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Trick or Treat 2017 Letter
Dear trick-or-treater,
Thank you for writing for me! I hope you have a delightfully spooky exchange, and receive all the tricks and/or treats you could want.
Outside of my DNWs, I'm not picky (all of my fandoms are small enough that I would be truly delighted to receive anything at all involving these characters). So, if you already have an idea for any of these characters, feel free to write where your heart takes you! But, of course, I have prompts below.
As Halloween has always been my favorite time of the year, I'm going full out with the seasonal mood, and all of my canons are some level of creepy/sad/dark/goth-tastic. My prompts do tend to lean towards the dark side, but if you have an idea for something fluffy, I'd love to read it too!
My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.
- Likes & DNWs -
Fandoms are listed by the number of characters I requested, not in any order of preference:
- Anatomy -
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow -
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse -
- Unedited Footage of a Bear -
- Middens -
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence -
- Subject 13 -
- The Bright in the Screen -
- Haze -
* Adventure / casefic
* Blood, gore, and violence
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Angst / guilt / manipulation
* Loyalty kink
* Body horror / psychological horror
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Dysfunctional relationships
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Smut - Some favorite kinks include bondage, D/s, impact play, praise kink, knifeplay, dubcon, and rough sex, but I'm down for pretty much all kinds of smut.
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc.) If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!
* Crossovers
* Genderswaps/gender headcanons
* Issuefic
* Pregnancy
* Focus on characters dying of old age
- The House -
Often, the unnerving uncertainty that comes with considering the deeper aspects of the human psyche is not unlike gazing down at the swimming blackness pooled at the bottom of the basement stairwell. It is a place we spend our childhoods filling with monsters that will lay for years in patient silence. It is a place that, barring some specific errand, we seldom ever want to go.
(A movie version of Anatomy can be watched here.)
It's rare that a canon changes your mind about an entire genre. I used to think that walking simulators could never be done in a way that made an effective experience, but Anatomy came out and proved me wrong. It's an excellent piece of horror fiction, showcasing the power of atmosphere and detail, and it's one of the scariest games I've ever played.
Of course, once it was over, I came away wanting to hear more from the house and its unique POV. Specific prompts:
* With all the talk about the mental ties between a resident and their house, could the house feel its residents' emotions and dreams, and what did that do to the house's emotional state?
* What was the cause of that nightmare the woman's voice talked about - what frightened either the house or its residents into dreaming of something so dark?
* Is the protagonist the first person the house has lured into its figurative and literal jaws?
- Graham Jones -
The Dark Lord candidates are one of the things in Castlevania lore with so much potential for intrigue, but of course, the games never go into them much. I just really like Graham, and would love to see anything with him. Specific prompts:
* What was his childhood like? When and how did he find out about the whole reincarnation thing?
* Did he ever meet up with Celia and her candidates, and how did they get on if so?
* What happens in an AU where he beats Soma and tries to take over as lord of a castle he doesn't rightfully own?
- Grant Danasty -
No this is not brought on by the glaring absence of Grant in the animated series what are you talking about I'm not salty you're salty
Grant's been one of my favorite CV characters for ages. Whereas most other CV protagonists have magic, super-strength, or vampire powers on their side, Grant is just a particularly athletic thief who's trying his best to help his people. And what does he get for all his efforts? Captured and turned into a monster. And despite that, he's still goofy and cheery once he's been rescued. A+ job, Grant.
Honestly, like with Graham, there's so little fic about Grant that I would love to see anything with him. Specific prompts:
* Well, it's Halloween after all, so why not angsty horror about Dracula monster-fying and imprisoning him in the clocktower? What kind of painful process was that, and did Grant ever try to escape? How did he handle the other adventurers before Trevor?
* On the happier side, Grant became known as a hero who rebuilt Wallachia after its destruction. I'm down for the fluffy adventures of Grant rediscovering the human kindness he thought he'd lost.
* A shippy take is more than welcome, if you're interested! I'm partial to grateful, worshipful Grant/Trevor (he does canonically look up to Trevor for saving him and being such a cool warrior, after all), Grant/Sypha with lots of mixed feelings from both parties, and working out the love triangle with a Grant/Trevor/Sypha threesome.
