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Rare Male Slash 2018
Thank you for offering one of these! I like to leave a lot of info for those who want it, but please don’t feel boxed in by the prompts. You can twist them around, or even ignore them entirely to write your own idea with a general like or two thrown in. As long as you’re having fun, I’m sure I’ll love it!
Here are anchor links to the different pairing sections:
Kent/Chandler (Whitechapel), Psmith/Mike (Wodehouse), Emeth/Tirian (Narnia), Edmund/Bacchus (Narnia), Bucky/Loki (MCU), MCU/Narnia Crossovers, Loki/Bertie (MCU/Wodehouse), Loki/Eliot (MCU/Magicians), David Blaize Crossovers
General
I'm just as--often more!--interested in watching characters deal with what comes after a prompted premise than I am in the premise itself. For example, I don't particularly care how they get to the same place and meet, or how canonical friends got into this weird situation. Feel free to skip the set-up and start in media res. What I'm most interested in is what happens next--the dynamics they develop, the adventures they have, the things they learn, etc. If you have the time and inclination to include the set-up as well, then great! However, stories that end shortly after the introductions or before the characters actually do anything in the premise make me sad.
Do Not Wants
— goofy crack, fusions, alternate setting AUs, unrequested crossovers
— romantic pairings other than the ones specifically requested; poly or threesomes; multiple conflicting requested pairings (ex. Bucky/Loki and Loki/Eliot in the same fic; however, Bucky/Loki+Loki&Eliot is fine)
— fics where none of the main characters ever find out about the others' backgrounds or magic (the reveal doesn't have to happen 'on-screen', but please don't end it with everyone thinking everyone else is normal!)
— characters written as ace, aro or demi; gender identity headcanons
— Things That Upset Me: major character death; the afterlife; bleak endings; shovel talks; dark dynamics within my requested ships; my ship stops liking each other; "it was all a dream" endings
— Schmoopiness: plotless fluff; non-canonical pet names or terms of endearment; people saying "I love you" verbatim (I love other ways of showing it!)
— Sex & Relationship-Related: D/s dynamics; soulmates; yentas and matchmakers; pregnancy; adultery; underage/overage romance
— Writing Things: 1st & 2nd person POV (exception for Bertie 1st person); phonetically spelled dialogue (my brain genuinely struggles to process it)
— Crossover-related: tragically unresolved lifespan incompatibilities; crossovers of more than two canons at a time; fourth wall breakage; letting real life release dates dictate character ages or limit the characters you include (I prefer moving timelines so requested characters are around the same age)
Things I Always Love
— Devoted Odd Couples: enjoying one another's company; laughing at one another; fond exasperation; quietly self-sacrificial loyalty; falling in love; contrasting speech patterns
— Earning Your Happy Ending: self-help; tough love; getting over some of your baggage; finding home where you least expect it; whump and angst with a happy ending; Groundhog Day/time loops
— Adventures & Journeys: exploring unknown territory; trains; ships; hotels; vacations gone awry; fish out of water; captured or stranded together; daring rescues or escapes
— Badassery: competence and resourcefulness; high-functioning teams; laughing in the face of danger or absurdity; the pen is mightier than the sword; but swords are more fun
— Sexy Times: I'd be thrilled to get higher rated fic! See here for general porn likes applicable to any of my ships (not just the ones listed there); or here for the more egregiously detailed version.
— Friends to Lovers: For pairings who don't canonically know each other, I'd be totally happy starting when they're already friends so you can focus on 'to lovers'! I love multiple approaches, especially a) 'friends with benefits' or 'sex before feelings' that becomes more, b) one or both realizing they want more than friendship and actually trying to do something about that yearning, c) fics that start right after the first kiss/declaration and focus on how they navigate the relationship transition in the days or weeks that follow
— Crossovers: applying skills/knowledge from one world to another world's problems; contrasting or reconciling differences in how a concept manifests across canons (ex. immortality, magic, realm hopping, time shenanigans); magic in one canon originates from another; characters coming up with logical but incorrect theories before discovering the truth; assuming characters have a past together (ex. cousins, long-lost school chums, etc) and starting the story when they reunite in the present
Kent/Chandler - Whitechapel
Kent’s quiet dedication, unshowy competence, and tragic, jealous pining slay me. His face!!! Chandler’s a delicious mix of contradictions; commanding yet sometimes unconfident, posh yet down to earth, cold one minute and goofily warm the next, publicly in control and privately breaking light switches. Kent’s crush is epic (he is SO ready to accommodate Chandler’s particularities), but I equally love the moments when Chandler looks at him a little too fondly and long, and when they seem to know what the other’s thinking.
I'm desperate for fic where they unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, or more!) while dealing with something cool, especially if it involves making the supernatural undertones explicitly real. Basically, less cozy teatime and slice of life; more adrenaline-fueled makeouts after swordfights with druids (an extreme example, but hopefully you get the idea). The yenta-ing and shovel talks were the only aspects of canon I didn’t like, so I’ll reiterate those general DNWs.
Prompts:
— Zombies: Kent and Chandler holed up and fighting together? Chandler disgusted by all the gore? Self-sacrificial gestures? Tender hurt/comfort? Desperate “we’re about to die” confessions and hookups? Working with Llewelyn to administer a cure? Happy endings, please!
— Sex Pollen: Slight preference for only one--either one!--affected, with lots of guilt and angst and pining and uncertainty about helping the other out. I also love the awkward mornings after. OR! Kent and Chandler are the only ones unaffected, stuck working while everyone else fucks. Awkward! Longing! Hopefully they end up doing it at some point anyway?
— Time Travel: I don't care about the logistics. Feel free to start once Chandler and Kent are in the past so the fic can focus on their adventure there/then. Fish out of water! Do they catch the Ripper? A crossover team up with the Penny Dreadful gang? Investigating a case in a non-1890s time period? Is Louise there/then, and this adventure is why she hates them? How does this lead to them getting together?
—Working together to thwart Anderson’s Machiavellian schemes, resulting in increased closeness as Kent learns about Chandler’s past/personal life? Anderson trying to use Chandler’s fondness for Kent to force Chandler’s hand in something, leading Chandler to realize the true nature of that fondness?
— Selkies: Kent (and Erica?) as secret selkie(s). Maybe Kent spends nights scouring the Thames for evidence and gets scolded for falling asleep at work? Or is he quietly freaking out because only he can see that the latest killer is targeting selkies? Or does Chandler accidentally throw Kent’s seal skin away while emptying the bins one night, resulting in them going on a quest to find it again? Or a villain gets hold of the skin and uses it to control or blackmail Kent? For any of these, how does Chandler discover the truth and what is his reaction? How does all this lead to them getting together?
— Random Details for Any Prompt: Chandler getting off on how much Kent gets off on praise; Kent serving as sergeant for a week when Miles gets pneumonia; Chandler’s righteous fury when Kent gets whumped; Kent encountering Chandler during one of his shirtless bathroom moments; Kent having trouble not calling Chandler 'sir', even in bed; relatively inexperienced Chandler; Kent cuffing and mandhandling suspects larger than himself; Llewelyn doing anything (she’s my other favorite character), particularly serving as non-yenta sounding board for Kent
Psmith/Mike - PG Wodehouse
Friends to lovers, please! There are prompts below, but honestly, as long as they unambiguously get together, I’ll love anything. The odd coupling of Mike’s everyman pragmatism and Psmith’s dialogue is endlessly delightful to me. I love their loyalty and what self-sacrificing heroes they both are, while also being total little shits.
Who is the forward one here, or do they bumble equally in their own ways? Does either try to hide his nerves/inexperience? Or not? Or maybe one or both is actually experienced? Is Psmith so overwhelmed that he finally shuts up, or does his persiflage merely turn to this new subject? Any take would be fascinating.
I have two main asks: 1) Please set it before they met their wives and/or pretend they never did 2) While a little longing and hesitation are nice--and a touch of quietly understood, low-key forbiddenness does add a certain frisson--I don't want internalized homophobia, anguished coming outs, or serious discussion of social issues. Other types of angst and non-canonical darkness are welcome, though, as long as it turns out okay in the end and retains some sense of humour. Can they just… get away with their romance without having to discuss at length why they’re being secretive?
Prompts:
— Getting Together: How does it happen? Is it friends with benefits, or does one actually seduce or court the other? Forced to share a bed? Friends with benefits that becomes more? Anything! Where do they first hook up? In the study, the flat, Psmith’s room at home or Cambridge, the bank’s broom closet, a train car…?
— Canon Divergence: What if either or both of their fathers had not gone bankrupt? What if the plan for Mike to manage Psmith's estates had happened? What if...? How do they get together in a divergence?
— What if Sedleigh was the school in Monty Python's 'The Meaning of Life'? Does John Cleese teach a gay sex lesson? Psmith and Mike studying for the exam together? Students partnered for in-class exercises? Some other direction for this?
