Fic In A Box 2025
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mimmDear creator/treater/other curious wanderer,
There will hopefully be thoughts/prompts for the requested ships here, and all the mediums I'll still add, but I wanted to make sure the post exists and is up before sign-ups close.
Edit Sept 1st: Everything should be here now!
Since my last sign-up I've split my DNWs and likes into more general ones and smut ones. They're mostly the same stuff I've DNWed/liked before but there are some edits/additions since 2024 for better guidance at what I'm into and what I'm not. Even with the added smut ones, it's really not an expectation or anything. I love kissing and romantic handholding and fade to black, and when there's a gen request it's there because I'm into it and want it. :)
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Mimm also on AO3.
My request history on the app (for any previous prompts/thoughts for many of these fandoms): Here
My likes list is long and sprawling (and ever growing) and includes everything and the kitchen sink, but they really are all things I like (especially the kitchen sink!), so you can't go wrong with picking one or more and combining them into something instead of going with a prompt. Other people's ideas always seem so much better than my own, anyway. :D Not every like will fit every ship and canon, but maybe they'll spark a related idea?
I'm fine with all tenses, all POVs (2nd person POV being a character, not reader), any rating from G to E (for violence or porn), as long as you avoid my DNWs. If there's something that sounds confusing or contradictory, I'm happy to clarify if you ask through a mod.
DNW:
Noncon between ship characters (noncon by villains = welcome), permanent ship character death, focus on children/pregnancy/being a parent, focus on pets, highschool/band/coffeeshop/etc. AUs that drastically change the setting, crossovers or fusions, omegaverse, bestiality, scat, daddy/mommy kink, smoking weed, focus on food/cooking, unrequested poly, kinking on size difference, sad or bittersweet endings, pre-ship fic, ship characters as asexual or aromantic, trans/neurodivergence headcanons
DNW in smut:
Degrading talk or humiliation, heavy power imbalance, BDSM (and D/s in general), phrases like "so good for me" and "come for me", orgies, forceful blowjobs/facefucking (blowjobs are fine, forcing oneself on the other by pulling their head to the point they're gagging and crying is a DNW), 'cum' as a verb (for the noun either 'come' or 'cum' works), come play (coming on someone's stomach is very fine)
Note: If the work is interactive fiction with several routes and/or endings, then character death and other bad/tragic plots and endings are great as long as there is at least one happy ending in the mix. Just don't hit any other DNWs.
* Getting together, first times, new experiences, new feelings
* Complicated feelings/relationships, inner conflict, internalized homophobia (external is also good if it fits the canon's world), themes of guilt or shame, esp. when met with trust and reassurance
* Friends to lovers, enemies (to friends) to lovers, enemies joining forces to fight a common enemy
* Falling for someone who's unavailable (either taken or not into character's gender, or so they think) and pining, UST that gets resolved
* Pining, so much pining, whether quietly or in agony or to the point of showing physical symptoms (I'm not into hanahaki and the flowers, but if there's some other type of a pining sickness, like coughing up blood instead, I am there so fast)
* Older characters pining for younger ones or vice versa thinking they wouldn't have a chance because of the age difference
* Road trips, camping/hiking, movie night, working late together, helping the other move in to a place, attending the same party, casual everyday bonding moments
* Missions gone wrong like a shooting, hostage situation, shuttle crash, getting caught by the enemy, lost communication, on the run from bad guys, stranded or injured in wilderness
* Tropey things like amnesia, snowed/caved in, undercover as a couple, having to share a bed/room, being imprisoned together or separately
* Feelings reveal (and/or hitting on the other character) due to pain/intoxication/truth serum/sex pollen/whatever, esp. when the other one's desperately trying to keep things normal, thinking it's just the drugs and not real and they'll regret when they're clearheaded again etc.
* Something Made Them Do It, whether it's the bad guys or an alien environment or intoxication or whatever (I'm very fine with dubcon, as long as they're both into each other, whether they'd ever admit it, and if it could have happened eventually anyway)
* A gay-for-pay situation (for undercover reasons or as a means to get money) with a feelings realization (esp. when they try to fight it)
* Emotional and physical hurt/comfort, e.g. having to watch the other be hurt, or being forced to lie/hurt to save the other, wounds and cuts, broken bones, dizziness, nausea, fever due to poisoning etc., helping character with addiction (less into period cramps, stomach bugs and runny noses as main hurt)
* Forced closeness, casual intimacy, invading the other's personal space
* Touching, esp. if it's not intended as sexual/romantic at first, intentional or accidental (esp. neck and lower back)
* All imaginable time travel tropes (loops and groundhog days, visits to past or future, fixing things, getting stuck in wrong time, distorted pass of time, correspondence between people separated by time, ending up/visiting in alternate timelines, pulling someone to join you in your own timeline...)
* For time loops and time travel: Having to witness the other one die (and all the angst and helplessness) and finding out a way to stop it
* Canon divergence AUs, roads not taken, what-ifs, fix-its, break-its (that get fixed), missing scenes, reinterpreted scenes, post-canon, pre-canon
* Different first meetings, only one character remembers they've already met before (and maybe even hooked up)
* Horror elements like ghosts, possessions, haunted places and items, curses, exorcism, creepy doppelgängers, things living in one's home
* Scifi elements like dimension travel, alternate realities, telepathic links, being in the other character's dreams/nightmares, devices that make a character live in a reality that turns out to be fake/simulation, planted false memories and finding out they're false
* I love handjobs and fingering more than blowjobs, and prefer sex where characters can look at each other, also love it when one has their eyes closed and the other one watches (Note: I'm indifferent on deepthroating, don't mind it, don't find it hot either.)
* Also glove kink, hello (both keeping them on during sex or taking them off to feel more, it's all good)
* Anal, vaginal, rimming
* Making noises (even being a bit loud) during sex (as in descriptions like 'whined' or 'grunted' etc. and not spelled out noises, and no shouting or alarming the neighbours, that's too loud :D)
* Biting on lips, shoulders, neck etc.
* Clothed sex and coming while (partially or fully) clothed
* Urgent and eager sex, romantic date night sex, sex against the wall/in the bed/in the car or some other vehicle/in the back alley/in the restroom of a club, sex that's a bit clumsy and imperfect but they really want it so it's still good
* Fine with condoms or without (no need for explanations either way)
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I think these are self-explanatory. I love longfic, I love shorter ficlets, so like last year I decided everything that's at least 500 words long is still going to be fun. :) Obviously I'm not expecting anything to go beyond 10k but I'd be very happy with longer as well.
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Another self-explanatory one. Interactive fiction, yes please! I would love to read IF about my requests! Maybe various ways the ships could end up together, occasionally fucking it up instead? And if at least one ending is a happy one, having more bleak and tragic ones in the mix could be fun (err, you know what I mean). Like, even character death could be a possibility if it's only one of several options. The fix-it option is right there, everything's going to be okay (sometimes). :D If there's a way to make the WB tags fit this, go ahead!
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I'm just stealing this from last year. I read through it and yeah, nothing's changed much (except I have even more yarn - send help).
