lirelyn | Entries tagged with yuletide

Hello dear Yuletide writer! Thank you so much for writing for me. I hope you find something below that you're excited to write. I've given some general thoughts and sometimes specific ideas, but if you have something in mind already for the below characters, I'd love to see it!

I'm also happy to read unconventional formats... I generally don't enjoy 2nd person, but 1st person is fine, as is poetry, epistolary/documentary type fic, anything else creative you want to do. I'm open to most kinds of smut content... if it's not in my DNWs, go wild! Non-requested characters from canon are also very welcome to be as big a part of the story as you want.

Treats are very welcome!

Khemjira RPF: Tle, Firstone

Tle and FirstOne came out of nowhere and grabbed me by the throat while I was halfway through Khemjira and desperately looking for other related content. I watched their season of DMD Friendship and then I watched their vlogs and I was hooked. Their dynamic is so good: I love how Tle wooed FirstOne and how much FirstOne leans on him now as a steady presence.

Exceptions mentioned in my sign-up: I love both of them and their relationship, but FirstOne is my special boy so if you wanted to write a fic that's more focused on him, I'd also be thrilled with that! I also really enjoy his dynamic with Namping, and would enjoy something exploring that if that's where you're inspired. (And if you wanted to write about the full quartet of Tle, FirstOne, Namping, and Keng I would be delighted!)

A few ideas:
- What happened between the end of DMD Friendship and FirstOne finally choosing Tle as his partner? How did Tle continue to woo him? What made FirstOne finally decide?
- Anything about the complicated dynamic of being an official couple and navigating your actual feelings in the light of that. I love character bleed, "does he like me/do I like him or is it just our roles?", the need to make sure the professional relationship can weather whatever storms feelings bring... it's all so good!
- This is a little sideways from RPF but some of their music videos have great little stories and it would be very fun to read a fic based on one of them. I especially enjoy the neighbor prank war and the library magic boy stories, but if there's another one that inspires you, go for it! (This would be an exception to my DNW for non-celebrity AUs, since they kind of are playing different characters in the MVs.)
- Those Songkran snuggles! FirstOne was soooo clingy and I'd love an exploration of the feelings leading to/resulting from that (aside from the alcohol, lol.)

Khemjira: Khem, Pharan, Jet, Charn

Yeah, this show has me in a chokehold. I don't even know what to ask for except more... I love them all so much so I will be thrilled with anything you want to write, focusing on any combination of the main characters. I love Jet and Khem's ride-or-die friendship as much as I love both of the main ships, and I love how important all the relationships were to the story.
A few specific ideas, if you want any prompts:
- Khem deserves a make-up birthday celebration! Pharan passed out before he could do much but reiterate his promise, so I think they should get a late celebration after he recovers.
- Case fic of sorts... some ghosty thing that they have to deal with using all their respective skills.
- We never do see Khem finding out about Jet and Charn's relationship, and I would enjoy seeing how that happens. I could imagine Jet making a big deal about how to tell him and then finding out he figured it out ages ago (in fact a fic just of Khem noticing that his two best friends are definitely in love, all while they think they're keeping their distance, would be very fun). I could also imagine Khem being too preoccupied in the last few weeks to have caught on - whatever inspires you!
- Any further development of Jet and Charn's relationship, since we didn't see as much of that.
- I'd prefer a fic not focus on the adoption process and immediate new-parent experience, but I would love to see Uncle Jet getting to play with the twins. Maybe Jet and Charn babysit for a night and shenanigans ensue.

Also, Kachen was not nominated because he hadn't shown up by then, but I adore him as well. I'm so curious about his history with Pharan and with Jet! And I think someday when Charn and Jet are more secure, they could have some banger low-key threesomes with him.

These are really just my off-the-cuff thoughts fresh off the finale, so if there's something else you're excited to write for these characters, please do, I will love it!

