Dear Little Black Dress Creator,

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greygerbil on AO3, thank you for writing or drawing for me! Right from the start, I want to say you don’t have to do anything with my prompts, they’re just here in case you want some ideas. If it has my pairing and avoids my DNWs, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it! All ratings are great. I included a list of my general likes and smut likes which apply to all my requests. When it comes to kinks, you can include anything not listed under my DNWs.

Feel free to entirely erase the existence of canon relationships or break them up if they get in the way of the pairings I requested, whichever works best with what you’re trying to do.

Couples are great, but I’m also here for triads if they are closed relationships. However, if you can stuff four, five, or six guys into one relationship and make it closed, I’m totally happy with that, too. If you’re wondering if a character is too out-of-left-field to pair them with my Little Black Dresses, don’t. I have OTPs who haven’t spoken to each other once in canon. I also love fics that expand on one-line side characters or just people with an interesting character design that stood silent in a corner that one time, so you really can’t go too obscure, either (if you’re picking an NPC or side-character who has few or no lines, I’d love it if you could link me to a screenshot of them and/or remind me where they showed up).

Fic where the couple is not yet together but clearly in love, or on the road to getting together, or having their first time kissing/in bed together are great. However, so are established relationship fics. Whatever suits your ideas!

Some prompts may read like ideas for longer fics, but if you’re interested in them, please just grab a scene with the general idea out of the middle of those hypothetical longfics and write me that! I love fic of all length and don’t want anyone to feel like they have to go above the minimum word count. I just get excited writing prompts sometimes.

Considering the number of canons I have where you slaughter your way through untold heaps of NPCs, I should also point out I generally have no problem with gore, blood, and graphic violence.

DNWs
Likes
Smut Likes
Art Likes
Mass Effect: Andromeda: Evfra de Tershaav
Mass Effect Trilogy: Javik
Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game): Delamain
魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī: Lan Xichen
陈情令 | The Untamed: Lan Xichen
Assassin’s Creed: Stentor & Apollodorus & Leofrith
Dragon Age: Varric Tethras & Felix Alexius
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Cytharat
Hades: Charon & Chaos
SK8 the Infinity: Kojiro Nanjo | Joe

DNWs and Likes

DNWs

permanent death of the LBD and the lover(s) you choose for them (they can die temporarily and come back to life, though; MDSZ/Untamed characters can also stick around as fully conscious fierce corpses or fully conscious spirits)

LBD and their partner(s) the fic focuses on cheating on anybody (if the LBD or their lover(s) was cheated on in past relationships by others, that’s fine)

unrequested open relationships or poly for LBD ships (threesomes can start out as open relationships between two or three of the characters, or have two characters simultaneously fall for a third, or have unclear FWB-who-are-pining lines, but I'd like them to eventually become closed triads and for no one to deliberately cheat on someone else while it’s clear that the rules of their relationship don’t allow being with others)

unrequested noncon including sexual assault attempts (mentioning/discussing/describing canonical instances of SA & noncon is fine, as is mentioning noncon that doesn’t happen to or between the requested characters; and of course, if I have a prompt that includes it, it is totally fine to include as well!)

completely unhappy endings (vaguely hopeful or bittersweet is fine, just not full dark)

pairing LBD with characters under 18

smut involving underage characters (under 18) (it can be referenced as backstory if the character is 15 or older at the time, like as something they did when they were younger, but I wouldn’t want any explicit scenes with underage characters)

LBD paired with someone who is related to them, generally non-canonical incest

ageplay, diaper play, daddy or mommy kink

raceplay

scat, emetophilia

necrophilia (MDSZ/Untamed’s fierce corpses with full human-level consciousness wouldn’t count as this for me, neither would fully conscious spirits)

cannibalism, debilitating mutilation of requested characters for sexual pleasure, vore

crackfic (humour is great, but I don’t enjoy complete randomness)

high school/college AUs (other modern AUs as well as all other sorts of AUs are fine; modern or Modern AU characters just going to school or college as part of their life at some point is also no problem; basically, I just don't want it to be the main setting)

1st and 2nd person POV (they are fine for epistolary fic and mock articles/social media entries/documents/research papers, though)

Likes

UST (and also eventual resolving of UST)

friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, enemies to friends to lovers, friends with benefits to romance

battle couples fighting together

loyalty kink

admiring competence/skill

sparring

protectiveness

possessiveness

hurt/comfort

fluff

mpreg
kidfic

epistolary fic

angst

arranged marriage turning into marriage of love, characters pretending to be in a relationship falling in love

tough characters being driven to their breaking point

character who is suffering trying to soldier through

hurt character trying to comfort distressed person who is helping them

dancing

one partner manhandling the other

focus on height differences if applicable

Soulmate AUs, played straight or averted

Kemononimi AUs (I don’t even need an explanation, though having one could be fun, but feel free to just give somebody animal ears and a tail)

Wing AUs

Modern AUs

I also enjoy A/B/O AUs and gave some ideas who I’d like to take which role in the header under every pairing. Male omegas can have the male cis gender set of genitalia or have a vagina in addition, either is fine for me! Alphas can have knots or not, whichever you like. For mpreg childbirth, A/B/O or otherwise, feel free to give them new genitalia to manage it or just have an anal birth or a Caesarian. Male lactation is also fine to include.

Smut Likes

rough sex

slow, loving sex

marking with biting and love bites, scratch marks, bruises

overstimulation

focus on hands, fingering, handjobs

intercrural, intergluteal

oral

anal

rimming

body worship

first times (in general, or with that partner, or with a partner of that gender)

BDSM, D/s, honour bondage (as well as regular bondage)

generally playing around with dominance, one character calling the shots very clearly, or both challenging each other during sex, fighting for control

however, I also love smut that is just really vanilla and fluffy and gentle

for vampires (and other people who don’t do lasting damage to each other): bloodplay

Art Likes

Generally, I enjoy a wide variety of different art styles, from realistic paintings to manga to western comics to 3D/render and pixel art and everything in between, so please feel free to go with whatever you enjoy. I like black-and-white lineart just as much as elaborately shaded coal or pencil drawings and, of course, colours of every sort, traditional and digital alike. I’d very much like to see my requested pairings in your style, but if you have a specific stylistic idea, that’s always super fun, too. I also have LBD-specific art prompts under the entry for each pairing.

Mass Effect: Andromeda: Evfra de Tershaav

Evfra is my favourite character in this game. I thoroughly enjoy how gruff he is and that his guarded personality makes him such an outlier amongst the angara. Yet, the man has dedicated his life to helping his people, shouldered a lot of responsibility, and the few times you manage to dig a little deeper in his dialogue, it’s clear that he cares deeply about them and even starts to accept the outsiders once they have proven themselves. Please give this grumpy guy with the good heart a boyfriend! Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. For mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Evfra with an alpha or beta partner(s) (or maybe he’s with a non-angara who has no A/B/O or different A/B/O, but they end up being surprisingly compatible).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Archon/Evfra, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or OCs who are related to Evfra (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Evfra might not be the most approachable person, but people greatly respect him. Any of the canonical male angara we know as well as any male angara OC you find interesting would be a great choice to play off of him. How do they break through his tough shell?

Or maybe, unexpectedly, Evfra has been in a relationship with someone, canonical character or not, for a while now, but never really made it public? Would love to see everybody’s reactions when it eventually becomes clear.

Evfra lost his whole family – perhaps also a husband? It’s very unlikely, but maybe, through some great stroke of luck, that husband is still alive all those years later? But I’m sure this much time in a kett labour camp/wherever else he was stuck would have changed him and Evfra must be a much different person now, too, having worked his way up from what seems to have been obscurity to the leader of the Resistance. I would love to see them rekindling their relationship. (If they had other partners in the time in between, thinking the other was dead, I’d like for those not to have been serious relationships.)

Probably to Evfra’s own surprise, it’s one of the newcomers who manages to win his heart. Is it a contact he knows from Kadara, maybe one of the Pathfinders or the human Pathfinder’s companions, or someone else he gets to know on the Nexus?

Fleshing out the Multiplayer Classes into characters is also always fun. We only have their little wiki descriptions and a handful of voicelines. Who of that group might appeal to Evfra and vice versa? How does he get to know them better? Obviously most of those are APEX strike teams and thus Milky Way aliens, which might be interesting; but there were angaran characters, too, like the Insurgent and Exemplar.

I enjoy battle couples, or couples who otherwise work well together in some capacity if your chosen boyfriend for him isn’t into fighting.

However, I’d also enjoy Evfra getting to take a bit of time off for once with his lover. What do they do to relax?

Evfra and his boyfriend exploring one of the new places discovered through the Meridian.

Evfra working hard and falling sick/growing exhausted and his lover ushering him home and making him rest. If Evfra is sick, it would also be sweet if his lover hung around to care for him even with the angaran taboos around talking about sickness.

Evfra probably hasn’t been on an actual date in ages. I would love for someone to take him out to have a drink or private dinner or maybe watch a movie, just some normal stuff that Evfra probably did in the past but has basically forgotten about by this time.

Someone is openly flirting with Evfra, which throws him off a little. After all, most people treat him with anything from respect to fear and he’s not exactly opening himself up for contact. Still, we see Evfra doing well with people who put it out there (when the Pathfinder tells him the reason he should let them help is that they get things done, he says “Bold. A little arrogant. Like me.” and doesn’t seem annoyed by it). Maybe he actually agrees to a date, if only to test if the guy means it? And he does.

Evfra likes karaoke. This is actually canon (well, if Liam’s intel is good, anyway). Maybe his crush/boyfriend can coax him into leaving work be for a while and singing a few songs? Is there a lover’s duet? I don’t even mean this as a crackfic idea, I think it would be fun if Evfra got to explore a hobby again (I would also love him doing so with other hobbies you think he might have had before he spent all his time as a general).

