Id Pro Quo 2021

[desertvixen]

Apologies for the delay.  I blame it on bonus 2020 content.

My DNW for all: nominated character death, graphic/explicit/sexual violence, cruelty to animals/children, hard kink.

My general preferences on fanfic are here.

 

I decided to talk a little about what I like about the tags.  Although there are specified tags for each request, feel free to bring them in as you like (with one exception noted below on request)  In general, if I requested the tag, I like the concept.

 

CharacterA/B Kick The Asses Of Bad Guys Who Attack During Their Date Then Go Back To Having A Good Time

 

Alternate Universe - Boarding School: This one is all about the hijinks.  I’m not as invested in the idea of houses (a la HP) but love the idea of the school being somewhat isolated (either physically or more metaphorically), the students having to build strong relationships with each other, and teachers being somewhat overwhelmed.

 

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: I’m always down for a good “What If”, and I’ll give some ideas on the specific fandom.

 

Alternate Universe - Canonically dead character lives: On this one I’m interested in how them being alive changes everything. 

 

Alternate Universe – Regency: This is one of my favorite periods of history.  I love the fashions, the conventions, the plots.  Arranged marriages, debuts at Almacks, country house parties, the Season.

 

Being Picked Off One by One: I love the tension inherent in this one, especially if they don’t know that the person picking them off is an outsider or not.  (I am pretty good either way)

 

Can't Stop Thinking About It - A Accidentally Sees B Naked : Pretty much what it says.  Going back to the moment in their head, trying not to think about it when they see them normally, stammery embarrassed moments.

 

Canon Typical Adventures : Pretty cut and dried.

 

Characters solving problems like the fucking adults they are : I don’t know who nominated this tag but I loved it.  No flailing or Big Mis, just “we need to do the thing, let’s do the thing” energy.  Calm, competent and collected.

 

Country House Party: Feel free to go either Regency or Golden Age of Mystery here.  I love groups of people gathered together who don’t go together, being stuck with social formalities, semi-polite snarky shots at each other, and a mystery (optional).

 

Families - Found Family: I love both the realization of this and the quiet acceptance of it, and social events based on it.

 

Grooming - hair brushing: I love both the comfort and the sexy-times aspect of this.

 

Huddling for warmth leads to fantastic sex: Oh no we’ll freeze to death!  (I didn’t nominate it separately but I am definitely down for There Was Only ONE Bed (sleeping bag, couch, etc).  Let’s get out of these clothes.

 

Risky Public Sex - Almost Caught: The “almost” is key here.  Especially if they are almost close to finishing.  I like the aftermath (stumbling away, missing pieces of clothes, realizing that you left something incriminating behind).

 

Stranded in Haunted Building: Is it really haunted?  Or is something else going on?  I love the tension, and this combines well with several others.

 

Trapped together - snowed in: I really like the physical isolation of this one.  Murder She Wrote Season 4 episode “Snow White, Blood Red” and ND/HB SM book The Last Resort are essentially what you’re looking for here.

 

Sex in a shower or bath: Slippery and sexy – “oh I thought I was all alone” – but I also dig the more comic (but sexy) aspect of shower sex – ooops, I keep slipping…

 

Finding Someone Sleeping and Putting a Blanket or Coat Over Them: I love the caring aspect of this one, and the small intimacy.

 

First Time Seeing Partner Naked: Here I really like the “better/more than I expected” aspect here, the wondering description and the “God I’m so lucky” factor.

 

Intimate soft make outs with one character in the other's lap: The intimacy here is key.  Best employed in a darkened room, maybe waking in the middle of the night after being covered with the blanket….

 

Vanishing hitchhiker: I’m down for a vanishing hitchhiker in any fandom, any era.  I love the whole part where they don’t realize it’s a ghost until the end.  If you would like to invoke Resurrection Mary, go for it.

 

Vacation - They Go to Disneyland and Have a Fantastic Time: Really what it says here.  Part of this is because I would like to go to Disneyland myself right now.  Anyway, I love immersing oneself in Disneyland, but would also be down for the wonder of a first visit.  My favorite rides are Haunted Mansion, Jungle Ride, Space Mountain and Small World.  Feel free to combine any of these 4 with a ghost prompt.

 

Ridiculously Gothic Atmosphere: Foreboding dark corners and secrets!  Family prophecy and ghosts!  A dark threatening estate owner and a plucky heroine determined to save him.  Hidden passages and secret treasures.  Last night I dreamed of Manderley….

 

Ritual Sex – Public: For the HG/K/Q one, I’m interested in the trappings as well as the actual sex.

 

Betrayal: The should have known better factor is always good here, rather than the unexpected betrayal.  The “I never thought they would go so far” factor.

