Dear Solstice Informal Holiday Exchange Creator

[firebatvillain]

Dear Solstice Informal Holiday Exchange Creator,

Thanks for writing or drawing! This is my first year participating in this exchange. I’m very excited about it! I hope you’re excited about it as well.

I’m FireBatVillain on Ao3, DW, and Tumblr.

Aside from DNWs, the stuff I’m including in this letter is optional, but I hope you consider them as you work. Whatever you make, I’ll appreciate it regardless, and I look forward to whatever comes. Prompts are just suggestions.

Things I like:

Bittersweet moments, angry or sad endings with a spark of hope in them, and happy moments and endings. Good communication, wordplay, honor, pointless heroism or love even if it won’t succeed. I don't have strong opinions on canon-compliance. I also love fics that are allegories for other things or where there’s some kind of idea or lesson that’s left unsaid.

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

In writing: Character bashing, mpreg.

In art: Character bashing, mpreg.

Some other notes:

Additional characters, ships, and ideas that I don’t mention in prompts are A-OK with me. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like that fits the tags, and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here, I’m just trying to help out.

Requests:

Request 1 – Fic – Naruto – Jiraiya & Orochimaru & Senju Tsunade (Naruto), Solo: Orochimaru

So I am basically an Orochimaru Liker. What can I say? I have a soft spot for evil scientists. I’d be interested to see anything with him that is an unusual portrayal outside of what he gets in fics where he’s a side character. He can be different, or less evil, or heck, even more evil, as long as he’s interesting and has some interiority about it. I’d also be interested in seeing the Sannin as friends and comrades.

Request 2 – Fic – 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia – Solo: Bakugou Katsuki (BNHA)

I’m basically here for Bakugou. He’s so much fun, he’s so over the top, I love him. I also like how prickly he is and how there’s also some action going on underneath. I like to think that Sasuke walked so Bakugou could run. Yeah, I said it! Heh. Anyway, I like Bakugou most when he’s pushed out of his comfort zone and struggling, learning, or being vulnerable.

Request 3 – Fic or Art - The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types – Gimli/Legolas (LOTR)

This is the ultimate bromance that’s actually a romance. I’ve had LOTR on the mind recently, and these two on the mind a lot. There’s no doubt in my mind that Gimli and Legolas truly loved each other, enough for them to sail west together, in defiance of all tradition and maybe even all hope. They’re so great. I really like their love being so transcendent that Gimli can go west with Legolas. (The fic doesn't need to include that). I like the idea of them journeying together after the books and having time together. I also like their adventures during the books themselves. I think they’ve earned some respite and a happy retirement together, and I’d like to see that, but I’d also be happy seeing anything set during the books that could shed light on these two.

Request 4 – Fic or Art – Star Wars - All Media Types – Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars AMT)

I like playing with this ship in my mind and changing things around. As I am sure you have heard from many fans of the prequel era, as presented, the romance feels like a bit like getting hit by a pool noodle. I like forbidden love! I also like the idea of it being more forbidden for Anakin than for Padmé, who is older, more politically powerful, and free to date who she pleases. A different dynamic between them, or a chance for them to court somewhere that isn't Naboo, would be interesting to me. Any kind of AU, or how things could have gone differently, or re-imagining of their romance in a more hopeful way, also is up my alley. I want to imagine them growing old together, fighting alongside each other, and being less doomed

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Thanks for reading through! Hopefully this gives you some ideas. Avoiding the DNWs is significantly more important than any of this. Please consider this paragraph a blanket permission to ignore my requests other than DNWs and the tags of the exchange format, and do what makes something good, what inspires you, if that conflicts with these requests. I believe that whatever you create for these tags, as long as you enjoyed creating it, I'll treasure it.

:)