Hurt/Comfort Exchange letter
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meteordustDear Hurt/Comfort Writer,
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms, and the tropes I've nominated, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've also provided some extra prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their interactions. I'm not a stickler about researching canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives, or where the future might take them.
HURT/COMFORT PREFERENCES: I'm not into graphic descriptions of physical injuries. I'm more interested in the emotional state of the character, coping with the aftermath, the reveal of the hurt, and the eventual comfort.
LIKES: Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, risking self to protect others, displaying cool competence, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, banter, hijinks, confessions exposing emotional vulnerability, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. Some of my favourite tropes and genres are: amnesia, angst with a happy ending, animal transformation, arranged marriage, bodyswap, cosmic horror, curtainfic, five things fic, getting together, hurt/comfort, mutual requited pining, mystery solving, road trips, sex pollen, slice of life, stranded together, and time travel.
DISLIKES: I generally prefer optimistic stories in exchanges, so I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or hopelessly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness during the story, as long as there is a glimmer of light at the end. Endings that are bittersweet or ambiguous are also fine.
DO NOT WANT: Underage, bleak endings, crossovers, setting change AUs like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse (but canon divergence AUs are fine).
RATING: I've requested some gen and some ships in this exchange. For the latter, I'm fine with explicit sex, but it's usually not the most important part of the story for me.
STYLE: I'm fine with first, second, or third person. I'm fine with past or present tense. I'm fine with stories of any length, including stories that start in media res or consist of a scene that implies a larger plot.
INTERACTIVE FICTION: I like interactive fiction and would welcome it.
AO3: I have gifts enabled and am open to treats.
I've listed more details under each individual request.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
meteordust
(AO3 name Serenade)
***
Request 1: Chronicles of Morgaine - CJ Cherryh - fanfic
Relationships:
Vanye & Roh (hurt Roh)
Vanye & Roh (hurt Vanye)
Vanye/Roh (hurt Roh)
Vanye/Roh (hurt Vanye)
Freeform tags:
Aftermath of sex pollen
Both Captured - Forced to Work Together to Escape
Caring for someone who should be your enemy
Character manages to injure arch-foe and realizes they don't actually want to hurt them
Comforted By An Enemy
Guilt over Other Character's Sacrifice
Truth Serum
What I love: Vanye is so conflicted about Roh! And Roh becomes conflicted about Vanye too!
Extra prompts:
* I'm most fascinated by Roh where there's still part of him existing alongside Liell, or where it's ambiguous about that. But I'm also interested in where it's Roh before the bodysnatching, or where it's predominantly Liell in Roh.
* There's a scene where Liell takes an avid interest in Vanye's body, admiring it and assessing it, in a creepy way. It becomes even creepier when Vanye discovers that Liell wants not to seduce him, but to possess him. Why not both?
* There was no greater heartbreak than when Morgaine told Vanye the man he met on the road was no longer Roh. That because Vanye escaped from Liell, Liell used Roh in his place. So much angst for Vanye that his beloved cousin is gone. So much conflict between hating Liell for what he has done, and being moved by how he looks and acts like Roh.
* There's a scene where Vanye is captured by his enemies, drugged, and interrogated. Roh rescues him! But continues to question him while he can't resist! And then gently bathes his wounds! More please.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want Morgaine to be permanently injured or killed.
- I don't want Vanye to abandon Morgaine and her quest. (I'm fine with him deciding to stay somewhere for a long while though.)
***
Request 2: Felix Castor Series - Mike Carey - fanfic
Relationships:
Felix & Rafael (hurt Felix)
Felix/Rafael (hurt Felix)
Freeform tags:
Formerly Possessed Character Tries To Make Amends To Character They Hurt
What I love: Felix having sacrificed so much for Rafi, and Rafi finally getting to do something about that.
Extra prompts:
* Felix still feels guilt over having messed up the exorcism and dooming Rafi to years of hell.
* Rafi tries to recover his lost memories, or they come back unwanted in nightmares.
* Felix tries to hide some of the details of what Asmodeus did while possessing Rafi, but Rafi finds out anyway. Maybe Rafi sees scars that Felix keeps concealed. Maybe Felix is the one who has nightmares that Asmodeus is back.
