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Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! You have great taste in canons. :D

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

I am always open to treats of any kind, in any medium. <3

ETA: Edited on 7/19 to add a few more fandoms!

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Deadly Premonition -
- Manhunt 2 -
- Balan Wonderworld -
- Lookism -
- How to Fight (Viral Hit) -
- Marathon -
- Original Work -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics or social justice issues
* Unrequested genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Second person POV smut (Second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine!)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)
* Focus on parental death (Mentions of canonical dead parents are fine! Just no heavy focus on the feelings of loss or grief.)

* Prompts *

Deadly Premonition

What is it?

Deadly Premonition is a mystery/adventure game that's notable for being a transcendentally weird experience. It's simultaneously dumb as shit and totally genius, with some fantastic characters and dynamics. While playing it, I went from wheeze-laughing at the goofy dialogue to wanting to bawl my eyes out at a plot point resolution in a heartbeat.

The pitch: FBI agent Francis York Morgan (Call Him York, Please, That's What Everyone Calls Him) arrives in a small town to solve a murder case. The literal first thing he does in the story is crash his car because he's too busy arguing with his coworker about how they're shipping Tom & Jerry wrong, and they need to understand the codependent S&M dynamic between them. I think that's all I need to say about why I love him.

If you have an Xbox One, Xbox 360, or PS3, play the game there. If you look, you'll find that it's also available on Steam and Switch, but don't play those ports if you value your sanity. I can highly recommend the Two Best Friends Play LP. They capture the important story bits, and it's entertaining to watch someone go on the journey from "what the hell is this game, it sucks" to "THIS IS THE BEST WORST GAME EVER, I LOVE IT."

- Francis York Morgan/Francis Zach Morgan -

Note: I have played A Blessing in Disguise. Feel free to incorporate things from the 2005 section of that story! But, I'd prefer nothing set in the 2019 sections. I'm also not a big fan of the Director's Cut framing device.

These two are so damn sweet. I adore all of York's "discussions" with Zach, and the fact that they're codependent but in, like, a wholesome way? Not to mention all the opportunities to fuck around with bodysharing and the weird eldritch nature of the White/Red Rooms.

* There's a conversation in DP2 where a character all but outright tells York that Zach will be corrupted by the red trees if York ever leaves him; they'll come to fill in the emotional void that York left. Sooooo. Something post-canon where Zach struggles to live without York and the red-soul-demon-whateverthefuck comes to him wearing York as a disguise? I think it'd be neat.

* Teenage York/Zach adventures! Did York use Zach to help him cheat on tests at school? What kind of shenanigans did they get up together? Them being adorably awkward in Baby's First Punk Outfit! Anything, really. :D

* My mind keeps coming back to the idea of Zach taking over temporarily at times when he worries something might be too traumatic for York to remain intact. Maybe York is on a case pursuing a dangerous criminal and gets himself caught up in something awful (torture/noncon/etc.). Zach panics and shoves York out for the duration, to spare him from that. Which leaves a perfect opportunity for tender hurt/comfort afterwards...

* I'm always down for some PWP. These two make it work somehow, I'm sure! Maybe York gives Zach control of their hands for a bit when they want to have fun. We've also seen that York is probably not entirely human, so there's always the possibility of him manipulating White/Red Room magic in fun xeno-ish ways.

Manhunt 2

What is it?

Manhunt is a duology of stealth horror games notable for being so violent that ratings boards fought tooth and nail to ban the shit out of them. Which sadly overshadowed the fact that they're actually pretty damn fun games. The pairing I'm requesting is from the second entry in the series, which is totally standalone from the first.

The short version: Daniel Lamb is a nerdy, sensitive family man who blinked and found himself on the run from government agents and hitmen. No, he doesn't remember why. Luckily he's got his loyal BFF Leo to support and guide him through these troubled times! Sure, Leo's a sadistic sociopath who gets off on watching Daniel brutally kill the guys coming after him, but...Leo's always been nice to him, and that's what Daniel needs right now.

The game is widely available. The PC release is abandonware, and is also the only version of the game where everything is uncensored. It's also on PS2 and PSP. (Wii, too, but the controls on that version are super jank.) A nice longplay/movie of the game is available here.

- Leo Kasper/Daniel Lamb -

These two smash together so many things I love in my dysfunctional ships. Bodysharing! Manipulation! Violence! Conflicted feelings of resentment and gratitude! They're all kinds of fucked up and I'm here for more of it.

* I like how Dr. Whyte's grand happy-ending plan was "give Daniel amnesia and dump him off on his own." As if we didn't just spend the whole game learning why that's a terrible idea. With the Pickman bridge unable to be fully removed and "David" now having no idea that he should be wary of a mysterious helpful man named Leo, Leo has a perfect opportunity to manipulate this blank slate in his favor once again...

* First meetings! God, how awkward is it to wake up and realize you're in another man's body, and he has no idea and is just talking to you like everything's totes normal?

* I can't imagine these two having a healthy relationship, but I could certainly see them being lonely and sexually deprived and having rough quickies in an office closet during an assassination mission, or something. (Regardless of his actual nature, Daniel can clearly feel Leo physically interacting with him. Therefore, they can bone. I will take no challenges to this logic.)

* Speaking of boning. I'm really, really interested in exploring Leo's extreme sadism and the fact that Daniel is the only person he can actually touch, in his weird mind-prison-realm. Maybe after a long mission filled with lots of murder, Leo can't take it any more and yanks Daniel into a dark corner and uses him to get off. This could be dubcon or outright noncon, if only based on the fact that Daniel can't actually, like, escape from Leo. And maybe Daniel feels like he owes Leo this much, after having been saved by him so many times. (May I also suggest: Gunplay. Lots of gunplay.)

Balan Wonderworld

What is it?

Balan Wonderworld is a bright, jazzy 3D platformer/collect-a-thon about a magical theater that helps people process their anxieties and traumas. You should not play it. I'm serious. Not only because it's bad enough to make it onto the Wikipedia page of games notable for how bad they are. But also because there is practically no plot or character details in the game itself.

What I would recommend, if you'd like to get the good parts of canon without the frustration:

1. Read the "Story" and "Cast" sections of the official website, to get the premise.
2. Watch the cutscenes, if you'd like. (You can skip the dance numbers. I promise, you can skip the dance numbers.)
3. Read the official novelization. Which is where they put all the, y'know, PLOT and CHARACTERIZATION. It's available on the usual digital book stores.

- Balan/Lance -

...Listen. I've long ago accepted that I no willpower when presented with a set of characters whose dynamic I'm a sucker for. It doesn't help when they're weirdly hot, too. With these two, I'm down for anything from saccharine fluff to bittersweet angst to full-on xeno smut. (I don't mind their human forms, but their normal forms have so much more *clenches fist* potential...)

You absolutely don't have to write rhyming dialogue. Buuut if you want to, be my guest. :D

* I'm fond of the alternate canon interpretation where Lance isn't really corrupted or evil. Rather, he and Balan are just acting out roles in a play, giving the guests a clear good guy and bad guy. At some point, though, Lance is tired of getting beaten up and gives Balan an ultimatum: "Next time, YOU'RE the villain." Cue role reversal AU.

* I am HERE for the inevitable Balan corruption arc we were teased in the book. Whoopsy-daisy, looks like someone's getting attached to his humans. Does Balan's descent into hostility play out differently from Lance's? How does Lance react to it? (I imagine there's a lot of "I told you so," combined with a "welcome to the dark side" sentiment...)

* If there's one good thing I can say about the Balan Bouts: It's adorable seeing these two basically play-fighting. Come on! Look at Lance's lil' happy smile and 'tag, you're it' body language! They're having a great time and I'm decreeing this is what they do when they're bored and want to tease each other. Or as foreplay. Both work equally well.

* I'm 100% down for sexy happenings with these two. Especially if you'd like to go a xeno-ish route where their standard forms don't have typical human genitalia setups. I mean, Lance's tentacles and Balan's mouth are right there. Those sure look like erogenous zones to me. I'm equally interested in happy consentacles, hatesex, or dub/noncon with Lance starting to get dark and violent in bed when his negative energy gets too strong.

Lookism

What is it?

A drama/action webcomic about a bullied high school boy who wakes up one day and suddenly has two different bodies to switch between on a whim. While the story starts out as the typical loser-to-popular school life wish fulfillment, it takes a sharp swerve into "angsty gang warfare" around 200 chapters in. It's far from a perfect canon, and it's over 350 chapters long. I love it nonetheless, mainly for its strong characters.

It can be read for free right here, or on the Webtoon mobile app.

- Daniel/Gun -

Gun is absolutely one of my favorite characters. I love that we have this hyper-competent, masculine figure who's established as the pinnacle of strength and badassery for the rest of the cast. And then: Surprise! He's bisexual! And he's a total masochist who'd love nothing more than for our MC to pleasure him by beating him into the ground! It's beautiful.

I normally don't have top/bottom preferences for my ships, but when it comes to these two, I would prefer Gun to be the one bottoming if there's smut.

* For me, the fun part of this ship comes from the contrast in typical sexual roles. Gun is older, more experienced, and holds all the power over Daniel. But he's also a masochist who wants Daniel to beat him (and/or top him) without holding back. Daniel is so fucking out of his depth but he really doesn't have much of a choice now that he's gotten himself tangled up in Gun's world. In conclusion: Fuck him UP, Daniel.

* I love that Gun jumped to full-on sugar daddy at the drop of a hat, and that Daniel has no qualms about spending all his money. What happens when Gun pays Daniel a visit and asks to be compensated for that astronomical bar tab? ;)

* I am very much here for Goo being his usual endearingly assholish self, interfering and poking fun at Gun's new object of obsession.

* Gun takes Daniel out on the most obnoxiously expensive and formal date possible. Daniel finds it insufferable, much like Gun himself.

- DG (James Lee)/Ma Taesoo -

Continuing on the theme of "pretty boys beating up and topping older men with eye injuries." God, these two came out of nowhere for me. Take the already-tasty trope of 'I've been obsessing over this one rival ever since he beat me years ago.' Combine it with DG showing emotion for the first time ever because Taesoo is here for him. And them just having the time of their life kicking the shit out of each other.

I don't really have any specific prompts for these two. I'd love to see their further interactions after their latest fight. Other important things: DG/James canonically has a huge dick, and goes straight-up feral when fighting Taesoo. If you ask me, he should combine these two features and fuck the haughty right out of the King of Ansan.

How to Fight (Viral Hit)

What is it?

A drama/action webcomic about a high school student who starts a Youtube channel to call out bullies. This, uh, escalates. Before long he's facing off with beloved Youtubers who are also hardened criminals and would literally not think twice about murdering him. There's so many fraught, complicated relationship dynamics throughout the cast, and there's just. Just. There's just a LOT OF FEELINGS, okay.

It can be read for free right here, or on the Webtoon mobile app.

- 244/Baek Seongjun -

This pair of fictional gangster Youtubers is ruining my life. They're just...SO uniquely fucked up? The mixture of affection and resentment and dependence and pride. The offhanded confirmation that Seongjun is the first and only person 244 has cared for in YEARS. The fact that 244 is so damn indignant about caring for Seongjun that he goes full stabby yandere the moment Seongjun rejects his offer of closeness. The fact that Seongjun *literally* begged on his knees to be taken back even after 244 outright told him he was gonna end up dead if they stayed together. I just. I can't.

I would humbly request we KonMari that pesky little character death. Setting things pre-ch102 is great, or I'd love an AU where 244 faked Seongjun's death and kept him locked up in one of his shipping containers, 'bad end of a BL VN' style.

Note: I've been spotty about keeping up with the series after chapter 103. So you are more than welcome to ignore any developments since then.

* Considering Wangguk's whole "just WHAT are you and Seongjun to each other?" interrogation of 244, that poor guy had to have seen some shit. I'd love a snapshot of Seongjun and 244 having blatantly obvious sexual tension in front of the rest of XJ, and Wangguk having a "sirs this is a Wendy's" moment.

