Candy Hearts 2024

[learnedfoot]

Dear Candy Hearts Creator,

Hello! I’m LearnedFoot on A03! You’ve matched (or, if you’re a pinch hitter, chosen) on at least one of these fandoms/characters/ships, which already means we have things in comment. Excellent! I am very excited to see what you come up with!

To start, even though I’ve written a fair amount here, I want to say I’m actually very easy to please. As long as you stick in the general area of my likes and respect my DNWs, I’m going to be delighted. Also, I’m equally excited about all of these options! Some sections are longer than others because I have more specific ideas about certain fandoms, but I didn’t request anything I wouldn’t be over the moon to receive.

I have requested both fic and art for all requests, and would also be open to treats in either medium for all.

Here is what this letter contains:

General Likes
Art Likes
DNWs
Better Off Ted [Ted/Veronica]
Community [Abed/Jeff]
Crossover [The Doctor & Abed Nadir]
Crossover [Suits Characters + Tony Stark]
Hitchhiker’s Guide [Ford/Arthur]
Saltburn [Various]
Suits [Various]
Superstore [Garrett/Jonah]

General Likes
Big Picture Points

Characters are the most important thing for me in fic. I certainly appreciate a good plot, but seeing more of the characters I love is my number one priority.

I’m fairly open on tone and genre — unless I say otherwise in a specific request, fluff, angst, and basically everything in-between is generally good by me.

For requests where I’ve asked for ship fic, I define that broadly — everything from pining/flirting/other pre-relationship up through established relationship can make me happy. If you want to write smut I’ve included information on my likes, but I’d be just as happy with something lower rated.

A note about links to past letters: For my own sanity, I tried to keep this letter more streamlined (lol) than some of my past letters, especially in canons where I asked for more/different ship combos than usual. For some canons and ships, I’ve included links to past letters where I go into more detail and have more prompts. I do NOT expect you to go reading past letters—those are only there if you WANT extra inspiration. But the general idea is that if you’ve seen me request something for a ship before, you can be assured I still want it, even if it did not specifically make it into this letter.

General Likes

Banter

Being taken off guard by small displays of affection, unexpected tenderness, etc. (platonic or otherwise)

Bonding over shared or similar trauma

Characters realizing what someone else means to them, especially when that realization comes as a surprise

Characters revealing what someone else means to them, especially if they are nervous about it but it turns out the feelings are reciprocated

Characters who keep getting back up no matter how many times they’re down

Complex, long-lasting relationships with a rich sense of history

Confessions of feelings when out of it (drunk, feverish, exhausted, etc.)

Hurt/comfort [if you want ridiculous amounts of specifics on my H/C likes, you can check out my H/C letter]

People who don’t like each other working together

Stoic and/or emotionally closed off character being forced to accept help (emotional or physical)

Strong character voices

Tentative beginnings (romantic or otherwise)

Time travel and time loops

Trapped in an isolated or otherwise dangerous location

Romance tropes! Some things that never go wrong for me:

• Fake dating, where the stakes are commensurate with medium-to-high stakes for the canon (so, for something like the MCU, probably something mission related; for a slice of life canon, needing a date to a wedding so people will stop asking about your ex is fine)
  
• Forced to share a bed, huddle for warmth, hide in a tight space, anything along those lines

Small romantic gestures:

• Carried to Bed
  
• Character A drapes their jacket over B's shoulders
  
• Finding Someone Sleeping and Putting a Blanket or Coat Over Them
  
• Finger kisses in a scene that wasn't sexual up to that point
  
• Forehead Kisses
  
• Helping Someone Undress for Practicality's Sake (Mostly)
  
• Holding Hands
  
• Sharing clothing

Unlikely friendships

UST and mutual pining

Whump

Wounded people slowly opening up


Smut Likes: Consensual

Emphasis on what the sex means to the characters/the emotion of the moment

“Come,” not “cum”

Drunk/high sex

Dom/sub dynamics that develop without the characters talking about it, and with particular emphasis on:

• the sub getting off on pleasing the dom
• the dom praising the sub (and the sub getting off on that)
• bondage and blindfolds
• hair pulling, scratching, manhandling, and generally rough sex
• choking (on cocks or otherwise)
• Face fucking
• pain, but nothing that would draw more than a little blood or lead to permanent damage (nipple clamps and spanking are great/the level I’m aiming at)

Sex in semi-public/public places

• Generally prefer it without getting caught, but close calls, or trying to hide what's going on while one person fingers the other under a table or the like is great

Exploring new sex acts/kinks/etc.

• I’m happy to see the exploration go really well, or for someone to discover nah, they don’t like the thing. Or for them to like it but not be good at it at first, etc.
  
• In general, awkward, realistic sex is just as loved as perfect, mind-blowing sex

Tender sex, including:

• Being generally amazed at the other person's everything
  
• hand holding
  
• hand/palm kissing
  
• forehead kisses
  
• neck kissing
  
• thigh kissing
  
• hair stroking
  
• face touching
  
• tender kissing
  
• expressions of affection and love, etc.

If you want more information on my smut likes, you can check out my Smut Swap letter

Smut Likes: Non-con and Dub-Con

“Soft” dub-con likes (e.g., sex pollen and the like — though feel free to draw from the hard dubcon likes for that too, if you want):

• Mutual pining
  
• Guilt (because they think they are the only one who wants it)
  
• Feelings reveals (during or after)
  
• Oversensitivity, heightened pleasure
  
• Having to go for a long time, or come multiple times, or etc. And if only one side is pollened, that being hard for the non-pollened party
  
• Mix of pleasure and pain (pollen makes them go too hard/fast/long, etc.)
  
