dear creator; fic in a box 2024
Aug. 31st, 2024 02:20 pmDear Creator,
IT'S TIME!! Happy FIAB season! I'm so so so looking forward to seeing what everyone creates, especially given the medium opt-ins!
With this exchange, I feel it is especially important to understand that I am not horribly picky. I've offered the below text more for guidance than anything else. When I sign up for an exchange, I do so more because I'm interested in seeing what people are capable of creating than because I have a specific vision in mind. No hate to anyone who does have specific visions, of course!; it's just not how I personally operate, is all. If you have a particular vision for the ship that fits within the DNW and works within the spirit of the request, please feel free to run with it! I can't wait to see what you make me :)
Oh! And before I forget! I've very intentionally grouped ships together by source, not by opt-in. If you're inerested in an opt-in but are concerned that I'm going to be upset because it's not the "correct" opt-in, don't worry about it! For example: I added "botanical illustration" to the Elden Ring category, but not all pairings are obviously connected to plants. If you enjoy botanical illustrations but do not want to do a request like "WB Flora of the Lands Between", I'd be thrilled to see how you interpret any of the ships in that context. Basically, this is all to reiterate the same as the above, just a little more specifically. If you end up surprising me by combining an opt-in medium with a request that is not obviously connected, I'll only be more excited!
FFXIV
IT'S TIME!! Happy FIAB season! I'm so so so looking forward to seeing what everyone creates, especially given the medium opt-ins!
General Likes
- Arranged marriages, high-stakes courtships, and other politically/societally enforced excuses to smoosh two characters together
- Complex trauma responses, especially those that neither the traumatised individual nor those around them are equipped to respond to; characters being "bad victims"
- Sex as a form of therapy (encouraged, forced, or by self or partner), especially if it's unsuccessful
- Jealousy, envy, perceived rejection
- Illness, injury, hurt/comfort
- Noncon and dubcon, the more emotionally complex the better
- Father/daughter incest, sibling incest. Identical twin incest is my favourite.
- Somnophilia! Breeding! Pregnancy! Captivity!
General DNW
- Scat, even vaguely
- Maternal incest; other forms of crossgen ok! mommy kink ok!
- explicit, on-screen suicide or suicidal ideation; past references to attempts or ideation ok!
- Feederism, weight fetishes
- Whipping with power cables or other electrical equipment
- Underwear stuffed into mouth
- Harm to, death of, or violence against cats specifically
With this exchange, I feel it is especially important to understand that I am not horribly picky. I've offered the below text more for guidance than anything else. When I sign up for an exchange, I do so more because I'm interested in seeing what people are capable of creating than because I have a specific vision in mind. No hate to anyone who does have specific visions, of course!; it's just not how I personally operate, is all. If you have a particular vision for the ship that fits within the DNW and works within the spirit of the request, please feel free to run with it! I can't wait to see what you make me :)
Oh! And before I forget! I've very intentionally grouped ships together by source, not by opt-in. If you're inerested in an opt-in but are concerned that I'm going to be upset because it's not the "correct" opt-in, don't worry about it! For example: I added "botanical illustration" to the Elden Ring category, but not all pairings are obviously connected to plants. If you enjoy botanical illustrations but do not want to do a request like "WB Flora of the Lands Between", I'd be thrilled to see how you interpret any of the ships in that context. Basically, this is all to reiterate the same as the above, just a little more specifically. If you end up surprising me by combining an opt-in medium with a request that is not obviously connected, I'll only be more excited!
Freeforms Information
- Knit/Crochet Pattern You may notice that I've included these two freeforms throughout most of my requests. This is
because I'm a huge fan of both crafts, and would love to receive patterns! Whether the pattern is inspired by a character's fashion choices or meant to be an in-universe design, I'm super hyped by the idea of getting to have an item at the end of this. In general, know that I'm a fairly experienced crocheter, but a baby knitter, so feel free to get as complicated as you'd like with crochet, but know that I may need to reach out for help with any knitting patterns! My experience is mostly with garments but I am not at all opposed to tapestry, functionware, or other sorts. - Illustration My art likes are super broad and varied, so I'm a little hesitant to try and list them. Still, it feels a bit unfair to provide no guidance whatsoever, so I'm going to do my best. I prefer stylism over realism, and I prefer something that aims high and ends up a little rough around the edges than something condensed but polished. If you have any stylistic quirks or habits, lean in (eg if you find yourself drawn to big, blinky anime eyes and keep having to resize them, keep em big! If you always feel the need to put big, heavy outlines around figures and have to stop yourself from doing so, put it in! I want to see *your* style at its most authentic)!