* Rafi is the one to protect Felix from a threat! Maybe even using knowledge or skills gained while he was possessed, or bluffing an enemy into thinking he still has demonic powers or that Asmodeus is back.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want graphic depictions of violence. I know the canon is extremely gory (eg dismemberment, mutilation, visceral details of damage to body parts, etc), but I would prefer if the fic goes a bit lighter (eg stabbings, shootings, typical action movie violence, etc).
- I don't want harm to eyes or hands.
- I don't want infidelity. If you go with the ship version of the relationship, I would prefer if Pen is part of the relationship too (whether triangular or V-shaped), amicably separated but still friends, or just not mentioned.
***
Request 3: Seafort Saga - David Feintuch - fanfic
Relationships:
Nick/Edgar (hurt Edgar)
Nick/Edgar (hurt Nick)
Freeform tags:
BAMF character A is hurt and is still a BAMF; character B provides comfort anyway
Chained to a wall
Character's Past Trauma Is Revealed Against Their Will
Faking Recovery So Others Will Stop Worrying About You
Time Travel - Comforting future loved one while trying to figure out what the fuck happened to them
Injury after encounter with a cosmic horror
Mod A Is Distraught Dealing With Ao3 Bugs and Mod B Comforts With Memes
Technically awful attempts at comfort are actually very comforting
What I love: Nick and Edgar being loyal and sacrificing! Stoic suffering, angsty feelings, and cathartic comfort!
Extra prompts:
* Most of the freeform tags are self-explanatory, but I've added a few notes below.
* "Injury after encounter with a cosmic horror" - The fish are strange enough alien lifeforms, but what other eldritch beings might exist out there?
* "Mod A Is Distraught Dealing With Ao3 Bugs and Mod B Comforts With Memes" - Nick and Edgar as co-mods of a fanwork exchange - Best Mods Ever or Worst Mods Ever? (This prompt is an exception to my general Do Not Want of setting change AUs.)
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want infidelity. For their canon relationships, I'd be happy with any of the following: before it starts or after it ends, alternate universe where it never happened, or just not mentioned.
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms, and the tropes I've nominated, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've also provided some extra prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their interactions. I'm not a stickler about researching canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives, or where the future might take them.
HURT/COMFORT PREFERENCES: I'm not into graphic descriptions of physical injuries. I'm more interested in the emotional state of the character, coping with the aftermath, the reveal of the hurt, and the eventual comfort.
LIKES: Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, risking self to protect others, displaying cool competence, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, banter, hijinks, confessions exposing emotional vulnerability, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. Some of my favourite tropes and genres are: amnesia, angst with a happy ending, animal transformation, arranged marriage, bodyswap, cosmic horror, curtainfic, five things fic, getting together, hurt/comfort, mutual requited pining, mystery solving, road trips, sex pollen, slice of life, stranded together, and time travel.
DISLIKES: I generally prefer optimistic stories in exchanges, so I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or hopelessly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness during the story, as long as there is a glimmer of light at the end. Endings that are bittersweet or ambiguous are also fine.
DO NOT WANT: Underage, bleak endings, crossovers, setting change AUs like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse (but canon divergence AUs are fine).
RATING: I've requested some gen and some ships in this exchange. For the latter, I'm fine with explicit sex, but it's usually not the most important part of the story for me.
STYLE: I'm fine with first, second, or third person. I'm fine with past or present tense. I'm fine with stories of any length, including stories that start in media res or consist of a scene that implies a larger plot.
INTERACTIVE FICTION: I like interactive fiction and would welcome it.
AO3: I have gifts enabled and am open to treats.
I've listed more details under each individual request.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
meteordust(AO3 name Serenade)
***
Request 1: Chronicles of Morgaine - CJ Cherryh - fanfic
Relationships:
Vanye & Roh (hurt Roh)
Vanye & Roh (hurt Vanye)
Vanye/Roh (hurt Roh)
Vanye/Roh (hurt Vanye)
Freeform tags:
Aftermath of sex pollen
Both Captured - Forced to Work Together to Escape
Caring for someone who should be your enemy
Character manages to injure arch-foe and realizes they don't actually want to hurt them
Comforted By An Enemy
Guilt over Other Character's Sacrifice
Truth Serum
What I love: Vanye is so conflicted about Roh! And Roh becomes conflicted about Vanye too!
