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Fic and fanart for all fandoms! Fics don't necessarily need to be Halloween themed or centered on Halloween!
I like het, slash, femslash, poly-ships (poly-v too), etc.
I have used parts of previous letters to compose the body of this letter. If anything is confusing, or you have any questions or need clarification, you can reach me through the mods or you can anonymously message me via tumblr!
What I Love:
I'm really, really into gothic romance/gothic horror/horror of any stripe. I also love ambiguous/happy for now/sad endings. I love things that are not necessarily tied up with a neat pretty bow. That's not to say I don't enjoy a happy ending, though! This is mostly just to reassure you, the author, that if a happy ending doesn't seem to fit the story, or isn't coming, don't stress about it. I love endings that fit the story being told, regardless of whether or not they're happy. Aside from horror, I like romcoms, romcoms/comedies of errors, found family/families of choice, strong platonic friendships, broad comedy, understated/subtle comedy, cats (characters adopting/owning cats, turning into cats, caring for cats, cat familiars, werecats, etc.), religious and philosophical themes, postmodernism, and pastiche/epistolary to name just a few.
My main DNWs are listed below. Exceptions will be noted within the body of the letter:
DNWs:
• domestic violence/abuse
• violence against animals/animal death
• A/B/O, BDSM, and kneeling 'verses (fine with these tropes appearing as "one offs", not interested in universes structured around them)
• mpreg
• watersports/omorashi/scat
• mundane AUs (i.e. coffee shop, flower shop, cafe, high school/college, etc)
• vampire/werewolf AUs for non-supernatural fandoms/fandoms where they don't appear or exist (canon vampires/werewolves in supernatural-based fandoms are fine!)
• horror that centers on mental institutions/hospitals/etc.
• inclusion of current real world events (i.e. war, US politics, global pandemics, and so forth)
Some Stuff I Like:
• gothic/gothic romance/horror/ghost stories!!!
• southern gothic/midwestern gothic/suburban gothic/urban gothic/regional gothic in general
• space gothic (think Event Horizon and the Alien series)
• cosmic horror
• body horror
• monsters!!! sentient monsters!!! monsters that just wanna eat things!!!
• eldritch architecture/houses/houses that want to eat you
• eldritch nature/nature that wants to eat you
• eldritch spaceships/planets/etc. (that want to eat you)
• bodyswap
• gray morality/shady ethics/etc.
• forced/close proximity
• time travel/time loops/time fuckery
• pining
• ghosts/hauntings/etc.
• miscommunication (within reason)
• poly/poly-v relationships
• enemies to lovers
• friends to lovers to enemies to lovers
• friends to enemies to lovers
• unhealthy/codependent relationships
• obsession/obsessive relationships
• relationships with a power imbalance (i.e. mentor/pupil, priest/parishioner, older partner/younger partner, queen/subject, etc.)
• power imbalances/power dynamics inverted (i.e. the student in the professor/student relationship has/gains the power, parishioner has/gains power over the priest, subject controls the queen, etc.)
• manipulation/mindgames (especially mutual manipulation/mindgames)
• characters facing/dealing with mortality (of their lives, their livelihoods, careers, etc.)
• age gap
• platonic soulmates
• second chance romance
• amnesiafic
• epistolary/social media pastiche
• future fic
• casefic
• ensemble fic
• found family/families of choice
• complicated relationships
• professional/career-related jealousy
• ritual sex/resurrection rituals
• public consummation of marriage
• witchcraft/witches
• scary/creepy/spooky interpretations of fairytales/mythology/folklore/etc.
• deals gone wrong (supernatural demon deals/deals with the devil literally or figuratively... not talking like business deals that fall through, although if that was a metaphor for something...)
• small town AUs (small town in the suburban gothic sense rather than cute, quaint villages and whatnot)
The following prompts are meant as suggestions. I'll be perfectly happy with any combination of Stuff I Like, if none of the ideas I've offered grab your attention.
Fic and fan art for all fandoms! I prefer to leave all art details/styles/decisions/etc. up to the artist and you're welcome to utilize the prompts if you want! The only art style I don't care for is chibi art. If you'd like some guidance, more prompts/scenarios/ideas, or have questions, please send a message through the mod and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Creep (Movies 2014 2017)
Pairs/Characters:
Josef/Sara
Prompts/Ideas:
I was intrigued by the final moments of the movie; Josef (Aaron) has found Sara and is presumably stalking her... Does she confront him right there on the subway? Does Sara start stalking him? Is it a mutual game of cat-and-mouse, or something more one-sided? Or, were there missing moments during the movie in which Josef shut off his camera, or moments he edited out of the movie?
Additional Notes:
N/A
Elementary (TV)
Pairings/Characters:
Sherlock Holmes/Joan Watson
Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson
Marcus Bell & Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson
Prompts/Ideas:
I'd love anything that focuses on Halloween/spooky season for these characters! Dressing up, couples costumes, scary cases, literally anything! Their relationships with each other are my favorite thing about the show, so whatever makes them shine forth will be loved by me! I'm also a sucker for a good NDE, and stories where Sherlock is forced to confront his love (romantic or platonic, both are good) for Joan and Marcus.
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with mentions of background/past relationships!
Laid (TV 2024)
Pairs/Characters:
Richie Diane/Ruby Yao
A.J. & Ruby Yao
Richie Diane
Ruby Yao
Prompts/Ideas:
I really enjoyed this show and latched onto Ruby/Richie. Despite Richie's abrasiveness and Ruby's... everything, they really seem to complement each other and know each other well. I'd love a further exploration of their relationship, post-canon; do they make up? Do they try to do some troubleshooting to figure out why exactly Richie is Ruby's sex loophole? Does another sex- or love-related curse befall one or both? Maybe, despite their second "breakup," they decide to resume having sex because Richie truly is the only one who seems immune from Ruby's curse. Is the curse a true love sort of thing, or something else?
I also really loved Ruby and A.J.'s friendship and would love something that tackles their relationship post-canon.
Ruby
I'd love to see something focusing on Ruby, post-canon, trying to change her life and become a better, more mindful friend? Or, perhaps, something exploring Ruby's past trauma related to losing her mom, her self-centeredness, her relationship with her dad...?
Richie
I was interested in learning more of Richie's backstory, and possibly getting his interpretation/view of his relationship with Ruby. It seems like he might have thought it was more serious than Ruby did? What does Richie think about being Ruby's "sex loophole"?
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with background/mentioned Ruby/Isaac, or open relationships (where Ruby's with both), but I prefer Ruby/Richie to be the "endgame" as it were.
Prodigal Son (TV 2019)
Pairs/Characters:
Malcolm Bright & Martin Whitly
Malcolm Bright/Edrisa Tanaka
Malcolm Bright & Edrisa Tanaka
Malcolm Bright & Ainsley Whitly & Jessica Whitly & Martin Whitly
Malcolm Bright & Ainsley Whitly
Edrisa Tanaka & Martin Whitly
Ainsley Whitly
Prompts/ideas:
Malcolm and Martin
I love the idea of something set post-canon, with Malcolm and Martin on the run together (again). Would it go better for them this time around?
