Dear Chocolatier
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the_leaky_penDear Chocolatier,
I'm so excited to participate in this exchange!
I didn't request art because I'm not confident in my ability to prompt for it. But if you do see something here that inspires you, just know that I love art treats and would be very happy to get art!
Kinds of AUs: Space AUs, Modern With Magic, Portal Fantasy, Crossovers, Fandom AUs of other Fandoms, e.g. Leverage AU of Machineries of Empire, Machineries of Empire AU of Nirvana in Fire, Nirvana in Fire AU of The Untamed, Murderbot or Pacific Rim or Homestuck or Venom (2018) AUs of anything, shit like that
Vibes: Found Family feels, Siblings Feels, Best Friend Feels, The Inherent Eroticism Of Being Narrative Foils, The Intimacy of Daily Life
General Stuff: trans headcanons, (grey)ace and (grey)aro headcanons, dragons, shapeshifters, people having different ideas about what they want out of romantic and sexual and platonic relationships and that being OK and good, AI rights, comet-style relationships, companionate marriages, arranged marriages, good communication, people being forced to communicate when they don't in canon, competence kink, polyamorous relationships (of all shapes)
Sexy Stuff: non-sexual kink, sexual kink, sex where orgasm isn't the goal and/or doesn't happen, sex pollen, dubious consent, explicit consent, tentacles, Everyone Switches/Everyone Fucks Around With What Top/Bottom even MEANS
Fandom/Relationship Specific Stuff
Arcane
Claggor & Jinx & Mylo & Vander & Vi: Look I just have extremely strong emotions about tired, hot dad Vander. He is so tired and so hot and such a dad and he has these four wild kids and he's trying to prevent another WAR and I just love him. Give me all of the Dad Vander. (I would also welcome some background Grayson & Vander and Benzo & Vander, so long as it ties into his dadness)
Jayce &/ Viktor: I am most interested in the messy space between romantic and platonic and their science bro-ness, and the messiness of their distinct backgrounds and how that plays into Jayce being seen and lauded by the Piltoverans while Viktor is largely ignored. Viktor is my most beloved character so some good things for him especially would be lovely.
Mel/Jayce/Viktor: Uh, mainly see above, but I do love how Mel is a key part of Viktor & Jayce's relationship -- both in its making and its breaking, since she's the one who backs their research but also props up Jayce, sometimes to Viktor's expense. Also, all three of them are hungry in their own ways, being outsiders in one way or another -- Mel to the Medardas, Jayce to the larger Houses, Viktor to Piltover as a whole -- and I think the ways those interact is fascinating. And also, like, they're hot. I'm happy with this either as a V with Jayce at the hinge or a triangle - the Mel and Viktor side of which is not really given any time in canon, so I'm very intrigued by what that might look like.
Jinx & Vi: Cf. my siblings feels. They're just so complicated in how they grow up together and then grow up apart and try to find their way to each other. I'd love to find some softness for them that doesn't elide either of their sharp edges or Jinx's neurodivergence.
Ekko & Jinx: Look, they're both tinkers and inventors, and their fight on the bridge was EPIC and we know they were once friends. Give me more of that friendship or that enmity.
Murderbot
I don't have really strong thoughts about what I'd like to see for any of these relationships, but I like good banter and soft emotions and people experiencing the mortifying ordeal of being known.
Untamed/MDZS/MDZS Cartoon
I'm grouping these together because I genuinely don't care which canon anything belongs to and love mixing and matching bits from different adaptations. So you can go CQL only or MDZS only or donghua only, or create a glorious Frankencanon. I support you.
For the ships that I have listed on my request but don't mention specifically here, basically consider the above more general and below more specific prompts to guide you in the kinds of things I like.
Jiang Cheng/Wen Qing: I LOVE THEM. This is the ship that stole my entire heart. I will read just about anything with them, but in particular I've been craving the kind of deep intimacy that comes with bodysharing. Maybe a Venom AU? Or what about Machineries of Empire? Put Wen Qing in the Black Cradle and then... Nirai (formerly Wen) Qing inside Kel (formerly Jiang) Cheng (and somehow tie that to servitor rights? or moth rights????)? Or, I mean, I will literally read anything about them.
Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian: The truest expression of this ship is "It's not incest, but they wish it were" - dig into the messy brother feelings! Maybe some bodysharing here too? I love them living in each other's pockets and hissing at each other and confusing everyone around them about the way their love manifests as fighting.
Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen: I have almost never read a fic that actually sold me on this ship, but I like it SO MUCH in concept! I particularly like them in the uncomfortable post-war space where they are both fresh-faced sect leaders with recently destroyed/rebuilt sects or the uncomfortable post-canon space where Lan Xichen's present is a parallel to Jiang Cheng's past. Either way, I don't want either of them to give up their sect for each other, but to be equal partners who lead separate lives. And I want those vibes to translate to any AUs.
Jiang Cheng/Nie Mingjue: Cf. what I said above re: what LXC and JC can be to each other, except that Nie Mingjue can kinda operate in a mentor space for Jiang Cheng as someone else who became sect leader way too young.
Jiang Cheng/Jin Guangyao: LOOK they coparented this kid for a DECADE AND A HALF and seemed to have a pretty functional relationship. I need to see what that looks like. Naturally their platonic relationships with Jin Ling also come into play here.
Jin Guangyao/Lan Xichen/Nie Mingjue: I don't have much to say about this, but I particularly like softness between the three of them that doesn't elide the ways in which their jagged edges catch on each other. They're all three very complicated men with a lot of trauma and baggage, and I really like it when creators can turn the ways in which they fell apart in canon into ways they can hold together.
Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen: My best and favorite boys! I would like to refer you to my Songxiao Secret Santa letter, which has all my desires for them in a lot of detail.
Luo Qingyang/Her Husband: Since Mianmian's spouse is functionally a blank slate, I encourage you to go wild with interpretations. Apart from them being (1) a non-cultivator/otherwise mundane or distant from the sects and (2) supportive of Mianmian's badassery, the sky is the limit for you. :D
Song Lan/Wen Qing: I am intrigued by the interval of time during which Song Lan is in Yiling, since it was invented wholesale for the drama, and I kind of like the idea of these two kinda stoic, kinda brusque people finding a measure of softness or peace with each other in the middle of all the awful shit going on for them both. I also like that their problems are orthogonal to each other - Song Lan hasn't been victimized by the Wens (except inasmuch as Xue Yang has worked for them); Wen Qing has no connection to Xue Yang (except inasmuch as he has acted as WRH's subordinate temporarily). So they can be open with each other in a way they can't really be with anyone else present in Yiling.
Wei Wuxian & Wen Qing & Wen Ning: The Burial Mounds Found Family is a Whole Ass Mood. I love this vibe both in canonverse and other AUs, but this thing where they are living in each other's pockets in this slow decline and increasing desperation, knowing their situation is untenable but having no choice except to persist? Delicious. What kind of intimacy can be gotten out of that?
Nie Huaisang & Wei Wuxian: Shenanigaaaaans. I like them both at their simplest Cloud Recesses bullshit and their most complex post-canon machinations. Give me these two sneaky clever boys being sneaky & clever together. And bonding over art? I think they should bond over art.
Jin Guangyao/Su She: That sweet sweet 知遇之恩|zhiyuzhi'en is great shipping fodder. Truly, nobody was more devoted to Jin Guangyao than Su She and I really think more of us should explore that! :D
all the Jiang Yanli romantic ships: Let! Jiang Yanli! Live! For! Herself! For Once! I am a big proponent of shipping any and all of the Big Sibs in MDZS/CQL in various combinations, so, uh, yeah.
Jiang Yanli & Qin Su: I really like the idea of them being allies in the treacherous waters of Jinlin Tower and even friends! They're sisters-in-law, after all!
Mo Xuanyu & Wei Wuxian: I love the idea of them being friends in an AU where they both live, but I also love the kind of more complicated relationship they have when one or the other of them is dead, either during the timeskip or during WWX's second life.
Guardian
Basically I went feral for Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi during the Huddling For Warmth scene (you know the one). I also like them as part of what I've been calling the Huddling For Warmth OT3 with Ye Huo. I just love the ways they look at each other and touch each other and interact! It makes me happy in every way. :3
Nirvana in Fire
For all three of the relationships I requested for this, I have a single, simple prompt: Lin Chen and Meng Zhi coparenting Fei Liu in the wake of Lin Shu's death. I don't care if this is canonverse or an AU, but that is the vibes I want. Even better if they start coparenting Fei Liu before becoming romantically involved.