The Next Prince: Ramil, Paytai

The angst of their situation was tailor-made for me. Lifelong best friend, lover, and whipping boy under your abusive father? With kinks that interact in complicated ways with the power and harm in your actual lives? Put it in my face! I'll take ten!

I do strongly prefer a kink-positive approach to their relationship... I love the angst of their kink activity triggering bad memories, but I don't want any kind of "once they're healthy they won't want to have kinky sex any more" interpretation.

I would love to get more of their post-canon resolution, as Paytai and Ramil work through the new boundaries Paytai has set. I'd also be thrilled with just a scene from earlier in their relationship: hurt/comfort after one of the whipping boy sessions, any smut you wanted to write, how they first came to realize they had feelings for each other... anything along those lines would be delightful.

Revenged Love: Guo Chengyu, Chi Cheng

I love the whole foursome and ship them every which way, but I requested Chi Cheng and Guo Chengyu because they're the ones that make me feral. They love each other so much! They need and understand each other in a way no one else does! They were "enemies" while still being hopelessly entangled and drawn to each other! I'm obsessed with them.

I'm open to a wide range of interpretations of their relationship, from "friends who kiss" (canonically! blessed be) to "deeply in love in a way that they can't explain to themselves or anyone else." I love how they triangulate on other boys to deal with their feelings about each other... it's such a glorious mess.

Feel free to include Wu Suowei and Jiang Xiaoshuai as much as you want, I do love them all (and I think it's only a matter of time before they're all hooking up together.) I'd also be very interested in fic from the Wang Shuo days.

The First Shot: Jiang Xiaohai

Jiang Xiaohai, my beautiful perfect son. I love his self-control, the masks he wears, the genuine love he has for his family, his ruthlessness in service of what he's decided must be done. Anything at all about him would make me happy: character study, scenes from parts of his story we didn't get to see, an AU where he lives and sneaks away.

I ship him with both Zheng Bei and Liang Jiaju so if you want to write something shippy or smutty with either of them, absolutely have at it. We see so little of his relationship with Liang Jiaju but it seems to be deep and genuine on both sides, so I'm very interested in further exploration. And the angst of his relationship with Zheng Bei is just exquisite ... the way they both love each other so intensely and yet know (once the truth is revealed) that they cannot be anything but enemies.

Ball Boy Tactics: Yang Eunoh, Byeong Seungjin

I loved this show and I want to see these two get together! I desperately want to see Seungjin realize that his best friend is in love with him (!) has been for ages (!!) has not been that subtle about it (!!!) and that he loves him back (!!!!). I love how relaxed and patient Eunoh seems to be about it, like, "yes I know I am in love with a dumbass, he'll work it out eventually, probably."

General likes
Canon setting, missing scenes, post-canon, canon divergence
Angst
Character study
Polyamory/open relationships
Hurt/comfort, whump
Get-together (including canon divergence get-together for canon romances)
Forced proximity, forced intimacy
Cuddling, sleeping together
Nonverbal expressions of love
Unspoken understandings, characters being mentally in sync
Difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong

Smut likes
Complicated feelings about the person you’re fucking
Porn as character study/relationship study
Crying during sex (for emotional reasons or physical or both)
Chest/breast/nipple play
Non-penetrative sex (penetrative is also great! but I have a soft spot for smut that focuses on other acts)
Biting
Overstimulation
Under-negotiated kink (whether it goes well or badly)
When in character: power and dominance dynamics (mental or physical), restraints, obedience
Consent play, dubcon, situations where someone is willingly submitting to sex but not because they want it (i.e. to protect someone, for money or something they need, to avoid some worse outcome)

DNWs
pregnancy, breeding kinks, mentions of getting someone pregnant even as a joke
breaking up of canon relationships
possessiveness as an indicator of True Love (feelings of jealousy, or possessiveness in a kink context, are okay, but not "if you truly love someone you will want them to belong to you only")
Setting change AUs (fantasy/supernatural, crossovers, omegaverse, soulmark/soulmate, gender swap, etc)
For RPF, non-celebrity AUs
extreme gore, eye trauma, mutilation (canon-typical violence/injury is fine, will specify in prompts if it seems relevant)
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus

Dear Yuletide writer, thank you so much for writing for me! I hope you find something below that you're excited about. All my requests this year are for shows where I just really want to spend more time with the characters and their relationships, so anything you give me will make me happy.

