Dear Chocolate Box Creator
Jan. 2nd, 2019 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elrhiarhodanDear Chocolatier:
Thank you for writing for me. I know I'll love what you create.
Here are a few guidelines about my likes and dislikes and the fandoms I've selected for this challenge.
Chocolate Box is all about relationships and they don't always have to be shippy. There are some fandoms where friendship stories make me happy, and you'll see what I mean in the notes to each fandom.
Generally speaking, I like adult relationships where the characters behave like adults. They communicate and they don't allow misunderstandings to linger like a houseguest who's forgotten where the front door is. I love happy endings (and I think that might even be a requirement for this challenge), but I also love angst, but not unreasonable, untenable or unfixable situations - at least not for this challenge.
I've also just gone through a terrible illness and while I'm on the road to recovery, reading about another sick character is going to be difficult for me (which has kind of ruined my favorite H/C fics, but I hope that in time, I'll be able to put this behind me and enjoy them again. Just not now.
Kink is good, but within these limits: No bodily fluids, please. No daddy kink or age play, but if you use daddy kink as a form of dom/sub, "Master" and "Sir" are good terms instead of "Daddy". Any non-con/dub-con should be previously negotiated - you don't have to describe the negotiation, just make it evident that it's been done. I also have a very powerful humiliation squick in all its forms; the only thing that will make me back-button faster out of a story is graphic rape (just to be clear - humiliation and graphic rape are hard NOs for me).
Onto the fandoms!
Kingsman (Movies)
Relationship(s): Kingsman is my primary fandom right now and I am a multi-shipping mama. I adore the fandom's primary ship – Hartwin (Harry Hart | Galahad / Gary "Eggsy" Unwin), but I am just as heavily invested in Merwin (Merlin/Eggsy) and Merlahad (Merlin/Harry) and Merhartwin (Merlin/Harry/Eggsy). What I love about these characters is their competence, their self-assurance, their moments of despair. I love the ancillary characters – Roxy | Lancelot, and how fandom has fleshed out Percival and James | Lancelot (Kingsman's equivalent of Phil Coulson/Clint Barton, but not only do these two never appear on screen together, Percival has no dialogue and James is killed shortly after the opening credits).
Also, despite my request, there's no tag for Harry Hart | Galahad/Merlin (Kingsman), but if you want to write Merlahad for me, I can guarantee I'll love it.
What I'm not fond of is The Golden Circle. The gratuitous deaths of Roxy and the rest of Kingsman, and then Merlin's pointless death at the end of the movie have made this a no-go for me. And while I refuse to bash Eggsy's relationship with Princess Tilde (and their subsequent marriage), I simply don't like it. TGC and Stateman characters can be used to move the story along, but I don't want a story that focuses on them.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
Riddle-Master Trilogy
It's hard to put into words how much I love this trilogy - for me, although it's High Fantasy, it's the anti-LOTR. I have loved and adored this trilogy since it was first published in the late 1970s (yes, I am THAT old). It is not without its flaws (the journey to Lungold in the third book is frequently skipped during a re-read). I love the heartbreaking beauty of the canon ship, but I've also spent many hours imagining other pairings. Any story that can bring these characters to life in a lyrical voice will be much loved.
(And yes, feel free to notice where my user name came from).
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
DC's Arrowverse
It's a little frustrating that all of the DCTV shows are buried within the Arrowverse tag, but I can understand the mods' decision not to have them listed separately.
The only show I've watched consistently is The Flash, and my interest in new canon evaporated after Season Three. Actually, it barely made it through S3, and I not-so-jokingly say that the show actually ended fifteen minutes before the credits at the end of Season 2. The only ship I'm interested in is Season 1 Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells and Barry. Not EoBlond, not Nazi Eobard. Kinkwise, I don't mind hatesex, but I don't want rape either. What I will love is a story about two very intelligent people finding their way around each other, and in this instance, an unambiguous happily ever after is a must.
Here is my relationship tag from the tag set:
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
I am one of certainly very few people who don't see Phryne and Jack in bed together, mostly because I see Jack as romantic ace. I would love a romantic story with those two, Jack pulling out all the stops to impress Phryne, but at night, they go their separate ways, very happily.
Friendship stories between Phyrne and Mac will be loved, as well as femslash. And although it's not in the tags, I would not mind a Phryne/Mac & Jack story.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
Blue Bloods
I really would love some family oriented fic between Frank and his surviving cop sons, maybe thinking about their lost brother, Joe.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
Original Work
HAVE AT IT!!!!!!!!! Keeping the aforementioned DNWs I've listed above, anything goes with these, all I ask is that there's a happy ending.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
ETA! I can't believe I forgot this fandom!
