Candy Hearts Letter
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gratiaaDear Candy Hearts Writer,
Thank you for writing for me! I'm so excited to see what you make for any of these much-loved pairings. This letter contains prompts that are entirely optional, so do feel free to ignore everything else I've written here if you have an idea of your own (just minding my few DNWs!). However, if you do want to read my more specific thoughts and a few prompts to follow as closely as you want or just use as jumping-off points for your own ideas, keep reading! Mostly, I hope you'll write something that you enjoy.
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GratiaAngelorum. I am opting in to treats, including treats of art or podfic if you're so inclined; I didn't request those mediums in my signup because I'm foremost a fic reader, but I would be delighted to see any kind of content created for my rare ships.
General Likes
+Age-difference relationships, also power-difference, status-difference, all kinds of differences
+Canon-divergent AUs and/or AUs that add something to the setting without changing the basic setting/context the characters inhabit in canon (e.g. I'm less into total AUs, more into 'a character made one different choice' or 'everything is the same except there are also werewolves' type AUs)
+Casefic or adventure of the week type plots
+Getting together, first times, feelings reveals, making a new relationship public or seeking the approval of friends/families
+Established relationship that has been hidden is revealed, whether on-purpose or accidentally
+Fixit fic that gives happy or hopeful endings to characters who don't get that in canon
+Fluff, happiness, and sweetness especially for characters whose lives are otherwise not so happy
+Hurt/comfort with an emphasis on the comfort rather than the hurt
+Kissing: gentle kisses, rough kisses, languid kisses, desperate kisses, cheek kisses, tongue kisses, hand kisses, ALL kisses
+Loyalty, one-sided or mutual
+One night stands, only/last chance with someone they've pined for, supposed to be a fling but they can't stop thinking about it
+Outside perspective on a surprising/unexpected/secret relationship reveal
+Pining that turns out to be requited
+Smut, with or without plot
+Stoic/taciturn/grim characters who have given up on love finding themselves unexpectedly head over heels for sunshiney characters despite their reservations
+Time travel or time loop plots
+Touch-starved characters overwhelmed with their reaction to simple, innocuous physical contact
General DNWs (exceptions are noted in fandom-specific sections)
-Breakup of requested pairing
-Death of a requested character
-Body fluids other than spit or come involved in sex (outside of sex blood, etc. is fine)
-D/s situations involving formal dominant/submissive roles (unequal power dynamics are fine, just not formalized please)
-Harm to non-sapient animals (characters eating meat is fine, but e.g. no hunting scenes please)
-Racism, sexism, homophobia as a major part of the story (mentions or background is fine)
-Romance/sex involving characters under 16
-Trans/genderbent characters unless canonical via in-universe or Word of God confirmation
Brides of Chance Creek Series - Cora Seton
Emerson Myers/Augustus Reed
I read Issued to the Bride: One Sergeant for Christmas by pure chance because the summary sounded mildly slashy; I was rooting for the crotchety old General and his extraordinarily devoted young Sergeant to get together from the start, and was delighted to discover that the book really is that shippy! Anything about the pair of them would be amazing, whether they've secretly been together this whole time or get together during the events of the book.
I liveblogged my reactions to book 6 as I read along with relevant quotes and scene summaries a few months ago, so if you just want to read the good bits + my commentary and some spirited discussion from other nonnies on FFA-
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-7
Chapters 8-10
Chapters 11-Epilogue
Possible prompts:
*The General's daughters discover that their father and his loyal Sergeant have been pining for each other forever and scheme to get them together. It's only fair after he spent the last five books matchmaking for all of them!
*Turns out the magical fortune-telling rock can also do mpreg, so the relationship reveal happens when Emerson gets unexpectedly knocked up.
*The big wedding at the end of the book takes an unexpected turn and Emerson ends up married to the General instead (with Wye's blessing and support).
