Dear Sufficiently Advanced Exchange Author/Artist,

Thanks for writing - I’m really excited for this exchange. I hope you’re excited as well! I’m FireBatVillain on Ao3 and Tumblr.

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.

In addition to this letter, I also maintain an optional, general post about likes and dislikes if that's useful for you at all: https://firebatvillain.dreamwidth.org/3098.html

Things I like:

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

In fics, my DNWs are mpreg, authorial monarchist apologia, vivid descriptions of needles, and extreme underage.

In art, my DNWS are mpreg, needles breaking skin, and extreme underage.

Regarding the monarchism thing: I’m okay with characters in a feudal or monarchist setting, and even protags who are monarchs, and even these characters triumphing as monarchs as long as the story itself isn’t apologia for monarchism. Characters who like monarchism, who think of themselves as good kings, who want to restore the throne, etc - all good by me. Strahd in Curse of Strahd, or Moriarty in A Study in Emerald, etc are excellent characters and enjoy works about them. I just would prefer not to read a work where the final moral of the story is that democracy is bad and we should all be ruled by a single person with absolute unchecked power, as presented by the author.

Some other notes:

The inclusion of unrequested characters, ships, and ideas are A-OK with me, as is explicit content. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here - aside from the DNWs and the tags we mall of this is included to inspire, rather than constrain. I do not mind darkfic. I do not mind any of the archive warnings aside from what's listed in my DNWs.

Requested Fandoms:

Request 1: The Diamond Age - Fic - Relationships: Any

• What does Elizabeth get up to as part of the CryptNet phyle? They must be up to some other shenanigans and conspiracies. Perhaps something to do with cracking message encryption?
• A story from the shared childhood of Elizabeth, Fiona, and Nell - maybe a time they were hanging out together prior to the detentions, and an adventure they had outside the usual bounds of school?
• A story about Judge Fang, Lieutenant Chang, and Miss Pao's adventures as part of the Celestial Kingdom after they defect. What kind of justice they serve, involvement in the civil wars, and so on.
• A story about Judge Fang and Dr. X's scheming and helping the orphaned girls who eventually join Nell. Aside from manufacturing the books, they must have provided many other things for them.
• The tearful and much-needed reunion between Nell and Miranda after the events of the story. What's it like when they finally can talk to each other?

Request 2: A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman - Fic or Art - Relationships: Solo: Sherlock Holmes, Solo: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & Jim Moriarty

I consider A Study in Emerald to have tremendous potential for fanworks (and it is, itself, a fanwork, as a crossover between the Cthulhu Mythos and Sherlock Holmes). I've enjoyed a lot of ASiE fics in the category of "a take on a classic story in this world" but I've also enjoyed when writers have gone their own route or tried to explore the aftermath of run-up to A Study in Emerald itself. The idea of a world haunted and ruled by the Great Old Ones, and the story of the Restorationists, fighting their power with only the tools of humanity in this dark alternate 1880s, is a lot of fun. So much is hinted at or referred to, but so little is revealed, in the original work. I'd love to see more, whether in the form of a fic or fanart of a scene.

If you're looking for some prompts to inspire you, here are some optional prompts:

• John Watson's history in Afghanistan, and how he came to be in the service of the Restorationist Cause. In art, perhaps a scene of peril befalling him.
• Holmes and Watson hunt for an eldritch treasure that could be crucial to the Restorationist cause, but are racing against royalist forces. In art, perhaps a scene of them unearthing a treasure or tome together, just ahead of horrible monsters.
• Sherlock Holmes gets locked in a battle of wits with James Moriarty as the consulting detective begins a concerted effort to hunt Restorationists in Loindon.
• Any adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes story with an appropriate twist to fit into this world!