I'm also happy to read unconventional formats... I generally don't enjoy 2nd person, but 1st person is fine, as is poetry, epistolary/documentary type fic, anything else creative you want to do. I'm open to most kinds of smut content... if it's not in my DNWs, go wild! Non-requested characters from canon are also very welcome to be as big a part of the story as you want.

Treats are very welcome!

General likes
Canon setting, missing scenes, post-canon, canon divergence
Angst
Character study
Polyamory/open relationships
Hurt/comfort, whump
Get-together (including canon divergence get-together for canon romances)
Forced proximity, forced intimacy
Cuddling, sleeping together
Nonverbal expressions of love
Unspoken understandings, characters being mentally in sync
Difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong

Smut likes
Complicated feelings about the person you’re fucking
Porn as character study/relationship study
Crying during sex (for emotional reasons or physical or both)
Chest/breast/nipple play
Non-penetrative sex (penetrative is also great! but I have a soft spot for smut that focuses on other acts)
Biting
Overstimulation
Under-negotiated kink (whether it goes well or badly)
When in character: power and dominance dynamics (mental or physical), restraints, obedience
Consent play, dubcon, situations where someone is willingly submitting to sex but not because they want it (i.e. to protect someone, for money or something they need, to avoid some worse outcome)

DNWs
pregnancy, breeding kinks
breaking up of canon relationships
possessiveness as an indicator of True Love (feelings of jealousy, or possessiveness in a kink context, are okay, but not "if you truly love someone you will want them to belong to you only")
Setting change AUs (fantasy/supernatural, crossovers, omegaverse, soulmark/soulmate, gender swap, etc)
extreme gore, eye trauma, mutilation (canon-typical violence/injury is fine, will specify in prompts if it seems relevant)
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus

Century of Love: San, Vee, Vadfah, Juu

I loved this show so much! I love the way it questions what a true epic love really means, when self-sacrifice is actually selfish, and the questions of life and death and letting go. I was really caught up in San learning to love in the present, learning to share weakness and pain with the people he loves, and of course learning to embrace his own feelings without shame. I adore Vee, his cheerfulness that hides so much vulnerability, his stubborn determination to survive and thrive on his own terms. I'd be happy with almost anything you want to write for this show, but below are some thoughts.

San whump and hurt/comfort: The "wounds re-open every midnight" situation was very good for my whump-loving soul. I was actually a little disappointed that Vee's presence eases the pain because I love a good "holding my beloved through their agonies" setup. Anything you want to write about San dealing with the midnight agonies, whether pre-canon or some scene during canon (and feel free to stretch or diverge from the show's canon sequence if you want.)

SanVee sex scenes: I'd love to read more about either the first time or the one they thought was their last time before San's death. And any post-canon scenes would be most welcome too!

San, Vee, and Third: I really wanted to nominate Third as well, and I'd be delighted for a story that explores his post-canon relationship with San, Vee, or both. I love how devotedly he loves Vee and respects his choices, and I love how ready he is to call San to task when he lets Vee down. If you want to write some kind of poly relationship I'm all for it, or if you just want to explore the way he fits into their lives in an ongoing friendship that's also great.

Vadfah (this is the spelling I'm used to from the version I watched, but I don't mind which one you use to write - and same with Juu below): I'm so interested in her! Where did she come from? Does she really have any memories from the past life or was it all a lie? I'd love to read anything you want to write about her backstory or where she goes from here. I like that the show left the mystery of "who is the real Vad" unresolved, but if you want to write a story that answers it one way or the other, I'm fine with that. I'm especially intrigued by the idea that somehow Vee and Vadfah are both connected to the original Vad, and maybe some exploration of their relationship as they come to realize that... but any direction you want to take it is really fine, as long as the canon resolution of "San chose Vee and that's what matters" stays in place.

