Fic in a Box 2024 letter
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allekhaHi, creator! Thanks for making something for me - I'm sure I'll enjoy it!
General likes: Outsider POV; Canon divergence AUs; Slice of life; Spirits, gods, and ghosts; Character exploration and backgrounds; Traditional/historical clothing; Clothing kink of most kinds including crossdressing (exception: lingerie on anyone); Playing with gender/expression/gendered expectations; Intense friendships, complicated relationships, and sexual tension; Sharing beds or baths (platonic or otherwise); Floriography; Hanahaki disease (more on the beautiful body horror, less on the 'removal means never loving again' aspects); Sex pollen; Language barriers and cultural differences; Showing care without using words; Food or coffee/tea as affection; Playing with/doing up/brushing/washing hair, particularly long hair; Napes, necks, hands, wrists; Wingfic or wingart of any kind; Time travel/time loops; 4 + 1 or 5 times or similar; Experimental format; Characters other than MC/main relationship(s) appearing/getting mentioned
For art: like a lot of things for art, but if it's a colored piece, I'm often weak to splashes of bright color or gold, soft coloring, or vivid colors. If you're up for it, I especially enjoy anime/cartoonish styles, including chibis, ink painting, art nouveau, pixel art, and woodblock print styles. I always like magical effects or elements and flowers (crowns, symbolic, presents, hanahaki, etc)
DNWs: Omegaverse, unrequested setting/career change AUs, pregnancy, noncanon death of canon characters, infidelity, rimming, daddy/mommy kink, confirmed unrequited pining, humiliation, requested ships breaking up*, repeated use of noncanon epithets ('the blonde', 'the girl') between characters who know and use each other's names (occasional use to emphasize something, etc, is fine)
*Exception for Yuri on Ice: Yakov and Lilia's divorce is fine to include
For art: large changes to canon skin tone, body type, or height
For fanvids (does not apply to the other video opt-ins): lyric typography, dialogue from the source used in audio (sound effects are okay)
Additional DNW for Yuri on Ice: homophobia, father/son dynamics between Yuuri or Victor and Yuri
Additional DNW for Morrowind: Almalexia and Nerevar's marriage being a completely loveless political marriage if it comes up
I'm fine with any tense, POV, or rating, on-screen underage as long as the characters are at least 16, and canon-typical violence. I've written some prompts for the various relationships and opt-ins I've requested, but if you have another idea you think I would like, go for it :)
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
I am fine with the canon character deaths appearing or being focused on. For the Nerevarine, I am down with any gender/race of Nerevarine, but if you want direction, Altmers are my favorites.
Things I especially like in this fandom: Morrowind is a fandom that suits poetic or experimental works - Vivec's sermons are a little too far on the surreal side for me, but feel free to experiment if you like. I also like works that either expand on things that were limited by it being a game or lean into weirdness that comes from it being a game.
Relationships:
Almalexia & Voryn Dagoth & Indoril Nerevar & Sotha Sil & Vivec
Things that happened during the war against the Nords, the happier days before Red Mountain and maybe adventures therein, how Nerevar initially connected with everyone, cracks that were already there or developing before everything fell apart under the mountain (and what did happen under the mountain? Is there any one true answer?), or what happened around Nerevar's death and its aftermath, like how the Tribunal dealt and didn't deal with it. I'd also be happy with an interpretation of any of their relationships as a (as nice or messy as you like) poly situation.
Voryn Dagoth/Indoril Nerevar
Was there a particular reason that Nerevar earned Voyrn's loyalty besides uniting Resdayn? What were those things he says he did 'at your command, at great cost to myself, and my honor'? Were they lovers that never quite could be, lovers even before Nerevar got hitched, lovers despite his marriage, lovers in a (messy?) poly situation, something else? Sorcery always has great potential ranging from 'intentional romantic/sex magic' to 'whoops, turned out this weird enchanted artifact I brought you to ask about is a magical sex pollen bomb'. Time magic happens and one or both goes from post-Red Mountain to pre-Red Mountain. Nerevar really did get made into a bonewalker and somehow gets himself to Red Mountain.
Dagoth Ur/Nerevarine
Is this a Nerevarine who feels lonely in a strange land goes to take Dagoth Ur up on his offer to join him out of desperation? One who actually doesn't believe the reincarnation story, but they like the sound of power and woah, Dagoth Ur has the literal physique of a god? One who takes one look at the backstory and madness and thinks I can fix him? One with zero combat skills but maxed personality and speechcraft? Some other things I think could be interesting for this ship are body horror with the flesh-warping aspects of Dagoth Ur/corprus, digging into that kind of tsundere Dagoth Ur writing, the potential for identity issues when you're supposedly a reincarnation and your lover keeps calling you by another name, or other ways those dreams could go.
Solo: Failed Incarnates (Morrowind)
The scene where you meet the failed incarnates and receive gifts from them was touching. We don't get a lot of detail on what their lives were like, but it would be interesting to see them expanded on. For example, what was it that made Ane Teria believe in the Nerevarine prophecies after a lifetime as a true believer in the Tribunal? Did Dagoth Ur call to Erur-Dan as he fought the monsters of Red Mountain as he calls to the PC?