• Pollen makes them do it at an inconvenient time or in an inconvenient place (including public)

”Hard” dub-con and non-con likes (e.g., for villain doing them or bad guy made them do it):

• Manipulation and confused emotions on the victim’s part
  
• Victim gets in over their head
  
• Victim is drugged, drunk, or otherwise not all there
  
• Forced pleasure (including multiple orgasms)
  
• Forced to give blow jobs
  
• Rough sex
  
• Verbal humiliation (calling them a slut/whore, talking up how much they really wanted this, etc.)
  
• Sex that keeps going until victim is too limp and tired to do anything but lie there and take it
  
• Victim crying
  
• Victim feelings shame (about the forced pleasure, about what they’ve agreed to do, etc.)
  
• Use by multiple people
  
• Public sex (including super public for non-con; pressure into going further in public than really wanted for dub con)

For more details on non-con and dub-con likes, check out my Consent Issues letter.

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Art Likes
I don’t really know much about how to describe art, and I will pretty much be guaranteed to love whatever you create because I am just amazed at anyone who can make art, but some specific patterns I’ve noticed in things I like:

Colors

• Black and white + one color (esp. red, but really any)
  
• Black and white, grayscale, etc.
  
• Rich colors, colors that glow
  
• Blue is my single favorite color, generally

Styles

• Some styles I’ve noticed I like: pop, graffiti, realism, watercolor, cute & cartoon-y.
  
• I don't like porny or super romantic chibis, but I like it for gen or shippy stuff that’s leaning into the cute
  
• I’ve enjoyed both sketchier line art type things and more solid filled in things (<--I really don’t know how to use art terminology, sorry!)

Content

• Emphasis on touch between two characters. E.g:
  
  • hugging
    
  • carrying
    
  • hand-holding
    
  • cuddling
    
  • one arm thrown over the other
    
  • Kissing for ships, whether that be on the mouth or hand/head/face, etc.
• Emphasis on facial expressions
  
• Emphasis on pretty/unusual clothing
  
  • For ships: one character wearing the other's clothing, esp. smaller character in bigger character's oversized t-shirt, hoodie, button up, etc.
• H/C scenarios and/or characters be whumped. Some specific images I enjoy in this category:
  
  • Captivity: Chained up with arms above head
    
  • Character A drapes their jacket over B's shoulders
    
  • Draping a Blanket or Coat Over an exhausted, sleeping character
    
  • Injured character being bandaged up
    
  • Injured character being carried
• Incorporation of dialogue (even if it’s just one line)
  
• Funny/cute reactions and scenes
  
• For smutty art: really anything from my general smut likes list applies, but if you want specific ideas:
  
  • clothing being ripped off or pushed aside or general clothed sex/partially clothed/clothing in disarray
    
  • biting/marks
    
  • tender touch
    
  • one hand around a neck (choking or simply resting there, depending on the vibe)
    
  • cocks being held
    
  • one character bent over and being fucked
    
  • Semi-public sex (hiding in a coat closet? Under the table? Etc.)
    
  • Victim looking really whumped in non-con scenarios

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DNWs
General DNWs

Unhappy endings

• Things don't have to be perfect or anything, I just want at least a general sense that things are going work out for the characters/ship

First or second person POV (except where needed for epistolary, social media, etc.)

Unrequested identity headcanons (trans, race, other)

• However, I'm always fine with assuming a character’s sexuality is more fluid than canon may let on)

Infidelity involving the requested characters (unless okayed in the fandom specific section)

Killing off canon love interests to make room for a ship

• Breakups, AUing relationships away, etc. are all fine

Permanent, non-canon death of the requested canon characters

Poly or otherwise open relationship involving the requested characters (unless okayed in the fandom specific section)

• I'm fine with the characters seeing other people while also seeing each other in the context of "we're just FWB/dating casually/no commitments" (particularly if that is used to cause pining or jealousy between the ship). But once the character define the relationship/have the "we are committed to each other" talk/are in an established relationship/etc., I want the relationship structure to be monogamous unless otherwise requested

Focus on pregnancy (including requested characters being pregnant even in A/B/O requests)

• It’s totally fine to mention pregnancy being a thing or a side character being pregnant, but I don’t want it to be the focus of the story or something that happens within the requested ship

There are also some fandom specific DNWs and DNW exceptions noted in the relevant sections

Sex Related DNWs

Any character portrayed “on screen” in sexual situations under the age of 14 (backstory references okay in fic).

• For art, this DNW includes even suggestions of a sexual situation (i.e., kissing/groping/sexual menacing, etc.) for characters under the age of 14—or characters who are drawn to look pre-pubescent regardless of stated age—even if the characters are still clothed

Breeding kink, lactation kink

Body modifications, including forced feminization

Cross-dressing kink

Daddy/mommy kink (in particular, use of the word “daddy” or “mommy”)

Enemas

Feeding, weight gain, inflation, anything in that realm

Insertion of extremely large objects, anal tearing, extreme stretching, sounding

Non-sexual body fluids or waste in sex scenes (with the exception of a few drops of blood from scratching or because they were injured before sex)

Roleplay scenarios

Sex rough enough to permanently injure or leave severe scars

• E.g., spanking someone until their skin feels raw = fine; literally skinning them = please no. Choking someone = go for it; crushing windpipes = please no. If you’re not sure, feel free to ask through the mods!

Unrequested non-con

Unrequested dub-con

• However, I am fine with drunk!sex, or sex on drugs, as long as the characters are subjectively aware of what they're doing while they are having sex. So, not when one half of the pair is passed out drunk. But, for example, I am totally fine with two characters getting high together and having sex (in fact, I love it!)