- Donna -
- Evil Donna -
Call your doctor immediately if you have someone's face all over you, as this could become permanent.
(Unedited Footage of a Bear can be watched here.)
God, this movie. There have been plenty of pieces of media that attempt to emulate the gruesome emotional reality of struggling with mental health, but none of them have resonated with me as well as Unedited Footage. Even apart from the subject matter, the short is an excellently-made horror piece, and did a great job of unsettling me, and that was before I played the eerie house exploration game on the associated site.
Of course, the surreal reality that the movie presents, of a woman with a violent mirror of herself that's trying to ruin her life, is ripe for psychological horror potential. Specific prompts:
* Donna's mirror self (who I'll refer to as Evil Donna) is trying to take her place in her household and damage her family. Do her kids try and press back against the change, or do they feel unable to do so because, after all, this is their mother?
* Honestly, I'm here for more of Evil Donna fucking up Donna and Donna fighting right back. If you're interested in going literal with the mindfuckery aspect, well, Donna does say she's having dating troubles, and to quote one of the advertiser annotations, An increase in sexual and gambling urges has been reported in moms undergoing a taking of Claridryl. In some cases the urges were described as "too intense" by the moms, and the dose of Claridryl had to be reduced.
- Genie -
- Nomad -
Know that when your finger is on the trigger, my tongue will be within reach to lick your nails. And my gaze will always meet the eyes of those you slay, even if yours do not.
(Middens can be downloaded and played for free here.)
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Boy, there's a lack of games out there about manipulative, creepily intimate relationships between a sentient gun and a mute human?" You probably haven't, but hey, you're in luck regardless!
Both Genie and Nomad are fascinating characters with so much worldbuilding potential built into them, and I'd love to see anything about them. Specific prompts:
* The Nomad is, as his name implies, a wanderer - so where did he come from before he came into the Rift? His backstory is such a blank slate, you can do anything with him.
* We know how Genie's species are born, but we don't know much about Genie's life before meeting the Nomad. Is the Nomad the first person he's done...this...to?
* Consider the bad ending of Gingiva, where the Nomad has a rather violent reunion with Genie. How does Genie treat him after so long?
* I love, love, love how uncomfortably flirty and friendly Genie is towards the Nomad at all times, and am fully on board with exploring that fucked-up ship. I mean, it's canon that the Nomad is basically jacking Genie off every time they kill someone together. If I had to think about that realization, so do you.
- Leon Belmont -
- Walter Bernhard -
LoI is one of my favorite CV games, and I wish I could give a list of long, thought-out prompts, but I'm a person of simple needs, and what I want for this game can be summarized as:
* Walter doing more bad things to amuse himself.
* Walter doing more bad things to Leon to amuse himself.
* To elaborate, if Leon dies while fighting Walter, Walter announces his intention to turn Leon into a vampire. And we all know how well Walter treats his pets.
Edit: I lied, because I've thought of more things I'd love after posting this:
* A role reversal AU, either of the kind where Leon's the one kidnapped in the first place, or where he's the one trying to plot with vampires to gain immortality.
* Pre-canon fic! For Leon, how did early days as a knight go? How did he meet Sara and/or Mathias? What was his family like? He's so young during the events of the game, he must have started his career in war pretty early. For Walter, we know nothing at all about his life before he was a vampire. He's such a blank slate, I'd love to see any sort of backstory for him.
- Ah Cizin -
- Franklin Fargo -
- Sophie -
(A walkthrough of Subject 13 can be watched here.)
Are you looking for a quick puzzle game with fun puzzles, gorgeous melancholy music, and a plot that involves interdimensional groundhog day loops, sarcastic asshole demon gods, and slashy dubcon soulbonding between said asshole god and a human? I didn't think I was, but then Subject 13 came along and gave me what I didn't know I was missing in my life.
There's so much to this plot that could use exploring. Specific prompts:
* Ah Cizin's meeting with and subsequent temptation of the first Franklin to merge souls with him. How did Franklin deal with what must have been an extremely confusing situation?
* Speaking of which, how much of Ah Cizin's in-game personality is his own, and how much is influenced by the twelve different versions of Franklin he's consumed by the time he kidnaps the thirteenth? Think of all the psychological horror potential.
