Dear Author (Fandom5K 2018)
Mar. 13th, 2018 03:10 pmGeneral Likes: Tropey shenanigans, taken as seriously or as silly as you like. Protectiveness. Loyalty. Conflict. Hurt/comfort. Messy, complicated relationships where no one person is necessarily "better" than the other. Characters who are normally in control very much not being that. Canon divergence/for want of a nail AUs. Role swaps. Dragons and/or robots. Hair ruffling.
General DNWs: Non-canonical major character death. Torture or mutilation. Issue fic. Mundane AUs (e.g. coffee shop, no powers, etc.). PWP.
Porn Likes: I'm open to porn (with plot) fills for any of my F/F ships. I'm not really interested in porn for anything else. I love pinning against walls, one partner hoisting the other up and carrying them, spontaneous, almost frantic, desperate sex that can't entirely wait until they hit the bed (Isabela/F!Hawke is the only Bioware "sex scene" I've ever found genuinely hot). Fighting/sparring turning to fucking, rivalry/competition in and out of the bedroom, power play, mind games, elements of deception including identity porn, and characters who are usually in control turning into a total mess when they're in love are all choice. Elements of danger or high peaks of emotion as the lead up to sex are fantastic - there's nothing quite like "I thought you were dead" sex! Ass worship and spanking are great. I am weak in the knees for older women or muscles or displays of strength. I am also totally down for mid- or after-sex fluffiness including hair petting/playing with hair and that goddamn shoujo forehead bump that makes my heart melt.
Porn DNWs: Non-con (I want both participants to be very into what's happening even when all the cards aren't on the table or they know they're bad for each other), heats/sex pollen, fecal matter, blood play, any sort of genuine injury being caused through sex, age play, underage.
DCU (Comics)
Kate Kane/Renee Montoya
You know that scene in Crime Bible/The Five Books of Blood, specifically "The Lesson of Greed", where Batwoman and Question get into a physical scrap out of sheer desperation to save each other (in Kate's case, saving Renee from herself and in Renee's case, saving Kate from the Religion of Crime)? And there are these really intense feelings even though they're already exes at this point? And a lack of communication and a lot of hurt on both sides?

Hoo boy, that's my shit. That level of conflict and tension is the pinnacle of what gets to me about Kate/Renee as a ship.
It doesn't all have to be physical brawls (though those are certainly welcome). The scenes related to their break-up in pre-New 52 Batwoman cut me deep in the best way, especially knowing how Renee being outed actually went down when it happened. Kate/Renee is one of those absurdly rare canon F/F ships that draws off a rich shared history and complex character flaws and motivations and an absolute inability to completely move on even when they want to, it's a blessing. Anything that gives them an opportunity to interact and a reason for conflict while still having those intense emotions and that deep caring and protectiveness in place is going to be my jam.
I'm really into the idea of super tropey casefic for these two. I'm also very into scenarios that draw on Renee's self-destructive "ends justify the means" approach to problem solving; her willingness to do some pretty shady things despite the cost to herself (physically, mentally, ethically) in order to protect the people she cares about is like catnip to me. On that note, I'm also very down with Kate being entirely, justifiably furious over Renee taking it upon herself to be the martyr.
Porn with plot is very much welcome for these characters. Shoving into walls and emotion-driven desperation work particularly well here.
Specific Prompts:
Crossover Fandoms
Dorian Gray/Henry Jekyll
Okay, so this is the weird Gothic Horror crossover pair of my heart. Like, it just makes sense to me. I was lucky enough to receive a wonderful fill for it in Chocolate Box this year, but this is something I'm always going to want more of.
I have a certain fascination with Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and with the Hyde archetype in general. I can go on for hours about how interesting it is that the idea of the id made manifest has transformed from a purely cautionary tale to a source of strength and frequently an outright super power in modern pop culture. I have consumed so many reinterpretations of the Jekyll and Hyde story and more than half of them are terrible, but I did it anyway because it was a labour of love.
I don't always see eye to eye with Oscar Wilde, but I have a deep fondness for his writing. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a bright spot in more than one otherwise dreary course (The Importance of Being Earnest got to be in the fun course). The character of Dorian has stuck with me over the years. Of course, as with most things, I took the gayest possible reading of the book I could manage (not that that was difficult).
