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tsukinokagehello friend! here is a read more link even though you are probably coming from a direct link to this entry.
Okay so first of all, thank you for writing me a thing! I already love it and I haven't even seen it yet. It almost certainly doesn't exist as of the time of this writing! But I still love it.
Second of all, general likes & dislikes:
General things I like: family things, especially found family. Family bonding is also good. Gen things, though shipping is great too.
I love AUs so even if the specific prompt doesn't mention them, AUs are always an option. I am a sucker for hurt/comfort as long as there's plenty of comfort. I also like things to end relatively hopeful/happy.
Things I do not like: Characters dying or getting permanently injured, A/B/O or mpreg. If characters die in canon and you're writing about that part in canon, that's okay, but please don't describe it graphically or kill off anyone who doesn't die in canon.
On to the actual fandom-specific things!
Emelan:
Briar's my favourite, so if you just pick one character to write around, I'd prefer him. But only by a tiny itty-bitty margin, so if you have an idea around one of the others, go nuts. I love this whole quartet so much. I like how they all have different relationships with each other, so anything exploring how they all interact would be cool. Some stuff around Will of the Empress would be neat – either after they've all come home but before the Duke comes to send them to Namorn, or right after they come back from Namorn and they're all still dealing with things. Does Sandry have nightmares about being kidnapped? Does Briar ever come clean(er) about his own nightmares? (Sorry this one is just basically what was in the actual sign-up but I'd really be happy with anything from this fandom.)
In Other Lands:
Okay so I read this book and immediately bumped it up to my Top Five Favourite Books Ever. Elliot is so darn snarky, it's amazing. You could write me literally anything with Elliot snarking at someone or multiple someones and I would be such a happy camper. But let's see, actual ideas here... What happens when they leave camp and become Official Border Guards? Do Luke and Elliot ever adopt any war-orphans? (I'd prefer no actual kid-fic but discussion about and around adopting kids is A+)
Fire Emblem: If | Fire Emblem: Fates
I thought the kid system in this game was awful (just dump your kids in a Deeprealm and leave them alone for a while, I'm sure they won't resent you when they emerge at age sixteen and their parents are only like four years older than them, max!) but that didn't stop me from really liking some of the kids. Dwyer's one of my favourites, in case you hadn't caught onto my affinity for snarky guys yet, but I really like Forrest as well.
However, I'm also fascinated by the Nohrian royal family dynamics. Reading through Leo and Xander's supports made me wonder what kind of dystopian hell they grew up in, so I really like them managing to bond despite said dystopian hell. I love the retainer system, so I'm super fond of Leo and Niles and Odin all bonding and being friends (or, you know, dating.) And!! I really liked Awakening Trio too, so when I saw them in this game, I got super excited. Tell me the story of how they got to Nohr! Or give me them talking about what to do post-game! Or just Adventures with their Nohrian royals. I am, again, not picky.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Continuing with the theme of snarky mage kids, Ewan! I like him being functionally adopted by Gerik's mercenary crew, and I love his student-teacher dynamic with Saleh. Anything involving his backstory with Tethys or with Saleh would make me happy.
I also liked his supports with both Amelia and Ross. I'd love OT3 friendship or dating, but I'm also fine with pairing two of them off and writing about just them. Despite Ewan being my favourite, I know I have an Amelia/Ross tag in there, so if that's what you want to write, feel free! I loved Ross trying to prove he's as good as his father, Amelia's determination to do what's right for her country even if that means fighting against her country's army, and Ewan's everything.
Persona 5
Ughhhh I liked this game so much. I've never played a SMT or Persona game before, so this was my first experience with the series and I actually really liked it? I walked into Leblanc and pointed to Sojiro and I was like, "yes, I like him." So I was sad when he was kind of standoffish at first but then the protag started to grow on him and it was so good? I like Sojiro effectively being foster dad and Futaba and protag being foster sibs, and I know there are a ton of fics out there for a) protag being brought back by Sae after being captured and b) protag either refusing to go back home or coming back to Leblanc after finishing school, but I love both of those so much.
I know there is some drama going on about names right now, so like I said, I am most used to Akira but I'm fine with Ren or Joker being used as his name instead. I am also not terribly fond of Akechi so while I don't mind you pairing up protag with whoever, I'd prefer if Akechi stayed off-screen.
Stardew Valley
I have put... >squints at Steam< 131 hours into this game. And I still haven't figured out why Demetrius never mentions his stepson. This family confuses me. I'd love Sebastian and Maru trying to bond over something, or Robin trying to connect better with Sebastian despite him rarely emerging from his bedroom.
(Seriously, dating him was so hard because I had to cut off whatever I was doing for like, the first month, and race to his house to get there between 3 and 3:50 so I could actually talk to him. What a pain.)
But really, anything about Sebastian & Maru or Sebastian & Robin would make me happy! I like this family. And if you don't want to write about the family, then you can write Sebastian & Abigail & Sam instead! I am always down for their Trio Adventures. Maybe they go down into the mines together. Maybe their band takes off. I don't know.
