Dear Chocolate Box Author

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Dear Chocolate Box Writer,

Hello! You have matched (or, if you’re a pinch hitter, chosen) one of these pairs, which means we already have something awesome in common. How excellent. I’m excited to see what you write!

Introduction & General Likes/DNWs
This letter covers the following fandoms in this order:

Bojack Horseman
Crossovers (Buffy/Angel, Doctor Who/Others, MCU/Netflix Marvel)
Doctor Who
Grey’s Anatomy
MCU
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Wire

All requests are for fic, though I am open to art treats if you are so inspired.

First off, even though I’ve written a lot 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 thrilled, so please do not feel constrained by this letter. In particular, the prompts are really just there to spark ideas if you want them — I’m not tied to any of them, and would be happy to see you go in your own direction.

Also, I’m equally excited about all of these options! Some sections are longer than others because I have more specific ideas about certain character combos, but I didn’t request anything I wouldn’t be over the moon to receive. And in the cases where I selected both gen and ship versions of a pairing, I would genuinely be equally happy to receive either.

Likes:

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, and some of my favorite fics are just people sitting around talking.

I’m fairly open on tone and genre — fluff, angst, and basically everything in-between is good by me.

For the pairs where I’ve requested ship fic, I define that broadly — everything from pining/flirting/other pre-relationship up through established relationship can make me happy. (Specific sections will give you more detail on what I’m most interested in for each ship.)

If you want to write smut, generally I like:
-- Emphasis on what the sex means to the characters/the emotion of the moment
-- “Come,” not “cum”
-- Praise kink
-- 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 someone else under a table or whatever is all great)
-- Dom/sub dynamics that develop without the characters talking about it (but not negotiated BDSM relationships), 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)
• 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)

+ See DNWs for what I don’t want

Other likes:

Strong character voices

Characters having conversations we don’t get to see in canon

Unlikely friendships

People who don’t like each other working together

Bonding over shared or similar trauma

Wounded people slowly opening up

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

Tentative beginnings (romantic or otherwise)

Complex, long lasting relationships with a rich sense of history

UST and mutual pining

Banter

Forced to share a bed, huddle for warmth, hide in a tight space, anything along those lines

Fake dating, where the stakes are commensurate with medium to high stakes for the canon (so, for a sitcom it might just be to avoid another Thanksgiving with relatives asking why one of the characters is single, but for a superhero canon, maybe it's mission related)

Hurt/comfort

Characters who keep getting back up no matter how many times they’re down (esp. when combined with h/c)

Remembering/using the fact that Peter Parker is suuuper strong (putting this in general likes since Peter shows up in a bunch of different places in these requests)

DNWs:

General:

First or second person

Pregnancy

Kidfic involving non-canon children (other than Grey's Anatomy, any kind of kidfic is fine there)

Non-canon death of the requested characters

Poly (unless explicitly asked for in the prompts)

Identity headcanons (trans, race, other) (However, I'm fine with assuming a character’s sexuality is more fluid than canon may let on)

For the age-difference ships where one character is underaged: the older character manipulating the younger one, or otherwise taking advantage of their relative youth (that's not what I'm interested in with these particular pairings)

Unhappy endings for Peter/Tony or Meredith/Alex

There are also some fandom-specific DNWs around certain shipping configurations in the fandom sections

Sex related:

Non-con

Unrequested dub-con (so, here, for anything other than Peter/Tony).

• 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 pass-out drunk. But, for example, I am totally fine with BoJack doing normal BoJack levels of debauchery, or Alex and Mer hooking up after a night out drinking or whatnot.
  
• Basically, I don't care what would hold up in a court of law, as long as the characters themselves would tell you they were consenting in the moment.

Non-sexual body fluids in sex scenes (with the exception of a few drops of blood from scratching or the like)

Extended, on-screen consent negotiations

Daddy/mommy kink

Formalized BDSM

Roleplay scenarios

Cross-dressing kink

Feeding, weight gain, inflation, anything in that realm

Enemas

For my age-difference ships where one character is underaged: the older character kinking on the younger one's youth (I would prefer it to be a neutral fact or a point of concern, not an active turn-on. They can -- and preferable should -- find the person hot, but without emphasis on "they look so young" or the like)

AUs: I like canon-divergent 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, but DNW other AU types. So please:

No 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, different jobs, etc.). The one exception to this is that I’m (obviously) fine with having Doctor Who sci-fi existing in the Community and True Detective universes for those crossover requests (and for MCU/Doctor Who sci-fi to exist in each others' universe for that crossover request, though that's less of a stretch to begin with).

No AUs that drastically change the structure of character relationships or fundamentals of their identity (making people related who are not, erasing characters from existence, making major friendships or relationships never have happened, etc.).

BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman & / Princess Caroline; Bojack Horseman & / Mr. Peanutbutter
Why I requested it: As far as I’m concerned this show is the best thing on TV right now, and I always want more. I’m constantly astonished by its ability to blend wacky humor with soul crushingly poignant character moments. It has amazingly creative world building and some of the most realistically crafted characters I’ve ever seen, under all the animal puns and slapstick adventures. It’s depressing as fuck, and yet, the way the characters keep fumbling on, attempting to connect to each other and often support each other, even when maybe that’s ill advised, actually leaves me oddly hopeful and uplifted.

