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Dear Creator letter for Little Black Dress
General request info
I'm
Note: Feedback/suggestions on this letter -- e.g. something I've written isn't working for you/is phrased poorly, you need more details, etc. -- is appreciated, as I don't know what I'm doing.
For all of these characters, I'm opting in to pairings of the type:
- Incest pairings.
- Abusive/noncon pairings.
- Rule 63'd characters and any other AU versions of characters.
- One-sided/unrequited romances.
DNW:
- Crossover pairings.
- Pairings involving original characters.
- OT3s/threesomes and moresomes (not requested anyway).
DNWs
- Character bashing.
- Kidfic / original child characters.
- Trans headcanons.
- Feces, urine, or cannibalism.
- For non-con, very bleak endings like mindbreak or permanent damage.
General likes
- Friendly sparring between warrior characters.
- AUs of all kinds.
- Contrasts and opposites.
- Psychodrama / characters working out their Issues (maybe with help from another character!).
- Writing style and art style experimentation, if that's your thing.
- All ratings from G to E. Blood/violence/injury is fine. Explicit sex is fine.
- All genres: fluff, crack, darkfic, angst, smut, etc.
- Bodyguard crush elements are always great, and also related elements like two people mutually looking out for each other in battle, or one person treating another's injuries, if you want a quick shippy dynamic that I will definitely enjoy.
- Sex with feelings -- positive or negative (or conflicted!).
- Awkwardness / awkward tension.
- Genial, warm flirtation.
Bravely Default
Alternis Dim (M/F, M/M, M/other (+F/F, F/other if Rule 63ing Alternis))
DNW: none.
Alternis is my favorite BD character and he's also sadly loveless at the end of these games. Please rectify the situation. I've literally never read a fic featuring an Alternis pairing where I wasn't like, "OooOOoOoh intrigued!" So like... go crazy. Alternis is also a woobie fave of mine, so if you want to write noncon or something abusive where Alternis just gets hurt a lot, I'm also in favor of that. 👍
Some thoughts on Alternis's pairing potential: Alternis is an asterisk holder and interacts with a lot of other asterisk holders. There's basically a lot of potential for a collegial relationship that becomes something more. He also has a tendency to like... turtle in his armor. Reaching a level of comfort with a character where those barriers come down is very A+. His skillset also specializes in self-sacrifice, so something where he's willing to lay down his life to keep another character safe is also very 👌 and can lead to interesting romantic or loyalty kink scenarios.
Thoughts on specific pairings
Alternis/Agnès: Being the bodyguard for the pope seems to be a great excuse for bodyguard crush elements. In general, I think Alternis's misanthropic jadedness is a nice contrast to Agnès's devout idealism, especially when it comes to Crystalism.
Alternis/Braev: Braev is as good as Edea for loyalty kink stuff, with an extra layer of power differential that would make it hard for Alternis to say no to anything.
Alternis/Edea: So fond of the pining in this relationship that I wrote a whole manifesto. Tl;dr version: pining, loyalty kink, class differences, marriage proposals out of the blue, identity issues, awkwardness.
Alternis/Heinkel: Alternis and Heinkel work together as buddy cops in a sidestory. Would like to see more of that. Also, in general, Alternis has some interesting interactions with the Sky Knights, the Council of Six, Einheria, and just a lot of asterisk holders. I'm up for anything.
Alternis/Ringabel: Ah selfcest. The possibilities that open up when you have multiverse shenanigans. I love seeing these two interact and Ringabel's flirtatiousness would really freak out Alternis and it would be super awkward and funny.
Alternis/Tiz: Well I've listed pairings involving the other four Warriors of Light, so... anyway, these two get less interaction, but I think there's still connection -- Tiz being the Boy Who Lived and Alternis having helped save his life, Tiz spending a lot of time in Eternia Central Command while in his coma, etc.
Final Fantasy Tactics
Rapha Galthena (F/M, F/F, F/other (+M/M, M/other if Rule 63ing Rapha))
Additional opt-in: pairings involving original characters.
DNW: none.
Rapha is my favorite FFT character. She is just really sweet and does not deserve all the horrible things that happen to her. Final Fantasy Tactics is also a game that has a really interesting cast of characters that all travel together in a party... and promptly stop interacting with each other once they join said party. No! The people demand more party interactions. The people being me.
Some dynamics that might be interesting for Rapha: Someone else helping her learn to trust and open up again. Someone with a less abusive childhood giving her reality checks or giving her an example of life experiences she can find hopeful and inspiring. Or Rapha bonding with someone over their equally abusive experiences. Rapha's unique skillset and her high faith/low bravery might also be interesting dynamics to play with as well, as is FFT's job system in general.