Nerevarine & Any NPC
Solo: Nerevarine
I'd be interested in something about being the Nerevarine as identity, especially if they are or become a true reincarnation of him. Or anything with the Nerevarine running around exploring and enjoying life out of prison, finding some of the weird Easter Eggs, forgetting about the main quest or inventing new ways to solve the problems of Vvardenfell, seeing seasonal changes the game didn't have, accidentally exploiting the game systems, learning about Vvardenfell's customs, etc. Would also love interactions with any NPCs of your choice (interfering in the Ajira & Galbedir rivalry or merrily joining in? Letting all those Dwemer researchers know that Yagrum Bagarn is alive? Helping out at the Ald'Ruhn school? The weirdness of meeting your wife from another life?).
Opt-ins:
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Propaganda Poster
The first thing this brought to mind was a Temple anti-Nerevarine poster that might pop up once you hit that point in the main quest, but I could also see some pro-Imperial propaganda posters (the savior of your people, brought to your country by the Emperor! want to be cool like this ancient war hero reborn, join the Imperial Fighters Guild!), or Sixth House posters.
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Academic Publication
I love how the game gives us a bunch of contradictory stories/research about the pre-Tribunal times, and I'd love someone else taking a crack at it. Or a researcher's view of the prophecies/any events in the game.
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook Page(s)
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Diary Entry
Some of the Nerevarine's diary entries get snarky. Could be fun to see an adventure through them. I don't have any particular prompts about the first-era characters or the failed incarnates, but I'd love to see what kind of diaries they might have kept!
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe RPF
Someone writing historical fiction about the first-era characters (maybe something heretical enough to get a ban by the Temple?). The Unofficial Adventures of the Nerevarine. The Highly Profane Actions of the So-Called "Incarnate".
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart Cover/Illustration of Recipient's Fic
My fic in this fandom can be found here - I'd be super happy to see art of any of it :)
Onmyouji
Relationships:
I always love anything with period details or that evokes the feeling of the period, both in court (the court culture was ridiculous and glorious all at once, I love it) and out of it. I also love all kinds of spirits and ghosts, especially tsukumogami, and any use of magic.
General prompts:
Any kind of spooky happenings and/or spooky locations, whether the spirits are the ones up to trouble or the real demons are the ones in human hearts. Hiromasa is the one to save the day - perhaps Seimei has managed to get himself incapacitated or in trouble despite all of his magical knowledge, or perhaps knowing music (or the latest court gossip) is the key to smoothing everything over. Or Hiromasa gets targeted by a rival magician of Seimei's and needs help or rescue. Hiromasa comes across an interesting object and whoops it was haunted/magic. Inheriting Lady Aone's spirit had unexpected side effects; maybe Hiromasa simply gets an expanded lifespan like hers, or maybe it's something more interesting/scary than that. Something in Seimei's past (or Hiromasa's?) comes back to haunt them, perhaps literally. Foxes have different expectations of courting than Heian noble norms.
Opt-ins:
Medium Opt-In: Any - Any Nominated In-Universe Medium That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Any In-Universe Documents That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - Bureaucratic Paperwork
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Bureaucratic Paperwork
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook Page(s)
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Academic Publication
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Academic Publication
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Diary Entry
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Excerpts from a Character's Journal/Notebook
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Personal Documents
What kind of paperwork does the Bureau of Divination demand from Seimei? Was there any paperwork to be done after the events of either movie, or any of their other adventures? Does either of them keep a diary or other personal notes? Or perhaps it's the diary of someone who needs their help or observes them at court. What do later academics make of the legends of Seimei and Hiromasa, or what conclusions do they draw from records of the movies' events? Do contemporary onmyouji have anything to say about Seimei's methods?
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe RPF
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe RPF
Someone whiles away the long hours of nothing to do by imagining more adventures for the duo that saved the capital - or perhaps imagines a more domestic and romantic adventure for them. (Bonus points for a Heian-style shocking reveal of someone seeing something they shouldn't - maybe one of them sees the other without his hat?!) How close or far is it from their actual personalities and abilities?
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart Cover/Illustration of Recipient's Fic
I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my Onmyouji fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
Medium Opt-In: Video - Fanvid
Atmospheric horror would work well for this canon, although I wouldn't say no to a romance fanvid or even comedy with intentionally jarring music, either. I think setting one to older traditional music would be fun, or something that's a mix of influences like Yoshida Brothers, but feel free to use modern music from anywhere as well.
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Creepypasta
Heian era + creepypasta sounds like a fun mix of styles. Or maybe spooky spirits and demons are still bothering people (and running into Hiromasa and Seimei) in modern Japan, and someone writes it up in style for the internet.
Morose Mononokean
I'm fine with using any pronouns for Aoi (or changing pronouns depending on the form shapeshifted into). For the relationships involving him, I would love to see anything that explores Itsuki's strange between-worlds position. In general, I would also enjoy worldbuilding about the youkai vs human world, the history of youkai and human interaction, youkai curses/diseases, etc.
Relationships:
Abeno Haruitsuki/Ashiya Hanae
I liked seeing that slow build of trust between them throughout the manga - would that continue until they fall in love, or would love come on more suddenly? With them being raised in such different ways, would they have different ideas about romantic relationships? What is their relationship going to look like when they're older, or how will they divide their time between worlds? The Mononokean designs their wedding. They have to mediate a client's romantic relationship, and it makes them thing more about their own relationship. Magical effects from a client force them to spend a lot of time together/gives them sex pollen/whatever your imagination provides.
