Two Pinch Hits Available

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Currently, we have two post-deadline pinch hits available! Ideally these are due 25 July at 23:59 US Eastern so we can plan to reveal on the 26th. However, if you could take one of these but would need more time than that, please let me know, and we can discuss.

If you can take a pinch hit, please leave a comment with your AO3 name and the number you're interested in. All comments are screened.

PDPH 14 - Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games), Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game)

Request 1 by rubylily
Code Vein (Video Game)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Character: Io (Code Vein)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), or unrequested pairings.
* Io: A sweet, mysterious woman with a giant halberd - yep, she's definitely my favorite character in this canon. There's a lot you can do with her; you could write something pre-canon, focusing on the years she spent searching for her missing Successor while evading the dangerous Lost. Or, what about her growing bond with the female protagonist (and I'm cool with Io developing romantic feelings for her) and relationships with the other companions? She seems to prefer to keep to herself, but she did ask Murasame for help in creating her weapon Dammerung. Then there's the true ending, as even though she seems to sacrifice herself for her Successor, the full ending implies she's still alive and able to travel with her companions beyond Vein, and you could show more of how she managed to create that miracle.
Fandom-specific DNW: Male protagonist, crossovers with the God Eater series
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

Request 2 by rubylily
神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Character: Julie Sakuma Dmitriyevich (Sunday Without God)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), or unrequested pairings.
* Julie Sakuma Dmitriyevich: Being the father-figure of the group, how does Julie care for the others? How does he feel about having a family again? He's the oldest of the group, so how does he see the world as compared to the others? For backstory, there's his life with his wife and daughter (and Julie was quite young when his daughter was born), or you could explore his grief after their deaths. What about some father/daughter-bonding with Ai? How much does he tell Ai about his family, or does she ask him about her parents? For romance, I ship him with Scar as they bond over Celica together, and also Julie/Dee; he's already been married once, so would he worry about compared Scar to his deceased wife, or how would the age difference between him and Dee affect any such relationship?
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

Request 3 by rubylily
Octopath Traveler II (Video Game)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Throné Anguis/Agnea Bristarni (Octopath Traveler II)
• Agnea Bristarni/Osvald V. Vanstein (Octopath Traveler II)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), unrequested pairings, or gen/pre-relationship.
* Throné Anguis/Agnea Bristarni: The thief and the dancer! I'm always fond of opposites-attract couples, and these two are no exception. Do they fall in love during their journey together, or is it only after the journey is finished that they realize their feelings? Especially with Throné's past as an assassin, would she feel undeserving of romance, with Agnea convincing her otherwise? Or, maybe with Agnea's newfound fame, she's targeted by remnants of the Blacksnakes and it's up to Throné to save her? For something lighter, maybe Agnea takes to teaching Throné how to dance, leading to some romantic tension? Perhaps Throné decides to settle down in Cropdale with Agnea and Agnea is more than happy to share some of Cropdale's famous raspberries?
* Agnea Bristarni/Osvald V. Vanstein: The dancer and the fugitive scholar! More opposites-attract, and age gaps are always welcomed too. Osvald is also still grieving for his deceased wife Rita and it's clear how he's closed off his heart, so it'd also be interesting to explore how he warms up to Agnea over the course of their journey together. Because of the age difference, how hesitant would Agnea and Osvald be about acknowledging their feelings for the other? Who would muster the courage to confess first? Maybe a dangerous situation or a near-fatal injury leads to a realization of romantic feelings? After their journey, where do they go next? Does Agnea try to teach Osvald how to dance? How would Agnea get along with Osvald's daughter Elena?
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

Request 4 by rubylily
刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Etou Kanami/Yanase Mai (Katana Maidens)
• Itomi Sayaka/Yanase Mai (Katana Maidens)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), unrequested pairings, or gen/pre-relationship.
* Etou Kanami/Yanase Mai: Best friends to lovers is a trope I love very much! When Kanami finally returns from the netherworld, how does Mai react? Does she finally take that chance to confess her feelings? Or does Kanami confess her feelings first? Are they immediately thrust into aradama-hunting missions again? What kind of aradama do they encounter? What if one of them was seriously injured during a mission? Or, for something more mundane, if one of them simply fell ill instead? For some role reversal, maybe it's Kanami's turn to take care of Mai? Or maybe they manage to steal a few romantic moments alone together? How does Kanami get along with Mai's sisters as her girlfriend?
* Itomi Sayaka/Yanase Mai: Or, how about the shy girl and the big-sister type? With Mai training new Toji and Sayaka part of the new elite guard, how do they find time to be alone together? Are they able to take missions together? What if Sayaka was seriously injured during one such mission? How would Mai care for her? Or maybe Mai is injured instead? Maybe a love confession comes when they're caught up in the moment of surviving a particularly brutal battle? How does Mai help Sayaka recover from the aradama experiments? What if those experiments were still being conducted in secret? Or, for something lighter, with how reserved Sayaka is, would she initially feel awkward around Mai's sisters as her new girlfriend?
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

