Jan. 6th, 2020 02:16 am
Chocolate Box 2020 Letter
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221B Baker Towers
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DCU (Comics)
IT (Movies - Muschietti)
IT - Stephen King
Knives Out (2019)
Sharp Objects (TV)
Hello! Chocolate Box was the first ever I did and I am happy to now be participating for the third time. It’s one of my favorite exchanges. If you get inspired to go somewhere that my prompts don’t mention or that I didn’t even think of for my requested pairings go ahead as long as it doesn’t go in the direction of my DNWs. My AO3 is summerdayghost. If you have any questions or need anything clarified feel free to contact me through the mod. I hope you have a fun Chocolate Box!
Likes
Terrible people in love
Drifters
Violence
Blood
Bruises
Casefic
Fluff with disturbing subtext
Horror presented as fluff
Straight up horror
Straight up fluff
Fridge horror
Roadtrips
Character study
Guilt
Anger
Begging
Taunting/Teasing
Dirty talk
Internal Conflict
Villain or criminal AUs
Historical AUs
Complicated and/or messed up relationships
Codependency
Loyalty
Being brought over to the dark side
Dramatic irony
All levels of consent
Manipulative relationships
Secrets
Dirtybadwrong
Power dynamics
Power imbalance
Mentor/protégé
Grand gestures (both of the poorly and well received variety)
Understated love
Oral sex
Frottage
Riding
Roleplay (the more tongue and cheek while also kinda sincere the better)
Characters being put on pedestals they can’t live up to
Frantic fully clothed take me now sex
Slow deliberate love making
Possessive sex
Cuddling
DNWs
Recreational drug use (alcohol and cigarettes are fine as are depictions of drug addiction)
Watersports/scat
Bestiality
Unrequested m/f
Unrequested trans headcanons
Pregnancy
a/b/o
Bisexual Richie Tozier or Eddie Kaspbrak for IT fic
221B Baker Towers
If you click this link you’ll have read the entirety of this canon. It’s less than three hundred words. There’s a tumblr dedicated to what other people have done to the idea, but the nothing is set in stone as official canon except the original post. So there’s a lot of room for you to just do whatever the hell you want which is part of what I find so intriguing about it.
Irene Adler/Kitty Winter
Who is your Irene Adler for this verse? I would love it if you went back to her roots as an opera singer and did something with performing arts, but if you have a different vision go for it. Who is your Kitty Winter? I see her being an ex-con working really well, but again if you have a different vision go for it. How do these two ladies know each other? What is their relationship like?
Mycroft Holmes/Sherlock Holmes
Is Mycroft a youth pastor or a politician or a cop or something else entirely? What is his dynamic with his brother like? I would prefer it if things were rocky between them, but how rocky is up to you.
Sherlock Holmes/Lestrade
What sort of cop is Lestrade? How is his relationship with Sherlock different from Sherlock’s relationship with other cops (if it really is at all)? If Sherlock is underaged how does Lestrade feel about that? How does Lestrade feel about Sherlock and what he does in general? What does Sherlock think of Lestrade?
Sherlock Holmes/Charles Augustus Milverton
I feel Milverton is a really underutilized villain when it comes to Sherlock Holmes adaptations, and I would love to see your take on him for this verse. What is the nature of his blackmail? Does Sherlock know him outside of his crimes? I hope you keep the gold glasses but if you don’t want to that’s cool too. Go wild. Part of what I like about this verse is that nothing aside from the character of Sherlock Holmes and the setting are set in stone and anyone can do whatever they want with them.
Sherlock Holmes/James Moriarty
I’ve seen a few different interpretations of Moriarty for this verse from drug dealer to cooperate executive? What’s yours? Does he have a past of any sort with Sherlock? Is he Sherlock’s greatest nemesis in this verse or not at all? Also, feel free to ignore this bit, I have always had a soft spot for stories where Sherlock runs off with Moriarty and joins in on his wicked plans.
Crossover Fandom
Norman Bates/Eddie Kaspbrak
So this has been in my head since I read the book and Eddie was described as looking like Tony Perkins. These two would have a lot to bond over. You can write this with book Eddie or movie Eddie, either way works for me, I like both versions. Also do whatever you want with the timelines to make this work, set it in the 50s, 80s, current day, whatever works. They can be the same age or Eddie could be much younger. I’m here for it all. Also I can absolutely picture these two being related (whether it be cousins or long lost brothers or whatever) and incest is something that works so well with their issues so if that’s a direction you’d wanna go, do it. If not that’s cool too. My ideas for how they could meet is maybe they start writing letters while Norman is in jail or maybe Norman comes to stay with Eddie while evading capture.
Benoit Blanc & Amma Crellin
Benoit Blanc on the case for something Amma has done sounds fun as hell. How would he figure things out and what would he make of her? Would she take him seriously?
