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inkysqueedHello creator! This is my letter for your convenience and ease, created to give you a bird's eye view into ideas and things I would like to see! I'll go fandom by fandom of course but first-- a general set of stuff to keep in mind...
GENERAL STUFF
The pairing can be written at your discretion as platonic or romantic (or some vague between) regardless of if it has a & or a / attached unless I am specifically requesting one or the other for a particular pairing. (I'll try not to be too picky though, I promise!) And as for the healthiness of the pairing you choose... well I would prefer you err on the lighter side of things but I am not against receiving pieces about unhealthy relationships as long as the matter is handled tactfully. Tactfulness is a discretion of course but I think you are up to the challenge regardless.
My general DNWs: teeth trauma (ex: explaining that a vampire or monster's canines are growing is fine, explaining a tooth injury in detail is not), scat/piss/emeto (the less detail the better but no mention at all is the best), non-con, character bashing, and err away from the heavier side of gore please.
Fandom-specific DNWs, if they exist, will be detailed under that particular fandom.
Regarding smut: I am over 21 years of age, so smut is acceptable-- but please feel no pressure to go that route. My DNWs specifically for smut include the general DNWs but also would appreciate if you refrained from overtly violent sex (Bruises are fine, maybe even nail marks. Someone being torn open or gored is unacceptable), non-consensual torture (on the lighter side of torture involves if the character consents to being edged, for instance, that is fine. If they do not however... Also please refrain from more literal and severe torture), sounding (urethral or otherwise), ageplay, and 'snowballing' or any related actions with certain fluids (I apologize in advance if you have to google that term.)
ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
"I saw a mudcrab the other day. Horrible creatures."
Corvus Umbranox/Millona Umbranox - Ohhhhh how I ADORE this pairing! It grew on me when I worked on it for an exchange a few years ago. The two of them compliment each other as a couple surprisingly well. (You can write them as platonic but considering they're a married couple of at least 10 years.... I'm not forbidding it, I'm just saying it might be a challenge. Up to you whether you deem that a challenge worth trying!) Some ideas for them: date night, wedding night, Corvus having to reenter society as a count.
Baurus & Martin Septim - Martin is a darling of the fandom (and rightfully so) but I would love something from Baurus's point of view and focusing a little more on him. He is a Blade, one of Tamriel's most respected orders-- and he's very determined to protect the Septim bloodline as well as save the world. Unfortunately, he cannot have both. How is he meant to cope with this failure of duty (at the same time as being one of the youngest Blades to be inducted?)
Hero of Kvatch & Sheogorath - This is a very interesting relationship, I think. Like a lighter version of Nerevar and the Nerevarine from Morrowind (in so far as my knowledge of Morrowind stretches). But where Nerevar was at least somewhat mortal in scope.... Sheogorath is a daedric prince. I would like to see how a Hero of Kvatch (can be your own oc, a 'makeshift' one, or my sort-of HoK Miraina) copes with the realization that they're mantling the madgod.
Julienne Fanis & Raminus Polus - The academic (especially in an allegory for college) shenanigans are endless and practically write themselves. Moreso since Fanis and Polus are Arcane University staff... a focus on how they are some of the last staff to not secretly be evil also works!
Eilonwy/Orintur - Another married couple; an even more understated one at that. There are plenty of avenues to explore however... what it was like before they were married and when they were courting only, how they compliment each other... oodles of potential for fluffy fluff, even moreso than Corvus and Millona arguably (though those two just happen to also have a potential for ANGST.)
Vilena Donton & Modryn Oreyn - I haven't done the Fighters' Guild quests in a LONG time so I'm just as surprised as you that any of its members are making an appearance on this list. Not to say that the Fighters' Guild quests and casts are bad... just that my memory is foggy. Still, I'm not entirely surprised! There's potential to explore the 'good old days' (as far back as you may like to go, from when Vilena had her sons to before), or the mounting tension as Vilena sinks deeper into her grief over losing her son(......s) and no doubt forcing Modryn to shoulder more and more of the administrative work of the guild.
Amusei/Dar-Ma - I did not know this ship existed before but looking through the list of characters I like in Oblivion caused me to bump into this along the road. I think it could be very sweet in all honesty-- Dar-Ma is young, Amusei is (presumably) young as well... could go for either a one-sided crush, a mutual one-sided crush, or a meet cute?