I'm a crafts person so this'll be long. Even if nobody makes anything this time, I want to put this out there. It's not my intention to intimidate anyone with my Thoughts on Crafts, I'm just very excited, ok? :D
I knit a lot. I crochet a lot. I live with a mountain of yarn. I can also do various needlework, occasionally I sew, and also make jewelry (earrings or pendants mostly) when the inspiration strikes me, so do with that what you will. :D If you want to mix mediums and combine beads with knitting, or embroider something onto the crochet, I'm there. If it's crafty and looks nice, it's good. :)
If given a choice, I prefer charts for everything, but I can work with written only so I chose both. If you for some reason need specific measurements, you could ask through a mod, but an adult woman should give you the general idea of what works if you're going with something wearable.
I don't want to put any restrictions on what makes the piece fannish, so it could be anything from a stitch pattern repeat you say was inspired by a character or a ship to a colourwork pattern that literally resembles something. Or is it a thing a character might use? Great! I mean there are pattern books inspired by things like Pride & Prejudice and it's not like they have a Mr Darcy embroidered on them. :D (But they could!) It really could be anything.
Mostly I make clothing (sweaters and cardigans, occasionally shrugs and vests), with varying constructions. I'm not a fan of seaming (is anyone?) but I will if I have to. Please note that I'm very aware clothes are a lot of work, omg. :D I'm not demanding a whole intricate pattern here unless that's what you really want to do. A repeat or a pattern I could incorporate is wonderful, I can build the piece around it myself. A swatch is plenty! A swatch can be a pocket even on its own!
Hats or mittens or mitts? Yes, those are good. I have a ton already and can't wear them all but you can always lure me into making a new one, especially if it's something fannish. With hats I prefer folded brims (or ear flaps, we have cold winters here) but I don't want to restrict you if you prefer skullcap type beanies or berets more. I would also love a shawl/wrap, or a scarf. Triangular, crescent, rectangle, all good. A cowl could be cute, too! A bag? Yes! A potholder? I probably won't use those but I'm so going to steal the idea for something else, like a cushion cover or the front of a sweater or I'll make a little thing to hang on the wall. If I like something I will find a way to make it work somehow, trust me. Blanket squares? I'd love them. And actually, if you have a nice idea for a fannish draft stopper I could knit/crochet, I'll take it. I'm trying to design one (craft type undecided) and you'd be helping me. Yes, I'm still in the market for this in 2025.
I'm not big on sock knitting, mostly because so often the patterns call for really thin yarn and I don't enjoy knitting with 2 mm needles. If the gauge is 18-22 (or even thicker?) though, I'm in! So if you're itching to make a sock pattern full of fannishness, and the gauge fits or it's very adjustable, please do. I am definitely making a pair! Or how about just leg warmers? Charming fannish boot cuffs? Yes, please!
For brands, I'd struggle to get my hands on any US yarn, for example. So if possible I'd prefer to know there's a close equivalent I can order from, say, Garnstudio or Hobbii (both have websites where you can see the yarns and colours). I have access to those. I substitute yarns all the time so brands aren't an issue as such, I'm thinking more about the correct colours if the pattern depends on accuracy. If it's a pattern where colours can be whatever I want, well, this won't be a problem at all. As for fibres, I work with wool and alpaca (and blends with synthetic fibres) probably about 90% of the time, but cotton, bamboo and blends are great too. And if you're wondering if the texture must be smooth or could it be fuzzy, well, I love fuzzy so it totally can. :D I have a yarn problem because I love everything.
For knitting techniques, I'd love colourwork details I could use for the front or the hem/sleeves or the yoke. Fair isle, stranded, whatever you call it, I love it. Stripes too. I haven't done intarsia but I'm willing to try if I need to. I also haven't done double knitting but I will if I must. Or cables, I adore cables! Especially when combined with various knit-purl patterns. Think fisherman sweater. Love those. But lace is super pretty and versatile too, so. :D Honestly, I feel like you could use any texture you like and I'd be excited.
As for gauge, if it even matters, my sweet spot is 16-18 for stockinette so aran or worsted is great, but I often do bulkier as well (up to 10-ish) or go down to dk (22-ish). If it goes much thinner, I'm likely to lose interest.
For crochet, I feel like the same stuff applies because I make similar things both ways. So you could go with tapestry crochet, crochet cables, lace, various scallops, filet crochet etc. I like crocheting clothing, shawls/wraps, cushion covers, blankets, bags, baskets, motifs (I prefer squares or rectangulars to hexagonal or round ones - but I love the ones that are circles or flowers in the middle and have an added border to make them square) and similar. I don't generally crochet hats or socks and I have very little need for cozies. With crocheted items I'm happy to use thinner yarn as well (4ply's great), and the gauge can be whatever.
That about sums it up, I think? In short, go with your inspiration, I'm sure I will like it!
Note: I don't make amigurumis, figures or plushies nor am I interested in making them. Sorry! I feel like they'd be an obvious choice for fannish crafts but I just don't have any use for them. Same goes for doll sized clothes/accessories. And no baby blankets, please.
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I love nonograms. Years ago there was a time I basically lived on Griddlers doing them. :D Small ones, big ones, black and white, coloured, multi... I do them online, I do them by hand if some magazine/newspaper publishes one, so I'm fine with using some site for them but it could also be handdrawn and I'd be just as excited.
I do crossword puzzles too, and I figured someone might have fun making them but fannish. I'm happy with drawn clues and written ones, could be online or by hand, again, I don't have any restrictions.
Also yes, I do logic grid puzzles too. Usually it's them and nonograms that I start with when I buy a puzzle magazine, and then I proceed to the crosswords for the rest of the time if they include them. :D I've seen a few of these around and they're so much fun when they're fannish. Would love to see one for anything I requested.
I tried to apply these tags to the fandoms where I thought they'd fit and inspire, so not every tag is under every fandom. But if it's there, I do want to see what people might come up with!
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Once again I chose some opt-ins that I feel like could work well with the requests. I feel like these are self-explanatory? They could be incorporated into the story itself, and I think some of them could even work on their own (they might even tell a story). I could've chosen more but there's just so many and I had limited time, agh. Most of these are in writing, but I'm not opposed to some added illustrations at all, if you feel they fit, esp. for the character's journal one.
Solo: Alfred Bester (Babylon 5)
WB: EarthGov propaganda (Babylon 5)
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I love Bester so much and I was so happy to see him in the tagset. :D He's such a delicious villain, not a cardboard cutout but multidimensional. He can be so cold and dangerous but he also has a heart, and everything he does is because he really does believe his world view is the correct one.
I'm familiar with both the show and the novels, so you're free to mix and match as you like. I'd be equally happy with something from when he was younger, or during the show, or after it. Or anything about him in PsiCorps. Or any canon divergence you can think of, something minor that went differently that changed everything, or something bigger.
There are no ships here but I've always shipped him with Garibaldi so if you add him there in any capacity, as a / ship or a & ship, I will be !!! about it. :D I do also ship him with Carolyn, so that's also a welcome addition to explore further. And ok, it's not like you could go wrong putting him with literally any of the B5 personnel. He goes well with everyone so all the & ships are welcome here. And I know Byron's a general DNW in this fandom but honestly, I'd be down if you wanted to do something with him as well (not in a shippy way, please).
