Dear Press Start Exchange Creator,

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greygerbil on AO3, thank you for writing or drawing for me! Right from the start, I want to say you don’t have to do anything with my prompts, they’re just here in case you want some ideas. If it has my pairing and avoids my DNWs, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it! All ratings are great. I included a list of my general likes and smut likes which apply to all my requests. When it comes to kinks, you can include anything not listed under my DNWs.

Feel free to entirely erase the existence of canon relationships or break them up if they get in the way of the pairings I requested, whichever works best with what you’re trying to do.

Fic where the couple is not yet together but clearly in love, or on the road to getting together, or having their first time kissing/in bed together are great. However, so are established relationship fics. Whatever suits your ideas!

Some prompts may read like ideas for longer fics, but if you’re interested in them, please just grab a scene with the general idea out of the middle of those hypothetical longfics and write me that! I love fic of all length and don’t want anyone to feel like they have to go above the minimum word count. I just get excited writing prompts sometimes.

Considering the number of canons I have where you slaughter your way through untold heaps of NPCs, I should also point out I generally have no problem with gore, blood, and graphic violence.

DNWs
Likes
Smut Likes
Art Likes
Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)
Dragon Age
Assassin’s Creed – Origins
Assassin’s Creed – Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed 3
Vampyr
Overwatch
Mass Effect Trilogy
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Hades

DNWs and Likes

DNWs

permanent death of requested characters (they can die temporarily and come back to life, though)

requested characters cheating on anybody

unrequested open relationships/poly for requested pairings (threesomes can start out as open relationships between two or three of the characters, or have two characters simultaneously fall for a third, or have unclear FWB-who-are-pining lines, but I'd like them to eventually become closed triads and for no one to deliberately cheat on someone else while it’s clear that the rules of their relationship don’t allow being with others)

noncon (mentioning/discussing/describing canonical instances of noncon is fine, as is mentioning noncon that doesn’t happen to/between the requested characters)

completely unhappy endings (vaguely hopeful or bittersweet is fine, just not full dark)

smut involving underage characters (under 18)

unrequested incest (for requested characters, not a problem for background characters)

ageplay, diaper play, daddy or mommy kink

raceplay

scat, emetophilia

necrophilia, cannibalism, debilitating mutilation of requested characters for sexual pleasure, vore

crackfic (humour is great, but I don’t enjoy complete randomness)

high school/college AUs (other modern AUs as well as all other sorts of AUs are fine; modern characters just going to school or college as part of their life at some point is also no problem, I just don't want, for example, Ancient Greek characters in a modern college)

1st and 2nd person POV (they are fine for epistolary fic and mock articles/social media entries/documents/research papers, though)

Likes

UST (and also eventual resolving of UST)

friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, enemies to friends to lovers, friends with benefits to romance

battle couples fighting together

loyalty kink

admiring competence/skill

sparring

protectiveness

possessiveness

hurt/comfort

fluff

mpreg, kidfic

epistolary fic

angst

arranged marriage turning into marriage of love, characters pretending to be in a relationship falling in love

tough characters being driven to their breaking point

character who is suffering trying to soldier through

hurt character trying to comfort distressed person who is helping them

dancing

one partner manhandling the other

focus on height differences if applicable

Soulmate AUs, played straight or averted

I also enjoy A/B/O AUs, so in case you’re inspired to write that, I placed the character I most enjoy as an omega behind the last /. For mpreg childbirth, A/B/O or otherwise, feel free to give them new genitalia to manage it or just have an anal birth or a Caesarian. Male lactation is also fine to include.

Smut Likes

rough sex

slow, loving sex

marking with biting and love bites, scratch marks, bruises

overstimulation

focus on hands, fingering, handjobs

intercrural, intergluteal

oral

anal

rimming

body worship

first times (in general, or with that partner, or with a partner of that gender)

BDSM, D/s, honour bondage

generally playing around with dominance, one character calling the shots very clearly, or both challenging each other during sex, fighting for control

however, I also love smut that is just really vanilla and fluffy and gentle

for vampires (and other people who don’t do lasting damage to each other): bloodplay

Art Likes

Generally, I enjoy a wide variety of different art styles, from traditional oil paintings to manga to western comics to cubism and everything in between, so please feel free to go with whatever you enjoy. I like black-and-white lineart just as much as elaborately shaded coal or pencil drawings and, of course, colours of every sort, traditional and digital alike. I’d very much like to see my requested pairings in your style, but if you have a specific stylistic idea, that’s always super fun, too.

Literally any motive that indicates it is shippy would always be appreciated, from hand-holding to explicit porn. I’m also always here for pictures of battle couples in action, if you enjoy fight scenes, or the characters doing simple, everyday things together and enjoying themselves. I also have pairings-specific art prompts under the entries for the pairings.

Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)

Male V/Delamain
Okay, so a taxi service is certainly kind of a new one for me as far as characters I love go, but Delamain and his relationship with V are great. I really like his perspective on humanity and how he purposefully sought out a job where he has a lot of contact with humans and their chaos because he enjoys adapting to it, and also that he seems to have a concept of beauty and some philosophical thoughts on humanity. V also seemed quite impressed with Delamain and considering how many bad things happen around and to V, Delamain seemed like a bright spot in Night City.

From non-lethal to highly dangerous, I’m happy for any interpretation of V that’s not on the road to becoming full cyberpsycho, with any look and origin you prefer. I’m not into major character death, so if you’re setting it post-ending, it’d be great if Mr. Blue Eyes could find a way to keep V alive, or if V found a different way to cheat the 6 month time limit (this doesn’t have to be part of the story, you can just handwave it). As for Delamain, I’m happy with him being Delamain V.2 (Reset), Delamain Jr. (Merge), Excelsior (Destroy), or for V to find a way to keep Delamain V.1 intact while also releasing his other personalities, in case you’re setting it after Don’t Lose Your Mind.

I prefer Delamain to bottom, but considering his state, those roles might not even be applicable considering he doesn’t have a human body. He can get an android one, though! Or not, both is fine! The only thing I’m not really interested in is objectophilia/sex involving the cars too directly (sitting in the car to jerk off to be close to Delamain, or playfully touching or patting the cars outside of sex would be perfectly fine, though).

V moves heaven and earth and spends significant money and/or effort and/or resources to quickly cobble together a solution where he can preserve the original Delamain while also releasing his other personalities. Delamain is thankful, but not sure why V went through such trouble to keep him. V eventually has to admit it’s because he’s in love with Delamain.

A V who is already flirting/FWB with Delamain (but secretly pining for more) resets the Core, but did not expect Delamain’s backup to set him back so far. He’s depressed until Delamain sends him on a mission to retrieve some data his previous version apparently considered very important. Turns out Delamain’s last act was to make a backup of all memories regarding interactions between the two of them because it was so important to him, and now Delamain can make that re-merge within himself.

V goes for the Nomad ending and takes Excelsior or Delamain Jr. (or basically any Delamain who can be contained within one car) with him. Delamain growing into a Nomad setting with the Aldecaldos would be really fun. I’d also love the two of them just bailing from Night City and setting off on their own adventure, too.

V lets Johnny have the body, joins Alt, and goes to find Delamain in cyberspace. Delamain helps him to become a stable presence and retain his personality.

For the Night City Legend ending, one of the speculations is that Mr. Blue Eyes is an AI. Maybe Delamain can cajole him or steal the secret he has that might allow V to continue living, even if Mr. Blue Eyes doesn’t end up holding up his end of the bargain. Alternatively, Delamain hits up his own AI contacts and finds his own solution. Is that when V realises Delamain likes him a lot? Or are they already together?

Maybe V tends to be closed off from others after losing Jackie, but once he gets his Delamain taxi after Don’t Lose Your Mind, he gets in the habit of talking to Delamain and starts to build a relationship.

However, I also kind of like the opposite idea, where he’s more social and starts to introduce Delamain to Viktor and Misty and Judy and/or whoever else he’s friends with in that playthrough and Delamain learns, through V, to have friends, too. How do their friends react to V’s and Delamain’s relationship if/when they find out?

For that matter, what does Johnny think about V falling in love with a whole-ass taxi service?

I want V to cause devastation to his enemies with the Delamain combat function at least once more. I was so sad the taxi you get doesn’t have them anymore! Maybe a scene of that?

The Night City Legend ending seems to indicate that the split-off Delamain goes back to running his taxi service (you do get in a Delamain AV), which makes sense, since he seemed to enjoy it. However, I’d also love to see V help Delamain explore other parts of humanity, maybe a hobby? Maybe Delamain, being into beauty, could like art? Or maybe Delamain only plays taxi for V alone at this point and has a whole different occupation?

I also think V wouldn’t necessarily have to drive his Delamain by himself (I mean... it’s a taxi! And Excelsior will eventually figure out how to drive, too, I’m sure). The two of them having a slow cruise through the city and V enjoying the sights while chatting with Delamain on autopilot would be great.

I’m not really into objectophilia, so I’d prefer if V wasn’t sexually attracted to the cars/having exhaust pipe sex or anything, but I could see the cars or building being part of their sex life? Maybe V likes to jerk off sitting in the Delamain car(s) (or in the AV) or inside the HQ/core room just because he feels closer to Delamain that way. Maybe Delamain helps along with dirty talk, too?

Maybe Delamain can experience sexual pleasure, but it’s a bit different than with humans. Luckily, V happens to be a techie, gets himself a good cyberdeck and figures out exactly how to press Delamain’s buttons. I could also see V meeting Delamain in cyberspace and the two of them having weird but very fun code-sex there.

So V has been through hell and back and yeah, he’d like to have sex, but he’s really just happy that someone in this weird city earnestly loves him, even if it’s an AI, and if sex is not in the cards, whatever. Then Delamain gets an android body to surprise him. The body could have a biologically male configuration or also have a vagina or be able to switch if Delamain guesses V might be into that. I’d love it if the body looked a bit like Delamain’s visual representation, too.

As with the prompt above, Delamain gets an android body. Maybe before this, Delamain had no way to experience sexual pleasure, but this body has functionality that mimics this, and it’s quite overwhelming at first. V loves to experiment with it and show him all the fun things organics can do.

Delamain plans to get an android body and since it’s mostly just for interacting with V and Delamain has no strong opinions on it, he involves V in the planning of what it’s supposed to look like/which genitalia he’d prefer etc. V finds this kind of weird at first, but also kind of sweet.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great, of course. I’d also really like a picture of V just hanging around in the HQ or Core or in a Delamain cab, relaxing for once. V sitting on the hood of a Delamain car or leaning on its roof would be nice picture. I’d also love V talking to Delamain on a screen. If you want to go with an android body, V and Delamain, but this time with more than just head and shoulders, would be great to see together. I’d also love to see Delamain’s tarot – whatever tarot card you think would match him – together with V’s Fool, or alternatively with one of the tarot cards that represent V’s endings, or just generally tarot motives in a picture of them.

(I also have a letter dealing with smut, one with iddy tropes, one for heat fic, sex pollen and A/B/O, and one with an epistolary fic focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Male V/Goro Takemura
The relationship V and Takemura have is definitely one of the most interesting ones in the game to me. They work together, even seem to like each other to some extent, but it’s always clear that they have very different goals. Takemura often criticises V and vice versa, but in their deeper conversations it becomes obvious that there’s a few things they could probably agree on, and it really felt like V challenged Takemura in a way that people at Arasaka don’t, unearthing old ideals and ideas he’s long suppressed. I would love for this old dog to learn a few new tricks, after all, and somehow end up with V at the end; or, if you prefer it, a villain story where V willingly switches to Arasaka. Whether they already start to fall in love during the story of the game, or whether it only happens later, or whether they were sleeping together throughout the story of the game and then it turns into more, all would be great. I prefer bottom Takemura for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Takemura.

From non-lethal to highly dangerous, I’m happy for any interpretation of V that’s not on the road to becoming full cyberpsycho, with any look and origin you prefer. I’m not into major character death, so if you’re setting it post-ending, it’d be great if Mr. Blue Eyes/Arasaka could find a way to keep V alive, or if V found a different way to cheat the 6 month time limit (this doesn’t have to be part of the story, you can just handwave it). I’d also want Takemura to survive to the end, of course.

Pairing-specific DNW: V killing Oda.

V and Takemura end up sleeping together during their time together in the game. Both tell themselves it was a momentary, meaningless diversion. Both find it very hard to let go of each other. Do they admit to each other/themselves that it’s more? Does it at first not really change anything (or at least they tell themselves as much), but maybe leads to Takemura or V making a different decision somewhere down the line?

If they sleep together during the story covered by the game, I would love to know how that happened (and if it surprised them or if they felt there was tension from the start). Maybe after V saved Takemura’s life? Perhaps earlier, during their stake-out? In a meeting that doesn’t take place in-game, but could slot somewhere into the timeline?

I’d like for V’s origin to come up a bit more if you’re so inclined. A Nomad V knowing just the way to entice Takemura to that life? A street kid V impressing Takemura with his wit and knowledge about the city and its people? A corporate V who manages to embody some of the (few, lol) qualities a corpo might have that Takemura sees in the Arasakas, or who perhaps has innovative ideas how one could build a company without exploitation?

What is Johnny’s opinion on Takemura? He’s not exactly a fan of Arasaka, so I imagine V and him would have a conversation or two if it turned into a romance.

If the Kerry romance went the worst possible way, with V perhaps being convinced he was valued as little more than a doll for Johnny and Kerry, V might still have some issues to work through when he gets with Takemura. That would be interesting to see, too.

Arasaka fucks Takemura over in some fashion and he has no choice but to flee; or, Takemura slowly realises that he can’t keep being with Arasaka after his experiences in Night City – and with V – showed him a glimpse of life outside. Because he has nowhere else to turn, he asks V for help/a deal (whether V is a Nomad or Night City Legend at this point).

As above, but Takemura had basically accepted death and is only trying to tie up some loose ends. However, V convinces him to give life outside of Arasaka another shot.

I would love Takemura slotting into V’s life as a nomad. It seemed to be the one other path in life he thought would have worked for him and I feel like he would be just as dutiful and industrious in protecting his nomad family if he allowed himself to see it as an option.

However, I would also like to see Takemura get as comfortable as he can and find a role in V’s life when V is a Night City Legend. What does he do to not fully have to give up on his ideas of honour? (On a lighter note, Takemura might have to very much get used to the thought that at the Afterlife, people basically view him as big boss V’s silver fox arm candy, too.)

On the other hand, a corporate origin (or otherwise corpo-inclined V) might take the chance to climb higher within Arasaka in a Devil ending. Takemura thought the temptation of V would at least always be out of his reach, but V got way better at playing the corporate game than he used to be and is soon contending with the shot-callers around Arasaka, and thus also close to Takemura.

A smaller prompt, but I want Takemura to cook for V. He has to get him used to good food!

Smut is always appreciated, of course. What is their first time like? Is it still antagonistic or are they already in love? However, I’d also be interested in seeing them sleep together at a point where they’ve already been together or at least sleeping together and know which buttons to press. Also, if they were having sex but hadn’t been in love or hadn’t admitted to being in love, what is the first time like after their feelings are revealed?

As a specific smut prompt, I do love characters bottoming for the first time (either in general or with that partner), so perhaps a Takemura who is just generally not experienced with bottoming or usually avoided it for reasons of misplaced pride/guardedness/bad experiences in the past eventually decides he will try out bottoming with his FWB/lover V. Can V make use of the chance and convince him that it’s fun?

For Art: Any of the prompts above would be great, of course. A picture of the two of them hooking up during the time of the game, sitting between their strewn clothes (or perhaps still in the middle of their ill-advised fling) in a cheap hotel room would be fun. If you want to go post-game, I would love a picture of Takemura in the booth at Afterlife with Night City Legend V. However, the two of them on the hood of a beat-up truck or generally out in the wilderness, maybe kissing or having a drink together, for a Nomad V ending would be great, too. If you want to go for The Devil, a V in a nice suit by Takemura’s side would also be amazing. I will also happily take sharply dressed V and Takemura without Arasaka loyalty, though! Just as much as I’d love to see them together in their more casual outfits, like what we see Takemura and V in during the game (... I mean, I hesitate to call most things my Vs wore an outfit, but I assume there were probably more stylish ones, lol). Takemura in V’s shirt or jacket would also be great. V being cheeky with Takemura (hugging him from behind, surprise kiss) would make for a nice picture as well. I’d also love to see Takemura’s tarot – whatever tarot card you think would match him – together with V’s Fool, or alternatively with one of the tarot cards that represent V’s endings, or just generally tarot motives in a picture of them.

(I also have a letter dealing with soul mate prompts and one for heat fic, sex pollen and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Sandayu Oda/Goro Takemura
Takemura was one of my favourite side characters in this game and we didn’t see much of Oda, but I really enjoyed what we got. Though the dignified middle-aged bodyguard in the pretty suit and the cyberninja with the 2004 jrock hairdo and combat gear are quite the stark contrast, their attitudes are plainly very similar. Their backstory is great, too – that at some point Takemura started being a mentor to Oda, probably when it became clear he was destined for a higher position at Arasaka, and that their relationship then developed into a friendship that lasted for a quite a while before the beginning of the game. The push and pull of that friendship against the intense sense of duty these two have was great to watch. Since I don’t like major character death, I’d like both Takemura and Oda to survive (actually possible!). I’d also prefer if Oda were at least 20 when they first start to get to know each other. I prefer bottom Takemura for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Takemura.

I would love for Takemura to visit Oda when Oda is recovering from the boss fight. Takemura is probably pretty beat up himself from the ambush on the hotel. Maybe Hanako keeps them stashed away together to keep both their survival secret from her brother? It would be interesting if after this dramatic time they lived through, the two discover their shared romantic feelings. However, I’m also totally here for established relationship – I think things could pretty much have gone down the exact same way even if they were lovers, since they’re both so dutiful.

The two of them sparring would be great! It’s said that everything Oda knows he learned from Takemura. I just gotta know: can Takemura go cyberninja, too, and has just opted for a different fighting style? Whether he does or whether he has learned to take on Oda through other means, I’m here for it. I'd also love to see them practice sword-fighting if you want to go for something with weapons. Which one wins? Is there maybe a private wager, a “prize” to claim?

Takemura and Oda both seem like guys who take their jobs seriously and are pretty much married to them, so how does their friendship tilt into romance? Waiting outside a meeting between Hanako and Saburo? Sharing a hotel room between Hanako’s and Saburo’s rooms because it’s just the best place for them to guard both of them? Double missions? Training session? Just on small breaks enjoying good food? All of it somehow cumulating?

I imagine Takemura and Oda would feel they’d eventually have to reveal a steady relationship to their bosses (could be a security risk, after all!). What do they think? Or maybe someone else saw something and they’re being asked to explain themselves, forcing them to put words on it for the first time?

I always love FWB to lovers with lots of pining in the middle, so that would also be great.

Generally, I’d love to see prequel stuff, from when Takemura was still somewhat more Oda’s mentor to when they were friends on equal footing and probably felt like the only people who could really understand each other due to their similar positions.

The two of them fighting together! Maybe Militech or another rival company is hitting Arasaka and they have to get their charges out of there in one piece, or launch a counter-attack.

For established relationship, I’d love to see little details: how a rare lazy morning goes, if they have quirks the other rolls their eyes at (maybe Oda enjoys the substandard food that Takemura hates?), moments of gentleness when one gets hurt, etc.

Takemura talks about cooking in the game once, so apparently that's a skill he has? I'd love to see him cook for Oda.

