Dear fffx creator
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nonexistentwenchDear creator, thank you in advance for creating something for me!
First of all, consider everything in this letter to be completely optional, especially in the case of comics, as I have never received one before and don't know well how to prompt, not to mention I'd be over the moon with everything. Length or amounf of prompts has nothing to do with my desire to receive any fandom or pairing, only how much overthinking I have done about them!
Now, here for the general stuff:
Likes
Here is the stuff that REALLY drives me crazy and is 100% guaranteed to enhance my fic if included.
- 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
- 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
- Revenge stories
Opt ins:
This is not to be interpreted as "tropes I'm meh about'" but rather commonly DNWd stuff I like and doesn't bother me if included in fic, but I'm not asking you to go out of your way to include (nor that you should go out of your way to include likes either, again totally fine with ODAO, but you get me). Feel free to also ask the mods for anything not included here
- Gender/sexuality headcanons. Honestly literally any headcanon you have
- Pretty much anything stylistically (person, tense, 5 +1 fix, song fic for all i know… Just feel free)
- Underage as long as it's over 13 and without like… 10+ age gaps or manipulation
- Torture and violence, though I prefer it not be excessively graphic, but you can trust your judgment, it's not something that will ruin my gift in any case
- Suicide/self harm
- Abuse, as long as it isn't a requested character being the abuser
DNWs
- Rape/noncon (unless said otherwise or canon backstory
- Cheating
- Unrequited love that doesn’t end either with getting together or with the pining character meeting someone else
- 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
- Slavefic
Romeo and Juliet
So, general stuff about this fandom: I always enjoy setting AUs with Shakespeare stuff, but for this play I'd prefer that the new setting didn't completely eliminate the feud and the possibly lethal stakes of it. I'd prefer for Juliet to be her canon age, for Romeo to be 15/16 and the other boys no older than their late teens. As for comics, I'd prefer to see your headcanon/idea of how everyone looks like, but if you need a reference the 1968 movie is my favorite, as well as the Italian musical version. But feel free to mix and match adaptations too! Now for the ships:
Juliet Capulet/Romeo Montague
I have such a sweet spot for these stupid babies and would like pretty much anything about them.I'd especially love a modernized version for a comic, showing how things change yet they stay the same. In fic, I'd love some exploration of their personal issues and how they seem to be the only people who truly understand each other in city of people who are cynical at best and murderous at worst - Juliet's family is pretty obviously abusive and a really fascinating clusterfuck of terrible dynamics, but Romeo seems pretty unhappy with his life as well, though he does at least have friends, it's easy to imagine he feels misunderstood and definitely uncomfortable with masculinity and violence expected of him. Otherwise, what if everything goes alright and they manage to get married in front of their families, what drama does it entail? What if instead of killing herself Juliet goes on a vengeful rampage (after all, her mother was planning to poison Romeo - she might very easily blame someone else for his death) ? What if they run away together and go explore Italy and have fun? There's so many possibilities.
Tybalt Capulet/Benvolio Montague
Of these boys, I really love the potential they have as foils. Tybalt is war and Benvolio is peace, but it's more complicated than that - Tybalt obviously thinks Benvolio's peacemaking is just a facade, judging from the opening fight, and I feel like he is right to some extent, at least in the sense that while Benvolio avoids conflict for safety and to avoid trouble with the law he doesn't really feel any more warmly to the Capulets than Tybalt does to the Montagues, which to Tybalt reads as hypocritical. And a lot of Tybalt's fightiness stems from a frankly sad tendency to see literally everything as a danger and threat.
So, I'd love any situation that allows to contrast them - rival gang leaders? they're both in love with Mercutio and having a lowkey pissing contest about it? Some combination of their parents having murdered each other? They both have some job of representing their family for an important occasion and keep sabotaging each other? Some weird BatFam AU where they're sidekicks to the same brooding vigilante (...Escalus?) and also throw down on the regular because their approaches are so different? (They have such a Dick and Jason vibe, good lord).