Vadfah and Juu girls' night out - or any shenanigans you want to imagine them getting up to. They're both such fun characters, so practical and clear on what they want, and I think they could get along great once the past is forgiven. I would just love to see them going out and getting into trouble together. I'd be happy for this to be shippy or friendship, I just love them both.

The Rebound: Atom

I wanted this show to be poly so badly, and it really felt like the show wanted it too! They built up so much tension, not just between Atom and Zen but Atom and Ryu too! That dynamic where they're both doing romantic things for each other to keep it away from Zen... loved it. And then the three of them playing as a 3x3 team, and the more serious conversations Atom and Ryu had afterward. So I'd be very excited to read an OT3 story for them.

I also just love Atom - that scene where he jerks off looking at photos of Zen and then cries was gorgeous to me. I'd love a gift that just really leans into the angst and pining, especially since Zen does keep him close as a friend. Or if you have an idea for a different ship for him, I'd enjoy seeing him get a happy ending with someone else. Find a way for him and Q to get together and ease both of their broken hearts? Yes please!

Knock Knock Boys: Thanwa, Peak, Latte, Almond

I'm leaving this one wide open, I just loved these four boys and their friendship so much! Anything you want to write, focusing on any of the characters or ships, would make me very happy. Some possibilities:
- Either couple working out some early relationship issues
- Character study/focus on any one of the guys
- Cross-couple friendship focus... I love how each of the pairs has a distinct relationship and are important to each other beyond the romantic pairings
- A drinking game leads to cross-couple flirting/kissing/more... how do they all deal with that? If you go with this one I'd prefer not to have possessiveness or hardline monogamy reinforced... some jealousy or emotional struggle is fine but I'll be happiest if they land somewhere in the range of full-on poly to "sometimes friends kiss each other and that's okay"
- Either couple - or all four! - try out a new sex toy or technique to help Lukpeach's class
- Celebrating some big milestone together

Jack and Joker: Joke, Jack, Aran, Rosé

There's so much plot left to happen that I'm just going to focus on vibes/things I love in this series... take these and run with them in whatever direction feels right! I will probably update this letter with notes as the series continues.

For this show, I'm assuming Jack/Joke is canon endgame, and my DNW for breaking up of canon relationships applies to them. I'm a happy multishipper, so if you want to write either of them with someone else either in an open/poly way or before they get together, that is perfectly fine! And gen fic of course is also welcome... I just don't want the Jack/Joke ship broken up or somehow permanently closed off.

- The guilt and regret between Jack and Joke, the way they each call to the light of idealism in each others' hearts even though they can't fully live up to it. The weight of their history, how each of them thought of each other in those years they were apart.
- Danger, whump, hurt/comfort, wound tending - there's so much room for "seeing the person you love during/after danger and injury" and I want all of it! Feel free to come up with canon divergent scenarios, maybe even a whole different first meeting after the prison time, I'll always be happy for more of Jack and Joke getting hurt and worrying over/taking care of each other.
- Aran is fascinating to me and I'd love anything you want to write about him. He's scared of his father, he's rich and spoiled but also has an inferiority complex, and he doesn't seem to have any real friends. I'm hoping he'll get a canon ship (probably with Tattoo?), but I also like the idea that he might have had some casual hookups with people like Hope and Jack.
- I nominated Rosé on the strength of my love for Zorzo and that one hilarious scene in episode 1. Her going off about her princess/bodyguard fantasies oblivious to Jack and Joke making eyes at each other behind her back? Golden. Her and Aran as catty frenemies? Also golden. I'm very curious about her relationship to the temple leader woman and I can imagine some good fic potential there as well.
- The scene in episode 6 where Aran's father treats Hope as a whipping boy for Aran had me climbing the walls! I would love more of the twisted ways the boss keeps his people - including his son - in line. Does this proxy punishment thing happen a lot? Has it ever involved Jack? (either as the one being punished or the one watching a colleague be punished for him) How does that affect their relationship afterward? Or come up with something even worse the boss could do. This is prime territory for some really fucky dubcon or noncon and if you want to take it there, I'd be delighted to read it. The vibe between the boss and Jack definitely has some predatory undertones, feel free to play with those as well.