 

Request 3: The Masquerade Series - Seth Dickinson - Fic - Relationships: Any

• Apparitor and Baru have a heart-to-heart about Tain Hu, and what they knew of her (this could be quite unfriendly! lol)
• Baru Cormorant and Shao Lune share a night together that is perhaps equally toxic as what we see in canon - and maybe quite fun for both
• Xate Yawa hears of Baru's betrayal at Sieroch, and fears for her brother's life. She tries to save him, and her own position. Once she's a Cryptarch, everything can be repaid.
• A scene from the Fools' Rebellion - Xata Yawa and Xate Olake consider the Traitor's Qualm and make their own moves to survive, and for Aurdwynn to survive.

I know MoL is a real niche fandom, so I’m shooting in the dark here. My favorite character who I think needs more love is Kirelle. I really feel for her. There was so much in her life that she had to struggle against, and we only get a glimmer of the person she could be and the determination beneath the surface as she chafed beneath the oppressive expectations of the Kazinski parents. I’d love something about Kirielle making friends or finding a future, an AU where she's the looper brought in by accident somehow, or any little story about Kirielle. I also am interested in how her friendship with Nochka, or her sibling relationship with Zorian would be. Here are some optional prompts to consider if you're looking for inspiration:

• Some years after the story ends, Kirielle moves to Cyoria to start at Cyoria's Royal Academy of Magical Arts
• A story from within the loops: Kirielle and Nochka going on an adventure around town!
• Kirielle and Zorian chat after the finale and Kirielle gets to know her brother better.

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Thanks for reading this!

Hopefully this gives you some ideas. I am sure I will like whatever you create. 

Thank you.

Dear May Day Exchange Creator,

Thanks for writing - I’m really excited for this exchange. I hope you’re excited as well! I’m FireBatVillain on Ao3 and Tumblr.

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:

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

My DNWs are mpreg, authorial monarchist apologia, vivid descriptions of needles, and extreme underage.

Regarding the monarchism thing: I’m okay with characters in a feudal or monarchist setting, and even protags who are monarchs, and even these characters triumphing as monarchs as long as the story itself isn’t apologia for monarchism. Characters who like monarchism, who think of themselves as good kings, who want to restore the throne, etc - all good by me. Strahd in Curse of Strahd, or Moriarty in A Study in Emerald, etc are excellent characters and enjoy works about them. I just would prefer not to read a work where the final moral of the story is that democracy is bad and we should all be ruled by a single person with absolute unchecked power, as presented by the author.

Some other notes:

Unrequested characters, ships, and ideas are A-OK with me, as is explicit content. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here. I do not mind darkfic.

Requested Fandoms:

Request 1:A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman - Irene Adler & Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson

I consider A Study in Emerald to have tremendous potential for fanworks (and it is, itself, a fanwork, as a crossover between the Cthulhu Mythos and Sherlock Holmes). I've enjoyed a lot of ASiE fics in the category of "a take on a classic story in this world" but I've also enjoyed when writers have gone their own route or tried to explore the aftermath of run-up to A Study in Emerald itself. The idea of a world haunted and ruled by the Great Old Ones, and the story of the Restorationists, fighting their power with only the tools of humanity in this dark alternate 1880s, is a lot of fun

Here's a few prompts if you're looking for something to inspire you.

• Irene Adler is a fellow Restorationist who crosses paths with Sherlock Holmes after a scandal - or a killing of a noble, and they work together to kill again.
• Sherlock Holmes investigates a hostile high society woman, Irene Adler, but finds she gets the best of him in a battle of wits.
• Holmes and Watson hunt for an eldritch treasure that could be crucial to the Restorationist cause, but are racing against royalist forces.
• Holmes and Watson are approached by another Restorationist who has the key to killing a famous noble, but before they can follow up, the Restorationist is captured by the police, raising the stakes.

Request 2: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia - All Might

One of the most gripping things for me in the first 2.5 seasons of this show as All Might - I loved his arc. I found it very compelling to watch/read about a fading hero using the last dregs of his power and the myth of his invincibility to protect the world until the next generation could rise up to protect it on their own. We rarely get to see what's going on inside him, but the way he eventually learns to trust the next generation, and pass the torch to them, is just one aspect of this character I found gripping. I'd love to see anything focused on him.

