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badass_tiger) wrote2024-09-13 09:31 pm
badass_tiger) wrote2024-09-13 09:31 pm
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Trick or Treat Exchange 2024 Letter
Thanks so much for creating something for me! I've listed some general likes and prompts in this letter if you need inspiration, but feel free to go with your own ideas as long as they aren't in my DNWs!
DNWs:
- Bestiality
- Omegaverse
- Underage (<16) characters in sexual situations (romantic okay!)
- Mpreg
- Heavy angst
- Genderbending or other non-canon gender identities
- Body horror
- Character bashing
- Cheating/infidelity in requested ships
- Poly or other ships unless requested
- Total noncon where the victim feels no pleasure
General likes:
- Pining
- Fluff
- Hurt/comfort
- Age differences
- Regency-era settings
- Older/senior characters finding love
- Forced/pretend relationship tropes
- Beards/facial hair on guys (descriptions of stuff like beard burn, finding beards attractive, etc.)
- Baras/big buff guys
- Older baras with facial hair ...
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Requested: Treat - Fic, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: Mentions of them being with other partners (things like Hades acting on jealousy when Persephone shows interest in Adonis is fine, great even), depictions of Hades and Persephone as explicitly evil entities (justifiably cruel is fine, great even).
Hades/Persephone
I love everything about these guys idk what to say lol. Just everything from the kidnapping to the pomegranate seeds thing to the mortals' view of them as an evil power couple, they're just great. I'd love anything from dubcon about the time Hades initially brought Persephone to the Underworld to fluffy domestic sexy times and everything in between. Especially for the former, it's the implied desperation to keep the one he loves for me, you know? As long as Persephone is happy with it in the end.
I also wouldn't mind some alternate interpretations such as Persephone going down willingly (e.g. out of some innate fascination with the dead, being the opposite of everything she and her mother stand for), some other (more noble) motive for Hades taking her away, Zeus being Hades' secret wingman/giving him permission/helping his plot to take Persephone (this is literally the funniest canon to me), or some less conventional stuff like Hades and Persephone having fun in modern times (e.g. experimenting with modern sex toys).
As mentioned, happy for trick stuff like dubcon, Hades being a bit more manipulative, but I would still like for Hades' motives to ultimately be of love and for Persephone to be happy and in love by the end. All's fair in love and war y'know.
Hades
I am just a normal person who is not obsessed with a god from myth and definitely doesn't gaze at paintings of him with a big dumb smile on my face and you definitely have the wrong person. Let's just be honest here, though I have bristled at friends calling Hades 'the oldest misunderstood bad boy in the book', that's the easiest way of summing things up. I see him as the most godlike of the gods in the modern sense, a neutral party who is the most objective in playing his role in ensuring the natural cycle of things. Most of the other gods spend more time being base criminals than doing godlike things by comparison. He's hanging out, minding his own business, waiting for his wife to come home, just living his own life. Even though I've DNWed mentions of Hades/Persephone with other partners, I honestly have no problem with Minthe or Leuce and find even the implications in their relationships with Hades to be extremely sweet, so mentions of that sort of thing in retrospect is okay.
So yeah sorry I'm useless but if you love Hades like I do, then I'll probably love anything you make of him. Like the most basic rewrite of any of his stories, explore the premise of the Furies and/or the rivers of Hades being his children, or alternate interpretations of his relationships with his family on Olympus (and by alternate I just mean fics where they don't actually hate him I guess lol).