* We only get to see Sophie when she successfully establishes a cross-dimensional connection, but what was she doing in between those moments? I imagine that hopping between different versions of the island must have caused some problems - it probably isn't always as peaceful as it is while the thirteenth Franklin is on it.
* Post-canon, Sophie and Franklin escape together, but neither of them are the Sophie or Franklin that the other knew for their whole lives. What kind of awkward came-back-wrong situations does that cause?
* This game is so shippy, and I'm 200% here for romantic takes. I confess I fell first for the manipulative relationship between Ah Cizin and Franklin (Franklin says outright that the guy loves him before consenting to give him his soul, what more could I want?), but I also love Sophie's dedication to saving the thirteenth Franklin, even though he's not her Franklin, and am down for something exploring that as well. Or, or, throw everyone together into the world's most "...It's complicated" threesome.
- Blue Guy -
- Red Freaks -
- The Narrator -
Trust me and everything will be fine. I am a good person.
(The Bright in the Screen can be played for free here.)
Funny story about this game. I first played it years ago, probably around when it came out, then spent years trying unsuccessfully to find it again because I couldn't remember its name. I finally did a few months ago, and I'm so glad I did, because for all its flaws (mostly in the sense that you'll start playing it and think "oh yeah this is definitely a Newgrounds flash game from 2008"), this game still holds up for me.
The issues with human psychology it touches on - namely the obsessive desire to feel like an enlightened, virtuous person unlike all those other bad, evil people - are particularly relevant given the attitudes that have been creeping into fandom over the last few years. It's also just a really atmospheric little horror piece.
I'm having trouble coming up with specific prompts for this game, but I'd love to see anything about the characters, from surreal psychological horror about identity and self-image, to a completely literal interpretation of the story, where the sarcastic narrator is just herding this poor guy through a hellish monster-infested facility.
- Shane Carpenter -
- Morgan Duvall -
- Gabriel Merino -
- Teare -
We feel guilt and remorse, not just out of empathy, but out of fear. It's a fear that there is someone who knows. And that, one day, you will have to explain yourself to them.
(A movie version of Haze can be watched here. I would honestly recommend watching it over playing the game itself, because...)
Let me start by saying that Haze is not a good game. At all. By any stretch of the imagination.
And yet.
The plot and characters made me fall so hard and so fast, and now I'm hopelessly in love. The premise is that a powerful private military doses its soldiers with a performance-enhancing drug called Nectar, making them stronger, faster, and deliriously happy 24/7. Shane Carpenter, a college dropout who joined the army to find a sense of purpose, is doing well in battle and ascending the ranks. But as soon as he takes on a mission for a sergeant named Morgan Duvall, the effectiveness of Shane's Nectar starts slipping, and he becomes horrified by Morgan's war crimes and the suffering he's helping cause. He decides to defect and help the group of rebels his army is attacking, which leads to Morgan becoming very pissed at him.
There is so, so much potential for fic exploring different aspects of this delightfully fucked-up universe. Specific prompts:
* The pre-canon adventures of Morgan, "his boys," and their merry war crimes.
* Backstory for Teare's initial Nectar withdrawal, and the horrifying realizations that brought. Or an AU where he doesn't get sniped and accompanies Shane on his mission.
* Post-canon examination of Gabriel's misguided attempts to co-opt Nectar for his own army, and/or how he deals with Shane's resistance to that plan.
* When Shane confronts Morgan, Morgan seems to believe Shane's been brainwashed by the rebels. Consider: Morgan trying to "fix" that and get a little revenge at the same time via noncon Nectar usage. (And/or just straight-up noncon!)
* I am open to and enthusiastic about shipping for this game, and I'd love just about any combination of anyone. I am particularly partial towards manipulative Gabriel/Shane, finding-comfort-in-each-other Teare/Shane, and violent and fucked up Morgan/Shane or Morgan/Teare.
Thank you for writing for me! I hope you have a delightfully spooky exchange, and receive all the tricks and/or treats you could want.