For the EarthGov propaganda, I don't even know what to prompt for. In the show, the whole concept was both infuriating and a bit scary, just like propaganda tends to be. Maybe some kind of a pamphlet that gets spread around, or a call to arms type of a leaflet for the likeminded. A whole newsletter or site dedicated to the topic, or discussions people have on a forum about it maybe? One more of the B5 main cast having to deal with this propaganda? One or more of them ending up as the target of some twisted "facts" thrown around to scare people? I'm open for anything that fits the mediums I chose here.
Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto/Richard "Richie" Jerimovich (The Bear)
Richie Jerimovich/Mikey Berzatto (The Bear)
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Note: The DNW I have in the others for cooking etc. obviously doesn't apply here, but I'm not that into the food aspect in this show, so I'd prefer no heavy focus on that. I'm more into the characters themselves. But if they bond while cooking or having a snack? Sure, that's very welcome.
My messed up boys. <3 They're so intense and passionate and dysfunctional, but they have such big hearts and they so clearly love each other. Richie and Carmy are both so broken because they both lost Mikey, and they need each other to get things somewhat whole again. And Mikey, augh, he was in pain and even when he had people it still wasn't enough. :( I just want them to be happy, every one of them, even for a moment.
I love how Richie just thrives when he finally finds a direction and something he likes, something he's good at, and I want him to continue finding his way to all those good things. I love Carmy's determination and talent, but I'm also very curious about his new direction when that restaurant is no longer his number one goal in life. What will he even do, and how? How does Richie fit into that? And I love how Mikey's clearly such a big brother to Carmy, and how close he was with Richie. I'd love to see something they used to do, road trips or regular days at work, a night out or something. Or a Mikey lives AU where he's still around. Would that even work?
Also just noting that I probably love every character here, Sugar's wonderful, Sydney's fantastic, the Faks are a constant delight, Marcus is the <3st etc., so honestly I'm open for any part of their timeline for either ship with anyone else there. Or nobody else, that's fine too.
Thomas Barrow/Jimmy Kent (Downton)
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Post-canon or during canon are both great. Maybe canon divergence where things go differently for them, or maybe Jimmy didn't leave when he did (or he did but it's for a different reason), or maybe they meet a few years later somewhere else.
I actually like the plot line with Jimmy's mild homophobia towards Thomas. We get to see an imperfect nice guy who eventually accepts Thomas for who he is, more or less. I also wouldn't say no if you want to expand on Thomas' painful experiences with trying to cure himself. I love a good self-acceptance journey, however deep the character has to go for it. Internalized homophobia could also be interesting for Jimmy who might figure it out later, after he's already left the house, and there's a different kind of denial there. Or maybe the homophobia comes from the outside and it's the two of them against the rest? Also great.
But also, I will never tire of hurt/comfort or dramatic events leading into feelings realization. I love pining, I love friends to lovers. One of the tags in my earlier request was about a character seeing another cry for the first time. I love it when people get glimpses of something that's usually hidden away, like crying, but it could be something else that's very personal and nobody's supposed to see it. Maybe letters are involved somehow? A diary?
Jade Herrera/Jim Matthews (From)
Rudra Khatri/Boyd Stevens (FROM)
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Fandom-specific DNW: Jade/Tabitha or Jade/Tabitha/Jim. I'm fine with a brief mention of their canonical situation but I'd prefer it was kept to a minimum.
I still love this show, even when it's going to some weird places and I'm not entirely happy with everything. I'm still very curious to see what comes next! What is happening, why is it happening, what is real, what does the reincarnation mean for everyone, how do the physics even work with this place, what's the science behind it? There's so much mystery, so many questions. I like the weirdness of it all, the town and the surrounding forest, the bottle trees, the sort of dimension travel that happens, the recurring themes, the almost dream logic of it all.
Khatri/Boyd: Khatri's been gone for a while but I still miss him and enjoy his brief appearances. <3 I'm very fond of the bond these two seem to share, with the (short-ish) history, and I wish we'd gotten further with it. Khatri's so full of charisma and pull, and Boyd is such a solid leader character, so they work really well together. Please fix it somehow! Maybe he actually does come back, arriving the same way he did on his first day, like a time loop thing. Or give me something pre-canon, a missing scene, something we haven't been shown yet about these two. Some particularly rough night when they're stuck together, before talismans, trying to survive the night. Or play with the worldbuilding aspect and the mythology, and have these two figure it out on their own. Or anything else, really.
Jade/Jim: I just love Jade, he's smart, he's short-tempered, and he should be so annoying but he's not. My headcanon is that he's very much not straight. And he's so clearly infatuated with Jim, but maybe he doesn't know why, or he knows and it pisses him off. Why else would be make a note of his blue eyes like that? He's such a fun character. <3 He just really doesn't know how to behave around people without coming across as a jerk. And Jim's this all around good guy, family man, which sounds a bit boring on paper but he manages to be really charming anyway (while looking annoyingly good with that hair and stubble, goddammit). I really enjoy the moments between him and Jim when they try out the radio, and Jim gets worried and goes to him when he has that attack. They're just very intense towards each other and it's great. :D I want more of that, either season or later.
A night they get stuck in the same place and have to figure out how to survive the monsters and each other? Could be outdoors, could be some weird building they find, or some basement, or anything. Or they go out for a day/weekend to search and investigate the woods and find something interesting. Maybe something set during the time Tabitha's gone? Or something about the obvious fucked-upness of Jim's death and how it gets explained? Any timeline's fine, any canon divergence, or even post-canon where they're out of that place but the place is still haunting them somehow.
Gold Nose Villain/Secret Agent (Genghis Khan - Miike Snow)
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I still remember how absolutely delighted I was when I first stumbled upon this video. :D I grew up with Bonds and Bond villains but they never did this, and they should have! This was everything it needed to be. Even the song is nice.
How and when did they start these journeys of theirs? When did they first meet and what happened? What were their first thoughts about each other? Was this the first time our villain caught the hero, or has the hero escaped a dozen times, and if so, what happened all those previous times? Was it love at first sight? Hate at first sight? It's complicated ok at first sight? Or! This feelings realization and happily ever after didn't happen at all, not yet, it was only the villain's dream and he's very [insert emotion] about it when he wakes up. What now?
I'm fine with any names for them, but I'm fond of the idea that they have some flashy names in public but actually they're called something very mundane outside work.
Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (The Pitt)
Dennis Whitaker/Original Male Character (The Pitt)
Michael "Robby" Robinavitch/Dennis Whitaker (The Pitt)
Frank Langdon/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (The Pitt)
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Note: I know it's a common DNW but I have no issues with including covid-related things if you want to go there, as long as it's not intensely bleak the whole time. Everything medical is also fine, incl. detailed injuries. I'd prefer no heavy and detailed focus on patients dying but it's not a DNW.
This is my mixed bag of "The Pitt m/m ships that would make me happy to see" and there really is no preference. I'm just very curious to see what someone would do with these. As for other characters, this is one of those casts where I think I like all of them at least a little? Especially Trinity, McKay, Mel and Dana, but the others are cool too.