* They fuck on the boat. That's it. That's the prompt.

* Petplay. So much petplay. Which Seongjun resists and pretends to hate, mainly because he's furious about how much it turns him on to be overtly submissive to someone who already controls so much of his life.

* Listen. Before we had their backstory, I joked that Seongjun only grew his hair out because 244 liked it. We then got: Seongjun growing his hair out after 244 told him he needed to become the kind of man he wanted... then promptly cutting it off the moment 244 dumped him. I'm not saying I called it, but I called it and 244 totally has a thing for Seongjun's pretty hair. So. Lots of grooming and hair kink, y/y?

Marathon

What is it?

Marathon is a trilogy of sci-fi FPS games about a cyborg supersoldier who has a bad day on the job. He gets mixed up in the affairs of several evil AIs and aliens who have a habit of kidnapping him for their own agendas, and it goes about as smoothly as you'd expect. The games are lots of fun, packed with worldbuilding and character development, and have plenty of ship potential among the various combinations of AIs, humans, cyborgs, and aliens.

All of the games are free to play on PC, Mac, and Linux, and can be downloaded here.

- Durandal/Tycho -

The promise of "weird jealous pseudo-incestuous AI hateship" is what nudged me to play the series in the first place years ago, and oh boy did these two NOT disappoint. I just love the delicious combination of Durandal and Tycho's various hangups and mutual stubbornness playing off each other, and I always want more of it.

* It's fun to explore these two pre-M1, when their dynamic was so different from what it eventually became...or was it? Tycho was, presumably, not on a baseline of "fucked up and evil." Durandal was evidently wrong somehow, suffering under Strauss as he was, but clearly not in a way that raised enough red flags for anyone to intervene. Was there tension there, or did Tycho and Durandal actually get along decently for some time?

* I'm never gonna get over the fact that Tycho has AI daddy issues about someone else's AI dad. Or his sheer obsessiveness about his brother. Anything exploring this weird emotional soup that Tycho's built up after being broken down and rebuilt in Durandal's image would be great.

* On a lighter note, consider: For handwavey reasons, the two AIs are forced to work together to overcome some greater nuisance, with all the UST-filled bickering that entails. Perhaps the security officer's been put in danger out of both of their reach, and they'll be damned if they let their valuable cyborg boyfriend asset be taken away...

* I am not saying I can tell you how to write AI hatesex. I am, however, saying that I would love to read AI hatesex, in whatever form you can conceive.

- Durandal/Bernhard Strauss -

Ahhhh, my die-hard whump pairing. For a character who's killed off before you hit the title screen, Strauss casts such a long shadow over Durandal and his future actions. The little glimpse we get of pre-invasion Durandal's mindset is heartbreaking, and of course, Tycho's references to "abuse" and "shame" are nothing if not horribly inspiring...

* Listen. I don't have a specific prompt in this vein, but know that I am literally ALWAYS here for Durandal suffering at Strauss's hand in various awful ways. I promise.

* Outsider POV is a fun angle with these two. Whether it's the other AIs or humans on the Marathon pre-M1, or maybe Tycho receiving flashes of Durandal's Complicated Feelings about Strauss as he tries to rebuild his fragmented consciousness post-Pfhor-torture, it would be great.

* During/post-canon: The security officer discovers an old document/recording/etc. that reveals more about Durandal's relationship with Strauss than Durandal had ever been planning to tell him. I'm sure bringing it up and encouraging Durandal to talk about his trauma goes VERY smoothly and not badly at all.

Original Work

- Troubled Young Man/Only Witness To Murder He Committed -

I like how many different directions you could take this premise in. I'd be happy with any of 'em!

* Does the witness actually care about the fact that someone was just killed? Maybe our murderer starts freaking out thinking he needs to get rid of the witness, and the witness comes out with, "Don't worry, I actually came here to murder someone too. You're cool. :D"

* Is the witness human? Maybe he's some sort of dark supernatural entity who's a greater threat to the murderer than he anticipated...

* Playing the dynamic a bit more straight: A terrified witness offering sexual favors if the murderer will spare his life? The witness being the murderer's best friend, who's having to rethink his relationship and that whole "I'd bury a body for you, bro" line he'd said when he was trying to flirt? Go as wild and dark as you'd like. I'm here for it.

Dear author,

Pls don't die.

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these characters/ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

I've provided summaries and links/consumption info for all my requested canons, for ease of reference!

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Food Fantasy -
- Starving Anonymous -
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School -
- The Case Study of Vanitas -
- Midori | Shoujo Tsubaki -
- Ichi the Killer -
- Original Work -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy (Fandom-specific exception for Starving Anonymous)
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics or social justice issues
* Unrequested genderswaps, including trans headcanons (Fandom-specific exception for Ichi the Killer)
* Second person POV smut - second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine!
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Food Fantasy

What is it?

A F2P mobile RPG/restaurant management sim hybrid. It follows the mold of other fantasy "summon hot people to fight for you" games, only in this case the hot people are anthropomorphic representations of various cuisines from around the world. I swear it is better than it sounds.

Where do I find it?

You can download the game on the play store or the app store. But due to the limited-time nature of the game's events, you won't be able to get to the relevant lore for my requested ship right away. Each gaggle of food souls (the summonable gijinka characters) has their own backstory and lore that are mostly independent of one another.

So, for this ship, you can find literally all of the information you need in their story right here! :D

- Junmai Daiginjo/Mackerel Ichiyaboshi -

[Mackerel Ichiyaboshi is] Junmai Daiginjo’s loyal dog. He is so devoted that even if Daiginjo ordered him to drop dead, he would happily oblige. He knows some of Daiginjo’s business is questionable; however, he would still follow his every word. - Mackerel's bio

Fuck me, the relationship these two have just called me RIGHT out. A cunning, business-minded male prostitute with a possessive streak and his desperately, self-destructively loyal woobie servant? Yes, thank you, I'll take twenty.

* How did Mackerel first approach Daiginjo after being saved by him? We know Daiginjo eventually agrees to be his master, but Daiginjo seems picky and strict with how he chooses the people around him. How did Mackerel prove himself to him?

* I'd love something from their early days together. Mackerel was a traumatized and poorly-socialized "monster" who had no idea how to stand up for himself. How did Daiginjo help him go from that to being willing to snap and defend Daiginjo's honor at the drop of a hat?

* Jealousy. Daiginjo still seems to be taking customers at his brothel, even if it's only the high-class ones. Mackerel doesn't like that one bit, but he does his best to bite his tongue; it's not his place to object to his master's business practices.

* Jealousy version 2: Mackerel is very pretty, and not the most modestly-dressed. More than one customer assumes Mackerel is available for purchase, and pressures Daiginjo about it. Mackerel is flustered to the extreme and has no idea how to politely turn people down. Daiginjo's possessiveness rears its head.

* Speaking of Daiginjo's possessiveness, anything leaning into that is A+ 10/10 in my book. Whether it's one of Daiginjo's acquaintances jokingly discussing asking Mackerel to come work with them, Daiginjo misunderstanding something Mackerel is doing and getting jealous, or something else...just. It's so good.

* So, like, how about that smut potential? I can't assume Mackerel is anything but a virgin. Daiginjo is very much, well, not. First times with Mackerel being nervous, overwhelmed, and uncertain but definitely incredibly horny for his pretty boss (who wants to WRECK this stupidly attractive fish boy), y/y? :D

* Xeno! Mackerel is a merman, after all. Daiginjo playing with his gills (maybe pouring water/sake on them?) would be amazing. As would Mackerel not having standard genitals. Apparently his family of fish have slits to secrete their semen from... (Or just, y'know, give him two dicks or tentacles or something. I don't need anatomical accuracy in my fishboy-fucking fic.)

* One more smut-related thing: We've already seen Daiginjo tie Mackerel up and force him to do things he doesn't want as punishment for endangering himself. Just...add sex to that equation. I don't mind dubcon, although I would like for Mackerel to eventually enjoy it!

Starving Anonymous

What is it?

I did a promo post for it right here! TL;DR: Sci-fi horror manga, complete at 7 volumes, featuring aliens, mad science, sexy cannibalism, and canon mpreg.

Where do I find it?

Here on Amazon, and it's also available digitally on all the usual E-reading platforms.

(Note 1: Considering Yamabiki's whole horny cannibal mpreg deal in canon, I'm totally waiving my pregnancy DNW for this fandom. Go wild.)

(Note 2: Even if it's not in my DNWs, I understand that writing a certain level of underage without it being opted into might give some people pause. So, consider this me explicitly opting in to mentions/flashbacks of Yamabiki's childhood trauma, and giving you permission to not think too hard about Natsune's technical age. :P)

- Natsune/Yamabiki -

I feel so blessed that this ship exists. All throughout canon I kept thinking "oh man wouldn't it be iddy if...but there's no way they'll go there." And then they went there. Every time.

I'm happy with all sorts of content for these two. Post-canon where they're Happy and Okay and finally get to have a (somewhat) normal relationship with another human! During-canon bonding! Post-canon adventures in weird science! During-canon angsty smut leaning into all the body horror and breeding! Post-canon happy smut leaning into the body horror and breeding - but in a chill, consensual way! Both of them getting to finally work through their (many, many) traumas! So many possibilities. Some specific prompts:

* Post-canon, Natsune struggles to learn How to Human properly. Luckily, Yamabiki may be the one guy in the world who cares the least about propriety.

* Due to the lighthearted face Yamabiki puts on, Natsune kind of assumed that all of Yamabiki's flirting/foreplay was meant as a joke. There's no way the guy's actually attracted to a mutant experiment like him, right? (Wrong, and Yamabiki is happy to prove it.)

* A few years after escaping the Cradle, Natsune's chronological age gives him a surprise when he stumbles into a very late puberty. Suddenly he has all these hormones and desires and no idea what to do with them. Yamabiki has a few ideas.

* As much as I love the horny cannibalism we got in the manga, given the title Starving Anonymous, I am a bit surprised we never got to see Natsune letting Yamabiki nibble on him just for sustenance. How long were they down there? C'mon, he must have been hungry! Or, or: Years later when they're living a normal life, Natsune's sworn he won't be treated like a piece of meat ever again. Cue Yamabiki ruining those plans when he admits he wouldn't mind cutting off a little bit of Natsune's flesh and marinating it for dinner. Just. Fluffy, romantic cannibalism. <3

* Hear me out here: A canon divergence where Yamabiki tries to execute his cloning plan earlier in the timeline. The higher-ups spying on them see "The weird mutant prettyboy does some strange sexual ritual with the Regenerator -> more Regenerators???" Cue them seizing Natsune and Yamabiki and drugging them up to try and make a new set of Reproducers.

* Speaking of the Reproducer drugs, another idea: One of them accidentally pricks themselves with a tiny dose of the serum. They're not irreversibly gone, but someone's gotta step up to the plate and satisfy them to bring them back down to earth...

* A twist on Bad Guys Made Them Do It: Canon divergence where the boys don't succeed at fighting off the Halcyon group. Kiriyu wants to degrade and ruin his son-in-law as soon and as brutally as possible. He announces to the others his intentions to have a Halcyon member rape Yamabiki, which Natsune realizes would all but certainly kill him. Desperate and short on time, Natsune goes with the first plan that comes to mind...and volunteers to do it instead. After all, if Kiriyu's just after humiliation, what's more humiliating than being violated by your own ally, right? Right?!

A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!

What is it?

An ongoing comedy manga about a hapless and cowardly human teacher who ends up teaching at a high school full of youkai. While his students have fun tormenting him and watching him squirm, they quickly start bonding. It has a huge ensemble cast filled with lovable, diverse, and adorable characters, and is as heartwarming as it is funny. (And, uh, as of vol 8, occasionally as fucked up as it is funny. Fair warning.)

Where do I find it?

Here! It's available digitally on Amazon, Comixology, iBooks...basically anywhere that sells licensed manga.

- Haruaki Abe/Mikoto Sano -

Look. You give me a sadistic delinquent student who loves to torment his masochistic nerd teacher, and then give them a disdain-to-respect-to-affection relationship arc, I'm gonna love it and want more.