Hades (Video Game)
Requested: Treat - Art, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: Depictions of Hades as explicitly abusive towards Zagreus (distant, cold, callous, jerkish, fine, just not deliberately cruel), Hades 2 spoilers
Hades/Persephone
I would love anything about Hades/Persephone, I just love them so much. Could be pre-canon from the time Persephone first arrived in the Underworld and they're awkwardly getting to know each other, post-canon where they're getting used to each other again, reaffirming their love, bit of angst with Hades grovelling for Persephone's forgiveness a lil bit :) Also domestic fluff would be great, Persephone forcing Hades and Zagreus to awkwardly hug, or smut with a focus on how big and gorgeous Hades is <3
Hades/Nyx, Hades/Nyx/Persephone
Very much interested in the emotional aspect of this over the sex (I mean, that's great too). Like Hades has apologised to Persephone but has he apologised to Nyx? Huh? They were pretending to be a married couple for a while there, you telling me that was never awkward for them? There's a line in the game where Nyx says she and Hades sometimes 'convinced themselves they were husband and wife', like what does that mean? I love Hades a lot so I would love for him to clean up after all the emotional messes he leaves behind, y'know.
Prompts: Maybe there's ~feelings~ from the time Persephone was absent which they never acted upon because they're both too loyal to Persephone or maybe Nyx has been interested in Hades from the time Zeus assigned him to the Underworld but then Persephone arrived and Nyx thought she lost her chance until Persephone returns and gives them permission (or possibly forces them) to act? Or what if they did have an affair while Persephone was away because Hades was convinced she would never come back and Nyx's offer of comfort was eventually too tempting to resist? How do they deal with that mess? Either way, I would like a happy ending for them that includes Persephone's blessing. I prefer this ship as Hades/Nyx & Hades/Persephone or at least focusing on them over Nyx/Persephone.
My cheating DNW still applies here so no Hades/Nyx while Hades and Persephone are in an active relationship or without Persephone's consent, except for the period in which the bulk of the game takes place since they're technically separated/not together during that time lol.
Hades
I love Hades so much he is 95% of the reason I love this game. I think the Hades in this game is one of the best Hades ever. His character design is soooo hot I was honestly taken aback when I first saw him in game because he is like. my dream man. It shouldn't be a surprise because I absolutely adore Hades from the myth and this Hades is quite close to him in character but I'm still ??? Anyway all I'm saying is I would love anything about him (especially art) :) I especially love hurt/comfort with him, like a bit of angst, as long as he gets a happy ending in the end. Like make him work for his happiness, y'know. That's what I love about him. I'm sorry I have no prompts I would just. love anything about him. thank u.
Original Work
Requested: Treat - Fic, Trick - Fic
God of Death/Mortal Woman He Tricks Into Dying So He Can Have Her
You know about Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld? It's like Hadestown (lol not really). In the story, Orpheus and Eurydice are an unhappy couple, when the god of the dead tricks Eurydice into walking to her death via pit of venomous snakes, which she's initially bummed about, but decides that it's not bad being dead when the god of the dead is in love with you. Isn't that great? I just love that stuff.
You can go the dark route where the woman is upset about dying, terrified of this god who she may or may not know about (is he a god she worshipped when she was alive?) and may or may not even look human-ish, who is determined to have her. Dubcon would be great here! Or you can do something cuter a la Offenbach's Orpheus where the woman wasn't that happy in life anyway and now she's being propositioned by a hot powerful deity and finding that death is actually pretty fun. I would love a hot human(oid) god but extra features are fun (tentacles are hot).
The Royal Tutor/Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine
Requested: Treat - Art, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: smut, in-depth exploration of Eins's canon mental health issues (e.g. his thought process during his suicidal period), focus on Matilda (mentioning her canon importance is fine but by God do I hate this plotline, keep it away from me)
Prompts: I would love anything with these two as long as it has a happy ending. Go for an exploration of their relationship post-canon, confessing/discussing their feelings, Ernst helping Eins overcome his trauma, or even go for AUs where they're roommates, end up in an arranged marriage, or anything that inspires you. Would also love fix-it AUs where Eins's issues aren't about a girl but maybe he actually has some mental illness like a mood disorder or a neurodivergence that he's struggling with because people haven't discovered therapy yet and he needs to be told that it's okay to be different and Ernst is willing to support him no matter what.
If you do go the neurodivergence route, it's up to you what you think he might have or you can leave out mentioning anything explicit (e.g. symptoms, they wouldn't have known them very well back then anyway) but please don't choose something that would change Eins's character or wouldn't make sense with his character (just as a totally random example, he probably doesn't have oppositional defiant disorder. Probably).