It sounds like Robby's my fave but he's not, he's just very shippable. :D I do like him though, he's just the right amount of strong and vulnerable that really works for me, and I'd love to see him with any of the others. He clearly works well with everyone. And I really like Whitaker, the poor guy seems a bit lost but he's getting the hang of it, and he cares so much, and it all gets very intense for him before he learns to distance himself from it all. I'd love to learn more about him, about his personal life. Love his friendship with Trinity. <3 I also like his interactions with Robby, shippy or not.
Langdon's a bit of a mystery but I'm rooting for him to get it together, and I enjoy seeing him and Robby clash. Maybe a drunken hook-up at some party, or Robby goes to meet him during rehab or something. Abbot on the other hand is a lot like Robby, sort of broken but still strong, and I suppose that's why I think they fit together so well? I'd love a peek into their history, one of their happier moments, or one of their darker ones, or how they might become involved.
I wish I had actual prompts for any of these, but I can't think of anything solid. Hopefully some of my likes spring an idea that works. I'm pretty open to anything that isn't a DNW.
Peter Kilmer/Mark Scout (Severance)
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I just want all these innies to have all the good things and be happy. And these two need a better ending. <3 This entire world and concept is fascinating and I'd love anything that touches on the worldbuilding aspects if you're into that, but I'll take any brief moment of happiness for these two.
On every rewatch I keep wanting Petey's storyline to go differently, or hope there's a plausible deniability about it, but it never does and there never is, dammit. If you could fix that, I'd be thrilled! A canon divergence where Petey doesn't die, but it's still serious and he might. Maybe he's taken in by Mark who's trying to take care of him? Or maybe Mark takes Petey to a hospital and then creepy people start showing up? Or maybe Lumon's studying and experimenting on time travel and there's a convenient hiccup in the time-space continuum that lets Petey find a way to not die because they can fix the issue?
But also, I love the idea that they had something (very innocent, considering they're being watched) when they were both still severed, but now Mark is unaware of any of it and Petey has to try and deal with it. How does he tell Mark? They don't know each other outside workplace but I'd be open to a situation where they have actually met before, maybe even more than met, and it's just that Mark doesn't remember Petey's face anymore, or the concept of him (apart from something that still lingers) for whatever reason.
Or one of them ends up in the Break Room and the other tries to comfort afterwards. Or maybe they tried sneaking and finding moments to be together and both ended up in the Break Room for it? Both on their own or even together? For these I'm fine with any level of hurt, any level of comfort, as long as there is that comfort.
Or what if Petey doesn't get out and there is no reintegration, or he gets caught before he can do it, so he's taken to another part of the Lumon building, or he's made to join another team, or worse? Or he's just brainwashed/reprogrammed even further, or they do something like they did to Gemma? I feel like there are no limits to how fucked up things the Eagan family's read to do, and I'd be curious to see what else they might come up with to make sure these people stay in their place. Hell, maybe Mark/Petey is a project of theirs, somehow, but they manage to break free from it.
Christine Chapel/Spock (ST: SNW)
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First, La'an, Spock, what are you doing? No. (I'd prefer that ship to be kept to a minimum. It never happened, it never will happen, or it ended quickly and amicably and was never spoken of again, I'm fine with all options.)
Chapel/Spock: Go back a bit, to the time they were still fine, and continue from there. Or fix whatever's wrong between them now so they can go back to what they were. I love this ship and I love seeing them together even as friends, so I'm sad to see it didn't work in canon and they're kind of cold now. But like, maybe this whole Korby thing was a bandaid (sorry, Korby!) and it doesn't work out? Maybe something drastic happens that pushes them together?
La'an/Kirk: They were lovely together and I'd take any chance to get them back together, for a while or for longer. So you can go back and do a canon divergence, or maybe there's a way to get Kirk to our timeline. But also, maybe La'an can have something similar with the other Kirk? I'm all for either Kirk here, as different as they are.
Pike/Spock: I want them to start doing things together again, to go on missions together, to fight together, and yes, to do more than that together too. :D Please? Could be a dangerous planet or exploring an abandoned ship, or being locked in the same place, or Spock having to use mindmeld on Pike for Reasons, or whatever. Just do something with each other.
Gamble / or & M'Benga: Ok look, so I fell in love with Gamble very fast, he's such a fanboy and he's wonderful and I can't. And M'Benga is clearly so fond of him, it's ridiculous. I just want more of them together, in any capacity, because he seems to make M'Benga happy and I love that. I'm heartbroken over his death so please fix that if you can, with canon divergence maybe, or make him come back some other way, or make up a clone even. Or maybe there's just a holodeck version of him that M'Benga meets up with? I'm not picky here.
Future Pike's Doomed Timeline: Using this for the Pike/Spock would be very nice. But I'm honestly open for any kind of exploration on what it's like when it happens, if it happens. I'm familiar with TOS so borrowing bits from there is definitely fine.
Time Travel Protocols: Same here, using this as a part of any fic would be great, but I'd also be curious to see it written out as if it were an actual guideline. Maybe with examples of known cases about things that have gone wrong/could go wrong, the repercussions, the dangers?
Ken Hutchinson/David Starsky (Starsky & Hutch)
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They're just so very intense about each other and I love it. <3 And honestly, there's so much potential for everything with these two. Like all the undercover stuff (both short-time for a small case, like for a night or two where they attend a party, and longer where one has to infiltrate a group and there are meetings with a handler etc. and it lasts for months), and hurt/comfort and pining, and all the intense and meaningful moments of being really close to each other. They are so married already but they don't seem to realize it. They really should.
I can't decide which ones are my favourite episodes, but I'm 100% a sucker for any where one has to save the other, or one is about to die and the other one's close by, taking care and comforting or trying to find a way to fix it all. So like, being kidnapped and tortured, either just one that the other one saves and nurtures back to health and sanity, or both so they have to see each other suffer and lose it while the bad guys get creative? Yes, please! A weekend at some spa or a skiing holiday and their dates don't show up and now they're on their own? Go ahead.
More (silly) ideas: Some mob boss takes a liking to one of them and the other's not happy about it and he has to save the guy as well. Or one day one of them doesn't show up to work and the other one has to figure out where he is (probably kidnapped somewhere, maybe there's a ransom note, I don't know). Or they're taken by someone who's only willing to let them leave after they do some very indecent things to each other, and it should be a punishment and it kind of feels like it at first because they're unaware of each other's feelings, but the villain doesn't know that and oh.
Just anything, OTT or silly or heartbreakingly angsty and realistic or whatever, if it's these two it's going to be great.
Lochlan Ratliff/Saxon Ratliff (The White Lotus TV)
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It's not often that a show gives me canon sibcest (well, crumbs of it) and the rare time that it does I am usually very :D about it. But also, I needed more! Give me more! Give me continuation, how far will they go, how will they get there? Or a canon divergence anywhere during the season that might get them together. Mainly I just want them to give in, esp. Saxon. Maybe he can't stop thinking about it, and he thinks the only way he can get away with it is by pretending he's drunk, so he pretends to be wasted and makes a move and Lochlan doesn't stop him (whether Lochlan figures out it's all pretend or not is up to you but I love the idea that he does). I'm also fine with adding (briefly) a random OFC as a "we're totally here for this hot chick but really it's all about you and oops, she's gone and we're not so aaanyway" if that's what it takes. Or maybe Lochlan asks a guy out just to experiment and Saxon is having very mixed emotions about it when he finds out this is happening.