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be fun. I love the design of the angara in general and Evfra in particular, so chances are I’m already happy about any picture where Evfra appears. I would love to see a picture showing a small gesture of affection between his boyfriend and him – or, if his boyfriend is more obvious about his feelings, maybe a big one, like Evfra getting stealth-hugged from behind. I would also love to see Evfra and his lover on his home-world, whichever one of the three you want to give him, or in some lush newly discovered place. I’m also very into battle couples, so if his boyfriend is someone who fights, too, that would be a great picture. On the other hand, I would also like to see Evfra relax, so him sleeping against his boyfriend’s shoulder or just hanging out with him half-dressed in bed or eating breakfast or at a bar would be sweet.

Mass Effect Trilogy: Javik

Javik is possibly my favourite companion in ME3. He’s so abrasive, but the longer you talk to him, the more you realise that the glorious Prothean empire they taught them about when he was born was really already a long lost memory in ruins and he lived his whole life in a total dystopian nightmare, only to wake up to the next apocalypse. I’d love for him to get a partner with whom he can experience this new cycle. For decisions in the game, I also like Javik having touched the Echo Shard, but would not want him to go through with his plans to kill himself (but feel free to have him stop at the last possible moment). As for the Endings… whichever one you want! I’m not attached to any of them and I’d also be totally fine with modified endings or with the blunt idea of the Crucible just being a big Reaper-targeting gun, if that suits your story better. I am fond of Shepard surviving, but it’s not a must (unless you make him Javik’s LI and it’s set in that part of the timeline of the game because of my DNW). Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. For smut, I prefer bottom Javik. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Javik. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Javik with an alpha or beta partner(s) (or maybe he’s with a non-Protheon who has no A/B/O or different A/B/O, but they end up being surprisingly compatible).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Grunt/Javik, Blasto/Javik, Jacob Taylor/Javik, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or OCs who are related to Javik (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Maybe Javik starts dating one of the people on Shepard’s ship, or Male Shepard himself. If so, that relationship could be developing during ME3. Perhaps they fall into bed together during the Citadel party, or maybe it’s something that develops from FWB to something more romantic? Perhaps it’s also a slower, more careful approach that directly blossoms into romance.

He could also get with one of the many NPCs or former companions. How does he meet them? How do they start taking an interest in each other?

A male drell (either a cured Thane, whatever other drell NPCs you can think of, or an OC) would be an interesting choice for Javik, especially if they follow the religion of the Enkindlers. Hell, if you can make it non-crackfic, I would also love to see him with a hanar (though I know they’re genderless, so not male, but definitely consider them an exception to the categories).

And, of course, OCs are always fun (and the same goes for NPCs of all these species that you found interesting). I could see him getting along with krogans (for the battle-ready nature) or turians (for their duty to their state) very well. The quarians pretty much always need all the help they can get, so maybe he ends up with them for some reason and meets a male quarian who interests him. And though he’s suspicious of AIs, perhaps he starts taking an interest in a specific geth unit (another exception to the male category, since they’re genderless, but the Reaper code changed them, so perhaps this unit considers itself male). Then, of course, there are humans. If Javik is stranded on Earth for a bit after the war, there’ll be an abundance of those taking an interest in him.

Fleshing out the Multiplayer Classes into characters is great, too. We only have their little wiki descriptions. Who of that group might appeal to Javik and vice versa? How does he get to know them better?

His boyfriend talking Javik out of killing himself to join his dead crew would be very appreciated. Similarly, Javik being quietly influenced to not do it by this new relationship and only revealing what he had originally planned later would also be interesting.

Now that the fighting is over, where does Javik go? He doesn’t have a home, probably not even any money. Maybe he can join one of the militaries, perhaps the one his boyfriend belongs to? Or maybe he really wants to do anything else but fighting so he takes another job and meets his boyfriend there. Or his boyfriend invites him to live with him. If his boyfriend is Shepard or someone else with their own ship, maybe that’s where he goes?

How does Javik settle into a world after war? He only knows peace from echo shards. It’s going to be difficult to handle. And what about his boyfriend? How much combat has he seen, what has he lost? Can they lean on each other for this?

Javik not knowing what to do with himself and helping with the rebuilding somewhere and meeting a random civilian and falling for them would be a sweet twist, too.

Maybe, when the galaxy has stabilised a little again, his boyfriend can take him sightseeing to all the major worlds or a place that is special to him.

Has Javik ever been on a date? Was that a thing Protheans did? Was it something they used to do, but didn’t when he lived because wasn’t the time or opportunity anymore? Javik getting to go on a normal date with drinks and a movie or something would be fun.

Different cultural courting strategies!

I feel like a species who communicates so much through touch would like cuddling/hugging/general contact. Now, Javik probably wouldn’t admit that, but him latching on to a boyfriend, or his boyfriend figuring out how touch-starved he is and helping out, would be very sweet.

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be great. I also like Javik’s design a lot and would love to see him out of armour – not for smut, necessarily, but I’m not saying no! Does he have wings like some of the Collectors? Also, Javik will eventually need to find a set of clothes that is not a bulky armour. Maybe he steals some from his boyfriend? He has a humanoid build, so it might work. Generally, I just want to see him (and his boyfriend) having a reason to switch into civvies, though. Generally, Javik and his boyfriend visiting the planets of the new species, maybe trying the food, seeing the sights? Or his boyfriend bringing him to a Prothean ruin? Or the boyfriend’s own home? Also would love fluff of the ‘Protheans are touchy-feely’ variety – maybe Javik is a cuddly sleeper?

Cybeprunk 2077 (Video Game): Delamain

Okay, so a taxi service is certainly kind of a new one for me as far as characters I love go, but Delamain is great. I really like his perspective on humanity and how he purposefully sought out a job where he has a lot of contact with humans and their chaos because he enjoys adapting to it, and also that he seems to have a concept of beauty and some philosophical thoughts on humanity.

For Delamain, I’m happy with him being Delamain V.2 (Reset), Delamain Jr. (Merge), Excelsior (Destroy), or for V to find a way to keep Delamain V.1 intact while also releasing his other personalities, in case you’re setting it after Don’t Lose Your Mind. If you’re setting it before, he’s just gonna be our regular Delamain V.1, of course.

I prefer Delamain to bottom and sub, but considering his state, those roles might not even be applicable considering he doesn’t have a human body. He can get an android one, though, if he’d like to explore with a human partner! Or not, both is fine! The only thing I’m not really interested in is objectophilia/sex involving the cars too directly (sitting in the car to jerk off to be close to Delamain, or playfully touching or patting the cars outside of sex would be perfectly fine, though). If you wanna do A/B/O, maybe Delamain adjusts his mechanical body accordingly to be closer to that of an omega for his partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Oswald Forrest/Delamain, Saburo Arasaka/Delamain, Jotaro Shobo/Delamain, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or characters who are related to Delamain (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Delamain obviously really enjoys being around humans, it’s why he chose to be what he is despite the fact that he could probably escape behind the Blackwall if he wanted to. So maybe the character he ends up getting involved with is one of the many NPCs from the game? I’d prefer someone who isn’t outright a completely heinous person because I don’t really think Delamain would gel with that too well, but anyone who is a bit more complex and has some human compassion left would probably be interesting to him.

V himself, of course, is a great option, no matter which background you choose for him. One of his friends would also be fun. Johnny seemed somewhat fond of Delamain’s weirdness as per the mission text. Delamain has also already met Vik when he brought V and Takemura, so maybe they end up talking again?

The person could be an OMC as well, of course. Maybe it’s the CEO of a company or some gang boss who doesn’t know that much about AI, but really does find Delamain quite diverting and decides that perhaps wooing him is worth a shot, or just kind of ends up doing it by accident?

Or the person is a bigshot tech guy who is very interested in Delamain. Delamain is wary of this because he’s still officially not a conscious AI for reasons of his own safety, obviously. However, while they play cat and mouse with Turing Tests or something, the two get closer.

Relatedly, maybe Delamain ends up colliding with a curious netrunner. This might worry him at first, but it turns out the person means him no harm (or maybe did start out wanting to harm him, but then decided the job wasn’t worth it).

The OMC/NPC might also not be the type to be able to afford a Delamain at all, but somehow manages to hide in one or hack into one despite that. Delamain decides that he finds this person (and possibly the situation that led to them doing this) interesting, after all, and allows them a free ride. Maybe this turns into more?

Delamain hires one (1) human worker to do some of the cleaning and stuff that his drones can’t really get to very easily. He actually starts to get alone with his janitor, though.

I would also be totally interested in Delamain meeting another developed AI. What is that AI OMC doing? Is he as human as Delamain or a bit more odd? How did they meet and what does the other AI do? Is he unshackled yet or does Delamain help him? In case you want to go for smut, how do AIs do things like have sex? Maybe it’s through a complicated algorithm or a totally out-there experience in the Net, or maybe they get android bodies to start things off with (humans do seem to have developed an interesting function there!)?
Perhaps Delamain has a link to Mr. Blue Eyes and/or some OMC associate (who’s possibly also an alien or whatever Mr. Blue Eyes actually is)? Delamain might have even gotten V the chance to do the heist. How did they meet? Does Mr. Blue Eyes/another Blue Eyed OMC find Delamain intriguing at first and then fall in love?

As an aside, I love Delamain’s little drones, especially the beat-up one that leads the player through the HQ, so if you want to have the OMC interacting with one of those, that would be very fun, too.

If you’d like to write smut, I’d love for whatever partner Delamain has to explore sex with him. Was Delamain curious before? Maybe he actually needed to get software to have sexual urges installed first? Maybe the partner even helps Delamain choose an android body if that’s going to be needed? (I’d love it if that body looked like Delamain’s avatar, but feel free to give him a penis or a penis and a vagina in addition, since Delamain might just decide to customise himself freely).