Malcolm/Edrisa
I really really love the idea of Malcolm and Edrisa being amoral/immoral together. They had the potential to be either a really cute nerdy, slightly messed up couple OR a bloodthirsty serial killing husband-and-wife team. I'll take either, really. (Or feel free to interpret any of these ideas as platonic!)
Here are some ideas from previous challenges:
◊ Edrisa loves when Malcolm pays attention to her. What sort of things does she do so that she never leaves his mind?
◊ When Edrisa is kidnapped or injured on the job, Malcolm loses it a little bit. Is he able to climb back from the edge or does he fall over?
◊ It turns out Malcolm did want Edrisa to kiss him and she missed her shot. What does she do when it appears Malcolm is dating again?
◊ Turns out Malcolm did want Edrisa to kiss him and she missed her shot. When it appears he's dating again, she figures the opportunity has passed her by, but not everything is as it seems.
◊ AU. When Edrisa is certain she's been cursed (by a spell? by a witch? author's chioice), she turns to Malcolm for help.
Whitly family
I'd love pre-canon looks at the family, with Martin's darkness a shadow in the background. Did Jessica and the kids have hints prior to canon? Did they have uncomfortable feelings or strange sensations they dismissed as overreactions?
Malcolm and Ainsley
I'd love snippets of Malcolm and Ainsley's childhood, or maybe even a post-canon story focusing on their relationship. Or, you know, put them in a situation that stresses their bond! Are they able to bounce back?
Edrisa and Martin
What if Edrisa's fascination with the Whitly family extends to Martin- and what if Martin is equally as fascinated with Edrisa? I'd love to see them go head-to-head!
Ainsley
I'd love to see a more in depth look at Ainsley in the aftermath of the S1 finale, and how it relates to Martin and her feelings toward Martin and her family. Does finding out the truth about her actions make her feel closer to Martin? Do they alienate her from Malcolm and Jessica?
Additional Notes:
I'd prefer no background Malcolm/Dani but I'd love for her to be included with the ensemble.
Quantico (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Ryan Booth/Alex Parrish
Prompts/Ideas:
I hate hate hated the ending of the show, with Alex and Ryan ending up with other people (esp Ryan marrying Alex's best friend and then possibly just dying, what kind of ending is that lmao). Anything that fixes their canon endings, with the two of them ending up together and having a happy (or as happy as possible) life together, would be lovely. Maybe Alex and Ryan raise Isabella together, or maybe you just wipe out the entire third season and show how their lives would've gone if Alex hadn't ditched Ryan in Thailand while they were on the run. I'd also love missing scenes from previous seasons, or canon-shift AUs (maybe one or two things go differently; how does that change things for them?)
Additional Notes:
I'm only interested in background Ryan/Shelby if it's to reference the past relationship and/or an offscreen divorce.
Sleepy Hollow (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Ichabod Crane/Abbie Mills
Nick Hawley/Abbie Mills
Prompts/Ideas:
Abbie/Ichabod
Abbie and Ichabod were my OTP. I'll be satisfied with anything that ignores/fixes or undoes Abbie's death and brings her and Ichabod together.
Here are some ideas from past challenges:
◊ Ichabod and Abbie get dosed with a love potion.
◊ Ichabod's Pining For Abbie Fuels Curse Placed On Abbie By a Witch.
◊ Ichabod's Pining For Abbie Fuels Curse Placed On Ichabod By a Witch.
◊ Future fic and/or AU. A grieving, pining Ichabod resurrects a demon in disguise, thinking it's Abbie. Where is the real Abbie?
◊ AU or future fic. Ichabod tries to bring Abbie back but the ritual requires a marriage between Ichabod and Abbie's spirit.
◊ Future fic/AU. Ichabod tries to resurrect Abbie. But things don't go quite according to plans. Gothic horror/gothic romance would be nice!
◊ Future fic/AU. A grieving Ichabod starts suffering death-defying accidents and he and Jenny begin to suspect it's a ghost... Turns out it's Abbie's lonely ghost.
◊ I'm still bitter about how Sleepy Hollow treated Abbie so I'd adore a fix-it of sorts where she comes back, perhaps pulling herself out of the underworld or being brought back through magic or something. Maybe Ichabod thinks she's an illusion or that he's hallucinating. How does Abbie convince him she's really back?
◊ A canon-typical mission/casefic that ~conveniently~ pushes Abbie and Ichabod closer? (Set during the first couple seasons/ignoring the latter seasons).
◊ Abbie and Ichabod having to dress up for a party/ball/Halloween/event/etc. and Ichabod having the "oh no she's hot!" moment we were robbed of when Abbie dressed up as Beyoncé for Halloween.
◊ Ichabod is the one who brings Abbie back, but something goes awry and she comes back wrong. Can he fix it? (Yes, yes he can.)
◊ Orrrr the darker version of the above prompt. Gothic romance would be great here.
◊ Abbie's ghost haunts Ichabod (without him realizing it's her) until someone brings in a ghost hunter and he finds out her identity. What if he doesn't want to help her move on?
◊ Abbie is reincarnated and she and Ichabod find each other.
◊ Abbie haunts Ichabod.
◊ Abbie and Ichabod meet again in the afterlife.
◊ AU where the ending to S3 never happened, and Abbie and Ichabod complete their mission as witnesses. Do they get a HEA? (Yes, please.)
◊ S4 AU where Abbie comes back.
◊ MOTW casefic featuring Abbie and Ichabod (feel free to bring in side characters too, if you want).
◊ Ichabod moves on, or so he thinks. But is Abbie back, is he being haunted, or is it something else?
◊ Abbie comes back as a vengeful spirit bent on exacting revenge on Ichabod and Jenny for letting her die.
◊ Zombies!!!
◊ Abbie and Ichabod have to go undercover to a Halloween costume party to find a ghost. (Ft. Ichabod having "oh no she's hot" panic when he sees Abbie in her costume.)
Abbie/Nick
For these two I'd love something set during Nick's appearances on the show, a missing scene type story where the two of them have to work together, or something post-canon where Nick is part of Abbie's recovery/return/etc.
Forced proximity, there was only one bed, trapped together, battle couple, etc. I love all the tropes and they could be fun to put into situations! Nick had adventurous, Indiana Jones-type swagger; maybe Abbie lets herself get charmed by it the second time around, or maybe Nick proves himself worthy after they get into a predicament.
Additional Notes:
Feel free to ignore Abbie's canon death or resurrect her somehow! I'm fine with mentions of past Nick/Jenny.