Marta Cabrera/Grace Le Domas
I just saw this in the tagset and was like “yes!” Maybe they meet after their canons as the sole heiresses of massive fortunes and really hit it off. These two would have a lot to connect over and I think they would really appreciate each other.
Amma Crellin/Amy Elliott Dunne
How would Amma and Amy feel about each other? Would they have a strange rivalry with weird romantic overtones or would they openly adore each other feeling that they’ve found someone who gets it or somewhere in between? If Amma enters the picture before Amy’s plan would her presence change it at all?
Amma Crellin/Beverly Marsh
I would read this with teen Bev or adult Bev. For teen Bev maybe after Derry she moved with her aunt to Wind Gap or Saint Louis and meets Amma who finds Bev’s resemblance to the photos of her sister at a younger age intriguing. Do whatever you want with the timeline (shoving Sharp Objects back into the 80s or bringing teen Bev to the modern day) to make that work. For adult Bev I’m not entirely sure how they meet but Amma imprints onto her hard. Either way I think obsession and blood would be good for this.
Beverly Marsh/Camille Preaker
There are a lot of directions you could go timeline wise with this. Maybe they’re both teens who look a lot alike, maybe one is a teen and one is an adult haunted by the other’s resemblance to their younger self, maybe they’re both adults running into each other at a rough point. I am into all of these options. But what impression what they get of each other? How would they grow closer? Also some things that could be interesting to explore with this would be their respective family issues, Bev’s blood issues, Camille’s self harm, just all of their issues.
DCU (Comics)
Bart Allen/Wally West
Just them not getting along at all and fighting all the time. Wally thinking Bart is an annoying immature brat and wanting very little to do with him and Bart finding Wally to be kinda stiff and unkind in return. Deep down Bart just wishes Wally liked him and doesn’t understand why he doesn’t. To Wally’s credit he does care about Bart. Deep down. In his own way. What would it look like if they became romantically and/or sexually entangled if what I just described was the state of their relationship up to that point? Probably an ill-advised disaster, but that’s what I’m here for. If you wanna go AU maybe canon divergence the Garricks for whatever reason were unavailable so Wally had to take in Bart himself or a cop and robber AU. Also I’d totally be into this pairing as femslash.
Cassandra Cain/Rose Wilson
I think they compliment each other well. In some ways they are going in opposite directions while in others they are running right at each other. Whether they clash or get along really well their dynamic is bound to be interesting. I can see them understanding one another in a way no one else can. Both characters have interesting relationships with violence. How do they differ and how are they similar? Would that be something that drives them together? Also if you wanted to go AU a not-superhero AU where Rose is a hitwoman and Cass is a high schooler overly invested in her ballet class and has a dark past and they somehow meet would be brilliant, just saying.
IT (Movies - Muschietti)
Connor Bowers/Henry Bowers
Connor coming to live with Uncle Butch and Cousin Henry for the summer and something happens between him and Henry. Whether it’s an actual affair or just a lot of creepy tension, I see potential for Henry being frighteningly possessive and it all being very twisted. Connor didn’t have much screen time but I was left with the distinct impression he was afraid of Henry and that could be something interesting to explore in this context. Also one of them looking back on their dynamic after Henry’s arrest could be interesting.
Connor Bowers/Richie Tozier
Connor wasn’t on screen for very long but what we did get has me interested in seeing more interactions between him and Richie. I got the impression from the arcade scene that Connor was also gay and liked Richie. Was that time at the arcade during the movie their first time playing together or had there been previous times they’d played together (or seen each other outside the arcade)? Had Connor heard rumors about Richie before they met (or right after they met)? Gay rumors that he found… intriguing. Also what was their first time interacting after the arcade scene like? What about after Henry’s arrest? Richie and Connor sneaking around would be relevant to my interests. Them running into each other as adults and getting together would be cool. Also I am open to all sorts of interpretations of Connor from actually an okay dude to fucked up and manipulative. I personally tend to read him as not a bad kid, just closeted, scared, and concerned for his safety, but he is a Bowers and I’m here for the angst that comes with less nice interpretations of him.
Henry Bowers/Mike Hanlon
I can really easily see Henry being attracted to Mike and that factoring in to his animosity towards him. His feelings are something dark and violent, whether they started that way or he twisted them into that. I can’t really imagine Mike reciprocating, but I’m willing to be convinced otherwise. Maybe if Mike convinced himself he could fix Henry?