• A story set in the aftermath of the first time All Might defeated All For One, when he's in recovery or as he tries to be a hero again now that he's wounded.
• How things might have gone differently for All Might, and how he might have changed as a person or what he might have done, if he had went with Togata Mirio as his successor.
• All Might, after the Kamino Arc, finds some time to be just himself and not a hero, pursuing additional hobbies, or finding a way to help more in an administrative role.
• All Might's experience of teaching at UA during the first couple of seasons, and how being a teacher changes him and what the experience is like for him.

 

Request 3: Dungeons & Dragons - Ireena Kolyana, Ismark Kolyanovich, Strahd von Zarovich - various "&" combinations

I recently had the joy of running the entirety of the Curse of Strahd campaign for my group of players, and I found reading and DMing the module to be quite enjoyable. In the end, in our campaign, Strahd was defeated, and Ireena was able to lead a normal life. One thing I particularly found interesting was a period of time when I thought I'd have only two players, and prepared for them to play as Ireena and Ismark. I found the heroism and determination of these two characters to be interesting. And as for Strahd, I found his mixture of toxic possessiveness, but also despair and hopelessness (trapped in a demiplane that reflects his own flaws!) to be a lot of fun to RP as a GM. I'm guessing you have some ideas in mind if you offered this, so I'll toss up a couple of prompts, but please feel free to write what you had in mind.

• Ismark and Ireena set out west from the Village of Barovia alone - without travelers from behind the Demiplane to help them, to get Ireena away to somewhere further from the castle.
• Strahd, frustrated after so many reincarnations of his "beloved" somehow being doomed, begins trying more and more insane things to woo Ireena.
• Ismark and Ireena begin digging into Strahd's history after discovering a diary he once wrote in the walled city of Krezk.
• Ireena delves into the Amber Temple, in search of a power that would allow her to resist her unwanted suitor.

Request 4: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling - Draco Malfoy & Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy/Ron Weasley

Okay, I know what you're thinking. "Wow, I regret offering 'any' relationship for Harry Potter" - no, hear me out! This is awesome! If you think about it, isn't there way more dynamic chemistry, whether romantic or just rivalryish/friendish, between Draco and Ron, than between basically any two characters in canon? Sure, Draco nominally is rivals with Harry and is bloodist against Hermione, but who else has a rivalry on the tier that their dads get into a fight in a bookstore! There's good stuff here, whether it's as unexpected friends, or enemies who find their passion is more like love! Here are some prompts to get you started...

• Draco and Ron get into what is nominally a competition to impress a romantic interest, but it turns out they're more into competing with each other than actually winning anyone's affection, and in the process, they realize they have a lot in common!
• Draco and Ron keep running into each other and social events that they can't avoid, and are repeatedly embarrassed by their fathers, who they have to keep bailing out of embarrassing and bad situations.
• Draco and Ron end up as part of the same, gasp, group project! They hate this! But for some reason, maybe they need to get along for some reason? Or maybe one of them is sabotaging it, biting his own nose to spite his face.
• It's the wild west and Draco is an outlaw who just rode into Sheriff Weasley's town. But why is there something so entrancing about this devilishly charming fellow who has two wand holsters and is known to be the quickest draw in the west? Is it the 5,000 galleon bounty on his head, or is it something more?

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Thanks for reading this!

Hopefully this gives you some ideas. Aside from the DNWs, these are all just suggestions that will hopefully inspire you. I am sure I will like whatever you write. 

Thank you.

Dear Yuletide Author,

Thanks for writing - I’m really excited for this Yuletide. I hope you’re excited as well! I’m FireBatVillain on Ao3 and Tumblr.

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:

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

Regarding the monarchism thing: I’m okay with characters in a feudal or monarchist setting, and even protags who are monarchs, and even these characters triumphing as monarchs as long as the story itself isn’t apologia for monarchism. Characters who like monarchism, who think of themselves as good kings, who want to restore the throne, etc - all good by me. Saber or Iskandar in Fate/Zero, Reinhard von Lohengramm from LoGH, etc is excellent. I just would prefer not to read a work where the final moral of the story is that democracy is bad and we should all be ruled by a single person with absolute unchecked power, as presented by the author.

