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We have nine pinch hits currently available! These are now due These will all be due at a new deadline of 3 July. If you can claim one of these, please comment with the pinch hit # and your AO3 name. If you're requesting to trade your main assignment for a pinch hit, please let me know. CLAIMED - PH 20 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV), Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon)

PH 26 - 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs, 曇天に笑う | Donten ni Warau | Laughing Under the Clouds (Anime & Manga), Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Request 1 by Koschei_B
文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Relationships:

Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya/Nakahara Chuuya's Clone (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Character Development, Fix-it fic, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Smut, Worldbuilding

Likes:
Angst with a subjectively happy ending / unhealthy dynamic in a happy relationship / time travel / pure fluff / holidays, especially blending traditions / domesticity / marriage and kids - especially adoption / platonic and queerplatonic relationships / queer relationships / getting together / Nature / Pets / hurt/comfort / Crossovers/fusions / Obsessions, especially related to childhood trauma / Soulmates, in a way that makes character(s) suffer / hanahaki / disabled characters / neurodivergent characters / trans characters / genderfulid characters / religion other than Christianity being a focus / fairy tale elements and aesthetics / flowers / jewelry, especially piercings / tarot / pencil sketches / bright colours / black and white / shiny things / sky / outer space / constellations as design element or a tattoo / gender nonconformity / aro and/or ace spectrum / collars and chokers / clothes sharing/swap / headcanons!

Happy to have characters added to any requested relationship (unless in my DNWs), any / or & relationship be portrayed as queerplatonic, and for a work to focus on a subset of the requested ship so long as the rest of it is established or implied in some way.

DNW:
Lactation
Cheating/Adultery/Infidelity
Permanent Major Character Death
Romantic/sexual ships that separate Dazai/Nakahara
Referring to Fyodor as Catholic. Or changing his religion from Eastern Orthodox Christianity mire generally (not mentioning it at all is more than OK)

Request 2 by Koschei_B
曇天に笑う | Donten ni Warau | Laughing Under the Clouds (Anime & Manga)

Relationships:

Fuuma Isame/Kinjou Shirasu/Kumou Tenka (DNW)
Kinjou Shirasu/Kumou Tenka (DNW)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Character Development, Fix-it fic, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Smut, Worldbuilding

DNW:
Lactation
Cheating/Adultery/Infidelity
Permanent Major Character Death

Request 3 by Koschei_B
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Relationships:

Sinbad/Yunan (Magi)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Fix-it fic, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Smut, Worldbuilding

DNW:
Lactation
Cheating/Adultery/Infidelity
Permanent Major Character Death

PH 27 - Daomu Biji - All Media Types, 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, 默读 - priest | The Light in the Night - priest, 太岁 | Tài Suì - priest

Request 1 by laCommunarde
Daomu Biji - All Media Types

Relationships:

Zhang Rishan & Zhang Qishan & Zhang Haike & Zhang Qiling (DMBJ AMT)
Zhang Rishan/Liang Wan & Zhang Qishan (DMBJ AMT)
Zhang Rishan/Liang Wan & Zhang Haike (DMBJ AMT)
Zhang Rishan & Zhang Qishan & the Leader of "It"
Zhang Rishan & Zhan Haike & Zhan Qiling (DMBJ AMT)
Zhang Rishan/Liang Wan/Zhang Qishan (DMBJ AMT)
Character: Zhang Rishan (DMBJ AMT)
A-Ning/Su Nan (DMBJ AMT)

Genres: Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, AU - Canon Divergence, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Worldbuilding, Interpersonal Drama, Humor, Getting Together, Established Relationship, Darkfic

Letter: https://lacommunarde.dreamwidth.org/3822.html

DNWs:
no christian angels or devils
no hanahaki
no omegaverse

Request 2 by laCommunarde
镇魂 | Guardian - priest

Relationships:

Shen Wei/Shénnóng Bō
Shen Wei & The Magistrate
Shen Wei & Shénnóng Bō
Nuwa/Gui Mian
Lin Jing & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian - priest)
Lín Jìng & Shěn Wēi

Genres: Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Interpersonal Drama, Worldbuilding, AU - Canon Divergence, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Getting Together, Mystery/Procedural, Character Development

Letter: https://lacommunarde.dreamwidth.org/3822.html

DNW:
no christian angels or devils
no wingfic, except for crow tribe and other bird yao
no hanahaki
no omegaverse
no dead Mama Zhao - that is strictly dramaverse (if you're doing post-canon and have her die of old age, that is fine)
no calling Papa Zhao "Zhao Xinci" no calling Shennong's Bowl "Zhang Shi"

Request 3 by laCommunarde
默读 - priest | The Light in the Night - priest

Relationships:

Lu Jia/Zhou Huaijin
Lu Jia & Zhou Huaijin & Zhang Donglai

Genres: Fluff, Action/Adventure, Mystery/Procedural, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Established Relationship, Angst, Slice of Life, Character Development, Interpersonal Drama

Letter: https://lacommunarde.dreamwidth.org/3822.html

DNWs:
no christian angels or devils
no wingfic, except for crow tribe and other bird yao
no hanahaki
no omegaverse

Request 4 by laCommunarde
太岁 | Tài Suì - priest

Relationships:

Xie Chu/Xi Zhengde/Chi Jinjin
Xie Chu/Xi Zhengde
Zhou Ying/Bai Ling
Hui Xiangjun/Lin Chi
Hui Xiangjun/Qiu Sha

Genres: Getting Together, AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Smut, Established Relationship, Action/Adventure, Character Development, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://lacommunarde.dreamwidth.org/3822.html

DNWs:
no omegaverse
no mundane AUs

Misspelling: Madam Cui's name is Cui Jinjin, not Chi Jinjin!