Smoke (TV 2025)
Pairs/Characters:
Michelle Calderone & Dave Gudsen
Michelle Calderone
Dave Gudsen
Prompts/Ideas:
I'm really fascinated by the "relationship" between these two, and the intense game of cat-and-mouse. I'm also intrigued by the doors the finale leaves open, and the potential for even more twisted games in a hypothetical S2. Does the script get flipped between them? Does Michelle become the one being pursued? Is Dave able to exonerate himself; if so, what does that mean for Michelle and her crimes?
These are such fascinating characters, and they seem more alike than you'd originally assume. What about that connection draws them to each other?
If you want to do something specifically spooky, I'd love something where Michelle and/or Dave are both haunted (figuratively or literally) by reminders of their crimes, and their own personal ghosts.
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with mentions of background/past Michelle/Steve, Dave/Ashley, and hints/implications of Michelle/Dave.
Star Trek: Discovery
Pairs/Characters:
Mirror Michael Burnham/Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Original Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Christopher Pike
Gabrielle Burnham & Michael Burnham
Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham
Mirror Philippa Georgiou
Prompts/Ideas:
Mirror Michael/Mirror Lorca
I love tales of palace intrigue. Do they conspire together to overthrow Georgiou? Is it a lovers to enemies kind of thing where Michael has to destroy the man she loves on her Emperor mother's behalf? Big fan of palace intrigue, spying/spycraft, power imbalances/differences (and those dynamics inverted), age gap/difference where the younger character wields the power in the relationship, and complicated relationships. Especially when they're made more complicated by philosophical differences or differences in morals or what have you. I'm not really interested in tales of Mirrorverse where everyone's just evil for evil's sake; I enjoy morally gray or complicated characters doing morally gray things for reasons they think are right.
Michael/Original Lorca
What if Original Flavor Lorca finds his way back to the Discovery (either in an AU where Discovery didn't jump 900 years into the future, or Lorca himself ends up in the future). How do the crew members (especially Burnham) deal with his presence, especially if he's similar in temperament to Mirror Lorca?
Seasons 1 and 2 are my personal favorites from Discovery so all my prompts will focus on that era of the show. (Also it's safe to assume I prefer to pretend Mirror Lorca didn't die or comes back/is resurrected in some way.)
So, I'm going through a Disco resurgence and I'm freshly obsessed with any and all combination of Michael Burnham and Gabriel Lorca. Prime Lorca, Mirror Lorca, some other type of AU Lorca, whatever, throw him in with a Michael Burnham and I'll be satisfied.
I'm especially interested in a post-s1 AU where Prime Lorca finds his way onboard Discovery (Pike optional, but it would be kind of fun to see a prickly, traumatized, guilt-ridden Prime Lorca, freshly saved from the hellish mirror universe, having to interact with Chris "the jewel of Starfleet" Pike who had to sit out the war). How is Prime Lorca received on Discovery? Is Michael reluctant to trust him or does she power through her discomfort/grief/etc. because it's "illogical" to blame Prime Lorca for Mirror Lorca's actions? Does Prime Lorca feel displaced back in the prime universe? etc etc etc, so on and so forth. I really just want to see how these two grieving, emotionally wounded people might be able to come together despite the havoc Lorca's mirror self wreaked on Discovery and Michael in particular.
I also like the idea of Prime Lorca being rescued or turning up on Discovery, either in the future or an AU where Disco didn't jump 900+ years in the future. Are things awkward? Do he and Michael bond or do they initially dislike/distrust each other? How different is Prime Lorca from Mirror Lorca, if he's different at all...? It seems like one of the reasons Mirror Lorca was able to fool so many people who knew his prime counterpart is that they might not have been that different in temperament; if prime Lorca makes his way to the Discovery and the crew discover he's not that different, personality-wise, how would having him on board affect them given that this is supposedly the "good" one?
I could also see Lorca being put off by the age gap but still wanting Michael... and being stubbornly unwilling to pursue her due to propriety (while she grows increasingly frustrated at his inability to make a move). Does Michael have expectations of Prime Lorca based on the Mirror version that he shatters or lives up to?
I'm also interested in the idea that Original Lorca has to continue to pretend to be Mirror Lorca for some reason, or has to go undercover as him or as another alternate universe Lorca and how that affects his reception on the Discovery.
Michael/Mirror Lorca
What if Mirror Lorca survived somehow, or is resurrected on Discovery? Especially curious to see what would happen if either Original Lorca or Mirror Lorca ended up on Discovery during Pike's tenure?
They have some Hades/Persephone vibes going on that I subconsciously latched onto while watching the show (and adore) so leaning into the gothic romance tropes with these two is always appreciated. Maybe she does actually intend to stay with him instead of trying to trick him. How does that go for her? How does that go for Mirror Lorca? Does staying with him change Michael (for better or worse), or does it change Mirror Lorca?
I also got the strong sense that Mirror Georgiou was manipulating Michael to get her onto her side/turn her against Mirror Lorca... So that's my baseline for Michael/Mirror Lorca. What if Michael eventually finds out Georgiou lied to her about Lorca/his relationship with Mirror Michael? Does that change things?
With Burnham and Mirror Lorca, specifically, I don't want a redemption story where he learns how to be a good person and/or how to better himself. I would actually love to see a story where perhaps he works some of Michael's/the Federation's sunnier, kinder, more optimistic worldview into his own while remaining true to "himself." I'd love to see him struggle with having his worldview changed the more he's around prime Michael, and how he copes with that. (Or doesn't.)
(Nuanced/complicated takes on Mirrorverse are like catnip to me also, fwiw.)
Michael/Pike
I'd really love canon-typical S2 Disco shenanigans, with pining thrown into the mix. I could see Pike being committed to propriety and following the letter of the law, and Michael throwing him off his game a bit.
I'm also kind of intrigued by the idea that they get stranded/caught/kidnapped/etc and are forced to ingest truth serum which leads to complications, especially when both are harboring "secret" crushes for the other.
If you can figure out a way to bring in pon farr, I'll be forever impressed.
I'm also a big fan of mutual admiration, competence kink, praise kink, basically just Pike being super in awe of Michael and not being abashed of showing how much he likes her.
I'm also fond of AUs where Pike stays with Discovery, Discovery stays in the main timeline somehow, or Discovery and Enterprise jump to the future together for whatever reason.
Michael and Gabrielle
I'll take anything with Michael and Gabrielle, set either pre-canon or after Michael reunites with her mother. Maybe Gabrielle makes the jump to the future with Michael and Discovery?
Emperor Georgiou
I'd love anything that looks at Emperor Georgiou's inner thoughts during her run on the show. She's manipulative and cruel, but is able to grow and change due to her time in the Discovery and with Michael- how does Michael's influence, specifically, change her for the better?
Mirror Lorca
Mirror Lorca, meanwhile, isn't changed by his time in the prime universe. He spends most of his time trying to scheme and manipulate to get back to the mirror universe so he can carry out his plot. Does he ever have doubts? Or is he so driven by his ideology and his thirst for power and revenge that he absorbs nothing of the prime universe? What does he think of prime Michael, as opposed to the mirror version?