So, here we have two men. One who desires more than anything to cleanse himself of any perceived impurities, one who is initially naive if self-centered, but is seduced by the allure of a hedonistic life style. Through some sort of vaguely supernatural means, they both find a way to seemingly escape consequence for their actions (consequences that they fear deeply in ordinary circumstances) and inevitably can't resist the opportunity to throw their inhibitions out the window. In both cases, things escalate to the point of murder and both men are stricken with guilt. Both men at some point in their respective novels attempt to turn a new leaf and fail. Both men are ultimately undone by the very thing that had been protecting them from the consequences of their indulgence and die as a result.
Pretty much anything you want to do here would be a delight for me. You could set your work within the context of their struggles within the novels or focus on AU versions that somehow survived and had to learn to live with themselves and what they had turned into. You can make them villainous, if you'd like. Or, sure, why not play with these concepts as superpowers (I liked the concept of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, even if I was less fond of the execution).
I am prompting for the characters as they appear in the original novels, but if you want to play fast and loose with what's established in canon, that's fine by me. I'm not super married to things like the minute details of how the serum or the painting work if you have a particular direction in which you want to take those things and you're more than welcome to mess with the worldbuilding.
I am also very, very open to f!Dorian/f!Jekyll. I think the character archetypes would make for phenomenal female characters. And, yes, this would count as an F/F request that's open for porn.
Valkyrie/Jessica Jones
Valkyrie has long been one of my favourite Marvel comics characters and I couldn't be more thrilled with how Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson have brought her to life in the MCU - she has stolen my heart and I really hope we'll see a lot more of her in future movies. Similarly, Jessica Jones really felt like the superhero show I desperately wanted and Jessica herself is simply wonderful.
Here are two very strong, hard-drinking women who do their darndest to keep other people at arm's length and whose preferred strategy for dealing with their problems is...not dealing with them. They've both developed a somewhat more cynical outlook due to traumatic past experiences, but ultimately can't resist being the hero when it comes down to it.
I love Jessica's abrasiveness and how her character balances being exceptionally clever and very talented when it comes to understanding people with also being the type of person who's totally ready to solve her problems with her fists. I love how obvious it is when she cares for someone, even if she's canonically the kind of person who rarely feels the need to say things like "I love you". Trish (and any other character from the Netflix crew) is totally welcome to show up, by the way.
I love Valkyrie's swagger and how she doesn't flinch from friendly roughhousing with the Hulk. I love that even though she was at a point in her life where she "[didn't] help anyone" and didn't want to form any attachments, she still formed a genuine, friendly connection there (Hulk + Val friendship has been my jam since The Defenders comics and I am totally down for the MCU version popping up, by the way). Even though, like other Asgardians, she's formidable just from a physical strength standpoint, she demonstrates a lot of refined technical skill when we see her fight and moves to quickly force her opponent to yield in less deadly confrontations, which could be a really interesting contrast to Jess who generally relies on brute force in physical confrontations and is the only member of The Defenders who, as far as we know, doesn't have any kind of combat training.
I would adore a good old fashioned superhero team-up! Valkyrie winds up on Earth and she and Jessica wind up facing off against a common enemyand then eventually smooching. A battle couple scenario would be totally baller here. Canon-divergence AUs are more than welcome, even if it's just to side-step the whole Thanos plot line (though more significant points of canon-divergence are totally welcome). Conflict before the get-together is more than okay - I can see their personalities sparking off each other in really interesting ways.
Dragon Age (Video Games)
Fandom Specific DNWs: Focusing on any of the player characters. Non-default names for player characters.
Sera/Vivienne
Sera: She's a bitch, but she knows. She better.
Vivienne: Sera is certainly a colorful character. Like a poisonous toad. Only without the manners.
Sera and Vivienne are one of those great ships where the characters couldn't be more different and don't get along at all, but they do care about each other at least a little bit. Their party banter is a riot and I love Vivienne's unflappability in the face of Sera's needling. Needling which canonically includes stealing Vivienne's underwear and mooning her repeatedly.