That probably sounds very sex-oriented but honestly, it doesn't have to go all the way to actual sex at all. I'm very happy and content with a single kiss here! I crave an actual kiss with feelings between them. Please.
Edit Sept 1st: Everything should be here now!
Since my last sign-up I've split my DNWs and likes into more general ones and smut ones. They're mostly the same stuff I've DNWed/liked before but there are some edits/additions since 2024 for better guidance at what I'm into and what I'm not. Even with the added smut ones, it's really not an expectation or anything. I love kissing and romantic handholding and fade to black, and when there's a gen request it's there because I'm into it and want it. :)
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My request history on the app (for any previous prompts/thoughts for many of these fandoms): Here
My likes list is long and sprawling (and ever growing) and includes everything and the kitchen sink, but they really are all things I like (especially the kitchen sink!), so you can't go wrong with picking one or more and combining them into something instead of going with a prompt. Other people's ideas always seem so much better than my own, anyway. :D Not every like will fit every ship and canon, but maybe they'll spark a related idea?
I'm fine with all tenses, all POVs (2nd person POV being a character, not reader), any rating from G to E (for violence or porn), as long as you avoid my DNWs. If there's something that sounds confusing or contradictory, I'm happy to clarify if you ask through a mod.
DNW:
Noncon between ship characters (noncon by villains = welcome), permanent ship character death, focus on children/pregnancy/being a parent, focus on pets, highschool/band/coffeeshop/etc. AUs that drastically change the setting, crossovers or fusions, omegaverse, bestiality, scat, daddy/mommy kink, smoking weed, focus on food/cooking, unrequested poly, kinking on size difference, sad or bittersweet endings, pre-ship fic, ship characters as asexual or aromantic, trans/neurodivergence headcanons
DNW in smut:
Degrading talk or humiliation, heavy power imbalance, BDSM (and D/s in general), phrases like "so good for me" and "come for me", orgies, forceful blowjobs/facefucking (blowjobs are fine, forcing oneself on the other by pulling their head to the point they're gagging and crying is a DNW), 'cum' as a verb (for the noun either 'come' or 'cum' works), come play (coming on someone's stomach is very fine)
Note: If the work is interactive fiction with several routes and/or endings, then character death and other bad/tragic plots and endings are great as long as there is at least one happy ending in the mix. Just don't hit any other DNWs.
Likes
* Getting together, first times, new experiences, new feelings
* Complicated feelings/relationships, inner conflict, internalized homophobia (external is also good if it fits the canon's world), themes of guilt or shame, esp. when met with trust and reassurance
* Friends to lovers, enemies (to friends) to lovers, enemies joining forces to fight a common enemy
* Falling for someone who's unavailable (either taken or not into character's gender, or so they think) and pining, UST that gets resolved
* Pining, so much pining, whether quietly or in agony or to the point of showing physical symptoms (I'm not into hanahaki and the flowers, but if there's some other type of a pining sickness, like coughing up blood instead, I am there so fast)
* Older characters pining for younger ones or vice versa thinking they wouldn't have a chance because of the age difference
* Road trips, camping/hiking, movie night, working late together, helping the other move in to a place, attending the same party, casual everyday bonding moments
* Missions gone wrong like a shooting, hostage situation, shuttle crash, getting caught by the enemy, lost communication, on the run from bad guys, stranded or injured in wilderness
* Tropey things like amnesia, snowed/caved in, undercover as a couple, having to share a bed/room, being imprisoned together or separately
* Feelings reveal (and/or hitting on the other character) due to pain/intoxication/truth serum/sex pollen/whatever, esp. when the other one's desperately trying to keep things normal, thinking it's just the drugs and not real and they'll regret when they're clearheaded again etc.
* Something Made Them Do It, whether it's the bad guys or an alien environment or intoxication or whatever (I'm very fine with dubcon, as long as they're both into each other, whether they'd ever admit it, and if it could have happened eventually anyway)
* A gay-for-pay situation (for undercover reasons or as a means to get money) with a feelings realization (esp. when they try to fight it)
* Emotional and physical hurt/comfort, e.g. having to watch the other be hurt, or being forced to lie/hurt to save the other, wounds and cuts, broken bones, dizziness, nausea, fever due to poisoning etc., helping character with addiction (less into period cramps, stomach bugs and runny noses as main hurt)
* Forced closeness, casual intimacy, invading the other's personal space
* Touching, esp. if it's not intended as sexual/romantic at first, intentional or accidental (esp. neck and lower back)
* All imaginable time travel tropes (loops and groundhog days, visits to past or future, fixing things, getting stuck in wrong time, distorted pass of time, correspondence between people separated by time, ending up/visiting in alternate timelines, pulling someone to join you in your own timeline...)
* For time loops and time travel: Having to witness the other one die (and all the angst and helplessness) and finding out a way to stop it
* Canon divergence AUs, roads not taken, what-ifs, fix-its, break-its (that get fixed), missing scenes, reinterpreted scenes, post-canon, pre-canon
* Different first meetings, only one character remembers they've already met before (and maybe even hooked up)
* Horror elements like ghosts, possessions, haunted places and items, curses, exorcism, creepy doppelgängers, things living in one's home
* Scifi elements like dimension travel, alternate realities, telepathic links, being in the other character's dreams/nightmares, devices that make a character live in a reality that turns out to be fake/simulation, planted false memories and finding out they're false
Smut likes
* I love handjobs and fingering more than blowjobs, and prefer sex where characters can look at each other, also love it when one has their eyes closed and the other one watches (Note: I'm indifferent on deepthroating, don't mind it, don't find it hot either.)
* Also glove kink, hello (both keeping them on during sex or taking them off to feel more, it's all good)
* Anal, vaginal, rimming
* Making noises (even being a bit loud) during sex (as in descriptions like 'whined' or 'grunted' etc. and not spelled out noises, and no shouting or alarming the neighbours, that's too loud :D)
* Biting on lips, shoulders, neck etc.
* Clothed sex and coming while (partially or fully) clothed
* Urgent and eager sex, romantic date night sex, sex against the wall/in the bed/in the car or some other vehicle/in the back alley/in the restroom of a club, sex that's a bit clumsy and imperfect but they really want it so it's still good
* Fine with condoms or without (no need for explanations either way)
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I'm just stealing this from last year. I read through it and yeah, nothing's changed much (except I have even more yarn - send help).
I'm a crafts person so this'll be long. Even if nobody makes anything this time, I want to put this out there. It's not my intention to intimidate anyone with my Thoughts on Crafts, I'm just very excited, ok? :D
I knit a lot. I crochet a lot. I live with a mountain of yarn. I can also do various needlework, occasionally I sew, and also make jewelry (earrings or pendants mostly) when the inspiration strikes me, so do with that what you will. :D If you want to mix mediums and combine beads with knitting, or embroider something onto the crochet, I'm there. If it's crafty and looks nice, it's good. :)
If given a choice, I prefer charts for everything, but I can work with written only so I chose both. If you for some reason need specific measurements, you could ask through a mod, but an adult woman should give you the general idea of what works if you're going with something wearable.