PH 28 - Backstage Pass (Video Game), Death Parade (Anime), Coffee Talk (Video Game), Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Video Game), The Letter (Visual Novel)

Request 1 by Lioness192
Backstage Pass (Video Game)

Relationships:

John Brandon/Sian Goodin (Backstage Pass)
Sian/Lloyd (Backstage Pass)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Smut, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort

DNW: No killing animals or requested characters, or pregnancies and we good.

Likes: Slow burns, angst, darkfics!, tropes for days, power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, dead dove do not eat

Prompts: I just want to read more of these guys. I re-found this game from when I first got it and instantly fell in love with these guys. I love how they portray a MC with anxiety but was so let down that Lloyd wasn't a romance option.

Request 2 by Lioness192
Death Parade (Anime)

Relationships:

Chiyuki/Decim (Death Parade)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Smut, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort

DNW: No killing animals or requested characters, or pregnancies and we good.

Likes: Slow burns, angst, darkfics!, tropes for days, power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, dead dove do not eat

Prompts: I just want these guys to be happy. T_T You can make it dark and keep to the vibes of the story. I don't care, as long as these two are together in the end in any sort of fashion.

Request 3 by Lioness192
Coffee Talk (Video Game)

Relationships:

Barista/Silver (Coffee Talk)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Smut, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort

DNW: No killing animals or requested characters, or pregnancies and we good.

Likes: Slow burns, angst, darkfics!, tropes for days, power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, dead dove do not eat

Prompts: I want to see what would happen if the Barista got together with Silver. The Barista is immortal from what we can tell and so is Silver. How would life go on for them while it eventually ends for those around them? Would the Barista help Silver find more about their selves?

Request 4 by Lioness192
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Video Game)

Relationships:

Freddie/Pan (Stray Gods)
Grace/Apollo (Stray Gods)
Grace/Pan (Stray Gods)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Smut, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort

DNW: No killing animals or requested characters, or pregnancies and we good.

Likes: Slow burns, angst, darkfics!, tropes for days, power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, dead dove do not eat

Prompts: I just want more of this. I love the game, I love the music, I love the characters. I will be happy with *anything* I get. (Side note: I love the annoyance Pan and Freddie have towards each other. Their banter is hilarious, and I swear there's some tension there.)

Request 5 by Lioness192
The Letter (Visual Novel)

Relationships:

Ashton Frey/Isabella Santos (The Letter)
Hannah Wright/Zachary Steele (The Letter)
Rebecca Gales/Marianne McCollough (The Letter)
Rebecca Gales/Luke Wright (The Letter)
Marianne McCollough/Luke Wright (The Letter)
Isabella Santos/Zachary Steele (The Letter)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Smut, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort

DNW: No killing animals or requested characters, or pregnancies and we good.

Likes: Slow burns, angst, darkfics!, tropes for days, power dynamics, jealousy, possessiveness, dead dove do not eat

Prompts: Starting to realize that all my noms are from games I've recently re-found. Same for this one! I'll be happy with whatever I get, I just want more of this game. The main reason I picked these pairings are either I really love them (Ashton/Isabella) or I'd find their interactions really interesting and amusing. (Rebecca/Luke).

CLAIMED - PH 29 - Jaws (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The West Wing

PH 30 - Apostle (2018), Sneakers (1992), Banshee (TV), Strike Back (TV), Crossover Fandom Relationships

Request 1 by psychomachia
Apostle (2018)

Relationships:

Malcolm Howe/Thomas Richardson

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, AU - Genre Shift, Worldbuilding

It's the story of two men struggling with issues of faith and how you can find what you've always been looking for in the strangest of places (and goriest of events). I love their interaction in the movie, but I always wished for more, especially given the ending, where it's made pretty clear that one of them is probably a god that's all primed to be worshiped by the other. Just the looks they give each other at the end - Thomas, knowing and resigned to his fate, while Malcolm has just had an epiphany and it's “oh, if I lost everything that ever mattered to me so I could get Thomas, I'm fairly sure it's going to be worth it.

DNWs: No animal harm, extreme underage, scat/watersports, no focus on unrequested pairings involving nominated characters (mentions of past canon relationships are fine), no permanent nominated character death (character transformation/resurrection is fine).

Prompts:

AU - Canon Divergence
There's a lot of ways this can go - there's that whole part where the Goddess calls Thomas her child and yeah, it's supposed to be not literal, since it's pretty clear she's never left the island and he's never been there, but what if it wasn't? What if through some sort of magical weird bullshit, Thomas is born from her and either that comes into play when he's “called” home, or he grows up on the island and Malcolm's just desperately trying not to commit blasphemy by fucking the Chosen One. Or maybe, the Goddess died a long time ago and the Island's been slowly falling apart until Thomas shows up and oh, shit, it's the Second Coming (well, something's coming at any rate).