*Backstory for the two of them--how Emerson became the General's aide, how their relationship developed, and/or how that rumor started at the military base that they were sleeping together.
*Particular smut likes:
--Sex that leans into the unequal power dynamics inevitable in their relationship
--Loyalty kink and daddy kink and possessiveness on both sides
--Emerson's service kink, submissive streak, and strong desire to follow orders
--The canon tradition of semi-public sex in the hedge maze
--Careful tender sex while the General is still healing from his injury
--The magic rock/the dead wife/sex pollen/bad guys/etc. made them do it
Tom a Lincoln - Richard Johnson
Black Knight/Fairy Knight
I love this next-gen Arthurian fanfic from the turn of the 17th century solely because of these two guys, who are the identical-half-brother sons of the title character (making them grandsons of King Arthur!) and also canonically soulmates and have this great emo/sunshine opposites-attract dynamic. I'd love any kind of fic about their bond developing in a romantic direction. Something about their adventures during the story, which are glossed over fairly quickly, or their continued lives together and where they go after the story ends... just anything would be lovely.
Prompts:
*Getting together after wrestling with being identical half-brothers who are also literally soulmates and their taboo feelings for each other.
*Post-canon adventures of any kind! They travel the world doing quests and fighting enemies together and I'd love any adventures they might have.
*Some later domesticity where they settle down and make a home together and figure out what two retired knights can do with the rest of their lives once all the dragons are slain and maidens are rescued.
*Other Arthurian characters (any kind of crossover within the broader legendarium is welcome!) meeting these two and trying to figure out what their deal is... are they brothers? Husbands? Both?? The gossip about them must be intense.
*Particular smut likes:
--Fuck or die/sex pollen/etc. after trying to deny their desire leads to intense sex
--The narcissistic semi-selfcest appeal of fucking someone who looks just like you
--Virgin Black Knight getting a thorough lesson in pleasure from experienced Fairy Knight
--Gender play/cross-dressing (the Fairy Knight was raised in a society of all women, there's gotta be something there)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Lightfoot/Thunderbolt
This movie has absolutely stolen my heart and I'd love anything about Thunderbolt and Lightfoot's relationship, which I definitely see as a tragic romance. I would love a fixit for the ending where the pair of them can somehow have a happy future together, or something set during the movie that turns the slashy subtext into text, or a coda to the canonical ending that explores the question posed by the movie's theme song, "Where do I go from here?". I just need more Thunderbolt/Lightfoot in my life and I would be delighted with anything.
Prompts:
[Sorry, I will come back ASAP and do this section... I just didn't get to it in time for assignments!]
Gargoyles (Cartoon)
Hudson/Jeffrey Robbins
Jeffrey Robbins is the blind writer and Vietnam War vet who helps Hudson in the season 2 episode "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time", and I find the friendship they develop so sweet, mature, and compelling, especially as it's revealed in a later episode that Robbins figured out Hudson was a gargoyle early on and accepted that so easily. Just two wise old warriors past their prime and a little bit lonely, finding companionship and common ground and fulfillment together, and I think they should kiss. Any way you want to take this would be incredible.
Prompts:
*Robbins teaching Hudson to read, or just reading to him, and stories being an important part of their relationship.
*Hudson taking Robbins flying and describing the world as he sees it from above.
*Peaceful domesticity: sitting by the fire together or walking by the sea with their dogs.
*A magical spell temporarily restores Robbins' vision and he can see Hudson for the first time.
*Robbins being drawn into another one of the gargoyles' adventures and getting to know the rest of the gang and having some more badass moments like in "The Dying of the Light".
*Particular smut likes:
--Slow and careful sex as they learn how two such different species can come together by feel
--Hot and heavy sex as they're both still vigorous and tough in their old age and maybe Robbins is super into rough monsterfucking...
--KISSING. All the kissing!
--(Consensual, pre-planned) somnophilia involving Robbins using Hudson's stone form like a sex toy.