Abeno Haruitsuki/The Executive
How might their dynamic change post-canon with Itsuki finishing growing up, Aoi back in at least some form, and Hanae mostly out of the picture for the moment? Perhaps without Hanae around, Itsuki ends up overworking himself, and the workaholic Executive spots it? Or perhaps Itsuki starts having nightmares (of giant flaming Aoi pinning him down? Hanae almost getting killed by the Executive? possessed!Hanae choking him? all of the above?) and the Executive gets involved when it's clear he's exhausted. The Executive has a Chinese motif, so perhaps he would be useful to consult and spend time with if the Mononokean receives a request from a Chinese youkai or something related to China? Concerned rumors started to spread that the Mononokean's new master is a human, and what better way to prove that there's nothing to worry about by spreading the news that the human-hating Executive is in a relationship with him?
Aoi & Abeno Haruitsuki
There are still so many unanswered questions about their past together. What exactly was the incident that led to Aoi taking him on, and how did they become so close afterward? Itsuki's parents are alive and well, according to the official fanbook, so, like, did Aoi pretend to be a distant relative or kind neighbor or something to cover up for taking him to the Underworld all the time, or what? How is their relationship going to be different once Aoi returns to their normal self and relieves the Princess, and what does Aoi think of everything Itsuki did to bring them back? Would also be down for any kind of pre-canon adventure or few with the two of them with bb!Itsuki learning the ropes of how to deal with clients at every stage of a request.
Ashiya Nara & Ashiya Hanae
The fanbook says that Hanae did tell his family about what happened with Sakae. Did Nara have any inklings that something was happening before that? How did Hanae break the news to her? What's her reaction to this revelation, and how does she feel about Hanae being involved in this new world going forward? How does it make her look back on her time with Sakae? Were there hints Hanae could see youkai before he met Fuzzy or any strange parallels that she saw with Sakae's behavior? Maybe her floral knowledge is helpful for a client? Symbolic gardening together.
Solo: Aoi
What was Aoi doing before they (met, made?) the Mononokean? Did they use to be something else before they were a youkai? Have they been involved with humans before? What other faces have they worn as a shapeshifter? Is there a reason they're so good at shapeshifting or so powerful? What is their history with the Powers like? If they're a shapeshifter, do they have to buy clothes, or can they just design a new kimono and whatnot every time they want one?
WB: Any
WB: Underworld history
WB: Youkai-human relations
What is the history of the Mononokean like? How did the whole Underworld setup get started? Did it start out as something impromptu that became more structured over time, or did the Powers deliberately plan the whole endeavor, seek out someone to protect it from the parasites, etc? What about other humans who still believe in youkai, even if they can't see them, or youkai who are attached to humans and don't want to go live in the Underworld? How has the uneasy history between the groups gone in this universe, especially considering the existence of e.g. onmyouji, families that supposedly made deals with kitsune, etc?
Opt-ins
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Advertisement
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Advertisement
I'd love to see more of the Mononokean's design work - is it advertising a new employee opening, the Ashiya flower shop, a wedding? Does the Mononokean have any ads going up besides the one we see for a new employee, and if so, do they look different, or are they also covered in adorable little ghosts?
Medium Opt-In: Any - Any Nominated In-Universe Medium That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Any In-Universe Documents That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Bureaucratic Paperwork
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Bureaucratic Paperwork
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook Page(s)
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Excerpts from a Character's Journal/Notebook
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Academic Publication
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Academic Publication
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Personal Documents
We get to see a glimpse of Aoi's reports of the Mononokean's activity - what would more of that look like? How about Itsuki's reports? Maybe Hanae starts to write them eventually? What are the youkai academics writing about their history or the humans - or are any human academics hitting upon real youkai history?
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart Cover/Illustration of Recipient's Fic
I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my Mononokean fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
Yuri on Ice
Things I especially like in this fandom: Dancing/skating together. Magical elements in canon setting. Crying. Time travel or time loops. Skating as seduction or to send a message. Use of social media. The balance between rivalry and friendly or intimate relationships. Interesting costume and makeup choices and flexibility. Mirrors. Ballet/dance AUs or other artistic sport AUs.
For non-Victuuri ships that include Victor or Yuuri, I am okay with something set pre-canon, an AU where they didn't get together, some kind of poly situation, or an off-screen breakup.
Relationships
Katsuki Yuuri & Okukawa Minako
Lilia Baranovskaya & Katsuki Yuuri
Lilia Baranovskaya & Victor Nikiforov
Lilia Baranovskaya & Yuri Plisetsky
Yakov Feltsman & Georgi Popovich
Yakov Feltsman & Katsuki Yuuri
Yakov Feltsman & Mila Babicheva
Yakov Feltsman & Victor Nikiforov
Disastrous competitions and how to deal with them. What drew them to working with each other? Wunderkinds, late bloomers, and hidden talents that just need the right coaching and polishing to draw them out. Troublesome teenagers and stressed coaches. Bonding off the ice. Dealing with injuries at inopportune times. For once, the coach is in need of assistance. Changing relationships as the skater grows up into an adult. Long waits during transit to competitions. Parallels between the mentor's career and the students, or things they were never able to do that their student accomplishes. Changes since their days in ballet/skating. Student watches video of their coach's old performances.
Christophe Giacometti/Victor Nikiforov
Chris keeps getting flowers from Victor after that first meeting, and it's probably just meant to be friendly and encouraging, but what if? They have a fun, flirty duet number at an ice show, and it's just a performance, yet as the cities go by, one or both of them wants to make it more than that. Chris gets a chance to train with Victor one summer and doesn't let his chance goes by. Victor gets them both lost in a foreign country and they make the best of it.
