Dear FFFX creator

[soryenn]

First and foremost: THANK YOU!

Besides DNWs everything that follows are just ramblings on stuff I like, so feel free to disregard everything there if you already have an idea of what you want to write! The important thing is for you to have fun.

I. General likes and dislikes

Things I love:

- angst with an happy ending and its hurt/comfort cousin
- mutual pining
- kissing, lots of it, kissing every part of the body, desperate kisses, I-almost-lost-you kisses, all of them
- touch, tenderness, cuddles
- falling asleep together, needing the other partner(s) to sleep
- poly relationships, ranging from strictly equal (everyone brings something the others need) to the lone character warming his bones by the fire of an established couple who protects them
- found family dynamics
- casefic, adventure, action: competent characters acting at their top capacity in the face of tough challenges
- vulnerability and trust, and people overcoming their fears and flaws together
- long dialogues between characters
- tending to wounds, body care, brushing hair, shower scenes, etc.
- taking an injury for someone else, protectiveness in hyper dangerous situations
- age gap with the corresponding angst that the other wouldn't want them because too young/old
- dealing with the aftermath of war or other trauma, scars or physical injury that never quite fade away
- dreams, nightmares, dreamwalkers, dreamshifters, deamreaders, all things dreams
- reality shifting, parallel worlds
- death-adjacent themes: ghosts, immortals, shinigami/grim reapers, etc.
- break-up & reunion fics (the & reunion part is mandatory)
- AUs of all stripes, see below

Tropes I love:

- battles couples (a lot of my faves are warriors in some capacity)
- fake dating, fake marriage
- genderbend to F/F
- only one bed
- any plot-related reason to have characters paired off
- oh no we're isolated/stranded together here for plot-related reason!
- we have to share body warmth or we'll die probably

AUs I love:

- Daemon AU
- Sentinel AU
- Wingfic
- Loveless AU
- Any kind of magical, fantasy or sci-fi AU
- Actual witch AU (aka witches in the real world)
- Historical AU
- In particular, WWI and WWII AU (except Shoah-related) and Aéropostale AU
- Mundane AU, especially with a focus on a topic you are knowledgeable about (are you into ice skaters? baking? database management? give it to me)

Styles I love:

- 2nd person POV
- weird deconstructed narrative, non-conventional format, experimental stuff

Smut likes:

I'm not that much into sex and would be fine with a G-rated fic. But if you do want to write mature or explicit stuff and it helps your wordcount, feel free!
- Tender, long lovemaking
- But also rough, urgent sex especially after dangerous situations
- Focus on foreplay and excitation building
- Frottage, coming in pants, coming untouched, intercrural sex, fingering, handjobs, scissoring
- I'm fine with most sexual acts as long as they aren't DNWs.

DNWs:

- hopeless endings (bittersweet okay)
- rape, non-con, dubious con
- omegaverse
- underage sex (below 15)
- ageplay-daddy-mommy-kink
- BDSM (light bondage okay)
- scat-emeto (watersports okay)
- pregnancy-impregnation-lactation in a sexual context
- kid-fic (appearances are fine, but please don't make the adult characters kids or have the story focus on kids)
- eating disorders
- necrophilia, cannibalism
- issue fic of all kinds including social homophobia, transphobia, etc. and real world illnesses
- incest (except cousins and siblings)
- genderbend to F/M
- abusive behaviour (recovery from it 100% okay, just don't focus on the abuse part)
- embarassment-humiliation
- animal cruelty or death
- major character death besides canon ones
- unrequested trans or ace headcanons

Fandom specific DNWs are listed below.

II. Simoun

Fandom safety: the show is 26 episodes long (about 9h). If you're not in the US there's a large possibility the show isn't licensed in your country. I use the French fansub available here.
There's a manga available here with a slightly different story which I also love. It's only 3 chapters and 2 extras. The last extra is a highschool AU that is awesome so don't hesitate to run with hikikomori Neviril and trader Aaeru if that's your jam too.

I LOVE THIS SHOW. That's all.
Joking aside, I had to choose few ships for this exchange but I love everyone. Have some prompts!