In one of the endings where Arasaka struggles, maybe Takemura and Oda are fucked over somehow, as corpos are wont to do, and have to flee to survive. Old dog Takemura might feel like his life is really over now, but Oda could have enough enthusiasm (or spite) left to continue. Oda learning to fight without his Arasaka implants, the two of them joining the nomads as Takemura says he might have liked to do, and/or them generally starting a new life together would be awesome.

As above, but it's only one of them about to be taken out. However, unlike the situation in the game, it is massively clear that the person is being targeted for company politics reasons and they realise that Arasaka is nowhere near as loyal to them as they are to it. The one who wasn't targeted then decides (possible after much angst and deliberation) that they will be loyal to the other instead of Arasaka and they escape together (would also work well with established relationship).

Smut would always be great. Are any of those fancy Arasaka implants put to good (if potentially unintended) use? Do they have some uninterrupted alone time or is it a quickie between obligations?

I love younger Dom/older sub, so if you’re in the mood to write BDSM, that would be great. I could imagine that maybe Takemura hasn’t trusted anyone to Dom him, at least not in a long while, since he can’t chance being incapacitated – but for Oda he makes an exception. Or maybe Oda is the one who brings it up and Takemura makes the decision that he’s going to try it because it’s Oda and then he actually finds he enjoys subbing.

Related to the BDSM prompt, experienced sub/inexperienced but enthusiastic Dom is also always great. They did say Takemura taught Oda everything he knows... so whether it’s them just starting out or Oda eventually ‘surpassing the master’ and finding something to surprise Takemura with, either would be great.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be awesome, of course. As I said in my little intro, I just really like their visual contrast, so I’d love any and all shippy pics with them. Alternatively, a picture where they're both in suits, like the first time we see Oda, would also be great. Oda “pinning” Takemura with his mantis blades during a sparring session (not literally, but maybe ramming it in the ground/wall next to his head), or Takemura kicking his feet out under him or getting one over on him (despite the mantis blades) would be fun. I’d also like to see them undressed, for smutty purposes or just showering together/in bed because I’d really like to see the modifications on the rest of their bodies – they looks pretty heavy from the neck up. Also, even though they’re such hardened soldiers, I’d love to see a picture that’s just them doing couple things: having fancy food together, kissing, hugging, and so on. If you like to have fun with styles, I do love the tarot cards, so I'd also like to see what tarot cards Takemura and Oda might match and maybe a picture of those cards or the characters on those cards together? I'd also generally enjoy tarot motives in a picture of them.

(I also have a letter dealing with smut, one for iddy tropes, one for mpreg tropes and kidfic, one for heat fic, sex pollen and A/B/O, one for epistolary fic, and one with a hurt/comfort focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Dragon Age (Video Games)

Dorian Pavus/Felix Alexius
Dorian says it’s an odd question when you ask him if he was involved with Felix, but I don’t think it is at all. They seemed fond of each other and Dorian obviously had nothing but the highest regard for him. Besides, Felix did say he liked trouble! For smut, I prefer bottom Felix. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Felix.

Since I’m not into character death, I’d prefer if the fic wasn’t all about the tragedy of Felix’s looming demise or about said death. It could be set before he was infected or in a Felix Lives AU. Oh, and if you do decide to save him somehow, feel free to include all the angst about his (soon to be averted) death. I just don’t like it if the death actually follows. As for Dorian’s relationships with Iron Bull or The Inquisitor, should you choose to set the fic during/past DA:I, it’d be great if they were very clearly broken up by the time he gets to Felix, or he didn’t romance either of them. It would also be nice if Dorian isn’t in love with either of these dudes anymore (though him still being bitter or disillusioned about love if it ended badly, as well as Felix believing that Dorian is still in love or that he couldn’t give Dorian what he got from his former lovers, are totally fine).

Felix survives is pretty much a background AU for most of these prompts, but totally also a prompt in itself. Whether Felix actually gets rescued on purpose (someone finds a cure) or it’s a magical accident or he’s made a Grey Warden… just let him live! And make out with Dorian!

I enjoy love confessions being blurted out at inopportune times! Perhaps they confess their love right after Felix barely survived his cure. Perhaps it’s in a battle Felix accidentally got pulled into as well. Maybe it’s even before the infection and the two of them somehow got into trouble in Tevinter (I’m sure Dorian can manage to find some and we know Felix likes it).

Friends to lovers seems like a great trope for these two. I would love to see their friendship develop and then shift into something more, maybe after Felix is cured and they see each other again and all their old feelings suddenly resurface stronger (plus some little crushes they may already have had).

Would also like a version were they already fell for each other and became lovers in Tevinter before Felix was infected. (If you want to write a dramatic story with that prompt: Perhaps Felix broke up with Dorian because of the taint, not wanting Dorian to be tied to a dead man, and Dorian accepted it as the reasonable thing to do, but was secretly heart-broken? Can they pick it up again when Felix is cured and do the friends-to-lovers walk a second time? That’d be great.)

I generally see them as about the same age, but I don’t think it ever actually says for Felix. Is he Dorian’s age or was there maybe a bit of an age difference and Felix had a puppy love crush on Dorian when he first came around the house and Felix was like sixteen, seventeen? Does Dorian now see him in a new light after they have been separated and Felix has gone through such harrowing experiences, where before Dorian perhaps always still had that image of the teenager in mind, even though Felix had long grown up?

Considering Alexius picked Dorian up when they were both visitors to a brothel, I doubt Dorian has little experience with men, but for Felix I could see it! Does Dorian show him what he’s been missing out on?

Maybe Felix was a bit of a late-bloomer, so he hadn’t slept with anyone yet before he was infected, man or woman, and afterwards he was worried he might be able to pass on the blight, so he remained a virgin despite being basically Dorian’s age or just a few years younger. After Felix is cured and Dorian finds out, he decides to give Felix a few hands-on lessons. Are they already in a relationship or are they pretending just to have fun but actually pining?

Dorian joins a cured Felix back in Tevinter after DA:I. Maybe they had a long-distance relationship so far and now finally get to be sweet with each other in person?

Dorian decides to meet with his parents. He pretends like it doesn’t really shake him (as usual), but Felix welcomes him back in their shared home in the aftermath and reminds him he doesn’t need to conform to his family anymore.

Dorian and Felix geeking out over filling the library in their new home.

Felix spoke to the Inquisitor, asking about the Other Future, or questioned his father about his intentions. Dorian cheers him up afterwards, as Felix is shaken to learn what was to be done in the name of protecting him.

Dorian always assumed Felix was straight (maybe Felix thought so, too, or maybe he just didn’t think he was Dorian’s type). Then, as Felix is cured and with the Inquisition, or maybe earlier when they’re still together in Tevinter, a man starts hitting on Felix and Felix seems mildly interested – though of course his true interests lie elsewhere… does Dorian intervene?

Dorian is a flirt and terribly charming. Felix is very reasonable and understanding and usually not super bothered by that. Still, it can get a little much sometimes to see how many people are infatuated with Dorian and especially in Tevinter, Felix’s lack of magic talent makes him sort of second-class to most nobles, so he probably gets overlooked a lot on principle when people consider if Dorian is free. How does he try to recapture Dorian’s interest? Does Dorian make it clear that sort of effort (while appreciated) was never even necessary?

Dorian’s ex is either the Iron Bull or the Inquisitor. Felix secretly wonders how he is ever going to stand up to either of them (he’s not a Dom or generally as sexually experienced as the Bull, nor an amazing main character hero).

Dorian said that in Tevinter, you don’t often get relationships between men. Maybe, out of habit, he tries to keep things light with Felix, more friends-with-benefits despite being desperately in love. Meanwhile, Felix doesn’t want to pressure Dorian and lose him, since he knows Dorian has a wild history and might still not be into commitment, but he wishes he could be his only partner. Do they eventually manage to figure out they want the same thing?

Just generally Dorian and Felix hanging around Skyhold after Felix is cured, being in love and not quite daring to admit it since neither wants to ruin the friendship. What (or who) pushes them into it? Dorian’s meddling friends definitely welcome!

Being tainted, Felix hasn’t really been touched in a long while except for by people trying to work magic or medicine on him and he’s only recently been cured. When Dorian starts being affectionate (whether in a relationship or casually), he’s very eager for it.

Dorian has a lot of sex, but he didn’t get much physical attention divorced from that, Tevinter being as it is. Luckily, Felix is very happy to give it even when Dorian is not the type to directly ask for a hug.

Dorian has to defend them in a battle and Felix isn’t much use in a fight (especially not if he’s still weak suffering/recovering from the blight), so it’s on Dorian to pull himself up again and again and he’s not going to fail. Would love Felix patching him up after!

Felix is not much of a fighter, but somehow he ends up in a situation where he has to defend Dorian (who is maybe trying to open one of those magical barriers or already beaten on the ground or something) and he just won’t let himself be defeated, despite the fact that he’s neither a good mage nor all that great with a blade. He can still be a meat shield, after all.

Felix got cured in Haven, but while he’s still recovering, Corypheus attacks. So he basically has no choice but to drag himself, half-dead, through the snow to Skyhold with the others. Dorian is at his side, of course.

One character falling ill (or suffering from an infected wound, or in Felix’s case maybe going through difficult blight treatment) and the other caring about them is already one of my favourite tropes, so that alone would make me happy. If you want to up the ante, maybe there is a feverish confession. What is it about? Is it a love confession or perhaps something more indiscreet, a smutty fantasy? Or maybe something innocent but with implications towards their feelings, like them wishing for the other person to embrace them or stay with them through the night?

I would love for Dorian to reveal what happened between him and his father to Felix and just generally get to vent his frustration with the Tevinter system in earnest for once, since he’s usually more of a hide-the-pain-with-jokes type of person.

Felix is so serene about even his own death, but maybe he can have a moment as well. Does he still dream about the attack that killed his mother and left him infected? What about when his grandfather tried to have him assassinated? Did he ever suffer at the hands of other high-born people, or family members/acquaintances for his lack of magic, but didn’t tell people? (I’d also be fine with noncon for this specific prompt, perhaps someone making use of the fact that he has no magical way to defend himself, because it would be interesting to see how Felix handles it.) Him telling Dorian would be nice.

Felix going through some sort of blight cure would need some seeing to. Dorian fussing with him (maybe while sort of still trying to keep up the irreverent attitude – does he manage?) would be fun.

But maybe Dorian also goes down with a nasty flu or something at some point! Felix wants him to get better, of course, but maybe also enjoys that he gets to repay Dorian a little bit for caring about him when he was in recovery.

For a pre-blight prompt, one of them falling ill and the other caring about them when they don’t know each other that well yet back in Tevinter would be a great chance for them to start falling in love.

Dorian had the best intentions about not touching the son of the man who pulled him out of his life of chaotic squalor and actually put him on a good path. However, he didn’t expect Felix to be his soulmate.

Dorian and Felix knew they were soulmates, but Felix told Dorian it would be fine if he left since he has to get used to living without him, as he’s dying from the blight. When they meet again, Dorian realises he can’t leave him a second time. Then, when they’ve already resigned themselves to Felix’s imminent death, a cure is found.

Arranged marriages are always awesome. In a first step to reforming Tevinter, Dorian and Felix decide to get married (whether it’s wholly officially recognised or not) to bind their powerful families together and make a point that political alliances are still possible and valuable if they don’t result in biological babies. Is it a love marriage from the start or did they do it out of political cunning but now realise it means more?

Felix, who is with the administrative Inquisition staff, is at some point handed an orphan baby to care for because everyone else has too much to do. The kid has no other family and him and Dorian accidentally fall into the role of parents (and get together if they aren’t already).

One/some of their relatives or friends get offed in some political plot. Dorian and Felix, currently back in Tevinter trying to reform it, are left caring for their orphaned baby. Are they already together and realise they’re now basically starting a family or does this bring them closer?

So mpreg probably can’t be something that’s usually possible for human and other magically talented races, as otherwise Dorian’s whole backstory collapses in on itself. But maybe there’s just a stigma against it in Tevinter as it is traditionally thought to produce or for some reason actually does often produce less magically powerful children? But Dorian wants a child with his lover/husband Felix, anyway, and goes against all established norms and traditions.

Dorian and Felix stumble over some ancient magic artefact that leaves Felix pregnant with Dorian’s baby. Do they consider reverse-engineering the magic? What does it feel like for Dorian that he may give his father exactly what he wants in the end, an heir? That must be a weird and not altogether positive feeling.

The secret to mpreg/fpreg is discovered in Tevinter during the timeline of DA:I. Great, now it wouldn’t be a problem anymore to favour someone of the same gender and Dorian can marry some magically gifted dude he will never get along with and they can despise each other till they’re both old! Dorian, of course, promptly decides to scandalise everybody by marrying Felix, whose lack of magical talent basically makes him a no-go as a partner for the entirety of Tevinter’s upper crust, male or female.

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be amazing. If you enjoy that style, the tarot cards that Inquisition used are beautiful and anything of that sort would be great, too. Matching character cards for romance, maybe? Or a shared one? I also like the blocky medieval-ish art style that the narrated cutscenes in Dragon Age 2 used, so that would also be great. However, it doesn’t have to be anything in that style. I’d also really enjoy a picture of Felix and Dorian sitting over books together, exploring some beautiful or interesting landscape, being at an official Inquisition or Tevinter function (formal wear!), or simply hanging out and being sweet together. A picture of Felix still recovering on the sickbed, but already talking with Dorian, or Dorian kissing him as he wakes up from the improbable but suddenly available blight cure would be great, too. We also see an updated character design for Dorian in the ending slide when he’s back in Tevinter with the Lucerni/in the senate, so him in that outfit and Felix also with an adjusted character design would be cool.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats and sex pollen, one for marriage tropes, one for smut, one for mpreg and kidfic, one for pining tropes, one for iddy prompts, and one for epistolary fic for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Male Hawke/Varric Tethras
I love this pairing anywhere in the timeline – Dragon Age II, Inquisition, Post-Inquisition, it’s all great because the friendship between Varric and Hawke is always great. I was so sad Varric wasn’t ever a love interest, so if you’re so inclined, please fix it for me! For Hawke's personality, I love all colours or colour combinations (Friendly in conversation but stern in actions? A joker who is just a little bit too chipper still while taking off heads? A grumpy ass with a heart of gold?). Sarcastic Hawke and Varric obviously get on like a house on fire, Varric is super fond of Friendly Hawke and his never-ending goodness, even if he does poke fun at him, and the tension between Aggressive Hawke and Varric is amazing (especially if over the years Varric learns that while Hawke may come off as a callous bastard, his actions don’t always match his words). I also enjoy all classes for Hawke. You can go with the default look and first name or do something completely different, both is great. I prefer bottom Varric for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Varric.

Generally, I’d love any of their day-to-day craziness, from fighting evil Templars and crazed blood mages and bandits to dealing with the Merchant’s Guild or the upper echelons of Kirkwall in general. I just enjoy reading about them having adventures together.

I’m all for battle synergy expressing how great two characters fit together, so fight scenes would be awesome. Two bowmen could probably get into fun competitions, whereas Varric long-range might distract the people two-handed rogue Hawke is stabbing short-range (and what if Varric laid aside Bianca in Inquisition – since you can actually take it from him in that game – and went two-handed, how does their combat change? Does two-handed Hawke teach him some things?). How do Varric and mage Hawke make up for both being squishies? Maybe Hawke picks up some Arcane Warrior skills or Varric teaches him to evade? Or something macabre based on my gameplay experiences: blood mage Hawke siphoning blood from Varric for his attacks, since Varric can afford not to be in top shape standing in the backline. Then there’s the obvious ways tanks and rogues work together, so a full-on warrior Hawke protecting Varric in battle (and having Varric cover his flank with his crossbow in turn) would be awesome, too. But really, go wild! There’s so many fun specialisations and attacks and strategies in this game.

I have always wanted the scene that you get with the LI after Hawke’s mother dies with an LI Varric, so that would be great.

Generally, Hawke goes through a lot of shit in the game. He can be left without any of his family, or at least just one sibling (and depending on how that goes, they might feel quite distant from him/not be on super friendly terms). Perhaps Varric can pick him up in one of his worse moments.

But the same is true for Varric. The whole Bartrand story obviously wears on him despite the fact they weren’t exactly super close. Hawke consoling him or trying to cheer him up would be sweet.

Speaking of families, I would love for Varric and Hawke to build one. Be it through mpreg (I’d prefer pregnant Varric – maybe because of dwarven biology, or magic, or some weird artefact Hawke picked up?) or because they end up adopting one of Varric’s informer urchins or stumble over an abandoned qunari baby during some quest, or Hawke gets handed a baby from a former fling who then walks out on them, or whatever else you can imagine. Hell, maybe they even start parenting together before they are a couple. But these two might also eventually go for having a family on purpose, post-Inquisition maybe?

I could see them ending up as friends with benefits who both want to be more than friends with benefits, but figure that it might ruin their friendship to ask, and that what they have right now is basically like a relationship already, so maybe they shouldn’t push their luck, leading to all the mutual unnecessary pining and hopefully, eventually, a good resolution.

Hawke is left behind in the Fade. Months later, he is spat back out into the real world after fighting his way through, or being released by whatever kept him. Whether him and Varric were long in a relationship or just had unspoken feelings for each other (aside from being good friends, anyway, since that’s obviously also important), their reunion would be awesome.

I would also love to see their new dynamic now that Varric is Viscount and Hawke helps him out. How do they settle back into Kirkwall? Were they already together or does the reunion spur them to admit feelings?

Smut is always welcome. I would love to see their first time, whether it’s the culmination of a romantic confession or a drunken spur-of-the-moment thing or anything in between. However, I’m also here for their thousandth time in the middle of a long relationship when they’re already comfortable with each other and know all the ways to drive their partner mad in the best way.

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be amazing. If you enjoy that style, the tarot cards that Inquisition used are beautiful and anything of that sort would be great, too. Matching character cards for romance, maybe? Or a shared one? I also enjoy the blocky medieval-ish art style that the narrated cutscenes in Dragon Age 2 used, so that would also be great. However, it doesn’t have to be anything in that style. I’d also really enjoy a picture of Varric and Hawke sparring or fighting together, playing Wicked Grace, being at an official Viscount function (formal wear!), or simply hanging out at Hawke’s mansion. If Hawke is left in the Fade but returns, Varric welcoming him back (with a hug, kiss, and/or maybe some tears?) would be awesome. Also, let’s just be honest, I’m into height differences, so emphasising that visually would be great in general.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen and A/B/O, one with smut prompts, one for mpreg, and one for epistolary fic for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Male Inquisitor/Varric Tethras
Varric has a very different relationship with the Inquisitor than he has with Hawke, but I think it’s still quite an interesting one because the Inquisitor gets Varric out of his element, which is in Kirkwall (and the Inquisitor makes him camp out in the wild with him most days and Varric allows it, so that must mean something). All species, personalities, and classes are fine for the Inquisitor. I’m totally happy with custom names, looks, and even custom backstories and personalities, too; for example, if you wanna bring in their heritage and background more, I’d be totally happy for that. I do, of course, have my thing for size differences, so a qunari or human would be great for this pairing, but that’s just one suggestion, I love elves and dwarves, too. For smut, I prefer bottom Varric. For mpreg, I prefer pregnant Varric.

Maybe Varric and the Inquisitor start out as a friends-with-benefits type of arrangement. Neither of them is in a great situation and it’s nice to just relax and have some fun. However, it doesn’t stay that simple.