Christophe Giacometti/Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Christ has slept with both of them separately before and decides it'd be a fun threesome one Worlds. Victor is looking at his pictures of them pole-dancing together and finds he wants an encore. Post-canon, Victor and Yuuri have a fight, and Chris finds himself in the middle of it/helping to patch it up. The complications of attraction, friendship, and jealousy as their respective rankings change over time or as they start to head into retirement and post-competitive careers.
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Summer of Mutual Pining and Romantic Walks on the Beach. Give me all the practice for their Stammi Vicino duet or making new duet programs. Redecorating Victor's apartment after they move to Russia. After they retire, Victor wants to return to Hasetsu and Yuuri wants to stay in Russia - what to do? Rough moments in the life of the coach/student also the rival also the boyfriend. Yuuri is into Victor crying and Victor is into Yuuri being into that. Victor keeps trying to get Yuuri to wear his old costumes.
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov/Yuri Plisetsky
Yuri thought he got over his childish crush on Victor years ago and his slightly less childish crush on Yuuri more recently, but without realizing, the feelings creep up on him again. Yuuri and Victor try to get Yuri to join them but still have their communication issues, so he doesn't get it at first. Victor and Yuuri coach Yuri after retirement, and, well, dating the rival-turned-coach worked out for Yuuri, or Victor has more time to get involved with Yuri after his own retirement while Yuuri is still competing. H/C after Yuri pushes himself too hard and hurts himself, or around the aches and pains that build up in a professional athlete.
Katsuki Yuuri & Yuri Plisetsky
We see the Katsudon Piroshki of Friendship - what else might they exchange? What does Yuuri give Yuri for his birthday? They have the same name; what else is similar between them? Yuuri watching Yuri or Yuri watching Yuuri before they met in person. Yuuri asked Yuri to help with his quad salchow, but what might Yuri ask Yuuri to help him with skating-wise in the future? Either Victor makes a Yuri² exhibition for them or the two of them make one themselves.
Lilia Baranovskaya/Yakov Feltsman
Were Lilia and Yakov the young-love prima-and-medalist power couple of the Soviet Union? Or did they only meet and fall in love when they were older? Yakov admires Lilia's dancing; Lilia is a figure skating fan who thinks Yakov has style; then they actually meet each other. After years of doing choreo and coaching for figure skaters, Lilia finally decides that maybe she wants to learn how to skate herself, and of course she's not going to settle for anything less than the best coach. AU where they both did ballet or figure skating. They get a little too carried away celebrating Yuri's win at the GPF and wake up in bed together. That is the last time, right?
Phichit Chulanont/Katsuki Yuuri
Yuuri got invited along on a trip to help develop skating in Thailand and finds he actually really likes it there. Staying up late to play games and make out together. 'Shall We Skate?': the Duet version. Celestino introduces Yuuri to Phichit in the hopes that Phichit's more extroverted personality helps Yuuri come out of his shell, and at least in private, it very much does.
Opt-ins
Medium Opt-In: Any - Any Nominated In-Universe Medium That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Any In-Universe Documents That Fit the Canon Setting
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Advertisement
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Advertisement
Medium Opt-In: Video - In-Universe Advertisement
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Magazine Spread
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Magazine Spread
Medium Opt-In: Illustrated Text (Art & Writing) - In-Universe Magazine Article
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe Social Media
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe Social Media
Medium Opt-In: Video - In-Universe Travel Vid
The show included social media so naturally, and it's only become a bigger part of an athlete's 'brand' since then, so I'd love any more exploration of that, whether it's the social media of the skaters or of the fans! It would also be interesting to see more of their interactions with traditional media and how they're portrayed there. How are relationships revealed or speculated upon? What are the characters saying in interviews? Are the advertisements for a competition where they're scheduled to appear, for Hasetsu or somewhere else, or the usual blades/boots/athlete wear - or something a bit stranger? Who's making competition travel vlogs for their fans? Or a video could be part of a Come Visit Hasetsu campaign. (Maybe even a fan's competition vlog?)
Medium Opt-In: Art - Costume Design
I just love figure skating (and ballet) costumes. I know this one might be hard to make shippy - something like matching/themed costumes would also be just fine :) Please feel free to go wild, though if you do want some inspiration, here are a few costumes I love:
Zhenya, Zhenya as well, Zhenya again, Yuzu, Yuzu as well, Mae, Ivett, Kazuki, Satton, Adam
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart
Medium Opt-In: Art - Fanart Cover/Illustration of Recipient's Fic
I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my YOI fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
Medium Opt-In: Unique Rules - In-Universe AO3 Based Fanfic Exchange & Related Posts/Messages
Imagine: Yakov the coach with unruly students is now Yakov the exchange moderator :D Or maybe it's Phichit running a King and the Skater exchange! Other ideas that came to mind are someone getting their crush as a recip and trying to tailor the perfect gift using every hint possible, using their friends as a subject matter expert, attempting to divine who the anonymous author who gave them the gift of a lifetime is and perhaps getting it hilariously wrong, last-minute drunk treating (write drunk, post drunk, freak out in the morning after reveals sober?).
Medium Opt-In: Video - Fanvid
I realize an AMV for some of these relationships might be difficult due to lack of footage, but if you want to try it, I'd be happy to see it :) Otherwise, I'm down for anything sweet, happy, angsty, anything that celebrates the skating, character studies, parallels/comparisons between characters, or AU AMVs.