Mercutio/Tybalt
Ah, the apotheosis of enemies to lovers! I imagine them having a very fraught relationship, with their very clashing personalities and Mercutio's Montague friends, but I'd also like for there to be some genuine affection and protectiveness for each other, purely UST based relationships don't do it for me. I like the idea they truly have fun with all these fights they have, and in some way they can only be themselves with each other, where Mercutio has someone who doesn't go easy on him, compared to his much softer friends and a family that well, is royal, so is probably somewhat restrictive to him, and Tybalt is able to genuinely express his own feelings and be more than his family's sword arm. I like the idea he's both horrified and fascinated by Mercutio's freedom and shamelessness, and Mercutio has such a way to see into people and figure out the things they're hiding. A development of their relationship would be really cute, or maybe a situation where they're exes by the time the events of r&j happen, a getting back together story. One of the two getting kicked out for some misbehavior and only having the other to turn to. Maybe a situation where Mercutio survives the duel (and the stabbing was mostly accidental I suppose) and they have to navigate this mess? In general for them I'm super wild on H/C where the comforter caused the hurt. Bonus points in this one for banter and Mercutio's wild imagination exploited to the maximum potential
Benvolio Montague/ Mercutio
A very sweet relationship compared to the previous ones, but lots of potential all the same. A story of how their relationship evolved (from childhood friends, maybe?) would be really sweet, either in fic or in comic. Maybe Mercutio did date Tybalt when he was younger and there is jealousy and possessivity? In a lot of adaptations that have each family as a gang Mercutio and Benvolio seem to be co-leaders, so maybe some cool heist-fic or anyway something exploring the worldbuilding of the feud and how they face it together?
Something that really intrigues me about them is that dialogue where Mercutio pokes fun at Benvolio for being a violent drunk and in general much more prone to anger than how he acts - and I don't like to think he's joking or talking about himself, Mercutio is really good at seeing under people's masks. So some backstory to that conversation would be nice.
In general they have such a lovely dynamic that fits slow burn friends to lovers or a nice comic perfectly. You're welcome to involve Romeo as much as you wish, trio shenanigans are always lovely! If you go with them being older, or even just more worldly and protective, I think I would enjoy them worrying about their friend's relationship with a Capulet and doing sleuthing about her and so on.
Mercutio/Benvolio Montague/Romeo Montague
Mostly same as above, but with a poly twist: how did all these kids met each other? How did their friendship progress? What is the impact of the feud on them? How much Romeo and Benvolio worry about Mercutio on a daily basis? This is a very nice ship for some fun shenanigans, such as pranks to the Capulets, adventures and so on, but there's also angst potential: who got together first? Was anyone jealous? I think a thing I love about them is how they each have their dynamic with each of the other two and these dynamics can conflict a little, so I'd be really interested in the emotional arc of them finally figuring they're in love with each other, ALL in love. Feel free to heap on communication issues and inability to understand their own feelings, they're teenagers after all, it's more than normal
A Song of Ice and Fire
I strongly prefer no setting AUs for this one - I'm just enamored with the politics and aesthetic of Westeros. I'm also significantly more okay with porn in this one, though i' d still prefer no pwp.
Asha Greyjoy/Arianne Martell
These girls would get along so well. I think they're a very similar character concept (absent mother, father's heir but It's Complicated, possible usurping younger brother, using Sex To Cope) with different aesthetics and personalities, which is just gorgeous for a comic - the contrast of Dornish and Ironborn looks and clothing and so on. I'd like something where they - for whatever reason - have been fostered together and knew each other a long time. Them being allies in the same war, with Arianne seducing Asha to the Targaryen side both in a literal sense and with a compelling reasoning, would be wonderful. Hurt/Comfort is also very welcome, for example after battle, or their respective brothers' deaths. I am particularly fascinated by the Greyjoy family dynamics so go wild on the intrigue/weirdness on that one!
Jaime Lannister/Catelyn Stark
These two are so hot. I struggle to prompt actual plot for them because thing is - I just enjoyed their dialogues so much? I adore how Jaime is still so hung up on Catelyn's "shit for honor" remark two whole books later.
During canon events, more conversations between them during Jaime's captivity would be awesome, or why not, Catelyn goes to King's Landing with him to oversee the rescue of their daughters! Maybe they meet Arya as well. How do the kids react to all this? In a more backstory sense, I would be interested in the events of Jaime's visit to the Tullys and why he found Catelyn more interesting than Lysa. What did they talk about for him to have such an opinion? Of course any "four teenagers (plus baby Edmure) unsupervised in a castle" shenanigans are welcome.
I'd also love a situation where Jaime is discharged from the Kingsguard after Aerys' murder and, for any reason (feel free to go in depth about it in fic! I love marriage politics) the marriages don't go as in canon but Catelyn is sent to marry him. Just two extremely reluctant (and in Jaime's case, probably depressed) teenagers having to make this work, culture shock, family dynamics, maybe babies?