Aaeru/Neviril

I'd like to see your take on Aaeru's training on the North frontline, because this girl has seen the war from way too close before even becoming a sybilla.
Pre-series, I don't mind seeing quite a lot of Amuria/Neviril, especially as the contrasts and similarities between her and Aaeru are really what makes Neviril fall for her.
During the war, I think there's a lot more to tell about the way Neviril's feelings develop unconsciously. Her role is central in the war and this comes with a heavy cost; one that Aaeru can understand when others can't.
Post-series, I'd like to follow their adventures through time and space, and especially meeting Dominuura and Limone.
AU-wise, a Loveless AU with Aaeru as a blank Fighter would be most excellent.

Rodoreamon/Mamiina

Unless you do a fix-it or an AU, this has to be pre-canon or during canon.
I like everything in their relationship, the power imbalance and the way it completely shifts multiple times until they found their balance, the nobility of Mamiina and her views on the war and her role as sybilla, the inner strength of Rodo and her kindness.
Maybe a mission that goes wrong and get them stuck somewhere in the snow?

Dominuura/Limone

I'd prefer it if the sexy stuff could wait until Limone is whatever age she's supposed to be in the last episode (15? 16?), besides that I'm on board for anything.
Limone's training is quite important to her story and was only approached in the flashback episode. So much to unpack there!
Dominuura is the sole survivor of Chor Dextra: how did that happen and how did she lose her Pair? Was it as traumatizing for her as it was for Neviril when she lost Amuria? Can she even remember it, and do other people know?

Anubituf/Guragief

Precanon AnuGura as sybilla! Canon AnuGura while trying to deal with their responsibilities during a war and their feelings! Post-canon AnuGura where they try to find their place in this new world! AU AnuGura in which they are the retired leaders of a bikers group caring for the Chor Tempest, the new bikers group!

Alty/Kaim

There's so much drama potential with these two. So much hurt/comfort. I have abuse on my DNW but discussion of the past scene with Alty/Kaim is completely okay.
Of course, if you want to take it to AU town and forget that happened, that's fine with me too.

Rodoreamon/Paraietta

This is more of a post-canon or AU ship for me: I just think they'd be great for each other as they both have a lot of grief to deal with, and insecurity issues to overcome. They have the shadows of the two people they lost that will always be there, but they have so much to live for still. They also seemed to have found a good relationship in the finale. I just want them to be happy tbh.

Floe/Vyura

Also a post-canon or AU ship. In the end, Vyuraf gets call to war, and Floef hope they won't have to meet on the battlefield. What if he decided to take matters into his own hands and infiltrate the opposing army to get Vyuraf back? What if Vyuraf deserted when forced to attack civilians?
In this particular plot, all of the characters could be involved as well: Alty, Kaim, Rodo and Paraietta to help hide people and maybe activate Rodo's contacts in the aristocracy, Yun to intercede in a peace council, Anubituf and Guragief to fight, etc.

AUs I'd find especially great for this:
- I loved the high-school/hikikomori AU that's in the manga, any take on that would be grand
- Aéropostale AU where the whole of Aéropostale are the girls and they have to take missions on those tiny breakable ships in dangerous weather to get mail to its destination. Crashing in the mountains and having to seek shelter. Bonding with their Pair as they have to work perfectly together to get the ship to its goal, and surviving if things go badly.
- WWI or WWII AU in which the girls are war pilots. Everything above, with added war!
- Thieves AU, since I've now been introduced to this glorious idea.


 
III. Gundam Wing

Fandom safety: 49 episodes. The manga has 7 volumes, 3 of which being the main series.

The gist of this request is: I love Duo Maxwell. Please make him happy.

Also: I missed nominating Trowa/Duo because I saw Trowa & Duo. That's on me, if your fave Duo ship is Trowa/Duo, please write it.

