chacusha | Dear Creator letter for Press Start

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DNWs

Character bashing.
Pregnancy; 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, and fight scenes more generally.
AUs of all kinds (canon divergence, coffee shop, whatever).
Contrasts and opposites.
Character or relationship study.
Psychodrama / characters working out their Issues (maybe with help from another character!).
Writing style and art style experimentation, if that's your thing. Any POV and unusual formats (epistolary, in-universe documents, etc.) are all fine with me.
All ratings from G to E. Blood/violence/injury is fine. Explicit sex is fine.
All genres: fluff, crack, darkfic, angst, smut, etc.
Romance likes:
- Silly/light-hearted love triangle drama.
  More tl;dr details for those curious
  I like a variety of love triangle elements in fiction -- sometimes when it's for drama, and certainly when it's for comic relief. Probably my favorite type for humor purposes is two people (or chains of people) interested in someone else who is oblivious/uninterested, or (if you can pull it off) a perfect love loop where A likes B who likes C who likes A (or generalize it to larger groups) -- it takes a bit of work but I love the neat symmetry of everyone being involved but thwarted. From a more drama angle, I adore love chains or two people in a relationship and one outside, for the pining. I like feelings of jealousy, especially if it prompts a character to confess when they otherwise wouldn't. However, I don't like when the narrative treats the character who inspires jealousy as clearly evil or having done something wrong by doing that. The only other things I tend to be iffy about re: love triangles is if a character pingpongs between relationships with multiple partners/switches between being warm and cold toward someone multiple times (if the character is consistently loving toward both or has a consistent preference for one, or if the whole arc of the story is focused on going from one to the other as the big change, no issue for me), or if the love triangle makes a character become villainous. But if it feels right for the characters, feel free to include whatever love triangle dynamics you like.
- Flirtation, crushes, pining, blushing.
- Puppy love (proto-crushes between young characters).
- Protectiveness/putting oneself in danger in order to protect someone else/bodyguard crush/rescue romance.
Sex with feelings -- positive or negative (or conflicted!).
Awkwardness / awkward tension.
Close platonic relationships.
Incorporation of game mechanics in fanworks/worldbuilding.
5 things / 5+1 format.

Art likes

Costume design / putting character in outfits of your own making/interpretation.
Bright colors. Saturated pastel colors like in Impressionist art. Limited palette drawings.
Cute art and chibis.
Ink drawings or black and white art.
Stylized art. I especially like art nouveau.
Symmetry/mirroring. Two characters facing away from each other, for example. Or one right-side up and the other upside-down.
Gratuitous visual symbolism.
Characters sparring, especially if they look like they're enjoying themselves.
References to memes.
Hurt-comfort scenarios, like one character injured and the other one worried/distraught.
Flowers.
Characters with super dramatic / brooding expressions on their faces.

Bravely Default (Video Game) & Related Fandoms

Alternis Dim/Edea Lee

This is my OTP, which I always want more content for! To summarize what draws me to this pairing: pining, puppy love, loyalty and devotion, awkward marriage proposals, two-person love triangle! I like this pairing both as one-sided pining on Alternis's part and also requited.

Some prompts:

Anything pre-, during-, or post-canon that explores Alternis and Edea's relationship.
Canon divergence AU where Alternis turns against the Duchy and joins the Crystal Crew at some point.
I like Alternis's super awkward blurted-out proposals, and am so curious how he and Edea dealt with the fallout of them.
Modern setting AUs: Alternis and Ringabel as twin brothers. Or superhero/spy AU where Alternis is the superhero/secret agent persona of Ringabel (or Ringabel is the civilian persona for Alternis).
I feel like the setup of Bravely Default is also pretty great for time loop shenanigans, and Alternis is a pretty good person to experience them? For example, every loop ending with Edea dying. Or Alternis, by looping, gets more insight into why Edea isn't interested in him, for example.
Any setup that allows Alternis's protectiveness/loyalty kink to shine would be great. His Dark Knight skillset is great for situations where he bleeds himself dry to get out of a tough situation, and he and Edea both instinctively protect the weak and defenseless.
Mistaken identity or identity issues dubcon where Alternis disguises himself as or is mistaken for Ringabel.
Edea and Alternis hanging out between BD and BS and Edea being weirded out by little Ringabel-like aspects of his mannerisms.
Alternis taking care of Edea when she's sick (or something) and pining as he does so.