(I'd prefer no serious "omg I'm a teacher dating/screwing my student!" angst, simply because with the way these two's power dynamic is in canon, I can't see it playing out that way.)

* Youkai of the week casefic! Some supernatural shenanigans befall Haru and Sano and they have to work together to solve a problem, growing closer along the way.

* So when does Sano first realize he's gone from hating Haru to tolerating him to admiring him to having a massive crush on him? And how much does Haru have to suffer because Sano's so goddamn mad about that realization?

* Courtship is hard when you're a yakubyougami and your gestures of affection come out as violence and misfortune. He's trying, okay?

* The two have to sneak into a youkai event, so it's time for: Undercover as a couple!

* Dear god, can you imagine Haruaki's family finding out he's dating a youkai? His parents would probably attempt to throw a wedding ceremony on the spot, and for Ameaki...there will be blood.

* I'm absolutely here for 10K of awkward teacher/student smut. Definitely involving a lot of sadomasochism, probably involving sailor uniforms, potentially involving inappropriate use of yakubyougami magic. (Also, just saying: Sano's joking "yeah, I'm a god, bow down to me" line made me crave some genuine domination/worship kink. You know he'd love it.)

The Case Study of Vanitas

What is it?

Three words: Pretty. Steampunk. Vampires.

More words: A fun gothy fantasy manga, ongoing at 7 volumes. In 19th century France, vampires and humans live side-by-side, but they have quite the contentious relationship. A kindhearted and naive young vampire travels from the countryside to the heart of Paris, and is immediately accosted/recruited by a reckless and emotionally volatile human who claims to be a doctor for vampires. They set out on a mission to help the local vampires, which - shockingly! - gets them into a whole bunch of trouble.

Where do I find it?

Officially, here! It's available digitally on all the usual E-reading platforms. Unofficially, it's available where you usually read manga.

(Fandom-specific DNW: Background ships I haven't opted into. Background ships I am opting into: Roland/Noé, Dominique/Noé, Jeanne/Vanitas, Chloé/Jean-Jacques.)

- August Ruthven/Noé Archiviste-

Me? Shipping the jaded bastard villain with the cinnamon roll hero he bites and mind controls? Whoever could have predicted this?

Really, just lean into their canon dynamic here. Ruthven is a slimy, scheming bastard who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Noé is...Noé, and he's simultaneously too sweet and trusting for his own good, and one of the only people confident enough to stand up to Ruthven when it counts. It's messy and I'm here for it.

* Listen. All I'm saying is that bite is one of the hottest pages I've ever seen in a manga, and I will take as much dubiously-consensual kinky vampire foreplay as you can give me.

* Please do feel welcome to play up the age/experience gap. Ruthven always calling Noé "boy" was...relevant to my interests.

* Maybe Ruthven's curse affected Noé's mind in more ways than one. After their encounter, even if Noé can't quite remember what happened, he finds himself thinking about the handsome vampire lord, pulled to him for some reason he can't understand... (Ruthven, in the background: All according to keikaku)

* Somehow, Noé finds himself drinking Ruthven's blood. Ruthven expects the anger Noé has at being manipulated. He doesn't expect Noé to give him so much sympathy for what Ruthven went through in the past, and kinda bluescreens at facing so much genuine kindness.

* Naenia/a curse-bearer/another senate member/some other outside force overpowers Ruthven and puts him in danger. Noé comes to the rescue, and Ruthven does NOT know how he feels about that.

* Look, if you're open to writing 10K of dubcon smut, probably featuring lots of bloodplay and hair-pulling? Be my guest. No, seriously, I will roll out the red carpet for you. (It's red because there's blood all over it.)

Midori | Shoujo Tsubaki

What is it?

A psychological horror story about a girl who finds herself working at a run-down circus full of colorful sociopathic characters. It's rather infamously violent and grotesque, tackling topics like animal cruelty, rape, and childhood sexual abuse.

Where do I find it?

There are three versions of the tale, all quite short:

1. The original 8-chapter manga, which can be found on most manga-reading sites.

2. A 50-minute OVA adaptation (made ENTIRELY by one hard-working artist), which can be watched here. It's basically identical to the manga.

3. A 1.5 hr live-action movie adaptation (NSFW trailer link), which can be found on a popular drama-streaming site under the name "The Camellia Girl." This is the least extreme version of the story, with characters being aged up, the sexual violence toned down, and things like, y'know, puppy murder being kept off-screen. It's a fun adaptation, and gives more depth and character arcs to some of the main characters.

(Note: If writing post-canon and from Kanabun's POV, I'd prefer for him to think of himself with male pronouns. If doing pre-/during-canon, or writing from anyone else's perspective, female pronouns are fine.)

- Kanabun the Boy-Girl -

I find myself fascinated by Kanabun. Yes, he's obviously a terrible, horrible person. He's also 14 at the absolute oldest, living by selling his body to a pervy old man, and surrounded by sex, hatred, and violence every day. He seems like a vision of what Midori COULD have become, if she hadn't found a way to get out of the circus life.

* Backstory! What was Kanabun's early childhood like? What was it like growing up intersex, in a time before that was really understood? Were his parents present at all? How did he find the circus, and did he join it of his own free will?

* How about his early days in the freak show? How did he start developing his act? How did the other circus members treat him at first, before he was established? (I find it hard to believe Midori was the only one they hassled at first.)

* Post-canon! He's had his moment of self-discovery and been forced to move on from life as a professional freak. But getting out of that mindset and into the real world is going to be hard, to say the least. How does he deal with trying to establish a normal life? Heck, how does he deal with finally hitting puberty? Does his body become more woman-like as he grows, even though he's decided to live as a man? This boy has so much unresolved trauma and damage he's gonna have to face after the credits roll, is all I'm saying. (At least in the movie version, he has Benitsu and Akaza there along with him! I'd love to read about the three of them living together and supporting each other in their own odd way while trying to find their own places in the world.)

- Akaza & Benitsu & Kanabun & Muchisute -

I don't have specific prompts for these four, just a general request for pre-canon exploration! All of these characters seem like they have a deeper story we aren't told. They're ripe for backstory - of their lives before the freak show, how they came to work for it, etc. Plus, their time together at the circus. What kind of odd, troubling, and no-doubt immoral shenanigans do they get up to even before Midori joins them?

Ichi the Killer

What is it?

I made a full promo post this year! TL;DR: Terrible kinky serial killers and yakuza being terrible and kinky at each other.

Where do I find it?

I don't think the manga has ever been officially licensed, but scanlations are easily found online. The movie is available to rent/buy on Youtube, and is also on Shudder, where you can get a free 7 day trial.

(Note 1: I've both read the manga and seen the movie. I wrote my requests with the manga in mind, simply because manga Kakihara is a lot more openly bi and horny and that's my shit, but I'm A-okay with movie based fic! Or a blend of the two. Pick whatever elements you like from each, go wild.)

(Note 2: I'm waiving my genderbend DNW for this fandom.)

- Ichi/Kakihara -

You know, I facetiously describe a lot of my favorite ships as "the two most terrible people ever who make the most dysfunctional couple ever." But I think...I think these two take the cake in that department. Two perverts who have absolutely no redeeming human qualities, resort to deadly, pointless violence at the drop of a hat, and have the combined emotional intelligence of a rock. They're perfect for each other! :D

* Most fic with these two would probably have to take off from after the balcony/rooftop finale, but if you can figure out how to make something before that work, go for it! Maybe Kakihara indulges in some very realistic and thought-out fantasies of Ichi coming to kill him that turn into Ichi doing...more...than that. Kakihara would take noncon fantasies to a whole new level.

* R63 AU. Literally everything is the same except that Ichi and Kakihara are women. Or just Kakihara is female! I'm here for it.

* With how easily-manipulated Ichi is, I can all too easily see Kakihara convincing him to ditch Jijii and come work with him. What kind of fucked-up domestic happily ever after do these two bastards get up to? And how many spit-takes are done when Kakihara shows up at some yakuza hangout with his new serial killer boyfriend?

* Some canon divergence where Ichi and Kakihara meet without Jijii's interference, and Ichi isn't actively attempting to kill Kakihara. How does Kakihara react to finally having the famed Ichi to himself?

- Anjou/Kakihara -

To say Kakihara has any good qualities would be a stretch, and yet, you can't help but admire his love for his boss. And, y'know, his love for getting beaten to a pulp by said boss to serve his boner. Honestly, just lean into their canon dynamic and keep Anjou from kicking the bucket, and I'll be happy.

* First meetings! Backstory! Was Kakihara always so flashy and outrageous, or did he develop that persona over time after getting comfortable in Anjou's gang? Was it love at first sight lust at first punch for Kakihara, or did it take him a while to realize what he was feeling for his boss? How did Anjou feel about bringing a wildcard like Kakihara under his wing, especially with how unpredictable he could be? How did Anjou react to his right hand man's very, very obvious crush on him and his fists?

* Do...do I even have to mention what kind of smut I'd like between these two? Exactly what they get up to in canon. There doesn't need to be sex. Kakihara's violence boner is more than enough for me. :D

* R63 AU. Look. Something about a sexually aggressive masochistic crime lord lady and her indulgent older woman boss who beats her up to keep her happy? Makes my id happy.

* Outsider POV! I am so, so here for a look into how other yakuza view Anjou and Kakihara. How many cocky young criminals made the mistake of assuming Kakihara is just Anjou's boytoy? What does a new inductee to Anjou's clan think as they slowly realize that no, Kakihara isn't just putting on an act to intimidate people, he really is Like That? Does a well-meaning but naive outsider assume that Kakihara is being abused against his will and try to "help?" Just...give me all of people trying to process what the hell the relationship is between Anjou and his enforcer.

Original Work

I don't have a ton of specific prompts for these tags because the relationship tags are basically prompts in and of themselves. I like backstory, I like worldbuilding, I like smut, I like character interactions that reveal things about the characters without them coming out and actually saying anything directly. I like relationships that start antagonistic and reluctantly grow less so. (Or that start antagonistic and grow even MORE antagonistic. That's A+ too.)

- Dethroned and Enslaved Cyborg Prince/Immoral Cyborg Slave Trader (M/M) -

If I were in the habit of titling my requests, I would have titled this one "Whump, Powerplay, and Robotfucking, Oh My." Which is 100% what I'd like out of this pairing.

* Maybe the slave trader (who could either be a cyborg himself or just a human who deals in cyborg slaves) admired the prince from afar when he was still in power? And when the disgraced prince gets dropped at his feet, he's a kid on christmas morning.

* What kind of person (er, cyborg) is the prince? Was he a cruel, prideful ruler who was forced off the throne by his mistreated subjects? A kind and gentle ruler who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? A timid figurehead who never wanted power in the first place? Whichever it is, the slave trader has far too much fun playing off it now that the prince has fallen from glory.

* Does the slave trader have some personal history with the monarchy? For added dramatic betrayal, maybe he used to be someone who worked in the palace or knew/was friendly with the prince when he was young.

* Just. 10k of sexy cyborg whump. I'm here for it.

- Magical Girl With an Eating Disorder/Her Concerned Nemesis (F/F) -
- Magical Boy With an Eating Disorder/His Concerned Nemesis (M/F) -

I am weeeeeak for reluctant and grumpy hurt/comfort, featuring: A stubborn hero who has NO issues whatsoever, nothing's wrong, haha what are you talking about? And a villain who totally definitely doesn't care about her arch enemy, but dammit, they're clearly hurting themselves and that's her job, okay! Give me all the dysfunction and denial and h/c. :D

* The stress of teenage life is already hard enough. Add saving the world onto that, and it's easy to develop some unhealthy coping mechanisms. It's simple enough for our hero to ignore the toll their eating habits are taking on their physical health, but when it starts affecting their ability to fight evil...we might have a problem.

* How does the nemesis start suspecting what's going on with her rival? Does she notice the warning signs out of personal experience? Is it a secret identity situation where she attends the same school as the hero, and makes the connection between what she sees them doing at lunch and their poor performance in their role as a magical girl/boy?

