yuletide 2019

[alectorine]

Hi! I'm pyrophane and first of all, thank you so much for participating! I’ll love your fic no matter what, so please don’t feel pressured ❤️ I’ve written some prompts, but by no means do you have to include all or any of them -- so long as you steer clear of my DNWs, if you have a particular idea you’re burning to write, go for it! Feel free to spin something entirely out of my likes list and disregard the prompts as well.

My social media accounts are currently mostly kpop, but my non-RPF fic can be found over at sulfate, if you're interested -- I generally write the type of content I enjoy reading. You can find me elsewhere on twitter @ennezahard or @juncheolsoo, and on tumblr @delineative. If you’re really stuck, my previous Yuletide letters can be found in this tag -- if the prompts for any of those fandoms are striking a chord, I’d be happy to receive fic for them instead. The most important thing is that you have fun writing the rare fandoms we both adore!

General | 7 Seeds | Engelsforstrilogin | Night World

 

General likes:

• apocalypse or post-apocalypse settings
• clashing worldviews
• dreams
• enemies to lovers where there's still some form of rivalry or resentment, friends to enemies (to lovers optional), rivals to enemies (to lovers optional)
• espionage AU, casefic, fakeout makeouts, undercover as a couple
• leader/second-in-command dynamics
• lotus-eater machines
• magical realism, urban fantasy, general magic/fantasy/witchcraft AU
• mentorships
• physicality and nonverbal communication
• pining and repressed feelings, repressed characters finally admitting what they want
• pop idol AU
• power dynamics, power imbalances, difficult/ambiguous/dysfunctional relationships
• pre-canon and futurefic
• roadtrips
• rarepairs, minor characters, multishipping, friendships, ensemble casts, casual/background poly
• sparring
• time loops
• unusual/experimental prose style and structure
• worldbuilding, histories (canonical or invented), strong sense of setting
• wound care

NSFW likes (see here for more details):

• breathplay/choking
• competition or rivalry elements
• consensual violence
• D/s undertones, undernegotiated or non-negotiated D/s
• edging
• focus on hands/wrists/throats/collarbones, pretty much just throats in general
• multiple partners
• power dynamics and authority kink
• praise as a form of degradation
• sex pollen-style dubcon
• basically, if it involves the combination of violence and tenderness, I'm in!

General dislikes:

• anything revolving around kids/pregnancy/marriage
• daddy kink
• formal BDSM
• graphic descriptions of unsanitary situations
• graphic medical experimentation
• lengthy kink negotiations
• plotless fluff
• public humiliation
• romance-related jealousy, infidelity
• reincarnation AUs, A/B/O, high school AUs (for canons not already set in high school)
• scat, watersports, etc

7 Seeds | Mayu

If you’re writing Mayu fic, you can't go wrong -- honestly, you could just write out Mayu's internal monologue as she watches paint dry or something and I'd be over the moon, I'm guaranteed to love anything in which Mayu Does Things (you can ignore my plotless fluff DNW for this fandom, if you like). Mayu’s emotional maturity, levelheadedness, care for her friends, social charisma, classic Summer A self-absorption, sweetness, and cheerful passive-aggressiveness are what make her my favourite 7 Seeds character out of a cast I absolutely adore.

Summer A gen is my lifeblood, and I’d love slightly off-key slice-of-life fic exploring Mayu’s childhood/middle-school years within Summer A -- what kind of group traditions do they have? Do they try to adopt any horrifically misinterpreted civilian customs on Mayu's prompting? What does her daily routine look like? How has she decorated her dorm room, and who does she room with? Who shares her classes? Who does she view as rivals? Where does she get her supply of cute hair accessories???

I’d also love a canon-divergent AU where Mayu lives and becomes the Summer A leader -- what changes, and what doesn’t? Does she still clash with the other teams? How do the other Summer A members feel about her leadership? Who are her favourite civilians? There’s a whole range of possibilities in diverging from canon, and I’d love to see your take on it!

These are all largely canon-focused prompts, but if you wanted to write an AU transposing Summer A's weird claustrophobic childhood-friends-who-can-barely-trust-each-other-anymore intimacy into a different setting, please go wild! Summer A as a competitive sports team? Summer A as an elite idol group? Summer A as a cutthroat investment banking office? Summer A as a witch coven? I'm very interested to see how Mayu might shine in another context!