Completely physically pleasureless sex for the victim even in a dubcon/noncon scenario

• Forced orgasm, being ashamed of their body responding positively, etc. is all great

AU DNWs

I like canon divergence AUs where the fic is based in the canon setting but goes in a different direction after a certain installment, or changes the outcome of a certain event. So those are fine across the board, whether or not they relate to a specific prompt. But I DNW the following types of AUs unless requested:

• AUs that change the canon setting, era, or rules of the universe (e.g., mundane AUs, addition of fantastical elements in a non-fantastical canon, soul mark worlds, A/B/O, high school setting for non-high school canon, coffee shop AU, etc.).
  
  
  • Changes needed to make requested crossovers work are of course fine (e.g., for the Suits/MCU x-over, fine to assume the Suits characters live in the MCU universe with all the science/magic that entails)
  
  
• AUs that drastically change the structure of character relationships or fundamentals of their identity (making people related who are not, erasing characters from existence, etc.)

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Better Off Ted
Ted Crisp/Veronica Palmer
[Fic, Art]
Canon specific DNWs and DNW Clarifications:

• DNW permanent, non-canon death of ANY canon character

General Thoughts: This is one of my biggest comfort canons. I love its sense of humor, I love its corporate satire, I love all the characters. I re-watch it every few years because it makes me smile. And on the latest re-watch, I was reminded of HOW much I love Ted/Veronica, so I thought it would a perfect thing to request in Candy Hearts.

I’m always a sucker for a boss/employee relationship, and I love that Ted/Veronica is a bit different from the ones I normally request. I love that the woman is the boss, and I also love that they are both far enough in their careers and confident enough in themselves that there can be a bit of push and pull. It’s clear that she’s ultimately the one in charge, but Ted’s not afraid to speak his mind to her, and sometimes she listens (while also never hesitating to shut him down and pull the boss card if she disagrees). I love how matter of fact their canon hookups are, but also how they clearly do like each other as people. And I like that he’s one of the few people she’ll show a (slightly) softer side to. The tag scene where he joins her in making silly announcements over the loudspeaker after everyone else was scared out of the building is one of my favorite moments with them, for instance.

Any other characters are welcome, as well as ships between those other characters. In terms of dealing with Ted/Linda, I really like Linda, so please don’t bash her. I’d be totally happy with fic that completely ignores their ongoing flirtation and developing relationship (set it when they aren’t together and just not mention it, that kind of thing). That said, also happy to see it discussed as long as there’s no cheating or Linda bashing. E.g. if you want to have Veronica mention she knows Ted is/was totally into Linda (especially if she is more amused than actually threatened), or set it after a Ted/Linda breakup that drives him into Veronica’s arms or something—that’s welcome, too!

Prompts:

• General wacky work shenanigans
  
  
• Road trip or other travel! Maybe they have to drive somewhere to woo a client? Or go on a work trip and fly together, stay at a hotel together, etc.
  
  
• I’d love to see these two confronted with a typical fic/romcom romance trope like having to share a bed or fake dating to see how they’d react. Veronica’s matter of factness in particular would I think make those things very funny.
  
  
• Five times fic or 5+1 fic seems like it would be great for them. 5 times they hook up casually, the one time it’s not casual. 5 times they don’t admit feelings, the one time they do. 5 times they almost get caught kissing and one time they do. Etc. etc. etc.
  
  
• Veronica interacting with Rose is always fun. But how would she feel about actually acting as a mother figure if she and Ted got into a serious relationship? How would Rose feel? How would that change their dynamic?
  
  
• Veronica suddenly has a baby to deal with (whether temporary or permanent) and doesn’t know what to do, so she turns to Ted for help. I can’t imagine her getting pregnant and choosing to keep a kid without being totally prepared, but maybe a relative has an unexpected emergency and drops their baby off with her, or some big potential client's babysitter calls out sick and the client ropes her into handling their kid for the day with implied threats of walking away from a deal if she doesn’t step up (or same thing with a board member threatening her job), or something like that.

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Community
Jeff Winger/Abed Nadir
[Fic, Art]
Canon specific DNWs and DNW Clarifications:

• DNW permanent, non-canon character death of ANY canon character (exception: Jeff’s dad)
  
  
• AU DNW waived for my soulmates and time loop requests
  
  
• For my AUs DNW, that does not apply to canon style homage, which are very welcome. That is to say, I don’t want a full AU where these characters are actually knights of King Arthur’s realm, but if someone starts a campus-wide LARP that they all get really into, that’s excellent

General Thoughts: This is one of my all time favorite canons, a forever love that never fails to make me smile. While I specifically requested Abed/Jeff, I adore all of the study group and the greater Greendale community, and would be more than happy with a fic that included other characters. Any ships between other characters welcome.

That said, I specifically requested Abed/Jeff because this is a rare pair of my heart that I would always love to see more fic for. I absolutely adore all of the episodes where they connect, especially when they actually manage to be vulnerable with each other, to the extent that either of them are capable of that. The end of the Chicken Fingers episode, for instance, or of course, “My Dinner with Abed.” Anything that explores or expands on that dynamic is A+.

Prompts:

• General Greendale wacky shenanigans
  
  
• Road trip! Whether it’s just a few hours or an epic adventure
  
  
• I’d love to see these two confronted with a typical fic/romcom romance trope like having to share a bed or fake dating to see how they’d react. Would Abed get meta about it? Would Jeff get annoyed at Abed getting meta? Playing with that sounds like a ton of fun!
  
  
• Soulmate AU. Jeff and Abed realizing they’re soulmates would also just be so much fun! How do they both react to the idea of soulmates, even?
  