Jaime Lannister/Ned Stark/Catelyn Stark - Jaime Lannister/Ned Stark - Jaime Lannister/ Cersei Lannister/ Ned Stark
My ideas about these are all very similar really! I've seen some really good prompts about how to make them happen - Ned having joined the Kingsguard before Brandon's death and now Benjen is the heir and Catelyn is married to Jaime, Jaime has to go to the wall after Aerys' murder and stops at winterfell, Ned and Cersei are married and Jaime can't help running after his sister, anything to get them in the same place is fine by me. I'm very interested in UST for them, and fraught conversations about their obviously very different ideals that slowly blossom into romance. A scene similar to the bath in Harrenhal where the Starks confront Jaime about Aerys, maybe bringing up Brandon's death, and Jaime break down and reveals it. If Ned still marries Cersei, does he still have Jon with him? How do things go with him? Does he ever find out about the Meggy prophecy? It would be so soft for Cersei to be able to actually reveal her fears to someone, and poly would be wonderful for the twins' codepedency
Six of Crows
Kaz/Inej & Jesper/Wylan & Matthias/Nina - Matthias Helvar/Nina Zenik - Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa
So, for these ships I am mostly interested in post ending stuff. The group tag could inspire another adventure or heist, or meeting at a wedding and going on a drunken prank spree in town, or running to help each other in the moment of need: anything you might have fun writing. I ship Wesper very much, but I'd prefer to read them in an ensamble context, since their ending is the one that leaves the least unsaid.
For Inej/Kaz on their own, you could write me Kaz joining Inej on her ship, Kaz meeting her parents and how they explain their story, Kaz doing a stint in the Ghafas' circus as a magician, why not! There's so much. In general I am interested in a slow burn resolution to their fascinating and complex relationship. I would prefer any sex to be VERY slow burn and respectful of their issues here.
For Matthias and Nina... This would necessarily be an AU, but if Matthias doesn't die, what do they do in Fjerda? I'd be interested in how they could carry on their mission of changing Fjerda attitudes against the Grisha. Do they establish themselves as activists there? Or are they always kinda clandestine freedom fighters?
Jesper Fahey/Nina Zenik - Jesper Fahey&Nina Zenik
The idea behind this ship is: what if Jesper was able to go study in Ravka and he and Nina met before the rest? They could be friends of have an I'll advised teenage fling, but any interactions between these chaotic bisexuals in a literal magic school would be delicious
King Lear
Unfortunately I have no real visual reference for this one as I have only seen a live production! Feel free to use any existing one as well as just using your headcanon looks for each character.
Cordelia & Edgar & Edmund & Goneril & Reagan
From the play, you get a feeling of all these kids having grown up together and having history, so I'd love some stories of their childhood and teenage years. Was Cordelia always a bit of a outcast or did it come with age? How did the girls react to their marriages? I prompted gen, but feel free to ship anyone in this little group. Gloucester also mentions Edmund getting sent abroad, so was there any reason for that?
Cordelia/King of France
I'm very curious about their marriage. France is obviously into Cordelia, but does she love him back at all? Does she falls for him slowly? What do they talk about? He's so awesome to her, but you also get the feeling he doesn't fully understand her - he chalks up her proud defiance to shyness and modesty. So, does he ever figure out the extent of the dysfunction of her family and how much experience with deceit she has? Is he excited about her leading an army in her own right? There's so much potential.
Inheritance Cycle
Eragon&Murtagh Morzansson - Nasuada/Murtagh Morzansson
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?
Minerva McGonagall/Mrs Marple
This is just such a delightful concept. My idea of it is, there's a murder at Hogwarts, in any era - Harry's years, New gen, Marauders, whenever. Mrs Marple is called to solve it - maybe it's McGonagall herself who called her, knowing her from her childhood maybe, or maybe she's actually distrustful of this muggle who seems to put so much stock in gossip. Do they clash during the investigation? Do they grow to respect each other? I like the idea of McGonagall following Mrs Marple around in cat form because she doesn't trust her and the awkwardness when Mrs Marple just obliviously cuddles her and throws her some yarn. But I just want to see some sweet romance - bickering and making out and going on Hogsmeade dates or whatever. There's such an empty niche for old ladies femslash! Where is the Valvert equivalent?
Regarding the mystery, I'd love something similar to what Mrs Marple mysteries usually are, with the solution being tied to the secrets of several people and town gossip, with plenty of uncovering skeletons in the closets of the poor suspects, even if they're innocent - what drama do the Hogwarts teachers get up to?