--No one knew humans and gargoyles were reproductively compatible until Robbins got pregnant with a stone egg (and it's really hot for both of them).
Thank you for writing for me! I'm so excited to see what you make for any of these much-loved pairings. This letter contains prompts that are entirely optional, so do feel free to ignore everything else I've written here if you have an idea of your own (just minding my few DNWs!). However, if you do want to read my more specific thoughts and a few prompts to follow as closely as you want or just use as jumping-off points for your own ideas, keep reading! Mostly, I hope you'll write something that you enjoy.
My Ao3 profile is
General Likes
+Age-difference relationships, also power-difference, status-difference, all kinds of differences
+Canon-divergent AUs and/or AUs that add something to the setting without changing the basic setting/context the characters inhabit in canon (e.g. I'm less into total AUs, more into 'a character made one different choice' or 'everything is the same except there are also werewolves' type AUs)
+Casefic or adventure of the week type plots
+Getting together, first times, feelings reveals, making a new relationship public or seeking the approval of friends/families
+Established relationship that has been hidden is revealed, whether on-purpose or accidentally
+Fixit fic that gives happy or hopeful endings to characters who don't get that in canon
+Fluff, happiness, and sweetness especially for characters whose lives are otherwise not so happy
+Hurt/comfort with an emphasis on the comfort rather than the hurt
+Kissing: gentle kisses, rough kisses, languid kisses, desperate kisses, cheek kisses, tongue kisses, hand kisses, ALL kisses
+Loyalty, one-sided or mutual
+One night stands, only/last chance with someone they've pined for, supposed to be a fling but they can't stop thinking about it
+Outside perspective on a surprising/unexpected/secret relationship reveal
+Pining that turns out to be requited
+Smut, with or without plot
+Stoic/taciturn/grim characters who have given up on love finding themselves unexpectedly head over heels for sunshiney characters despite their reservations
+Time travel or time loop plots
+Touch-starved characters overwhelmed with their reaction to simple, innocuous physical contact
General DNWs (exceptions are noted in fandom-specific sections)
-Breakup of requested pairing
-Death of a requested character
-Body fluids other than spit or come involved in sex (outside of sex blood, etc. is fine)
-D/s situations involving formal dominant/submissive roles (unequal power dynamics are fine, just not formalized please)
-Harm to non-sapient animals (characters eating meat is fine, but e.g. no hunting scenes please)
-Racism, sexism, homophobia as a major part of the story (mentions or background is fine)
-Romance/sex involving characters under 16
-Trans/genderbent characters unless canonical via in-universe or Word of God confirmation
Brides of Chance Creek Series - Cora Seton
Emerson Myers/Augustus Reed
I read Issued to the Bride: One Sergeant for Christmas by pure chance because the summary sounded mildly slashy; I was rooting for the crotchety old General and his extraordinarily devoted young Sergeant to get together from the start, and was delighted to discover that the book really is that shippy! Anything about the pair of them would be amazing, whether they've secretly been together this whole time or get together during the events of the book.
I liveblogged my reactions to book 6 as I read along with relevant quotes and scene summaries a few months ago, so if you just want to read the good bits + my commentary and some spirited discussion from other nonnies on FFA-
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-7
Chapters 8-10
Chapters 11-Epilogue
Possible prompts:
*The General's daughters discover that their father and his loyal Sergeant have been pining for each other forever and scheme to get them together. It's only fair after he spent the last five books matchmaking for all of them!
*Turns out the magical fortune-telling rock can also do mpreg, so the relationship reveal happens when Emerson gets unexpectedly knocked up.
*The big wedding at the end of the book takes an unexpected turn and Emerson ends up married to the General instead (with Wye's blessing and support).
*Backstory for the two of them--how Emerson became the General's aide, how their relationship developed, and/or how that rumor started at the military base that they were sleeping together.