Henry Bowers/Patrick Hockstetter
The main thing I want to see here is a power struggle. Henry wants to be the boss with Patrick as his vicious guard dog but he can’t exactly control or predict Patrick which leads to an uncertainty about who’s in charge after all. Henry trying to establish dominance and Patrick messing with him the whole way through. If you wanna go AU a mundane AU where the Bowers gang is responsible for the child disappearances could be interesting, and something about the Bowers gang feels just right for a werewolf AU. Also I would 100% be into a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Bill Denbrough/Eddie Kaspbrak
Bill’s protectiveness is a trait of his I really find intriguing as is Eddie’s bravery and this is a pairing that I think goes well with exploring those traits. Also Bill projecting Georgie issues onto Eddie and Eddie projecting his own issues right back onto Bill is definitely a thing from the book, but if you could somehow fit that into the dynamic between these versions of the characters I would absolutely love it. Them being a little codependent post Chapter 1 would be A+. Oh! An Eddie lives AU where he ends up with Bill would be spectacular. For other AU concepts maybe vampires or serial killers or Golden Age of Hollywood (all AUs I’d honestly be into for most of these ships, but I’ve definitely thought about them more with this pairing since that’s what I asked for with this pairing for the AU exchange). I would also be very into a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Patrick Hockstetter/Richie Tozier
So the way Patrick looks at Richie has always creeped me out but since the second movie came out there’s an added sense of dread. Because before it was like “wow Patrick is a creep what a perfect establishing moment for such a fucked up character” and it’s still that but now there’s “oh god, what’s the history there, did something happen, what has Patrick done?” in the mix too. It’s possible Patrick hadn’t done anything, but the question is still there. So one of the possibilities would be precanon creepiness, answers to those questions. Another route you could take would be Patrick lives AU (either mundane or IT simply doesn’t kill him, maybe IT killed Henry or Belch instead?) that shows the horrors Richie would have encountered during that summer or Patrick living to adulthood and no doubt becoming a serial killer and he and Richie run into each other and start dating. Another possible AU would be werewolf AU, y’know to capitalize on Richie’s fear of wolves and how predatory Patrick is. Also I would very much read a Rule 63 femslash incarnation of this ship.
Reginald "Belch" Huggins/Eddie Kaspbrak
The baseball section book left me with the impression that Eddie had a crush on Belch, and I just think it would be really fun to see that crush applied to the movie versions of the characters. How does Eddie feel about his feelings and why does he feel the way he does? Is it entirely physical or does he see something in Belch no one else does? What does Belch think of Eddie? If you wanted to Rule 63 this into femslash I’d be down.
Eddie Kaspbrak/Stanley Uris
They are the first of the group to die and I have so many feelings about it. I also think their personalities would go together well and they’d make a lovely couple. They’d balance each other out in a lot of ways. The book gave me the impression that Stan was psychic and while I think that is not the case in the movies, I’d still be really interested in fic where Stan was aware of his and Eddie’s eventual fates and felt a special kinship with Eddie because of it. Or fic about them falling in love in the afterlife would be cool. Maybe AU where they both survive Chapter 2 but are also the only two surviving Losers. Also I would read a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Gretta Keene/Beverly Marsh
Look, I love antagonistic femslash. The idea of there being some attraction between the two of them or them having some sort of relationship is interesting to me because of the antagonism. What problems do they have with each other and would whatever happens between them be enough for them to put those problems aside? If you wanna go AU maybe serial killers or vampires or Golden Age of Hollywood (all AUs I’d honestly be into for most if not all of these ships, but I’ve definitely thought about them more with this pairing since that’s what I asked for with this pairing for the AU exchange).
Audra Phillips/Patricia Blum Uris
My wants here are simple. I just want them to somehow meet and fall in love. Maybe post Chapter 2 they run into each other and find they have a lot to bond over. Maybe Patty comes into contact with Audra while trying to figure out Stan’s letter. Maybe things turned out way differently and the Losers end up in jail accused of IT’s crimes (or their crimes if this is a total AU) and come together while picking up the pieces of their lives.
Richie Tozier/Stanley Uris
I think their dynamic is a lot of fun, but boy does it have the potential to hurt me. So bring the pain is what I say. My general impression of their relationship is that they’ve known each other forever and understand each other on a different level because of that. I also think Richie would stick up for Stan no matter what even if he can be flippant about Stan and that Stan’s death truly hurt him. The last time I wrote a prompt for this ship was before Chapter 2 came out and the words that came to mind were chaos and decay and they still feel like they work however you may interpret that. There is definitely room for funny fluff set during their teen years with killer dramatic irony. I would be interested in Richie having abandonment issues and Stan making promises he can’t keep. Them dealing with PTSD symptoms and being super codependent post Chapter 1 would be great. I think Stan knew Richie was gay so his perspective on that would be interesting. Richie realizing he has feelings for Stan and freaking out. Them worrying about each other. Stan’s perfectionism. AU where Stan survives his suicide attempt but Eddie still dies and Richie clings to Stan and they end up together. Also I would totally read a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
IT - Stephen King
Bill Denbrough/Bradley Donovan
I’m probably the only person who wants this, but handwave when Bill left Derry in the book (this fandom does that all the time) and have them get together in high school. Also what did Bradley go on to be after that summer? I can see him being a bully, which could be interesting and set this up for a very ill advised thing. If you don’t want to go with the high school route maybe them crushing on each other in speech class.