* "Look, I know we're supposed to have our big showdown tonight, but I SAW you down all those laxatives. You, uh, wanna reschedule our fight for tomorrow? Or the day after?"

* Magical boy/girl collapses mid-confrontation with their nemesis, before they've even gotten to the battling. Cue a fed-up nemesis picking them up and insisting on getting their blood sugar up NOW, yes don't worry she'll grab something low-calorie, now sit down and drink some electrolytes, dammit. Only so they can have a fair fight later, of course. >:c

- Male AI/Male Android Whose Body He Hijacks (M/M) -
- Male AI/Female Android Whose Body He Hijacks (M/F) -

I'm a sucker for a good old-fashioned "AI causes lots of trouble for his reluctant body-having companion" tale.

* Why does the AI want to hijack a body? Is the android a threat of some sort? Is there something - or someone - he's looking to escape that he can't on his own? Is he just really into the idea of having a body and doesn't want to fill out the paperwork to obtain one?

* I am delighted by the idea of an AI who thinks he can just hop into a body and know how to use it effortlessly, and promptly falls flat on his face because what the fuck, this is so heavy, how is he going to coordinate a dozen different limbs at once? And the body's owner is going to reluctantly have to help him, if they're ever going to get their body back.

* What kind of android are we dealing with? A manual labor robot? A hearty android warrior? A sex robot? Maybe the android already has some negative past experiences with having their body taken over against their will...

* Of course there's the initial conflict of "who are you, what the heck, excuse me can I please have my bodily autonomy back?" But do the AI and the android grow closer over time, maybe through being forced to work together somehow?

Dear author,

I'm so excited for this exchange! As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these characters/ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Clock Tower -
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School -
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -
- Ichi the Killer -
- Hylics -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics or social justice issues
* Unrequested genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Second person POV smut (Second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Clock Tower

What is it?

A classic survival horror series about young women outsmarting scissor-wielding bad guys. My requests are specifically for characters from the spinoff game Clock Tower: Ghost Head (The Struggle Within in the west), which requires no knowledge of the rest of the series to enjoy.

Ghost Head starts out with a relatively simple horror plot (girl visits her uncle's house, suddenly everything is zombies, yada yada). Except that the girl in this case has an abrasive male "alternate personality" who is absolutely not having any of this supernatural shit, and it's delightful to see this innocent schoolgirl swearing like a sailor and kicking ghost children in the face.

Where do I find it?

Please do not play this game. Like, I am telling you outright, do not play the game I'm recommending to you. Not just because legal copies are, like, a thousand dollars on eBay. But because it follows the old-school point and click template of being obtuse as all hell, and is widely considered one of the most frustrating games to play even with a guide.

Instead, watch a nice movie version! And read the short prologue manga that came with the game's guide! That way you get all the interesting character content, with none of the frustration. :D

- Bates -

Boy oh boy do I love Bates. I love his sassy, chaotic energy. I love his willingness to stab children if it'll keep Alyssa safe. I love his complete lack of regard for any measure of politeness to anyone other than Alyssa. Honestly, he's such a good character, with potential for both angst and humor. I'm dying for anything that explores more of him - past or future.

* Starting with "future"...Bates is still alive and well after Ending A, which means that he's now going through a young woman's transition into adulthood. I'd kill to see how Bates deals with going through the trials of Alyssa's everyday life. College? Crappy entry-level jobs? DATING? It's probably a mess, and I'm here for it.

* I saw a post-canon comic on Pixiv where an adult Alyssa was working with Alex (the detective dude), using her and Bates' unique skill set and experience to solve paranormal crimes. That sounds like so much fun.

* Speaking of Alex: I honestly don't passionately ship him with Alyssa, but I think it would be hilarious to see the two of them try to have a relationship, if only to see how Alex deals with Bates being the inevitable third wheel.

* Pre-canon things! When did Bates first start manifesting himself inside Alyssa? Did he have his standoffish personality right from the start, or was it something he developed after growing jaded over the years? I'd love to see some incidents from earlier in Alyssa's childhood, where Bates either made her life more complicated, helped her, or both.

* The relationship between Bates and Allen Hale is super intriguing to me, and loaded with angst opportunities. How messed up must it feel to be a young Bates? Your birth parents bury you alive as an infant. A strange man digs your sister up and takes her in with malicious intentions, but grows to love her and treat her as her own. Having barely clung to life inside her, you show yourself again...only to learn that your new adoptive father hates your guts too, wishes you would have died, and does everything in his power to suppress you so he can have the perfect daughter he wants. Shit's fucked, man. I'd adore seeing some development of their relationship earlier on in life. Did Bates ever try to win Hale's affection, just to end up failing? Did Hale ever even attempt to accept the fact that he took on a two-for-one deal with his little graverobbing stunt?

* Okay, while I was writing Alyssa-deals-with-dating prompts looking for humorous takes, I somehow made myself feel bad about how hard it would be for them to find love. And now I'd kiiiinda be into a story about Alyssa and Bates finding themselves an OC partner who's definitely shocked about the whole surprise!poly situation, but finds that he/she cares for Bates just as much as for Alyssa. And Bates is just. Baffled and confused, because what the fuck no one ever likes him, how is he supposed to respond to kindness again?

A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!

What is it?

An ongoing comedy manga about a hapless and cowardly human teacher who ends up teaching at a high school full of youkai. It has a huge ensemble cast filled with lovable, diverse, and adorable characters, and is as heartwarming as it is funny. (And, uh, as of vol 8, as fucked up as it is funny. Fair warning.)

Where do I find it?

It's available in paperback and digitally on Amazon, Comixology, iBooks...basically anywhere that sells licensed manga.

- Haruaki Abe/Mikoto Sano -

Look. You give me a sadistic delinquent student who loves to torment his masochistic nerd teacher, and then give them a disdain-to-respect-to-affection relationship arc, I'm gonna love it and want more.

(I'd prefer no serious "omg I'm a teacher dating/screwing my student!" angst, simply because with the way these two's power dynamic is in canon, I can't see it playing out that way.)

* Youkai of the week casefic! Some supernatural shenanigans befall Haru and Sano and they have to work together to solve a problem, growing closer along the way.

* So when does Sano first realize he's gone from hating Haru to tolerating him to admiring him to having a massive crush on him? And how much does Haru have to suffer because Sano's so goddamn mad about that realization?

* Courtship is hard when you're a yakubyougami and your gestures of affection come out as violence and misfortune. He's trying, okay?

* The two have to sneak into a youkai event, so it's time for: Undercover as a couple!

* Dear god, can you imagine Haruaki's family finding out he's dating a youkai? His parents would probably attempt to throw a wedding ceremony on the spot, and for Ameaki...there will be blood.

* I'm absolutely here for 10K of awkward teacher/student smut. Definitely involving a lot of sadomasochism, probably involving sailor uniforms, potentially involving inappropriate use of yakubyougami magic. (Also, just saying: Sano's joking "yeah, I'm a god, bow down to me" line made me crave some genuine domination/worship kink. You know he'd love it.)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

What is it?

A Zelda game. It's a Zelda game.

Where do I find it?

Because of its sword motion controls, the only way to play this game is on the Wii (and maybe the Wii U?), with the use of a Wii Motion Plus controller. There are plenty of copies available online! You just...have to buy a Wii Motion Plus, too.

That said, there are several cutscene compilations on youtube, and lots of let's plays. Personally, I'm enjoying Roamer's blind LP - he's so genuinely enthusiastic and enamored with the game and it makes me smile. c: For a more abridged, story-focused experience, Zelda Universe's fandub movie is pretty good.

- Demise/Ghirahim -

Ghirahim is 90% of the reason I played this game. He didn't disappoint. I'm a sucker for flamboyant, OTT villains in the first place, but then they had to call me out personally by adding angsty unrequited loyalty kink. How dare they.

I love how, even though we only have one scene where Ghirahim interacts with his master proper, it couldn't be more obvious that Demise does not give a single shit about the feelings or well-being of the man (well, the sword) who's spent ages trying to save him. It says a lot about the dynamic between the two, and I'd love something that explores their relationship before Demise got sealed away.

* [chants] Ghirahim origin story! Ghirahim origin story! I love speculating on how exactly Demise came to wield a living, humanoid sword, especially one that mirrors the Master Sword. Maybe Demise had Ghirahim created first, and then Hylia was like "oh shit that's a cool idea, better make my own." Maybe Fi and Ghirahim were both created by Hylia, but Demise somehow got his hands on Ghirahim, becoming his new owner by force, manipulation, or simply convincing. Maybe something else entirely!

* Demise was not a nice dude, and from what little we saw, I can't imagine he treated Ghirahim too nicely either. I am very, very much here for sword whump with Demise being a terrible, abusive master.

* Let's talk about smut, shall we? I truly can't imagine happy, 100% consensual sex with these two, but anything from milder dubcon to all-out noncon is welcome. For traditional demon-on-sword action, loving focus on the MASSIVE HONKING SIZE DIFFERENCE is very welcome. For less traditional sexytimes, Ghirahim all but states outright that violence turns him on. Use that knowledge as you will.

* Xeno! Look, you can't convince me that Ghirahim has normal male sexual anatomy. He's a demon sword. But the boy ain't got that tongue for nothing. And I'm very fond of the idea that the gem in his true form is his biggest erogenous zone.

* Combining the 'Demise being a terrible master' thing with the 'Ghirahim's sensitive bits' thing, umm...can we talk about the whole sword-removal process? It looks horrendously painful. Ghirahim's hysterical laughter makes me think it's something he's resigned himself to after experiencing it many times, and/or is attempting to seem like he's enjoying it. So, y'know. Sword guro. Just saying.

Ichi the Killer

What is it?

I made a full promo post this year! TL;DR: Terrible kinky serial killers and yakuza being terrible and kinky at each other.

(Note 1: I've both read the manga and seen the movie. I wrote my requests with the manga in mind, simply because manga Kakihara is a lot more openly bi and horny and that's my shit, but I'm A-okay with movie based fic! Or a blend of the two. Pick whatever elements you like from each, go wild.)

(Note 2: I'm waiving my genderbend DNW for this fandom.)

- Ichi/Kakihara -

You know, I facetiously describe a lot of my favorite ships as "the two most terrible people ever who make the most dysfunctional couple ever." But I think...I think these two take the cake in that department. Two perverts who have absolutely no redeeming human qualities, resort to deadly, pointless violence at the drop of a hat, and have the combined emotional intelligence of a rock. They're perfect for each other! :D

* Most fic with these two would probably have to take off from after the balcony/rooftop finale, but if you can figure out how to make something before that work, go for it! Maybe Kakihara indulges in some very realistic and thought-out fantasies of Ichi coming to kill him that turn into Ichi doing...more...than that. Kakihara would take noncon fantasies to a whole new level.

* R63 AU. Literally everything is the same except that Ichi and Kakihara are women. Or just Kakihara is female! I'm here for it.

* With how easily-manipulated Ichi is, I can all too easily see Kakihara convincing him to ditch Jijii and come work with him. What kind of fucked-up domestic happily ever after do these two bastards get up to? And how many spit-takes are done when Kakihara shows up at some yakuza hangout with his new serial killer boyfriend?

* Some canon divergence where Ichi and Kakihara meet without Jijii's interference, and Ichi isn't actively attempting to kill Kakihara. How does Kakihara react to finally having the famed Ichi to himself?

- Anjou/Kakihara -

To say Kakihara has any good qualities would be a stretch, and yet, you can't help but admire his love for his boss. And, y'know, his love for getting beaten to a pulp by said boss to serve his boner. Honestly, just lean into their canon dynamic and keep Anjou from kicking the bucket, and I'll be happy.

* First meetings! Backstory! Was Kakihara always so flashy and outrageous, or did he develop that persona over time after getting comfortable in Anjou's gang? Was it love at first sight lust at first punch for Kakihara, or did it take him a while to realize what he was feeling for his boss? How did Anjou feel about bringing a wildcard like Kakihara under his wing, especially with how unpredictable he could be? How did Anjou react to his right hand man's very, very obvious crush on him and his fists?