Sera and Vivienne aren't completely without similarities, however. There's an obvious point of comparison in Sera's attitude towards elves and Vivienne's attitude toward mages. Either one can be off-putting and easily misunderstood as coming from a place of blind prejudice, but both of them have actually formed their viewpoints from a combination of finding ways to defend themselves against the parts of their pasts that still have the power to hurt them coupled with a frustration with what they perceive as an inability in other people to make the most sensible choice/the choice that ultimately serves the greater good in the long run. Neither of them are particularly shy about their opinions or likely to pretend to like someone they don't care for, though their tact in expressing their viewpoints varies significantly. I think that they both really value the people they feel like they can trust and feel safe in caring for. Neither of them is adverse to swift and brutal vengeance when it's called for. They're both capable of being extremely clever and making use of careful planning. Whether it's Orlesian politics or keeping an ear out for "Friends", there's something to be said for having a solid understanding of how people work.
Any sort of scenario where they're forced to work together by circumstance would be wonderful. I was super disappointed that DA:I didn't have any prison rescue mission shenanigans, which could be a fun thing to explore. I am also always, always down for "trapped behind enemy lines/mission gone wrong and forced to depend on each other to make it out alive" scenarios. Post-canon meetings where they cross each others' paths again because of their own personal agendas, Inquisition ties, or just happenstance would be really cool too.
Morrigan/Vivienne
Morrigan: Why, Madame Vivienne, I expected sweeter barbs from a tongue as subtle as yours! Does this place unnerve you so? Or is it I?
Vivienne: You unnerve me as would a cockroach crossing the floor, making me think new accommodations might be required.
Bring on the courtly intrigue and political power plays and dignified rivalry and biting insults. These are two of the sharpest tongues in Thedas with a built in context for wonderful interaction. It is an absolute travesty that we never got to see any real interaction aside from a couple precious lines of banter in the game.
These are two women with a lot of pride and they both have a lot of power and skill to back it up. Neither is quick to place their trust in people, but they place a very high value on any connections they do manage to form. Both of them can be ruthless when crossed. The acquisition and preservation of knowledge is important to both of them, but I can see their differing attitudes toward certain aspects of magic (and especially spirits and the Fade) being a really interesting point of conflict for them. They're also both very motivated to acquire power, but where Morrigan is willing to throw caution to the wind when it comes to opportunities like the Well of Sorrows, Vivienne maintains a certain level of caution when it comes to unfamiliar magic and is keenly aware of how dangerous magic can be,
I am super duper down for stuff set pre-DA:I in Orlais, after Morrigan joins Celeine's court. Rivalmance with a side of political intrigue and plotting is particularly choice for these two. Something that gives them a chance to play off their knowledge of magic might also be neat - maybe while on an Inquisition mission in some ruins, they become separated from the rest of the group and have deal!
Mob Psycho 100
Fandom Specific Likes:
-Reigen being almost alarmingly competent when he's in his element. And occasionally whipping out surprisingly useful skills even when he's out of it. Or else simply bluffing his way through a problem and pulling it off with style.
-On the other hand, Reigen getting in over his head and other characters having to intervene.
-Reigen whump is totally cool with me too. As are protective!Mob, protective!Serizawa, and/or protective!Dimple.
-All of Reigen's weirdness and eccentricities and hang ups and his peculiar moral code.
-Mob actively making the choice to be a good person.
-The subtle ways that each of the characters sometimes find to look out for one another without making a big deal out of it.
-Espers being badass.
-Solving mundane situations through supernatural means and solving supernatural situations through mundane means.
-Reigen making excuses to hang out with dogs.
Fandom Specific Dislikes:
-Reigen gaining powers in any permanent capacity. Possession and/or temporary power transfer is totally cool , though.
-Explicitly referring to Reigen (or Dimple or Serizawa) as Mob's "dad".
General 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. It's just fun to point and go "oh, oh, I get that reference!"
-Any sort of scenario where the characters solve a problem in a really unexpected way. The more off-the-wall, the better. Again, I love it when major supernatural problems have a really mundane solution and when everyday problems end up being handled through more complicated, supernatural means.