Will Hanlon/Dick Hallorann
The interlude about the Black Spot has to be one of my favorites and it makes me emotional, and I would love to read about this ship during their time at the Black Spot before it burned down. Or maybe Dick comes back up to Maine one last time right before Will finds out he has cancer to say goodbye.
Mr. Keene/Eddie Kaspbrak
I found Mr. Keene to be a rather disturbing character and the descriptions of how he smiled as he told Eddie the truth about his medicine stuck with me. So just more uneasy and fucked up moments between the two of them.
Beverly Marsh/Kay McCall
The first two words that come to mind when I think of this pairing are adoration and support. Maybe an AU where they kill Tom and go on the run together. Or maybe after coming back from Derry and forgetting everything Bev wants to be with Kay instead of Ben.
Knives Out (2019)
I just wanted to say that while my unrequested m/f DNW typically extends to background pairings, for this fandom I’m totally cool with Benoit Blanc/Marta Cabrera or Ransom Drysdale/Marta Cabrera being a thing (I actually ship them both, but decided to prioritize no fic pairs in this fandom for this exchange) as long as the requested ship is still the focus. While I prefer Marta and Harlan’s relationship being platonic or, if romantic, one sided on Harlan’s part, the Thrombeys speculating on the true nature of their relationship is free game.
Linda Drysdale/Harlan Thrombey
My prompt for this one is rather simple: the games they play. I have thoughts on their dynamic and how they seemed to have a genuine bond but it all comes back to the games they play.
Ransom Drysdale/Harlan Thrombey
I was very interested in what the movie had to say about their bizarre love hate dynamic and would love to see some of it. Their mutual flair for the dramatic, how Ransom could beat Harlan at go and took pride in that assuming it was a unique trait. Harlan said he could see himself in Ransom and I’m interested in why. Was Harlan more or less just like Ransom when he was younger with the main difference being that he was new money or is it some other reason? Also does Ransom in turn see himself in Harlan? As for the incest angle of this prompt, was it a one time thing they don’t discuss or has it been a continuing thing?
Harlan Thrombey/Walt Thrombey
Walt is very dependent on Harlan and is both unhappy with where this leaves him because he wants more and wouldn’t have it any other way. Does Harlan enjoy having Walt under his thumb or did he used to before a change of heart? A combination of reverence and resentment from Walt towards Harlan is very likely. How did they get to the point they’re at in the film dynamic wise? Did the death of Neil, the older son, impact their relationship? Tangent but on that note what were their relationships with Neil like? If I had to describe Walt one of the first words that would come to mind is weak. I think that’s something Harlan can see in Walt. However just because he’s weak doesn’t make him not dangerous and if he is capable of harm it is precisely because he’s weak. That, I’m not sure if Harlan can see. Also when Harlan called Walt a good boy. Yes, that’s a complete prompt.
Jacob Thrombey/Walt Thrombey
The impression I left the movie with is that Walt absolutely adores Jacob and feels that they are close, but is absolutely blind to his faults. Some of it may come from genuine ignorance but I think a larger portion of it is willful. Part of it may be because he’s unwilling to take Jacob off the pedestal of perfect son, part of it may be that he doesn’t have the strength to step in and prevent Jacob from going down the path he’s going down, and part of it may be that he doesn’t mind what Jacob has become as much as he knows he should. Jacob is awkward and cowardly but is still an internet creep with horrific views. Also what does Jacob think of Walt anyway? I feel like there’s a lot of room for something twisted here.
Sharp Objects (TV)
Amma Crellin/Camille Preaker
Amma fixating on Camille, idealizing her. Amma’s murders all being in some way about Camille (even before they met because her first two victims were girls that Adora paid attention to because they reminded her of Camille). Camille’s self harm and Amma violence. The way their mother fucked them up. Amma trying to manipulate Camille. Amma getting insanely jealous about Camille. Camille trying her best to be there for Amma and do right by her and the motherhood related baggage that comes with that. Amma wanting to sleep in Camille’s bed always. All the obsession and possession. The way Camille connects Amma to dead girls she has loved in her mind. I really love basically the everything about this ship so just fuck me up tbh.
Amma Crellin/Kelsey Wheeler/Jodes
Whoever nominated this, you read my goddamn mind. I was gonna nominate this and was shocked when I didn’t have to. So you have done me a great service. Anyway. I would love to see more into the specifics of their dynamic, roller skating around and doing violent deeds. How does everyone feel about each other and how do Kelsey and Jodes feel about the whole murder thing? Also teenage girls being monsters is one of my favorite things and so much fits here.
