cubewithlegs

Dear Author,

Am I copy-pasting the general notes in this from a Yuletide letter? Yes I am. My tastes haven't changed too much in the last 6 months.

First off, you are obviously an individual with fantastic taste. I can tell, because we've got fandoms in common. Mmhm. That said, thank you for signing up and writing for me! I hope that this can be an enjoyable experience for you, and not something you dread. And because of this, I'm going to say it now:

If my prompts or what I "ship" aren't something you can picture happening or aren't what you're comfortable writing, then please, please throw them out the window and write the characters as true to themselves as you can. I would rather read something in-character that you enjoyed writing than something you've forced yourself to write. I've been there. I get it. It sucks.

But on to what I like! I very rarely go for alternate universe things, unless it's a fantastic feat of worldbuilding and you can show me why it needs to be AU. Mild slips from canon are fine, I just don't really tend to enjoy crazy AU. Kind of in that vein, I generally prefer dark or serious stories to fluff or crack. I love wit, wordplay, and snappy dialogue, but goofy randomness has to be the most hilarious thing in the world for me to not be disappointed by it. I'm fine with gen or sex, but you'll notice that most of the pairings I prompted for are m/m. That's because I'm I bi-leaning-towards-gay guy, and that's what the canons tend to leave me unsatisfied with. As far as sex and content go, I don't have a lot of limits. I like kink. A lot. I would almost be willing to say "the darker the better," but only if your story calls for it. Again, don't force it. But... I do like screwed up kinky sex. Just sayin'.

On to the prompts!

Spoiler: they aren't really prompts, they're just me rambling a little about my headcanon. Sorry.

Pandora Hearts
Gilbert Nightray/Vincent Nightray
I like this pairing dark and a little twisted. Doesn't it almost have to be, with the characters involved? Beneath the external charm, Vincent is a violent madman, and Gil absolutely knows it, but sticks with his brother because he feels obligated... and in turn, kind of resents him for that. It just has a lot of potential to be wonderfully messed up. Which is what I like.

Tales of Vesperia
Yuri Lowell/Duke Pantarei
Yes. This. I see it as something that probably happened after Duke saved Yuri, and possibly continued post-game. I don't think it would be romantic or anything, but Duke probably does feel kind of lonely, and Yuri is one of the few people he respects and can tolerate. But feel free to imply or include either of them with whoever else. (Yuri and Flynn, I am looking at you, though in my headcanon, if the two coexisted, Flynn probably wouldn't know about it.) I like Duke on top, here, and kink is A-okay.

Tales of the Abyss
Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX - - or - - Asch/Guy Cecil
TWO choices? Wow! (I know, I suck. me only requesting one or two ships in these doesn't mean I ONLY ship those, just that those are the ones I want fic of right now!) These are a couple of my favorite ships in this fandom, though I.. kind of... have a lot. For Jade/Peony, It's... complicated. I think Jade has always cared for Peony as much as he's cared for anyone. But for Peony, I think that consciously or subconsciously, he's with Jade because Jade is the closest thing he has to Nephry, his first love, who is Jade's older sister. Yes, that's messed up. Yes, I think Jade is totally aware of that fact, but it doesn't get in the way because Jade doesn't have feelings like normal people. I like the idea of power play between them, either subtle or overt, and, always, messed up kink is okay, though I don't see it dominating here. (pun only intended after the fact.)
For Asch/Guy, it's more complicated feelings! They both kind of hate each other, but they also care about each other. They did grow up together, and they were both shaped quite a bit by Van. There's also the... Luke issue. Asch is jealous of Guy's attachment to Luke, and hates him for choosing the replica over the real thing. On the other side, Guy still has a lot of deep-seated resentment of his own, mostly towards Asch's family and the concept of it all, but also for the part he ends up playing in the story as a villain. I prefer Guy on top, but it can go either way.

Durarara!!
Kishitani Shinra/Celty Sturluson
Yes, a het pairing. Oh dear. Oh my. It's just a little twisted. And canonical! And as I was describing to my boyfriend, I like this pairing because "the immortal headless death-fairy is the more normal of the two." Basically, I really do not want this to be boring vanilla het sex with no personality because I don't like boring vanilla het sex with no personality. I want character in it. I want Shinra being a creeper and Celty being Celty and if there's sex that's nice and if not that's nice too. And kink is nice. Medical fetish anyone?

Persona 4
Adachi Tohru/Seta Souji (I like that name best. >>)
SO. Uh. No, I don't really have any apologies or excuses for this. I just love how awful Adachi is and Souji makes a pretty good target, all things considered. Please feel free to make this one as terrible as you want. Dub-con? Non-con? Definitely. This is a great place for those, and pretty much anything else you want.

WELP, there's my best shot thrown together half an hour after I got my assignment. Thanks for bearing with me, and thank you thank you thank you in advance for writing for me!