 

Dubcon - Blackmailed/Coerced into sex : See above.  I’d prefer not a lot of detail on the actual sex, more on the aftermath or leading up to it.

 

Fairy tale wedding: Obviously on this one I mean more like Princess Diana with trappings etc, opposed to an actual fairy tale.  Details, details, details.  Dresses, flowers, trappings, emotions.

 

Revenge Sex: Again more interested in the before/after, the justification, than the actual sex.

 

Bored Old Man Faked His Own Death and Left Clues To Frame His Family Members: In other words, what I thought Knives Out was going to be.

On to the specifics:

 

Fairy Tail 

Levy McGarden/Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail), Laxus Dreyar/Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail),Gray Fullbuster/Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)

 

CharacterA/B Kick The Asses Of Bad Guys Who Attack During Their Date Then Go Back To Having A Good Time, Alternate Universe - Boarding School, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe – Regency, Being Picked Off One by One, Can't Stop Thinking About It - A Accidentally Sees B Naked, Canon Typical Adventures, Characters solving problems like the fucking adults they are, Country House Party, Families - Found Family, Grooming - hair brushing, Huddling for warmth leads to fantastic sex, Risky Public Sex - Almost Caught, Stranded in Haunted Building, Trapped together - snowed in, Sex in a shower or bath

 

More in letter but think shippiness, mysteries, hijinks

 

Gajeel/Levy & Laxus/Mira are my favorite couples (Laxus/Mira isn't canon but work with me) in Fairy Tail. I like Gray/Juvia and think they would also be excellent for some of the prompts in this challenge. 

 

For canon divergence, I would love if you spun off Grand Magic Games or S Class.

 

There’s a lot of things I love about Fairy Tail but Levy/Gajeel are my absolute favorite.  They are my Fairy Tail OTP.  I always want more – sweet, sexy (you cannot tell me they’re not banging like a screen door in a West Texas breeze), canon, AU – just give me more Gale!  There’s not much with them I wouldn’t read.

 

I really enjoy Laxus – he’s hot, and I love his redemption arc – and I love that he’s a snarky bastard.  And I think Mira could wipe the floor with him if need be.  There’s a fanfic where Laxus is getting teased for not knowing what a unison raid is (basically a magic team up) and Mira points out that he’s never needed to do one… what the two of them could do together is a little scary.

 

A/B Kick The Asses Of Bad Guys Who Attack During Their Date – This one is really more for Laxus/Mira but could apply to Gajeel/Levy as well.

 

I’d prefer no betrayal/revenge prompts here but otherwise if I requested it, go for it.

 

Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn Keene 

Nancy Drew/Frank Hardy (Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys), Joe Hardy/Iola Morton (Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys)

 

Alternate Universe - Boarding School, Alternate Universe - Canonically dead character lives, Alternate Universe – Regency, Being Picked Off One by One, Characters solving problems like the fucking adults they are, Country House Party, Finding Someone Sleeping and Putting a Blanket or Coat Over Them, First Time Seeing Partner Naked, Can't Stop Thinking About It - A Accidentally Sees B Naked, Huddling for warmth leads to fantastic sex, Intimate soft make outs with one character in the other's lap, Risky Public Sex - Almost Caught, Sex in a shower or bath, Stranded in Haunted Building, Trapped together - snowed in, vanishing hitchhiker, Vacation - They Go to Disneyland and Have a Fantastic Time

 

More in letter but think either lighthearted fun, creepy mystery, or teen detectives getting down

 

This is one of the fandoms of my heart. I am here for all the vaguely 1980s-1990s teen sleuth shenanigans. Nancy/Frank UST - PLEASE resolve it!

 

All right, if you read the SuperMysteries, you know why we’re here.  A vacation spot, a mystery, a chance meeting, UST, and all the glories of the late 80s/early 90s – Nancy noticing that a message is written in eyeliner, not crayon, Joe using a water pistol to fake out a bad guy, Frank Hardy is hot as hell.  My favorites are Dangerous Games, The Last Resort, Exhibition of Evil, Royal Revenge, and Secrets of the Nile.

 

A/B Kick The Asses Of Bad Guys Who Attack During Their Date Then Go Back To Having A Good Time – either couple or both

 

Alternate Universe - Boarding School – adjacent boys school, girls school?  Bonus points if you bring in another sleuth (paging Jane Marple, Maud Silver or Jessica Fletcher) to be the headmistress

Huddling for warmth leads to life-affirming fantastic sex – If you read The Last Resort, you KNOW why I picked this one.  In the book they just kiss, but I would be open to a) a similar situation happening where more happens or b) AU smut

Stranded in a haunted building; being picked off one by one – The whole group is good for this

Stuck in a Blizzard (TOGETHER) – see “huddling for warmth”.  I’m also cool with stranded somewhere in a blizzard with a killer picking them off and stolen kisses/more.