First of all, consider everything in this letter to be completely optional, especially in the case of comics, as I have never received one before and don't know well how to prompt, not to mention I'd be over the moon with everything. Length or amounf of prompts has nothing to do with my desire to receive any fandom or pairing, only how much overthinking I have done about them!
Now, here for the general stuff:
Likes
Here is the stuff that REALLY drives me crazy and is 100% guaranteed to enhance my fic if included.
- 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
- 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
- Revenge stories
Opt ins:
This is not to be interpreted as "tropes I'm meh about'" but rather commonly DNWd stuff I like and doesn't bother me if included in fic, but I'm not asking you to go out of your way to include (nor that you should go out of your way to include likes either, again totally fine with ODAO, but you get me). Feel free to also ask the mods for anything not included here
- Gender/sexuality headcanons. Honestly literally any headcanon you have
- Pretty much anything stylistically (person, tense, 5 +1 fix, song fic for all i know… Just feel free)
- Underage as long as it's over 13 and without like… 10+ age gaps or manipulation
- Torture and violence, though I prefer it not be excessively graphic, but you can trust your judgment, it's not something that will ruin my gift in any case
- Suicide/self harm
- Abuse, as long as it isn't a requested character being the abuser
DNWs
- Rape/noncon (unless said otherwise or canon backstory
- Cheating
- Unrequited love that doesn’t end either with getting together or with the pining character meeting someone else
- 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
- Slavefic
Romeo and Juliet
So, general stuff about this fandom: I always enjoy setting AUs with Shakespeare stuff, but for this play I'd prefer that the new setting didn't completely eliminate the feud and the possibly lethal stakes of it. I'd prefer for Juliet to be her canon age, for Romeo to be 15/16 and the other boys no older than their late teens. As for comics, I'd prefer to see your headcanon/idea of how everyone looks like, but if you need a reference the 1968 movie is my favorite, as well as the Italian musical version. But feel free to mix and match adaptations too! Now for the ships:
Juliet Capulet/Romeo Montague
I have such a sweet spot for these stupid babies and would like pretty much anything about them.I'd especially love a modernized version for a comic, showing how things change yet they stay the same. In fic, I'd love some exploration of their personal issues and how they seem to be the only people who truly understand each other in city of people who are cynical at best and murderous at worst - Juliet's family is pretty obviously abusive and a really fascinating clusterfuck of terrible dynamics, but Romeo seems pretty unhappy with his life as well, though he does at least have friends, it's easy to imagine he feels misunderstood and definitely uncomfortable with masculinity and violence expected of him. Otherwise, what if everything goes alright and they manage to get married in front of their families, what drama does it entail? What if instead of killing herself Juliet goes on a vengeful rampage (after all, her mother was planning to poison Romeo - she might very easily blame someone else for his death) ? What if they run away together and go explore Italy and have fun? There's so many possibilities.
Tybalt Capulet/Benvolio Montague
Of these boys, I really love the potential they have as foils. Tybalt is war and Benvolio is peace, but it's more complicated than that - Tybalt obviously thinks Benvolio's peacemaking is just a facade, judging from the opening fight, and I feel like he is right to some extent, at least in the sense that while Benvolio avoids conflict for safety and to avoid trouble with the law he doesn't really feel any more warmly to the Capulets than Tybalt does to the Montagues, which to Tybalt reads as hypocritical. And a lot of Tybalt's fightiness stems from a frankly sad tendency to see literally everything as a danger and threat.
So, I'd love any situation that allows to contrast them - rival gang leaders? they're both in love with Mercutio and having a lowkey pissing contest about it? Some combination of their parents having murdered each other? They both have some job of representing their family for an important occasion and keep sabotaging each other? Some weird BatFam AU where they're sidekicks to the same brooding vigilante (...Escalus?) and also throw down on the regular because their approaches are so different? (They have such a Dick and Jason vibe, good lord).