I'm so excited to participate in this exchange!
I didn't request art because I'm not confident in my ability to prompt for it. But if you do see something here that inspires you, just know that I love art treats and would be very happy to get art!
Kinds of AUs: Space AUs, Modern With Magic, Portal Fantasy, Crossovers, Fandom AUs of other Fandoms, e.g. Leverage AU of Machineries of Empire, Machineries of Empire AU of Nirvana in Fire, Nirvana in Fire AU of The Untamed, Murderbot or Pacific Rim or Homestuck or Venom (2018) AUs of anything, shit like that
Vibes: Found Family feels, Siblings Feels, Best Friend Feels, The Inherent Eroticism Of Being Narrative Foils, The Intimacy of Daily Life
General Stuff: trans headcanons, (grey)ace and (grey)aro headcanons, dragons, shapeshifters, people having different ideas about what they want out of romantic and sexual and platonic relationships and that being OK and good, AI rights, comet-style relationships, companionate marriages, arranged marriages, good communication, people being forced to communicate when they don't in canon, competence kink, polyamorous relationships (of all shapes)
Sexy Stuff: non-sexual kink, sexual kink, sex where orgasm isn't the goal and/or doesn't happen, sex pollen, dubious consent, explicit consent, tentacles, Everyone Switches/Everyone Fucks Around With What Top/Bottom even MEANS
Fandom/Relationship Specific Stuff
Arcane
Claggor & Jinx & Mylo & Vander & Vi: Look I just have extremely strong emotions about tired, hot dad Vander. He is so tired and so hot and such a dad and he has these four wild kids and he's trying to prevent another WAR and I just love him. Give me all of the Dad Vander. (I would also welcome some background Grayson & Vander and Benzo & Vander, so long as it ties into his dadness)
Jayce &/ Viktor: I am most interested in the messy space between romantic and platonic and their science bro-ness, and the messiness of their distinct backgrounds and how that plays into Jayce being seen and lauded by the Piltoverans while Viktor is largely ignored. Viktor is my most beloved character so some good things for him especially would be lovely.
Mel/Jayce/Viktor: Uh, mainly see above, but I do love how Mel is a key part of Viktor & Jayce's relationship -- both in its making and its breaking, since she's the one who backs their research but also props up Jayce, sometimes to Viktor's expense. Also, all three of them are hungry in their own ways, being outsiders in one way or another -- Mel to the Medardas, Jayce to the larger Houses, Viktor to Piltover as a whole -- and I think the ways those interact is fascinating. And also, like, they're hot. I'm happy with this either as a V with Jayce at the hinge or a triangle - the Mel and Viktor side of which is not really given any time in canon, so I'm very intrigued by what that might look like.
Jinx & Vi: Cf. my siblings feels. They're just so complicated in how they grow up together and then grow up apart and try to find their way to each other. I'd love to find some softness for them that doesn't elide either of their sharp edges or Jinx's neurodivergence.
Ekko & Jinx: Look, they're both tinkers and inventors, and their fight on the bridge was EPIC and we know they were once friends. Give me more of that friendship or that enmity.
Murderbot
I don't have really strong thoughts about what I'd like to see for any of these relationships, but I like good banter and soft emotions and people experiencing the mortifying ordeal of being known.
Untamed/MDZS/MDZS Cartoon
I'm grouping these together because I genuinely don't care which canon anything belongs to and love mixing and matching bits from different adaptations. So you can go CQL only or MDZS only or donghua only, or create a glorious Frankencanon. I support you.
For the ships that I have listed on my request but don't mention specifically here, basically consider the above more general and below more specific prompts to guide you in the kinds of things I like.
Jiang Cheng/Wen Qing: I LOVE THEM. This is the ship that stole my entire heart. I will read just about anything with them, but in particular I've been craving the kind of deep intimacy that comes with bodysharing. Maybe a Venom AU? Or what about Machineries of Empire? Put Wen Qing in the Black Cradle and then... Nirai (formerly Wen) Qing inside Kel (formerly Jiang) Cheng (and somehow tie that to servitor rights? or moth rights????)? Or, I mean, I will literally read anything about them.
Jiang Cheng/Wei Wuxian: The truest expression of this ship is "It's not incest, but they wish it were" - dig into the messy brother feelings! Maybe some bodysharing here too? I love them living in each other's pockets and hissing at each other and confusing everyone around them about the way their love manifests as fighting.
Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen: I have almost never read a fic that actually sold me on this ship, but I like it SO MUCH in concept! I particularly like them in the uncomfortable post-war space where they are both fresh-faced sect leaders with recently destroyed/rebuilt sects or the uncomfortable post-canon space where Lan Xichen's present is a parallel to Jiang Cheng's past. Either way, I don't want either of them to give up their sect for each other, but to be equal partners who lead separate lives. And I want those vibes to translate to any AUs.
Jiang Cheng/Nie Mingjue: Cf. what I said above re: what LXC and JC can be to each other, except that Nie Mingjue can kinda operate in a mentor space for Jiang Cheng as someone else who became sect leader way too young.
Jiang Cheng/Jin Guangyao: LOOK they coparented this kid for a DECADE AND A HALF and seemed to have a pretty functional relationship. I need to see what that looks like. Naturally their platonic relationships with Jin Ling also come into play here.
Jin Guangyao/Lan Xichen/Nie Mingjue: I don't have much to say about this, but I particularly like softness between the three of them that doesn't elide the ways in which their jagged edges catch on each other. They're all three very complicated men with a lot of trauma and baggage, and I really like it when creators can turn the ways in which they fell apart in canon into ways they can hold together.
Song Lan/Xiao Xingchen: My best and favorite boys! I would like to refer you to my Songxiao Secret Santa letter, which has all my desires for them in a lot of detail.
Luo Qingyang/Her Husband: Since Mianmian's spouse is functionally a blank slate, I encourage you to go wild with interpretations. Apart from them being (1) a non-cultivator/otherwise mundane or distant from the sects and (2) supportive of Mianmian's badassery, the sky is the limit for you. :D
Song Lan/Wen Qing: I am intrigued by the interval of time during which Song Lan is in Yiling, since it was invented wholesale for the drama, and I kind of like the idea of these two kinda stoic, kinda brusque people finding a measure of softness or peace with each other in the middle of all the awful shit going on for them both. I also like that their problems are orthogonal to each other - Song Lan hasn't been victimized by the Wens (except inasmuch as Xue Yang has worked for them); Wen Qing has no connection to Xue Yang (except inasmuch as he has acted as WRH's subordinate temporarily). So they can be open with each other in a way they can't really be with anyone else present in Yiling.
Wei Wuxian & Wen Qing & Wen Ning: The Burial Mounds Found Family is a Whole Ass Mood. I love this vibe both in canonverse and other AUs, but this thing where they are living in each other's pockets in this slow decline and increasing desperation, knowing their situation is untenable but having no choice except to persist? Delicious. What kind of intimacy can be gotten out of that?
Nie Huaisang & Wei Wuxian: Shenanigaaaaans. I like them both at their simplest Cloud Recesses bullshit and their most complex post-canon machinations. Give me these two sneaky clever boys being sneaky & clever together. And bonding over art? I think they should bond over art.
Jin Guangyao/Su She: That sweet sweet 知遇之恩|zhiyuzhi'en is great shipping fodder. Truly, nobody was more devoted to Jin Guangyao than Su She and I really think more of us should explore that! :D
all the Jiang Yanli romantic ships: Let! Jiang Yanli! Live! For! Herself! For Once! I am a big proponent of shipping any and all of the Big Sibs in MDZS/CQL in various combinations, so, uh, yeah.
Jiang Yanli & Qin Su: I really like the idea of them being allies in the treacherous waters of Jinlin Tower and even friends! They're sisters-in-law, after all!
Mo Xuanyu & Wei Wuxian: I love the idea of them being friends in an AU where they both live, but I also love the kind of more complicated relationship they have when one or the other of them is dead, either during the timeskip or during WWX's second life.
Guardian
Basically I went feral for Guo Changcheng/Chu Shuzhi during the Huddling For Warmth scene (you know the one). I also like them as part of what I've been calling the Huddling For Warmth OT3 with Ye Huo. I just love the ways they look at each other and touch each other and interact! It makes me happy in every way. :3
Nirvana in Fire
For all three of the relationships I requested for this, I have a single, simple prompt: Lin Chen and Meng Zhi coparenting Fei Liu in the wake of Lin Shu's death. I don't care if this is canonverse or an AU, but that is the vibes I want. Even better if they start coparenting Fei Liu before becoming romantically involved.