AU - Genre Shift
The historical setting of this movie is absolutely fantastic, but I'd be interested in seeing this set in a different time period. Maybe something way back, during the Roman Conquest of Wales, where Thomas and Malcolm both end up learning that yeah, maybe Tacitus wasn't completely full of shit. Or something far more modern would be great too – nothing better than going to a place where your cell phone really should work, but it doesn't and oh fuck, now the trees are eating me.

Worldbuilding
So there's a lot to work with in the ending – how does the island rebuild its religion now that most of its former devotees have died or fled? Does it evolve over the years and how does do Malcolm and Thomas deal with unwanted intruders? There's also the plot hook of Jennifer and Andrea's escape – do they return to see what became of their family? I['d also love anything where somehow Malcolm benefits from being Thomas's first acolyte (and more) – perhaps the island has its own cycle of renewal and allows them both to live long past their natural lifespan.

Request 2 by psychomachia
Sneakers (1992)

Relationships:

Martin Bishop/Cosmo (Sneakers)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Science Fiction

Whether you view it as jilted ex-lover or just brokenhearted best friend, it's pretty clear Cosmo's torn between being furious at Martin for his perceived abandonment and his desire to work with him again as partners. There are so many points where his plans would have worked so much better if he had just killed Martin and yet he can't even pull the trigger at the end when he's got him dead to rights. (Okay, yeah, he did tell that guy to kill his friend, but I have to believe he knew Martin would get out of it because he knows him.) I'd really like something set in the present to post-movie part – their backstory is tragic and sets up the conflict well, but I like them as older men, having to deal with perceived betrayals, double crosses, and nebulous plans.

Prompts:

AU - Canon Divergence
Maybe Martin was the one that ended up in prison and Cosmo's the one on the outside until the government comes knocking at Martin's cell door and says, hey, your ex is doing nefarious things (that aren't for our benefit), so we'll let you out if you work for us. Of course, it all turns out to be a long con on Cosmo's part since you know, he really does miss Marty and he sort of owes it to him to get him out by any means necessary, whether he approves of it or not. Or maybe Martin didn't really get out of the end heist unscathed (Cosmo really did shoot him on the roof) and Cosmo took advantage of that, since it's only fair that if Martin ruin his plans, he might as well ruin Martin's plans.

Canon-Style Plot – Freeform
Canonically, it seems the movie leaves a couple of big plot points dangling at the end - Cosmo's still out there with the Mafia and Martin and the gang are kind of being public with their hacking. What happens when people do the math and Martin has to go on the run from multiple people with Cosmo, who may or may not also be on the run? Are there double crosses, plans within plans, and people making cryptic and grandiose pronouncements to each other? Oh, so many.

Science Fiction
So the movie is already vaguely speculative in its technology – what if we pushed that further? I feel like Sneakers is just the precursor to all those delightful cyberpunk narratives, what with the partner that returns to exact revenge, the team with its varying degrees of complementary skills, even the nebulous piece of technology that really shouldn't fall into anyone's hands because no one can be trusted with its power. Also, if it involves space ships, I wouldn't say no.

Request 3 by psychomachia
Banshee (TV)

Relationships:

Lucas Hood/Kai Proctor (Banshee)
Lucas Hood & Kai Proctor (Banshee)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, AU - Genre Shift, Hurt/Comfort

So I was hooked on the pairing from episode one, where Hood actually killed a guy just to save Proctor (and he didn't even know him yet). Because nothing says romance to me like death, lying, and trying to give a guy meat to get him on your side. And the rest of season one only confirmed it for me – enemies understanding each other's motivations? Brutal fights that end with people politely inquiring “oh, what did you want from me?” Coming in guns blazing to save someone in the nick of time? Yes, yes, and you had it me at the first shot. Season 2 only kept the frenemy stuff going - Hood and Proctor teaming up in the police station was so very satisfying. And then the ending of season 3 where Hood's quit being Sheriff and he's sitting next to Proctor and Proctor gets that gleam in his eye? Oh, I thought. Surely, Season 4 will explore all the delicious possibilities of that. No. No, they did not.

Prompts:

AU - Canon Divergence
How about an alternate scenario in Season 4 where Hood and Proctor are actually working together, probably to find Job. Hood doesn't get a grief beard, Proctor is scheming, and Burton is sitting there, wondering how it is that his boss keeps on sleeping with the worst people. Or another way? Proctor is the one that gives Hood the cabin instead of Rebecca, because even if you're not using a weapon, it's important that you keep track of it in case you need it. Or even further back, Hood never becomes sheriff (which means open season for whatever name he ends up using), but still ends up in Banshee looking for Ana (and his loot). Proctor, as always, appreciates talented violence where he sees it and Hood's just desperate enough to cut a deal.