How I see the relationships/wants:

BoJack Horseman & / Princess Caroline: This relationship is so complex and dysfunctional, and yet I think there’s really so much love there. I’m fascinated by the way they can never quite get away from each other, and by how they have needed and relied on each other at various points in their life. And I’m curious about how Princess Caroline having a baby will change things.

I nominated gen and ship because I’m happy either way. And here “ship” fic definitely doesn’t have to mean “positive about their relationship” fic (though it can!). If you want to explore their past romantic relationship in a negative light, or have them fall back into bed with each other and have it be a disaster, it’s good with me.

Prompts:

• Filling in the gaps in their past, esp. during the period where BoJack was in a bad place, career wise
  
  
• How does BoJack react to the baby? Does he befriend it? Hate it? Get weird and competitive?
  
  
• How does having a baby change PC’s approach to her career? To BoJack? Is BoJack there for her, or does he make life harder by adding to the stress?
  
  
• Anything around BoJack’s potential sobriety. How does PC react to him going to rehab? Does rehab work? Does he fall off the wagon? If he actually manages to stay clean for a while how does that change their relationship?
  
  
• Is there something that could actually make Caroline give up on BoJack forever?

BoJack Horseman & / Mr. Peanutbutter: When I first started watching this show, I never would have predicted finding this dynamic as interesting as I do. I love that BoJack sees Mr. Peanutbutter as a rival and an annoyance, and meanwhile Mr. Peanutbutter is all “this is my good friend BoJack, I love him so much.” It would have been so easy to have them just be rivals — especially because of the Diane of it all — and yet, the show refused to make it that simple. I’m also really curious to see if anything in their dynamic changes now that BoJack is maybe getting his shit together, while Mr. Peanutbutter is rushing into another disastrous marriage, and finally has more of a sense of his own flaws. (In general, the way that Mr. Peanutbutter’s happy-go-lucky attitude is clearly covering for darkness is what makes him so interesting to me. This scene really says it all.)

Again, equally happy with gen or ship. I threw some specifically shippy prompts into the mix because I thought of them, but absolutely no pressure to go that route. And if you do go shippy, I’m happy for it to be a complete disaster if you want.

Prompts:

• BoJack reacts to finding out about the engagement
  
  
• Mr. Peanutbutter opens up to BoJack about his misgivings about his relationship patterns
  
  
• They have a scheme to try to get Pickles to break up with Mr. Peanutbutter, because he can’t bring himself to be the one to call off the engagement
  
  
• Mr. Peanutbutter and Pickles’ wedding. Does BoJack make a speech? Get drunk and make a scene? Try to talk Mr. Peanutbutter out of it, either out of genuine concern, or out of bitterness about his own unhappy love life (and/or jealousy if you want to make it shippy)?
  
  
• They’re forced into some wacky adventure. Road trip, maybe?
  
  
• They end up starring in a movie together. How does it go? Or what about the press tour? (I imagine Mr. Peanutbutter loves press junkets, while BoJack literally wants to murder everyone the whole time)
  
  
• First time hooking up: Is it now? Did they bang once back in the 90s? (And if they did, was BoJack sober enough to remember it? Or is part of the reason Mr. Peanutbutter thinks they’re friends because he remembers the one time they hooked up and it was chill, and meanwhile BoJack has no idea?)

A note on other characters/ships: Any and all other characters are welcome. I also ship Diane/BoJack and PC/Ralph, and while I don’t exactly ship Diane/Mr. Peanutbutter, I find their relationship fascinating and don’t mind seeing them together. And honestly, I’m good with backstory or background any character/any character, except for pairings with Todd or Hollyhock. This is Hollywoo, baby, I’d buy that they’ve all had sex. I’m fine with infidelity, open relationships/poly (though, I suspect that BoJack would really not handle that well), etc. in this fandom.

Crossovers
Buffy/Angel
Dawn Summers/Connor
Why I requested it: This has been a pairing of my heart since I first binged both of these shows about a decade ago. I really like both characters, and feel like they would have so much to bond over, and I like to think they’d be able to help each other navigate the crazy world they’ve found themselves in. I’m sad we never got to see them meet.

How I see the relationship/wants: What really fascinates me about these two is that they both have origins stories that are infused with magic and crazy circumstances, and they’ve both suffered so much by being unwittingly thrust into the magic world from a young age. They also both have experience with their memories/perception of their past being changed in big ways. But at the same time, their backgrounds are pretty different, because Dawn has memories of a stable and loving home growing up. So the ways in which they would both relate and not relate, and differences between how they approach their world, are really interesting to me.

Also, FYI, while I totally ship it and would love ship fic, if you end up wanting to do something more gen, that is also fine with me, as long as the focus remains on the two of them interacting.

Prompts:

• H/C: physical, emotional
  
• Their first meeting. When? How?
  
• They have to team up to fight some magical problem
  
• They form an ongoing magical fighting duo
  
• One comes to the other’s rescue (bonus points if it's Dawn rescuing Connor and/or if there is some hurt/comfort involved. Connor being hurt definitely appeals to my id…)

A note on other characters/ships: Feel free to incorporate any other Buffy-verse characters you see fit. I ship Spuffy and Angel/Cordelia, but I don’t need them to be together in the world of your fic by any means. The only thing I DNW is different pairings involving those characters. (So, for example, it’s totally fine if Buffy shows up and is single, but please no background Buffy/Angel.) Any other ships are fair game.