(Note - I can tolerate quick cuts or zooms, but I'm not a fan of light leak effects.)
Medium Opt-In: Art - In-Universe RPF
Medium Opt-In: Writing - In-Universe RPF
Again, I'd love any sort of in-universe work, whether by the characters or by the fans. Silly conspiratorial works would be great, but so would more serious works based on their public personas/info. (Or maybe one of the skaters is writing self-insert RPF of themselves?)
Medium Opt-In: Writing - Reddit: In-Universe Reddit Post On Any Subreddit (Post + Replies)
"Dear r/relationships, Help, I flew to another country to meet someone who invited me and now they're rejecting me, what do??" "Dear r/ballet, check out this ballet-inspired figure skating program!" "Dear r/figureskating, Yakov Feltsman has a new interview out!" - anywhere from thinly veiled posts by the skaters to stuff about them would be great :D
General likes: Outsider POV; Canon divergence AUs; Slice of life; Spirits, gods, and ghosts; Character exploration and backgrounds; Traditional/historical clothing; Clothing kink of most kinds including crossdressing (exception: lingerie on anyone); Playing with gender/expression/gendered expectations; Intense friendships, complicated relationships, and sexual tension; Sharing beds or baths (platonic or otherwise); Floriography; Hanahaki disease (more on the beautiful body horror, less on the 'removal means never loving again' aspects); Sex pollen; Language barriers and cultural differences; Showing care without using words; Food or coffee/tea as affection; Playing with/doing up/brushing/washing hair, particularly long hair; Napes, necks, hands, wrists; Wingfic or wingart of any kind; Time travel/time loops; 4 + 1 or 5 times or similar; Experimental format; Characters other than MC/main relationship(s) appearing/getting mentioned
For art: like a lot of things for art, but if it's a colored piece, I'm often weak to splashes of bright color or gold, soft coloring, or vivid colors. If you're up for it, I especially enjoy anime/cartoonish styles, including chibis, ink painting, art nouveau, pixel art, and woodblock print styles. I always like magical effects or elements and flowers (crowns, symbolic, presents, hanahaki, etc)
DNWs: Omegaverse, unrequested setting/career change AUs, pregnancy, noncanon death of canon characters, infidelity, rimming, daddy/mommy kink, confirmed unrequited pining, humiliation, requested ships breaking up*, repeated use of noncanon epithets ('the blonde', 'the girl') between characters who know and use each other's names (occasional use to emphasize something, etc, is fine)
*Exception for Yuri on Ice: Yakov and Lilia's divorce is fine to include
For art: large changes to canon skin tone, body type, or height
For fanvids (does not apply to the other video opt-ins): lyric typography, dialogue from the source used in audio (sound effects are okay)
Additional DNW for Yuri on Ice: homophobia, father/son dynamics between Yuuri or Victor and Yuri
Additional DNW for Morrowind: Almalexia and Nerevar's marriage being a completely loveless political marriage if it comes up
I'm fine with any tense, POV, or rating, on-screen underage as long as the characters are at least 16, and canon-typical violence. I've written some prompts for the various relationships and opt-ins I've requested, but if you have another idea you think I would like, go for it :)
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
I am fine with the canon character deaths appearing or being focused on. For the Nerevarine, I am down with any gender/race of Nerevarine, but if you want direction, Altmers are my favorites.
Things I especially like in this fandom: Morrowind is a fandom that suits poetic or experimental works - Vivec's sermons are a little too far on the surreal side for me, but feel free to experiment if you like. I also like works that either expand on things that were limited by it being a game or lean into weirdness that comes from it being a game.
Relationships:
Almalexia & Voryn Dagoth & Indoril Nerevar & Sotha Sil & Vivec
Things that happened during the war against the Nords, the happier days before Red Mountain and maybe adventures therein, how Nerevar initially connected with everyone, cracks that were already there or developing before everything fell apart under the mountain (and what did happen under the mountain? Is there any one true answer?), or what happened around Nerevar's death and its aftermath, like how the Tribunal dealt and didn't deal with it. I'd also be happy with an interpretation of any of their relationships as a (as nice or messy as you like) poly situation.
Voryn Dagoth/Indoril Nerevar
Was there a particular reason that Nerevar earned Voyrn's loyalty besides uniting Resdayn? What were those things he says he did 'at your command, at great cost to myself, and my honor'? Were they lovers that never quite could be, lovers even before Nerevar got hitched, lovers despite his marriage, lovers in a (messy?) poly situation, something else? Sorcery always has great potential ranging from 'intentional romantic/sex magic' to 'whoops, turned out this weird enchanted artifact I brought you to ask about is a magical sex pollen bomb'. Time magic happens and one or both goes from post-Red Mountain to pre-Red Mountain. Nerevar really did get made into a bonewalker and somehow gets himself to Red Mountain.
Dagoth Ur/Nerevarine
Is this a Nerevarine who feels lonely in a strange land goes to take Dagoth Ur up on his offer to join him out of desperation? One who actually doesn't believe the reincarnation story, but they like the sound of power and woah, Dagoth Ur has the literal physique of a god? One who takes one look at the backstory and madness and thinks I can fix him? One with zero combat skills but maxed personality and speechcraft? Some other things I think could be interesting for this ship are body horror with the flesh-warping aspects of Dagoth Ur/corprus, digging into that kind of tsundere Dagoth Ur writing, the potential for identity issues when you're supposedly a reincarnation and your lover keeps calling you by another name, or other ways those dreams could go.
