Dear Chocolatier

[partypaprika]

Dear Chocolatier,

Thank you for writing for me! I’ve included some thoughts below on my preferences and fandoms. Please don’t stress too much if you’re inspired to write something else (although I’d prefer if you didn’t delve into my DNWs). I’ve given some specific prompts, but feel to take a general theme from my general likes if that’s more inspiring!

 I'm not active on LJ/Dreamwidth anymore, although you're welcome to poke around here. I'm slightly active on tumblr and you can also check out my pinboard. I'm on ao3 as partypaprika.

For chocolate box, I’ve requested MCU – Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova, Arcane – Caitlyn/Vi, Gossip Girl – Dan/Blair and Generation Kill – Brad Colbert/Nate Fick.

 

General likes:

-Hurt/comfort
-Conflict
-Slow burn
-Pining and UST
-Sacrifices, especially if characters are making big sacrifices on behalf of someone that they care deeply about
-Angst (ideally ending in a HEA)
-Having dysfunctional relationships
-Enemies being forced (either directly or by circumstances) to work together
-Enemies to lovers
-Opposites attracting or coming to understand each other
-Marriages of convenience, fake dating, etc.
-People being thrown together in wildly unexpected situations
-Magical realism and magical powers
-Time travel, time loops, time do-overs etc.
-Modern royalty AUs
-Secret identities and identity porn
-Settings that have a sense of mystery: cemeteries, forests, abandoned temples etc.
-Epistolary and non-linear storytelling
-Canon divergence
-Mythology
-Hidden displays of affection

 

DNWs:

-Major character death
-Noncon
-Incest
-Painplay
-Torture
-Humiliation kink
-A/b/o
-Dom/sub
-Mpreg
-Knotting
-Coffee shop AUs
-High school AUs
-Unrequested poly ships

 

Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey/Blair Waldorf

I've been into this pairing since that episode in season one where Dan shared with Blair the story about his mother leaving after the photoshoot debacle with Eleanor and Serena. I love how Dan was the only person to really see Blair, for better and worse, for who she truly was. And I loved their slow relationship evolution: from mutual disgust to situational allies to friends and then close confidants.

I love the fact that Dan is so much more mellow and chill (generally) than incredibly high maintenance Blair and he just takes her and her craziness in stride. I’d love to see that explored—how does Dan calm Blair down for a big event or something really important? I’d also love to see Blair looking out for Dan, protecting him, maybe in a way that he just doesn’t get (and that almost goes over his head). Just a moment between them where one is protecting the other would be great.

Canon also ended with them not together so I’d love to either see them further down the line getting together (or back together) or a canon divergent AU where they hadn’t yet gotten together and ultimately do end up together. This could also be played with Blair seeing Dan after not being in contact for quite a while and then seeing him and realizing that she totally has a thing for Humphrey. I’d love to see a scene where Blair goes through the mental struggle of realizing that she is actually into Dan.

I would be very into seeing a secret identity take on their relationship. I also think that there’s so many identity porn ways that you can go with this where one or both of them is using a secret identity (especially with the whole Gossip Girl presence, although you can use any kind of secret identity that you like!) and falling in love through that secret identity. (I love identity porn)

I also love them being friends (or maybe starting out as enemies again) and having to work together or being friends and there being hardcore pining between them. Maybe they start hooking up (or maybe they’re hooking up with other people) and think that they’re on different pages (but they’re not!).

 

 

 

Generation Kill
Brad Colbert/Nate Fick

There's so much that I could say about these two. I love complete and utter trust between the two of them, in one of the highest stress situations imaginable. They're always on the same page and they always have each other's back, no matter what. There’s also a incredibly deep loyalty between them and they are always watching out for each other.

How do they handle that attraction while they’re serving together? Do they struggle with this additional element? How do they handle the fear that it will screw up their current relationship. I would love to see a scene with them handling that attraction while on a mission together.

I would also love to see Brad and Nate getting together after their return from Iraq, either pre or post the repeal of DADT. I feel like there's a lot of opportunity for pining here--maybe one of them thinking that the other doesn't reciprocating, being concerned about professional repercussions or trying to protect the other...(so many opportunities!). You could also have them going their separate ways after returning from Iraq and then reconnecting, years down the road. I’d love to see a scene where they are reunited after a long separation.

I love the loyalty in their relationship and would love to see that explored. Do they have to marry each other to save one of their political careers or do they have to marry because one of them has been compromised in some other way? Has one of them been falsely accused of treason and now the other has to rescue them and clear their name? Does one of them have to protect the other from reputational injury, career injury or actual injury? I am there for all of it! I really love self-sacrifice and angst with a happy ending, so feel free to do hurt/comfort.

On the lighter side, I would definitely love to see one of the guys selflessly setting up the other on date after date even while pining the entire time.

 

 

MCU
Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova

I loved their chemistry in Hawkeye, where Yelena is so casually cool and witty and while Kate is at first taken aback but then gets some of her own in during their second meeting. I’d love to see more of them together, bantering.

I’d love to see an attraction between the two explored —maybe Kate ends up taking Yelena to visit NYC’s sights. Or maybe Yelena starts breaking into Kate’s apartment on spurious excuses. Or maybe Kate tries to track down Yelena because she’s interested and Yelena finds it adorable and lets her.

I’d love to see a moment between them maybe just hanging out and being themselves. Maybe they start doing some super-heroing together! I’d love to see them going on some adventures together. Or maybe they’re on opposite sides during some super-heroing and they keep bantering until they end up kissing? I am also very intrigued by the thought of a bodyguard set up--maybe some other big players start going after Kate and Yelena takes it upon herself to be Kate's bodyguard. Or, she starts training Kate--I'd love to see a look at the two of them sparring!

I would also be interested in a more serious moment between Kate and Yelena—Yelena’s working through the death of her sister, is Kate able to be there for her and help her through that?

 

Arcane – League of Legends
Caitlyn/Vi

There are so many things that I love about their relationship and connection to each other. I love that they’re initially somewhat enemies, albeit working together temporarily until it turns into something more. I love how their relationship slowly grows from one of distrust to one of respect and trust.

I would love to see more of the trust between the two of them. I love seeing loyalty and self-sacrifice, so maybe a scene where one of them has to put themselves or something important on the line to protect the other. Or some other self-sacrifice is needed—maybe Caitlyn defends Vi at the cost of getting banished from Piltover and Vi decides to leave with her.

Their chemistry is great—I want more of Vi’s teasing and gentle ribbing of Caitlyn. Also Vi being a bruiser in order to protect Caitlyn. I also love their different outlooks—Caitlyn is very idealist and Vi is very pragmatic. I’d love to see more of that as they work together.

I’d also to see something in the future—do they end up going their separate ways and meet down the road? Do they try to stay away from each other only for Vi and Caitlyn to keep sneaking into Piltover and Zaun to see each other (or maybe just get a glimpse of the other and then get caught by them)?