Doctor Who/Others
Rustin “Rust” Cohle & The Doctor; Abed Nadir & The Doctor; Rocket Racoon & The Doctor
Why I requested it: These are all characters I think would be super entertaining to see interact with The Doctor, and fic is the only way to make that happen, so I’m asking! And I’m really am fine with you using any iteration of the Doctor you like. I’ve watched all of New Who, and I have watched at least some of every classic Doctor, so I’m familiar with all of them.

A note on other Doctor Who characters: I’m mostly interested in seeing these non-DW characters acting as a companion (whether temporary or long-term) to, or otherwise interacting with, just the Doctor, rather than having them interact with a whole Team Tardis. That said, I totally love every companion and love it when the Doctor actually remembers those who have come before, so discussions of past companions and such is fine. I ship Doctor/Master, Rose/Ten, Thirteen/Yaz, and River/Doctor (and Doctor/TARDIS, see the DW section) if that is in any way relevant.

How I see the relationships/wants:

Rustin “Rust” Cohle (True Detective) & The Doctor: I’ve just always thought it would be interesting to see how Rust and his rambling philosophy would react to discovering the whole wide universe, not to mention time travel. Would it fundamentally shift the way he sees things? Would he try to convince the Doctor to take him back in time to fix his home life, or stop the crimes at the heart of True Detective? How would the Doctor react to this guy? I think they would have such interesting conversations. I’m happy to see the Doctor meet Rust during any part of the True Detective timeline.

Prompts:

• They travel back in time (accidentally or on purpose) to try to fix either the original crime or the original investigation from True Detective
  
• The Doctor meets Rust during the original investigation and somehow gets sucked into it. Maybe the hints of supernatural connections were actually alien?
  
• The Doctor shows Rust something truly gorgeous out in the wide universe
  
• A conversation about their differing perspectives
  
• Rust’s reaction to seeing the inside of the Tardis

A note on other True Detective characters: While I’m most interested in seeing how the Doctor and Rust interact, I’m happy to have other characters show up as you see fit. I ship Rust/Marty if that’s relevant.

Abed Nadir (Community) & The Doctor: Abed finds out Inspector Spacetime is basically real! He’s trained for this forever! 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.

Prompts:

• Their first meeting
  
• Abed’s reaction to seeing the inside of the Tardis
  
• There’s alien trouble at Greendale, and the Doctor is here to help! (Abed: Cool. Cool, cool, cool.)
  
• For some reason, the Doctor has agreed to take Abed on exactly one trip. Where does he pick?
  
• Abed travels with The Doctor over a longer period of time. How does it change him?

A note on other Community characters: Here, I’m down to have other characters heavily involved. If the adventure happens at Greendale, then any/all of the gang also having a role would be fun if it fits your story. If it involves time and/or space travel, I’m open to seeing Troy, Annie, and/or Jeff also tag along if you want. If relevant, I ship Troy/Abed(/Annie) and Annie/Jeff.

Rocket Racoon (MCU) & The Doctor: Damaged, bristly, snarky Rocket is one of my favorite MCU characters. I think he and the Doctor would have such an interesting dynamic. The Doctor would probably find him fascinating and unique, but would also take such issue with his love of guns, theft, and general disregard for the law. On the flip side, I think Rocket would initially find the Doctor weird and annoying, but might eventually come to appreciate their faith in people, even if he can’t admit he appreciates it. Happy to have this set anywhere relative to MCU canon, from pre-GOTG through post-IW.

Prompts:

• They are (or start out) on opposite sides of a situation (for example, Rocket is trying to steal something and the Doctor needs that something to not be stolen for save the world purposes, or needs to steal it themselves)
  
• The Doctor needs something stolen or someone caught for save the world purposes. S/he hires Rocket
  
• Rocket and The Doctor team up to stop the people who experimented on Rocket
  
• Post-IW, Rocket has taken to traveling the universe, probably being even more bitter and sad than usual. He runs into the Doctor, who is trying to figure out how to fix things

A note on other MCU characters: I’m mostly interested in seeing focus on the Doctor and Rocket, but I’m down to have the MCU characters pop up as fits. And I’m happy to have Groot around in a larger role — where Rocket goes, so often does Groot, and I think Groot and the Doctor would probably get along quite well.

MCU/Netflix Marvel
Peter Parker & Matt Murdock; Peter Parker & Jessica Jones; Peter Parker & Luke Cage; Peter Parker & Frank Castle
Why I requested it: Okay, so obviously the theme here is that I want to see MCU Peter Parker interact with the Netflix Marvel characters. I think it would be so interesting. He, like them, focuses on street-level crime in New York. But unlike them, he’s also been brought into (and buys into) the Avengers “big leagues.” Plus, personality-wise he’s just so different: all of the Netflix characters are various degrees of cynical, hardened, and angry at the world. And then here we have this kid who by all rights should be those things, and yet somehow is a ball of enthusiasm and positivity. That contrast is what really fascinates me.