Michael
I'd love any sort of Michael character study set during S1 or S2. Does she ever wish she could stay in the mirror universe or with her mother Gabrielle? Does she ever wish she made different choices? What are her feelings about leaving Spock and her parents for the future?
Additional Notes:
I'm not into anything that implies Mirror Lorca groomed/abused Mirror Michael as a child. I prefer to headcanon that Emperor Georgiou was being manpulative and dishonest. Also, feel free to ignore anything from s3 and onward.
Tracker (TV 2024)
Pairs/Characters:
Reenie Greene/Colter Shaw
Reenie Greene & Colter Shaw
Reenie Greene & Colter Shaw & Russell Shaw
Prompts/Ideas:
Reenie/Colter
Colter and Reenie are currently giving me "the one that got away" energy, in canon. What could happen (what NEEDS to happen) for them to come back to each other? What needs to happen for them to deepen their relationship and find something worth hanging onto? Does one of them have to experience a NDE? Do they work particularly closely on a difficult or emotional case that brings them closer together? Or maybe just give me a missing scene of their one night stand, which led to them becoming friends?
I would especially love something where a Situation (captivity, kidnapping, getting lost together, one or both getting hurt on a case, etc) leads them to deepen their current relationship into something more. I'm also a sucker for a good 'bad guys made them do it' situation as well.
If you'd like to write platonic Reenie/Colter be my guest. I'd even be interested to see you take one of these shippier prompts and spin a friendship fic out of it!
Reenie and Colter and Russell
I love the idea of the three of them getting into a Situation together that they can only find their way out of by working together. I also really love the idea that for all their competence and skills, the Shaw brothers are completely gobstopped by how smart, efficient, and brutal Reenie is when the situation calls for it.
Additional Notes:
Please feel free to ignore the flurry of cast changes thanks. Feel free to include Velma, Teddi, Bobby, Randy, etc. to your heart's content. Also, mention of past/background relationships (like Reenie/Elliot, Colter/Billie or Colter/Camille) is fine!
Will Trent (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Faith Mitchell/Michael Ormewood
Faith Mitchell & Michael Ormewood & Angie Polaski & Will Trent
Will Trent & Amanda Wagner
Amanda Wagner
Faith Mitchell
Michael Ormewood
Prompts/Ideas:
I love this show and I love the relationships between the main characters. They all just care about each other deeply, in different ways, which is great! Will and Angie has all that painful history and their romantic past as a framework for their current relationship, Faith and Ormewood knew each other pre-canon and were friendly but genuinely became friends during the most recent season, Will and Faith started off prickly and distrusting but have an almost family-like bond now, Angie and Ormewood have a sexual history and are partners but come off more like siblings now, and so on. All the relationships and dynamics are so good and I adore them all.
I really love casefic, canon-typical or canon-adjacent stories, darker takes that hew closer to the source material, trapped-together-and-forced-to-survive, and whatnot.
Faith/Ormewood
I would love to see any sort of tropey situation, like undercover-as-a-couple, fake/pretend married (for a case?), secret relationship, hurt/comfort (that leads to more), reluctant attraction, unexpected feelings, second chance romance (either a second chance with each other or characters rebounding from breakups to a second chance at love with someone else), etc. I also love people who have had disappointments in relationships (like newly divorced Ormewood and presumably newly single Faith) or life in general (Ormewood and Faith both being single parents, Faith having a sometimes-difficult relationship with her mom) finding some common ground and making something out of it.
The core four of Will Trent are already sort of tangled up with both Will and Ormewood having previously been involved with Angie and Faith being Will's partner; how would Ormewood and Faith getting together further complicate things? Would either Angie or Will get jealous?
I'm well aware of the differences between book!Ormewood and TV!Ormewood, and the plot of Triptych, so playing around with that could be fun. Maybe Ormewood gets accused of a crime and Faith has to investigate him which leads to the two of them being on "opposite sides" of the law for the first time? And they learn things about themselves and each other? To be clear, I don't want 100% faithful book adaptations of Ormewood's character or trajectory. I'm more into how the show might handle giving Ormewood a similar dark plotline and how that might affect his relationship with Faith (maybe something more along the lines of "My Stupid Detective Brain").
I also enjoy the classic undercover-as-something, fake/pretend relationship, honeypot/seduction, sex pollen/fuck or die/something-made-them-do-it, h/c, emotional h/c, stranded or held captive together, competence kink, frenemies to lovers, fuckbuddies to lovers, secret relationship, mutual pining, reluctant attraction, etc. I'm not hugely into pregnancy/kidfic but I don't mind it for this pairing!
I don't mind slightly unhealthy dynamics, like trauma bonding or codependency. I am not looking for stories that focus heavily on unhealthy dynamics though.
Amanda
Amanda is such a great character. She's kind of a tough ball-buster, but has a soft spot for Will, who she rescued as a baby. She's also confirmed queer! Anything that dives deeper into Amanda's character would be wonderful. If you've read the books, please feel free to incorporate some of book!Amanda's backstory if you want!
Faith
Faith is one of my favs and I'd love to see more of her past/backstory dived into. On the show, Faith comes off as a bit emotionally repressed; peeling back the layers and exploring her repression would be lovely. I'm curious about how her experience as a teen mom plays into her repression and her relationship to, well, relationships and sex as an adult. She's had several short-term relationships but seems reluctant to fully let her partners into her life. Faith character studies would make my life.
Ormewood
Ormewood is fun! He's the one character on the show that's changed the most, I think, from the pilot to the S3 finale. He started off as a philandering, inattentive, mildly controlling husband and has evolved into a caring, involved single dad and a good friend/partner to the other characters. I'd love to see character studies that peer at his earlier years, explore his relationship to himself and his PTSD/anger, or take a look at him post-divorce and how he stepped up for his family.
Or, you could go the book accurate route and write an AU of the show where Ormewood was the serial killer they were pursuing in S1, not James Ulster, or was the real villain behind the murders John Shelley was accused of committing in S3. What if Ormewood was the criminal mastermind they were after- and how would that affect the people who work with him and consider him their friend?
Additional Notes:
Mentions of background/past canon relationships (Will/Marion, Will/Angie, Faith/Luke, Faith/Charles, Ormewood/Gina, Ormewood/Angie, etc) is fine!
Once again, I'd like to emphasize that these prompts/ideas are only suggestions! Please don't feel constrained by them! Mix and match my favs/likes/prompts/etc. as you please, or come up with something completely on your own. Optional details are optional!
If you have any questions don't be afraid to contact the mods! Thank you and happy writing!
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Fic and fanart for all fandoms! Fics don't necessarily need to be Halloween themed or centered on Halloween!
I like het, slash, femslash, poly-ships (poly-v too), etc.