— WWI: Fighting together, espionage missions, winning a key battle through impertinent ragging, Mike the accidental war hero, keeping one another warm in their trench, making out in a bombed out Belgian village, the desperation of war causing them to reveal long-secret pining, Psmith goes behind enemy lines to rescue Mike…
— Whump with a Happy Ending: Stoic woobies... yum. Maybe something traumatizing happens or has happened to Psmith, who hides his pain behind his effervescent mask... but Mike eventually figures it out and works to make it all better. Or something terrible happens to Mike, and Psmith goes above and beyond to get revenge and/or set things right
— Just Add Magic: Magical realism, urban fantasy, or characters encountering mythological, fantasy, or eldritch horror elements in the otherwise canonical universe—with happy endings, please! I'm not crazy about werewolves and vampires, but other than that, anything goes.
— Crossovers: One of my favorite things is hearing Psmith's and Mike's views on and reactions to new situations and people. Hence, getting together during a crossover! See here for Narnia crossover prompts. See here for crossovers with David Blaize. And see here for crossovers with 'My Family and Other Animals' or 'Penny Dreadful' (this is one of the few times I like vampires and werewolves).
Emeth/Tirian - Narnia
Tirian started out as a rash and inexperienced king, but he grew so much, and proved quite resourceful and clever once roused from his decadence. I loved the conflict Emeth faced between his reason, his duty, his devotion, and his desire to prove himself. They’re perfect for one another—brave, noble warriors, and all-around lovely guys. I want something where they unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, or more!) in real life and have a happy/hopeful ending. Enemies to lovers, culture clashes, reluctant allies fall in love, secret forbidden love across enemy lines, brothers in arms, agent falls for mark, differing styles of courtly speech and manners... I love it all! The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife/Aslan's Country are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that they will live out their lives.
Prompts:
— What if they had met in Narnia while Emeth was undercover as a merchant, and their love changes the course of the story?
— We know Tirian has been to Calormen. Was it an official trip, or did he go incognito, either for fun or for espionage or a ritual/festival? Did Emeth know who Tirian was, or not? How might this change have affected the later plot? You could focus on the flashbacks, or you could assume the backstory and start the fic when they meet again later on... either way!
— Canon divergence where Calormen conquered Narnia, but no apocalypse. Tirian as war trophy, slave, or sacrifice to Tash? Tirian tied up and beaten was very, um, interesting to me as a child; as long as there's subsequent comfort from Emeth and a hopeful ending, you can whump him as hard as you like, including with noncon. Does Emeth decide to help him? How do they fall in love? Do they run away together? Get arrested together? Maybe Tirian is given to Emeth as a war prisoner (with Emeth as kind and noble jailer, please!), or to someone horrible and Emeth rescues him?
— Or maybe it’s Narnia that wins the war, and Emeth who ends up as (kind and noble!) Tirian’s prisoner? Angst because crushing on your prisoner might not be honorable? How do they get past that?
— Exploring differing views about same-sex romance? It doesn't have to be "Calormen=repressed, Narnia=free love" (though it could); maybe Calormen has a complicated Ancient Greek-style undercurrent, or Narnia's never shaken its Victorian influences. Or some other take?
Edmund/Bacchus - Narnia
I love that being redeemed and growing into a badass and just warrior king didn't entirely cure Edmund of being a cranky, sarcastic little shit. And Bacchus is my favorite god; his whole schtick is delightful. Lifespan incompatibilities depress me, but if you mention that Bacchus will make Edmund immortally young, too, I'd be all for happily ever afters! Otherwise, I mostly ship this in a revelrous, casual way where they fall out of touch before Edmund gets old, not as a long-term monogamous relationship. Please ensure Edmund is at least 17 if/when anything more than kissing happens. The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife/Aslan's Country are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that it won't happen.
Prompts:
— Aslan loves everyone, but Lucy is obviously his favorite. What if Edmund is this god's special favorite? How come? Does Bacchus periodically show up to protect orfuckvisit him, maybe even in our world? Other ramifications of being Bacchus's fave?
— Instead of getting on the train and dying, Edmund (and Lucy, if you want, but not Peter or Susan, please) uses the rings to go on adventures to other worlds, and runs into Bacchus again. (Westeros/Essos is an option; however, I'm only familiar with the show)
— In mythology, Bacchus is sometimes depicted as a youth and sometimes as an adult. Does he decide at will? Or does something else cause him to shift? Separately, Aslan once gave Lucy a line about how he looked older because she was older, which... huh. Is this true for Bacchus and his faves, too? Edmund also goes back and forth in age... Basically, a shippy fic that plays with concepts around gods, time shenanigans, and age/appearance would be cool!
— Being the only humans around during their hormonal teenage years must have been hard. I'd love something in which Bacchus relieves Edmund's sexual frustration, either with direct physicality, instruction, or in other ways. Does it happen all at once when Ed goes to his first bacchanal, or is it a slow build over multiple years/visits?
— Bacchus is in charge of rites for young rulers to bond with the land or whatever. Basically, I'm looking for some sort of public and/or private virginity taking ceremony. Is Edmund excited, is it a duty he's been dreading, or something else? Is Bacchus godly and serious, or affectionate and fun? Perhaps they do it on the Stone Table? Tied down with magic vines? Ceremonial wine pouring? Holy semen? Switching? Pre-bathing by the maenads? It's not over until [your choice]? Different details of your choosing? Go all out! No drugs/aphrodisiacs, please (well, a mild wine buzz is fine, since it's Bacchus and all); I want Edmund naturally responsive and overstimulated.
Loki/Bucky - MCU
They are my two favorite MCU characters and will be my OTP forever, I don’t caaaaaaare. They would be amazing together, an entertainingly snarky, angsty and badass odd couple. Maybe with some tough love and self-help? As long as they come to genuinely care about one another and unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, please, or more!), I will be pleased with anything, even if they start out prickly or wary.
Even before Infinity War, I loved extreme canon divergences or pretending disparate points in their timelines lined up. Ex. post-TWS+pre-Thor1, or mid-Ragnarok+Bucky escaped Hydra earlier and in some totally different way, or... You get the idea. As long as they retain the backgrounds and character beats established in the first few minutes of their first films, you can ignore any/all parts of later canon. I don't actually care about the logistics of the divergence; feel free to start long after the divergence and/or after they become friends, handwaving the changes to canon.
Fandom-specific DNWs: 1) Infinity War. It just didn't happen, okay? I'd prefer an ending that lets me assume it will never happen. 2) A scene or two in a larger fic is fine, but I’m not into fics where Loki spends most of it in Jotun form or shapeshifted into someone else, or where Bucky spends most of it brainwashed or helpless. 3) Steve and/or Bucky ever having more than platonic feelings for each other (I ship them, but not in fics where I'm shipping Bucky with someone else). 4) I have a pet peeve about Bucky (and Steve) saying "ain't". Can they please speak as properly as they do in the films? Cursing is fine, though. 5) No Darcy or Sharon, please, and nothing from the TV shows, as I'm not familiar with them.
Prompts:
— The Convergence left wounded Loki stranded in Bucharest or wherever, to be found and taken in by post-TWS Bucky. What do they bond and bicker about day to day? Can Loki help Bucky's memories or triggers? What adventures do they share?
— Post-TWS or post-CW Steve asks Thor if Bucky can hide out on Asgard, where Loki is living as himself, not as Odin. Bucky's impression of the place and characters? Using Brooklyn street smarts to help royalty with a problem? How do he and Loki get along and get together?
— Forced Proximity Tropes: undercover as a couple, marriage of convenience, or stranded or captured together (in space? in an avalanche? on Lost Island? at a terrible party? Anywhere!). Maybe it's a divergence where Loki was forgiven and helped out the Avengers? Or on a project for Frigga? Or they have to get married to prevent one or both from being extradited for their crimes? I'm into these tropes for the bonding and working together that results. I don't care about the set-up; handwave away.
— Bucky was also a gladiator on Sakaar (I don't particularly care how/why he got there; I don't even need Bucky to know). He and Loki bond while trying to escape and/or stay on the good side of the Grandmaster, who enjoys them as toys, not actual people. Is Bucky a fighter or a pleasure pet, or both? Forced proximity in this terrible situation helps them fall for each other? Is it awkward because they have to hide their feelings from the GM? DNW Bucky or Loki having genuine feelings for the GM; I see any sex with him being dubcon or noncon, and then Bucky/Loki hurt-comforting each other.
— Or maybe Bucky was one of the gladiators who escaped with Korg, and meets Loki on the refugee ship... which goes on to have unmolested space adventures and happy endings!!! (Optional side theme: after the WWII experiments, is something about Bucky vaguely linked to the Tesseract the way Wanda is to the mind stone?)