AU - Genre Shift
Banshee would definitely fit right into the noir genre – the veteran with questionable skills that seeks to recover what he lost during his time away, only to discover that the world changed around him. Then you have the morally ambiguous underworld figure who alternates between trying to employ him and getting him killed, plus shifting alliances, bodies everywhere, and at some point someone sings a torch song while people make smoldering eye contact with each other. Or how about a Western – Hood as an outlaw who poses as a Sheriff because he's running from the law, only to stumble into a town where everyone's got a secret and a disturbingly good marksmanship.

Hurt/Comfort
Look, if Hood got himself in a position where the only one who could save his life and get him back on his feet was Proctor, I'm not saying that there would be bedside vigils, careful spoon-feeding, and a hand wiping a fevered brow. But I am saying that it would be so very deeply awkward for the two of them in all the best ways and I would adore the banter that would inevitably result from it.

Request 4 by psychomachia
Strike Back (TV)

Relationships:

Damien Scott/Michael Stonebridge & Alexander Coltrane (Strike Back)
Alexander Coltrane/Gracie Novin/Samuel Wyatt (Strike Back)

Genres: Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform

I have to say at first I had no desire to watch the later seasons of this show after Scott and Stonebridge left. I mean, at the time, I thought, well, the show's clearly over and they can't just bring in these new characters and expect me to love them. And then years later, I realized that Jamie Bamber was on the last two seasons of the show and I went, shit, they got me. Because I'm a sucker for a guy who was pitched as “what if James Bond became M” except for the whole part where M is still in the field, kicking ass and flying helicopters. I also really love the team once I got to know them and thus, was well prepared to be bummed when they inevitably started killing them off, as this show is wont to do (seriously, I feel like Spooks/MI-5 and this show were in a competition for who could kill off their agents the most).

Prompts:

AU - Canon Divergence
I'd really love something where the remaining team members stick together. Maybe Novin and Wyatt take Coltrane up on his offer at the end of the show and decide that the only way to keep their boss alive (because the only thing more hazardous than being a Section 20 agent is leading it) and the best way to make sure he's not making stupid decisions is to make one of their own. Or maybe they all go on the run and somewhere along the way, a drunken one night stand turns into a surprisingly fulfilling relationship? And as for Scott/Stonebridge, I'm just picturing something where Coltrane recruits them back into Section 20 since he's down a number of people and it goes better than you'd expect, even with all the property damage and casual theft.

Action/Adventure, Canon-Style Plot – Freeform
Sadly on the show, Coltrane just missed getting introduced to Scott and Stonebridge and their brand of bullshitting and blowing things up, but I'd love something – a mission that never made it on the show in between all the dramatic plot points? Something set after the series – where they're forced to rely on each other to get out of the usual sticky situations that Section 20 run into. Or for Wyatt and Novin, maybe they drift in and out of each other's lives, never quite joining Section 20, but still keeping tabs on Coltrane and making sure that when he's in trouble, someone's saving his ass.

Request 5 by psychomachia
Crossover Fandom Relationships

Relationships:

Alexander Coltrane (Strike Back) & Lucas Hood (Banshee)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Hurt/Comfort

Despite my love of both shows, I hadn't really thought about this crossover idea - yeah, they're both action shows where people kick a lot of ass and also, the cast turnover rate is fairly high, but still, how would these two shows ever intersect? And then, one day, I was watching Strike Back, going, wait, is that Carrie/Ana on this show? Sure enough, Ivana Miličević is the Kevin Bacon of these shows and thus, I have an excuse. Also, it is canonical that Lucas Hood has a military background and sure, Section 20 is based in the U.K., but they recruit Americans and given the events of Strike Back's series finale, they're a little short on personnel. So yes, the hilarity that would come with Lucas Hood being called out to beat people up to save the world is all I need.

Prompts:

AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform
I mean, yeah, it's definitely going to be divergent, considering that these two shows never crossed over, but how they diverge is where things get interesting. Maybe it happened even before Banshee started – Hood's loaned out to run some missions with Section 20 and years later, the past catches up with him, either after he leaves town, or maybe when he's out looking for Job and he's reluctantly forced to ask for a favor from people who will definitely require him to repay it. Or maybe, Hood's adrift after the events of the series and stumbles into a situation that would be fatal to anyone else, but is merely a really big pain in his ass... and Coltrane knows what it's like to work with people who like him.

Hurt/Comfort
So much opportunity for this on both sides. You've got Hood, who gets beaten up and almost killed so much that they really should just reserve a hospital bed for him, and then you have Coltrane, who apparently gets to be captured at least every few episodes, just to make you worry that he's going to go the way of all Section 20 leaders (still amazed he survived to the end). So either one in danger with the other rescuing them would be great – do they know each other before they're pulling someone out of the fire, or is this a thing where it's “I don't know you or really like you, but I really hate those other guys, so I guess you're my best bet for surviving this whole mess.”