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Table of Contents
- What I Love
- DNWs
- Stuff I Like
- Creep (Movies 2014 2017)
- Elementary (TV)
- Laid (TV 2024)
- Prodigal Son (TV 2019)
- Quantico (TV)
- Sleepy Hollow (TV)
- Smoke (TV 2025)
- Star Trek: Discovery
- Tracker (TV 2024)
- Will Trent (TV)
What I Love:
I'm really, really into gothic romance/gothic horror/horror of any stripe. I also love ambiguous/happy for now/sad endings. I love things that are not necessarily tied up with a neat pretty bow. That's not to say I don't enjoy a happy ending, though! This is mostly just to reassure you, the author, that if a happy ending doesn't seem to fit the story, or isn't coming, don't stress about it. I love endings that fit the story being told, regardless of whether or not they're happy. Aside from horror, I like romcoms, romcoms/comedies of errors, found family/families of choice, strong platonic friendships, broad comedy, understated/subtle comedy, cats (characters adopting/owning cats, turning into cats, caring for cats, cat familiars, werecats, etc.), religious and philosophical themes, postmodernism, and pastiche/epistolary to name just a few.
My main DNWs are listed below. Exceptions will be noted within the body of the letter:
DNWs:
• domestic violence/abuse
• violence against animals/animal death
• A/B/O, BDSM, and kneeling 'verses (fine with these tropes appearing as "one offs", not interested in universes structured around them)
• mpreg
• watersports/omorashi/scat
• mundane AUs (i.e. coffee shop, flower shop, cafe, high school/college, etc)
• vampire/werewolf AUs for non-supernatural fandoms/fandoms where they don't appear or exist (canon vampires/werewolves in supernatural-based fandoms are fine!)
• horror that centers on mental institutions/hospitals/etc.
• inclusion of current real world events (i.e. war, US politics, global pandemics, and so forth)
Some Stuff I Like:
• gothic/gothic romance/horror/ghost stories!!!
• southern gothic/midwestern gothic/suburban gothic/urban gothic/regional gothic in general
• space gothic (think Event Horizon and the Alien series)
• cosmic horror
• body horror
• monsters!!! sentient monsters!!! monsters that just wanna eat things!!!
• eldritch architecture/houses/houses that want to eat you
• eldritch nature/nature that wants to eat you
• eldritch spaceships/planets/etc. (that want to eat you)
• bodyswap
• gray morality/shady ethics/etc.
• forced/close proximity
• time travel/time loops/time fuckery
• pining
• ghosts/hauntings/etc.
• miscommunication (within reason)
• poly/poly-v relationships
• enemies to lovers
• friends to lovers to enemies to lovers
• friends to enemies to lovers
• unhealthy/codependent relationships
• obsession/obsessive relationships
• relationships with a power imbalance (i.e. mentor/pupil, priest/parishioner, older partner/younger partner, queen/subject, etc.)
• power imbalances/power dynamics inverted (i.e. the student in the professor/student relationship has/gains the power, parishioner has/gains power over the priest, subject controls the queen, etc.)
• manipulation/mindgames (especially mutual manipulation/mindgames)
• characters facing/dealing with mortality (of their lives, their livelihoods, careers, etc.)
• age gap
• platonic soulmates
• second chance romance
• amnesiafic
• epistolary/social media pastiche
• future fic
• casefic
• ensemble fic
• found family/families of choice
• complicated relationships
• professional/career-related jealousy
• ritual sex/resurrection rituals
• public consummation of marriage
• witchcraft/witches
• scary/creepy/spooky interpretations of fairytales/mythology/folklore/etc.
• deals gone wrong (supernatural demon deals/deals with the devil literally or figuratively... not talking like business deals that fall through, although if that was a metaphor for something...)
• small town AUs (small town in the suburban gothic sense rather than cute, quaint villages and whatnot)
The following prompts are meant as suggestions. I'll be perfectly happy with any combination of Stuff I Like, if none of the ideas I've offered grab your attention.
Fic and fan art for all fandoms! I prefer to leave all art details/styles/decisions/etc. up to the artist and you're welcome to utilize the prompts if you want! The only art style I don't care for is chibi art. If you'd like some guidance, more prompts/scenarios/ideas, or have questions, please send a message through the mod and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Creep (Movies 2014 2017)
Pairs/Characters:
Josef/Sara
Prompts/Ideas:
I was intrigued by the final moments of the movie; Josef (Aaron) has found Sara and is presumably stalking her... Does she confront him right there on the subway? Does Sara start stalking him? Is it a mutual game of cat-and-mouse, or something more one-sided? Or, were there missing moments during the movie in which Josef shut off his camera, or moments he edited out of the movie?
Additional Notes:
N/A
Elementary (TV)
Pairings/Characters:
Sherlock Holmes/Joan Watson
Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson
Marcus Bell & Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson
Prompts/Ideas:
I'd love anything that focuses on Halloween/spooky season for these characters! Dressing up, couples costumes, scary cases, literally anything! Their relationships with each other are my favorite thing about the show, so whatever makes them shine forth will be loved by me! I'm also a sucker for a good NDE, and stories where Sherlock is forced to confront his love (romantic or platonic, both are good) for Joan and Marcus.
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with mentions of background/past relationships!
Laid (TV 2024)
Pairs/Characters:
Richie Diane/Ruby Yao
A.J. & Ruby Yao
Richie Diane
Ruby Yao
Prompts/Ideas:
I really enjoyed this show and latched onto Ruby/Richie. Despite Richie's abrasiveness and Ruby's... everything, they really seem to complement each other and know each other well. I'd love a further exploration of their relationship, post-canon; do they make up? Do they try to do some troubleshooting to figure out why exactly Richie is Ruby's sex loophole? Does another sex- or love-related curse befall one or both? Maybe, despite their second "breakup," they decide to resume having sex because Richie truly is the only one who seems immune from Ruby's curse. Is the curse a true love sort of thing, or something else?
I also really loved Ruby and A.J.'s friendship and would love something that tackles their relationship post-canon.
Ruby
I'd love to see something focusing on Ruby, post-canon, trying to change her life and become a better, more mindful friend? Or, perhaps, something exploring Ruby's past trauma related to losing her mom, her self-centeredness, her relationship with her dad...?
Richie
I was interested in learning more of Richie's backstory, and possibly getting his interpretation/view of his relationship with Ruby. It seems like he might have thought it was more serious than Ruby did? What does Richie think about being Ruby's "sex loophole"?
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with background/mentioned Ruby/Isaac, or open relationships (where Ruby's with both), but I prefer Ruby/Richie to be the "endgame" as it were.