Mercutio/Tybalt
Ah, the apotheosis of enemies to lovers! I imagine them having a very fraught relationship, with their very clashing personalities and Mercutio's Montague friends, but I'd also like for there to be some genuine affection and protectiveness for each other, purely UST based relationships don't do it for me. I like the idea they truly have fun with all these fights they have, and in some way they can only be themselves with each other, where Mercutio has someone who doesn't go easy on him, compared to his much softer friends and a family that well, is royal, so is probably somewhat restrictive to him, and Tybalt is able to genuinely express his own feelings and be more than his family's sword arm. I like the idea he's both horrified and fascinated by Mercutio's freedom and shamelessness, and Mercutio has such a way to see into people and figure out the things they're hiding. A development of their relationship would be really cute, or maybe a situation where they're exes by the time the events of r&j happen, a getting back together story. One of the two getting kicked out for some misbehavior and only having the other to turn to. Maybe a situation where Mercutio survives the duel (and the stabbing was mostly accidental I suppose) and they have to navigate this mess? In general for them I'm super wild on H/C where the comforter caused the hurt. Bonus points in this one for banter and Mercutio's wild imagination exploited to the maximum potential
Benvolio Montague/ Mercutio
A very sweet relationship compared to the previous ones, but lots of potential all the same. A story of how their relationship evolved (from childhood friends, maybe?) would be really sweet, either in fic or in comic. Maybe Mercutio did date Tybalt when he was younger and there is jealousy and possessivity? In a lot of adaptations that have each family as a gang Mercutio and Benvolio seem to be co-leaders, so maybe some cool heist-fic or anyway something exploring the worldbuilding of the feud and how they face it together?
Something that really intrigues me about them is that dialogue where Mercutio pokes fun at Benvolio for being a violent drunk and in general much more prone to anger than how he acts - and I don't like to think he's joking or talking about himself, Mercutio is really good at seeing under people's masks. So some backstory to that conversation would be nice.
In general they have such a lovely dynamic that fits slow burn friends to lovers or a nice comic perfectly. You're welcome to involve Romeo as much as you wish, trio shenanigans are always lovely! If you go with them being older, or even just more worldly and protective, I think I would enjoy them worrying about their friend's relationship with a Capulet and doing sleuthing about her and so on.
Mercutio/Benvolio Montague/Romeo Montague
Mostly same as above, but with a poly twist: how did all these kids met each other? How did their friendship progress? What is the impact of the feud on them? How much Romeo and Benvolio worry about Mercutio on a daily basis? This is a very nice ship for some fun shenanigans, such as pranks to the Capulets, adventures and so on, but there's also angst potential: who got together first? Was anyone jealous? I think a thing I love about them is how they each have their dynamic with each of the other two and these dynamics can conflict a little, so I'd be really interested in the emotional arc of them finally figuring they're in love with each other, ALL in love. Feel free to heap on communication issues and inability to understand their own feelings, they're teenagers after all, it's more than normal
A Song of Ice and Fire
I strongly prefer no setting AUs for this one - I'm just enamored with the politics and aesthetic of Westeros. I'm also significantly more okay with porn in this one, though i' d still prefer no pwp.
Asha Greyjoy/Arianne Martell
These girls would get along so well. I think they're a very similar character concept (absent mother, father's heir but It's Complicated, possible usurping younger brother, using Sex To Cope) with different aesthetics and personalities, which is just gorgeous for a comic - the contrast of Dornish and Ironborn looks and clothing and so on. I'd like something where they - for whatever reason - have been fostered together and knew each other a long time. Them being allies in the same war, with Arianne seducing Asha to the Targaryen side both in a literal sense and with a compelling reasoning, would be wonderful. Hurt/Comfort is also very welcome, for example after battle, or their respective brothers' deaths. I am particularly fascinated by the Greyjoy family dynamics so go wild on the intrigue/weirdness on that one!
Jaime Lannister/Catelyn Stark
These two are so hot. I struggle to prompt actual plot for them because thing is - I just enjoyed their dialogues so much? I adore how Jaime is still so hung up on Catelyn's "shit for honor" remark two whole books later.
During canon events, more conversations between them during Jaime's captivity would be awesome, or why not, Catelyn goes to King's Landing with him to oversee the rescue of their daughters! Maybe they meet Arya as well. How do the kids react to all this? In a more backstory sense, I would be interested in the events of Jaime's visit to the Tullys and why he found Catelyn more interesting than Lysa. What did they talk about for him to have such an opinion? Of course any "four teenagers (plus baby Edmure) unsupervised in a castle" shenanigans are welcome.
I'd also love a situation where Jaime is discharged from the Kingsguard after Aerys' murder and, for any reason (feel free to go in depth about it in fic! I love marriage politics) the marriages don't go as in canon but Catelyn is sent to marry him. Just two extremely reluctant (and in Jaime's case, probably depressed) teenagers having to make this work, culture shock, family dynamics, maybe babies?