Here are some potential Mayu dynamics I particularly love -- all optional, just here if you’d like more prompts:

• Mayu/Ryo -- even though they didn't really interact in canon I'm very interested in the way Ryo’s fake bad boy lifestyle potentially provides an excellent foil for Mayu. Canon-wise, did Mayu hang around on the peripheries of Ryo and Ango’s dramatic rivalry and make fun of them with Nijiko? Did she ever work with, compete against, tutor, or be tutored by Ryo? In a Mayu-lives AU, tell me about her exile roadtrip with Ryo -- how the two people least interested in exploring the new world, having prioritised the safety of their friends above all else, begin to turn their focus outwards and reluctantly find beauty in this utterly foreign place. A friend put it as ‘we are trying to preserve this fading world even though in doing so we’ve alienated every other person we wanted to do it for, but this singular other person thinks we’re on the right track, so we can keep going for another day’ -- anything with that kind of 'us against the world’ vibe would be amazing!

• Mayu/Ayu -- as Koruri’s best friend, Mayu must be on top of all the Summer A gossip, and so surely she must have known about the bullying Ayu was going through, especially as they share soil class. Mayu’s also well-respected by her peers, so why didn’t she put a stop to it? Did she try to rationalise her inaction the way Ayu did ('it would be condescending if I tried to help her, she’s strong enough to handle it herself’)? Was there a period, when the bullying had just begun, where Ayu thought that Mayu would step in soon? For all Mayu’s interpersonal expertise, Ayu seems to be the one situation she doesn’t know how to deal with, and I’d love to see something exploring that. In a Mayu-lives AU, how does that friction and misery escalate? Does Mayu seek Ayu out, or does she try to pretend everything is fine between them?

• Mayu/Koruri -- the sweetest friendship (plus Nobara, if you like)! Would love any sort of slice-of-life -- Mayu: Girl Detective’s investigations into the mysterious Saucer-Eyed Club activities, helping each other study for exams, roommate hijinks. In a Mayu-lives AU, tell me about Mayu and Koruri clashing over Koruri growing closer to the other teams, and how the new world strains their relationship?

• Mayu/Nijiko -- I'd love to see Mayu and Nijiko being unexpectedly good friends and classmates, particularly since they share soil class! Maybe a field trip, or studying in the library together, or Mayu waterproofing an extra track jacket for Nijiko? In a Mayu-lives AU, what causes them to fall out, and why doesn't Nijiko go into exile with Mayu and Ryo given her closeness to both?

Also, I’m not a fan of Ango, and I’d be grateful if you could keep his presence in the fic to a minimum, thank you!

My tag for Mayu is here, assorted thoughts about a Mayu-lives AU can be found here.

Engelsforstrilogin | Minoo Falk Karimi, Ida Holmstrom

Minoo/Ida is my rarepair otp and I like how they mirror one another, except that Minoo actively tries to be (or be seen as) a good person, while Ida tends to prioritise her own interests over her conscience. But most importantly, both girls are ultimately heroic despite their struggles with motive and action! Some specific prompts:

• Any sort of missing-scene fic -- reluctantly spending time together, shying away from what they see of themselves reflected in the other, making spur-of-the-moment overtures that may or may not be successful, having to work together, being unsettled by but ultimately drawn to one another. I think a lot about how they were only able to truly make that connection right before the end, so I'd just really like to see something that recognises that they're the ones who are most able to understand each other, especially because they don't want to.

• A sidequest sent by the Book of Patterns/a magical dream/something one of the Circle happened upon during research that requires both Minoo and Ida's skillsets to complete -- seriously, just give me the flimsiest justification for making them spend time together in isolation. Maybe a roadtrip? All of the slow burn, gradually opening up to each other, tentative companionship and loyalty despite disliking one another, accidentally settling into routines or familiarity, working surprisingly well with each other (destroying the fragile connection they've forged once they return to the others?). Feel free to mess around with the timeline to facilitate this!