DNWs:
- Bestiality
- Omegaverse
- Underage (<16) characters in sexual situations (romantic okay!)
- Mpreg
- Heavy angst
- Genderbending or other non-canon gender identities
- Body horror
- Character bashing
- Cheating/infidelity in requested ships
- Poly or other ships unless requested
- Total noncon where the victim feels no pleasure
General likes:
- Pining
- Fluff
- Hurt/comfort
- Age differences
- Regency-era settings
- Older/senior characters finding love
- Forced/pretend relationship tropes
- Beards/facial hair on guys (descriptions of stuff like beard burn, finding beards attractive, etc.)
- Baras/big buff guys
- Older baras with facial hair ...
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Requested: Treat - Fic, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: Mentions of them being with other partners (things like Hades acting on jealousy when Persephone shows interest in Adonis is fine, great even), depictions of Hades and Persephone as explicitly evil entities (justifiably cruel is fine, great even).
Hades/Persephone
I love everything about these guys idk what to say lol. Just everything from the kidnapping to the pomegranate seeds thing to the mortals' view of them as an evil power couple, they're just great. I'd love anything from dubcon about the time Hades initially brought Persephone to the Underworld to fluffy domestic sexy times and everything in between. Especially for the former, it's the implied desperation to keep the one he loves for me, you know? As long as Persephone is happy with it in the end.
I also wouldn't mind some alternate interpretations such as Persephone going down willingly (e.g. out of some innate fascination with the dead, being the opposite of everything she and her mother stand for), some other (more noble) motive for Hades taking her away, Zeus being Hades' secret wingman/giving him permission/helping his plot to take Persephone (this is literally the funniest canon to me), or some less conventional stuff like Hades and Persephone having fun in modern times (e.g. experimenting with modern sex toys).
As mentioned, happy for trick stuff like dubcon, Hades being a bit more manipulative, but I would still like for Hades' motives to ultimately be of love and for Persephone to be happy and in love by the end. All's fair in love and war y'know.
Hades
I am just a normal person who is not obsessed with a god from myth and definitely doesn't gaze at paintings of him with a big dumb smile on my face and you definitely have the wrong person. Let's just be honest here, though I have bristled at friends calling Hades 'the oldest misunderstood bad boy in the book', that's the easiest way of summing things up. I see him as the most godlike of the gods in the modern sense, a neutral party who is the most objective in playing his role in ensuring the natural cycle of things. Most of the other gods spend more time being base criminals than doing godlike things by comparison. He's hanging out, minding his own business, waiting for his wife to come home, just living his own life. Even though I've DNWed mentions of Hades/Persephone with other partners, I honestly have no problem with Minthe or Leuce and find even the implications in their relationships with Hades to be extremely sweet, so mentions of that sort of thing in retrospect is okay.
So yeah sorry I'm useless but if you love Hades like I do, then I'll probably love anything you make of him. Like the most basic rewrite of any of his stories, explore the premise of the Furies and/or the rivers of Hades being his children, or alternate interpretations of his relationships with his family on Olympus (and by alternate I just mean fics where they don't actually hate him I guess lol).
Hades (Video Game)
Requested: Treat - Art, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: Depictions of Hades as explicitly abusive towards Zagreus (distant, cold, callous, jerkish, fine, just not deliberately cruel), Hades 2 spoilers
Hades/Persephone
I would love anything about Hades/Persephone, I just love them so much. Could be pre-canon from the time Persephone first arrived in the Underworld and they're awkwardly getting to know each other, post-canon where they're getting used to each other again, reaffirming their love, bit of angst with Hades grovelling for Persephone's forgiveness a lil bit :) Also domestic fluff would be great, Persephone forcing Hades and Zagreus to awkwardly hug, or smut with a focus on how big and gorgeous Hades is <3
Hades/Nyx, Hades/Nyx/Persephone
Very much interested in the emotional aspect of this over the sex (I mean, that's great too). Like Hades has apologised to Persephone but has he apologised to Nyx? Huh? They were pretending to be a married couple for a while there, you telling me that was never awkward for them? There's a line in the game where Nyx says she and Hades sometimes 'convinced themselves they were husband and wife', like what does that mean? I love Hades a lot so I would love for him to clean up after all the emotional messes he leaves behind, y'know.