Because this show is ongoing and won't be done until well into the creation period, I'm especially open to canon divergence and missing scenes. I'm also very interested in Tattoo, Hoy, Hope, and Save, so feel free to add them in as much as you want. I have my guesses about what ships will end up being canon, but again, I love multishipping so feel free to mix and match however you want.

Peaceful Property: Peach, Pangpang, Kan, Home

I'd like a fic focusing on one of the following configurations:
all four together (Home, Peach, Pangpang, Kan)
Home and Peach
Pangpang and Kan

I believe that this is a found family story at its heart, and that these four will find a way past the different hurts and betrayals and end up working together, caring for each other, and having each other's backs. Whether that's where show canon ends up going or not, that's what I want to see: all four of them coming together as a team and a family.

I ship both Home/Peach and Kan/Pangpang, so if you want to write shippy fic for either of those pairs I'd be delighted! I'm also happy for a foursome poly situation, or any sub-combination of queerplatonic family feelings. Shipwise, the only thing I don't want is for them to pair off into two m/f couples. If you do go the OT4 route, you can handle Peach and Pangpang's relationship however you want... I don't particularly ship them, but I'm fine with incest in general and could be persuaded, so write whatever dynamic you like best.

Fandom-specific DNW: permanent death of any of the main four
Character bashing/villainy of any of the main four. It's fine (good, even!) to recognize things they did wrong in canon and the hurt they caused, but I'd like the ultimate focus to be on reconciliation and healing. If anyone ends up in a place you feel is irredeemable, please just leave them off to the side.

(For letter-lurkers: this has been edited with more detail after initial posting but before assignments went out. Treats are very welcome!)

Hello dear writer, and thank you! Below are my general likes and DNWs, as well as some specific ideas and prompts for the fandoms I've requested. All of these are just suggestions: if you've got a different idea, I'd love to see it! I will always be happy to read scenes that could have come before, after, or during the story's canon. In general I love all the characters for my nominated fandoms, so unless I specifically mention not wanting to see someone, I'll be happy to have other characters included. I've tried to give some sense of what I like about the characters and their relationships to help guide you.

Smut is also always welcome; I especially love exploring character and relationship through physical intimacy. I love angst as long as there's at least a little hope at the end, and I don't mind things getting pretty dark, so aside from things specified in my DNWs, you can go nuts.

General likes
Post-canon, canon-compliant background, "missing" scenes
Polyamory/open relationships
Difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong
Hurt/comfort and whump
Nonverbal expressions of love
Enemies to lovers, enemies who are fuckbuddies
Modern and scifi AUs
Porn as character study/relationship study
Sex tears

DNWs
pregnancy, breeding kinks
sad/bad ending, except where noted in prompts
gender swap or gender identity focus
A/B/O
soulmark/soulmate AUs
fantasy/supernatural AUs
plots revolving around misunderstandings
extreme gore, body horror, mutilation
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus

Prompts

Kiseki
Characters: Any

I really don't have any specific wishes for this: I just love all these characters and want so much more of them than 13 short episodes! Any combination is great, whether you pick one of the romantic pairs, or the friendship between Bai Zong Yi and Ai Di. Feel free to throw Zhang Teng in there too if you wish! (Is he really dead? Does he have to be?)

Between Ai Di and Chen Yi I love the push and pull, how desperate Ai Di is to be close to Chen Yi and how terrified he is, especially now, of getting his hopes up and being hurt. The one-sided pining from Ai Di to Chen Yi and Chen Yi to their boss is delicious to me.