Solo: Failed Incarnates (Morrowind)
The scene where you meet the failed incarnates and receive gifts from them was touching. We don't get a lot of detail on what their lives were like, but it would be interesting to see them expanded on. For example, what was it that made Ane Teria believe in the Nerevarine prophecies after a lifetime as a true believer in the Tribunal? Did Dagoth Ur call to Erur-Dan as he fought the monsters of Red Mountain as he calls to the PC?
Nerevarine & Any NPC
Solo: Nerevarine
I'd be interested in something about being the Nerevarine as identity, especially if they are or become a true reincarnation of him. Or anything with the Nerevarine running around exploring and enjoying life out of prison, finding some of the weird Easter Eggs, forgetting about the main quest or inventing new ways to solve the problems of Vvardenfell, seeing seasonal changes the game didn't have, accidentally exploiting the game systems, learning about Vvardenfell's customs, etc. Would also love interactions with any NPCs of your choice (interfering in the Ajira & Galbedir rivalry or merrily joining in? Letting all those Dwemer researchers know that Yagrum Bagarn is alive? Helping out at the Ald'Ruhn school? The weirdness of meeting your wife from another life?).
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The first thing this brought to mind was a Temple anti-Nerevarine poster that might pop up once you hit that point in the main quest, but I could also see some pro-Imperial propaganda posters (the savior of your people, brought to your country by the Emperor! want to be cool like this ancient war hero reborn, join the Imperial Fighters Guild!), or Sixth House posters.
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I love how the game gives us a bunch of contradictory stories/research about the pre-Tribunal times, and I'd love someone else taking a crack at it. Or a researcher's view of the prophecies/any events in the game.
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Some of the Nerevarine's diary entries get snarky. Could be fun to see an adventure through them. I don't have any particular prompts about the first-era characters or the failed incarnates, but I'd love to see what kind of diaries they might have kept!
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Someone writing historical fiction about the first-era characters (maybe something heretical enough to get a ban by the Temple?). The Unofficial Adventures of the Nerevarine. The Highly Profane Actions of the So-Called "Incarnate".
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My fic in this fandom can be found here - I'd be super happy to see art of any of it :)
Onmyouji
Relationships:
- Abe no Seimei/Minamoto no Hiromasa
- Abe no Seimei & Minamoto no Hiromasa
- WB: Any
I always love anything with period details or that evokes the feeling of the period, both in court (the court culture was ridiculous and glorious all at once, I love it) and out of it. I also love all kinds of spirits and ghosts, especially tsukumogami, and any use of magic.
General prompts:
Any kind of spooky happenings and/or spooky locations, whether the spirits are the ones up to trouble or the real demons are the ones in human hearts. Hiromasa is the one to save the day - perhaps Seimei has managed to get himself incapacitated or in trouble despite all of his magical knowledge, or perhaps knowing music (or the latest court gossip) is the key to smoothing everything over. Or Hiromasa gets targeted by a rival magician of Seimei's and needs help or rescue. Hiromasa comes across an interesting object and whoops it was haunted/magic. Inheriting Lady Aone's spirit had unexpected side effects; maybe Hiromasa simply gets an expanded lifespan like hers, or maybe it's something more interesting/scary than that. Something in Seimei's past (or Hiromasa's?) comes back to haunt them, perhaps literally. Foxes have different expectations of courting than Heian noble norms.
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What kind of paperwork does the Bureau of Divination demand from Seimei? Was there any paperwork to be done after the events of either movie, or any of their other adventures? Does either of them keep a diary or other personal notes? Or perhaps it's the diary of someone who needs their help or observes them at court. What do later academics make of the legends of Seimei and Hiromasa, or what conclusions do they draw from records of the movies' events? Do contemporary onmyouji have anything to say about Seimei's methods?
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Someone whiles away the long hours of nothing to do by imagining more adventures for the duo that saved the capital - or perhaps imagines a more domestic and romantic adventure for them. (Bonus points for a Heian-style shocking reveal of someone seeing something they shouldn't - maybe one of them sees the other without his hat?!) How close or far is it from their actual personalities and abilities?
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I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my Onmyouji fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
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Atmospheric horror would work well for this canon, although I wouldn't say no to a romance fanvid or even comedy with intentionally jarring music, either. I think setting one to older traditional music would be fun, or something that's a mix of influences like Yoshida Brothers, but feel free to use modern music from anywhere as well.
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Heian era + creepypasta sounds like a fun mix of styles. Or maybe spooky spirits and demons are still bothering people (and running into Hiromasa and Seimei) in modern Japan, and someone writes it up in style for the internet.
Morose Mononokean
I'm fine with using any pronouns for Aoi (or changing pronouns depending on the form shapeshifted into). For the relationships involving him, I would love to see anything that explores Itsuki's strange between-worlds position. In general, I would also enjoy worldbuilding about the youkai vs human world, the history of youkai and human interaction, youkai curses/diseases, etc.
Relationships:
Abeno Haruitsuki/Ashiya Hanae
I liked seeing that slow build of trust between them throughout the manga - would that continue until they fall in love, or would love come on more suddenly? With them being raised in such different ways, would they have different ideas about romantic relationships? What is their relationship going to look like when they're older, or how will they divide their time between worlds? The Mononokean designs their wedding. They have to mediate a client's romantic relationship, and it makes them thing more about their own relationship. Magical effects from a client force them to spend a lot of time together/gives them sex pollen/whatever your imagination provides.