The Inquisitor and Varric get separated from the rest and have to fight their way back to the next Inquisition camp. Whether that’s almost kind of romantic (if it weren’t for all those bugs and nature in general, in Varric’s opinion) or they are a stuck in an absolute hellhole and bond over having to cut their way out, both could be fun.

Maybe the Inquisitor is a big fan of Varric’s books. He’s totally willing to trade kisses for sneak peeks, not just because of the stories, though. (But also, something sweet where Varric tells a tale to distract the Inquisitor from one of the multitude of bad experiences he can have in the game would be great, too.)

The Inquisitor is a rogue who teaches Varric two-handed dagger combat (Varric can switch from Bianca to two-handed for the first time in this game). During the lessons, they start to get along very well.

The dwarf Inquisitor has Carta ties and Varric, as we know, does business with them. Maybe Varric knew him before the whole Inquisition business happened? But if you can think of a reason why/how he’d have met the other Inquisitors before, that would be fun, too. Maybe Varric and the Inquisitor even had a Thing (or just a one-night-stand) at one point. How do they navigate that now?

After three years of long-distance relationship, Varric and the Inquisitor are overjoyed when the Inquisitor can finally join Varric in Kirkwall.

The Inquisitor was never really sure what to make of his feelings for Varric, but when Hawke or Bianca (either would work) shows up, the overwhelming jealousy suddenly becomes much less difficult to read. But Varric was only ever friends with Hawke and his romantic feelings aren’t for Bianca these days…

Varric seems like he has a lot of experience in the bedroom, is it the same for the Inquisitor? Does one of them maybe have less experience with men? Does a mage Inquisitor use his powers for good in the bedroom? Do a qunari Inquisitor and Varric have to figure out how to make the size difference work?

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be amazing. If you enjoy that style, the tarot cards that Inquisition used are beautiful and anything of that sort would be great, too. Matching character cards for romance, maybe? Or a shared one? I also enjoy the blocky medieval-ish art style that the narrated cutscenes in Dragon Age 2 used, so that would also be great. However, it doesn’t have to be anything in that style. I’d also really enjoy a picture of Varric and the Inquisitor sparring or fighting together, playing Wicked Grace, being at an official Viscount or Inquisitorial function (formal wear!), or simply hanging out in Skyhold or, later, in Kirkwall. If there is a height difference between them, let’s just be honest and say I’m into that, so emphasising that visually would be great.

Assassin’s Creed – Origins

Bayek/Apollodorus of Sicily
Apollodorus didn’t have the biggest role, but I really enjoyed the often somewhat teasing interactions between them, as it brought out Bayek’s fun side. They’re both driven and confident people, too, and I think they would get along well in the long run. I would like for Apollodorus to survive, if it comes up in the timeline of your fic, and I think with both of them a bit lost in this new part of their life, with Bayek now fully a Hidden One and Apollodorus having lost faith in Cleopatra and her allies, it could be quite interesting to go past the end. As for Bayek’s relationship with Aya, they could break up at an earlier point than in canon, or this could be set after Bayek and her split up; basically, I just don’t want Bayek cheating on Aya. For smut, I prefer bottom Apollodorus. If you include mpreg, I like pregnant Apollodorus.

Bayek always seemed more reluctant than Aya to me when it came to putting all his personal connections aside. Perhaps he’s still licking his wound over the marriage ending while keeping on eye on a recovering Apollodorus. Then, they start slowly falling in love over long conversations and Hidden Ones business.

Or Aya and Bayek break up (whether at the end of the game or earlier) and Bayek, hurt and angry, takes some of his feelings out with Apollodorus during passionate sex. Neither of them expects it to become anything serious, but eventually, there’s a breaking point that reveals their feelings. If it happens before the end of the game, maybe it’s Apollodorus almost dying? If it’s afterwards, maybe it’s some other crisis or even a smaller, private moment that makes them realise they like each other more?

Generally for FWB to romance (or slightly antagonistic acquaintances to romance), do they realise they like each other quite soon, or is there a lot of mutual pining? How do they eventually manage to turn it into a relationship?

Being disgraced, Apollodorus has to flee his estate in Kanopos Nome. Since he’s still wounded and easy prey, Bayek takes him in. Apollodorus becomes one of the Hidden Ones, maybe sort of a bureau leader? He was already the organiser of Cleopatra’s agents and spies, so he seems to have talent in that direction.

Or maybe Apollodorus and the Order of the Ancients are at a shaky impasse, where they won’t admit they tried to kill him and he doesn’t accuse them openly because he knows Cleopatra would likely rule in their favour. So Apollodorus continues to live on his estate, but becomes an important Hidden Ones contact/organiser (in exchange for some protection) and him and Bayek get closer.

Speaking of Hidden Ones work, Apollodorus can be pretty sneaky, too, as we know (that whole carpet stunt!). So I’m sure he could also go on a mission or two with Bayek and impress him there.

I’d love to see them fight together! Whether Apollodorus plays bait and tank and Bayek comes jumping out of the shadows or they fight back to back, it would all be great fun.

Exploring old tombs together, riding through the desert, visiting new places... Origin was one of those games were I immensely enjoyed the world and I would love for Bayek to explore it alongside Apollodorus.

Bayek’s eagle takes a liking to Apollodorus. This may be because she realises that her owner is quite affectionate towards him as well (or maybe because Apollodorus just feeds her a lot of treats, lol). Can she (maybe unwittingly) arrange an opportunity for the two to figure out that they like each other?

Bayek was always with Aya and very focused on her. Has he ever contemplated his attraction to men, does he accept it, or is it something he’s pushed away so far? Maybe it’s something he still has to come to terms with. I would love for him to work through it with Apollodorus.

Smut would be great. Bayek seems to have spent his entire life with Aya, so I assume he doesn’t have any experience with men. Apollodorus is quite a bit older and doesn’t seem to be married, so he could potentially have quite a lot of experience with men and is happy to share with Bayek.

Maybe Apollodorus stopped bottoming once he was older (maybe he also did it for a little longer than he should have by the rules of Romans and Greeks, but at his current age, there’s really no argument around the fact that he “should” top). However, Bayek doesn’t feel beholden to all these rules and Apollodorus does enjoy being convinced by him. (On the other hand, I could also see Apollodorus being more free-spirited and using the fact that he does not live in the Roman Republic anymore to his advantage, doing whatever he wants in bed.)

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. I like all of Bayek’s looks, but I have a special preference for him with his beard and sideways ponytail from the start of the game, so if you want to go for that, I’d be delighted. I would also really enjoy a picture of them relaxing on Apollodorus’s estate or in Siwa. The two of them crouching in the shadows during a mission or fighting together in the open would be great. One of them patching up the other after a fight (or after Apollodorus gets almost killed) would also be nice. For historical canons like this, I also am obligated to request a picture of them riding on the same horse or camel together. Of course, kissing, embraces, or smut would also be amazing. I’d love a picture that captures their teasing, too, like one of them biting the other’s earlobe, putting their hand down the other’s clothes, surprise-hugging them and stuff like that.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen, and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Assassin’s Creed – Odyssey

Alexios/Stentor
Alexios and Stentor have such a deliciously complicated relationship. Stentor is obviously threatened by Alexios’s presence, and Alexios is probably jealous that Stentor got to have Nikolaos as a father whereas Alexios got to be shoved off a mountain. However, considering how attached Stentor is to Nikolaos, I doubt he has any birth family that cares about him, either. He and Alexios might eventually find themselves unexpectedly able to bond over some things. They would also make a great battle couple and their verbal and physical sparring is a lot of fun. I write mostly with protagonist!Alexios in mind, but feel free to go for Deimos!Alexios if you want to, I like him, too. For smut, I prefer bottom Stentor. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Stentor.

I assume since Nikolaos was happy to have his family back and Stentor wants to please him in all things, he decides to grit his teeth and make nice with the new relatives. I would like to see Stentor wondering where he still fits into this family dynamic now that Nikolaos has his ‘real’ children back, and they both happen to be unstoppable fighting machines with god-like powers that outclass Stentor dramatically (which to a Spartan must be quite important) and also one of them sort of saved Sparta from the Cult and won the Olympics. However, in Stentor’s attempts to learn to tolerate his new brother – whether he be Alexios or Deimos!Alexios –, the two end up developing quite a different relationship. The focus I want is on romantic developments, but I also wouldn’t say no at all to Kassandra/Deimos!Kassandra and Myrrine developing a family relationship with Stentor, too, and Nikolaos getting to know Alexios and Kassandra better, and/or reassuring Stentor. Family fluff is great! Well, as fluffy as this family can get... does the five of them fighting through a bandit camp or something count?

Speaking of stories with a family focus, you can recruit your whole family as lieutenants after the good ending. Alexios sailing around with his family (or just Stentor) on board, calling them into battle to help him, and their developing relationships would be great. Oh, and him and Stentor accidentally falling in love, of course.

Stentor and Alexios tell the family about their relationship (or get caught red-handed). How does everyone deal with it?

Alexios and Stentor have to work together to solve some new problem in Sparta – general politics or Cultist related. This forces them to come closer and look at the other one’s strengths and skills and they develop a grudging respect – and more. Bonus if they fight together at some point.

I also like the idea of the two of them sleeping together but never admitting their feelings until something bad happens to the other. The rest of the family/their friends is very confused when the dude they thought would have been relieved to see the other go, or at the very least hardly bothered by it, flies completely off the handle and runs to go save their lover or has basically been welded to the bedside of the sick man.

When they meet again in Boeotia, after the battle, perhaps Stentor gets almost assassinated or badly wounded by some Cultist (or other general traitor) in his ranks. Alexios stays around to help solve the problem and they grow closer over it and fall in love, perhaps even stay close in the coming years?

I also love the idea of them meeting before Megaris and having an affair and genuine connection, a crush, or at least some hot nights together before they know who the other is. That, or a scene after, when it all falls into place, would be great.

Spartan marriage included a ritualistic kidnapping of the bride. This could be fun with Stentor reintroducing Alexios to some customs of his old and new home by "kidnapping" him, or Alexios deciding to woo Stentor in the traditional way by stealing him away. (Also, Deimos!Alexios doing the kidnapping could be interesting as well, though probably a good deal more frightening at first.)

To everyone’s great surprise, probably Stentor’s included, Deimos!Alexios and Stentor are the ones who have the easiest time finding to each other because fighting is the primary language they both speak. I would really like it if the two of them managed to take out their aggressions on each other, which at first might be nothing but them funnelling their energy so they don’t actually kill each other (and Deimos doesn’t kill anyone else), but slowly turns into friendlier sparring as they grow closer on other levels, too.

Anything to do with Alexios’ mythical bloodline! I like the Isu fine, but I also like Alexios just straight up being related to Greek gods, so whichever one you prefer. Do Alexios and Stentor run into mythological trouble together?

Also, stuff with Alexios and his animals and Stentor's reaction to them. His horse seems to be pretty special (20 foot drop is usually something it can walk off), his eagle is clearly magical, and I'd love a story that works with the Beast Master skill somehow, too (feel free to make it more effective/longer-lasting than in the game). Maybe Alexios has permanently tamed himself a mountain lion?

If you wanna go the smut-heavy route, I have a preference for Alexios on top, but I also like Alexios and Stentor fighting for dominance. A scenario where Stentor is quite happy to often be the loser (and very, very ashamed about enjoying Alexios topping him) would be great, though. I could also see them using fighting, physical or otherwise, as an entrance into their little dalliances. Do they eventually get a point where they realise that they want to sleep with each other even without almost breaking their noses in a sparring match beforehand? Where Stentor even admits to his preference for bottoming, if he has it in this fic? Enemies to People (hardly friends) With Benefits to Lovers certainly is a great trope for them.

For that matter, D/s with sub Stentor would also be fun. I could see Alexios as a gentle Dom who turns these situations to his favour subtly and softly (and it’s really good), or the two of them going at it from a consensual but probably not very safe or sane angle, where they work out their frustrations with each other and secretly enjoy having really rough sex (Stentor could be the ultimate brat sub…).

For A/B/O, Stentor as the angriest omega in all of ancient Greece would be a lot of fun (however, him being at peace with his nature would also be interesting, so whichever way you want to write it). I'd love anything about him with Alexios, seriously, so these are really just ideas. Perhaps a sudden unexpected heat can bring him and Alexios closer together? Literally and figuratively, ehm. Or maybe omegas get treated differently/better in warrior-ethos-focused Sparta than they do in the rest of Ancient Greece, so Stentor has quite a bit of independence there, but him and Alexios need to pretend to be bonded on some mission outside the city because Stentor would not be allowed to go certain places/do certain things otherwise (I love pretend relationship turns into real relationship)? Or the Spartan king decides that the alpha who obviously has shown himself worthy of getting a child on the very decorated omega Stentor is Alexios.

I wish Phoibe had survived and I feel like a plucky orphan like her might win Stentor’s heart against his will. Maybe Stentor was somehow with Alexios in Athens (in disguise) and managed to save her? Maybe Alexios can save her and brings her to Stentor so he can protect her (she could be his servant/helper like she was to others before)? Stentor doesn’t seem to like Alexios, but Alexios judges correctly that he wouldn’t send an innocent girl to her almost certain death. Or maybe Stentor is the one who tells him that though Phoibe is quite independent, Alexios should try to help her for her own good, even if she pretends she can do it all alone. Either way, through caring for Phoibe, the two of them get closer, too.

Alexios’ special bloodline needs to be continued. Either by way of an Isu artefact, mpreg just always being possible for some men, or A/B/O, Stentor could be the one to carry that kid. Or maybe it has nothing to do with Alexios wanting to continue his bloodline, but he just wants to have a family with Stentor. I’m also always here for unplanned pregnancies, too.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. Alexios and Stentor in full armour on a battlefield or in a war camp together (blood covering them optional), or wearing ‘civvies’ like chitons and tunics back in Sparta would be cool. I also enjoy people swapping clothes or armour pieces or wearing the other one’s clothes entirely. I’d also love to see Alexios teasing Stentor, like hugging him from behind or surprise-kissing him. The two of them just sitting side by side, eating, sharpening their swords, reading, relaxing would be great as well. They don’t get a lot of downtime in the game. The two of them riding on the back of Alexios’ horse together would be sweet. I’d love to see Alexios’ eagle teasing Stentor, or perhaps also acting affectionate towards him as a sort of proxy for Alexios (who may not dare to yet). Alexios showing Stentor the Forge or another Isu place would make for a great picture. I like Alexios being descended from actual gods and Greek mythology being real as well, but the Isu, too; so a picture that incorporates mythological creatures, gods, tales with the two of them, whether they be classical or Isu-style, would be sweet.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen and A/B/O, one for marriage tropes, one for smut, one for mpreg and kidfic, one for pining tropes, one for epistolary fic, one for id fic, and one with an AU focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Original Male Character/Stentor
I love Stentor. He is so angry, so jealous of Alexios/Kassandra, so worried that he will not live up to what his father wants of him, and he’s trying so goddamn hard all the time. I have this headcanon that Stentor is gay because he’s such a perfect Spartan, but doesn’t seem to have the mandatory-by-thirty wife he would need in Sparta. However, I’m also totally fine with headcanons that he’s bisexual as long as he’s dating a man in this story. I’m happy both with historical fics were Stentor being interested in grown men is not considered proper and fics where M/M marriage is already a possibility. I prefer bottom Stentor for smut. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Stentor. There are some ideas for OMCs below, but feel free to go wild as long as the original character isn’t related to Stentor and isn’t underage.

Generally, as long as they have a chance at a happy ending, I’m down for pretty much anything. What sort of guy might sweep him off his feet, or at least get his attention? Is it a fellow soldier, or maybe a Spartan man taken out of the fight by an injury who now has other tasks than going to war? Maybe someone not Spartan altogether, but a local resistance fighter loyal to the Spartan cause or one of the non-Spartan inhabitants from Spartan lands, a perioikoi fighting alongside the Spartan warriors or perhaps doing a totally different job? Whatever you come up with would be fun!

If M/M marriage is possible, Stentor might agree to marry a man to further his father’s family and live according to Sparta’s tradition. Maybe Nikolaos even arranged a marriage, or the kings suggested one? The man would probably be from the upper classes of Sparta. How do they make their arranged marriage work?

Did Stentor have an erastes? How did they meet and why did he pick Stentor? Was Nikolaos alright with the relationship or did he have to be convinced? Are they still secretly dating despite Stentor’s age now being too advanced for that to still be considered appropriate? (I would like it if Stentor was at least 18 years old when they started their thing, which would be late historically, though not without precedent, but it’s not like AC: Odyssey is one hundred per cent accurate, anyway.)

Another scenario that might be fun is if a maybe sixteen, seventeen year old, or maybe even a young-looking older teen came up to Stentor at one point and asked to be his eromenos, but Stentor sends him away because he’s not interested in boys. Years pass and Stentor runs into him again and now he’s grown up into a well-spoken, tall, handsome, way too likable guy. To make matters worse, he very quickly recovers his crush on Stentor, who cannot bring himself to dismiss him so quickly now.

I’d also love to see Stentor take up with a somewhat older man, too, maybe an experienced warrior. Does he help Stentor out as he’s reeling from having to take over Nikolaos’ job without warning? Or maybe the man is already off the battlefield with permanent injury, but a smart person who manages to temper Stentor a bit? Did Stentor used to have a puppy crush on him when he was younger that he somehow can’t get rid off, or does he only learn to like him now when they have a chance to really get to know each other?

Sort of a specific idea, but I like the idea of a Cultist OC seducing Stentor to get him into the Cult or have him kill Alexios/Kassandra. However, if things went alright with Alexios/Kassandra and Nikolaos, Stentor won’t go for that. Another man fixing Stentor’s broken heart after Stentor realises he’s been used (and in a ploy to get to Alexios/Kassandra, no less – as if his life doesn’t revolve around Alexios/Kassandra enough already) would be great.

I love me some battle couples, so if the man you choose for Stentor is a fighter as well, I would love to see them fighting together. If he’s not a fighter, maybe Stentor can heroically protect him from some danger?

Stentor seems like the kind of guy who basically lives in armour, which is what the Spartans want for their men, of course. Still, maybe his partner could make him relax.

If Stentor can’t marry his lover, perhaps they can still play at it. I’d love Stentor getting kidnapped (or kidnapping) his lover on their ‘wedding night’. I’d also totally want the ritual bridal kidnapping if they can officially get married, though!

For smut, I definitely enjoy everything listed in my smut likes and would be happy to receive it. If you want a specific prompt, though, I like Stentor working through cultural hang-ups he has about bottoming. Maybe he hasn’t done it before meeting this man? Maybe it’s the first time he’s doing it with this partner? What (or who) convinced him to give it a try?

For Art: I would definitely love an illustration for any of the above ideas. I also would enjoy seeing Stentor and his boyfriend in ‘civvies’, so maybe in a chiton or tunic or something, just relaxing, or, if they both happen to be fighters, wrestling in nothing but underwear. However, I would also enjoy a picture of them dressed up properly on the battlefield together (or Stentor in full armour being admired by his civilian boyfriend). His partner surprise kissing or hugging grumpy Stentor would be very cute. I also love characters riding on the same horse, so that would be fun. I also like that little scar Stentor has on his lower lip – maybe a picture of his lover touching or kissing it?