Extra prompts:
* I'm most fascinated by Roh where there's still part of him existing alongside Liell, or where it's ambiguous about that. But I'm also interested in where it's Roh before the bodysnatching, or where it's predominantly Liell in Roh.
* There's a scene where Liell takes an avid interest in Vanye's body, admiring it and assessing it, in a creepy way. It becomes even creepier when Vanye discovers that Liell wants not to seduce him, but to possess him. Why not both?
* There was no greater heartbreak than when Morgaine told Vanye the man he met on the road was no longer Roh. That because Vanye escaped from Liell, Liell used Roh in his place. So much angst for Vanye that his beloved cousin is gone. So much conflict between hating Liell for what he has done, and being moved by how he looks and acts like Roh.
* There's a scene where Vanye is captured by his enemies, drugged, and interrogated. Roh rescues him! But continues to question him while he can't resist! And then gently bathes his wounds! More please.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want Morgaine to be permanently injured or killed.
- I don't want Vanye to abandon Morgaine and her quest. (I'm fine with him deciding to stay somewhere for a long while though.)
***
Request 2: Felix Castor Series - Mike Carey - fanfic
Relationships:
Felix & Rafael (hurt Felix)
Felix/Rafael (hurt Felix)
Freeform tags:
Formerly Possessed Character Tries To Make Amends To Character They Hurt
What I love: Felix having sacrificed so much for Rafi, and Rafi finally getting to do something about that.
Extra prompts:
* Felix still feels guilt over having messed up the exorcism and dooming Rafi to years of hell.
* Rafi tries to recover his lost memories, or they come back unwanted in nightmares.
* Felix tries to hide some of the details of what Asmodeus did while possessing Rafi, but Rafi finds out anyway. Maybe Rafi sees scars that Felix keeps concealed. Maybe Felix is the one who has nightmares that Asmodeus is back.
* Rafi is the one to protect Felix from a threat! Maybe even using knowledge or skills gained while he was possessed, or bluffing an enemy into thinking he still has demonic powers or that Asmodeus is back.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want graphic depictions of violence. I know the canon is extremely gory (eg dismemberment, mutilation, visceral details of damage to body parts, etc), but I would prefer if the fic goes a bit lighter (eg stabbings, shootings, typical action movie violence, etc).
- I don't want harm to eyes or hands.
- I don't want infidelity. If you go with the ship version of the relationship, I would prefer if Pen is part of the relationship too (whether triangular or V-shaped), amicably separated but still friends, or just not mentioned.
***
Request 3: Seafort Saga - David Feintuch - fanfic
Relationships:
Nick/Edgar (hurt Edgar)
Nick/Edgar (hurt Nick)
Freeform tags:
BAMF character A is hurt and is still a BAMF; character B provides comfort anyway
Chained to a wall
Character's Past Trauma Is Revealed Against Their Will
Faking Recovery So Others Will Stop Worrying About You
Time Travel - Comforting future loved one while trying to figure out what the fuck happened to them
Injury after encounter with a cosmic horror
Mod A Is Distraught Dealing With Ao3 Bugs and Mod B Comforts With Memes
Technically awful attempts at comfort are actually very comforting
What I love: Nick and Edgar being loyal and sacrificing! Stoic suffering, angsty feelings, and cathartic comfort!
Extra prompts:
* Most of the freeform tags are self-explanatory, but I've added a few notes below.
* "Injury after encounter with a cosmic horror" - The fish are strange enough alien lifeforms, but what other eldritch beings might exist out there?
* "Mod A Is Distraught Dealing With Ao3 Bugs and Mod B Comforts With Memes" - Nick and Edgar as co-mods of a fanwork exchange - Best Mods Ever or Worst Mods Ever? (This prompt is an exception to my general Do Not Want of setting change AUs.)
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
- I don't want infidelity. For their canon relationships, I'd be happy with any of the following: before it starts or after it ends, alternate universe where it never happened, or just not mentioned.