— Loki coming to Earth for some reason between WWII and TWS and somehow rescuing the Winter Soldier. What do they do once Bucky's lucid again? Is Loki stuck here, and they shack up together? Does Loki take Bucky back to Asgard to meet the fam?
— Bucky and Loki somehow met and hooked up before or during WWII. However, what I'm actually interested in is what happens when they meet again later on. When/how does their reunion happen? What with the brainwashing, amnesia, Thanos-bidding, etc, it could be so angsty followed by such tender comfort. Yum. You can include the flashbacks, or just handwavily mention the backstory in passing to focus on the present-day.
— Externally Driven Sex Tropes: "fuck or die", "aliens/bad guys made them do it", sex pollen (affecting either or both), "only sex can break the spell", etc. But no established romantic relationship or pre-arranged consent, please; I like these tropes when they have to get through this awkward/awful situation together, and didn't know beforehand that their feelings were requited. Or maybe the experience leads one or both to realize they want more. I also adore the awkward mornings/days after to and getting together.
— If you want even more prompts, check out THIS letter.
MCU/Narnia Crossovers
Pairings:
• Bucky/Rilian
• Thor/Tirian
Bucky/Rilian
As long as Bucky goes to Narnia, I will love anything! I don't care how he gets there. Feel free to handwave the timelines (Narnia has enough time shenanigans that I'd roll with anything) and/or start after they've already met. What is his reaction to everything? What does Bucky think about the existence of magic and other worlds and stuff (please let him find out!!)? What adventures do they have together? How do they get to making out? The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife are my biggest DNWs. MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above.
I think they have great potential for mutually supportive self-help and friends to lovers. There are many parallels, what with the brainwashing and trauma chairs and being programmed to kill your friends, and bad people telling you you're crazy during the rare moments when you're actually lucid, and being lost for years...
— Bucky helping Rilian during his early days on the throne (like, anywhere from a few days to a few years after Jill and Eustace leave). There would be a lot for Rilian to deal with, both politically and personally. Are there dissidents disappointed at the prince's return, or foreign spies/enemies, or...? Maybe Bucky's common sense outsider perspective could help? Does Rilian spend his days pretending to be totally fine, but in private he’s still traumatized and needs Bucky to hold him or something?
— Bucky participating in the first snowfall dance or some other Narnian ritual would be adorable, all fish out of water. How does Rilian help him through it, and does it help them get together?
— You could even ignore the parallels, and have Bucky fall off the train and into Rilian's reign, or he touched the Tesseract while imprisoned with Hydra and it whisked him to Narnia, without Winter Soldier stuff ever happening to him.
— Or maybe they met before one of them got brainwashed, and years later when they meet again the other doesn't remember him (lots of angst that gets hopefully resolved by the end).
— A canon divergence where they met as children! The thing is, I’m not really interested in the childhood part. What I care about is the reunion later on when they are adults, and the romance that develops. You can include the flashbacks as well, if you want/have time, or you could set it entirely when they're adults, simply expositing in passing that they knew one another as kids. How well did they know one another back then? For how long have they been separated (if at all)? Rescuing their old friend from canon events or comforting him afterwards?
Thor/Tirian
I love Thor to absolute distraction. He balances godly/regal gravitas and deadliness with jolliness, earnestness, gentleness, and a delightful alien weirdness. He and Tirian would be so competent and delightful and hot together. I will love anything! I'm okay pretending the Friends had nothing to do with The Last Battle (ie., Jill and Eustace never came), so you can assume Tirian's reign lined up with some earlier or later time in Asgard or Earth. Narnia has so many time shenanigans that I'll roll with anything.
The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that it will never happen, even if the romance is just a brief fling that ends amicably when one has to go home. MCU-specific DNWs and Tirian character notes are in the Emeth/Tirian and Bucky/Loki sections above.
— Narnia as a fun realm that Thor likes to visit? Either he gets the party he came for, or he ends up in an unexpected adventure.
— Instead of the Friends of Narnia, it was Thor that Tirian summoned while he was tied to the tree (or a canon divergence where he got to blow the horn instead of being captured), and together they avert Narnia's version of Ragnarok. Or maybe Narnia does get destroyed, but Thor helps Tirian and the Narnians escape and settle in a nice new world (in real life).
— Something where they fight together and learn to be less rash/better rulers together (and hook up)? Teaming up to defend their kingdoms or seal a treaty? Secret spy missions to Calormen or tackling difficult domestic policy things?
— You know how Tirian astrally projected to the Friends of Narnia that one time? Well, what if he's been doing it for awhile with Thor? They have always secretly thought they had an imaginary friend (or are going nuts), but one day they meet, either in Narnia or Asgard.
— What if Thor was banished to Narnia instead of to Earth or he (and Loki? he is always welcome) fell into Tirian's time instead of Sakaar (just pretend the timelines line up, please)? Or helps Tirian with something pre-TLB? Fighting Northern giants or drinking wine together? Or maybe it’s set pre-Thor canon, sneaking over to Narnia for some secret fun and getting stuck there or embroiled in something he wants to finish.
MCU/Wodehouse Crossover
Pairing: Loki/Bertie Wooster
YES! As long as they come to genuinely like/care about one another (even if it’s begrudgingly on Loki’s side), I’ll love anything. I want them to unambiguously get together. It could be a fling that amicably ends or forever love (if the latter, please mention a way to solve the lifespan issues). What is their dynamic like? What are Loki's reactions to Wodehouse characters? Like, is he having trouble deciding if they're stupid, or actually dangerous savants? What are Bertie's reactions/thoughts on Loki's drama and the existence of gods and magic and whatnot (he must find out!!)? Is the Wodehouse world unexpectedly what Loki needs to be happier and learn some life lessons?
MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above. DNW any hint of Bertie or Jeeves ever having more than platonic feelings for one another, and I definitely don't want Jeeves breaking Loki/Bertie up. While the Bertie&Jeeves dialogue is (of course) amazing, my favorite parts of these stories are actually the scenes focused on my beloved Bertie with his pals, or trying on his own to deal with aunts, girls he doesn't want, authority figures, etc (but this time not on his own! this time with Loki!). I really want the focus on Bertie/Loki, and secondarily, Bertie+Asgard characters or Bertie/Loki's interactions with non-Jeeves Wodehouse characters. Same notes about homophobia from the Psmith request above apply here.
If you want to write 1st person Bertie pastiche, great! However, I’ll be just as happy with 3rd person Loki POV; an outsider's take on Bertie and his world would be fascinating. Or maybe something more the style of the Blandings or Psmith narration. Or whatever!
Prompts:
— How can Loki help Bertie? Are the aunts or Sir Roderick or the Basset almost too formidable of opponents, even for Loki? Or does his god of chaos-ness help him understand them? How does he finally prevail and how does it help them get together?
— Loki as Bertie's guest at the Drones Club or at someone's country estate. Does he help Bertie finally get back at Tuppy for dunking him in the pool? Does Loki want to steal Anatole away to Asgard? Do Bertie's friends or family love his new (secretly boy)friend, or have misgivings about him, or...? I love everyone, so include whoever you want; Psmith, Mike, and Uncle Fred are also welcome.
— Loki and Bertie scheming at Goodwood or the boat races or some other ridiculous Wodehouse-style plot you make up. Or maybe Loki is here because of some MCU!space-style plot; how does Bertie at least try to help? How do their different schemer/problem solver brains work together? Are their combined plans better than their individual efforts, or doubly disastrous? How does it lead to feelings?
— Bertie and Loki at Blandings! Imposters! Fucking in the yew alley! Do Clarence, Constance or the Empress take an ill-advised shine to Loki? But Baxter suspects! Are they there to steal a magical thingy that is Loki's ticket home? Something else?
— Or start it after they've gotten together, when it's time for Loki to return home, and he wants to take Bertie with him. Did Bertie know before what/who Loki is? Or not, and this is how he finds out? What are his reactions to Asgard and the characters? What are their reactions to him?
— Random ideas for getting Loki into the Wodehouse world, in case you’re stuck: Loki falls off the Bifrost and into ~1930s London (just pretend Thor 1 happened back then), onto Bertie's roof or the garden at Brinkley Court or something. Or maybe he (and Thor?) visited Earth back then for fun or a project and got stranded here for awhile? Do Bertie or Aunt Dahlia take him in? Anything! (But seriously, I don't care how/why he is there; feel free to start later, even after he's met Bertie.)
Loki/Eliot - MCU/Magicians
On a shallow note, with their similarly lanky builds, they’d look gorgeous together, clothed, naked, or in between. But more importantly, they would be so entertaining! Two snarky, snotty, volatile, dramatic, vulnerable, realm hopping royal magician aesthetes. As long as they end up genuinely liking one another, it can start out a little tricksy or wary, or they can be into one another right away. Loki striking up a background friendship with Margo, Penny or Quentin would be fun (they’re my favorites, after Eliot). MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above.