Assassin’s Creed 3

Haytham Kenway/Charles Lee
I love Haytham and Charles, villains who really respect and like each other and stand behind their idea of a world of order being what is needed for humanity where they guide the rest of us stupid sheeple humans to a better future lol. I immensely enjoy young Charles’s senpai-notice-me dynamic with Haytham and his adoration for him; but I also love that eventually it goes both ways, when Charles becomes Haytham’s trusted second-in-command and a Templar in his own right. Haytham’s polite charm and firm believe in the Templars (and in Charles) were always intriguing, too, especially since he is much more complex than quite a few of the Templars we meet throughout the series. I prefer bottom Charles for smut and pregnant Charles if you include mpreg.

I would love to see them both on a mission for the Templars, perhaps looking for a Piece of Eden, rooting out rogue assassins (OC ones would be great, I like all the named ones from the game so much), kicking ass and swinging swords and kissing in between.

I also like Modern AUs, provided they are still Templars, or Abstergo Industries employees, one should say. This could be just them in modern times and how that might have changed things; for example, they could openly have a relationship and even marry. I would gladly read about the Colonial Rite Templars preparing/celebrating a wedding, whether it’s just fluff or whether there’s an assassination attempt before they even get to the cake. But I also would love plottier stuff where they get involved in everything that’s going on with the current Abstergo search for Pieces of Eden.

For Canon Divergence, what if Haytham did turn his back on being a Templar, perhaps after killing Reginald Birch? I’m sure he would not want to leave his favourite subordinate on the other side of the divide. Would love if he can somehow convince Charles, as I’d really be sad to see them ending up enemies. Or perhaps his change of mind came even earlier and he poaches the eager young acolyte for his own purposes instead of making him a Templar (perhaps by seducing him, combining business with pleasure, and/or by filling his head with new ideas)?

Another idea I like is that Charles somehow knew who Haytham’s son is, or Haytham did, and, arriving just a few hours later than in game, either of them or both find little Connor in the burning wreckage of the village and take him home to raise him a Templar. Gimme all that found family fluff – Connor playing with Charles’s dogs! Haytham training little Connor by making him jump at Charles from every shadowy corner of the house! – with perhaps just that hint of a dark edge, knowing what Connor is being raised into. Related, I’m also here for full-scale King Haytham AUs where he got the Piece of Eden and brought Connor to his side (or Connor never existed and thus didn’t become a problem for the Templars; I just don’t want dead Connor, basically) – or King Charles Lee, as he seemed to be the person they were setting up for the more public political leadership, but with Haytham pulling the strings.

Charles has quite a temper and it’d be interesting if Haytham noticed this and decided to train him out of it as much as he can to mould him into a better Templar. Whether this veers into a smutty direction (D/s for the sake of self-control? I’d love Haytham as Charles’s Dom) or involves some real soul-searching and deep discussions or tests from Haytham, all is good.

Heap on the angst and hurt/comfort! One of them almost dying, getting gravely injured, falling deadly ill, almost frozen to death, tortured by rogue Templars or Assassins for fun or information... and then the other one bursting in to save them (if applicable) and dragging them home and putting them back together; or just holding bedside vigil and collecting all the physicians in the city.

In general, getting together fic would be great. How do they go about it? In the 18th century, you couldn’t really walk up to someone of the same gender and just ask them out – although, Haytham has such big brass... ego, he really might. Is one of them more experienced with men than the other? Perhaps one has only had relationships/dalliances with women and is still somewhat grappling with this new aspect to their sexuality. Or the inexperienced one is very eager but not quite sure how to go about it. If it’s Haytham, does he maybe think he’ll just experiment with Charles for a bit, since he’s clearly willing, but it turns into more? If it’s Charles, is he growing steadily more confused about this feeling he thought to be admiration and is made to flounder constantly by Haytham, who knows exactly what’s going on and loves teasing?

For smut, I already mentioned above that I think a D/s relationship between them could be great fun, but I would also be here for Charles working very, very hard to impress Haytham in every aspect of their acquaintance, worshipping his body, doing all the work for him. Does Haytham like to lean back and enjoy it, or does he eventually flip the tables, or perhaps decide from the start that Charles should learn that as a lover, Haytham doesn’t need to be won over? Apart from that, I would also love to see their first time together.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would of course be great. Charles and Haytham going to some sort of posh event together (opera, theatre, dinner with Charles’s parents) would be just as cool as the two of them covered in grime and blood after a battle. I also enjoy characters swapping/wearing each other’s clothes, maybe for a mission? Haytham teaching Charles to climb is also fun, so the two of them hanging out on rooftops or literally hanging on the side of a building would be fun. He could also teach Charles how to trail/eavesdrop. Sparring is cool with two fighter characters such as them, too (I’d also enjoy Haytham pinning Charles to the ground here and Charles trying to hide that he’s into it or just staring up at him in embarrassed silence).

(I also have a letter dealing with marriage tropes, one for smut, one for mpreg tropes, one for epistolary fic and one with an AU focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Ratonhnhaké:ton | Connor/Clipper Wilkinson
If you don’t quite remember Clipper, well, I don’t blame you! He doesn’t have a big role, but I quite liked him. He’s the Assassin recruit who allows you to order sniping at a distance when you call for your little helpers in a fight. Here is a video with all interactions you have with him directly. Short as it was, I really enjoyed the relationship Connor and him had – how much Clipper admired Connor, and how Connor respected him, and how well their morals matched up from the very start. I think for Connor, it would be great to have someone reliable and good-natured like Clipper in his life, considering how difficult it has been so far. For smut, I prefer bottom Clipper. If you include mpreg, I like pregnant Clipper.

It always seemed to me that Clipper hadn’t really found his place in life yet and I think he really would have enjoyed living in Connor’s little village. Connor offers, or Clipper just comes around so often they eventually decide it just makes sense. This affords them many chances to meet and do things together and fall in love.

Clipper has to leave his place quickly because of Templar-related problems and Connor offers him a room in his house. It’s big and rather empty, after all! Except being so close all the time makes it even harder for both of them to ignore their crush.

Connor’s story is just generally one that feels rather sad, not triumphant, even though he does eventually get Lee. Clipper being there for him after the end of the game and that bringing the two of them together would be awesome.

Generally, I would have liked for Connor to have a confidant after Achilles’s death! Despite him living in a village of his own design, he always seemed exceptionally solitary throughout the game. Clipper following him on missions, hunting with him, doing sidequests with him would be great to see.

After the end of the game, Connor decides he needs a time-out and disappears into the countryside. The Assassins/villagers get worried when he doesn’t return for a while and Clipper, coming from a surveyor family at the frontier, is the one who can actually track him down. Connor didn’t think he wanted company, but he actually enjoys Clipper being around...

I would love to see Connor teach Clipper Assassin things! And maybe Clipper can help him with his aim with a rifle, being such a great sniper? Perhaps Connor teaches him how to use a bow and arrow in return. This all would afford them a lot of opportunity to get to know each other better.

How do they handle their attraction to men? Were they both aware of their own feelings? Is one of them more comfortable with it and the other still needs to handle it? I would like it if they worked through it together, of course.

Maybe a few of the villagers also realise that Connor may have a thing for Clipper and vice versa? They generally seem kind of relaxed about people not fitting into the expected boxes of the time, so it’d be fun to see them try their hand at match-making.

Smut would be fun! Clipper generally seems like he doesn’t have super much experience, and I think someone on the writing team actually said that Connor is a virgin throughout the whole game (so him either having no experience or very little would be interesting). Seeing the two of them fumble through and have a lot of firsts but also fun together would be really appreciated.

Maybe one of them thinks the other must definitely be more experienced (Connor is so self-confident and attractive! Clipper is very personable and has been around many parts of the country!) and so they don’t dare approach the other because they feel they would disappoint them in bed, or they are at least nervous about sex. How do they figure out neither of them is exactly Casanova?

For Art: Any of the above would be great. I would love to see the two of them fighting together or sitting on a rooftop together to spy on a target. However, I’d also enjoy them being alone up there because it’s just a good spot to hang out (and maybe share a secret kiss). Connor and Clipper in the village or otherwise out in nature, which I’m sure they both enjoy, would be great, too. And, of course, with a nature backdrop comes a great opportunity for romance or smut out in the wild. I would also really enjoy a picture of them riding on the same horse together. Finally, the two of them just hanging out in Connor’s house would be great to see.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen, and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Vampyr

Jonathan Reid/Sean Hampton
Sean is the love interest I wanted! I enjoy how gentle and meek he is, but also how he obviously has a lot of courage and a stubborn head of his own. Meanwhile, Jonathan cares about people, but is a very good protagonist in that he seems always ready to push his own will through. Plus, they are both caretakers (who are also people-eating monsters) in their own right. I can see everything from tooth-rotting fluff to the two of them solving crimes and helping people together to them getting into an argument over something they are at odds about and having to resolve that somehow. For smut, I prefer bottom Sean. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Sean.

I would still love a version of the game where Sean is the love interest instead of Elisabeth. I don’t mean repeating the whole game, of course, but changing/adding some scenes. Sean’s already Princess Peaching it in Bishop’s den where you valiantly save him, it’s the perfect set-up for a charged conversation or three back in the hospital. Perhaps Jonathan can get some comfort and guidance from Sean by half-alluding to the terrible situation he’s in (or Sean, having known vampires for a decade, surprises Jonathan eventually with the revelation that he knows very well what Jonathan is and is not afraid of it). I’d also enjoy scenes of Jonathan returning to him between missions and/or an adjusted ending where Jonathan goes to Sean afterwards. Maybe they help Old Bridget clean up the sewer hide-out, which could be a sombre scene, since Sean also considered the Skals his flock. Or, for something happier, they could simply celebrate the end of the epidemic and Jonathan’s survival.

Jonathan is the fighter between the two, but I can see Sean throwing himself into an altercation to help a wounded Jonathan, too. Dude turns into a pretty high-level feral Skal with shadow clones when you leave him to the blood of hate, so he could probably at least hold his own for a bit, long enough for Jonathan to recover; but he’s also not someone used to fighting and might get pretty banged up. I just like them working together or saving each other and any situation where that happens would be great, plus them taking care of the problem for good once they have licked their wounds.

Sean is worried about one of his flock who has been behaving very strangely, or something else that is fishy at the docks, and him and Jonathan solve the mystery and get closer again in the process.

Or the other way around, Jonathan has a mysterious case at his clinic who also asks for spiritual guidance and so Jonathan goes to find Sean, who gets some strange half-confessions and pleas for help. Who is responsible? What is going on in Londontown this night? I don’t know, but Sean and Jonathan may end up kissing while they find out.

They also generally have a lot of enemies: the Ascalon club could be going after Jonathan for not heeding their wishes or become too interested in what a weird Skal type Sean is, other elder vampires might come back from the continent and bring their own entourage, there’s the Guard of Priwen and certainly other hunter factions, too, some less respectful upstart gang or union member with his cronies around Sean’s territory could be trying to teach him a lesson... these two have their hands full.

I’d also love a quieter fic about their relationship which just kind of tracks its development. Does Jonathan ever introduce Sean to... well, what’s left of his family, his mum and his butler? Probably not as his boyfriend, but maybe he wants to see Sean make a connection with them. What about sex? Is Sean a virgin, apart from what happened to him? Does he ever say more about that to Jonathan when they get closer? Does Jonathan try to let intimacy start slowly to get him used to it, or does something happen unplanned that perhaps surprises them both?

I’d also love them dealing with the actual fallout of the Spanish flu epidemic (that still happened, after all) and/or the returning soldiers. There’ll be a lot of work for a spiritual caretaker and a doctor to do.

Also, Jonathan returning to London after the second-worst ending, when he failed to save Elisabeth and might just generally feel terrible about himself, and Sean meeting him, and the two of them attempting to put their lives back together while getting closer, would be nice.

I’m also a sucker for vampires feeding and hurt/comfort, so if Jonathan or Sean got hurt and the other offered them some blood, that would also be a great fic. Skals don’t seem to heal as well or quickly as Ekons, either, so maybe Jonathan can put some proper bandages on Sean, too, or Sean could allow him to do that examination he rejected at first (that part could probably veer into a smut prompt, heh).

Jump forward in time! I’d love to see their established relationship thirty, fifty, a hundred years down the road. How do they live? Or, perhaps they haven’t always been together, but they meet again like eighty years later or something and fall in love.

Jonathan went through seven kinds of hell in the span of like two weeks in the game (and for that matter, Sean wasn’t exactly having a great time, either). If at some point he runs out of energy, or just has a break-down as it all catches up with him, I would love for Sean to be around to pick him up and comfort him and commiserate (even if Jonathan might feel that the rather rough manner in which he saved Sean should preclude him from such sympathy).

For Art: I’d definitely like anything to do with the prompts above. Otherwise, I’d love to see Sean and Jonathan against the backdrop of the dark London we see in-game that both of them fit into so easily. I’m also always here for anything that shows their height difference. One of them carrying the other would also be cute (with Skal strength, Sean should be able to manage it now!). Also, put Sean in Jonathan’s coat! Or other versions of clothes-sharing, I always enjoy that a lot. The two of them fighting together or Jonathan teaching Sean how to defend himself in a sparring match would be nice. I’d also love a quieter depiction of them just hanging out or cuddling. Maybe Jonathan introduces Sean to his mother and/or butler? A picture of them together in a later time-period with appropriate clothes and styling would also be awesome.

(I also have a letter dealing with AUs, one with heats, sex pollen, and A/B/O, and one with smut prompts for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Geoffrey McCullum/Sean Hampton
These two don’t meet in-game, but I feel like it’d be really interesting if they did. Geoffrey has probably never met a Skal like Sean before and his new perspective (either because he is a vampire or because Jonathan spared him) might keep him from killing him outright, and Sean could be really good for him, since surely Geoffrey must be affected by what has happened to him recently one way or the other and could use someone kind who is generally ready to listen and help. Besides, someone’s gotta keep the city standing if Jonathan left to America/the castle, and Sean and Geoffrey are both involved in doing just that, in their own ways. That would give them many opportunities to interact. For smut, I prefer bottom Sean. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Sean.

What I find fascinating is that if Jonathan didn’t turn Geoffrey, Arthur’s blood might still have done it eventually, and perhaps Sean just happens upon Geoffrey when that occurs and helps him through it. That would also create an interesting connection for them.

Hell, for all we know, Geoffrey and Sean could have met before the game. There’s a note from Geoffrey saying he knows they don’t have enough recruits at the East End docks, so it’s not impossible he would walk the perimeter there himself sometimes and eventually meet Sean and even befriend him, since Sean is just a human at that point. I would love a calm-before-the-storm kind of mutual crush or cute romance between them pre-game (which might already be tainted by Sean probably lying to Geoffrey about the undead part of his flock). Alternatively, how would poor Geoffrey react to his crush or even boyfriend turning into a Skal? Would he find it his responsibility to kill him, but can’t bring himself to? And then he (potentially) changes himself...

Jonathan could introduce Sean to Geoffrey before he leaves London with a note to Geoffrey to keep his hands off of Sean if he doesn’t want to get in trouble. However, I’m sure Geoffrey would still want to keep an eye on this Skal positioned just at the right place where he could make people few would miss vanish. Sean working to get his trust and actually getting it and more would be fun.

Geoffrey and Sean are both from Dublin and have both left terrible memories behind there. How interesting would it be if something necessitated that they have to go back, some case they both try to solve or some vampire/hunter threatening them? I would love to read them navigate the city and their own pasts together. Alternatively, I also like them speaking Irish together, talking about a street or something they both might have known; or perhaps Geoffrey used to be a proper Irish Catholic boy once upon a time, too? Just things like that which provide innitial connection points.

They also generally have a lot of enemies: the Ascalon Club could be going after Geoffrey for being a hunter or become too interested in what a weird Skal type Sean is, other elder vampires might come back from the continent and bring their own entourage, there’s other hunter factions, too, some less respectful upstart gang or union member with his cronies around Sean’s territory could be trying to teach him a lesson... these two have their hands full.

Perhaps Jonathan didn’t want to draw Geoffrey’s attention to Sean, so he didn’t tell him about Sean at all and they just run into each other. How does Sean manage to talk his way out of being immediately murdered (or has Geoffrey perhaps mellowed a little bit and now does give vampires who look reasonable a chance – but then again, Skals can’t be reasonable, right...)? How does Geoffrey come to tolerate and like this weird uncommon Skal? Does Sean think Geoffrey’s a thug at first and later comes around, or does he see something else in him straight from the beginning?

I’d also love a quieter fic about their relationship which just kind of tracks its development. Does Geoffrey tell him about his family or his adopted father, perhaps takes him to the graveyard? What about sex? Sean might be a virgin, apart from what happened to him. Does he ever say something about the abuse in his past to Geoffrey when they get closer, does he tell him at all, or does Geoffrey learn it through gossip like Jonathan did? Does Geoffrey try to let intimacy start slowly to get him used to things, or does something happen unplanned that perhaps surprises them both?

Sean is worried about one of his flock who has been behaving very strangely, or something else that is fishy at the docks, and him and Geoffrey solve the mystery and get closer in the process.

Combatant or not, Geoffrey thinks Sean needs some self-defence lessons if he wants to stay alive and protect his immortal flock. They train vampire powers together and get closer over it.

Jump forward in time! I’d love to see their established relationship thirty, fifty, a hundred years down the road. How do they live? Or, perhaps they haven’t always been together, but they meet again like eighty years later or something and fall in love.

Both Sean and Geoffrey seemed to take this whole changing into a monster thing kind of eerily well, but maybe they also just didn’t want to talk to Jonathan about it, especially in that very hectic situation with the epidemic. Sure, Sean knew Skals before, but you can’t tell me he has no reaction to wanting to eat corpses now (or that very weird slight personality shift he had when he was still controlled by the blood of hate, that’d scare him in retrospect, I imagine). Perhaps he does allow himself a minor breakdown and Geoffrey finds him, or they are already close and Sean talks to him. Or, on the other hand, Geoffrey reaches his breaking point and Sean comforts him and convinces him that he doesn’t need to stake himself.

For Art: I’d definitely like anything to do with the prompts above. Otherwise, I’d love to see Sean and Geoffrey against the backdrop of the dark London we see in-game that both of them fit into so easily. I’m also always here for anything that shows their height difference. One of them carrying the other would also be cute (with Skal strength, Sean should be able to manage it now!). Also, put Sean in Geoffrey’s coat! Or other versions of clothes-sharing, I always enjoy that a lot. The two of them fighting together or Geoffrey teaching Sean how to defend himself in a sparring match would be nice. I’d also love a quieter depiction of them just hanging out or cuddling. A picture of them together in a later time-period with appropriate clothes and styling would also be awesome.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen, and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Geoffrey McCullum/Jonathan Reid/Sean Hampton
This mess of a threesome is another favourite idea of mine. There’s just so much charge there: the anger Geoffrey must feel for Jonathan, particularly if he has made him an Ekon, his aggression towards vampires turning against Skal Sean, but his newfound knowledge also perhaps halting him and showing him that both Jonathan and Sean might be the kind of vampires who don’t deserve death and thus confusing him a lot in the process. Sean is likely still a bit resentful towards Jonathan, if his curt answer concerning an examination is anything to go by, and Geoffrey would probably scare or at least worry him, but I think Sean would also try to help Jonathan and Geoffrey both if he knew the extent of their tragedies. Finally, Jonathan sees the good in both these men, but also has to live with the things he’s done to them, and, considering how Geoffrey hunted him, is probably as angry at him as Geoffrey is at Jonathan. This fic can of course also include Geoffrey/Jonathan, Jonathan/Sean, or Geoffrey/Sean as long as it eventually turns into a triad and no one is actively, purposefully cheating on someone else (muddy situations and stuff like we're-pretending-to-be-FWB-but-are-actually-pining is fine though). For smut, I prefer bottom Sean and have no preferences between the other two. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Sean.