How I see the relationship/wants: Obviously, this is going to vary depending on the exact character combo, but the overriding theme is that contrast between hardened adult and deeply optimistic youth that I just mentioned. Along with that, I think any of the characters here would have a thing or two to teach Peter, if they’re willing. And/or would react to him hilariously.

Peter and Matt: In particular, Matt could help Peter get a handle on his enhanced senses, since that’s something they have in common. And I could see Matt feeling like he had an obligation to take Peter under his wing if he figured out he was young and had similar sensory powers/issues. I think the compare/contrast in their approach to crime-fighting is also interesting. They both believe in non-killing, but Matt is obviously more willing to be incredibly violent up until actual death.

Peter and Jessica: I feel like she might find him annoying but kind of adorable? I can imagine a scenario where they meet and he decides she’s cool and interesting and just sort of keeps popping up until she’s willing to deal with him. And/or where she becomes reluctantly impressed when he does something stupid-brave. Or maybe she’s just constantly annoyed. (Of all these combinations, this is the one that strikes me has having the most opportunity for humor.)

Peter and Luke: Here, what I’m most interested in is contrasting senses of justice. They are both characters who are very tied to a particular place, and want to do right by it. But Peter is young, and seems to be mostly under the impression that doing right is a simple matter of stopping the bad guys. Luke knows it’s a little more complicated than that. (Also fun: very chatty Peter vs. more stoic Luke).

Peter and Frank: The one case where I think Peter would be well and truly frightened of the other character. I’d love to see something that deals with the contrast between their approaches to fighting crime.

Prompts (mix of character specific and general):

• Literally anything with Peter and any of these characters talking about what it means to be a hero.
  
  
• Along with philosophies of heroism, I’m also interested in reflections on how the hell you’re supposed to also have a “real life” of any sort
  
  
• First meetings
  
  
• Peter hires Jessica as a detective, or Matt as a lawyer, but eventually they figure out this kid is more than he seems at first glance
  
  
• AU where Tony never contacts Peter during Civil War, and one (or more!) of these characters ends up being his mentor. (Would he go down a more violent path? Especially if it’s Frank, but honestly any of them?)
  
  
• Post-Homecoming/pre-IW AU where one (or more!) of these characters ends up being Peter’s mentor while he’s also being mentored by Tony. How do the conflicting influences play out? What can this character teach him that has been missing from his hero-ing education?
  
  
• Post-IW unsnappening where he falls in with one (or more!) of these characters, because in a post-snap life Peter is maybe not as brightly optimistic as he once was, and this character gets it
  
  
• Peter and one (or more!) of these characters team up against a threat
  
  
• Peter fights the other character for some reason. Does he initially think they’re a bad guy because they are being so violent? Do they disagree on methods? Is, I don’t know, Matt protecting Elektra while Peter’s trying to take her down? Peter protecting a bad guy from Frank, because he should go to jail, damn it, not be killed? Etc., etc., etc.
  
  
• AU where either Kilgrave is still alive, or where Peter gets involved with JJ S1 plotline somehow, and Peter ends up being mind-controlled by Kilgrave. Maybe Jessica (and/or Luke) has to fight him? (Because a) the idea of Kilgrave using someone as powerful as Peter is truly terrifying, and b) Peter dealing with the aftermath of that would be fascinating.)

A note about other characters and ships: I added “(or more!)” to a lot of these prompts, because if you want to incorporate more than one of these Netflix characters into the story, I’m all for it (though I will not be at all disappointed if you don’t!). I’m also happy to see any of the other Netflix characters brought into the mix, though I will warn you I haven’t watched Iron Fist, so my investment in Danny is low. In terms of ships, if relevant, I ship Karen/Frank, Matt/Elektra, Matt/Foggy, Luke/Jessica, Luke/Misty, Luke/Claire. And I don’t have any Defenders NOTPs, so really any ship there is fine.

On the Peter side of things, I like all of the characters from Homecoming, and particularly his friendship with Ned. However, I monoshippingly OTP him with Tony. If you want to incorporate that, amazing. But if not, also amazing. I’m not at all expecting it, and I’m more than happy to have their relationship be a strictly platonic one, if it comes up at all. Just please don’t pair Peter with anyone else (this is a hard DNW).

A note on timelines: I’m obviously happy to see things go canon-divergent AU. I also don’t mind if you simply fudge timelines or such to make a story work — I’m not entirely clear on how the Netflix shows are supposed to fit in to the general MCU timeline anyway, TBH.

Doctor Who
The Eleventh Doctor/The Doctor’s TARDIS; The Thirteenth Doctor/The Doctor’s TARDIS
Why I requested it: The Doctor and their TARDIS is a forever love, my true Doctor Who OTP, just the very best. He stole her, and she stole him! She was the most beautiful thing he had ever known! “What makes you think I would ever give you back?” “I just wanted to say hello.” <3

I requested Eleven because he’s my Doctor; I love how he looks so young but feels so old, and has a real sense of alieness but also deep kindness. I requested Thirteen because I absolutely adore her, in her constant enthusiasm and still-figuring-out-who-she-is. Plus, she seems especially appreciative of the TARDIS.