Outside of my DNWs, I'm not picky (all of my fandoms are small enough that I would be truly delighted to receive anything at all involving these characters). So, if you already have an idea for any of these characters, feel free to write where your heart takes you! But, of course, I have prompts below.
As Halloween has always been my favorite time of the year, I'm going full out with the seasonal mood, and all of my canons are some level of creepy/sad/dark/goth-tastic. My prompts do tend to lean towards the dark side, but if you have an idea for something fluffy, I'd love to read it too!
My AO3 username is Piinutbutter.
Table of Contents
- Likes & DNWs -
Fandoms are listed by the number of characters I requested, not in any order of preference:
- Anatomy -
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow -
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse -
- Unedited Footage of a Bear -
- Middens -
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence -
- Subject 13 -
- The Bright in the Screen -
- Haze -
Likes
* Adventure / casefic
* Blood, gore, and violence
* Physical affection, platonic or otherwise
* Emotional intimacy, platonic or otherwise
* Angst / guilt / manipulation
* Loyalty kink
* Body horror / psychological horror
* Hurt and/or comfort
* Dysfunctional relationships
* Reluctant allies / enemies having to work together
* Smut - Some favorite kinks include bondage, D/s, impact play, praise kink, knifeplay, dubcon, and rough sex, but I'm down for pretty much all kinds of smut.
* Interactive fiction formats (IF, CYOA, games, visual novels, etc.) If you feel your story would work better in an interactive format, go for it!
Do Not Wants
* Crossovers
* Genderswaps/gender headcanons
* Issuefic
* Pregnancy
* Focus on characters dying of old age
* Prompts *
Anatomy (Video Game)
- The House -
Often, the unnerving uncertainty that comes with considering the deeper aspects of the human psyche is not unlike gazing down at the swimming blackness pooled at the bottom of the basement stairwell. It is a place we spend our childhoods filling with monsters that will lay for years in patient silence. It is a place that, barring some specific errand, we seldom ever want to go.
(A movie version of Anatomy can be watched here.)
It's rare that a canon changes your mind about an entire genre. I used to think that walking simulators could never be done in a way that made an effective experience, but Anatomy came out and proved me wrong. It's an excellent piece of horror fiction, showcasing the power of atmosphere and detail, and it's one of the scariest games I've ever played.
Of course, once it was over, I came away wanting to hear more from the house and its unique POV. Specific prompts:
* With all the talk about the mental ties between a resident and their house, could the house feel its residents' emotions and dreams, and what did that do to the house's emotional state?
* What was the cause of that nightmare the woman's voice talked about - what frightened either the house or its residents into dreaming of something so dark?
* Is the protagonist the first person the house has lured into its figurative and literal jaws?
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Graham Jones -
The Dark Lord candidates are one of the things in Castlevania lore with so much potential for intrigue, but of course, the games never go into them much. I just really like Graham, and would love to see anything with him. Specific prompts:
* What was his childhood like? When and how did he find out about the whole reincarnation thing?
* Did he ever meet up with Celia and her candidates, and how did they get on if so?
* What happens in an AU where he beats Soma and tries to take over as lord of a castle he doesn't rightfully own?
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- Grant Danasty -
Grant's been one of my favorite CV characters for ages. Whereas most other CV protagonists have magic, super-strength, or vampire powers on their side, Grant is just a particularly athletic thief who's trying his best to help his people. And what does he get for all his efforts? Captured and turned into a monster. And despite that, he's still goofy and cheery once he's been rescued. A+ job, Grant.
Honestly, like with Graham, there's so little fic about Grant that I would love to see anything with him. Specific prompts:
* Well, it's Halloween after all, so why not angsty horror about Dracula monster-fying and imprisoning him in the clocktower? What kind of painful process was that, and did Grant ever try to escape? How did he handle the other adventurers before Trevor?
* On the happier side, Grant became known as a hero who rebuilt Wallachia after its destruction. I'm down for the fluffy adventures of Grant rediscovering the human kindness he thought he'd lost.
* A shippy take is more than welcome, if you're interested! I'm partial to grateful, worshipful Grant/Trevor (he does canonically look up to Trevor for saving him and being such a cool warrior, after all), Grant/Sypha with lots of mixed feelings from both parties, and working out the love triangle with a Grant/Trevor/Sypha threesome.
