Further Delay, One New Pinch Hit (All Claimed!)

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Announcing another one-week delay to allow for final pinch hits! If all goes well, works will be revealed on 2 August.

All pinch hits are now claimed! Thank you, pinch hitters!

One new post-deadline pinch hit available, and one from earlier posts! Ideally these are due 1 August at 23:59 US Eastern so we can plan to reveal on the 2nd. 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 16 - 琅琊榜之风起长林 | Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin (TV), Original Work, 永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (TV)

Request 1 by marquisguyun
琅琊榜之风起长林 | Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin (TV)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Character: Yue Yinchuan (NIF2)
• Character: Xiao Pingjing (NIF2)
• Tan Heng & Yue Yinchuan (NIF2)
• Lin Jiu & Xiao Pingjing (NIF2)
• Lin Chen & Xiao Pingjing (NIF2)
• Xiao Pingjing & Xun Feizhan (NIF2)
• Xiao Pingjing & Xiao Pingzhang (NIF2)
• Lin Xi/Xiao Pingjing (NIF2)

Genres: Action/Adventure, AU - Canon Divergence, Angst, Canon-Style Plot, Character Development, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Slice of Life, Mystery/Procedural, Established Relationship, Worldbuilding

I would just love to see more of these characters... There's so little English fic for them on AO3!

Lin Jiu & Xiao Pingjing, Lin Chen & Xiao Pingjing:
Maybe something pre-canon when Xiao Pingjing is studying at Langya Hall or after Xiao Tingsheng's death when he returns? Post-canon would also be good!

Xiao Pingjing & Xiao Pingzhang: I love how much they care for each other! And also the way XPZ kinda maneuvers his little brother lol. I'd love to see something pre-canon, during canon, or a divergence where Xiao Pingzhang survives (ex: Tuoba Yu doesn't get to warn Pingzhang and both PZ and PJ survive, but PZ can't reinforce his father up north)

Xiao Pingjing & Xun Feizhan: I was thinking after Pingzhang's death if not post-canon, but I'm open to whatever tickles your fancy! Maybe the approach to the capital with the new Changlin Army?

Yue Yinchuan, Tan Heng & Yue Yinchuan: I was just a huge fan of Yue Yinchuan, so I'd be happy to see anything for him! Maybe something post-canon with him interacting with Xiao Yuanshi? And I thought him and Tan Heng were hilarious and a great team, so I'd love to get some banter from them.

Lin Xi/Xiao Pingjing: Post-canon would be great as they actually get to be together! But I'd take any idea you want to explore. Maybe they have a baby, eventually?

Xiao Pingjing: I basically threw him in here as a "whatever else sounds good that you can think of that could include him and potentially other characters." Character study? Great. Canon divergence? Great. Something about his relationship with Xiao Yuanqi? Great. Your idea you think I'd like? Fantastic.

For canon divergences, feel free to do whatever the hell you feel like within the scope of the world. You can even kill people off if you want to. Might make me cry, depending on who you kill (if you do kill them), I just love a good "what if" exploration.

DNW:
Unrequested setting change AUs (including modern AUs) | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Smut | Non-canon romance | Omegaverse | Soulmates

Request 2 by marquisguyun
Original Work
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Immortal Galactic Emperor/New Concubine Who Is Secretly His Reborn Ex-Teacher (M/M) (OW)
• Modern Day Female Witch Who Runs a Potion Shop in a Mall/Male Ghost Who Haunts the Hot Topic Next Door (OW)

Genres: Getting Together, Worldbuilding, Character Development

I can only use Original Work as a fandom once so I only chose genres I would like for both requested relationships. In addition to those, here are some more thoughts:

Immortal Galactic Emperor/New Concubine Who Is Secretly His Reborn Ex-Teacher (M/M)

Other Genres I'd enjoy receiving: Darkfic, Angst, Science Fiction, Smut, Interpersonal Drama

Bringing this request back from last year! So many interesting implications... I absolutely adore identity porn so this is right up my alley! I'd love something a little on the dark side for this one? Like why did the teacher die in the first place? What was their relationship like when they were teacher and student? How did the reborn teacher end up as a concubine? Why does the teacher feel the need to hide his former identity? Concubine implies one of multiple spouses and probably not the main spouse-- what is that dynamic like? Is reincarnation normal in this world or is this a weird thing to have happened? Idk, have fun with it!