Abeno Haruitsuki/The Executive
How might their dynamic change post-canon with Itsuki finishing growing up, Aoi back in at least some form, and Hanae mostly out of the picture for the moment? Perhaps without Hanae around, Itsuki ends up overworking himself, and the workaholic Executive spots it? Or perhaps Itsuki starts having nightmares (of giant flaming Aoi pinning him down? Hanae almost getting killed by the Executive? possessed!Hanae choking him? all of the above?) and the Executive gets involved when it's clear he's exhausted. The Executive has a Chinese motif, so perhaps he would be useful to consult and spend time with if the Mononokean receives a request from a Chinese youkai or something related to China? Concerned rumors started to spread that the Mononokean's new master is a human, and what better way to prove that there's nothing to worry about by spreading the news that the human-hating Executive is in a relationship with him?
Aoi & Abeno Haruitsuki
There are still so many unanswered questions about their past together. What exactly was the incident that led to Aoi taking him on, and how did they become so close afterward? Itsuki's parents are alive and well, according to the official fanbook, so, like, did Aoi pretend to be a distant relative or kind neighbor or something to cover up for taking him to the Underworld all the time, or what? How is their relationship going to be different once Aoi returns to their normal self and relieves the Princess, and what does Aoi think of everything Itsuki did to bring them back? Would also be down for any kind of pre-canon adventure or few with the two of them with bb!Itsuki learning the ropes of how to deal with clients at every stage of a request.
Ashiya Nara & Ashiya Hanae
The fanbook says that Hanae did tell his family about what happened with Sakae. Did Nara have any inklings that something was happening before that? How did Hanae break the news to her? What's her reaction to this revelation, and how does she feel about Hanae being involved in this new world going forward? How does it make her look back on her time with Sakae? Were there hints Hanae could see youkai before he met Fuzzy or any strange parallels that she saw with Sakae's behavior? Maybe her floral knowledge is helpful for a client? Symbolic gardening together.
Solo: Aoi
What was Aoi doing before they (met, made?) the Mononokean? Did they use to be something else before they were a youkai? Have they been involved with humans before? What other faces have they worn as a shapeshifter? Is there a reason they're so good at shapeshifting or so powerful? What is their history with the Powers like? If they're a shapeshifter, do they have to buy clothes, or can they just design a new kimono and whatnot every time they want one?
WB: Any
WB: Underworld history
WB: Youkai-human relations
What is the history of the Mononokean like? How did the whole Underworld setup get started? Did it start out as something impromptu that became more structured over time, or did the Powers deliberately plan the whole endeavor, seek out someone to protect it from the parasites, etc? What about other humans who still believe in youkai, even if they can't see them, or youkai who are attached to humans and don't want to go live in the Underworld? How has the uneasy history between the groups gone in this universe, especially considering the existence of e.g. onmyouji, families that supposedly made deals with kitsune, etc?
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I'd love to see more of the Mononokean's design work - is it advertising a new employee opening, the Ashiya flower shop, a wedding? Does the Mononokean have any ads going up besides the one we see for a new employee, and if so, do they look different, or are they also covered in adorable little ghosts?
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We get to see a glimpse of Aoi's reports of the Mononokean's activity - what would more of that look like? How about Itsuki's reports? Maybe Hanae starts to write them eventually? What are the youkai academics writing about their history or the humans - or are any human academics hitting upon real youkai history?
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I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my Mononokean fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
Yuri on Ice
Things I especially like in this fandom: Dancing/skating together. Magical elements in canon setting. Crying. Time travel or time loops. Skating as seduction or to send a message. Use of social media. The balance between rivalry and friendly or intimate relationships. Interesting costume and makeup choices and flexibility. Mirrors. Ballet/dance AUs or other artistic sport AUs.
For non-Victuuri ships that include Victor or Yuuri, I am okay with something set pre-canon, an AU where they didn't get together, some kind of poly situation, or an off-screen breakup.
Relationships
Katsuki Yuuri & Okukawa Minako
Lilia Baranovskaya & Katsuki Yuuri
Lilia Baranovskaya & Victor Nikiforov
Lilia Baranovskaya & Yuri Plisetsky
Yakov Feltsman & Georgi Popovich
Yakov Feltsman & Katsuki Yuuri
Yakov Feltsman & Mila Babicheva
Yakov Feltsman & Victor Nikiforov
Disastrous competitions and how to deal with them. What drew them to working with each other? Wunderkinds, late bloomers, and hidden talents that just need the right coaching and polishing to draw them out. Troublesome teenagers and stressed coaches. Bonding off the ice. Dealing with injuries at inopportune times. For once, the coach is in need of assistance. Changing relationships as the skater grows up into an adult. Long waits during transit to competitions. Parallels between the mentor's career and the students, or things they were never able to do that their student accomplishes. Changes since their days in ballet/skating. Student watches video of their coach's old performances.
Christophe Giacometti/Victor Nikiforov
Chris keeps getting flowers from Victor after that first meeting, and it's probably just meant to be friendly and encouraging, but what if? They have a fun, flirty duet number at an ice show, and it's just a performance, yet as the cities go by, one or both of them wants to make it more than that. Chris gets a chance to train with Victor one summer and doesn't let his chance goes by. Victor gets them both lost in a foreign country and they make the best of it.