-Any cases that we may not have seen or that may happen in the future.
Reigen Arataka & Kageyama Shigeo
Reigen and Mob are my favourite mentor-mentee dynamic in recent memory. I love their oddball friendship and the way that they both learn and grow and have a developed a genuine mutual respect over the years. I love when Mob gets the gumption to bully Reigen just a little bit and when he actually picks up on how ridiculous Reigen's antics are. It's always interesting to try and work out how much Mob actually picks up on despite his inability to "read the mood" (when did he realize that Reigen wasn't an ESPer? does he realize the full implications of what Reigen's doing in this scene? was that comment really as oblivious as it sounded or was there some sass there?) during the points when we're not given as much insight into his thought process. We do know that he at least picks up on every time Reigen's making an excuse to hang out with dogs. I also love when Mob sincerely latches onto Reigen's advice and takes it to heart in ways that Reigen probably doesn't even anticipate.
Reigen's role as a mentor is so interesting and so much is tied up in this weird moral code that he has where he doesn't mind profiting from misleading someone, but he does genuinely care about solving people's problems and is disgusted by other con artists. The way he views his responsibilities as an adult is kind of unusual. He certainly does feel a sense of obligation specifically as an adult and is one of the staunchest supporters of Mob being able to just be a child despite his immense power, but he also initially has few qualms about taking advantage of Mob's naivety. He is, frankly, kind of an asshole to Mob at a few points in the first half of the series despite already clearly valuing his friendship and being invested in his well being. He even realizes a few times when he really messes up and doesn't take Mob's feelings into account enough, but it takes the seperation arc for him to commit to making a real change. While Reigen's motives in "mentoring" Mob aren't always altruistic, he also does manage to genuinely help Mob and always seems to find the will to stand between Mob and danger when it really counts. I also really appreciate that Reigen's the type of guy who looks at an end of arc super villain fight and says: "You know what? Kids shouldn't have to deal with this kind of nonsense."
It's just a fascinating, emotionally compelling relationship and I have a lot of *clutches chest* moments over it.
Reigen Arataka/Serizawa Katsuya
I was so delighted when Serizawa became a permanent addition to the cast and he hasn't disappointed. It's also nice to see Reigen get to interact with another adult on the regular, even if Serizawa's life experience is a little...unique (I also generally enjoy getting to spend time with characters closer to my own age when it happens in the genres I like).
I find it really interesting that while Reigen has a lot more experience being a (relatively) functioning member of society than Serizawa and is probably better at reading people (and when that fails and he makes a wrong assumption, he can be counted on to make up the difference through sheer overwhelming perseverance), Serizawa seems to have an easier time actually making real connections with other people. I mean, Serizawa has friends to hang out with, whereas Reigen...is Reigen. Serizawa, for all his lack of experience with other people, is also really good at reading Reigen. He picks up on enough that he seems to realize that Reigen is bluffing when he complains about having to "babysit" Mob and the telepathy club on New Year's Eve.
SeriRei is a really adorable ship that opens a lot of fun possibilities to play off of both characters' quirks and I would be delighted with anything featuring the two of them.
Reigen Arataka/Dimple
I was talking about MP100 with some friends (who I am still steadily coaxing toward giving it a shot) recently and they asked incredulously if anyone actually shipped the little green fart. Boy howdy, they were not ready for when they got a dissertation in response.
Dimple and Reigen are simply wonderful foils for each other and their dynamic is so fun. I feel like they get to be honest with each other in ways that they can't always be with the other characters in the series because they're so aware of each other's flaws and so willing to poke at each other over them. I like the sense of (initially reluctant) camaraderie they develop over the course of the series and the banter they engage in. I like how often they're actually willing to team up when it comes to Mob and that they're both pretty willing to throw themselves into danger when the chips are down. I like that they're both kind of assholes sometimes, but they're also both kind of lonely guys who aren't very good at the whole making friends thing.
Anything for the two of them would be delightful. Like I am happy just seeing them interact while farting around the office or Dimple following Reigen home one day or something like that. Of course, I am absolutely down for them tackling a case together (with or without assistance from any other characters) . Possession shenanigans are 100% okay, but I do like to see them interacting as themselves too.