PH 31 - The Callender Papers - Cynthia Voigt, Cynster Family Saga - Stephanie Laurens, Poirot - Agatha Christie

Request 1 by RecessiveJean
The Callender Papers - Cynthia Voigt

Relationships:

Dan Thiel & Jean Wainwright & Enoch Callender (Callender Papers - Voigt)

Genres: Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Mystery/Procedural

Letter: https://recessivejean.dreamwidth.org/28481.html#cutid3

- Mr. Thiel and Jean do some travelling after the book. Jean adjusts to the novelty of belonging. Mr. Thiel grapples with the fallout of what his own choices nearly cost him (again).
- Canon expansion/exploration, or timeline AU, of the moment Jean was sent away as a child. From Enoch's perspective, maybe? Dark and plotting on his part would not go amiss here, as long as Jean still survives.
- Historical-detail-indulgent look at their move home to Cambridge.
- AU where, when they last meet at the falls, Enoch prevails on Jean by force and/or rhetoric to come away with him and his family. She schemes to flee, and Mr. Thiel to find her.

DNW: Grimdark, gore, unhappy end, death of Jean, Aunt Constance or Mr. Thiel

Request 2 by RecessiveJean
Cynster Family Saga - Stephanie Laurens

Relationships:

Louisa Cynster/Drake Varisey (Cynster - Laurens)

Genres: Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Mystery/Procedural

Letter: https://recessivejean.dreamwidth.org/28481.html#cutid4

I relish the potential these two hold for expanded adventures. By the end of their story Louisa is already scheming to continue working with Drake in his professional capacity; I'd love to see what that looks like. Alternately, I'd welcome a pre-canon misadventure as they begin to awake to the possibility of what they might want to mean to each other down the road.

- Post-canon intrigue; maybe Devil and Honoria's planned excursion abroad uncovers something Drake and Louisa must investigate.
- Pre-canon adventures. Historical, affectionately antagonistic teen detectives? Or Louisa's year as Victoria's lady-in-waiting finds her investigating some plot, and Drake's professional path crosses hers.
- Drake and Louisa's role in another couple's story is expanded or made central. Canon divergence in Christopher and Ellen's story, when Rattling realises Drake is on the scene?
- Gender flip or role reversal. Louisa as Royce's daughter, and Drake as Devil's third son? Or a f!Drake who wants to follow in her father's footsteps, and Royce, knowing all too well by now which are losing battles, doesn't fight her on it.

DNW: Grimdark, gore, unhappy end, non-canonical death of a series protagonist

Request 3 by RecessiveJean
Poirot - Agatha Christie

Relationships:

Johnnie Race & Julia Upjohn (Poirot - Christie)

Genres: Mystery/Procedural, AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform

Letter: https://recessivejean.dreamwidth.org/28481.html#cutid5

I'm picturing some manner of improbable detecting mentorship here, rendered gently comedic by the combination of their age gap, her earnestness and his probable first inclination to disapprove of her antics. Does Julia assist him with some on-the-spot detecting, against his better judgement? Or does he come to her aid with a similar matter, only to discover she's got things almost under control already? Or does she not at ALL have it under control, but they both tactfully agree to pretend he provided only very minor aid, because a girl has her dignity to consider?

Also, do with this as you will, but I've wondered if Race might not be her father. I realise we've nothing concrete to point to that conclusion, but as far as I can remember her father never rates so much as a mention in the book, whereas we know her mother was Something in Intelligence and we know Colonel Race has a demonstrated weakness for independent young women who know their own mind and don't balk at adventure. Mrs. Upjohn during the war would have more than qualified!

Whether you want to play with that angle or not (maybe he's her godfather instead?) I'd love to see Julia being sensible and holding her own in some sleuthial capacity, and Colonel Race losing the battle with his own disapproval long enough to teach her a thing or two, and be taught a thing or two in turn, once he appreciates that she has something of an aptitude for the game.

DNW: Requested character death, grimdark, unhappy end

CLAIMED - PH 35 - Legally Blonde - Hach/O'Keefe/Benjamin, Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Sense8 (TV), Hamlet - Shakespeare

PH 36 - Maria Lang | Crimes of Passion (Movies), 西出玉门 | Parallel World | West Out of Yumen (TV), Chinese Actor RPF, Crusade (TV 1999), Crossover Fandom Relationships, 人生大事 | Lighting Up the Stars (2022), 最佳团伙 | Zuì Jiā Tuán Huǒ (Short Film), 风起陇西 | The Wind Blows from Longxi (TV), 幻乐之城 | PhantaCity (TV)

Request 1 by tinypinkmouse
Maria Lang | Crimes of Passion (Movies)

Relationships:

Einar Bure/Puck Ekstedt/Christer Wijk

Genres: Angst, AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Mystery/Procedural, Slice of Life

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

Fandom specific DNWs: Any kind of AU aside from canon divergence

DNWs:
- omegaverse
- infidelity
- reincarnation (unless it's canonical)
- recreational drug use
- substance abuse (canon typical levels of alcohol consumption or a canonical smoking habit is fine)
- humiliation (if it's something consensual during sex it's entirely fine)
- mundane AUs, like coffee shop/bakery/flower shop AUs (unless someone ends up being an assassin or a monster or something)
- high school AUs
- permanent depowering
- permanent imprisonment
- teacher/student
- scat
- eye trauma
- teeth loss (or other teeth related trauma or injury)
- role reversal AUs
- porn without plot
- breaking up requested relationships
- permanent character death of requested characters (if the characters die canonically they can keep their canonical deaths)
- unrequested crossovers

Prompts:
-After the Dangerous Dreams film: Puck and Eje have a talk, and come to the conclusion that maybe what happened during the movie (Christer and Puck sharing a hotel room and all that) actually did mean a bit more than everyone asserted. Eje doesn't quite know if he's jealous of Christer or Puck (both, it's both!). They somehow manage to realise that they both might have feelings for Christer and decide that the next time they see Christer they need to talk to him.
-Solving some kind of mystery! Doesn't necessarily need to be a murder. Something a lot smaller and harmless would also be delightful.
-Eje needs to be rescued for a change. He won't feel so excluded from the other two geeking out on investigating if he's involved.