Kingdom Hearts

General thoughts on this series: I like the tragedy, and the way characters are constantly sacrificing themselves to save their best friends. I like all the strong friendships that could be interpreted as either platonic or romantic. I like the cracky air that Disney characters provide to every scene.

Aqua/Terra

My OTP for this fandom! I think they both separately have very pretty knight looks, and they look even prettier together! Something about their blue and brown hair that's spiky in different ways just looks nice, IDK!

Prompts:

Younger Terra and Aqua getting to know each other and becoming friends.
Friendly sparring and dueling! My favorite thing!
Aqua trapped in the realm of darkness and pining for Terra for YEARS. Terra stuck in a suit of armor and pining for Aqua for YEARS.
A fairy tale fusion for their storyline. Why not? It's Disney!
Post-canon cuddling or like falling asleep in each other's arms or something tender like that.
Mermaid Aqua!
Hurt/comfort -- patching up each other's wounds after a fight, or helping each other process all they've been through.

Mobius Final Fantasy

Note: More info about this canon and my thoughts on it in my Yuletide letter.

General thoughts on this game: One thing I really liked about this game was how postmodern it was? The way everything was a self-aware narrative; the fourth wall constantly being broken with the way gameplay and story were integrated with each other and characters were aware they were playing roles in a story; the way the narrative and characters challenged the player not to trust the story they were telling. It was trippy!

Garland
Garland/Sarah Cornelia

I really liked Garland and the weird "pining for an amnesiac princess" (??) thing he had going on in this game. I thought the game was going to flesh him out more but it didn't and I could really use some more content for this guy!

Prompts:

Fleshed out Garland backstory -- how did his time as the Warrior of Light go? What was his personality like before Palamecia broke him? How did he manage to survive and maybe retain his memories across cycles? (It's unclear to me how much he remembers or how.)
Assuming that Garland was a Wol, I'd be interested in exploring why/how he chose the name Garland instead.
More of that sweet unrequited pining on Garland's part.
Mash up his story with FFI's Garland, if you can make that work.
I also like Meia a lot as a character and would be interested in Garland-Meia parallels or interaction -- both of them being heretics screwed over by Palamecia, largely motivated by doomed love. Assuming I'm understanding the story correctly, their stories mirror each other: one involving a Wol who loved Sarah and succeeded, and another involving a Wol who loved someone other than Sarah and who failed/fell.
Post-canon fic where Garland's in a new world and either (1) Sarah's not there (how does he feel about moving on from a person who meant something to him for so long?), or (2) Sarah (the original: Cid's Sarah!) IS there (how does he feel about that?).

Meia
Meia & Sarah Cornelia
Meia/Sarah Cornelia

I love Meia, and I especially loved the teacher/student dynamic that Meia and Sarah had going on in Season 2. I'm interested in explorations of Meia, and I also like Meia and Sarah as platonic friends or as romantic love interests.

Prompts:

All that sea/water imagery for Meia!
Meia training Sarah with ALL the tender feelings and protectiveness.
Sarah pretending to have lost her memories is an interesting source of tension and drama in her relationship with Meia, and I'd love to see that explored more (like moments when Meia suspected something? moments when Sarah felt guilty about playing dumb? how the deception affects their relationship?).
Sarah wanting to get stronger to protect Meia.
Meia reflecting on the irony of falling in love with Sarah?

Wol | Warrior of Light

The main thing I'm interested here is the extremely weird "I'm a super powerful hero who saved the world and nobody has an inkling about it" thing Wol had going on in Season 2. It's kind of like if Star Wars was told from retired Obi-wan's perspective or something. So much comedic and irony potential?

Prompts:

More of that (someone) "Wow you're really strong." (Wol) "Mm-hmm I get that a lot." type dynamic. Wol interacting with scrubs who don't realize he's a legendary hero who saved the world.
Wol giving increasingly implausible explanations for why he's so strong.
Wol reflecting on how he feels about being so responsible for the world. Angsty direction: other denizens of the world being unhappy with the way the world is and Wol feeling guilty and responsible?