Between Zong Yi and Zhe Rui I love how bold and direct Zong Yi is, his refusal to take any bullshit, and his confidence, once they get there, that Zhe Rui sincerely loves him. I love how hard Zhe Rui tries to be "responsible," meanwhile he's so starved for love and for Zong Yi specifically.

As of now there are three more episodes to air so I may edit this with more ideas as we get through the end of the series.

Oh No! Here Comes Trouble
Characters: Any

I love Pu Yiyong and Cao Guangyan as either a friendship or a romantic relationship. I love Chen Chuying and her friendship with the boys, but don't want to see her romantically paired with either of them. I'd enjoy a get-together story with the two of them awkwardly finding their way around their feelings, or some time with the two or three of them adjusting together after Yiyong wakes up (again.) The blend of comedy and grief in this show is one of the reasons I loved it so much, so feel free to work with either or both mood.

Lin Yongchuan, the tattoo guy played by Fandy Fan, also seized my whole heart, and I'd love a story about him: maybe a fix-it, alternate timeline or reincarnation fic, maybe a scene from his life, happy or sad or both. The tattoo artist said he loved him: what did he mean? What was their relationship like?

Be My Favorite
Characters: Kawi, Pisaeng

This show was a surprise gem of the year for me! I loved the consistent themes of kindness, honesty, and courage. I love how up in his head Kawi gets both about being accepted and about doing the right thing, and how he has to learn to let go and accept the good and bad in his life. I love the angst of Pisaeng knowing he's gay and fighting with the social and parental pressures to stay closeted, even to himself.

My favorite scene in the whole show is the rooftop when Pisaeng finally confesses to Kawi, and it strengthens their friendship even though Kawi turns him down. I love that, in that timeline, Pisaeng celebrates the anniversary of that confession, because it was so important in his life.

I'll be happy with any fic about these two at any point in their story, but I'd especially love to explore some of the other timelines. For example:
* In the timeline where Pisaeng is about to marry Pear but comes and kisses Kawi on the wedding morning. What was their friendship like? What took Pisaeng to the breaking point? There must have been so much angsty pining and I would like to see it.
* More of the times Kawi got drunk and kissed Pisaeng, in the timeline where he's a rock star. Did it ever go further than that?

It would be really cool to read an AU where we stay in one of those earlier timelines, and Kawi and Pisaeng find their way together afterward.

Midnight Museum
Characters: Khatha + your pick of Dome, Chan, The One, Boon

I only named Khatha because he's the character I'm centrally interested in, but I'd love to get some exploration of his relationship with Dome or Chan or The One or Boon, or any combination of those. A Khatha character study would also be very welcome: I love the weight of his guilt and regret, and how desperately he hangs on to the memory of Chan through many lifetimes.

This universe offers some great possibilities for sex magic and I'd be delighted to see that explored. It can get as dubconny as you please, and again could be with any or all of other characters mentioned above.

I'm also interested in the complicated feelings Khatha might have around loving Dome vs. loving Chan: how much is he projecting his feelings for Chan onto Dome, as opposed to loving him for himself? This could be Khatha fretting (we know he's good at that!) or Dome being unsure, or some combination of the two.

Dear Yuletide writer, hi and thank you! I'm excited to read whatever you decide to write for me. I've included some prompts below but those are definitely only meant to be a starting place -- if you have another idea for the characters I've named, I'm eager to see it! I've included general notes on the things I especially love about each story/character, if you want some extra guidance in coming up with other ideas.

I'm happy with any rating -- most of my prompts don't imply smut but it's definitely welcome if you feel like writing it!

