mildredmost

Happy Yuletide to whoever receives this assignment!  I've put some likes and prompts and ramblings about the canons I've requested, but as ever, these are only ideas. If you have a story you want to tell about the characters I've requested that don't fit any of my prompts, please go for it. 

First and foremost, my DNWs are the same for all canons:

• No pregnancy or babies
• No underage sex
• No modern AUs for canons with historical settings

My likes:

- all ratings
- dub-con
- silent, agonised pining
- hurt/comfort - especially physical things like comforting food, warm baths, cuddling
- huddling for warmth
- finding trust after betrayal
- spanking, whipping, corporal punishment, whether non-con or not
- whump
- power sharing
- competency
- loyalty to the point of self sacrifice
- people who are fuck-ups, fucking other people up.
- magical sex pollen
- physical reactions to stress - feeling faint, throwing up
- please feel free to go full woobie. I love a woobie. Especially a stoic woobie.
- frantic sex, sex where they don't quite manage to undress, sex where they don't quite manage to get a room, frottage.
- delayed orgasms
- overstimulation and desperation
- clothing porn
- crossdressing
- wrists getting kissed or touched. And people unfastening cuffs to get at the wrist to kiss it
- kissing. Oh god I love long drawn out kissing sessions that make the person completely overwhelmed.


Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L Hawk
Characters: Griffin Flaherty, Percival Whyborne

I love these two. Whyborne is so eccentric and awkward and endearing, and I love his self doubt and his constant confusion that Griffin thinks he's the hottest thing he's ever seen. And Griffin! Talk about a stoic woobie (my favourite type of woobie). They work so well together and they are so besotted. I love that they are good at very different things, the contrast in their backgrounds, and their physical contrasts too.

I'd be happy with a slice of life - just them kissing on the couch for an hour, or taking a day trip to do something Whyborne finds faintly horrifying, or celebrating a holiday or a birthday, and it all going a little...Widdershins. Watching each other work and just kind of adoring the competence. I love it when Whyborne's immaculate clothing gets messed up in some way. Do feel free to write something filthy! I especially love rampagingly horny just-done-some-sorcery Whyborne who tops the hell out of Griffin, and how Griffin absolutely melts at the thought of it. Or jealous Griffin, making sure Whyborne knows how much he wants him. I would be thrilled to get post-canon adventures (and please include any other characters from the books or Widdershins wider universe if your story takes you there - happy to see anyone!) Do they only powershare only when the world is ending, or do they do it at home where no one can see? Are they celebrated in Widdershins after their victory at saving the town? We know from the Rath and Rune books that gay couples have much more freedom to be themselves after Whyborne and Griffin save the world, so what does that look like?


God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek
Characters: Ashleigh Trine, Kieran Trevarde

This book gave me a hangover, the love story was so intense. The hurt, the comfort, the passionate unfolding of their love! Also, when they're both feeling well they're kind of insatiable in bed. Didn't they go about 4 times a night? Anyway!

The ending left me longing for more about their recovery from the horrendous mental and physical trials they've just been through. Hurt/comfort is always a favourite. Or day to day details - how do they make a home together, how do they get along when they're not in constant mortal peril? Or more about their power sharing. I loved the last few lines where Ash said "there's nothing here" and Kieran replied "There will be." So much promise and potential! What do they put there? A farm? A house? Does danger return in some way?

Or I mean, I'd be very happy with good old PWP either before they escape prison or any time during their adventures, or post-novel.


The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Characters: Dan Leno, John Kildare, George Flood

This show could have been made for me. Murky crime in murky Victorian London. Melancholy detectives, music hall bawdiness, queer characters, ruthless characters...all so very much my cup of tea. I mainly want fix-its and what-ifs! Can George and John solve the case earlier and stop (some) of Lizzie's murders? Does Dan help? I love Dan so much and his unwavering determination that the show must go on - I am rooting for him to be the toast of Music Hall London! I don't even mind if they save the awful John Cree.