Lewis (a/k/a Inspector Lewis)
Of all the great British procedurals, this Morse spin-off is my favorite, and the only one I've felt fannish about. I love the relationship between Robbie and James, whether as friends or lovers or something else. I've watched through the Fifth Series, but I am aware of canon changes going forward. I don't mind Laura at all, but I'd prefer a story focused on James and Robbie.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
Thank you for writing for me. I know I'll love what you create.
Here are a few guidelines about my likes and dislikes and the fandoms I've selected for this challenge.
Chocolate Box is all about relationships and they don't always have to be shippy. There are some fandoms where friendship stories make me happy, and you'll see what I mean in the notes to each fandom.
Generally speaking, I like adult relationships where the characters behave like adults. They communicate and they don't allow misunderstandings to linger like a houseguest who's forgotten where the front door is. I love happy endings (and I think that might even be a requirement for this challenge), but I also love angst, but not unreasonable, untenable or unfixable situations - at least not for this challenge.
I've also just gone through a terrible illness and while I'm on the road to recovery, reading about another sick character is going to be difficult for me (which has kind of ruined my favorite H/C fics, but I hope that in time, I'll be able to put this behind me and enjoy them again. Just not now.
Kink is good, but within these limits: No bodily fluids, please. No daddy kink or age play, but if you use daddy kink as a form of dom/sub, "Master" and "Sir" are good terms instead of "Daddy". Any non-con/dub-con should be previously negotiated - you don't have to describe the negotiation, just make it evident that it's been done. I also have a very powerful humiliation squick in all its forms; the only thing that will make me back-button faster out of a story is graphic rape (just to be clear - humiliation and graphic rape are hard NOs for me).
Onto the fandoms!
Kingsman (Movies)
Relationship(s): Kingsman is my primary fandom right now and I am a multi-shipping mama. I adore the fandom's primary ship – Hartwin (Harry Hart | Galahad / Gary "Eggsy" Unwin), but I am just as heavily invested in Merwin (Merlin/Eggsy) and Merlahad (Merlin/Harry) and Merhartwin (Merlin/Harry/Eggsy). What I love about these characters is their competence, their self-assurance, their moments of despair. I love the ancillary characters – Roxy | Lancelot, and how fandom has fleshed out Percival and James | Lancelot (Kingsman's equivalent of Phil Coulson/Clint Barton, but not only do these two never appear on screen together, Percival has no dialogue and James is killed shortly after the opening credits).
Also, despite my request, there's no tag for Harry Hart | Galahad/Merlin (Kingsman), but if you want to write Merlahad for me, I can guarantee I'll love it.
What I'm not fond of is The Golden Circle. The gratuitous deaths of Roxy and the rest of Kingsman, and then Merlin's pointless death at the end of the movie have made this a no-go for me. And while I refuse to bash Eggsy's relationship with Princess Tilde (and their subsequent marriage), I simply don't like it. TGC and Stateman characters can be used to move the story along, but I don't want a story that focuses on them.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- Harry Hart | Galahad/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Kingsman)
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Kingsman)
- Harry Hart | Galahad/Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Kingsman)
- Harry Hart | Galahad & Merlin (Kingsman)
- James | Lancelot/Percival (Kingsman)
- Merlin/Percival (Kingsman)
- Percival/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Kingman)
Riddle-Master Trilogy
It's hard to put into words how much I love this trilogy - for me, although it's High Fantasy, it's the anti-LOTR. I have loved and adored this trilogy since it was first published in the late 1970s (yes, I am THAT old). It is not without its flaws (the journey to Lungold in the third book is frequently skipped during a re-read). I love the heartbreaking beauty of the canon ship, but I've also spent many hours imagining other pairings. Any story that can bring these characters to life in a lyrical voice will be much loved.
(And yes, feel free to notice where my user name came from).
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- Morgon of Hed/Raederle of An (Riddle-Master Trilogy)
- Morgon of Hed/Danan Isig (Riddle-Master Trilogy)
- Deth/Morgon of Hed (Riddle-Master Trilogy)
- Deth/Elrhiarhodan (Riddle-Master Trilogy)
- Morgon of Hed/Rood of An
- Morgon of Hed/Har of Osterland
DC's Arrowverse
It's a little frustrating that all of the DCTV shows are buried within the Arrowverse tag, but I can understand the mods' decision not to have them listed separately.