Tales of the Abyss
I feel like everything on this list has a snarky kid so far. This fandom's snarky kid fav: Sync the Tempest. What an asshole. I imagine it can't be fun being two years old and fighting for your life and having to wear a mask all the time because your face is the same as the religious leader of the world, so. Backstory would be fun - did he train with Arietta at all? Does he see Ion a lot, or do they get to talk ever? Post-game stuff would be cool too if you let him survive - handwaving it is perfectly fine.
On the other hand, Anise and Arietta have an interesting dynamic too. I feel like I've used that phrase too many times, but shh, I'm rushing to finish this because assignments got sent out this morning and I promised to have this up in 24 hours. So. Anything with the two of them, either pre-game or post-game, would be super fun. Throw in Ion and Sync for extra bonus fun!
And as for Luke & Asch, pretty much anything with the two of them would make me happy. I love Luke's growth during the game, and him slowly getting to know Asch. Unlike Ion and Sync, Luke's original is still alive, and that's kind of cool.
Ace Attorney
Aaaaah the Sahdmadhi family. I have so many feels. I would super love just some tiny scenes from what would have happened if Clay was still alive and followed Apollo over to Khura'in in the end of SoJ, but I am also cool with exploring what happens post-DD or post-SoJ either way, tbh. I am a sucker for everyone-lives, which is difficult in a fandom like Ace Attorney where people keep dying, but it's all good. I'd love some interaction between the newfound sibling trio of Nahyuta, Rayfa, and Apollo.
Also would be down with anything involving Apollo's family of birth (Thalassa and Trucy, mostly). I'm so mad that he still hasn't found out about his parentage, tbh, but I've read some good fix-it fics for that and I'd be down for another one, haha. Anything post-reveal with him and Trucy trying to learn how to be siblings only to realize that they basically have the sibling dynamic down pat.
Also I like Ema, so feel free to ship her with Nahyuta or Rayfa, if you'd like.
List of AUs
If you're sitting here like, "well, none of these canon prompts are doing it for me, didn't they say something about AUs?" Yes. Yes I did. AUs are awesome. I love AUs. Here are some options:
Trope-y AUs!
- Soulmates
- Gender changes
- Superheroes
- Arranged marriage/fake dating
Fandom AUs!
* Leverage AU
* Hogwarts AU
* Dragonriders of Pern
* Star Wars
* Pacific Rim
* Any of my other requested fandoms - stick the Emelan team in the setting for Stardew Valley, or the Rogue One people in the Ace Attorney world, or whatever floats your boat.
(I'm really not picky, though, you obviously don't have to include anything from this if you already have ideas to write about. I am happy with anything involving any of the relationships I've asked for.)
Okay so first of all, thank you for writing me a thing! I already love it and I haven't even seen it yet. It almost certainly doesn't exist as of the time of this writing! But I still love it.
Second of all, general likes & dislikes:
General things I like: family things, especially found family. Family bonding is also good. Gen things, though shipping is great too.
I love AUs so even if the specific prompt doesn't mention them, AUs are always an option. I am a sucker for hurt/comfort as long as there's plenty of comfort. I also like things to end relatively hopeful/happy.
Things I do not like: Characters dying or getting permanently injured, A/B/O or mpreg. If characters die in canon and you're writing about that part in canon, that's okay, but please don't describe it graphically or kill off anyone who doesn't die in canon.
On to the actual fandom-specific things!
Emelan:
Briar's my favourite, so if you just pick one character to write around, I'd prefer him. But only by a tiny itty-bitty margin, so if you have an idea around one of the others, go nuts. I love this whole quartet so much. I like how they all have different relationships with each other, so anything exploring how they all interact would be cool. Some stuff around Will of the Empress would be neat – either after they've all come home but before the Duke comes to send them to Namorn, or right after they come back from Namorn and they're all still dealing with things. Does Sandry have nightmares about being kidnapped? Does Briar ever come clean(er) about his own nightmares? (Sorry this one is just basically what was in the actual sign-up but I'd really be happy with anything from this fandom.)
In Other Lands:
Okay so I read this book and immediately bumped it up to my Top Five Favourite Books Ever. Elliot is so darn snarky, it's amazing. You could write me literally anything with Elliot snarking at someone or multiple someones and I would be such a happy camper. But let's see, actual ideas here... What happens when they leave camp and become Official Border Guards? Do Luke and Elliot ever adopt any war-orphans? (I'd prefer no actual kid-fic but discussion about and around adopting kids is A+)
Fire Emblem: If | Fire Emblem: Fates
I thought the kid system in this game was awful (just dump your kids in a Deeprealm and leave them alone for a while, I'm sure they won't resent you when they emerge at age sixteen and their parents are only like four years older than them, max!) but that didn't stop me from really liking some of the kids. Dwyer's one of my favourites, in case you hadn't caught onto my affinity for snarky guys yet, but I really like Forrest as well.