Jonathan is, of course, the logical connection point between them, so it might start out with him in a relationship/flirting with one of them first before the other joins. But perhaps Jonathan also takes a bit of a break from London after the game and finds his progeny have gotten to know each other in his absence.

Considering how long an examination of how they got together could go, I’d also be perfectly fine if you skipped to an established three-way relationship kind of deal, just showing how they deal with the world as a triad. How do they approach new threats in the city, how does Geoffrey keep his fellow guards from killing his boyfriends (and potentially himself), do Geoffrey and Sean help Jonathan at the hospital or with searching for a way to quell vampire hunger, and do Geoffrey and Jonathan make sure the shelter stays safe?

I would also just like to see them hanging out, bickering, doing naughty things. These boys are busy, I’m sure they could all stand to relax together sometimes. Just one or all of them reflecting on the relationship would be really interesting, too.

A story idea for established relationship could be the three of them getting locked in somewhere and fighting their way out – though Sean is not much of a fighter, but perhaps he can make a good blood bag for the other two to replenish after or during the battle? (Then again, we know he turns into a tough mini boss if you let him deteriorate, so perhaps there’s more to him in a fight than anyone expects.)

If Geoffrey was not turned by Jonathan but by Arthur’s blood, Arthur might come over to London to take a look at his newest progeny and in the process also meeting his younger “brother” Jonathan and Sean the weird Skal. Whether that is a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but it might bring the three closer together.

Jump forward in time! I’d love to see their established relationship thirty, fifty, a hundred years down the road. How do they live? Or, perhaps they haven’t always been together, or maybe only two of them have been, but they meet again like eighty years later or something and all fall in love.

They also generally have a lot of enemies: the Ascalon Club could be going after Geoffrey for being a hunter or for Jonathan for not listening to them or become too interested in what a weird Skal type Sean is, other elder vampires might come back from the continent and bring their own entourage, there’s other hunter factions, too, some less respectful upstart gang or union member with his cronies around Sean’s territory could be trying to teach him a lesson... these three have their hands full.

Combatant or not, Geoffrey and Jonathan think Sean needs some self-defence lessons if he wants to stay alive and protect his immortal flock. They train vampire powers together and get closer over it. Also, Sean might be watching (perhaps with some trepidation – or even with some arousal, to his own surprise) how Geoffrey and Jonathan tear into each other training their powers together and provides them with blood to heal their wounds after.

For smut, I would love to see them doing it in all sorts of constellations: in a pile all three on each other (Sean being spitroasted would be great), or with two of them performing for the third, or one of them performing for the two others while they touch each other. Perhaps Sean isn’t quite comfortable jumping right in with two men at first, so they ease him into it. Or Sean is a lot more ready to experiment than they exptected and they have fun with that. Perhaps a little later into their relationship, Geoffrey and Jonathan are so busy bickering that Sean somehow ends up taking control at some point and nudges them to do what he wants to get this show on the road.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great. I would love to see the three of them doing anything together – Sean and Geoffrey helping Jonathan out at the hospital, Jonathan and Geoffrey helping out at the shelter, the three of them just hanging out in Jonathan’s house or some other private place and getting a moment to rest (or get up to something naughty). The three of them in full battle mode (or Sean hiding behind them while the other two are) would be awesome, too, as would be Sean patching up the two warriors, or Jonathan and Sean both patching up Geoffrey after a scuffle. Any gesture of affection, like a three-way hug, sleeping in a pile, or sharing clothes between the three of them would be great, too. A picture of them together in a later time-period with appropriate clothes and styling would also be awesome.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Tom Watts/Sean Hampton
I know they don’t meet in game, but Tom and Sean obviously know each other and seem to like each other and respect what the other does, too. It makes sense, of course, since they’re the human protectors of the docks (well, Sean being human to a point), but on the other end, innkeeper and night asylum manager turned local saint are also fairly different jobs. I would be happy for anything from their first meetings and budding friendship to something where they’re already familiar with each other to a post-game story. For smut, I prefer bottom Sean. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Sean.

I’m sure Tom and Sean end up in each other’s territory a lot. Sean looking for lost sheep he hasn’t seen in a while, Tom dragging a drunk customer shelter-wards, running into each other after Tom locks up and Sean is out searching the streets for lost souls... what is that like?

Them caring about a common friend with a problem – maybe Dyson or Bishop – and getting closer while they do so.

Hurt/Comfort in either direction, or even both. I’m sure they could both need someone to lean on themselves every once in a while.

Specific H/C scenario would be Sean waking up from his Blood Of Hate-stupor after Jonathan broke him down psychologically to make him drink and Tom comforting him (whether he knows what’s going on or not). I mean, if there’s ever a moment to have a nervous breadown, it would have been after that.

Did Tom ever feel the need to confess his past to Sean? Either because he needs to get some stuff off his chest, or because Sean is not originally a local boy, after all, and Tom wants to give him a chance to judge him on his full merits? And/Or did Sean allow Tom to ask him about the gossip that’s out there about Sean’s past?

Sean gets roughed up by some gang thugs, maybe when he’s not quite so established yet, or by newcomers who don’t have the same respect. Tom helps him out.

Perhaps Jonathan arrives just a little too late and Sean was already over the edge and going to start turning people, but happened to run into Tom first, who somehow manages to appeal to his humanity long enough for Jonathan to come and grab Sean to give him some Ekon blood (whether Tom stops Sean on purpose or just by being there). How does Sean explain his acting so erratically to Tom later – with the truth or some more realistic lie? Just how guilty does he feel? (And maybe while being half-mad he also spoke of how drawn he feels to Tom... ?)
Sean was Tom’s boyfriend already when he got turned. He attempts to break up with him afterwards for his own protection so he won’t be dragged into that world, but Tom demands to know what’s going on.

Does Sean ever tell Tom the truth about vampires, maybe to keep him safe, or because he trusts him, or because an Ascalon Club Ekon kicks down the door of the bar?

After being turned, Sean at first doesn’t intend to tell Tom about vampires, but how could you lie about something like that after you snogged the person behind the bar?

Tom somehow getting drawn into the whole affair. Maybe he ends up as an Ekon after colliding with Mary or one of the random Ekons that streak about the London night when the plague gets worse and Sean helps him out? Ekons can drink Skal blood and Skals only have to eat corpses to replenish, so they would make a good pacifist duo...

Maybe the reason things never really got off the ground with Sabrina is that Tom is gay, though time and place being what it is, he prefers to keep that to himself. The same goes for his crush on Sean Hampton. How does Sean find out? Or does Tom eventually tell him?

I also like historical AUs where same-sex marriage is allowed, though, in case you want to go for something lighter. I bet if it were acceptable, there’d be some teasing about Sean and Tom tag-teaming so much to keep the district standing, and maybe eventually some actual courtship from the two.

Speaking of AUs, a no-supernatural AU where they “just” have to deal with the Spanish Flu and having to help their district through this difficult time and falling for each other in the meantime would be awesome, too.

Soulmate AUs are also great, for that matter. When do the two of them realise? Is it maybe a thing where you have to touch the person and so it takes them ages? Whenever it is, how do they handle it?

Is Tom the first person Sean is with willingly or were there others? Or maybe Sean is the first man Tom is with? But I’d also enjoy a Tom who is quite experienced and shows Sean a few things.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be fun. I’d also love to see Sean resting at Tom’s bar and chatting with him at the end of a long night, or Tom helping Sean out at the shelter with laundry or food or some other little task. The two of them being sweet with each other would be awesome, too – just a peck or holding hands or casually leaning into each other. I would also love to a see a picture of Skal Sean finding a newly turned Tom (maybe he’s an Ekon? It would also be interesting how his design would change were he a Vulkod). If marriage is allowed, or even if they do a wedding privately for themselves, a picture of the two of them getting married would be very cool.

(I also have a letter dealing with pining tropes for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Overwatch

Doomfist: The Successor | Akande Ogundimu/Maximilien
This is such an interesting couple to me. They seem to work together and ostensibly have similar goals, but it’s clear that Maximilien’s capitalist interests do not actually mesh that well with Doomfist’s more idealistic idea of the kind of war he wants. Maybe Doomfist also has Maximilien’s involvement in his capture figured out or at least suspects it? Nevertheless, they are both men of great power and ideas. I’d prefer an approach where they’re attracted to each other/fascinated with each other/possibly even in love despite themselves to a fic where they just despise each other 100 per cent – though I figure that occasional hate sex is definitely something that happens between them, and they might even tell themselves that’s all it is. They both know that there’s probably no future together for them, but still, there’s something there. The dangerous power play between them, the repercussions and details of their long relationship that was alluded to in canon, perhaps the attempt from both sides to move the other closer towards their own vision (out of stubbornness or affection), the explosive fights and subtle manipulations, maybe even the unlikely happy end (whatever that looks like for men like them), I’m here for it all. For smut, I prefer bottom Maximilien.

Let’s say Doomfist knows who got him thrown him into prison. On the one hand, he wants to take Maximilien apart like a toy doll, but on the other, he’s kind of impressed how well he managed to organise this and now he’s so important to Talon’s finances that Doomfist can’t easily get rid of him. Maximilien, for his part, is both afraid of retribution and of what Doomfist wants to do with Talon, and grudgingly admires that he somehow managed to escape the trap Maximilien put down for him. Maybe some post-prison not safe, not sane, but consensual sex? Or their argument when they first speak about it?

Generally, I love scenarios where they know how dangerous the other is to them, but absolutely cannot stop themselves from playing with fire.

However, I’d also like to see their first meeting, long before all of that happened. The comic implicated that they have known each other for a long time. Is Maximilien already on the path to becoming the powerful businessman we know him as, or does he use an opportunity Doomfist creates for him to launch himself into that career? And at what point of Doomfist’s life story that we know of do they meet?

Early into their partnership, Doomfist decides that Maximilien should at least know some self-defence and convinces him to spar with him. Can Maximilien hold his own even a little? He probably won’t beat Doomfist, but maybe he can learn to slip away. Or did he only agree to it to turn it into a more intimate version of sparring?

Related to above, maybe a fic about them escaping a dangerous situation together or defeating some enemies? Is Maximilien of any use in a fight or can he maybe find some other way to be helpful?

I’d like to know more about Maximilien’s past. He might have lived in unpaid servitude, been mistreated by his master or other humans, or have been originally built as a sexbot (references to past noncon/forced prostitution are fine here). Few omnics come out of the factory this jaded, right? And perhaps when he met Doomfist, he didn’t just see him as a chance to advance, but was also impressed by his strong ideals – even if he eventually came to disagree with them. Would love to see both, Maximilien’s growing fascination with Doomfist, or his inner conflict between loving the man but thinking he’s going to, well, doom them.

For some reason, Doomfist and Maximilien have to pretend to be a couple – one of them needs a plus-one for a festive occasion (matching suits!), Doomfist wants to catch someone who frequents a seedy club for people with an omnic fetish, anything like that. And maybe it becomes just a little more than an act.

AU idea: Maybe Doomfist’s and Maximilien’s conflict is for show and one of them already convinced the other of their ideas long ago. They coordinated the capture to put Overwatch off more important trails and then staged an escape when it was convenient. Maybe making the other members of Talon think there might be tension between them is even part of the plan?

Smut is always fun! Has Doomfist ever been with an omnic? Has Maximilien been with a human before? Maximilien obviously likes the high-class look, so I’m sure he has top-of-the-line mods installed in that department, too (I’m fine with full male set, additional female genitalia, or something that doesn’t quite align to human expectations at all). How does Doomfist like them? Them trying out a new addition might be fun, too.

Following the smut prompt above, Doomfist is confident, so I could also see him asking Maximilien to make some smaller modifications just for him, too, and Maximilien actually complies (just because the sex is good, of course, not because he likes Doomfist or anything...).

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be perfect, but I would also just like to see more of them together – there’s only a few comic pages so far. Anything capturing the tension and interest between them would be great (maybe Doomfist holding Maximilien with the Big Hand?). Also, Doomfist in a suit, whether it’s his Formal skin or some other piece of formal wear, to match Maximilien’s get-up, maybe at a fancy party of in Maximilien’s casino. We also never got Maximilien dressing up for the masquerade, though he was in the comic with the name (Doomfist had his awesome frilly get-up, of course). I would love to see them flirting in expensive, high-class Venetian carnival costumes. Maximilien getting his fancy clothes ruffled, whether by means of smut or in a fight, would be hot, too. I’d also love to see him ducking behind Doomfist in a fight while Doomfist does his thing (or maybe Maximilien can even help out? People did want him to be playable... what would be his powers?)

(I also have a letter dealing with heat, sex pollen and A/B/O in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Jean-Baptiste Augustin/Maximilien
I like this pairing as something that may have a light chance of becoming permanent, so I suppose this is the Maximilien redemption arc request stack, since Baptiste wouldn’t stick it out with a full-on Talon believer. However, I’d also be very happy with a prequel where they’re both still at Talon and Baptiste is still loyal or only just beginning to question what is happening (and maybe prompting Maximilien to do the same?). I love me some characters who pride themselves on their lack of morals and their cynicism having to eat crow and actually experience growing some ethics and falling in love, so that’s Maximilien. Then there’s Baptiste, who already made the switch to the light side, but has quite the complicated past with Talon – and perhaps with Maximilien? How does that catch up to Baptiste, mentally and otherwise? Maybe he becomes the initial contact point for Maximilien to reach out to, or maybe they have never quite stopped talking? What I really enjoy about Baptiste is that he’s already had a solid character arc and I’d love to know more about his changing mindset, too. The contrast between his now firm believes and Maximilien’s attitude that everyone has a price makes for an interesting clash as well. For smut, I prefer bottom Maximilien.

Baptiste made it through the omnic war, but doesn’t seem to have any issues with omnics. Was that always the case or was he wary of them at some point? Maybe meeting Maximilien was a turning point? Maximilien is hardly a good guy, but he’s very personable and starkly different from a mind-controlled war machine getting sent to raze a country.

Maybe Maximilien has reasons to be distrustful of humans or people in general, too. He might have lived in unpaid servitude, been mistreated by his master or other humans, or have been originally built as a sexbot (references to past noncon/forced prostitution are fine here). Few people come out of the factory this jaded, right? And now here is Baptiste, ostensibly a good person, and try as he might, Maximilien just can’t find the catch. It drives him mildly insane.

During his time with Talon, Baptiste is around as protective detail when Maximilien gets attacked. He ends up badly wounded, but Baptiste makes sure he remains stable and functional. What starts out as gratitude from Maximilien turns into more.

Talon Baptiste is basically Maximilien’s sugar baby and for a time, that’s fun (especially since Maximilien doesn’t mind making generous charitable donations as gifts to Baptiste) and he has quite the crush. However, Baptiste eventually starts to question Talon. Maximilien, who purposefully never escalates a relationship to actual boyfriend status, figured it would be no problem to let Baptiste go once he became troublesome, but alas, maybe he’s in much deeper emotionally than he admits...

Smut is always fun! Has Baptiste ever been with an omnic? Has Maximilien been with a human before? Maximilien obviously likes the high-class look, so I’m sure he has top-of-the-line mods installed in that department, too (I’m fine with full male set, additional female genitalia, or something that doesn’t quite align to human expectations at all). How does Baptiste like the mods? Them trying out a new addition might be fun, too. I also enjoy them trying out things that don’t map so easily to human bodies, like wireplay.

Maximilien is at odds with Doomfist, to put it mildly, and we’ve already seen him waver about something Doomfist said (‘I can’t do this’), so I have this unlikely pet theory that he’s going to switch sides and finance new Overwatch, at least covertly. Maybe Baptiste, already knowing him from back in the day, talks him into it? Or maybe Maximilien approaches Baptiste? And maybe what Maximilien figured would simply be a way to get rid of a Talon that has turned too extreme for his liking actually brings him closer to the values of the heroes?

Maximilien gets badly hurt during a fight, maybe by Null Sector, maybe by Overwatch, maybe even by careless Talon troops. Doomfist, who realised who put him in jail, takes the chance to leave him to die. Baptiste saves his life, since he knows Maximilien and decides that maybe he can be turned (or perhaps simply because it is against his ethics to leave a non-combatant to die, even if they are on the enemy team). Basically captive at Overwatch and betrayed by his own people, Maximilien nevertheless decides to work with Overwatch and starts falling for Baptiste in the process.

Maximilien tried to bribe Baptiste to stay with Talon. Baptiste turned him down, no matter what he offered. Maximilien was so impressed with someone who so thoroughly subverted his expectations that he never told anyone where Baptiste is, though he knows.

Baptiste and Maximilien used to be together. Years after Baptiste leaves, he finds out that there is still regular donations being made to his clinic by one of Maximilen’s shell companies. He gets a chance to talk to Maximilien about it at some point. He claims he forgot, but Maximilien never forgets about money. Maybe Maximilien misses him a bit more than previously thought. Baptiste decides to see if he can’t cajole Maximilien, but turns out Baptiste isn’t quite built for honey pot/hostile seduction and accidentally rekindles old feelings.

Let’s hypothesise that Maximilien has a heart. Maybe he really does balk at the large-scale war that Doomfist’s and Null Sector’s new collaboration would create. Frantically looking for a way to reverse the path of destruction of the monster he’s helped create, he finally makes contact with Baptiste, who has, after all, accomplished what he’s now trying to do in leaving Talon. As Baptiste helps Maximilien untangle himself, they get closer.

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be perfect, but I would also just love to see them... in the same frame together. I mean, I obviously like this couple, but they haven’t exactly met in game yet! A picture from their shared Talon days, with Baptiste in his uniform being protective detail to Maximilien in a snazzy suit would be great. Or maybe Maximilien insisted his bodyguard also has to look good and/or inconspicuous and put Baptiste in a suit as well for some official function? I’d also enjoy them meeting at a later stage, or something fun like pirate skin Baptiste capturing Maximilien as booty. Maximilien’s clothes being a bit messed up after a fight or a kidnapping by Overwatch or a quickie with Baptiste would also be hot. Would also love to see a picture of Baptiste using his powers or generally being a medic and helping a damaged Maximilien.

Original Male Character/Maximilien
Maximilien is such an interesting character to me. I liked him in the comic and loved him at ‘the price of loyalty is always changing’ in the Storm Rising trailer – cynical chaos capitalism at its worst. How does an omnic end up this jaded (I’m open to darker answers to this question, btw, so if you want to make him an omnic who was severely mistreated by his masters or a sexbot forced to work in prostitution, you can ignore the noncon DNW for that)? What are his goals? Money for money’s sake will get boring eventually, but he doesn’t seem to want Doomfist’s total war between humans and omnics, either. He’s certainly got his own plans for Talon, but we’ve seen him at a crossroads in the Overwatch 2 trailer (‘I can’t do this’). I’d love it if you get him with someone he might have a future with – whether that means being bad guys together, or Maximilien turning light side and perhaps putting his money behind Overwatch or finding some other, third way. Generally, I just want him to have to experience falling in love and realising he has a connection he wouldn’t give up for favours nor money and see how that shakes his world view. For the OMC, I’d be equally happy about humans or omnics as long as the OMC is not underage. For smut, I prefer bottom Maximilien.