The only show I've watched consistently is The Flash, and my interest in new canon evaporated after Season Three. Actually, it barely made it through S3, and I not-so-jokingly say that the show actually ended fifteen minutes before the credits at the end of Season 2. The only ship I'm interested in is Season 1 Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells and Barry. Not EoBlond, not Nazi Eobard. Kinkwise, I don't mind hatesex, but I don't want rape either. What I will love is a story about two very intelligent people finding their way around each other, and in this instance, an unambiguous happily ever after is a must.
Here is my relationship tag from the tag set:
- Barry Allen/Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
I am one of certainly very few people who don't see Phryne and Jack in bed together, mostly because I see Jack as romantic ace. I would love a romantic story with those two, Jack pulling out all the stops to impress Phryne, but at night, they go their separate ways, very happily.
Friendship stories between Phyrne and Mac will be loved, as well as femslash. And although it's not in the tags, I would not mind a Phryne/Mac & Jack story.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- Phryne Fisher & Jack Robinson
- Phryne Fisher & Elizabeth MacMillan
- Phryne Fisher/Elizabeth MacMillan
Blue Bloods
I really would love some family oriented fic between Frank and his surviving cop sons, maybe thinking about their lost brother, Joe.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- Frank Reagan & Jamie Reagan
- Frank Reagan & Danny Reagan
- Danny Reagan & Jamie Reagan
Original Work
HAVE AT IT!!!!!!!!! Keeping the aforementioned DNWs I've listed above, anything goes with these, all I ask is that there's a happy ending.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- Blind Crown Prince Brother/Prince's Guard | Bastard Prince Older Brother
- Captive Male Admiral of Enemy Country/Man in Charge of His Captivity
- Experienced King/Foreign Spy Who Seduced Him For His Own Gain and Then Caught Feelings
- Lost Male Traveller in the Forest/Male Spirit of Winter
- Lover in Mourning/Lover Who's Been Dead for A Year and a Day
- Male Dragon/Virgin Prince Who Is The Latest Addition To His Horde Of Treasures
- Male Fire God/New King Who Marries Him In What He Assumed To Be A Symbolic Ceremony
- Male Vampire Tailor/Crown Prince Receiving His First Bespoke Suit
- Male Vampire Tailor/Male Spy Who's Purchased Many a Bespoke Suit from Him Over the Years
- Mob Boss In Love With Man He Knows Is An Undercover Cop/Cop Who Doesn't Realize He's Been Found Out
- Monarch's Pleasure Slaves/Traitorous Male General Who Is Now One of Them
- Monarch/Newlywed Noble Husband Who Tried to Have Them Assassinated
- Monster Under The Bed/Adult Man Who Returns To His Childhood Home After Years Away
- Older little-known male rock singer/His younger #1 fan who is a famous male actor
- Prince Entering an Arranged Marriage to Bring Peace After Generations of War/His New Husband
- Retired superhero/Supervillain who keeps seeking him out because he misses him
- Reclusive Male God/Male Human Who Accidentally Stumbles Onto His Sacred Grounds
- Sexually Frustrated Ruler/Gladiator-Turned-Courtesan
- Virgin Prince/Male Unicorn
- Winter King/His Human Male Lover
ETA! I can't believe I forgot this fandom!
Lewis (a/k/a Inspector Lewis)
Of all the great British procedurals, this Morse spin-off is my favorite, and the only one I've felt fannish about. I love the relationship between Robbie and James, whether as friends or lovers or something else. I've watched through the Fifth Series, but I am aware of canon changes going forward. I don't mind Laura at all, but I'd prefer a story focused on James and Robbie.
Here are my relationship tags from the tag set:
- James Hathaway/Robert Lewis
- James Hathaway & Robert Lewis
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Date: 2019-02-01 09:34 pm (UTC)Your MFMM headcanon is SO RIGHT and I am 100000% here for it, holy shit!!
I never could figure out how I thought Phryne/Jack would work, but you've solved it!! You're perfect and amazing and I wish like fuck that I could write for your prompts, but I'll settle for camping out on your Gifts page in hopes that someone else writes them.... :>D
Happy Chocobox!
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Date: 2019-02-01 09:40 pm (UTC)Thank you so very much! I love Jack and Phryne, but they never quite seemed to fit together for me as lovers. I see Jack as amused and accepting of Phryne's sexuality and quite relieved that she doesn't make those demands on him. Which was why S3 seemed so discordant, with his out of place jealousy.
I hope someone will write that for both of us!
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Date: 2019-02-28 03:42 am (UTC)