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great, of course. I’d also really like a picture of the partner just hanging around in the HQ or Core or in a Delamain cab. The partner sitting on the hood of a Delamain car or leaning on its roof would be nice picture. too. I’d also love the partner talking to Delamain on a screen. If you want to go with an android body, I’d love to see the partner and Delamain (but this time with more than just head and shoulders) in a picture together. All sorts of affection would be cute, whether that means kissing Delamain’s little drone or an android body (smut is also very encouraged for the latter, of course). If Delamain is dating another AI or a Netrunner, I’m also up for totally trippy Net-representations of them.

魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī: Lan Xichen

I always like seeing what people come up with when it comes to original characters and I would really enjoy seeing Lan Xichen bouncing off all kinds of guys you might invent, as I think he has a personality that allows him to get along with quite a lot of different types. Something that starts in his youth or during his time as sect leader would be really fascinating to see, though something post-canon would be just as great. I mean, oh boy, canon did not end well for Lan Xichen, did it? I guess unlike many others, he is not dead, but all his best friends are, he’s learned he should not trust his own judgement even a little bit, and is understandably riddled with guilt about both deaths of his sworn brothers. It would be great if he also found someone to love and trust, or if he had an existing lover who could give him a hug. I have some ideas below, but anyone over eighteen who is not related to Lan Xichen would work. For smut, I prefer bottom Lan Xichen. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Lan Xichen. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Lan Xichen with an alpha or beta partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Jin Guangshan/Lan Xichen, Wen Ruohan/Lan Xichen, Wen Chao/Lan Xichen, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or characters who are related to Lan Xichen (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

First of all, if you want to go for something classic, I enjoy all the regular pairings for Lan Xichen: XiYao, NieLan, 3zun and XiCheng, as well as Other NieLan (Huaisang/Xichen, haha). You can find letters for them over here if you’d like some pointers, but feel free to go wild.

I always thought Wen Zhuliu was an interesting character that I definitely wanted to know more about. Perhaps an AU where he became Lan Zhuliu for whatever reason instead? Or he ends up switching sides? Whatever happens, he and Lan Xichen get closer. How does one deal with the fact that he’s a walking targeted nuclear strike to most cultivators, anyway? It probably means only people who really trust Wen Zhuliu would let him do it at all. (I would prefer if this didn’t end badly for Lan Xichen in this story, though.)

Post-canon, I would find it interesting if Lan Xichen ended up striking up a relationship with Wen Ning, who seems to be just kinda... hanging around in the vicinity of the Cloud Recesses? I feel Lan Xichen is at just the level of dead-inside-ness that he’d allow a fierce corpse to just come and live there and he probably feels bad now knowing the truth about everything that happened with the Wen, so he wants to make some amends. This amending goes a bit further than planned.

Or he meets a post-canon Song Lan and the two end up bonding over feeling like they failed a good friend/former lover and then become more (perhaps Lan Xichen can even help him trying to heal the broken souls – if they somehow get Xiao Xingchen back, this could also be a triad).

The idea of Wei Wuxian falling for Lan Xichen and spending his summer teasing him instead is also really funny to me. Lan Xichen might think of it as a fleeting youthful crush on Wei Wuxian’s part at that point, but as they grow older, he begins to reciprocate and Wei Wuxian isn’t leaving him alone. Also, if Wei Wuxian has the attention of a sect leader, maybe things don’t go as wrong for the Yiling Patriarch? (For this pairing, I’d prefer that Wangji isn’t interested or already has a boyfriend or something so he doesn’t end up unhappily in love with Wei Wuxian, since I don’t think Lan Xichen would steal his brother’s crush.)

However, I’m just as much interested in all the pairings I haven’t thought of yet – these were just some examples! Maybe there’s a cultivator from one of the smaller sects you thought was interesting, or he’s an OMC or minor character from one of the bigger sects? In what way do they personify (or not personify) the way their sect acts in public? How do they end up meeting and charming Lan Xichen?

It could also be a different character who isn’t a cultivator at all. The major characters pretty much all are, but that’s not what this needs to be about, after all...

If it’s an OMC (or two/several OMCs), who is he? I have letters dealing with tropey stuff, one with mpreg and kidfic prompts, and one with smut prompts for Lan Xichen with an OMC, in case you're looking for more prompts, but feel free to go wild.

Maybe the OMC cultivator used to come visit when Lan Xichen was still in Lan Qiren’s classes, and whom he maybe had a boyhood crush on? Then, years later, they run into each other again at a Discussion Conference or something.

Maybe he’s a cultivator or even a civilian that Lan Xichen meets while he’s saving people all over during the Sunshot Campaign. Both being exhausted, frightened, desperate, they spend a night or a few together. They do not expect to meet again (perhaps regretfully so), but it turns out that person moved to Gusu/joined a prominent sect and suddenly they’re facing each other after the war.

The OMC could also be a rogue cultivator who Lan Xichen knows and likes because he sometimes helps at the edges of their sect’s area. Working together again and again during night-hunts, they get closer.

Or he could just be a commoner who lives in Gusu or in the surrounding villages who ends up keeping an eye out for the supernatural (maybe he’s a regular hunter who travels back and forth quite a bit). Lan Xichen and him keep meeting up and end up really liking each other.

If this is past the end of the story, maybe Lan Xichen decides to go night-hunting on his own and then finds himself being hit on by a random traveller/regular hunter who doesn’t know who he is. Feeling like he has little to lose at this point, he shares the bed with him, and they start travelling together. He tells him he’s a sect leader, but the traveller knows little about cultivation and Lan Xichen actually likes just getting to be a person around him. It’s probably a bit of a surprise when Lan Xichen takes him back to the lofty Cloud Recesses, or it’s revealed in a meeting with other cultivators just how renowed Lan Xichen is.

Or, while he’s in seclusion, a low-level disciple he knows but has never been particularly close with is tasked with checking on him from time to time. Lan Xichen and him start talking, and then feelings slowly develop. Did the disciple always have a bit of a crush on Lan Xichen?

For something more light-hearted, Wei Wuxian catching wind of some guy (whether OMC or canon) always hanging around Lan Xichen and immediately realising what is going on (maybe even before Lan Xichen does) would be very fun. Hey, Lan Xichen is so depressed in seclusion and it worries Lan Wangji, so as a good husband and brother-in-law, Wei Wuxian basically has to intervene and make this happen...

Smut would be great! Is his lover the one who takes Lan Xichen’s virginity or vice versa, or are they both experienced? Does thelover introduce him to some fun kinks or is in possession of some interesting pornography books? Is Lan Xichen in a “nothing matters” mood after the end and sleeps with several strangers in some attempt to stifle the pain, but ends up accidentally catching feelings for one of them?

For A/B/O or any other AU where two men can create a child (or are allowed to adopt an heir), Lan Xichen is pushed by the elders to finally get married. Since he knows his duties, he picks whomever they choose (for an OMC, maybe he’s an important member of a promising sect?). Lan Xichen really did not expect their marriage to be based on love, but to his surprise he actually finds himself enjoying his husband’s presence.

A slightly darker version could be that Lan Xichen is forced by the Wen sect to get married to protect the Lan sect. They want to humiliate him, so they give him someone unsuitable – a low level Wen disciple, or someone from an obscure clan like YingchuanWang (or another clan that has come into existence under similarly disreputable circumstances). However, the OMC/random cultivator from the book you chose was never a happy Wen servant, he gets along with Lan Xichen, ends up falling hard for him and defects. (If you want to go plotty or include background happy early Wangxian, maybe the Burial Mound-problem never appears because this husband consolidates the rest of the innocent Wen and gains protection for them.)

If the arranged marriage happens past the ending of the novel, maybe Lan Xichen thinks he can’t bring himself to really love or trust anyone who is not his immediate family anymore. Because he feels guilty that his husband is getting him in this broken state, he tries to be at least pleasant and polite. Turns out his husband knows or learns what happened and ends up being honestly supportive and starts drawing him out more and more. Lan Xichen can’t help but be charmed...

For Art: I would definitely like an illustration for any of the above ideas. I love the way the Lan robes were described, but would also enjoy seeing Lan Xichen dressed up differently (in armour or fancy clothes) with his boyfriend dressed to match or watching him with admiration. No clothes (whether it is a smutty situation or just bathing together or sleeping on the bed on a hot night) are of course also an option! Lan Xichen fighting alongside his lover if he’s a combatant, or protecting him if he is not, would be great. If the lover is also a musical cultivator or just a musician, I’d love to see them play together. If he has an entirely different profession, that would also be interesting to explore; maybe Lan Xichen hangs around him while he’s doing his daily occupation or even helps (whether he’s as successful as he was attempting to wash his clothes or fares better this time). Of course, one must mention the headband for Lan characters, whether his lover is holding it, tying him up with it, kissing it, just touching it, all would be great. I’m also always here for kissing, hugging, smut, really any sort of physical intimacy.

陈情令 | The Untamed: Lan Xichen

First of all, if you want to go for something classic, I enjoy all the regular pairings for Lan Xichen: XiYao, NieLan, 3zun and XiCheng, as well as Other NieLan (Huaisang/Xichen, haha). You can find letters for them over here if you’d like some pointers, but feel free to go wild.

I always thought Wen Zhuliu was an interesting character that I definitely wanted to know more about. Perhaps an AU where he became Lan Zhuliu for whatever reason instead? Or he ends up switching sides? Whatever happens, he and Lan Xichen get closer. How does one deal with the fact that he’s a walking targeted nuclear strike to most cultivators, anyway? It probably means only people who really trust Wen Zhuliu would let him do it at all. (I would prefer if this didn’t end badly for Lan Xichen in this story, though.)