There are lot of interesting potential OCs in or connected to Talon (Talon militia leaders, Null Sector omnics, and there’s still some empty spots on the council, too, if the Masquerade comic is any indication), so these people would all definitely be fun to see with Maximilien.

Overwatch has potential matches, too! There could be OMCs who help during the recall who might give Maximilien on a redemption arc a chance? Maybe men who themselves have a past that is not fully squeaky-clean?

Maybe the person is totally out of left field – not a powerful hero or villain, but some rando Talon soldier or a guest at his casino or even a civilian who has no prior connection to him at all. How do they meet? Is it random chance, or do they maybe help Maximilien out of a bad situation (he gets hit by a car and a man who stays nearby to wait for the ambulance gets to talking to him, or something along those lines)?

I could see Maximilien going for sugar baby-esque partners rather than boyfriends to keep an emotional distance. Then one of these arrangements spirals into a real connection.

And then there’s guys where trying to keep a distance and/or making them sugar babies won’t work from the start. How does Maximilien orient himself in these relationships? How does he try and fail to keep them at arm’s length?

I live for seeing emotionally isolated, jaded characters like Maximilien getting into situations (via physical or emotional damage) where they have to rely on the goodwill of other people and getting their world rocked by the fact that there are some who honestly offer their help without expecting something in return. Maybe a man who does something like that for him would really fascinate Maximilien?

Maximilien has subtly tried to get rid of his lover/trying to find his bad side by baiting him with everything he can think of: money, power, belongings, connections. His lover never goes for it and pretty much just seems to want Maximilien. Maximilien is terrified because heaven knows he’s too in love to break up himself and that’s not a situation he wanted to end up in.

Maximilien is not much of a fighter, but maybe he can do something else in a scuffle (play decoy, get the ship ready)? Would also be here for a more combat-ready character protecting him. Or maybe Maximilien actually does know his way around a gun?

For a villain power couple, I’d love the two of them turning Talon (or whatever other organisation they set up) to their own devices.

If Maximilien has a redemption arc (either with a light side boyfriend, or a villain boyfriend who also does a heel-face turn), I would really love to see him grow into his new role alongside his crush/partner.

For smut, I would love to see what Maximilien has installed. He’s obviously a high class model, so I doubt he would skimp in that department either. Human-ish genitalia (intersex, female or male) is totally great, but I also enjoy wire play and related robot sex kinks.

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be great. I also love Maximilien’s impeccable suits and would like to see him either next to a boyfriend also dressed up or someone who has a completely opposite look. On the other hand, I also always enjoy characters who never have a cuff link out of place looking messed up, so Maximilien and his boyfriend ruffled after a fire-fight or a tryst or even just a walk through a storm would be great, too. Maximilien wearing other sorts of high-class clothing around his boyfriend would also be cool (nice underwear or lingerie, a light summer suit). Or maybe someone stuffs him into a regular sweater and jeans? Aside from fashion choices, I’d also love to see Maximilien and his lover in his casino or relaxing in a fancy hotel.

Genji Shimada/Tekhartha Zenyatta
This pairing is one of my constant favourites. Genji and Zenyatta just seem so familiar and comfortable with each other in the game, but there’s also this whole host of history that is only hinted at there with how Genji came to Zenyatta torn up about his past and not at peace with himself. I would love to read everything, from AUs where they met in completely different ways (perhaps based on their skins? That’s always fun), to their time at the Shambali temple, to established relationship fic of them travelling the world. For smut, I prefer bottom Zenyatta.

From what we’ve seen of Blackwatch Genji in the archive missions, I don’t see him bending his knee to monks too quickly. Perhaps he was streaking about the Shambali temple, very conflicted, and Zenyatta was the only one reckless enough to approach him; or perhaps Zenyatta and him met when Zenyatta was travelling with some of his brothers and sisters. I would also love an AU where maybe they didn’t really start out as master and student at all. Perhaps Zenyatta was just curiously investigating a place he was visiting with his fellow monks and met Genji and befriended him without the thought of teaching him – or they even had a brief affair that then turned into something deeper. Or maybe Genji saved Zenyatta from some anti-omnic terrorists. Or whatever else you can come up with, I’m ready for all.

As I said, I also would love to read something about their adventures travelling together, how they help people, fight together, live together, and perhaps even go to the Overwatch recall together.

I’d like to read something that touches on Zenyatta’s decision to leave the Shambali, since it’s never really elaborated on outside his wiki description. I suppose Genji was still around when Zenyatta decided to turn his back on the Shambali, though he probably didn’t do it before he figured Genji didn’t need him anymore. What was it like for Zenyatta to make that decision? It couldn’t have been easy. If you track his history, he was never not either a service bot or with the Shambali, so he’s never been alone out there in the world. Is he scared, excited, conflicted? All of them, none of them? And what does Genji think of it? Does he feel abandoned? Is he worried that he won’t see Zenyatta again, or that he will be hurt out there in a world often hostile to omnics? Or does he support the decision, having seen Zenyatta was unhappy perhaps even before Zenyatta admitted it to himself (maybe he was even the one who, in conversation, steered Zenyatta to think of new paths)? A lot of ways this could go.

Zenyatta is pretty young, all things considered; 20 by the time the game’s story starts, so maybe about 15 or 16 when he first met Genji? Omnics start as adults, of course, but experience must be gained by all living creatures. Perhaps there has just never been an opportunity for him to really fall in love before and Genji is the first person he crushes on. Is he excited and curious, or is he worried that his role as guide and master forbids this? Does Genji catch on? (I do hope he reciprocates, of course.) Similarly, Genji was kind of a playboy back in the day, so I doubt he had many meaningful romantic relationships, and he probably wasn’t up for serious relationships in Blackwatch days. So despite the fact that he has a good few years on Zenyatta, he may also not be used to building lasting romantic connections – and now he has to do it while being in this new robot body, which he has a complicated relationship to.

Genji and Zenyatta seem to have split for the time being, but a story of Genji racing back to Zenyatta after the attack on Mondatta and him comforting Zenyatta (and Zenyatta comforting Genji, who certainly also knew him) would be great. Perhaps this plus their separation is what finally pushes them to admit their feelings.

For smut, I prefer Zenyatta bottoming, if they even do anything that requires top or bottom because I imagine robot/cyborg bodies may have entirely inhuman ways to connect (literally via USB port? In the Iris?). While I do like human-ish genitalia for Zenyatta (intersex, female or male, or something that has similar functions but looks a bit different, maybe like simple sex toys, considering his model is so basic), I also really enjoy that Zenyatta is such a standard model with wires showing and made of probably (or not?) unfeeling, scratched-up metal in many parts. So wire play and all that could be really fun! Or maybe he doesn’t even have any sexual organs or software capability to experience sexual pleasure and gets them installed for Genji? Or he has them and hasn’t used them much? But Genji used to be a player, I bet he has a few tricks up his sleeve... Also, using sex to make Genji feel good about his body is always great, too.

Maybe you want to go for something more out there, so I should say I always love AUs that somehow incorporate the alternate skins the characters have. Both Genji and Zenyatta have a number of skins that tell matching stories. The nomad Genji skins, for example, which seem to be decked out for desert exploration, pair well with the Egypt-themed divine bird skins. And wasn’t there even a little story about a wandering Genji finding the Eldritch Zenyatta? The Lunar skins pair off nicely, and demon Genji also works really well with the Sanzang one, since Sanzang actually was hunted by demons quite a bit in Journey To The West. Nvidia Zenyatta (which is what the black-green recolour is called in my mind) looks like he could have been part of Blackwatch, with such an edgy design. And so on. The mix and match potential for AUs is pretty much endless here.

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be perfect, but also a picture of Genji and Zenyatta at the monastery, meditating together, travelling together. Maybe Genji tries some food he never had while Zenyatta watches, or Genji shows Zenyatta around a Japanese festival. The two of them sparring or fighting enemies together would be great fun, too. I also enjoy anything to do with their abilities – maybe Zenyatta heals Genji with his orbs or hugs him with the abundance of transcendence arms, or Genji protects Zenyatta with the help of his dragon.

(I also have a letter dealing with heats and A/B/O, one for marriage tropes, and one one for smut in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Jesse McCree/Genji Shimada/Tekhartha Zenyatta
I’m very fond of all three of these characters and would love to see them working together, maybe during the Overwatch recall. Genji and Jesse already know each other, but what was their relationship in Blackwatch like? Does it influence how they treat each other now? How does Jesse get along with the new and reformed version of Genji? And what does Zenyatta think of Genji’s old acquaintance (or friend, or lover)? We don’t see them together in game, but I feel like Jesse and him might get along. Then, of course, there’s the dynamic between all three that could go so many different ways. I’m totally happy for this fic to also include Jesse/Genji, Genji/Zenyatta, or even Jesse/Zenyatta, as long as they all eventually end up in a closed triad and their threesome relationship is the focus. I also wouldn’t want anybody deliberately cheating on anyone else, but muddled feelings and we’re-pretending-we’re-FWB-but-we’re-pining type of deals are totally fine. For smut, I prefer bottom Zenyatta and have no preference between the other two.

Genji is the obvious anchor point between them. Maybe he had a thing with Jesse in Blackwatch that was probably a bit more than they both pretended it was? Or maybe they broke up after a tumultuous relationship, but never quite stopped pining? Zenyatta senses the old connection and tries to help and accidentally ends up in the middle – but it works out.

However, I could also see Zenyatta and Jesse getting along well. Maybe it’s the first time Genji starts to think of Zenyatta as someone who is even interested in romance and sex, and maybe Zenyatta really has no experience and asks for a few pointers from his friend? Genji tries to help and accidentally (or maybe purposefully?) muddles his way into the budding relationship. This suits all of them very well.

Genji is with Zenyatta, but, after reuniting with Jesse, confesses to Zenyatta that he has feelings for Jesse, too (whether that’s new or from when they worked together before). Is Zenyatta worried at first, even though he might try to hide it, and perhaps a little jealous (which isn’t very zen)? Or is he also already interested in Jesse, too, and they start courting him? Maybe Zenyatta takes an unusual approach, being spiritual as he is, and encourages Genji to explore the feeling to see which man he would prefer, but Genji finds that he wants both?

As above, but Zenyatta is only pining for Genji, not in a relationship with him. In that situation, he has no reason not to encourage him to go for Jesse, even though that probably hurts like hell. However, Jesse notices there’s something between Genji and Zenyatta there as well that maybe neither of them managed to address...

Maybe Genji never figured out how to turn from student to potential love interest, or was too afraid to compromise their friendship, or didn’t think Zenyatta was interested in these things at all, since he’s a monk. Jesse, however, doesn’t have any of these hang-ups and flirts brazenly with Zenyatta. To Genji’s surprise and consternation, Zenyatta is into it. Not that Genji doesn’t understand being attracted to Jesse, mind you... how do they turn this situation into something that involves all of them?

Jesse and Genji have always had casual sex and pick up on that again when they meet during the recall. On the other hand, Genji and Zenyatta have that strong personal connection, though this is platonic (or so they tell themselves). Jesse is jealous of Zenyatta; Zenyatta is jealous of Jesse. However, they both find they like the other one too much to really start sniping at each other. Genji, meanwhile, is probably tearing himself apart about loving both of them and wondering if he’s still an asshole playboy and just can’t shake that part of him. Can they all get it together?

Smut it always fun! I prefer Zenyatta on bottom, if they even do anything that requires top or bottom because I imagine robot/cyborg bodies may have entirely inhuman ways to connect (literally via USB port? In the Iris?). And how does Jesse with his comparatively normal human body fit in there? While I do like human-ish genitalia for Zenyatta (intersex, female or male, or something that has similar functions but looks a bit different, maybe like simple sex toys, considering his built is so basic), I also really enjoy that Zenyatta is such a standard model with wires showing and made of probably (or not?) unfeeling, scratched-up metal in many parts. So wire play and all that could be really fun! Or maybe he doesn’t even have any sexual organs or software capability to experience sexual pleasure and gets them installed for his boyfriends? Or he has them and hasn’t used them much? Also, Jesse and Zenyatta using sex to make Genji feel good about his body is always great, too. And how much experience does Jesse have sleeping with omnics and/or cyborgs?

I would also love to see these three fighting the good fight together! Two DPS and one off-healer can work somehow, I’m sure...

And, of course, I love me some Overwatch AUs based on the skins. Nvidia Zenyatta (which is what the black-green recolour is called in my mind) looks like he could have been part of Blackwatch, with such an edgy design. They all have Lunar skins, too. The Monk, the Swordsman and the Gunslinger interact during the Junkenstein event with voicelines and all and might be really fun together. Or any other combination of skins you can think of! I’m certainly interested.

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be perfect, or perhaps a picture of the three of them around the new Overwatch base? They could spar, or test out equipment together, or just have dinner or swap stories. I’d also like to see their downtime in other places, though. Maybe Jesse drags them to some dive bar? They all follow Genji to an arcade? The three of them fighting enemies together would be great fun, too. I also enjoy anything to do with their abilities – maybe Zenyatta heals the DPS with his orb and during transcendence he has way enough arms to hug them both. Genji could protect Zenyatta and Jesse with the help of his dragon, or maybe Jesse saves the two of them with a well-timed High Noon.

Original Male Character/Tekhartha Zenyatta
Zenyatta is a great character and I liked him from the second I started playing Overwatch. His zen energy and the wisdom he has contrast nicely with that dry humour that sometimes shines through. I’m also quite fascinated that despite his whole calm monk persona, he has actually rejected the current direction that the Shambali are going in and holds to his own idea of healing by connecting on an interpersonal level. He definitely has a head of his own and I could see many types of people being fascinated with him. For OMCs, I’d be equally happy about humans or omnics as long as the OMC is not underage. For smut, I prefer bottom Zenyatta.

Zenyatta will probably be part of the Overwatch Recall following Genji, so any of the male OMCs he might meet there (old Overwatch member OCs, other people who help out) would be a great choice. However, I’m also here for him helping any OMC member of Talon or Null Sector who might be looking for redemption and perhaps falling in love in the process.

Zenyatta could also, of course, perhaps have a boyfriend among the Shambali (human or omnic). How did they deal with his split from the Shambali? Does his boyfriend maybe join him eventually, or does Zenyatta visit him?

Zenyatta will also have met a lot of interesting humans and omnics on his travels, so an OMC from that time would be very fun here. Maybe he met someone who was sceptical about omnics and Zenyatta was a little too good at convincing him that omnics can be likable? Maybe there was someone who he was teaching or generally helping out of a hole and who fell for him? But I’d also find it interesting if Zenyatta falls for someone who is themselves grounded and who doesn’t need Zenyatta’s help, but still enjoys his presence regardless.

I also like skin-based AUs. I always think that the black-and-green Zenyatta recolour looks so edgy he could have been part of Blackwatch with that. Then there are the skins that seem to tell a story, like Junkenstein’s The Monk or Sanzang. Who could these alternate universe Zenyattas have met and fallen in love with?

Zenyatta fighting alongside a lover would be great. He’s a healer with damn good damage output, so he can protect people in many different ways (don’t have to heal your team if all the enemies are down taps forehead), but he’s also slow-moving without an escape, so he’s a bit of a glass cannon and might need help sometimes. Sparring would also be fun here.

Generally, I would love to read about Zenyatta’s adventure out there in the world with his boyfriend tagging along. Or maybe Zenyatta settles down with his boyfriend and starts becoming part of a community, maybe has his little Shambali shrine there to talk to people? Both would be really interesting.

I love me some hurt/comfort, so Zenyatta’s boyfriend helping him after an emotional or physical blow would be great.

Zenyatta is still relatively young and has been a monk for a significant chunk of his life. Maybe he has never been in love before and/or never used the parts and programs of him meant for sexual intercourse? Or maybe he needs to find mods to even engage in sex when he’s starting his new relationship. I would love to see him going through all these new experiences with his boyfriend. I like human-ish genitalia for Zenyatta (intersex, female or male, or something that has similar functions but looks a bit different, maybe like simple sex toys, considering his model is so basic). However, I also really enjoy that Zenyatta is such a standard model with wires showing and made of probably (or not?) unfeeling, scratched-up metal in many parts, so wire play and all that could be really fun!

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be a lot of fun. I’m also here for any picture with physical intimacy. Maybe a Transcendence multi-arm hug or Zenyatta healing a wounded boyfriend with his golden orb? Someone kissing Zenyatta’s face plate? And if his boyfriend is also an omnic, how do they do show each other physical affection? For someone helping wounded Zenyatta, a more visceral idea might be his boyfriend assisting him in attaching replacement parts or wires. I would also like to see Zenyatta in other clothes – hanging out with his boyfriend in casual clothes, going somewhere with his lover in formal wear (whether a suit or something suited to a Nepalese monk, since that seems to be his general character design inspiration, or Mondatta-style Shambali robes), hell, even wearing something skimpy for his lover.

Mass Effect Trilogy

Male Shepard/Javik
Javik is possibly my favourite companion in ME3 and I love his interactions with Shepard. He’s so abrasive, but the longer you talk to him, the more you realise that the glorious Prothean empire they taught them about when he was born was really already a long lost memory in ruins and he lived his whole life in a total dystopian nightmare, only to wake up to the next apocalypse. I like Default Shepard just fine, but feel free to make him look different and give him a different first name. Paragon, Renegade or Paragade/Renegon (mix-and-match choices) all work, too, though I wouldn’t want a Shepard who is totally irredeemable. I also like Javik having touched the Echo Shard, but would not want him to go through with his plans to kill himself (but feel free to have him stop at the last possible moment). As for the Endings… whichever one you want, as long as Shepard lives somehow, really! I’m not a fan of any of them and I’d also be totally fine with an AU ending or with the Crucible just being a big Reaper-targeting gun. For smut, I prefer bottom Javik. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Javik.

I would love for Javik and Shepard to still be out there helping people after the end of the Reaper war. Javik doesn’t really have a place in the new world yet except at Shepard’s side – and him realising that his place being there is true in many ways would be great.

Javik and Shepard fighting together and being big damn heroes. That’s it, that’s the prompt. Would especially love it if they had complimentary skills, like perhaps a soldier or vanguard Shepard who makes use of the biotic setups that Javik can create, or whatever else you can think of.

Was there even time for something like romance back in Javik’s day? Or was it all forbidden by their multitude of strict rules to keep people focused? Did people do it anyway? Whether Javik ever had a real boyfriend or not, the man’s definitely dead now (and considering probability, may actually have been one of the indoctrinated people from his ship that Javik was forced to kill). With all that in mind, how does he go about starting a relationship with Shepard?

What about Shepard? Did he have any romantic entanglements? Maybe he’s just over that break-up with Kaidan or Ashley in ME2 (other former romances are totally fine, too, though), or swore off relationships a while ago for some other reason, and now there’s Javik and suddenly, on the eve of the apocalypse, Shepard wants more.

Shepard is interested in Javik, but there is an extinction event going on and they’re both twelve flavours of traumatised. But when Shepard recovers after the Crucible incident, suddenly him and Javik have some time and get closer.

Javik and Shepard tell themselves and each other the fact that they keep falling into bed together is just them letting off steam. It’s definitely more.

Paragon Shepard (or hell, maybe even Renegade Shepard!) enjoys cuddling, hugging, physical affection in general. Javik needs a little while to get used to it, but finds he’s just as touch-starved as Shepard and really loves it, to his own embarrassment.