Prodigal Son (TV 2019)
Pairs/Characters:
Malcolm Bright & Martin Whitly
Malcolm Bright/Edrisa Tanaka
Malcolm Bright & Edrisa Tanaka
Malcolm Bright & Ainsley Whitly & Jessica Whitly & Martin Whitly
Malcolm Bright & Ainsley Whitly
Edrisa Tanaka & Martin Whitly
Ainsley Whitly
Prompts/ideas:
Malcolm and Martin
I love the idea of something set post-canon, with Malcolm and Martin on the run together (again). Would it go better for them this time around?
Malcolm/Edrisa
I really really love the idea of Malcolm and Edrisa being amoral/immoral together. They had the potential to be either a really cute nerdy, slightly messed up couple OR a bloodthirsty serial killing husband-and-wife team. I'll take either, really. (Or feel free to interpret any of these ideas as platonic!)
Here are some ideas from previous challenges:
◊ Edrisa loves when Malcolm pays attention to her. What sort of things does she do so that she never leaves his mind?
◊ When Edrisa is kidnapped or injured on the job, Malcolm loses it a little bit. Is he able to climb back from the edge or does he fall over?
◊ It turns out Malcolm did want Edrisa to kiss him and she missed her shot. What does she do when it appears Malcolm is dating again?
◊ Turns out Malcolm did want Edrisa to kiss him and she missed her shot. When it appears he's dating again, she figures the opportunity has passed her by, but not everything is as it seems.
◊ AU. When Edrisa is certain she's been cursed (by a spell? by a witch? author's chioice), she turns to Malcolm for help.
Whitly family
I'd love pre-canon looks at the family, with Martin's darkness a shadow in the background. Did Jessica and the kids have hints prior to canon? Did they have uncomfortable feelings or strange sensations they dismissed as overreactions?
Malcolm and Ainsley
I'd love snippets of Malcolm and Ainsley's childhood, or maybe even a post-canon story focusing on their relationship. Or, you know, put them in a situation that stresses their bond! Are they able to bounce back?
Edrisa and Martin
What if Edrisa's fascination with the Whitly family extends to Martin- and what if Martin is equally as fascinated with Edrisa? I'd love to see them go head-to-head!
Ainsley
I'd love to see a more in depth look at Ainsley in the aftermath of the S1 finale, and how it relates to Martin and her feelings toward Martin and her family. Does finding out the truth about her actions make her feel closer to Martin? Do they alienate her from Malcolm and Jessica?
Additional Notes:
I'd prefer no background Malcolm/Dani but I'd love for her to be included with the ensemble.
Quantico (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Ryan Booth/Alex Parrish
Prompts/Ideas:
I hate hate hated the ending of the show, with Alex and Ryan ending up with other people (esp Ryan marrying Alex's best friend and then possibly just dying, what kind of ending is that lmao). Anything that fixes their canon endings, with the two of them ending up together and having a happy (or as happy as possible) life together, would be lovely. Maybe Alex and Ryan raise Isabella together, or maybe you just wipe out the entire third season and show how their lives would've gone if Alex hadn't ditched Ryan in Thailand while they were on the run. I'd also love missing scenes from previous seasons, or canon-shift AUs (maybe one or two things go differently; how does that change things for them?)
Additional Notes:
I'm only interested in background Ryan/Shelby if it's to reference the past relationship and/or an offscreen divorce.
Sleepy Hollow (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Ichabod Crane/Abbie Mills
Nick Hawley/Abbie Mills
Prompts/Ideas:
Abbie/Ichabod
Abbie and Ichabod were my OTP. I'll be satisfied with anything that ignores/fixes or undoes Abbie's death and brings her and Ichabod together.
Here are some ideas from past challenges:
◊ Ichabod and Abbie get dosed with a love potion.
◊ Ichabod's Pining For Abbie Fuels Curse Placed On Abbie By a Witch.
◊ Ichabod's Pining For Abbie Fuels Curse Placed On Ichabod By a Witch.
◊ Future fic and/or AU. A grieving, pining Ichabod resurrects a demon in disguise, thinking it's Abbie. Where is the real Abbie?
◊ AU or future fic. Ichabod tries to bring Abbie back but the ritual requires a marriage between Ichabod and Abbie's spirit.
◊ Future fic/AU. Ichabod tries to resurrect Abbie. But things don't go quite according to plans. Gothic horror/gothic romance would be nice!
◊ Future fic/AU. A grieving Ichabod starts suffering death-defying accidents and he and Jenny begin to suspect it's a ghost... Turns out it's Abbie's lonely ghost.
◊ I'm still bitter about how Sleepy Hollow treated Abbie so I'd adore a fix-it of sorts where she comes back, perhaps pulling herself out of the underworld or being brought back through magic or something. Maybe Ichabod thinks she's an illusion or that he's hallucinating. How does Abbie convince him she's really back?
◊ A canon-typical mission/casefic that ~conveniently~ pushes Abbie and Ichabod closer? (Set during the first couple seasons/ignoring the latter seasons).
◊ Abbie and Ichabod having to dress up for a party/ball/Halloween/event/etc. and Ichabod having the "oh no she's hot!" moment we were robbed of when Abbie dressed up as Beyoncé for Halloween.
◊ Ichabod is the one who brings Abbie back, but something goes awry and she comes back wrong. Can he fix it? (Yes, yes he can.)
◊ Orrrr the darker version of the above prompt. Gothic romance would be great here.
◊ Abbie's ghost haunts Ichabod (without him realizing it's her) until someone brings in a ghost hunter and he finds out her identity. What if he doesn't want to help her move on?
◊ Abbie is reincarnated and she and Ichabod find each other.
◊ Abbie haunts Ichabod.
◊ Abbie and Ichabod meet again in the afterlife.
◊ AU where the ending to S3 never happened, and Abbie and Ichabod complete their mission as witnesses. Do they get a HEA? (Yes, please.)
◊ S4 AU where Abbie comes back.
◊ MOTW casefic featuring Abbie and Ichabod (feel free to bring in side characters too, if you want).
◊ Ichabod moves on, or so he thinks. But is Abbie back, is he being haunted, or is it something else?
◊ Abbie comes back as a vengeful spirit bent on exacting revenge on Ichabod and Jenny for letting her die.
◊ Zombies!!!
◊ Abbie and Ichabod have to go undercover to a Halloween costume party to find a ghost. (Ft. Ichabod having "oh no she's hot" panic when he sees Abbie in her costume.)
Abbie/Nick
For these two I'd love something set during Nick's appearances on the show, a missing scene type story where the two of them have to work together, or something post-canon where Nick is part of Abbie's recovery/return/etc.
Forced proximity, there was only one bed, trapped together, battle couple, etc. I love all the tropes and they could be fun to put into situations! Nick had adventurous, Indiana Jones-type swagger; maybe Abbie lets herself get charmed by it the second time around, or maybe Nick proves himself worthy after they get into a predicament.
Additional Notes:
Feel free to ignore Abbie's canon death or resurrect her somehow! I'm fine with mentions of past Nick/Jenny.