 

vanishing hitchhiker – good with the whole group OR them trying to solve a mystery involving one

 

For the canonically dead character, I am of course talking about Iola.  How do things play out if she doesn’t die?  (If you would like to trade Callie Shaw in her place, GO RIGHT AHEAD.  Prefer no gory details.). Even if Callie isn’t killed in her place, how does Iola feel about Nancy/Frank hooking up?  Does she try to stop it or encourage Joe to let it happen?

 

Original Work 

Explorer/Forgotten Deity of a Long Lost Shrine, Crown Princess Who Was A Starving Writer In Her Former Life/Faraway King Who's A Fan Of Her Books, Harvest Goddess/King/Queen, Pregnant Beekeeper/Controlling Husband & Her Bees, Solo: Vanishing Hitchhiker

 

Characters solving problems like the fucking adults they are, Ridiculously Gothic Atmosphere, Ritual Sex – Public, Snowbound Together, vanishing hitchhiker

 

More in letter but think brooding or sexy or revenge

Pregnant Beekeeper/Controlling Husband & Bees – This has been deleted from AITA but can be found on the AITA Twitter (https://twitter.com/AITA_reddit/status/1220800379614646273).  He gives away her bees!  Maybe the bees are magical.  Maybe she is secretly a bee priestess.  Maybe they all come back and “take care” of him…

For explorer/deity I really like focus on the forgotten aspect of the deity, a little bit of obsession on the explorer’s part, determined to prove they’re right.  I have a take on this here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20100790

 

For the royalty and Harvest Goddess, I want all the lush details and wonder.

 

For crown princess, I wrote on this one for Fandom 10K, so you can feel free to look at that, add on, get inspired by it!  https://archiveofourown.org/works/27190984 is the first of three stories.

 

Vanishing hitchhiker: I love a good one.  Maybe combine with another prompt?

 

Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon) 

Aja Leith/Craig Phillips (Jem Cartoon), Jem | Jerrica Benton/Eric Raymond (Jem Cartoon), Jem | Jerrica Benton/Rio Pacheco (Jem Cartoon), Kimber Benton & Jem | Jerrica Benton & Shana Elmsford & Aja Leith (Jem Cartoon)

 

Alternate Universe - Boarding School, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Canonically dead character lives, Alternate Universe – Regency, Betrayal, Characters solving problems like the fucking adults they are, Country House Party, Dubcon - Blackmailed/Coerced into sex, fairy tale wedding, Revenge Sex, Snowbound Together, vanishing hitchhiker, Vacation - They Go to Disneyland and Have a Fantastic Time

 

More in letter but think lighthearted fun, canon divergence or dubious morals

 

Not much to add but if it seems like it would fit on an 80s soap or drama, go for it.

 

 

Crossover Fandom 

Anthea Darracott (Unknown Ajax) & Nell Stornaway (The Toll-Gate), Claude Darracott (Unknown Ajax)/Tiffany Wield (The Nonesuch), Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene) & Hercule Poirot (Poirot), Jenny Chawleigh (A Civil Contract) & Nell Stornaway (The Toll-Gate), Jane Marple (Marple) & Maud Silver (Miss Silver Mysteries - Patricia Wentworth), Joe Hardy (Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys Super Mysteries)/Jessica Wakefield (Sweet Valley High), Nan Bobbsey (Bobbsey Twins) & Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew - Keene), Eric Raymond (Jem and the Holograms Cartoon)/Zarana (G.I. Joe), He-Man | Adam (He-Man MOTU)/Castaspella (She-Ra 1985)

 

Alternate Universe - Boarding School, Country House Party, Vacation - They Go to Disneyland and Have a Fantastic Time, Bored Old Man Faked His Own Death and Left Clues To Frame His Family Members, Canon Typical Adventures, Ridiculously Gothic Atmosphere, Snowbound Together, vanishing hitchhiker, Stranded in Haunted Building

 

More in letter, but think country house parties, mysteries, or light hearted fun

Feel free to combine any or all of these pairs. I would totally be down for a country house party where ALL the guests are detectives (have you seen Murder by Death or Clue? You get me, then.) The boarding school one could be interesting as well.

Feel free to add in extra characters – other Christie detectives, other teen sleuths, Jessica Fletcher, the Harts – but I would love love love a story where they are all together (possibly trapped/stranded?) and have to figure out who the killer is.

If you decide to go boarding school AU, either Jane Marple or Maud Silver should be headmistress. 

For the Regency ones, I would love a country house party and Season happenings.

 

For the 80s ones, go 80s campiness.  I would love to see the detectives take on the bored old man…