Rare Pairs Exchange 2020 Letter
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riiiied on AO3, and if you're reading this letter I'm guessing you're interested in offering these fandoms/character combinations, which is awesome already! These prompts are just examples of what I'd like to see with these relationships, so if you have any other ideas 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, smut (unless mentioned otherwise), non-standard formats (and when it comes to treats, I'm open to art/IF/other non-fic formats!)
General art likes: Fancy costumes/alternate wardrobes for characters, bright colours - I'm not too knowledgeable about art terms but I'm easily pleased with art!
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
Aloy/Petra Forgewoman:
-I really enjoy Petra's love for heavy weaponry and how eager she is to let Aloy play with them. Maybe more of them bonding over tinkering, which leads to something more? Some H/C with accidents while testing a new piece of weaponry? Or even Aloy teaching Petra about some old technology.
-Play up the age/experience gap! On one hand, Petra's got her years over Aloy, but Aloy's got her unique insights into things not many others know - maybe there's always something unexpected they can lear from each other?
-Post-canon stuff! Extended stays at Meridian as they both help with rebuilding efforts? Aloy enlists Petra's help with some new ancient machinery, or even letting her in with more of what she'd learned about old technology?
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Swaine/Marcassin:
-I didn't expect to ship anything in this game, let alone the brothercest ship, but here I am. I love how we have the favourite/unfavourite set-up but instead of some jealousy-fuelled sibling rivalry it's just the two of them believing in each other so much despite the daddy issues up the wazoo and guh. (Note that I'm only interested in anything non-platonic happening after the timeskip, please don't set it during their childhood.)
-Maybe "absence makes the heart grow fonder" went a little too far, and reuniting after fifteen years brings all sorts of confusing mixed feelings. Especially if combined with pressure for Marcassin to find someone actually suitable, and/or deciding just what role is Swaine going to play in the empire after the final battle.
-Play up the having to hide their relationship angle! Maybe instead of assuming his previous position in the royal family Swaine just takes up another form of employment at the palace because it's more conspicuous that way... or maybe not, when words gets out that someone's receiving "preferential treatment" from the emperor. Or maybe Veil and other kinds of spell gets liberally used whenever they find time alone.
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BanG Dream! Girls' Band Party!
Kitazawa Hagumi/Okusawa Misaki:
- What I like about these two is how surprisingly perceptive they turned out to be about each other - there's Hagumi noticing Misaki acting kinda off in presence her non-bandmate classmates, and Misaki pinpointing what Hagumi was hung up on during the sports festival. Maybe they become each other's unexpected confidants about their other problems and things kick off from there?
- As Misaki gets less hung up on trying to quit the band, maybe Hagumi tries to teach softball to Misaki or even "Michelle" (would Misaki in a bear suit be any good at softball?), or the other way around with Misaki sharing her needlework with Hagumi.
-Michelle's identity coming out also works here. Would Hagumi react like a child discovering Santa isn't real, or would she unexpectedly take it in stride? In the case of something in the lines of the former, how would Misaki handle it? Or maybe it starts as Hagumi going out with Misaki and telling Michelle all about it (or vice versa!).
--
SSSS.Gridman
Shinjou Akane/Takarada Rikka:
-I feel that the whole god-creation deal is a mine for angst on both sides - maybe more of Akane angsting that Rikka's fondness of her is preprogrammed, or Rikka running out of ways to prove that it isn't? Akane creating other dream world versions where she's going out with Rikka and just making herself feel worse in the end?
-Bad end AUs - what would happen if Rikka et al was trapped forever in Akane's dream world? Or a more tragic ending to the final battle where Akane is lost? Evil together AU?
-Post-canon stuff! Fluffy long distance relationship stuff, maybe? Or they get reunited somehow, to mixed feelings. Considering the live action snippet at the end of the series, maybe something that explores the implications of that, if anything?
General likes: character studies, missing scenes, characters getting to know each other, rivalry, relationships with mixed/fraught feelings, banter, post-canon, canon divergence, smut (unless mentioned otherwise), non-standard formats (and when it comes to treats, I'm open to art/IF/other non-fic formats!)
General art likes: Fancy costumes/alternate wardrobes for characters, bright colours - I'm not too knowledgeable about art terms but I'm easily pleased with art!
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
Aloy/Petra Forgewoman:
-I really enjoy Petra's love for heavy weaponry and how eager she is to let Aloy play with them. Maybe more of them bonding over tinkering, which leads to something more? Some H/C with accidents while testing a new piece of weaponry? Or even Aloy teaching Petra about some old technology.
-Play up the age/experience gap! On one hand, Petra's got her years over Aloy, but Aloy's got her unique insights into things not many others know - maybe there's always something unexpected they can lear from each other?
-Post-canon stuff! Extended stays at Meridian as they both help with rebuilding efforts? Aloy enlists Petra's help with some new ancient machinery, or even letting her in with more of what she'd learned about old technology?
--
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Swaine/Marcassin:
-I didn't expect to ship anything in this game, let alone the brothercest ship, but here I am. I love how we have the favourite/unfavourite set-up but instead of some jealousy-fuelled sibling rivalry it's just the two of them believing in each other so much despite the daddy issues up the wazoo and guh. (Note that I'm only interested in anything non-platonic happening after the timeskip, please don't set it during their childhood.)
-Maybe "absence makes the heart grow fonder" went a little too far, and reuniting after fifteen years brings all sorts of confusing mixed feelings. Especially if combined with pressure for Marcassin to find someone actually suitable, and/or deciding just what role is Swaine going to play in the empire after the final battle.
-Play up the having to hide their relationship angle! Maybe instead of assuming his previous position in the royal family Swaine just takes up another form of employment at the palace because it's more conspicuous that way... or maybe not, when words gets out that someone's receiving "preferential treatment" from the emperor. Or maybe Veil and other kinds of spell gets liberally used whenever they find time alone.
--
BanG Dream! Girls' Band Party!
Kitazawa Hagumi/Okusawa Misaki:
- What I like about these two is how surprisingly perceptive they turned out to be about each other - there's Hagumi noticing Misaki acting kinda off in presence her non-bandmate classmates, and Misaki pinpointing what Hagumi was hung up on during the sports festival. Maybe they become each other's unexpected confidants about their other problems and things kick off from there?
- As Misaki gets less hung up on trying to quit the band, maybe Hagumi tries to teach softball to Misaki or even "Michelle" (would Misaki in a bear suit be any good at softball?), or the other way around with Misaki sharing her needlework with Hagumi.
-Michelle's identity coming out also works here. Would Hagumi react like a child discovering Santa isn't real, or would she unexpectedly take it in stride? In the case of something in the lines of the former, how would Misaki handle it? Or maybe it starts as Hagumi going out with Misaki and telling Michelle all about it (or vice versa!).
--
SSSS.Gridman
Shinjou Akane/Takarada Rikka:
-I feel that the whole god-creation deal is a mine for angst on both sides - maybe more of Akane angsting that Rikka's fondness of her is preprogrammed, or Rikka running out of ways to prove that it isn't? Akane creating other dream world versions where she's going out with Rikka and just making herself feel worse in the end?
-Bad end AUs - what would happen if Rikka et al was trapped forever in Akane's dream world? Or a more tragic ending to the final battle where Akane is lost? Evil together AU?
-Post-canon stuff! Fluffy long distance relationship stuff, maybe? Or they get reunited somehow, to mixed feelings. Considering the live action snippet at the end of the series, maybe something that explores the implications of that, if anything?