Post-canon, I would find it interesting if Lan Xichen ended up striking up a relationship with Wen Ning, who seems to be just kinda... hanging around in the vicinity of the Cloud Recesses? I feel Lan Xichen is at just the level of dead-inside-ness that he’d allow a fierce corpse to just come and live there and he probably feels bad now knowing the truth about everything that happened with the Wen, so he wants to make some amends. This amending goes a bit further than planned.

Or he meets a post-canon Song Lan and the two end up bonding over feeling like they failed a good friend/former lover and then become more (perhaps Lan Xichen can even help him trying to heal the broken souls – if they somehow get Xiao Xingchen back, this could also be a triad).

The idea of Wei Wuxian falling for Lan Xichen and spending his summer teasing him instead is also really funny to me. If Wei Wuxian is already eighteen here, perhaps they already get together? Or Lan Xichen might think of it as a fleeting youthful crush on Wei Wuxian’s part at that point, but as they grow older, he begins to reciprocate and Wei Wuxian isn’t leaving him alone. Also, if Wei Wuxian has the attention of a sect leader, maybe things don’t go as wrong for the Yiling Patriarch? (For this pairing, I’d prefer that Wangji isn’t interested or already has a boyfriend or something so he doesn’t end up unhappily in love with Wei Wuxian, since I don’t think Lan Xichen would steal his brother’s crush.)

However, I’m just as much interested in all the pairings I haven’t thought of yet – these were just some examples! Maybe there’s a cultivator from one of the smaller sects you thought was interesting, or he’s an OMC or minor character from one of the bigger sects? In what way do they personify (or not personify) the way their sect acts in public? How do they end up meeting and charming Lan Xichen?

It could also be a different character who isn’t a cultivator at all. The major characters pretty much all are, but that’s not what this needs to be about, after all...

If it’s an OMC (or two/several OMCs), who is he? I have letters dealing with tropey stuff, one with mpreg and kidfic prompts, and one with smut prompts for Lan Xichen with an OMC, in case you're looking for more prompts, but feel free to go wild.

Maybe the OMC cultivator used to come visit when Lan Xichen was still in Lan Qiren’s classes, and whom he maybe had a boyhood crush on? Then, years later, they run into each other again at a Discussion Conference or something.

Maybe he’s a cultivator or even a civilian that Lan Xichen meets while he’s saving people all over during the Sunshot Campaign. Both being exhausted, frightened, desperate, they spend a night or a few together. They do not expect to meet again (perhaps regretfully so), but it turns out that person moved to Gusu/joined a prominent sect and suddenly they’re facing each other after the war.

The OMC could also be a rogue cultivator who Lan Xichen knows and likes because he sometimes helps at the edges of their sect’s area. Working together again and again during night-hunts, they get closer.

Or he could just be a commoner who lives in Gusu or in the surrounding villages who ends up keeping an eye out for the supernatural (maybe he’s a regular hunter who travels back and forth quite a bit). Lan Xichen and him keep meeting up and end up really liking each other.

If this is past the end of the story, maybe Lan Xichen decides to go night-hunting on his own and then finds himself being hit on by a random traveller/regular hunter who doesn’t know who he is. Feeling like he has little to lose at this point, he shares the bed with him, and they start travelling together. He tells him he’s a sect leader, but the traveller knows little about cultivation and Lan Xichen actually likes just getting to be a person around him. It’s probably a bit of a surprise when Lan Xichen takes him back to the lofty Cloud Recesses, or it’s revealed in a meeting with other cultivators just how renowed Lan Xichen is.

Or, while he’s in seclusion, a low-level disciple he knows but has never been particularly close with is tasked with checking on him from time to time. Lan Xichen and him start talking, and then feelings slowly develop. Did the disciple always have a bit of a crush on Lan Xichen?

For something more light-hearted, Wei Wuxian catching wind of some guy (whether OMC or canon) always hanging around Lan Xichen and immediately realising what is going on (maybe even before Lan Xichen does) would be very fun. Hey, Lan Xichen is so depressed after what happened in Guanyin Temple and it worries Lan Wangji, so as a good husband and brother-in-law, Wei Wuxian basically has to intervene and make this happen...

Smut would be great! Is his lover the one who takes Lan Xichen’s virginity or vice versa, or are they both experienced? Does thelover introduce him to some fun kinks or is in possession of some interesting pornography books? Is Lan Xichen in a “nothing matters” mood after the end and sleeps with several strangers in some attempt to stifle the pain, but ends up accidentally catching feelings for one of them?

For A/B/O or any other AU where two men can create a child (or are allowed to adopt an heir), Lan Xichen is pushed by the elders to finally get married. Since he knows his duties, he picks whomever they choose (for an OMC, maybe he’s an important member of a promising sect?). Lan Xichen really did not expect their marriage to be based on love, but to his surprise he actually finds himself enjoying his husband’s presence.

A slightly darker version could be that Lan Xichen is forced by the Wen sect to get married to protect the Lan sect. They want to humiliate him, so they give him someone unsuitable – a low level Wen disciple, or someone from an obscure clan like YingchuanWang (or another clan that has come into existence under similarly disreputable circumstances). However, the OMC/random cultivator from the book you chose was never a happy Wen servant, he gets along with Lan Xichen, ends up falling hard for him and defects. (If you want to go plotty or include background happy early Wangxian, maybe the Burial Mound-problem never appears because this husband consolidates the rest of the innocent Wen and gains protection for them.)

If the arranged marriage happens past the ending of the novel, maybe Lan Xichen thinks he can’t bring himself to really love or trust anyone who is not his immediate family anymore. Because he feels guilty that his husband is getting him in this broken state, he tries to be at least pleasant and polite. Turns out his husband knows or learns what happened and ends up being honestly supportive and starts drawing him out more and more. Lan Xichen can’t help but be charmed...

For Art: I would definitely like an illustration for any of the above ideas. I love the way the Lan robes were described, but would also enjoy seeing Lan Xichen dressed up differently (in armour or fancy clothes) with his boyfriend dressed to match or watching him with admiration. No clothes (whether it is a smutty situation or just bathing together or sleeping on the bed on a hot night) are of course also an option! Lan Xichen fighting alongside his lover if he’s a combatant, or protecting him if he is not, would be great. If the lover is also a musical cultivator or just a musician, I’d love to see them play together. If he has an entirely different profession, that would also be interesting to explore; maybe Lan Xichen hangs around him while he’s doing his daily occupation or even helps (whether he’s as successful as he was attempting to wash his clothes or fares better this time). Of course, one must mention the headband for Lan characters, whether his lover is holding it, tying him up with it, kissing it, just touching it, all would be great. I’m also always here for kissing, hugging, smut, really any sort of physical intimacy.

Assassin’s Creed: Stentor & Apollodorus & Leofrith

Stentor
I love Stentor. He is so angry, so jealous of Alexios/Kassandra, so worried that he will not live up to what his father wants of him, and he’s trying so goddamn hard all the time. I have this headcanon that Stentor is gay because he’s such a perfect Spartan, but doesn’t seem to have the mandatory-by-thirty wife he would need in Sparta. However, I’m also totally fine with headcanons that he’s bisexual as long as he’s dating a man in this story. Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. I prefer bottom Stentor for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Stentor. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Stentor with an alpha or beta partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Nikolaos/Stentor, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) (as per general DNWs) or OCs who are blood-related to Stentor (I’m fine with him dating Alexios or Deimos!Alexios)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

If M/M marriage is possible and the reason Stentor hasn’t married a woman is that he’s gay, he could have agreed to marry a man to further his father’s family and live according to Sparta’s tradition. Maybe Nikolaos even arranged a marriage, or the kings suggested one? There are several important Spartan generals we meet, such as Brasidas or Lysander. However, I’m also totally fine with any OCs or other NPCs or historical figures you may know from the period. How do they make their arranged marriage work?

If you wanna write Stentor in a romantic relationship with an OC or an NPC or Alexios/Deimos!Alexios, let your imagination run wild! As long as they have a chance at a happy ending, I’m down for pretty much anything. What sort of guy might sweep him off his feet, or at least get his attention? Is it a fellow soldier, or maybe a Spartan man taken out of the fight by an injury who now does other tasks than going to war? Maybe someone not Spartan altogether, but a local resistance fighter loyal to the Spartan cause or one of the non-Spartan inhabitants from Spartan lands, a perioikoi fighting alongside the Spartan warriors or perhaps doing a totally different job? Whatever you come up with would be fun! I’m fine with historically more accurate views on such a relationship or an AU where they could officially get married and stuff.

Did Stentor have an erastes? How did they meet and why did he pick Stentor? Was Nikolaos alright with the relationship or did he have to be convinced? Are they still secretly dating despite Stentor’s age now being too advanced for that to still be considered appropriate? (I would like it if Stentor was at least 18 years old when they started their thing, which would be kinda late historically, though not without precedent.) An OC would be great here, but I could also see Brasidas or some other Spartan NPCs we’ve met in that role.

Sort of a specific idea, but I like the idea of a male Cultist NPC or OC seducing Stentor to get him into the Cult or have him kill Alexios. However, if things went alright with Alexios and Nikolaos, Stentor won’t go for that. Another man fixing Stentor’s broken heart after he realises he’s been used (and in a ploy to get to Alexios, no less – as if his life doesn’t revolve around Alexios enough already) and probably dispatched of his ‘lover’ would be great.

I love me some battle couples, so if the man you choose for Stentor is a fighter as well, I would love to see them fighting together. If he’s not a fighter, maybe Stentor can heroically protect him from some danger?

Stentor seems like the kind of guy who basically lives in armour, which is what the Spartans want for their men, of course. Still, maybe his partner could make him relax.