Some other notes:

Unrequested characters, ships, and ideas are A-OK with me, as is explicit content. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here. I do not mind darkfic.

Requested Fandoms:

Request 1: Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Anime 1988) - Reinhard von Lohengramm, Yang Wenli

I’ll admit to not having watched nuLOGH! I’m just here for those deleted scenes that you could imagine playing out as Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wenli clash in terms of ideals and minds. This could happen any time between when they first meet on the field of battle to the end (or beyond). The politics and ideas of this series are kind of A Lot so there’s no need to encapsulate it all, but I always found the conflict between these two fascinating - and I’m not just talking about spaceships blowing up. Though if it's just something about spaceships blowing up, count me in for that, too. The battles and interactions that happen in this anime are great and anything that reminds me of that is also neat.

Here's a few prompts if you're looking for something to inspire you.

• After the battle at Amlitzer, Yang fails to withdraw, and is captured by imperial forces. In the following proceedings, he meets Admiral Reinhard.
• As the Treaty of Barlat is formed, Emperor Reinhard succeeds in offering Yang a position in the Imperial government - as an admiral or in some other role.
• At the fortress Iserlohn, the last bastion of freedom, Yang Wenli receives a diplomatic party from Emperor Reinhard, in an attempt to defuse things before a battle between the two fleets.

Poor Yang Wenli, all he wanted was to retire with a pension in a comfortable and free society.

Request 2: かぐや様は告らせたい | Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai | Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To (Manga)  - Odajima Saburo, J Suzuki of Koenji, The Glutton Girl of Jinbocho, Tanuma Takahiko

These four characters are the Four Ramen Emperors of Tokyo and they represent one of my favorite side plots in Kaguya-Sama. Since the Manga is ahead of the Anime and has more content featuring them, I've nominated this under the Manga tag this year.

I encourage you to write whatever you want as long as it features at least one of the Four Ramen Emperors. You can use a subset of the characters rather than using all four if you prefer. Some prompts:

• The Four Ramen Emperors gather in one place for the first time in a long time, and have a ramen related competition.
• San of Shibuya, aka Odajima Saburo, runs into Fujiwara again, and comes to the aid (or perhaps, causing problems for) our heroes on account of feeling he owes Fujiwara a debt of gratitude.
• The Immortal of Sugamo, aka Tanuma Takahiko, actually turns out to be related to Dr Tanuma Tsubasa, and Tanuma Shozo, and his family places him directly in the line of fire with the main plot.
• The Glutton Girl of Jinbocho, reminded of her history with San of Shibuya, and feeling that perhaps their beliefs aren't in such conflict any more, meets with him again - will they rekindle their romance?

Request 3: Charles Henry Higgensworth III Amazon.com Reviews - Charles Henry Higgensworth III

In the incredibly unlikely event that you matched me on this fandom: you're awesome! Of course, you're awesome either way, but I think the odds of anyone even having heard of this fandom are pretty low. Still, it's yuletide. Rob Reid wrote these reviews over the span of a year and they tell the story of Higgensworth, his failing estate, his relationship with his wife and brother-in-law, etc. It's kind of the opposite of a "frame story" - each episode is actually an excuse to talk about the frame.

You can read them all here, in case you can't find them: https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHNQ2VDUI4RVUIV4M7QOUC3BNCLA/

So, what do I want out of this? Well, the reviews themselves are a bit hit or miss, with some being lame or just being mean about some kind of current event or celebrity, but some give us interesting glimpses into the life of Charles and his family. Anything that expands on that (whether formatted as an amazon.com review or not) would really be interesting to me!

