Jul. 16th, 2020 02:20 am
Relationshipping 2020 Letter
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Likes
DNWs
Fandoms
1917 (Movie 2019)
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Dare Me (TV 2019)
Sharp Objects (TV)
Stoker (2013)
Sucker Punch (2011)
Us (Movie 2019)
Hello! I’ve never done this particular exchange before, but I’m looking forward to participating this year because it seems right up my alley. My AO3 is summerdayghost. If you would like anything in this letter clarified or have any questions feel free to ask through the mod. I hope you have a great exchange!
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
1917 (Movie 2019)
Joseph Blake/Tom Blake
Tom was so determined to see his big brother again and save his life and I was definitely very invested in that quest and interested in all the things he had to say about his family in general. Joseph’s face during his one scene really stuck with me. The way he goes from happy and excited to holding back tears once he realizes what happened. So I would love to see these two actually interact. Maybe fic set before the war where they’re on the orchard together? Maybe letters sent during wartime? Another direction you can go is one or both of them pining after the other and using their memories and fantasies to comfort themselves even if the nature of their feelings brings them discomfort or shame. On a similar note postcanon fic where Joseph is mourning Tom and in his grief starts thinking of him in a new totally inappropriate light. Or yet another option would be a fix-it fic where Tom makes it to see Joseph again. If you have any other ideas go for it.
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Apollo/Troilus
Troilus as a character is one of those research rabbit holes that I go down every once and a while and always have fun with. He was a character from the Trojan Cycle, but the specific work he appeared in has been lost to time. A lot of the works influenced by that particular work that went on to be influential in their own right that Troilus was believed to have appeared have also been lost. What we have of him are writing from that time that survived talking about those works and works influenced by the works we no longer have and works influenced by those works and so on. His characterization also shifted a lot over the years in accordance with changing social values and ideas about storytelling which just adds another level to this game of telephone. So anyway Troilus is generally the youngest Trojan prince, son of Hecuba and Priam. Sometimes he was depicted as being rumored to have been Apollo’s son because he was so beautiful. Sometimes he was depicted as actually having been Apollo’s son. There is at least one source out that lists Troilus not as Apollo’s son, but as Apollo’s lover. I have always found that little son or lover discrepancy hilarious, but in seriousness I would be very interested in something exploring or playing with that. I mean, why not both?
Demeter/Persephone
I’m having a hard time simplifying down my thoughts on these two into a coherent prompt because there are many, many directions you could go with this dynamic and I’m interested in almost all of them. One of my favorite things about mythology is that while it has a definite form it also has a lot of flexibility due to thousands of years of reinterpretation. The only direction you can go with their dynamic that I’m not a fan of is “Demeter was cruel and evil and Persephone found true joy, freedom, and love once Hades took her away” (which is not a dynamic I am not too concerned about getting considering that I’m requesting Demeter/Persephone and have a unrequested m/f DNW but I thought I would put that out there anyway, also speaking of my unrequested m/f DNW you can still have Persephone gone half of the year because that’s pretty integral but I don’t want any Hades/Persephone ship content, and to further clarify that I’m perfectly fine with references to their marriage or with that factoring into the plot, but I do not want fic where Persephone is in love with Hades). You can have their relationship be sweet and fluffy or angsty or difficult or whatever other spin you think would work best. There are three words/phrases that keep coming into my head about them you can take or leave that are rescue, the power of love, and a wife for the rest of the year.
Dare Me (TV 2019)
Beth Cassidy/Tacy Cassidy
There is a whole world of bitter, terrible, nasty resentment between these two that would make this incredibly messy and well, I love incredibly messy. But there’s more than just resentment! Beth to some degree views Tacy as the physical embodiment of a betrayal. Her feelings of inherent superiority over Tacy are interesting because they are tied with her feelings about abandonment and inferiority. Also I got the distinct impression that Tacy has a deep need for approval and validation, and many if not all of her attempts to get such things ultimately lead back to Beth in one way or another. Like the incidents with the ice bath or at the pep rally. One phrase that comes to mind about these two you can feel free to take or leave is: taking it too far.
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.