*Particular smut likes:
--Sex that leans into the unequal power dynamics inevitable in their relationship
--Loyalty kink and daddy kink and possessiveness on both sides
--Emerson's service kink, submissive streak, and strong desire to follow orders
--The canon tradition of semi-public sex in the hedge maze
--Careful tender sex while the General is still healing from his injury
--The magic rock/the dead wife/sex pollen/bad guys/etc. made them do it
Tom a Lincoln - Richard Johnson
Black Knight/Fairy Knight
I love this next-gen Arthurian fanfic from the turn of the 17th century solely because of these two guys, who are the identical-half-brother sons of the title character (making them grandsons of King Arthur!) and also canonically soulmates and have this great emo/sunshine opposites-attract dynamic. I'd love any kind of fic about their bond developing in a romantic direction. Something about their adventures during the story, which are glossed over fairly quickly, or their continued lives together and where they go after the story ends... just anything would be lovely.
Prompts:
*Getting together after wrestling with being identical half-brothers who are also literally soulmates and their taboo feelings for each other.
*Post-canon adventures of any kind! They travel the world doing quests and fighting enemies together and I'd love any adventures they might have.
*Some later domesticity where they settle down and make a home together and figure out what two retired knights can do with the rest of their lives once all the dragons are slain and maidens are rescued.
*Other Arthurian characters (any kind of crossover within the broader legendarium is welcome!) meeting these two and trying to figure out what their deal is... are they brothers? Husbands? Both?? The gossip about them must be intense.
*Particular smut likes:
--Fuck or die/sex pollen/etc. after trying to deny their desire leads to intense sex
--The narcissistic semi-selfcest appeal of fucking someone who looks just like you
--Virgin Black Knight getting a thorough lesson in pleasure from experienced Fairy Knight
--Gender play/cross-dressing (the Fairy Knight was raised in a society of all women, there's gotta be something there)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Lightfoot/Thunderbolt
This movie has absolutely stolen my heart and I'd love anything about Thunderbolt and Lightfoot's relationship, which I definitely see as a tragic romance. I would love a fixit for the ending where the pair of them can somehow have a happy future together, or something set during the movie that turns the slashy subtext into text, or a coda to the canonical ending that explores the question posed by the movie's theme song, "Where do I go from here?". I just need more Thunderbolt/Lightfoot in my life and I would be delighted with anything.
Prompts:
[Sorry, I will come back ASAP and do this section... I just didn't get to it in time for assignments!]
Gargoyles (Cartoon)
Hudson/Jeffrey Robbins
Jeffrey Robbins is the blind writer and Vietnam War vet who helps Hudson in the season 2 episode "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time", and I find the friendship they develop so sweet, mature, and compelling, especially as it's revealed in a later episode that Robbins figured out Hudson was a gargoyle early on and accepted that so easily. Just two wise old warriors past their prime and a little bit lonely, finding companionship and common ground and fulfillment together, and I think they should kiss. Any way you want to take this would be incredible.
Prompts:
*Robbins teaching Hudson to read, or just reading to him, and stories being an important part of their relationship.
*Hudson taking Robbins flying and describing the world as he sees it from above.
*Peaceful domesticity: sitting by the fire together or walking by the sea with their dogs.
*A magical spell temporarily restores Robbins' vision and he can see Hudson for the first time.
*Robbins being drawn into another one of the gargoyles' adventures and getting to know the rest of the gang and having some more badass moments like in "The Dying of the Light".
*Particular smut likes:
--Slow and careful sex as they learn how two such different species can come together by feel
--Hot and heavy sex as they're both still vigorous and tough in their old age and maybe Robbins is super into rough monsterfucking...
--KISSING. All the kissing!
--(Consensual, pre-planned) somnophilia involving Robbins using Hudson's stone form like a sex toy.
--No one knew humans and gargoyles were reproductively compatible until Robbins got pregnant with a stone egg (and it's really hot for both of them).
