Chocolate Box Letter 2021
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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 stated otherwise), 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 for SF/F canons, non-canon pairings not mentioned in prompts
Fandoms:
(Note: I'm requesting fic & art for all fandoms)
80 Days
Relationship(s): Phileas Fogg/Jean Passepartout
-Art-specific: the two of them with a backdrop of any of the interesting and unusual sights that they encounter in their travels would be lovely, e.g. the big festival in Paris, the underwater wildlife near Brisbane, or even the more esoteric transportation methods like the one they rode to the North Pole. Would also be interesting to have them doing seemingly normal everyday stuff, e.g. having tea, reading newspapers, or even something a bit more intimate, while very much not-everyday-happenings are going on in the background.
-I find the steampunk world of this adaptation really neat, so anything that deals with that worldbuilding would be cool. Fic or art, I'd like to see them dealing with automatons together, whether smaller ones or those big enough to ride in or even seemingly intelligent ones, whether back home or in the middle of travels.
-In general, just expanding on the in-game story. Post-canon stuff for either scenario would be nice: post-victory, is there any "returning to normal"? How had the journey changed their relationship, for better or worse? What does that money all get used for? Post-loss, do they actually go around the world again, and for what goal? How does the debt get paid, if at all? Otherwise, I'd also love to see other possibilities for travel around the world not covered in-game!
-Depending on your choices you can see hints of Passepartout's feelings in-game, but what would make him act on it first? Or how does the feelings come up on Fogg's side? Something slow burn-ish covering their whole trip (or beyond) would be fantastic, especially if there are lots of subtle, barely-noticeable-to-outsiders gestures of affection. (Note: while I'm not opposed to smut, for this pairing I much prefer barely resolved mutual pining with repression-fuelled restrained expressions of affection.)
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Paradox Live
Relationship(s): Yatonokami Kanata/Yatonokami Nayuta
- Codependent siblings with us-against-the-world vibes, oh my. These twins are totally in the strike zone for me, and I'd love to see so much more of their dynamic. For one, more of their past would be awesome - there's a lot of emphasis on how hard it was for them growing up as orphans, but just how exactly did they manage to support themselves? Any small moments of warmth within their daily struggles? How did they start getting into music?
- Much as I love how wrapped up in each other they are, I'd definitely love to see how they relationship looks like with interactions with others mixed in. Maybe some third-person POV where others see things that are "off" about their relationship but nobody actually knows what? Something more introspective about their feelings about each other even as they wander further out into the world around them - Nayuta's been trying to push Kanata to go out more while Kanata's adamant about not leaving Nayuta, but maybe they'd be able to figure out some way to balance getting themselves out there while still being there for each other?
- WRT: art, I really dig how the more recent pieces of official art have them all over each other and I'd definitely love to see something with that amount of touchy-feeliness. Otherwise, anything that shows them performing would be neat as well!
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D4DJ
Relationships: Hidaka Saori/Matsuyama Dalia
-Merm4id is one of my favourite units in-game, and I particularly like these two out of the group. I just like the idea of Saori's reticence meeting with Dalia's cool confidence and how they support each other from there - maybe through some one-on-one practice sessions without the rest of the group? Maybe have Dalia teach Saori some new dance styles, or Saori getting Dalia to try her hands on DJing. Feel free to go even smuttier in terms of Dalia trying to help Saori be more open and confident as well!
-Some hijinks related to Rika & Marika's spontaneity can be fun! Perhaps an outing that was supposed to be the two of them got hijacked and. Or conversely, maybe Rika has some ideas for "subtly" pushing them together and Marika's going along with it because she finds it amusing. Feel free to include members of other groups as well for bigger hijinks!
-In terms of art, I definitely would like to see more kinds of stage outfits for both of them! Maybe more fancy costumes that look really different from their standard costume, in the vein of the maid costumes in their in-game event? Or just more bikinis, those are always good.
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Relationship(s): Swaine & or / Marcassin
- I was unexpectedly drawn into the worldbuilding and characters in this game, and in particular I just really fell for these bros. I love that we have the set-up for the accomplished sibling vs. the "unfavourite" except instead of some jealousy-fuelled sibling rivalry it's just the two of them believing in each other so much. I'd definitely be interested in anything that explores their relationship set in any point of canon - missing scenes from their childhood? Trying to connect after such a long absence while in the middle of a world-saving plan? Post-canon stuff involving rebuilding the kingdom would be nice too, especially if it touches on how Swaine will fit back into Hamelin. (My personal headcanon is that he prefers to work around the kingdom without directly being involved in royal matters, but feel free to explore any other ideas!)
- Scenarios that touch on worldbuilding expansion could be fun too - maybe more on learning about magic? Or how engineering and technology work in the other world, or in Hamelin in particular? Any specific traditions in Hamelin that aren't present in other kingdoms?