I don't want to put any restrictions on what makes the piece fannish, so it could be anything from a stitch pattern repeat you say was inspired by a character or a ship to a colourwork pattern that literally resembles something. Or is it a thing a character might use? Great! I mean there are pattern books inspired by things like Pride & Prejudice and it's not like they have a Mr Darcy embroidered on them. :D (But they could!) It really could be anything.
Mostly I make clothing (sweaters and cardigans, occasionally shrugs and vests), with varying constructions. I'm not a fan of seaming (is anyone?) but I will if I have to. Please note that I'm very aware clothes are a lot of work, omg. :D I'm not demanding a whole intricate pattern here unless that's what you really want to do. A repeat or a pattern I could incorporate is wonderful, I can build the piece around it myself. A swatch is plenty! A swatch can be a pocket even on its own!
Hats or mittens or mitts? Yes, those are good. I have a ton already and can't wear them all but you can always lure me into making a new one, especially if it's something fannish. With hats I prefer folded brims (or ear flaps, we have cold winters here) but I don't want to restrict you if you prefer skullcap type beanies or berets more. I would also love a shawl/wrap, or a scarf. Triangular, crescent, rectangle, all good. A cowl could be cute, too! A bag? Yes! A potholder? I probably won't use those but I'm so going to steal the idea for something else, like a cushion cover or the front of a sweater or I'll make a little thing to hang on the wall. If I like something I will find a way to make it work somehow, trust me. Blanket squares? I'd love them. And actually, if you have a nice idea for a fannish draft stopper I could knit/crochet, I'll take it. I'm trying to design one (craft type undecided) and you'd be helping me. Yes, I'm still in the market for this in 2025.
I'm not big on sock knitting, mostly because so often the patterns call for really thin yarn and I don't enjoy knitting with 2 mm needles. If the gauge is 18-22 (or even thicker?) though, I'm in! So if you're itching to make a sock pattern full of fannishness, and the gauge fits or it's very adjustable, please do. I am definitely making a pair! Or how about just leg warmers? Charming fannish boot cuffs? Yes, please!
For brands, I'd struggle to get my hands on any US yarn, for example. So if possible I'd prefer to know there's a close equivalent I can order from, say, Garnstudio or Hobbii (both have websites where you can see the yarns and colours). I have access to those. I substitute yarns all the time so brands aren't an issue as such, I'm thinking more about the correct colours if the pattern depends on accuracy. If it's a pattern where colours can be whatever I want, well, this won't be a problem at all. As for fibres, I work with wool and alpaca (and blends with synthetic fibres) probably about 90% of the time, but cotton, bamboo and blends are great too. And if you're wondering if the texture must be smooth or could it be fuzzy, well, I love fuzzy so it totally can. :D I have a yarn problem because I love everything.
For knitting techniques, I'd love colourwork details I could use for the front or the hem/sleeves or the yoke. Fair isle, stranded, whatever you call it, I love it. Stripes too. I haven't done intarsia but I'm willing to try if I need to. I also haven't done double knitting but I will if I must. Or cables, I adore cables! Especially when combined with various knit-purl patterns. Think fisherman sweater. Love those. But lace is super pretty and versatile too, so. :D Honestly, I feel like you could use any texture you like and I'd be excited.
As for gauge, if it even matters, my sweet spot is 16-18 for stockinette so aran or worsted is great, but I often do bulkier as well (up to 10-ish) or go down to dk (22-ish). If it goes much thinner, I'm likely to lose interest.
For crochet, I feel like the same stuff applies because I make similar things both ways. So you could go with tapestry crochet, crochet cables, lace, various scallops, filet crochet etc. I like crocheting clothing, shawls/wraps, cushion covers, blankets, bags, baskets, motifs (I prefer squares or rectangulars to hexagonal or round ones - but I love the ones that are circles or flowers in the middle and have an added border to make them square) and similar. I don't generally crochet hats or socks and I have very little need for cozies. With crocheted items I'm happy to use thinner yarn as well (4ply's great), and the gauge can be whatever.
That about sums it up, I think? In short, go with your inspiration, I'm sure I will like it!
Note: I don't make amigurumis, figures or plushies nor am I interested in making them. Sorry! I feel like they'd be an obvious choice for fannish crafts but I just don't have any use for them. Same goes for doll sized clothes/accessories. And no baby blankets, please.
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I love nonograms. Years ago there was a time I basically lived on Griddlers doing them. :D Small ones, big ones, black and white, coloured, multi... I do them online, I do them by hand if some magazine/newspaper publishes one, so I'm fine with using some site for them but it could also be handdrawn and I'd be just as excited.
I do crossword puzzles too, and I figured someone might have fun making them but fannish. I'm happy with drawn clues and written ones, could be online or by hand, again, I don't have any restrictions.
Also yes, I do logic grid puzzles too. Usually it's them and nonograms that I start with when I buy a puzzle magazine, and then I proceed to the crosswords for the rest of the time if they include them. :D I've seen a few of these around and they're so much fun when they're fannish. Would love to see one for anything I requested.
I tried to apply these tags to the fandoms where I thought they'd fit and inspire, so not every tag is under every fandom. But if it's there, I do want to see what people might come up with!
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Babylon 5
Solo: Alfred Bester (Babylon 5)
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I love Bester so much and I was so happy to see him in the tagset. :D He's such a delicious villain, not a cardboard cutout but multidimensional. He can be so cold and dangerous but he also has a heart, and everything he does is because he really does believe his world view is the correct one.
I'm familiar with both the show and the novels, so you're free to mix and match as you like. I'd be equally happy with something from when he was younger, or during the show, or after it. Or anything about him in PsiCorps. Or any canon divergence you can think of, something minor that went differently that changed everything, or something bigger.
There are no ships here but I've always shipped him with Garibaldi so if you add him there in any capacity, as a / ship or a & ship, I will be !!! about it. :D I do also ship him with Carolyn, so that's also a welcome addition to explore further. And ok, it's not like you could go wrong putting him with literally any of the B5 personnel. He goes well with everyone so all the & ships are welcome here. And I know Byron's a general DNW in this fandom but honestly, I'd be down if you wanted to do something with him as well (not in a shippy way, please).
For the EarthGov propaganda, I don't even know what to prompt for. In the show, the whole concept was both infuriating and a bit scary, just like propaganda tends to be. Maybe some kind of a pamphlet that gets spread around, or a call to arms type of a leaflet for the likeminded. A whole newsletter or site dedicated to the topic, or discussions people have on a forum about it maybe? One more of the B5 main cast having to deal with this propaganda? One or more of them ending up as the target of some twisted "facts" thrown around to scare people? I'm open for anything that fits the mediums I chose here.
The Bear
Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto/Richard "Richie" Jerimovich (The Bear)
Richie Jerimovich/Mikey Berzatto (The Bear)
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Note: The DNW I have in the others for cooking etc. obviously doesn't apply here, but I'm not that into the food aspect in this show, so I'd prefer no heavy focus on that. I'm more into the characters themselves. But if they bond while cooking or having a snack? Sure, that's very welcome.