I'm okay with dark stuff for Rapha (she does have a dark backstory and had a pretty dangerous living as an assassin) but maybe preferably set before she joins the party. After she joins Ramza's party, I prefer she be safe and happy(ier).
I'm also okay with original characters (either in a fluffy or dark pairing) here.
Thoughts on specific pairings
Rapha/Alma: Not sure if they met but Alma is also a lovely character and a younger sister and someone whom I'm always happy to see shipped with people.
Rapha/Barinten (Barrington?): Dark pairing. I'm a big fan of creepy grooming and I could see Barinten doing a lot of creepy grooming here.
Rapha/Marach: Incest as a response to trauma, perhaps? Marach's death reimagined as a romantic thing?
Rapha/Mustadio: I can't tell you much other than I once had a dream featuring this pairing and woke up and was like, hey, that could work. I feel like Rapha's shyness would work nicely with Mustadio's more outgoing personality.
Rapha/Ramza: While Rapha's arc is going down, I get a very "friendship ended with Marach; now Ramza is my best friend" vibe from her interactions with Ramza, where she latches onto him very quickly -- mostly out of desperation rather than any romantic interest, though. But I can see that initial gravitation toward Ramza developing into something closer and romantic over time under a calmer setting.
Rapha/generic party member: The relatively blank personalities of your starter characters means you can make up a dynamic that you think suits Rapha well. 👍
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Rei Ayanami (F/F, F/M, F/other (+M/M, M/other if Rule 63ing Rei))
DNW: none.
Rei is my fandom bicycle. I don't even know why, as she's not exactly a particularly romantic character. I guess it's just because I like her character a lot: her deadpan emotional state, her extreme compliance with orders, her desire to be more than a doll, her fractured memories and consciousness. I absolutely love her visual design and think it goes well with everything.
Things I like about NGE more generally: PSYCHODRAMA -- how all of the characters are bundles of issues bouncing uncomfortably off of other bundles of issues. This isn't Rei-specific, but Rei certainly has issues that can interact interestingly with other people's issues. I like the way NGE combines teen/interpersonal drama with terrifying apocalyptic horror. But feel free to discard the latter to play around with the former (it gives the characters more room to breathe).
Thoughts on specific pairings
Rei/Asuka: Such a primal contrast between these two! Asuka's emotiveness and passion vs. Rei's flat affect, Asuka's instinct to be prickly and to rile people up meeting Rei's unflappability, Rei's indifferent competence contrasted with Asuka's show-off insecurity, red vs. blue.
Rei/Gendo: I enjoy this as a deeply abusive and creepy relationship. And/or layered with romantic/sweet echoes of Yui/Gendo.
Rei/Kaworu: Things I like: that Adam/Lilith, prototype man/prototype woman duality, weird albino kids being weird albino kids.
Rei/Ritsuko: Another dark relationship. Ritsuko taking out her anger and jealousy on Rei, maybe layered with some actual affection/hopes that Rei won't be stuck following the actions of her predecessors the way Ritsuko is / belief that Rei has free will in a way that Ritsuko does not.
Rei/Shinji: Lean in to that Oedipal vibe, man. Explore that sci-fi scenario of sharing DNA in a parent/child fashion without a parent/child relationship. Attraction to Shinji as a rebellion against Gendo.
I'm also interested in seeing Rei/any other classmate. All of the kids in their class have such interesting personalities -- I'd be fascinated with how they work with Rei's.
Revenge (TV)
Emily Thorne (F/F, F/M, F/other (+M/M, M/other if Rule 63ing Emily))
DNW: Emily/Nolan
Emily is a very pretty person who has over the years accumulated quite the set of lovers. In general, I love the soapy vibe of this show -- all the secrets and scheming and intrigue. I like that Emily can be quite cold, and willing to do anything for revenge, and she moves in circles where everything's a bit dishonest and fake and transactional. And yet, at the same time, she hasn't lost her humanity. She still feels deeply, still can love, passionately even. But where does the mask end and the real Emily begin? That struggle between cold artifice and passionate love and sense of justice is what I love about Emily's character. I like how all these aspects of her character interact with the various people around her.
In addition to the list of people she's involved with on the show, I also love the energy that is there when she's facing off against another schemer, another player in the game, and they're both trying to get the upper hand. That's very good for some foe yay vibes.
Thoughts on specific pairings
Emily/Aiden: To be honest, I don't actually remember much about Aiden's character other than that he and Emily trained together and he gets her out of some jams, and she is into him but ambivalent about restarting their relationship. I like all these things. 👍
Emily/Amanda: I love their "other half of me" type relationship, identity issues, and closer-than-sisters loyalty. I like Amanda's obsession with Emily and would like it to be at least somewhat requited!