General DNWs: Non-canonical major character death. Torture or mutilation. Issue fic. Mundane AUs (e.g. coffee shop, no powers, etc.). PWP.
Porn Likes: I'm open to porn (with plot) fills for any of my F/F ships. I'm not really interested in porn for anything else. I love pinning against walls, one partner hoisting the other up and carrying them, spontaneous, almost frantic, desperate sex that can't entirely wait until they hit the bed (Isabela/F!Hawke is the only Bioware "sex scene" I've ever found genuinely hot). Fighting/sparring turning to fucking, rivalry/competition in and out of the bedroom, power play, mind games, elements of deception including identity porn, and characters who are usually in control turning into a total mess when they're in love are all choice. Elements of danger or high peaks of emotion as the lead up to sex are fantastic - there's nothing quite like "I thought you were dead" sex! Ass worship and spanking are great. I am weak in the knees for older women or muscles or displays of strength. I am also totally down for mid- or after-sex fluffiness including hair petting/playing with hair and that goddamn shoujo forehead bump that makes my heart melt.
Porn DNWs: Non-con (I want both participants to be very into what's happening even when all the cards aren't on the table or they know they're bad for each other), heats/sex pollen, fecal matter, blood play, any sort of genuine injury being caused through sex, age play, underage.
DCU (Comics)
Kate Kane/Renee Montoya
You know that scene in Crime Bible/The Five Books of Blood, specifically "The Lesson of Greed", where Batwoman and Question get into a physical scrap out of sheer desperation to save each other (in Kate's case, saving Renee from herself and in Renee's case, saving Kate from the Religion of Crime)? And there are these really intense feelings even though they're already exes at this point? And a lack of communication and a lot of hurt on both sides?

Hoo boy, that's my shit. That level of conflict and tension is the pinnacle of what gets to me about Kate/Renee as a ship.
It doesn't all have to be physical brawls (though those are certainly welcome). The scenes related to their break-up in pre-New 52 Batwoman cut me deep in the best way, especially knowing how Renee being outed actually went down when it happened. Kate/Renee is one of those absurdly rare canon F/F ships that draws off a rich shared history and complex character flaws and motivations and an absolute inability to completely move on even when they want to, it's a blessing. Anything that gives them an opportunity to interact and a reason for conflict while still having those intense emotions and that deep caring and protectiveness in place is going to be my jam.
I'm really into the idea of super tropey casefic for these two. I'm also very into scenarios that draw on Renee's self-destructive "ends justify the means" approach to problem solving; her willingness to do some pretty shady things despite the cost to herself (physically, mentally, ethically) in order to protect the people she cares about is like catnip to me. On that note, I'm also very down with Kate being entirely, justifiably furious over Renee taking it upon herself to be the martyr.
Porn with plot is very much welcome for these characters. Shoving into walls and emotion-driven desperation work particularly well here.
Specific Prompts:
- Groundhog day timeloop shenanigans. I'm totally willing to break my character death DNW for this, provided the final loop comes out with both Kate and Renee alive.
- Somebody gets a hold of a monkey's paw (or, well, something like it). I could see this leading to some interesting conflict whether the holder is Kate or Renee, but Renee's tendency toward self-destruction could be particularly relevant here.
- Any situation where they have to investigate something together. They could both start off investigating independently and be drawn together by the case or set out to work together from the get go.
Crossover Fandoms
Dorian Gray/Henry Jekyll
Okay, so this is the weird Gothic Horror crossover pair of my heart. Like, it just makes sense to me. I was lucky enough to receive a wonderful fill for it in Chocolate Box this year, but this is something I'm always going to want more of.
I have a certain fascination with Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and with the Hyde archetype in general. I can go on for hours about how interesting it is that the idea of the id made manifest has transformed from a purely cautionary tale to a source of strength and frequently an outright super power in modern pop culture. I have consumed so many reinterpretations of the Jekyll and Hyde story and more than half of them are terrible, but I did it anyway because it was a labour of love.