Princess Maker 2

General thoughts on this game: I really loved the graphics/art style of this game -- it's so charming! And I love how many possible endings there are. It's kind of exhilarating how Olive can end up in so many different professions and have an ending as dreamy as marrying a charming prince and as dark as marrying Satan. Some of the looks are just so great too (so iddy??) -- some of my favorites: Crime Boss, High General, Mason, Royal Concubine. (Feel free to name the daughter something other than Olive if you like.)

Olive/Anita
Olive/Patricia

Little me shipped Olive with her rivals, especially these two. In general, I have a soft spot for rivalries that start out mean/antagonistic and develop over the years into the most glowing respect for each other.

Prompts:

Anita is great for sparring with sexual tension, and Patricia is great for ballroom dancing in fancy dresses with sexual tension. The inherent homoeroticism of swordplay and competitive dancing.
Either of them meets Olive outside of classes/competitions and they hang out together and it's... actually nice?
Create your own marriage ending for one of these two.
A moment when the rival ends up coming to Olive's aid/standing up for her.

Olive/Dragon Youth

Yeah, so I am a sucker for puppy love and bashful marriage proposals, so immediately fell in love with the Dragon Youth. The fact that the Dragon Youth appears in dragon and human forms is great for hidden identity/Beauty and the Beast style plotlines too.

Prompts:

Hanging out as kids/teens and becoming friends/developing affection for each other.
Dragon Youth trying and failing to spit out his feelings for Olive.
Post-canon: What life is like being married to a dragon?

Olive/Lucifon

The fact that the main character can consort with the devil is idtastic goodness for me. And just look at this wedding dress??

Why did Lucifon take an interest in Olive? Expand on this!
Demon orgy in the desert or something.
Post-canon: What is it like being married to the Prince of Darkness? Does she enjoy it? Or does she come to regret it?
Hades and Persephone fusion?

Soulcalibur / Soul Calibur

Note: More info about this canon and my thoughts on it in my Yuletide letter.

General thoughts on this series: This request is great for costume porn because of all the characters' looks that can change pretty dramatically each game and SC's Rule of Cool approach to its costumes.

Hong Yun-seong/Seong Mi-na

To summarize what draws me to this pairing: Playful, teasing, mentor/mentee relationship.

Prompts:

Snapshots of Mi-na and Yun-seong's relationship growing up. How did their relationship change over time as they grew older?
A take on Yun-seong where his obsession with besting Hwang stems from his feelings for Mi-na -- e.g. wanting to impress her, be Han-myeong's heir, feeling romantic rivalry with Hwang, etc. (And maybe he finally does get his duel with Hwang?)
These two have a very joke-y, prank-filled relationship, but I'd love to see them have a serious heart-to-heart talk as well. Like, I think Yun-seong could have some angst about never being able to live up to Hwang's example, and Mi-na could have some angst about her father and growing up, and wasting her life away with useless rebellions.
Mi-na and Yun-seong traveling together and encountering monster of the week or some kind of challenge they have to tackle together.
Duels, sparring, something involving the dynamic of Mi-na being Yun-seong's mentor/coach.
Romance developing on the way home from the hunt for Soul Edge. Tropes like "there was only one bed" are appreciated.
Getting up to shenanigans together, like making bets with each other, daring each other into doing something stupid, pranks that go wrong, etc. (I'd love to see a strip poker game (or something similar) between these two.)

Isabella "Ivy" Valentine/Zasalamel

This started out as kind of a crack pairing because in Ivy's Tales of Souls mode in SCIII, she can encounter some version of Zasalamel 4 times and I was like, "Dude, Zasalamel, quit stalking Ivy." But you know what? These two are intellectual loners who dabble in sorcery and they're vaguely good-aligned when push comes to shove but they're quite cold in demeanor and morally grey so I think they're actually a good match for each other!

