Id Pro Quo letter
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meteordustDear Id Pro Quo 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.
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, fish out of water, five things fic, getting together, hurt/comfort, marriage of convenience, mystery solving, requited pining, 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: Noncon, 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'd enjoy anything ranging from unresolved sexual tension, to getting together, to established relationship. 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, present, or future 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.
POV: I'm open to stories from the point of view of a different character from the ones requested, especially if they provide an interesting perspective on the requested characters.
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)
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Request 1: Haikyuu!! - fanfic
Characters and relationships:
Oikawa Tooru
Freeform tags:
Amnesia - Guarded character becomes more open
Amnesia - Missing character is found living new life
What I love: I'm fascinated by the different facets of himself Oikawa shows to different people: inspiring captain to his team, blithe charmer to his fans, intimidating opponent to his rivals, playful and petulant with his best friend. And he can shift between those modes so quickly like a chameleon. I also feel like for a lot of the story, he's masking insecurity, convinced that he lacks talent and that he can only compensate through hard work. What would it be like if he suddenly got amnesia? If he didn't feel the burden of insecurity or the pressure of expectations? If he forgot about the need to put on those masks against the world? And if the people he used to know got to see another side of him?
Extra prompts:
* I love the idea of everyone stressed out that Oikawa has gone missing, but he turns out to be working in a fish and chip shop in a beachside town, or something equally chill.
* I'm always a fan of the "I thought you were dead!" big emotional reunion.
* People seeing Oikawa be vulnerable and sincere. Reactions!
* Oikawa realising that he's worth something, whether or not he's a volleyball champion.
* I'm fine with canon divergence if that opens up more possibilities, especially post-timeskip.
* I'm fine with career-ending injuries, as long as the story doesn't end on a depressing note.
* Relationships: I'm fine with gen or ships. If you would like to include shipping, I ship Oikawa with Iwaizumi, Ushijima, Kageyama, and Sugawara, among others.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
* I don't want doping, cheating, or drug abuse.
***
Request 2: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (TV) - fanfic
Characters and relationships: Boba Fett
Freeform tags:
Crime Lord Becomes City Mayor
Spaceport City Infrastructure
Town Hall Meetings
What I love: Boba Fett is terrible at being a ruthless crime lord, but he might just be the unconventional civic leader that Mos Espa needs.
Extra prompts:
* Being a feared bounty hunter never prepared Boba Fett for hosting his first town hall meeting. Everyone has their problems, and they expect him to solve them.
* Being in charge of a city includes mundane but essential things, like sewer system maintenance, building development approvals, and the annual garden festival. I would love to see Boba gathering a team to figure it out, or dealing with a situation in his own unique way.
* I love the process of building up a community and its resources, step by step. Does Boba have ambitions for a new infrastructure project, like a water purification system or a baby bantha sanctuary? (Budget crisis! How does Boba pay for these improvements without trading in spice or hiking up taxes?)
* I'd love outsider POV of Boba's attempts at running the city. A frustrated citizen trying to get a pothole repaired? A fruit seller in the marketplace trying to trade amid speeder chases and rancor rampages? I'm all for seeing behind the scenes of the daily lives of the inhabitants.
* I'm a big fan of "everybody lives" and "no body, no death", so feel free to bring back any characters with ambiguous endings (eg the Tuskens, the Gamorreans, Garsa Fwip, etc) or unexplained miracles (eg somehow Cad Bane returned).
Note: I'm fine with including characters and content from the rest of the Star Wars universe, whether canon or legends. (This is an exception to my crossovers DNW.)
***
Request 3: Tekken (Video Games) - fanfic
Characters and relationships: Lee Chaolan/Anna Williams
Freeform tags:
Temporarily A Different Sex
What I love: Both Lee and Anna see themselves as suave and sexy, but they are also kind of cheesy and ridiculous. I can imagine them having lots of lovers of all genders, but I can also imagine them being failboats at it. I like the idea that over the years, they keep having casual flings with each other. I also like the idea that as veterans of Iron Fist - sometimes rivals, sometimes allies - they might share jaded musings over drinks.
Extra prompts:
* They get genderswapped (specifically, the classic trope of being suddenly transformed into a body of the opposite sex). Either intentionally (eg as a disguise), accidentally (eg trying to power up with experimental science or ancient magic), or mysteriously (eg strange artefact or woke up different). Maybe they have to work together to figure out how to reverse it. Maybe they go out shopping for clothes and go on fancy dates. Maybe they just find each other really hot, and then they bang.
* Identity porn! They enter the Iron Fist tournament in their new identities, unknown to each other. Or maybe they recognise each other, but swear each other to secrecy. Or maybe everyone else recognises them anyway and they're just playing along.
* I'm fine with something light or something serious. But I'd prefer more focus on fun adventures exploring their new selves, and less focus on dealing with sexism or bigotry.
Canon knowledge: I've played up to and including Tekken 5. I don't mind spoilers for the later games, and I'm fine for you to include those elements, as long as the story can be understood without knowing them.