Unedited Footage of a Bear (2014 Short)
- Donna -
- Evil Donna -
Call your doctor immediately if you have someone's face all over you, as this could become permanent.
(Unedited Footage of a Bear can be watched here.)
God, this movie. There have been plenty of pieces of media that attempt to emulate the gruesome emotional reality of struggling with mental health, but none of them have resonated with me as well as Unedited Footage. Even apart from the subject matter, the short is an excellently-made horror piece, and did a great job of unsettling me, and that was before I played the eerie house exploration game on the associated site.
Of course, the surreal reality that the movie presents, of a woman with a violent mirror of herself that's trying to ruin her life, is ripe for psychological horror potential. Specific prompts:
* Donna's mirror self (who I'll refer to as Evil Donna) is trying to take her place in her household and damage her family. Do her kids try and press back against the change, or do they feel unable to do so because, after all, this is their mother?
* Honestly, I'm here for more of Evil Donna fucking up Donna and Donna fighting right back. If you're interested in going literal with the mindfuckery aspect, well, Donna does say she's having dating troubles, and to quote one of the advertiser annotations, An increase in sexual and gambling urges has been reported in moms undergoing a taking of Claridryl. In some cases the urges were described as "too intense" by the moms, and the dose of Claridryl had to be reduced.
Middens (Video Game)
- Genie -
- Nomad -
Know that when your finger is on the trigger, my tongue will be within reach to lick your nails. And my gaze will always meet the eyes of those you slay, even if yours do not.
(Middens can be downloaded and played for free here.)
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Boy, there's a lack of games out there about manipulative, creepily intimate relationships between a sentient gun and a mute human?" You probably haven't, but hey, you're in luck regardless!
Both Genie and Nomad are fascinating characters with so much worldbuilding potential built into them, and I'd love to see anything about them. Specific prompts:
* The Nomad is, as his name implies, a wanderer - so where did he come from before he came into the Rift? His backstory is such a blank slate, you can do anything with him.
* We know how Genie's species are born, but we don't know much about Genie's life before meeting the Nomad. Is the Nomad the first person he's done...this...to?
* Consider the bad ending of Gingiva, where the Nomad has a rather violent reunion with Genie. How does Genie treat him after so long?
* I love, love, love how uncomfortably flirty and friendly Genie is towards the Nomad at all times, and am fully on board with exploring that fucked-up ship. I mean, it's canon that the Nomad is basically jacking Genie off every time they kill someone together. If I had to think about that realization, so do you.
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- Leon Belmont -
- Walter Bernhard -
LoI is one of my favorite CV games, and I wish I could give a list of long, thought-out prompts, but I'm a person of simple needs, and what I want for this game can be summarized as:
* Walter doing more bad things to amuse himself.
* Walter doing more bad things to Leon to amuse himself.
* To elaborate, if Leon dies while fighting Walter, Walter announces his intention to turn Leon into a vampire. And we all know how well Walter treats his pets.
Edit: I lied, because I've thought of more things I'd love after posting this:
* A role reversal AU, either of the kind where Leon's the one kidnapped in the first place, or where he's the one trying to plot with vampires to gain immortality.
* Pre-canon fic! For Leon, how did early days as a knight go? How did he meet Sara and/or Mathias? What was his family like? He's so young during the events of the game, he must have started his career in war pretty early. For Walter, we know nothing at all about his life before he was a vampire. He's such a blank slate, I'd love to see any sort of backstory for him.
Subject 13 (Video Game)
- Ah Cizin -
- Franklin Fargo -
- Sophie -
(A walkthrough of Subject 13 can be watched here.)
Are you looking for a quick puzzle game with fun puzzles, gorgeous melancholy music, and a plot that involves interdimensional groundhog day loops, sarcastic asshole demon gods, and slashy dubcon soulbonding between said asshole god and a human? I didn't think I was, but then Subject 13 came along and gave me what I didn't know I was missing in my life.
There's so much to this plot that could use exploring. Specific prompts:
* Ah Cizin's meeting with and subsequent temptation of the first Franklin to merge souls with him. How did Franklin deal with what must have been an extremely confusing situation?