More information about my thoughts on the canon and my general likes can be found in my letter, because things got a bit too long.

Request 2 by tinypinkmouse
西出玉门 | Parallel World | West Out of Yumen (TV)

Relationships:

Chang Dong/Ye Liuxi (TV)
Chang Dong/Ye Liuxi/Jiang Zhan

Genres: Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Fix-it fic, Fluff, Getting Together, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Mystery/Procedural, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

The first three episodes should be free on youtube.

Fandom specific DNWs: Chang Dong and Ye Liuxi permanently moving into the "real world" post-canon, Jiang Zhan dying if he's included in the relationship

Prompts:
- Post-canon, what happens after you win the war? There's a lot of things that needs fixing in the Pass.
- What happens three years later? When Chang Dong's time runs out again. Is there some new scheme from the Long Zhi by then? Surely she'd try to bargain somehow at least, seeing as they need one of the Longs to keep Chang Dong alive
- Worldbuilding. Just worldbuilding. It's such an interesting world.
- What if Jiang Zhan doesn't manage to kill himself. How does he deal with Ye Liuxi being in love with someone else, and with the fact that she's clearly a happier and somewhat softer version of the woman he knows. How do Chang Dong and Jiang Zhan get along?

More thoughts:

There's a lot of potential for worldbuilding in this universe. What we get to see in the show is so intriguing and I would love for someone to build on that.

The Red Tree Inns are fascinating (there's a whole chain of them, right? And they're all underground. Are they just… all conveniently named that for reasons that you have to follow the lights from one of those red trees to get there? Or is there someone in charge of the whole chain of them?

The exotic beasts sure are something. There seems to be one for every occasion, with varying levels of actual sentience. Are some of them just like people not necessarily human or human shaped? Where do the exotic beast fit into post-canon Yumen Pass?

How big is the Pass actually? What's the geography like? What's the thing with all the roosters? I adore the roosters.

I'm mostly thinking post-canon because there's so many questions left open, but something set during canon would also work.

I adore both Chang Dong and Ye Liuxi. They're such good characters. I love how Ye Liuxi learns to be a little softer, and how to care about people. And I love how that doesn't quite change the fact that she's still a little bit violent and stab happy. She's so strong, in so many senses of the word.

I love Chang Dong's journey back from the broken, traumatised man he'd become. And he's such a good person, like just genuinely good.

I adore Chang Dong's and Ye Liuxi's relationship, they are so very in love. And they communicate! Everything works out when people communicate. I just love how they are with each other. The tender moments, and the laughing together and the… everything.

If Jiang Zhan survives, there's a lot of sorting through of everyone's emotions to do again, I suspect. After all the perceived betrayal and memory loss. Because Ye Liuxi and Jiang Zhan certainly have history and Chang Dong might feel like he's intruding and Jiang Zhan would probably be jealous of Chang Dong's place in Ye Liuxi's life while also being happy for her (because above all else he loves her and wants her to be happy). It would certainly take a bit to navigate them to a relationship with all three of them, whatever form it takes. It's a good thing they communicate quite well. They'd talk about stuff, after a bit of initial miscommunication, I think.

The same thoughts plus some more information on my general likes can be found in my letter.

Request 3 by tinypinkmouse
Chinese Actor RPF

Relationships:

Bai Yu (Actor)/Liu Yuning (Singer) (RPF)
Bai Yu & Liu Yuning
Bai Yu & Liu Yuning & Zhou Keyu | Daniel
Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong (Chinese Actor RFP)

Genres: Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Slice of Life, AU - Genre Shift

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong:

I'd be delighted by something a bit more AU in nature. Maybe some supernatural elements? Or something scifi (in honour of the Guardian show that was suddenly aliens). Dragon Zhu Yilong! Or something. They could still be themselves, actors and everything, just with a bit of added otherness. Or something more AU than that.

Bai Yu (Actor)/Liu Yuning (Singer) (RPF), Bai Yu & Liu Yuning, Bai Yu & Liu Yuning & Zhou Keyu | Daniel:

I've been watching everything that's come out for the Truth season 2 and most of my thoughts are related to that. The three of them together are excellent. I love them. I haven't requested a romantic pairing with all three of them, but now that I've seen a little bit more of The Truth, a threesome would be absolutely lovely too.

I think this short video (1:06) is pretty much encapsulates how I think they are together: on twitter | on tumblr (it's the same video, the one on twitter has a short translation in the tweet)

Here's the entire youtube playlist for the Truth season 2. For further inspiration and such. Of course, there's a lot more to all three of them than just the one tv show! But it's a fun tv show in any case.