If Stentor can’t marry his lover, perhaps they can still play at it. I’d love Stentor getting kidnapped (or kidnapping) his lover on their ‘wedding night’. I’d also totally want the ritual bridal kidnapping if they can officially get married, though!

For smut, I definitely just enjoy everything listed in my smut likes and would be happy to receive it. If you want a specific prompt, though, I like Stentor working through cultural hang-ups he has about bottoming. Maybe he hasn’t done it before meeting this man? Maybe it’s the first time he’s doing it with this partner? What (or who) convinced him to give it a try?

I requested Stentor under Assassin’s Creed ATM, which opens him up to dating a lot of dudes all across the Assassin’s Creed franchise via time travel shenanigans. My request here is that however that works, I would love for Stentor and his LI to be able to potentially stay together – whether the time travelling one can shift between timelines at will or was permanently thrown forwards or backwards somehow to end up in Stentor’s time, or that Stentor is stranded in someone else’s time. One idea I have is that this could happen after their untimely death (because it makes it a little less sad than just having them torn out of their ordinary life). Let’s say Alexios killed Nikolaos and Stentor consequently died fighting Alexios, but then wakes up in, for example, Ravensthorpe. Of course, this could also work the other way around, like, for example, a confused Haytham stumbling into Stentor’s war camp.

For Art: I would definitely love an illustration for any of the above ideas. I also would enjoy seeing Stentor and his boyfriend in ‘civvies’, so maybe in a chiton or tunic or something, just relaxing, or, if they both happen to be fighters, wrestling in nothing but underwear. However, I would also enjoy a picture of them dressed up properly on the battlefield together (or Stentor in full armour being admired by his civilian boyfriend). His partner surprise kissing or hugging grumpy Stentor would be very cute. I also like characters riding on the same horse, so that would be fun. I also like that little scar Stentor has on his lower lip – maybe a picture of his lover touching or kissing it?

Apollodorus
Apollodorus is such an interesting character with a strong sense of loyalty, but definitely with his own head on his shoulders, quite a bit of courage and a sense of humour. We didn’t see too much of him, but I would love a story about him getting a partner. That estate he has is awfully big for one person, anyway! Though speaking of that estate, if you go later in the storyline and make him survive, I would love to know if he can stay in Egypt or has to leave for fear of retaliation from Cleopatra’s new allies, or perhaps lies low with the Hidden Ones. If your story takes place towards the end of the game, please make him survive his encounter with the Order of the Ancients (narrowly so if you want). Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. I prefer bottom Apollodorus for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Apollodorus. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Apollodorus with an alpha or beta partner(s)

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Dymnos/Apollodorus, Flavius Metellus/Apollodorus, Lucius Septimius/Apollodorus, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or OCs who are related to Apollodorus (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

There aren’t super many named male characters in Origin that have an important role and don’t die via Bayek shortly after their introduction, but feel free to pick out a random NPC from a quest you liked! For some more concrete ideas, Bayek himself would be an obvious choice at a point where he has broken up with Aya, whether that happens at the same time as in the game or earlier. I really liked his and Apollodorus’s relationship, the teasing and easy rapport they had despite early mistrust. Or, if Bayek and Aya help Apollodorus after he is almost wounded by the Order of the Ancients, maybe they bring him to Siwa to recover and Apollodorus starts getting along with Bayek’s friend Hepzefa, who is also recovering from his (totally not fatal) wounds.

For OMCs, I’d love to see Apollodorus with someone who is middle-aged as he is, somewhat established in life and with a wealth of experiences of his own. However, I’d equally find it fun for a younger man, maybe someone in his twenties, to start flirting with Apollodorus. Maybe Apollodorus doesn’t take him too serious at first, thinking it’s just a crush, or he goes to bed with him but doesn’t think anything more serious will come of it, but feelings happen (or maybe were always there for the younger man). Of course, someone who is just comfortably a little younger or older than Apollodorus, but not really dramatically so, would also totally work, as would anything that doesn’t put any focus on an age gap!

Apollodorus handled Cleopatra’s network of informants and allies in Egypt, so I imagine he was close to a lot of interesting people. Maybe there is a man he comes to befriend and rely on, or who always makes time to flirt with Apollodorus when he drops in, and something more develops. I’d love to see the beginning of their relationship, a scene in the middle, but also what happens when Apollodorus starts questioning Cleopatra and her allies and his lover has to make a choice (and I would love it if he stayed loyal to Apollodorus, of course).

Apollodorus surviving and getting involved with the Hidden Ones would be great. I’m sure they could use someone who is as good at organising as Apollodorus seems to be, since he already was a central figure in Cleopatra’s network. Does the man who starts falling for him like him from the start or is he suspicious of his former connections? Maybe one of the Hidden Ones trying to figure out if Apollodorus is disloyal turns into him spending more time with him and not only learning that Apollodorus isn’t about to betray them, but that he likes Apollodorus?

Of course, it could also be a random civilian, Egyptian or Greek or otherwise, who has nothing to do with the political machinations Apollodorus is embroidered in. Does he end up involved in them, anyway? Does Apollodorus try to push him away when things get serious to protect him, but the man is actually quite determined and wants to help, or catches up with him again when Apollodorus is recovering from the attack by Cleopatra’s allies?

It could also be someone from Apollodorus’s past! I do love stories of old lovers who lost contact (much easier with basically no fast means of long-range communication) or were broken up by life (maybe his lover had to get married or move away?) meeting again years or even decades later and falling in love all over.

I requested Apollodorus under Assassin’s Creed ATM, which opens him up to dating a lot of dudes all across the Assassin’s Creed franchise via time travel shenanigans. My request here is that however that works, I would love for Apollodorus and his LI to be able to potentially stay together – whether the time travelling one can shift between timelines at will or was permanently thrown forwards or backwards somehow to end up in Apollodorus’s time, or that Apollodorus is stranded in someone else’s time. One idea I have is that this could happen after their untimely death (because it makes it a little less sad than just having them torn out of their ordinary life). He already has a canonical point of death after which he could wake up in, idk, Monteriggioni! Of course, this could also work the other way around, like, for example, a confused Brasidas ending up at Apollodorus’s estate.

For Art: I would definitely like an illustration for any of the above ideas. I love Apollodorus’s outfit from the game, but would also enjoy seeing him dressed up differently (in armour or fancy clothes) with his boyfriend dressed to match or watching him with admiration. No clothes (whether it be a smutty situation or just bathing together or sleeping on the bed on a hot night) are of course also an option! Apollodorus fighting alongside his lover if he’s a combatant, or protecting him if he is not, would be great. I’m also always here for kissing, hugging, smut, really any sort of physical intimacy.

Leofrith
I’ve always been one for the dutiful-until-death type of character and Leofrith fits that niche so perfectly that it was inevitable he’d end up on my request list. I also really liked that despite his loyalty, he was aware that Burgred was leading them on a bad path and trying to change his mind; loyal, but not blindly so is an even greater combination. He’s not in the game for very long, but I’d really love to see him interacting with all sorts of characters and to that end, I’d also like him to get a boyfriend! This is optional, but since Leofrith is such a tall, strong guy, I’d of course love an OMC or NPC with whom he has a bit of a size difference going on, since I’m always here for that (Eivor, of course, also works very well here). For smut, I prefer bottom Leofrith. If you include mpreg, I like pregnant Leofrith. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Leofrith with an alpha or beta partner(s)

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Burgred/Leofrith, Ivarr the Boneless/Leofrith, Ceolbert/Leofrith, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) (as per general DNWs) or OCs who are related to Leofrith (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Has Leofrith made peace with his interest in men or is it something he struggles with, being a medieval Christian? I like both options here and would like to see how it shows in his relationship with a man. If he’s not quite comfortable with it yet, I’d love to see him work towards that, too.

Maybe Leofrith has stuck to women until now, but recently his whole life has fallen apart, anyway, and then he meets a man who breaks through his last defences.

So if Leofrith does go to Rome, he’s essentially Templar hunting, right? Maybe an Assassin finds him after he enacted revenge, or stops him before and tells him he’s about to step into a viper’s pit. The two of them start working together and get closer.

Leofrith seems like the type to have bonds with his men and generally the people who are Burgred’s retainers. Perhaps he even had a boyfriend among them? Maybe after his meeting with Eivor, they meet up again and his boyfriend is endlessly relieved to find him alive.

Is his boyfriend a fighter or not? If he is, I’d love to see them be a battle couple. If not, Leofrith defending the character (maybe even taking a few hits for him?) would also be great.

Leofrith is recuperating before making his trip to Rome, but to his surprise is approached by another lord of some fashion (NPC or OMC) who watched him and thinks he would make a good addition to his household. After a while of making sure he will not end up retainer to a traitor again, Leofrith agrees that he’ll work for him and they get closer.

Leofrith ends up recuperating in Ravensthorpe for some reason (maybe Ceolbert asked Eivor to take him in after the fight) and ends up forming a bond with Eivor or a male NPC/OMC there.

As a variation to the above, it’s a Danish or Norse NPC/OMC lord and Leofrith is a bit confused that they even want him, but is convinced of their good intentions eventually.

For the two prompts above: I imagine by this point Leofrith is more reluctant to swear another oath immediately and chain himself to someone who might not be worth it again, helping them accomplish goals that aren’t great. I’d love to see the moment where he turns around on this, convinced now that the lord will do much better than Burgred, and offers to swear fealty (being in love probably also helps...).

Leofrith stops on his way to the harbour to help some farmers/minor lord/someone else in Mercia who got hit badly in the war. Only, he keeps finding more things to do in their community and as the days pass he eventually realises he’s found something more important to do than hunt down Burgred – and he also met someone he likes.