  
• As suggested by my DNW clarification, canon style genre homages are awesome. A Pride and Prejudice theme dance makes the whole campus act like they’re in Georgian England? LARP takes us to the middle ages? A cut in funding turns the campus to a (non-lethal) Hunger Games style battle to register for classes? Zombie apocalypse 2.0? Etc. etc. etc.
  
  
• Time loops! Whether you come up with a Greendale explanation for how they are happening or just handwave, these are welcome

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Crossover: Doctor Who/Community
Abed Nadir & Any Doctor (Doctor Who 2005)
[Fic, Art]
Fandom specific DNW and DNW exceptions:

• Poly/open relationship DNWs waived (esp. if you want to include background Troy/Abed/Annie, or any ship with the Doctor not necessarily being monogamous)
  
  
• DNW smut (even if it has a ship, I prefer focus on the requested gen pair)
  
  
• DNW permanent, non-canon death of any canon character from either canon (OCs dying okay, as is the Master/Missy since I assume they will always come back no matter how dead they seem)

General Thoughts: This is a combo I have wanted forever. I mean, Abed finding out Inspector Spacetime is basically real? He’s trained for this! I just think they would have the most fun adventures, whether it’s Abed getting to experience an alien planet, or The Doctor getting sucked into an adventure at Greendale. I imagine that Abed would take the whole thing pretty much in stride, and the Doctor would be fascinated by this calm kid who somehow isn’t confused by a time-traveling alien showing up.

And when I say any new Who Doctor, I mean it. Use whichever Doctor you think best (including Fourteen or Fifteen; I've seen the specials and love both of them)—or maybe Abed meets different Doctors at different times!

Feel free to bring in whichever other characters you want, particularly the Community crew if it’s set at Greendale, or if you want to bring other Greendale characters on board the TARDIS with Abed. If relevant, I ship Troy/Abed(/Annie) and Jeff/Annie, as well as The Doctor/The Master (all iterations); The Doctor/The TARDIS (all iterations); The Doctor/River (all iterations); Ten/Rose; Thirteen/Yaz; Fourteen/Fifteen.

Prompts:

• There’s alien trouble at Greendale, and the Doctor is here to help! (Abed: Cool. Cool, cool, cool.)
  
  
• The Master/Missy has come to wreak havoc on Earth yet again. Somehow, Abed gets caught up in helping the Doctor take them down.
  
  
• The Doctor needs to hide out on Earth for whatever reason. They end up at Greendale. Hey, it’s easier to fit in here than anywhere else!
  
  
• There's actually a Doctor Who-y explanation for all the weird stuff that happens at Greendale. The Doctor is here to figure it out!
  
  
• For some reason, the Doctor has agreed to take Abed on exactly one trip. Where does he pick? What’s his reaction to the TARDIS?
  
  
• Abed travels with The Doctor over a longer period of time. How does it change him? Does he find an alien culture that he feels like he totally gets? Or does it make him feel like actually, he understands humans way better than he thinks?

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Crossover: Suits/MCU
Harvey Specter &/ Tony Stark
Jessica Pearson &/ Tony Stark*
Jessica Pearson & Harvey Specter & Tony Stark
Mike Ross & Harvey Specter & Tony Stark
Jessica Pearson & Mike Ross & Harvey Specter & Tony Stark
Mike Ross/Harvey Specter & Tony Stark

[Fic, Art]

*Note: after writing up my whole letter and everything, I discovered I apparently failed to actually nominate Jessica/Tony. That was a complete mistake on my part. I would be equally happy with Jessica & Tony (which I also nominated!), but if you do want to write it shippy I'm very down.

Request Specific DNWs and DNW Exceptions:

• I’m fine with Tony/Pepper being open for the Tony/Harvey and Jessica/Tony requests.

General Thoughts: Okay, just imagine how much of a nightmare being Tony’s lawyer would be. Who could possibly handle that? Well…Pearson Hardman, of course! That’s basically the entire thought behind this request. I love the idea of Harvey and/or Jessica trying to rein Tony in. I imagine a lot of bumping heads, but maybe also begrudging respect and eventually admiration and even friendship or more.

Anyway, go wild! Whatever this sparks for you, I want to get it! I really adore all of these characters and will be thrilled to see them interacting. Feel free to set this whenever in either canon’s timeline you want, and feel free to incorporate whatever other characters you want. In terms of other ships, any canon ship from either canon is fine. I am also down for: Tony/Any Man Other Than Steve Rogers, Tony/Natasha, Harvey/Jessica, and, of course, Harvey/Mike.

General (Ship or Gen) Prompts:

• First meetings. Do they bump heads? Get along? Are they on opposite sides of the table, or is Pearson Hardman trying to woo Tony as a client?
  
  
• Pre-Iron Man, the Suits character(s) help Tony with business dealings and/or dealing with his various scandals
  
  
• Mid-Iron Man, the Suits character(s) help Tony deal with totally changing the company. Are they pleased that he's trying to be a better person? Upset that shutting down the weapon's division is going to lose his company a ton of money? Pleased that shutting down the weapons division = a ton of (billable) work for them? Do they support his choices morally? How do they react to finding out about his superheroing?
  
  
• Post-Iron Man, Pearson Hardman deals with the fallout of the “I am Iron Man” announcement. Or they aren’t already his lawyers, but they decide they just HAVE to land the world’s most famous superhero as their client, and go about trying to woo him...
  
  
• Suits character(s) dealing with the legal fallout of Civil War
  
  
• Tony unexpectedly ends up with a baby. Maybe it is his. Maybe it’s a random alien child. IDK. Whatever the deal, he needs his trusty lawyer/legal team to help him figure out WTF to do.
  
  
• If you want even more prompts then I provide here, I list a lot of freeforms for this request in my Id Pro Quo letter!