* Speaking of which, how much of Ah Cizin's in-game personality is his own, and how much is influenced by the twelve different versions of Franklin he's consumed by the time he kidnaps the thirteenth? Think of all the psychological horror potential.
* We only get to see Sophie when she successfully establishes a cross-dimensional connection, but what was she doing in between those moments? I imagine that hopping between different versions of the island must have caused some problems - it probably isn't always as peaceful as it is while the thirteenth Franklin is on it.
* Post-canon, Sophie and Franklin escape together, but neither of them are the Sophie or Franklin that the other knew for their whole lives. What kind of awkward came-back-wrong situations does that cause?
* This game is so shippy, and I'm 200% here for romantic takes. I confess I fell first for the manipulative relationship between Ah Cizin and Franklin (Franklin says outright that the guy loves him before consenting to give him his soul, what more could I want?), but I also love Sophie's dedication to saving the thirteenth Franklin, even though he's not her Franklin, and am down for something exploring that as well. Or, or, throw everyone together into the world's most "...It's complicated" threesome.
The Bright in the Screen (Video Game)
- Blue Guy -
- Red Freaks -
- The Narrator -
Trust me and everything will be fine. I am a good person.
(The Bright in the Screen can be played for free here.)
Funny story about this game. I first played it years ago, probably around when it came out, then spent years trying unsuccessfully to find it again because I couldn't remember its name. I finally did a few months ago, and I'm so glad I did, because for all its flaws (mostly in the sense that you'll start playing it and think "oh yeah this is definitely a Newgrounds flash game from 2008"), this game still holds up for me.
The issues with human psychology it touches on - namely the obsessive desire to feel like an enlightened, virtuous person unlike all those other bad, evil people - are particularly relevant given the attitudes that have been creeping into fandom over the last few years. It's also just a really atmospheric little horror piece.
I'm having trouble coming up with specific prompts for this game, but I'd love to see anything about the characters, from surreal psychological horror about identity and self-image, to a completely literal interpretation of the story, where the sarcastic narrator is just herding this poor guy through a hellish monster-infested facility.
Haze (Video Game)
- Shane Carpenter -
- Morgan Duvall -
- Gabriel Merino -
- Teare -
We feel guilt and remorse, not just out of empathy, but out of fear. It's a fear that there is someone who knows. And that, one day, you will have to explain yourself to them.
(A movie version of Haze can be watched here. I would honestly recommend watching it over playing the game itself, because...)
Let me start by saying that Haze is not a good game. At all. By any stretch of the imagination.
And yet.
The plot and characters made me fall so hard and so fast, and now I'm hopelessly in love. The premise is that a powerful private military doses its soldiers with a performance-enhancing drug called Nectar, making them stronger, faster, and deliriously happy 24/7. Shane Carpenter, a college dropout who joined the army to find a sense of purpose, is doing well in battle and ascending the ranks. But as soon as he takes on a mission for a sergeant named Morgan Duvall, the effectiveness of Shane's Nectar starts slipping, and he becomes horrified by Morgan's war crimes and the suffering he's helping cause. He decides to defect and help the group of rebels his army is attacking, which leads to Morgan becoming very pissed at him.
There is so, so much potential for fic exploring different aspects of this delightfully fucked-up universe. Specific prompts:
* The pre-canon adventures of Morgan, "his boys," and their merry war crimes.
* Backstory for Teare's initial Nectar withdrawal, and the horrifying realizations that brought. Or an AU where he doesn't get sniped and accompanies Shane on his mission.
* Post-canon examination of Gabriel's misguided attempts to co-opt Nectar for his own army, and/or how he deals with Shane's resistance to that plan.
* When Shane confronts Morgan, Morgan seems to believe Shane's been brainwashed by the rebels. Consider: Morgan trying to "fix" that and get a little revenge at the same time via noncon Nectar usage. (And/or just straight-up noncon!)
* I am open to and enthusiastic about shipping for this game, and I'd love just about any combination of anyone. I am particularly partial towards manipulative Gabriel/Shane, finding-comfort-in-each-other Teare/Shane, and violent and fucked up Morgan/Shane or Morgan/Teare.