General likes
Polyamory/open relationships
Characters who care about each other navigating difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong
Hurt/comfort
Canon compliant, canon backstory, post-canon
Modern and scifi AUs
Love expressed through understanding/knowing each other really well
Porn as character study/relationship study

DNWs
pregnancy, fertility issues, trying to conceive, breeding kinks
breaking up canonical relationships/killing off a character to make room for a different ship
gender swap or gender identity focus
A/B/O
soulmark/soulmate AUs
fantastic/nonhuman AUs such as vampire, werewolf, mermaid, etc
plots revolving around misunderstandings
extreme gore, body horror, mutilation
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus

Prompts

Dear Doctor I'm Coming For Soul
Characters: Prakan, Thuaphee

Would love to see them getting together in a future life -- either the next life that's implied by the show's ending or any future one. The poignancy of Thuaphee waiting for Prakan over and over and the two of them learning to love each other each time is delicious to me.

I really love the bittersweetness in this story, the awareness that love and loss go hand in hand. I also love Thuaphee's patient yearning, how he hopes Prakan will love him back but never expects it. Anything playing with these themes and vibes would make me very happy.

DNW: Prakan as a child - even if they met when he was younger, the story should take place entirely while he's an adult.

180 Degrees Longitude Passes Through Us
Character: Inthawut

Let In move forward! Despite what Wang said as he was leaving, I do think that the encounter with Wang and Mol set the stage for him to break free of the stuck state he's been in for so long. I mostly want to see him coming to accept his sexuality, however that looks. Maybe he gets a partner or tries venturing into gay bars, maybe he watches some BL and processes feelings as he reacts to that, maybe he has a dream reunion with Siam, maybe something else. Wang and/or Mol could be included but don't have to be.

I was really struck in the show by how much In takes on other people's feelings and needs in order to avoid confronting his own. He's so quick to see how everyone else feels, and even helps Wang and Mol understand each other better, but when it comes to answering how he feels and what he wants, he can't speak. This is something I'd love to see him wrestle with.

DNW: Villainizing of any of the show's characters -- they're all complex people with their own struggles, and even though they've hurt each other I don't like anyone being cast as purely bad or evil.

Secret Crush on You
Characters: Nuea, Toh

I'd just love to see more of Nuea and Toh being their beautiful freak4freak selves. Would be delighted to see them experimenting with sex and kink -- I think they'd have a great time with roleplay, orgasm denial, Nuea setting rules for Toh about aspects of his everyday life.
I'd also be interested a slight canon divergence where Nuea finds out about the full scope of Toh's obsession differently -- earlier or later or just in a different way. It's important to me that Nuea always adores and accepts Toh just the way he is, but beyond that I'm very eager to see different ways that reveal could play out.

In general I just love how into Toh Nuea is, even the things that other people think are weird or awkward. And I love the way Toh gets stuck in his own head and the stories he tells himself, rather than seeing what's right in front of him. Anything that works with these vibes will delight me!

DNW: Any kind of public humiliation or people bullying/mocking Toh.

War of Y
Characters: Pan, Nut

How did Nut and Pan get back together? Fill in that big blank! Would love to see some pining and the process of Pan coming to trust Nut again.

I'm really fascinated by both these characters, since we only get such a tiny, concentrated view of them. I love Pan's journey of feeling like he needs to keep everything to himself and cope alone with trauma after trauma, contrasted with Nut's persistent reaching out and straightforward desire to be with him and take care of him. There is so much detail you could fill in about both these characters.

DNW: dubcon or noncon between Nut and Pan. If you want to explore some of Pan's past assault experiences I'm all for that, but I like seeing Nut as a safe and secure place for him.

Bonus prompt: Billy/Seng weren't nominated, but as you might guess I love them. I'd be thrilled to read anything blending the actors and either or both of the above shows -- character bleed, alternate reality shenanigans, whatever you come up with!