Maybe Javik is the one who is unexpectedly touchy-feely with a partner – after all, Protheans communicate and read through touch. Shepard didn’t think he’d be into it, but he actually totally is.

Generally, I’d prefer for Javik to have genitalia that is somewhat comparable to humans, whether he's biologically male or intersex. I don’t think it was ever said how Protheans procreate, or how many sexes/genders they had, aside from like one line from Javik that may or may not have been another weird Prothean joke. Three or more sexes/genders or just one, like the asari, could also be options, after all. Javik and Shepard intimately exploring each other would be a lot of fun either way.

Javik had his trysts with half-opened armour on some military cots back in the day and that’s probably how it went with Shepard at the start, too. It’s really the only sort of sex he knows. Now, after the war, they suddenly have time. Cue Javik getting really flustered/insanely turned on/probably falling even harder (or all of the above) when Shepard decides to spend an evening going really thorough and slow.

How does the Prothean touch-reading thing work with sex? Maybe Javik is unfailingly good at predicting what Shepard wants him to do in the moment? Maybe Shepard asks Javik to be as vocal as possible to pay him back in kind, since he can’t do the same for Javik?

Shepard is suffering from PTSD in ME3. Maybe Javik notices through his touch-reading or just context clues and surprisingly turns out to be quite helpful? He must have some strategies to handle it, considering, well, his entire life. Maybe they can also heal together.

Javik gets hurt on the battlefield, but fights on. This is pretty normal to him as they didn’t have much time for any not totally necessary medical treatment back in his day. To his surprise, after the mission is over, Shepard sits him down in the shuttle (or wherever) for some first aid to hold him over until he can get to an actual doctor. Javik probably gripes that it’s a waste of time/resources, but boy does it not help his crush on Shepard.

Javik bodyblocking for Shepard or otherwise saving him at the risk of his own health. It’s totally just because Shepard is the avatar of this cycle and not because Javik has a big crush on him.

If Shepard has one of the firmer personality types (Renegon, Renegade, or even an outspoken Paragon) I could see him and Javik clash often at the start. Their frequent arguments lead to them getting to know each other, though, and they find they have common ground as well.

The Crucible really is a straight-forward Reaper-killer weapon and the destiny-choice machine was an indoctrination hallucination. Shepard fights through it and uses the weapon and then meets Javik again (maybe collecting a traditional hero’s reward in the form of a kiss?).

If Javik touches the Shard, he will want to kill himself to be with his crew. I would love for Shepard to either talk him out of it or become the person Javik wants to live for (not the most psychologically healthy thing, maybe, but let’s face it, the bar is low for Javik), and maybe from there Javik can go on to establish a real foothold in the new cycle, too.

Shepard and Javik building a new life for each other after the war and getting used to peace (something which Javik has never actually seen before and Shepard hasn’t experienced in a while), whether that be on a Spectre ship or in a house on a quiet farming colony.

Spacer Shepard introduces Javik to his mother (and father if he’s around).

Shepard and Javik adopting some war orphans and perhaps settling down after the war would be cute. Also, in case you want to go for mpreg, maybe Protheans can get pregnant by any species, like the asari. Shepard is eager to help Javik repopulate the Prothean race (Javik being mpregnant the mammal way or laying eggs both seem equally likely here).

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be amazing. Fight scenes would be great, as would be seeing them just chilling together – cuddling up as they sleep (not that they’d admit it), Shepard helping Javik explore the new cycle, watching the stars, maybe visiting the Citadel or some garden colony world or Shepard’s home together (whether that’s where he grew up or some other place with significance for him). I’d also love a picture that shows some small, gentle gesture of affection between them, even as they are both hardened warriors. Them exploring an old Prothean ruin would be interesting, too. I’d also love a picture of them both undressed (not necessarily smut, though I’m not saying no!), contrasting their bodies. What does Javik look like underneath the armour? Does he have wings like some of the collectors?

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen and A/B/O, one for soulmate tropes, one for epistolary fic as well as in-universe articles, one with smut prompts, one for marriage tropes, and one with an AU focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Male Awakened Collector Adept/Javik
The Awakened Collector Adept is a class you may remember from the ME3 multiplayer and the existence of these rare thinking Collectors has always been absolutely fascinating to me in regards to Javik. He’s the last Prothean, but here are these mutated Protheans, completely jacked up with cybernetics, that used to torment his people for as long as Javik was alive. Now suddenly one is standing in front of him and has returned to being a creature that can think for himself and seems to remember his Prothean legacy. The fact that either of them is still alive must mess with both their heads. What do they make of it? Does the Collector Adept feel uncomfortable around Javik at first because he’s such a stark reminder of what he isn’t anymore? Does Javik feel conflicted being around the Collector Adept because he’s so used to seeing them as enemies, twisted images of Protheans? Or are they simply glad to find someone who still remembers a little of their old lives, even if they might come from completely different generations of Protheans? Their Reaper war spanned centuries, after all. As for the Echo Shard, I like Javik having touched it, but would not want him to go through with his plans to kill himself (but feel free to have him stop at the last possible moment). As for the Endings… whichever one you want, really, as long as the Collector survives! I’m not attached to any of them and I’d also be totally fine with modified endings or with the blunt idea of the Crucible just being a big Reaper-targeting gun, if that suits your story better. For smut, I prefer bottom Javik. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Javik.

How do Javik and the Collector Adept meet? Perhaps Javik is fighting Reaper creatures (mid- or post-game) and suddenly finds a Collector Adept, or a small group of them, fighting by his side. When the fight is over, he investigates.

Maybe the Collector Adept is someone who actually saw the Prothean Empire at its height, right before the Reapers hit them, and still remembers. It would be interesting for Javik to meet someone who lived through what he only knew from memory shards.

Javik and the Collector Adept could also come from the same time period, though, or at least similar situations of Everything Is Fucked Already. This would mean neither of them has ever seen peace. Finding them exploring the new peace together would be great.

Maybe, through a great coincidence, Javik and the Collector Adept actually do know each other, and meeting Javik again is what breaks the last shackles of the Collector Adept’s indoctrination? How does it go from there?

The Collector Adept considers himself an avatar of vengeance, as per the game wiki. Javik is probably the last avatar of vengeance the Protheans actually elected. I could see the awakened collectors (or the Awakened Collector) rallying behind him as his disciples.

How conflicted does Javik feel about the Collector Adept? After all, he has killed a lot of those in his lifetime and now it seems like the Protheans they were weren’t completely lost. Of course, he had little choice, but it must be strange. And then he starts getting closer to the Collector Adept...

For that matter, how does the Collector Adept see himself? He’s been made to fight against his own people, against these new people, and now he’s suddenly in control of himself again, but genetically modified and filled with cybernetics and only a shadow of what he was. Maybe he and Javik can help each other through their respective feelings of guilt.

Did the Collector Adept spend all those thousands of years in some sort of stasis, much like Javik, or did he actually live through some or all of that time? Even if he fought for the Reapers only in the majority of the Prothean war, he could have centuries of experience. Maybe Javik learns to find his perspective quite intriguing.

Smut would be interesting. In which ways are their bodies the same, in which are they different? Does the Awakened Collector still have the Prothean touch-read ability? If not, how do they make up for that? Does the Awakened Collector have some issues with his body, seeing it next to what he remembers a “real” Prothean’s body looking like? Can Javik convince him he still wants this?

The two of them fighting together, being a great team of biotic bad-asses, or getting to have a moment of peace together, something neither of them will have much familiarity with anymore, would be great.

How do they deal with suddenly being in a world beyond war when the Reapers are beaten? A world that neither of them feels like they belong to, at that. Maybe this is how they slowly get closer as they try to build another life?

If you want to go for mpreg, maybe to both their surprise, there’s enough Prothean left in the Collector Adept to get Javik pregnant. Or maybe it’s a conscious decision they make, trying to bring the Prothean species into the next cycle (thinking they’re only working together on this pragmatic goal, but then falling in love), or simply because they want to have a family after never having such a chance in their cycle, or losing their family if they had it.

For Art: An illustration of any of the above prompts would be amazing. Fight scenes would be great, as would be seeing them just chilling together – cuddling up as they sleep (not that they’d admit it), having some of that strange new cycle food, watching the stars, maybe visiting the Citadel or some garden colony world together. I’d also love a picture that shows some small gesture of affection between them, even as they are both hardened warriors. Them exploring an old Prothean ruin would be interesting, too. I’d also love a picture of them both undressed (not necessarily smut, though I’m not saying no!), contrasting their bodies to see the similarities and differences after the Reaper procedures the Awakened Collector went through.

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Jaal Ama Darav/Evfra de Tershaav
I always thought these two would make a sweet couple. Jaal is very much the quintessential angara with his emotional honesty, whereas Evfra seems unusually closed-off for his kind. Opposites attract! However, they also have a lot of ambitions and skills in common, both being passionate fighters for the freedom of their people. There’s also this conversation (with timestamp at 1:47) of Jaal praising Evfra to Drack, which just sounds like he may have a crush. Whether it’s set before, during, or after the game, it’s all great. For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra.

Evfra obviously can’t be on the frontlines all that often since he’s running the Resistance, but we do see that he goes out to fight sometimes, like at the end of the game, and he’s known for being good at it. Jaal and him kicking some ass together would be great.

Evfra and Jaal going out to some of the planets the new map established and finding old angaran worlds would be cool. Or maybe Jaal just taking him to an especially beautiful, newly rediscovered place! It would be very nice for Evfra to get out a little.

The angara pushing the kett back in some place and Jaal, who helps at the front lines with Evfra, proving to Evfra how much he has learned in his time with the Pathfinder (and making Evfra’s crush on him that much worse).

Jaal being with the Pathfinder will obviously make Evfra pay more attention to him. He always figured that he was a very capable soldier (he even calls him his best in one conversation in the game), but now Jaal is showing other talents, too. Naturally, Evfra starts to work more closely with him and suddenly they spend time together...

Evfra is well aware Jaal has a crush on him, but he’s likely at least 10 years older and has a lot of baggage, so he doesn’t think he’s the right person for Jaal. However, Jaal is persistent and charming and talented and Evfra isn’t made of stone, no matter what people say.

Evfra has a bit of a crush on Jaal that he’s not going to tell anyone about, ever, counter to how angara usually act (and perhaps also for the reasons stated in the prompt above). Jaal finds out somehow, anyway, and is quite intrigued.

Evfra and Jaal, true to the angaran habit of emotional honesty, start sleeping together to let off steam. But what happens when they start pining? Because Evfra might not be so honest about that and Jaal might think it means he’s not interested... how do they manage to get together?

Angara are wild about family, so I’d love Jaal and Evfra tentatively thinking in that direction if they have been together for a while. There are probably lots of orphans around and I’d love the option of adoption (maybe one kid started following Evfra or Jaal around?), but maybe some angaran males can also get pregnant? Being mpregnant might not help Evfra’s mood, but building a life with Jaal sure would.

If they’re together before the Pathfinder mission starts (or just sleeping together, but realising how much they miss each other being separated this much), I would love to read about their brief but surely passionate meetings whenever Jaal is back on Aya.

Evfra is a fairly severe and headstrong guy and maybe Jaal thinks Evfra wants to top and thus leaves that spot to him – which Evfra doesn’t mind at all. He’d just also like for Jaal to fuck him, but it doesn’t seem like Jaal is interested and surely someone like Jaal would tell him, since he’s so open about everything else. Jaal is maybe just suffering from a bit of timidity in front of the leader of the Resistance, or thinking that since Evfra very rarely speaks about what he wants or likes, he should go by his best guess. He in fact would very much like to top Evfra. Can they figure it out?

I’d love for them to do something light-hearted, like explore a kink together (although if you want some inner conflict, maybe it’s a kink one of them is ashamed about – my go-to suggestion is Evfra wanting to sub or Jaal wanting to Dom and wondering what the other would make of that, but feel free to go for something totally different, too!).

Jaal finds out that Evfra used to sub to his late husband (and/or perhaps to others) and is very interested. Evfra eventually agrees to teach him. Basically, I really like experienced sub/newbie Dom, so, this is that!

Evfra may have lost a husband (and perhaps even children) with that family the kett stole from him. I could see Jaal being the first person who reawakens the desire to have a lover and/or a family again. How does he deal with it?

Jaal is still somewhat unsure of his way in life when he goes with the Pathfinder. I’d love it if becoming more secure in his role also led him to realise he wants to take a shot at dating Evfra (and if Evfra finds this new confidence low-key quite attractive).

Jaal introducing Evfra to his big family as his boyfriend. Obviously, every angara knows who Evfra is and Jaal even has family in the Resistance, but this would be a very different context. How does Evfra deal with suddenly being swept up in a typical giant angaran family again after shutting himself off for so long after losing his own?

Jaal and Evfra writing messages and e-mails while Jaal is with the Pathfinder, chatting, videochatting, just having a budding (or established) long-distance relationship.

Both Jaal and Evfra worked themselves ragged lately. Maybe they get to take a few days off together after the kett have been pushed back?

Whatever the angaran equivalent of a marriage proposal is! That, and the build-up towards it/what happens afterwards would be awesome.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great, of course. I really like the design of the angara, so seeing the two of them together would just be neat. The two of them working together on something Resistance-related or fighting side by side sounds awesome. I’d also like to see them relaxing, though: Evfra napping against Jaal’s shoulder because he just pulled a 48 hour shift at Resistance HQ; Jaal covering Evfra’s entire bedroom floor in weapon parts while Evfra is watching him while working from the bed; the two of them on one of the old or newly discovered angaran homeworlds or colonies (they’re all so pretty in their own ways).

(I also have a letter dealing with heats, sex pollen, and A/B/O, one with smut prompts, one for marriage tropes, one for pining tropes, one for mpreg and kidfic, one for hurt/comfort tropes, one for epistolary fic and one with an AU focus for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Avitus Rix/Evfra de Tershaav
Evfra and Avitus would make for a great couple, I think. They’re both no strangers to loss and to fighting and leading. Avitus, especially if he accepted the role of turian pathfinder, is basically walking Evfra’s path of trying to push back against what killed the loved one he lost and they might appeal to each other in that way. However, I could also see Evfra having compassion for Avitus if he became a mercenary – sure, Evfra did something different in response to trauma, but I imagine there must have been points in his life where he considered giving up, too. Maybe Avitus becomes a contact on Kadara and later Evfra’s mercenary, getting his second chance that way? And then there’s the turian SAM if Avitus is a Pathfinder... we know very little about this SAM, other than that he got thoroughly shaken by Macen’s death. How involved is he? For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra.

The turian pathfinder is put in charge of assisting the angara with rediscovering other possible homeworlds. This means Evfra and Avitus now work pretty closely together. Over time, a connection sparks between them.

I have a letter dealing with the turian SAM’s involvement in their relationship, so if you’re interested in exploring that (perhaps even to the point of basically making it Avitus/SAM/Evfra, if you’re so inclined), that would also be cool.

Mercenary Avitus seems to keep away from factions on Kadara, mostly helping settlers. This gets him on Evfra’s radar as a possible contact on Kadara. After meeting him in person a few times (a mercenary who can move among the new aliens is pretty handy) and getting some intel from Jaal, Evfra feels like Avitus deserves the second chance he obviously wants to deny himself. Evfra did not plan to become this closely involved, though.

Mercenary Avitus taking more and more important jobs from Evfra, eventually realising that he’s kind of helping people again, and that he’s enjoying it, and that he really likes working with Evfra.

If Evfra and Avitus have both lost their partner (Evfra could have had a husband among his lost family), it’d be sweet to see something melancholy and slightly hopeful. Maybe one of them gets drunk on the anniversary of their partner’s death/disappearance (for Evfra, also because of the other people he lost) and the other joins them and just stays around as a shoulder to lean on. And maybe through that, they come to realise they really like each other.

Maybe, as pathfinder or mercenary, Avitus becomes one of the first Nexus people to settle on Aya to stay with Evfra. How does he integrate into angaran society? Can Evfra help him?

Avitus and Evfra exploring a rediscovered world together. Maybe Pathfinder Avitus even prepared it (Vault etc.) and now gets to show it off to Evfra? Or maybe they’re setting foot on it for the first time together?

Evfra bringing Avitus to where he used to live before everything went to hell with his family. Where is Evfra’s home? And is Evfra bringing him to show him some of his life, or is it a coincidence that they are there for a mission and Avitus eventually has to ask why Evfra seems so tense?

Avitus showing Evfra around the Nexus, or maybe taking him for a ride to a new world on his pathfinder ship. I’d love to see more about Avitus growing into the pathfinder role/gaining the confidence to face the people at the Nexus again if he’s a mercenary.

Avitus and Evfra together in a fight! Battle couples are awesome and the leader of the Resistance and an ex-Spectre are going to make a hell of a team.

But also, Avitus and Evfra getting to relax. Maybe they have a drink at a bar on the Nexus or in a private space, or talk to each other about anything and everything, or they just nap on each other or have slow, passionate sex.

For Art: Any illustration of the above would be great. Angara and turians have fairly different character designs, with the angara being more made of round lines and the turians all hard spikes, so just seeing them together halfway or fully undressed would be interesting (could be porn, but also just be them bathing or lounging in bed together). A kiss or forehead bump (because of missing turian lips) would be cute as well. The two of them working on something together, whether at the HQ or in the sense of fighting together, would be cool – I love couples being competent together. However, I’d also love a picture of the two of them stretched out on some pretty beach or meadow on Aya or enjoying themselves sight-seeing on the Nexus or a colony world.

(I also have a letter dealing with marriage tropes for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Reyes Vidal/Evfra de Tershaav
I’m really fascinated by the idea that these two were in contact and working together because they seem like the greatest opposites you could find, but in the end, if everything on Kadara works out well for Reyes, it seems like they’re getting along quite alright with their little deal. I enjoy that Reyes has such a clear view of Evfra (saying he wouldn’t really care about Reyes’s involvement with the angaran government on Kadara because ‘he’s a results guy’) and that Evfra doesn’t trust him, but seems to think that Reyes is his best shot at keeping an eye on Kadara. I would love to see them growing closer, surely against what they planned, since they’re both rather careful people. For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra.

Evfra has to go to Kadara for some reason and Reyes becomes his security detail since there’s probably a lot of people who want Evfra dead there. Working together goes a lot better than they expected.

Evfra and Reyes have never met, but their text conversations did sometimes tend to be flirtatious (probably mostly from Reyes’ side, but perhaps Evfra, who can be dryly humorous, went with it); or maybe they weren’t, but led to them finding each other very intriguing nonetheless. Now that the political situation is a little more relaxed, they do meet up for the first time and have a Oh No He’s Hot moment. Where does it go from there?

Evfra and Reyes did meet and fell into bed together early on. Neither of them planned for it to be more than that, but feelings happen.

Somehow, Reyes and Evfra end up stranded and having to fight/strategise their way out together somewhere, relying on each other to survive. Adrenaline and endorphins are a dangerous combination...

Reyes likes to flirt with Evfra because it leads to fun banter. To his surprise (and delight), once things are in a somewhat less precarious situation post-game, Evfra actually comes back with more than sarcastic remarks (maybe to call Reyes’s bluff, maybe because he genuinely just wants to flirt).

Reyes makes a hint about how he got his nickname, Shena (meaning mouth). Could have just been a joke, but maybe he indeed got it for close relations with angaran contacts? Does Evfra pick up on the potential dirty joke here and, if he knows Reyes personally, is perhaps even a little jealous? Does Reyes demonstrate his talents?

