Chocolate Box Letter 2016

[miried]

Hello, and thank you for taking a look at my letter! These are just some ideas of what I might want to see with the relationships I requested. If you have any other ideas, feel free to go ahead with that instead!

General likes:
-Getting together, slow burn is a plus
-Getting to know each other more in general, particularly interest-sharing
-Friendly rivalry/competitiveness
-Porn is definitely welcome (exceptions noted below)

General DNWs:
-Infidelity or jealously portrayed as positive
-Any pairings not requested (passing mentions of canon pairings are fine, but otherwise I'd prefer no significant background/past pairings)
-Crossovers

Flying Witch

(Disclaimer: I'm only familiar with the anime)

General notes:

- Nothing NSFW involving Chinatsu, please. The romantic pairings I list below would be fine, though!

- I'd really love something in the vein of the show itself, combining countryside slice-of-life with magic and understated humour. Magic spell demonstrations that may or may not go as planned! Animal companion hijinks! More magical entities like the Harbinger of Spring or the Veil of Darkness!

- If you have ideas involving some darker side of the magical world, I'd be interested in seeing that too! Things like possible repercussions of non-family members of witches (e.g. Nao) knowing about magic & witches, or when spells fail or have side effects that aren't just humorous but actually serious.

Relationship-specific:

- Makoto & Chinatsu: I really adore the sisterly bond they have in the series. I'd definitely love to see them start for real on Chinatsu's magic training - are there any particular difficulties given that Chinatsu wasn't born to a magical family? Does Chinatsu ever change her mind, and how would Makoto deal with that? Or just Chinatsu looking cute in the robe Makoto made her.

- Akane/Inukai: All the magical hijinks initiated by Akane that Inukai finds herself involved in! I figure Inukai would be outwardly exasperated with Akane's flightiness but secretly finding it somewhat magnetising. For something pornier, perhaps Akane wants to find out just how much of Inukai's anatomy is changed by the morphing spell and, ahem, proposes to investigate it.

-Makoto/Nao: More of Nao discovering all about the magical world from Makoto! I think it'd be cute if along the way of that they become more than just friends. And given that Makoto thinks a screaming mandrake is a good present for a new friend, what kinds of outrageous-for-normal-human-standards gifts she may give to a girlfriend? Any surprising places she'd propose for a date?

-Anzu & Makoto: I really enjoyed the sky whale episode and would love to see more interaction between Anzu & Makoto. Since they're both from witch families, they're both familiar with magical things, but maybe there are some tips & tricks that they can teach each other. Or more exploration of other magical phenomena they've always heard about but never actually had the opportunity to witness.

-Hina & Anzu: I'd be interested in seeing how Anzu interacts with the ghost waitress of her family's cafe growing up. What was it like when she first sees (or interacts with) Hina? Considering how shy Hina is, how does she approach having this new addition to the household at first? How close are they nowadays?

-Harbinger of Spring & Chinatsu: I really wanted to see more of the Harbinger of Spring and was a bit disappointed that he never did show up again in the anime, haha. With Chinatsu being more acclimated to everything magical, what would another meeting with them look like? Maybe this time around Chinatsu would be more pro-active in asking the Harbinger about all the things.

Osomatsu-san

General notes:

- CRACK. Considering how insane the original canon is, I'll definitely welcome all sorts of out-of-nowhere aspects since the canon probably already went there anyway - sudden time travel? Aliens? Getting turned into animals/monsters/deities? Feel free to go absolutely nuts, is what I'm saying.

- Using some of the AU settings that appear in canon would be great too - I'm particularly fond of the Calming Detective-verse and the jidaigeki parody. Not too big on some of the popular fanon AUs (e.g. mafia, religion/mythology) though.

- With incest ships, I like for there to be an sense of wrongness - not that it should be all doom 'n gloom, especially since I do love cracky stuff for this fandom, but I'd like for the characters to have some (initial) guilt about it. For this exchange I'd also prefer if there's no multiple brother/brother fics in one work, even if I requested each pairing.

Relationship-specific:

- Juushimatsu & Osomatsu: We didn't see much of this combo in the anime, I feel like they'd be the type to fuel each other's ridiculous ideas and go cause stupid mayhem as a result. Some wacky hijinks would be awesome, especially if interspersed with some more mellow brotherly bonding moments but still heavy on the wackiness. Maybe them playing some crazy rendition of baseball? But most importantly just them being ridiculous, Choromatsu facepalming in the background optional.

- Choromatsu & Ichimatsu: We didn't see much of the two in action together either, but when they did it was for Pachinko Police so there's definitely potential for trouble with these two. Maybe more of them planning something mischievous together as part of petty revenge against another brother(s). Detective AU-verse would be great too, whether if they're both inspectors or if Ichimatsu is in Jason mode.

- Choromatsu/Karamatsu: I love the few moments where Choromatsu kind of stood up for Karamatsu early on and the few times he actually called him "Karamatsu nii-san". Always up for something relating to "at worst I'll support you" - arguing on what counts as "at worst", actually moving out together, or something else. Those Shitty Briefs are another one, whether it's Karamatsu getting off Choromatsu wearing them or the briefs actually getting a life of its own for something crackier.