However, I'm also fascinated by the Nohrian royal family dynamics. Reading through Leo and Xander's supports made me wonder what kind of dystopian hell they grew up in, so I really like them managing to bond despite said dystopian hell. I love the retainer system, so I'm super fond of Leo and Niles and Odin all bonding and being friends (or, you know, dating.) And!! I really liked Awakening Trio too, so when I saw them in this game, I got super excited. Tell me the story of how they got to Nohr! Or give me them talking about what to do post-game! Or just Adventures with their Nohrian royals. I am, again, not picky.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Continuing with the theme of snarky mage kids, Ewan! I like him being functionally adopted by Gerik's mercenary crew, and I love his student-teacher dynamic with Saleh. Anything involving his backstory with Tethys or with Saleh would make me happy.
I also liked his supports with both Amelia and Ross. I'd love OT3 friendship or dating, but I'm also fine with pairing two of them off and writing about just them. Despite Ewan being my favourite, I know I have an Amelia/Ross tag in there, so if that's what you want to write, feel free! I loved Ross trying to prove he's as good as his father, Amelia's determination to do what's right for her country even if that means fighting against her country's army, and Ewan's everything.
Persona 5
Ughhhh I liked this game so much. I've never played a SMT or Persona game before, so this was my first experience with the series and I actually really liked it? I walked into Leblanc and pointed to Sojiro and I was like, "yes, I like him." So I was sad when he was kind of standoffish at first but then the protag started to grow on him and it was so good? I like Sojiro effectively being foster dad and Futaba and protag being foster sibs, and I know there are a ton of fics out there for a) protag being brought back by Sae after being captured and b) protag either refusing to go back home or coming back to Leblanc after finishing school, but I love both of those so much.
I know there is some drama going on about names right now, so like I said, I am most used to Akira but I'm fine with Ren or Joker being used as his name instead. I am also not terribly fond of Akechi so while I don't mind you pairing up protag with whoever, I'd prefer if Akechi stayed off-screen.
Stardew Valley
I have put... >squints at Steam< 131 hours into this game. And I still haven't figured out why Demetrius never mentions his stepson. This family confuses me. I'd love Sebastian and Maru trying to bond over something, or Robin trying to connect better with Sebastian despite him rarely emerging from his bedroom.
(Seriously, dating him was so hard because I had to cut off whatever I was doing for like, the first month, and race to his house to get there between 3 and 3:50 so I could actually talk to him. What a pain.)
But really, anything about Sebastian & Maru or Sebastian & Robin would make me happy! I like this family. And if you don't want to write about the family, then you can write Sebastian & Abigail & Sam instead! I am always down for their Trio Adventures. Maybe they go down into the mines together. Maybe their band takes off. I don't know.
Tales of the Abyss
I feel like everything on this list has a snarky kid so far. This fandom's snarky kid fav: Sync the Tempest. What an asshole. I imagine it can't be fun being two years old and fighting for your life and having to wear a mask all the time because your face is the same as the religious leader of the world, so. Backstory would be fun - did he train with Arietta at all? Does he see Ion a lot, or do they get to talk ever? Post-game stuff would be cool too if you let him survive - handwaving it is perfectly fine.
On the other hand, Anise and Arietta have an interesting dynamic too. I feel like I've used that phrase too many times, but shh, I'm rushing to finish this because assignments got sent out this morning and I promised to have this up in 24 hours. So. Anything with the two of them, either pre-game or post-game, would be super fun. Throw in Ion and Sync for extra bonus fun!
And as for Luke & Asch, pretty much anything with the two of them would make me happy. I love Luke's growth during the game, and him slowly getting to know Asch. Unlike Ion and Sync, Luke's original is still alive, and that's kind of cool.
Ace Attorney
Aaaaah the Sahdmadhi family. I have so many feels. I would super love just some tiny scenes from what would have happened if Clay was still alive and followed Apollo over to Khura'in in the end of SoJ, but I am also cool with exploring what happens post-DD or post-SoJ either way, tbh. I am a sucker for everyone-lives, which is difficult in a fandom like Ace Attorney where people keep dying, but it's all good. I'd love some interaction between the newfound sibling trio of Nahyuta, Rayfa, and Apollo.
Also would be down with anything involving Apollo's family of birth (Thalassa and Trucy, mostly). I'm so mad that he still hasn't found out about his parentage, tbh, but I've read some good fix-it fics for that and I'd be down for another one, haha. Anything post-reveal with him and Trucy trying to learn how to be siblings only to realize that they basically have the sibling dynamic down pat.
Also I like Ema, so feel free to ship her with Nahyuta or Rayfa, if you'd like.
List of AUs
If you're sitting here like, "well, none of these canon prompts are doing it for me, didn't they say something about AUs?" Yes. Yes I did. AUs are awesome. I love AUs. Here are some options:
Trope-y AUs!
- Soulmates
- Gender changes
- Superheroes
- Arranged marriage/fake dating
Fandom AUs!
* Leverage AU
* Hogwarts AU
* Dragonriders of Pern
* Star Wars
* Pacific Rim
* Any of my other requested fandoms - stick the Emelan team in the setting for Stardew Valley, or the Rogue One people in the Ace Attorney world, or whatever floats your boat.
(I'm really not picky, though, you obviously don't have to include anything from this if you already have ideas to write about. I am happy with anything involving any of the relationships I've asked for.)