- Polyam relationships because the boys are all broken in their own ways and they're better together (on that note, I couldn't nominate all permutations, but anything up to 1x2x3x4x5x6 is absolutely fine)
- All the action scenes, the I-almost-lost-you scenes, the physical damage of war, the protectiveness of the pilots for each others, etc.
- I get the feeling Duo would run away after the war - he was shown not feeling well on L2 in Endless Waltz and it's the one thing Frozen Teardrop got right. So the pilots would be searching after him?
- Us vs. the world dynamics, especially in regards to Preventers
- AUs in which they aren't war-damaged boys with a laundry list of psychic and emotional problems would be nice too
- Aéropostale AU in which they're piloting small ships in the 1920's to get mail all across the world, get lost in the Andes, get stranded and need to seek shelter, insert here all the tropes.
- WWI or WWII AU in which they are war pilots.

Fandom specific DNWs: anything related to Frozen Teardrop.


 
IV. Yu-Gi-Oh!

Fandom safety: not safe with 224 episodes or 38 manga volumes.

Bakura Ryou/Mutou Yuugi

I could see them bonding more after the series end, as they both have to deal with the loss of part of themselves. But Yuugi lost a very dear partner (100% fine with past Yami-Atem/Yuugi) and Bakura lost someone who would use their body to their advantage.
They also share an interest for game design and Egypt, and they have a quick mind and will easily banter with each other.

Bakura Ryou/Mutou Yuugi/Marik Ishtar

I didn't nom Bakura Ryou/Marik Ishtar for some reason, but this is the logical next step for me.
I headcanon Marik/Yami Bakura in the series, so this means that Marik would still be attracted to Bakura's body, but only really get to know Ryou after the series. And that's a whole lot to unpack. And who could help them better than Yuugi?

Kaiba Seto/Mutou Yuugi

The shadow (no pun intended) of Yami Yuugi/Atem looms over those two. It took that final duel for Seto to acknowledge Yuugi as a duelist - was Yuugi pining for all the series before that and it only gets resolved then? Or until Seto decides to throw it all to hell in favor of dueling a dead man? Or do the feelings blossom between them much later on?
I especially like a strong Yuugi for this, who is kind but doesn't let Kaiba control him.

Kaiba Seto/Bakura Ryou

Oh, the nerds love, even if Kaiba would never admit it. Plus Kaiba went to the land of the dead and I really like the fanon of Ryou being a medium or dealing with ghosts on the regular. It just makes a lot of sense for those two to work together. Bakura is probably the only person Kaiba can really talk with about his death experience.


 
V. Katawa Shoujo

Fandom safety: it's a free visual novel available here. Completing one route is about 7h, completing all takes ~25h.

- I would really like to see Hanako all grown up; is she a writer? a journalist? does she work at Yamaku? But also all the girls as adults tbh.
- Emi at competitions! Rin's adventures in art! The girls bonding over what makes them feel alive!
- Rin opening up to anyone is absolutely great. I love her dialogue and I think both Hanako (as another artist & someone who has troubles with her appearance) and Emi (as her friend and supporter) can be great for her. They both see the world completely differently from her but can grow and help her grow at the same time.
- I absolutely loved Akira and Hanako's interactions and think they would be great together. Akira can be irresponsible at times, and has a lot on her shoulders but treats Hanako in a very respectful, kind and open manner. Hanako totally has a crush on her. Also plenty of opportunities for angst with the long-distance relationship.

Fandom-specific DNWs: any AU that would remove their disability.


 
VI. Yami no Matsuei

Fandom safety: 13 episodes so just below 5h. There's 12 to 13 volumes of manga depending which languages you can read. You can stop at the first 8 volumes, the arc after that isn't finished and probably never will be. The anime stops at the end of the 8th volume as well.

Kurosaki Hisoka/Tsuzuki Asato

- Hisoka getting over his need to be more powerful and realizing it's not what he or Tsuzuki needs at this point
- Tsuzuki dealing with the fact that not even Tohda can kill him (no but really, what's up with that and Enma saying he can't escape him?). The idea that he's bound to the Juo-Cho and eventually all shinigamis will move on and he will stay behind.
- Tsuzuki slowling healing from his past - the manga does especially hammer on the fact that he broke down twice in a matter of months after it took decades for him to feel better after his suicide; even with Hisoka nearby there is a profound need for time and peace for him to even stabilize. Honestly Hisoka's isn't in a very happy place either at this point and in the manga even says that it's hate that is powering him through. What I mean is recovery or even established relationship in which they deal with the highs and lows of depression, probably.
- But since I like angst: Hisoka and Tsuzuki on a case, protecting each other, using their powers in symbiosis
- And since I want them happy: Hisoka and Tsuzuki enjoying a day off as tourists
- Tsuzuki developing a more romantic/sensual interest in Hisoka post series, shielding harder to not hurt him, and of course Hisoka realizing and thinking Tsuzuki is hiding something.
- An exchange with another country's shinigami-equivalent system (angels for example)?