Likes
DNWs
Fandoms
221B Baker Towers
Crossover Fandom
DCU (Comics)
IT (Movies - Muschietti)
IT - Stephen King
Knives Out (2019)
Sharp Objects (TV)
Hello! Chocolate Box was the first ever I did and I am happy to now be participating for the third time. It’s one of my favorite exchanges. If you get inspired to go somewhere that my prompts don’t mention or that I didn’t even think of for my requested pairings go ahead as long as it doesn’t go in the direction of my DNWs. My AO3 is summerdayghost. If you have any questions or need anything clarified feel free to contact me through the mod. I hope you have a fun Chocolate Box!
Likes
Terrible people in love
Drifters
Violence
Blood
Bruises
Casefic
Fluff with disturbing subtext
Horror presented as fluff
Straight up horror
Straight up fluff
Fridge horror
Roadtrips
Character study
Guilt
Anger
Begging
Taunting/Teasing
Dirty talk
Internal Conflict
Villain or criminal AUs
Historical AUs
Complicated and/or messed up relationships
Codependency
Loyalty
Being brought over to the dark side
Dramatic irony
All levels of consent
Manipulative relationships
Secrets
Dirtybadwrong
Power dynamics
Power imbalance
Mentor/protégé
Grand gestures (both of the poorly and well received variety)
Understated love
Oral sex
Frottage
Riding
Roleplay (the more tongue and cheek while also kinda sincere the better)
Characters being put on pedestals they can’t live up to
Frantic fully clothed take me now sex
Slow deliberate love making
Possessive sex
Cuddling
DNWs
Recreational drug use (alcohol and cigarettes are fine as are depictions of drug addiction)
Watersports/scat
Bestiality
Unrequested m/f
Unrequested trans headcanons
Pregnancy
a/b/o
Bisexual Richie Tozier or Eddie Kaspbrak for IT fic
221B Baker Towers
If you click this link you’ll have read the entirety of this canon. It’s less than three hundred words. There’s a tumblr dedicated to what other people have done to the idea, but the nothing is set in stone as official canon except the original post. So there’s a lot of room for you to just do whatever the hell you want which is part of what I find so intriguing about it.
Irene Adler/Kitty Winter
Who is your Irene Adler for this verse? I would love it if you went back to her roots as an opera singer and did something with performing arts, but if you have a different vision go for it. Who is your Kitty Winter? I see her being an ex-con working really well, but again if you have a different vision go for it. How do these two ladies know each other? What is their relationship like?
Mycroft Holmes/Sherlock Holmes
Is Mycroft a youth pastor or a politician or a cop or something else entirely? What is his dynamic with his brother like? I would prefer it if things were rocky between them, but how rocky is up to you.
Sherlock Holmes/Lestrade
What sort of cop is Lestrade? How is his relationship with Sherlock different from Sherlock’s relationship with other cops (if it really is at all)? If Sherlock is underaged how does Lestrade feel about that? How does Lestrade feel about Sherlock and what he does in general? What does Sherlock think of Lestrade?
Sherlock Holmes/Charles Augustus Milverton
I feel Milverton is a really underutilized villain when it comes to Sherlock Holmes adaptations, and I would love to see your take on him for this verse. What is the nature of his blackmail? Does Sherlock know him outside of his crimes? I hope you keep the gold glasses but if you don’t want to that’s cool too. Go wild. Part of what I like about this verse is that nothing aside from the character of Sherlock Holmes and the setting are set in stone and anyone can do whatever they want with them.
Sherlock Holmes/James Moriarty
I’ve seen a few different interpretations of Moriarty for this verse from drug dealer to cooperate executive? What’s yours? Does he have a past of any sort with Sherlock? Is he Sherlock’s greatest nemesis in this verse or not at all? Also, feel free to ignore this bit, I have always had a soft spot for stories where Sherlock runs off with Moriarty and joins in on his wicked plans.
Crossover Fandom
Norman Bates/Eddie Kaspbrak
So this has been in my head since I read the book and Eddie was described as looking like Tony Perkins. These two would have a lot to bond over. You can write this with book Eddie or movie Eddie, either way works for me, I like both versions. Also do whatever you want with the timelines to make this work, set it in the 50s, 80s, current day, whatever works. They can be the same age or Eddie could be much younger. I’m here for it all. Also I can absolutely picture these two being related (whether it be cousins or long lost brothers or whatever) and incest is something that works so well with their issues so if that’s a direction you’d wanna go, do it. If not that’s cool too. My ideas for how they could meet is maybe they start writing letters while Norman is in jail or maybe Norman comes to stay with Eddie while evading capture.
Benoit Blanc & Amma Crellin
Benoit Blanc on the case for something Amma has done sounds fun as hell. How would he figure things out and what would he make of her? Would she take him seriously?