Request 5 by rubylily
よるのないくに | Yoru no Nai Kuni | Nights of Azure (Video Games)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Arnice/Lilysse (Nights of Azure)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), unrequested pairings, or gen/pre-relationship.
* Arnice/Lilysse: A tale of love and loyalty between a half-demon and a human! I loved all the loyalty between Arnice and Lilysse, so I want to see more! What happens after their reunion in the True Ending? How does Arnice adjust to being the new Nightlord? After leaving Ruswal Island, where do they eventually settle down? Or do they travel the world together? Do they try to live a quiet life free of the Curia? Do they ever think of getting married? As the decades pass, how do they feel about the fact that Arnice, as a demon, will outlive Lilysse? After the events of the second game, when do Arnice and Christophorus find Lilysse? Do they note the parallels of their relationship with the tragic love story of Alstromeria and Moon Queen Malvasia?
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

Request 6 by rubylily
Xenoblade Chronicles (Video Game)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Melia Antiqua/Dunban (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Darkfic, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Worldbuilding
Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.
Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, characters referring to themselves in the third-person, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), unrequested pairings, or gen/pre-relationship.
* Melia Antiqua/Dunban: Both Melia and Dunban put on a brave face but still carry quite a bit of trauma and pain, and them bonding over their shared pain is something I enjoy about their relationship, and I'm also very fond of age gaps. While restoring their homes, how often do they see each other? Does Melia have nightmares about the loss of her home and family, or does Dunban still suffer lingering effects from his overuse of the Monado? Do they set out on a journey together to see how their world has changed? What dangers might they face on such a journey? When romance starts to blossom between them, what of the differences in lifespans between a Homs and High Entia?
Fandom-specific DNW: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 continuity
Letter: https://rubylily.dreamwidth.org/111141.html

PDPH 15 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Crossover Fandom, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Request 1 by nirejseki
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Mediums:

• Medium: Comic
• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Bossk/CC-6454 | Ponds (SW:TCW)
• Boba Fett/CC-6454 | Ponds (SW:TCW)
• Boba Fett & CC-6454 | Ponds (SW:TCW)

Genres: AU - Canon Divergence, Darkfic, Action/Adventure, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Fix-it fic, Smut

I really want a canon divergence in which Ponds survives, with help :)

Bossk/Ponds
I'd love some sexy dubcon Bossk/Ponds during the episode where Ponds gets killed that ends with Ponds not dying (Bossk top, Ponds bottom please). can be fully dubcon, dubcon turns consensual, or just appears dubcon from the outside, though I'd prefer that they not know each other before the episode starts

Extra points for:
- Ponds willingly sacrificing himself bit by bit to save others/himself and/or making a deal
- Bossk ending up keeping Ponds for a while
- worldbuilding for both Trandoshans (something with hunting? non-standard body parts?) and clones (touch starved Ponds? history of institutional abuse on Kamino priming Ponds for this?)
- other people being upset on Ponds' behalf (the admiral? Boba? other clones afterwards?)
- Boba facilitating it happening because he sees it as the best way to save Ponds without getting on Aurra's bad side
- OK with either it turning consensual later or staying dubcon and Ponds getting rescued

Boba/Ponds:
I'd love something in which Boba helps Ponds survive. For example, I'd love one in which Boba has fixated with a crush on Ponds (due to a preexisting relationship? something new in their meeting? something else?) and begs Aurra to let him keep him, so they put someone else in his armor and secret him away to somewhere safe. A few years later, an older Boba gets out of prison and the first thing he wants is everything he was promised...including Ponds.

Extra points for:
- Boba being very protective of Ponds
- Boba not handling his complicated feelings very well (both for Ponds and re: Mace Windu)
- if you do a relationship, I am very fond of dub-con that turns consensual (can be genuine dub-con to start, something that feels like dub-con from Boba's perspective but that Ponds finds he is inexplicably into, something that Boba feels is totally fine but Ponds perceives as dubcon, etc.), but also totally OK with it just starting out consensual. also totally OK with it being platonic as long as Boba is obsessed with Ponds
- worldbuilding! unequal power dynamics, Boba having to deal with suddenly being in a world where the Jedi are everywhere again, the Kamino experience for both clones and Boba (possibly relevant backstory of why Boba fixates on Ponds specifically??), etc.

Likes: plot, worldbuilding, bureaucracy, nerding out over a niche subject, characters being obsessive over each other, messed up power dynamics, dubcon relationships which turn into something mutual, characters doing terrible things together...and also canon divergence fix-its, time-travel fix its, hurt/comfort, healing together, deep devotion and loyalty between characters, and happy endings.