How I see the relationship/wants: The Doctor and the TARDIS are always there for each other. The Doctor knows her inside and out, and she knows the Doctor — including knowing what s/he really needs even when s/he doesn’t. Sure, sometimes they get cranky with each other, but their love has lasted centuries.

I can see a fic here going one of two ways.

• One is “The Doctor’s Wife” style, where the TARDIS for some reason is given human form (I would prefer if that form is female, though I don’t care if it is the same form as she was in “The Doctor’s Wife” or different). In this case, I would love anything from adventures to talking to porn. (If you do go the porn direction here, I'd prefer it to be more tender than anything else, and if you incorporate D/s dynamics, the TARDIS as the dom.)
  
  
• The other is for the TARDIS to be the TARDIS, in which case I’m not interested porn, but adventures or the Doctor talking to his beloved machine are great.

I also don’t mind if this fic ends up being more gen than shippy — the love between this Time-Lord and their trusty time-traveling machine takes all forms!

Prompts:

• The Doctor is very sad about something, and the TARDIS knows just where to take him/her
  
• “Hello, again.”
  
• This time, the Doctor takes the TARDIS where she needs to go

A note on other characters/ships: Throw in whoever you want! You can also include any of the other Doctor ships I like (Doctor/Master, Rose/Ten, Thirteen/Yaz, and River/Doctor) if you want — I don’t exactly see this as a monogamous relationship.

Grey’s Anatomy
Alex Karev/Meredith Grey
Why I requested it: I love, love, love the platonic friendship they have in canon, but I also think they have mad chemistry and have started shipping it like burning in the last few seasons. And hey, that’s exactly what fic is for, right?

How I see the relationship/wants: They get each other at a fundamental level, and they’re so comfortable with each other. At this point, they’re the only two who have been at Seattle-Grace-Grey-Sloan-Mercy-Death for the exact same amount of time, and they each understand what the other has been through. They trust each other totally, will always go to the bat for each other, and it’s just lovely. Also, mad chemistry. Mer gets up in his space so much!

In terms of what I’m looking for, honestly, I just kinda want something sweet (please only happy endings for this ship!). I’m particularly interested in get-together/early in the relationship fic here, though I also think it would be interesting to see how their relationship might progress and change over the years. I’m interested in how their approach to this relationship is different from past ones, given that a) they’ve known each other for so long, and b) both of them have been through other very serious relationships, and have learned and grown from that.

If you want to write smut, I'm less interested in D/s or rough sex for this ship (it's not off limits by any means, so if that's what calls to you go for it, but it's not as inherently appealing to me with this ship). On the other hand, really emotional sex or sex in semi-public/public places (#oncallroomsex4lyfe) would be great.

Prompts:

• Getting drunk together (leads to…kissing, sex, feelings confession, whatever)
  
• A fight leads to a feelings confession
  
• First kiss
  
• Love confession (this show is known for so many big and creative ones, but these two are so low-key, so how would it play out for them?)
  
• They decide to keep their new relationship secret for a while. Hijinks ensue.
  
• How do other characters react to them being together?
  
• What does their wedding look like?
  
• Alex with Mer’s kids: how does he become part of the family? (Alex with kids is just the best)

A note on other characters: Feel free to incorporate whatever other characters or ships you see fit. I do like Jo, so please try to treat her kindly/don’t demonize her. Definitely no cheating, please (that’s a hard DNW)! I’m fine with her and Alex having divorced for any reason other than “she’s awful.” I’m also fine with her having died (this is Grey’s, after all), or just leaving it ambiguous/not mentioning why they aren’t together any more. Or hey, if you want to go poly for these three, I’m open to it.

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Peter Parker/Tony Stark; Thor & Rocket Raccoon; James "Bucky" Barnes & Rocket Raccoon; Rocket Raccoon & Sam Wilson; Rocket Raccoon & Tony Stark; Nebula & Tony Stark; Nebula & / Natasha Romanov; James "Bucky" Barnes & Peter Parker; James "Bucky" Barnes & / Shuri

Peter Parker/Tony Stark
Why I requested it: This is my MCU OTP. There can never be enough fic of them for me, simple as that.

How I see the relationships/wants: I really like to see this ship portrayed with: a) a strong sense of mutual affection, where they are both incredibly important to each other; b) a strong sense of mutual compatibility despite the age difference (I like them bonding over science and superheroing and the loses they've both suffered and how hard it is for other people to understand them); and most importantly, c) a strong sense that their relationship is ultimately a real positive for both of them. I really do not want any flavor of Tony manipulating Peter or Peter feeling used or put in a bad position — other characters can think that’s what’s going on, Tony can be really self-conscious and worried about making sure that’s not what’s happening, but I ultimately I want their internal dynamic to be a good one.

That said, I also like that this ship has a lot of potential for angst and pining, so feel free to lean into that if you want. I love Tony realizing he’s attracted to Peter and feeling tons of guilt about it and resisting acting on it for as long as possible; I love Peter realizing he has feelings for Tony but assuming he could never see him that way. I like either or both being super damaged by the events of IW, especially if it results in overprotectiveness and intense focus on each other. Though sweeter/fluffier fic is a joy, too!

I like pre-relationship and getting-together fic for these two best of all. And ultimately, I would also like any fic for this pair to end on at least a hopeful note. They don’t need to get together if you write pre-relationship pining or the like, but I prefer at least a hint that the feelings go both ways, and that, ultimately, they’ll probably get together.

