Yuletide Dear Author Letter (Mob Psycho)
Oct. 3rd, 2017 09:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pannyHey there!
First of all, thank you so much for writing something for me.
I was super excited to see MP100 on the list of available fandoms this year, as it jumped rapidly into my favourites list after I finally got around to it. Prime reasons why I became so attached were Reigen and Mob - both because of their respective, enjoyable characterizations and because of their relationship. Their dynamic makes up my favourite mentor-mentee relationship in recent memory.
For this reason, dear author, I'd love something that either focuses on that relationship or,at least, features it prominently.
Canon-compliant is always fine and I think there's a lot of potential for exploration in this fandom, whether you feel like expanding on a canon event or telling the story of one of the adventures we didn't get to see (or that might possibly happen in the future). I'm totally caught up on the manga so don't worry about spoilers.
I also always love a good AU. I think I've consumed every age swap available in this fandom, since I find the idea really interesting (and I always love role swaps in general). I really enjoy seeing people's differing interpretations of how things might have turned out had Reigen not been a presence in Mob's life during his childhood and what might motivate someone like Mob to take on a mentor-esque role to a child like Reigen. Also it's just fun.
If you love writing AUs, but the words "age swap" are provoking a reaction ranging from abject terror to mild disinterest, fear not! I love AUs in general and am down for pretty much whatever in this department. Canon divergence and/or for want of a nail fics? Fantastic. High fantasy, space opera, or fractured fairy tail? 100% here for it. Contextual reassignment fic where Reigen and Mob are at Hogwarts or are Pokemon trainers or are forming a team of superheros? Sounds like fun.
Now, ReiMob romance is a hard no for me, but that certainly doesn't mean that I don't ship anything in this fandom or would object to one of those ships showing up as a background element if that's where you feel like going. Serizawa/Reigen? Super cute, totally in love with it. Dimple/Reigen? Endlessly entertaining, totally down. Shinra/Reigen? What a fun rarepair, go for it. Teru/Mob? Love them.
For that matter, don't be afraid to include any of the rest of the canon cast - I love them all to bits. On a similar note, don't feel like you have to include anyone else either - if all you want to write is Reigen and Mob, then by all means, that's more than enough.
Whatever you decide to go with, I hope you have a good time writing it and I am super excited to see what you come up with.
Specific Prompt Ideas:
(The prompts are there to help you if you need a specific idea to get started, but don't feel beholden to them if there's something else you want to write. While they're certainly an indication of fics that I'm craving, they're by no means the only type of fics that I'd be interested in and I wasn't lying when I indicated that I'm generally pretty open to whatever you want to explore here in the rest of my letter.)
First of all, thank you so much for writing something for me.
I was super excited to see MP100 on the list of available fandoms this year, as it jumped rapidly into my favourites list after I finally got around to it. Prime reasons why I became so attached were Reigen and Mob - both because of their respective, enjoyable characterizations and because of their relationship. Their dynamic makes up my favourite mentor-mentee relationship in recent memory.
For this reason, dear author, I'd love something that either focuses on that relationship or,at least, features it prominently.
Canon-compliant is always fine and I think there's a lot of potential for exploration in this fandom, whether you feel like expanding on a canon event or telling the story of one of the adventures we didn't get to see (or that might possibly happen in the future). I'm totally caught up on the manga so don't worry about spoilers.
I also always love a good AU. I think I've consumed every age swap available in this fandom, since I find the idea really interesting (and I always love role swaps in general). I really enjoy seeing people's differing interpretations of how things might have turned out had Reigen not been a presence in Mob's life during his childhood and what might motivate someone like Mob to take on a mentor-esque role to a child like Reigen. Also it's just fun.
If you love writing AUs, but the words "age swap" are provoking a reaction ranging from abject terror to mild disinterest, fear not! I love AUs in general and am down for pretty much whatever in this department. Canon divergence and/or for want of a nail fics? Fantastic. High fantasy, space opera, or fractured fairy tail? 100% here for it. Contextual reassignment fic where Reigen and Mob are at Hogwarts or are Pokemon trainers or are forming a team of superheros? Sounds like fun.
Now, ReiMob romance is a hard no for me, but that certainly doesn't mean that I don't ship anything in this fandom or would object to one of those ships showing up as a background element if that's where you feel like going. Serizawa/Reigen? Super cute, totally in love with it. Dimple/Reigen? Endlessly entertaining, totally down. Shinra/Reigen? What a fun rarepair, go for it. Teru/Mob? Love them.
For that matter, don't be afraid to include any of the rest of the canon cast - I love them all to bits. On a similar note, don't feel like you have to include anyone else either - if all you want to write is Reigen and Mob, then by all means, that's more than enough.
Whatever you decide to go with, I hope you have a good time writing it and I am super excited to see what you come up with.
Specific Prompt Ideas:
- How fun was that urban legends arc in the manga? Seriously, every time it's even briefly referenced, it brings an instant smile to my face. I'd absolutely be here for a fic about Spirits and Such dealing with a case based on another well-known legend or ghost story or even creepy pasta or a horror movie. Whether the danger really is supernatural in nature or it's a classic Scooby Doo reveal of "old man Jenkins in a rubber mask" is up to you.
- If you decide to go the age swap route, I'd love to see how Reigen and Mob actually handle the usual gambit of cases that Spirits and Such takes on in canon. Do they still do the mundane not-actually-haunted jobs and, if so, how do they approach them in this universe? When they deal with actual spirit-related problems, how does Mob feel about taking Reigen along and what does Reigen do during these cases?
- Okay, listen: Arthurian-inspired AU where Reigen is not-actually-a-wizard and Mob is the most unexpected person to ever be fated to be king.
(The prompts are there to help you if you need a specific idea to get started, but don't feel beholden to them if there's something else you want to write. While they're certainly an indication of fics that I'm craving, they're by no means the only type of fics that I'd be interested in and I wasn't lying when I indicated that I'm generally pretty open to whatever you want to explore here in the rest of my letter.)