Here are a few prompts if you're looking for some:

• Charles III reviews these bath crayons and describes awful shenanigans that Charles IV and Priscilla get into with them: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FD7QRPG/ - in the bathtub or around the house.
• Carlotta Higgensworth is using the account this time, to leave a review of The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts https://www.amazon.com/Love-Languages-Secret-that-Lasts/dp/080241270X - she got it for Charles III to try to get him to be a better husband.
• Charles III has gotten yet another home improvement tool for himself, a magnetic wristband: https://www.amazon.com/HANPURE-Tool-Gifts-Stocking-Stuffers/dp/B07VXCN5KK/ and has had to deal with this actually being a truly impractical item.

 

Request 4: Robot Series - Isaac Asimov - Susan Calvin, Greg Powell, Mike Donovan

This was one of my favorite novels (or I guess, collections of short stories) when I was a kid. Of course, my favorite character was Susan Calvin, who would often come in and address an impossible issue when Powell and Donovan couldn't work it out on their own. I don't mind Powell and Donovan either, though, they deserve a bit of respect. As for what I'm looking for, I think I'd be happy with anything about these characters, but I would love anything like the classic dilemma/mystery scenarios about robots we saw in I, Robot. Or, maybe these three just deserve a chance to get a drink after work sometime! Not that I think Calvin does a lot of drinking, heh.

Some prompts if you're looking for them:

• A competitor has released a new brain they claim is even better than a Positronic brain, putting U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men in a tough spot.
• Powell, Donovan, and Calvin are investigating traffic flow systems under direct positronic brain control, looking at strange efficiency losses and trying to figure out the cause
• It's the company holiday party, and everything comes to a halt when the positronic brain running the building puts it into a lockdown, leaving Calvin the most capable person on scene to solve whatever happened.

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Thanks for reading this!

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 the specifics of my prompts, and do what makes something good, what inspires you, if that conflicts with these requests.

Thank you.

Dear Press Start 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. I'm comfortable with and enjoy all levels of explicitness/maturity in fics and art.

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

In writing: Character bashing, mpreg, and extreme underage.

In art: Character bashing, mpreg, and underage.

Some other notes:

Unrequested characters, ships, and ideas are A-OK with me, as is explicit content. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here. I do not mind darkfic.

Requests:

Request 1 - Fic or Art -  Aviary Attorney - Jayjay Falcon, Séverin Cocorico

For fic, I liked the interactions between Jayjay and Séverin, both in the initial phase of the game when they’re facing off as defender and prosecutor, and later on when Séverin’s life is on the line. A missing scene or epilogue (for the 4B ending) would be great! 

As for art, I’ve always found the most thrilling scene to be in Act 3, when they’re down in the catacombs, and Séverin is on trial at gunpoint, with Jayjay trying to defend him. Anything with these two would be great, though.

Request 2 - Fic -  聖剣伝説３ | Seiken Densetsu 3 | Trials of Mana - Hawkeye, Eagle

We don’t get a lot of time with Hawkeye and Eagle on screen in Seiken Densetsu 3. Right at the start of the journey, Belladonna kills him! I’d love to see a missing scene with these two, or an alternate story where Eagle lives, or a time Hawkeye reminisces on Eagle later, anything else about their friendship. Each of the characters is motivated by tragedy in some form or another, and the friendship between Hawkeye and Eagle is at the heart of Hawkeye’s.

Request 3 - Fic - Warhammer: Vermintide - Any

I’d love to see anything you’d like to write about the Ubersreik Five and/or their shadowy commander. The games themselves are masterful at revealing bits about the characters through dialogue, and we get the idea of the camaraderie they share and the trials they go through together, but of course most of this is is in the form of hints and winks and nudges. I’ll be happy with whatever you write, though if you’re looking for inspiration: I’ve always found the understanding of sorts that Bardin and Kerillian have to be pretty interesting, even if they’re always being a bit awful to each other.

Request 4 - Fic or Art - Advance Wars - Lash, Sonja

For fic, one thing that always struck me in AW2 is how Lash and Sonja inhabit a kind of similar role and a mindset. They see war as a game, and find strategy to be entertaining. Of course, this addressed a bit in A Mirror Darkly in the AW2 Yellow Comet campaign, but I’d like to see it expanded! How are they the same, and how are they different? What does Sonja or Lash think about this? Maybe a story that adds on to that? I don’t think Lash’s accusations are unfounded, either: Sonja definitely was using her soldiers as playing pieces to test the Orange Star COs in AW1, heh.