Shippy Prompts for Harvey/Tony and Jessica/Tony:

• I am fine with a wide range of things, from a one-night stand to FWB to messy complicated feelings to actual romance. I especially love the idea of either of these pairs inching towards some kind of unexpected emotional intimacy due to having sex, whether that be the intimacy you can only find with a stranger you know you’ll never see again or something more long-lasting.
  
  
• For either pair, they are both down with one-night stands (or, at least, I assume Jessica sometimes is, we KNOW the other two are). They both run in the rich person circles in NYC. Maybe they fall into bed together one night. What happens after that? Do they never see each other again but remember it fondly? Maybe keep tabs on each other from a distance? Do they see each other again, for friendship, for sex, or for something more? Does Tony end up hiring Harvey or Jessica as his lawyer because he was impressed by them? Or do they only run into each other occasionally?
  
  
• I love 5 times and 5+1 formats in general, and that sounds really fun for this request in particular. 5 times they slept together. 5 times they didn’t sleep together and the one time they did. 5 times they pissed each other off and the one time they got along. 5 times Harvey or Jessica saved Tony’s ass, and the one time Tony saved them. Etc. etc. Whatever you can think of!
  
  
• Harvey or Jessica is Tony’s lawyer, because Tony hires the best. But they are both arrogant and don’t love being told what to do. So they butt heads, a lot. But they also have all this sexual tension. Maybe the best way to deal is to fuck it out…
  
  
• Charity Auction Date: I love the idea of this for Harvey/Tony in particular. Again, they both run in rich people circles. Maybe this is how they meet. Or maybe Harvey is bullied into putting himself up for auction by Jessica, and Tony thinks it would be amusing to buy his lawyer. Or Tony is bullied into doing it by Pepper, and promises he’ll sign on as a client with Pearson Hardman if Harvey saves him from having to go on a date with random fan…

For Harvey Specter/Mike Ross & Tony Stark very happy for it to be focused on the crossover angle, with the ship just in the background or hinted at OR the other way around, with the focus being on Harvey/Mike, but maybe they get together while working on a case for Tony, or at an event thrown by Stark Industries or whatever. Or some balance! Whatever inspires you.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
Arthur Dent/Ford Prefect
[Fic, Art]

Canon specific DNWs and DNW exceptions: None

General Thoughts: Another forever favorite that has been on my mind recently. I love the humor, I love the wacky worldbuilding, I love all the characters. I love the tone of the canon, and encourage you to lean into that. Feel free to make this as fun, wacky, bizarre as you want.

My favorite thing about Ford and Arthur specifically is that even though, objectively, there is no reason they should get along at all and often they irritate each other, they are also so drawn to each other. From the very start, Arthur is the one human Ford choses to save; that means something. I love any situation that forces them to admit that yes, the do in fact care about each other. For this fandom I’m very open to pre-slash as well as full ship fic, particularly if you run with my backstory prompt or prefer to focus on wacky canon style adventures, as long as there’s some hint at mutual feelings.

All other characters, and any ships between other characters, welcome.

Prompts:

• Backstory: Why was Arthur friends with Ford when he thought he was just some out of work actor? He doesn’t exactly seem like the kind of person Arthur would normally be friends with? Why did Ford pick Arthur, of all the humans he’d met, to save when Earth was being destroyed?
  
  
• They go on an alien reality TV show of some sort. A dating show? A Survivor type show? Amazing Race across the universe? A quiz show?
  
  
• Action/adventure, isolated on a planet together, trying to survive, wild alien flora and fauna, or surviving in some crazy alien city where they don’t understand the culture at all—anything in that mode.
  
  
• Somehow they get embroiled with a high-stakes political situation they are not prepared for.
  
  
• Time loops! Especially if they get stuck in one together.
  
  
• Truth serum. What does one or the other reveal?
  
  
• Accidental marriage! Maybe a cultural misunderstanding on an alien planet? If you like this idea, I have lots of prompts for it here.
  
  
• Sex pollen! I’d especially be happy to see this lean into the awkward/funny, given the canon. Or feel free to go with something more off beat. Cuddle pollen! Hugging pollen!
  
  
• Fake dating/marriage! Maybe they find themselves at a party where you’re kicked out if you don’t have an SO? Or they need to pretend to be together so Ford can profile the universe’s most exclusive couple’s retreat?
  
  
• Forced to choose between truth serum and sex pollen (IDK why. As always, weird aliens can be the answer). Which do either/both pick? Why?

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Saltburn
Felix Catton/Oliver Quick
Oliver Quick/Farleigh Start
Felix Catton/Farleigh Start
Felix Catton/Oliver Quick/Farleigh Start
[Fic, Art]
Canon specific DNW Exceptions:

• Unhappy ending DNW waived
  
• Infidelity DNW waived
  
• Poly DNW waived
  
• Non-canonical death of requested characters DNW waived
  
• AU DNWs waived

General Thoughts: Oh man, was I into this movie. Its entire aesthetic is so my jam, and I love how twisted and twisty these characters are. The lust, the manipulations, the power plays, the obsessions, the longing, all the unexpected ways these things manifested—wonderful. I just want to roll around in more of the same, however you want to serve it up.

As you can see, I am obviously very interested in the core three guys here, in any combo that appeals to you. I am also very down with fics that incorporate more than one of these ships, even if it doesn’t end in a threesome. Like, Oliver is fucking both Felix and Farleigh behind each others’ backs? Yes. Felix used to be with Farleigh and is now with Oliver? I’m there for it, etc. etc. etc.

Also down with any other characters showing up, and any other ships that are of interest, as long as the focus is on one (or more) of my requested ships.