Prompts:

Ivy reading Zasalamel's ancient texts on Soulcalibur he wrote ages ago and wanting to meet the author. And then actually meeting the author!
Ivy and Zasalamel interacting a lot because he has a special place in his plans for her or she has a special place in her plans for him (for reasons, IDK).
Ivy and Zasalamel duelling or sparring.
Character study on what it's like for Zasalamel to be immortal -- maybe Ivy asking/picking his brain about it because she's curious?
Ivy and Zasalamel dating or hooking up when they can even though they live busy, dangerous lives.

Patroklos Alexander & Setsuka
Patroklos Alexander/Setsuka

...It is possible that I have a soft spot for tender teacher/student relationships that could go either platonic or romantic, especially when the teacher is a woman. I absolutely love Setsuka's fighting style and flipped out at the reveal of Patroklos's true fighting style and the backstory that he trained under her. There's so much to explore here.

Prompts:

I'm curious what Setsuka's teaching style is like. Is she strict and demanding? Is she warm and easygoing? Does she dispense general life wisdom? What things does Patroklos struggle with?
MOMMY ISSUES. Setsuka is an older woman who could be part-mother, part-teacher, part-potential love interest to Patroklos in the exact same way that Setsuka's master was for her. And then there's the way Patroklos is torn between imitating the fighting style of the mother he did not know well and using the fighting style he learned from the not-mother who he did know. Something could be done with this??
Either Setsuka or Patroklos having a love epiphany moment, and how they deal with it.
Post-canon: Patroklos finding Setsuka again and reconciling with her.

Trials of Mana

General thoughts on this game: I like the relatively young cast -- I think the characters in this game are adorable teenagers. I like how much pathos is in each of these characters' storylines. This game is also GREAT for costume porn because the characters get cool classchange looks, plus a lot of outfits that are mainly tiny pixel art, and I'd love to see more detailed renditions/imaginings of those outfits.

Charlotte
Kevin
Charlotte/Kevin
Kevin & Charlotte

I like this duo, both individually and together! They are cute, they and their storyline tend to be a bit overlooked in fandom, and they both are weird and kind of otherworldly in their own ways.

Prompts:

Anything exploring one or both of their feelings toward being half-human, half-elf/beastman.
Someone tries to make Kevin feel bad for being a beastman, and Charlotte goes feral on his behalf.
Anything featuring Charlotte and Kevin's "Someone will die" (<- Charlotte) "--of FUN!" (<- Kevin) dynamic.
Kevin does something nice for Charlotte and her heart starts to go dokidoki and she's like "No! I like Heath! ><"
Post-canon: They meet again as adults quite a few years later and have an "Oh no they're hot" moment.
Post-canon: Arranged marriage between them (for peace reasons? IDK).

Crimson Wizard/Duran

From when I first played this game, I always thought this pairing could be a thing but nobody's written it yet, so maybe it's just me? But... the inherent homoeroticism of being defeated in combat and vowing revenge! And the Crimson Wizard is always super smug and loves flaunting his power, but surely he must actually secretly envy Duran for having self-made power, societal belonging and respect he didn't have to sell his soul for, etc., especially in a post-canon "the Crimson Wizard survives but is depowered" AU (but this applies during canon as well). Feel free to give the Crimson Wizard a name, including Koren if you like.

Prompts:

The Crimson Wizard works with Duran's dad (Loki) as a colleague. Surely something can be done with this? The Darkshine Knight telling stories about Duran, or telling the Crimson Wizard that he reminds him of Duran?
Their meeting in Duran's prologue but with Even More Flirtation.
Hatesex? Hatesex.
Post-canon awkwardness and tension where they still kind of hate/want to annoy each other but can't fight it out anymore because that wouldn't be sporting. They'll have to settle this with words. Or sex. Or both.

Hawkeye/Riesz

Aahh I love these two! Hawkeye's flirtatiousness meeting Riesz's intense never-been-kissed energy. They're cute, okay? They're cute.

Prompts:

Riesz having a romantic daydream about Hawkeye and then blushing all red about it.
Hawkeye trying to flirt with or ask Riesz out and Riesz's brain shutting down/going into panic mode.
Other party member(s) get tired of Hawkeye and Riesz not getting together and try to set them up.
Hawkeye and Riesz bonding post-canon while rebuilding.