Stoker (2013)
Charlie Stoker/Richard Stoker
I’m not sure if I can explain this in a way that makes sense, but the impression I got from this movie was that both of them saw India as a second chance with the other. Like with Richard he was thinking “Charlie but this time not a murderer because I’ll do a better job” and with Charlie he was thinking “Richard but following my path and loving me unconditionally this time around”. Where it falls apart for both of them is the fact that India is not Charlie 2.0 or Richard 2.0, she’s her own person. So that left me wanting to see more of the dynamic between them one on one, either for backstory fic or in canon divergence fic.
Evelyn Stoker/India Stoker
"You were supposed to love me, weren't you?" I’m not the sort to put pictures in letters, but if I were the picture here would probably be from the hair brushing scene. I am really interested in their dynamic. Because there is certainly a lot of bitterness and jealousy but I think there is also some form of likely very twisted love and some form of connection. Or maybe desire for a connection would be a more precise way to put it because there is definitely distance and alienation in that relationship. Maybe something set precanon with confusing complicated feelings or something set post canon the next time they see each other. For that second one how does Evelyn feel about being spared, how does India feel about not killing Evelyn, and what causes this reunion?
Sucker Punch (2011)
Rocket/Sweet Pea
Oh these two. Sweet Pea was so dedicated to Rocket and there was so much love there and the pain that went with Rocket’s death. Maybe an AU where Rocket doesn’t die and leaves with Sweet Pea at the end. Or fic showing their day to day before Baby Doll showed up. Or backstory fic about how Rocket ended up where she did and how Sweet Pea followed her. I would be interested in a story about them set in any of the three realities in this film, asylum, cabaret, or battle.
Us (Movie 2019)
Adelaide Wilson/Red
I am fascinated by the twistyness inherent to this ship. I love it so much. Any excuse you can find to give these two more interactions than they got in canon would be wonderful (although I imagine pre-canon fic where they never technically interact at all within the scope of the story could still work as shipfic given the nature of the situation). Just how they’re intertwined and how they’re different and all the resentment and revenge and trying to survive and conflicts between good and evil or hero and villain where there’s no easy answer as to which side is which. Explorations of what they think about one another exactly would be great. Also feel free to absolutely fuck with my head over which one is which, I feel canon warrants that.
Likes
DNWs
Fandoms
1917 (Movie 2019)
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Dare Me (TV 2019)
Sharp Objects (TV)
Stoker (2013)
Sucker Punch (2011)
Us (Movie 2019)
Hello! I’ve never done this particular exchange before, but I’m looking forward to participating this year because it seems right up my alley. My AO3 is summerdayghost. If you would like anything in this letter clarified or have any questions feel free to ask through the mod. I hope you have a great exchange!
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
1917 (Movie 2019)
Joseph Blake/Tom Blake
Tom was so determined to see his big brother again and save his life and I was definitely very invested in that quest and interested in all the things he had to say about his family in general. Joseph’s face during his one scene really stuck with me. The way he goes from happy and excited to holding back tears once he realizes what happened. So I would love to see these two actually interact. Maybe fic set before the war where they’re on the orchard together? Maybe letters sent during wartime? Another direction you can go is one or both of them pining after the other and using their memories and fantasies to comfort themselves even if the nature of their feelings brings them discomfort or shame. On a similar note postcanon fic where Joseph is mourning Tom and in his grief starts thinking of him in a new totally inappropriate light. Or yet another option would be a fix-it fic where Tom makes it to see Joseph again. If you have any other ideas go for it.
Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Apollo/Troilus
Troilus as a character is one of those research rabbit holes that I go down every once and a while and always have fun with. He was a character from the Trojan Cycle, but the specific work he appeared in has been lost to time. A lot of the works influenced by that particular work that went on to be influential in their own right that Troilus was believed to have appeared have also been lost. What we have of him are writing from that time that survived talking about those works and works influenced by the works we no longer have and works influenced by those works and so on. His characterization also shifted a lot over the years in accordance with changing social values and ideas about storytelling which just adds another level to this game of telephone. So anyway Troilus is generally the youngest Trojan prince, son of Hecuba and Priam. Sometimes he was depicted as being rumored to have been Apollo’s son because he was so beautiful. Sometimes he was depicted as actually having been Apollo’s son. There is at least one source out that lists Troilus not as Apollo’s son, but as Apollo’s lover. I have always found that little son or lover discrepancy hilarious, but in seriousness I would be very interested in something exploring or playing with that. I mean, why not both?