If Leofrith has no experience with men, I’d love to see him explore what sex with men is like. Is his partner similarly inexperienced or does he show Leofrith the ropes?

If he does have experience with men, I’m also here for all manner of PWP or porn within plot.

As for an absolutely shameless smut prompt, I’d love to see Leofrith get bent over something and just taken until he’s barely able to speak. Maybe Leofrith also wants that, but considering he’s a gigantic warrior with a greatsword the size of a short human, it’s just not what people usually approach him for (he might also be somewhat embarrassed about wanting it in the first place). Cue a boyfriend who is very much here for that sort of thing.

I requested Leofrith under Assassin’s Creed ATM, which opens him up to dating a lot of dudes all across the Assassin’s Creed franchise via time travel shenanigans. My request here is that however that works, I would love for Leofrith and his LI to be able to potentially stay together – whether the time travelling one can shift between timelines at will or was permanently thrown forwards or backwards somehow to end up in Leofrith’s time, or that Leofrith is stranded in someone else’s time. One idea I have is that this could happen after their untimely death (because it makes it a little less sad than just having them torn out of their ordinary life). He already has a canonical point of death after which he could wake up in the London of the Frye twins or something like that. Of course, this could also work the other way around, like, for example, a confused Adéwalé ending up with Leofrith after his run-in with Shay.

For Art: I’d be happy to see any of the above prompts, of course. It’d be great to see any shippy picture (kissing, handholding, smut) that generally shows off the characters’ design. If the character you pick or invent is also a fighter, I would love to see a picture of them back to back or otherwise fighting together; if not, perhaps Leofrith standing before/over him, ready to defend him? I’d also love just cute pictures. Leofrith’s character model was perpetually bruised and bloody, he deserves to have a bit of rest, maybe cuddling with his boyfriend, having supper with them, looking at the beautiful English/Italian/wherever he ends up landscape together.

Dragon Age (Video Games): Varric Tethras & Felix Alexius

Varric Tethras
I loved Varric in Dragon Age 2 and in Inquisition and I think his chemistry with all of the possible player characters was great, but he also had a lot of fun banter with other companions and even side characters. Besides, he is a personable guy and I could see any number of NPCs and OCs fall for him. Feel free to mention Bianca, of course, but I’d prefer for that relationship to be in the past and for the focus not to be on it, aside from informing Varric’s personality/view on love, of course. Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. I prefer bottom Varric for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Varric. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Varric with an alpha or beta partner(s) (or maybe he’s with a non-dwarf who has no A/B/O or different A/B/O, but they end up being surprisingly compatible).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Cole/Varric Tethras, Anders/Varric Tethras, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or characters who are related to Varric (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Fandom-specific DNW: Dorian Pavus/Iron Bull (can be referenced as a past relationship, but would rather not have it even as a background pairing)

If Varric gets with one of the characters we meet in the games like the main character or companions or NPCs who show up regularly, how does their relationship develop during the game(s)? Would love a snapshot or a series of scenes or anything you want. Or maybe he also gets with a companion/main character who are not from the games he was in?

As a Viscount, Varric must meet a lot of interesting people – maybe some we know, maybe OCs, either would be fun. And perhaps ambitious families are courting him for marriage? I could see Varric mostly being amused by that, but perhaps there actually is one man that he can’t get out of his head.

Whether as a Viscount or earlier, Varric is also acquainted with a lot of shady types. I can’t see him going for someone who is actively cruel, but a roguish type of person or a mercenary who still keeps a bit of a conscience would totally work.

Varric has a lot on his plate: bestselling author, businessman, and Viscount of the city, maybe helping Hawke out on an adventure here and there, depending on choices made. Even if you try your best to ignore paperwork, he’s presumably still trying to do all of that well and that must be stressful. Perhaps someone can help him relax, whether in a sweet or smutty way? Or they help him out with his work (in whichever obvious or not-so-obvious way) and the two of them are adorably competent together?

Varric going on adventures with his boyfriend (or prospective boyfriend) is always fun. Battle couples are great!

Varric can actually switch from his crossbow in Inquisition and become a two-handed rogue (which I tend to think actually works better with his specialisation). Maybe the person who dates him is also the person who teaches him the new fighting style? Whether they’re themselves a two-handed rogue, or just help him learn to fight as one and play his opponent.

Varric is crushing hard on someone and as a result writes the first best-selling romance of his life (probably a rather unhappy one with lots of pining). His crush realises that the love interest in the book shares some traits with himself (even though Varric is likely too careful to write a self-insert main character, that would be too obvious). He decides to investigate...

I could see Varric thinking he’s not very good at this whole love business after his drawn-out, maybe, maybe not relationship with Bianca that went on for a long time and really did not go very well. Except suddenly there’s this man Varric is into and he’s very worried he’s going to screw that one up, too. Just anything about Varric’s inner life and thoughts while he’s in a romance would be great, or on the other hand the experience of his boyfriend who is learning more about Varric’s hang-ups.

I also generally love me some hurt/comfort, especially with a character like Varric, who is usually quiet about his own serious issues and likes to take care of other people. Whether it’s physical or emotional, someone giving Varric a helping hand would be awesome.

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be amazing. If you enjoy that style, the tarot cards that Inquisition used are beautiful and anything of that sort would be great, too. Matching character cards for romance, maybe? Or a shared one? I also enjoy the blocky medieval-ish art style that the narrated cutscenes in Dragon Age 2 used, so that would also be great. However, it doesn’t have to be anything using these styles. I’d also really enjoy a picture of Varric and his boyfriend sparring or fighting together, playing Wicked Grace, being at an official Viscount function (formal wear!), or simply hanging out at home. If there is a height difference between them, let’s just be honest and say I’m into that, so emphasising that visually would be great.

Felix Alexius
Felix didn’t have a lot of screentime, but he’s still one of my favourite characters in the series – how well he handled the knowledge of his own oncoming death, that he was willing to stand up to his father even to his detriment, his calm sweetness. I would love to know what it was like for him growing up as basically-not-a-mage, but I’m also very here for an AU where he survives and interacts more with the Tevinter revolutionaries and/or the Inquisition. Since I’m not into character death, I’d prefer if the fic wasn’t all about the tragedy of Felix’s looming demise or about said death. However, if you do decide to save him somehow, feel free to include all the angst about his (soon to be averted) death! I just don’t like it if the death actually follows. Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. I prefer bottom Felix for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Felix. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Felix with an alpha or beta partner(s) (or maybe he’s with a non-human who has no A/B/O or different A/B/O, but they end up being surprisingly compatible).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Halward Pavus/Felix Alexius, Dorian Pavus/Iron Bull/Felix Alexius (Iron Bull/Felix Alexius and Dorian Pavus/Felix Alexius are great, though!), any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or characters who are related to Felix (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Fandom-specific DNW: Dorian Pavus/Iron Bull (can be referenced as a past relationship, but would rather not have it even as a background pairing)

It would be interesting if Felix could have been one of the people who joined you at Skyhold. I’d love to have seen him interact with the companions, advisors, NPCs – and date one of them in the end, or the Inquisitor himself.

Similarly, I’d also love for Felix to meet and date someone from any of the other games. I’m sure there are fascinating possibilities. How would they react to a kindly Tevinter non-mage? How does he connect to them?

If you want to go prequel, Dorian would always be a great option (also for Felix-survives fic, of course), as would any number of male Tevinter OCs. If Felix survives, he could also come back to that lover and have a sweet reunion! Maybe he even broke up with his boyfriend when he contracted the blight because he didn’t want them to suffer through his illness and death, but now they rekindle their romance?

Felix has difficult standing back in Tevinter, being non-magic, now with his father officially disowned, and so on. However, he is also quite a likable man and it’s indicated he has some political savvy by Dorian, considering how quickly he got the high and mighties together to listen to him before his death. If he survives and joins Dorian’s revolution, it would be fun to have a high Tevinter heir stand at their doorstep one day. He’s definitely seriously interested in their cause, it’s just he may also have more than a passing interest in Felix (and perhaps had for years, but never dared to buck convention like Dorian, or simply wasn’t sure how to approach Felix).

OCs and NPCs from the Inquisition or Felix’s time in Orlais are also very much encouraged. Maybe Felix had a little adventure at the university and they meet again?

I would love to know Dorian’s commentary on Felix’s new partner (well, unless he is the partner... but even then he’ll still have something to say about the relationship). Everybody who dates Felix probably has to pass Dorian’s scrutiny.

Someone helping Felix out with the recovery and in the process getting to know him, and Felix returning the favour in some way when he has regained his strength, bringing them even closer.

Felix was tainted for either three or six years, depending on which wiki article you read, so maybe he didn’t go for physical relationships in that time because he was worried contact could pass on the taint; and I’m sure being that seriously sick isn’t exactly great for the libido, anyway. Would be fun to see him rediscovering sex. Has his body changed from the taint or the cure? Can he eventually bounce back or are there irreversible marks? (Adjacent idea: Maybe he was a late bloomer and hadn’t had sex yet, and then couldn’t, and so he finds himself at the end of his twenties/in his early thirties still a virgin. Who takes the v-card?)

Felix getting to be a math nerd with someone who understands, or who just likes his enthusiasm (I find people who genuinely care about something are almost always interesting), and is themselves very interested in some other nerdy topic.

Maybe when Felix is recovered some, he decides that he would like to learn to fight a little bit? I’m sure the fact that he could not defend himself and his mom must still sting somehow. He’ll never be a great mage, but maybe he can learn to be decent with traditional weapons? And maybe he gets a little closer to the person who helps him out with practice, too.

Felix finding his niche at the Inquisition. He’s good with numbers, maybe he can help Josephine balance the books? But whatever else you can come up with would be fun, too! And maybe it gets him closer to his love interest?