Dovesi Dran/Primo Antonius - My kingdom for a universe where Dovesi and Primo met under different circumstances! If you've ever played their related quest in Oblivion (and if you're writing for Elder Scrolls, chances are you have) then you know the tragedy that awaits this fledgling couple. I'm distinctly trying not to spoil the mission for you if you have not done it as it is one of Oblivion's finest quests but... if you are so inclined--
DARK BROTHERHOOD QUESTLINE SPOILERS
Dovesi and Primo are a part of the quest "Whodunit" which is what I assume is a love letter to Agatha Christie and her famous murder mysteries. You can potentially turn them against each other as paranoia starts to stack with each murder in the mansion where ""treasure"" awaits. (The treasure is murder. It's your treasure. Everyone but you in that mansion is going to die.) It's a very flexible quest and beloved for a good reason-- but for these two specifically you can follow canon or go wildly alternate universe as I was admittedly joking about above. The sky's your limit, dear creator!
Lord Lovidicus/Luktuv - This one is definitely self-indulgent. I would not mind an exploration of their canon relationship (and how poorly it ended...) But I also would like to see an alternate universe of some sorts.
ARENA QUESTLINE SPOILERS
Either a universe where Lovidicus was not a vampire and was managing the ups and downs of raising a child with his partner or one where Luktuv decided to embrace the vampirism rather than reject it.
Bonus points if you include little Agronak somewhere in there, being cute and not quite Grand Champion material (yet).
Volanaro & J'skar - Two of my favorite parts of the mages' guild questline! (The third being Raminus. snrk. hehe. Raminus Polus is fun to say and type.) I would love your take on how they became friends (was it fate? an accident? a misunderstanding?) and maybe even how they ended up in the Bruma guild. I was writing a fic myself on this very premise, however, so I understand if in light of this knowledge you'd rather just write general shenanigans between the two. Lots of fun to be had!
ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
"Skyrim's harshness has a way of carving a man down to his true self."
Wylandriah & Drevis Neloren - Another pairing that I have no strong feelings for but am intrigued to see where someone could hypothetically take it, mostly inspired by this post. Wylandriah's endearing doddering combined with Drevis's apparent lack of any spells in his mastered field of study could make for some amusing situations. Does not have to be shippy/romantic but can be! Up to you.
Dinya Balu/Maramal - Another!! married!! couple!! (yet another recurring theme I suppose...) I love Dinya's optional Book of Love quest (not just because it gives me a free amulet of mara) and I love the fact that Dinya and Maramal seem to be wholesomely in love-- amid many other marriages with varying shades of tension or unhappiness.
Ingun Black-Briar/Quintus Navale - I'll be honest with you dear creator, I've never shipped this pairing before. I just want to see what someone could create with it; opposites attract and all perhaps? (If Amusei and Dar-Ma above did not clue you in, there will be a slight recurring theme of 'pairings i haven't been invested in that i may just become invested in later')
Gelebor/Aranea Ienith - I SAW IT IN A FIC ONCE AND NOW I'M INFLICTING IT ONTO EVERYONE ELSE!! Ahem. If you search for the one fic with this pairing (or last I saw, the one fic. There may be more now) you can get a pretty good idea of what I would like to see more of. Just two theological opposites on the road now :D
THE LEGEND OF DRAGOON
"I believe love is the only entity that doesn't change over time."
Dart Feld & Shana & Rose - I am not big on shipping wars and I tend to try and keep my head out of the shrapnel thereof... but Legend of Dragoon is such a small fandom that I don't think there could be any war to be had. That being said... I feel quite strongly about how these three have become the Archie, Veronica, and Betty of the fandom. What is Dart's relationship to either woman when you carve away the potential romance? What is left between Shana and Rose when you do take that away? Aren't they still friends? Aren't they still battle-tested companions? Isn't that what truly matters in the end? (Thus, I would prefer romance for this concept to be light if not non-existent.)
Albert & Meru - These two are untapped comedic potential and we see but a glimpse of it every now and then throughout the game. Would love some light-hearted shenanigans with these two if you please! (Though you're welcome to surprise me with a dose of angst or romance-- or to keep it platonic! Sky's the limit.)
FINAL FANTASY IV
[Theme of Love intensifies]
Edward "Edge" Geraldine & Rydia & Cuore - I'm going to include variations on these three in my nominations, mostly because I just want to see more content of these three. Not partial to romance or platonic interactions between Edge and Rydia but please for the love of god have Edge and Cuore be friends if nothing else. They adore each other!!
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
"What is love? Mayhap it is when you care more about someone else than you do about yourself."
Ovelia Atkascha/Mustadio Bunansa - I've written this pairing before and much like the next pairing, I think it has a lot of potential to be sweet. There are few characters who aren't sweet to Ovelia in some measure-- but there are even fewer who do not approach her as a princess. Mustadio seems to me like one of those fewer.