- If you don't mind it, I don't mind shippier takes on them as well. Maybe reuniting after fifteen years in the middle of a world-threatening situation is bringing all kinds of mixed feelings, especially with all the deal with being brokenhearted at one point? Adding them having to hide the relationship into post-canon scenarios could be fun too.</cut
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 stated otherwise), 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 for SF/F canons, non-canon pairings not mentioned in prompts
Fandoms:
(Note: I'm requesting fic & art for all fandoms)
80 Days
Relationship(s): Phileas Fogg/Jean Passepartout
-Art-specific: the two of them with a backdrop of any of the interesting and unusual sights that they encounter in their travels would be lovely, e.g. the big festival in Paris, the underwater wildlife near Brisbane, or even the more esoteric transportation methods like the one they rode to the North Pole. Would also be interesting to have them doing seemingly normal everyday stuff, e.g. having tea, reading newspapers, or even something a bit more intimate, while very much not-everyday-happenings are going on in the background.
-I find the steampunk world of this adaptation really neat, so anything that deals with that worldbuilding would be cool. Fic or art, I'd like to see them dealing with automatons together, whether smaller ones or those big enough to ride in or even seemingly intelligent ones, whether back home or in the middle of travels.
-In general, just expanding on the in-game story. Post-canon stuff for either scenario would be nice: post-victory, is there any "returning to normal"? How had the journey changed their relationship, for better or worse? What does that money all get used for? Post-loss, do they actually go around the world again, and for what goal? How does the debt get paid, if at all? Otherwise, I'd also love to see other possibilities for travel around the world not covered in-game!
-Depending on your choices you can see hints of Passepartout's feelings in-game, but what would make him act on it first? Or how does the feelings come up on Fogg's side? Something slow burn-ish covering their whole trip (or beyond) would be fantastic, especially if there are lots of subtle, barely-noticeable-to-outsiders gestures of affection. (Note: while I'm not opposed to smut, for this pairing I much prefer barely resolved mutual pining with repression-fuelled restrained expressions of affection.)
---
Paradox Live
Relationship(s): Yatonokami Kanata/Yatonokami Nayuta
- Codependent siblings with us-against-the-world vibes, oh my. These twins are totally in the strike zone for me, and I'd love to see so much more of their dynamic. For one, more of their past would be awesome - there's a lot of emphasis on how hard it was for them growing up as orphans, but just how exactly did they manage to support themselves? Any small moments of warmth within their daily struggles? How did they start getting into music?
- Much as I love how wrapped up in each other they are, I'd definitely love to see how they relationship looks like with interactions with others mixed in. Maybe some third-person POV where others see things that are "off" about their relationship but nobody actually knows what? Something more introspective about their feelings about each other even as they wander further out into the world around them - Nayuta's been trying to push Kanata to go out more while Kanata's adamant about not leaving Nayuta, but maybe they'd be able to figure out some way to balance getting themselves out there while still being there for each other?
- WRT: art, I really dig how the more recent pieces of official art have them all over each other and I'd definitely love to see something with that amount of touchy-feeliness. Otherwise, anything that shows them performing would be neat as well!
---
D4DJ
Relationships: Hidaka Saori/Matsuyama Dalia
-Merm4id is one of my favourite units in-game, and I particularly like these two out of the group. I just like the idea of Saori's reticence meeting with Dalia's cool confidence and how they support each other from there - maybe through some one-on-one practice sessions without the rest of the group? Maybe have Dalia teach Saori some new dance styles, or Saori getting Dalia to try her hands on DJing. Feel free to go even smuttier in terms of Dalia trying to help Saori be more open and confident as well!
-Some hijinks related to Rika & Marika's spontaneity can be fun! Perhaps an outing that was supposed to be the two of them got hijacked and. Or conversely, maybe Rika has some ideas for "subtly" pushing them together and Marika's going along with it because she finds it amusing. Feel free to include members of other groups as well for bigger hijinks!
-In terms of art, I definitely would like to see more kinds of stage outfits for both of them! Maybe more fancy costumes that look really different from their standard costume, in the vein of the maid costumes in their in-game event? Or just more bikinis, those are always good.
---
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Relationship(s): Swaine & or / Marcassin
- I was unexpectedly drawn into the worldbuilding and characters in this game, and in particular I just really fell for these bros. I love that we have the set-up for the accomplished sibling vs. the "unfavourite" except instead of some jealousy-fuelled sibling rivalry it's just the two of them believing in each other so much. I'd definitely be interested in anything that explores their relationship set in any point of canon - missing scenes from their childhood? Trying to connect after such a long absence while in the middle of a world-saving plan? Post-canon stuff involving rebuilding the kingdom would be nice too, especially if it touches on how Swaine will fit back into Hamelin. (My personal headcanon is that he prefers to work around the kingdom without directly being involved in royal matters, but feel free to explore any other ideas!)
- Scenarios that touch on worldbuilding expansion could be fun too - maybe more on learning about magic? Or how engineering and technology work in the other world, or in Hamelin in particular? Any specific traditions in Hamelin that aren't present in other kingdoms?
- If you don't mind it, I don't mind shippier takes on them as well. Maybe reuniting after fifteen years in the middle of a world-threatening situation is bringing all kinds of mixed feelings, especially with all the deal with being brokenhearted at one point? Adding them having to hide the relationship into post-canon scenarios could be fun too.</cut