- Karamatsu/Todomatsu: Generally, I like how there's a mix of being nice and harsh to each other between them, even if it's not balanced. Then there's how these two were close from back in the -kun era, so something slow burn-ish with how things gradually changed between them might be neat. Or something about their respective vanity - trying to change each others' style to disastrous results, maybe?

Touken Ranbu

- Horikawa & Yamabushi & Yamanbagiri: The Kunihiro brothers are some of my favourites in the game, and I was ecstatic to see all three of them interact with each other in the Hanamaru anime, even if only briefly. I'd totally love to see more of how their mish-mash personalities - Yamabushi's mix of boisterous and introspective, Yamanbagiri's simultaneous self-deprecation and pride, Horikawa's mild-mannered fussing with a side of ruthlessness - come together. It could be something light-hearted like just doing errands around the citadel, or getting dragged out to join Yamabushi's ascetic training. Or something heavier involving Yamanbagiri's issues regarding being a copy - what happens when that's brought up together with the issue of Horikawa's questionable authenticity? For art specifically, I'd love to see something with the three of them fighting together!

Yuri!!! on Ice

General notes:

- I already mentioned friendly rivalry in my general likes, but I'd especially love it for the skater-skater pairs in this fandom. Have them be all genial with each other off the rink, but on the ice it's on!

- It'd be neat to see focus on the long-distance aspects for applicable relationships too. Especially if social media shenanigans are involved.

- Pair skating, especially for art!

Relationship-specific:

- Phichit & Yuuri: Detroit-era stuff! Would love to see more how Phichit became "the only international skater considered a friend" by Yuuri, and I think it'd be hilarious if Phichit initially thought of Yuuri as this cool, aloof older skater but nope, he's just anxious around new people. Phichit trying and failing to hook Yuuri on social media could be fun, too. (Note: while I'm not wholly opposed to these two being FWB pre-canon, Phichit->Yuuri pining that extends to canon timeline is a nope for me, so keeping things platonic is my #1 preference.)

- Phichit/Guang Hong: How did Guang Hong end up looking up to Phichit? Phichit wasn't exactly an international big-name from his junior days the way Victor was, so maybe they met at a training camp somewhere? Some co-training montage would be great, with tons of selfie taking and Phichit imparting his Mad Selfie Skills. Or, Guang Hong tries to copy Phichit's routine, shows it off, goes all SHAAALL WE SKAAATE and pair skating ensues.

- Leo/Guang Hong: These two are too cute. We've seen Guang Hong fawn over Leo, but what does Leo think of Guang Hong's skating? Also, according to Kubo's doodles at Animate, Guang Hong goes to the US to train during summers, so maybe they meet there. Something that incorporates Guang Hong's FS musings would be nice as well, from role-playing it together to full-blown Shanghai Blade AU.

- Phichit/Leo: I don't think we know where Leo lives exactly, but it'd be neat if it was close enough to Detroit that Phichit could've gone to see him pretty easily during his time there. If not, there's always social media - we saw a glimpse of Phichit sending animal pictures to Leo's phone, maybe he starts sending gradually more suggestive things in the middle of meme spams and cybering ensues.

- Phichit/Leo/Guang Hong: Triple the SNS mania, triple the mayhem. Give me all the chat convos, complete with messages sent at inconvenient times which may or may not be deliberate. Or all the things they'd get up to at the rare times when all tree of them manage to meet in person. And while I wouldn't want outright love triangles or deliberately V-shaped arrangements, exploring how they'd balance things between all three of them could be neat.

- Mari & Yuuri: Their conversation in the first episode is interesting to me, because while at first Mari seemed pretty blase, she was also offering to continue supporting Yuuri without hesitation. I'd really love to see more on what Mari feels about Yuuri's figure skating career - are there any mixed feelings behind her support? Conversely, with Yuuri realising better that he does have a proper support network, does this change how he acts towards his sister as part of that?

- Mila & Yuri: I really dig their sibling-like relationship! Looking at the way they ended up commentating Georgi's performance, I wonder if they ever do the same with other skaters' performances (maybe Victor's?). It'd be interesting to see if there are any changes to their dynamic now that Yuri's also in seniors. Also, it'd be neat to see these two pair skate where Mila's the one doing the lifts & throws - we've seen her lift Yuri once, after all.

- Mila/Sara: They seem to be reasonably close from what little we've seen, and there's also their world rankings being next to each other - do they have a rivalry of sorts that goes a bit back? Might be fun to see them introducing each other to their friends/family - imagine Yuri being exasperated that Mila's all over her new girlfriend in front of him, or Michele freaking out about how to deal with a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. Speaking of Mickey, what if Sara does actually still rely on him at some level, and Mila tries to get her to work that bit out?

- Phichit/Seung Gil: Seung Gil read up an article on Phichit while watching the GPF, ships have sailed for less. Maybe they meet at 4CC and Seung Gil tries to conduct a Very Scientific Investigation on Phichit, to the latter's amusement. And given his track record with Yuuri, Phichit probably has a knack for getting people to open up without being too pushy, so probably he gets Seung Gil to relax and open up that way?