I think I'd possibly like something revolving around the backstage happenings of the Truth (season one or two). But I also wouldn't mind something entirely AU, I think. I'm not really looking for detailed research being done into their lives. What I want is the public persona they usually present to the world, in whatever setting.

Look at how close Liu Yuning and Bai Yu are sitting in the season 2 pics, the random touching. I really don't have any ideas as far as plot goes, I just like the way they seem to act around each other. There was always a lot of touching in season 2 as well.

Getting together, established relationship. Just hanging out and being friends. I just want to see them together in some form.

Random things I've learned about them that have stuck in my mind:

I know nothing of Zhou Keyu really, but he fits well with the other two in the clips I see with the three of them. I should learn more about him.

Bai Yu keeps snacking on things. Like scaring people. Is a gremlin. Eats lots of noodles. Everyone seems to like him. Does not scare easily. Likes his snacks (sunflower seeds). Why stand when you can sit, why sit when you can lie down? In the Truth everyone seems to call him Bai ge despite him not necessarily being older. Seems pretty outgoing. Does well in group settings. Friendly. But enjoys his privacy. Likes gaming?

Liu Yuning. Very tall. Does lots of livestreams. Very nice and considerate of others. Gets easily scared. Doesn't like being alone in scary places. (Give him someone to hide behind. But he's too tall to hide really.) Some people tell him he doesn't have a pretty enough face for period dramas and he always tries to make the best of his reaction to that despite how mean people are. Has a small fluffy looking dog.

More information on my general likes can be found in my letter.

Request 4 by tinypinkmouse
Crusade (TV 1999)

Relationships:

Galen & Dureena Nafeel
Character: Galen (Crusade)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Science Fiction, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

The show was cut pretty short, so there's a lot of worldbuilding that could have been. Personally, I'm most interested in whatever is going on with the technomages. And also in seeing how the relationship between Dureena and Galen might develop.

More information on my general likes can be found in my letter. Sadly I have zero more thoughts written down on the fandom itself, but I love the characters and would dearly love to see more of them.

Request 5 by tinypinkmouse
Crossover Fandom Relationships

Relationships:

Chang Dong (Parallel World)/Luo Fusheng (Granting You a Dreamlike Life)/Ye Liuxi (Parallel World)
Galen (Crusade) & Shen Wei (Guardian)
Dureena Nafeel (Crusade) & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)
G'Kar (Babylon 5) & Shen Wei (Guardian) & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)
Delenn (Babylon 5) & Shen Wei (Guardian)
Londo Mollari (Babylon 5) & Shen Wei (Guardian) & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)
Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5) & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)
Jane Marple (Agatha Christie's Marple TV) & Zhao Yunlan (Guardian)
Jiang Yang (The Long Night)/Time Engraver (L'Oreal "Time Engraver")
Mo Sanmei (Lighting Up the Stars)/Zheng Xijue (Take Us Home)

Genres: Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Humor, Interpersonal Drama, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

In general with crossovers I'm delighted by character interactions. How do the characters from different canons react to each other? Think about each other? It doesn't necessarily matter how its even possible for characters of two very different canons to be in the same place, because the interactions themselves are far more interesting.

In contrast, the other thing I like is figuring out how the crossover will work. So basically worldbuilding around the crossover. I'm happy with stories that are basically all about how the crossover happens (portals between universes etc), explaining how characters end up in a different universe or how they were actually always in the same universe (maybe someone crash landed on an alien planet). So just explaining the crossover is the plot, more or less, or maybe the plot is just trying to get back home.

More information on the specific pairings I've requested and on my general likes can be found in my letter.

Fandom specific DNWs:
Parallel World: Chang Dong and Ye Liuxi permanently moving into the "real world" post-canon
Guardian: Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan breaking up, specific mentions of Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan not being a romantic couple (unless a character says it and it's then proven false)
Marple/Guardian (only for this specific crossover): Any AU except for canon divergence
The Long Night: entirely curing Jiang Yang (I'm okay with making his illness non-terminal however)
Time Engraver: The Time Engraver character being called by the actor's name

DNWs:
- omegaverse
- infidelity
- reincarnation (unless it's canonical)
- recreational drug use
- substance abuse (canon typical levels of alcohol consumption or a canonical smoking habit is fine)
- humiliation (if it's something consensual during sex it's entirely fine)
- mundane AUs, like coffee shop/bakery/flower shop AUs (unless someone ends up being an assassin or a monster or something)
- high school AUs
- permanent depowering
- permanent imprisonment
- teacher/student
- scat
- eye trauma
- teeth loss (or other teeth related trauma or injury)
- role reversal AUs
- porn without plot
- breaking up requested relationships (unless it's Jiang Yang and he dies, dying is sort of like breaking up, right?)
- permanent character death of requested characters (except if it's Jiang Yang; and if the characters die canonically they can keep their canonical deaths)
- unrequested crossovers

Request 6 by tinypinkmouse
人生大事 | Lighting Up the Stars (2022)

Relationships:

Mo Sanmei & Wu Xiaowen
Character: Mo Sanmei (Lighting Up the Stars)

Genres: Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Fluff, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Slice of Life

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

Fandom specific DNWs: Mo Sanmei paired with Xiaowen's mom romantically or sexually

Mo Sanmei is just such a good character and I would very much like more of him. I wouldn't mind a crossover relationship if the crossover character is played by Bai Yu or Zhu Yilong (ZYLBY48 Roles Sheet lists all their roles and I'd be delighted by any of those crossovers except with any characters from the Guardian drama). But really, slice of life Mo Sanmei without any crossovers or romance would be awesome.