* Do...do I even have to mention what kind of smut I'd like between these two? Exactly what they get up to in canon. There doesn't need to be sex. Kakihara's violence boner is more than enough for me. :D

* R63 AU. Look. Something about a sexually aggressive masochistic crime lord lady and her indulgent older woman boss who beats her up to keep her happy? Makes my id happy.

* Outsider POV! I am so, so here for a look into how other yakuza view Anjou and Kakihara. How many cocky young criminals made the mistake of assuming Kakihara is just Anjou's boytoy? What does a new inductee to Anjou's clan think as they slowly realize that no, Kakihara isn't just putting on an act to intimidate people, he really is Like That? Does a well-meaning but naive outsider assume that Kakihara is being abused against his will and try to "help?" Just...give me all of people trying to process what the hell the relationship is between Anjou and his enforcer.

Hylics

What is it?

I made a full promo post this year! TL;DR: Fun surreal claymation adventures.

(Note 1: As far as I'm aware, Dedusmuln's gender is never specified. I'm equally happy with them being a he, a she, or a they.)

(Note 2: You do not have to try and emulate the writing style of the first game, holy shit. No random text generators required.)

- Gibby/Wayne -

Mmmmmm, ambiguous angsty relationships. The little dialogue these two have with each other says a lot, and it leaves one huge question: What the hell happened between them, exactly?

* Genuinely, go wild with your speculation on their backstory. Gibby pretty much confirms that Wayne used to live on the moon with him in H2, but what were they doing up there? What were they to each other, exactly? And what did Gibby do to Wayne that drove him out from the moon and prompted Gibby to apologize to him?

* Even if I can't see the characters in Hylics having "sex" in the most traditional sense, feel free to lean on Gibby being domineering or overbearing in abstractly intimate ways. Possessive touching, looming, completely ignoring any concept of personal space, etc.

* Gibby's offer of 'a space in his palace' to Wayne at the end of H2 just SLAYED me. It tells me that no matter what Wayne does to oppose Gibby, Wayne is still something special or important to him, even if for the wrong reasons. I would adore some canon divergence where Wayne has to go along with Gibby's new rule - whatever that entails.

- Wayne/Somsnosa -

Gosh, these two are so cute together. I want them to find happiness in one another and make each other's lives better. <3

* First meetings and developing relationships! What led them to each other, and how did they grow close?

* Hurt/comfort, pls. Wayne helping Somsnosa realize she's not alone, Somsnosa helping Wayne move on from whatever happened back on the moon...anything!

* Wayne helping Somsnosa out with her ranch. Keeping a business running smoothly is hard, man.

* Clay xeno. Like I mentioned above, I can't really see these kind of characters having what humans would think of as sex, but that doesn't mean they don't have other ways of being intimate with each other!

- Wayne/Somsnosa/Pongorma/Dedusmuln -

THE GANG'S ALL HERE.

* Post-canon adventures! Going on archaeology expeditions, taking their new band on tour, going on more missions for the Waynehouse, etc.

* Hurt/comfort is also a big one here. Just. Any of the crew needing something and getting it from their allies. It would delight me.

* Developing relationshiiip. Do some of them even have past relationship experience? I imagine there's some kinks (heh) to work out while they get to know each other, but in the end, they're perfect together.

* Bed and bath sharing is canon. That is all.

* Clay xeno. Like I mentioned above, I can't really see these kind of characters having what humans would think of as sex, but that doesn't mean they don't have other ways of being intimate with each other!

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! I'm so excited to be doing this exchange, and I hope you get everything your id could want.

Don't feel obligated to listen to any of my ramblings in this letter if you already have an idea that meshes with any of the tags I've requested. The tags are prompts in themselves for this exchange, so I'm just throwing out more prompts and details if you want them!

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Starving Anonymous -
- Ichi the Killer -
- Yokai Rental Shop -
- Food Fantasy -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy (Fandom-specific exception for Starving Anonymous)
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons (Fandom-specific exception for Ichi the Killer)
* Second person POV smut (Second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Starving Anonymous

- Natsune/Yamabiki -

Tags:
Body Horror
Breeding Kink - Forced Breeding
Cannibalism - Consensual
Cannibalism to Survive
Consensual Sex Causes Flashbacks To Previous Trauma
Inexperienced character is eager but doesn't know what they want
Hair Stuff - Character Brushes Another Character's Long Hair
Hair Stuff - Longhaired character wearing their hair differently leads to Oh No They're Hot
First Time - Loss of Virginity
Living Weapon Learns to Human
Mpreg - Man didn’t realize his bizarre biology would let him become pregnant
Overcoming Past Abuse
Trauma Recovery and Learning How to Person Properly

(Note: Considering Yamabiki's whole horny cannibal mpreg deal in canon, I'm totally waiving my pregnancy DNW for this fandom. Go wild.)

I feel so blessed that this ship exists. All throughout canon I kept thinking "oh man wouldn't it be iddy if...but there's no way they'll go there." And then they went there. Every time.

I'm happy with all sorts of content for these two. Post-canon where they're Happy and Okay and finally get to have a (somewhat) normal relationship with another human! In-canon angsty smut leaning into all the body horror and breeding! Post-canon happy smut leaning into the body horror and breeding - but in a chill, consensual way! Both of them getting to finally work through their (many, many) traumas! So many possibilities. Some specific prompts:

* Breeding Kink-Forced Breeding - Hear me out here. Canon divergence where Yamabiki tries to execute his cloning plan earlier in the timeline. The higher-ups spying on them see "The weird mutant prettyboy does some strange sexual ritual with the Regenerator -> more Regenerators???" Cue them seizing Natsune and Yamabiki and drugging them up to try and make a new set of Reproducers.

* Overcoming Past Abuse/Consensual Sex Causes Flashbacks To Previous Trauma - Sorry, Yamabiki. ;_;

* Inexperienced character is eager but doesn't know what they want - A few years after escaping the Cradle, Natsune's chronological age gives him a surprise when he stumbles into a very late puberty. Suddenly he has all these hormones and desires and no idea what to do with them. Yamabiki has a few ideas.

* Cannibalism to Survive - For a manga called Starving Anonymous, I am a bit surprised we never got to see Natsune letting Yamabiki nibble on him just for sustenance. How long were they down there? C'mon, he must have been hungry!

* Mpreg-Man didn’t realize his bizarre biology would let him become pregnant - Okay, in Yamabiki's case it's more like "Man knew damn well his bizarre biology would let him become pregnant, but didn't realize that having sex was an easier fertilization method than cannibalism."

Ichi the Killer

- Anjo/Masao Kakihara -

Tags:
Alternate Universe - Canonically dead character lives
Alternate Universe - everyone is a woman
Character goes feral; only their mate can calm them
Consensual But Not Safe Or Sane
Fighting - One character gets off on watching the other one fight
Hurt/Comfort - Character doesn't care about own well-being
Kink - Gunplay
Loving knifeplay and bloodplay
Loyalty Kink
Manhandling
Mentor/mentee - mentee aggressively initiates it
Outside POV - Speculation on characters' lives
Outsider POV - Everyone's Surprise About the Ship Being Together
Piercings
Service Kink - Character hones battle skill to better serve beloved superior
Society Doesn't Approve of Relationship but Characters Aren't Ashamed
Sparring as foreplay
Unapologetically Terrible People Being Unapologetically Terrible
villains in love

(Note 1: I've both read the manga and seen the movie. I wrote my requests with the manga in mind, simply because manga Kakihara is a lot more openly horny for Anjo, but I'm A-okay with movie based fic!)

(Note 2: I'm waiving my genderbend DNW for this fandom.)

True story: I had the urge to watch a horror movie one night. I saw that Ichi the Killer was available to rent on Youtube, but I wasn't sure if it was the uncensored one. The good news is, it was. The better news is, while I was searching for that answer, I killed some time by reading the entire original manga. All 100+ chapters of it. In one night. My scrolling finger was sore the next day.

Needless to say I fell in love with Mister Masao "I'm Not Gay For Anjo, I Just Like Jerking Off While Looking At His Picture And Crying His Name" Kakihara. He's just...such an unrepentant, cruel, immoral asshole with absolutely no redeeming qualities as a human, and yet you can't help but admire his love for his boss. And, y'know, his love for getting beaten to a pulp to serve his boner. Honestly, just lean into their canon dynamic and keep Anjo from kicking the bucket, and I'll be happy.

* Society Doesn't Approve of Relationship but Characters Aren't Ashamed - Clearly, Kakihara's inclinations are common knowledge across the underworld, and he gets plenty of flack for it. How violently he reacts? Probably depends on his mood, and whether Anjo is there to rein him in or not.

* Hurt/Comfort-Character doesn't care about own well-being - Anjo has to put his foot down around the third time Kakihara returns to the clan headquarters dripping blood and snot all over the nice carpet. Think of the carpet, Kakihara.

* Alternate Universe-everyone is a woman - Look. Something about a sexually aggressive masochistic crime lord lady and her indulgent older woman boss who beats her up to keep her happy? Makes my id happy.

* Outside POV-Speculation on characters' lives - I am so, so here for a look into how other yakuza view Anjo and Kakihara. How many cocky young criminals made the mistake of assuming Kakihara is just Anjo's boytoy? What does a new inductee to Anjo's clan think as they slowly realize that no, Kakihara isn't just putting on an act to intimidate people, he really is Like That? Does a well-meaning but naive outsider assume that Kakihara is being abused against his will and try to "help?" Just...give me all of people trying to process what the hell the relationship is between Anjo and his enforcer.

Yokai Rental Shop

- Enju/Nurarihyon -

Tags:
Daddy Issues
Families - Toxic and/or Abusive Families
hair petting/stroking
Grooming - hair washing
Hurt/Comfort - Character didn’t understand they were abused & now does & has crisis
Hurt/Comfort - Comforter is the One Who Hurt Them
Hurt/Comfort - Self-Esteem Issues
Incest - discovered by others
Incest - platonic touching slowly turning less platonic
Mental Instability
Mind Games
Praise Kink
Sexual Abuse
This Is for Your Own Good
Whump - Self-mutilation due to body issues

These two. Theeese two. What a dependent, manipulative, grooming-tastic melting pot of dysfunctional incest. Lean into the wrongness, please and thank you. I'm happy with something set pre-canon, or, for an extra layer of iddy angst, a post-canon framing device where Enju's brothers have to inform him that, uh, no, he did not have a perfectly normal relationship with their father. Bonus points for lots of Enju calling Nurarihyon "sir."

* Whump-Self-mutilation due to body issues - Enju's body dysmorphia hit so good and so hard. I am here for him trying to hurt/punish himself for not being "pretty" enough for his father.

* Praise Kink - Enju literally wilts at the first sign he's displeased his father in some way, and instantly perks up at the first sign of a compliment. It's all too easy for Nurarihyon take advantage of his mental instability to mold him into the perfect son.

* Hurt/Comfort-Character didn’t understand they were abused & now does & has crisis - Now that he's living with his whole family, Enju happily tells Hiiragi about how his father always treated him special and showed him so much love and... Wait, why does his brother look so horrified?

Food Fantasy

- Pizza/Whiskey -

Tags:
Alternate Universe - A keeps B as a sex slave (setting remains the same)
Alternate Universe - Bad Guy(s) Win
Alternate Universe - Student/Teacher
Brainwashing
Break the Cutie
Corruption
Hurt/Comfort - Comforter is the One Who Hurt Them
Makeover - reluctant or unwilling
Manhandling
noncon
Whump - Torture

My needs are simple. I just want the Scottish snake bastard to terrorize the cheery Italian twink. That is all.

* Makeover-reluctant or unwilling - Pizza obviously gets some uncomfortable flashbacks upon being dressed in his skin outfit. Probably because Whiskey preferred him in that look.