- Typography If you are capable of typography, you are stronger than me. You will amaze me simply with your ability to do a typography. Also you dropped your crown, sovereign. (Quick note- mentally I include typeset design in this category even if it's considered a unique rule! Forgot to mention that.)
- Murder Tableux Ok so I LOVE the nutshell murder tableuxs. That's easily my primary frame of reference here. I'd be more than ecstatic to see something not based on the nutshell murders, but if you have the ability to recreate the aesthetic of those itty bitty dolls in handmade scenarious? First of all, spare some talent for the rest of us. Second of all, lemme see!!!
- At the moment I don't feel it's useful to specify other mediums, so I'll leave it there. Thank you for reading!
Elden Ring
- Miquella/Radahn The sibling ship that's been taking up my brainspace the most as of late!
- I'm so into the way that SotE completely recontextualised their relationship. I get too handflappy-excited whenever I think about potential connotations of the vow, so apologies in advance for how much less fleshed out this request is going to be than the others.
- Basically, I love the big sibling/little sibling dynamic, and love how it translates into a romantic relationship even more. I personally feel that there is uncertainty here on Radahn's end, but that his values have lead him to override any hesitation in favour of staying true to Miquella.
- Miquella, meanwhile, is the half of the ship that I like to feel is the most invested on a romantic level, even if the feelings involved are somewhat childish.
- Mohg/Trina If Trina is Miquella's love, then what does Trina think of Mohg? How does Mohg view Trina, the pieces of Miquella that will one day be discarded? This pairing brings up so many questions!
- An exchange or two back, I remember someone making a request that played on how the Omen's dreams are haunted by evil spirits, and though I can't remember who requested it, it's sat with me.
- Additionally, I like thinking about Trina as the secret third option to Miquella's fight or flight response. Whether she's fawn, fuck, or freeze is up to you, but I'm very interested in what that looks like!
- (Final note: this pairing is what really inspired me to put "tapestry" as an opt-in medium. Do with that what you will.)
- Trina/Thiollier Hey! Thiollier's sort of a massive creep and we don't talk about it enough!
- Don't get me wrong, he's still a bit of a meow meow to me, I just think there's a huge aspect of him that we as a society are ignoring.
- I'm very interested in perspective here. Whether we get further into Thiollier's head (perhaps through ruminations on St. Trina's Lily, ohoho), a bit of Trina's point of view during an altercation, or an outsider POV that isn't sure what to do with Thiollier, I'm just downright fascinated with their dynamic and want more!
- Trina & Followers of Miquella I req'd this one primarily because I feel it would play well with opt-ins, but I'm very excited by the concept of what this could look like.
- How does Trina interact individually with the named of Miquella's followers? What did they know of her before she was discarded? How do they feel about her now that she's in The Pit?
- I don't have much on this one, so feel free to get a little funky with it!
- Mohg/Radahn As previously mentioned! Miquella/Radahn has invaded my brain cells! So what if- what if-
- Basically, I want noncon here. But, like, dramatic, mythological levels of noncon. Noncon that is so fictionalised that it strays from how humans experience rape, until suddenly reality comes crashing down.
- I would love to see cameos from other characters, and maybe to hear about Miquella or Trina as important figures offscreen. The web of relationships here is so complex that
- Bonus points- if written from Mohg's perspective, how does Radahn compare to/contrast with Godwyn? Baldr vs Tyr is always such an interesting dichotomy, and I think Godwyn and Radahn is such a good case of it.
- WB Requests Oh man, I'm so in love with this world. I mean, how can I not be?
- These are all such visual concepts, so I imagine visual opt-ins may easily fall into place here. My interest is especially piqued by the idea of scholars within the Lands Between. What's it like to be in this world as Just Some Guy, specifically a very curious one? Make up a scholar or pull in a character we've already met, it's up to you!
- I'd also like to mention that I'm particularly excited by the thought of an in-universe knit/crochet pattern, or one inspired by any of these WB requests. I can't explain why this game makes me want that opt-in in particular, but it does! Go figure!