Reyes decides he would like to go legit and maybe get off Kadara, find a position that’s a bit more official. Being an exile, things are difficult with the Nexus, but to his surprise, Evfra offers him something. They start working together more closely.

With the help of the Nexus, attempts are made to make Kadara a more integrated part of society. This leads to Evfra and Reyes having more contact.

Generally, Reyes turning on the charm and maybe even managing to make Evfra a little flustered would be very fun!

For Art: Any illustration of the above would be great. Angara and humans look quite different, so just seeing them together halfway or fully undressed would be interesting (could be porn, or them bathing or lounging in bed together). A kiss or handholding would be cute as well. The two of them working on something together, whether subterfuge or in the sense of fighting together, would be cool – I love couples being competent together. However, I’d also love a picture of the two of them stretched out on some pretty beach or meadow on Aya or enjoying themselves sight-seeing on the Nexus or a colony world. And, of course, we know Reyes dances, so maybe a picture of them dancing together?

Akksul/Evfra de Tershaav
Evfra and Akksul have a lot of similarities, both being leaders who managed to galvanise sizeable movements, and both doing what they did because they felt that the current version of the Resistance wasn’t useful. I think Jaal may have pinpointed the difference between them quite well, though: Evfra is a pragmatist. That’s probably also why his version of the Resistance persists, despite everything, whereas the Roekaar were a more volatile, unstable group. Still, I feel like Evfra and Akksul would have a lot to talk about if they met again and that they probably see more of themselves in the other than they are comfortable with. They would bounce off each other in a really fascinating way and I’d love it if they eventually got closer. For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra.

The Moshae encourages Akksul to work with the Resistance again. Evfra decides to keep an eye on him because he’s not ready to deal with the Roekaar 2.0 (and maybe because he has a feeling Akksul is going to report back to the Moshae about him). It creates chances for Akksul and him to talk.

If Akksul is around the Resistance past what happened on Havarl, he’ll learn about the Remnant’s creators at about the same time as Evfra, probably (if not through the Resistance then from the Moshae). Does this get the two of them talking?

Evfra was not having a fun time of it with the Resistance: the kett always having them on the back foot, the Moshae gone because one of his lieutenants betrayed them, the Roekaar... maybe by the time Akksul splits and he has to start allying with aliens who could be up to anything to get any foot on solid ground, Evfra wonders privately if Akksul isn’t right that he has become ineffective. And maybe in some squabble or fight with Akksul, this does shine through a bit. Evfra does obviously think he has to show a front to be a leader, but maybe Akksul, who himself has failed in his cause, finds him more likable knowing Evfra has doubts, too?

Something that might be interesting is that even if they’re in a relationship, Evfra might find it difficult to relax around Akksul. After all, isn’t he basically proving Akksul right that he’s not good enough every time he’s not putting his all into the Resistance? And wouldn’t Akksul be correct that Evfra could do more to help instead of making out with his boyfriend? So that could potentially be an unhealthy dynamic that develops accidentally out of Evfra’s accumulated guilt and that they have to fix.

Evfra’s career in the Resistance began with a raid on a kett labour camp – which we could assume is the one where he might have expected to find his family, but obviously didn’t, even if he freed a lot of other people. The fact that a kett labour camp is exactly where he couldn’t save Akksul from might sting. Basically, he can see his old failure in this failure. Does this influence how he approaches Akksul?

Akksul was a brilliant archaeologist. Maybe now that he’s returned, he rediscovers his passion? A lot of new things are being learned about the angara, after all. And that’s interesting to Evfra, too, because it directly impacts, well, all angara. Maybe getting back to his calling is what Akksul needs to heal.

Maybe Evfra is even the one who purposefully pushes Akksul to get back to archaeology, subtly trying to help just by handing him small Remnant tech stuff and asking if he can figure it out for the Resistance, or so the aliens don’t get the jump on them with all the research.

Obviously his time at the labour camp majorly messed with Akksul, not that it’s a surprise. Can Evfra maybe help him with the trauma if Akksul lets him? I’m pretty sure Evfra must have met many people who have gone through similar things.

Maybe Evfra kind of admired Akksul’s hard-headedness. He says that he used to think that Vehn Terev always questioning his orders was a strength (before he turned traitor), so someone having their own opinion isn’t something he dislikes. Besides, he obviously approached the new aliens with suspicion, too, so it’s not like he doesn’t understand Akksul at all.

So Evfra obviously knows how to pull people together or the Resistance wouldn’t be as it is, but Akksul definitely had the majestic public speaking angle down in a way I don’t quite see from Evfra, the grumpy cat, though he has his own form of charisma for sure. Maybe Akksul surprises Evfra by actually helping him with that skill?

I could see all sorts of sparks flying between Akksul and Evfra if you keep them together in a small space. Maybe their more intimate relationship actually starts out as pretty explosive borderline-hate sex rife with power struggles? But obviously they do that in private, and then maybe Akksul stays in Evfra’s bed sometimes, and you can’t sit in complete silence if you’re already having breakfast together, and...

Or maybe they slowly realise they actually get along and sort of stumble into a romance that neither of them expected.

Akksul actually supporting Evfra in his job, maybe surprising Evfra by doing so. Evfra isn’t perfect, but he’s probably better at this whole Resistance thing, after all, Akksul eventually admits to himself, and he wants Evfra to succeed.

Akksul seeing Remnant tech on new worlds or showing it to Evfra in older places. Evfra doesn’t seem to have a head for archaeology that we know of, but maybe he’s still fascinated, with both the Remnant stuff and with Akksul’s vast knowledge about it, even though Evfra understands only about half of what he’s saying on a good day.

I’d also like to see the two of them relax for a bit? Their lives were pretty wild lately, Akksul going from being a prisoner of war to a counter-Resistance leader, having his whole view of himself change like three times within the span of, what, two years? And Evfra’s life must be non-stop action ever since he started with the Resistance. So maybe they can just hang out on a nice beach or have a drink in private or sleep in.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great, of course. I really like the design of the angara, so seeing the two of them together would just be neat. The two of them working on something Resistance-related or sitting over old Remnant tech would be great, too. I’d also like to see them relaxing, though: Evfra napping against Akksul’s shoulder because he just pulled a 48 hour shift at Resistance HQ; Akksul fiddling with some Remnant thing while Evfra works on reports; the two of them on one of the old or newly discovered angaran homeworlds (they’re all so pretty in their own ways).

(I also have a letter dealing with pining tropes, one for mpreg and kidfic, and one with specific smut likes for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Original Male Character/Evfra de Tershaav
Evfra is my favourite character in this game. I thoroughly enjoy how gruff he is and that his guarded personality makes him such an outlier amongst the angara. Yet, the man has dedicated his life to helping his people, shouldered a lot of responsibility, and the few times you manage to dig a little deeper in his dialogue, it’s clear that he cares about them and even starts to accept the outsiders once they have proven themselves. Please give this grumpy guy with the good heart a boyfriend! For smut, I prefer bottom Evfra. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Evfra. There are some ideas for the OMC below, but feel free to go wild as long as the character isn’t related to Evfra and isn’t underage.

Evfra is not the most approachable person and people greatly respect, and, as the game suggests, often even fear him. How does the OMC break through his tough shell?

Or maybe, unexpectedly, Evfra has been in a relationship with someone for a while now, but never really made it public? Would love to see everybody’s reactions when it eventually becomes clear.

Evfra lost his whole family – perhaps also a husband? It’s very unlikely, but maybe, through some great stroke of luck, that husband is still alive all those years later? But I’m sure this much time in a kett labour camp would have changed him and Evfra must be a much different person now, too, having worked his way up from what seems to have been obscurity to the leader of the Resistance. I would love to see them rekindling their relationship. (If they had other partners in the time in between, thinking the other was dead, I’d like for those not to have been serious relationships.)

Probably to Evfra’s own surprise, it’s one of the alien newcomers who manages to win his heart. Is it a contact he knows from Kadara or someone else he gets to know on the Nexus?

However, I'd also love to see an angara as the OMC. Is it a Resistance member, a politician, a random civilian, or maybe even an angara from a newly discovered world which was up to now cut off from the others?

Evfra enters a political marriage with someone from an important family and figures it will never be more than a marriage of convenience, but then the two actually fall in love.

Fleshing out the Multiplayer Classes into characters is also always fun. We only have their little wiki descriptions and a handful of voicelines. Who of that group might appeal to Evfra and vice versa? How does he get to know them better? In-game, they were APEX strike teams, but there were angaran characters, too, like the Insurgent and Exemplar. However, I’m also open to a completely original APEX guy.

I enjoy battle couples, or couples who otherwise work well together in some capacity if your chosen boyfriend for him isn’t into fighting.

However, I’d also enjoy Evfra getting to take a bit of time off for once with his lover. What do they do to relax?

Evfra and his boyfriend exploring one of the new places discovered through Meridian.

Evfra working hard and falling sick/growing exhausted and his lover ushering him home and making him rest; and if Evfra’s sick, it would be sweet if his lover hung around to care for him even with the angaran taboos around talking about sickness.

Evfra probably hasn’t been on an actual date in ages. I would love for someone to take him out to have a drink or private dinner or maybe watch a movie, just some normal stuff that Evfra probably did in the past but has basically forgotten about by this time.

Someone is openly flirting with Evfra, which throws him off a little. He’s not exactly opening himself up for contact, after all. Still, we see Evfra doing well with people who put it out there (when the Pathfinder tells him the reason he should let them help is that they get things done, he says “Bold. A little arrogant. Like me.” and doesn’t seem annoyed by it). Maybe he actually agrees to a date, if only to test if the guy means it? And he does.

Evfra likes karaoke. This is actually canon (well, if Liam’s intel is good, anyway). Maybe his crush/boyfriend can coax him into leaving work be for a while and singing a few songs? Is there a lover’s duet? I don't even mean this in a crackfic way, I just want Evfra to get to have a little fun.

For Art: Any of the above scenarios would be great. I love the design of the angara in general and Evfra in particular, so chances are I’m already happy about any picture where Evfra appears. I would love to see a picture showing a small gesture of affection between his boyfriend and him – or, if his boyfriend is more obvious about his feelings, maybe a big one, like Evfra getting stealth-hugged from behind. I would also love to see Evfra and his lover on the boyfriend’s home-world, whichever one of the three you want to give him, on the Nexus or in the Andromeda Initiative colonies if his boyfriend is not angaran, or generally in some lush newly discovered place. I’m also very into battle couples, so if his boyfriend is someone who fights, too, that would be a great picture. On the other hand, I would also like to see Evfra relax, so him sleeping against his boyfriend’s shoulder or just hanging out with him half-dressed in bed or eating breakfast or at a bar would be sweet.

Hades

Zagreus/Chaos
I just really like the relationship between these two. Chaos is such a strange entity – unsurprisingly, they are the embodiment of primordial chaos, after all – and Zagreus still manages to relate to them in his own way. The end of their relationship full heart arc, when they tell each other they will miss each other when Zagreus will leave for good, was so cute. I also love that Zagreus is the one who helped Chaos out of their isolated loneliness by dropping by and reconnecting them with their daughter, and Chaos pointing out that Zagreus showed them loneliness isn’t an inevitable fate.

For pregnancy, I like pregnant Chaos, and for smut I prefer bottom Chaos – that is if you want Chaos assuming some sort of human (or human-ish) body for these purposes, since from the waist down Chaos seems to be mostly half-formed faces so far (I’m also fine with any genitalia for Chaos). I’d also be totally down for weird cosmic sex that escapes human experience, though, where Chaos is the whole of their realm, or Zagreus gets to exploring a body that is mostly composed of unmade reality pieces, as long as they both still get sexual pleasure out of it. Something in between of those two options would also be fun! As a sidenote, I really enjoy size differences, so feel free to make Chaos as big as the other “normal” gods are, or even bigger, considering they’re quite the singular being (with perhaps the power to adjust their size somewhat if need be for smut purposes).

Zagreus tries to figure out how to ask primordial Chaos out on a date. Maybe he asks Achilles for help? Maybe he tries different things but Chaos doesn’t seem to realise? (Maybe Chaos does realise and is just interested to see what Zagreus will do next and eventually releases him by agreeing to it?)

Chaos created their children alone. It doesn’t seem like they ever had a romantic relationship with anyone (considering how odd they are, they don’t seem very practiced at relationships with other beings in general). Chaos navigating their way through their first relationship and good-natured Zagreus happily being along for the ride would be cool.

It always strikes me that in comparison to the other realms and even the House of Hades, Chaos’s realm is really calm and quiet. Maybe now that Zagreus doesn’t feel like he has to hurry out anymore, he enjoys hanging out there and gets to know Chaos better in the process?

What could threaten Chaos? Greek mythology has a lot of crazy stuff happening, so I’m sure there’s something that might shake even them up, like rogue gods or reawakened Titans. Can Zagreus help? What would fighting alongside Chaos look like?

Chaos finds a way to leave their realm (without causing destruction by introducing chaos to other, fully-formed realms, that is). Zagreus is happy to introduce them to everybody.

Chaos flirting with Zagreus through really weird boons.

Chaos notices that their partner Zagreus is working hard trying to collect more and more darkness, but they don’t know why yet. Eventually, Zagreus reveals the Contractors built him his own sigil with which to visit Chaos.

Dionysus or Aphrodite notice that Zagreus has a crush on someone or is in a relationship and offer special boons that might help along with that (whether that works out as intended or not).

Maybe Chaos was curious about Zagreus, but since they are already used to being lonely and didn’t want to miss someone again, they didn’t take it further. Now that Zagreus is staying, Chaos feels more comfortable making their interest known (or at least making Zagreus gradually notice it through general Chaos-esque weirdness).

Smut would be great! I already outlined a little in the introduction all the unusual ways that sleeping with Chaos could go. Would love to a see an enthusiastic Zagreus experimenting.

Similarly, it would also be interesting if Zagreus had to figure out if sex is even on the table (I would be happy if the answer were yes, of course). Meanwhile, Chaos might not be quite aware that’s something Zagreus is looking for, since they’re new to romantic relationships, but then again, they did make everything and everyone, so they might eventually happen on that idea. Which one of them makes the first offer?

Is it possible to have something like the archaic, very weird version of phone sex using either the Cosmic Egg or the Aspect of Chaos Aegis?

In case you like kidfic, maybe they start a family after some time? Chaos creates something with properties of both them and Zagreus, whether that needs a pregnancy period of some sort or is just kinda formed into existence (maybe Zagreus watches Chaos work on their baby like it’s a sculpture or something). Does Zagreus show their new child off to the family once it is done? Grandfather Hades would definitely be funny. However, I would also love some family fluff with just Chaos and Zagreus, either during the creation period or after.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be cool, of course. I also really love the character designs in Hades a lot, so just having a picture of Chaos and Zagreus together in all their glory would be great. I’d also really like a kiss between them. Zagreus fishing in Chaos’s realm while Chaos watches (they like to comment when Zagreus catches something) or even sits next to him sort of cuddling up would be sweet. Also, while this wouldn’t show both characters, Zagreus fondly looking at the Cosmic Egg or showing the Cosmic Shield something would still totally count for me. The underworld denizens also seem to favour portraits a lot, so maybe a portrait-style picture that shows them both together?

(I also have a letter dealing with smut prompts and one for iddy fic for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)

Hermes/Charon
Charon is such a mysterious figure, considering we can only ever infer what he actually says in the game, but Hermes talks enough for the two of them, so I think it really balances out. The fact that they have a working relationship, canonically and in mythology, is also really fun and provides great opportunities for the two of them to meet and get to know each other even before Zagreus’s plight becomes something for both of them to work on. I would love to see anything from when they first started to work together, through their long working relationship, or during and after the events of the game.

For smut, I prefer bottom Charon. If you include mpreg, I prefer pregnant Charon. Considering it’s not all that clear what is going on under Charon’s robes, feel free to interpret him to be basically just as human-looking as his brothers are, or make him a little more skeletal, or otherwise lean into the cryptid idea as long as he’s still somewhat humanoid.

How did Charon and Hermes first meet? It must have been quite early into the history of the human world, at least, considering their jobs. Did they at first find each other strange or did they get along right away?

Maybe Charon and Hermes were developing a romance, but the rift between Hades and Olympus put a halt to that and they had to stop or continue in secret? How did that go?

Charon and Hermes throwing caution to the wind and getting together despite the fact that Hades and Olympus aren’t on speaking terms would also be great, even if they do have to hide it.

After Zagreus repaired the rift between Hades and Olympus, Charon and Hermes shock everyone by informing them that they have been together for quite a long while. Alternatively, I would also like for them to start to get used to actually being able to have a public relationship.

I would also love a (maybe even outsider POV?) story where Zagreus uses his matchmaking skills to get Charon and Hermes together after noticing that the two of them like each other, but for some reason or another have never acted on it. They’ve both helped him, after all, so he wants to return the favour!

Arranged marriage could be fun here, too. Maybe the two of them marrying is supposed to further strengthen the ties between Hades and Olympus. Hermes and Charon agree, thinking they’ll just stay professional associates, but turns out it becomes more than that. Or, if you prefer, maybe they’ve been together in secret for a long while, anyway, and find it quite amusing to play along.

Hermes and Charon fighting together (perhaps against reawakened Titans or some other enemy that could scare a couple of gods) would be great.

I would also like to see some signs of appreciation and affection. Charon doesn’t seem big on words, but maybe if he made Hermes a valuable gift (instead of hording it like... pretty much anything else) Hermes would understand?

And how does Hermes court Charon? He’s quick-witted, I’m sure he has some interesting ideas.

Hermes and Charon taking a little time off together would be fun (as long as not too many souls pile up). Maybe Hermes takes a ride on Charon’s boat (even if I’m sure it feels slow to him!), or maybe Charon has the power to be outside of the Underworld for a bit and Hermes shows him around topside?

I would like to see their first kiss, first time, anything at the start of their relationship. It’s probably not one either of them expected to be in, so how do they handle it? Do they try to resist the temptation for a while or does one/do both of them go for it immediately when they start to develop feelings?

It starts out as FWB (sorry, professional associates with benefits!), but then they both start pining. Can they figure out they want the same thing?

Dionysus and/or Aphrodite are highly amused by Hermes’s odd relationship/crush and one/both of them imbue him with some boon to better woo his lover/crush.

Smut is always appreciated! Hermes is part fertility god, of course, so I assume he’s very good at it (maybe he has some special tricks up his sleeve, too?). What about Charon? Maybe he never indulged, just figuring it was not part of his destiny. Is he worried he won’t be able to keep up? However, I would also love to see a situation where they’re both quite experienced and end up tearing each other’s clothes off for a passionate tryst.

How could Hermes’s own powers affect their sex life? All that speed-up could definitely be useful, but I’m sure there’s other possibilities, too.

For Art: Any of the above prompts would be great, of course. I would really like a picture of them on Charon’s boat together, whether they’re driving up or down the Styx with some souls, alone, or just relaxing together with the boat at anchor. Hermes chilling in Charon’s secret boss arena/hoard would also be really cool. Or perhaps Hermes can show Charon an interesting place upstairs, in the mortal realm? Charon against a less underwordly background would be fun to see. I would also enjoy seeing Charon out of his robe, whether it’s so he can take a swim with Hermes or for smutty purposes. Generally, Hermes being a trickster and surprising Charon with a kiss or hug would be very sweet.

(I also have a letter dealing with hurt/comfort tropes, one with smut prompts, and one for epistolary fic for this couple, in case you're looking for more prompts.)