Pairing Specific DNWs: Teacher/student established relationship before the reincarnation (feelings that haven't been acted on is fine)

Modern Day Female Witch Who Runs a Potion Shop in a Mall/Male Ghost Who Haunts the Hot Topic Next Door

Other Genres I'd enjoy receiving: Slice of Life, Fluff, Established Relationship

I have a few specific prompts for this one! But you don't have to follow them exactly, they're just there in case they inspire you. I love how this ship is implied modern magic realism where you can just sell potions in a normal mall! Are ghosts just a normal thing here?

I was imagining a forever young (but 18+) male ghost. Very cool with the witch being 2+ decades older than the ghost appears to be if that’s something you’d be interested in! I think that’d be an interesting dynamic! But really I'm open to a wide range of ages for her, although I'd prefer she be at least mid 20s. I also recently saw a Tumblr post about witch being a gender neutral term, so sorry about that! I definitely assumed witch meant female when I nominated, and I hope that doesn't cause any issues for you.

• Idea 1: the ghost has been dead for a long time (1950s? 1890s? 1770s?) but no one can tell bc he can change how his outfit/hair looks and he likes to "shop" at the Hot Topic he haunts so people tend to assume he died more recently. Maybe he confides in the witch exactly how long he's been dead?
• Idea 2: he died in the 1980s or 1990s or something when the mall was already around but the Hot Topic was a different store. He's stuck haunting whatever shop is there and complains about the passage of time (and also maybe worries what will happen to him when the mall no longer exists)

Pairing specific DNWs: Non/dub-con

General DNW:
Underage | Soulmate AU | Omegaverse | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Ageplay | Daddy Kink (kinking on the age gap is okay just not the name) | Piss/Scat/Vomit | Whips (Sexual) | Waxplay | Spanking

Request 3 by marquisguyun
永夜星河 | Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (TV)
Mediums:

• Medium: Fanfic

Relationships:

• Ling Miaomiao/Mu Sheng | Mu Ziqi (LGIEF)
• Ling Miaomiao/Mu Sheng | Mu Ziqi & Cui Cui (LGIEF)
• Liu Fuyi/Mu Yao (LGIEF)

Genres: Canon-Style Plot, Getting Together, AU - Canon Divergence, Humor, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fantasy, Fluff, Slice of Life, Hurt/Comfort

I finished watching this show recently, and I really enjoyed it! I loved their adventures 💜 I'm pretty ambivalent on the ending though, so I'd prefer fic set before the defeat of the Resentful Woman (i.e. everything but the last episode and a half or so). Or maybe you could pretend that the heavenly calamity didn't happen afterwards and just let them live their lives in the world of the book? I do like Miaomiao having her full memory back though.

Ling Miaomiao/Mu Sheng | Mu Ziqi: I loved them so much! The way they got to know each other, the vulnerability and trust and love and shenanigans... I'd pretty much love anything along the course of their relationship. Maybe something sweet or sexy while they're traveling alone together?

Ling Miaomiao/Mu Sheng | Mu Ziqi & Cui Cui: Our cutest little third wheel! I love the way Cui Cui kinda got stuck in the middle of LMM/MZQ's romance lol. But also I enjoy how the three of them just like each other! And the dynamic of Cui Cui being a demon while Ziqi is struggling with his own identity.

Liu Fuyi/Mu Yao: I thought they were alright for most of the show, but I wasn't super intrigued or invested in them... but then we got the arc of Liu Fuyi going back home/getting married/everything with the soot demon, and I really enjoyed those episodes! Maybe something about their wedding night? Or about the aftermath of everything that happened?

DNW:
Unrequested setting change AUs (including modern AUs) | Animal Characteristics for human characters (i.e. shapeshifting, catboys, werewolves) | Ageplay | Daddy Kink | Piss/Scat/Vomit | Whips (Sexual) | Waxplay | Spanking | Vore | Rimming | Non-con