• Really interested in how their family situations shape their personalities -- Minoo’s adopted her family’s moral compass and overachiever tendencies, while Ida’s internalised her family’s coldness and viciousness. Both of them struggle with familial expectation and the resulting slew of hurt or insecurities -- do they ever manage to set the need to preserve their image aside and have a proper conversation about it?

• Something that delves more into the bodyswap arc in Fire. AUs where Minoo also swapped into Ida are welcome! How do they deal with literally wearing the other's skin and having to confront the severe case of impostor syndrome the other is facing? I love all kinds of selfcest and bodysharing tropes.

• Other canon divergences -- AUs where Elias, Rebecka, Ida, Viktor etc live are welcome! I particularly like the idea of an AU where Ida is alive during The Key and comes closest to bringing Minoo back from Walter/the guardians.

• Also more than happy for you to add any of the other characters, nominated or not, into the mix to play Minoo and Ida off of -- my favourite option is Clara (the vicious streak she shares with Ida would probably simultaneously draw them towards each other and drive up distrust between them, which would be really cool to see play out), and I'm also really interested in some kind of tensely semiplatonic Minoo/Viktor/Ida thing rooted in mutual dislike and grudging trust, as well as Minoo/Linnea/Ida clashing worldviews. I just love Circle poly in general! In terms of background ships, you can't go wrong with Vanessa/Linnea and Felix/happiness; I'm also a fan of Minoo/Clara, Ida/Clara and Minoo/Rebecka.

• I'd prefer it if the main cause of conflict/tension between Minoo and Ida was not their shared romantic interest in Gustaf. I like Gustaf but am not very attached to him, so if you don't want to write him at all, that's cool. For these three, I'd rather not receive poly.

Night World | Iliana Harman, Rashel Jordan, Raksha Keller, Jez Redfern

Feel free to just focus on one or a subset from the characters I've requested -- you don't have to write all of them in the same fic, but I do ship all combinations of these four. Also, I love most of the canon soulmate pairs to bits (though I'm less keen on Thierry/Hannah, Gillian/David, and James/Poppy), so if you'd like to bring them in or even focus on them, please go for it! I'm a big fan of multishipping and polyshipping and ambiguously-defined but intense relationships, however you'd like to play it. If you don't want to write the canon ships, I only ask that you don't include infidelity or bitter breakups (amicable breakups and/or being soulmates in a platonic sense are fine!). 

• Generally, I'm dying for post-canon fic to fill the void where Strange Fate should be -- I'd love to see anything about the cast fending off the apocalypse and what they do in the aftermath. What and who does the final showdown come down to? Who survives, and who doesn't? How do the rules of the Night World change?

• Iliana/Keller -- I love this bodyguard romance and the way Keller grows to respect Iliana's courage and selflessness, even though it isn't a form of strength she's used to. That scene where Iliana obliterated that dragon while a heavily wounded Keller watched on? Really hot, and anything in that vein would be perfect!
  • Little mundane moments amidst the leadup to the apocalypse -- Keller helping Iliana acclimatise to the Night World, downtime from their Circle Daybreak duties, Keller teaching Iliana self-defense (hand-to-hand or panther vs magic sparring!), Iliana giving Keller the necklace she has in Thicker Than Water.
  • Any kind of princess/knight dynamics -- protecting each other in battle, Keller taking a blow meant for Iliana, Keller expressing her view of herself as disposable and Iliana fiercely disagreeing, Iliana healing Keller's injuries, anything that plays up the loyalty kink.
  • I'm very much into Iliana/Galen/Keller if you'd like to go a poly route -- if so, I'd love to see angsty pining on all sides, polyamory negotiations, how they learn to navigate boundaries. Or how about an AU where Keller represses her feelings for both of them beneath her dedication to her duty and the betrothal between Iliana and Galen goes forward? Where do things develop from there?

• Rashel/Keller -- I love the potential here as two members of Circle Daybreak's combat arm. They're both cynics shaped by harsh pasts and violent lives who end up admiring the bravery of idealism, and I think they could really connect to each other. 
  • Sparring/training together at Circle Daybreak.
  • Casefic -- growing closer on a mission they're both sent out on (with or without their soulmates), fighting back to back, wound care, casual intimacy, learning to trust each other.
  • One of them swoops in mid-battle to save the other, which is how they actually meet face-to-face for the first time, even though they've heard so much about each other.
  • Feel free to use or ignore the reveal in Thicker Than Water, I don't really mind either way. But if you do take it, how about Keller teaching Rashel how to shift? 