***
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.
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, fish out of water, five things fic, getting together, hurt/comfort, marriage of convenience, mystery solving, requited pining, 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: Noncon, 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'd enjoy anything ranging from unresolved sexual tension, to getting together, to established relationship. 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, present, or future 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.
POV: I'm open to stories from the point of view of a different character from the ones requested, especially if they provide an interesting perspective on the requested characters.
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: Haikyuu!! - fanfic
Characters and relationships:
Oikawa Tooru
Freeform tags:
Amnesia - Guarded character becomes more open
Amnesia - Missing character is found living new life
What I love: I'm fascinated by the different facets of himself Oikawa shows to different people: inspiring captain to his team, blithe charmer to his fans, intimidating opponent to his rivals, playful and petulant with his best friend. And he can shift between those modes so quickly like a chameleon. I also feel like for a lot of the story, he's masking insecurity, convinced that he lacks talent and that he can only compensate through hard work. What would it be like if he suddenly got amnesia? If he didn't feel the burden of insecurity or the pressure of expectations? If he forgot about the need to put on those masks against the world? And if the people he used to know got to see another side of him?
Extra prompts:
* I love the idea of everyone stressed out that Oikawa has gone missing, but he turns out to be working in a fish and chip shop in a beachside town, or something equally chill.
* I'm always a fan of the "I thought you were dead!" big emotional reunion.
* People seeing Oikawa be vulnerable and sincere. Reactions!
* Oikawa realising that he's worth something, whether or not he's a volleyball champion.
* I'm fine with canon divergence if that opens up more possibilities, especially post-timeskip.
* I'm fine with career-ending injuries, as long as the story doesn't end on a depressing note.
* Relationships: I'm fine with gen or ships. If you would like to include shipping, I ship Oikawa with Iwaizumi, Ushijima, Kageyama, and Sugawara, among others.
Fandom Specific Do Not Want:
* I don't want doping, cheating, or drug abuse.
***
Request 2: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (TV) - fanfic
Characters and relationships: Boba Fett
Freeform tags:
Crime Lord Becomes City Mayor
Spaceport City Infrastructure
Town Hall Meetings
What I love: Boba Fett is terrible at being a ruthless crime lord, but he might just be the unconventional civic leader that Mos Espa needs.
Extra prompts:
* Being a feared bounty hunter never prepared Boba Fett for hosting his first town hall meeting. Everyone has their problems, and they expect him to solve them.
* Being in charge of a city includes mundane but essential things, like sewer system maintenance, building development approvals, and the annual garden festival. I would love to see Boba gathering a team to figure it out, or dealing with a situation in his own unique way.
* I love the process of building up a community and its resources, step by step. Does Boba have ambitions for a new infrastructure project, like a water purification system or a baby bantha sanctuary? (Budget crisis! How does Boba pay for these improvements without trading in spice or hiking up taxes?)
* I'd love outsider POV of Boba's attempts at running the city. A frustrated citizen trying to get a pothole repaired? A fruit seller in the marketplace trying to trade amid speeder chases and rancor rampages? I'm all for seeing behind the scenes of the daily lives of the inhabitants.
* I'm a big fan of "everybody lives" and "no body, no death", so feel free to bring back any characters with ambiguous endings (eg the Tuskens, the Gamorreans, Garsa Fwip, etc) or unexplained miracles (eg somehow Cad Bane returned).
Note: I'm fine with including characters and content from the rest of the Star Wars universe, whether canon or legends. (This is an exception to my crossovers DNW.)
***
Request 3: Tekken (Video Games) - fanfic
Characters and relationships: Lee Chaolan/Anna Williams
Freeform tags:
Temporarily A Different Sex
What I love: Both Lee and Anna see themselves as suave and sexy, but they are also kind of cheesy and ridiculous. I can imagine them having lots of lovers of all genders, but I can also imagine them being failboats at it. I like the idea that over the years, they keep having casual flings with each other. I also like the idea that as veterans of Iron Fist - sometimes rivals, sometimes allies - they might share jaded musings over drinks.
Extra prompts:
* They get genderswapped (specifically, the classic trope of being suddenly transformed into a body of the opposite sex). Either intentionally (eg as a disguise), accidentally (eg trying to power up with experimental science or ancient magic), or mysteriously (eg strange artefact or woke up different). Maybe they have to work together to figure out how to reverse it. Maybe they go out shopping for clothes and go on fancy dates. Maybe they just find each other really hot, and then they bang.
* Identity porn! They enter the Iron Fist tournament in their new identities, unknown to each other. Or maybe they recognise each other, but swear each other to secrecy. Or maybe everyone else recognises them anyway and they're just playing along.
* I'm fine with something light or something serious. But I'd prefer more focus on fun adventures exploring their new selves, and less focus on dealing with sexism or bigotry.
Canon knowledge: I've played up to and including Tekken 5. I don't mind spoilers for the later games, and I'm fine for you to include those elements, as long as the story can be understood without knowing them.
***