Tatsumi Seiichirou/Watari Yutaka

- Their relationship is developed more in the last tomes of the manga, but I liked their companionship in the earlier tomes and the anime as well. They just work well together and are very competent.
- Tatsumi does have a lot of issues to work with, especially re: Tsuzuki, and Watari hides a lot of his past. So many delicious opportunities to write angsty stuff.
 

 
VII. X/1999

Fandom safety: 24 episodes + OAV (~10h), 18 volumes. The series has been on hiatus for nearly 20 years now.

Well that was an unexpected fandom but here we are.

- Crossovers with Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle are fine!
- Everything is tragic in this story and Subaru/Kamui relationship is not an exception. But I absolutely love them.
- Fix-it in which Kamui relentlessly try to get Subaru back to his side, realizing what he truly wants in the process
- Post-series in which they both survive and somehow try to rebuild something of a normal life
- Dragon of Earth!Subaru and Dragon of Earth!Kamui canon divergence
- AUs in which they aren't doomed to fight against and kill people they love, for a change. Another type of apocalypse AU would be great for example.

Comments

[modzilla]

Dear Soryenn,

Thank you for signing up to this year's FFFX! Is there anything besides DNWs I could copy into your sign-up for Yu-Gi-Oh? Thank you!

[soryenn]

Hi!

Omg I'm such an idiot, didn't realize I didn't copy my prompts on the sign-up. You can totally copy the following:

Bakura Ryou/Mutou Yuugi

I could see them bonding more after the series end, as they both have to deal with the loss of part of themselves. But Yuugi lost a very dear partner (100% fine with past Yami-Atem/Yuugi) and Bakura lost someone who would use their body to their advantage.
They also share an interest for game design and Egypt, and they have a quick mind and will easily banter with each other.

Bakura Ryou/Mutou Yuugi/Marik Ishtar

I didn't nom Bakura Ryou/Marik Ishtar for some reason, but this is the logical next step for me.
I headcanon Marik/Yami Bakura in the series, so this means that Marik would still be attracted to Bakura's body, but only really get to know Ryou after the series. And that's a whole lot to unpack. And who could help them better than Yuugi?

Kaiba Seto/Mutou Yuugi

The shadow (no pun intended) of Yami Yuugi/Atem looms over those two. It took that final duel for Seto to acknowledge Yuugi as a duelist - was Yuugi pining for all the series before that and it only gets resolved then? Or until Seto decides to throw it all to hell in favor of dueling a dead man? Or do the feelings blossom between them much later on?
I especially like a strong Yuugi for this, who is kind but doesn't let Kaiba control him.

Kaiba Seto/Bakura Ryou

Oh, the nerds love, even if Kaiba would never admit it. Plus Kaiba went to the land of the dead and I really like the fanon of Ryou being a medium or dealing with ghosts on the regular. It just makes a lot of sense for those two to work together. Bakura is probably the only person Kaiba can really talk with about his death experience.

Apologies again for the extra work and I wish you a great day.

[modzilla]

Thank you!

Not an idiot at all. This exchange actually had "put something about what you like in your sign-up for each request" as a rule last year too, but I think in trying to re-word it to be more clear this year, I achieved the opposite.

While I'm here I'd be happy to add more tags (Trowa/Duo? Bakura Ryou/Marik Ishtar?) to the tag set and your sign-up if you like. Your initial creator can't match on them but it makes it easier for people to see you'd like them them if they're browsing the app for treats or if you go out as a pinch hitter.

Thanks again and sorry to bother you!

[soryenn]

Definitely not bothering me!

If you can add Trowa Barton/Duo Maxwell and Bakura Ryou/Marik Ishtar to my sign-up that would be very kind, thank you!