- Fordola rem Lupis Oh my poor, neglected daughter. Shall we ever see you again? (Do I want to see you again? Monkey Paw Jury is still out on that one)
- I just think it would be nice to get a sense of what she's up to nowadays! Were she to overhear letters about what's going on over in Tural, how would she feel about it? How would she feel about the story of the Alexandrians and their unfading shadow of a queen? I can't quite put my finger on what it is about the Alexandrians that makes me want to know Fordola's perspective, but it's there. If you can help me figure it out, then please, jump in!
- Alternatively, I'm always down for Fordola art in any of my requested opt-ins! I know most of them are clearly for the WB requests, but that just makes me more interested in what someone might do with them for Fordola specifically. Surprise me!
- If you have a completely different idea for Fordola, I'm absolutely down to be the reason you write it. :) Let's put more Fordola fic into the world!
- WB Requests Please please please write me a play about Garlean politicians! Or draw me a map of the subways! I'm begging you. If you have the skills, I'm desperate for either of these- especially the maps, as I have absolutely zero graphical skills of my own. My final message goodbye.
.Flow
- WB Requests Oh man. Oh man. Oh boy.
- Full disclosure, I only recently played .flow for the first time and know nothing about its fandom! A lot of my questions about these things stem from me literally Not Being Familiar. If you're a longterm .flow fan, show me your passions! Present me with your favourite parts of the fandom! I would like to be a sponge!
- Also, real quick, I feel like I should make it clear that I don't have much of a preference for whether the psychical reality of .flow is also the literal reality. I may be new to .flow, but I'm a HUGE yume nikki fan, so I imagine the discussion about what's really going on also exists here. I think it's fun when the digital/dream world is an interpretation of reality, but I also think .flow being easier to argue as a literal 1-to-1 representation is super special! Just know that I'm not going to be upset with either direction :)
My favourite things about .flow are Oreko, the plant imagery, everything having to do with the cloning and medical horror subplots, and- this is going to sound a little silly- the interplay of tragedy and playfulness. It was one of my favourite things from YN, and I was worried it wouldn't carry over. The kinda complex but also oh-so-simple tone of .flow is, to me, the bloody beating heart of the whole piece, and I'd love a fanwork that is aware of it explicitly.
Oh! Finally, I'm a huge fan of the Nutshell Murders. If you can make me a tableux inspired by those, I will be so grateful. I'm very interested in what that would look like for these WB requests!
Interview with the Vampire (2022)
- Armand (& Daniel) I am so in love with Armand it's not even funny. It helps that Assad Zarman is the most beautiful human being ever created, but the character? Phenomenal. Fascinating. So special to me.
- I would kill for an Armand dress-up game. His fashion and design sense are so interesting to me! I think the team did a great job of expressing who he is through those things.
- If you're interested in Armand but aren't going to be making a dress-up game, I still owe you my life for writing him. He's soooo whumpable. I'm very invested in his past, and would love to see someone put some historical knowledge to use!
- Also, in general, my favourite thing about Armand is that he's so... young. Like, yea, he's super old, but he still seems to have the cattiness of a teenage boy. My tinfoil moment is that, in my heart, I believe that he's not actually aged up as much as the audience has been lead to believe. Even if it's not canon, I SWEAR that someone in the writer's room is still treating him like a teenager.
- For that reason, anything that explores him as an eternal youth who keeps being forcibly given Big Responsibilities would make my heart sing. Think about it! By this point in time, he's fully committed to the idea that he's Big Cool Competent, but what's the price of that? And what was he like before he reached that development?
- I've lumped "& Daniel" here because I think the way they interact in the show is just so delicious. I love when they're at each other's throats. An Armand-centric fic with Daniel, well, playing the role of Daniel> I would be THRILLED.
- Claudia Babygirl. Baby.
- Again, dress up game. Think of the OUTFITS. I have no preference between Which Claudia, although I'm v much a "season 1 Claudia looks like one of Daniel's daughters and season 2 Claudia is what she actually looked like" truther.
- I've been deeply enamoured with Claudia since I was a kid. She's such an iconic character. That said, what they've one with Show Claudia is easily one of my favourite things about the show- even if I do sometimes wish it were possible to have kept her tiny.
- My favourite things about Claudia are her sheer determination, her instability, and the way she falls into line when she first joins the Theatres. I also love how she functions in all of her relationshpis, and would gladly accept this as an opportunity for you to explore your favourite Claudia dynamic! (Just a word of warning, though- my opinions on Lestat are v much Love to Hate. I won't DNW Lestat or anything like that, but I still think it's important to communicate my preference here!)
- Give me your kindest, most loving depiction of her at her worst. That's what I want the most, I think.