I don't always see eye to eye with Oscar Wilde, but I have a deep fondness for his writing. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a bright spot in more than one otherwise dreary course (The Importance of Being Earnest got to be in the fun course). The character of Dorian has stuck with me over the years. Of course, as with most things, I took the gayest possible reading of the book I could manage (not that that was difficult).
So, here we have two men. One who desires more than anything to cleanse himself of any perceived impurities, one who is initially naive if self-centered, but is seduced by the allure of a hedonistic life style. Through some sort of vaguely supernatural means, they both find a way to seemingly escape consequence for their actions (consequences that they fear deeply in ordinary circumstances) and inevitably can't resist the opportunity to throw their inhibitions out the window. In both cases, things escalate to the point of murder and both men are stricken with guilt. Both men at some point in their respective novels attempt to turn a new leaf and fail. Both men are ultimately undone by the very thing that had been protecting them from the consequences of their indulgence and die as a result.
Pretty much anything you want to do here would be a delight for me. You could set your work within the context of their struggles within the novels or focus on AU versions that somehow survived and had to learn to live with themselves and what they had turned into. You can make them villainous, if you'd like. Or, sure, why not play with these concepts as superpowers (I liked the concept of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, even if I was less fond of the execution).
I am prompting for the characters as they appear in the original novels, but if you want to play fast and loose with what's established in canon, that's fine by me. I'm not super married to things like the minute details of how the serum or the painting work if you have a particular direction in which you want to take those things and you're more than welcome to mess with the worldbuilding.
I am also very, very open to f!Dorian/f!Jekyll. I think the character archetypes would make for phenomenal female characters. And, yes, this would count as an F/F request that's open for porn.
Valkyrie/Jessica Jones
Valkyrie has long been one of my favourite Marvel comics characters and I couldn't be more thrilled with how Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson have brought her to life in the MCU - she has stolen my heart and I really hope we'll see a lot more of her in future movies. Similarly, Jessica Jones really felt like the superhero show I desperately wanted and Jessica herself is simply wonderful.
Here are two very strong, hard-drinking women who do their darndest to keep other people at arm's length and whose preferred strategy for dealing with their problems is...not dealing with them. They've both developed a somewhat more cynical outlook due to traumatic past experiences, but ultimately can't resist being the hero when it comes down to it.
I love Jessica's abrasiveness and how her character balances being exceptionally clever and very talented when it comes to understanding people with also being the type of person who's totally ready to solve her problems with her fists. I love how obvious it is when she cares for someone, even if she's canonically the kind of person who rarely feels the need to say things like "I love you". Trish (and any other character from the Netflix crew) is totally welcome to show up, by the way.
I love Valkyrie's swagger and how she doesn't flinch from friendly roughhousing with the Hulk. I love that even though she was at a point in her life where she "[didn't] help anyone" and didn't want to form any attachments, she still formed a genuine, friendly connection there (Hulk + Val friendship has been my jam since The Defenders comics and I am totally down for the MCU version popping up, by the way). Even though, like other Asgardians, she's formidable just from a physical strength standpoint, she demonstrates a lot of refined technical skill when we see her fight and moves to quickly force her opponent to yield in less deadly confrontations, which could be a really interesting contrast to Jess who generally relies on brute force in physical confrontations and is the only member of The Defenders who, as far as we know, doesn't have any kind of combat training.
I would adore a good old fashioned superhero team-up! Valkyrie winds up on Earth and she and Jessica wind up facing off against a common enemy
Dragon Age (Video Games)
Fandom Specific DNWs: Focusing on any of the player characters. Non-default names for player characters.
Sera/Vivienne
Sera: She's a bitch, but she knows. She better.
Vivienne: Sera is certainly a colorful character. Like a poisonous toad. Only without the manners.
Sera and Vivienne are one of those great ships where the characters couldn't be more different and don't get along at all, but they do care about each other at least a little bit. Their party banter is a riot and I love Vivienne's unflappability in the face of Sera's needling. Needling which canonically includes stealing Vivienne's underwear and mooning her repeatedly.