Jaime Lannister/Ned Stark/Catelyn Stark - Jaime Lannister/Ned Stark - Jaime Lannister/ Cersei Lannister/ Ned Stark
My ideas about these are all very similar really! I've seen some really good prompts about how to make them happen - Ned having joined the Kingsguard before Brandon's death and now Benjen is the heir and Catelyn is married to Jaime, Jaime has to go to the wall after Aerys' murder and stops at winterfell, Ned and Cersei are married and Jaime can't help running after his sister, anything to get them in the same place is fine by me. I'm very interested in UST for them, and fraught conversations about their obviously very different ideals that slowly blossom into romance. A scene similar to the bath in Harrenhal where the Starks confront Jaime about Aerys, maybe bringing up Brandon's death, and Jaime break down and reveals it. If Ned still marries Cersei, does he still have Jon with him? How do things go with him? Does he ever find out about the Meggy prophecy? It would be so soft for Cersei to be able to actually reveal her fears to someone, and poly would be wonderful for the twins' codepedency
Six of Crows
Kaz/Inej & Jesper/Wylan & Matthias/Nina - Matthias Helvar/Nina Zenik - Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa
So, for these ships I am mostly interested in post ending stuff. The group tag could inspire another adventure or heist, or meeting at a wedding and going on a drunken prank spree in town, or running to help each other in the moment of need: anything you might have fun writing. I ship Wesper very much, but I'd prefer to read them in an ensamble context, since their ending is the one that leaves the least unsaid.
For Inej/Kaz on their own, you could write me Kaz joining Inej on her ship, Kaz meeting her parents and how they explain their story, Kaz doing a stint in the Ghafas' circus as a magician, why not! There's so much. In general I am interested in a slow burn resolution to their fascinating and complex relationship. I would prefer any sex to be VERY slow burn and respectful of their issues here.
For Matthias and Nina... This would necessarily be an AU, but if Matthias doesn't die, what do they do in Fjerda? I'd be interested in how they could carry on their mission of changing Fjerda attitudes against the Grisha. Do they establish themselves as activists there? Or are they always kinda clandestine freedom fighters?
Jesper Fahey/Nina Zenik - Jesper Fahey&Nina Zenik
The idea behind this ship is: what if Jesper was able to go study in Ravka and he and Nina met before the rest? They could be friends of have an I'll advised teenage fling, but any interactions between these chaotic bisexuals in a literal magic school would be delicious
King Lear
Unfortunately I have no real visual reference for this one as I have only seen a live production! Feel free to use any existing one as well as just using your headcanon looks for each character.
Cordelia & Edgar & Edmund & Goneril & Reagan
From the play, you get a feeling of all these kids having grown up together and having history, so I'd love some stories of their childhood and teenage years. Was Cordelia always a bit of a outcast or did it come with age? How did the girls react to their marriages? I prompted gen, but feel free to ship anyone in this little group. Gloucester also mentions Edmund getting sent abroad, so was there any reason for that?
Cordelia/King of France
I'm very curious about their marriage. France is obviously into Cordelia, but does she love him back at all? Does she falls for him slowly? What do they talk about? He's so awesome to her, but you also get the feeling he doesn't fully understand her - he chalks up her proud defiance to shyness and modesty. So, does he ever figure out the extent of the dysfunction of her family and how much experience with deceit she has? Is he excited about her leading an army in her own right? There's so much potential.
Inheritance Cycle
Eragon&Murtagh Morzansson - Nasuada/Murtagh Morzansson
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?
Minerva McGonagall/Mrs Marple
This is just such a delightful concept. My idea of it is, there's a murder at Hogwarts, in any era - Harry's years, New gen, Marauders, whenever. Mrs Marple is called to solve it - maybe it's McGonagall herself who called her, knowing her from her childhood maybe, or maybe she's actually distrustful of this muggle who seems to put so much stock in gossip. Do they clash during the investigation? Do they grow to respect each other? I like the idea of McGonagall following Mrs Marple around in cat form because she doesn't trust her and the awkwardness when Mrs Marple just obliviously cuddles her and throws her some yarn. But I just want to see some sweet romance - bickering and making out and going on Hogsmeade dates or whatever. There's such an empty niche for old ladies femslash! Where is the Valvert equivalent?
Regarding the mystery, I'd love something similar to what Mrs Marple mysteries usually are, with the solution being tied to the secrets of several people and town gossip, with plenty of uncovering skeletons in the closets of the poor suspects, even if they're innocent - what drama do the Hogwarts teachers get up to?