Ovelia Atkascha & Ramza Beoulve - I contemplated putting a / instead of an & but in my heart Ramza is still reticent towards romance. The reason why does not matter-- what does matter is that Ovelia desperately needs friends who wholly treat her as a person but also someone who is not Delita, regardless of how he treats her.
Alma Beoulve & Tietra Heiral - Both of these girls direly need more content, Tietra even moreso. I would love to see more of a glimpse into their lives before it all went astray for the both of them.
Mustadio Bunansa/Marach Galthena - This one is for you dear Sauce. But also, I see a lot of fanart for this couple in Japanese artist circles? So maybe it's more popular than I thought... In any case, I think it would be fun to explore how differently Mustadio and Marach were brought up-- though you're more than welcome to just put them in situations where they have to cover each other's backs and learn the power of friendship in the process~
Tietra Heiral/Argath Thadalfus - If I contemplated the nature of Ovelia and Ramza's relationship, I STRONGLY contemplated not putting this one here at all. But... romance or no romance, I cannot deny that the two are strong parallels of one another. Both are pawns of greater and more powerful people, both simply grit their teeth and bear through the pains they suffer, and both die a horrible death-- in the same location no less. It's borderline ironic. You, dear creator, are welcome to force them to have more interactions than what we see in canon-- or to go full alternate universe on me.
Alma Beoulve/Rapha Galthena - What happens when you put two troubled young ladies with a strong inclination of faith and great powers in a room together?
Marach Galthena & Argath Thadalfus - Continuing with the parallels, what happens when you put two arrogantly headstrong young men with great expectations of themselves and everyone else into a room together?
Beowulf Cadmus & Aliste Rosenheim - I admit it, I just want to see these two getting to be epic awesome templar knights before it all went so horribly wrong because of Bremondt.
Ovelia Atkascha & Alma Beoulve & Tietra Heiral - I desperately just want more content of the girls okay-- I know I am known as a Chapter 1 Cadet Trio appreciator but I also love the girls! I promise I do! They leave me feeling bittersweet, knowing that only one of these ladies is going to come out of the story alive. (To say nothing of how scathed she must be.)
Mustadio Bunansa & Rapha Galthena - And to top it off, a fun duo I loved writing for myself. You could expand on my fic where they talk about religion if you want.... or surprise me with something else! There's plenty for these two to show each other about their cultures.
There you have it dear creator! If you made it to the bottom... you're a brave soldier. Take care, then, and be strong! I have faith in you.
GENERAL STUFF
The pairing can be written at your discretion as platonic or romantic (or some vague between) regardless of if it has a & or a / attached unless I am specifically requesting one or the other for a particular pairing. (I'll try not to be too picky though, I promise!) And as for the healthiness of the pairing you choose... well I would prefer you err on the lighter side of things but I am not against receiving pieces about unhealthy relationships as long as the matter is handled tactfully. Tactfulness is a discretion of course but I think you are up to the challenge regardless.
My general DNWs: teeth trauma (ex: explaining that a vampire or monster's canines are growing is fine, explaining a tooth injury in detail is not), scat/piss/emeto (the less detail the better but no mention at all is the best), non-con, character bashing, and err away from the heavier side of gore please.
Fandom-specific DNWs, if they exist, will be detailed under that particular fandom.
Regarding smut: I am over 21 years of age, so smut is acceptable-- but please feel no pressure to go that route. My DNWs specifically for smut include the general DNWs but also would appreciate if you refrained from overtly violent sex (Bruises are fine, maybe even nail marks. Someone being torn open or gored is unacceptable), non-consensual torture (on the lighter side of torture involves if the character consents to being edged, for instance, that is fine. If they do not however... Also please refrain from more literal and severe torture), sounding (urethral or otherwise), ageplay, and 'snowballing' or any related actions with certain fluids (I apologize in advance if you have to google that term.)
ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
"I saw a mudcrab the other day. Horrible creatures."
Corvus Umbranox/Millona Umbranox - Ohhhhh how I ADORE this pairing! It grew on me when I worked on it for an exchange a few years ago. The two of them compliment each other as a couple surprisingly well. (You can write them as platonic but considering they're a married couple of at least 10 years.... I'm not forbidding it, I'm just saying it might be a challenge. Up to you whether you deem that a challenge worth trying!) Some ideas for them: date night, wedding night, Corvus having to reenter society as a count.
Baurus & Martin Septim - Martin is a darling of the fandom (and rightfully so) but I would love something from Baurus's point of view and focusing a little more on him. He is a Blade, one of Tamriel's most respected orders-- and he's very determined to protect the Septim bloodline as well as save the world. Unfortunately, he cannot have both. How is he meant to cope with this failure of duty (at the same time as being one of the youngest Blades to be inducted?)