Demeter/Persephone
I’m having a hard time simplifying down my thoughts on these two into a coherent prompt because there are many, many directions you could go with this dynamic and I’m interested in almost all of them. One of my favorite things about mythology is that while it has a definite form it also has a lot of flexibility due to thousands of years of reinterpretation. The only direction you can go with their dynamic that I’m not a fan of is “Demeter was cruel and evil and Persephone found true joy, freedom, and love once Hades took her away” (which is not a dynamic I am not too concerned about getting considering that I’m requesting Demeter/Persephone and have a unrequested m/f DNW but I thought I would put that out there anyway, also speaking of my unrequested m/f DNW you can still have Persephone gone half of the year because that’s pretty integral but I don’t want any Hades/Persephone ship content, and to further clarify that I’m perfectly fine with references to their marriage or with that factoring into the plot, but I do not want fic where Persephone is in love with Hades). You can have their relationship be sweet and fluffy or angsty or difficult or whatever other spin you think would work best. There are three words/phrases that keep coming into my head about them you can take or leave that are rescue, the power of love, and a wife for the rest of the year.
Dare Me (TV 2019)
Beth Cassidy/Tacy Cassidy
There is a whole world of bitter, terrible, nasty resentment between these two that would make this incredibly messy and well, I love incredibly messy. But there’s more than just resentment! Beth to some degree views Tacy as the physical embodiment of a betrayal. Her feelings of inherent superiority over Tacy are interesting because they are tied with her feelings about abandonment and inferiority. Also I got the distinct impression that Tacy has a deep need for approval and validation, and many if not all of her attempts to get such things ultimately lead back to Beth in one way or another. Like the incidents with the ice bath or at the pep rally. One phrase that comes to mind about these two you can feel free to take or leave is: taking it too far.
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.
Stoker (2013)
Charlie Stoker/Richard Stoker
I’m not sure if I can explain this in a way that makes sense, but the impression I got from this movie was that both of them saw India as a second chance with the other. Like with Richard he was thinking “Charlie but this time not a murderer because I’ll do a better job” and with Charlie he was thinking “Richard but following my path and loving me unconditionally this time around”. Where it falls apart for both of them is the fact that India is not Charlie 2.0 or Richard 2.0, she’s her own person. So that left me wanting to see more of the dynamic between them one on one, either for backstory fic or in canon divergence fic.
Evelyn Stoker/India Stoker
"You were supposed to love me, weren't you?" I’m not the sort to put pictures in letters, but if I were the picture here would probably be from the hair brushing scene. I am really interested in their dynamic. Because there is certainly a lot of bitterness and jealousy but I think there is also some form of likely very twisted love and some form of connection. Or maybe desire for a connection would be a more precise way to put it because there is definitely distance and alienation in that relationship. Maybe something set precanon with confusing complicated feelings or something set post canon the next time they see each other. For that second one how does Evelyn feel about being spared, how does India feel about not killing Evelyn, and what causes this reunion?
Sucker Punch (2011)
Rocket/Sweet Pea
Oh these two. Sweet Pea was so dedicated to Rocket and there was so much love there and the pain that went with Rocket’s death. Maybe an AU where Rocket doesn’t die and leaves with Sweet Pea at the end. Or fic showing their day to day before Baby Doll showed up. Or backstory fic about how Rocket ended up where she did and how Sweet Pea followed her. I would be interested in a story about them set in any of the three realities in this film, asylum, cabaret, or battle.
Us (Movie 2019)
Adelaide Wilson/Red
I am fascinated by the twistyness inherent to this ship. I love it so much. Any excuse you can find to give these two more interactions than they got in canon would be wonderful (although I imagine pre-canon fic where they never technically interact at all within the scope of the story could still work as shipfic given the nature of the situation). Just how they’re intertwined and how they’re different and all the resentment and revenge and trying to survive and conflicts between good and evil or hero and villain where there’s no easy answer as to which side is which. Explorations of what they think about one another exactly would be great. Also feel free to absolutely fuck with my head over which one is which, I feel canon warrants that.
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