Ship-Specific Thoughts:

Felix/Oliver: These two are the core of the movie for me. Oliver’s obsession with and desire for Felix, but also his envy and scheming and willingness to ultimately betray him. Felix’s obvious affection for Oliver, but also the dismissive way he treats him—the fact that there was a “last one” (and probably many before that). I’m very curious about what exactly Felix feels towards Oliver. It seems clear to me that Oliver's feelings for Felix have a strong sexual/possibly romantic element to whatever extent romance is a thing he can feel (I mean, no shit, right?), but I think it could go either way with Felix. Is he into Oliver? Not into him (maybe not even into men), but enjoys being wanted and plays into that, consciously or unconsciously? Oblivious, or so used to being adored he doesn’t even really think about it, just assumes it's the natural state of the world that everyone loves him? I'm happy to have this be one sided Oliver-->Felix pining if you want, though obviously also very down for reciprocated feelings, FWB, hatesex, whatever you want!

Oliver/Farleigh: I went into this film expecting to only ship Felix/Oliver. I had no idea Farleigh would be there being so fabulous and interesting and in such delicious competition with Oliver. I love their push-pull, the rivalry for their place in the household, the mutual disdain but the way they can’t stop circling each other. And that sex scene, god damn! Hate sex, sex as manipulation, power plays in and out of the bedroom—give me all of it. Or: is there any world in which real feelings could develop between them?

Felix/Farleigh: There’s so much history between these two that makes them such a juicy combination. Do we think they ever hooked up before the movie? Early crushes, sexual exploration? Maybe Farleigh was one of the “last one”s? Or has he just been carrying a torch this whole time? Their family dynamic was really interesting, too. Part of the same family, but with such a skewed power dynamic, because Felix’s family has all the money and clearly do not see Farleigh as an equal because of that (not the mention the race element). The way Farleigh both clearly resents that and also jealousy guards his position in the family generally, and his friendship (moreship?) with Felix’s in particular. I'm just very interested to see them explored more. Also happy to have this be one sided Farleigh --> Felix.

Felix/Oliver/Farleigh: Take any or all of my thoughts from the individual ships, and mash them together! So many power dynamics. So much room for manipulation or competition or rivalry even within a threesome. Take it and run!

Prompts That Can Apply to Any Request as You See Fit:

• Missing scenes. Did Oliver and Felix once hook up while still at Oxford? Were there parts of the Oliver/Farleigh hookup we didn’t see? Were Felix and Farleigh casually fucking throughout the film? Small moments of Farleigh or Oliver pining after/obsessing over Felix.
  
  
• Farleigh and Oliver are both obsessed with Felix and fuck about it (whether or not Felix ever gets involved). Or maybe they team up to seduce him...or to take him down. Is there any world in which Farleigh gets in on Oliver's plan?
  
  
• Backstory Farleigh/Felix
  
  
• Post-canon Oliver/Farleigh. Maybe Farleigh confronts Oliver after Oliver inherits Saltburn? Or tries to get back into his good graces?
  
  
• Canon divergence AU! There are so many options for jumping off points. I have some ideas, but please feel free to pick your own if you have other ideas!
  
  
  • Oliver makes Farleigh his target rather than Felix
    
    
  • Oliver seduces (or attempts to seduce) Oliver at any point during the film. How does that change things?
    
    
  • Felix never finds out about Oliver’s parents. Would Oliver eventually have turned on him anyway, or would he have continued his slow infiltration of his family? Would he end up trying to get the upper hand on Felix? Seduce him? Does Felix get bored with him, and if so, how does he react? How does Farleigh play into this (if at all)?
    
    
  • Oliver doesn't go home with Felix that summer. Maybe he doesn't even lie about his parents. What does a longer con to try to infiltrate and take over his life look like?
  
  
• This is one fandom where I welcome setting change AUs, especially if you still keep the gothic vibes and power plays. Are they still Oxford students, but Edwardian, Victorian, or whatever other era you want? Are they Gilded Age new money? Go full gothic and get vampires or the supernatural involved? Make them royalty? Set it on a spaceship a thousand years in the future?
  
  
• If you happen to know The Magicians, I feel like an AU where they go to Brakebills would be fun! The aesthetics of the two canons meld well, I think. (Not really interested in a crossover involving the Magicians characters here—though cameos/small parts are fine—more about the setting). Or even if you don’t know this particular canon, magical schools in general!
  
  
• A/B/O or BDSM AUs would also be interesting here. I could def. imagine some interesting ways to link that kind of thing to the class dynamics at play. Maybe Oli is a omega or sub (or even beta or neutral) who resents that alphas are so much more powerful, and that's part of what fuels him. Or he's an alpha/dom who resents that these other characters still look down on him because he's poor (esp. if one or both of Felix or Farleigh is an omega/sub, though it would be interesting either way). Definitely more than okay with non-traditional combos here, though not particularly interest in omega/omega (but would be down with, e.g., alpha/alpha, beta/alpha, omega being dominate over an alpha, bitching, etc.).
  
  
• A soulmate AU would also be interesting here. Maybe Oliver fakes being Felix’s soulmate? (Maybe he and Farleigh actually are soulmates?). Or Oliver and Felix ARE soulmates, but Oliver wants to use that to his advantage…
  
  
• Time loops!
  
  
• If it's your jam, feel free to lean into dub-con and even non-con between these characters. One blackmailing another into sex? Sex by deception? Sex by threat? It's all welcome.

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Suits
Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Jessica Pearson & Harvey Specter
Jessica Pearson/Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Sean Cahill/Harvey Specter

[Fic, Art]
Canon specific DNWs:

• Use of the term “alpha” and “omega” in bed. Harvey or Mike being pregnant even in an a/b/o AU.