Hero of Kvatch & Sheogorath - This is a very interesting relationship, I think. Like a lighter version of Nerevar and the Nerevarine from Morrowind (in so far as my knowledge of Morrowind stretches). But where Nerevar was at least somewhat mortal in scope.... Sheogorath is a daedric prince. I would like to see how a Hero of Kvatch (can be your own oc, a 'makeshift' one, or my sort-of HoK Miraina) copes with the realization that they're mantling the madgod.
Julienne Fanis & Raminus Polus - The academic (especially in an allegory for college) shenanigans are endless and practically write themselves. Moreso since Fanis and Polus are Arcane University staff... a focus on how they are some of the last staff to not secretly be evil also works!
Eilonwy/Orintur - Another married couple; an even more understated one at that. There are plenty of avenues to explore however... what it was like before they were married and when they were courting only, how they compliment each other... oodles of potential for fluffy fluff, even moreso than Corvus and Millona arguably (though those two just happen to also have a potential for ANGST.)
Vilena Donton & Modryn Oreyn - I haven't done the Fighters' Guild quests in a LONG time so I'm just as surprised as you that any of its members are making an appearance on this list. Not to say that the Fighters' Guild quests and casts are bad... just that my memory is foggy. Still, I'm not entirely surprised! There's potential to explore the 'good old days' (as far back as you may like to go, from when Vilena had her sons to before), or the mounting tension as Vilena sinks deeper into her grief over losing her son(......s) and no doubt forcing Modryn to shoulder more and more of the administrative work of the guild.
Amusei/Dar-Ma - I did not know this ship existed before but looking through the list of characters I like in Oblivion caused me to bump into this along the road. I think it could be very sweet in all honesty-- Dar-Ma is young, Amusei is (presumably) young as well... could go for either a one-sided crush, a mutual one-sided crush, or a meet cute?
Dovesi Dran/Primo Antonius - My kingdom for a universe where Dovesi and Primo met under different circumstances! If you've ever played their related quest in Oblivion (and if you're writing for Elder Scrolls, chances are you have) then you know the tragedy that awaits this fledgling couple. I'm distinctly trying not to spoil the mission for you if you have not done it as it is one of Oblivion's finest quests but... if you are so inclined--
DARK BROTHERHOOD QUESTLINE SPOILERS
Dovesi and Primo are a part of the quest "Whodunit" which is what I assume is a love letter to Agatha Christie and her famous murder mysteries. You can potentially turn them against each other as paranoia starts to stack with each murder in the mansion where ""treasure"" awaits. (The treasure is murder. It's your treasure. Everyone but you in that mansion is going to die.) It's a very flexible quest and beloved for a good reason-- but for these two specifically you can follow canon or go wildly alternate universe as I was admittedly joking about above. The sky's your limit, dear creator!
Lord Lovidicus/Luktuv - This one is definitely self-indulgent. I would not mind an exploration of their canon relationship (and how poorly it ended...) But I also would like to see an alternate universe of some sorts.
ARENA QUESTLINE SPOILERS
Either a universe where Lovidicus was not a vampire and was managing the ups and downs of raising a child with his partner or one where Luktuv decided to embrace the vampirism rather than reject it.
Bonus points if you include little Agronak somewhere in there, being cute and not quite Grand Champion material (yet).
Volanaro & J'skar - Two of my favorite parts of the mages' guild questline! (The third being Raminus. snrk. hehe. Raminus Polus is fun to say and type.) I would love your take on how they became friends (was it fate? an accident? a misunderstanding?) and maybe even how they ended up in the Bruma guild. I was writing a fic myself on this very premise, however, so I understand if in light of this knowledge you'd rather just write general shenanigans between the two. Lots of fun to be had!
ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
"Skyrim's harshness has a way of carving a man down to his true self."
Wylandriah & Drevis Neloren - Another pairing that I have no strong feelings for but am intrigued to see where someone could hypothetically take it, mostly inspired by this post. Wylandriah's endearing doddering combined with Drevis's apparent lack of any spells in his mastered field of study could make for some amusing situations. Does not have to be shippy/romantic but can be! Up to you.
Dinya Balu/Maramal - Another!! married!! couple!! (yet another recurring theme I suppose...) I love Dinya's optional Book of Love quest (not just because it gives me a free amulet of mara) and I love the fact that Dinya and Maramal seem to be wholesomely in love-- amid many other marriages with varying shades of tension or unhappiness.