I love Eliot’s affected and entertaining persona, the badinage underscored with melancholy, how he is badass and self-sacrificing when the situation requires, how he every so often drops the affectation to show some real vulnerability and feeling. He’s so aloof, but when he cares, he cares so much! With bonus self-destructive angst that he slowly self-helps himself through. I love how hard he tried to be a good king, after a life of pretending not to care about anything. The parallels with Loki!!! It’s all so delicious.
Some notes: 1) I want something set in Fillory, Asgard or the Nietherlands, not Earth, so would prefer a canon divergences that branches off at any point after Eliot became king and before Infinity War/season 3 finale. 2) No meta stuff where anything related to Narnia exists, or where MCU exists as a film series 3) Please don't let Fen or anyone be heartbroken about Eliot's new boyfriend. 4) No Julia, please; her plots were so triggery for so long that I still get anxious when she appears.
Prompts:
— Loki falls or is banished to Fillory in Thor 1, or falls there instead of Sakaar during Ragnarok. How do they get along and get together? Working out their personal issues by co-writing plays?
— Sex Magic/Rituals: Maybe they need to cast a spell for some dire reason, and sex is one of the ingredients? Or a Fillorian ritual demands sex? Is it the excuse they’ve been waiting for?
— Accidental Marriage: Tick informs Eliot one morning that something he and Loki did last night renders them married or now they need to get married.
—Marriage of Convenience: Do they have to get married to magically bond the other to the realm so he can’t be sent away or extradited? Some other reason?
— Does magic going out affect Loki, too? If so, do their efforts to investigate/repair the issue lead to them working together, and then bonding/falling in love? Or are Loki’s abilities godlike and therefore unaffected? If so, does Eliot negotiate a deal in order to save Fillory?
— Teaming up for a canon-divergent quest in Asgard or Fillory? Do they get captured or stranded or some other forced proximity trope?
— Loki does a lot of illusion magic (and Eliot's fond of his spell for seeing through illusions); does he want or draw power from the key from After Island? Or want some other magic thing in Fillory? Or Eliot sneaks into Asgard through a fountain in order to get a magic thingy? Do they start out playing each other for ulterior motives but end up falling for one another?
— The S3 finale robbed me of getting to see Eliot's life as former high king but still living in Fillory under his BFF Margo's rule. The parallels with Loki's former-king situation would have been interesting. How would he have dealt with it? Would Loki's presence help, hurt or distract, or...? (No angst or drama between Eliot and Margo, please. Their loving and supportive friendship is everything to me.)
— Optional themes to include in any prompt: Eliot, who was born a nobody, was destined to be high king, while Loki, who was born sort of doubly royal, will never truly be king of anything. Do they bring out one another's insecurities? Are they competitive with each other—about magic, intelligence, sex, everything? Is there something they can only do if they combine talents? Learning lessons about what it means to be a ruler? The doppel-banger and Loki’s duplicates joining in to make it an orgy that actually consists of only two people?
David Blaize Crossovers
Pairings:
• Frank/Edmund (Narnia)
• Frank/Bucky (MCU)
• Frank/Others (Various Crossover Options)
General
Frank/Happiness is my OTP. He's such a fascinating and endearing blend of judgmental, whimsical, bossy, charismatic, and melancholic. While his anguished self-loathing is super compelling, I ultimately want him to get over it (and himself, a little), without anyone explicitly lecturing him. I want him to find happiness and self-acceptance with someone new—with actual kissing, or more! Please let him completely get over his tragic fixation on David and be entirely into the new person, without bashing David. And please set it when Frank is anywhere between 18-26 (ie. canon divergence, or shortly post-canon), so he doesn't have to wait long to be happier.
Is he very experienced, or did he barely get beyond handjobs before he renounced? He’s got an assertive and aggressive side; once he decides to give in, does he try to match the vigor of his partner (as opposed to simply receiving tenderness and physical satisfaction, which would be great, too)? The chapter where he devises the plan to catch the cheaters was such fun; if it fits, something that also showcases his cleverness and snark and take-chargeness in action would be lovely.
Bonus Crossover Pairing Options!:
There are a ton of people I would equally love to see Frank with, but I get embarrassed about nominating all of them. Feel free to write any of the / pairings HERE instead of the officially requested ones.
Frank/Edmund (Narnia)
Frank coming up with well-reasoned but incorrect theories to explain Edmund’s weirdness before eventually figuring it out? What is post-Narnia life like for Edmund? Is he also frustrated (sexually or otherwise)? Carrying around knowledge or experience that he can’t use? Desperate because he remembers adult relationships but has (until now) been too young/depressed/lacked opportunity/hasn’t liked anyone enough/other? Or maybe he’s actually quite inexperienced. What draws them to each other?
My biggest asks are a) for Frank to find out about Narnia/Edmund’s secret and b) pretend the David Blaize books were set later so that they are around the same age during the story. DNW train crash, end of Narnia, or afterlife! Please make it clear they will live out their lives.
— School or University: Prefects together at Marchester? Edmund being really good at sneaking out/around? Have they always liked one another, or do they start as rivals (house rivalry, sports rivalry, etc.) but end up falling for one another? Wet and full of adrenaline after a sailing race or tennis match at Cambridge?
— Golden Age: Frank finds himself in Narnia (I don’t care how; feel free to skip over that part). What are his reactions to the place? How does Edmund, who probably doesn't have a ton of attractive humans around, react to having this nice, smart, handsome Brit in the castle? Can Frank help Ed and his siblings remember their lives from before?
— Greece: Does Edmund also become an archaeologist? Or does he study something else at Cambridge that allows them to travel to Greece together? Voyages on trains or ships (and possibly stranded when the vehicle breaks down)? Finding ancient magic here on earth? Partying with Bacchus, who can be Ed's previous lover that he's over or just an old acquaintance (this is an exception to my 'multiple requested pairing' DNW)?
— Post-Canon Adventures: I'm obsessed with Edmund using the rings to go adventuring to places other than Narnia instead of dying. Maybe it's Frank's parents' house that Edmund burgles to get the rings, and that's how they meet and go off on adventures together to the Wood Between the Worlds or not-so-dead Charn? Westeros/Essos (I only know the TV show) is another option.
Frank/Bucky (MCU)
I would like a WWII getting together story--no MCU canon other than the first Cap movie needed (unless you want)! Please pretend the books were set later so that they are around the same age. They’d make such a great odd couple. The Brooklyn boy/posh Brit, classical education/street smarts, etc. How do they overcome Frank’s (possibly also Bucky’s?) internalized homophobia and find something good? Is Bucky actually more open-minded or experienced with men than Frank? Or has he always denied himself, and Frank initiates him?
MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above. Feel free to pretend Bucky didn’t fall off the train so they can have a happily ever after. Or maybe Frank encounters his brainwashed old flame and rescues him from Hydra in, like, 1949 (ie. before there’s a major age difference) for a happily ever after. Or you can make it bittersweet, with Bucky still falling, but even though he grieves, their time together has left Frank in a healthier place to live and love again without such self-loathing (and WE know Bucky will eventually be okay, per canon).
Does Frank start out initially jealous of Bucky’s friendship with Steve, because he’s projecting his own experiences with David onto Steve&Bucky? Does Bucky scoff because he and Steve aren't like that at all, or is Frank actually correct in thinking Bucky has been unrequitedly pining (this is my one sort-of exception to the Steve/Bucky DNW)? If the latter, I want Bucky to get over Steve completely as he and Frank fall for one another, without bashing Steve. Or you could not bring up Steve/Bucky as a question or issue at all!
— Soldiers Together: Maybe the 107th is camped alongside Frank’s unit before their capture? Sharing a foxhole together? Exploring or hiding in a bombed out village together? Left behind and forced to trek to safety together? Saving one another? Does the desperation of war get them over their issues enough to act on their feelings?
— Captives Together: Do they huddle together between torture/experimentation sessions, clinging to each other and their identities? Hurt/comfort and desperate “we’ll probably die tomorrow” hookups? Nazis humiliating them or forcing them to do it or confess feelings or watch each other be hurt? Or maybe they only get together after Steve’s rescued them, when they begin to realize something more permanent was done to them.
— Howling Commandoes: Frank as part of the gang? Getting together while using their combined smarts on a mission, either with the whole group, or a side project just for them? I’m thinking stakeouts, disguises, need for quick thinking, getting information at a party, stranded in a snowy cabin, down time at a pub… anything!
— Spies or Missions: Or maybe Frank isn’t a soldier, but rather some sort of archaeologist/explorer civilian who is asked to use his knowledge to help the war effort. Maybe Hitler’s after some Ancient Greek occult blah blah? The SSR partners Frank and Bucky for the mission.