Smoke (TV 2025)
Pairs/Characters:
Michelle Calderone & Dave Gudsen
Michelle Calderone
Dave Gudsen
Prompts/Ideas:
I'm really fascinated by the "relationship" between these two, and the intense game of cat-and-mouse. I'm also intrigued by the doors the finale leaves open, and the potential for even more twisted games in a hypothetical S2. Does the script get flipped between them? Does Michelle become the one being pursued? Is Dave able to exonerate himself; if so, what does that mean for Michelle and her crimes?
These are such fascinating characters, and they seem more alike than you'd originally assume. What about that connection draws them to each other?
If you want to do something specifically spooky, I'd love something where Michelle and/or Dave are both haunted (figuratively or literally) by reminders of their crimes, and their own personal ghosts.
Additional Notes:
I'm fine with mentions of background/past Michelle/Steve, Dave/Ashley, and hints/implications of Michelle/Dave.
Star Trek: Discovery
Pairs/Characters:
Mirror Michael Burnham/Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Original Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham/Christopher Pike
Gabrielle Burnham & Michael Burnham
Mirror Gabriel Lorca
Michael Burnham
Mirror Philippa Georgiou
Prompts/Ideas:
Mirror Michael/Mirror Lorca
I love tales of palace intrigue. Do they conspire together to overthrow Georgiou? Is it a lovers to enemies kind of thing where Michael has to destroy the man she loves on her Emperor mother's behalf? Big fan of palace intrigue, spying/spycraft, power imbalances/differences (and those dynamics inverted), age gap/difference where the younger character wields the power in the relationship, and complicated relationships. Especially when they're made more complicated by philosophical differences or differences in morals or what have you. I'm not really interested in tales of Mirrorverse where everyone's just evil for evil's sake; I enjoy morally gray or complicated characters doing morally gray things for reasons they think are right.
Michael/Original Lorca
What if Original Flavor Lorca finds his way back to the Discovery (either in an AU where Discovery didn't jump 900 years into the future, or Lorca himself ends up in the future). How do the crew members (especially Burnham) deal with his presence, especially if he's similar in temperament to Mirror Lorca?
Seasons 1 and 2 are my personal favorites from Discovery so all my prompts will focus on that era of the show. (Also it's safe to assume I prefer to pretend Mirror Lorca didn't die or comes back/is resurrected in some way.)
So, I'm going through a Disco resurgence and I'm freshly obsessed with any and all combination of Michael Burnham and Gabriel Lorca. Prime Lorca, Mirror Lorca, some other type of AU Lorca, whatever, throw him in with a Michael Burnham and I'll be satisfied.
I'm especially interested in a post-s1 AU where Prime Lorca finds his way onboard Discovery (Pike optional, but it would be kind of fun to see a prickly, traumatized, guilt-ridden Prime Lorca, freshly saved from the hellish mirror universe, having to interact with Chris "the jewel of Starfleet" Pike who had to sit out the war). How is Prime Lorca received on Discovery? Is Michael reluctant to trust him or does she power through her discomfort/grief/etc. because it's "illogical" to blame Prime Lorca for Mirror Lorca's actions? Does Prime Lorca feel displaced back in the prime universe? etc etc etc, so on and so forth. I really just want to see how these two grieving, emotionally wounded people might be able to come together despite the havoc Lorca's mirror self wreaked on Discovery and Michael in particular.
I also like the idea of Prime Lorca being rescued or turning up on Discovery, either in the future or an AU where Disco didn't jump 900+ years in the future. Are things awkward? Do he and Michael bond or do they initially dislike/distrust each other? How different is Prime Lorca from Mirror Lorca, if he's different at all...? It seems like one of the reasons Mirror Lorca was able to fool so many people who knew his prime counterpart is that they might not have been that different in temperament; if prime Lorca makes his way to the Discovery and the crew discover he's not that different, personality-wise, how would having him on board affect them given that this is supposedly the "good" one?
I could also see Lorca being put off by the age gap but still wanting Michael... and being stubbornly unwilling to pursue her due to propriety (while she grows increasingly frustrated at his inability to make a move). Does Michael have expectations of Prime Lorca based on the Mirror version that he shatters or lives up to?
I'm also interested in the idea that Original Lorca has to continue to pretend to be Mirror Lorca for some reason, or has to go undercover as him or as another alternate universe Lorca and how that affects his reception on the Discovery.
Michael/Mirror Lorca
What if Mirror Lorca survived somehow, or is resurrected on Discovery? Especially curious to see what would happen if either Original Lorca or Mirror Lorca ended up on Discovery during Pike's tenure?
They have some Hades/Persephone vibes going on that I subconsciously latched onto while watching the show (and adore) so leaning into the gothic romance tropes with these two is always appreciated. Maybe she does actually intend to stay with him instead of trying to trick him. How does that go for her? How does that go for Mirror Lorca? Does staying with him change Michael (for better or worse), or does it change Mirror Lorca?
I also got the strong sense that Mirror Georgiou was manipulating Michael to get her onto her side/turn her against Mirror Lorca... So that's my baseline for Michael/Mirror Lorca. What if Michael eventually finds out Georgiou lied to her about Lorca/his relationship with Mirror Michael? Does that change things?
With Burnham and Mirror Lorca, specifically, I don't want a redemption story where he learns how to be a good person and/or how to better himself. I would actually love to see a story where perhaps he works some of Michael's/the Federation's sunnier, kinder, more optimistic worldview into his own while remaining true to "himself." I'd love to see him struggle with having his worldview changed the more he's around prime Michael, and how he copes with that. (Or doesn't.)
(Nuanced/complicated takes on Mirrorverse are like catnip to me also, fwiw.)
Michael/Pike
I'd really love canon-typical S2 Disco shenanigans, with pining thrown into the mix. I could see Pike being committed to propriety and following the letter of the law, and Michael throwing him off his game a bit.
I'm also kind of intrigued by the idea that they get stranded/caught/kidnapped/etc and are forced to ingest truth serum which leads to complications, especially when both are harboring "secret" crushes for the other.
If you can figure out a way to bring in pon farr, I'll be forever impressed.
I'm also a big fan of mutual admiration, competence kink, praise kink, basically just Pike being super in awe of Michael and not being abashed of showing how much he likes her.
I'm also fond of AUs where Pike stays with Discovery, Discovery stays in the main timeline somehow, or Discovery and Enterprise jump to the future together for whatever reason.
Michael and Gabrielle
I'll take anything with Michael and Gabrielle, set either pre-canon or after Michael reunites with her mother. Maybe Gabrielle makes the jump to the future with Michael and Discovery?
Emperor Georgiou
I'd love anything that looks at Emperor Georgiou's inner thoughts during her run on the show. She's manipulative and cruel, but is able to grow and change due to her time in the Discovery and with Michael- how does Michael's influence, specifically, change her for the better?
