Poly Trolley 2018 Letter
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exchangebenchDear 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.
- Likes -
- DNWs -
- Presentable Liberty -
- Hylics -
- Demon Girl -
- DreadOut -
- Helter Skelter -
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)
* 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)
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.
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…)
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?
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.
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.
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.