Here are anchor links to the different pairing sections:
Kent/Chandler (Whitechapel), Psmith/Mike (Wodehouse), Emeth/Tirian (Narnia), Edmund/Bacchus (Narnia), Bucky/Loki (MCU), MCU/Narnia Crossovers, Loki/Bertie (MCU/Wodehouse), Loki/Eliot (MCU/Magicians), David Blaize Crossovers
General
I'm just as--often more!--interested in watching characters deal with what comes after a prompted premise than I am in the premise itself. For example, I don't particularly care how they get to the same place and meet, or how canonical friends got into this weird situation. Feel free to skip the set-up and start in media res. What I'm most interested in is what happens next--the dynamics they develop, the adventures they have, the things they learn, etc. If you have the time and inclination to include the set-up as well, then great! However, stories that end shortly after the introductions or before the characters actually do anything in the premise make me sad.
Do Not Wants
— goofy crack, fusions, alternate setting AUs, unrequested crossovers
— romantic pairings other than the ones specifically requested; poly or threesomes; multiple conflicting requested pairings (ex. Bucky/Loki and Loki/Eliot in the same fic; however, Bucky/Loki+Loki&Eliot is fine)
— fics where none of the main characters ever find out about the others' backgrounds or magic (the reveal doesn't have to happen 'on-screen', but please don't end it with everyone thinking everyone else is normal!)
— characters written as ace, aro or demi; gender identity headcanons
— Things That Upset Me: major character death; the afterlife; bleak endings; shovel talks; dark dynamics within my requested ships; my ship stops liking each other; "it was all a dream" endings
— Schmoopiness: plotless fluff; non-canonical pet names or terms of endearment; people saying "I love you" verbatim (I love other ways of showing it!)
— Sex & Relationship-Related: D/s dynamics; soulmates; yentas and matchmakers; pregnancy; adultery; underage/overage romance
— Writing Things: 1st & 2nd person POV (exception for Bertie 1st person); phonetically spelled dialogue (my brain genuinely struggles to process it)
— Crossover-related: tragically unresolved lifespan incompatibilities; crossovers of more than two canons at a time; fourth wall breakage; letting real life release dates dictate character ages or limit the characters you include (I prefer moving timelines so requested characters are around the same age)
Things I Always Love
— Devoted Odd Couples: enjoying one another's company; laughing at one another; fond exasperation; quietly self-sacrificial loyalty; falling in love; contrasting speech patterns
— Earning Your Happy Ending: self-help; tough love; getting over some of your baggage; finding home where you least expect it; whump and angst with a happy ending; Groundhog Day/time loops
— Adventures & Journeys: exploring unknown territory; trains; ships; hotels; vacations gone awry; fish out of water; captured or stranded together; daring rescues or escapes
— Badassery: competence and resourcefulness; high-functioning teams; laughing in the face of danger or absurdity; the pen is mightier than the sword; but swords are more fun
— Sexy Times: I'd be thrilled to get higher rated fic! See here for general porn likes applicable to any of my ships (not just the ones listed there); or here for the more egregiously detailed version.
— Friends to Lovers: For pairings who don't canonically know each other, I'd be totally happy starting when they're already friends so you can focus on 'to lovers'! I love multiple approaches, especially a) 'friends with benefits' or 'sex before feelings' that becomes more, b) one or both realizing they want more than friendship and actually trying to do something about that yearning, c) fics that start right after the first kiss/declaration and focus on how they navigate the relationship transition in the days or weeks that follow
— Crossovers: applying skills/knowledge from one world to another world's problems; contrasting or reconciling differences in how a concept manifests across canons (ex. immortality, magic, realm hopping, time shenanigans); magic in one canon originates from another; characters coming up with logical but incorrect theories before discovering the truth; assuming characters have a past together (ex. cousins, long-lost school chums, etc) and starting the story when they reunite in the present
Kent/Chandler - Whitechapel
Kent’s quiet dedication, unshowy competence, and tragic, jealous pining slay me. His face!!! Chandler’s a delicious mix of contradictions; commanding yet sometimes unconfident, posh yet down to earth, cold one minute and goofily warm the next, publicly in control and privately breaking light switches. Kent’s crush is epic (he is SO ready to accommodate Chandler’s particularities), but I equally love the moments when Chandler looks at him a little too fondly and long, and when they seem to know what the other’s thinking.
I'm desperate for fic where they unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, or more!) while dealing with something cool, especially if it involves making the supernatural undertones explicitly real. Basically, less cozy teatime and slice of life; more adrenaline-fueled makeouts after swordfights with druids (an extreme example, but hopefully you get the idea). The yenta-ing and shovel talks were the only aspects of canon I didn’t like, so I’ll reiterate those general DNWs.
Prompts:
— Zombies: Kent and Chandler holed up and fighting together? Chandler disgusted by all the gore? Self-sacrificial gestures? Tender hurt/comfort? Desperate “we’re about to die” confessions and hookups? Working with Llewelyn to administer a cure? Happy endings, please!
— Sex Pollen: Slight preference for only one--either one!--affected, with lots of guilt and angst and pining and uncertainty about helping the other out. I also love the awkward mornings after. OR! Kent and Chandler are the only ones unaffected, stuck working while everyone else fucks. Awkward! Longing! Hopefully they end up doing it at some point anyway?
— Time Travel: I don't care about the logistics. Feel free to start once Chandler and Kent are in the past so the fic can focus on their adventure there/then. Fish out of water! Do they catch the Ripper? A crossover team up with the Penny Dreadful gang? Investigating a case in a non-1890s time period? Is Louise there/then, and this adventure is why she hates them? How does this lead to them getting together?
—Working together to thwart Anderson’s Machiavellian schemes, resulting in increased closeness as Kent learns about Chandler’s past/personal life? Anderson trying to use Chandler’s fondness for Kent to force Chandler’s hand in something, leading Chandler to realize the true nature of that fondness?
— Selkies: Kent (and Erica?) as secret selkie(s). Maybe Kent spends nights scouring the Thames for evidence and gets scolded for falling asleep at work? Or is he quietly freaking out because only he can see that the latest killer is targeting selkies? Or does Chandler accidentally throw Kent’s seal skin away while emptying the bins one night, resulting in them going on a quest to find it again? Or a villain gets hold of the skin and uses it to control or blackmail Kent? For any of these, how does Chandler discover the truth and what is his reaction? How does all this lead to them getting together?
— Random Details for Any Prompt: Chandler getting off on how much Kent gets off on praise; Kent serving as sergeant for a week when Miles gets pneumonia; Chandler’s righteous fury when Kent gets whumped; Kent encountering Chandler during one of his shirtless bathroom moments; Kent having trouble not calling Chandler 'sir', even in bed; relatively inexperienced Chandler; Kent cuffing and mandhandling suspects larger than himself; Llewelyn doing anything (she’s my other favorite character), particularly serving as non-yenta sounding board for Kent
Psmith/Mike - PG Wodehouse
Friends to lovers, please! There are prompts below, but honestly, as long as they unambiguously get together, I’ll love anything. The odd coupling of Mike’s everyman pragmatism and Psmith’s dialogue is endlessly delightful to me. I love their loyalty and what self-sacrificing heroes they both are, while also being total little shits.
Who is the forward one here, or do they bumble equally in their own ways? Does either try to hide his nerves/inexperience? Or not? Or maybe one or both is actually experienced? Is Psmith so overwhelmed that he finally shuts up, or does his persiflage merely turn to this new subject? Any take would be fascinating.
I have two main asks: 1) Please set it before they met their wives and/or pretend they never did 2) While a little longing and hesitation are nice--and a touch of quietly understood, low-key forbiddenness does add a certain frisson--I don't want internalized homophobia, anguished coming outs, or serious discussion of social issues. Other types of angst and non-canonical darkness are welcome, though, as long as it turns out okay in the end and retains some sense of humour. Can they just… get away with their romance without having to discuss at length why they’re being secretive?
Prompts:
— Getting Together: How does it happen? Is it friends with benefits, or does one actually seduce or court the other? Forced to share a bed? Friends with benefits that becomes more? Anything! Where do they first hook up? In the study, the flat, Psmith’s room at home or Cambridge, the bank’s broom closet, a train car…?
— Canon Divergence: What if either or both of their fathers had not gone bankrupt? What if the plan for Mike to manage Psmith's estates had happened? What if...? How do they get together in a divergence?
— What if Sedleigh was the school in Monty Python's 'The Meaning of Life'? Does John Cleese teach a gay sex lesson? Psmith and Mike studying for the exam together? Students partnered for in-class exercises? Some other direction for this?