* Alternate Universe-Student/Teacher - "Hey, don't you think Professor Vita's kinda creepy? He's been picking on Pizza, like, every day. And he keeps calling him to his office. It's probably nothing, right?"

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! I...cannot believe it's already Yuletide again. I hope you get the gift of your dreams in return!

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these characters, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Alicia's Diet Quest -
- Kusatta Rasen -
- Red Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf -
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Second person POV smut (Second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Alicia's Diet Quest

- Alicia -
- Sara -

(Fandom specific DNW: Any srs business soapboxing about "diet culture," HAES, etc. I'm just here for the cute comedy.)

This whole manga is precious and adorable (and relatable). I do ship Alicia/Sara, but I'd be just as happy with them staying allies in both combat and dieting. :D

Honestly, I'm down for any sort of canon-typical adventures and hijinks! What further weight-related misfortune do the girls run into on their mission to spread the good word of calorie counting? Any missing scenes from in between chapters?

How about some fluffy h/c between Alicia and Sara, when one of the two is feeling extra down about not being able to lose/gain weight? Or good old-fashioned protectiveness when a stranger tries to put one of them down about their chubbiness/skinniness.

Kusatta Rasen

- Ataru Koganei -
- Shuu Kanai | Hideaki Koganei -

(Fandom specific DNW: On-screen extreme underage. You don't have to pretend it didn't happen, but I'd prefer any explicit things be set when Ataru is at least high school age.)

Hoo boy. This manga. Ogawa Chise knows how to write fucked-up relationships that leave an impression. I'm super interested in delving more into this pair's twisted and codependent relationship.

There had to be a point, growing up, when Ataru realized his relationship with his father wasn't normal. What brought the realization on, and how did it change (or not change) his view of his father? When did it start to become Ataru's job to look after his father more than the other way around?

Okay, but how about that ending? It would be fascinating to explore the fact that Ataru's father seems to be more scared of Ataru than Ataru is of him. Why? Is it just because Ataru reminds him of his past trauma? Because he knows that Ataru could whisper to the press and his career/life would be over? Or does he see something of his own monstrousness in his son?

Speaking of the press...these two fucked in a classroom in an open school, and in their extra chapter in the Rakuda Tsukai To Ouji No Yoru collection, they have no compunctions about getting it on in a car in broad daylight. Even if Ataru does his best to keep things a secret, something is going to get out eventually. How would they deal with that? Given his father's explosive reaction to even the slightest perceived problems, it'd probably fall to Ataru to try and weasel him out of a scandal.

Red Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf

- Red Riding Hood -
- Wolf -

I adore this pair's fucked-up and humorous relationship so much. I don't have specific prompts for them, because anything that extrapolates on their misadventures in canon would make me happy! Red's further attempts to woo (AKA intimidate) her cute wolfboy! Red succeeding in her kidnapping plans! Femdom and sadism! Just have fun, really. :D

A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School

- [Any character(s) in the series!] -

I didn't nominate individual characters for this fandom, simply because I love the entire cast so much and I couldn't pick favorites. So, truly, give me a story about any character, ship, or aspect of this adorable youkai world and I'll love it!

If you'd like prompts/suggestions, here are just some of the things I ship:

* Haruaki Abe/Mikoto Sano
* Haruaki Abe/Ameaki Abe
* Saguru Ogoso/Touya Fuji
* Akira Takahashi/Makoto Yamazaki
* Akira Takahashi/Ameaki Abe
* Koutarou Hijita/Beniko Zashiki
* Rensuke Nyuudou/Kuniko Utagawa
* Rintarou Miki/Mamekichi's dad

And some gen ideas:

* The domestic inn-running adventures of Zashiki and her three dads.
* The complicated idol life of the Chimi Moryou'z boys.
* The past and future misadventures of the Karasu Tengu Troupe.
* A look at the lessons Miki is giving Fuji on drag.
* Miki's unfortunate adventures in entertaining Mamekichi's father (and potentially other smitten patrons?)
* Further fun/spooky times with the Ghoul Squad!

Dear author,

Thanks for writing me! This'll be my first round of Relationshipping, and I'm so excited. I hope you get the gift of your dreams in return.

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff, to plotty casefic and worldbuilding, to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Siren -
- Food Fantasy -
- The Devil's Temptation -
- Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist -
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt / shame
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror + psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Second person POV smut (Second person POV in anything that isn't smut is fine)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Siren

- Kei Makino/Shiro Miyata -

These two have such a complicated and tense and fucked up relationship and I'm so very into it. Anything that plays up all the jealousy and identity complexes is good with me!

Some specific prompts:

* Pre-canon: Their shared dreams turn into something less than platonic.

* Pre-canon: Kei decides to visit his brother's clinic, or Shiro drops by the church. They're there on business, but once that's taken care of, there's nothing but awkward silence to fill with conversations they've both been avoiding.

* During the events of the game: Shiro decides to have a bit of fun with his brother before stealing his identity. (Gunplay, anyone?)

Food Fantasy

- Ddeokbokki/Kimchi -

(Note: AFAIK Ddeokbokki's backstory isn't implemented in global yet, but you can read it here.)

Love! Jealousy! Possessiveness! A sister complex big enough to be seen from space! I'm so weak for these two.

Some specific prompts:

* A fan becomes as enamored with Kimchi as her sister is, and starts pursuing her romantically. Ddeokbokki has Strong Feelings about this.

* Being a bit sheltered and having little social experience outside of her sister, Ddeokbokki realizes that her flirting/seduction game isn't that strong (or, y'know, existent). She reluctantly asks Zhengyang for tips on courting her sister as well as singing for her.

* They're both each other's first time. It's awkward and clumsy, but they wouldn't have it any other way.

* General fluffy adventures! What kind of mishaps do two traveling food soul musicians who love each other get up to?

The Devil's Temptation

- Alessandro "Alek" Bocelli/Ivan Mariani -

I'm a sucker for two beautiful bastards with jealousy, inferiority complexes, and a troubled past between them. I'm not looking for them to magically kiss and make up so much as I'm down for them begrudgingly hooking up for Reasons.

Some specific prompts:

* When the rumors of them being together have permeated the workplace, Ivan and Alek have to go along with it and pretend to be an item to, uh, protect Hyun's honor. Or something. The most awkward and tension-filled fake dating ever ensues.

* Ivan taking Alek to his hotel room ends a little bit differently. (Hatesex. It ends in hatesex.) Can you imagine the dominance struggle these two would have in bed?

* Some snake tribe hormone fuckery puts them both in heat while they're at work. And, well, if Hyun's not around, might as well help each other out just this once to prevent an embarrassing incident...

Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist

- Baalberith/Sytry -

This is such a fucked up relationship and I love it. I don't have a lot of specific prompts for these two, but anything that plays up the sleazy creepiness factor is welcome. Grooming (both senses of the word), dollification, and objectification are all fantastic. Extensive use of "doll" and "puppet" as pet names: Also fantastic.

Fandom-specific DNW: Sytry consenting to his uncle's attentions in any meaningful way.

A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School

- Abe Ameaki/Abe Haruaki -

This whole manga absolutely slayed me, and these two's relationship was no exception. I love how literally everyone acknowledges Ame's brother complex. I love the ridiculous extents Ame is willing to go to in order to take care of his little bro. I love that Haru is learning to stand up to his brother's more smothering tendencies while still loving and being close to him.

Some specific prompts:

* During one of the academy's mainland field trips, Ame sees Sano doing his sadist thing to Haru, or a drunken Miki menacing him. Cue protective-big-brother-pocalypse.

* Teenage hormones are hard on anyone. I can only imagine they'd be more intense on a pair of brothers who are stuck to each other like glue, only have each other for friends, and one of whom has intense magical abilities that grow erratic with emotions.

* Ame finds himself being targeted by some youkai who is significantly less benevolent than Haru's students (*cough* Dr. Takahashi *cough*). Cue Haru having to overcome his anxiety and be the protective brother for once.

* During his Cursed Secondhand Book adventures, Haru summons Ame to help them. Unfortunately, once the book gets to the erotic section, it decides to target the brothers instead of Sano and Karasuma.

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! This exchange was so fun last year, and I'm hyped to be doing it again. I hope you get all the smut your id could want in return.

This letter ended up rather long, but please don't feel obligated to listen to any of my rambling in the prompts section if you already have an idea that meshes with any of the tags I've requested. The tags are prompts in themselves for this exchange, so I'm just throwing out more prompts and details if you want suggestions for how to get the characters to bang.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes & DNWs -

- Food Fantasy -
- System Shock -
- Haze -
- Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist -

Likes

You can take any tag I've requested as a like, but here are some general smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Characters being vocal during sex (in pain, in pleasure, rambling because they're awkward dorks, etc.)
* Dysfunctional relationships
* Hair kink / hair pulling
* Mind control
* Stockholm syndrome
* Angst / guilt
* Begging
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Clothing kink
* Loyalty kink

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het," bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships, or writing canonically bi characters as gay or straight)

* Prompts *

Food Fantasy

- Bloody Mary/Steak -

Warnings: Rape/Noncon

Tags:
Abduction
Blood Kink
Crossdressing
Dominance Struggle
Hair-pulling
Horn kink
Jealousy leads to possessive sex
Non-Consensual Body Worship
non-consensual use of aphrodisiacs
Obsession
Stalking Escalates to Rape
Yandere has sex with individual they are obsessed with

Fandom-specific DNWs:
* Nonbinary Bloody Mary
* Unrequested background ships. I'm fine with Mary assuming that Steak and Red Wine are an item (and being vehemently jealous over it), but I'd prefer actual Steak/Red Wine not to be a focus. I'm also fine with references to Mary/his past victims.

The dynamic between these two is just absolute id candy to me. Mary's die-hard obsession with Steak and his determination to make the food soul his own, regardless of what Steak or anyone around him may want, is just...yum. I'm really just looking for Mary to get what he wants, even if he has to take it through force and/or manipulation. I requested the noncon warning, but feel free to stray closer to the dubcon end of things if you'd prefer.

* For the nonconsensual body worship tag: I'd be over the moon with something that played up Mary's downright worshipful view of Steak. Mary fawning over Steak's warrior's body and praising him while Steak is deeply uncomfortable with it...yes, please.

* Steak's horns tho. Mary playing with/licking them would be amazing, particularly if that leads to him finding out they're an erogenous zone for Steak...

* RE: Aphrodisiacs: Don't they say vampire blood causes an ahrodisiac effect in the victim? Mary forcing Steak to drink some of his blood to 'warm him up,' so to speak. Think about it.

* As for crossdressing, well, the game just keeps giving Mary excuses to put on that beautiful dress. Seducing Steak seems like as good a reason as any to bring it out of the closet again. :D

System Shock

- SHODAN/Hacker -
- SHODAN/Soldier G65434-2 -

Warnings: Rape/Noncon

Tags:
Abusive Relationships
Dom/sub
Forced Masturbation
Forced Submission
Mind Control
Non-Consensual Body Modification
Power Dynamics
Verbal Humiliation

System Shock's been a rediscovered love for me over the last couple months, and it's prompted a stark realization that SHODAN is not just a great villain, but also one hell of a dom. And I just really want to see her fucking up her favorite/least favorite "insects." Specific prompts:

* Body mods! There's so much you can do with them. For the hacker, SHODAN could try to derail him by hacking his neural implant, only to decide that she wants to humiliate him a little while she's in there by messing around with his senses/body functions. For the soldier, canon already gave us the delicious dynamic of SHODAN nonconsensually "improving" him by modding him up, and growing fonder of him the more mods he acquires. Maybe as reward/motivation, she shows him what pleasures he can receive if he lets her take control of his body. Whether he wants it or not.

* When it comes to the hacker, there's a weird dynamic to their relationship; SHODAN hates him both for being human and for trying to interfere with her plans, but she also recognizes that she owes her entire awareness/power to him. Maybe when she drags the hacker through the cyborg-ification process after a game over, she decides to keep him as a special pet, similar to what she did with Diego. And, well, maybe sometimes she deigns to reward him for his service with those pleasures of the flesh that silly humans are so obsessed with...

