Yuletide 2019 Letter

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Hello there, and thanks for taking the time to check out my letter! I'm riiiied on AO3, and if you're reading this letter I'm guessing you're interested in offering these fandoms/characters, which is awesome already! These prompts are just examples of what I'd like to see with this characters, if you have any other ideas with these characters that don't contradict DNWs, feel free to go for it!

General likes: character studies, missing scenes, characters getting to know each other, rivalry, relationships with mixed/fraught feelings, banter, post-canon, canon divergence, non-standard formats (and when it comes to treats, I'm open to art/IF/other non-fic formats!)

General DNWs: genderswap-to-het for M/M & F/F ships, A/B/O dynamics, de-aging, mundane AUs, background non-canon pairings not mentioned in prompts

Fandoms:

Horizon Zero Dawn
Characters: CYAN

I just adore this holographic ball of light so much. I find her dialogue so endearing and I'd love to see I'd love to see more of her at any point of time in canon. Pre-Zero Dawn, more on how she was developed or doing her originally intended duties would be nice - how else were Anita and Kenny interacting with her besides what we see in the in-game logs? More on the days leading to her being set to hibernate in anticipation of Zero Dawn would be interesting too.

I'd also love to see more on what she was like after she goes out of hibernation but before encountering anyone - she mentioned soving equations, but what else did she do? Did she try to see what doing what used to comprise her duties would do now? Did she try observing outside and did she find anything? She mentioned poetry in her conversation with Aloy - did she read/do any?

Post-canon stuff would be interesting too - what role would she play in restoring GAIA? How would she interact with the other subroutines?

fault
Characters: Rune Zhevitz

I was pleasantly surprised at the mix of magic & tech in the VN's worldbuilding, which is why I'd love to see more of Rune! For one idea, I'd really love to see more of how her magic-robotic body actually works, whether back in her hometown or during her travels with Ritona & Selphine. For example, since she's powered by mana, while she doesn't get mana deprivation the way humans do, does she get anything equivalent? Could she ever learn to do manakravte?

I'm also interested in just how much of the original Rune is in her, particularly her blood lust - is it something she has to explicitly repress, and does it ever get uncontrollable? And while she doesn't have the permissions to shut down her emotional processes, what would happen if someone else does?

In general, I'd just really love more Rune-centric stuff, and some missing scene-type stuff set during her travels with Ritona & Selphine would be really lovely!

The House in Fata Morgana
Characters: any

I really loved all the twists & turns in this series. So many compelling characters, but nomination limits meant I had to pick & choose just a few I want more stuff about. I'd be interested in stuff set in any canonical lifetime of each character, including modern reincarnation (whether Reincarnation-compliant or not).

-Giselle: How was her life back when she was still with her mother & sister? When working at the Bollinger household, did she interact with the other Bollinger brothers or Aimee? As the Maid, how does the people in the house throughout the years (especially non-major characters, like other servants or visitors) perceive her? In the times when the mansion doesn't exist in the corporeal world, how does she interact with the other trapped souls, if ever? What was really happening with her when Morgana took her away and Michel had to look for the keys? In the present day, I'd be interested in seeing how having such an extensive memory of her past life have affected her current daily life.

-Morgana: Another look on her life back at the brothel, especially how she gradually shed her prejudices against the girls there. Exactly how much had she thought about what she wanted to do if she were able to leave the place when she was older? More on how the White-Haired Girl came about during her captive days in the tower, and the conversations she had with "herself". How was "life" for her between her death and Michel's arrival? What about her "life" as a witch, both when the mansion is back in the corporeal world to carry her curse or during the times in-between? What else did she do with The Maid during those long times waiting?

-Ceren: I find her brand of cray utterly fascinating and would definitely love to see more of how other people perceive her broken understanding of sadness & empathy, a la the intermission in Requiem. Something about what she thought about learning "proper" reactions to other people and to fake sadness & empathy would also be interesting. What did other slaves/servants/people at the Lord's mansion think of her? Did anyone at Maria's brothel ever get a glimpse of the "off" side of her? If she were to get reincarnated in the modern era, how would she live with this "eccentricity" of hers and how do people react to her this time around?

-Imeon: Assento Dele is one of my favourite side stories and I'd love to see more of Imeon. Maybe some more missing scenes from when she was living with Michel, or when she was travelling before ending up in front of his doorstep? What would she be like if she did end up being Morgana's guide? I'd also love to see how she'd be like in the modern day - would she remember anyone, and if she didn't, how would Michel and/or Morgana react when they found out her identity? (As a note, while I know the backstage revealed that the main canon version identified as a woman, I'm still attached to the Seventh Coat version who is a trans man, so if you want to use that interpretation, that'll be very welcome!)

Ping Pong the Animation
Characters: any

-As far as ships go, I absolutely love Peco/Smile - I simply adore how their relationship changes and grow, how they went from unconsciously mutually sabotaging each other to more positively affecting each other. I'd be really interested in seeing more of what happened in the five year before the time skip epilogue - how would their relationship change when it's clear that they're aiming at different places with regards to the sport? I'd also be interested in something more bittersweet set in the timeframe when they were avoiding each other.

-Kong Wenge: While pretty much everyone in this canon got a satisfying growth arc, I especially liked Wenge's, with the way he starts off arrogant and eager to go home to fitting in with his new teammates, and I'd love to see more of him. Perhaps more with his teammates at his school team, and how he gradually became more friendly with them? Or maybe something that explores how he ended up deciding to stay in Japan for the long run. More interactions between him & his coach, as well as everything to do with how he relates to his original homeland, would be interesting too.

-Akuma: I find his character arc quite unique for sport stories, where hard work and dedication isn't enough to go against sheer talent - and yet, that's still OK even if it leads to him giving up playing competitively in the end. I'd love to see more of what he does post-table tennis - what else does he do for the rest of his high school days? How is he as a family man later on? How is his relationship with the sport even after he quit the team? I'd also be interested in seeing how he was like as a kid, and more on what he thought of Peco & Smile.