Prompts:

• Someone else creeps on Peter. Tony does not like it. Protectiveness ensues
  
• Peter whump is great
  
• H/C where Tony is the one who’s hurt
  
• Either nearly dies in a fight, the other flips out
  
• Bad guys made them do it, with a lot of mutual comfort throughout
  
• Tony introduces Peter to his lab, or asks him to help with a project, or any other excuse for science bonding and finding each other’s brains sexy
  
• Either gets drunk and makes a move they wouldn’t normally make
  
• Learning to deal post-IW (is Tony extra protective? Does dying change Peter?)
  
• Venom!Peter, or the aftermath of it (movie Venom, comics, your own spin, all fine by me)

If you want to write smut for these two, things I particularly like for this pairing are:

• Peter calling Tony "Mr. Stark" and "sir" in bed (please no use of the word “daddy,” though)
  
• Tony resisting hooking up with Peter but giving in when Peter jumps him, and/or in a moment of weakness because he (Tony) is drunk, or injured, or high on post-fight adrenaline
  
• Peter as an eager-to-please sub and Tony as a dom who is very focused on making sure Peter is happy
  
• Praise kink (Peter being the one who gets off on being praised)
  
• Peter’s youth and powers making him an energizer bunny; Peter’s powers leading to overstimulation.
  
• I also really, really like bad-guys-or-aliens-made-them-do-it/sex pollen dub-con scenarios, but only if they are both already into each other (though it's fine/most fun if they aren't already together). The situation can still be hard and traumatic and etc. because of the circumstances, but I want them to want each other.

A note on timelines: For this ship, I’d prefer fic where the events of Civil War and Homecoming happened as in canon, but after that, it’s free rein. Post-IW, post-Homecoming AU where IW never happens, or going divergent from some point in IW are all good with me.

A note on other characters/ships: Feel free to include whatever other characters you desire, and whatever ships between those other characters you may want. However, I DNW poly for Peter and Tony themselves.

When it comes to Tony and Pepper, I really like Pepper, and I DNW her dying or Tony cheating on her with Peter. I also DNW poly/open relationship for them. So I’d prefer a situation where they’ve broken up (or break up over the course of the fic, but before Tony and Peter get together). Alternatively, while I don't want an AU where she and Tony were never together, because to me that's too large a change in Tony's arc, I'm fine with an AU where they just never got back together post-Civil War.

For Peter, I'm fine with mentions of his crush on Liz or other high school romances, but a DNW him cheating on anyone or poly.

Other MCU Requests
Why I requested it: The theme that ties the rest of my MCU selections together is characters who we’ve barely seen interact or who have not at all met in canon, who I think it would be fun to see paired together. That’s it, my needs are simple. I’ve included character specific thoughts and prompts below, but seriously, just put any of these pairs in a room together talking, and I will be over the moon.

How I see the relationships/wants: The reason the individual sections for each of these combos is shorter than a lot of my others is that what draws me to them is the open possibilities. I don’t have the most concrete ideas for these, I just know I like the sound of them and really want to see your take, so feel absolutely encouraged to go wild! (And sorry if these are not the most inspiring prompts.)

Thor & Rocket: Okay, so these two did get a lot of screentime together in IW, so they’re a little off theme. But their friendship was also one of my favorite things to come out of IW, and there wasn’t nearly enough for me! It’s so touching, and I just want to see more.

Prompts:

• In IW, Rocket was trying to comfort Thor. Now, Groot is gone. How does Thor comfort Rocket? What about if/when he finds out about the rest of his team?
  
• They set out into space to track down Thanos together. More space adventures!
  
• Remembering those who are gone. Probably with a lot of alcohol
  
• Being two of the only aliens on Earth during the apocalypse. How is it different, not even knowing what has happened to your people?

Bucky Barnes & Rocket: It took about two seconds of screen time in IW for me to want to see more of these two. Whether it’s Rocket trying to steal Bucky’s arm, or them discovering that they have a lot in common in terms of horrific backstories, they make a fun pair.

Prompts:

• Rocket challenges Bucky to some sort of bet for his arm
  
• Rocket tries to steal the arm
  
• Annoyed with Rocket always attempting to steal his arm, Bucky decides to teach him a lesson
  
• AU where Bucky survives the snap and Steve doesn’t — teaming up to save their lost best friends
  
• Bonding over terrible, body-horror backstories (maybe with some subtle one-upmanship)

Rocket & Sam Wilson: Snark. Gimme the snark. All the snark together. That’s it, really. They’re both just so fun and I think would be hilarious.

Prompts:

• Rocket recruits Sam to help him steal something because it would be funny. Maybe Bucky’s arm?
  
• Sam and Rocket ganging up to snark on some other member of the team, and learning to like each other through it
  
• Sam ends up in space with Rocket as a guide
  
• AU where Sam survives the snap and Steve doesn’t — teaming up to save their lost best friends

Rocket & Tony Stark: Someone once described these two as they would either hate each other or become BFFs instantly. I think that’s right, and I am so down to see either version.