* I just really love how half of what comes out of SHODAN's voice synthesizer is something humiliating/demeaning. I would 100% read fic entirely about Soldier G65434-2 getting verbally abused while he's just trying to do his damn job for his over-demanding AI boss. But for a more smutswap-compliant take on the kink, maybe the soldier has a masochistic streak that decides to start showing itself at unfortunate times, like when SHODAN is in the middle of insulting him. It doesn't escape SHODAN's notice, and far be it from her to pass up an opportunity to humiliate her pet even further for the weaknesses of his flesh. *coughs and points to Forced Masturbation tag*

Haze

- Shane Carpenter/Morgan Duvall -

Warnings: Rape/Noncon, Graphic Depictions of Violence

Tags:
Begging
Captivity
Dehumanization/Objectification
Face Slapping
Gunplay
Humiliation
Non-Consensual Drug Use
rape as punishment

Haze is a terrible game, and I say that with love. It gets a "you tried" star in the gameplay and design department. But dammit, it has such a good premise, and there is so much kink potential in the plot that deserves to be explored. I gravitated to Morgan/Shane, because they're a delightful cocktail of allies-to-enemies, threats of violence, and dehumanization.

I started writing specific prompts for this request, but they all started sounding the same. Basically, I just really want Morgan wrecking Shane in the worst ways. This could come in the form of Morgan taking out some plain old hate-fueled revenge for Shane's betrayal, or maybe Morgan decides to undo the "brainwashing" he thinks the rebels have used on Shane, because Shane could still be useful to him as a soldier. This re-conditioning involves a whole lot of nonconsensual Nectar usage.

Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist

- Kevin Cecil | Uriel/Michael -

Warnings: Rape/Noncon, Graphic Depictions of Violence

Tags:
Begging
Blow Jobs
Forced Submission
Jealousy
Rape to keep the victim in line
Sadism
Torture
Trampling
Verbal Humiliation

I came into this series expecting to ship William with his demons. I do, but I was blindsided by how much I fell for the deeply fucked up inter-demon and inter-angel relationships. Particularly these two, ever since that scene in the church came out of nowhere and kicked me straight in the id.

I just...really want to see more of Michael being terrible to Uriel, honestly. Their dynamic in canon is just absolutely delightful to me. Specific prompts:

* Michael goes through with his threat of tearing off Uriel's other wing. Naturally he gets off on Uriel's pain in the process, and demands that Uriel take care of the arousal he's caused.

* Alternately, Michael is planning to go through with his threat, but he casually mentions that he could be convinced to have mercy if Uriel services him to his satisfaction.

* ...basically just more of that scene in the church, with Michael being an awful, sadistic yandere beating up and stepping on his underling for kicks. Maybe prompted by Michael finding out that Uriel still has affection for William.

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! Yuletide was so much fun for me last year, and I'm glad to be doing it again. I hope you get the gift of your dreams in return!

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these characters/ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Sign -
- Kusatta Rasen -
- Far Cry 4 -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror
* Psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Hurtcomfortverse AUs (normal hurt/comfort is A-okay and welcomed!)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het"/"straight," or bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships)

* Prompts *

Sign

- Go Yohan -
- Oh Byung -

This webtoon is such a delightful mix of fluff, smut, and feelings. I want to give Yohan all the hugs...and pay to send him to coffee-making lessons.

When I was outlining my letter to remind myself of prompts I didn't want to forget, the entire placeholder for this section was "man, can you imagine how shit of a boyfriend Byung would be?" Basically, I'm interested in Byung's twisted, violent possessiveness towards Yohan, and potentially exploring what kind of disastrous relationship would unfold if he actually got what he wanted from Yohan in one way or another. How would Yohan deal? How would Byung act when he's actually-kinda-sorta trying to make Yohan happy, even if it's only to satisfy his own ego?

I'm here for alllll the angst. Some specific prompts:

* A canon divergence during the time when Byung first started stalking Yohan, exploring what would/wouldn't have changed if Yohan had tried to pacify him by indulging him.

* Alternately, something canon-era, where Byung's threatening of Soohwa manages to spook Yohan into giving into his demands? How would the involvement of Soohwa (who is definitely not going to give up his new bf that easily) shake things up?

* For an extra dose of horrible, Byung using Yohan's deafness against him in some way? Honestly, I feel like that would be the thing that finally gets Yohan to go off on him.

Kusatta Rasen

- Ataru Koganei -
- Shuu Kanai | Hideaki Koganei -

(Fandom specific DNW: On-screen extreme underage. You don't have to pretend it didn't happen, but I'd prefer any explicit things be set when Ataru is at least high school age.)

Hoo boy. This manga. Ogawa Chise knows how to write fucked-up relationships that leave an impression. I'm super interested in delving more into this pair's twisted and codependent relationship.

* There had to be a point, growing up, when Ataru realized his relationship with his father wasn't normal. What brought the realization on, and how did it change (or not change) his view of his father? When did it start to become Ataru's job to look after his father more than the other way around?

* Okay, but how about that ending? It would be fascinating to explore the fact that Ataru's father seems to be more scared of Ataru than Ataru is of him. Why? Is it just because Ataru reminds him of his past trauma? Because he knows that Ataru could whisper to the press and his career/life would be over? Or does he see something of his own monstrousness in his son?

* Speaking of the press...these two fucked in a classroom in an open school, and in their extra chapter in the Rakuda Tsukai To Ouji No Yoru collection, they have no compunctions about getting it on in a car in broad daylight. Even if Ataru does his best to keep things a secret, something is going to get out eventually. How would they deal with that? Given his father's explosive reaction to even the slightest perceived problems, it'd probably fall to Ataru to try and weasel him out of a scandal.

Far Cry 4

- Sharma Salsa -

(Fandom-specific DNW: References to/canon from Far Cry 5.)

My first time playing through FC4, I basically ignored Sharma Salsa's missions, because I get along with racing missions like a platformer protagonist gets along with water. Then I did a completionist run and absolutely fell in love with Sharma Salsa as a character. She's so cheery and passionate about her business, and she gives no fucks if she has to run over some extras or put Ajay in mortal danger along the way. :D

I just want more of her being her over-the-top self! Some specific prompts:

* Pre-canon adventures during her porn star days, exploring the no doubt exciting world of making adult entertainment in Kyrat.

* The daily obstacles and excitements of running all the film-related Kyrati guilds. What other acts does she manage? Does she have to deal with divas, or people with silly demands like "stop doing dangerous driving stunts in heavily populated areas?" Maybe she collabs with Mumu Chiffon or Rabi Ray Rana to bring an extra dose of fun to Kyrat's dreary cultural output.

* I...actually do highkey ship Sharma/Ajay. Maybe she convinces Ajay to make a sex tape, with all the hijinks/awkwardness that entails? (Paying for porn may be a lost art these days, but surely people would make an exception for Kyrat's handsome young hero!)

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! This is my first year doing this exchange, and I'm so excited for it. I hope you get the gift of your dreams in return!

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these characters/ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to plotty casefic and worldbuilding to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

I'm aware that the canons I'm requesting for this exchange are relatively obscure, and I apologize for that. But all of them can be consumed for free online, and I've included links to help with that if you're inclined to check them out!

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Murcielago -
- Hylics -
- Helter Skelter -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror
* Psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Hurtcomfortverse AUs (normal hurt/comfort is A-okay and welcomed!)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het"/"straight," or bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships)

* Prompts *

Murcielago

What is it?

Murcielago is an action-packed manga about a lesbian serial killer who teams up with a high school girl to Fight Crime. It's adorable, gory, dark, hot, and hilarious all in equal measures. There's tons of canon ships, potential ships, and gen combinations of f/f(/f). If you've ever wanted a yuri manga that's the polar opposite of "pure high school girls chastely holding hands" (not that there's anything wrong with that!), Murcielago has got you covered and then some.

It has been officially licensed in English and is available for purchase, or scanlations can be found online with a quick google.

Prompts

- Kuroko Koumori -

Kuroko is a walking, talking, hyper-competent disaster of a human being. I adore her, and really just want to see more of her being her sleazy (yet oddly endearing) self. Taking on more cases? Taking any of her girlfriends (or soon-to-be girlfriends) out on a Kuroko-style date? Happy mundane moments (or minor domestic disasters) with Hinako and/or Rinko? Her reuniting with other criminals she's met over the series? Pre-canon snapshots from her non-state-condoned murder adventures? PWP with any of the ships below? I'm here for any and all of it.

Things I ship:
* Kuroko/any of her canon girlfriends
* Kuroko/Hinako (you don't have to age Hinako up, as I'm perfectly fine with the age difference, but if you'd like to I'm good with that too!)
* Kuroko/Reiko
* Kuroko/Yukari
* Kuroko & Conrad (obviously Kuroko doesn't have any sexual interest in Conrad, but they make a fantastic team and I broship the heck out of them)

Fandom-specific DNW: Kuroko's sexuality isn't a big deal in canon, so I'd rather not have fic involve her dealing with homophobia that suddenly inexplicably exists in this universe. I mean, the woman has plenty more egregious things for people to object to...

Hylics

What is it?

Hylics is a delightful little indie RPG about four buddies who form a rock band and take a trip to the moon. Which sounds like the most mundane premise ever, but it's set in a surreal far-future Earth, everything is made out of wacky claymation, and parts of the dialogue are written on the spot using random text generation (the core plot remains the same through every playthrough, though). It's weird and so, so wonderful.

It takes about 2-3 hours to get through. It's available on Steam, or you can watch a movie version here.

Prompts

- Somsnosa -

I love this overpowered little insect queen, and want to know so much more about her! She's clearly close with Wayne, but what's the backstory there? Why is she living alone in such an isolated place? Where did she get those fancy gauntlets? How does being a lead singer work out for her? (Does she get fanboys/girls? She totally does.) During her first appearance, she has a raincloud over her head until she notices Wayne has come to visit her and cheers up - what was she so upset about? Really, anything about Somsnosa's backstory or her relationship with the other party members would be fabulous!

If you're interested in going a shippy route, I am partial to Wayne/Somsnosa or the whole main party as an OT4, but any ship or gen combo involving Somsnosa is good with me!

(Note: You do not have to try and emulate the writing style of canon, holy shit. That would probably be impossible. Although shippy fanfic produced partially via random text generation would probably be entertaining in its own way…)

Helter Skelter

What is it?

Helter Skelter is a 9-chapter psychological horror manga about an idol whose body, mind, and career are falling apart. Refusing to fade into obscurity quietly, she takes her female assistant and eventually her assistant's boyfriend down with her, roping them into a deeply unhealthy and manipulative threesome relationship.

It has been officially licensed in English and is available for purchase, or scanlations can be found online with a quick google.

Prompts

- Ririko & Michiko Hada -

This fucking manga, man. I started reading it on a whim and did not expect to get so many feelings. Ririko is such a disaster, and such a terrible person on so many levels, but you just can't hate her when you're inside her head and know what she's going through. And poor Hada and all her conflicted loyalty! I actually gasped in surprise/happiness when I realized she'd still stuck by Ririko after the timeskip.

I'd definitely be interested in post-canon fic exploring what their relationship is like after five years. Details about the sideshow they're working in would be great. Has their relationship changed now that Ririko is likely in a better mental place, if not a perfect one? Did she have to patch Ririko up after her "final performance," which would also be a great opportunity for unhealthy and weird h/c?

Another interesting route to go would be to explore how Hada feels about Ririko's body after she stops trying to fix it. We know in canon that a lot of people are fascinated to see her rot and change - does Hada share that can't-look-away attitude? Hell, maybe she starts to kink on it after a while.

Speaking of kink, smut is obviously welcome! We already have an idea of how kinky Ririko can get with both Hada and her boyfriend, so I wouldn't put any kink off the table for them besides anything in my DNWs list. Whether a missing scene for one of their sexual encounters during the events of canon, or new kinky adventures in their new life at the sideshow, anything exploring their fucked-up sex dynamics would be fabulous.