General likes
Polyamory/open relationships
Characters who care about each other navigating difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong
Hurt/comfort
Canon compliant, canon backstory, post-canon
Modern and scifi AUs
Love expressed through understanding/knowing each other really well
Porn as character study/relationship study

DNWs
pregnancy, fertility issues, trying to conceive, breeding kinks
sad/bad ending, except where noted in prompts
breaking up canonical relationships/killing off a character to make room for a different ship
gender swap or gender identity focus
A/B/O
soulmark/soulmate AUs
fantastic/nonhuman AUs such as vampire, werewolf, mermaid, etc
plots revolving around misunderstandings
extreme gore, body horror, mutilation
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus

Nirvana in Fire - Xia Dong, Mu Nihuang

Explore their relationship! Would love for this to be shippy but if your heart doesn't move in that direction, a close platonic bond would be fine. At the beginning of NiF there's an exchange where they acknowledge that as close as they are, there has always been a barrier because of their different views on the Chiyan case. I'm very interested in the tension of that dynamic, and also in the ways it changes as Mei Changsu's plan unfolds and the truth becomes clear. In general I love how deeply they understand each other even where they disagree, how clear it is that they will always be there for each other.

Prompts:

A time before Mei Changsu returns when they are trying to be closer but can't get past the conflict over the Chiyan case. Some mutual pining and painful acknowledgement of the barrier they can't get past despite how much they care about each other. (This one could be a sad or bittersweet ending.)
Xia Dong either in seclusion at Xuanjing Bureau or in prison, writing a letter to Nihuang and processing all the lies and betrayal and new information she has now.
Their relationship post-canon, just getting to be happy together and secure in this relationship that's been steadfast through so many changes and difficulties.

Imperial Coroner - Chu Chu, Leng Yue

Pleeeease these two are so good! "Hello we just met, let me walk around you and tell you how beautiful you are." "Girls should rescue girls." I love them, I ship them, they're so fun. I just want more of them together, finding each other interesting and lovable, having each other's backs. Happy to have Jing Yi and Jinyu included (personally I like them as an OT4) as long as Chu Chu and Leng Yue are the focus.

Prompts:

Leng Yue has found a mysterious corpse, needs Chu Chu's help (any kind of road trip/casefic starring the two of them would be awesome!)
Explicit - Leng Yue assumes she will need to explain wlw sex to Chu Chu. Maybe she's right or maybe she's very wrong.
Teaming up to prank Jing Yi.
Leng Yue is injured or sick, is a terrible patient, Chu Chu is the only one who can manage her.

The Long Ballad - Hao Du

I love Hao Du so much and would love to see more of his character, especially his internal life since he's so stoic and controlled. I didn't specify any other characters but would be very happy with a Hao Du/Li Leyan story, maybe some of his POV as he's falling in love with her, maybe some post-canon scenes of their life together. Hao Du as a dad? Yes please! (Per my DNWs, please don't write anything centered on pregnancy, newborn babies, or trying to conceive, but I would enjoy seeing him/them as a parent once their child is a toddler or older.)

Early in the series I was also feeling some OT3 vibes with Hao Du/Li Leyan/Wei Shuyu. If you're moved to explore that, I'd love to see it!

Would also be interested in anything about Hao Du's backstory, his relationship with his adoptive father, his sense of identity and duty. I cried a lot in the scene where he's accepted fully into the family -- digging into some of the underpinnings and background of that would be awesome.

Sha Po Lang - Chang Geng, Gu Yun

I just always need more changgu in my life. Would be thrilled to get an explicit story -- filling in any of the fade-to-black or implied sex scenes in the book would make me really happy, or the post-canon dynamic as they're adjusting to a more peaceful life. I like them being very playful and tender with each other in bed, maybe some negotiation around their different needs and wants, all deeply loving and connected.

I also love any and all hurt/comfort - my favorite scene in the whole book is when Chang Geng is already badly injured and exhausted, but bracing himself for the next fight, and then when Gu Yun comes in he lets go with "Yifu, it hurts." The dynamic in either direction where one of them is toughing it out but can finally be weak and needy when the other one is there... love it. I like whump so the hurt part can get as rough as you want as long as it stops short of anything that would cause permanent physical damage (scars are ok)... I do want the comfort and caretaking afterward though.