My messed up boys. <3 They're so intense and passionate and dysfunctional, but they have such big hearts and they so clearly love each other. Richie and Carmy are both so broken because they both lost Mikey, and they need each other to get things somewhat whole again. And Mikey, augh, he was in pain and even when he had people it still wasn't enough. :( I just want them to be happy, every one of them, even for a moment.
I love how Richie just thrives when he finally finds a direction and something he likes, something he's good at, and I want him to continue finding his way to all those good things. I love Carmy's determination and talent, but I'm also very curious about his new direction when that restaurant is no longer his number one goal in life. What will he even do, and how? How does Richie fit into that? And I love how Mikey's clearly such a big brother to Carmy, and how close he was with Richie. I'd love to see something they used to do, road trips or regular days at work, a night out or something. Or a Mikey lives AU where he's still around. Would that even work?
Also just noting that I probably love every character here, Sugar's wonderful, Sydney's fantastic, the Faks are a constant delight, Marcus is the <3st etc., so honestly I'm open for any part of their timeline for either ship with anyone else there. Or nobody else, that's fine too.
Downton Abbey
Thomas Barrow/Jimmy Kent (Downton)
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Post-canon or during canon are both great. Maybe canon divergence where things go differently for them, or maybe Jimmy didn't leave when he did (or he did but it's for a different reason), or maybe they meet a few years later somewhere else.
I actually like the plot line with Jimmy's mild homophobia towards Thomas. We get to see an imperfect nice guy who eventually accepts Thomas for who he is, more or less. I also wouldn't say no if you want to expand on Thomas' painful experiences with trying to cure himself. I love a good self-acceptance journey, however deep the character has to go for it. Internalized homophobia could also be interesting for Jimmy who might figure it out later, after he's already left the house, and there's a different kind of denial there. Or maybe the homophobia comes from the outside and it's the two of them against the rest? Also great.
But also, I will never tire of hurt/comfort or dramatic events leading into feelings realization. I love pining, I love friends to lovers. One of the tags in my earlier request was about a character seeing another cry for the first time. I love it when people get glimpses of something that's usually hidden away, like crying, but it could be something else that's very personal and nobody's supposed to see it. Maybe letters are involved somehow? A diary?
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Jade Herrera/Jim Matthews (From)
Rudra Khatri/Boyd Stevens (FROM)
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Fandom-specific DNW: Jade/Tabitha or Jade/Tabitha/Jim. I'm fine with a brief mention of their canonical situation but I'd prefer it was kept to a minimum.
I still love this show, even when it's going to some weird places and I'm not entirely happy with everything. I'm still very curious to see what comes next! What is happening, why is it happening, what is real, what does the reincarnation mean for everyone, how do the physics even work with this place, what's the science behind it? There's so much mystery, so many questions. I like the weirdness of it all, the town and the surrounding forest, the bottle trees, the sort of dimension travel that happens, the recurring themes, the almost dream logic of it all.
Khatri/Boyd: Khatri's been gone for a while but I still miss him and enjoy his brief appearances. <3 I'm very fond of the bond these two seem to share, with the (short-ish) history, and I wish we'd gotten further with it. Khatri's so full of charisma and pull, and Boyd is such a solid leader character, so they work really well together. Please fix it somehow! Maybe he actually does come back, arriving the same way he did on his first day, like a time loop thing. Or give me something pre-canon, a missing scene, something we haven't been shown yet about these two. Some particularly rough night when they're stuck together, before talismans, trying to survive the night. Or play with the worldbuilding aspect and the mythology, and have these two figure it out on their own. Or anything else, really.
Jade/Jim: I just love Jade, he's smart, he's short-tempered, and he should be so annoying but he's not. My headcanon is that he's very much not straight. And he's so clearly infatuated with Jim, but maybe he doesn't know why, or he knows and it pisses him off. Why else would be make a note of his blue eyes like that? He's such a fun character. <3 He just really doesn't know how to behave around people without coming across as a jerk. And Jim's this all around good guy, family man, which sounds a bit boring on paper but he manages to be really charming anyway (while looking annoyingly good with that hair and stubble, goddammit). I really enjoy the moments between him and Jim when they try out the radio, and Jim gets worried and goes to him when he has that attack. They're just very intense towards each other and it's great. :D I want more of that, either season or later.
A night they get stuck in the same place and have to figure out how to survive the monsters and each other? Could be outdoors, could be some weird building they find, or some basement, or anything. Or they go out for a day/weekend to search and investigate the woods and find something interesting. Maybe something set during the time Tabitha's gone? Or something about the obvious fucked-upness of Jim's death and how it gets explained? Any timeline's fine, any canon divergence, or even post-canon where they're out of that place but the place is still haunting them somehow.
Genghis Khan - Miike Snow
Gold Nose Villain/Secret Agent (Genghis Khan - Miike Snow)
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I still remember how absolutely delighted I was when I first stumbled upon this video. :D I grew up with Bonds and Bond villains but they never did this, and they should have! This was everything it needed to be. Even the song is nice.
How and when did they start these journeys of theirs? When did they first meet and what happened? What were their first thoughts about each other? Was this the first time our villain caught the hero, or has the hero escaped a dozen times, and if so, what happened all those previous times? Was it love at first sight? Hate at first sight? It's complicated ok at first sight? Or! This feelings realization and happily ever after didn't happen at all, not yet, it was only the villain's dream and he's very [insert emotion] about it when he wakes up. What now?
I'm fine with any names for them, but I'm fond of the idea that they have some flashy names in public but actually they're called something very mundane outside work.
The Pitt
Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (The Pitt)
Dennis Whitaker/Original Male Character (The Pitt)
Michael "Robby" Robinavitch/Dennis Whitaker (The Pitt)
Frank Langdon/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (The Pitt)
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Note: I know it's a common DNW but I have no issues with including covid-related things if you want to go there, as long as it's not intensely bleak the whole time. Everything medical is also fine, incl. detailed injuries. I'd prefer no heavy and detailed focus on patients dying but it's not a DNW.
This is my mixed bag of "The Pitt m/m ships that would make me happy to see" and there really is no preference. I'm just very curious to see what someone would do with these. As for other characters, this is one of those casts where I think I like all of them at least a little? Especially Trinity, McKay, Mel and Dana, but the others are cool too.
It sounds like Robby's my fave but he's not, he's just very shippable. :D I do like him though, he's just the right amount of strong and vulnerable that really works for me, and I'd love to see him with any of the others. He clearly works well with everyone. And I really like Whitaker, the poor guy seems a bit lost but he's getting the hang of it, and he cares so much, and it all gets very intense for him before he learns to distance himself from it all. I'd love to learn more about him, about his personal life. Love his friendship with Trinity. <3 I also like his interactions with Robby, shippy or not.
Langdon's a bit of a mystery but I'm rooting for him to get it together, and I enjoy seeing him and Robby clash. Maybe a drunken hook-up at some party, or Robby goes to meet him during rehab or something. Abbot on the other hand is a lot like Robby, sort of broken but still strong, and I suppose that's why I think they fit together so well? I'd love a peek into their history, one of their happier moments, or one of their darker ones, or how they might become involved.