Marta Cabrera/Grace Le Domas
I just saw this in the tagset and was like “yes!” Maybe they meet after their canons as the sole heiresses of massive fortunes and really hit it off. These two would have a lot to connect over and I think they would really appreciate each other.
Amma Crellin/Amy Elliott Dunne
How would Amma and Amy feel about each other? Would they have a strange rivalry with weird romantic overtones or would they openly adore each other feeling that they’ve found someone who gets it or somewhere in between? If Amma enters the picture before Amy’s plan would her presence change it at all?
Amma Crellin/Beverly Marsh
I would read this with teen Bev or adult Bev. For teen Bev maybe after Derry she moved with her aunt to Wind Gap or Saint Louis and meets Amma who finds Bev’s resemblance to the photos of her sister at a younger age intriguing. Do whatever you want with the timeline (shoving Sharp Objects back into the 80s or bringing teen Bev to the modern day) to make that work. For adult Bev I’m not entirely sure how they meet but Amma imprints onto her hard. Either way I think obsession and blood would be good for this.
Beverly Marsh/Camille Preaker
There are a lot of directions you could go timeline wise with this. Maybe they’re both teens who look a lot alike, maybe one is a teen and one is an adult haunted by the other’s resemblance to their younger self, maybe they’re both adults running into each other at a rough point. I am into all of these options. But what impression what they get of each other? How would they grow closer? Also some things that could be interesting to explore with this would be their respective family issues, Bev’s blood issues, Camille’s self harm, just all of their issues.
DCU (Comics)
Bart Allen/Wally West
Just them not getting along at all and fighting all the time. Wally thinking Bart is an annoying immature brat and wanting very little to do with him and Bart finding Wally to be kinda stiff and unkind in return. Deep down Bart just wishes Wally liked him and doesn’t understand why he doesn’t. To Wally’s credit he does care about Bart. Deep down. In his own way. What would it look like if they became romantically and/or sexually entangled if what I just described was the state of their relationship up to that point? Probably an ill-advised disaster, but that’s what I’m here for. If you wanna go AU maybe canon divergence the Garricks for whatever reason were unavailable so Wally had to take in Bart himself or a cop and robber AU. Also I’d totally be into this pairing as femslash.
Cassandra Cain/Rose Wilson
I think they compliment each other well. In some ways they are going in opposite directions while in others they are running right at each other. Whether they clash or get along really well their dynamic is bound to be interesting. I can see them understanding one another in a way no one else can. Both characters have interesting relationships with violence. How do they differ and how are they similar? Would that be something that drives them together? Also if you wanted to go AU a not-superhero AU where Rose is a hitwoman and Cass is a high schooler overly invested in her ballet class and has a dark past and they somehow meet would be brilliant, just saying.
IT (Movies - Muschietti)
Connor Bowers/Henry Bowers
Connor coming to live with Uncle Butch and Cousin Henry for the summer and something happens between him and Henry. Whether it’s an actual affair or just a lot of creepy tension, I see potential for Henry being frighteningly possessive and it all being very twisted. Connor didn’t have much screen time but I was left with the distinct impression he was afraid of Henry and that could be something interesting to explore in this context. Also one of them looking back on their dynamic after Henry’s arrest could be interesting.
Connor Bowers/Richie Tozier
Connor wasn’t on screen for very long but what we did get has me interested in seeing more interactions between him and Richie. I got the impression from the arcade scene that Connor was also gay and liked Richie. Was that time at the arcade during the movie their first time playing together or had there been previous times they’d played together (or seen each other outside the arcade)? Had Connor heard rumors about Richie before they met (or right after they met)? Gay rumors that he found… intriguing. Also what was their first time interacting after the arcade scene like? What about after Henry’s arrest? Richie and Connor sneaking around would be relevant to my interests. Them running into each other as adults and getting together would be cool. Also I am open to all sorts of interpretations of Connor from actually an okay dude to fucked up and manipulative. I personally tend to read him as not a bad kid, just closeted, scared, and concerned for his safety, but he is a Bowers and I’m here for the angst that comes with less nice interpretations of him.
Henry Bowers/Mike Hanlon
I can really easily see Henry being attracted to Mike and that factoring in to his animosity towards him. His feelings are something dark and violent, whether they started that way or he twisted them into that. I can’t really imagine Mike reciprocating, but I’m willing to be convinced otherwise. Maybe if Mike convinced himself he could fix Henry?