I'm just as interested in a slice of life in the theatre, or post-canon moments for George and John at work as the dust settles. Does John ever tell? Or does George begin to suspect? I ship them all in any configuration, if that's something you're interested in! I'm also happy for any other character not listed to be included in the story, just not as the main character. And finally, You don't have to include all three characters to the same degree in your story, but as long as they all turn up, I'm happy.

Last minute decision to sign up for this exchange so my letter is a bit briefer than usual!

As always, the prompts are here in case you want a bit of inspiration. If you have a different story you want to tell about the characters and pairings I've chosen, or a piece of art you feel inspired to create, then please feel free to ignore the prompts entirely.




( Likes )

( DNWs )

The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison: Thara Celehar/Iäna Pel-Thenhior

I love the whole Goblin Emperor series, but there is something about the big city setting of the Witness for the Dead books that I absolutely adore. I love the grandeur of the Opera and the seediness of the docks area, the river, the tea houses, the stray cats and the graveyards.

Thara and Iana's tentative courtship is a huge part of my enjoyment of these books. Thara is so alone, and here is this warm presence who appreciates him and his very dry manner, and complete lack of care about himself!

I know they both feel more for each other than they can admit, so any story around this would be much appreciated. Or just plain old hurt/comfort with Thara managing to get a decent night's sleep at long last! Smut is very much welcome, as is any physical affection! Also Iäna is so self assured usually, it would be interesting to see his vulnerabilities - especially around his feelings for Thara - revealed, and how Thara reacts to that, seeing as he is only beginning to emerge from his extreme self-protective mode, and is still so deeply sad. Experiencing Thara coming to terms with the trauma and guilt of his past just gets me deep in my heart, and I want any little bit of happiness for him. I'm also a huge fan of repressed characters just giving way to their passions and fucking madly too, so there's that :)

Art: ANY kind of city scene would be amazing. Or them sitting together in a tea house, or at the opera. I love Amalo and see it as a character in itself!

Crossovers:
Quincey Morris (Dracula) & Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein)
Edward Hyde (Jekyll & Hyde)/Dorian Gray (Dorian Gray)
Jonathan Harker (Dracula) & Gabriel John Utterson (Jekyll & Hyde)

I love/am fascinated by all these characters, so you really can't go far wrong here.

For Quincey and the Monster, I'd love to know how they meet - the monster does travel the wilds of Russia and Tartary and does a bit of sea travel to the Black Sea, could Quincey come across him then, while Victor is still in pursuit? Do they find themselves travelling across Europe together, both pursued and in pursuit? How does Quincey react to the monster - fear or curiosity? Please feel free to write post-canon "Quincey lives!" fic by the way. Or "Quincey is resurrected by dodgy methods and comes back confused and can only relate to Frankenstein's monster!" fic.

Dorian Gray and Hyde - I feel like Dorian would be strongly drawn to Hyde's general wrongness. And Hyde who is used to repulsing people would be similarly attracted (also, it's Dorian Gray. He gives everyone a boner at a thousand paces). I'd love to see how Dorian might repress Hyde's instinct of violence when they meet, or twist it. Also they both indulge in unsaid "vices" in their respective novels, so I'd happily see which "vices" they indulge in with each other. Perhaps Dorian introduces Hyde to sensualism - the HORROR!

Jonathan Harker and Mr Utterson - two perplexed and earnest lawyers dealing with horrifying situations. I honestly would love anything at all about how they know each other (Support Group for Lawyers who have Drafted Legal Papers for Monsters?) or how they meet. Do Dracula and Hyde cross paths somehow, leading Utterson and Harker on their trail? Do they work together when one realises what the other is dealing with? Or are they just telling scary stories to each other over brandy and cigars at their Club?

For Art - I hope these prompts give ideas for art of these characters too. But just to see these characters in art together in the first place would be a treat enough!

Just to say that I'm currently on holiday with fairly awful wifi access, and not sure when I'll get the opportunity to comment on my gifts for RMSE. Which is driving me crazy because I can't wait to read them! But hopefully I will get the chance to read and comment on them by the end of the coming week.