Prompts:

• Geeking out over weapon design together (or, alternatively, being competitive about who has the cooler gadgets)
  
• Rocket really wants to steal parts of Tony’s suit
  
• Realizing they both lost someone really important to them and who they felt responsible for in the snap, and bonding over that, or teaming up to fix it
  
• Tony ends up in space with Rocket as his guide

Tony Stark & Nebula: Gimme all the Tony and Nebula bonding in spaaaaaace. I love the contrast between Nebula’s extreme terseness and Tony’s chattiness, and I like the idea of them forming an unlikely friendship through shared hardship while fixing the spaceship, floating through space, chasing down Thanos, whatever.

Prompts:

• Bonding over bad childhoods (Nebula wins this one)
  
• Bonding over each having lost someone they care about to Thanos
  
• They stop on an alien planet for some reason. Tony’s fascination contrasted with Nebula’s “Yes, this is a planet. What’s the big deal?”
  
• Tony being fascinated by or helping repair Nebula’s cybernetic parts

Nebula & / Natasha Romanov: Badass, closed-off women who have horrific childhoods and have committed atrocities themselves and are various stages of trying to be better/redeem their past actions — what’s not to love? I really like the idea of these two slowly feeling each other out, and discovering they may have found a kindred spirit, whether in a gen or a shippy way.

Prompts:

• First meeting: do they instantly recognize their similarities, or does it take time? How do they asses each other?
  
• Fighting and/or training together
  
• Natasha teaches Nebula a thing or two about human interactions in an attempt to help her get along with the team better
  
• Natasha goes to space with Nebula as her guide
  
• Natasha helps Nebula get Gamora back
  
• Natasha helps Nebula take down Thanos

Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker: “You have a metal arm? That is awesome, dude!” That line made me want a thousand fics of Peter being relentlessly cheerful and Bucky not knowing what to do with it but ultimately being charmed. Plus, there’s all this possibility for interesting tension post-CW, since they both have very strong ties to the different sides of that fight.

Prompts:

• Bucky is somehow roped into helping train Peter in hand-to-hand combat
  
• Bucky and Peter team up for a fight
  
• Peter tries to teach Bucky about modern movies
  
• AU where Bucky and Peter are both around the first time Steve and Tony meet again post-CW fight, and how they react to that. I’m imagining anything from them sitting in a room listening to Tony and Steve arguing, and discovering that they actually get along and both kinda think this fight is dumb, to — on the opposite end of the possibilities spectrum — Steve and Tony making up but Peter and Bucky not quite being able to get along, because Bucky is still mad at Tony on Steve’s behalf and vica-versa, and somehow they’re taking it out on each other.

James "Bucky" Barnes & / Shuri: I love the idea of damaged, ready-to-just-retire Bucky learning to heal and rediscover pleasures in life (shippy or otherwise) thanks in part to this enthusiastic young woman, who in turn finds him intriguingly different from all the people she knows. Despite the age difference, I don't see this relationship as one that has a power imbalance.

Prompts:

• Shuri introduces Bucky to fun parts of Wakandan culture — good food, fun games, neat tech, etc.
  
• Shuri wants Bucky to teach her some of his fighting skills. Does he agree? If he’s reluctant, how does she convince him?
  
• How does their relationship change over time, from their first meeting to a real connection?
  
• If you do go shippy, does their relationship start as a fun hookup and then develop into something more, or the other way around? Or maybe they actually are genuinely just friends with some benefits...
  
• If you want to write smut here and want to incorporate D/s dynamics, I prefer Shuri as the dom

A note on other MCU characters/ships: Feel free to incorporate whatever other characters you want. When it comes to other ships (if you want to include any that aren’t part of the request — in no way necessary!), for the characters mentioned here, I OTP Peter/Tony (see above), and am also pretty into Nebula/Gamora, Bucky/Steve, Bucky/Sam, and Sam/Steve. But I’m honestly down for whatever ships tickle your fancy for any of the nominated characters, except for Peter and Tony.

For Peter and Tony, I’m happy to have their relationship, if it comes up, be portrayed as platonic for these requests. With Peter, just please don’t ship him with anyone else (hard DNW). With Tony, please don’t ship him with anyone other than Peter or Pepper (again, anything else is a hard DNW). And I’d rather not have his relationship with Pepper be a big focus (which I know is kind of vague — basically, I mean I’m down with them still being together and him mentioning her/their relationship, but I’m not interested in like, a fic where the happy ending is he gets back to her and gives her a big kiss).

A note on timelines: I realize a lot of my requested characters are dusted. While you should feel free/encouraged to figure out how the unsnappening happens if that’s what you want to do, I’m not expecting it. Future fics that just assume an unsnappening happened somehow, canon divergent AUs where IW didn’t happen at all, etc. — it all works for me.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales & Jefferson Davis; Peter B. Parker & / Gwen Stacey; Peni Parker & Spider-Man Noir & Spider-Ham; May Parker (Spider-Man) & / Olivia Octavius
Why I requested it: I absolutely fell in love with this movie when I saw it. The animation was extraordinary, obviously, but I was also so impressed by how funny it was, how well-crafted and likable all the characters were, and how much emotional punch was packed into their relationships in so little time. I just want to keep playing in this world!