Henry Bowers/Patrick Hockstetter
The main thing I want to see here is a power struggle. Henry wants to be the boss with Patrick as his vicious guard dog but he can’t exactly control or predict Patrick which leads to an uncertainty about who’s in charge after all. Henry trying to establish dominance and Patrick messing with him the whole way through. If you wanna go AU a mundane AU where the Bowers gang is responsible for the child disappearances could be interesting, and something about the Bowers gang feels just right for a werewolf AU. Also I would 100% be into a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Bill Denbrough/Eddie Kaspbrak
Bill’s protectiveness is a trait of his I really find intriguing as is Eddie’s bravery and this is a pairing that I think goes well with exploring those traits. Also Bill projecting Georgie issues onto Eddie and Eddie projecting his own issues right back onto Bill is definitely a thing from the book, but if you could somehow fit that into the dynamic between these versions of the characters I would absolutely love it. Them being a little codependent post Chapter 1 would be A+. Oh! An Eddie lives AU where he ends up with Bill would be spectacular. For other AU concepts maybe vampires or serial killers or Golden Age of Hollywood (all AUs I’d honestly be into for most of these ships, but I’ve definitely thought about them more with this pairing since that’s what I asked for with this pairing for the AU exchange). I would also be very into a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Patrick Hockstetter/Richie Tozier
So the way Patrick looks at Richie has always creeped me out but since the second movie came out there’s an added sense of dread. Because before it was like “wow Patrick is a creep what a perfect establishing moment for such a fucked up character” and it’s still that but now there’s “oh god, what’s the history there, did something happen, what has Patrick done?” in the mix too. It’s possible Patrick hadn’t done anything, but the question is still there. So one of the possibilities would be precanon creepiness, answers to those questions. Another route you could take would be Patrick lives AU (either mundane or IT simply doesn’t kill him, maybe IT killed Henry or Belch instead?) that shows the horrors Richie would have encountered during that summer or Patrick living to adulthood and no doubt becoming a serial killer and he and Richie run into each other and start dating. Another possible AU would be werewolf AU, y’know to capitalize on Richie’s fear of wolves and how predatory Patrick is. Also I would very much read a Rule 63 femslash incarnation of this ship.
Reginald "Belch" Huggins/Eddie Kaspbrak
The baseball section book left me with the impression that Eddie had a crush on Belch, and I just think it would be really fun to see that crush applied to the movie versions of the characters. How does Eddie feel about his feelings and why does he feel the way he does? Is it entirely physical or does he see something in Belch no one else does? What does Belch think of Eddie? If you wanted to Rule 63 this into femslash I’d be down.
Eddie Kaspbrak/Stanley Uris
They are the first of the group to die and I have so many feelings about it. I also think their personalities would go together well and they’d make a lovely couple. They’d balance each other out in a lot of ways. The book gave me the impression that Stan was psychic and while I think that is not the case in the movies, I’d still be really interested in fic where Stan was aware of his and Eddie’s eventual fates and felt a special kinship with Eddie because of it. Or fic about them falling in love in the afterlife would be cool. Maybe AU where they both survive Chapter 2 but are also the only two surviving Losers. Also I would read a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
Gretta Keene/Beverly Marsh
Look, I love antagonistic femslash. The idea of there being some attraction between the two of them or them having some sort of relationship is interesting to me because of the antagonism. What problems do they have with each other and would whatever happens between them be enough for them to put those problems aside? If you wanna go AU maybe serial killers or vampires or Golden Age of Hollywood (all AUs I’d honestly be into for most if not all of these ships, but I’ve definitely thought about them more with this pairing since that’s what I asked for with this pairing for the AU exchange).
Audra Phillips/Patricia Blum Uris
My wants here are simple. I just want them to somehow meet and fall in love. Maybe post Chapter 2 they run into each other and find they have a lot to bond over. Maybe Patty comes into contact with Audra while trying to figure out Stan’s letter. Maybe things turned out way differently and the Losers end up in jail accused of IT’s crimes (or their crimes if this is a total AU) and come together while picking up the pieces of their lives.
Richie Tozier/Stanley Uris
I think their dynamic is a lot of fun, but boy does it have the potential to hurt me. So bring the pain is what I say. My general impression of their relationship is that they’ve known each other forever and understand each other on a different level because of that. I also think Richie would stick up for Stan no matter what even if he can be flippant about Stan and that Stan’s death truly hurt him. The last time I wrote a prompt for this ship was before Chapter 2 came out and the words that came to mind were chaos and decay and they still feel like they work however you may interpret that. There is definitely room for funny fluff set during their teen years with killer dramatic irony. I would be interested in Richie having abandonment issues and Stan making promises he can’t keep. Them dealing with PTSD symptoms and being super codependent post Chapter 1 would be great. I think Stan knew Richie was gay so his perspective on that would be interesting. Richie realizing he has feelings for Stan and freaking out. Them worrying about each other. Stan’s perfectionism. AU where Stan survives his suicide attempt but Eddie still dies and Richie clings to Stan and they end up together. Also I would totally read a Rule 63 femslash version of this pairing.