DNW: deterministic universe/lacking free will, main character death (other major characters can die), totally unhappy ending (many people can be unhappy, even very unhappy, but main characters should be at least marginally content - e.g. main characters rule the Empire is a perfectly acceptable endgame), no PWP (porn WITH plot is fine), no complete AUs (canon divergence is fine, but e.g. modern AU/no powers AU/etc. is not), no top Ponds

Request 2 by nirejseki
Crossover Fandom
Mediums:

• Medium: Comic
• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Boba Fett (Book of Boba Fett)/CC-6454 | Ponds (Clone Wars)
• Boba Fett (Book of Boba Fett) & CC-6454 | Ponds (Clone Wars)
• Boba Fett (Original Trilogy)/CC-6454 | Ponds
• Boba Fett (Original Trilogy) & CC-6454 | Ponds

Genres: Fix-it fic, Getting Together, Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Darkfic, Smut, Hurt/Comfort

What I really desperately want is BoBF or OT Boba Fett doing a time-travel fix it back to the Clone Wars and, along the way, being/becoming completely obsessed with Ponds, who was the first person he feels personally responsible for the death of, even though Aurra was the one who ultimately pulled the trigger. Maybe he's been brooding over Ponds for years, maybe he just sees him again for the first time and it hits him like a bolt out of the blue. Maybe they had a relationship in the past, maybe they never spoke before the end. But now Boba's back, and he is going to FIX THINGS - and Ponds is coming along for the ride, whether he likes it or not.

Writer's choice as to when Boba goes back to, whether he goes back in his future body or returns to his past body, who he saves (Jango? others?), who he kills, what sort of perspective he has on anything. Totally OK with a darkfic where Boba murders his way through much of the galaxy.

(To the extent possible, I would prefer to avoid outright Jedi bashing, while still staying in character. But go with your heart in terms of how Boba responds to them: hatred, strategic pragmatism, etc. I'd LOVE to see an analysis of how the BoBF/OT version of Boba, who has had time to mature and see what the Empire is like, would react to various events in the CWs.)

Extra points for:
- Boba being very protective of Ponds
- Boba not handling his complicated feelings very well (both for Ponds and re: Mace Windu)
- if you do a relationship, I am very fond of dub-con that turns consensual (can be genuine dub-con to start, something that feels like dub-con from Boba's perspective but that Ponds finds he is inexplicably into, something that Boba feels is totally fine but Ponds perceives as dubcon, etc.), but also totally OK with it just starting out consensual. also totally OK with it being platonic as long as Boba is obsessed with Ponds
- worldbuilding! unequal power dynamics, Boba having to deal with suddenly being in a world where the Jedi are everywhere again, the Kamino experience for both clones and Boba (possibly relevant backstory of why Boba fixates on Ponds specifically??), life stuff that went down for Boba during the Empire
- really go in on exploring the time travel! the effect of introduction of technology from the future, people reacting to Boba's changed personality, Boba being BAMF

Likes: plot, worldbuilding, bureaucracy, nerding out over a niche subject, characters being obsessive over each other, messed up power dynamics, dubcon relationships which turn into something mutual, characters doing terrible things together...and also canon divergence fix-its, time-travel fix its, hurt/comfort, healing together, deep devotion and loyalty between characters, and happy endings.

DNW: deterministic universe/lacking free will, main character death (other major characters can die), totally unhappy ending (many people can be unhappy, even very unhappy, but main characters should be at least marginally content - e.g. main characters rule the Empire is a perfectly acceptable endgame), no PWP (porn WITH plot is fine), no complete AUs (canon divergence is fine, but e.g. modern AU/no powers AU/etc. is not), no top Ponds

Request 3 by nirejseki
魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Nie Mingjue/Wen Ruohan (MDZS)

Genres: Darkfic, Smut, Horror

I want darkfic for this one! Anything where WRH is obsessed with NMJ is good. Likes: dubcon, even skirting the edge of non-con, power dynamics, hypnosis/mind control, underage, non-consensual drugging, bondage, praise kink, breeding kink/wife kink, WRH wins AUs, WRH spoiling NMJ whether he wants it or not, dual cultivation nonsense, etc. This is the place for the conquering warlord/conquered prince sort of tropes! Also extra points for trans!NMJ.

Pairing specific DNW: top!NMJ or dominant!NMJ, WRH not being evil in some way, NMJ being objectified/treated as dumb by the narrative, NMJ dying his canonical death

overall DNW: no major character death, no modern AU, no adultery/infidelity to others (excluding WRH's wife/wives - but even then, no indication that they are in a happy relationship and he's cheating anyway), no pining for other people, no unhappy endings, no hurt/no comfort, no permanent disfigurement/amputation (including golden core loss)