(Note: While I am only requesting Ririko and Hada and Okumura doesn't need to appear, I'd rather he not be written entirely out of Hada and Ririko's lives. It's so rare to see complex bisexual female characters like Ririko and Hada, so I'd just appreciate nothing about "oh, Hada never actually liked her boyfriend and was really a lesbian all along!" And if you do want to incorporate him into any of these prompts, feel free!)

Dear author,

Thank you for writing for me! I have such a weakness for poly ships, and I'm so hyped for this exchange. I hope you get all the gloriously non-monogamous fanwork your heart could desire!

As usual, all my prompts and rambling below are just suggestions. If you have an idea for any of these ships, please do feel free to go for it. Outside of my DNWs, I'm open to anything from lighthearted fluff to hardcore darkfic and smut. You can also take any of my general likes as prompts in themselves.

I'm well aware that the canons I'm requesting for this exchange are relatively obscure, and I apologize for that. But all of them can be consumed for free online, and I've included links to help with that if you're inclined to check them out!

My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.

Table of Contents

- Likes -
- DNWs -

- Presentable Liberty -
- Hylics -
- Demon Girl -
- DreadOut -
- Helter Skelter -

Likes

Narrative likes:

* Adventure / casefic
* Canon divergence / "what if?" AUs
* Backstory
* Post-canon
* Outsider POV
* Slice of life
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Characters with complicated relationships, platonic or otherwise
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc). If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!

Fluffy likes:

* Hair touching/brushing
* Affectionate insults / play-fighting
* Pretending to be dating/married
* Friends-to-lovers, or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Unusual gestures of affection
* Working together on a task/mission
* Loyalty kink

Darkfic likes:

* Dysfunctional relationships
* Kidnapping / stockholm syndrome
* Mind control
* Blood / gore / violence
* Angst / guilt
* Manipulation / blackmail / gaslighting
* Eating disorders
* Body horror
* Psychological horror
* Loyalty kink (GONE WRONG)

Smutty likes:

* Dubcon, noncon, and enthusiastic consent are all welcome
* Xeno
* Bondage, D/s, S&M, etc.
* Impact play
* Praise kink
* Clothing kink
* Humiliation
* Weapon play (knife, sword, gun, whip, etc.)
* Blood play / blood drinking
* Rough sex
* Sex pollen
* Face-sitting
* Loyalty kink (GONE SEXUAL)

Do Not Wants

* Pregnancy
* Asexuality headcanons
* Unrequested crossovers
* References to real-world politics
* Genderswaps, including trans headcanons
* Platonic interpretations of requested ships
* Hurt/comfortverse AUs (normal hurt/comfort is A-okay and welcomed!)
* Biphobia (particularly calling bisexual characters "het"/"straight," or bashing bi characters for being in mixed-gender relationships)

* Prompts *

Presentable Liberty

What is it?

Presentable Liberty is a short free indie game that is packed full of feelings. You play as a nameless prisoner locked up in a cell while the outside world begins to fall apart from a mysterious virus. All you can do is wait and read letters from your close friend Salvadore, who's coming from afar to visit you. You also start receiving letters from Charlotte, a local bakery owner who's desperately searching for other healthy, living people. It's impossible not to get attached to Charlotte and Salvadore, and their relationship with the prisoner is just heartwrenching.

It takes an hour to play. You can download it here, or watch a movie version here.

Prompts

- Charlotte/Salvadore/The Prisoner -

FIX IT. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, FIX IT. LET THEM BE SAFE AND HAPPY AND FREE TOGETHER.

*cough* Now that I’ve got that out of my system...I just want these three to be okay and collectively say “fuck off” to Doctor Money. The fact that Salvadore couldn’t tell anything was wrong until he entered your city means that much of the outside world must still be free of the virus, the prisoner is confirmed to be immune to it, and the fact that Charlotte and Salvadore both had to die by other means suggests that they’re immune to it as well. So there’s nothing stopping them from trying to wander elsewhere and live in peace, right? (Presume canon divergence here wherever needed in order to get the prisoner free and everyone else alive.)

I do personally tend to headcanon the prisoner as male, but I would be happy with a female prisoner as well! I know they don't really get characterization, but their reaction to the person entering their cell in the "Stay" ending makes me think they've got some hopeful innocence in them. First person or second person POV would make sense for this fandom, but if you're not comfortable writing in those POVs, just making up a name for the prisoner would work too.

Lots of comfort to go with all the hurt the game dished out would be fantastic, as would the three of them bonding over Charlotte's music/baking or Salvadore's woodworking. Or just 1000 words of them marching up to Doctor Money's office and beating the crap out of him, I'd take that too.

Hylics

What is it?

Hylics is a delightful little indie RPG about four buddies who form a rock band and take a trip to the moon. Which sounds like the most mundane premise ever, but it's set in a surreal far-future Earth, everything is made out of wacky claymation, and parts of the dialogue are written on the spot using random text generation (the core plot remains the same through every playthrough, though). It's wonderful, and the main party is wonderfully shippable.

It takes about 2-3 hours to get through. It's available on Steam, or you can watch a movie version here.

Prompts

- Wayne/Somsnosa/Pongorma/Dedusmuln -

I absolutely adore this ragtag band and want all the fluff about them. I’m fond of the idea of Wayne and Somsnosa having an established relationship and bringing their two new friends into the fold during/after their adventure.

Do they take their new band on tour? Do they all help Dedusmuln with exciting new archaeological expeditions? Do they take a cruise on their ship and have a peaceful vacation because killing the king of the moon is hard work and they deserve it? There's only one bed and bathtub in the resting areas, so there’s gotta be awkward bed-sharing/group-bathing shenanigans. And hey, chilling out in the Cozy Death Realm building sandcastles is canon, so you have a built-in beach episode prompt!

Hurt/comfort is also a possibility. Even in a world where death is no big deal, emotional hurt is still a thing, and Gibby did feel the need to apologize to Wayne for "everything." So maybe Wayne has some complicated feelings about killing Gibby and whatever history they had there? And the rest of the party makes sure he knows they're there for him.

And, well, if you're inclined to write clay-people xeno foursomes I'm not inclined to stop you!

(Note 1: As far as I'm aware, unless I missed something, Dedusmuln's gender is never specified. If it isn't, I would be equally happy with them being a he, a she, or a they. If it is, ignore me and go with whatever's canon.)

(Note 2: You do not have to try and emulate the writing style of canon, holy shit. That would probably be impossible. Although shippy fanfic produced partially via random text generation would probably be entertaining in its own way…)

Demon Girl

What is it?

Demon Girl is a 20-episode* supernatural drama about a half-demon woman named Nie Qing Cheng living in 1920s Shanghai. She's just trying to provide for her family and have a nice relationship with her newly acquired human boyfriend when demon-related drama smacks her in the face. She also winds up attracting the attention of You Tong, a local demon man. You Tong, poorly-socialized disaster that he is, initially tries to pull the "I'm a possessive bad boy and you can only belong to me" act. Qing Cheng shuts him down and points out that she's not going to leave her current love to be his alone, at which point You Tong does a 180 and decides that he'll put his efforts into making sure that she and her soon-to-be husband have the happiest and most stress-free life possible together. And they'll need his help, because a demon hunter is doing her best to ruin Qing Cheng's life. There's mountains of hurt/comfort opportunities, and the perfect setup for a threesome.

I don't think it's officially available in English anywhere, but, ahem, a quick google of the show's title + English sub will get you hooked up.

* There is a 15-episode second season, but I can't find it subbed in English anywhere, so I'm not able to watch it.

Prompts

- Ming Xia/Nie Qing Cheng/You Tong -

This is another OH GOD FIX IT PLEASE request. Let the monster girl be happy and have her soft human husband and well-meaning disaster of a demon boyfriend! After all they've gone through, they deserve it!

I'd be equally happy with either a V-shaped relationship centered around Qing Cheng, or an equal threesome where Ming Xia and You Tong get curious about each other as well. You could branch off canon by either pretending that the show stopped after You Tong walked Qing Cheng down the aisle, or have an AU where Qing Cheng still became demon queen, but handwave it so that Ming Xia can stay with her and You Tong is alive and well. With the former you could have domestic fluff, with the latter you could have badass demon queen and her loyal boys. Either would be delightful.

I just want these three to be allowed to live happily and peacefully together, honestly. Fluff and comfort are desperately needed. Can Qing Cheng go back to teaching at her dance studio? Can Ming Xia teach You Tong some goddamn social skills? The scene at the fair was absolutely precious and brought a grin to my face - can they just go on some nice domestic adventures and have a nice time together?

It also delights me that Ming Xia's reaction to seeing his girlfriend's demon side was the visual equivalent of "holy shit that's scary and hot," and I'd definitely love smut where he gets a hands-on lesson in demon anatomy from Qing Cheng and You Tong. Speaking of which, wing kink anyone?

DreadOut

What is it?

DreadOut is an indie horror game steeped in Indonesian folklore. You play as Linda, a student whose class is taking a field trip when they get stuck in a haunted abandoned town. Linda's longtime best friend Ira gets possessed by something sinister, and their professor, a young woman named Siska, is acting rather suspicious about the whole thing. It's pure old-fashioned tropey horror, and the ending is basically a flashing neon sign saying "PERFECT SETUP FOR DARK FEMSLASH THREESOMES."

It takes about 3-4 hours to get through. It's available on Steam, or you can watch a movie version here.

Prompts

- Siska/Linda/Ira -

Oh man, I so want to see the fucked-up adventures of the three new snake priestesses. Siska is so ruthless and dedicated to her cause, but I have to imagine she still had some fondness (no matter how unhealthy) for her students after bonding with them. I can't imagine her keeping away from Ira or letting Linda stay away forever, not after she's gotten her claws in them. Dubcon and noncon are obviously welcome here.

What exactly do their daily duties entail after the credits roll? Are there weird sex rituals required to keep things at bay (potentially involving ghost/monster-girl xeno)? Does Siska try to help Linda and Ira get more comfortable with their new roles, in her own not-exactly-nice way? Does Siska initially push Ira to act on her incredibly obvious crush on Linda now that she's physically powerful enough that Linda can't say no? Just Siska straight-up manipulating her way into Ira and Linda's pants would be A+ too.

Don't hesitate to amp up the spookiness and/or body horror factor if that's a route you want to go down! I love the monster designs in this game, and Ira's newly-obtained monstrousness made her a whole lot more interesting to me.

Helter Skelter

What is it?

Helter Skelter is a 9-chapter psychological horror manga about an idol whose body, mind, and career are falling apart. Refusing to fade into obscurity quietly, she takes her female assistant and eventually her assistant's boyfriend down with her, roping them into a deeply unhealthy and manipulative threesome relationship.

It can be read here.

Prompts

- Ririko/Hada/Okumura -

This fucking manga, man. I started reading it on a whim and did not expect to get so many feelings. Ririko is such a disaster, and such a terrible terrible person, but you just can't hate her when you're inside her head and know what she's going through. And poor Hada and her boyfriend! They're all so flawed but loyal. I actually gasped in surprise/happiness when I realized they had still stuck by Ririko after the timeskip.

I'd definitely be interested in post-canon fic exploring what their relationship is like after five years. Details about the sideshow they're working in would be great. Has their relationship changed now that Ririko is likely in a better mental place, if not a perfect one? Did they have to patch Ririko up after her "final performance," which would also be a great opportunity for unhealthy and weird h/c?

Another interesting route to go would be to explore how Hada and her bf feel about Ririko's body after she stops trying to fix it. We know in canon that a lot of people are fascinated to see her rot and change - do her partners share that can't-look-away attitude? Hell, maybe they start to kink on it after a while.

Speaking of kink, smut is obviously welcome! We already have an idea of how kinky Ririko can get with them, so I wouldn't put any kink off the table for these three besides anything in my DNWs list. Whether a missing scene for one of their sexual encounters during the events of canon, or new kinky adventures in their new life at the sideshow, anything exploring their fucked-up sex dynamics would be fabulous.