I wish I had actual prompts for any of these, but I can't think of anything solid. Hopefully some of my likes spring an idea that works. I'm pretty open to anything that isn't a DNW.
Severance
Peter Kilmer/Mark Scout (Severance)
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I just want all these innies to have all the good things and be happy. And these two need a better ending. <3 This entire world and concept is fascinating and I'd love anything that touches on the worldbuilding aspects if you're into that, but I'll take any brief moment of happiness for these two.
On every rewatch I keep wanting Petey's storyline to go differently, or hope there's a plausible deniability about it, but it never does and there never is, dammit. If you could fix that, I'd be thrilled! A canon divergence where Petey doesn't die, but it's still serious and he might. Maybe he's taken in by Mark who's trying to take care of him? Or maybe Mark takes Petey to a hospital and then creepy people start showing up? Or maybe Lumon's studying and experimenting on time travel and there's a convenient hiccup in the time-space continuum that lets Petey find a way to not die because they can fix the issue?
But also, I love the idea that they had something (very innocent, considering they're being watched) when they were both still severed, but now Mark is unaware of any of it and Petey has to try and deal with it. How does he tell Mark? They don't know each other outside workplace but I'd be open to a situation where they have actually met before, maybe even more than met, and it's just that Mark doesn't remember Petey's face anymore, or the concept of him (apart from something that still lingers) for whatever reason.
Or one of them ends up in the Break Room and the other tries to comfort afterwards. Or maybe they tried sneaking and finding moments to be together and both ended up in the Break Room for it? Both on their own or even together? For these I'm fine with any level of hurt, any level of comfort, as long as there is that comfort.
Or what if Petey doesn't get out and there is no reintegration, or he gets caught before he can do it, so he's taken to another part of the Lumon building, or he's made to join another team, or worse? Or he's just brainwashed/reprogrammed even further, or they do something like they did to Gemma? I feel like there are no limits to how fucked up things the Eagan family's read to do, and I'd be curious to see what else they might come up with to make sure these people stay in their place. Hell, maybe Mark/Petey is a project of theirs, somehow, but they manage to break free from it.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Christine Chapel/Spock (ST: SNW)
Christopher Pike/Spock (ST: SNW)
La'an Noonien-Singh/United Earth Fleet Captain James T. Kirk (ST:SNW)
La'an Noonien Singh/James T. Kirk (ST: SNW)
Dana Gamble/Joseph M'Benga (ST: SNW)
Dana Gamble & Joseph M'Benga (ST: SNW)
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First, La'an, Spock, what are you doing? No. (I'd prefer that ship to be kept to a minimum. It never happened, it never will happen, or it ended quickly and amicably and was never spoken of again, I'm fine with all options.)
Chapel/Spock: Go back a bit, to the time they were still fine, and continue from there. Or fix whatever's wrong between them now so they can go back to what they were. I love this ship and I love seeing them together even as friends, so I'm sad to see it didn't work in canon and they're kind of cold now. But like, maybe this whole Korby thing was a bandaid (sorry, Korby!) and it doesn't work out? Maybe something drastic happens that pushes them together?
La'an/Kirk: They were lovely together and I'd take any chance to get them back together, for a while or for longer. So you can go back and do a canon divergence, or maybe there's a way to get Kirk to our timeline. But also, maybe La'an can have something similar with the other Kirk? I'm all for either Kirk here, as different as they are.
Pike/Spock: I want them to start doing things together again, to go on missions together, to fight together, and yes, to do more than that together too. :D Please? Could be a dangerous planet or exploring an abandoned ship, or being locked in the same place, or Spock having to use mindmeld on Pike for Reasons, or whatever. Just do something with each other.
Gamble / or & M'Benga: Ok look, so I fell in love with Gamble very fast, he's such a fanboy and he's wonderful and I can't. And M'Benga is clearly so fond of him, it's ridiculous. I just want more of them together, in any capacity, because he seems to make M'Benga happy and I love that. I'm heartbroken over his death so please fix that if you can, with canon divergence maybe, or make him come back some other way, or make up a clone even. Or maybe there's just a holodeck version of him that M'Benga meets up with? I'm not picky here.
Future Pike's Doomed Timeline: Using this for the Pike/Spock would be very nice. But I'm honestly open for any kind of exploration on what it's like when it happens, if it happens. I'm familiar with TOS so borrowing bits from there is definitely fine.
Time Travel Protocols: Same here, using this as a part of any fic would be great, but I'd also be curious to see it written out as if it were an actual guideline. Maybe with examples of known cases about things that have gone wrong/could go wrong, the repercussions, the dangers?
Starsky & Hutch
Ken Hutchinson/David Starsky (Starsky & Hutch)
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They're just so very intense about each other and I love it. <3 And honestly, there's so much potential for everything with these two. Like all the undercover stuff (both short-time for a small case, like for a night or two where they attend a party, and longer where one has to infiltrate a group and there are meetings with a handler etc. and it lasts for months), and hurt/comfort and pining, and all the intense and meaningful moments of being really close to each other. They are so married already but they don't seem to realize it. They really should.
I can't decide which ones are my favourite episodes, but I'm 100% a sucker for any where one has to save the other, or one is about to die and the other one's close by, taking care and comforting or trying to find a way to fix it all. So like, being kidnapped and tortured, either just one that the other one saves and nurtures back to health and sanity, or both so they have to see each other suffer and lose it while the bad guys get creative? Yes, please! A weekend at some spa or a skiing holiday and their dates don't show up and now they're on their own? Go ahead.
More (silly) ideas: Some mob boss takes a liking to one of them and the other's not happy about it and he has to save the guy as well. Or one day one of them doesn't show up to work and the other one has to figure out where he is (probably kidnapped somewhere, maybe there's a ransom note, I don't know). Or they're taken by someone who's only willing to let them leave after they do some very indecent things to each other, and it should be a punishment and it kind of feels like it at first because they're unaware of each other's feelings, but the villain doesn't know that and oh.
Just anything, OTT or silly or heartbreakingly angsty and realistic or whatever, if it's these two it's going to be great.
The White Lotus
Lochlan Ratliff/Saxon Ratliff (The White Lotus TV)
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It's not often that a show gives me canon sibcest (well, crumbs of it) and the rare time that it does I am usually very :D about it. But also, I needed more! Give me more! Give me continuation, how far will they go, how will they get there? Or a canon divergence anywhere during the season that might get them together. Mainly I just want them to give in, esp. Saxon. Maybe he can't stop thinking about it, and he thinks the only way he can get away with it is by pretending he's drunk, so he pretends to be wasted and makes a move and Lochlan doesn't stop him (whether Lochlan figures out it's all pretend or not is up to you but I love the idea that he does). I'm also fine with adding (briefly) a random OFC as a "we're totally here for this hot chick but really it's all about you and oops, she's gone and we're not so aaanyway" if that's what it takes. Or maybe Lochlan asks a guy out just to experiment and Saxon is having very mixed emotions about it when he finds out this is happening.
That probably sounds very sex-oriented but honestly, it doesn't have to go all the way to actual sex at all. I'm very happy and content with a single kiss here! I crave an actual kiss with feelings between them. Please.