— WWI: Fighting together, espionage missions, winning a key battle through impertinent ragging, Mike the accidental war hero, keeping one another warm in their trench, making out in a bombed out Belgian village, the desperation of war causing them to reveal long-secret pining, Psmith goes behind enemy lines to rescue Mike…
— Whump with a Happy Ending: Stoic woobies... yum. Maybe something traumatizing happens or has happened to Psmith, who hides his pain behind his effervescent mask... but Mike eventually figures it out and works to make it all better. Or something terrible happens to Mike, and Psmith goes above and beyond to get revenge and/or set things right
— Just Add Magic: Magical realism, urban fantasy, or characters encountering mythological, fantasy, or eldritch horror elements in the otherwise canonical universe—with happy endings, please! I'm not crazy about werewolves and vampires, but other than that, anything goes.
— Crossovers: One of my favorite things is hearing Psmith's and Mike's views on and reactions to new situations and people. Hence, getting together during a crossover! See here for Narnia crossover prompts. See here for crossovers with David Blaize. And see here for crossovers with 'My Family and Other Animals' or 'Penny Dreadful' (this is one of the few times I like vampires and werewolves).
Emeth/Tirian - Narnia
Tirian started out as a rash and inexperienced king, but he grew so much, and proved quite resourceful and clever once roused from his decadence. I loved the conflict Emeth faced between his reason, his duty, his devotion, and his desire to prove himself. They’re perfect for one another—brave, noble warriors, and all-around lovely guys. I want something where they unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, or more!) in real life and have a happy/hopeful ending. Enemies to lovers, culture clashes, reluctant allies fall in love, secret forbidden love across enemy lines, brothers in arms, agent falls for mark, differing styles of courtly speech and manners... I love it all! The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife/Aslan's Country are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that they will live out their lives.
Prompts:
— What if they had met in Narnia while Emeth was undercover as a merchant, and their love changes the course of the story?
— We know Tirian has been to Calormen. Was it an official trip, or did he go incognito, either for fun or for espionage or a ritual/festival? Did Emeth know who Tirian was, or not? How might this change have affected the later plot? You could focus on the flashbacks, or you could assume the backstory and start the fic when they meet again later on... either way!
— Canon divergence where Calormen conquered Narnia, but no apocalypse. Tirian as war trophy, slave, or sacrifice to Tash? Tirian tied up and beaten was very, um, interesting to me as a child; as long as there's subsequent comfort from Emeth and a hopeful ending, you can whump him as hard as you like, including with noncon. Does Emeth decide to help him? How do they fall in love? Do they run away together? Get arrested together? Maybe Tirian is given to Emeth as a war prisoner (with Emeth as kind and noble jailer, please!), or to someone horrible and Emeth rescues him?
— Or maybe it’s Narnia that wins the war, and Emeth who ends up as (kind and noble!) Tirian’s prisoner? Angst because crushing on your prisoner might not be honorable? How do they get past that?
— Exploring differing views about same-sex romance? It doesn't have to be "Calormen=repressed, Narnia=free love" (though it could); maybe Calormen has a complicated Ancient Greek-style undercurrent, or Narnia's never shaken its Victorian influences. Or some other take?
Edmund/Bacchus - Narnia
I love that being redeemed and growing into a badass and just warrior king didn't entirely cure Edmund of being a cranky, sarcastic little shit. And Bacchus is my favorite god; his whole schtick is delightful. Lifespan incompatibilities depress me, but if you mention that Bacchus will make Edmund immortally young, too, I'd be all for happily ever afters! Otherwise, I mostly ship this in a revelrous, casual way where they fall out of touch before Edmund gets old, not as a long-term monogamous relationship. Please ensure Edmund is at least 17 if/when anything more than kissing happens. The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife/Aslan's Country are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that it won't happen.
Prompts:
— Aslan loves everyone, but Lucy is obviously his favorite. What if Edmund is this god's special favorite? How come? Does Bacchus periodically show up to protect or
— Instead of getting on the train and dying, Edmund (and Lucy, if you want, but not Peter or Susan, please) uses the rings to go on adventures to other worlds, and runs into Bacchus again. (Westeros/Essos is an option; however, I'm only familiar with the show)
— In mythology, Bacchus is sometimes depicted as a youth and sometimes as an adult. Does he decide at will? Or does something else cause him to shift? Separately, Aslan once gave Lucy a line about how he looked older because she was older, which... huh. Is this true for Bacchus and his faves, too? Edmund also goes back and forth in age... Basically, a shippy fic that plays with concepts around gods, time shenanigans, and age/appearance would be cool!
— Being the only humans around during their hormonal teenage years must have been hard. I'd love something in which Bacchus relieves Edmund's sexual frustration, either with direct physicality, instruction, or in other ways. Does it happen all at once when Ed goes to his first bacchanal, or is it a slow build over multiple years/visits?
— Bacchus is in charge of rites for young rulers to bond with the land or whatever. Basically, I'm looking for some sort of public and/or private virginity taking ceremony. Is Edmund excited, is it a duty he's been dreading, or something else? Is Bacchus godly and serious, or affectionate and fun? Perhaps they do it on the Stone Table? Tied down with magic vines? Ceremonial wine pouring? Holy semen? Switching? Pre-bathing by the maenads? It's not over until [your choice]? Different details of your choosing? Go all out! No drugs/aphrodisiacs, please (well, a mild wine buzz is fine, since it's Bacchus and all); I want Edmund naturally responsive and overstimulated.
Loki/Bucky - MCU
They are my two favorite MCU characters and will be my OTP forever, I don’t caaaaaaare. They would be amazing together, an entertainingly snarky, angsty and badass odd couple. Maybe with some tough love and self-help? As long as they come to genuinely care about one another and unambiguously get together (with actual makeouts, please, or more!), I will be pleased with anything, even if they start out prickly or wary.
Even before Infinity War, I loved extreme canon divergences or pretending disparate points in their timelines lined up. Ex. post-TWS+pre-Thor1, or mid-Ragnarok+Bucky escaped Hydra earlier and in some totally different way, or... You get the idea. As long as they retain the backgrounds and character beats established in the first few minutes of their first films, you can ignore any/all parts of later canon. I don't actually care about the logistics of the divergence; feel free to start long after the divergence and/or after they become friends, handwaving the changes to canon.
Fandom-specific DNWs: 1) Infinity War. It just didn't happen, okay? I'd prefer an ending that lets me assume it will never happen. 2) A scene or two in a larger fic is fine, but I’m not into fics where Loki spends most of it in Jotun form or shapeshifted into someone else, or where Bucky spends most of it brainwashed or helpless. 3) Steve and/or Bucky ever having more than platonic feelings for each other (I ship them, but not in fics where I'm shipping Bucky with someone else). 4) I have a pet peeve about Bucky (and Steve) saying "ain't". Can they please speak as properly as they do in the films? Cursing is fine, though. 5) No Darcy or Sharon, please, and nothing from the TV shows, as I'm not familiar with them.
Prompts:
— The Convergence left wounded Loki stranded in Bucharest or wherever, to be found and taken in by post-TWS Bucky. What do they bond and bicker about day to day? Can Loki help Bucky's memories or triggers? What adventures do they share?
— Post-TWS or post-CW Steve asks Thor if Bucky can hide out on Asgard, where Loki is living as himself, not as Odin. Bucky's impression of the place and characters? Using Brooklyn street smarts to help royalty with a problem? How do he and Loki get along and get together?
— Forced Proximity Tropes: undercover as a couple, marriage of convenience, or stranded or captured together (in space? in an avalanche? on Lost Island? at a terrible party? Anywhere!). Maybe it's a divergence where Loki was forgiven and helped out the Avengers? Or on a project for Frigga? Or they have to get married to prevent one or both from being extradited for their crimes? I'm into these tropes for the bonding and working together that results. I don't care about the set-up; handwave away.
— Bucky was also a gladiator on Sakaar (I don't particularly care how/why he got there; I don't even need Bucky to know). He and Loki bond while trying to escape and/or stay on the good side of the Grandmaster, who enjoys them as toys, not actual people. Is Bucky a fighter or a pleasure pet, or both? Forced proximity in this terrible situation helps them fall for each other? Is it awkward because they have to hide their feelings from the GM? DNW Bucky or Loki having genuine feelings for the GM; I see any sex with him being dubcon or noncon, and then Bucky/Loki hurt-comforting each other.
— Or maybe Bucky was one of the gladiators who escaped with Korg, and meets Loki on the refugee ship... which goes on to have unmolested space adventures and happy endings!!! (Optional side theme: after the WWII experiments, is something about Bucky vaguely linked to the Tesseract the way Wanda is to the mind stone?)
— Loki coming to Earth for some reason between WWII and TWS and somehow rescuing the Winter Soldier. What do they do once Bucky's lucid again? Is Loki stuck here, and they shack up together? Does Loki take Bucky back to Asgard to meet the fam?