I’d love to see Felix join Dorian’s revolution back home and becoming a power player despite his lack of magic and father’s disgrace – and with a boyfriend at his side. Or maybe this behaviour is exactly what gets him his admirer?

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be amazing. If you enjoy that style, the tarot cards that Inquisition used are beautiful and anything of that sort would be great, too. Matching character cards for romance, maybe? Or a shared one? I also like the blocky medieval-ish art style that the narrated cutscenes in Dragon Age 2 used, so that would also be great. However, it doesn’t have to be anything in those styles. I’d also really enjoy a picture of Felix and his boyfriend sitting over books together, exploring some beautiful or interesting landscape, being at an official Inquisition or Tevinter function (formal wear!), or simply hanging out and being sweet together. A picture of Felix still recovering on the sickbed, but already talking with his partner, or his partner kissing him as he wakes up from the improbable but suddenly available blight cure would be great, too.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Cytharat

I love Cytharat! I’m very much into the noble, polite, upstanding kind of Sith and his romance was very cute – but way too short. Please fix it for me! I would love to see Cytharat develop a relationship with someone and generally also learn more about who Cytharat is aside from a Lord who was disgraced by association with his master (or perhaps he actually did do a lot more than that for Darth Malgus’s rebellion, either out of loyalty or because he believed in his cause? It’s never made quite clear, which is interesting). I would also love for him to find a place in the Eternal Throne part of the timeline and beyond. Male canon characters are just as welcome as male OCs. For smut, I prefer bottom Cytharat. For mpreg, I prefer pregnant Cytharat. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Cytharat with an alpha or beta partner(s) (or maybe he’s with an alien/human who has no A/B/O or different A/B/O, but they end up being surprisingly compatible).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Malavai Quinn/Cytharat, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or OCs who are related to Cytharat (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Male Imperial Player Characters of any kind would of course be great for Cytharat, but Male Republic Player Characters might also be fun, especially if Cytharat is perhaps somewhat disillusioned with the Sith for some reason. They made everybody else and their grandma a companion in the KotFE/KotET era, Cytharat should definitely get a chance to join the Alliance. Or, if he’s there, maybe he meets one of the other companions/NPCs and gets with them?

Feel free to also throw him together with people he did or might have known: Darth Malgus, Darth Marr, Darth Vowrawn, and so on. Malgus is back now, so maybe he calls on his old acolyte (or old lover)?

However, I’m also here for OCs. Maybe someone he meets when he recovers or when he returns to Makeb? Or maybe the Sith brass still doesn’t trust him and throws him in the middle of some losing battle that he’s supposed to turn around (or perish in, they don’t care) and he gets to know one of the Imperial Army soldiers or loyalist civilians very well? He could also meet OCs of any sort with the Alliance.

Generally, we didn’t see that much of Cytharat. What does he do in his free time? What are his passions? He seems very dutiful, so maybe his boyfriend has to nudge him to let loose every once in a while?

Cytharat does say that you ‘fought as one’ in his e-mail when you romanced him, but we don’t actually ever fight next to him. What a missed opportunity! What kind of fighter is he? I would love to see him doing the battle couple thing with his crush/boyfriend, or protecting them in a fight if the man is not a fighter.

Now that Cytharat seems to have worked his way up from total disgrace, what are his plans? He seemed a little too honourable for the eternal competition of backstabbing one-ups that happens in the heart of Dromund Kaas. Maybe he imagined a military career for himself? Or leading an outpost on a newly settled world somewhere? Something totally different? Can his boyfriend help him achieve his plans, or does Cytharat maybe meet him while trying to get there?

I feel like Cytharat has just a little bit of a cheeky side, with the way he was grinning and joking about coming to Makeb for a kiss while hanging over a balustrade half-dead. Would love to see that peeking through his good manners a little more often, maybe when he gets comfortable with someone.

I’m always here for some hurt/comfort, whether emotional or physical, so someone helping Cytharat through some traumatic event or even just a really big battlefield wound would be great. Cytharat taking a hit for his lover is also always appreciated!

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be awesome. I also just love Cytharat’s character design, so anything where he is on full display with his lover would make me happy. I would love to see him in traditional/formal Red Sith clothing (I don’t know if something like that exist, but feel free to make up something cool) with his boyfriend also dressed up. On the other hand, Cytharat looking dishevelled after a fight or sex or simply because he was caught in a storm or just stumbled out of bed would be great, too, maybe with an interested boyfriend looking on? As always, I’m also happy for any pictures displaying physical affection of any sort, so that would be great.

Hades: Charon & Chaos

Chaos
Chaos is such a strange entity – unsurprisingly, they are the embodiment of primordial chaos, after all – and I enjoy them very much in this game. Considering Zagreus ends a long period of isolation for them, I would really love to see them starting to enjoy the company of others – be it Zagreus himself or another man who eventually ends up down in Chaos’s realm, or meets Chaos if/when they manage to find a way to move outside without tearing reality apart at the seams.

For pregnancy, I like pregnant Chaos, and for smut I prefer bottom Chaos – that is if you want Chaos assuming some sort of human (or human-ish) body for these purposes, since from the waist down Chaos seems to be mostly half-formed faces so far (I’m also fine with any genitalia for Chaos). I’d also be totally down for weird cosmic sex that escapes human experience, though, where Chaos is the whole of their realm, or their partner gets to exploring a body that is mostly composed of unmade reality pieces, as long as they both still get sexual pleasure out of it. Something in between of those two options would also be fun! As a sidenote, I really enjoy size differences, so feel free to make Chaos as big as the other “normal” gods are, or even bigger, considering they’re quite the singular being (with perhaps the power to adjust their size somewhat if need be for smut purposes). For A/B/O, I prefer omega Chaos (hey, the sign behind their head almost looks like it...) with an alpha or beta partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Charon/Chaos, Thanatos/Chaos, Hypnos/Chaos, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or who are directly related to Chaos (obviously, everybody is related to Chaos because they’re the beginning of all creation and Greek mythology is generally very incestuous, but I basically wouldn’t want an OMC or mythological character that Chaos could call their child in the way they call Nyx their child)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Chaos has interesting comments on the Olympians. For example, they mention that Ares still worships them, but doesn’t seem to understand them very well, so that could definitely be explored further. They seem to find Dionysus’s role as the god of madness very interesting, too, and Dionysus is so laid back that I can see him even getting along with someone as unusual as Chaos. They also make the observation that the Olympians seem to have forgotten they exist, which I found really fun in a vaguely threatening way (though Chaos does not seem the type to openly cause trouble), so it would be interesting to see some of the more boastful Olympians interact with them and be reminded that this powerful force is still in some way in the world (and perhaps find themselves drawn to it).

Then there is the population of the Underworld. Be it chthonic gods (present in game or otherwise), various others (like Skelly), or shades, it would be fun to see them get to know this even older, even deeper presence and for one (or two...) to develop a fascination. When it comes to OMCs who are shades, I prefer the human-looking versions like Achilles to the more blobby, cute-looking or monstrous type of shape. However, having a more detailed, more human version of one of the common enemy type shades would also be fun.

I’m also open to gods and mythological figures we don’t see in game, but that might make a very fun addition. For example, it’s not difficult to see where Eros and Chaos might intersect, and maybe they explore the confusing, exhilarating possibilities of love together.

Zagreus is an option, of course. I loved the slow development of their relationship in game and would be very interested to see it taken further. How does one court a primordial chaos god, anyway? Maybe more ambrosia will do the trick? Or Zagreus thinks of something different.

If the OMC still is or was human relatively recently, meeting Chaos would probably be quite the trip. What do they think of them? I would love it if there was some awe and affection mixed into somewhat understandable terror.

Once Zagreus has opened up Chaos to contact to the outside world, it would also be cute if Chaos somehow gained a human lover, perhaps someone they talk to through a lost Chaos artefact. When this human dies, by accident, injury, or eventually of old age, Chaos asks they their grandsons to inform them of his arrival so that Chaos can meet his lover in person.

What would constitute courting on Chaos’s behalf? Maybe they shape a little part of their world in a way that they hope will please the person they like? Maybe they create something special for them?

Smut is always fun, too. Does Chaos have any experience with it? Their contact to other beings who were not their children seems to have been very limited if not non-existent, so perhaps there was just no opportunity, or they haven’t thought about it. Then again, they did probably create the systems necessary for sex in other creatures, so maybe they would like to try it out with their lover? Or they have had opportunity before and would like to repeat it? Or it’s their lover who brings it up and Chaos decides that it’s an interesting proposition?

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. Involving Chaos has huge potential for surreal and trippy pictures, so if you want to lean into that, that would be fun. However, I would also enjoy a more traditional shippy picture of Chaos kissing, cuddling, or embracing their lover (or sleeping with him if you would like to go down the route of smut). Chaos pressing themselves into a more compact, travel-sized form to visit earth, Hades, or Olympus with their lover would also be fun, just to see them outside of their element for once.

Charon
Charon is such a mysterious figure, considering we can only ever infer what he actually says in the game. Aside from Hermes, Zagreus and Skelly, everybody else seems to find him somewhat creepy and doesn’t fully get what he’s about. I always wondered if Charon is glad to be left alone or if he just finds it very hard to make connections for many obvious reasons, or if it’s maybe a combination of both. Whatever the case, I would love for him to get the chance to have a boyfriend.