Emily/Daniel: Things I like about this pairing: pretty young things who look like they have a picture perfect relationship but actually there are so, so many skeletons in the closet; fake dating aspect/Emily unsure if she's Falling For Real; Emily's guilt at involving an innocent in her revenge plans.
Emily/Jack: Things I like about this pairing: Emily pining for him while unable to be with him while her revenge plan is ongoing; Jack as her anchor to her idealized lost childhood; Emily forced to choose between revenge and Jack; Emily worried that even if she chooses Jack, she's no longer the type of person he will love/respect.
I also think Emily/any schemer (including but not limited to ones she's trying to get revenge on) would be a great opportunity for blackmail and hot hatesex. This includes Conrad Grayson, Victoria Grayson, Tyler Barrol, etc.
Soulcalibur / Soul Calibur
Seong Mi-na (F/F, F/M, F/other (+M/M, M/other if Rule 63ing Mi-na))
DNW: Mi-na/Kilik.
Soulcalibur is a series with a lot of larger-than-life characters all having interesting interactions with each other, and Mi-na is one of my faves who I'd always enjoy seeing some odd pairings for.
Some thoughts on Mi-na's pairing potential: Mi-na is a very playful person and I think that gives her an interesting flirty dynamic that goes well with basically everyone. Also, I can definitely see Mi-na as the type of person who would challenge someone to a duel, lose, and then develop a mix of respect and jealousy for said person, which develops into a friendly rivalry and then something more. The number of people this can happen with is quite broad and makes her pretty easily shippable.
Thoughts on specific pairings
Mi-na/Hwang: Arranged marriage, old family friend who you unexpectedly develop a crush on, emotionally repressed guy who still has romantic feelings, rescue romances -- these are all things I love.
I can see Mi-na/Ivy and Mi-na/Xianghua both developing from initial antagonism to friendly rivalries that become something more.
Mi-na/Kong Xiuqiang: If you enjoy younger woman/older drunken mentor type relationships.
Mi-na/Maxi: Random rarepair I like. I think their dispositions are a really good match for each other! They're both confident and flirty and I think they'd be up for some fun.
Mi-na/Mitsurugi: If you want to go for a more angsty love (or hatesex)-between-enemies dynamic.
Mi-na/Talim: They traveled together in SCIV and I think they get along well. I can see the playful Mi-na teasing the more serious Talim a lot and getting her flustered.
Mi-na/Yun-seong: Friendly rivalry, playful teasing, interesting age difference, jealousy, etc. I wrote a whole manifesto on this one.
Sword of Mana
Heroine (F/F, F/M, F/other (+M/M, M/other if Rule 63ing the heroine))
DNW: none.
Well, the Heroine's story in this game involves constantly traveling with a partner that rotates throughout the game, and not sleeping with/having a romantic relationship with a single one! Boo. While the Heroine in Sword of Mana doesn't have an official name (feel free to give her one), she does have a pretty distinctive personality: spunky attitude, brave, and more than a little bit bitter about how Granz Realm has persecuted her clan. The way that personality interacts with other people is interesting.
Some thoughts on the heroine's pairing potential: There are various characters with whom the Heroine has a close, interesting relationship. There are also others who she isn't as close to but she spends significant time adventuring together with them, which seems like a perfect opportunity for them to get closer. And then there are all the villain characters whom she has a delicious tension with. There are so many dynamics to work with in this game and so little fic, so the field is wide open here. Same probably goes for the Hero, but to be honest, I'm only familiar with the Heroine's side of the game.
Thoughts on specific pairings
Heroine/Amanda: They never met? only briefly met? but it would have been cool. If anyone made something romantic with these two, I'd be over the moon.
Heroine/Bogard: Great opportunity for bodyguard crush with the added bonus of only one character knowing it's incest. Add the fact that the Heroine resembles her mother Mana and... boom.
Heroine/Dark Lord: Either a dark pairing (especially considering his persecution of her tribe) or something playing up that dynamic of the heroine wanting to save him.
Heroine/Hero: I like that they both grew up thinking the other died and wallowing in guilt, and then they get to meet! I love their initial bickering dynamic that develops into genuine closeness. (Only for my heart to be stomped on by that ending, ouch.)
Heroine/Isabella: I... definitely got the feeling the heroine was kind of *hearteyes* for Isabella, very quickly developing a respect and concern for her. Maybe something where the heroine tries to convince Isabella not to sacrifice herself for Dark Lord?
Heroine/Julius: Julius just constantly exudes I Have You Now, My Pretty vibes around the heroine. Make him a creeper.
Heroine/Willy: Childhood friends who get reunited after a long time and go on an important mission together! More bodyguard crush!
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