Sera and Vivienne aren't completely without similarities, however. There's an obvious point of comparison in Sera's attitude towards elves and Vivienne's attitude toward mages. Either one can be off-putting and easily misunderstood as coming from a place of blind prejudice, but both of them have actually formed their viewpoints from a combination of finding ways to defend themselves against the parts of their pasts that still have the power to hurt them coupled with a frustration with what they perceive as an inability in other people to make the most sensible choice/the choice that ultimately serves the greater good in the long run. Neither of them are particularly shy about their opinions or likely to pretend to like someone they don't care for, though their tact in expressing their viewpoints varies significantly. I think that they both really value the people they feel like they can trust and feel safe in caring for. Neither of them is adverse to swift and brutal vengeance when it's called for. They're both capable of being extremely clever and making use of careful planning. Whether it's Orlesian politics or keeping an ear out for "Friends", there's something to be said for having a solid understanding of how people work.
Any sort of scenario where they're forced to work together by circumstance would be wonderful. I was super disappointed that DA:I didn't have any prison rescue mission shenanigans, which could be a fun thing to explore. I am also always, always down for "trapped behind enemy lines/mission gone wrong and forced to depend on each other to make it out alive" scenarios. Post-canon meetings where they cross each others' paths again because of their own personal agendas, Inquisition ties, or just happenstance would be really cool too.
Morrigan/Vivienne
Morrigan: Why, Madame Vivienne, I expected sweeter barbs from a tongue as subtle as yours! Does this place unnerve you so? Or is it I?
Vivienne: You unnerve me as would a cockroach crossing the floor, making me think new accommodations might be required.
Bring on the courtly intrigue and political power plays and dignified rivalry and biting insults. These are two of the sharpest tongues in Thedas with a built in context for wonderful interaction. It is an absolute travesty that we never got to see any real interaction aside from a couple precious lines of banter in the game.
These are two women with a lot of pride and they both have a lot of power and skill to back it up. Neither is quick to place their trust in people, but they place a very high value on any connections they do manage to form. Both of them can be ruthless when crossed. The acquisition and preservation of knowledge is important to both of them, but I can see their differing attitudes toward certain aspects of magic (and especially spirits and the Fade) being a really interesting point of conflict for them. They're also both very motivated to acquire power, but where Morrigan is willing to throw caution to the wind when it comes to opportunities like the Well of Sorrows, Vivienne maintains a certain level of caution when it comes to unfamiliar magic and is keenly aware of how dangerous magic can be,
I am super duper down for stuff set pre-DA:I in Orlais, after Morrigan joins Celeine's court. Rivalmance with a side of political intrigue and plotting is particularly choice for these two. Something that gives them a chance to play off their knowledge of magic might also be neat - maybe while on an Inquisition mission in some ruins, they become separated from the rest of the group and have deal!
Mob Psycho 100
Fandom Specific Likes:
-Reigen being almost alarmingly competent when he's in his element. And occasionally whipping out surprisingly useful skills even when he's out of it. Or else simply bluffing his way through a problem and pulling it off with style.
-On the other hand, Reigen getting in over his head and other characters having to intervene.
-Reigen whump is totally cool with me too. As are protective!Mob, protective!Serizawa, and/or protective!Dimple.
-All of Reigen's weirdness and eccentricities and hang ups and his peculiar moral code.
-Mob actively making the choice to be a good person.
-The subtle ways that each of the characters sometimes find to look out for one another without making a big deal out of it.
-Espers being badass.
-Solving mundane situations through supernatural means and solving supernatural situations through mundane means.
-Reigen making excuses to hang out with dogs.
Fandom Specific Dislikes:
-Reigen gaining powers in any permanent capacity. Possession and/or temporary power transfer is totally cool , though.
-Explicitly referring to Reigen (or Dimple or Serizawa) as Mob's "dad".
General 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. It's just fun to point and go "oh, oh, I get that reference!"
-Any sort of scenario where the characters solve a problem in a really unexpected way. The more off-the-wall, the better. Again, I love it when major supernatural problems have a really mundane solution and when everyday problems end up being handled through more complicated, supernatural means.
-Any cases that we may not have seen or that may happen in the future.
