their accursed family dynamics, the way they dealt with the war... They didn't seem to have a terribly peaceful relationship as children, but they clearly loved each other. Bickering and pranks feel very natural, but also mutual comfort and easiness and going through such a scary time together, Asha's feelings about Theon's exile etc
- during canon! Again, fighting, bickering, possible UST due to Asha's questionable methods, sibling sparring
- unfortunately, post Reek. Lots of hurt/comfort and confiding and trusting in each other at this point, I just want soft interactions between them so bad. Sailing together, maybe ruling together once the war is over. I feel like its so unaddressed that by the time they reunite in adwd they pretty much fucking hate one another and while the immediacy of the situation means they have a bit more tenderness for one another, they have a lot to sort out
- Canon divergences that allow them to have a bit more of a relationship - them both being taken as hostages as kids, Theon deciding to listen to Asha's advice and take Bran and Rickon hostage and return to Pyke with her and how THAT affects their rivalry/power dynamic
Asha Greyjoy&Balon Greyjoy&Alannys Harlaw
Character Study - Childhood backstory - Grief/Mourning
This is just one of the many situations/family dynamics in asoiaf where I'm just... What's going on there? What were the dynamics like in the aftermath of the rebellion? What does Asha mean with her mother raised her ti be bold? Was she always kinda her dad's favorite/allowed to be gnc or is it a very abrupt development once she's the only viable heir? What was it like for her to basically owe her whole position and opportunities to losing all her Brothers? What was the progression with Alannys' breakdown, when did she leave etc. Feel free to involve any other Greyjoys, I love the fucked up dynamics!
Loras Tyrell/Sandor Clegane Rescue- Hurt/Comfort - Road Trip -- Unexpected Mercy - Canon Divergence -Revenge
I started shipping this while writing a whole different thing and now I can't unsee it. These guys are obviously very at the middle of GRRM's whole debate of knighthood and I am a huge fan of Loras' tiny, out-of-focus personal descent into cynicism with the end of his tragic teenage romance and passing from the chivalric romantic atmosphere of Renly's campaign to being involved into more and more court intrigue. And of course, it's very likely that post canon he's also disfigured by burns! I feel like it could be very similar to Sandor's dynamic with Sansa, but with the seeing himself in her dialed up to 11. I can see a whole lot of settings for this, King's Landing in an AU where Sandor doesn't leave or during or after the war for the dawn. Maybe having some sort of quest together! Also - AU where Ned agreed to send Loras ti put an end to Gregor's raids and he somehow succeds in killing him would be so juicy, with Sandor being torn between being glad and pissed Loras took his vengeance from him...
Tris Botley/Theon Greyjoy
This is just extremely soft and sweet. The "Theon finally gets a nice boyfriend" power fantasy mixed with "Theon gets to enjoy Ironborn culture again in a context not constantly humiliating for him" lol. I'm mostly into this for fluff, whether canon or AU, any sweet, supporting post canon/post Ramsay moment, childhood sweethearts etc. I have an AU where they're both taken hostage after the Greyjoy Rebellion so that could be a good concept for them also. I have a soft spot for this as a love triangle type of thing with Robb and kind of representing Theon's moment of detachment from the Starks so anything with that would be awesome.
Inheritance Cycle
Murtagh/Nasuada
Canon DivergenceHurt/ComfortAftermath of TortureSecret MarriageMarriage of ConvenienceCaptivity
Would love something post - ending, about Murtagh's return to Alagaesia after his self-imposed exile, his recovery from the king's trauma and so on. He and Eragon teaching the new riders together, or he and Nasuada trying to tentatively rebuild a life together, running into all the difficulties their role imply - people wouldn't be thrilled about a traitor marrying their queen. Maybe they conceived a baby during Nasuada's captivity?
For a canon divergence, an AU where Murtagh is rescued when Thorn is still small and the king hasn't managed to steal their true names yet. How does his presence change the war? How differently does the brotherhood reveal goes? Wouldn't some sweet slowburn battlefield romance be nice? Or the reverse - Nasuada's vision in Inheritance coming true and them having ti stay as Galbatorix's supporters in a political marriage, maybe working to take him down from the inside, maybe genuinely corruptes...