For smut, I prefer bottom Charon. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Charon. Considering it’s not all that clear what is going on under Charon’s robes, feel free to interpret him to be basically just as human-looking as his brothers are, or make him a little more skeletal, or otherwise lean into the cryptid idea as long as he’s still somewhat humanoid. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Charon with an alpha or beta partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Hades/Charon, Zeus/Charon, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or who are directly related to Charon (since Greek mythology is generally very incestuous, I basically just mean ‘other children of Nyx’ here)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

If the Olympians visit regularly now, or maybe even while they still sneak boons for Zagreus to Charon, maybe one of them finds themselves interested. Ares seems generally fascinated with the chthonic gods, so I think he would eventually take a look at Charon, too, and maybe find something to enjoy. Dionysus is very laid-back, so perhaps he would try to talk to him for fun and then finds himself actually liking him. Poseidon can’t quite deny that Charon has some power relating to water, too, so maybe that’s why he wants to get to know him? Then, of course, there’s Hermes, who really needs no introduction to Charon anymore.

Down under, Charon could, of course, get to know Zagreus even better, strike up a closer connection with Skelly, or meet any number of shades, named or otherwise. When it comes to OMCs who are shades, I prefer the human-looking versions like Achilles to the more blobby, cute-looking or monstrous type of shape. However, having a more detailed, more human version of one of the common enemy type shades would also be fun.

I’m also open to gods and mythological figures we don’t see in game, but that might make a very fun addition. Charon pokes his head out of Hades once in a while, so he could meet all manners of nymphs and such, too. Of course, he could also meet humans, so that’s another option.

Perhaps Charon has an OMC mortal lover who lives close to the Temple of Styx or visits there as often as he can. I would love to see one of those visits or their first meeting! Or, one day, Thanatos or Hermes stands on the banks with him and Charon realises it’s his time to bring him downstairs, which would surely be a bittersweet moment. Maybe Charon is worried that his human lover will be sad, but maybe the human is mostly happy that unlike many others who die, he definitely has something to look forward to as well.

Charon driving his lover around on his boat, maybe even up on the human world or in the parts of Hades that only he knows so they can have privacy, would be a great scene.

If Charon gave someone a gift, that would probably mean quite a lot, since he likes to hoard things. On the other hand, his partner/prospective partner might think that the gift he gives Charon will just disappear in the vast chambers where Charon keeps his wealth, but maybe, to his surprise, Charon actually keeps it on his person? Is that when his lover figures out Charon really likes him?

If you want to include smut, it would be interesting to know if Charon had lovers over the years or if his solitary status means he’s never had sex with anyone. Does the OMC introduce him to the concept? Is Charon surprised they even want to if his lover is more traditionally humanoid? However it goes, I would like it if Charon and his lover both enjoyed themselves!

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. Charon and his lover on Charon’s boat would obviously be a sweet motive, and I also like the contrast of Charon against the sunny backdrop we see right outside the Temple of Styx, so him hanging out with his lover (who may or may not fit in better, depending on who he is) would be fun, too. I’d also like a picture of a kiss (as much as Charon can kiss without lips), a hug, or smut if you want to go that direction – just something intimate of him and his partner. I would also love to see Charon subtly incorporating some visual marker of his lover in his clothes, some trinket or charm, for example.

SK8 the Infinity: Kojiro Nanjo | Joe

I liked Kojiro from the start with his confident, friendly attitude and sunny smile and I really would like to see him bounce off other characters in a relationship and explore their dynamics. Since the amount of named, adult males with any significant amount of screentime in this show is actually quite small, I gave some individual prompts for each beneath. However, I’d also be very happy with a complete OMC or an ascended extra, some background character without a line from “S” or some other background shot that you thought included a cool character design. Generally, I prefer fic set when Kojiro is an adult (whether at the time of the show, or before, or after) to high school-age fic, but flashbacks to school are totally fine. For smut, I prefer bottom Kojiro. For mpreg, I like pregnant Kojiro. For A/B/O, I prefer omega Kojiro with an alpha or beta partner(s).

Categories: LBD/M, LBD/M/M
Pairing DNWs: Representative Takano/Kojiro Nanjo, The Guy Who Knocks Out Shadow (I genuinely can’t figure out if he has a name)/Kojiro Nanjo, any pairings including characters who are underage (under 18) or OCs who are related to Kojiro (as per general DNWs)
Opt-in: pairings with male OC(s)

Kaoru is, of course, always a good choice. The two bicker like an old married couple, but obviously care for each other a lot. Have they been together for a long time or did it take them way too many years to figure out they want each other? Which one of them makes the first step? Did they slowly slide from friends with benefits to romance, or does their relationship start out with a big love declaration?

The show focused on the relationship between Kaoru and Ainosuke, but I would really like to know what Kojiro felt towards him. Did he admire him just as much or had a crush on him, but felt like Ainosuke had a greater connection to Kaoru? Maybe after they finished school, before Ainosuke went to America, there was a short fling? Now that Ainosuke is back and has basically confirmed that he finds both of them too boring to consider, Kojiro pushes away the idea of there being any chance once again, but perhaps they connect on a new level now that Ainosuke is trying to gather a new outlook on life, which an easy-going, open person like Kojiro might be able to help with.

I also like the idea of Tadashi/Kojiro. Maybe in the time after high school, while Kaoru and Ainosuke were together, or even if they pick up a relationship later, Tadashi and Kojiro consider themselves a “pair the spares” sort of couple who mostly hang out because they both can’t be with the one they really want. However, over time they realise genuinely fell in love. Do they manage to admit as much? However, I could also see this as Kojiro just getting closer to Ainosuke’s assistant mostly because he thinks the guy deserves a break every once in a while and because he’s just a naturally people-friendly person, and him and Tadashi strike up a friendship and more in the process.

The Kaoru/Ainosuke/Kojiro or Ainosuke/Tadashi/Kojiro threesomes are, of course, an option as well and Kaoru/Ainosuke/Tadashi/Kojiro is definitely also a possibility! I would be very interested to see them rekindle or pick up a romance now that they are all older (if, in some cases, not wiser).

There’s also Hiromi, of course! I could definitely see a situation where Hiromi thinks he finds Kojiro so fascinating because Kojiro gets all the girls, but eventually has to admit to himself that, no, he just actually likes Kojiro; or he realises from the first that he has a crush, but doesn’t know what to do about it. Or maybe it’s Kojiro who starts to realise he likes Hiromi as more than a friend? Either way, food-and/or-flower-based courtship would be very cute here, as would it be to see them skateboarding together.

Shokichi would also be a great choice, since they’re both quite friendly, laid-back people. I could see Kojiro shopping at Dope Sketch every once in a while or Oka ending up in his restaurant and the two of them just striking up a friendship that way. Maybe they already know each other (Shokichi seemed to know of him, anyway), or maybe it’s a connection that comes about through Reki and Langa. I would also love to see them skateboarding together, even if Shokichi is not on Kojiro’s level, because I feel like they would still have a lot of fun.

As for OMCs, someone from “S” would be very interesting, of course. Maybe it’s someone who feels like he has to impress Kojiro with his skill and actually manages to? Or it’s someone who doesn’t quite have the skill/talent to pull it off (in general, or maybe just not yet) and ends up hurting himself, but does get Kojiro’s attention because he helps him to the hospital/patches him up, so it sort of kinda worked, even if the outcome includes bruised pride.

However, I’d also find it fun if he dates someone who doesn’t have anything to do with skating. Maybe it’s another chef? It seems his restaurant could be popular with businessmen, so maybe one of them keeps coming for more than the pizza? Or it’s a friends-with-benefits thing that turns into more, or a meet-cute with a neighbour?

I’m also always a sucker for love interests returning and people rekindling old relationships after years apart and falling in love all over again. Maybe during his time training in Italy or going to culinary school in wherever he went, Kojiro had a passionate romance with someone local, but they broke up when Kojiro had to return home or for some other reason. Then, years later, the OMC moves to Okinawa for work/family reasons and the two run into each other again.

Since I’m a bara fan, it would be fun for Kojiro to meet someone who has a frame similar to his own or even bigger (the latter probably not being something he sees very often). However, I also enjoy shorter/leaner tops a lot, so generally and especially if you plan to write something that involves smut with an OMC, I’d be 100% down for a smaller guy, too (in general, size differences, be they of build or height, are always great).

Speaking of smut, that’s also something I would love to see explored! Anything relating to my general smut likes would be fun. For Kojiro, I’d also enjoy a story about him bottoming for the first time – maybe he hasn’t done it before because he’s never been with a man, maybe he was just never approached that way because people have him pegged a top but he’s always wanted to give it a try, or maybe he’s a bit insecure about wanting it or didn’t think he would like it and his boyfriend is the one to show him that it can be fun.

This is a very simple prompt, but Kojiro cooking for his lover(s) would always be appreciated.

For any serious lover Kojiro has (if it is not Kaoru himself), I’m sure Kaoru would run a pretty thorough evaluation, even if he pretends not to care who his best friend is dating. Some poor OMC or other known characters being subjected to that would be very fun. If this is set after the series, the others of the ragtag group might want to be introduced, too – even Ainosuke if he somehow becomes part of the group. I’m sure especially to an outsider who didn’t know of “S” until now, Kojiro’s friend circle could be A Lot (but maybe they find a way to fit in).

Speaking of dating men, we don’t see Kojiro doing that in the show. Is he aware that he’s bisexual and has dated/slept with men? Does he know he likes men, but for one reason or another never did anything about it, or is it something he’s always sort of pushed away? I’m fine with internalised homophobia here, though I wouldn’t want him portrayed as abusive towards other LBGT+ people, just maybe not quite at peace with himself yet and working on that.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. If Kojiro’s boyfriend skates, I would love to see the two of them in their “S” outfits or just in a skate park. If he doesn’t, maybe he still likes to watch Kojiro? Kojiro sharing a meal with his boyfriend that he cooked for him, or having him taste some of his food, would also be great. I’d also like to see them hanging out at the beach, at an onsen, or at a bar, or otherwise having a good time. Seeing Kojiro in traditional Japanese clothing or in a nice suit with his boyfriend dressed to match, or admiring Kojiro, would be fun, too.