General Thoughts: I fucking adore this show, with all its silly bad law and banter and complex relationships of love and loyalty and hurt and betrayal and forgiveness and, oh yes, banter. I like the quippy, easy breeziness of the early seasons as well as the angst and the drama of the later season (that trial/prison arc, hot damn), so whatever speaks to you the most is what I want to get!

I love the whole cast, so feel free to incorporate whatever other characters you want, and any ships between those characters. I’m a big Rachel/Donna fan if you want to include that in the background anywhere!

Ship Specific Thoughts and Prompts:

Mike Ross/Harvey Specter: One of my most burning OTPs. They have everything I love in a mentor/mentee ship. Being centrally important to each other! Enough of an age gap and experience differential to really have a mentorship! But the mentee character still being very brilliant at what they do (for a rookie) and having their own POV about how to go about things! An easy banter and generally just very much enjoying each others’ company! Clear admiration for each other! But also emotional repression and difficulty expressing approval/affection on Harvey’s side! Intense, crazy, “I will risk destroying my own life for you” loyalty from the word go! Epically painful fights! But always, always forgiving each other in the end!

In terms of sexual dynamics, I like everything from vanilla through having D/s-y dynamics in bed, preferably with Mike in the sub role (though that does not have to mean physically bottoming!). Formalized or informal BDSM are both fine.

• I adore get together fic for them. I love pining, and can see it easily on either/both sides. But extended pining isn’t the only option, obviously. I'm also down for either/both developing feelings over the course of the fic, and/or either/both being oblivious dumbasses who don’t realize their own feelings at first.
  
  
• Or established relationship fic! How do they deal with major milestones? The commitment talk? Their first fight? Moving in together? Engagement? Marriage?
  
  
• Gimme all the romance tropes! Seriously, if there is a fan-ficcy romance trope that you can think of combining with this pairing, I want it. Fake dating/marriage? Yes! (I have more prompts along those lines in my Just Married letter). There’s only one bed? Duh! Canadian shack? Obviously. Fuckbuddies with feelings? PLEASE. Etc. etc. etc. Go wild.
  
  
• Speaking of romance tropes, I love unexpected!kid-fic for them. One discovers they had a kid they didn’t know about, or otherwise ends up adopting/having to care for a kid unexpectedly. Maybe the other helps them out. Falling in love through caring for the kid. Cute domestic scenes!
  
  
• Hurt/comfort, hurt/comfort, hurt/comfort. Gimma all the hurt/comfort. Mike is in a bike accident! Harvey gets in over his head in a fight. One or the other is beat up or non-conned by a bad guy. Whatever it is, I want it! For more prompts and freeforms along these lines, check out my hurt/comfort letter.
  
  
• Relatedly, I am really into the idea of Mike getting in over his head, especially in a dubconny way, with a sleazy client, whether it’s something as simple as the client getting too handsy, up through full on dub-con/non-con pressured sex (“Oh, I’ll happily sign with you/not fire you/etc., if you give an extra incentive…”). And then Harvey finding out and reacting. For more prompts along these lines, check out my Id Pro Quo Letter.
  
  
• Post-canon, what is life like for them in Seattle? Do they stay out there, or find their way back to NYC (or something else)? What happens to their respective marriages, and how do they eventually find their way to each other instead? I love angst for these kinds of stories, and am very fine with things getting very very messy before things work themselves out.
  
  
• Different universe AUs: This is one canon where I am super down with different universe AUs. In particular, I really love slavery AUs, A/B/O, BDSM, and weird mandated-by-the-state marriage AUs. If writing something along those lines sounds appealing, I have a LOT of thoughts and prompts in my AU Exchange, IPQ and Just Married letters.
  
  
• Different First Meetings: I love the idea of them meeting in different ways, particularly in setups where Harvey is still a lawyer but he either meets Mike at a somewhat different time, or when Mike has chosen a different path to try to make ends meet. It’s easy to imagine, since their original meeting was down to chance anyway. If you want specific ideas, I have a bunch at my AU Exchange Letter. But I’m open to basically any idea you have!
  
  
  • The one thing I’m not interested in is a first meeting where Mike is already a successful lawyer (or successful at any fulfilling job) or law student at a top school. A key part of their dynamic for me is Harvey being surprised by Mike’s brilliance and his unexpected willingness to give him an opportunity Mike is beyond grateful for, so I prefer Mike being in a situation where he’s not living up to his potential
  
  
• Canon Divergence AUs: Another thing I love here. Again, I’d direct you to my AU Exchange Letter for expanded prompts. But some quick ones:
  
  • Harvey doesn’t hire Mike in the pilot
    
  • Different consequences for the lie
    
  • Harvey takes longer to forgive Mike after the Season 2 finale
    
  • Mike goes to work for Forstman
    
  • Mike serves his whole prison sentence, or Harvey goes to prison instead
  
  
• In terms of the canon relationships—frankly, with this ship I am fine with Harvey and Mike having what amounts to an emotional affair while in other relationships, but I 100% do not want them physical cheating because that is such a big moral code for Harvey. AUing the relationships away, adding in breakups, setting it when they're both single, etc. all work. I am also down with Harvey and Mike dating OCs during the fic if you want (esp. if it makes the other jealous), again as long as there is no physical cheating. I am also down with any sort of backstory relationships you want to add for them, including Harvey/Jessica.

Jessica Pearson & Harvey Specter: I just love their friendship! I’d love to see more of their backstory or their friendship developing over time.

• Are there major shifting points in their relationship from pure mentor/mentee to something closer to colleagues and friends?
  
  
• What was Harvey like when Jessica first met him? Did she ever meet his family? Whether she did or not, what did his family think of this woman taking such an interest in him?
  