I love the interactions between San-ge and Xiaowen. But also the rest of the little found family.

Is Xiaowen's mom still around post-canon? How does that work with everything? From what little her mom was there I liked her, so I wouldn't mind seeing more of her, but I don't mind her not being there either.

Would San-ge be reluctant to start dating someone because it might be difficult for Xiaowen? If there does happen to be some kind of romance, how would Xiaowen feel about/act towards a boyfriend? Integrating yet another person into their little found family.

More information about my general likes can be found in my letter.

Request 7 by tinypinkmouse
最佳团伙 | Zuì Jiā Tuán Huǒ (Short Film)

Relationships:

Character: Lin Dayu (Zui Jia Tuan Huo)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Character Development, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery/Procedural, Science Fiction, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

Full movie (16:25). There are no English subs. I didn't understand any of what they were saying, so if you don't understand the language you'll do about as well as me in understanding what's happening. Lin Dayu is the one who gets all tied up at one point.

A short summary though from someone who has a better grasp of what was happening:

A henchman under Biao-ge, has affair with Biao-ge's wife. But he needs money so he forms a gang with 2 others who also need money, to cheat their boss' wife's money. Another henchman, Jilao already knows of the wife's affair but didn't expose her (due to his fondness for her too?) and tries to wreck the gang's plans to extort money. (Source: ZYLBY48 Roles Google Sheet)

(Excellent source if you want a list and some information about any of the other roles either Bai Yu or Zhu Yilong have played.)

Lin Dayu is so stupid and I love him. He looks very nice all tied up though.

Does he come up with some other plan to get the money he seems to need. Does he truly feel bad for the woman he hurt? Is he now being chased by the boss?

I would definitely not mind a crossover pairing with a Zhu Yilong or Bai Yu played character from some other canon (see the aforementioned roles sheet for all his roles if that's of interest, anything from that list with the exception of Guardian would be an excellent crossover). But a solely Lin Dayu focused fic would be awesome, which is why I'm requesting him all on his own.

More about my general likes can be found in my letter.

Request 8 by tinypinkmouse
风起陇西 | The Wind Blows from Longxi (TV)

Relationships:

Character: Xun Xu (The Wind Blows from Longxi)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Character Development, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Mystery/Procedural, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

The entire series should be found on youtube in this playlist.

Xun Xu absolutely deserves the world, and canon was anything but kind to him. And I would so love to see how he moves on from everything he's had to go through. I'm mostly interested in what happens after the show, once Xun Xu goes off to establish his own spy outpost in another country, unless Xun Xu is just removed from that environment entirely (as in time travel or some AU setting). But yes, post-canon of him putting his life and himself back together, learning to live with things. A bit more broken, a bit more bitter, and still too good of a person for the profession he's in than is in any way good for him.

How does he settle into his new environment/job description? Do his injuries still affect him, and how does he deal with that? It did seem like he'd never entirely heal from what was done to him, and I'd love some exploration of that.

Romance with a crossover character played by Zhu Yilong or Bai Yu would always work for me (ZYLBY48 Roles Sheet should include a list of all the roles in question if that's of interest, any fandom from that list except for Guardian would be most okay with me). I don't mind if that character is from a modern canon and you just move him into a life where he's always lived in the past, no explanations. Also don't mind actual time travel. Or there are characters that are at least in more historic settings that would also work. But that's definitely the most optional of suggestions, I wouldn't ask for something with just Xun Xu if I wasn't extremely happy to receive that.

Information about my general likes can be found in my letter.

Request 9 by tinypinkmouse
幻乐之城 | PhantaCity (TV)

Relationships:

Joker & Flower Girl (PhantaCity)
Character: Joker (PhantaCity)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU - Genre Shift, Character Development, Darkfic, Fluff, Horror, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interpersonal Drama, Mystery/Procedural, Science Fiction, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding

Letter: https://tinypinkmouse.dreamwidth.org/84342.html

Gifts and treats of any size are very welcome.

I hate the canon tag for the character on AO3. It's the only place I've ever seen anyone call the character by that name, everywhere else he's always Clown or Chou.

Fandom specific DNWs: calling the character Joker, calling the character by the actor's name

Here's a video of just the part with Clown (15:32) with English subtitles.

He's a sweetheart. And possibly beat someone to death. I like the idea of the Clown being at least a little bit murdery. Well, I just love him. And his relationship with the little flower seller is so sweet.

What happens after the canon? Alternatively, a modern AU. Alternatively any AU really. Put the Clown in any setting and I'll be happy to read it honestly. I just really, really want more of him.

Also romance with a crossover character played by Bai Yu or Zhu Yilong would not go amiss (ZYLBY48 Roles Sheet should include a list of all the roles they've played if that's of interest, I'd be happy with any fandom from that list with the exception of Guardian).

More information on my general likes can be found in my letter.

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