Reigen Arataka & Kageyama Shigeo
Reigen and Mob are my favourite mentor-mentee dynamic in recent memory. I love their oddball friendship and the way that they both learn and grow and have a developed a genuine mutual respect over the years. I love when Mob gets the gumption to bully Reigen just a little bit and when he actually picks up on how ridiculous Reigen's antics are. It's always interesting to try and work out how much Mob actually picks up on despite his inability to "read the mood" (when did he realize that Reigen wasn't an ESPer? does he realize the full implications of what Reigen's doing in this scene? was that comment really as oblivious as it sounded or was there some sass there?) during the points when we're not given as much insight into his thought process. We do know that he at least picks up on every time Reigen's making an excuse to hang out with dogs. I also love when Mob sincerely latches onto Reigen's advice and takes it to heart in ways that Reigen probably doesn't even anticipate.
Reigen's role as a mentor is so interesting and so much is tied up in this weird moral code that he has where he doesn't mind profiting from misleading someone, but he does genuinely care about solving people's problems and is disgusted by other con artists. The way he views his responsibilities as an adult is kind of unusual. He certainly does feel a sense of obligation specifically as an adult and is one of the staunchest supporters of Mob being able to just be a child despite his immense power, but he also initially has few qualms about taking advantage of Mob's naivety. He is, frankly, kind of an asshole to Mob at a few points in the first half of the series despite already clearly valuing his friendship and being invested in his well being. He even realizes a few times when he really messes up and doesn't take Mob's feelings into account enough, but it takes the seperation arc for him to commit to making a real change. While Reigen's motives in "mentoring" Mob aren't always altruistic, he also does manage to genuinely help Mob and always seems to find the will to stand between Mob and danger when it really counts. I also really appreciate that Reigen's the type of guy who looks at an end of arc super villain fight and says: "You know what? Kids shouldn't have to deal with this kind of nonsense."
It's just a fascinating, emotionally compelling relationship and I have a lot of *clutches chest* moments over it.
Reigen Arataka/Serizawa Katsuya
I was so delighted when Serizawa became a permanent addition to the cast and he hasn't disappointed. It's also nice to see Reigen get to interact with another adult on the regular, even if Serizawa's life experience is a little...unique (I also generally enjoy getting to spend time with characters closer to my own age when it happens in the genres I like).
I find it really interesting that while Reigen has a lot more experience being a (relatively) functioning member of society than Serizawa and is probably better at reading people (and when that fails and he makes a wrong assumption, he can be counted on to make up the difference through sheer overwhelming perseverance), Serizawa seems to have an easier time actually making real connections with other people. I mean, Serizawa has friends to hang out with, whereas Reigen...is Reigen. Serizawa, for all his lack of experience with other people, is also really good at reading Reigen. He picks up on enough that he seems to realize that Reigen is bluffing when he complains about having to "babysit" Mob and the telepathy club on New Year's Eve.
SeriRei is a really adorable ship that opens a lot of fun possibilities to play off of both characters' quirks and I would be delighted with anything featuring the two of them.
Reigen Arataka/Dimple
I was talking about MP100 with some friends (who I am still steadily coaxing toward giving it a shot) recently and they asked incredulously if anyone actually shipped the little green fart. Boy howdy, they were not ready for when they got a dissertation in response.
Dimple and Reigen are simply wonderful foils for each other and their dynamic is so fun. I feel like they get to be honest with each other in ways that they can't always be with the other characters in the series because they're so aware of each other's flaws and so willing to poke at each other over them. I like the sense of (initially reluctant) camaraderie they develop over the course of the series and the banter they engage in. I like how often they're actually willing to team up when it comes to Mob and that they're both pretty willing to throw themselves into danger when the chips are down. I like that they're both kind of assholes sometimes, but they're also both kind of lonely guys who aren't very good at the whole making friends thing.
Anything for the two of them would be delightful. Like I am happy just seeing them interact while farting around the office or Dimple following Reigen home one day or something like that. Of course, I am absolutely down for them tackling a case together (with or without assistance from any other characters) . Possession shenanigans are 100% okay, but I do like to see them interacting as themselves too.