Christophe Giacometti/Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Christ has slept with both of them separately before and decides it'd be a fun threesome one Worlds. Victor is looking at his pictures of them pole-dancing together and finds he wants an encore. Post-canon, Victor and Yuuri have a fight, and Chris finds himself in the middle of it/helping to patch it up. The complications of attraction, friendship, and jealousy as their respective rankings change over time or as they start to head into retirement and post-competitive careers.
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Summer of Mutual Pining and Romantic Walks on the Beach. Give me all the practice for their Stammi Vicino duet or making new duet programs. Redecorating Victor's apartment after they move to Russia. After they retire, Victor wants to return to Hasetsu and Yuuri wants to stay in Russia - what to do? Rough moments in the life of the coach/student also the rival also the boyfriend. Yuuri is into Victor crying and Victor is into Yuuri being into that. Victor keeps trying to get Yuuri to wear his old costumes.
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov/Yuri Plisetsky
Yuri thought he got over his childish crush on Victor years ago and his slightly less childish crush on Yuuri more recently, but without realizing, the feelings creep up on him again. Yuuri and Victor try to get Yuri to join them but still have their communication issues, so he doesn't get it at first. Victor and Yuuri coach Yuri after retirement, and, well, dating the rival-turned-coach worked out for Yuuri, or Victor has more time to get involved with Yuri after his own retirement while Yuuri is still competing. H/C after Yuri pushes himself too hard and hurts himself, or around the aches and pains that build up in a professional athlete.
Katsuki Yuuri & Yuri Plisetsky
We see the Katsudon Piroshki of Friendship - what else might they exchange? What does Yuuri give Yuri for his birthday? They have the same name; what else is similar between them? Yuuri watching Yuri or Yuri watching Yuuri before they met in person. Yuuri asked Yuri to help with his quad salchow, but what might Yuri ask Yuuri to help him with skating-wise in the future? Either Victor makes a Yuri² exhibition for them or the two of them make one themselves.
Lilia Baranovskaya/Yakov Feltsman
Were Lilia and Yakov the young-love prima-and-medalist power couple of the Soviet Union? Or did they only meet and fall in love when they were older? Yakov admires Lilia's dancing; Lilia is a figure skating fan who thinks Yakov has style; then they actually meet each other. After years of doing choreo and coaching for figure skaters, Lilia finally decides that maybe she wants to learn how to skate herself, and of course she's not going to settle for anything less than the best coach. AU where they both did ballet or figure skating. They get a little too carried away celebrating Yuri's win at the GPF and wake up in bed together. That is the last time, right?
Phichit Chulanont/Katsuki Yuuri
Yuuri got invited along on a trip to help develop skating in Thailand and finds he actually really likes it there. Staying up late to play games and make out together. 'Shall We Skate?': the Duet version. Celestino introduces Yuuri to Phichit in the hopes that Phichit's more extroverted personality helps Yuuri come out of his shell, and at least in private, it very much does.
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The show included social media so naturally, and it's only become a bigger part of an athlete's 'brand' since then, so I'd love any more exploration of that, whether it's the social media of the skaters or of the fans! It would also be interesting to see more of their interactions with traditional media and how they're portrayed there. How are relationships revealed or speculated upon? What are the characters saying in interviews? Are the advertisements for a competition where they're scheduled to appear, for Hasetsu or somewhere else, or the usual blades/boots/athlete wear - or something a bit stranger? Who's making competition travel vlogs for their fans? Or a video could be part of a Come Visit Hasetsu campaign. (Maybe even a fan's competition vlog?)
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I just love figure skating (and ballet) costumes. I know this one might be hard to make shippy - something like matching/themed costumes would also be just fine :) Please feel free to go wild, though if you do want some inspiration, here are a few costumes I love:
Zhenya, Zhenya as well, Zhenya again, Yuzu, Yuzu as well, Mae, Ivett, Kazuki, Satton, Adam
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I'd love any kind of fanart for this fandom :D You can find my YOI fic here if you'd like to use that as inspiration, but I'd also love to see anything inspired by my general likes or the above prompts.
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Imagine: Yakov the coach with unruly students is now Yakov the exchange moderator :D Or maybe it's Phichit running a King and the Skater exchange! Other ideas that came to mind are someone getting their crush as a recip and trying to tailor the perfect gift using every hint possible, using their friends as a subject matter expert, attempting to divine who the anonymous author who gave them the gift of a lifetime is and perhaps getting it hilariously wrong, last-minute drunk treating (write drunk, post drunk, freak out in the morning after reveals sober?).
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I realize an AMV for some of these relationships might be difficult due to lack of footage, but if you want to try it, I'd be happy to see it :) Otherwise, I'm down for anything sweet, happy, angsty, anything that celebrates the skating, character studies, parallels/comparisons between characters, or AU AMVs.
(Note - I can tolerate quick cuts or zooms, but I'm not a fan of light leak effects.)
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Again, I'd love any sort of in-universe work, whether by the characters or by the fans. Silly conspiratorial works would be great, but so would more serious works based on their public personas/info. (Or maybe one of the skaters is writing self-insert RPF of themselves?)
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"Dear r/relationships, Help, I flew to another country to meet someone who invited me and now they're rejecting me, what do??" "Dear r/ballet, check out this ballet-inspired figure skating program!" "Dear r/figureskating, Yakov Feltsman has a new interview out!" - anywhere from thinly veiled posts by the skaters to stuff about them would be great :D
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