— Bucky and Loki somehow met and hooked up before or during WWII. However, what I'm actually interested in is what happens when they meet again later on. When/how does their reunion happen? What with the brainwashing, amnesia, Thanos-bidding, etc, it could be so angsty followed by such tender comfort. Yum. You can include the flashbacks, or just handwavily mention the backstory in passing to focus on the present-day.
— Externally Driven Sex Tropes: "fuck or die", "aliens/bad guys made them do it", sex pollen (affecting either or both), "only sex can break the spell", etc. But no established romantic relationship or pre-arranged consent, please; I like these tropes when they have to get through this awkward/awful situation together, and didn't know beforehand that their feelings were requited. Or maybe the experience leads one or both to realize they want more. I also adore the awkward mornings/days after to and getting together.
— If you want even more prompts, check out THIS letter.
MCU/Narnia Crossovers
Pairings:
• Bucky/Rilian
• Thor/Tirian
Bucky/Rilian
As long as Bucky goes to Narnia, I will love anything! I don't care how he gets there. Feel free to handwave the timelines (Narnia has enough time shenanigans that I'd roll with anything) and/or start after they've already met. What is his reaction to everything? What does Bucky think about the existence of magic and other worlds and stuff (please let him find out!!)? What adventures do they have together? How do they get to making out? The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife are my biggest DNWs. MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above.
I think they have great potential for mutually supportive self-help and friends to lovers. There are many parallels, what with the brainwashing and trauma chairs and being programmed to kill your friends, and bad people telling you you're crazy during the rare moments when you're actually lucid, and being lost for years...
— Bucky helping Rilian during his early days on the throne (like, anywhere from a few days to a few years after Jill and Eustace leave). There would be a lot for Rilian to deal with, both politically and personally. Are there dissidents disappointed at the prince's return, or foreign spies/enemies, or...? Maybe Bucky's common sense outsider perspective could help? Does Rilian spend his days pretending to be totally fine, but in private he’s still traumatized and needs Bucky to hold him or something?
— Bucky participating in the first snowfall dance or some other Narnian ritual would be adorable, all fish out of water. How does Rilian help him through it, and does it help them get together?
— You could even ignore the parallels, and have Bucky fall off the train and into Rilian's reign, or he touched the Tesseract while imprisoned with Hydra and it whisked him to Narnia, without Winter Soldier stuff ever happening to him.
— Or maybe they met before one of them got brainwashed, and years later when they meet again the other doesn't remember him (lots of angst that gets hopefully resolved by the end).
— A canon divergence where they met as children! The thing is, I’m not really interested in the childhood part. What I care about is the reunion later on when they are adults, and the romance that develops. You can include the flashbacks as well, if you want/have time, or you could set it entirely when they're adults, simply expositing in passing that they knew one another as kids. How well did they know one another back then? For how long have they been separated (if at all)? Rescuing their old friend from canon events or comforting him afterwards?
Thor/Tirian
I love Thor to absolute distraction. He balances godly/regal gravitas and deadliness with jolliness, earnestness, gentleness, and a delightful alien weirdness. He and Tirian would be so competent and delightful and hot together. I will love anything! I'm okay pretending the Friends had nothing to do with The Last Battle (ie., Jill and Eustace never came), so you can assume Tirian's reign lined up with some earlier or later time in Asgard or Earth. Narnia has so many time shenanigans that I'll roll with anything.
The end of Narnia, train crash, and afterlife are my biggest DNWs. Please let it be clear that it will never happen, even if the romance is just a brief fling that ends amicably when one has to go home. MCU-specific DNWs and Tirian character notes are in the Emeth/Tirian and Bucky/Loki sections above.
— Narnia as a fun realm that Thor likes to visit? Either he gets the party he came for, or he ends up in an unexpected adventure.
— Instead of the Friends of Narnia, it was Thor that Tirian summoned while he was tied to the tree (or a canon divergence where he got to blow the horn instead of being captured), and together they avert Narnia's version of Ragnarok. Or maybe Narnia does get destroyed, but Thor helps Tirian and the Narnians escape and settle in a nice new world (in real life).
— Something where they fight together and learn to be less rash/better rulers together (and hook up)? Teaming up to defend their kingdoms or seal a treaty? Secret spy missions to Calormen or tackling difficult domestic policy things?
— You know how Tirian astrally projected to the Friends of Narnia that one time? Well, what if he's been doing it for awhile with Thor? They have always secretly thought they had an imaginary friend (or are going nuts), but one day they meet, either in Narnia or Asgard.
— What if Thor was banished to Narnia instead of to Earth or he (and Loki? he is always welcome) fell into Tirian's time instead of Sakaar (just pretend the timelines line up, please)? Or helps Tirian with something pre-TLB? Fighting Northern giants or drinking wine together? Or maybe it’s set pre-Thor canon, sneaking over to Narnia for some secret fun and getting stuck there or embroiled in something he wants to finish.
MCU/Wodehouse Crossover
Pairing: Loki/Bertie Wooster
YES! As long as they come to genuinely like/care about one another (even if it’s begrudgingly on Loki’s side), I’ll love anything. I want them to unambiguously get together. It could be a fling that amicably ends or forever love (if the latter, please mention a way to solve the lifespan issues). What is their dynamic like? What are Loki's reactions to Wodehouse characters? Like, is he having trouble deciding if they're stupid, or actually dangerous savants? What are Bertie's reactions/thoughts on Loki's drama and the existence of gods and magic and whatnot (he must find out!!)? Is the Wodehouse world unexpectedly what Loki needs to be happier and learn some life lessons?
MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above. DNW any hint of Bertie or Jeeves ever having more than platonic feelings for one another, and I definitely don't want Jeeves breaking Loki/Bertie up. While the Bertie&Jeeves dialogue is (of course) amazing, my favorite parts of these stories are actually the scenes focused on my beloved Bertie with his pals, or trying on his own to deal with aunts, girls he doesn't want, authority figures, etc (but this time not on his own! this time with Loki!). I really want the focus on Bertie/Loki, and secondarily, Bertie+Asgard characters or Bertie/Loki's interactions with non-Jeeves Wodehouse characters. Same notes about homophobia from the Psmith request above apply here.
If you want to write 1st person Bertie pastiche, great! However, I’ll be just as happy with 3rd person Loki POV; an outsider's take on Bertie and his world would be fascinating. Or maybe something more the style of the Blandings or Psmith narration. Or whatever!
Prompts:
— How can Loki help Bertie? Are the aunts or Sir Roderick or the Basset almost too formidable of opponents, even for Loki? Or does his god of chaos-ness help him understand them? How does he finally prevail and how does it help them get together?
— Loki as Bertie's guest at the Drones Club or at someone's country estate. Does he help Bertie finally get back at Tuppy for dunking him in the pool? Does Loki want to steal Anatole away to Asgard? Do Bertie's friends or family love his new (secretly boy)friend, or have misgivings about him, or...? I love everyone, so include whoever you want; Psmith, Mike, and Uncle Fred are also welcome.
— Loki and Bertie scheming at Goodwood or the boat races or some other ridiculous Wodehouse-style plot you make up. Or maybe Loki is here because of some MCU!space-style plot; how does Bertie at least try to help? How do their different schemer/problem solver brains work together? Are their combined plans better than their individual efforts, or doubly disastrous? How does it lead to feelings?
— Bertie and Loki at Blandings! Imposters! Fucking in the yew alley! Do Clarence, Constance or the Empress take an ill-advised shine to Loki? But Baxter suspects! Are they there to steal a magical thingy that is Loki's ticket home? Something else?
— Or start it after they've gotten together, when it's time for Loki to return home, and he wants to take Bertie with him. Did Bertie know before what/who Loki is? Or not, and this is how he finds out? What are his reactions to Asgard and the characters? What are their reactions to him?
— Random ideas for getting Loki into the Wodehouse world, in case you’re stuck: Loki falls off the Bifrost and into ~1930s London (just pretend Thor 1 happened back then), onto Bertie's roof or the garden at Brinkley Court or something. Or maybe he (and Thor?) visited Earth back then for fun or a project and got stranded here for awhile? Do Bertie or Aunt Dahlia take him in? Anything! (But seriously, I don't care how/why he is there; feel free to start later, even after he's met Bertie.)
Loki/Eliot - MCU/Magicians
On a shallow note, with their similarly lanky builds, they’d look gorgeous together, clothed, naked, or in between. But more importantly, they would be so entertaining! Two snarky, snotty, volatile, dramatic, vulnerable, realm hopping royal magician aesthetes. As long as they end up genuinely liking one another, it can start out a little tricksy or wary, or they can be into one another right away. Loki striking up a background friendship with Margo, Penny or Quentin would be fun (they’re my favorites, after Eliot). MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above.