Ingun Black-Briar/Quintus Navale - I'll be honest with you dear creator, I've never shipped this pairing before. I just want to see what someone could create with it; opposites attract and all perhaps? (If Amusei and Dar-Ma above did not clue you in, there will be a slight recurring theme of 'pairings i haven't been invested in that i may just become invested in later')
Gelebor/Aranea Ienith - I SAW IT IN A FIC ONCE AND NOW I'M INFLICTING IT ONTO EVERYONE ELSE!! Ahem. If you search for the one fic with this pairing (or last I saw, the one fic. There may be more now) you can get a pretty good idea of what I would like to see more of. Just two theological opposites on the road now :D
THE LEGEND OF DRAGOON
"I believe love is the only entity that doesn't change over time."
Dart Feld & Shana & Rose - I am not big on shipping wars and I tend to try and keep my head out of the shrapnel thereof... but Legend of Dragoon is such a small fandom that I don't think there could be any war to be had. That being said... I feel quite strongly about how these three have become the Archie, Veronica, and Betty of the fandom. What is Dart's relationship to either woman when you carve away the potential romance? What is left between Shana and Rose when you do take that away? Aren't they still friends? Aren't they still battle-tested companions? Isn't that what truly matters in the end? (Thus, I would prefer romance for this concept to be light if not non-existent.)
Albert & Meru - These two are untapped comedic potential and we see but a glimpse of it every now and then throughout the game. Would love some light-hearted shenanigans with these two if you please! (Though you're welcome to surprise me with a dose of angst or romance-- or to keep it platonic! Sky's the limit.)
FINAL FANTASY IV
[Theme of Love intensifies]
Edward "Edge" Geraldine & Rydia & Cuore - I'm going to include variations on these three in my nominations, mostly because I just want to see more content of these three. Not partial to romance or platonic interactions between Edge and Rydia but please for the love of god have Edge and Cuore be friends if nothing else. They adore each other!!
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
"What is love? Mayhap it is when you care more about someone else than you do about yourself."
Ovelia Atkascha/Mustadio Bunansa - I've written this pairing before and much like the next pairing, I think it has a lot of potential to be sweet. There are few characters who aren't sweet to Ovelia in some measure-- but there are even fewer who do not approach her as a princess. Mustadio seems to me like one of those fewer.
Ovelia Atkascha & Ramza Beoulve - I contemplated putting a / instead of an & but in my heart Ramza is still reticent towards romance. The reason why does not matter-- what does matter is that Ovelia desperately needs friends who wholly treat her as a person but also someone who is not Delita, regardless of how he treats her.
Alma Beoulve & Tietra Heiral - Both of these girls direly need more content, Tietra even moreso. I would love to see more of a glimpse into their lives before it all went astray for the both of them.
Mustadio Bunansa/Marach Galthena - This one is for you dear Sauce. But also, I see a lot of fanart for this couple in Japanese artist circles? So maybe it's more popular than I thought... In any case, I think it would be fun to explore how differently Mustadio and Marach were brought up-- though you're more than welcome to just put them in situations where they have to cover each other's backs and learn the power of friendship in the process~
Tietra Heiral/Argath Thadalfus - If I contemplated the nature of Ovelia and Ramza's relationship, I STRONGLY contemplated not putting this one here at all. But... romance or no romance, I cannot deny that the two are strong parallels of one another. Both are pawns of greater and more powerful people, both simply grit their teeth and bear through the pains they suffer, and both die a horrible death-- in the same location no less. It's borderline ironic. You, dear creator, are welcome to force them to have more interactions than what we see in canon-- or to go full alternate universe on me.
Alma Beoulve/Rapha Galthena - What happens when you put two troubled young ladies with a strong inclination of faith and great powers in a room together?
Marach Galthena & Argath Thadalfus - Continuing with the parallels, what happens when you put two arrogantly headstrong young men with great expectations of themselves and everyone else into a room together?
Beowulf Cadmus & Aliste Rosenheim - I admit it, I just want to see these two getting to be epic awesome templar knights before it all went so horribly wrong because of Bremondt.
Ovelia Atkascha & Alma Beoulve & Tietra Heiral - I desperately just want more content of the girls okay-- I know I am known as a Chapter 1 Cadet Trio appreciator but I also love the girls! I promise I do! They leave me feeling bittersweet, knowing that only one of these ladies is going to come out of the story alive. (To say nothing of how scathed she must be.)
Mustadio Bunansa & Rapha Galthena - And to top it off, a fun duo I loved writing for myself. You could expand on my fic where they talk about religion if you want.... or surprise me with something else! There's plenty for these two to show each other about their cultures.
There you have it dear creator! If you made it to the bottom... you're a brave soldier. Take care, then, and be strong! I have faith in you.