Prompts: Maybe there's ~feelings~ from the time Persephone was absent which they never acted upon because they're both too loyal to Persephone or maybe Nyx has been interested in Hades from the time Zeus assigned him to the Underworld but then Persephone arrived and Nyx thought she lost her chance until Persephone returns and gives them permission (or possibly forces them) to act? Or what if they did have an affair while Persephone was away because Hades was convinced she would never come back and Nyx's offer of comfort was eventually too tempting to resist? How do they deal with that mess? Either way, I would like a happy ending for them that includes Persephone's blessing. I prefer this ship as Hades/Nyx & Hades/Persephone or at least focusing on them over Nyx/Persephone.
My cheating DNW still applies here so no Hades/Nyx while Hades and Persephone are in an active relationship or without Persephone's consent, except for the period in which the bulk of the game takes place since they're technically separated/not together during that time lol.
Hades
I love Hades so much he is 95% of the reason I love this game. I think the Hades in this game is one of the best Hades ever. His character design is soooo hot I was honestly taken aback when I first saw him in game because he is like. my dream man. It shouldn't be a surprise because I absolutely adore Hades from the myth and this Hades is quite close to him in character but I'm still ??? Anyway all I'm saying is I would love anything about him (especially art) :) I especially love hurt/comfort with him, like a bit of angst, as long as he gets a happy ending in the end. Like make him work for his happiness, y'know. That's what I love about him. I'm sorry I have no prompts I would just. love anything about him. thank u.
Original Work
Requested: Treat - Fic, Trick - Fic
God of Death/Mortal Woman He Tricks Into Dying So He Can Have Her
You know about Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld? It's like Hadestown (lol not really). In the story, Orpheus and Eurydice are an unhappy couple, when the god of the dead tricks Eurydice into walking to her death via pit of venomous snakes, which she's initially bummed about, but decides that it's not bad being dead when the god of the dead is in love with you. Isn't that great? I just love that stuff.
You can go the dark route where the woman is upset about dying, terrified of this god who she may or may not know about (is he a god she worshipped when she was alive?) and may or may not even look human-ish, who is determined to have her. Dubcon would be great here! Or you can do something cuter a la Offenbach's Orpheus where the woman wasn't that happy in life anyway and now she's being propositioned by a hot powerful deity and finding that death is actually pretty fun. I would love a hot human(oid) god but extra features are fun (tentacles are hot).
The Royal Tutor/Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine
Requested: Treat - Art, Treat - Fic
Specific DNWs: smut, in-depth exploration of Eins's canon mental health issues (e.g. his thought process during his suicidal period), focus on Matilda (mentioning her canon importance is fine but by God do I hate this plotline, keep it away from me)
Prompts: I would love anything with these two as long as it has a happy ending. Go for an exploration of their relationship post-canon, confessing/discussing their feelings, Ernst helping Eins overcome his trauma, or even go for AUs where they're roommates, end up in an arranged marriage, or anything that inspires you. Would also love fix-it AUs where Eins's issues aren't about a girl but maybe he actually has some mental illness like a mood disorder or a neurodivergence that he's struggling with because people haven't discovered therapy yet and he needs to be told that it's okay to be different and Ernst is willing to support him no matter what.
If you do go the neurodivergence route, it's up to you what you think he might have or you can leave out mentioning anything explicit (e.g. symptoms, they wouldn't have known them very well back then anyway) but please don't choose something that would change Eins's character or wouldn't make sense with his character (just as a totally random example, he probably doesn't have oppositional defiant disorder. Probably).