• Iliana/Jez -- as two of the Wild Powers, they're bound to interact sometime soon, and I'd love to see your take on it! Feel free to bring in Delos and/or Kierlan, though I'd prefer it to be in a platonic sense.
  • We know so little about what being a Wild Power entails, so any worldbuilding you'd like to do in that aspect would be excellent! Do Wild Powers have a special bond with each other, something like the soulmate bond? Can they share power or amplify each other's powers? 
  • Sparring with the Blue Fire and learning to control it. As a Redfern, Jez must have witch blood too -- does that mean she can use spells to direct the Blue Fire? Does Iliana teach her any? In return, does Jez teach Iliana proper combat techniques?
  • Both of them had worldview-changing revelations about their true heritage, so I'd love to see something exploring that!

• Rashel/Jez -- the classic vampire/vampire hunter dynamic, but with a twist! They're both so stubborn, and I just feel that they'd have incredible chemistry.
  
  • They both have a pretty strong disdain for authority figures -- what kind of trouble do they get up to together? Jez is unquestionably capable of defending herself, but she's also a Wild Power, so she probably merits extra protection -- maybe Rashel gets bodyguard duty? I don't imagine either of them would be too happy about this, so how do things develop from there? 
  • Dragon-hunting roadtrip, I'm just saying.
  • I have no idea if this works geography-wise, but have they ever encountered each other in the past, when Jez was still hunting humans? Maybe when Rashel was still finding her feet as a vampire hunter, and couldn't beat Jez? Do they recognise each other when they meet again in Circle Daybreak?
  • I know I've given this as a prompt for every ship so far, but I adore sparring and wound care and would also love to see it for these two!

• Completely optional, but Rashel and Jez also happen to be part of my two absolute favourite soulmate couples, so here are some prompts for them if you're interested. Overall, I'm here for the enemies to lovers and angsty pining vibes, so play those up and I'll love it for sure!
  • Rashel/Quinn -- I was really into the conflicted pining-after-my-enemy dynamic and was a bit disappointed to see it resolved so quickly, so if you'd like to draw that out a bit further, I wouldn't have any problems with that! My dream AU is one where they're still repressing their attraction to each other post-The Chosen and are operating on a tentative enemy-of-my-enemy truce as they roadtrip in search of Circle Daybreak, until they finally give in to the undeniable bond between them (and have a lot of rough, desperate sex?). Otherwise: missing scenes between the end of The Chosen and their cameo in Soulmate, a mission they're sent out on as Circle Daybreak's fighters, sparring, something where they work seamlessly together, something they disagree over that brings old simmering tensions back up.  
  • Morgead/Jez -- pre-canon fic about the transition from best friends to nemeses vying for leadership within their gang (though I get the feeling Morgead doesn't see Jez as an arch-enemy the way she sees him as one), sparring, moments of accidental vulnerability and intimacy pre-canon, some scenario where one of them has to drink the other's blood, experimenting with Power on each other, adjusting to being in love after they've spent their lives fighting each other and repressing their attraction. Friends to leader/second-in-command to leader/second-in-command the other way to enemies to lovers is just so perfectly calibrated to my interests, and fic set during any of these transition periods would be amazing!

• Again, optional -- I didn't have enough space to request Blaise, but I love her and also ship her with any/all of the girls, if you'd like to write her! Blaise/Iliana could be so interesting -- I'd love to see a mentorship of sorts between two of the last Harmans, Blaise discovering Iliana's spine of steel beneath her kindness. I'd also be into Blaise/Kestrel, Blaise/Thea and Blaise/Jez (as a Harman and a Redfern, have they ever interacted before?).

• I also ship Ash/Mary-Lynette, Ash/Quinn (the dynamic between them in Daughters of Darkness was so fun), Maggie/Delos, and Rowan/Kestrel/Jade. 

 

 

Again, these are all just suggestions – use them or leave them as you wish! Thank you so much, and see you on the other side!

- Ash / pyrophane