  
• How does their friendship continue after the show? Do they ever work together again? Does Harvey officiate or stand as her best man or give a toast at Jessica's wedding? (I ship Jessica/Jeff Malone but also fine with her marrying OCs or any other canon character the inspires you)
  
  
• Epistolary fic showing their emails/texts/etc. over time, after the show, etc.
  
  
• If you wanted to combine this with Harvey/Mike, I’d also love anything about Jessica’s reaction to that, or her POV on it as an outsider. Or her toast to Harvey at their wedding! Also down for a fic here where Harvey is unrequitedly pining over Mike and Jessica realizes/helps him deal in some way. In that situation, I'd prefer the fic not shut down the possibility of Mike ever returning feelings, but totally fine to have them unrequited in the space of the fic.

Jessica Pearson/Mike Ross/Harvey Specter: My needs here are simple. I like the idea of making the Jessica/Harvey --> Harvey/Mike mentorship sexual. Especially with some D/s dynamics thrown in for good measure.

• I love D/s dynamics here, including BDSM AUs. Harvey was Jessica’s sub, and is now Mike’s dom, and working through that? Jessica domming both of them? Jessica realizing Mike is a sub and getting Harvey involved?
  
  
• More prompts at my AUex Letter

Sean Cahill/Harvey Specter: I was just really into their relationship, especially in the first half of Season 6, and would love to see it become sexual/romantic.

• They are both under such pressure and have so much riding on the case in Season 6; having that spill over to late nights drinking together, finding solace and/or moments of escape from the stress in bed, etc. seems great.
  
  
• Happy for this to be complicated and unequal, where one is just using sex as an outlet for stress relief while the other has Actual Feelings. Or they both have feelings but maybe only one actually wants to do something about it… (OTOH, also very happy for a version where they are both on the same page about being FWBs, fuckbuddies, stress relief, temporary, etc.)
  
  
• Bonus points for Harvey pining over Mike and using Sean as a stand-in, whether or not Sean realizes.
  
  
  • If you go this route, I'm fine with having Harvey's pining for Mike be unrequited. I would prefer the fic not shut down any possibility of Mike ever returning feelings in any way (by which I mean please don't include a scene where Mike states "I am 100% straight it is insane you would ever think I could possibly have feelings for you ever at any point no way could that ever happen" or something). But having Mike be devoted to his relationship with Rachel while Harvey quietly pines and deals with that through Sean = 100% great. (Though Harvey/Sean --> Harvey/Mike is also very welcome)

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Superstore
Garrett McNeill/Jonah Simms
[Fic, Art]

Canon specific DNWs and DNW exceptions: None

General Thoughts: I find this show endlessly charming and fun (and I also love how political it is, so feel free to incorporate that if you want). These two are my fave pair in the whole thing. I love how Jonah so earnest and just completely desperate for any sign of approval or affection from Garrett, and how much Garrett totally knows that, and messes with him all the time (I find Garrett’s dry humor hilarious. And everything about him. I adore Garrett). But I think it’s clear that under that all, Garrett really cares about Jonah too, it’s just hard for him to express that. Adding romance/getting together into the mix just takes that dynamic and amps it up in a fun way.

In general, I love the upbeat tone and humor of the show, and I’m looking for fic/art that matches that general feel. Feel free to let the work get serious if/when it need to—the show does!—but I am hoping for an overall vibe that’s more fun and hijinks than dark and painful.

Feel free to set this fic/etc. whenever during the show makes sense to you, and feel free to incorporate whatever other characters you want from the show, and any ships between those characters you so desire.

Prompts:

• Roommate shenanigans: Growing closer while living together. Pranks they pull on each other. Ways they irritate each other, but also the things they love about living together. There's Only One Bed because in one of their rooms the AC is broken or the landlord has to do repairs or something?
  
  
• Fake/accidental/of convenience dating or marriage: I’m down for everything from waking up married in Vegas to deciding to get married for health insurance purposes to fake dating as a prank on their co-workers. Seriously, whatever scenario you can think of, I’m on board. I just think this is a super fun pair to shove into these tropes. Does one of both of them go into it pining? Or do they develop feelings over the course of the marriage/“relationship”? Do they confess once they realize? Or do they go through a divorce/annulment/revealing it was fake only to discover they both liked it better when they were together? For more prompts along these lines, check out my Just Married letter.
  
  
• Reality-show related: I love the idea of these two being on a reality show together. Maybe they decide to do something like The Amazing Race together. Or maybe they accidently end up on the same show? Maybe their co-workers submit them both for a dating show and they both get on… Feel free to use real reality shows, or make one up.
  
  
• Soulmates: I don’t normally ask for soulmate stuff, esp. in canons set in the real world, but I love it for them, especially if at least one of them is resistant to the idea. I feel like Garrett would be so hilariously cynical about the whole idea, or maybe Jonah would have some very earnest political take about how the whole concept is Bad and Retrograde, Actually. Or whatever. I would just love to see your take on how these characters would react to a world with soulmates. I’m down for whatever kind of soulmate worldbuilding you want, including one where soulmates are rare.
  
  
• Accidental Baby/Child Acquisition: I love the idea of one of them having to suddenly deal with a kid they did not expect. Maybe one of them finds out an old one-night stand had a baby? Or a relative with an emergency needs them to look after a niece/nephew/young cousin for a few weeks? Maybe this is when they’re roommates so the other is forced to help out?
  
  
• Apocalypse: Zombie apocalypse! Aliens invade! If throwing these characters into that kind of scenario sounds fun, please feel.
  
  
• Time loop: The two of them stuck in a time loop together sounds hilarious

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