Mirror Lorca
Mirror Lorca, meanwhile, isn't changed by his time in the prime universe. He spends most of his time trying to scheme and manipulate to get back to the mirror universe so he can carry out his plot. Does he ever have doubts? Or is he so driven by his ideology and his thirst for power and revenge that he absorbs nothing of the prime universe? What does he think of prime Michael, as opposed to the mirror version?
Michael
I'd love any sort of Michael character study set during S1 or S2. Does she ever wish she could stay in the mirror universe or with her mother Gabrielle? Does she ever wish she made different choices? What are her feelings about leaving Spock and her parents for the future?
Additional Notes:
I'm not into anything that implies Mirror Lorca groomed/abused Mirror Michael as a child. I prefer to headcanon that Emperor Georgiou was being manpulative and dishonest. Also, feel free to ignore anything from s3 and onward.
Tracker (TV 2024)
Pairs/Characters:
Reenie Greene/Colter Shaw
Reenie Greene & Colter Shaw
Reenie Greene & Colter Shaw & Russell Shaw
Prompts/Ideas:
Reenie/Colter
Colter and Reenie are currently giving me "the one that got away" energy, in canon. What could happen (what NEEDS to happen) for them to come back to each other? What needs to happen for them to deepen their relationship and find something worth hanging onto? Does one of them have to experience a NDE? Do they work particularly closely on a difficult or emotional case that brings them closer together? Or maybe just give me a missing scene of their one night stand, which led to them becoming friends?
I would especially love something where a Situation (captivity, kidnapping, getting lost together, one or both getting hurt on a case, etc) leads them to deepen their current relationship into something more. I'm also a sucker for a good 'bad guys made them do it' situation as well.
If you'd like to write platonic Reenie/Colter be my guest. I'd even be interested to see you take one of these shippier prompts and spin a friendship fic out of it!
Reenie and Colter and Russell
I love the idea of the three of them getting into a Situation together that they can only find their way out of by working together. I also really love the idea that for all their competence and skills, the Shaw brothers are completely gobstopped by how smart, efficient, and brutal Reenie is when the situation calls for it.
Additional Notes:
Please feel free to ignore the flurry of cast changes thanks. Feel free to include Velma, Teddi, Bobby, Randy, etc. to your heart's content. Also, mention of past/background relationships (like Reenie/Elliot, Colter/Billie or Colter/Camille) is fine!
Will Trent (TV)
Pairs/Characters:
Faith Mitchell/Michael Ormewood
Faith Mitchell & Michael Ormewood & Angie Polaski & Will Trent
Will Trent & Amanda Wagner
Amanda Wagner
Faith Mitchell
Michael Ormewood
Prompts/Ideas:
I love this show and I love the relationships between the main characters. They all just care about each other deeply, in different ways, which is great! Will and Angie has all that painful history and their romantic past as a framework for their current relationship, Faith and Ormewood knew each other pre-canon and were friendly but genuinely became friends during the most recent season, Will and Faith started off prickly and distrusting but have an almost family-like bond now, Angie and Ormewood have a sexual history and are partners but come off more like siblings now, and so on. All the relationships and dynamics are so good and I adore them all.
I really love casefic, canon-typical or canon-adjacent stories, darker takes that hew closer to the source material, trapped-together-and-forced-to-survive, and whatnot.
Faith/Ormewood
I would love to see any sort of tropey situation, like undercover-as-a-couple, fake/pretend married (for a case?), secret relationship, hurt/comfort (that leads to more), reluctant attraction, unexpected feelings, second chance romance (either a second chance with each other or characters rebounding from breakups to a second chance at love with someone else), etc. I also love people who have had disappointments in relationships (like newly divorced Ormewood and presumably newly single Faith) or life in general (Ormewood and Faith both being single parents, Faith having a sometimes-difficult relationship with her mom) finding some common ground and making something out of it.
The core four of Will Trent are already sort of tangled up with both Will and Ormewood having previously been involved with Angie and Faith being Will's partner; how would Ormewood and Faith getting together further complicate things? Would either Angie or Will get jealous?
I'm well aware of the differences between book!Ormewood and TV!Ormewood, and the plot of Triptych, so playing around with that could be fun. Maybe Ormewood gets accused of a crime and Faith has to investigate him which leads to the two of them being on "opposite sides" of the law for the first time? And they learn things about themselves and each other? To be clear, I don't want 100% faithful book adaptations of Ormewood's character or trajectory. I'm more into how the show might handle giving Ormewood a similar dark plotline and how that might affect his relationship with Faith (maybe something more along the lines of "My Stupid Detective Brain").
I also enjoy the classic undercover-as-something, fake/pretend relationship, honeypot/seduction, sex pollen/fuck or die/something-made-them-do-it, h/c, emotional h/c, stranded or held captive together, competence kink, frenemies to lovers, fuckbuddies to lovers, secret relationship, mutual pining, reluctant attraction, etc. I'm not hugely into pregnancy/kidfic but I don't mind it for this pairing!
I don't mind slightly unhealthy dynamics, like trauma bonding or codependency. I am not looking for stories that focus heavily on unhealthy dynamics though.
Amanda
Amanda is such a great character. She's kind of a tough ball-buster, but has a soft spot for Will, who she rescued as a baby. She's also confirmed queer! Anything that dives deeper into Amanda's character would be wonderful. If you've read the books, please feel free to incorporate some of book!Amanda's backstory if you want!
Faith
Faith is one of my favs and I'd love to see more of her past/backstory dived into. On the show, Faith comes off as a bit emotionally repressed; peeling back the layers and exploring her repression would be lovely. I'm curious about how her experience as a teen mom plays into her repression and her relationship to, well, relationships and sex as an adult. She's had several short-term relationships but seems reluctant to fully let her partners into her life. Faith character studies would make my life.
Ormewood
Ormewood is fun! He's the one character on the show that's changed the most, I think, from the pilot to the S3 finale. He started off as a philandering, inattentive, mildly controlling husband and has evolved into a caring, involved single dad and a good friend/partner to the other characters. I'd love to see character studies that peer at his earlier years, explore his relationship to himself and his PTSD/anger, or take a look at him post-divorce and how he stepped up for his family.
Or, you could go the book accurate route and write an AU of the show where Ormewood was the serial killer they were pursuing in S1, not James Ulster, or was the real villain behind the murders John Shelley was accused of committing in S3. What if Ormewood was the criminal mastermind they were after- and how would that affect the people who work with him and consider him their friend?
Additional Notes:
Mentions of background/past canon relationships (Will/Marion, Will/Angie, Faith/Luke, Faith/Charles, Ormewood/Gina, Ormewood/Angie, etc) is fine!
Once again, I'd like to emphasize that these prompts/ideas are only suggestions! Please don't feel constrained by them! Mix and match my favs/likes/prompts/etc. as you please, or come up with something completely on your own. Optional details are optional!
If you have any questions don't be afraid to contact the mods! Thank you and happy writing!