For art, anything with these two interacting, whether as enemies, as competitors, or as friends, would be interesting to me. Despite their differences, they’re two similar people and I think they’d have a lot to talk about, one way or another.

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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 do what makes something good, what inspires you, if that conflicts with these requests. I believe that whatever you create for these relationships, as long as you liked creating it, I'll treasure it.

Thank you.

Dear Yuletide Author,

Thanks for writing - I’m really excited for this Yuletide. I hope you’re excited as well! I’m FireBatVillain on Ao3, FFN, and Tumblr.

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:

Things I don’t like / DNWs:

I’m okay with characters in a feudal or monarchist setting, and even protags who are monarchs, and even these characters triumphing as monarchs as long as the story itself isn’t apologia for monarchism. Characters who like monarchism, who think of themselves as good kings, who want to restore the throne, etc - all good by me. Saber or Iskandar in Fate/Zero, Reinhard von Lohengramm from LoGH, etc is excellent. I just… would prefer not to read a work where the final moral of the story is that democracy is bad and we should all be ruled by a single person with absolute unchecked power, as presented by the author.

Some other notes:

Unrequested characters, ships, and ideas are A-OK with me, as is explicit content. Please feel free to use whatever prompts you like and don’t feel constrained by my suggestions here. I do not mind darkfic.

Requested Fandoms:

I know MoL is a real niche fandom, so I’m shooting in the dark here. If you happened to match with me on this fandom, I’m game for anything, though my favorite character who I think needs more love is Kirelle. I really feel for her. There was so much in her life that she had to struggle against, and we only get a glimmer of the person she could be and the determination beneath the surface as she chafed beneath the oppressive expectations of the Kazinski parents. I’d love something about Kirielle making friends or finding a future, an AU where she's the looper brought in by accient somehow, or any little story about Kirielle.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Reinhard von Lohengramm, Yang Wenli

I’ll admit to not having watched nuLOGH! I’m just here for those deleted scenes that you could imagine playing out as Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wenli clash in terms of ideals and minds. This could happen any time between when they first meet on the field of battle to the end (or beyond). The politics and ideas of this series are kind of A Lot so there’s no need to encapsulate it all, but I always found the conflict between these two fascinating - and I’m not just talking about spaceships blowing up.

Fate/Zero - Waver, Iskandar

I really like the emotional core of the relationship Waver and Rider develop over the course of the story. Fate/Zero is about tragedy that, once set in motion, seems inevitable, and you can't look away, knowing how bad it will go for everyone. Waver, at least, gets away clean, and even grows as a result of the events of the 4th HGW. If anyone can be said to have won it, it would be him. I want to see more of him and Rider interacting, or doing something together, in whatever context - during the war, during the run-up to it, or maybe even somehow beyond it, whether an AU or a missing scene or anything that might work. They deserve more time together.

The Masquerade Series - Any

I'm leaving this one completely untagged character wise, just write what you want! Here are some of my likes in case you need inspiration.

I love the Masquerade. The novels are dense with ideas and ideology and ways society might be structured. Power, control, betrayal, and thoughts - the idea of incrastic thinking, the qualms. I like the bits about power and how institutions work and I like the world that has been built and revealed to us over the course of the story. I spent two books wanting to see Tain Hu's name written across history and blood, and a thousand pages mourning her. If you want somewhere to start, show me anything about Baru, and how she loved Tain Hu, or even just Apparitor mourning and hating. I think I'd be happy with anything you wrote in here, so I've got this tagged for anything. If you selected this as what you want to give, I'm guessing you had something in mind as well, so think of my thoughts here as just preferences and things I like, something that might inspire you or give you direction if you lack it, but otherwise, write something you'll love - I'm sure I'll love it too.

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Thanks for reading this!

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 the specifics of my other requests, and do what makes something good, what inspires you, if that conflicts with these requests.

Thank you.