IT - Stephen King
Bill Denbrough/Bradley Donovan
I’m probably the only person who wants this, but handwave when Bill left Derry in the book (this fandom does that all the time) and have them get together in high school. Also what did Bradley go on to be after that summer? I can see him being a bully, which could be interesting and set this up for a very ill advised thing. If you don’t want to go with the high school route maybe them crushing on each other in speech class.
Will Hanlon/Dick Hallorann
The interlude about the Black Spot has to be one of my favorites and it makes me emotional, and I would love to read about this ship during their time at the Black Spot before it burned down. Or maybe Dick comes back up to Maine one last time right before Will finds out he has cancer to say goodbye.
Mr. Keene/Eddie Kaspbrak
I found Mr. Keene to be a rather disturbing character and the descriptions of how he smiled as he told Eddie the truth about his medicine stuck with me. So just more uneasy and fucked up moments between the two of them.
Beverly Marsh/Kay McCall
The first two words that come to mind when I think of this pairing are adoration and support. Maybe an AU where they kill Tom and go on the run together. Or maybe after coming back from Derry and forgetting everything Bev wants to be with Kay instead of Ben.
Knives Out (2019)
I just wanted to say that while my unrequested m/f DNW typically extends to background pairings, for this fandom I’m totally cool with Benoit Blanc/Marta Cabrera or Ransom Drysdale/Marta Cabrera being a thing (I actually ship them both, but decided to prioritize no fic pairs in this fandom for this exchange) as long as the requested ship is still the focus. While I prefer Marta and Harlan’s relationship being platonic or, if romantic, one sided on Harlan’s part, the Thrombeys speculating on the true nature of their relationship is free game.
Linda Drysdale/Harlan Thrombey
My prompt for this one is rather simple: the games they play. I have thoughts on their dynamic and how they seemed to have a genuine bond but it all comes back to the games they play.
Ransom Drysdale/Harlan Thrombey
I was very interested in what the movie had to say about their bizarre love hate dynamic and would love to see some of it. Their mutual flair for the dramatic, how Ransom could beat Harlan at go and took pride in that assuming it was a unique trait. Harlan said he could see himself in Ransom and I’m interested in why. Was Harlan more or less just like Ransom when he was younger with the main difference being that he was new money or is it some other reason? Also does Ransom in turn see himself in Harlan? As for the incest angle of this prompt, was it a one time thing they don’t discuss or has it been a continuing thing?
Harlan Thrombey/Walt Thrombey
Walt is very dependent on Harlan and is both unhappy with where this leaves him because he wants more and wouldn’t have it any other way. Does Harlan enjoy having Walt under his thumb or did he used to before a change of heart? A combination of reverence and resentment from Walt towards Harlan is very likely. How did they get to the point they’re at in the film dynamic wise? Did the death of Neil, the older son, impact their relationship? Tangent but on that note what were their relationships with Neil like? If I had to describe Walt one of the first words that would come to mind is weak. I think that’s something Harlan can see in Walt. However just because he’s weak doesn’t make him not dangerous and if he is capable of harm it is precisely because he’s weak. That, I’m not sure if Harlan can see. Also when Harlan called Walt a good boy. Yes, that’s a complete prompt.
Jacob Thrombey/Walt Thrombey
The impression I left the movie with is that Walt absolutely adores Jacob and feels that they are close, but is absolutely blind to his faults. Some of it may come from genuine ignorance but I think a larger portion of it is willful. Part of it may be because he’s unwilling to take Jacob off the pedestal of perfect son, part of it may be that he doesn’t have the strength to step in and prevent Jacob from going down the path he’s going down, and part of it may be that he doesn’t mind what Jacob has become as much as he knows he should. Jacob is awkward and cowardly but is still an internet creep with horrific views. Also what does Jacob think of Walt anyway? I feel like there’s a lot of room for something twisted here.
Sharp Objects (TV)
Amma Crellin/Camille Preaker
Amma fixating on Camille, idealizing her. Amma’s murders all being in some way about Camille (even before they met because her first two victims were girls that Adora paid attention to because they reminded her of Camille). Camille’s self harm and Amma violence. The way their mother fucked them up. Amma trying to manipulate Camille. Amma getting insanely jealous about Camille. Camille trying her best to be there for Amma and do right by her and the motherhood related baggage that comes with that. Amma wanting to sleep in Camille’s bed always. All the obsession and possession. The way Camille connects Amma to dead girls she has loved in her mind. I really love basically the everything about this ship so just fuck me up tbh.
Amma Crellin/Kelsey Wheeler/Jodes
Whoever nominated this, you read my goddamn mind. I was gonna nominate this and was shocked when I didn’t have to. So you have done me a great service. Anyway. I would love to see more into the specifics of their dynamic, roller skating around and doing violent deeds. How does everyone feel about each other and how do Kelsey and Jodes feel about the whole murder thing? Also teenage girls being monsters is one of my favorite things and so much fits here.
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