How I see the relationships/wants:

Miles Morales & Jefferson Davis: I am such a sucker for parents who love their children but struggle to understand/connect to them, so obviously this relationship is right up my alley. I like how much Jefferson obviously cares, and how hard he’s working to get better at being a dad to the kid he has. And Miles obviously adores him. Also, their interactions when Miles was Spider-Man were hilarious.

Prompts:

• Jefferson finds out Miles is Spider-Man. Does Miles reveal himself? Does Jefferson figure it out? It is an accidental reveal? How does he react?
  
• Jefferson and Miles interacting with Miles is behind the mask. Does Miles manage to be more chill next time, or is Jefferson constantly like, “This Spider-Man is cool, but why does he always act like we’re super close?”
  
• What lies does Miles have to tell to cover up his Spider activities? Does Jefferson buy them, or does he know something’s up? (I could see this prompt leading to either something serious, or fun wacky hijinks…)
  
• Miles nearly being defeated by Kingpin and then struggling to get back up while his dad watched touched my heart so much. A similar situation where Jefferson actually knows (or even just suspects) who Spider-Man is and freaks out would be lovely. Especially if there is some comfort for Miles afterwards.

Peter B. Parker & / Gwen Stacey: I feel like there was so much interesting stuff going on under the surface here. I liked that despite the age difference, because Gwen was an experienced Spider-person, she and Peter ended up feeling like a team, protecting/teaching Miles. And given that in Gwen’s world, Peter was her friend who died, I feel like she must have had some really complicated feelings about seeing him that I’d love to see explored.

Prompts (shippy or gen, whichever you prefer):

• What conversations did they have in any of the moments they weren’t around Miles? (Like when he bailed at May’s house, or after they locked him in his room.)
  
• They find a way to stay in touch across the multi-verse
  
• They keep affectionate tabs on Miles
  
• Gwen’s perspective on the events of the movie

If you go shippy here, I don’t really care how you deal with MJ as long as she is treated kindly. I'm down with her and Peter not managing to make it work after all, open relationship, even her death and Peter dealing with that, whatever.

Peni Parker & Spider-Man Noir & Spider-Ham: These three were such fun, but I wanted to know more about their relationship! It was clear from all the little moments of them interacting and how emotional their goodbyes were that they had grown to care about each other, but we didn’t get to see a lot of that happening. I’m hoping fic will fill in the blanks.

Prompts:

• First meetings/hanging out at Aunt May’s before the main three from the movie showed up
  
• Any of their perspectives on the events of the movie
  
• Do they find a way to stay in touch?
  
• How did meeting each other change them when they go back to their worlds?

May Parker (Spider-Man) & / Olivia Octavius: They clearly knew each other. Aunt May even called her Liv — and her friends call her Liv! I want to know WTF is up with that. There are about a million possibilities, and all of them sound wonderful. So mostly, I’m looking for any kind of backstory.

Prompts (shippy or gen, whichever you prefer):

• Childhood friends, family friends, college friends — really, friends (or more) from any period. If they were, what was that friendship like? Did they have a falling out? Was it before or after Olivia went evil?
  
• Ex-coworkers or scientific partners (Aunt May seemed very comfortable with Peter’s super-lair in a way that makes me think she could be a scientist herself…)
  
• Did May have a villainous phase in her youth, or at least a phase where she was tempted? (I would not hate a Dumbledore/Grindelwald style backstory, is what I'm saying)
  
• May reacts to finding out Doc Ock is evil and/or after her nephew. Is it long after they are no longer friends/lovers, or is it what causes the split?

A note on other characters: I loved everyone in this film, so feel free to add whoever. I also liked the canon relationships (Miles’ parents, Peter/MJ in either verse) so incorporating those is fine by me.

The Wire
Stringer Bell/Avon Barksdale
Why I requested it: This is one of my forever ships. The just have so much that appeals to me: childhood best friends, deep loyalty, clashing viewpoints, tragic betrayal. Their arc is one of my all-time favorites in anything.

How I see the relationship/wants: To me, the key to this relationship is the intensity. They are the most important people in each other’s lives, always. Even when they were turning on each other, they loved each other. That’s what makes them so beautifully tragic.

That said, I have absolutely no preferences about if/when they actually get together. I could see every possible scenario from “they’ve secretly been together since they were kids,” to “they were fuckbuddies on and off but never made a big thing of it,” to “they hooked up exactly one time and never spoke of it again,” to “they were secretly in love but neither ever said or did anything about it, and now Avon is forever sad.” And everything in between! It all pleases me.

Similarly, everything from getting together (or even just flirting/build up) to established relationship to pining are all equally appealing to me. Same with tone: everything from sweet/fluff to porn to angsty as fuck — wherever your heart or muse takes you.

Prompts:

• Their rise through the ranks to become kingpins — how did they do it? How did it effect their relationship?
  
• Reminiscing about the good old days (the scene between them on the roof is one of my favorite scenes of anything ever, so more of that is always good)
  
• AU where Stringer survives somehow — what happens? Do they ever forgive each other?
  
• How does Avon live with what he did?
  
• Avon’s boxing days
  
• AU where this fight turns into angry angsty sex

A note about other characters and ships: Every character on this show interests me, and I have no strong feelings about other ships. So feel free to incorporate whatever other characters/ships you see fit.