I love Eliot’s affected and entertaining persona, the badinage underscored with melancholy, how he is badass and self-sacrificing when the situation requires, how he every so often drops the affectation to show some real vulnerability and feeling. He’s so aloof, but when he cares, he cares so much! With bonus self-destructive angst that he slowly self-helps himself through. I love how hard he tried to be a good king, after a life of pretending not to care about anything. The parallels with Loki!!! It’s all so delicious.
Some notes: 1) I want something set in Fillory, Asgard or the Nietherlands, not Earth, so would prefer a canon divergences that branches off at any point after Eliot became king and before Infinity War/season 3 finale. 2) No meta stuff where anything related to Narnia exists, or where MCU exists as a film series 3) Please don't let Fen or anyone be heartbroken about Eliot's new boyfriend. 4) No Julia, please; her plots were so triggery for so long that I still get anxious when she appears.
Prompts:
— Loki falls or is banished to Fillory in Thor 1, or falls there instead of Sakaar during Ragnarok. How do they get along and get together? Working out their personal issues by co-writing plays?
— Sex Magic/Rituals: Maybe they need to cast a spell for some dire reason, and sex is one of the ingredients? Or a Fillorian ritual demands sex? Is it the excuse they’ve been waiting for?
— Accidental Marriage: Tick informs Eliot one morning that something he and Loki did last night renders them married or now they need to get married.
—Marriage of Convenience: Do they have to get married to magically bond the other to the realm so he can’t be sent away or extradited? Some other reason?
— Does magic going out affect Loki, too? If so, do their efforts to investigate/repair the issue lead to them working together, and then bonding/falling in love? Or are Loki’s abilities godlike and therefore unaffected? If so, does Eliot negotiate a deal in order to save Fillory?
— Teaming up for a canon-divergent quest in Asgard or Fillory? Do they get captured or stranded or some other forced proximity trope?
— Loki does a lot of illusion magic (and Eliot's fond of his spell for seeing through illusions); does he want or draw power from the key from After Island? Or want some other magic thing in Fillory? Or Eliot sneaks into Asgard through a fountain in order to get a magic thingy? Do they start out playing each other for ulterior motives but end up falling for one another?
— The S3 finale robbed me of getting to see Eliot's life as former high king but still living in Fillory under his BFF Margo's rule. The parallels with Loki's former-king situation would have been interesting. How would he have dealt with it? Would Loki's presence help, hurt or distract, or...? (No angst or drama between Eliot and Margo, please. Their loving and supportive friendship is everything to me.)
— Optional themes to include in any prompt: Eliot, who was born a nobody, was destined to be high king, while Loki, who was born sort of doubly royal, will never truly be king of anything. Do they bring out one another's insecurities? Are they competitive with each other—about magic, intelligence, sex, everything? Is there something they can only do if they combine talents? Learning lessons about what it means to be a ruler? The doppel-banger and Loki’s duplicates joining in to make it an orgy that actually consists of only two people?
David Blaize Crossovers
Pairings:
• Frank/Edmund (Narnia)
• Frank/Bucky (MCU)
• Frank/Others (Various Crossover Options)
General
Frank/Happiness is my OTP. He's such a fascinating and endearing blend of judgmental, whimsical, bossy, charismatic, and melancholic. While his anguished self-loathing is super compelling, I ultimately want him to get over it (and himself, a little), without anyone explicitly lecturing him. I want him to find happiness and self-acceptance with someone new—with actual kissing, or more! Please let him completely get over his tragic fixation on David and be entirely into the new person, without bashing David. And please set it when Frank is anywhere between 18-26 (ie. canon divergence, or shortly post-canon), so he doesn't have to wait long to be happier.
Is he very experienced, or did he barely get beyond handjobs before he renounced? He’s got an assertive and aggressive side; once he decides to give in, does he try to match the vigor of his partner (as opposed to simply receiving tenderness and physical satisfaction, which would be great, too)? The chapter where he devises the plan to catch the cheaters was such fun; if it fits, something that also showcases his cleverness and snark and take-chargeness in action would be lovely.
Bonus Crossover Pairing Options!:
There are a ton of people I would equally love to see Frank with, but I get embarrassed about nominating all of them. Feel free to write any of the / pairings HERE instead of the officially requested ones.
Frank/Edmund (Narnia)
Frank coming up with well-reasoned but incorrect theories to explain Edmund’s weirdness before eventually figuring it out? What is post-Narnia life like for Edmund? Is he also frustrated (sexually or otherwise)? Carrying around knowledge or experience that he can’t use? Desperate because he remembers adult relationships but has (until now) been too young/depressed/lacked opportunity/hasn’t liked anyone enough/other? Or maybe he’s actually quite inexperienced. What draws them to each other?
My biggest asks are a) for Frank to find out about Narnia/Edmund’s secret and b) pretend the David Blaize books were set later so that they are around the same age during the story. DNW train crash, end of Narnia, or afterlife! Please make it clear they will live out their lives.
— School or University: Prefects together at Marchester? Edmund being really good at sneaking out/around? Have they always liked one another, or do they start as rivals (house rivalry, sports rivalry, etc.) but end up falling for one another? Wet and full of adrenaline after a sailing race or tennis match at Cambridge?
— Golden Age: Frank finds himself in Narnia (I don’t care how; feel free to skip over that part). What are his reactions to the place? How does Edmund, who probably doesn't have a ton of attractive humans around, react to having this nice, smart, handsome Brit in the castle? Can Frank help Ed and his siblings remember their lives from before?
— Greece: Does Edmund also become an archaeologist? Or does he study something else at Cambridge that allows them to travel to Greece together? Voyages on trains or ships (and possibly stranded when the vehicle breaks down)? Finding ancient magic here on earth? Partying with Bacchus, who can be Ed's previous lover that he's over or just an old acquaintance (this is an exception to my 'multiple requested pairing' DNW)?
— Post-Canon Adventures: I'm obsessed with Edmund using the rings to go adventuring to places other than Narnia instead of dying. Maybe it's Frank's parents' house that Edmund burgles to get the rings, and that's how they meet and go off on adventures together to the Wood Between the Worlds or not-so-dead Charn? Westeros/Essos (I only know the TV show) is another option.
Frank/Bucky (MCU)
I would like a WWII getting together story--no MCU canon other than the first Cap movie needed (unless you want)! Please pretend the books were set later so that they are around the same age. They’d make such a great odd couple. The Brooklyn boy/posh Brit, classical education/street smarts, etc. How do they overcome Frank’s (possibly also Bucky’s?) internalized homophobia and find something good? Is Bucky actually more open-minded or experienced with men than Frank? Or has he always denied himself, and Frank initiates him?
MCU-specific DNWs are in the Bucky/Loki section above. Feel free to pretend Bucky didn’t fall off the train so they can have a happily ever after. Or maybe Frank encounters his brainwashed old flame and rescues him from Hydra in, like, 1949 (ie. before there’s a major age difference) for a happily ever after. Or you can make it bittersweet, with Bucky still falling, but even though he grieves, their time together has left Frank in a healthier place to live and love again without such self-loathing (and WE know Bucky will eventually be okay, per canon).
Does Frank start out initially jealous of Bucky’s friendship with Steve, because he’s projecting his own experiences with David onto Steve&Bucky? Does Bucky scoff because he and Steve aren't like that at all, or is Frank actually correct in thinking Bucky has been unrequitedly pining (this is my one sort-of exception to the Steve/Bucky DNW)? If the latter, I want Bucky to get over Steve completely as he and Frank fall for one another, without bashing Steve. Or you could not bring up Steve/Bucky as a question or issue at all!
— Soldiers Together: Maybe the 107th is camped alongside Frank’s unit before their capture? Sharing a foxhole together? Exploring or hiding in a bombed out village together? Left behind and forced to trek to safety together? Saving one another? Does the desperation of war get them over their issues enough to act on their feelings?
— Captives Together: Do they huddle together between torture/experimentation sessions, clinging to each other and their identities? Hurt/comfort and desperate “we’ll probably die tomorrow” hookups? Nazis humiliating them or forcing them to do it or confess feelings or watch each other be hurt? Or maybe they only get together after Steve’s rescued them, when they begin to realize something more permanent was done to them.
— Howling Commandoes: Frank as part of the gang? Getting together while using their combined smarts on a mission, either with the whole group, or a side project just for them? I’m thinking stakeouts, disguises, need for quick thinking, getting information at a party, stranded in a snowy cabin, down time at a pub… anything!
— Spies or Missions: Or maybe Frank isn’t a soldier, but rather some sort of archaeologist/explorer civilian who is asked to use his knowledge to help the war effort. Maybe Hitler’s after some Ancient Greek occult blah blah? The SSR partners Frank and Bucky for the mission.